Taking it Home for November 25 Youth Class: Thinking of Death ...

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The question is not whether we will die but how we have lived.

? Joan Borysenko, psychologist

Talk about the quote. What does it mean to you?

WHAT WE DID TODAY

Today?s Big Question was ?What happens when you die?? We talked about some different answers to the question which come from a variety of belief systems. We heard what a Unitarian Universalist minister said when he had cancer and expected to die soon. We found out that UUs talk more about heaven- and hell-like situations on Earth and what to do about them, than we talk about an afterlife. That is because many UUs believe we live on after life through what we did when we were alive?as well as in the memories of our families and friends. We also explored rituals to memorialize people after they die.

ANSWERING TODAY?S BIG QUESTION

What do family members have to say about the question: ?What happens when we die??

What does your family do so relatives who have died live on, through you?

VISIT THE DEAD

Go to a cemetery and look at the gravestones. What can you learn from them? Do those messages help the people buried there live on? Are there flowers and mementos? Why do people put them there?

SHARED SEARCH

Go through a family photo album or ?family tree.? Choose somebody you know little about who has died. Find out as much as you can about that person so they can live on through you.

REFLECT ON YOUR BELIEFS

Ask another big question: Is anything worth dying for? Patrick Henry was a famous patriot who said, ?Give me Liberty or Give me Death.? Was he right? What do you think is worth dying for?

PHOTO CHALLENGE

Photograph a cycle of life and death. You might start with a seed, photograph a flower as it grows through the summer, and photograph it again when it dies in a frost. You might photograph spring buds and then beautiful dying leaves.

FIND OUT MORE

Bereaved Children: A Support Guide for Parents and Professionals by Earl A.Grollman (Beacon, 1996) offers insight into how children and adolescents experience death and grieving and how adults can help them through such experiences. The book presents ways children and adults might bring various faith perspectives to the subject of death.

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A Unitarian Universalist minister who has written extensively on this session?s Big Question is Rev. Forrest Church. Obtain Love and Death: My Journey through the Valley of the Shadow (Boston: Beacon Press, 2008) from the UUA Bookstore (at www.uuabookstore.org/) in hardcover or paperback or as an audio CD.

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A 2008 Time magazine article (at www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1842627,00.html) details one scientist?s attempts to find out what happens after death.

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No. 19 Colorado outlasts Texas Southern in double OT

Boulder, CO (Best E Casino) - Spencer Dinwiddie turned in 24 points as the No. 19 Colorado Buffaloes survived a challenge from Texas Southern, 85-80, in double overtime in a non-conference battle.

Josh Scott added 18 points and 12 rebounds while Andre Roberson totaled 11 points and 12 boards for the Buffaloes (6-0), who have won the first six games in a season for the first time since 1989-90.

"To me the story of the night was Texas Southern, not the Colorado Buffaloes," Colorado head coach Tad Boyle said. "Their kids played their hearts out (and) we were fortunate to win."

Omar Strong's game-best 39 points -- aided by nine three-pointers -- wasn't enough for the Tigers (1-6), losers of four straight contests. Fred Sturdivant contributed 12 points, 11 rebounds and five blocks to a valiant, but losing effort.

"Our team put forth a lot of effort tonight and we came up short against a very talented team. I'm extremely proud of the way our guys fought out there. We have definitely given ourselves something to build on in the future," Tigers head coach Mike Davis said.

Scott rescued Colorado from a worse fate, notching this first five points of the second overtime period on a jumper and three-point play to make it 76-71. Texas Southern was forced to foul down the stretch, and the Buffs sank 5-of-6 from the line to seal the victory.

TSU was down by six with under five minutes to play in regulation, but Sturdivant's layup in the final minute forged a 59-59 deadlock and forced an extra session.

Once there, the Tigers were up 66-63 when Strong connected from long distance, but found themselves down by three after an Askia Booker triple. Lawrence- Johnson-Danner countered for the visitors and a second OT was necessary after Booker's desperation heave from long distance failed to hit the net.

Texas Southern jumped out to a 12-4 lead in the game's first five-plus minutes, and led 24-12 with under nine minutes to play in the first half on a Kyrie Sutton bucket.

Strong made two from the line and the edge ballooned to 39-26 before a Booker trey pulled Colorado within 10 at the break.

Sabatino Chen's 3-pointer capped an early second-half surge and provided a 45-42 edge for the Buffaloes, and the game seemed to be in hand after Dinwiddie's triple made it 56-50 with 6:46 to play.

Game Notes

Colorado has won all four meetings ... Booker ended with 15 points, six rebounds and four assists ... Dinwiddie shot 16-of-18 from the charity stripe ... Neither team was effective from the floor, with the Buffaloes and Tigers both connecting on under 40 percent of their shots.

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4 Your Money: Smart tips on charitable giving | KFOR.com ...

Posted on: 5:09 pm, November 29, 2012, by KFOR-TV, updated on: 04:35pm, November 29, 2012

OKLAHOMA CITY ? This is the season of good will to all, a time when people take time to think of others. In addition to giving gifts and planning holiday get-togethers, many people are also dipping into their pockets to make donations to worthy charities. While that?s a good impulse, it?s important to do your charitable giving wisely. The Oklahoma Society of Certified Public Accountants (OSCPA) provides this advice on ways to make your money the most productive.?

Know your goals. When confronted with an urgent call for help from a charitable organization, think first about what other causes are important to you. In fact, before you begin receiving end-of-year appeals, it may be a good idea to decide exactly how much money you have to give to charity, then brainstorm ideas about the causes you care about most. You can?t say yes to every worthy effort, and creating this kind of charity budget will help you focus on the best choices for your donations.?

Be specific. Let?s say you?ve decided you?re interested in charities that help homeless dogs and cats. Before you make your donation, consider whether you have more specific goals in mind. Do you want to give your money to feed or provide medical care for animals in shelters in certain areas? Do you want to support spaying and neutering programs? Do you want your money to be used to support adoption efforts? Determine what your goals are and focus on organizations that have a history of achieving them.

