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Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots is not just another Obama book
by Reading on Walden Bookstore, Mon Jul 12, 2010 at 11:33:57 AM EDT
My name is John Presta and my book titled Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots: How Barack Obama, two Bookstore Owners, and 300 Volunteers did it, is my first book and was released on January 20, 2010. The book has been released in the UK on March 20, 2010. I finally did it. I not only completed a manuscript, but I was able to get it published by the perfect publisher, the Elevator Group.
The book I set out initially to write was a celebration of books, bookselling, and grassroots organizing. And I wanted to be sure it was not just another Obama book. But I must point out that when I started writing my book, there were only a handful of Obama books on the market.
I started writing the book in late 2006 and I had already assumed he would run for President of the United States and win. When I met New Yorker Editor David Remnick, he said my book, "John & Michelle, who knew long before with gratitude, David Remnick." I was also honored when Remnick cited my book in The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama and quoted several passages.
During a time when so much is being written and said about "The Tea Party" and its alleged successes, it is important for us Democrats and progressives to get back to the basics.
The Grassroots.
Start planting more seeds. We have to show what we can do again. As we did before, we must lead from the bottom-up. I am in the process of initiating a "Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots movement," in my own community and hope it will spread throughout the country. Again, I want to lead from the bottom-up. We did it before and it was wildly successful.
What this book does not cover in any kind of depth are people such as David Axelrod, Valerie Jarrett, Mayor Richard Daley, Rahm Emanuel.
Rahm Emanuel is encountered briefly in the book. Emanuel was not a supporter of Obama in 2004 Democratic primary for the United States Senate and was "neutral" during the 2008 Democratic Presidential primary.
The reviews of the book thus far have been encouraging here. And here. And I think this is my favorite here. I wanted the world to know about the achievements of this special group of people: your local independent bookseller. I hoped to bring attention to the great things independent booksellers do for their communities everyday and hope that an increasing number of independent booksellers will tell their stories. I wanted to do for bookselling what Barack Obama has done for politics. The book details the success of two independent booksellers, me and my wife Michelle, how we helped launched the political career of Barack Obama with a hands-on approach. In bookselling, we call it "hand selling." We hand sold Barack Obama to anyone that would listen.
I wanted to inspire interest in books and in bookstores. I point out in my book the importance of several Chicago area bookstores to Barack Obama's political life and his personal life. It starts with our own store, Reading on Walden Bookstore. There was his community bookstore, 57th Street Books, along with its sister store down the street, Seminary Coop Bookstore. Obama also love to visit Powells Bookstore (of Chicago), just east of 57th Street Books. Obama received the endorsement of Congresswomen Jan Schakowsky at Women and Children First Bookstore in December of 2003. The endorsement was huge for Obama and was likely, as author Malcolm Gladwell would say, the Tipping Point of that campaign.
The back-story of the book is simple, how to overcome obstacles. An obstacle is a barrier worth overcoming. The barriers in Obama's way were plentiful and we worked to remove those barriers. It is about getting up after you have been knocked down. The obscure State Senator from Illinois, Barack Obama, lost a Congressional race to an "entrenched incumbent," Congressman Bobby Rush. Obama was knocked down and we were knocked down with him. We felt it as intensely as he felt it.
In the early fall of 1999, we met Dan Shomon, campaign manager at that time for the obscure State Senator from Hyde Park in the Chicago area, Barack Obama. Shomon wanted our support for this man named Obama. Our initial response to Shomon was lukewarm. Because of Shomon's persistence and tenacity, he was able to convince us to eventually support Obama and support him in a big way. We organized a candidates' forum for the Congressional race against Congressman Bobby Rush. The candidates' forum was a smashing success for Obama. 600 people attended the event and were introduced to Obama. The community came to love Obama. Unfortunately, Obama lost this race to Bobby Rush. He had "lost the battle, but he won the war," in the words of long-time aide Al Kindle.
Obama, in his own words, was "spanked" by Rush, but proceeded to pick himself up the next day because he believed in himself and his message. The book is about how my wife Michelle and I were emotionally effected by this defeat and how we picked ourselves up and dusted ourselves off and helped Obama in future elections. The obstacle was this haunting defeat. For us it was the elephant in the room.
Immediately after his defeat on March 21, 2000, we ordered a dozen copies (signed) of his book, Dreams from My Father, and placed them on the shelf. And they stayed on the shelf from March 2000 through March of 2004. We would not and could not remove them. On March 17, 2004, the day after Obama won the Democratic primary for United States Senate, the books vanished. They were bought quickly.
There was another elephant in the room. This man Obama, we believed, would one day become President of the United States. Could Obama overcome a crushing defeat in a Congressional race and inexplicably, come back and win a statewide, United States Senate race against some of the most formidable opponents in Illinois politics. Then capture the White House? What are the odds?
For us it was not the beginning of the end, but the end of the beginning. We would stand by Obama, despite the loss. We stood by him in a tough primary fight in 2004 for a seat in the United States Senate, and this time he won. He personally asked us to support a local statewide candidate in 2006, as a test of his political muscle and political relevance and again he won. In spite of the opposition of the entrenched party leaders. Then in early 2007, he announced for the Presidency. And through a long struggle from lessons he had learned back in 1999, he won the Presidency. I started to write my story during this period. And two years later, a book is born. The book is a recording of American History of the Obama Presidency.
The book explains why were we so heavily recruited by the Obama campaign. Why would a little child, Sofia Clute, call us "Obama's bookstore." She would say to her dad during that period, "Daddy, take me to Obama's Bookstore." In our community, we will forever identified with Obama.
We were an ordinary bookstore run by ordinary people that made extraordinary achievements. We believed in ourselves and believed that books are not luxuries but essentials. We believed that books have transformative value and that books teach valuable lessons about life such as being physical health, spiritual health and financial health.
This is the story of how our community involvement led the Barack Obama campaign to our little bookstore. We were reluctant to embrace this obscure State Senator and it was not until Dan Shomon, the Obama's campaign manager in 2000, mentioned that Obama was an author. He wrote a book titled Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance. That got our attention. It mattered little to us that the book had limited commercial success to that point. That is not what great literature is about but it is about the writing. And Obama's book was well written. The book was a great introduction to this man, Barack Obama. It parallels the life of the book, Dreams from My Father, and the life of the man, Barack Obama.
We reinvested a large part of ourselves into the community and as such our level of community involvement. We further extended that reach beyond the doors of the bookstore and into the streets of the community to help make the community a better place to live for all. Businesses not only should reinvest back into their communities, it is essential.
We discuss our transformation from being just booksellers to community activists. How it all began after a series of break-ins at our store, which motivated us to not sit idly and allow these terrible things to happen to us and more important, to happen to our beloved community.
The story is about how this bookstore transformed our lives and how the bookstore transformed other people's lives. We give examples of specific books that can help people transform their lives. It is, if you will, a book about books, a biography of books, a short history of books.
The easy part for me was getting it all down in a readable form. The difficult part was finding the right publisher that would stand behind the book and be as enthusiastic as I was about the book and its content.
Again, mission accomplished.
I discovered, through the social networking site www.Linked.com, Sheilah Vance, President and owner of the Elevator Group. Sheilah started her own publishing company in 2005 and knows what it takes to win elections and keep the electorate energized. Sheilah is also learning what it takes to sell books. Sheilah is a former member of Pennsylvania Democratic State Committee and former press secretary to Robert P. Casey, Sr. when he ran his successful campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1986. Sheilah recognized my story in Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots of how everyday people can make a difference that changes the country and the world will let the electorate see that they, too, could be the next Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots. Sheilah is planning a promotional campaign with buttons and rally signs at book signings, campaign style. This book will be a campaign.
A political campaign.
A political grassroots campaign to sell books. A great campaign would be to make the book number one and outsell Sarah Palin's book. This book has a better message and I actually wrote it myself, although my publisher, Sheilah Vance, did a great job in editing the final manuscript. Help me make this book a bestseller and recapture the narrative from the Republicans and the Tea Party.
