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A bad movie that never really stood a chance is one thing. I mean, when you see a bad movie starring someone like Katherine Heigl or directed by Brett Ratner, you just sort of shrug and say, "yeah, well, what else was that gonna be, really?" On the other hand, Dark Shadows, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp's new reimagining of the cult supernatural soap opera, is the most disappointing kind of bad movie, one that constantly teeters right on the edge of being something truly worthwhile, only to keep shooting itself in the foot at nearly every turn. It's got a decent concept, with seemingly the right director and definitely a very game cast, but something just seems off almost the entire way through. If you could take the word "frustrating" and distill it into film form, it would be this movie.
Tag Archive: Vampires
When we last left vampire Death Dealer Selene (Kate Beckinsale) and her lover, vampire/lycan hybrid Michael (Scott Speedman), at the end of Underworld: Evolution (we can ignore the fairly unnecessary prequel film, Rise of the Lycans), they had successfully defeated both the sole remaining vampire elder Marcus, the first vampire, and his brother William, the first werewolf. What's more, Selene had acquired new, somewhat undefined powers – we could assume enhanced strength and agility, and we knew for sure she could now walk in daylight. With the leaders of both the vampires and lycans dead, and what remained of the clans thrown into chaos because of their actions, Selene and Michael stood at a crucial turning point in the centuries-long war between the two sides.
Yeah, well, forget about all that.
Bloodrayne: The Third Reich is an Uwe Boll movie.
Some might suggest I could just end the review right there, but I don't know…I guess this is the part where I admit I don't really have anything against Boll. It's not that I think he's a great filmmaker or anything (I'm not crazy), but at the same time I DO take umbrage with the commonly accepted belief that he is THE worst director out there. As someone who has watched A LOT of intolerable films during a weekly "Shitty Movie Night" with friends, I can definitely say that Boll is far from cinema's worst offender. Heck, the very fact that he can competently frame a shot and stage somewhat – SOMEWHAT – decent action scenes absolves him of that title. And occasionally – usually during his more "serious" films like Tunnel Rats or Darfur – you can even catch glimpses of some real, genuine talent peeking out. Hey, I said glimpses.
Like many horror fans, I hold a special place in my heart for the original Fright Night, a film I watched quite a bit in my childhood. Still, I've never been that opposed to the idea of this remake. The concept – young kid realizes his next door neighbor is a vampire – is a simple but strong enough idea to work in any era, and a modern take on the tale seemed like a pretty good idea.
Back when I was doing the October Zombie-Thon for 411mania, one of my best finds was the awesome indie flick, Mulberry Street, about a group of New Yorkers battling a horde of "rat-people" in their run-down tenement building. The film, directed by Jim Mickle and starring and co-written by Nick Damici, was a perfect example of taking a cheesy B-movie concept and delivering it with gravitas and conviction, mixing in a little well-done social commentary on the side. I still point to it as one of the best independent zombie films of the modern era. I couldn't wait to see their follow-up. Now here it is, and I'm certainly not disappointed.
Here's how I like to think the original meeting for Lesbian Vampire Killers went:
– "Hey, Shaun of the Dead was pretty popular, huh?"
– "Yeah."
– "Well, why don't we make our own British horror-comedy with a nerd who has just broke up with his girlfriend, and his funny fat sidekick?"
– "Uhh, don't you think that's a little TOO similar?"
– "OK, we'll make it a different monster. Vampires instead of zombies."
– "That might help, but there's still the fact that we're nowhere near as talented as Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright."
– "I'm in."


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China says Hong Kong's protest movement has reached "near terrorism", as more street clashes followed ugly scenes the previous day when protesters set upon men they suspected of being government sympathisers.
The US said it is deeply concerned at news of Chinese police forces gathering near the border, and urged Hong Kong's government to respect freedom of speech.
The US also issued a travel advisory urging caution when visiting the city.
By nightfall on Wednesday police and protesters were again facing off on the streets, with riot officers shooting tear gas almost immediately as response to demonstrators shooting lasers at a police station in the district of Kowloon.
Ten weeks of increasingly violent confrontation between police and protesters have plunged Hong Kong into its worst crisis since it reverted from British to Chinese rule in 1997.
Flights resumed on Wednesday amid heightened security at Hong Kong airport, which is one of the world's busiest, after two days of disruptions.
The chaos was sparked by protesters swarming the airport and, late on Tuesday, detaining there two men they suspected opposed them.
China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office in Beijing called the behaviour at the airport no different to terrorism and said it must be severely punished.
"We're deeply sorry about what happened yesterday," read a banner held up by a group of a few dozen demonstrators in the airport arrivals hall in the morning.
"We were desperate and we made imperfect decisions. Please accept our apologies," the banner said.
In chaotic scenes that would once have been unthinkable for Hong Kong, a peaceful sit-in at the airport turned violent late on Tuesday as protesters confronted and held a man they believed was an undercover Chinese agent.
Busloads of riot police arrived in response, clashing with furious demonstrators before withdrawing once the man was removed, and leaving the terminal briefly in the control of activists who then detained a Chinese reporter for a short time.
The protests have hit the city's faltering economy.
"We promise to reflect and to improve," protesters said in one message distributed on social media app Telegram.
"Sorry we were too reckless ... we are only afraid of losing your support to the whole movement due to our mistake, and that you give up on fighting."
They also showed little sign of relenting in their protests, which began in opposition to a now-suspended bill that would have allowed the extradition of suspects for trial in mainland China, but have swelled into wider calls for democracy.
Hundreds attended a demonstration in the residential area of Sham Shui Po, where police arrived and quickly used tear gas after protesters pointed lasers at the police station.
China used its strongest language yet after Tuesday's incidents, with the People's Daily calling for "using the sword of the law" to restore order.
Mainland social media users lauded the detained reporter as a hero.


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A Closer Look at Finding the Right Personal Injury Attorney
Whenever someone is injured, it can make a serious impact on their quality of life. If you are injured accidentally, that is certainly bad enough, but when your injury occurs due to someone else's negligence it can be even more difficult to make things right again. Injuries can have a considerable impact on your personal finances as well as your professional life. To get the financial help that you need after an accident, the best thing you can do is hire a personal injury attorney.
Many injury victims ask how they will benefit from hiring a personal injury attorney? Anyone who is sick or injured is sure to seek medical care, so when you have legal problems, it is obvious that you need to seek legal assistance. Personal injury laws actually allow injury victims to receive monetary compensation for the financial, personal and professional losses that they have encountered in the aftermath of their injury. If you want to receive the best compensation package possible, it is essential to hire the services of an experienced personal injury attorney in your area.
When someone is injured in an accident of some kind, they are sure to suffer financial and personal losses due to their injuries. An injury victim will find themselves dealing with exorbitant medical bills, loss of income, damaged property, and reduced future earning potential. When you file a personal injury claim with the help of an Oregon injury lawyer, you may be eligible to receive monetary compensation for all of these financial and personal losses.
One of the most serious types of accidents a person can be involved in is a semi truck accident. When you are involved in a semi truck accident, the shipping company that employs the truck driver that may have caused your accident will have lawyers on retainer, ready to defend their company interests against your claim. Those who are filing a claim against a semi truck driver should begin by getting in touch with a semi truck accident attorney. An experienced Oregon injury lawyer will assess your semi truck accident case and provide you with an assessment before you go forward with your claim, ensuring that you will receive the most compensation possible.
The best way to find a personal injury lawyer working in your city is to visit the website of a personal injury law firm in your city. If you visit the website of a personal injury law firm in your local area you will be able to read informative articles and blog posts detailing the process of filing a personal injury claim. The best way to begin is to search the Internet for the website of a personal injury law firm in your local area. Anyone who lives in Oregon, especially those in the Portland area, should begin by searching the Internet for an Oregon injury lawyer or a Portland personal injury attorney.
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Madonna Apologizes for Using the N-Word
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Recently Madonna released a picture of her son on Instagram and she used the N-word in the hash tag. After the backlash hit, she released this apology:
"I am sorry if I offended anyone with my use of the N word on Instagram. It was not meant as a racial slur.. I am not a racist. There's no way to defend the use of the word. It was all about intention.. It was used as a term of endearment toward my son who is white. I appreciate that it's a provocative word and I apologize if it gave people the wrong impression. Forgive me."
Madonna should really know better by now.


