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Although the exact timing is unclear, the SFO is believed to be planning a series of additional raids in the hope of uncovering vital evidence on the 2008 failure of Kaupthing.
The Telegraph can reveal that the agency, the UK's fraud squad, is focusing on a narrow time frame in the run-up to the collapse of Kaupthing, the Icelandic bank in which Robert owned a stake and from which he received loans of as much as £1.7bn.
The investigation to date has focused on not only what the Tchenguizes and the nine other associates and banking executives arrested on Wednesday, March 9, were doing in the run-up to that time frame, but also what the "friends of Kaupthing" were doing, according to sources.
As a result, other high profile businessmen connected to the Icelandic bank could yet be drawn into the inquiry.
It is known that the SFO – which employed 135 of its own and City of London police staff in Wednesday's arrests – seized a large number of documents relating to the brothers own £1.8bn lawsuit against the failed bank.
The suit, filed last month, alleges that the two were duped into allowing trust subsidiairies to enter into a series of agreements with the bank in spite of the bank allegedly being aware of the poor state of its balance sheet.
In addition, The Telegraph can reveal that as well as the Icelandic authorities – which helped stage two of the arrests in the week – the SFO has been in regular contact with police in a number of continental European countries.
The news undermines suggestions that the investigation is solely related to interaction and transactions between the UK and Iceland, and appears to refute claims that the Iranian property entrepreneurs are caught up in a political game between the two countries over a future energy deal. The Tchenguizes were arrested on Wednesday morning in dawn raids at their respective homes and the offices of the brothers' Rotch Property investment vehicle.
The SFO and police were joined by a number of lawyers representing the brothers and their respective companies to discuss what could and could not be searched and seized.
One source said that the focus of the seizures was digital material from a number of computers and servers, as well as paper files and other documents including banking paperwork. Much of it was collected and sealed without being read. There will now be a lengthy legal battle over which documents are not protected by commercial and legal privilege.
Another source close to Vincent Tchenguiz, represented by a criminal solicitor at Finers Stephens Innocent, confirmed he was held in custody for 14 hours, 10 of it in solitary confinement.
At the end of the day he was questioned for just 45 minutes before being released at 8.02pm.
Although the timing of the raid and subsequent arrests was embarrassing for the brothers – coming in the week of the annual MIPIM property conference in Cannes at which they hold a regular party – it is believed that the raids had been planned for some time, and were not intended to maximise embarrassment.
It is understood that a drawn-out process will begin tomorrow in which the SFO's investigators work to establish whether any of the material taken is privileged as a result of the brothers' lawsuit against Kaupthing.
Any documents which are privileged must be returned, unopened, with the SFO believed to be keen to avoid the problems that arose in the foiled Polly Peck case, which in part collapsed because officers allegedly saw documents that they should not have done.
Although the exact focus of the case remains unclear, it is known to centre on activities understood to have largely taken place in the UK, ruling out any potential argument from the Tchenguizes lawyers that the SFO has acted "ultra vires" because Kaupthing was domiciled in Iceland.
Sources said that the SFO has decided that it wants any case to be straightforward enough for a jury to understand.
All sides refused to comment this weekend.


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Wrong proportions - the window is a lot taller than the chair, but I think I did the gothic arch pretty well and I like the perspective that shows the thickness of the wall. And I really enjoyed drawing it!
Nearly went blind drawing this! - The light was fading outside and the bulbs were very bright. Just as well I wasn't trying to draw a detailed rendition!
This one is unfinished. I'll have to go back so.

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The second best movie fight of all time in my opinion is in this film! Jackie vs. Benny! Right after Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris' grandest of them all in The Way of the Dragon. What makes this fight so unforgettable is Jackie's character, Thomas overcoming the fearsome newcomer to the screen, Undefeated World Kickboxing Champion, Benny 'The Jet' Urquidez as Mondale's henchman.
It all started out to be fun and games for Jackie and friends, but soon Benny quickly wiped the smiles off everyone's faces. When Jackie ran out of tricks--sleeveless remember? He caught his wind, buckled down and reminded himself it was just a training session. Just how he and David played by Yuen Biao, practices every morning. Jackie's trademark
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Hotel Review: Hilton Airport Madrid, Spain
In a recent trip to Madrid we decided to stay at the Hilton hotel near the Barajas International Airport, we were pleasantly surprised by the many extras at the hotel, the modern design, the generously sized rooms and the conveniences than not many times travelers find at an airport hotel.
It is located very close to all the terminals, there is a free shuttle running from and to the airport. If one lands at terminal four it can take around 20 minutes to get to the hotel, from the other terminals it is closer.
The hotel offers a free shuttle to downtown, which is another great perk for those wanting to explore Madrid. The public transportation system of the Spanish Capital is excellent. There is a Metro Station at the airport itself, and another around 10 minutes walking from the hotel (just be sure to ask for a map to not get lost).
Once in the hotel the friendliness of the personnel calls immediately the attention of guests. Check-in was done for us very promptly and friendly. We received a room in the executive level which gave us access to the lounge that is open the whole day and offer breakfast and some drinks and Delicious snacks in the evening.
Rooms are very well appointed and quite generous in space for European standards. There are hardwood floors, desk space for work and a big bathroom with a tub.