Let's help to rally the base of the Democratic Party. Yes, we don't like the health care legislation that was passed. It is just the beginning. Had McCain been elected, we wouldn't be having this health care discussion of a "bad bill." At best, some watered-down, non-binding, "patient's bill of rights." It is what we expect from the party of "no," the Republicans. And be sure to join my facebook page, Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots fan page, to get the latest on our movement.
Chicago City Hall Examiner and The Chicago Grassroots Political Examiner.
John is the author of an upcoming book, Mr. and Mrs. Grassroots: How Barack Obama, Two Bookstore Owners, and 300 Volunteers did it. The book can be ordered from many places, preferably your local independent bookseller at Indie Bound. It can be ordered from another great independent, Powells Bookstore in Portland, OR. Or if you insist, from Amazon.com. Or Barnes and Noble. Or Borders. Or even Sears.


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Crieff Hydro Salon scoops award at Clarins UK Gold Salon of the Year
Crieff Hydro, Scotland's leading family resort, is delighted to announce that its Salon scooped third place in the Clarins UK Gold Salon of the Year Award, one of the highest national accolades in the UK beauty salon business.
The Salon was awarded Gold Salon status in 2007 by Clarins in recognition for its exemplary level of Clarins service and has been shortlisted as one of the final five for the Salon of the Year award based on the salon's commitment to training, events, representation of brand and delivery of customer experience.
The salon was judged on its level of professional advice, client care, salon ambience and overall business development with the winner of the Gold Salon of the Year was announced on 1 May at a ceremony at Stapleford Park Country House Hotel in Leicestershire.
Crieff Hydro welcomed the team from Clarins earlier this year for a special three day intensive training schedule ahead of the launch of an exciting new treatment, the Clarins Melting Honey and Hot Stone massage. A uniquely personalised hot stone massage that gently releases tension, soothes aching muscles, eliminates toxins, rebalances energy levels and calms mind and body, the therapist uses her hands in harmony with nine smooth, individually shaped, heat releasing marble and slate stones. The stones are an extension of the hands to rebalance the body's energy flow and relax muscles. The effect is intensified by a melting gel, rich in deeply relaxing or invigorating aromatic essential oils. Ten therapists are now trained in the new 50-minute treatment, priced at £65 which was rolled out in the Spa in May.
Speaking about the shortlist announcement, Crieff Hydro Spa Manager, Fiona Young said; "We are so pleased and excited to have our efforts and achievements recognised in the Clarins UK Gold Salon of the Year. The team has worked incredibly hard over the last year attending trainings in Edinburgh to up level their knowledge of the treatments along with brand knowledge and they strive to deliver the best possible Clarins experience along with that Crieff Hydro special twist. The introduction of Clarins event evenings last year has been a huge hit along with the summer make up lessons that we provided for hotel guests. I couldn't be more proud of this talented team."
Action Glen to launch new family treasure hunt for Spring
Action Glen, Crieff Hydro's outdoor activity centre is launching a new treasure hunt for families this Easter weekend.
'Glen's Treasure Hunt' will launch on Good Friday as a brand new family outdoor activity for guests and visitors to Perthshire giving participants the opportunity to visit some of the landmarks on the Crieff Hydro estate and take in some great views along the circular route around the resort.
The experience is open all day and participants begin their treasure hunt at Action Glen with clues looping them round the resort to finish back at the beginning to collect their prize!
The hunt will take around 40 minutes to complete for fast pacers or an hour and a half for those who prefer a more leisurely pace.
The new experience is open to all and costs just £5 per group which includes a map, questions, pencil and prize on completion.
To book, please call Action Glen on 01764 651622
Famous Hydros Comes Together as Crieff Announces Expansion
Crieff Hydro, Scotland's oldest registered trading company, has announced that it has agreed terms to acquire two well-known Borders hotels from McMillan Hotels later this month.
The new acquisitions, Peebles Hydro and the Park Hotel in Peebles offer the Company an opportunity to establish a presence in the Borders area, bringing the experience, expertise and ethos of Crieff Hydro to create a gateway hotel in this part of the country. The deal is expected to be concluded in the next few weeks.
In a separate deal, the business has kicked off a joint venture to manage a further four Hotels: three on Scotland's West Coast and one in Harrogate. The moves will add over 400 bedrooms and £10M of revenue to the long-established business - consolidating its position as one of Scotland's leading hotel operators.
The Yorkshire Hotel in Harrogate, The Isles of Glencoe Hotel & Leisure Centre, The Ballachulish Hotel and the Oban Caledonian will be run as a joint venture with the owner of these four properties as part of the expanding collection supported by Crieff Hydro.
Speaking about the moves, Chief Executive of Crieff Hydro, Stephen Leckie commented; "This is a significant opportunity to develop travel, tourism and leisure opportunities in some of the country's most important tourist areas. Over the coming years, our approach will be to develop and enhance the existing facilities in these hotels and build on their individuality and personality. They are all very different from Crieff Hydro as a destination resort. In time, they will all share the same warmth of hospitality and independent thinking we have at Crieff. Apart from investing to develop facilities, we'll have a particular focus on bringing together all of the local elements. Engaging with partner businesses locally and understanding what local customers want from these hotels will be really important to us. These are great destinations and while we aren't setting out to make these the most luxurious hotels in the area - we do want them to stand as real advocates for their villages and towns. What we are interested in is generating more new visitors to each of the areas."
The Company will develop plans for significant investment but the emphasis will be on looking after customers and the teams in the Hotels. Crieff Hydro has picked up three national awards for its training and development and is highly rated by its own customers.
Crieff Hydro Managing Director John Jennett added; "Food quality is of signature importance at Crieff Hydro and in time we will bring the same ethos and approach that we have at Crieff Hydro to these hotels with an emphasis on quality, distinctive menus, local provenance and offering value for money."
McMillan Hotels Managing Director, Douglas McMillan said "We have been in discussions with Crieff Hydro for more than a year. We are in the process of restructuring our own business, refocusing and reinvesting in our properties in our heartland in the south west of Scotland. To that end, we have been determined that we should achieve as seamless a handover as possible and that these two much-loved hotels will be developed further. We are confident that Crieff Hydro will provide an excellent fit, and the hotels will continue to prosper and progress."
McMillan Hotels and Crieff Hydro are working closely to ensure the smoothest handover possible for customers and staff. The change in ownership will have no effect on the team working in Peebles Hydro; there will be no redundancies, nor will it affect any customers with existing bookings or gift vouchers.
Stephen Leckie said; "The trade press is full of hotels that are based on uniform formulas that work brilliantly in the cities. Taking on a mixed bag of country hotels is hardly fashionable. But once you're away from the cities, it's hotels like this that are the real heart and soul of Scotland's tourism product and tourism is increasingly recognised as being amongst the biggest economic drivers for the country. So for the sake of the prosperity of our own business and the wider tourism picture I believe we'll make a success of these. I'm looking forward to working with the Tourism Partnerships, local businesses and suppliers to partner and promote local attractions, eateries, shopping experiences, history and heritage and effectively do all we can to add to the quality visitor experience." Part of the Company plans are to launch a Community Engagement programme in each hotel area, inviting local stakeholders to participate in developing the way ahead.
John Jennett added; "We've been working on these deals in a different transaction climate to the one we've been used to in the past. Whilst the approach is different, we have had a positive experience with most lenders and were delighted to get competitive offers from four major banks." The end result is that the company has re-banked from Lloyds (Bank of Scotland) to Santander both for the core business and to fund the acquisition and development of Peebles Hydro. According to Jennett, "Santander were able to offer a real understanding of our business, short lines of communication and sharp commercial rates – something that was quite different from what was on offer elsewhere."
He added; "Even with bank support, a good track record and a brilliant management team, deals like this require the best expertise alongside creativity and sheer stamina to bring to a conclusion. We decided at the outset we wanted the very best professionals to advise us and the deals have been facilitated by the experienced leisure/hospitality team at bto Solicitors Glasgow, and the Corporate Finance specialists at Campbell Dallas, also in Glasgow.
