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By Bonnie K. Goodman The way the Trump campaign transition Russia contact scandal is growing one historian believes Donald Trump will be forcibly removed from office in one of the shortest presidencies in American history. Ronald L. Feinman, a history professor at Florida Atlantic University, revealed his prediction for the longevity of a Trump presidency […]
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By Bonnie K. Goodman For the first Canada is topping an international university ranking list. However, the honors are not to any particular college, but for a city, Montreal. Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), the company behind the World University Rankings, released their sixth annual QS Best Student Cities index on Feb. 15, 2017, with Montreal, Quebec […]
By Bonnie K. Goodman The Trump White House is taking their war with the new media to a new level. Press Secretary Sean Spicer handpicked on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, which media outlets would be included in a small press gaggle in his office. At the same time, Spicer excluded some of the outlets most […]
By Bonnie K. Goodman President Donald Trump made a triumphant fifth appearance on Friday, Feb. 23, 2017, at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held "at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland." Trump's appearance gives the conference its first Republican president in eight years, and he emphasized the party's […]
By Bonnie K. Goodman President Donald Trump is going back on an order from his predecessor President Barack Obama on transgender students and bathroom choice in schools. In a new directive letter released Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, the administration is giving the states the right to decide which bathroom transgender students should be using in […]
By Bonnie K. Goodman Nearly a month after his original scheduled visit President Donald Trump finally made it the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture on Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017. Trump toured the museum and then appropriately gave a speech "denouncing" intolerance and the recent rise in anti-Semitism including bomb threats to […]
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By Bonnie K. Goodman It is never too early to start campaigning for the next presidential election that is President Donald Trump's philosophy as he officially returned to the campaign trail, on Saturday evening, Feb. 18, 2017, at the Orlando-Melbourne International Airport, in Melbourne, Florida. The Saturday rally, was Trump's first rally since entering office, […]
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ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF ISRAEL POLITICAL BRIEF: ISRAEL NEWS Remarks on Middle East Peace Source: State.gov, 12-28-16 Remarks John Kerry Secretary of State The Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC December 28, 2016 <iframe src='https://players.brightcove.net/1705665025/HJ8lQG1Eg_default/index.html?videoId=5263818077001′ allowfullscreen frameborder=0> SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you […]
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Following his reelection, President Obama enjoyed a surge in his approval rating, with 58 percent of Americans in a Gallup poll last December giving him good marks for the work he's been doing.
As of now, 47 percent now approve of the president's performance, with 48 percent saying they now disapprove of how he's handling the nation's affairs….READ MORE
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Support for gay marriage reached a new high in the latest ABC News/Washington Post poll, marking a dramatic change in public attitudes on the subject across the past decade. Fifty-eight percent of Americans now say it should be legal for gay and lesbian couples to wed….READ MORE
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Could Rand Paul run for president in 2016?
The Kentucky senator emerged as the potential 2016 presidential candidate preferred by the largest share of those who participated in a straw poll at the 2013 Conservative Political Action Conference. Paul commanded 25 percent of straw poll voters, while another possible GOP contender, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, was close on his heels with 23 percent, according to the results of the survey announced on Sunday….READ MORE
Ky. Sen. Rand Paul — 25 percent
Fla. Sen. Marco Rubio — 23 percent
Other/Write-in — 14 percent
Former Pa. Sen. Rick Santorum — 8 percent
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie — 7 percent
Wis. Congressman Paul Ryan — 6 percent
Wis. Gov. Scott Walker — 5 percent
Neurosurgeon Ben Carson — 4 percent
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz — 4 percent
La. Gov. Bobby Jindal — 3 percent
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin — 3 percent
Undecided — 1 percent
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Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback
Neurosurgeon Ben Carson
N.J. Gov. Chris Christie
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz
Former Ind. Gov. Mitch Daniels
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley
La. Gov. Bobby Jindal
Ohio Gov. John Kasich
N.M. Gov. Susana Martinez
Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin
Ky. Sen. Rand Paul
Ind. Gov. Mike Pence
Texas Gov. Rick Perry
Ohio Sen. Rob Portman
Fla. Sen. Marco Rubio
Wis. Congressman Paul Ryan
Former Pa. Sen. Rick Santorum
S.C. Sen. Tim Scott
S.D. Sen. John Thune
Wis. Gov. Scott Walker
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Mitt Romney won the CPAC straw poll in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Ron Paul won in 2010 and 2011. Romney won again in 2012. This year's poll was sponsored by The Washington Times and conducted by the GOP firm, Fabrizio, McLaughlin & Associates….READ MORE
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Conservative activists picked Senator Rand Paul on Saturday as their preferred presidential nominee for 2016, in an early but often unreliable snapshot….READ MORE
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In the court of public opinion, most Americans would pin the blame on Republican lawmakers if the country goes over the fiscal cliff.
A new survey by the Pew Research Center that concluded last Sunday found that 53 percent of respondents will hold Republicans responsible if no deal is reached with the White House to stop the rescinding of tax breaks for all Americans and the enactment of deep automatic spending reductions, which economists say will lead to another recession.
Just 27 percent of respondents said that the onus should fall on President Obama if the two sides can't reach an agreement by the end of the month….READ MORE
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Source: ABC News Radio, 11-13-12
Americans don't trust Republicans and Democrats to get along, it seems.
A new poll from the Pew Research Center finds that 51 percent of Americans don't believe a deal will reached between President Obama and Republicans in Congress regarding the so-called "fiscal cliff," the tax increases and spending cuts that will go into effect if there is no bargain. The poll found that 38 percent believe a deal will be reached, while 11 percent responded that they don't know.
Republicans are more skeptical than Democrats, according to the poll. Among the 51 percent who doubt an agreement will be reached by the Jan. 1 deadline, 66 percent were Republicans, while only 40 percent were Democrats. And among those who believe that there will be a deal, just 25 percent were Republicans and 47 were Democrats….READ MORE
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Not even a powerful East Coast storm can stave off the momentum of Mitt Romney in Gallup's daily tracking poll of likely voters.
On Monday, as the large portion of the country was battered by Hurricane Sandy, Romney picked up a point nationally on President Obama, leading 51 percent to 46 percent.
Since Gallup's tracking poll averages seven days of statistics, it includes the entirety of the October 29 debate on foreign affairs, suggesting that the incumbent got no bounce from his last meeting with Romney, which many pundits said Obama won….READ MORE
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As it enters its frenetic final week, the presidential race is drawing more close attention than any such contest in 28 years, a testament to a campaign that has been the closest by some measures in pre-election polls dating back even further — to 1960, or even to the early days of polling in 1936.
