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Privacy Policy (Updated: 4/9/18)
Coastal Broadcasting Systems, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (individually or collectively, "we/our/us") respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through our compliance with this policy.
This policy describes the type of information we may collect from you and or that you may provide us when you visit our websites. "You/your/user(s)" means you as a user of our website(s), mobile site(s) and/or app(s) (individually or collectively, "Website(s)") provided by us. We offer the Websites, including all information, tools and services available from the Websites, to you conditioned upon your acceptance of all the terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here, which you accept by continuing to utilize the Websites.
1. Scope
1.1 We value our users and respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes the Personal Information (as defined below) we collect about you online, why we collect it, how we use it, and when we share it with third parties. This Privacy Policy also describes the choices you can make about how we collect and use certain of that information.
1.2 The Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected by us offline or through any other means, including any third party or any application or content (including advertising) that may link to or be accessible from or on the Websites.
1.3. Although many areas of the Website(s) do not require registration and may be accessed by you without having to disclose any personal information, we or our service providers and/or third-party advertisers may ask you for certain kinds of personal information, including but not limited to your name, email address, mailing address, telephone number, age, credit/debit card information, user name and password, demographic information and other information that might identify you as an individual ("Personal Information"). The Personal Information we collect about you may also be combined or supplemented with information from other sources. Any Personal Information used in any manner will be used consistent with this Privacy Policy.
1.4 By accessing the Website(s), you acknowledge this Privacy Policy and agree to be bound by the terms hereof and the Terms of Service set forth on each of the Website(s) that you visit. If there is anything you do not understand please email any inquiry to email@example.com. If at any time you do not agree to this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Website(s).
1.5 We adhere to the principles of the Digital Advertising Alliance's Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising and Multi-Site Data and the Network Advertising Initiative's Code of Conduct, as applicable.
1.6 We reserve the right to change or update this Privacy Policy by posting such changes or updates to the Website(s). Amendments to this Privacy Policy will be posted at this URL and will be effective when posted. It is your responsibility to review any such changes or updates and check the Website(s) from time to time to be sure you understand all terms and conditions, agreements and policies of the Website(s) and are in compliance with them. You can tell if the policy has changed by checking the last modified date that appears at the end of this Privacy Policy. Your continued use of the Website(s) following the posting of any amendment, modification or change shall constitute your acceptance thereof.
2. Information Collected
2.1 We collect information that you provide directly to us. You may provide different types of Personal Information to us when you engage in certain Website(s) activities, such as creating an account, ordering a product or service, submitting, posting or accessing various content or features, subscribing to mobile push notifications, responding to and submitting a form, participating in our blogs or forums, entering a sweepstakes, contest, promotion or other special initiative, signing up for a special offer, completing a survey, sending feedback, requesting or submitting information, applying for a job, or directly contacting us. It is optional for you to engage in such activity, however, if you choose to do so, we may require that you provide us certain Personal Information. Depending upon the activity, some of the information we ask you to provide is required and some is voluntary. If you do not provide required information for a particular activity, you may not be permitted to engage in that activity. We also ask that you not send us, and that you not share, any sensitive Personal Information, for example, social security numbers, information related to racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, criminal background and/or trade union membership.
2.2 We may also collect certain information automatically, we may collect data that is not linked but may be linkable to an individual or to a particular device (such as "hashed" email addresses or usernames so as to be non-identifiable, and demographic information such as gender, age or income when not tied to PII), and location data that describes the precise geographic location of a device. This information may be collected through various technologies, including through use of cookies, web beacons and other technologies, and may include the following: your browser and mobile phone, tablet or other device type, operating system and name of your Internet service provider; web pages you visit on the Website(s); IP address, browser type, profile information, geo-location information; information about your interactions with email messages, such as whether the messages were opened and the links clicked in those emails; and standard server log information.
2.3 We collect email lists. When you use the Website(s), you may be given the option to subscribe to or to be added to our subscription or email list. Whether or not you select either option, your Personal Information may be shared with third parties consistent with this Privacy Policy. Subscriptions to the email list can be cancelled at any time.
2.4 We collect Information provided when you set up your account/become a registered user. You may have the opportunity to create account(s) on the Website(s), which may include a shopping account with us. A shopping account may allow you to shop faster and easier, check on order status and history, entering contests and participating in promotions and surveys, posting comments, participating in special features on the Website(s) and to use certain other features of the Website(s). Using your email and password of your choice, you may access your account online at any time to add, delete, or change information. The Personal Information provided by you is not used for any purpose other than as outlined in this Privacy Policy. If you ever use a public computer to access the Website(s) account, we strongly encourage you to log out at the conclusion of your session. By doing so, although your information may still be stored with us, it should not be accessible to anyone else from that computer.
2.5 We collect information provided by registered users. In creating an account, you authorize us to store your name, address, email address, telephone number and other Personal Information that you may provide. With the exception of email addresses, physical address and cell phone numbers, registered users' voluntary personal profile information, including pictures, are displayed to other registered users in order to facilitate user interaction. Registered users' user names are displayed to all users, although each verified user has the option of having his or her full name displayed to all users instead of his or her user name. We therefore encourage you to choose a user name that is not your actual name. We take steps to protect against our revealing email addresses, physical addresses or cell phone numbers directly to other users or disclosing such information to third parties other than as set forth in this Privacy Policy.
2.6 Payment processing information is not collected by us. We currently use a third party for payment processing. We do not receive or store your credit card or bank account information, and we do not want you to send us your credit card or bank account information. Please review the terms of use and privacy policies of the third party payment processor prior to providing Personal Information to them.
3. Use of Your Personal Information
3.1 Uses. We use the Personal Information we collect for various purposes, including to:
- authenticate users
- provide the services you request
- enable you to participate in features such as surveys, reviews, blogs or forums, or to enter sweepstakes, contests, promotions and other special initiatives and to communicate with you about them
- identify your product and service preferences, including so that we can notify you of new or additional products, services, and promotions that might be of interest to you
- improve our services and merchandise selections, customer service, and overall Website(s) experience
- analyze the use of our products and services and information about visitors to the Website(s)
- conduct or facilitate market research
- update and maintain the accuracy of our information
- communicate with you by email, postal mail, telephone, text message, push notification or other means about our company, our products, or other information that we believe may be of interest to you
- provide others with your information for the limited purposes described in this Privacy Policy
- send you notices of a transactional, administrative or relationship nature or as required by law.
3.2 We use the Personal Information (and other information as outlined below) that we collect to customize your experience and to allow advertising to be targeted to users for whom such advertising is most pertinent. We may also use this information to customize certain features of the Website(s) to provide you with an enhanced experienced based on the type of device you are using to access the Websites, and in certain cases, provide you with requested services.
3.3. We may use demographic and preference information to allow advertising on the Website(s) to be targeted to the users for whom they are most pertinent. This means users see advertising that is most likely to interest them, and advertisers send their messages to people who are most likely to be receptive, improving both the viewer's experience and the effectiveness of the ads. We disclose information to third party advertisers only in aggregate or de-identified form.
4. Sharing Personal Information With Third Parties
4.1 We are committed to maintaining your trust and we want you to understand when and with whom we may share Personal Information and information collected about you.
4.2 We may disclose your Personal Information to outside individuals and/or companies who help us: bring you the products and services we offer; create, operate, and maintain the Website(s); and with specialized services such as payment processing, shipping, mail and e-mail distribution, mobile messaging, Website(s) hosting, monitoring, analytics, sweepstakes and promotions management, and survey processing. We provide these companies only with the information they need to perform their services. We also work with third parties, such as ad networks, analytics companies and social networking platforms, and they may collect information about your online activities over time and across our sites and other online services. We may also contribute to or participate in cooperative databases, which give other companies access to Personal Information. Notwithstanding any other provision, we may also engage a third party partner for the purpose of identifying users and delivering to them interest-based content and advertisements. We may share information about you with our partners such as your name, postal address, email address, or other identifier and may do so in non-human readable form to ensure the security of your information or in human readable form. Our partners share this information with third parties and also may collect information directly from your device, such as your IP address, device ID, information about your browser or operating system, and depending on your device settings, your geographic location data, including GPS coordinates (e.g. latitude and/or longitude) or similar information regarding the location of your mobile device; may combine our personal and non-personal information about you with information from other sources; and may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. In addition, third parties may collect data about browsing activities on the Website(s) over time, for online targeted advertising purposes. See the Opt-Out section (below) to learn about choices available to you with respect to this type of advertising.
