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I know – this is a shameless plug for our BBQ shop. But, sometimes the information being delivered demands some attention – even if it is from within!
Our BBQ Shop is located at: 21 South Livermore Ave. Livermore, CA in the Historic Blacksmith Square. We regularly have Big Green Eggs on sale and offer prices significantly under retail. Please visit our website for more information at: www.greenleafbbq.com – We can drop ship special orders as well!
Here are 10 of the best reasons ever to invest in a Big Green Egg…
1. They can hover at the magic 250 degree mark for almost 24 hours with a good lump charcoal fire – making the "Low & Slow" style a reality.
2. They are supremely efficient users of fuel – Good charcoal is expensive and getting more so.
3. They can really do a great job as a grill – those temps can easily get to 500 – 700 degrees and stay there for over an hour – if you have a "steak night" for 15 folks, this will come in handy.
4. They look cool.
5. They make you cooler!
6. They will last forever & include a limited LIFETIME warranty – Parts are commonly available and easily replaceable.
7. The array of ceramic accessories will allow perfect indirect heating & a wonderful brick over flavored pizza on a Big Green Egg Pizza Stone.
8. There is nothing that cannot be cooked to perfection with a little practice of fire management & technique – a VERY forgiving BBQ.
9. Air flow is managed at both ends and the adjustments actually work, unlike junk grills that have air flow vents more for cosmetic reasons.
10. Cooking technique that is learned in a kitchen can easily be applied to this charcoal fired porcelain oven – learn fire technique & the world will be your oyster.
I don't really need to go on any more – "Backyard Nirvana" is possible and now within reach.
Seriously, these are wonderful BBQ units that will be enjoyed for years…a true investment. Consider renting one from us for $50 a day – we'll take the rental expense off of your bill should you decide to buy.
Green Leaf BBQ is proud to announce the arrival of our newest BBQ product. "California Vineyard Smoke Woods". These Oak wood pieces were infused with wine as they assisted in the process of making great California Wines. Green Leaf BBQ has partnered with many wineries to bring you a truly superior BBQ smoke wood. From small cubes to smoke in that gas grill, larger pieces to mix into the charcoal pile on your Weber and longer slats for that stick burning smoker rig.
Reviews have been coming in… John Ruloff, a Big Green Egg Rep. and BBQ competitor in Fairfield Ca. took some with him to the 6th Annual West Coast BBQ Championships this past weekend. Visitors chattered, "The wood was great" others, "With the right amount, the smoke flavor was unique and interesting", another commented, "something different".
Recommended Use: Place about 8 pieces on the fire as you are locking in the temperature of the BBQ. By the time things have settled down to the magic 250 +/- degree mark, the pieces should be producing a nice light smoke. Keep in mind, if the pieces are tossed on a huge flaming fire, they will just burn up. The burning isn't what will give you a unique smoked flavor…so remember those Low & Slow cooking methods. Some folks soak them in more wine, others in water, others go dry. Experiment with what works best for you.
Big Green Egg & Weber WSM & UDS: Toss them or stir the pieces into the charcoal bed and catch the temperature you like. Remember it is easier to capture temps that are rising as the fire is growing – it is difficult to put the brakes on a monster hot fire and bring the temps down.
Weber Kettle: Set up for an indirect fire – add the smoke wood as the temps stabilize around the edges of the fire. I use foil covered bricks down the center of my kettle & make the fire on one side. The bricks radiate heat well – extending and stabilizing the length of a usable fire.
Gas Grill: Fill your smoker box with a handful of the small cubes – get them smoking – not burning – then add your meat. Some people dedicate a burner for the smoke box, it may be easier to moderate the burn/smoke rate to your tastes.
Smoke Note: NEVER try to smoke your food while the BBQ is billowing white smoke, thick white smoke will make your food taste like garbage and it will turn black and sooty. Please wait until there are nice clean wisps of smoke and heat – then add your food. (If your fire lacks oxygen – air flow – there will be continuous white smoke – add some air to stabilize the burning characteristics and clean up that smoke)
Availability: If you're interested in purchasing California Vineyard Smoke Woods, visit our online store, Visit our website at: http://www.greenleafbbq.com and click "Shop Online". First shipments go out Sept. 14th.
Wholesale interests: Please email: firstname.lastname@example.com or call (209) 342-7878.
So we all know that steaks like to be cooked HOT. I've cooked plenty of steaks this way & as long as they have good marbling, they come out great. This usually means steaks like a Rib Eye in the USDA Choice category at a minimum.
Carrie and I stoked the Egg one eve and whipped out this amazing steak cooked at over 700 degrees in the Egg. Keep in mind that as long as the internal temps in a steak stay around 120 -125 degrees – the meat stays red and juicy inside. When the temps get higher than that, the steak begins to cook through. Your job as a BBQ master is to cook that steak in as little time as it takes to lightly char the exterior & leave a tender pink interior with as little grey around the edges of the pink as possible. Of course if the preference is more of a medium or we done steak -LOWER the temps at which you cook it.
For what is's worth, many steak afficionados love the Medium Rare steak & that is my taste as well…
We used some of the Rub Co. "Santa Maria" product as our base & added butter, garlic & rosemary near the end. I like to add the herbal ingredients late in the cook so that the flame doesn't just burn them off – you can see the coarse garlic & rosemary in the photos.
If you haven't tried this style of steak cooking – it will probably take some practice – everything happens pretty fast. Don't give up, as the reward is all the equal of a Morton's, Ruth's Chris etc. type of steak -except the price! So go fire that BBQ, get your self a great cut of meat and go to work!


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Search for Garden County, NE birth records. A birth records search contains information on proof of identity, proof of citizenship, name of the baby, date and time of birth, parental information, applying for a Social Security number, passport applications, name changes, receiving governmental benefits, requesting a birth certificate, applying for a birth certificate, and conducting genealogical research.
The Garden County Clerk is responsible for maintaining important documents for a county or local area, including vital documents like Garden County birth records. These birth records include birth certificates that list the baby's name, date of birth, time of birth, and the location, as well as personal information about the parents. A Nebraska birth certificate acts as legal proof of birth and citizenship, and it may be required to apply for a NE driver's license or passport, receive a Social Security number, or apply for government services. Other birth records include demographic records on birth, which are useful for researchers, as well as records on birth that can be used for Garden County genealogical research. Birth records can be requested online at the Clerk Office website.
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Garden County Hospitals provide a variety of medical services to patients of all ages, including labor and delivery services. When a baby is born at a Hospital in Garden County, Nebraska, it creates birth records for the birth. These can include ceremonial Garden County birth certificates which list the baby's name, date of birth, weight and length, and the Hospital's name, as well as information about the parents. These ceremonial birth certificates cannot act as legal proof of identity in Nebraska, but they may be a valuable source of information on an individual's birth. Hospitals also maintain demographic information on babies born at their facility, which may be accessible to researchers.
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This year there are five female recipients of a Nobel Prize, which sets a record for female winners throughout the Prize's 114 year long history. Who are the winners?
1. Elinor Ostrom, 76, an American political scientist from Indiana University who made history by being the first woman to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her research that examines how common resources–such as forests, fisheries, oil fields, and grazing lands–are more efficiently managed by local communities than by private corporations or the government. She was awarded it alongside fellow American Oliver Williamson for their work in economic governance.
Ostrom was constantly discouraged from being an economist because she was a woman, but her accomplishment in being the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Economics shows that she broke through a glass ceiling. It serves as an inspiring reminder that girls and women can succeed in historically male dominated fields.
2. Elizabeth H. Blackburn, 60, and Carol W. Greider, 48, who were both awarded the 2009 Nobel Prize in Medicine with Jack W. Szostak for their work in figuring out how chromosomes protect themselves from degrading during cell division. Blackburn is American and Greider has dual US-Australian citizenship.
3. Ada Yonath, 70, an Israeli, who shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Americans Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas Steitz for their work on atom-by-atom description of ribosomes.
4. Herta Mueller, 56, a Romanian-born German writer who won the Nobel Prize in literature for her writings on life behind the Iron Curtain.
Ever since the conception of the Nobel Prizes, only 40 women around the world have been awarded them. It's excellent that women are finally getting more recognition for the significant work that they've done. Congratulations to all of them!


