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In Her Own Words: Living With Macular Degeneration
Dorothy* just celebrated her 90th birthday. She was diagnosed with ]]>macular degeneration]]> five years ago, and currently lives with her daughter's family in Oregon. She continues to be active in community and church groups, but has had to give up some of her independence due to the macular degeneration.
What was your first sign that something was wrong? What symptoms did you experience?
I didn't really have any symptoms. That's the thing with macular degeneration, there are rarely symptoms.
What was the diagnosis experience like?
It was back in 1994 when I went for my regular appointment with my ophthalmologist and he told me I had some bleeding in my retina. My doctor told me I had macular degeneration. I wasn't sure what all that meant, but he was very good about explaining it to me and gave me a lot of literature to read.
What was your initial and then longer-term reaction to the diagnosis?
It was pretty devastating. I was very worried about how it would limit me, and the things I like to do. I had my own house that I had lived in for over 60 years, and the first thing I thought about was whether I would be able to stay in my house. My daughters had been talking about me moving in with them for quite some time, so I knew I had a good place to go. I was able to keep things up at my house for a couple of years, but then I moved out to Oregon to live with my oldest daughter and her husband in 1996. I just get frustrated sometimes that the macular degeneration limits what I can do on my own—like driving a car.
How is macular degeneration treated?
I go to the ophthalmologist for my regular check-up every three months. Whenever there's a problem, they tell me that I have to come back in a few days to do the fluorescein angiography. That's where they photograph the blood vessels in the retina. Then the doctor looks at it and decides whether I need to have laser surgery or not. Sometimes they won't do the laser surgery depending on where the bleeding is. If it's borderline on the macula, which is the central vision spot, and they can't see the exact source, they won't do it—because they're afraid they can do more damage. So, sometimes I wait and come back in a month.
I've had laser surgery three times. The laser surgery is very nerve wracking, but it's not really painful. It usually makes for a long day. I have the exam in the morning, and then I wait for several hours before they do the surgery. I'm usually very exhausted by the time I get home. The surgery makes me have blind spots around the macula, which bothers me. But I know I have to have the surgery if I want to keep my sight. I don't have to take any drops or medications. The doctor tells me to look for symptoms such as looking at things with straight lines to see if the lines look wavy.
Did you have to make any lifestyle or dietary changes in response to having macular degeneration?
I've had to make lots of lifestyle changes. The biggest change was that I had to stop driving in 1998. I still fix my own breakfast and lunch, but I have dinner with my daughter's family. I don't do a lot of baking anymore, which I really miss doing. My daughter takes me to the grocery store once a week, or I give her a list of things I need. I love to read, but I don't read as much as I used to. I have to read things in large print, so that limits me. I don't like losing my independence. I want to do things on my own.
I didn't have to make any dietary changes.
Did you seek any type of emotional support?
No, not really. I just do what I need to do.
Does having macular degeneration have an impact on your family?
I came to live with my daughter and her family in 1996. Actually, I live in an apartment, which is attached to their home. They wanted me to come and get adjusted to a new place in case I lose my sight completely. It's good that I have my own separate quarters because we don't always agree on how things should be done. But I appreciate all they do for me, and know this is how it has to be.
What advice would you give to anyone living with macular degeneration?
Continue to look for symptoms so you can save whatever can be saved. Your sight is so important. Be prepared to give up some of the things you like to do. It's just a necessary part of having the disease.
*Not her real name
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Adrienne Maloof Casually Dating Rod Stewart's Son
Newly single Adrienne Maloof should move to Cougar Town. The 51-year-old recently struck up with Sean Stewart, Rod Stewart's 32-year-old son.
"This started as a business relationship and now we're casually dating," Maloof told People. "It's casual, real casual."
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When Maloof says casual, she wasn't kidding! The couple were spotted Friday getting lunch at a McDonald's drive-thru.
Stewart's age doesn't seem to bother Maloof, who said her new beau's "a lot more mature than a lot of 60-year-olds at this time in his life," and is no longer the party boy he used to be. "He's been clean and sober for years," the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star added.
Since striking up their romance, Maloof has faced some criticism concerning their age difference, but Stewart says those people are just sexist. "If men can date younger women, why can't an older woman date a younger man? It's sexist," Stewart told TMZ.
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"It's about the person she is inside," he added. "Age is just a number. If there's a connection and someone cares about a person, that's what matters really."
Paul Nassif, Maloof's husband since 2002, filed for divorce in July.
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I'm not a religious person, but neither am I oblivious to the worthy gospel message represented in THIS STIRRING STORY:
On May 20, 2012, 18 year-old Takunda Mavima was driving home from a party when he lost control and crashed his car into an off-ramp near Grand Rapids, Michigan. Riding in the car were 17 year-old, Tim See, and 15 year-old, Krysta Howell. Both were killed in the accident.
Takunda Mavima lived.
Mavima pleaded guilty to all charges and was sentenced to between 30 months and 15 years in prison.
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The Summer Quarter at Clark College starts in July and now is the time to register for the Introduction to WordPress course, the world's only full-credit college course on WordPress. There are only 15 slots left, so hurry.
The 4 credit class runs Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6-8:30PM July 3, August 23 at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington. We're working on an online version of the class, but the in person version is always much more fun.
Registration for the Public is June 6 – June 14. Current Clark College students can register now.
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Why Take a WordPress College Course?
The demand for this WordPress college course is very high, so you might be wondering why bother answering such a question. I think it's important you understand why it is critical to take such a college course.
- Research into WordPress stats and numbers from within the states and globally reveal the following:
- 25% of all websites in the world are published on WordPress.
- WordPress skills are in demand by employers and clients surpassing other publishing platforms more than two to one.
- In a study completed a few days ago, 46% of 105% random web design, web development, and social media job descriptions listed WordPress as a requirement.
- Interviewing students at Clark College interested in a career in web design, web development, web programming, and journalism, WordPress skills are a priority and believed necessary to help them get a job.
- The techniques for web publishing on any platform can be carried across from WordPress.
- The demand for WordPress training, tips, and techniques is clear from my recent post on 201 WordPress Books, many of which are in their second and third editions.
- If you are a business owner, professional, networker, web designer, web publisher, writer, photographer, crafter, or have been putting off working on your own personal or professional website, take this course now.
- In "What My First WordPress College Class Taught Me," I summarized my personal experience and lessons learned from teaching the world's first WordPress college course, lessons you will also learn and experience as a student.
The number of seats is limited to 20. The course is ideal for any business professional, small business owner, web designer, web publisher, or anyone who needs to get WordPress on their resume or learn how to create their own website or blog, so hurry.
Here are some of the lesson specifics and you can learn more on my Learning from Lorelle (Lorelle Teaches) site:
- What is WordPress?
- How to setup a WordPress.com blog.
- Categories, tags, and content organization and navigation.
- Web publishing with the visual editor, HTML editor, QuickPress/PressThis, mobile, and alternative publishing tools.
- Publishing multimedia with WordPress.
- Content development and management.
- Introduction to basic core site customization (header art, widgets, etc.).