4.3 If you choose to enter a sweepstakes, contest or other promotion, your information may be disclosed to third parties who help design, administer and implement the promotion, including in connection with winner selection, prize fulfillment and aggregated data analysis. Your information also may be disclosed as required by law, such as on a winners list.
4.4 We may disclose your Personal Information when legally required to do so, to cooperate with law enforcement investigations or other legal proceedings, to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the Website(s), to limit our legal liability and protect our rights or to protect the rights, property or safety of users of the Website(s) or the public.
4.5 We may provide products or services jointly with or through certain third-party businesses, including but not limited to retail businesses. We may share your Personal Information with such entities to help them deliver to you related goods and services, and to provide you with better service and to measure a program's value. Sharing this information will allow such providers to market products and services directly to you, should they so choose.
4.6 In addition, if we go through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company or a financing, investment, support or funding, sharing or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your Personal Information may be among the assets shared or transferred. If we engage in any of these types of transactions, your information will be subject to our Privacy Policy in effect at the time of the transfer or sharing of such information.
4.7 The Website(s) may allow users to post comments and other content to the Website(s). Any Personal Information that you post to the Website(s) will become public information and will be accessible by other users of the Website(s). In addition, your user name will be viewable by other users, and we therefore encourage you to use a user name that is not your actual name. We have no responsibility to maintain the privacy or security of any such Personal Information that you may choose to post to the Website(s).
4.8 By providing us with your telephone number, you are authorizing us, our service providers and our and their affiliated companies to deliver or cause to be delivered SMS text messages, texts, push notifications and voice message notifications, including promotional messages, using an automatic telephone dialing system. You are not required to receive such messages, or enter into an agreement to receive promotional text messages as a condition of purchasing any property, goods or services. Registered users may choose not to receive text messages from us by not providing their cell phone number to us at registration or in any other form you may fill out with us. You can also cancel the SMS service at any time by replying 'STOP' via text. Please note that standard message rates and data charges from your cellular service provider apply to sending and/or receiving text messages. You are solely responsible for such message rates and data charges.
5. Non-Personally Identifiable Information
5.1 Through your use of the Website(s), we may also collect certain non-personally identifiable information from you ("NPII"). NPII is not associated with you as an individual, it is data that is linked or reasonably linkable to a particular computer or device. It is measured anonymously and generally in the aggregate. We use NPII to maintain and administer the Website(s), analyze trends and user activities, gather demographic information and comply with applicable law. We may share this information with others without express notice to you or consent from you, and we may exploit, use and disclose your NPII without limitation of any kind.
5.2 The Website(s) may use cookies. A cookie is a small piece of information sent by a Website(s) that is saved on your hard drive by your computer's browser. Cookies help us remember you when you return to the Website(s). Cookies also hold information to personalize and enhance your experience and to gather Website(s) statistical data, such as which pages are visited, the Internet provider's domain name and the addresses of the sites you visited immediately before coming to and immediately after leaving the Website(s). The information in the cookies lets us trace your "clickstream" activity (i.e., the paths taken by users of the Website(s) as they move from page to page) to enable us to better serve you by revealing which portions of the Website(s) are the most popular. We may also allow our affiliate and service providers and advertisers to serve cookies from the Website(s) to allow them to assist us in various activities such as doing analysis and research on the effectiveness of the Website(s), its content and advertising. Some third-party advertising companies may be advertising networks that are members of the Network Advertising Initiative, which offer a single location to opt out of ad targeting from member companies (www.networkadvertising.org).
5.3 We may also use "pixel tags" (sometimes called "web beacons" or "clear gifs"), which are tiny graphic images, on the Website(s). Pixel tags help us analyze users' online behavior and measure the effectiveness of the Website(s) and our advertising and marketing. We may also use other analytical tools to evaluate site performance through the use of aggregated data, which contain no Personal Information. We work with service providers that help us track, collect, and analyze this information.
5.4 Cookies, pixel tags, and/or other analytical tools that we may use on the Website(s) may collect information about your visit, including the pages you view, the features you use, the links you click, and other actions you take in connection with the Website(s). This information may include your computer's Internet protocol (IP) address, your browser type, your operating system, date and time information, and other technical information about your computer. We may also track certain information about the identity of the website(s) you visited immediately before coming to the Website(s). Cookies, pixel tags, and/or other analytical tools in our emails may also be used to track your interactions with those messages, such as when you receive, open, or click a link in an email message from us. We may also work with businesses that use tracking technologies to deliver advertisements on our behalf across the Internet. These companies may collect information about your visits to the Website(s) and your interaction with our advertising and other communications.
5.5 We may combine the NPII collected through cookies, pixel tags and other analytical tools with other information we may have collected from you. This information may be used to improve the Website(s), to personalize your online experience, to help us deliver information to you, to determine the effectiveness of advertising, and for other internal business purposes. We may use and share aggregated and anonymous information to conduct market research and analysis for ourselves and/or for our business partners. Given the anonymous, non-personally identifiable nature of such information, there are no restrictions under this Privacy Policy on how we may use or disclose such information. For example, we may freely share such information with third parties who may use such data for their own marketing, advertising, research, or other business purposes. We may also freely share such information with our service providers in order for them to perform services to or for us.
5.6 Ads appearing on the Website(s) may be delivered to users by Coastal or one of our advertising partners. Our advertising partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, ad servers may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows us or our partners to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Coastal and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
5.7 We authorize certain service providers to utilize NPII for their business purposes and in accordance with their privacy policies, such as to report on usage or industry trends to their customer base.
5.8 Third Party Functionalities: The Website(s) contains links to and/or enables certain third-party functionalities to enhance your experience on the Website(s), including social plug-ins, tools and APIs. Prior to using any third-party functionalities (for example, the Facebook "Like" button) on the Website(s), you should consult the privacy notices of the third-party providers of such functionalities (for example, Facebook), as we have no control over information that is submitted to, or collected by, such third parties, or how they may use the information. The privacy policies and data practices of such third parties may significantly differ from ours, and we make no representation or warranty whatsoever about their policies and practices. Your communications and interactions with such third parties are solely between you and them, and are at your own risk.
6. Your Security
6.1 We strive to keep your Personal Information private and safe. We take commercially reasonable physical, electronic and administrative steps to maintain the security of Personal Information collected, including limiting the number of people who have physical access to database servers, as well as employing electronic security systems and password protections that guard against unauthorized access. Please note that e-mail is not encrypted and is not considered to be a secure means of transmitting credit card information, so please do not send us your credit card number by email. Any payment transactions will be encrypted.
6.2 Unfortunately, despite our best efforts, the transmission of data over the Internet cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure. While we will use reasonable means to ensure the security of information you transmit through the Website(s), any transmission of Personal Information is at your own risk. We cannot guarantee that such information will not be intercepted by third parties and we shall not be liable for any breach of the security of your Personal Information resulting from causes or events that are beyond our control, including, without limitation, your own act or omission, corruption of storage media, defects in third-party data security products or services, power failures, natural phenomena, riots, acts of vandalism, hacking, sabotage, viruses, Trojan horses, other malware or terrorism and we are not responsible for circumvention of any privacy settings or security measures contained on the Website(s).
7. Links to Other Website(s)
7.1 While visiting the Website(s), you may link to websites operated by third parties or you may have come to the Website(s) using a link found in another website. This does not mean that we endorse these website(s) or the goods or services they provide. We do not make any representations or warranties about any website(s) that may be linked to the Website(s), including those of our payment processors. Such other website(s) are independent from us, and we have no control over, or responsibility for their information, products or activities.
