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Got a sweet tooth? No-go on the gluten? The recipe below is an easy AND delicious way to connect with another culture. Streuseled Apple Oatmeal Cinnamon Chip Muffins. It is seriously cold in Oregon right now and according to a poll I did on Facebook last night, it seems everyone is feeling a little "Arctic" at the moment.
We currently have snow and cold temperatures, which means my oven is going constantly. Cold weather and baking just seem to coincide, at least for me. The frigid weather has put me in the mood for one of the most comforting flavors I can think of, I call it the apple-cinnamon complex. Together apples and cinnamon are the perfect hand shake. Make a Quick Cream Cheese Apple Braid. The Best Original New York Style Cheesecake! …at least for me.
You guys have no idea how long I have been looking for THE recipe. I absolutely LOVE NY Style Cheesecake, and THIS recipe is the ULTIMATE! A couple sneak peaks… Chocolate chip cookies (koekjes met chocolade) - Recept. Bake or Break - Adventures of an amateur baker - StumbleUpon. The Best Banana Bread. We've been eating a lot of bananas recently – on cereal, Stonyfield Farm Banilla yogurt, with chocolate in crepes, even with peanut butter on toast.
While all delicious, nothing really beats freshly baked banana bread. If you buy a bunch of bananas, and some start to get a little mushy, well, they are a prime target for making into banana bread. You want the bananas to be really ripe; the riper the better. I don't know if there is some science behind this, maybe it just makes them easier to mash. I mashed by hand, using the back of a spoon. Kaneelrolletjes. How to Make Awesome Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies. Dry ingredients: - 1 cup flour - 1 tsp baking soda - 1/4 tsp salt Stir in small bowl Wet ingredients: - 1 cup light brown sugar, packed* - 1 cup crunchy peanut butter - 1 stick (1/4 pound or 8 tbsp) unsalted butter, room temperature - 1 tsp vanilla extract - 1 large egg - 1/4 cup honey.
Caramel-Filled Chocolate Cookies Recipe from Pillsbury. Moist Chocolate Chip Banana Bread. Long time readers know I'm a little hooked on baking for breakfast.
I love it all but breads are one of my favorites as it works great for really any time of day and freezes well. One of our very favorite muffins are banana chocolate chip so I thought it was about time I try it in bread form. I made a double batch which included one large loaf and four mini loaves and my family couldn't get enough! If I hadn't frozen two of the little loaves right away both batches would have been gone in two days. Caramel Brownie Cheesecake. This is a monkeyhead concoction so please don't be disappointed with me that it's not 100% homemade.
Sometimes as a mom you have to go with your childrens ideas in order to lift their creative wings. Monkey One loves cheesecake and caramel, Monkey Two has a passion for brownies you put the two of these knuckleheads together and look at what they come up with… Caramel Brownie Cheesecake. You gotta love the way these boys think. To see their vision come to fruition we used one of our favorite brownie mixes, a no bake white chocolate cheesecake recipe from Williams-Sonoma and we tried Jamie's homemade caramel recipe from My Baking Addiction. My girl has it going on in the kitchen y'all, get ready to drool. Ree Drummond - StumbleUpon. Iced coffee is my life.
When I wake up, often around the time party animals on the west coast are just heading home, I start each day not with a cup of freshly brewed hot java, but with a tall, blessed glass of creamy iced coffee in a glass. I've been an iced coffee freakazoid for years and years. To say I couldn't live without it is an understatement. It gives me the tools I need to cope. The Brownie That Will Change Your Life - StumbleUpon.
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OK now with the story that preludes possibly the greatest brownie I have ever sunk my teeth in thus far in my life. Last Saturday Mrs. Zesty had a baby shower to attend and she was designated for a dessert/sweet treat for the girls. Last week was a bit of a zoo and I think I forgot about prepping this dessert until Friday afternoon at work. After work I did a quick scan for some ideas and came up with a chocolate caramel brownie. Recipe/chantals-new-york-cheesecake/detail.aspx.
Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Peanut Butter Cups. Soooooo… you know that episode of Sex and the City where Miranda has to dump dish soap on top of chocolate cake just so she will stop eating it??
Uh. Yeeeeeah. Web's Tastiest: Pancakes Recipes. Everyone knows that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. So of course you want to get off to a good, healthy start. However, anyone with kids knows that some mornings are just too special to worry about a properly balanced meal. Spending time in the kitchen as a family, whipping up something absolutely decadent and definitely too sweet, is the stuff that memories are made of. The Web's Tastiest Pancake Recipes are here to turn Saturday into Whattaday! Cinnamon Roll Pancakes. Pull Apart Lemon Coffee Cake. The title says "cake" but I really feel that "bread" better describes what this is. Sweet yeasty dough cut and slathered with butter and lemon infused sugar is baked and then spread with lemon cream cheese icing.
