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Financial Policy, Planning, and Budgeting
- Archief
- 1956 - 2011
This fonds has been provisionally arranged into one sub-fonds and five series. Sub-headings are used to break up the content of this field according to provisional sub-fonds and series. For a complete list of the provisional sub-fonds and series, see the "Systems of Arrangement" field below.
Office of the Strategy and Resource Management Vice Presidency (SRMVP) records (sub-fonds)
Sub-fonds contains the records of the Office of the Strategy and Resource Management Vice Presidency (SRMVP) created during its existence from 1997 to 2003. The SRMVP was led first by Mark Baird from 1997 to 1999 and then by Anil Sood from 1999 to 2003. The SRMVP oversaw units responsible for the planning and budgeting function as well as support of the Strategic Compact review. Included are records related to the formulation, approval, and subsequent assessment of the Strategic Compact. Records take the form of correspondence, reports, weekly and monthly meeting minutes and agendas, and materials from presentations on the Compact made to internal and external audiences. Sub-fonds also consists of program support files of the SRMVP which document other unique activities of the Vice Presidency. Activities evidenced in these records include: cost effectiveness reviews; strategic staffing; matrix management; Bank-wide programming and budgeting; and auditing. Subject files created and maintained by the Office of the Vice President are also contained in this sub-fonds. Topics include: performance indicators; human resources and personnel issues; corruption; partnerships; non-governmental organizations (NGOs); budgeting; the Strategic Forum; and the Bank's budgeting activities. Records also contain correspondence with Bank President Wolfensohn, Managing Directors, and other senior staff and external individuals. Meeting minutes and speeches are also included.
Financial Policy
Series contains records related to the financial policy function of the Bank. Activities supporting this function include: analysis of both the Bank's financial position and the international financial environment; and development and recommendation of policies, programs, and strategies that enable access to finances by the Bank and its borrowers. Records include a compendium of financial policies and a list of principal references and copies of key reference documents. Other correspondence, memoranda, and reports relate to the analysis of the Bank's financial position and specifically to management of Bank capital and IBRD subscription. Specific topics include: past policies regarding reserve targets; the financial structure and operations of IBRD; cost competitiveness of the Bank; overview of changes in IBRD financial policies; review of IBRD lending rate policy; review of IBRD income prospects and policies; review of IBRD/IDA programs and financial policies; variable lending rates; currency pooling; liquidity policy; investment guidelines; and capital subscription.
Also included are the records of the Asset Liability Management Committee (ALMC) which makes recommendations in the areas of financial policy, the adequacy and allocation of risk capital, and oversight of financial reporting. Records of ALMC's two subcommittees, the Market Risk and Currency Management Subcommittee and the Credit Risk Subcommittee, are also included in this series.
Records related to the development and review of lending policies are also included. Specifically, these policies relate to member country eligibility criteria, commitments, disbursements, loan income, and loan portfolio. Records are in the form of subject files. Topics include: currency management; currency composition of loans; lending rates; prepayments; country credit risk exposure; debt restructuring and negotiations; interest rate swaps; repayment terms; cofinancing operations; and single currency loans. Records also relate to development and review of financial risk policy. Specifically these include interest rate risk, exchange rate risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, borrowing risk, and others. Records may include policies on the subject as well as correspondence, memoranda, and other background material related to the policy.
Series also contains records related to financial models and projections used to develop and review various financial policies related to Bank Group lending, borrowing, risk management, asset management, and other activities.
Series also includes a small number of speeches and presentation materials produced and/or presented by financial policy staff when reporting to the Bank's regions, senior management and Executive Directors.
Country Creditworthiness and Program Review
Series contains records related to country creditworthiness review and the credit risk inherent in IBRD's loan portfolio. Activities involve managing credit risk at both the individual country level and the portfolio level that directly affects the lending volumes IBRD may be willing to extend to its borrowers. Records relate to topics such as: debt management and reporting; export credits; Berne Union meetings; developments in portfolio credit quality; and loan loss provisioning requirements. Series also contains external debt studies done by the Budget and Planning Department's Financial Studies Division (PABFS) in conjunction with the International Finance Division of the Economic Projections and Analysis Department (EPDIF) in the 1970s. Series contains annual country risk assessments, final creditworthiness reports, portfolio reviews, and any essential information related to these. Periodic reports, forecasts, and summarydiscussion memoranda are also included as are records of the Short Term Risk Management Group which was responsible for informing senior management about economic and political developments in countries that are at risk of falling into crisis or are of systematic regional importance for Bank member countries. A set of historical debt case files primarily from the 1960s and early 1970s used for reference purposes are also included as are a set of debt rescheduling case files dating from 1967 to 1976.
Country program review activities consist of the review, analysis, and coordination of Country Program Papers (CPPs). Specifically, units within the Planning and Budget Department and its successors were responsible for: measuring the size and composition of the country program proposed to the account constraints on the volume of IBRD and IDA lending; evaluating country creditworthiness and the Bank's exposure to risk; and determining the feasibility and appropriateness of the country program in terms of the country's ability to prepare and implement the projects. Activities include: establishing guidelines for the form and content of CPPs; selective participation in the preparation of CPPs in the form of working level reviews; participating selectively in Regional Vice President review meetings; and review final CPPs. Records related to these activities include copies of CPPs as well as the successor of CPPs, Country Assistance Strategy Papers (CAS); a complete set of CPPs from their introduction in 1968 through1987 are included. Also included are lending program files that supported the review of CPPs. Records include memoranda, reports, statistical tables, spreadsheets, Lending Program Monthly Status Reports, and Lending Operations Monthly Reports relating to the analysis and review of country lending. General lending files of PAB's Country Program Review Division (PABCP) and its predecessor the Program and Operations Review Division (PABPO) are also contained in this series. Subjects include: commercial bank lending, IDA allocations, disbursements, local cost financing, and creditworthiness. Document types include reports, statistical tables, and spreadsheets. Sector files of the Planning and Budgeting Department's Country Program Review Divisions (PABCP) are also contained in this series. These include reviews of economic sector work (ESW) performed in the regions and in the Central Projects Staff (CPS). Records include memoranda, statistical tables, and spreadsheets as well copies of reports from the Operations and Development Policy complexes that PABCP reviewed. Many of the records related to CPP review, general lending, and sector review contain annotations, handwritten notes, and calculations.
