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Winnipeg MP Pat Martin asks Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird about ongoing preparations for the Zombie Apocalypse.
Transcript of the historical declaration made on Wednesday, Feb 13, 2013 in the Canadian House of Commons:
New Democratic Parliament Member Pat Martin: I rise today to salute the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta and the province of Quebec for putting in place emergency measures for -- to to deal with the possibility of an invasion of zombies. I don't need to tell you, Mr. Speaker, that zombies don't recognize borders and that a zombie invasion in the United States could easily turn into a continent-wide pandemic if it's not contained. So on behalf of concerned Canadians everywhere, Mr. Speaker, I want to ask the minister of Foreign Affairs, is he working with his American counterparts to develop an international zombie strategy so that a zombie invasion does not turn into a zombie apocalypse?
Speaker of the House Andrew Scheer: The Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird: Mr. Speaker, I want to assure this member and all Canadians that I am 'dead-icated' to ensuring that this never happens. I want to say categorically to this member and through him to all Canadians that under the leadership of this Prime Minster Canada will never become a save haven for zombies, ever!


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Grilled Chicken with Mint and Radish Salad
Lime juice and olive oil dress the salad greens, echoing the chicken's marinade and tying the dish's flavors together with minimal calories.
- Servings: 4
Source: Martha Stewart Living, April 2009
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves (8 ounces each), gently pounded to an even thickness
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus 1 teaspoon for drizzling
- 1/4 cup lime juice (from 4 limes), plus 1 teaspoon for drizzling
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 cups tender greens, such as mache or baby lettuces
- 1 cup fresh mint
- 4 radishes, very thinly sliced
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- Lime wedges, for serving
Combine chicken, oil, lime juice, and garlic in a bowl. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat a grill or grill pan to high. Grill chicken until cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
Combine greens, mint, and radishes. Sprinkle with salt, season with pepper, and drizzle with oil and lime juice. Serve with chicken and lime wedges.

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After a successful installation I was watching a tutorial on switching a directory for a wp blog from http://www.example.com to http://www.example.com/blog.
Just curious, I looked at my wp url in settings to see what it looked like.
In my settings > general My site url was posted as http://www.example.com. I was confused because under my FTP documentation on my host's server, my wordpress files were in a folder called "blog" already. Although now I wish I hadn't, I then did as the video instructed and changed the ending of the site url (ex. http://www.example.com : http://www.example.com/blog)
I saved, and got an immediate error. This would normally be fine IF my files weren't already in a location titled "blog" on my host's server.
After getting the error, I went back into my settings and attempted to switch the url back it was (just http://www.example.com) in settings > general. At this point, I am not sure whether the change was made, or if my site account was saved with the first change I made listed above.
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Let's pause a moment to look at that interior. What do you see? Leather. The brutalized skins of murdered methane-producing cows. And wood, scraps of once-magnificent (and happily oxygen producing) living trees, brought low by the axe-man, varnished and glued into your dashboard.
This is good for the environment?
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And no trees were cut down expressly to create that interior. All the wood used in the Karma is "sunken" (meaning it was hauled up the bottom of Lake Michigan after having been dumped there in the late 1800s), "recovered" (meaning it was rescued from the 2007 California wildfires), or "fallen" (knocked over by a storm).
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Inverse Demand Systems for Composite Liquid Assets: Evidence from China. Discussion Paper No 97
Wong, Gary & Yu, Qiao (2001) Inverse Demand Systems for Composite Liquid Assets: Evidence from China. Discussion Paper No 97. [Working Paper] (Unpublished)
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This paper applies the concept of inverse demands and its related scale and substitution effects to model the demand for liquid assets in China. We also propose a new model, termed the Modified Almost Ideal Inverse Demand System (MAIIDS), which nests the Almost Ideal Inverse Demand System (AIIDS) as a special case. We estimate this new model and its special case by using Chinese panel data and find it statistically superior to the AIIDS. Results also reveal the improved regularity features of the MAIIDS, and show that demand patterns of liquid assets across different income groups in China are distinctive.