Once its iced you can just peel the slices off, no need to cut (who has time to find a knife anyways??) How to Make a Cake with Zebra Stripes on the Inside! & MyCakeSchool Blog - StumbleUpon. Hi everyone! Happy Friday! Okay, it is just about 15 minutes until Saturday here, but I'm still going to call this a Friday blog -:0) — Let's celebrate by making a zebra cake! In my last video tutorial, I demonstrated how to decorate a cake with zebra stripes–a very fun look for your safari, fashion or just plain funky themed cakes!
Well, today I'll show you how to continue the theme to the inside of the cake. Cinnamon Toast&Rolls - Circle B Kitchen - Circle B Kitchen - StumbleUpon. The USDA released its new food pyramid the other day (which is actually a plate now instead of a pyramid), and I am sorely disappointed to report that cinnamon rolls did not appear anywhere on that plate. I think by now most of us know what should be on our dinner plate in terms of healthy, well-rounded nutrient-laden meals, but it is my considered opinion that our breakfast plate should include cinnamon rolls now and then.
And not just any cinnamon roll, mind you, but how 'bout a homemade cinnamon roll hybrid that is a cross between a cinnamon roll and cinnamon toast, is super easy to make and gosh darn delicious.


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The Twilight Cast Is Getting All Dolled Up
Looking for a little Robert Pattinson in your life? Well, you'll soon have your chance.
MTV.com reports that Mattel will soon be selling a line of Twilight-inspired Barbie dolls, including an Edward Cullen "Ken" doll and a Bella Swan "Barbie" doll.
Twilight Dreamhouse presumably sold separately.
The Edward doll will come complete with a "shimmering complexion" and "trademark gold eyes." According to Toys R Us' Canadian Web site, the dolls will be available for shipping on November 27.
Think you can wait that long?
Have your say in the comments section: How will you play with your Edward and Bella Barbie dolls?

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I have always had an odd relationship with mathematics. Even though I began programming when I was a young child, I had a difficult time in math. By the time I got to college I was so upset with the math requirements for computer science that I went the route of an English major. Not my best moment. It was a passive and somewhat naive decision, and in my junior year I started focusing on the CS major… but as soon as I finished the BA, boom, I landed a job, and it's been over five years since formal education.
And how I railed about those math requirements. "Hey, a computer does math for you, why should we have to learn this stuff?" And likewise, I noted, math students in the computer science courses (a requirement at MTSU) had similar gripes. If I was blogging at that time, I would have probably had a whole bunch of arguments against any comparison of the two fields. And to be sure, they are different fields, at least unless you are specifically programming mathematical applications (and really a pro mathematician should be supplying the algorithms if that is the case).
I'm not a kid anymore but the thing about kids (I consider college me a kid) is they may have incorrect conclusions, but there is always something to what kids have to say. I was so challenged by math that once I broke down in tears in High School over geometry. But just today, I (warning, codespeak) used raycasting in the local opposite forward (z) direction and the global y direction to make an object automatically turn corners when leaning into them. Didn't even break a sweat. So what happened between then and now besides just getting older? And why were those math students so stressed out in CS 101?
I have concluded over the years that there are two routes to problem solving. The step-wise refinement method, and the research method. In schools, we almost always learn the research method. We are asked to memorize formulas, and apply them to numerous situations repetitively. I'm not saying mathematicians, like those in that class, are just regurgitators of past ideas. They work to both build upon and apply formulas to real world problems by expanding on the research, like scientists and other very important people. And it's probably helpful for them to do some step-wise refinement. But I don't think it's how they normally approach a problem.
And as for me, well, I don't exactly remember any math teachers telling me WHY numbers work, or WHY geometry functions like it does so that I could problem-solve it with logic or break it down into a procedure. If you want to see just how little the public understands numbers and how much they are taught merely to memorize things, try explaining counting in a different base than ten. Even though the process is the same, because logic is always the same, because math is always perfect… it is a curve ball.
I'm not offering any suggestions for the education system on how to fit more to everyone's mold without losing people. Maybe that kind of understanding is difficult for the general public, and memorization just gets the grades up for the usual 'I hate math' kid (i.e. 90% of them.) Or maybe there really is something wrong with the way it's introduced. All I can say is that if you're a young programmer, yes, math matters, but no, you don't need to memorize every formula on earth. You have Google, you have innovation, you can do it. But please, wriggle through it in college… don't cast your on-topic degree aside like that.


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Diane wrote: I think this chair would be the perfect way to accomplish my new year's resolution of helping those in need! My co-worker, Pat, has been through a lot the last couple years with her husband losing his leg in a farming accident and her boss being absent from work for several months on medical leave. Pat complains of back pain often, which is most likely caused by a combination of her old office chair and loads of stress. She wouldn't think of burdening her boss by asking for a new chair though. In the candid photo I uploaded of her, you can see how badly Pat needs this chair. Her husband is due to have another surgery in a few days, and I would love for her to come back to work and find a comfortable new chair behind her desk! Thank you so much, Diane.