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Feeding the Beast During SHTF – Soups & Substitutions
Here are some formulas and ideas for turning common storage foods into actual meals, increasing the variety of meals we can make with a few standard ingredients.
Introduction to Building a Storage Shed – Part 2
In this part, we will look at some other things to consider before you install your storage shed. And some general lessons learned to keep in mind through the process.
Feeding the Beast During SHTF – Bread Options
I do like my breads and I do like something sweet now and again, so here's half a dozen ways we can still get them, even without a working oven or supermarket.
What We Don't Know Can Hurt Us – Livestock Edition
Livestock keeping requires some research. It seems obvious, but it's apparently not.
Alternative Energy Sources for Your Home
You don't need to go off the grid to have these types of alternative energy sources in your home.
No Excuse for Starving
Faced with a SHTF event, I know that the acquisition of security, shelter, food, and water will be imperative to ensuring my family's survival.
Prepper Lessons from History – Castle Gardens
And yet in these periods when death by violence and disease was prevalent, when survival was a constant chore, we find castle gardens within the very walls that were so utilitarian.
Planning Your Homestead Orchard: Benefits of Dwarf Trees
There are a lot of times when we'd be equally or better served with a smaller tree, and lots reasons to consider a dwarf tree or semi-dwarf instead of a standard
Gardening During Disasters
It can be frustrating to plant a garden and watch it fail. It can be mean life and death when it is the food your family is counting on for survival.
Raising Rabbits: One Size Fits All Prepper Solution?
Rabbits truly are the "one-size-fits-all" preppers domestic livestock and after reading the reasons why raising rabbits could be ideal for any prepper, we think you will agree.
How Many Canning Jars Do You Need?
When we work our way toward a goal of self-sufficiency, a lot of times producing and preserving food comes up. There are lots of methods, and there are thankfully things like dry meats, grains...
7 Awesome Uses for Baking Soda
Baking soda is one of those items that has about a hundred and one uses, only some of them limited to the kitchen and it's hugely beneficial to have plenty of it on hand.
Beating The Heat Old-School Southern Summer Style
There are a ton of ways we can help cool our bodies and little changes to activity and habits that can lower the heat in our homes, too, but for this article, I'm going to concentrate on the dwelling space itself.
Site Planning for Your Survival Homestead
A great deal can go into site planning for your survival homestead, even when the infrastructure is already in place and funds don't exist to renovate lines or move buildings. Where we place things can increase or decrease our defensive abilities, success in growing, and how likely we are to see something – which can be good or bad
Alternative Feeds for Livestock
Having some backup ideas and methods in place as alternate feeds is rarely a bad thing, especially if we're counting on meat rabbits and chickens, eggs, and milk in a collapse or Great Depression situation.
Laundry – Keeping Clothes Clean When the Grid Goes Down
Using history and modern innovation, we now have a lot of options for keeping our clothes clean, even if we end up off the grid, conserving power, or lacking electricity entirely.
Survival Homesteading: Crop Production and Storage for Livestock
One of the hardest cords to cut for homesteaders is dependence on commercial feeds. However, I've put together some ideas for root vegetables that can cut some of our feed bills and feed dependency and alternative or "forgotten" ways of storing and using grains.
Tracking and Separating Seeds for Success
Both tracking seeds and their results and separating seeds in storage can help limit some of the pains and aggravations of gardening.
Understanding Seed Types and Their Importance
Maybe we're stuck in a rut because of the things we read about seeds, and maybe aren't really and truly understanding seed types and some of the terms we see.
Foraging for Edible Wild Plants
I believe it is of great value and importance to know about the wild edible plants in your vicinity and how foraging for edible plants can benefit you. You may need this information if one were to be lost or stranded in the woodlands for some time.
Living Comfortably When the SHTF
Imagine a long-term situation where you have food and water, but survival is a constant struggle. Will lack of sleep and uncomfortable surroundings take a toll on you over time?
Conventional Guides to Crop Rotation
Plants with really good, healthy soil can fight off a lot of diseases and overcome leaf damage from pests without problems. However, even when we start with really good soil, certain practices mean we strip it out, stop the nutrient cycling, or otherwise break those systems. Rotation is one way we can prevent some of the stripping and reduce the disease load for our plants.
Getting the Most from Food and Water During a Disaster
In a disaster we all know water is going to be very precious. Water is also one of the hardest things to store. Now is the time to think about ways to get the most out of every drop.
Raising Goats: Perfect Survival Livestock?
Goats can supply milk, meat, hides for clothing and be a work or pack animal if needed. It's time to look at what the goat has to offer and why I think it is better than a cow.
Back to Basics: How to Stockpile Food for Emergencies
Last week I began a new series called, Back to Basics. As I said in my first article: "Why and How to Stockpile Water for Emergencies", this may be familiar ground for a lot...
Powering Your Survival Homestead
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Prepare Your Weapon: Easy Steps to Zeroing Your Rifle Scope
Editor's Note: This post is another entry in the Prepper Writing Contest from AH. When you own a long-range shotgun, it's all about taking those perfect, accurate shots. But it's not always easy, not even...
Ten Plants for Edible Landscapes
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Mother Nature: Healing What Ails You
Editor's Note: This post is another entry in the Prepper Writing Contest from Riss Ryker. Living below poverty level, has, in a sense, forced me to prepare for anything coming my way. Learning the value...
Raising Livestock: What You Should Raise and Why
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Our pastor, Travis Summerlin, provided a sermon on video that you may view on our Facebook page. Just follow this link:
Update on Bible Study
Because of this terrible COV-19 Pandemic, we have had to postpone our Bible Study meetings. We hope to continue our study of The Gospel of John as soon as the government and CDC restrictions are lifted. Keep an eye out for a message about when we will resume the study.
We are exploring the possibility of continuing the Bible Study using an online tool that is often used for meetings. If you are interested, let us know.
Support Mission Outreach of Our Tenth Street UMC: Buy RADA cutlery
Just use this link https://radafundraising.com/?rfsn=1803294.150d67 to shop for your favorite RADA cutlery pieces and help support the mission outreach of our church.
Six-Week Bible Study
For this Bible Study, we are using Adam Hamilton's book, John The Gospel of Light and Life. We started on March 4th and will be meeting on Wednesday evenings in the fellowship hall for a total of 6 weeks, excluding March 18th, when the fellowship hall will be in use for something else. We hope you will join us … the study is open to all. Books are available at the church for $10.00.
Coming Up Soon: 6-Week Bible Study
We are hosting a 6-week Bible Study based on Adam Hamilton's book, "The Way: Walking in the Footsteps of Jesus." Our pastor, Travis Summerlin, does a masterful job of conducting the Bible Studies, and we invite the entire community to attend. It's sure to be an enlightening series. It will take place on Wednesday evenings from 7:00 PM until 8:00 PM in our Fellowship Hall.
Psalm 23
Psalm 23 is my very favorite Bible Verse of all time. Whenever I hear it or read it, I become peaceful and content.
The musical group the Eagles might as well have been singing about God when they sang:
'Cause I got a peaceful easy feelin'
And I know you won't let me down
'Cause I'm already standin'
On the ground.
I truly feel grounded when I think about the promises God has made to us, His children. How about you? What's your favorite Bible Verse, and why?
Respectfully submitted,
Ginger Whitaker
First Post to New Website
June 17, 2019
This is Ginger posting, although WordPress seems to think it is Pastor Summerlin. I extend my apologies to the pastor for the misleading information!
I have struggled with creating our new website since we asked United Methodist Churches to host our domain name in March of this year. I was just about at my wits end – feeling totally like a failure – when things suddenly turned around for me. I'm still struggling with some issues (like getting WordPress to permit me to change Dr. Summerlin's email address and getting UMCChurches.org to help with issues related to our security certificate), but I'm hopeful that these little snags will be reconciled soon.
It always amazes me how most people take it for granted that if they know how to do something that everyone should know how. I downloaded a 219 page guide that doesn't exactly help me when I try to find something out. I do better using a search engine on the Web. Never mind – TMI, I'm sure.
I hope anyone who happens across our website will take a moment to comment and provide information to help us improve it in any way we can. I also hope that as you peruse the content, you will be inspired to stop and visit us in person. Ours is a small congregation, but what we lack in numbers, we make up for with our "can do" attitudes. We welcome any and all visitors with open arms. We practice the motto of the United Methodist Church which says: "Open Hearts. Open Minds. Open Doors."
Respectfully submitted,