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This superior wicker outdoor bistro set is maintenance free and incredibly comfortable as the cushions are included. This rattan 2 seat set consists of 2 reclining dining chairs with full length cushions and a rattan 70cm diameter bistro table. The chairs are delivered assembled.
The rattan high back chair reclines in any position of your choice, due to an ingenious hydraulic reclining mechanism.
We use 8mm double half moon rattan weave because:
- aesthetics – the thick weave gives a solid classic look
- more substantial furniture – it takes much more raw material to make this product as the 8mm rattan fibre is thicker than standard flat rattan fibre
- strength – it takes much longer to weave double half moon rattan but the end product is heavier and lasts longer
- better cushions – high grade cushion material/foam is specified to complement the 8mm rattan
- cleaning – this rattan is easily cleaned even with a hose down.
Also known as resin weave or woven wicker, rattan outdoor furniture is basically extruded polypropylene fibre, woven onto a metal frame. Polypropylene was first used in the 1980s in the garden furniture industry to manufacture stacking resin chairs, loungers and garden tables.
Virgin Aluminium – our superior rattan patio furniture has aluminium frames to ensure the strongest welding. The extruded polypropylene is woven to the powder coated aluminium frame, unlike some manufacturers who use a less expensive steel frame which is prone to rusting.
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Best Buy Co. Inc. is exiting the venture capital business.
Over the past five years, the company's venture capital unit — Best Buy Capital — had invested millions of dollars in eight early-stage start-ups with the hopes of exclusively selling new technology through its retail stores.
But as new CEO Hubert Joly redirects Best Buy's resources toward core store and online operations, the company is winding down Best Buy Capital, according to two sources with knowledge of the situation. Best Buy officials declined to comment, except to say the unit still exists.
Joly is cutting costs and redirecting Best Buy's cash toward more immediate issues: rebooting store operations, matching competitors' prices, and overhauling its inventory and digital operations. The company recently laid off 400 people at its corporate headquarters, the start of a campaign to reduce costs by $700 million over the next few years. Wall Street has praised Joly's efforts as the company's stock price has roughly doubled since December.
Given Joly's priorities, it makes perfect sense for the company to eliminate its venture capital unit, analysts say. Best Buy needs positive impact now, so investing in start-ups whose financial and technological benefits could be years away does not fit into that equation, said Carol Spieckerman, president of Newmarketbuilders, a consulting firm.
"You can expect new leadership to prune anything that's a distraction from their mission of turning around their core business," Spieckerman said.
When the company launched Best Buy Capital in 2008, supporters touted the move as an innovative way to stay abreast of the latest technology coming out of Silicon Valley. Best Buy, after all, considered itself a technology company and wanted to cultivate ties with venture capitalists, the very people who kept their eyes on promising start-ups.
"We formed strong relationships with Silicon Valley," said Kim Garretson, Best Buy's former liaison to the venture capital community who now works at Ovative/Group, a digital marketing agency in Minneapolis. "We liked the fact that they could use us in their due diligence" of potential investments.
For example, Best Buy could work with a start-up to test-market a product. That relationship could further develop into an exclusive distribution agreement or an outright acquisition in which the company could sell the product under its own brands like Insignia and Rocketfish.
But some critics thought the company was a waste of time and money. A low-margin mass retailer really has no place in the high-risk, long-payoff-period world of venture capital. And if Best Buy really wanted exclusive access to a new product, the prospect of selling that product through more than 1,000 stores in North America, not venture money, should be enough to win over start-ups.
Though Garretson supported Best Buy Capital, he is not surprised Best Buy will end the program.
The retailer is trying to "rationalize" its store space to boost profits per store, which means Best Buy will likely stock its shelves with merchandise from large and proven vendors such as Samsung and Sony, Garretson said.
Still, Joly has previously said he wants to expand Best Buy's private label brands by acquiring or licensing brands from manufacturers like Hitachi and JVC. Best Buy's private label brands make up roughly 5 percent of the store's overall product mix. Retail experts say that number should be more like 20 to 25 percent.
Spieckerman said Best Buy can still boost its private-label business without resorting to complicated investments. "A lot of things can be done through strategic partnerships," she said. "You don't have to own something."
Indeed, Best Buy boasts an outfit called New Blue Innovators Program, a unit of Best Buy Exclusive Brands business. New Blue, which sponsored TechCrunch's annual Disrupt conference in San Francisco last year, offers start-ups help in product development, sourcing, logistics, marketing and distribution.
"We have the people, skills, partners, and infrastructure to significantly accelerate speed-to-market and provide a direct path to retail," New Blue's website said.
In other words, do everything that Best Buy Capital promised, but without actually having to invest money in the start-up. Best Buy declined to say whether New Blue survived recent corporate cuts. TechCrunch does not list it as a sponsor for its conference in New York next month.
As for Best Buy Capital, the company does not disclose its portfolio, but a database operated by TechCrunch says Best Buy participated in seven deals that raised about $56 million. In addition, a Canadian company called Solegear Bioplastics Inc. announced in January that it received an undisclosed investment from Best Buy Capital.
"We are still in close contact with Best Buy," said Solegear chief marketing officer Stephanie Zahn.
What role, if any, Best Buy will continue to play with these start-ups remains an open question. The future roles of Best Buy Capital's leaders also are unclear, including Kuk Yi, the unit's founder and top executive, and co-founder Winnie Zeng.
Zeng sits on the board of directors for Valencell, a start-up that is developing biometric sensors based on the human ear. Yi serves as a director for IMVU, a social entertainment firm.


