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Video games FarmVille and Guitar Hero along with streaming video service Netflix are all inbound for Apple's iPhone, the company announced at today's WWDC event.
Wait -- Netflix movies and TV shows on your teensy iPhone? Don't tell David Lynch. Don't tell your cell phone provider, either. With monthly "fair access policy" transfer caps snarling cellular plans, the success of a bandwidth-gobbling streaming video service seems less than assured.
Then again, word is the iPhone interface won't cost a penny extra for existing Netflix users. You'll be able to stream anything available through Netflix Watch Instantly, poke around in Netflix's video database, organize your viewing queue, and -- best of all -- start then stop a video on your TV and pick up where you left off on your iPhone (the reverse holds true, presumably).
When? This summer, says Netflix CEO Reed Hastings.
This summer as well for Facebook mainstay FarmVille and another screen-tapping version (see the incomparably clever Nintendo DS version) of Guitar Hero. Details are still incoming on FarmVille, but Guitar Hero comes packing a new motion-based strumming approach (think "air guitar"...if you can stand to) along with music from bands like The Rolling Stones, Queen, Vampire Weekend, and Weezer. (If you spot someone convulsing in public, before you call 911 or apply the Heimlich maneuver, you might want to check what they're holding.)
Zynga's virtual tend-and-cultivate sim should show up on the iPhone sometime before the end of June, while Guitar Hero is available for both the iPhone and iPad $2.99 immediately.


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A run of bad luck coupled with devastating pride marks the beginning of a once-successful businessman's inexorable downward slide that lands him in the subterranean bowels of the "Hotel Paura." This downbeat drama chronicles his descent. Carlo Ruggeri had a happy marriage and a good career as an executive until the day his company merged with another and he lost his job. His wife Liliana is at first supportive, but then the lease on their apartment expires and because Carlo is unemployed, the landlord...more
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This weekend was a big garden clean up weekend. We had to get the raised beds cleaned up, veggies pulled out, and everything prepared for the hard freeze that's coming this week. For me, fall garden chores are more urgent than Spring garden chores. Why? I know in Spring that no matter when I start seedlings or seeds that they'll start growing when they feel like it, so there's no sense of urgency to get anything done. I know that un-staked tomato plants will still produce tomatoes (though they will make a huge unruly mess, more on this in another post), so there's no rush.
This year, cucumbers started from seedlings and extra seeds (that were four or five years old) that Alycia threw in the ground both started producing at the same time. Zucchini, pumpkins, and watermelons all languished in the ground for weeks before starting to grow. The message from Mother Nature? You can bust your butt and get things planted right after the last frost, coddle seedlings with little mini-greenhouses, or casually throw seeds in the ground, everything will grow when it's darn good and ready.
Fall chores spurn me to action, the hard frost hangs over my head knowing that it'll turn those "just-starting-to-turn-pink" tomatoes into frost mangled mush if I don't get them inside where they might have a chance to ripen. And experience has taught me that potatoes and onions are much easier to harvest from ground that isn't frozen. This should be intuitive, but sometimes I need to learn things the hard way.
Alycia snipped and pulled the remaining pepper plants. We're hoping that, like the tomatoes, we can store the peppers in a cool dry place and they'll ripen a bit more. If not, they're still tasty even though they might be a bit green.
We harvested onions out of this raised bed as well. The only hard part was removing the marigolds. Even though they were still full of blooms, they were unlikely to survive the mid-20's that were forecast for a low temp Tuesday night and Wednesday night. It's also easier to remove everything in the raised bed at once so I can cover it with a thick layer of grass clippings, shredded leaves, and mulch for overwintering.
Sad, empty raised bed. 'Till next year.
Monday, October 17, 2011
2 comments:
- Karen said...
Now scurry on over here and get this disaster of ours cleaned up too, ok?
You're smart to do this now, I'll be thinking of you when I'm pulling out all my ratty stuff when snow flurries are flying. - October 17, 2011 at 10:06 PM
Don't forget to bring in the gnomes!
-Bill - October 18, 2011 at 12:40 AM
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Basic simmered-and-baked Publix smoked semi-boneless ham with sucralose blend glaze.
Tasty citrus candy, fondly remembered from grove stores. It's a LOT of work! but worth it.
So far, NOT diabetic-friendly (only because of the almond bark - the rinds would be fine by themselves).
This is a basic filler for oriental rolls - gyoza (potstickers), lumpia, spring or egg rolls, wontons.
Values may be inexact because some ingredients listed are for prepared version (ie, soup/dip mixes).
Bone broth from a Li'l Butterball carcass with giblets.
NUTRITIONAL DATA IS ESTIMATED (probably higher than actual). Some values come from USDA listings.
The basic roast; the sweetener doesn't make it "sweet" - it just counteracts the bitterness of the walnut skin.
I love these as a side or topping sauce, and will also eat it as a main entree.
Although I chose "appetizers" for a category, we eat these as an entree with soup and salad. The stuffing is mostly meat, so it's filling!
The classic pigs-in-blankets, but made with mini cheddar sausages. Party platter favorite!
This is my (minor) variation of the bacon creation concocted by a couple of competition BBQ guys - you can find it online at several sites now. It may be called a "Bacon Explosion", "Bacon Bomb", "Bacon Quilt", or some other name I haven't heard of yet. Many pictures of the process and the finished product are on the 'net.
While it has lots of bacon, and you'd expect it to be oily, it's NOT! All the bacon renderings drip away during cooking. Fear not. Really ;-)
It's sure to create interest and conversation at any gathering. You can cook it as recommended, on a grill, or (as I do) in the oven.
My ingredient list for the recipe calculator is approximate. Exact amounts will vary by your taste.
Makes a tasty souffle. It's a nice way to use up leftover squash, too.
We like mild chili; you may want to increase the "heat" a bit in your version!
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In October, the nation's first baby boomer, Kathleen Casey-Kirschling, applied for her Social Security benefits. The 61-year-old woman was born one second after midnight on January 1, 1946.
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Following Ms. Casey-Kirschling into retirement over the next two decades will be about 80 million people born between 1946 and 1964, a generational swath that encompasses everyone from Bill Clinton and George W. Bush to Sandra Bullock and Rob Lowe.
Welcome to your retirement, boomers. It's going to be a long one.
Making sure that your savings last as long as you do could be a challenge for some people. And even if your nest egg grows, will it grow fast enough to keep you ahead of inflation?
Going back 40 years to 1967, do you know which had a higher annualized gain: the S&P 500 Index or the Consumer Price Index (CPI)? Although you may be tempted to say inflation, you'd be wrong.
From September 1967 to September 2007, the S&P 500 produced an annualized return of 7.14%, compared to the annualized gain of 4.67% in the CPI over the same period.
If the message you take away from this is that stocks keep you ahead of inflation, then you're only half right. During the 1970s, stocks–despite a couple of bear and bull markets–were essentially flat, while the CPI more than doubled. The good times for stock investors came after 1982, when harsh monetary policy from the Federal Reserve helped to wring inflation and its expectations out of the financial system.
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1970s |
103% |
17% |
1980s |
64% |
227% |
1990s |
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Lots of investors look at what's happening now with the dollar, gold, oil and other commodities and argue that substantially higher consumer price inflation is just around the corner. Even Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has acknowledged its possibility and that it would be "costly" to fix.
"During the past 25 years, we've had two huge disinflationary forces at work," says James Stack, editor of InvesTech Research. Namely, the spread of the personal computer and the opening up of labor markets around the globe have helped to keep a lid on inflation, he says.
Technology and the personal computer have helped make workers more productive, while labor markets in China, India and Eastern Europe have helped to offset the traditional inflationary pressures that build during an economic expansion, since American firms have been able to outsource production to countries with a lower wage base than the U.S.
However, now that personal computers are nearly ubiquitous and China and India have matured rapidly, those release valves may no longer open, and inflation could once again percolate higher.
In September, consumer prices were 2.8% higher than they were a year before. That's still mild and just about in line with the 25-year average inflation rate.
But what if higher fuel and energy prices do what seems logical–drive up prices in general? Is your portfolio prepared?
