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Cheddar Dill Scones
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scone pan
- 4 cups plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons salt
- ¾ pound cold unsalted butter diced
- 4 extra-large eggs beaten lightly
- 1 cup cold heavy cream
- ½ pound extra-sharp yellow cheddar cheese small-diced
- 1 cup minced fresh dill
- 1 egg beaten with 1 tablespoon water or milk for egg wash
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Combine 4 cups of flour, the baking powder, and salt in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the butter and mix on low speed until the butter is in pea-sized pieces. Mix the eggs and heavy cream and quickly add them to the flour-and-butter mixture. Combine until just blended. Toss together the cheddar, dill, and 1 tablespoon of flour and add them to the dough. Mix until they are almost incorporated.
- Dump the dough onto a well-floured surface and knead it for 1 minute, until the cheddar and dill are well distributed. Roll the dough 3/4-inch thick. Cut into 4-inch squares and then in half diagonally to make triangles. Brush the tops with egg wash. Bake on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper for 20 to 25 minutes, until the outside is crusty and the inside is fully baked.
adapted from Ina Garten


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Our Sisters in the Church
Beloved brethren, it was wonderful to hear President Tanner give such an excellent address, telling how we attempt to do the Lord's work in his Church. I'm sure there are many people who do not know what goes on in the Church. I'm sure that this will be informative to many, many people.
This general priesthood meeting provides a wonderful opportunity to thank you, the men and young men of the Church, for all that you do to lead good lives and to build the kingdom of God on the earth. We are eternally grateful to you, and we take notice of the fact that God has placed you on the earth now in order that your talents and devotion can be utilized in this important period of human history and the history of the Church.
Three weeks ago tonight the women of the Church, both young and older, filled this great tabernacle and assembled in the same halls in which you are meeting tonight. Unable to attend the women's meeting personally, I watched the proceedings of that glorious event by special television in my hospital room. My heart was filled to overflowing for the special blessing of the wonderful sisters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—God's heavenly kingdom here upon the earth. My beloved eternal companion, Camilla, read to those lovely sisters my brief message.
In that message I said to the sisters: "As we approach the general conference with its priesthood session, we will be no less loving or direct with the brethren, for our counsel will be similar."
I now want to make good on that promise to the sisters as I speak to you brethren.
We have all been blessed with special women in our lives—women who have had a deep and lasting influence upon us. Their contribution has been and is most important to us and is something which will be of everlasting value to us.
Our wives, mothers, daughters, sisters, and friends are all the spirit children of our Heavenly Father. I hope we will always bear that in mind, my brothers, in terms of how we treat women. The sisters in this dispensation include many of the most noble daughters of our Heavenly Father. Let us always remember that God is no respecter of persons, but he loves us all, men and women, boys and girls, with a perfect love.
As President Harold B. Lee frequently said, "The greatest Church work you will ever do is within the walls of your own home" (see Strengthening the Home, pamphlet, 1973, p. 7). Many of us have repeated that many times.
Much of this special Church work will be judged by the way in which we serve and lead, in a Christlike manner, the women of the Church who are in our homes. I say serve and lead because the headship of the man in the home is to be like the headship of Christ in the Church. Christ led by love, example, and selfless service. He sacrificed himself for us. So it must be if we are leader-servants and humble patriarchs in our homes.
We must be selfless and give service, be thoughtful and generous. Our dominion must be a righteous dominion, and our partnerships with our eternal companions, our wives, must be full partnerships.
You wonderful stake presidents and bishops and your counselors and all of you brethren—please be especially thoughtful of the sisters who are, through no fault of their own, not presently given the blessing of being sealed for all eternity to a worthy man, so they do not inadvertently feel left out as we rightfully focus on family life. Do not regard their presence in your midst as a burden but as a blessing.
Ever bear in mind our special responsibilities to the widows, those who are divorced, others who are husbandless, and, in some cases, our young sisters who are fatherless. We simply cannot fulfill our responsibilities as men of God if we neglect the women of God.
Sometimes we hear disturbing reports about how sisters are treated. Perhaps when this happens, it is a result of insensitivity and thoughtlessness, but it should not be, brethren. The women of this Church have work to do which, though different, is equally as important as the work that we do. Their work is, in fact, the same basic work that we are asked to do—even though our roles and assignments differ.
It is because we prize our women so greatly that we do not wish to have them drawn away into worldly paths. Most of them are strong and good and true, and they will be the more so when they are treated with love and respect and when their thoughts and feelings are valued and understood.
Our sisters do not wish to be indulged or to be treated condescendingly; they desire to be respected and revered as our sisters and our equals. I mention all these things, my brethren, not because the doctrines or the teachings of the Church regarding women are in any doubt, but because in some situations our behavior is of doubtful quality. These things are not mentioned because of any sense of alarm, but because of a general concern that our people in the kingdom will need to become even more different from the people of the world. We will be judged, as the Savior said on several occasions, by whether or not we love one another and treat one another accordingly and by whether or not we are of one heart and one mind. We cannot be the Lord's if we are not one!
We shall all be judged and held accountable for how we carry out our various Church assignments, and our mortal stewardship will get no more searching scrutiny than with regard to the way we have served and loved our families and our sisters and brothers of the Church. President McKay wisely observed, "No other success can compensate for failure in the home" (in Conference Report, Apr. 1964, p. 5).
We love you brethren, and we love the sisters. We have complete confidence in you. We rejoice in your faith and your devotion to the cause of the Master. May God bless you and your dear ones as you return to them.
I know that God lives, my brethren (it is a great joy to say that many, many times), that Christ, the Redeemer of the world, is our Lord, and that this is his Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with Christ at its head. I leave this testimony with you, with my affection and my blessings and my best wishes, in the name of Jesus Christ, our Lord, amen.