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She is getting ready to show her innermost self to Fabi. There will be no secrets between them. Fabi is skilled at drawing out everything that is hidden. But she will let that happen only when the moment is exactly right. Pity poor Dominika. Again and again she is brought right up to to the point of no return.
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2011 AMSOIL GT VMP Tuning Tuneup - Calibrated For Power
We add 72 rwhp to our AMSOIL GT with the help of VMP Tuning, JLT Performance, and Whipple Superchargers
I turn the key and the engine comes to life. The door closes, I pull the belts tight, and as I shift the transmission into First, the world seemingly goes quiet as my attention is consumed by the task ahead. A bead of sweat runs down my face as I roll into the burnout box. First gear. Second gear. Tire smoke consumes the back of the car, and as I release the brake, our Amsoil GT rolls out of the cloud it just created.
Inching towards the starting line, I stop at the hint of the pre-stage bulb. With my left foot planted on the brake pedal, I bring the revs up and bump the car into the staged position. The lights seemingly take forever to come down-as if they are moving in slow motion. Finally, I peel my foot from the brake and stand on the gas pedal just as the light flashes green.
In the next instant, the nose comes up a little and the rear tires dig in. The tach passes 7,400 rpm and the transmission violently shifts into Second gear. The whine of the supercharger and the scream of the exhaust fill the driver's compartment. There are two more shifts and I cross the stripe at close to 130 mph.
Wow! It's hard to believe that our AMSOIL Mustang GT has so few performance mods and is so bloody fun to drive. The rush of a mid-10-second quarter-mile pass is an amazing feeling, especially when you've taken the car from stock to its current state in your own garage.
The transformation of our Mustang from stock to showcar/racecar has been lengthy, but a fun and rewarding process nonetheless. After over seven months of anticipation, we finally hit the track. In our first outing, we laid down low-11-second quarter-mile times without really trying. Last month, we swapped the torque converter and changed the rearend gears. Although a lack of tuning and soupy Florida air didn't let us see the big gains we were hoping for, our 60-foot times were greatly reduced, which hinted that we were on the right track-literally.
This month we're at it again, and although we aren't going to spend a lot of time changing parts, we are going to dyno-tune the engine and trans, and then revisit the track. In our last installment, we headed to the Bradenton Motorsports Park without changing the tune for the parts we added. I know, I know-that's a no-no. But we were pressed for time, and it gave us a real A-to-B comparison. Well, now it's tuning time!
The day started on our in-house Dynojet 224XLC chassis dyno. Justin Starkey, owner of VMP Tuning, made the trip from Deltona, Florida, to our Tampa Snap-on Tech Center to handle the changes to the calibration. Knowing we wanted to make more power and ultimately go faster, we called Whipple Superchargers, which produces the FRPP kit on our car, and ordered two smaller blower pulleys-a 3.125- and a 3.000-inch version. We also tapped JLT Performance for one of its Big Air cold-air intake systems for supercharged '11 GTs. JLT's Big Air kit fits all Roots or twin-screw supercharger systems for the '11 GT, with the exception of the Kenne Bell with a twin 75mm throttle body. By the time you read this, the kit will also be available in plastic as well as carbon fiber.
Follow along as we tune and track-test our AMSOIL Mustang GT, and check out www.musclemustangfastfords.com for exclusive video from both our Snap-on Tech Center and Bradenton Motorsports Park.