Institutional Planning
Series contains records related to organizational effectiveness review, Bank reorganizations, and long term institutional planning. Series includes records created and maintained by the Planning and Budgeting Department's Institutional Planning Division (PBDIP) in the mid-1980s that supportedthe "Future Role of the Bank" exercise which sought to determine the direction of the Bank by examining issues such as trade and capital flows, the Bank's competitiveness, and the Bank's leadership role in research and aid coordination. Records include numerous studies and reports that were disseminated among Bank stuff and submitted to the Board. Topics relate to capital management, IDA replenishment, the Bank's role in the 1990s, Bank/Fund collaboration, staffing, and competitiveness. In addition to final versions of studies and reports, records include report drafts, comments on drafts, memoranda and correspondence, and small amounts of reference material. Also included are the files of Joseph D. Woods that relate to the "Future Role of the Bank" exercise. As Vice President of the Financial Policy, Planning and Budgeting Vice Presidency from 1983 to 1987, Woods had a leading role in the exercise.
Also included in this series are records relating to other committees and task forces that focused on institutional planning from a financial policy perspective. The majority of the records relate to the 1987 Bank-wide reorganization and the Strategic Compact review that took place between 1997 and 1999. The series is comprised of the proceedings of the committee/task force meetings in which units responsible for financial policy, planning, and budgeting activities within the Bank participated in management reviews or in support of relevant institutional committee/task force either as the secretariat or as a member. Records include: terms of reference (TOR); agendas and minutes of meetings; background papers; and related materials.
Budgeting Policy and Planning
Series contains records relating to budget policy development and planning activities. Records are primarily contained in subject files on various topics including: reorganization budgeting; the Special Grants Program; cofinancing and trust funds; project review and aid effectiveness; portfolio management; capital budget management; debt and debt restructuring; staffing; and annual lending reporting. Series also contains chronological files of staff in the Planning and Budgeting Department's Budget Planning and Systems (PBDPS) and Office of the Director (PBDDR) departments that relate to the same topics as subject files. Records of John Blaxall, Assistant Director in the Programming and Budgeting Department (1969-1973, 1976) are also included in this series. These records relate to his involvement in the development of the Bank's Five Year Program (1969-1973) as well as the writing of The Scale of IBRD Financial Operations, FY74-78 discussed at the Executive Directors Meetings in 1972 and Report of the Planning, Programming and Budgeting Working Group which was presented to the President's Council in 1977.
Bank-wide Budget Support and Review
Records in this series relate to the monitoring, evaluation and implementation of the Bank's planning and budgeting processes and the submission of budget materials to the Board for review and approval. The series includes records of the main document production cycle (including Planning Directions papers and budget documents) as well as monitoring, evaluation and implementation documents (including Retrospective Reviews, Midyear Reviews, Apex Reports, and Budget Management Manuals). Other budget documents contained in this series include: medium-term framework reports; business plans outlining units' work programs for the next three years; notes presenting Policy and Budgeting Department (PBD) analysis and recommendations; submissions from vice presidencies; analysis of retrospective reviews; requests for clarification/modification of issues in budget submissions; tables detailing expenditures by service categories; and draft reports, staff comments, tables, framework papers, and correspondence relating to Bank planning and budgeting activities. The series also includes: minutes of monthly budget meetings with clients; copies of contingency funding requests and responses to them; budget contract models; accruals overrun/underrun tables and memoranda; and other papers relating to dollar budgeting implementation.
The series contains a reference collection in the form of copies of summary information regarding the plans and budgets of the World Bank Group from 1949 to 1975. Specifically, these records consist of papers presented to the Board of Governors and Executive Directors regarding the administrative and operations budgets of the World Bank Group as well as related internal memoranda and tables.
Series also consists of subject files created by units responsible for budget support and review. Records served as analytical, statistical, historical, and background information for cross cycle activities related to Bank-wide programming, planning and budgeting processes. The series is comprised of correspondence and papers relating to: budget policies and procedures; service categories; organizational units' plans and budgets; object of expenditures; source of external funds; program objectives; capital budget; service category files (e.g. operational planning, borrowing/investment operations, loan administration, personnel, Special Grants Program); organizational unit budgeting (e.g. vice presidencies, administrative tribunal, appeals committee, ombudsman); source of external funds; program objectives (e.g. debt and adjustment, poverty reduction, human resources development, private sector development, public sector management, environment, and forestry); and capital budget.
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Has Your Dog Gained Weight? A Thyroid Problem Could Be to Blame
Chubby pets may look cute but even a few extra pounds can increase your dog's chances of developing diabetes, arthritis, heart disease, and other health conditions. Gaining weight isn't always due to overeating, but can be a sign of a thyroid condition. The risk of thyroid problems increases as your dog ages and is more common in certain breeds.
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Like most pets, your dog probably has no difficulty letting you know that he or she is hungry. No matter how hard you try, it can be difficult to resist those pleading eyes or ignore the empty food bowl dropped at your feet.
An occasional snack between meals probably won't change your pet's weight, but too many snacks and treats can have a detrimental effect. You may not be giving your pet between-meal snacks, but what about other family members? When the whole family slips a treat to the pet, obesity can be an unfortunate consequence.
Keep in mind that nutritional requirements change as your pet ages. Adults dogs don't need to consume as many calories as growing puppies, and less active senior dogs need even fewer calories. If you continue to feed your adult dog puppy food or fill your senior dog's bowl with food meant for a younger dog, the numbers on the scale may increase even though your pet isn't overeating.
