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1. A 3D-enabled Television or 3D-enabled Video Projector:
This includes LCD, Plasma, and DLP Televisions, as well as DLP and LCD-type video projectors. All 3D-enabled Televisions and Projectors will be able to work with the 3D standards now approved for Blu-ray and over-the-air, Cable, and Satellite transmission.
2. A 3D-enabled Blu-ray Disc player, HD-Cable, or HD-Satellite Box:
This gets a little more confusing than it is on the TV side. As it stands right now, manufacturers will be marketing Blu-ray Disc players specially designed to handle 3D content. However, there are indications that some current Blu-ray Disc players can be made 3D-capable, with some caveats, via a downloadable firmware upgrade. See my initial report on this. So far, the Sony Playstation 3 and the Sony NSZ-GT1 Blu-ray Disc Player have been upgraded to 3D in this fashion. It looks like that although additional Blu-ray Disc players currently in use could technically be made 3D compatible, manufacturers would rather make money selling new players.
By the same token, if receiving 3D content via HD-cable or Satellite, you may need a new 3D-enabled Cable or Satellite box. However, just as in the Blu-ray Disc player scenario, in some cases you may need a new box, or it may be possible to provide an upgrade to your current box, depending your service provider. See my initial report. For more details, contact your cable or satellite service provider.
3. 3D Content (Blu-ray Discs, Cable, and/or Satellite programs):
Of course, having a 3D TV, 3D Blu-ray Disc player, or 3D Cable/Satellite Box doesn't do you any good without content. With the recent adoption of the 3D Blu-ray Disc standards, there should be some releases available at the same time that 3D TVs and Blu-ray Disc players and, I would hope, the firmware upgrade for many existing players) become available.
Also, if you have 3D TV, and receive some, most of your programming via the internet streaming option, Vudu offers a 3D channel viewing option that features select movie trailers, shorts, and feature films.
4. 3D Glasses
Yes, you will need to wear glasses to watch 3D. However, these are not the cheap paper 3D glasses of yesteryear. The glasses that will be used will most likely be one of two types: Passive or Active.
Passive Polarized glasses look and wear much like sunglasses and have enough front space to place over existing eyeglasses for those than need to. These type of glasses are inexpensive to manufacture and would probably cost consumers $5 to $25 for each pair depending on the frame style (rigid vs flexible, plastic vs metal).
Active Shutter glasses are slightly bulky, since they have batteries and a transmitter that synchs the rapidly moving shutters for each eye with the onscreen display rate. These type of glasses are also more expensive than passive polarized glasses, ranging in price from $75 to $150 depending on the manufacturer.
Depending on which brand and model TV or video projector you buy, will determine which type of glasses (passive polarized or active shutter) you will be required for use with that TV or video projector. So far, manufacturers appear to be taking the Active Shutter glasses route to their 3D products, at least with regards to LCD, Plasma, and DLP televisions.
Some manufacturers may provide glasses with the set, or they may be an accessory that must be purchased separately. It is anticipated that those manufacturers that do end up providing glasses with their sets will provide one or two pairs, with the option of purchasing additional pairs as desired. Prices for the glasses will vary, at both the manufacturer's discretion and what type they are. As mentioned above, active shutter glasses will be more expensive (probably $75-$150 a pair) than passive polarized glasses ($5-$25 a pair).
Also, another factor to take into consideration is that glasses branded for one manufacturer may not work another's 3D-TV. In other words, if you have a Samsung 3D-TV, your Samsung 3D glasses will not work with Panasonic's 3D-TVs. So, if you and your neighbors have different brand 3D-TVs, you will, in most cases, not be able to borrow each other's 3D glasses. For more details on why 3D Glasses for one brand 3D-TV may not work with another 3D-TV, check out the report from Big Picture and Sound.
However, there are now several companies that now make 3D glasses that can be used on several brands of TVs and video projectors. One example is XpanD, a third party company that makes 3D glasses for both commercial and consumer applications, now offers Universal 3D Glasses that can work on most currently available 3D TVs that use the Active Shutter system. For more details, check out the XpanD Universal 3D Glasses product page.
3D and Home Theater Receivers
Another thing to take into consideration is that if you have your home theater set-up where your send both your audio and video signals through a home theater receiver, on the way to your TV, then your home theater receiver also needs to be 3D-compatible. However, there are some workarounds that I discuss in my article, which uses a 3D-enabled Blu-ray Disc player as an example: How to Connect a 3D Blu-ray Disc Player to a non-3D Home Theater Receiver.
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I am honored to begin work as Superintendent of the Renton School District. The community and staff have provided a warm welcome and have shared much about all the positive things that are happening in the district and in the community in support of our students. Renton School District has skilled, dedicated and compassionate teachers, principals and staffs who work relentlessly to ensure each of our students is learning at high levels and learning skills that will enable them to be productive citizens.
We serve students from Renton, portions of Newcastle, Fairwood, Bellevue, Seattle, and unincorporated King County. Renton School District is proud of our rich student and community diversity. We know that educating the youth of our community is a team effort that requires the dedication of each staff member, our parents and our community and business partners. The strong tradition of collaborative partnerships between our extensive network of highly valued community partners, parents, government agencies, and local and regional businesses and the district offer immeasurable support for our students and teachers to learn and achieve. I look forward to continuing to work with each of our partners to build upon the foundation that has already been set.
We are committed to ensuring the Vision of the Renton School District, "High quality Instruction and learning for EVERY child, EVERY day in EVERY classroom and environment", is what every child experiences. This will be another great year of learning and growing in Renton Schools.
Please continue to visit our website for important and interesting information about our students and schools, and please stop and talk with me as I visit schools and attend school and community events throughout the district. I value the chance to hear your ideas and impressions of our work and your suggestions for how we might improve.
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June 23, 2010
Dear Ms. Croushore,
I am writing to you today because I feel there is an employee at your hospital that deserves special recognition. She is Theresa Bonner who works in housekeeping.
While a patient on 6 South, my husband Daniel went into cardiac arrest. Theresa had been in his room earlier to clean and we had talked with her at that time and found her to be very pleasant and cheerful.
When my husband went into cardiac arrest I ran into the hall for help. Theresa was the only person in the hall at that time, however, as he was being monitored, help came immediately. I was very frightened and upset. Theresa came to me, placed her arm around me and then ask permission to take me down the hall to a private room. When I had trouble calling my daughter, she made the call to her for me.
She continued to stay with me until the nurse came to say that my husband had been taken to MICV and Theresa then ask if she could go up with me and stay until my daughter arrived and she received permission to do so.
While waiting for my daughter to arrive, Theresa was very comforting and helped me to remain calm. She greeted my daughter and then quietly left wishing us both well.