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Officials for Maryland Health Connection said an IBM application called Cúram, used to determine consumers' eligibility for coverage, has 'serious software defects.'
Officials for Maryland Health Connection said an IBM application called Cúram, used to determine consumers' eligibility for coverage, has 'serious software defects.'
Not Surprised: I agree with you. As someone whose state ALSO bought this system, I can say that by far this is the WORST system they invested in in my years of employment with them. My personal aggravation as a user aside, my concern is for all the applicants who are in limbo with real life desperate medical situations stuck in limbo with being the unfortunate victims of a system that did not work right from the start, and stil has no signs of showing any improvement as I type this. I won't put my two cents in on my opinion of the ACA as a whole, but if you build it and a state buys it, it darn sure ought to work for the citizens it was designed to "help"............ and I'm almost positive the "high level management" ofifcials that bought this system are most definitely not spending their days worrying if they have any health coverage or not.
Most software projects fail cause of bad business requirements.. you don't buy a Curam project and start using it.. it needs to be customized quite a bit according to the rules of the state. Well if you folks here can't do a good job getting requirements right.. it sure is bad.. Curam projects have been successful in a lot of countries around the world..
It is like a DIY kit.. you buy Curam..and build what you need.. if you are bad at it.. too bad...
Do any of you have an idea how you use/implement Curam software. Do you realize that their are tens of thousands of lines of custom code that gets written by the developers who are contractors or 3rd party companies. Regardless of how good or bad the software is the entire site still has to be architected, designed, coded, and tested. If you don't have people who know how to do those jobs then you end up with a site that does not work.
Also, not sure why the WSJ wants to call out IBM. What software does healthcare.gov run on?
Most important fact to remember: "Half of all large IT projects fail."
I believe most of the state exchanges will either become successful on their own or join the federal exchange. But, whenever we hear of a big IT project, we should know it might fail.
Hmmm...IBM trying to force fit a small country solution into the US that is not doing that well?? IBM did this in the past with a New Zealand Billing System called ICMS and it failed miserably in the US...Looks like they have not learned their lesson....
Smartphones could be used to pay for so many things, from lunches and lattes to parking meters and public transportation. But U.S. consumers haven't uniformly jumped on the mobile payments bandwagon, at least not yet, and lack of awareness may be hindering adoption of the technology, according to the results of Deloitte's 2014 Global Mobile Consumer Survey.
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Larry has been in law enforcement in Oregon for more than 30 years. Most recently, he served as Undersheriff of Deschutes County. He and his wife of 34 years have lived in Bend all their lives. They have two sons, Chad, a fireman paramedic for the City of Portland, and Shawn, a driver for Central Petroleum of Bend. Last October they welcomed their first grandchild, Addie.
As Sheriff of Deschutes County, Larry serves as the Vice President of the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association and is a member of the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association Executive Committee. He is Chairman of the Board for the Oregon Accreditation Alliance and serves on the Oregon HIDTA Board (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.) Larry is an alumnus of the FBI National Academy.
Larry is an active member of the community, participating in the Bend Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs Council and Leadership Bend Graduate of Class #2. In addition, Larry serves on many boards including the Central Oregon Rocky Mt. Elk Foundation.
--1976 - Bend City Police Department - Reserve
--1978 - Deschutes County Sheriff's Office - Reserve
--1980 - Wasco County Sheriff's Office - Deputy Sheriff
--1982 - Molalla Police Department - Sergeant
--1985 - Began full-time career with Deschutes County Sheriff's office, promoted through the ranks as Patrol Deputy, Patrol Sergeant, Detective Sergeant, Patrol Lieutenant, Undersheriff
--2007 to Present - Sheriff
--Western Oregon State College
--Clackamas Community College
--Chemeketa Community College
--Central Oregon Community College
--Department of Public Safety and Standards Training -- Executive Certificate.
--Department of Public Safety and Standards Training -- Oregon Executive Development Institute Graduate
--Mark Hatfield School of Government, Portland State University
--Graduate of Session #212 of the FBI National Academy, Quantico, Virginia
--Graduate of FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development, Quantico, Virginia
--Graduate of the 94th Session of the National Sheriffs' Institute
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Deschutes County Sheriff's Office In Action
OREGON SHERIFF Magazine News
Fall, 2014
– Predictions called for an active 2014 fire season in Central Oregon with hot, dry and windy weather for the region. As of mid-August, Deschutes County experienced numerous fires including two that required evacuations.