The design of the hotel is modern and stylish. There is a nice bar to hang out in the first floor and a restaurant. We actually loved our meals at that restaurant. Even when we had breakfast included at the lounge we as well received the option to get the breakfast in the restaurant were selection was even bigger.
We loved the fitness center and the indoor pool with hydrotherapy, everything comes complimentary!
Probably the best part of the hotel besides of being stylish, well located and with excellent perks is that rates are super affordable. This is a property where one can expect to pay much more but it is not hard to find rates starting at 100 USD.
The Hilton Madrid Airport is a great option for those wishing to spend a night close to the airport before or after a flight, or those with a long connecting time. If can be used as a base to explore the city, but one has to keep in mind that it takes around half hour or more to reach the tourist areas of Madrid. The hotel is as well an excellent option for business travelers since there are several meeting facilities at this property.


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"The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant." This quote comes from Max De Pree, the former CEO of Herman Miller, an office furniture company. I believe De Pree was speaking about leadership generically, but his quote couldn't ring truer than in reference to customer success.
To achieve customer success means to become the ultimate partner to your customers—developing personal relationships, understanding each customer's unique needs, and implementing customer programs that help ensure customers gain meaningful value from your solutions. As De Pree said, to accomplish that, one must be both a leader and a servant.
Customers are complex. They are individuals with unique needs and definitions of success. Meaning there isn't a perfect, fits-all solution. Defining success is reliant on getting to know the customer organization and how it works—and getting to know the customer as a person. While it is important to know the company's overarching goals, it's also crucial to know what matters most to the people who are leading and influencing the direction of the business.
We're in an era where customer success is mandatory. Customers have come to expect—rightfully so—that their providers will always have their best interests in mind. If a prospective customer puts a project out to bid, they anticipate that everyone who submits a proposal will include a section on how they will be a partner and help the customer achieve success.
During my time in this business, I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded by not only talented and insightful coworkers, but driven, creative, successful customers. And while I think becoming a customer success leader is an ongoing evolution, I've learned a few lessons from customers and colleagues along the way. Check out my post on LinkedIn to find out more about these best practices.
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As the market is normalizing and beginning to balance, having an experienced broker who knows how to work in a cooling market is paramount to success. We've put together a general guide to understanding what a broker does and how to know if your broker is doing what they should for you.
One of the most important factors in selling your investment is deciding on a price that can be validated and justified. Your broker should be able to price your home on three factors:
- Active Comparable Properties
- Pending Comparable Properties
- Comparable properties with similar materials/quality of finishes
Brokers also have access to additional market data and statistics for your area. Ask your broker why they chose the price point that they have, and they should be able to back-up the price with competitive market analysis.
Since the market is starting to slow, people tend to panic and think that prices are going to drop. A good broker knows when a price should or should not be dropped. Ideally, if your broker has done their research, your home should be priced correctly. However, the housing market can change quickly, and sometimes a slight drop could help move your investment quicker. Keep in mind a slight drop should be all that is needed, erratic price drops and drastic changes in home prices cause instability in the market. Your investment does have a legitimate value, that can be justified with facts, a good broker will not be scared by a little extra time on the market or a couple of low-ball offers. Recently we reduced the price on a couple properties but only for these reasons:
- The home was priced on one single comparable that justified the price.
- Newer listings were priced lower, making our properties look about 5% higher than the new comparable listings. A slight drop brought our property in range with the current trends in the data and sales.
- The newly adjusted price was still at the top-end of the comparable range, however, our product had a complete remodel with all new major systems and upgrades. Potential owners would have little to do on the property over the next 10 years – saving money on upkeep.
It's important to remember that there are two brokers involved in each transaction. When you are selling your investment a good broker can recognize a good offer vs an offer that is a shot in the dark. With newer brokers adjusting to a normal market, it's common to receive very low offers for properties that have been on the market for longer than two weeks. Low offers does not mean that you've priced the home too high, it could mean inexperienced brokers making unjustified offers. An experienced broker should negotiate on your behalf and recognize invalid offers to know when you need to adjust your price.


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BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON—Northwest Indian College has the honor of hosting the 2016 AIHEC National Basketball Tournament on March 2nd – 6th, 2016.
This year's tournament will bring together basketball teams of Tribal Colleges and Universities from all around the nation and will also feature Inez Jasper, the award-winning Canadian singer, performer and motivational speaker. Inez, who was recently featured on the MTV series called Native America: 7th generation rises, will be performing songs and sharing empowering words for TCU students, youth and community.
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When Daredevil returns for season two later this month, we'll be treated to Élodie Yung as Elektra Natchios. The last time the Greek ninja had a live-action performance, she was portrayed by Jennifer Garner in the critically unacclaimed 2005 movie of the same name. And yet I'm here to tell you it's infinitely more terrible that you remember. Elektra isn't even a dumpster fire of a movie; a dumpster fire would have a more coherent plot than Elektra. I watched this movie twice in a row and I still don't think this movie has a story. It might be a nihilistic experiment in how long an audience can keep watching something before giving up on life. (And also the human race.)
Oh man, McCabe is so lucky he gets to die near the halfway mark. I was very jealous.
