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Friday, June 26, 2009
Raspberry Ripple for Foodie Friday and Pink Saturday
From the kitchen of One Perfect Bite...This is a lovely summer dessert that's assembled rather than made. It's perfect for a backyard wedding or a graduation party. I've used raspberries in this version but strawberries would be lovely as well. To make the ripple you'll need six cups of vanilla ice cream, a pint of heavy cream, two cups of raspberries and some patience. It is really simple to do. You'll need to begin this the day before it is to be served. I molded my version in a loaf pan and slice it for serving. If you prefer, an easier option is to scoop the ice cream into cups or cones for serving. Once the berries have been pureed, taste them for sweetness and adjust to taste with sugar. If you have framboise in the house a tablespoon or two would certainly do no harm. I like this dessert for its simple goodness. Your guests will think you've fussed for them and they'll love the way it tastes.
Raspberry Ripple...from the kitchen of One Perfect Bite
2 cups fresh raspberries
Sugar to taste
Framboise (optional)
2 cups heavy cream
1-1/2 quarts vanilla ice cream
Whole raspberries for garnish
1) Line a 9 x 5-inch bread pan with foil.
2) Puree raspberries in a blender. Pour into a medium bowl and set aside. Add sugar to taste. Add framboise if using. Move ice cream from freezer to refrigerator and allow to soften (not run). Beat heavy cream until soft peaks form. Fold cream into the raspberry puree. Pour mixture into a metal pan; place in freezer and chill until mixture thickens and begins to freeze. Do not allow to freeze through. When half frozen remove from freezer and beat well.
3) Spoon mounds of softened ice cream into prepared pan. Spoon raspberry mixture between mounds of vanilla ice cream. Use a sharp knife to swirl layers.
4) Transfer pan to freezer. Freeze for about 2 hours. When half frozen smooth edges of ice cream, then freeze overnight. When ready to serve cut into slices. Garnish with whole raspberries if desired. Yield: 8 to 10 servings.
I'm sending this recipe to Michael at Designs By Gollum for Foodie Friday, the event she sponsors.
I'm also sending it to Beverly at How Sweet the Sound for her Pink Saturday Event.
93 comments :
- Lakeshore Cottage Living said...
Yummy. Your picture is so pretty too! Just perfect.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Kristine - June 26, 2009 at 12:37 AM
- (wife.) said...
Thank you for another great ice-cream-maker-free cold dessert recipe! Can't wait to try it. I made the sherbet this week but used a mix of blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries - for my taste, the sugar could have been much less, but the berries were probably very sweet. I mixed in some lemon and lime juices when the sherbet was starting to solidify, and it was delicious! We're still enjoying it.
- June 26, 2009 at 12:37 AM
- My Little Space said...
Oh my godness, so yummy!
- June 26, 2009 at 3:59 AM
- Chibog in Chief said...
Oh I just love this!! So pink, pretty and delicious! Great entry for foodie friday!
- June 26, 2009 at 4:16 AM
- Katy ~ said...
On my gosh is this beautiful! I am another who appreciates the no-ice-cream-maker recipes. I can absolutely see me me making and eating this. My Ole Sweetie-Pi is an ice cream lover (eats it almost every day!) so this will be the perfect bite for him!
- June 26, 2009 at 5:03 AM
- NKP said...
So pretty in pink! I love ice cream, but have never tried something like this. Looks wonderful.
- June 26, 2009 at 5:51 AM
- Thoughtfully Blended Hearts said...
Beautiful picture and this sounds like the perfect summertime dessert...
- June 26, 2009 at 5:58 AM
- pigpigscorner said...
That's beautiful!
- June 26, 2009 at 7:13 AM
- Haden News said...
What a pretty dessert!
Enjoy your weekend. - June 26, 2009 at 7:51 AM
- Martha said...
I love ice cream and this dessert is so pretty!
- June 26, 2009 at 7:52 AM
no no no! Not only for wedding or graduation :-) I would love to think I can whenever I want LoL
Again, another recipe to save, but maybe I'll make use of strawberry since it's readily available.
Thanks Mary! - June 26, 2009 at 8:24 AM
- Shellbelle said...
Mary, have I told you how much easier you've made my life? I can always count on you to provide recipes that tantalize my taste buds.
I'm having company this weekend and for Saturday night's dinner I'll be serving the Tuscan Pork from yesterday, along with Parmesan potatoes, roasted garlic asparagus, and now you've provided a dessert that will top off the meal perfectly! - June 26, 2009 at 9:11 AM
- Jamie said...
This is really gorgeous! And I bet it is delicious, too. This is a great recipe for summer - I think I would prefer assembling to making anyday! Have a great weekend, Mary!
- June 26, 2009 at 9:24 AM
- ~ ~ Ahrisha ~ ~ said...
Have got to try this one. Raspberrys are here, Yeah! Just love them. Thanks
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~ - June 26, 2009 at 9:30 AM
- Donna-FFW said...
Love the fact that your ice cream recipes dont require a maker. This sounds perfect, so refreshing and so pretty to boot!
- June 26, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- Hootin Anni said...
Right now....with our inferno we're experiencing here in South Texas...ANYTHING cold would be delightful.
This looks so scrumptious. - June 26, 2009 at 10:04 AM
- Creative Classroom Core said...
I have to make an icecream cake for my moms birthday, so I am on the hunt for some good recipes. This looks fantastic! Love the raspberries!
- June 26, 2009 at 10:07 AM
- a quiet life said...
such a beautiful pic...
- June 26, 2009 at 10:36 AM
- Olga said...
what a gorgeous dessert! pink is one of my favorite colors ;)
- June 26, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- Cindy said...
That looks so good! I may have to try that!
- June 26, 2009 at 12:02 PM
- bj said...
OMGoodness...what a wonderful summertime dessert and it is so pretty, too. Thanks so much for this recipe..my little grands are gonna just love it...especially scooped into big, waffle cones..ummmm...
xo bj - June 26, 2009 at 12:11 PM
- Southerncook said...
Raspberry Ripple sounds like something I need to try soon. YUM!!!!! Thanks Mary for visiting my blog.
Carolyn/A Southerners Notebook - June 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM
How pretty, I know this tastes heavenly!
- June 26, 2009 at 1:07 PM
- SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...
That looks summery and delicious and what a wonderful way to use raspberries.
- June 26, 2009 at 1:31 PM
- "Blossom" said...
Delicious and cold! Great dessert for summer. I'm going to try this.
- June 26, 2009 at 1:38 PM
- Christi @ A Southern Life said...
This looks so pretty, cool and delicious. Just the perfect thing on a hot summer evening.
Christi - June 26, 2009 at 1:59 PM
- theUngourmet said...
Mary, this is so lovely!
- June 26, 2009 at 2:22 PM
- Shari @ My Cottage of Bliss said...
Oh now doesn't this look just heavenly?! With temps running well into the 90's for the past week, I really wish I had some of this right now! Thanks for sharing.
- June 26, 2009 at 2:46 PM
- Heather S-G said...
Beautiful, Mary...you're right, this would make a gorgeous back yard party slice of heaven! Perfect summertime dessert :)
- June 26, 2009 at 3:12 PM
- Lyndas recipe box said...
What a pretty dessert and picture! This would be a cool, delicious dessert for our 98 degree weather we are having! Thanks for sharing a "cool" recipe!
- June 26, 2009 at 3:35 PM
I love your picture of the rose and raspberry ripple, you did a great job on it. I could go for a dish of this about right now...it is really hot here today, hot and muggy.
- June 26, 2009 at 3:51 PM
- Carrie said...
Ohh, I could use a dish of that raspberry ripple right now!
- June 26, 2009 at 4:01 PM
- ~~louise~~ said...
