Let Your Kids Help in the Kitchen
My friend’s 6-year-old daughter wanted to be Bobby Flay one morning and created a new snack: tomato with yogurt and sprinkles. I love the fact that this little girl got an idea in her head and created a brand new snack all on her own. Hey producers of The Next Food Network Star – she is one to watch! Six years old is a great time to start teaching kids to cook, but you could start even younger.
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Let Your Kids Help in the Kitchen
When I think of NASA , I think trips to space, landing on the moon, work at the space station , all things way above the Earth’s surface. I don’t think of NASA as being the experts on handling situations below the Earth’s surface. As it turns out, experts from NASA are just the people to help officials in Chile with the trapped miners
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NASA Helps with Chilean Mine Collapse
Lee la versión en español We’re trying something new here at GovGab – once a month, I’ll review a recipe from the government. Think Julie and Julia . Our first recipe is from FDA’s Office of Women’s Health : Diabetes Recipe Cards (also available in Spanish ).
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Rate this Recipe: Grilled Shrimp
Read this blog post in English En GovGab vamos a intentar algo nuevo. Una vez al mes yo voy a probar, tipo Julie y Julia , una receta del Gobierno.
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Califique esta receta: Camarones a la parrilla
Following is an excerpt from a report in indiablooms . Apeejay Infralogistics Private Limited (AILPL), a 50:50 JV of Apeejay Surrendra Group, and UK based Eredene Capital PLC, on Thursday announced the opening of two new integrated Logistics Parks in West Bengal’s Haldia and Kalinganagar in Orissa’s Jajpur. The strategically located facilities providing around 1.0 million sq ft of warehousing space represent combined investments of over Rs
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AILPL announces opening of two new integrated Logistics Parks in Haldia and Kalinganagar
It seems like every time I fill out a form for anything, I’m asked to supply my Social Security number. I’m always a little leery of filling out that slot on the forms
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Giving Out Your Social Security Number
If you have a credit card or two (and I’ve been known to have many more than two), you might be interested in knowing about some recent changes designed to protect you from certain credit card fees and rate increases. They’re part of the provisions of the Credit Card Act’s amendments to Regulation Z (Truth in Lending)
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Big Changes to Your Credit Card Terms
When I was a teen , I was aware of kids who smoked, drank, or did pot, but that really was outside of my little world and it didn’t touch me. Today, there are so many more opportunities and a wider variety of drugs available that kids could encounter. The good news is that statistics show a decrease in drug use among teens
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Teens and Drug Abuse Blog
With summer quickly coming to an end, we’re getting into crunch time to plan last-minute vacations and trips. Even though I’m looking forward to fall’s cooler temperatures , I still want to cram in as much summer fun as possible before it’s time to pack it in for the winter. With a couple of fun day trips in mind, I want to make sure I’m smart about paying for them
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Saving Money on Gas for Roadtrips
Each payday I have some money deducted from my paycheck to buy a U.S. Savings Bond . I’m used to having savings bonds arrive in my mailbox, but in September there will be a change for federal employees, and in January the change happens for everyone else.
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Savings Bonds Are Going Green!
A week after Jess’s post on preparing for storms, a major thunderstorm came through my neighborhood. One neighbor who was at home said it reminded him of hurricanes he lived through in Florida. If the wind had blown in a slightly different direction, massive tree limbs would have hit my apartment, causing a lot of damage.
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Protecting Pets During Emergencies
It’s mid-August and many families are in the middle of the mad dash to get the kids ready for the coming school year . There are school supplies and clothes to buy, forms to fill out, busing/carpool schedules to arrange, and, if needed, ensuring that afterschool childcare is in place.
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Back to School and Immunizations
It’s right about this time each summer that I start looking forward to the fall. To cooler weather, leaves falling off the trees and apple cider. The dog days of summer really start to get to me
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Surviving the Dog Days of Summer
If you enjoy gazing at the starry summer sky, the best show of the year happens this week. The Perseid meteor shower reaches peak activity August 12 – 13, and at its peak you’ll be able to see about 50 meteors an hour . The Perseid meteor shower is caused by debris from Comet Swift-Tuttle
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Perseid Meteor Shower
Participate in government challenges and contests for the chance to win a variety of prizes (monetary or non-monetary). You may be challenged to solve a problem, make a suggestion, shoot and upload a video, create a logo, invent something, and much more.
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Government Challenges, Contests, and Prizes
I have been on a mission to be healthier for about a year. I do 1 hour of cardio and about 30 minutes of strengthening and stretching exercises, 5 times a week. I also try to eat a healthy diet with whole grains, fish, chicken, and lots of fruits and veggies.
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Nutrition Tools for a Healthy Diet
Have you ever snapped a photo of a historic place in the U.S. and thought, “Hey, this turned out pretty well—I could win a contest!” If your exceptional photo is of a National Historic Landmark , then your words just might come true. The National Park Service ’s 11th annual photo contest, “Imaging Our National Heritage,” is underway, and is open to both amateur shutterbugs and professional photographers.
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Enter the National Park Service Photo Contest
Last year I told you about the Federal Aviation Administration Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act , which brought new consumer protections for air travelers. For instance, the act limits the time passengers can be held in a plane on the tarmac during flight delays.
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Comment on Air Travel Protections
showcases the best and the most innovative products to address Industry Initiatives for N-routers ,Access Points and Network Attached Storage (ReadyNAS) devices for Home Usage With a view to address Channel Partners, about the industry initiatives and providing them a better understanding of the forthcoming products with unique features and breakthrough technology, NETGEAR(R), Inc.
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Netgear Showcases Industry-Leading Technologies During Intel Channel Conference 2010
307 PERCENT YEAR-ON-YEAR JUMP IN JULY SALES COMPARED TO 2009 • Ford India reported a 307 percent year-on-year sales increase for the month of July with 8,739 units sold; recording four-fold jump compared to same period last year • Year-to-date, Ford has sold 46,751 vehicles which surpasses the best ever annual sales in Ford India history • Sales boom is driven by overwhelming consumer demand for the new Ford Figo Ford India has reported a 307 percent jump in July sales compared to last year, with total sales of 8,739 units, four times the 2,146 sales made in July 2009.
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Ford India Continues To Set New Sales Record in 2010