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This is a follow on from last years FAQ thread. Some of the information has been copied and some of it is new - please read it. I have helped people with their UCAS applications for the last 6 years both on TSR and in my day job. This thread contains answers to the questions I see year in year out and it is incredibly frustrating if I have spent time making a thread such as this and people continue to ask the same question elsewhere. If your question has been covered in this thread do not expect a helpful reply if you ask it again. I have spent time making this thread for YOUR benefit, not just for a bit of fun on my part. I already know the answers and have my degree, I don't need it.
However, if you have any additional questions then please do post them in the thread and we'll do our best to answer them for you
If you've already applied to Edinburgh, then good luck with your application. Hopefully you'll love the city and University as much as I did
Applying and UCAS
Do I need to have any special Standard Grade/Higher/AH or GCSE/A level subjects?
Spoiler:ShowApplicants for NEARLY ALL courses in the College of Humanities and Social Science MUST offer a GCSE (C or above) or Standard Grade (3 or higher) in a language other than English. Applicants can offer a classical or modern language, so Latin and Ancient Greek are accepted. The ONLY exceptions to this are for applications for education (primary, physical, community ed), 'applied sport science' and 'sport and recreation management'.
If you are applying for a course within the College of Science and Engineering, the GCSE language requirement does not apply for most courses.
If you do not meet these GCSE requirements in full you will be rejected. Please see here on the HSS website for more information.
Applicants for law are highly advised to have A level/Higher English (Language/Literature/Combined course). Both GCSE English Lit AND Lang at an A or A* are accepted in lieu of an A level. Just Standard Grade English is not accepted.
There are additional subject and grade requirements for specific subjects, check the Edinburgh website before applying.
I am English/go to a private school/from the SE of England/applied to Oxbridge, does this mean I will be automatically rejected?
Spoiler:ShowThese are merely rumours created by people who need to find an answer for why they were rejected. The University of Edinburgh is full of English students, most of whom are from the South (or so it seems) and a hell of a lot went to private schools or very good state ones. If these rumours were true, how would this make up the majority of the student population? It is true that Edinburgh do consider your achievements in relation to where you were educated yes, and they do also have local access schemes but so do most top universities. Edinburgh just appear to be more honest or open about these things.
Remember that none of your universities know where you have applied until after you've made your decision for your firm and insurance choice.
I want to apply but I'm not predicted 10 million As in my final exams, should I bother?
Spoiler:ShowYes and No – you do not need straight As to get an Edinburgh offer. There are plenty of students who have been accepted into Edinburgh without straight As, myself included.
However, in the past few years the university have stated that for high demand courses (ie: most of them) if you do not have any extenuating circumstances such as illness or being from a poorly performing school then you generally need to be predicted AAA(B) as a minimum with strong GCSEs/Standard Grades to be considered for a place.
Typical offers for MOST courses will be in the region of BBB-AAA.
It isn't clear how offer grades are decided although my feeling is that if you do not meet one or more of Edinburgh's entry criteria (eg: low educational attainment at your school or extenuating personal circumstances) then expect to get a AAA offer. If you do not, you will be pleasantly surprised.
Your personal statement is the most important part of your application. At universities where the vast majority of applicants far surpass the academic requirements then this is the key thing which makes a difference in the offer making. TSR has a PS helper service where you can get a full and detailed review of your PS from university students or graduates. We will have seen numerous applications for your subject from students from all over the world from all different academic backgrounds. If you post your PS in the PS help area of the site it is totally private from the rest of TSR (other than approved PS helpers and some moderators) and will not show up on UCAS plagiarism checks.
I'm an international (non EU) student, will this affect my application?
Spoiler:ShowYes. Edinburgh state in their admissions policy that they will usually give offers to all applicants (regardless of the course) who apply from outside of the EU. The only course with a quota restriction is medicine. This is because there are no funding restrictions on international places and all universities are free to admit as many students as they wish.
I'm from the UK or the EU, are there quotas and restraints on how many students Edinburgh can admit?
Spoiler:ShowFrom 2012 entry, Scottish universities were also free to admit as many students from the rest of the UK (outside of Scotland) as they wish too. This means that acceptance rates for students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland increased. However, there are still strict quotas for "home" students (those who have lived in Scotland for more than 3 years, or students from the EU) where the university is liable to be fined should they admit too many students. This means that competition for these places will be much higher.
Spoiler:ShowSee under notes, number 6:
International students: applicants who meet or are predicted to meet the minimum entry requirements are likely to be made an offer for all programmes, with the exception of Medicine. The number of medicine places for international students is limited by UK Government restrictions to 7 percent of the total medicine entrants. Consequently, international entry to medicine is also extremely competitive.
I really want to go to Edinburgh – should I apply for more than one course?
Spoiler:ShowThis generally is not a good idea, for any university. Your PS needs to be focused on one (or two, for joint honours) subjects meaning the more subjects you apply for the harder it is to show your interest and dedication to a particular subject.
If you do apply to more than one course be aware that Edinburgh will only consider two of your applications. If you apply to 3 or more courses, at least one will be an automatic rejection so this is a waste of a space.
If you want to be in Edinburgh consider also applying to the other universities in the city: Heriot Watt, Queen Margaret University and Edinburgh Napier. There is also the Edinburgh College of Art which is considering a possible merger with the University of Edinburgh.
After making your application to Edinburgh
My application status on EUCILD/MyEd has gone blank. What does this mean?
Spoiler:ShowThis means your application is being considered and a decision will be made shortly.
Good luck!
I applied 10 million years ago, when will I hear back?
Spoiler:ShowEdinburgh are notoriously slow. It is incredibly common for applicants to apply in September and not hear back from them until April. Most offers tend to come between the end of January and the end of March. Officially, providing you applied before the 15th Jan deadlines then all universities have to get back to you before early May. Any unanswered applications are automatically rejected by UCAS after this date. UCAS request that universities aim to reply by 31st March but certainly with the most popular courses at Edinburgh you may be waiting longer than this date.
Do not contact the admissions office (or me) – they have not lost your application, they are just slow.
Edinburgh has not sent me a welcome letter/accommodation information/open day details/anything in the post – should I contact them?
Spoiler:ShowNo. Although some universities send their applicants loads of information in the post, Edinburgh do not send as much. You should receive an email acknowledging your application and giving you details to access MyEd which contains the online university application portal where you can track your application. Even if they do make an offer, the information you get between now and September is minimal in comparison to some other universities although their communication is now much better than it was in 2005 when I applied to university.
I've just realised that the degree I've applied for is an MA – surely that's a postgraduate course!! I want to do an undergraduate degree!
Spoiler:ShowDue to tradition at the ancient Scottish universities, all degrees awarded in the College of Humanities and Social Science are MAs. This is NOT a post graduate qualification and nor is it is an integrated Masters course, it is an undergraduate MA. If you wish to get an MA you need to do further study after graduating from Edinburgh. In your first two years at Edinburgh you will usually study 3 subjects thus adding breath as well as depth to your degree, then in 3rd and 4th year you will move to the honours courses. See the outside courses and info thread for more details.
In the College of Science and Engineering, it is possible to do a "proper" integrated Masters course. This lasts for 5 years.
I was rejected despite meeting the minimum entry requirements – what is going on?
Spoiler:ShowThousands of completely able students apply to Edinburgh each year – it is one of the most competitive universities in the UK meaning they can not accept everyone. As has been said, academic attainment is all relative as if you are competing with other people who have equally high grades. Therefore, it is your personal statement which counts.
Just because you have been accepted to Oxford, Cambridge, Durham or elsewhere it does not mean that you will be instantly accepted into Edinburgh. Most courses at Edinburgh last year had acceptance rates of 5-25%, at other universities 15-30% of applicants get an offer. It is much harder to get into Edinburgh than many other universities due to the lower minimum entry requirements making the pool of competition much bigger.
