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ATLANTA -- One year after making a flurry of offseason moves, highlighted by the acquisitions of the Upton brothers, the Braves have remained quiet through the early stages of this year's Hot Stove season.
Most of the roster-related interest involving the Braves over the past month has focused on the free-agent departures of Brian McCann, who agreed to a five-year deal with the Yankees, and Tim Hudson, who signed a two-year contract with the Giants.
ATLANTA -- One year after making a flurry of offseason moves, highlighted by the acquisitions of the Upton brothers, the Braves have remained quiet through the early stages of this year's Hot Stove season.
Most of the roster-related interest involving the Braves over the past month has focused on the free-agent departures of Brian McCann, who agreed to a five-year deal with the Yankees, and Tim Hudson, who signed a two-year contract with the Giants.
McCann's exit was expected long before this past season began. As for Hudson, the earliest days of this offseason created strong reason to believe Atlanta's interest in keeping him would not be significant enough to trump the offers made by other clubs.
So with the Winter Meetings set to begin next week in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., general manager Frank Wren still finds himself attempting to satisfy the same roster needs he had when plans for the 2014 season began developing in October.
As the next few weeks and months elapse, Wren will gain a better sense about the likelihood of trading Dan Uggla. At the same time, he will continue his attempt to fill his young starting rotation with a proven veteran, who would be capable of providing the leadership and consistency the Braves would have expected from Hudson had he remained in Atlanta.
"You have the initial early hit list with guys that you think are the perfect fits for your puzzle," Wren said. "It doesn't always work out. But there are 29 other clubs that could see them as perfect fits as well. When you go into the marketplace, sometimes you get what you are looking for and sometimes you don't. But we continue to have a number of guys we continue to like."
Initially, there was some thought that the Braves might be among the teams that would attempt to land the Rays' David Price with a trade. But with a limited supply of quality starting pitchers available on the free-agent market, the cost of acquiring Price would likely be too high for Wren, who has said he does not plan to mortgage his club's future.
With this in mind, Atlanta will continue to monitor the possibility that Jeff Samardzija or Kyle Lohse would be available via trade. Given that he has served as a starting pitcher for just two full seasons at the Major League level, Samardzija might not fit exactly what the Braves are seeking. But if the Cubs are willing to move the 28-year-old right-hander, there will likely be a number of clubs willing to gamble on his tremendous potential.
If the Brewers are willing to trade him, Lohse seems like a much better fit for the Braves. The 35-year-old right-hander has compiled a 3.19 ERA in the 95 starts he has combined to make for Milwaukee and St. Louis over the past three years.
Sources closely associated with the Brewers have said Lohse had no problem serving as a valuable clubhouse leader after he joined their club just before the start of Spring Training this year.
Now that it appears his days with the A's are now officially complete, Bartolo Colon could draw some interest from the Braves. Colon has resurrected his career while producing a 2.99 ERA in the 54 starts he has made for Oakland over the past two seasons. But there will still be definite concerns about the cost of signing the 40-year-old right-hander.
Along with attempting to add a veteran presence to its rotation, Atlanta could also attempt to fortify its bench and bullpen depth. But Wren and his staff will place their primary focus on landing a starting pitcher who can make a short-term impact without blocking the path of talented prospects like Lucas Sims, J.R. Graham, Jason Hursh and Mauricio Cabrera.
Along with attempting to add a player or two, the Braves have also spent the past few weeks preparing to account for their heavy and talented arbitration class. Craig Kimbrel, Freddie Freeman and Mike Minor are all going to receive significant raises as first-time arbitration-eligible players. Kris Medlen, Chris Johnson and Jason Heyward are also going to gain a nice salary bump as they get to benefit from this process for a second time.
As the Braves make plans for the upcoming season, they have pretty accurate estimates of what each of their arbitration-eligible players will receive next year. The only question is whether there will be an attempt to sign any of these players to a multiyear contract that would buy out some of the player's arbitration-eligible years.
Much of the interest involving these potential multiyear contracts centers around the futures of Freeman and Heyward. But there have not been any formal discussions since the Braves briefly spoke with Heyward about this possibility back in March.
Accounting for all of the projected arbitration figures, Atlanta will likely have anywhere from $10 million to $15 million to spend this offseason. This figure could increase if a team is willing to trade for Uggla and assume a portion of the $26 million he is owed over the next two seasons.
But early indications have simply given more reason to believe it will be hard to find a suitor for Uggla, who has batted .201 with 41 home runs and a .704 OPS over the past two seasons. The Braves can only hope interest could grow once the second-base market shrinks after Robinson Cano and Omar Infante find teams.
Mark Bowman is a reporter for MLB.com.


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- SS Germen Rosario, the Mets big international signing this year, and OF Vincente Lupo, who hit a loud .343/.500/.608 in 65 games in the DSL, are in camp. I read that as very clear signals that both will begin 2013 playing for a stateside affiliate.
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Twelve months earlier James Hunt had secured the world championship with third place in a nail- biting end to the season. A year on and he won the final race in Japan, but with the title already Niki Lauda's it was a slightly hollow victory.
Lauda, as he had done in Canada, stayed away, officially because of a gastric problem but in reality after his acrimonious departure from Ferrari, while Renault and Copersucar also opted to miss the season finale. That only 20 regulars made the trip at least allowed some local drivers their moment of glory.
The weekend was marred by an accident on the sixth lap when a race official and a spectator were killed and eight others injured. Gilles Villeneuve tried to pass the six-wheeled Tyrrell of Ronnie Peterson and the cars collided. The disintegrating Ferrari was sent airborne into an area where spectators had strayed, hitting them and a marshal who was trying to move them back behind the safety fencing.
It was the second accident of the day. On lap 2, Mario Andretti, who was second at the time, clipped Jacques Laffite's Ligier and in turn hit Hans Binder's Surtees. Local driver Noritake Takahara in turn piled into the other cars, but fortunately nobody was hurt.
Hunt, meanwhile, was never troubled and eased home a minute clear of Carlos Reutemann who capitalised on Laffite running out of fuel on the penultimate lap. Patrick Depailler was third for Tyrrell, his second successive podium finish in what was the final outing for the six wheeler.
