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Welcome to Samplitude Music Studio! This video will provide you with an easy introduction to the world of digital music production and get you familiar with the start dialog options.
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With the mixer, you have control over all your projects. Volume, panorama and effects offer everything you need to get the best out of your instruments, sounds, and vocals. So you can mix your songs just like a professional sound engineer.
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You can export your finished songs from Samplitude Music Studio in various formats, for instance as a CD or audio file on your computer.
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Control a recording in Samplitude Music Studio using your smartphone or tablet. Download the free MAGIX Audio Remote app and connect with the program on your PC via WiFi. This turns your smartphone into an integral tool for music making.
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Keep Spooky Guests Happy In Hotel Transylvania Dash Game for iPhone
Halloween is right around the corner, and if you have kids, you might have taken them to see the Hotel Transylvania movie where Dracula runs a resort to offer monsters a vacation place to call their own, and to keep an eye on his budding daughter who wants to see the world. The Hotel Transylvania Dash App piggybacks off the premise of the monsters-only resort where Dracula has to keep guests happy in order to pay for hotel upgrades to make his job easier and chic hotel decorations to keep guests coming back.
I thought the concept sounded cool, and my kids enjoyed the movie, so I decided to download the app to try it out. The graphics are pretty basic, and the controls and gameplay are equally as such. By tapping areas of the hotel you are sending Dracula off to complete tasks at the requests of the guests like showing guests to their rooms and bringing their bags, fulfill room service requests, collect dirty laundry, and pocket tips. If you tap the right task in the right order you can complete tasks faster and become more efficient. You can use your tips to pay for upgrades like a faster elevator or a cart to carry multiple items, or upgrade rooms for a swankier feel.
Again, you won't be amazed at the graphics or gameplay, but I can see a tween taking an interest in the game during those rides back and forth from school or to whatever after-school activity their parents forced them to participate in. Hotel Transylvania Dash is free download from iTunes.
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Butterfly Pendant Necklace in Gold. Layering Necklace. Jewelry Gift for Her.
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I love this butterfly pendant! This is a OOAK piece, so if you like unique jewelry, this necklace is for you.
The butterfly is carved bone and I found it a wonderful gem show in San Mateo, California. It's absolutely perfect for a nice short necklace and sits beautifully on the chest area. The butterfly is about 1.25 inches across. The chain is 14 karat gold filled chain.
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Google Buzz - Gmail mod for the Tweetbook set
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Google has updated Gmail with a "social networking" add-on dubbed Google Buzz, a tool for sharing personal info with others à la Facebook and Twitter.
The company has also introduced a mobile version at buzz.google.com - available on the iPhone and Google's own Android platform - and it provides hooks into the service from the Android and iPhone incarnation of Google.com and various mobile versions of Google Maps.
During a press conference this morning announcing the service - broadcast over the web - Google billed Buzz as something that will reinvent social networking in much the same way the company reinvented search in the late 90s.
"There's obviously value with [social networking services]. It is a phenomenon that's real. But increasingly, it's becoming harder to make sense and find the signal in the noise," said director of product management Bradley Horowitz, a day after countless reports indicated that Google would be unveiling some sort of "social" Gmail add-on.
"This is becoming a large-scale problem, a relevance problem. The kind of problem we like at Google. It's like when we launched Gmail. Today, we're launching Google Buzz, a Google approach to sharing."
The approach has obvious similarities to Facebook and Twitter. You post text and links and photos and videos to others across the web - and they post back to you. But unlike on Facebook and Twitter, you can post both publicly and privately, and as posts from others stream into your browser, Google will flag those that it deems more important than others. That's the "relevance" bit.
Google is already rolling the service out to Gmail users, and it intends to launch an enterprise version at some point in the future. "It will change the way businesses communicate around the world," Horowitz said.
As demonstrated by Gmail product manager Todd Jackson, Google Buzz is accessed via a new Gmail link just below the service's primary "Inbox" link. Using the tool, you can share short bits of info and media - "status updates," in Facebook parlance - with friends and strangers alike. With each post, you can specify whether it will be available to the public at large or only to certain individuals.
Posts can include photos and videos as well as text and links, and you can pull existing content directly from Twitter, Picasa, Flickr, or Google Reader. You cannot output posts to Twitter, but Google says this will be possible in the future.
When you first launch the tool, Buzz automatically identifies your current Gmail and Google Chat contacts as individuals you'd like to receive posts from - people you're "following," in Twitter parlance. In other words, posts from these contacts will appear as a (near) real-time feed within Gmail's Buzz tab.
No browser refresh is required. New posts are pushed to your browser. And you can view photos and videos directly from the feed.
At the same time, when others reply to your posts, these replies are routed to your Gmail inbox. You can also reply to others' posts directly from your inbox, and if you like you can send replies directly to individual users.
Buzz also dovetails with your Google profile. The profile will list your followers - though you have the option of hiding them - and it will show your public posts. And naturally, public posts will be indexed by Google search.
After Jackson's presentation, Google vice president of engineering Vic Gundotra announced a trio of Buzzified services for mobile phones. For Android and iPhone users, the company is offering a standalone (but still browser-based) version of Buzz as well as a version of m.google.com that integrates with the service. And on Symbian, Windows Mobile, and Android phones, the company has hooked the service into Google Maps.
When you access Buzz from the new version of m.google.com, Google attempts to determine your physical location - via GPS and other tools - and then it asks you if the location it chooses is correct. It will use this information to geotag your Buzz posts, so others know where you are.
The mobile incarnation of Google Buzz and the Buzzified version of Google Maps use geotagging in similar fashion. Posts from others will show up within Google Maps, and you can post pics lifted from Maps to Buzz.
Google said that it intends to integrate Buzz with Google Wave, the online collaboration tool currently under test, but it did not provide details. It also said that is working to make Buzz feeds publicly available via its PubSubHubbub open messaging protocol.
Famously, Google lagged behind the likes of Facebook and Twitter in what has become a hugely popular phenomenon. Google launched a social networking service dubbed Orkut in 2004, and though it has been wildly successful in Brazil, it never quite caught on elsewhere. In 2007, the company acquired Twitter rival Jaiku, but last year it ceased official development on the project.