For example:
English Lit at Edinburgh 9.5% of applicants get an offer
English Lit at Oxford 21% of applicants get an offer
History and Politics at Edinburgh 6.9% of applicants get an offer
History and Politics at Oxford 18.1% of applicants get an offer
If you have an issue with the way your application was handled take it up with the admissions office. People on TSR can not help you and it's unfair on applicants who have received offers as well as those who are already waiting.
I'm a medicine applicant, when will I find out if I have an interview?
Spoiler:ShowEdinburgh do not interview for medicine, the decision is made on the basis of your application information alone.
Post offer issues
Who else on TSR has applied/been given an offer for my course?
Spoiler:ShowPlease see the 2013 Edinburgh applicants' stalking page to track who else has applied for your course and their status. If you want to chat to the other applicants, you can PM the relevant people or quote them in the "I'm applying to Edinburgh for 2013 entry" chatthread if you want to chat about your application.
Don't make separate threads about this, they will just be merged with this thread.
Edinburgh is my firm or insurance choice, now what?
Spoiler:ShowYou will probably be asked to send confirmation of your academic qualifications to date. This includes copies of your GCSE/Standard Grade/Higher/AS level qualifications. You should follow the instructions for submission carefully.
You now need to apply for accommodation (see the Edinburgh accommodation thread) even if Edinburgh is your insurance university.
I want a current student's opinion of course X, please!
Spoiler:ShowThere are only a handful of current students who regularly post in the Edinburgh forum. We will try to help you out as much as we can based on our own experiences, knowledge and that of our friends however we don't know everything, particularly with postgraduate courses as we are all undergraduates. The majority of us are students in the College of Humanities and Social Science, although there are a few posters who are based at Kings Building with the College of Science and Engineering.
The Edinburgh TSR forum is not like the Oxbridge/Durham/Warwick communities etc where there are loads of students who regularly post, we are a small select group!
Look in the outside courses thread as there is a link to the course reviewer where there are reviews from past students for a number of different courses.
I've realised I want to study course X instead of the one I have an offer for, can I change it?
Spoiler:ShowIf you are 100% certain that you want to change your course, contact the admissions department now and they may do this for you. However, given the flexibility of the Edinburgh system (with some course exceptions) they will probably tell you to speak to your Director of Studies in freshers week and make the change then. If it still isn't possible to change, you will be able to change your degree at some point in first year to another subject providing you pick the one(s) you are interested in as your outside courses at the start of the year. Again, see the outside courses in 1st and 2nd year threadfor more information.
Which accommodation is the best? Shall I pick catered or self catered? Do I apply for a small or large size room? When do I need to apply?
Spoiler:ShowPlease read the first post of the accommodation thread by nearlyheadlessian, all of your questions are answered there. If you have any additional questions post them in that thread.
For a quick summary - Pollock Halls are not the centre of the social universe. More than 50% of first year students live in s/c flats and elsewhere in Edinburgh. There is no accommodation that is "best" as they're all basically the same and all in good locations. If you want to be right in the middle of the clubs and roll out of bed to lectures then apply for accommodation on Cowgate but nothing is more than 15-20 minute walk from the Central Area. On the other hand if you would rather not live above a nightclub then opt for somewhere that isn't on Cowgate. In first year most students have lectures across the Central Area and other areas of the University - there isn't a "X subject building" in terms of where you will have lectures. Yes, your department will have its own office space but this is for academics and administrative purposes rather than where all of the classes take place, particularly in first/second year where there can be very large lecture groups.
Pollock Halls tends to be very over priced and you do not get lunch included in the fee but if you're determined to have catered food for your first year it's your only option. Apply for a small sized room unless you have lots of money to splurge - the general feeling amongst Edinburgh students is that the size difference is minimal and until 2008 all of the rooms were priced the same regardless of the size. A "large" room may gain you an additional 30cm of space.
I do not work for the University of Edinburgh - I was a student here and completed my undergraduate studies in July 2010. Any advice given in this thread by me (or any of the other Edinburgh students) is not given as a representative of the University of Edinburgh. Therefore, what we say is not given in an official capacity and you are advised to check with the University if in doubt at any point during your application.
Remember: I am a graduate, not a staff member. This means I can not check the progress of your application or comment on when you will be given an offer. Please do not PM me as I am unable to help you. I receive several PMs a week during the UCAS cycle relating to Edinburgh applications. If you need to contact the University, I am not the person to need to be speaking to at all!
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Hello, I wanted to see if there are any students at University of Edinburgh - Architecture ? I would really like to know about the classes, program, how are the teachers and especially how do you work up your schedule, how does a architecture student's schedule look like ?
I want to apply and would like to know what to expect of it ...
And if you could give me some tips concerning the portfolio...I would be in debt for life.
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Hello. So I saw a really similar thread to this on the Bath forum and wanted to repeat it here... (and also on the Bristol forum haha) basically a load of annoying questions from someone considering applying to Edinburgh...
- What's the campus / university atmosphere like? Quiet, loud, active, community feel etc.
- What are halls like? Do different halls have different reputations, and if so, what are they? Do they have an atmosphere of everyone mixing together, or do people keep to themselves?
- Which are the local haunts and hangouts for the student body? (The ones which are most popular.)
- What are the prices like? I am also considering London but I am soooo put off by how expensive everything is !
- Are the winters really bad? This may sound idiotic but I know someone who got really depressed at Edinburgh simply because of how awful the weather was.. ie. windy and rainy etc. and she is quite a positive person so I took heed. But feel free to give me your own opinion if you disagree
Just gives you more of an idea of the place than the prospectus can ! (PS. sorry to the original author of the Bath thread... I completely copied your idea lmao.)
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Hello. So I saw a really similar thread to this on the Bath forum and wanted to repeat it here... (and also on the Bristol forum haha) basically a load of annoying questions from someone considering applying to Edinburgh...- What's the campus / university atmosphere like? Quiet, loud, active, community feel etc.
The university is what you make of it. If you want to go to loud events, go out clubbing, then fine. If you want to go to debates by candlelight, then fine. If you want to do both, then fine. There's not one overriding atmosphere.
- What are halls like? Do different halls have different reputations, and if so, what are they? Do they have an atmosphere of everyone mixing together, or do people keep to themselves?
In general, the halls are nice enough. They're basic, but they provide everything you need for the year. Some of the extremely expensive ones offer more luxuries, though.
Again, it's hard to say what the atmosphere in halls is like. People make the atmosphere, and there are different people every year. If you want to mix with loads of people, there's certainly plenty of opportunity to do so. If you like to keep to yourself, fine too.
- Which are the local haunts and hangouts for the student body? (The ones which are most popular.)
- What are the prices like? I am also considering London but I am soooo put off by how expensive everything is !
- Are the winters really bad? This may sound idiotic but I know someone who got really depressed at Edinburgh simply because of how awful the weather was.. ie. windy and rainy etc. and she is quite a positive person so I took heed. But feel free to give me your own opinion if you disagree
Just gives you more of an idea of the place than the prospectus can ! (PS. sorry to the original author of the Bath thread... I completely copied your idea lmao.)
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Hard to say. Edinburgh is not a particularly campus based university. The arts buildings are scattered around the George Square area, but there's not a campus as such. Science is largely based on a real campus at King's Buildings, while ve medicine and medicine are separate again.
yourself, fine too.
Not really, no. Where did your friend move from, exactly? They're not much worse than the rest of the UK, and they're certainly better than north of Edinburgh. We had a LOT of snow last year, but that was a bit of a fluke. It is windy and rainy, but I always assumed that you expected that during the winter...
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is anybody studying scottish studies or another historical subject?
I have some questions...
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How common is this? Their website states that this is indeed included in their average offers but is a total rarity, would be grateful if anyone who has experience with this could help.
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How common is this? Their website states that this is indeed included in their average offers but is a total rarity, would be grateful if anyone who has experience with this could help.
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I'm applying for Veterinary Medicine at Edinburgh got an email today (my application only got sent yesterday) saying thanks for applying, and that i should use the MyEd thing to do everything I need with regards to continuing the application process.