So here's the plot: Elektra is an assassin and her old master manipulates her into protecting Abby, a mysterious "treasure" who can tip the balance of good and evil in the world by her choice. Abby's powers mean that villainous ninja clan known as the Hand is chasing her down. This is all delivered in one stilted conversation at the 1:04 mark, because it takes that long for the plot to get even close to being explained.
The movie is only an hour and 40 minutes long. That's not long for most comic book movies these days, but Elektra limps through that time like a gazelle with four broken legs. It's painfully slow — the first 20 minutes are devoted to Elektra wandering around her house. This is the first movie I've ever seen where OCD is given to a character for the purpose of product placement. An excruciating 30 seconds are devoted to this:
Get that Rite Aid money, Elektra. God knows you won't be getting it from your box office.
Elektra has plenty of time to show its hero straightening up, but somehow almost no time to actually name its characters. Without IMDB or existing knowledge, it would be nearly impossible to know the names of the villains. And the characters who do have names have their names repeated incessantly. I lost track of how many times Elektra was referred to, especially by the villains, as "the female, Elektra". She's the one we know the name of, my god.
Everything about this movie is endlessly, painfully, flat. It's less of a movie and more of a crepe. I don't know if Jennifer Garner was given tranquillisers before every take, but her entire performance is like she's fighting to stay awake. All her lines are given in a drawn-out monotone.
Try to emote just a little when you strangle a child.
She's not alone. All the actors, save Kirsten Prout as Abby, are so stilted in their acting, it must have been the director's choice. Instead of giving the impression that these characters are in control of themselves and talking about matters of grave importance, you get the impression that everyone is trying to read off of cue cards 10km away.
Elektra isn't just badly acted and written, it's also visually awful. It is ugly. It randomly speeds up and slows down. Major parts of the climax consist of Elektra flashing back to things we saw only a few minutes before. Save Elektra's iconic red outfit, everything else is black, white, grey and beige.
Elektra is also a sonic nightmare. The music cues are both jarring and generic, at once. I think they do that to make sure you can't actually fall asleep. Every time I found myself drifting off, the sound mix would suddenly blare with either music or a scream, forcing my attention back to it.
The fighting choreography, which is the one thing you'd think that a movie about ninjas would try to do well, also completely fails to impress. No one looks like a badarse. They barely look competent. Here's Elektra, literally unable to fight her way out of a sheet:
Man, the new Ghostbusters looks cheap.
With the film's utter awfulness, it's hard to pick out a single worst moment in it. Still, if I had to choose my vote would be the introduction to Elektra, where her hair blows into Garner's face for an incredible 10 seconds. No, not the usual heroine/supermodel pose, where the wind blows the hair back for dramatic effect. This is full 10 seconds where I fully expected her to try to blow it out of her face before it stuck to her lipgloss:
Followed, of course, by her arse:
Nothing about Elektra works. Every single aspect — acting, writing, directing, sound, visual effects — is the worst possible choice. And yet, it's not funny bad. I wasn't laughing. After the first 40 minutes, I wasn't even furious any more. Instead, I was kept checking the clock for when it would be over. The despair that overcame me that there were still 60, 50, 40, 30 minutes left cannot be replicated. Elektra is excellent proof of the relativity of time.
So take heart, Elektra fans. There is literally no way that Netflix's Daredevil could ever do worse to this character than she has already endured.
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Pilots and crew members working at Ryanair organised a series of industrial actions all over Europe. Cabin staff in Belgium, Italy, Portugal and Spain walked out for 48 hours in July. Pilots in Germany, Ireland, Sweden, Belgium and the Netherlands went on strike on 10 August in the biggest one-day strike the cheap carrier has faced. The company that was notorious for its refusal to recognise and negotiate with unions changed this policy in December 2017. However, bargaining did not really come off the ground. The latest actions led to agreements in Ireland and Italy.
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How to Quickly Recover After a Workout
You work so hard in the gym, so the last thing you will want is for the recovery process to impact your progression. If you want to reap the benefits of regular exercise, you must take the rest and recovery process seriously. To help you do so, we are providing some top tips on how to quickly recover after a workout.
Plan a Recovery Week
Overtraining can take its toll on your body, as it can cause extreme fatigue that can result in accidents in the gym, inflammation, missed lifts, and poor workouts. Avoid exhaustion by planning a recovery week, which allows you to restore your energy and muscles. So, slash the number of reps you regularly perform in half and perform with less volume to leave the gym with more energy.
Ample Recovery Time
Do you regularly suffer from muscle stiffness, tenderness, or experience a reduced range in motion or flexibility? If so, you might not be allowing enough recovery time between your workouts. Returning to the gym too soon after a workout can cause an injury, which may result in your heading straight to a physiotherapist. We, therefore, recommend leaving between 24 to 72 hours between training sessions to give your body a chance to recover from an intense workout so that you can maximize your next session at the gym.
A Good Night's Sleep
A lack of sleep can impact your mood, cause fatigue, and have a negative impact on your body during training. What's more, anabolic (muscle-building) hormones will increase during sleep, so it can help you experience improved muscle gains. It is therefore essential to experience 7 to 9 hours of sleep each night. If you can't sleep for that length of time, try to fit a 30-minute power nap into your day to rejuvenate your body.
