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It really does get better for gay and bisexual teens when it comes to being bullied, although young gay men have it worse than their lesbian peers, according to the first long-term scientific evidence on how the problem changes over time.
The seven-year study involved more than 4,000 teens in England who were questioned yearly through 2010, until they were 19 and 20 years old. At the start, just over half of the 187 gay, lesbian and bisexual teens said they had been bullied; by 2010 that dropped to 9 percent of gay and bisexual boys and 6 percent of lesbian and bisexual girls.
The researchers said the same results likely would be found in the United States.
In both countries, a "sea change" in cultural acceptance of gays and growing intolerance for bullying occurred during the study years, which partly explains the results, said study co-author Ian Rivers, a psychologist and professor of human development at Brunel University in London.
That includes a government mandate in England that schools work to prevent bullying, and changes in the United States permitting same-sex marriage in several states.
In 2010, syndicated columnist Dan Savage launched the "It Gets Better" video project to encourage bullied gay teens. It was prompted by widely publicized suicides of young gays, and includes videos from politicians and celebrities.
"Bullying tends to decline with age regardless of sexual orientation and gender," and the study confirms that, said co-author Joseph Robinson, a researcher and assistant professor of educational psychology at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign. "In absolute terms, this would suggest that yes, it gets better."
The study appears online Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
Eliza Byard, executive director of the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network, said the results mirror surveys by her anti-bullying advocacy group that show bullying is more common in U.S. middle schools than in high schools.
But the researchers said their results show the situation is more nuanced for young gay men.
In the first years of the study, gay boys and girls were almost twice as likely to be bullied as their straight peers. By the last year, bullying dropped overall and was at about the same level for lesbians and straight girls. But the difference between men got worse by ages 19 and 20, with gay young men almost four times more likely than their straight peers to be bullied.
The mixed results for young gay men may reflect the fact that masculine tendencies in girls and women are more culturally acceptable than femininity in boys and men, Robinson said.
Savage, who was not involved in the study, agreed.
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Kendall Johnson, 21, a junior theater major at the University of Illinois, said he was bullied for being gay in high school, mostly when he brought boyfriends to school dances or football games.
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We took quite a radical approach in keeping the arms nearly flat against the housing until they reach a position near your temples. This was inspired by our quest for a "Single Shape" appearance, but achieving a good fit took much trial and error and many discussions with our engineers. This collaboration ultimately supported both form and function in these headphones, which have the look of new classics.
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I suggest not to use the real ayam kampung (free range chicken) , because less meat and meat is tough. Usually i use those half free range chicken (i don't know how to describe this in English name actually, hehehe), usually we call this type of chicken as "Chow Gai" or "Holland Gai"..I hope you understand what i meant.^_^
Ya, i have one extra step is after chicken is done, i brush salt on the body of chicken, so it taste like salted chicken, yummy!
Chinese white cut chicken 白切雞
(recipe source: by Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover)
1.6kg free-range chicken
Few slices of ginger
2 sprig of spring onions
1tsp salt (i use fine sea salt)
1 and 1/2tsp sesame oil
1. Stuff ginger and spring onion inside the cavity of chicken.
2. Boil a large pot of water over high heat ( use a pot that large enough to fit a whole chicken).
3. Slowly place the chicken (breast side down ) into boiling water, boiling water become simmer.
4. Once water boil again, reduce heat to the lowest.
5. Cover the lid and let chicken simmer in hot water. While cooking half way (about 10mins), flip the chicken breast side up, cover and continue simmer.
6. Cook for 16mins (depend the size of chicken or when you see chicken become light and float on top).
7. Switch off the fire, cover the lid and let chicken continue to simmer in hot water for another 10mins.
8. Mix salt and sesame oil in a mixing bowl. Remove chicken from hot water, use a brush to evenly brush salt mixture on the whole body of chicken.
9. Let it cool in room temperature for several hours (5-6 hours) before chop into small pieces.
I consider myself still not chop a perfect white cut chicken, but these are how i usually chop the chicken.


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Removing the damaged area and replacing it with a new section would be ideal for small damaged areas of the roof. Dirt and gravel from the damaged section of the roof should be cleaned by grabbing a broom and sweeping it clean. The gravel should not be discarded and can be used for repairs. The damaged area can be removed by using a straight edged utility knife. You will need to put some effort for cutting a rectangular section of the roofing material. The first layer of material needs to be cut first and the other layers that are damaged can be cut after this and this is one of the important steps of restoring the roof.
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renderContentOn: html
html heading: [
html text: 'Hello, '.
html strong: 'wide'.
html text: ' world!' ]
This would produce
Hello, wide world!

. As you can see, if you just want to output text to the document without any surrounding tag, use #text:
These conventions for content are applied uniformly throughout the methods implemented by the subclasses of WATagBrush. Here's a more complex example, that builds a table with two rows and two columns:
renderContentOn: html
html table: [
html tableRow: [
html tableData: [ html strong: 'Name' ].
html tableData: person name ].
html tableRow: [
html tableData: [ html strong: 'Age' ].
html tableData: person age ] ]
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Styled and identified text

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html div
id: 'some-dom-id';
class: 'some-dom-class';
with: 'Styled and identified text'
It's important what #with:
be called after setting any attributes. Not doing so will result in your tag being output without the attributes that follow the call to #with:
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Crockpot creamy tuscan white bean soup, with roasted garlic and a touch of sage. So simple and inexpensive to make, and so so good. Leftovers can be frozen.
Crock-Pot Tuscan White Bean and Garlic Soup
I love coming back home to a hot slow cooked meal, a few other crock pot favorites are Brown Sugar Baked Beans, Chickpea Sweet Potato Stew, and Navy Bean Bacon and Spinach Soup.
This started out as an experiment, and ended as a soup. I never know what to expect when I throw something in the slow cooker, I wanted to see if I can cook white beans in the crock pot without soaking them first. The answer is yes you can; it took about 3-4 hours on high. But they basically looked like cooked beans in water, not like a thick pot of beans that I imagined. The quick solve was turning this into a great tasting soup.
As a kid, I remember my Mom pureeing all my soups to make me eat them. As an adult, I tend to still like my beans pureed in my soup. You can leave some beans whole as I did to give it some texture, or blend the whole thing, up to you.
My method for roasting garlic is a little unconventional, I peel my cloves before roasting because I prefer not to have to do it after. Completely up to you how you roast your garlic, the end result is the same. If you are pressed for time, and wish to skip the roasted garlic, it will still taste wonderful. I personally think adding them makes it go from good to great.
