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Once again, the resiliency of the people of Puerto Rico is being tested. This time by the September 2017 landfalls of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. In recent years, Puerto Rico has lost population and employment due to U.S. tax restructuring, resulting in high debt issuance and eventual bankruptcy. The island's problems were exacerbated by the emergence of the Zika virus in 2015/2016, the effects of which are still being felt. Through it all, the leisure and hospitality sector has been a bright spot for the island economy. This article examines the Puerto Rico economy, historic catastrophic hurricane effects, and the impacts of the one-two punch of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the Puerto Rican hospitality sector.
Historically, Puerto Rico has had one the most dynamic economies in the Caribbean region as the once thriving agricultural sector was surpassed by the industrial sector as the primary driver of economic activity and income. Beginning in the 1970's, IRS Section 936 fueled the growth of the industrial sector by providing U.S. firms with tax-free income, giving an advantage to Puerto Rico over Latin American counties in attracting capital intensive industries such as pharmaceutical, petrochemical and technology. However, in 1996 the U.S. Congress repealed Section 936, with a clause that retained its benefit for ten years for existing corporations. Many pharmaceutical companies closed their plants with the expiration of Section 936.
Favorable tax treatment fueled investment in Puerto Rican municipal bonds, as the government replaced declining tax revenue with debt, which resulted in an economy with unsustainable borrowing. The island racked up more than $74 billion of debt across more than a dozen issuers as it borrowed to paper over budget deficits. Furthermore, there were $53 billion in unfunded pensions. Puerto Rico's status as a U.S. territory hindered its ability to deal with the debt crisis and it defaulted on its obligations. In June 2016, President Obama signed the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) granting the island access to U.S. federal courts to reduce its obligations and put creditor lawsuits on hold. In return for access to the courts, PROMESA established a Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico, to manage the territory's debt restructurings and approve its fiscal plans. In May of 2017 Puerto Rico officially declared bankruptcy, the largest public bankruptcy in U.S. history, exceeding Detroit's $18 billion debt default in 2013.
An island of roughly 3.4 million citizens, Puerto Rico lost population at an annual average rate of 1.5 percent from 2010 to 2016, losing 314,800 citizens. Job losses over the past six years have amounted to 40,300, a compound annual loss of 0.7 percent. Prior to the hurricanes in August 2017, the unemployment rate was 10.1 percent, compared to 4.4 percent in mainland U.S.
The fragile and outdated infrastructure on the island was significantly damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, with losses likely to exceed $90 billion. The debt crisis, rising unemployment, impacts of Hurricane Maria and net migration losses are cause for concern for the citizens of Puerto Rico. A recent report by the Center for Puerto Rican Studies predicts between 114,000 and 213,000 Puerto Ricans will leave the island annually from 2017 to 2019. States benefiting from the well-educated working age migrants are Florida, Pennsylvania, Texas and New York. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that the Office of Economic and Demographic Research projects that more than 53,000 Puerto Ricans resettled to Florida after Maria.
From 2010 to 2016 leisure and hospitality was the one economic bright spot, adding some 9,700 jobs, or compounded annual growth of 2.2 percent. An additional 300 jobs were added through September of 2017. According to the Puerto Rico Tourism Company, the island attracted 5.08 million tourists in 2016 and visitor expenditures totaled $3.98 billion, generating some 3.74 million room nights. Visitation hit a 10-year high in 2008 at 5.21 million then bottomed out at 4.20 million visitors in 2012. Visitation statistics through year-end 2016 are presented in Table 1 below, and demonstrate generally positive trends. Even with Zika in 2015/2016 slight increases were achieved.
Table 1: Puerto Rico Visitors and Expenditures
Figure 1 details the Puerto Rican hotel market performance from 2000 through 2016. Disruptions in the mainland U.S. economy clearly had a substantial impact, though the subsequent recovery was remarkably strong, particularly in view of Puerto Rico's challenges.
The unravelling of the debt crisis and Zika virus in 2015 and 2016 were island centric (although Zika was a concern on other Caribbean islands and in South Florida). Mainland U.S. demand for travel was strong, but these concerns kept some tourists from traveling to Puerto Rico. Demand remained soft in the first few months of 2017, but strengthened through August. Both storms hit in September 2017. Since August 2017 some 2,944 rooms have dropped out of the market, through temporary damage or closure.
It is important to look at October 2017 in the context of how it performed relative to October 2016 (a weak month due to the aforementioned issues). Most island hotels in October 2017 were open for FEMA and aid workers. There are very few tourists staying on the island. October 2017 volume exceeded October 2016 by eight percent. Due to decreases in supply occupancy was artificially strengthened to 70.1 percent. What is clear from the data is that the demand bump in October was not as significant to top line performance of the surviving hotels as was the ADR increase. Hotels have been able to push ADR $43 higher than in the year-prior.
Hurricane Irma And Maria Impacts To Puerto Rico
Since 1950 some 753 named storms have originated in or passed through the Atlantic Basin, with 417 turning into hurricane force storms. While some of these storms turned northward or moved toward the mainland U.S., many passed through the Caribbean. The International Monetary Fund reports that during this time 238 records of disaster were caused by hurricanes, by 581 storms (298 tropical storms and 283 hurricanes). A disaster is classified as at least 100 people affected, at least 10 people killed, or a state of emergency being declared. Total damage in U.S. dollars amounts to $57.5 billion (in constant 2017 dollars), but there is speculation that this has been underreported. Table 2 shows the number of storms and hurricanes occurring in the Atlantic Basin, followed by Table 3 showing the most destructive hurricanes that have hit the Caribbean islands.
Table 2: Atlanta Basin Hurricanes by Decade 1950 -2016
Table 3: Largest Hurricane Damage to the Caribbean 1950 - 2016
The 2017 hurricane season was devastating to the Caribbean and mainland U.S, with 17 named storms, of which 10 were hurricanes. Hurricane Harvey significantly impacted Houston with massive flooding; Moody's estimating damage at $81 billion. Many islands in the Caribbean, including Puerto Rico, Dominica, St. Martin, Anguilla, St. Barts, the Turks and Caicos and the British and U.S. Virgin Islands were ravaged by Hurricanes Irma, Maria and Jose. Figure 3, published in the New York Times, indicates the hardest hit islands.