During today's press conference, when Google co-founder Sergey Brin was asked about Google's spotty social networking record, he insisted the company has been successful with such services in the past. "Look at Orkut," he said. And he indicated that Google Buzz would prove to be something very different from what the Tweetbook set is used to. "Other social services focus on entertainment," he said. "I find them useful for productivity." ®
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I am going to share simple and cheap meal substitutions that I use on a daily basis and will help you lose weight and keep it off forrr-eeeee-verrrr (insert voice from "The Sandlot" here). These are all changes I've made to my diet and they are what worked for me when I lost a bunch of weight and got healthy. And who doesn't want to do that?? Seriously, raise your hand if you don't.
Today I am sharing my favorite everyday breakfast~ Scrambled egg whites with almonds. Here is a little 411 on eggs for ya to think about: The average egg yolk has approximately 240mg of cholesterol. You know cholesterol is that stuff that builds up in your blood vessels, leading to all sorts of problems. The recommended daily allowance for the average person of cholesterol is no more than 300mg. Yikes! That means if you have 3 whole eggs for breakfast, you are eating 2 1/2 days worth of your daily allowance of cholesterol. The egg white has zero cholesterol, which is why we eliminate the yolk.
Some may argue that there are nutritional benefits to the yolk. There are 3g of protein in the white and 3g of protein in the yolk. That protein and the rest of the nutrients in the yolk can easily be gained from somewhere else, and the high amount of cholesterol doesn't it make it worth eating the entire egg.
Eating a diet high in protein is necessary to build muscle, and building muscle is what helps you burn fat. It also helps you to not be hungry for a longer period of time versus eating a meal that's high in simple carbs that will make you feel tired and hungrier sooner. Egg whites are great because they are lean, high in protein and keep you full for longer. When substituting egg whites for whole eggs in a recipe, two egg whites equals one whole egg.
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Here's what you need:
Three egg whites- 120 calories
1oz of skim milk- 10 calories
One slice of fat free cheese or a pinch of shredded cheese- 25 calories
2tbs salsa- 10 calories
Six plain raw (unsalted & not roasted) almonds- 42 calories
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Spray a small frying pan with non-stick cooking oil and heat on medium- high heat.
Separate the egg whites from the yolks. Put the whites in a cup or bowl and discard the yolk.
Add the milk and mix. When mixed pour in pan. Add your cheese and pepper. Here's what the consistency should look like:
When the eggs turn white on the bottom, it is time to start stirring and flipping them.
When they are nice and fluffy, and not runny at all, they are done cooking.
Put the eggs on your plate and add your salsa and almonds, and you are ready to chow!
This meal is so awesome because if you don't have a lot of time in the morning, you can mix everything above and keep in a container in the fridge overnight. That way, all you're doing in the morning is cooking.
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Sebastian Vettel to stay with Red Bull through 2015
LONDON (AP) — Formula One champion Sebastian Vettel has signed a contract extension with the Red Bull team through the 2015 season.
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The team made the announcement Tuesday, two days after the 25-year-old German won the Canadian Grand Prix for his third victory of the season.
Vettel, who joined Red Bull in 2009, has won the last three F1 drivers' titles. He has won 29 races and collected 51 podium places and 39 pole positions.
Vettel won the Canadian GP on Sunday from the pole position to improve his chances for a fourth straight season title. It was his first career victory in Canada.
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A former Liberty University professor went home to be with the Lord today. Dr. Dave Randlett, senior associate pastor at Thomas Road Baptist Church, passed away this morning due to complications from heart surgery.
Randlett has been a mainstay at TRBC and Liberty University since the 1970s. He was a professor in Liberty's music department and directed the Sounds of Liberty ministry team through the 1990s. He has been a choir director at TRBC and directed many of the Living Christmas Tree programs.
Randlett leaves behind his wife of 47 years, M.J.; two children, 5 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.


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What is England's squad for this tournament? Have they selected the same loosing team against Australia?
They should really bring the test side players to play this series, their current oneday squad wont be able to handle this tournament.
What is England's squad for this tournament? Have they selected the same loosing team against Australia?
They should really bring the test side players to play this series, their current oneday squad wont be able to handle this tournament.
Unfortunately it's the same terrible squad.
^ yeah also why not play Broad, Swann, Trott??? or are they?
Was there any reason why we had to name our squad for the CT quite so early? Surely it would've made more sense to base our selections on the players' most recent form. Would've spiced up the interminable Australia series if we could've brought in some new blood.
Bopara, Shah & Prior would be gone and Morgan would have had his card marked too.
Here's a scary stat: only Joe Denly (he of 5 appearances) has a higher ODI average than the man whose name normally comes with "the much maligned" as a prefix: Ian Bell.
& even then Denly strikes at roughly 10 runs less per 100.
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Bell is quite obviously a better bet than Bopara, I am starting to get a little bit tired of people just saying he is out of form, he really has never been very good at all, just look at his record.
An early exit is surley on the cards which will mean changes will come for South Africa, would be amazed if Trott does not come in but after that have no clue who will come and go.
Bopara was awesome during the IPL, and he carried it into the home series against the Windies and the World T20. Exactly the kind of pinch-hitter you want at the top.
Midge Johnson owning him with a slower ball in the first innings of the Ashes shot his confidence.
He had 5 innings, averaged 27.6 with a crap strike rate of 116. If he'd had more games that average would decrease.
His international T20 record is 22.7 with an even crappier strike rate of 111.
His domestic T20 record is hardly any better.
The guy is rubbish. He's not a pinch hitter. He's not a good batsman. It's not about being played in the wrong position, format, out of form, crisis of confidence, Uranus out of alignment with Venus or anything. He's just ****.
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Bopara definitely has the potential to be a good player. Whether he becomes one or not depends quite a lot on whether he can bounce back from this last few months. He is only 24, after all.
I think, like a few English players, he looks like he should be better than he his. Think one could also say the same of Bell, Vaughan & Ramprakash; all very elegant players and easy on the eye but their ultimate outputs were/are disappointing to varying degrees.
