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Who Are The Living Ghosts?
Once this happens, and if his/her appeal fails then there is an expectation that the individual will return voluntarily to his/her country of origin, and if this does not happen he or she will lose all access to public support i.e. no rights to accommodation, no rights to seek employment, no rights to claim government benefits, no rights to social care and the most basic rights to medical care.
In this situation, a person becomes virtually invisible hence the term 'Living Ghost'. Nobody really sees the living ghost except when crime is committed or when the housing shortage hits an all time high. This is the time when the living ghost is most noticed.
I have always found this to be particularly odd as the living ghost has no entitlement to housing and if he/she has no access to employment or benefits how is he/she meant to survive?
I have to say however, that the people I know in this situation have never been involved with the criminal justice system, in fact they are terrified of the police. In their countries, if you get arrested, you are usually out cold by the time you reach the patrol car or dead.
Now you might wonder how the hell a person in this situation actually manages to survive? How do they eat? Where do they sleep? Do they sleep? What happens if they become ill? and please don't forget that many people seeking asylum in the UK have often fled their own countries in fear for their lives, they may have been detained & tortured, raped or lost family members as a result of war, the list is endless.
It shouldn't be so difficult to survive though should it? I mean, they take our jobs (err sorry! no permission to work!) our houses (oops! no permission to access housing) Oh yes!! lets not forget our women because we really have no independent thought processes do we?
Taking into account the atrocities that some of these people have endured in their lives, is it not suprising that people do not return 'voluntarily'?
Now in many cases, the Home Office http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ do not deport people back home, why? because their countries are known to be unsafe, it's just their accounts of what happened that weren't believed.
So when this happens they are left destitute and are living on our streets, in our democratic country in the 21st century how disgusting is that?
Welcome To The United Kingdom!
According to the United Nations Convention Against Torture 1984, Article I, the term "torture" means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions.Iran is not signatory of Convention Against Torture but it doesn't give Iranian government any right to torture Iranians.
Surely Things Aren't Really That Bad Are They? Come on, What's for Tea?
Just close your eyes for a moment and imagine this.......
You live in a beautiful country, lets say Iran to keep it simple. Things are hard but your country is amazing, beautiful buildings, warmth, the smell of home cooking and incense wafting by as you relax after a day's hard work. You have always struggled, never really fitted in because your father is Iranian and your Mother Kurdish but nevertheless that's part of life and there are mixed race people everywhere.
Suddenly you are jolted from your relaxation by banging on your door so you rush to see what the problem is.
It must have only taken a few seconds to reach the door but when you get there you see your elderly father being taken by military police handcuffed with a gun to his head.
You stare in horror and then being the eldest son you need to make sure your mum & sister are ok.
In your mum's room you see her crying on the bed and just as you are walking over to her your sister screams so you rush to her room but one soldier is still there so you can't do a thing except witness her rape and torture that seems to last a lifetime. Your mum knows whats happened and she is praying that she will die. Imagine that!
Imagine this is the 5th, 6th 7th or 8th time this has happened?
Your father, well you never saw him again after the first time, your sister could face execution for having sex before marriage and now who will marry her anyway?
Your Mother well she still wants to die but can't quite get there & you! are meant to protect them but you know the interrogators will be back for you because your're half Kurdish and you support independence for Kurdish people and they really don't like that.
Imagine that!! so you flee to protect your own life and also you feel that it may be easier on your family if you aren't there.
You don't know where you will end up when you smuggle yourself onto lorries, boats e.t.c or even if you will get to the other end alive but you do it....you are amazing imagine that!
This exercise wasn't made up, it was based upon real life history. A close friend of mine who I will call S experienced this and more on a regular basis. S is a man who was detained, raped and tortured systematically by the Iranian regime. Other examples include.......
Thousands face mass eviction from homes and market stalls in Zimbabwe
Up to 200 people from an informal settlement in the Harare suburb of Gunhill in Zimbabwe face being forcibly evicted without being given adequate notice or any consultation or due process. Thousands of vendors across Harare also face forcible removal from their market stalls. The majority of those to be affected are poor women whose principal source of livelihood is selling fruits, vegetables and other wares at market stalls like Mbare Musika and Mupedzanhamo in Harare.The Deputy Mayor of the Harare City Council stated in July 2009 that the city authorities are considering evicting people from "illegal settlements and market places to restore order." He claimed that the targeted people pose a health hazard and violate the city's by-laws.
www.hrw.org/ (Human Rights Watch 2009)
Iranian girl prisoners systematically raped before execution
The Iranian practice of raping girl prisoners before execution has been reported previously, but perhaps never with such clear documentation. "Progressives" who support this regime should keep it in mind. It is unlikely that there will be any investigation by the UN or a human rights group.
Ami Isseroff
'I wed Iranian girls before execution'
Jul. 19, 2009SABINA AMIDI, Special to The Jerusalem Post , THE JERUSALEM POST
In a shocking and unprecedented interview, directly exposing the inhumanity of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei's religious regime in Iran, a serving member of the paramilitary Basiji militia has told this reporter of his role in suppressing opposition street protests in recent weeks.
He has also detailed aspects of his earlier service in the force, including his enforced participation in the rape of young Iranian girls prior to their execution.
He said he had been a highly regarded member of the force, and had so "impressed my superiors" that, at 18, "I was given the 'honor' to temporarily marry young girls before they were sentenced to death."
In the Islamic Republic it is illegal to execute a young woman, regardless of her crime, if she is a virgin, he explained. Therefore a "wedding" ceremony is conducted the night before the execution: The young girl is forced to have sexual intercourse with a prison guard - essentially raped by her "husband."
"I regret that, even though the marriages were legal," he said.
Why the regret, if the marriages were "legal?"
"Because," he went on, "I could tell that the girls were more afraid of their 'wedding' night than of the execution that awaited them in the morning. And they would always fight back, so we would have to put sleeping pills in their food. By morning the girls would have an empty expression; it seemed like they were ready or wanted to die.
"I remember hearing them cry and scream after [the rape] was over," he said. "I will never forget how this one girl clawed at her own face and neck with her finger nails afterwards. She had deep scratches all over her."
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Oh Mr. Brown! (Gordon) you are an exception enjoy your tea!
The United Kingdom is a Country of Democracy, Equality and Values the Protection of Human Rights.
Despite your frail state however you manage with the help of an interpreter to complete a lengthy document stating your claim for asylum and why you were forced to flee your beautiful country with the wonderful history and the smell of home cooking e.t.c. for a country you know absolutely nothing about....You are amazing!
Asylum is given under the 1951 United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees http://www.asylumrights.org.uk/convention.htm.
To be recognised as a refugee, you must have left your country and be unable to go back because you have a well-founded fear of persecution because of your:
.political opinion; or
.membership of a particular social group.
In 2007, 19 out of every 100 people who applied for asylum were recognised as refugees and given asylum.
Eventually you are offered accommodation with the support of NASS National Asylum Support Service (NASS) just until a decision is made about whether you will be granted leave to remain in the United Kingdom. You are also provided with vouchers so that you can eat.
Things seem to be a little easier now and you can relax and recover from your ordeal in the knowledge that you will be safe but you can't look for a job to support yourself or access a house independently not yet! not until you become a British Citizen so you'll just have to hope for the best for now and wait until you get your UK leave to remain.
This means that it will be almost impossible to learn English Language at the moment because you don't really have the chance to mix in with British people as most of them congregate in places like 'Workplaces' or 'Housing Communities' all the places you can't go.
I guess you could go to social places like clubs or pubs but you don't have any money to do that and they don't accept vouchers sorry! but I guess you have freedom of choice don't you?
You were once a stranger to me but now I know you,
Not all of you, that could never be
Always a part of you that no one will ever see, not even me.
Once a stranger with beautiful brown eyes, the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen,
Eyes that felt nothing, no emotion nothing in between, this life and beyond.
We were once strangers but then we touched,
Not in the way some might think, not too much.