text: The best result of the day came in the youngest age group where U13 Boy Matthew Knowles took 14th position. Matthew was well backed up by the three younger boys in the team; Tim Woodman who was 147th, Freddie Pearson (169th) and Alex Blessington in194th. Overall the team finished in 21st position. The U15 Boys showed some real strength in depth being lead home by Shea Hannam in 20th . He was quickly followed by James Stanley in 25th and William Howard in 57th. With thirteen year old Tyler Hanafin finishing 159th in his first major cross country fixture the team finished an excellent 7th. Individual athletes also performed well throughout the age groups. In the Junior Women's race Georgia Hannam finished 20th. In the U13Girls' race Sasha Oldham should be pleased with 67th and Larissa Hannam gained experience in her first major event finishing 114th. U17 Man Joseph Twigg finished 69th and there was an 88th spot for Isabelle Woodman in the U15 Girls' event. The senior athletes were also in action. In the Senior Women's race Hannah Bateson finished 24th and in the Senior Men Steve Worthington and William Onek finished in 57th and 58th position with Mark Leadbeatter finishing in 179th. Saturday 6th February 2016 see many of the Junior athletes back in action competing in the Lancashire Schools Cross Country Championships again at Witton Park in Blackburn. These athletes have been selected to compete for Lancaster District Schools following the Lancashire County Championships and the Lancaster District School Championships and many will be hoping to be selected for the Lancashire Schools' team.


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Every year summer brings out many great new colourful stone options in the Jewelry Market. Many people are scared to wear color and opt for the more classic gold or white gold with white diamonds or cubic zirconia stones.
Adding some color to your jewellery can really add that extra pop and and totally accentuate your outfit. There's nothing like a bright turquoise pendant against a black shirt or summer dress. Every year turquoise is a summer favourite but there are many gorgeous colored stones that are fabulous
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Saturday, 10 July 2010
Just A Jay.
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Very beautiful picture!ReplyDelete
Hello AbottReplyDelete
Again a very nice picture !
greetings from Holland, Joop
Trevor, that is a cracker. I'd love to get half as close as that, with this bird.ReplyDelete
Hi Trevor just caught up with your last few posts, the Jay is a cracker, and those Gull shots are superb.ReplyDelete
That's a beauty, Trevor!ReplyDelete
Hello Claudia.ReplyDelete
Thank you for popping over and leaving a nice comment
Thank you Joop.ReplyDelete
Hope you are keeping well.
Greeting to all in Holland from the UK.
Hi Keith. It is funny really with this Jay...I photographed him again yesterday looking down at me from the trees and again on the floor. Cannot keep putting them up though as people will think they are from the same shoot.ReplyDelete
Thanks Monts.ReplyDelete
I still need a lot of the Gulls for life ticks...but it is not easy identifying them when they are in mixed flocks. Ringed Bill and Glaucous Gulls next I hope.
Thanks Jan.ReplyDelete
I am going to have to get a different shot soon.
Very nice bird, pretty different from our Jay! Great blog ;)ReplyDelete


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Please note the following changes as a result of the various cancellations due to weather this week.
Gents Summer Stroke will now be played on Saturday 22nd June. Entry closes on Monday 17th with the draw being made and posted on Wednesday.
The Miller Haxton Trophy and Ping Scottish Mixed Championship Qualifying will now be played on Sunday 23rd June, original tee times are maintained. Please note this is a further change to previously notified dates.