Theresa came back the next day to see how I was doing and also to check on my husband's condition. We talked for several minutes and I was able to thank her for what she had done for me. I told her that she was an angel sent to me at a time when I needed one and without her help, I am not sure how I would have endured such a very difficult time.
I will always be grateful to her for her kindness. Theresa could have gone about her job that morning but instead, saw a person in need and she did not hesitate to step in and help me.
For such an unselfish act, I feel she deserves special recognition and that you see that she receive it.
May I add that both my husband and I are very grateful to all the members of the staff who gave him such excellent care. We were very impressed with everyone we met. We will remember each one of them for the care he received.
Very truly yours,
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As a society, we are facing a public health crisis of epidemic proportions. On a large scale it is affecting our economies, and placing an enormous burden on our health care systems. On a personal scale, countless people are feeling depressed and helpless, especially over their personal state.
Statistics show that 65 percent of Americans are overweight. Out of those, 30 percent of the population is obese. Those figures have increased by upwards of 10 percent over a five-year period alone. There is a desperate need for people who can help. We need education, coaching and instruction in the ways of health and preserving longevity.
Personal training has become become a very popular service, even in this uncertain economic environment. Unfortunately, it is NOT a profession that is regulated at all. This has led to wave upon wave of people breaking into the field with nothing more than a weekend certification course or worse, a certification earned through an online exam.
This is a very unfortunate situation for one very important reason. Mingled in with these dubiously qualified personal trainers, which unfortunately are more the norm, are a few very accomplished trainers who have the qualifications and practical experience to help people realize their health and longevity goals.
This is what a highly qualified trainer can do for you that you can't do for yourself:
Motivation: Not everyone is a self starter. Sometimes you need external motivation to build the momentum you need to sustain healthy habits.
Accountability: Some people need that "appointment" to make their training work.
Eliminate the guesswork: Hire someone to make sure your training is progressing correctly.
Safety: Proper instruction will make sure you are training for maximum effect with minimal breakdown. This means more progress because you are avoiding injury and illness which can result from poor training practices.
Keep things interesting: A great trainer will know how to keep you excited about your training while staying focused on your goals. This is an important distinction. Average personal trainers will use lots of fancy bells and whistles as well as gadgets and gimmicks to keep you entertained without continually moving towards your goals.
These are just some of the benefits of working with a professional trainer. The problem is, how do you sort the pretenders and fakers from those of us who have the education and practical experience to help you achieve your health and longevity goals.
Stay tuned for part two, which I address what to look for in choosing a professional trainer from our team of instructors.


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Thanks to you I reconnected with
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Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Pumpkin Walnut Bread
38 comments :
- country girl said...
Mmmmh, I can smell that delicious fragrance through the photos!
Pumpkins are so cheerful and charming, aren't they?
xo Dawn
- October 6, 2010 at 10:49 PM
- Gail said...
Trina, your pumpkin walnut bread looks divine....I shall have to try it. I remember growing up when my family planted a pumpkin patch in our garden....we had so many too....I'm guessing over 50. We used a lot of them to decorate the porch for Fall, then my mom cooked a bunch up, pureed their insides and froze the puree for pies and baked goods. Such fond memories. Treasures in life. ;)
- October 6, 2010 at 10:55 PM
- Flick, said...
You lucky thing, all those tasty pumpkins at your disposal! The bread looks delish, I can almost smell it from here.. I love making pumpkin scones as well.. mmm
Your plant must be on steroids or something, Enjoy,
- October 7, 2010 at 12:54 AM
- Simply LKJ said...
Oooh Yummy! That is one of my favorite things about this time of year...fresh pumpkin bread right out of the oven.
- October 7, 2010 at 4:15 AM
- Brianna! said...
umm this sounds DELISH!
I must try.....
Thanks for sharing
- October 7, 2010 at 4:50 AM
- Carla said...
Can I just tell you how beautiful your blog is? When it pops up as one my favorites, I just delight in how clean and simple it is.
- October 7, 2010 at 4:50 AM
- Between You and Me said...
did your pumpkins turn out big or are they small?
how fun!
oh, to have land to grow pumpkins!!!
- October 7, 2010 at 5:17 AM
- Linda@ Lime in the Coconut said...
I dunno...could be something in the air over by you. Pumpkins doubling their crop...and you doubling yours!
Looks perfectly fall-tastic....think I can even smell the cinnamon from here!
- October 7, 2010 at 5:40 AM
- Lissa @ After Adornment said...
Mmmm. This looks so good!
Maybe your pumpkin plant knew it would make wonderful things...thus the abundance!
- October 7, 2010 at 5:41 AM
- Natasha said...
Hmmmmm... I can just imagine how wonderful this must taste and smell!
Northern Light
- October 7, 2010 at 6:05 AM
- Sarah Howe said...
I found cake pans that look like pumpkins! I am looking forward to my own pumpkin baking! That recipee will be used! Thanks!
- October 7, 2010 at 6:09 AM
- Becky D @ Kings Down Road said...
That looks soooo good!! I'm really enjoying all the pumpkin recipes!
- October 7, 2010 at 6:19 AM
- Melissa said...
I am going to have to try this!! Looks very good.
- October 7, 2010 at 6:54 AM
- Dianne said...
I can smell it in N.C.---delish, comfy and cozy!
- October 7, 2010 at 7:18 AM
- Robin said...
Just yesterday my oldest was after me to make some pumking bread!
- October 7, 2010 at 7:45 AM
- Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes said...
Looks yummy! What recipe do you use?
- October 7, 2010 at 8:06 AM
- Damaris said...
YYUUMM!! I wish blogs came with "Scratch n'Sniff" pictures!! XXOO, Damaris
- October 7, 2010 at 9:25 AM
- 24 Corners said...
Hi Trina...I was wondering if you were going to make pumpkin bread! It looks delicious and it's so pretty on the marble with your *beautiful* knife cozying up right next to it!
It's must be nice to know your land produces extremely happy pumpkins...they settled and multiplied. Maybe if we have a warmer summer next year your tomatoes will do the same.
I think some pumkin bread is in order now!
xoxo J~
- October 7, 2010 at 10:02 AM
- Krissy said...
Can't wait to try this recipe! I make a pumpkin walnut craisin bread pudding every season that always makes it into the Christmas brunch line up becuase it is just super yummy. I think this one might be my new pumpkin recipe! thanks :) and I absolutely love your blog, decorating taste with your home, and want to congratulate you on your twins on the way! How wonderful :)
- October 7, 2010 at 10:16 AM
- Chelsea Ling said...
ahhhh that sounds so delicious.. pumpkins are $1 here everywhere on the roadsides
- October 7, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- Plain and Joyful Living said...
Delicious! and lots of organic pumpkins to be found.
- October 7, 2010 at 1:26 PM
- good goods & co said...
I'd post something but have to go make some pumpkin bread......