The first fire was the Two Bulls Fire which started midday on June 7th near Tumalo, 10 miles northwest of Bend. The fire burned more than 6,900 acres of private forestland and federal lands on the Deschutes National Forest.
The Deschutes County Sheriff s Office responded with multiple fire agencies to the wind-driven fire. Evacuations began in the Tumalo Reservoir area and then into the areas west of Bend, including Saddleback, Bull Springs, Northwest Crossing, and Skyliners Road. These notifications ranged from Level 1 (Ready) to Level 3 (Go) and lasted for days as firefighters worked to contain the fire. Emotions ran high as residents had to leave the life savings it took to build their homes and many had to board their pets.
The fire required the use of 1,163 fire personnel, 6 helicopters, 45 crews, 77 engines, 11 dozers and 15 water tenders. The estimated cost to suppress the fire was almost $5.5 million.
Many people are comparing the Two Bulls Fire to the August 1990 Awbrey Hall Fire which destroyed 22 homes on Bends Westside. Both fires were human-caused, displaced homeowners and put thousands of residents on edge. Although no homes or structures were burned in the Two Bulls Fire, it could have ended differently. These fires in the wild land urban interface highlight the need for defensible space, preparing our homes for wild land fires.
The second fire called the Muskrat Fire was reported at approximately12:45 p.m. on August 7th. The fire started in 1.5 acres and within an hour it grew to 50 acres. The fire was about 2 miles northwest of Cultus Lake and ½ mile from Muskrat Lake within the Three Sisters Wilderness on the Deschutes National Forest. The fire required two helicopters, three type 2 hand crews, tree felling crews and helitack.
Evacuations of campers included the areas on the west and north shores of Cultus Lake including: West Cultus Campground, Big Cove Campground, Little Cove Campground, and back country areas and trails north of Cultus Lake including Corral Swamp, Winopee Lake, Muskrat Lake and Teddy Lake.
The Sheriff s Office enjoys excellent working relationships with our local, state, and federal fire agencies, the county road department, and the American Red Cross.
Summer may be winding down, but that doesnt mean wildfire season is coming to a halt. It used to be that fire season started sometime in June and faded away in September; now it may start in May and run through October or until we get our first good snow, stated Sheriff Larry Blanton.


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Comment on this storyParis - French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday that Greece and France will sign a defence collaboration agreement, following reports that Athens would borrow navy frigates from Paris.
"This (broader) agreement will further include a more specific one, to cover the operational needs of the Greek armed forces, notably the navy and more specifically the frigates," Le Drian said after a meeting with his Greek counterpart Panos Panagiotopoulos.
He said a Franco-Greek committee would be set up to work out the details, but did not specify when the countries would ink the agreement.
Le Drian, who also met President Carolos Papoulias, thanked Greece for its contribution to the Mali war effort.
Greece is contributing four army officers to the EU Training Mission in Mali, according to its defence ministry.
"France and Greece have always enjoyed great solidarity during difficult times... and President Hollande's recent visit here highlighted this privileged partnership," Le Drian said.
On the sidelines of the French president's visit to Athens earlier this month, a Greek government source provided AFP with details of the loan of the two frigates.
The FREMM-type frigates will be included in the Greek navy and could assist a search for hydrocarbons which Greece hopes to start in coming months, according to the source.
Greece is also considering the loan of four navy support aircraft, the source added.
The heavily indebted country has in the past curtailed extensive arms purchases from the United States, Germany and France because of the economic crisis. - AFP
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I agree with the insurance companies, though: Pregnancy is not an unexpected expense and, therefore, it should be expected of the insured to cover their own pregnancy. Now, unexpected complications and the expenses arising from that are another thing. I do think that's what insurance is for, but for expected and planned for events, no. |
What i am saying is the maternity rider doesn't cover much in individual plans. Instead of expecting them to cover the whole thing...think $2,500 and you paid $2,000 in premiums. This is one of those riders that is also certain to happen and only bought when people are planning to get pregnant.
I look at 5 different plans and check out some of the riders (if they even have it as most of them don't). The 2 that did offer minimal benefits and definitely didn't cover the whole thing, and especially if there are any complications. |
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You maintain your own business and end up paying union dues but the savings on insurance is worth it. Maybe someone can elaborate if they're familiar with this type of organization? My last employer did this. |
I've been self-employed for over 20 years. There is no good answer for the OP's question. You either pay out the nose every month for a good plan that actually covers things, or pay less and get a plan that covers nothing except catastrophic illness/accident. I'm with Anthem right now, and pay over $1,000. month for my family of 4. But since I am basically a one person group and have no leverage, about every 3 years I have to shop a new plan because I actually use my insurance and they jack the premium up so I will drop it and go somewhere else.