Figure 3.
While the impacts of Hurricanes Maria and Irma were primarily centered in the Caribbean, mainland United States bore the brunt of Hurricane Harvey's force. Harvey was the first major hurricane to strike the United States since Hurricane Wilma in 2005. Houston, in particular, was devastated by the hurricane. The city flooded, cutting off citizens and killing at least 30 people. Estimates place the damage caused by Harvey at $125 billion. Despite the devastation to the city and surrounding areas, the lodging and hospitality sector saw a boom in demand. Displaced residents and relief workers sought shelter in hotels in the immediate aftermath of the storm. The figure below shows the year-over-year change in demand for the Texas markets covered by CBRE's Hotel Horizons® for 2017. Demand grew across all markets in Texas; however, the Houston market saw a spike in demand 47 percent over 2016 levels as a result of Hurricane Harvey.
Hurricane Irma made landfall on the US mainland in Cudjoe Key as a Category 4 storm, and carved a path up the coast of Florida. Damage to property was not as significant as the effects of Hurricane Harvey, though there was an estimated $50 billion in damage, making the hurricane the costliest in Florida's history. The impact on the hotel industry because of hurricane Irma was markedly different than that in Texas with Hurricane Harvey. Many citizens chose to evacuate from the path of the hurricane rather than sheltering in place, so hotels in the most severely affected markets did not see the spike in demand that the hotels in Houston did. In fact, September 2017 saw the greatest decrease in year over year hotel demand for the year for the Fort Lauderdale, and Miami markets, 4.4 and 11.2 percent respectively. These declines were negated the following month as evacuees returned to their homes to rebuild, resulting in double-digit increases in rooms demand compared to October 2016.
Hotel markets tend to see a spike in demand and rate directly after a hurricane, due to FEMA, emergency personnel and construction workers. The prior presentation of STR data in Puerto Rico reflects this phenomenon, even though there are almost 3,000 less hotel rooms operating on the island. After this initial bump, the disaster markets tend to take several years to fully recover to pre-storm levels, due to supply constraints, loss of convention and group bookings and stigma. Looking at the data from catastrophic Hurricanes Ivan, Hugo, Andrew and Katrina, in the respective markets of Grand Cayman, Charleston, Miami and New Orleans, it appears that demand took some two to eight years to reach pre-hurricane levels. The outlier was Hugo, which did not follow this pattern. While every storm is different and impacts are unique to the area, level of damage and ability to respond to the recovery, it is evident that catastrophic hurricanes negatively impact long-term hotel market performance.
Table 4: Hurricane Demand Impacts
To the positive side, major storms provide an opportunity for many properties to pause and perform capital expenditures that may have otherwise taken several years to perform. Several Puerto Rican hotels are scheduled for capital expenditures and restorative enhancements following Irma and Maria. It should be noted that District Live!, a $90 million mixed-use entertainment venue under construction in San Juan's Convention Center District was not materially impacted. Work resumed after Hurricane Maria and the project is set for opening in late 2019.
Given the destruction and stigma associated with Irma and Maria's impact on Puerto Rico and the eastern Caribbean Islands, growth rates to non-affected islands will vary by market. Islands like the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, and Aruba may see demand from leisure business originally booked for Puerto Rico and the eastern Caribbean. This business will also flow to Florida.
Structures in Puerto Rico have been damaged, but given the widespread use of masonry construction the devastation is not as pronounced as it would have been with lower class construction. Islands with inferior construction such as Haiti were destroyed by the 2010 earthquake and subsequent 2016 passing of Hurricane Matthew. Flooding after the storm in Puerto Rico did not persist, as was the case with Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans or Hurricane Harvey in Houston. Still, many of the hotels and resorts have been damaged and reports are that they will need significant renovation, while some remain closed indefinitely.
Utility damage (power in particular) is the most pronounced problem facing Puerto Rico. As of December 1, 2017, roughly half of the island was without power, with some 30 percent of customers still lacking it by the end of January 2018. It will be several months before power is fully restored.
Cruise ships have returned, providing much needed revenue to the island. Many local businesses have taken months to reopen and provide services to the returning tourists, a problem that market participants believe will cause the 2018 winter season to be lost. However, the loss in tourist trade is likely to be substantially offset by the bump from aid and construction workers. Further, the consensus is that it will be a minimum two-year recovery, if there are no other unforeseen conditions.
The monetary size of the recovery effort, the uncertain future of the economy, and the shrinking population base have led to bad publicity for Puerto Rico in the mainland U.S. which accounts for 89 percent of non-resident tourist arrivals. When the island physically recovers, a strong mainland U.S. marketing campaign welcoming tourist back is needed with a clear message that Puerto Rico is open for business and the warm and welcoming people of Puerto Rico are resilient.
Since joining CBRE Hotels (formerly PKF Hospitality Research) in 2010, Mr. Lane has done extensive research on the determinants of hospitality demand and creating models for profit, average daily rate (ADR), supply, and demand forecasting. In addition, he has published in academic and professional journals including the Cornell Hospitality Quarterly and the International Journal of Hospitality Management, as well as speaking at many industry forums. He holds a bachelor in Economics from the University of Georgia and a Masters of Business Economics from Georgia State University. Jamie is an active member of the National Association of Business Economists and the Atlanta Economics Club.


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Press Release of July 15, 2004
At its July 15 regular meeting, the Bank of Latvia's Council resolved to leave unaltered the refinancing rate and the interest rate on bank deposits with the Bank of Latvia and Lombard loans, but to increase the reserve requirement for banks and foreign bank branches from 3% to 4% (in effect as of July 24, 2004), with a view to reduce macroeconomic risks in the country and to ensure the sustainability of the current rapid economic growth.
The Council of the Bank of Latvia based its decision on the following considerations.
While the annual inflation in Latvia has shown, albeit slight, a downward trend, the strong impact of domestic demand on prices is cause for some worry. Since no slowdown is expected either in the growth of economy or in the growth of lending, high domestic demand could put the level of inflation in the country under further pressure.