The touch we shared was deep and true,
Not physical but you did touch me and I did touch you.
You were once a stranger to me but now I know you,
Not all of you, that could never be.
Sometimes there's a moment when your eyes melt me,
So warm and compassionate, oh such a change in time, or is it?
Maybe I was blind.
We dont have words but thats fine,
I don't speak your language and you don't speak mine
But when you touched me I understood what you needed to say, it just needed time.
The Decision.........Dont worry!! Help is at hand. This is the United Kingdom.
You don't understand.............
You told the truth, explained why you had to flee your country, about the rape the torture why have they refused your application?
Quickly you must try and lodge an appeal against this decision.
The Home Office have stated that certain things are untrue or overstated but you know you told the truth.
You admit and acknowledge that when you lodged your claim, you were traumatised, tired, hungry and dehydrated and had travelled for thousands of miles in appalling conditions but you told the truth.
So you lodge your appeal and this fails too so what now?
Another letter arrives... you breath a sigh of relief as this could be to say that they made a mistake, they were wrong but no, its from NASS to say that in 28 days you must leave your home and return voluntarily to your country as you are now not permitted to remain in the UK. In 28 days time your vouchers will cease also.
So far you have managed alone with your memories of what happened to you and your family, tormented and unable to sleep you have paced the floor, even turned to alcohol which in your country is prohibited but you coped now its different. Who can you turn to? where can you get help when you don't even speak English?
Maybe the nurse in the hospital will understand as you wake up with both your wrists bandaged.
Relax! This is the United Kingdom there is always a way forward.
In the UK there is something called Section 4 support
Section 4 support
Applying for support
This page explains how you may qualify for short-term support if your application for asylum was unsuccessful, you are unable to return to the country you came from and would otherwise be homeless or without the money to buy food (we call this 'destitute').
If your asylum application has been rejected, you must return to your country of origin as soon as possible. However, you may be able to receive short-term support while you are waiting to return to your country. This is known as section 4 support because it is given under the terms of section 4 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
There are strict requirements you must meet in order to qualify for section 4 support. You must be destitute and satisfy one of the following requirements:
you are taking all reasonable steps to leave the United Kingdom or placing yourself in a position where you can do so;
you are unable to leave the United Kingdom because of a physical barrier to travel or for some other medical reason;
you are unable to leave the United Kingdom because the UK Border Agency believes there is no safe route available;
you have either applied for a judicial review of your asylum application in Scotland or applied for a judicial review of your asylum application in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and been given permission to proceed with it; or
accommodation is necessary to prevent a breach of your rights, within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998.
So What is Section 4 all about?
Yes thats right! The Home Office were the people who looked at your asylum claim and refused it.
Lets take a closer look at Section 4 and what you must do to get it....
1- You must be willing to leave the UK and you must be putting yourself in a position to do so.
Oh but wait! you came to the UK fleeing for your life so this wont work.
2-You cannot leave the UK because you are unable to travel due to physical barriers.
Hmmm at the moment you are not registered as having these kinds of problems and even if you had, who would be aware of it? You have no access to anything and in any case you can't speak English.
3- you are unable to leave the United Kingdom because the UK Border Agency believes there is no safe route available;
Well your asylum claim was refused so the Home Office obviously believe it is safe.
you have either applied for a judicial review of your asylum application in Scotland or applied for a judicial review of your asylum application in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and been given permission to proceed
Your asylum claim and appeal was refused (Not doing too well here)
accommodation is necessary to prevent a breach of your rights, within the meaning of the Human Rights Act 1998.
Damn!! They just took your accommodation.
On a positive note, your local authority (The city where you live) know about this so they should help shouldn't they?
Let's hear what they have to say,and what they are planning to do about it..............
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Support for refused asylum seekersPosted by Steve Gray under Social action Tags: Amnesty International, Asylum seekers, Destitution, Refused asylum claims, Still Human Still Here Campaign Leave a Comment
Refused asylum seekers left destitute in the UK
Background information
No doubt you will have heard or read reports about how the UK is meant to be a "soft touch" for asylum seekers. Yet, in reality, the level of support provided to asylum seekers is far lower than that of income support and is usually withdrawn altogether if a claim is refused.
Many refused asylum seekers are, in fact, unable to return to their home countries due to the risks they would face because of, for example, armed conflicts, generalised violence and repressive regimes. As a result, many refused asylum seekers from countries where such problems are rife (including Zimbabwe, Iran, Iraq, Sudan, Afghanistan, Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Eritrea) are being forced into destitution, as they are not permitted to work here.
To make matters worse, it appears as though this could be part of a deliberate strategy on the part of the UK Government. Certainly, this is the view of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, which recently reviewed the treatment of asylum seekers in the UK and reached the following conclusion:
"We have been persuaded by the evidence that the Government has indeed been practising a deliberate policy of destitution of this highly vulnerable group.
We believe that the deliberate use of inhumane treatment is unacceptable. We have seen instances in all cases where the Government's treatment of asylum seekers and refused asylum seekers falls below the requirements of the common law of humanity and of international human rights law".
In light of this, we are calling on you to support the Still Human Still Here Campaign, which is fully endorsed by Amnesty International and many other reputable organisations (http://stillhumanstillhere.wordpress.com/).
The Still Human Still Here Campaign is dedicated to highlighting the plight of tens of thousands of refused asylum seekers who are destitute in the UK.
Supporters of the campaign believe that the denial of any means of subsistence to refused asylum seekers as a matter of government policy is both inhumane and ineffective.
Its supporters are calling on the Government to:
End the threat and use of destitution as a tool of Government policy against refused asylum seekers
Continue financial support and accommodation to refused asylum seekers as provided during the asylum process and grant permission to work until such a time as they have left the UK or have been granted leave to remain
Continue to provide full access to health care and education throughout the same period
What can I do?
We are asking you to write to your local MP in order to highlight the issue and ask for his or her support. Please feel free to use the model letter below (preferably adapting it, where possible) for this purpose. If you don't know who your
MP is, you can find out at http://www.theyworkforyou.com/.
Then, all you need to do is send your letter (addressed to your own MP) to:
House of CommonsLondonSW1 0AA
If you receive a reply from your MP, please send a copy to The Human Rights Action Centre, 17-25 New Inn Yard, London, EC2A 3EA
Well, they have been persuaded so theres a good thing, but it looks like they are going to do absolutely nothing!
Please Don't Be The Next Living Ghost
Some of the mentioned people have fled their countries in fear of their lives, and some sadly did not make it.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank these people from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to be a part of their journey and for being courageous enough to come forward with their stories.
I hope that after visiting my blog you will share some of your own experiences and be proactive in writing letters and doing whatever it takes to make changes to the current asylum laws.
This can be done, it just takes time and determination and most of all a willingness to stand in unity.
S.M -A courageous and amazing man of Kurdish-Iranian origin. Having experienced torture & detention for political reasons he fled to the UK in fear for his life. This man has diagnosed Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and needs close monitoring due to five previous and serious suicide attempts. Initial asylum claim failed and now in the process of appeal. If returned to Iran he faces definite execution.
This man lives in Manchester England.
S.G.T- A courageous and amazing man of Kurdish Iranian origin, having fled his country for political reasons he still awaiting the outcome of his asylum claim to remain in the UK. A member of the PKK (Kurdish Independence Party) he will definitely face execution by hanging if returned.
This man lives in Manchester England.
S.H - A courageous and amazing Iranian man who fled Iran following his relationship with a girl of Jewish origin. The Basij police cut her throat in front of him and beat him so badly that he sustained a 7" scar on his head from a machete type blade (His father was one of Basij). In the UK he became a 'living ghost' and eventually returned to Iran as he could take no more pain and hopelessness from his destitute situation. He was subsequently executed by hanging, accused of espionage.
A.A -An amazing and couragious man who fled his home country of Iran because of political reasons. He is currently destitute on the streets of Manchester UK having failed his asylum application and appeal. He is now a living ghost.