Enjoy a Recovery Supplement
A workout supplement could be the key to a faster recovery. For instance, a rebuild supplement from Sportsfuel Supplements NZ could aid recovery, support muscle growth, and improve your physical strength. Depending on the option you choose, you may only need to take it following a workout to both recover and grow your muscles.
Hydrate Your Body
Dehydration cannot only impact your performance in the gym, but it can also affect the recovery process. An increased metabolic rate and intense physical activity will increase your body's need for both water and electrolytes. So, males should aim to consume 3.7 liters per day, while females should drink 2.7 liters per day.
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Sydney Morning Herald - November 5, 2016
The English-language Myanmar Times dismissed Scottish-born Fiona MacGregor, the paper's special investigations editor, after public condemnation of her reporting on Myanmar's western Rakhine State by the President's Office and a complaint from the Ministry of Information.
The state is under military lock-down following deadly attacks last month on police border posts which have been blamed on Muslim Rohingya insurgents.
Journalists have been banned from going to the restive region where Ms MacGregor reported on October 27 there had been "dozens of rapes," citing Chris Lewa, the head of a Rohingya rights organisation.
Human rights groups and the Reuters news agency have documented alleged rapes by security forces in the region, including one women who was three months pregnant and later suffered a miscarriage.
Other journalists working for the Myanmar Times have been quoted as saying they have been told by management not to report on Rahkine state, military actions in the state or the Rohingya community until the establishment of new reporting guidelines.
Rahkine's almost one million Rohingya have suffered years of persecution by the government and Myanmar Buddhists.
Shawn Crispin, the south-east Asia representative of the International Committee to Protect Journalists, urged the Myanmar government to stop obstructing and harassing journalists attempting to cover the conflict.
"If the government truly has nothing to hide, then there is no need to restrict media access to areas in question in Rahkine state," he said.
The Myanmar Times, co-founded by Australian journalist Ross Dunkley in 2000 and since fully acquired by Myanmar businesspeople, declares on its website that "our liberty" depends on freedom of the press, while its journalists must adhere to the highest standards of integrity, balance and fairness in all news gathering.
In Malaysia, journalists at the respected news site Malaysiakini are facing increasing intimidation and threats, including from the pro-Malay "Red Shirts" movement which has vowed to "tear down" their offices.
The news site is also under police investigation for allegedly attempting to carry out "activities detrimental to parliamentary democracy." Malayasiakini journalists were assaulted in October while covering an anti-government convoy.
The site has reported extensively on a scandal surrounding prime minister Najib Razak who has struggled to explain how hundreds of millions of dollars turned up in his private bank account that according to multiple reports originated from a sovereign wealth fund he set-up and oversaw through his chairmanship of an advisory committee. The prime minister denies any wrongdoing.
In the Philippines, where a total of 70 journalists were killed between 2006 and 2015, newly-elected president Rodrigo Duterte recently claimed that journalists killed on the job were often corrupt.
"Just because you're a journalist you are not exempted from assassination, if you're a son of a bitch," he said. "Freedom of expression cannot help you if you have done something wrong."
After an outcry over the remarks, including from the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, Mr Duterte said his statement was misinterpreted and that he would never condone extrajudicial killings because they are against the law.
His administration also announced the establishment of a task force to deal with journalist killings.
In Thailand, the ruling military government is cracking down on people deemed to have defamed the monarchy in the wake of the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej on October 13. Authorities have launched at least 20 new criminal cases and are seeking to extradite more suspects from abroad.
The country's lese-majeste laws are among the world's strictest with penalties of up to 15 years jail on each charge. The military has imposed sweeping restrictions on the media since seizing power in a 2014 coup after months of political upheaval.
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China gold holdings jump 57 pct in 6-year reserve update
BEIJING/LONDON – China's gold reserves stood at 1,658 tonnes at the end of June, the central bank said on Friday, up 57 percent from the last time it adjusted its reserve figures more than six years ago.
Despite the tonnage increase, gold now accounts for 1.65 percent of China's total forex reserves, against 1.8 percent in June 2009. The United States, the biggest official sector gold holder, holds nearly 73 percent of its reserves in gold.
The figures make China the world's sixth largest official sector gold holder after the United States, Germany, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Italy and France.
Speculation in the gold market has been rife in recent years over the size of official sector reserves in China, which is the world's biggest producer of the precious metal and vies with India for the title of number one consumer.
China considers its gold holdings a state secret and does not report its holdings on a monthly basis to the International Monetary Fund as most other countries do.
It last adjusted its reserve figures in April 2009, when the level was lifted to 1,054.1 tonnes from 600 tonnes.
In a statement, the People's Bank of China said investment in gold would be beneficial for risk management.
"On the basis of our assessment of the value of gold assets and our analysis of price changes, and on the premise of not creating disturbances in the market, we steadily accumulated gold reserves through a number of international and domestic channels," it said.
The increase, which amounts to 604 tonnes, worth $21.964 billion at today's prices, would help guarantee the security, liquidity and value of China's international reserves, it said.
It said it would remain flexible when deciding whether or not to adjust gold reserves in the future.
