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Vintage Guitars are like Keith Richards' face - the chips in the wood and the somewhat ragged looks are the sign of a well-lived life in the name of rock'n'roll, and those who know better know that there's still plenty of life in them.
Vintage guitars have a charm that brand new guitars simply can't convey, a sound that is unique to the wood used and the time when they were made. Vintage guitars attract the collector who doesn't want to just play a guitar - but play a piece of history.
Dolphin Music is proud to offer a formidable collection of Vintage Guitars, and we have the experts to help you with any questions you might have about any of the guitars. We are commited to becoming the best outlet in the UK for anything used & vintage - so tell us your heart's desire and we'll do our best, as we are always updating our stock.


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Today, AMD is announcing a new flagship processor, the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition. This is nothing more than a speed bump for the Dragon platform, but all of these speed bumps are starting to add up and the Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition processor runs at an impressive 3.4GHz. The performance should scale predictably and the price of the Phenom II X4 965 BE will be $245, which is what the Phenom II X4 955 was back in May 2009 when it first launched.
With the CPU voltage increased to 1.475V in the BIOS we were able to hit 4.2GHz after raising the multiplier up to x21 from x17. This is an overclock of 800MHz, which is a great overclock for using air cooling. This is about 300MHz higher than we got the Phenom II X4 955 processor when we reviewed it a few months ago.
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United States prepares new strategic plan for Middle East
Just days before an official announcement is to be issued by the Eisenhower administration, the New York Times leaks the news that the United States is preparing a major policy statement on the Middle East. In the wake of heightened tensions in the area caused by the French-British-Israeli invasion of Egypt in November, the announcement was greeted with caution both at home and abroad.
According to the newspaper, Secretary of State John Foster Dulles was set to appear before Congress and ask for two things. First, Congressional support of a declaration by the Eisenhower administration that the United States would oppose any Soviet military intervention in the Middle East. Since the outbreak of hostilities between Egypt and the alliance of France, Britain, and Israel in November, the Soviets had been threatening the use of military force in support of Egypt.
Second, Dulles would ask Congress to establish a major economic assistance plan for the Middle East. This was largely in response to reports that the Soviets were making tremendous economic inroads into the area. The newspaper editorialized that the United States wanted "the Middle Eastern powers to know that they have not been abandoned by the West and that they can count on economic help and, if they want it, military help in opposing any Soviet aggression."
Congressional reaction to the story was somewhat cool. Some congressmen feared that the United States was heading toward armed confrontation with the Soviets in the Middle East. The British and French were glad to hear that the United States would oppose communist expansion in the region, but were also wary of expanding problems in the Middle East into an arena for a military East-West collision. The response from Egypt was decidedly negative, with the Egyptian government declaring that it wanted no outside interference in the region's problems. Despite these less than enthusiastic responses to the proposed policy, it was evident that the United States was determined to take a much expanded and more active role in the Middle East. The NYT story was validated when the actual policy statement came in January 1957—it was almost exactly as the story predicted, though President Eisenhower, rather than Dulles, asked Congress for the resolutions supporting a greater U.S. economic and military presence in the Middle East.


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Located on Piccadilly in the West End, this grand London hotel on the border of Mayfair and St. James's is two blocks from Piccadilly Circus and three blocks from Green Park.
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At this landmark Piccadilly hotel, guests can enjoy free WiFi, swim in an indoor pool, and dine at an intimate cocktail bar. Spa services and a health club provide recreation and relaxation opportunities.
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All guestrooms at Le Meridien Piccadilly provide flat-screen TVs, minibars, and private polished sandstone bathrooms.
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Le Meridien Piccadilly features air conditioning throughout, complimentary wireless Internet access, an upscale restaurant, afternoon tea room, and modern coffee/cocktail bar. The hotel offers 8178 square feet (760 square meters) of meeting space. Guests can work out in the hotel's own health and fitness club. Spa services include massages, facials, body treatments, and manicures and pedicures.
Parking is not available onsite.
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- Conference space size (meters) - 760
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- Conference space size (feet) - 8178
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- Total number of rooms - 280
- Number of floors - 6
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Where to Eat
The Terrace On Piccadilly - Serving locally sourced ingredients in a contemporary setting overlooking Piccadilly, this restaurant hosts an eclectic mix of rolling art exhibitions. A lounge area features themed afternoon teas designed to complement each exhibition.
Longitude 0°8' - A refined bar located in the heart of Piccadilly, this intimate venue features premium coffee prepared by master baristas and signature cocktails. Live music livens evenings at the bar.
Spa Services
The Piccadilly Health Club is found close to Piccadilly Circus in the heart of London's west end, offering an indoor swimming pool, games of squash, and fully equipped cardivascular rooms. Spa services include aromatherapy, massages, body treatments, facials, manicures, and pedicures. Appointments are required for massages and spa treatments.
- Number of treatment rooms 4
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If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Check-in time starts at 3:00 PM
Check-out time is noon
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- Fee for full breakfast: GBP 28 per person (approximately)
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Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
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Family Offer
Book a stay in a Family Room for travel anytime and receive free buffet breakfast (children 12 and under eat free) and complimentary laundry service for children.
Must book a Family Room to receive benefits. Full details at check-in. Taxes and gratuity may not be included. Offer subject to availability. Other restrictions and blackout dates may apply.
National Rating
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Why should you come and see my show?
Well firstly because it'll be funny, and to be honest that's the only reason. I'm not going to pretend my comedy can change the world.
I'm not promising nudity or fire breathing. That can be arranged on request - though. It'll just be me telling you stories and jokes to make you laugh.
You might have seen me with that tiger face in that programme from ages ago. I won't have that tiger face on. It was a long time ago.
You might have seen me doing stand-up on your television, it'll be a lot like that, but more of it and in 3D.
Expect stories about Owls, Family Fun Days, and my dog. She's great.
I'll probably also moan about my kids. I'll only be joking though, they're great too. It's all new for 2013 and it's happening all over the place. Be brilliant if you came.
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Justin hosts his own show Tea Time With Justin Moorhouse daily on Manchester's Sony Award winning radio station Key 103.
TV credits include playing Young Kenny in the award-winning Phoenix Nights (C4), Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (BBC One), The Charlotte Church Show (C4), 8 Out of 10 Cats (C4), The Grumpy Guides (BBCTwo2) and Shameless (E4).
Justin also appeared in the 2009 Ken Loach feature film Looking For Eric.
Writing credits include The 11 O'Clock Show (C4), 8 Out Of 10 Cats (C4) and critically acclaimed comedy drama An Insurance Inspector Calls (BBC Radio 4).
'Moorhouse charms the pants off the crowd' (Sunday Times)
'A comedic tour de force. Excruciatingly funny... brought a tear to a critical eye' (The Herald)
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'Simultaneously down-to-earth and out-of-this-world' (The List).
Justin Moorhouse was named in Ents24's top 5 hardest-working comedians of 2017.
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Is there anything better at the end of a long day than to soak in a nice hot bath? If you are not already doing so – next time add some Epsom salts. Epsom salts have many benefits.
Epsom salts are derived from a bitter saline spring in Epsom, England – which is obviously how they got their name! These salts are not actually salts bur minerals that are composed of sulfate and magnesium and are totally different than the average table salt. Sulfates, and especially magnesium, are easily absorbed through the skin which is why soaking in these minerals is a great idea.
Some of the benefits of soaking in warm to hot water mixed with a few cups of Epsom salts include the general relaxation of the body and any muscle cramps or tired achy muscles, lowering blood pressure, improving circulation, and the overall detoxification of the body as it draws out toxins. Other uses include adding it to conditioner for oil control and shinier hair, soaking feet in the salts to alleviate athlete's foot and help with odor problems, killing lice on body hair, and to relieve constipation.
Epsom salts can also be used directly on the skin. Grab a handful of dry salts and rub on your wet skin as a natural exfoliant to get rid of dry skin – add a bit of olive oil to the salts if your skin needs a little more moisture. Or make a paste out of Epsom salts and a gentle cleanser to use as a face mask to reduce any irritation.
Epsom salts are relatively inexpensive, safe to use, and offer great health and beauty benefits. You can even add a few drops of your favorite essential oil(s) to them before you use them as an extra special treat.