Don?t give to an unknown cause.?Even if a group supports the right cause, there are a number of questions you should ask before you donate your hard-earned dollars to it: How much do I know about this group? Am I confident that it is a legitimate organization that will use my money to benefit the cause it?s espousing? Am I sure that the group will not sell my name and contact information to telemarketers? For more information, look over the organization?s financial statements and consider turning to sources such as Charity Navigator (www.charitynavigator.org), which provides free ratings on a wide variety of charities. Some donors are disappointed to find out how their money is used, with a large amount going to administrative and other expenses rather than to support the cause. Of course, all charitable organizations will have to cover administrative costs to keep operating and pay salaries that attract talented people who can help them achieve their missions. CharityWatch (www.charitywatch.org), which also rates charitable organization, recommends that 60 percent of a donation should go to program services, with the rest spent on fundraising and general administration. Keep in mind, though, that the numbers don?t always tell the full story. If you have a question about how a group spends its money or how well it meets its goals, don?t hesitate to contact them and ask for some perspective.

Understand what?s tax deductible.?Did you spend $200 to attend a charity dinner? If the value of the dinner you received was $75, then you can only deduct $125 for your donation. You must subtract the value of any benefit you receive from a donation before deducting it on your tax return. Remember, too, that no donation is deductible unless you itemize your deductions on your tax return and unless you give to a qualified organization in the eyes of the Internal Revenue Service. IRS Publication 526 (http://www.irs.gov/publications/p526/index.html), Charitable Contributions, offers more details.?

Have more questions about the best ways to spend your money? Your local CPA can offer the advice you need. Turn to him or her for with all your financial questions. For more money tips, visit www.KnowWhatCounts.org, where you can sign up for a free e-newsletter, get a free CPA referral and more.?

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Preparation for the Great Critical Incident: First Aid Emergency ...

By J.W. Caesar

Hosea 4: 6 (KJV) My people perish from a lack of knowledge.

Knowledge is power for survival when it comes to overcoming disasters. It is vital to get educated on how to survive in the event of a myriad disaster scenerios. Many people die or get injured because they did not adequately plan, prepare or mitigate for unseen emergencies. In order to win the war on disasters; American citizens must take disaster preparation seriously and strengthen themselves mentally, spiritually, and physically to overcome the challenges in the future.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency states on their website that there are actions that should be taken before, during, and after an event that are unique to each hazard. Each person or group should identify the hazards that have happened or could happen in their area and plan for the unique actions for each hazard. They further note that mitigation can be defined as actions to reduce loss of life and property by decreasing the impact of disasters.? What this means is??taking action now??before the next disaster?to reduce human and financial consequences later (analyzing risk, reducing risk, insuring against risk).? Effective mitigation requires that we all understand local risks, address the hard choices, and invest in long-term community well-being. Without these actions, people jeopardize their safety, financial security, and self-reliance and quality of life.

Building an emergency kit with first aid equipment and taking medical classes are best practices in mitigation that can assist in reducing risk and loss to families and the community.? It is important to analyze what type of hazards would affect the community during a disaster, as well the decision to shelter in place or evacuate to a safe location.? By following this risk analysis process, it would help clarify what type and size of container or bag to place first aid items inside, the quantity, what too and what not to pack, where to pack it, the environment, hazard scenario and number of people it can provide care too. Your first aid kit or emergency supplies should be designed around an all hazards approach that insures against the risk of not being able to treat or prevent hazards from overtaking you and your group. These hazards can cause temporary or permanent damage to the critical infrastructure of this nation. Therefore everyone should be a stakeholder in public safety and security of this nation. As a result, many are designing their first aid kits around temporary disaster events where there is a short recovery period, while others are preparing their kits for a total collapse of the system where medical resources will be hard to find.

Caution: for medical legal and health safety reasons-Disaster Preparers should think about:

1. Preparing physically, mentally, and spiritually now to adapt to changes caused by impact of disasters and?continuity of civil and infastructure recovery.
2. Familiarizing with their local, state and federal laws on the boundaries of giving care to humans, pets and livestock.
3. Getting prior training on how to use the items in the first aid kit.
4. Working as a trained and covenant group, not loner.
5. Trying to get written certification or medical authority to perform certain procedures.
6. Not going beyond their scope of practice or their medical certifications.
7. Abiding by the local laws of what is allowed in your first aid or medical kit.
8. (Personal, Force, Asset?Protection)Avoiding making themselves a target for thieves, murderers, drug addicts that use false emergency scenes or requests for help.

A first aid kit can be purchased at many stores, disaster preparedness organizations and online merchants. Medical supplies can also be purchased individually to build your own kit.? Some have also combined the two as one mitigation measure. Others have crafted their own replacement first aid products by improvising. They use tampons for bleeding, card board for splints, and other homemade items, or pet supplies for their kit?s inventory. The real issue is finding the right items and kit skin for your needs. There are many questionable claims to first kits such as the number of people that it can actually treat in an emergency, the quality, sterility and durability of items, the protective covering of the container or bag and excessive prices for minimal supplies. This is why it is vital to do a risk analysis and make appropriate mitigation decisions for your own needs from an all hazards approach.

?Non exhaustive Example of items for Emergency First aid Survival Kit:

Airway Control Kit

_____ Pocket Mask kit

_____ Breathing Barrier with gloves kit

Diagnostic Instruments/Tools

_____ First aid booklet _____Trauma/Bandage scissors _____Protective Face masks

_____12 hour Cyalume Lightsticks _____Candles_____Straws

_____ Scissors, fine point_____ Splinter Forceps _____Nail clippers ____Tweezers

_____ Disposable Penlight or flashlight _____Head Lamp _____ Flashlight

_____Permanent Markers_____Pen _____Pencil_____Writing Paper Tablet _____

_____ Disposable Gloves_____ Splints_____Trash bags ______Ziploc bags

_____Duct Tape_____Clear tape____Painter?s tape____Scotch tape

_____Lockman tool_____Knife_____Razor_____ Box Cutter

_____Cable ties______Rope______String_____Plastic Wrap______Foil

______Belts______Straps____Batteries____Heavy protective gloves

Circulation/Bleeding Control Shock Kit

_____ Triangular Bandages(Cravats)______Rubber Latex gloves_______ Eye protection

______Military Field Dressing bandages______Abdominal bandages___Burn Kit

______ Large Absorbent pad dressings _____ Elastic Bandages

______Gauze Roll Bandages______ Adhesive Bandages

______ Tourniquets______ Gauze Pads, 4?x4?______ Gauze Pads, 2?x2?

______ Bandage tape_____ Disposable Rescue Blanket for shock

Sickcall /First Aid items

____Band Aids____Salt____Pepper____Sugar____Ammonia Inhalents

____Tongue depressors____Tempa-dots Thermometers____Eyewash kit____Eye drops

_____Eye pads_____KY-Jelly ____ Aspirin____Tylenol____Cough drops

_____Cold Med.Tablets_____Nasal spray_____Immodium Tablets ____Anaphalaxis kit

____Anti-biotic Ointment______Antifungal cream______Iodine wipes._____Betadine wipes.

_____Alcohol wipes._____Cleaning wipes. ______Anti-bacterial Soap solution

Alcohol Bottle. ____Hydrogen Peroxide Bottle. _____Hand cleaning solution Bottle.