7.2 In addition, our privacy practices may differ from those of these other website(s). If you access these other websites, including if you provide Personal Information at one of those website(s), you are subject to the privacy policy of the operator of that website(s), not our Privacy Policy. Please make sure you understand any other website's privacy policy before providing Personal Information.
8. Opt-Out
8.1 You may opt out of receiving email communications such as email newsletters and promotional emails by following the instructions provided at the bottom of each email, clicking the "unsubscribe" button at the bottom of emails we sent you. Please allow up to ten (10) business days for changes to your email preferences to take effect. During that time, you may continue to receive email communications from us that were already in process. Opting out of receiving Website(s) communications will not affect your receipt of service-related communications such as payment confirmations.
8.2 Some of our products and services use Google Analytics Advertising Features and its associated tracking technologies to help display our ads you see on other sites, and to help us manage and optimize our online advertising efforts. To opt out of Google Analytics Advertising Features, visit Google's Ad Settings page, currently located at http://www.google.com/settings/ads/anonymous?hl=en. Website users can also access the Google Analytics Opt Out Browser Add-on, currently located at https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=en.
8.3 When using the ad industry opt out tools described in Sections 8.2 through 8.5, note that: (a) if you opt-out we may still collect some data about your online activity for operational purposes (such as fraud prevention) but it won't be used by us for the purpose of targeting ads to you; (b) if you use multiple browsers or devices you may need to execute this opt out on each browser or device; and (c) other ad companies' opt-outs may function differently than our opt-out. We do not make any representations or warranties about such opt-out services. Such services are independent from us, and we have no control over, or responsibility for their performance.
8.4 You can opt out of accepting cookies or disable them from your browser. The Help function on most browsers contains information on how you can set your browser to notify you before accepting cookies or can disable them entirely. If you opt out of cookies, you will not be able to take advantage of various features of the Website(s) that are available to other users. For example, we may use cookies to recognize you by name when you return to this site so you don't have to login again and provide your password.
8.5 You may ask us to delete your Personal Information from our system, however, because we archive and keep track of past transactions, you cannot delete information associated with past transactions or archived information on the Website(s). Please also update your Personal Information if it changes.
8.6 Registered users may terminate their registration at any time, for any reason, by contacting us. Terminating your registration will not necessarily remove previous public comments or other user content on public display on the Website(s). You understand it may be impossible to delete Personal Information entirely because of backups and records of deletions. If you wish to cancel your account on the Website(s) or delete your
8.7. If you do not receive a response from us to any emails you send to us within ten (10) business days, please send us another email as your original email may not have been received.
9. Children
We do not permit children under 13 years of age to use the Website(s), and we do not knowingly collect, use or disclose Personal Information from anyone under 13 years of age except as part of specific outreach programs with parental permission. If we determine upon collection that a user is under this age, we will not use or maintain his/her Personal Information without the parent/guardian's consent. If we become aware that we have unknowingly collected personally identifiable information from a child under the age of 13, we will make reasonable efforts to delete such information from our records. If you believe that we have mistakenly or unintentionally collected Personal Information of a minor without appropriate consent, please notify us at email@example.com or by mail to the following address: Coastal Broadcasting Systems, Inc., 3201 Pacific Avenue St 3 – Wildwood, NJ 08260, so that we may immediately delete such information and take other appropriate action.
10. Your California Privacy Rights
10.1 Under California Civil Code sections 1798.83-1798.84, California residents are entitled to ask us for a notice describing what categories of Personal Information we share with third parties or corporate affiliates for those third parties or corporate affiliates' direct marketing purposes. That notice will identify the categories of information shared and will include a list of the third parties and affiliates with which it was shared, along with their names and addresses. If you are a California resident and would like a copy of this notice, please submit a written request to the following address: Coastal Broadcasting Systems, Inc., ATTN: 3201 Pacific Avenue St 3 – Wildwood, NJ 08260. You must put the statement "Your California Privacy Rights" in the body of the request and state the name of our website with respect to which you are requesting the information as well as your name, street address, city, state, and zip code.
10.2 In addition, please note the following:
(a) Users can visit the Website(s) anonymously;
(b) We will add a link to this Privacy Policy on our home page, or at a minimum, on the first significant page after entering the Website(s);
(c) Our Privacy Policy link includes the word "Privacy" and can be easily be found on the page specified above;
(d) Users will be notified of any privacy policy changes on our Privacy Policy page;
(e) Users are able to change their Personal Information by emailing us;
(f) Some Internet browsers include the ability to transmit "Do Not Track" signals that give you control over the collection and use of web browsing information. Because uniform standards for "Do Not Track" signals have not yet been adopted, we do not do not process or respond to such signals in users' web browsers at this time; and
(g) We allow the collection of users' behavioral tracking (but not Personal Information) by third parties. We do not authorize the collection of Personal Information on the Website(s) by third parties.
11. Disclosure for Legal Purposes
You hereby authorize us to disclose any of your Personal Information pursuant to judicial and administrative proceedings and to law enforcement or government agencies if we believe the disclosure is necessary or appropriate. You also authorize us to disclose Personal Information if we believe the disclosure is necessary or appropriate in the event of an investigation of improper or illegal conduct in connection with the Website(s), such as fraud, misrepresentation, intellectual property infringement, or other activity that may put us at risk for liability.
12. Non-Confidential Information
We do not want you to send to us any confidential or proprietary information through email or otherwise. Any information, materials, suggestions, ideas or comments sent to us will be considered non-confidential, and by submitting the same to us, you are giving us the absolute right to use, modify, reproduce, transmit, display and distribute the information for any purpose whatsoever, with no payment or other compensation to you. However, we will not use your name unless we are required by law to identify the source of the materials, information, suggestions, ideas or comments, or unless we first obtain your permission.
13. Retention, Access and Deletion
We will retain your Personal Information for as long as your account is active, as needed to provide you products or services; as needed for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy or at the time of collection; as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes and enforce our agreements; or to the extent permitted by law. At the end of the retention period, we will delete your Personal information in a manner designated to ensure that it cannot be reconstructed or read.
14. Assignment
We may freely assign this Privacy Policy or any of our rights and/or obligations hereunder.
15. International User Notice
For international users, please note that it may be necessary to transfer your information internationally and, in particular, your information may be transferred to and processed in the United States. For residents of the European Union — the data protection and other laws of other countries outside of the European Union may not be as comprehensive as those of the European Union. Please be assured that we take steps to ensure that your privacy is protected as described in this Privacy Policy, including Section 8.5. By using the Website(s), you agree to have your information used and transferred to the United States as set forth in this policy.
16. Disputes
Any disputes regarding this Privacy Policy are subject to the Terms of Service on the Website(s) that you access and will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, applicable to agreements made and performed in New York. You agree that any and all disputes and causes of action arising out of this Privacy Policy shall be resolved exclusively by final and binding arbitration under the rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Services, Inc. ("JAMS") and held at the JAMS regional office in the Borough of Manhattan, New York City, New York. This obligation applies regardless of whether the claim or dispute involves a tort, fraud, breach of contract, misrepresentation, product liability, negligence, violation of a statute, or any other legal theory. Included are all claims that may arise after the termination of this Privacy Policy and claims related to direct marketing efforts, including complaints concerning unsolicited text messages, emails, and telemarketing calls. We agree that each of us may bring claims against the other only in an individual capacity and not in a class action or representative proceeding. All arbitrations shall be conducted on an individual and not on a class-wide basis, and an arbitrator shall have no authority to award class-wide relief. You acknowledge and agree that this agreement specifically prohibits you from commencing arbitration proceedings as a representative of others or joining in any arbitration proceedings brought by any other person. This provision concerns a transaction in interstate commerce, and therefore shall be governed by the United States Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq.