- Introduction to dynamic web page generation.
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- Introduction to WordPress Themes.
- How to use Post Format Types.
- Comments and spam management.
- Multiple users and authors (permissions/authorities).
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- Basic analytics and statistics with WordPress.com Stats.
- WordPress and SEO.
- Introduction to WordPress hybrid sites.
- How to create and manage custom menus.
- WordPress Widget functionality and customization.
- Understanding WordPress interactivity through trackbacks, pingbacks, and pings.
- WordPress feed management, integration, and customization.
- Integration of social media to and from WordPress.
- Managing a private or restricted access WordPress site.
- Introduction to WordPress Plugins.
- WordPress installation options.
- Troubleshooting WordPress.
- Introduction to WordPress development for employers and clients.
For more information, see the first announcement about the Clark College Introduction to WordPress class, the Spring Quarter announcement, and Clark College Course Catalog (CTEC is the department).
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Transamerica has been helping people create and protect the life they've imagined for themselves. I'm thrilled to be part of that history, but I'm more excited about the future. The way I see it, my responsibility to you goes far beyond your financial lifestyle protection. I want to help you find the balance in your life that you're aiming for. I think of it as your wellness – and Transamerica's focus is making that central to everything we do for you. I want you to charge toward your retirement years with a healthy balance sheet, and a healthy heart to match. Transamerica may be 100 years strong, but what's most important is what Transamerica can do for you now. Don't wait. Contact me so I can help you pursue your goals to live well.
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Lately we've been getting a lot of broken eggs in the nest box. We have five hens sharing one box and I think it was just too crowded. At least we hope that's what's going on and not that we have an egg eater.
We decided to build a new nest box for them. It's a free-standing box that holds three nests. It took me most of Saturday to build with Rick's help, but I think it turned out pretty well.
I started with a 1x3x8, a 4′ x 8′ piece of plywood that had an exterior finish on one side, some scrap lumber we had around the garage.
Rick was picking up more stone, so I drew the pieces I needed up on the plywood and cut them out with the jigsaw. We miraculously got the camera to work, but no one was around to take pictures of me with the jigsaw. My lines weren't perfectly straight, but I figured the chickens wouldn't notice.
I used some scrap pieces of 2×4 for the legs and attached them to the base.
By then the boys and I needed lunch and Rick came back with a load of stone, so I took a break. After the stone was on the ground and everyone had been fed I went back to work cutting the pieces for the interior of the box.
I was glad to have Rick around for the assembly. Some things would have been really difficult to manage by myself. Here's the basic construction nearly complete. Just needs the last side and the roof.
I really tried hard not to over-engineer this project, as I tend to usually do. When we took down the old nest box from the side of the coop, Rick commented that it was a virtual bomb shelter for the hens. Haha. Well, this one is sturdy and I hope will be functional. See my sketch? Not too over-engineered, right?
When we originally built the coop, we placed it next to the house. And since our house is white with cream-colored trim, we left it cream-colored. But since we were remodeling the coop a bit and it's been moved to another part of the yard now, I really wanted to paint the nest box and the chicken coop some cute colors.
While I was painting the roof and in between coats on the nest box, Rick went after some too-long screws along the inside of the box with his Dremel tool.
After the roof was attached and the second coat of paint was drying, our neighbors came home. They had left in the morning as I was setting out the plywood on the saw horses. They were amazed that I had built the box!
We set the box in the chicken yard and immediately one of the hens took notice. She tried to jump up and hit her head on the roof, which was overhanging a bit too far. Rick trimmed it back a bit and then they were able to get in without much trouble.
We intentionally made it lower to the ground so the boys could help collect eggs. The chickens are getting used to it. I was afraid at first that we'd have a revolt or that I made it entirely too small (the boxes are a cozy 11″ x 12″), but on Sunday they all hopped in (for some it took a couple tries) and took a turn. We are probably going to locate it a bit differently than it is in the picture so they can have a bit more privacy, but so far so good. Now I'm chomping at the bit to repaint the coop to match.
Did you complete any projects this weekend?
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AP Sources: 'Fiscal cliff' deal emerging
WASHINGTON (AP) — Working with Congress against a midnight deadline, President Barack Obama said Monday that a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff" was in sight but not yet finalized. The emerging deal would raise tax rates on family income over $450,000 and individual income over $400,000 a year, increase the estate tax rate and extend unemployment benefits for one year.
"There are still issues left to resolve but we're hopeful Congress can get it done," Obama said at a campaign-style event at the White House. "But it's not done."
In the building New Year's Eve drama, the parties still were at an impasse over whether to put off the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts set to take effect at the beginning of the year and if so, how to pay for that.
One official said talks were focused on a two-month delay in the across-the-board cuts but negotiators had yet to agree on about $24 billion in savings from elsewhere in the budget. Democrats had asked for the cuts to be put off for one year and be offset by unspecified revenue.
The president said that whatever last-minute fixes are necessary, they must come from a blend of tax revenue and constrained spending, not just budget cuts.
And a little more than an hour after Obama spoke, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said it was time to decouple the two major issues.
"We'll continue to work on smarter ways to cut spending, but let's not let that hold up protecting Americans from a tax hike that will take place in about ten hours," he said.
Officials emphasized that negotiations were continuing and the emerging deal was not yet final. And a confident Obama, flanked by cheering middle class Americans in a White House auditorium, jabbed Congress, saying lawmakers were prone to last-minute delays.
"One thing we can count on with respect to this Congress is that if there's even one second left before you have to do what you're supposed to do, they will use that last second," he said.
Speaking shortly afterward on the Senate floor, Sen. John McCain said that "at a time of crisis, on New Year's Eve...you had the president of the United States go over and have a cheerleading, ridiculing-of-Republicans exercise." The Arizona Republican lost the 2008 presidential race to Obama.
Unless an agreement is reached and approved by Congress at the start of the New Year, more than $500 billion in 2013 tax increases will take effect immediately and $109 billion in cuts will be carved from defense and domestic programs
Though the tax hikes and budget cuts would be felt gradually, economists warn that if allowed to fully take hold, their combined impact — the so-called fiscal cliff — would rekindle a recession.
The current proposal in the works would raise the tax rates on family income over $450,000 and individual income over $400,000 from 35 percent to 39.6 percent, the same level as under former President Bill Clinton. Also, estates would be taxed at 40 percent after the first $5 million for an individual and $10 million for a couple, up from 35 percent to 40 percent.
Unemployment benefits would be extended for one year. Without the extension, 2 million people would lose benefits beginning in early January.
A Republican official familiar with the plans confirmed the details described to The Associated Press.
The officials requested anonymity in order to discuss the internal negotiations.
The president said his hopes for a larger, more sweeping deal have been dashed and said that such an accommodation was not possible "with this Congress at this time."
But even with this fight not finished, Obama warned Republicans, specifically, about the battles still ahead. He said he would not accept any debt-reduction deals in the new year that rely on slashing spending without raising taxes, too. Cuts alone won't happen anymore "at least as long as I'm president, and I'm going to be president for the next four years."