If no one is giving your pet extra food, and you're offering the right type of food for your pet's age, a thyroid problem could be responsible for your dog's weight gain.
What Type of Thyroid Disease Causes Weight Gain in Dogs?
Weight gain can be a sign that your dog has hypothyroidism, a condition that occurs due to decreased production of thyroid hormones. These hormones regulate important bodily functions, including metabolism, heart rate, brain development, temperature, breathing, cholesterol levels, and muscle strength.
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Your pet's veterinarian will consider your dog's symptoms and the results of blood tests when making a diagnosis. If your furry friend is diagnosed with hypothyroidism, he or she will need to take an oral hormone replacement medication every day and receive regular blood tests to monitor thyroid hormone levels. Hormone replacement therapy is very effective and will allow your dog to live a normal life.
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Washington State University: Hypothyroidism in Dogs
WebMD: Why Is My Dog Gaining Weight?
American Kennel Club: Thyroid Disease in Dogs


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Segment A1-7. The hero …… coming forth from the E-kur; Ninurta …… coming forth from the E-kur, 8-13. To determine a destiny of abundance, to improve ……, to see that vegetation should grow lushly in the spacious land, to see that the cow-pens and sheepfolds should be heavy with butter and cream to make the shepherds rejoice, the warrior Ninurta went to Eridug. 14-28. To see that the Tigris and the Euphrates should roar, to see that ……, to see that the subterranean waters should be terrifying, to see that in the lagoons the carp and the goat-fish ……; to see that in the reed thickets mature and fresh reed, first fruits, ……; to see that the numerous animals, the creatures of the plain, the ……, the stag, the deer, the great ……; to see that ……; to see that the living creatures should not diminish, to see that ……; to see that the divine powers of Sumer shall not be forgotten, nor the divine plans of all the lands altered; to see that ……, to see that faithfulness will prevail (?), Ninurta, the son of Enlil, in order to make judgments …… Segment B1-4. As the king went to the abzu, he prepared the way for him; as Ninurta went to Eridug, he prepared the way for him. He made the roadway festive for him, he …… for him. He made Ninurta joyful in the abzu, in Eridug. 5-9. When the king arrived at the abzu, the day was spent in abundance and the night in celebration; when Ninurta arrived at Eridug, the day was spent in abundance and the night in celebration. The firstborn son of An presented him with divine powers for a lifetime; the lord of all divine powers restored the ancient divine powers to their places for him. The good days of Sumer were to come, …… Enki. 10-17. As a king, Ninurta, the son of Enlil, wore a crown and ……; as a lord, he tied on the shining headgear and held abundance in his hands. He came forth radiantly, raised his head high in the abzu, in Eridug. A youth who is the glory of the E-kur ……, he is the …… of kingship; he is the prayer of heaven and earth. With An and Enki he sits joyfully in the courtyard ……. Segment C1-3. 4-6. Lord who renders true judgments, son of Enlil, linen-clad, god of the determining of fates, suited for lordship, king of (?) the holy lustration rites, an expert in divination, you are indeed suited for the holy throne-dais! 7-19. Ninurta, who together with An determines the destiny in the abzu, in Eridug, what you say takes the breath away; the fate you determine is immutable. Just as (?) for your statements, so also for your determining of fates, the heroic gods of the abzu salute you. O king, just as (?) you raise your head in the abzu, so, Ninurta, may you raise your head in Eridug! The Anuna gods speak in praise of your heroism. King, …… the E-kur; Ninurta, …… the E-kur; …… great …… its house. Dragon, lion, its abundance ……. 20-30. At the word of Enlil, you rise up (?), warrior Ninurta. Your kingship's fearsomeness and awesome radiance covers the rebellious lands. Warrior, you harrow and you fortify the Land. From the heart of the mountains you bring down silver and lapis lazuli, the treasures of the mountains ……, to your father Enlil. On the horizon ……. At evening ……, …… companion ……. Lord who destroys the foreign lands, who always claims (?) victory, Ninurta you are the warrior of Enlil; you are authoritative in heaven, warrior ……. Segment D1-7. He gave …… to you. He gave …… into your hands. …… the fifty great divine powers, the pure cleansing rites; fifty is the number of the divine powers of the E-igi-šu-galam ……, in which you determine the fates; fifty is the number of the divine powers of the hall of the evening meal, where your table is erected. No one can declare the great divine powers; no one …… the good divine powers. 8-14. Your city is august; your house is august. Your divine powers are august; your lustration rites are august. The commands of your kingship are august; the cry of your heroism is august. Ninurta, the son of Enlil, …… is august. When you come forth from the house of ……, your tall shadow hangs over the Land; from the south as far as the highlands, it covers the Land like a garment. 15-20. Your grandeur pleases Enlil; Ninurta, your grandeur pleases Enlil. It pleases him that you give firm commands ……. It pleases him that you determine fates ……. It pleases him that you make the royal throne firm. It pleases him that you ……. 21. It is a šir-gida of Ninurta. |
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Laughing Mouths - Kou Xiao Gao or Open Mouths Laughing - Foodie Friday
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...I first sampled this lovely pastry at a vendor's stall in one of the labyrinthine streets of a hutong, or old neighborhood, in Bejing, China. I was surprised when I found them. I mistakenly believed that a lack of ovens and dairy cattle would preclude the serving of cakes and pastries as a snack or dessert. While fruit is more commonly served, griddle-cooked or steamed desserts are also available. Lard or oil substitute for the butter, cream and milk we associate with desserts in the West. These delightful mouthfuls, usually served with a sprinkling of sugar, are an example of a Chinese pastry. They are a bit like a Western donut but the exterior is slightly crustier and they are cooked in a different fashion. Anyone can make these. They require no special equipment, save for a food processor, a deep pan and a candy thermometer. Here's the good part. They take five minutes to assemble and form and can be on a plate 10 minutes later. The Chinese call these Kou Xiao Gao or "open mouth laughs" because a special technique causes them to split open as they fry. Once the dough is made and formed, oil is heated quickly to a temperature of 300 degrees F. At that point all the pastry balls are added to the oil and held below the surface to encourage them to rise and split. The oil will gradually increase in temperature until it's about 350 degrees F. The balls are first cooked at the lower temperature so the insides will heat and expand before the outer surface crusts or seals. The balls are cooked until they are a golden brown. Once drained they are sprinkled with sugar and served warm. I have also seen these coated with sesame seeds. This is a snack that's fun to make at anytime of year. I thought you might like to have some simple dishes for Chinese New Year. The kids will love this one. Here's the recipe.