The remedy for any claim shall be limited to actual damages, and in no event shall any party be entitled to recover punitive, exemplary, consequential, or incidental damages, including attorney's fees or other such related costs of bringing a claim or seek injunctive relief or any other equitable claim. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. For New Jersey residents, the previous two sentences apply only to the maximum extent permitted under New Jersey law.
17. Contact
If you have any questions about your privacy or security at the Website(s), or wish to update your Personal Information, please send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or write to us at: Coastal Broadcasting Systems, Inc., ATTN:3201 Pacific Avenue St 3 – Wildwood, NJ 08260, and include your name, mailing address and email address in the message. You may call us at 1 609 522 1987


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Maybe even if it weren't a general-election year, President Obama would still be proposing that Congress give him the power to merge federal agencies to make the government smaller and more efficient.
But the fact is it is the year in which the president is seeking re-election, a year in which both the eventual Republican presidential nominee and Obama's GOP opponents in Congress will assert hundreds of times before it's over that he is a big-government Democrat.
So the president's proposal Friday that Congress grant him the authority to streamline government comes just in time to serve as a handy defense against those election-year charges from Republicans that he's a defender of oversized and wasteful government.
According to the Associated Press, which got a heads-up on the president's proposal from a White House official, the first recommended mergers would be in the commerce and trade areas.
Obama would be able to propose consolidations and Congress would dispose of them in 90 days with a simple up or down vote. President Ronald Reagan was the last Oval Office to have this authority.
The official told the AP that 1,000 to 2,000 jobs would be eliminated through attrition (that should ease some of the opposition from unions that represent federal workers.) The savings would be as much as $3 billion over 10 years, the official said.
What's not to love if you're a small-government Republican? It should be an offer congressional Republicans can't refuse.
Which is exactly the point. Obama is placing congressional Republicans in a box by presenting them with an idea they should be quick to embrace.
But it comes from a president whose agenda they seem to reflexively recoil against. And it also comes during an election year when the last thing they want to give him are any legislative victories that might help him win re-election.
Thus the dilemma for congressional Republicans.
If they reject it, Obama can add another arrow to his quiver of attacks against a do-nothing Congress while he can campaign as someone who would streamline government if only Republicans would let him.
And if congressional Republicans accept it, they give him a victory he can campaign on.
Either way, it allows him to better position himself against Mitt Romney, the likely Republican nominee. Romney's 59-point economic plan includes reducing the size of the federal workforce and eliminating duplication.
Friday's proposal gives Obama his own counter to Romney.
So now the ball's clearly in the Republican court. If the past is any guide, their response will be that Obama's plan doesn't go nearly far enough in whittling big government down to size.
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Mobile Growing, But Still Not Preferred Channel
While mobile banking adoption is growing steadily, it is still rarely used as a primary banking channel by consumers, according to research from CEB TowerGroup.
This and other trends were discussed during a presentation on mobility in banking during the CEB TowerGroup Financial Services Technology conference last week given by Jason Malo, a research director in the firm's Retail Banking and Cards practice.
Malo said that according to CEB TowerGroup research, consumers "rarely" listed mobile as the number one preferred channel. "I think that was a little surprising to find out," he added. "A lot of people use [mobile banking], but not as the primary point of contact with their bank."
Malo reported that the majority of mobile bankers use the channel for alerts, with occasional transactional capability. According to a recent CEB TowerGroup survey of mobile banking consumers, 54% said the most important mobile function to them was being able to receive notification from their bank about irregular account activity or changes to their account. That was followed by 51% who reported their most important mobile function was bill pay capabilities, while 46% listed notification of low account balance as the function they most wanted from mobile banking. 43% of respondents listed remote deposit capture capabilities as what they most desired from the mobile channel.
Malo reported that the most frequent reason reported from those who don't use mobile banking was "my banking needs are already being met," at 57%. This was followed 48% who listed security concerns as the reason for not adopting mobile banking.
However, Malo added that while mobile isn't 100 percent secure, any lingering consumer fear of the channel being less secure than others is overblown. "There's so much more security built into mobile devices than previous devices," he added. "The laptop, for example, is a very open platform."
Compared to mobile banking, mobile payments "still have a ways to go" before reaching mass consumer adoption, Malo noted. He added that the U.S. "is a bit behind the curve" when it comes to mobile payments, as several different payments networks and vehicles are still competing for dominance in the still-nascent mobile payments market. Malo also said companies offering mobile payments services need to make a compelling argument to consumers to switch from their current payment methods.
"The key is, who is going to forego putting things on their credit card to go with mobile?" he asked. "That's a question that has to be addressed."
[See Also: Google Expected to Win Mobile Wallet Wars, Study Finds]
Bryan Yurcan is associate editor for Bank Systems and Technology. He has worked in various editorial capacities for newspapers and magazines for the past 8 years. After beginning his career as a municipal and courts reporter for daily newspapers in upstate New York, Bryan has ... View Full Bio


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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Rhubarb Swirl Brunch Cake
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a lovely brunch cake for special occasions. While the cake is a bit of work, it is definitely worth the effort. I prefer to make it with fresh rhubarb, which, fortunately, is available here through the end of September. I've included instructions for using frozen rhubarb in the Cook's Notes, found at the very end of the recipe, for those of you who are not as fortunate. This cake takes time to make, so don't attempt it when you are rushed. Other than that, I have no special thoughts to share with you regarding its preparation, save for the optional use of food coloring that you'll find in the ingredient list. I am probably the only serious cook in America who has never made or tasted a red velvet cake. That harkens back to the days when some food colorings were found to be carcinogenic. I drew a line in the sand back then, and while I'm assured the dyes that are commercially available today are perfectly safe, I still won't use them - anywhere. Including here. That's my hang-up and if its one you don't share, feel free to color away. I know you'll like the play of flavors in this recipe. This is a lovely cake and a great way to start the day. Here's the recipe.
Rhubarb Swirl Brunch Cake ...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
Rhubarb Mixture
3/4 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/3 cup cold water
2-1/2 cups sliced fresh or frozen rhubarb
3 to 4 drops red food coloring, optional
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup cold butter, cubed
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg, lightly beaten
3/4 cup (6 ounces) vanilla yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 egg, lightly beaten
8 ounces Mascarpone cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup flaked coconut
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-inch springform pan.
2) To make rhubarb mixture: Combine sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg and water until smooth. Add rhubarb. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add food coloring if desired. Set aside.
3) To make batter: Combine flour and sugar in another large bowl. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 1 cup for topping. Add baking powder, baking soda and salt to remaining crumb mixture. Combine egg, yogurt and vanilla in a small bowl and stir into crumb mixture until smooth. Spread into prepared springform pan.
4) To make topping: Combine egg, Mascarpone cheese and sugar and spoon over batter in pan; Top with rhubarb mixture. Add pecans and coconut to reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over top.
5) Bake for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Remove sides of pan. Cool completely. Yield: 12 servings.
Cook's Note: If using frozen rhubarb, measure rhubarb while still frozen, then thaw completely. Drain in a colander, but do not press liquid out.
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28 comments :
- Aldy said...
I definitely love this cake, Mary! Look moist and full of flavor. And Thank you for the instructions about using frozen rhubarb.
Simply beautiful :)
Aldy. - October 13, 2011 at 12:09 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
A really special cake at this season! Next year I will have to freeze some rhubarb too.
The cake looks really intriguing! - October 13, 2011 at 12:11 AM
- Banana Wonder said...
I love all your rhubarb recipes. I would be all over this brunch cake. These types of things are my arch nemesis.
- October 13, 2011 at 12:32 AM
I am always exited when I see that cooks and bakers and alike use rhubarb.This is an undervalued fruit which is absolutely delicious
- October 13, 2011 at 12:50 AM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
A few minutes ago, Phil was just saying how much he loves rhubarb!
- October 13, 2011 at 12:55 AM
- titty said...