Urgent talks were continuing Monday afternoon between the White House and congressional Republicans, with longtime negotiating partners Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell at the helm. Underscoring the flurry of activity, another GOP aide said the two men had conversations at 12:45 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. Monday.
An agreement on the proposed deal would also shield Medicare doctors from a 27 percent cut in fees and extend tax credits for research and development, as well as renewable energy.
The deal would also extend for five years a series of tax credits meant to lessen the financial burden on poorer and middle-class families, including one credit that helps people pay for college.
The deal would achieve about $600 billion in new revenue, the officials said.
Despite the progress in negotiations, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid warned that time was running out to finalize the deal.
"Americans are still threatened with a tax hike in just a few hours," said Reid, D-Nev., as the Senate began an unusual New Year's Eve session.
Liberal Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, took to the Senate floor after Reid to warn Democratic bargainers against lowering levies on large inherited estates and raising the income threshold at which higher tax rates would kick in.
"No deal is better than a bad deal. And this look like a very bad deal the way this is shaping up," said Harkin.
Letting tax rates rise for couples with incomes of $450,000 a year is a concessions for Obama, who campaigned for re-election on a pledge to set the levels at $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples. It also marked a significant concession by Republican leaders who pledged to continue the George W. Bush-era tax cuts for all income earners. .
The hope of the White House and lawmakers was to seal an agreement, enact it and send it to Obama for his signature before taxpayers felt the impact of higher income taxes or federal agencies began issuing furloughs or taking other steps required by spending cuts.
Regardless of the fate of the negotiations, it appeared all workers would experience a cut in their take-home pay with the expiration of a two-year cut in payroll taxes.
In a move that was sure to irritate Republicans, Reid was planning — absent a deal — to force a Senate vote Monday on Obama's campaign-season proposal to continue expiring tax cuts for all but those with income exceeding $200,000 for individuals and $250,000 for couples.
As the New Year's Eve deadline rapidly approached, Democrats and Republicans found themselves at odds over a host of issues, including taxing large inherited estates. Republicans wanted the tax left at its current 35 percent, with the first $5.1 million excluded, while Democrats wanted the rate increased to 45 percent with a smaller exclusion.
The two sides were also apart on how to keep the alternative minimum tax from raising the tax bills of nearly 30 million middle-income families and how to extend tax breaks for research by business and other activities.
Republicans were insisting that budget cuts be found to pay for some of the spending proposals Democrats were pushing.
These included proposals to erase scheduled defense and domestic cuts exceeding $200 billion over the next two years and to extend unemployment benefits. Republicans complained that in effect, Democrats would pay for that spending with the tax boosts on the wealthy.
"We can't use tax increases on anyone to pay for more spending," said Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas.
Eds: Associated Press writers David Espo, Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram and Josh Lederman contributed to this report.
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Brown Butter Baked Alaska & Ice Cream Petit Fours
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Maybe you're sick of hearing me saying it, but it's the only thing on my mind right now – I'm so excited for college.
It's been coming for months. I felt it in my bones as I reread my acceptance letter, checking and double checking every sentence. It crept up my spine as I leaned over a map of Massachusetts, marveling at the thrill of my school printed there on the paper. Most surreal of all, I might never forget the day I noticed our plane ticket confirmation on the table… two tickets for each of my parents, and a one way ticket for me. There's no turning back.
And even though my friends have slowly left one by one, the change hasn't felt real until the past week, when I myself began packing. My whole life fits into four suitcases. Now I look at my room and realize next week I won't fall asleep beneath these glow in the dark stars, or wake up to these familiar blue walls. I know that each day is one of my last here, and I want to make the most of every one.
One of the best parts? I hosted the Daring Bakers this August. I've been a member for over a year, and it's one of the most dedicated, inspired, supportive communities I've ever been a part of. I was beyond thrilled and grateful for the chance! The month they had in mind for me to host was a joint challenge with Sugar High Friday. The creator of SHF, Jen, picked the theme ingredient brown butter, so I needed to incorporate that into the Daring Bakers recipe.
In all honesty, it was difficult. Not only did the month's challenge need to use brown butter, it also needed to be versatile, accessible, and summery enough for the end of August. Finally, it came to me – brown butter in the form of a toasty, nutty pound cake, with homemade ice cream as ice cream petit fours or a baked alaska.
Individually, I'd made the ice cream, meringue, and glaze recipes before. I knew they'd be successful. But I couldn't ignore a hesitant uncertainty. I'd never browned butter before, and kept pulling the pan off the heat too soon, mistaking the chocolate brown milk solids for burnt scraps. I didn't know if the cake would freeze well, or if I could properly glaze petit fours. Worst of all, I wasn't sure if I could be a good host.
But I shouldn't have been afraid. Sure, the recipe didn't work out for some, and I spent plenty of time researching foreign ingredients to answer every person's question. But I should have known that even if I'd been a complete flop, I'd be greeted with nothing but cheeriness and charm. For most people, the brown butter pound cake was a wild success, and even though last month's challenge also included ice cream and cake, just about everyone tackled August with an open mind and stomach.
The August 2010 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Elissa of 17 and Baking. For the first time, The Daring Bakers partnered with Sugar High Fridays for a co-event and Elissa was the gracious hostess of both. Using the theme of beurre noisette, or browned butter, Elissa chose to challenge Daring Bakers to make a pound cake to be used in either a Baked Alaska or in Ice Cream Petit Fours. The sources for Elissa's challenge were Gourmet magazine and David Lebovitz's "The Perfect Scoop".
How cool is that? (That's me, in the blog checking lines!)
Since my access to a kitchen will be limited the next ten months, this was my last Daring Bakers challenge, and admittedly my favorite one. Every day I opened the Daring Kitchen website to more and more photos of finished Baked Alaskas and ice cream petit fours, and every adaptation, failure, or success made me smile. I loved scrolling through photos and thinking, "At this very second – someone somewhere might be churning a batch of this ice cream, or snacking on brown butter cake scraps." It's like we're all in this together.
And as you're reading this right now, what am I doing? I might be in our living room, trying to force a stuffed suitcase shut, wondering if I can fit a few more socks in the gap. I might be on my one-way plane, peering out the window, trying to catch one last glimpse of the Puget Sound glittering in the darkness. More than likely, I'll be in Boston when you read this. I might even be meeting my roommate for the first time, hugging my parents for the last.
Wherever I am, wherever you are, I'm glad we're in it together – thanks for reading, baking, supporting and inspiring. See you on the other side.
Thanks to all the Daring Bakers who made the August challenge a success! I can't tell you how much I enjoyed this month, or how much I'll miss you guys when September 27th rolls around. I can't wait to see what you all come up with next.
Vanilla Ice Cream
1 cup (250ml) whole milk
A pinch of salt
3/4 cup (165g) sugar
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise OR 2 teaspoons (10ml) pure vanilla extract
2 cups (500ml) heavy (approx 35% butterfat) cream
5 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon (5ml) pure vanilla extract
Heat the milk, salt, and sugar in a medium saucepan until the liquid steams. Scrape out the seeds of the vanilla bean with a paring knife and add to the milk, along with the bean pod. Cover, remove from heat, and let infuse for an hour. (If you do not have a vanilla bean, simply heat the milk, salt, and sugar in a medium saucepan until the liquid steams, then let cool to room temperature.)