Laughing Mouths (Kou Xiao Gao)...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite inspired by Jacki Passmore
1/2 cup superfine sugar
1 tablespoon butter
1 egg
2 to 3 tablespoons water
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
Oil for deep frying
3 tablespoons confections' or superfine sugar for dusting
1) Combine sugar, butter, egg and 2 tablespoons water in bowl of a food processor. Process until smooth. Slowly add flour, salt and baking powder. Pulse until a soft dough forms, adding 1 tablespoon reserved water if required.
2) Using a tablespoon measure, break off 18 piecs of dough. Wet hands and form into balls.
3) Heat oil in a wok or deep-sided frying pan over high heat until it reaches 300 degrees F. Reduce heat to medium-high and add balls all at one time. Use a pancake turner to push dough under oil. This will cause them to rise and split. Cook balls until they are a golden brown, about 2-1/2 to 3 minutes. Transfer with a skimmer to paper toweling to drain. Sprinkle with sugar and serve. These are best served warm. Yield 18 pieces.
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54 comments :
- Dewi said...
They do look like laughing, don't they Mary?
Anyway, I am sure they are delicious. - January 15, 2010 at 12:27 AM
- CC said...
Everything you make looks so delicious, and I love that you give a history or story about the recipe. I just simply love your blog..
- January 15, 2010 at 1:18 AM
- Glennis said...
Damn, these look good! It reminds me of the homemade donuts my mom used to make - the holes!
- January 15, 2010 at 1:31 AM
- DailyChef said...
Yes! I love Kou Xiao Gao! Never dared make it myself though. Thanks for the post!
- January 15, 2010 at 2:03 AM
- theUngourmet said...
These do look delicious! I need to get a candy thermometer before I can try them.
- January 15, 2010 at 2:07 AM
- Maggie said...
They may be laughing but my mouth is watering at the sight of these lovely little delicacies.
Naughty but nice!
Have a great weekend,
Maggie - January 15, 2010 at 2:49 AM
- KathyB. said...
I am thinking this is a recipe I can substitute Nucoa ( non-dairy) for butter and make for my daughter who is seriously lactose intolerant, and she will like!
- January 15, 2010 at 4:59 AM
- NKP said...
Yay! Happy donuts!
- January 15, 2010 at 6:14 AM
- susan said...
Mary-I love the name of this treat! The Chinese seem to have special way of naming things. I'm pretty sure they would make smile too :)
- January 15, 2010 at 6:53 AM
- Martha said...
Perhaps this is why you find those fried biscuits covered with sugar at Chinese buffets. These look yummy!
- January 15, 2010 at 7:07 AM
- Donna-FFW said...
I love fried dough desserts.. something so wonderfully appealing about it!
- January 15, 2010 at 7:32 AM
- My Little Space said...
Oh Mary, they look gorgeous! You did well. For the Chinese, we normally having this during festive season especially Chinese New Year. We believe it brings prosperity to our home.
- January 15, 2010 at 7:56 AM
- La Table De Nana said...
Cute smiles for sure!
- January 15, 2010 at 8:03 AM
- Coralie Cederna Johnson said...
They have that "melt in your mouth" look! (And my mouth is watering!) Another beautiful presentation! Thank you!
- January 15, 2010 at 8:09 AM
- George Gaston said...
Mary, this is one of those delectable treats that says, "I bet you can't eat only one!"
Great recipe, thanks... - January 15, 2010 at 8:33 AM
- yummy recipes said...
yum yum...I definitely love this recipe...it looks very homey..thanks for sharing.
- January 15, 2010 at 8:51 AM
- Yvonne @ StoneGable said...
I am laughing with joy! I actually can make these. They are little mouthfuls of happiness! Yummy!!!!
Yvonne - January 15, 2010 at 8:57 AM
- Unknown said...
this is one of the auspicious snacks of the Chinese new year. Coating with white sesame seeds makes them more fragrant. - January 15, 2010 at 9:30 AM
- Cathy said...
What an interesting frying technique. These "laughing mouths" look very tasty.
- January 15, 2010 at 9:34 AM
- Claudia said...
Mouth-watering. They are indeed laughing at me - as they elude me on the computer.
- January 15, 2010 at 10:13 AM
- noble pig said...
This was a find and it looks like you have reproduced them nicely.
- January 15, 2010 at 10:14 AM
- Inspired by eRecipeCards said...
Mary, do you have a post that gives your history... all the places you've been and what influences you have... I only came to your site a few months ago, and I get just bits and bits of your history... i would love some details all at once
Why were you living in China??? - January 15, 2010 at 10:20 AM
- Unknown said...
My son saw the picture of the Kou Xiao Gao and said Yum Yum! I agree with him.
- January 15, 2010 at 10:25 AM
- Farmer Jo said...
I had these this summer deep in an ally of Beijing! Thank you so much for posting them. I am going to try this this weekend!
- January 15, 2010 at 10:29 AM
- Federica Simoni said...
deliziose queste frittelle!! complimenti!
- January 15, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- kirbie said...
Interesting. I can't believe I've never heard of them or tasted one before.
