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General Knowledge
(Exam Held on 25-9-2011)
1. Who amongst the following is a Classic Russian author and had written famous book 'Anna Karenina' ?(A) Anton Chekhov
(B) Leo Tolstoy
(C) Maxim Gorky
(D) Vladimir Nabokav
(E) Boris Pasternak
Ans : (B)
2. What is the full form of the letter 'D' in the abbreviation 'MPLADS' which was recently in news ?
(A) Damaging
(B) Decorating
(C) Development
(D) Dealing
(E) Delimitation
Ans : (C)
3. The World Bank has given a US $ 1 billion loan to clean which of the following rivers in India ?
(A) Narmada
(B) Krishna
(C) Ganga
(D) Jhelum
(E) Beas
Ans : (C)
4. India is a member of which of the following group of countries ?
(C) European Union
(D) Least Developed countries
Ans : (E)
5. Prime Minister of India was recently on a visit to Ethiopia and Tanzania. This means he visited two—
(A) European countries
(B) African countries
(C) Asian countries
(D) American countries
(E) Middle East countries
Ans : (B)
6. The 34th National Games were organized in which of the following States ?
(A) Bihar
(B) Assam
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Gujarat
(E) Jharkhand
Ans : (E)
7. Who among the following has taken over as Union Minister of Railways ?
(A) Dinesh Trivedi
(B) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(C) Kamal Nath
(D) Sharad Pawar
(E) Anand Sharma
Ans : (A)
8. India recently decided to provide US $ 500 million to which of the following nations in its neighbourhood to help it in its redevelopment projects as the country is trying to come up after a long civil war and control of UN peace keeping forces ?
(A) Bangladesh
(B) Pakistan
(C) Afghanistan
(D) Nepal
(E) Bhutan
Ans : (C)
9. As per the amendments made in the Right to Education Act, now free-education will be available to the children upto Standard—
(A) 4th
(B) 6th
(C) 8th
(D) 10th
(E) 12th
Ans : (D)
10. Which of the following State Govts. signed a historical pact on Gorkhaland Administration a few months back ?
(A) Uttarakhand
(B) Uttar Pradesh
(C) West Bengal
(D) Assam
(E) Manipur
Ans : (C)
11. NATO recently attacked and bombarded which of the following countries as it wanted to control violence between the Govt. of that country and a group of protestors ?
(A) Russia
(B) Iran
(C) Pakistan
(D) Bangladesh
(E) Libya
Ans : (E)
12. India's population is approximately—
(A) 1 billion
(B) 1•5 billion
(C) 1•75 billion
(D) 1•21 billion
(E) 1•6 billion
Ans : (D)
13. Who amongst the following is the Speaker of the Lok Sabha at present ?
(A) Ambika Soni
(B) Meira Kumar
(C) Pranab Mukherjee
(D) Sushma Swaraj
(E) Sonia Gandhi
Ans : (B)
14. India recently resumed Foreign Ministerial level talks with which of the following countries which was suspended sometimes back due to deadlock on certain crucial issues ?
(B) Bangladesh
(C) China
(D) Pakistan
(E) Sri Lanka
Ans : (D)
15. Which of the following was the issue which was discussed in a specially convened session of the Parliament on August 27, 2011 ?
(A) Land Acquisition Amendment Bill
(B) Constitutional Reforms Bill
(C) Women's Reservation Bill
(D) Anti Commercial Violence Bill
(E) Lok Pal Bill after its redrafting
Ans : (E)
16. 'Dhanush' is an indigenously developed by India—
(A) Missile
(B) Sub-marine
(C) Patton tank
(D) Fighter plane
(E) Passenger aircraft
Ans : (A)
17. Islam Karimov who was on a visit to India is the President of—
(A) Iraq
(B) Iran
(C) Ethiopia
(D) Tanzania
(E) Uzbekistan
Ans : (E)
18. Which of the following is the name of a missile developed by India ?
(A) Dhruva
(C) Vivian
(D) Trishul
Ans : (D)
19. Who among the following is not a Cricket Player ?
(A) Ashish Nehra
(B) James Anderson
(C) Shivnarine Chanderpaul
(D) Jade Dernbach
(E) Vishwanathan Anand
Ans : (E)
20. The 11th Five Year Plan will be over in—
(A) December 2011
(B) January 2012
(C) March 2012
(D) December 2012
(E) March 2013
Ans : (C)
21. Who amongst the following is a well known name in the field of Banking in India ?
(A) H. R. Bharadwaj
(B) S. Y. Qureshi
(C) Yusuf Pathan
(D) D. Subbarao
(E) Ashok Gehlot
Ans : (D)
22. Who among the following is not a Chief Minister of a State at present ?
(A) Tarun Gogoi
(B) Ghulam Nabi Azad
(C) N. Rangaswamy
(D) Raman Singh
(E) Arjun Munda
Ans : (B)
23. Mamta Banerjee belongs to which political party ?
(A) Congress
(D) Trinamool Congress
Ans : (D)
24. Who among the following was given Lifetime Achievement Award in 12th IIFA Awards Ceremony held in Toronto in June 2011 ?
(A) Asha Bhonsle
(B) Lata Mangeshkar
(C) Amitabh Bachchan
(D) Rajesh Khanna
(E) Hema Malini
Ans : (A)
25. Asian Cup Women's Boxing Tournament was organized in May 2011 in—
(A) Japan
(B) China
(C) South Korea
(D) India
(E) Malaysia
Ans : (B)
26. Which of the following States won the National Hockey Championship 2011 ?
(A) Karnataka
(B) Haryana
(C) Punjab
(D) Maharashtra
(E) Kerala
Ans : (B)
27. Which of the following is an ore of a metal ?
(A) Bauxite
(B) Lime Stone
(C) Sulphur
(D) Menthol
(E) Camphor
Ans : (A)
28. The 43rd Jnanpith Award was given to whom among the following ?
(A) S. L. Bhyrappa
(B) Vishwanath Prasad Tiwari
(C) O. N. V. Kurup
(D) Javed Akhtar
(E) Malti Joshi
Ans : (C)
29. Who among the following is a famous Chess Player ?
(A) Koneru Humpy
(B) Pargat Singh
(C) Baichung Bhutia
(D) Ajit Pal Singh
(E) Ishant Sharma
Ans : (A)
30. Which of the following is the full form of 'CBS' as used in banking system ?
(A) Corporate Business Strategies
(B) Core Banking Solution
(C) Common Banking Strategies
(D) Common Business Strategies
(E) Corporate Banking Solution
Ans : (B)
31. Which of the following is the name of a Private Sector Bank in India ?
(A) Dena Bank
(B) Syndicate Bank
(C) IDBI Bank
(D) Corporation Bank
(E) South Indian Bank
Ans : (E)
32. Which of the following terms is used in the field of Banking and Finance ?
(A) Accrued interest
(B) Assimilation
(C) Deviance
(D) Diffusion
(E) Stagnant population
Ans : (A)
33. Which of the following is not a Public Sector Unit ?
(A) Mishra Dhatu Nigam
(B) Hindalco Industries
(C) Bharat Bhari Udyog Nigam
(D) Container Corporation of India
(E) Hindustan Organic Chemicals
Ans : (E)
34. Which of the following terms is used in the game of Cricket ?
(A) Back hand
(B) Volley
(C) Follow on
(D) Jockey
(E) Deuce
Ans : (C)
35. Which of the following books is written by Arundhati Roy ?
(A) The God of Small Things
(B) A House for Mr. Biswas
(C) The Glass Palace
(D) The Namesake
(E) A Fine Balance
Ans : (A)
36. Which of the following is grown as a Spice used in daily cooking and also to be used as a quick remedy of many common ailments ?
(A) Marigold
(B) Turmeric
(C) Jatropha
(D) Cactus
(E) Fern
Ans : (B)
37. Which of the following prizes / awards is given by the Govt. of India ?
(A) Kalinga Award
(B) Pulitzer Prize
(C) Padma Bhushan
(D) Jamanalal Bajaj Award
(E) Saraswati Samman
Ans : (D)
38. Which of the following is grown as a vegetable ?
(A) Groundnut
(B) Cotton seed
(C) Custard apple
(D) Radish
(E) Castor
Ans : (D)
39. Which of the following cups/trophies is associated with the game of Hockey ?
(A) Irani Cup
(B) Duleep Trophy
(C) Rovers Cup
(D) Agha Khan Cup
(E) Ranji Trophy
Ans : (D)
40. 'Kathakali' is a form of dance drama originated in—
(A) Kerala
(B) Tamil Nadu
(C) Orissa
(D) Uttar Pradesh
(E) Manipur
Ans : (A)
41. Who among the following was a famous Scientist of Indian origin and was awarded Nobel Prize during his life time ?
(A) C. V. Raman
(B) Meghnad Saha
(C) Jagdish Chandra Basu
(D) Birbal Sahni
(E) Homi Bhabha
Ans : (A)
42. Which of the following agencies/organizations is closely associated with the functioning of the banking and finance companies in India ?
Ans : (C)
43. Which of the following is not a member of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) ?
(A) Pakistan
(B) Afghanistan
(C) Nepal
(D) Bhutan
(E) Japan
Ans : (E)
44. Which of the following is called the upper House of the Parliament in India ?
(A) The Lok Sabha
(B) Office of the President of India
(C) The Union Cabinet
(D) Office of the Prime Minister of India
(E) The Rajya Sabha
Ans : (E)
45. What is the full form of 'KYC' as used in banking world ?
(A) Keep Your Credibility
(B) Know Your Credibility
(C) Know Your Clients
(D) Keep Your Customer
(E) Know Your Customer
Ans : (E)
46. Which of the following is the name of a bank having offices and branches in India ?
(A) Kotak Mahindra
(C) Wipro
Ans : (A)
47. Which of the following is a software and allied services company functioning in India ?
(D) Infosys
(E) Ambuja
Ans : (D)
48. What is full form of 'NGO' a term we listen very often these days ?
(A) National Growth and Opportunities
(B) Non-Governmental Organisation
(C) New Growth & Organisation
(D) Not Growing Organisation
(E) Net Growing Options
Ans : (B)
49. Nirupama Rao is appointed new Ambassador of India to—
(A) Germany
(B) France
(C) Russia
(E) China
Ans : (D)
50. Financial Inclusion does not include which of the following ?
(A) Having a bank account
(B) Micro credit during emergency
(C) Free registration of business enterprises
(D) Access to all kinds of commercial/personal loans
(E) Access to credit/debit cards
Ans : (C)