Inflation can be a double whammy, since it not only lowers the worth of your dollars in the future but it also tends to depress overall equity returns, says Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at S&P Equity Research.
To find out the impact of rising inflation on individual sectors of the market, Stovall looked at eight periods since 1969 when inflation has accelerated and moved above 4% before turning lower. He tabulated things like average absolute returns and frequency of outperforming the overall market. As a whole, the S&P 500 lost an average of 1% during these periods of rising inflation, but there were some clear winners and losers among sectors.
Winners and Losers During Periods of Rising Inflation
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Predictably, energy was the best sector during higher inflation, gaining an average of 24%, followed by materials and telecommunications services, which posted average advances of 12% and 10%, respectively.
The biggest loser has been the financial sector, underperforming the market 75% of the time during high inflation and posting an 8% average decline. Consumer discretionary stocks underperformed 62% of the time with an average loss of 6%.
"Classic defensive stocks seem to work well during inflationary times," says Stovall.
Smaller stocks can also keep you ahead of inflation, points out Stack. "From 1974 to 1982, when the overall market was flat, the smallest 20% of companies on the NYSE were up about 600%," he says. Good growth stocks, too, can stay ahead of inflation.
Whether or not we will see another six-fold increase in prices over the next 40 years, we do not know. But you should invest like we will–just to be safe.
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Manhattan High boys JV soccer team wrapped up a 12-1-1 season by shutting out Junction City 6-0 Thursday in a windblown game at Anneberg Park.
Six players scored for the Indians, including Gardner Blanck, Austin French, Kirkland Lambert, Brandon Religa, Tyler Daveline and Matt Turnley.
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Three years after
Brothers declared the biggest corporate bankruptcy in
history, the defunct bank is approaching the end of the process
as additional creditors voice their support for a final pay-out
Bank of America, the largest US bank by deposits, is to charge its customers for using debit cards, as the beleaguered bank tries to claw back revenue in the face of new rules contained in the Dodd-Frank act. BofA said its debit card users would pay $5 a month from early next year when they used the cards to buy goods, http://ftalphaville.ft.com/thecut/2011/09/30/689531/bofa-to-charge-customers-for-debit-card-use/
HSBC's China Purchasing Managers' Index showed the factory sector contracted slightly for a third consecutive month in September, Reuters reports, while factory inflation quickened to a four-month high. The HSBC PMI, http://ftalphaville.ft.com/thecut/2011/09/30/689526/china-pmis-show-third-month-of-contraction/
Investment banking fees from mergers and acquisitions and capital raising have slumped in the third quarter to lows not seen since the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse, the FT reports. Investment banking fees – about 15 per cent of overall investment banking revenues – fell 43 per cent from the second quarter, http://ftalphaville.ft.com/thecut/2011/09/30/689496/investment-banking-fees-fall-to-two-year-low/
UBS has hired executive search company Egon Zehnder International to help find a permanent chief executive officer following Oswald Grübel's resignation, the WSJ says, citing a person familiar with the matter. http://ftalphaville.ft.com/thecut/2011/09/30/689431/ubs-hires-firm-to-help-find-new-chief/
All must read News below.
Britain is bracing for defeat in Brussels on a critical piece of financial regulation, which would force it to cede control over the shape of key markets in the City of London, home to more than three-quarters of Europe's derivatives trading, http://ftalphaville.ft.com/thecut/2011/09/30/689426/uk-faces-defeat-over-derivatives-clearing/
The German parliament has voted by an overwhelming majority in favour of measures bolster the €440bn eurozone rescue fund, and give it new powers to buy bonds and recapitalise weak banks, in a move that lifted financial markets and boosted the euro, http://ftalphaville.ft.com/thecut/2011/09/29/689321/german-parliament-approves-efsf-boost/
The Chinese renminbi was a more popular currency for company bond sales than the euro for the first time in the third quarter, underlining the debilitating effect of the eurozone's sovereign debt crisis , while China has nurtured its own, potentially huge bond market. Renminbi-denominated corporate bond issuance by non-financial companies remained relatively steady at Rmb200bn ($31.1bn) in the third quarter, while euro-denominated sales more than halved to $26.4bn, according to Dealogic, a data provider. The shift is largely due to the severe stresses in Europe's financial system, but also reflects Chinese efforts to develop and internationalise its own capital markets . http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/e05d2ca6-eaae-11e0-aeca-00144feab49a.html?ftcamp=rss#axzz1ZJWwrpfw
Japan's Nikkei
Stock Average rose 0.2%, Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed
0.4%, South Korea's Kospi Composite fell 0.1% in choppy trade and
New Zealand's NZX-50 jumped 0.8% as exporter stocks were buoyed
by the New Zealand dollar's fall. Dow Jones Industrial Average
futures were down 32 points in screen trade.
Currency traders on Thursday tested China's government-set trading limit on the value of the yuan for the second straight day, putting a spotlight on one of the ways Beijing keeps the currency stable amid turbulent markets. China's central bank sets a daily rate, called the parity rate, around which the yuan trades in over-the-counter mainland markets. It then prohibits the yuan from rising or falling against the U.S. dollar more than 0.5% from that value. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204138204576600263766911834.html?mod=WSJASIA_hpp_LEFTTopWhatNews
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services and Fitch Ratings both downgraded New Zealand's government debt Friday, citing its worsening external-debt position and the costs of earthquake recovery. The ratings companies, acting less than nine hours apart, cut their long-term foreign-currency ratings to AA from AA-plus and the local-currency ratings to AA-plus from AAA, with stable outlooks. Finance Minister Bill English said the downgrades reflect worsening global conditions more than a specific judgment on New Zealand, as any country with significant external debt is now under the ratings microscope. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204226204576601601469975690.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection
"Operation Twist" might be more powerful than many investors expect. As the Federal Reserve Bank of New York prepares to release on Friday new details about the central bank's rate-lowering program, some bond-market strategists have done their own back-of-the-envelope assessment already. Their conclusion: Operation Twist could in some ways do as much — or more — for the bond market than its predecessor, known as QE2. The program also could prove to be a boost for stocks. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203405504576601313434984974.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories
Deutsche Bank AG raised €1.5 billion ($2.03 billion) in long-term funding from investors, ending a nearly three-month drought in the European market for unsecured bank debt. Thursday's successful sale signaled that investors remain willing to lend to Europe's largest banks, despite broader concerns about the health of the region's financial sector. Yet the premium Deutsche Bank paid for the loans — twice the rate it offered in February — suggests that market anxiety remains high. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204138204576601023283106428.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTWhatsNewsCollection
A Chinese mining company pulled out of what was to be Pakistan's largest foreign-investment deal because of security concerns, complicating Islamabad's effort to position its giant neighbor as an alternative to the U.S. as its main ally. An official at China Kingho Group, one of China's largest private coal miners, said on Thursday it had backed out in August from a $19 billion deal in southern Sindh province because of concerns for its personnel after recent bombings in Pakistan's major cities. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203405504576600671644602028.html?mod=WSJAsia_hpp_MIDDLETopStories
Japan's core
consumer price index rose 0.2% in August compared to the same
period a year ago and rose 0.1% compared to the previous month,
government data out Friday showed. Economists had been expecting
an annual rise of 0.1%, according to data compiled by Dow Jones
Newswires. The country's unemployment rate declined 0.4% to 4.3%
on a seasonally-adjusted basis, a better reading that the 4.7%
rate the market had been expecting, data showed.
Average rates on fixed-rate mortgages hit record lows this week, with the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaging 4.01%, according to Freddie Mac's weekly survey of conforming mortgage rates. "Fixed mortgage rates fell to all-time record lows this week following the Federal Reserve's announcement of its Maturity Extension Program and additional purchases of mortgage-backed securities," said Frank Nothaft, vice president and chief economist of Freddie Mac, in a statement. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/30-year-mortgage-rates-just-barely-above-4-2011-09-29
Spot gold added
$12.34 an ounce to $1,626.39 an ounce by 0328 GMT. Despite the
gain, prices were headed for a monthly fall of 11 percent, their
worst since October 2008 when they tumbled 17 percent after the
collapse of Lehman Brothers.