High domestic demand has also caused notable deterioration of the foreign trade balance - with imports growing more steadily than exports and the current account deficit rising. Another negative tendency is the deterioration of the current account financing, which is attributable to the decrease in the backing of direct foreign investment.
The general government budget for 2004 posted a deficit of 2.2% of GDP, which is relatively high at this stage of economic development. The data on the outcome of budget revenues for May are also disappointing, and such budget expenditure due to debt will continue to increase the pressure on inflation and external imbalances, with imports growing in excess of exports.
In March 2004, the Bank of Latvia increased the refinancing rate by 0.5 percentage points (to 3.5%), aiming to minimise the effects of various macroeconomic risks (a large budget deficit, high inflation rate and external economic imbalances) on the economy. This increase, however, did not have a significant effect on the increase of the amount of loans granted, since the number of borrowers opting for loans in a foreign currency instead of lats and, consequently, the number of banks taking the so-called currency risk grew. Although an increase in the refinancing rate set by the Bank of Latvia determined a transitory rise in the rates of the lats on the market, the rates of the Latvian money market have returned to the previous level following significant inflows of foreign currency.
To reduce the domestic demand, the Bank of Latvia has increased the reserve requirement for banks by one percentage point to 4%. (The minimum reserve requirement for credit institutions is a part of deposits received from enterprises and residents or non-banks that have to be kept with the Bank of Latvia). The increase of the reserve requirement will make banks and foreign bank branches keep larger amounts of funds with the Bank of Latvia thereby reducing the resources available for lending.
The planned reduction of the reserve requirement for banks to 2% set by the EU will take place gradually in line with the minimisation of the above risks.
The current interest rates set by the Bank of Latvia are as follows:
- the refinancing rate - 3.5% per annum;
- the interest rates on bank deposits with the Bank of Latvia:
- 2.0% per annum for 7-day deposits,
- 2.25% per annum for 14-day deposits;
- the interest rate on Lombard loans:
- 5.0% per annum for loans with maturity of up to 10 days;
- 6.0% per annum for loans with maturity from 11 to 20 days,
- 7.0% per annum for loans with maturity of 21 days and more.


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Fernando Mendes, PhD
President EPBS (Portugal)
Fernando Mendes finished his Biomedical Science Bachelor in 1994 at ESTeSC-Coimbra Health School. As student was elected President of the Students Association, participating actively on the national movement to change the level of education of Biomedical Science in Portugal, which occurred during the year of 1993. He started to work as Biomedical Scientist in 1994 in the blood bank at the Hospital Distrital da Figueira da Foz, where for fourteen years he worked and specialized in medicine transfusion.
In 2002 he finished the Honours degree in Biomedical Science and in 2010 the Master Degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology at Faculty of Sciences and Technology, in 2016 he got is a PhD degree in Health Sciences from Faculty of Medicine, both from University of Coimbra.
Since 1999 he is member of the board of the Union- Sindicato Nacional dos Técnicos Superiores de Saúde das Áreas de Diagnóstico e Terapêutica and between 2006-2009 was member of the board of the Associação Portuguesa de Técnicos de Análises Clínicas e Saúde Pública.
Fernando Mendes is in the Management Body of EPBS since 2001, were he was Student Forum Facilitator, Director and General Secretary working towards the production of Internal Regulations, registration of EPBS in Belgium and Policy documents.
As Biomedical Scientist Fernando has participated in more than 120 National and 60 international congresses, was an educator in more than 20 Continuous professional development courses and trainee in more or less 50, presented around 45 scientific and professional lectures in congresses, 65 posters and being coauthor in more than 25 scientific papers. He has participated in several Scientific and organizing committee of congresses.
As Associate Professor of ESTeSC-Coimbra Health School Fernando currently is the Head of Department of Biomedical Laboratory Sciences Department and Vice-President of the Scientific Technical and Committee of Coimbra Health School. Fernando Mendes has had the opportunity to lecture in several European Higher Educations Institutions under the ERASMUS program, namely in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Estonia and Lithuania.
Fernando's main areas of scientific research currently are transfusion medicine, health literacy, cell culture and cancer.
He was nominated to work as Biomedical Scientist expert as a Permanent Member of the Appreciation Technical Committee for professional recognition at the Portuguese Central Administration of the Health System for all the Health Allied Professions, besides that he collaborates with the Academy of Clinical Science and Laboratory Medicine from Ireland and the Agency for Science and Higher Education of Croatia has European member of the expert panel for accreditation and reaccreditation of Biomedical Sciences programs.
Fernando enjoys reading, listening to music (Bossa Nova, Lounge and Chill Out), having fun with family and friends. Swimming is fundamental in is life and whenever he have the time like to do long walks with Trento (Weimaraner dog) by the sea. Above all he enjoys making people happy and smiling. Being familyaholic, workaholic and friendaholic.


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...is CEO of ASCON Resource Management Holding GmbH and one of the Managing Directors of ELS GmbH. He studied business management at the University of Cologne and Passau University. After his graduation in 1991, he worked as an executive management assistant for Der Grüne Punkt - Duales System Deutschland GmbH, where he later headed the general administration department from 1992 to 1995. In 1995, he was made head of the sorting quality management department and "Prokurist" (i.e. he was given the authority to represent the company) at the DSD GmbH subsidiary Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kunststoffrecycling mbH. He founded ASCON Gesellschaft für Abfall und Sekundärrohstoff Consulting mbH in 2000 and became its Managing Director. Furthermore, Sascha Schuh is U.S. ASCON Corporation's President and Chairman of the Board of ELS Romania.
...is one of the CEOs of ASCON Resource Management Holding GmbH and ASCON GmbH. She heads the HR and finance departments of the group of companies. Katrin Schuh studied business management at Passau University; in 1992, she wrote her final thesis on the implementation and allocation impact of the dual system at the local government level. After her graduation in 1994, she ran her own tourism company until 2004.
