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The Associated Press | May 05,2013WASHINGTON Thousands of people with serious medical problems are in danger of losing coverage under President Barack Obamas health care overhaul because of cost overruns, state officials say.
At risk is the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan, a transition program thats become a lifeline for the so-called uninsurables people with serious medical conditions who cant get coverage elsewhere.
The program helps bridge the gap for those patients until next year, when under the new law insurance companies will be required to accept people regardless of their medical problems.
In a letter this week to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, state officials said they were blindsided and very disappointed by a federal proposal they contend would shift the risk for cost overruns to states in the waning days of the program. About 100,000 people are currently covered.
We are concerned about what will become of our high risk members access to this decent and affordable coverage, wrote Michael Keough, chairman of the National Association of State Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans. States and local nonprofits administer the program in 27 states, and the federal government runs the remaining plans.
We fear ... catastrophic disruption of coverage for these vulnerable individuals, added Keough, who runs North Carolinas program. He warned of large-scale enrollee terminations at this critical transition time.
The crisis is surfacing at a politically awkward time for the Obama administration, which is trying to persuade states to embrace a major expansion of Medicaid under the health care law. One of the main arguments proponents of the expansion are making is that Washington is a reliable financial partner.
The root of the problem is that the federal health care law capped spending on the program at $5 billion, and the money is running out because the beneficiaries turned out to be costlier to care for than expected. Advanced heart disease and cancer are common diagnoses for the group.
Obama did not ask for any additional funding for the program in his latest budget, and a Republican bid to keep the program going by tapping other funds in the health care law failed to win support in the House last week.
Brian Cook, a spokesman for the HHS agency overseeing the health care law, took issue with idea that thousands of people could lose coverage, though he did not elaborate.
These actions are part of our careful management of the program to ensure that there is a seamless transition ... for enrollees, and that funding is spent appropriately, he said in a written statement.
The administration has given the state-based plans until next Wednesday to respond to proposed contract terms for the programs remaining seven months.
Delivered last Friday, the new contract stipulated that states will be reimbursed up to a ceiling.
The ceiling part is the issue for us, Keough said in an interview. They are shifting the risk from the federal government, for a program that has experienced huge cost overruns on a per-member basis, to states. And thats a tall order.
State officials say one likely consequence of the money crunch will be a cost shift to people in the program, resulting in sudden increases in premiums and copayments. Many might just drop out, said Keough.
If a state and HHS cant come to an agreement, the federal government will take over that states program for the rest of this year. Amie Goldman, director of the Wisconsin program, said that would be an unneeded and possibly risky disruption for patients wholl have to change insurance next year anyway, when the pre-existing conditions plan formally ends.
Goldman said in her state, for example, the University of Wisconsin hospital isnt part of the federal governments provider network. My colleagues in other states have similar concerns about holes in the network, she said. I think it puts people at medical risk.
At his news conference this week, Obama acknowledged the rollout of his health care law wouldnt be perfect. There will be glitches and bumps he said, and his team is committed to working through them.
However, its unclear how the pre-existing conditions plan could get more money without the cooperation of Republicans in Congress.
The program got off to a slow start, partly because insurance isnt cheap. It offers policies at market rates, and that can mean premiums of $500 a month for someone in their 50s. The first inkling of financial problems came in February, when HHS announced a freeze on new applications.
The plan was intended only as a stopgap until the laws main push to cover the uninsured starts next year. Subsidized private insurance will be available through new state-based markets, as well as an expanded version of Medicaid for low-income people. At the same time, virtually all Americans will be required to carry a policy, or pay a fine.
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FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) -- Northern Arizona assistant coach Jeff Lewis, a former Lumberjacks quarterback who played for Denver and Carolina in the NFL, died Saturday. He was 39.
Northern Arizona confirmed Lewis' death. The school didn't provide a cause of death, saying only that Lewis died Saturday in Phoenix.
Lewis was Northern Arizona's wide receivers coach. As a player at the school from 1992-95, Lewis completed 785 of 1,315 passes for 9,639 yards and 67 touchdowns. He was inducted into the NAU Hall of Fame in 2003.
"Today is a very sad day for the Lumberjack football family," Northern Arizona coach Jerome Souers said. "Jeff was one of the best Lumberjacks of all time and a valuable member of our program."
Lewis appeared in five games for the Broncos in 1996-98 and seven with the Panthers in 1999-2000. He completed 28 of 54 attempts for 210 yards and threw two interceptions.
"We are deeply saddened by the death of former Broncos quarterback Jeff Lewis," the Broncos said in a statement. ''Our most heartfelt condolences and prayers go out to Jeff's family and friends."
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The American Red Cross invites the public to the 7th Annual Old Village Home, Garden and Art Tour to be held Sunday, April 13 from 1-5 p.m. in the Old Village of Mount Pleasant.
The tour will begin at 111 Pitt St. where tickets may be purchased.
This wonderful event has become a welcome springtime occasion for hundreds across the Lowcounty, the South and beyond. Ticket holders will be able to tour gardens and six homes in the beautiful Old Village, including the historic Hibben House.
The historic Hibben House, which was built in 1755, is believed to be the oldest home in Mount Pleasant. The British used the home as their headquarters during the Revolutionary War. It is said that General William Moultrie, for whom Fort Moultrie on Sullivans Island is named, was held captive in the home.
Also on tour will be a rarely seen garden on Haddrells Point of the Old Village. Landscape architect Sheila Wertimer, in collaboration with the interior design homeowner and architect Beau Clowney, married the interior and exterior spaces creating garden rooms and courtyards. The kitchen opens to a romantic wisteria arbor and courtyard that faces the water. The swimming pool hides behind a veil of tropical plantings. The exotic poolhouse was designed as a Thailand meets Pawleys Island outpost with Chinese fan palms, cassia and plumbago, while a Grandmas Garden contains annuals and perennials.