F.A -Also a courageous and amazing man from Iran who was picked up and detained following a protest in the UK against the Ahmadinejad regime in his home country in which his family are stuck. This man faces deportation back to Iran where he is likely to be executed as an opposer of the Ahmadinejad government.
This man lives in Manchester England
A.R.Z -A courageous and amazing man from Afghanistan currently in the UK.
This man has his leave to remain in the United Kingdom but is so mentally affected by the atrocities and torture he endured in his country, he is unable to ever feel safe. He is dependent upon opium and living in Manchester England
M.M- A courageous and amazing young man of Iranian origin. Having fled his country because of sexuality reasons he came to the UK.
Homosexuality in Iran is punishable by the death penalty and his partner was hung at the age of just 23yrs.
This man failed in his application for asylum and in his appeal against the decision. He is now a living ghost in Manchester England.
M. An amazing and courageous young man from Eritrea who fled to the UK in fear for his life after all his family, mother, father, 2 brothers and his baby sister were slaughtered in front of his eyes by militia.
He escaped by hiding in a cupboard. He is awaiting the outcome of his appeal for asylum in the UK. He currently resides in accommodation provided by NASS due to his young age.
A.S An amazing and courageous man from Iran who has been deeply affected by the aftermath of the Iran Iraq war in which he served as a soldier. This man has serious mental health problems and the need for counselling but cannot access it having no access to support after his asylum claim and appeal were refused in the UK. Recently he stitched his own mouth and went on hunger strike just so someone would listen. He lives in Manchester.
MB, An amazing and Courageous Angolan man who was detained in Yarl's Wood with his 13-year-old son, was found hanged in a stairwell on the morning of his 35th birthday.
M's last words to his son were 'be brave, work hard, do well at school'
EN, An amazing and Courageous 26-year-old Zimbabwean man who was found drowned after his asylum claim and appeal to remain in the UK had failed.
HN-An amazing and Courageous man from Iran who was found with a gunshot wound two weeks after his asylum claim was refused.
H, was homosexual and fled Iran in March 2000 after being imprisoned for three months for his sexuality and sought sanctuary in the UK. He feared being executed if he was returned to Iran - where homosexuality is a 'crime' punishable by death.
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物語は、もう、おしまい ?
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: In the Horizon
Age: 37
Still, there are some inaccuracies though, probably due to outdated info. For example, Taiwan was originally listed under the SEA server but Mamare later changed it to be part of Greater China.
*examines map*
Ahh crap, I forgot the Ruskies in my previous post D=
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|2013-12-12, 11:23
|Link #44
Part-Time TTK & Master
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Iwakawa base and Chaldea
Age: 38
|2013-12-17, 15:43
|Link #45
Junior Member
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Kyoto
Vampire Assassin
Log Horizon Character
Name: Tsukino Shun (moon field fast/talented)
Age: 21
Race: Elf
Class: Assassin
Subclass: Vampire
Level: 48
Role: Controller
Shadow Armour - allows the use of Stealth and Silent Move skills
Shadow Shortsword - +10% attack speed if behind the enemy
Vampire's Ring - allows an automatic block of 5% for each enemy attack which heals the wearer half of the damage it absorbs
Crossbow - 415-436 damage
Guild: Blood Council
Skills: Assassinate, Sap, Drain, Paralyze, Flit, Flurry, Knife Throw, Vampire Slam, Vampire Grip, Power Blast
He was originally a student of archaeology and psychology at Tokyo University, and had heard of Elder Tale before, but had refused to spend money on the game, with its reportedly clunky controls and dodgy rumours surrounding the makers. However, the Pioneers of the Novasphere update was too attractive for him to ignore. He enrolled in the beta and trained as hard as he could to be able to survive in the finished product. On the day of full release, he made sure that he was the first to log in, but was completely unprepared for being dragged in to the game. Without wasting any time, he traveled to his favourite dungeon and got used to the way of fighting with his own body.
As a result, he is now the most well adapted player in the game. He quickly formed a guild called the Blood Council as a way to govern and guide the less experienced players. New guilds started to appear, and some of those chose the title of council as well, forming the so-called 'Government Sector', with the Blood Council, the High Council and the Black Council being known as the 'Big Three'
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|2013-12-20, 02:16
|Link #46
Diamond is Unbreakable
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: The Middle Way
This also means that, although her avatar is really weak, she knows her way around.
Before she meets up with him, though...she does run away from and dies at least once to the <<Enemy>>.
|2013-12-20, 04:41
|Link #48
Diamond is Unbreakable
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: The Middle Way
The things I listed aren't her starting equipment, but her final equipment.
Kind of like how the cover of Sword Art Online Volume 1 shows Kirito with the <<Black Wyrm Coat>> and <<Elucidator>> instead of <<Short Sword>> and what ever the starting armour is.
|2013-12-20, 05:13
|Link #51
Join Date: Dec 2013
|2013-12-20, 05:25
|Link #53
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Really? Because even as far as the anime has gone (which, I'll remind you, is several months in now) the raiding guilds have been raiding nearly non-stop since the game started, only taking little breaks when politics interrupt and even at one point used EXP pots to boost their leveling, yet nobody is 91 yet.
Leveling ain't easy in Elder Tale. It takes time. Lots and lots of time. Even more so now that the game is real.
|2013-12-20, 05:57
|Link #55
Dimension Exploiter
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Arcane Sanctuary
I remember minori gang get from 22 - 35 after the goblin arc.
up to volume 7 william get to 95. That despite he was occupied with bullying delicious.
Just follow a 9x gang to eat spare exp is more than enough
But after all, this is a fic. who care if she just drink a pot and boom, insta lvl 90
|2013-12-20, 06:00
|Link #56
Join Date: Dec 2013
I wouldn't go with 3 weeks largely because travel time is substantially greater then in game and until the conclusion of the current anime arc happens questing for experience would be limited to grinding and in most MMOs you get far more exp for questing than for grinding (which could be another contributing factor to the slow progression of the battle guilds). Taking current MMOs, assuming that the level progression is the easier linear format, grinding by just killing mobs to get to the next level would take me an average of two to four hours depending on how quickly I'd get bored. Magnify that by the need to actually fight each battle instead of just clicking a few buttons, along with travel time, along with the mental strain being substantially greater, and I wouldn't be surprised if in game grinding time is magnified two or three fold. By contrast, if I had a series of quest lines to follow, it'd take an hour for a level if I was playing legitimately, and if I had a friend along who'd just keep me topped up so I'd never need to rest, and applied end game buffs so I could deal three times my normal damage, I could get a level every 20-30 minutes if I was rushing. The numbers wouldn't be as dramatic with an exponential progression but it would still be extremely noticeable.
|2013-12-20, 06:04
|Link #57
Diamond is Unbreakable
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: The Middle Way
At any rate, this isn't really a problem as far as <<Shirayukihime>> is concerned.
One of the things I wanted to show were that the rules have changed. Before the <<Disaster>>, your numerical stats were your absolute limit. Fighting with your body adds a whole new dimension.
I made <<Shirayukihime>> level 1 on purpose to show the new meta-game: your own sword skills and the help of your friends.
|2013-12-20, 06:40
|Link #58
Adeptus Animus
Join Date: Jan 2007
Age: 31
Really, Elder Tale as a whole seems to be more akin to the old type of MMO's. XP loss upon death, items drop on death, skill leveling requires raiding, even mobs many levels below you are a potential threat, soloing is only feasible for skilled players, all stuff that you don't really see much in modern day MMO's. Not surprising I suppose, given that this is a 20 year old game and all...
Anyway, Touhya and Minori have been training like crazy for a full month in just this episode alone, and yet they haven't dinged to cap at all. So leveling takes a long time, even for the lower levels.
Spoilery stuff might provide a few more handles for how long it might take to level:
Spoiler for novel spoilers:
I see what you're trying to do, but this isn't SAO. Having Shirayukihime kill higher leveled players or raid bosses purely because of real life sword skills kind of clashes with the setting. In Log Horizon, your level, stats and the skill of choosing the timing of which ability to use when matter more than your real life sword skills. While real-life sword skills would certainly help, I wouldn't call them an advantage so huge you can ignore levels.