We're holding an ice cream social at our church for National Ice Cream Month in July.
I'm going to recommend your Raspberry Ripple. It is a delectable treasure!
Thanks for sharing, Mary... - June 26, 2009 at 4:34 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh my! This looks so good that I will definitely be giving it a try. It's so hot around here that I'm in no mood to cook so anything to beat the heat is certainly welcome. Thanks for sharing. I just love your blog.
- June 26, 2009 at 4:41 PM
- Mary | Deep South Dish said...
What a beautiful photo and the desserts sounds so refreshing!
- June 26, 2009 at 4:48 PM
- Lori said...
Good thinking. I like this and framboise or chambord never hurt anything for me! Love this Mary.
- June 26, 2009 at 5:40 PM
- Allie said...
I love the color! Sounds delish right now with our 102 temps!!
- June 26, 2009 at 6:47 PM
- Barbara said...
Just in time for this August time weather here in June. The Raspberry Ripple looks heavenly, but I might try blackberries as I have them in the fridge.
- June 26, 2009 at 6:55 PM
- 2 Dogs said...
My stuff (fungi) might be more interesting but your stuff looks yummier and taste good I'm sure.
Hugs - June 26, 2009 at 7:46 PM
- Marta said...
Oh wow, that looks gorgeous! So delicate, elegant and cooling! Perfect for the summer!
I love the banner!!! - June 26, 2009 at 10:05 PM
- Lori (All That Splatters) said...
I love the look of this. I can't wait to give it a try myself! Beautiful -
- June 26, 2009 at 11:00 PM
- Michelle said...
Mary-Fantastic idea, love it...I picked with my daughter 13 quarts of strawberries today and I think I will try this using stawberries, because I have just a few to do something with.:) Your photo is very nice touch with the pink rose. Happy PS.
- June 27, 2009 at 12:17 AM
- Claudia said...
Oh boy, does that look good! Yummy! Happy Pink Saturday!
- June 27, 2009 at 2:00 AM
- Anh said...
So pretty and speaks fully of summer!
- June 27, 2009 at 4:06 AM
- Deb in Hawaii said...
Gorgeous picture--love the pink and it sounds so delicious too!
- June 27, 2009 at 5:12 AM
- Elena said...
Oh, your photo is so perfect - it even makes the rose look delicious. It's a gorgeous combination.
This past year I've been eating more icecream than ever before. My son loves icecream and together we've gone through quite a few tubs. Your recipe sounds & look so yummy.
ciao for now,
Elena :) - June 27, 2009 at 5:40 AM
- Beverly said...
Now, Mary. Is there a way you can slide a serving of that luscious treat through the monitor? I not only looks divine, I just know it must be a taste sensation.
Happy Pink Saturday. - June 27, 2009 at 7:18 AM
- Marsha @ Tattered Chick said...
OMG, that looks so GOOD!!! We have TONS of strawberries . . . . I'll just have to try it! HaPpY PiNk SaTuRdAy! :) Marsha
- June 27, 2009 at 8:23 AM
- Bunny said...
Happy PS and your pinks are just ymmy. Thanks for the recipe too. Hugs
- June 27, 2009 at 8:35 AM
- chow and chatter said...
this sounds lovely Mary my daughter would adore it
- June 27, 2009 at 8:53 AM
- stefanie said...
oooooooo, beautiful and yummi. have a wonderful weekend.
- June 27, 2009 at 9:37 AM
- caren said...
OMGoodness.......I'm in heaven. Looks so yummy. Happy Pink Saturday!
- June 27, 2009 at 10:29 AM
- ♥Mimi♥ said...
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(¸.•´ (¸.•´♥What a sweet Pink Saturday blog post! There's just something about the color pink that brings out the best of everything☺
How imaginative and wonderful! So creative this week! Now I have to go grocery shopping!
Have a wonderful weekend. Finally warm and sunny here, hope your neck of the woods is just as pink-a-licious as mine♥´¨)
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(¸.•´ (¸.•´♥ - June 27, 2009 at 10:35 AM
- CC said...
Such a lovely,lovely dessert. And it's pink as well.. :).
Happy Pink Saturday and have a wonderful weekend. - June 27, 2009 at 11:00 AM
- The Old Parsonage said...
Oh my word! I love everything that you show! It always makes my mouth water.
Enjoy your Pink Saturday!
Leann - June 27, 2009 at 11:39 AM
- {Bellamere Cottage} said...
Your grandsons are ADORABLE....and your pink dish.....??? DELISH!!
Happy Pink Saturday...
Spencer - June 27, 2009 at 12:13 PM
- Tara said...
Looks incredibly delicious! Thanks for sharing this fluffy goodness with us. Happy Pink Saturday and have a loveleigh weekend!
- June 27, 2009 at 12:19 PM
- Char said...
Thankyou so much for the share. This is one that I am sure to try, it looks great. Perfect for ps. Happy Pink Saturday to you and yours, Char
- June 27, 2009 at 12:25 PM
- ~*~Magpie's Nest said...
absolutely gorgeous and tantalizing, thank you very much for sharing the recipe! I am a berry girl!
~*Happy Pink Saturday*~ - June 27, 2009 at 12:33 PM
- Country Wings in Phoenix said...
Pink, Pretty and Delish! I am going to try this for the 4th of July. I was thinking maybe using (Strawberries) and then topping it off with blueberries?
It would give it the red,white and blue look. The kids would love it I know. Thanks for stopping by Country Wings in Phoenix. I have added my name to your Followers, and I hope you will stop by again and do the same. Happy Pink Saturday. "Country Hugs", Sherry - June 27, 2009 at 1:42 PM
- Terri said...
Looks yummy. Beautiful picture too. Thanks for taking the time to stop by my blog as well. Happy Pink Saturday.
- June 27, 2009 at 2:01 PM
- Martha said...
Beautiful photo for Pink Saturday and the recipe sounds delicious! Yum!
- June 27, 2009 at 2:08 PM
- Pam said...
Oh Mary, this looks delicious!!!! I may make this for our summer PTO meeting this week or on the 4th of July. I'm bookmarking your blog! :) Thank you for stopping my blog.
- June 27, 2009 at 2:20 PM
- Lisa said...
Oh how yummy!!! Thanks for the recipe!! Sorry I'm late we are still in Birthday mode at my house!
Happy Pink Saturday!
Hugs, Lisa - June 27, 2009 at 2:30 PM
- Regina said...
Yummy! Thanks for sharing.
Have a nice day. - June 27, 2009 at 3:22 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh, Mary! How decadent! I have to put this one in my 'try it out' file!
Thank you for sharing!
Happy Pink Saturday,
Teresa - June 27, 2009 at 4:28 PM
- Geli said...
This looks soooo good!
Thank you for also providing the recipe. I definitely need to follow your blog!!!!
Yum Yum - June 27, 2009 at 5:11 PM
- Leslie said...
Thanks for stopping by my blog. Happy Pink Saturday!
- June 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM
- Stella said...
I have to try this one. Looks like the perfect ending for a meal on a 100 degree day in MO. I can even pretend it is healty since it has raspberries in it.
- June 27, 2009 at 5:28 PM
- Susie Jefferson said...
What a glorious recipe! Even I might be able to make this one. And no wonder you liked those old recipes on my blog, they're perfect for you, lol. Love your blog header to - what an absolutely perfect picture. Suits you to a T.
Have a very happy Pink Saturday! - June 27, 2009 at 5:38 PM
- Elle said...
Pink doesn't get any more delicious than this...or more creamy. So pretty!
- June 27, 2009 at 6:51 PM
- Dreamgirl said...
Mmmmmm.... I would love some of that!
You are such a creative cook and I really enjoy your blog!
Take care and have a happy Pink Saturday!