Hope I'm wrong, but think Ravi might end up going the same way. I also think, for all his superficial (and mildly dickish) cockiness the mental side of his game isn't quite there yet. His bad trots seem to rapidly spiral. Against both the Lankans and the Aussies when he started badly he couldn't lift himself out of the troughs.
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The U.S.S. Enterprise perishes; Blame Miley Cyrus
They've survived cunning and brutal enemies such as the Gorn, the Romulan commander who led the first invasion into Federation space in over a century, Denevan neural parasites (RIP Sam Kirk,) the ridiculous beast Mugato and even the wrath of Khan.
But now it looks like the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise may have finally met their match…in the form of a former tween idol-turned-shaved-head-twerkstress.
Do yourselves a favor and take a minute to watch this superbly-edited video of the USS Enterprise crew attempting to watch the Miley Cyrus/Robin Thicke MTV VMA performance.
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HEY NEW YORKERS! Need some restaurant inspiration this week? Here are 5 spots to try.
Just Opened, Casual: the fried chicken and apple pie at Hill Country Chicken, 1123 Broadway nr 25th, in Flatiron.
Sexy Small Plates/Bar that You Haven't Been to Yet: L'Oubli for a brandy smash, steak tartare, a glass of wine, croque monsieur, a country pate, more wine. From Eric Demarchelier's son Benjamine.
Well-Reviewed Asian 'cue: Fatty 'Cue for Heritage pork ribs slathered in smoked fish sauce and Indonesian long pepper sounds cool. As does Red Curry duck with sweet pickled daikon, washed down with a cold bottle of Tiger. 91 South 6th St, Brooklyn
The Sweet Little Favorite that Never Disappoints and is Cheap: Lovely Day. 196 Prince nr Elizabeth, Nolita. This lovely little vintage-Asian-gamine Thai spot was closed for the longest time due to a fire, and is now BACK. Ginger-fried chicken and chow fung noodles, yesssss. And it has a brand new downstairs level with more seats so now you don't have to wait so damn long.
The Upscale but Pretty Farm to Table Restaurant: ABC Kitchen. Love roasted squash with parmesan and lemon, roasted carrot and avocado salad, spaghettini with shrimp and red chili flakes, and am crazy for the Sundae: salt caramel ice cream, candied peanuts and popcorn, whipped cream and chocolate sauce.


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Her freshman track and field season at UC San Diego complete, Linda Rainwater was kicking back at the team banquet, enjoying a highlight film put together by women's coach Darcy Ahner.
In between action footage and a collage of still photos, seniors reflected on their careers. Something hurdler Dan Noel said resonated with Rainwater.
"Act like every year is your last," Noel said. "You don't know when you might get hurt. Never say, 'Oh, I can be great next year.' "
Said Rainwater, "I thought that was some good advice."
As a sophomore, Rainwater won the heptathlon at the NCAA Division II track and field championships. Her junior year, she won the high jump at nationals and finished third in the heptathlon.
Now a senior, Rainwater is back at nationals again, this time in Charlotte, N.C. She qualified in the heptathlon and high jump. But after suffering a stress fracture to her lower back three weeks ago, the heptathlon is out.
The high jump is scheduled Saturday. Rainwater hasn't jumped since May 8. A doctor told her the normal recovery time for a stress fracture is six weeks. She was scheduled to take some test jumps today, see how her back responds, then make a decision.
After jogging for the first time in weeks Wednesday, Rainwater rated the pain on a scale of 1 to 10 as a 2.
Said Ahner, "I never, ever underestimate Linda Rainwater."
No doubt, Rainwater feels some frustration.
"I've done my crying," said the women's captain.
In the middle of April at the Mt. SAC California Invitational Heptathlon, Rainwater set personal bests in three events, the heptathlon (5,333 points), the high jump (5 feet, 10 1/2 inches) and the shot put (39 feet, 5 3/4 inches).
Her back had been bothering her for a couple of weeks.
"I didn't think much of it," she said. "I figured high-end athletes always have pain somewhere."
Two days later, she ran a leg on a 4x400 relay because there was a possibility she might be an alternate on the team later in the season.
"I didn't want to be a wuss," she said.
Meanwhile, the pain escalated. At the California Collegiate Athletic Association championships three weeks ago, her results in all seven events — the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 meters, long jump, javelin and 800 meters — were lower than when she set the school record.
After pushing her body through the two-day heptathlon, Rainwater competed in the long jump. She was the three-time defending conference champion.
"I wasn't just going to give it up my senior year," she said.
After downing, by her account, a dozen Advil, Rainwater won the event in a jumpoff with another athlete. Three days later, X-rays revealed the stress fracture.
"I have no regrets," said Rainwater, who will graduate next month with a degree in visual arts (studio). "I have a sense of peace. Besides, it doesn't get much better than saying you won the conference high jump with a fractured back."
As to what she has learned dealing with the pain, she said, "When you really focus, you can push your body a lot farther than you think."
And she learned friends are there to help you through difficult times. Friends have kept her company and cooked for her. The day of the diagnosis, friends delivered a cake.
Days earlier at the conference meet, teammates asked how she could cope with the pain. Competing at the Tritons' track, where rabbits roam, Rainwater joked, "I am so focused, I could bite the head off a small rabbit."
The message atop the cake: "Don't eat small animals."
Of Rainwater's attitude, men's captain Leon Baham said, "Emotionally, she's been a rock. She's tired of being in pain. But when she gets on the track, you wouldn't know it. She's a trouper."
Asked if he thinks Rainwater will compete Saturday, he said, "If she doesn't jump, then I know the level of pain is very high. The girl's a gamer."


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WOCCU Proceeds with Haiti Mobile Money Initiative
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — One day, most if not all people living in Haiti should be able to conduct financial transactions on their cell phones thanks to an initiative currently underway by World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU).
The innovative Haiti Mobile Money Initiative (HMMI), a partnership between the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (Gates Foundation) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), is managed by WOCCU's Haiti Integrated Financing for Value Chains and Enterprises (HIFIVE) program. HMMI is working with local mobile network operators and their partner financial institutions to provide Haitians with improved access to financial services nationwide. HMMI believes that access to safe and affordable financial services is an effective means to providing disaster and poverty relief and to stimulating economic development. Mobile money allows the poor in rural or underserved areas to safely and cheaply receive, send and save money, which directly contributes to improved economic well-being.