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I spy ... Friends of the Triangle AIDS Network will host "Paint the Town Red: Shaken, Not Stirred" on Thursday, Nov. 11, at the Beaumont Country Club. The gala - featuring art, auctions, entertainment, dancing and fine dining - is the major annual fundraiser to benefit TAN. This year, an "Evening of International Intrigue" will play homage to James Bond and other famed spies, sleuths and secret agents. Festivities begin with a champagne reception, hors d'oeuvres and silent auction at 6:30 p.m. The live auction begins at 7:15 p.m. with a buffet at 8 p.m., and the live auction will resume after dinner. The silent auction features items donated by celebrities, along with art, fashions, jewelry, furnishings, party and entertainment packages and more. Proceeds support client services and educational efforts of TAN. Reservations are $80 per person ($800 per table of 10) or $1,000 for "Dress Circle Seating" at a premium table for eight. Sponsorship opportunities are also available. Call (409) 832-8338, ext. 225, for reservations.
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HP to Increase Printing Supplies PricesBy Reuters - | Posted 2008-11-24 Print
HP's broad businesses, which include services, software, printers and ink supplies, has made it less vulnerable to the economic downturn than rival PC maker Dell. HP posted a 21 percent rise in quarterly sales of laptops, and doubling in revenue from services from the EDS acquisition earlier this year.
HP said software revenue rose 13 percent to $855 million, while revenue from its enterprise storage and server division fell 1 percent to $5.1 billion. Revenue from its imaging and printing group fell 1 percent to $7.5 billion.
Hurd said HP planned to again increase prices on printing supplies in the first quarter due to exchange rate pressure from the Japanese yen.
"It's a cost pass-through more than anything. In this environment it's probably one of the few areas you can actually raise prices but you have to be careful," said Shannon Cross, of Cross Research.
HP posted a 21 percent increase in sales of notebook PCs, but desktop PC revenue fell 2 percent.
Asked how he would reconcile HP's view to Intel Corp's (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) more negative outlook on PCs, Hurd said: "We saw some things that, to be blunt, were just different in our numbers."
He said he did not know the details of Intel, which had shocked markets earlier this month with a revenue warning.
Ashok Kumar, an analyst with Collins Stewart, thought HP's guidance was too optimistic about sales of equipment.
"If life cycles get extended from three years to four years that will have a dramatic effect on revenue performance and HP cannot sidestep it," he said.
HP shares, which gained 3 percent on the New York Stock Exchange earlier on Monday, ticked 1 percent lower to $35.30 in after-hours trading. The stock had lost about one-third of its value from September to mid-November, before gaining about 20 percent since the strong preliminary results.
The company stood by its forecast for first-quarter earnings of 93 to 95 cents per share excluding items, on revenue of $32 billion to $32.5 billion. It also confirmed its forecast for fiscal 2009 earnings of $3.88 to $4.03 per share excluding items, on revenue of $127.5 billion to $130 billion.
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How then do we go about doing both depth ordering and shader program changes, quickly? Because it seems to me one either orders primarily by program (thus minimal program context changes), or primarily by depth (frequent context changes), and that they're mutually exclusive in terms of maximising performance.
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When it comes to finding the right doctor or practice to satisfy healthcare needs, many people use the Internet to search for the practice with the best reviews. We want to know we're going to be treated with the best there is to offer, so it's reassuring to see reviews with comments from previous patients that had a positive experience. With many options of websites to choose from, I have made a list below of the top 7 healthcare review sites with a description of what each site consists of.
1. Health Grades
Health Grades is an awesome easy-to-use website to help with all your specific needs when searching for a healthcare provider. To begin your search, there are three tabs at the top you can choose from to find doctors, dentists, or hospitals with a search bar underneath to continue. You can also type in your location next to the search bar and a list of different specialties will come up below that you can navigate through if you don't have a specific physician in mind. Once you have found a specific provider, there is a tab labeled "patient satisfaction" to find reviews based on the office staff and overall experience. When you feel you have made a decision, the website has compiled all the additional information you need in tabs to tell you about the provider, what insurance they accept, contact information, appointments, and directions.
2. Vitals
On the Vitals website, you can search to find doctors by specialty, name or practice. What I like most about Vitals is the checkbox you can click that says, "only show doctors accepting my insurance", so it can easily generate results for your specific needs. Some people will only choose a doctor they know their insurance will cover, while others want to choose the best doctor no matter what the costs. Either way, Vitals is a great site to find what you're looking for!
3. Yelp
You may have already used Yelp to find reviews for restaurants, hotels or other businesses and didn't even think this could be the place to search for a healthcare facility.
Yelp is very user friendly and you can either search by physician name or practice. Once some results have come up there are other subcategories you can click to modify your results and find exactly what you are looking for. If you don't have a specific doctor or practice in mind you can always search by the word "physician" and use the top right search bar to put in your location.
4. RateMDs
RateMDs, like the others mentioned above, lets you search or browse doctors, hospitals, and even browse the top local doctors for a quick search. You can make your search more specific by choosing location and specialty, but it also includes the option to choose the gender of your desired physician. To help with results that don't have reviews there's a checkbox you can click for rated doctors only, and there's also a checkbox for doctors who are only accepting new patients.
5. ZocDoc
On the ZocDoc website you start by choosing a specialty in a dropdown menu, then you type in your zip code, and last you have the option to select your insurance plan for more adapted results. After making these selections, it brings up a map with pinned locations of practices fitting your results. Under the map a list of doctors with a star rating system next to their name comes up and you can click through for further information. After selecting a doctor you can see available appointment times and get your appointment booked all in one place!
6. Healthcare Reviews
Healthcare Reviews lets you search ratings or submit reviews yourself. In the search section, you have the options to search by doctor, clinic or hospital, dentist, or all healthcare professionals. You are then led to a page to select location, specialty, and type in the last name of a doctor if you are making a specific search. A list of patient ratings and reviews come up for you to sift through and find out everything you need to know!
7. Drscore.com
Drscore.com is used to search for a doctor's ratings and reviews based on patient satisfaction surveys. The website can be used to search for a specific doctor by first and last name and the state they are located. When you find your doctor, you can see the details of their practice through a series of tabs such as: office locations, education and view ratings. The ratings tab shows you a number of rating the doctor has received based on the exam, timeliness, treatment and staff.
I hope this list helps you find what you're looking for when it comes to your healthcare needs. If you have a different site you have used before and like, let us know in the comments!


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I'm one of those nuts who try to deconstruct the ingredients that go into a restaurant dish, especially when the dish sparks my appetite and my interest. Mussels with lentils was such an unusual pairing—at least I've never done it before—that it was a natural for me to think about deconstructing…and if that fails, I simply construct my own!
I believe that I have captured much of what was in that bowl at Savore, whether I did it with the proper ingredients is not the issue for me. To my taste, the earthiness of the lentils and the fishy-ness of the mussels (and broth) was truly an interesting version of "surf and turf" dining, and that is all I sought to duplicate.
