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GILGIT: "Please stop. Stop [right] here," a foreign tourist shouts as his vehicle snakes through the Nagar Valley en route to Hunza from Gilgit in Gilgit-Baltistan region. The man has read a roadside signboard and cannot control his excitement.
"Collision Point of Continental Plates," reads the signpost, apart from offering information about the place where the Indian and Eurasian continental plates are said to have collided almost 55 million years ago.
The man understands immediately he is standing, quite literally, on ground that has shaped the subcontinent and the surrounding mountainous region.
Bidru-Kha is part of Chalt valley, about 70 kilometres from Gilgit, on the Karakoram Highway and 40 kilometres from the junction point of the three mightiest mountain ranges – the Karakoram, the Hindu Kush and the Himalayas.
The Himalayan mountain range and Tibetan plateau have formed as a result of the collision between the Indian Plate and Eurasian Plate which began over 50 million years ago and continues today. The Himalayas are still rising by more than 1cm per year as the Indian plate continues to drift northwards, which also explains the shallow earthquakes in the region.
Bidru-Kha often fails to catch the tourists' eye. In the surroundings of this celebrated ground, there is no place to stay or take a brief rest. The lack of an information centre also means the people usually pass through the area without noticing anything.
"Oh my God, I'm standing at this place! Amazing," the tourist murmurs as he reads the signboard.
He is not the only one overwhelmed by this discovery.
Dozens of tourists, locals say, are taken by surprise as they learn of this oft-neglected yet important fact. "It's a pity we have this place and nobody knows about it," says Mujahid Shah, a resident of Nagar Valley. "This could have been easily developed into a picnic point for locals and tourists."
Nearby, a small patch of the historic Silk Route is still intact. Although locals use it, it is hardly accessible to tourists. "This is another treasure we have but without any utility," says Munawar Hussain, another local.
Apart from the landscape of historic significance, the area is rife with local legends.
Anthropologist Altaf Hussain says native shamans believed the place was a pathway to the three worlds: the upper world, the human world and the underworld. The upper world is inhabited by spirits, the human world by mortals and the underworld by the souls of the dead, he adds.
Talking toThe Express Tribune, the anthropologist says Bidru-Kha is the exact spot where locals offered sacrifices to spirits by slaughtering their goats and other animals while passing through with a bride and groom.
An elected representative from Nagar Valley, Rizwan Ali, claims the government plans to include projects in the budget to make the area a tourist attraction. -- The Express Tribune


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I would appreciate positive vibes towards Virginia tomorrow morning. I can't get into specifics right now, but I'm hoping something awesome will happen.
I'll be back to blogging on my regular schedule towards the end of the week. Thanks, ladies!
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If you love your beer then a trip to Hungary is a must for a chance to sample Hungarian beers which are cheap and rival all your favourite international brands.
Prices for beer in top central London bars can be at up to £8 for a small bottle but you will find Hungarian beer prices much more palatable – even if you go for a drink at one of the best bars in Budapest.
Asking for Hungarian Beer in a Budapest Bar
Hungarian beer is normally served in either a korsó (500ml) or a pohár (330ml). If you would like to order a beer in Hungary you just need to say "Kérek egy korsó sört" or "Kérek egy pohár sört".
Hungarian Beer Brands
If you have been to Budapest before you will no doubt recognise some of the following Hungarian beer brands which are widely available at bars, restaurants, festivals and sörözős.
Soproni is named after the Hungarian town of Sopron and is probably the most well known Hungarian beer brand. It is very similar to Fosters being quite dry and clean; the perfect Hungarian beer to enjoy when the weather in Budapest is hot and sunny.
Soproni also produce a range of alcohol-free Hungarian beers and ciders.
- Website: www.soproni.hu/nyito
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/Soproni
- YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/SoproniTV
Dreher is one of the most available beer brands in Budapest bars and shops selling alcohol. It is darker and fruitier than Soproni. Dreher has been brewed in Budapest for 150 years so is truly a local beer.
- Website: www.dreher.hu
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/dreher
Arany Ászok
Arany Ászok is produced by the same brewery that produce Dreher but it is totally different in style being a clean, light lager style beer.
- Website: www.aranyaszok.hu
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/aranyaszok.hu
- YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/aranyaszokhu
The Best Places in Budapest to Try Hungarian Beer
Below you will find our recommendations for the best places in Budapest to try Hungarian beer:
At a Budapest Festival
There are plenty of festivals in Budapest and nearly all of them (including the Budapest Pálinka Festival and the Budapest Wine Festival (Budavári Borfesztivál)) will give you an opportunity to try some Hungarian beer not least the Budapest Beer Festival (Budavári Sörfesztivál).
If you are visiting a music festival in Hungary this year you will certainly find lots of Hungarian beers to tempt you off any wagons.
At a Budapest Sörözős
For an authentic Hungarian beer drinking experience the only answer is to head to a traditional Hungarian sörözős (literally a Beer-ery). You may need to know a small amount of the Hungarian language to order as it is likely that the bar staff may not speak English but it will be interesting.
At a Budapest Ruin Bar
Budapest ruin bars are often the most popular places to visit for tourists to Budapest thanks to their cheap beer prices and friendly cosmopolitan crowds.
Hungarian Beer Prices
Hungarian beer prices will vary depending on where you buy your beer from. Below you will find a rough price guide for Hungarian beer:
- Hungarian beer prices at a shop: 150HUF – 250HUF (per 500ml can)
- Hungarian beer prices at a locals bar: 300HUF – 700HUF (per 500ml korsó)
- Hungarian beer prices at an expensive bar: 700HUF – 1500HUF (per 500ml korsó)
For more information about Hungarian beer, beer festivals, bars and sörözős see our Budapest Guide.


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I can't post the video yet, as they haven't released the advertised equipment yet, but I did screenshot some of the items I made to share with you. I never thought I would have an opportunity to do something like this, and it was a blast! I only recently started my trek into clothing, even though I've dabbled in bags since the beginning. I must say I'm smitten and sometimes so in awe of the pattern designers.
I can't wait to continue my journey into exploring different garment fabrics, and even incorporating some into the quilts I make. Even though I adore quilting and the process that goes into it, sometimes trying things you aren't comfortable with are really refreshing and have the ability to breathe new life into your work. Now that the school year has started, I'm back at quilting, but it's really nice to know that garments will be on the sidelines waiting for me the next time I want to stray away and try something new :)
This bag. I could barely let it go! Love those colors so much :)
Sorry for the blurry picture on this one, but those are 2
of the 3 pairs of shorts I made for the photo shoot.
And the top. My pattern and the embroidery was
all new embroidery designs from the sewing
machine company that come stock with the machine.