Note: if you want to make this vegetarian, substitute the chicken bouillon for vegetable.
Tuscan White Bean and Roasted Garlic Soup (Crock Pot Recipe)
- 1 lb dry Cannellini beans, rinsed
- 1 head garlic, peeled
- 8 cups water
- 4 sage leaves, plus more for garnish
- 2 tsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp chicken Better Than Bouillon, or cube (vegs us vegetable bouillon)
- kosher salt and white pepper to taste
- Place beans, 3 cloves of the garlic, water and a few sage leaves in the crock pot; cover and set to HIGH 4 hours, or until beans are soft. Don't add salt.
- Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400°.
- Place remaining garlic cloves in the center of a 7x7 inch square of aluminum foil (photo above is showing half of the cloves, use the whole thing).
- Cover garlic with olive oil and a little salt.
- Seal aluminum tightly and place in the oven 25-30 minutes, until garlic is soft and golden.
- Remove from oven and set aside until the beans are done.
- When the beans are soft, add the bouillon and mix well until dissolved, then carefully transfer some of the beans and liquid along with the roasted garlic to the blender.
- Blend until smooth and pour it back into the crock pot.
- Repeat with the remaining beans until you get the texture you desire.
- You can also use an immersion blender if you have one.
- Taste for salt and adjust as needed.
- Serve with fresh sage and white pepper on top and if you wish, some whole roasted garlic cloves on top. (I reserved a few)


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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Candied Bacon – Sweet Savory Strips of Party Food Perfection
Ironically, I was on my way to the gym when I heard him talking about a party he recently hosted, and for an appetizer he had simply set out bowls of cooked bacon. Genius.
I decided to take that idea and make it a little more holiday-ish by candying the strips of fatty pork. Let's face it, the holidays are all about taking our favorite things: sports, drinking, toys, food, etc., and enjoying them in seasonally acceptable levels of excess.As I mention in the video, candied bacon is much more than a neat party favor. It makes the best BLT ever, and would make any plate of eggs so much more memorable.
One tip I forgot to mention in the clip – line your pan with foil! The caramelized bacon drippings are a little tough to wash off! Enjoy.
1 pound thick center-cut bacon
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
2 tbsp maple syrup
2 tbsp rice vinegar
black pepper to taste
View the complete recipe
38 comments:
- Jamey said...
Chef John -- a man after my own coronaries.
- December 22, 2009 at 2:39 PM
- Luatica said...
Nice, today I was reading a bacon website. In one of my AB books there was also something similar to this, so I'm even more tempted to try now.
- December 22, 2009 at 2:57 PM
holiday questions? had the choice today between bone in usda select prime rib or boneless usda choice. Which would you choose for your xfactor recipe!
- December 22, 2009 at 8:58 PM
- Birder said...
That is all. - December 22, 2009 at 9:20 PM
- Chef John said...
i'd prefer with bones
- December 22, 2009 at 9:27 PM
A crazy-ass delicious bacon recipe? Is this some sort of cheap way of you trying to make the Yahoo News home page again?!? Bacon? Yeesh. Low blow.
Why don't you do it the honest way like every one else, Chef John, and accidentally taser yourself at a pep rally or teach your cat to flush the toilet or something. Yeesh.
"On the way to the gym"? WTF FTW! I feel like I don't know you anymore...
Incidentally, to Jared Retter who posted a question earlier: Go with the "bone in usda", as it's one of my favorite Springsteen tunes.
Scott - Boston - December 22, 2009 at 11:21 PM
- Chef John said...
With comments like, "...Go with the bone in usda", as it's one of my favorite Springsteen tunes." it's no wonder Scott from Boston has been named Food Wishes Commenter of the Decade. Congrats.
- December 22, 2009 at 11:34 PM
- Heidi from DenverDryGarden said...
This is the best Christmas present ever!
Thank you Santa Chef! I am fully convinced that I will be smothered with praise when I bring these to my 12/25 party!
Happy Xmas to you both,
Heidi - December 23, 2009 at 1:51 AM
- Chef John said...
Thanks! Same to you my friend!
- December 23, 2009 at 1:54 AM
Aaah cardiovascular bacon recipe. Very nice John, easy and looks delicious, something that will surely go down well with some stout.
- December 23, 2009 at 2:48 AM
I can't get my head around why this dish wasn't breaded and deep-fried first before the glazing !!!
- December 23, 2009 at 8:08 AM
- Snack-Girl said...
After that post where you featured - me - you seem sort of - what is the right word? - bipolar with the bacon thing. :)
I can't wait to try it! Snack-Girl - December 23, 2009 at 9:38 AM
Must have been something in the air - the same night you posted this, a friend posted that she was making a candied bacon fudge!
Happy Christmas Chef John & readers. - December 24, 2009 at 10:06 PM
- NikiTheo said...
I can eat Candied bacon allll day long! I've put it in chocolate chip cookies and they are delicious!
It's a good thing my mom made all the bacon for our breakfast b/c otherwise, I'd be up there and making some right now, which is not a good idea after all the food we ate yesterday! - December 26, 2009 at 12:45 PM
What brand/type of bacon? Looks better than I've been able to buy around here.
Luisa Vacaville - December 27, 2009 at 3:37 PM
- Chef John said...
it was ocsar meyer centercut thick cut. very lean, but doesnt get as crispy as the regular fatty kind . good luck!
- December 27, 2009 at 3:49 PM
Brunch for 6 on Christmas Day. Served Candied Bacon to munch on while opening gifts - they loved it. Ran out of glaze about half way through so made another batch. I used Kroger brand thick cut (on sale, buy one get one free) and trimmed the ends to fit the pan. Then your Eggs Benedict - fantastic. Made the eggs in advance per your instructions and stored overnight in the frig. Practiced the hollandaise the day before then made up a 1 ½ X the recipe just before plating up - perfect. Food Wishes rocks! Thank you Chef John.
Ed P - Bellevue, WA - December 28, 2009 at 2:34 AM
- Ryan N. said...
Brought these bad boys to a Christmas fondue dinner, and then all ravaging hell broke loose because they were so darn good! I think one or two may have ended up being dipped in melted cheese and chocolate. O the humanity! They are simply killer and make one the star of the night! Thanks for sharing.
Ryan N. - Missoula, Montana - December 29, 2009 at 10:25 PM
I made these and they were insanely delicious. I also ran out of glaze and had to whip up a quick second batch. My family went crazy for these and finished them all before I could set some aside for the following day. They are already asking when we'll have these again...