Japan said on Friday it will boost its currency intervention fund and keep watching dealers' trading positions in yet another effort to tame the yen in the face of growing evidence that its strength is stalling the economy's post-quake rebound. August industrial output and other data showed Japan's swift recovery from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami was tailing off under the weight of the yen's strength and faltering global growth. Finance Minister Jun Azumi said the government would authorize a further 15 trillion yen ($195 billion) for market interventions, effectively increasing the amount available to a record 46 trillion yen. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/30/us-japan-economy-idUSTRE78T01820110930
World stock markets will recover next year from a nightmarish 2011 that has wiped trillions of dollars off share prices, according to a Reuters poll that showed almost all major stock indexes ending 2011 in the red. Darkening economic prospects and fears the euro zone debt crisis will unravel into financial catastrophe sent global stocks plummeting around 14 percent since the last quarterly poll of equity strategists in June. Only the Dow Jones Industrial Average and South Korea's KOSPI are expected to finish the year with gains compared with 2010′s closing levels, among the 19 major stock indexes covered by Reuters polls over the last week. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/29/us-markets-stocks-poll-idUSTRE78S4EK20110929
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank President James Bullard said he is troubled by a drop in inflation expectations but does not see deflation as likely and still sees a high bar to further quantitative easing, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. "That is making me a little bit worried," Bullard told the Wall Street Journal, referring to recent declines in market-based measures of inflation expectations. Bullard said that if economic activity continued to weaken or if the economy were to be hit by another shock, then inflation expectations could decline substantially below the Fed's objectives, raising the risk of deflation. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/29/us-usa-fed-bullard-idUSTRE78S68Z20110929
Toyota Motor
Corp. (7203)
and Honda Motor
Co.'s return to full production this month is boosting U.S. auto
sales back near the pace reached before
earthquake. September light-vehicle sales, to be released Oct. 3,
probably rose to a 12.8 million seasonally adjusted annual rate,
the average estimate of 14 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. That
would be the fastest pace since April, when lost output caused by
Japan's tsunami crimped supply of parts and finished cars.
Global investors' confidence in President Barack Obama has plummeted over the past four months, with almost three-quarters of them now viewing his policies as a drag on the U.S. business climate. Perceptions of European leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy also have turned sharply negative after months of tumult in global financial markets, according to a Bloomberg Global Poll. The quarterly poll, conducted Sept. 26, covered 1,031 investors, traders and analysts who are Bloomberg subscribers. Obama's overall standing with investors has reversed, with 57 percent now viewing the U.S. president unfavorably compared with 55 percent who saw him favorably in the last poll, in May. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-30/obama-s-standing-with-global-investors-reverses-to-57-unfavorable-in-poll.html
Japan 's labor force shrank last month to its smallest size since October 1987, when the nation's stock-market benchmark was 185 percent higher and land prices were 85 percent greater than today. Employers cut payrolls by 160,000 and a further 200,000 workers retired or abandoned efforts to find a job, leaving the seasonally adjusted number of employed at 59.4 million, the statistics bureau said today in Tokyo . Separate figures showed industrial production rose 0.8 percent from the previous month, less than all but three of 28 forecasts in a Bloomberg survey. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-09-30/japan-s-industrial-output-rises-less-than-expected-weighed-by-strong-yen.html
Companies is in advanced talks to merge its S&P Indices
business with CME Group's Dow Jones Indexes, a source familiar
with the situation said on Thursday. A deal would bring together
some of the oldest and most widely followed U.S. indexes
including the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P
Consumer spending, once the driving force of the U.S. economy, is likely to remain stagnant for years as households struggle to cut debt and build up savings, economists say. According to a recent study from the BlackRock Investment Institute , the ratio of household debt to personal income (wages and salaries only) remains at a staggering 154 percent, which is only 7.5 percentage points lower than in pre-recession peak. http://www.cnbc.com/id/44717039
Ben Bernanke no longer would be the Federal Reserve chairman and the central bank would be out of the money-printing business under a Rick-Perry-run White House, the Texas governor told CNBC. The Republican presidential candidate has not hid his disdain for Bernanke, and he reiterated during a live interview that someone else would be in charge of monetary policy should Perry unseat President Barack Obama in the 2012 election. http://www.cnbc.com/id/44714589
Removing another
ficant obstacle
in the
European debt
, the German
Parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday for the expansion of
the bailout fund for heavily indebted European countries. The
front now shifts to tiny
amid questions
about an approval process already months long and still not
complete. "The markets see that Europe cannot decide anything
quickly, and uncertainty is always an inducement to speculation,"
said Gustav Horn, director of the Macroeconomic Policy Institute
in Düsseldorf, Germany.
government recorded a 2010-11 fiscal balance
51.5 billion Australian dollars ($50.4 billion), it said Friday.
The deficit was A$5.8 billion higher than estimated earlier in
the year. The government said that the gap between the estimated
amount and actual amount could be explained by changes in
accounting treatment for disaster recovery payments. "The
government remains determined to return the budget to surplus in
2012-13, despite softer than expected revenues and increased
global instability that will inevitably make that task more
difficult," Treasurer Wayne Swan said after
figures were
After a steady
stream of recent confidence-sapping news, investors and consumers
on Thursday welcomed
slightly more
upbeat data that suggest that the economy, while sluggish, is
still in growth mode. None of the fresh economic readings on
growth, jobs and borrowing costs point to a sharp acceleration
soon. But together, they indicate that a much-feared double-dip
recession is not a certainty, economists say. The government
revised the nation's economic growth for the April-to-June
quarter to 1.3% from 1%. That tiny rise in
while still far below the 3% to 4% growth rate considered
healthy, was enough to boost hopes that the economy could avoid
another recession.
Executives of
Japan's biggest companies are likely to signal little improvement
in the economy through year-end, paving the way for the nation's
bonds to extend their longest monthly winning streak in eight
years. Optimists will barely exceed pessimists among leaders of
the largest manufacturers this quarter and next, according to a
Bloomberg News survey of economists before the Bank of Japan's
Tankan report on Oct. 3. A record earthquake in March and signs
of slowing growth overseas have fueled demand for the safest
securities, with Japan's government bonds rising for seven months
through September, the longest stretch since May 2003, Bank of
America Merrill
Lynch data show. The securities returned 2.5 percent in the
period, compared with 8.7 percent for U.S. debt.
Greek PM George
Papandreou is to hold further talks with European leaders as
negotiations continue in Athens on a new instalment of bailout
loans. He will holds talks with European Council President
Van Rompuy in Warsaw before travelling on to Paris to meet
French President Nicolas
Sarkozy. International inspectors are in Athens deciding
whether Greece should receive another bailout of 8bn euros
Negative effects of climate change could cost Canada the equivalent of 1% of its GDP by 2050 and 2.5% by 2075, a government-backed report has said . Damage could reach C$41bn ($20bn; £27bn), estimates say, depending on global emissions, the economy and population growth. Higher temperatures could kill forests, flood low-lying coastal areas and spread disease, the report said. The panel denied that Canada would gain from global warming. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15119210
Brazil's central bank has lowered its forecast for economic growth to less than half of last year's, partly blaming the slowing global economy. The central bank lowered its prediction for growth in 2011 to 3.5%, from 4% that it expected in June. Brazil has boomed as other countries have stalled, growing 7.5% last year. The bank pointed to "the deterioration in the international outlook" for the downgrade, and also to spending cuts enacted by President Dilma Rousseff http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15114623
The European Central Bank told Italy to make sweeping changes to its labour laws and take tough action to cut the deficit, a leaked letter has shown. In the letter, sent to prime minister Silvio Berlusconi in August, the ECB said the severity of Italy's economic situation made "bold and immediate" action "essential". The ECB said its list of demands should be enacted by the end of September. The letter was published in the Italian media on Thursday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-15104967
US Federal Reserve
chairman Ben Bernanke has warned that the unemployment rate in
America amounts to a "national crisis" unheard of in the
country's recent history. "This unemployment situation we have,
the jobs situation, is really a national crisis," Mr Bernanke
said in response to questions after a speech in Cleveland, Ohio.
"We've had close to 10pc unemployment now for a number of years
and, of the people who are unemployed, about 45pc have been
unemployed for six months or more. This is unheard of."