- October 7, 2010 at 4:05 PM
- Cheryl said...
needed some smellivision for this post. That bread looks like it probably tastes delicious. Wow, 25 pumpkins! I think your idea to make pumpkin walnut bread to give as gifts is a great idea.
- October 7, 2010 at 5:08 PM
- Rachel said...
The pumpkin cake looked so yummy that I made it and took it to work. Everyone loved it. Since it only took half a can of pumpkin, I still have half a can left. I was going to make another cake, but now I'm thinking I might have to make the pumpki bread!
- October 7, 2010 at 7:03 PM
- Red Gate Farm said...
I'm going to have to give this one a try. Great idea to make bread for gifts.. from the kitchen and your own garden!
- October 7, 2010 at 7:22 PM
- Lori said...
I think the "fertility" of all the involved parties had to do with the water; it was in the water :o) You are Blessed!
- October 7, 2010 at 7:47 PM
- bullie_mama said...
- October 7, 2010 at 9:35 PM
- Jaimie said...
Mmmm! All things pumpkin make me incredibly happy!
- October 8, 2010 at 10:11 AM
- Brit said...
I have to try this recipe, the bread looks delicious and it's great for fall. Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Paris, Britta
- October 8, 2010 at 11:00 AM
- Renae said...
I love pumpkin bread....so yummy, plus while baking, the aromas that fill the house are wonderful!
- October 8, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- Lila said...
I'm crazy over sweet breads and have been looking for a good pumpkin bread inspiration! Thanks for helping me out!
Lila Ferraro
- October 9, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Whitney said...
Hello Trina! Love your blog- and love your farmhouse! It's fun to nest and your house is beautiful!
- October 9, 2010 at 4:46 PM
- Mary Lou said...
Oh, that is so my favorite bread and I love walnuts to go in it. I'm going to try the recipe. Thanks for the link. I smell the goodness already!
- October 9, 2010 at 7:35 PM
- Shannon Fricke said...
That looks delicious!
- October 10, 2010 at 12:04 AM
- tales from an oc cottage said...
Oh, goodness!
m ^..^
- October 10, 2010 at 6:09 PM
- Jackie said...
I saw the recipe, and it looks delish! The sour cream and lemon was something different. thanks for sharing. I love fall!
- October 10, 2010 at 8:25 PM
- Isabelle Lafleche said...
That recipe sounds amazing! I will definitely try it!!
- October 18, 2010 at 1:15 PM
- Gail, northern California said...
Tried and true! Yep, I tried the pumpkin bread recipe and heartily agree with you. It's scrumptious. I donate baked goods for our little theater company to sell in their lobby during intermission. I'm thinking I might use the same recipe for them only butter and sugar the inside of a bundt pan because that crunch of the granulated sugar was a tasty bonus. They would still be able to sell it by-the-slice too and make a little extra money.
- November 25, 2011 at 2:34 PM


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Updated on Friday at 2 p.m.
The wind advisory for East Haven and much of the rest of the state continues through to midnight tonight, as temperatures have already plunged some 15 degrees over the past couple of hours.
In response, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office said it will partially activate the state's Emergency Operations Center at noon. It will be staffed by the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Department of Transportation, Military Department, State Fire Coordination and the state's utilities.
"After talking with my emergency management officials and assessing the situation, we will be partially activating the EOC at noon today," Malloy said. "This will allow us to quickly respond to and coordinate any problems that may arise as a result of today's high winds."
According to a news release from the governor's office, "Southwest winds are forecast to remain strong through the afternoon and into this evening with gusts to 50 mph at times. A few higher gusts to 55–60 mph may occur in the higher elevations and along the coast."
As of 2 p.m. this afternoon, United Illuminating has no reported power outages in
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The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for as well as much of the Tri-State Region.
The advisory will be in effect from 6 a.m. this morning until midnight tonight.
Wind gusts are expected to reach up to 50 miles per hour later this morning, with sustained winds and wind gusts lasting throughout the day.
"These winds will be capable of downing tree limbs and branches, causing isolated power outage," the meteorologists reported.
They added that winds this strong can also make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. And so, drivers are asked to use extra caution out on local roadways throughout the day today.


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Admission to the Office of Graduate Education does not imply admission to candidacy for a graduate degree in a specific program. The additional criminal justice requirements and procedures for admission to candidacy are described below. We do not require the GRE for admission.
Admission to the Office of Graduate Education is granted in one of the following categories based on the qualifications and educational objectives of the applicant. Eligibility for enrollment is based solely on the applicant's academic qualifications without regard to gender, race, marital status, color, age, religion, handicap or national origin.
1. Regular Degree Admission is granted to the student who wishes to pursue a master's degree and who has a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution with a minimum undergraduate grade-point average of 3.0 (A=4.0). For regular admission, a student must meet all of the admission requirements of the Office of Graduate Education, as well as any additional requirements for the program of their choice.
2. Conditional Admission may be authorized, based upon a recommendation from the department or by the Dean of Graduate Education, for students who do not meet the requirements of regular admission. Conditional admission can be granted to students in their final semester or session of enrollment in an undergraduate program if the academic record is satisfactory, based on the final transcript sent by the student. The conditions for regular admission are recorded on the letter of admission that is sent to the applicant. Students who fail to meet the conditions of their admission by the completion of 12 semester hours of graduate credit are denied further registration. The determining factors for the conditions of admission are the responsibility of the assigned adviser with the endorsement of the appropriate department head and the Dean of Graduate Education. Students will not be granted regular admission status until all the requirements and conditions for regular admission have been met.
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- the need for stricter gun control measures, or
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The Chronicle
Pella —
Leila Kathleen Burggraff (Croll) Beers was born June 13, 1921 in Newton, IA to Cornelius and Mary Edith (Cummings) Burggraaf. She died October 12, 2013 at Scottish Rite Park in Des Moines.
When Leila was 5, her mother contracted tuberculosis. Leila moved to Pella to be raised by her Uncle Art and Aunt Nell Cummings. She graduated from Pella High in 1939, and went to work as a secretary at a local law firm. She met Leland Croll while working in Pella and romance ensued. They were married July 31, 1941 and two sons were born, Richard and Bruce. The family moved to Des Moines and Leila assumed the title of stay-at-home mom.
The family home became a gathering place for neighborhood children and some type of activity was always in process. When Bruce reached 4th grade, Leila decided it was time to go back to work. She held various secretarial positions during her remaining working years including more than 30 years for the Des Moines Schools.
Leila was an avid gardener and her talents showed in her flower gardens and houseplants. She was very creative and had a knack for traditional decorating in her homes. Her surroundings reflected her appreciation for art and antiques.
She was a member of Fort Des Moines United Methodist Church.
In 1969, Leland Croll passed away and in 1971 Leila married Arthur D. Beers. Her second marriage was short-lived, Arthur died in 1976. Leila lived the remainder of her life single and she remained close to her immediate family, her neighbors and dear friends in Pella and Des Moines.