...started with ASCON GmbH in May 2017, since October '17 he has been acting as Managing Director and since January 2018 aditionally as SORTcycle's Managing Director. He obtained his MBA in "Technical Environmental Protection" in Paderborn. Andreas Henn has more than fifteen years of experience in all areas of the packaging waste disposal value creation chain. He managed various waste disposal business sites before he joined a dual system company for ten years, during which he held various positions: Initially, he worked as a sorting regional manager and manager; later on, he was responsible for the introduction of bins for recyclable packaging, for example, before he was made head of the take-back systems department.
...has been the senior project manager waste collection and treatment systems since January 2011. He studied machine engineering at the University of Kassel. After his graduation, he joined DKR Deutsche Gesellschaft für Kunststoffrecycling mbH in Cologne, a Duales System Deutschland GmbH subsidiary, as a project engineer in the sorting quality management department in June 1996. From 2007 to late 2010, Thomas Koch worked for MVW GmbH, again as a project engineer, where he was responsible for preparing feasibility studies and the implementation of a quality management system for substitute fuel manufacturers all over the world.
…has been the head of the ASCON Resource Management Holding GmbH communications and PR department since 2012, which also handles all communications and PR for all subsidiaries. The communication expert's past professional experience includes working for Duales System Deutschland GmbH in various different positions. After her graduation, she became involved in the communications side of the establishment and expansion of the dual packaging waste disposal system in the 1990s, which allowed her to acquire comprehensive expertise in this industry. She has also worked internationally: As the head of communications and general secretary of PRO EUROPE, the European umbrella organisation for packaging and packaging waste recovery and recycling schemes, she addressed the issues of packaging licensing and disposal Europe- as well as world-wide.


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Having been worried about omnipresence of English, Mahatma Gandhi once said: "To give millions a knowledge of English is to enslave them". However, not only Gandhi had concerns about the pervasive influence of English. Since many spheres (education, research, business, etc.) are rapidly expanding their scope beyond the geographical, social and racial boundaries, the question whether English could become a 'gatekeeper', especially in the field of education, fuels hot debates among researchers and educators.
Along with Gandhi, Phillipson (1992) in his book argued that English is a form of linguistic imperialism, saying that "the dominance of English is asserted and maintained by the establishment and continuous reconstruction of structural and cultural inequalities between English and other languages" (p. 47). Cooke (1988) underpins his idea, metaphorically referring English to the Trojan horse. It could be understood in two different ways. First, the comparison with historical event: the Trojan soldiers initially welcomed huge wooden horse, but, then it turned out to be an utter defeat. In modern version, it could imply a Trojan virus, where hidden programs can destroy all the data. Drawing parallel with English, it could mean the same: English may be welcomed initially in a country but then cause concern as it dominates the native language(s) and cultures. To cite an example, the elite stratum of Pakistan not only sends their children exclusively to English medium schools, but tries to speak English at home. Moreover, Mustafa (2012) in her article underscores that educated Pakistani people "have glorified the English language to the extent that all logic has been put aside".
However, it is vital to mention, that there are many dissenters to Phillipson's (1992) and Cooke's (1988) views. For example, Widdowson (1998) has cogently argued that "there is a fundamental contradiction in the idea that the language of itself exerts hegemonic control: namely that if this were the case, you would never be able to challenge such control" (p. 398). House (2003) also questions the assumption that English as a lingua franca (ELF) is a hindrance or even a threat to multilingualism by presenting two notions- 'language for communication' and 'language for identification'. To put it in simple words, she claims that ELF should be considered as a 'language for communication' as it has the instrumental value, meaning people who do not share L1 could use English for communication. However, "in using ELF, speakers are unlikely to conceive of it as a 'language for identification': it is local languages, and particularly an individual L1(s), which are likely to be main determinants of identity" (House, 2003, p. 560).
Kazakhstan, where trilingual policy is currently being implemented, pays substantial attention to English. More and more Kazakhstani youngsters take fancy to learn English. More and more schools teach English from the first grade. Hence, should we be concerned that English one day will become Trojan horse in Kazakhstan? Could it take the position of the official language in Kazakhstan? Do you agree that English is becoming a 'killer language'?
Cooke, D. (1988). 'Ties that constrict: English as a Trojan horse', In A. Cumming, A. Gagne & J. Dawson (eds), Awarenesses: Proceeding of the 1987 TESL Ontario Conference, Toronto, TESL Ontario, 56-62.
House, J. (2003). English as a lingua franca: A threat to multilingualism? Journal of Sociolinguistics, 7 (4), 556-578.
Mustafa, Z. (2012). Pakistan ruined by language myth. Retrieved from: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/jan/10/pakistan-language-crisis
Phillipson, R. (1992). Linguistic Imperialism. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Widdowson, Henry G. (1998). "EIL: squaring the Circles. A Reply." World Englishes 17(3), 397-401.


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Listen know to the podcast.
Tonight this show is in memory to a good friend who passed a way last Friday.He has introduced me into the Czech Underground Music in the earlie '90 and let me discover a lot of other difficult to find music. It was such a pleasure to exchange our knowledge of all non-conventional music. This show is dedicated to him., Mister Dj Low
Jablkon - Baba Aga
Bílé inferno - Vladimír Václavek, Iva Bittová - Vzpomínka
Plastic People of the Universe - Slavná nemesis
MCH Band - Vylezl do třetího patra
Ještě Jsme Se Nedohodli - Koni & Žulánci
Už Jsme Doma - Uši
Dunaj - Rosol - 01 Ouvertura
Fred Frith Iva Bittová Pavel Fajt - Morning Song


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I first came to Andrew Hudgins in the Pushcart Prize Awards, the annual anthology of the best writing from the small presses. The poem was called "Postcards from a Hanging." Shortly thereafter, I found Saints and Strangers, a wonderful collection that I have read year after year. Last summer, the poem below struck me. It's so precise, so delicate, so smartly delivered. As with many of Hudgins' poems it plays off of something historical or, in this case, biblical, the bible verse: "Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these" (Matt. 6:28-29). Also, like many of Hudgins' poems, it reveals what is usually unseen and it ends with a striking image.