- January 15, 2010 at 11:54 AM
- Joyce said...
My SIL is from China but I am not sure she has ever made these for me? I will ask her. They certianly look delicious and sound easy to make. These also remind me of Italian puffs.
Joyce - January 15, 2010 at 12:09 PM
- Allie said...
wow these look really good I can't wait to test them out!!
- January 15, 2010 at 12:15 PM
- Karen said...
Mmm, they look so crispy and delicious! Such a cute name for them!
- January 15, 2010 at 12:50 PM
- Atticmag said...
I adore Chinese street food and it's so difficult to come by recipes for various great things to eat. Love having this one. Jane F.
- January 15, 2010 at 1:12 PM
- Juliana said...
Oh Mary, These little snacks look so yummie :-)Would love to take a couple of them without a doubt!
By the way, thank you so much for stopping by my site and living such a sweet comment. - January 15, 2010 at 2:02 PM
- Unknown said...
What a GREAT!!! post I alway learn something new when I visit. THANKS!!!
Geri - January 15, 2010 at 2:29 PM
- Shellbelle said...
I would make these just because I love their name, but the "crustier" outside sounds really appealing.
- January 15, 2010 at 2:52 PM
- ~ ~ Ahrisha ~ ~ said...
Hi Mary, These look like fun. First look and I thought, Oh Boy, Mary has made Cream Puffs. I must try these, Thanks.
I have a real keeper that I put together the other day. Based vaguely on your Vodka sauce and an Olive Garden dinner I had. Stop by for a look. - January 15, 2010 at 3:29 PM
- Keri said...
Hello, I'm enjoying your beautiful blog. You're right about that perfect looking bite. It does look like perfection. Keri (a.k.a. Sam)
- January 15, 2010 at 3:33 PM
- dtbrents said...
Sounds great. Your blog is beautiful. Thanks, Doylene
- January 15, 2010 at 3:44 PM
- Nancy Jane said...
This recipe is enough to make me want to start deep frying again. (We gave it up several years ago after my husband had bypass surgery!) I did so enjoy the backstory to these lovelies. Your blog is always a feast for the eyes and the mind.
- January 15, 2010 at 3:59 PM
- Chubby Chieque said...
Am asian Mary, so I would love to try this. Looks so yummy.
TY for sharing. - January 15, 2010 at 4:17 PM
- Mrs. L said...
I love name "Laughing Mouths" for these. And I love old fashioned donuts that have the real crispy outside. I'll have to give these a try.
- January 15, 2010 at 4:38 PM
- SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...
How cute and tasty-looking! I love new ideas!
- January 15, 2010 at 5:40 PM
- Lea Ann said...
Wow, never heard of these and they do look and sounds wonderful.
- January 15, 2010 at 5:41 PM
- Joanne said...
Im beginning to think that every culture has a recipe for fried dough...and that they are all delicious!
- January 15, 2010 at 5:57 PM
- The Cooking Photographer said...
I would be laughing as I ate these because my belly was so happy!
- January 15, 2010 at 6:03 PM
- Lori (All That Splatters) said...
Oh wow - these look sooo good. I'll have to save this recipe for when I have company - I can see myself eating the whole batch! Great photos -
- January 15, 2010 at 6:15 PM
- Diann @ The Thrifty Groove said...
I love these! I have had simliar ones and swear I could sit and eat an entire plated full of them!!
- January 15, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- Rattlebridge Farm said...
Reading about your adventures in food is a delight. I always learn wonderful foodie tidbits and come away with a fabulous recipe. This one sounds delicious!
- January 16, 2010 at 2:19 AM
Oh, these look delicious! I've never had the joy of tasting Kou Xiao Gao but they look a little like a beignet, which I just love! I'll have to give your recipe a try.
- January 16, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Anita, welcome to One Perfect Bite. I hope you'll visit often. Blessings...Mary
- January 16, 2010 at 9:55 AM
- D said...
Mary these look absolutely wonderful and I'm not a dessert eater. My immediate thought was of a "cake" donuts, crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. I'm printing out this recipe. The grandkids will love them and I could have one too. ;)
- January 16, 2010 at 1:18 PM
- Kim said...
If it's anything like a donut, then I'm sold :D
- January 17, 2010 at 2:00 PM
- Rachelle @ Olivia's Cottage said...
Thanks for the Comment. Those pastries look delish! My daughter is a cutie and steals the story doesn't she!
- January 20, 2010 at 4:11 PM
- Barbara said...
Hi Mary,
You don't say when to incorporate the 1 tbsp butter, however, because it's listed 2nd in the ingredient list, I'm assuming it gets processed with the sugar? I'll check back for your reply. They look wonderful and I'd love to make them. Thanks so much for sharing! - January 15, 2012 at 3:17 AM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Barbara, thank you for pointing out the omission. I've corrected the recipe. Again, my thanks...Mary
- January 15, 2012 at 11:44 AM
- Chinese Dessert said...
It looks so perfectly and nice. It must be tasty and can be a perfect dessert. I have never tried it earlier but as you have proved the ingredients and the procedure, now I ll try for the first time.
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A searing novel which probes the world's approach to women's bodies and women's minds, and the time-honored tradition of doubting both.
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We welcome Susan J. Douglas back to the store in support her new book In Our Prime: How Older Women Are Reinventing the Road Ahead. The event is free and open to the public, a book signing will follow.
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Susan Douglas knows that you are not alone. She declares it is time now for the largest female generation over fifty to reinvent what it means to be an older woman and to challenge the outdated stereotypes–think doddering or shrewish–that Hollywood and TV have assigned them. She zones in on how the anti-aging cosmetics industry targets older and younger women alike with their products, and how Big Pharma ads equate getting older with disease and decline. Douglas exposes the ageism that mature women face at work and why conservatives' decades-long attacks on Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare disproportionately affect women.
