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March 25, 2005 — With the Fed tightening the screws on short-term interest rates another notch this week, Answer Desk readers are wondering what impact rising rates will have on the economy. Like a lot of investors, John in Florida is keeping his eye on the bond market's so-called "yield curve" -- and he's looking for an explanation of what this widely-watched chart is saying.
The yield curve: Inverted? Steepening? Please elaborate: Why does a flattening yield curve portend rough going for the economy?
—John R., West Palm Beach, Fla.
Of all the tea leaves used to forecast where the economy is headed, this little squiggle is one of the most closely watched. And while some of the incantations chanted by "yield curve" followers may sound like voodoo, the basics are pretty straightforward.
Simply put, the yield curve is a graph showing the difference in interest rates (or "yield" in bond trader parlance) paid by bonds of short, medium and long maturities. Usually, the curve starts out low on the left (showing lower yields offered by 1-month, 3-month and 6-month Treasury bills) and steadily rises as it tracks the yields for 2-year, 5-year, 10-year notes and 30-year bonds.
This is a "normal" curve -– because investors expect to get paid more to cover the risk of investing in the longer maturities on the right side of the graph. One of those risks, for example, is that by locking in your money for such a long time, you could miss out on higher rates down the road. Another risk is that inflation could pick up again -- and eat away at the buying power of your savings while you're stuck holding that long-term bond.
The yield curve changes shape over time, based on a number of factors. (Fidelity Investments' Web site has a nifty "movie" showing how the yield curve has changed over the past 25 years.) On the long end of the curve, strong demand for bonds usually pushes rates lower –- because the government has so many bidders at its quarterly auction of new paper that it can sell it "cheaply" by offering relatively low interest rates. On the other hand, inflation worries can drive rates higher for longer maturity bonds. (When investors fear that rising inflation may erode their savings, they demand higher interest rates to make up for that loss.)
Over on the "short end" of the yield curve, rates are much more sensitive to actions by the Federal Reserve, which has recently been cranking short-term rates higher. Despite those moves, long-term rates have fallen over the past year, so the yield curve has been flattening.
Why the flattening? Most analysts are hard pressed to explain just what's going on. Fed head Alan Greenspan last month said that the "broadly unanticipated behavior of world bond markets remains a conundrum." (Translated: "Beats me.")
Occasionally, short-term rates rise even higher than long-term rates -– a condition known as an "inversion" of the yield curve. Though not common, an inverted yield curve is almost always bad news. Over the past few decades, it's been one of the most reliable signs that a recession is coming. (The yield curve was last inverted in the summer and fall of 2000 –- just before the recession of 2001.)
There are lots of explanations for why this inversion is bad for the economy. One simple way to look at it is to think of short-term rates as the "wholesale" price of money and long-term rates as the "retail" price. Banks typically borrow at short term rates and use that money to make multi-year loans. The difference -– the "spread" -– is their profit.
So if short-term rates are higher than long-term rates, you can see why banks would be reluctant to keep lending: their profit dries up. And when lending slows, so does the economy, because businesses have a harder time finding the money they need to expand and hire more people.
Despite the recent "flattening" of the curve, there are signs that the "long end" of the market is finally moving higher as well. One big reason: the seeming relentless rise in oil prices has gotten the financial markets worried about inflation.
So keep your eye on that little squiggle. It can tell you a lot about what lies ahead for the economy.
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LAKE GEORGE — Water Slide World will not reopen, the Post-Star reported.
A staple of summer recreation in Lake George, the water park was closed last summer after the unexpected death of owner Gary S. Koncikowski in May.
His widow, Dawn Koncikowski, made the decision to close the park. On Thursday, she told the Post-Star she plans to sell the land and will not reopen the business.
The newspaper reported that she also hopes to sell the equipment at the park.
Koncikowski had run the business for 39 years.
The park, with its 35 slides and attractions, drew thousands of visitors each summer. Its long-time television advertisement became an instant earworm for anyone near a TV when it was broadcast.
Its location at the corner of routes 9 and 9L is on the main strip of restaurants, businesses and entertainment venues in the bustling summer resort town.
Efforts to reach Dawn Koncikowski or anyone else affiliated with the business were not successful Friday morning. The phone number listed for Water Slide World has been disconnected.
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Dan just had his 27th birthday this past Tuesday! Dan's aunts Mary and Susie and cousin Steve all babysat for us, so a big thank you! It was actually a very good game- the Twins clinched the Central Division after the White Sox lost (a lot of people stayed to watch the White Sox game on the screen at Target Field but it was too late for us!) I attempted to make Dan a chocolate cake from scratch but royally screwed it up... One of the sections got stuck in the pan and broke, so it was NOT pretty! (It was still tasty I have to say.)
The girls are definitely acting older and doing even more. One of the most exciting milestones Madeline is working on is holding her own bottle! I can't wait until she does it full-time! Josie and Maddie are both army crawling all over the place, plus working on "real crawling". When we lay on the floor, all three love to crawl all over us. Maddie and Josie are able to pull themselves up to standing (using us to push up from). Sofia can pull herself up if she grabs onto our hands and is showing a little more interest to start army crawling. She is still jabbering away, though. We are hearing "dadada" and some other sounds I can't really discern.
(Disclaimer: Blogger changed how to format the posts and I have no idea how to work it now so below might look like a total mess until I figure it out. I thought I was good at this stuff! If you use blogger and know the trick let me know.)
|Working on standing alone (Josie in the exersaucer, Madeline on left and Sofia on right)
|Out for a walk in the triple stroller
|Josie as happy as can be (I just realized she has the exact same expression as a picture in the last post!
|Madeline with her big blue eyes!
|Madeline, Sofia, and Josie
|Madeline holding her own bottle!
|Dan's very pathetic birthday cake. I am no Martha Stewart.
|Dan and I at a Twin's game- the game where they clinched the division!


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Now here's the thing - the following video shows what happened when I tried to pay - you can see it accepts the first few coins, but then spits them all out again. When I asked the attendant why this was happening, his response was 'the council are useless at emptying them'. Great reply!!
So the council chooses to send out someone to issue fines, but not someone to empty the machine, giving the public (the people who pay their wages) no option to do the right thing and buy a ticket - it's a scam! It shows the mentality of those organising these services for us.
Some may say 'why didn't you move to a different space then?'. My response would be simple - parking in Brighton is rare at the best of times, and lets not forget - the bays are provided to allow motorists to park, not for the purposes of lining the councils pockets - why should I go elsewhere and waste my time and fuel looking for a different space, just because the council can't be bothered to pull their fingers out and empty the machines? The same argument is to be had for finding an alternative machine - why should I get soaking wet walking up the road to find another machine - and thats assuming all the others work too? As I see it, if the machine isn't working then the council should accept that it has to sacrifice any parking revenue until such a time as the public are able to pay and do the right thing. Until then, it's their problem, not ours!
Looks like the appeal against the ticket is a no brainer then - I've acted in honour and tried to pay as can be seen in the video above, but the facilities available to take my money weren't functioning, through what appears to be the councils stupidity and contempt for the public (and certainly through no fault of my own).
And here's the tw*t with the ticket happy finger ;-)
Update - 23/12/13 - it seems Brighton and Hove are indeed on the make - have a look at this article from the Independent!
Update 2 - the ticket has now been cancelled - see here!


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If you are a parent who is contemplating or who is in the throes of divorce, you might be wondering what to tell the kids and when.
While parents' divorcing affects even their adult children, it's usually minor children who experience the most stress from the event.
