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Apple seeds iOS 7 Gold Master, tells developers to submit iOS 7 apps
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Sun-Herald and Sunday Age: navigating your income options in retirement
Sun-Herald/Sunday Age, November 2009
We're all living longer. Good news – with a catch. Many of us don't have enough saved for a long retirement, and as the average life expectancy creeps up, so too does the likelihood of us outliving our savings. This is known as longevity risk.
Traditionally there have been two broad clusters of retirement income products, both of which have their uses, but neither of which are perfect in isolation for retirees.
Annuities – the traditional, lifetime annuities rather than the more recent term annuities – have the advantage that they guarantee you income for the rest of your life, and are usually index-linked to inflation too. But they bring you no exposure to the markets, you can't pull money out as and when you feel you need it, and if you die earlier than you expected to, the money you used to purchase the annuity is lost.
Allocated pensions, by far the most popular products retirees use, are flexible, give you access to the market, and greater freedom in when you take the money out. But they run out – and if the market doesn't do what you think it's going to do, they run out more quickly.
Now, products are starting to appear that bridge that gap: retirement income products that give you market exposure and flexibility, but also a guarantee of income.
The first of this new wave of products came from Axa, under its North brand. The idea of Axa North was to bring capital protection, quite common in investment products generally, to superannuation. It behaves pretty much like any other super fund, with a range of investment options and market exposure, but offers capital protection, at periods from five to 20 years.
The product was launched in 2007 but it's really the market crash that demonstrated to a shocked market of retirees and pre-retirees that some protection might be desirable. "Over the 15 years up to 2008 we experienced a very strong bull market," says Andrew Barnett, head of structured solutions at Axa. During that time, he says, Australia developed one of the world's highest exposure to equities in its pensions, and so the highest market risk; In Australia on average 57% of pension assets are in equities, compared to an average of 36% in other OECD countries. Correspondingly Australia suffered the third worst decline in pension assets of all OECD nations in the financial crisis.
Perhaps as a consequence if this newfound understanding of risk, Barnett says Axa North has garnered around 7% of the entire retail market's net fund flow since its launch, and now has in excess of A$1.1 billion under administration. And that's just the start: Axa had been offering a similar product in the US, where it is known as a variable annuity, for 15 years, and over there this style of product manages over US$1.4 trillion, or 14% of the entire US pension market. Since the Australian superannuation industry is worth over A$1 trillion, it's clear that we could be seeing a lot more of these products if they catch on.
So it was no surprise to see another provider, ING, enter the market in October with ING MoneyForLife Funds. "There's a real need in the market, fundamentally," says David Kan, executive director at the retirement and investment solutions group at ING Australia."We've got an ageing population, with a larger number of people spending longer periods of time in retirement. If you look at the products that have been around to service that market, they individually have certain characteristics of what would be ideal. They provide income for life but not access to capital or growth; or they provide access to growth assets but not lifetime income. There's a need for something that combines both."
The ING product differs from the Axa one in that it guarantees income for the whole of life rather than a set term. On day one, a protected income base – the amount you invest – is established, and this is used to determine your guaranteed income and the maximum you can withdraw each year without undermining your guarantee. That protected base can't fall. It can, however, rise: every two years the base is recalculated. If the current account balance is higher than the original base, then the base moves up to that higher amount. As with Axa, a range of investment options are offered varying from a growth to a defensive tilt.
Axa now plans to update its existing North product with a lifetime guarantee (it had previously only provided a market guarantee, which mitigates the risk of outliving your money by ensuring you have more money to draw on, but doesn't explicitly rule it out). Barnett says this will come out early next year. It's no surprise that the early movers in this area have been global financial services groups that combine an insurer with an investment arm and have experience in the US markets, but they can expect some homegrown competition too. Macquarie's Andrew Robertson, head of longevity solutions, says: "It's certainly our view that this family of products will be quite popular. It meets a bunch of retiree needs in a way that is not met by other products and I think the opportunity to develop variants of that is an interesting opportunity." Macquarie launched a new business, Macquarie Longevity Solutions, specifically to look at product development here.