Then this little guy. Literally. He was 17. 31 year-old me had to
dance with him. It's okay...I left my walker on the side
of the dance floor ;) That denim jacket was embroidered by
my friend Danielle who does such beautiful work--the girl has got mad skills!
These are the two other girls from my guild that were in the
photo shoot I was in with the denim jackets. We had so much fun.
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The goal for me in life has always been "Dreamer as I am: Will dream and make it happen". Straight after school, I took admission in IIST, which made me understand the driving factor inside me. The institution & experienced faculty encouraged me to enroll myself in things which I had never done, It aimed to collaborate towards motivating me and making me conscious and aware about the goals within me.
The time I was hired, the companies were mostly looking for graduates with practical knowledge around tools and technologies used in IT industry which was missing from the fresh graduates from most of the other colleges. The Student Development Cell (SDC) at IIST offered a highly challenging & equally stimulating environment for me to help shape my career. They did a fantastic job to bring opportunities to our door step, even during such tough times.
There were many instances where I can think about myself and reflect upon the nourishing experiences I had while travelling the meaningful journey with IIST. Broadly, the education that I received shaped how I engage, interpret and act in the world around me now.
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You can tell just by looking at him that Ian Somehalder is a right mom charmer! He would totally help with carrying the groceries in from the car and always make sure to throw a compliment when it was needed. In fact, I'm sure his girlfriends mom have been just as in love with him as their daughters!
[The Vampire Diaries](series:200853) actor wasn't just content to extend his love and good wishes to his own mother on U.S. Mothers Day (May 11th), he also gave a shout out for every mother in the world. Bless his cottons!
Somerhadler also had a message for some very special mothers out there who are having the most difficult Mother Day of their lives. The actor stepped behind high profile figures such as Michelle Obama and urged everyone to spare a thought for the mother of the kidnapped Nigerian girls.
Ah Ian, when it comes to soppy occasions, you never disappoint. Maybe their should be a national The Vampire Diaries fanatic day so you could send us all our own personal message of love. Just a thought!
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Sources are reporting that the US Naval Research Laboratory, and engineers from the Plasma Physics Division, have used HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program)array to create an artificial version of an aurora borealis "that can be used to explore ionospheric occurrences and their impact on communications, navigation and space weather".
Using the powerful HAARP transmitter in Gakona, Alaska, the lab produced what they called a "sustained high density plasma cloud in Earth's upper atmosphere". This cloud apparently glowed green, and was clearly visible to the naked eye.
This, and other research, is sponsored by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency).
For those concerned about such undisclosed projects being run in the Earth's ionosphere, this news comes as a disturbing verification of the power and abilities of HAARP. These advances might be leaps towards the weaponization and control of our own environment.
LaboratoryEquipment reports:
"Previous artificial plasma density clouds have lifetimes of only ten minutes or less," says Paul Bernhardt, NRL Space Use and Plasma Section. "This higher density plasma 'ball' was sustained over one hour by the HAARP transmissions and was extinguished only after termination of the HAARP radio beam."
Some researchers warn that such technologies might be used by militaries or governments to influence and control a population by terrifying or otherwise influencing the public through displays in the sky, such as in Project Blue Beam. Other investigators speculate that developments in mind control technologies could stem from this type of research, and we the public must be mindful of the ethical issues of mental and geophysical manipulation. Other possibilities for undisclosed instances of this type of technology include unexplained mass bird deaths, abnormal hurricane and weather behaviour, and the 2009 Norway Spiral anomaly.
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Sequence of images of the glow plasma discharge produced with transmissions at the third electron gyro harmonic using the HAARP HF transmitter, Gakona, Alaska. (SpaceDaily.com)
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Occasionally, we get green tomatoes in our weekly CSA share. This occurs near the beginning and end of the tomato season, and, while many people just love the standard bearer of green tomato recipes — Fried Green Tomatoes — we don't. Sometimes we try to trade the green tomatoes, but there are times when there are a few green tomatoes mixed in with ripe, or nearly ripe, tomatoes. And we'd never trade off ripe tomatoes. Never.
Being loathe to waste food, especially when we think about the farmhands harvesting our food in the middle of summer, in Southern Arizona, mind you, we really try to use the green tomatoes. Most often, we just add a few here and there to other dishes. A couple of green tomatoes in a tomato sauce, a green tomato diced into a soup, things like that, where the tomato is more hidden and not the star. And this works okay, but it seems a bit like cheating, so, when we saw a recipe for a green tomato relish in Farmhouse Classics — Pickles, Chutney's & Preserves, by Alison Lingard the same week we picked up a few green tomatoes, we knew it was kismet.
Now, we modified our recipe to match items we had in the house, add some color, and scale it down so we'd only be making a small amount to test out (we only had a couple of green tomatoes), but we think our recipe will give you the basic idea.
- 2 green tomatoes, diced
- 1 small red onion, diced
- 1/2 zucchini, diced
- 1 Tbs kosher salt
- 1/4 cup (50 grams) sugar
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp celery seeds
- 1/4 tsp ground turmeric
- 1 Tbs mustard seeds
Abbreviated Instructions
Place tomatoes, onion, and zucchini in a bowl. Sprinkle with salt, then stir. Cover and let sit for 1 hour. Drain.
Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer 20 minutes.
Pack into clean airtight containers and store in the refrigerator.
Ingredient discussion:
Basically, we're making a sweet and sour pickle. Therefore, the key to this recipe is the equal amounts of sugar and vinegar. The remaining ingredients are either the items to be pickled, or a flavoring (or both), so you can swap out some of the ingredients to make your own relish. For example, the original recipe called for green pepper. We don't have green pepper, so we said, zucchini is green, and used some of that, instead. We used the red onion for color interest, but a white onion would work just fine. The turmeric is there mainly to add a green color, so, if you don't have any, just omit. For the salt, do try to use kosher or pickling salt, as they don't contain other ingredients which can make your relish cloudy.
Procedure in detail:
Salt vegetables. Place the vegetables in a bowl and sprinkle with salt. Toss with a spoon so that all the vegetable pieces get a bit of salt on them, then cover and let sit for about an hour. The salt draws out excess moisture.
Drain. Pour the vegetables from the bowl into a colander and let drain for about 10 minutes. You want to get as much water out as possible; this will help keep your relish looking like relish and not mush. If there's a lot of moisture in the vegetables, they'll break down during cooking. Now, while these are draining, take a taste. Yep, just scoop up a spoonful and eat the mix of tomatoes, zucchini, onion, and salt. Good, huh? Just tasting it gave us an idea ….
Cook. Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat. Once the mixture starts boiling, reduce the heat to a simmer and allow it to simmer, stirring from time to time, for about 20 minutes. If there isn't enough liquid to cover all the vegetables, add equal amounts of vinegar and sugar so they're covered.