Leila is survived by two sons and their families, Richard (Jane) Croll of Lake View and Bruce (Karla) Croll of Urbandale; three grandsons; and five great-grandchildren, David (Amy) Croll, Katelyn and Ben of Urbandale, Michael (Abby) Croll, Molly of Johnston, Doug (Angie) Croll, Lauren and Zachary of Urbandale.
A private family graveside service was held on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at Sunset Memorial Gardens in Des Moines.
Memorial contributions may be made to Scottish Rite Park or Animal Rescue League of Iowa
On-line condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.


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Just shy of his 21st birthday, Russell Hamill of Adair received the invitation in December of 1942 to join the U.S. Army. He would serve his country three years, serving 15 months in the European Theatre, assigned to the Headquarters Special Troops 84th Infantry Division Infantry.
Last month, Hamill and 84 other World War II veterans took the Honor Flight 12 to Washington D.C. to see monuments to their service and sacrifice. Helping to honor the life and legacy of our WWII veterans, guardians are assigned to each veteran. Son-in-law Mark Hodson of Tahlequah, formerly of Pryor, accompanied Hamill. Among the sites visited was the WWII Memorial, Arlington National Cemetery, the Lincoln and Washington memorials.
Prior to leaving, the Oklahoma Veterans were honored with a reception at the Spirit Bank Center in Tulsa. People gathered to thank the veterans for their service when they departed from and returned to Tulsa airport.
The Oklahoma Honor Flights program, organized in 2009, is an official affiliate of Honor Flight Network. Oklahoma is the 31st state to start an organization to support the national effort. It takes Oklahoma veterans on one-day trips to the nation's capital. Some 1,190 veterans to date have been honored. Three more flights will be traveling in 2013. Current estimates identify less than three million remaining of the 16 million in uniform during WWII.
If you know a veteran who needs to be honored, wish to volunteer as a guardian or make a contribution to the 501(c)3 organization, contact Oklahom Honor Flights at P.O. Box 10492, Midwest City, OK 73140 or oklahomahonorflights.org.


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Favorite Pioneer Woman Recipes
I know the Pioneer Woman has received some mixed reviews on here, but I have enjoyed everything of hers that I have tried. My favorites so far: Penne a la Betsy, Cajun Chicken Pasta, pimento cheese and her jalepeno poppers.
Would love to know your favorites!
What is Pioneer Woman? I remember my great-grandmother's cooking; she had learned to cook from her grandmother who was an actual pioneer woman who lived in a log cabin on the Illinois frontier in the 1830's, and I'm pretty sure that penne didn't figure in her cuisine, which ran more to leftover cornmeal mush sliced and fried in bacon grease. Fried pork chops with bread fried in the pork chop grease. Gravy made with bacon fat, flour, and cream. Lots of cornbread. Fried potatoes and fried salt pork. Cornmeal pancakes. Fried bacon and eggs. Fried grease. BTW Grandma ate this stuff all her life (it was greasy and salty and absolutely delicious) and she died at age 99. We seem now to be a race of lesser mortals.
re: Querencia
This is what I was referring to http://thepioneerwoman.com/ but your great grandmother sounds like quite a woman!!
re: Querencia
That's incredible Querencia! I know, my sister has a couple of friends in Alabama that were in their 90s and both passed away in their sleep! they didn't know each other but their patterns were similar. For breakfast, they had to have their pork back strap,(I think that what it's called) fried eggs and grits oh and a tomato every single morning! She said most of their food was fried, but they ate it every day, and they were hardworking women (in their younger years), once in awhile had a glass of wine or such. Lots of cream, butter, fried green tomatoes, chicken - the whole sheebang. And here I sit counting points, yeah I get 20 today. Something is just wrong with this picture. (Maybe its the tomato?) Well whatever the case, God bless your Great-Grandma, definitely she's on to something
I have a love/hater relationship with her recipes. I think she unnecessary gets a bad rap as I don't think she doesn't try to make herself out to be anything more than wife/mom that enjoys cooking.
Ones I like:
filet au poivre
garlic cheese bread
marinaded flank steak
fig pizza
sea salt truffles
lemon pasta
roast red pepper sauce
red pepper risotto
I am currently reading her book and it is funny that when she first met her husband, it seems like she didn't really know how to cook the most basic things. She tells funny stories about pasta and steaks that were cooked beyond recognition.
I regularly visit her site and one thing that shocked me was that she buys her meat from the grocery store. For those that aren't familar with her, she is married to a 4th generation cattle rancher. She explained it as they don't "finish" cattle so she doesn't have a direct source for beef.
Her Oatmeal Crispies are very good--a buttery refrigerator cookie, excellent! Since I cook for one now, with no local relatives to bake for, I often make the dough when I feel like baking, then freeze it in rolls. I can unwrap and slice-n-bake anytime I want just a few cookies, or need some as a gift.
Most of her recipes very rich--geared for her quite active young family--high calorie and fat content. But some I've tried are very good. She presents them for beginning cooks, with a multitude of photos, and most are fairly basic, either traditional or contemporary favorites. She gives cooking and prep tips that are invaluable for those just starting out in the kitchen, along with healthy doses of self-deprecation and humor. From the comments on her blog, she manages to energize many timid young cooks.
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re: cleobeach
Agree CB - Step by step shows me what the food is supposed to look like and what implements are needed. PW is the one that got me to try to make sushi. I loved it altho it was a LOT of work. Her best chocolate sheet cake made into cupcakes went over well. I'm not allowed to go to a party w/o those bacon wrapped around crackers appetizers which, seriously, I can't even get past one but there you go. She has gotten a lot of smack down, but that's what happens when you put yourself into the public eye.
re: cleobeach
I've heard her cinnamon rolls are incredible; anyone here ever tried them? My husband just requested that I make some this weekend and I thought I might give this recipe a go (I'm more of a caramel roll/sticky bun girl myself).
re: girlwonder88
yes; I have made them several times. I find the dough too rich as is, so just cut down. It's basically a brioche dough (with eggs and butter). You can adjust the amount of eggs and butter to your taste. The pour-over mocha sauce is too sweet for my personal taste, but I like the flavor, so I sprinkle a bit of espresso powder and cocoa on the dough with the butter and nuts, before rolling and cutting. 7 or 8 just fit into a 9" tinfoil pan for giveaways.
re: toodie jane
Yeah I find PW's Cinnamon rolls rather rich but then they are cinnamon rolls :) I use Smitten Kitchen's cream cheese glaze (frosting? consistency is somewhere in between) in place of PW's Mocha sauce.
