Around The World In 80 Plates Recap: It’s Not Easy Being Cheesy Or Herding Sheep

May 20th, 2012
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Eleven lucky chefs get to travel around the globe seeing some of the most iconic sights on Around the World in 80 Plates. On tonights episode of Bravos newest reality series, the competing chefs travel to Lyon, France where the race continues. This time they must correctly identify goat cheeses, heard sheep and figure out the ingredients in wine!

Celebrity chefs Curtis Stone and Cat Cora are the hosts who take viewers on an up close and personal tour of the world. The 11 remaining chefs include Steve Postal (aka Nookie), Sai Pituk, Nicole Lou, Nick Lacasse, Liz Garrett, Keven Lee, John Vermiglio, Jenna Johansen, Gary Walker, Chaz Brown and Avery Pursell.

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Airbus Corporate Jet Centre Completes Eleventh ACJ319 Interior

May 20th, 2012
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An undisclosed head-of-state has taken delivery of the 11th aircraft completed by the Airbus Corporate Jet Center (ACJC). The ACJ319 features a six-zone cabin that can carry up to 19 passengers.

According to the Toulouse-based company, the aircraft’s business-like main lounge is built around an imposing table that can accommodate up to six people, surrounded by two sideboards with fluid shapes and a large LCD monitor. The aft zones comprise a cozy office featuring club-two seating and a sofa, plus a master bedroom including a queen-size bed with a divan and a large separate washroom with full-height oval shower.

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Runny nose and itchy water eyes?

May 20th, 2012
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Is it that time of year again? Are you suffering from sinus pressure, runny nose, and watery itchy eyes? Do you have allergies that make it hard to get through your day? Are you taking a sinus medicine such as Claritin, Flonase, or even trying to survive with nose sprays or eye drops? Then you need to read this!

Allergies affect nearly 20% of Americans or 1 in 5 are affected by allergies on a yearly basis. Many people rely on over the counter medications to help calm their symptoms but many are reaching for prescription strength allergy medication and even allergy shots. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agencys Research and Development team, allergy treatments...

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DOLE Sets P11M For Program

May 19th, 2012
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has allotted R11 million for its nationwide Government Internship Program (GIP) this year.

Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said in a statement yesterday this will be used to provide at least 700 talented new college graduates three-month training, where they can earn job experience in government service. &"The selected interns shall be trained in the DOLE’s public service functions and operations, which include program advocacy, frontline services delivery, program research and monitoring, and project evaluation and documentation.&"

Under GIP, trainees will also receive an allowance with 75 percent...

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Texas A&M University soil and crop department honors Scotts, its own

May 19th, 2012
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COLLEGE STATION ScottsMiracle-Gro was recognized with the 2011 Special Service Recognition Award during the Texas Aamp;M University soil and crop science department’s annual awards banquet.

“ScottsMiracle-Gro is a company focused on making an enduring positive difference through their products, how they operate, and their relationships with stakeholders and their community,” said Kathy Ferguson, awards committee member, in announcing the award presentation.

Demonstrating their commitment to the many issues facing the turf and landscape industries, ScottsMiracle-Gro entered into a long-term agreement to develop new lawn and garden research facilities as part...

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Corporate companies embrace education

May 19th, 2012
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St. Mary College Kisubi headmaster Brother Edward Bukenya poses for a photo with some of the student beneficiaries of the Nile Breweries scholarship to orphans of the July 11th 2010 Kampala bomb blasts. Extreme right is Mr Onapito Ekomoloit, the Nile Breweries Corporate Affairs Director. Photo by Steven Tendo

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Atlantic City hosts two-day East Coast Gaming Congress this week

May 19th, 2012
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ATLANTIC CITY — Internet gambling, sports betting and Wall Street’s view of the sluggish Atlantic City market will dominate the agenda during a major casino conference.

The East Coast Gaming Congress on Wednesday and Thursday will also offer an opportunity to showcase Revel, the new $2.4 billion megaresort that is hosting the conference.

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Legacy Waste Program nearing completion

May 19th, 2012
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(PressZoom) – ALBUQUERQUE, NM ? The last scheduled shipments of remote-handled (RH) transuranic (TRU) waste left Sandia on Wednesday, headed directly for permanent disposal in the Department of Energy?s (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, NM These shipments end Sandia?s final stage in DOE?s Legacy TRU Waste Program, which works to safely remove such waste from sites throughout the DOE complex.

?Today?s last scheduled shipment of remote-handled transuranic waste from Sandia demonstrates our commitment to the cleanup of legacy waste at DOE sites here in New Mexico and across the nation,? DOE Environmental Management Principal Deputy Assistant...

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IBM, Diageo Lead $27 Billion of US Corporate Bond Sales

May 19th, 2012
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Diageo Plc (DGE), the world’s biggest
distiller, and computer-services provider International Business
Machines Corp. (IBM) led $27.6 billion of corporate bond sales in the
US this week as relative yields on investment-grade debt rose.

Diageo, the seller of Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky and
Guinness beer, raised $2.5 billion in a three-part offering and
Armonk, New York-based IBM sold $1.5 billion of debt, including
seven-year notes at a record-low coupon, according to data
compiled by Bloomberg. Sales for the week compare with $32.6
billion in the period ended May 4 and a weekly 2012 average of
$30.1 billion.

IBM and Diageo were joined...

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Coastal High School Students Do Blue Crab Research With Duke Faculty

May 18th, 2012
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Durham, NC – High school students from Morehead City and Swan Quarter will soon be working alongside Duke University researchers to study blue crab behavior and its implications for the endangered whooping crane. 

Dan Rittschof, LH Snowdon Professor of Ecology at Duke University Marine Lab, will lead the research effort, which will be assisted by students from Cape Lookout Marine Science High School and Mattamuskeet Early College High School.

The researchers are studying how blue crabs move and their vulnerability to predation by large wading birds like the whooping crane.  Whooping cranes feed on blue crabs to fuel migration from their wintering grounds in coastal Texas...

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