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abba Community News Here you'll find news of a more personal sort. RECIPES FROM THE CHUCK WAGON GANGHerbed Pork and Apples ½ tsp. each sage, thyme, rosemary, and marjoram ½ tsp. salt ½ tsp. pepper 1 pork loin boneless (about 2 lbs.) 2 medium tart apples cut into 1-inch chunks ½ large onion, cut into 1-inch chunks 1 ½ cups brown sugar 1 cup apple juice, divided 1/3-cup maple syrup Combine herbs, salt and pepper; rub over roast. Cover and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Bake, uncovered, at 325 degrees for 45 minutes. Mix apples and onions with brown sugar; spoon around roast. Pour ½ cup apple juice into the pan around the roast and continue to bake 45 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 160 to 170 degrees. Transfer the roast, apples, and onion to a serving platter and keep warm. Pour reserve pan drippings into a heavy skillet (or leave in the roasting pan if it can be heated on stovetop). Add ½ cup apple juice and syrup. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until liquid has been reduced by half, about 1 cup. Slice roast and serve with gravy. PERSONAL Note: The gravy really made this recipe. We all fell in love with it. Also, remember a little pink is OK. This is perfect for that traditional New Year's Day meal of pork for health, black-eye peas for luck and collards for wealth. Jalapeno and Sausage Dip1-cup mayo 2 pkg. cream cheese 1 (4oz.) can diced green chilies, drained 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese 3 finely chopped jalapenos (I substitute 1 jalapeno for a hot red pepper for heat and color) 1 lb. sausage, browned and drained Mix everything together except a little of the cheese. Pour into a baking dish. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top. Bake dip at 350 for about 30 minutes or until lightly browned around the edge. For Sale - First Generation Braille BlazerThis unit is in excellent working order and in good condition. The only damage is the cover is slightly cracked on the left side and a large piece of the cover is being held together with duct tape on the right side but this doesn't affect embossing. Can handle all sizes of form feed Braille paper as well as plastics up to 8-1/2 inches. Unit comes with the following:
PAC Mate Omni QX420This unit is in excellent working order and in like new condition. It is only 3 years old and has all the latest upgrades for the operating system. It also has a detachable 20 cell Braille display. Unit comes with the following:
Contact Melody Inglesby if you are interested in either of these items at (336) 638-4115 or via e-mail at mhinglesby@triad.rr.com . GMSAA Fundraiser -We are pleased to announce that the Governor Morehead School Alumni Association is sponsoring a Lucky 100 Raffle. 100 tickets costing $50 each will be sold between now and August 7th. First place winner will receive $1,000; second place, $750; third place, $500; and fourth place, $250. If you would like to purchase a Lucky 100 raffle ticket, please communicate with Patricia Coley Duncan at 469-4853 or see any member of the board of GMSAA. Update on the Lucky 300 Raffle -As of December 18th, more than 270 of the 300 tickets have been assigned. Nearly $12,000 has already been deposited into the bank. This project is proving to be an extraordinary success. With the sale of 30 more tickets, the prize monies will be guaranteed. After that, the remaining $15,000 will be profit for the American Blind Bowlers Association. James B. has 3 tickets left which have not been assigned. Please remember that each ticket is $100 and it can be a shared expense. Good luck to all of you, as this is a great opportunity to support bowling across our country and have a chance to pad your wallet in the process. The Greensboro host committee is going to have the hotel raffle this year. Each ticket is $5.00 per ticket. We will draw five winning tickets during the tournament.