Support for President Obama and Mitt Romney has averaged 48-48 percent since September, the closest in ABC/Washington Post polls — or Gallup polls before them — in comparable periods dating back 76 years. It's also the first contest since 1960 in which neither candidate, in this period, has exceeded 50 percent support (adjusting for third-party vote where applicable).
Holding steady the past three days, the gap is now a single point, with 49 percent support for Romney among likely voters, and 48 percent for Obama in this poll, produced for ABC by Langer Research Associates. At this stage in 2008, Obama had held majority support since Oct. 11….READ MORE
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Source: Gallup, 10-16-12
Half of likely voters now prefer Mitt Romney for president and 46% back President Barack Obama in Gallup interviewing through Monday.
While Romney's four-percentage-point advantage is not statistically significant, he has consistently edged ahead of Obama each of the past several days in Gallup's seven-day rolling averages conducted entirely after the Oct. 3 presidential debate. Prior to that debate — regarded as a decisive Romney win by political experts and Americans who watched it — Romney averaged less than a one-point lead over Obama among likely voters….READ MORE
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SPRINGFIELD — A new study compiled by Democrats in the Illinois House raises questions about Republican claims that Chicago schools get an outsized share of state education dollars.
The eight-page report, obtained by the Times Springfield Bureau, claims that GOP lawmakers in the Senate used selective data in order to argue against an assertion by top Democrats that downstate school districts should pay a bigger share toward teacher pension costs.
Further, the report notes that some of the unfairness outlined by Republicans was actually created by a Republican-led General Assembly.
For example, Republicans said that Chicago Public Schools receive 30 percent of the funds for special education, yet have 17 percent of the special-needs students in the state.
"Chicago Public Schools block grants were established in the 1995 Republican school reform measure," the new report notes.
The Democratic response serves as the latest counterpunch in the ongoing debate over the state's massive pension funding problems.
Gov. Pat Quinn and House Speaker Michael Madigan think downstate school districts should have to contribute a larger share toward teacher pensions as a way to help address the state's $97 billion pension shortfall.
Republicans in the Senate, however, say that's not fair because Chicago gets a bigger slice of the education funding pie.
As an example, Republicans say Chicago schools get 49 percent of a property tax cap adjustment but have 18 percent of the students in the state. They also say Chicago gets 47 percent of poverty grant funding but has 31 percent of the children in poverty.
The end result is more funding per student in the Chicago school system than for students downstate and in southern Illinois, Republican state Sen. Dave Luechtefeld of Okawville said in a recent interview.
In their study, however, Democrats said Republicans weren't using comparable data.
"In each instance, just by looking at comparable data, we determined that CPS was getting its fair share, if not less than its fair share, of school funding," the study noted.
Republicans say the cost-shift backed by Quinn and Madigan would force downstate districts to raise property taxes and have sought to kill the idea, leaving pension talks at a standstill.
Madigan spokesman Steve Brown said Madigan continues to think a cost shift is needed.
"I think it's a top priority of the speaker," Brown said.
He points to university officials who have agreed to take on a bigger role in funding the pensions of their employees.
In a letter issued April 4, the presidents of the state's public universities said they support the concept of a cost shift if the added costs are phased in "slowly."
Talks in the House designed to craft a pension solution are on hold for now. Members of the House don't meet again until April 30.


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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Embattled law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf said on Sunday it removed its former chairman from various leadership positions amid a probe by the Manhattan district attorney and said that talks with rival firm Greenberg Traurig about a potential transaction ended with no deal.
According to an internal firm memo obtained by Reuters, Dewey's executive committee voted to oust Steven Davis from its ranks and remove him from a five-member management team put in place during a leadership shakeup last month. The firm's management also disclosed that talks with Greenberg Traurig had ended.
"We are in discussions with other firms about a possible transaction and will consider those and other options for the firm moving forward," the memo said.
Dewey, saddled by high debt, has been considering filing bankruptcy as a vehicle to merge with or be acquired by one or more firms.
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- MJ Clarke 28*
- Mohammad Asif 2/86
- Mohammad Amir 0/101
- Abdur Rauf 1/86
- Saeed Ajmal 1/150
- Imran Farhat 0/17
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Mohammad Amir to Katich, OUT, run out! forcing off the back foot to cover, Watson runs through for the single, Katich takes a few steps down before retreating, both batsmen end up at the same end with the throw into the bowler's end to affect the run out, neither batsmen wants to leave and replays suggest both got to the striker's end at the same time. Watson is the one ruled out.
SR Watson run out 93 (243m 191b 11x4 0x6) SR: 48.69
Mohammad Asif to Katich, OUT, caught! slashes at a ball short outside off, cut away in the air to Salman Butt at backward point who takes a good catch. A similar position to where Umar Akmal dropped Katich this morning.
SM Katich c Salman Butt b Mohammad Asif 98 (303m 226b 5x4 0x6) SR: 43.36
Mohammad Asif to Ponting, OUT, caught! forward to a fullish delivery outside off, Ponting is looking to drive through the off side, but the movement deceives him as he only manages an outside edge which is collected cleanly by Misbah-ul-Haq at second slip
RT Ponting c Misbah-ul-Haq b Mohammad Asif 57 (100m 60b 7x4 0x6) SR: 95.00
Saeed Ajmal to Hussey, OUT, coming round the wicket and fires it on a good length on the off, Hussey bends low to sweep, misses and is struck on the pads, Doctrove's given him, but Hussey has decided to call for the review, just a hint of away spin on that one and the impact appeared to be just marginally in line, would have clipped off, a tough call there, took plenty of time but the right decision has been made
MEK Hussey lbw b Saeed Ajmal 82 (176m 113b 10x4 0x6) SR: 72.56
Abdur Rauf to Hauritz, OUT, lbw! full length delivery, taken on the pad trying to flick the ball to the on side, the bowler's appeal for lbw is turned down, so the fielding side calls for a referral. Hawkeye shows that it is absolutely plumb, hitting the batsman in line with middle and off and going on to hit middle stump three-quarters of the way up
NM Hauritz lbw b Abdur Rauf 75 (193m 152b 8x4 1x6) SR: 49.34
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Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): For the first time, Yale University scientists have synthesized a chemical compound, leading to the development of a new class of molecules that may target and destroy cancer stem cells.
A team at Yale, led by chemist Seth Herzon, managed to create the chemical called lomaiviticin aglycon, opening up new avenues of exploration into novel chemotherapies that could target cancer stem cells, thought to be the precursors to tumors in a number of different cancers including ovarian, brain, lung, prostate and leukemia.
Gil Mor of the Yale School of Medicine said that in addition to lomaiviticin aglycon, Herzon's team also created smaller, similar molecules that have proven extremely effective in killing ovarian stem cells.