This is one of the worst facets of being self-employed...I am insurance poor, between health, liability, worker's comp, auto, etc. it never ends. It makes me sick to see what I pay out on a yearly basis for insurance. |
Basically, you become employees of the co-employment group and you're subject to their rules and requirements as you would be any other employer's and you're giving up a lot of control over how you run the business. We did it at a place that I worked and it was a disaster. Beyond the overhead costs which were higher than we expected, among other things, they wanted to mandate regular drug tests and loss control measures including mandatory all staff meetings where they treated senior execs like they were retail clerks telling them that they were going to be fired if they got caught stealing stuff. lol. We had to attend endless gender and other workplace harassment and discrimination seminars, etc., etc., and implement related rules and policies, all in an environment where it really didn't make any sense and didn't fit with the organization. Lots of things that we wanted to do we couldn't because it didn't fit with their way of doing things. Overall, the cost of dealing with all of that kind of crap all the time just wasn't worth it and we bailed ASAP. On top of that, they had a security breach where they lost private information which led to my social security number being stolen and used for employment purposes by some shadow person several years later for which I received a 1099 out of the blue. Took forever to clear up that mess. But granted that's not typical. I'm sure that it varies a lot by company but I'd be very reluctant to do it again. |
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MELVILLE, N.Y. — Aug. 29, 2011 — Chyron today announced that LEX3.1, the newest release of the company's powerful and popular on-air graphics system, has been refined to provide free support for stereoscopic 3D. Through continuous R&D in response to changing industry demands, Chyron brings added technological innovation to this acclaimed workhorse and offers customers a future-facing solution capable of addressing their current and evolving graphics needs.
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SunShop Shopping Cart is vulnerable to cross-site scripting, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input by the index.php script. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the 'prevaction', 'previd', 'prevstart', itemid', 'id' or 'action' parameter to execute script in a victim's Web browser within the security context of the hosting Web site, allowing the attacker to steal the victim's cookie-based authentication credentials.
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- BID-17770: SunShop Shopping Cart Multiple Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-2124: Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in SunShop 3.5 and earlier allow remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the (1) prevaction, (2) previd, (3) prevstart, (4) itemid, (5) id, and (6) action parameters in index.php.
- OSVDB ID: 25119: SunShop Shopping Cart index.php Multiple Parameter XSS
- SA19871: SunShop Shopping Cart Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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Phil Kessel had a goal and two assists for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row for the first time since Feb. 1-6 of last season. James van Riemsdyk and Dion Phaneuf each added a goal and an assist, while Leo Komarov, Tyler Bozak and Korbinian Holzer also lit the lamp.
"You guys have been asking me about it for a while, but he's a special player," Phaneuf said of Kessel. "He's scored a lot of goals for a while, consistently. Sometimes they don't go in, but now that they're going in he's a guy who can get hot, so it's nice to see him get another one tonight."
Toronto improved to 2-0 against the Canadiens this season. The Leafs won at Montreal by a 2-1 score on Jan. 19.
Carey Price stopped 21-of-27 shots for the Canadiens, who have lost three straight.
The Maple Leafs took control 59 seconds into the game. Nikolai Kulemin stole the puck from Montreal's Andrei Markov at the blue line and went racing down the right wing. Kulemin slid a pass to Komarov, who put the puck into the back of the net.
Bozak lit the lamp at the 6:33 mark to make it 2-0. After winning a faceoff in the offensive zone, Bozak made his way to the front of the net. A shot from the left point ended up on the stick of Bozak, who knocked in the rebound.
"We had a really, really slow start and they beat us with speed," Montreal coach Michel Therrien said. "They were ready to play and we were not ready to play."
A quick goal by Toronto in the early stages of the second stanza made it 3-0. Kessel controlled the puck behind the net before finding van Riemsdyk in front.
Kessel's power-play goal with 1:59 remaining turned the game into a rout. His shot from the top of the left circle got past Price.
Reimer was sensational in the middle frame, making 20 saves.
Holzer and Phaneuf scored in the third period to account for the final margin.
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21 This is the word that the LORD hath spoken concerning him: "`The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee. | 21 This is the word that the LORD has spoken against him: " 'The Virgin Daughter of Zion despises you and mocks you. The Daughter of Jerusalem tosses her head as you flee. |
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Love this. Made it twice - once with goat cheese and once with Alouette with Fines Herb instead of the goat cheese. It was addictive with the Alouette -- people were praising my mashed potatoes months later. Making it to bring for Christmas dinner at a friend's and will try with the sautéed sage this time. LOVE this recipe.
I love this recipe. I just mince the sage very finely and use only the tender part of the leaves avoiding the stem. I also switch the milk for cream. These go fast; be sure to make enough!
Good stuff. Like other reviewers, I sauteed the sage. Make sure you salt this to taste.