The other day, my wife and I ate trout for dinner. As we usually do in our home, the bones from the trout did not get thrown out; they rested in the fridge overnight and waited for their appointment in the morning to simmer on the stove in water to make a fish stock. (We seem to have a stock pot simmering almost every day, from fish to chicken to vegetable.)
My aim for the trout stock was to use it as part of the base for my experiment with lentils and mussels soup, which we had at dinner last night, and for lunch as leftovers today.
Here's how I made the soup.
I steamed a bag of mussels until they just popped open their shells, and put the mussels aside; then, I added the water from the mussel-steaming plus the trout stock (total of six cups) into a pot, cleaned and screened one and one half cups of lentils and put them into the pot, added a teaspoon of cumin, three large bay leaves (we have two laurel trees), and a chopped cayenne pepper (we grow and then freeze them), brought everything to a boil and then simmered it for about 20 minutes.
While the lentils simmered, I chopped two large carrots, one large fennel stalk (in place of celery, which to me tastes like kerosene) two garlic cloves, one onion and put them aside.
After they simmered to tender, I took half the lentils out of the pot with a slotted spoon, pureed them, mixed the lentil puree back into the pot and added the chopped vegetables. Everything simmered until the vegetables cooked to tender.
At the last minute, I stirred into the pot the juice of one lemon and two tablespoons of olive oil; then, I added the mussels (in their shells), lowered the flame to below low, covered, and let the mussels get hot in the pot.
The result was close to Savore's but not exact. It was, however, quite a nice soup—both times that we ate it.
At Savore, I drank Morellino di Scansano with the soup. At home, we tried it with a Heron Hill Cabernet Franc. The wine is clean and crisp, very much in the Chinon style, but it was not the best pairing for the mussels and lentils soup.I'll have to try it again with another wine---any suggestions?
Some have asked about my prostate cancer situation. I don't care to go into too much detail, but I am feeling fine. I've been given a hormone shot to shrink and make brittle the cancer cells in preparation for radiating them. The shot produces potential side effects; in my case, the side effects have been minimal, almost to undetectable.
According to the doc, my overall good health (and the fact that I take no medications, nor have I ever been a habitual smoker) should benefit me during this process. But I do not fool myself; I know that when radiation begins I will suffer fatigue and who knows what else! Until then, I will exercise daily, eat healthy, drink some wine, and keep on writing.
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Applying for a government job? Be careful. While all federal agency job listings and application tools can be accessed through USAJOBS, federal agencies don't all use the same resume builders and databases. Lose track of the agency and the resume builder on which you've last updated your resume, and you could lose your opportunity to land that next job.
Take the case of Kristen Taylor. Interested in a position in the Navy and having applied to another listing there some time back, she assumed she had updated her resume at the Department of the Navy's Civilian Human Resource site. She had updated her government resume on one resume builder, but it wasn't at the Navy's site. So, while her resume was posted in the Navy database, it wasn't up-to-date.
The result? Although she was qualified, she was not considered for the job, because she applied with an old version of her resume. Had she better managed the application process, she would have increased her chances of being referred to the supervisor for consideration for the job.
Submit to Multiple Listings and Multiple Resume Builders
To avoid Taylor's fate, federal job seekers benefit by actively managing their job application process. Active federal job seekers often apply to one or two positions per week at various federal agencies. As the largest US employer, the US government can have some 23,000 job listings posted across its various agencies on a single day. And job candidates often forget to update their resumes in the database of each agency to which they've applied.
If All Jobs Are Accessed Through USAJOBS, Why the Confusion?
USAJOBS basically acts like a portal. While agency listings can be accessed through that site, job seekers are often directed to the individual agency to apply, and some agencies use their own resume builder and application system. In fact, government agencies use a total of more than 75 builders and application systems. So updating your resume in one agency database doesn't mean you've updated your resume at every agency.
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How can you better manage this process?
A spreadsheet is often the most efficient way to keep track of where you are in the application process for each job you've applied for. Include the date of application, the job for which you applied, when your resume was last updated there and the results. You should also include passwords, user names and emails used.
How to Save Time
Bear in mind that the format of each resume builder can vary significantly. For example, the Army's resume builder, because job seekers can copy and paste their entire Work Experience section into one field. The Navy's resume builder is more cumbersome with multiple fields for copying and pasting. The application has plenty of space -- up to six pages -- but creating a resume can be time consuming. And the USAJOBS Resume Builder requires more typing but, as the official government jobs Web site, is vital to understand.
Copy-and-Paste Job Search
To make the online resume submission process less time-consuming, you can make the resume-building process more efficient. Before applying, write an electronic resume in Word or another software program and save it on your home computer. The online resume builders on most government agency sites have an optimum resume length of approximately 12,000 to 16,000 characters with spaces. Before submitting a resume, check character-length instructions for each field.
You should also be prepared to allot ample time for building your resume. Submitting a resume can take anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour, depending on the agency's builder. You need to take the time to do it right. The resume sometimes is not only the application, but it is HR's way to examine a candidate's qualifications. Sometimes the resume can even take the place of an interview.
What's Happened to Kristen Taylor?
Even she now is managing her resume submissions with a spreadsheet -- keeping track of applications, dates and online results. And when she updates one resume in one database, she updates it in all other resume builders as well.


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- born and raised in West Chester, PA - near Philadelphia.
- speak, read, and write in French and can do a little Spanish
- I volunteer at a local SPCA during the day, and the local hospital's ER at night
- I have four cats, a beta fish, and an African dwarf frog (hopefully a tortoise soon)
- Radiohead is my favorite band
- chemistry is my favorite subject
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ST. LOUIS -- For people who did not pick the 2013 St. Louis Cardinals to reach the postseason, there is plenty of reason to reexamine this position, or if necessary, to repent for ever taking this position.
Look at these Cardinals, who have come into Nationals Park and won the last two nights. They have triumphed against the Washington Nationals, widely presumed to be the best competition the National League can offer.View Full Game Coverage
ST. LOUIS -- For people who did not pick the 2013 St. Louis Cardinals to reach the postseason, there is plenty of reason to reexamine this position, or if necessary, to repent for ever taking this position.
Look at these Cardinals, who have come into Nationals Park and won the last two nights. They have triumphed against the Washington Nationals, widely presumed to be the best competition the National League can offer.View Full Game Coverage
The back end of the St. Louis bullpen is an uncertain commodity. There are at least five members of the usual St. Louis starting lineup who are hitting under their career standards. And yet, 20 games into the season, these Cardinals are playing .600 baseball.
This team isn't close to playing at its best level, and yet it is playing at a 97-victory pace. Did we mention that 14 of these first 20 games have been on the road for the Redbirds?