_____Ice Pack______Heat Packs____Moleskin cover bandage

Medical Supplies and their Skins

Medical supplies for a first aid kit can be put inside of a various items that are all weather resistant, waterproof, durable, floatable, not previously had any toxic or corrosive materials stored inside of it, and clearly marked as a first aid or medical kit. Ziploc bags and plastic trash bags can give extra all weather protection and longetivity of items. The kit should also be easy to carry with straps or handles, have reasonable space or compartments for medical items, and easy to open or secure during an emergency. The size and type of first aid emergency kit may be based on varied factors such as the personal needs of the individual, group, or community, different hazards, ?medical training, number of sick and injured, terrain, response time, life cycle of disaster, use with vehicles, walking distance, evacuation, and weather.

Examples:

• Military Unfolding zippered Aid Bag M-3 & M-17
• Military Chest with handles
• Military Aid Station chest containers
• Military hard plastic or metal containers
• Nylon, Leather or Canvas Back Packs
• Luggage with wheels and handle
• Purse or designer bag
• Lunch box
• Square or rectangle storage containers
• Tupperware containers
• Plastic Ice Cream or used Food Containers
• Hunting vests
• Belt Pouches

A well-stocked and well maintained list of items in the first aid kit should be kept up to date at all times by rotating and replacing items.? A best practice for maintaining the mitigation investment of life saving equipment is doing inventory and preventative maintenance checks before and after using the kit. It can take place on a daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly cycle. ?The outside and inside of the emergency kit should be inspected for damage such as cracks, tears or holes. Mitigations measures such as health safety inspections for spoilage and expiration dates of items are important also.? However, some questions have been raised about keeping items regardless of expiration dates because of future scarcity of items during extreme disaster periods. These questions should be addressed by medical authorities who are expert in disasters and laws of the land. ?In any case, some items can lose their shelf life, sterility, durability, and may become toxic because of the hot storage temperatures. Another temperature issue is freezing. ?Solutions can freeze causing the containers to crack and break causing contamination of other items or damaging the first aid container.

The kit should work as expected: treat injuries and save life when you need it and cause no harm when it is not needed. It is vital to verify that the items consisting within the kit still function as expected, including the batteries in the medical equipment. The first aid kit should be stored in a place that is of the right temperature for medical supplies, in a safe location, away from pests, where no damage can occur, can be accessible to adults, but not to children or pets that can be poisoned and injured.

In summary, disasters can happen at anytime and anyplace. The consequences of not preparing for them may be immeasurable. To minimize this risk, it is vital to mitigate these impacts by building an emergency first aid kit based on analyzing, reducing, and insuring against future risks. It would be wise to assemble an emergency first aid kit that is adaptable and maintainable for your needs, take first aid classes, get familiarized with medical ? legal laws, learn how to take protective measures in emergency situations, and establish mutual-aid and covenant partnerships well in advance of an emergency situation. All of these steps help reduce the impact of hazards associated with future events and improve the chances of winning the war over disasters.? Americans, must remember that everyone is a stakeholder in public safety, God given freedoms, continuity of civil government,?and protecting the critical infastructure and key resources of this nation.

References:

1. KJV
2. ?http://www.fema.gov/what-mitigation

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YouTube Expands Automatic Captioning To 6 European Languages, Now Supporting 10 Languages Total

YouTube announced today that it?s expanding the number of languages that will automatically be captioned in videos uploaded to its library, with support for six European languages. The new languages supported include German, Italian, French, Portuguese, Russian, and Dutch, so that deaf, hard-of-hearing, and viewers who speak other languages will be able to follow along to those videos.

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Brandon Marshall says some NFL players use Viagra as a PED

I don't normally link to PFT, but the comments are really funny. My favorities:

"Tom Waddle: "If the game lasts more than 4 hours, contact your doctor""

"I think it would be pretty easy to spot which players are using this product while they?re on the field."

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Whither the Twinkie?

Companies such as Hostess go to extensive lengths to protect their recipes

Photo by Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Images.

A bankruptcy judge approved the liquidation of Hostess brands last week. Historic brands like Twinkies, Wonder Bread, and Ho Hos will be sold at auction to the highest bidder. Will the buyers get the exclusive right to use the recipes for those products?

Not exactly. Confectioners rarely patent their recipes, because applying with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office means publishing the ingredients and methods. The legal protection lasts only 20 years, after which time anyone can profit from the creation. Manufacturers instead guard their recipes as trade secrets, a status that isn?t time-limited. The company forces employees to sign nondisclosure agreements and sues rival manufacturers that extract their methods and formulas from workers. The companies that eventually buy Hostess brands will gain access to those trade secrets and the right to enforce the secrecy agreements. If, however, someone cracks the Twinkie recipe and manufactures an identical product under a different name?the brand names are protected by trademark?there?s very little the new owner will be able to do.

Candy companies go to extraordinary lengths to protect their recipes. In her essay ?Trade Secrecy in Willy Wonka?s Chocolate Factory,? law professor Jeanne C. Fromer explains that the fictional Wonka?s lock-and-key approach to candy making isn?t far from reality. Companies store their recipes in safes. For many years, Mars, the company that makes Skittles, Snickers, and M&Ms, refused to reveal its president?s name. The company also builds its own machines and blindfolds visiting repairmen. No Hershey employees know the proportions of ingredients in the company?s chocolate bars.