"This is a program the scope of which has never before been tried," said Greta Greathouse, HIFIVE chief of party. "We have created a competition to provide the private sector with incentives to launch payment platforms that will contribute to our goal of increased financial inclusion."
HIFIVE has been involved in the HMMI since its launch in June 2010. WOCCU oversees the program and has administrative authority over a grant from the Gates Foundation to award one or more prizes to organizations that provide mobile money services via cell phones to as many of Haiti's estimated 9.5 million people as possible.
The Gates Foundation funding provides up to US$10 million in prize money for HMMI program participants. Up to US$5 million of technical assistance grants from USAID are available to help address obstacles to the implementation of these payment systems and to assure that HHMI's objectives of increasing mobile banking availability are met.
"We have seen remote banking services work effectively in Mexico and Kenya and are encouraged by the support of our initiative in Haiti," said Brian Branch, WOCCU executive vice president and COO. "Given the challenges the Haitian people face, we believe mobile banking may be the best and, in some cases, only option for financial services as their country continues to rebuild."
Haiti's devastating earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010, left 316,000 dead and more than a million homeless, half of whom still live in tent camps. Lack of a secure place to keep their money puts many Haitians at risk for robbery and assault, problems that are reduced or eliminated through a widespread cell phone banking program. Such payment platforms can help address the limited points of financial service available in Haiti, where the population in many zones may face more than a seven-hour walk to conduct the simplest financial transaction.
Service provider Digicel, based in Bermuda and serving countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, in January won the US$2.5 million "First to Market Award" for providing mobile money services within the program's parameters. The company's Tcho Tcho Mobile — tcho tcho is Creole slang for "money" — is the first service to offer Haitians an electronic alternative to carrying cash. The remaining US$7.5 million in award money will be presented to companies that help expand and grow mobile banking services.
"Haiti has a very high rate of cell phone penetration and a massive pre-existing cell phone platform," Greathouse said, indicating that nearly half of the country's population currently own cell phones. "Haitians have shown themselves to be highly adaptive to new technology, and we see a very bright future for this program."
About the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. In developing countries, it focuses on improving people's health and giving them the chance to lift themselves out of hunger and extreme poverty. In the United States, it seeks to ensure that all people — especially those with the fewest resources — have access to the opportunities they need to succeed in school and life. Based in Seattle, Washington, the foundation is led by CEO Jeff Raikes and Co-chair William H. Gates, Sr., under the direction of Bill and Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett. Learn more at www.gatesfoundation.org or join the conversation on Facebook and Twitter.
About the U.S. Agency for International Development
Through the U.S. Agency for International Development, the American people have provided economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide for 50 years. For more information about USAID's programs, please visit www.usaid.gov.
World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU) is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions. WOCCU promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. WOCCU advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
Worldwide, 49,000 credit unions in 97 countries serve 184 million people. In 2009, WOCCU's technical assistance programs reached 5.9 million people in 16 countries. Learn more about WOCCU's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


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Is Modi India's Best-Dressed Prime Minister Ever?
Indian fashion has a new face: Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The new premier is turning heads with his dapper looks, his well-cut Indian suits and his fondness for bright colors, which make him stand out like a peacock in the country's crowd of drably dressed politicos.
During a visit to Nepal this week, Mr. Modi wore a sky blue waistcoat over a gold kurta and crisp white leggings. For a visit to a Hindu temple in Katmandu, he donned a saffron kurta with a red-and-orange red paisley shawl folded and draped elegantly over his shoulder.
Mr. Modi has very specific fashion likes and dislikes, says Bipin Chauhan, the Gujarat tailor who made the clothes Mr. Modi wore on his Nepal trip. The premier's favorite color is cream and he likes linens and silks, Mr. Chauhan says.
"He prefers traditional Indian clothes. Sure other politicians also wear kurta pajamas, but not like Modi-ji," says Mr. Chauhan. "The way he wears the clothes, his personality, his body language, attitude, the power he exudes, his rising aura, all this makes him stand out in a crowd."
Mr. Chauhan, director of Ahmedabad clothing store Jade Blue, says he has been making outfits for Mr. Modi since 1989. He says he uses Matka silk, a rough Indian handloom fabric, and Italian wool for Mr. Modi's jackets and suits. Shirts are mostly made from linen. The two pick colors together, Mr. Chauhan says.
Mr. Chauhan, who clearly adores his most famous client, says: "I tell him, 'whatever you wear, however you wear it, you look like a lion.'"
And Mr. Modi isn't afraid to push the fashion envelope. When the 63-year-old leader of the world's largest democracy arrived in Brazil for last month's Brics summit, he was rocking a short-sleeved pink kurta under a gray plaid vest.
For meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, he wore a more sedate brown suit with a mandarin collar, but livened it up with a jaunty red-and-green ikat silk pocket square.
"He gives a sense that India can be prosperous again. There is no scruffiness there," said Hindol Sengupta, author of books on politics and fashion, including "100 Things to Know and Debate Before You Vote," "Ramp Up" and "Indian Fashion." Mr. Modi's immaculate outfits telegraph his "core message," Mr. Sengupta says, that India is back in business.
On the home front, Mr. Modi faces little competition – at least in terms of fashion – from his fellow politicians who routinely wear dour Nehru suits or ill-fitting safari-style bush shirts. Politicians from the Congress party, the main rival to Mr. Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, like to stick to white homespun-looking getups in an effort to cultivate an everyman, Gandhian image.
In contrast, Mr. Modi's wardrobe choices are a giddy riot of color. He wears a range of traditional Indian clothes. He also likes hats, and during his election campaign was famous for donning local headgear during appearances.
"He wants to be seen as strictly neutral is in his politics as in his clothes. He brings together quietly a strictly Indian outfit that is neither inspired by Hindu or Muslim tailoring. It is sharp, yet practical," says Mr. Sengupta, the author. "It is always creaseless."
But Mr. Modi's own high sartorial standards are exposing him to occasional criticism. On his return from Brazil in July, Indian media scored his fashion performance.