Pack. Transfer the relish to a clean airtight jar and store in the refrigerator.
That's it. That's all it takes to make relish, and you could make it from cucumbers instead of green tomatoes, or all zucchini, or you could add a bit of carrot, other spices, etc. Pretty easy, huh? We tasted these as they went in the jar, and we must say that this is a great way to use up some of those green tomatoes that we'll be getting this year, although these are just a bit too sweet. Next time, we'll cut back a bit, just a bit, on the amount of sugar. Plus, there's that idea that's currently peculating in our heads. We think that between the relish and the idea: four stars.


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With banks and financial institutions still less than enthusiastic about turning sponsors for the scam-hit mutual fund, the government has decided to stand guarantor to any short term borrowings it takes on to help pay back on the two schemes. The government is likely waive the guarantor fee it normally charges from PSUs.
Even as two monthly income schemes floated by the UTI will come up for redemption this month-end, the fund faces a combined shortfall of Rs 1,050 crore on this account, while its liquid development reserves are estimated at about Rs 600-700 crore.
With a government guarantee and a pledge to place its receivable from sale of stockholdings in various blue-chips, UTI is likely to be able to contract any bridge loan it takes at sub-PLR rates of around 7.5-8.5 per cent, said officials.
However, finance ministry officials said they would continue to proceed with plans for floating an asset management company with sponsors from among top financial institutions and banks as this was the only long-term solution to UTI�s problems.
Several other MIP schemes are expected to come up for redemption over the coming two years and the mutual is expected to get ready about another Rs 1,500 crore in all to handle these redemptions.
�The sponsor plan stands and has not been scrapped. We will continue to work on it for UTI�s long-term revival. However, for the short term, bridge loans are the only solution.
The finance ministry has already committed a supplement infusion of funds by UTI�s sponsors but does not really wish to see this scenario, as that would require a budgetary allocation.
The problem before UTI, ministry officials said, is that these are all assured income schemes promising fixed rates of return varying between 10.5 to 14 per cent, whereas the real value of these schemes have been falling.
UTI has been paying the assured returns by dipping into the capital base of these schemes. About a quarter of the MIP money is invested in stocks while the rest is invested in the debt markets. Market meltdowns have depressed the unit value while cuts in rates on debt has meant even the assured income of the schemes has taken a beating.
Since then its NAV has appreciated 7.85 per cent while the sensex has gained 1.50 per cent. The one week performance is 3.19 per cent as against the sensex gaining only 1.59 per cent. While the monthly and quarterly appreciation in US-64 has been 0.31 and 1.57 per cent as against the sensex shedding 3.81 per cent and 7.24 per cent.
UTI has also managed to prune equity exposure in the last five months from 65 per cent to 60 per cent of the total assets as on May 2002. Its objective is to bring equity exposure between 25 to 55 per cent of the total assets in the next one year.
With the passage of the Ordinance, the government will scrap the slower debt recovery tribunals, which currently go into debt defaults and try to recover bad loans.
All loans, except small ones given to individuals and farm credit, will be covered by the new law, which will allow banks to foreclose mortgages in case of persistent defaults.
The decision to promulgate an Ordinance to clean up the financial sector�s non-performing assets (NPAs) was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. �This step is necessary to tackle the problem of NPAs with banks and will mark a major reform in the financial sector,� law minister Arun Jaitley said.
The Ordinance is based on an earlier Cabinet-approved Bill, called the Securitisation and Reconstruction of Financial Assets and Enforcement of Security Interest Bill, 2002. However, the Bill could not be approved since there wasn�t enough time for its consideration and passage in both houses of Parliament.
Some Rs 84,000 crore of assets are stuck up before DRTs, which have left the country�s banking system hobbled and plunged several banks into the red.
The situation had arisen largely because of the ability of companies to get away without paying their debts by simply using clauses of the Sick Industrial Corporation Act (Sica). This law allowed them to delay recovery by taking the case to various quasi-legal authorities.
The Cabinet also cleared a Rs 3,750-crore investment by ONGC Videsh in the Greater Nile Oil project in Sudan. The money is being used to buy a 25 per cent stake in the project from the Canada�s Talisman Oil Company. Other partners are Chinese and Malaysian oil firms and the Sudanese government.
Also approved was a National Seeds Policy, which sets up a systemic procedure for import and plantation of controversial transgenic seeds as well as import of other foreign seeds.
The policy will also allow �free and faster imports� �with adequate quarantine checks� to allow Indian farmers access to �best quality seeds and planting material.� It will protect the rights of farmers to save, use, exchange, share and sell farm produce.
The Cabinet cleared a reconstruction package for the Calcutta-based National Instrumentation Ltd which involves conversion of Rs 60.34 crore in loans into equity and write off of outstanding interest over Rs 138 crore.
The government will also try to set up a joint venture to revive the company. If this fails then the government will take steps to wind it up after a golden handshake package for all employees.
This follows a directive from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) asking PNB to approach them for approval only after identifying a new partner �in lieu� of DSCL. This directive has come about since DSCL is availing of credit limits with PNB, the bank informed the stock exchanges today.
Apart from DSCL, the other partners in the insurance venture include the leading Swiss insurance group, Zurich Financial Services and Vijaya Bank. Earlier this year, Zurich Insurance had announced its entry into the country�s life insurance and general insurance sectors when it was part of a four-way insurance venture.
It was then decided that Zurich would hold a 26 per cent stake in each of the two ventures. DSCL, which is active in the fertiliser, sugar, chemicals and plastics businesses, will hold a 35.5 per cent stake in each of the two ventures.
The other partners PNB and Vijaya Bank would hold a 26 per cent and 12.5 per cent equity stake respectively in both the joint ventures. In the country, Zurich already owns Zurich Asset Management Company (India) Pvt Ltd and Zurich Risk Management Services (India) Private Ltd.
The induction of Vijaya Bank and DSCL came after an earlier attempt by PNB when it had approached RBI for venturing into this sector. On that occasion, the bank had disclosed that it would take an 15 per cent equity stake in the insurance company being promoted by Zurich Financial Services and Hero Honda Group for both life and non-life insurance business.
PNB, sources say, plans to use its vast retail network for distribution of the insurance products.
PNB recently came out with a VRS package that saw the total number of employees in the bank getting reduced to over 58,000 from around 65,000 earlier.
The RBI had last year, come out with regulations for banks venturing into insurance, where it stipulated that while non performing assets (NPAs) of the applicant bank should be reasonable, there should be an arms length relationship between the bank and the insurance outfit.
It had also said that banks planning to be part of a joint venture should have at least 10 per cent capital adequacy, a reasonable level of NPAs and a net profit for the last three years.
