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federal judge colleen kollar-kotelly ordered microsoft and 9 states to appear at a hearing monday, january 7 to argue microsoft's request for a delay in the next phase of the antitrust trial. in december, microsoft petitioned the judge to extend by four months the date for a remedy hearing to decide what sanctions would be placed on microsoft for its antitrust violations.
the justice department and 9 other states have settled their portion of the case against microsoft. the finalization of the settlement is awaiting a 60-day period for public comment and a 30-day period for public response. the judge could make her decision on the settlement as early as march.
the 9 states that are not settling are arguing that microsoft wants to continue operating without being sanctioned for its antitrust violations. one of the remedies that they have asked for is for microsoft to furnish a "windows light" program at a much lesser price.
for more information see zdnet.
bob's opinion
this suit by the "gang of nine" has degenerated into a battle by lawyers to get huge fees and to return to the 9 dissenting states some of the huge expenditures they have made pursuing microsoft.
since no one else has any constructive ideas on how to settle this mess, i have a modest proposal:
microsoft turns over the windows source code, under appropriate disclosure protection, to the 9 states and gives them a billion dollars seed money to be spent developing an operating system that they can furnish to consumers for free. they can unbundle the items that they do not like and produce an operating system that suits their peculiar requirements. i am confident that there will be no political motive to include some junk that belongs to their constituents.
fire the lawyers and replace them with operating systems programmers–everyone knows that programmers are underemployed right now. the states might have to hire consultants because operating systems talent costs far more than the states pay programmer employees. but not to worry, it is still far less than outside counsel. (maybe they could convince linus torvalds to run the project.) of course the states would be responsible for fixing the security holes and bugs in the operating system, and they will have to maintain all the drivers for all the vendors that attach. soon they would have to have a 64-bit version as well.
watch out what you wish for, states, you might just get it!
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|microsoft (12:00pm est fri jan 04 2002)
federal incursions really sometimes target pretty odious software too. – by effpeegee
|lol! (12:40pm est fri jan 04 2002)
you know, too many rabid anti-ms clones will take this seriously! let me add some extras to your suggestions.
i agree, let's have the government begin appropriating company assets and forcing manufacturers to subsidize their competitors, current and wannabes.
in order for this new os to be used, it must have mainstream applications. we can force all software producers to write apps for this new os. we will suspend all sales of any products that don't support the new os.
linux was supposed to be the big bad free os that had microsoft running scared. obviously, that's not the case, open source has failed. we do need another try at a free os. but the linux contributers should be jailed for their failure as an incentive for the programmers of the new os.
there's more we can do.
intel. let's strip them of their assets and create a group that develops computer chips and gives them to the public for free.
while we are at it, let's grab the overwhelming content of time-warner. i want to distribute free movies, tv, radio, cable services, etc. but i need t-w's help, they are too powerful.
we should also make sure there is some money left over for a giant statue of lenin to place in red(mond) square. i think russia has a few hanging around unused that they would sell us cheap.
– by jgitz
|thank god for sun microsystems (12:44pm est fri jan 04 2002)
i'm glad i have solaris. it is such a better operating system. there are plenty of open source and unix based applications out there for me to get the important things done.
i don't need microsoft software for anything.
what a relief, as i sit here typing this on my sparc, i can't help but smile from the feeling of being free from the monopolists.
– by the scavenger
|second jgitz (12:54pm est fri jan 04 2002)
why if the "9" states have the source code [and, of course, as responsible underpaid government workers, who leak nothing to for-profit competitors for a "finder's fee"] we will have numerous versions written by — not the highest-paid, most competitive, & most creative code engineers — by state bureaucrats who will perform as well as their colleagues in child-support collection and disbursement or the irs.
then we can erect multiple statues of lenin and franz kafka. – by jj brannon
|…..and the original post of the year award goes to….. (1:22pm est fri jan 04 2002)
ah, yes. the infamous "anyone who thinks a corporation should be punished for the breaking the law is a communist" posts that invariably follow any item about the microsoft antitrust case. they're almost as entertaining to read as the "anyone who thinks microsoft broke the law is just jealous of their success" posts.
next topic.
|bob, you really need some help… (1:31pm est fri jan 04 2002)
that's the most insane idea i've ever heard!!
with the momentum linux is gaining, i doubt one could pay linus enough $ to do what you propose.
now, i have to give ms some credit… windows xp is really great! it truly is the best windows yet. i've upgraded two friends (from winme no less) and built a totally new xp computer for one of those friends' son and have been thoroughly impressed. i'll probably even get a copy for my wife…
however, i'll stick with linux.
– by chameleon
|the wine project… (1:36pm est fri jan 04 2002)
…would be very interested in the windows source code though.
they would love to dissect the windows apis to make windows applications run better under linux.
– by chameleon
|what a joke….. (2:28pm est fri jan 04 2002)
how many times will the justice department sue microsoft for "monopoly type violations", then give microsoft a settlement that basically says microsoft did not really break the law. next,the conspiracy theorists will say that microsoft must be working with the federal government, giving the feds a backdoor into any computer running a microsoft os to manipulate some end users software in exchange for such lenient treatment. besides, if microsoft were broken up, how long does anyone think microsoft would continue to support their previously released os's? aside from the huge internet vulnerability in their latest os (xp home and xp professional), their newest os's are somewhat better than their previous os's, and it will take most of the hardware companies some time to get better drivers for the newest "xp" operating systems. let's all just hope that one day microsoft will release an os that is both easy to use/understand & is somewhat close to bug free, even if it is overpriced and contains some software that not everyone want's. i have some appreciation for microsoft's attempts to inovate, but it would be much better if they could just ship bug free product that works as intended, but i probably shouldn't hold my breath. – by srv_fan
|linux is a failure????? (4:10pm est fri jan 04 2002)
microsoft is very concerned about linux.
ibm sure seems to be abandoning linux???? oh and a little country called china is ditching ms in favor of thier very own redstar os. i know it's only a billion potential users, but it's a start for linux. are there any ms os's running on the top 100 supercomputers? now where did i put that beowolf cluster?
i see linux in the press and moving into new arenas everyday. sure signs of a dismal failure there – by kuhndog
|kuhndog (7:39pm est fri jan 04 2002)
"a little country called china" is also taking all manufacturing facilities and also is stealing all military technology they can. they are ditching ms because they don't care about western people. they sell they products to us but they don't buy anything of our products.