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For nearly a hundred years, the EIC's membership was made up of engineers of various disciplines of mechanil, civil, geotechnil, chemil and electril engineering. Starting in 1970, subgroups decided to incorporate as independent societies that also remained as EIC Constituent societies. Hence started the slow transition to what the EIC officially beme in 1986: a federation of technil societies. As such, the EIC no longer offers individual memberships. There are now 14 constituent societies that are part of the EIC federation, to whose societies belong over 30,000 nadian engineers.
The Mission of the EIC is to:
- Recognize outstanding engineers from amongst the members of its constituent societies by awarding senior medals and inducting Fellows at an annual Awards Gala.
- Assure the quality of lifelong learning programs by authorising learning providers to issue continuing edution credits (CEUs) to engineering professionals.
- Preserve engineering history and archives.
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- Organise series of national conferences on topics of interest to nadians and a broad spectrum of the engineering community: e.g. Climate Change Technologies, Development of the North.
- Manage the EIC Fund, a registered charity (see below).
- Provide administrative services to member societies; e.g. CSME and CSEM.
The EIC does not get involved in regulatory matters. The latter is the purview of Engineers nada and its provincial/territorial licensing bodies.
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The EIC FUND, the charitable arm of the EIC, plays a meaningful role in furthering the Engineering Institute of nada's long history of initiatives to foster and advance engineering knowledge and uses in nada. ?Its primary aim is to support the recognition of excellence and the advancement of engineering and engineering edution in nada. It is a registered nadian charity and donations to it n be acknowledged with an official receipt.
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- Annually recognizes outstanding engineers from amongst the members of the EIC Constituent Societies with Fellowships and Medals at a prestigious awards gala.
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Decisions on uses of the EIC FUND are made by the EIC Council (whose members are its trustees). Only EIC Constituent Societies and their active members may apply for funding from the EIC FUND. To apply, applints must submit a completed grant applition?(see form attached) directly to their own?Constituent Society, which shall review such requests and, if found suitable, recommend them to the EIC Council.
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Data collected as part of the ABS 2009-10 Survey of Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events shows that the most popular cultural venue was the cinema with 67% of adult Australians having attended in the 12 months prior to interview. The next most popular cultural venues were zoological parks and aquariums and botanic gardens with attendance rates of 37% and 35% respectively. Females were found to be more likely than men to attend all cultural venues and events. State, local and national libraries were found to have the highest rate of repeat visits of all cultural venues, with 70% of library attendees visiting at least 5 times in the preceding 12 months. The latest attendance data has also been included in the Museum, Environmental heritage, Libraries and archives, Performing arts and Film and video chapters. Information collected as part of the survey itself can be found in the publication Attendance at Selected Cultural Venues and Events, Australia, 2009-10 (cat. no. 4114.0).
According to data obtained from the Household Expenditure Survey, Australia: Summary of Results, 2009-10 (cat. no. 6530.0) 4% of Australians' total expenditure was on cultural goods and services in 2009-10. The largest amount was spent on televisions ($3,350m) followed by the payment of TV fees ($2,295m). Spending on televisions increased sizeably since 2003-04 with weekly expenditure rising from $3.41 in 2003-04 to $7.65 in 2009-10. Average weekly expenditure on cultural goods and services rose from $36.40 in 2003-04 to $45.39 in 2009-10.
Volunteers play an integral role in supporting cultural industries with the latest data on the participation of volunteers finding that 403,900 people undertook voluntary work for a heritage and arts organisation in the 12 months prior to interview. This represents 7% of the population aged 18 years and over. More information on volunteer participation can be found in the ABS publication Voluntary Work, Australia, 2010 (cat. no. 4441.0).
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Defining Moments
Cade Melerine was born on a steamy summer afternoon in New Orleans, Louisiana on July 10, 1997. Little did I realize just how much my life would change that day. I've taken care of many nieces, nephews and godchildren, but Cade would by my first born son. The first of five; that was my initial plan. I was a natural at making children laugh. After all, that's what uncles and godfathers do. We make them laugh, have fun, feed them junk food and send them home.
But Cade would be the first we couldn't send home. There he was, covered in a mass of white greasy goo. He looked like something out of a science fiction horror movie. Actually, he was rather adorable once the nurse cleaned him up. His lungs filled with air as he cried for the first time.
I held that beautiful slime covered baby tightly, hoping not to drop him. Slowly I swayed until the crying stopped. His dark eyes opened widely as he took in the world around him.
"So Helena's a boy." My wife, Julee smiled as I laid Cade on her chest. We didn't want to know the sex of the baby. We wanted it to be a surprise. Surprised we were. I had just painted the room a soft pastel yellow. We figured that would be a neutral color. I also painted an image of Tinkerbell fluttering around the bassinet leaving a trail of pixie dust in the midst. Ok, so we had a strong feeling it was a girl. Helena Janice Melerine would be named after both our deceased mothers. Instead, Cade was named after his place of conception. Cade's Cove is a charming valley nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. A week-long getaway brought home a lifetime of memories.
By the time he was nine months old my sister, Iris had Cade saying "Nana." That's what Cade calls her. Iris is fifteen years older than me and has been by sister, friend and mother figure all of my life. She's the closest thing Cade will ever have to a grandmother. With some effort on our part, Cade soon followed with "mama" and "dada."
Things were going great for our new family. We had a new home; an amazingly well behaved baby and I just started a new job where I didn't have to work sixty hours per week. I remember a conversation I had with a co-worker.
"I was getting worried about my daughter," my colleague informed me. "But her pediatrician assured me that she is progressing at a normal rate."
It was nice to see my co-worker relieved. I could sense the feeling of worry she had lately. "That's good news."
"The doctor said not to compare her to kids like Cade," she continued. "Cade is progressing at an advanced level."
He really was. Cade was quite the chatterbox by his second birthday. "I love Nana most," "Give me cookies," "Let's watch Teletubbies." All this changed six months later. Cade developed a high spiking fever out of nowhere. He began trembling and stiffened with sudden jerks. The convulsions continued and looked like spasms or seizures. Immediately we rushed him to Children's Hospital.
Panicked, I dialed 911 along the way. "My son is burning up and having convulsions!"
"Ma'am," the dispatcher tried her best to relax me. "I need you to remain calm."
Calm was not an option. I stormed through the emergency room doors cackling in hysteria. Only once Cade was admitted did I sit back and regain my manly voice.
"Your son is going to be fine," the doctor assured me. "Febrile seizures can be frightening but within an hour or so everything is back to normal."
Relieved, we left the hospital with our son and a bottle of Motrin. But things weren't going to be fine and slowly Cade vanished in silence. My world was cast into darkness. Everything went dark. My son was gone. Our happy baby boy was no longer using the skills that labeled him advanced. He wasn't even crying. Crying is a baby's first form of communication. Any attentive parent learns their child's many cries. I knew when he was hungry, sleepy or hurting. I knew when he wanted to be held. I even knew when he dirtied his diaper just by the sound of his cry. But Cade was no longer crying those familiar cries. Cade's only sound was a piercing scream. With every scream I scrambled to comfort him.
We began hearing the word "autism" and I began thinking of all the reasons it couldn't be autism. After all people with autism are born that way. Not Cade, he was advanced. People with autism avoid eye contact. Cade looked me in the eye with no problem. Autistic children tend to line toy cars in a single row and spin their wheels. Cade played with toy cars just like any other child. To prove it, I bought more and more toy cars. I raced them around the room until my knees scabbed over. No matter how much I denied it Cade had autism. But why the sudden change? Was his high fever a factor?
With regression, typically developing children start to lose previously acquired abilities. This is most evident in their loss of speech and fine motor skills. Regressive autism usually occurs between the ages of 15 to 30 months. There are some reports that link regression with seizures and some that don't. Cade hasn't experienced seizures since that day. Reports have also linked autism to such things as pollution, pesticides, genetics, parental age, prescriptions taken by the mother, vaccines and gluten. Whether or not any of these things cause autism isn't my expertise. I am not a scientist, neurologist or psychologist. I am merely a parent. As a parent, my job is figuring out the best way to deal with all this crap.
Drifting gloomily in a cloud of darkness was proving not to be the best way. I had to kick my self-pity aside and focus on my son. There are defining moments in life that shape who you are. The pain, sorrow and loss will either break you or transform you into something more powerful than you ever imagined. I was now Cade's voice and this was going to be his best life possible. We began extensive speech and occupational therapies, none of which was covered by insurance. Our usual response from the insurance company sounded a bit like this, "I'm sorry Mr. Melerine but this type of coverage is reserved for stroke and accident victims." We spent an average of $2,000 per month on doctors and therapists. Our bank accounts were drained and our credit cards were maxed out. But, little by little Cade began responding to these treatments.
In all honesty, Cade's therapists used many of the same techniques I've seen animal trainers use. If Cade performed the requested task he was rewarded immediately. This helped Cade associate the reward with the proper action. Positive reinforcement made Cade more likely to repeat the desired behavior. Unfortunately, it also gave him a deep fondness for Cheeto's. Consistency was key. Whatever the therapist did in her office we did at home. Before long, I was narrating my every move.
"I am making a sandwich."
"I am getting a napkin"
"I am walking to the table with my sandwich."
"Oh damn! I tripped over the dog and dropped my sandwich"
By his second grade school year at Arabi Elementary we noticed great improvements. Using visual cues, he was able to complete simple reading and math assignments. Individualized Education Programs (IEP's) are developed by school administrators and the child's parents. IEP's are required for all children receiving special education services. Meetings are held at least once per year to determine if goals for the child are being achieved. That year's IEP was one I will never forget.
"We've noticed something new with Cade," his teacher informed us.
Dreadfully I asked, "What is it?"
"Well," she paused for a moment. "Cade has been saying a few new phrases."
Sounded great to me so far. "What's wrong with that?" I thought to myself.
His teacher continued. "He's been saying 'Oh damn!' 'Oh shit!' and my favorite 'Oh fuck!'"
Hard as I tried, I couldn't stop smiling. "What made him say this?" I asked.
"The first time I noticed was after he dropped his pencil," she continued. "Now every time he drops or bumps into something he lets it out."
"Wow!" I exclaimed. "So he's using it appropriately."
"Well it's never appropriate for a seven-year-old, Mr. Melerine."
"Ok," I chuckled and continued. "We'll work on that."
Cade's teacher and her aids were all wonderful. However, there was no autism specific programs in the St. Bernard Parish school system. Cade's classroom consisted of children with varying degrees of disabilities. At the time, there was only one school with programs specifically targeting autism. The school was located in uptown New Orleans and the tuition was well over $20,000 per school year. The school offered no financial aid, no transportation and no after school care. One of us would have to quit working just to get him there. It was financially impossible.
Then, later that same year the unimaginable happened. Hurricane Katrina ravaged through southern Louisiana leaving miles of mass destruction. We lost more than our home on August 29, 2005. We lost our entire community. How did Cade handle such change? Like a champ. In fact he handled it much better than I did. I've always heard of keeping things routine for autistic kids. However, what good is it to shelter a child from change in an ever changing world?
Seeking long term refuge we found ourselves near Charlotte, North Carolina. We were in a cute little southern town that we often referred to as Pleasantville. In Belmont we found peace. Although we had no material possessions, we had a roof over our heads and we had love. The best part was that public schools in this area offered autism specific programs and they were free. There was a reason that storm blew us here.
For the next six years Cade was doing great. Granted, what we considered great others would consider chaotic. Having a child with disabilities is never easy. But, you learn to count your blessings.
Throughout our many ups and downs we remained strong. I've always been an easy going guy but when it comes to my son I'm a fighter. I've been fighting for Cade all of his life. However, there was one fight that nearly broke me. Cade had been on numerous medications most of his life. Wanting to do what's best for our child we did what doctors recommended. Unfortunately, none of the medications ever really helped. In fact he had negative side effects from every last one of them. Despite all our trials with medication, nothing prepared us for the beast he became when his doctor prescribed antipsychotic drugs. Our family was lost in desolation and despair. We were losing Cade to a streak of violence that was inconceivable. The fight was hardly worth fighting. What good is fighting when you've already lost the person you've been fighting for?
"With autism," his doctor continued, "violence during puberty is a very common occurrence." Several long-term facilities were recommended. The thought of institutionalizing my son weighed heavily on my heart. I questioned Cade being prescribed anti-psychotic drugs. His doctor stood firmly behind the medication. "Without the medication your son would be dangerous Mr. Melerine."
The plaque on his wall did not impress me. Sure he graduated from a very prestigious university, but I'm a parent. Parents have something no degree can ever equal. We have intuition. Our gut feeling lets us know the difference between a hungry cry and a dirty diaper cry. My child was crying silently beneath his monstrous facade. It was time for this fighter to make a comeback. Convinced that a parent can make a difference I quit my banking job to be a stay at home dad. The non-stop violence stopped when the antipsychotic drugs stopped. Funny thing is I didn't need a degree to figure that out. I just needed to be a parent.
Kelly Jude Melerine