Even if the kids are aware of ongoing conflict between you and your spouse, it's best not to tell them about the divorce until it's a certainty. Then, if at all possible given the circumstances, it's better to break the news to them together. This avoids the "kill the messenger" scenario where one parent is perceived to be at fault and the other is given a pass.
Don't break down, show anger or cast blame as you explain. Try to keep the announcement simple and age-appropriate. However, be prepared to answer their questions.
The message from both parents should focus on the trouble being between the two adults and not have anything to do with the kids or their behavior. It's common for children to internalize the blame and think that Mom and Dad are divorcing because they have been "bad."
Reassure them that even though adults can fall out of love with one another and split up, parents' love for their children never wanes.
While it's important to be truthful and allow the kids to have a chance to absorb what will become the new normal for them, like having to move or change schools, parents should never discuss the private reasons for the divorce, e.g., Daddy has a new girlfriend, Mommy's gambling problem has gotten out of hand, etc.
Discussing upcoming changes is vital, as is reminding kids of all of the things that will stay the same. Children are egocentric regarding the ways of the world and may focus their concerns on how the divorce will affect them. If the boys liked to go hunting or fishing with Daddy, or if Mommy came to all of her daughter's swim meets, reassure them that will continue.
Tweens and teens are going to be savvier. They may not only have suspected a divorce was in the works. They may be wiser than you know about the reasons behind it.
Divorcing parents should seek out legal counsel and other professional guidance to help them get through these stressful times.
Source: Kids Health, "Helping Your Child Through a Divorce," accessed May 05, 2017


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There has been a long gap between my previous post and this one due to the house move which we have been working towards all summer. The house has been renovated, it's taken 12 months and we have moved in.
Our old house where we have lived for the last 18 years is now sold and we have upped sticks and moved everything to the new house.
An enormous task moving house, 18 years of our stuff, 2 dogs , 2 cats (3 with the feral kitten I seem to have adopted) numerous chickens and all the horses. This all happened a week ago and everyone has settled in nicely. My oldest dog Sweep had a "when are we going home look on her face " for a few days, whilst 12 month old Hugo bounded round in great excitement at the prospect of something new happening. The funniest thing was the look on their face when we popped back to The Paddock to collect something. There were 5 dogs in THEIR drive barking back out at them, how dare they, even kind gentle Sweep decided much barking and some growling was appropriate.
Getting the new house ready for the horses was a stressful task, once The Paddock was sold we had just 2 weeks to move. We needed paddocks, stables, water, electric with a few sleepless nights it all came together in the nick of time.
The horses arrived with eyes out on stalks but all soon settled in really quickly, especially Rif Raf who quickly learnt her rug offered great protection, not against the weather but against the electric fence!!! The removal of her neck cover soon put a stop to her adventures!!
The newly renovated farm house we now live in is amazing, we feel like we are living in a beautiful hotel, our new 60×30 arena is almost finished, but for now we are riding in the field and doing loads of hacking which is excellent practice for Event horses.
Massimo is back in work after a months holiday, he will be out competing on the winter circuit soon, while the baby horses are all turned out for a holiday. Having unpacked almost all of my boxes I now feel I need to go horse shopping………


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Blogger to WordPress Migration!
One of the toughest decisions in blogging is to switch or select a blogging platform. I also was a bit confused. But finally, I switched my blogging platform from Blogger to WordPress. And I'm quite happy after this step.
I shared which tutorial I used, in my post "OddBlogger is now WordPress blog". But I still got a few requests to explain this Blogger to WordPress migration process. So, I can share a short tutorial for Blogger to WordPress Migration!
First, I'd like to share that DiTesco's tutorial helped me in this migration.
Maybe, if you are facing any confusion in any migration tutorial out there , then I've written out the steps I followed and made a short video for them, too.
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Step 1: Hosting – Buy a suitable hosting plan from any of the good hosting provider. And get the information about nameservers from the support (you'll get this information in your hosting account). Add those nameservers in your domain settings. This step is necessary if your domain registrar and hosting provider are both different. In case they are same (you have registered domain and purchased hosting from the same company), you can skip this step.
This change can take upto 24-48 hours to take effect.
Step 2: Back up your Blogger blog – Go to your Blogger dashboard and select your blog which you want to migrate to WordPress. Go to that blog's basic setting and export (download) your blog. Now go to Setting> Publishing and if you have a custom domain for your blog then switch it back to blogspot.com. This step is necessary if you want to import your blog in WordPress (next step).
Step 3: Install WordPress – Get the log-in information for your cPanel from your hosting provider and log-in to your cPanel.
Scroll down to the section which is named as Software/Services. Click on the Fantastico icon and then click on WordPress in the left sidebar. Fill up the information you are asked for like, domain (in which you want to install WordPress), username, password, email and nick name. You can leave the directory option. Click on install WordPress and there you go, now you have installed WordPress on your domain.
Now you can log-in to your blog's WordPress dashboard with the link http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin/ You'll be prompted to enter username and password (which you created at the time of installation from Fantastico). Hit enter and you'll see your WordPress dashboard.
Step 4: Import Blogger blog – Now click on Tools in your WordPress dashboard left sidebar and then click on Import. You'll be prompted to connect your Blogger account with WordPress, give access and you'll see all your blog's names. Select your blog which you want to import and hit the "Import" button. Wait till all the posts and comments are imported. Once that is finished you are ready to go.
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During his residency on Mir, U.S. astronaut David Wolf participated in a spacewalk. He talks about it, in his Oral History.
Wolf says, "When I was nine years old, I saw Ed White do the first American spacewalk [in 1965], and it was that moment that I decided I'd like to be an astronaut and, in fact, I'd like to do a spacewalk as an astronaut.
"It was thirty-one years later that I did it. It was worth every minute of the wait. But I never dreamed it would be from a Russian spacecraft, in a Russian spacesuit, speaking Russian with a Russian who had been out sixteen times, the most experienced spacewalker in the world, and that's what Anatoly Solovyev is.
"So it was a real first-hand lesson from the number-one guy in the field, and that was a privilege. I helped Pavel [Vinogradov] and Anatoly do five spacewalks from an in-cabin point of view, so I felt very ready to go . . .
Wolf narrates the experience, saying, " Clipped on [with a safety tether] and opening the hatch and pushing yourself free is the highlight of a person's life. You look back at this space complex and the Earth, and it looks like two spacecraft flying in formation with each other. And you get a real perspective globally of what's going on here and what we've accomplished as a society.
"It's just awesome to see this panoramic view, much wider than you can see through any window, and [you're] in essentially a personal spacecraft. But pretty quickly you get your attention refocused to the job at hand and the details involved with that . . ."
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Details are sketchy, but in a presentation last week, Metrolinx said Mt Dennis will again be getting a rapid-transit station, but that it may be redesigned. That station, at Weston Road and Eglinton, had been thrown into doubt by the Ford administration's now-overturned decision to bury the line.
Frances Nunziata opposes the old plan to build the station because homes would have to have been expropriated. Steve Munro, Toronto's best transit blogger, says that Metrolinx may be willing to redesign that station. He said,
I asked about the possibility of redesign of the section through Mount Dennis (Weston Road) and near Don Mills and the DVP. Metrolinx confirmed that details of these areas are still being worked out.


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Kitchen gadgets take the guess work out of cooking clean meals! Here are ten staples in my kitchen.
1. A Good Blender
A good blender is so important in so many recipes – soups, dressings and most definitely shakes! Without the right blender, your shakes might come out too chunky, icy, etc. I bought a refurbished Blendtec last year and I haven't look back! The certified refurbished blenders are almost half the price of a brand new Blendtec and they come with a 7-year warranty (if purchased on Blendtec's official website). They have great customer service too! The first blender motor that they sent me was broken and I was able to get another shipped out to me the same week… I have also used a Vitamix blender that also has a similar refurbished deal. If you are making shakes every day, I'd say these two blenders are worth the price.
