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Posted by SCdF on 26 May 2011 @ 5pm

Weird, it works for me.

Here’s the URL again:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/recipes/article2287565.ece

Posted by Rafe on 26 May 2011 @ 6pm

Also, Irish soda bread that contains anything other than sodium bicarbonate, buttermilk, and flour (preferably mostly wholemeal and low in gluten) just isn’t right. (Though yoghurt in place of buttermilk is fully acceptable if buttermilk isn’t available).

There are certain kinds of foods that have very inflexible recipes; sometimes authenticity isn’t a joke, especially when it’s so easy and do very good.

Posted by Keith Gaughan on 26 May 2011 @ 10pm

I’m a huge fan of the Affordable Care Act, but the article is a bit misleading. The title is right, that the bill is increasing the number of people covered under insurance. But it’s just by letting young people remain on their parents’ plan. It’s not injecting new plans (and thus money) into the system to help defray the premiums of older, sicker people.

I also have only a casual understanding of the complexities of American health care, so it’s entirely possible I’m misreading this.

Posted by Eric Mill on 28 May 2011 @ 1pm

Eric, I not a fan of Obamacare but the article is correct. Parents have to pay extra to keep have their kids on their plans. So it is injecting new money. What it is not doing is adding new customers that are paying their own way. Of course, I’d rather have parents pay for their kids insurance than have my tax dollars pay for their kids insurance, so I guess this is a win…unless the premiums at my job go up because too many adult kids were added and my company is one of those that subsidize family plans. In that case it’s a net loss for me.

Posted by Jeff on 29 May 2011 @ 9am

Every place I’ve worked at has had three options: “Self Only”, “Self + Spouse” and “Family”, so I’d be curious how much extra money is being put into the system. On the flip side, those kids don’t get as sick so they likely aren’t costing much extra, and if they are on a plan and catch certain diseases or illnesses early (which they might not if they weren’t insured), there may be a net savings.

Posted by John on 30 May 2011 @ 12pm