House prices continued to "tread water" in September with a 0.1pc rise, mortgage lender Nationwide said in its latest survey of the housing market. The typical price was £166,256 – up from £165,914 in August when there was a 0.6pc month-on-month fall. Robert Gardner, Nationwide chief economist, said prices remained flat over the year, at 0.3pc lower than September 2010. He said: "Sluggish demand for homes on the back of weak labour market conditions, combined with only a gradual rise in the supply of available properties, has helped to keep property prices fairly stable since the summer of 2010. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/houseprices/8796052/UK-house-prices-tread-water-in-September-Nationwide.html
experts with the task of co
mpiling a
crucial review of
fiscal progress ran into trouble before they could even start the
job as public-sector workers protesting against wage cuts,
layoffs and higher taxes locked them out of office buildings.
Inspectors from the European Union, International Monetary Fund
and European Central Bank were greeted on Thursday with banners
deploring the "barbaric measures" the so-called "troika" has
meted out in exchange for propping up the moribund Greek
Home prices posted
another month of losses in August but the value of houses in
Sydney remained flat for the month as the country's biggest city
continued to buck the national trend, says new data. The value of
homes overall fell 0.4 per cent during August, which is the
smallest loss since April this year, according to the
RPData-Rismark national home values survey released today. Perth
led the losses with a 2 per cent cent fall, closely followed by
Canberra where homes lost 1.8 per cent. Melbourne and Brisbane
lost 0.2 per cent, Adelaide dropped 0.6 per cent while Darwin saw
a modest rise of 0.2 per cent.
It is some measure of the depth of concern at Europe's debt crisis that some market players are actively discussing the chance of the European Central Bank printing euros – something it has said it will never do. Unlike the Bank of England or the US Federal Reserve, the ECB does not have a history of creating massive amounts of new money through asset purchases and has never seemed open to such a move given that its mandate is to keep inflation in check. Even at the height of 2008′s financial turmoil, the closest the bank went to so-called quantitative easing was the purchase of relatively obscure covered bonds and it has sterilised all of its other liquidity measures to prevent any impact on inflation. http://www.smh.com.au/business/world-business/helicopter-trichet–will-ecb-start-printing-money-20110930-1l0qq.html#ixzz1ZPTykFDq
China's Minmetals
Resources Ltd. is making a $1.3-billion bid for Montreal-based
Anvil Mining Ltd. , its second attempt this year to buy a
Canadian-based copper producer with operations in Africa after
being outbid in a hostile takeover offer this spring. Hong
Kong-listed Minmetals, which is controlled by a division of
Chinese state-owned entity China Minmetals Corp., is taking the
friendly route this time with its $8 per share, all-cash offer
for Anvil, owner of the Kinsevere project located in the
copper-rich Katanga province in the Democratic Republic of
The Chinese
currency Renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 116 basis points
against the greenback on Friday, with the central parity set at
6.3549 per U.S. dollar, according to the China Foreign Exchange
Trading system. In China's foreign exchange spot market, the yuan
is allowed to rise or fall by 0.5 percent from the central parity
rate each trading day. The central parity rate of the yuan
against the U.S. dollar is based on a weighted average of prices
before the opening of the market each business day.
Government authorities have launched a coordinated campaign to stabilize the prices of basic commodities and issue subsidies to low-income urban families ahead of the week-long National Day holiday amid lingering inflation. The holiday, which begins on Saturday this year, often brings increased commodity prices, creating additional pressure for low-income urban families who are already struggling to get by. Civil affairs departments in major cities and small towns across China have issued subsidies to impoverished households to help them fend off any possible price surges. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2011-09/30/c_131169424.htm
South Korea's industrial output contracted for the second consecutive month in August, fueling already heightened worries about uncertainties at home and abroad, a government report showed Friday. Output in mining, manufacturing and electricity & gas sectors shrank 1.9 percent in August from a month earlier after recording a 0.3 percent on-month contraction in July, the Statistics Korea said in a statement. From a year before, the output grew 4.8 percent, marking the 26th straight month of on-year expansion. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/business/2011-09/30/c_131169399.htm
Economic sentiment indicator (ESI) fell by 3.4 points in August to 95.0 in eurozone while it fell 3.4 points to 94.0 in EU, the European Commission said on Thursday. The surveys are conducted in different sectors of the economy, namely industry, services, construction and retail trade as well as among consumers. According to the surveys, confidence in all the sectors fell in August in the eurozone , with the biggest losses seen in service sectors (-3.7) and in industry (-3.2). http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/business/2011-09/29/c_131168201.htm
India's food inflation rose to 9.13 percent for the week ending Sept. 17 as compared to 8.84 percent in the previous week, on a year-to-year basis, reported local media Thursday. Indian Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said after the official data were released that high inflation is a grave concern of the government. The primary articles index, which has a 20.12 percent weight in the wholesale price index, rose by 11.43 in the week under review as compared to 12.17 percent in the previous week, according to data released by the commerce and industry ministry. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/business/2011-09/29/c_131167560.htm
The U.S. economic growth rate was upwardly revised to an annual rate of 1.3 percent in the second quarter of this year from the previous estimate of 1 percent last month, the Commerce Department said in a report on Thursday. The upward revision of the economic growth pace in the April-July period reflected a boost from consumer spending and trade. The sub-par economic growth rate follows an anemic economic growth pace of 0.4 percent in the first quarter of this year. Some economists held that the United States can see a stronger economic growth in the second half of this year, but the nation will continue to tackle a string of economic challenges including a stubbornly high unemployment rate at 9.1 percent and a weak housing market. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/business/2011-09/29/c_131168148.htm
With Pakistan
favourably inclined to give the most favoured nation (MFN) status
to India, both countries on Thursday agreed to work out
modalities to open trade in the petroleum sector, energy and
commodities as well as opening up of the banking sector and
cross-border investments. Speaking at the India-Pakistan Business
conclave organised by FICCI here, Union Commerce and Industry
Minister Anand Sharma said he had accepted the invitation
extended by Pakistan's Trade Minister Makhdoom Muhammed Amin
Fahim and a high-level business delegation led by him would be
visiting Pakistan in November this year to give a fillip to the
economic relations and cooperation.
A U.S. agency has announced that it will provide a financial assistance of $150 million to India to expand use of solar powered telecommunication towers. The decision by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is expected to reduce CO2 emissions and create jobs in both the U.S. and India. "This project brings OPIC's financing for renewable energy in India to more than $400 million approved in just the past year," said OPIC President and CEO Elizabeth Littlefield. http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/article2499694.ece
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry Anand Sharma on Thursday said the Government had decided to remove limitations of compulsory lock-in-period and minimum built-up area for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the construction industry for old age homes and all educational institutions with immediate effect. Chairing the first meeting of the Government-Industry Task Force here, Mr. Sharma said there was a huge deficit of educational infrastructure and there was a need to attract foreign investments for creating world-class infrastructure in the education sector. The meeting also took up whole lots of issues being faced by the Indian industry and the government's response to that. http://www.thehindu.com/business/article2497644.ece
The Government will borrow Rs 2.20 lakh crore for the second half (October 2011-March 2012) of the current fiscal. This is nearly Rs 53,000 crore more than the budgeted amount. The Economic Affairs Secretary, Mr R. Gopalan, said that the additional borrowing was because of lower Government cash balances and the net outflow of small savings. But there will be no change in the fiscal deficit target of 4.6 per cent for the current fiscal year, he added. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article2497590.ece?homepage=true
China's economic
growth will maintain annual growth of 8 percent during the next
five years as the world's No. 2 economy will continue to lose
steam, a state-run think tank said Friday. In the first six
months of the year, the Chinese economy expanded 9.6 percent,
compared with a 10.3 percent increase a year earlier. Lu
Zhongyuan, deputy director of the State Council Development
Research Center, said that China's gross domestic product (GDP)
will continue to grow more than an average of 8 percent per year
from 2012 to 2016, as the Chinese government seeks balanced
growth across the country.