Recipes are patentable, in theory, but few of your kitchen creations would qualify. An idea must be novel and nonobvious to deserve legal protection. That?s a difficult standard to meet, because most recipes are combinations of widely available ingredients. Recipes are most likely to win patent protection if they involve some novel manufacturing process. Several inventors, for example, have obtained patents for variations on the peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich by rearranging the ingredients to extend shelf life.

Recipes can also be copyrighted, which prevents others from copying and selling the instructions on how to make a product. Copyright, however, doesn?t protect the food itself from commercial exploitation. In other words, you?re not allowed to sell copies of the current Toll House chocolate chip cookie recipe, but you can make and sell the cookies.

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Business spending plans gauge rebounds

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WASHINGTON - A gauge of planned U.S. business spending increased by the most in five months in October, but a fourth straight month of declines in shipments underscored the damage that fears of tighter fiscal policy next year are inflicting on the economy.

The Commerce Department said on Tuesday non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, a closely watched proxy for business spending plans, rebounded 1.7 percent last month after falling 0.4 percent the prior month.

Economists had expected so-called core capital goods orders to fall 0.5 percent.

Shipments of non-defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft, used to calculate equipment and software spending in the gross domestic product report, slipped 0.4 percent. It was the fourth straight month of declines in shipments.

The Commerce Department said there was no indication that superstorm Sandy, which lashed the East Coast in late October, had an immediate impact on factories in that region.

Businesses are cutting back on capital spending, wary of automatic government spending cuts and tax increases, known as the fiscal cliff, that are scheduled to kick in early next year unless the U.S. Congress and the Obama administration can agree on a plan to cut the budget deficits.

The fiscal cliff could drain about $600 billion from an already fragile economy. Business spending is also being undermined by the long-running debt problems in Europe and slowing global demand, especially in China.

Despite the headwinds, the manufacturing sector continues to grow, though modestly. Durable goods orders were unchanged in October as gains in machinery, fabricated metal products, and computer and electronic products offset the drag from automobiles, defense and civilian aircraft.

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast orders for durable goods, items from toasters to aircraft that are meant to last at least three years, falling 0.6 percent last month after rising 9.2 percent in September.

Excluding transportation, orders rose 1.5 percent after increasing 1.7 percent in September.?

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Blessing of Kings: Indians and Gaming

A lot of feminist gamers decry the fact that gaming companies are almost totally male. Personally, I've never felt this was an entirely fair accusation. To me, gaming companies are mostly male because computer science and engineering programs are mostly male. When the pool of talent you hire from looks like X, it's hard not to end up looking like X, especially when you pay below-market wages.

Of course, there is a bit of chicken-and-egg going on here. A lot of men go into Computer Science because they are gamers, and the idea of maybe joining a gaming company after graduation lingers in the back of their minds. (Then they find out about the hours and pay, and decide to go into business programming.)

But something about the above formulation troubled me. Then I realized that it is wrong. Game company demographics do not quite match CS demographics. Oh, they more or less match according to gender, but they don't match according to race.

Specifically, the Indian population is missing from gaming.

If you drop into a CS program, you will notice that there are three significant racial groups: White, Asian, and ?Indian. (I am ruthlessly compressing several cultures into each category. Painting with broad strokes.) But the gaming industry is almost totally White and Asian.

Indeed, I would argue that geek and gaming culture is mainly White and Asian. It is rather interesting that Indians are missing, given that all three cultures share enough similarities to make Computer Science a common goal.

Now, I'm not ascribing the difference to racism or anything like that. Rather, I would say that the geek/gaming culture carries many White and Asian people into CS, and the gaming companies recruit from that stream. Meanwhile, the large presence of Indians in CS is a effect of Indian culture's esteem for engineering, and seeing engineering-like careers as desirable.

I've been musing about this lately because (as you may have guessed from my name) I am Indian by ancestry. But when I was young, my parents moved to a town that was almost entirely White. (The actual story is a little more complicated than this, but it will suffice.) So in many ways I am White by culture, and part of that is that I fell into the geek/gaming subculture. It's pretty much what White people of my?temperament?and talents do: read sf and fantasy, rhapsodize about Star Trek, and play video games. It was what all my (White) friends did, and since I was like them, I did the same.

Then I went to university and encountered that divide I discuss above. I went to a very techy university with tons of fellow geeks. But even though there was a large Indian presence at university, it was almost non-existent?in geek circles, even though those circles pulled people from the same classes.

It was, and still is, slightly disconcerting. Growing up, I had made the assumption that I was the only Indian geek I knew because there was a bare handful of Indians in the town's population. Then I went to university, met a large Indian population, and realized I was still pretty much the only Indian geek I knew.

I'm sure there are others out there, but it has always seemed odd to me that there isn't a larger Indian presence in gaming and geekdom, given the fact that there are so many Indians in CS and engineering.

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Bj?rk: Mutual Core

If you think Bj?rk is strange, you're correct. But more than that, she's an absolutely brilliant musician and performance artist. More »

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Turkish Airlines Eyes Possible $500 Million Lease Deal: Bankers ...

Nov 26, 2012

Turkish Airlines Eyes Possible $500 Million Lease Deal: Bankers

ISTANBUL (Reuters) ? Turkey?s national carrier Turkish Airlines is in talks with banks about a leasing arrangement worth around $500 million to help fund its plane orders from 2014, bankers familiar with the negotiations said on Friday.

The airline is considering using Enhanced Equipment Trust Certificates (EETCs) for the first time ? financial securities issued by banks under which the airline gets ownership of the planes when the certificates mature, the bankers said.

Turkish Airlines was also considering issuing sukuk ? Islamic bonds ? or eurobonds next year to finance its aircraft acquisition plans from 2014, they said.

Officials at the airline could not be reached for comment.

?Turkish Airlines is seeking various financing opportunities abroad. Sukuk or eurobond issuances might be also on the agenda, but EETC is outweighing them, which would be used for the first time for financing aircraft orders,? said one banker.

?Turkish Airlines? borrowing would not be small in size, around at least $300-$500 million for each transaction.?

Turkish Airlines said last month it had decided to buy 15 Boeing B777-300ERs by 2017, with an option to buy five more, and 15 Airbus A330-300 planes between 2014-2016.