Quanto è bella questa fetta di dolce! ti viene subito voglia di addentarla GNAMMMM
- October 13, 2011 at 1:44 AM
- Janet Marie said...
Oh my heavens! I might have to make this!! I adore rhubarb. We have it in the stores this month...I hear they are growing it in hothouses a little bit for market. I was happy to see some this week.
What a gorgeous recipe!! - October 13, 2011 at 1:52 AM
- Julia said...
Mary,it's only breakfast time here in Fethiye. am I allowed to eat it for breakfast? :) Rhubarb is just my absolute favourite. I could polish your cake off right now!
- October 13, 2011 at 2:53 AM
- Lynn said...
This cake sounds great Mary! I do have some frozen rhubarb from the garden:@)
- October 13, 2011 at 5:14 AM
- Priya Suresh said...
Wat a droolworthy cake,simply irresistible..
- October 13, 2011 at 5:36 AM
- muppy said...
looks delicious mary, i loooove rhubarb
- October 13, 2011 at 6:33 AM
- That Girl said...
Thanks for the note on timing. Inevitably I choose something labor intensive to make when I'm short on time!
- October 13, 2011 at 8:13 AM
- Happy Homemaker said...
I'll have to try this in the spring when my mom's rhubarb patch is overgrown. It's the thing that grows best in her garden!
- October 13, 2011 at 8:19 AM
- Unknown said...
The cake looks so good, Mary. My mom used to make cakes and pies with rhubarb when I was a kid. I grew to love it... to the point where I just love to eat it in the raw with some sugar!
- October 13, 2011 at 8:43 AM
- SnoWhite said...
makes me wish I still had rhubarb....
- October 13, 2011 at 9:24 AM
- Claudia said...
I had my first red velvet cake on a food tour one year ago! And now I am wishing I didn't cut the rhubarb down last weekend.
- October 13, 2011 at 9:38 AM
- Kim said...
Hello Mary!
Thank yopu for taking the time to come visit my blog! I love yours, and your photos are so vibrant. I have frozen rhubarb and this is calling my name, thanks! - October 13, 2011 at 12:31 PM
- David said...
Mary, If only my wife liked rhubarb! This cake looks absolutely terrific... Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
- October 13, 2011 at 12:41 PM
- Gloria Baker said...
Look delicious dear Mary! gloria
- October 13, 2011 at 12:52 PM
- Eliana said...
Brunch is my absolute favorite meal. This cake looks like it would fit perfectly into just aout any brunch.
- October 13, 2011 at 1:19 PM
- Amalia said...
This looks wonderful! It looks like it's super moist and tender, which I'm sure it is! :)
- October 13, 2011 at 6:11 PM
- tanja said...
Oh my, this cake makes my mouth water! I love rhubarb recipes, and this cake looks irresistible :)
- October 13, 2011 at 6:47 PM
- Rachel said...
I love the flavours that went into this cake.Very beautiful.
- October 13, 2011 at 10:43 PM
- Chelsea said...
This cake looks so beautiful. I've never been a super big fan of rhubarb, but I would totally eat this. That is so interesting about food coloring- I had no idea that used to be a problem.
- October 13, 2011 at 11:24 PM
- Federica Simoni said...
che meraviglia, chissà che buono!!!!!!
- October 14, 2011 at 4:50 AM
- My Little Space said...
Mary, this is definitley something I wouldn't want to miss. Slurp....
Have a fabulous vacation.
Kristy - October 14, 2011 at 11:03 AM
- Becki's Whole Life said...
This is so different with the Marscapone in the topping. Rhubarb is such a great flavor in sweets and one that we don't see nearly enough. I bet this is really yummy:-).
- October 15, 2011 at 6:21 AM
Dear Mary,
I had baked this cake for a bake sale (charity) and it was all gone within few minutes. Even though the recipe is with many steps i enjoyed assembling the parts. And the cake was only subtly sweet with all the flavors balancing very well. I didn't get the mascarpone layer as shown in your picture (just below the rhubarb layer). It kind of sunk to the bottom but nevertheless tasty. i'd like to know how to get that part right. Thanks for sharing such delectable recipes with us, Mary. - June 3, 2012 at 3:09 PM


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This photo from the O+M Company shows Kyle Taylor Parker during a performance of the musical, "Kinky Boots." Parker will star in the first national tour of "Kinky Boots," kicking off in Las Vegas on Sept. 4. (AP Photo/The O+M Co., Matthew Murphy)
Kyle Taylor Parker is going from backup dancer to leading man — but staying in 6-inch heels.
The performer who has been in "Kinky Boots" since it made its debut in Chicago in 2012 will step into Billy Porter's formidable high heels as the star of the first national tour of "Kinky Boots," which kicks off in Las Vegas on Sept. 4.
"It's been this slow and wonderful journey toward taking over the role," Parker said. "For me, taking it on for the tour is not just a very happy occurrence. It's really an honor on many levels."
The Tony Award-winning musical is based on a 2005 British film about a staid British shoe factory on the brink of ruin that retrofits itself into a maker of footwear for drag queens. It has songs by Cyndi Lauper, a story by Harvey Fierstein and some fierce-looking drag queens. Now it leaves the cocoon of Broadway to travel America's heart.
"It's a show about pride. It's a show about acceptance. It's a show about joy," said Parker, who grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. "It gives voice to people who have not had a voice. An African-American gay man leading this show and telling this story of pride and acceptance is an honor. It truly is."
Following Las Vegas, the musical will play West Coast stops in Tempe, Arizona; San Diego, California; Portland, Oregon; Seattle; Denver; Los Angeles; San Francisco; and Costa Mesa, California, before heading east in 2015. Book your ticket for Portland and Seattle performances here.
The new year will bring stops in Detroit; Nashville, Tennessee; Houston; St. Louis, Missouri; Cleveland; Philadelphia; Minneapolis; Boston; and Providence, Rhode Island.
Parker has been part of the show's ensemble of six drag queens called Angels since it began and also became an understudy for Lola, played by Tony Award-winner Porter. Now he'll spend months living out of a suitcase, something the former veteran of the national "In the Heights" tour says he loves.
"It's really great training because each theater is different, each environment is different. What your voice sounds like in Vegas is very different from what your voice sounds like in Wisconsin," he said. "Audiences are different, too. So for me it's the best training to give a consistent show no matter what the circumstances are."
Parker knew he wanted to be on Broadway by the time the curtain fell on his first ever Broadway show. It was 1997. He was 5. The show was "Annie" at the Martin Beck Theatre.
"I don't know if it was seeing those kids on a Broadway stage or just falling in love with the story, but I looked at my mom and I said, 'I want to do that,'" he recalled.
He did exactly that. Parker graduated from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York and was thrilled when "Kinky Boots" rode into Broadway's Al Hirschfeld Theatre. It was Parker's Broadway debut and it was at a familiar place: The Al Hirschfeld Theatre was the new name of the Martin Beck Theatre — the same place he saw "Annie" all those years ago.
Parker will leave the show this week and begin working on the tour. He still seems a little stunned that he gets to take what he's learned from Porter, mix it with his own skills and share it with America.
"Billy has really been such a wonderful mentor to me as a performer. I grew up listening to everything that he's sung and watching his perform in Broadway shows," he said. "He is the performer who actually let me know that there's a place for me on Broadway."


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Today's Names to Know: Thanksgiving, Lions and Cowboys,
Thanksgiving Sports Traditions: The NFL on Thanksgiving is one of my favorite traditions of the sports year and probably my favorite of all NFL traditions – there are a lot of weekends where I don't watch any NFL and just catch the highlights, but I always find time to watch at least the Lions game.
Obviously, the college bowl tradition on New Year's Day is a biggie, but it has decreased in relevancy as more and more of the major bowls move to subsequent nights of the first week of the year.
The NBA's Christmas Day game has increasingly become that league's biggest attraction of the season (including the All-Star Game and perhaps even the playoffs/Finals).