They gave me the username and password and I copy and pasted them to the site, but it says "Unfortunately the username you entered was not recognized. Please click back and try again and check that the username is entered correctly. Usernames should be all lower case and made up of only alphanumeric characters"
So I tried again, typing it in etc done this 10 times or so, still no luck.. What should I do?
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Well I don't know anything about MyEd but i'd say call them or send them an email about it
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Thats seems like a really good offer for Edinburgh.
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I'd say it's highly unlikely. Even lower ranked places like City and Reading ask for AAB-AAA.
BBB is more standard for places like Oxford Brookes and Nottingham Trent.
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I'd say it's highly unlikely. Even lower ranked places like City and Reading ask for AAB-AAA.
BBB is more standard for places like Oxford Brookes and Nottingham Trent.
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So I tried again, typing it in etc done this 10 times or so, still no luck.. What should I do?
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55% of people who apply to electrical engineering get offers - I'm pretty chuffed with that.
Thanks oxymoronic.
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55% of people who apply to electrical engineering get offers - I'm pretty chuffed with that.
Thanks oxymoronic.
No more, sadly.
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Last year I got ABBBC in my highers. I am applying for business management and politics, and I am fairly confident of getting an offer in atleast three of my four choices right now. It says on the prospectus that the minimum requirements are BBBB, but then it says in the small print that students must have achieved, or be predicted to achieve atleast AAAA. Is there any point, or if I could convince my current teachers to predict me A's ( I am taking three more highers and an advanced higher) Would I stand any chance of an offer? Please be honest!!!
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I got an offer of BBBBB (over two sittings), and many other average students also got similar offers from my school. This was for electrical and electronics engineering, so not the most competitive of courses mind you.
When I applied (2007) they also took into consideration the school you attended and whether your parents went to university. I went to an absolutely horrible school and none of my parents have an honours degree so perhaps they adjusted my offer down.
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Cool thread!
Does anyone else have any input on what the atmosphere/campus feel is like? I understand there isn't a campus really for humanities/art, but are there like grounds that a lot of people go to? Or are they just public parks?
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I'm hoping to apply to law at Edinburgh for 2013 entry
So my GCSE grades this summer came out like:
A*A*A* BTEC Level 2 in Public Services - done in spare time.
AA-Dual Science (IGCSE)
A-English Literature,
A-English Language,
A-Geography (IGCSE)
A-Classical Civilisation,
C-Maths (retake 2012, predicted A*-sat wrong paper by mistake. CLERICAL ERRORS FTW)(IGCSE)
And yes I realise they're more likely to look at Higher/AS grades but I do the IB which is examined at the end of the 2 years so I have no fall back. I also have s**t loads of work experience in law in many high end firms and spear head the law society at school. Will I possibly get an offer?
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Dan Simmons '70 is on a quest.
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Wabash Professor Eric Freeze is looking forward to Thursday's presentation, but as a teacher in the College's creative writing track, he is most excited for the Wabash student writers who submitted their work and earned a place in this workshop.
"Dan Simmons brings to Wabash an understanding of the writing life that extends well beyond the classroom," Freeze said. "He has 30 years of professional experience as one of the most prolific novelists of his generation. Not only will students get firsthand instruction about writing and publishing, but they will also learn life lessons about tenacity and endurance."
Simmons' Hugo-Award winning classic Hyperion was recently voted #4 on Locus Magazine's list of the top science fiction novels of the 20th century, and critics are already comparing his upcoming thriller, The Abominable, to his 2007 New York Times bestseller The Terror, currently in development as a drama series for AMC. It's one of many of his books and stories that have been optioned for film, including the horror story Song of Kali, the historical novel/thriller Drood, and the detective novel The Crook Factory.
"His willingness to share his talents with Wabash undergraduates is rare for such a commercially successful writer," Freeze said. "If novelists are the marathon runners of the writing world, then Simmons is an ultra-marathoner. He's gone the distance over and over again, and our students will gain a tremendous amount from his instruction."
Simmons believes it will be time well spent.
"Being a graduate from a true liberal arts college like Wabash may be the perfect preparation for being a novelist," Simmons said.
Thursday's reading on the Wabash campus is free of charge, open to the public, and begins at 8 p.m. in Room 101 of the College's Baxter Hall.


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The end-user is a major appliance manufacturer. The application is a machine that applies bends and twists to the tubing on the bottom of a refrigerator. The controls challenge was to reduce wiring, cabinet space and eliminate the 90-minute hard tooling change-over. Among four finalists that submitted tutorial videos on control panel design in 2010, subscribers voted online to select machine builder Specialty Tooling's tutorial video as the winner.
Ryan Johann, automation engineer, explains: "When I'm laying out control enclosures, my thought process is,'Where is it going to be easiest to bring my I/O cabling in from the machine, what kind of components do I need to have with 480 V ac, 3 phase, or 24 V dc? What's the supply power? What kind of drives, controls, and communication cables do I need? And how can I think about how to isolate the highand low voltage, to keep noise out of the equation."
The control cabinet needs to be laid out to ensure everything is placed appropriately.
Enabling tools included Bosch Rexroth's MLD-M control architecture. For the 4-axes application, Johann sought to reduce panel size. One master axis, with integrated PLC and motion control functionality, reduces the need for an external PLC that would take more panel space. The drives save space, wiring together with one wire, in a daisy chain, to SERCOS III I/O blocks.
Another space saving technique is having one point to terminate up to a three-wire sensor thus reducing the amount of wiring and time needed to assemble the panel.
A more traditional architecture would have required additional wiring to an external PLC or motion controller with I/O cards back to a separate portion of the panel. The Specialty Tooling control panel design saved about 25% on panel size, decreased wiring by 35%, and improved productivity by 15% by integrating Bosch Rexroth's Safety-On-Board technology. Ordinarily the operator would need to drop the 480 V ac power to the drives in the work cell to load and unload the part. MLD Safety on Board technology meets safety requirements by putting the drives into a safe stop condition when the operator is in the work cell, Johann says.
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Here's what I think we need:
Many suburbs are covered on the Chicagoland page and have only one attraction of note. However, there are a few that deserve fuller coverage as a complement to the Chicago set of articles, and need work accordingly. Post 'em here (but only if you're willing to work on them).
Last updated by Peter Talk 04:04, 20 May 2009 (EDT)
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Re: [1], my guess is that the IP thought that the word "idea" was a little bland after using such evocative phrases as "truth of jazz" and "heart of comedy". (But at least it keeps the parallel construction, so I agree that it's better than having nothing there at all.) Is there a loftier noun that could be used to describe the skyscrapers? Engage a pun by saying "height of architecture" or something like that?
(On a related note, the lack of a descriptor before "blues" also rubs me the wrong way as it sounds clunky when it's followed by those "___ of ___" constructions.)
-- LtPowers 08:37, 5 January 2010 (EST)
Chicago's summers are not disgustingly hot. They are hot and humid at times. "Disgustingly hot" would be more identifiable with Phoenix, or pretty much any South Texas city or South Florida city, like Houston and Miami. I have been in Chicago in the summer when it was just 81 degrees, and I have been there when it was 91. But every day or every summer in Chicago is not like that, so by definition that does not make their summer's disgustingly hot. Phoenix, Miami, and Houston, however, ARE like that every day of the summer for every year. Therefore, their articles should have the term "disgustingly hot". This needs to be changed. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.127.116.11 (talk • contribs)
First of all, I never insert false information. If you walk away with nothing else, at least walk away with that. I did not say Chicago cannot be called hot in summer. It can be called "hot and humid at times in the summer", that phrasing would be better. I said it shouldn't be called "disgustingly hot" because if you use that term, you have nowhere else to go when describing the summers of cities like Phoenix, Houston or Miami, which are actually "disgustingly hot" in the summer (dry heat or not for Phoenix).