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Gripping job to write for DoyleSuzanne Carbone
Published: December 3 2012 - 3:00AM
THE fascinating aspect about a job to become a speechwriter for lord mayor Robert Doyle isn't the bountiful pay of up to $100,786 for an exhausting four-day week, but the physical demands. A job ad to write crisp and inspirational prose to meet the exacting standards of the former English teacher comes with a chart for ''inherent physical requirements'' and a grid showing whether the exertion will be never, occasional, frequent or constant. Applicants aspiring to the town hall will never have to ''exert force in an awkward posture'' unless, of course, they are wrenching their suitcases from an airport carousel during an overseas junket. There is occasional ''twisting spine to side'' to see colleagues and what comes as a great relief is never having to ''bend spine backwards'' when the demands are unreasonable. The role to also write speeches for deputy lord mayor Susan Riley and lady mayoress Emma Page Campbell requires constant ''fine hand co-ordination'', not to prevent spilling the milk when making a nice cuppa with two sugars, but for ''computer keying'' and after consulting the best HR expert, I reckon that could mean typing. There is occasional ''gripping or grabbing'', so it's time to hit the Zumba exercise circuit. Media manager Lynne Haultain is handling applications and to intensify the competition, aspirants have to describe a person who ''epitomises'' Melbourne. They might get far with an eloquent gent with the initials R.D.Kennetts pop the cork
RUBY is the traditional gift for a 40th wedding anniversary but for Jeff Kennett, he'd probably prefer Paddle Pops. The former premier who stormed into Parliament with his Liberal troops celebrates four decades of wedded bliss with the lovely Felicity on December 27 and they will have a delightful Christmas together to reflect on their momentous journey before and after Spring Street ruled their diaries. When Kennett isn't putting his foot in his mouth, he's able to eat his favourite treat - Paddle Pops - and savours three a day: two chocolate and one banana. Yes, the Hawthorn colours. It's a habit he won't break, obviously fond of the lion on the packaging. Even when Kennett walked the Kokoda Track, he struggled without them. The frozen treat will quench a summer craving but unlike the Kennett variety of Kool Mints, they won't lower the blood-alcohol readings of drink-drivers.Work is skin-deep
CONSULT Friday's forecast before deciding to throw caution to the wind for Work in the Nude Day. Before CBD and suburban workforces evacuate, this liberating initiative is for people who work from home and is led by the business group Flying Solo. Director Robert Gerrish doesn't expect all home-office workers to strip but the ''spirit'' of the day is to ''celebrate the fact that they can if they want to''. Best to consult the boss.Cricket's new champ
SHANE Warne and Elizabeth Hurley will resume their short-distance Twitter romance when the English rose jets in this week to resume life in Brighton. The cricketer is launching the Big Bash season of the Melbourne Stars at Crown's Club 23 on Tuesday with Sir Vivian Richards, Mel B and poker champ Joe Hachem but Hurley won't be in town, instead joining her fiance at a Shane Warne Foundation lunch on Thursday with Richards and Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan. The Big Bash season blasts into action on Friday with the Stars against the Renegades at Etihad Stadium but the off-field shenanigans have already been led by an unbashful football identity with a mullet, Bryan ''Strauchanie'' Strauchan. In clever videos, the long lost brother of comedian Peter Helliar has been appointed Renegades president and ''punked'' Warnie by putting a sign on his fence, saying: ''Warnie, you've been renegaded. Say hi to Liz.'' Talented writer Darren Fishman devised the concept and storylines and worked with the Turnstile4 agency's creative director, Boyd Hicklin. The pitch was perfect because Hicklin directed the cricket film Save Your Legs! starring Stephen Curry and did a smashing job.
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By Mary Roach
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I know where there's a carrion dead," said Grandad. At four you knew your lines well, and replied promptly: "Where?"
"On the top of Kildare."