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Can pure ecstasy, known as MDMA, be taken safely by adults? Dr. Perry Kendall, a British Columbia doctor, says yes, it can.
Kendall says that he is not advocating for the drug to be legalized. According to him, he is asking a "hypothetical question," which is: "If those drugs were to be legalized, what would be the best way of doing it?"
Still, Kendall critiques the way the Canadian government is going about regulating and controlling psychoactive substances. He says that Canada should approach it in an "evidence-based way," by looking at "what works and what doesn't work." The current "regulatory regime" is, according to Kendall, "not optimal."
Essenctially, Kendall is arguing for drug policy to be based wholly on empirical evidence. That does seem most logical, and it is not unlike the arguments made by marijuana legalization advocates here in the United States.
Kendall compares MDMA to alcohol, which, like ecstasy, can be dangerous, even fatal, if abused. Alcohol can be arguably more dangerous that MDMA.
He also says that MDMA, if taken under the right circumstances in non-toxic dosages, can treat mental conditions such as post traumatic stress disorder.
Medical literature ascribes the euphoria and social intimacy of MDMA to the waves of serotonin it sends flooding through the brain.
His rhetoric continues to run parallel with marijuana advocates here in the US: "What is fundamentally the difference between that and a psychoactive substance that makes people feel good and gives them some energy, which as far as we know isn't addictive, doesn't cause cancer, doesn't destroy the brain?" he asks.
But other findings run counter to this. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in B.C., who have a team dedicated to finding illegal drug labs, maintain that no amount of the substance is safe. Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has a list of MDMA's potential health effects, which include teeth grinding, sweating, increased blood pressure and heart rate, anxiety, blurred vision, nausea, vomiting and convulsions, even at low doses.
Steve Outhouse, a spokesman for Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq, responded to Kendall's statements, saying, "Our government is not contemplating any changes that would make ecstasy legal, so we have no further comment to make at this time."
Still, the medical establishment widely agrees that the substance is not addictive, and new research suggests that the negative effects associated with the drugs may be exaggerated.
Despite all this debate, MDMA still remains a highly criminal substance in Canada. It was recently put at the top of Canada's drug scheduling list under the federal governments omnibus crime bill, carrying similar penalties to cocaine and heroin.
The fact this discussion about MDMA is even happening is a positive step. The drug may continue to frighten some people for the foreseeable future, which is an understandable effect of Reefer Madness-esque scare tactics, not to mention all too real tragedies that have resulted from its abuse. Hard facts and solid drug education based on the empirical approach that Kendall is in favor of may ultimately be the most effective way to protect public safety.
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Monday, April 17, 2006
Margaret Brown's Be Here to Love Me: A Film about Townes Van Zandt has been having its theatrical release this past month in
Booze. That & quite probably a psychiatric disorder that was badly handled back in the days of electroshock-as-therapy, plus, just here & there, some additional fun with heroin, guns & jumping off of four storey buildings in order see what it felt like. As recounted through film clips & the remembrances of friends and colleagues, Van Zandt was high maintenance even when he was in school but the addition of addictions, primarily to alcohol, gave everything a toxic edge from which no one in his sphere could ever quite escape. Even his death, which I've seen described as due to heart failure after hip surgery, is more than a little tinged with booze. Steve Shelley, the drummer of Sonic Youth, wanted to give Van Zandt a more serious recording experience than he'd had before but Van Zandt showed up at the studio in
In his biography of Frank O'Hara, Brad Gooch suggests that the poet might have survived his run-in with the dune buggy had only his internal organs not been so compromised by a lifetime of alcohol. One can only wonder what might have happened had Van Zandt stayed in the hospital, but the deeper reality was that the singer spent over 30 years abusing his body in every way possible – the number of references to glue sniffing in his prep school yearbook are eyebrow raising, especially for the class of '62.
The film is free form and more impressionistic than historical in tone. It proceeds chronologically, but with such a light touch you're almost not aware of it. We see Townes interviewed outside the trailer that was his home in Austin while a friend fires a rifle repeatedly at unseen targets – we see him explain, in a painfully shy fashion, to a TV host how he dreamt he was performing If I Needed You & then woke up & wrote down the words & tune. We get to watch Guy Clark drink tequila & explain how he always felt that Townes was putting moves on his wife (while she denies this). We see Van Zandt's second wife Cindy as a fresh-faced hippy barely out of her teens & then, many years later, looking as though she's lived a hard life indeed. Townes' oldest son explains how angry he is at his father's addictions & Steve Earle recount a story of watching Townes play Russian roulette with a loaded pistol, pulling the trigger next to his forehead three times before setting the weapon down. We meet a friend from his stay in the psychiatric ward, explaining the profound impact of electroshock on personalities and lives.
We hear multiple people explain that they thought that Townes was the best song writer they'd ever seen/heard/met. But at no point in Brown's film does anyone attempt the kind of close reading that one gets, routinely even, with Dylanologists. From my perspective, that's the weakest point of the picture. We get to hear the songs, sometimes by Townes, other times by Lyle Lovett, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard – we even learn a little about how they feel about them (Harris and Townes' first wife both say that If I Needed You was written "for" them, an explanation at odds with Van Zandt's own.) If you look at the actual lyrics –
If I needed you
would you come to me,
would you come to me,
and ease my pain?
If you needed me
I would come to you
I'd swim the seas
for to ease your pain
In the night forlorn
the morning's born
and the morning shines
with the lights of love
You will miss sunrise
if you close your eyes
that would break
my heart in two
The lady's with me now
since I showed her how
to lay her lily
hand in mine
Loop and Lil agree
she's a sight to see
and a treasure for
the poor to find
– they're quite simple. While they tend toward certain patterns, they're not at all rigid in their structure. Thus the ABBC format of the first quatrain is not repeated in the second, which is BABC. The next two stanzas both contain two quatrains, but now the rhyme scheme has become more regularized – AABC. Only in the final stanza do we find a second rhyme – the last line of each quatrain. What this scheme really sets up, tho, is a critical pause that occurs at the end of the third line in each quatrain. Listening to recordings of either Van Zandt or Harris, it often sounds as if two short lines lead to a longer third, e.g., to lay her lily hand in mine, and that ambiguity – to my ear at least – is the key to this song's measure.
Also worth noting are the number of syllables per line here – a number that in the song itself means that shorter lines possess words that will extend over the music. Each stanza contains six five-syllable lines, and two shorter ones. It's worth noting where in the three stanzas these condensed lines fall, again in a pattern that is both intentional & not systematic.
Above all else, this is a text dominated by one-syllable words, a device that harkens back to poets like Larry Eigner & Lew Welch. In these 24 lines, just ten words have two syllables and none have more. The only moment of difficulty, to even call it that, is the reference to two persons,
A final – and my favorite – touch is the use of the word or syllable for, which occurs exactly once in each stanza, always at a critical point. That's a tiny detail, but it says a lot about Van Zandt's formal imagination, which is hardly as haphazard as we've come to expect from popular song. Did this come to him in a dream as he claimed? We should all be so lucky.
If Brown's film misses an opportunity to seriously explore the construction of his works, it does go a long way to humanize Van Zandt. People went out of their way forever to accommodate his quirks & patent disabilities not just because he could vary rhyme schemes with such elegance. He had a likeable puppy-dog air that must have brought out the Protector in a lot of people – that's not a quality you see in the likes of a Dylan or Neil Young, but they're comfortable with being in charge in ways Van Zandt never was.
Watching this film made me wonder what a comparable project with regards to Jack Spicer might feel like. Hardly anything is more predictable – or more painful to watch – than a person in the last stages of alcoholism as they crash & burn. Be Here to Love Me ends with performances by Guy Clark & Lyle Lovett at Van Zandt's funeral, poorly shot home-movie footage that is shown running on a TV set within the screen (a device Brown uses often). "I'm not sure I can get through this,"


