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October 31, 2014
On this Valentine's Day evening, we are seeing a wet messy system heading our way from the west. Snow is starting to fall to our western extents; with areas like Portsmouth starting to see a coating on the roadways (as of 10 PM). The NWS has the region under Winter Weather Advisories and Winter Storm Warnings…
Here is a look at the predicted evolution of the system…
The more moderate moisture lies over northeastern Kentucky, southern Ohio, and much of West Virginia by 1 AM. Keep in mind that at this time, snow will be very wet and will have a difficulty accumulating at first. However, snow is expected to continue through the night and into the morning. By around 10 AM, much of the snowfall is expected to exit, with just some lingering flurries in our eastern extents.
Despite the outlook, I have the possibility of snowfall lingering into the late morning and afternoon. What's my reasoning? Take a look…
This shows an ideal set-up for upslope snow, with a northwest flow being established and extremely cold 850mb temperatures passing by.
Overall, a general 2-4" is expected. More can be seen in certain places... 3-5" in the northern extents of our region (Portsmouth, Jackson, Pomeroy) and the eastern extents of our region could see slightly more. Less snowfall is expected in southern Kentucky, about 1-3" (Pikeville, Prestonsburg).
Have a good evening!
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from Global Investing:
Measuring political risk in emerging markets
(Corrects to say EI Sturdza is UK investment firm, not Swiss)
Commerzbank analyst Simon Quijano-Evans recently analysed credit ratings for emerging market countries and concluded that there is a strong tendency to "under-rate" emerging economies - that is they are generally rated lower than developed market "equals" that have similar profiles of debt, investment or reform. The reason, according to Quijano-Evans, is that ratings assessments tend to be "blurred by political risk which is difficult to quantify and is usually higher in the developing world compared with richer peers.
However there are some efforts to measure political risks, and unfortunately for emerging economies, some of those metrics seem to indicate that such risk is on the rise. Risk consultancy Maplecroft which compiles a civil unrest index (CUI), says street protests, ethnic violence and labour unrest are factors that have increased chances of business disruption in emerging markets by 20 percent over the past three months. Such unrest as in Hong Kong recently, can be sudden, causing headaches for business and denting economic growth, Maplecroft says. Hong Kong where mass pro-democracy protests in the city-state's central business district which shuttered big banks and triggered a 7 percent stock market plunge last month.
As a result, Hong Kong jumped to 70th place in the index from a relatively safe 132nd place in the CUI which analyses governance, political and civil rights and the frequency and severity of incidents to assess the current and future civil unrest picture.
Hong Kong performs comparatively well in the economic, social and rights factors in the CUI, but performs poorly for democratic governance, Maplecroft says:
from Global Investing:
Bleak investment outlook sours mood at Russia forum
By Alexander Winning
What are the chances that Western investors will rush back to Russia if a shaky ceasefire in Ukraine leads to a more lasting peace? Pretty slim, judging by a keynote speech at a recent Russia-focused investment conference in London.
Dmitri Trenin, director of the Carnegie Moscow Centre, told the conference organised by Sberbank CIB, the investment-banking arm of Russia's top state-controlled lender, there was little prospect of significant Western investment in Russia over the next 5 years:
from Expert Zone:
Budget 2014/15 reveals priorities, sets the stage
(Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters)
The new Narendra Modi government rides on a long wishlist of policies and reforms, with limited resources. Budget 2014/15, as expected, reveals the government's priorities in the near and medium term.
The inflation moderation imperative overshadows near-term headline growth desires, manifested in aggressive (albeit challenging) fiscal deficit targets. The projected fiscal deficit of 4.1 percent (3.6 percent of GDP in FY16) versus the 4.6 percent recorded in FY14, is in line with expectations. The reduction in the budget deficit is driven by hoped-for revenue growth rather than depressed spending growth.
from Breakingviews:
Modi win is blow for Tesco, good for investors
By Andy Mukherjee
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.
A win for Narendra Modi would be bad news for Tesco and its rivals, but good news for other investors. The Indian opposition leader's party says it won't allow foreign supermarkets to enter the country if it wins the general election. But that is just one discordant note in a manifesto that is sweet music to financial markets.
from India Insight:
"People need to be allowed to do business" – The Arvind Kejriwal interview, part 2
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By Frank Jack Daniel and Sruthi Gottipati
Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi's new chief minister, stormed to power in the national capital in December on an anti-corruption platform.