So are all our retirement problems solved? Well, even the backers of these products don't claim they remove the need for other retirement income products – different people have different needs and many will want to opt for a combination of things. And, of course, nothing comes for free. "There is no magic bullet," says Richard Howes, chief executive, life, at Challenger. "There is no single product that can replace the role of portfolio construction between a financial planner and a client."
For one thing, there's the fees. For the Axa product, investors get it through a platform, so typically pay 75 basis points admin fee for that; then there's a fee for the investment style, which is 45 basis points for the most popular index funds but more for active management; and then a fee for the guarantee, which in the most popular 20-year variant is 90 basis points, adding up to more than 2% and potentially more depending on the investment option. For investors in the ING product, the overall cost will come out around 3%, "and about half of that is the cost of the guarantee," says Kan. "That's what you're paying for peace of mind."
For many people, that's a fair price to pay for that peace of mind, but it's not the only answer. Howes at Challenger thinks the high fees on products like these and on allocated pensions generally can outweigh the advantages those products confer. He cites a Rice Warner survey last year that put the average retail allocated pension charge at 1.9% once platform, admin, advice and management costs were considered. "For an allocated pension fund with a balanced investment option, 2% is about all you could reasonably expect as a return over the government bond rate for taking on these assets," says Howes. "So any benefit from investing in growth assets in an allocated pension is eroded by the charges. And the problem with these silver bullet new products is that on top of those fees you have insurance fees for longevity risk and put option fees for market downside."
Challenger's view is that investors should consider the boring, simple stuff: annuities. "We think the annuity is the logical choice for the defensive part of a retiree's portfolio," he says. "It pays a return significantly higher than that which could be traditionally expected from assets like bond funds, and does it without fees and without risk."
Challenger recently launched the Guaranteed Income Fund as a way to make annuities available on platforms, which is where the vast majority of investors and planners do their investing. These come in a range of durations – at the time of writing they varied from paying 6.24% to 7.28% a year, with terms running from 2011 to 2017.
These are not the same as lifetime annuities, which still don't appear on platforms but are instead bought directly; they're not indexed to inflation, though Howes says "we envisage future iterations of the product that will include indexed annuities".
Lifetime annuities certainly have their place too, although Australians have not embraced them as other markets have. "They offer the very attractive feature of taking away longevity risk in the sense that they will provide a guaranteed income for as long as the retiree lives," says Nick Callil, principal and consulting actuary at Watson Wyatt. "But this downside that if you die early your money remains at the life office – that's been a real disincentive. People tend to have a bit of a blind spot: they say, what if I die tomorrow and all my money's gone? They don't ask the opposite question, which is: if I don't die and I live until I'm 100 will I run out of money?"
This attitude has partly contributed to the relative popularity of allocated pensions. "Allocated pensions give people this feeling of comfort that the money, if they die, is still there for their dependents," says Callil. "And they are simple: people think of them as a bank account. The problem is they don't offer any protection against people living longer than they might expect, and hence not having enough money to last their lifetime."
Before deciding which products to go with, retirees need to be clear on what they've got and how they want to use it. "The first step you'd normally be looking for retirees to start thinking about is: how much have I got saved in all my sources?" says Callil. "Also, what's my health like? Am I looking to generate income for a long or short time? What are my spending aspirations? And will I be eligible for the age pension?"
Robertson believes Australia is going to experience a whole new wave of retirement products, and says Australia has lagged the rest of the world in this regard for some time: he blames this on a focus on the strong equity market, low awareness of longevity risks, commercial realities stopping super providers to take risks of new products, and regulatory issues."The reason it's exciting at the moment is you're seeing a real opening up on all those barriers. The baby boomer wave is approaching retirement, there's a lot of money flowing into the market, the financial crisis has increased everyone's risk awareness, and the Henry and Cooper reviews [government studies of tax and investment] are identifying these things as important issues." He expects capital guarantees in superannuation to be the first wave of a new period of innovation.