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The family-owned and operated Salem Cross Inn, 260 W. Main St., West Brookfield, has a new executive chef, Robert Thackaberry of Grafton.
For more than 10 years, Thackaberry was a chef on private yachts with destinations all over the world, offering a range of international cuisine. The experience, he said, helped to broaden his culinary knowledge and skills.
The chef is originally from Franklin and worked in restaurants throughout the United States before becoming an onboard chef.
He and his wife, Kennia, recently moved to Grafton. They have two daughters.
At Salem Cross Inn, the chef plans to cook with garden-fresh ingredients through summer and early fall. Guests truly will enjoy a unique garden-to-table experience.
The owners of Salem Cross Inn recently had a team of oxen plow an area for a garden for Thackaberry to grow "whatever his heart desires," said Martha Salem-Leasca, one of the Salem family members involved in the day-to-day operation of the business.
Thackaberry already is using greens and herbs from the restaurant's kitchen garden, and he said he looks forward to creating dishes that feature vegetables grown in the restaurant's heirloom garden. The Salem Cross Inn also buys from local growers.
The dish on the chef: He's an avid home gardener, and he has maintained a garden whenever he has been "on land."
Thackaberry wants to expand on what Salem Cross already offers, explaining that new, seasonal dishes will be introduced on the menu, and favorites, such as chicken pot pie, will remain.
Regular diners are adamant when it comes to tradition at Salem Cross Inn. The annual Fireplace Feast and Historic Drover's Roast are popular sold-out events.
Salem-Leasca recalled the time when the family decided to change the menu at the restaurant, and customers rebelled. "We were bombarded with email and telephone calls from customers who wanted the menu the way it was," she said.
"We want our guests to know that we have fantastic daily specials," said Salem-Leasca, "and we want to assure them that Salem Cross favorites like prime rib and Maple Jack Chicken won't go away."
Salem-Leasca described Thackaberry as a creative, artistic and accommodating chef, who puts strong emphasis on flavorful, simple ingredients. She said her sister, Heather Salem, who had a hate relationship with vegetables, is learning to like them since Thackaberry took over the back of the house. "His recipes are that good," said Salem-Leasca.
Thackaberry recently introduced food courses paired with selected wines on "Thursday Tastings" at the restaurant. The menu changes weekly, and diners have the option to choose two or three courses instead of four, according to Salem-Leasca.
A recent "Chef's Spring Bounty Tasting Menu" featured Thackaberry's Garden 5-Mint Salad with lentil and feta lollipops; chef's garden arugula and French breakfast radish with seared scallop, lemon foam and baby spring carrot flan; filet of beef with saut�ed chef's garden pea tendrils, grilled asparagus and roasted spring garlic demi-glace; and strawberry and rhubarb crumble with thyme flower whipped cream.
The chef will introduce the summer menu by July 1, and he will also fire up the outdoor grill Wednesday evenings. Guests will be able to meet the chef and take in the spectacular view from the outdoor patio.
"Visitors often tell us that the Salem Cross Inn offers them a Boston dining experience in a country setting," said Salem-Leasca.
The business was selected as a 2013 Editors Choice Winner in the May/June issue of Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide to New England.
The Salem Cross Inn with its harmonious and picturesque sprawling landscape is a perfect venue for any occasion.
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The 200 Foundation Inc. will have its 49th fundraising dinner June 12 at Longfellow's Wayside Inn, 72 Wayside Inn Road, Sudbury.
The reception with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; dinner and presentation, 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Tickets are $250 per person, which includes reception with tastings from area restaurants and sit-down dinner. Each guest also will get two cooked lobsters (boxed) to take home.
There will be live and silent auctions and entertainment.
The foundation's 2013 distinguished honoree is "The Legacy of Ron Burton" as carried on by his wife, JoAnn Burton, and their children, Ron Burton Jr., Steve Burton, Elizabeth Scott, Phil Burton and Paul Burton. Ron Burton, who played for the New England Patriots in the 1960s and is in the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame, established the Ron Burton Training Village in Hubbardston to help kids in the New England area.
Visit www.the200.org for more information and to make reservations for the June 12 event.
The 200 Foundation is "dedicated to providing assistance to local nonprofit organizations that offer services that support basic human needs such as food, clothing, shelter and physical and mental health."
The board is composed of a volunteer-based group of local businesspeople dedicated to raising funds to support nonprofit organizations throughout MetroWest, Eastern Massachusetts, Boston and the Worcester area, according to foundation corporate officer Daniel F. Bortolussi, chairman emeritus.
The foundation's website offers more information about grant application, events, etc.
Restaurants that will participate in the tastings event: Twisted Fork in Cherry Valley (owner/chef Jay Powell and his wife, Nancy, are board members of the 200 Foundation); El Basha, Haiku and Piccolo's Restaurant, all in Worcester: Limoncello Ristorante in Northboro; Tomasso Trattoria in Southboro; Samba Steak and Sushi House, Extravaganza, John Harvard's Brewery & Ale House, Angry Ham's Garage Restaurant and Pub, Pepperoncini's Pizzeria and Grill, Sichuan Gourmet and CJ's Northside Grill, all in Framingham; Prezza in Boston; Charter Oak Country Club in Hudson; Ten-Ichi Dynamic Kitchen & Bar in Natick; the British Beer Company in Westford and Longfellow's Wayside Inn.
The 200 Foundation will sponsor its annual Golf Tournament Aug. 12 at Charter Oak Country Club in Hudson. More info about the event is on the foundation's website.
Ritual, 281 Main St., Worcester, will have "Summer Seafood Fest" from 4 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
"All You Can Eat," Shrimp, Mussels, Steamers and Fried Clams, $15 per person.
Call (508) 762-9501 for more information.
Yankee Spirits, Route 20, Sturbridge, will have a "Mini-Grand" artisan wine tasting from 2 to 5 p.m. June 8.
More than 40 wines will be sampled and offered at "special one-day sale prices during the show."
Wine industry reps will be at the event to answer questions about the wines they pour.
Call (508) 347-5133 for more info or visit www.yankeespirits.com.
Michael and Mary Ann Pozzan of Michael Pozzan Winery in California will be special guests at a wine tasting from noon to 3 p.m. June 8 at Ed Hyder's Mediterranean Marketplace, 408 Pleasant St., Worcester.
"Michael is a winemaker and wine negociant whose wines are always worth much more than their price tags would indicate," said owner Ed Hyder. "Whether he is producing top quality wines, or presenting the products of other, high-end wineries bottled under his own label, the result is always the same: satisfied customers."
Bottles of wine signed by the Pozzans will be available at the tasting.
Hyder's "Welcome Back to the Mediterranean," an event to celebrate his newly renovated store, ends June 8.
Jake's Wayback Burgers will celebrate the summer season by giving away free 12-ounce Black & White hand-dipped milk shakes on June 17, while supplies last.
Locally, Jake's Wayback Burgers is at 11 Tobias Boland Way, Worcester.
Also, on Free Shake Day, Jake's Wayback Burgers will pass out "Wayback Shake Bucks," which give customers $5 off any purchase from June 17-24.
"Giving away free milkshakes to kick off summer has been a tradition with our brand for years," said John Eucalitto, president of Jake's Franchising LLC. "The Black & White milkshake is the perfect treat to celebrate summer and give back to our guests."
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The Curious Creature Joins us for Afternoon Tea
I've always had a great fondness for tea. I still remember peering into our living room as a child and watching the grown-ups take part in what seemed to be a ceremonious occasion. With teacups in hand, they socialized and reminisced about the past as they slowly sipped on the warm brew. Once in a while, someone would notice me eyeing the ceramic pot and gently pour some tea into a saucer so I could partake in the festivities. I became obsessed. Not only did I love the taste, but I was particularly enchanted by the social gatherings; there was something really special about friends coming together to enjoy a pot of tea. So, as many little girls do, I began hosting my own tea parties (naturally, a select group of my stuffed animals were invited)! Flash-forward a couple of decades, and I'm still fascinated by tea culture. So when the Windsor Arms Hotel invited me to indulge in their Afternoon Tea service, I was beyond thrilled.