If you're looking for a blender that's not so hard on your wallet, Oster blenders are great quality blenders for a reasonable price! They do an excellent job of blending ice into 'smoothie' texture. Oster blenders come in a great variety – if you're always on the go, they have convenient to-go cup blenders starting at $24.99.
2. Slow Cooker / CrockPot
No time to cook dinner? Clean eating is made easy with crock pots! I could not live without mine – whether it's just prepping chicken for my weekly meals or making an entire dish in it… This thing is my life saver (and time saver too)! Here's a list of crock pot recipes from Skinnytaste.
3. Vegetable Steamer
Steaming vegetables as a side dish is so quick and easy, it'd be silly not to do it! Steamers can come in really simple forms as well as super fancy contraptions. Side note, if you like your vegetables with their natural crisp, look into a bamboo steamer. Bamboo steamers are great for steaming vegetables and other foods – you can even infuse different herbs into the water to add more flavor! Take your pick, just make sure you have one and use it!
4. Salad Spinner
Salad spinners were made to remove excess water from your salads. This will help your dressing to adhere to the salad preventing you from overdressing! I love my super affordable salad spinner from iKEA!
5. Digital Scale
Counting calories? One of the most efficient ways to measure your servings is by weighing it! Digital scales are great for measuring out your protein servings (mainly meat) as the label may not indicate how many servings are in one package.
6. Measuring Spoons/Cups
Many people are surprised when they learn what a teaspoon of honey or a 1/4 cup of rice looks like! Rather than guessing, measuring spoons and cups will accurately measure out your servings for you!
7. Tupperware
This one's for all of my meal prep homies! Lots of tupperware in multiple shapes and sizes will make meal prepping so much fun! There's a certain sense of accomplishment that comes with prepping a whole week's worth of meals in such a short time. I get a lot of my meal prep ideas from the fitmencook blog!
8. Oil Mister
Oil misters are a great way to still get the benefits of cooking with oil without over-doing it! Use it on your salads too to prevent over-dressing! Here's one from Amazon for less than $10.
9. Vegetable Spiralizer
One word. Love. I love my vegetable spiralizer! I am such a carb monster and while I eat a moderate-carb diet, I have weeks where I know I would go overboard on grains and starches if I didn't have this baby. I make zoodles (zucchini noodles) with this all the time, which I can pair with anything my heart desires.
10. Portion Friendly Plates
I notice I eat more appropriate servings when I eat off of a smaller plate! For this reason, I have included portion friendly plates on this list! If you're eating off of large plates, you might find that you are eating more because you have the urge to fill your plate. Experiment with smaller plates and you may see a difference in the amount of food you are eating!
Thanks for reading! What are your favorite kitchen gadgets? Leave a comment below!


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Luckily, in this game, all you have to do to complete the Shinou Dex is SEE all the Pokemon in the Dex, as opposed to catching them like in previous games. And once you see all the Pokemon, you unlock the National Dex. There are 151 Pokemon in the Shinou Dex, but not all the new Pokemon are included in it.
Elekid and Magby
When you have Pokemon FireRed/LeafGreen version in your GBA slot, it will unlock two Pokemon that cannot be found elsewhere:
Starting Pokemon
The starters are Naetle, Hikozaru, and Pochama. Naetle is Grass tpe with the ability Overgrow. Hikozaru is a fire chimp with Blaze. Pochama resembles a penguin with Torrent, just like the Pokemon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald starters.
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Insert the following games to and then go to the location to find the pokemon.
To get Manfi you must download it from Pokemon Ranger.
In-game reset
Press L + R + Start + Select during game play.
Happy Birthday
If you set your calendar on your DS to your registered birthday and talk to you Professor Rowan's assistant they will wish you a happy birthday! This is only possible after you beat the elite four.
Mystery Gift
At the Jubilife television station, talk to anyone you see. If you find the person enter "EVERYBODY HAPPY". Then for the WiFi people enter "WI-FI CONNECTION". Those will get you Pokemon such as Arceus, Shaymin, and Darakai. Note: You must have a WiFi or DS wireless link cable.
Polishing your Badges
Open your Trainer card menu. Open your badge case and rub the stylus over the badges that you have won from the gym leaders. They will become shiny after a good polishing. Also, each badge makes a different noise, allowing you to play them like an instrument.
Lucario Egg
After beating the 6th gym, take the boat nearby to reach some caves, where a new character gives you this egg, after beating some Team Galaxy enemies.
Master Ball
To get free Master Balls, go to Floroma City. Go to the house next to the Pokecenter. Save the game before you talk to a man on a laptop. Talk to him and bring him the Pokemon before 1 a.m. If you bring him the Pokemon he will give you any Pokeball. If you did not get a Master Ball, turn off the game and try again.
Hatching eggs quickly
While still in Solaceon town, get on the far right side of the path next to the Pokemon Center. Simply ride your bike in the fastest gear up and down until you hit a tree or mountain and repeat. You must have done at least 400 steps each "lap" and get a egg or get one to hatch more quickly than riding elsewhere.
Tricking the clock
Because the in-game clock is in sync with your Nintendo DS and since certain events only happen every once in a while, there is a simple but not-so-obvious solution -- just adjust your DS clock. For example, the guard in the Pokemon Mansion is guarding the Bronze Statue around the clock, but he takes a break between 2 and 5 a.m. Just adjust your clock to that time and he will be gone. You can also do this to speed up berry production by jumping a few days back and forth.
Trainer card ranks
Complete the indicated task to earn stars and change the color of your trainer card.
Easy experience
Spend your money on any desired item. Go to the Pokemon League and keep fighting the Elite Four until you lose. You will have gained, then lost a small amount of money but your Pokemon might have leveled up. If not, level up. You can buy a lot of Revives and Potions to use to get to the last of the Elite Four and they might just be level up.
All Pokemon
You cannot catch all Pokemon in this game. You must trade them from your Game Boy Advance Pokemon games. In this game, you can get all the fourth generation Pokemon, but only about fifty original Hoenn / Kanto / Johto Pokemon.
Calculator sound
Use the calculator on the Poketech. If you get an answer to a problem it will make a sound oise corresponding to the number/Pokemon in the Pokedex, but only if you have seen that Pokemon.
To obtain free Pokeballs of all types, go to the house to the right of the Pokecenter in Solaceon Town. Catch the type of Pokemon the man requests that day. Show it to him by the time he must run his article. Save the game before you show him the Pokemon. If you do not get the type of Pokeball desired, turn off the game and talk to him again.
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Inoutic is one of Europe's leading manufacturers of high quality PVC systems for windows and doors, wall and roof cladding as well as for terrace design and landscaping. We connect the inside and outside of all kinds of buildings with technically advanced precision products which set standards in terms of quality, function and reliability. What sets us apart is the creativity of our engineered solutions. Our success lies in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
Inoutic / Deceuninck GmbH is a subsidiary of the Belgian Deceuninck Group which with its branches in over 80 countrires has a global network in the field of plastics processing. Inoutic was founded in 1956 as the plastic processing company Kunststoffwerke Gebr. Anger in Bogen. In 1985 the company became >Thyssen Polymer GmbH, Kunststofftechnik< and in 2007 was renamed >Inoutic / Deceuninck GmbH<.
