Location of Spica in the constellation of Virgo. Spica is in the lower portion of the image. Spica, also called Alpha Virginis, is a star located in the constellation Virgo, about 10 degrees south of the ecliptic. The star is the brightest star of the Virgo constellation and the 15th brightest star overall in the night sky. It is 260 light years distant from our Solar System.
GRATS: Great Estate Planning Tools! A GRAT (grantor-retained annuity trust) is an irrevocable trust into which you can place cash, stocks, mutual funds, real estate, or other income-producing property. You are called the grantor (creator) of the trust.
groats (grÅts) pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) Hulled grain, such as oats, barley, or buckwheat. [Middle English grotes, from Old English grotan.] groats (É¡rÉÊts) pl n. 1. (Cookery) the hulled and crushed grain of oats, wheat, or certain other cereals. 2. (Cookery) the parts of oat kernels used as food [Old English grot particle; related to grota fragment, as in meregrota pearl; see grit, grout] groats (groÊts) n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) 1. hulled, cracked grain, as wheat or oats. 2.