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London, UK (rushPRnews) 10/24/13 — If you are in a money purchase pension scheme, then you may well be thinking about annuities. The money you have saved up in your pension fund can be used to purchase an annuity, which guarantees to provide you with an income for your retirement.
Do You Need An Annuity?
If you have a personal or stakeholder pension, then you have to make a decision on your annuity. If you have a workplace money purchase or stakeholder pension scheme then the trustees may make this decision for you, though you have the right to choose it yourself.
If you're not sure, then speak to your pension provider or a financial adviser.
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You can buy an annuity from your pension provider, but you have a legal right to buy your pension provider from any provider. While many people simply do it anyway, they may be missing out on a great deal. The key is to shop around.
You should get information from your pension provider around four to six months before your retirement date, so you can start to prepare.
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Choosing an annuity can be difficult, as you're buying a fixed income for the rest of your life. However, there are a few questions that you can ask yourself to help you figure out what your priorities are, and which annuity you should go for. They include:
- Do you need income for just you, or will you have dependants?
- Are you in good health? How long do you expect to live?
- Do you have any income from other sources?
- How flexible do you want your income to be?
- Do you want to provide an inheritance?
Your Annuity Rates
The annuity rate that you're offered will be dependent on certain factors, such as age, health, your life expectancy and how much money you have in your pension pot.
Types of Annuity
If it's just you that you're buying a pension for, then you need a single lifetime annuity, but if you want someone else to get an income after your death, then you need a joint lifetime annuity. Some annuities only pay out half to the surviving partner after your death, so if you want them to receive more, you should make sure that you choose an annuity with a higher pay out.
You can also choose how you want your income. You can choose between a level and increasing annuity. A level annuity pays out a set amount for the rest of your life, and an increasing annuity gives you a bigger amount each year. An increasing annuity helps to protect you from inflation, but it does mean that your income to begin with is less than what it would have been had you gone for a level annuity.
Financial Advice
You should seek financial advice from a professional adviser like No Nonsense Annuities so you can really get a clear view of what would be the best course of action for your retirement.
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The scramble has begun to win the mandate to float Telstra's Chinese real estate site subsidiary, SouFun, in the second half of 2010 and it's understood Telstra, never one to loiter, has already asked at least five banks to pitch early December, i.e. imminently.
Telstra, which owns 51 per cent of the company, has agreed with the other shareholders to work towards an IPO but the chances of an ASX float look pretty slim given that very few companies with no Australian dollar earnings bother to list in Sydney.
A listing in Hong Kong would be more obvious given the number of media and telecoms companies on the bourse. Likewise a potential float on the Nasdaq in New York.
Bidders in with a fighting chance for the pitch include Macquarie, which is helping Telstra to strike a deal with the national broadband network.
Equally, Goldman Sachs JBWere, which is advising the NBN Co on either side of those talks.
Any other bank with global capability - such as Citi, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank or UBS - may also throw its hat into the ring.
Telstra's 51 per cent stake in SouFun, acquired for $342 million in August 2006, may be worth as much $1 billion today, according to Starmine-award winning analyst Andrew Levy of Macquarie Equities Research.
That is based on comparisons with other Chinese internet companies, including Alibaba.com, which listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange two years ago, raising $HK11.6 billion in the second-largest initial public offering sale of a web company after Google.
However, Levy notes that Telstra may have to pay capital gains tax plus possible costs associated with getting any funds out of China.

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Habitat Improvement on State lands: Interagency Burn Team
Prescribed fire remains the most effective tool in conserving and restoring habitats for species of concern across the state. Working with Interagency Burn Team partners, the Nongame Conservation Section applied prescribed fire to key habitats on state, federal and private lands. Section staff led or assisted prescribed burns on 25,660 acres in 2010. This work also involved other WRD staff, state Parks and Historic Sites Division staff, and volunteers trained to federal standards.
Other land management techniques applied statewide on natural areas as well as wildlife management areas and state parks. These habitat improvements varied from planting acres of native groundcover – including 100,000 wiregrass plugs on Elmodel WMA – to thinning upland forests and planting more than 500 acres of longleaf pine, with sites including Chickasawhatchee WMA, Fall Line Sandhills Natural Area and Black Creek Natural Area. Additional activities included removal of invasive exotic plants such as kudzu, sand pine, chinaberry, Bermuda grass, Johnson grass, and Chinese privet from Joe Kurz WMA and other restoration sites, as well as harvesting wiregrass seed.
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Du, H., C.-I. Chang, H. Ren, F.M. D'Amico, J. O. Jensen, J., "New Hyperspectral Discrimination Measure for Spectral Characterization," Optical Engineering, Vol. 43, No. 8, 2004, 1777-1786.
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The outraged Dargaville community is hoping the Minister of Courts Chester Burrows will see sense at a public meeting on Monday.
"If the Minister doesn't listen, we will do what it takes to make him listen," says Graeme Ramsey, regional councillor and spokesman for the groups leading the challenge against the Government's proposed downsizing of the local court to a hearing-only facility.
"We want him to realise his proposal is not the best for our community," said Mr Ramsey.
"Dargaville has fought for its courthouse before and it will fight for it again."
It's tough talk from a community fed up with being stripped of its services, and a town angry at what it calls the "stacked" statistics used to justify the decision.
"What really guts is they [the Government] are saying crime is going down ... In Dargaville it's reduced by only 0.58 per cent," said Mr Ramsey.
He says restricting access to a courthouse limits the availability of an accessible justice system.
"It costs in excess of $90,000 to keep a person in jail for one year," said Mr Ramsey.
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Mr Ramsey said he believes the proposed changes will not result in any cost savings or improved services but instead be "a retrograde step for us all ... with costs being shifted to other Government departments."
