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Cost of Living in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Baileys Harbor is a Census-designated place in Door County, Wisconsin, with a population of 207. The total cost of housing, food, child care, transportation, health care, taxes, and other necessities for a single adult in Baileys Harbor is $35,690 a year — greater than the annual cost of living for Wisconsin of $34,139 yet less than the national figure of $38,433.
Using cost of living data from the nonprofift think tank Economic Policy Institute, 24/7 Wall St. estimated the cost of living in Baileys Harbor and over 29,000 other cities and towns in the US.
Housing Costs in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Housing is one of the largest components of cost of living. In Baileys Harbor, the median home value is $280,900, greater than the national median home value of $204,900.
Renting is a sometimes lower cost alternative to homeownership. In Baileys Harbor, some 14.40% of occupied homes are rented, less than the 36.2% national renter rate. The typical renter in Baileys Harbor spends $1,096 a month on housing, less than the $1,023 national median monthly rent.
In addition to home value, one of the largest determinants of housing affordability is area income. While nationwide the price of a typical U.S. home is 3.4 times the $60,293 U.S. median household income, housing affordability ratios range from approximately 1.0 in the least expensive cities to more than 10.0 in the country's most expensive markets. In Baileys Harbor, the median household income is $46,042, 6.1 times the median home value.
Transportation Costs in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Transportation can also be a significant component of cost of living. In Baileys Harbor, 88.60% of commuters drive to work, compared to 85.5% of commuters nationwide. An estimated 59.10% of workers commute to jobs outside of Baileys Harbor, a larger share than the 43.7% share of commuters nationwide who live and work in different cities. The average commute in Baileys Harbor is 14.1 minutes long, compared to the 26.6-minute average commute nationwide. Taking into account the cost of gas, as well as public transit and car maintenance, the EPI estimates that a single person in Baileys Harbor spends $11,310 a year on transportation, more than the national average of $9,760.
Health Care Costs in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Out-of-pocket health care costs and insurance premiums — assuming at least a basic level of health insurance coverage — are far higher than they are on average nationwide in Baileys Harbor and also above what they are across Wisconsin as a whole.
For a single adult living in the area, average health care costs come out to $4,895 per year, compared to an average of $4,474 across Wisconsin and $4,266 nationwide.
Child care Costs in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
For families with children, child care adds thousands of dollars to overall annual spending. In Baileys Harbor, the average annual cost of child care for two children — one 4 year old and one 8 year old — is $14,526, about $1,500 less than the comparable average of $16,005 across all of Wisconsin. Meanwhile, across the U.S. as a whole, childcare expenses for two children averages $15,853 per year.
Food Costs in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Food is another every day expense that has a significant impact on overall cost of living. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows that the cost of food varies from city to city and town to town.
In Baileys Harbor, a single adult spends an average of $3,606 on food annually, and a family of four spends $10,412 on average. For context, average annual food expenditure across Wisconsin and the U.S., respectively, are $2,977 and $3,240 for a single adult, and $8,596 and $9,354 for a family of four. These estimates are calculated for a nutritionally adequate diet of food purchased at a grocery store for at-home preparation.
Taxes in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin
Few expenses vary as much from city to city and town to town as taxes. Accounting for state and federal income taxes, as well as Social Security contributions and Medicare payroll taxes, the average adult working in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin pays $6,121 annually — closely in line with the statewide average of $5,741.
It is important to note that these calculations do not include other common taxes such as property, sales, and excise taxes. Accounting for these taxes, while excluding taxes levied at the federal level, Baileys Harbor residents live in a state with a modest average tax burden. Per capita state tax collections in Wisconsin total $3,224 per year, compared to the $3,151 average across all states.
To estimate the cost of housing, food, transportation, health care, child care, taxes, and other necessities, 24/7 Wall St. assigned county-level Economic Policy Institute data to cities, towns, villages and Census-designated places based on boundary definitions from the U.S. Census Bureau. For places that span multiple counties, data was aggregated based on the percentage of boundary overlap.