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Do something you believe in.
We believe in the power of every girl so working at Girl Scouts is more than just a career. We're making a difference in the lives of girls every day. We have a solid history and a bright future. Working here means maximizing your full potential in a dynamic and diverse environment.
We are proud to value diversity in the workplace. We believe diversity in experiences and viewpoints makes us stronger and better able to adapt and relate to girls who reflect that same diverse makeup. United by our commitment to the Girl Scout mission and movement, we live by these core values:
- We are champions for girls
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Moody's Corporation (NYSE:MCO) Wednesday announced it is raising its full-year earnings guidance and lifted full-year revenue forecast, with predictions ahead of Street expectations.
Moody's provides credit ratings, research, tools and analysis that contribute to transparent and integrated financial markets.
Overall, the company said it now expects full-year 2012 revenue to grow approximately 12 to 13 per cent, compared its previous guidance for a revenue increase in the low-double-digit percentage range.
Analysts according to Thomson Reuters are expecting revenue of $2.54 billion.
Moody's said its adjusted earnings per share (EPS) are expected to be in the range of $2.70 to $2.80. That excludes an approximate six-cent-per-share benefit related to the "favorable resolution of a legacy tax matter" in the third quarter of 2012.
The firm's prior guidance was for earnings at the higher end of a $2.62 to $2.72 per share range.
Non-adjusted EPS guidance range for the full-year 2012 is now $2.76 to $2.86, said the company.
Analysts are expecting EPS of $2.73.
The corporation said full-year 2012 expenses are now also expected to increase 12 to 13 per cent, while operating margin is still projected to be about 39 per cent. The company's effective tax rate is now anticipated at 32 per cent.
For the global Moody's Investors Service (MIS) business, revenue for the full-year 2012 is now expected to increase in the high-single-digit percent range.
Within the U.S., MIS revenue is now expected to increase in the mid-teens percent range, while non-U.S. revenue is still expected to increase in the low-single-digit percent range, compared to a previous forecast of an increase in the mid- to high-single-digit per cent range.
Corporate finance revenue is now projected to grow in the mid-teens percent range, and revenue from structured finance is now expected to increase in the mid-single-digit percent range.
Moody's said revenue from financial institutions is still expected to be flat to slightly up, while public, project and infrastructure finance revenue is now expected to increase in the low-teens percent range.
For Moody's Analytics, 2012 revenue is still expected to increase in the high-teens per cent range. In the U.S., the company said MA revenue is still expected to increase in the high-teens to 20 per cent range, while non-U.S. revenue is now expected to increase in the mid- to high-teens per cent range.
The company said revenue growth is still projected in the mid-single-digit per cent range for research, data and analytics and in the low 20's per cent range for enterprise risk solutions, reflecting its late 2011 acquisition of Barrie & Hibbert as well as growth in the base business.
Professional services revenue is still projected to grow by approximately 75 per cent.
Moody's said it now expects full-year share repurchases of approximately $300 million, subject to available cash, market conditions, and other ongoing capital allocation decisions.
The company noted that its outlook for 2012 is based on assumptions about many macroeconomic and capital market factors, including interest rates, corporate profitability and business investment spending, merger and acquisition activity, consumer borrowing and securitization, and the amount of debt issued.
"There is an important degree of uncertainty surrounding these assumptions, especially as they relate to Europe, and, if actual conditions differ, Moody's results for the year may differ materially from the current outlook," it said in a recent release.
Moody's Corp. is the parent company of Moody's Investors Service, which provides credit ratings and research covering debt instruments and securities, and Moody's Analytics, which offers software, advisory services and research for credit and economic analysis and financial risk management.
The company reported revenue of $2.3 billion in 2011.
Shares of Moody's were up 0.80 per cent as at about 9:30 a.m. ET, trading at $42.84.


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I like to drive, but lately I haven't enjoyed driving.
Mumbai has the worst traffic of any city I've seen… Yesterday, for example, going to a mall 10km from my home took me over two hours; driving on a Saturday and not during peak hours. For now, it seems that the only time I can drive without facing traffic is in the middle of the night—maybe after 1am, as I have got stuck in traffic when driving at midnight.
There are countless construction projects active right now to improve the situation: from creating new flyovers, to building an alternate metro line, building a Monorail, and building pedestrian crossings at major road intersections. Unfortunately, all these projects are being undertaken right now, which means that many frequently used routes are blocked. This compounds the problem, but hopefully the situation will improve in a couple of years, when the new infrastructure is in place.
Thankfully, I work from home, so I don't have to commute daily. I usually take the car out maybe once a week, as driving to any place close-by is a waste of time.
Which brings to mind the question: do I really need a car? I don't, really. If I want to travel, booking a cab is a better option than driving: at least one can relax if stuck somewhere.
So, no more driving for me. My sister, who lives in Nagpur, has 'borrowed' our family car. Hopefully, she'll put it to better use…


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Paula Patton livid over Robin Thicke's new flame?
Paula Patton is ''livid'' that Robin Thicke is considering marrying April Love Geary.
The 39-year-old actress - who divorced from the 'Blurred Lines' hitmaker earlier this year after nine years together - has reportedly been left fuming after she found out ''gold digger'' April may become the new Mrs Thicke.
A source said: ''She is beyond livid that he is even considering marrying this girl. Paula cannot stand April, and thinks that she is a total gold digger, but she is just keeping her mouth shut for the sake of their son.
''What makes her most upset about all of this is that Robin and April have a sexually-monogamous relationship, which is something that Robin always said he would never have.''
And April has reportedly already got the approval of Robin and Paula's son Julian.
The insider added to RadarOnline.com: ''Robin and April already live together. [She] has done everything she can to weasel her way into his heart, as well as his son's heart, and it worked because they both adore her.''
Meanwhile, Paula previously admitted she found the split from the 38-year-old singer ''challenging''.
She said: ''It's been a long year and a lot of challenges but I've grown quite a bit and just getting used to change.''
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko has been barred from standing for re-election to FIFA's ruling Council after he failed an eligibility check.
Mutko, part of FIFA's Executive Committee in 2009, had initially been confirmed as a candidate back in December.
FIFA claim his role with the Russian Government, which goes against the statutes of world football's governing body, is the reason for FIFA's decision and is not connected to the allegations against him in the McLaren Report.
"Mr Vitaly Mutko, on the other hand, was not admitted as a candidate for the position of member of the FIFA Council due to his position as Deputy Prime Minister," a FIFA statement read.
"The Governance Committee having previously decided that FIFA's general principles of political neutrality and the prevention of any form of government interference and, in particular, the obligation imposed by art. 14 of FIFA Code of Ethics on FIFA officials to remain politically neutral with respect to governments, create a structural and inherent incompatibility with being a member of government, the Review Committee applied such criteria in assessing the eligibility of Mr Vitaly Mutko, leading to a final decision of non admissibility by the Governance Committee."
Mutko, President of the Russian Football Union, confirmed the news in an interview with news agency TASS, where he also insisted it would not affect preparations for next year's World Cup.
He also dismissed any suggestion that he would appeal the ruling.
"As far as our stance and preparations for the World Cup finals are concerned, the [Eligibility] Committee's decision has no bearing on that," Mutko told Russia's official news agency.
"I wanted to be re-elected but now the FIFA represented by its compliance committee has somewhat changed the criteria.
"A new criterion, political neutrality, has been introduced.
"They want the organisation to be politically neutral and officials and representatives of authorities from various countries not to be elected to all their bodies.
"This is their right.
"There is no talk about an appeal.
"This is public work, everything is normal."
Today's announcement means the other four UEFA candidates for the FIFA Council - Hungary's Sandor Csyani, Cyprus' Costakis Koutsokoumnis, Montenegro's Dejan Savicevic and Iceland's Geir Thorsteinsson - are all set to be elected unopposed.
Mutko was implicated in the McLaren Report, which alleged that over 1,000 Russian athletes had been involved in a state-sponsored doping system, in operation from 2011 to 2015.
Russian Deputy Sports Minister Yuri Nagornykh, who decided which of the Russian competitors would benefit from the cover-up, has since been dismissed from his role.
Mutko's alleged involvement in the scheme prompted scrutiny of his role within FIFA, which had been the subject of criticism due to his position within the Russian Government.
World football's governing body has claimed to be against Government interference in sport, with one of their statutes stating Confederations must be "independent and avoid any form of political interference".
FIFA President Gianni Infantino declined to directly mention Mutko when asked at a press conference in London following the 11th Executive Football Summit yesterday.
Asked why FIFA continued to make an exception for Mutko, he replied: "As I have said already, there is a Governance Committee in place already and they have to answer these questions, it is not up to me to make a judgement.
"We have rules and statutes, they apply them and when they decide with regard to any of the candidates for any of the elections, then we have to respect their decisions.
"The rest is about speculation, what happened in the past in FIFA is the past and now there are procedures and bodies in place."
Belgium's Michel D'Hooghe, Turkey's Senes Erzik and Cyprus' Marios Lefkaritis are all standing down from the FIFA Council.
The election is due to take place at UEFA's 41st Ordinary Congress in Finland's capital Helsinki on April 5.