It's worth remembering, though, that capital protection gained something of a bad name during the financial crisis. That's because some products were guaranteed by groups such as Lehman Brothers which didn't survive long enough to honour them. Axa and ING are highly-rated European insurers; other groups launching products will have to convince people of the quality of their backer.
Retirement income has been moving along for years anyway: you might recall the arrival of so-called TAPs, or term allocated pensions, launched a few years ago to comply with beneficial tax rules, which then became obsolete when the rules changed. But one useful development is that, since a series of changes in 2007, the tax treatment of these products is identical. "It's a completely level playing field now," says Barnett.
In 2004 Arthur and Mary made an apparently wise, and certainly commonplace, allocation of their $425,000 retirement savings. Arthur put $200,000 into an annuity, and $100,000 into an allocated pension; Mary, $125,000 into an allocated pension.
The annuity investment was designed to maximize their Centrelink benefits. The annuity they chose, with their advisor Frank Gayton at Industry Fund Financial Planning in Melbourne, paid a locked-in rate of 6.8% for 15 years with 3% indexation; those funds will be exhausted at the end of those 15 years. Like all annuities, there is no flexibility to withdraw any lump sums along the way. To counteract this defensive instrument, the allocated pensions were invested aggressively.
Five years on, that annuity – intended to be the defensive bedrock of the portfolio – has instead been by far its star performer. The amount in the annuity today is down 33%, but that's because it's been paying out income and is one third of the way through it. The allocated pensions are down enormously: 45% in Arthur's case, 52% in Mary's. Overall, their retirement funds are already down 41%, to $249,000.
There are two ways of looking at Arthur and Mary's experience. One is disappointment: "We wish we had put all of our money into an annuity," they say today. Their story is a clear example of how thousands of retirees have suffered because of a wholly unexpected collapse in stock markets. Naturally, some of that value will recover, and Australian markets have already improved considerably from their lows, but a market crash when very early into retirement has a highly damaging effect on how long overall retirement sums will last. That's partly because unlike other people who can ride out the lows by leaving money invested, retirees have to keep withdrawing to live, even when investments have fallen to absurdly low levels.
The other way of looking at it is to be grateful that they split the sums between annuity and allocated pension in the first place. Had they put the lot in allocated pensions, the situation would look much darker. Adviser Gayton recommends all members consider an annuity as at least a part of their post-retirement investment.
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When in Los Angeles, dress how Beckham dresses? That seems to be Tom Brady's motto showing off yet another pashmina on his way into LAX yesterday with Gisele. It was just a brief stop through LA for Gisele's assless shorts photoshoot and then right back on a plane for the jet setting couple. Pretty cute, eh? While Tom and Gisele seem to be having a great time around the world, I'm sure that there are more than a few Pats fans who would like to see his next stop involve catching up with his team.
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katvb89 6 years
I still like them, but I think there may be some overexposure.
creepupmytee 6 years
Gisele is one hell of a chick.
Ginger 6 years
Another site says he did visit his son, and that Giselle was bouncing the baby as well.
OverTheHill 6 years
I don't know why these two attract any attention for their looks.
ASpoonfulofSugar 6 years
I'll take one for the team - GO PATS!! :)
Briandiesel 6 years
lol - FINE!
Briandiesel 6 years
lol - FINE!
pinkprincess1101 6 years
ive docked points from you brian
Briandiesel 6 years
I am- but I honestly dont really care who wins or not- but I love going to the games and the arena is so close to my house that you kinda get swept up in it when its BBall season.
pinkprincess1101 6 years
Briandiesel 6 years
Good- You know I like when you vent :)
pinkprincess1101 6 years
I LOVE THE DALLAS COWBOYS, oh i am a die hard fan, hate the mavs they fucking suck thats why they have too resort to fouling, sorry i vented i just HATE THE MAVS
Briandiesel 6 years
Wait, you guys are backing my team now? Pink? Backing a Dallas team? :P
pinkprincess1101 6 years
megin i guess its a under ground tunnel arrangement
dudenha87 6 years
ahhh people gisele is nice, i like her so much about him... i don't know.... he looks so bored all the time
dudenha87 6 years
ahhh people gisele is nice, i like her so muchabout him... i don't know.... he looks so bored all the time
mlen 6 years
yes i could see her being a b*tch about it too but legally i'm sure he has rights and i'm sure they have some sorta arrangement
Ginger 6 years
I hope he snuck in a visit with his son, because it will really suck to grow up and see that dad had time to fly across country to hang out with his model girlfriend, but couldn't visit his kid while in town, if that was the situation.