Greetings from Spain - June 27, 2009 at 7:04 PM
- Juliana said...
Simple and elegant, perfect for summertime...looks very refreshing...yummie!
- June 27, 2009 at 7:08 PM
- Unknown said...
Oooooh! This looks and sounds positively decadent! Thank you so much for your kind comment on my blog today.
.•*˙˙*•.HaPPy PiNk SaTuRdaY!.•*˙˙*•.
Cheers! =D
~Kitty Kellie
The Artful Paper Doll - June 27, 2009 at 7:49 PM
- Adele said...
The picture of ice cream with a rose looks so lovely....
- June 27, 2009 at 8:26 PM
- Kathleen said...
Looks delicious!
- June 27, 2009 at 8:37 PM
- Elyse said...
what a happy little blog you have! your raspberry ripple looks wonderful and pretty!
happy pink saturday to you!
xo - June 27, 2009 at 8:37 PM
- lisa said...
I could not have added your blog to my favorites list fast enough. The Raspberry Ripple looks so refreshing, what a treat both for the eyes and the tummy. I can't wait to get lost in all the yummy goodness of your posts.
Lisa - June 27, 2009 at 8:39 PM
- juliaD said...
Hi....and a H.P.S.!...to you too...Love the rapsberry desert...I looove raspberries, and I think the flavour is much nicer than strawberries, I dont know why strawberries seem to get used more..it's prob because they are cheaper.xx
- June 27, 2009 at 9:06 PM
- Nicole Feliciano said...
Lovely picture. Thanks so much for linking up. I'll be back to check out your creations.
- June 27, 2009 at 9:09 PM
- KBeau said...
That looks simply luscious.
- June 27, 2009 at 10:04 PM
- Boo-Bah AKA Iris said...
This sounds wonderful. It is really a pretty dessert too. I would probably make it with strawberries. I do love raspberries though.
Iris - June 27, 2009 at 10:08 PM
- Barbara Jean said...
thanks fro omcing by.
Glad you like my pinks.
Your pink makes me hungry!
Maybe that is the idea.
I'll just go eat some cherries off the tree so i do not get into the ice-cream. =0)
barbara jean - June 27, 2009 at 11:32 PM
- Megan said...
This sounds like a perfect dessert. I love raspberry and if you add a chocolate cookie to this and I'd be a happy camper. And a tbsp or two of framoise would just make me that much happier! ;)
- June 28, 2009 at 12:07 AM
- Maria Berg said...
Now I have dinner ready and planed thanks to you, Tuscan Herbed Roasted Pork
and then this one - if I stat now it my be ready for late to might, Thank you, MB - June 28, 2009 at 4:25 AM
- Jade Creative said...
Great blog.
I've decided to follow cause I'm thinking I'd like to try some of your recipes.
Have a wonderful day!
Darlene - June 28, 2009 at 9:05 AM
- Tracy M. said...
oo0, yummy! Too bad I don't like to cook, LOL.
Happy Pink Saturday! - June 28, 2009 at 11:45 AM
- The Fajdich Times said...
Your Raspberry Ripple looks and sounds delious:) Answer to your question about the fries from Trader Joe's.....yes they do crisp up. They are great. I bet your homemade ones are the best. Have a great week.....see you next Friday:)
- June 28, 2009 at 12:00 PM
- Jillian's Bella Rosa Antiques said...
A lovely looking dessert and perfect to serve at parties. Thank you for sharing this one!
- June 28, 2009 at 12:59 PM
- Beansieleigh said...
Oh this looks just DIVINE! Thank you for sharing this lovely pink recipe!! Happy Pink Saturday, and hope you have a wonderful week!
- June 28, 2009 at 3:03 PM
- Jorgelina said...
So pretty in pink!
Happy pink saturday!!
Hugs - June 28, 2009 at 3:46 PM
- Cathy said...
A lovely dessert, Mary, and one that will let the flavor of our raspberries shine through. And I especially like that it can be made ahead of time.
- June 28, 2009 at 7:37 PM
- Martha@A Sense of Humor is Essential said...
Thank you for this, looks delicious and beautiful. Greetings from a Fellow Foodie and Los Angeles.
- June 28, 2009 at 8:21 PM


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Lenders usually see people with credit scores of 670 or higher as less of a risk. People with credit scores from 580 to 669 are called "subprime." It might become harder to get accepted for a loan with good terms. If your credit score is under 580, you have bad credit and will have a hard time getting loans.
How Important Is a Good Credit Score?
There are many perks to having a good credit score. So, people with credit problems should look into credit repair services in Burleson, TX. In Burleson, TX, your chances of getting financial help will go up if you fix your credit history.
A property owner is more likely to rent to someone with a good credit score, for example. Also, buyers with a good credit background usually get lower interest rates on loans. Here are a few reasons why you should try to improve your credit.
- Loan approval is quicker.
In Burleson, TX, fixing your credit is a great first step toward getting a loan when you need one. There are times when it's hard to get a loan. Having a poor credit score also makes it very hard to borrow money.
But if you have a good credit score, you won't have to wait as long for the loan, credit card, and mortgage acceptance. Also, the amount you can borrow is bigger than it would be for someone with bad credit.
- leading credit card providers
If your credit score is good, you can get the best credit cards out there. This makes you eligible for better loan terms, like lower interest rates, and other perks, like free or cheap trip perks, cash-back offers, and bonus points.
In some rare cases, a company may let you buy something with no interest at all. In the long run, this saves a lot of money.
- Car insurance costs have gone down
Do you know how hard it is to get car insurance if you have bad credit? If so, you already know how annoying that can be. Before deciding whether or not to give you insurance, most, if not all, insurance companies will look at your credit past.
Insurance companies may look at your credit score as one of many factors when choosing whether or not to cover you and how much to charge you in premiums. Also, they might use this information to raise your premiums or even cancel your insurance after you've already paid for it.
So, the best car insurance rates might only be available to people with good credit. So, if you live in Burleson, TX, and need help repairing your credit, now is a good time to look.
- stronger stand in negotiations
When you look for loans, you might hope for lower interest rates, but you might have to bargain for them. Now is when your credit score starts to become important. If you want a credit card or a loan, it can help you to have a good credit score.
This means you could get deals that are hard to resist. But if your credit score is low, lenders will be less willing to work with you on the terms of your loan. In other situations, you might not be able to get the money. Credit repair in Burleson, TX could come in handy when you need it.
- Optional housing
We can all agree that where you live can affect how you live. If your credit score is good, you might be able to choose from more places to live. Today, landlords often look at a tenant's credit score to see how reliable they are as a renter.
6 – It's easier to get utilities
If you have good credit, you shouldn't have any trouble getting things like electricity and internet. Without a doubt, your credit score is one of the most important things that determine whether or not you can buy energy services. This means that getting these services will be easier the better your credit score is. Customers with great credit records might not have to give their utility companies a security deposit.
- convenient mobile phone use
Work on your credit past in Burleson, TX so you can get a cell phone even if you have bad credit. You heard the right thing. The risk you pose to a cell phone company is based on your credit score.
And if you don't, you'll have to pay a cash security fee just to get a phone. But if you have good credit, you might not have to pay anything at the beginning.
- It looks better on a resume if you have good credit.
When you apply for a job, the company may check your credit as part of the process. The purpose of this history check is to find out if you can be trusted and, therefore, if you should be hired.
So, if your credit isn't great, it may be a danger sign to most businesses. In general, keeping an eye on your credit records is a good idea. If your credit report has any problems, you will be able to fix them now.
So, before you start looking for work, you should make sure your credit is good. If you need help fixing your credit, you should go to Burleson, TX. Your credit score should go up a lot because of this.