I've made this a few times now, and also added the sage to the boiling water for the potatoes. I also sauteed the sage like another reader suggested and added it to the mashed potatoes and that worked out great. I used 1-1/2 times the goat cheese for enhanced flavour and it was delicious.
i substitute heavy whipping cream for the milk for extra taste. i agree with others to saute the sage for a little extra taste. also works well with thyme and rosemary depending on the dish you are making it with.
Tasty, easy recipe that you can tweak to your own taste. It's clear from the prior 25 reviews that everyone has their own ideas about whether there should be less butter, more butter, more cheese, more liquids, less liquids, more sage, other spices, etc. That's fine - mashed potatoes is one of those staples that we have personal preferences about! Here was my tweak: I threw sage sprigs in the boiling water as well as soaking sage leaves in the milk, and the taste of the potatoes was great. Just be sure you add plenty of salt and pepper to the potatoes as you mash them; this brings out the sage and goat cheese flavors.


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The longer-term challenge faced by the banks is to develop other funding/capital sources so they can continue financing a significant pipeline of infrastructure projects. Loan to deposit ratio trends in the system have been deteriorating (loans and advances/total bank deposits for the UAE banking system was 107% at end-June 2008 (end-2007: 100%)) and if these projects are not able to be financed internationally, then this trend will continue adding pressure to loan to deposit ratios as well as balance sheet liquidity and capitalisation.
A more immediate challenge for the banking sector is the likelihood of a negative impact from major corrections and continuing volatility in regional stock markets. The Dubai Financial Market was down about 44% YTD and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange down about 23% YTD as of 21 October 2008. Most UAE banks have substantial exposure to domestic and regional equities. Many banks also have investments in fixed income securities and hedge funds, which have likewise been negatively impacted by the global credit crisis. The impact will partly be seen in Q3 results due out soon, although the worst of the market volatility occurred in October.
The Dubai property market has seen spectacular growth in recent years but there is increasing concern that a correction will occur in the short- to medium-term. Stress in the local interbank market is likely to have a negative impact on the availability of residential mortgages and funding for property developers, which would dampen demand as supply is forecast to increase. UAE banks have exposures to property lending (residential, commercial and investment), although direct exposures are capped by the CBUAE to 20% of their deposits. The CBUAE's classifications for lending are opaque and it is possible that the banks' property lending exposures exceed the cap. Furthermore, many banks have significant additional exposure to the property market through proprietary real estate development and investment activities.
The declining oil price will negatively impact business sentiment and domestic economic activity (Brent was priced around USD67 a barrel on 21 October 2008). This could result in the postponement or cancellation of some major projects. However, Fitch estimates that Abu Dhabi would continue to run a budget surplus at a price as low as USD31/bl. As majority owner of the two largest banks in Abu Dhabi (via ADIC) and with a number of other UAE banks having significant government ownership, this gives further confidence in the authorities' willingness and ability to support its banks.
Bank results for the year to end-September 2008 will be published soon and Fitch expects to see slower growth in loans and deposits, higher funding costs and negative investment portfolio mark to market valuations. Fitch will review the results and may comment further on the sector's performance.
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How can I save/clean this tea pot? I have tried vinegar and lemon juice but it just seems to get worse. Is there any hope? |
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It's not real clear what kind of material your tea pot is made from, so that would be helpful to know. Is it discolored from tea and/or hard water? If it's a tea stain, a soaking in a mild solution of water and bleach should take care of it. You might also try using tablets for cleaning dentures. They do great things for cleaning porcelain and glass. -Grainlady |
- Posted by SolusUmbra (My Page) on Wed, Feb 19, 14 at 15:35
I'm not sure what it is made out of or how to tell.... It doesn't seem to be stains, and it seems to be making little holes in the bottom. The deepest spots are a shinny silver color. |
Just make sure it is not aluminum, if it is don't use it. You might try testing it with a magnet. If it is alum, I don't think it will cling to it. The damage looks like more than a stain it looks like a layer of of the metal has been eaten through. |
- Posted by SolusUmbra (My Page) on Thu, Feb 20, 14 at 13:17
The magnet doesn't cling to it but I don't think it is alum its pretty heavy. Anyways here is a picture of it from the outside. Hope it might help |
The picture is a "porcelain enamel tea kettle". The base could be aluminum or steel. Spots inside is where enamel has popped off most likely due to kettle being empty on a hot stove burner. The discoloration will depend on whether it is aluminum or steel base. In the case of steel the spots will "rust". I have the same problem with my favorite kettle, spots are now rusting, indicating the base kettle is steel. |
- Posted by SolusUmbra (My Page) on Thu, Feb 20, 14 at 15:28
So is there any way to save it, I don't have the money for another one. :( I also took a magnet to the bottom and its differently steel, the magnet stuck. |
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Stainless steel will not rust. My husband used SS nuts and bolts on his scooters for that very reason. I would not use it, I had rather heat my water in the Microwave anyway. |
Just guessing that the acid in the vinegar and lemon juice might be making the situation worse, especially if you're soaking with the solution. If a teapot isn't in your budget, try shopping at a thrift store. Some of their items are new or almost new. |
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Jesse Sylvia finishes second in World Series of Poker marathon
Jesse Sylvia of West Tisbury finished second in the ESPN World Series of Poker, following a marathon session that began at 9 pm, Tuesday (EST) and ended some 12 hours later.