PNB had announced an ambitious information technology initiative. The bank has also organised itself into business units that concentrated on separate customer segments apart from also setting up separate business units for large corporates, mid-corporates and retail and small business segments.
The pilot study initiated by Tata Power in their research centre in Bangalore is in the early stage of completion. If it takes off, industry circles are confident that it will be a panacea for state electricity boards (SEBs) who are reeling under huge outstandings, totalling a whopping Rs 40,000 crore.
Tata Power is learnt to have already created a prototype of the pre-paid electronic meters. The device would work only when the consumer inserts a pre-paid card, like a pre-paid SIM card, for the meter to run.
The electricity will flow as long as there is value left in the card. The meter will sound a beep when it is about to exhaust the credit limit. Tata Power has devised this card entirely on its own.
Industry circles say that this concept is already working in certain European countries. In India, this concept is quite popular with mobile phone users.
The tamper-proof meters work only if the pre-paid cards are installed. Tata Power is developing this new concept with its group company Nelco. The concept could be used even by Tata Power as it has recently gained distribution rights in Delhi and also in Mumbai where it has been distributing power for years.
If the idea works, SEBs can collect their dues in advance and they need not even bill the customer.
The outstandings of SEBs in turn hurt the bottom lines of other well managed companies. For instance, the SEBs owe a whopping sum of Rs 3,743 crore to the state-run Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC), with Madhya Pradesh being the biggest defaulter with Rs 1,385.42 crore. Other major defaulters include Uttar Pradesh Rs 486.80 crore, Jammu & Kashmir Rs 463.12 crore, Haryana Rs 374.27 crore, Delhi Rs 226.91 crore, Andhra Pradesh Rs 164.79 crore, Gujarat Rs 157.94 crore, Rajasthan Rs 156.40 crore, Karnataka Rs 129.96 crore and Tamil Nadu Rs 122.32 crore. Commercial losses of the SEBs have increased from Rs 11,305 crore in 1996-97 to Rs 26,013 crore in 2000-01.
A significant portion of the shortfall is due to the poor realisation of revenues and heavy pilferage of power. Of the total energy generated, only 55 per cent, that is Rs 62,000 crore is billed and only 41 per cent, or Rs 46,000 crore is realised.
International consultant Accenture, which was appointed by the Tea Board for working out a mid-term export strategy, suggested development of a logo for identification of Indian tea in the international market.
Senior Tea Board officials said, �The ad agencies have already made presentations to the task forces set up to implement the mid-term export strategy. The final selection will be done this week.� The Tea Board has set up nine task forces comprising representatives from producers, exporters, traders and packers.
Accenture feels that though India�s current expenditure of Rs 6.8 crore on overseas promotional activities is higher than that of Kenya and Sri Lanka, the industry still needs to devise an overall promotion scheme and also market-specific strategies.
The consultant pointed out that to create a strong brand image of the Indian brew, a single identity has to be promoted for all varieties of tea, which will stand for country of origin, quality and other specific attributes that need to be defined.
The task forces are also in the process of finalising market research agencies that will carry out detailed study of certain markets such as Syria and Egypt, which consume black tea.
India has established a high brand equity in most premium niche segments, except flavoured tea where China and Sri Lanka enjoy an advantage. Accenture feels that India must strengthen its competitive advantage to increase value of its exports.
In the medium term, India�s domain of competition should be mainly black tea. At present, India has minimal equity in green tea, and building this equity may not be feasible in the immediate term.
The consultant has suggested that the resources should rather be utilised in leveraging India�s existing equity in black tea and consolidating market share in that segment.
Meanwhile, the Indian tea industry has started the year with a bad note both in the production and export fronts.
The production of Indian tea till April is down by 5.5 million kg, while exports are down by 1.5 million kg.
Tea Board officials said, �We are aware of the situation. We are taking steps to boost exports in the current financial year.�
The board has also placed some proposals before the Union commerce ministry for providing some incentives which would lead to incremental exports.
The board also plans to work out some strategy for boosting exports to countries like Syria, Afghanistan, Egypt, Russia. �The media plan for the Russian market is almost ready. We are trying to enter into a tieup with some Russian companies who will sell pure Indian tea. Tea Board chairman N. K. Das also had a meeting with leading exporters to discuss export targets,� officials said.
FIIs have sold heavily this month, after remaining buyers through much of last year. In June, they sold almost Rs 245.5 crore worth of shares, most of it on Monday, when their tally was Rs 114.9 crore. Mutual funds were also sellers but by a smaller margin. Their net sales so far have been to the tune of Rs 130.10 crore only.
On being asked why FIIs have turned truant, majority of the dealers touted different views. �Nobody has a clue�, rued Ajay Menon from Geojit Securities a leading NSE broking outfit.
�Redemption pressure faced by MFs especially the UTI� said an analyst while another claimed that it was profit booking as many PSUs have made attractive gains. Interestingly, side counters continued to be in demand while the index stocks moved southwards.
The index moved in the direction set by leading technology stocks and PSUs. Sluggish foreign fund inflows and the absence of fresh peace moves rattled investor confidence, brokers said.
The BSE 30-issue benchmark index closed down 1.17 per cent (39 points) at 3,284.54 points after rising 1.15 per cent in opening deals. Early trades in the markets were stark contrast to the subsequent mood in the markets which mirrored the desolate climactic conditions in the city.
�The sell-off by foreign funds have created some despair in the market place,� Menon added. The fact that the two armies are still face to face in the Indo-Pak border has created apprehensions in the minds of local investors.
While FIIs have been selling in the market, a few foreign investors were reaffirming their buy ratings on pivotal stocks. Goldman Sachs and Credit Lyonnais were among the foreign broking outfits to remain bullish and recommend stocks to their clients.
In the specified group, 116 including 25 index-based counters registered sharp to moderate losses while 45 others finished with gains. However, on the BSE gainers outnumbered losers 813 to 781.
Here�s how the Tata argument runs: VSNL has lost its monopoly over overseas call traffic and soon a couple of private players �read Reliance and Bharti �will be ready to offer the whole suite of services that will undermine VSNL�s ability to generate revenues. Neither Reliance nor Bharti is in a position to offer the services as yet �they only have licences for international long distance services. But the Tatas reckon �in two to three years, the competition will render VSNL out of business.�
Does that sound too dire? The Tatas obviously don�t think so. Their solution: invest Rs 1,200 crore in Tata Telservices, the group�s basic telephony services provider in Andhra Pradesh where it has 170,000 subscribers. TTL has a clutch of licences to provide basic telephony services in other circles including Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi.
The reasoning is based on the premise that the telcos no longer operate in a sellers� market. With fierce competition, the players will be slashing rates and fine-tuning services. The Tatas seem to suggest that VSNL will not be able to fight the competition on the price front. So, the best way to survive is to create a catchment of customers through TTL whose ever-widening pool of subscribers will use the VSNL network to route their calls.