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DESERT CRAWL - INSIGHT'S SW TOUR (PART 3) from Insight Clothing on Vimeo.
All good things have to come to an end, and the crawl was no exception. Enjoy the last part of the Insight crews mini tour.
Featuring Insight Team Riders Jamie Thomas, Daniel Shimizu, Daniel Lutheran and flow rider Ryan Reyes.
Filmed and Edited by: Lannie Rhoades
"One day before we were to leave for the desert, we made an $870 investment in the key to our adventure; a 1982 Chevy van.
With time to kill and very little mechanical experience, we braved problem after problem as we traveled with absolute excitement and anticipation for the open road.
Our mission was simple; make it to Phoenix in time for the Garage Artist event at Cowtown with local artist, JJ Horner, then proceed onto Tucson for a skate jam at Starr Skates all while having as much fun as possible on the way. It took us 3 days to make it to Phoenix and we got to camp in the desert and the snow, see the Grand Canyon, skate several parks and avoid getting eaten by vultures. The Phoenix portion of our trip was equally as fruitful; it was packed with nonstop skate missions and an epic art show. We were only in Tucson for a day, but we made the most of our minutes.
These are the times of our lives and we hope that you enjoy our memoirs in this blog; "Desert Crawl"'
Words by Jamie Thomas
Instagram photo blog by Lannie Rhoades
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Our mission was simple; make it to Phoenix in time for the Garage Artist event at Cowtown with local artist, JJ Horner, then proceed onto Tucson


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The actors are uniformly fine, with Mr. Crudup and Jennifer Ehle taking top honors. Mark Bennett's incidental music adds considerably to the total effect of the production ... but I'm out of room! I'll have more to tell you in a few weeks, but so far, "The Coast of Utopia" shows every sign of being a masterpiece in the making.
The Hartford Courant has a spoilery blow-by-blow writeup of the show by Malcolm Johnson. Mentions:
As acted by Jennifer Ehle, Martha Plimpton, Kellie Overbey and Annie Purcell, they are a bright, winsome and innocent gaggle of tutored goslings, much in awe of their brother, Michael. Ethan Hawke, dashing in a red-and-blue infantry officer's uniform, endows the younger Bakunin with a cocky charm, and endless intellectual pretensions.
The headstrong Michael manages to head off the marriage of Ehle's sweet, thoughtful Liubov to Baron Renne (Andrew McGinn), a young, rich cavalry officer. But by the spring of 1835, Plimpton's more sour and tough-minded Varenka has wed her Dyakov and become pregnant. Soon, Varenka rejects her dull husband.
Link found via American Theater Web's comprehensive roundup. At Talkin' Broadway two orchestra tix to Shipwreck and Salvage are being sold for merely $30 apiece, a bargain.
Point and counterpoint: Scene 4's Michael Bettencourt vs reader Jerrod Bogard on the political impact of Voyage. Chris Nakimasha-Brown is "puzzled by the well-coordinated establishment media plugging" of Utopia. Blogger Greg found it went over his head.
Playbill summarizes the critical reception of Voyage:
The reception of The Coast of Utopia - Voyage was something of a happy surprise. The trilogy got mixed marks in London, but a winnowing of the text seemed to do the trick and the critics all sounded downright surprised that that they like the show so much. Calling it involving, exciting, expertly staged and acted, and declaring their appetite well-whetted for Part Two, they did prose back flips to convince their readers the show was more than just the snob hit of the season. An extension is expected. There's still Shipwreck and Salvage to come, and anything could happen, but for now Lincoln Center Theatre must be feeling that its millions were spent well.
Remember Shipwreck previews open on Weds Dec 6, with Ms Ehle in the lead female role of Natalie Herzen.
PS. From tomorrow morning I'm on furlough...with a stop at the front lines on Dec 9-10, when a group of us are going to see Utopia. Yay! Come say hi if you're there - look for hyperventilating females. Depending on time and net availability there may be reportage from the trenches. Otherwise, til Jan 5, Chelsea's holding the fort solo (owe ya!). I'll be checking the firstname.lastname@example.com inbox when possible, but if you have anything important forward it to firstname.lastname@example.com, Chels' "work" address. Reports and tips etc would be great. She is going on a short trip next weekend as well, so you'll have to fend for yourselves for a few days.