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The Texas sun can be brutal, and if you're a parent, keeping your kids safe from the sun's harmful UV rays is among your top priorities. Applying sunscreen to squirming children every two hours can be a difficult task, one which was seemingly made easier by the advent of spray-on sunscreen. Well, now an investigation by the Food and Drug Administration has prompted Consumer Reports to urge parents not to use spray-on sunscreen on or near children.
According to Consumer Reports, the FDA began investigating the risks of the chemicals in spray-on sunscreen being inhaled during application in 2011, but has yet to reach a verdict. While the investigation is ongoing, Consumer Reports is urging parents to stop using sunscreen of the spray variety on children until the FDA completes its analysis.
As if the thought of your child inhaling toxic chemicals isn't scary enough, spray-on sunscreens are flammable if they get too close to an open flame (like a grill) before thoroughly drying.
The American Academy of Dermatologists has issued a similar warning about spray-on sunscreens, saying using them often results in uneven coverage as well as inhalation.
If you're in a pinch and all you have is spray-on sunscreen, it's better to use it on your kids rather than leave their skin unprotected, but you should spray it onto your hands and then rub onto your child.
"Never spray sunscreen around or near the face or mouth. Spraying adequate amounts of the sunscreen into your hands and then applying the sunscreen can help avoid the fumes while also ensuring adequate coverage. When applying spray sunscreens on children, be aware of the direction of the wind to avoid inhalation," The AAD advises.
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Good day ladies and gentlemen, this is IRC news, and I am Joy Stephen, an authorized Canadian Immigration practitioner bringing out this data analysis on the number of applicants approved for Canadian Permanent Residence for NOC 22220, Title or group: Computer network and web technicians for 6 years from 2017 to 2022 for the province of New Brunswick. Today is the 13/10/2023, and I am coming to you from the Polinsys studios in Cambridge, Ontario.
The Atlantic Province of New Brunswick accepted 34 in 2017, 33 in 2018, 21 in 2019, 5 in 2020, 13 in 2021 & 45 in 2022. We are discussing Canadian Permanent residence figures for NOC code 22220, Title or group: Computer network and web technicians for the province of New Brunswick. The total for the 6 years until 2022 was 151.
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What causes people to withdraw from participation in life? A carefree child grows reserved and wary as a teenager. A successful career woman who leaves one personal relationship after the other suffers from lack of self-esteem. A retired man looks back at his life with regret over the choices he made.
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Ease of Study
This course is laid out in a step-by-step manner, with a sequence of reading assignments and questions to check your understanding.
Before you begin, you create your own personal logon on the Scientology website. Once logged in, the online program will guide you through each step of the course to full completion, with all course materials provided from within the Scientology website.
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Unlike the 1935 and 1973 Constitutions, however, the 1987 Constitution defines the concept of judicial power. Under paragraph 2 of Section 1, Article VIII, "judicial power" includes not only the "duty of the courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable" but also "to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any branch or instrumentality of the government." This latter provision dilutes the effectivity of the "political question" doctrine which places specific questions best submitted to the political wisdom of the people beyond the review of the courts.
Building on previous experiences under former Constitutions, the 1987 Constitution provides for specific safeguards to ensure the independence of the Judiciary. These are found in the following provisions:
The Supreme Court under the present Constitution is composed of a Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices. The members of the Court are appointed by the President from a list, prepared by the Judicial and Bar Council, of at least three nominees for every vacancy. This new process is intended to "de-politicize" the courts of justice, ensure the choice of competent judges, and fill existing vacancies without undue delay.
Shortly after assuming office as the seventh President of the Republic of the Philippines after the successful People Power Revolution, then President Corazon C. Aquino declared the existence of a revolutionary government under Proclamation No. 1 dated February 25, 1986. Among the more significant portions of this Proclamation was an instruction for "all appointive officials to submit their courtesy resignations beginning with the members of the Supreme Court." The call was unprecedented, considering the separation of powers that the previous Constitutions had always ordained, but understandable considering the revolutionary nature of the post-People Power government. Heeding the call, the members of the Judiciary—from the Supreme Court to the Municipal Circuit Courts—placed their offices at the disposal of the President and submitted their resignations. President Corazon C, Aquino proceeded to reorganize the entire Court, appointing all 15 members.