- A position of pride
Having excellent credit is a source of unique pleasure. You've probably seen how some of your friends show off their perfect credit with a lot of pride. And that's the result of being able to get all of these perks.
People with perfect credit are likely to be pleased with these perks. Unfortunately, you can't just get a good credit score quickly. For a great credit score, you need to show that you can be trusted. This takes time and work. Because of this, it makes sense to talk about it.
It also shows that you are honest and willing to work hard. But don't panic if you have bad credit. Because you realized it at the right time, you still have time to do something about it. Talk to people who work in credit services in Burleson, TX, and try to raise your score. It's not something that can be fixed in a few days. But you can't get there if you don't start well.
A Step-by-Step Guide to Fixing and Raising Your Credit Score
If you want to raise your credit score, you should fix any mistakes in your credit records before you use the tips I'll give in this section. But before we get started, I want to stress that getting good credit or fixing bad credit takes a lot of work, self-control, and patience. No one can quickly improve your credit score, so don't listen to them.
In reality, any business that promises to fix your credit quickly is probably not what it seems. If you want to get your credit score back, you must take care of your credit records well over time before you see any change. So, let's take a look at some of the things Credit Repair Burleson, TX suggests you do to fix your credit and raise your credit score.
- Check to see if there are any mistakes on your credit record.
The first step to fixing and raising your credit score is to look at your credit report in depth from each credit reporting agency. Get in touch with your lender and the organization that keeps track of your credit to find any wrong, incorrect, or missing information. Keep in mind that checking your credit record for mistakes won't hurt your credit score when you're done.
- Make sure your bills are paid on time.
One of the most important things that affect your credit score is your ability to pay creditors and loans on time. In fact, it has a 35% effect on your credit score. Even though problems like late or missed payments can't be fixed, you can stop more damage from happening if you pay off your loans on time in the future. And the first step is to pay your bills on time because even a few days late can hurt your credit score.
If you often miss dates, you can sign up for automatic payments to have payments taken out of your bank account regularly. If you've missed payments in the past, make it up to them and stay steady. Bad credit won't follow you around forever, which is good news.
Your credit score goes up when you pay your bills on time for more of your debts. Your credit report shows that you have good credit right now, and problems from the past usually go away over time. But if you have a collection account, keep in mind that it will stay on your record for up to seven years after you pay it off.
- Pay off as much of your debt as you can.
Your credit use and how you handle your debt and available credit make up 30% of your credit score. Compared to your past of paying bills, this is usually easy to fix. But you'll also need to use the following tips if you want to get out of debt.
Keep the amounts on your credit cards low at first, because having a lot of debt will hurt your credit score. Also, instead of ignoring your credit card debt like the plague, just pay it off. Set up a payment plan that gives your cards with the highest interest rates the most money.
Even though it might be tempting, don't close any credit cards you aren't using to try to improve your credit score. In the same way, don't get a lot of extra credit cards that you don't need just to raise your credit limit. These tactics don't work very often and can hurt your credit score a lot.
Burleson, TX Credit Repair: Get your credit back on track
Credit repair is an important first step on the path to financial freedom. If you have good credit, you have more power over your money and are less likely to make some of the worst financial decisions. If you've tried the tips above and are still having trouble fixing your credit, it's time to talk to a credit repair expert.
Use a company like Credit RepairBurleson, TX to fix your credit record and keep track of it. Our experts will help you understand the current state of your credit and give you good tips on how to fix it. By using a credit restoration service, you can show your clients that you are a reliable borrower who will pay on time.
We help our clients improve their credit scores and set themselves up for financial success with custom-made plans. We want to help you fix your money problems and improve your credit score. Also, we have been giving people in Burleson, TX, excellent and professional credit repair customer service for years. That makes sure you will be successful at the end of your journey.
Remember that fixing your credit may take some time, and it may be hard to keep going when things aren't going your way. Contact Credit Repair Burleson, TX to find out more about how we can help.
How to Spot a Credit Repair Scam from a Trustworthy Burleson, Texas Company
There are a lot of companies that say they can help you improve your credit score. Some of them are indeed scams. Most of the time, all they do is steal your money and leave you to your own devices. Your chances of finding a reliable credit repair service in Burleson, TX are lower than they would be if you were a more experienced shopper.
These companies make big promises about how they can improve or fix your credit score, but they don't follow through. Instead, scam companies will take your money and go away, leaving you with no way to get it back. So, what can you do to fight these companies? Or, how to tell the difference between a legitimate credit repair service and a scam. So, let's figure it out.
How to Spot a Fake Credit Repair Company
When working with companies that help fix your credit, it's important to keep an eye out for warning signs. Most of the time, the trouble is with the payment. It's safe to think that companies that need money right away will put less effort into making their website easy to use.
A trustworthy company puts a lot of thought into how its customers see it. As far as the Internet is concerned, your website is your shop. Any business that takes itself seriously will also take its online profile seriously. A company that doesn't try hard to have good UX design could be a red flag.
Not every time you pay in advance should be a red flag. Most of the time, as a consumer, you will have to pay something up front before you can get the full benefits of any kind of financial deal. But be careful if a company wants to get paid before they start working on your order. There's a chance you won't be able to get the money back once you send it and get your wallet opened.
Check to see if the company's money-back promises for transactions are short-term or long-term. If a group or business seems like it won't last, you should probably stay away from it. Most likely, they won't be there the next day.
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If a company is real and cares about its customers, it won't ask for money upfront. If the customer is happy with the answer, they may decide to pay early. Companies usually give customers the chance to pay once they've gotten their first credit report and seen that their credit has gotten better.
The relationship between a credit repair company and its clients usually lasts for years. Your credit score might not be back to normal for months or even years. So, a trustworthy company won't ask for money right away. They'll make sure you know how much their services are worth and help the deal go smoothly.
Once you start making money, you'll have to put money in. But con artists would want to be paid before they would tell you anything about their services. In fact, they will try to force you to pay before you can look up information about them online. You should be careful as a customer in these situations.
There's a chance that your money won't pay off. If things go wrong, your credit score might even go down. Also, it's important to know that you can never pay ahead of time, especially if you don't know what kind of service you'll get or how the company plans to help your credit.
A business that says it can take bad things off your credit report
You should also know that you can't get rid of bad things on your credit record. I hate to be the one to tell you this, but you will think about it for at least the next seven years. Why? The way credit reporting companies work is like this. Don't worry though, because you can still improve your credit score.
Once bad information is on your report, you still have seven years to take steps to improve your credit score. Because of this, you should check out Burleson, TX financial services.
If you find the right expert to help you through this process, you may be able to improve your credit score despite the bad report. This process doesn't end on its own, and you can't just start it and come back later to make sure everything is fine. Not even close!
You need to put in the time and work, and you need to find the right help. Remember that your mistakes can't be fixed by anyone else. If a credit repair company makes promises they can't keep, you shouldn't trust them. The bad news is that they won't help your situation and may even hurt your credit. • Doesn't tell you about your rights or tries to hide information from you.
In the constitution, the credit grade is written down. In a dream world, a person who doesn't know what their rights are also wouldn't know how credit scores work or how to improve them. Before you decide to hire them, a reputable company will tell you how to improve your credit score without spending any money.
By taking a few simple steps, you can raise your credit score without hiring a credit improvement company. This is something that the company you choose should be able to tell you more about. If they don't, they're probably trying to trick you. More importantly, you might end up spending money on small things that you could do for free. If you can get the same service for free, you should never pay for it.
The company advises that you don't contact any credit reporting agencies.
How else could you make sure that this company is really helping your credit score go up? You might be shocked to find out that they aren't doing anything and that your credit report is wrong. If the company is sure that its services are good, they will let you look elsewhere to fix your credit.
