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Multi-Million Dollar Corruption Behind Puerto Rico's Leaked Chat, Journalists Say
https://www.occrp.org/en/daily/10261-multi-million-dollar-corruption-behind-puerto-rico-s-leaked-chat-journalists-say Multi-Million Dollar Corruption Behind Puerto Rico's Leaked Chat, Journalists Say Published: Friday, 19 July 2019 17:23 Written by Samuel Trilling Puerto Rico's Center for Investigative Journalism published a story on Thursday that claims three members of the Governor Ricardo … Continue reading
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Puerto Rico's Ouster of Its Governor, Ricardo Rosselló, Isn't Just About One Administration's Corruption
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Puerto Rico Justice Dept. asks for Special Independent Prosecutor for Telegram chat members, related to scandal that led to PR governor's resignation
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From Lunch to Brunch to Gourmet Dinners, We've Got Plenty of Ways to Celebrate MomPosted: May 7th, 2013 | Author: KN | Filed under: 62 Restaurant & Winebar, Blue Ox, brunch, Event, Finz, Nathaniel's at the Hawthorne Hotel, Victoria Station | Tags: 10 Center, Brunch, Ceia, Dinner, Emerson Inn by the Sea, Lunch, Mother's Day, Mother's Day Brunch, North Shore | No Comments »
Forgot Mother's Day is this Sunday and scrambling to make plans? We've got a quick round-up of brunch ideas as well as some less traditional options.
If delighting in a little taste of everything is mom's style, there are several buffet options. Salem's Victoria Station is featuring breakfast favorites as well as a carving station and plenty of seafood. And cocktails, of course. Perhaps a "Mom'osa" is in order? ($30 per person, $15 for kids,children under five eat free.)
Is mom a fan of oysters? Next door at Finz, the offerings include a raw bar along with a full buffet and the tasty-sounding waffles with blueberry whipped cream or banana encrusted salmon over coconut jasmine rice. ($39.99 per person, $15.99 for children 12 and under.)
A few blocks away, the Hawthorne Hotel will make mom feel like royalty. Their spread is available all day, with a change in focus at 3:00 from breakfast items to dinner. The veggie options look plentiful, including non-traditional salads like red-white-and-green salad with tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, edamame, and fresh basil and a sweet-and-spicy cucumber salad with tomatoes, bell peppers, and red onion. The make-your-own strawberry shortcake will appeal to the kids in the group. ($42.95 adults; $2 per year of age for children.)
Newburyport's 10 Center wants to ensure mom enjoys herself, too. In addition to an extensive buffet with dishes like stuffed french toast and lobster mac and cheese, they are offering a complimentary mimosa to each mother. ($40 per person, 10:00 to 3:00.)
A reliable favorite of many moms is the Emerson Inn by the Sea in Rockport for their always-beautiful grand buffet. Live piano music and ocean views accompany offerings like a smoked salmon, trout and mackerel display; chilled salad of shrimp, clams, mussels and calamari; and roasted garlic and gorgonzola encrusted black angus sirloin. ($49 per adult; $24.50 for children ages 3-10; 10:00 to 2:30.)
For those who would rather forgo brunch and treat mom to a luscious lunch or dinner, several terrific restaurants have special menu items on offer.
62 Restaurant and Wine Bar in Salem has a special menu just for mom from 11:00 to 9:00. In addition to regular menu items, Chef Tony Bettencourt will tempt you with crostini topped with whipped ricotta, roasted black mission figs, and aged balsamic vinegar and grilled lamb chops with zucchini, black olives, roasted tomato, crumbled feta, Sardinian couscous, and basil.
Lynn's Blue Ox has put together a three-course meal for mom that has us salivating.
The pan-roasted cod with spring pea risotto, oven dried tomatoes, fava beans, pea tendril salad, and truffle vinaigrette and the strawberry rhubarb tart with strawberry and mint champagne sauce and whipped cream are calling our names. The special meal is $44 per person, available from 12:00 to 6:00.
Ceia in Newburyport will feature special selections such as a luxe steak and lobster benedict; spaghetti with black garlic, mint, and serrano chili; and shrimp with linguica, fingerling potatoes, kale, and a farm egg.
Last but not least, if the celebrated lady in your life loves eating out, our friends at Dinner Dealer have the perfect gift: a deck of restaurant-discount cards costs $25 and provides more than $300 in savings to North Shore restaurants ($1 from each sale is donated to a local food pantry). And if you contact them in the next few days, Dinner Dealer will throw in a free mini pampering kit with treats like chocolates and skincare products from local, women-owned companies.
Looks like there are plenty of options for treating your mom, grandmom, stepmom, godmom or anybody else to a great meal this weekend. Remember to call ahead for availability and that tax, tip and drinks aren't generally included in the price, and enjoy!

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Located in the Grove Barton Shopping Center near the Raleigh Grande, Lynnwood Grill is proud to serve the local community and sponsor teams, fundraisers and tournaments. Stop by after your walk at Umstead State Park for a snack, and sit and stay awhile to enjoy our craft beer and specialty pizza in our rooftop seating area. Try ordering our food online for an easy night at home.
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Down here in Florida a 57', wooden hulled, boat that ferries people from shore to an anchored casino boat caught fire and burned several months ago. One person died and 15 were hospitalized. Most all the passengers were over 65 yrs old. The NTSB investigated and issued their report. The report were quite critical of the Coast Guard for lax inspection and follow-up. One thing the CG can't stand is criticism. I'm sure that the NTSB report will filter throughout all CG's inspection offices. What does this mean? I imagine it means the CG inspectors will make sure all T's are crossed and all I's are dotted, in other words they won't be giving any breaks.