On March 25, 1986, President Corazon Aquino, through Proclamation No. 3, also abolished the 1973 Constitution and put in place a Provisional "Freedom" Constitution. Under Article I, Section 2 of the Freedom Constitution, the provisions of the 1973 Constitution on the judiciary were adopted insofar as they were not inconsistent with Proclamation No. 3.
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The declaration of Martial Law through Proclamation No. 1081 by former President Ferdinand E, Marcos in 1972 brought about the transition from the 1935 Constitution to the 1973 Constitution. This transition had implications on the Court's composition and functions.
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Following liberation from the Japanese occupation at the end of the Second World War and the Philippines' subsequent independence from the United States, Republic Act No. 296 or the Judiciary Act of 1948 was enacted. This law grouped together the cases over which the Supreme Court could exercise exclusive jurisdiction for review on appeal, certiorari, or writ of error.
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The judicial system established during the regime of the military government functioned as an instrument of the executive—not of the judiciary—as an independent and separate branch of government. Secretary of State John Hay, on May 12, 1899, proposed a plan for a colonial government of the Philippine Islands which would give Filipinos the largest measure of self-government. The plan contemplated an independent judiciary manned by judges chosen from qualified locals and Americans.
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Leche Asada - Peru - Pink Saturday
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...My post today is a bit more personal than usual. The now pink toned wall hanging is the first purchase I made as young woman. It's Peruvian, and has traveled with me all these years, covering walls as disparate as you can imagine. It held a place of honor in a basement flat and now graces the high wall of the house on the hill. It's worn and faded and should be retired, but it's a reminder of a time when my world was very young and the defining line that separates sky and sea was blurred. A reminder of times when anything was possible and spirits, set free, soared. It's also a reminder of a once exotic place. There is, of course, Machu Picchu and the mysteries of the Inca trail, but I'll wager that every mother, with a child who loves to read, can tell you that Paddington Bear comes from "deepest, darkest Peru" and that anyone returning from Peru would concur that one of the finest of the world's creme caramel can be had there. I hope you'll try it so you can join the chorus of those who sing its praises. Leche Asada is simple to make and guaranteed to please. I think you'll like it. Here's the recipe.
Leche Asada...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
1-2/3 cups milk
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup sugar, divided use
5 large eggs + 2 egg yolks
1/4 cup water
1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Bring 2 quarts of water to a boil.
2) Combine milk and cream in pan. Add vanilla extract and bring mixture to a simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat. Let sit until lukewarm, about 20 minutes.
3) Place eggs and yolks in a large bowl. Add 1/2 cup sugar and beat with an electric mixer until pale and creamy, about 3 minutes. Reduce mixer speed to low and beat in milk and cream. Strain mixture and set aside.
4) Combine reserved 1/2 cup sugar and 1/4 cup water in a saucepan with a heavy bottom. Cook over moderate heat until it becomes syrupy and caramel colored.
5) Carefully pour caramel into 6 (6-oz. each) custard cups. Pour an equal measure of custard into each cup.
6) Place custard cups into a large pan. Transfer to oven. Pour boiling water around cups to come halfway up the sides. Cover with foil. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until custard is just set. A knife inserted into custard should come out clean. Remove from water, leave to cool and chill overnight.
7) Unmold, using a knife to loosen custard from edges of cups. Invert and serve. Yield: 6 servings.
They post is being linked to Pink Saturday, sponsored by Beverly at How Sweet the Sound.
65 comments :
- Beverly said...
Mary, I have always been fascinated by Peru, and by Machu Picu. I believe there are places there that could speak to our souls.
And, you have chosen my favorite desert. Ah, I can just imagine how creamy and divine it tastes. I'll be right over.
Happy Pink Saturday. - August 28, 2009 at 7:08 AM
- NKP said...
That is a lovely picture, such mild and pleasing colours. And your dessert is sunshine itself!
- August 28, 2009 at 8:45 AM
- Cathy said...
This is one of my favorite desserts, Mary, and your recipe looks so rich and creamy.
- August 28, 2009 at 9:23 AM
- Mumzie said...