When play began in Las Vegas, Mr. Sylvia was one of three players still seated at the final table.
Jake Balsiger was the first to fold. That left the Martha's Vineyard native and Greg Merson, a 24 year old card pro from Maryland.
Mr. Merson took home $8,531,853. Second place money was $5,295,249.
The final hand came after more than 20 pressure filled hours of high stakes poker over two days, that left some in the large contingent of Martha's Vineyard supporters without voices and others scrambling to change flight reservations. The three finalists played until dawn in a grueling test of stamina and poker skill.
Mr. Sylvia was not utterly disappointed by his second place finish. "I'm just happy," Mr. Sylvia said, moments after the tournament ended. "If you told me at the beginning of the tournament I was taking second, I would have said 'deal.'"
The tournament saw wild swings, with each of the three finalists building, then losing large chip leads. Throughout it all, a boisterous crowd of supporters kept Mr. Sylvia's spirits up.
"I can't believe how wonderful he played," said Marlene DiStefano, Mr. Sylvia's mom. "He was so aggressive. He kept us on the edge of our seats, we never got tired, and it was a long day and a long night."
"It's one of the proudest days of my life," said Wayne Sylvia, his dad.
Hometown support helped
Mr. Sylvia faced some tough situations through the night. Once again, deep into play, he pulled off another version of a poker miracle.
It was about three hours into play. He faced near certain elimination with one card to come. Only a four or an ace could win him the hand, and keep him in the tournament.
Mr. Sylvia left the table and stood with his family to wait for the last card to be dealt. A four came out, and the crowd went wild. Instead of elimination and a third place finish, Mr. Sylvia was the chip leader once again.
Mr. Sylvia said the enthusiastic support of all the people who traveled from Martha's Vineyard to Las Vegas for the last table provided a boost during the long stretches of play.
"I'm looking at the cards, and I look up, and see 200 Islanders on the rail," Mr. Sylvia said. "It doesn't distract me at all, it's just positivity that I'm feeling, knowing that they will support me no matter what happens."
The Island supporters arrived early and loudly at the Penn & Teller Theater in the Rio Hotel and Casino. Two hours before play began, they filled nearly the entire front section of the theater, surrounded by empty seats, while ESPN technicians readied the stage and broadcast equipment.
During play, they continued their creative cheering, including a raucous "Martha's Vineyard, Martha's Vineyard," chant which brought a broad smile to Mr. Sylvia's face. He clearly understood the advantage his supporters gave him. At one point, he motioned to the crowd to find a trumpeter who made the trip, and the entire theater was soon wiggling to a chicken dance.
The night before, the group offered, though a bit prematurely, a plan to spend some of Mr. Sylvia's winnings on a local Island landmark, when they chanted "Let's buy the Ritz, let's buy the Ritz."
Best of the best
The tournament began July 7 in Las Vegas. The entry fee was $10,000. Mr Sylvia, 26, a Martha's Vineyard Regional High School graduate from West Tisbury, emerged from 6,598 of the world's best players as one of nine finalists after six days of play.
Over six long, grueling days, players build their chip stacks by playing against eight other players at individual tables. As players lose all their chips and are forced out of the tournament, the tables are consolidated until only one table remains.
The tournament featured players from 82 different countries, with the youngest player 21, and the oldest 92. Some players qualified for the main event by winning satellite tournaments earlier in the year. Most of the world's top professional poker players gear their careers around the World Series of Poker.
Mr. Sylvia used some of the time between the end of the first seven days of play in July, and the final table in October, to relax at home on Martha's Vineyard. He also hired a coach, Vanessa Selbst, who is considered one of the best tournament players in the world. Another part of his preparation was playing in tournaments in Las Vegas and in France.
"Playing poker is always the best way to get better," Mr. Sylvia said early Wednesday morning as he savored his tournament finish. "I spent a lot of time talking to friends, but two of my best friends in the poker world, who I think are two of the better players in the poker world, are also at the final table, so…," Mr. Sylvia said.
As the reality set in for his many Island supporters, there was little sadness over the second place finish. They broke into a spontaneous chant of "Greg, Greg, Greg," in congratulations to winner Greg Merson, a classy show of sportsmanship after a long, long, wild ride.
Proud of you Jesse. Your represented the island well! Great to keep the Island's name out there, you are now one of the largest brand names out there representing this island!! Congrats!! We are sure you will be a force to be reckoned with for years to come!!