EETC transactions, effectively a form of secured debt financing like mortgages, are often used by airlines in Europe and the United States, but are rarer elsewhere.

Aircraft leasing firm Doric Nimrod Air Finance Alpha said in June it would use EETCs worth almost $590 million to help finance the sale of four Airbus A380 planes to Emirates airline.

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IRL: ColcaSac's Hanakapiai sleeves, the iPhone 5 and the Galaxy S III on MetroPCS

Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment.

Two sleeves, two phones. That's what we've got in store for you this week, with Darren dropping $55 on two protective cases and two of our intrepid staffers trying out some new handsets. On team Android, we have Edgar setting aside his Galaxy Nexus to try out the GS III, while Jon Fingas (team Phone, really) trades off between a GNex and iPhone 5. How does he like his new iPhone apart from mapgate and that minor purple flare issue? Read on to find out.

Continue reading IRL: ColcaSac's Hanakapiai sleeves, the iPhone 5 and the Galaxy S III on MetroPCS

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Iconic street foods every world traveler must try

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Nikki Maniscalco , The Daily Meal

While many travelers make it a priority to book a table at Michelin-starred?restaurants around the world, some of the best food ? street food ? can be had for a fraction of the cost, in the most unlikely of places.

From stainless steel push carts and dubious-looking night market stalls, to kiosks?and the backs of bicycles, street food is ubiquitous around the world.

From the familiar New York City hot dog and Belgian pomme frites, to the venerated?Vietnamese b?nh m? and lesser-known Taiwanese stinky tofu, street food comes?in a palette of palate-pleasing dishes, from savory, deep-fried munchies like Amsterdam?s kroket to sweet treats like a Breton cr?pe.

The Daily Meal has canvassed the globe, eating everything from crowd-pleasing?gelato to a fear-inducing but oh-so-amazing spleen sandwich, to curate its list of 27?favorite street foods sure to provide any traveler???from the novice to the pro???with a?memorable, moveable feast.

Slideshow: See which?iconic street foods every world traveler must try

Takoyaki (Osaka, Japan)
Takoyaki, battered golf-ball-sized balls stuffed with octopus, are a typical street food in Japan. Made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special pan to shape the snack into a ball, the small, round treat is filled with diced or minced octopus, tempura scraps, pickled ginger and green onion. Takoyaki are drizzled with okonomi sauce (similar to Worcestershire) or mayonnaise.

Juso, the red light district in north central Osaka, is the best place to try takoyaki, as it was invented in Osaka. Look for takoyaki stalls near the train station.

Also from The Daily Meal: 27 iconic street foods every world traveler must try

Cr?pes (Brittany, France)
The popular thin French pancake, usually made from wheat (cr?pes de Froment) or buckwheat flour (galette), originated in Brittany in northwest France. The batter is spread onto a billig???a big, round cast-iron griddle???and spread in a circular motion with a rozell, a wooden utensil. Sweet cr?pes dusted with sugar or topped with freshly-sliced fruit and savory versions stuffed with meats and cheeses are folded into cones and sold in cr?peries across France, including Fleur de Bl? Noir cr?perie in?Saint-Quay Portrieux, where visitors can take a cr?pe-making class?and eat the results.

Also from The Daily Meal:?101 best food trucks in America

Empanadas (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Empanadas are hand-held pies stuffed with meat, cheese or vegetables and surrounded by pastry dough that is baked or fried. El Sanjuanino in Buenos Aires serves some of the best empanadas in the capital.

Tamales (Clarksdale, Miss.)
There are several stories about the origins of tamales in the Mississippi Delta, a leaf-shaped alluvial plain in Western Mississippi defined by the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers. Some say tamales were introduced during the U.S.-Mexican War, while others contend Mexican migrant workers brought tamales with them when they came to work the cotton fields. Still others contend the tamale was always in the area, with Native Americans making the snack. No matter its origins, the tamale is a staple of snack foods here.

Enthusiasts can tour the Southern Foodways Alliances Tamale Trail. A tamale here is smaller than Latin-style ones. Traditionally made with boiled or browned pork (but beef and turkey are also used) and masa or cornmeal and wrapped inside a corn husk, the bundles are simmered and have a grittier texture than those made south of the border. Some even fry their hot tamales here.

Abes BBQ serves bundles of hot tamales along with its famous barbecued pork, beef and ribs at the fabled crossroads of highways 49 and 61 (where blues pioneer Robert Johnson supposedly sold his soul to the devil in return for prowess on the guitar.

Also from The Daily Meal:?31 best airport restaurants around the world

Peel-and-Eat shrimp (Oslo, Norway)
Best enjoyed dockside, fresh peel-and-eat shrimp are a popular treat in the Norwegian capital.?Shrimp by the bagful can be bought at the Fisherman?s Coop or at the new Mathallen food hall.

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7 Mistakes People Make When Trying to Build a Home Based ...

Building a home based business, or an online business, around your passion is tough. There are a lot of mistakes you can make. And some of those mistakes can end up costing you thousands of dollars. On top of that, some of the things can lead to hundreds of hours of frustration.

I know, because I?ve been there and done that.

I banged my head against the wall for several years. Eventually things did click, and I am now making a living doing what I love, but it wasn?t easy. That?s why I want to share some of the most common mistakes with you, so you don?t have to make them.

So let?s jump right in.

1. Where?s the Problem?

Even if you find your passion, you still have to provide value. You have to help people in some way. You have to find the intersection between what you love to do , what people are willing to pay for, and what you?re good at.

In short, you have to find a problem to solve.

People don?t really care about you, they care about themselves. They are constantly asking themselves, ?What?s in it for me?? If you can answer that question, you?re on the right track.

2. Fear

You?re too old, too young, your voice is weird, you can?t write, you can?t market, whatever it is, it?s in your head and holding you back. Fear holds everyone back.

And fear can crush your dreams, if you let it.

Fear held me back for years, until I got so sick of it that I took action anyway. I was willing to at least try and see what would happen. And do you know what happened?

Nothing.

The fear eventually disappeared as I moved forward. The key is to jump in before you?re ready. Don?t wait for the stars to align.

Start now.

Not tomorrow. Not someday. But right now.