His Aam Aadmi Party, or "Common Man's Party", uses a broom as its symbol to suggest it is sweeping the dirt out of politics. Kejriwal, a bespectacled former tax collector, spoke to Reuters in a wide-ranging interview a month after getting the top job, from the same modest apartment he's lived in for the past 15 years. What follows is a lightly edited transcript of the second part of the interview. Reuters will publish the third and final part on Sunday.
from Expert Zone:
Time for a relook at FDI in insurance intermediaries
(Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters)
Insurance companies in India have an FDI limit of 26 percent, which may be revised upwards in the coming months. The industry requires funds to grow and the revision can be an enabler, but the process may take some time as it requires legislative approval and there seems to be some opposition to the move.
Since the industry is still in its nascent stage, the insurance regulator also places the same FDI cap on insurance intermediaries such as brokers and web aggregators, severely limiting their ability to raise funds to grow their business.
from Breakingviews:
Quitting China is all about knowing how to go
By Ethan Bilby
The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own.
An increasing number of foreign businesses are folding their tents in China. Multinationals used to be desperate to get into the People's Republic. Now, as easy growth vanishes, leaving China is becoming less unusual. While some have kept a foot in the door, others have made a show of slamming it.
from Expert Zone:
How to rescue the falling rupee
(Any opinions expressed here are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters)
I can't predict where the rupee will eventually land and I don't think anyone else can either.
Of course, we are not the only country at the mercy of the dollar because almost every emerging market is suffering. But surely, that shouldn't be any consolation.
from Expert Zone:
Indian telecoms at the crossroads again
(The views expressed in this column are the author's own and do not represent those of Reuters)
In the 18 years I have been working with Indian telecoms operators, I can recall several points where I felt the industry was at a crossroads in its evolution.
from Breakingviews:
India new FDI rules show welcome long-termism
By Andy Mukherjee
(The author is a Reuters Breakingviews columnist. The opinions expressed are his own)
Hurrah for long-termism. India has decised to open up local industries, including its telecoms sector, to greater foreign participation. It may not create a rush of new investments, but it should lead to a modest improvement in confidence.


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Happiness is a choice.
To not make these changes for your own good leave you in a position of constantly cycling through the same pain.
IMO it is better to walk through the pain, heal, and find a better place on the other side.
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Meditation retreat
Recently I joined a meditation retreat. It was more like the halfway house of meditation retreat. All of the rules of a retreat but no strict enforcement. Since quite a few of the participants were first timers, the relaxed setting made it easier for people to assimilate to the environment.
So why did I join the retreat?
My life has been so hectic this year that I have been acutely feeling the need to unplug. Literally. I checked out 2 temples in Nepal to go on a private retreat. Unfortunately both were booked on month-long programs that are ongoing. Remember that saying "when you want something badly enough, the universe conspires to help you receive it?" well… I found a retreat all right and it was right here in Bangladesh.
So not only did I get to go on the retreat… I got to take my mom with me. Yes, my mom. We haven't always had the best of relationship but recently we have been doing better. In fact, this year has probably been the best for us. The retreat gave us a great opportunity to spend quality time with each other and to see a side of us that we don't usually get to. I know she's done the quantum meditation course and she really loved it. She knows that I have done Butthan meditation and I really loved it. So this was another kind that we both got to try together.
We had a Thai Monk leading the sessions and it was lovely. He mostly used the visualization technique and had hilarious little anecdotes that he shared with us. For example, when his dad meditates, he imagines that he's got a crystal hanging like a pendulum from his head, all the way down, inside his body to his navel. And during the meditation session, he would try to balance that pendulum and sometimes he would be swaying a little in his balancing attempt. The visualization in my head of that scene had me cracking up for the rest of the day.
So we all have this expectation of what we hope to get out of meditation and I was no exception. I wanted to come away remembering once again how to smile with every single cell of my body. Generally I am a pretty happy person. I have a great life, I love my job and my colleagues. I enjoy my studies and my various volunteer roles. So it's a full, busy life that I find very satisfying. But this year which has flown past me was really starting to get to me.
So yeah, I sat in my sessions, willing myself to find that happiness inside again. And here's the funny thing, on the last day, in the last session, I had this vivid sensation that I was a fat, happy, cat who is purring away against my own leg. Sated, satisfied and just HAPPY! I opened my eyes and I could still feel myself, happily purring away. It felt soooooooooooooo good! It's been months since I have felt good enough to want to go dancing all night.