A trustworthy company is eager to hear your ideas and give you feedback on how likely they are to work. Don't be so stupid as to think your credit is getting better when it isn't. Don't rush into anything. Take your time and do your study to make sure this company is helping your credit.
Their online reputation and fame
Make sure you know everything you can about the credit repair company before you give them any money. You can look for them on the internet if they are real. Most companies make it easy for customers to reach them by giving them several ways to do so, including social media. Almost every good company will also have a strong online presence.
Customers who have worked with a company in the past can give honest feedback in several ways. Check to see if the reviews are real before you depend on them. Con artists will sometimes use automatic software to make it look like customer feedback. Also, you should be careful there.
- License of that company
The federal rules and other Acts that come with their licenses apply to credit repair companies. By looking at the license, you can quickly find out if a company is real or not. Using reviews from past clients is a simple way to tell if someone is a good con artist or a scam artist.
Since these licenses are given out at the city level, it is very hard to fake them. If you find phony goods, you can tell the company and they will take legal action. But you can use these titles to tell a real company from a fake one.
Ways to make customer service better
When a company is trying to trick its customers, it usually doesn't put its best effort into customer service. Even after you've paid for their services, you can't get in touch with them. These problems are warning signs, so you shouldn't ignore them. Any good credit improvement company will take their time with you and give you their full attention.
You can use this to figure out how trustworthy the company is that you want to do business with. Credit repair in Burleson, TX, might have the best customer service in the history of the credit repair company . Our customers always come first, and there is always someone around to answer their questions and deal with their problems. Customer service is our top concern, which makes us stand out from the rest. Please call us right away to make sure this is true.
Negative or incorrect information on your credit report can have a significant impact on your credit score. Burleson TX credit services focus on repairing information across all three of your credit reports. This service is essential since it influences your eligibility for lower interest rates on large purchases like mortgages and automobile loans. People's ability to find work has occasionally suffered as a result of credit rehabilitation services. Improving your credit on your own can be done, but it can be a time-consuming and frustrating process. In this case, the assistance of a professional service is recommended.
Yes, Credit Repair Burleson, TX has the proper licensing to operate legally.
When dealing with a credit repair service in Burleson, Texas, expect the process to take anywhere from three to six months. Your total will rise steadily as you progress through the test. Keep in mind, though, that rebuilding your credit could take a long time.
You should expect to receive updates from the bureaus every two to three weeks until the credit restoration process is finalized. They will also write you letters about your concerns.
No. Don't apply for any new lines of credit while you're trying to repair your credit.
No, there is no minimum credit score required to get a mortgage loan. If your credit score is low, though, you may find it challenging to secure a mortgage loan.
Send the originals of your credit reports to the Burleson Texas, credit repair agency when you've received them. Take care to make duplicates for your safety as well

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My child is a junkie.
It started innocently enough. A little hit now and then, at parties. It couldn't hurt, I reasoned, and besides, all the other kids were doing it. The buzz they enjoyed seemed harmless, and besides, I'm partial to that buzz myself, and it would be hypocritical to deny my children something that I don't deny myself. So I let her have some, just a little bit, now and then. I thought that I was being careful: never too much, and only on special occasions. But then summer came along and the temptation was everywhere: in the parks, on the beach, near the shops. And after summer, fall, and with fall, Hallowe'en, and after Hallowe'en, it became obvious.
We have a problem.
Emilia is an addict. She is addicted to candy and treats and desserts and any and all things that make good use of sugar, with the notable exception of any dessert-like creation that contains fruit or - god forbid - raisins. She (rightly) regards all fruit-based desserts and raisin-contaminated baked goods as corrupt treats - like bad acid or cheap ganja - that should be avoided at all costs. We're not sure when it started - I had always been vigilant about treats in the house, restricting her to 100% natural fruit bars and oatmeal biscuits and yogurt with honey, except for the occasional cupcake or ice cream on birthdays or holidays or outings - but we think that the addiction took root in her summer ice cream habit and blossomed into full junk-dependency with the candy windfall that came this past Hallowe'en (helped along, no doubt, by the Jellybean Potty Incentive Program that we were running this fall.)
Hallowe'en is a sugar junkie's dream, and I'm sure that it's responsible for creating more jacked-up sugar bingers than Christmas and Easter and birthdays combined. I could see it in her face, as she sped deliriously from house to house, clutching her bag to her wee chest, eyes flashing like highbeams, mad with longing and anticipation. Look, Mommy! she'd squeal gleefully. I have TOO MUCH CANDY! TOO MUCH! We tried to intervene, appropriating her smack bag and only allowing her to select a few choice pieces, but it was too late. She happily traded most of the contents of the bag for a new toy, but we discovered the next day, and over subsequent days, that she had performed some sleight of hand and purloined a sizable quantity of candy from the bag before it was removed, a stash that she then divided and tucked into Ziploc bags and squirreled away in hiding places (the oven of her toy kitchen, her sock drawer, a toy suitcase, her backpack) around the house. We would stumble across remnants of her stash while tidying, or discover her under the blankets at bedtime, furiously working the wrapper of a lollipop. Every Ziploc'ed baggy was appropriated, only to be replaced by another. How she had managed to loot and smuggle so much junk was a mystery to us, but there it was: she had an addiction that she needed to feed and feed it she did.
We think, now, that we've tracked down and re-appropriated all of the candy in the house, but she persists in her efforts to acquire a new supply. Can I have candy, Mommy? Can I have candy after dinner? Can I have candy after bedtime? Can I have candy for Christmas? Can I, Mommy? CAN I? We respond with wholegrain biscuits and no-sugar added fruit chews, and she freaks out. THAT'S NOT CANDY I WANT CANDY I WANT CANDEEEEEE! Or CAKE. We offer yogurt with honey and soy pudding (chocolate!) and coconut-date cookies; she throws herself on the floor and wails.
So we decided to compromise, and plotted a harm-reduction scheme: we stocked the cupboards with a better-quality candy substitute, with the idea that we'd ply her with that, the better to wean her from the hard stuff. We'd provide sugar-methadone to ease her candy detox; we'd supply some jungle juice to get her off the smack. We bought her Froot Loops and Corn Pops.
And now she's a sugar-cereal freak.
What do we do? We want to break her sugar habit, and rid our home of all candy and sugar-cereals (which I SWORE up and down I would never, ever allow into my house), but seriously: THE SCREAMING. Also, we don't want to be total buzzkills: what's Christmas without gingerbread and candy canes? I was a sugar freak as a kid myself, and I know that my obsession with sugar was made worse by my parents' attempts to keep me from it (some of my earliest memories are of climbing onto kitchen counters to raid the cupboards for brown sugar - straight up - and baker's chocolate.) Can a sugar obsession be tempered? Do we make it worse by cutting her off, or is cutting her off the only option? WHAT DO WE DO?
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MP3s are so natural to the Internet now that it's almost hard to imagine a time before high-quality compressed music. But there was such a time—and even after "MP3" entered the mainstream, organizing, ripping, and playing back one's music collection remained a clunky and frustrating experience.
Enter Winamp, the skin-able, customizable MP3 player that "really whips the llama's ass." In the late 1990s, every music geek had a copy; llama-whipping had gone global, and the big-money acquisition offers quickly followed. AOL famously acquired the company in June 1999 for $80-$100 million—and Winamp almost immediately lost its innovative edge.
Winamp's 15-year anniversary is now upon us, with little fanfare. It's almost as if the Internet has forgotten about the upstart with the odd slogan that looked at one time like it would be the company to revolutionize digital music. It certainly had the opportunity.
"There's no reason that Winamp couldn't be in the position that iTunes is in today if not for a few layers of mismanagement by AOL that started immediately upon acquisition," Rob Lord, the first general manager of Winamp, and its first-ever hire, told Ars.