Hi Mary, Your Peruvian picture is wonderful,I love the colors. My family shows Peruvian horses in traditional Peruvian tack which is equisite and the hats are the same as your picture. I've never been to Machu Picu, but I have friends who have and say it is a magical place. I will add your recipe to my files to make for everyone...they will love it. Thanks so much for your recipes, Mumzie
- August 28, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- suesueb said...
I love these kinds of desert too. So creamy and soothing-a perfect comfort food! Your picture is wonderful!!
- August 28, 2009 at 6:18 PM
- Katy ~ said...
I can only imagine the suave creaminess of this dessert! Oh, so nice!
The photo is eye fetching! - August 28, 2009 at 7:17 PM
- Maria Berg said...
This one is called "Kalvadans" - Calf dancing, since it was made of the fist milk that the cow gave after having a baby.
anything was possible and spirits, set free - I like that line, when you are around 20 years old you can do anything in the world.
Even having that smoked pork for birthday. It was my 25 birthday a few years ago, now I am gong to be 38 years in December. - August 29, 2009 at 3:31 AM
- Martha said...
What a great dessert and what a great story and what a great wall hanging. How many of us have things still from that early time when we were dreamers?
- August 29, 2009 at 5:06 AM
- Selba said...
Both pictures are beautiful :)
Have a nice weekend, Mary! - August 29, 2009 at 5:22 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
How nice that you still have the picture. Your leche asada looks so creamy and good!
- August 29, 2009 at 5:56 AM
- Amisha said...
Peru, Paddington and creme caramel - what a fun post!
- August 29, 2009 at 8:27 AM
- bj said...
Love your post today, Mary. I think most of us "more mature" ladies have at least ONE thing that takes us back to when we were young and could leap tall buildings with a single bound. I love this piece that does it for you.
NOW...this dessert sounds like something I would dearly love. If I only had some heavy creme, I would make it right this minute.
Thanks so for the recipe. - August 29, 2009 at 9:27 AM
- Country Wings in Phoenix said...
Oh Mary, as always just beautiful honey, just beautiful. I so love that wall hanging. Some things are just to beautiful to retire and this is one of them. I will add this recipe to my list of many you have shared with us. You my friend are such a jewel. Please stop by and say hi. I so love it when you do. Country hugs and love to you Mary my friend, Sherry
- August 29, 2009 at 10:13 AM
- Claudia said...
What a beautiful wall hanging! Happy Pink Saturday!
- August 29, 2009 at 10:38 AM
- bj said...
Just me again, Mary.
Cate is our GREAT granddaughter..I don't think I will ever live long enuf to become a GREAT-GREAT grandmother...*giggle...but, who knows....I COULD!!
Have a great day..I need to visit the groc store and the first thing going in my cart will be heavy creme..(whipping creme ok?) Just can't wait to make the custard. - August 29, 2009 at 12:05 PM
- dana said...
Happy Pink Saturday to you!! I love the story of our wall-hanging...and that dish looks wonderful! It reminds me of creme brule (sp?).
It's so nice to visit you blog! Dana - August 29, 2009 at 12:37 PM
- Sandi@ Rose Chintz Cottage said...
Hi Mary,
Your Creme Caramel looks absolutely divine! Mmmmm, now I'll be craving it for the rest of the day! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Happy Pink Saturday!
Sandi - August 29, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- Mermaids of the Lake said...
Sounds heavenly! I love your blog! Thank you for visiting us.
- August 29, 2009 at 12:51 PM
- Unknown said...
I love the print. We have never been to Peru, but my church sponsors a mission there. I hope to visit it someday soon. Some of my favorite short stories that I teach center around the Inca, Maya and Aztec. Your posts are always lovely. It's a pleasure to read them. Hope to see you at Crock Pot Wednesday.
- August 29, 2009 at 12:54 PM
- Tami @ Creative girl Vintage said...
Thank you for sharing such a delicious recipe.
Hope you are having a wonderful pink day!
xo Tami - August 29, 2009 at 12:55 PM
- Shirley said...
Beautiful wall hanging and a delicous recipe. Happy Pink Saturday.
- August 29, 2009 at 1:04 PM
- Catharina Maria said...
Your Peruvian picture is wonderful,I love the colors !