Look at the way these people won the NL Division Series in 2012, coming off the deck, against these same Nationals. The determination, the will, the resilience; all of that is still on this roster. When the Dodgers made their great big trade with Boston, landing all sorts of expensive talent, there was a big push among many prognosticators to concede the Dodgers at least an NL Wild Card spot. That spot, of course, eventually went to the Cardinals.
In addition to all those terrific and tested intangibles, the Cardinals also have the best single commodity a baseball team can have -- extremely good starting pitching.
That was on display Monday night in the opener with 22-year-old Shelby Miller keeping the Nationals in check. It was even more evident Tuesday night, when the Cardinals' ace of aces, Adam Wainwright, delivered a pitching clinic and a victory.
This was a magnificent early-season pitching matchup with Ross Detwiler going for the Nats. Detwiler came in leading the NL in ERA at 0.90.
And the Cardinals didn't exactly push Detwiler around. He gave up two runs in six innings.
That was very good, but Wainwright was closer to great. He gave up one hit over the first five innings. Only in the sixth was there significant difficulty. Washington loaded the bases with two outs when Bryce Harper drew a walk. This was news not because Harper is still only 20 years old, but because to that point in five starts this season, Wainwright hadn't walked anyone.
Wainwright then struck out Adam LaRoche with an elevated four-seam fastball at 94 mph. This was a pitch Wainwright had not displayed in this game until this spot. In fact, Wainwright said, he had not thrown the four-seamer more than three or four times in his entire career prior to this season.
He is utilizing this pitch because it will approach the plate at the same level as his splendid curveball, leaving the hitter to make an either/or difficult choice. The great ones are always looking for the next edge, and they're often finding it, as well.
Wainwright went 8 1/3 innings before Cardinals manager Mike Matheny went to closer-of-the-moment Edward Mujica, who got the final two outs with three pitches. Wainwright had superb command here, not only of his pitches, but of his entire craft. In the 2-0 St. Louis victory, Wainwright gave up five hits, that one walk and struck out nine. His ERA is now 1.93.
The entire St. Louis rotation has been pitching exceptionally well; Wainwright, Jaime Garcia, Lance Lynn, Jake Westbrook and Miller have all made substantial contributions. Matheny says the starters have a highly competitive situation, and not only with the opposition.
"There is a healthy competition, and that goes back to a run of consecutive scoreless innings from our starters, that actually Jake started," Matheny said. "And you could tell the next guy up wanted to follow suit.
"The best staffs, you see that competition inside the rotation. And they talk a lot of smack and they talk a lot of garbage, trying to top each other all the time, whether it's at bat or on the mound. But these guys work hard together. And it's fun to watch them compete out there, but also among themselves."
The Cardinals put together three straight shutouts and 39 consecutive scoreless innings, 34 of which were pitched by starters. These scoreless innings came against two division rivals with substantial offenses, Cincinnati and Milwaukee.
Wainwright said that the entire rotation had been pitching so well that his performance was not a matter of setting a standard for his colleagues.
"I don't know what kind of standard I need to set," Wainwright said. "These guys have been throwing the heck out of the ball. They've been doing great.
"I take the mound with the utmost confidence every time. And I think our other guys do, too."
That "utmost confidence" thing? That's a feeling you can also get while contemplating the work of the St. Louis rotation. This team has some problems that require solutions. But it is very strong where it needs to be strong.
Mike Bauman is a national columnist for MLB.com.


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Shares in Taiwan trended lower yesterday to end below the 7,900-point mark for the first time since April 18 on heavy institutional selling after the US Federal Reserve hinted that its massive bond-buying program could be phased out later this year, hammering markets across Asia and Europe.
Investor confidence was further dampened by a fall in China's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) this month to a nine-month low as an increasing number of investors were worried about the pace of China's economic recovery.
The TAIEX closed down 108.48 points, or 1.35 percent, at 7,898.91, on turnover of NT$79.51 billion (US$2.65 billion). The New Taiwan dollar fell NT$0.2 to close at the day's low of NT$30.16 against the US dollar.
The initial catalyst for the carnage was US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, who pulled few punches when signaling a likely end to asset buying by the middle of next year.
"After Bernanke's remarks, concerns have been running deeper that foreign institutional investors will move their funds out of the region to cut liquidity, a development that is the last thing the equity markets want to see," Concord Securities (康和證券) analyst Kerry Huang said.
"The gloomy PMI showed that China's economic recovery appeared unsteady," Huang said. "I am also worried about a credit crunch [in China] that could have even greater impact on the world's second-largest economy."
Other Asian markets buckled badly. Shares, currencies and commodities all crumbled as spooked investors rushed to unwind crowded trades in emerging markets. Central banks across the region were busy intervening trying to put out spot fires, but with only limited success.
Among a host of unwanted milestones: Asian stocks outside Japan suffered their biggest daily loss since late 2011, key lending rates in China reached historic highs and India's currency carved out a record low.
"Kaboom is a better word to describe the market," was the judgement of a trader at an overseas bank in Manila.
MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan sank 3.5 percent, its biggest one-day percentage drop since November 2011.
Australia's bourse lost 2.1 percent, while South Korean shares shed 2 percent to seven-month lows. Stocks in Hong Kong were down 2.7 percent while Shanghai closed 2.8 percent lower. Japan's Nikkei stock average was off 1.7 percent, a relatively modest move given its recent wild swings.
The stress was clear in Asian credit markets, where the spread on the iTraxx Asia ex-Japan investment-grade index widened 23 basis points, reflecting the rising cost of hedging against debt default.
Bernanke's remarks sent 10-year US Treasury yields spiraling to a 15-month peak of 2.38 percent, squeezing investors who had borrowed in US dollars to invest in emerging markets.
The US dollar was already up at ¥97.23 for a gain of 2 percent in as many sessions.
European shares also fell yesterday, with mining and luxury stocks among the top fallers.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was down by 2.2 percent at 1,154.96 points in mid-session trading, close to a low of 1,151.10 points reached in late April.
The eurozone's Euro STOXX 50 index also fell 2.6 percent to 2,614.99 points, dropping below its 200-day simple moving average level of 2,633 points to send a negative signal to technical traders.


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Vuelo Velo Vuelo 8 – First look
Novel design and a trick build kit
Vuelo Velo are a tiny bicycle company based in Sydney, Australia who specialize in custom titanium. Their frames are built by Black Sheep Cycles in Fort Collins, Colorado, and the designs are definitely unique, with a strong emphasis on curved tubes and ultra-short rear ends.