1st place The cost of three nights at the hotel
Don't Overlook This Tax CreditMany disabled taxpayers and parents of disabled children may be overlooking a valuable tax credit that could boost their tax refunds by up to $5,600 or more - even if they are not required to file federal income tax returns. The IRS says one in four eligible taxpayers miss out on the Earned Income Tax Credit - or EITC - because they don't check it out. The credit has been making the lives of working people a little easier for 35 years. Yet it remains little known, possibly because people move into and out of eligibility as their income, marital statuses and parental statuses change. You may qualify if your income was under $48,000 last year and you, or your spouse, worked or received disability retirement benefits under an employer plan and were under the minimum retirement age, or if you worked and care for a disabled child. The amount of your EITC depends on several factors, such as the amount of your earned or disability income, your filing status, whether you have children and how many, etc. To get the credit, you must:
Some states have a similar tax credit, increasing the dollars due eligible EITC recipients. EITC information is available in alternative formats for people with print disabilities at www.irs.gov Follow the homepage link to "Accessibility", then the link to "Accessible IRS Tax Products" and select the appropriate link to download accessible forms or Publication 596, Earned Income Credit. The IRS web site provides accessible electronic files in formats including: ASCII Text (.txt), Braille Ready Format (.BRF), and Talking Tax forms in PDF that work with MSAA compliant screen reading software and Braille display devices. Blind Bowlers Score With Their Own League Click here to read Here are tips on bowling both as a totally blind bowler and as a partially sighted bowler.
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Job Prospects
My name is Kevin Kentish and I'm the Director of Recruitment at NYCIB
which is located in the heart of Brooklyn, New York City Industries for
the Blind, Inc. (NYCIB) is a 501(c) 3, not-for-profit company that was
founded and incorporated in November of 1995. We provide meaningful
on-site and off-site employment opportunities to people who are blind or
visually impaired in the greater New York City area.
We currently have a number of openings in our sewing division for
visually impaired individuals who are either experienced sewers or those
who are willing to be trained. All positions are hourly wage positions
and include full medical coverage and are available immediately.
I would greatly appreciate if you could provide me with some information
on how I can get these employment opportunities posted on our site or if
you have individuals who are currently seeking employment, please feel
free to contact Kevin Kentish at
718 854 7300 ext 241 or email me at
kkentish@nycib.org I would be happy to answer any questions that you may have about the company and the positions available.
White House Issues Executive Order for Federal Disability Employment
The White House Executive Order - Increasing Federal Employment of Individuals with Disabilities By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, and in order to establish the Federal Government as a model employer of individuals with disabilities, it is hereby ordered as follows: Section 1. Policy. Approximately 54 million Americans are living with a disability. The Federal Government has an important interest in reducing discrimination against Americans living with a disability, in eliminating the stigma associated with disability, and in encouraging Americans with disabilities to seek employment in the Federal workforce. Yet Americans with disabilities have an employment rate far lower than that of Americans without disabilities, and they are underrepresented in the Federal workforce. Individuals with disabilities currently represent just over 5 percent of the nearly 2.5 million people in the Federal workforce, and individuals with targeted disabilities (as defined below) currently represent less than 1 percent of that workforce. On July 26, 2000, in the final year of his administration, President Clinton signed Executive Order 13163, calling for an additional 100,000 individuals with disabilities to be employed by the Federal Government over 5 years. Yet few steps were taken to implement that Executive Order in subsequent years. As the Nation's largest employer, the Federal Government must become a model for the employment of individuals with disabilities. Executive departments and agencies (agencies) must improve their efforts to employ workers with disabilities through increased recruitment, hiring, and retention of these individuals. My Administration is committed to increasing the number of individuals with disabilities in the Federal workforce through compliance with Executive Order 13163 and achievement of the goals set forth therein over 5 years, including specific goals for hiring individuals with targeted disabilities. Sec. 2. Recruitment and Hiring of Individuals with Disabilities.
Sec. 3. Increasing Agencies' Retention and Return to Work of Individuals
with Disabilities.
Sec. 4. Definitions.
Li>(c) Not less than 1 year after the date of this order and in consultation with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Labor, and the Office of Management and Budget, the Office of Personnel Management shall review the effectiveness of the definition of targeted disability set forth in SF 256 and replace, update, or revise it as appropriate. Sec. 5. General Provisions.
THE WHITE HOUSE, July 26, 2010. |