Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Seasonal Pumpkin Recipes
Stuffed Peppers with Spanish Beef & Rice
We first experienced this recipe watching the Rachael Ray 20
minute meals show. It was a Spanish
Style Beef & Rice two meal deal.
Half the beef and rice was served with a spicy chopped salad with Taco
dressing and the other half used for stuffed peppers. It is definitely not something you can do in
20 minutes, more like two hours.
We spiced up the recipe a bit and like the fact that we can make
two meals one a 9X11 and the other a 9X9 casserole. We bake one and freeze the second one. In the spring time for the smaller casserole
we stuff fresh grape leaves and then pour a can of diced tomatoes over
them. Prior to stuffing we cook the
grape leave to tender them up and make them easier to stuff.
Candy’s husband, Rocke Koreis featured in GeekWire about 3D printing
With 3D printing all the rage Rocke continued his legacy of
patenting ideas that integrates new technology into Aerospace applications to
increase efficiency to help reduce the costs of air travel for all of us.
GeekWire referenced patent
application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by Boeing
where Rocke Koreis was the inventor.
GeekWire indicated, “the patent describes a method and
apparatus for requesting, authorizing, printing, and even paying for
aircraft parts. The published patent
application goes into detail on why 3D aircraft replacement part printing is
desirable, and it has a lot to do with stockpiling and waiting. ‘Receiving
requested parts from the aircraft manufacturer may take an undesirable amount
of time for a client,’ the application notes. ‘Some clients may keep an
inventory of parts on hand to avoid waiting an undesirable amount of time.
However, storing an inventory of extra parts either at an aircraft manufacturer
or at a client may use an undesirable amount of resources.’
Medicare's Annual Election Period (Open Enrollment)
Professional
Alliance member, David Johnson brings to our attention that Medicare's Annual
Election Period (Open Enrollment) has arrived. If you are newly eligible or
already receiving Medicare benefits, they may be wondering... What do Parts A, B and D cover? What's the difference between Medicare Advantage Plans and
Original Medicare + a Medicare Supplement + a Part D Prescription Drug plan? How do I choose which is most appropriate for me? When and how can I switch plans? Should I switch? You may not yet
enrolled in Medicare who are wondering: How
do I enroll? When should I enroll? How much does Medicare cost?
If
you are a Washington resident it is import for you to know that UW Medicine
has just announced that they are withdrawing from the Regence MedAdvantage PPO
network effective January 1, 2016. If you have doctors at UW Medical
Center, Harborview Medical Center, Northwest Hospital and Medical Center or
Valley Medical Center, they will be impacted and may want to consider an
alternate plan for next year.
If
you have any questions on these or other Medicare issues please feel free to
contact David S. Johnson, RHU, CLTC - Vice-President and Principal - Lehmann
Wood Johnson, Inc. at 425-861-8700
Saturday Family Movie – Featuring “Peanuts the Movie”
Candy and her Kirkland Financial Advisor partner, Tim Bovey
invite you to join them for our annual family Saturday at the movies
event. We have a private showing at the
Lincoln Square Theater of the new The Peanuts Movie! Please bring the kids or grand-kids or just
bring the kid-in-you to enjoy a Saturday at the movies.
RSVP to Michelle@CandyJlee.com or call her at 206-384-4390.
IRA and Retirement Plan Limits for 2016
IRA
Contribution limits remain unchanged from 2015. The maximum amount you can
contribute to a traditional IRA or Roth IRA in 2016 is $5,500 (or 100% of your
earned income, if less). The maximum
catch-up contribution for those age 50 or older remains at $1,000. (You can contribute to both a traditional and Roth IRA in 2016, but your total contributions can't exceed these annual limits.) For information on other retirement plan limits click on the link below.
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
On November 2, 2015,
President Obama signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, legislation
that raises the federal
debt limit and establishes the framework for a two-year budget deal. The
legislation, needed to avoid an
impending default on U.S. debt, also contains multiple unrelated provisions,
including an elimination of two
Social Security retirement benefit claiming strategies and a provision to
prevent a significant
increase in Medicare Part B premiums for some.
Commodities – A Leadership Change?
Economist Jim Paulsen posted an interesting article on
September 17, entitled “A Leadership Change?
Jim documents the fact that a collapse in commodity prices is actually
quite common during the middle of an economic recovery, and that in deed once
commodity prices have bottomed, the pace of economic growth has
accelerated. He finds that oil prices
have been in just such a bottoming process since early this year. It is definitely an article worth
reading.
17th Century - The Rice Futures Market
Click here to read full article
Trends and Innovations: 3D printed house for $5,000
Chinese company Shanghai WinSun Decoration Design
Engineering used a massive 3D printer to make 10 houses in 24 hours. The huge 3D printer – which, like smaller
versions, layers materials to form various items – measures about 35 yards long
by 11 years wide and is capable of printing all materials to build a 557 square
foot house for under $5,000 using all recycled materials. The company plans to build 100 recycling
facilities in China to keep up with demand.
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