Stephen Leckie added; "Investment isn't something that will happen overnight as it will need careful planning to get it right. What we do think can happen over the next few months is that we can bring a flavour of the service for which Crieff Hydro has become renowned and generate real momentum with our vision of what can be achieved in the longer term for the new hotels and tourism in the area." Leckie is also Chair of The Scottish Tourism Alliance and was awarded an outstanding achievement award by Visitscotland last year in recognition of his contribution to the tourism industry across the country.
Jennett has been MD of Crieff Hydro since 2011: the first non-family member to take up the post in the business' long history. His partnership with Stephen Leckie has seen the business defy industry trends and grow by more than 10% since then to more than £18M. The pair were recently listed by Caterer Magazine as being amongst the most influential figures in Scottish Tourism alongside names like Andrew Fairlie and Nick Nairn. Jennett was previously involved in the three west coast hotels now coming into the Crieff Hydro fold: as MD he built up the business in the 90's before selling to Swallow Hotels in 2006.
Colin Johnston, owner of the four Freedom Hotels said; "Although I've owned these hotels for a number of years, the setup has never been quite right. I'm delighted to enter a new type of joint venture with the team at Crieff Hydro whom I have known for many years. Having been through the hands of a few operators, it will take time for these businesses to stabilise but I know they have great potential. This is about the long-term for me and for Crieff Hydro. In time, I am sure that the teams in the hotels, the customers, Crieff Hydro and myself will all feel really proud to be part of this story."
With years of low investment to catch up on, Jennett is quick to point out that the hotels may never return to the 4 Star standard they once were, but he believes this is less important than re-focussing on the business basics. "Running hotels is about hospitality – in other words looking after people first and foremost. Whether those people are your customers, your team or other people you deal with." He says, "It has to be commercially sound, but if you come at it from a belief and a pride in hospitality then you are on the right track. It's because of that belief that Crieff Hydro has thrived for nearly 150 years."
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Marmalade Recipes
All About Marmalade
Learn about marmalade and get cooking tips before trying one of the many marmalade recipes.
Baked Marmalade Pancake Recipe
This puffy pancake starts on top of the stove, and moves to the oven to bake. It is finished with orange marmalade and powdered sugar for an easy and delicious breakfast dish. Try this with other favorite preserves.
Bartlett Pear Orange Marmalade Recipe
Bartlett pears are added to traditional orange marmalade in this simple recipe with few ingredients. Great gift idea.
Beef Brisket with Onion-Lemon Marmalade
Cooked long and slow, beef brisket becomes incredibly tender. This recipe makes its own sweet and sour pan gravy.
Beet, Lemon, and Ginger Marmalade Recipe
If you do not like beets, this will make a believer of you. If you do like beets, you will be in ecstasy. This delicious marmalade is sweetened with honey and flavored with ginger. It is very quick and simple to make and makes a great condiment for any savory dish.
Blueberry Marmalade Recipe
Oranges and lemons join fresh blueberries in this easy marmalade. Using liquid pectin makes it virtually fool-proof. It makes a nice gift from the kitchen.
Bread Pudding with Orange Marmalade Recipe
Use up day-old bread in this tangy bread pudding with orange marmalade and chocolate chips. This is an easy dish to throw together yet absolutely fabulous on the table. Great for a special breakfast, brunch or even dessert.
Brisket with Burgundy Orange Sauce Recipe
Long, slow cooking in an orange, wine, and herb sauce tenderizes brisket. This is best made a day ahead and reheated.
Carrot Cake with Marmalade Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Rich and moist carrot cake is topped with a marmalade cream cheese frosting. Use a microplane to make quick work of the grated carrots and orange zest. Although the ingredients list may seem long, this is an easy cake to make.
Carrot Marmalade Recipe
Carrots add an interesting flavor to lemon and orange marmalade. This is a very simple recipe to make.
Cherry Orange Glazed Ham Recipe
Break away from the traditional pineapple ham and try this cherry orange glaze. It is fast and easy because the glaze is made with canned cherry pie filling and orange marmalade.
Christmas Citrus Marmalade Recipe
This marmalade blends lemons, oranges, and grapefruit. It makes a lovely gift from the kitchen for any occasion. Plan ahead. The marmalade will take a couple of weeks to set up. Note that the size of the fruits you use will make a difference in the volume. It should not affect the end result. This is an old-fashioned recipe with no exact amounts.
Coconut Beer Shrimp with Sweet & Tangy Sauce Recipe
Creole-seasoned shrimp is dipped in beer batter and rolled in coconut, then deep-fried. You can use a commercial Creole seasoning mix, if you wish, or make your own. This recipe works well as an appetizer or entree.
Cranberries Amaretto Recipe
This chunky cranberry sauce is flavored with amaretto liqueur and orange marmalade.
Cranberry Orange Marmalade Recipe
Grand Marnier and brandy mix with cranberries and oranges in this marmalade perfect for gift-giving.
Cranberry Orange Pound Cake Recipe
Orange marmalade gives extra dimension to delicious cranberry pound cake enriched with sour cream. The recipe uses dried cranberries so you can enjoy it year-round or feel free to substitute dried cherries. This tasty fruited loaf cake makes a great gift from the kitchen. Try it lightly toasted and spread with butter for breakfast. Yum!
Cranberry Stuffed Acorn Squash Recipe
Orange marmalade, cranberries, brown sugar, sweet onion, and spices sweeten up stuffed acorn squash cooked in the microwave. Kids may even consider this dessert!
Crispy Citrus Goose Recipe
Fresh oranges, orange liqueur, orange marmalade, and thyme transform goose into a delectable work of art. Although the author says to discard the duck fat, I save it (refrigerate or freeze) to use when frying potatoes. The flavor is incredible.
Dark Fruitcake Recipe
This fruitcake recipe is over 100 years old. It takes 2 days to make, and 3 weeks to ripen, but well worth the time investment. If properly stored, the cake can be made as much as two months before Christmas.
Dessert Fondue Marnier Recipe
Dip fresh fruit or marshmallows into this orange marmalade and Grand Marnier creamy fondue. Great dessert for intimate parties. This is also good as a dessert cake topping or ice cream topping.
Ginger Marmalade Chicken Salad Recipe
Chicken marinated and cooked in orange marmalade and ginger makes a great salad. Plan ahead to marinate the chicken overnight.
Grand Marnier Marmalade Recipe
Grand Marnier liqueur and kumquats make this marmalade special. Make some for gifts.
Green Tomato Marmalade Recipe
This is a good way to use up those green tomatoes in your garden. The sweet marmalade also contains oranges.
Irish Tea Brack Recipe
Dried peaches, apricots, and prunes are the fruits and the liquid used is strong tea. Since it uses dried fruits, you can easily make it year-round. Great for breakfast or an afternoon tea snack. Plan ahead to let the fruit steep in the tea overnight.
Kiwi Lime Marmalade Recipe
Quick marmalade made with kiwifruit and lime is made in the microwave. This is fast and easy to make with few ingredients.
Lemon Marmalade Recipe
Simple lemon marmalade uses only 3 ingredients. The recipe is easy, but will take some time. The time investment is definitely worthwhile. Keep this one in mind for kitchen gifts.
Lime Marmalade Recipe
Simple lime marmalade uses only 3 ingredients. The recipe is easy, but plan ahead for the limes to soak overnight to remove bitterness. This recipe makes enough for you and for kitchen gifts.
Mandarin Orange Marmalade Cookies Recipe
Use canned mandarin oranges and orange marmalade for a rich orange-flavored butter cookie. White chocolate chips are an added touch of decadence, but you may omit them, if you wish.
Marmalade Oven-Fried Chicken Recipe
Tasty oven-baked fried chicken thighs and/or drumsticks coated with marmalade and stuffing mix crumbs could not be easier. The Worcestershire sauce gives a nice savory balance to the sweetness of the marmalade. Kids will love these as much as the adults.
Marmalade-Glazed Chicken Recipe
This skillet chicken recipe blends Grand Marnier, orange marmalade, and Worcestershire sauce into a delightful glaze.
Nectarine-Orange Marmalade Recipe
Nectarines add an interesting touch to orange marmalade. Firm peaches are easily substituted for the nectarines. It makes a nice gift from the kitchen.