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Another reason electric cars are popular is because electric cars are environmentally friendly since they produce less pollution than the regular gasoline-powered cars. And one more explanation about the hype is because of the stories about the hybrid electric cars that are largely owned by celebrities that promotes the 'Green Movement'.
First thing in your list should be to research everything you need to find out about electric cars and how to build them. Sites specially made for electric car lovers do have some downloadable guidelines for you to follow in building your own electric car. Look for not just one but various electrical sites in the net.
Electric cars are also called electric vehicles or EVs. They have been competing with the conventional gas - guzzler since the car was invented but were almost wiped out when Ford learned to mass produce his Model T cars. Since then, car companies have been reluctant to produce electric cars except in showrooms.
Whilst their popularity has varied over time, they have recently (since about the mid 1990s) started gaining in popularity again. In April 2009, the United Kingdom Government announced plans to provide a subsidy of up to £5,000 to people who buy electric or hybrid cars.
A regulator then makes sure the energy coming from the batteries is nice and steady. The engine is then replaced by a motor which is usually put as close as possible to the wheels, and in some cases in the wheels themselves.
Rather than buying an electric or hybrid vehicle, some owners carry out an electric car conversion, in which gasoline-stimulated engine is converted with an electric-stimulated one. Electric car conversions are generally known as do it yourself projects.
Electric car parts are generally of two types firstly those which are meant for electric conversion kits and secondly those meant for factory made electric car models. In fact battery is one of the most sought after electric car part.
The internet has lots of resources available pertaining to this particular subject. You can also buy guides or manuals online to help you convert your regular car to electric. Another great way to gather knowledge is to join car forums and interact with car experts and other car enthusiasts.
Then after spending, you will expand more of your time without worries on where to go to fuel up, or how much to money to spend again on diesel. In other words, you don't have to worry spending on fuels, because you don't need any.
Some of these satisfactions include a noiseless drive, a high-speed run, and savings on both time and money, especially that you do not have to worry on where to gas up and how much to spend again on fuels. In addition to these benefits, you will also have a chance to save mother earth, since electric cars were proven by research studies to give off no smoke at all, thus decreasing the rate of air pollution.
Slowly but surely, the electric car conversion is providing car owners an alternative solution to the problem of rising gasoline prices in the global market. Now, people have the option of converting their gasoline-powered cars into electric cars that will run on electrical power.
Search for information. Use the power of the internet to find facts about electric cars that you and your friends need to build your electric car. Your search can simply start with search engines like Google.
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An orienteering puzzle for anyone in self-isolation (or just wanting some mental exercise)
If anyone is unfortunate enough to find themselves in self-isolation, or simply wants some mental exercise and/or distraction in the current situation, I thought I'd share this little orienteering logic puzzle: "O-Mishaps Galore!".
I wrote it for the old SOCK newsletter a few years ago, but that was about the time we stopped having SOCKs, so I don't think you'll have seen it. Apologies if you have.
It should only take a few minutes, especially if you're familiar with this type of puzzle. You should know if you've worked it out correctly, as things won't otherwise make sense, but I've also attached the answers in case you need them. Enjoy!
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Hey guys, so i realise it's been many months since I've posted here, most of this year that is actually. My last posts were written back in March.
You may know that i made the choice at the beginning of this year to get myself out of isolation & actually have some sort of life, even if it meant having dysphagia in it.
Well, i kind of got a bit too caught up in all that. It's not that i forgot about this blog or you guys but i just didn't feel up to contributing to this community, for what ended up being quite a long time, as far as ''blog standards'' go.
Yet, last night while i was lying in bed i found myself thinking ''i want to at least try blogging again. I really want to bring that passion back,'' so, here i am. Better late than never right?
For right now, i just really want to get back in touch with you guys, let me know, how are YOU doing right now?
In terms of myself, i have been re-focusing. I have been putting my attention & efforts back more into myself & my overall well-being - mentally, emotionally & physically.
It might sound simple but it really is easy to lose yourself through the challenges you face in life, i most certainly found that out but clearly, you can and WILL, get back on track again.
There are always going to be hard things, there usually are in my day to day but it's the better moments that make fighting through the struggles worth it for me.
Anyway, if you have stuck around and you're re-visiting this space again right now, i thank you. It really does mean a lot to me.
Take care guys.
I'll do my best to check in with you in a much more timely manner for next time.
Until then,
Stay strong & be you.
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One of the most vexing challenges facing the developing world remains what has commonly been termed the 'youth bulge.' While half of the world's population is currently under the age of 30, 90% of these youth live in developing economies in Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America. This burgeoning population presents enormous challenges as countries struggle to provide their young citizens with ample employment, education opportunities, social inclusion, and effective healthcare. Frustration at the lack of opportunity and political voice has already boiled over among youth throughout the Middle East, leading to sweeping and revolutionary change from Tunisia to Egypt as part of the Arab Spring.
Together with USAID and several key implementing partners, Resonance has worked for a number of years at the leading edge of youth development in Africa and Asia. We've worked directly with youth organizations to empower them through solutions that provide youth with the skills, assets, and opportunities to shape their own future as healthy, educated, and productive citizens. In numerous challenging contexts, Resonance has empowered youth to take control of their own destinies through a range of skills and partnership-development activities.
Resonance served as a key implementing partner in Kenya for the Yes Youth Can Western youth empowerment project, training numerous youth organizations in private sector partnership development, which in turn led to over 100 youth-managed partnerships focusing on issues from agricultural commercialization and business training to conservation, ecotourism, and waste management. Under the USAID/Pakistan Conflict Victims Support Program (CVSP), Resonance mobilized numerous partnerships across a broad range of industries, including pharmaceutical, telemedicine, manufacturing, microfinance, media, agribusiness, and finance, directly benefiting more than 1,600 at-risk youth in the northern war-torn regions. Partnerships focused on vocational training, building trust between young citizens and their government, and encouraging youth to take an active role in their own lives. Resonance has also worked with the USAID/Africa Bureau to mainstream youth and community development strategies to reduce the potential for violent extremism and recruitment of youth to extremist organizations. In the Philippines, Resonance developed a partnership with Microsoft to use TV White Space—unused TV broadcast channels—to establish wireless Internet connectivity in remote fishing areas. Through the partnership, local schools and municipal centers are serving as e-knowledge hubs and registration centers for local youth and their communities.
As the rapidly evolving Arab Spring has shown, countries and markets cannot develop successfully without providing youth with clear avenues for economic and social empowerment. Without focused efforts to provide youth with pathways for economic and social improvement, emerging markets and democracies will remain squarely in the shadow of the youth bulge. Resonance understands the central importance of this paradigm and continually strives towards youth empowerment across its program portfolio.