The scientists are particularly excited about lomaiviticin aglycon's potential to kill ovarian cancer stem cells because the disease is notoriously resistant to Taxol and Carboplatin, two of the most common chemotherapy drugs.
"Ovarian cancer has a high rate of recurrence, and after using chemotherapy to fight the tumor the first time, you're left with resistant tumor cells that tend to keep coming back. If you can kill the stem cells before they have the chance to form a tumor, the patient will have a much better chance of survival - and there aren't many potential therapies out there that target cancer stem cells right now," explained Mor.
The findings appeared in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. (ANI)


text: Officials from China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met in Shanghai to discuss how to step up maritime cooperation. The three-day meeting reviewed the cooperation between China and the ASEAN in maritime affairs in 2006. The officials will also discuss the issues relating to sailing safety, maritime emergency response and others. The meeting was the second of its kind under the mechanism of China-ASEAN maritime affairs consultation, initiated in October 2003. The first meeting was held in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. Source: Xinhua


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''I've seen him batting in the nets so things are going in the right direction,'' Mr Graveney told BBC Five Live.
''Michael Vaughan is a crucial part of our team and I haven't had any information to suggest that there's anything dramatic happening,'' he added.
The 31-year-old has not played since returning midway from the tour of India. He underwent a knee surgery after that and his recovery has been painfully slow.
However, Mr Graveny said the English cricket board is ready to wait as long as it takes for Vaughan's knee to heal.
''It's progressing. It's probably taking longer than people wanted it to but it's the right thing in terms of the bigger picture to show a bit of caution at this time,'' he said.
The chief selector said Vaughan himself was anxious to return to action.
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March 14, 2014
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – University of Nevada senior diver Grace Huang placed third in today's 3-meter diving event at the NCAA Zone E Diving Regional being hosted by the Air Force Academy this weekend.
Eight divers from NCAA Zone E will advance to the NCAA Championship at the University of Minnesota, Mar. 20-22. The divers that advance will be announced after Saturday's platform competition has concluded.
Huang, the 2014 Mountain West Diver of the Year, scored 651.60 to earn third. Thursday she was the Pack's top finisher in the 1-meter taking 13th with a score of 262.65.
Sophomore Krysta Palmer scored 590.90 in today's 3-meter to place 10th and was 26th in Thursday's 1-meter posting a score of 247.25.
Senior Stephanie Hansen placed 23rd in the 1-meter and 21st in the 3-meter.
2014 Zone E Diving Schedule
Thursday, March 13
Women's 1m Prelims: 10 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Women's 1m Finals: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Friday, March 14
Women's 3m Prelims: 10 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Women's 3m Finals: 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Saturday, March 15
Women's Platform Prelims: 10 a.m. - 11:35 p.m.
Women's Platform Finals: 11:50 p.m. - 12:20 p.m.
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As a passionate Englishman I savour any win over the southern hemisphere because they remain the yard-stick for all European teams.
Our victories against South Africa (twice), Argentina and Australia, the world champions, are significant strides forward and no mean achievement.
However, my end-of-year report on Clive Woodward and the England team would say the results do not prove we have rewritten the world rankings.
It's a fact southern hemisphere nations focus on the Tri-Nations competition and the World Cup.
They view the kind of fixtures we have just had at Twickenham as end-of-season short tours. England should take huge pride and confidence from their performances - but for the Australians and South Africans these are not must-win games and that's the big difference.
Although the Aussies carry the mantle of world champions, their team at Twickenham was significantly different from the one that won the World Cup.
They came on this tour without the impressive half-back combination of George Gregan and Stephen Larkham and the retired trio of Tim Horan, Jason Little and David Wilson.
The South Africans have a new coach who is just starting to try to create a team that can win the 2003 World Cup.
It's a failing in this country that we believe World Cups can be won with big wins three years too early.
Just because England have put together four victories over the southern hemisphere this year does not make us red-hot favourites for the 2003 World Cup.
There is still too much rugby to be played and the immediate concern is the small matter of the match with Wales in Cardiff in February - never an easy proposition as I know too well!
What is clear from England's three autumn matches is that we have a pack of forwards that is as good, if not better, than anyone else in the game.
It is also clear our midfield backs still lack a real cutting edge to regularly hurt the best defences. Will Greenwood scored an excellent solo try on Saturday, but on the whole England's backs have not set the world alight this autumn.
There are important questions to ask about the backs such as:
? Does Mike Tindall have the pace for outside-centre?
? Can Matt Perry, so brave in defence, offer more attacking options from full-back?
? What is Iain Balshaw's best position for England?
? Whatever happened to Josh Lewsey, the Wasps full-back?
Jonny Wilkinson has become a world-class points scorer - punishing teams who are eager to concede three points rather than seven.
His short pass to Greenwood proved that orchestrating the back line in attack is something he can develop.
I thought he opted for a very limited game against Australia and the Argentina match was a bit of a non-event, which is why the variation Wilkinson showed on Saturday was welcome.
His defence has always been awesome and England are lucky to have found another No10 like Rob Andrew, who will shore up his area with solid hits.
It means the rest of the defence can drift with real confidence knowing that any inside switch will run straight into Wilkinson.
But until England's midfield play matches to the world-class standard of their forwards, Wilkinson will have limited options and that is a real worry.
He desperately needs Tindall to offer defence-splitting pace from outside-centre and a full-back coming into the line to draw out the opposition and help create space for others.
Perry hasn't done that for England. Balshaw has tremendous pace, as does Lewsey, and they enjoy the full-back role.
I was delighted to see Dan Luger back in the team, having recovered from a worrying groin injury. He ran with real power and pace, which was great as there had been questions whether he could recapture the speed that saw him make such an impact as a new member of the squad.
He could become a really great player if he keeps developing his all-round skills.
It would be a real waste of a key attacking weapon if England allow him to become just a runner/battering ram because opposition defences will read this very quickly.
With the amount of ball and territorial domination the backs enjoy, it is vital England break the first line of defence more often to reward the enormous amount of work by the forwards.
The fact South Africa targeted our back-row men - Richard Hill and Neil Back suffered awful cuts - was a compliment!
They recognised just how vital the back-row men have become to England and that will not change in the near future.
The combination of Hill, Back and Lawrence Dallaglio will have a major impact on any game. It doesn't matter if one of the trio is not firing on all cylinders, as happened with Dallaglio against Argentina, because the other guys will more than make up for that.
As we head into 2001, my wish for England is that they start to produce regular back-line tries in a Six Nations championship they should dominate.