A WikiLeaks cable in 2011 cited a Chinese newspaper as saying that the country's large gold reserves would be "beneficial in promoting the internationalization of the RMB." (here)
"There has been ongoing market chatter that China had been amassing gold, and that had gained more importance ahead of October, when the Chinese want to be included in the SDR. It was felt by many that they would be more open, and that would mean revealing any increase in their reserves," Societe Generale analyst Robin Bhar said.
Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported in March that Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has asked the head of the IMF to include the yuan in its special drawing rights (SDR) basket, currently made up of dollars, yen, pounds and euros.
There was little immediate impact on gold prices on Friday. Spot gold was steady in the wake of the announcement, though it later slid to its lowest in more than five years after U.S. housing and inflation data boosted the dollar.
"This (figure) was not unexpected. If anything, it was slightly surprising that it wasn't more," Bhar added. "The market was looking at a figure north of 2,000 tonnes." – Reuters


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If Thomas Malthus is the customary jumping-off point for discussions of food availability, economist Amartya Sen dominates introductory paragraphs in discussions of food access. Recalling the definition above, food access refers to the ability of an individual to acquire food, either through its production or its purchase. Sen referred to these means of food acquisition as "entitlements", and he won the Nobel Prize in part for showing how famines were a result of households or entire regions periodically lacking entitlements. His basic insights hold today: for a farmer, entitlements are the means of food production available to her (e.g., land and labor), and her access to food is secure if she can command sufficient amounts of these factors to produce enough food. For those who don't farm, access to food is a function of incomes and prices - how much money one has to spend on food, and how much the food costs. Food access then can deteriorate when non-farm incomes fall, when food prices rise, or when the productivity of farm households suffers.
Determining the effects of climate change on food access for a given household therefore requires addressing the role of climate change in relation to four basic questions: how households earn their income, the nature of their exposure to food prices, how well integrated their local food markets are with global markets, and their broader longer-run prospects for livelihood improvement.
The first question concerns the extent to which a given household is dependent on agriculture for its income. If agriculture will be one of the sectors most affected by climate change, then the greater a household's livelihood depends on agriculture, the more that household is sensitive to the impacts of climate. While good systematic data on sources of household income in the developing world are hard to come by, there have been multiple recent efforts to try to systematize the available survey data on household income and to discern basic patterns across the developing world.1
1 See, for example, the RIGA project (Davis et al. 2007, Ivanic and Martin 2008), IFPRI's HarvesChoice Project, Stanford's ALP Project, and Banerjee and Duflo (2007).
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Fig. 2.5 Percentage of rural household income derived from agricultural sources, by income quintile for selected countries (Davis et al. 2007). Black = on-farm income; dark grey = agricultural wage income; light grey = off-farm income; white = transfer income/other. For instance, the poorest 20% of rural Ghanian households derive about 80% of their income from farm activities poorest median richest poorest median richest poorest median richest poorest median richest
Fig. 2.5 Percentage of rural household income derived from agricultural sources, by income quintile for selected countries (Davis et al. 2007). Black = on-farm income; dark grey = agricultural wage income; light grey = off-farm income; white = transfer income/other. For instance, the poorest 20% of rural Ghanian households derive about 80% of their income from farm activities
Recall from the Smith data that most of the food insecure live in rural areas. Figure 2.5, adapted from data in Davis et al. (2007), shows the percentage of rural household income derived from agriculture in a set of poor countries for which good income data were available. The general trend from these data is clear: rural households in many developing countries depend to a significant extent on agriculture for their livelihoods, and this dependence tends to rise the poorer the household is. For the poorest of these households, two-thirds or more of income is earned on average through agriculture - a total that includes income from sales of crop and livestock goods in the marketplace, as well as the value of such goods produced by the household for home consumption. Such an agricultural dependence suggests that the income effects of a decline in agricultural productivity (all else equal) could be significant.
Importantly, however, few households even in rural areas are fully dependent on agriculture. The inherent seasonality and year-to-year variability of agriculture encourages diversification of income sources, and in the dry season or in particularly bad years many rural households seek additional income in non-agricultural wage labor or self-employment. As Fig. 2.5 shows, these sources of income can be important, and introduce a second main aspect of climate change and food access, the nature of a household's exposure to food prices.
All households are consumers of food, and as consumers benefit when food prices are low. But rural households are often producers of food as well, selling surplus in local markets. As a result, such households benefit as consumers but are hurt as producers when food prices fall. So if climate change induces changes in the supply of food that in turn affect food prices, the net impact of these price changes on food access in a given household will depend on the particular net consumption position in that household - that is, whether they spend more on food purchases than they earn from selling what they produce.