And as far as the taxi situation, ok here we go: The article states "outside of the downtown, North Side, Near West, and Near South sides you will likely have greater difficulty hailing a taxi directly from the street". Well look at a map of the city of Chicago. All those aforementioned areas added together constitute roughly half of the city's land area! Then add to that several upper-class and middle-class neighborhoods on the South Side and Southwest like Hyde Park, Kenwood, Chatham, and Beverly, to name a few, where hailing taxis are easy too. Plus the upper and middle class sections of the Northwest Side and you technically have covered almost the entire city. Now of course, there will be several lower class areas where taxis themselves may not be as numerous in numbers, but when they do ride through the streets of those lower class areas, they still will sometimes stop if hailed. This is no different than New York City where taxis can be hailed, and are more numerous in Manhattan but less so in the Bronx, Queens, or Staten Island. New York City's article doesn't state "outside of Manhattan taxis may be more difficult to hail from the street", so there should be no reason Chicago's article should have wording stating its difficult to hail a cab outside what really is a large portion of Chicago. In fact, it may be easier to hail a cab in the entire city of Chicago versus the entire city of New York because taxis are freely hailed in about half of Chicago's land area, and in New York City taxis concentrate on Manhattan only, which is not half of New York City's land area. Chicago, New York City, and Washington D.C. are considered American cities where taxis can be hailed from the street. Sorry for the long reply, but you asked.
If you are looking at your Chicago maps correctly, you will see that the downtown area, the North Side, Near West, and Near South sides added together do not constitute just a tenth of the city's land area. The Near North Side and the North Side stretch from Division all the way to the Howard border at the city's northern limits with Evanston. The Near South Side would go as far south as 35th Street and the Near West Side as far west as Western Ave. That entire land mass added together is not just a tenth of Chicago. Look again. An area that large doesn't deserve the terminology "outside the downtown, North Side, Near West, and Near South sides you may find it difficult to hail a cab" because, although that may be true, you are giving the reader an inaccurate perception of hailing cabs off the streets of Chicago. It is not hard to do; anyone in Chicago will tell you that. Look at it this way: New York City's article -doesn't- state "outside of Manhattan (or perhaps some areas of Brooklyn) you may find it difficult to hail a taxi off the street", although that statement is true. People who live in the Bronx, Staten Island, or Queens find it more difficult hailing a taxi off the streets than people in Manhattan. So if you want to keep that terminology in Chicago's article, New York's article should have the same terminology. If you didn't find it necessary to state it's harder to hail a cab off the streets in the Bronx, Staten Island, or Queens versus Manhattan, there was no need to put that type of terminology in Chicago's article when referring to the South or West Sides. Keep it consistent.
Point blank. It is not hard to hail a taxi off the streets of Chicago. In most American cities, you must call a taxi to come pick you up. Chicago and New York City are exceptions to that rule. But both cities have areas where it's easier to hail a cab and areas where it may be somewhat more difficult yet not impossible to hail a cab off the street. For Chicago, the easier areas are downtown, North Side, Near South, and Near West Sides. The harder areas in Chicago may be the West Side, and some parts of the South Side. In New York City, the easier area is Manhattan. The harder areas are the Bronx, Staten Island, and parts of Brooklyn and Queens. So if they both are comparable in that regard, my arguement is that when you read the Chicago article it gives the reader the impression that it's virtually impossible outside a small area, whereas the New York article doesn't give that impression, yet the same is true for both cities. That's what I'm saying.
Lede (again)
I found the lede to this article to be misleading. Chicago is not the birthplace of jazz and the blues; those are from the South. Moreover, the local music scene isn't really the most important thing to the city's identity. My suggested rewrite was reverted; no particular objection to the content was specified. It is reproduced below. -- Beland 01:08, 18 May 2010 (EDT)
What's a lede?--Burmesedays 01:15, 18 May 2010 (EDT)
As the hub of the Midwest, Chicago [3] is easy to find — its picturesque skyline calls across the waters of Lake Michigan, a first impression that soon reveals world-class museums of art and science, miles of sandy beaches, huge parks and public art, and perhaps the finest downtown collection of historic and modern architecture in the world. Here, the age of railroads found its center and spawned a huge meatpacking industry; in more recent decades, airplanes have swooped in to connect the city to the world and carry its faith in social progress.
Known for its blues, jazz, comedy, theater, shopping, and fine dining, the hustle and bustle of life in America's "Second City" (a title now contested with Los Angeles) have barely put a dent in its genuine Midwestern friendliness.
Hyperbole in the lead
The lead sounds like it was written by the Chicago Tourism Bureau. It is not the "home of the blues," only electric or Chicago-style blues. I don't know what "the truth of jazz" means. New York has a stronger association with skyscrapers. It's midwestern friendliness is noted, so no need to insult other cities as surly in the next sentence. The first sentence should note that Chicago is the third biggest city in America and the capital of the midwest. The features of the city should be noted without sounding so cheesy. Hyperbole destroys an articles credibility. —The preceding comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk • contribs)
"any good travel article" doesn't need to exagerate to be colorful. Look at the articles for New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, Los Angeles, or Berlin. They lead with the information a traveller would want, not meaningless praise. We can have a readable lead that people will like. There have been many changes, but the Chicago Tourism Bureau keeps changing it back.
You betray your bias. I was citing the other cities not to bring conflict, but to show that Chicago's lead is in no way typical. It is an off-putting, over-exciting lie. I'm sorry your "book" contains the hyperbole lead, but lets make this online article easier to read and use. We don't need Chicago-patriots screaming their cities praise. Travel is about putting prejudices aside. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 18.104.22.168 (talk • contribs)
Willis / Sears Tower
There have been numerous edits to the Chicago articles in the past year to change "Sears Tower" to "Willis Tower", most of which have been reverted. At some point "Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower)" is going to be the most common name. If we aren't there yet, then "Sears Tower (officially Willis Tower)" might be a decent compromise that will stave off further well-meaning edits. I don't know Chicago well enough to know which is better, so can anyone provide some input so that those of us watching this article know what to do with edits to the tower's name? -- Ryan • (talk) • 10:52, 24 August 2010 (EDT)
Bus table
I'm moving this here for discussion — I'm not sure we should devote this much space to bus transit between Chicago and a scant two cities. Gorilla Jones 18:20, 26 September 2010 (EDT)
A summary of bus fares to Milwaukee and Minneapolis frequencies and services including the lowest internet fare, the walk-up ticket price and how often the buses run:
²Train. AAA, ISIC, SA, Senior (walk-up) discounts: Milwaukee $18, Minneapolis from $47. ³Tickets must be purchased via internet or telephone($3 fee).
Coyotes downtown?
Not sure whether or where this might fit it in the article. Seemed worth posting, though: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/11/16/let-loose-the-coyotes-chicago-embraces-rat-hunting-predators/ Pashley 05:37, 25 November 2010 (EST)
Lead needs more color
The lead was so boring before. Everyone knows that blues and jazz are centered in Chicago, that people are super-friendly there unlike every other city that size, and that there is days weeks and months of stuff to see in Chicago.
But there might be some foreigners reading this and we need to convince them to come to Chicago! We should add more color to the lead. I added some real colorful stuff. It's not all true, mind you, but color is more important than truth. Chicago!
I agree that truth is more important than color. But legitimate concerns about the lead's bombastic claims were repeatedly brought up and shouted down by people who said "we need color, your edits are boring." Some of the people round here think its dull writing if it doesn't have a bunch of meaningless color that isnt based on reality.
Satire, not vandalism.
We need to calm down the lead and bring it in line with the helpful, informativie, and interesting nature of the rest of this site. Not a "Chicago is awesome" banner. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 126.96.36.199 (talk • contribs)
Don't think this is all from one person with meatpuppets. There is alot of antagonism towards the bombastic lead. Sometimes its reasonable objections that are ignored, sometimes it is obscene grafiti. It won't change until the lead does.
It is promoting Chicago as a great destination. That is not the intent of this site. Does anybody object to toning down the lead to be in a middle ground between the Wikipedia entry on Chicago and the Chicago Tourism Board's intro?


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Two men were arrested Tuesday, April 9, when sheriff's deputies found marijuana, MDMA (Ecstasy) and 30 grams of liquid PCP (Phencyclidine) during a traffic stop. Orange County Sheriff's Office narcotics deputies initiated the stop at approximately 12:20 p.m. near the intersection of Dayton St. and Western St. in West Orange.