WILL CARLING captained England a world-record 59 times, winning 72 caps between 1988 and 1997. He played 44 consecutive Tests during a career in which he led England to three Grand Slams and the 1991 World Cup Final. He scored 12 tries in those 72 tests and made an appearance for the Lions in 1993.Reuse content


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Saturday, November 21, 2009
I used the Brocade Buttons from Aimoobaroo Etsy store for my inspiration today which was the SCS IC270 challenge. I hope everyone here in the US has a great Thanksgiving! Supplies: Stamps - PaperTrey Fall Elegance; Paper - PaperTrey Vanilla Cream; Ink - PaperTrey, Memento
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HDFC Bank is targeting non-resident Indians (NRIs) with a fixed income product, exposing them to foreign currency fluctuations. If a customer loses money, he has to be blamed, of course, for falling for this hard-sell from his 'trusted' banker
Rupeemax is a product that HDFC Bank is targeting at non-resident Indians (NRIs) with the tagline "Earn better returns on your NRE Deposits: 12%." A breathless email message, seeking appointments with well-heeled NRIs, draws attention "to a very interesting opportunity in the NR FD space." The marketing pitch says: NRE FDs have earned 8.75% compounding quarterly over a 5-year period giving a tax free, repatriable interest of 10.83% over that period. For that same period, HDFC Banks claims, "we can enhance the rate from 8.75% to 9.5%, which with the compounding effect can deliver an annual yield of 11.9% to12.10% as against 10.83%." The 'key concern' is a 5-year lock-in to maturity. The official goes on: "I believe this is an excellent opportunity and is short lived as this enhanced yield is a function of cross currency movements, which currently are in favor.!!!!!!!!!!!!! Also the interest rates are expected to head downwards in the near future wherein this makes a lot of sense."
Dr KC Chakrabarty, deputy governor RBI, tells customers to be wary of higher returns offered by banks. The global consultant who received this was certainly sceptical and checked with a fund manager who, in turn, sent it to Moneylife with this comment: "Is this real or is HDFC Bank pulling a 3-card trick?" A simple reading of the email suggests it is pitching a fixed deposit with a 5-year lock-in. We asked the Bank if the email was genuine.
A response from HDFC Bank's NRI team underscores the dangerous toxicity of the product. It says the product is built on the fact that RBI guidelines allow NRIs to "hedge their FCNR and NRE deposits." It assumes that "NRIs are normally sophisticated investors with knowledge of cross currency risk. They compare the interest rates offered on FCNR and NRE deposits and other similar investments available across different geographies. Depending on the interest rates available on these deposits and forward premia prevailing at the time, NRIs tend to invest in FCNR deposits and sell foreign currency in the forward leg (with the maturity proceeds) thereby earning a better rate than on NRE deposit. Conversely, NRIs may tend to invest in NRE deposits and buy foreign currency in the forward leg (using the maturity proceeds) thereby earning a better rate than on FCNR deposit. These are, of course, permissible transactions in accordance with the above quoted provisions of law."
Really? Most of our NRI friends and relatives, even in the finance industry don't have a fraction of the base sophistication that HDFC Bank is assuming. Worse, it is pitched at people whose money is safely in tax-free NRE fixed deposits. HDFC Bank goes on to explain that "the rate of 12% quoted in the mail was indeed the maximum rate that a client could have earned by investing in this product yesterday. This yield was available by booking a 5-year Japanese Yen FCNR deposit and selling the Yen maturity proceeds in the forward leg. The risk factors and other aspects that need to be known by clients are shown in the emailer." Is the vague line about the yield being a "function of cross currency movements" which are "currently in our favour" an indicator of product risk? In fact, the only risk flagged by the email is the 5-year lock-in, which skilfully suggests that the higher return is the reward for locking in his money for five years. There is no indication that a 12% return is not guaranteed. If a customer loses money, he has to be blamed, of course, for falling for this hard-sell from his trusted banker. Will RBI put in place any mechanism to check such blatant mis-selling of even fixed-income products? Globally, regulators are moving away from the principle of caveat emptor, which had left savers to the mercy of snake-oil salesmen in bankers' garb. When will RBI start thinking along these lines and put in place a mechanism to report such products?
BluFin's Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) rose to 41.4 points in May, an increase of 3.4 points since the beginning of the year, due to improved spending behaviour coupled with easing inflation
Indian consumers' confidence level rose in the month of May on the back of to improved spending behaviour coupled with easing inflation, a study by financial services provider BluFin revealed.
BluFin's Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) rose to 41.4 points in May, an increase of 3.4 points since the beginning of the year.
The index is a key 'aggregate' indicator that assesses the pulse of urban Indian consumers with regard to the economy, spending behaviour and employment. The index reflects pessimism at below 50 score and optimism above that.
The two key components of the CCI indicated improvement in the consumer sentiment.
A sub index, which rates inflation sentiment, rose from 23.9 points in January to 26.8 points in May, while the spending sentiment improved from 28.3 points to 30.5 points in the same period.
However, pessimistic views on employment continue to be a small drag on the consumer confidence index. The employment sentiment declined to 50.2 points in May from 51.4 points at the beginning of the year.
Nonetheless, the score itself is encouraging as it is above the benchmark level of 50.
Another sub-index, which measures future expectations, was at 40 points, indicating consumers were still pessimistic about the economy's prospects. However, consumers were more comfortable about their present situation with a score of 46.
In terms of region, consumer confidence in North India registered a rise of about two points to 39 points in May, after a steady decline since January 2013.
"North Indian consumers, who have been the most sensitive to economic vagaries in the recent past, have been showing increased propensity to spend. This makes the North India numbers a lead indicator of an impending turnaround in overall consumer sentiment in India," BluFin CEO Rashid Bilimoria said.
"A key driver for this improvement is declining pessimism about inflation among consumers leading to a rising expectation of a rate cut," he added.
The survey has shown consumers in the eastern region of India to be the most pessimistic while those in the southern states to be the most optimistic, with cities such as Bangalore generally scoring above the benchmark level of 50.
The index is based on nation-wide monthly surveys of 4,000 respondents across 18 cities conducted by custom market research company TNS.
The recent leaks have shed light on one of the darkest corners of the U.S. government -- but when it comes to mass surveillance practices, clarity remains elusive
Last week saw revelations that the FBI and the National Security Agency have been collecting Americans' phone records en masse and that the agencies have access to data from nine tech companies.
But secrecy around the programs has meant even basic questions are still unanswered. Here's what we still don't know:
Has the NSA been collecting all Americans' phone records, and for how long?
It's not entirely clear.
The Guardian published a court order that directed a Verizon subsidiary to turn over phone metadata -- the time and duration of calls, as well as phone numbers and location data -- to the NSA "on an ongoing daily basis" for a three-month period. Citing unnamed sources, the Wall Street Journal reported the program also covers AT&T and Sprint and that it covers the majority of Americans. And Director of National Intelligence James Clapper himself acknowledged that the "collection" is "broad in scope."