The Tatas� argument is specious at best and deserves closer scrutiny. To start with the numbers on the ground don�t stack up at all. VSNL handled 3.1 billion minutes of international telephony traffic during 2001-02 generating revenues of Rs 5734.2 crore (against 2.68 billion minutes generating Rs 6386.8 crore in 2000-01). On the other hand, the number of telephone paid minutes has been rising, revenues have been falling because of the lowering of the settlement rates that VSNL negotiates with other countries. Out of the 3.1 billion units of telephone paid minutes in 2001-02, the basic telephony operators (BSNL, MTNL and the handful of private basic operators including TTL) accounted for 80 per cent, or Rs 4,587 crore of total international traffic revenue.
Now let�s take a look at the basic telephony business itself. There are 40.2 million fixed line subscribers in the country. BSNL is the biggest player with 35 million subscribers followed by MTNL with 4.5 million. The six private operators � TTL, Hughes Tele, Bharti Telenet, Himachal Futuristic Communications, Shyam Telecom and Reliance �together have about 700,000 subscribers. Bharti is the biggest private player with 175,000 followed by Hughes Tele and TTL with 170,000 each.
Most of VSNL�s revenues came from the BSNL and MTNL networks as the loss-making private networks have still a long way to go. The Tatas are betting that TTL�in which VSNL is expected to pick up between 20 and 25 per cent if its Rs 1,200 crore goes through �will be able to ratchet up its subscriber base to 7.2 million fixed line subscribers by 2010 who will automatically become VSNL customers. There are no independent studies against which the projections can be benchmarked. But it is safe to say that the others will also be seeking to aggressively build their subscriber pools.
The big question: can VSNL survive on a 7.2 million subscriber base? Given the fact that over 40 million fixed-line subscribers use its services now, it seems unlikely that VSNL�s fortunes will depend on a pool of just 7.2 million subscribers eight years from now. If it loses BSNL and MTNL subscriber (who may gravitate towards competing networks offering cheaper rates), VSNL will go belly up and the TTL subscriber base will not be able to resuscitate it. VSNL has recorded huge revenues and profits solely on the strength of its monopoly on overseas calls till April this year and the special relationship it has shared with both MTNL and BSNL under a state dispensation. Under a Tata dispensation, VSNL may not be able to leverage that relationship. The Tatas have already been pressing for a review of the settlement rate with both BSNL and MTNL. �Without a realistic settlement rate being established for the two-year window defined under the shareholders agreement, you will appreciate that the entire profit levels of VSNL could be eroded immediately,� says a background note prepared by the Tatas for the department of telecommunications, justifying the VSNL board�s decision to invest in TTL.
There�s another little detail that could punch holes in the Tata argument. Industry analysts say there is a rule of thumb to determine how much of capital investment is required to create one customer. At a 30 per cent capacity utilisation of the network (the level at which private operators are working), the cost of creating one customer works out to Rs 50,000. Extrapolate that figure to see how far VSNL�s Rs 1,200 crore will go and you get a figure of 240,000 customers, a far cry from 7.2 million it hopes to have by 2010. The Tatas will have to come up with bags of money to make up for that shortfall. Of course, the rules of the game may change by then and the math may become redundant.
But it�s still going to be tough �and in any case it is unlikely that VSNL will be desperately pinning its fortunes on TTL�s ability to drum up customers.
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Audio Review: Clare London – Chase the Ace (London Boys #1)
Author: Clare London
Reviewer: Lucy
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Genre: Mm Contemporary
Narrator: Seb Yarrick
Summary: Newly single in his late twenties, and bored with his quiet life in a London suburb, Daniel Cross soon discovers the lure of social media. Excited at the chance of tracking down his old mates from a schooldays sports club, he launches a personal quest to find out what kind of man each boy has become.
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There was a big "For Lease" sign on the door next to Nordic House. I asked if they were closing and was told that they will be moving around February
The new address will be 2709 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley
I am not clear how true the rest of these facts are. I can only confirm the Nordic House info since I am holding the card for the new Nordic House address in my hand.
Chatting with a few people not from Nordic House, supposedly Neldams will be moving the kitchen to Pinole. They will then move into the spot occupied by Nordic House and have baked goods delivered from Pinole.
The entire building will be renovated and the Korean market will occupy the old Neldham's spot.
Where this fell apart for me logic-wise is why would there be a for lease sign up. The new bbq is set for a few years. So I am not clear on what exactly is being leased.
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Feature: Simon Biggs - gerontology researcher
Simon Biggs is a professor of gerontology and social policy at the University of Melbourne. He is renowned for his research on topics ranging from age-friendly cities and workplaces to elder abuse and neglect. Professor Biggs is in New Zealand to give a series of talks and is being hosted by Victoria University's Institute for Governance and Policy Studies and the New Zealand Association of Gerontology.


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What are the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution of "The Most Dangerous Game"?
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Exposition -- Rainsford is traveling on a yacht and the reader learns of his hobby and enjoyment of hunting. He speaks with Whitney, who asks him how he thinks the animals feel during the hunt. Rainsford replies that he doesn't care - it's just an animal anyway.
Rising Action - Rainsford accidentally falls off the ship and ends up on General Zaroff's island and in his gothic style mansion. Zaroff is relatively kind and welcoming, but something is off about him, his servant, Ivan, and his home. Rainsford then learns that General Zaroff has hunted all types of animals and now prefers to hunt men, because they have the ability to reason.
Climax -- Rainsford learns that he is to become General Zaroff's next prey. He and the General participate in the hunt. Rainsford manages to set a trap and eventually kills Ivan, General Zaroff's servant. Zaroff chases Rainsford to a cliff.
Falling Action -- Rainsford jumps off the cliff and is presumed dead. Zaroff goes home and has a nice dinner.
Resolution - Rainsford attacks General Zaroff in his home before bed. Rainsford kills Zaroff and sleeps in his bed that evening.
For proper exposition, you need to give background information. Rainsford is a great hunter. In fact, he is headed to hunt more game. When we set Rainsford into the context of the 1920s, then we also realize that it is taking place during the time of exploring new lands. All of this adds to the mystique of otherness.
The rising action is finding Zaroff. He displays an odd mixture of traits. On the one hand he is very charming, intelligent, and well-spoken. He also has impeccable manners. On the other hand, there seems to be something off about him. Why is he there alone with only one other person, Ivan? The reader is left wondering.
The climax occurs when Rainsford finds out that Zaroff likes the thrill of luring people to his island to hunt them. At this point Rainsford, the hunter, becomes the hunted. During this time, Rainsford kills Ivan and eludes Zaroff by jumping off a cliff.