Nice job, Steve! Now go get some sleep …Congratulations, Jesse. A credit to your folks and the Island.
You would be wise to take the money after taxes and invest it carefully withthe help of an advisor and mentor and never gamble again lest you lose it all. Now would be a time to be absolutely prudent, get an education and invest in solid equities in order to set yourself for life NOW. You have been given a windfall and a once in alifetime chance. Dont blow it.
I would have to disagree with you semmelt for several reasons;
It would be inaccurate to portray Jesse as merely 'a gambler'. He trains hard, studies constantly and refines his craft and his skills to a much greater degree than most professionals. I would liken him to a pro athlete before casting him as a gambler with all the negative connotations that description implies.
As far as what to do with his winnings- Wall Street? Really? I thought we all finally figured out that game is rigged and manipulated by the banksters and the power brokers. The individual investor gets looted with reckless abandon. Jesse has an edge at the poker table. Although there is always an element of risk and luck a person like Jesse has created an edge that will give him an advantage over the less talented not to mention all the fools lined up at the slot machines!
I'd say his chances for success are better sitting at a poker table than buying blue chip bonds like General Motors which became worthless overnight.
Congrats Jesse! Well done.-
I am not questioning his prowess at poker. I am suggesting that a young man who has gotten a windfall may stumble with pride in his own accomplishments and choose to continue gambling rather than put money aside for a different day. Take the 3mm after tax and put 2.5mm away and gamble only the other 500k and see where it goes. That is all. As for Wall Street, no matter the lost decade, equities in blue chips continue to be a good investment and certainly better than savings accounts. No the game is not rigged and it is not manipulated. If anything what was rigged was affirmative action for housing mortgages created by Dodd/Frank and the Community Reinvestment Act which forced banks to lend to everyone whether they could pay or not. As for GM, the bonds became worthless because Obama changed the game and didn't allow the bondholders who normally get paid first, to indeed get paid at all and the money went to the Unions. Look it up. Poker and other gambling is about bluffing and drawing players into making bets that are not good. It is still a fools errand and it causes more destruction to families than most things. Most people who gamble cannot afford to and that game is rigged. If Jesse has a gift of discernment let him use it for other things but not go back to the table.
Well we can agree on one thing Semmelt, it would be prudent to put a good bit of the money in a safe place. As far as the Wall St. 'game' not being rigged I would start by saying, Huh?? Scandals of insider trading, front running and market manipulation are revealed every week (even in the docile mainstream media). The system is totally rife with practices that turn the less savvy into sheep for the slaughter. Did you miss the news that the LIBOR rate was being manipulated? What about the CDS market (since we are talking about gambling anyway)? Dodd/Frank didn't create the housing bubble nor did it create the humongous CDS market. I think greed and little in the way of bank regulation turned the marketplace into a huge casino which gets worse every year.
Jesse is obviously highly disciplined and works hard at creating an edge over the the other players by understanding and exploiting a statistical advantage. Bluffing is not only used at the poker table. Business strategy and negotiating deals often involves similar skills. If Jesse continues to play poker for a living so be it. He has nothing to be ashamed of and is probably more self-reliant than most of us. Whatever he decides to do down the road I am certain that many of the skills he has clearly acquired will serve him well and give him a competitve edge. You may not like the notion that bluffing draws the opponent into making bad decisions but in the stock market they merely call it counterparty risk and no one bats an eye.
Again, I will ask you not to lump Jesse in with habitual and /or compulsive gamblers who nearly always lose in more ways than one.
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Good job jesse. You have many more tournaments to go. Good luck.
Congratulations Jesse. We all here watched until our eyelids slammed shut. Your preparation and poise are obvious in the way you play. To heck with the announcer with all of the comments about the lesser stature of Martha's Vineyard compared with Maryland. You have shown the world that great things can and do come from our special if small place . Great job for you and your family.
I do not know Jesse so i am not sure why i watched all 12 hours of the final game. Thanks for letting me live through you and be a part of the action. Do what you want with your hard earned winnings you earned it.
So cool…Solid article…Solid player…and what a trip! For the people that had followed him from day one it must be one of the greatest rides any of us have been on…Poker is a great game and the island has some pretty darn good players on it! Jesse being the top cat! Lastly: His mum is one fantastic person, so thank you so much Marlene for raising a true role model he is a class act for all of us to follow! Get home safe!
I congratulate Jesse Sylvia for his winning strategy in the World Series of Poker! I do not know Jesse, and I do not know how to play poker, but he sounds smart and disciplined enough to know how to spend his prize money wisely. It is unfortunate that some of the above commenters have tried to turn this forum into a father-knows-best critique of Wall Street and gaming. Best wishes, Jesse!
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