Onion Marmalade Recipe
Onions are cooked with sherry, sugar, bay leaves, and peppercorns to create onion marmalade good with pates and terrines, or on roasted meats and chicken.
Orange Bacon Chicken Breasts Recipe
The bacon keeps the chicken white meat moist while the orange marmalade makes a delightful contrast to the smoky flavor of the bacon. Fast and easy to put together, this chicken dish bakes in less than 30 minutes.
Orange Chocolate Chip Quick Bread Recipe
Orange marmalade and chocolate chips are a match made in heaven in this easy quick bread recipe. Dried fruits may be substituted for the chocolate chips.
Orange Crepes Flambe Recipe
Thin crepes are rolled, topped with orange marmalade syrup, then flamed with Grand Marnier® orange liqueur. This dessert is quite impressive when served flaming, yet it is easy to make. Do read the flambe tips before you begin.
Orange Marmalade Cornish Hens Recipe
Orange-glazed Cornish hens are elegant, but unbelievably easy. Stuff with your favorite rice, bread, or cornbread stuffing, if you wish.
Orange Marmalade Cream Cheese Bars Recipe
A bar cookie with a nutty shortbread crust and creamy orange marmalade topping is sure to please all. Walnuts or other nuts may be substituted for the pecans.
Orange Marmalade Cream Cheese Pie Recipe
This pie uses light cream cheese, sour cream, and orange marmalade. It is low-fat and needs no baking.
Orange Marmalade Pecan Bread Recipe
Orange marmalade and pecans shine in this easy quick bread. Feel free to substitute other nuts. If you cannot use nuts, try substituting your favorite dried fruit.
Peach Marmalade Recipe
Using a gel agent helps this spiced peach marmalade come together quickly. Feel free to adjust the measurements of the spices to suit your personal tastes.
Plum Pudding For Christmas Recipe
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The sweetness of the marmalade combines beautifully with the spicy sweet chipotle chiles in a glaze for pork. The glaze may be made a day in advance. This is a New York restaurant favorite.
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A Central Illinois man was sentenced to six years in jail, today, for driving under the influence of drugs and causing a crash in Lake Zurich that resulted in the death of a Lake Barrington woman, according to a news release from the Lake Zurich Police Department.
Thomas G. Murphy, 40, 208 E. Jackson Street Cullom, IL pled guilty in Lake County Court today, and was sentenced to six years in the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) for Aggravated Driving Under the Influence Causing a Death.
at approximately 2:50 p.m. in the area of Rte. 12 and Honey Lake Road. Lake Zurich Police responded and due to the severity of the crash the Lake County Major Crash Assistance Team (LC MCAT) was requested to assist in the investigation of the crash. The traffic crash involved three vehicles and resulted in the death of Katharine Walker-Hoffmann, 56, 373 Mallard Point, Lake Barrington, IL. Two other individuals were transported to area hospitals for minor injuries.
According to the News Sun, Murphy's vehicle was traveling south on Route 12, when it left the roadway and struck a second vehicle and Walker-Hoffman, who was standing outside her vehicle at a nearby car wash.
On May 12, 2011 the investigation was presented to the Lake County State's Attorney's Office. An arrest warrant was subsequently issued for Murphy for three counts of Reckless Homicide, four counts of Aggravated Driving Under the Influence of Drugs and Aggravated Driving With An Amount of a Drug.
After pleading guilty today, Murphy was remanded into the custody of the Lake County Sheriff upon sentencing. He will be transferred to IDOC and must serve 85% of the sentence.
"The Lake Zurich Police Department is committed to protecting the users of all Village roadways by fully investigating all traffic crashes and enforcing all traffic laws. Motorist found to be under the influence of alcohol and / or drugs will be arrested and held accountable for their actions," the Lake Zurich Police news release stated.
The Lake County States Attorney Office and Major Crash Assistance Team of Lake County (MCAT) assisted investigators of the Lake Zurich Police Department during the investigation.


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Child rape cases up by 98 per cent in five years (From Bicester Advertiser)
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The number of reported child rapes has jumped 98 per cent across the Thames Valley in five years, figures yesterday revealed.
New Government figures published show the number of child rape offences recorded rose from 144 in 2009 to 226 in 2013.
They also showed adult rapes reached a five-year high in 2010, with 369 attacks reported, before they dropped to 286 last year.
Oxford Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis Centre service manager Natalie Brook said: "Supporting survivors of sexual violence here in Oxfordshire, we know that these statistics show only part of the picture. The majority of those who experience sexual violence – over 80 per cent – never report to the police."


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Italy have made a halftime substitution, pulling off Antonio Cassano for Udinese forward Antonio di Natale. "Toto" remains the only man to have scored against Spain in this tournament, and he nearly made an immediate impact in the final. Riccardo Montolivo and Ignazio Abate combined well down the left to set up a cross, and di Natale found himself with a free header in the centre of the cross, putting the ball just over the crossbar.
At the other end of the pitch, Spain have chances too, with Cesc Fabregas dragging a shot just wide. The next time they get the ball he managed to dance past both Federico Balzaretti and Leonardo Bonucci before Gianluigi Buffon made a scrambling save. Spain won a free kick shortly thereafter, and Sergio Ramos wanted a handball called on Bonucci after the defender blocked his header. With his arm.
So yeah, that should have been a penalty, but whatever. It's 2-0. Spain are winning this anyway.
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The Game Of The Century Part II saw the Arkansas Razorbacks surpass the Alabama Crimson Tide's showing against the LSU Tigers defense -- and doing it in only 15 minutes, too. If you're just now joining us, yes, scoring on LSU is a big deal, whether it's just one score or not.
Go here for Arkansas-LSU scores and conversation.
It's 7-0, Hogs, after an 11-play drive that ended with Tyler Wilson finding Jarius Wright in the middle of the field for a 13-yard touchdown. The Razorbacks have five first downs after one quarter, topping LSU's mere two. They also held the ball for two thirds of the opening period.
Seven points matches or exceeds what LSU gave up in six of its games so far this year. Three other opponents came in at 11 points or fewer.
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Rockies outfielder Carlos Gonzalez suffered a death in his family over this past weekend, and the team placed him on the bereavement list; a player can spend a maximum of seven days on that list.
Four days later, he's back:
#Rockies reinstate OF Carlos Gonzalez from bereavement list. Option RHP Guillermo Moscoso to Triple-A.
— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) August 22, 2012
The Rockies have had a difficult season, but it's not Gonzalez's fault; he's having another spectacularly good year, hitting .320/.389/.542 with 20 home runs, 79 RBI and 16 stolen bases. Oddly enough, the Rockies have gone on a baby winning streak since he's been out, winning three of the four games he's missed.
Moscoso, on the other hand, could probably be blamed for a lot of Colorado's troubles; he's made 13 appearances (three starts) and has a ghastly 7.53 ERA and 1.817 WHIP. The Rockies hoped for better from him when they acquired him from the A's last offseason; he'd had a good year for Oakland.
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Men's golf preview - CSU hosts Ram Masters Invitational presented by Pedersen Toyota
CSU looks for strong performance on home turf in second-annual Ram Masters
Mountain West announces academic all-conference honorees
Rams garner 87 nods for work in classroom
Colorado State student-athletes host inaugural Rammies award show
Student-Athlete Advisory Council honors fellow Rams
Men's golf recap: Colorado State has fantastic final round of Cowboy Classic
Rams improve by 39 strokes to shoot 277 (-3)
Men's golf recap: Rams sit in 21st after weather affected first round
Weather results in second round cancellation
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Ram Masters Invitational; Fort Collins Country Club
2011-2012 (Junior)
Played in 11 tournaments for the Rams... Had five top-20 finishes... Placed fifth at the Mountain West championships (May 4-6)... Highest finish was third at the Pacific Invitational (Oct. 31-Nov. 2)... Tied career low round score of 68 at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational (Oct. 17)... Shot season stroke average of 73.18.
2009-10 (Freshman)
Competed in the Ping Cougar Classic... Posted a 229 for a tie in 78th with a 76.33 stroke average.
Did not compete... Redshirted during the 2008-09 season.