I don't know what this will mean to the DQ as she undergoes her inspection and rebuild, but the timing of the NTSB report couldn't have been worse because the CG will still be stinging from the report.


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Building the Wall: Will Digital Subscriptions Save the Newspaper Industry?
By: Nu Yang
It's becoming an increasingly common announcement: "Eagle Introduces Digital Subscription Plan," "The Star to Launch Digital Subscription," "Tribune Sets Paywall on Some Content at $14.99 per Month," and on and on. As the business model evolves, newspaper executives are taking a closer look at charging for their online content, whether it's through a paywall or a metered subscription.
Many large papers are reporting success with digital subscriptions. In October, Financial Times owner Pearson reported that during the first nine months of 2012, digital subscriptions increased 17 percent to 313,000. The Wall Street Journal reported that it had about 537,000 digital subscribers as of last fall, with 80,000 of them reading versions for tablets, smartphones, or e-readers, while the rest received the online edition.
But the most talked-about pay model is that of The New York Times. In October, The New York Times Co. reported total average digital circulation was 896,352 daily (up 136 percent year-over-year) and 850,816 Sunday (up 129 percent). Those numbers include all paid and verified digital subscription copies as well as paid subscriptions to replica editions on e-readers, including Amazon's Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook.
Whether you call it a paywall, a meter, or a digital subscription, is it time for publishers to start embracing this paid model as a revenue generator?
Members only
Some news organizations are treating their digital strategy like a velvet rope, offering subscribers (or "members," as they're called) exclusive items, from free concert tickets to members-only events.
The Day in New London, Conn., launched its pay model in September 2011. "Our senior management group wanted to find something that was consumer-focused and could generate revenue growth," said director of marketing and audience development Daniel Williams.
The result was a Web-based rewards program called The Day Passport, which provides exclusive access to discounts, giveaways, and member events at local venues and attractions. To become a member, subscribers can pick from three print or online membership options, or a digital-only membership that ranges from $9.99 to $22.99 per month. The Day allows 10 free premium articles a month before visitors are asked to subscribe.
A year after launch, Williams said the program has generated more than 1,000 digital-only members and around $100,000 in revenue.
"For 100 years, we've depended on the address delivery model, based on where you live and the household," Williams said. "Now we know about the individuals inside the home."
Williams said the meter model is a long-term business strategy for the company. "This is a growth model for us. It's changed over the last eight to 10 years, when we were directly monetizing the audience. Now we're indirectly monetizing them based on user profiles. We're shifting away from the address profile, and now advertising is based on the data from these users and readers."
He said publishers are still struggling with how to create a single sign-on — one profile that follows a reader across different platforms. By working with a partner such as Clickshare (clickshare.com), The Day is able to provide that option.
Based in Amherst, Mass., Clickshare was founded more than 10 years ago as a single sign-on provider. Since then, it has added metered access to its list of services. Clickshare currently works with more than two dozen newspapers.
Director of business development Greg Smith said the majority of publishers are looking for flexibility, as well as the ability to see who their real customers are, as opposed to "fly-by" readers. "They're looking at retaining their customer base."
The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier also has a membership model, which launched in May. The paper offers several membership options, including a digital-only subscription for $10 per month. The Post and Courier set its meter at five free page views before asking visitors to subscribe. By setting a low meter, director of audience development Steve Wagenlander said it allows the paper to "catch more fish."
"Readers get to know the content first instead of hitting a hard paywall," he said. "After six months, we've caught more fish than those with a higher meter (based on collected data from affiliates). It shows people are saying 'yes' more at the Post and Courier."
Wagenlander said the paper has 1,175 digital-only subscriptions, and he anticipates that number to rise to 1,500 in a year. He added, "The biggest change I've seen is that members feel good about spending money with us."
Members-only events have played a big role in the Post and Courier's transformation. Wagenlander said the paper has hosted several free public events, including renting out the local aquarium for 1,200 members with free food and music; a giveaway to attend an "American Idol" tour concert; tickets to see a local production of "The Wizard of Oz" with cast photos; and a food truck rodeo.
"It's a thank you for being a reader and creates a lot of goodwill," Wagenlander said.
Member benefits also include home delivery of the printed paper, full access to postandcourier.com, unlimited access to the iPad app and mobile apps, Post and Courier magazines, access to the e-edition, complimentary text message alerts, email newsletters, and a Kindle subscription.
The Toronto Star recently announced it would launch paid digital subscriptions in 2013. Although details on how to register and how much the paper will charge are still forthcoming, director of community relations and communications Bob Hepburn said it would be a metered model.
Currently, the Star offers a product bundle that includes an ePaper (digital replica) subscription powered by NewspaperDirect and a Kobo Vox e-reader for $12.99 per month if the consumer signs an 18-month contract. According to consumer marketing manager Nadine Chevolleau, there is an early cancellation fee, but the e-reader does not have to be returned. The Star does not promote the ePaper on its website, but Chevolleau said the results have seen a nice lift in consumer revenues.
Chevolleau said the paper launched the bundle slowly, first targeting existing weekend customers and allowing them seven-day access with the ePaper. She said another small mailing was sent to households outside Toronto who didn't have access to seven-day delivery, and the response rate was better. Another mailing to former subscribers is also in the works.
Chevolleau said 150 e-readers have been distributed so far.
Valuable content
Publishers have offered free content online since the dawn of the Internet, but many are reversing this stance now that digital readership shows signs of overtaking print readership.
Toronto's Globe and Mail launched its digital subscription service, Globe Unlimited, in late October. Visitors to globeandmail.com can access 10 free pieces of Globe and Mail content per month before being asked to subscribe. Globe Unlimited is available at no additional cost for five- or six-day home delivery subscribers, and it is discounted to $4.99 for partial-week home delivery subscribers. For non-subscribers, a Globe Unlimited trial is available for 99 cents for the first month, after which the cost is $19.99 per month.