Justin Frankel, Winamp's primary developer, seems to concur in an interview he gave to BetaNews. (He declined to be interviewed for this article.) "I'm always hoping that they will come around and realize that they're killing [Winamp] and find a better way, but AOL always seems too bogged down with all of their internal politics to get anything done," he said.
The problems began early, since Nullsoft wasn't interested in being a traditional corporate unit. For instance, in 2000, just a year after the acquisition, Frankel released (and open sourced) Gnutella, a new "headless" peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol that understandably steamed the bigwigs at AOL corporate headquarters in Dulles, Virginia.
By early 2004, Rolling Stone dubbed Nullsoft's founder the "world's most dangerous geek"—but companies like AOL aren't good fits for dangerous geeks. That same year, Frankel resigned, writing on his website a few lines that were later removed: "For me, coding is a form of self-expression. The company controls the most effective means of self-expression I have. This is unacceptable to me as an individual, therefore I must leave."
Today, Winamp continues to be updated; AOL released its first Android version in 2010 and a Mac version in 2011. Amazingly, given all the time elapsed, AOL still makes a decent amount of money on the site and on the program—while the company has declined to release official figures, former employees who worked on Winamp estimate its current revenue at around $6 million annually. And Winamp still has an estimated user base of millions worldwide, a small fraction of which live in the United States.
However, references to the application's storied history, both good and bad, have been scrubbed or omitted from the Winamp current site—it's just a big blank page. (Update: An Ars reader points out that the history page has moved, but the link to the alumni page still reverts back to the home page.) So how exactly did Winamp squander the incredible head start it had on most other Internet music businesses? Here's how.
Out of the desert
Like most companies, Winamp was created to solve a "pain problem." That problem? Two decades ago, it was pretty difficult to organize and play compressed music, which had just started to enter mainstream usage.
The German scientists behind the MP3 format released their first encoder in July 1994, but for the next three years, it remained difficult to share and find the resulting music files. Frankel has always created software "because it was software that I wanted to be able to use," as he told the Digital Tools blog in 2008. "Winamp grew out of wanting a good, enjoyable way to listen to MP3s on a computer. It wasn't the first MP3 player, but the MP3 players around before it were hard for me to want to use."
Prior to Winamp, there wasn't much available beyond Windows Media Player or RealPlayer. But none of those players could, in the mid-1990s, do something as basic as playlists, much less visualizations and custom skins, nor were they as tightly and efficiently programmed as Winamp. Even today, the Mac version of the Winamp installer is only 4.2MB; by comparison, the iTunes Mac installer comes in at a whopping 170MB.
The Windows Advanced Multimedia Products (WinAMP) player was released to the world on April 21, 1997. The next year, when its parent company Nullsoft formally incorporated, Winamp became $10 shareware. But no one pays for shareware, right? Wrong.
"Nothing ever was broken [if you didn't pay], there was no feature that was unlocked," Rob Lord told Ars. "In that year before we were acquired, we were bringing in $100,000 a month from $10 checks—paper checks in the mail!"
At the time, Lord already had staked his first claim to fame: co-founding the (recently revived) Internet Underground Music Archive, the world's first online legal music repository, while he was a student at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Today, Rob Lord works for his own startup, Sherpa.io, based in the Hatchery, a SoMa (South of Market) co-working space in San Francisco, just a five-minute walk from Twitter's original offices, alongside a plethora of tech and tech media companies. Developers and entrepreneurs rub shoulders on sunny days in South Park, an adjacent outdoor space that features a gourmet grilled cheese outfit, a taqueria, and a French restaurant with killer quiches. In short, it's a long way from Sedona, Arizona, Frankel's hometown and the birthplace of Nullsoft.
Seated on a couch in a Hatchery conference room and dressed in a T-shirt, shorts and sandals, Lord told me about his role at Nullsoft that began in May 1999.
"My title was director of online strategy, although we didn't know what that meant," he said. "It was a lot of strategic and tactical decisions, around everything except the coding of the app itself. Justin was the one coding on it and he was the only one who had access to source code. I was being helpful by [looking at] product features [on a] business level—I initiated the first monetizing of the website."
It was Lord's job to figure out how to make the company money. Like most 1990s startups, the plan involved banner ads and possible partnership deals with other startups. Lord, then in his late 20s, moved from California to join the 18-year-old Frankel, still living at his parents' home in Sedona, Arizona—where his father, attorney Charles Frankel, acted as the company's counsel and chief financial officer.
This 10,000-person community in the Arizona desert attracts millions of tourists per year, and for decades has been home to people seeking to enjoy the state's natural beauty and to take in the "spiritual" side of the place.
"You have this rugged individualism and a very rugged spiritual set and [Frankel] came from that," Lord said. The Sedona ethos came through while making business decisions; Lord recalled one moment when there wasn't enough information to confidently come to a decision. "'We'll just do x and let the universe decide,'" he recalled Frankel saying. "I think it describes the mode we were in—things happen for a reason."
Finding a buyer
The universe decided that Winamp was awesome. In the first two years that Lord worked with Nullsoft, Winamp's user base quadrupled from 15 million to 60 million users—and the acquisition offers arrived. "There was no meeting that was ever turned down," Lord recalled.
Few companies said it outright, but they would couch their queries in phrases like, "Do you guys have future plans?" Before long it became hard to resist valuation offers in the neighborhood of $100 million.
In June 1999, Nullsoft was acquired alongside Spinner (in a deal worth $400 million for both), a streaming media player startup based in San Francisco. Charles Frankel, Justin's father, took in the second largest portion of the AOL acquisition deal, receiving around $15 million in stock at the time. Frankel himself got AOL stock worth nearly $60 million at the time.
Lord now says Nullsoft was "acquired at the sweet spot of insanity," less than a year before the January 2000 merger announcement of AOL and Time Warner, which eventually failed in spectacular fashion.
AOL consolidated both properties into Spinner's offices, a single warehouse-turned-office on Alabama Street in the Mission District. The move to San Francisco certainly provided a change of pace for tiny Nullsoft. "I felt this juxtaposition of [our new environment] with [previously being in Sedona with Frankel and] operating out of his bedroom and us having meetings at his dad's offices, on the one road in town," Lord said.
Everyone involved in the deal expected big things to result."The thesis at that time was that AOL could be really big in music, create within its four walls the next MTV—and that meant something in music in the 90s," Fred McIntyre told Ars last month. McIntyre started off as a vice president at Spinner in 1998 and worked directly with Winamp until 2004, staying on at AOL. He returned to Winamp in 2007.
"The general logic was that Spinner had built a service and had a pretty well seasoned management team in place," McIntyre added. "Winamp had built a product and a platform that was capable of generating meaningful user adoption."
"AOL, without telling either of us, bought us both," recalls Josh Felser. Felser was co-founder and president of Spinner from late 1997 until mid-1999, and later became an AOL vice president in charge of both units. Today, he's a venture capitalist at Freestyle Capital. "They threw us together and I was in charge of both brands. It was obvious that our cultures were different, but it wasn't obvious that they would clash."
At first, Winamp kept riding high. "[Winamp.com] was doing hundreds of millions of page views a month in late 1990s," McIntyre said. "We were just pushing display ads through those. That was in and of itself a lucrative business—not a sexy business, but a lucrative business nonetheless."
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Restoring the Spirit - Celebrating Haitian Art
The devastating earthquake that reduced much of Haiti to rubble also struck a tremendous blow to the small island nation's vibrant cultural heritage. Irreplaceable works of art that once graced the walls of the government buildings, churches, art museums and other cultural sites of Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti, were badly damaged or destroyed during the earthquake.