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Earned three varsity letters in basketball and four in golf... Won the 2008 Iowa 3A state golf championship... Was a three-time all-conference member in basketball... Holds the school record for assists... Four-time all-conference member in golf... Three-time conference champion in basketball... Four-time team conference champion in golf... Golf team placed third in state in 2005.
Born on July 30, 1989, in Carroll, Iowa... Son of Tom and Pam Pettitt... Has five brothers and six sisters... Three older brothers played collegiate golf... Full name: Kirby Christopher Pettitt... Business administration major at Colorado State.
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LaGrange police are now investigating a second murder that occurred Friday.
According to a police report, at about 11:45 p.m., LaGrange police responded to a call of an unknown problem at a residence in the 800 block of Colquitt Street.
Upon arrival, officers met with the man who made the call and he said he was unable to contact the people who lived in the house. The officers checked the inside and outside of the home and found evidence of a possible assault. As officers checked around the outside of the house, they found an unconscious woman who had apparently been assaulted.
Paramedics were called and Pamela Hardy, 43, of LaGrange, was pronounced dead at the scene. The report said Hardy had sustained wounds to her face and head.
Police are seeking her husband, Charlie Hardy, 40, of LaGrange was wanted for questioning in the crime. No arrest warrant had been issued this morning.
In another incident, police are still searching for a suspect in an earlier murder.
One man was killed outside a home on Boulevard at Ashton Street after an apparent argument led to a fatal shooting Friday afternoon.
LaGrange Police Capt. Mike Pheil said police received a call at 3:41 p.m. reporting a shooting in the 300 block of Boulevard. When officers arrived, they found Larry Strickland Jr., 36, fatally shot in the chest.
Strickland allegedly got into an argument with a man at the house, identified as Erwin Brewer, 30, of LaGrange. The two went outside and residents reported hearing two gunshots. When they came outside, they saw Strickland shot and laying in the street.
Brewer allegedly fled the scene. An arrest warrant was issued for him in the shooting and law enforcement officials were still trying to locate him this morning.
The cases were under investigation and anyone with information regarding the incidents was asked to contact LaGrange police at 706-883-2603 or Troup County Crime Stoppers at 706-812-1000, or text an anonymous tip to 274637, keyword "LAGRANGE." Tips also may be submitted online at www.lagrangega.org or www.facebook.com/lagrange.police.


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In case you didn't catch Sunday night's American Music Awards, we can at least rest assured that Mike Fisher still has soft hands. Check out how smoothly he takes this pass from Carrie Underwood (then thinks about setting that purse on her chair... but nah):
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Josh Cooper gets the scoop on Taylor Beck, after he took a nasty spill into the boards Friday night.
Last night, Mitch Korn held a goaltending seminar at Bridgestone Arena, and Cooper shared some video:
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Behold Gary Bettman, in all his frustrating reluctance to answer questions as asked.
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The prospect of Sidney Crosby heading over to the KHL shows up in Elliotte Friedman's weekly column.
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Summer Outreach 2013 by Truth Youth Ministries - about 1 year ago
"This photo was taken during the last day of our Summer Outreach in our community. We went on a prayer walk and prayed with business owners and employees in many businesses in our town that day. As you can see, the group looks great in their new Custom Ink t-shirts. Our experience with you guys was awesome and the shirts are BEAUTIFUL! We will definitely be using Custom Ink again! The shirts were a big hit with everyone!"


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NEARLY half of people in the West Midlands wrongly think leaving heating on all day is cheaper than turning it off and on again.
The finding was part of a survey by the Energy Saving Trust which also found 30 per cent in the region incorrectly think computer screensavers save energy and 45 per cent believe switched-off appliances do not use power when they are left plugged in.
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A longtime DeKalb County strip club has had its lawsuit against the city of Brookhaven thrown out by a judge. The ruling could determine whether or not the Pink Pony remains open. The litigation came after the city adopted an ordinance to ban the combination of nude dancing and alcohol in the same establishment.Owners of the 22-year-old club say the laws they worked under while a part of DeKalb County should be grandfathered in, shielding them from the ordinance.The Pink Pony has long said the ordinance would cripple business. Despite the setback, club attorney Aubrey Villines says they plan to appeal.The new ordinance was supposedly set to begin New Year's Day. However the city says it may allow the Pink Pony to operate business as usual until the appeals process works its way through the courts.
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The Salisbury Sea Gulls had a perfect season: 23-0 overall; 8-0 in the conference.
And, it was capped with the program's 10th national title.
Of course there were many great moments in Salisbury's 2012. Here are five that stood out to make up the Warrior TII Top Five Moments of 2012.
The Warrior TII was the helmet of champions, with the DI, DII, DIII and MCLA champions all wearing the helmet. The goalies for women's champion Northwestern wore Warrior helmets, too. You can find out more about the TII at Warrior's website.
Feb. 25: Salisbury 22, Roanoke 5
Returning the lion's share of its 2011 championship squad, most people anticipated an even stronger flock of Sea Gulls the following year. But on Feb. 25, Jim Berkman's experienced bunch absolutely dismantled a Roanoke team that was ranked No. 2 at the time, blowing them out, 22-5. The game wasn't just a confidence boost for Salisbury or a wakeup call for the Maroons — it was a note to the rest of SU's competition that it'd be a tall task to knock them off.
March 21: Berkman Returns, Cannone Passes Dave Cottle
At first glance, the Sea Gulls' 22-3 victory over a respectable York squad in March may not jump out at anybody. For any Salisbury fan, parent or player, it was special. Jim Berkman, the NCAA's all-time winningest coach, returned to head up the Sea Gulls after spending five days in the hospital because of a mild heart attack. After easing back into his daily routine heavy with exercise, things were back to normal. And for Matt Cannone, it was just another day, as the senior tallied seven goals and four assists to pass Dave Cottle (current head coach of MLL's Chesapeake Bayhawks) on the program's all-time points list. Cannone would finish with 130 points in his final year on campus, ending up second all-time behind Jason Coffman.
April 14: Gulls Not Invincible
Trailing Stevenson 9-3, late in the third, the Gulls needed others besides star Sam Bradman to make big plays. Ryan Cannone, Tony Mendes and Cannone combined for eight goals and two assists in a furious 16-minute stretch, earning an 11-10 victory. The scare with Stevenson was essential to their run going forward.
Mid-May: Defensive Juggernaut?
In three games to open the NCAA tournament, the Sea Gulls play more defensive-minded lacrosse, holding Goucher, Cabrini and Stevenson to a combined 10 goals. More important than people realize since they're historically an offensive juggernaut, always have been and always will be.
May 27: National Championship No. 10
The program earned its 10th national championship, seventh in the past decade, by beating Cortland at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. Senior attackman Sam Bradman became the first Division III men's lacrosse player to win the Most Outstanding Player award in a National Championship game in back-to-back years. Bradman led the Sea Gulls with seven points on six goals and one assist in the game.


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This course is designed as a practical introduction to working on and restoring antique furniture and will cover many of the main areas and techniques required for repair and refinishing.
Ideally students will have some woodworking experience or have attended our 'Sharpening and Tuning' course, so that structural repairs and splices etc. can be attempted with confidence.
This course is, however, equally relevant for the complete beginner who can use the course to enter the world of furniture restoration and gain the confidence of working on their own furniture in a controlled and supportive environment.
Specific techniques will be covered in a logical progression, with plenty of time set aside each day for project work, when students may work on the pieces of furniture that they have brought with them, or concentrate on increasing their skills in particular elements of the course which most interest them.
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Women's Literature
All the author ladies.
Shmoop loves Shakespeare. We really do. We also love Geoffrey Chaucer, T.S. Eliot, Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, James Joyce, William Faulkner, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Charles Dickens…zzzzzz.
Oh sorry, we fell asleep thinking about a bunch of dudes.
Our point? About 51% of the population is missing when we only study male authors. This course will show you that there's a whole different side to the story. We'll follow female writers from the Middle Ages to the present, and see if and how literature looks different through a lady's eyes.
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Unit 1. Miss Medieval
This unit will start with Ovid's Heroides and then cruise on over to the Medieval Period, where we'll run into ladies like Margery Kempe, Julian of Norwich, and Christine de Pizan.