Local plein air artists will be stationed among the gardens on tour and an art exhibit by local artists will be on Pitt Street.
The Old Village Tour has many interesting aspects and one is the diversity of the homes that are on tour, said Ann Edwards, co-founder of the Old Village Tour. People can experience the beautiful homes on tour, view artwork from talented local artist and sample delicious food from local chiefs all while supporting a great cause.
The proceeds from the event will benefit the programs and services of the American Red Cross. Tickets are $45 each or $35 per person for groups of 10 or more. Ticket can be purchased online at www.redcross.org/carolinalowcountry or by calling 843-764-2323 ext.379. Tickets are also available for purchase in Mount Pleasant at Abide-A-While Garden Center and Gwynns of Mount Pleasant.
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2013-14: Competed in one event during the outdoor season…led off Duke's fourth-place finishing 4x800 at the Raleigh Relays (3/29)…did not compete during the fall or the indoor season.
2012-13: Did not compete during the fall...Indoors, served as Duke's top performer in the 800 running a personal-best time of 1:51.72 at the ACC Indoor Championships to finish ninth overall…his conference performance ranks second on Duke's All-Time list…served as the lead off leg in the school record breaking 4x800 relay that combined for a 7:26.88 to finish second at the Milrose Games…ran the 800 leg in the distance medley relay that clocked 9:41.40 to finish 23rd at the Alex Wilson Invitational and rank third on Duke's all-time list…also member of the distance medley relay that placed third at the ACC Championships with a time of 9:46.77...Outdoors, clocked a personal best time of 1:52.29 in the 800 to finish fourth at the Duke Twilight…finished 20th in the 800 at the ACC Outdoor Championships with a time of 1:53.26…served as the lead off leg in the school record breaking 4x800 relay that finished fourth at the Penn Relays with a total time of 7:20.97.
Prior to Duke: Four-year letterwinner at Craig ... school record holder in the 800m, 1,600m, 3,200m and the 4x800m relay outdoors, as well as in cross country ... took second in the state in both the 800m and 1,600m as a senior ... captured the state title in the 800m as a junior while also placing second in the 1,600m ... led the cross country squad to a pair of second-place finishes in the state during his junior and senior seasons ... finished second overall at the state cross country meet as a junior ... captained his cross country squad as a senior ... National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society member.
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FOUACE NANTAISE - a taste of home
He places his index finger on the map spread out on the table in front of me and traces a careful line from the northern coast just below where land meets Channel south to La Rochelle. He wants to be closer to the ocean in a greener, quieter place than mad Paris and her lonely, dark suburbs. Closer to the ocean so this city boy born and bred can spend weekend mornings with his toes buried in the sand watching the waves crash up onto the beach, something that soothes and calms him. He wants to bring us to a friendlier place, somewhere, anywhere better for the boys yet somewhere modern and innovative where we, too, can have a productive life. We were starting over, leaving it all behind, job, home, friends, schoolmates and heading west. A new start, a new life.
We did our research. It had to be right. We were a couple without a land, homeless stragglers ever wandering the globe, looking for excitement and adventure, living on an island unto ourselves, so we really only had ourselves to please. We looked high and low, studying each and every city along the coast, listening for the one that was calling our name. And then we stumbled upon Nantes. Oh, husband had been there many times, but had never thought of it in terms of a place to rest his head and raise his family. But it had everything we desired: a city small enough to be friendly and green yet large enough, resourceful enough, innovative enough to be our hope for the future.
Mention France to any American and immediately Paris comes to mind: Eiffel Tower, Mona Lisa and Romance with a capital R. Or Provence and her luxurious rolling green countryside, fields of lavender, quaint villages, her rich, garlicky, Mediterranean cuisine. Short on time and dollars, few tourists venture outside of these well known, well-trod vacation spots. But then again, maybe one reason we chose Nantes was her lack of tourist crowds. Yet Nantes is a city with a fascinating and rich history full of powerful women, war and upheaval, struggles against foreign invaders, a playground of revolution and commerce, the birthplace of the Edict of Nantes and Jules Verne both. Fascinating, indeed.
Nantes is a city of history, both past and present, reveling in her tumultuous past while carving her own future out of exotic wood, aluminum, glass and daring. Her marketplace and monuments breathe France and her traditions, yet innovation has always been a sure sign of her personality. Henri IV selected Nantes to be the signature city of his famous Edict in 1598, an order of tolerance and religious freedom; former capital of Brittany, Nantes was the home of Anne de Bretagne, Duchess of Brittany, married to two Kings of France yet a woman who managed to keep power and control of her duchy firmly in her own hands while assuring its future unification with France. Like all French cities, the light and dark clash, a never-ending struggle in the history books; her valiant resistance during the French Revolution or the World Wars stands elbow to elbow with her turbulent role in the Commerce Triangulaire, the Slave Trade. Once one of Europe's richest, most important port cities, she built her fame and fortune on this trade of men for goods, vanilla and spices, tobacco and rum, and her shipping magnates became very wealthy indeed.
Nantes is a city of sadness, a city of hope. Only the shadow of those former dark times whisper to us from her streets, the heartbeats and tears of how many men and women held captive pulsing up through the sidewalks where wealthy merchants sauntered, ghostly water lapping up against the sides of ships where captains once shouted orders and goods were unloaded onto the bustling, crowded quays. The streets we walk over were once this river, now sand and asphalt and tar, filled in and paved over in an effort to forget. The sidewalks still groan under the weight of the majestic white apartment buildings, elegant swirls of dark ironwork against the pure, snowy white stone, homes now buckling under the weight of time, the same once built for those proud merchants in the Glory Years of the 19th Century, apartments still paneled in wood, ceilings graced by rosaces and French windows overlooking what was once their river, luxurious buildings from which, day after day, they would step out of right into the river from which their wealth flowed.