The teamwork part still works though (Shiroe wouldn't exist if not for that after all), so I'd say focus on that instead.
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Info Solomon Stone b. 1827 Butler County, OH
Stones from Ohio & Indiana search...(perhaps originally from PA, & NC??)
Solomon Stone, my g-g-grandfather was born in Ca. 1827 in Butler Cty, OH. My family has been researching his parentage & lineage for amost 20 years. Who his parents & siblings were is our stumbling block. We have documentation for his life in 1849 and after. He was married in 1849 to Eliza Willis in Ft Wayne, IN.
I have a copy of their marriage Cert. No notation of parents on it. The 1850 Wayne Cty., census shows Solomon & Eliza are living with Sarah 15 years old, who was probably his sister. Next door and in close proximity are Andrew (b. ca. 1808 in NC,) Sarah, Abraham, Alfred, Isaac and Elizabeth Stone....Not sure if these are his siblings or cousins... The 1860 Tipton Cty. IN census show Solomon as a farmer & Eliza living with their children:
Lorinda, Alice, Malvina, Morton (my g-grandfather,) and William.
Solomon enlisted in 1861 in the Union IN. Army Volunteers, Co.K, 47th Regiment. He was assigned to Gen. Wood's bigade of Buell's armny. Then he was assgined to Gen. Popes army, where he saw battle at New Madrid, MO.
then at Riddles Point, MS, Ft. Pemberton, MS.& Port Gibson, Fourteen Mile Creek & Ten Mile Island, MS.
Solomon was killed by gun shot May 16, 1863 at Champions Hill, MS battle near Vicksburg. This battle was crucial for the Battle at Vicksburg. Solomon's body was not sent back home, so it is believed he was buried with thousands of other men, both Union & Confederate in unmarked graves in the National Cemetery at Vicksburg.
NOTE: I have some information regarding the recruiment for the IN. Volunteers, Co. K. 47 Regiment and the recruiment for other companies in & near Tipton, IN. and the battles they fought, if that would be of interest to other FTC's.
I know that there is info out there for Solomon Stone, our Civil War hero. Thanks Beverly
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Representatives from the American Soybean Association (ASA), American Soybean Association International Marketing (ASA-IM), United Soybean Board (USB), U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), and the University of Minnesota met recently with soy customers in China and South Korea to present the findings of the 2010 U.S. Soybean Crop Quality report.
"International soy buyers enthusiastically anticipate these results from the collected soybean samples," said ASA First Vice-President Alan Kemper, a soybean producer from Lafayette, Ind. "The levels of protein and oil in soybeans determine how much soybean meal can be made and how much soybean oil can be extracted from a bushel of soybeans, so protein and oil has a direct impact on the value of soybeans when they are processed."
About 10,000 U.S. farmers received soybean quality survey kits by mail earlier in the year. Each soybean sample kit allows farmers to take up to a 1-pound sample from a single soybean variety on their farm. The kit also contains instructions and a postage-paid return envelope. In exchange for a sample, each farmer receives back a free analysis of the protein and oil content of the new crop soybeans they submit. Samples received by Oct. 23, served as the basis for the 2010 U.S. Soybean Crop Quality report.
USSEC, in collaboration with ASA and USB, sponsored the 26th annual soybean crop quality survey this year. The annual crop quality survey measures the compositional attributes, most notably protein and oil, which international soy buyers seek from soybeans. Professor Seth Neave at the University of Minnesota conducted the analysis this year, which also measured levels of amino acids and fatty acids.
Amino acids important
"Amino acids, which are the building blocks of protein, are important because they are fundamentally what livestock feeders are buying when they purchase soybean meal; most livestock rations are balanced on the basis of amino acids, not protein," Kemper said. "Fatty acids levels help determine the quality of the oil that is extracted from soybeans and what type of processing might be necessary to make the final consumer product."
U.S. soy exports had a total value of more than $21 billion for the 2009-10 marketing year ending August 31, 2010. The 1.9 billion bushel equivalents of soybeans, soy meal and soy oil exported during the marketing year set a record for the fourth consecutive year. Whole soybean exports for the year were 1.45 billion bushels, up from the 08-09 total of 1.24 billion bushels. About 59 percent of U.S. soybean production was exported, compared to 55 percent last year.
China was the top customer for U.S. soybeans, importing 825 million bushels in the 09-10 marketing year. That was up from 686 million bushels in 08-09. It is estimated that China imported a full one-fourth (25 percent) of the 2009 U.S. soybean crop. Korea imported 25 million bushels in the 09-10 marketing year. That was up from 13 million bushels in 08-09.
"The Crop Quality report is just one of many ways that U.S. soybean farmers develop long-term relationships with our export customers in Asia," Kemper said. "Quality and reliability are important factors in building customer preference for buying U.S. soybeans and soybean products."
ASA Vice-President Steve Wellman, a soybean producer from Syracuse, Neb., along with representatives from ASA-IM, USB and USSEC, is also participating in soybean quality conferences with U.S. soy customers in Japan and Taiwan.
The activities of USSEC to expand international markets for U.S. soybeans and products are made possible through ASA's investment of cost-share funding provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service, support from cooperating industry, and by producer checkoff dollars invested by USB and various State Soybean Councils.


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Product Description: This product is a postemergence, systemic herbicide with no soil residual activity. It is generally non-selective and gives broad-spectrum control of many annual weeds, perennial weeds, woody brush and trees. It is formulated as a water-soluble liquid. It may be applied through most standard industrial or field sprayers after dilution and thorough mixing with water or other carriers according to label instructions.
Do not add buffering agents or pH adjusting agents to the spray solution when RT 3 Powered by Roundup Technology Herbicide is the only pesticide being applied unless otherwise directed. See the "MIXING" section of the label for instructions regarding other additives.
Time to Symptoms: This product moves through the plant from the point of foliage contact to and into the root system. Visible effects are a gradual wilting and yellowing of the plant that advances to complete browning of aboveground growth and deterioration of underground plant parts. Effects are visible on most annual weeds within 2 to 4 days, but on most perennial weeds, effects may not be visible for 7 or more days. Extremely cool or cloudy weather following treatment may slow activity of this product and delay development of visual symptoms.
Stage of Weeds: Annual weeds are easiest to control when they are small. Best control of most perennial weeds is obtained when treatment is made at late growth stages approaching maturity. Refer to the "ANNUAL WEEDS RATE SECTION" and "PERENNIAL WEEDS RATE SECTION" for more information on specific weeds.
Always use the higher product application rate within a given range when weed growth is heavy or dense, or when weeds are growing in an undisturbed (non-cultivated) area.
Reduced weed control may result when treating weeds with disease or insect damage, weeds heavily covered with dust, or weeds under poor growing conditions.
Cultural Considerations: Reduced control may result when application is made to annual or perennial weeds that have been mowed, grazed or cut, and have not been allowed to re-grow to the specified stage for treatment.
Rainfastness: Heavy rainfall soon after application may wash this product off of the foliage and a repeat application may be required for adequate weed control.
Spray Coverage: For best results, spray coverage should be uniform and complete. Do not spray foliage to the point of run-off.
Mode of Action: The active ingredient in this product inhibits an enzyme found only in plants and microorganisms that is essential to the formation of specific amino acids.
No Soil Activity: Weeds must be emerged at the time of application to be controlled by this product. Weeds germinating from seed after application will not be controlled. Plants arising from unattached underground rhizomes or root stocks of perennials that have not yet emerged at the time of application will not be affected by this herbicide and will continue to grow.
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NOTE: Use of this product in any manner not consistent with the label may result in injury to persons, animals or crops, or have other unintended consequences.