Publisher and chief executive officer Phillip Crawley said the paper already offers Globe to Go, the digital replica of the paper, and Globe Investor Gold, an online portal to stock performance analysis. Globe Investor Gold was founded 10 years ago, and members pay $15 per month for access. According to Crawley, the service has 15,000 subscribers.
"We already had a digital revenue stream," he said. "But we believed that type of revenue could work on a broader base than with a niche website."
While in the research phase, Crawley said the Globe and Mail looked at other paid models, such as the Financial Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times, and tested price sensitivity with user groups.
"In Canada, there is a shift with consumers and how they consume content," he said. "We see a growth in tablets, which is a popular option now. Our readership comes from higher incomes and education, and they are early adapters of new devices … this can improve delivery and add new content and tools."
A subscription to Globe Unlimited includes access to the subscriber-only Dashboard, a new tool to personalize each reader's news experience. Digital subscribers also get access to exclusive content, such as the new Streetwise column, providing up-to-the-minute developments and news on the financial markets, and ROB Insight, a new feature providing business readers with an early jump on the stories unfolding each day.
Before the launch, Globe Unlimited was heavily promoted in print, online, on television, and on the radio. The marketing campaign also included a wrap that took over the Oct. 22 paper, the day the service launched.
With an impending move to a new building in 2015, Crawley said that having the metered model has forced the paper to think ahead in a constructive way. "We want to ramp up video production and put in a video studio, where we can produce and edit our own videos," he said. "It will be another good source of ad revenue and a paywall incentive."
The Daily Herald in Arlington Heights, Ill., was the first Chicago-area newspaper to charge regularly for digital access. The paper launched its metered model, Subscriber Total Access, in September 2011.
Kelly Bolyard, assistant vice president and director of interactive media/digital development, said print subscribers pay an additional $1 per week for their current subscription, while digital-only subscribers pay $7.99 a month for unlimited access to Daily Herald digital platforms. Non-subscribers are limited to 10 page views a month without paying for digital access.
Bolyard said the paper rolled out phase two in October, offering a 99- cent trial for the first month and $7.99 for the second month. "We've seen good movement," she said.
"To launch and survive in a competitive market is a win for us financially," Bolyard said. "We've increased our circulation revenue and seen digital growth."
In Europe, Norwegian newspaper Fædrelandsvennen (FVN) implemented Varnish Software's paywall service in May. Varnish (varnish-software.com) is based in Oslo, Norway and works primarily in the Scandinavian market with Norwegian newspapers. The company currently has 60 clients.
Varnish chief executive officer Per Buer said, "FVN had been experiencing an increasing slump in the number of online readers for several years before they deployed the Varnish paywall solution with great results. Once deployed, the solution met all of FVN's requirements while maintaining the website's optimal performance and scalability."
According to a case study, the goal of FVN's online management team was to make more quality material available to existing subscribers while making less content available for non-subscribers.
"The effect of launching the Varnish paywall has surpassed all our expectations," said Christian Stavik, editor-in-chief of FVN's online edition. "We are already seeing a great return on investment, as the number of subscribers has grown by 2 percent, and we are also selling more of our paper edition."
Go hard?
Once a publisher figures out if a digital subscription service is necessary, the next question is whether to go with a hard paywall or a metered model.
More than 350 publications, including the already-mentioned Post and Courier and Daily Herald, use Press+ (mypressplus.com), a service of RR Donnelley, for their metered models. (Disclosure: E&P is a Press+ client.) Based in New York City, Press+ launched in 2010.
Co-founder Steven Brill said he believes that publications lose their voice when they put up a hard paywall. The Press+ staff doesn't even use the term "paywall," he said.
Brill explained the difference: "A paywall is like diving off a cliff without knowing if the bottom is too deep, too rocky, or too cold. A meter is like walking into the shallow end of a pool."
Co-founder Gordon Crovitz said data has ended the debate among publishers over whether they should charge for content. "Data shows there is no downside," he said. "We learn from the data where to start, how much to charge, what is the best approach, or to bundle."
He added, "It became very clear after the meter that publishers were seeing online revenue while selling additional ads and keeping their audience."
The company hosts quarterly meetings with publication affiliates, where Brill said real numbers are shared among colleagues. He said that in the classic business model, which includes both circulation and advertising, a paywall leads to lost advertising revenue. But, if a metered model is set at 10 free page views, visitors see a welcome message at the first page view. At eight page views, a warning might pop up with how many more views are available.
"If they get to 10, that's a loyal reader of the website," Brill said. "They're the most committed, the most likely to say yes, but with a wall, the reader is immediately asked to pay when all they wanted was to read the story first. There's a psychology to it."
When Wagenlander attended an affiliates meeting, he saw that the Press+ staff was thinking digitally. "That's what newspapers need when they're thinking of subscriptions. (Press+) is relying on our content and they are providing a skill set we need. It's refreshing to have that in a partner, someone who is immersed in the digital space."
On the other end of the spectrum is the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. The paper began charging for its online content in August 2011 under a hard paywall. While some sections remain free, there is a charge to read premium content. Online visitors are given the first few lines of a story, but to read it entirely, the reader must sign up for a digital subscription.
Publisher Dennis Francis said that during the six months of research, the paper looked at free websites and metered systems but ultimately decided go with a paywall.
"A metered system is like getting free appetizers and cocktails in a restaurant and when it's time to pay for the entrée, they're full and ready to walk away," Francis said.