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After 12 hours of played time, Tetlana my Necromancer has left the island of Tortage and headed to her homeland.
As I stated, I tried to continue story lines as much as possible, and avoid doing standard quests. There was a lull during Level 14 and 18. You could go at 19 to complete the final part of the story, but I followed several regular quest lines from 18 to 19. This took me to level 20 total.
Anyone who at least would purchase the game box would get quite a bit of play out of AoC, and the beginning area is incredible. Many cutscenes and story originality abounds.
The trading of the blood of a whore from virgins blood for one quest as you climb a volcana is quite amusing.
Anyways, upon reaching the mainland, I started to be a little concerned again over how gorgeous the armor of the NPC's was compared to my own. Even though you can see from the image below, the robe I get upon the final quest of Destiny is quite lovely. The fact that so many variations of belts and even the "choker" which shows up when you wear them is truly an added bonus.
But, then so does everyone elses same robe...(they did that quest too ya know)
I had read there were changes to how the Auction House was working in AoC now with the last patch, and I decided to see what people were selling.
It just seemed to be dull robes or silk outfits.
But, I used the new search to narrow down to rarity and level, and found something of interest. All of the outfits were different..
So, browsing this new selection which was quite inexpensive, I put together this new outfit.
As to our duo (husband and wife team) we have moved ahead with completing all of the island standard quests, and are down to the last 3 in our books. I will report more upon their adventures soon.
This duo though is on hour 20. So, the time difference is quite noticeable.
I am really fascinated over how many fun quests there are on Tortage that probably so many people miss. Not just that but money to be made, as the drop rate is huge. So much so that we keep running through several sections on the island and see people leaving bags behind.
We of course thank them for doing this as we grab some more loot.
One area known as the Acheronian Ruins has a quest that takes you to the top of a huge pyramid, and we are talking...HUGE.
The height is so realistic that I was getting dizzy thinking of falling off the edge.
Anyways. We can unequivocally state that within the game, there is fun to be had whether solo or grouped.
The fact the wife wants to still play is also telling to me.
Something is quite compelling about Age of Conan, and the game has so much going for it.
The audience is going to be key for Funcom now.
Wonder if they can appeal to the right crowd.
I even wonder if they know who their crowd is (all I know is it is niche at this time...)
My confidence is still shaky in regards to Funcom being committed. No new announcements of further patching or content and the Testlive server is dead. But, the new director just joined 2 weeks ago. It could be a total change of direction going on at this time.
Patience will be key now.
Ok...later and thanks for reading.


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7 Ways to reuse your iPhonePosted: Updated:
PHOENIX -- It used to be having a cellphone was considered a luxury, but now that's not good enough.
These days, we have to have the very latest model, like the iPhone 5. Why are we so consumed with stuff like this? Valley iPhone users told us why.
"It's just easy to use, the pictures are easy, it loads fast and, oh for me, I have, right now, I think I have about 1,400 pictures on it," one person said.
"I can find movies, I can download my songs, I can do it all," another said.
So, if you plan on getting Apple's new iPhone 5, here are some ideas on what to do with your old iPhone.
First up, give it to your kids. They store video games, play movies and do all kinds of other stuff.
By the same token, give your iPhone to your parents. Some seniors are still clinging on to the old flip phone and this just might be the time to help them upgrade.
You could also turn it into your new alarm clock. Ditch your old, outdated alarm clock and try putting your iPhone in a different location every night for an added challenge in the morning.
Make some money and sell your old iPhone. You can get up to $300 for it and even if it's broken, old iPhones are going for 90 bucks.
You can also try trading it in. Retailers like GameStop are offering store credit or cash for your old iPhone.
Here's a no-brainer: Keep the thing and use it as a backup in case your new phone is lost or stolen.
And, finally, use it as a camera. iPhones are smaller than traditional cameras and even take better digital pictures. Just remember to keep it charged up so it's ready to go when you need it.
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Years back when the family's budget was running a little low, Appa would still make sure his daughter came home by 3-tier A/C or by flight for her vacations, though it would be a tad uncomfortable for his pocket. For his own use, he would commute by scooter in all the extremities of heat and cold that Delhi had to offer, because taking the car would mean extra maintenance charges. Today, with a miniscule paycheck in hand, as I buy a pastel-shaded tee shirt for him, I contemplate and soul-search if I can ever replicate even an ounce of the emotion he carried.
My father learnt the meaning of responsibility the harder way, having lost his elder brother in an accident by the riverside at the tender age of 3, which he himself survived miraculously. In a quick turn of events, he was passed the baton and was the eldest amongst the siblings now. I would like to believe that's where all that protectiveness and the need to be around comes from. In my early childhood, when Delhi used to face 6-7 hours of power cut at night during peak summers, Appa used to quickly take the mangled hand-held fan so his only daughter that time could have a peaceful sleep to do good justice to her kindergarten class the next day. The slightest movement while I slept was enough for him to fan harder, I am told. As I hold the fancy hand-held fan he got from his trip to China in my hand, I stop to think what it means to me now.
It is easy to irritate Appa. It doesn't take much, actually. Just take his phone and switch on the Dictionary mode in his SMS menu, and you'll stop half his work for the day. As it is, not very fond of mobile phones and messaging in particular, my father would seethe in anger and feel utter helplessness on not knowing how to operate the messaging application after that :) Appa is not very tech-savvy and of-age that way.


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There is no doubt the principal engaged in age discrimination to make way for some young chick to take her job. She's hitting 50, and it's downhill from there.
It wasn't so long ago that O'Connor was a married woman in a two-income family. Now, at 49, she is divorced, unemployed and raising two teenagers on her own.
"You wake up one morning thinking you're part of the middle class," she said, "and the next day you're filling out Medicaid forms."
And when you're single, you can damned near kiss it off ever being able to support yourself ever again. At least she has some child support for the kids. She's on UI, but just wait until THAT runs out. It sounds like she was NOT a "post-probationary" employee, which means the principal could just get rid of her to make way for somebody else.