– by asado
|lawyers, fire, lawyers, fire, lawyers, fire fire fire (8:09pm est fri jan 04 2002)
i love it. fire the lawyers, hire the os developers. let the states be responsible for all the security patches that will be needed once the code bases diverge. someone like janet reno might be available for project manager, and if a talent like larry ellison or maybe even hillary, could be tapped as spokesperson, the media could make microsoft seem worse than bin-laden.
remember: politicians are interested in people, although this is not necessarily a good thing.
fleas are interested in dogs.
craig. – by notmyrealfakename
|maybe get linux torvaldes to (1:47am est sat jan 05 2002)
he wouldn't touch the m$ code with a ten mile cat-5 cable! what are you smoking bob?! – by prfunky
|good grief.. (10:35am est sat jan 05 2002)
people! it was obvious that bob was joking! the nine states are fishing for cash and, in the end, just waste more money. of course, that is what they do best. bob was just extending the state's position to the absurd.
by the way,
>>>ah, yes. the infamous "anyone who thinks a corporation should be punished for the breaking the law is a communist" posts that invariably follow any item about the microsoft antitrust case
punishment is one thing, having the government take control of a company is quite another. for any rational person, this is a very dangerous step. like it or not, goverment control of industry and the distribution of it's assets is a key component of communism. sarcastic comments don't change that.
|asado (11:54am est sat jan 05 2002)
the chinese trust the u.s. even less than we trust them. i am not going to get ina moral debate about manufacturing and americans losing jobs to sweathouse workers. their humans rights record speaks for itself.
but the choice to use redstar linux is not about purchasing western products. it's about trust in ms, and they don't trust em one bit. they have many very talented engineers and would rather use that talent so they can have an os that they know does not have any gapping security holes (ala upnp) that the west can exploit to spy on them.
once again i am not defending china. they have gotten along just fine for thousands of years withoput little ol' me. i was just pointing out that linux is not a failure by any stretch of the imagination. – by kuhndog
|microsoft vs socialist empire builders (5:40am est sun jan 06 2002)
i love it. after reading the above i was delighted to see that unix which is dead, linus which should be, and other almost operating systems are alive and well. windows works. sorry but it does. it works for a lot of people all over the globe. once again sorry but it does. i despise any person whose only gratification is the punishment of the success of others because it �isn�t fare.� microsoft is big because people buy their product time-after-time. so get accustomed to it until such a time as marx and his side kicks take over the north american and we can all whine and complain—-waaaa waaaa – by mike gamble
|mike gamble (12:30pm est sun jan 06 2002)
is it "mike gamble", or should i say "mike gealbm"?
linus? it's linux! linus is the name of the guy who created linux. obviously this shows that either you can't spell, or you don't really know anything much about linux at all. is linux such a threat to you because if it became popular your 'meagre' knowledge of windows would mean nothing? is linux (lol! should i say "what you know of linux") too complicated for you to learn how to use?
and you reffer to linux as an "almost" operating system? lol! it's a far superior operating system to windows. if you dare to say "ah, but windows has far more applications than linux" – dude, don't go there, that's not the operating system. tell us (please do!) why you consider windows greater than linux as an operating system.
are you so shallow that you think microsoft's success is why everybody want's them punnished? are you seriously thinking that people are jealous of microsoft's success?
you said one thing right, "microsoft is big because people buy their product time-after-time". you know why? monopoly. obviously you don't have a clue about the whole situation, your opinion is pretty pathetic. get clued up. and don't make me post loads of links to articles showing up microsoft for the monopolist scumbags they are, you'll just look even more of a dufus. – by eek!
|uh, eek… (5:57pm est sun jan 06 2002)
you are just being silly. let's see, people buy from microsoft because it's a monopoly. you also claim that linux is a better os. but "don't go there" when it comes to a lack of practical applications and hardware support that a typical computer user would want.
yes, the practical solution for most users is either ms or apple. that is due to these companies providing and supporting the proper software and peripherals. linux is written by geeks for geeks, yet another version of a "me too" unix clone. that's not microsoft's fault.
by the way, i'd suggest you take care in insulting others when your grammer is not even at grade school level.
|uh, jgitz… (6:20pm est mon jan 07 2002)
being silly?
no, there isn't a stockpile of applications for linux. no, hardware support isn't perfect. did i at any point say otherwise?
so most users go for ms or apple because those companies provide and support the proper software and peripherals? microsoft supporting peripherals? don't you mean the peripherals supporting microsoft? after all, it's the hardware manufacturers who provide the drivers. and software is made for windows because most people use it, and therefore it's a good market! people will provide more drivers and software for linux if/when it becomes more popular. anyway, what's with the "ms or apple"? have you compared the percentage of ms software users to that of apple? have you compared the ammount of software available for macs compared with that of windows?
linux is written by geeks, for geeks… ok, but it's being developed to cater for non-geeks so that's a dead end road. i feel another strong suggestion there.
concerning grammar, i would strongly suggest that you take a little more notice of what the conversation is about. whether my grammar is correct or not doesn't matter. mr gealbm's spelling didn't matter either, it was the fact that he called linux "linus", giving the appearance that he doesn't have a clue about linux, and therefore his opinons are likely to be biased and probably unfactual. anyway, if we're going down that road then i should point out that you can't spell "grammar" correctly. you seem a little "silly" yourself. – by eek!
|jgitz… (6:33pm est mon jan 07 2002)
you said "linux was supposed to be the big bad free os that had microsoft running scared. obviously, that's not the case, open source has failed."
|my two cents (6:57pm est mon jan 07 2002)
why the hell is that every time someone says "ms" someone has to pull linux out of their ass? geeze, don't you guys ever get tired of the ms vs linux debate. – by necr0
|eek… (7:20pm est mon jan 07 2002)
look, as jgitz observed, bob's suggestion was obvious satire, jgitz replied in kind. the point he/she made is simple to understand. if linux is the big success with the great apps coming along real soon now, then we certainly have no need to steal microsoft's money for yet another free os.
by the way, that real soon now mantra has been chanted ever since linux hit the streets. in fact, i'm old enough to remember all the real soon now claims of every unix desktop attempt since the desktop computer became reality. what we were left with after the smoke cleared was the crude cde and childish simplistic windowed applications.
the truth of the matter is that it is very true that linux is "written by geeks for geeks." i myself am a geek, i make my living doing unix development. i am well aware that the true unix geeks don't have a clue how the vast majority approach computer use. a computer for most is not an end in itself, it's a tool to get productive work done. i don't want to manipulate my local telephone switch to make a phone call. users don't want to manipulate arcane unix commands to get their comnputers to work. microsoft and apple understand this, linux geeks really don't.
although i won't allow myself to get pulled into a silly argument, let me note that spelling and grammar are not the same thing. a spell checker can fix spelling errors, a constant stream of poorly structured sentences can not be salvaged.
|blind (3:43am est tue jan 08 2002)
stealing money from microsoft isn't the point. the point is that microsoft should be stopped from holding anybody down or killing anybody off.
the "real soon now" statements of earlier years had no foundation. you'll find a lot of people (not just the pro-linux crowd) are seeing a place for linux on the desktop.
like i previously said, linux is by geeks, for geeks, but being developed to cater for non-geeks.
you linux haters just pass over so much, you ignore things that are staring you in the face. you bypass over any factual statments and pick out the leftovers (like the spelling issue – which was totally misread). – by eek!
|sigh… (5:35pm est tue jan 08 2002)
people who find shortcomings with linux are not "linux haters." as i already stated, i make my living doing unix development. that includes working on the linux servers which handle the less intensive tasks. i am also bright enough to clearly see that unix is not suitable for the general marketplace.
wishing for something doesn't make it happen. the new year hasn't truly begun until linux supports predict that "this will be the year for linux on the desktop." the real soon now statements for linux today are no different than those of yesterday. too many promises, too few results.
microsoft, although having done some very questionable things, is not the be all and end all of evil in the industry or the world. many of the companies that failed did so because of terrible management, poor marketing, and bad choices. it is not the job of microsoft, consumers, or the government to prop up these failures. so many techies still don't understand that "the best ideas in the world are useless if they aren't marketed." microsoft understands that and has succeeded because of it.