The technology is handled in-house by the paper's online staff. Francis said the paper "likes to have control" of the service. Digital access is included with a print subscription, while several other packages are offered, such as print and digital for $19.95 per month, a 14-day digital pass for $1.99, and digital-only with pricing based on location. International digital subscriptions are $15 for a year, $1.95 a month, and 99 cents for a 24-hour day pass.
Within a month of launching the paywall, Francis said digital subscriptions increased 2 percent. He said there are currently 15,000 digital-only subscribers.
"We started at zero," Francis said. "Whatever we get is better than zero."
The Worcester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette launched its metered model in 2010 through Clickshare, but from 2002 to 2006 it operated under a hard paywall.
Online director Mark Henderson said data showed that a hard paywall spoke against the paper's message of having a local news and regional site. Bringing back a metered model was a way to drive additional advertising support and place value on local reporting.
After the third click on the website's premium content, a message pops up asking the reader to register. Print subscribers have unlimited access once they register, while casual visitors are asked to pay for access after the tenth article. Unlimited access to telegram.com and the mobile site is regularly priced at $14.95 per month and includes a rewards card with discounts to local restaurants and merchants.
The Telegram & Gazette, which is owned by the New York Times Co., launched its metered model a year ahead of its sister paper. "We made the decision with the meter locally, and the choices were all made locally," Henderson said. "But there was a lot of pressure to deliver. It added an element of complexity."
Henderson stressed that each publisher has to decide what is right for them, whether that's a paid meter or a hard paywall. "What works in your market," he said. "At least know what your next step is."
Lessons learned
Whether the paywall has been up for two years or two days, newspaper decision makers have plenty of lessons to share.
"Audiences do want to be engaged with us," said Bolyard of the Daily Herald. "If we treat the audience correctly and give them quality content and advertisement, then the money will come." She also predicted more papers will offer fewer stories for free before asking readers to pay for the content. "And don't offer too many packages," she said. "Less is more."
Wagenlander said the Post and Courier learned a lot about its online audience. "There's a misconception that it's our print subscribers going to the site, but we know now readers are driving page views, not print subscribers. We also underestimated the willingness that people have to pay for online content … and overestimated the pushback numbers."
Clickshare's Smith said he sees more publishers charging for online content. "Everyone waited for the New York Times, and now they're finding success. (Publishers) see it's not a dying business; it's evolving, and those that don't get it will be left behind."
"Judging on the success the first movers on the paywall trend seem to have had with their paywall-based business models, I would say that paywalls are here to stay," Varnish's Buer said.
"But what we are observing is that the publishers that are yet to decide on a business model to replace their advertising-based revenue strategy are still unsure of how to best monetize their content. When it comes to installing paywalls, loyalty is a primary concern."
At The Day, customer loyalty played a key part in the transition. "We saw about 70 percent resistance based on online comments," Williams said. "But within 48 hours (of the launch), our promoters became the biggest advocates of this shift."
Williams said after the paper applied the meter, there was a 25 percent loss of page views, but there was no negative impact on ad revenue. Meanwhile, membership revenue increased by 8 percent.
"The preprint advertising model is collapsing," he said. "We keep hearing the word audience, but there hasn't been much done to monetize it."
Williams is encouraged to find demand for the paper's products, though. Based on last year's numbers, he saw a 3 percent increase in consumers paying for digital access.
"We're seeing a shift in the industry's business model, where it's becoming more consumer-focused," he said. "We're reaching the tipping point where consumer revenue will pass advertising revenue."


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I know that some of you will grouse and tell me that an apple fritter is not a doughnut. And, you're probably right. But, because it's sold in doughnut shops everywhere, I'm including this recipe.
Apple Fritters
- Yield:16-20 fritters
- Rated:
- 2 teaspoons (0.6 ounce) packed fresh yeast or 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- 3 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons unbleached pastry flour or unbleached all-purpose flour
- 4 extra-large egg yolks
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup sparkling apple cider
- 1/2 stick (2 ounces) unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- For the apples
- 1/2 stick (2 ounces) unsalted butter
- 1 vanilla bean
- 7 firm and tart Granny Smith apples (2 1/2 pounds), peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes to equal 7 cups
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup sparkling apple cider
- For the white glaze
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar, sifted
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
To prepare the dough: Place the yeast in the bowl of an electric mixer. In a small saucepan, over medium heat, heat the milk until warm to the touch. Pour the milk over the yeast to soften, 1 to 2 minutes. Add 2 cups of the flour to the milk mixture, without stirring. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm place until the surface of the flour cracks, about 30 to 40 minutes.
In a small bowl combine the egg yolks and sugar. Add the cider, melted butter, salt, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and 1 1/4 cups of the flour and mix until combined. Add this mixture to the yeast. Using the paddle attachment of an electric mixer, mix on low for half a minute, then turn up to medium for about 1 minute. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of flour and mix on low for half a minute, then on medium for another half a minute. The dough will be very sticky.
Sift an even layer of flour onto the work surface; scrape the dough out of the bowl, onto the work surface. Clean the mixing bowl and lightly coat it with vegetable oil. Gather the dough and return it to the oiled bowl. Cover it tightly with plastic wrap, and set aside in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size, about 1 1/2 hours.
To prepare the apples: In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Using a small paring knife, split the vanilla bean lengthwise. With the back of the knife, scrape out the pulp and the seeds of the vanilla bean, and add the scrapings and the pod to the butter. Heat the butter until bubbly. Add the chopped apples, tossing to coat them with butter. Add the cinnamon and sugar, and saute 3 to 5 minutes until slightly softened and the majority of the apples are deep golden. Add the vinegar ad cider, and reduce over medium-high heat. If the apples are becoming too mushy, turn the heat up, so the liquid reduces quickly. If they are still very firm, turn the head down to reduce slowly. The apples should be cooked, but still slightly firm to the touch. Remove the vanilla bean and place the apples on a baking sheet to cool.