How long has the dragnet has existed? At least seven years, and maybe going back to 2001.
Senate Intelligence Committee chair Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and vice chair Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., said last week that the NSA has been collecting the records going back to 2006. That's the same year that USA Today revealed a similar-sounding mass collection of metadata, which the paper said had been taking place since 2001. The relationship between the program we got a glimpse of in the Verizon order and the one revealed by USA Today in 2006 is still not clear: USA Today described a program not authorized by warrants. The program detailed last week does have court approval.
What surveillance powers does the government believe it has under the Patriot Act?
That's classified.
The Verizon court order relies on Section 215 of the Patriot Act. That provision allows the FBI to ask the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for a secret order requiring companies, like Verizon, to produce records – "any tangible things" – as part of a "foreign intelligence" or terrorism investigation. As with any law, exactly what the wording means is a matter for courts to decide. But the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court's interpretation of Section 215 is secret.
As Harvard Law Professor Noah Feldman recently wrote, the details of that interpretation matter a lot: "Read narrowly, this language might require that information requested be shown to be important or necessary to the investigation. Read widely, it would include essentially anything even slightly relevant — which is to say, everything."
In the case of the Verizon order -- signed by a judge who sits on the secret court and requiring the company to hand over "all call detail records" -- it appears that the court is allowing a broad interpretation of the Patriot Act. But we still don't know the specifics.
Has the NSA's massive collection of metadata thwarted any terrorist attacks?
It depends which senator you ask. And evidence that would help settle the matter is, yes, classified.
Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., told CNN on Sunday, "It's unclear to me that we've developed any intelligence through the metadata program that's led to the disruption of plots that we could [not] have developed through other data and other intelligence."
He said he could not elaborate on his case "without further declassification."
Sen. Feinstein told ABC that the collection of phone records described in the Verizon order had been "used" in the case of would-be New York subway bomber Najibullah Zazi. Later in the interview, Feinstein said she couldn't disclose more because the information is classified. (It's worth noting that there's also evidence that old-fashioned police work helped solve the Zazi case — and that other reports suggest the Prism program, not the phone records, helped solve the case.)
How much information, and from whom, is the government sweeping up through Prism?
It's not clear.
Intelligence director Clapper said in his declassified description that the government can't get information using Prism unless there is an "appropriate, and documented, foreign intelligence purpose for the acquisition (such as for the prevention of terrorism, hostile cyber activities, or nuclear proliferation) and the foreign target is reasonably believed to be outside the United States."
One thing we don't know is how the government determines who is a "foreign target." The Washington Post reported that NSA analysts use "search terms" to try to achieve "51 percent confidence" in a target's "foreignness." How do they do that? Unclear.
We've also never seen a court order related to Prism -- they are secret -- so we don't know how broad they are. The Post reported that the court orders can be sweeping, and apply for up to a year. Though Google has maintained it has not "received blanket orders of the kind being discussed in the media."
So, how does Prism work?
In his statement Saturday, Clapper described Prism as a computer system that allows the government to collect "foreign intelligence information from electronic communication service providers under court supervision."
That much seems clear. But the exact role of the tech companies is still murky.
Relying on a leaked PowerPoint presentation, the Washington Post originally described Prism as an FBI and NSA program to tap "directly into the central servers" of nine tech companies including Google and Facebook. Some of the companies denied giving the government "direct access" to their servers. In a later story, published Saturday, the newspaper cited unnamed intelligence sources saying that the description from the PowerPoint was technically inaccurate.
The Post quotes a classified NSA report saying that Prism allows "collection managers [to send] content tasking instructions directly to equipment installed at company-controlled locations," not the company servers themselves. So what does any of that mean? We don't know.
For more on mass surveillance in America, read our timeline of loosening laws and practices.
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Trudy Was Not A Typical Wallflower, oil on canvas, 11"x14". Sold.
Remember school dances? I went to a few in my time. I don't remember much- but whenever I catch a whiff of Polo cologne, I'm suddenly back in grade 8 at a dance.
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This is so perfect! Her posture is young and she is holding the corsage on her arm like a prize and a burden at the same time.Thank you for being in my inbox. You are an amazing painter/storyteller.
She looks like a younger version of Scarlett Johansson.
I just received one of your prints by the way, "Sparklers", and I absolutely love it! It has prime real estate in my living room.
Funny you should say that as my husband said the same thing about her looking like Scarlett Johansson.
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7251 Bertland Drive, Portage 49024
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New Listing in Ashton Farms West! Extremely well kept, open concept on all levels. Gorgeous new flooring and crown molding throughout main level. Kitchen is open to the great room and offers stainless steel appliance package. Modern, up to date paint schemes throughout entire home. Upper level offers large master suite with a private bath and walk-in closet. Two additional bedrooms, another full bath, second floor game room/sitting area and convenient upstairs laundry complete the upper level. Large finished family room in the basement for additional living space. Spacious lot with underground sprinkling and privately fenced back yard. Stamped concrete patio and the hot tub is included! This home is in mint condition and is priced for a quick sale!
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- Address
- 7251 Bertland Drive
- City
- Portage
- Zip
- 49024
- County
- Kalamazoo
- Township
- Portage City
- Total Finished SqFt
- 2,770
- Above Grade SqFt
- 2,270
- Garage Desc.
- 2, Attached
- Water
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- Year Built
- 2007
- Taxes
- $3,051
Rooms and Land
- Basement
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- Cooling
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- Acreage
- 0.2
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- Exterior Materials
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|1 day 15 hours ago
|Not a bad idea
I could actually do that during these threads. Every time I see this thread it's already Sunday morning here in Australia. It might give people perspective to hear from someone with a hangover while they're drinking. Then again this would require me to intentionally get a hangover so... probably not.
Time zones are fun.
|19 weeks 1 day ago
|You're right.
Very good point. Allow me to retract that statement and replace it with a more general "a regular visitor to this site".
|19 weeks 1 day ago
|There's Offseason then There's This
Yeah... it's one thing to post a "funny crime" article that is more disgusting than anything else. It's the offseason for some (except the whole "basketball team driving for a bid" thing happening) and we like to poke fun at Ohio. It might even be close to alright if there was something in there about Ohio State.
It's another thing to post an article from a website that appears to be, well, I am embarrassed that anyone with a University of Michigan education would regularly visit such drivel. Republican or Democrat, Left-wing or right-wing, that stuff is National Enquirer-level bullshit. Go subscribe to a proper news source- you know, one that doesn't post articles with the headline "Old Perv Spooges..."