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"I hope the Minister will take the time to visit and see the courthouse for himself ... it is an excellent facility," said Mr Ramsey. "The same reasons which justified its existence then, still remain and are served well by the existing services."
Now 10 years later it's: "here we go again ... small communities being bashed by the Government".
Mr Ramsey urged all those who have already expressed an interest in justice to attend the meeting in the Dargaville Town Hall on Monday, November 26, at 10.30. Due to other commitments the Minister is restricted to a one-hour visit.


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If everyone on the planet each randomly filled out a bracket, the odds would be over ONE BILLION to 1 against any person having a perfect bracket. If one bracket per second was filled out, it would take 292 TRILLION years to fill out all possible brackets (that's 20 times longer than the universe has existed). If all the people on earth filled out one bracket per second, it would take over 43 years to fill out every possible bracket. If all possible brackets were stacked on top of each other (on standard paper), the pile would reach from the moon and back over 1.1 million times. All possible brackets (on standard paper) would weigh 90,000 times more than every man, women, and child on earth combined. Even if a person had a 90% chance of winning each game he picked, his odds would still be 763 to 1 against picking a perfect bracket. 68 vs. 64 teams: The calculations above assume a 64 team bracket – if expanded to consider 68 teams, multiple the figures by 16. Betting Strategy - NCAA Bracket Picking Tips: Pregame host RJ Bell and Pregame Pro Marco D'Angelo discuss the NCAA Bracket Picking rules, and the rules you should NOT break, and give their insights on how to setup the best NCAA March Madness bracket.


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Is there anything better than €106,200 for Christmas? We can't. Well Matthew Adams has just won that amount for taking down the GSOP Prague after seeing his way past a large field of 590 players and a tough final table.
Prague is a good city for Adams, as this same event last year represented his best ever score, which of course he has now beaten again. In fact he more than just beat it, he completely smashed it having to beat a final table that included a couple of WSOP bracelet holders in Craig McCorkell and Joel Lindpere.
He actually came into the final table as one of the short stacks, with Tapio Vihakas the player to beat at that time as he pulled off a string of eliminations. Adams got an elimination too, with him knocking out Rocco Palumbo which really put him back in the mix at the top. It also gave him some momentum which he carried on with right through until he won.
McCorkell was hoping to add another title to his historic WSOP bracelet, yet he couldn't quite find the cards and was next to go out in 4th place. He was all-in with the J-10 but came up against a caller in Vihakas who was holding the A-8.
The next player to go was Amit Zulkowitz in 3rd after he mistakenly said "call" when it was not his turn to act, the player whose turn it actually was then re-raised all-in and Zulkowitz was forced to call by the tournament officials. His opponent had flopped the top two pair and had Zulkowitz dominated, he was left badly crippled after that hand and went out a couple of hands later.
It was then heads up between Adams and Vihakas with the former having a 2-1 chip lead at that time. It didn't take long to be settled when a flop of 7h-Jh-2h came down. The chips all went into the middle with Adams having the upper hand with the Ah-Jd compared with Vihakas' Js-5h. The turn and river were of no help to the Finnish pros hand and Adams was crowned the champion of his first ever major title.
How it Finished!
Matt Adams – €106,200
Tapio Vihakas – €70,800
Amit Zulkowitz – €50,740
Craig McCorkell – €39,530
Rocco Palumbo – €29,500
Thomas Taubenschuss – €23,069
Ollie Schaffmann – €17,995
Joel Lindpere – €13,570
Thomas Mercier – €10,797
This event meant the end of the GSOP for 2012, with the next one not starting up until the 12th of February in Vienna.


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If we've learnt anything from three-and-a-half seasons of The Sopranos, it is that Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) is a bad man. He cheats on his wife, Carmela (Edie Falco). He cheats on his girlfriends. And we know for sure that he cheats on his taxes.
He's tried to smother his dying mother with a pillow, he's had his daughter's ex-boyfriend whacked, and he would rather spend the night with his crew at Bada Bing, their strip-club hang-out, than go home to his wife and family.
Tony is violent. He near-strangles his short-term mistress (or goomah) because she throws a steak at him; he mercilessly whips his local member of parliament because he dared to court an ex-girlfriend; and when a "business associate" won't play ball, Tony takes a pair of bolt cutters to his, er, well, let's just leave it at that. And he does all of this in leisure wear that if it isn't already illegal, certainly should be.
It's very easy to condemn Tony as a brutal Mafioso, but a look beyond the obvious nastiness of his world reveals a man struggling with familiar dilemmas: marital disagreements, stress at work, moody teenagers. These are not Mafia problems; these are human problems. And they are part of the reason why The Sopranos consistently finds resonance with its audience. Because Tony Soprano, New Jersey mob boss, husband, and father of two, might just be the contemporary everyman.
For example, Tony is under massive stress at work. Not only does he struggle with the day-to-day details of running a successful (if illegal) business, he has to deal with the constant spectre of the FBI, searching for that one piece of evidence in the chain that will put him behind bars. He has trouble finding good, reliable staff. The shift away from old-school Mafia values almost proves fatal when one of Tony's captains and best friends, Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bompensiero (Vincent Pastore), nearly sinks the family by turning government informant rather than take his jail time. Tony is right: "These days, nobody has any room for the penal experience."
Admittedly, the decision to kill a disloyal employee is not an option usually contemplated in the non-gangster world, but stress at work? That's something everyone can relate to.