Glyphosate, the active ingredient in this product, is a Group 9 herbicide based on the mode of action classification system of the Weed Science Society of America. Any weed population may contain plants naturally resistant to Group 9 herbicides. Weed species resistant to Group 9 herbicides may be effectively managed utilizing another herbicide from a different Group, or by using other cultural or mechanical practices.
General Weed Management
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- Scout your fields before and after herbicide application.
- Start with a clean field, using either a burndown herbicide application or tillage.
- Control weeds early when they are relatively small.
- Add other herbicides (e.g. a selective and/or a residual herbicide) and cultural practices (e.g. tillage or crop rotation) where appropriate.
- Use the application rate for the most difficult to control weed in your field. Avoid tank mixtures with other herbicides that reduce this product's efficacy (through antagonism), or with ones that encourage application rates of this product below those specified on the label.
- Control weed escapes and prevent weeds from setting seeds.
- Clean equipment before moving from field to field to minimize the spread of weed seed or plant parts.
- Use new commercial seed that is as free of weed seed as possible.
- Report any incidence of repeated non-performance of this product on a particular weed to your Monsanto representative, local retailer, or county extension agent.
Management of Glyphosate-Resistant Biotypes
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- If a naturally occurring resistant biotype is present in your field, this product should be tank-mixed or applied sequentially with an appropriately labeled herbicide with a different mode of action to achieve control.
- Cultural and mechanical control practices (e.g. crop rotation or tillage) may also be used as appropriate.
- One method for adding other herbicides into a continuous Roundup Ready system is to rotate to other Roundup Ready crops.
- Scout treated fields after herbicide applications and control weed escapes, including resistant biotypes before they set seed.
- Thoroughly clean equipment before leaving fields known to contain resistant biotypes.
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This product mixes readily with water. Mix spray solutions of this product as follows. Begin filling the mixing tank or spray tank with clean water. Add the required amount of this product near the end of the filling process and mix gently. During mixing, foaming of the spray solution may occur. To prevent or minimize foaming, mix gently, terminate bypass and return lines at the bottom of the tank, and, if necessary, use an anti-foam or defoaming agent.
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Aerial–Fixed-wing and helicopter
Ground Broadcast Spray–Boom or boomless systems, pull-type sprayers, floaters, pick-up sprayers, spray coupes and other ground broadcast equipment
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Selective Equipment–Shielded and hooded sprayers, wiper applicators and sponge bars
Injection Systems–Aerial or ground injection sprayers
Controlled Droplet Applicator (CDA)–Hand-held or boom-mounted applicators that produce a spray consisting of a narrow range of droplet sizes
Aerial Equipment
All treatments described on the label may be made using aerial application equipment where appropriate, provided that the applicator complies with the precautions and restrictions specified on the label and in separate supplemental labeling published by Monsanto for this product.
Apply this herbicide at the appropriate rate as directed on the label in 3 to 15 gallons of water per acre unless otherwise directed on the label, or in separate supplemental labeling or Fact Sheets published by Monsanto for this product. Unless otherwise specified, do not exceed 44 fluid ounces of this product per acre when using aerial application equipment. Refer to the individual use area sections of the label for application rates, spray volumes, and additional use instructions.
Ensure uniform application. To avoid streaked, uneven or overlapped application, use appropriate marking devices.
Do not allow the herbicide solution to mist, drip, drift, or splash onto desirable vegetation since minute quantities of this product can cause severe damage or destruction to the crop, plants or other areas on which treatment was not intended.
Ground Broadcast Equipment
Apply this product at the appropriate rate in 3 to 40 gallons of water per acre when making broadcast applications using ground application equipment, unless otherwise directed on the label or in separate supplemental labeling or Fact Sheets published by Monsanto for this product. As the weed density increases, the spray volume should be increased towards the upper end of this range to ensure complete coverage. Carefully select proper nozzles to avoid generating a fine mist. For best results with ground application equipment, use flat spray nozzles. Check spray pattern for uniform distribution.
Hand-Held or Backpack Equipment
Apply to foliage of vegetation to be controlled. Spray coverage should be uniform and complete. Use coarse sprays only. For applications made on a spray-to-wet basis, do not spray to the point of runoff. For appropriate rates of application and timing, refer to the "ANNUAL WEEDS–HAND-HELD OR BACKPACK EQUIPMENT" section of this product label.
Selective Equipment
This product may be diluted in water and applied using shielded sprayers, hooded sprayers, wiper applicators or sponge bars to weeds listed on the label growing in any non-crop site specified on the label.
In cropping systems, shielded sprayers, hooded sprayers, and wiper applicators may be used in-between rows of crop plants (row middles). Wiper applicators may be used over the top of crops only when specifically allowed on the label. Selective equipment must be capable of preventing all contact of the herbicide solution with the crop and operated without spray mist escape or leakage, or dripping of the herbicide solution onto the crop.
Contact of this product with desirable vegetation may result in unwanted plant damage or destruction.
Shielded and Hooded Sprayers
This product, when applied at rates specified on the label using shielded and hooded sprayers according to the directions described in this section, will control those weeds listed in the "ANNUAL WEEDS RATE SECTION" and "PERENNIAL WEEDS RATE SECTION" of the label.
A hooded sprayer is a type of shielded sprayer where the spray pattern is fully enclosed, including the top, sides, front and back, thereby shielding the crop from the spray solution. Adjust the shields on these sprayers to protect desirable vegetation. When applying around crops grown on raised beds, ensure that the hood is capable of completely enclosing the spray pattern. If necessary, extend the front and rear flaps of the hooded sprayer downward to reach the ground in deep furrows. USE EXTREME CARE TO AVOID CONTACT OF THIS HERBICIDE WITH DESIRABLE VEGETATION.
Hooded sprayers must be configured and operated in a manner that minimizes bouncing and avoids raising the hood up off the ground surface at any time. If the hood is raised, spray particles may escape and come into contact with the crop, causing damage to or destruction of the crop. Avoid operating this equipment on rough or sloping terrain where the spray hood might be raised up off the ground surface.
Use hoods designed to minimize excessive dripping or run-off down the insides of the hoods. A single, low pressure, low-drift, flat-fan nozzle with an 80 to 95 degree spray angle positioned at the top center of the hood is recommended. Spray volume when using hooded sprayers should be 20 to 30 gallons per acre.
The following procedures will reduce the potential for crop injury when using hooded sprayers:
- Spray hoods must be operated on the ground or skimming across the ground surface.
- Leave at least an 8-inch untreated strip over the drill row. (For example, if the crop row width is 38 inches, the maximum width of the spray hood should be 30 inches.)
- Operate at ground speeds of no greater than 5 miles per hour to avoid bouncing of the spray hoods.
- Apply when wind speeds are 10 miles per hour or less.
- Use low-drift nozzles that provide uniform coverage within the treated area.
Crop injury may occur when foliage of treated weeds comes into direct contact with leaves of the crop. Do not apply this product when crop leaves are growing in direct contact with weeds to be treated. Droplets, mist, foam or splatter of the herbicide solution settling onto desirable vegetation may result in discoloration, stunting or destruction.
Wiper Applicators
Wiper applicators are devices that physically wipe this product directly onto the weed. Equipment must be designed, maintained and operated to prevent the herbicide solution from contacting desirable vegetation.
Wiper applicators used over the top of desirable vegetation should be adjusted so that the wiper contact point is at least 2 inches above the desirable vegetation. Better results may be obtained when more of the weed is exposed to the herbicide solution. Weeds should be a minimum of 6 inches above the desirable vegetation. Adjust the height of the applicator to ensure adequate contact with weeds. Weeds not contacted by the herbicide solution will not be affected. Poor contact may occur when weeds are growing in dense clumps, in severe weed infestations or when weed height varies dramatically. In these instances, repeat treatments may be necessary.
Operate this equipment at a ground speed of no greater than 5 miles per hour. Performance may be improved by reducing speed in areas of heavy weed infestations to provide adequate wiper saturation with the herbicide solution. Better results may be obtained when two applications are made in opposite directions.