You have considered the lilies of the field,
how they do nothing for their splendor
and how they shine like moons upon their stalks,
arrayed in the exacting glory of the sun.
Consider now the mosses of the cypress swamp,
the great droop-headed grasses of the salt marsh,
and how, beneath the shadowed pastels
of the wetland flowers, there lingers a hint of violet
that fades in full light, whitens and dies
like a sin you are especially partial to
because it makes your life more intricate
and somehow better. Consider, too, the various lights
that outlast the last, hard leg of the pilgrimage
through leaf and branch, moss, mist, haze, and gnats,
are rare and changed, softened with impurities,
and should be blessed each with a proper name.
In the sun-bright fields it's just called light
because it's known there only in its scouring brightness.
Consider the dream I dreamt last night of Christ
glowing in holiness, as metal in a forge
will pulsate red, yellow and finally white
before it starts to lose its this-world shape.
He asked me to bathe his burning face
and soften the radiance that was killing him,
and I led him to the marsh and immersed him,
almost vanishing in the steam that rose around us.
Consider: from the reeds close at hand the marsh hen lunges,
a blast of stubby wings and dangling legs,
so awkward she soon relinquishes the sky,
flashing the patch of white beneath her tail
as she bolts between tassels of marsh grass.
And down the random corridor of water oaks
beckons the hollow, two-note fluting of an owl.


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Designed for implementing Bluetooth functionality into various electronic devices, Panasonic Automotive & Industrial Systems Europe announces a short-range, BLE and NFC combo module. The cost-effective PAN1761 series is based on a leading edge Toshiba SoC and supports both BLE functionality v4.1 and NFC through a NFC Forum Type 3 compliant tag.
The PAN1761 series enables robust BLE central and peripheral nodes to be built with very low total BOM costs. The unique configuration of the device allows NFC to wake-up BLE from standby using a NFC field and automatically initiate a Bluetooth connection. Highly secure Bluetooth connections are created using NFC to exchange link keys (Out-of-Band pairing). BLE applications with extended battery life are possible as a result of zero power consumption in standby mode. An NFC enabled remote device may independently create a wake-up signal with neither host control nor local battery consumption.
The device comes in a 15.6x8.7x1.8mm surface mount package (same form factor as PAN1026 and PAN1760 Bluetooth modules) and benefits from an excellent RF transceiver, programmable BLE EEPROM memory with 32kB on-chip RAM for host-less operation of application software and driver. Furthermore standard SIG Bluetooth low energy and "SPP over Bluetooth low energy" profiles, low-power sleep modes, short transition times between operating modes and an operating temperature range from -40 to +85°C are included.
Low power consumption makes the module suitable for many applications like healthcare and medical diagnostic systems without any human control interface, BLE sensor applications with a need to send data on request, diagnostic and maintenance systems with a requirement for zero standby power consumption, embedded wireless, wearable devices and mobile phone accessories, as well as industrial sensors and measurement devices.
Simone Saile, Product Manager, Panasonic, commented: "In adding NFC technology to Bluetooth applications our customer can benefit of various security and power related features in their application. Security features are enabled through the so-called man-in-the-middle scenario by NFC technology. A NFC enabled remote control device, e.g. smartphone/tablet, must be physically close to the other device which shall be connected to. On the other hand NFC as enabler for Bluetooth connection set-up leads to ease-of-use in applications. This enables new areas of application in the diagnostic and maintenance systems."
An evaluation kit (PAN1761-EMK starter kit with NFC antenna) is available upon request.
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Even today many tiny businesses still utilize handwritten records although they can use up a substantial sum of your business enterprise time and it is quite simple to make errors. There are several accounting solutions to select from. It has been around for quite some time, and there has been a wonderful deal written in what is essentially the perfect accounting system. When proper accounting is achieved in a typical way, you will learn if you have earned any money or not.
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Employees can choose to receive a hard copy of their W-2 in the mail or an electronic copy on the Employee Portal. In order to receive an electronic W-2 form, the employee must give their consent to receive it electronically.
An employee's consent can be recorded through an employee interview question or through a W-2 Consent Form in the eDocuments tab of the Employee Portal. Avionté strongly recommends capturing this information though an eDocument.
Once an employee's W-2 consent has been recorded, their W-2s can be delivered. See the Producing W-2s help article for more information on distributing W-2s.
eDocuments Setup
The W-2 Consent eDocument is the preferred setup method for collecting electronic W-2 consent. See the eDocument Request Process and eDocument Request Form articles for more information on how to deploy a W-2 Consent form.
Once the W-2 Consent form has been deployed, it will be available in the Employee Portal under the eDocuments section for each employee. Here, the employee can fill out the consent form to receive their W-2 form electronically.
The eDocument W-2 Consent form will automatically populate the Employee Interview question and the employee's response in the Avionté Core App.
Admin Portal Configuration
- Log into the Admin portal.
- Click Menu on the left menu bar if it is not already selected.
- Select Employee from the Portal drop-down menu.
- Select Main Menu from the Menu drop-down list.
- Find Pay History under the Menu Label column and make sure the IsVisible checkbox is checked.
- Select Pay History from the Menu drop-down list.
- Find W-2 under the Menu Label column in the menu list, click View and make sure the IsVisible checkbox is checked.
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If your kids are getting antsy this time of summer, or you need a little zing at your own desk or home office area.....here is a fun, quick, and easy project to try:
Supplies Needed:
1. empty cans
2. fabric or decorative paper
3. spray adhesive
4. exact-o knife (or scissors)
5. paint or stain
6. 1x4 board (12-15 inches long)
7. liquid nails
How to Make:
1. Spray paint your cans (this is optional if you don't want the silver top/bottom seams of the cans to show)
2. Cut your fabric/paper to fit your cans. Position the paper around the can tightly, then when it's in place, use an exact-o knife to trim along the top and bottom seams of the can.
3. Spray the cans all the way around with spray adhesive, then place your fabric/paper strip around it, pressing it and smoothing it around the can
3. Paint or stain a wood board
4. Use liquid nails to attach the bottom of the cans to your board
And that's it! Now you have a cute office accessory! And it's custom-made by you. Enjoy and have fun!