3. Technical Mishaps

The choice of software is huge when starting a?home based business around your passion, especially an online business. Picking the wrong software can cause frustration down the line.

For example, you need a website to attract customers, and that means you need something to run your website, unless you?re proficient at HTML and want to do it the old-fashioned way. The best option for this is WordPress.

Then you need to build your email list. The best option for this is Aweber, although there are a few others out there that are solid as well. The best way to pick the right software is often to go with what is the most popular. However, beware of spending too much time trying to get things perfect.

4. Impatience

Then we have impatience.

You?re most likely not going to build a 6-figure business in 6 months, no matter what some marketers promise you. If you want to build a real home based business, you have to be willing to put in the work. This is a long-term game, and if you?re looking for a quick-fix, you?re reading the wrong article.

Focus on building a business that sustains you, not on making a quick buck.

5. Not Seeking Help

Don?t try to reinvent the wheel.

If you want to make rapid progress, find a coach or join a training course. Learn from those who have gone before you and know what they are doing. I?ve worked with people in every field I?ve gone into. When I started off as a professional poker player, I read books, I took courses, and I worked with successful poker players.

When I ventured into online business, I made the mistake of trying to learn everything myself at first. I eventually came to my senses and found someone I could learn from. Invest in your education and progress. You don?t have to spend years banging your head against the wall.

6. Lack of Focus

Another big mistake is not knowing what to focus on.

This is one of the reasons I recommend you learn from someone who knows what they are doing. They can help point you in the right direction. They can help you focus on tasks that give you the most results.

When I work with clients, the first thing we do is simplify everything. We eliminate what isn?t necessary, and we focus on what produces results. For example, when you start your business, you need to focus on one metric, and that is revenue. You need to bring in more money.

Obviously, you can?t focus everything on making more money, because you?re dealing with human beings. But that?s a topic for another article.

7. Fear of Failure

Last, but not least, you have to fail in order to succeed.

You cannot figure out the perfect formula before you start, so don?t even try. You?ll drive yourself insane. Most successful entrepreneurs aren?t better or smarter than you are. They just don?t give up. They keep trying until they succeed.

And that?s exactly what I did. I spent the first 2-3 years failing until things clicked. If you want to build a successful home-based business around your passion, you have to be willing to fail, and you have to be willing to take action.

And most of all, you have to be willing to face your inner demons.

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jessicaalva66: Daily Tips for Business: Workplace Communication

Well, as an entrepreneur I used to laugh at people who wanted to come to work for my company and on their resume they put that they had a Business Communications Degree. I used to think that they studied business communications because it was an easy subject in school, one that you could learn without having to deal with too much math, perhaps even taking the easy way out. Nevertheless workplace communication is an essential tool, and without it your business will not operate efficiently, and you are bound to get your wires crossed more often than not.

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It?s Episode #95 and we?ve got plugins for eCommerce, Age Restrictive Content, Cart Sharing, Online Quizzes and plugins to embed a post within another post! It?s all coming up on WordPress Plugins A-Z.

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Shout Outs ? Marcus would like to say hello to all at the OC WordPress meetup. Marcus and his wife attended for the first time on Monday and had a great time learning more about what Jetpack does, a few framework discussions, and a rousing good time at the House of Brews after the meeting. Marcus will be presenting some new plugins at future meetings. If you?re in Orange County California and want to participate, check out http://www.meetup.com/OC-Wordpress-Group/ for meeting dates and more information.

Listener Feedback / Audio Clips

Jason Gardner
Looking for theme that will allow multi-users to post articles. Also looking for the best plugin to use to promote featured articles based on how many comments or likes it has received.

WordPress Popular Posts
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-popular-posts/

WordPress Popular Posts is a highly customizable widget that displays the most popular posts on your blog.

Main Features

• Multi-widget capable. That is, you can have several widgets of WordPress Popular Posts on your blog ? each with its own settings!
• Time Range ? list those posts of your blog that have been the most popular ones within a specific time range (eg. last 24 hours, last 7 days, last 30 days, etc.)!
• Custom Post-type support. Wanna show other stuff than just posts and pages?
• Display a thumbnail of your posts! (see the FAQ section for technical requirements).
• Use your own layout! Control how your most popular posts are shown on your theme.
• Check the statistics on your most popular posts from wp-admin.

Other Features

• Shortcode support ? use the [wpp] shortcode to showcase your most popular posts on pages, too! For usage and instructions, please refer to the installation section.
• Template tags ? Don?t feel like using widgets? No problem! You can still embed your most popular entries on your theme using the wpp_get_mostpopular() template tag. Additionally, the wpp_gets_views() template tag allows you to retrieve the views count for a particular post. For usage and instructions, please refer to the installation section.
• Localizable to your own language (See the FAQ section for more info).
• WP-PostRatings support. Show your visitors how your readers are rating your posts!
• Automatic maintenance ? WordPress Popular Posts will wipe out from its cache automatically all those posts that have not been viewed more than 30 days from the current date, keeping just the popular ones on the list! This ensures that your cache table will remain as compact as possible!

Use this in conjunction with other plugins that import your social shares and Facebook wall comments into WordPress as comments. This plugin should do the rest and be customizable to the point that you can include social stats and such.

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Loves the show on Stitcher. He?s found that the show has helped him to shave 10 seconds off his load time.

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How safe is it to upgrade to a new version of WordPress? When do you upgrade the site and not have to worry about the plugins not working?

World of WordPress News and other interesting WordPress related posts:

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**WordPress Plugins Reviewed by John**

WooCommerce ? excelling eCommerce 1.6.5.2

The Lowdown:
Well I started a new on line business for my kid and decided that I would use this e commerce plugin for it due to all I had heard and seen. Wile it is pretty straight forward to setup and easy to use. I did find it missing some of the great features in WP ecommerce, I needed a couple of different options for shipping and payment that are not available without adding a plugin that cost a bit extra.