- January 2, 2010 at 2:03 AM
If it's okay with you, I'm going to post a link to this from my blog to your candied bacon. (Actually, I already did, but will take it down if you wish).
This is SuperBowl week on my cooking blog and I thought your Candied Bacon would make an excellent choice for a finger food. Obviously, you had the same idea. btw, I gave full credit to you for it. - February 2, 2010 at 5:59 PM
What can i use to substitute maple syrup? Is honey alright? Can't wait to try these. I bet they go great with a salad.
- July 22, 2010 at 6:14 PM
- Chef John said...
sorry, not sure. maybe some brown sugar?
- July 22, 2010 at 8:02 PM
- Lilian said...
As in replace the 2 tbsp maple syrup with brown sugar? Could I perhaps try it with maltose instead?
- July 24, 2010 at 5:53 PM
- Chef John said...
yes. you'll have to experiment, i've only made it the one way, so really not sure. enjoy!
- July 24, 2010 at 6:01 PM
... that looks absolutely delicious.
I just found your website through a stumble (I love you StumbleUpon!) and your blog is incredible.
I'm going to be trying this one out next time the butcher has some nice bacon on display ^_^ - August 27, 2010 at 7:39 PM
- pollystyrene said...
Made it today for a party tomorrow- used Coleman bacon from Costco (2.25 lbs)- nitrate- and hormone-free. So far it's amazing. I have had to make a little more syrup mixture than I calculated- maybe I'm just being to messy and it's running off the edges or putting too much on, but it's sooooo good. Hope it's as good tomorrow!
Just curious, what function does the vinegar serve? Just to cut the sweetness a little? I don't taste the vinegar, so something's working! - September 5, 2010 at 3:03 AM
Just made the candied bacon this morning and had to fight off my husband from trying to sneak a bite while it's still cooling. :o) Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe!
- October 5, 2010 at 12:58 PM
- mysterysinc said...
I made the candied bacon as an appetizer for Thanksgiving. To say it was a hit is an understatement!
After my niece tried it, she immediately took a photo of the bacon and put it up on facebook. The caption.............Candied Bacon..Life Changer.
I will be making this from now on at every party or holiday.
Thank you!
~~Lauri~~ - November 25, 2010 at 9:20 PM
- Chef John said...
That's great!! Link? Thanks!
- November 25, 2010 at 9:49 PM
- Chris K. said...
I made this recipe for my girlfriend's office party tomorrow. I added a wee bit of 5-spice powder and bourbon whiskey to the glaze, simply because I am a jerk, and I could.
Jennifer thought the glaze tasted like cough syrup. I tucked that one away for later: Nyquil glazed bacon? Might work... but after commingling with all that bubbling bacon fat, a marvelous, transcendental transformation took place.
It's a tragedy that pork is neither kosher nor halal, because in my heart of hearts I believe this amuse bouche would bring peace to the Middle East. - December 14, 2010 at 9:08 PM
- Chef John said...
:-) yes, it would.
- December 14, 2010 at 9:56 PM
I made candied bacon for Christmas eve. It is officially a new family tradition. There's no nutritional rationale for eating candied bacon - it is pure delight and comfort. The 4 people (including me) knew they shouldn't eat it but we couldn't stop, and we ate a full pound of bacon in mere minutes. I think it's just the thing for a holiday tradition - for health reasons I'll limit it to once a year!
After 35 minutes of basting every 5 minutes at 350F my bacon wasn't browning. My oven thermometer said the temp dropped to near 300, I'm assuming from opening the door so often. I cranked the temp up to 375F, as I've seen other recipes recommend 400F for bacon, and I also left the bacon in for 7 minutes per side and it came out perfect.
Way to go Chef! - December 25, 2010 at 8:55 AM
- fukoffski said...
Can these be made the night before? I'm considering them for the guests at my daughter's first birthday party...
- February 25, 2011 at 12:11 PM
Is there a difference between rice vinegar and regular vinegar?
- August 26, 2011 at 7:13 PM
- Michelle said...
I made these today and they were awesome. I put a bit of cayenne pepper in the glaze to give it some kick.
Thanks for the recipe! - September 16, 2012 at 8:13 PM
- Unknown said...
Can you use veggie bacon to make these? I am going to make these for the rest of my family, however due to health problems, I have been a vegetarian for 15 years now, but dang this just looks so delicious!
- November 21, 2012 at 1:06 PM
- Barbara said...
Made three pounds of this today for a party. Lots of smiles. Truly a labor of love ... Love of bacon, and love of family and friends. It takes time and is a little messy to clean up, but worth the effort. Fun idea!
- December 23, 2013 at 1:39 PM
- Barbara said...
A labor of love. Love of bacon, love of family and friends. I made three pounds today for a party and it took quite a bit of time to make and clean up, but worth the effort. Fun idea! I also put in a bit a cayenne, but it would need more for the kick I was looking for.
- December 23, 2013 at 1:41 PM


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Hot Stuff: Hanging Garden Ornaments
It's the time of year when the garden imagination gets stirring. Come February, it's actually time to start seeds for the spring planting. While actually getting outside to plant is still just a fantasy, there is a garden project that you can do even in the coldest climates. The project is hanging garden ornaments.
Hanging garden ornaments look sparkly and special in the winter. The sun's light glints through them and reflects off the snow. You can build them inside in your carpentry shop or craft room, and then bundle up to affix the hanging garden ornaments to the trees in your yard.
Any of these hanging garden ornaments can be affixed to built garden structures , if you don't have many trees. Pergolas and even arbors can harbor these shiny, happy garden ornaments. (For pergola inspiration, have a look see at the pergola that Sumner, Washington landscaper Littlefield Landscaping built for a client.) Picture colored, prism-like light reflecting off the snowy ground. Who can wait for spring? This is a satisfying project to do right now.
Here are a few ideas for hanging garden ornaments. Best of all, they all can be made from found or thrifted materials. Happy gardening!
Glass swag globes from the 1960's: It's a fine time to scour the thrift for 1960's glass globes. The formerly tacky glass globes have been stripped from people's rec rooms, and now it's your turn to turn them into something fabulous. While these little bits of psychedelia look a bit too groovy indoors, outdoors they are stunning. They're rockabilly rustic and glamarama when hung in groups in the outdoors.