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Thursday, 31 March 2011
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
I give you my apologies, the photo I wanted to upload yesterday didn't work and then I forgot :( I hope I'm forgiven. x
Monday, 28 March 2011
Sketching away....
Sunday, 27 March 2011
27th March 2011
Saturday, 26 March 2011
Staying in?
Friday, 25 March 2011
Organised chaos?!
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
'With grace in your heart and flowers in your hair'
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Empty Space
Monday, 21 March 2011
No. 14
In the process of trying out different environments for one of my modules; 'Methods and Approaches' I went down to the train station for a shoot last week. It hasn't worked out how I wanted it to really but thought I would share it with you anyway... x
Sunday, 20 March 2011
Don't judge me....
Friday, 18 March 2011
Winter Walks
Taking you back to the blustery days of December? I'm off to the big smoke tonight; just a heads up that I can't promise a post tomorrow, depending on the internet access available.... So a fond farewell for now and fingers crossed I'll see you tomorrow. x
Thursday, 17 March 2011
Just in time!
Apologies for the late post... Busy day, just come back from a shoot at the train station, hopefully I'll be able to share that with you pronto. Much Love x
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
Once upon a time....
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Work in progress
Here is just a snippet from my current work, one of my modules; 'Domestic and Public Spaces'. Being a lover of Charity shops myself is what prompted this idea, I'm focusing on how the commercial space is made domesticated. Personally I like the idea of these little bits of treasure finding a new life! Found any bargains yourself recently? x
Monday, 14 March 2011
In between dreams
During the first days of spring last year I found a place within the park that I usually passed by on a daily bases. Finding something beautiful within the ordinary stuck with me. I hope I'm not the only one in saying; that often I find my self in places within my imagination that I'd rather be... Probing with the notion of leaving a trace of you in one place and going to explore another I captured this. x
Sunday, 13 March 2011
One month on....
Saturday, 12 March 2011
'We've become a race of peeping Tom's'
Surveillance is key, even when just wondering the streets of London, or maybe that's just where you need it most! As someone who would consider Walker Evans as a main influence, I guess being interested in 'Street Photography'- if I may call it that, doesn't come as a surprise. But when I visited the 'Exposed Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera' Exhibition held by the Tate Modern, not too long ago. I think its safe to say that I was greatly inspired.
Keep a look out; you never know what you might find... x
Friday, 11 March 2011
'Where there's tea there's hope'
Having one of those days?! Apologies about the digital... I seem to of botched up my film I intended to share with you. x
Thursday, 10 March 2011
A privileged view
As a photographer you find yourself in situations that you may take for granted but when I captured this moment I felt privileged. When initially focusing on the banal of the everyday I found myself drawn to something deeper when I captured this. Correct me if I'm wrong but to me it's a glimpse into the intimate relationship they share, look a little closer... What's at the centre? x
Wednesday, 9 March 2011
Happy accident
The anticipation from shooting a film is one of the things I love, so when using my little Bronica ETRS for the first time naturally I was excited... In the process of working out all its little charms I had wound the film on wrong, resulting in multiple exposures.
However despite the accident I think this might be a keeper. I'm pretty sure there's about four images in this one frame! Please excuse the white line - one of the cons of the stuck film.... x
Tuesday, 8 March 2011
All good things come to an end....
I'm sorry to say that our first exhibition hanging has now come to an end. 'Student Choice: A Solent View' was an exhibition by all of us 2nd year photography students at solent, hosted by the Southampton City art gallery.
Using my favourite - the trusty old medium format camera and being heavily influenced by the Pre-Raphaelite's and their sense of the true romance, I created a narrative piece as my response to Edward Coley Burne-Jones's work . Anyway interpret it how you wish and 'Happy Pancake Day!'
Southampton City Art Gallery: http://www.southampton.gov.uk/s-leisure/artsheritage/sotonartgallery/exhibitions.aspx
P.s Remember to eat all the chocolate you can before tomorrow... I know I will! x
Monday, 7 March 2011
No. 1
I am excited to invite you to join me for the next forty days....as of tomorrow I will posting a photo everyday for Lent, so keep your eyes peeled and you may see something you like. Bye for now. Emily x
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Naturally, many people would like to be able to generate images from FinchTV for publications and talks.In this post, I'm going to describe how to capture your images from FinchTV if you're using a PC with Windows. In the next post, I'll write about capturing images on Macs.
If you're using a PC with Windows
- Open some kind of program for storing the image - this could be any image editing program or even a program like Microsoft Word.
- Open FinchTV and find the part of the trace that you want to capture.
- Hold the shift key down, then press the Ctrl key, and the PrintScrn key. This will capture whichever window is active. Since you were just working with FinchTV, you should have captured the FinchTV window.
- Open a new document in Word, PowerPoint, or whatever image program you're using.
- Click the Ctrl key and the V key to paste the image in the document.
- Edit as necessary.
Addendum: I've also been told that Snagit is another really nice screen capture program for PCs.


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I would also like to add for architects, Esther Marjorie Hill who was the first woman to graduate from an architecture program in Canada and the first woman to become a registered architect in Canada.
|Esther Marjorie Hill graduating from U of T Architecture Program (from her profile in Library and Archives Canada)
There is also Blanche Van Ginkel's entry in the Canadian Encylcopedia. Blanche Van Ginkel was herself one of the earliest women in North America to be appointed director of a school of architecture when she was hired in 1977 by University of Toronto, as described on the history page of U of T's Daniels Faculty of Architecture, Landscape and Design written up by Prof. Larry Richards.
Internationally (because of course it's International Women's Day!) there are two provocative women who I have been following and who have made immeasurable contributions to the lives of women and men in their countries....
Dr. Vandana Shiva is an Indian physicist, activist and founder of Navdanya, committed to protecting biodiversity, empowering ordinary people, especially women, protecting farmers and promoting peace. She has a Canadian connection because she recieved her M.A. from the University of Guelph and Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario. She also comes back to Canada frequently to lecture, as she will be doing tomorrow, March 9, at the University of Calgary. In November 2010 she was awarded the Sydney Peace Prize in association with which she gave a lecture in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House. Dr. Shiva has been invited all over the world to give lectures, many of which are available on YouTube.
Dr. Shiva's interview on Australian T.V. the day before giving her Sydney Peace Prize Lecture.
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia is the first female head of state elected in Africa. She was inaugurated in January 2006. Liberia's infrastructure and economy was devastated by years of war and will take decades to rebuild. Faced with the challenges of taking over an administration of government bureaucracies where bribes and corruption had become commonplace, her approach has been to bring in several strong women to head various departments and to confront staff honestly with her concerns and demands for change.
First part of the movie Iron Ladies of Liberia documenting President Sirleaf's first year in office
The PBS Independent Lens website has information on the documentary Iron Ladies of Liberia and lots of background details on the country. It includes a page with a clip from the movie of a particularly impressive encounter between the President and former soldiers protesting outside the government building. 2011 is an election year for Liberia and in October President Sirleaf will run for a second term. This is a woman and a country to watch.