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Son Gary and his wife, Teresa are in town for a few days and I forgot to take pictures (I know - bad, bad!!) last night when they were here with granddaughter Nikki and Teresa's son, but I remembered tonight when Gary came out.
Shannon, Dean and Gary enjoying the cool-er evening breeze out on the deck.
We've been trying to stay cool and, for the most part, succeeding. Been doing outside work in the morning before it is too warm. Painted siding yesterday for the greenhouse and for the "guest house" formerly known as the shed. Hard to get motivated when it's warm like it has been. Unusual - even for over here! Laundry hung on the line is dry in minutes. Garden is growing, but needs a LOT of water.
As I sit here at my computer, I am noticing the photo of the Tibetan prayer flags above my screen and my 2 sets of prayer flags hanging above me - and I wonder if we'll see peace in my lifetime. I hope so, but when in recent memory has there been a period without war somewhere? I did my service and sermon on prayer Sunday and although many of us engage some kind of prayer in our daily life, it is ultimately we ourselves who provide the answers. We are given the "tools" to achieve our hopes and dreams - how many of us actually use our "tools" in the ways that are best?
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
It's all relative.........
Posted by High Desert Living at 8:32 PM
Labels: Church, family, guesthouse, Thoughts
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Keep up the entries into your blog, Sue--good pix of your boys!!
- July 30, 2009 at 8:16 AM
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Can I Just Say...
9 comments:
- Greg said...
"The Shrew"--I kinda like it!!
I was once called "a bastard with half a brain cell"--I can thank Sharon for helping me to achieve that one.
But seriously, I know what you mean about comment fights! I'm just sick of dealing with the same old liberal arguments out there! They refuse to calmly listen to the other person's points and instead decide to argue semantics!
Can't we all just get along?!
Ebony and Ivory...
- August 6, 2008 at 6:52 PM
- Jennifer said...
"a bastard with half a brain cell"
Ooh! Good one! I bet the Troll will see that and wish she came up with it first!
So, Bastard, I hope you have a great evening.
The Shrew
- August 6, 2008 at 6:56 PM
- Crystal said...
Wow, what did I miss? (oh now it's your turn to tell me to mind my own business, LOL :)
- August 6, 2008 at 7:06 PM
- Crystal said...
Ok, so I figured out what happened! People can be so mean!
- August 6, 2008 at 7:46 PM
- Sharon said...
Hating isn't very Christian...
(*disclaimer: those 3 dots reflect a grammatical mark, NOT a threat to your safety!)
- August 6, 2008 at 9:20 PM
- Jennifer said...
Crystal--Yeah, it was a fun day....
Sharon: ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! (High Five!) :o)
- August 6, 2008 at 9:26 PM
- Andrea said...
I'm glad we have some laughing going on! Love you guys.
- August 6, 2008 at 9:51 PM
- ~~JennD.'J.M.J.'~* said...
Jen ~ I am still reeling from reading all the comments...wow! Being a member of that same generation that she professes so proudly, having been taught our manners, et al, how can she come at you Ladies with such venom?? And who named you "the Shrew?" ...seems to me that Joanna is the one who needs taming!
In the words of the Bard ~ "Me thinks she doth protest too much!"
- August 7, 2008 at 2:28 PM
- Miss Mud Puddle said...
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Children's Visual Dictionary: Spanish-English
This fully illustrated bilingual dictionary make learning a second language fun. Defines over 1000 words in ten different categories that cover people, food, animals, entertainment, and more. Each word is presented in Spanish and English, and includes a full-color picture, lively scene, or labeled diagram that makes its definition clear. A fun and easy way for young language students to expand their vocabulary and broaden knowledge.
Descubre el mundo de las ciencias
Rourke's World of Science Encyclopedia teaches the essential concepts for elementary school science instruction. This comprehensive set helps students with the transition from K-4 to 5-8 grade level studies. From basic objects in the sky, life-cycles, and properties of earth materials to the more advanced, structures of living systems, forces and motion and science technology, students will find what they need. Make Rourke's World of Science Encyclopedia an important part of your reference library. 10 volume set includes: Vol. 1 El Hombre, Vol. 2 Los Animales, Vol. 3 Las Plantas, Vol. 4 La Tierra, Vol. 5 La Quimica, Vol. 6 La Fisica, Vol. 7 Astronomia y el Espacio, Vol. 8 Las Matematicas, Vol. 9 La Tecnologia, and Vol. 10 Proyectos de Investigacion.
Diccionario Español-Inglés Merriam Webster
A bilingual guide to American English and Spanish with extensive coverage of Latin American Spanish. Designed for speakers of Spanish with up-to-date coverage of essential vocabulary. 80,000 entries and 100,000 translations with nearly 5,000 new translations added. Expanded coverage of more than 700 core vocabulary entries Includes IPA pronunciations and abundant examples of words used in context. NEWLY UPDATED EDITION! 2014 Paperback
Larousse Student Dictionary Easy-to-Use: Spanish-English/English-Spanish
New updated edition, designed for middle-school students with 500 two-color illustrations. Extensive usage examples and easy-to-read layout. Paperback
Merriam-Webster's Illustrated Spanish-English Student Dictionary
A resource especially for students in grades 4-8 learning Spanish or English. Bidirectional more than 50,000 translations include variants, inflected forms, common phrases, synonyms, and definitions. An appendix with detailed pronunciation guides to the English words, including IPA, helps English learners speak the language. Grades: 5-12, Ages 10-17. Hardcover, 496 Pages.
Merriam-Webster's Spanish-English Dictionary
The best-selling bilingual, bidirectional dictionary! Designed to help users communicate effectively in Spanish and American English and includes up-to-date coverage of essential, current vocabulary. Nearly 5,000 new translations and hundreds of new words added. More than 80,000 entry words and phrases with 100,000 translations. NEWLY UPDATED EDITION! 2014 Paperback
NES English-Spanish Dictionary for Classroom and Testing
This dual language dictionary includes more than 100,000 translations in English and Spanish and is designed specifically to meet the needs of ELL students from 3rd to 12th grades. This tool is inclusive of approximately 15,000 Content vocabulary words in Science, Math, History, Geography and also Literary key terms! This word-to-word dictionary is recommended for classroom instruction and State testing.