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Rocksbox Review Vol. 004!
I received my fifth Rocksbox last week – So technically, this post should be volume five, but I didn't get a chance to share with you my fourth box before I returned it. I did share a photo on Instagram if you'd like to take a peek.
I'm a huge fashion jewelry and accessory junkie, so I can't help but get really excited each time I find a Rocksbox package on my doorstep.
What is Rocksbox? Rocksbox is a fashion jewelry based subscription service where members pay $19/month to rent an unlimited amount of designer jewelry. A stylist will handpick (3) pieces suited to your taste (based on your style survey & preferences) and will be promptly mailed to you. You can wear your items as often as you'd like up to 60 days. Whenever you feel like it, you can place the items in the prepaid enclosed padded mailer, and drop it in your nearest mailbox. In no time, a new package will be sent your way! There's no minimum amount of time you have to wait before sending your items back. If you decide that none of the items are for you, you can send the package back right away and you'll receive a new selection. If you love any of the items and can't give it up, you can purchase any of the items for 20% the retail price. To read more about the service, check out the FAQs.
My box contained:
- CC Skye Turnlock Cage Cuff in Black and Gold (retail price $175)
- Gamine Zara Rings in Mixed Metals (retail price $56)
- Urban Gem Pave Spike Earrings (retail price $42)
I'm pretty happy with my box. I requested CC Skye, and as always, Rocksbox delivers. I typically love all of CC Skye's designs, but the bracelet really isn't my style. I also wore the Gamine rings a couple of times, but they aren't really anything out of the ordinary. As for the earrings – I love them! Totally my style and I made sure to login to my Rocksbox account and purchased them right away! I didn't have to give much thought because they were actually the least expensive piece I received ($33.60 with the special member price).
I'd also like to mention how quickly I've been receiving my new box after I've sent a previous one back. Within three days, I'll receive a notification from Rocksbox that my package was received, and shortly after I'll receive another email with a tracking number for my new box. Within a couple of days, I'll receive my new box! From the moment I drop it in the mailbox, to the moment I've got a new package in my hands, it's usually around 6 days.
Here's a peek at the items I've kept so far from my current and previous boxes…
That gorgeous necklace was from my last box. It's by Loren Hope. Her jewelry is so amazing!
My overall opinion about Rocksbox has remained the same throughout my membership. I absolutely love it and the idea hasn't gotten old or boring. I love that I'm continuing to get introduced to new designers that I wouldn't have known otherwise. It might not be great for my wallet, but I love having the knowledge of different brands. Thanks to my first Rocksbox, I discovered CC Skye, which is now one of my top favorite designers! I've collected at least twenty CC Skye pieces since then (clearly I have issues).
The customer service is also fantastic. If you are looking for something specific, such as an item with a specific color or style for a special occasion or event, just let them know and they will try to send you something that fits that description of what you want. In my last box, I had a great pair of earrings that I was able to wear to a bridal shower and wedding.
As always, to rack up some purchase credits with the company, you can share photos of your Rocksbox jewels on Instagram and Twitter and tag Rockbox to receive a $5 credit. You can build up quite the tab to purchase items that you may want to keep!
iFabbo and Rocksbox is providing my readers with an awesome discount code of 50% OFF your first three months ($9.50/month) by using the promo code FABB. If you feel that Rocksbox isn't for you, don't worry, you can cancel your membership at any time.


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I'm trying to install ArcGIS server 10 (Windows 7 32-bit) and I found problem in the installation of ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .net Framework - Web ADF Runtime.
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ArcGIS Server 10 - Web ADF Runtime cannot be installed on your machine. Web ADF Runtime requires Microsoft internet information services which has not been found on your system.


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Almost 30 years ago this bench, below, was the first thing she bought for her garden.
We turned our heads to him, in unison, "No, never again !"
Notice the dreadful mulch? Worst thing about college for landscape design, promoting mulch. This garden now has dwarf sarcoccocca to spread and hold the soil. Evergreen, shade, it blooms fragrantly in February. It was difficult to find, and expensive when found. A victim of the contraction of the retail/wholesale garden center industries. Doubt I'll be putting it into plans in the future as often as in the past.
Garden & Be Well, XO Tara


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San Geronimo Golf Course [Photo by: TL Cager, Panoramio]
Valley Sunset [Photo by:Colleen Proppe, flickr]
San Geronimo is one of 5 hamlets in the San Geronimo Valley Community along with Lagunitas, Nicasio, Woodacre, and Forest Knolls. The Valley is located just west of Fairfax – a thriving, eco-conscious and diverse community with a wonderfully large locally-owned organic & natural foods grocery, solar-powered Movie Theater, parks, coffee shops, fine dining, art and more. The San Geronimo Valley is known for mountain biking, hiking, equestrian sports, organic farming, art and music. The San Geronimo Public School offers a choice of Montessori or Open School education programs. A Waldorf charter school is about 8 minutes from Forest Knolls en route to Fairfax. Special features of Valley Living include: the Arti Café, a Michelin rated local, organic Indian Restaurant; an active Senior Services program at the Valley Cultural & Community Center; world renowned Spirit Rock Meditation Center and the beautiful San Geronimo Golf Course that is open to the public & rated #1 in Marin County 5 years in a row. The Valley has several places that offer sports for all ages, yoga, music programs and meditation. Forest Knolls is approximately twenty minutes from the beach, a few miles to Samuel P. Taylor State Park, less than 45 minutes to the Golden Gate Bridge, and an hour to California's Napa wine country. It's more than a place to live, it's a lifestyle.
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The first of Apple's new short URLs to promote the App Store went big with public exposure during the Super Bowl on Sunday, when an ad for the upcoming Star Trek into Darkness movie showed a link to a companion app at AppStore.com/StarTrekApp. Apple had recently alerted developers that it created the service in order to make it easier to promote apps with an easier-to-remember Web address, but the URLs had not received any real screen-time before yesterday's Super Bowl game.
According to a tech note for developers, AppStore.com URLs are generated automatically and can link to individual apps or to a developer's landing page. The links will redirect to whichever country's App Store a user is linked to, and they can also link to Mac App Store apps by slightly modifying the URL.
Because the links are generated automatically, a URL could point to multiple apps with the same name. In such cases, the URL will load a search listing for the particular name. Apple recommends that developers carefully choose unique app names to prevent conflicts. Apple also noted that AppStore.com effectively replaces short links that previously used itunes.com.
As noted by CNET, the AppStore.com domain name wasn't originally owned by Apple. According to a 2011 Bloomberg TV interview with Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff, Apple CEO Steve Jobs had given him advice in 2003 to build an ecosystem around his enterprise CRM product. That advice resulted in the company's "App Exchange." But early on in its development, Salesforce.com used the name "App Store," so the company had registered a corresponding domain name and trademark. When Jobs announced the App Store for iPhone in 2008, Benioff gave both the trademark and domain to Apple as a gift to thank Jobs for his advice.