Droplets, mist, foam or splatter of the herbicide solution settling onto desirable vegetation may result in discoloration, stunting or destruction. Avoid leakage or dripping onto desirable vegetation. Keep wiping surfaces clean. Be aware that on sloping ground the herbicide solution may migrate, causing dripping on the lower end and drying of the wicks on the upper end of the wiper applicator.
Do not use wiper applicators when weeds are wet.
Mix only the amount of this product to be used during a 1-day period, as reduced product performance may result from the use of solutions held in storage. Clean wiper parts promptly after using this product by thoroughly flushing with water.
Do not add surfactant to the herbicide solution when using a wiper applicator.
For Rope or Sponge Wick Applicators–Use solutions ranging from 33 to 75 percent of this product in water.
For Panel Applicators–Use solutions ranging from 33 to 100 percent of this product in water.
Injection Systems
This product may be used in aerial or ground injection spray systems. It may be used as a liquid concentrate or diluted prior to injecting into the spray stream. Do not mix this product with the concentrate of other products for use in injection systems.
CDA Equipment
The rate of this product applied per acre by vehicle-mounted controlled droplet applicator (CDA) equipment must not be less than the amount specified on the label for conventional broadcast application. For vehicle-mounted CDA equipment, apply in 2 to 15 gallons of water per acre.
For control of annual weeds with hand-held CDA units, apply a 20-percent solution of this product at a flow rate of 2 fluid ounces per minute and a walking speed of 1.5 miles per hour (1 quart per acre). For the control of perennial weeds, apply a 20- to 30-percent solution of this product at a flow rate of 2 fluid ounces per minute and a walking speed of 0.75 mile per hour (2 to 3 quarts per acre).
Controlled droplet applicators produce a spray pattern that is not easily visible. Extreme care must be taken to avoid spray or drift from contacting the foliage or any other green tissue of desirable vegetation, as damage or destruction of the plant may result.
TYPES OF APPLICATION: Chemical Fallow, Preplant Fallow Beds, Preplant, At-Planting, Preemergence, Hooded Sprayer in Row Middles, Shielded Sprayer in Row Middles, Wiper Application in Row Middles, Post-Harvest
GENERAL USE INSTRUCTIONS: Apply this product during fallow intervals preceding planting, prior to planting or transplanting, at-planting, or preemergence to annual and perennial crops listed in the label, except where specifically limited. For any crop not listed on the label, application must be made at least 30 days prior to planting. Unless otherwise specified, apply this product according to the rates listed in the "ANNUAL WEEDS RATE SECTION" and "PERENNIAL WEEDS RATE SECTION" of the label. Application rates specified on the label for the control of tough weeds, or those specified on separate supplemental labeling for this product, supersede the rates in the "ANNUAL WEEDS RATE SECTION" and "PERENNIAL WEEDS RATE SECTION" of the label. Additional information on the control of tough weeds can be found in Fact Sheets published by Monsanto for this product.
Repeat applications may be made up to a maximum of 5.3 quarts of this product per acre per year.
Hooded sprayers and wiper applicators capable of preventing all crop contact with the herbicide solution may be used in mulched or unmulched row middles after crop establishment. Wiper applicators may be used over the top of crops to control tall weeds, only when specifically directed in the individual crop sections that follow. Refer to the "SELECTIVE EQUIPMENT" section of the label for essential precautions regarding crop injury. Crop injury is possible with these types of application, and shall be the sole responsibility of the applicator.
All treatments described in the sections that follow may be made by aerial equipment where appropriate, provided that the applicator complies with the precautions and restrictions specified on the label and on separate supplemental labeling published by Monsanto for this product. Refer to the "AERIAL EQUIPMENT" section of the label for additional information.
TANK MIXTURES: This product may be tank-mixed with other herbicides to provide residual weed control, a broader weed control spectrum or an alternate mode of action. Always read and follow label directions for all products in the tank mixture. Use all products according to rates specified on the label. Some tank-mix products have the potential to cause crop injury under certain conditions, at certain crop growth stage and/or under other circumstances. Read all labels for products used in the tank mixture prior to use to determine the potential for crop injury. Always predetermine the compatibility of tank-mix products together in the carrier by mixing small proportional quantities in advance. A tank mixture of this product with other herbicides may cause incompatibility, antagonism, or a reduction in the efficacy of this product. Monsanto has not tested all tank-mix product formulations for compatibility or performance. See the "MIXING" section of the label for more information on tank mixtures.
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS, RESTRICTIONS: Avoid contact of this herbicide with foliage, green shoots or stems, bark, exposed roots (including those emerging from plastic mulch), or fruit of crops, as severe crop injury or destruction may result. When making at-planting and preemergence applications, application must be made before crop emergence to avoid severe crop injury. Broadcast application made at emergence will result in injury or death of emerged seedlings. Apply before seed germination in coarse sandy soils to further minimize the risk of injury. Unless otherwise specified on the label, treatments with selective equipment, including wiper applicators and hooded sprayers, must be made at least 14 days prior to harvest. Post-harvest and fallow applications must be made at least 30 days prior to planting any crop not listed on the label. See "APPLICATION EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES" section of the label for additional information.
In crops where spot treatment is allowed, do not treat more than 10 percent of the total field to be harvested. The crop receiving spray in the treated area will be killed. Take care not to spray or allow spray to drift outside the target area in order to avoid unwanted crop destruction.
Do not harvest or feed treated vegetation for 8 weeks following broadcast postemergence application, unless otherwise specified.
Observe the maximum application rates stated throughout the label. Maximum application rates apply to the use of this product combined with the use of any and all other herbicides containing glyphosate as the active ingredient, whether applied separately or as mixtures. Calculate the application rates (glyphosate acid equivalents) and ensure that the total use of this and other glyphosate-containing products does not exceed the stated maximum rate. See the "GENERAL INFORMATION" section of the label for more information on Maximum Application Rates.
Refer in the label regarding tank mix information.
Wiper Application
USE INSTRUCTIONS: This product may be applied over the top of desirable grasses using a wiper applicator for the control of tall weeds. See additional instructions on the use of wiper applicators in the "APPLICATION EQUIPMENT AND TECHNIQUES" section of the label.
PRECAUTIONS, RESTRICTIONS: Droplets, mist, foam or splatter of the herbicide solution settling onto desirable vegetation may result in discoloration, stunting or destruction. Such damage shall be the sole responsibility of the applicator.
Apply to actively growing perennial weeds.
NOTE: If weeds have been mowed or tilled, do not treat until plants have resumed active growth and have reached the recommended stages.
Repeat treatments may be necessary to control weeds regenerating from underground parts or seed. Repeat treatments must be made prior to crop emergence.
Unless otherwise stated, allow 7 or more days after application before tillage.
Best results are obtained when soil moisture is adequate for active weed growth.
Refer to Perennial Weeds Rate section of the label for specific instructions.
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Kerala PSC Exam Preperation :Selected Questions
1. The number of west flowing rivers of Kerala?
Ans : 41
2. "Who is the author of ""Kannuneerthulli"" ?"