Estimating net consumption position again requires the use of household surveys, in this case surveys that have detailed information on both agricultural production and consumption behavior. As with income, there have been some recent efforts to characterize household net position for staple grains across a subset of developing countries (Fig. 2.6). These data show, unsurprisingly, that urban households are largely net consumers of food, purchasing nearly all of what they consume. More surprising perhaps is that the majority of rural households in many poor countries are also net consumers of food, with even farm households using non-farm income to purchase what they are unable to produce. These net-consuming households will likely be helped if prices fall, or hurt if climate change makes food more expensive.2
Finally, the extent to which these net consuming households are affected by changes in food prices depends on how much of their income they spend on food, and on what types of food they buy. For instance, most households in wealthy countries are substantial net consumers of food, but because they spend such a small percentage of their total income on food, they are little affected if the price of food changes. This is not the case in poorer households, who can spend half or more of their income on food (Fig. 2.7), and for whom changes in food prices can have serious effects on the quantity and quality of food consumed. Because climate change might also affect the relative prices of different staples (for instance if warming hurts one cereal more than another), the particular diet composition of o
Fig. 2.6 Percent of households who are net sellers of staple crops, selected countries (Ivanic and Martin 2008). Dark grey = urban households; light grey = rural households
2 There are cases where the longer-run effects of high prices might actually benefit net consumers, for instance if in response to the incentives of higher prices they are able to expand their own production and become net sellers of food, or if higher food prices induce expansion of production on other farms and raise the total demand for agricultural wage labor. For a more complete treatment of these longer-run dynamics, please see Singh et al. (1986).
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Fig. 2.7 Food expenditure as a percent of total household expenditure, by expenditure quintile. India data are for Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Data from Stanford's ALP project (Karen Wang, pers. comm.)
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Fig. 2.8 Average percent of dietary calories derived from different crops for selected regions. Data are from FAO (2009), as calculated in Lobell et al. (2008)
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Fig. 2.8 Average percent of dietary calories derived from different crops for selected regions. Data are from FAO (2009), as calculated in Lobell et al. (2008)
poor households can also be important. As Fig. 2.8 shows, this composition can vary greatly from region to region, with the three primary cereals (rice, wheat, and corn) accounting for over 75% of calories consumed in parts of Asia, to less than 20% throughout much of Africa.
The third important determinant of climate change's effects on food access concerns how well integrated local food markets are with global markets. As discussed in later chapters, the effects of climate change on agricultural productivity will likely vary by region, and so it is important whether in a given area local food prices and availability are driven primarily by local shifts in production, or whether that area is well integrated with regional or global food markets such that local prices track global price movements. This degree of integration could play a large role in the welfare effects of climate in a given region. For instance, a region that suffers large productivity losses under climate change but whose food markets are well integrated with global markets could see little change in the price of food if it is able to import food to cover losses. Conversely, a country well integrated with global markets could see food prices rise even if it doesn't experience local climate effects.
The final determinant of the effects of climate change on food access concerns the degree to which longer-run prospects for growth in income and food security are climate sensitive. This question is undoubtedly the most contentious of the four, because there is remarkably little agreement on the underlying causes of economic development, and thus little understanding of the relative importance of climate in determining why some countries become rich and others remain poor over the long run.
The economics literature offers perhaps three main explanations of why some countries have succeeded economically over time and others have not (Easterly and Levine 2003). The first explanation, argued prominently by Bloom and Sachs (1998) among others, suggests that geography is central to long-run economic success. Noting the high correlation between tropical location and underdevelop-ment, proponents of this explanation argue that a country's geographic location directly shapes various factors fundamental to long-run economic success - for instance the quality of the country's soils, the favorability of its climate for agriculture and habitation, the prevalence of various diseases, and the ease with which goods can be traded within and across its borders.
A second strain of thought places primary emphasis on the role of institutions in economic development. This explanation, promoted by Acemoglu et al. (2001) and Easterly and Levine (2003) among others, argues that economic progress has less to do with a country's soils and climate and much more to do with the quality of its institutions - in particular, factors such as limited corruption and institutional respect for private property and the rule of law.
A final explanation focuses on the role of particular policies in explaining longrun economic performance. Proponents in this camp (Williamson 1990) argue that even with favorable geography and well-functioning institutions, countries with bad economic policy are destined for poor economic growth. They point to instances in which poor economic management resulted in the collapse of otherwise prosperous countries as evidence of the primacy of good policy.
A casual observer might suspect that all three explanations - geography, institutions, and policies - play some role in shaping long run economic success. But if one explanation is relatively more important than another - a possibility that each camp adamantly claims is the case - then climate change could have a greater or lesser effect on longer run prospects for the alleviation of poverty and hunger. In particular, if the climate worsens, and it is in fact geography that constrains eventual economic success, the aggregate effects of climate change on food security could be great. If on the other hand institutional quality dominates long-run success, then climate change could have little effect on long-run progress.
Aside from these important questions about the long run determinants of economic progress, however, it should be clear that climate plays an important and direct role in the immediate food security of a large number of the world's poor. For households who eat much of what they produce, or who face food prices tightly linked to local agricultural production - and these households number in the hundreds of millions - the welfare effects of a negative supply shock can be large and lasting. Various studies demonstrate the persistent welfare effects of short-term adverse climate shocks for rural households, as for instance households in crisis sell productive assets to meet immediate consumption needs (Dercon and World Institute for Development Economics 2002; Hoddinott 2006). If climate change alters the likelihood of these shocks, we could expect large effects on rural household welfare in poor countries, even if the economy-wide consequences are minimal.
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He had a whole life ahead of him and the loss of this mother just cannot be repaid. But, she has a message to others and she posted it on Facebook to warn people about the dangers of opioids.