So yeah I am so excited to watch you get negged to Bolivia.
|31 weeks 1 day ago
|I know right?! /s
I mean who would admit they're from Sydney?!
Melbourne, I could see that- very artsy and Ann Arbor-y in parts. Brisbane, that I would respect (I'm Brisbane-based). Adelaide, I love their wine. Perth, wonderfully underrated. Hobart... good alcohol of all kinds so that's worth advertising. Darwin, just for having survived it would be worth bragging about.
[But seriously I imagine he really is from Sydney. Sydneysiders never pass up an opportunity to say where they're from... but it's a lovely city.]
|34 weeks 2 days ago
Are the player postgame comments up? Not questioning it I'd just like to read them.
|34 weeks 2 days ago
I'll be honest I was pretty disappointed at first, but it's not reasonable to expect this- or any- team to perform at their highest level every quarter. As you point out, peer teams have their lulls... and they lost. We are fortunate to have the complaints we do. If they have a terrible game against Maryland but squeak it out then I'll be truly concerned.
|34 weeks 6 days ago
|Just Like My Opinion, Man.
So it's not good to respect the ownership others? I would imagine that's exactly what someone should do if we don't own the property.
Yes but if one of us were to do a UFR it would almost invariably come out differently due to the subjective nature of Brian's analysis, rendering it far less useful than anything he would come up with. A weakness of the system for sure, but it's the one we've got.
Yes, this site doesn't exist without the viewers, posters, and contributors. However, I fail to see how that is relevant in this case. I was just saying not to put the cart before the horse and that the idea of doing pre-emptive UFRs and previews from the peanut gallery was less than useful... for me, as a viewer, poster, and MGoBoard contributor. :)
By the way, why do you have to be so rude about it?
|34 weeks 6 days ago
|I've got a few notes
1) This is Brian's site, not ours. He'll preview as he sees fit. I am pretty sure there's a plan in place to prepare previews ahead of time as the case may be. They've got a month between the Big Ten Championship and the playoff, if it even comes to that.
2) I do not trust any of us to UFR accurately relative to his system, I'd rather let the expert take care of that.
3) While I hate to be the myopic "don't look ahead", don't look that far ahead. OSU wasn't supposed to lose to PSU either. Let's enjoy the ride, guys.
|38 weeks 6 days ago
|Millennial Bashing? Really?
At least that stupid millennial spelled each word in his post correctly. I'll now get off your lawn.
A better educated generation than yours
|39 weeks 5 days ago
|That commercial...
I never skip commercials on podcasts... except that one. For one, I can't stand small children, but that's on me. More importantly, it is all so painfully awkward. I love the work Matt does but it's nails on chalkboard to hear that. Yes, please re-record something a bit more professional. That feels so cruel to type but it's coming from a good place.
|39 weeks 6 days ago
it makes the protesters feel accomplished but ultimately accomplishes nothing except trying to shame the athletes about their university? Coming from another fanbase it again will not achieve its intended result. Call me crazy but I care about whether the message communicates to the receiver what it's intended to.
|39 weeks 6 days ago
|Double post
Click once, post twice, as I always say.
|39 weeks 6 days ago
|He's dead
And the only people this will send a message to are some innocent students. This will do nothing about the university's administration, only be interpreted as disrespect for the athletes.
This is coming from a good place and I understand the message it wants to send, but it won't hit home the way it's intended.
|42 weeks 2 days ago
MGoVideo posts it usually a day after the game, commercials removed. It's kind of amazing.
|46 weeks 2 days ago
Just wait for the Hello post or not, no sense in the rest mate.
|1 year 2 weeks ago
|Seems light-hearted
No problem with that. Some light-hearted ribbing, harkening back to a big win that they had over Michigan. He's gotta play to his base. Besides, he was the clear #2 if Harbaugh didn't come to U-M, so I have no bitterness towards him. He could be a lot worse, and there he is actually spending time with and working with Coach Harbaugh. Good on him for supporting his team and fans with some fun.
|1 year 6 weeks ago
|A fantastic first step
Even if it could only be used for cargo, that's a tremendous relief. Right now passenger trains share the rails with freight, which is the primary obstacle to high-speed rail- brand new lines would have to be laid, not just upgrading current lines. If freight were to be replaced along certain lines then the passenger trains could become proper high-speed rail.
I hope the engineering challenges are overcome, they may be numerous but great things always have huge scientific obstacles.
|1 year 6 weeks ago
|You may be thinking of Rugby League
I don't see AFL guys as being potential linemen or big TE or LB types- that's more the rugby folks popular in NSW or QLD. Aussie Rules is more wide open, faster, and not quite as crunching tackles (but man they fly up to get a mark). I think the range of athlete in Australian sport makes it a great potential recruiting ground. You nailed the appeal for them, provided they don't think they have a good path to the pro game in AFL or NRL, where they could be in the top level by 19.
|1 year 6 weeks ago
|What a waste
How many kids could we send to college on that? That could set up an endowment fund that paid out $3M per year for eternity (more if the corpus is invested well)... lives could be changed, the whole school's academics could be put on solid footing with amazing opportunities for students. I love football but this is just depressing.
|1 year 6 weeks ago
|It's AFL and Rugby
The skill sets are very translatable in different ways... AFL is fast and involves a lot of catching on the run, punting (a sort of drop kick motion on the run is the way to move the ball quickly down field to your teammate), high pointing the ball, tackling, etc. Rugby is slower but with bigger hits. I wouldn't be surprised to see athletes aside from punters make the transition.
|1 year 6 weeks ago
|Not just rugby
They're going to Melbourne, which is more AFL country than rugby. Those guys could translate well as wide receivers, defensive backs, or even returners/scatbacks depending on the frame. AFL is a much more wide open, faster game and is far more popular in Victoria than rugby.
|1 year 6 weeks ago
|AFL Transferrable to "Gridiron"
A lot of folks in the states are unfamiliar with AFL, Australian Football League, which is very different from rugby. In the few years since I moved here I have absolutely fallen in love with the sport (specifically the Adelaide Crows), which is exciting, high scoring, fast-paced, and with some rather crunching hits.
He's wise to go to Victoria (the state where Melbourne is), which is the hotbed of AFL (Sydney and Brisbane are big rugby centres, whereas Melbourne and Adelaide are mostly AFL). When you hear about an Aussie punter they are usually AFLers (which is why Blake O'Neill came from Melbourne.
However, they are more than that. The way these guys need to streak down the field and high-point a ball, I wouldn't be surprised for them to make a good transition to defensive back or wide receiver as the case may be. An example of some highlights can be found at the link -> here.