Wagon wheel mobile: I'm not sure who has a spare wagon wheel hanging around, but if you don't this project is a great reason to hit your local flea market. What could be more fun than hunting for wagon wheels at the flea market? You can make a super rustic and fun mobile out of a wagon wheel and some old chair legs. I know, it sounds funny, but it is actually a super cool hanging garden ornament. Make haste and build this mobile. You'll love the sound of the chair legs clacking together as the wind blows through it; it's just like one of those wooden wind chimes.
Garden chandelier made of junk: The link I posted is just a guideline. You could use all of your creative faculties to fashion a garden chandelier made from junk. Got something sparkly sitting in the garage? You'll find a way to incorporate it into a garden chandelier. Anything you've got can be affixed with wire, from shiny marbles to crystals and beads.
Hanging Mason jar lanterns: Check out this tutorial on how to make them, also. There are so many awesome uses for Mason jars. Hanging lanterns are a favorite use. With a bit or wire and a votive candle, hanging Mason jar lanterns are a project that can be enjoyed even on cold winter days. Can you imagine them shining in the snow?
Have you crafted a hanging garden ornament? Post a link to your blog in the comments. We'd love to see your handiwork.
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Mitt Romney's campaign has a new TV ad meant to counter attacks on his career at private-equity firm Bain Capital, using the same defense it has ever since his rivals for the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination started taking populist jabs at him.
Romney helped create the popular retailers Staples and Sports Authority, as well as the less well-known Steel Dynamics, an Indiana steel maker, the ad called "Bright Future" says. (The New York Times' The Caucus political blog got early access to the ad.)
A woman narrator intones:
"Mitt Romney helped create and ran a company that invested in struggling businesses, grew new ones and rebuilt old ones, creating thousands of jobs. Those are the facts. We expected the Obama administration to put free markets on trial. But as The Wall Street Journal said: 'Mitt Romney's GOP opponents are embarrassing themselves by taking the Obama line.' "
The Caucus reports that the ad is the first from the Romney campaign to push back against the charges made by Newt Gingrich and Texas Gov. Rick Perry that Romney and Bain were corporate predators who "looted" weak companies (Gingrich) and exploited them like "vultures" (Perry).
The former House speaker started the line of attack in Iowa and continued it through New Hampshire and into South Carolina. The southern state whose "first in the South" primary is a week from Saturday, is particularly fertile ground for the attack since it has a ten percent unemployment rate and a history of corporate parents closing textile mills and other manufacturing companies.
The ad is evidence of the Romney's campaign worries that the attacks are having an effect. Polls done in recent days have shown Romney and Gingrich in a much tighter race than earlier polls did.
Particularly vexing for Romney's campaign has to be the nearly 30-minute movie called "When Mitt Romney Came To Town" that alleges that when the GOP front-runner was a top private-equity executive, the actions of Bain led to layoffs of workers at several companies. That film was supported by "Winning Our Future", a superPAC supporting Gingrich.
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When Emily went back to work last September I began a new career: I became an at-home dad. I was reluctant to even consider it as an option when Erin was born, because I feared derailing my academic career, interrupting my pursuit of my vocation. But in the weeks leading up to Emily's return to the workforce I came to like the idea more and more, and I embraced it by the time her first day arrived.
It has been one of the least-regretted, most joyous and rewarding decisions I've ever made. My doubts seem ridiculous now.
Not because my career hasn't been derailed, the pursuit of my vocation interrupted, because this has absolutely happened. But I don't feel the tragedy of it.
On Emily's first day of work I began writing e-mails to Erin. At first I'd write them every day, just short or long notes, summing up a day or letting her know about what new milestone she reached, or just using her as a sounding board for whatever was in my head. Eventually many of those thoughts were turned into other kinds of writing, and the pace of e-mails slowed. But it never stopped. In this past year I've written two hundred and eighteen e-mails to Erin: Mundane, inane, boring, silly, sappy, funny, advisory, confessional e-mails.
And now I bookend them.
Not because I'll cease writing them. But because I'll no longer be writing them from the same place.
My year is up. And today (because I'm up after midnight, unable to sleep for thinking about it) I resume my former life, insofar as any life can be resumed in any form resembling itself once your child makes her presence known and felt. In a few short, too short, hours I will be heading back to campus, back to classes, and papers, and advisors and students and professors and bureaucrats and textbooks and ancient thoughts.
Erin won't be going into full-time daycare for another week and half. I'll be keeping my days on campus short this week, and Emily will be staying home for a couple of hours in the morning until I return. But today is the official end of my year as a stay at home dad.
Here is the final part of Number 218:
I am not ready to go back to school. I'm not ready to shift gears from full-time dad, or Stay-At-Home-Dad, as we SAHDs call ourselves :}, to student. I've been away a long time, and I'm not sure I have the enthusiasm or the academic chops for this anymore.
But I'm going back to finish what I started. I have a vocation, a calling, to be a teacher. To teach philosophy to kids who are ready to ask those questions, and to incorporate the philosophical method into their lives as a way of holding the insufferable, agonizing stupidity of much of the world at bay. Your tota, and your grandfather both want me to go back and finish. Your mom wants me to go back and finish. And I want to go back, even though I don't feel up to it.
You will probably run into a situation like this in your own life, in which you feel inadequate to a challenge, or that you don't have the stamina for an especially long task or commitment. So I'm going back for you, too. So that you will always have that example in your life of someone who did finish what he started, even when he doubted himself. I'm Luke, returning to Dagobah (I hope you understand this reference, because if you don't I have utterly failed you as a Geek Dad.)
Good night, folks. I'll see you in the morning. After class.


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The Wisconsin National Guard announced Tuesday that it had suspended a member from honor guard duties after she apparently posted to social media a photograph of soldiers mugging around an empty, flag-draped casket.
The group photograph taken at a National Guard training facility in Arkansas sparked a furor on Facebook, in military chat rooms and other social media, where people saw it as disrespectful of veterans and those killed in action. The National Guard said it was taking steps to protect the soldier who posted the photograph after she received death threats.
The photograph originally posted on Instagram shows about a dozen soldiers clowning around a casket draped in a flag. Several hug playfully. One flashes a peace sign. Another has his back turned and is pointing off in the distance.
The caption reads, "We put the FUN in funeral -- your fearless honor guard from various states."
The photograph was posted from an account belonging to Spc. Terry Harrison, of the Madison, Wis.-based 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment, according to the National Guard.
That account has since been closed, but others have reposted the picture and Harrison's comments on multiple social media sites.