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This reaction changed completely after the success of J K Rowling. Nowadays everyone always wants to know everything about the business and, above all, how they can get published. I am constantly coming into contact with people who are consumed by the desire to be a successful children's writer.
What surprises me is how few of these people have actually read any children's books since their own childhood. I've taught courses on writing for children only to find that ninety per cent of the students, who have usually paid substantial fees to be there, have scarcely read anything except the first Harry Potter title and one or two of the Narnia series. So what is going on here?
It seems to me that people are seduced by the glamour that has somehow attached itself to children's writing. This is laughable since if you were to be a fly on the wall at a meeting of children's writers you would witness a singularly unglamorous bunch of people. For the most part we aren't young or sexy or well-dressed. We are people with holes in our sweaters, people in need of a decent haircut.
So where does this illusion of glamour come from? I think it arises from two sources: firstly, there is the glitter of wealth; secondly there is the mystery of creative fulfilment.
The notion that writing children's books might be a way to get rich quick is, as anyone who knows anything about publishing will tell you, entirely ridiculous. The truth is that only a very small proportion of children's writers even make a living out of their work.
The promise of creative fulfilment is a more substantial attraction and it's undeniable that fulfilment is to be found in practising any art from. But you have to ask yourself this question: why children's books? If you're not already reading them then possibly that's an indication you're not really interested in this field - and you won't get fulfilment from trying to succeed at something that doesn't interest you.
I am a children's writer because childhood is the place where I reside most naturally. I watch as the youngest of my grandchildren begins to learn to crawl. I see her rocking back and forth on her hands and knees, practising the movements that will soon allow her to move across the room and I find myself propelled back into my own childhood, recalling the way the paving stones rolled away before me as I sat in the push-chair.
Or I do some drawing with my older grandchildren and out of the corner of my eye I see the tall, shadowy figure of a nun standing over me, regarding my clumsy efforts with disdain. I know what she thinks of me. She thinks that I am a boy and, a such, an entirely undesirable object. Worse than that, I am a vain, talkative boy who imagines he is clever and does not listen to what he is told. This understanding renders the drawing that had pleased me so much a moment ago, nothing but a worthless scribble.
I want to reassure that boy. I want to tell him that one day this woman's disdain will not matter so much; but even as I stand beside him and whisper, I know that he cannot hear me.
For me, therefore, writing is not primarily about money or about creative fulfilment. It is a story being told to a child who no longer exists.


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However, we aren't the only ones considering how to while away the colder months. Our insect friends are also looking for more comfortable locales. While fall isn't the only time insects can move into our homes, now is a good time to check around the outside of the house and take steps to limit their access – unless you happen to be one of the few that open up your arms to having insects inside your home.
One of the first things to do is make sure you aren't already providing habitat close to your home for insects. Insects love to have places to hide and any materials piled up close to homes, such as wood, rocks, brush and even boxes and shelves on a carport, give insects a natural place to hide. And that can make it easier for them to move indoors when they take a notion. The best solution: Keep these things away from the sides of the house.
Insects also seem to love climbing bushes and trees and coming into a building from above. Trimming plants back a bit so they aren't in permanent contact with your home can help immensely.
Obviously, having any cracks or holes in your walls that allow access inside is a problem. However, it doesn't have to be a big hole or crack, since even really small, barely visible ones can provide great opportunities for many insects. Caulk any opening you can find, and when the crack or hole is so small that you can't get caulk to work use something like petroleum jelly or paint to cover the area. Also, if you have vents under your eaves make sure you have screens on those vents.
Many people will resort to applying an insecticidal barrier spray – either conventional or organic – around the building. Exactly how well this works is up for debate, but if you are going to do so, then the general rule of thumb is to apply the product from the edge of the house out two or three feet, a similar distance up the side of the house and also around windows and doors.
Even if you do all of the above it's still very possible you could find some insects inside, as they do seem to magically appear at times. As someone not partial to using insecticides in the house, I resort to using glue boards inside. These are often referred to as mouse/insect glue boards. However, these specific glue boards are not the mouse glue traps with raised edges and a thicker bed of glue inside. Only the occasional insect would climb in those. The most useful ones are the flat cardboard glue boards that you can fold into a triangle or square so the boards sit flat on the floor. These help monitor what is in the house as well as providing some measure of insect control by trapping the insects. Placing these behind doors, up against walls, behind chairs or under furniture can really help you get a handle on what's in the house.
I will caution you that even for those who think their homes have no or few insects, it can often be an eye-opener when they check these after a few weeks or months. For those with pets, unless you can train your pet to leave the traps alone or place them where the pets can't get to them, they might not be so useful since a paw or a nose on the glue will attach it to the pet as well as an insect.
Thought for the day: "Nothing seems to please a fly so much as to be taken for a currant; and if it can be baked in a cake and palmed off on the unwary, it dies happy." —Mark Twain
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ROME (AP) — President Barack Obama says he left a meeting with Pope Francis feeling like the pontiff is a little uncomfortable with the trappings of the position.
Obama says, quote, "that's not his style," in an interview with "CBS Evening News" that was broadcast Friday.
Obama says he found in his Vatican visit Thursday that Francis projects humility and has a good sense of humor. He says, quote, "His simplicity and his belief in the power of the spiritual over the material reflects itself in everything that he says and does."
Obama says people get a sense that Francis sees himself as a priest and disciple of Christ. And Obama thinks the impression that the pope lives out his convictions is part of why he's been so embraced around the world.