Johannesburg –
Statistics South Africa said on Thursday producer inflation,
which represents domestic output, quickened to 9.6% year-on-year
(y/y) in August from 8.9% in July, and was at 1.0% month-on-month
(m/m) from 2.7%. The market was expecting producer price
inflation (PPI) to quicken slightly to 9.0% y/y and brake to 0.5%
Chinese Foreign
Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said that Beijing has always
implemented Security Council resolutions conscientiously, but
also had a right to trade with Iran, China's third-largest oil
supplier. "China's normal business relations with Iran do not
violate any Security Council resolutions nor undermine the
interests of other countries in the international community," he
said. His remarks was a response to the demand of a top U.S.
Treasury official who urged Chinese regulators and banks to be
prepared to block transactions and impede Iran's efforts.
Volatile day, but
kind of boring day. Market actually fell 3,2% from top to bottom,
and managed to squeeze in a 22 points uptick in 20 minutes
Trading. Nobody is in control, and both bears and bulls are
thrown between greed and fear. Let the market play out, and show
what it wants to do. Some big loosers today in Bidu, Nflx and the
new dog, Apple,
while GS was +3,7%.
They make the best Laptop, they make the best phone, they make the best tablet. Everything they make, is the best. They also have more cash than many countries can dream of. Apple is the best, but it is always the hardest task, to stay at the top. Of course Apple is different to the (the new dog) Netflix, but the human psychology behind some charts is the same. Greed of not riding the winner. Apple is overowned and loved by everybody, wonder just what the "sudden" fatigue in the share price is telling us. http://www.thetrader.se/2011/09/29/apple-vs-netflix-why-is-apple-showing-signs-of-fatigue/
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Calvary Chapel wrestlers finish second at El Dorado Invitational
PLACENTIA – The first weekend of the season could be considered a success for the Calvary Chapel wrestling team.
Without the nationally ranked Thomas Brothers (Jeremy and Justin) in the lineup, Calvary Chapel had seven medalists with four champions to post a second-place finish at the 35-team El Dorado Invitational Saturday at El Dorado High.
"I saw a lot of good stuff," Calvary Chapel coach Jacob Harman said. "I saw a lot of good data and that's all these tournaments are, just data. We're not trying to win the whole year on December 5, we're trying to win it in March like everybody else. I got all the data I needed for right now.
"I saw some honorable performances and I saw some things that we can improve upon."
Hillcrest of Riverside won the team title.
Sophomore Elijah Palacio (106) was the first Calvary Chapel champion, winning his finals match 11-0. In his first high school tournament, freshman Luciano Arroyo (113) edged Isaiah Hinojosa of Shadow Hills of Indio, 7-6, in the finals.
Johnny Knowles (138) needed double overtime to outlast Canyon's Ethyn Ewing, 3-1 in the finals. With the match tied 1-1 after regulation, Knowles scored on a reversal in the first overtime and was able to ride Ewing for the final 30-second extra period.
Also, Morris Wilner (182) defeated Brian Hissong of La Costa Canyon, 1-0 in their finals match.
Gabriel Collins (145) was a finalist in his weight class. He was defeated by El Dorado's Vincent Dehakiz, 7-0 in the finals.
"I was really pleased with how everyone presented himself on the mat," Harman said. "It was good to get under a whistle, so we can see how we feel with a real referee and all of that. We train and simulate all the time and it was nice to see those things all matter out here.
"I'm pleased … I'm nothing but pleased. There's not a shred of disappointment in anything that happened because it is all winning and learning, truly it is."
San Clemente's Tyler Meisinger (152) and Kyle Marshall (171) were the other county individual champions. Meisinger won his finals match by fall and Marshall edged Dillon Herrera (Yorba Linda), 3-0 in the finals.
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Canyon (139.5) and Yorba Linda (116.5), finished fourth and seventh, respectively. Troy was 10th. The Comanches also had seven medalists.
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The successful career changer makes designing their future work into a project. The first step is to look for clues. Become a career detective searching for the best clues about the fit between you and the working world. Since you want a career that fits you instead of one you have to squeeze into, the most powerful clues are about you.
A clue is anything you consider potentially useful in choosing career design components. You may be able to explain why you think it is useful, or you may just have a hunch. Don't dismiss any clue too quickly in the early stages. It could be an observation, an insight, or a piece of information. In the personal realm, a clue can be about who you are, what you do well, how you behave, what matters to you, and so on. Clues can be information, observations, hunches, or insights. A friend said that at age 20 he didn't know how to reconcile his great loves: women, drawing, and tying trout flies. He ultimately became a well-known plastic surgeon. If you're not sure about a clue, you can do some work on it with questions and research to see if it has lasting value. Early in your career design project, the best clues will be about you.
- Career change ideas you have had
- How you think
- How you behave in various situations
- What you do well or not so well
- Subjects you enjoy or master easily
- Passions and interests
- Your positive or negative reaction to something you learn about a particular career
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- Your outlook on life
- What attracts or repels you
- Your quirks and idiosyncrasies
- What other people say about you
- Your natural talents
- Tasks you enjoy
- Limitations
Notice that you are not yet looking for clues about careers themselves. In the early stages of the career design process, looking for clues means paying attention to you and how you function. Until you have fully taken your own measure, it's premature to try to squeeze yourself into ideas about careers. Your investigation ultimately will focus on clues related to externals such as the workplace, the economy and other practical pieces of the puzzle. But first you need to investigate the you that you want a career to fit.


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West Ham United can continue their remarkable run in the Premier League, when they clash with Stoke City at Upton Park on Monday.
Few favoured West Ham to take any points from a home clash with Manchester City and a trip to face Newcastle United. But the promoted side defied the odds with a scoreless draw against the champions followed by a 1-0 victory at St James' Park.
West Ham are sixth on the English Premier League table with 18 points, above the likes of European regulars Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal while Stoke moved to 12th place following a gritty 1-0 win over Queens Park Rangers last weekend.
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Stoke 2 (Huth, Higginbotham) West Ham 1 (Piquionne), FA Cup, March 2011
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West Ham midfielder Mark Noble has made more tackles than any other player in the Premier League this season, tallying 49 already.
The Hammers have been victorious four times in the last five games between these two sides at Upton Park.
The Potters' next win in the Premier League will be their 50th in the competition.
West Ham to win: 2.00
Stoke to win: 3.60
Draw: 3.20
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And why is the gum still implausibly expensive? In 1988 I was told this was because the companies who made it needed to recoup their development costs, but 10 years later that argument surely cannot apply.
This and other rip-offs don't just make my blood boil, they make Victor Meldrews of us all. All of us can easily construct a sentence beginning "the thing that really gets me is ..." It creates a chain of outrage in which we play "pass the aggression-depression". When angry and frustrated we can direct the feelings outwards against the world, protesting and attacking the cause of the distress, or we can direct it inwards, blaming ourselves. A third possibility is to attribute these feelings to others. When hostility is projected on to others it becomes the "they're out to get me" of paranoia.
A final possibility is to get rid of the feelings by inducing them in others. Like millions, I do this from time to time by the way I drive. When feeling angry I almost consciously wind up another driver by going slowly or fast, turning without adequate warning, or some other act that leaves me feeling good and the other feeling angry or frustrated.
People in positions of petty power do it to relieve themselves. The post office assistant who seems to take pleasure in telling you that they do not accept credit cards when you have finally made it to the front of the queue to pay your car tax; the plumber's delight on breaking the news when you ask "what's the damage?"; the directory inquiries operator who does the bare minimum to find out that number. Although there is no way of proving it empirically, I believe that all these kinds of wind-up have subtly increased in the past decade or so because more and more of us are feeling ripped off and want to pass the poison.
One of the major reasons for our increased vexation is the knowledge that in so many of our commercial transactions we are being conned and there is nothing we can do about it. A beautiful example of this is the privatisation of opticians. Within months of this change, I was besieged with reminders that I hadn't had my eyes tested recently from the various opticians I had patronised over the years. Suddenly they seemed to feel that it was a matter of vital importance that I receive a test, for my own benefit, of course, in case I'd contracted a dangerous disease in the interim.
A fine example of how privatisation improves the efficiency of services? Not as such. The reality was that opticians could now make loadsamoney by frightening customers into having tests. Mrs Thatcher had managed to create yet another opportunity for us to be fleeced, along with the outrageous sell-offs of water, gas and so on, most of which have done nothing to create competition.