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|About us
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The Convention on the Recognition of Qualifications concerning Higher Education in the European
Region was developed by the Council of Europe and UNESCO and adopted by national representatives meeting in Lisbon on 8 - 11 April 1997. Most European countries have since ratified this Council of Europe/ UNESCO Convention – usually referred to as the Lisbon Convention.
Among the main points of the Council of Europe/UNESCO Convention are the following:
* Holders of qualifications issued in one country shall have adequate access to an assessment of these qualifications in another country.
* No discrimination shall be made in this respect on any ground such as the applicant's gender, race, colour, disability, language, religion, political opinion, national, ethnic or social origin.
* The responsibility to demonstrate that an application does not fulfil the relevant requirements lies with the body undertaking the assessment.
* Each country shall recognise qualifications – whether for access to higher education, for periods of study or for higher education degrees – as similar to the corresponding qualifications in its own system unless it can show that there are substantial differences between its own qualifications and the qualifications for which recognition is sought.
* Recognition of a higher education qualification issued in another country shall have one or more of the following consequences:
- access to further higher education studies, including relevant examinations and preparations for the doctorate, on the same conditions as candidates from the country in which recognition is sought;
- The use of an academic title, subject to the laws and regulations of the country in which recognition is sought;
- In addition, recognition may facilitate access to the labour market.
* All countries shall develop procedures to assess whether refugees and displaced persons fulfil the relevant requirements for access to higher education or to employment activities, even in cases in which the qualifications cannot be proven through documentary evidence.
* All countries shall provide information on the institutions and programmes they consider as belonging to their higher education systems.
* All countries shall appoint a national information centre, one important task of which is to offer advice on the recognition of foreign qualifications to students, graduates, employers, higher education institutions and other interested parties or persons.
* All countries shall encourage their higher education institutions to issue the Diploma Supplement to their students in order to facilitate recognition. The Diploma Supplement is an instrument developed jointly by the European Commission, the Council of Europe and UNESCO that aims to describe the qualification in an easily understandable way and relating it to the higher education system within which it was issued.
This convention was preceded by several other Council of Europe and UNESCO conventions, which can be found here.
A special committee was set up in 1999 to oversee the implementation of the Lisbon Recognition Convention. The Lisbon Recognition Convention Committee has members from each Party to the Lisbon Recognition Convention, and several other countries and organisations (e.g. the European Community and the President of the ENIC Network) can participate in the meetings taking place every year. The Committee has also the right to approve recommendations related to recognition of qualifications. So far the Committee adopted:
2002 – The fifth anniversary of the Lisbon Recognition Convention
In April 2002, the Council of Europe, together with the Portuguese authorities, organised a major international conference to mark the fifth anniversary of the Lisbon Recognition Convention. The conference gathered representatives of ministries and higher education institutions, intergovernmental organisations and international organisations. A wide array of issues was discussed, such as: recognition of non-traditional qualifications, relationship between recognition issues and the European Higher Education Area, information on recognition, recognition of transnational education, relationship between quality assurance and recognition etc. A book, containing all of the presentations as well as conclusions of the seminar and some subsidiary documents was published in 2003. For the hardcopy of the publication please check http://book.coe.int or read the Recommendations and the Final Report by Mr. Lewis Purser, the General Rapporteur of the Lisbon 2002 Conference.
For other information related to the issue of recognition of qualifications you can also visit the section dedicated to recognition in the European Higher Education Area.


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Thursday, March 7: Dell Among Stocks To Watch
Michael Casey outlines three stocks to watch on Thursday, including Dell. Activist investor Carl Icahn is pushing for a huge special dividend instead of a leveraged buyout by founder Michael Dell. Photo: Getty Images.
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Prince Harry is fighting off a rearguard action by the ex of his current (rumored) squeeze, the magnificently named Cressida Bonas.
23 year old hottie Cressida is apparently facing a renewed onslaught of attention from her former boyfriend Harry Wentworth-Stanley.
According to the Daily Mail, Harry has made several phone calls to Cressida from Afghanistan:
Harry has been ringing Cressida regularly,' said one of her friends. 'He's been pleading with her to wait for him until he comes back.'
Cressida is still very fond of her ex-boyfriend and, since Harry's been on the scene, he's been after her again,' says the friend.
'Cressida is torn. She likes Harry but is not the sort to be bothered about his title.'
Harry's back from Afghanistan in January, so we expect all police leave to be cancelled.


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Rockingham is a town in Windham county, Vermont. It was formed in 1752 in N.H. The probate district for Rockingham is Westminster, while the court district is Windham. For more information, contact the town at P.O. Box 339, Bellows Falls 05101. On the attached map, Rockingham is shown as 4 in Windham county.
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During Wednesday's launch of Windows Server 2008, storage vendors turned out in full force, including CA, FalconStor Software, Emulex, EMC, Network Appliance and QLogic.
Like others, Symantec wants to take advantage of the sales opportunity presented by Microsoft's Windows Server 2008, of which IDC forecasts 3.5 million copies will be sold this year.
"We have to have a solution from day one," said Roger Blomqvist, senior principal technical product manager at Symantec. "That's an opportunity we can't afford to miss."
Symantec Backup Exec, CA ARCserve and FalconStor Message Recovery for Exchange have all been certified for the new operating system.
"If you want to backup Windows Server 2008 you have to use Volume Shadow Copy Service, VSS. It's something Microsoft has changed to improve stability, but I don't think it will lead to big improvements. The technology we used before was very mature," said Blomqvist.
But one change he really likes is drivers running in user instead of kernel mode. "If the driver crashes, the file system won't go down with it," said Blomqvist.
A Microsoft representative confirmed Blomqvist's technical explanations.
To get access to the SAN (storage area network) from servers, companies can use HBA's from Emulex or QLogic. Emulex touts support for Message-Signaled Interrupts and Message-Signaled Interrupts Extended, two standards that improve performance by giving each card its own set of interrupts.
CA has also certified its Storage Resource Manager product. "It's a product that you use to keep your storage in check, you can for example monitor growth and search for duplicate files," said Peter Merkert, technology specialist at CA.
EMC has chosen a different approach, instead of bragging about products, it says 600 consultants are ready to help deploy and leverage new capabilities in Windows Server 2008.
Storage vendors are also starting to tout support for Microsoft's upcoming hypervisor Hyper-V, although the product won't reach market until up to 180 days from now. Emulex, QLogic and Network Appliance say they will support the virtualization technology.


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We are warming up to start sharing a lot more about what we've been up to here at Carrotmob HQ. We have our old blog archived somewhere, but from a tech perspective it's going to be a pain to resurrect it. Plus, all that content is pretty out-of-date at this point. We're about to turn a new page, so here's a new Tumblr blog. We'll make it pretty at some point. Game on.