The latest model, the Vuelo 8, continues that trend but adds on a slickly integrated Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 electronic groupset complete with an internal battery setup designed by long-time carbon builder Craig Calfee. Its seat tube is less curved than Vuelo Velo's more radical fixed-gear design but still allows for very short chainstays – at 388mm they're about 20mm shorter than standard.
"A conventional, longer chainstay will be a more sedate ride if all other things are equal," said Vuelo Velo's Marty Renwick. "But this particular bike is built specifically around the notion of lively response. A short rear end feels fantastic climbing, sprinting or carving a tight line in a sharp corner. It's all about heightening your sense of awareness, the connectedness to each moment – infinitesimal control, like an F1 car."
Additional rear-end stiffness comes from the 86mm-wide, press-fit bottom bracket shell, which provides room for widely set chainstays along with a large-diameter down tube. The curved seat tube has an actual exit angle of 69 degrees but an effective one closer to 73 degrees – so while the look is unusual, the fit is conventional.
The Vuelo 8's seat tube and seat stays are gently curved
Gently arcing seatstays and titanium's natural ability to smooth out the road lend a characteristically lively and comfortable ride – metal bikes still have their place in this world, though those requiring the highest level of performance should still look to carbon fiber. Just as intended, the rear end of the Vuelo 8 is surprisingly stiff and there are no issues with wobble or instability even at 72km/h (45mph).
The front end unfortunately struggles to keep up and is noticeably softer than most carbon bikes and even some aluminum ones. Vuelo Velo specify a fairly generous 44mm-diameter down tube and 35mm top tube but even so, the Vuelo 8 wags a bit when you really stand on it and would benefit from an integrated or tapered head tube, or an even bigger main triangle. We were also disappointed to see low-rent cut vinyl decals on a bike like this.
The ultra high-end build kit of the bike seen here is rife with carbon fiber and includes a custom Dura-Ace Di2 internal wiring kit. Total weight is a fantastic 6.37kg (14.04lb) as pictured. Among the highlights are a custom Di2 battery housed inside the seatpost and a set of Shimano's latest sprint shifters – an extra set of buttons mounted on the drops for faster shifting and no need to move your hands when going full-out.
There are also trick Mad Fiber carbon tubular wheels, a full complement of cockpit components from ENVE Composites, Selle Italia's SLR Teknologika Flow saddle, and a SRM power meter. Additional lightweight bits include a Tune carbon fiber seat collar and bottle cages, Nokon aluminum cable housing and Cane Creek's AER headset.
Tufo S3 Lite tubulars are mounted on Mad Fiber carbon rims
Vuelo Velo estimated the price for the build as pictured here at over $17,000 USD. It'll be offered as a frame-only for $4400.00 USD, prepare to settle in for a long wait. Quoted lead time is five to six months after drawings are confirmed.
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|ENVE Composites 1.0
|Cane Creek AER
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|Shimano Dura-Ace BR-7900 with Mad Fiber carbon-specific cork pads
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|Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 STI Dual Control ST-7970
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|Shimano Dura-Ace Di2 STI Dual Control ST-7970 with SW-7972 sprint shifters
|Shimano Dura-Ace CS-7900
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Media Consumers and Creators, What Are Your Rights and Responsibilities?
This lesson focuses on the concept of "fake news" and the responsibilities of news and media creators and consumers. Students will explore PEN America's News Consumers' Bill of Rights and Responsibilities and read an article about "fake news" that presents strategies on how to approach digital sources.


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"Koontz is not just master of our darkest dreams, but also a literary juggler."—The Times (London)
"The poet laureate of paranoid pop fiction . . . Readers . . . will find themselves rushing pell-mell to the book's end."—The Denver Post
"Perhaps more than any other author, Koontz writes fiction perfectly suited to the mood of America post–September 11: novels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of good; that celebrate the common man and woman; that at their best entertain vastly as they uplift. By the Light of the Moon is one of those best, exciting and deeply moving."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)


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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
The UWRF University Archives serves as the official repository for the permanent, historical records of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. The University Archives collects and preserves materials pertaining to the establishment, development, history, and traditions of the University.
Most university records can be found in the UWRF online catalog. You may also search by the collection inventories, also called finding aids, which include important information about a collection such as a summary of the collection's content, dates of materials in the collection, and box/folder listings.
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BioTime, Inc. Issues Open Letter to Shareholders of Geron Corporation
BioTime, Inc. Issues Open Letter to Shareholders of Geron Corporation
ALAMEDA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX) today issued the following letter to the shareholders of Geron Corporation (NAS: GERN) regarding Geron's stem cell assets:
October 18, 2012
Dear Geron Shareholders:
As you know, during November 2011, Geron Corporation (NAS: GERN) announced that it was discontinuing its stem cell research and development programs and its clinical trials of OPC-1, a groundbreaking product to treat spinal cord injuries manufactured from human embryonic stem cells. Nearly a year has now passed, and Geron has not announced any transaction that would provide value to either Geron or its shareholders from those stem cell assets.
BioTime, Inc. (NYSE MKT: BTX) is a publicly traded company engaged in research and development of innovative new products in the field of regenerative medicine utilizing stem cells and related technology. We are prepared to propose a transaction between a recently formed, wholly owned subsidiary, BioTime Acquisition Corporation (BAC), and Geron for the purpose of enabling BAC to put the now dormant Geron stem cell assets back on track to speed the development and commercialization of innovative new products to treat degenerative diseases.
Summary of Our Proposal
Our proposal includes two transactions, one which we call the "Stem Cell Transaction" and one that we call the "Rights Offer" which are described in more detail, along with other important information, in Appendix I: Details of Our Proposal attached to this letter. Through these transactions, Geron shareholders could own up to 45% of a new publicly traded company that will own the Geron stem cell assets, $40 million of BioTime stock, certain BioTime stem cell assets, and shares of certain BioTime stem cell subsidiaries. Geron shareholders would also receive BioTime stock-purchase warrants presently valued at approximately $13 million. Geron would retain its cancer therapy business, including Imetelstat and GRN1005, and its cash and short-term liquid investments and Geron shareholders would continue to own 100% of the Geron cancer therapy business through their ownership of Geron stock.
Through the Stem Cell Transaction, Geron would transfer its stem cell assets to BAC, in exchange for which you along with the other Geron shareholders would receive shares of BAC common stock representing approximately 21.4% of the outstanding BAC capital stock. BioTime would contribute to BAC the following assets in exchange for the balance of outstanding BAC capital stock:
- $40 million in BioTime common shares;
- Warrants to purchase BioTime common shares ("BioTime Warrants");
- Rights to certain stem cell assets of BioTime, and shares of two BioTime subsidiaries engaged in the development of therapeutic products from stem cells.