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We can look back on more than 60 years of experience in the plastics sector. Our factory in Bogen covers the entire value chain – from draft design and development through to extrusion and refinement. Through intense research work and years of experience we are able to produce innovative solutions, like our new wood-PVC composite Twinson. All of our building products are easy to handle and install and require practically no maintenance.
We help our customers create their own individual style and realise their living dreams. A superb combination of timeless design and product longevity guarantees a service life of over 50 years. We rely on long-term partnerships and mutual trust in order to create a healthy and sustainable environment for our customers and for our staff.
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Stimuli for the concept of our products are taken from the fields of design, architecture and ecology. The official quality standards are only the minimum requirements, and these are all met by Inoutic / Deceuninck's products. Our goal is not only to satisfy today's customer requirements but also those that lie ahead of us in the future.
Inoutic products undergo a number of tests to monitor material strength, precision, production tolerance and finish quality. Using digital 2D and manual 3D measurements we continuously check the quality. Renowned national and international testing institutes confirm the optimised durability, safety, energy efficiency and design of Inoutic products – a standard that is represented by Inoutic's quality marks.
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I should have made these and shared them before Valentines, but honestly, I had no plans to make them and they're good for so many other things than Valentines! Because I've been so busy, I didn't slow down to read the homeschool newsletter to know there was a Valentine's skating party going on until the last minute, when a friend asked if I was coming.
Me (Rose) skating with my 5 year old Christian and my 1 year old Asher in his stroller!
And even then, when I signed us up, I didn't realize that I was supposed to bring finger foods… that information didn't come to me until late the night before, just as I was going to bed. So I rolled out of bed Tuesday morning running…
I had bought the pretzels on clearance… a huge jug of them, and since I always have sprinkles and chocolate on hand, they were easy for me to put together.
These would be great for any potluck, party food, kids event (classroom snack), finger foods…
And I have to tell you that actually, I didn't make them… my kids made them and it took about 10 minutes to make 50 of them!
All you need is:
- Large pretzel sticks (or rods?)… mine were about 4 inches long and less than half an inch in diameter
- Chocolate or Almond bark
- Sprinkles, nuts, mini chocolate chips, crushed candy… the sky is the limit!
Because I was in a hurry, I didn't get a lot of pictures of the step-by-step, but you can't really mess these up!
I like to melt the chocolate in little pint jars. They're the perfect size for dipping and you can melt the chocolate right in them in the microwave.
For today, I used semi-sweet chocolate chips in one jar and white almond bark in the other. I filled them about 2/3 full, microwaved for a minute to melt, stirred, microwaved for another 30 seconds and the chocolate was perfect!
Then just dip the pretzel in the chocolate (I told the kids to get them about halfway dipped).
For the sprinkles, I have them bowls for each kind of sprinkles, and told them to shake the sprinkles on over the bowl. If you were going to coat them in nuts or mini chocolate chips, you might want to roll the pretzels instead of sprinkling over.
Set them on a wax paper covered cookie sheet and refrigerate for about 10 minutes and you're good to go! How easy is that?
Here's the printable recipe:Print
Chocolate Dipped Pretzel Sticks
Super easy, fast, and cheap finger food that looks like you spent a lot of time on them!
- Chocolate (white, dark, semi-sweet, milk, almond bark…)
- Large Pretzel Sticks or Rods
- Sprinkles, Chocolate Chips, Nuts…
- Melt the chocolate in small jars or bowls.
- Dip the pretzel sticks in the chocolate half way.
- Sprinkle or roll in desired toppings.
- Place on wax paper in the frig to set.


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Tamar Jacoby: "Stop chasing that busboy"
COVID-19 Response
Like everyone else, we urge you to wash your hands and engage in social distancing.
Unlike everyone else, we urge you to also help with this smart plan to get more tests, ventilators, and PPE. Everyone can do that plan right now, at home, in just 15 minutes.
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Tamar Jacoby becomes a caricature of herself (again), offering "Stop chasing that busboy" (via this). That's part of an online debate with Mark Krikorian of CIS.
For those who haven't been following along, the "busboy canard" is a stock talking point from the massive immigration/pro-illegal immigration crowd. The argument is that our border guards should chasing terrorists and such, and chasing busboys, gardeners, greenskeepers, and the like distracts them from that mission.
I've already dealt with one of her "arguments":
It was all but impossible to enforce Prohibition.
Now, let's deal with another:
But the most effective way to get control of illegal immigration isn't on the border; it's in the workplace. It's about ensuring that every available job - every job for which an employer can't find an American worker - is filled by a legal immigrant. Because once we do that - once illegal immigrants can't find work in the U.S. - there will be little or no incentive for them to make the long, difficult trip from their home countries.
Obviously, those same companies that employ illegal aliens in order to achieve a lower cost for labor will play similar tricks if all they have available are legal workers. For instance, many current H-1B scams involve placing ads with an impossible list of requirements, then, after no "qualified" citizens can be found, doing what the company wanted to do in the first place: hire a lower-wage and/or more compliant foreign worker.
And, even with that there's no guarantee whatsoever that illegal aliens couldn't find work in the U.S. There are plenty of crooked employers (and banks) around, and they have a tremendous amount of influence. If Bush won't enforce the laws now, what makes anyone think a future Bush clone would enforce them at that time?
Note also that the "guest" worker schemes from the various Senate bill had only a limited number of visas; a greater demand would equal a greater chance for future illegal immigration, and that would be allowed and enabled by those same forces that are currently allowing and enabling it.