It is all beauty !
Love from the netherlands Rini - August 29, 2009 at 1:15 PM
- CC said...
The wall hanging is beautiful and aaahhhhh,that dessert looks so inviting abd delicious. Yummmm
Happy Pink Saturday..have a lovely weekend. - August 29, 2009 at 1:37 PM
- melissa said...
An amazing picture!
LOVE your blog, Mary .. ahve a wonderful weekend. - August 29, 2009 at 2:17 PM
this looks heavenly. :)
- August 29, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- Lynn said...
I loved your personal story. Aren't you glad you kept the wall hanging!
I'm afraid I'd take more than ONE perfect bite of the Leche Asada!
Maybe 25 perfect bites! - August 29, 2009 at 3:13 PM
- Drawn to The Sea said...
What beautiful sentiments, & so true that our spirits soared with each new discovery.
And another recipe to tempt me :-)
Julia - August 29, 2009 at 3:35 PM
- Nancy said...
A great keepsake and wonderful recipe. I will have leftover cream to use up this week and will be back to try this dessert.
Happy Pink Saturday! - August 29, 2009 at 3:43 PM
- Joyce said...
Definitely would be licking the bowl on this one:)
Joyce - August 29, 2009 at 5:05 PM
- Judi said...
Hi Mary
Hapy PINK Saturday.
Your Inca picture. There is such detail and depth in it. Very lovely. A lovely memory I am sure.
Oh I love custards....thank you for the recipe...mmmmmm...
Hope you are having a wonderful weekend...and having some time for you.
Judi - August 29, 2009 at 5:32 PM
- stefanie said...
beautiful, have a wonderful weekend
- August 29, 2009 at 5:34 PM
- Justine said...
Absolutely beautiful picture with a delicious sounding recipe to boot!
- August 29, 2009 at 5:37 PM
- Christine said...
Oh, your wall hanging is beautiful and holds so many wonderful memories. I can see why you have drug it from home to home!!!
Happy Pink Saturday,
Christine - August 29, 2009 at 6:01 PM
- Vicki said...
Hello, Mary,
Your wallhanging is still very beautiful I think, and I can tell it holds many wonderful memories for you. Thanks for sharing. Have a happy weekend. Vicki - August 29, 2009 at 8:05 PM
- Cottage Rose said...
Hello Mary;; Happy Pink Saturday;
Your recipe sounds good.. Hope you have a great weekend..
Alaura - August 29, 2009 at 8:33 PM
- Martha@A Sense of Humor is Essential said...
This is so delightful, both for the eyes and the tummy, thank you so much. Thank you so much for your visit to my blog also, wishing you a Rosy Week.
- August 29, 2009 at 8:47 PM
- Lori said...
Mary- this dessert, creaminess, looks amazing.
And the picture, what history. I would think it would be pretty hard to let something like that go. - August 29, 2009 at 8:58 PM
- ~*~Magpie's Nest said...
Such a lovely post Mary on so many levels! Thank you for sharing such a gorgeous recipe too. My husband would be over the moon if I made this for him/us :)
~*Happy Pink Saturday*~ - August 29, 2009 at 9:01 PM
- LV said...
Really enjoyed the wall hanging and the story behind it. A very nice post.
- August 29, 2009 at 9:01 PM
- Kathy said...
A wonderful pink post, Mary. Have a perfect weekend...Kathy
- August 29, 2009 at 9:05 PM
- black eyed susans kitchen said...
Lovely post, Mary. My daughters friend has spent a great deal of time in Peru. Her mothers family lives there. We have heard some wonderful stories over the years. Your picture was a great Pink Saturday choice and thank you for the recipe...I intend to surprise Carolina with it next time she visits.
- August 29, 2009 at 9:21 PM
- Charlene said...
I love the way you described those special years. Yes the line did seem thin. Great post. And those grandchildren are adorable. Joshua's eyes just speak to your heart don't they? I know little boys are special... I have 5 Grands - All Boys! Happy Pink Saturday & thanks for visiting me today.
- August 29, 2009 at 9:55 PM
- Becs said...