– by tjack
|marketing (6:24am est wed jan 09 2002)
just because you work with unix doesn't mean that you don't hate it. you keep refering to unix rather than linux, do you actually know much about linux? if you don't hate linux, how come you have such an outlook which appears biased against linux? many articles have recently been written concerning how easy linux has become to install (especially in mandrake's case), how hardware support has greatly increased, how linux is becoming more user-friendly, and how more applications are being developed. last year was a dramatic step forward in the possibility of using linux on the desktop it didn't make it, i didn't expect it to. too many promises, too few results? a lot of non-geeks are starting to take linux seriously now, even if it's still not currently a viable solution for them, their interest has been grabbed. i don't expect linux to be on the desktop this year either, but i do expect it soon. there are many factors why linux can make it to the desktop. try reading a broader selection of tech news articles, keep up to date with the progression of things linux and microsoft, you'll soon see that your opinion is mostly outdated.
indeed, marketing is the key, and microsoft have succeeded because they have developed user-friendliness and have a good marketing strategy. microsoft have also unintentionally marketed a great deal of mistrust and unreliability, which in turn has marketed the name of linux. – by eek!
|handing over windows source code (8:52am est wed jan 09 2002)
hey, you poor pathetic 9. while your at it, could you get me the recipe for coke ? – by itsmyinvention
|coke (1:04pm est thu jan 10 2002)
recepie for coke:
caffiene (quite a bit)
note: to create the original coke recepie just add some cocaine.
you're welcome. – by fred forrester
|coke (6:23pm est thu jan 10 2002)
if microsoft sold a soft drink that tasted like crap, i bet they'd sell more than coke or pepsi. they'd probably say how crap coke and pepsi tasted, and that their drink tasted so much better. people would probably believe them too. and you can bet that steve ballmer would be dancin' in the commercials! – by stringbean
|geek me no wanna after kill! (5:52am est fri apr 23 2004)
geeks must die – by cleverrrrrrrrrr spec


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Our Easter weekend got on its way with a 15km run at the Glenmore Resevoir for Greg and I. We took advantage of having my mom at our house to go for a run. It wasn't a great run and we probably won't run together ever again but that's for another post hahaha.
After our run, we came home and used our new blender to make smoothies for everyone. Adults got beets and blueberries and the kids got blueberries with apples. I didn't like the adult one but I loved the kids one so I drank Finley's when she didn't like it. I am excited to try out our blender for more fun food things.
Later that morning, Greg and the girls decorated easter eggs while we waited for Kristy and her boyfriend to arrive. This is basically where my Good Friday ends. Shortly after Kristy + Dan arrived, I got hit with a massive migraine and spent the rest of the day in bed while everybody else went out to celebrate an early Mother's Day with my mom. They got back around 8pm and I was able to get out of bed but I still wasn't feeling really great. We watched part of the Oilers hockey game before I went back to bed.
Saturday I was still feeling really crummy but Penelope and I decided to head to Cobs to pick up some cinnamon buns for breakfast for everybody. I had planned on making donuts but I wasn't up for that. But we got back home and I didn't even want my cinnamon bun as my stomach was still upset. I was dealing with what I call a migraine hangover and it is not fun. Soon after we had breakfast, Aunty Kristy took the girls to go see Beauty and The Beast which they all loved but decided that the animated version was still superior. Greg and Dan stayed home while they were at the movies and mom and I went to Walmart to pick up a birthday present for a party Finley was going to and then to Michaels for a few other things. We then met back up at our house before Mom, Kristy, Dan and Penelope headed to Red Deer to have dinner at my cousin's place while Greg and I took Finley to a birthday party at Lloyd's.
Greg and I took advantage of having 3 whole hours to ourself and headed downtown to MEC. We both realized we were hungry and that I hadn't had anything to eat since Thursday night so we stopped at Provision and had a late brunch. It was amazing. Read all about it tomorrow on here. Then we headed to MEC where Greg tried out backpacking pillows, bike shoes and looked at water filters while I tried on hydration packs. I found one that I loved but it was $185 and I refuse to spend that on a water carrying device no matter how much I loved it. We spent over an hour at MEC and realize that we should probably head back to Lloyd's as her party was nearing an end.
We were approaching Lloyd's when we realized we would be too early. I suggested a coffee place but we ended up at Campers Village. The best part about the store is the swinging bridge connecting the two upstair parts together. It is loved by both kids and adults alike. If you ever find yourself at this store, don't hesitate to check it out. You won't be disappointed haha.
We still got to Lloyd's a few minutes early but that allowed us to watch Finley do some laps around the rink. She's come a long way since she had her birthday party here in October. She had so much fun and she nearly collapsed when she took her skates off because her legs and feet were so tired. She fell a few times and that left her with some ugly looking knees but they seemed fine the next day. After picking her up, we headed to Michaels and IKEA because I wanted to buy a few things but upon seeing both items up close, we left empty handed much to my dismay. I did however, find another pouf at Walmart for $40 which was perfect to add to our living room for extra seating. It sure came in handy the following day.
We ended up eating out again for dinner which normally doesn't happen so often but neither of us felt like cooking and we had no supper plans to think of at home and we were tired so Finley picked Li Ao Sushi which is our neighbourhood sushi place. It is delicious. Finley enjoyed having some one on one time with us both without Penelope around. It is a rare feat for sure to happen.
We came home just as the snow started to fall which was kinda nice until I realized I didn't have enough eggs for the dessert I was making so I had to go back out. That was not fun. It was so cold and windy!! I made our easter dessert and then went upstairs to watch the flames game with Greg and Finley. Kristy brought her new kitty Smyth to Calgary and since he is named after Ryan Smyth, former hockey player for the Edmonton Oilers, we thought it would be funny to dress him up in our Build A Bear Flames Jersey and call him Iggy. Kristy didn't find this as funny as we did haha.
Finally, the crew arrived home from Red Deer and I got Penelope into bed and was finally able to hide the easter eggs. I hate hiding easter eggs and I cannot wait until my kids don't want to hunt for eggs anymore. I suck I know hahahaha.
Because I had gone to bed so late the night before, I decided not to set my alarm on Sunday morning to get up at 530 for my run and just let my body decide when to get up. However, like clockwork, I woke up at 5:21am. I laid in bed for a bit but finally got dressed and was out the door by 6:15. I am trying to convert Sunday into my short run so I only ran 7 or 8 km that morning. And I was able to run along some fresh bunny tracks in the snow which the girls got a kick out of. I was worried the snow and rain would cause the sidewalks to be really icy but except for a few small spots, they were clear!
I was sure that because both kids were up so late the night before that they would sleep in on Sunday morning but both were up by 730am. It didn't take them long to find all the easter eggs the bunny had hid for them but I think they were disappointed to open them all up and they were all filled with hair ties and erasers. I did throw in some good chocolate into their easter baskets though and they got tons from family members so they definitely had enough chocolate.