For her own safety, Tony's long-suffering wife Carmela has no control whatsoever over the family finances; she doesn't know where the money comes from, where it goes or even how much of it there is. However, she is concerned for her family's financial future and is not satisfied with Tony's vague assurance that, should anything unfortunate happen to him, she'll be "taken care of". Carmela's way of dealing with this is to take close to $40,000 from one of Tony's hiding places and invest it on the sly, carefully ensuring that the IRS knows nothing of it.
She's a smart one, Carmela, and determined. Which is just as well, because along with their financial disputes, Tony and Carmela have two headstrong teenagers to raise: Meadow (Jamie-Lynn Sigler) and Anthony jnr (Robert Iler). And so they fight. All the time. About money and how best to discipline their kids. Sound familiar?
But Tony tries. He is in therapy every week and, though he occasionally goes backwards, for the most part he improves. With the help of psychiatrist Dr Jennifer Melfi (Lorraine Bracco), Tony slowly uncovers what it is he is supposed to do. The hard thing is actually doing it. Tony knows that he is meant to look after his family, to forgive his employees when they make mistakes and to keep his temper under control. And it is to Tony's credit that when he fails, he recognises it, and does his best to make amends. He buys Carmela a present (she may be smart, but jewellery is her weakness), he makes ice-cream sundaes with Anthony jnr, he goes to visit daughter Meadow in her dorm, he has his crew over for a barbecue. And he feels better for it.
In fact, if it wasn't for the strippers, guns, gambling, drugs, real estate scams, unions, loan sharking, baseball bats, stockmarket rigging, attempted matricide, cash hidden in the garden, murders and federal government investigation, you could almost be forgiven for thinking that Tony Soprano was just another battler.
The Sopranos screens on Mondays at 10.30pm on Channel Nine.
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May I suggest two additions to your excellent '20 Ways to Make Travel Better'?
1. Airlines should not seek to deceive their customers by adding extras under the heading 'taxes and charges'. This item should be restricted to airport passenger duty, and all items payable by the airline should be included in the fare.
2. Train operators should open bookings nine months in advance, as airlines do. They would get more business and we would have a practical alternative to flying.
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One thing you didn't mention was the inevitable long wait to pick up your hire car at the airport, and the surly staff when you finally reach the desk. Why does it need to take so long when you booked it weeks in advance? Hours are spent squinting at the screen, printing out enormous forms. When they finally hand you the keys, it is almost never for the car you booked and the car almost never includes the features you requested.
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The magic might be put back into travel if taking the train or ferry was really more civilised than flying, as you mistakenly suggest. Taking the Eurostar has the same check-in problems as flying, due to excessive security. I had my bag unpacked at security, with underwear waved in the air, because the man on the X-ray machine saw something suspicious in my bag. It turned out to be a spare battery for my camera. And as for ferries ... I went from Portsmouth to St Malo last year and found it a frustrating experience. The ferry port is not signposted from the train station. The terminal building at the port is dispiriting, with a disgusting cafe, an unlabelled check-in desk and none of those shops you find at airports. Foot passengers were not told how to board the ferry and we ended up climbing up four flights of steps before arriving at a locked door. At St Malo, as the car passengers sped out of the terminal, we foot passengers found ourselves locked in the arrivals hall.
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One thing that would restore some pleasure to flying is to put the ability to recline all aircraft seats into the hands of the pilot, who could allow all seats to be reclined at a suitable time into the flight, preferably after the meal has been served.
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Put the magic back into travel? Re-design economy airline seats! Torquemada's original design hasn't changed in years. Why is it I can drive for hours in my Ford Focus without discomfort, yet am in agony before the plane has taken off? Oh, and more legroom would be nice.
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Some excellent suggestions. However, one quibble about 'Ditch the welcome ceremony'. It can almost all go, but we will take the vodka, thank you. We need it after being 12 hours in transit. Make it a double.
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Airlines should provide five or six rows at the back where mobiles will not be able to be used. It is only a matter of time until they can be used in the air. There will be many who don't want to be stuck next to someone shouting down their phone.
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Dr. Robert Pugach is a scam artist, plain and simple. He preys on people that have PPO insurance by doing surgeries that aren't needed. It's really a shame when a doctor gets to the point when he stops caring about patients and more about the money. Doctors are so well protected by all that crap they make you sign before they do anything it leaves the patient basically screwed. I had multiple procedures done by Dr. Pugach and none of them ever solved the issue. It came to the point where I had visited him so much that everyone knew me by my first and last name. After having the first surgery that was a complete failure and ended up causing another issue I was a bit weary of him. (The surgery performed by him was considered a failure after multiple other urologists took a look and examined me.) Still even tho I was suspicious of him I was in a position that the other issue needed to be fixed now and it would be difficult for another doctor to understand everything. [continued below]....
So now at least every week I have this really shady collection agency telling me that they have a judgment against me and they are going after my assets. After several failed attempts to try and negotiate a fair payment because the doctor want's ever cent of the payment, I've finally said forget it and refuse to even talk to them. I guess the $25,000+ in insurance money that the doctor received wasn't enough! It wasn't enough that he performed surgeries that didn't fix the issue. He just had to go the extra mile and sue me to get every last penny he could. This just shows you the greed of this guy, his true colors of being a doctor can careless about his patients well being. Dr. Pugach will never get another cent from me and he's lucky that I didn't sue him for malpractice. I guess me being the bigger person and just moving past the situation doesn't always work out. Especially when you have someone like this scam artist that intends to milk you for every cent that you have. After doing a bit of research on his reviews online it also looks like he hires an agency to write fake reviews to try and cover up the negative publicity that he has received. You can simply tell this by the reviews being so closely written together and just the way they are written.