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A juicy, delicious turkey might be the centerpiece of a Thanksgiving meal, but it could make you sick if it is not prepared safely.
Proper handling, cleaning and cooking can make a healthier, safer meal, and the Partnership for Food Safety Education offers seasonal food safety tips. Planning ahead is key, beginning with selecting a menu and deciding whether to buy a fresh or frozen turkey, said Julie Albrecht, UNL Extension food specialist.
"Ideally, purchase your frozen turkey as far in advance as necessary to safely thaw it in the refrigerator," she said.
Fresh and frozen turkeys are no different in quality, but a frozen turkey must be purchased far enough in advance to allow for proper thawing. Allow about 24 hours to defrost for every four to five pounds of turkey. Never thaw the turkey on the counter. Instead, put it in the refrigerator or in cold water to prevent the growth of microorganisms. If using water, change the water every 30 minutes. Cook the turkey immediately and do not refreeze it.
"The refrigerator method is safest and will result in the best finished product," Albrecht said.
The other menu items require planning as well. After determining the number of guests and any dietary restrictions they might have, it might be helpful to make a perishable foods shopping list and a separate non-perishable foods shopping list.
First purchase non-perishables, like canned vegetables and dry ingredients such as flour, sugar and salt, on an earlier shopping trip. Save perishables like meat, fresh vegetables, eggs and cheese for purchase until five or fewer days before Thanksgiving.
When it's time to cook, turkeys need to be heated to a safe internal temperature of 165 degrees, which should be confirmed with the use of a food thermometer. The approximate cooking times for an unstuffed turkey at 325 degrees are:
– 1.5 to 2.25 hours for four to six pounds
– 2.25 to 3.25 hours for six to eight pounds
– 2.75 to three hours for eight to 12 pounds
– 3 to 3.75 hours for 12 to 14 pounds
– 3.75 hours for 14 to 18 pounds
– 4.25 to 4.5 hours for 18 to 20 pounds
– 4.5 to 5 hours for 20 to 24 pounds
Vegetable preparation can be handled with four steps:
– Clean – Wash your hands, all kitchen surfaces and utensils, and the fruits and vegetables.
– Separate – Keep fruits and vegetables separate from raw meat and poultry as well as household chemicals.
– Cook – Cook or throw away food that has touched raw meat or poultry.
– Chill – Refrigerate cut, peeled or cooked fruits and vegetables within two hours.
"As health and nutrition experts continue to recommend we add more fruits and vegetables to a healthy daily diet, it becomes increasingly important that consumers know how to handle them properly," Albrecht said.
After the meal, there are usually lots of leftovers. Leftovers should be refrigerated within two hours and stored in smaller portions in shallow containers. Reheat leftovers to 165 degrees and check for cold spots with a food thermometer. For information on how long traditional Thanksgiving leftovers will keep, visit the PFSE's holiday food safety website or use the 4-Day Throw Away app for iPad and iPhone. The app is available at http://go.unl.edu/4-day.
Food safety makes for a happier Thanksgiving
A juicy, delicious turkey might be the centerpiece of a Thanksgiving meal, but it could make you sick if it is not prepared safely.


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It gathers information from miscellaneous /proc virtual files and shows you a graphical representation of the current memory utilization as distributed to inactive & active page lists and kernel memory (which includes inode & dentry caches). Additionally, it shows you how much swap is used. Please check screenshots together with comments to learn more.
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recently our company has grown a lot and we have moved from 7-8 people to about 20. Virii are becoming an issue (we would actually like to avoid them!).
I am looking for a reliable antivirus for linux to be run with the sendmail so that emails will be checked before they get to the clients. That is what we consider the main path for viruses inside our company.
Any idea? We tested amavis without much luck. I downloaded the trial version of kaspersky's antivirus, but the trial version only scans files and cannot be attached to the sendmail. I'm waiting for an e-mail from their local dealer who should be able to give me a complete version to test. Any other idea? I saw F-prot's, but it needs a win machine and I have to share access to my mail server, that way it will be attackable by hackers. I would like to avoid this option.
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BANGKOK (AP) — Voters in Cambodia go to the polls Sunday to take part in what has become a familiar ritual — the re-election of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in the job for 28 years and says he hopes to rule for at least another decade.
With money, power and guns behind it, Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party is expected to win another comfortable majority in the National Assembly, where it holds 90 of the 123 seats. But unity in the opposition ranks, along with an explosion of young Cambodians coming of voting age, hold out the possibility of the doughty Cambodia National Rescue Party at least slowing Hun Sen's juggernaut.
In theory, the country's 9.6 million registered voters could turn Hun Sen and his party out of office. In practice, the party's crony-funded wealth, control of the levers of government and the bureaucracy, the backing of the military and police and party domination of the media means that it can manipulate the election process at any stage.
"This is not an election where the outcome is in doubt or the CPP would give up power if it lost the vote," said Brad Adams, the Asia director of Human Rights Watch. "To talk about it as a contest misrepresents the reality on the ground, which is that this is a charade."
Still, its dominance at the polls over the past quarter century hasn't been achieved through underhandedness alone.
The party is popular in the countryside, where villagers benefit from infrastructure built by the government — for which the CPP takes credit — and election-season distributions of rice and other staples. Plus, many Cambodians see Hun Sen as having finally brought peace after decades of civil war and the disastrous Khmer Rouge regime that killed 1.7 million people in the late 1970s.
"The CPP has always been stronger in the countryside," Adams said. "People appreciate the modest economic benefits they receive and given the low standard of living, may see small things as big improvements."
As much as he is a strongman, Hun Sen is also a skilled politician who knows the importance of managing his image — and that of the opposition.
He demonstrated his savvy last week, when he arranged for a royal pardon to clear the way for his chief rival, opposition leader Sam Rainsy, to return from self-imposed exile in order to campaign for the Cambodia National Rescue Party.
The gesture looked magnanimous, especially in light of the rapturous welcome Rainsy received from as many as 100,000 opposition supporters in the capital, Phnom Penh.
Hun Sen said he acted in the interests of national unity and reconciliation, and to promote democracy. More credibly, he was responding to the international pressure for fair polls that rears its head only when campaigning begins, allowing Hun Sen to calibrate his generosity so the opposition won't have enough time to take advantage of the opening.
It's a tactic Hun Sen has used before, bearing down — in the past quite brutally — on his opponents, only to ease up just ahead of elections. Typically, he tightens the screws again after the polls.
Hun Sen isn't without his vulnerabilities, however, and they are more in focus this time than in the last election in 2008, when a border dispute with Thailand cloaked him in patriotism. Corruption and land-grabbing by the rich and well-connected are tinderbox issues that pit Hun Sen's populist political instincts against his loyalty to cronies.
His continued assault on political enemies also has had the unintended side effect of uniting a formerly fractured opposition.
"Hun Sen has in many respects appeared stronger than ever," said Astrid Norén-Nilsson, a Cambodia scholar at the University of Cambridge. "Yet the systematic weakening of the opposition has resulted in an increasingly polarized political scene, prompting the opposition to overcome its internal divisions which had previously been its curse."
The newest challenge Hun Sen faces, and one he is powerless to control, is demographics.
The under-30 crowd now represents more than half the electorate, and that will only grow in future elections as just over 50 percent of the population of almost 15 million people is under the age of 25.
While all parties court the young, many believe these shifting demographics favor the opposition.
For the half of the country that didn't live through the Khmer Rouge and its brutality, the stability Hun Sen offers is not as important as issues like economic growth, education, less corruption and better government services.
They are keen to taste the fruits of globalization, many of them material, and Rainsy paints himself as able to deliver them because he is a modern, Westernized technocrat, removed from traditional ways of corruption and cronyism.
While Hun Sen is sure to prevail at Sunday's vote, he may find that it is the last time his grip on the ballot box is iron clad, said Ou Virak, president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights.
"Given that most of the current ruling elite came to power some 30 years ago, and the baby boomer, post-Khmer Rouge generation will soon be in their early 30s, change is definitely in the air," he said.
Peck has covered Southeast Asia for more than 20 years, including several previous Cambodian elections.


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CHICAGO, IL (Dec. 16, 2011) – The Chicago Fire Soccer Club announced Friday the club will begin its preparations for the 2012 MLS campaign in Ave Maria, Fla., training for 15 days on the campus of Ave Maria University from Jan. 20 through Feb. 3. Additional plans for the team's 2012 preseason will be released at a later date.
The Men in Red return to the university for the second straight year, having spent 12 days on campus in 2011. During the team's stay, the club will be assisted operationally by the Chicago Fire Juniors – Florida, an extension of the Fire's player development system who operate just 17 miles wast of the school.
"We're happy to be returning to Ave Maria to begin our 2012 preseason preparations," said Chicago Fire head coach Frank Klopas. "The town and university have outstanding facilities and served as excellent hosts during our stay last year. Our return also allows us the ability to visit and play in front of our Juniors club in Florida who have made great strides heading into the third year of our partnership."
Game opponents, dates and times for the team's stay in the Sunshine state will be announced at a later date.
The trip serves as the first phase of the club's 2012 preseason. The team is set join D.C. United, Columbus Crew and hosts Charleston Battery (USL-Pro) in the 2012 Carolina Challenge Cup from Feb. 25-March 4 in the third and final phase of the team's preparation.