According to a news release from the OCSO, 27-year-old Markie Okeem Childress and 27-year-old Hylie Lee Garrett, both of Orange, were arrested after a search of the vehicle led officers to discover the illegal narcotics inside a hidden compartment in the dash. Deputies also recovered a large sum of cash from the vehicle.
Both suspects were arrested for possession of marijuana, a class B misdemeanor, and two counts possession of a controlled substance, a second-degree felony. They were transported to the Orange County Correctional Facility with bonds of $21,000 each.
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Common or street names for PCP: Angel Dust, PeaCe Pill, Hog, Lovely, Wack, Ozone, Dust, Embalming Fluid, Rocket Fuel; Supergrass and Killer Joints are names that refer to PCP combined with marijuana. Marijuana cigarettes or blunts (marijuana wrapped in cigar leaves) are dipped in the liquid PCP and then sold for around $10.00 apiece, according to OCSO.
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Oil prices may rise this week, boosted by expectations of further weakness in the U.S. dollar against its European counterpart and on indications global growth is improving, according to CNBC's latest survey of oil market sentiment, though gains may be limited by increased supply from North America.
Still, output cuts announced last week from top exporter Saudi Arabia may continue to provide support, argued Tom James, chairman and co-founder at Singapore-based energy consultancy Navitas Resources, who has a 'bullish' recommendation on crude oil this week.
Currency market action will be another positive driver this week, James said. The U.S. Dollar Index's failure to break resistance levels at around 80.75 last week provided a bullish signal for commodity markets including crude oil, he noted, adding "key" upside price targets for Brent crude stood at $120 and $125 a barrel.
(Read More: What's the Next Stop for Crude?)
Last week on Thursday oil prices rallied to multi-week highs, after the European Central Bank left rates unchanged, disappointing euro bears, and Saudi Arabia slashed crude production by 700,000 barrels per day to 9 million barrels a day during the last two months of 2012, according to industry sources quoted by Reuters. Major customers for Saudi crude said the cuts were driven by lower demand.
Benchmark Brent crude oil on Thursday closed up 0.1 percent at $111.89 a barrel after rallying to a 12-week high of $113.29 while U.S. crude finished up 0.8 percent at $93.82 after reaching a September. 19 peak of $94.70.
Almost 60 percent, or seven out of 12 of this week's survey respondents, expect prices to gain this week, three forecast said prices may fall while one forecast prices to hold steady.
However, favorable supply-side themes – highlighted by an expansion in U.S. and Canadian oil supplies due to increases in shale oil production – will keep a strong cap on prices, Gaurav Sodhi, resources analyst, Intelligent Investor told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Monday.
"I think what we're seeing is all the supply coming out of the United States will place a ceiling on oil into the future," he said. "So I'm not expecting prices to fall, but I wouldn't be counting on them to rise either."
Andrew Su, CEO at Compass Global Markets, a foreign exchange & commodity trading/broker market advisory firm in Sydney, affirmed that view but saw the rise of unconventional oil as a strongly bearish theme.
"The evidence to support the view that the shale boom in the U.S. is and will continue to have a long term impact on U.S crude markets and energy independence continues to build," Su wrote in a daily commentary on Thursday.
"The use of fracking technology to access previously inaccessible reserves of crude has seen U.S. oil production rise above 7 million barrels a day for the first time since 1993. Daily production has risen by a staggering 1.16 million barrels from a year ago with production in North Dakota rising an extraordinary 40 percent last year through to October while production in Texas rose 23 percent," Su said, adding Compass Global went short around $93.30 last week and will maintain this position with an initial price target of $90.00.
(Read More: A US-Style Fracking Revolution for the UK?)
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Dominic Schnider, Singapore-based global head of commodity research at UBS, agrees. Non-OPEC supply, Snider noted, has shown further advances towards the end of the year with production having increased by 600,000 barrels a day year-on-year in 4Q 2012.
"The strength in supply was primarily driven by the U.S. and Canada," Snider wrote in a note co-authored with UBS strategist Giovanni Staunovo on January 12. "Since 2012 supply drags should fade in 2013 and North America remains a fountain of supply, the conditions are favorable that supply growth can strengthen to 700,000 barrels a day year on year in 1Q 2013."
Adding to the bear case, crude oil and product inventories in the U.S. are comfortably above the 5-year average, UBS said.
Overall, Brent crude is likely to dip into the $95-100 range "with rather muted global demand growth at 800,000 barrels a day year on year in 1Q 2013." That said, while demand growth might be soft at the beginning of 2013, UBS said incremental consumption had the potential to "gear up" above 1.2 million barrel a day level in the second-half this year, "which should turn the story and favor a reversal in the Brent price to $115 a barrel."
Still, short term risks persist both on the downside - if U.S. economic data this week undershoot expectations, and on the upside - if the threat of supply disruptions to Middle East supply resurfaces.
Though 'neutral' for the week, Kirk Howell, partner at Spy Ridge Capital said he'd "accumulate hedged options and volatility over the next few days…implied volatility of the WTI options is at extremely low levels (22 percent in the March contract). It of course can get cheaper but I believe the risk-reward is insanely high especially with U.S. Retail Sales (December) Tuesday and the Iran nuclear talks Wednesday."
(Read More: US Oil Output: What It Means for Gulf Producers)
The UN nuclear agency chief Yukiya Amano said on Friday he was not optimistic about talks with Iran next week on getting access to a military base Western powers suspect has been used for atom bomb-related work, Reuters reported.
The comments by Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), contrasted with a more upbeat assessment given by the Vienna-based UN agency after a meeting with Iranian officials last month.
"The outlook is not bright," Amano said in Tokyo, referring to the negotiations to be held in Tehran on Wednesday on the framework accord the IAEA hopes will enable it to quickly resume its stalled investigation into suspected atom bomb research.


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Democrats settled an internal dispute Thursday by selecting a Los Angeles union organizer to be the next speaker of the California Assembly.
They unanimously backed Assemblyman John Perez, chairman of the Assembly Democratic Caucus.
His nomination for the post, among the most powerful positions in state government, marked another milestone for the 80-member house.
If confirmed by the full Assembly in January, Perez will become the first openly gay Assembly speaker. The leader he will replace, Democrat Karen Bass of Los Angeles, was the first black woman to head either chamber of the Legislature.
Perez, 40, said his nomination broke another barrier for gays and lesbians, but he also emphasized that he should not be defined by his sexual orientation.
"My job is to represent the interest of all people of the state of California," he told reporters after winning the caucus vote at Stanford Mansion, a former governor's home near the state Capitol.
The nominee with the most Democratic support usually wins the post because Democrats hold a majority of seats in the Assembly.
Perez is a cousin of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and was elected to the Assembly last year.
He will take over the leadership post at a time of continuing uncertainty in the nation's most populous state, which has been battling steep revenue declines and budget cuts for several years.
He said he would not rule out tax hikes as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and lawmakers face an estimated $21 billion deficit in the fiscal year that will begin next July.
"We're talking about taking California forward ... and on dealing with a very serious budget situation that we all know is facing the state," Perez said.
Perez was challenged in the speakership race by Democrat Kevin De Leon, also of Los Angeles.
De Leon conceded to Perez moments before the caucus vote, which included all 50 Democrats and independent Assemblyman Juan Arambula of Fresno, a former Democrat.
De Leon called Perez an experienced negotiator who could steer the party through tough budget negotiations in the coming year.
"I think what's important is that we unite the caucus," De Leon said. "We have enormous challenges before us."
Perez's ascension was partly orchestrated by Bass, who will be termed out of office next year. Members of the Assembly can serve a maximum of three, two-year terms.


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By Kris Voakes in Nyon
There is something strange about the final tie drawn from the pot in any football draw. Whereas the earlier match-ups are met with either a sigh, a murmur, a gasp or a giggle, the exact make-up of the last fixture seems to take some time to set in with the assembled dignitaries as they work out which two teams remain undrawn.