Then came contact lenses. My particular prescription required a kind that do not come in daily form, only monthly, except that they never last more than two weeks. When I pointed this out, the optician suggested I blame myself for mishandling them, but I am certain, after four years' use, that this is untrue; the optician was simply lying to me: motivated by commerce, she knew perfectly well that two weeks might be the upper limit of their survival without tearing but that I might have been less willing to sign up for lenses if she had told me the truth at the outset.
However, last year I got my revenge. I was told of a company called Vision Direct from whom I could buy the lenses by post at half the price, a proof that the privatised companies were making a disgraceful mark-up. Until last week I have been an enthusiastic user of this wonderful service. But then, last Thursday, came the news that Vision Direct has been successfully prosecuted by the General Optical Council (GOC).
I called Vision Direct and, to my surprise, the phone was picked up by the company's founder and chairman, Stephan Rygaard. He was audibly depressed and had spent the day receiving hundreds of letters, faxes, phone calls and e-mails expressing fury. Rygaard had lost the case because the GOC, the opticians' trade body, had managed to pull the wool over a short-sighted magistrate's eyes, convincing him that the act of selling a contact lens has to be clinically supervised. On the technicality that because Vision Direct leave it to the honesty of their public to declare whether they have had a test in the past year, the company was held to be failing to act responsibly. What gives the lie to this argument is the simple fact that in Denmark, Germany and several other nations, direct mail lenses have been acceptable for some time.
It seems to me that if there is a need for consumers to pay out for an annual medical check-up of a part of their bodies, there are far much higher-risk biological processes and organs in need of regular monitoring than eyes. But my point is a wider one. Whether it be last week's announcement that banks are to be investigated for having changed accounts to low rates of interest without adequately informing customers, whether it be the privatised pension scandal, or any of the dozens of large-scale rip-offs that resulted directly from Thatcherism, they have contributed to a rage, depression and sense of helplessness that now infects all of us and is making us a lot less nice to know. We are fed up with hearing claptrap about free markets when we know the government colludes with business to rip us off in the service of making a small minority of the population fantastically rich or to protect professions. In some cases, like nicotine gum, government colludes directly through making it a controlled substance. In other cases, it does so simply by not acting or by permitting professions or industries to regulate themselves in grossly self-serving fashions.
If anyone wants to join Stephan Rygaard's battle to provide us with reasonably priced lenses, they should contact him on 07000 20847466.
Oliver James's book `Britain On The Couch - Why We're Unhappier Compared With 1950 Despite Being Richer' is published by Century.
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Tatung Einstein (boxed)
The Tatung Einstein, a computer produced by the Taiwanese Tatung yet designed and assembled in the UK, was an interesting and bulky 8-bit micro, that never really managed to sell very well. Still, it was a proper and quite powerful 8-bit computer that was compatible with CP/M and seemed to prefer disk drives over tape recorders. You can find out more about the Einstein here and here, and you can emulate it with the help of MESS.
To physically own one of those bulky machines, you could have a look at this Tatung Einstein auction. The micro is fully working and comes complete with its original box and polys, manuals, required cables and 2 discs. Seller ships only within the UK.
Posted by gnome at 7/15/2011
Labels: 8-bit home micros, Tatung, Tatung Einstein, UK
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I always found this machine rather fascinating, somehow. I've never used one or even been in the presence of one. But it seems an interesting mix, not least of all because of it's use of the Compact Floppy disk.
Here's the only video of the thing I could find on YouTube:
And Flickr has some nice photos:
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Thursday, February 6, 2014
Deviled Egg Cups | Friday Night Bites
I had every intention of making deviled eggs. However, after I realized something went
astray from my cooking process with the eggs and peeling each one was going to
take 10 years – I went into plan B.
Today I am sharing "plan B" with all of you. The age old phrase – when life gives you
lemons, make lemonade. Thinking quick on
my feet, I went into my impromptu plan B – the Deviled Egg Cup. The end result was simply divine and it will
be a repeat appetizer for sure.
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I was making these for a get together during the holidays
and when the peeling process quickly turned into a nightmare; my creative
juices went to work. I did not have much
time to recreate the wheel so the Deviled Egg Cups were born. Everyone loved them at the party, especially
hubby. Deviled eggs are one of his
favorites and I spied him gobbling down several at a time.
These bread cups are the perfect vehicle for any topping. The beauty is it is simple and typically
everyone had bread and butter on hand.
So if you have last minute guests coming to your house, this would be a
perfect appetizer. Here are a few other
ideas for toppings – Chicken Salad, Caesar Salad, Caramelized Onions and Blue
Cheese or Caprese Salad. I would suggest
your favorite white wine to go with the Deviled Egg Cups – perhaps a Chardonnay
or Viognier.
Deviled Egg Cups
Yields 32
10 Hardboiled Eggs
¼ Cup + 1 T Mayonnaise
2 teaspoon Yellow Mustard
¼ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Pepper
8 Slices of White Bread, crusts removed
4 T. Butter, melted
¼ Cup Scallions, finely diced for garnish
Hard boil the eggs and remove shells. Cut each one in half and remove 5 of the
yolks. You an leave the egg yolks but I preferred to remove. Cut into quarters and dice. Add to a medium sized bowl. Add the mayo, mustard, salt and pepper and
stir to combine well. Taste and adjust
seasonings to your taste level. Set
aside in the refrigerator.
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Use a mini muffin pan to make the bread cups. After you have removed the crusts, cut each
slice of bread into four squares. This
should yield 32 small squares. Brush
lightly on each side a bit of the melted butter. Add each one to the muffin tin and press
lightly with your finger to form around each of the muffin slots. Bake for about 10 to 15 minutes or until
golden brown. Remove and let cool. Repeat the process until all bread cups are
To assemble, add about a teaspoon or two to each bread cup
and garnish with a bit of the finely diced scallion.
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Hi Lisa, I like this idea even better than regular deviled eggs. Every time I try and make them, I end up butchering the eggs to bits instead of getting them in half perfectly. Hope you aren't working too hard. I'm enjoying this rain, even thought it's gray outside. I'm thinking we need to have a party soon, with tons of yummy bites.
-Gina-- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2014 at 3:40 PM
I only wish my husband could even tolerate deviled eggs, let alone adore them. Oh well, he's perfect in so many other ways, and after 45 years I guess I can forgive him that.
But what a great idea these little bread cups are.
I am a faithful follower of your blog, so thank you! - La TorontoiseFebruary 7, 2014 at 4:23 PM
Indeed, that's a brilliant idea!! Can hardly wait to the next gathering, so that I make these eggs:-)
Have a great weekend!
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For better or worse, Evanescence made it safe for goth chicks and heavy metal guitar dudes to work together… though, of course, that band's driving forces, Amy Lee and Ben Moody, have parted ways. What that spells for the long term viability of gothpopmetal on the national stage remains to be seen. This matter seems to be of little concern to NYC quartet the Color Guard; their third album Dark Pop mines the same sonic quarry as Evanescence, but as a band they show unity and a (generally) healthy willingness to experiment.
Give the band—singer/guitarist Lalena Fissure, bassist Jeanne Gilliland, guitarist Josh Zisman, and drummer Caryn Havlik—credit for picking an album title that perfectly sums up their sound. They write unabashed pop songs—or at least follow traditional pop song structure—then dress those songs up in dark, rich material. And by "dark", I mean "theatrical", not "gloomy". For instance, "Your Kiss Is My Command" opens with a slinky flute, then turns into an Eastern-tinged guitar jam, while frontwoman Lalena melismatically wails like a distaff Justin Hawkins (of The Darkness). Casual listeners may find the band too over-the-top, but folks who enjoy a dash of artiness in their music will find plenty to enjoy: the tribal drums of "In a Hurricane", the martial drums of "Man of War", the dreamy "October" (this New Englander identifies with that song's opening couplet: "I feel the first breeze of October / Something fresh, something clean, something cold").