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An off-set altercation has imperiled the internationally known TV car show "Top Gear," one of the BBC's most lucrative productions.
BBC News said Wednesday the broadcaster has postponed the three remaining episodes after suspending host Jeremy Clarkson over a reported "fracas" with a producer. The BBC hasn't given details about the incident, but co-host James May characterized it as "a bit of a dustup."
"But I don't think it's that serious," he added.
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Welcome to Beverly Hills AYSO Region 76
Ellen Lamm's great advice on dealing with the little ones:
I have been a U6 coach for three seasons; this season being
my third. On Thursday I had my third practice. It was one of the worst I have ever
had. Boys were jumping on top of each other, running in all directions, and generally not
listening to a word I had to say. I told my husband that I was ready to throw in the
towel. My husband said
that the most important thing was to have fun. Well, I can honestly say that this coach was not having fun!
When I read your letter [from a posting on the AYSO Listserv], it put a smile on my face. I knew exactly what you were talking about. Coaching is not an exact science. Reading the kids' moods and altering your practice accordingly is most helpful. The more you have in your bag of tricks the better off you will be. There are a few things I learned from watching the coaches at the MLS Camp we had here that helped me:
When you are talking to the players and don't want them moving around, have them sit on their balls. That prevents the kids from throwing the balls around and keeps the children relatively still. (NOTE: To those of you who are worried about damaging the soccer ball, think about these same players leaving their ball in the backyard day and night. I know that sitting on the balls may not be the best thing for them; but remember we're talking about balls for very young children, not professionals.)
When you need to gain about 30-60 seconds to grab a clipboard or whatever, use freezing dust. This is the magical dust you have in your hands that when sprinkled on the players makes them freeze in place, like statues. The kids enjoy pretending to be statues and it gives you a little time to grab something.....or get a head start....
If you are "losing" the kids, have them yell. For example the coaches at the MLS Camp would turn around at times and ask the kids, "What time is it?" They would yell back, "Game Time Woo." Then the coach might say, "What time?", prompting them to yell even louder. Other things like, "Are you ready to play?", "Are you having fun?",
etc. also work.
By the way, I have the new AYSO U6 coaching manual. I also have the MLS Coaching Manual--Munchkins Program (U6), which has many games to play that almost make drills a thing of the past. They do hold the kids' attention more, but nothing seems to work all the time. As an AYSO U6 coach, you should have the new coaching manual. But I would highly recommend you get a copy of the MLS manual as well (call
1-888-226-7765). I can't say this enough: The more tricks you have the better things will be.


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Miami Hotel Removes Che Inspired Art After Cubans Protest
An Argentine born Cuban revolutionary is still rustling up debate and conflict nearly 50 years after he was executed.
A luxury Miami Beach hotel has taken down a piece of art inspired by the image of Ernesto "Che" Guevara after it upset some in the Cuban exile community that famously inhabit the area.
The work by British artist Gavin Turk was taken down from the W South Beach on Tuesday. It featured Turk's own face but with the scraggly beard, beret and revolutionary garb worn by Guevara in a now iconic 1960 photograph by Alberto Korda.
According to El Nuevo Herald, the hotel began receiving telephone calls and messages through social media from Cuban-Americans expressing their frustration.
Many exiles despise Guevara for his role in bringing communism to Cuba.
Just last year, then Miami Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen, a Venezuelan, was suspended after expressing his admiration for Fidel Castro, sparking outrage in the Cuban exile community.
The W South Beach issued a statement saying it respects the community's concerns and decided to remove the portrait from the property.
"We did it as a matter of respect and sensitivity to the local community," said Damien OConnor, General Manager of the W Hotel, told El Nuevo Herald. "We apologize for any inconvenience caused."
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Cambridgeshire County Council selects TomTom's HD Flow
Amsterdam, 23 October 2012 – TomTom today announces that Cambridgeshire County Council's traffic management team has selected TomTom's HD Flow to ensure that residents and visitors to the county have access to the most accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date traffic information to help avoid unnecessary congestion.
Cambridgeshire County Council's team is using TomTom's HD Flow data to monitor congestion and journey times in order to react to any issues that may be occurring on the roads and alert drivers through the highway systems. A website is also launching later in the year so residents and visitors to the county can access traffic data at any time.
According to a recent independent study by the German Aerospace Centre, DLR, TomTom's traffic information saves commuters 50 minutes of travel time per week or approximately 40 hours per year1. With HD Flow, people visiting Cambridgeshire will be alerted to potential issues via the road displays and can therefore select the best alternative route to their destination.
County Council Cabinet Member for Community Infrastructure, Councillor Tony Orgee, said: "With TomTom's HD Flow, we get the best traffic coverage to ensure we can communicate updates and alerts via road-based signs to people travelling on Cambridgeshire's roads. This enables us to not only quickly react to any issues and offer guidance to road users, but also to analyse traffic patterns over a period of time, which will help towards future planning of the county's highways."
Darren Cottage, Strategic Manager UK and ROI, TomTom Licensing, added: "We believe that by choosing to work with TomTom to support its congestion reduction strategy, Cambridgeshire County Council is demonstrating to other councils just how real-time traffic solutions can be integrated into existing traffic management schemes to help keep one step ahead of incidents or potential build-up and ultimately help keep the region's traffic flowing smoothly."
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MADRID (AP) — The company which organizes the Miss Spain beauty contest has filed for protection from creditors, the latest victim of the country's crippling economic crisis.
Spain's official state gazette said Wednesday that Certamen Miss Espana S.L. had declared insolvency and would have a month to present its debts. The company could not be immediately contacted for comment.
The Miss Spain competition has struggled economically for several years and was not held last year.
The country is struggling to emerge from its second recession in three years following the collapse of the construction sector. The unemployment rate is 26 percent.
The announcement came a day after a major real estate developer, Reyal Urbis, also filed for protection from creditors, the biggest since top developer Martinsa-Fadesa filed for protection in 2008.