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Restaurant Review
Kim's Vietnamese Gourmet Cuisine
The sweet, the savory and the lunch du jour
Vinegar and I have a long, and occasionally sordid, history. I can remember my first vinaigrette dressing on a salad, and the very first time I ever sprinkled red wine on sautéed spinach—I was hooked for life. Then there was the time that cider vinegar was used as a weapon pointed straight at my 10-year-old potty mouth. My fifth grade teacher, Sister Mary Ruler-Smack (not her real name—I don't want to get smacked again), was affronting my dignity yet again by requiring me to participate in group sing-a-long, at which point I decided to inform her that she "looked like my butt." I was marched by my ear to the cafeteria area, where I was shoved into a folding chair to await my fate—it was either hold a bar of soap in my mouth for one minute, or drink a cup of cider vinegar. My choice seemed easy, but I was in for a nasty surprise.
So imagine my joy at receiving a small bottle of "red vinegar" for my appetizer soup at the most ambitious new Vietnamese restaurant in town, Kim's Vietnamese Gourmet Cuisine. This soup was severely tasty, but whodathunk to place tiny droplets of savory, fruity vinegar in a cup of white asparagus and crab soup to bring out the flavor of the crab? One of the three Kims, that's who. The triumvirate of Mom and two daughters, proprietors of the new place, are all Kims, all hard working and all talented with their combination of traditional Vietnamese food and French delicacies.
The lunch menu was a continental thrill with prosciutto and melon, an assiette de charcuterie plate loaded with assorted sliced meats and breads with European butter, quiche Lorraine and crêpes (ham and cheese or shrimp and broccoli). The dinner and weekend menus are a bit less French, but there are plenty of Vietnamese classics with gourmet flair like bun cha Hanoi, grilled slices of marinated pork ball served on a tray with rice noodles, fresh herbs, lettuce, cucumbers and marinated carrots. Or there's the Vietnamese-style meatballs in homemade tomato sauce, seasoned with black peppercorns and served with bread.
I made several excellent dinnertime choices with the white asparagus and crab soup ($1.95 cup, $4.95 bowl), the spicy lemon grass beef noodles ($6.25) and the coconut-braised chicken ($7.25). The soup was aesthetically pleasing with a translucent, wispy look about it, and the vinegar droplets brought out the crab taste and added a plumish flavor. I was not familiar with this Vietnamese red vinegar, but Kim (the oldest daughter) told me to look it up at the Talin Market the next time I was there.
My order of lemon grass beef noodles looked bright and appetizing. The beef was razor-thin and encrusted with herbs and tons of lemon grass, as it should be. After the addition of the bowl of vinegary chili sauce, these noodles were perfect, and I had trouble saving room for the chicken. This chicken was actually a small step away from being a really good coq au vin; the dark leg and thigh meat was braised in coconut juice until it fell off the bone, and it was served with white rice, cold sliced veggies, a simple green salad and a large side of the leftover au jus.
And, yes, there is pho. And vermicelli rice noodles and spring rolls, the hallmarks of any Vietnamese restaurant. On the French side, there is a pastry case at the counter to display baked custard, fruit and cream tarts, and little meat pastries with pork and onions.
"People come in expecting mostly Vietnamese," said oldest daughter Kim.
Their logo depicts the Eiffel tower with a Vietnamese girl in traditional dress next to it, a fair representation of the two styles in one venue.
My one gripe about the place is some weirdness with the décor. The cream and red walls are separated by colorful trim featuring fat, dancing French chefs, but the sedate Asian plants and wall plaques at intervals throughout the dining room don't really meld in that setting.
Of course, I picked drinking a mug of vinegar to making out with the soap bar, and so I was handed my punishment while three or four nuns and one perturbed priest watched me like cops. I really did pretend to hate the vinegar. I feigned disgust and faked squishy faces while on the inside I was giggling for getting off so easy. I got the stuff down so fast that my police tribunal decided to give me the soap too for my impertinence.
The Alibi Recommends:
Steamed rose cakes with minced shrimp
Brochette and taboulé
Champagne grape tart
Kim's Vietnamese Gourmet Cuisine, 8019 Menaul NE, Suite A, 293-4441. Hours: 10:30 a.m.-9 p.m. every day. Price range: Inexpensive. No smoking, no booze, large parties, credit cards accepted, pastry case.


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I may look like i'm not the type that gets angry,but i actually do,though there's not much things that can piss me off.Why? cos over the years i have come to the point in that,whenever i'm annoyed at someone,i tell myself,why waste my energy at that person? totally not worth it.So,if i'm angry at someone,in about an hour or so i'm ok with it already.but note that once i dont like you/am angry about you,a LOT of people will know.that i can assure you.it's my way to vent out my anger.the longest i have been angry was probably like 1/2 weeks,that was because of the prefect incident in my school during form 4.A song that kept playing in my mind at that time was Christina Aguilera-Fighter.i somehow feel that the song comforts me.
That incident left a big impact in my life.knew that the world is cruel,didnt know it applies when i was just a school student as well.oh well.that helped me to grow up fast.so,i would in a twisted way like to thank those people.i forgive them,but i'll never forget.call me whatever you want,i just can't.and this would probably apply for the rest of my life.
-till then,peace out-


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East Midlands MEP Emma McClarkin chairs high-profile panel on illegal wildlife trade8th February, 2017
Emma McClarkin MEP today, hosted and chaired a panel of experts to the European Parliament, to talk about illegal wildlife trade and the importance of trade policy to fight this crime.
This public hearing is another initiative on Miss McClarkin's active campaign to fight illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products and follows the unanimous support given by the Committee on International Trade to her own-initiative report on how commercial policy can contribute to the sustainability of wildlife.
Miss McClarkin said, "It is important that we keep talking about this problem and pushing it to be at the top of our priorities. Despite the fact that more and more people and the relevant stakeholders seem to be waking up to this problem, the numbers are still alarming when it comes to the decline in some species of fauna and flora."
She added:
"The good and promising news on ivory bans recently announced by a few source, transit, and destination markets must now be implemented and show the international community that this is serious talk".
"This requires cooperation and commitment from all of us, not just governments. That is why today we also heard from private sector experts who told us about initiatives and best practises to trace illicit wildlife trade in e-commerce platforms and distribution networks".