Unit 2. Renaissance Women
We're covering a big time span in this unit: from the Renaissance to the Restoration. We'll be looking at wide variety of writers, including Mary Sidney Herbert, Aemilia Lanyer, Veronica Franco, Queen Elizabeth I, Aphra Behn, and Mary Rowlandson.
Unit 3. Women Who Rocked the World
In this unit, we'll be looking at these three women who rocked their worlds, through Phillis Wheatley's Poems on Various Subjects, Religious, and Morals, Mary Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Woman, and Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
Unit 4. A Novel Idea
Time to hit up the Victorians and the Romantics with Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Emily Brontë's Wuthering Heights, Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre, and Louisa May Alcott's Little Women.
Unit 5. Freedom for All
The women of this unit—Sojourner Truth, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Jacobs, and Charlotte Perkins Gilman—offer all sorts of answers to the question: what does it mean to be free?
Unit 6. Hear Us Roar
This unit will tackle The Woman's Bible by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, The Awakening by Kate Chopin, and A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf.
Unit 7. Browning, Dickinson, and Cather, Oh My
You guessed it. In this unit, we've got Willa Cather, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Emily Dickinson.
Unit 8. It's Complicated
We're square in the 20th century, and with it comes some names you might recognize: Zora Neale Hurston, Sylvia Plath, Anne Sexton, and Maya Angelou.
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LLOYDS Banking Group today announced the loss of seven jobs in Newport as a further 1,000 went across the UK.
Eighty-two of these jobs will be lost in Wales, while 12 additional roles based in Newport, separately to the seven, are to be outsourced and relocated to Communisis, a business in the city.
The losses come as part of reductions announced in the group's strategic review in 2011.
Lloyds has already announced 11,760 job losses out of a target of 15,000.
The reductions are within the retail, risk, operations and commercial banking divisions.
An additional 310 jobs will move to new employers under TUPE regulation, which protects employees whose business is being transferred to another business, and a total of over 90 new roles will also be created across retail, risk and commercial banking.
In a statement, the bank said: "Lloyds Banking Group is committed to working through these changes with employees in a careful and sensitive way. All affected employees have been briefed by their line manager today. The group's recognised unions Accord, Unite and LTU were consulted prior to this announcement and will continue to be consulted.
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Most of the patients get nervous when they see a CT machine because it seems very huge and massive. However, there is no reason for worry because a general CT examination is a relatively safer procedure. The CT scanner is a large machine that has a hole in the center. It is provided with a sliding patient table, which can move back and front. You will be asked to lie over the table and would be instructed by the radiographer regarding the procedure. Once he/she has made sure that you are familiar with the instructions, the examination would start. You may be required to remain still for a few minutes during the examination. However, this should not be for long. It usually takes about less than 10 to 15 minutes. You will be alone in the examination room. The radiologist would be seated in the adjacent room and you can communicate with them incase you feel any discomfort.
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Obama's FY 2014 Budget on Medicare
In part two of three, I take a look at the predictions of the President's FY 2014 Budget in how it might affect Medicare. Note: Figures are in ten-year windows (not the usual five-year increments under the BillTally project).
Current status: Via the Centers on Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), health care costs for disabled and senior Americans will continue to rise, so much so that the program could be insolvent by 2027. From 3.7 percent of GDP in 2011, the Medicare Hospital Insurance and Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds will continue to grow in obligations to approximately 6.7 percent of GDP by 2086 (73 years from now). We're talking trillions of dollars in projected obligations that traditional funding methods, a mix of payroll taxes and regular government spending.
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Bottom line: Even if all of the savings realized, the structural problems of Medicare outweigh many proposals, even ambitious ones. Though streamlining payment processes and taking more money away from drug companies could help to offset some current deficits, taxpayers need trillion-dollar solutions to the economy's biggest single expense program. On the other hand, by requiring drug companies to pay more to the government, prescription prices may increase.9 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
Obama's FY 2014 Budget on Social Security
With budget fever gripping the Beltway policy world and state government inner circles, there are plenty of questions and skepticism on what President Obama's FY 2014 Budget will plan for the country's biggest expenses: government-subsidized health care and retirement entitlement programs. Though the budget is due to be released on tomorrow, some details have already come out on what taxpayers can expect and what this all means for the nation's bottom line. In an analysis by the Fiscal Times, many experts predict few surprises and many repeat proposals from the Obama 2013 Budget. I examine Social Security in the first of three posts. Note: Figures are in ten-year windows (not the usual five-year increments under the BillTally project).
Where it's at: According to the Social Security Administration, the regular retiree program has run a deficit (i.e. its expenditures are higher than the Trust Fund's non-interest receipts from withholding taxes) for the past two years and will continue upwards at an annual average of $66 billion between 2012 and 2018. The budgetary outlook could worsen. Deficits will likely increase sharply as the Baby Boomer generation enters retirement and the pool of workers expected to shrink, relative to reitrees. Jagadeesh Gokhale of the Cato Institute says that the disability portion of Social Security is the real worry because more people have been applying, which has mounted budgetary pressure, so much so that the program may default on benefits by as early as 2016.
What the budget might do:
For better or worse? Much of the focus is not on Social Security but on the other two big programs. This is likely a timely issue where Social Security is seen as at least momentarily solvent and will stay that way long after Medicare is expected to default. Chained CPI and the already proposed measures may temporarily help guarantee retirees benefits for a longer period of time but the program will eventually need serious reform and, like all of these programs, the sooner sustainable reforms occur, the less it will cost taxpayers. However, none of this addresses the disability portion of Social Security, which would need a bailout in a very short amount of time.1 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
The Late Edition: April 9, 2013
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NTU recently joined Citizens Against Government Waste and a host of GOP senators in supporting Senator Marco Rubio's REFUND Act. Read the full story from The Shark Tank.
This National Review article looks at the Senate's budget proposal, and concludes the numbers just don't add up.0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
Obama's FY 2014 Budget on Medicaid
In this final post, I delve into what President Obama's FY 2014 Budget might do to Medicaid funding. Note: Figures are in ten-year windows (not the usual five-year increments under the BillTally project).
Program update: Using Congressional Budget Office data, the Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured projects an average eight percent spending increase for each of the next ten years, which is mostly due to the program's expansion under the Affordable Care Act. Like Medicare, Medicaid costs are also expected to up-tick with many recipients getting older and requiring more costly care more often. So, in the short run, Medicaid and CHIP (the children's version of Medicaid) spending will increase by $638 billion before FY 2023.
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What this means: Given the Affordable Care Act's broad expansion of Medicaid, it is difficult to say whether these reforms would mean real savings for taxpayers or if they could even stem the tide of high costs that are likely to occur. The Fiscal Times credited these three measures with a $25 billion savings but they are uncertain, conditional, and perhaps overly optimistic. Just as with Medicare, the full amount of savings do not make up for the projected growth in outlays and more fundamental reform (or revenue increases) are required.0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
Halfway There: A Mid-Year Budgetary Review
Six months into Fiscal Year 2013 (which began on October 1, 2012), the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its "Monthly Budget Review" on Friday with some comparisons showing how the United States' fiscal situation looked at this point last year.
Through March, CBO projected a 6-month deficit nearly $178 billion less than was recorded at the same point last year. The projection is largely due to an increase in tax revenues -- total outlays are only projected to be $46 billion less than in 2012, but revenues were $132 billion higher. Individual income tax receipts jumped 14.7%, while a combination of tax hikes on some income brackets, and the expiration of the payroll tax cut in January lead to an $85 billion increase in tax receipts withheld from workers' paychecks.
Federal outlays were about 2.5 percent lower over the first half of Fiscal Year 2013 compared to the first half of Fiscal Year 2012. At $315 billion, defense and military spending saw about a 6 percent decrease compared to the $335 billion the government had spent at the halfway point last year. Within the broad "Other Activities" category, relief efforts in the wake of natural disasters such as Hurricane Sandy and severe drought conditions lead to an increase in outlays at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Department of Agriculture, respectively. These were offset by a decrease in payments to Fannie Mae & Freddie Mac, and a decrease in TARP funding.