Other favorites:
Bacon wrapped jalapeno thingies which I am *ahem* required to make for all football gatherings. I've made them with bacon, and without, topping them with panko instead. Fantastic either way. I also get raves for her Pico de Gallo and Guacamole. Love her guac! I don't live in an area where bonafide mexican or even tex mex places are abundant (we're north of Calgary Alberta Canada) so I don't have much to go on except that it tastes fantastic to me! :)
re: girlwonder88
My husband has made these cinnamon rolls, and they really are quite delicious. The recipe is incredibly simple. I like cinnamon rolls that aren't too bready, and the dough is just perfect if you like moister, gooier doughs. We never made the glaze - the cinnamon rolls are great and sweet enough without the glaze (though one of these days I'll try the glaze...)
re: kcchan
I've made the rolls, wasn't big on the dough, neede them to be a bit more dense. But the idea of melting butter in the pan before placing rolls in, then the maple flavor glaze- yes! Loved that. Maple flavoring instead of the usual vanilla. Loved it. Making some (again) tomorrow.
re: slcook
Hmmm, so it would probably be easy to make them into a caramel roll instead: add brown sugar and a little corn syrup to that butter melted in the pan, and flip after cooking. I'm not a huge fan of maple flavored desserts, which has been my (no pun intended) sticking point about this recipe.
re: girlwonder88
My husband loves this sandwich!
re: LaLa
The Marlboro Man sandwich is a family favorite in our house, too. Quick and easy to make, too. I make her queso and freeze it, to much acclaim, and she has an asian noodle salad that's really popular in my house, too. I like the pig pick'n cake a lot, but have seen that recipe everywhere, so I can't really give 100% creation credit there. Her chocolate sheet cake gets rave reviews every time I make it for an occasion, and it makes a lot!
Pretty much everything is just good basic food that you can adjust to your taste.
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re: LaLa
I LOVE her restaurant style salsa, though I add salt and vinegar. Her chile con queso (velveta, pork sausage, and rotel basically) is also magnificent. I haven't tried tons of hers, but everything I've made has been great.
I've heard raves for her smashed potatoes & the asian noodles.
Her sour cream pancakes are to die for
I love her Cinnamon Baked French Toast--I just made it again this week. I also like her pasta recipes. The 3-cheese stuffed shells is good, as is the pasta with creamy tomato sauce. I have tried a few of her breads--"The Bread," as well as garlic/cheesy breads, and loved those. I tried her favorite turkey brine this year, and that got rave reviews. Also I am a fan of several of her potato dishes. The potatoes gratin is amazing, and I just tried those foil packet potatoes recently and really liked them as well. I know there are more....
What I like about her recipes (besides the idiot-proof instructions and pictures) is that they strike a nice balance between being flavorful and family-friendly, but not overly time-consuming. I have also found that many are easily adaptable--either to reduce the fat/calorie content by cutting down on cream and butter, or to elevate with some additional ingredients and presentations tweaks.
My new years resolution has been to learn how to cook, and I would probably still be staring helplessly at random printed recipes if I had not stumbled on her site. Love her. So far my favorites have been:
Corn Chowder with Chiles
Spicy Lemon Garlic Shrimp
Grilled Chicken and Pineapple Quesidillas
Beef with Snow Peas
Penne in a Vodka Cream Sauce (I add sausage)
Up next to try: Spicy Dr. Pepper Shredded Pork, Macaroni and Cheese, Beef with peppers and rice noodles, Duck Curry (minus the duck), Apple dumplings, and whiskey glazed carrots.
have you tried any of her Thanksgiving recipes? she won the Throwdown against Bobby Flay - they might be worth a look:
I knew of this web site but had never really gone there. I had read and cooked some recipes that were attributed to her. Finally after reading some of this thread, I checked out the site and her articles and recipes.
I found her and her site.... charming somehow. I respect anyone that unabashedly tells you to use a cake mix or whipped topping in a recipe if she thinks that is the thing to use. She obviously knew how to make cakes from scratch. Most of her recipes recommend it.
She is just a country cook and proudly says so.
I'm looking forward to trying her Cajun Chicken Pasta and her "pig cake". Hey with a name like that (pig cake) it's got to be good.
She is going to have a show on the food network. Not sure when it is premiering.
re: hto44
PW debuts on FN August 2011.
The Pioneer Woman - Ree Drummond
I'm excited to confirm that I'm doing a Food Network show straight from the ranch. Details to come, but for now I'll just promise you that it'll be fun, a little different, possibly wacky, full of kids, dogs, and horses...and I won't cook anything that I wouldn't normally cook in my everyday life. This would include anything involving bananas or fat substitutes.
re: HillJ
re: HillJ
re: melpy
melpy, there must be a wide enough appeal because FN keeps filming new shows at the family ranch. I watched the show once and read her blog from time to time and have no preference or feeling about Ree either way. I don't know her, I don't need to have an opinion about her personality.
I've only tried a few recipes from her 1st cookbook with decent results. I try to keep my comments focused on the recipes though-the hot buttons over PW really don't interest me.
I was planning to make her pulled pork for a big group event (I am a New Englander with pulled pork envy) but someone from the New Orleans had already signed up to make it (with an old family recipe which will be delicious). I still would like to hear what people think of PW's recipe. It had Dr Pepper and a can of adobe peppers. Would that kill the average yankee?
I don't know all that much about her.
only seen her show a couple of times.
sorry to seem uninformed but what's all the hoopla about?
she seems nice and all but her recipes are not earth shattering to me.
guess I'd better watch her more.
I like the sound of sea salt truffles and have to look up penne al la Betsy
re: iL Divo
I think the hoopla is about the website. I enjoy it. There are many facets to her talents and she is kinda folksy, down to earth. I like the photography section, as well as other parts of the website. She makes cooking fun, and normal. She doesn't seem as uptight as some other cooks.
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re: wyogal
+1, I think many styles of chef-persona can intimidate people -- especially beginners.
For instance, imagine as a non-cook I say to myself today that I wanted to start cooking. I've heard a lot about this Alton Brown character, so I seek out Good Eats episodes online. Even if I'm entertained, I'm disheartened because how could I, lowly newbie, ever replicate such precision in such fiddly recipes? I probably don't get too far with this experiment if I assume all cooking is like AB cooking.
If, on the other hand, I happen upon Ree Drummond, much of Jamie Oliver, or Michael Smith for those of you (likely Canadians) who know his show Chef at Home, I'm envisioning cooking as a much less strict, much more substitutional or creative endeavour. It is something I can do, and doesn't rely so much on strict adherence to the rules.
(Don't get me wrong, I do love Alton and respect his chops; I just think that if he were the first pro chef I'd seen, I wouldn't have been so confident and recipe-less so quickly in the kitchen..)
opened up & peeked at the site, like it very much, now I know why she's doing so well.
very likeable and nice pretty easy to roam around site.
looked up the two recipes I'd read about on here. the penne a la Betsy is probably wonderful. shrimp in pasta isn't our favorite. shrimp scampi is wonderful, all the butter and garlic. I used to do a shrimp recipe with PP's magic spice and beer. haven't done it in 20 years.