Susan J. Douglas is Catherine Neafie Kellogg Professor of Communication and Media at the University of Michigan. The author most recently of In Our Prime as well as the groundbreaking works Where the Girls Are, The Rise of Enlightened Sexism, and The Mommy Myth, she lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
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While on a mission to Croatia, Court Gentry uncovers a human trafficking operation. The trail leads from the Balkans all the way back to Hollywood.
Court is determined to shut it down, but his CIA handlers have other plans. The criminal ringleader has actionable intelligence about a potentially devastating terrorist attack on the US. The CIA won't move until they have that intel. It's a moral balancing act with Court at the pivot point.
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Mark Greaney has a degree in international relations and political science. In his research for the Gray Man novels, including Mission Critical, Agent in Place, Gunmetal Gray, Back Blast, Dead Eye, Ballistic, On Target, and The Gray Man, he traveled to more than fifteen countries and trained alongside military and law enforcement in the use of firearms, battlefield medicine, and close-range combative tactics. He is also the author of the New York Times bestsellers Tom Clancy Support and Defend, Tom Clancy Full Force and Effect, Tom Clancy Commander in Chief, and Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance. With Tom Clancy, he coauthored Locked On, Threat Vector, and Command Authority.
ONE PAUSE POETRY SALON is (literally) a greenhouse for poetry and poets, nurturing an appreciation for written art in all languages and encouraging experiments in creative writing.
We meet every Weds in the greenhouse at Argus Farm Stop on Liberty St. The poems we read each time are unified by form (haiku, sonnet, spoken word), poet, time / place (Tang Dynasty, English Romanticism, New York in the 70s) or theme / mood (springtime, poems with cats, protest poems). We discuss the poems and play writing games together, with time for snacks and socializing in between.
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Kathleen Graber's poetry collection, The River Twice (Princeton University Press, 2019), is an elegiac meditation on impermanence and change. She presents a fluid world in which so much―including space and time, the subterranean realm of dreams, and language itself―seems protean. Graber is also the author of two previous books of poetry, Correspondence and The Eternal City, which was a finalist for the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. She is the recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and the Guggenheim Foundation. She is an associate professor of English at Virginia Commonwealth University.
This event is free and open to the public. Onsite book sales will be provided by Literati Bookstore.
UMMA is pleased to be the site for the Zell Visiting Writers Series, which brings outstanding writers each semester. The Series is made possible through a generous gift from U-M alumna Helen Zell (AB '64, LLDHon '13). For more information, please visit the Zell Visiting Writers Series webpage.
From the author of the Edgar Award®-nominated Under A Dark Sky comes an unforgettable, chilling novel about a young woman who recognizes the man who kidnapped her as a child, setting off a search for justice, and into danger. Lori Rader-Day is the national president of Sisters in Crime and will be sharing her writing and publishing experience.
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From the author of the Edgar Award®-nominated Under A Dark Sky comes an unforgettable, chilling novel about a young woman who recognizes the man who kidnapped her as a child, setting off a search for justice, and into danger.
Most people who go missing are never found. But Alice was the lucky one…
As a child, Alice was stolen from her backyard in a tiny Indiana community, but against the odds, her policeman father tracked her down within twenty-four hours and rescued her from harm. In the aftermath of the crime, her family decided to move to Chicago and close the door on that horrible day.
Yet Alice hasn't forgotten. She devotes her spare time volunteering for a website called The Doe Pages scrolling through pages upon pages of unidentified people, searching for clues that could help reunite families with their missing loved ones. When a face appears on Alice's screen that she recognizes, she's stunned to realize it's the same man who kidnapped her decades ago. The post is deleted as quickly as it appeared, leaving Alice with more questions than answers.
Embarking on a search for the truth, she enlists the help of friends from The Doe Pages to connect the dots and find her kidnapper before he hurts someone else. Then Alice crosses paths with Merrily Cruz, another woman who's been hunting for answers of her own. Together, they begin to unravel a dark, painful web of lies that will change what they thought they knew—and could cost them everything.
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Lori Rader-Day is the Edgar Award-nominated and Anthony and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author of The Lucky One (coming in February), Under a Dark Sky, The Day I Died, Little Pretty Things, and The Black Hour. She lives in Chicago, where she is co-chair of the mystery readers' conference Murder and Mayhem in Chicago and the national president of Sisters in Crime.
Literati is pleased to welcome Tommye Blount as part of our ongoing Poetry at Literati series. The event is free and open to the public, a book signing will follow.
In his debut collection Fantasia for the Man in Blue, Tommye Blount orchestrates a chorus of distinct, unforgettable voices that speak to the experience of the black, queer body as a site of desire and violence. A black man's late-night encounter with a police officer–the titular "man in blue"–becomes an extended meditation on a dangerous erotic fantasy. The late Luther Vandross, resurrected here in a suite of poems, addresses the contradiction between his public persona and a life spent largely in the closet: "It's a calling, this hunger / to sing for a love I'm too ashamed to want for myself." In "Aaron McKinney Cleans His Magnum," the convicted killer imagines the barrel of the gun he used to bludgeon Matthew Shephard as an "infant's small mouth" as well as the "sad calculator" that was "built to subtract from and divide a town." In these and other poems, Blount viscerally captures the experience of the "other" and locates us squarely within these personae.
A Cave Canem alumnus, Tommye Blount is the author of What Are We Not For (Bull City Press, 2016). A graduate of Warren Wilson College's MFA Program for Writers, he has been the recipient of scholarships and fellowships from Kresge Arts in Detroit and the Bread Loaf Writers' Conference. Born and raised in Detroit, Blount now lives in the nearby suburb of Novi, Michigan.
We welcome filmmaker, writer and University of Michigan alumna Faith Pennick in support of her 33 1/3rd series entry, D'Angelo's Voodoo. The event is free and open to the public, a book signing will follow.