misspriss-ca 6 years
LOL He's wearing a POCKET SQUARE! What's next- a blazer with shorts, and loafers with no socks?
misspriss-ca 6 years
TOM- JUST STOP WEARING THOSE SCARVES YOU LOOK LIKE A PHONY FOOL! Gisele looks natural and gorgeous as usual....Tom FYI- NO COURT in the world would keep a Father from seeing his son if he is upstanding citizen, no matter if how many issues a between the mother and Father...As much as Tom looks like a poser/wannabe he's no Brittney Spears and can see his son whenever he chooses....Sadly, he chooses to worry about how to WRAP HIS SCARF COLLECTION....LOSER
rpenner 6 years
All right, as far as his son goes, Briget is a b*tch and I could see her not allowing Tom to see his son. But then again, what do I know?! I do wish he's top copying Becs style. He can't pull it off.
Jude-C 6 years
I never thought it was possible for Brady to get even douchier than he was before. I was wrong. Oh, and go Colts!
Jude-C 6 years
I never thought it was possible for Brady to get even douchier than he was before. I was wrong.Oh, and go Colts!
pinkprincess1101 6 years
yay spicy GO COWBOYS GO, i never liked tom to begin with but he = deadbeat father and a football cheater he sucks ass
mlen 6 years
wow did he spend any time with his son at all! or maybe just the few hours she was having her pic taking whoop-dee-do.haha go giants... superbowl CHAMPS!
mlen 6 years
wow did he spend any time with his son at all! or maybe just the few hours she was having her pic taking whoop-dee-do. haha go giants... superbowl CHAMPS!
SpicyMe 6 years
I agree with Woop and Pinkprincess. GO COWBOYS!!
SpicyMe 6 years
I agree with Woop and Pinkprincess.GO COWBOYS!!
liz26111 6 years
Tom looks so gay. And I am a Pats fan. How we build them up to take them down. But in his case, he did it all on his own.
sb123 6 years
it must be a pain in the butt to have people following you around with a camera all the time, but i just wish for once they would smile.
benna 6 years
Pink.......LOL I have my Steelers towel out:), I guess he is too dumb to realize what he is missing not spending time with his little boy. What a shame:(
thewavingcat 6 years
does anybody know where i can get a pair of boots like that? i've been searching for a pair like that since november!!!
pinkprincess1101 6 years
i cant wait till august so the cowboys can blow the patriots and every other team, GO COWBOYS GO, im ducking now
ilanac13 6 years
i'm just tired of seeing pictures of these 2...i know that they have their careers so they actually do do things..but it's just enough to see pictures of them walking around places. there's nothing thrilling about them. they are happy - being normal...doing day to day things...and that's fine.
faerymagick15 6 years
did he see his son at all??? You would think the paparazzi would be waiting outside Bridget's place to get a pic of Tom going there to see John. But...this tells me he didn't bother. He is a loser in my book...football and parenthood. Gisele probably keeps him on a short leash.
benna 6 years
Does he spend any time with his son ??
RosaDilia 6 years
Oh look at :ZZZ:
RosaDilia 6 years
Oh look at :ZZZ:
erthed 6 years
Ok...I'd rather see him catch up with his SON than his stinking football team. I'm sorry, but he's a loser in my book.
svenska 6 years
Ditto what Woop said ...
svenska 6 years
Ditto what Woop said ...
WiCkeD_LaDy 6 years
she's nice, and famous,but he's TOO cute forhim..................LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WiCkeD_LaDy 6 years
she's nice, and famous, but he's TOO cute for him.................. LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nyaradzom2001 6 years
Since when does Beckham have the monopoly on dressing like a douchebag?