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Neue wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin: Jing Shen, Ph.D.
Seit September 2015 ist Jing Shen, Ph.D., als wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am MZES am Arbeitsbereich A, im Projekt A3.8 "Die Innenseite von Integration und Akkulturation - Die Lebenszufriedenheit von Migranten in Europa" (Projektleitung Professor Irena Kogan) tätig.
Jing Shen received her Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Toronto in November 2013. Her dissertation addresses the formation and consequences of labour market inequality in the context of China's transitional economy, from which her research interests extend to social inequality and stratification, job search, social networks and social capital, and social transformation of socialist societies. During her Ph.D. program, she worked as a research assistant on multiple projects, such as neighbourhood impacts on children's school readiness, ethnic segregation in Canadian industries, and integration and labour market success of immigrants in Canada. Before joining the MZES, she held a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship with the Prentice Institute for Global Population and Economy in the University of Lethbridge, Canada. There, she has contributed to a sub-project about global income inequality and care workers' transnational migration, part of the Gender, Migration, and the Work of Care Project (http://www.cgsp.ca/). As a course instructor, she has taught courses at the undergraduate level in research methods, statistics, and family sociology. Her teaching interests also include social inequality and stratification, and economic sociology.


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On the basis of the Symposium, outline and discuss the main features of platonic love.
Is this 'love' as we normally understand it?
By Eleanor Mason
Edited by Irene Ivanaj
Eros is most famously remembered as the God of Love. However, he is not always personified, rather, often eros is perceived as a cosmic principle. Most simply, eros can be translated as 'Love'. However, the extent to which these terms are in fact synonymous is complicated. This work discusses the concept of love in Plato's Symposium, an ancient work describing a dinner party of prominent Greeks who each convey their conception of eros.


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Plastics are showing up everywhere, it is showing up in our drinking water and even in our blood, it is not good for our world's environment and it is not good for our health.
By not recycling, chemicals from plastic bottles and in the lining of metal cans leaks into our food and beverages, said Larry Schwartz in a story from AlterNet.
One of the main chemicals used in the production of plastic is a chemical called bisphenol A, or BPA, said Schwartz.
"The Centers for Disease Control found 95 per cent of urine samples contained some amount of BPA," said Schwartz. "It's in our blood, our amniotic fluid, our breast milk. Small children are most at risk because they put everything in their mouths, they breathe and drink more, relative to their size, and they excrete waste more slowly."
Recycling is important because everyone makes garbage and everyone we all should take care of it, it's not good for the environment, said Karen Lyver during a telephone interview, she is a stay at home mom with a B.C.S. in Earth Sciences.
"Everyone needs to reduce the use of plastics in our lives," said Lyver.
It should be mandatory for individuals to recycle in their homes and in their businesses, said Lyver.
Before a business can successfully start a recycling program within their company, they first need to learn how to recycle and what to recycle in their homes, said Lyver.
Homeowners need to make recycling part of their routine, it is not difficult to make a schedule up and go to the recycling depo once a week, said Lyver.
An efficient way of recycling at home starts with finding a way to store recyclables and to pack them efficiently, such as flattening cardboard, said Lyver.
Some homeowners even use an old dresser in their garage to store recyclables in an efficient way. All that they need to do is to slide open the correct draw and toss in the recyclable material, said Lyver.
If the government put an environmental deposit fee on more objects that are recyclable, not just milk jugs and juice boxes, then it would encourage individuals to recycle so that they can get back the deposit money, said Lyver.
"It's estimated the business sector accounts for one third of all material sent to city landfills and 88 per cent of it isn't garbage at all–it's made up of paper, cardboard and other items that can be diverted from landfills and recycled," said David Boushy in a Global News article.
The city of Calgary spent two years working with businesses, from building owners to industries and haulers, to develop a recycling program that would be easy for Calgarians to adapt to, said David Boushy in a Global News article.
"As of Nov. 1 all Calgary businesses have been required to implement a recycling program that needed to include collecting and storing recyclables separately from waste and ensure all recyclables are taken to a recycling facility," said in an article by Josie Lukey in a Calgary Metro article.
Not everyone is getting into the recycling trend. Kristian Martens in a face-to-face interview, he is a first year petroleum student at SAIT, said that he does not believe that recycling is necessary.
"The Earth is still getting contaminated by other pollutions, and the number of bottles being recycled won't even add up to the amount of garbage being dumped," said Martens.
It is easy enough to just recycle plastic bottles and cans, but anything more than that is a waste of time and individuals are pushed hard enough to recycle, said Martens.
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If you are making transactions using this popular e-wallet, you may be wondering about PayPal fees online. Sending and receiving money over the internet is usually pretty quick and simple with PayPal. However, there are some situations where they might charge a fee for using their service.
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When it comes to PayPal fees on receiving money, it really depends on how you receive the payment. For example, if it's a one-off domestic transaction from a friend in the same currency, there won't be any extra fee.
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When it comes to designing financial education programs, does more knowledge equate to better outcomes for consumers? What are the alternative approaches and factors we can consider?
Financial decisions are influenced by complex factors and the interventions we design to mitigate these are varied and informed by different theoretical and practical approaches.
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Cristiano Ronaldo is poised to win his fourth Ballon d'Or on Monday, writes Tom Adams, and no one else comes close in 2016.
Before the Ballon d'Or, the Salon d'Or. If there were any flicker of doubt that Cristiano Ronaldo would be named the world's best player on Monday, it was extinguished when he arrived at training at the weekend sporting freshly applied gold highlights. A crown has been placed on the man who will be king, one year after Lionel Messi took the award back from him in the latest dynastic twist in sport's most elite rivalry.
It is only right. This has, unquestionably, been Ronaldo's year. A year when he not only enjoyed his greatest achievements, but became more than himself. When you are talking about football's supreme ego that is quite some achievement, but Ronaldo managed it and a 2016 which has seen him become European champion for both club and country will end with him back on top of the football world for the fourth time.
The two European finals showed two sides of the man, even if the result was ultimately the same. In Milan, for the Champions League final against Atletico Madrid, we saw Ronaldo perform in the role he is usually cast: the great individualist. After what was by his standards a fairly poor performance, the fates aligned for everything to fall on Ronaldo's shoulders. As he strode forward to take the decisive penalty in the shootout at San Siro, there was not even a semblance of doubt.
Ronaldo is designed for moments like this, when the flashbulbs and the cameras are all magnetically trained on him and the fate of his team lies at his feet. This is the man who, when asked in an interview this year for his biggest influence, replied: "I was… I never wanted to emulate anybody – I have just always focused on being the best me I can." Penalty buried, shirt removed, torso exposed, all eyes on me. Being the best Ronaldo he can be.
But in a year when Messi won a domestic double and started playing with the all-round excellence that has seen his range of talents diversify as Ronaldo's has diminished, one man taking on more responsibility for creation and the other narrowing the scope of his focus to become more of a poacher, winning the Champions League might not have been enough on its own. Thankfully for Ronaldo, what happened little over a month later in Paris made his case unassailable. It gave him the greatest moment of his career and displayed a new duality in a man often cast as a caricature.
The significance of Portugal's unlikely Euro 2016 run was made apparent when Ronaldo strode into the press conference room in Lyon after scoring a goal and claiming an assist for Nani in the 2-0 win over Wales in the semi-final. "I've broken many before and I'm still breaking records for club and country, but this comes naturally and the crucial thing was to make the final. Me and the boys have always dreamt of being there; I've always dreamed of winning something for Portugal and it's just one step away. Let's keep dreaming."
The dream could have instead materialised as a nightmare thanks to an early injury in Paris. The cinematic grandeur of the image of a crying Ronaldo being stretchered off the field on the huge screens at the Eiffel Tower made his pain and suffering hyper real, a towering monument to frustrated ambition. But in his darkest hour, a different Ronaldo emerged.
For once he was peripheral to proceedings on the pitch, but it merely allowed Ronaldo to display his greatness in other ways. At a time of personal strife, he learned how to be a leader of men, cajoling his team on from the sidelines as he acted as a de facto assistant to Fernando Santos, barking at a colleague to shake off their injury and get back on the pitch and, in one perfect vignette in extra time, pointing at his forearm to the space a watch should fill as he channelled a growling Sir Alex Ferguson.
"I knew that I couldn't influence the game on the field, but I could play a big role," he said. "I gave a speech at half-time and was giving all the directions and encouragement I could from the side. It taught me about the importance of being one. Football is not about 11 on the field, it is so much more than that."
A lightbulb moment, perhaps, but Ronaldo had been suppressing his individualism for Portugal for much of the tournament. "We are a team – the national team are a unit," he said after the Wales match. "That's how we've been acting since the beginning. I've been trying to help by scoring, scrapping, fighting with defence; I've given it my all." Tales from his team-mates about stirring speeches were given even more credence when video emerged of one he made in the aftermath of victory at the Stade de France.
"Every year since I started to play football has been amazing, but this year was special," Ronaldo told World Soccer earlier this year. "I've won the Champions League three times but my dream was always to win something for Portugal, with the national team, and that's what we did. We won for the first time and the feeling is completely different."
In the context of their personal duel it matters, of course, that this summer Messi lost his second successive Copa America final and as a result remains without a trophy with Argentina. Ronaldo, meanwhile, fulfilled the criteria that some apply to true greatness – the Maradona test – by inspiring an average team to achieve something special. And in doing so he discovered something new about himself, something beyond the two-dimensional image he often projects.
It may not prove durable. After all, Ronaldo is a man very much of our time, a man of selfies, social media and self-absorption. To wander through his Instagram feed is to experience the modern aesthetic: the fitness freak, the fashionista and the fawning self-regard. It can make him hard to warm to. Why should it be easy to identify with the man Forbes named as the richest athlete in sport this year? Especially when he stands accused of having employed creative ways to reduce his tax liabilities, which Ronaldo strongly denies, in a potential case which could yet make 2017 considerably more testing than the past 12 months.
"I actually need my haters," he said this year. "They have helped me achieve all I have achieved." But in The Year of Ronaldo, he eventually rose above all this – the ego, the image, the criticism-as-fuel – to find something else and embrace a bigger truth: he was the best footballer on the planet again.