For breakfast I made some donuts. I made some cinnamon sugar ones which were delicious and some powdered sugar ones that were not. For some reason, I have never had good tasting powdered sugar ones and I have no idea what it is I am doing wrong. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated.
For Easter supper dessert, I made gluten free cupcakes above and then I made rice krispy easter baskets that are shown below. The cupcakes were a bit dry but not too terrible. I made the icing myself which is why it doesn't look very good. Usually I make Greg do the frosting but he was still sleeping when I did the decorating. They were all eaten in the end.
Making the baskets/nests were a lot of work and I don't think I would do it again. Getting them into the muffin tins was a nightmare and took forever. Squares it will forever be. These turned out great and were delicious.
After breakfast, Greg and I went for groceries at Superstore which I hated every minute of. I told him we should have clicked and collected but he enjoys wandering the aisles looking for things. It was so cold in there too. After we finished there, we headed to IKEA which was still very quiet since it was so early and bought a new shelf thingy for our family room. It was the quickest I have ever been in and out of IKEA haha.
The girls spent some time outside playing with some new Easter toys and colouring and writing in their new notebooks. It was a pretty chill afternoon.
Penelope helped daddy build our new shelf thingy while our Easter supper cooked and before our guests arrived. I probably shouldn't have asked Greg to do this because he got stressed out and angry. Once he finished though we were all happy hahahha.
We had a full house for Easter Dinner: We had Greg's brother Brad and his fiancee Kari, his dad Don, my mom Roxane, my sister Kristy and her boyfriend Dan from Sask, my cousin Jimmy, his wife Nancy and their kids Madi + Tanner from Red Deer and my Aunty Leslie + Uncle Doug over. We had 16 people which is a lot but I love having my family altogether especially given all we have been through this last year and a bit. The supper was great and it was really nice seeing everybody too!
After supper everybody headed home but Don, Kari + Brad who took the girls for a bike ride while Greg and I cleaned up the main floor. Finley got a new bike that she wanted to try out and Penelope (much to her dismay) got Finley's old bike. Don used one of Greg's bikes to go out with the girls which the girls loved. As soon as they went home, we got the girls to bed and I was out like a light soon after. I was exhausted after a busy but fulfilling weekend - even with the crappy migraine on Friday. How did you spend your easter??


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1 bunch flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked from stems
2 shallots, peeled and very thinly sliced
2 tablespoons (30 grams) capers
2 tablespoons (30 ml) extra-virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon
Coarse sea salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Toasted bread, for serving
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Crunchy Brazil nut butter
A satisfyingly crunchy spread made of 100% highest quality Brazil nuts, lightly toasted and stone milled to preserve their great taste and aroma, mixed with Brazil nut pieces. Excellent source of vitamins and minerals, this highly nutritious butter is healthy and enjoyable on its own (try it on toasted bread) or as an ingredient in other dishes.
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170g jar
Brazil Nut Butter – from
Both the
and the
varieties are made of
100% highest quality Brazil nuts – and nothing else. The nuts were
lightly toasted and stone
milled to a fine paste. They differ in texture only. While the
contains just the paste of grounded Brazil nuts, the
is mixed with bits of broken nuts, adding highly palatable "crunchiness" to the taste. Each jar contains 170g.
Culinary Use
In general,
Brazil Nut Butter
can be used wherever and whenever one would otherwise use peanut butter. It does have, though, a very distinct taste quite different from the peanut butter (for more about the differences between the two from the nutritional point of view see below). It is fabulous on it's own, spread on freshly toasted bread. As the product is made of 100%
Brazil nuts, without any additives whatsoever, you may wish to add a pinch of salt and/or some drops of honey, maple syrup or sugar to suit your taste.
Brazil Nut Butter
can be used as an ingredient in salad dressing or as an original dip (prepared like Tahini). Both varieties can be used to enhance stir fries and oriental dishes such as Thai chicken and Chicken Satay. For deserts and sweet treats,
Brazil Nut Butter
has a respectable range of uses as a main ingredient in baking cookies, fudges and such like. The use is really only bound by your imagination! You can, of course, do some
online research
Health Benefits
states the following health benefits of
Brazil Nuts
Brazil nuts are a good source of some vitamins and minerals. A cup (133 grams) of Brazil nuts contains the vitamins thiamin (0.8 mg—55% DV) and vitamin E (7.6 mg—38% DV); minerals calcium (213 mg—21% DV), magnesium (500 mg—125% DV), phosphorus (946 mg—96% DV), copper (2.3 mg—116% DV), and manganese (1.6 mg—81%). Brazil nuts are perhaps the richest dietary source of selenium; 28 g (1 oz, 6–8 nuts) can contain as much as 544 µg. This is 10 times the adult U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowances, more even than the Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL), although the amount of selenium within batches of nuts varies greatly.
online source
claims the following benefits associated with eating
Brazil nuts:
Brazil nuts are high in calories, contains good quantities of vitamins, anti-oxidants and minerals. The nuts in-fact have been staple diet of Amazonian.
100 g of brazil nuts provide about 656 calories. Their high caloric content comes from their fats. However, the nuts are an especially excellent source of mono-unsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) like palmitoleic acid (16:1) and oleic acid (18:1) that helps to lower LDL or "bad cholesterol" and increases HDL or "good cholesterol" in the blood. Research studies suggest that Mediterranean diet, which is rich in monounsaturated fatty acids help to prevent coronary artery disease and strokes by favoring healthy blood lipid profile.
The nuts are also a very good source of vitamin-E; contain about 7.87 mg per 100 g (about 52% of RDA). Vitamin-E is a powerful lipid soluble antioxidant. It is required for maintaining the integrity of cell membrane of mucus membranes and skin by protecting it from harmful oxygen-free radicals.
Brazil nuts contain exceptionally high levels of selenium. 100 g nuts provide about 1917 µg of selenium and 3485% of recommended daily intake making them as the highest natural source of this mineral. Selenium is an important cofactor for anti-oxidant enzyme glutathione-peroxidase. Just 1-2 nuts a day provides enough of this trace element. Adequate selenium foods in the diet help prevent coronary artery disease, liver cirrhosis, and cancers.
Furthermore, like almonds and pine nuts, brazil nuts too are free from gluten and therefore, is one of the popular ingredients for the preparation of gluten-free food formulas. These formula preparations are, in fact, healthy alternatives in people with wheat food allergy and celiac disease.
Additionally, these creamy nuts are an excellent source of B-complex group of vitamins such as thiamin (51% of RDA per 100 g), riboflavin, niacin, pantothenic acid, vitamin B-6 (pyridoxine) and folates. Altogether, they work as co-factors for enzymes during cellular substrate metabolism inside the body.
In addition to selenium, they contain very good levels of other minerals such as copper, magnesium, manganese, potassium, calcium, iron, phosphorus, and zinc. Copper helps prevent anemia and bone weakness (osteoporosis). Manganese is an all-important co-factor for antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase.