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Divergent by Veronica Roth
Now, I started out skeptical about this book. I mean, the plot line is becoming quite cliche in the book world (boy loves girl, girl loves boy, for some reason they can't be together, throw in a few things supernatural, and voila!) However, after a friend of mine talked my ear off about how great this one was, I gave.
In the end, the book was quite good. To me it still followed a very similar plot line to the Matched series, but all in all, I loved it.
8; The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti
Now this author drives me up a wall. Even though her books have the right idea, and good plot lines, she (almost) always bores you to death until you just can't keep reading.
However, this book broke the model and was one of the great books to bring me joy this year. The story line was cute, the characters were great, and you definitely wished you had the fortunate luck of Indigo Skye :)
The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks
I don realize I am quite late reading this one, but whatever.
I absolutely love the movie and most of Nicholas Sparks other books, so I got thinking to myself, why exactly haven't I read this one yet?! And it was just as good as I thought it would going to be :)
6; The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by Michelle Hodrin
This one I actually just finished last week, and let me be the first to tell you, this. book. is. amazing.
I was slightly leery at first, but after the first chapter, I swear you're hooked. This book has its fair share of suspense (even the ending was a cliffhanger), amazing characters that you learn to love/hate, and actually has a unique story line (a rare find these days).
The only thing that is stopping me to literally run to get the sequel is the wall of books, I have yet to finish...
5; Beautiful Creatures series by Kami Garcia & Margaret Stohl
This book I completely picked up on a whim. I was in Barnes & Noble with no book list on my phone (shocking, I know!), so I text a friend of mine (also a crazy reader) if she had any recommendations and she sent this back to me with many exclamation points.
You will absolutely, without a single doubt, fall in love with the characters in the book. The authors make it so incredibly easy to love them, so much to the point where you don't want to put the book down and separated from their world. So. Good.
4; Between the Lines by Jodi Picoult & Samantha Van Leer
From the beginning, this book has intrigued me. As soon as a I found out that Jodi Picoult wrote this with her 17 year old daughter, I knew I had to read it.
The plot was so out-of-this-world imaginative, it was just down-right genius. We never quite seem to think, what happens when we shut the book, and let me tell you, I so wish this was real life. :)
3; Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
These last three spots were about the hardest decision I've had to make in a while. However, this book got pushed down to third, while it just as easily could have been number one in any previous year.
I finished this book way back in late summer, and I still have moments when I think back to it. It is one of those books that kind of changes your outlook on power, greed and anger and how they can effect one person. Seriously, it is a must-read.
2; Life of Pi by Yann Martel
I honestly have no words on how great this book is. It is magnificently written and so well crafted. I have read this twice in the last two months, and I can honestly say, I would read it again in a heart beat.
I also, unfortunately missed the movie when it was at my local movie theater.. *silently sobs in background*
1; The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
This one was really the no-brainer choice for me. I have raved over this book for ages. (I am pretty sure I mentioned this in not one, but four previous blog posts)
It is so cheesy, and worn-out to say this, but it will literally change your life. I view things differently and still think about that world. I wish to be Hazel, I want a boyfriend like Augustus, and I swear, they will never leave my heart.
John Green is quite the genius. :)
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1- 9"x12" paper of their choice, this is the ground.
1- 9"x12" brown piece of construction paper
1- 3" x9" of both red and green
Half a sheet of white construction paper.
With the short end toward you, fold the brown paper horizontally into thirds and cut along the folds. Fold each piece in 1/2. Open and fold the short ends in 1/2 an inch.
Fold the red paper into fourths and cut. Glue 1/4 of the red paper to the middle of a folded brown piece. Cut the remaining 3/4 of the red paper in halves. Glue 1 to the opposite side of your door, and another to a blank brown section.
Apply glue to 1/2 of the circle and adhere to the edge of the last blank brown paper, to create snow on the roof line.
Take 1/2 of the triangles and glue together at the right angles. Glue another triangle to the top of the new triangle.
Cut the remaining triangle in half. Glue on top of the other triangles, on top of each other. Fold the bottom triangle in 1/2 an inch and glue to your ground.
Decorate your house, using the extra red and green pieces to create a walkway.
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In terms of impressions of the newly nominated candidate, Grant Gordon, he connected well with the room, which, as it turned out, largely supported him. Lines like this one went over quite well given the abortion issue that had been raised in the past few days:
"I don't need to be a woman to fight for women's rights, including the right to make their own choices about their own bodies," he said, setting off cheers and whistles in the crowd.Gordon seems quite likeable and has a sense of humour, evident in his nomination campaign. He seems like the type of candidate who will connect well with the breadth of voters across the riding.
The speech served as a good campaign launch. I suspect that they will be honing their message in the days to come, particularly in respect of taking on the NDP candidate, Craig Scott.
On the turnout last night, the Toronto Star cited these comparative numbers on the Liberal and NDP nomination meetings respectively:
There were 355 votes cast out of 833 eligible voters, compared with about 500 cast at last month's NDP nomination held in a cramped east-end church.There was some buzzing online last night that the Liberal nomination wasn't so well attended. Comparatively speaking, given the riding and the Layton legacy, the numbers actually held up well. Here's one shot of the voting line up:
this just didn't materialize:
On all this "star" candidate talk, well, it has definitely lowered expectations for the Liberal candidate. That is not such a bad thing. Further, the supposed "no-name" candidate who has resulted seems to be exactly the fit the party needs right now in such a by-election. Someone with roots in the riding, a new voice who understands that place of renewal the party is in: "I hope that I can bring to this election something new and dynamic." Yes, please. I'm sure Canadians can stand a little more of that in their politics too.
Finally, it seems like the Toronto-Danforth Liberals have a lot of good young volunteers on that campaign who are highly organized, energized and ready to go. I'm sure they could use a hand from Libs around the city though. Monetarily and of the in-person kind. Best of luck to them.


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I went holiday in May and I lost this when I am back home. I miss it so much, I can't find the same piece here any more. This is bought from Hong Kong.
Do you like it too? I feel its very unique and nice. I like bling stuff and I only have of these. Now I wont' be seeing it again. At least I have the photo of this as memory.
My favourite colour is Pink too. Where I lost it? I remembered going for a chicken buffet and that's the last place where I lost it.
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Significant Expectations
"When the big expected thing happens, whenever that is, it will be fully expected, and we should all be able to handle it without much trouble. That's been the message from a couple of richly credentialed central bankers in the past day or so, as they try to reassure investors that by the time the Federal Reserve starts snugging up interest rates, the move will be well telegraphed and will occur for the right reasons." Remember: the future is gradual…slow…calm. And far away: "regardless of when the first increase comes, futures show traders don't see rates exceeding 1 percent by the end of 2016, versus the Fed's estimate of 1.875 percent." Furthermore, there is a general belief that "policy makers have consistently overestimated the strength of the economy," which is fair for GDP, but definitely not fair when it comes to the unemployment rate. Either way, the Fed is "optimistic and hopeful their policies are going to work the way they are intending." "Pessimists, however, believe the pilot is flying blindly through dense clouds with a faulty radar and constant risk of storms, making the policy normalisation process particularly risky. 'For me the new thing to look out for is what they do to the portfolio,'" says chief investment officer. In case you forgot, the Fed is still flying with $4 trillion explosives on board. "BlackRock's Investment Institute pointed out in a recent report that a third of the Fed's entire Treasury portfolio, about $785bn, comes due by the end of 2018…'Letting these bonds run off represents an additional tightening of monetary policy — a dynamic that may well have greater impact on financial markets than the ending of [zero interest rates] in the short run.'" Meanwhile, Can Your Portfolio Survive Rising Interest Rates? "The average [compound annual growth rate] for the diversified portfolio (30% S&P 500, 30% MSCI EAFE, 40% Barclays Agg) during rate hike cycles has been 8%, which is lower than the overall 12-month return of 9.7% but still quite robust…Of the eight rising rate periods since 1976, there have been zero instances where this diversified portfolio has produced a negative return." Also, in case you needed a reminder…
USA: A Tax Deal That Fixes U.S. Roads?
"The clever twist is that President Barack Obama has taken boosting infrastructure spending — a favorite policy of Democrats — and tied it to a favorite policy of Republicans — reforming corporate taxes…the president wants a one-time 14 percent tax on these accounts, with the revenue earmarked for infrastructure projects, and to allow the funds to be repatriated to the U.S…the six-year, $478 billion infrastructure upgrade to highways, bridges, and public transit in the U.S. would also replenish the Highway Trust Fund."
China: Mountains Everywhere
USA: GDPNow At 0.8%
USA: How Grand Theft Auto Explains Productivity Slowdown Mirage
Yellen: Not Going To Jackson Hole
Gross: Janus Global Unconstrained Is Down 3% On The Short Of A Lifetime
FIFA: Did You Think The NFL Has Problems?
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A great low-cost option for daily wear: simple plain top smooth knit stockings in a choice of traditional colours from Silky's sister brand Cindy.
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I bought 2 pairs of these to try and the bamboo colour is just right for my pale skin. It's so hard to find colours between tan (too dark) and ivory (too light) but these are perfect. Despite being budget range these are very soft and feel lovely on. They are also very long which means they sit high up on the leg, which I like, and even though I'm only 5 ft they don't wrinkle but still have plenty more stretch in them for much taller ladies. The other thing I accidentally noticed is the quality. I unfortunately got attached to a very large Velcro strap at work and thought that was the end for my new stockings, so I just pulled as I thought they were ruined anyway. I was very surprised to see that they didn't rip or ladder and the only evidence of anything was some puckering. I have even worn them since without any problems. These are great value everyday stockings and I will definitely buy again.
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The latest personal email from the Obama campaign came from Joe Biden immediately after the debate, so it's clear it was written before the debate took place. This email is so terse that you know it wasn't written by Biden.
I did my best to make you proud tonight.
Already the Obama camp was preparing for the worst. What makes it funny is that the Obama campaign was clearly terrified of what would come out of Biden"s mouth, as follows:
But I hope you remember one thing: This debate wasn't about me, or Congressman Ryan.
It turns out that the primary perception of the general audience was that Biden acted like a jerk, so it was, indeed, about him.
It was about you, and what we're fighting for together.
So if you're standing with Barack and me, like we're standing with you, please chip in $3 or more to show it:
By the way, just a brief note to the campaign that purports to represent the "smartest president ever"; that's more properly stated "as we're standing with you", but that's okay. You're trying to sound like Biden.
No, thank you, Joe, for keeping your remarks here brief. There's only so much bloviating we can take.