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The ultimate banking app guide
Apps are now a crucial weapon when it comes to customer engagement, so how does your bank stack up against the competition?
Banking in Australia has been undergoing a quiet revolution for the past few years. Often caught in media debates about interest rates and soaring profits banks are nevertheless moving to keep pace with our changing expectations when it comes to experience and engagement.
With the evaporation of the teller experience and together with the acceleration of technology, major opportunities currently exist to engage the customer at alternative touch points. Going mobile has been the biggest focus of the industry, moving beyond simply a mobile browsing option to downloadable apps.
Some have played it safe with their iPhone apps. Some have embraced the new interface parameters and one has been a creative stand out. The ANZ 'Go Money' application stands apart from its rivals in a number of ways. Its presentation is innovative and 'ground breaking' for such a conservative industry. However, what they do well in some areas they completely ignore in others, so their finesse is derived from staying on a narrow, focussed path.
Others have chosen a more traditional development path and have embraced the design challenge of a small interface with success. Commonwealth Bank (CBA) excels here. ING Direct and Teachers Credit Union have made a competent transition to the applications space, understanding and supporting how users move through the application but smaller budgets, at a guess, has limited any substantial investment.
This leaves a third broad group of banking applications (which includes Westpac, NAB & St George) that have created a sound but not special application user experience. At best, the consistent corporate branding breeds familiarity and credibility but in terms of functionality there appears to be a hangover from traditional website paradigms.
We undertook the review of all of the aforementioned banking apps and here are the four design points that every successful banking
- Know what your users want to do on their phone and design your functions or content accordingly.
- Credibility and security: Users look for evidence that an application is secure and credible.
- Easy contact with the bank at any point in the process adds another layer of confidence.
- Ability to remember or save login details to make the process faster for future transactions: most applications catered for this.
Whike there were a number of highlights, the review also highlighted several deficiencies.
- Overall, there was a general lack of consideration for human fingers. Apple recommends buttons at least 44 x 44 pixels and there would be no harm in trying to achieve that.
- Some apps lacked a homepage making navigation difficult.
- None of the four major banks provided a welcome message or any acknowledgement of the user identity. This is a key element that makes users feel like they are in the right place.
- Apps needed to make use of an 'other tab' to store all of the extra functions. This helps to keep the app neat and easy to use.
- Most apps lacked an inline help contact
- Some apps were inconsistent in their page design.
- Scrolling in an application is not detrimental but if the page layout is lazy and spread out for no apparent reason then this only hampers users performance and should be avoided.
Here is a more detailed breakdown of how the banking apps stacked up.
First impressions
First impressions are crucial and in this respect CBA and ANZ are little ahead of the competition. CBA's app is the best example of what a solid first impression can achieve. From loading the app, it automatically displays the nearest ATM/Branch using the current location of the phone and immediately offers the user something useful without having to do the work. All the main features are clear. The promotional offer section is of secondary concern and is suitably given that weight in the design treatment. This is followed up with a well presented login page and an easy to use opening menu.
The most noteworthy thing about ANZ's application is that it goes straight to business. While that may come across as being a little cold, there is obviously some assumed knowledge that the customer is very comfortable without the need of any touchy feely introduction. There are absolutely no distractions and the app is the most functional in terms of ease of use. This theme also continues into its main menus which features large, easy to use icons and easy to understand text.
St George's application prioritises logo and branding over functionality. St George also forces users to remember more login details than any of the other banks applications. The app's spacing problems continue onto the main menu. While the logo features at the top of the page, most of the apps functions are located below the fold and force users to scroll down to find them.
While NAB has a clear and clean opening page, their login page isn't well designed at all. It's more reminiscent of a website rather than an application login page.
Both IGN Direct and the Teacher Credit Union's apps held the middle ground in this category. Neither excelled but they weren't the worst of the bunch either.
Payment processes
The transfer of funds to another account or as part of a payment form the crux of all banking applications. As a result most of the apps we reviewed performed quite well in this area.
ANZ was again a standout. The display is a significant departure from the standard mobile banking layout, as other institutions typically use a horizontal top tab menu. It is successful because all the possible functions are easily displayed, and there is a succinct description and requirements of each payment option. It's a great example of how an app can make a mundane activity lively and interesting.
The functionality is very visual, the details of an account as an image of a real life card make the account easy to target. Scrolling two 'wheels' to select the 'From' and 'To' accounts is rather playful. The user does not also have to visit two screens to accomplish this same task. The only weakness of the visual designs is that the account cards may end up looking the same.
CBA's app also excelled in this category with an easy to use transfer system, combined with simplistic easy to understand language, like "from" and "to".
Westpac also had a unique function with its "Things you should know" tab, which actively explains the all of the apps processes in plain English.
NAB's app forces users to remember their accounts via a 16-digit code – which is bound to cause confusion. While St George's app makes an usual distinction between payment and transfer, with all payments needing to go through a separate BPAY icon.
ING Direct and TCU's app were again middle of the range. However, there was one frustration with ING's app, when the user wishes to enter the data into the 'How Much' field the system does not bring up the numerical keyboard.
Other functions
Functions such as a help feature, Branch/ATM finder and a 'Contact the bank' function can all enhance an app and while ANZ's offering wowed us in both its execution and layout, it failed to have a find an ATM finder function, a crucial tool in a world where cash is still essential.
CBA's app also excelled in this category, with its ATM finder being tied straight into the opening menu of the application. There's a substantial user help feature and a direct line to contact the bank if there are any problems.
A help feature is also strongly integrated in both the St George and Westpac apps. The banks have also combined their Branch/ATM finder feature, meaning that either app will find both Westpac and St George Bank branches or ATMs.
NAB's app floundered in this category, as its help functions are almost non-existent and its ATM finder does not zoom in on the locations it flags, making it difficult to exactly pinpoint where the ATM or branch is.
Both TSU's and ING's apps contain easy to use ATM finders. Yet ING's application hid its help function in the 'more' options tab, possibly making harder for users to find.
This is a summary of a report on banking iPhone apps prepared by Liz Phillips, user experience consultant, at Objective Digital. Read the full report here.