I recommend to anyone that is thinking about going to this doctor or is having a procedure done by him to reconsider. There are so many other doctors out there that actually care about their patients and are actually skilled surgeons. Also always get an second opinion before having any type of procedure. Don't let someone pressure you into having a procedure done, take your time if its not an emergency. Take the time to read reviews, if they look fake they more then likely are. If a doctor has to hire someone to write fake reviews for him that's a big red flag.
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Post-Triassic theropod, sauropodomorph, and ornithischian dinosaurs are readily recognized based on the set of traits that typically characterize each of these groups. On the contrary, most of the early members of those lineages lack such specializations, but share a range of generalized traits also seen in more basal dinosauromorphs. Here, we report on a new Late Triassic dinosaur from the Santa Maria Formation of Rio Grande do Sul, southern Brazil. The specimen comprises the disarticulated partial skeleton of a single individual, including most of the skull bones. Based on four phylogenetic analyses, the new dinosaur fits consistently on the sauropodomorph stem, but lacks several typical features of sauropodomorphs, showing dinosaur plesiomorphies together with some neotheropod traits. This is not an exception among basal dinosaurs, the early radiation of which is characterized by a mosaic pattern of character acquisition, resulting in the uncertain phylogenetic placement of various early members of the group.


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Okay I don't have much to write about lately (or the time) - all the summer festivities have begun and Mr. Wes man just got his first virus - FUN let me tell you.... So I will update quickly on what has been going on and then blurt out my plan for the next couple of weeks.
So two weekends ago we went on our FIRST family overnight trip to Paw Paw Johnson's cabin in Danville. It was fun - we ALL rode the big RANGER and climbed up in the deer stands (not my idea) - we had a marshmallow roast, sang songs, watched 101 Dalmatians and Cinderella a million times, had to physically gate Wes out of the kitchen and the loft stairs, listened to the rain on the windows, ate EVERYTHING in sight, stayed up all night listening to Paw Paw snore, watched Wes's head pop up and down all night in his pack n play, broke the stove lock and then had to crowbar it open to get the green bean casserole out, watched Elle eat about 20 Popsicles, drank some Pinot Noir, made a huge breakfast with good ole fatty grease (LOL), and honestly LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT!!! Yes peeps that all happened in ONE night. We were exhausted when we got home - but it was so nice to watch the kids play and goof and spend time with my Dad.
Before we left - Eric took Elle to the Cards game the Thursday before - she took her friend in class Julianne and her Daddy went - so it was Daddy/Daughter night watching our beloved CARDS!!! Thank you Fred Weber (Daddy's work) for the tickets... The girls had so much fun - they danced, screamed, ate hot dogs/pretzels/cotton candy and drank caffeinated soda - LOL... By the end of the 7th after singing "take me out to the ball game" they asked if they could go - they were exhausted. You know that cotton candy brings you UP and then drops you like a ball - LOL... So fun that Elle got her first friend outing with Daddy - our Daddy is the BEST - no for realz he is:)
So then last Wednesday (May 18th) was Elle's Ballet Recital. Daddy, Mommy, Wes, Grandma and Grandpa Taylor (my parents), and Maw Maw Rocky (Eric's mom) all got gussied up and took Ms. Elle Bell to her BIG performance. She was in RARE form - acting snotty and putting on a show before it EVEN began. We all went backstage (which was the kitchen of the Knights of Columbus hall - LOL) and got our costumes on and our hair re-done. Then the little ballerinas tiptoed out to the stage. Elle sat down in her spot and started holding her crotch - yes she had to PEE!!!!!! So I had to get her and have her hurry up and go potty. She then went back in her spot and started dancing. Elle likes to put her OWN performance on - while people were in first position - Elle was twirling. While the girls were balancing - Elle was doing butt bombs. When it was quiet - Elle would shout out "Don't look at me" and then wave and smile like "yeah you better be looking". When you were supposed to say something - Elle would put on a pout face. When you were supposed to be graceful and beautiful - Elle was skipping and slipping all over the place. Okay so you see - she is her OWN person and that is why I WOULDN'T CHANGE HER FOR ANYTHING. Let her goof off - let her follow her own production - let her act like a nut-ball - she follows her HEART and her OWN LEAD and I LOVE IT...
Okay so then Thursday I get a call at work that Wes was running a temp - not like 99 - it was 102. So I went and got him - he wasn't cranky (moaning a bit) he just had this fever, it continued on Friday (Daddy worked the morning and came home in the afternoon - then Mommy went to work and Daddy stayed home). Eric had a friends b-day party Friday night and Wes's fever spiked to 104 - I freaked. I threw him in the bath and it finally came down - now mind you the Tylenol was NOT bringing it down. So Saturday I called his Ped and Daddy took him in.. His ears were beautiful but his throat was fire red - he tested negative for Strep - so guess what that means??? Yep NO MEDS!!!!!!!!! Nice virus attacked my sweet little man. So Saturday was his last day of the fever - then Sunday and Monday - WATCH OUT....... He was the biggest BEAR on the planet - he cried and whined and NOTHING would make him happy. It was CRAZY!!!!!! I just held and rocked him and tried to keep him calm. So this morning, Eric and I looked at one another before opening his door to get him up for school and when we did - HE SMILED!!!!!! The first smile in days.. he is BACK!!!!!! Our Mr. Wes is back - thank you Jesus... LOL
So the rest of the week/weekend goes like this - Wednesday night - meet my friend Angie for coffee - Thursday night get my hair done. Friday - NOTHING. Saturday day - take Elle to SFA School Picnic - evening = Sarah's rehearsal dinner at Guido's. Sunday be at Beth's at 10:00 a.m. for the wedding festivities to begin - Sunday night is the wedding. Monday is a fish fry at my Mom's and then back to work on Tuesday.
AGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then it is JUNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One more month until my sweet bumble bee is 1. Just one more month.
Okay this was long and probably boring - but hey this is what I have been up to - C.R.A.Z.Y. and it ain't slowing down.
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
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Mel, you are so sweet. I love reading about your family shinanigans.ReplyDelete
Elle is truly adorable and beautiful. I love that you love that she is herself. You are an amazing mama <3
That cabin trip sounds like so much fun and I loved your description of Elle's recital. I had already looked at all the photos, so to hear the back story was awesome!ReplyDelete
Please tell me you have the video of her performance. please.ReplyDelete
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The variety of legumes used in Indian cooking is truly amazing. So is the variety of ways Indian cooks use them, Tripeler notes on Chowhound, citing a range of dals that goes from luxurious to lean. At the rich end of the spectrum there's dal makhani (butter dal). It's made with kali dal (black lentils), also known as sabut urad, and large amounts of cream and butter—a whole stick per recipe (though it's possible to cut that in half). "It is a party dish," Rasam explains, "but no reason not to make it at home, especially during the cold winter months and have a party-of-one."
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The employee in this case was dismissed after a period of seven and a half years. Her claim for unfair dismissal succeeded and she was awarded 131 days' pay in lieu of her holiday entitlement by an employment tribunal. The tribunal held that she was entitled to pay in lieu of all her accrued but untaken holiday, pursuant to an oral term of her contract.
On appeal to the Employment Appeal Tribunal, the employer argued that since the Working Time Regulations 1998 do not permit the carry over of holiday, the employee should only be entitled to payment in lieu of her final year's holiday plus any contractual entitlement over and above the statutory entitlement in respect of previous years.
The EAT disagreed and upheld the tribunal's decision to award the full amount of holiday pay. The EAT held that since the employee's contractual entitlement to holiday was more favourable than that under the WTR, she was not prevented from being entitled to full payment in lieu of her untaken holiday. The reason for this was that her claim was based on her contractual holiday entitlement, and was a claim for breach of contract rather than a claim under the WTR.
CommentAt first sight this may seem a surprising decision, in view of the limitations under the WTR relating to the payment in lieu of holiday. However, the employee in this case was employed under an express (oral) term that all untaken holiday would be paid on termination.
It is important for employers to ensure that the position on payment in lieu of an employee's untaken holiday is set out clearly in the contract of employment. The best way employers can achieve this is by producing a written contract of employment which expressly states that any right to payment in lieu of untaken holiday is limited to the final year of employment. In addition it would be prudent to restrict the amount of holiday that can be carried forward from one holiday year to the next.
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Mezmerized (or whatever that song is called) has got to be one of the worst songs of all time, which is, unsurprisingly, by Ja Rule
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Having survived an early Brighton onslaught, Reading took the lead in the 14th minute with their first attack, Ian Harte's free-kick taking a huge deflection to wrong-foot Albion goalkeeper Peter Brezovan.
Vicente struck the bar as Brighton responded before the home side missed a glorious chance to level in the 51st minute when Ashley Barnes had his penalty saved by Federici, who made several more fine stops.
The victory - Reading's fourth in a row and 13th in 15 games - means they are also now six points clear of third-placed West Ham as they bid for a return to the Premier League. It also sets up a mouth-watering top-of-the-table clash with Southampton at St Mary's on Friday night.
Veteran goalkeeper Maik Taylor saved well from Chris Maguire, Luke Varney and Greg Halford as Portsmouth put the pressure on in the first half. But the Lions went ahead eight minutes before half-time as Andy Keogh twisted and turned on the edge of the box before passing to strike partner Harry Kane, who stepped inside his marker and unleashed a fierce drive into the bottom left corner.
Five minutes into the second half, Kane wasted a glorious chance to double the Lions' advantage. Having taken a long ball from Josh Wright and beating two defenders, he dallied over the finish and was eventually crowded out.
Maguire thought he should have had a penalty late on after going down in the box, but referee Mark Halsey waved away the Scot's protests, while Varney's header from Halford's long throw deflected against the crossbar. In the dying seconds, Kelvin Etuhu wriggled in from the right and fired a 25-yard thunderbolt at the top corner, only for Taylor to produce a fine save.
Millwall are now nine points from safety with only four games to go while Pompey - who last played in the third tier of English football in 1982-83 - are nine points from safety.


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Eisenhower Knights
Coach: Jim Penley
2008 overall record: 4-6
2008 region record (place): 4-4 (6th place, Region 2)
Playoff results: Did not make District 10 playoffs
Top players lost: RB/LB Ben Wilston, RB/LB Dave Osborne, WR/DB Lucas Schwanke, RB/DL Andy Blair, TE/DL Matt Moore, OL/DL Bob Borton, OL/DL John Carlson
Top returning players: QB/DB Cody Crosby, TE/DB Mike Rulander, OL/DL Ryan Brendlinger, RB/LB Dustin Huntoon, RB/LB Mitch Wilston, OL/DL Josh Herzog, OL/DL Nick Church
Key games: Sept. 10 vs. Saegertown, Oct. 2 at Union City, Oct. 9 vs. Cambridge Springs, Oct. 16 at Mercyhurst Prep
Outlook: Over the past six seasons since coach Jim Penley took over at his alma mater, Eisenhower football has been oh-so close to making a splash in the District 10 Class A playoffs. From 2004-06, they were the last team out. In 2007, they did make the playoffs at 6-5 but lost a tight first-round game to Mercer 14-7. Last season, the Knights finished 4-6 but 4-4 in Region 2 with a crucial three-point loss to Iroquois in the season finale that kept them out of the playoffs again. With their balanced passing and rushing offense and usually solid defense, if Eisenhower can find a way to win those close games, 2009 could be a special season. They will have to replace eight seniors but do return 16 of 22 players who started at least five games last season. One of the key players Coach Penley will miss is Ben Wilston, who led the team in rushing and interceptions and was among the leaders in receiving, tackles and sacks. The two-way star will be replaced in part by his younger brother Mitch Wilston and Dustin Huntoon. Wide receiver Lucas Schwanke (513 yards, 8 touchdowns) led the Eisenhower pass catching attack last year but will also be lost to graduation. Tight end Mike Rulander, an all-region performer as a junior, will look to pick up the slack. Tossing him the ball will be all-everything senior Cody Crosby. One of the team's best players, Crosby will return with all-region honors as a kicker, punter, quarterback and defensive back to his name. With Bob Borton gone from the line, Ryan Brendlinger will look to lead the unit blocking for Crosby and the rest of the offense, which scored 22.6 points per game last season. The Knights were inconsistent mainly because they had key injuries to Osborne, Blair and Moore, which forced underclassmen to step in and fill key roles. Crucial game experience for the young players combined with a tough AA non-region schedule should help Eisenhower as they look to win the close games and finally bust through and make the A playoffs.