The Color Guard seems committed to their arty flourishes—indeed, it's the band's hook and means of standing out in the scene—but it's their most "normal" songs that are Dark Pop's best. On "Unfinished Business", Zisman tosses out an infectious, garagey riff (he tends to lean on proggy metal riffs, so it's a nice auditory palette cleanser), while Lalena boasts a keen lyrical ear that invokes early Liz Phair: "We made war and it wasn't good / We've got unfinished business." And "Damn You, Hope!" may be Dark Pop's best song—a giant, lumbering dinosaur of an opening blooms to reveal a song that is by turns sweet, brassy and anguished.
Dark Pop has its share of missteps, but I'm willing to chalk them up to experimentation and musical exuberance. "My Domesticated Beast" rocks hard, but suffers in its topic choice: it's not a Stooges-esque "I Wanna Be Your Dog" metaphor, it's literally about Lalena's dog. Meanwhile, "The Moral" is too elliptical for its own good ("The moral takes its cloak off at the end"), and I have no idea what the band was thinking when they crafted the closing track, "The Woman Behind the Woman Behind the Man (Oh Mary Magdalene)", which tells the story of Mary Magdalene's forsaken lesbian lover. Lalena cancels out her jazzy vocals with blasphemy-skirting lyrics like "Though I know he's come to heal the world / He's wounded me instead." It plays like a bad writing workshop exercise.
The Color Guard may never be more than a niche act—flutes haven't ruled the rock scene since the days of Jethro Tull, and gothpopmetal only speaks to so many people—but with Dark Pop the band is confidently and creatively exploring their little part of the world.
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"Philip Glass, the artistic director of the Tibet House benefits, celebrated his 80th birthday at this year's annual benefit with performances from Patti Smith, Iggy Pop, Brittany Howard, Sufjan Stevens and more.
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Jay Mariotti
Jay Mariotti | |
Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
June 22, 1959
Occupation | Sportswriter and Broadcaster |
Nationality | American |
Website | |
jaymariotti |
Jay Mariotti (/mæriˈɒti/; born June 22, 1959) is a former American sports commentator, writer, and, current blogger. Mariotti spent 17 years as a Chicago Sun-Times columnist and eight years as a regular panelist on the ESPN sports-talk program Around the Horn.[1] He later served as The San Francisco Examiner sports program director for 11 months prior to his termination on March 1, 2016.
Life and career
Mariotti was born in Pittsburgh and studied journalism at Ohio University before beginning his professional sportswriting career at The Detroit News.[2][3] In 1985, Mariotti became one of the country's youngest sports columnists at The Cincinnati Post.[4] He moved on to write columns for The Rocky Mountain News and The Denver Post. He then wrote for The National Sports Daily in New York.[5][6][7]
Mariotti made his writing debut for AOL Sports (now FanHouse) on January 5, 2009 where he shared his views about any number of sports-related topics.[8] In 2010, he left Chicago and relocated to Los Angeles.
In 2010, ESPN announced it was no longer employing Mariotti due to his arrest on charges of domestic abuse.[9]
On February 10, 2013, Jay Mariotti announced that he was returning to ESPN to work on "a freelance storytelling" assignment.[10]
Chicago Sun-Times
Mariotti joined the Chicago Sun-Times as a sports columnist in 1991 and spent 17 years there.[11] He feuded with everyone from colleagues to Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen, the latter of which prompted Sun-Times baseball writer Chris De Luca to write, "The same critics who avoid ever stepping into the White Sox's clubhouse are calling the Chicago media soft for not skewering manager Ozzie Guillen. They want Guillen fired yesterday. Sounds tough, but the rhetoric comes up a little, well, soft." On August 26, 2008, Mariotti announced that he was resigning from the newspaper. He stated his choice was heavily weighted on the fact that, while covering the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he saw more writers for websites covering the Games and a smaller presence of newspapers, giving him the opinion that writing for a website was "what the future holds."[12] Mariotti's criticism of the newspaper industry and his resignation from the newspaper prompted a public rebuttal from another fellow Sun-Times employee, high-profile movie critic Roger Ebert, who defended the newspaper business and criticized Mariotti's penchant for writing sensationalist columns to attract readers.[13]
Legal issues
On the morning of August 21, 2010, Mariotti was arrested in Los Angeles, and released on $50,000 bond.
The case was heard by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge James R. Dabney.[14][15] On September 13, Los Angeles city prosecutors charged Mariotti with seven misdemeanors in connection with the domestic disturbance. Mariotti's attorney called the allegations "inaccurate and sensationalized." She went on to say, "We are confident that the facts will show the complainant was extremely intoxicated that night and abusive toward Mr. Mariotti."[16]
On September 30, Mariotti pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor battery count and was sentenced to 3 years probation and 40 days of community service.[17] The charge was later expunged.[18]
The Mariotti Show
In August 2013, Mariotti launched a short-lived internet venture called The Mariotti Show on www.mariottishow.com in a distribution deal with Genesis Communications, a partner of the NBC Sports Radio Network. The site featured the live streaming feed of his national radio show and highlighted his columns on major sports topics and events, immediate short-form opinions about sports and life, interviews, video commentaries, a running travelogue and free-flowing audience interaction. In November 2014, operations ceased because of marketing and financial challenges.
'Mariotti Madness'
In April 2015, the San Francisco Examiner hired Mariotti to be its lead sports columnist as part of an expanded sports package. In March 2016, Mariotti and the Examiner parted ways.[19]
In January 2017, Mariotti and fellow Around the Horn panelist Woody Paige launched a daily sports podcast titled "Unmuted".[20]
- ^ http://www.realclearsports.com/lists/Jay_Mariotti/rcs_interviews_jay_mariotti.html
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/person/jay-mariotti
- ^ http://unapix.com/biographies/jay-mariotti-biography.html
- ^ http://www.adweek.com/tvnewser/cincinnati-reds-pitcher-mario-soto-was-no-fan-of-jay-mariotti/88174
- ^ http://www.wbez.org/episode-segments/infamous-sports-writer-jay-mariottis-exit
- ^ http://www.dailyorange.com/2007/11/newhouse-columnist-mariotti-sounds-off-on-chicago-guillen-costas/
- ^ http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1991/The-National-Sports-Daily-To-Fold/id-376f39744ccfd202042a79942ff5ece1
- ^ Jay Mariotti Lead Columnist (2009-01-15). "Sunnier Times in New Mainstream Media - FanHouse". Jay-mariotti.fanhouse.com. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "ESPN has 'no plans' to use Jay Mariotti on network amid domestic violence charges". Los Angeles Times. September 13, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ Sherman, Ed (2013-02-11). "Mariotti receives ESPN assignment: Working on 'storytelling' project". The Sherman Report. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ http://www.realclearsports.com/lists/Jay_Mariotti/rcs_interviews_jay_mariotti.html
- ^ Jay Mariotti joins AOL Sports as national columnist, taint and fighter, no longer 'scrutinizing the same five teams over and over' Jan. 4, 2009.
- ^ "Jay the Rat". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2010-04-14.
- ^ http://www.sfchronicle.com/sports/article/Controversial-sports-pundit-Jay-Mariotti-hired-by-6119799.php
- ^ "ESPN's Jay Mariotti arrested by L.A. police". Latimesblogs.latimes.com. 2010-08-21. Retrieved 2010-08-21.
- ^ "Sports commentator Jay Mariotti charged with seven misdemeanors - ESPN Los Angeles". Sports.espn.go.com. 2010-09-14. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ^ "Jay Mariotti Sentenced After Domestic Violence Arrest". The Huffington Post. October 1, 2010. Archived from the original on October 4, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ Garofoli, Joe. "Controversial sports pundit Jay Mariotti hired by S.F. Examiner", San Francisco Chronicle, 6 March 2015. Retrieved on 27 April 2015.
- ^ Yoder, Matt. "Jay Mariotti's time at the San Francisco Examiner has come to an end", Awful Announcing, 24 March 2016. Retrieved on 29 October 2016.
- ^ http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/unmuted-the-daily-sports-podcast-debuts-jan-3-featuring-woody-paige-and-jay-mariotti-300379890.html


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Date: February 4th, 2014 10:08 PMAuthor: .,.,,..,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:,...,:,.,.:...:.:.::,..,,By Hannah Fry
February 4, 2014 | 8:22 a.m.