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If you are a woman in her mid forties or early fifties, you may feel like your body is changing, but you may not know what is happening. Maybe your periods are not the same. You do not sleep as well as you always have. Or your waist is getting thicker.
You may not be paying much attention to these changes until one day, if you are like many women, it happens—a hot flash! One minute you feel perfectly comfortable, and the next you are sweating and flushed—for no apparent reason. You may be surprised. You may feel too young.
You ask yourself - "Could this be the start of my transition through menopause?"
Menopause, or the "change of life," is a normal part of life, just like puberty. It is the time of your last period, but symptoms can begin several years earlier. Some symptoms of menopause can last for months or years after.
Menopause is different for each woman. For example, hot flashes and sleep problems may trouble your sister. Meanwhile, you are enjoying a new sense of freedom and energy. And your best friend might hardly be aware of a change at all.
Changing levels of estrogen and progesterone, which are two female hormones made in your ovaries, might lead to these symptoms.
This time of change is known as the menopausal transition, but it is also called perimenopause by many women and their doctors. It can begin several years before your last menstrual period. Perimenopause lasts for 1 year after your last period. After a full year without a period, you can say you have been "through menopause." Postmenopause follows menopause and lasts the rest of your life.
The average age of a woman having her last period is 51. But, some women have their last period in their forties, and some have it later in their fifties.
Smoking can lead to early menopause. So can some types of operations. For example, surgery to remove your uterus (called a hysterectomy) will make your periods stop, and that is menopause. But you might not have menopause symptoms like hot flashes right then because if your ovaries are untouched, they still make hormones. In time, when your ovaries start to make less estrogen, menopause symptoms could start.
But, sometimes both ovaries are removed (called an oophorectomy), usually along with your uterus. That is menopause too. In this case, menopause symptoms can start right away, no matter what age you are, because your body has lost its main supply of estrogen.
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WASHINGTON, U.S. - On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump appeared to suggest that Huma Abedin, a former top aide to Hillary Clinton, should face jail time.
Trump's comments came days after the State Department posted emails found on Abedin's estranged husband, Anthony Weiner's computer that included confidential government information.
In his tweet, Trump also urged the Justice Department to act in prosecuting Abedin and former FBI director James B. Comey, who the president fired in May.
Comey was fired at a time when the investigation into Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election and contacts between Moscow and Trump's campaign had intensified under him.
Responding to a lawsuit from Judicial Watch, the State Department posted online copies of Abedin's emails from her nongovernment address that had been discovered on the laptop of Weiner, during an FBI investigation.
Trump's statement came in reaction to a report in the Daily Caller that found Abedin had forwarded State Department passwords to her personal Yahoo account before Yahoo faced high-level hacks that affected all account-holders.
Previously, Trump accused Comey of leaking sensitive information after the former director testified that he had asked a friend to pass on some notes to the media.
Comey had revealed that he had taken these notes during his interactions with Trump and had asked his friend to pass on these notes to a reporter for the New York Times in hopes of securing a special prosecutor to take over the Russia investigation after he was fired.
At the time, ethics experts said Comey's actions appeared to be legally protected, provided he did not disclose classified information.
Meanwhile, in his tweet, Trump referred to the "Deep State Justice Department," an apparent reference to the president's contention that some elements of the U.S. intelligence apparatus have attempted to undermine his election.
Trump has repeatedly argued that there is no evidence that he colluded with Russian agents during the campaign.
The Justice Department appointed special counsel Robert S. Mueller III after Comey was ousted.
Mueller now continues to handle the ongoing investigation and has brought charges against former Trump aides, including former national security adviser Michael Flynn.


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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A woman wearing an orange dinosaur costume was charged with disorderly conduct after she scared two horses pulling a carriage of tourists in South Carolina, authorities said Friday.
The owner of Palmetto Carriage Works suggested it was part of a stunt by animal activists who are becoming increasingly more brazen in protesting the popular rides in South Carolina's main tourist destination.
But Charleston police didn't give a reason why 26-year-old Nicole Wells dressed up like a Tyrannosaurus rex Thursday afternoon and growled at the horses as they passed.
The horses were startled and jerked the carriage, causing the driver to fall out and injure his leg when the carriage rolled over it, Charleston Police spokesman Charles Francis said in a statement.
The animals and the tourists riding in the carriage were not hurt.
Wells turned herself into police at 9:30 a.m. Friday. She was charged with disorderly conduct and wearing a mask or disguise and released, Francis said.
A phone listing for Wells couldn't be found and it wasn't known if she had a lawyer.
Carriage driver Van Sturgeon said he saw the dinosaur costume out of the corner of his eye about the same time the horses did.
"I screamed at her three times to get out of there," he told reporters at a news conference. "The person in the suit did not move."
Sturgeon said the woman in the costume stayed nearby for a few minutes after he fell before running away.
Palmetto Carriage Works owner Tom Doyle said he has seen a recent increase in people yelling at carriage tours, trying to touch the horses and other disruptions that are dangerous to animals and people. He blamed animal activists and said his company is asking for restraining orders against some people in court.
"We see the attacks getting more and more brazen," Doyle said. "This is Charleston, the most polite city in America. We need to come together and say enough is enough."