Friday's Champions League quarter-final draw here in Nyon had a very different feel, though. The very second Barcelona were drawn out, it took those present all of a millisecond to realise that, while Paris Saint-Germain had been handed the toughest draw of all, what was left was the most fascinating contest of all.
The clash between Bayern Munich and Juventus is truly one that will represent a modern rivalry of epic proportions. While FC Hollywood stand for the burgeoning force that is the Bundesliga, they are also a reminder of the German failures of recent times. Beaten finalists after underwhelming performances in both 2010 and 2012, their squad contains a handful of players who have also made a habit out of promising much and delivering little with the German national side.
On the other side of the fence are Juve, a club whose embarrassing 4-1 home defeat to Bayern in 2009 was a sign of where the club was at the time. Pavel Nedved sat in the stands that night with his head in his hands, his eyes fighting back tears. On Friday, the Czech was amongst the Juve delegation which met the news of their Bayern re-match with the confidence that this is a very different Bianconeri beast to the one dumped so unceremoniously out of Europe by Die Roten three seasons ago.
And there is plenty of reason for the former Juve winger to believe, given the fascinating link between the club and Italy's national side over the years too. The current incarnation of Antonio Conte's club is just the latest to have their successes reflected by those of the Italian national side. As the Azzurri have risen from the ashes of their 2010 World Cup disaster, so too has the Old Lady recovered from her state of ill health just a couple of short years ago.
Never was this better exemplified than last summer, when Juve's Scudetto triumph was followed up by an unlikely run to the final of Euro 2012 for Cesare Prandelli's Italy side, which just so happened to be heavily-laden with Juve players. And it was in their semi-final victory over Germany that they showed the greatest signs of just how good they can be.
That result also crowned a hugely dissatisfying period for die Nationalmannschaft's Bayern contingent who had been tipped to topple Spain in the final. Just weeks earlier, those same players had suffered the heartache of a defeat in the Champions League final to Chelsea. They were overwhelming favourites, they were on their home turf, they were meant to be reaching the crescendo they'd threatened for so long, and yet they fell short yet again. It was like Germany's 2006 World Cup campaign all over again, when Italy snatched a win with two goals late in extra-time in the Dortmund semi-final.
A Bayern side that has combined wonderful attacking football with clever pressing, the intelligent use of pace and real heart still has very little to show for it, while Juventus have quickly returned to the top of Italy's tree. Juve have what Bayern want: that ability to grind teams down when it really matters. The Bianconeri may not have shown it for a while, but there's no denying it's in their DNA. Bayern have been playing well for a long time, but come the big night they have always found themselves wanting.
However, psychology works in two ways. You either just can't win (like Spain prior to 2008) or you just can't lose (like Spain ever since). Bayern have so much in place, and all they appear to be missing is their threshold moment; that result which proves both to themselves and to the wider world that they can rise to the big occasion. Yet Juve have that Italian knack of standing tall at the most important moments, offering Bayern one of the toughest tests they could have been given in the last eight.
The two clashes will provide a fascinating insight into the psyche of Bayern Munich, and may give the clearest indication yet as to whether die Roten are finally ready to shake off their nearly-men tag. This will be the last eight's most enlightening fixture by some distance.


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Cleveland starter Justin Masterson said he felt something was slightly off as he prepared to face the Boston Red Sox. It turned out to be his slider, and not by just a little.
Cleveland starter Justin Masterson said he felt something was slightly off as he prepared to face the Boston Red Sox.
It turned out to be his slider, and not by just a little.
Mike Carp hit a three-run homer in the third and the Red Sox added two more runs against Cleveland's ace in an 8-1 victory over the Indians on Friday night.
"This was probably the first one I didn't really feel the greatest," Masterson said. "It happens. It's going to happen again — probably multiple times. You just try and pitch through it."
Masterson (7-3) was trying to become the second eight-game winner in the majors. Instead, he was pulled after throwing a season-low 93 pitches, allowing five runs on six hits. He also walked one and hit a batter, missing so badly with a slider that it struck Daniel Nava's back foot in the sixth inning.
"I didn't do as well as I was hoping to. The guys probably wish they would have put some more runs on the board," Masterson said. "It was raining. It was ugly."
Masterson didn't blame the rain, which delayed the start of the game by 44 minutes. Boston starter John Lackey (3-4) was having no control issues.
"He did a tremendous job tonight," Masterson said.
Lackey, who missed all last season following Tommy John surgery, allowed two hits in seven innings in his second straight strong performance. He struck out eight, walked three and gave up an unearned run while pitching through a steady rain.
Lackey finished his night by striking out Jason Giambi and Mark Reynolds to end the seventh. As he walked toward the dugout, fans chanted, "Lackey! Lackey!"
The Indians fell out of first place in the AL Central and a half-game behind the Detroit Tigers, who beat the Minnesota Twins 6-0.
"Regardless of what happens, tonight's game can have no bearing on tomorrow and that's what we'll do," said manager Terry Francona, who was greeted warmly once again by Boston fans.
The Red Sox remained one game behind the AL East-leading New York Yankees, who beat the Tampa Bay Rays 9-4.
Carp broke an 0-for-21 slump in the second inning with his third homer of the year. That also ended a 20-inning scoreless streak for Masterson. The homer followed a walk to David Ortiz and a single by Mike Napoli.
Francona received an ovation when he walked back to the dugout after making two pitching changes in the seventh, when Boston scored four runs. Francona returned to Fenway Park as an opposing manager on Thursday night for the first time since he was let go by the Red Sox after the 2011 season. The Indians won that game 12-3.
After Carp's homer, the Indians made it 3-1 in the third with the help of a wild throw by catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia. Singles by Reynolds and Michael Brantley put runners at first and second before Lackey retired the next two batters. On a double-steal attempt, Saltalamacchia threw the ball into left field, allowing Reynolds to score and Brantley to reach third.
Jason Kipnis then walked and stole second, but the threat ended when Asdrubal Cabrera grounded out.
The Red Sox made it 4-1 in the sixth when they loaded the bases with one out. Daniel Nava was hit by a pitch and Dustin Pedroia and Ortiz singled. Napoli then grounded to shortstop Cabrera, who threw to second baseman Kipnis for a forceout. Kipnis' throw to first pulled Nick Swisher off the bag as Napoli reached safely and Nava scored. Pedroia also tried to score, but Swisher threw him out.
Boston took an 8-1 lead in the seventh on two-run singles by Jacoby Ellsbury and Pedroia.
Notes: Giambi is hitless in his last 26 at bats after going 0-for-4. .. Cleveland activated Swisher off the paternity list and optioned IF Cord Phelps to Triple-A Columbus. ... Cleveland's Scott Kazmir (2-2) faces Jon Lester (6-1) on Saturday in the third game of the four-game series.


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May 1, 2007
My experience with Equity mutual funds
1999-2000: Time of confidence and on top of the world
It is mid 1999. I had already dabbled a bit in mutual funds. I had invested a small amount in UTI-Mplus 91 in 1995 at a discount to NAV (it was a closed ended fund then). The discount had closed and I had made over 20% per annum and was feeling more confident of investing in mutual funds. Also I had moved out of Unit 64 scheme in 1998 after I had read a few adverse reports about it and managed to avoid the losses.
So here I am in 1999, feeling confident and having a little bit of cash in my pocket. Towards the end of 1999 (right a the start of the bull run) I started investing in mutual funds (yes, got the timing right!)
This was my list of mutual funds at that time
Alliance new millennium fund
Alliance buy india fund
DSP meryll lynch opportunities fund
Kotak MNC fund
Kothari pioneer fund balanced and Internet opportunities fund
Prudential ICICI tech fund
Alliance 95 fund
Franklin index fund
So I was heavily invested in IT funds. Considering that I was in mutual funds and spread across several of them, I incorrectly assumed that I had diversified the risk.
2001-2002: What was I thinking ?!!