4 at Girard 7
10 Saegertown* 7
18 at Harborcreek Youth* 7
25 Youngsville* 7
2 at Union City* 7
9 Cambridge Springs* 7
16 at Mercyhurst Prep* 7
23 Oil City 7
30 at Cochranton* 7
6 Iroquois* 7
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Right Wing Fights For The Right To Remove Rights (TJDS)
Professional melon-head Ben Ferguson was on the Piers Morgan program arguing that not everybody deserves the same rights. Just look at the fact that people like him are being loud about it. Comedians Jimmy Dore, Ben Gleib (Chelsea Lately, CNN, NPR, Last Week On Earth Podcast) and political analyst Ben Mankiewicz (Host, Turner Classic Movies) break it all down on this installment of The Jimmy Dore Show.
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Captains Bash BG 11-4
August 30, 2012 5:59 PM ET
(Eastlake, OH) - The Lake County Captains (37-29, 68-67) defeated the Bowling Green Hot Rods (40-26, 78-58) by a final of 11-4. Lake County used a four run bottom of the second inning. In the inning, Lake County batted around and had five hits. Alex Lavisky had his first of two doubles and knocked in the Captains first run. Lavisky trotted home a couple of pitches later as Jake Lowery clobbered his seventh homerun of the season to deep right field. The three run homer gave the Captains a 4-0 lead.
The Captains added a run in the bottom of the third inning when Bryson Myles and Alex Lavisky hit back-to-back doubles. The score was 5-0 Captains headed to the fourth inning.
In the fifth inning, Lake County batted around for the second time in the ballgame. Jordan Smith walked to lead off the inning. Bryson Myles had his third hit of the game when he moved Smith to second base with a single. Alex Lavisky reached on an error. The Error scored Smith and moved Myles to second base. The score was 6-0, and then Myles and Lavisky performed a double steal to put two runners in scoring position. A wild pitch scored Bryson Myles and moved Lavisky to third and the score was 7-0. Jake Lowery walked and then Leonardo Castillo singled home Lavisky. Jake Lowery scored on a Zac MacPhee single and Castillo stopped at third. With the score 9-0 and one out and a runner at third Jose Ramirez hit a sacrifice fly to center field and the score was 10-0 Captains headed to the sixth.
Bowling Green scored their first run in the top of the sixth. Drew Vettleson walked and moved to second on a walk by Jeff Malm. Taylor Motter singled to left field and Vettleson scored and the score was 10-1. Lake County got another run in the bottom half. Jerrud Sabourin was hit by a pitch to begin the inning, he was singled to second by Alex Lavisky. Jake Lowery singled home Sabourin and the Lake County lead was up to ten again at 11-1.
The Hot Rods put up three runs in the top of the eighth inning. Bowling Green used two hits, both doubles. There was a walk and a wild pitch as well as an error, which lead to the three runs.
LHP Shawn Morimando (7-6) started the game for the Captains and got the win. Morimando pitched five innings, allowing two hits and three walks. Morimando did not give up a run while fanning six. Joshua Nervis pitched one inning, he allowed one hit, one earned run, he walked two and fanned one. Francisco Valera pitched one scoreless inning and gave way to Felix Sterling. Sterling pitched one inning, allowing three runs, two of the runs were earned. Sterling allowed two hits, two walks and un-corked one wild pitch. Manny Carmona pitched a scoreless ninth.
LHP Sean Bierman (1-1) got the nod for the Hot Rods and took the loss. Bierman pitched four and one third innings, allowing nine hits, nine runs, eight earned runs and three walks. Bierman struck out six and gave up the homerun to Jake Lowery. Shay Crawford pitched two and two thirds innings, allowing four hits, two runs, one was earned, and he also allowed one earned run. Nick Sawyer pitched scoreless inning for Bowling Green with two strike outs.
On Friday, The Captains will remain home to Eastlake, Ohio to conclude the final home stand of the 2012 season. The Captains will send LHP Danny Jimenez (2-4, 5.36) to the mound to face the RHP Parker Markel (11-5, 3.59) for Bowling Green. First Pitch is scheduled for 7:00 PM.
Friday is the regular season finale and it will be packed full of entertainment and activities. The activities include a 360 degree postgame Fireworks Experience presented by State Farm Insurance Agent Tim Barnosky and 92.3 FM, The Fan. Friday is also SuperMegaPrizeAthon in conjunction with Groverpalooza which will be a tribute to the Captains on-field host, Grover. There will be special in-game promotions, music, videos and other special events focused on the legendary antics of Grover. The Captains fans will also be bombarded with hundreds of prizes throughout the night.