Mary, that is a cool picture. Your food makes my mouth water. Thanks so much for the visit. Becs
- August 29, 2009 at 10:24 PM
- jeanne said...
Hello Mary, I think your picture is very nice. It means something to you and that make it special. Thank you for sharing the story about it as well.
The dessert sounds very easy. I think even I can make it.Smiling
Hugs...Jeanne - August 29, 2009 at 10:49 PM
- Terri Morse said...
Oh Mary. Your post touched my heart. I wouldn't retire the wall hanging. It's beautiful and the fading makes it all the more special. Besides, it takes you to a wonderful place in your heart that no one can take away from you. Happy Pink Saturday! Hugs, Terri
- August 29, 2009 at 11:14 PM
- Terri said...
What a beautiful picture. The dessert looks yummy too. Hope you had a great Pink Saturday!
- August 29, 2009 at 11:16 PM
- Unknown said...
Qué sorpresa saber que el tapiz peruano te trae tan buenos recuerdos, saber que lo tienes hace algún tiempo todavía lo hace más valioso,y por su puesto Macchu Picchu, tan mágico.
Nice to meet you, Happy Pink Saturday!!
See you soon
Con cariño desde Perú.
Charo - August 30, 2009 at 12:00 AM
- Patricia said...
This post was wonderful - I would love to experience Peru. I enjoy your blog very much. Happy Pink Saturday.
- August 30, 2009 at 12:12 AM
- Unknown said...
What a wonderful post, Mary! Thank you for sharing that beautiful wall-hanging with us. And oh my, that dessert looks to die for . . . I really must try it!
Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving your kind comments today!
Happy Pink Saturday!
Teresa - August 30, 2009 at 12:18 AM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Charo, I'm so glad you stopped by. I hope you'll visit with us often. Yes, the wall hanging is very old, but I love it and the spirit of your country.
- August 30, 2009 at 1:58 AM
gorgeous wall hanging thanks for sharing love your recipes the watermelon pickle sounds really interesting might play one day
- August 30, 2009 at 2:44 AM
- JJ said...
Peru on my bucket list.
Can I have seconds please?
JJ - August 30, 2009 at 4:27 AM
- Regina said...
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice week ahead. - August 30, 2009 at 4:30 AM
- Ruth said...
What a gorgeous wall hanging. Thank you for making my 1st Pink Saturday so welcoming.
- August 30, 2009 at 5:30 AM
- Dreamgirl said...
Wow... that looks good! Your leche asada looks very much like what we call FLAN in Spain and we call it Caramel pudding in Norway (our puddings being firm, not like the American kind)
I definitely will try the recipe!
Have a lovely week! - August 30, 2009 at 7:15 AM
- Unknown said...
Great find for Pink Saturday. Thanks for sharing!
- August 30, 2009 at 11:25 AM
- mademoisellealex said...
beautiful post
I like leche asada, yummy !!!
greetings from PAris - August 30, 2009 at 4:06 PM
- Leslie said...
Hi Mary, thanks for visiting me yesterday for Pink Saturday. My husband used to travel internationally, way before I knew him, for work and we have a lovely assortment of his travel souveniers too. This hanging is beautiful but even more so are the memories it holds for you. Happy Pink Saturday (a day late)!
Leslie - August 30, 2009 at 5:18 PM
- Char said...
I have never been to Peru but would love to go. Your recipe looks wonderful and I want to try it, Happy Pink Saturday, Char
- August 30, 2009 at 8:48 PM
- Cindy said...
What a fascinating post! I would love to go there. You have such beautiful pictures in your blog. I believe my family would like the Leche Asada. I'll try it and let you know.
Cindy :) - August 30, 2009 at 9:10 PM
- Elena said...
A beautiful sharing Mary. Some things can't be gotten rid of no matter how old, worn or faded they are - what wonderful memories you have.
I love creme caramel ...Mmmm.
Have a great week.
ciao for now,
Elena :) - August 31, 2009 at 1:32 AM
- Neabear said...
I didn't know Paddington Bear came from Peru. Somehow I never absorbed that piece of information. The wall hanging is lovely. Thanks for visiting me!
- August 31, 2009 at 10:33 AM
- Euroangel said...
wow i love this site..full of yummy stuffs!