The tech carnage started in mid 2000 and several of my funds lost 80-90% of the value. The saving grace were the non IT funds. But those funds lost more than the index as they were also heavily wieghted in IT. So the herd mentality affects everyone at the same time.
Although it was easy to blame the mutual funds and their aggressive marketing (they advertised 100% gains for 3 month periods), I realised it was my greed and faulty logic which was the reason for my losses.
I had been reading buffett and other value investors since 1998 and was a firm believer in value investing, but allowed myself to be carried away by euphoria and greed.
By the end of 2002, my mutual fund portfolio was down 25% and I had already exited from several tech funds and moved into diversified funds.
My fund summary by the end of 2002 was as follows
Alliance new millennium fund
Alliance equity fund
DSP meryll lynch opp fund
Zurich equity (now HDFC equity)
Prudential ICICI tech fund
Alliance 95 fund
Franklin index fund
Pioneer ITI index fund
So as you can see, I had started moving out of tech funds and into index funds.
A few learnings
- avoid sector funds. If you want to invest in a sector, find some good stocks in that sector. Sector funds don't diversify risk, only concentrate them
- A good portion of funds should be kept in low cost index funds. You are garunteed market returns in the case of index funds.
- Diversified equity funds are the best option as these funds allow the mutual fund manager the maximum flexibility, unlike the sector fund where the manager and the investor are stuck in the same sector even when the sector is sinking.
2002-2004: Fixing the portfolio
With the above learnings in mind, I took my losses and moved into diversified equity funds. I chose funds which had demonstrated long term outperformance.
My portfolio looked like this by 2004.
Alliance equity fund
Reliance vision
DSP meryll
Franklin templeton – Blue chip growth and Dividend
Templeton india growth fund
Prudential ICICI growth (switch from tech fund)
HDFC equity
Rest was index funds and Nifty BEES.
My portfolio by this time reflected the following approach
- reduce the number of funds in the portfolio. More funds do not provide diversification, they just reduce the reduce the return without reducing the risk
- Select funds with low expenses and a long term performance history
- Prefer diversified equity funds over sector and promotional funds (like an MNC fund or similar idea based funds).
2004-2007: Doing nothing (and reaping the rewards)
During this period my fundamental approach did not change drastically. I have kind of fine tuned a few aspects of my mutual fund approach, but the broad approach has remained the same and has worked quite well
A few changes during this period have been
- reduction of the number of mutual funds and consolidation into fewer high quality funds
- Regular investing through a Systematic investment plan, barring when I feel the market is extremely high
- Limit the total number of mutual funds to 4-5 at best and re-invest additional money in the same funds.
The net result of the above journey from the year 2000 to 2007 has been a net performance of around 23% per annum , which would be around 5-6% more than the market returns.
Next post : My approach to selecting mutual funds
8 comments:
- Prem Sagar said...
Would you consider ETFs over index funds ?
And good to know abt ur approach towards MFs. it was a compelling read.
Since you seem to have had good track of ur investments, how do u track them?
Do you use excel sheets to track them?
I dont see any ELSS funds in ur list. So I guess u had other avenues for tax saving.
Thx for the interesting posts.
- May 02, 2007
- What is in a Name ? said...
"Low risk, low gain" is fundamental philosophy found true in every walk of life.
I am surprised Why people like you, who can take risk after calculated move on the stock market, purchase mutual fund by paying hefty fee to suited gentlemen who musroom on CNBC and other TV channel giving alwyas buy advice in the time of Market going up and up? Find them when the market goes down......They will vanish.
Its my feeling that Mutual Fund
is for those gullible masses who wants return on their capital but have no knowledge of stock market .Not like people like you, because why take risk on somebody feeling when you can take for yourself? That too by paying astronomical fee .
Anyway , you have a very useful blog
- May 02, 2007
- Rohit Chauhan said...
hi prem
yes , i definitely prefer ETF's over index funds due to the liquidity and cost factor. some index funds charge horrible fees. uti used to charge almost 1 % (not seen what it is now. not sure for what ?
yes, i track my portfolio on monthly basis in a spread sheet
i have not invested in ELSS till date for no specific reason. did not need them for tax planning and somehow never ended up investing in one of them
- May 03, 2007
what is ur opinion on using STP for investing in MF's rather than SIP
- May 09, 2007
- Rohit Chauhan said...
hi bina
can you tell me what you mean by STP ? is it systematic transfer plan ?
- May 10, 2007
- Prem Sagar said...
I feel in my opinion the only use of a STP in equity investing is to help stagger bulk amounts into gradual monthly investments helping one to average costs.
I know ppl say it helps to stagger investments over a period to reduce risk.. but predominantly it has to do with the market levels too. In a rising market, STP would not work out as u will be buying at progressively higher costs.. and would help a lot in a falling market.
But rise or fall cant be predicted..and timing is tough.
- May 10, 2007
- Aruna Vamsi said...
Hey thanks for the valuable post about the mutual funds investment and the ways to check before planning to invest!!
- September 11, 2015
- Mukesh Adani said...
great stuff ...keep sharing
thank you
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How do I live with inflation when my income is largely fixed monthly payments?
I know this problem intimately because I lost 30% of my pension's purchasing power in the first 10 years of my retirement with only modest inflation. My father retired at one of the worst inflation periods in our country's history and lost considerably more. Inflation exceeded 13% at one point. After my father's experience, I developed an easy-to-apply rule that's helped many people like my father who have not been able to use a good pre- or postretirement planner.
This is really a sad situation for so many of the elderly that write to me complaining about what has happened to their pension or annuity payments. They thought they would be just fine with their pension and Social Security and a little savings for emergencies when they first retired. They adjusted to a life style consistent with that spending — and now find they can't live that way anymore.
I suggest that people spend only part of their fixed-income payments and save the rest. Simply multiply the after-tax value of the annual fixed-income by your age at the time divided by 100. Then invest the remainder conservatively. Suppose, for example, you were getting $20,000 annual fixed income from a pension which was taxed at 15%. You would net $17,000 after income tax deductions. At 65, you would spend 65% of that, or $11,050. Then you would invest the remaining $5,960. At 66, you would spend 66% of the pension, or $11,220, and again save the rest.
Let's illustrate this using the same $20,000 fixed-income, income-tax rate of 15%, inflation of 3%, return on their savings of 4% and a 10% tax on those returns. You are building savings to be drawn down later to compensate for inflation.
Figure 1 shows how the balance would build from deposits and decline from withdrawals to supplement the pension.
Figure 2 shows the resultant spending that is the sum of the after-tax pension x Age % plus the draw from savings. The draws use the same rules as are used for an IRA or 401(k) by dividing last year's ending savings balance by the required minimum distribution (RMD) factor provided in IRS Publication 590. It has a table that shows the factor for any age, not just for those over 70 that must use the factors for draws from their employee savings accounts. This is often a better withdrawal method than using the popular rule to draw 4% of the balance at retirement and increase the amount by inflation each year.
It may seem rather brutal to spend only $11,050 when your after-tax income is $17,000, but you will start retirement with a more realistic set of conditions for establishing what you can afford. Since Social Security is inflation adjusted, the net of your Social Security and pension or annuity will be fairly constant over about 20 years of retirement and then decline somewhat after that. Otherwise, if you spend all of your after-tax pension or annuity each year, you are likely to lose over half of the purchasing power before you die. If you live to 100 in the above scenario and don't save any from the payments, you would have to live on only 35% of that initial income.
A severe drop in purchasing power can be brutal. I've found, as have many, that the elderly years of retirement require significantly more spending for medical insurance premiums and uninsured medical costs. Dental, ear and eye care are not covered by Medicare, nor are they covered by most medigap policies. These costs seem to rise exponentially with age. Many need more income when elderly than when they first retired.


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MLS Central Back Casting has done its job.
The Earthquakes' match against Sporting Kansas City on Sunday at Buck Shaw Stadium should showcase San Jose's newly minted center back pairing of Victor Bernardez and Clarence Goodson, and SKC's heralded duo of Aurelien Collin and Matt Besler.