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U.S. public health officials watching bird flu outbreak in China
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- All the Chinese cases appear to be in people exposed to live poultry
- U.S. public health systems are working on a vaccine in case it mutates
U.S. health officials are developing laboratory strains of China's new bird flu so they can make vaccines quickly if necessary.
The move is in response to a new bird flu that has emerged in China in the past two months. So far, it is confined to that nation.
Bird flu has killed six of the 21 people who've gotten it, a mortality rate that keeps public health officials up at night. The strain, named H7N9, appears to be transmitted from poultry.
This week,Chinese officials began slaughtering more than 20,000 birds in a Shanghai poultry market to help stop the spread of the strain, which has been found in four provinces along China's eastern seaboard.
Chinese health officials are monitoring more than 530 people who had been in close contact with confirmed cases, the World Health Organization reported.
The United States has not issued any travel advisories for China but for a decade has advised Americans traveling to China to avoid contact with birds and other animals.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is on the case, said CDC director Thomas Frieden.
"We work to have the public's back," Frieden said. "It's our job to be concerned and to move quickly whenever there's a potential problem."
But the public doesn't need to worry, he said. "There's no evidence that the virus is being transmitted between people or that it's present in the United States."
Public health officials are engaged in aggressive surveillance, said William Schaffner, an influenza expert who chairs Vanderbilt University's department of preventive medicine in Nashville. Any out-of-the ordinary pneumonia cases in the United States are being looked at carefully and specimens sent to ultra-fast specialty labs, and the results are communicated quickly to federal health officials, Schaffner said.
The good news is that compared with the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak in 2003, China has made huge changes to how it responds to this kind of outbreak, Schaffner said.
"Ten years ago, China was very secretive and the world's health community was frustrated," he said. "This time around, China is being very open and aggressive in dealing with the outbreak."
The H7N9 bird flu in China is of concern because it's a new strain that hasn't been seen in humans before, said Joseph Bresee, chief of the CDC's epidemiology and prevention branch, influenza division. However, so far it seems the only way to get it is to be in close contact with sick poultry.
Chinese health officials quickly developed a test for exposure to the virus, then took blood samples from more than 100 people who'd had close physical contact with the first three people who got the flu strain. None of them had any evidence of immunological response, meaning their bodies hadn't been exposed to it.
"With influenza you'd expect at least 20% to 30% of family members to develop illness," said Frieden. "So that's good news."
Bird flu strains regularly emerge in southeast Asia, where there are large poultry flocks. Every few years, one appears that humans can get, but usually only by coming into contact with sick birds. Health officials worry when a strain emerges that can pass easily from human to human.
That hasn't happened in this case, health officials emphasize.
At least, it hasn't happened yet, Schaffner said. Flu viruses are notoriously changeable; virologists talk about their "constant genetic turbulence." That's why "we have to watch this outbreak like a hawk, because if it does mutate, we could have a worldwide flu pandemic on our hands," he said.
To be on the safe side, health officials and vaccine manufactures are creating the strains now, Frieden said. "It would only be produced if there was evidence of widespread human-to-human transmission," he said.
The U.S. effort began "within a matter of days" of the first word of the new variant, Schaffner said.
While the news out of China might sound scary, the global response is immensely reassuring, he said.
"The average person should say 'Wow. This is an international, integrated public health prevention structure that's really working!' Schaffner said. "This is exactly how the international community ought to work."


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Direct Loans are low-interest loans for students and parents to help pay for the cost of a student's education after high school. The lender is the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) rather than a bank or other financial institution.
With Direct Loans, you
- Borrow directly from the federal government and have a single contact-the Direct Loan Servicing Center-for everything related to the repayment of your loans, even if you receive Direct Loans at different schools;
- Have online access to your Direct Loan account information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at Direct Loans on the Web at: www.dl.ed.gov.
- Can choose from several repayment plans that are designed to meet the needs of almost any borrower, and you can switch repayment plans if your needs change.
Types of Direct Loans
The following Direct Loans are made through the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Education:
- ▶ Direct Subsidized Loans
- Are for students with demonstrated financial need, as determined by federal regulations. No interest is charged while a student is in school at least half-time, during the grace period and during deferment periods.
- ▶ Direct Unsubsidized Loans
- Are not based on financial need; interest is charged during all periods, even during the time a student is in school and during grace and deferment periods.
- ▶ Direct PLUS Loans
- Are unsubsidized loans for the parents of dependent students and for graduate/professional students. PLUS loans help pay for education expenses up to the cost of attendance minus all other financial assistance. Interest is charged during all periods.
- ▶ Direct Consolidation Loans
- Eligible federal student loans can be combined into one Direct Consolidation Loan.
Parent eligibility requirements for a Direct PLUS Loan
You must be the student's biological or adoptive parent or the student's stepparent, if the biological or adoptive parent has remarried at the time of application. Your child must be a dependent student who is enrolled at least half-time at a school that participates in the Direct Loan Program. For financial aid purposes, a student is considered "dependent" if he or she is under 24, unmarried, and has no legal dependents at the time the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is submitted. (Exceptions are made for veterans, wards of court, and other special circumstances.) If a student is considered dependent, then the income and the assets of the parent have to be reported on the FAFSA.
Additional requirements to receive a PLUS loan
Parent PLUS loan borrowers cannot have an adverse credit history (a credit check will be done). In addition, parents and their dependent child must be U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens, must not be in default on any federal education loans or owe an overpayment on a federal education grant, and must meet other general eligibility requirements for the Federal Student Aid programs. You can find more information about these requirements in Funding Education Beyond High School: The Guide to Federal Student Aid available at: www.studentaid.ed.gov.
Applying for a PLUS Loan and the Master Promissory Note (MPN)
To take out a Direct Loan for the first time, you must complete a PLUS Application and master promissory note (MPN). The MPN is a legal document in which you promise to repay your loan(s) and any accrued interest and fees to the Department. It also explains the terms and conditions of your loan(s). The MPN will be provided either by your child's school or the Department.
If your child's school offers the option of completing the MPN electronically, you can do so online at the Direct Loans e-MPN website. If you are borrowing Direct PLUS Loans for more than one student, you'll need to complete a separate MPN for each one. To complete an MPN online, you will be required to use your Department of Education-issued PIN (not your child's). If you do not have a PIN, you may request one from the official PIN site.
In most cases, once you've submitted the MPN and it's been accepted, you won't have to fill out a new MPN for future loans you receive to pay for the educational expenses of the same student. Unless your child's school does not allow more than one loan to be made under the same MPN, you can borrow additional Direct Loans on a single MPN for up to 10 years.
You'll receive a disclosure statement that gives you specific information about any loan that the school plans to disburse under your MPN, including the loan amount and loan fees, and the expected loan disbursement dates and amounts.
Credit check & endorser alternative
When you apply for a Direct PLUS Loan, the Department will check your credit history. To be eligible for a PLUS Loan, you must not have an adverse credit history. If you are found to have an adverse credit history, you may still borrow a PLUS Loan if you get an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history. An endorser is someone who agrees to repay the Direct PLUS Loan if you do not repay the loan. The endorser may not be the student on whose behalf a parent obtains a Direct PLUS Loan. In some cases, you may also be able to obtain a Direct PLUS Loan if you document to our satisfaction that there are extenuating circumstances related to your adverse credit history.
Loan limits, interest rate, and loan charges
There are no set limits for Direct PLUS Loans, but you may not borrow more than the cost of your child's education minus any other financial aid received, such as a Direct Subsidized or Unsubsidized Loan. The school will determine the actual amount you may borrow.
The interest rate for Direct PLUS Loans is a fixed rate of 7.9%. Interest is charged on Direct PLUS Loans during all periods, beginning on the date of your loan's first disbursement. To find out more information on interest rates for Direct PLUS Loans, contact the Direct Loan Servicing Center.
In addition to interest, you pay a loan origination fee that is a percentage of the principal amount of each Direct PLUS Loan that you receive. This fee helps reduce the cost of making these low-interest loans. We deduct the fee before you receive any loan money, so the loan amount you actually receive will be less than the amount you have to repay.
Dependent students whose parents have applied for but were unable to get a PLUS Loan are eligible to receive additional Direct Unsubsidized Loan funds.
How a loan is disbursed (paid out)
Generally, your loan will cover a full academic year and your child's school will make at least two disbursements to you, for example, at the beginning of each semester or quarter or at the beginning and midpoint of your academic year.
In most cases your child's school will disburse your loan money by crediting it to your child's school account to pay tuition, fees, room, board, and other authorized charges. If the loan disbursement amount exceeds your child's school charges, the school will pay you the remaining balance of the disbursement directly by check or other means. In some cases, with your permission, the school may disburse some of the PLUS loan money directly to the student. Your child's school will notify you in writing each time they disburse part of your loan money and will provide information about how to cancel all or part of your disbursement if you find you no longer need the money. You will also receive a notice from us confirming the disbursement. You should read and keep all correspondence received concerning your loan.
Using the loan for education expenses: You may use the loan money you receive only to pay for your child's education expenses at the school that is giving you the loan. Education expenses include school charges such as tuition, room and board, fees, and indirect expenses such as books, supplies, equipment, dependent child care expenses, transportation, and rental or purchase of a personal computer.