Through the "Rights Offer," BAC would seek to raise additional capital by offering you and other Geron shareholders the opportunity to increase your collective ownership interests in BAC to 45% by purchasing additional BAC shares, if you choose to do so. In addition to acquiring BAC common stock in the Rights Offer, if you exercise your subscription rights you would also receive warrants to purchase additional BAC common stock, which if exercised would increase your ownership in BAC. Those shareholders deciding not to purchase additional BAC shares in the Rights Offering would have the opportunity to sell their rights at prevailing market prices.
What You Can Do Now
BioTime and BAC cannot complete the Stem Cell Transaction as proposed without the approval of Geron's Board of Directors.If you want the Geron Board of Directors to pursue our proposal, we suggest that you contact the Geron Board and urge them to work with BioTime and BAC management to negotiate a definitive agreement for the Stem Cell Transaction. According to Geron's latest proxy statement, Geron shareholders wishing to communicate with the Board of Directors, or with a specific Board member, may do so by writing to the Board, or to the particular Board member, and delivering the communication in person or mailing it to: Board of Directors, c/o Stephen Rosenfield, Corporate Secretary, Geron Corporation, currently located at 149 Commonwealth Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025. Geron's proxy statement represents that all mail addressed in this manner will be delivered to the Chair or Chairs of the Committees with responsibilities touching most closely on the matters addressed in the communication.
Very Truly Yours,
|Michael D. West, PhD
|Thomas Okarma, PhD, MD
|Chief Executive Officer
|Chief Executive Officer
|BioTime, Inc.
|BioTime Acquisition Corp.
|Geron Founder
|Former Geron CEO
|Former Geron CEO
Appendix I: Details of Our Proposal
The principal features of the Stem Cell Transaction and the Rights Offer are as follows:
The Stem Cell Transaction
- As a Geron shareholder, you would receive one BioTime Warrant and one share of BAC Series A common stock for each 20 shares of Geron common stock you own. In total, Geron shareholders would receive 21.4% of the BAC capital stock outstanding at the consummation of the Stem Cell Transaction. BioTime would own the remaining outstanding shares of capital stock of BAC. BioTime would also hold BAC warrants that, if exercised, would increase BioTime's ownership interest by approximately 2%.
- Geron shareholders would receive BAC Series A common stock and BioTime would own BAC Series B common stock. The BAC Series A common stock that you and other Geron shareholders would acquire, and the BAC Series B common stock that will be owned by BioTime, will be identical in almost all respects, except that having a separate Series A common stock held by Geron shareholders will enable BAC to distribute the BioTime Warrants, and to make the Rights Offer described below, exclusively to the Series A shareholders.
- BAC would seek to have the BAC Series A common stock received by Geron shareholders listed for trading on a national securities exchange or on the OTC Bulletin Board market if exchange listing is not feasible.
- Following the acquisition of the Geron stem cell assets, BAC would distribute the BioTime Warrants to the Geron shareholders as holders of BAC Series A common stock. The distribution would entitle you and the other BAC Series A shareholders to receive one BioTime Warrant for each BAC Series A share received in the Stem Cell Transaction.
- The BioTime Warrants and underlying BioTime common shares would be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and BioTime would seek to have the BioTime Warrants listed for trading on the NYSE MKT where its common shares are traded, or on the OTC Bulletin Board market if exchange listing is not feasible.
The Rights Offer
- Under our proposal, after the Stem Cell Transaction, BAC, as a new public company, would conduct a Rights Offer to the holders of the Series A common stock to raise additional capital.
- We presently contemplate that the Rights Offer would seek to raise approximately $39 million and would provide the Geron shareholders with the opportunity to increase their ownership interest in BAC to approximately 45% in the aggregate (without taking into account any BAC warrants) if they continue to hold their BAC Series A common stock and choose to exercise all of the subscription rights they receive in the Rights Offer.
- In addition to acquiring BAC Series A common stock, BAC shareholders who exercise their subscription rights in the Rights Offer would also receive warrants to purchase additional BAC Series A common stock, which if exercised would increase Geron shareholders' ownership in BAC. We would propose to have BAC list those warrants on a national securities exchange or to arrange for the warrants to be traded on the OTC Bulletin Board so that the BAC shareholders could also sell their warrants at prevailing market prices.
- BAC would also seek to have the subscription rights distributed in the Rights Offer listed for trading on a national securities exchange or over-the-counter market so that shareholders who do not wish to exercise their subscription rights could sell them at prevailing market prices.
- If you receive subscription rights in the Rights Offer you would not be obligated to exercise those subscription rights, but instead you may choose to exercise some or all of your subscription rights in order to purchase additional BAC Series A shares and warrants, or you may sell some or all of your subscription rights, or you may simply choose to allow your subscription rights to expire unexercised.
Other Requirements
In addition to Geron Board approval noted above, the approval of Geron shareholders and BioTime shareholders may be required, depending on the structure of the Stem Cell Transaction. Registration of the BAC shares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), will also be required. The Stem Cell Transaction would be subject to a variety of conditions yet to be negotiated. Further, the terms and conditions of the Rights Offer have not yet been determined and the proposed Rights Offer will not be conducted until a registration statement is filed under the Securities Act and becomes effective.
About BioTime, Inc.
BioTime, headquartered in Alameda, California, is a biotechnology company focused on regenerative medicine and blood plasma volume expanders. Its broad platform of stem cell technologies is enhanced through subsidiaries focused on specific fields of application. BioTime develops and markets research products in the fields of stem cells and regenerative medicine, including a wide array of proprietary ACTCellerate™ cell lines, HyStem® hydrogels, culture media, and differentiation kits. BioTime is developing Renevia™ (formerly known as HyStem®-Rx), a biocompatible, implantable hyaluronan and collagen-based matrix for cell delivery in human clinical applications. BioTime's therapeutic product development strategy is pursued through subsidiaries that focus on specific organ systems and related diseases for which there is a high unmet medical need. BioTime's majority owned subsidiary Cell Cure Neurosciences Ltd. is developing therapeutic products derived from stem cells for the treatment of retinal and neural degenerative diseases. BioTime's subsidiary OrthoCyte Corporation is developing therapeutic applications of stem cells to treat orthopedic diseases and injuries. Another subsidiary, OncoCyte Corporation, focuses on the diagnostic and therapeutic applications of stem cell technology in cancer, including the diagnostic product PanC-Dx™ currently being developed for the detection of cancer in blood samples. ReCyte Therapeutics, Inc. is developing applications of BioTime's proprietary induced pluripotent stem cell technology to reverse the developmental aging of human cells to treat cardiovascular and blood cell diseases. BioTime's subsidiary LifeMap Sciences, Inc. markets GeneCards®, the leading human gene database, and is developing an integrated database suite to complement GeneCards® that will also include the LifeMap™ database of embryonic development, stem cell research and regenerative medicine, and MalaCards, the human disease database. LifeMap will also market BioTime research products. BioTime's lead product, Hextend®, is a blood plasma volume expander manufactured and distributed in the U.S. by Hospira, Inc. and in South Korea by CJ CheilJedang Corporation under exclusive licensing agreements. Additional information about BioTime can be found on the web at www.biotimeinc.com.