Set up an ice bath by placing a 2-quart (2 litre) bowl inside a large bowl partially filled with water and ice. Put a strainer on top of the smaller bowl and pour in the cream.
In another bowl, lightly beat the egg yolks together. Reheat the milk in the medium saucepan until warmed, and then gradually pour ¼ cup warmed milk into the yolks, constantly whisking to keep the eggs from scrambling. Once the yolks are warmed, scrape the yolk and milk mixture back into the saucepan of warmed milk and cook over low heat. Stir constantly and scrape the bottom with a spatula until the mixture thickens into a custard which thinly coats the back of the spatula.
Strain the custard into the heavy cream and stir the mixture until cooled. Add the vanilla extract (1 teaspoon [5ml] if you are using a vanilla bean; 3 teaspoons [15ml] if you are not using a vanilla bean) and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, preferably overnight.
Remove the vanilla bean and freeze in an ice cream maker. If you don't have an ice cream maker, you can make it without a machine. See instructions from David Lebovitz: http://www.davidlebovitz.com/archives/2007/07/making_ice_crea_1.html
Brown Butter Pound Cake
19 tablespoons (9.5 oz) (275g) unsalted (sweet) butter
2 cups (200g) sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring)
1 teaspoon (5g) baking powder
1/2 teaspoon (3g) salt
1/2 cup (110g) packed light brown sugar
1/3 (75g) cup granulated sugar
4 large eggs
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Preheat the oven to 325°F/160°C and put a rack in the center. Butter and flour a 9"x9" (23cmx23cm) square pan. Place the butter in a 10" (25cm) skillet over medium heat. Brown the butter until the milk solids are a dark chocolate brown and the butter smells nutty. (Don't take your eyes off the butter in case it burns.) Pour into a shallow bowl and chill in the freezer until just congealed, 15-30 minutes.
Whisk together cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
Beat the brown butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar in an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs one at a time, mixing well, and then the vanilla extract. Stir in the flour mixture at low speed until just combined. Scrape the batter into the greased and floured 9"x9" (23cmx23cm) square pan. Smooth the top with a rubber spatula and rap the pan on the counter. Bake until golden brown on top and when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 25 minutes.
Cool in the pan 10 minutes. Run a knife along the edge and invert right-side-up onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
Chocolate Glaze (For the Ice Cream Petit Fours)
9 ounces (250g) dark chocolate, finely chopped
1 cup (250 ml) heavy (approx 35% butterfat) cream
1 1/2 tablespoons (32g) light corn syrup, Golden syrup, or agave nectar
2 teaspoons (10ml) vanilla extract
Stir the heavy cream and light corn syrup in a small saucepan over medium heat until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat and add the dark chocolate. Let sit 30 seconds, then stir to completely melt the chocolate. Stir in the vanilla and let cool until tepid before glazing the petit fours.
Meringue (For the Baked Alaska)
8 large egg whites
1/2 teaspoon (3g) cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon (3g) salt
1 cup (220g) sugar
Beat the egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt on high speed in an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Beat in the sugar gradually in a slow stream until stiff peaks form.
Assembly Instructions – Ice Cream Petit Fours
Line a 9"x9" (23cmx23cm) pan with plastic wrap, so that no sides of the pan are exposed and so there is some extra plastic wrap hanging off the sides. Spread 1 ¾ to 2 cups (450ml to 500ml) ice cream into the pan. Cover with more plastic wrap and freeze several hours.
Once the brown butter pound cake has completely cooled, level the top with a cake leveler or a serrated knife. Then split the cake in half horizontally to form two thin layers. Unwrap the frozen ice cream. Flip out onto one of the layers of cake and top with the second layer of cake. Wrap well in plastic wrap and return to the freezer overnight.
Make the chocolate glaze (see above.) While the glaze cools, trim ¾" (2cm) off each side of the ice cream cake to leave a perfectly square 7.5" (19cm) ice cream cake. Cut the cake into twenty five petit fours, each 1.5"x1.5" (4cmx4cm). Glaze the petit fours one at a time: place a petit four on a fork and spoon chocolate glaze over it. Place the petit fours on a parchment-lined baking sheet and return to the freezer for one hour.
Assembly Instructions – Baked Alaska
Line four 4" (10cm) diameter tea cups with plastic wrap, so that plastic wrap covers all the sides and hangs over the edge. Fill to the top with ice cream. Cover the top with the overhanging plastic wrap and freeze for several hours, or until solid.
Level the top of the brown butter pound cake with a serrated knife or with a cake leveler. Cut out four 4" (10cm) diameter circles from the cake. Discard the scraps or use for another purpose.
Make the meringue (see above.)
Unwrap the ice cream "cups" and invert on top of a cake round. Trim any extra cake if necessary. Pipe the meringue over the ice cream and cake, or smooth it over with a spatula, so that none of the ice cream or cake is exposed. Freeze for one hour or up to a day.
Burn the tips of the meringue with a cooking blow torch. Or, bake the meringue-topped Baked Alaskas on a rimmed baking sheet in a 500°F/260°C oven for 5 minutes until lightly golden. Serve immediately.
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Elissa, thank you so much for hosting this months challenge. You have been a great host you shouldn't have worried. I ended up making both even though it wasn't planned that way. As I read through your post I think of your parents buying you that one way ticket and even though we raise our children to be mature, independant citizens of the world it must be difficult to take that final step. My daughter is 15 and I know that my time too, is limited but if she is well adjusted and happy as I hear you are I will know my work is done. Congratulations to you but also to your parents. All the best at college!
This was a wonderful, heartfelt post.
which most of your posts are. I love that about reading your blog.
Its so inspiring.
just happened on your blog today. yours is a real gem. beautiful photos and words. i was taken back 9 years to when i was leaving home for college. home will always be home, though. i still go back to find my mom watering her flowers, and wake up to beautiful music my dad fills the house with. and now that it's a rarity, my dad doesn't complain about my baking in the middle of the night. ;)
best of luck, have a blast!
[…] The August 2010 Daring Bakers' challenge was hosted by Elissa of 17 and Baking. For the first time, The Daring Bakers partnered with Sugar High Fridays for a co-event and Elissa was the gracious hostess of both. Using the theme of beurre noisette, or browned butter, Elissa chose to challenge Daring Bakers to make a pound cake to be used in either a Baked Alasa or in Ice Cream Petit Fours. The sources for Elissa's challenge were Gourmet magazine and David Lebovitz's "The Perfect Scoop". […]
this looks so good!! x
These look wonderful! Not sure I could make mine look tlike that! :)
I loved this challenge by the way. I'm so sad I didn't get to do it but I will definitely do it eventually. Browned Butter anything is ah-mazing. Remember to cross this off your "things to bake" list!
This was my first Daring Baker challenge and I really enjoyed it! (both the making AND eating) Best wishes in college Elissa!