The Lake County Captains are a Class A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians and play their home games at Classic Park in Eastlake, at the corners of State Route 91 and Vine Street. For more information on the Captains, please visit the team's official website at www.CaptainsBaseball.com.
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Lovejoy, Owen. Letter, 1860 | Illinois History and Lincoln Collections
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Scope and Contents: Writing to his wife on Apr. 6, 1860, Owen Lovejoy briefly described the tumultuous reaction to "The Barbarism of Slavery," his speech the prior day in Congress. The original letter is in the University of Michigan's Clements Library. In 1912, Lovejoy's son, Elijah Parish Lovejoy II, gave the Illinois Historical Survey a typescript of part of his father's letter. See William F. Moore and Jane Ann Moore, eds., Owen Lovejoy, His Brother's Blood: Speeches and Writings, 1838-64 (2004), 191.


text: Marketing 30 Ways To Turn Yourself Into A Google Search Pro Written by Simply Zesty on 8 October 2012 Since it first came onto the scene in 1998, Google has grown exponentially, delving into different areas like mobile, technology, broadband, and mapping. However, the jewel in its crown has always been search, where is regularly improved and fine-tuned.However, because there are so many changes, chances are you missed a lot of them and you're only using search for its most basic purpose. There are many tips and tricks that will help you refine your search results and whether you already know them or not, it's always nice to have a review of just what it can do for you.Search BarSearch by siteIf you want to search for something on a particular site, simply write "site:" and the address after it (e.g. "site:simplyzesty.com"). The results that appear will relate to that site alone. If you have Google Chrome, typing in a website address and pressing tab will let you do the same thing.Find A Word's MeaningIf there's a new word you've come across, but don't know the meaning, write "Define:" and the word after it. The word's meaning will appear in the first search result you see.Find Specific Words Or PhraseWhen you type words into the search bar, Google will look for those words separately (e.g. if you typed in 'spicy foods,' you will get results containing both words separately as well as similar words). However, if there's a specific phrase that you're looking for, type in your query, but use quotations instead. This will narrow down the results and you will see results that contain that exact phrase.Measurement & Currency ConverterAlongside calculating numbers, Google can also be used to convert metrics or currencies. Simply type what measurement or currency you want converted.Search FlightsIf you're based in the U.S., you can look up flight prices and times by typing in the airport codes. You will get a quick summary of that flight.Look Up Time ZoneSimply typing "Time in x" will give you the correct time (and time zone) for a particular city or country. Alternatively you can write "time:", which will give you the same results.Google CalculatorNot only will Google calculate simple math for you, but it can even answer the more complex questions. Just enter in the sum you want calculated and Google will work it out for you.What's The Weather Like?Similarly, typing "weather:" and the place of interest will give you the current weather as well as a forecast of the next three days.If you're searching on a mobile browser, you will get an interactive ticker which lets you preview the weather from a specific time or day.Advanced SearchFind a Specific Type Of FileIf you know the file type you're looking for, type in "filetype:" to find specific files relating to your search. For example, "filetype:pdf Twitter" will present you with PDF files relating to Twitter.Ignore WordsSimply place a hyphen before the word you want removed (social media -Facebook). Any search results that have said word will be excluded.Include Similar WordsSometimes you may want to search for a specific word, but also want to include results that contain similar words or synonyms. Placing the "~" symbol in front of the second word will do this for you. So if you write ~happy, Google will also look for similar words like joy and pleasant.Find Linked PagesIf you want to search for pages that link to your own page or website, typing in "link:" and the website will bring these up.Look For Related SitesType in "related:" and then your website (no spaces) to find other websites that are similar to the one you entered.Search For TitleWriting "intitle:" and your word will search for websites with that title in it. Handy if you're looking for a specific article or blog post.Search Within RangeIf you're researching something that falls into a certain value (price range, years, etc.), you can place an ellipsis (the … symbol) between the two values to search between them (e.g.: €100…€150). This is handy if you're looking for something within a certain budget or want statistics from a certain time.Search For URLSimilar to the last one, writing "inurl:" will search for any URLs containing those words.Look At Stock PerformanceIf you know a stock's code, you can type the stock itself in capitals (e.g.: GOOG) or you can write "stock:" which will give you the same results.Movie ListingsIf you're heading out and you want to see what movies are in the cinema, just enter the cinema's name and you will get a quick preview of the movies and times in that cinema.Advanced SearchIf your search has a number of different criteria, it's best to go into Google's advanced search function which lets you enter in a number of different criteria together.Side BarSearch Within A Certain Time FrameWhen you've looking at search results, you can search within a specific time frame located on the left-hand side. You can search within the past hour, day, week, month, year or enter in your own time frame to find the information you want. This is handy if you're looking for an article or post that you know was posted recently.Reading LevelJust underneath the time frame option is an extended list to help refine your search. One is reading level, which looks at and rates each page based on its reading difficulty. Not only does this help those who don't have English as their first language, but can be used to find pages that explain certain concepts in an easy to understand manner.Search DiscussionsForums can be a great way of finding answers to a particular query, and chances are that someone has asked it or something similar. Searching by discussion will present you with numerous forums relating to that query.Search for AppsBecause mobile is becoming a greater part of our lives, you can also search for apps too. Clicking "Applications" on the left-hand side will bring up related apps for the major smartphone operators and for browsers.Translate Foreign SitesIf you're looking for a site from a different country, but cannot speak its language, you can search for translated results instead. You will find the option "Translated foreign pages" which will present foreign pages that will be automatically translated.Search Using ImageOn Google Image search, you can search for an image (and similar looking images) by dragging an image file from your desktop onto the search bar. Google will then factor this image into its results and present you with identical and similar images. See What Other Users Search ForGoogle Trends is a handy way of seeing what terms users are searching for and is a great way of measuring just how popular a topic is. By going into trends, entering in your search query will generate the number of times it's been entered as well as related searches.Mobile SearchSearch Through WritingIf you have Chrome for iOS or Android, you can search without having to type. When you're on google.com, simply turn on writing mode - symbolised by a 'g' - and you can use the touchscreen to write your search query. It works better when you write 3-4 characters at a time, but you can write anywhere on the screen and Google will recognise it.Search By LocationWhen you turn on location services on mobile or desktop, Google will present you results relevant to your current location. Alternatively, you can enter in a postcode to find results based on that area.Search With CameraIf you have the Google Search app installed on your smartphone (Android or iOS), you can search by using the camera instead of typing by using Google Goggles. 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The Takeaway
Hezbollah Chooses Lebanon's New Prime Minister
Hezbollah, the Shiite military group based in Lebanon, has chosen the country's next prime minister, Najib Miqati. Reaction to the new prime minister is divided, with about half the country supporting Hezbollah, and the other half mounting protests backed by caretaker Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri. Miqati tells the BBC, "I'm a moderate guy, I'm a moderate politician."