About BioTime Acquisition Corporation
BioTime Acquisition Corporation is a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of BioTime, Inc., through which BioTime plans to pursue opportunities and acquire assets and businesses in the fields of stem cells and regenerative medicine.
This communication is not an offer to sell any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval and BioTime and BAC are not offering to sell, or soliciting an offer to buy, any securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
This communication is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell any shares of BAC common stock or warrants or a solicitation of any vote or approval, nor is it a substitute for a prospectus/proxy statement that may be included in a registration statement that may be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act with respect to the proposed Stem Cell Transaction, or for a prospectus that may be included in a registration statement that may be filed under the Securities Act with respect to a Rights Offer.INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF GERON ARE URGED TO READ ANY PROSPECTUS/PROXY STATEMENT FOR THE STEM CELL TRANSACTION AND ANY PROSPECTUS FOR THE RIGHTS OFFER, AND ALL OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, THAT BIOTIME, BAC AND/OR GERON MAY FILE WITH THE SEC, IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. All documents referred to above, if filed by BioTime or BAC, will be available free of charge at the SEC's website (www.sec.gov) or by directing a request to BioTime's Chief Financial Officer at 1301 Harbor Bay Parkway, Alameda, California email@example.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements pertaining to future financial and/or operating results, future growth in research, technology, clinical development, and potential opportunities for BioTime, along with other statements about the future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans, or prospects expressed by management constitute forward-looking statements. Any statements that are not historical fact (including, but not limited to statements that contain words such as "will," "believes," "plans," "anticipates," "expects," "estimates") should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, risks inherent in the development and/or commercialization of potential products, uncertainty in the results of clinical trials or regulatory approvals, need and ability to obtain future capital, and maintenance of intellectual property rights. Actual results may differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements and as such should be evaluated together with the many uncertainties that affect the business of BioTime and BAC, particularly those mentioned in cautionary statements that are found in BioTime's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, any prospectus/proxy statement for the Stem Cell Transaction and prospectus for the Rights Offer, and other filings that BioTime or BAC may make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. BioTime and BAC each disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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BioTime, Inc.
Peter Garcia, 510-521-3390 ext. 367
Chief Financial Officer
Judith Segall, 510-521-3390 ext. 301
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Skater skirt with vans
Hey babes,
I can't believe it is almost April the time flies by like this and it is almost spring. I feel like it was just yesterday when I was enjoying myself on my holiday in Mallorca last summer and now it's almost the next summer. Anyways as I promised I will try to post every week one outfit post so you guys can get to know my style better because it seem I am talking all the time about fashion, but question is what is my fashion all about and also get chance to connect with you guys. Also feel free to recreate this look and send me pics I would love to see it as well. So on Monday it was pretty sunny here in Switzerland and I was so happy about it. That day I was super busy I was getting some things done in the city and later on I also meet up with my friend on her break for a coffee, but at least I did enjoy beautiful weather and here is what I wore that day.
Bomber jacket from Stradivarius | Sunglasses from Rayban | Lipstick from Maccosmetics | Tshirt from Bershka| Skirt from Bershka | Backpack from Topshop | Sneakers from Vans |Rings from Pull&Bear
It's very casual look in kind of school girl way because of the skirt. Anyways last week I was cleaning my room and I found this skater skirt in navy striped and I actually forgot I even had it. I only wore this skirt view times and I thought this skirt needs to see more and I knew I was taking this big backpack since I was carrying a lot of stuff with me it was easier to take this backpack so I was building the entire outfit around this two things. For the t-shirt I decided on this little big glittery turtle neck t-shirt to spice things up and also it was similar colour as the backpack so it worked. The next thing I was decided on was the jacket and first I wanted to choose one of my denim jacket and guys I found out that day that I have ten different denim jacket am I crazy or what? anyways I was going for that but I thought it would be too much blue let's go with something else so I decided to go with bomber. And at the end I decided to wear my brand new vans that I just got in this denim colour I love them so much and I am so happy that I got them in this colour instead of black colour it is way more me. For accessories I choose my blue raybans and this kind of vintage rings from Pull&Bear I think they are great detail to this outfit it gives little bit of edge . I think this outfit turned out great this is what happens when you pull out old piece in your closet greatness and new exciting outfits.
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"Those Old Memories" will include stories, photographs, genealogy, scrapbooking, recipes, and interesting history of my family. Some family surnames: Troyer, Gardner, Moore, Hopkins, Allen, Amsberry, McPherson, Wyatt, Godfrey, Lee, Henley, Cutbirth, Tudor, Gustafsson, Larson, Hellgren, Farley, Harshbarger, Harvey, McComsey, Johnston, Hyndman, and Buchanan.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Christmas Greetings To All
We sincerely wish all our wonderful friends and readers a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We are very appreciative of all our followers, to you a big thank you. May you have an enjoyable holiday with friends and family and be blessed with a bountiful table, fun times and great memories of 2010.
We will be back with more "old memories" after the holiday with our own family and would love to have you all join us again in 2011.
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Monday, December 20, 2010
Sharing Christmas Pudding Memories
As Christmas draws near, I have been thinking a lot about those wonderful family gatherings of past. Our large extended family always gathered at Mom and Dad's either on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day to celebrate all together. Each of us children had our own homes and families and spent time in our own homes but we never missed the gathering with our parents at their home. Christmas just wasn't complete unless we made the trek to Mom and Dad's for the great food and precious time to be together. Mom made the best chili and oyster stew in Nebraska. Her chili was more like soup than thick stand alone chili but it was the best and not one family member remembers those special times without recalling that chili. She always made it by the gallons too. All of her children and grandchildren are good cooks but our varied chili recipes never tasted quite the same as Moms' chili. The evening was always topped off with a dish of Mom's suet Christmas pudding, just "suet pudding" as our family always called it. The thought of that rich, warm, and luscious dessert always brings back the flood of old memories.