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Thank you for such a wonderful challenge Elissa. Good luck in college, you'll have a blast!
you are a beautiful writer and an inspiration. good luck to you. i know you are going to accomplish great things!
Thanks for such a great challenge, you did an awesome job! Have a wonderful first year of college. It's such a magical time!
That is so pretty!
Elissa, today was the first day of school — the hallways were much too full of new freshman, but it still felt empty … I feel like I barely know anyone anymore ! This year will be awful, thank god we get out early … The classes all feel like silly, trivial busy work and it's all the same routine as these last three years. I've had enough of it, and it's all made worse by your absence.
But I'm so excited for you! Keep updating us … and I want to know about your roommate, and Boston, and living by yourself, and your classes, and your free time… and of course, your baking/photography! ;) Thank you SO much for the SAT books — I've already started using them! Missing you already :(
Thank you for a great challenge! Good luck in school! I graduated a back in 2007, and I've wanted to go back ever since! You will love it!
Whoa, are you going to Harvard? Haha, that's the only school I know of in Massaschusettes.
Enjoy college, it'll fly by. Wishing you the best of luck. Always.
[…] with no large ice crystals despite my total lack of a churn. As usual, I'll direct you to the challenge host's blog for recipe details. The brown butter pound cake I was much less satisfied with– I thought it […]
hey great challenge. I went with the petit fours (b/c I make alaskas often.) good luck with school.
Thanks so much for all the wonderful posts and recipes! Good luck as you start college – Boston and the New England area in general is a great area – loved my time in college there. Enjoy!
thank you for your blog… las recetas son maravillosas y tus entradas muy tiernas… buena suerte.. goog luck with your new life… besos
Great job Elissa! Hope Boston is treating you well! Wishing you continued success.
Thank you for this challenge, Elissa! I finished it late, but I made it! Thank you for introducing us to the delight that is browned butter!
Girl, the Baked Alaska looks GREAT!! I joined DB two years ago, when I relocated with my small family from Seattle to rural Connecticut. I thought it would be a good distraction for me, so far from home. Unfortunately, I didn't factor in 1) my EXTREME impatience with my own failures or 2) the baby I was carrying. I lasted…three months. Heh. Life took over, and that was that.
That said, I'm sure you were an AMAZING hostess this month, and you'll have a BLAST in Boston!! I was able to visit a few months ago, before I relocated BACK to Seattle. Boston is…gorgeous. Amazing. The "North End" has some of the friendliest vibes I've ever felt in a city. (And go to Modern's for a cannoli. Just trust me.) (Also, the cherry pit clam shooters, at the green market? Get 'em. You'll be glad you did!)
Really cute petit fours. All the best with college.
Wow, these are so impressive! What a beautiful, delicate dessert and lovely photos. Wishing you confidence and success as you begin your new life in college!
Elissa… By now you are in Boston. Your life in four suitcases… I sincerely hope all things will smile at you! I wish you luck with your room mates, luck with your teachers… All my best wishes to you!
Now, I think I gained some weight just by looking at these pictures! I was eating with my eyes, one after the other, blissfully shifting between petit fours and alaskas!
Looking forward to your next post, cheers Elissa :)
(Oh and I loved the Procrastibaking comment)
Oh man I've been wanting to do a Baked Alaska for SO LONG! It's almost bittersweet you finally got to host a challenge and now you won't be able to bake all year!
I hope you have a great time here in beantown despite our heatwave and impending Hurricane Earl doom. Our winters are always windchill bitter cold and summers oppressively humid. Beware of the T during Red Sox game nights and have fun exploring! Not to sound like a creep but I've lived here my whole life and I'm not that much older than you so if you have any questions, holler!
Gorgeous gorgeous photos, and great pick – I love all things ice-cream related :) So sorry I couldn't take part in the challenge that you hosted. Guess I'm sort of ineligible to be a member now anyway, as I've missed too many challenges recently, due to work commitments.
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By my estimation, an "easy" bath upgrade could include virtually everything in the room except replacing the tub or shower, tearing up and/or replacing floor or wall tile, and relocating plumbing fixtures. That still leaves the faucet and sink, walls, lighting and many more options that can make a surprisingly big difference. Here are 10 of those options, as promised by this article's title. (Actually, you'll get 11, because I'm going to mention paint right now, but that's only so you don't have to read it as a "brilliant" tip for the 10-million-and-oneth time.)
1. Faucet
Replacing a bathroom faucet (a.k.a. lavatory faucet) really is a pretty easy job. If you haven't done it before, it'll take you a while, but it's not hard work, provided the old parts aren't rusted onto the sink (see item 2, below). For such small fixtures, faucets can really date an old bathroom, so this tends to be a high-return improvement.
2. Sink and/or vanity top
If you're replacing your faucet, you might considering swapping out the sink, too, depending on its type. Drop-in sinks, the kind with a heavy rim that sits atop the counter, are easiest to replace. Also, if the retaining nuts on your faucet are fused with corrosion and crud, it might be easier to remove the sink to get at the faucet; thus a good opportunity to put in a new sink. Another option is to replace the old sink and vanity top with an all-in-one vanity top with integrated sink. You just screw and/or caulk these to the vanity cabinet, and can add a new faucet before mounting the top.
3. Toilet
Sleek water-saver toilets used to be somewhat of a novelty and thus carried an unnecessarily high price tag, but now they're far more commonplace and affordable. This is a relatively easy improvement that not only updates the look in your bathroom, it also saves tons of water over the years (that's if you still have an old-style toilet).
4. Storage cabinet
The right piece of bathroom furniture is both good looking and hardworking. Freestanding cabinets with glass-panel doors are the mainstays of this category. Glass doors lighten the visual impact of the piece and are good for storing linens and the like. If you need something to hold a mess of medicines and makeup containers, a solid-door cabinet or one with some drawers probably is a better option. Shop carefully for just the right size, style and color, and the cabinet will look like it was made for your space.
5. Wainscoting
Beadboard wainscoting and a molded cap rail is so Pottery Barn, but the fact is it's a great treatment for bathroom walls, especially if the décor is traditional or neutral. You can use real beadboard planks or grooved sheet-good paneling, which is pretty convincing when it's painted. The real stuff may end up with cracks along painted seams due to the humid environment. Be sure to include a nicely proportioned (and washable) baseboard that visually carries the weight of the entire treatment.
6. Linens
This upgrade idea may be as obvious as painting the walls, but keep a few things in mind. Fabric features in a bathroom can include not just towels but also bathmats, window treatments and some shower curtains. (I don't include toilet seat covers in my list, but you may in yours.) You might take a matchy-matchy approach or go for a more dynamic but complementary color mix. Any design can add a lot of pop with little effort.
When it comes to linens, don't buy cheap towels. They look cheap, feel cheap, and don't last. If you can't afford good towels for everywhere in the bathroom, splurge on some guest towels, and buy cheaper sets for your own use. That way your bathroom will look nice when it needs to, and you'll be motivated to make more money so you don't have to put up with scratchy towels for the rest of your life (I use scratchy towels, by the way).