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Cedarwood oil is one of the oldest mentioned oils of all time and has been used for a variety of purposes from medicinal to household. It is extracted from the bark of pine and evergreen. It was originally extracted from the very Lebanon cedar tree mentioned in the Bible, which is no longer in existence.
Cedarwood oil is an aromatic, antifungal, antiseptic, promotes circulation and provides a host of other properties. It has an ORAC value (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity–antioxidants) of 169,000 uTE/100g. Since it is mostly sold in small quantities, it is best used with a carrier oil, such as olive, jojoba, castor oil, sweet almond oil and other such oils. (More on these in a future installment in this series. In the meantime, Wikipedia has a list of carrier oils. Click here for a full list.)
First, cedarwood oil is aromatic. It is said to calm the spirit, soothe anger, calm nervous energy, and to improve and regenerate mood. Some trivia: the Egyptians used cedarwood for embalming, Native Americans traditionally used it to enhance their spiritual communication, and the Cherokee believe that cedarwood offers protection. Traditionally, a small piece of wood would be placed in a medicine bag and worn around the neck.
Secondly, cedarwood oil is an antifungal. Fungi is one of the most common causes of dandruff. Cedarwood oil can be found in anti-dandruff shampoos. It also relieves itchy scalps.
Third, cedarwood oil alleviates a variety of skin and hair-loss conditions. It is used to help treat alopecia areata, an autoimmune condition that causes hair loss in round patches. Cedarwood oil also helps treat acne, eczema, and psoriasis.
Fourth, it is an antiseptic. It can be found in many herbal antiseptic creams. Finally, it promotes hair growth, as it boosts blood circulation, stimulates hair follicles and regulates sebum, the scalp's natural oil that lubricates hair.
One note: women should avoid using cedarwood oil during pregnancy.
To use cedarwood oil, you can mix with carrier oils for daily moisturation of locs, a hot oil treatment, and as a nightly scalp treatment. One recipe:
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Ratio: a drop of cedarwood oil and a drop of ylang ylang to two tablespoons of coconut oil. Massage the oil treatment into locs and scalp and let sit under a heated towel or a plastic cap under a hooded dryer. (ehow.com)
You can also use as a scalp massage oil for hair loss. Try this recipe:
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- 3 drops of rosemary essential oil (which should also be avoided by pregnant women)
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Mix the grapeseed and jojoba oils in a small jar. Add essential oils and stir to blend. Massage into your scalp nightly for two minutes and wrap overnight. Your body heat will increase absorption. According to www.spafromscratch.com/?p=5251 it works.
As with most essential oils, cedarwood oil is sold in small dark bottles to help preserve potency and freshness. Keep from direct sunlight and in a cool place. Its shelf life is short, so use it quickly.
Yet another oil that helps keep your locs looking and feeling great!
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As much as I would love to keep this all to myself, I can't help but sing Dan Wolfe's praise for one of his most recent creations:
Before you make an immediate comparison to the old "Fraidy Frame," you have to know this is steroids, which have taken steroids. The drug comparison makes sense when you get this thing and find out you can customize it for practically anything. I first purchased this for my children's shows with a "Vanishing Elephant" type routine... great for circus shows, Halloween (Houdini's great illusion) etc. etc. I found out it works just as well with adults... yep! So then, I took him up on his "McCombical" style routine with cards- also great for different audiences-- kids love to see "how a trick works," and the adult in the hotseat…. then a custom bit for my anti-bullying shows.... today I just received another custom job for Halloween with a mummy. So, yes, this thing is a drug, and Dan Wolfe is the hookup
Seriously, the frame plays big, is quick to set up, and the work is minimal so you can craft a presentation to fit the situation. Anyone who has ever purchased from Smoky Mountain Magic knows of the quality and great looks of the props. But my favorite is the reaction... you get a deer in the headlights look for a moment, and then lots of applause and "whaaaat?!"s from the audience. Based on your prop/routining you can do this as a solo effect or with volunteer(s). No one up with you will see anything you don't want them to. You'll end up playing with it yourself, watching the "works", and you'll be so impressed you'll be tempted to show it to your audience, it's that impressive. But I know you won't!
So, if you haven't taken a look, use this link : https://www.smmagic.com/blog1/?product=fraidy
I'm not being paid off from Dan to do this, but anyone who knows me knows I don't recommend too many props, and only to those who have really gone waaaay above on quality, service and the personal touch. Too many only criticize those that drop the ball, and fail to praise those who raise to a level beyond. That's what I'm doing now. Thanks, Dan (and if you ever read this, don't sell to anyone in my market!)
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Dan showed me this last year, and I have to admit, it is gold! Fantastic prop that plays BIG, and requires very little skill. Dan will customize it to whatever critter you want. This is a fantastic prop.
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Let me add my kudos to Dan and Smokey Mountain Magic. I talked with Dan about a custom set up for Fraidy in the morning. By mid afternoon he had drawings for me to approve and I got an email from him at 7:00 PM that it was ready to ship! After a few days I received the prop and it is awesome. Great experience that I am sure will not be my last with Smokey Mountain Magic.
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Just placed an order for a custom unit! Can't wait
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On Nov 9, 2019, jimhlou wrote:
Willing to share? I could spend my entire show fees on this prop alone, and Dan has never failed to deliver on my ideas.
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I'll show pics when I get it
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