Biden Celebrates 67th Birthday In Delaware Home

Kris Alingod – AHN Contributor Washington, D.C. (AHN) – Vice President Joe Biden marks his 67th birthday on Friday working from his home in Delaware. Biden has no public events scheduled but meets with senior staff via video conference. He also calls members of Congress to gather support for healthcare reform, ahead of a Saturday vote in the Senate that will spell the future for the Obama administration’s top legislative agenda. Biden is capping off an unusual week, becoming the first vice president to appear on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart and gaining attention for two separate car crashes involving vehicles of his security detail. A former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Biden has taken a key and high-profile role in both domestic and policy issues facing the administration. He has been tasked by President Barack Obama to coordinate the implementation of the $787 economic stimulus, as well as oversee the political reconciliation of tribal factions and federal autonomous regions in Iraq, where U.S. troops withdrew from cities and localities on June 30. Biden has also been an active international spokesman for the administration. He set the tone for Obama’s foreign policy in a speech before the 45th Munich Conference in February, and made a four-day trip to Eastern Europe last month to assuage Georgia and Ukraine that the United States will not reset its ties with Russia at the expense of any former Soviet satellites. Article © AHN – All Rights Reserved

Create New Thanksgiving Traditions in the North Georgia Mountains

Have your Thanksgiving holidays always been pretty normal? Want a new tradition for this Thanksgiving? Well, we have the place and the space you’ve been looking for!

Head to the North Georgia Mountains for a serene, scenic, and special Thanksgiving holiday. The Villas at the Coosawattee River Resort offers cabins and villas tucked away in the mountains in all of the most scenic locations of the resort. The accommodations have full kitchens, perfect for any kind of Thanksgiving feast you desire, and the area offers many eateries, activities, and must see locations. Think of how wonderful seeing everyone relaxed in the comfort of a mountain retreat, soaking in the beauty of nature will be this holiday season.

Take a long weekend in the mountains and bond with those surrounding you in a new way. Fill the days with strolls in the woods, a little fishing, some drives around the resort, and soaking in nature at its finest. Use some time to explore the resort’s Recreation Center filled with multiple activities such as indoor swimming, tennis, putt putt golf, arcade games, and more.  Take a day to cut your own Christmas tree at one of the many Christmas tree farms in the North Georgia Mountains, such as Lowery’s Tree Farm, Whisenant Mountain Farm, and Jones Tree Farm. The event offers a delightful experience for one and all, and starts the holiday season off with a time to remember!

Another change in tradition is going beyond the bird. Spending Thanksgiving away from home doesn’t mean that you are obligated to eat at a hotel buffet. Use the accommodation’s full kitchen to take a break from traditional menus and spice up Thanksgiving with pot roast, Cornish hen or ham instead of turkey. Just like with the traditional Thanksgiving turkey these meats make great sandwiches for left-overs. And instead of traditional Thanksgiving dressing, serve up some wild, long, grain brown rice with light gravy. Rice goes well with the pot roast, Cornish hen or ham too.

Maybe forgoing all the fuss of cooking is more appealing for you this Thanksgiving. Well, several options are available. Have gourmet dining in your resort lodging by contacting Cabin Cuisine. Let Cabin Cuisine prepare an exquisite meal—which allows everyone to be free of cooking and cleaning and to enjoy the memorable time in the mountains.  Another option is to pick-up your feast from one of the many restaurants in the Ellijay and East Ellijay areas, such as Charlie’s Italian Restaurant, Davis House Restaurant, Cantaberry Restaurant, Il Forno, or Corner Stone Café. Give the place a call well ahead of time to establish operating hours and menu items. And last, bring your feast with you and store in your accommodations refrigerator until the big day. What a treat just to reheat!

Whatever your choice for the Thanksgiving feast, one thing is for sure—a holiday in the mountains can’t be beat. The air smells fresher, the sky looks bluer, the trees are more beautiful, and the birds sing a little sweeter. The Villas at Coosawattee River Resort is the premier destination for resort lodging in the Blue Ridge Mountains, featuring cabins, villas, and jacuzzi villas. Find this Thanksgiving hideaway in Ellijay, Georgia just over 75 miles north of Atlanta. Make sure to think ahead as Thanksgiving is the busiest travel weekend of the year. The sooner you book your accommodations the better.

nCourt’s Online eFiling System Helps Chatham County, Georgia Collect Over $1.4 Million

WOODSTOCK, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–nCourt, LLC, a leading national provider of eFiling and payment solutions for lower courts, today announced that its electronic filing and payments system has helped the Chatham County, Georgia Magistrate Court collect over $1.4 million in court document filing fees. Since first partnering with Chatham County in 2002 over 22,000 Chatham County filings have been submitted through nCourt’s secure web system for filing small claims, evictions and other lower c

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Imperial Sugar Updates Port Wentworth Refinery Rebuild Project

SUGAR LAND, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Imperial Sugar Company (NASDAQ:IPSU) updated the status of its project to rebuild its Port Wentworth, Georgia refinery, which was extensively damaged in an industrial accident in February 2008. The Company reported that all granulated refined sugar packaging lines were now installed and operating. The Company also confirmed that brown and powdered sugar lines are expected to complete installation and commissioning in November. The refinery, which began shippin

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SBA Recovery Center in Decatur to Close October 30

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today that due to a steady decrease of activity, the Business Recovery Center in Decatur, Georgia will cease operations Friday, October 30, at 5:00 p.m., at the close of business. The Small Business Administration urges those affected by the severe storms and flooding that occurred on September 18 through October 8, 2009, to visit the Center before the closing to obtain one-on-one assistance and information about the disa

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EPIC appoints Kenyon Hall as new Principal

SAN MATEO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–EPIC (Edgewood Partners Insurance Center), a retail property, casualty and employee benefits insurance brokerage, has appointed Kenyon C. Hall as principal. A Georgia native, Hall will be based in Atlanta, where he has lived and worked throughout his career. For the past 10 years, Hall has specialized in the design, placement and management of complex property insurance programs for companies facing catastrophic exposures. These companies include clients in th

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Can An Electrician From Ohio Do Work In Atlanta Georgia?

i became a state certified electrician in ohio, but i quit doing electric over a year ago. my cousin who lives in atlanta wants me to rough in his unfininshed basement. Would i be allowed to do the work there by atlanta city code?

Mellina Taps LED Lighting Expert Greenlight Initiative for New Marco’s Pizza Locations

NEW YORK & ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Greenlight Initiative (GLI), a USA headquartered LED-lighting sales and solutions provider, announced the successful installation of a complete LED-based lighting system for the first of a number of new Marco’s Pizza franchise restaurants across Georgia. Mellina LLC, the design builder for the Georgia projects reports this first installation has been well-received in terms of quality and energy-savings, and represents the first of 80 new locations over the ne

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Cbeyond Announces Preliminary Settlement in Derivative Lawsuit

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) announced today that the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia issued an order granting preliminary approval of the settlement of the previously disclosed derivative lawsuit captioned In re Cbeyond, Inc. Derivative Litigation. Although defendants continue to deny plaintiffs’ allegations, the Company believes it is in the best interests of its stockholders to focus its attention on its business and put the matter behind it. The settlement

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Do Not Wait For Insurance Settlement; SBA Urges Return of Applications Before the Deadline

ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding disaster victims in 17 Georgia counties that they should not wait to settle with their insurance companies before applying for disaster loan assistance. The SBA encourages victims of the severe storms and flooding that occurred from September 18 through October 8, 2009, to return their completed applications, even if they have not settled with their insurance company. The deadline to file an SBA loan application for ph

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