Now these old buildings, still elegant and proud, reminders of her turbulent past, stand side by side new, gorgeous, contemporary buildings, signs of her future, all iron, wood, glass and cement, astonishing in their colors, silver, blue, orange, black & white, buildings that twist and turn and bend at odd angles, buildings that curve gracefully, buildings that incorporate the old and the new, buildings sprinkled higgledy-piggledy all over this modern town that we have grown to love so well. Gardens bloom throughout the city, Japanese gardens on the Ile de Versailles, exotic gardens built under the graceful metal vaults of former smelting works on the Ile de Nante or sprouting from iron, cement and steel of what was once the city's shipyard. Nantes is an exciting city that lives and breathes her history every single day, this former proud capital of Brittany, home of Kings and Queens, yet equally a city that embraces everything that is new and modern, a city that has successfully and harmoniously wedded the past and the future in more than just her architecture, having given birth to such diverse festivals as La Folle Journée (classical music), Les Rendez-Vous de l'Erdre (Jazz), Utopiales (Science Fiction) and La Festival des 3 Continents (the Cinema of 3 Continents: Asia, Africa & Latin America). Nantes is the home of the outlandish machines of the world famous Royal de Luxe theatre bringing the futuristic stories of Jules Verne to the streets. Nantes was the birthplace of such forward-thinking, socially innovative yet traditional industries as LU, the world famous cookie factory and was the city of the first public transport system in the world with the creation of public omnibuses and the first city in France to have a public tramway system.
I will be offering you a 3-part series, a glance at my adopted city, Nantes. Three peeks at a beautiful city followed by three sweet recipes. You will notice that the one ingredient that ties these three recipes, these three very special, traditional treats together is rum; Nantes built her fortune on trade with the French West Indies, former trade partners, former colonies. Ships based in Nantes would be sent to Africa where their captains would exchange European goods for men and women who would then, in turn, be brought to the Caribbean to work on the sugar, tobacco and spice plantations. The ships would then return to Nantes, bringing back vanilla, pepper, ginger, cinnamon, things tropical and exotic, along with the tobacco and cane sugar, adding, in the 19th Century, rum to their cargo. Rum, that earthy, amber-colored, magical brew, shimmering like gold. Rum, dark, woodsy, exotic, heady with the scent of the West Indies, rich with the flavor of far-off lands did so intrigue the people of Nantes that it became part of their culinary repertoire, enriching the gastronomic pleasures of this part of the world. It is difficult to find a local sweet specialty that isn't spiked with either rum or Muscadet, her own local wine.
I offer you this first recipe, a specialty of my city of Nantes. La Fouace Nantaise, the Nantes' fougasse, is a brioche-type bread, gently sweetened, redolent of rum, shaped like a macaron or a 5- or 6-sided star. This butter and egg rich treat was created in the 19th century in the neighboring town of La Haye-Fouassière ("fouassière" comes from the word "fouasse" or "fouace": "fougasse"), a town nestled in Muscadet country amid the vines and producers. The fouace was traditionally dunked in the local wine and now takes pride of place at the annual fête des vendanges, the yearly grape harvest festival where it is accompanied, of course, by a glass of Muscadet.
In researching this very old recipe, I gathered about 5 different versions of it, including one from my Larousse Gastronomique and a few from sites listing the gastronomic specialties of Nantes. Each one was just too different from the next in either ingredient quantities or procedure that, relying on my intuitive nature and using my bread baking skills finely honed over many years of trial and error, I came up with this recipe and it worked like magic! My fouace nantaise was light yet tender and slightly dense and chewy like the perfect brioche, barely sweet, eggy rich and heady with the aroma and flavor of rum, just a hint of orange blossom. Perfect and moist for the first day or two, use this brioche when slightly stale (or even fresh!) for wonderful pain perdu (French toast, of course) or a decadent bread pudding. Enjoy!
This rum-spiked brioche is perfect for this month's Bread Baking Day, our favorite monthly bread-baking event created by Zorra of 1x umrûhren bitte. BBD #33 is being hosted by Baking Powders who chose the theme Breads With Booze.
I will also send this fouace nantaise to Susan at Wild Yeast for her weekly yeast-baking event Yeastspotting.
1 lb (500 g) flour, divided, plus more for kneading
2 ¼ tsp (15 g) active dry yeast
½ cup (115 ml) milk, warmed to body temperature
large pinch of salt
¼ cup (50 g) sugar
7 Tbs (100 g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
1 small juice or wine glass of rum, about 3 oz (90 ml)
1 Tbs fleur d'oranger (orange flower water)
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 additional egg for egg wash, lightly beaten
Place 1 cup (125 g) of the flour in a medium-sized mixing bowl with the yeast and 1 teaspoon of the sugar. Add the warm milk and stir briefly just to wet all of the dry ingredients. Allow to proof for 20 – 40 minutes or until doubled in size, puffy and bubbly.
While the yeast mixture is proofing, place the rest of the flour into a large mixing bowl with a large pinch of salt (about ½ teaspoon), the remaining sugar, the softened butter, the glass of rum, the fleur d'oranger and the 4 lightly beaten eggs. Stir with a wooden spoon until all of the dry ingredients have been moistened and the mixture is well blended. Add the proofed yeast mixture and stir the together until well blended. It will be very sticky, too sticky to handle.
Scrape the dough onto a well-floured work surface. Knead the dough, adding enough extra flour until the dough is no longer sticky and it is soft, smooth and homogenous. Carefully divide the dough into 5 or 6 equal parts, form into balls and place one in the center of a parchment-lined baking/cookie tray. Place the other balls of dough around the outside of the center ball to form a star shape. Don't worry if there are gaps between the balls of dough. Cover lightly with a piece of plastic wrap then a clean kitchen towel and allow to rise until doubled in size, 1 ½ to 2 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Brush the dough with the beaten egg and bake for 40 minutes. The fouace will have risen and be a deep golden brown. The "branches" of the star will have started to pull away from the center ball of brioche.