As the home of one of the oldest collections of Haitian art, the Figge has benefited from the creativity and vitality of the Haitian people. The exhibition Restoring the Spirit—Celebrating Haitian Art pays homage to Haiti's longstanding visual traditions and the indomitable spirit of the Haitian people in the face of adversity.
Haiti has been no stranger to tragedy. The death and destruction left in the wake of the 2010 earthquake was exacerbated by the already fragile social, economic and environmental conditions of Haiti. Since the Spaniards first claimed the island for Spain in 1492 and decimated the native population of Taino and Arawak Indians, Haiti has endured a turbulent and often bloody history. Seventeenth-century plantations owned by the French brought the country great wealth but much of the prosperity was dependent upon West and Central African slaves, who were forced to work the land.
In 1804, Haiti earned the distinction of becoming the first black republic to win independence. Slavery was abolished but life did not improve for many Haitians. A series of dictators replaced colonial rule and plunged the nation into constant political upheaval while war reparations to France depleted Haiti's financial resources. American occupation from 1915 to 1934 was soon followed by two of its most infamous rulers, François "Papa Doc" Duvalier and his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier, whose corrupt and exploitative regimes left this once luscious land prosperous nation destitute and vulnerable to environmental disasters.
Despite, or perhaps in response to such hardships, Haiti has developed a flourishing artistic tradition that speaks to the vitality of Haitian culture and the courage of its people. Works of art range from vibrant paintings and sequin-covered textiles, to sculpture created from discarded oil drums or carved from wood. Brilliant in color and often abstract in form and composition, Haitian art has been classified as "primitive" and "naïve," terms that misleadingly suggest a lack of sophistication in style and content. But the broad spectrum of individual styles and choice of subject matter belie such simple categorizations.
Some artists document historical events and heroes from the past while others represent details from small town or rural life and record everyday events such as visits to market, social gatherings or communal festivities. The imagination frequently serves as the source of inspiration. Particularly arresting are the fantastic paintings of verdant, lush landscapes populated by exotic animals. These images make reference to the belief shared by many Haitians that their island was a paradise before the arrival of the Europeans and allow them to escape the reality of Haiti's environmental woes.
Much of Haitian art also must be understood in the context of vodou beliefs and practices. An essential part of Haitian culture since the early 16th century, vodou developed from several African religions brought to the island by slaves. Over time, West and Central African beliefs were mixed with aspects of other religions, namely Catholicism, to form what is now known as Haitian vodou. Paintings frequently depict the various vodou deities and other complexities of vodou beliefs and practices.
Support has been provided by the Iowa Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts, and Ralph and Jennifer Saintfort
This exhibition continues through February 19, 2012.
images: Pierre Edugene, The Feast, n.d., oil on canvas, gift of the Estate of Dr. Walter E. Neiswanger, 2007.16; Edouard Duval-Carrié, Endless Flight (detail), 2000, mixed media. The elements of Endless Flight are gifts of Mireille Chancy Gonzalez, Kenan Siegal, David Wallack and Dr. Walter E. Neiswanger, MD, 2000.14; Préfète Duffaut, Ville Imaginaire (Imaginary Town), 1966, oil on canvas, gift of Dr. Walter E. Neiswanger, M.D., 1967.0007


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Venezuelan Vice President Nicolás Maduro "controls the purse strings" and his opponents have been looking weak, NPR's Juan Forero said earlier today on Morning Edition.
So despite Tuesday's death of the controversial and charismatic President Hugo Chávez, it's likely there will be at least "six more years of what Chavez has called a revolution," Juan said, after Venezuelans go to the polls. That vote could come within the next 30 days — if the Latin American nation's leaders in what's been called an "authoritarian democracy" follow the rules set down in the country's constitution.
There are, of course, morning-after stories about the death of Chávez, what it means and reaction to it, on many websites. Here's a sampling of headlines and links:
-- " 'Weston-zuela' Welcomes News Hugo Chavez Is Dead." (WLRN)
-- "Chavez Death: Venezuelans In U.S. Hopeful Of Change." (The Wall Street Journal)
-- "Venezuela's Hugo Chávez And His Legacy Of Plunder." (The Miami Herald)
-- Death Leaves Behind "Sharp Divisions." (The New York Times)
-- "Death Will Have Ramifications For Cuba." (Morning Edition)
-- "Venezuelan Team's Request For A Moment Of Silence For Hugo Chavez Turned Down." (WLRN)
-- "Hugo Chavez: Notable Quotes From The Venezuelan Leader." (Toronto Star)
Our friends at WLRN will continue to follow the news.
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by Bethany M. Dunbar
EAST ALBANY — Sweet Rowen Farmstead — dairy farm and creamery — is back in business.
Paul Lisai has built a small pasteurizing plant at his home and is bottling milk and making cream-style cheese. He hosted a grand opening on Mother's Day, Sunday, and he is delivering milk and cheese to area outlets this week.
Mr. Lisai started bottling and selling milk from his Randall lineback cows under the Sweet Rowen label last summer. A mere three months after he started building up his new business the creamery where he was pasteurizing milk — also the creamery used by Ploughgate Cheese — suffered a devastating fire.
"People were just kind of catching on a little bit," he said. He hopes they liked the first taste because soon he will have the capability to produce much more local fresh pasteurized milk.
Pasteurization kills bacteria that can be harmful. Mr. Lisai uses a system of gentle pasteurization, raising the milk to a temperature of 145 degrees for half an hour. At this time he can do 50 gallons in one batch, but before much longer he will be able to do 200 gallons.
Mr. Lisai is working for Bob-White Systems, based in South Royalton, which sells pasteurization equipment for small farms.
The company is developing a pasteurizer called Lili, which stands for Low Impact, Low Input. The pasteurizer raises milk to a temperature of 161 degrees for just 15 seconds. It is not yet approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Meanwhile Mr. Lisai is selling the approved equipment and acting as a consultant for other small dairies on behalf of Bob-White.
After the fire last year, Mr. Lisai had to do some soul searching to decide if he really wanted to go back into setting up a creamery. He was immediately approached by the Vermont Farm Fund. The fund was established by Pete Johnson of Craftsbury and the Center for an Agricultural Economy in Hardwick after Mr. Johnson's barn burned. After that fire, there was so much outpouring of support to rebuild Pete's Greens that Mr. Johnson and the center decided they wanted to establish a fund that would help other farmers who had been struck by a fire or natural disaster.
That encouragement helped Mr. Lisai decide, and the next decision was where he would build it. Some options included at the Pete's Greens barn or at the Vermont Food Venture Center in Hardwick, but in the long run Mr. Lisai decided he wanted the creamery at his family's property, where he plans to farm eventually. At this point he is leasing a farm, owned by John and Lindsey Davis, just a ways down the road from his home.
Mr. Lisai said building a new creamery was quite an undertaking. He mentioned that the people at the Vermont Agency of Agriculture have been extremely helpful. Half of the cost of the project was setting up a waste water system. He did the carpentry himself.
The United States Department of Agriculture gave Sweet Rowen a grant for producers who are adding value to their products. It's a matching grant of $47,869, which means Mr. Lisai must spend an equal amount of his own money on the project.
So far he has hired one part-time employee. An intern is starting next week. He plans to hire one more full-time employee by the middle of June.
At this point he is processing about 180 gallons a week and milking just five cows. He is a member of Agri-Mark and shipped milk to the co-op all winter, but with only five cows milking right now he is not shipping milk to the co-op currently. He expects to be shipping again by June.
He hired Marisa Mauro as a consultant to help him make cheese. Ms. Mauro is the owner of Ploughgate Cheese. The two had been sharing equipment and creamery space before the fire.