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Bloody Gate
|Bloody Gate
The Bloody Gate - by Alyn Spiller © Fantasy Flight Games
|Westeros, Vale of Arryn
|House Arryn
|Age of Heroes
The Bloody Gate is a series of battlements in the Vale of Arryn. It is located along the high road which leads into the Vale proper from the Mountains of the Moon.[2] It protects against mountain clansmen[3] and invading armies.[2]
The Bloody Gate is located southwest of the Eyrie and northwest of the Redfort.[1] There are two long parapets built into the stone of the Mountains of the Moon. The high road, narrow where it meets the gate, is watched over by twin watchtowers, which are joined by a covered bridge of grey stone that arches above the road. Defenders of the gate can fire through arrow slits in the towers, bridge, and battlements.[2] The Bloody Gate can provide respite for at least a few thousand men.[3]
The commander of the fortification, the Knight of the Gate, traditionally asks the question, "Who would pass the Bloody Gate?" to all who would pass through.[2]
Originally a rough-hewn unmortared wall built in the fashion of the ringforts of the First Men, the Bloody Gate was constructed anew during the rule of Osric V Arryn, King of Mountain and Vale.[4] Andals poured through the Bloody Gate into the riverlands after securing the Vale.[5]
During the Age of Heroes, a dozen armies smashed themselves to bits upon the Gate.[2] Halleck Hoare, King of the Isles and the Rivers, failed to conquer the Bloody Gate three times.[6]
During Aegon's Conquest, Visenya Targaryen was charged with subduing the Vale of Arryn for her brother, Aegon I Targaryen. Sharra Arryn, Queen Regent of the Vale, who ruled in her son's name, the boy-king Ronnel Arryn, amassed an army at the Bloody Gate. Visenya, however, simply bypassed the gate and flew on her dragon Vhagar straight up to the courtyard of the Eyrie to obtain the surrender of House Arryn.[7]
When Lady Jeyne Arryn died in 134 AC, her chosen heir was her cousin, Ser Joffrey Arryn, who had served as Knight of the Gate for a decade. Joffrey was opposed by Ser Arnold Arryn and Isembard Arryn, however, and a war of succession broke out. Ser Robert Rowan led a royal army of seven thousand or more in support of Joffrey, but they were weakened by clansmen attacks, cold, hunger while traveling through the Mountains of the Moon. By the time the royal army reached the safety of the Bloody Gate, they had lost a third of their strength, including Robert.[3]
When Lord Jon Arryn wed Lysa Tully at Riverrun during Robert's Rebellion, Ser Brynden Tully informed his brother, Lord Hoster Tully, that he was going to serve Jon and his niece, Lysa.[2] Lord Arryn named Brynden as Knight of the Gate when King Aerys II Targaryen dies and Robert I Baratheon becomes king.[8]
Tom of Sevenstreams, after being sent up the high road by Lysa, had his gold, horse, and clothing stolen by clansmen, leaving him only his harp. When he reached the Bloody Gate, the nude bard was forced by the garrison to sing "The Name Day Boy" and "The King Without Courage".[9]
Recent Events
A Game of Thrones
When Catelyn Stark brings Tyrion Lannister to the Vale of Arryn, Ser Brynden Tully meets her at the Gate after a sortie led by Ser Donnel Waynwood saves her party from the Vale mountain clans.[2] Brynden resigns his title of Knight of the Gate to return to Riverrun.[10]
Following Bronn's victory in Tyrion's trial by combat,[10] Ser Lyn Corbray escorts Tyrion and Bronn from the Eyrie to the Bloody Gate, where he commands them never to return to the Vale.[11]
A Clash of Kings
Donnel replaces Brynden as the Knight of the Gate.[12]
A Storm of Swords
Robb Stark, King in the North and King of the Trident, asks that his aunt, Lady Lysa Arryn, allow his army to pass the Bloody Gate and take ship from Gulltown for the north, but Lysa refuses.[13]
Many and more have broken themselves against my Bloody Gate, and the Eyrie is known to be impregnable.[14]
On the far side of the stoneworks, the mountains opened up suddenly upon a vista of green fields, blue sky, and snowcapped mountains that took her breath away. The Vale of Arryn bathed in the morning light.[2]—thoughts of Catelyn Stark
Lady Lysa is too fearful to admit an army to the Vale. Any army. The Bloody Gate will remain closed.[13]
Chapters that take place at the Bloody Gate
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Lands of Ice and Fire, Westeros.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 34, Catelyn VI.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Fire & Blood, The Lysene Spring and the End of Regency.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Vale.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, Ancient History: The Arrival of the Andals.
- ↑ The World of Ice & Fire, The Iron Islands: The Black Blood.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, Aegon's Conquest.
- ↑ George R. R. Martin's A World of Ice and Fire, Brynden Tully.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Chapter 43, Arya VIII.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 A Game of Thrones, Chapter 40, Catelyn VII.
- ↑ A Game of Thrones, Chapter 42, Tyrion VI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Appendix.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 A Storm of Swords, Chapter 20, Catelyn III.
- ↑ Fire & Blood, The Dying of the Dragons - A Son for a Son.


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Timrå, Sweden
Aiab energy AB was founded in 1970 and is a supplier of system solutions for power supply, primarily within the fields of standby or backup power and mobile power generation systems. Aiab's key offerings include automated backup power systems, single and/or parallel operated systems for stationary applications or as mobile modular systems, all within the 10-2500 kVA range.
Aiab is a leader in its field in Sweden and has approximately a 40% share of the relevant Swedish market. Its key customers include the Swedish Emergency Service Agency (MSB), the Stockholm Public Transport Agency (SL) and the Swedish military (FMV) to which Aiab has been an almost exclusive supplier for over 35 years. Although Aiab historically has focused on supplying the Swedish market, it has since 2006 developed an export program and is currently supplying portable power supply solutions to the Norwegian military and is expanding its offerings to several other markets in Europe.
Since 2012, Aiab is a qualified supplier of power supply equipment to the NSPA, the NATO Support and Procurement Agency and has several certified products with an NSN (NATO Stock Number) in NATO's database.
In 2015, Aiab signed an agreement with EATON regarding distribution in Scandinavia of their DC power solutions.
All development, manufacturing and assembly is done by Aiab in its own factories in Timrå, north of Sundsvall, Sweden. The Company employs about 50 people and Allegro has been the majority owner since 2003.
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Lund, Sweden
AnaMar AB is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery of novel therapeutic strategies to treat fibrotic diseases. The company is located at Medicon Village in Lund.
AnaMar AB is developing the first selective 5-HT2B receptor antagonists with potential use in a number of human fibrotic diseases, e.g. Systemic Sclerosis, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis and Non-Alcoholic SteatoHepatitis. The compounds developed by AnaMar are of low molecular weight, the molecules are highly potent and highly selective and AnaMar owns the composition of matter intellectual property.
AnaMar has selected a candidate drug from its in-house molecules and is developing this molecule in the orphan indication Systemic Sclerosis, a serious disease currently lacking effective treatment. This internal program is currently in late pre-clinical phase with a submission of an application for clinical trials in humans planned for 2019.
AnaMar employs five people and Allegro has been the lead investor since 2002.
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San Diego, USA
ClosingCorp® owns and operates the premier source of intelligence for closing costs and service providers in the U.S. residential real estate industry. Through innovative solutions, progressive technologies and strong alliances, the company delivers timely, accurate and transparent results that help optimize closing processes and services for mortgage lenders, title and settlement companies, real estate professionals and the consumers they serve. Clients rely on ClosingCorp to help improve efficiencies, mitigate risk and deliver an enhanced borrower experience.
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Tokyo, Japan
Gadelius Holding Ltd. is a specialized trading compay on the Japanese market. Gadelius is active in seven different business segments; disaster relief, low-energy housing, medical technology, printing equipment, industrial process machinery, food-processing machinery and construction equipment. Within these business segments, Gadelius focuses on importing high-quality niche products and systems from all over the world. In addition, Gadelius has a significant medical device business focused on bringing long established medical device manufacturers to the Japanese market.
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San Diego, USA
GovX is an eCommerce company built on a foundation of respect and appreciation for the US Military, Law Enforcement and First Responder communities. Verified GovX members receive exclusive access to an expansive catalog with the best prices on premium brands for on-duty and off-duty needs. Members-only savings are also available on travel services, sports tickets and entertainment options for the entire family.
The platform is secured with GovX Verify, a proprietary user identification platform that verifies eligibility and restricts access to approved members. This closed-channel approach allows brands to offer favorable pricing and build a deeper relationship with those who serve, without disrupting their other retail channels. GovX also licenses this proprietary service to partners who wish to offer discounts on their own site to this deserving community.
The company was founded in 2010 and has its offices located in San Diego, California. It has 75 employees and Allegro has been a key investor since 2013.
Harbour Advisors Cayman Ltd. and Harbour Litigation Cayman Ltd.
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Harbour Solutions Group Ltd. (Harbour) serves as the investment advisor to various investment funds with currently in excess of £750 million in partner commitments.
Harbour, through its subsidiary, Harbour Litigation Funding Ltd. ("HLF") as subadvisor to Harbour Advisors (Cayman) Ltd., provides investment advisory, portfolio management and other services to the Harbour investment funds in respect to litigation, tribunal arbitration and dispute resolution claims and dispute and judgment collections and enforcements ("Claims"). Harbour's approach is to combine legal, financial and investment expertise in assessing Claims for potential investment by its investment funds.
The services provided by Harbour to its investment funds include recommending Claims, the provision of advice in respect to Claims and the on-going monitoring and review of Claims invested in by its investment funds.
Allegro is one of the initial founders of Harbour and has been invested in Harbour since 2009. Harbour and HLF together employ about 25 people.