Our holiday times together were often highlighted by watching Mom and Dad open their special gifts from the whole family. We all piled on the furniture and around the floor to watch them open the Christmas gifts from everyone. Watching them delight in their new treasures was better than all the gifts any of us could receive. Dad, especially, was thrilled with anything he got. Beautiful collectible books, western figurines, American Indian artwork, motorcycle magazines, humorous motor gadgets, long red neck scarves and especially the unique handmade trinkets from all the grandcildren were all delights to him. I remember the year that his brother from Idaho sent him a real "turd bird". They always exchanged something humorous. We all laughed until we cried but I think it was one of the best presents that Dad received that year. It sat on his desk in his gun room for many years to come as a great conversation piece and always called up the great memories of that particular Christmas eve. It did not matter what it was or if it fit or not, he never exchanged anything… but put it to use one way or the other and if it didn't fit, he just modified it! He had a great laugh that delighted especially the kids and it was truly a jolly laugh, not unlike old Santa himself!
While the wonderful aroma of the steamed Christmas suet pudding was filling the house and the fragrant rum sauce for topping drifted in the air we often spent time singing around the organ in the living room. I played some and sister-in-law, Ruby, was the accomplished musician. I don't think any of us were very blessed with beautiful voices but that didn't matter, we sang and played just the same. Of course the traditional Christmas carols were performed but we made quite a ruckus with such presentations as "Alley Cat" and "The Bird in the Gilded Cage". Dad often played the banjo or occasionally the violin in accompaniment, always signing along too. With sometimes near 20 family members in the compact living room singing our hearts out, looking back, it was enough to scare even Santa away. He always seemed to show up though so maybe we weren't as bad as I remember. We certainly did our part to rejoice in the season! Even the Lord must have been pleased because we were blessed with many years of celebrating and being all together for Christmas.
Anticipation grew among us all as we waited for Mom to announce that the suet pudding was ready to eat. Her special gift to us all was the warm and loving home she had worked so many years to provide. She was a cook extraordinaire, not fancy dishes but the best homemade food there was. She collected recipes both old and new but I never once saw her resort to using one as her lone road map to culinary success. She had the natural touch and everything was wonderful. She always said her Mother was a great cook so I think she surely came by it naturally. Last night and ironically while looking for another recipe, I found the copy of that old Christmas pudding recipe. It is large probably about ten by fourteen inches and was folded into a small bundle and had been wedged in the bottom of Mom's old recipe box, under many other recipes, clippings etc. Over the years it has been folded and refolded until the folds are tearing and parts of it are nearly separated. Looking at that old Christmas Suet Pudding recipe, one would have to assume she could just make it work as the recipe itself is a tattered and torn paper with the original ingredients written in the hand of my Grandma, Pearl Moore, and just later notes added to the page by my Mom. Notes that only she knew exactly what they meant. The joy of finding that precious piece of paper cannot be expressed. It is my Christmas treasure. I tried to make Mom's suet pudding only once since she has been gone as I could never find just the right recipe. I had looked but just didn't have her original and had watched her many times over the years as she made the tasty concoction but never paid enough attention to the detail. I sit here thinking that if I could only go back once more and watch and learn, those shortcomings of youth indifference often come back many years later as we realize the missed opportunities.
As time went on and it was getting late on Christmas Eve, finally it was served and it was so worth the wait. The memories, the smells, the taste; they all come rushing back as I fondly hold the old paper and write this blog. Although the family gatherings had been wonderful, that pudding cake was the final treasure, the sweet ending to every Christmas gathering for many years in the past. New traditions can now be passed on to my children and grandchildren as they will have the copy of Grandma and Mom's Suet Christmas pudding. I hope it will encourage them to make the pudding and serve it as part of their celebrations as they create their own fond family memories.
Christmas pudding, also known as plum pudding (because of the abundance of prunes), originated in England. It is traditionally made five weeks before Christmas, on or after the Sunday before Advent. That day was often deemed "Stir-up Sunday," and each family member or child in the household gave the pudding a stir and made a wish.
The rich and heavy pudding is boiled or steamed, made of a heavy mixture of fresh or dried fruit, nuts and sometimes suet, a raw beef or mutton fat. My Mom always used fresh ground beef suet that she ordered from the old local meat market. Modern recipes say that vegetarian suet may also be used for a lighter taste. The pudding is very dark, almost black, and for extra flavor can be sprinkled with brandy or other flavored alcohols as it is wrapped for storage. The puddings used to be boiled in a "pudding cloth," but today they are usually made in glass baking dishes, baking crockery, fancy pudding tins or even tin vegetable or coffee cans like my Mom always used.
Many households stirred silver coins (for wealth), tiny wishbones (for good luck), a silver thimble (for thrift), a ring (for marriage), or an anchor (for safe harbor) into the mixture, and when served, whoever got the lucky serving, would be able to keep the charm. Now you can buy special little trinkets at any large culinary store that are made for baking into the concoction.
After the pudding has been steamed, it is cooled, removed from the baking container, wrapped in parchment and kept in a cool dry place for several weeks or longer. Mom always froze extra and it keeps very well, even for months. It will need steamed for a couple hours more on the day it is served. There are different ways Christmas pudding is served. Some decorate it with a spray of holly, douse it in brandy or set it on fire as it is brought to the table. Mom always served it in individual dishes with the warm rum sauce and a dollop of cream. We sat around the living room eating the pudding and ending a special night as a family.
Christmas pudding may be garnished with brandy butter, rum butter, hard sauce, cream, or even with custard. My Mom made a homemade vanilla butter sauce with a few drops of rum extract or real rum added and topped it with a small dollop of whipped cream!
One Cup bread crumbs
One Cup flour
One Cup fresh ground suet
One Cup sugar
½ Cup dark molasses
½ Cup sweet milk
One egg
One tsp. baking powder
One tsp. each of allspice, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves
One cup raisins, currants, or any kind of dry fruits
(she usually used a mixture of all!)
One cup of finely chopped nuts
Mix together all the dry ingredients. Stir in the eggs and mix through well. Turn the mix into 4-1pint or 2-2 pint lightly-greased pudding basins or tin cans. Put a circle of baking parchment and foil over the top of each basin and tie securely with string or rubber band. Put the containers in a large steamer of boiling water and cover with a lid. Steam puddings for 3 - 5 hours, topping the boiling water off from time to time if necessary. If you don't have a steamer, put the basins in a large pan on inverted saucers on the base. Pour in boiling water to come a third of the way up the sides of the pudding bowls or cans. Cover and steam as before. Cool. Change the baking parchment and foil covers for fresh ones and tie up as before. Store in a refrigerator or you can freeze until Christmas Day. To serve the pudding on Christmas Day, steam for 2 hours and serve with brandy butter, rum sauce, cream or home-made custard.
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