About the book: Voodoo, D'Angelo's much-anticipated 2000 release, set the standard for the musical cycle ordained as "neo-soul," a label the singer and songwriter would reject more than a decade later. The album is a product of heightened emotions and fused sensibilities; an amalgam of soul, rock, jazz, gospel, hip-hop, and Afrobeats. D'Angelo put to music his own pleasures and insecurities as a man-child in the promised land. It was both a tribute to his musical heroes: Prince, Sly Stone, Marvin Gaye, J Dilla…and a deconstruction of rhythm and blues itself.
Despite nearly universal acclaim, the sonic expansiveness of Voodoo proved too nebulous for airplay on many radio stations, seeping outside the accepted lines of commercial R&B music. Voodoo was Black, it was definitely magic, and it was nearly overshadowed by a four-minute music video featuring D'Angelo's sweat-glistened six-pack abs. "The Video" created an accentuated moment when the shaman lost control of the spell he cast.
Faith Pennick is a Chicago-born, Los Angeles-based filmmaker and writer. Her most recent film is Weightless, a documentary short about plus-sized female scuba divers. Her other films include the documentary Silent Choices and narrative short film Running on Eggshells. Pennick is also a contributing writer to pop culture website The Learned Fangirl.
Connected by loss, but united through friendship, food, and their shared joy for life, four spirited friends—and their adorable rescue dogs—find comfort and renewed hope in USA Today bestselling author Melissa Storm's radiantly uplifting new novel, The Sunday Potluck Club.
New friends can be found in unexpected places. For Bridget and Amy, that place was the cancer ward of an Anchorage hospital. Now, as each struggles to overcome loss, they lean on each other for support—sharing suppers, laughter and tears.
Bridget and Amy aren't about to let hardship knock them down—Bridget plans to return to her veterinarian school studies, Amy to her position as a second-grade teacher—but neither feels quite ready. And so the Sunday Potluck Club is born, a way for Bridget, Amy, and other women who have lost a loved one to find solace and understanding. Savoring favorite dishes while sharing memories and the comfort of connection, the members of the Sunday Potluck Club nourish body and soul.
As weeks go by and the group grows in unforeseen ways, both Bridget and Amy are inspired to find greater purpose. Amy reaches out to a student whose father bravely faces his own struggle. Bridget volunteers at the local animal shelter, rehabilitating dogs whose unconditional love will bring others a chance to heal. And with the help of a special man, Amy is realizing that there's always room at the table for love and rekindled joy . . .
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As a business owner, you've probably heard a lot about cyber attacks when a large corporation makes headline news for a massive data breach. It's no wonder business owners have a touch of cyber anxiety in today's times, when so many aspects of your day-to-day work—from banking and payment processing to email and customer databases—rely on the internet. And the truth is, there's good reason to feel that way because businesses of all sizes are at risk.
According to Forbes, 43% of cyber attacks are aimed at small businesses. And 61% of all small businesses reported at least one attempted cyber attack during the previous year!
"These days, everyone is a target for cyber attacks—including individuals and small businesses," said Jamie Neumaier, corporate information security officer at Erie Insurance. "One reason small- and medium-sized businesses are frequently targeted is because they don't have the same technology resources as a large corporation. Not only does this make them an easier target, but attacks on small businesses often go unnoticed by the public because they aren't heavily publicized."
However, it's not all doom and gloom. A little bit of prevention can go a long way in protecting your business from cyber attacks. Ready to protect your business data? Here are six things you can do right now to help prevent cyber attacks.
1. Implement a Strong Password Policy
When it comes to cyber security, passwords are the first line of defense. Nearly every online service requires users to log in with an ID and password. And all too often, these user-generated passwords can be laughably easy to crack.
Case in point: The password management company, NordPass, reports that "123456" continues to rank as the top password used across the world (with favorites like "password" and "qwerty" rounding out the top five).
"People typically pick passwords that are easy to guess, then reuse them across multiple accounts," said Neumaier. "To reduce the risk of cyber attacks, you should select a complex password – and be sure to use a unique password for every account."
Here are a few guidelines to consider when generating a strong password, courtesy of Google:
- Make it long: Longer passwords are harder to guess, so experts recommend using a password with at least 12 characters that includes a combination of letters, numbers and symbols.
- Don't use personal information: Avoid using personal information like your street name, birthday or children's names. This information can be easily found through public databases or your social media profiles.
- Avoid common words: Words or patterns like "password" or "1234" should never be used in your password.
- Don't write it down: Generating multiple strong passwords can make remembering them a challenge. But avoid the temptation to write down your passwords. Instead, use an online password manager tool to safely store your information.
After creating a unique strong password for each of your business accounts, make it a company policy that all your employees do the same. This can be tricky for your employees to keep track of and one way to help is by utilizing a password vault: a software program that keeps a number of passwords in a secure digital location.
2. Enable Multi-factor Authentication
After you select a strong password, the next step to improving cyber security is enabling multi-factor authentication. And while this phrase may sound complex, the concept is quite simple.
When it comes to using technology, "authentication" is simply a way to prove that you are who you say you are. So your password, for example, is a form of authentication. When you enable multi-factor authentication (sometimes called "two-step verification"), you're requesting that a service uses more than one method of authentication to verify your identity.
According to Microsoft, the most common authentication factors fall into these categories:
- Something you know. This can include passwords, security questions or a memorized PIN number.
- Something you have. An online service may send a verification code or link to your smartphone using text message or email.
- Something you are. Think fingerprints or facial recognition.
"The combination of a strong password and multi-factor authentication is one of the best ways to prevent any cyber risk," said Neumaier. "For that reason, you should enable multi-factor authentication wherever possible – especially when a service is connected to your financial accounts."
3. Buy a Cyber Insurance Policy
No matter the size of your business, keeping your financial, employee and customer data safe from cyber attacks should be a top priority. But while 83% of small and medium-sized businesses say they're not financially prepared to recover from a cyber attack, Forbes reports that 91% have not purchased cyber liability insurance.