INQO Investments (Pty) Ltd.
Cape Town, South Africa
Inqo is an impact investment company investing in businesses that tackle poverty and the social needs of the poor. Inqo believes that enterprise is the best way to tackle poverty through creating sustainable employment that empowers the poor and transforms communities. Whilst aid and philanthropy will always have a role in humanitarian crises, Inqo believes that sustainable transformation of low-income countries can only be achieved through economic development.
As a social venture investment company, Inqo invests in businesses that create jobs, provide services and products for the poor as well as tackle environmental issues. Inqo invests mostly in small to medium size enterprises (SMEs) that are scalable and have potential for growth and asset appreciation. In addition to the financial returns, each investment will be monitored for their measurable social and environmental impact. Our primary investment focus is Sub-Saharan Africa.
Examples of Inqo's current portfolio companies include Kuzuko Lodge, a five star luxury resort based in the spectacular Eastern Cape Province, which combines job creation, conservation and transformation, Spekboom Trading, a project involving the re-forestation of 14,000 acres with the indigenous Spekboom plant in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, to restore degraded land, create 250+ jobs and generate carbon trading credits, Bee Sweet Honey Ltd (Zambia), a commercial producer of organic honey using a large network of small farmers in the Miombo region of Northern Zambia and Mazima Retirement Plan (Uganda), a voluntary retirement savings scheme for low-income earners in the informal sector of the economy in Uganda.
Allegro first invested in Inqo in 2014 and has continued to add to its investment in 2017 and 2018 as the company has continued to grow and needed additional capital.
Maardu, Estonia
JTK Power Finmec Estonia AS ("Finmec") is a subcontractor of mid-size welded and machined metal components like machine frames, masts, booms and parts of exhaust systems for large semi-fuel engines. Finmec was founded in Estonia in 1994 and became part of the Allegro Group in 2005.
The company has a full in-house production system within the area of cutting, bending, CNC-machining, welding (both manual and robot) and surface treatment, which enables them to control both quality and delivery terms.
Finmec's main customers are globally listed companies such as Cargotec OY, ABB, Sandvik and Wärtsilä.
Finmec is certified by ISO 9001, ISO 3834, EN 1090 and employs about 90 people.
Vöyri, Finland
JTK Power Oy ("JTK") was founded in 1958 in Vaasa, Finland, with the initial focus on the manufacturing of fire and shelter doors. Development and manufacturing of exhaust systems started in 1998 and in 2001 the company moved to new premises in Vöyri, about 35 km outside of Vaasa.
JTK is today a dynamic medium-sized workshop with three main business areas:
- Development and production of advanced silencers and exhaust gas modules for power plants, offshore rigs and the processing industry.
- Advanced CNC machining of parts for ship engines and power plants.
- Manufacturing of steel doors with high security for police and military authorities.
JTK uses qualified technology and software in product development related to acoustic design and flow measurements and has the in-house ability to conduct full-scale tests of sound attenuation and pressure losses from DN200 to DN1600.
Since 2012, JTK has had a subsidiary in Wujiang, China for customers that need advanced silencers and catalytic converters in the marine, power plant and process industries.
Allegro acquired JTK in August of 2013. JTK currently employs 110 people.
Koncentra Pistons Oy
Pietarsaari, Finland
Koncentra Pistons designs, manufactures and markets large bore pistons for leading manufacturers of medium speed diesel and gas engines. Large bore engines used in marine applications, as well as, in power plants, are exposed to severe combustion conditions. Such combustion environments require pistons that can resist high combustion pressure, high temperatures, heavy wear and extreme corrosive conditions.
Koncentra Pistons is applying proprietary state-of-the art R&D Technology to design piston structures, cooling systems, surface treatment and manufacturing processes of pistons and have invested in the most advanced CNC and Automation Technology for efficient and quality assured manufacturing.
Koncentra Pistons' technology provides the best possible performance by achieving:
- Outstanding ring groove wear
- Excellent support surface performance
- Light structure
- Improved fatigue strength
- Cost competitiveness
Koncentra Pistons is approved by ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001.
The company was founded in 1997, employs about 40 people and is located in Pietarsaari, Finland. Allegro acquired the company in August of 2016.
Ljungby, Sweden
Malmstens Verkstad AB was founded in 1969 and is a subcontractor of larger and heavier products within the area of CNC-machining, welding, robot-welding and assembly.
The company has extensive experience partnering with large industrial organizations in manufacturing both semi-finished and finished steel components for industrial use. Malmstens is equipped to handle requests for large and heavy-duty components and can manufacture using any method and type of material.
Major clients are Toyota, Konecranes and Cargotec.
Malmstens Verkstad AB employs about 40 people and Allegro became the principal owner in 2010.
NClear, Inc.
Atlanta, USA
Nclear is committed to restoring nature's equilibrium to the world's water bodies by addressing the problem of nutrient pollution (excess levels of phosphorus and nitrogen) that is causing toxic algae and red tide blooms across the globe.
Nclear's patented TPX nanocrystal technology helps wastewater plants meet more stringent phosphorus discharge limits with an efficient and cost-effective solution that eliminates the need for toxic chemicals. Any resulting solid waste is non-toxic and can often be repurposed rather than sent to landfills. TPX is a patented synthetic calcium-silicate mineral engineered to be the most cost effective and environmentally safe solution to remove phosphorus and certain other contaminants from industrial processes, as well as to remove or prevent excess phosphorus concentrations from water bodies such as lakes, rivers, streams, estuaries and bays.
In addition, Nclear has brought to market the ElectrX electrochemical reactor technology, which is a cost-effective and environmentally friendly way to eliminate excess nitrogen levels in wastewaters, by converting ammonia to harmless nitrogen gas.
The company has 10 employees, and Allegro has been the lead shareholder since 2015.
Bordeaux, France
Oxymetal, which was founded in 1984, is the French leader in industrial metal cutting.
Oxymetal offers a wide range of services from high-precision laser cutting from as little as 0.1 mm to the cutting of very thick pieces of up to 400 mm. In addition, Oxymetal offers finishing operations, such as bending, machining and welding and is versatile enough to handle everything from one-off prototypes to serial production.
Oxymetal has a very diversified customer base supplying many different businesses including energy, aerospace, automotive, railroad, construction, industrial machinery and equipment amongst many others.
The company employs about 400 people and Allegro became one of the main investors in 2012.
Menlo Park, USA
Sight Sciences is a commercial-stage medical device company dedicated to the development of intelligently designed and engineered products that address the underlying physiology of ophthalmic diseases. The company operates two business lines: surgical and non-surgical devices.
Sight Sceinces key surgical product is the OmniTM surgical device, which is used to treat glaucoma and related deceases. OmniTM is a manually operated device for the delivery of small amounts of viscoelastic fluid during ophthalmic surgery as well as for the cutting of trabecular meshwork when a trabeculotomy is indicated.
The company's non-surgical product portfolio is focused on the TearCare® System, a wearable, open eye and fully-customizable eyelid technology expected to be available in 2019, which will be a software-controlled eyelid technology that provides targeted and adjustable thermal energy to the meibomian glands, leveraging the full functionality of the blinking eye. The TearCare® System's proprietary iLid™ technology facilitates natural meibum expression when meibum is in its melted phase.
The company was founded in 2011, and Allegro was one of the initial investors in the company's Series A. After also having participated in the Series B offering, Allegro in 2018 led the company's Series C round and in connection therewith Staffan Encrantz joined the Board as Chairman.
Sight Sciences is headquartered in Menlo Park in California and currently has about 70 employees.


