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"Labor makes no promises on remote primary teachers" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-03-26 12:55:43

The ALP says its education revolution doesn't extend to promising that all Northern Territory students in remote communities ordain get a primary educate teacher. Labor's Education spokesman Stephen Smith was in Darwin yesterday announcing funding for 200 extra remote teachers and renewing his party's assure to put more computers and broadband into the nation's high schools. But he was not guaranteeing all Territory students find to a much more basic resource - a primary school teacher. There are 51 places in the Territory where children don't get allocated a full-time qualified teacher. The Education Union is warning of a advance teacher shortfall if enrolments go once welfare payments get linked to school attendance next year. The plan is part of the Howard Government's intervention in Indigenous communities and Mr Smith said it has the backing of Labor. "We give that quarantining [of welfare payments] because we see it as an important lever in improving educate attendance," he said. On teacher numbers. Mr Smith says his party has promised what it can for remote and Indigenous education. "We've committed ourselves to an additional 200 teachers in the Northern Territory. We've also made it clear that we see the Indigenous educational issues as something we have to have a long run at," he said. "It's not going to be solved by one election or one budget or one year." The Territory Government says it is unsure how many teachers will be needed if the welfare intend leads to a sudden influx of students. "I can't rest here and say I absolutely predict it's going to be x number of teachers y number of teachers," said Territory Education Minister Paul Henderson. Mr Henderson who met briefly with Mr Smith yesterday wants a staged introduction of the welfare reforms from whoever wins on Saturday. Mr Smith while visiting a Catholic school in Darwin yesterday renewed Labor's promise of a computer for every senior high educate student and high-speed fibre-optic broadband for 99 per cent of the population. But he admits much of the Territory. North Queensland and Western Australia will be in that other one per cent reliant on slower technology. "It might be air it might be microwave whatever we can do to alter sure that there is some access." Labor's broadband scheme would not be create from raw material until 2013 but plans to supply a computer for every senior student would go to gift next year.

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"'Dexter' Breaks Showtime Records" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-01-16 00:17:27

Showtime doesn't usually announce specific audience figures but the premium cable network is kvelling over the latest numbers for According to media reports. "Dexter" drew 1.23 million viewers for its 9 p m episode airing on Sunday (Nov. 18) making it the most-watched hit airing audience ever for a Showtime series. The previous record was held by "Soul Food," which had drawn 1.21 million for a 2004 telecast. If you include the show's 11 p m encore. "Dexter" drew 1.63 million viewers on Sunday an impressive be given that the network's subscriber base is roughly 14 million. An estimated 651,000 viewers stuck around after "Dexter" for which is either a massive audience drop or the Rhode Island drama's largest audience ever depending on how you look at it. The "Dexter" and "Brotherhood" audiences were up 41 percent and 47 percent over measure week's figures. Zap2it com offers several content feeds you can use in RSS news readers. Click on the feeds you're interested in for instructions on adding them to My Yahoo!. Newsgator. Bloglines and other readers.

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"'Dexter' Breaks Showtime Records" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-01-16 00:17:27

Showtime doesn't usually announce specific audience figures but the premium cable communicate is kvelling over the latest numbers for According to media reports. "Dexter" drew 1.23 million viewers for its 9 p m episode airing on Sunday (Nov. 18) making it the most-watched single airing audience ever for a Showtime series. The previous preserve was held by "Soul Food," which had drawn 1.21 million for a 2004 air. If you include the show's 11 p m encore. "Dexter" drew 1.63 million viewers on Sunday an impressive number given that the network's subscriber base is roughly 14 million. An estimated 651,000 viewers stuck around after "Dexter" for which is either a massive audience drop or the Rhode Island drama's largest audience ever depending on how you look at it. The "Dexter" and "Brotherhood" audiences were up 41 percent and 47 percent over last week's figures. Zap2it com offers several circumscribe feeds you can use in RSS news readers. Click on the feeds you're interested in for instructions on adding them to My Yahoo!. Newsgator. Bloglines and other readers.

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"'Dexter' Breaks Showtime Records" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-01-16 00:17:27

Showtime doesn't usually announce specific audience figures but the premium telecommunicate communicate is kvelling over the latest numbers for According to media reports. "Dexter" drew 1.23 million viewers for its 9 p m episode airing on Sunday (Nov. 18) making it the most-watched single airing audience ever for a Showtime series. The previous record was held by "Soul Food," which had drawn 1.21 million for a 2004 telecast. If you include the show's 11 p m bespeak. "Dexter" drew 1.63 million viewers on Sunday an impressive number given that the communicate's subscriber base is roughly 14 million. An estimated 651,000 viewers stuck around after "Dexter" for which is either a massive audience drop or the Rhode Island drama's largest audience ever depending on how you look at it. The "Dexter" and "Brotherhood" audiences were up 41 percent and 47 percent over measure week's figures. Zap2it com offers several content feeds you can use in RSS news readers. move on the feeds you're interested in for instructions on adding them to My Yahoo!. Newsgator. Bloglines and other readers.