Judy Vincent, of Poteau, Okla., said she saw the picture when a friend reposted it on Facebook.
"It was like somebody slapped me in the face. I've never in my life seen such disrespect for the fallen or the families," said Vincent, whose son died in Iraq in 2004.
"It raises questions in your mind," said wife Judy Vincent. "What did they think of me and was my loved one treated with disrespect?"
Harrison, a full-time member of the National Guard, has been suspended from Wisconsin's honor guard and assigned to other duties while an investigation is ongoing, said Maj. Paul Rickert, the Wisconsin National Guard's director of public affairs.
Wisconsin officials also have notified the National Guard Bureau because the other soldiers in the photograph were from other units, Rickert said. The National Guard Bureau did not immediately return a message left for comment.
Attempts to reach Harrison by phone and email were unsuccessful. The National Guard has taken steps to protect her after she received death threats through social media and other means, Rickert said.
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I wrote in this entry that I'd begun working the 9–12 months version when it seemed impossible that the exceptional baby in question–Abigail, my niece–could ever be so large as to fill it out. Each flat piece was a square acre of stockinette; Abigail could have fit into a shoebox. Not that we tried it, but she could have.
But she did grow. She grew at such an alarming rate that I accused my sister of feeding her on a diet of breast milk and
small cakes inscribed EAT ME.
I finished the kimono in what I figured was the nick of time, so that Abby could cuddle up in it for a month or two before it would be relegated to the chest of outgrown knits. It fit her like a mid-length spa robe (simple, but chic) and became a go-to woolen garment for chilly weather.
A year later, when the frost returned to the pumpkins, it still fit. But it had become a short jacket.
A year after that (two days ago, in fact), a freak spell of mild weather in southern Maine caused my sister to reach for it again. It is now a little shirt with three-quarter sleeves.
For those of you who knit, crochet, sew or otherwise fashion handmade clothing for children, I need not explain to you why this series of photographs fills me with matchless gratification.
For those who do not, let me walk you through it:
- I made it for her to wear, and she wore it.
- Her mother made sure I got to see her wearing it.
- There's honorable evidence of heavy use (note the pilling on the sleeves) but also of proper care (and it isn't machine-washable).
You make a baby garment hoping it'll fit for an entire season. Three seasons? A small miracle. And sometimes I think the small ones are the best.


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Alzheimer's Disease
(Alzheimer's Dementia)
Alzheimer's Disease – Definition
Alzheimer's disease is a condition that destroys brain cells. People with this disease slowly lose the ability to learn, function, and remember. It is the most common cause of dementia. Dementia is a loss in mental abilities that is great enough to interfere with daily life.
Alzheimer's Disease – Causes
The cause of Alzheimer's is not yet known. Two factors that may play a role in the development of Alzheimer's disease are:
- Plaques — abnormal deposits of a substance called beta amyloid in different areas of the brain
- Neurofibrillary tangles — twisted fibers (called tau fibers) within the nerve cells
Alzheimer's Disease – Risk Factors
Factors that may increase your chance of Alzheimer's disease include:
- Age: 65 and older
- Previous serious, traumatic brain injury
- Lower educational achievement
- Down's syndrome
- Down's syndrome in a first-degree relative
- Women under 35 who give birth to a child with Down's syndrome
- Smoking
- Family history of Alzheimer's disease
- Presence of a certain variety type of protein (APOE-e4)
- Depression
- Elevated levels of homocysteine
- Heart disease
Researchers are studying the following to see if they are related to Alzheimer's disease:
- Poor nutrition and vitamin deficiency in childhood
- Excess metal in the blood, especially zinc, copper, aluminum, and iron
- Certain viral infections
- Diabetes
- High Cholesterol
Alzheimer's Disease – Symptoms
The disease begins as mild memory lapses. It will continue toward a profound loss of memory and function. Alzheimer's disease is divided into three stages:
- Early — you may notice loss of memory, reasoning, understanding, or learning but it does not interfere with independence
- Intermediate — increased mental loss, personality changes, and increased dependence on others for basic needs
- Severe — loss of personality and bodily functions with total dependence on others for care
Symptoms include:
- Increasing trouble remembering things, such as:
- How to get to familiar locations
- What the names of family and friends are
- Where common objects are usually kept
- How to do simple math
- How to do usual tasks, such as cooking, dressing, bathing, etc.
- Having difficulty concentrating on tasks
- Having difficulty completing sentences due to lost/forgotten words (may progress to complete inability to speak)
- Forgetting the date, time of day, season
- Getting lost in familiar surroundings
- Having mood swings
- Being withdrawn, losing interest in usual activities
- Having personality changes
- Walking in a slow, shuffling way
- Having poor coordination
- Losing purposeful movement
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There are no tests to confirm Alzheimer's. The doctor will ask about your symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. The doctor will ask many questions. This will help to rule out other causes.
Tests to rule out other medical conditions may include:
- Neurological exam — tests of your nervous system
- Psychological and mental status testing
- CT scan — a type of x-ray that uses a computer to make pictures of the brain
- MRI scan — a test that uses magnetic waves to make pictures of the brain
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) — a test that measures electrical currents in the brain
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There is no cure for Alzheimer's disease. There are no certain ways to slow its progression. Four medicines are available to treat some of the symptoms. Other drugs are being studied. The goal is to find a medicine that can manage the symptoms or slow the condition's course.
Medications for Symptoms and Disease Progression
Only two types of medicines have been approved to reduce the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease:
- Cholinesterase inhibitors—recommended for mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (may be called donepezil [Aricept], rivastigmine [Exelon], galantamine [Reminyl])
- N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist—for moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease (may be called memantine)
Treatments that are being studied include:
- Gamma-secretase inhibitors
- Tau fiber aggregation inhibitors
- Herbs and supplements (such as vitamin E, ginkgo biloba)
Lifestyle Management
Managing the disease includes:
- Creating an environment in which you can receive the care you need
- Keeping your quality of life as high as possible
- Keeping yourself safe
- Helping yourself learn to deal with the frustration of your uncontrollable behavior
- Providing a calm, quiet, predictable environment
- Providing appropriate eyewear and hearing aids, easy-to-read clocks and calendars
- Playing quiet music
- Doing light, appropriate exercise to reduce agitation and relieve depression
- Encouraging family and close friends to visit frequently
Psychiatric Medication
Psychiatric symptoms may occur with Alzheimer's disease. Your doctor may prescribe medicine to treat:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Confusion, paranoia, and hallucinations
Caregiver Support
Caring for a person with Alzheimer's disease is extremely difficult and exhausting. The primary caregiver needs emotional support, rest, and regular breaks.