In a front-page story, the Economic Times asked whether Mr. Modi, whose "clothing style and its color palette has evolved over the years," had fallen short because "he didn't experiment too much with the template of the Indian dignitary abroad."
India Today took issue with a scarf Mr. Modi wore when alighting from Air India One, tut-tutting that "though the scarf and its drape certainly tie in with the style extensively seen in the Indian heartland, staying true to his patriotic style, the PM could have done with a smarter choice." Ouch.
Some fashionistas speculate it is only a matter of time before Mr. Modi looks to conquer the Western suit-and-tie look, maybe even in time for his visit to the U.S. in September.
"Modi is looking for a Western edge, for sure. He's rock solid in his local roots but he has his eyes set on being an international citizen," said fashion columnist Namrata Zakaria. "The U.S. trip is a very big deal for him."
The Economic Times reported that Mr. Modi wanted Mumbai-based fashion designer Troy Costa to design his U.S-tour wardrobe. Mr. Costa, known for dressing Bollywood stars and India's super-rich, declined to comment, as did the BJP.
Mr. Chauhan, Mr. Modi's tailor in Ahmedabad, says the prime minister's office has yet to get in touch about wardrobe choices for Mr. Modi's U.S. trip.
In any case, when Mr. Modi visits in September, the leaves will be turning colors in Washington – a perfect opportunity to unveil the latest in fall fashion.


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Hagel grilled at confirmation hearing, defends record
Updated: 6:14 p.m. ET
Amid stubborn resistance from Senate Republicans, former Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., launched a strong defense of both his values and his record during his defense secretary confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee today, arguing that despite some controversial former positions on Israel, Iran, and gay rights, "no one individual vote, no one individual quote, no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs, or my record."
Hagel, who must gain the support of a majority of the 26 members of the committee in order to face a full Senate confirmation vote, pledged his commitment President Obama's positions on "all issues of national security, specifically decisions that the Department of Defense is in the process of implementing now."
- For Hagel, a rocky but probable path to defense secretary
- Hagel: Meetings with senators "doing well"
"Our nation's security is the highest priority of our leaders and our government," Hagel said in his opening remarks. "We cannot allow the work of confronting the great threats we face today to be held hostage to partisanship on either side of the aisle."
Hagel's nomination has been controversial from the get-go: Of particular concern to Republicans and many Democrats is his past opposition of some sanctions for Iran; for his having taken stances on Hezbollah and Hamas that critics have decried as overly lenient; and for criticism of what he called "the Jewish lobby," which invoked the ire of pro-Israel advocates. Additionally, Hagel came out as a vocal critic of former President George W. Bush's policies in Iraq.
Democrats, meanwhile, have had their own, added gripes with the pick: In addition to being a Republican, Hagel was targeted for making anti-gay comments about an ambassadorial nominee in 1998, whose nomination he opposed for being "openly, aggressively gay." He also voted on multiple occasions to limit abortion access for American servicewomen abroad.
Despite the ongoing controversy surrounding his record, Hagel today expressed pride in it -- not because, he said, "of any accomplishments I may have achieved, or certainly because of an absence of mistakes, but rather because I've tried to build that record based on living my life and fulfilling my responsibilities as honestly as I knew how and with hard work."
"My overall worldview has never changed: That America has and must maintain the strongest military in the world; that we must lead the international community to confront threats and challenges together; and that we must use all tools of American power to protect our citizens and our interests," he said.
Republicans were less charitable in their characterization of Hagel's record.
Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., the top Republican on the Armed Services Committee, called it "deeply troubling and out of the mainstream." Of Hagel's worldview, Inhofe said it was "predicated on appeasing our adversaries while shunning our friends."
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a onetime friend of Hagel's who has not committed to vote for him, went after the former senator for his past opposition to the surge in Iraq, and asked him repeatedly whether or not his past assessment was a mistake.
"I'm not going to give you a yes or no answer," Hagel said, when pressed over whether he still believes the surge was, as McCain quoted him having once said, "the greatest foreign policy blunder since the Vietnam War." He said he thought the issue was more complicated than could be expressed in a one-word answer, and later explained his reasons for opposing the surge. He said he still wasn't sure whether or not it was necessary.
"I always ask the question is this going to be worth the sacrifice? Because there will be sacrifice," Hagel said.
As the hearings proceeded, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., Tweeted out a statement that he would not be supporting the former Republican senator.
Even the committee's chairman, Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said he and his colleagues would be interested in hearing Hagel's explanation of "troubling statements" he has made on a handful of foreign policy issues.
During the hearing, Levin pressed Hagel on his former opposition to sanctions on Iran, and wondered how he would reconcile current support for such actions with past statements suggesting otherwise.
Hagel noted that the sanctions he had opposed had been unilateral rather than multilateral, and that some in the Bush administration had questioned the effectiveness of the sanctions as well.
"When I voted against some of those unilateral sanctions on Iran it was a different time," he said. "We were at a different place with Iran during that time...It was never a question of did I disagree with the objective. The objective was, I think, very clear to both of us."
Later, Hagel also argued that while he would be open to a "military option" in Iran "if we have tried and if we have gone through every possibility to resolve this in a responsible, peaceful way," an openness to engaging with Iran does not equate to surrender.
"I don't have a problem with engaging. I think great powers engage. I think engagement is clearly in our interest," he said. "That's not negotiation. Engagement is not appeasement. Engagement is not surrender. I think if the time is right, the climate's right, the dynamics are right, we should find ways, if we can find ways."
On his past comments on Israel, Hagel was openly apologetic. He expressed "regret" over his comment regarding the so-called "Jewish lobby," which he said, "I should have said pro-Israel lobby." He also said he should not have, in the same statement, accused that lobby as intimidation but rather used a different word.
"I should have used 'influence,' I think would have been more appropriate," he said.
More broadly, Hagel attempted to alleviate concerns that he would not be a strong advocate for Israel.
"I absolutely support strengthening" the "special and historic" relationship between the U.S. and Israel, he said.
Questioned about gay rights, Hagel pledged to uphold and enforce discrimination laws, and in his opening remarks reiterated his commitment to the ban on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."