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People have long debated the idea of videogames being a form of art. Many have strong opinions one-way or the other. I on the on the other hand, believe that videogames are both. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, the definition of art is "the conscious use of skill and creative imagination especially in the production of aesthetic objects." In my opinion, it is hard to deny that the creators of a game like LOTRO were artists. It takes true artistic vision to be able to create a world so beautiful and so detailed. Purely by the definition of art one can see the fictional world of LOTRO is artwork. Creating it absolutely took creative imagination and it is quite aesthetic. It has become pretty widely accepted that video is a form of art of why would the LOTRO world not be considered as such?
Is the playing of a videogame a form of art? This is where the question gets trickier to answer. When a game has very specific rules, and the player strictly follows those rules, the player is not an artist. If anything, they are more of a mathematician. Simply doing moves like they are inputs into a formula. However, when the gamer decides to go beyond the basic necessities to complete their task, they can become an artist. When they invest themselves in the quest and the different ways they could go about their tasks the gamer becomes the artist. And what of art's ability to bring about an emotional response in the gamer? That too is dependant on the gamer and how much they invest in the game. In fact, in some cases games can change a gamer's total outlook. War games can make a gamer view real life war in a different way. Playing can give gamers a new appreciation for the job of soldiers. War for trivial reasons like seen in games can make real war seem pointless. However, when gamers are only invested enough to fulfill the minimum requirements to advance, there is no chance that they are affected emotionally by the game.
So are videogames art? In their basic form, as they stand without the gamer, I would say no. Despite the fact the imagery is art, the rules and coding in the game make the game too stagnant and inflexible to be. If the game becomes too much about the science that makes it work, it takes away from the artistry. However, with the right gamer, the videogame can become more than the coding. It can be appreciated emotionally and for its imagery and therefore becomes art.


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He Said/She Said Comics #5: The OJ Simpson/Nicole Simpson Story, First Amendment Publishing
writer: Arthur Meehan
artists: Mike Scorzelli, Roberto Andujar, Mike Apice, Bruce Scultz
I'm a staunch believer in synchronicity – the convergence of seemingly unrelated events. That said, could my reading The OJ Simpson Story on the same night Prison Break made its mid-season debut really be a coincidence? I'd intended this review as the second part of my Black History Month series, but with news surrounding Simpson's recent undistributed book about how he would have committed the infamous murders of Nicole Brown-Simpson and Ron Goldman, and subsequently "leaked" chapter published in Newsweek, "history" is hardly the category for this material. Despite recent headlines, as The OJ Simpson/Nicole Simpson Story was published shortly after the initial controversy, presumably while Simpson's criminal trial was in progress, this issue is an interesting trip back in time – a reminder of how public, poignant, and shocking those original events were. In this context, even if Simpson's book was hypothetical conjecture, was reminding us of those torrid events really worth the fresh copy?
In a similar vein, was a comic book adaptation so soon after the murders really in good taste? The publishing company's moniker, First Amendment Press, boldly and preemptively answers that question, implying the proclamation, "We have the right to tell this story!" To their credit, this flipbook, one side dedicated to the prosecution, the other to the defense, merely recreates already established perspectives, a harmless effort if the intention is education. However, the packaging is what presents the real controversy, the true moral dilemma to me as the reader. On Nicole's cover, her tear-streaked face stares at us helplessly, while a brow-furrowed OJ hovers over her shoulder with the eeriness of an old Universal monster movie poster. On the OJ side, the Juice's visage dominates the cover, with Nicole but one of three smaller images (alongside Shapiro and Goldman) in the background. Aside from the accusations of murder, as if that weren't enough, the most critical criticisms OJ has faced throughout this case is his asserted perception that he is the victim – victim of the media, of Nicole's adultery, of his own personal demons. Her minimal exposure on one end and the exploitation of her pain on the other is indicative of the tragedy permeating this whole tragedy.
The same phenomenon exists inside the issue, although a tad more subtly. First of all, in my opinion, the OJ side of the issue is better illustrated. Just my opinion, could be my own perception, but now noted nevertheless. Further, following the infamous Bronco chase scene in each segment, the text leads us to a climatic, painted splash page of its respective subject. Tell me if you detect a bias. On OJ's side, the captions express, "Instead of a grand jury indictment of O.J., (necessary for a trial), the judge now orders a pre-trial hearing to begin a week later. And in the meantime . . . OJ sits waiting in his cell, with nothing but his memories," followed by another image of a domineering OJ with Nicole a subtext alongside silhouettes of football players and his old high school photo. On Nicole's side, the captions lead, "After his surrender, OJ is officially taken into custody and charged with 2 counts of murder. And as the media mourns a fallen hero . . . The true victims await justice." I ask, was the word hero necessary in a description of Simpson from Nicole's perspective? At least her story could have been illustrated decently.
The supplemental material is the true betrayer of this issue. A haphazard glossary of legal terms and "the cast" of characters is pseudo-educational enough, but the satiric list of "celebrity reactions" is truly distasteful. A quote attributed to Richard Simmons has the flamboyant fitness guru asking, "What a shame about that sweet Ronnie Goldman. Uh, has anyone claimed the body yet?" No joke. I'm an avid supporter of crude and risqué humor, and even over a decade later, that quip sends shivers up my spine.
So how would this issue contribute to the context of Black History Month? I am by no means qualified to analyze this phenomenon any further than its role in the comic book medium, but considering Simpson's recent headline renaissance, I have to wonder how a civilly convicted murderer has earned our affection again. Did the African-America community express any outrage over Simpson's attempt to exploit those murders for his own gain, in book form? Even if the guy is innocent of the crime, he's become guilty of tastelessness. Still, perhaps in a move that embodies the success of definitively black pop culture, OJ combined the victim and criminal stereotypes into a synthesis that the common man could not resist discussing over the water cooler, that a journalistic juggernaut like Newsweek could not resist running in their pages. My only real question is, with all of the talented, outstanding people in their culture, is OJ Simpson really the one black people want making their history?
The '60s had the moon landing. The '70s had Watergate. The '80s had the collapse of the Berlin Wall. And, we, the generation of the grungy '90s, have OJ and his Bronco chase. We all remember where we were during that pivotal chase, and years later during the anticlimactic trial. For all of the airtime OJ Simpson hijacked, are we a better country for it? Did our criminal justice system refine itself in those well-publicized fires? Is the comic book medium better for having an issue among its multitudes dedicated to this crime, or the other He Said/She Said crimes advertised in this issue? I know this – Prison Break may have premiered after a month hiatus tonight, but Heroes did, too. And, maintaining a semblance of synchronicity in the face of this issue, I think we all still need one.
Monday, January 22, 2007
He Said/She Said Comics #5: The OJ Simpson/Nicole Simpson Story
Posted by KaraokeFanboy at 11:15 PM
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Great work.
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The OJ trial is perhaps one of the most impressive moments in TV history, and despite the final verdict I don't believe we will ever know the truth behind the events of that day, he could have been under a lot of
Generic Viagra, no wait not possible i believe the trial was before that was invented, never mind.
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San Antonio Spurs – Houston Rockets. Prediction for the match 07.03.2017
Tournament: NBA
Location: "AT&T center", San Antonio
Match date: 07.03.2017 04:30 (GMT)
Within the next round of the NBA San Antonio spurs on their court will accept the Houston rockets. It will be a duel of two teams from the leading three of the Western conference, so the interest in this game is huge. The bookies are fairly predictable put future owners a clear favorite, and with this position you need to agree, especially if to look closely at the latest statistics of the team from San Antonio.