If you are diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, follow your doctor's instructions.
Alzheimer's Disease – Prevention
There are no guidelines for preventing Alzheimer's disease because the exact cause is unknown. However, the following factors may help you reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease:
- Eat a healthy diet that includes fish.
- Drinking alcohol. Remember, to drink alcohol in moderation. This means no more than two drinks per day for a man, and one drink per day for a woman.
- Exercise regularly.
- Engage in mentally stimulating activities.


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- abomination
- Frequently in AV, and sometimes in NRSV, it describes an action or article incompatible with the true religion of Israel, as in Lev. 7:18, or 1 Kgs. 11:5 where REB prefers 'loathsome god'. In Deut. 27:15 the word is rendered 'anything abhorrent to the Lord' by NRSV and 'anything abominable to the Lord' by REB and 'a thing detestable to Yahweh' by NJB. So the word embraces foreign gods, improper behaviour, and unclean foods.
Dictionary of the Bible.


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From the Hans Christian Andersen biography "The Life of Hans Christian Andersen. Day By Day", written by DPhil Johan de Mylius:
4 January
Travels to Basnæs.
11 January
Returns to Copenhagen.
The literary topic of conversation at this time is a work titled Breve fra Helvede (Letters from Hell), which are released under a pseudonym (M. Rowel). During the year there are 3 editions printed and HCA is very absorbed by the book (in which he finds details reminiscent of his own fairy-tales). The author pays HCA a visit on 14th and it turns out to be the priest, Valdemar Thisted.
25 January
Reads aloud for ladies at the Workers' Association.
7 February
Has bought for himself from England the
"Beautiful, new illustrated edition of my fairy-tales, for which Dulken is responsible" [translator H.W. Dulcken].
(the diary, same day)
Hears that Professor Rasmus Nielsen had lectured on the subject "the wish" on the previous day. Amongst other references, the professor had used HCA's "Lykkens Kalosker" (The Galoshes of Fortune) as a point of departure.
14 February
The painter F.C. Lund draws a portrait of HCA whilst he is reading aloud in the midst of the Melchior family. He gives it to Mrs Melchior.
2 March
Reads aloud at the Students' Association.


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Features include:
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Beta features include portable device support, metadata management, album artwork, and subscriptions.
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Sunday, October 23, 2011
Pumpkin Ginger Bread
The pumpkin patch early this morning.
Crew harvesting grapes in the vineyard.
Pumpkin Ginger Bread
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...Despite my best efforts to avoid the crowds, the scene at the pumpkin patch was right out of Armageddon. Inbound traffic was fierce and folks who made it into the lot were jousting for parking spots. It was just after nine in the morning and I had foolishly thought the early hour would protect me from the crowds I knew would gather later in the day. The original plan was to buy a sugar pumpkin for baking, but the scene at points of entry and exit weakened my resolve and plan B immediately went into effect. Plan B involved making a u-turn, the type that makes grown men blanch, and heading to the supermarket to buy the pumpkin puree that I had foresworn because it's outrageously expensive this year. Once the pumpkin was squared away, I headed to a local winery to pick up a special order we had made for friends who love Oregon pinot noir. I had just pulled through the gates when I heard a pop that sounded suspiciously like a gun. The sound repeated again and again and then a parade of cars of various types and vintage pulled into the winery and parked by the side of the rode. Men and women emerged from the vehicles in clown-car fashion and headed into the vineyards with buckets in their hands. The grapes have been slow to ripen this year and the crews are only now able to harvest them. They are trying to stay a step ahead of the birds who are having a field day in the vineyards. The guns I heard are air rifles designed to scatter the birds and keep them from the grapes while the crews go about their work. I had hoped to share more pictures with you because it is fascinating to see the speed with which these folks work. However, the camera was obviously making some of them uncomfortable, so I decided to put it away and just watch what they were doing. This was not the place to even intimate "la migra." I spent more time there than I had intended and that meant I had swap out the recipe I planned to share with you today. I'm featuring a quick bread that I like to make at this time of year. It's a pumpkin bread that's flavored with ginger and orange zest and it's remarkably easy to assemble. I think those of you who try it will really be pleased. Here's the recipe.
Pumpkin Ginger Bread...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
1-1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted + butter for pans
2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled), + flour for pans
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons finely grated orange zest
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup packed light-brown sugar
1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree (1-3/4 cups)
3 large eggs
1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Butter and flour two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch (6-cup) loaf pans; set aside.
2) In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, ginger, orange zest and salt.
3) In a medium bowl, whisk together sugars, pumpkin, melted butter, and eggs; add flour mixture, and stir until just combined.
4) Divide batter between prepared pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center of loaves comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes; invert pans and transfer loaves to a wire rack to cool completely. Yield: 2 loaves.
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39 comments :
Pumpkin gingerbread ..yummy recipe.Have to try this oen..love both main ingredients
- October 23, 2011 at 2:06 AM
- Pondside said...
Mmmm that sounds good! We like all things pumpkin in our house.
- October 23, 2011 at 2:21 AM
- Rosetta said...
Molto buono, lo proverò.
Ciao - October 23, 2011 at 3:26 AM
- Alessandra said...
I would like to see a pumpkin harvest, but yes, the crowd could put me off... but I am also scared of doing u turns :-).
The recipe looks very inviting, I would love a slice with some butter right now :-)
Alessandra - October 23, 2011 at 4:20 AM
- That Girl said...
We're heading to the pumpkin patch Monday. I'm hoping it's not as much as a zoo as the one by you!
- October 23, 2011 at 4:43 AM
- Astra Libris said...
I'm super excited about the ginger in this pumpkin bread! Lovely!
- October 23, 2011 at 6:10 AM
- Penny said...
Sounds wonderful. I am getting ready to make a second loaf of pumpkin chutney bread. I love Fall food. Enjoyed your pictures.
- October 23, 2011 at 6:30 AM
- Rita said...
That pumpkin loaf looks wonderful.
- October 23, 2011 at 6:30 AM
- Lynn said...
This sounds great Mary and very seasonal! Gotta chuckle at the scene at the nursery, I would have left too:@)
- October 23, 2011 at 7:01 AM
- Martha said...
sounds delicious! I like the orange zest in there. I'll have to try that sometime.
- October 23, 2011 at 7:15 AM
- Lenia said...