Nutrition Facts
The table below shows the high level breakdown of nutritional elements in just 20g of Brazil nuts:
Nutrition Facts Serving Size: 20g or 0.7oz
Amount Per Serving
Calories 131 Calories from Fat 111
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13g 20%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 1mg 0%
Total Carbohydrate 2g 1%
Dietary Fiber 2g 6%
Sugars 0g
Protein 3g
Vitamin A 0% · Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 3% · Iron 3%
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Nutritional Data by SkipThePie.org
Evidently, most of the calories (111 out of 131) are derived from the fat content. The good news is that the vast majority of that fat is of the
variety! The chart below shows the proportion of good fats (green) in Brazil nuts in relation to bad fats (in red). Read more about each type of fat and fatty acid below.
The chart below shows good fats in Nuts, brazilnuts, dried, unblanched in relation to bad fats. Read more about each type of fat and fatty acid below.
Polyunsaturated Fats:
Polyunsaturated fat can be found mostly in nuts, seeds, fish, algae, leafy greens, and krill. Whole food sources are always best, as processing and heating may damage polyunsaturated fats.
Monounsaturated Fats:
Foods containing monounsaturated fats reduce LDL (bad) cholesterol, while possibly increasing HDL (good) cholesterol. ["You Can Control Your Cholesterol: A Guide to Low-Cholesterol Living". Merck & Co. Inc.]
Trans Fatty Acids:
The National Academy of Sciences has concluded there is no safe level of trans fat consumption. This is because any incremental increase in trans fat intake increases the risk of coronary heart disease. [Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids (Macronutrients). National Academies Press. p. 504]
Saturated Fats:
Consumption of saturated fat is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in the view of the
Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation
, the
American Heart Association
, the
British Heart Foundation
, the
National Heart Foundation of Australia
, the
National Heart Foundation of New Zealand
and the
World Heart Federation
Vitamins and Minerals
As noted above,
Brazil Nut Butter
contains high concentrations of vital vitamins and minerals. See details below, along with the percentage of the Recommended Daily Intake (RDI) of each, provided by just 20g of
Brazil Nut Butter
Vitamin Content Serving Size: 20g or 0.7oz
Amount RDI%
Vitamin A 0 IU 0%
Vitamin B6 0.0202 mg 1%
Vitamin B12 0 mcg 0%
Vitamin B12, Added 0 mcg 0%
Vitamin C 0.14 mg 0%
Vitamin D 0 IU 0%
Vitamin D2 ~
Vitamin D3 ~
Vitamin D (D2 + D3) 0 mcg 0%
Vitamin E (Alpha-tocopherol) 1.146 mg 6%
Vitamin E, Added 0 mg 0%
Vitamin K 0 mcg 0%
Thiamin 0.1234 mg 8%
Riboflavin 0.007 mg 0%
Niacin 0.059 mg 0%
Pantothenic Acid 0.0368 mg 0%
Folate 4.4 mcg 1%
Folate, Food 4.4 mcg 1%
Folate, DFE 4.4 mcg DFE 1%
Choline 5.76 mg ~
Betaine 0.08 mg ~
*Daily Value not established for starred items.
~Data not available for tilde (~) items.
Vitamin Data by SkipThePie.org
Mineral Content Serving Size: 20g or 0.7oz
Amount RDI%
Calcium 32 mg 3%
Iron 0.486 mg 3%
Magnesium 75.2 mg 19%
Phosphorus 145 mg 14%
Potassium 131.8 mg 3%
Sodium 0.6 mg 0%
Zinc 0.812 mg 5%
Copper 0.3486 mg 17%
Manganese 0.2446 mg 12%
Selenium 383.4 mcg 548%
Fluoride ~
*Daily Value not established for starred items.
~Data not available for tilde (~) items.
Mineral Data by SkipThePie.org
Compared to Peanut Butter,
Brazil Nut Butter
contains more selenium, copper, phosphorus and thiamine but less protein.
Nutural World
Brazil Nut Butter
is made in a peanut-free environment, and is thus is completely safe for those with peanut allergy. However, Nutural World produces other seed and nut based products, and while every effort is made to separate the production lines it cannot guarantee that the product is free of traces of other seeds and nuts.
Vegetarians, Vegans and the Manufacturing Process
Nutural World
Brazil Nut Butter
is made of 100% Brazil nuts and is thus suitable for vegetarian and vegans. The nuts are lightly roasted to enhance their taste and bring out their delicate aroma. The milling process uses traditional stone based mills and not high speed rotating blades to generate the most uniform paste and keep the temperature during the milling process to the lowest possible. Since no emulsifier is added, it is quite normal for the oil in our products to separate to the top of the jar. Simply stir it back in. Once opened, storing the product in the refrigerator will slow down the separation process and the product will keep for up to three months.
Dieting, Weight Loss and
Brazil Nut Butter
It may come as a surprise, but
Brazil Nut Butter
is actually very 'diet friendly' for some types of diets. The table below shows how suitable is this food for each of the main dieting options:
Diet or Weight Loss Program
Score out of 100
(higher is better)
Higher Fiber, Low Fat Diet (e.g. Weight Watchers) 70 Athletic Diet – Low Fat, High Protein and Carbs 0 Low Fat Diet (e.g. Jenny Craig) 0 Low Carb Diet (e.g. Atkins Diet) 87 Low Cholesterol Diet 0 Low Sodium Diet 100 Low Glycemic Index Diet (e.g. South Beach Diet) 87 Low Protein Diet 71
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Beyond the Beyond
"Lands doomed by nature to everlasting frigidness and never once to feel the warmth of the suns rays, whose horrible and savage aspect I have no words to describe; such are the lands we have discovered, what may we expect those to be which lie more to the South, for we may reasonably suppose we have seen the best as lying more to the North, whoever has resolution and perseverance to clear up this point by proceeding farther than we have done, I shall not envy him the honour of the discovery but I will be bold to say that the world will not be benefited by it."
Damning words of frustration these were. Written by Captain James Cook in his Journal February 1775, his exasperation is palpable. This seasoned veteran of the seas had been sailing on his second voyage of discovery, this time aboard H.M.S. Resolution. This time to the land beyond the beyond. This time in search of Antarctica.
Early Polar Explorers
Historians believe that the very earliest voyages of discovery to the poles were undertaken for several reasons. Some scholars subscribe to the theory that men were driven to the extreme reaches of the earth in search of commercial shipping routes; for theirs or their government's glory; or in the name of science. As these explorers were all from the northern hemisphere it was predictable that the early explorations would be in the Artic. The far north had long been known to the Norsemen who had sailed to Iceland, then Greenland, and finally North America sometime between 800 and 1100 A.D.
A new trade route to India and China would bring great riches to Northern Europe, especially for the Dutch and the English. Perhaps there was some safe passage through the Arctic. Captains with names like Frobisher, Davis, and Barents all attempted the discovery of this route via the north. All failed. So, too, Henry Hudson.
Ultimately, Roald Amundsen crossed the Northwest Passage. It took this Norwegian explorer three years, from 1903 to 1906, to complete his torturous mission. The American, Robert Peary, was the first to make it successfully to the North Pole, aided by four-dozen Inuit and sleds with teams of dogs totaling two hundred. The year was 1909.