Ans : Nalappattu Narayana Menon
3. Edakkal Caves are in
Ans: Vayanad District
4. The place in Kerala where Naval Academy is being built is
Ans : Ezhimala
5. Bakal Fort is in which District ?
Ans : Kasargode
6. First computerised Panchayath in Kerala
Ans : Vellanad
7. Information Kerala Mission started in
Ans : 1999
8. Kerala Institute of Local Administration (KILA) is in
Ans :Trissur
9. Smallest Grama Panchayath in Kerala is
Ans : Valapattanam
10. Who was the first education minister of Kerala State ?
Ans : Joseph Mundassery
11. Whose autobiography is called ''Ormayude Arakal ''?
Ans : Cherukad
12. The State Institute of Rural Development [SIRD] is located in
Ans : Kottarakkara
13. Smallest Taluk in Kerala
Ans : Kochi
14. The region of Kerala where evergreen forests are seen
Ans : Silent Valley
15. Which ids the biggest Taluk in Kerala State ?
Ans : Eranad
16. The name of the river that flows through the Silent Valley in Kerala ?
Ans : Kunthippuzha
17. The maximum number of Wards in a Grama Panchyath
Ans : 20
18. The winner of the first Ezhuthachan Puraskar ?
Ans : Dr.Sooranad Kunjan Pillai
19. Samadhi of Sri. Narayana Guru is at
Ans : Sivagiri
20. The Parauram Express runs between
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram & Mangalore
21. Who started the State Transport Service in Travancore ?
Ans : C.P.Ramaswamy Iyer
22. The district inwhich Central Root Research Institute is situated
Ans : Thiruvananthapuram
23. The Director of the film '' Agnisakshi ''
Ans : Shyamaprasad
24. Name the Jnanpith award winner in 1995
Ans : M.T.Vasudevan Nair
25. Where is Puralimala situated
Ans : Thalasserry
26. Importance of 1 makaram 984 in the history of Kerala is
Ans : Kundara Proclamation
27. "The book ""Swarga Vathil Thurakkunna Samayam"" is written by"
Ans : M.T.Vasudevan Nair
28. Head Quarter of Kerala Forest Research Institute
Ans : Peechi
29. The speaker having longest tenure in the Kerala Assembly
Ans : M.Vijayakumar
30. First Kerala State Kathakali Award has been given to
Ans : Kalamandalam Raman Kutty Nair
31. "Chandanakkuda Maholsavam" is held every year in"
Ans : Bimappalli
32. Wellington Island is in which district
Ans : Ernakulam
33. Joseph Mundassery was the Education Minister of Kerala in the ministry headed by
Ans : E.M.S
34. "The book ""Sooryakanthi "" is written by"
Ans : G.Sankarakurup
35. "Who wrote the malayalam novel "Agnisakshi"
Ans : Lalithambika Antharjanam
36. "Who is the director of the film "Chemmeen "
Ans : Ramu Kariyattu
37. The Teak Museum of Kerala is located in
Ans : Nilampoor
38. Which novel of Sara Joseph got Vayalar Award ?
Ans : Alahayude Penmakkal
39. The first short story in Malayalam
Ans : Vasana vikrithi
40. Sandal forest in Kerala
Ans : Marayoor
41. The first wild life sanctury in Kerala ?
Ans : Thekkady
42. "Horthus Malabaricus" a seventeenth century book published in 12 volumes by the Dutch describes "
Ans : Medicinal Plants of Kerala
43. The Monsoon which brings rains in Kerala during the period October-November is called
Ans : North East Monsoon
44. Who started the State Transport service in Travanore ?
Ans : C.P.RamaSwamy Iyer
45. "Who wrote ""Viswadarshanam"""
Ans : G.Shankara Kurup
46. Forest Industries Travancore is situated in
Ans : Aluva
47..Which is the firstMalayalam Novel ?
Ans : Kundhalatha by Appu Nedungadi
48..Who was the founder of Nair Service Society (N.S.S) ?
Ans : Mannath Padmanabhan
49..Who is known as "Kerala Valmiki" ?
Ans : Vallathol Narayana Menon
50.The First President of "Kerala Sahithya Academy"
Ans : Sardar K.M.Panicker


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Romo still has questions to answer vs. 'Skins
Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has answered almost every question about himself, certainly the silly ones.
How good of a quarterback is he really?
Is he a leader?
Can he deliver in the clutch?
Very, very good, yes and hell, yes, the corresponding responses. They have come without the flash and fanfare that used to surround all things Romo, those seeming to dissipate as playoff failures mount. There may only be one playoff victory, but this is an upper echelon NFL quarterbacking talent.
In many ways, that makes this harder to navigate. It certainly leads to much harder questions.
How much longer do you stay with a really talented quarterback who, to date, you have won a big bag of nothing with? How much more do you pay for potential? Because Romo's contract is up after next season, and what Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has to decide is whether to invest more, more time, more money, more, whether he has an Eli Manning or a Donovan McNabb, whether to go all in or fold.
Which way that goes depends a least a little on what happens Sunday in Landover, Md., when Dallas and Washington play in what amounts to the NFC East championship game, whether anybody is willing to admit as much or not.
Romo absolutely needs a W on Sunday, needs a playoff berth in this, his ninth season, and a playoff win, too.
This is not to say the Cowboys will not extend him anyway. Jerry loves Romo. He wants to extend him, and not simply because doing so gives them much-needed cap relief. He believes in him and is reluctant to give up on him. What a win Sunday does is make it that much easier to do what they want to do.
The question was asked to me on a radio show this week: Who has more to gain — Romo or Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III?
I was surprised it was even a question. What else can RGIII possibly prove this year? He has won, as a rookie, with this Redskins team. He has been exceptional in doing so. He has been name-checked by Tom Brady, seriously mentioned as Rookie of the Year material and has the Redskins playing for the playoffs. Whatever happens Sunday, this season has been an unmitigated success.
This is absolutely not the case for Romo. And this is unfair.
He had a bumpy start to this season. Too many picks, too few W's. When things started to fall apart for this team, literally with injuries to almost every defensive player worth a damn and figuratively, it was Romo who held this thing together. The offense was counted on to win games, to dig from holes, to provide miraculous endings to games the Cowboys had no business being in. It is a testament to him and his fighting spirit they are even playing for their playoff lives in Week 17. He kept this thing afloat.
Of course, in Dallas, where a good majority of fans love to hate him, there is still this narrative about how he is not a winner, not clutch, never going to win. It gets repeated often enough that people believe it is true, that somehow the Cowboys are not one of the lucky teams in the NFL, that there are not about 20 teams who would trade quarterbacks with them in a heartbeat.
You think the Jets would not love to have Tony Romo? Or Jacksonville? What he has not done is win in the playoffs. We can debate whether this should be laid at his feet. It is probably unfair. It is also unfair that quarterbacks always get named MVPs when it is a whole team effort, too.
Life is not fair. Deal. The thing is Romo knows it, too.
There was a game this year where Romo broke Troy Aikman's record for something or other. It was a big deal, certainly a big deal for an undrafted kid who once was behind Quincy Carter and a very old Vinny Testaverde on a depth chart. This was a huge deal for him to be passing a talent like Aikman in anything, or so I thought.
As we talked afterward, he downplayed all of it. All he could talk about was the playoffs, winning in the playoffs, how he would be judged by the playoffs, how much he wanted to win a Lombardi for Dallas.
"I'm not trying to minimize anything," he said. "Really, you're just singularly focused on trying to bring a championship to this town and this organization."
All of the records take care of themselves, felled by talent and time. All of the easy questions are already answered. What is left are the hard ones — how much longer, how much more faith is warranted. And Sunday will go a long way toward answering them.


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Video: Eva Mendes' Trick To Tying A Head Scarf
Tying a headscarf is one of the most important style skills a girl can master; how else can you simultaneously camouflage a bad hair day and accessorize your outfit in seconds flat? As such, we feel compelled to share the impromptu tutorial Eva Mendes gave on her own scarf technique at Lucky's FABB Conference. The actress is constantly spotted in the chic accessory, so it came as no surprise that she makes it look utterly effortless. Learn the art from Eva below, or if you prefer to see the steps broken out further, check out our beginner's guide to tying a headscarf.
Step 1: Pull the scarf around the back of your head and knot in the front.
Step 2: Wrap the ends around the back of the head and cross the ends.
Step 3: Bring the ends around to the front again and knot.
Step 4: Tuck in ends (not pictured).


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Evolution is an important part of any industry. In order to grow and keep up with changing times, it's essential for any company to heed the ever-changing desires of their customers. That was the very motivation behind Toyota's launch of the Scion brand, a relatively new company that sells exclusively within the American market. Established in 2002, the Scion name and family line of cars has quickly garnered a great deal of attention from consumers and car experts.
Toyota spotted a need in the North American market for a car company devoted to the younger, professional, tech-savvy generation. The upstart Scion brand also gives clients a never-before-seen number of options for customizing their cars. Thanks to this new attitude in automotive sales, Scion is enjoying a successful beginning.