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The government is closed – possibly for a "very long shutdown" according to President Donald Trump – but will it make a difference in your life?
The answer? It depends.
If you're among the 800,000 government employees who are not deemed "essential," you will feel the effects of the shutdown: You will either be furloughed or forced to work without pay until the standoff is resolved.
The shutdown, which began at midnight Saturday when Congress couldn't agree on a spending plan that included $5 billion for Trump's border wall, affects nine departments: Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Homeland Security, Interior, State, Transportation, Treasury and Housing and Urban Development, as well as several agencies. Six departments had budgets approved earlier.
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What won't be affected by the shutdown?
Flights. Air-traffic controllers and security officers still will be on the job even though the shutdown has begun.
Amtrak. The trains are run by a government-owned corporation and also will operate as usual.
The border. Customs and border agents will continue working at border crossings and ports of entry.
Social Security checks. Social Security benefits still go out.
Medicare. Like Social Security, benefits will still be provided.
Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program and Women, Infants and Children. Benefits available for at least as long as some carryover money in the states or the federal accounts are available.
Smithsonian museums and zoo. They will be open every day except Christmas.
NORAD'S Santa Tracker. The beloved Christmas Eve tracker will still follow St. Nick around the world.
What will be affected?
State and local farm service centers. They will be closed, leaving no one to answer questions or assist farmers in signing up for programs under the Farm Bill recently approved by Congress.
National parks.Some may close, others may offer limited services. During a shutdown last January, gates at national parks remained open but few staff members were on hand. Buildings were shuttered, and sometimes that included restrooms.
Small business owners. More than 30 million small businesses will no longer have access to federally assisted loans and technical assistance since Small Business Administration guarantees to back loans will freeze.
Home buyers. Americans looking to buy a new home or refinance a mortgage insured by the Federal Housing Administration will be put on standby.
Crime victims. Those who have been victimized in a crime won't be able to receive money from the federal government amid the shutdown.
Food inspections. Some food safety inspections will also be delayed. The Food and Drug Administration in past government shutdowns had to delay some not non-essential inspections.
Public housing. Those with public housing could also be affected. The speed of some loans from the Federal Housing Administration was slowed along with payments to public housing agencies, according to Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif.
Violence against women. It's not only services. Funding for the Violence Against Women Act stopped with government shutdown, according to Roll Call. The law, considered a landmark bill in 1994, expired along with funding for other government agencies.


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Specialty Units
The Lafayette Police Department Special Weapons and Tactics team (SWAT) are trained and equipped to resolve complex and critical situations.
Mobile Field Force
The objective of the Civil Disturbance Unit is to function as a cohesive unit and adapt to constantly evolving situations within disturbances by using minimal or no force to resolve the issue.
Crime Scene Investigation
The Crime Scene Investigators have many specialized tools available to them that aid in the collection of evidence from a crime scene.
Crisis Intervention Team
The Crisis Intervention Team assists citizens with mental illness by de-escalating the situation and then obtaining appropriate medical treatment rather than arresting and incarcerating them for these behaviors.
Crisis Negotiation Team
The Crisis Negotiation Team's mission is to preserve life during critical incidents through the art of negotiations.
Field Training Officers Program
The purpose of the Field Training and Evaluation Program is to train new officers so that each is prepared to function as a solo police officer at the conclusion of their training cycle.
Honor Guard
The Lafayette Police Department Honor Guard provides a formal representation of the Lafayette Police Department at funerals and public events.
K-9 Unit
The K9s are trained in narcotics detection and handler protection, as well as tracking, obedience, article searches, and area searches.
Bike Patrol
The presence of many more visitors in the downtown area, especially during the evening hours, as well as the addition of many more downtown residences over the past several years, was a major consideration in the creation of this unit.
Dive Team
The dive team's primary responsibilities include swift water and underwater rescues and recoveries. They are also utilized for evidence recovery.
Police Volunteers (VIPS)
Volunteers in policing includes a dedication to solving community problems, reduction of crime, and preservation of laws, ordinances, and constitutional rights of all persons within our jurisdiction.


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When they called the city's 311 hotline to complain about Sunday's Nike marathon, they were incorrectly directed to a phone sex line.
City officials now say they were given the wrong number and are investigating how the mix-up occurred.
The phone sex number and marathon number differed only in their prefix: 800 versus 866.
311 Director Nancy Alfaro says the wrong number was given out for about a half hour before city officials were alerted. It's not clear how many people were misdirected.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports people were complaining about noise from the marathon's festivities that began around 5:30 a.m.
An email to Nike was not immediately returned.


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