I like the sound of PALB if I'd substitute the shrimp for a high quality sausage sliced as I know my husband would be over the moon. is it wrong to use that recipe but sub out the protein?
the sea salt truffles look like I'd make them with pure glee.
gad they look good and love the inclusion of the eaglebrand.
I'm on that loves salt with sweet, they seem to temper each other.
I made her rum cake recipe over the holidays a total of four times!!! It was that good, and every event that I either hosted or attended I was asked to make it. I would highly recommend this recipe.
can anyone locate her "flat apple pie" take alongs or whatever they're called? just looked and only see 3 apple pie recipes that aren't what I saw her mention on the commercial.
Her spinach and mushroom quesidilla is fab and the penne with vodka sauce always wins at my house. She's a charming writer and offers great tips:"don't use the pre-shredded cheese as it's coated with things like cornstarch and failure." She's easy and fun and I'd love to try more of her recipes....
Her spicy shrimp are delicious. http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/20... I'm usually doing them with a half a pound or a pound of shrimp, and I have also shamelessly done them with shell-off shrimp. I usually cut waaaay done on the butter, even proportionally and I use sriracha more often then not instead of Tabasco. Usually serve it in a small bowl with some of its sauce to dip or pour on whatever else is being eaten, so my husband has dubbed it Shrimp In A Bowl and that's usually how it is requested.
Watched her make Caesar Salad on her TV Saturday and used her recipe & techniques today.
None of the 3 of us liked the flavor of the dressing - too much Dijon and Worcestershire - we'll stick with Ina's recipe.
The croutons did not cook evenly in the skillet even though I frequently stirred & tossed - so much easier for me to toast them in the oven.
I am always slow to make a comment on a site BUT I figure if any other readers are NEW to seeing PW on cable like me NOW in Sydney (it airs only weekends) This will start a NEW set of reviews I hope as I like her - a very personable woman in many ways My favourite after watching her on cable today Sunday December 23 2012...MYAN APOCALYPSE DID NOT HAPPEN - is her RED VELVET SHEET CAKE & FUNNY (ingredients) FROSTING The cake ingredients do not seem as-toxic as other recipes that call for a full bottle of red food colouring - May you enjoy it too
My faves are:
Crash Potatoes
Pan Seared Rib Eye
Ranch Dressing
Spinach Salad with Warm Bacon Dressing
Perfect Pot Roast (my step dad swears it is better than his moms and tells everyone how I make the world's best pot roast - thanks to Rhee of course)
Bacon Wrapped Crackers (my dad called me today and said he ate all of the ones I brought him on Christmas and claimed he might perish if the FEDEX man didn't deliver any to his house immediately)
Beef with Snow Peas
Mashed Potatoes
I went to the site and could not find the sour cream pancakes. I found a pancake recipe but there was no sour cream?? Thanks for any help locating the recipe.
re: Bethcooks
For some reason Ree took the recipe off her site after her 1st cookbook came out (the recipe is in the book) but many bloggers including Smitten Kitchen still carry it.
I've made the sour cream pancakes dozens of times. They are very light and thin. A short stack won't leave your belly feeling uncomfortable.
re: HillJ
the recipe for the sour cream pancakes is all over the Net.
Thank you - will look at Smitten Kitchen plus google recipes. The reason I wanted the Pioneer Woman recipe is that it had the chowhounders "seal of approval." : )
re: Bethcooks
re: Bethcooks
re: sandylc
Valid point for Bethcooks, sandylc. I also have modified the recipe over the course of using it...including the addition of spices like cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg and even thyme (individually not combined) in the batter depending on my mood. What I enjoy about this particular pancake version is the little amount of flour used (7 T) and the light, thin pancake results.
re: sandylc
Like many, I have a love/hate feeling towards her content. I'm NOT a fan of 90 billion pictures to show what a chopped onion looks like. I really wish her content had a link at the top that said, "go to recipe" so I could skip 10-15 pages of pictures.
Now, I don't consider myself an advanced cook by any means nor am I beginner but it's a bit ridiculous IMO.
I have recently found some appealing recipes (short ribs) but haven't yet made them.
I like the recipes just not the rest of the content would probably be an accurate way to indicate how I feel about the "P-Dub."
re: eperdu
Except this OP isn't about how you feel or don't feel about Ree Drummond or her blogging style but rather the recipes on the site and variations on popular recipes.
And, if I'm following your remarks you haven't actually used any of PW's recipes yet.
Is it really necessary to share your love/hate towards a blogger here?
re: HillJ
I have actually cooked her food. I would not have posted otherwise. My comment was largely directed toward how difficult I find it to get to her recipes because of all the pictures. It's annoying. My apologies if I somehow tread on some invisible line on what was acceptable to post and not to post.
re: eperdu
I completely agree that her photos as excessive to the point of distraction. It's annoying to have to scroll so far down to get to the actual recipe. I like pictures, but I don't need the minutae detailed ones she adds. One picture of each step in the process is enough.
Having said that, the recipes I've cooked have been good and she has inspired me to take up trying some dishes that I'd previously not taken the time to attempt.
The crash hot potatoes are delicious. I've made them several times. Last time I made them, I followed the idea but used different seasonings.
I love the idea of the salad bar with toppings. Did something very similar when I had friends over recently. Served a giant bowl of chopped lettuce, surrounded by small dishes of toppings. Dressings were also on the side. Was definitely a hit!
My sister made her lasagna the other night and it was absolutely delicious. Nothing fancy or authentic about it, and to my happiness, it wasn't even very tomato-y. I'm glad my sister made it; I probably would have been scared off by the Kraft parmesan in a can cheese it calls for!


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Meanwhile, the Federal Emergency Management Agency began using part of the church building during the emergency.
"We are a very fortunate family for only losing material things," Watson said. "So it makes it all the more special that people are supporting us and encouraging us to go ahead with this."
"We were obviously a little hesitant at first — we didn't know what to do," Cox said. "But a lot of people who lost everything — people at the church, our friends, our family — those were the people who were pushing us to go ahead and do it. And we were like, 'Well, if they're on board, we might as well stay on track.'"
Paul Sims, minister for the ceremony, said he was honored to be a part of their day.
"I thought it was just a great day," Sims said. "After what the city has been through, their families have been through, and a lot of people, I think this was just a bright day in the midst of a tragic week, but it will certainly be memorable for them. So I'm just real happy for them and there are just so many people here with them to join in celebration."
During the ceremony, Sims testified "that their love for another (will) be known across the world" following media attention the couple drew from outlets ranging from CBS to the London Daily Mail.