Woop 6 years
After having to listen to arrogant Pats fans talk about perfection all through this past season, I hope they are miserable with worry that their precious Brady cares more about his supermodel than his team. Mwahaha! I can't wait for August!!! :cheer:
Woop 6 years
After having to listen to arrogant Pats fans talk about perfection all through this past season, I hope they are miserable with worry that their precious Brady cares more about his supermodel than his team. Mwahaha!I can't wait for August!!! :cheer:
Lovely_1 6 years
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chelseataylor 6 years
Honestly, I'm a New Englander and I'm sick of this guy. What is with the scarf with every outfit? Does he think he's David Beckham or something? Recently, I saw him with a newsboy cap on his head and I seriously laughed out loud.
CaterpillarGirl 6 years
Could there be a more boring couple? She models, doesnt talk much, walks on sticks, once dated Leo (another snore fester)he is in sports, has a baby with another equally as boring "celebrity" They dont do anything but walk around! ! !
CaterpillarGirl 6 years
Could there be a more boring couple? She models, doesnt talk much, walks on sticks, once dated Leo (another snore fester) he is in sports, has a baby with another equally as boring "celebrity" They dont do anything but walk around! ! !
marielinha 6 years
marielinha 6 years
eveday 6 years
Again? My eyelids are heavy now and I...:ZZZ:
Shopaholichunny 6 years
They annoy me. :P
Shopaholichunny 6 years
They annoy me. :P
pinkprincess1101 6 years
:sick: both of them
pinkprincess1101 6 years
:sick: both of them
LolaDub 6 years
LolaDub 6 years
Briandiesel 6 years
Okay they both look amazing right here! love his outfit, Gis looks very modely.
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It's a good time to be back in business as an online foreclosure information provider.
FFS Data, a Boca Raton-based company that runs several prominent foreclosure search websites, is set to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy by chopping away $26.3 million in claims related to loan guarantees and by settling millions of dollars in litigation claims.
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To secure a bankruptcy plan, Geisen assumed $1 million in debt and will get a bonus of $85,000 in a year if there are no defaults. The plan includes a new value payment, partly by Geisen, of $1.25 million to the company and an additional waiver of $1 million from unsecured creditors.
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I have noticed a trend. Last year at Indy, missed tackles, DBs falling/tripping. Then at Detroit horrible tackling, players slipping, bad angles. Now at the Superdome Ronde falls down, several other slips/trips and tackling is bad.It seems we have a problem with turf. We give up big plays, we miss tackles that don't normally get missed, when we are on turf.
Our bread and butter is the defense and the fact that it gave up alot of yards and 3 big plays for TDs lost us the game.
Quote from: Badabing on September 09, 2008, 02:41:09 PMOur bread and butter is the defense and the fact that it gave up alot of yards and 3 big plays for TDs lost us the game.They share equally in this loss, I'd say, though the disappointment should be a little greater in the defense, because of its stature.The fact is, the Bucs were up 20-17 with half a quarter to play, and with the Saints out of FG range the defense allowed a short pass on 3rd-and-5 to go 42 yards for a TD. Had they stopped NO and held them at least to just a FG, the score would only have been tied and the Bucs would have been well in range for a possible game-winning kick with 44 seconds left in the game.


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Indian equities continued to trade lower on Thursday. Banking and oil & gas stocks registered a fall. At 2.29 p.m., the Sensex was trading down 184.73 points or 0.90% at 20,263.76 with 26 components falling. Meanwhile, the Nifty was trading lower by 55.25 points or 0.91% at 6,028.75 with 44 components falling.
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H D F C Bank contributed fall of 30.95 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (29.56 points), Housing Development Finance Corporation (29.11 points), I C I C I Bank (21.44 points) and Larsen & Toubro (13.56 points).
However, Tata Consultancy Services contributed rise of 14.51 points in the Sensex. It was followed by Mahindra & Mahindra (5.35 points), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (5.01 points), D L F (3.19 points) and Tata Motors (3.02 points).