But nothing in terms of sports connected to a particular day of the year -- a holiday, no less -- tops the tradition of the Lions and Cowboys. No matter how the Lions or Cowboys are doing, I'm watching. (More T'giving goodness from the Ladies...)
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your families, and I hope you have a great weekend of good eating, safe traveling, dominant touch-football playing and quality TV sports-watching.
In the Comments, the question of the day, in addition to your usual topical analysis, an old "Morning Quickie" chat tradition: What (or who) in sports are you thankful for from the past year?
CFB Preview and Picks: Who would have thought back in August that
I'm picking
8 VA Tech over 16 UVA (ACC title game play-in)
11 USC over 6
14 BC over
23 South
25 BYU over
NFL Preview and Picks.
This week's Top 5 Storylines:
(1) Pats 19-0 Watch: Sunday Night Blowout
(2) Fins 0-16 Watch: Monday Night Humiliation
(3) Thanks: Pack, Boys jockey for NFC No. 1
(4) Browns: How can you NOT be bandwagoning?
(5) NFL Network 07 debut: Anyone watching?
The Picks:
Packers over at Lions (Thursday)
At Cowboys over Jets (Thursday)
Colts over at Falcons (Thursday)
At Bengals over Titans
At Browns over Texans
At Chiefs over Raiders
At Rams over Seahawks
At Giants over Vikings
At Bucs over Redskins
Saints over at Panthers
At Jaguars over Bills
At Cards over 49ers
Broncos over at Bears
At Chargers over Ravens
At Pats over Eagles
At Steelers over Dolphins
CBB Last Night: Really big win for UCLA over
Year of the Freshman, Cont'd: Patty Mills, St. Mary's, 37 points (school record for freshman). Why shouldn't a mid-major like the Gaels join in this season's dominant theme?
CBB Feasting: Tonight, catch Duke and Marquette in the
CFB BCS Tweak: Opening the BCS at-large invites to the Top 18 teams, rather than the Top 14, seems ludicrous, until you are reminded that the entire system is driven by greed, and the relatively equal distribution of that greed across the six power conferences. Otherwise, they could just expand the limit of each conference's BCS reps to more than two. Or expand the pool to guarantee a non-BCS team gets invited.
MLB: Jimmy Rollins edges Matt Holliday for NL MVP. Have to say: I'm a little surprised that the
NBA: Last night's Studs: Michael Redd and LeBron went at it, scoring 34 each, and the Bucks edged the Cavs... Andray Blatche took advantage of Gilbert Arenas taking the game off, and had 26 points (12/14 FG), 8 rebounds and 4 assists in 29 minutes, in a Wiz win... The Nuggets are sizzling: 6 straight wins...
The Lakers made a trade! No, they didn't trade
Marbury and Isiah were booed by Garden fans, and the Knicks lost their 7th straight. I know Isiah had/has been untouchable, but you have to wonder how many more losses he can go before he's fired. (Don't cry for him: I'm sure there's a huge severance check that comes with it.
YouTube Must-See: Have you seen the new Gilbert Arenas sneaker TV ads? Amazing. (h/t: Fanhouse)
Michigan-Carr-Miles Watch: Cajun Boy in the City, the finest LSU blog out there, has some inside scoop (and innovative fact-finding techniques) that
More CFB: So, yeah, Nick Saban compared
OF COURSE Joe Paterno's salary is public information: I am stunned that anyone would argue otherwise.
Over the long weekend, don't forget to put in your vote for CFB Coach of the Year over at coachoftheyear.com, where I have been guest-blogging all season long in my partnership with Liberty Mutual.*
Filed under "Hmm...": With Leather's Matt Ufford is all over the story that may be the talk of the online-sports world today (or maybe it won't be).
No posts tomorrow. I'll be enjoying -- "enjoying" -- my Thanksgiving commute. Eat well.


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HTC aims high with their claims for their revamped Android smartphone. Like previous HTC phones this one is aimed at consumers with a focus on media consumption and other lifestyle features, like TV remote control. A shame it lacks microSD storage expansion.
"This is the best phone ever made," claimed U.S. president of HTC, Mike Woodward, in a presentation today in Manhattan to announce the redesigned and revamped Android-based HTC One.
Bold claims like this are nothing new for HTC; last year they rolled out the Droid DNA with the tag of "most advanced smartphone." Unlike Samsung, they're first and foremost a lifestyle-phone company; but like the Korean giant, they have been willing to explore both Windows Phone and Android offerings and see what fruit each bears in the market. The new Android-powered HTC One is all the more clearly a consumer / lifestyle product, something reflected from the outside in.
The new HTC One (click for larger image)
First, the outside. The new HTC One uses an aluminum unibody design, one with the antenna directly integrated into the metal, which reduces the number of seams and gaps across the body of the phone. The Gorilla Glass front wraps around the edges and protects a 4.7", full 1080p display (measuring 468 ppi). It all makes for a pleasant feel in the hands, both light and solid, without the oddly rubbery feel of the previous HTC phones.
The guts of the HTC One are also impressive: a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor running at 1.7 GHz, with an embedded 2300 mAh battery, 2 GB of RAM and either 32 or 64 GB of internal storage, but no microSD for storage expansion. NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, DLNA wireless streaming support, a micro-USB 2.0 port capable of making HDMI connections and 802.11 a/ac/b/g/n Wi-Fi are all included.
Lifestyle features in a phone usually come down to included apps or skins. In the HTC One's case, it's reworked home screen, something HTC claims has been done to reflect the way people "snack on information" in a Twitter- and Facebook-driven media world. Called BlinkFeed, this home screen presents the user with a continuous stream of information from social network and websites that are relevant to you. The look of BlinkFeed is reminiscent of the Windows Phone 8 "tiles" system, or perhaps the Modern UI News app that ships with Windows 8. HTC hasn't waited for people to come to them to provide content for BlinkFeed. Among the 1400 providers lined up to give Blink Feed something to do is ESPN.
The introduction of Beats Audio in the HTC Rezound still seems like a gimmick, but this year HTC added some other audio-related features that seem more genuinely useful: dual front-facing speakers, for instance. Multiple microphones in the unit are alleged to optimize call quality by sampling ambient sound and adjusting the call's frequency response and volume to match. HTC calls this "HDR recording", and further claims that the HTC One can make clear-sounding recordings even in noisy environments (e.g., concerts).
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The camera, too, has been reworked, and under the banner of yet another bold declaration: "The age of megapixels is over." To wit: the fact sheet for the HTC One doesn't even list a megapixel count for the phone's camera. Instead, HTC talked about how they use a custom "Ultrapixel" sensor with larger pixels to gather more light through its f2.0/28mm lens. The end result is, so they say, better performance for both HDR still photos and full HD video. Another video-related addition to the camera, "Zoe", is an app that automatically generates edited movies from raw footage. It's reminiscent of features in desktop programs like Cyberlink PowerDirector: interesting, but only groundbreaking in that it's being offered in the phone itself instead of as an external program.
If the smartphone did away with the standalone GPS, HTC has plans to make it do away with your TV's remote as well. HTC One's "Sense TV" feature allows the phone to work as an infrared remote for set-top boxes and TV sets, letting you jump to programs on the TV via an on-phone cannel guide app. I'll be exceptionally happy if it also allows us to shut off noisy TVs in bars.