Scrape the dough out onto a floured surface and stretch into a rectangle about 2 inches thick. Spread half of the apples over the dough and fold into thirds by bringing the bottom up and the top down, patting with your hands to flatten slightly. Scatter the remaining apples on top and fold into thirds again. Gather the dough together by tucking under the edges and return it to the oiled bowl. Cover and allow to rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
Heat the oil to 375 degrees.
Scrape the dough out onto a floured surface and gently roll or pat it into a rectangle about 1/2 inch thick, flouring the surface of the dough as necessary. Dip the cutter in flour and, cutter as closely together as possible, cut out the fritters. Place them on a floured surface and allow to rest for 10 minutes, no longer.
To prepare the glaze: In a small stainless steel bowl set over a pot of gently simmering water, combine the powdered sugar, cream, vanilla extract, and salt. Heat until just warm, stirring frequently. The glaze should be thin and translucent; if necessary, thin it down with more cream.
Dip your hands in flour, and stretch the fritters by pulling them gently elongating the round shape into a 4-inch oval. Don't worry if you puncture the dough as you stretch it. Drop directly into the hot oil and fry according to instructions (link to the introduction about frying).
Brush the fritters with glaze while they are warm.
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Jerry diddled while NUMMI closed
Original post made by jimf01, another community, on Feb 10, 2010
He wrote a letter to the President of Toyota. More correctly, he signed a letter someone else wrote.
Web Link
Jerry McNerney and the Democrats, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and President Obama were busy taking over GM last year and giving it to the UAW Web Link as a prize for getting Obama elected, and passing stimulus which has plenty of benefits for the newly unemployed but NOTHING to help NUMMI employees KEEP their jobs and keep GM in the plant, which would have kept Toyota in the plant.
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Comments (42)
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 10, 2010 at 12:59 pm
Jim...I submit to you that Jerry did not "diddle."
More likely, he grinned and applauded the demise of NUMMI while no one (other than fellow democrats) was watching. Democrats, especially "Obama Democrats" are at WAR with the private sector in the US. They hate the private sector more than they hate America's real enemies like radical Islamists. Their hatred and destruction of the private sector is working, unfortunately. Only with the recent setbacks of Democrats in elections such as Massachusetts, NJ, Virginia, etc. is the Obama agenda slowing.
McNerney will see how his constituents feel next November. His days in office are numbered since he votes nearly 98% with madame Pelosi...one of the most leftwing radicals in Congress.
I am looking forward to November to put McNerney in his place. Namely, let's give him a one-way ticket to a country where he feels more at home with socialism/communism where there is equality of results and output and where the focus is totally on collectivism and rationing vs. individualism. How about North Korea?
a resident of Pleasanton Heights
on Feb 10, 2010 at 4:54 pm
Thanks for the this right-wing garbage "jimf01". In typical conservative fashion, you provide only smear and no real solutions.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 10, 2010 at 5:14 pm
Dale...the problem with people like you is that you think the Government can and should solve ALL of our problems. Wake up! TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT IS THE PROBLEM!
You want solutions? Dramatically reduce the oppressive, smothering, government regulations and taxes and let the marvelous, innovative private sector to its job! Period!
(Yet, Democrats have an insatiable need for "control" over our lives and the centralization of bigger and bigger government...at the expense of the private sector. There is a role for government...tho limited, just like the Founders stated in the U.S. Constitution.)
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 10, 2010 at 5:43 pm
I guess anyway to downgrade a Democrat is acceptable. By the way, isnt Pete Stark the Representative for Fremont and the Nummi plant, not Jerry McNerney?
a resident of another community
on Feb 10, 2010 at 5:52 pm
Thanks dale, it is you who provided only smear (of me and conservatives), and no solutions. So if I did the same, what does that make you?
JM - McNerney is our Congressman, and he has many constituents who will be affected by the NUMMI closure. In Pleasanton, Tracy, Stockton, etc.
Jeff - Check my blog. I am right there with ya.
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a resident of another community
on Feb 10, 2010 at 5:52 pm
The gov. & UAW own GM, We the members of the socalled union got screwed over by UAW and GOV. All Obama's socalled plan to help the middle class! This guy will not get a second term his skin color wont help him again.
a resident of Downtown
on Feb 10, 2010 at 7:02 pm
Posts like this always seem to bring out Pleasanton's angry white male Limbaugh crowd. I bet McNerney has a higher IQ than the collective group of rednecks that post on here. They should get back to sharing at airhead blondes on Faux News.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 10, 2010 at 7:36 pm
My my you start out so well using your words and then resort to name calling, white male Limbaugh crowd, rednecks, airhead blondes. Wow! Not much can be said about that. What can be said is that Fox News is putting most of the other network news out of biz. So why do you think that is?
a resident of another community
on Feb 10, 2010 at 7:49 pm
heh, yeah, threads like this. Those threads that tell everyone the facts of what is going on with our Democrat controlled executive and legislative branch.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 10, 2010 at 9:39 pm
Jen... McNerney having a 'higher IQ'? What kind of IQ does it take to understand that if you punish the achievers by taxing businesses excessively, forcing more burdensome regulations on them, forcing them to "compete" with government (wink-wink, since that is impossibility given that the government makes and enforces the rules, prints money, etc.), that you'll devastate the job-market and economy.