Mr. Lisai grew up in southern Vermont. His father managed an apple orchard. He studied agriculture and forestry at Sterling College and worked on several area dairy farms, including the Jones farm where he first found out about Randall linebacks. The family gave him one to start his own herd. Randall linebacks were originally bred for three uses — draft, dairy, and beef. They were among the first cows brought to the Americas, Mr. Lisai said.
Mr. Lisai named the farm Sweet Rowen after the second cut of hay each season. It's a traditional New England term. Mr. Lisai decided the name would give a nod to the area's strong roots in dairying while highlighting the idea of new growth.
Future plans include starting a dairy community supported agriculture (CSA) group. CSA customers sign up to buy a planned amount of food directly from farmers.
Sweet Rowen milk is available at Four Acre Farm in Barton, Buffalo Mountain Co-op in Hardwick, Currier's Market in Glover, Newport Natural Foods in Newport, Pete's Greens in Craftsbury, and at the creamery in East Albany. Mr. Lisai said he expects the cheese will also be available at these outlets by this coming weekend. Other outlets may be added later.
For more information, see Sweet Rowen's web site: www.sweetrowen.com.
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I hope that those of you celebrating Thanksgiving last week got to spend some quality time with their family and friends. Maybe there were a few odd moments and uncomfortable silence but heck, that's family dynamic right?! Our holiday was kind of bittersweet. A house full of close friends, kids, games and laughter interrupted by the news of B's uncle passing away the day before Thanksgiving. Lots of time spent on the road visiting relatives and work/gigs that would not take a vacation (except for Thursday of course).
When calm finally found a momentary reprieve on Friday, I looked around at the little bodies running about the house, verrines of Grapefruit And Pomegranate in Tea Jelly being lined up on the table, friends sitting down together and decided to keep the sweet part of bitter closer to my heart.
I've had this recipe and post in my draft box since Friday but have not had much chance to sit down with my thoughts and write something coherent. The first thing I did that morning was to rush out of bed and drink about a gallon of grapefruit juice. My body was obviously gearing up for detox mode. I pretty much spent the rest of the day noshing on grapefruits, oranges, kumquats (citrus season is just around the corner here in the South) and drinking copious mugs of tea. When I get into this mode, I make sure to never run out of anything tart, sour, juicy and fresh (hmm sounds like I could be describing B's sense of humor!).
It's not that we ate a lot, we just ate at odd hours and foods prepared by salt-shaker happy relatives. I know I am not the only one who drank a pond came Friday morning but I always wonder: what type of foods do you crave after a few extras?
It hit me at three in the afternoon that I should turn all these lovely, clean and fresh ingredients into a dessert that we could all enjoy. One of our friends loves those little fruit and jello cups sold at the grocery store and I know from a sure source (his wife) that it's about the only instance he'll be seen with a fruit. I like the concept (I'm French, anything "aspic" related is part of our food DNA) but I don't like the idea of additives, extra sugars and what not. I also like fruit over gelled mass a lot more. Plenty of reasons to make these at home and play a good game of Scrabble while they set.
I packed glasses and other ramekins with a combination of white and red grapefruits, sprinkled a small handful of pomegranate seeds over each of them and poured just enough white tea jelly to seal the deal. After a couple of hours in the fridge, we had the healthiest and most flavorful fruit dessert of the week. Suddenly my feet starting tapping on the floor, I began to giggle and fidget in my seat. My energy was back! So was my brain and the ability to come up with endless possibilities for these! We made a couple of other batches, one with pomegranate juice and one with Grand Marnier for a more festive and grown up version.
Can hardly wait to make these with Spring berries paired with some green or bergamot tea, or Summer stone fruit with some ginger beer or Champagne…
Grapefruit And Pomegranate In White Tea Jelly
Makes 4
For a clean presentation, I like to spend some time making sure I properly segment the citrus, removing as much of the white membrane as much as possible. Click here for a good explanation on how to do it.
On the same vibe, pomegranate can make a royal stained mess and if more cleaning is not on your list that day, click here for an illustrated step-by-step.
2 teaspoons powdered gelatin
2 tablespoons cold water
1 bag white tea or 1 tablespoon loose white tea leaves
1 cup boiling water
2 tablespoons sugar (more if you like a sweeter tea)
2 red grapefruits, peeled and segmented
2 white grapefruits, peeled and segmented
1 pomegranate, seeded
In a small bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over the cold water. Reserve.
Steep the tea into the boiling water for 2-3 minutes or to the strength you prefer. Add the sugar and reserved gelatin mixture until both are completely dissolved. Let cool a few minutes.
Divide the grapefruit sections and pomegranate seeds evenly among four glasses or ramekins and pour just enough tea jelly to reach the top.
Refrigerate until set, about 2 to 3 hours.


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The Real Deal on Repeating a Grade
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Some kids need to repeat a grade in school. This means that a kid who's in third grade would have to do third grade again next year, instead of moving on to fourth grade.
No one wants to repeat a grade, but if this happens to you, you're not the only one. Repeating a grade can be the right thing, though, because you get another chance to complete the work and learn what you need to know to do well when you do move up to the next grade.
Why Some Kids Have to Repeat
Most kids need to repeat a grade because they are having trouble with the work or other stuff they need to do in that grade. Some kids might have learning disabilities. For instance, a kid might have trouble reading. Other kids might have been ill or absent for a long time, so they didn't get a chance to learn everything they needed to learn.
Who decides if you should repeat a grade? It's often a team, including your parents, your teacher, counselor, and principal. Teachers and parents aren't trying to be mean when they decide a kid should repeat a grade. Everyone is trying to do the right thing so that the kid will learn what he or she needs to know before moving on.
You probably know that the stuff you learn is like building blocks. First, you learn your numbers. Then you learn how to add, then subtract. Later, you'll learn how to multiply and divide. If you didn't learn your numbers, how could you do other math?
Sometimes a kid might understand the schoolwork, but is having trouble with other stuff, like behaving in class and sitting still while the teacher is teaching. Sometimes, an extra year gives the kid and his or her family a chance to work through problems like that. If a kid is just refusing to do the work, that problem needs to be solved.
If You Have to Repeat
If you have to repeat a grade, you might be thinking: "Is everyone really moving on without me?" Repeating a grade might make you sad, angry, or both. It can be stressful. You might be upset because you won't be in class with all of your friends.
Try talking with your mom or dad, a teacher, or a school counselor if you're having these feelings. If you are worried about missing your friends, try to set up playdates or other times when you can play together. Ask for a parent's help with this.
You might feel embarrassed or ashamed about repeating a grade. You may think that people are talking about you or making fun of you. These feelings are normal. It can really hurt if someone teases you about repeating a grade.
You might want to think about what you could say to someone who teases you. Maybe you could say, "I needed to get better at some stuff. It's not a big deal." If you are teased, be sure to tell a parent, teacher, or counselor. Find a grownup who can help you figure out what to do.
If Your Friend Has to Repeat
Try to be kind if a friend needs to repeat a grade. Let him or her know you will still be friends. Try to get together after school, on the weekends, and during vacations. Support your friend and never tease him or her. Sticking by him or her in this tough time might make you even better friends.
Can You Avoid Repeating?
Sometimes, there's no way to avoid having to repeat a grade. If you have learning trouble or you missed a lot of school, there may be no way around it. But you might be able to make up work during summer school or with a tutor who comes to your house.
If you're struggling with school, be sure to tell a parent. Work with your teacher and the school counselor to figure out what the problems are and how to solve them. Try to handle problems right away, instead of just hoping things will get better. It's easier to catch up if you get help quickly.
School can be hard work — there's no denying it. But you can learn some strategies to help it go a little better for you. For instance, if you study a little bit each night, that can make it easier — and less scary — than having to learn everything the night before a test.
With school, set a goal for yourself and keep working toward it bit by bit. Ask for help if you need it, and you'll get there!/p>
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