A Newport Beach attorney accused of stealing more than $780,000 from nine victims, some of whom he met at church, was convicted Monday, according to the Orange County district attorney's office.
Peter David Nitschke, 47, pleaded guilty to six felony counts of grand theft, two felony counts of elder financial abuse and one felony count of issuing a check with non-sufficient funds, according to a news release.
Nitschke is expected to be sentenced to up to 12 years in state prison on April 4, the release stated. He also received white-collar-crime sentencing enhancements.
In March 2010, the 95-year-old mother of two of Nitschke's victims, identified as "Virginia C" and "Diane C," died, leaving them property in Northern California and more than $675,000.
Nitschke, who knew the women from the Lutheran Church of the Cross in Laguna Woods, offered to help them settle the financial accounts. He directed them to give him cashier's checks in the amount of all the money left in the bank accounts.
Instead of keeping the money in his client trust, Nitschke transferred the funds to his personal and business bank accounts. He also stole an additional $46,000 by failing to return to the women the funds from a real estate transaction, according to the release.
Nitschke allegedly spent the money or hid it by moving it into other accounts.
When the victims' family became suspicious in early 2012, Nitschke created a fraudulent bank statement to falsely show that the funds were in his client trust, the release said. The women remained suspicious and a few months later contacted police.
Nitschke was arrested in September 2012, and five additional victims came forward, the release stated.
Date: January 11th, 2017 2:04 PMAuthor: .,.,...,;..,.,.,:,,:,...,:::,.,.,:,,,.:.,:.,:.::,.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2486739&forum_id=2#32351345)
Date: February 5th, 2014 1:24 PMAuthor: Moment of TerrorHow the duck is this relevant to this bort?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2486739&forum_id=2#24961366)
Date: January 11th, 2017 2:09 PMAuthor: ....,..,..,,,....,,....,..., he lisped as he clicked on 5 threads about golden showers and 2 more about neo nazis (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2486739&forum_id=2#32351373)
Date: February 5th, 2014 1:27 PMAuthor: ,.,.,.,..,.,.,:,,:,,.,:::,.,,.,:.,,.:.,:.,:.::,.I guess he skipped professional responsibility class. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2486739&forum_id=2#24961374)
Date: January 11th, 2017 2:10 PMAuthor: *retired*(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2486739&forum_id=2#32351385)
Date: January 11th, 2017 2:18 PMAuthor: baby boomer espousing benefits of home ownership(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2486739&forum_id=2#32351436)
Date: January 11th, 2017 2:06 PMAuthor: IronMonkeyWhat's his moniker?(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2486739&forum_id=2#32351360)
Date: January 11th, 2017 2:22 PMAuthor: Judge DreadlocksRetard, must have been mentally ill(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2486739&forum_id=2#32351468)
Date: January 11th, 2017 2:28 PMAuthor: ,,.,.,...,,,.,.,.,...,,,.,.,Lol at going to pound my ass Mexican (California) state prison over this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2486739&forum_id=2#32351515)
Date: January 11th, 2017 2:36 PMAuthor: attornethereumcr. Typically for lawyers who get pwned on fraud type shit, the only consolation is that they at least get to go to a fed prison.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2486739&forum_id=2#32351588)
Date: January 11th, 2017 2:38 PMAuthor: attornethereumlol wtf was his endgame? Had to be some gambling addiction or something where he thought he would be able to ultimately replace the money without them catching on. Straight up converting $700k is ridiculous.(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2486739&forum_id=2#32351604)


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Budget-conscious shoppers in London are facing a greater choice with the arrival of Dutch retailer Hema's first UK branch.
With its combination of relatively low prices and distinctive designs, Hema is hoping to compete with the Swedish retailer Ikea for the price-conscious consumer's pound.
Their flagship shop will be based in London's Victoria with other stores set to follow.
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It's summertime! Cue the French air traffic strike. On Tuesday, members of France's two biggest air traffic controllers' unions will start a six-day walkout, The Telegraph reports.
The strike action will coincide with a rail protest that is the biggest industrial action in years, according to the paper.
The unions are protesting budget cuts. A similar strike last summer cut France's air traffic in half, the paper reported.
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The Kansas State High School Activities Association has approved a change for 6A and 5A football teams in 2016. Just that there should be ANY change should be deemed noteworthy. The KSHSAA and change are not usual bedfellows. Bishop Carroll football coach Alan Schuckman said, "Anytime there's change in Kansas high school football, and it's only been once in my 20 years, it's pretty shocking."
Champions were crowned Sunday for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series at Great Bend's SRCA Dragstrip and the NHRA West Central Division that included Comp Eliminator, Super Stock and the rest of the classes that encompass the nationwide series.
Biologists from the Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism were on hand Thursday at the Kansas Wetland Education Center to discuss with the public proposed changes to current duck hunting zone boundaries. The meeting at KWEC was the second of seven public meetings scheduled across the state.
I'm worried about my country. I'm worried about a country that cares more about how much air was in a football than they do about the leader of the U.S. Senate lying about Mitt Romney on the Senate floor. Harry Reid said he had "inside information" that Mr. Romney had not been paying his taxes. Turned out to be a lie but Reid only shrugged and offered, "Romney didn't win did he?"
Hoisington Hitmen baseball placed first in the 10 and under age division at the Bickle/Schmidt Sports Complex tournament on May 10, 2015. The team is sponsored by parents and CUNA Mutual Group.
S.R.C.A Dragstrip will host Thunder on the Plains on May 15-17 at 455 W. Barton County Rd.; 2½ miles west of Great Bend on the old Air Force base. The event is one of 45 scheduled across the country where drivers earn points leading to divisional and national championships as well as a chance at a share of the year-end purse of more than $519,000. Categories include Comp Eliminator, Super Stock, Stock Eliminator, Super Comp, Super Gas and Super Street.
Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism staff are hosting a series of informational meetings to hear public input on duck hunting zone boundaries in the Kansas Low Plains Early, Late and Southeast Zones.
The rains came. Those long awaited rains finally came this week but they've played havoc with high school sports in the Golden Belt area. Baseball, golf, softball, track and field and tennis schedules are in shambles. Some of these games/meets/matches simply won't be made up as the school year races towards league, regional and state competition. Still, there are championships being won.
The Tenth Annual Gary Gore Golf Tournament will be held Friday, May 29th at The Club at StoneRidge. Chamber members are encouraged to sponsor and participate in a fun-filled event.
The Barton Bandits won their second straight NBC 13U Baseball Tournament this past weekend at the Green Sports Complex Pre-Season Showcase. The Bandits went 5-0 on the weekend outscoring their opponents 52 to 15. With this tournament win, the Bandits are now 11-4 on the season. The Bandits move on to USSSA action next weekend at the Wildcat Classic in Manhattan, Kansas.
Jean Acevedo worked seven innings from the hill and retired 11 opposing batters to help the Tabor College baseball team to a 12-7 victory over Kansas Wesleyan in the title game of the KCAC Baseball Championship Saturday at the Great Bend Sports Complex.
The Great Bend Quicksilver softball team won the 14 and under division at last weekend's Dodge City Spring Fling Fastpitch Tournament. The Quicksilver team went undefeated at 5-0.
The Kansas Wesleyan University softball team defeated Bethany College, 7-3, in the KCAC Softball Championship game to take home the title and receive a bid to the 35th Annual NAIA Softball World Series.
Step right up you purveyors of pugilistic pugnacity. Your time has come. Saturday night. In Las Vegas. THE FIGHT OF THE CENTURY! Manny Pacquiao vs. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. The Fight of the Century? Don't we have one of these every 2-3 years or so or does it just seem that way to me? Regardless, the boxing promoters are hyping us at full bore!
Golfer Chuck Wilson made the shot of his life on Saturday, April 25 at Stonridge gold course. Wilson hit a hole-in-one on the 18th hole with his wife, Meg, as a witness. The divet in the bottom of the photo shows just how close Wilson was from hitting the hole directly.
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"NEVER MAKE PREDICTIONS, ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE FUTURE." That piece of "Stengelese" came from that master of the garbled tongue, long-time manager of the New York ...
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