Precisely what is happening now...but you say McNerney has a high IQ? (On the other hand, I might agree if one were to assume the devastation to America's economy by the democrat party is DELIBERATE.)
a resident of Livermore
on Feb 10, 2010 at 9:52 pm
Everything in this article is true. My has worked at NUMMI for 25 years. GM and Obama came in there and shut down the NUMMI plant leaving thousands of people out of work in March. Toyota wanted to stay and work with GM on keeping the plant open. Obama came in there and in 2 weeks GM was out leave Toyota with the financial responsibility of paying out the severance and the cost of closing the plant. GM and Obama told Toyota and the worker sorry but we don't have to help financially because we're in BK. At least Toyota gave the employee's 8 months of work, GM was out in three weeks. Now Obama, the Democrats and the UAW are trying to ruin Toyota's reputation with all this recall new, so that the focus is off of them and the lastest news on all the new GM plants their opening in China, Thailand and Mexico. Obama is to blame for all the millions of job loses.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 10, 2010 at 10:00 pm
I have to agree with you. I do believe either Obama is completely clueless and an empty suit handled by others or is truly evil in his hatred for american exceptionalism.
Related to NUMMI it is a very sad situation and since 1984 Toyota supplied everything, equipment, training, learning the Toyota Way, Mutual trust and respect and at the same time GM was just along for the ride and I believe learned very little. As a matter of fact Toyota did all of the development work on the Nova, Prizm, and the Vibe with little input from GM. Now Obama bails and the workers suffer. Didn't the union wholeheartly endorse Obama for President? Wonder what they think now about that endorsement? My understanding is that Toyota will even be responsible for the cleanup of the site since 1963 when GM polluted the soil.
a resident of another community
on Feb 10, 2010 at 11:28 pm
First off i am latino ex-Democrat now Republican even befor Odrama came in office. He has ruined a big percentage of the countrys middle class way more than bush did in 8 years. Funny how i dont see so manny Odrama shirts at nummi anymore! LMAO
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 10, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Yes, Jerry was MIA through NUMMI difficulties. Beyond his pay grade I guess. His specialties are school and veteran photo ops.
a resident of Ruby Hill
on Feb 11, 2010 at 3:05 am
... we're all in this mess because of spending billions on wars that didn't even go after the right people. Also massive deregulation of the banking industry... and folks making out like bandits on the craziest get-rich-quick-schemes ever. Let's see... all caused before the current president came into office...and he has only had a year to reverse it...but hey selective memory is fine y'all
I agree Toyota thing was messed up but where was the local support of the business community putting pressure on our elected officials? Most business leaders want American made; well you got GM - good luck paying for it. If you need to make money I know a guy called Bernie Madoff who is a great guy and promises great returns...
a resident of another community
on Feb 11, 2010 at 8:18 am
Thanks get, IT'S ALL BUSHES FAULT. And, uh, if it is not Bush, it is the local business community who didn't put pressure on the politicians? What would they have done then? Write another letter?
Here is the thing about GM, we wouldn't have to "pay for it", as you say, if Obama had let the normal way these things go take it's course. Bankruptcy would free the company from unfunded pension liabilities, yes, screw the UAW. But Obama needed a payoff for his election. So the UAW's "health care trust" now owns a BIG chunk of Chrysler and GM. The workers got screwed anyway, in the case of NUMMI.
But California is a lock to re-elect Democrats and Obama. The Delaware plant that GM closed is getting federal funding to reopen:
Web Link
Hmm, just a coincidence that the VP is from Delaware?
a resident of another community
on Feb 11, 2010 at 8:39 am
It was very nice see some intelligent comments. The plant shutdown is a complexity of Government, GM, Toyota, and the UAW. Lets face it, our government taxes everything. So many Corporations have left CA for that reason alone. GM and Toyota originally was going to keep this plant open for 10 years, but extended it. I don't feel they really wanted to keep it going. Toyota spent over 6 billon in Texas, and Mississippi to build two new plants. The UAW did not compromise. In 1982 GM shut the Fremont plant, quality was bad, a great more people had to be hired to cover for the people that did not come to work, a bad working relationship between UAW, and GM. I think what happened in 1982 still left a bad tast in GM's mouth. Now in 2009 when the UAW was asked to have early negotiations due to the economic situation, they flat out turned it down. This showed GM and Toyota the UAW was not willing to work with them, and there would be no compromising, big mistake. All of this items, set into motion, what we are now experiencing. The work force at NUMMI is outstanding, some of the most dedicated people in world. A big difference from GM 1982. We as Americans have to stick together. American Businesses have to stop selling out by resourcing outside of our country. Our Government needs to help USA Business survive in our country.
a resident of Downtown
on Feb 11, 2010 at 9:14 am
Right off, I'm a Republican, but the smear and lack of facts in this thread is appalling and makes me sad for my party.
Don't complain about big government when our party created the largest government in history. And don't blame either party for GM's bailout of NUMMI. It was horribly unprofitable and one of the reasons that GM signaled it was going to get out of it so early. It was a no-brainer when you looked at the books. If it was profitable, Toyota would have been more than happy to take over the whole thing.
Only be taking responsibility for our actions and setting a new course will our Republican party gain an edge, otherwise we'll be relegated to tea parties and a bunch of whining, like you see in this thread.
a resident of Del Prado
on Feb 11, 2010 at 9:19 am
Jerry McNerney is bad for Pleasanton, California, and the country. We will remove him from office.
As for the defenders of him and the left wing of the Democratic Party your arguments which are nothing more than name calling (right wingers, or Bush supporters). This is school yard rheteric and is not only weak but lacks any substance or facts...this seems to be what many Dems do these days, not make a case, but just express there ill feelings to those who descent from their point of view.