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Author Sue Ann Jaffarian offers meanderings from an often muddled and exhausted mind.
Monday, May 14, 2012
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As I've already announced, in the future my Ghost of Granny Apples series will be published by Berkley. The 4th Granny Apples novel won't be released until early 2014, but don't fret, Granny will be busy in the meantime. See what Granny will be up to during the next two years. I'm talking about it today over at
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Free-agent running back Larry Johnson has previously worn orange on a few occasions. He could soon be wearing it for a living.
With rumors linking Johnson to the Bengals already growing, the absence of starter Cedric Benson from Sunday's game at Pittsburgh due to a hip injury could prompt the team to get Johnson in the building sooner rather than later.
The thinking is that Johnson is, for now, taking a wait-and-see approach. To date, no big-name running back with a contending team has suffered a season-ending injury.
Unless we're missing someone. We figure you'll let us know if we are.


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Philadelphia experimental band Man Man are back at it again with their new album On Oni Pond out September 10th via Anti-. The album is produced by Mike Mogis who has also worked with the likes of Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit and Rilo Kiley.
Check out the lyric video for their new track "Head On" below:
Additional Info: Man Man main man, Honus Honus, has a side project Mister Heavenly. Bandmate from the project Nick Thorburn (from Islands) also has a new album on the way. Check out Islands new album Ski Mask out September 17th.


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Prospective Students
Share the Sense of Discovery
The College of Science at the University of Arizona is place for undergraduates who want to:
- receive excellent training for a future career or for graduate or professional school.
- learn science through active participation in nationally and internationally recognized research programs.
- share their enthusiasm for science with other undergraduates and faculty members through clubs in their discipline.
- excite elementary school children about science through one of the numerous outreach programs in the college.
In their Freshmen Year Science undergraduates usually:
- select a major right away, but may explore different scientific disciplines in the College before declaring a major.
- take courses in their discipline the first semester, depending on their level of math preparation.
- blend general education courses into their four-year program of study, rather than taking these courses all at once during the first two years.
- meet with their advisors at least once each semester to plan their program of study
- take small seminar courses (Freshmen Colloquia) in their major and in other majors throughout the university. These courses give students close interaction with faculty in a small group setting.
In recent years, the average incoming GPA for College of Science Freshmen was 3.43 and the average SAT (or equivalent ACT) was 1151.
Transfer Students
- The first year experience for transfer students will depend on the courses already taken that might be transferred for credit to the University of Arizona.


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Childish Gambino Releases Neo-Funk Ballad, "Redbone" – Listen
A pop culture polymath, a Rolling Stone cover star, a rap game Ferris Bueller; Donald Glover has undergone several mind-altering metamorphoses throughout his career. Not only has the Los Angeleno rewritten the rule book on acid rap under pseudonym Childish Gambino: the brainchild behind 2013's Grammy-nominated album Because of the Internet – comprising viral superhits "Sweatpants" and "3005"; but 2016 has witnessed the Community starlet gain a notorious reputation as one of Hollywood's leading actors and screenwriters.
With Glover's critically-acclaimed TV series Atlanta – delivering fun and epigrammatic humour in equal measures – being commissioned for a second season; and Disney Lucasfilm casting the actor as a young Lando Calrissian in the Star Wars franchise's upcoming Han Solo Anthology (set to be released in 2018), the multi-talented polyglot has catapulted himself to the highest zenith of stardom.
Childish Gambino alludes to his recent success on his latest single "Redbone"; a musical aphrodisiac taken from the upcoming third studio album Awaken, My Love – released Dec 2 via Glassnote Records: The second taste of new music from the artist since 2014's dual mixtape Kauai/STN MTN.
"Redbone" is a sultry slow jam which parses infatuation, decades of empyrean soul, and socio-political consciousness. Delivering a myriad of slap-bass punctuations and feminine vocal charms reminiscent of Prince's Camille, "Redbone" enacts as a perfect serenade, potent enough to sedate any listener. Gambino squeals "Daylight, I wake up feeling like you won't play right, I used to know, but now that shit don't feel right" as he yearns for the affections of an unrequited love – showcasing his most amorous vocal performance to date. Although the composition appears minimal throughout, its sombre production continually morphs and meanders, before spiralling uncontrollably into a funk firebomb, exploding with palpitating synth chords, nocturnal piano keys, and atmospheric tones.
Listen to 'Redbone' below:
Written and published by James Macdonald.


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Today, npower launched a new fixed price energy plan to the market, npower Price Fix September 2016. The introduction of the plan that fixes energy rates for customers for more than three years beats the previous longest fixed price plan from ScottishPower by eight months.
The new plan from npower costs the medium user £1,317 a year and is £16 more than ScottishPower's Fixed Price Energy February 2016.
This marks yet another blow in the battle of the big six to offer the cheapest and/or longest fixed price plans on the market. Here's a quick blow-by-blow:
March 15: npower introduces the longest fixed price plan to the market, the Price Fix December 2015.
April 24: npower introduces a 'family' of fixed price plans, which included, at the time, the cheapest fixed price plan on the market, Online Price Fix June 2014. At this time, npower were offering both the longest and cheapest fixed price plans on the market.
April 25: Just one day later, ScottishPower announces it has launched Fixed Price Energy February 2016, beating npower out for longest fixed price plan currently available.
May 10: npower hits back, with an energy plan that fixes rates until 30 September, 2016, and carries no cancellation fees.
This plan war is good news for consumers, says Tom Lyon, energy expert at uSwitch.com:
"It looks like suppliers are on the verge of an all-out fixed price war and this spells good news for consumers looking for shelter from potential price hikes. npower's new plan is a double whammy as it not only offers the longest price protection on the market, but it also doesn't carry any early exit penalties. This will definitely give rivals a bloody nose and lowers the risk to consumers of locking in for such a long time.
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