Great pictures and wonderful bread!xxx
- October 23, 2011 at 7:32 AM
- pam said...
I'm going to be getting some pumpkin puree from the store today (I don't even attempt to make my own), so this bread is going on the list!
- October 23, 2011 at 7:55 AM
- Whats Cookin Italian Style Cuisine said...
What gorgeous photo's this one just makes me want to get the bowl out and start baking this!
- October 23, 2011 at 8:15 AM
- Sue/the view from great island said...
What a day! I'm so glad you opted for the pumpkin bread, it's one of my favorites.
- October 23, 2011 at 8:22 AM
- Debi said...
Its just too much not to get out and enjoy all these things. I would have loved to have seen the grape harvest; what a treat. Very interesting the ginger in this bread. This is one to try. Happy fall days. Debi
- October 23, 2011 at 8:34 AM
- Valerie Harrison (bellini) said...
The harvest is late this year, but if the frost holds out it will make for a good year for wine. As for pumpkin bread I was in the States this weekend, at WalMart and picked up more than my share of canned pumpkin:D
- October 23, 2011 at 9:43 AM
- Angie's Recipes said...
Warm and tasty. This is a perfect autumn bread.
- October 23, 2011 at 9:53 AM
- Unknown said...
Gorgeous looking bread. It sounds wonderful!!
- October 23, 2011 at 10:00 AM
- Rebecca said...
Your pumpkin ginger bread looks a lot lighter/fluffier than most! YUM! I'm hoping to make it to the pumpkin patch this year before it is too late :) Thanks for sharing your pics - they are great!
- October 23, 2011 at 10:28 AM
- MissCakeBaker said...
A great halloween recipe - looks delicious!
- October 23, 2011 at 11:36 AM
- lena said...
just a couple of days back, i saw a friend posted a photo in facebook visiting a farm and was picking out the pumpkins, they are really really huge! Is that a very popular trend that everyone will go to the farm to pick during harvest? I would love the ginger scent in this pumpkin bread.
- October 23, 2011 at 11:36 AM
- Cindy said...
Lol, I enjoyed your post...hope you picked up an extra bottle for yourself at the winery to just sit and enjoy :D.....off to make pumpkin bread!!
- October 23, 2011 at 11:39 AM
- Charmaine Anderson said...
How many eggs?
- October 23, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Barbara F. said...
Mary, I love gingerbread and pumpkin bread, combined together it has to be fabulicious!! And with orange zest, extra yummy. xo
- October 23, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Chiara said...
sounds delicious ! have a good day...
- October 23, 2011 at 1:38 PM
- Ginny Hartzler said...
It is so pretty! But what is a sugar pumpkin, I have never heard of it. I thought there was only one kind of pumpkin?
- October 23, 2011 at 3:25 PM
- Shug said...
Looks heavenly...a must try for me, especially since I love all kinds of breads, including pumpkin bread...don't you just love baking this time of the year..so much to harvest and so many things to make..BTW...I love those apples!
shug - October 23, 2011 at 5:48 PM
- tender b. said...
Love the winery shot. In the past I was very against ginger in a sweet treat but I am slowly coming around.
- October 23, 2011 at 7:49 PM
- Vicki Bensinger said...
I like that your pumpkin. Read has orange zest in it. That's just enough to bring out the flavor of the pumpkin with a hint of fresh citrus.
I also made a pumpkin cake tonight that I'm still working on this evening that I will post Monday or Tuesday. Thanks for sharing the yummy breakfast treat. - October 23, 2011 at 8:09 PM
- Joanne said...
Sounds like you had an awesome but busy weekend! This ginger bread is great though...I'm up for adding pumpkin into anything!
- October 23, 2011 at 8:21 PM
- Jeff @ Cheese-Burger.net said...
This is going to be great for Halloween. Although it's not like other recipes that makes food look Halooweeny, I actually like it that way. Food that looks horrific just ruins your appetite.
- October 24, 2011 at 1:20 AM
- The Blonde Duck said...
I want to go to a pumpkin festival!
- October 24, 2011 at 7:36 AM
- June said...
Mary, you're making me homesick for Oregon again! Speaking of home, I hope you're there. I'm worried about you with the quake in Turkey. Please say you're OK!
- October 24, 2011 at 11:09 AM
- Unknown said...
Mary, you are amazing with all your recipes. This one is no exception and so seasonal which I particularly appreciate :).
- October 24, 2011 at 2:52 PM
- Monet said...
I can never get too much pumpkin. And now, I want to visit a pumpkin patch (with less crowds, of course!) Thank you for sharing, dear friend. I'm so glad that I'm able to type again. Your blog makes me hungry (and of course, it makes me smile!). Much love and warm wishes from Austin.
- October 24, 2011 at 4:46 PM
- the wandering fork said...
I am TOTALLY making this for a birthday here at work, for a girl that can't eat chocolate! Thanks for posting it! :)
- October 24, 2011 at 6:41 PM
- Cassie | Bake Your Day said...
Mary, I think I might make this tonight. I have been craving gingerbread. This is perfect!
- October 24, 2011 at 7:35 PM
- France@beyondthepeel said...
I've never been a big fan of pumpkin until a few years ago when I tried my mother in laws pumpkin bread. It was really nice and not to strong in flavor. It looks very much like yours. It turned out so a beautiful color!
- October 25, 2011 at 4:35 PM
- Beverly said...
I promised my husband I would make pumpkin bread this weekend. I will definitely try your recipe.
- October 26, 2011 at 4:06 PM


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First there's Ginger, the deranged, dandruff-riddled cookie:
Yep. Once they leave, everyone is MUCH more cheerful.
Humpty here likes to talk with his hands:
The most famous misfit of all?
Yes, it's...
Jessica S., Kim C., Erin F., Mike Y., & Anony M., I totally need Poo-Dolph on a t-shirt.
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Another day, another (presumably) unintended consequence of the Affordable Care Act. (I say presumably because there's a plausible theory out there that the Act was engineered to fail and thereby pave the way for a single-payer health care system. I'm not cynical enough to embrace that view, though a close look at the Act reveals design flaws so fundamental that one wonders who ever could have expected the thing to succeed.)