NUMMI employed people here, now they don't! These are the facts, and by the way, this did not on Bush's watch, it is on McNerney's and Obama's....Wake up, many of you have been asleep at the news far too long...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 11, 2010 at 9:23 am
Timothy T.,
You need a better grasp of the facts. NUMMI was indeed viable and made a significant amount of money in the 90's which is really important when you consider that it really was a cost center rather than a corporation. Take a look at how much money was made by GMAC and by TMS by selling those vehicles made at NUMMI. Money was made and big money by the parents who each owned 50% of the equity in NUMMI. In the early 2000's the city of Fremont, Alameda country, and the state of California started viewing NUMMI as a source of revenue because they had already seen an exodus of business leaving the state so what did they do? Imposed the most stringent environmental regulations in the nation on NUMMI, energy costs through the roof or highest in the nation, and then workers compensation charges through the roof. These are the things which made NUMMI difficult at best.
Breakeven for NUMMI is about 350,000 units more or less, so when GM sets sail and you are Toyota how are you going to run it for a profit when your volumes drop to below 250,000, you are left which a union, and not to mention the toxic cleanup from the years of use by GM? That is why it is shutting down.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 11, 2010 at 10:09 am
NUMMI, or no NUMMI, Jerry is toast in November...!!
And, Jen, do not be so quick as to bet money that McNerney has a higher IQ than those who post on this comment board. You would lose.
a resident of another community
on Feb 11, 2010 at 10:21 am
jimf01 is a registered user.
Here is a shining example of Rep McNerney's IQ:
Jerry McNerney literally took credit for a bill which will "encourage hiring and create new job opportunities for people who are currently unemployed" in a press release yesterday. His bill amends existing tax code, crosses out '40' on one line and replaces it with '7.5', and crosses out '5' on another line and replaces it with '40'.
It places a few other restrictions which limit the number of eligible workers and companies to receive the existing tax break, so in that way, it increases tax on a few companies that may have received a tax cut.
Here is the bill: Web Link
Impressive!! NOT!!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 11, 2010 at 10:29 am
It is not unexpected that McNerny did nothing productive on NUMMI. He does nothing productive on anything. The only thing he "accomplishes" is pimpin' for Pelosi. BTW, the doofus is going to have another round of "town hall meetings" by telephone. He is too chicken to face the voters face-to-face.
Now, regarding NUMMI. The simple truth is that there was no way that Toyota was going to have a UAW plant. They have watched for years as the UAW brought down the Big 3 in Detroit. No way in h*ll we're they going to let the UAW get their foot in the door. Then, of course, the Bay Area being a left-wing-loon, staunchly union, hate private enterprise bastion didn't help either. They get news about Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Lee, and Pete Stark in Japan, too. They don't give a damn about McNerny, he is too much of a doofus to count. Remember to vote out some left-wing-loons in November folks, or more of the same will be happening.
a resident of Del Prado
on Feb 11, 2010 at 10:29 am
Reading this post, I can tell many of you ignorant conservatives are programmed by Fox News. Instead of commenting on this post, I thought you guys would be calling up your other pasty, obese, close-minded friends to organize another Tea Bagger party. Welcome to the Palin/Glenn Beck led idiocracy, where stupidity is now a virtue!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 11, 2010 at 10:50 am
Greg R.
You are nuts - similar to Harry Nuts, a.k.a. Harry Reid. If you like socialist republics, please move to Russia, China, Venezuala, or Cuba. I'm sure you will be much happier in one of those socialist paradises.
Also, since liberalism is a mental disorder, you might want to seek some medical advice.
a resident of another community
on Feb 11, 2010 at 12:15 pm
If the other side has no valid arguments, they resort immediately to personal insults and calling you stupid. Thanks Greg, true to form.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 11, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Forget the name-calling; that solves nothing. Yes, this DC insider so-called administration IS truly more at WAR with American industry and the middle class than with our REAL enemies! If you don't see that, you not watching what has been going on!
One answer: RE-ELECT NO INCUMBENTS IN NOVEMBER! Start off with Pete Stark and McNerney; Nevada will take care of Harry Reid. SF will probably continue kissing up to Princess Pelosi, but she will no longer be Speaker after November. HOLD EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE for what they were elected to do, and accept NO excuses = Step #2.
Finally, recognize that IF Toyota had agreed to keep NUMMI open after GM backed out, they would probably be reneging on that now that the scandals have hit Toyota. This latest debacle is going to cost them many, many Billions, and they'll be a long time recovering, in spite of their media blitz to salvage their customer base. Just watch. One more reason to try and buy American, IF they make some good cars that last, and at competitive prices. For the last 40 years, they've just been lapdogs to the UAW, and shooting themselves in the foot. As Meg Whitman says in her ads: SAY WHAT YOU MEAN, AND MEAN WHAT YOU SAY. I know that is foreign to most politicians, but it's time they started doing just that!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 11, 2010 at 3:54 pm
Toyota makes great cars and they are safe. You think all of this hoopla would be going around if it were a GM, Ford, or Chrysler situation? I think not and I do not believe that anyone in their right mind does not believe this is politically motivated by the Obama Administration and the Unions. Toyota's sales will be fine. You should look up the NAP Ratio of GM, Ford, and Chrysler vehicles. You would be surprised. NASCAR entries are the Chevrolet Impala, Ford Fusion, Toyota Camry, and the Dodge Charger. How many of these models are made in the United States? Easy answer.........the Camry is the only vehicle made in volumes in the US. The others are either made in Canada, Mexico, or China so go figure.
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Feb 11, 2010 at 8:02 pm
The NUMMI plant is in Starks' District. I'm not a fan of McNerney either but if you want to convince people not to vote for him how about sticking to facts?