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it's that timeMonday, September 14, 2009
So, again, I was going to try to get over here all weekend. But I got a little preoccupied. Not with any mice (haven't spotted anymore, yet) but with an empty house. Did you hear me? An empty house! My husband took the children to an LSU game (were you there beki?) and I had the house to myself. I must say, it was wonderful. It is amazing how much more you can accomplish while alone....for an extended amount of time. There was organizing, closet purging, music listening, sewing, movie watching and of course, knitting.
I spent a lot of time thinking about parts of this sweater. The pattern is written so that the top back half of this sweater is done in the reverse stockinette. As are the sleeves. And when I saw this piece finished, at the show, I liked that. It added a bit of interest and texture. However, this weekend, I decided to rip it back to the rib and do the top half in stockinette. As well as the sleeves.
A friend of mine recently gave me the Foster's Market cookbook. There are some amazing recipes in there. Of course, I flipped straight to the desserts to look for some new cookie recipes. First up were the blondies. The batter makes so much (hello 4 cups of brown sugar) that I ended up dividing it and using half of the dough one week (with heath toffee bits) freezing the other half and using it the following week (last week) with chocolate chips.
The kids liked the heath toffee bits so much better then the chocolate chips. The chocolate chips ended up being more like a chocolate chip cookie.... pie. Which has me thinking. I would really love to make an apple pie.
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Oh, I am SUCH a fan of cookie pie. I eat it on Wednesdays while watching So You Think You Can Dance. ;)ReplyDelete
Your sweater is shaping up! That's a lovely red. I can't wait to see the finished object.
Wow, the blondies look good! Thanks for the recipe link.ReplyDelete
I used to work at Foster's Market when I was a graduate student at Duke. I love that cookbook--the cakes are GREAT (and huge, and fat-laden), and the strawberry shortcakes are to die for. I don't roll the dough, though--just free-form the biscuits, and you'll get more crispy buttery parts. Mmmm, yum!ReplyDelete
(The scones and muffins are all good too--and the Chicken Tarragon salad, and, and, and...)
Mmmm.... your sweets always look and sound sooo good:)ReplyDelete
ohhhh yum blondie's are my fav although I can't seem to make them and have them turn out right. *sigh*ReplyDelete
how wonderful to have some time to yourself...alone! In fact I'd have probably spent my free time in just about the same ways that you spent yours! the sweater is coming along great...I like how you know what you like...make it your own! That is so good. I think I need some chocolate chip cookies!ReplyDelete
That is one of my all-time favorite cookbooks. You have to try the carrot cake; it's the best I've ever made or eaten!ReplyDelete
how wonderful to have a weekend to spend time on the activities of your choice with the music of your choice keeping you company! you made some great progress on your sweater!ReplyDelete
a weekend to yourself? lucky lucky girl!ReplyDelete
so glad you enjoyed your time alone! my husband was gone this weekend leaving me alone with the kiddos - a whole different kind of wonderful! your sweater is coming along beautifully. so glad you ripped it to make it work for you - i find that every time i don't rip something I end up not wearing the finished product. can't wait to see it on you!ReplyDelete
Baking and knitting - is there anything better?ReplyDelete
That sounded like the perfect "quiet weekend to yourself" weekend. A little bit of everything without interuptions. Every once in a while a mother needs one of those. :)ReplyDelete
I've been thinking about Apple Pie, too. Hope your sweater knitting goes well!ReplyDelete
A quiet weekend alone sounds like such an amazing treat! You used it well!ReplyDelete
ah, bliss. for all the love and excitement that is young feet in delight running across the floors morning and night, how good, too, the silence that is but your breath. refreshed, invigorated, centered within yourself, i know you welcomed them all home with open arms.ReplyDelete
i would really like heath toffee bits, too. :)
i think weekends like that are very important...it makes you appreciate your regular hectic busy life and also appreciate your family when you get some alone time and a chance to refresh!ReplyDelete
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The World Energy Insight 2012 is the official publication of the World Energy Council. It includes interviews, articles and case studies from a distinguished panel of World Energy Council Officers, CEOs, government ministers, academics and opinion formers from all areas of the energy sector and provides perspectives from around the globe. Government, industry and NGO's […]
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The ant invasion
Two new species of ants are invading Texas. Entomologist Dr. Bastiaan "Bart" Drees of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension visited Orange County Commissioners Court at their regular meeting Monday, Jan. 14. Drees invited community members to join him later that evening to discuss the invasive ant species spreading across Southeast Texas and the rest of the state.
Drees addressed a full house that Monday evening at the Raymond Gould Community Center in Vidor. Residents of Vidor and surrounding cities gathered to learn what they could do to fight off the pests.
"We can't have an ant-free environment," Drees said. "So, we want to control the bad ones."
Drees discussed several types of "pest" ants common in Southeast Texas.
The red imported fire ant first bites, then stings and "burns like fire." Reactions to the venom range from a small, painful welt to death.
Drees said red imported fire ants have had a $1.2 billion impact on the Texas economy and estimated that half of that was spent on products bought to eradicate ants. He said these ants are known to cause damage to electrical wiring, potentially costing big bucks to repair. He explained that one ant could get into the wiring and get shocked, killing the ant. Other ants attempt to extricate the dead ant, causing a chain reaction. Each ant is shocked and killed, eventually creating what Drees described as "a wad of ants," causing the electrical current to be interrupted.
One community member told Drees he had spent $10,000 on fire ant control and prevention. Drees said various methods are used to control red imported fire ants. He said the most effective approach is an integrated pest management system utilizing a combination of cultural, biological and chemical control methods. As an example of biological methods used to control the red imported fire ant population, Drees mentioned the introduction of phorid flies in Texas. Phorid flies from South America are one of several species of flies that attack ants. Phorid flies specifically attack red imported fire ants.
"It's a brain-eating fly," Drees said of the Phorid fly.
He explained that the fly "dive bombs" the ant, then lays an egg. After the egg hatches, the larvae migrates to the ant's head and feeds on hemolymph, muscle tissue and nervous tissue. Eventually, the fly eats the ant's whole brain. The ant then wanders aimlessly for the next couple of weeks, described by Drees as a "zombie ant." Before the fly pupates, it releases an enzyme causing the ant's head to fall off. After approximately two weeks, the fly emerges from the mouth cavity of the ant's head.
In addition to the red imported fire ant, Drees addressed issues concerning the Texas leaf-cutter ant and two non-native ant species that are experiencing a population boom in Texas, the Rasberry crazy ant and the Argentine ant.
Leaf-cutter ants, often called "town ants," collect rose petals, leaves and other organic materials. The ants take the matter underground and pile it up to grow an edible fungus, "like a yogurt culture," Drees said. He said these ants could be difficult to control because they harvest foliage from a two-acre area. The "town" is built in the trees and distributing poison through the breathing-holes is not feasible. One has to find the center of the colony and be directly on top of it for poisons to work.
The Rasberry crazy ant, newly named the tawny crazy ant, was originally named after the pest control professional who discovered them, Tom Rasberry. Drees said at this time, Rasberry crazy ants have been found in 24 counties in Texas, including Jefferson and Orange counties. Orange County Pct. 4 Commissioner Jody Crump was at the presentation. He said he received a number of calls and visits from citizens complaining and worrying about ants in the area. He said he shares in the worries of those gathered regarding the increasing population of some ant species.
"I've got Rasberry crazy ants at my house, too," Crump told concerned citizens.
This new, exotic pest ant is spreading every year, and few treatments are effective. The crazy ants ignore fire ant baits, so Drees suggested a three-part control method. He said the first step is to have a pest professional use a product like Termidor, also used for termites, and spread the poison one foot around the house or infested structure. The second step is to use a crack and crevice treatment like Phantom Barrier. Drees said step three is the use of products like Top Choice or Taurus around the rest of the property. Drees said these ants were found in bags of mulch sold in Bexar County near San Antonio, so that is one way humans are helping spread the ants. Drees also expressed concerns that Rasberry crazy ants could invade beehives causing the bees to abscond.
Drees said the Argentine ant is another invasive species Texans are dealing with lately. These ants are native to Argentina and Brazil. They are attracted to moisture and often nest under stones, boards, plants and rotting trees. Argentine ants bite but do not sting. Drees said pretty much all of California is a super colony of Argentine ants. He said normal poisons are ineffective. In California, ant control measures being used include liquid baits, which Drees said are only mildly effective in controlling the Argentine ant population. The AgriLife website says, "Injecting dusts or aerosols through small cracks around baseboards can treat nests inside wall voids. Argentine ant nests located outside can be drenched with a residual insecticide by using a compressed air sprayer. Colonies found living in flowerbeds, mulch, and leaf litter also can be treated in this manner, but with the compressed sprayer at low pressure. When Argentine ants become numerous and are the dominant species, perimeter treatments repel foraging ants and prevent them from re-infesting the property and invading structures. Insecticides used for these treatments should be a wetable powder or micro encapsulated formulation labeled for this type of application. If colonies cannot be located, bait insecticides can be used in stations, placed along foraging trails in numerous locations. Argentine ants are particularly attracted to sweet baits. Regular follow-up visits will determine if bait stations need to be replenished and if colonies have been eliminated." Drees said Argentine ants are the most difficult to control with current methods.
For general ant control and prevention, Drees suggested a two-prong approach. He said using insecticides or ant poisons on mounds in conjunction with using bait across the property is the most effective way to fight the invasion of the ants. For more information regarding ant species in Texas and pest ant control, visit the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension website at urbanentomology.tamu.edu/urban_pests.html under "Ants."
Sharon Brooks can be reached at (409) 832-1400, ext. 241.