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Michael collapsed in the bathroom due to overdose and the dealer left him alone for 20 minutes before finding help. Unfortunately, it was too late and he remained in coma for several days. Sherri finally agreed to take him off life support when doctors told her that he had no chance of recovery. Obviously, it was the toughest decision she had to ever make.
As far as Sherri's concerned, if this message saves even one life, Michael's death will not go in vain.


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The smattering of empties in the photo is a paltry showing, I know. (And may I add that it was a failed challenge to photograph this in any attractive way!) But part of the aim of this little hobby blog is accountability. So hopefully there will be some improvement in the future. With the help of Reverse Rouge, I'm sure we'll all do fine. I was introduced to the Reverse Rouge concept by cindyhyue.com, a beauty blog. Here is a link to her post (which also links to the original Reddit thread).
The goal is to "Reverse Rouge" or use up $1,000 worth of product by the end of the year. I plan to calculate the value of each of my empties based on the standard size of the product. If I got the product for free, I would still determine a value. If the product came in a mixed set, I might try to weigh the value against the other products; but that seems like an awful lot of work for now. The goal is to motivate me to use up my stash, after all. If I can't find a size on the package to reference or some other unavoidable hassle, I'll assign a value of one dollar.
Let's get into some mini-reviews for 2018's first quarter:
Josie Maran 100% Pure Argan Oil
Argan oil was my first dip in the face-oil pool. It is on the thinner side, but plenty nourishing and viscous. Unfortunately, I prefer thicker oils now. It had never broken me out and daresay it cured an eczema patch on my leg when I first started using it. You can, of course, use this product on hair, but I've never been very compelled to do so. Now there are cheaper argan oils on the market yet I will always come back to this one if I could only choose one argan oil for the rest of my life. Why fix what isn't broken, and all that.
MILK Makeup Sunshine Oil
Sunshine Oil has a happy, citrus scent. It's a thinner oil that gives a pleasant glow. MILK has marketed this as a whenever / wherever oil: to use as a highlighter, on hair, cuticles, etc. Its full-size comes with a rollerball, which I hate. I like to be able to control how I apply a product. That's why I hoarded these little sample pouches that have a screw top. I thought they'd be excellent for travel and I could keep refilling them from the rollerball. But if you look closely at the photo, you can see that the product leaked and made a mess of the screw top (and my bag). It would be one of my favorites if not for the packaging.
Benton Snail Bee High Content Steam Cream
I got several of these packets from a kind soul on Reddit's Asian Beauty Exchange. I like to shop there and on eBay if I am looking to sample a specific product. If I can help it, I never want to invest in full-size without trying the product first. The cream is fine. That's it. It's sublimely thick, unscented, and would make an acceptable occlusive in your night routine. I woke up with plump, moisturized, smooth skin. I didn't buy the full size because I have a massive amount of other moisturizers to trial first. Please consider that this formula has bee venom in it, and if you are allergic to bees, you may want to stay clear as a precaution. To those of you horrified by the preceding sentence, I plan to tackle unusual ingredients (by Western standards, anyway) in another post.
Drunk Elephant B-Hydra Intensive Hydration Gel
This product confuses me. It's what some would consider a gel moisturizer, but I've also heard it referred to as a serum. It is unscented, lightweight, and, whoa, does it absorb quickly. I have to use so much more than I would ordinarily because my hands soak it up before I can spread it on my face sufficiently. This quick-absorption can be beneficial to anyone who needs their moisturizer to dry down quickly before makeup. But if you have to use five pumps to make sure it spreads around alright, you're going to be going through a lot of bottles of this. Maybe you want to because even though my skin feels somewhat dry and velvety after use, making me doubt it is moisturizing at all, I wake up and find several hours later that my skin is plump and glowing. How? I don't know.
Drunk Elephant T.L.C. Framboos Glycolic Night Serum
The Glycolic Night Serum is a solid intro product to AHAs. I can feel that it has worked in the morning after use. But it isn't the heavy-hitter that I need. I'll keep at it and see if it is one of those products that require a goodly duration of use to see effects. I have some deluxe minis that can help me with this experiment. I wanted to work on my foil samples first.
Lador Scalp Scaling Spa
Lador was a bit of a cult brand in the heyday of MeMeBox. The Scalp Scaling Spa is a post-shampoo treatment. The tubes are meant to be one-use, but I can get two uses from them and maybe more if I'm careful. There is a cooling effect which is tea tree oil and the gimmicky addition of menthol. You'll also find a good selection of ingredients like snail mucin, ceramides, salicylic acid, and green tea. It hasn't worked the way I want it to yet. I think I want to try this as a pre-treatment next because how much good can it do sitting on your scalp for only three minutes after shampooing? I'd think some of those things need more time to absorb. Also, I'll try to use it more consistently to give a more thorough review in the future.
My Reverse Rouge Totals
This 1st Quarter lot came in at $27.13 (USD). That's a lot for a mishmash of foils. The argan oil clocked in at $14.00 (USD) all by itself!
What Now?
I am going to put this money away in a high-interest savings account, that's what! By the end of the year, I'll be able to buy a new laptop, go on holiday or maybe just use it to buy more makeup. The point is to keep track and use it as a motivator to shop my stash and use up as much as I can. The amount of stuff I have is getting a bit overwhelming. And, f you find yourself in the same boat, check out the Reverse Rouge thread in Skincare Addiction on Reddit and see which version of this plan will work best for you.