Watson and Cox were at Cox's parents' house when the tornado hit on May 22 and didn't realize the extent of the damage until they began driving around to find Cox's sister. After finding she was safe, the couple also discovered that Watson's wedding dress was about the only thing that survived in an otherwise decimated alteration shop.
Cox and Watson taped their search for Cox's sister, and he can be been carrying his future's wife's wedding dress soon after the storm.
The couple said they were both grateful that the wedding did not have to be postponed, and that FEMA's plans didn't keep them from using part of the church.
"I think planning a wedding is stressful for anybody, so I just feel like we were so fortunate to not have to change the church or change the reception hall, and to have all of our family here and for everybody to be really supportive," Watson said. "I think that even if things had had to change, everyone has been super great about being accommodating and understanding."
Friends of the couple supported their decision to marry at this time.
"It has been extremely hectic, it has been crazy," said George Datum, an usher. "But thankfully, it all came together and they're here, and that's all that matters."
Future plans
Brooke Watson just graduated from respiratory therapy school and has a few months of clinicals before she moves to be with Aaron Cox in Idaho, where he works for a minor league baseball team, the Idaho Falls Chuckers.


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Reason Rupe: While 51 Percent Oppose Individual Mandate, 56 Favor Employer Mandate
A recent Reason-Rupe poll finds that half of Americans think it is proper for the federal government to require employers to provide health insurance and 56 percent favor such a regulation, yet 51 percentoppose mandating individuals to obtain health insurance, and 62 percent believe the individual mandate is unconstitutional. It remains unclear how Americans reconcile support for the employer mandate but opposition to the individual mandate.
The following chart demonstrates that 33 percent of Americans favor both an individual and employer health insurance mandate and 28 percent oppose both mandates. However, 20 percent oppose the individual mandate but favor the employer mandate. A small percentage (9 percent) said they favor the individual mandate and also oppose the employer mandate.
Full poll results found here.
Nationwide telephone poll conducted March 10th-20th of both mobile and landline phones, 1200 adults, margin of error +/- 3 percent. Columns may not add up to 100 percent due to rounding. Full methodology can be found here.
Emily Ekins is the director of polling for Reason Foundation where she leads the Reason-Rupe public opinion research project, launched in 2011. Follow her on Twitter @emilyekins.
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The public one again shows why it shouldn't be trusted. Forcing employers to provide insurance is a terrible idea.
In other news, 56% of Americans are morons who think that money and ponies grow on trees.
Yeah, this. :(
C'mon John. You and I both know the figure is well north of 90%. The 44% may be right on this, but they're certainly ill-informed petty tyrants on a veritable jungle of other policy issues.
Nah. The only way to object to it is because you understand not everyone can have a free pony. So I take issue with 90% of the people being morons.
And pray tell, do you think that the entire 44% doesn't believe in sundry other free ponies???
"Get the Govt Out of My Medicare!"
"Balance the Budget, Cut the NEA, LEAVE MY SOCIAL SECURITY ALONE"
There is a metric fuckton of cognitive dissonance there too. Just because they don't want their employer to give them the pony, doesn't mean they are willing to let their grandkids duck out of the pony tab.
"Get the Government out of my Medicare" was objecting to cutting medicare to pay for Obamacare. Cut the budget but leave my pony alone, while possibly mistaken depending on the pony, doesn't in any way indicate a lack of understanding of opportunity cost.
In fact, the first statement shows just the kind of understanding you claim doesn't exist. People understood that insuring the uninsured with the same amount of money necessarily meant taking something away from someone.
Note I didn't say "cut" the budget, I said "balance." And the simple fact is that you could eliminate every goddamn thing the govt does except SS/MC and still not balance the fucking thing. Hence, when people say balance the budget without cutting/reforming SS/MC, they are either a) idiots or b) disingenuous.
As for the "get the govt outta my medicare", I'll take you're word at face value that they merely opposed the cuts to medicare used to fund ACA. But the mere reference to MY medicare entails a certain belief in ownership, namely they believe that they paid in so they should get the bennies. This is pretty damn close to a free pony mentality when one realizes that the amount they've paid in over their lives (much of which was borrowed to pay for the other ponies the gubmint gave them in their working years) is fractions of a percent of what they now seek to leech of the system. So to hell with them. In the (modified) words of Marie Antoinette, "Let them eat Alpo."
And the simple fact is that you could eliminate every goddamn thing the govt does except SS/MC and still not balance the fucking thing.
That is not true. Our revenues exceed that. And if you want to know why people won't buy into cutting programs they get, it is not because they don't understand. It is because they are rightfully cynical.
Why should anyone agree to have a program they benefit from cut when the Congress has never once shown the ability to actually cut government? It is one thing to agree to a cut that is part of solving the problem. It is quite another to agree to a cut when you know the money is just going to be stolen by someone else. In the latter case you would be stupid to agree to a cut since doing so would just make you worse off and the country no better off.
Not to hell with them. The people of this country are acting entirely rational when you consider that they are dealing with a completely craven and cynical political class.
That is not true. Our revenues exceed that.
Barely. The margin is pinner.
Projected Federal Revenue for 2012 is $2.5 tril
Projected Cost of SS, Medicare, Medicaid, and Debt Service is about 2.43 trillion
So yeah, you pretty much HAVE to cut everything else in order to preserve those two in their existing forms. And you and I both know that this is just the tip, and it ain't gonna get any gentler, it's going full STEVE SMITH style over the next decade.
But you see my point about why people won't agree to cuts. It is not because they are stupid and selfish. It is because they have no assurance that the money saved will actually go to cut the deficit and just not be spent somewhere else.
My bad. Misread the charts and included total govt spending instead of federal spending. Still Fed spending on those three alone is $1.9 trillion. So you have $600 bn afterwards. You add in defense in it's current incarnation and already you're above the revenue.
"The people of this country are acting entirely rational when you consider that they are dealing with a completely craven and cynical political class."
...which they elect. Hooray for rational irrationality (or at least ignorance)!
American voter:
Compelling me to do something is teh evulz!1!1!!1!!!!
Compelling someone else to do something for me is for TEH GR8R GUDZ!!!!1!!111!!!!
This is it in teh nutshellz.
Why can't people understand that forcing employers, manufacturers, etc. to pay for anything is tantamount to forcing employees, customers, etc. to pay for that same thing? Who do they think pays for this stuff? Investors? I don't think so.
Reason-Rupe pollsters were doing this thing where they would ask the same question a second time but adding the various consequences for consideration (since people who answer polls can't recognize those on their own) and getting different results. I wonder why they didn't do that here.
Add in the clause "understanding that doing so will lower wages and raise prices".
Yeah, I like it when they do that. "Now, consider the case in which you are no longer an economic ignoramus. How would you answer then?"
Ahhh, the wisdom of the mob. This is why you need guns and ammo on hand, just in case.