Forwards on both sides could find themselves in immediate double jeopardy.
Although younger than their San Jose counterparts, the SKC center backs are well-established. They merged forces at the beginning of the 2011 season and have been tormenting opposing strikers ever since.
Besler, 26, was the 2012 MLS Defender of the Year, and Collin, 27, a native of Paris, was a finalist for top MLS defender.
By contrast, Goodson and Bernardez, both 31, have played just two games together. But they're measuring up just fine, literally and figuratively.
Goodson, who is 6-foot-4, and Bernardez, who is 6-2, have earned their international soccer chops. Plus, they're something special in the air.
"Having two guys like that - anything in the air is going to be something they'll relish," Quakes interim coach Mark Watson says. "They're big, strong guys."
Goodson, whom the Quakes signed on June 28, also brings a little extra communication in the back.
Those who believe defense wins championships are feeling good about the Earthquakes' future prospects these days.
Earthquakes radio analyst Chris Dangerfield views the pairing of Bernardez and Goodson as a mirror image of Collin and Besler, even though the Quakes' duo is just getting to know each other.
"They've only been together for a couple games and so they're still working on their partnership," Dangerfield, a former Quakes player, said. "But I think everybody in the league will look at them, the pairing, and say that would be something the Quakes would love going forward for the rest of the season and, obviously, next season to be a contender. … It's good, solid defense that wins championships for you."
Before joining the Quakes who have held his rights since selecting him in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft, Goodson made 18 starts and 19 appearances for Brondby IF, the largest club in Denmark, in 2012-13. The former Maryland Terrapin also started all six games for the United States in the Gold Cup, scoring against Panama. He's in good form.
"We're really excited," Watson said of Goodson's addition. "I think adding someone like Clarence to an already pretty talented back line is something that can only help us. It's adding quality, adding experience, adding an older head, which is so important at the back, and also competition for places. We've added a good player to an already good group, so I think it's only going to raise the level of everyone."
Indeed, the Quakes are deep at the defender position, also with Steven Beitashour and Jordan Stewart out wide. Jason Hernandez and Justin Morrow, who both have seen significant minutes, are also in the mix.
Goodson and Bernardez's styles are different, which is probably a good thing.
"Victor's probably a little more aggressive and likes to win stuff in front and has good feet and can move the ball out around the back," Watson said. "Clarence is probably a little more of a positional player. He reads the game really well...his angles are good. He's very sound as well. He's very clean, and he makes the right decisions."
Watson doesn't think the lack of time together will make much of a difference for Goodson and the Honduran, Bernardez.
"I think with experienced players like they are, they're going to get a real understanding sooner than later," Watson said. "With younger guys it takes a little bit longer, but guys that have played at a high level for a long time, the mechanics of a back four is fairly similar around the world. Some places, the fullbacks will attack a little bit more, but for center backs it's pretty standard, so I expect them to get a good understanding fairly quickly."
Goodson helped the Quakes blank Chivas USA 2-0 in his debut on Aug. 3. Then, in a 2-0 loss to host Vancouver, he created a chance for Chris Wondolowski with a header across the goal in the 55th minute off a Shea Salinas free kick. Two minutes earlier, Goodson threw his body in front of an attempt by Camilo to deny the Brazilian.
Now, the stage is set for two of the league's sharpest center back tandems to share the same air space. Buckle up, target men.
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'Family Guy''s Seth MacFarlane to Host Oscars
On Monday, it was announced that "Family Guy" and "American Dad" creator Seth MacFarlane will host the 2013 Academy Awards ceremony. WSJ's John Jurgensen explains the reasoning behind the Academy's choice.
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One of the new features in Cheetah is the ability to enable tracing for SQL. While this has been available in limited method though the use of the IBM product I-SPY, the drawback before has always been the performance hit to actually monitor this information. That limitation is effectively eliminated with this feature in Cheetah. So how is SQL Tracing enabled? It's actually pretty simple, one way is to just put SQLTRACE in your ONCONFIG. One configuration I use most often is:
SQLTRACE level=low,ntraces=1000,size=2,mode=global
This allows me to keep track of the last 1000 sql statements on the instance.
However ONCONFIG is not the only way to enable tracing, you can also dothis through the sysadmin database by running the following:
EXECUTE FUNCTION task("set sql tracing on", 1000, 2,"low","global");
So by using either of the above methods you now have enabled SQLRACE, buthow do you validate it. The easiest method is by running :
onstat -g his
Below is a sample of onstat -g his output.
In Part 2 we will look at how to read this in SQL, and possible optionsfor the data.
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Directed by Lee Jin-seo (The Equator Man~2012, Drama Special - White Christmas~2011, Drama Special - Ari-dong Lost Cowboy~2010, Drama Special - The Scary Man, Ghost, and Me~2010)
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Moo-yeong, the daughter of King Yeong-ryu from the Koryo times, falls in love with Yeon-chung, the writer of Yeon Gae So Mun and conflicts between revenge and love.
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So remember that Yi Sun-shin drama that Uhm Tae-woong was supposed to star in? Not so much anymore, since that production stalled in development (which explains why the City Hunter PD who was attached is now doing the new Hong Sisters drama.) But never fear, because busy busy Uhm Tae-woong already has a new prospective project lined up, as the star of the new sageuk romance Sword and Flower, due out this summer. Can't really complain about more Uhm Tae-woong on the small screen.
It's a romeo-and-juliet love story that purports to be in the vein of The Princess's Man, this time set in the Goguryeo era. The heroine, the daughter of King Yeong-ryu, falls in love with the son of her father's enemy: the illegitimate son of the military dictator, Yeon Gae So Mun, who overthrew the throne and killed the king. The two fall in love anyway, and struggle with feelings of love and loyalty versus piety and revenge, in a "melodrama about espionage and chivalry." So… You killed my father, prepare to die… or kiss me?
He'll be teaming back up with PD Kim Yong-soo, of Equator Man and White Christmas, who is definitely a director to watch. Writing is Kwon Min-soo of Mom Is Pretty Too and Love Needs a Miracle. The production is still in the throes of heroine casting, and Uhm Tae-woong is "considering favorably" for now.
Sword and Flower will follow Mandate of Heaven and premieres in July on KBS.
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ah brilliant, can't wait for the wave of updates from the community, Java is gonna kick some serious ass.
Don't be overly optimistic. I thought the same thing when Netscape open sourced their code.
The problem is that you can't dump a huge, complicated code base on the community and expect them to just take off running.
The Mozilla guys wasted a year trying to understand the code base before deciding to start from scratch on a lot of it. It took loooooooooong years to get to Mozilla 1.0, during which time they had actually *regressed* from the usability of the 4.x code base. And MS took advantage of that time to reduce the Netscape market share from 70+% to as close to naught as makes no odds. It's *really* hard to recover from that.
Nowadays, we cheer when we think FF might have reached about 10%-15% market share again.
Don't expect open-sourcing to be a panacea. Especially considering that the Java Community Process or whatever they call it was already *pretty* open, even if the code was not open source.
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While the Southwestern Community College District has the internal capacity to develop many of the required components of Educational Master Plan and Facilities Master Plan, our goal is to produce exceptional Plans that, by virtue of engaging a committed team of professionals, exceeds and expands that which the District is able to currently develop under the constraints of the District's ongoing daily educational responsibilities to our communities.
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Reggie Bush suffered a knee injury in Week Three and then played anyway in Week Four. But he wasn't playing at full speed.
Bush averaged 3.9 yards a carry Sunday against the Cardinals, his worst average in a game since November of last year, and he told reporters on Wednesday that the reason is he was still feeling the effects of that knee injury.
"I was hurting; I'm not going to lie," Bush said, via the Miami Herald. "I tried to fight through it. I did the best I could."
Bush said he expects to be better this week against the Bengals.
"I'm not going to make any excuses," Bush said. "I've got to play better. I didn't play well at all."
If Bush can't play better, he may be doing the Dolphins a disservice by toughing it out. If he can't play well, he shouldn't play at all.