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I came across a tweet this morning saying the Supreme Court of India is to hear a petition by an accused in the anti-Sikh riots in New Delhi in 1984. The petitioner, Congress party leader Sajjan Kumar, is accused of having a direct role in the killing of five Sikhs during what has come to be known an Independent India's biggest genocide after the killing of the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Shocking, to say the least. Twenty-nine years after India was shamed and a hard-working and prosperous community branded traitors, the accused are still free. Not a single conviction has happened. Some of the culprits have died, others have been acquitted, some more still have cases in court while this man has the audacity to ask for proceedings to be quashed! Pity.
Ask any one of those who suffered in those days and hear their stories. What has the nation done for them? How have they managed over the years? What have they gone through? Five-year olds then who saw their fathers murdered and mothers raped are now in their 30s and angry. Do they have a shoulder to lean on?
It was only due to the community's resilience that they bounced back and even prospered, but have the wounds healed?
Over the years, we have seen how the rich and the powerful have either dodged the system or have managed to wriggle out of tight situations thanks to political patronage while the common man faces courts, jails and corruption and barely manage to scrap through and exist!
Look at former minister, Laloo Yadav, convicted in the outrageous fodder scam. He has lost his Parliament seat and is in jail. Yet, he receives nearly 100 visitors a day in the prison warden's office. So what has he lost? He has been fined a fraction of what he misappropriated. Five years later, his life is made – forever. He will bounce back then, if not earlier.
Infamous rape-accused godman Asaram is another case in point. Thanks to intense media coverage, he is cooling his heels in jail while his son is on the run. Why can't the police reach him? Are they so incompetent? Is there a more sinister game being played out? I am sure it's only a matter of time before both father and son are 'rehabilitated'.
The overwhelming feeling is that India is a "criminal friendly" country where they thrive, whether in or out of prison, thanks to political patronage and influence they wield.
When will we be able to change that? Never, considering the present state of affairs.
It is frustrating and sad and for us Indians overseas, it is even more so because we sit here and look at the overall picture without even being able to try and change things for we have no voting rights.
Something has to happen, and fast, if we are to survive as a nation. If not, well, we are headed to anarchy. That would be terrible for a nation that was once called "soney key chidia" (the golden sparrow), which is now more or less Sonia ki chidia.


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If you've scrolled through NYTimes.com recently, you may have noticed an invitation to "Support the mission of The New York Times. Sponsor a student subscription."
Thanks to the generosity of our readers, students in public schools around the country can now get free access to NYTimes.com. In fact, as of early March, 1.3 million already had.
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To support these schools — and schools around the world — we're planning a series of free webinars. Each will focus on how to teach a particular topic, issue or skill, and will feature a conversation with a Times journalist, as well as practical tips from editors at the Learning Network (all of whom are former classroom teachers).
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On April 26 at 4 p.m., we'll present 10 Ways to Teach With The Times Today and hear from the political reporter Nicholas Confessore.
On May 10 at 4 p.m., we'll be offering a webinar on how The Times can be a part of your summer reading program. We'll post more details here soon.
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As the leaves outside the windows begin to turn, as dew threatens to turn to frost, and as backpacks become heavier with homework, Leominster prepares for the fall season.
And as autumn blossoms around the city, many area ghouls gleefully begin planning for their most favorite haunting holiday, Halloween.
For years, Halloween in Leominster has been celebrated with a parade held at Carter Park by the Recreation Department, a frighteningly fun display of creativity that brought just a hint of the shivers. This year, however, the city has even more of a treat in mind for paradegoers, and that's no trick.
Sandy Chacon, Business Development Coordinator and Event Planner for Leominster, said city officials and local businesses and organizations have teamed up with the Recreation Department for an even bigger, more spooktacular event. Set to take place Saturday, Oct. 27, from 2 to 5 p.m., downtown Leominster will be full of spine-tingling games, food, activities and more.
"The Rec Department has always had their parade and it's been wonderful, but this year Mayor (Dean) Mazzarella asked me to work with the department in order to make this year's event even bigger," said Chacon.
Looking to be another downtown community success like the Summer Stroll and Holiday Stroll, the new Halloween festivities will include participation from downtown businesses, churches, organizations and more. Chacon says there will be plenty for the whole family to do, with delicious goodies, pumpkin carving, games, jumping castles, food, music and more. Chacon said for those who'd like to do a little early trick-ortreating, businesses will be open for an afternoon sugar rush.
The parade will no longer take place at Carter Park, but start instead at C&M Pizza and travel throughout the downtown area.
"It's going to be bigger than ever, with floats and everything," said Chacon. "The theme for the floats this year is fairy tales. I think it will be a lot of fun. I hope a lot of people join in. Everybody is welcome to walk and be a part of the parade."
Chacon says the event is still being prepared and organized, so there is still time to sign up a float or to volunteer at the event. To get involved, e-mail Chacon at firstname.lastname@example.com.
"It'll be fun for the whole family and a nice night to be downtown," she said.
For more information on Leominster's Halloween extravaganza and other holiday events visit www.leominster-ma.gov and check out the events calendar.