Overall, spending decreased slightly in some areas. However, major entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare all saw growth in payments of at least 5 percent. Increased tax revenues still seem to be driving any modest deficit reduction seen so far.
As the April 15 individual income tax filing deadline nears, the IRS reported a decrease in the number of tax returns it had received compared to this point last year.
Interestingly, nonwithheld receipts of individual income taxes were $14 billion higher than at the same point last year. CBO attributed that increase to taxpayers shifting income they otherwise would have received in 2013 to late 2012 instead, in order to avoid paying higher tax rates effective at the start of the new calendar year.0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
The Late Edition: April 3, 2013
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NTU's Brandon Arnold discusses corporate tax reform and the one year anniversary of the U.S. having the highest corporate tax rate of any industrialized nation. Read the full story in the Washington Times.
The State of California's taxing and spending approach to budgets is catching up with it --- to the tune of a nearly $23 billion dollar deficit for fiscal year 2011-2012, according to the Sacramento Bee.0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
Made It in America, Government Gives You Millions
Throughout the last two years of budget negotiations, debt ceiling fights, and the supposedly economy destroying sequestration, legislators have pointed to government grants as an easy way to cut down on spending. Yet indiscriminate across-the-board cuts in one form or another have occurred without eliminating what many Americans feel are real cases of government waste. Here's just one government grant that we could do without: the Department of Commerce's Make it in America Challenge.
From a 2012 summary, $40 million of federal tax dollars will be made available to levels of state and local governments as well as nonprofit organizations in the form of up to 15 projects, each at $4 million maximum allotments. Grants will be used to "encourage insourcing, either through on-shoring of productive activity by U.S. firms, fostering increased foreign direct investment, or incentivizing U.S. companies to keep their businesses and jobs here at home, as well as train local workers to meet the needs of those businesses." Funds will be provided through the existing budgets of:
The Make it in America Challenge would also accept additional appropriations from Congress, which would likely require new spending. However, as the program is set up, budget outlays would not increase.
Many problems can come out of having the government pay for businesses to re-shore or pay to prevent those firms from leaving the country. Living in Ohio for years, I saw this first hand. Companies were given tax or other deals to stay in the Buckeye State but when the terms expired, the companies responded to incentives and expected an equal or better deal to remain in the state. When the state could't or refused to comply, the company left for a better business environment (sometimes for better deals, more consistent or lower tax rates, or more competitive labor markets). In other words, the act of giving individual businesses (at times, picking winners & losers) results in unintended consequences that left the state worse off.
Now, potentially expand Ohio's example to the entire nation. Some companies could not afford to leave for better fiscal pastures (think your local hair stylist or car mechanic) but with e-commerce expanding fast, many corporations would leave or threaten to leave without a government handout. This is not an example of businesses, or even capitalism, being evil. It's a situation where people seek scarce resources and jump on opportunities. We all do the same thing picking store brand canned goods because of the lower price or use a coupon to get $10 off an oil change.
What would be better is to allow companies to move about freely (domestically or internationally) to encourage greater tax competition and competitiveness across all boarders. That starts with having a freer marketplace. By allowing firms to succeed and fail because of their own choices and workers to have earned success by taking less out of their paychecks, the economy will grow and erase the need for government handouts. Plus, saving $40 million is no small feat.0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
The Late Edition: March 27, 2013
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Lee Schalk spoke out against the planned $250 million Columbia Pike streetcar system at the Arlington County budget hearing last night. Read more form the Clarendon Patch.
ObamaCare just gets better. According to HuffPo, the law will cause medical claims costs to jump an average of 32% per individual policy.0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
The Late Edition: March 25, 2013
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Pete Sepp weighs in on the Budget Control Act and Congress's seeming inability to stick to meaningful spending reductions in this Townhall piece.
The Fiscal Times explains some of the budget gimmicks being used to hide true costs to taxpayers in both the House and Senate budgets.0 Comments | Post a Comment | Sign up for NTU Action Alerts
CPAC 2013, Part 2 (AUDIO): Seton Motley, Nick Dranias discuss Tech & BBA - Speaking of Taxpayers
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At the risk of sounding like "old fogies," we remember walking to school when we were kids.
Back in the day, that's how it was. If it was within walking distance, you were walking to school.
Today, like much else, it's a very different picture. The vast majority of kids show up to school in a vehicle.
Within the span of one generation, the percentage of children walking or bicycling to school has dropped dramatically — from approximately 50 percent in 1969 to just 13 percent in 2009. But there are groups out there looking to change that and put the equation back in balance.
Among those groups is the Indiana Safe Routes to School Partnership. It's encouraging schools and parents throughout the state to help students walk or bike to school today on National Walk to School Day.
If the organization doesn't ring a bell, it should. To get kids to take active transportation to school, Safe Routes to School is doing more than just talking. Administered by the Indiana Department of Transportation, it makes federal funding available for infrastructure projects that provide safe routes to school for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Many in our area have been on the receiving end of that funding.
In Walton, $250,000 was awarded to build sidewalks, crosswalks, curb ramps and signs along roads leading to Thompson Elementary School.
Galveston Elementary School has new sidewalks on Maple and Woodward streets. Before the Safe Routes to School grant, there were no sidewalks leading to the elementary school, forcing students to walk in the street.
We encourage you to participate in Walk to School Day. If you do, you'll be among thousands across the country making a statement that safe paths for pedestrians and the health of our kids are important.
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---- — Jim Rubens is in the center of the action as the Granite State political scene heats up in anticipation of statewide races for 2014 and the presidential contest in 2016.
Fresh from leading New Hampshire's campaign to defeat casino gambling, Rubens yesterday said he soon will visit Windham, Atkinson and Salem for a different kind of campaign.
Rubens, 62, a Republican from Hanover, is exploring a run for U.S. Senate against incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen.
"I'm doing three to five events a week," Rubens said.
His upcoming appearances include taping a cable access show in Windham with state Rep. Mary Griffin, plus meetings with Republicans in Atkinson, Salem and Windham.
Rubens hasn't formally announced, but yesterday he sounded as if the campaign is inevitable.
"I'd say so," Rubens acknowledged. "I've been working at this full time for the past three months. Everything that needs to be done is being done."
He's expecting primary competition.
New Hampshire Senate Majority Leader Jeb Bradley is looking at the race, as are former U.S. Sen. Bob Smith and Scott Brown, the former U.S. senator from Massachusetts with a second home in Rye.
"There definitely will be a contest for the primary," Rubens said.
A University of New Hampshire poll last week said 50 percent of Granite Staters believe Shaheen should be re-elected, but 34 percent want someone else.
"It's a tall order," said Dante Scala, a UNH political science professor, assessing GOP prospects against Shaheen.
Shaheen's advantages include both her fundraising and poll standing, he said.
"I think it will be very difficult to defeat Jeanne Shaheen," said Dean Spiliotes, a Southern New Hampshire political science professor. "She's positioned herself pretty well."
Rubens, who lost in the 1998 GOP gubernatorial primary, has a lot of work to do. Only 8 percent of those polled said they have a favorable opinion of him, while 85 percent do not know him or have a neutral opinion.
"Rubens has the field to himself until someone makes a decision," Scala said.
Rubens is enjoying the campaign thus far.
"This is a wonderful opportunity to meet with smaller numbers of people," he said. "This is a real luxury, these August conversations."
Brown will be in Salem on Friday, headlining a benefit for the re-election campaign for state Rep. Joe Sweeney, R-Salem, at the Derry-Salem Elks Club in Salem.
Spiliotes isn't convinced Brown will run.
"I think he is a guy who is trying to stay visible," he said.
He also questions whether Brown, should he run, has decided how to handle the carpetbagger label that would be directed at him.
"Smith would be interesting, certainly provocative," Spiliotes said.
But Spiliotes guesses Republicans have moved beyond the former senator at this point as they look to the future.
"We'll see, but I don't know that there's great fervor for Bob Smith," he said.
Gov. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., meanwhile, will be getting re-election help later this month from Vice President Joe Biden at a fundraiser in Maine.
Forty-five percent in the UNH poll said Hassan should be re-elected, while 25 percent said someone else should be governor.