7. Shower curtain or doors
Apart from the necessity of regular cleaning, glass shower doors are really nice to have, and they can add an upscale look. They can also add a "builder-grade" look, depending on how much you spend. Frameless doors are beautiful but expensive, and they should be professionally installed, so perhaps this disqualifies them as "easy upgrades" (you decide). On the other end of the spectrum, shower curtains may be inconvenient to use, but they can be a powerful design feature. And even a really nice curtain is much cheaper than doors.
8. Hardware
New hardware is a super-easy upgrade. Think: towel bars and hooks, toilet-paper holder, cabinet knobs and pulls, showerhead, shower curtain rod…basically anything metal. All hardware should coordinate well with the sink and bath faucets and support the overall decorating scheme.
9. Lighting
Adding or replacing light fixtures may seem like a no-brainer, but if that's the case, why are so many bathrooms poorly lighted? Most builders get bathroom lighting completely wrong; they shove in a couple of recessed fixtures over the vanity mirror and call 'er good. But overhead fixtures, especially recessed cans, shadow your face when you look into the mirror. What they're really good at is highlighting male pattern baldness (I speak from experience) and dark roots, so who wants them? The right lighting for vanities is side lights. A nice wall-mounted fixture on each side of the mirror does wonders for your viewing pleasure. You can also go with strip-style lights, if you want to feel like a star.
10. Flooring
New flooring is an easy, affordable upgrade if you can cover the old flooring with new sheet vinyl or linoleum or if you install one of these after tearing up old carpet. For super mod folks, consider sealed concrete, like the floors that Atlanta flooring contractor Amazing Improvements builds. Resilient sheet flooring can go over several old surfaces but not all; be sure to check with the flooring manufacturer. The relatively small area of most bathroom floors makes it easy to buy better-quality flooring for greater impact and a longer lasting improvement. Personally, I wouldn't use anything in the bathroom other than sheet flooring or grouted tile. Any material with seams is prone to water damage, and carpet in bathrooms is just plain gross.
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Today's News: Our Take - Bachelor Pad Couple Tenley Molzahn and Kiptyn Locke Call It Quits
Bachelor and Bachelorette stars Tenley Molzahn and Kiptyn Locke have called it quits after two and a half years together, People reports.
"With love and respect, we decided to take a break in January," the couple said in a statement obtained by the magazine. "We are both focused on philanthropic and personal growth at this time, wishing each other the best. Thank you for respecting our privacy."
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Molzahn, 28, and Locke, 35, were runners-up on their respective seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette when they met on the first season of Bachelor Pad in 2010.
Molzahn appeared on Jake Pavelka's season, and Locke competed for Jillian Harris' heart.
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VIDEO: Patrols stepped up after great white shark sighting off Duxbury Beach
DUXBURY – Patrols will be stepped up on land and sea for the rest of the week after a 15-foot great white shark was spotted off Duxbury Beach Monday afternoon.
The shark was sighted at about 1:30 p.m. by a State Police helicopter on routine coastal patrol, and the identification was confirmed by the state Division of Marine Fisheries after reviewing a photo, Duxbury Town Manager Rene Reed said.
"They believe it has moved on south," Reed said.
Police Chief Matthew Clancy and Harbormaster Donald Beers III will increase patrols for the rest of the week, Reed said.
"It is their intention to make sure people are comfortable and safe," he said.
The shark was spotted off Duxbury Beach near the Powder Point Bridge. Bathers were kept out of the water for much of the afternoon. Lifeguards allowed them to return to the water just before 4 p.m. but advised them not to go in beyond knee depth.
People were told that they would be swimming at their own risk, and few chose to do it.
Before the announcement, several law enforcement boats made a slow sweep just off the beach, looking for the shark.
People suspected something was wrong when they saw helicopters flying low above the beach and circling. Later, lifeguards ordered everyone out of the water.
Beach-goers said they found out through social media what prompted the order.
"You knew it was something, but we didn't know what it was," said Patti MacLennan of Duxbury.
She said the helicopters flew low over the beach and kept circling.
"It was exciting, but in kind of a creepy way," she said.
MacLennan had gone to the beach with fellow Alden School teacher Laura Neprud for their last day of summer vacation.
"What a way to end summer vacation." Neprud said.
Jack McWilliam of Duxbury said he was about 20 feet offshore when he spotted the helicopters and everyone was ordered to return to shore.
"I've been coming here for 30 years and this is the first time I can remember the beach being closed for sharks," McWilliam said. "I'm just not used to that."
Judging from the search activity, the shark headed off to the south, McWilliam said.
Wellfleet police posted on their Facebook page that three lifeguards spotted a great white shark about 150 yards off Newcomb Hollow Beach around 11:15 a.m. Sunday The shark, which was estimated at 10 to 12 feet long, headed southeast.
Great white sharks are the world's largest predatory fish. According to National Geographic, some can be more than 20 feet long and weigh more than 2½ tons. The average length is 15 feet.
For the benefit of the aircraft passing overhead, one person wrote a line from the movie "Jaws" in the sand:
"You're going to need a bigger boat."
The line was uttered by the police chief in the movie's fictional town of Amity.
In late June, the first great white shark of the summer was spotted near Nauset Beach in Orleans. On July 19, WCVB reported a family spotted a great white shark off the same beach in the same waters.


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How can I be discreet when nursing in public?
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Nursing in front of others can be downright intimidating and even embarrassing, especially at first. But with a little confidence, the right place, and the appropriate clothes, it can seem like no big deal in no time.
Some women prefer to drape a small blanket or shawl over their shoulder and their breast to make the public process a little more private. Others may opt to simply pull up their shirts or sweaters then cover the baby's head with a blanket. You can also use a baby sling, in the cradle position, to nurse your baby. Whether you use a blanket, shawl, or sling, just make sure that your baby's mouth and nose aren't blocked and that the baby has room to breathe.
When out and about, you may want to ask for an isolated booth when dining in restaurants so you have a sort of privacy barrier and can face away from other patrons. If you're shopping at the local mall, ask if they have a "lactation room" or "lactation lounge." You'd be surprised how quick many people are to accommodate a nursing mom.
What clothes are best for "easy access"?
As with breastfeeding anywhere, it's important to don clothes that make nursing simple. The less fuss, the better — especially when you're having to hold a hungry baby with one hand and adjust your bra and shirt with the other.
A variety of nursing bras are available — there are those with snaps, clasps, and flaps that open and are attached in either the middle (between the breasts) or on the bra straps. Which kind of bra you end up using is up to you and what you find most comfortable. You may want to buy (or register for) a few types of each just to figure out what's best for you. If you buy them before you deliver, just remember that your breast size will likely increase as your breasts fill with milk, and then change again as your body adjusts to breastfeeding.
You also can invest in special nursing wear or simply sport button-down shirts (although these can be cumbersome if the buttons are finicky), a zip-front sweatshirt, or a comfortable shirt or sweater (V-necks are good) that you can simply pull down or pull up to allow your baby to feed.