Now pop the cork on that chilled bottle of Muscadet and enjoy!
53 comments:
- Rosa's Yummy Yums said...
A wonderful sweet bread recipe.Yummy!
- August 24, 2010 at 3:28 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
The city looks beautiful.
I like the homemade bread. Yours must have tasted as wonderful as it looks...fresh, soft and full of pleasant flavours and aromas.
- August 24, 2010 at 3:32 AM
- Juls @Juls' Kitchen said...
The riecipe looks beautiful indeed, and your description makes me hunger!
But Nantes, Nantes... you have so infused your post with story, adventure, legend, love and sensitiveness that I really would like to visit that part of France, sooner or later!
maybe in Autumn, with a scarf! ;)
- August 24, 2010 at 3:41 AM
- Edd said...
Beautiful post, I visited Nantes once when I was about 12. I did my French exchange with a school called College Jean Monet in Vertou and we visited Nantes for the day, and ever since I have wanted to go back, the post definitely brought back some memories
- August 24, 2010 at 4:20 AM
- Jamie said...
@Rosa's Yummy Yums - Thanks, Rosa!
@Angie's Recipes - It's a wonderful city and this is a wonderful brioche. Thanks!
@Giulia - Nantes! Bring your scarf, your camera and your appetite, darling, and we'll enjoy Autumn together!
@Edd - Really? How cool! Vertou is lovely and Nantes has changed so much in just the 7 years we've been here. You won't recognize parts of it!
- August 24, 2010 at 4:27 AM
- browniegirl said...
OH OH!!! Can I pop over pretty please for a visit? What a beautiful post about a beautiful city written by a beautiful soul and ended with beautiful rum laded brioche type bread......I want some NOW!! Fabulous post Jamie. And this recipe I shall have to replicate here in my beautiful city :o) Well done and thank you! MWAH!!
- August 24, 2010 at 4:36 AM
- Cathy said...
What a wonderful post, Jamie. I'm looking forward to reading more about your new home.
Bread with Booze - I love the challenge and your mouthwatering brioche.
- August 24, 2010 at 6:31 AM
- elra said...
Wow, those buildings are really work of art. Would love to visit one day.
Your bread is of course always tempting and delicious looking.
- August 24, 2010 at 6:54 AM
- Cecilia said...
Jamie! You had me at LU! I love love love petit ecolier biscuits! My grandmother and I would sit down for tea in the afternoons with petit ecolier biscuits as a treat. Your narrative of the city makes me want to visit. And your bread is gorgeous! I can not imagine a brioche type bread with rum and orange blossom. Must taste delicious.
- August 24, 2010 at 7:10 AM
- margot Desmarais said...
succulente fouace nantaise des dimanches de mon enfance grignotée en promenade le long des bords de Loire... d'autant plus émue en découvrant que cette recette est donnée par une américaine vivant à Nantes ! souvenirs, souvenirs... de l'Amérique où moi-même je m'essayais à faire les recettes de "Family Circle" pour me sentir de nouveau "à la maison" ! sweet memories of our common efforts to keep a taste of home !
- August 24, 2010 at 7:16 AM
- Jamie said...
@margot - Quel plaisir! Ah I grew up with Family Circle and even brought some old ones from the 70's back to France. J'adore les rencontres comme ceci et je suis très contente de connaître quelqu'un qui a mangé des fouaces dans sa jeunesse! Merci pour la visite et les mots très gentilles!
- August 24, 2010 at 7:21 AM
- Asha @ FSK said...
Boozy bread indeed!!! what a lovely bread.. and like this travelogue series Jamie!!!
- August 24, 2010 at 7:25 AM
- Ken said...
So nice to get a sense of your beautiful home town through your eyes and words. Look forward to read the next two installment.
- August 24, 2010 at 7:27 AM
- Heavenly Housewife said...
Wonderful photos and some fabulous architecture. What a beautiful city...
... and what a bread daaaahling, is this your way of including booze into your early morning toast ritual? Naughty! :D
*kisses* HH
- August 24, 2010 at 7:31 AM
- Barbara Bakes said...
It looks like a wonderful place to live. It would be so nice to be able to visit one day. Your bread does sound like a special treat.
- August 24, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- A Thought For Food said...
What a fantastic post this is! It was one year ago that we were in France (Provence) and I miss it terribly. Especially the bread... which looks incredible and is now going on my list of things to make.
- August 24, 2010 at 7:54 AM
- MeetaK said...
looks like our next spice meet will have to be in nantes - especially now that i know a specific lookalike of a studmuffin walks the markets of nantes!! lol!
i like this recipe looks incredible, fluffy and perfect!
- August 24, 2010 at 9:05 AM
- Eliana said...
Wonderful post. I absolutely love sweet breads and this one looks amazing Jaime.
- August 24, 2010 at 10:08 AM
- Maria said...
Love the bread and photos!
- August 24, 2010 at 10:54 AM
- Hilda said...
Another bread recipe I'm going to have to try and which will probably work wonders for this yeast-averse baker. It looks delicious Jamie and I love the whole post, so interesting. I've never been to Nantes, only driven by.
- August 24, 2010 at 12:23 PM
- Barbara said...
Jamie I love the new look.
Nantes sounds a wonderful city to live in. Interesting mix of architecture.
And your bread looks delicious.
- August 24, 2010 at 3:33 PM
- Sippity Sup said...
Why are cities always "women". Hurricanes I understand by why cities? (insert smiley face here) GREG
- August 24, 2010 at 3:35 PM
- 5 Star Foodie said...