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Organizers of a Michael Jackson tribute concert dropped Kiss from the lineup after receiving widespread criticism for booking the band despite critical comments toward the late pop singer by bassist Gene Simmons.
The announcement Tuesday came a day after Global Live Events announced Kiss would join the show planned for Oct. 8 in Cardiff, Wales. Fans, media and the singer's estate quickly noted that Simmons has said in recent years that he was convinced Jackson molested children. Some of the critical comments came within days of Jackson's June 2009 death.
Jackson was acquitted of molestation charges after a 2005 trial in California.
Some of Simmons' harshest comments came last year in an interview with Classic Rock magazine. "Well, you know, where there's smoke there's fire," Simmons said regarding accusations that Jackson abused young boys. "There's no question in my mind he molested those kids. Not a doubt."
Global Events Live CEO Chris Hunt accepted blame, calling Kiss' booking an "oversight."
"Under the circumstances, we fully agree that even though Kiss is a band Michael admired, we have no choice but to rescind our invitation to them to appear in our tribute concert," Hunt wrote in a statement.
A spokeswoman for the band was not immediately available for comment.
It is the latest stumble for a show that is endorsed by Jackson's mother and several siblings but is opposed by brothers Jermaine and Randy. The brothers have noted that the show is scheduled to happen during the involuntary manslaughter trial of a doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death.
Fans have protested ticket prices —which start at nearly $100 — the lineup and the show's faraway location since "Michael Forever — The Tribute Concert" was announced last month.
Howard Weitzman, an attorney for Jackson's estate, questioned the show in a letter sent to Hunt on Tuesday, questioning whether any of the show's proceeds would be going to charity, as promoters have claimed.
Kiss' departure leaves Smokey Robinson, Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green as the show's superstars.
Anthony McCartney can be reached at http://twitter.com/celebritydocket .
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Organizers of a Michael Jackson tribute concert dropped Kiss from the lineup after receiving widespread criticism for booking the band despite critical comments toward the late pop singer by bassist Gene Simmons.


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Pumpkin season is not over!
Try this delicious Pumpkin spelt bread when you are on the run on a cold winter's day. Pumpkin is another member of the squash family and contains lots of fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, Carotenoids, and a host of other health benefits.
Thank you Paula Shoyer, author of the brand new bestselling cookbook The Kosher Baker!
Serves 12 to 15
Spray oil containing flour or spray oil plus 2 tablespoons flour for greasing and flouring pan
Kosher Recipe Ingredients
- ½ cup canola oil
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 cup canned pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup spelt flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
Directions for this Kosher Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a Bundt or tube pan.
- In a large bowl, beat the oil, sugar and honey with a stand or hand-held electric mixer on medium-high speed until mixed. Add the pumpkin purée and beat again.
- Use a silicone spatula to scrape down the bowl. Add the vanilla and eggs and mix well. Add the white, wheat and spelt flours, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg. Mix all the ingredients together. Use a silicone spatula to scoop the batter into the pan and then smooth the top.
- Bake for 45 minutes, or until a skewer inserted comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes in the pan and then turn out onto a rack and let cool completely. Store covered in plastic at room temperature for up to five days or freeze wrapped in plastic for up to three months.
Paula Shoyer
Paula's Parisian Pastries
www.paulaspastry.com www.kosherbaker.blogspot.com
About Paula Shoyer
Paula Shoyer is a pastry chef who owns and operates Paula's Parisian Pastries Cooking School in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She received her pastry diploma from the Ritz Escoffier Ecole de Gastronomie Francaise in Paris, France in 1996. Paula Shoyer is the author of The Kosher Baker: 160 dairy-free desserts from traditional to trendy (Brandeis University Press, August 2010). Paula Shoyer is the editor of two popular Kosher cookbooks: Kosher by Design Entertains and Kosher by Design Kids in the Kitchen.


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text: Having dinner party tonight and smoked a brisket. It was a 12 pounder and based on my past briskets it shouldve taken around 15 hours. I put it in at 10 last night assuming itd be done around 1 or 2 today. Then wrap towel and cooler for dinner. Well..... I woke up at 5 this morning and it was already at 196!! Only in 7 hours. I pulled it. Probed around with thermometer and it was 193-202 everywhere. Feels good and tender. Tasted a bite and its fine. Just dont understand the extremely short cooking time. Did it at 225 like always. Only thing new was I tried a Costco PRIME brisket. Maybe being better marbled it cooked faster?? Anyway it now 6 AM and were eat at 7 tonight. What are your thoughts on what to do with it until then? Right now its in the cooler wrapped. Dont think I should leave it there for 12 hours but not sure. Should I refrigerate it and reheat it somehow? If so, what do you recommend? Reheat in smokintex wrapped? In oven? Or can I somehow not refrigerate it for that long? Any help appreciated.


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SAO PAULO – Mark Webber admitted on Thursday that he had accepted the inevitability of his age but remained determined to bow out of Formula One on a high note in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix.
The Australian will complete 12 seasons of racing in Grands Prix when he steers his Red Bull car around the Interlagos circuit for the final time.
"I'm on a little bit of a slippery slope now," said Webber, 37, who will go sportscar racing with the Porsche team next season.
"You've to be careful not to test it too much in terms of your performance and what you used to be able to do.
"I still think I'm driving well but I don't want to be around not driving well."
Popular and respected for his affability, approachability and honesty, Webber said he had not allowed the finale to his F1 career to hit him emotionally.
"I think on Sunday it'll be a little bit different but it still feels like a normal race at the moment," Webber said. "I'm looking forward to Sunday in many ways, in terms of pushing for a good result.
"But also I'm ready to stop and looking forward to the extended winter that I'll have and the new challenges around the corner.
"Getting out of the car on Sunday there will be a few things that will be for the last time in terms of Formula One, but I'm pretty relaxed and looking forward to the race."
Typically blunt, he added: "I wouldn't be leaving if there weren't things I was happy to leave behind. If there were more positives than negatives, then I would stay.
"I still think there are certain situations in Formula One that are super-rewarding. Obviously driving the car on the limit at certain venues is still very satisfying, no question about it.
"Suzuka, Spa, Monte Carlo, come qualifying and even racing at some circuits it's very challenging and rewarding so I'll miss some of that.
"It's inevitable that you're going to miss certain parts. The adrenaline and working with people like Adrian Newey, you don't get to do that very often.
"But there comes a time when you've got to let go. I'll still have good adrenaline next year with Porsche and that'll be a good balance."
Meanwhile four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel rejected suggestions he and Webber do not enjoy a good relationship.
He stressed how successful they had been as a pairing and how much he would miss the Australian as a team-mate.
"Obviously we didn't always have the best relationship on a personal level," he explained. "But in terms of working professionally together for the team, we have been very strong.
"Both of us have tried very hard to improve the car. The fact that he will not be around next year will surely be a loss for the team and a loss for myself.
"I've learned a lot from him. I can stand up straight and say that there were many times and places where I benefitted from him.
"You could obviously say the same thing the other way around."
Relations between the 26-year-old German and Webber have always been competitive, if not strained, notably when they were both involved in the 2011 title battle and also when Vettel disobeyed team orders to snatch victory from Webber at this year's Malaysian Grand Prix.
"You know, generally people have a worse impression than the relationship that we have," said Vettel.
"People tend to forget how successful we have been. We've been one of the strongest pairings in Formula One."