Even while a number of Democrats took Hagel to task for some of his controversial past positions, Levin and others signaled hedged support for his nomination, on the grounds that Mr. Obama, as Levin argued, "needs to have a Secretary of Defense in whom he has trust, who will give him unvarnished advice, a person of integrity and one who has a personal understanding of the consequences of decisions relative to the use of military force."
Hagel's confirmation is not a sure bet, but the numbers, for the time being, are on his side. Most Democratic senators appear to have ironed out their issues with the nominee in private, one-on-one meetings, and barring a congressional hold or a filibuster, he can squeak through the confirmation process without the support of his fellow Republicans.
Still, Hagel has virtually no margin of error in his path to confirmation: While no Democrats are promising to vote against him, a number have not pledged to vote in his favor, either. And so far, only one Republican, Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi, has said he will vote in favor of the president's pick, according to MSNBC. Levin said after the hearing he hopes the committee will vote on Hagel next Thursday and, if he clears the committee, it's expected the full Senate would vote shortly afterwards.
In a press briefing that took place in the midst of the hours-long hearing, White House spokesman Jay Carney reiterated Mr. Obama's faith in Hagel's abilities despite what he called "the usual kind of political posturing" he said takes place in confirmation hearings.
"I know the president believes very strongly that Sen. Hagel will make an excellent secretary of defense, and he will effectively implement the president's policies," Carney told reporters. "This process is very important, the confirmation process, and it's highly appropriate, and senators ask tough questions of nominees, and nominees answer those questions."


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Arnold Schwarzenegger has indicated in court filings that he does not want to pay Maria Shriver spousal support or her attorney's fees in their divorce case.
The couple announced they had split in May.
The actor-turned-politician filed his response to Shriver's divorce petition Wednesday in Los Angeles.
The issues of whether Shriver will receive spousal support and who will pay her attorney's fees are the only differences in their initial filings to end their 25-year marriage.
They are seeking joint custody of two of their sons, who are 17 and 13. They also have two daughters, Christina, 19 and Katherine, 21.
Shriver filed for divorce on July 1.
The filing came about six weeks after Schwarzenegger acknowledged fathering a child with a former household employee more than a decade ago, before his first run for office. The son is now 13.
The divorce filing cited the standard irreconcilable differences. It did not list a date of separation.
The couple was married for 25 years.
"At this time, we are living apart, while we work on the future of our relationship," they said in a statement back in May. "We are continuing to parent our four children together. They are the light and the center of both of our lives."
One week later, Schwarzenegger announced his baby bombshell.
Shriver moved out of their Brentwood mansion after Schwarzenegger revealed paternity of the child some time after his term as governor ended.
"After leaving the governor's office I told my wife about this event, which occurred over a decade ago," Schwarzenegger wrote in a statement to The Times. "I understand and deserve the feelings of anger and disappointment among my friends and family. There are no excuses and I take full responsibility for the hurt I have caused. I have apologized to Maria, my children and my family. I am truly sorry."


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Man, VC 3 was just too good, even it was really just VC 2.5 (which I think was also good, if not for some annoynace with the credit system). Totally not happy about the new direction with the franchise. There was potential to make it like Kiseki, close the Gallian trilogy and move to new country. Wasn't meant to be I guess.You could farm everything in trials, that is if you want to keep using that mode and savescum steals all day long. Also it's not the same thing getting a thing like Wyrmhero Blade in trials opposed to actually completing the questlines. Personally I think it's good only for trial 100, which was one of the best bonus bosses in the entire franchise. Other locations iirc, are Henne mines depths, Pharos subterra and I think you can get one from the hunt club quest, but it means sacrificing other great gear you could get there. Also I think those chests have something like a 10% spawn rate. In any case, there isn't need for more than 1-2 ribbons, since someone is probably rocking some Boots, Genji Gloves or a Bubble Belt anyway.Almost done with the Titan trials in FF XIII myself. Got one extra trap too, but still need to farm some gil so that my "ultimate" weapon doesn't have lower stats than my tier 2. Also noticed that Suikoden IV has managed to make it to PSN at some point. Seems I could actually finish this franchise now. Heard some bad things about it, but ehhh... in retrospect I even managed to like Suikoden III. I think my appreciation towards the series is growing with each game I play, though they may not be personal favorites.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – A game-winning walk-off walk in the bottom of the seventh and a sacrifice fly in the top of the 10th inning earned baseball a 4-3 and 2-1 doubleheader sweep of Edgewood College (Wis.) Friday afternoon at the Player Development Complex..
In the season opener the Beacons (2-0) trailed by one going into the bottom half of the seventh. UMass would tie the game on a wild pitch which scored Anthony Gomes-Sirianni (San Francisco, Calif.). The Eagles (3-7) then intentionally walked back-to-back batters to load the bases. The plan to get the force out however did not work out as the game-winning run was walked in on four straight pitches to give the Beacons their first win of the year.
The second game of the day saw the Beacons go into the top of the seventh trailing 1-0. After getting the leadoff batter, Jason Cholish (Exton, Pa.) crushed a double to left center to immediately put the Beacons in scoring position. A walk to Chris Adams (Whitman, Mass.) put runners on first and second. The Beacons then tied the game at 1-1 on a Charles LaPaglia (Marshfield, Mass.) RBI single to right center.
Edgewood did manage to get out of the inning but were unable to get anything going in the bottom half of the seventh. The two teams would battle over the next two innings. In the 10th Nick Brothers (Danville, Calif.) started off the inning with a huge triple down the right field line. Gomes then drove in the go-ahead run on a sac-fly to deep center field. For the second time the Eagles held the Beacons to just one run in the top of the inning.
After nine strong innings from senior Lucas Ilges (Gloucester, Mass.), reliever Matt Dziok (Southampton, Mass.) stepped on the hill to close out the victory. He would overcome an early walk and retired the next three batters in order to earn the save and UMass Boston's second win of the day.
GAME ONE - UMass Boston 4, Edgewood College 3
In the opener Kyle Szatrowski (Agawam, Mass.) got the start and went 5.1 innings allowing three runs on six hits, while also striking out four. Senior Daniel Heefner (Tracy, Calif.) made his return to the mound after a year off due to injury and dominated the final 1.2 innings. While on the hill he did not allow a hit or a walk and got five of the six batters he faced to groundout to earn his first win.