Terra Australis Incognita
The Unknown Land. In the days of ancient Greece, the area on the maps where we now know Antarctica to be found was identified as "Terra Australis Incognita." Many cartographers and scientists believed that this land, should it exist at all, would certainly be an extension from the African continent. The idea was dashed when the legendary navigator Vasco da Gama rounded the southern tip of Africa, the Cape of Good Hope to be exact, putting an end to this theory. The year was 1498. Some eight decades later, Sir Francis Drake rounded the tip of South America as far south as 57 degrees south latitude. He ascertained that the Pacific and the Atlantic did meet up there so no landmass existed in this location that would block his path.
Enter what many claim to be the greatest navigator of all, Captain James Cook. While on his second voyage of discovery (1771-1775), he and his chilled-to-the-bone crew circumnavigated Antarctica in search of this landmass. That was in 1773. In January of that year, Cook noted in his ship's log "I am so fully of opinion that there is none that I shall not go in search of it, being now determined to make the best of my way to the East in the Latitude of 60 degrees or upwards, and am only sorry that in searching after those imaginary Lands, I have spent so much time…."
On January 17th, 1773 Cook and his men crossed the Antarctic Circle at 70 degrees south. He went on to report that "At about a 1/4 past 11 o'Clock we crossed the Antarctic Circle for at Noon we were by observation four Miles and a half South of it and are undoubtedly the first and only Ship that ever cross'd that line."
One year later, Cook again sailed to the edge of known exploration. The captain reported that "I should not have hesitated one moment in declaring it is my opinion that the Ice we now see extended in a solid body quite to the Pole." He was again at 70 degrees south latitude. He further noted in his log on January 30, 1774 the tremendous dangers he and his crew faced while sailing among the floating ice "islands." At that point they were sailing at south latitude 71 degrees 10 minutes. Cook wrote, "I whose ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go, was not sorry at meeting with this interruption, as it in some measure relieved us from the dangers and hardships, inseparable with the Navigation of the Southern Polar regions.
Captain James Cook had come to the conclusion that a continent did not exist anywhere among the high southern latitudes he had already explored, especially not west of the South American tip of Cape Horn.
Even so, following a respite in the warmer climes of Easter Island and Vanuatu (New Hebrides), Cook again rounded Cape Horn while continuing his search for the Southern Continent. Charting a course to the east, he headed toward the Cape of Good Hope and ultimately back to his homeland.


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For a German like myself, International Holocaust Remembrance Day is a day that is both intensely private and profoundly public.
At a first glance The Yellow Spot: The Extermination of the Jews in Germany is a book about the Holocaust. But in fact, it was published in 1936, after just three years of Nazi rule — and a full five years before the first gas chambers were commissioned for the murder of European Jewry. The authors spend 287 pages detailing a series of laws and actions taken against the Jews. Their conclusion was that the "legal disability" being imposed by the Nazis upon the Jews ultimately would result in their elimination. (Originally published by The Hollywood Reporter.)
The Holocaust is inarguably the most heinous crime against a group of people we have seen in modern times. Despite decades of wrestling with how such an atrocity could have occurred and the postwar generation promising never again, history keeps repeating itself. Therefore, the collection and the custody of testimonies from those who bear witness remains a necessary task for as long as inhumanities keep occurring. Genocide and crimes against humanity transcend religions, cultures, languages, geographic regions, socioeconomics, gender, age, etc., making testimony collection across all cultures not only a moral responsibility, but imperative given the mission of USC Shoah Foundation. We know for sure that under a certain set of circumstances, genocide could happen anywhere, and again.
As an educator you might be thinking how to get started with the IWitness Video Challenge. How do you encourage your students to make a difference? How do you incorporate video editing? Well, we have the answers to these questions from actual IWitness educators.
This morning, I stood at attention as our select chorus sang the Star Spangled Banner. Looking at the flag in the middle school auditorium, I paused a moment to feel gratitude for growing up in a country where I have the right to define and redefine myself. I grew up believing I could become whoever I wanted to be. The flag stood tall, as did I. Thank goodness, I thought, that I live in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.
On Thursday, Oct. 27th, I witnessed history in the making. Nanjing Massacre survivor Xia Shuqin flew from Nanjing, China to Los Angeles to record a 3-D audiovisual testimony in Mandarin for USC Shoah Foundation's New Dimensions in Testimony. For those of you who watched USC Shoah Foundation's Instagram story that day, I was the intern behind the camera.
On October 29, 2012 Hurricane Sandy struck my home: New York City, on a cloudy Thursday evening. Sandy had a massive impact on the city that never sleeps. The entire circulatory system, the subways, of the city were shut down, which made connecting with family and friends impossible.
For six months this spring and summer, I had the pleasure of leading a team of staff and volunteers facilitating the beta run of New Dimensions in Testimony (NDT) from USC Shoah Foundation at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC. I watched people of all ages approach the giant monitor displaying an image of Holocaust survivor Pinchas Gutter, first with trepidation, then curiosity, then, at last, affection. Here are a few things that I learned about technology and humanity from the project.
As educators, we are asked to help our students effectively process the outcome of our elections and the implications it may have in their communities. In doing so, we need to find ways to provide them a safe and supportive place to understand their changing roles.
As fall meets winter, we find ourselves in the seasonal in-between – summer is gone and winter is not yet biting. Yet it is in the in-between that we find moments for appreciation with friends and family. We create these moments in the cycle of the seasons.
Several months ago in my former senior high school class, students were introduced to the ideas of illiberalism. When discussing this issue, students are faced with how governments will apply laws and acts during times of crisis, as well as everyday life, that would limit or suspend civil libert
The archive was taken in 56 countries, 21 of which were in Central and South American. Ana is just one of the 1,352 who chose Spanish as their language of choice, while another 560 chose to speak Portuguese.
The Kristallnacht pogrom was a critical turning point on the path to genocide, and all of our #IWitnessChat participants agreed that using testimony is a meaningful way for students to understand and connect with the event. Hearing survivors' detailed accounts of this night makes it much more accessible to students.
Much like testimony shows how regimes have constructed borders; testimony demonstrates how individuals can construct bridges to connect with people of different beliefs and identities.
As an educator who has used IWitness to teach various subjects, units and topics here are some tips to integrating testimony into any curriculum, including Science.
As you prepare your lessons plans for this year's school year explore seven reasons why you should teach with testimony.
Students and teachers can now download their video projects constructed in IWitness using the WeVideo editor and their word clouds built in the Information Quest activities. So here are three easy steps for students and teachers to download their work from IWitness!
Poland's new right-wing government wants to change the way children in that country learn about the Holocaust, casting Poles as only victims or heroes. In this new narration, the Polish people were always helping the weak, were good neighbors and cared about minorities.
Odpowiedzialność i prawdomówność nie są przywilejami, ale obowiązkami, szczególnie jak się jest nauczycielem
Polski nowy, prawicowy rząd chce zmienić sposób nauczania polskich uczniów o Zagładzie Żydów, kreując Polaków na wyłącznie ofiary lub bohaterów. W tej nowej narracji Polacy zawsze pomagali słabszym, byli dobrymi sąsiadami i dbali o mniejszości.
Maximilian Kolbe, born in Poland in 1894, was a Franciscan friar and Catholic priest. He spent most of his life studying theology and dedicating himself to the church, traveling across Europe and Asia during his lifetime.