Among the various models offered by Scion, the xD series is a popular choice. It was released for sales in the U.S. in 2008 and quickly earned a respectable reputation among industry experts and the car's first owners.
Like most offerings from Scion, the xD provides Toyota-quality mechanics, a unique and attractive body style, and a decent powertrain for the car's size. The xD was released to replace Scion's xA model. The xA didn't catch on with consumers to the degree that Scion had hoped for, and the company chose to scrap the car and created the somewhat similar xD model. This hatchback has become popular thanks to its solid performance and unique appearance.
Like other models from Scion, buyers have come to expect plenty of standard features that most other carmakers only offer as options. On the other hand, the xD does not have a whole slew of factory extras available. With the xD, buyers can also choose to ask about dealership-installed options. Those options typically involve upgrading or adding to the factory-standard audio equipment, Bluetooth capabilities, and iPod docking station. Satellite radio and other entertainment extras are offered as well. These available features are all rooted in Scion's dedication to its younger client base.
For the 2012 model year, Scion released a new xD model. The new xD is similar to its earlier incarnations, but has additional technological options. The car retains its four-door, hatchback body style and is offered in two trim levels: the base and the Release Series 4.0.
The base trim level of the xD is equipped with an impressive audio system that includes Bluetooth phone capabilities, streaming audio, and a six-speaker Pioneer sound system with a CD player. This model features 16-inch steel wheels, full power accessories, and air-conditioning. The buyer has the option of looking over the dealer-installed options as well.
The 4.0 Series Release model of the xD adds 16-inch alloy wheels, a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine, and a choice of either a five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission. It's also worth nothing that, due to limited release, Scion has opted to only offer the 4.0 Series Release in its Blizzard Pearl, an off-white color. The interior is designed to match the unique exterior color, and the steering wheel, console, and door panels all match. This car also features unique upholstery with white stitching to complete the look. Interested buyers should know that Scion is releasing only 800 of this particular model.
Scion first offered the xD series in 2008. There hasn't been a great deal of change since the car's introduction, with the exception of additional technological gadgets and capabilities thrown into the mix. These cars go a long way in ensuring its owners are fully ready for the modern world with plenty of entertainment and information amenities available.
The past versions of the xD have a unique body style with the hood and front end having a rather snub-nosed appearance. Under the hood, the early xD included a 1.8-liter, four-cylinder motor. While there is no alternate engine choice available, buyers can choose between the standard five-speed manual or the optional four-speed automatic transmission. Together, the powertrain for the xD is more than adequate for the car's size and performance needs.
Scion equipped the xD with plenty of standards, such as full-power accessories, keyless entry, and air-conditioning. These cars have cruise control functions and anti-lock brakes as well. The dealer-installed options include more than 40 choices, such as a larger braking system, bigger tires and wheels, and a carbon-fiber engine.
2014 Scion xD
Compact, Hatchback
2013 Scion xD
There is no doubt the xD hatchback from Scion has some strong selling points.
2012 Scion xD
The aging xD is unchanged for 2012. It comes with turn signals integrated into the side mirrors. Toyota Racing Development and dealer-installed accessories like a sport muffler, rear anti-roll bar, and performance shocks are available.
2011 Scion xD
The 2011 Scion xD is a five-door subcompact hatchback that is manufactured by Toyota in its Japanese factory and marketed in the U.
2010 Scion xD
The 2010 Scion xD receives two new audio systems. The base stereo is now a 160-watt, six-speaker Pioneer unit with satellite radio support and a USB input. The optional Alpine unit keeps the six speakers and 160-watt amp, but receives a 4.3-inch touch screen, HD radio support, and multiple RCA outputs.
2009 Scion xD
2008 Scion xD
The 2008 Scion xD has that recognizable and distinctive Scion styling that consumers will either love or hate.


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Oopsie Loopsie: Giving Moms "A Little More Room"
By: Nicole Pelletiere After having their children, sister-in-laws Kristin and Anna Forselius discovered that baby weight was keeping them from getting back into their normal-sized pants. After the infamous rubber-band attempt, they decided it was time to brainstorm for a more convenient and attractive way to get the job done. Then, Oopsie Loopsie was born. Oopsie Loopsie is a smart, chic, elastic device that fastens pant buttons to their holes—allowing new and expectant Mamas to wear their pre-pregnancy pants stylishly and comfortably. Even more good news is that you can save money on pricey maternity wear or larger post-pregnancy clothing. New Parent loves the cute polka dotted design as well as their impressive elasticity, which does not snap like rubber bands do. Also, the directions on the back of the package are super handy and easy for anyone to follow. Thank goodness for Oopsie Loopsie! LOOPSIE is a patented waistband extender that allows you to wear your pants that are a bit too tight to button-up. It's a single stretchy piece sewn in two loops that's small enough to keep in your pocket for use when you need it. Each package contains 4 Loopsies in 4 different sizes to meet the needs of various button types and various stages of weight loss or gain. Moms can experiment in order to discover which Loopsie works best with their jeans, khakis, or skirt buttons. To find out where you can purchase your own Oopsie Loopsie set visit http://www.oopsieloopsie.com/Home_Page.html Follow on Facebook Twitter @OopsieLoopsie *A sample of Oopsie Loopsie was sent to us free of charge from Celebrity Baby Trend Expert, Rachel Florio-Urso. All opinions are our own.
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Water, commodity prices, alternative enterprises, new insecticides, better cotton varieties, and up-to-date-production techniques make the 2003 Southwest Crops Conference and Expo one of the most comprehensive sessions since the event's inception five years ago.
The conference will be held in the Lubbock Civic Center Feb. 25. Registration, which is free, begins at 7:45 a.m., with the program stating promptly at 8:15. The conference runs through 5 p.m.
"We're excited about our program this year," Said Mike Gonitzke, publisher of Southwest Farm Press, one of the conference co-sponsors. "Organizers have done a magnificent job of pulling the program together and offering information we believe will help High Plains producers improve profit potential for 2003."
Gonitzke said farmers face many changes this year under a new farm bill. As regulations of that law continue to unfold, questions remain as how various titles in the legislation will affect individual farmers.
"A representative from the Farm Services Agency in Washington will be on hand to explain some of the details," Gonitzke said. "We hope to get the administrator, James Little, in from Washington."
Southwest Farm Press, Plains Cotton Growers, Inc., and the Texas Extension Service, plan to have computers and disks available to allow farmers who have not signed up for farm program benefits to begin the process.
Texas A&M University has developed software to help farmers evaluate acreage base and yields. FSA officials, who say signup for farm programs has been slow, remind growers of the April 1 deadline, after which acreage and yield bases will revert back to historical figures.
The conference also will include production techniques for cotton and grain sorghum. Carl Anderson, Texas A&M Extension economist and cotton market specialist, will discuss price and supply outlook for cotton.
Wayne Cleveland, National Grain Sorghum Producers, and Texas Corn Producers Board Chairman Joe Reed will discuss grain outlook.
Scott Orr, High Plains Underground Water District No. 1, will moderate a farmer panel and discuss the region's need to conserve irrigation water.
Steven Boston, with the Texas Department of Agriculture, will update conference participants on the latest in agricultural rules and regulations.
Attendees may receive 5 continuing education units from the Texas Department of Agriculture and 5.5 units from the Texas Certified Crop Advisers.
An agricultural expo will feature some 30 local and regional companies exhibiting some of the latest products and services.
Sponsors for the annual event include: The Plains Cotton Growers, Inc.; the Texas Cooperative Extension Service; the Texas A&M Agricultural Research Station; the USDA-ARS station at Lubbock; Texas Tech University; and Southwest Farm Press.
Organizers encourage participants to register early to help caterers plan for lunch, which will be available for a nominal fee.
Early registrants will qualify for a drawing for a new shotgun.
For registration information or other conference details call 601-624-8503 or 940-535-1484.