Last week one potential challenger, Republican Kevin Smith, runnerup in the 2012 GOP gubernatorial primary, took himself out of the running by accepting the job of town manager in Londonderry.
Another potential challenger, Republican state Sen. Chuck Morse of Salem, is widely unknown in the state.
"Currently, 9 percent of New Hampshire adults have a favorable opinion of Morse, 4 percent have an unfavorable opinion, 8 percent are neutral and 79 percent don't know enough to say," the UNH poll said of Morse.
There is some manuevering around the Congressional contests.
Republican former Congressman Frank Guinta is considering a rematch with Democratic 1st District Congressman Carol Shea-Porter, a Democrat. Guinta could see a GOP primary with UNH business school dean Daniel Innis.
Democratic 2nd District Congressman Anne McLane Kuster, also a Democrat, may be challenged by controversial Republican former New Hampshire House speaker William O'Brien.
Biden, meanwhile, may be helping Hassan for a reason.
He has his eyes on the White House in 2016, though currently standing second to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on the Democratic side.
Republican Congressman Peter King of New York was in New Hampshire this week, while Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is speaking in the state later this month.
Even 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney is back on stage, appearing at a sold-out state party fundraiser tonight in Wolfeboro.
Scala said the political scene is playing out on two levels right now, one being the 2014 race and the other 2016, when Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte also is up for re-election.
For Cruz, taking a longer look, it's a chance to meet activisits, Scala said.
"For somebody like Cruz, this is not a heavy investment of time," he said.
For those looking to next year, it's close to decision time.
"Toward the end of the beginning," Scala describes it.
Candidates need to start raising funds for statewide races next year, he said.
"We're getting to the end where people make up their mind about what they are going to do."


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To make sure they're all ready to start studying, the Nicks International Community Foundation and the Don't Even Trip Dream Foundation will hold a back to school event on Saturday.
Not only will students receive free school supplies, but there will be free health screenings and entertainment by young local performers.
Cheryl Nicks, founder of the Nicks International Community Goundation, and Laci Broussard, the executive director, were in the studio with more information.
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Moody: Quins' Wallace is ready for Test call
7:00am Friday 30th May 2014 in Sport
World Cup winner Lewis Moody believes Harlequins Luke Wallace has what it takes to pack down in the England back row this summer.
Wallace has enjoyed a stellar season on the blindside at the Stoop and has deputised for Robshaw at number seven during the skipper's international commitments.
England head coach Stuart Lancaster is short of options for the opening Test match against New Zealand on June 7, with regular blindside Tom Wood involved in Saturday's Premiership final at Twickenham.
Wallace starts for England against the Barbarians on Sunday and could force his way into the reckoning for a place on the plane heading to take on the All Blacks.
And Moody would not be surprised if he made the grade.
"I was surprised he wasn't drafted into the EPS squad as other guys weren't performing quite as well. He's been steady across the board," said Moody.
"I played a lot of club rugby at six and my international rugby at seven, so there is no reason he can't do a job in either position.
"It would certainly be a big ask for him going into his first Test match. It is not a massive difference between six or seven– at six you tend to do a lot more ball carrying and at seven you tend to be in the rucks, winning ball back and making tackles.
"I think Luke deals with both perfectly well. He is a quality rugby player, he is attacking, he is abrasive, he has great ball skills and if given the opportunity it will do him the world of good."
Six Quins – including hookers Joe Gray and Dave Ward – are heading to the southern hemisphere to face the All Blacks, while Wallace, Charlie Matthews, Rob Buchanan, Will Collier and Kyle Sinckler are in the running to take on the Baa-Baas.
England head coach Stuart Lancaster will finalise his touring party following the weekend's action.
And should Wallace make the trip, Moody insised that would only be a good thing for skipper Robshaw and his country.
"We need these guys coming through and testing the likes of Chris as competition drives performance," he added.
"If the guys in that starting line-up are getting too lethargic or complacent because they aren't being pushed then it drops the performance.
"One of the things I always found in my playing days, was that the more people you had coming through and pushing you it was making you perform better and better each week.
"There are certainly some questions to answer there for Stuart, but I am fairly sure he knows where he will go.
"Chris is still really learning his international trade so to play against Richie [McCaw], one of the best opensides in the world, is always a good test to see where you are."
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Opera creates iPhone appMonday, January 11th, 2010
Always ahead of the technology curve, Palm Beach Opera has added yet another tech-savvy feature to its offerings. The opera has created an app for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch that will give users instant access to a wealth of information, including:
- tickets and info about upcoming Palm Beach Opera performances
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The app can be downloaded for free from the iTunes App store.
Registering for the app also plugs you into weekly updates of the opera's events and performances, notification of new music postings and other messages from the company.


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Fill out a graduate student application at https://app.applyyourself.com/?id=wiug if you are a U.S. Citizen
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Send official transcripts indicating a Bachelor's degree (or foreign credentials equivalent to the U.S. bachelor's degree) with a cumulative or last two years' undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher to the school of graduate studies 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455 Step 3:
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An essay, professional in appearance and content, explaining your academic goals while pursuing graduate study in Museum Studies at WIU, and how your immediate and long-term plans will be met through this program * Preference will be given to applicants who come from backgrounds in the following areas: art; recreation, park and tourism administration; anthropology; education; and history. ** After being accepted to the program but before beginning the program, students must purchase a "Museum Studies" membership at the Figge Art Museum. This fee will be paid to the Figge Art Museum to cover incidental expenses and admission to workshops held at the museum. The fee will include a 2-year membership to the Figge Art Museum. Students who do not complete the program in two years must purchase another 2-year membership.


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WEST PEABODY — Kathleen F. (Lucas) Wilkens, 81, of West Peabody, wife of the late Ernst P. Wilkens, died Thursday, August 1, 2013, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, surrounded by her family.
She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Jean (Ryan) Lucas. Kay was born and raised in Toronto, Canada and with her husband, Ernie, immigrated to the United States. Kay was extremely proud of her U.S. citizenship. After raising her six children, Kay went on to manage the Irish Cottage in Peabody and Burlington for many years. Kay donated countless hours of community service including membership in the Bishop Fenwick High Parents Guild, Catholic Charities and the Guild of the Infant Savior.
Kay's vibrant life was devoted to family and friends. Kindness was her hallmark. Kay's home was a hub of activity and always ready to receive visitors. She was a collector of friends, and a "mother" to countless chums of her children. She loved gatherings of all sizes. There was always room at Kay's table. Visitors always found freshly baked cake under glass in her kitchen. In fact, for Kay, "strangers were friends she had yet to meet."
A devoted and loving mother, Kay is survived by six children and their spouses, John and his wife, Patricia, of Methuen, Peter and his wife, Colleen, of Marblehead, Gerald and his wife, Margaret, of Salem, James and his wife, Sheri, of China, Maine, Katharine and her husband, Rob Kaplan, of Newburyport and Liza and her husband, Alan Valenca, of Wilmington. Her nine grandchildren include Dr. Eric Wilkens and his wife, Dr. Pamela Roehm, Michael Wilkens and his wife, Stephanie, Sarah Wilkens, Peter Wilkens and his wife, Melissa, Kiley Wilkens, Christian Wilkens, Megan Wilkens, Lucas Kaplan, Harrison Kaplan. Kay also delighted in four cherished great-granddaughters. She is also survived by her sisters, Donna, Reta, Theresa, Josephine and Marion Wilkens in the greater Toronto area. Kay was predeceased by her infant son, Paul; brother, John Lucas; sister, Marie Ferguson; and her second husband, Edward F. Bockhoff.
ARRANGEMENTS: Her funeral service will be held Monday, August 5, 2013, at 8 a.m. from the Full-Spychalski Funeral Home, 84 Washington Square East, by Salem Common, Salem, followed by the funeral Mass at 9 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church, Salem. Visiting hours are Sunday, from 3 to 7 p.m. Burial services are private. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her memory to the John Bertram House, 29 Washington Square, Salem, MA 01970, or The Kaplan Family Hospice House, 78 Liberty St., Danvers, MA 01923. For online guest book and directions, visit www.SalemFuneral.com.