HTC plans to ship the One in March, for 80 countries via 185 mobile operators. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Best Buy are to offer the phone in the U.S.; Rogers, Bell and Telus in Canada. No pricing has been set yet, so we'll have to wait to see how much cash has to be dropped to have the best phone ever made -- that is, so far.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Apple Custard Pie with Streusel Topping
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a lovely pie, don't get me wrong, but I sometimes think those of us who love food and cooking gild the lily. Most folks, when asked to name a typically American food, would choose apple pie. There are even some among us who believe that Abraham Lincoln, somewhere between the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address, first coined the phrase as "American as Apple Pie." Funny thing is that apples aren't native to the United States and "our" apple pie was popular in Europe centuries before it appeared here. Over time we became the world's largest apple producer and apple pie became associated with our life style and cuisine. Truth be told, hard cider was more popular than pie and was probably the reason our forefathers chose to grow so many apples. Somewhere, in some kitchen, someone with unused custard they didn't want to waste, decided that sugar, apples and cinnamon buried in a crust - called a coffin in merry old England - made too plain a dessert for a forward looking nation. So, they took the custard and poured it over the apples only to discover they had created another problem. The crust used to cover the apples made no sense with a custard filling. Fortunately, American ingenuity surfaced and deduced that a crumbly streusel with a gazillion calories would be a perfect topper for the pie. That's my take on how apple custard pie with streusel topping came to be. I hope you'll take it with a grain of salt. I use cheese custard and caramel syrup in my pie, so it's richer than some and a bit like apple cheesecake. The recipe is a prize winner and was developed by Shelby Thomas for the Georgia Apple Festival. If you have a sweet tooth or know and love someone with one that needs to be assuaged, you'll love this pie. If you're a purist, come back in September for my Mile-High Apple Pie..
Apple Custard Pie with Streusel Topping...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
1 9-inch pastry lined pie pan
1 (3-oz.) package cream cheese
1/4 cup caramel ice cream topping
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 egg
2 cups diced apples (I use Golden Delicious or Granny Smith)
Streusel Topping:
1/3 cup golden brown sugar
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup butter
1/3 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1) Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
2) Combine cheese, caramel topping, sugar, flour, cinnamon, vanilla and salt in a medium bowl and beat until a smooth batter is formed. Add the egg and beat until well-combined. Fold in apples. Pour into pastry lined pan.
3) Place on center rack in oven and bake for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F. and bake for 10 minutes longer.
4) Meanwhile combine sugar, butter and flour in a small bowl. Cut ingredients together until crumbly. Stir in pecans.
5) Sprinkle topping evenly over top of pie. Bake until golden, about 15 to 20 minutes longer, for 15 to 20 minutes longer. Allow to cool slightly. Serve warm. Yield: 8 servings.
34 comments :
- Martha said...
Looks yummy -- it's getting close to fall and apple time on the prairie!
- August 25, 2009 at 12:08 AM
Oh lord, save me, but I must make this pie. The baking-demon has a hold of me, and I've got a new oven that tells me when it's hot and shuts off when it's done....and I love apple anything.....
Going to the grocery store....
Thanks, Mary!
Jules - August 25, 2009 at 1:50 AM
- My Little Space said...
I think this is a fantastic recipe. Apple can easily go with anything!
- August 25, 2009 at 2:39 AM
- Pauline said...
I love to read your blogs. They offer interesting facts about the foods you make.
- August 25, 2009 at 3:18 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
I love any kind of apple pie--this looks great to me!
- August 25, 2009 at 4:50 AM
- Selba said...
It really sounds so delicious.. love streusel topping.
- August 25, 2009 at 5:54 AM
- Donna-FFW said...
Sweet apple pie with caramel is right up my alley. interesting to know apple pie was popular in Europe first.
- August 25, 2009 at 6:57 AM
- Hootin Anni said...
Mary, this looks delicious!!!
- August 25, 2009 at 7:00 AM
- Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchen said...
It's getting towards apple time here in the mountains. This would be a great way to welcome fall.
Sam - August 25, 2009 at 8:01 AM
- Penny said...
The apple trees in the NC mountains are weighted down with wonderful apples ripening quickly. I like the idea of a custard and caramel apple pie.
- August 25, 2009 at 8:48 AM
- Cathy said...
Oh my, I do love a good pie and streusel is my favorite topping on fruit pies.
I've never combined a custard filling and apples. What could be better? - August 25, 2009 at 9:36 AM
- Joy Tilton said...
Gilded Lily or not, we never tire of apple recipes. Thanks for some good Kuchen!
- August 25, 2009 at 10:21 AM
- Unknown said...
this is an example of "one perfect bite"... :D
- August 25, 2009 at 10:25 AM
- Pam said...
I've never had an apple custard pie before. It looks amazing, I especially love the streusel topping.
- August 25, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- La Bella Cooks said...
My husband just adores any kind of pie, but apple is definitely one of his favorites. I am more partial to the streusel topping!
- August 25, 2009 at 12:13 PM
- Mini Baker said...
I stumbled upon your blog and boy am I glad I did! I LOVE it! One of my new favorites, and this recipe looks fantastic. Yesterday I had an apple pie day, and I'm still recovering from my sugar high :)
Happy Baking,
Mini Baker - August 25, 2009 at 1:27 PM
- theUngourmet said...
Oh this just looks too good with the caramel and cream cheese! Thank goodness it's fat free, that means I can have 2 slices! ;0)
- August 25, 2009 at 1:46 PM
- The Blonde Duck said...
Apple Strusel pie and it's gazillion calories is my favorite type of pie.
- August 25, 2009 at 1:53 PM
- Katy ~ said...
While this looks insanely good, I'm a simple girl at heart. Looking forward to your mile high apple pie. Love, love, love apple pie.
- August 25, 2009 at 3:19 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Mini, welcome to One Perfect Bite. I'm so glad you've decided to follow us on a regular basis. We'll talk often.
- August 25, 2009 at 3:39 PM
- Lyndas recipe box said...
This looks like the perfect apple pie, Mary...apple is actually my favorite pie and I can't wait for this falls apple harvest!
- August 25, 2009 at 5:44 PM
- Justin said...
i'm trying to still enjoy my summer, but this has got me thinking about fall baking.
- August 25, 2009 at 6:39 PM
Drooling almost apple time!
Hello sorry I am sooo late thank you for warm comment HPS! - August 25, 2009 at 7:44 PM
- ~~louise~~ said...
The apples are just beginning to ripen in PA. I can't wait! I'll be saving this recipe for sure.
Thanks Mary... - August 25, 2009 at 8:06 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Hi Louise, I'm so glad you stopped by. I've missed you sinc the "picnic."
- August 25, 2009 at 8:33 PM
- Bunny said...
They called a crust a coffin...ok that kinda creeps me out. Not that it's gonna keep me from eating a gorgeous apple pie like this!!
- August 25, 2009 at 8:42 PM
- Boo-Bah AKA Iris said...
This pie sounds wonderful. My Mama used to make a pie similar to this but with fresh peaches. I love apple pie with the streusel topping and I also love cheesecake. I can't go wrong with this recipe. It will be delightfuly sinful
Iris - August 26, 2009 at 10:24 AM
- Kathleen said...
I'd eat it, but I sure will be back for your mile high apple pie.
My mom made one and I have never been able to duplicate the crust...She didn't use a recipe!
I remember her peeling tons of different types of apples to make it though!
Mary, your recipes are wonderful, thanks you! - August 26, 2009 at 11:56 AM
anything apple and streusel has my name on it... wow... this'll be great since we're inn for a houseful of guests this weekend ! :)
happy trails
gp - August 26, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- Amber said...
Thanks for writing me!
The pie looks really good! :o) - August 26, 2009 at 6:18 PM
- Jamie said...
Wow! Apple pie like I've never seen it! Looks so decadent, rich and fabulous!
- August 27, 2009 at 4:09 AM
- Puna said...
What a wonderful way to make apple pie. One of my favorites.
- August 28, 2009 at 11:55 AM
- Melissa and Zack said...
Looks delicious, Mom!
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- Lori said...
hmmm. Wonderful. A coffin- thats a hoot.
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Gwinnett County Police Cpl. Edwin Ritter said Wednesday evening that a SWAT officer has been shot in the hand.
Minutes before the police announcement, one big explosion followed by several smaller ones or gunshots were heard in the Suwanee neighborhood about 35 miles northeast of Atlanta.
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Television helicopter footage showed police and fire trucks surrounding the neighborhood of mostly two-story homes and well-kept lawns about 35 miles northeast of downtown Atlanta. Residents were not being allowed in to their neighborhood. About 50 bystanders gathered outside the subdivision while police and SWAT officials surrounded the house. According to public records, the home is in foreclosure and has been bank-owned since mid-November.