NES Word to Word Spanish-English and English-Spanish School Dictionary
NES Word to Word Spanish and English School Dictionary was written especially for native Spanish speakers to use and communicate in the classroom. The word-to-word format also allows students to use NES Word to Word Spanish and English School Dictionary in state standardized testing as accommodation or variation. It cover Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies terms from 3rd to 12 grade. Over 12,000 word to word translations including academic terms frequently used in school but not found in regular dictionaries. User friendly entries to help students find the translation easier.
Science English and Spanish Glossary
NES presents the New English-Spanish Glossaries in the areas of Math and Science. The dual language glossaries are an excellent resource for newly arriving students to the United States that need support in the native Spanish language. The emphasis is on key vocabulary terms that are TEA recommended in the areas as they pertain to each subject category. They are intend- ed for classroom instructional support and at-home use for both homework and the parental connection.
Velazquez Spanish and English Dictionary
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Velazquez World Wide Spanish-English Dictionary (Spanish-English/Inglés-Español) 4
48,000 entries and colored headings for easy word search. Easy-to-read font, bold guide phrases, and intuitive phonetic spelling. Modern scientific terms to meet today's classroom demand. Complete listing of Spanish verb conjugations, both regular and irregular. Paperback, 640 Pages.
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- 2 position snatch: 1 from hang (launch) 1 from floor. Work up to (70%x1+1, 75%x1+1, 80%x1+1)2 waves.
- Snatch push press+snatch balance+sotts press: 1+1+3 x 5 sets. You select the weight to be used. The snatch balance can be with a dip or no dip….that is up to you.
- Good mornings: 3 x 10 reps. To a 45 degree angle. Explode upward on that last rep. you select the weight. Remember to hold down the bar on your back on the last rep when you explode.
- Sit ups using a 5 kg plate behind head 5 x 5. Have someone hold your feet down over a bench. Plate behind head….sit up with elbows to knees.


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The previous post is clearly NOT Chrissie Wellington's quad, but her biceps!!!
Sorry she did not race, but a marvelous men's & women's race anyway.
Good luck to all of you in 70.3 World Champs in Clearwater this weekend.
I hope Gebrs has NOT retired as he said after NY....
New info post to follow soon!
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About Line+Form Atelier
atelier / a-tel-yay /: an artist's studio or workshop
Line+form Atelier is the first community art studio of it's kind in Indianapolis. Our goal is to provide a space that fosters your innate creativity through exploration of materials, ideas, and experiences. Within the walls of the atelier we hope you feel inspired, confident, and eager to express your individuality through expressive art making and creativity.
Line+Form Atelier provides art classes for children ages 18 months-12 years, and adults ages 18+. Our process-based, Reggio-inspired classes allow for maximum creativity for both children and adults. The focus is always on the process, not the final product. In addition to the classes, field trips, parties, events, and summer camps we host in the studio, you can also find us doing outreach work in the community at various schools, treatment facilities, parks department centers, and community events- making sure that art is accessible to all community members.


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Healing the Suffering of the Overcontrolled
Frequently when we arrive in a registered psychotherapist's or psychologist's office, it is because of the chaos of life intruding […]
By Kimberly Sogge on April 28, 2019.
Mindfulness Integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MiCBT) for Wellbeing and Growth was developed by Dr. Bruno Cayoun of the MiCBT Institute in Australia http://www.mindfulness.net.au/.
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MiCBT integrates the development of systematic mindfulness practice from the vipassana tradition with the best practices of cognitive behavioral therapy developed in Western medicine. This 8 week course provides professional, caring guidance in developing the skill sets for overcoming stuck patterns in your life.
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The pineapple incident.
Alright, so there wasn't a pineapple "incident" at the Dole plantation. I just reference How I Met Your Mother every chance I get.
Inspired by Hawaii's beloved fruit, what else would I wear to the plantation? Had to keep it fun and kitschy with pineapple print - a novel and cute trend every summer. kept it a little edgier and "mature" (I guess, haha) by keeping to a neutral black color scheme. The look is a bit beach meets streets, and definitely island fun!
Dole whip!
I love pink pineapples!
There's always money in the pineapple stand. (I watch way too much TV.)
Where's James Franco at? (I swear - that was the last pop culture reference in this post.)
What fun summer trends did you rock this summer? Let me know below!


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"Every Acre is Damaged No Matter How Far Away:" Monsanto, Bayer Chemical Demolishing Crops for Third Consecutive YearBy Nick Meyer On June 25, 2018
The controversy over GMOs and Roundup is well known across the country, although people still insist on buying these crops.
But few people know about another controversial chemical produced by Monsanto (now Bayer), dicamba, which is sprayed on soybeans and other crops but oftentimes drifts far away and "hits unintended targets."
It may sound like a war scenario, but it's been playing out on farmland across the country with no signs of stopping, causing millions of dollars in damages to innocent farmers whose crops are caught in the crossfire.
And so far in 2018, this trend shows little sign of stopping, despite a ban in Arkansas that has continued and restrictions in numerous other states.
Monsanto Chemical Damage Hundreds of Thousands of Acres
According to a new article from EcoWatch, the dicamba problem has roared back yet again in 2018, causing damage to hundreds of thousands of acres of soybeans just a few days into the summer growing season.
Robert Fraley, the Monsanto chief technology officer who will step down in the future after Bayer's multi-billion dollar takeover of the company is complete, has nonetheless attempted to push forth the narrative that little damage is taking place.
He tweeted on June 16 that there are "very few injury reports so far this year," because of the company's focus on making the products' instructions easier to follow.
But one Twitter user responded back saying that Fraley must not be seeing the same thing that he is in the field currently.
"Our fruit trees and tomatoes in our yard are a mile away from the nearest dicamba field and have damage. EVERY acre of [LibertyLink] and [non-GMO] bean on our fields is damaged no matter how far away from dicamba they are. There are BIG problems."