The falling action occurs when the reader wonders what happens to Rainsford. Is he alive, dead?
The resolution occurs when Rainsford kills Zaroff and wins the fatal game.
EXPOSITION. We learn about Rainsford's hunting prowess and his newest expedition to South America, where his yacht is headed while passing through Caribbean waters.
RISING ACTION. Rainsford is curious about Zaroff and his magnificent mansion, but he is repulsed when he finds that Zaroff now prefers hunting humans. Even worse, Rainsford discovers that he is to be the prey for Zaroff's next hunt.
CLIMAX. Rainsford manages to elude Zaroff, killing Ivan and a dog before wounding Zaroff and diving off a cliff into the ocean.
FALLING ACTION. Zaroff returns from the hunt and has a nice meal before heading for his bedroom. There he finds Rainsford waiting for him.
RESOLUTION. Rainsford apparently has won the final hunt, since it is he, and not Zaroff, who sleeps soundly in the Cossack's bed.


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Social Media and Strategy. PMI NYC Leadership Spring Offsite. Agenda. Social media formula – 5 minutes University Community Persona case – 15 minutes Break out session - Project Management Community Persona – 30 minutes Review An engagement strategy – 25 minutes
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PMI NYC Leadership Spring Offsite
Social media formula – 5 minutes
University Community Persona case – 15 minutes
Break out session - Project Management Community Persona – 30 minutes
An engagement strategy – 25 minutes
Multiple persona engagements
Working back from an event and working forward after an event
Communication integration
Communications calendar
Actions items - 10
To follow
To do
To engage
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Answer: We did.
86% skip TV ads
91% unsubscribe from email
44% of direct mail is never opened
200 million on the Do Not Call list
SPAM is 68% of all mail
source: hubspot.com
You need to be in the relationship before the sale.
source: http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_hyVoJUEnNAc/S9dmihaYl9I/AAAAAAAABeg/T_wJRTqdvQw/s1600/0.jpg
Says who?
picture sources: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/d314/
A university appeals to whom?
picture source: http://www.waterbury.uconn.edu/images/campus_3.jpg
Persona matrix worksheet modified from Lene Nielsen PhD http://www.hceye.org/HCInsight-Nielsen.htm
Persona matrix worksheet modified from Lene Nielsen PhD http://www.hceye.org/HCInsight-Nielsen.htm
WIIFM? leads to WIIFT?
Persona matrix worksheet modified from Lene Nielsen PhD http://www.hceye.org/HCInsight-Nielsen.htm
Turn strangers into friends,
turn friends into customers,
turn customers into salespeople. Seth Godin
The power of your blog or your hyperlink is about dialogue
The splinternet
What's In It For Me? (WIIFM?) the #1 communication filter
What's in it for Me? What's In It For Them? (WIIFT?)
Hyperlinksto YourContent
Programs – Name
Monthly Meeting Communication Process - sample
Blog 3 (another persona)
blog 2 persona 2 (keywords)
Blog 2
Blog 1
blog 1 persona 1 (keywords)
Post Slides
Newsletter Landing page
Newsletter – Constant Contact
program request form
Site logistics
Sign up – Constant Contact
Event Announcement – Constant Contact
sign up
Event announcment
Iterate and modify for channel and for engagement
Comment on influential blogger posts, such as: PMHut.com, quantumleap.com
Identify sources of information to share, such as: PMIvoices blog
News and copy is not promoted
Events are not synched to release
Content creation is not leveraged
Engagement channels are cumbersome
Use more RSS feeds broken down into sub-categories
Monitor a short-list of sites
Create content off site on select blogs and sites
Manage and monitor conversations
Promote conversations, replies, and comments – content over announcement
A relationship building forum
A way to increase your brand awareness
To create a lead funnel of prospects to your business
An un-ending resource for you and your company
A way to meet others across the world in similarindustries, likes and interests
The best social media strategy starts with ~3 to 6 months of listening:
Start on other sites and seeing what they are talking about – then comment
COMMENT on influential blogs in your community, industry, complementary industries, and prospective client's markets
When you COMMENT, post informative, quality info to position yourself as an expert – this is not a sales pitch
Develop a community – allow COMMENT and respond to them
Incorporate subscription and user tracking tools
Create content worth linking to:
Content is remarkable when someone defines it as remarkable, not when your marketing or product manager define it as remarkable. This is the greatest challenge in today's world of marketing
You really have no control over your product's value, however, you do have control about hosting and socializing with people who will advocate, refer, and recommend your service or product
Your strategy relies on enabling others
The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. Mark Twain
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Monday, March 23, 2009
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I like this very much. I am impressed with your self-portrait theme. Will you ever run out of ideas? So interesting.ReplyDelete
great lighting there.ReplyDelete
Nice shot. Very interesting.ReplyDelete
Great shot...very manly-man! Happy WW:)ReplyDelete
Intriguing... The play of light and shadow is just amazing.ReplyDelete
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I really like your use of lighting (or lack thereof)! P.S.--I know I'm clueless, but what does "happy WW" mean? I notice that people say that a lot.ReplyDelete
"WW" stands for Wordless Wednesday (www.wordlesswednesday.com). It's a website where people leave links to their "wordless" blog posts (i.e. posts with just a photo).
Contrary to the name, you can post links there any day of the week -- not just Wednesdays.
Is that you or a picture of one of those Ultimate Fighters?ReplyDelete


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Sunday, 23 January 2011
Guest Blog 1: Aspect Prize Winner Adam Kennedy
Earlier this month, 23-year-old Adam Kennedy won the Aspect Prize, which has been running since 2003 and offered Scottish artists (or artists living in Scotland) a cash prize of £15k for the winner and £5k each for the three runners-up.
I got involved in the prize a few years ago as a judge and subsequently assisted with press and PR. Unfortunately this year is the last year of the prize - one of the biggest art prizes in the UK - but together with co-founder Charles Jamieson, I am working on ways of reinventing it.
I met with Adam and his older brother Paul last week for a coffee. Paul was a finalist last year and since being shortlisted, his career has gone from strength to strength.
I thought it would be an interesting exercise to ask Adam and Paul to write about their respective experiences of being nominated for the Aspect.
Here is Adam's contribution.
I'll post Paul's tomorrow...
At the best of times, most graduates from art school face the difficult decision between going forward with their art practice and finding financial stability by other means. In 2009, I graduated from Edinburgh College of Art into a recession and the latter was almost not even an option. This, however, give me the drive I needed to push forward with my art work.
The first months and, in some cases, years, after leaving an institution can be very difficult for artists to find their feet. It takes time to build ones reputation and in some respects, one doesn't learn about the true art world until graduating into it.
I was fortunate enough to be offered a studio space shortly after leaving art school and like most I began by entering shows such as the Royal Glasgow Institute and Aberdeen Artists Society Annual exhibitions.