In fact as good as this plugin is most of the features that make it good are additional priced plugins

Rating 4 Dragons

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Content Warning 2.4.17

The Lowdown:
This was needed to put up an 18 plus on the site but has many purposes, I found it to be pretty straight forward and required just a minor amount of CSS tweaking to get it to look like I wanted it to.

rating 3 Dragons

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ShareYourCart 1.9.4

The Lowdown:
This plugin was to offer an interesting way for getting people to share you in their social networks, you set it to offer them a discount say 10% if they tweet or facebook their shopping cart. The discount was to be applied right as soon as the tweet of facebook post was made..
While this plugins was a great idea in theory, I found it to be a pain for my use, it would not layout correctly and it would not work correctly seems they have a ways to go. I will revisit it after they do an upgrade
Rating 2 Dragons

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**WordPress Plugins Reviewed by Marcus**

Wp-Pro-Quiz

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-pro-quiz/

A powerful and beautiful quiz plugin for WordPress.

Requires: 3.3 or higher
Compatible up to: 3.4.2
Last Updated: 2012-11-11
Downloads: 98

Functions

• Single Choice
• Multiple Choice
• ?Sorting? Choice
• ?Free? Choice
• Timelimit
• Random Answer (optional)
• Random Question (optional)
• HTML in questions and answers is allowed (optional)
• Multimedia in questions
• Back-Button (optional)
• Correct / incorrect response message for all questions (optional)
• Preview-function
• really nice standard design

Marcus? Take: This format has always been great for increasing page counts on sites and driving very qualified leads to your clients. As far as plugins go this is one of the best I?ve seen for quizzes, especially given the multitude of HTML embedding options for the questions.

Rating: 4 out of 5

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WP Advanced Include

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-advanced-include/

Requires: 3 or higher
Compatible up to: 3.4.2
Last Updated: 2012-11-11
Downloads: 52

WP Advanced Include creates an [include] shortcode which can be used to add content from any Post or Page on your site including Post Content, Post Excerpt and Post Meta
Shortcode

Attributes:
content_id = [int] The id of the post or page you wish to include content from. content_limit = [int] Limits the content if required, set to a value less than 1 to remove limiting ? Default 0 content_limit_type ["words"|"chars"] Sets the content limit to be words or characters ? Default ?words? content_limit_append [string|empty string] Text to be appended to the end of the content if limited ? Default ?&hellip? content_type [post_content|post_excerpt|post_title|"meta name"] The content type to be included, if meta name, specify meta name. ? Default ?post_content? do_shortcode [true|false] Specify whether to parse shortcodes of not ? Default ?true?

Caution

The use of [include] to include itself with do_shortcode set to true will create an infinite loop, use wisely.

Samples

simple include of post content [include content_id=x]
include first 50 words of post content [include content_id=x content_limit=50]
include first 150 characters of post content [include content_id=x content_limit=150 content_limit_type=chars]
*include ?custom_meta_name? meta from post X [include content_id=x content_type="custom_meta_name"]

Marcus? Take: This is a wild plugin that has a lot of cool options for replicating content from one post to be embedded in another. The thing that I found really incredible was that I could use shortcodes of other programs and embed that to another page by using this WP Advanced Include shortcode. I used it for banners and testimonials to create a post mash-up for a client.

Rating: 5 out of 5

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Flowboard

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/flowboard/

Web development tool, agile whiteboard with sticky notes.

Requires: 3.4 or higher
Compatible up to: 3.5
Last Updated: 2012-11-14
Downloads: 52

FlowBoard makes it easier for web development to visualize the agile process. Eg. Use it with Scrum or Kanban projects.

To see the plugin in action visit the Development and Demo Site!

Every note is saved as a custom post type and editable in wp-admin. The FlowBoard data is stored under the note posts metadata (custom fields).

Marcus? Take: I thought this was a great ?thinking out of the box? application that uses WordPress as its backbone. Lots of possibilities in this kind of use and can?t wait to see how things along this line advance in the future. Really amazing stuff

Rating: 4 out of 5

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Transfer By Limo To The Airdrome

Our customer for age have been thinking about the uncomfortableness and problem that is going on a trip and having to drive to the airdrome or seek help from household or friend to take them there no one like to annoy but often is one of the best option we have especially when you do not have much time to plan a trip.

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Television section

For the week of Nov. 12-18

1. NFL Football: Baltimore at Pittsburgh, NBC, 18.16 million

2. "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 17.63 million

3. "NCIS," CBS, 17.05 million

4. "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 15.77 million

5. "Person of Interest," CBS, 14.57 million

6. "60 Minutes," CBS, 14.04 million

7. "Two and a Half Men," CBS, 13.87 million

8. "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 13.79 million

9. "Sunday Night NFL Pre-Kick," NBC, 12.91 million

10. "Criminal Minds," CBS, 12.2 million

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NJ Governor estimates Sandy will cost state at least $29.4 billion

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Superstorm Sandy caused at least $29.4 billion in overall damage in New Jersey, according to a preliminary analysis released by Governor Chris Christie's office Friday.

The estimate of the damage caused by the storm, which ravaged the Northeastern U.S. coastline late last month, includes personal property, business, infrastructure and utility damage, Christie said in a statement.

The statement said the preliminary cost estimate is "inclusive of aid received to date and anticipated from federal sources," including the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small Business Administration. Christie said it was a "conservative and responsible estimate" that could be revised higher, Christie said.

Last week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he planned to ask the federal government for $30 billion in disaster aid for the state. Earlier this month, New York City Comptroller John Liu said the storm was costing New York City $200 million a day in lost economic activity, with that amount likely to top out at about $1 billion.

"This preliminary number is based on the best available data, field observations and geographical mapping, and supported by expert advice from my Cabinet commissioners and an outside consulting company," Christie said in the statement Friday.

Christie said the estimate will be refined in the future to include impact on the next tourist seasons, real estate values and population shifts.

The record-breaking "superstorm" blasted through eight Northeastern U.S. states on October 30, killing dozens of people, battering coastal neighborhoods and forcing mass evacuations. The storm shut down the entire New York City subway system for days.

(Additional reporting by Hilary Russ; Editing by Bill Trott)

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Slow Cooker Recipes for After Thanksgiving - Summit, NJ Patch

While the Thanksgiving dinner leftovers may last through Black Friday, let's face it ? with company around, the leftovers are bound to disappear fast. So, it's best to have a back up plan so you and your weekend guests are well fed. It is, after all, the end of fall, which is the perfect time for warm, hearty meals. What better way to prepare them than by using your slow cooker? Simmer these fall-ingredient (think pumpkins, apples and squash) slow cooker recipes in your pot, and you?ll stay warm into the winter.