"Every small business should consider cyber insurance as part of their plan to manage the risk of attacks," said Neumaier. "At ERIE, our coverage not only provides the financial resources to help in the event of a data breach; We also educate businesses on best practices to prevent attacks in the first place."
With Cyber Suite from ERIE1, you'll be prepared to respond to a wide range of cyber incidents – including breaches of personally identifying or sensitive information and threats that could jeopardize the safety of that information.
This includes coverage for covered events such as data breaches, computer fraud and attacks, cyber extortion, misdirected payment fraud and telecommunications fraud. And as an added bonus, you'll have access to a team of cyber professionals experienced in handling these types of claims.
Your agent will have more information about the benefits of this important coverage, which is just one reason why it's beneficial to have a local Erie Insurance agent.
4. Back Up Your Data
In the course of running your business, you generate a lot of information that would be difficult – or impossible – to replace. From customer files to accounting information, it's critical for businesses of all sizes to have backup data readily available.
"Whether you choose a cloud or physical backup solution, the goal is to have ready access to your data so you can continue operations if your system is ever compromised," Neumaier explained. "It's also important to periodically test your backups to ensure you can actually recover files, if needed."
Backing up your data will help protect you from one of the biggest costs of a cyber attack – business downtime. According to a study by CISCO, 40% of small businesses that faced a cyber attack experienced eight hours of downtime or more.
5. Update Your Devices
We're all familiar with how it can feel when your computer, smartphone, apps and software programs are reminding you it's time for another update. But did you know that clicking "remind me later" is leaving you vulnerable to cyber attacks?
The truth is, many of these updates are actually fixes for security vulnerabilities that have been uncovered within a given system and sometimes they are being used right then to attack people and their devices. For that reason, it's important to keep all of your equipment up to date.
"Updating the software on all of your devices is essential to protecting your business data," said Neumaier. "So enable automatic device updates whenever you have the option."
Whether it's cyber extortion, phishing, ransomware, malware or account hacking, cyber criminals are constantly finding new ways to make money. Updating your devices means that you'll be protected as soon as tech companies identify and fix new vulnerabilities.
6. Use a Virtual Private Network (VPN)
When accessing the internet, a virtual private network (VPN) offers an added layer of protection and security. And it's especially important if you, or any of your employees, will be doing business remotely from a public Wi-Fi network.
Some benefits of using a VPN are that it masks the IP address of your device (this is a series of numbers that identifies your computer or smartphone) and helps keep your data "unseen" when using an untrusted internet connection – like the public Wi-Fi at your favorite local coffee shop. To accomplish this, VPN software encrypts your data and routes it through secure servers located in distant places. The result: Anonymous internet browsing that protects your device from hackers.
"Business VPN software is a great solution for remote workers, especially if they need to connect to sensitive information on your business network," said Neumaier.
There are a variety of different VPN services available to small businesses, many of which start at less than $20 a month.
Protect Your Business from Cyber Attacks Today
You've invested a lot into building your business. At ERIE, it's our job to help you protect it if something does go wrong.
With Cyber Suite from ERIE, you'll have the coverage your business needs in case it's the target of a cyber attack. 1 Talk to an ERIE agent today about Cyber Suite and get a no-obligation quote for adding it to your business policy.
1Cyber Suite is only available to Customers with an ErieSecure Business® policy. Cyber Suite coverage and associated services reinsured under an arrangement with the Hartford Steam Boiler (Home Office: Hartford, Connecticut). © 2021 The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company ("HSB"). All rights reserved. This document is intended for informational purposes only and does not modify or invalidate any of the terms or conditions of the policy and endorsements. For specific terms and conditions, please refer to the coverage form. Coverage not available in New York.
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LINDA GREGERSON: Well, I remember when I first encountered Adrienne's work and it was when I was a student at the Iowa Writers' Workshop, and the fierceness of her intelligence and the power of her anger, her willingness to speak it directly, was really an amazing revelation, I think, for many of us. And this would've been in the mid-'70s that I first really got to know her work. And she's been a stirring and necessary and really life-changing figure for many, many in the world of American poetry, not just women poets.
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GREGERSON: Absolutely. Absolutely. And she was a fierce advocate for those who were disempowered on any grounds. I was thinking of her today as I was driving over here and listening to reports of the arguments in the Supreme Court. She was appalled by all differentials of power and well-being in the world, and the fact that there are human beings - that many, many in the United States today who have to go without health insurance, without adequate and continuous health coverage, is among the things that just made her wild with anger.
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GREGERSON: She certainly did. Well, she thought it was something of a scandal that people should be congratulating one another for accomplishments in the arts at a time when there were such urgent political issues going on.
BLOCK: Linda Gregerson, do you have a favorite poem of Adrienne Rich, and I wonder, if you do, if you couldâ¦
GREGERSON: Oh, I have many. This is from "Snapshots of a Daughter-in-Law," which is the title poem of a book by the same name that was published in 1963. And this is just a single stanza from section 3 of that poem.
(Reading) A thinking woman sleeps with monsters. The beak that grips her, she becomes. And Nature, that sprung-lidded, still commodious steamer-trunk of tempora and mores gets stuffed with it all: the mildewed orange flowers, the female pills, the terrible breasts of Boadicea beneath flat foxes' heads and orchids.
BLOCK: Wow. That's something.
GREGERSON: Isn't it? It's amazing. And you know, the mixture there of high and low, of demotic and lurid allusion, and that sense of wanting to reject the oppressive aspects of the high learning, that part that would've silenced the vast majority of human beings for the vast majority of years. It's really extraordinary.
BLOCK: Linda Gregerson, thank you so much.
GREGERSON: My pleasure. Thank you.
BLOCK: That's the poet and critic Linda Gregerson. She's an English professor at the University of Michigan, remembering the writer Adrienne Rich, who died yesterday at age 82. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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