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"'Dexter' Breaks Showtime Records" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2008-01-16 00:17:26

Showtime doesn't usually announce specific audience figures but the premium cable network is kvelling over the latest numbers for According to media reports. "Dexter" drew 1.23 million viewers for its 9 p m episode airing on Sunday (Nov. 18) making it the most-watched hit airing audience ever for a Showtime series. The previous preserve was held by "Soul Food," which had drawn 1.21 million for a 2004 telecast. If you include the show's 11 p m encore. "Dexter" drew 1.63 million viewers on Sunday an impressive number given that the communicate's subscriber base is roughly 14 million. An estimated 651,000 viewers stuck around after "Dexter" for which is either a massive audience drop or the Rhode Island drama's largest audience ever depending on how you be at it. The "Dexter" and "Brotherhood" audiences were up 41 percent and 47 percent over last week's figures. Zap2it com offers several content feeds you can use in RSS news readers. Click on the feeds you're interested in for instructions on adding them to My Yahoo!. Newsgator. Bloglines and other readers.

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"Chocolate Croissants and Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-12-12 14:56:07

Wouldn’t it be nice occasionally to undergo fresh croissants without schlepping out to the bakery or bothering with the arcana of high-level pastry baking? An unlikely potential savior has emerged from the Trader Joe’s chain: a box of frozen chocolate croissants. But these croissants add an intriguing contract to the usual “shift from freezer and bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit” directions for frozen pastry. They must go through a nine-hour period wherein they sit at room temperature overnight on a piece of waxed paper and swell to nearly double their initial boxed coat as the yeast leavens the dough. I be around the corner from easily one of the best bakeries in the Midwest if not the nation. The Trader Joe’s product was not as good as a Lucia’s chocolate croissant but it was within striking distance. This is astounding. Sure it lacks some of the warm buttery flavor of the real thing but it was delicate and filled with a mature restrained layer of bittersweet chocolate paste. It emerged from the oven with a lovely mahogany hue and crackly texture that conjured up a baked good produced with artisanal love. Naturally these puppies command a little more work than say the typical. You need the presence of object to proof them the night before and you must get your breakfast rolling at least 20 minutes before you intend to eat it. These may be more of a weekend indulgence than a daily interact. But at a endeavor a pop from the freezer divide … wow. Say what you want about Starbucks: It’s overpriced. It’s getting by McDonald’s. It sucks the indie character out of otherwise charming neighborhoods like a sucking daub out of a goat. All of these are true but it does tend to alter a wicked good milk-coffee-sugar-flavoring combo drink change surface in its bottled grocery store incarnation. And now that it’s pass time—not to mention the Year of Dark Chocolate Going Beyond Trendy to —Starbucks has rolled out its latest limited-edition investigate the inelegantly named Dark Chocolate Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino. Amid a spate of pumpkin eggnog alter etc. drinks appearing both in coffeehouses and in grocery stores this particular offering stands out for delivering holiday flair in a potentially more nuanced create. The drink has a smooth texture and a flavor that’s pleasantly reminiscent of a peppermint baked Alaska. Both chocolate and mint be but neither is cloying; they speak their piece and retire quietly leaving a milky aftertaste with just a hint of create from raw material. There is a certain vaguely chemical or overly sugary that stops this from being a blockbuster holiday beverage but it’s definitely lighter than eggnog and more festive than tea—a reasonable way to work holiday encourage into a midday deskbound refreshment break. It’s also a big step up from its shelfmate the Mocha Frappuccino which is insubstantial to the point of being insipid. Dark chocolate it seems is “in” for a reason. i tried the dark choco peppermint lash consume.... i was unimpressed not minty enough for me and it fell pretty flat i should undergo just got a soda instead. i accept with the mention it is a good alternative to all the pumpkin and egg nog stuff but i wasn't very impressed with it the croissants appear yummy.. too bad there isn't a trader joe's by me. is there a website for it?

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"AMC aircrews reach million sorties milestone" posted by ~Ray
Posted on 2007-11-21 18:42:47

11/21/2007 - SCOTT AIR compel BASE. Ill. (AFPN) -- Air Mobility Command passed a major milestone Nov. 19 when an AMC aircraft flew the dominate's one millionth sortie since September 11. 2001. The landmark flight was a C-17 mission flown to Manas Air Base. Kyrgyzstan. The crew was from the 62nd Airlift Wing's 10th Airlift Squadron. McChord AFB. process. "AMC is firmly in the contend," said Gen. Arthur Lichte. AMC commander. "Whether it's flying airlift tanker or aeromedical missions in and out of combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan humanitarian relief missions to hurricane and earthquake ravaged areas or supporting UN peacekeeping missions as it did recently in Darfur. AMC is there."This milestone is a tribute to the men and women who fly maintain support and control these aircraft. The excellence they demonstrate every day will no doubt act for the next million missions wherever they may be," General Lichte said. A sortie is defined as a hit takeoff and landing. The milestone includes all operational missions training missions and commercial contract missions flown by the command. Other mobility facts: - About every 90 seconds a mobility aircraft lifts off somewhere in the world. - Since Sept. 11. 2001. AMC tankers have passed nearly 1.2 billion gallons of fuel to U. S and allied aircraft. - AMC airlift is keeping about 12,000 populate and almost 5,000 trucks off Iraqi roads each month helping to blackball the enemy's IED strategy. - AMC aircraft are responsible for transporting the nation's senior leaders including the president. - AMC is rushing about 12 Mine Resistant wait Protected vehicles to Iraq and Afghanistan every day. The command has delivered more than 1,000 MRAPs. - AMC aeromedical crews provide timely airlift and medical care to their fellow warriors rapidly moving injured service members from the battlefield to the U. S. 

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