Here's a helpful tip from the breastfeeding advocacy organization La Leche League International: Cut slits in an old T-shirt and wear it underneath an oversized shirt or sweater. That way, your midriff and most of your breast won't be exposed when you pull up the shirt or sweater on top to nurse.
Keep in mind that whatever type of clothes you decide to wear, they'll probably need to be slightly larger than your pre-pregnancy size since your breasts are likely to be bigger than usual while you're nursing.
Is it normal to leak?
Absolutely. As many breastfeeding women everywhere will attest, milk leakage always seems to happen at the most inopportune times — during a staff meeting, as you're talking to your boss, while you're out shopping, when you're hugging an old friend. Wherever it occurs, it is normal.
Leaking may happen when you see a baby, see a picture of your own baby, hear a baby cry, or even so much as think of your baby. It's your maternal instinct to feed your child kicking in.
One breast also may leak while you're nursing on the other. In that case, it may help to put a towel, burp cloth, or cotton diaper over the other one.
You can buy disposable or washable cotton nursing pads to wear discreetly in your bra to help combat embarrassing messes and protect your wardrobe. Some women wear pads all the time while nursing, others wear the pads only when out in public. If needed, it's a good idea to keep extras with you, just in case.
If you don't want to spend money on tons of nursing pads, you can use clean folded handkerchief squares inside your bra. It's better to avoid using plastic-lined pads, which can make it hard for your nipples to get enough air.
If you're caught in a leakage situation and aren't wearing or carrying any nursing pads, try discreetly crossing your arms over your chest and applying a little pressure. Wearing patterned tops also can help reduce the embarrassment of sudden leaks.
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State tax-cut plans tempered by caution in 2013
January 8, 2013
By DAVID A. LIEB
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Emboldened by big majorities and eager to lure businesses, Republican legislators and governors across the Midwest and South are planning to pursue hundreds of millions of dollars of tax cuts in the new year.
In many states, the exuberance to cut taxes during the 2013 legislative session suddenly has been chilled by worry about the potential consequences. Cautious state officials are now talking about the need for "thoughtfulness," warning that they'll "have to see how their numbers work out" and suggesting that tax cuts in one area may need to be offset with increases in another.
The change in tune comes as Republicans struggle to balance a core belief in lower taxes and bold campaign promises against the practical need to pay their governments' bills. Political obstacles are less of a problem. A party that swept into power in many statehouses in the 2010 elections won even bigger majorities in 2012.
The case study for the new mood — caution mixed with conflicting impulses — is Kansas. The Republican-dominated state slashed income taxes in 2012, enough to save taxpayers a projected $4.5 billion over six years. Now it's facing a self-inflicted budget gap of roughly $300 million for the fiscal year that starts July 1 and wrestling with whether to cut services or extend a sales tax hike that is scheduled to expire. In neighboring Missouri, Republican supermajorities in the Legislature are under intense pressure to pass their own tax cuts out of fear that businesses and employees will flow across the border.
"We don't live in a vacuum. It is ever more pressing that we are responsive, because other states are being much more aggressive than the state of Missouri is," said incoming Senate President Pro Tem Tom Dempsey. But he added: "This philosophy of, 'OK we'll cut the taxes and people will come' — it takes a lot more thoughtfulness."
Tax code changes could be on the agenda in more states than usual in 2013 because more legislatures will be dominated by like-minded members. The number of states in which one party controls both chambers will be at its highest mark in decades, and half the state legislatures will have veto-proof majorities.
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington-based research group that advocates for a tax code that charges more to the wealthy than the poor, predicts that 2013 will be "a watershed year for tax reform." It says 15 states could enact major tax changes, including Republican-led legislatures in Missouri, North Carolina and Oklahoma and Democratic-led states such as California and Oregon.
The American Legislative Exchange Council, a Washington-based group of legislators and corporations that advocates for free-market policies, also expects more than a dozen states to take up tax code changes in 2013.
"Many states are looking at Kansas to replicate parts of what Gov. (Sam) Brownback did," said Jonathan Williams, ALEC's director of tax and fiscal policy.
Kansas is cutting its individual income tax rates — lowering the top rate to 4.9 percent from 6.45 percent — effective in 2013 while also increasing the standard deduction for households and exempting the owners of 191,000 businesses from income taxes.
Brownback originally proposed to offset the income tax cuts by eliminating a number of deductions, including those for charitable contributions and home mortgages, and extending a temporary sales tax increase that is due to expire this July. But legislators decided to keep the deductions and Brownback signed the tax cuts into law anyway. He acknowledged in a December interview that Kansas now faces some short-term budget problems, but he insists the tax cuts are worth it.
"Our region has lagged the South and the Southwest on growth." Brownback told the AP. "This is our discussion on how we catch up."
In December, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed a law phasing out property taxes on industrial equipment, eventually saving businesses $600 million a year. But it will come at a cost. Local governments will be allowed to levy special taxes to recoup some of the lost revenue. And the state promises to reimburse most of what police, firefighters and other local services would lose.
Lawmakers in other states are expressing greater caution heading into 2013.
Newly elected Indiana Gov. Mike Pence campaigned on a new 10 percent cut to the state's income tax rates. But Pence's fellow Republicans appear apprehensive about the roughly $500 million price tag. House Speaker Brian Bosma has cautioned that any tax cut must be "sustainable." Budget leaders have hedged on whether Pence's proposal has a shot at passing.
"I don't know if we've decided that yet, I think we'll have to see how their numbers work out," said Republican House Ways and Means Chairman Tim Brown.
Republican Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal has proposed reworking the tax code. But he, too, wants it to be "revenue neutral," so if rates are cut in one place, an exemption could be eliminated in another.
North Carolina Gov.-elect Pat McCrory, a Republican, wants to reduce income tax rates to the level of surrounding states such as South Carolina and Virginia. But the proposals under discussion would offset that lost revenue with extra sales taxes.
"We're talking about a revenue-neutral stream to government," said North Carolina Sen. Bob Rucho, a Republican. "This, we believe, will put North Carolina on the cutting edge of economies in the country."
Oklahoma Republican Gov. Mary Fallin hopes to win passage of an income tax cut that stalled in the Legislature last year, but said financial uncertainty in Washington may affect what she is able to propose.
In Missouri, the Senate leader said any income tax cut for individuals or businesses will likely need to be offset with other revenue increases or spending cuts. He cited the potential to collect taxes on Internet sales, sell a state-created workers' compensation firm or save money on prison costs through sentencing changes.
"We are going to be addressing the paid-for aspect of the income tax, such that we don't cut funding to public education nor do we cut higher education," Dempsey said.
Associated Press writers Melinda Deslatte in Baton Rouge, La.; John Hanna in Topeka, Kan.; Tom LoBianco in Indianapolis; and Sean Murphy in Oklahoma City contributed to this report.


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Today's News: Our Take - Vincent Irizarry, Lindsay Hartley Sign On for All My Children Reboot
At least two familiar faces will be returning to Pine Valley for the planned online reboot of All My Children.
Vincent Irizarry, who plays Dr. David Hayward, posted on his Facebook page last week that he had officially signed on for the show, which is being revamped by Prospect Park.