But you have to give it to them: They are good at guessing jelly-bean counts and steer weights. Now if only our socio-political instutitions could be made to resemble the county fair...
I would like to also see the answers to, "If you owned a business, should they government be allowed to force you to provide free health insurance to your employees?"
Would you accept lower returns on your stock investment portfolio in return for forcing all employers to provide health insurance to all employees?
Imagine that enclosed in quotes and asked by the pollster.
We are SO fucked.
And that is why that whore Fluke was convinced of the medical necessity of providing free birth control.
You see, once you recognize we're all getting fucked, the logic is ironclad.
Isn't a fluke a parasitic fish?
My bad, it's a flounder.
Actually, a fluke is parasitic helminth, such a liver fluke, class platyhelmenthes (flatworms).
That's what I was thinking of. There's also (according to Wikipete) a flounder that's called a fluke.
I learned that from a Woody Allen movie, of all things.
Forget this, hire STEVE SMITH to do the Reason-Rape Poll.
From Forbes: Feds had previously mandated health insurance.
This would have been a good arguement ... if the O Administration had bothered to prepare.
Doesn't apply here. The Congress has absolute power to "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations".
That was an exercise of that power not the commerce power. The merchant men were all engaged in international trade.
Which has always been my bitch about the commerce clause interpretations. The commerce clause gives congress the power to regulate commerce "with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes".
If you accept the argument that Congress can regulate a given activity under the commerce clause, does it matter where that activity takes place? In other words, if the commerce clause allows the individual mandate, why does the individual mandate only extend to the several states? Why are Belgians and Mexicans and Iraqis exempted?
Yes to employer mandate
No to individual mandate
Wait. What about the self-employed?
"What about the self-employed?"
It doesn't matter, self-employed people are retarded, so we will get free healthcare because of our disability.
How retarded am I? It took me 30 years to figure out I was retarded. Any normal person, faced with all the various ways government fucks over the self-employed, would realize in about 5 minutes what it took me 30 years to learn - the government really really really hates self-employed people.
Yanno, Ekins, and other Reason-Rupe pollsters, why don't you just quit beating around the bush and ask the very simple, direct, Occam'ed, and Socratic question:
"Is Health Care a civil right"
THEN ask:
"Who is responsible for payment?"
I will bet dollars to donuts your polls will have a higher response with very few "don't knows" and will be much more conclusive.
Jesus Tap-Dancing Christ...and I was having a relatively good day...
Hmm. I'm gone for two weeks, and come back to find out that they won. The trolls finally forced us into registration.
Anyway, I have to agree with John up above. It's not so much people are morons, so much as that they're smart enough to know not to trust a goddamn thing the gov't does or says it will do. It's a permanently downward spiral, and while not trying to be pessimistic, I honestly believe nothing will change until there is a total collapse of the system.
And I don't think that it will happen over night. The Euros are way more in debt than we are, and the bond market continued to support them. As it continues to support the Japs. We're in for decades of stagnation and decline before anything dramatic enough happens that forces change.
I've spent the last two weeks in Hong Kong. Capitalist paradise compared to here. They even use privately printed money (so long as the banks have the gold to back up what they're printing). Except for the taxis, which are heavily, heavily regulated for some reason, and the housing, because there isn't enough of it (550 sq. ft. flat in mediocre part of town = $350,000 USD).
Also, with registration, is the character limit still in place?
It's up to 1500.
They didn't win. Your house finally getting robbed so much that you start locking your front door is not a win for the burglars.
Yeah SF but the burglars are trying to get shit out of your house. Locking your door thwarts the their goal.
The Troll Goal was to force us to change the way we do business here (so to speak), to be so annoying that something fundamental had to change. And they succeeded. They accomplished their goal.
That's a load of shit, Jimbo. They had changed the way we did business. The registration allows us to go back to normal. You weren't at H&R before, back in the normal days, so it seems different to you, but what you were used to wasn't the norm; it was the infested H&R.
Hey Jim! I was just wondering yesterday to where you have gone.
I honestly believe nothing will change until there is a total collapse of the system.
I spent 10 days in UKR in FEB, and I cannot agree with you more. I expect to be out of the US before the end of the year.
Um, if you believe the system is on the verge of collapse, why in the world would you want to move to Ukraine?
Believe it or not, UKR is more free market, particularly in the area of medical tourism, than the US. More freedom to practice medicine with less government intrusion btwixt patient and doctor, and access to methods of TX and intervention not currently available in the US, but still have pretty modern medical tech at my fingertips.
They are running from the centralized approach as we are running faster towards it.
They are running from the centralized approach as we are running faster towards it.
Wow, it's almost as if people with 1st-hand experience of TrueCentralPlanning know for a fact that it doesn't work. How about that.
It won't collapse. The government will go broke and have to live within its means. But the country is not the government.
Actually Gojira, the threads have been kinda fun again the last few days. We'll see how the weekend goes.
The threads have been much better. It sucks they had to do it. But when you have a lunatic ruining every single thread, what choice do you have?
"It remains unclear how Americans reconcile support for the employer mandate but opposition to the individual mandate."
Very simple: Americans fundamentally believe in karma. If you work- you are rewarded. If you sit on your ass you don't deserve a reward. See also: the And and the Grasshopper. And since we resoundingly mock the idea that "corporations are people" they have no status under the Constitution or rights to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness.
So, 95% want some one else to pay for their health care. The other 5% must be that all powerful libertarian group.
I am somewhat surprised by the numbers - I would have thought the spread would be much greater. I don't think people are all that opposed to mandated insurance - as long as somebody else is paying for it.
Most small business employers/employees know where their paychecks come from, they know that employer-provided insurance isn't actually provided by the employer, it is part of the employee pay package. The employee is paying for the insurance.
OTOH, I think in many large companies, employees really don't see where their paycheck comes from. They tend to want to do as little work as possible for as much pay as possible - because Fuck The Man. They really do think employer-provided insurance is something additional to their pay package.
While I find that explanation intuitively appealing, and would have agreed wholeheartedly at one time, I have met far too many small-business employees who cheat and steal from their bosses because of "Fuck the Man."
Old Mr. Roberts at the neighborhood hardware store? -- The Man. Family business? -- The Man. The moment you make any business decisions, the moment you have any profit in the offing, the moment you become a stockholder and not merely a "stakeholder," you become The Man. They don't call it the "petty bourgeoisie" for nothing.
(I blame this generation's adherence to essentially Marxist sociological categories, purposive to intellectually justifying their general indolence and lack of integrity -- they need to pull up their pants, and get their collective asses off of my lawn.)
All that being said, bureaucracies definitely entail their own joyous forms of alienation and byzantine non-accountability. The latter part is, I suspect, the key. When it's just you and old man Roberts, or you and dad, both parties have a good idea who is self-legislating fringe benefits, not to mention what the incentives are.


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