Major gainers in the 30-share index were Tata Consultancy Services (1.36%), Sun Pharmaceutical Industries (1.06%), Mahindra & Mahindra (1.03%), and Tata Motors (0.45%).
On the other hand, Cipla (6.61%), Jindal Steel & Power (4.08%), Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (3.31%), Coal India (2.89%), Hindalco Industries (2.85%), and Bharat Heavy Electricals (2.77%) were the biggest losers in the Sensex.
Mid & Small-cap Space
The BSE Mid and small caps outperformed their larger counterparts declining-0.52% and -0.72% respectively.The major losers in the BSE Midcap were Allahabad Bank(2.36%), Amara Raja Batteries (1.04%), Alstom India (0.9%), Allcargo Logistics (0.8%) and A B G Shipyard (0.72%).The major losers in the BSE Smallcap were Trident (1.78%), Styrolution ABS (India) (1.22%), Dr Datsons Labs (1.04%), Adhunik Metaliks (0.85%) and Action Construction Equipment (0.32%).
Sectors in Limelight
The Bankex index was at 11,658.92, down by 172.59 points or by 1.46%. The major losers were Bank Of Baroda(4.66%), Bank Of India (3.35%), Canara Bank (2.1%), H D F C Bank (1.94%) and Federal Bank (1.67%).
The Oil & Gas index was at 8,320.93, down by 120.15 points or by 1.42%. The major losers were Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (3.73%), Bharat Petroleum Corporation (2.8%), G A I L (India) (1.42%), Castrol India (0.98%) and Cairn India (0.05%).
Market Breadth
Market breadth was negative with 885 advances against 1,600 declines.
Value and Volume Toppers
Greaves Cotton topped the value chart on the BSE with a turnover of Rs. 337.68 million. It was followed by Maruti Suzuki India (Rs. 292.21 million), Tata Steel (Rs. 281.82 million) and Lovable Lingerie (Rs. 273.08 million).
The volume chart was led by Greaves Cotton with trades of over 5.85 million shares. It was followed by Unitech (2.74 million), Indian Infotech and Software (2.18 million) and Apollo Tyres (2.07 million).
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Coral trees are familiar to Indian people from the month of January and March. Coral Tree` is very thick having some rich and red blooms and angular spikes.
Coral Tree`s scientific name is `Erythrina Indica`. The tree came from the family of `Leguminosae` and sub family of `Papilionacece`. In
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Description of Coral Tree
Coral Trees make their appearance very prominent amongst the bare branches. The tree is a large and elegant one and even when it is leafless, it looks very gorgeous indeed. The normal height of this tree is about 18 m except some places where it never crosses the limit of 7.5 m. This is very much popular amongst the people as a garden or park tree because it starts flowering from the height of only 3 or 4 m.
The twigs of the `Coral Tree` are normally grey, twisted and uneven and the flower stems spread out from their ends. They are also very smooth and a deep red in colour. The flowers have a lot of twists and the buds are surrounded by a good 22 or 25cm of the stem. A brownish case wraps the unopened flower and allows two of its five fragments to extend like funny "ears". In spite of having no scent, the flowers of the tree are very much popular among the birds. The Crows, Mynahs, Rosy pastors,
, Parakeets, as well as a lot of bees and wasps complete the list of its most dedicated admirers. The flowers become very easily fertilized by their adoration. The big pods begin to form just after the flowering. When they appear, they are green and with the course of time they turn black. With a length of 15 to 30 cm, they contain up to a dozen smooth egg-shaped seeds that are brown, red or purple in colour. The pod is slandered between each seed. The young trees conserve their leaves before flowering. Some other trees attain new leaves when they are still in flower. The leaves are composed of three large leaflets and in a short stem; the last one is the largest.
Usage of Coral Tree in India
The Indian country people use Coral tree to plunder the cattle and other animals and they also plant it as a hedge around the gardens. Because of having a quick growth and suitable bark, this tree is also used as a support of pepper and grape vines. During the summer, the crowded flora provides deep shade to the vines and keeps them humid. In the winter, the leaves of the tree fall down and the vines receive the sun they required.