Despite Fraley's assertions, dicamba damage has hit a total of 383,000 acres of soybean fields already this year, even though we still have yet to reach the high heat that typically produces the most amount of damage from the chemical.
In other words, farmers should prepare for even more destruction.
Dicamba is Also Produced by Bayer's GMO Division
As Bayer and Monsanto continue to work toward becoming a singular company, it's important to know that Bayer already has a GMO division of its own, called CropScience, that produces genetically engineered crops and pesticides on a massive scale like Monsanto including dicamba.
Few people realize it because Bayer is so well known for their drugs (and to some for their history of collaboration with the Nazi war machine; read our list of 8 reasons to boycott them here), but Bayer already has its feet firmly planted in the realm of GMOs and pesticides.
With that in mind it's more important than ever to raise awareness of these problems and to spread the word about Bayer, especially considering the stakes: already Missouri's largest peach grower has sued Monsanto for causing millions in damages due to dicamba, and it was just announced that a jury trial has been given the go-ahead.
And sadly, it appears as if it's just a matter of time before more similar "ecological disasters" end up happening thanks to the controversial chemical.
Photo via Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. For more information or to discuss this and other happenings with Monsanto and Bayer, check out the Facebook page Bee Against Bayer.


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Remembering what the Lord has done: Fun ways to wrap your NBS
There's no doubt as you read God's Word that "remembering" is a main theme. The Israelites were told over and over to remember what the Lord had done for them. Even Exodus 20:8 says "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." The Lord wants us to be revived in our minds with all we have learned from Him. As we grow spiritually, He wants us to take time to look back and ponder what He has shown us. When we wrap up our Neighborhood Bible Study year, this is exactly what we do.
Recalling what the Lord has taught us always leads us to celebrate!
Brunch and encouragement blast
Set aside the last day of Bible study for brunch. Have everyone bring salads or breakfast items for a longer time of conversation. On 3x5 cards (before everyone arrives), write the name of each woman who attended (one per card). After brunch, pass around the cards for each woman to write a note to the person whose name is on the card. Keep it short and simple. I have them answer a question like, "In what way have you seen this person grow spiritually this year?" Or "What do you most appreciate about this person in Bible study?" The ladies in my Bible study still have these notes from five years ago! Who knew encouragement would be so powerful?
Mother's Day celebration
Our Bible study coincides with the school year. Because we have so many mommas with children, we revolve around the school calendar. This usually has us ending around Mother's Day. Invite other neighbors who don't already attend the study to join you for this special morning. Our Neighborhood Bible Study ladies bring a breakfast dish to share. Have a speaker, such as an older and wiser mom, come to share her thoughts on being a mom and any advice she would give to younger moms. Also, select a few of the women to share their thoughts on what they have learned in Bible study this year. This can provide a really neat opportunity to tell others about the Bible study and make them feel welcome to come!
General wrap-up and out to lunch
Instead of Bible study in the "normal" home you attend, meet at a fun lunch place. Ask questions like, "Did you have any ah-ha moments this semester with the Lord?" Or "What stood out to you as something you always want to remember from this year?" Or "If you could pass on to your children one spiritual lesson you learned this year, what would it be?"
Write notes and discuss the last chapter
This year I decided to take time to write each of the ladies a unique note. I wrote down a scripture verse that reminded me of them or something I wanted to encourage them with. I also found tiny flower pots and planted a small flower in them as a gift. We discussed the last chapter of our Bible study material and answered the questions from idea #3 above. It was a rich time of discussion and encouragement!
Our hearts enjoy the closure and the time of reflection on the growth that has occurred in each of our relationships with the Lord over the past year. It reminds us of His faithfulness and His promise to help us continue to grow in His grace!
And I am sure that God who began the good work within you will keep right on helping you grow in his grace until his task within you is finally finished on that day when Jesus Christ returns. Phillippians 1:6
What have you done to wrap up your NBS?
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Communities across Britain are being urged to help their local community as the cold weather bites.
By the end of last year it was estimated that 4.6 million households were struggling to pay their heating bills, with over a third of fuel poor households in England being single people over the age of 60.
However fuel poverty is not just restricted to the elderly. It can affect any household and carries with it potentially dangerous health risks.
Around a quarter of single person households under the age of 60 are also living in poverty and as the weather gets colder, EDF are urging communities, with their Safe Warm and Well programme, to look out for those at risk in their neighbourhood.
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Doug and Justin talk about being young and doing dangerous things and what we learned from those moments. Doug gets excited and sweaty talking about FXX's X-Men TV show Legion. Spoiler alert, he thinks you should watch it. The duo talk some more about Iron Fist because they still can't wrap their head around that show. The heroes then talk about young adult movies and TV shows and what they like about them. Doug pontificates about his life philosophy and while it sounds surprisingly morbid, there is hope in there too. The dorks then talk about regrets and things they would have changed in their life.
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Leather geology field bag with holder for geology hammer. Inner space is divided - one part is for larger rock samples, second part is for a field notebook. Manufactured by Wulflund.


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Roasted quinces
When you find quinces, you often wonder how you're going to eat them. At the beginning, you might even confuse them with a large pear… but quinces have a much thicker skin and their tastes have nothing in common!
Quinces are eaten cooked (inedible when raw) and made into a compote, jam or jelly.
Here's a recipe where quinces are roasted and caramelized in their own juice (and pectin). Add some cloves and star anise and there you go: a delicious, simple, healthy and seasonal dessert.
Pour 4 personnes.
- 4 small quinces (or two large ones), peeled, cored and cut into quarters
- 500 ml water
- 4 cloves
- 2 star anise
- 1/2 of a lemon juice
- 4 tbsp maple syrup and some extra to serve
- Preheat your oven to 350°F
- Place the quinces into an oven-proof dish
- Add the water mixed with the maple syrup and the lemon juice
- Add the cloves and the star anise
- Let the quinces roast till they are caramelized. With a tbsp, wet them frequently with their own juice (and pectin)
- Serve tepid or warm and add some extra maple syrup if you want
Enjoy !