P.S. It's called "gridiron" here to distinguish it from AFL ("footy"), rugby union, rugby league, (yes there are two rugbys, that sometimes go by "football'), and soccer (which is actually called soccer just as often as it's called football, believe it or not).
|1 year 6 weeks ago
|I ask this because I bug
I ask this because I bug everyone about it... are you in Australia (or is your gf also a Michigan grad)? If so we're trying to grow our alumni network out here, currently we have a FB page and are working on a website, had our first event in Melbourne last year. It's an exciting time to be a Wolverine in Australia!
|1 year 11 weeks ago
|If you have to ask...
Then it's probably too much.
|1 year 11 weeks ago
|Nothing to do with sabermetrics
Pitch counts have nothing to do with sabermetrics. Sabermetrics is about using data to predict or make better decisions about the game... pitch counts are basically based on gut feelings. The data is mixed on the issue. Might be blaming the wrong source here.
|1 year 18 weeks ago
|In Australia
Never forget that Wolverines are everywhere- when the East Coast is asleep others are awake!
|1 year 21 weeks ago
|Don't you mean
Go Bleu?
|1 year 21 weeks ago
|Adelaide, Australia
I live out here (roughly 10,000 miles away) and see M gear every few weeks somewhere. Most bizarre was seeing the Block M and word Michigan across it (old logo style) on clothing in the window this women's fashon store called Supre in Rundle Mall... I'm not sure people realised that was a real place/university those models were advertising.
|1 year 36 weeks ago
It's gonna be on Foxtel, 6AM local. Enjoy!
|1 year 36 weeks ago
|I'm in the same boat on this
I know there won't be any places showing it... it's just a matter of having the correct live stream. So far this season I've been waiting for the full game to be uploaded on MGoVideo before watching or checking the score, which is painful and too much for this game. So... I have no idea unfortunately.


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"So let me get this straight, you lie about your mom to look important, but you don't even mention me? Nice to know you love me, Mitch!" a half-sincere, half-laughing, definitely female voice rang out behind the group currently watching the fallout that was Mitchie Torres and Shane Gray. The group turned, intrigued. Shane spun round on his heel, furious with the lies, furious for being interrupted. Mitchie turned slowly, hardly daring to believe that the oh-so-timely interruption was real. After all, she was not supposed to be here.
"Seriously, girl, what's wrong with you? No, wait, don't answer that, I know the answer."
The voice belonged to a petite girl, standing facing the group. Obviously curly black hair was tamed, pulled back into a ponytail on the back of her head, secured by a purple ribbon. Dark jeans hung on her hips, heeled ankle boots added the slightest bit to her little height, a purple camisole trimmed with black lace accentuated the paleness of her skin. Dark sunglasses masked her eyes, which sat on high cheekbones, over deep pink, carefully glossed lips. All except the addressed didn't recognise her.
"Maybe I know how much you value your privacy, especially when it comes to the past?" Mitchie shot back.
"Honey, you are the one thing from my past that doesn't hurt to think about," the newcomer replied wryly, stepping daintily down into the group.
"Even so, I didn't want to drag you into this – last thing you need."
"What is it I say at the end of every call, letter or email? Oh yeah, ring if you need me – remember our promise. Hmm, and what was that promise? I remember, 'Friends 'til the end, hand in hand, side by side, never will I let you down, and this I vow.' Plus, hello! I've known you FOREVER! I'll always know when you need me! And, you know, your mom just might have given me the heads up."
"Nice to see you trust me not to mess things up," the other girl muttered.
"Oh, I do. Just you also mentioned an uber-bitch. And knowing the way the devious mind works as I do, I knew something'd clue her in."
"Who even are you?" Tess chose this moment to chip in, loudly and rudely.
"You must be the devious mind!" the raven-haired girl answered cheerily, "Wow, I gotta say, good going. A stunt like this, takes a lot of effort – hell, brings back more than a few memories of being on your end, right Mitch?"
"You haven't answered my question. Who are you?"
"Oh my gosh! I so didn't mean to be rude – wouldn't want to steal your place! I'm Ari, Mitch and I go way back. As in, since we where tiny."
"Who the hell are you to waltz in here?" Shane burst out, clearly frustrated with the unusual turn the night had taken.
"Well, hotshot, I was getting to that. Honestly!" This, of course, caused both Nate and Jason, up until this point stood silently just behind their bandmate, to shake with suppressed laughter. Seeing Shane get told by a diminutive female was way too funny.
"Ari," Mitchie warned, shaking her head.
"Fine…" 'Ari' replied, sighing. She flipped the sunglasses up to sit on top of her head, revealing massive, sparkling grey eyes. Her full lips turned into a grin as she said, "Hi, I'm Arianna Starr." Jaws dropped.
"Yeah, right, sure," Tess put in derisively, "As if. Please, it's just one of Mitchie's little friends trying to fool you!"
Arianna smirked, turning around to face Tess's side of the group:
"You were saying?"
Caitlyn snapped out of her shock, beginning to grin wildly. Finally, Tess Tyler, the unstoppable Queen Bee of Camp Rock, was unable to control the world around her. It felt good to be on the winning side.
"Tess, you're catching flies. Might wanna shut your mouth." Caitlyn smiled sweetly.
"Whatever, freak. Anyway, don't you have dishes to do, Mitchie?"
"Shane, I – "
"Don't bother," the young music sensation turned away, stomping off towards his cabin, Nate and Jason in tow.
Tears welled up in Mitchie's eyes, before Caitlyn took her arm, muttering, "Not here you don't."
Arianna slotted her arm through Mitchie's other arm, helping to lead her away from the Beach Jam stage. This was going to take a lot of fixing…
"Hey. Hey, look at me." Arianna whispered. She was crouched in front of her old friend, who was sat slumped on the bed. Caitlyn had led them to her own cabin, empty other than her. No one wanted to live with the girl who'd been cast of by Tess Tyler, after all. On arrival, Mitchie had dropped onto the bed, letting the pooled tears fall, and hadn't moved since. Caitlyn sat to one side of the crying girl, rubbing soothing circles on her back. They'd spent ten minutes trying to silently comfort the broken girl already, and Arianna knew it was time to speak.
"Mitch, just look at me, yeah?" Finally the sobbing girl raised her head, looking at her first friend through watery, swollen eyes.
"Ari, I ruined it all. What is there to say?"
"Everything. Anything. You gotta try, sugar."
"How? I can't see a way to fix this…"
"Doesn't mean there isn't one," Caitlyn chipped in, smiling softly.
"See, I'm not the only one who thinks you can do this. Look, you could wait in here for this to blow over – which I'm guessing won't be soon – or you can face it dead on. And really, this is the summer of a lifetime, Mitch, just what you always wanted – don't waste it on some silly little stumble."