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"Happy to share that I just signed on with Prospect Park for the 'All My Children' reboot!" Irizarry wrote. "Excited to bring dastardly Dr. David back to life, as he did for so many others, and to see my dear friends in Pine Valley once again. A great, big thank you to all the fans for your tenacity in keeping the hope alive. You're awesome!!! Let's all keep our fingers crossed together that it becomes a reality."
And Irizarry isn't alone. His co-star Lindsay Hartley, who plays Dr. Cara Castillo, is also joining the online series, Soap Opera Digest reports.
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Will you watch the web version of All My Children? And are you excited to see these familiar faces?
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Water main break closes Cedar Point amusement park
SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's most popular amusement park was closed through the weekend after a water main break in the city of Sandusky disrupted its primary water supply, putting a damper on thousands of summer vacations.
Park officials closed Cedar Point and three hotels on its northern Ohio property on a picture-perfect Saturday and didn't expect to reopen until Monday, saying a lack of reliable water posed a safety risk.
Many visitors to the roller coaster Mecca didn't know about the closure until after they arrived, some after driving hundreds of miles.
Roger and Debbie Balderas of South Bend, Indiana, their daughter and their daughter's friend drove four hours to Cedar Point early Saturday and snagged a good parking spot before they were told the park was closed.
"This was our vacation," Roger Balderas told The Sandusky Register.
Debbie Balderas said she waited in line for an hour to get a refund of their tickets, which start at $50 for adults and $35 for children. The family then got stuck for an hour-and-a-half in traffic as visitors poured out of the park.
The Balderas family said that although they got a refund for their tickets, they still had to pay for their hotel in nearby Port Clinton.
In a statement on its website, Cedar Point apologized to guests and said that any unused tickets would be good for the rest of the year.
"We recognize that this situation has caused many of our guests to be disappointed," the statement said. "We are sorry that this has happened."
Cedar Point sees more than 3 million visitors a year, making it the most visited amusement park in Ohio.
According to the website of owner Cedar Fair Entertainment Co., Cedar Point is believed to be the largest seasonal amusement park in the U.S. That's measured by the number of rides and attractions and the hourly ride capacity.
Cedar Fair owns more than a dozen amusement parks and water parks around the country, along with a handful of hotels. Net revenues for the company reached $1.14 billion last year.


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Today's News: Our Take - Ryan Murphy Confirms How Glee Was Supposed to End
Ryan Murphy has confirmed that the "happily ever after" Rachel described in Glee's tribute to Cory Monteith was originally more than just a fantasy: It was how he planned to end the Fox musical before Monteith's untimely death.
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"The ending of Glee is something I have never shared with anyone, but I always knew it. I've always relied on it as a source of comfort, a North Star," Murphy said during his eulogy at a private memorial service in July for Monteith, printed by Entertainment Weekly.
"At the end of season 6, Lea [Michele]'s Rachel was going to have become a big Broadway star, the role she was born to play," Murphy continued. "Finn [Monteith] was going to have become a teacher, settled down happily in Ohio, at peace with his choice and no longer feeling like a Lima loser. The very last line of dialogue was to be this: Rachel comes back to Ohio, fulfilled and yet not, and walks into Finn's glee club. 'What are you doing here?' he would ask. 'I'm home,' she would reply. Fade out. The end."
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Michele, who dated Monteith until his overdose on heroin and alcohol in July, described this exact scenario in her tearful monologue during the tribute episode "The Quarterback."
In October, Murphy, who has said that Season 6 will be the show's last, revealed that he has a "good idea" of a new way to end the series that will also honor Monteith and Finn.
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On a scorcher of an Independence Day afternoon, the Nationals racing presidents paid homage to the author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence.
Wearing traditional period garb for the holiday, Thomas Jefferson led Sunday's presidents race from wire to wire with a large American Flag in hand. George Washington followed with a quill pen, and Teddy Roosevelt trailed the pack carrying an oversized copy of the Declaration of Independence.
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Peter Costa: Remembering JFK
The electorate in 1960 had marched like sleepwalkers through eight years of the Eisenhower administration.
It was an era whose greatest products were the millions of truckloads of cement as the administration chose to build infrastructure with its national highway program.
It was a time when what was good for General Motors was good for America.
A majority of women seemed happy to work in their chromium kitchens, raise the children and be the motivating force behind the successful man. Later, women's rights would become as vital as minority rights.
The economy was strong.
Missing were excitement, imagination and new domestic and international goals suitable for a growing superpower.
The time was right for a charismatic leader who would take the nation past the highways and blast its way to the moon.
Enter John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The son of the influential ambassador to England, he was dashing, wealthy, Harvard-educated and, for the first time ever, an avowed Catholic seeking the presidency.
He beamed with new ideas and seemed to radiate energy from some hidden power source. Later, we were to discover he actually was quite sick and suffered from a debilitating disease.
Men found him inspiring and women found him irresistible.
He seemed to dominate the political sky in 1960 like some super bright comet streaming over America. Everyone sensed its flight would be a once in a lifetime phenomenon.
But more than change and a new order, he offered hope.
JFK would be known as the president who helped initiate the drive for civil rights and the enfranchisement of minorities. He would be the first, true education president who thought the national defense rested on an educated and skilled populace. In the 1960s, if you were smart enough, you would get support for college via government grants and loans, especially in science and technology. JFK, after all, was the president who set a deadline of a decade for Americans to walk on the moon.
It was not so much that JFK was innovative as that he was so vastly different from previous presidents. Human rights and democracy were to become hallmarks of his administration.
He was to create a Peace Corps of young Americans who would spend two years of their lives working in foreign countries preaching the benefits of democracy.
He also would be the one who would stare down Soviet President Nikita Khrushchev and get him to remove the missiles in Cuba.
First lady Jacqueline would transform the White House from a static official residence to a vibrant performance and arts center. It was OK to be an intellectual and hold progressive ideas.
In the end, despite some obvious human flaws and weaknesses, he was the hero of the young, our champion.
It was a soaring of our souls that made his assassination 50 years ago so incredibly tragic. Everyone can remember where he or she was when the news broke that the president had been shot in Dallas. I was in my college dormitory room struggling with my studies when a student pushed open my door and yelled, "The president has been shot!" We immediately turned on our radios and listened to the tragedy unfold. We speculated that the assassin must be a segregationist or a communist. We were to learn that it was a lone gunman who suffered from delusions he was acting out the communist agenda by killing the leader of the Western World.
Our hopes crashed and we wept. His time was too short; he was too young.
Light gave way to darkness. Camelot was no more.
The best and the brightest were leaderless now. The country entered an extended period of mourning.
We watched television continuously. Our hearts broke as we saw John-John salute his father's coffin as it rolled by on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Everything stopped. Our colleges closed and we were sent home for an early Thanksgiving.
In the weeks and months to come, we managed to pick ourselves up and soldier on. But it would be years before we could look at the horizon and see a future so bright and dazzling and a world so full of hope.
Peter Costa is a columnist for GateHouse Media.