These acted as a platform for me to get my work known, in some cases sold, and the opportunity to network and meet established artists. I was fortunate to be accepted into such exhibitions and opportunities for commissions came from them but this didn't automatically offer the guarantee of financial stability.
After a year of being between temporary jobs and struggling to keep my art work afloat, I entered the Aspect Prize and was selected as a finalist.
Simply being nominated for the prize brought about many opportunities; I was asked to write an article about my work for an art magazine, The Jackdaw, which generated much exposure, I was offered to take part in exhibitions including The River Runs Through It at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Musem, Glasgow, and it could be argued that it helped with sales. Only a few days after that particular exhibition had opened I had sold all the work I had on show.
While simply having the title of being nominated was a boost to my career, the initial £5000 to help make work for the final allowed me to invest in good quality materials and tools such as a professional camera. Altogether, these have greatly improved not only the development of my work but the quality of my work.
I went onto win the Aspect Prize earlier this month and not only has it improved my confidence and commitment to my work, in the short time since the announcement, I have been given more opportunities by galleries to exhibit, including the opportunity for a solo show and more writing work.
Winning this prize will allow me to go on a long awaited research trip to Arizona, home of the aircraft boneyards, and to apply for an artist residency abroad. More importantly having the prize money means that for the time being I can work towards these without the fear of wondering where my next pay cheque will come from, which for a lot of emerging artists would be a dream come true.
In many respects the Aspect Prize has acted as a life line and established my career as an artist.
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Hackleton's Cliff residents thirst for water relief
It has been a long running heartbreak for the residents of Hackleton's Cliff, St Joseph. The seemingly endless wait for running water has left them frustrated, annoyed, and in some cases, distressed.
It has been almost three months since they were last able to turn on their pipes and enjoy the privilege of free-flowing water. And to amplify their woes, some residents have complained that the community tank installed by the Barbados Water Authority (BWA) appeared to be forever empty, while the district's standpipe was out of order.
When Barbados TODAY visited the community yesterday in scorching sunshine, a visibly upset Roger Moore talked about the perils they were forced to go through daily and the lengths to which his family must go to collect water.
Before him stood a quantity of receptacles – everything from wash pans to pet bottles and plastic buckets– used to store the precious liquid.
"I got to get water when that tank full up to make my mother happy. My mother spend she time in National Assistance Board and when she turn on the tap she should be getting water, getting the service that she paid for. I know it ain't my one, I feel the pain of other people," Moore said.
He stated that while the water problem affected residents, visitors were not spared either. He spoke of the trouble those who stopped by to enjoy the view of the east coast sometimes had getting water to wash their hands after using the bathroom.
Yet through it all, Moore complained, the residents were being made to pay for a service they did not receive.
"The thing is, you getting a bill that is an excessive amount, more than when you were getting running water and nobody ain't addressing the issue. People going via the media, making broken promises and sound like a stick record saying the same thing," Moore said.
The Hackleton's Cliff resident said he had difficulty grasping the logic behind the BWA's decision to place a community tank in the area, yet leaving it standing there empty for days on end.
"They will tell you invest in a tank, but how can you invest in a tank when you ain't got nothing to put in the tank? Really and truly, I believe that this two-month thing is ridiculous. No water comes through the pipe at all, but the bills coming," he said.
Fellow resident Shirley Waldron has also had her share of frustrations. She said the neighbourhood has been experiencing water problems for several decades.
But the outages appear to be happening more frequently and going on for much longer and Waldron suggested that she had a good idea what was the cause of the problem.
"The main from Malvern to Hackleton's Cliff want digging up and putting down fresh main for us to get water. We would get back a proper service," Waldron advised.
Meanwhile, the people of nearby Edge Cliff also complained of major inconveniences as a result of water outages. They said a tank which was recently placed in the area had been empty for several days.
"But we get accustomed now. The bathing is out of a small bucket," Sonja Brathwaite told Barbados TODAY.
The BWA reported on Tuesday that it was forced to turn off the water supply to communities in St John, St Thomas, St Philip and St George for 14 hours due to dangerously low water levels at the Golden Ridge pumping station.
And Acting Chief Engineer Charles Marville warned at the time that additional restrictions were likely if the drought persisted and water levels did not improve soon.
"It depends on what happens. It is difficult to predict what will actually happen to our pumping stations. We are monitoring them very closely; we hope that we would not have to, but if necessary, we would have to take the necessary action to ensure everybody get some water," Marville said then.
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It has to be that do not know how to solve the problem or get water to the residents. They have been suffering for far too long now. It is unconscionable to think that they would let this persist. My God man.
Never thought in our push for first world status we would still be dealing with this third world problem. Only third world mentalities allow mains to remain until rusted to busted, and only third world thinkers would find all the difficulties to solve a water crisis that they ignored for years.
This problem goes to the heart of the visionless leadership we have suffered in this country over the years. Leadership is about looking ahead – five years, ten years, sometimes 20 years.
Did our leaders not anticipate that with water consumption rising and rainfall declining we would reach this point at some stage? If they had, they would have invested in de-salination back then. It is expensive, but there is no alternative.
Having failed to plan ahead we now find ourselves with a national crisis on our hands and few options to solve it.
Where There Is No Vision The People Perish.
Well then!People of Barbados can step in and help Dominica when there is an emergency situation; calling for help neighborly! Our Minister of State and Minister of agriculture and Natural Resources should have by now requested the Prime-Minister to Request to his sister state (Dominic) to help the effected Nationals and visitors alike! water tanks can be rigged aboard Coast guard cutters or on civil marine vessels to carry this mission out!
What is this Govt doing ? I am not being political. I am neither B D nor A (All the rest) but the members who form the Govt and those who wield influence seem in over their heads. it is time though those who are part of the ruling do for the country what some members of the DLP did to force Sir Lloyd to do in 1994 -pull up stumps and done play so that another team could take over


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There are people I know who've been in the longest relationship and never got married
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- 1 Other Staves
- 2 Suntouched staff
- 3 Specifications
- 4 Staves vs Staffs
- 5 Bonus mission pack staffs
- 6 This "ancient" mysterious NPC-only staff
- 7 Perfect Staff?
- 8 Better Staff Skins?
- 9 Do Mods Act Independently?
- 10 including inscriptions, mods, etc..what gtes you more energy, a staff or wand/offhand?
- 11 Energy +3..30 ?
- 12 Missing deldrimor staff on this page
- 13 armor penetration?
- 14 Focus Item?