Yesterday, the visualization that worked for me is of being a wild horse. My thoughts were all over the place, the to-do list kept running through my head. I had to keep coaxing my mind to slow down that runaway horse. After some time, I could feel that horse standing still. It was black and beautiful… almost majestic! with soft full mane and a lovely long tail and I knew it was me. Now how can you not smile at that? I think I fell asleep with that picture in my head.
So I have gone from constant rushing – office, university, home, assignments, reports, presentations, workshops, never-ending to-do lists running through my head – to chilling out, breathing, being mindful and more present. I had started walking on the treadmill again, the retreat inspired me to add yoga to my routine.
I just love the fact that I am from a continent that has a rich history of health practices – yoga, meditation, martial arts, herbal medicines… you name it and we probably started it and there's such a wide variety of activity to pick from to get healthy, stay healthy, cope with stress, it's freaking amazing!
The next retreat is in February 2015, somewhere in Thailand. I am not sure if I am going to be there. But I am pretty sure that I will be doing another retreat, somewhere, sometime. If you would like to check out the peace rebels… head over to their website here: https://peacerevolution.net/docs/en/peace-revolution
Peace in … Peace out…. :)
10 Things I Want My Daughter to Know About Working Out
Love her list … and I certainly agree that we teach more by example then by instructions!
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Mid-way through a recent group exercise class, the teacher lost me. She didn't lose me because of some complicated step sequence or insanely long set of burpees; I mentally checked out because of a few words she kept saying over and over. "Come on! Get that body ready for your winter beach vacation! Think about how you want to look at those holiday parties! PICTURE HOW YOU'LL LOOK IN THAT DRESS!"
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Paradox of religion and celebration
This is NOT a rant, rather an observation if you will.
Today is the 3rd day of Eid and for the past 3 days we have had this bunch of
hooligans boys in my neighbourhood playing loud music on the street. Now this would not be irritating if it were not for the fact that they play it all hours, extremely loud, its last years hottest club mix (the street don't look like no club to me) and the sound is transmitted over mike's and loudspeakers that cannot handle the base of the music. So what we have had to contend with is JLO & Lungi Dance music, cracking at cranked up volumes. Enough to give anyone a headache, don't you think?
Maybe I am cranky, I have been running a fever for nearly 6 days now BUT that's not the reason for this post.
Here's the Paradox – Eid is a religious festival. You are supposed to be celebrating the end of Ramadan, the month of patient fasting and all the lessons of empathy and sympathy, which we are supposed to have relearn over the past 30 days. It's a time for family and friends. I wonder where Lungi Dance and JLO featuring Pitbull on "Dance again" features in that occasion.
I am all for partying, but this … 24/7. giving everyone else in the locality headaches, where's the empathy and sympathy, or any tameez for that sense … in there? For a country that is conspicuously moving away from being Secular, how is this Islamic? What does that word even mean anymore?
I used to love Ramadan, the chance to practice patience, empathy with those less fortunate, to place yourself in another person's shoes. But the truth is I don't like this month anymore. Every single day I have witnessed at least 1 act of violence, a non-sensical reaction, which is then attributed to the fact that the person is fasting and has therefore less patience. Don't fast then. People work less because they are fasting. They are late to work, because they are fasting. They leave early, because they are fasting. People scream and shout abuse in the roads at the CNG's and the buses because they are fasting and are at a hurry to get home. Don't fast.
If fasting makes you behave like this, don't fast. You are not learning anything. You are not practicing patience. You are using it like a crutch, an excuse to act out the anger and apathy that you carry around otherwise.
The biggest paradox perhaps is the way religion and its various facets have been commercialized. In a country where half the people live under or near the poverty line, we have shops that are open until 3 am to facilitate shopping. At cut throat prices, I wonder who buys the glittering things that are displayed on shop windows. I wonder how many people instead concern themselves with making sure that they have calculated their zakat correctly and given it to someone who needs it.
Celebration is all very good but at the end of the day, why can't we just say that we are doing what we are doing, because we like to have a good time. That would certainly be a good enough reason to celebrate our family and friends, every single day of the year, instead of just a couple of times. It would also be a good reason to practice the art of giving – gifts, zakat, sadka – throughout the year. We have been gifted with life. Life is a gift. And it is worth celebrating every moment that we breathe.
Too busy??
I know I am.
I have been too busy to get enough sleep and since I can't sleep, I either lack appetite or I just eat because I have to and I eat whatever I can get my hands. Now that's the worst kind of disservice really that I can do to myself.