One win
The San Antonio spurs in five extreme matches only won, defeated teams were: Los Angeles (twice), Indiana, new Orleans and Minnesota. After the 61st meeting played in the current NBA championship, in the asset of the future owners of 48 wins, 13 defeats, second in the West, and the percentage of victories is equal 0,787. San Antonio has all the chances to fight for the victory in the conference with Golden state.
Too bad
In turn, the Houston rockets played 63 matches this season, 44 wins and 19 losses, is third in the Western conference. At least five games the rockets have four wins and only one defeat. Team with Texas this season, played 32 meetings in which he won 21, the coefficient is equal to 0,656 Victoria, at least five away games with four wins and one defeat.
Both teams are good now, but the factor of their facilities in battle equal opponents must be decisive. San Antonio is in pursuit of Golden state and lose the momentum, especially in a home game, future owners do not intend to. Our free forecast for the meeting:
Victory San Antonio in the match
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Parker leads shorthanded Spurs over MavsFeb 25, 2009 - 5:17 AM SAN ANTONIO (Ticker) -- Tony Parker knew what he had to do.
Parker had 37 points and a season-high 12 assists as the San Antonio Spurs won without Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, posting a 93-76 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday.
The All-Star point guard, normally just one of the "Big Three," was the big dog for one night.
"We found out that Timmy was not going to play. I knew that I was going to have to step up my game, be aggressive and make plays, make stuff happen," Parker said.
Former Maverick Michael Finley scored 16 points and Kurt Thomas added 10 and 15 rebounds for the Spurs, who returned home after their eight-game road trip while the rodeo was at the AT&T Center.
Duncan, however, did not play with a sore right knee. The seriousness of the injury remains unclear, as the team has not elaborated on his absence.
"He'll see the doctors in the morning and we'll see what they say," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said.
"His knee didn't have any strength and he couldn't get it warmed up, he couldn't get it loosened up. It's very strange ... he was good this morning, but this evening he couldn't move it. So we sat him."
In his stead, the Spurs had four of their five starters score in double figures and took a 32-19 lead after the first quarter to set the tone for the game.
It was a triumphant return home for San Antonio, which appeared to be falling apart in consecutive road setbacks at Toronto and New York but bounced back with wins at Detroit and Washington to close its swing.
The wins were more impressive considering that sixth man Ginobili missed both games with a stress reaction in his right ankle. The star guard is expected to miss two to three weeks.
With both Ginobili and Duncan sidelined in this one, the Spurs relied on Parker, who shot 15-of-32 from the field.
"I felt pretty good," Parker said. "I was having cramps in the fourth quarter. That's why I was missing all those layups. I was having cramps. I told Pop to just leave me in and I'll make stuff happen."
The Frenchman attempted his second-most shots this season, behind only the 36 he hoisted on November 5, when he scored a season-high 55 points in a double-overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
But the way Popovich saw it, Parker was more than just a shoot-first player on this night.
"I thought Tony Parker was a super-stud tonight," the coach said. "Not just because he scored, but he played defense. He ran the show out there and kept everybody involved."
Parker started his scoring burst in the first quarter, when he hit eight straight shots for the Spurs en route to a 18 points in the opening 12 minutes. San Antonio shot 16-of-23 from the field (70 percent) in the period.
The Mavs started the second quarter with a 9-0 run, until Matt Bonner ended the burst with five straight points before a layup from Parker ended the 7-0 run and helped the Spurs keep an 11-point lead midway through the period.
Dallas, however, outscored San Antonio, 25-18, in the second and faced a six-point deficit at halftime.
The second half was an uphill battled thanks to the struggles of Dirk Nowitzki, who scored 14 points on just 5-of-15 shooting. The Mavs have lost three of their last five.
"The Spurs did a great job taking the easy shots away from Dirk with the double-team," Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said. "We just weren't able to take advantage of the weak side opportunity tonight.
"We had good looks, and at times, we shot when we should have dribbled. The Spurs did a good job, and we needed to do a lot better."
Both Carlisle and Nowitzki, however, were thankful for two things - the absences of Duncan and Ginobili.
"I can only shudder to think what would have happened tonight with Tim and Manu on the floor," Carlisle said.
"It was defensively a gift that Duncan was out tonight, and we didn't take it," Nowitzki said.
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The loan documents to homebuyers are going to be simple and easier to understand. As per Russ Whitney there are two new forms, a Loan Estimate and a Closing Disclosure.The purpose of the new forms is to simplify closing information and make it simpler for consumers to compare their estimated costs to final costs.
Russ Whitney suggest that new forms will hold lenders to three-day deadlines so that consumers will have the information they need well before closing.The three-day rule applies to both the Loan Estimate and the Closing Disclosure.
Buyers should receive the former three days after applying for a loan and the latter three days before closing. At the same time buyers should take this time to look carefully for any changes between the Loan Estimate and the Closing Disclosure.
Russ Whitney informs all that consumers will have more experience on the new forms, the interest rate, monthly payments, and the total closing costs will be clearly presented on the first page, making it easier to compare mortgage loans and choose the one that is right for them.
Some important information will also be highlighted, including the costs of taxes and insurance and how interest rates and payments may change in the future. This information will help consumers decide whether they can afford the mortgage loan and the home, now and in the future.
For More News:Russ Whitney Shows Impact on Increase in Mortgage Rates


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Edinburgh welcomes Sri Lanka researchers
Sri Lanka in Transition: Society, Polity, Economy 5th Roundtable on Contemporary Sri Lanka, University of Edinburgh
We will be welcoming over 50 researchers from around the world for one of the biggest ever events focused on Sri Lanka to be held in Europe. Discussions will focus on changes and problems since the defeat of Mahinda Rajapaksa in the January 2015 Presidential election. Highlights include a panel on constitutional reform and transitional justice, chaired by Professor Christine Bell, with contributions from Harini Amarasuriya, Asanga Welikala and Alan Keenan, and a closing session with the writers V.V. Ganeshananthan and Sunila Galappatti reading from their most recent work.
The roundtable is supported by Social Anthropology, the Centre for South Asian Studies, the School of Social and Political Science, and the Global Justice Academy.


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Bold Interiors
Maybe I'm just a huge sicko, but when I started looking through this gallery of interior paint colors, all the meticulously constructed interiors just reminded me of the incest-dungeon that Austrian guy built under his house. The captions don't help:
"The stenciling here was done in chalkboard paint, inviting tiny inhabitants to draw all over the walls."
See? Useful tips. I am so going to hell.


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This week, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time cast members Nick Sidi, Holly Aird, Sean Gleeson and Tilly Tremayne took a ride in some of our specially branded show taxi cabs.
Fittingly, the last stop was the play's home, the Apollo Theatre, just in time to start the warm up for the matinee!
Working with the media owners, we arranged for five of the taxis to line up outside the Apollo for a bit of a photo shoot bathed in London's trademark sunshine *ahem*. To mark the start of the Curious outdoor summer campaign, 300 taxis curious branded taxis will roam the streets of London for four weeks. Have a look below and keep your eyes peeled if you're around the city.


text: Karen Straehle is the owner of Home Helpers and Direct Link in Massachusetts. Her professional experience has been in the area of financial services for the past 30 years. During her last few years in that industry, she decided to change her career direction to have a more rewarding position where she felt she had a purpose and that she could grow as an individual. While exploring, Karen played an active role in caregiving for both of her parents. Being one of ten children, this time with her parents was precious to her. She started to feel a sense of purpose she never felt before. She investigated Home Helpers and Direct link and chose to purchase this franchise. During her discussions with the Corporate Franchisor, it became apparent that she was meant to pursue the ownership of the company so she could help people in need.