People can also eat the new leaves in curries and the adult leaves can make very useful cattle fodder. Though the timber of the tree is light and soft, they are durable and in fulfilling such purposes where heavy woods are unsuitable, they can provide you the best service. A strong scented dye can be obtained from the flowers of this tree. It is strongly believed that the Hindu God,
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One can find a large number of species of `Erythrina`. Most of them are terrific for their brilliant red flowers that borne during the leafless period of the tree. The common species on the riversides is `Erythrina Stricta`, which is very similar to `Erythrina Variegata` except some small differences in the calyx. In the South Indian hills `Erythrina Subumbrans, known as `Dadap,` is widely used as a shade tree on tea estates. It is almost evergreen and grows very rapidly to the extent of 15 m. This tree is also composed of three large leaflets on a long stem and the leaves are very much similar to those of `Erythrina Variegata`. However, the flowers are smaller and less flashy.
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This stuff is really nice! I do notice when I use and when I don't use it! I don't like the smell of it though, it smells like most of the garner fructis products. When I bought this I thought it was a regular serum but it wasn't. (bad hair day!) Eventually I figured out how to use it and I really like it! It makes my hair so much straighter and softer. I didn't really pay attention to the humidity and if this combats it but this does make my hair less frizzy! I will probably repurchase this is the future but now right now since I wanna try out different blow dry serums or things like this. I do recommend this to anyone who want straighter, non frizzy hair!
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AbstractThis article presents some pacifist ideas developed in various economists' works since the origins of economic thought. The Classicals considered international peace to be a normal result (as well as a necessary condition) of economic development and human progress. Such a conception is also shared by other schools of thought, such as Utopian socialism or institutionalism. Some economists were active in the development of the pacifist movement before the First World War, which led to the organization of several international Peace Congresses. During the Cold War, certain economic studies on military expenditure and the arms race contributed to the denunciation of an excessive militarism. However, the post-Cold War disarmament highlighted the costs of the necessary peace investment. There is a substantial research agenda and a need for more academic economists to undertake analytical and empirical work in this important field.
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RandyS wrote:
Okay, how about this:
A joint Starfleet/Klingon mission to explore the farther reaches of the Beta Quadrant, which, If I remember correctly is where the Klingon Empire is actually based. This comes to the attention of the Romulans, who send a ship to spy on the venture, leading to ongoing political tensions, as well as tensions between the crews of the Starfleet and Klingon ships. It can be set either after Nemesis, or in the years after the Kitomer Accords, which, considering the subject matter, probably makes more sense.
It if was post-Nemesis it could be a three-way with the Romulans actually supporting the UFP and Klingons, seeing as how a lot of bridges have been built in recent years.
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The Bulldogs get a commitment from Blazevich. Dave Miller
On the same day Michigan landed one of the best tight ends in the nation, Georgia did the same when Mark Richt and Co. received a verbal commitment from Class of 2014 product Jeb Blazevich.
The 6-5, 228-pounder from Charlotte Christian School (Charlotte, N.C.) chose the Bulldogs over other major powers such as Alabama, Clemson, Notre Dame and Ohio State.
The addition of Blazevich means that the 'Dawgs may struggle to find a spot in this class for 6-3, 230-pound in-state star Milan Richard, who is Herschel Walker's nephew and also plays tight end.
The Under Armour All-American Blazevich will become yet another star tight end to land in Athens. Of course, the 'Dawgs have been able to send a number of tight ends to the NFL, including Randy McMichael, Ben Watson and Leonard Pope.
Blazevich is a better pass-catcher than a blocker, and he'll need to add weight to be an effective SEC tight end. However, he could contribute immediately because of his athleticism and the fact that Richt and Co. like to employ multiple tight ends.
Now all eyes turn to Sony Michel, the Florida product and one of the nation's top running backs who plans to announce his school on Friday. Michel will choose between Georgia, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Florida State and Florida.
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