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Since coming to power in 1999, Venezuelan dictator and socialist thug Hugo Chavez has become a ubiquitous presence on television, typically interrupting programming so he can blather on about the joys of Communism and the state controlling every aspect of your life. Yet a couple of weeks ago, while visiting the island prison of Cuba, Chavez took ill and underwent surgery. He was reportedly only going to be hospitalized for a few days but hasn't been heard from since.
Mr. Chávez has been in Cuba since June 8, when he was felled by a pelvic abscess for which he underwent an operation two days later. Soon after, Venezuelan officials said the flamboyant leader was in good health but would recuperate in Havana for a "few days."
Those few days have stretched to 11, punctuated by false alarms over the date of his return. On Monday, a ruling party lawmaker said Mr. Chávez was hours from touching down in Caracas and urged his supporters to prepare a "tremendous" welcome for him. The claim was quickly refuted on the Twitter account of Venezuela's Communications Minister Andres Izarra.
On Tuesday, Mr. Chávez made another virtual appearance. In a statement posted on Mr. Izarra's Twitter account, he lamented the death of another Venezuelan official who had sought medical treatment in Cuba.
It's striking what a horror show the Venezuelan health care system must be that even the guy running the country (into the ground) can't have an operation there. Despite the best efforts of propagandists like Michael Moore, Cuba isn't exactly a shining example of quality health care, especially when you consider the death of that other Venezuelan official.
The former official also said there was a possibility that Mr. Chávez would be hospitalized when he returned to Venezuela, another potential sign of the severity of his ailment. If it was a matter of simply treating an abscess, Mr. Chávez would likely not need a hospital at that point, the official said.
It's also worth noting that Chavez has become quite popular on Twitter, but has been about as quiet as Anthony Weiner on there since early June. Eighteen days since his last missive, although maybe he's just got a poor connection while recuperating on the island paradise. Curiously, while there's unrest in Venezuela, their dear leader is nowhere to be found.
Officials have tried to be reassuring, saying 56-year-old Chavez was recovering well and was continuing to give orders from Cuba and keep abreast of developments in Venezuela.
But many citizens remain unconvinced. All the more so that a riot last week in a prison that left 25 people dead, and an electricity crisis -- both events that would normally elicit a quick response, and perhaps hours of chatter, from the president -- have prompted no media appearance at all from Chavez.
"It's all very dark, opaque and mysterious," Ignacio Avalos, a sociology professor at the Central University of Venezuela, told AFP.
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sounds like a good time for the people of Venezuela to throw off this dirtbag and let him remain in Cuber.....hell for all we know he's dead"Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings..." Patrick Henry
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If the turd is dead already, expect Venezuela to begin improving immediately.Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
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Do not ever say that the desire to "do good" by force is a good motive. Neither power-lust nor stupidity are good motives. (Are you listening Barry)?:mad:
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Martin Rouleau needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 392 designs submitted by 66 freelance designers.
ChaletsAuQuebec.com is the biggest Website in Quebec for cottage rentals. We have more than 2000 members (owners) and more than 100 000 unique vistors per month.
We have a family of 4 Websites (2 english and 2 french) for cottage rentals :
1. http://www.ChaletsAuQuebec.com (Quebec only, french version)
2. http://www.CottagesQuebec.com (Quebec only, english version)
3. http://www.ChaletsCanadaEnLigne.com (Canada, french version)
4. http://www.CottagesCanadaOnline.com (Canada, english version)
Also, we have an other family of 4 Websites (2 english and 2 french) for bed and breakfasts :
5. http://www.GitesAuQuebec.com (Quebec only, french version)
6. http://www.BedBreakfastsQuebec.com (Quebec only, english version)
7. http://www.GitesAuCanada.com (Canada, french version)
8. http://www.BedBreakfastsCanada.com (Canada, english version)
We are targeting all people in the tourism add all people interested by an accommodation (cottage, cabin, house, bed and breakfast, inn, etc).
We have created a new look for all our Websites (8 Websites). This new template will be used for all our Websites (8 Websites). You can see our new design at http://www.chaletsauquebec.com/v2.png. So, we need a new logo for this new template and we need business cards.
IMPORTANT : The logo must have "only" one cottage or log home and tree(s). Also, it's a good idea to draw a chimney with smoke. The logo must have the color green (same as our new website template) but you can add others colors !
We need one logo for our 4 cottage Websites but the name and tag line must be different.
1. ChaletsAuQuebec.com
Location et vente de chalets au Québec
2. CottagesQuebec.com
Cottage rentals ans sales in Quebec
3. ChaletsCanadaEnLigne.com
Location et vente de chalets au Canada
4. CottagesCanadaOnline.com
Cottage rentals ans sales in Canada
Also, we need one another logo (similar to the cottages logo) for our 4 bed and breakfasts Websites but the name and tag line must be different.
5. GitesAuQuebec.com
Gîtes et auberges au Québec
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Bed and breakfasts and inns in Quebec
7. GitesAuCanada.com
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The Federal Reserve's latest action will hurt the U.S. dollar but benefit a few other trades, commodities trader Dennis Gartman said Wednesday on CNBC.
On "Fast Money," the editor of The Gartman Letter explained his gold position.
"I'm openly bullish of gold. I'm going to continue to be long of gold in yen terms," he said. "If you look at a chart of gold in yen, it is up in the course of the last month and a half. Gold in dollar terms is down. Gold in euro terms is actually down. It should continue."
Gartman also laid out how he held gold positions while shorting Japanese yen.
The Federal Reserve's announcement of continued bond-buying and low interest rates helped some assets and hurt others.
"What the Fed has just done, it's done damage to the U.S. dollar," Gartman said.
The beneficiaries, he added, would be stocks, gold and most commodities, as well as Australian, Canadian and New Zealand dollars.
Trader disclosure: On Dec. 12, 2012, the following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC's "Fast Money" were owned by the "Fast Money" traders: Mike Murphy is long AAPL; Mike Murphy is long TGT; Enis Taner is long GS; Enis Taner is long AAPL 1X2 CALL SPREAD; Enis Taner is long GOOG PUT BUTTERFLY; Enis Taner is long SPY PUTS; Enis Taner is long XRT; Pete Najarian is long AAPL; Pete Najarian is long BAC CALLS; Pete Najarian is long INTC CALLS; Pete Najarian is long RIMM CALLS; Pete Najarian is long SBUX; Pete Najarian is long FB; Pete Najarian is long MSFT; Pete Najarian is long LLY; Steve Weiss is long BAC; Steve Weiss is long JPM; Steve Weiss is long C; Steve Weiss is long FXI.


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Field Hockey: Top-ranked Derryfield School advances
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Lainee Shaughnessy tallied three goals and Berklee Vaillancourt scored twice to lead top-ranked Derryfield School of Manchester to a 6-0 victory against 16th-ranked Mascoma Valley in the preliminary round of the Division III field hockey tournament.
Shaughnessy scored two goals three minutes apart for a 2-0 lead 13 minutes into the game. Polly Carter made it 3-0 in the 27th minute and Shaughnessy accomplished her hat trick in the 34th minute. Vaillancourt scored the last two goals of the game.
Sisters Colbi and Berklee Vaillancourt each had one assist. Zoe PiSierra also notched an assist. Derryfield goalies Kate Johnson and Greer Woolley combined on the shutout win.
Derryfield, making its 11th straight quarterfinal appearance under head coach Lenny McCaigue, will host Stevens of Claremont on Saturday at 2 p.m. Stevens beat Monadnock, 1-0 in Swanzey.Newfound 7, Newport 0: In Bristol, the fifth-ranked Bears (11-4) were led by junior Karissa Bony, who accumulated five goals and one assist. Andrea Shinn (assist) and Megan Libby each scored once.Amber Plummer amassed three assists and Kayla Messersmith had one assist. Newfound goalie Megan Sharp stopped six shots in the win. Newfound meets the fourth-ranked Hawks in Hopkinton Saturday. Newport ends its season at 7-8. Hopkinton defeated Somersworth 4-0.Gilford 6, White Mountains 0: In Gilford, senior Becky Zakorchemney notched a hat trick and Mollie Dignan added three assists for 13-0-2 Gilford. Rachel Blandford and Kelsey Buckley each had one goal and one assist. Laura Zakorchemney scored one goal and Gilford goalie Ashlyn Miller notched the shutout win. Gilford will host Winnisquam on Saturday at 2 p.m.Winnisquam 3, Laconia 0: In Tilton, junior Erin McNamara scored two goals including the first goal of the game off a corner with no time left in the first half. Madison Langan assisted on the goal. Kayla Langan scored in the 49th minute. Lauren Bolstridge notched the assist. McNamara scored the insurance goal with two minutes remaining in the contest. Bolstridge gained the assist on the play. Kendra Lonergan turned back four shots for the shutout. Winnisquam is now 10-3-2 and will visit Gilford Saturday at 2 p.m.Littleton 2, Sanborn 0: In Littleton, the sixth-ranked Crusaders scored in each half. Chynna Lowe scored 5:27 into the contest. Paige Kezerian had the assist. In the 41st minute Amanda Tran score the insurance. Tianna Sparks tallied the assist. Littleton goalie Morgan Ross turned back one save. Littleton will travel to Berlin for a Saturday quarterfinal game at 2 p.m. Berlin knocked off Conant 5-0.