- August 31, 2009 at 3:02 PM
- TheStalker68 said...
Can you give an estimate of how many people this will serve? I'm in Spanish class and we had to pick a country to do a report on and make a food from, I chose Peru, because of Machu Picchu. I've done my research and have picked this dessert to try. I'm not much of a chef so when it says '6 servings' on other sites I'm not sure if it means it'll only serve 6 or if that's just the amount of healthy stuff (sorry for lack of better words, I've been at this for hours). Please and thank you, any answer will help.
- November 4, 2012 at 9:03 AM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Tori, this recipe makes six individual servings. If you were to make one it in a 9 to 10-inchpan it would feed 8 people.
- November 4, 2012 at 9:17 AM


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Kafrelsheikh University receives the journalist Refaat Fayyad, Editor in Chief of Akhbar el Youm and supervisor of Education Department within the events of cultural season who discourses a lecture entitled "the press vision for the political scene in Egypt"
The symposium focused on the role of media in the formation of conscience of the nation and the need for media with moderate thinking for construction.
As well, Mr Refaat Fayyad highlighted on what is happening in some universities of naysayers to the current reality and the reality imposed by the Egyptian people in 30 June. He explains that this phase for youth is not materialized with right ideas as some of them driven incorrectly for the lack of experience.
He adds that what is happening away from Egypt now calls to worry as Syria, for example, does not control except only 40% of all area of Syria and the rest is occupied from different nationalities and under multiple names come from more than 55 countries as well as the northeastern part is under the control of Daash organization who profaned the killing and slaughter in the name of the Islamic religion and the Muslim religion is innocent of them.
He stressed that without the presence of the armed forces along with the security forces in the Sinai, it will be carved out of our hands.
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He pointed out that what is happening in the Arab countries is now one of the means of the fourth generation of the wars that use technological means and material inducements a way to move people against themselves, there is no need to move the regular forces in order to divide the country, but this is done by moving one people against themselves is one of the cheapest types of wars, which is what happened in Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union before being crumbled and is happening now in the Arab region, taking advantage of young by physical allurement and multiple workouts and grand prize is Egypt.
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To me, that's a vital component of intellectual honesty. Anyone can barricade themselves in a mental fortress of belief, deciding on what is true "in their hearts" early in life, and refusing to listen to any evidence to the contrary. However, if you want to have as many true beliefs and as few false beliefs as possible, you simply have to step out of your fortress and really listen openly to what people are saying who don't agree with you. There is no other way to expose the false beliefs you hold and the true beliefs that you lack.
That's why I generally want to make it a point in life to read the Bible, listen to Christian radio, argue with Jehovah's Witnesses, and take all the callers I can.
That's also why I'm kind of disappointed, though not really surprised, by the apparent terror that, ah, certain people seem to have these days over putting 9/11 terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed on trial in a civilian court.
As I understand it, there are two major concerns at play here, both of them (not to put too fine a point on it) cretinous. One of them is that Mohammed will escape from jail and go on the most horrifying killing spree the world has ever known. The other is that if Mohammed is allowed to defend himself in court, then the dulcet tones of his voice spouting terrorist propaganda will surely incite more violence against the United States.
Ezra Klein masterfully dismantles both arguments in just a few short sentences. Regarding their escape:
These guys took down a plane with box cutters. They used crude weapons to attack a far more sophisticated and effective fighting force. The most fearsome of them was captured at home, in his pajamas. It's not like we're putting Magneto on trial and need to keep him away from metal filings.
And regarding letting him talk:
Trying these guys publicly, as well as holding them in normal prisons like common criminals, is good public relations. Being a terrorist is a more appealing prospect if the world's sole superpower appears to cower before your might than it is if you end up trapped in the American legal system, forced to submit to endless cross-examination and consultation with attorneys and other bureaucratic humiliations. Lots of people want to be super villains. But who wants to be a henchman? Being held on a fortified military island and tortured by a country that can't seem to get you to talk is a much more glorious finish than a long and dull trial that ends with you serving time in central New Jersey.