Thanassis Cambanis, is the author of "A Privilege To Die: Inside Hezbollah's Legions and Their Endless War Against Israel." He explains the impact of Hezbollah in Lebanon's government.


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i vaguely remember someone posting about a MOM CAVE..or maybe it was even a CM contest...anyway thought it might be nice to revisit the idea again.
If you had a space to create your own Mom Cave...what would you put in there??
A hot tub! And it would have sound proof walls so I would have peace and quiet! And a mini fridge filled with beer, coke and chocolate!
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I like the way you think! LOL. I'd go with Jason Statham. ;)Quoting johnny4ever:
johnny depp!
We will be building a deck soon. That will end up being my sanctuary, my cave. It will be wonderful.
computer, coffee maker, small fridge, microwave, huge comfy chair, bathroom with shower and lots of nice smelling shower stuff, wine fridge, TV, my kindle with lots of books, insulated walls so I can't hear a thing!


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Alleged Boston Marathon Bombers Planned To Go To NYC With Large Cache Of Weapons
( ) The unidentified man who was carjacked by the two brothers accused of bombing the Boston Marathon told police that they were headed to NYC. According to a "senior United States official" who spoke with the Times, Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told the owner of the Mercedes SUV that they planned to go to NYC. It's unclear if they told the victim what they planned to do there, but the Boston Police Commissioner said yesterday the two men had such a large cache of weapons that they most likely intended to continue their rampage.
After the gun battle that left Tamerlan Tsarnaev dead early Friday morning, investigators found many unexploded homemade bombs at the scene, along with more than 250 rounds of ammunition. Police Commissioner Ed Davis told CBS the stockpile was ''as dangerous as it gets in urban policing. We have reason to believe, based upon the evidence that was found at that scene — the explosions, the explosive ordnance that was unexploded and the firepower that they had — that they were going to attack other individuals."


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Advances in Mathematical Physics
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 973593, 10 pages
Research Article
Unsteady Hydromagnetic Flow of Radiating Fluid Past a Convectively Heated Vertical Plate with the Navier Slip
Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University, Private Bag X2, Saldanha 7395, South Africa
Received 17 February 2014; Accepted 3 April 2014; Published 17 April 2014
Academic Editor: Raseelo Joel Moitsheki
Copyright © 2014 O. D. Makinde and M. S. Tshehla. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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A significant number of people suffer from depression at some point in their lives, although it is minority that suffers from serious deep depression. Antidepressants are often the most commonly prescribed remedy. But do they really work for most people? Evidence may suggest the contrary, and they may actually do long-term psychological harm.
Evolutionary psychologist Nigel Barber, writing in Psychology Today observes that the incidences of depression "increases with economic development and affluence and is virtually unknown in subsistence societies." A 2002 U.S. Federal Drug Administration research study of 6 widely prescribed antidepressants found that placebos were 80% as effective as the antidepressants, concluding that the "pharmacological effects of antidepressants are clinically negligible." A 2010 article in the Journal of the American Medical Association argued that most people taking anti-depressants do no better than if they had taken a placebo (sugar pill). The article went on to say that while anti-depressants were found to be effective in severely depressed people, who are a minority, for the vast majority of people, they were not.
According to a study by the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, anti-depressants are not effective because long-held notions about what triggers depression are wrong. The study concludes that neither stress nor neurotransmitters in the brain trigger symptoms of depression, and anti-depressants do not treat the real cause of depression.
Barber and others argue that taking anti-depressants over an extended period of time can actually prevent people from dealing with their problems and making needed changes in their lives. He asks two important questions for medical community: Are physicians really practising medicine when they prescribe placebos, something anyone could do; and why shouldn't shamans then also be licensed to practice medicine?
This research further supports the proposition that you cannot treat the body without treating the mind and visa-versa. And my experience in working with people who are suffering depression (with the exception of serious clinical depression) is that focusing on behavior changes and mindfulness is more successful than using anti-depressants as a simple quick fix.


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Report: Mariners Ace Felix Hernandez Plans To Spend Entire Career In Seattle
Seattle Mariners star pitcher said Tuesday that he plans to spend his entire career with the team, according to ESPN's Jim Bowden.
Hernandez has a contract worth $78 million with the team that will last through the 2014 season. After winning the Cy Young in 2010, Hernandez, 25, returned in 2011 to go 14-14 with 222 strikeouts.