Web Link
a resident of another community
on Feb 11, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Jason - My OP has a link to Stark's letter, and I indicated that Jerry signed it, and many NUMMI employees and suppliers are within the 11th district. Point out where I am not sticking to the facts.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 11, 2010 at 9:09 pm
Many many ex-NUMMI employees live or lived in Pleasanton. Yes, McNerney's constituents. (you moron)
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 11, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Jeff, I read on the net today that the leadership of the local union there are being investigated for misuse of union funds. True?
a resident of Jensen Tract
on Feb 12, 2010 at 11:26 am
I'm really confused by conservatives these days.
The gist of the argument: The closing of the NUMMI plant is bad. Its the fault of government that it closed. The government should have done more to keep it open. Richard Pombo would have saved NUMMI.
Are you for more government activism in the private sector to keep a plant open that the owners want to close?
Is it bad there are 5,000 fewer UAW workers in the bay area?
a resident of another community
on Feb 12, 2010 at 11:37 am
It is bad that the government takes over GM while spending billions we do not have, it is bad the US prints and borrows money and increase taxes to turn General Motors into Government Motors.
It is worse that GM pulls out of NUMMI, all but guaranteeing the closure of the plant and serious damage to the local economy. All the while our local politicians are powerless (or just worthless) to do anything. It is bad there will be tens of thousands more unemployed people in the area soon.
a resident of another community
on Feb 12, 2010 at 11:45 am
And SH, just because I am criticizing McNerney, it doesn't mean it has to be a polarized conservatives vs progressives issue. Many NUMMI workers likely vote for the people with a (D) next to their name. Some of them are getting an education on what the labor unions unconditional love for the progressive agenda has earned them.
These people will become what we referred to in the last generation as 'Reagan Democrats' in the next election cycle. They will learn that true conservatives are looking after their interests.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 12, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Why do you refer to them as "progressives"? They are liberals and went to the name progressive because it is a disguise and does not sound as radical but the ideals and viewpoints are.
a resident of Jensen Tract
on Feb 12, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Thx Jim01 for a reasoned response. I really like your comment about labels and partisanship. We're not getting anywhere with this squabbling. People don't deliberately sabotage their lives and children's future. Right or left.
I have to confess I am a liberal. I'm asking a conservative if he really want more govt intrusion into the private sector? Giving money to Wall Street bankers with no strings attached? Even distributing stimulus money so local governments can delay making the tough decision about taxes vs services for one more year.
I know how a liberal would answer those questions. I'm curious how a free-market conservative would respond.
a resident of Birdland
on Feb 12, 2010 at 8:46 pm
When will the right-wing realize they lost the election and it is going to take a while to right all the problems that have destroyed the country because of President Cheney and Vice President Rove, who controlled the puppet Bush. Those who bash the President are not patriots; they are anti-American. (oh, ya, that is what Cheney and Rove said, not me)
a resident of Pleasanton Meadows
on Feb 12, 2010 at 9:34 pm
"Many thousands of jobs in Rep Jerry McNerney's 11th Congressional District of CA will be lost as a result of the NUMMI plant closure." FALSE. Here are the jobs that either have been lost or will be lost from the NUMMI closure that were actually located in the 11th District:
Livermore: Johnson Controls .......... 321
Stockton: Kyoho Manufacturing ... 154
Sources: State Employment Development Department, NUMMI Web site
Expletives and ambiguous statements ("many, many" which apparently is now synonymous with thousands)are a great way to prove your point!
a resident of another community
on Feb 12, 2010 at 10:01 pm
RT, the progressives (you lost) are what the conservatives are up against. SH says he is a liberal but sounds like a fiscal conservative, you and those like you in the Congress are the only thing keeping the radicals from winning every battle. you lost is making the mistake of still campaigning against Bush, just like Obama is. It is their main talking point, otherwise their initiatives fall flat, i.e. the American people oppose health care reform.
The liberals who oppose Obama's fiscal policy will be the liberals who become what we used to call Reagan Democrats and vote against (D)'s in 2010.
Jason the stats you cite are the situation today, as the plant is still open. Check back when they shut that thing down, many many suppliers and NUMMI employees live in CD-11
a resident of Jensen Tract
on Feb 13, 2010 at 9:41 am
To address the comment on the upcomming surge of the Reagan Democrats and thier moderating influence in Congress:
Its hard to tell what the voters really want. I'd hate to think we voted for Barack Obama simply because he's black. Just like it would be hard to believe that George W Bush won re-election because the voters thought he would have made a cooler drinking buddy than John Kerry (Even though he's a successfully recovering alcoholic)
Health care reform is vital for the long - term economic strength of our country. Containing the costs of medicare, social security and the Department of Defense is vitally important. But voters don't seem to think these issues are important. As if to say, keep the status quo with my medical coverage.
California is representative of this voter duality. We want lower taxes but would like to keep all of the current government services. Something has gotta give. We can reform in a rational, balanced way, that causes the least amount of disruption, or ignore it and hope the catastrophic consequences don't happen in our life-time.
A few weeks back the conservative columnist for the New York Times wrote, Barack Obama needs to pull it together because there's a third-party candidate out there who will sweep into office with unknown consequences. A Ross Perot without the paranoid weirdness. Maybe the solution is the middle path, a union of moderate independents who are disillusioned by both parties.
Its a fantasy because nothing revolutionary comes from the middle.
Sorry to take the thread so far from NUMMI, but my $0.02.
a resident of Valley View Elementary School
on Feb 13, 2010 at 10:59 pm
Enough of the conspiracy theories. The recession hit, GM was overleveraged, Toyota could not do it on its own, NUMI closes. Only government stimulus money could have saved it. Is that what you want?
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(1) http://howtogrowmarijuana.com/marijuana-cloning/
(2)(3) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannabis_strains
(4)(5) http://bigbudsmag.com/clone-only-marijuana-strains-br-big-potency-big-buds-big-bucks/
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