The Beacons combined for four hits in the win, with Jamill Moquete (Boston, Mass.), Todd Ezold (Westfield, Mass.), Cholish, and Gomes-Sirianni each making contact.
GAME TWO - UMass Boston 2, Edgewood College 1 in 10 inns.
In the nightcap, Ilges earned his first win of the year after allowing just one run on six hits through nine complete innings. The senior righty struck out three and did not allow a walk. He would also get 11 players to fly out and another 11 to groundout during his impressive senior debut. Dziok earned the save after striking out one and did not allow a hit.
The Beacons closed out game two with nine hits, which included two extra base hits. Brothers went 2-for-4 with a run scored. LaPaglia pinch hit and went 2-for-2 with the game-winning RBI to lead the Beacons offense to their second come-from-behind victory.
Baseball returns to action tomorrow at 1 p.m. when they take on SUNY Plattsburgh at Terry Park in Fort Myers.


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On Pritzker, where's the outrage?
Penny Pritzker has understated her income by tens of millions of dollars, clashed openly with organized labor, benefited from offshore tax havens and invested in financial instruments that helped precipitate the 2008 financial meltdown.
And senators from both parties seem just fine with that.
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With a vote on her nomination to serve as Commerce secretary coming as early as Tuesday, the Hyatt heiress and Democratic Party rainmaker has encountered only token opposition so far. It's a striking outcome for a nominee who once looked — on paper — like she might be the most vulnerable of President Barack Obama's second-term selections.
Instead, both Republicans and Democrats in and outside the Senate have effectively decided to give Pritzker a pass. On the right, conservatives have shown little interest in demonizing Pritzker's wealth and business practices, even in the immediate aftermath of a presidential campaign in which Democrats did precisely that to GOP nominee Mitt Romney. Liberals and union leaders who once expressed discomfort with Pritzker have ultimately balked at the prospect of a fight with the White House.
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On both sides of the aisle, Pritzker skeptics agree on one thing above all: The Department of Commerce simply isn't worth fighting over.
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) told POLITICO on Monday that Pritzker was a "force of nature." Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill said that she and her fellow Democrats had been ready to step in and defend the Chicago billionaire; to her surprise, they haven't had to go to those lengths.
"I was prepared that she was going to be attacked and prepared to help her. It was a lovefest," McCaskill said of the Pritzker nomination hearings.
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk, the Republican from Pritzker's home state, said the nominee's business record — the plutocrat street cred that engendered early grumbling on the left — likely made for smoother sailing with the Senate GOP.
"She has built businesses from the ground up and already has 3,500 Americans working for her. What has made me particularly trusting of her judgment is the opposition she had from some big, far-left unions. That [shows] she has the capability to make tough decisions," Kirk said. "It's looking pretty good for her."
On one level, it's astonishing that Pritzker — who withdrew from consideration for the same job four years ago — would have such an easy path through the Senate. Republicans have proven more than willing to fight over Obama's Cabinet nominations, even for lower-profile departments like Labor and the Environmental Protection Agency. Earlier this year, the Senate GOP waged an all-out war — in the Armed Services Committee and on the national airwaves — against their former colleague Chuck Hagel's nomination to lead the Pentagon.
At a glance, Pritzker seems to be a more inviting target than Hagel — or Labor nominee Tom Perez, EPA nominee Gina McCarthy or Consumer Financial Protection Bureau nominee Richard Cordray, all Obama picks who face uncertain prospects in the Senate. Pritzker is not a decorated military veteran like Hagel or a career public servant such as Perez or McCarthy. She doesn't represent a core wing of the Democratic coalition beyond the ultra-wealthy donor class.


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Attorneys for George Huguely V, convicted last year of beating his girlfriend Yeardley Love to death in a highly-publicized case, appealed the case earlier this month.
Huguely, a former University of Virginia lacrosse player, was convicted of second-degree murder in February 2012 and sentenced to 23 years in prison last August. Prosecutors argued that in 2010 he drunkenly beat Love, of Cockeysville, in her bedroom and left her there bleeding. Love, a fellow University of Virginia student, was later found dead.
Huguely's attorneys argue the court erred by continuing the trial when one of his attorneys was sick, failing to properly define "malice" for jurors basing their decision on that definition, and by allowing jurors who had expressed opinions on the case to continue to serve. The Virginia Court of Appeals accepted the case in April and attorneys filed their opening brief on August 7.
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9/4 On Quade: "He can manage"
I know there are a lot of questions about how this team is playing and how we've responded since Mike Quade took over. We played as hard as we could for Lou and tried to win and it didn't work out. He had to go home for more important business to take care of his family — everybody knows that. Quade has come in and done an unbelievable job. The atmosphere is the same, we're still playing hard, everyone is still working hard. The coaches are still going about their business but for some reason, he's getting wins. You have to attest a little to him.
He's doing a great job. He's putting guys in the right position and the right spots to win and for this team to win. I guess it's like riding a bike for him after all the years he managed in the Minors. He took over, had a little meeting, and was ready to go on Day One. He's done a very impressive job. He can manage and does a great job. He gets guys out there prepared and ready to play. If he's not going to be here, hopefully he is managing somewhere soon because a team needs him and deserves him.
There's not more energy here, it's just a more relaxed atmosphere. I'm not saying it wasn't like that when Lou was here. Now, it's like, "All right, what else can we do? Let's go play baseball and have fun." There was pressure here because we were expected to win. I don't know if that pressure is gone, but whatever Quade is doing, you can attest the wins to him.
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Thank you, Marlon, for setting a good example for the team. You have displayed a lot of leadership with your hustle and sense of urgency. I felt that this team lacked the energy and enthusiasm needed to win, but not Marlon Byrd, you hustle on every play and your determination is why you are an all-star. I have really enjoyed watching you play this season. Thanks!
Hi Marlon!