Nantes looks like such a beautiful city to visit! It is definitely on our list for our next trip to France. The rum-spiked brioches sound incredibly delicious!
- August 24, 2010 at 3:52 PM
- The Cooking Ninja said...
Beautiful Brioche and the pictures bring back lots of good memories of my 7 year stay in Nantes. City that I came to love but hate the rainy weather.
- August 24, 2010 at 4:53 PM
- RamblingTart said...
Wondrous photos, Jamie!! You made my heart happy today, bringing back such lovely feelings of belonging and exploration and discovery. I'm hoping to be in Europe again in December and your photos are a wondrous prelude. Beautiful bread too! :-)
- August 24, 2010 at 5:07 PM
- Deeba PAB said...
What a truly beautiful connect Jamie... I think only you could have tied it all together with so much depth and love. Nantes is lucky to have you as residents ... you bring glory to it! One day shall wing my way across sistah! Did you buy this weeks ticket yet? xoxo
- August 25, 2010 at 5:37 AM
- sarah meredith said...
It feels like serendipity to have discovered your blog this morning. I am heading to France tonight to spend two months painting in Argenton Chateau, which is about an hour southeast of Nantes. Last time I was in AC, I spent a wonderful day exploring your city and, though I only scraped the surface, I thought it was beautiful, sophisticated and unusually friendly. I hope to get back there again this time to look around some more. Meantime, my first order of business when I get settled is a loaf of fouace nantaise!
- August 25, 2010 at 6:07 AM
- gastroanthropologist said...
Sounds like a lovely town with a lot more than meets the eye. Bread pudding and french toast is almost always made with brioche in my house. Think a bit of a rummy brioche would make the most delicious bread pudding.
- August 25, 2010 at 12:01 PM
- girlichef said...
Oh, what a stunning boozy bread! I want to rip off a hunk for myself. I can't wait to read and see more of Nantes, as well...believe it or not, it's a place I've always wanted to visit. I used to work with a French chef that talked about Nantes!
- August 25, 2010 at 4:42 PM
- Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella said...
Jamie, thankyou so much for showing us Nantes! This is a wonderful guide to it via pictures, words and food! :D
- August 26, 2010 at 3:02 AM
- lisaiscooking said...
You've convinced me I need to visit Nantes! Of course, I need to see the historic and contemporary architecture, and now that I know it's known for a love of rum I would be very happy there. Beautiful brioche, and it's sounds delicious.
- August 26, 2010 at 7:52 AM
- tasteofbeirut said...
I have never visited Nantes but now I feel like I ought to! Love that brad and its shape! Of course, breads is one thing about France I love a bit too much!
- August 26, 2010 at 8:55 AM
- Mary said...
What a lovely introduction to "your" city, Jamie. Your photos are almost as lovely as that glorious fouace. I can't tell you how much I look forward to my visits here. I hope you have a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
- August 26, 2010 at 9:34 AM
- asiangrrl said...
What a loving tribute to your home. And the bread? YUM!
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- August 27, 2010 at 12:26 AM
- MC said...
What a great introduction to a wonderful city. One of my nieces lives there and wouldn't dream of moving anywhere else. Your fouace looks perfect too!
- August 27, 2010 at 6:54 AM
- Bergamot said...
The city looks beautiful. All that research on the bread paid off. It looks scrumptious.
- August 27, 2010 at 6:15 PM
- Joudie's Mood Food said...
Hi Jamie, i am loving this post. I am making this today for sure. It looks so fluffy and delicious! I love sweet breads!
- August 30, 2010 at 4:19 AM
- Carolyn Jung said...
What a gorgeous city, and what an irresistible bread. Mmm, with rum, to boot! I don't know if I'll ever be lucky enough to visit Nantes. But at least I can bake a pull-apart loaf of this heavenly treat.
- August 30, 2010 at 8:46 AM
- coco cooks said...
What a great post on wonderful town. Love history. And any baked good with Rum is always a favorite in my book.
- August 30, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Sarah said...
I have family from Nantes and lived there when I was 5. I remember eating a simple butter cake but with a hidden surprise baked inside. Do you know the name of it? I also remember my older brother pointing to a snail and saying- people eat that. I didn't believe him ;-)
- August 31, 2010 at 1:33 AM
- Jamie said...
@sarah - the only cake I know that has a surprise baked inside is either the Galette des Rois (an almond cream/paste filled puff pastry) or a briochee studded with candied fruit that is also made for La Fête des Rois or Epiphany. There is a surprise, a bean, a coin or small ceramic figurine placed inside. Read this article I wrote about it:
- August 31, 2010 at 1:39 AM
- Joudie's Mood Food said...
Hi Jamie, so i made this and it is just wonderful. Shame that my rum had finished and orange blossom was missing for some reason. Even though some items were missing. it still turned out AMAZING!
- August 31, 2010 at 1:53 AM
- Jamie said...
@Joudie - I am THRILLED! Yay! So happy that you not only made this bread but loved it! I am sure that rum is not the most important ingredient anyway :-) Thanks so much for letting us know!
- August 31, 2010 at 1:59 AM
- Jamie said...
@Hilda - Go on, then... try this one. Easy and delicious. Then come visit Nantes!
- August 31, 2010 at 2:00 AM
- Jeanne @ CookSister said...
Rum bread? OMG yo had me at hello! Love the potted history of nantes (and the pics of the amazing modern buildings!). I am always in awe of people who so carefully choose a place to live. Where I have ended up has always been purely an accident, of birth or otherwise!
- August 31, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- natalia said...
this is a wonderful recipe ad the shape of the fouace is so charming !! Love it !Ciao
- September 2, 2010 at 8:14 AM
- Sara said...