Aristides de Sousa Mendes was a Portuguese diplomat stationed in Bordeaux in the late 1930s who issued tens of thousands of visas to Jewish families, in direct violation of anti-Jewish laws instituted by Portugal's fascist government at the time. For this act of resistance, Sousa Mendes faced trials and conviction, leaving him to live out the rest of his life in poverty and disgrace, and his 15 children scattered all over Europe and the U.S.
As the sun sets on the Danube River, I felt the need to pinch myself. I am really here in Budapest? It doesn't feel so far away from my home in Los Angeles. But looking at the architecture and the castle in the distance, I fall in love with the romance of this old European city.
I see two pictures of America. One that is open, free, respectful, fun-loving. The other which is divisive, fearful, angry, and violent. These two Americas have much that sets them apart, but they share missing elements, because neither America is integrated, fair, multicultural, embracing, or color-blind. Not in practice anyhow.
At its physical core, USC Shoah Foundation is an impressive bank of computers and programs that bring the testimony of genocide survivors to people around the world.
June 20th is recognized by the United Nations as International Refugee Day to raise awareness of the plight of the refugees around the world. In the Visual History Archive, the testimonies of genocide survivors include their personal experiences as refugees. As of now, the world is facing the biggest refugee crisis since World War II. To shed light on the current and past refugee crisis explore 10 interesting facts about the refugee experience.
"Oskar Schindler saved my life but Steven Spielberg gave me a voice," Holocaust survivor Celina Biniaz.
Bertram Schaffner's story is a unique one because of the multiple roles he played as a gay German American during the period that saw the rise of Nazi Germany and World War II.
The young Nazi approached 13-year-old Szulem Czygielmamn as he walked on the sidewalk of Lubartowska Street in Lublin, Poland, and shoved him off the sidewalk. Szulem was lucky; Jews had died for less.
You never know what you will find in the Visual History Archive. You hear stories of survival, death, life, hope and even friendship amidst the chaos of genocide. Sidney Shafner and Marcel Levy have remained friends for over 70 years – since the liberation of the concentration camp Dachau.


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Delinquent Daughters (July 15, 1944)
Released on July 15, 1944: Three teenage high school girls get mixed up with boys, cars, nightclubs and crime and it will end in death for one of them.
Produced by Albert Herman and Donald C. McKean
Directed by Albert Herman
Written by Arthur St. Claire
The Actors: June Carlson (June Thompson), Fifi D'Orsay (Mimi), Teala Loring (Sally Higgins), Mary Bovard (Betty Smith), Margia Dean (Francine Van Pelt), Johnny Duncan (Rocky Webster), Joe Devlin (Detective Hanahan), Jimmy Zahner (Jerry Sykes), John Dawson (Nick Gordon), Frank McGlynn Sr. (Judge Craig), Parker Gee (Steve Cronin, newspaper reporter), Warren Mills (Roy Ford), John Christian (Mr. Thompson), Frank Stephens (Mr. Webster), Floyd Criswell (Detective Joe Miller), John Valentine (Mr. Moffatt, school principal), Belle Thomas (waitress), Sheila Roberts (waitress), Norval Mitchell (paymaster), Juan de la Cruz (Mr. Barrows), Sheilah Roddick (Mrs. Van Pelt), John Bridges (candy store owner), Roy Butler (diner counter man), Willis Clare (Mr. Higgins), George Kirby (gas station attendant), Patricia Knox (teen), Wally West (customer)
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Teenage Girls at the Merry-Go-Round
There are a lot of reasons not to watch this movie . . . The only surviving print is well worn and a bit fuzzy and dark . . . There are a few minutes in the middle where the screen seems to be black with only voices and you must use your imagination to picture the action. . . There are no superstars in the movie to watch. But if you like to time-travel to days gone by, this is a very unique picture of 1944, unlike any other movie from that year. If you were old enough to go to the movies in 1944 you would have seen a few World War II adventures, of course romantic comedies, and gangsters. . . . Machine gun toting tough guys shooting it out with the cops . . . I don't know of another movie from the beginning of motion pictures up to the release of this story that deals with teenage high school girls and crime. There were the East End Kids, later known as the Bowery Boys, but teenage crime didn't bloom in theaters until us post World War II baby boomers came of age in the mid 1950's through the 1960's, when teenagers ruled the world. I understand that when this movie hit the theaters that it was very, very controversial . . . While the subject matter seems a bit old-fashioned and well-worn today, it broke new boundaries in 1944 with not one, but two scenes of teen girls fighting with each other. . . . Pulling hair, punching, ripping clothing . . . Nothing ever seen on screen before. . . . And three distinct girls with three distinct personalities that probably summed up the three predominant types of teenagers of 1944. The leading teenage girl is June, a cute blonde girl who is a bit on the shy side, and conflicted between being a traditional 'good' girl and enjoying life as a wild child party girl. Sally is the hard as nails party girl ready to try anything and anyone to enjoy life to the fullest like no teenage girl has ever done before . . . She could stand up to Humphrey Bogart of Jimmy Cagney or any other movie gangster and probably come away the winner. Then there is Betty . . . Betty has existed since the beginning of time, and is still seen today. Betty is a squeaky voiced smiling idiot who has no idea what is going on around her, but boy is she fun to be around. When she exclaims with a happy grin that she never gets headaches, and Sally sarcastically tells her that it is because she doesn't have a head, Betty laughs and agrees, not even knowing what Sally means. As I absorbed the personalities of the teenage girls and boys I was at first a bit bored . . . These characters are familiar from the movies of the 1960's and onward, but remember, this is 1944, and these kind of personalities haven't been seen on the big screen before, especially not in a juvenile crime setting. . . This is a 'B' movie, without big stars, but it is cutting edge very controversial stuff for 1944 audiences. Pop a big bowl of white kernel popcorn with plenty of warm melted butter drizzled over it and enjoy the show.
Fifi D'Orsay
Frank McGlynn Sr. and Johnny Duncan
Frank McGlynn Sr.
Frank Stephens and Frank McGlynn Sr.
Jimmy Zahner and John Dawson
Jimmy Zahner
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Joe Devlin, John Dawson and Fifi D'Orsay
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Johnny Duncan
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Parker Gee and Joe Devlin
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February 17, 2009 is the date set by the U.S. government for all broadcast television studios to stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting on digital. This means any television which receives only over-the-air analog signals will no longer be able to display programming. Many consumers have cable or satellite television which eliminates their need to be concerned about not receiving over-the-air analog signals.{ad}
Yet, there are still folks who don't have cable or satellite television; which means they must purchase digital-to-analog converters in order to continue to receive over-the-air broadcasts. To help minimize this financial impact the U.S. government instituted a program to make coupons available to consumers which would apply up to US$40 off any converter. Up to two coupons can be ordered per home. At least, that was the plan.
The Associated Press is reporting that the program which is subsidizing the digital-to-analog converters is running out of money. The program has a US$1.34 billion ceiling set by Congress which it will soon approach. If Congress does not provide more money to the program there will need to be a waiting list created for interested coupon receipients who may only then receive coupons as unredeemed issued ones expire.