I have been too busy running from office to university. Too busy keeping up with work and assignments to focus on quality. Too busy to pay attention to the fact that half the year has already gone by and I am suddenly faced with the realization that I have only six more months to go before the year is over.
I have been too busy.
You know I am starting to hate that… being too busy. I want to be 'not busy', not running to class or to work or to keep up with some other commitment which I had made. I long for days like today, when I can wake up in the morning knowing that this day can be anything I make of it because all the hours in it are mine. I can read, write, nap, meditate, listen to music, engage in some self-love to revitalize myself. Days like this … I finally have time to improve Me … my thoughts, my life, my health. To concentrate on who I am and who I want to be, to evaluate whether or not I am in the right road for it.
These past few months have also taught me humility. I am a nerd who has trouble accepting anything less than A grade on my papers. My grades are in par with full-time students, youngsters who are not worrying about paying tuition, mortgage or getting forward in a career that spans nearly 2 decades. In my striving to hold on to A grades, I have stressed, worried and freaked over papers, assignments and never-ending exams. In moments of despair, I have thought of a blind guy in my class and asked myself if he can do it, why can't I?
While all this striving undoubtedly expands my horizon, it has also taken away the joy I had in learning. And days like today I realize that it is not my commitment that I have to change, it is my attitude to my commitments that I have to change. I have to learn to be ok with getting something less than A on my grades, I have to reconnect to life on a higher level than this to truly enjoy each day to its fullest.
And I think it's high time to book my next holiday ;)
You Asked, You Got, Then Came Trouble
Loved this one! Far too often, we want to change, start to change and then Wham! Life happens and we get scared and back off from changing. The blogger offers really great advice on how to hold on and ride the wave of change instead of drowning :)
Babe…. my unsung hero
Babe was my 14 year old germanshepherd who passed away on the 5th of June 2014. I wrote about some of her qualities and the things I learnt from her which has stood me in good steed last year here: http://corporateskirts.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/life-lessons-my-dog-taught-me/
Her passing away has not been a great shock, she had significantly slowed down and slept a lot more. She was too tired to play and could barely muster enough energy to stand around anymore. In this heat and humidity I didnot think that to be odd. She had grayed around the muzzle and the chin, her eyes had the glazy look of blindness setting in. What she has spared me though is the agony of having to make the choice to put her down to sleep. She passed away peacefully, mid morning, with full dignity. She had never troubled anyone in life and in death she was equally considerate.
I don't know what I felt more when I heard the news. Loss. Grief. Lost.
I have been thinking of writing this post for 2 days now. I finally forced myself to sit down with it. But I have no words for how much she meant to me or what her loss really amounts to. All I can think of is the last time I met her, the last time I hugged her, what she looked like when I brought her home at seven week's of age 14 years ago, her funny walk, her soft fur, she had the wettest licks, the warmest hugs with the patience of a Saint to boot. That is how I will always remember the one who taught me how to be a better mother, a better person, a loyal person.
Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity.
~Saint Augustine (354-430)~
What is a Habit? and what forms a habit? Wikipedia defines habit as a routine of behavior that is repeatedly regularly and tends to occur unconsciously. IF all habits are acquired patterns then why do we find it so difficult to implement new habits (e.g. exercising regularly) or giving up old habit that no longer serve our purpose (e.g. smoking). While the internet is full of helpful articles on how to break an old habit or create a new one, this post is not about that.
In an attempt to live a more contemplative life, a conscious one where I am not simply gliding across life's highway on cruise control, I find myself often stepping back to gain a little perspective on the things I do on a daily basis. I ask myself questions like:
- What is the real reason as to why I am choosing to embark on a particular journey?
- What do I really hope to get out of it?
- Did I articulate my thinking, my expectations, my underlying assumptions clearly to everyone who has a stake in it? or can affect its outcome?
- Like a rubik's cube, did I stop to consider all sides? think 20 steps ahead?
- Am I doing this because I am afraid of the consequences of what will happen if I don't?
- Do I want to operate out of a place of fear in my heart?
I suppose all these questioning for me is easier in a sense because being an introvert having thought processes running quietly in the background in my head seems quite natural to me. The habit that I did have to work on changing though is choosing my train of thought carefully and conciously :)
So what are you doing about your habits? Do you question them? And if you do want to change something, where do you start?
Tired of Talking To Men
What a rant!!! A beautiful rant… unapologetic… straight forward delivery. A MUST read!