The latest unintended development is the move by employers to cut workers' hours so as to avoid having to provide ACA-compliant (generous) health insurance policies. Under the Act, an employer with 50 or more employees faces an annual fine of $2,000 per worker if it fails to offer high-benefit insurance at an affordable rate and a full-time employee therefore purchases subsidized insurance on a state exchange. One way to avoid this liability is to hold employees' hours below thirty per week so that they are not deemed full-time. The CEO of Papa John's Pizza recently announced that his franchisees are likely to take that tack. Darden Restaurants, which operates 2,000 restaurants under Olive Garden, Red Lobster, and Longhorn Steakhouse labels, is currently experimenting with a 29.5 hour work week aimed at evading the ACA's so-called employer mandate. Applebee's and Jimmy John's are making similar plans, as are, according to the Wall Street Journal, Pillar Hotels and Resorts (owner of 210 franchise hotels), CKE Restaurants (parent of Carl's Jr. and Hardee's restaurants), and Anna's Linens.
ACA proponents are incensed. Referencing an interview in which Jimmy John thanked his parents for the start-up money they provided him and stated "I hope that I can give back to society the way they have," one blogger wrote: "Maybe Jimmy John can start 'giving back to society' by giving his employees health care? What a loser."
In actuality, the kindest thing employers can do for their low-wage employees is to drop their health insurance coverage. Here's why:
- It is well understood in labor economics, and a vast body of empirical research demonstrates, that employee benefits are a one-for-one substitute for salary. When an employer purchases benefits for an employee, she normally reduces the employee's take-home pay by an amount equal to the amount she spends on the benefit. The employer thus faces a "wage or benefits" decision whenever she sets up a employee's compensation package, and she should settle on the combination that provides the most total benefit to the employee.
- When the employer buys health insurance for her employees, they receive an effective subsidy from the federal government because compensation paid in the form of health insurance benefits, rather than salary, is not taxed. The amount of the effective subsidy is the sum of the payroll tax rate and the employee's marginal income tax rate times the policy price paid by the employer. Because marginal tax rates increase with income, the effective subsidy for high-wage earners is much greater than for low-wage employees. (For most lower-income workers, the effective subsidy will be 22.65% * the policy price. That assumes a 7.65% payroll tax (1.45% Medicare + 6.2% Social Security) and a marginal income tax rate of 15%.)
- If, but only if, an employer declines to purchase ACA-compliant insurance for her lower-wage employees (those earning up to 400% of the Federal Poverty Level), they may purchase federally subsidized insurance on a state exchange. The amount of the subsidy available on an exchange is greater at lower-income levels. It generally swamps the effective subsidy for employer-provided health insurance, especially at lower wage levels.
- Because higher-wage employees (1) receive relatively higher effective subsidies for employer-provided health benefits, and (2) are not eligible for ACA subsidies on state exchanges, it makes sense for their employers to continue providing them with health insurance benefits. Lower-wage workers, by contrast, are better off if their employers stop compensating them with health insurance, for which only relatively small subsidies are available, and thereby enable them to take advantage of the large subsidies available to employees without employer-provided health care coverage.
An example may help here. Suppose an employer wishes to provide $40,000 in total compensation to a 40 year-old employee who is the head of a four-person household. If the employer purchases a family policy for the employee (approximate cost $12,000/year), it will pay the employee $28,0000/year. The employee will pay no payroll or income tax on the component of her compensation provided as health insurance, so she receives an effective federal subsidy of $2,718 (22.65% * $12,000). If the employer were to drop health care coverage, the employee would receive all her compensation — all $40,000 — as take-home pay. On the incremental $12,000 paid as cash rather than benefits, she'd have to pay $2,718 in tax, but she would now be eligible to purchase her own insurance at a subsidized rate. The ACA would limit her out-of-pocket insurance expense to 4.95% of annual income ($1,980), which means she would receive a whopping $10,020 subsidy on the $12,000 family policy. This employee is $7,302 better off if her employer drops coverage (costing her $2,718 in foregone tax subsidy) and allows her to access the more generous subsidies available on state exchanges (benefiting her by $10,020).
In a competitive labor market, we can expect all sorts of employers seeking to attract lower-wage workers to follow this "pro-employee" practice. We can also expect ACA-proponents and a compliant press to pillory such employers. The real culprit, though, is the group of policymakers who forced upon us the perverse set of incentives known as the Affordable Care Act. Sadly, it seems it's here to stay.


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Did you have a favorite ice cream novelty as a kid? I did. We didn't have anything like an ice cream truck in the backwoods of southern VA, but if we had, I would've chased it for as many miles as my little legs would take me for an orange dreamsicle*.
*(Question: Are they called creamsicles in your neck of the woods? I've heard it both ways.)
These cupcakes stem from my fond memories of that treat made of vanilla ice cream covered in orange sherbet. I filled a lightly orange-flavored cupcake with a fluffy sweetened vanilla whipped cream and topped it with a luscious buttercream frosting beschpeckled with orange zest.
I'll be the first to admit that, while amazingly tasty, these still aren't as good as I remember those dreamsicles to be. (I suppose there's a teeny chance that my memories are skewed.) Regardless, it's just a different kind of satisfaction. The flavor is similar, the cupcakes are soft, the frosting is rich, and those things, my friends, are enough for this gal.
Dreamsicle Cupcakes
(makes 16)
Cupcakes :
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup sour cream, room temperature
zest of one orange
Filling :
1/2 cup heavy cream (or more, if you're greedy)
3 tablespoons granulated or powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
orange buttercream frosting
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line standard muffin tins with paper liners. To make the cupcakes, cream butter, sugar, and orange zest until pale and fluffy. With mixer running, add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl. Beat in vanilla extract. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with the sour cream, and beating until combined after each.
Divide batter among muffin cups, filling each 3/4 full. Bake, rotating tins halfway through, until testers inserted in the centers come out clean, about 25 minutes. Let cool in tins on wire racks.
To fill the cupcakes, first whip the cream and sugar until slightly stiff. Fold in the vanilla. Then carve out a cone-shaped hole in each cupcake and carefully spoon or squirt the whipped cream inside. Apply frosting generously to cupcakes and, after giving the components a few minutes to get friendly, feed your face.


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I can help you, College Girl! Perhaps you might be interested in some Watch Free Movie? The adventures of GI Joe? Or simply The Movie, if you are one for ambiguity?
Aaaaanyway, my uniform lately has been a tiara decorated one way or another and a sweater and a long skirt. Blah blah Meadham Kirchhoff blah Courtney blah blah riffs on femininity in the form of girl scout patches and jewelry with images from popular culture on them blahhhhhh.
I had to carry around a box of SweetHearts today when the heart stuck on top would get too worn down.
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