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This Will Not End Well
In Syria, the Obama administration seems to be stumbling back to the future: An old-fashioned proxy war, complete with the usual shadowy CIA arms-running operation, the traditional plan to prop up ostensible "moderates" whose prospects are doubtful and, of course, the customary shaky grasp of what the fighting is really about.WASHINGTON — In Syria, the Obama administration seems to be stumbling back to the future: An old-fashioned proxy war, complete with the usual shadowy CIA arms-running operation, the traditional plan to prop up ostensible "moderates" whose prospects are doubtful and, of course, the customary shaky grasp of what the fighting is really about.
This will not end well.
It is tragic that more than 90,000 people have been killed in the bloody Syrian conflict, with more than a million displaced. But I have heard no claim that President Obama's decision to arm the rebels will halt or even slow the carnage. To the contrary, sending more weapons into the fray will likely result in greater death and destruction, at least in the short term.
So this is not promising as a humanitarian intervention. And if the aim is to punish dictator Bashar al-Assad for his apparent use of chemical weapons, surely there are measures — a missile strike on the regime's military airfields, for example — that would make the point without also making an open-ended commitment.
Why decide now to announce stepped-up direct support for Gen. Salim Idriss and his rebel forces? It is surely not a coincidence that the Syrian military — with the help of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militia backed by Iran — has been pulverizing the rebels in recent weeks and now threatens to recapture Aleppo, the country's commercial hub.
Hence, a complicated proxy war: The United States supports Idriss. Qatar and Saudi Arabia, which are U.S. allies, send money and arms to competing rebel factions that dream of turning Syria into an Islamic republic. Russia, Iran and Hezbollah are supporting Assad with weapons, money and — in the case of Hezbollah — well-trained troops. The rebel side is mostly Sunni; the government side largely Shiite.
As I said, this will not end well.
President Obama's reluctance to get dragged into this morass has been commendable, but now his ambivalence and caution become liabilities. Iran's most important ally in the Arab world is Syria. Russia's only military base outside of the former Soviet Union is in Syria. Does Obama care as much as those nations' leaders do about who wins the war? If not, what's the point?
It could be argued that providing Idriss with light arms and ammunition is a way to equip moderate, secular forces for their inevitable fight against Islamists in a fractured post-Assad Syria. But this is moot if Assad crushes the rebellion and holds on. Accordingly, U.S. aid reportedly may include some heavier weapons for use against tanks and aircraft. The CIA will take the lead in transferring the arms and training the rebels to use them, according to The Washington Post.
Perhaps bolstering Idriss can at least buy time for negotiations to produce a political settlement, which is what Obama has said he prefers. For a long time, Russia balked at joining the call for an international peace conference. Now that momentum on the battlefield has shifted and the Assad regime is in a stronger position, Russia is more willing to summon everyone to the table — but the Obama administration is no longer in such a big hurry.
Not every slope is slippery, but this one looks like a bobsled run. It was August 2011 when Obama issued a statement declaring that "the time has come for President Assad to step aside." Now that the president has put muscle behind those words, it will be difficult for the United States to accept any other outcome.
There will be pressure to impose a no-fly zone to neutralize Assad's devastating air power. There will be pressure to contain the war so it does not spill beyond Syria's borders and destabilize our allies in Turkey and Jordan, or our sort-of, kind-of allies in Iraq. There will be pressure to alleviate the immense suffering of the Syrian people. Perhaps all of this can be accomplished without putting American lives at risk. I doubt it.
Above all, there will be pressure to win a proxy war that Obama never wanted to fight. This is how quagmires begin, with one reluctant step after another toward the yawning abyss. (See: Vietnam.)
We do sometimes win proxy wars — in Afghanistan, for example, where the CIA helped the warlords defeat the mighty Soviet army. In the process, however, we created the chaotic power vacuum that allowed al-Qaeda to set up shop — and ultimately launch the 9/11 attacks.
I hope I'm wrong but fear I'm right: This will not end well.
Eugene Robinson's e-mail address is eugenerobinson(at)washpost.com.
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From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Melissa Block.
And I'm Audie Cornish. As a television network, ESPN pays billions of dollars to sports leagues for the right to show their games, but its reporters also cover those leagues. Those two roles came into conflict this week when ESPN announced it is pulling out of a project investigating the concussion crisis in the National Football League. Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis joins us now, as he does most Fridays. Hey there, Stefan.
STEFAN FATSIS, BYLINE: Hey, Audie.
CORNISH: So give us some background on this story. How did this project get started?
FATSIS: Well, last year, two ESPN reporters, Steve Fainaru and Mark Fainaru-Wada, his brother, contracted to write a book about brain injuries and the NFL. An editor friend of theirs at the PBS series "Frontline" suggested doing a documentary around their reporting. ESPN liked the idea and offered to partner on the topic. The reporters wrote a bunch of tough pieces on the websites of ESPN and "Frontline." They did TV stories on ESPN. Their book and a two-part "Frontline" documentary are due out in October. The title of both is "League of Denial." Clearly not flattering to the NFL.
CORNISH: Ok. So it sounds like it's on the up and up, pretty high-level journalistic collaboration. What went wrong?
FATSIS: Well, first, there was a great collaboration. Mark Fainaru-Wada co-authored a book about Barry Bonds and the infamous Balco clinic. Steve Fainaru won a Pulitzer Prize for reporting for The Washington Post about private security contractors in Iraq. Full disclosure, I do know these guys professionally. But that they work for ESPN is a credit to the company's journalistic ambitions. So was the partnership with "Frontline," which is known for its sober public affairs investigations. But ESPN has this other side, its relationship with the leagues. And it looks as if that's what finally tripped up this project.
CORNISH: Right, The New York Times reported today that ESPN was pressured by the NFL to drop out of the documentary.
FATSIS: Yeah, according to that report, two ESPN executives met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the head of the league's own TV network. The Times described the meeting as combative. It said that the NFL executives conveyed their displeasure over the direction of the documentary. The NFL denies pressuring the network. My understanding is that the NFL's concerns ratcheted up at learning the title of the film and seeing a trailer that included a doctor saying she was worried that every football player might suffer long-term brain damage.
ESPN pays the NFL more than $1 billion a year to show "Monday Night Football." This is a very important business for ESPN. Its executives, maybe the ones at the parent company, Walt Disney, want to protect that relationship.
CORNISH: And in this case, I guess that meant cutting ties with the documentary.
FATSIS: Yeah. ESPN said it didn't want its name or logos used on the movie because it didn't control the editorial content. This is pretty laughable because that was the deal with "Frontline" all along. Each company controlled what appeared on its website or its network. Anyway, I'm told that the two sides had a great working relationship. ESPN in fact was about to see a cut of the film so that it could offer input. So this about-face wasn't about the quality of the collaboration. ESPN had in fact been praising that. It's about ESPN being able to tell the NFL that it didn't produce this documentary, and that it did something to placate the league.
CORNISH: Even though ESPN reporters are involved in making the film?
FATSIS: Look, they're all over the film. Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru are in the film. There are other ESPN reporters quoted in the film. And that's the troubling thing here. ESPN is looking for cover on the business side of its dealings with the NFL, but it says it's not backing down on the journalism side. This afternoon, ESPN's president, John Skipper, issued a statement pledging to continue to report this story and continue to support the work of Mark Fainaru-Wada and Steve Fainaru.
So is ESPN trying to have its cake and eat it too here? Let's just say it will be interesting to see whether it promotes its reporters' book and reports on the "Frontline" documentary or if it backs away.
CORNISH: Stefan, thank you.
FATSIS: Thanks, Audie.
CORNISH: Stefan Fatsis, he's the author of "A Few Seconds of Panic: A Sportswriter Plays in the NFL." He joins us most Fridays to talk about sports and the business of sports Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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