Apple Crumble Crock-Pot Recipe

Ingredients:

4-5 cooking apples, peeled and sliced

1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed

1/2 cup flour?

3/4 cup rolled oats

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon?ground cinnamon

4 tablespoons butter, softened

Directions:

Lightly butter the Crock-Pot and lay the apple slices at the bottom of the pot. Combine the sugar, flour, rolled oats, nutmeg and cinnamon, and cut in the butter. Sprinkle the topping over the base of apples. Cook on low or auto for 3-5 hours.

Slow Cooker Squash Stew:

Ingredients:

3 tablespoons?extra virgin olive oil

1 medium onion, thinly sliced

2 cloves garlic, sliced

2 tablespoons?tomato paste

1/4 teaspoon?red pepper flakes

1 1/2 cups dried chickpeas, rinsed

1 pound?butternut squash, peeled and cut into large pieces

1 bunch?Swiss chard, leaves and stems separated and roughly chopped

1 piece?Parmesan cheese?rind, plus grated Parmesan for topping (optional)

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

Crusty bread and/or lemon wedges, for serving

Directions:

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook until soft and golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and red pepper flakes and cook 1 minute. Stir in 1/2 cup water, scraping up any browned bits. Transfer the contents of the skillet to a 6-quart slow cooker.

Add the chickpeas, squash, chard stems (not the leaves), the Parmesan rind, if using, 2 teaspoons salt and 7 cups water to the?slow cooker. Stir, then cover and cook on low, 8 hours.

Just before serving, lift the lid and stir in the chard leaves; cover and continue cooking 10 more minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and stir to slightly break up the squash. Discard the Parmesan rind, if used. Ladle the stew into bowls; top with the grated Parmesan, if desired, and serve with bread and/or lemon wedges.

Pumpkin Chili

Ingredients:

1/2 pound ground beef

1/2 medium onion, chopped

1/2 red bell pepper, chopped

1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes

1 8-ounce can tomato sauce

1 15.25-ounce can black beans

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon cumin

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Few drops hot sauce

Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:

In a medium saute pan, brown the ground beef. Add the onions and bell pepper and cook until the onions are translucent.

In a medium slow cooker, combine the diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, beans, pumpkin, chili powder, cumin, cinnamon and hot sauce. Stir to combine. Add in the cooked beef and stir. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

Cook on low for 6-8 hours or on high for 4 hours. Serve with your favorite chili toppings, such as cheese, sour cream or tortilla strips.

And to try more traditional recipes, take a stab at these:

Slow Cooker Pot Roast

Ingredients:

2-3 cups baby carrots (not sliced)

3-4 ribs of celery, cut into 1-inch pieces

One 3- to 5-pound pot roast?

Salt and pepper

Flour for dusting

1 tablespoon of vegetable oil

1 tablespoon butter

1 large onion, chopped

2 garlic cloves, minced

8-oz. package fresh mushrooms, sliced thick

1 tablespoon flour

1 tablespoon tomato paste or ketchup

2 1/2 cups chicken, beef or vegetable broth

Directions:

Place baby carrots and celery slices in the slow cooker.

Season roast with salt and pepper and lightly coat with flour. In a large stainless steel frying pan, heat vegetable oil until hot. (Try not to use a nonstick pan as you want a good browning on the roast).?

Brown the roast on all sides until evenly browned. Place roast on top of carrots and celery in slow cooker.

In same frying pan, melt the butter and add the onions, sauteing for several minutes. Add the garlic and cook briefly, but don't let it brown. Add mushrooms, flour, tomato paste or ketchup, and broth and cook, stirring up any browned bits left from the roast. Stir well for a few minutes then carefully pour this mixture on top of the roast in the slow cooker.

Cover and cook on high for 6 hours. After about 3 hours, you can turn the roast over if you desire (and are at home to do so) but it's not necessary.

When 6 hours is over, remove the roast and place on a rimmed cutting board. With the cover off the slow cooker, keep the temperature on high and stir the sauce, letting it thicken slightly. If desired, stir together one teaspoon each of butter and flour and add to sauce if it needs thickening.

To serve, slice pot roast into chucks and place on top of mashed potatoes or cooked egg noodles with the vegetables and gravy.

Slow Cooker French Onion Soup

Ingredients:

4 medium sweet onions, thinly sliced

3 garlic cloves, minced

4 tablespoons of butter

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar

2 tablespoons brown sugar

3 tablespoons flour

8 ounces of beer

64 ounces of low-sodium beef stock

2 tablespoons fresh thyme

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 teaspoon salt

French bread

Gruyere cheese, sliced

Instructions:

Set your crock pot on high, then add onions, garlic, brown sugar, butter, salt and balsamic vinegar and mix until combined.

Cover and let cook for 60 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions are a bit caramely and brown on the edges.

Add in flour, then stir thoroughly and let sit for 5 minutes.

Add in beer, beef stock, thyme, and pepper, then turn heat down to low, cover and cook for 6-8 hours.

Cut french bread into slices.

Fill soup bowls to the top, then cover with slice of bread and a slice of cheese.

Set under the broiler for 2-3 minutes, or until cheese is bubbly and golden brown.

Adapted from Tyler Florence's recipe

Spicy, Slow Cooker Chili

Ingredients:

2 pounds ground beef

2 16-ounce cans kidney beans, rinsed and drained

2 14.5-ounce cans diced tomatoes, drained

1 8-ounce can tomato sauce

2 onions, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 tablespoons chili powder

1 tablespoon cayenne pepper

2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1/2 cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions:

First, you want to heat a large skillet on medium-high heat and stir in the ground beef. Cook and stir for about seven minutes until the beef is evenly browned and no longer pink and crumbly. Drain and discard any excess grease in the pan.

Combine the ground beef, kidney beans, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, onions, bell pepper, garlic, chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt and black pepper into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat for 10 hours, or high heat for about four hours.

Once it?s cooked, garnish each serving with cheddar cheese and enjoy!

Source: http://summit.patch.com/articles/slow-cooker-recipes-for-fall-629f7931

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