"Hey, at least you've got an experienced helper by your side! Last summer, I was the outsider. I'll be right there with you, I promise," Caitlyn told her, causing Mitchie to look down, feeling guilty.
"I'm so sorry. I mean, I went off with Tess and left you, I didn't realise, I'm so, so sorry – "
"Mitchie! Don't worry about it, you didn't know. And I'm over it. All in the past, right?"
"And you've got me. Always and forever, right?"
"Always and forever," Mitchie replied, a half-forgotten memory rushing to her mind as she smiled sadly.
Three small children, aged around six or seven at the most, sat in a circle in a darkened room. It was clearly late at night, and the far-off sounds suggested that elsewhere in the house, a party was in full swing. The room was the perfect young girl's bedroom, the white wood furniture, the soft pink pillows covering the large bed, the dollhouse in the corner. The owners of the house were clearly well-off, and the room had been done to supposedly suit their youngest daughter. Flashes of the girl's own preferences were evident if you looked closely. The clothes visible through the wardrobe's slightly open door tended towards brighter, more vibrant hues than the pastel pink of her room. A few silver or purple cushions were mixed in with the masses of pink. In one corner, a child-sized guitar leaned, untidy piles of music books spilled out of the shoebox behind it.
Sat cross-legged, leaning forward in earnest, was the room's occupant, the little Arianna Louisa Richards, youngest of the three Richards girls. Black curls fell over her slim shoulders, grey eyes sparked with passion. The tiny girl was nevertheless the older of the two girls present, while the single boy was the eldest over all. Ari to her friends, she was the unquestioned leader of the group, a position gained by her active imagination and eager energy.
Next to her, knees pulled up to her chest, rocking slightly as she sat, was six year old Michaela Theresa Torres, the youngest child, even though most tended to believe she was older than the smaller Ari. Chestnut bangs fell into warm brown eyes, poker straight hair sliding over her back and shoulders. A wide smile crossed her face as she listened to Arianna speak, excitement flooding her eyes. Michaela – called Mitchie due to her friends' inability to pronounce her full name when they were even younger – was from the poorer part of town, her parents not reaching the financial heights of the others. As her mother had been friends with the other mothers as girls, the three children had formed a strong bond as toddlers, even though some of the girls in school called Mitchie names, she always had her friends.
Finally, leaning against the foot of the bed, blonde hair as messy as ever, despite his mother's attempts to make him 'presentable', bright blue eyes lazily watching over his girls as they spoke, was the only boy of the group. Tall for his age, James William Haywood, called Jamie or Jay by the girls, was the protector of the group, taking keeping the girls safe as his duty as the sole male. He listened carefully to the talk, despite his relaxed appearance, listening to the soft, sweet voice of Mitchie, his princess, his sunshine, answer Ari's musical lilting one, his angel, his dreamer. These girls were the most important things in Jay's seven year old world, and he would do anything within his power for his best friends.
"So do you swear?" Arianna whispered eagerly, holding out her small hand.
"Yeah," James grinned, placing his on top of hers.
"Okay," Mitchie agreed, smiling up at her friends as her hand completed the pile.
The fingers threaded together, so the three children's were so mixed together they could not break free, or tell which fingers were their own.
"Friends 'til the end…" Ari began.
"Friends 'til the end…" the other two echoed, beginning the pact.
"…hand in hand…"
"…hand in hand…"
"…side by side…"
"…side by side…"
"…never will I let you down…"
"…never will I let you down…"
"…and this I vow."
"…and this I vow."
The familiar voices of their parents called out to them now – the party was over, it was time to separate. As Mitchie and James opened the door to leave, Arianna called after them, using the words they substituted for 'goodbye', never wishing to say the word that seemed so final in their eyes.
"Always and forever, guys!"
"Always and forever," came the joint reply.
"So, we do this thing, yeah?" Arianna asked, that same fearless energy sparking in her eyes, even after all those years.
"We do this thing," Mitchie answered, grinning with the old recklessness her friend used to inspire in her.
Caitlyn nodded, confidence causing a third grin to light the cabin, echoing, "We do this thing."
The three girls started to plan, working out how to handle the situation, when a tentative knock interrupted their discussion.
"Hello?" a male voice called out, unsure. Mitchie's heart leapt, then fell with the realisation that the voice was not Shane's.
"Dude, what if they're not in there?" another boy's voice chipped in.
"The girl said they went this way, Jase." The eye roll was almost audible.
"Well, what if they did, but then they didn't?"
"But – "
The conversation was cut short when Caitlyn opened the door, revealing the bickering Nate and Jason Gray.
"Can I help you?" she asked, carefully schooling her features into polite indifference, when on the inside she was screaming. After all, she'd been composed on meeting female musical starlet Arianna Starr, so she could cope with this. She could, even if she'd had the biggest crush on guitarist Jason since her first summer at Camp Rock, before the boys became famous. She'd known Nate pre-Connect 3, so she could deal with speaking to her old friend. She'd just have to not look directly at Jason.
"Hey, Caitlyn," Nate smiled, remembering her from his last two summers at the music camp, "Yeah, we're looking for Arianna Starr? Is she in there? We've gotta take her to Uncle Brown."
"Oh, sure," Caitlyn replied, before turning back to look at the two girls, "erm, Arianna?"
"You've got to go see Brown," at the raised eyebrow, she added, "the Camp Director."
"Okay. I'll be back, Mitch. Complete with chocolate and ice cream."
At her friend's look, she winked, saying, "A girl comes prepared for these things."
With a final smile, she left the cabin.


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I purchased this red Western Electric pushbutton telephone at an auction a very long time ago for my personal self as my favorite football team color is red. However my wife and I are in the process of remodeling our home and are repainting the entire inside of our house and the telephone is not going to match our new painting scheme. Not going to tell you it looks like new when it came from the factory but in my opinion still in very good working order. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS. WORKS FINE and comes with cord. One small blemish to report is that w the listening and speaking piece sits in the cradle the red is not quite a bright as it should be. Nothing serious in my opinion if you are looking for a red telephone to put in your den, etc. Has a date of 1986 on bottom of telephone. Buyer to pay shipping and the price is right.


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NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
The NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms features 8,091 terms related to cancer and medicine.
- Voraxaze
- listen (vor-AK-sayz)
A drug used to treat toxic levels of methotrexate (an anticancer drug) in the blood of patients with kidney problems. It is a bacterial enzyme that breaks down proteins and other substances, such as methotrexate. Voraxaze may also help certain drugs kill cancer cells. It is a type of chemoprotective agent and a type of prodrug activator. Also called carboxypeptidase-G2 and glucarpidase.