Jamie, I'm so jealous!!! you live in such a gorgeous town!!! I wish I could visit one day and eat your Homemade Fouace Nantaise!!! Congrats on the Daily Faire on Saveur Mag feature today!!! :)
- September 30, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- Kitty M said...
Jamie, so lovely to meet you 'virtually' I just stumbled across your blog whilst researching Fouace Recipes and i am so glad I did! My husband and I are moving from the UK to the Averyone next April, to manage a small Chambre D'Hote and Salon de the - so a BIG adventure. I loved reading about how you found your home :-)
- December 20, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- recette tiramisu speculoos said...
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- Hanaâ said...
Beautiful. The interior looks so light and fluffy. I'm bookmarking this one. Thanks for sharing the recipe!! :o)
- January 10, 2012 at 2:30 PM
Being from Nantes, I really enjoyed this article. Fouace brings back so many memories... I like how it's only a seasonal thing: every year when fall arrived, my mom would buy us fouace from the bakery. Today I live in Paris and can't visit as often as I'd like, but every year, my mom still makes a point to buy me a fouace and to freeze it so that I can get it when I visit her.
I hope you still enjoy our beautiful city!
- September 22, 2013 at 2:25 AM
Sorry but neither the look nor the recepie is fouace, it should be star shaped and very compact. Come back and give it another try ;)
- September 17, 2014 at 11:53 PM
- Jamie said...
@Etienne: Actually, I did make an error in putting only 5 rather than 6 balls of dough around the center, I agree. But, I have to disagree with you about the texture. I am not a bad bread baker and this recipe was based on an amalgam of several traditional recipes I found. Maybe it is my method that made it fluffier, but isn't that the magic of individual interpretations of a recipe?
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I've decided to get back into FF 11, and its been about 3years since I have played. Was wondering if anyone had info on what server(s) have a high Population.
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Originally posted by zaylin
Hey there..
Well, Odin I know has a high population because since the Limit Break Radio podcast is "stationed" there, a bunch of people transferred to that server.
Umm... As far as I know, other servers have comparable populations, though a couple I've heard have a lower pop. Maybe someone could elaborate on that more.
I'm on Pandemonium which seems to average between 1500-2500, depending on time of day/night. The 2500 periods are during that cross-over between the US and EU/Japan play times.
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Lakshmi can be anywhere from 1000-3000 people at a time (though, more often 1000-2000) but I'm fairly certain due to the popularity of the game in other regions it'd be hard to find a server with a playerbase lower then 1000 members.
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yep Lakshmi is pretty ok, and if you can find me ill help you out :D
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Odin and Bahamut have high populations.
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Originally posted by WSIMike
Hey there..
Well, Odin I know has a high population because since the Limit Break Radio podcast is "stationed" there, a bunch of people transferred to that server.
Umm... As far as I know, other servers have comparable populations, though a couple I've heard have a lower pop. Maybe someone could elaborate on that more.
I'm on Pandemonium which seems to average between 1500-2500, depending on time of day/night. The 2500 periods are during that cross-over between the US and EU/Japan play times.
BTW I really liked your Posts on the thread "How is FF11 holding up?" and there was one other about WOTG where you made some good points.
thank you Noimi, anastaia, Narshe, and WSIMike for your posts much apprecitated.
Hi and welcome back to FFXI for starters :) I was surprised to see no one who from Odin replied to this post so I created this account to do just that. I found this post when I was looking for server info due to the fact I myself am leaving Odin. Yes beyond any doubts Odin is the most populated server in FFXI, the economy and many players ability to play is being choked to death by this influx of new ppl wanting to be members of the "most popular" server in FFXI. It's so full of people it is becoming nearly impossible to continue the game as you would be able to in a balanced environment . Think about it like this.. there is only so much "material" a server has in it - like NM's needed for quests camps in popular lvling areas item drop NM's and etc. The respawn times on these NM's lvling monsters and etc. were set based off of the fact servers are made to accomidate a certain number of players what happens when that number is double or triple that number? Things become scarce and others become nearly impossible. Take certain pieces of equipment players use as income what happens when on the norm there should be 1 - 2 posted in the free market AH, and you need some gil and go to post that item to find 30 (or more)posted. Good for the buyer but the price has gone insane meaning less money for the poster less for the economy and all and all less in fair circulation. Odin is survivng due to RMTing atm - without the gil buyers (and the older players that saved gil during the economy inflation who carry around hundreds of millions from the time 12 fire crystals were 10k) without the normal trying to get by players that buy gil the economy would die out completely. I retired after 4 years of play recently due to this. I can't bring myself to 1 commit more money to this game XD and 2 to destroy what I worked so long and hard to do, if I take 10 minutes to buy gil I killed the 2 months it took me to farm up the same amount making to me my efforts in vain. It got to the point it was nearly impossible to do simple things like farming so I felt it was about time to retire was a good run. I post this so you understand the real situation in Odin right now, oh it's populated all right - have fun entering a race against everyone else with the same opinion "the most populated server will be fun!" for every new friend you'll make just as many enemies just trying to get by. I'm not warding you away from Odin, I welcome any and everyone with a good positive attitude, I just don't want you to be shocked when you really get back into the game and realize oh **** what was I thinking when you see the problems over population can cause. That and not hearing from people who's server was taken from them and ripped to shreds due to popularity - in my opinion it wasn't fair to us to have to deal with it... so for me to come back and survive in the game without having to RMT I have to leave my friends behind, how would you feel? Please don't take this post as an insult or a personal attack to anyone wanting to have ppl to play with, I know the feeling I just wanted you to be forwarned. Take care and please enjoy your return to FFXI, may your return bring you unforgettable adventures and more so unforgettable friends. ~ Mari
intresting points....but I guess im a little confused.From what I remember, a high populations server(s) back about 3years ago had about 3000 or so daily, and around 4,000-6,000+ at peak times...now 1600/2800-3500. I have seen a LOT less people running around than before when I played, like Bastok Market (lol where i spent a good amount of time myself) Full of People..but now its like 1/3 or so of what I remember...I guess what im trying to figure out is how the population now is having the effects you state they are....im intriuged.