Other Staves[edit]
I found one Jade Staff linked to blood magic, don't know wether other staves with note 2 exist which are linked to other attributes than listed. MSorglos 13:39, 10 March 2007 (EST)
- I think it's safe to assume that all random attribute staves use the same attribute pool, as Ritualist attribute staves started dropping Prophecies once Factions was released. -- Gordon Ecker 23:27, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
Suntouched staff[edit]
saw one on guru: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10237875 --Life Infusion «T» 20:55, 1 January 2008 (UTC)
Necromancer staves[edit]
|Damage type
|Accursed Staff
|Curses (7-8)
Mesmer staves[edit]
|Damage type
|Inscribed Staff
|Domination Magic
Other staves[edit]
|Damage type
|Amber Staff
|by attribute
|Bo Staff
|by attribute
|Cockatrice Staff
|by attribute
Staves vs Staffs[edit]
The correct term is Staves for the plural of staff. Should this correct term be propagated throughout the wiki? I know it is correct on this page, but I was looking at collector staves for elementalists and found they used Staff. I figured we could have the discussion here instead of at each proffesions collector or staff page.
- Both are technically correct, but I agree that we should try to be consistent and not use both. Personally, I prefer staves, simply because that's what I first learned to be correct. :P - anja 14:29, 18 January 2008 (UTC)
The correct Modern English word is staffs because of the word's ending. When a word ends in -ff, you just add -s to create the plural. Some examples: mastiff/mastiffs, plaintiff/plaintiffs, riff/riffs, skiff/skiffs, tariff/tariffs, sheriff/sheriffs. Only words ending with a single -f convert the -f to a -v- and add -es. Examples: calf/calves, half/halves, wolf/wolves, shelf/shelves, sheaf/sheaves. There are exceptions in the -f set, but there are no exceptions in the -ff set. The whole "staves" phenomenon appears to come from the older (Old English) spelling of staff, which was staf. But we don't spell it that way anymore. Nor should we use its old plural form. I'm not going to change the page, but I know that it's wrong to spell it "staves." --18.104.22.168 02:53, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
- Which is why so many people do. 220.127.116.11 02:54, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Bonus mission pack staffs[edit]
They should be added.
Is there a way to get a BMP staff onto a pvp character?Grim Judgment 20:01, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
This "ancient" mysterious NPC-only staff[edit]
I did never see a Skeleton Mesmer wearing this staff, but it just remembered me to mention it now, as i did it already see this weapon wielded by other NPCs, such as Deldrimor Dwarves in Grenth's Footprint and Dryders. It's a great skin imo, no idea why this doesn't drop as loot :( —ZerphaThe Improver 19:10, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
- btw, a picture of Forgotten Arcanists also showed them wielding this staff, i suppose this had to be some sort of basic staff skin...but why is it not availalbe then? 0.ô —ZerphaThe Improver 19:15, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
Uhm...the mentioned links lead to an ad site. Nice work guys.^^ Pudding 09:42, 18 July 2008 (UTC)
- Timestamp. Euphoracle 02:31, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
Perfect Staff?[edit]
I'm wondering. What would be considered to be a perfect staff. I do not mean damage and req wise I mean with mods. Like where a 20/20 15^50 +30 sword is perfect. What would the modded staff equivalent? I'm wondering because I want to get a new divine favour staff. If you could give me some help i'd be much obliged. ty. Smashman2004 ∙ talk 00:36, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
Anyone? Smashman2004 ∙ talk 19:14, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
- Sorry for not responding sooner. Staffs don't have a "perfect" as much as martial weapons. Staffs can be spec'd for energy, health, HCT, HSR, etc. It kinda falls under the same question of "Staff vs wand+focus". It all depends on what you want to do. Sorry if that's a bit vague. --JonTheMon 17:29, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
- Late response, but... Staff mods really are for certain occasions. You couldn't really say a staff is 'perfect' because of the mods on it. You can go for mana, health, armor, HSR, HCT, etc. Staves are pretty versatile, though. You get the base +10 mana and HSR 20%. My mesmer hero has a staff that does 20% HSR, +15 mana, and +10 armor, with max damage for req 9 Illusion Magic. Different staff mods are good for different situations, classes, and builds. - Ara 220.127.116.11 21:07, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
Better Staff Skins?[edit]
Anet really should make better skins for staves and wands. Caster weapons are boring compared to martial ones.Grim Judgment 19:55, 15 February 2009 (UTC)
Do Mods Act Independently?[edit]
As is the case with a 40/40-wand/focus HCT/HSR setup where each 20% chance is independent of the other (see 40/40), do two mods of the same type on ONE weapon (the staff as opposed to 2 weapons wand/focus) also act as independent events or will they combine?
For example, if my staff has 20% HSR to all, then I put an inscription that also gives 10% HSR to all, will my final chance of at least one HSR be ...
independent: (.20-fast)*(.90-not) + (.80-not)*(.10-fast) + (.20-fast)*(.10-fast) = .28?
just the sum: .30?
Or a better example. I put an inscription on my staff that gives 20% HCT to attribute and a head that also gives 20% HCT to attribute, which is my final chance of at least one HCT of attribute?
independent: (.20-fast)*(.80-not) + (.80-not)*(.20-fast) + (.20-fast)*(.20-fast) = .36
just the sum: .40?
And a side question, what if I put an inscription that gives 20% HCT to attribute and a head that gives 10% HCT to all? Would those combine if casting a spell of given attribute?18.104.22.168 07:30, 27 June 2009 (UTC)
including inscriptions, mods, etc..what gtes you more energy, a staff or wand/offhand?[edit]
which does? 184.108.40.206 02:54, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
Energy +3..30 ?[edit]
Is "Energy +3..30" a typo? I thought the most energy you could get from a staff (excluding mods) was +10? --Combatter 14:48, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
- I'm pretty sure I'm right so I've edited the main page. --Combatter 16:09, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
- What about those greens with +15? (Even though i know they are invisible insightfull mods,but i thoght ide mention it anyway)--Neil2250 16:13, 13 January 2010 (UTC)
Missing deldrimor staff on this page[edit]
Missing deldrimor, but there is no prophecies section (though there is a universal section). --Life Infusion «T» 03:35, 20 September 2010 (UTC)
armor penetration?[edit]
some guy showed me a blue r3 low damage air staff (the skin that has the tiny floating dot in the center of a square) that had a 10% chance of 10 armor penetration. ive never seen it before. is this a first?
ill pm him to get a screenie. --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 188.8.131.52 (talk).
- It's a quest reward. •••Mora 17:53, 19 May 2011 (UTC)
Focus Item?[edit]
Can I wear a focus item while wielding a staff? --22.214.171.124 00:39, 2 April 2012 (UTC)Recon Legend
- Yes and no. You can "hold" an off hand item while wielding a staff, but you won't get any of its effects.--Deus 01:49, 2 April 2012 (UTC)
Is that because a staff is two handed? ---126.96.36.199Recon Legend


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