It's good to hear from you again. I know that things have been chaotic since you became a Cub and I'm hoping that you're not mad or anything. You have to understand that when you have the worst GM in baseball and a manager looking more closely at retirement than at the future it's a recipe for disaster. The cool thing is though that some players get very very rich in the process! I mean, I have to go to work every weekday for the next few decades and you can just play ball and chill for the rest of your life! (as long as you don't go all MC Hammer on your bankroll).
Well, the Ghost Runners haven't had a game for two weeks because of Labor Day. We play tonight. My shoulder is really aching and I don't think I can throw with my right hand. I might be throwing southpaw tonight, Marlon! Isn't it funny that righties have "hands" and lefties have "paws". I think it means that all lefties are dogs, but I'm not really positive about that. I guess the guys in the bullpen have hooves? I'm kidding Marlon, I'm kidding.
I'm not a racist, Marlon, but I'll tell you this: I like doing things faster than other people and if I happen to yell "I win" all day long when I do things faster than others then you can call me racist all day. It's all about the gold medal, buddy.
I'm also not a sexist, but that doesn't mean I'm celibate. I'm sure not out there with Kool and the Gang singing "Celibate good times, come on!"
I noticed that you haven't yet given a shout out to my Brother-in-law Andy or my Sister-in-law Tara in any of your blogs. I think you should do that before the season ends. If you choose not to then we might become Cardinal fans next year. That's a bluff, Marlon. The Cardinals can stuff it like Lindsay Jackson's bra in 7th grade. That was the rumor (you gotta have disclaimers, Marlon).
Well, my man, keep up the good work and next year I hope I can quit weeping every time I watch a game. It's not what you think. I don't cry…my wounds from sliding on the softball field weep this oozey pus all over the place and I have to bandage them so I don't leak all over the couch.


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A Quick College Policy Primer
As the story of Julia---America's favorite two-dimensional, life-long ward of the state---makes clear, higher education is likely to figure prominently in the upcoming presidential campaign. In addition, as the student loan interest uproar has progressed, I've realized that a lot of well-meaning people have little or no clue about higher ed reality. As a result, I've put together a few links to some foundational information for reporters, policymakers, and the public to get some much-needed perspective on higher ed. The list isn't exhaustive, but it gets at the really big issues:
Let Taxpayers Eat Ramen: We hear a lot about supposedly starving students, but almost nothing about the living, breathing people who are supplying all the public funds for higher ed. The Cato report How Much Ivory Does This Tower Need? What We Spend on, and Get from, Higher Education calculates the total burden for those forgotten folks, and how it has changed over the past few decades. And the result is, well, "Let the taxpayers eat Ramen!"
For-Profit Colleges Are Bad, All Others Are Saints: If politicos ever decide to go after colleges and universities, it's usually only those that are openly and officially for-profit. You know, because seeking profit is inherently evil and exploitative. But here's the thing: As revealed in Federal Higher Education Policy and the Profitable Nonprofits, most of the ivy-clad institutions that wouldn't stoop to something as squalid as profit-making are actually making big bucks off of undergrads. They just use the booty to reward the people already in the schools rather than investors. Turns out you don't trade in your self-interest when you take on a career of the mind.
Heartless State Legislatures Are the Problem: Maybe taxpayers are providing more student aid, but they wouldn't have to if state legislators would stop cutting subsidies to public postsecondary institutions. Or maybe not: As itemized in my two posts here---one of which includes some back-of-the-online-spreadsheet estimates for every state---it's not true that state and local governments have been slashing overall aid to public colleges. It's a teensy bit closer to true on a per-pupil basis, but public institutions have generally raised tuition revenue well in excess of subsidy losses.
Student Aid: The Reverse Chinese Finger Trap: With a Chinese finger trap, the harder you pull, the tougher it is to escape. For college affordability, the harder we pump in student aid, the tougher it is to escape ridiculous college prices. Basically---though many in higher ed will swear it doesn't happen---colleges raise their prices to capture aid, rendering the aid largely self-defeating. The "how" and "why" of this is explained in the Cato analysis Making College More Expensive: The Unintended Consequences of Federal Tuition Aid, and I pinpoint some of the empirical research---as well as furnish a brief explanation of the limits of such research---here.
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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) through its Design Center of the Philippines (Design Center) will be holding the ASEAN Creative Cities Forum and Exhibition (ACCFE) slated on 24-27 April 2017 at the Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.
Through ACCFE, the country aims to promote the lucrative economic potentials of its creative industries, creative clusters, and creative cities as a viable strategy for sustainable and inclusive development in the region.
"This is also a key initiative to usher the membership of at least one Philippine city in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network by 2018 and further support the development of the 2017 Creative Industries Roadmap," highlighted DTI Trade and Investments Promotion Group Undersecretary and ASEAN 2017 Committee on Business and Investment Promotion (CBIP) Chairperson Nora K. Terrado.
The event also aims to establish DTI and its Design Center of the Philippines as key players in the development of the Philippine Creative Industries particularly in the area of design.
"The Philippines is teeming with rich talent in various creative fields, including sectors that are under Design Center's mandate—product design, fashion, graphic design. It's about time we recognize this, and harness this pool of creativity towards a movement that will be beneficial to all creative stakeholders," shares Rhea O. Matute, Executive Director of the Design Center.
Creative economy is an emerging concept that deals with creativity, culture, economics and technology. Vital to this emerging type of economy are goods and services that use creativity and intellectual property as primary inputs.
"To have one Philippine city included in the UNESCO Creative Cities Network would mean that every Filipino's creative assets transformed into products or services contribute to the country's development," added Matute.
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) recently highlighted the role of creative industries in bringing in economic growth through trade and intellectual property rights activities. Various creative services in the Philippines, such as the animation industry which is gaining traction in the international community, are currently being promoted extensively in the global market.
The ASEAN Creative Cities Forum and Exhibition will feature initiatives of 10 ASEAN member states through various activities that highlight the role of culture and creativity in driving sustainable and inclusive development in the region. Key influencers, advocates, and champions in the field are expected to hold discussions.
At present, there are only four cities from ASEAN member countries that are part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network. These include Bandung in Indonesia for Design; Pekalongan in Indonesia for Crafts and Folk Art; Phuket in Thailand for Gastronomy; and Singapore for Design.