Originally posted on The Belle Jar:
I am tired of talking about feminism to men.
I know that I'm not supposed to say this. I know that as a good little third-wave feminist I'm supposed to sweetly explain to you how much I love and value men. I'm supposed to trot out my husband of nearly five years, my son, all of my male friends and relatives and display them as a sort of badge of honour, proof that I am not a man-hater. I'm supposed to hold out my own open palms, prove to you how harmless I am, how nice I am. Above all, I'm supposed to butter you up, you men, stroke your egos, tell you how very important you are in the fight for equality. This is the right way to go about it, or so I've been told. As my mother would say, you catch more flies with honey.
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h/t to @fakehiphopsucks for finding this story about Ron Hunter and Georgia State basketball.
"The Georgia State basketball team's goodwill trip in August concerned little about basketball. The Panthers played four games and romped to four wins against club teams from Costa Rica. The real reason they were there was to give out shoes as part of the charity Samaritan's Feet, which coach Ron Hunter has been a part of since 2008. They were also there to build their moral resume."
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@RVAParks nails my thoughts on Kevin Pangos:
"Pangos enters what must seem like his fifteenth year at Gonzaga for WCC fans and he's still as dangerous as ever. After a down year statistically in 2012-13 Pangos jumped back up to 14.4 points, 3.3 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game. Look for his senior year to be a special one in Spokane."
The basketball gym where Charles Oakley and Ben Wallace played college ball is located in a building now known as the Belgian Friendship Building on the campus of Virginia Union University in Richmond. The structure began its public life as the Belgian Pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. It was originally intended to be repatriated, but Nazi occupation made that impossible, so the building was donated to the college, which previously had no on-campus basketball arena.
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The Democratic Party platform on mortgage issues
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Encounter helped police identify 38-year-old Paul Carman as the man who committed the crime
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This made me snort pretty darn loud this morning. Just an excellent start to my week. Thank you.
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Kieran McManus was shot outside a Domino's pizza takeaway at the DC Enterprise Centre near the Kennedy Way in west Belfast on 30 March last year.
The 26-year-old was shot by a man who got out of a maroon-coloured Vauxhall Astra car at 11.20pm.
Despite the best efforts of ambulance crews at the scene, the father of one died in hospital a short time later.
The Astra car was later found abandoned and burnt out in Denewood Park off the Andersonstown Road.
In a renewed effort to appeal for the public's help, police have released footage of Kieran's last moments.
The footage shows Kieran in his pizza delivery uniform getting change at a garage shortly before he returns to his silver Volkswagen Passat car to the outlet at Kennedy Way where he was murdered.
Since the murder, police have interviewed over 100 witnesses, conducted a series of searches and made one arrest.
Police say there are a number of lines of inquiry and have not ruled out a possible dissident republican link.
On the first anniversary of the murder, detectives are asking the community for any information about the killing, particularly about the maroon Astra car, which they may have seen before or after the shooting.
I would ask the community to think about Kieran and his family and the needless pain they have suffered over the past year.Detective Chief Inspector Justyn Galloway
I would ask the community to think about Kieran and his family and the needless pain they have suffered over the past year.
Detective Chief Inspector Justyn Galloway
They are also keen to hear from anyone who saw any other vehicles in Denewood Park or in nearby St Meryl Park that Saturday night between 11pm and midnight.
Police are also anxious to speak to anyone who has any information that may assist the investigation into Kieran's murder.
Senior investigating officer Detective Chief Inspector Justyn Galloway said: "One year on from this ruthless murder, the police investigation is continuing.
"Kieran worked as a pizza delivery driver, trying to earn a living for his family. This was a ruthless and reckless attack, given the number of people in the area at the time.
"I would ask everyone in this community to look at these CCTV images and think about the fact that a short time later, Kieran was dead.
"Those responsible for this ruthless murder will only be brought before the courts if people with information work with police.
"In the past year we have interviewed 107 civilian witnesses, conducted nine searches and made one arrest.
"We are ready and willing to progress this challenging investigation but we need people to work with us."
Anyone who can help police with their investigation should call 028 9180 1507.
Alternatively, information can be passed anonymously to the independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
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LAKE CHARLES, La. (AP) - A Calcasieu Parish judge says a 35-year-old man accused of killing his grandmother is competent to stand trial.
Carl Webb is charged with first-degree murder of 75-year-old Helen Webb in February 2009 .
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