it is as simple as paying the $25 to transfer. *sigh* if you're trying to start a debate you're starting in the wrong place, I am sure you know population has nothing to do with how many people are logged in at one time, if it were more or less odin would be doing well except for the moring hours when there are 6k people on for around an hour before most people go to bed - people who are not online affect the economy as well you know... the auction house doesn't stop when you log out... etc.. nor does the mark your presence has on the server it's people and the economy unfortunately. I decided to keep my leave of FFXI like I explained it was a good run for me I had a blast; and never once did I ward you away from odin and nor did I attempt to debate with you about it. I explained what thousands of Odins original players would tell you nicely politely and respectfully. You (bringing up an invalid point about current online population in a failed attempt at witty sarcasm) are trying to drag me into a debate for 5 minutes of MMORPG forum posting fame, I am sorry I decline, and as a matter of fact will declare you the winner - you win because I lack the fortitude to have the debate in the first place. I wish you all the best in your future adventures across Vana'diel - whether it's Odin, Garuda, Siren, w/e. You asked for the opinions and thoughts of anyone who might read your post, I offered my thoughts and that was that. Maybe you should have requested to debate with someone because even though you are requesting information you actually already know everything, but you want to make sure the rest of the internet community is as sharp witted and prepared as you are. Touche` I suppose I never did learn to read between the lines. In the future for poor ignorant people such as myself make your debate intentions clear so us that are educated beyond our intelligence are sure to keep our unfounded comments to ourselves.
to everyone who might happen across this message and find it more than was needed (before the person I am more or less talking to deletes it)
I wanted to email this message but I couldn't even remember what the password on my account was, so I had to use the original email to even get this open to reply so I know the reply may seem lengthy off topic and directed at the author and for that forgive me but I had to rebute at least once, to defend myself my opinions my experiences and above all my server. Everyone who sits and reads this please accept my apology. To the person who started this post I say this: I will not reply again so please feel free to delete this reply insult me debase what I have said w/e you like I refuse to debate though I had to defend myself just once. I still have my account, I will never stop payment on it though I have essentially retired, I still pop in to say hello from time to time, if your travels (and your wallet for the $25 fee) find you in odin I would be more than happy to help you settle in. Anyway this was my final post take care and good luck no matter what direction your return takes you.
After re-reading your reply (and a 10 minute debate with my b/f about it) I think I may have read more into what you said than I originally thought. This is an ademum to that post - if what you said wasn't in sarcasm please accept my most humble apology... I am truely now unsure if your post was a question true pure and innocent or was it dripping with the saracm I originally suspected. Either way my post was far more harsh than I originally intended it to be and is in essence exactly what I thought you were trying to do to me - an open attack on what was said. Please forgive me and delte it if you can. I seriously over did it this I assure you will be my last post, and the last time I read it again I am sorry and again I reiterate and request you forgive my transgression.
To anyone else who reads this please don't think too ill of me I may have misread what I thought was an attack.. but I reserve to think that only a possibilty you may have indeed been trying to openly attack my thoughts but I degress again.
Please go not too harshly upon my zeal to defend myself my thoughts and my server, thank you for reading this and for the final time I am sorry.
Originally posted by zaylin
Hmm... I don't recall the servers having that high of a population.. Though, to be fair, I never really paid that close attention to it :-p. There's always been plenty of people for me to party with, get to know and have fun. My friends list has always been pretty full.
That said, for the past 3-4 years at least, FFXI has maintained right around 500k players. You can check out the Vana'diel Census SE puts out each year (they just put a new one out not too long ago), and it shows FFXI's population holding steady.
So... It may well have had a much higher population back when it was still new to the US and elsewhere outside of Japan. But, as with any game - especially one as niche as FFXI - eventually the population does settle down and level off.
I do see where it could be a problem to have a server with a near capacity population. The increased competition over resources, the potential performance hits in populated areas (Lower Jeuno AH and Whitegate, anyone?), and so on. This is why I would personally never go to Odin.
It may not have 3-4k populations, but in my time playing the game, Pandemonium has always had enough players to make it enjoyable.
Originally posted by zaylin
BTW I really liked your Posts on the thread "How is FF11 holding up?" and there was one other about WOTG where you made some good points.
thank you Noimi, anastaia, Narshe, and WSIMike for your posts much apprecitated.
Thank you for the kind words. I try my best to keep things informative and fair. Hence why I'm quick to go after and clarify or correct posters who mis-state things, blatantly make things up, cite way out-dated information, etc.
So... thanks again :)
As much as I wanted to leave this thread with the thoughts I have posted I couldn't help pointing this out.
There is a new odin only emigration due to the economy bursting the index at last look was 1% and dropping. I hope you accept the facts more than you accepted my person views.
Please some one please let me know which server has the highest population. I play in Seraph our population is
US Non peek times- 700-800 players
US Peek times- 1400-1800
JP Normal times 700-900
JP Peek times 1500-2100
Seriously iv had this server at this low population for over a year now >.<
When I don't play in JP times which is most of the time I find it very hard to get a group Especially on weekdays. Last night I was trying to get G3 done with a group of lvl 60 new players, with my second character and It took me 3 hours to find a mage to help. There were only about 900 players online at around 5pm last night. By the time we finished (We didnt get to the ??? BUT I did get the orb... so ill prob finish today solo) By the time we finished I re checked the server population it was up to 1300 players online.... Which is really not good Imo..this is on a Monday night.
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odin is 2600-3500 at US/JP peak time
I may consider moving to Odin anyone else? Any larger servers maybe like 4000 players peek times ^_^
4000 players US peek times? Anyone <.<?