When you come right down to it, Mohammed is really just another extreme religious crackpot, and talking and listening to religious crackpots is what we on the Atheist Experience want to happen. We want it to happen because crackpottery thrives on remaining mysterious. If you can frame your crackpottery in a few pithy sentences appealing to some seemingly high minded ideals, then it sounds superficially convincing. But when you start probing their beliefs in depth, that's when you get to have conversations like this...
"Tommy Davis previously denied the Xenu story, asking CNN reporter John Roberts if it 'sounded ridiculous' and saying the story was 'unrecognisable' to him. The Xenu story has also been denied by actor Tom Cruise and other famous Scientologists."
And this...
"Wait. Mormons actually know this story and they still believe Joseph Smith was a prophet? ...No, it's a matter of logic! If you're gonna say things that have been proven wrong, like that the first man and woman lived in Missouri, and that Native Americans came from Jerusalem, then you'd better have something to back it up. All you've got are a bunch of stories about some asswipe who read plates nobody ever saw out of a hat, and then couldn't do it again when the translations were hidden!"*
And this...
"Religion has convinced people that there's an invisible man… living in the sky. Who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn't want you to do. And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer, and burn, and scream, until the end of time. But he loves you! He loves you. He loves you and he needs money!"
That's what we want to have happen with the beliefs of fuckwits like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. We want an American lawyer to stand up in front of this guy on the witness stand, and let him spout off his beliefs. And then we want our lawyer to shake his head in disbelief, and say "Mr. Mohammed, are you freaking kidding me????"
What we don't want is for Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to get away with no trial at all, or a tribunal under cover of darkness. We don't want him to be executed without a chance to air out his horrific, vile sounding views. We don't want to give people an excuse to make a martyr out of him without laying his idiocy bare for the entire world to see.
I'm sure some people will object that someone will hear his words and say "Hey, ya know? This jihad business sounds pretty reasonable to me." And I'm sure that that's true; I can imagine that there are probably a (very, very, very small) number of people who were not already looking to sign up for the terrorist lifestyle, but will be persuaded by Mohammed's silver tongue to join the cause.
But you know what else? I'm willing to take that chance, because I'm seriously betting that the number of people who will be moved to sympathy for America and disgust for Mohammed and his ilk would tremendously dwarf the number of people who would fall for his recruitment speech.
I am firmly of the belief that you can't prevent bad ideas from being heard, but you can shed light on them and make them look foolish. I think it's the ideal of free speech that we should all strive for. If I didn't think that, then I would have to conclude once and for all that our little public access show is a bust, simply on the grounds that we have allowed so many more bad ideas to get air time than would have gotten it otherwise.
Call me a naive idealist for having some faith in humanity that they can be dragged to a reasonable position. The ones to really watch out for are the small-minded, pathetic people polluting the airwaves, who are afraid to hear Khalid talk. Somehow they must feel that his beliefs are so reasonable and so seductive that millions of people will become America's enemies just by listening to a defeated criminal speak on a docket. And frankly, I feel sorry for them, for the fear of the world around them that they must feel every day.
* Note: It was pointed out in the comments that the quote about Mormonism from South Park, while funny, is not an accurate representation of the Mormon story.


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Most politicians aren't scientists, but that hasn't stopped them from playing one on TV — badly — when the fancy strikes. On Sunday, Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri became the latest legislator to bungle science, when he revealed his stunning lack of knowledge about human reproduction during an interview with KTVI-TV in St. Louis.
Asked about his stance on abortion, the Republican Senate candidate attempted to explain his unqualified opposition to it, even in cases of rape: "From what I understand from doctors, that's really rare," Akin said of pregnancies from rape. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down."
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Often, such ideology is rooted in religious beliefs, but just as often it's driven by nothing more than shaky or incomplete knowledge about the basics of biology. Later, Akin said he "misspoke" during the TV interview and recanted his previous comment: "Rape is never legitimate. It's an evil act that's committed by violent predators. I used the wrong words in the wrong way." He noted that he knew women could get pregnant through rape.
Akin apologized, but he wasn't the first and unfortunately won't be the last elected official to wade foolishly into the realm of science, where facts, and not ideology, take precedence. Take a look at the following list of notable biological blunders made by politicians.