Personally, I think that providing a subsidy for converters in the current economic climate needs to top out at US$1.34 billion. If you haven't received a coupon I believe at this point it would fall under the common law of "If you snooze, you lose." Also, you would have thought that the government would put a limit on converter coupons to those houses which already don't have cable or satellite. That may be too much common sense for our U.S. government though.
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The Bretton Woods system of monetary system management created the rules for the commercial and financial relations among the world's major developing nations. Until the early 1970s, the Bretton Woods system was effective in maintaining the standard or fixed exchange rates for the leading nations that had created it, especially the United Nations. Due to this fixed exchange rate, countries experienced balance of payments deficit. This leads to increase in the respective currency in the foreign exchange market. Hence, affects the exchange value of that currency. The Central banks had to act at this time and failure to which might create a financial crisis as it happened in the year 1956-58. French Franc crisis and problems of British pound were the examples. The currencies of the respective nations when they were devalued to correct the payment imbalances. Thus the delayed adjustment of the parties to change in the economic environment of the countries was the weakest point of Bretton Woods Agreement. This led to a lack of trust and strike at the foundation of guesswork.
Another considerable problem was that one national currency had to be an international reserve currency at that time. This made the national monetary and economic policy of the United States liberated from external fiscal pressures, while greatly influencing those foreign economies. To guarantee international liquidity; the USA has enforced o run shortage in their balance of payments, to avoid world inflation. However, in the 1960s they ran a policy that restricted the convertibility of the U.S. dollar to compete for the insufficient reserves to meet the currency supply and demand. But other member nations were not ready to accept the high inflation rates and the value of dollar ended up being weak. Hence, the system of Bretton Woods collapsed.


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Sydney Southam, better known by her stage name Phoenix Rose is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Davie was commissioned to custom make costumes for Sydney's competitive pole dancing performances.
Project deliverables included consultation, pattern drafting, sample creation, fittings and final costumes for each performance.
Two notable costumes include the Pulp Fiction inspired piece for the BC Pole Fitness Championships and the Vancouver Retro Strip Show in 2016
Photos courtesy of Sydney Southam. Click here to view more of Sydney's work.


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May 18th, 2017, 5:49 pm
Hey lovelies!
I am sorry I haven't been posting anything for the longest time in terms of comics. But I am not dead. XD
Although bringing up the topic of comics, I've been thinking about the places that I show case my work. I am I seriously considering making my own website so that I can host my work on there without being restrained to certain comic hosting website's terms and services. I have been noticing quite a lot of them are driving a lot of people away from using the sites due to ownership reasons. And frankly... it goes the same for other art hosting sites. I've always wanted to make a place where I can put my work up, my own little corner. I will even set up my own patreon as well for special perks for you lovelies!
I am going to be getting my internet very soon, and that means that I can start getting back to my comics on my own free time. Currently I am using my work's computer to type this... haaaa...^^'
I am grateful you have been patient for long, but I promise I have not stopped making comics entirely. Just been very busy with my new position at work, and with the lack of internet that I have in my own home it makes it a little hard to get the muses going to draw any comics. Why? Well... I like to multitask by talking to/RPing with my pals on skype, listen to new music on youtube, all the while drawing comics. Without the internet... well...no muses. I know it kinda sounds lame, but that's how I function.
Hoping that everyone is doing well.
Toodles for now.


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Zverev Defeats Djokovic And Wins His First Title
Last year, at the French Open, Djokovic had scaled his Everest, winning the only grand slam missing from his collection, and the effort seems to have left him drained. It was more a question if I could break him. Djokovic added: "We are both excited about working together, but we have no long-term agreements and he is not going to be with me for the whole tournament".
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No military to be deployed to Saturday's FA Cup final, say policeIt will not be my last match anyway because I will stay in football . A win on Saturday against Chelsea would make him the most successful manager in F.A cup history, with seven wins. "I want to win the cup for my club and that's all I care about", he said. Asked if he would be ready if selected by manager Arsene Wenger , Mertesacker responded: "I can not tell you".
Batshuayi victor secures Premier League title for ChelseaHe has been a key component of a Spurs's continually impressive backline. While Chelsea are preparing for a party atmosphere in front of their fans, Mazzarri must lift his players to make sure they avoid the campaign fading out now they have secured top-flight status once again.
Manchester United fans jubilant as Pogba makes the difference in finalI think I have to make a decision in terms of a football decision, and that is what I will do. United's first continental trophy in nine years brings with it the welcome boon of Champions League qualification after a disappointing Premier League campaign.
James passes Jordan, Cavs back in Finals with 135-102 winCleveland , which beat the Celtics 135-102 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday, has set themselves up for a third-straight NBA Finals appearance with the Warriors - the first time in NBA history two teams have met in three straight Finals.
Celtics FaceTimed with Isaiah Thomas after Game 3 victoryGame 4 takes place in Cleveland on Tuesday night, with the following match taking place in Boston two nights later. The fan was escorted away by security personnel, but minutes later James, nearly always totally cooperative with the media, got testy when asked about his second-half struggles.
Jose Mourinho Reveals The Joke He Shared With Sir Alex FergusonI did not arrive in Manchester until I was 29 but it took very little time to absorb its traditions its tragic love of football, of the tainted hero George Best and Alex Ferguson, the greatest manager of them all. "When you go into big matches you go happy and we didn't". They were more experienced and physically stronger. "Ed Woodward has had my list, what I want, what I would like, for more than two months".
With Manchester attack wound still fresh, Man United claims Europa League titleIn Mourinho's first season at Old Trafford, he has guided the team to two trophies - the League Cup in February - and a place in next season's Champions League , the bonus prize for winning the Europa League . "When we won the Champions League we paraded the trophy in the city centre, ending in the Arena and celebrated there". We prefer it this way. "It means the last piece in the puzzle", Mourinho said, "a club with every trophy in the world of football".
NASCAR All-Star Race underwhelms, major changes neededThe deciding factor for the pole was pit road, where Larson's team performed a 13.5-second stop, even though the rear tire changer tripped over a hose and fell as he rounded the rear of the vehicle. The softer tires had minimum influence, and no one had anything for Larson in the second segment. He was the leader heading into the final pit stops, but a slow stop sent him back to the track in fourth.
LaVar Ball: Lonzo Ball will only work out for LakersThe odds were stacked against them with there being more than a coin flip chance of that selection landing outside the top three spots. The timing was flawless for the Celtics, as Brooklyn finished with the worst record in the league. The Kings will now pick fifth in the NBA Draft . Many consider this year's draft to be very deep. However, Draft Express' Jonathan Givony says that while Ball is the "heavy favorite" to be picked No.
Should Boston Prepare for a Future Without Isaiah Thomas?It's not clear exactly when the wing picked up the injury; he did not reveal any issue while meeting with the media after Boston's 112-99 Game 4 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers . "You always come around when we lose, I swear". It was a five-minute display of the all-court shotmaking prowess that makes Irving one of the most hard individual covers in basketball.
Zidane unsure when Bale will return from injuryThis is not over, we have three more games in La Liga and then we have to think about the final". Gareth Bale is set to miss the remainder of Real Madrid's league campaign after coach Zinedine Zidane said on Saturday he did not know when the Wales worldwide will return from injury.