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There is something i think needs to be said. For those who just absolutely want to go find the highest population server there are some things you need to keep in mind outside of just finding parties and doing missions/quests.
More people increase your chances of party. It also greatly increases the chance of any/all party spots are taken which means you gotta go somewhere either A.) New and/or B.) Untested. This can lead to becoming frustrated and dead or both.
More people increase your chance of getting help when you need to kill a NM. It also greatly increases the chance of that NM being heavily camped as well. And there are some that are almost a requirement for their drops and i dont know about you i'd rather fight 3-4 other people than 10 others on an NM that could take 2-20 hours to spawn and isn't 100% drop rate either.
More people increase your chances of your items being sold quickly. It also greatly increases the number of items being sold period and you will run across lower prices on the lower gear and having to undercut and undercut as you keep getting out sold.
I say all this as just a few examples of drawbacks to this mentality people seem to have that "More is better". About 2000-2500 during peak times already starts causing issues for partying spots and i cant imagine what 4000 can do. I highly suggest people check out other servers before thinking "Oh, this has more people on it so i'm going there". That's a bad mindset to have as resources in this game are not nearly as abundant as other games you might be coming from (WoW for example) and will make it harder later to fight over them. And trust me, it gets quite personal sometimes.
Am I saying Odin is bad because it's got a huge population? Not at all. But you have to realize that for every plus there is a minus. I'd rather find a better balance than an easy solution. I play on Bismarck, we generally have about 2200-2300 on weekends and about 1200-1500 during the week on a very steady pace. We dont generally have a "peak" time as i think we are almost evenly divided between JP/NA/EU players.
So please, people, look at more than just a population when you are choosing your home. This game is never going to be that simple and choosing your home is no different.
Servers I play/played on that i would reccomend: Ifrit, Bismarck, Pandamonium. Just be careful on Pandy as there is this Mithra that runs around and annoys the hell out of low level players. She's generally seen around Windy. Just be careful around her. lol (That mithra knows who they are.)
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I wouldn't worry about being in a server with no one to play with. I've played in three servers and I've never had problems with low population, but I've "heard" of a few things.
I've heard that although Odin has the highest population, it's also dominated by Japanese players - members of Famitsu, a very popular gaming magazine, play in Odin. This may not be good for players looking for servers with more western player presence.
I've heard that among all the servers, Ramuh, Ifrit, and Titan have the lowest population of non-Japanese players. I've also heard that Carbuncle, Shiva, and Valefor have the least active community forums. I'm not sure if any of this is true since it's pretty easy to find players from every server if you join a FFXI forum.
Originally posted by Suplyndmnd
Good points, all. I've always thought the idea of the highest population server being the best is a bit overrated - and over-stated.
I've been on Pandemonium since I started playing and aside from the rare off-day, I've never had trouble finding a party, getting access to resources, etc.
As Suply said, a high population server is great in terms of "more people to group with". It also translates into "more players to compete against" in terms of NM spawns, camping spots, etc. So there is a balance there.
As for that trouble-making Mithra... I shall dilligently defend my domain from such dastardly deviants!!


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After the Sowers visit to their bank, they were reported to the Federal Government who then seized their bank account of $70,000. Although the Sower family legitimately earned every cent in that account, committed no real crime, and in my opinion was just trying to maintain their privacy, the Department of Justice in now in the process of suing to keep $63,000 of families money.A bank must file a Currency Transaction Report for each transaction in currency (deposit, withdrawal, exchange, or other payment or transfer) of more than $10,000 by, through, or to the bank. Multiple currency transactions totaling more than $10,000 during any one business day are treated as a single transaction if the bank has knowledge that they are by or on behalf of the same person.
Both Randy and Karen Sowers told The Frederick News-Post that they have done nothing wrong and had never heard of this structuring law until Treasury Department showed up at their farm to question them about deposits.
They told the local paper,
Without funds to operate, the family might not be able to do business this year. The government has yet again destroyed another small family farm, making the large corporate mega-farms that much more powerful. But maybe thats exactly what they want. After all, this never would have happened to those large corporately owned farms. Those farms are Exempt. .The level we deposited was what it was and it was about the same every week, Randy Sowers said. We deposited money in the bank. Thats what we did, he said. Thats all there is to say.
According to the Bank Secrecy Act Anti-Money Laundering Examination Manual
So once again, small business owners become the target of persecution while large corporate entities seem to fly right under the radar. Apparently the feds feel that corporations are above the law and would never engage in illegal activates.Any entity (other than a bank) whose common stock or analogous equity interests are listed on the New York Stock Exchange or the American Stock Exchange or have been designated as a NASDAQ National Market Security listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market are exempt from the Bank Secrecy Act.
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• Less gunk or buildup
• Could cause allergic reactions
• Lower vapor production
High VG Overview
• Best if you experience PG allergies
• Excellent vapor production
• Softer throat hit
• Quicker buildup and more cleaning
• Less accurate flavor
5. Quality of nicotine
It is important to ensure that the e liquid you purchase is made using the finest ingredients as well as under strictly controlled environments. If you go for the cheapest e-liquid, be prepared to get the lowest in quality. Reputable suppliers always explain what their nicotine has been made of as well as the conditions under which their e-juice is mixed.
Choosing the right e-liquid is a do-or-die moment for most vapers. But if you manage to find a flavor that you like, chances are that you will smoke less but vape even more. However, if you fail to get the right liquid, you risk being frustrated which may lead you to give up quickly. This is why it is important that you be very careful so that you select the e-liquid that you will enjoy. I can recommend a couple of brands, the first being Jacvapour (save with this Jacvapour discount code) and the second being V2 Cigs. I have been using the latter for 6-7 months now and agree with the many positive V2 Cigs reviews that they are a brand to be trusted.