"Is he fat or is he lean?"
"All fat."
"Let's go an' pick 'im."
The old Irish stuff, gruesome as a Grimm's fairytale, kind as Christmas. You ran off giggling and squealing, safe and warm and alive.
Death and tax cuts come to us all. Most of us live insulated from death's smells and sights, yet the fascination lingers: millions flock to Gunther von Hagens's Body Works exhibitions all over the world, and he is swamped, if that is the word, by prospective donors.
Mary Roach's book on the human corpse has caused a bit of a stir in the US, as did Jessica Mitford's The American Way of Death 40 years earlier (Roach acknowledges Mitford when Stiff's ambit crosses the funeral industry).
The territory is perilous; Julia Kristeva writes of the corpse as being the "ultimate abject", the point where all things break down. We break down there, she says, if unguided by science or God, but Roach is intrepid, using science, humaneness and a lot of humour, most of it appropriate, for her protections.
Roach's columns on Salon.com are famous: the writer is noted for her unusual slant on things, her fearsome curiosity, her fascination with grot. She has written on what happens when someone jumps from the Golden Gate Bridge without benefit of bungee. She has researched and compared the bacteria counts of toilet seats public and private and compared these with fridge door handles and cutting boards. (Her advice is that if you must lick one of these items, choose the toilet seat.) Her Salon column on the use of human cadavers as crash-test dummies grew into the idea for Stiff - a book on what happens to the body when we die.
What will happen is that part of the army of people who deal with corpses will deal with us. If we are lucky, it will only be the undertakers. Maybe doctors and nurses will be involved at some stage.
If we are unlucky, there will be police, coroners, forensic pathologists. If we leave our bodies for scientific research, then medical students might dissect us, plastic surgeons practise facelifts on us, or car safety engineers strap us into a car seat with duct tape. But the pronouns are wrong here; a corpse isn't "us". "We" are not there any more.
Roach makes important distinctions here; her introduction clarifies her attitude to death and dying: "This book is not about death as in dying. Death, as in dying, is sad and profound." She says that she would have no wish to see anything happening to the remains of someone she knew and loved. However, seeing her mother's cadaver, Roach realised, was not the same thing as seeing her mother, dead. And she is sensitive to the feelings her husband might have regarding her remains when she dies, which is why she will not bequeath her own body to science, despite regarding such bequests as being as heroic as organ donation, which she also canvasses.
She scouts burial and cremation: the former becoming unmanageable anywhere that is land-poor, the latter controversial because of the lack of consensus in research that concerns mercury emissions from vaporised tooth fillings. There are other ways, however, though they are scarcely less confronting to our sensibilities than Tibetan sky burial.
Sweden, the land of the compost toilet, is moving, with royal and church approval, towards composting the dead. A biologist-entrepreneur, Susanne Wiigh-Masak, has patented the Promessa process, which freeze-dries and then shatters a corpse into a sort of mince that is then composted. Roach says Australia is among the countries whose funeral industry has expressed interest.
Promessa seems benign, even romantic, when compared with the "tissue digestion" system invented by Indianapolis company W, which involves lye baths and brown stuff going down the municipal drains.
Her cheerfulness when surveying embalming techniques and new techniques of corpse disposal, is real and infectious, but you will probably decide not to eat while reading Stiff. Strange, really, for a country of extravagant meat-eaters to qualm at the thought of their own bodies in breakdown similar to that of a piece of beef about to be stewed. Consomme, after reading about brown stuff going down drains, is not an option tonight.
Roach is a good, lively writer, one whose thoughts come out on the paper as a real voice, a mind that can quest trustworthily for the reader.
By comparison, Adam's Navel, Michael Sims's exploration of the human body (live) is rather lifeless. So much of it is devoted to who said what about which bit that there are some omissions that can't be overlooked.
He admits to leaving out teeth, knees, elbows, weight fluctuations, racism as applied to skin colour and, curiously, breast augmentations.
It left me wondering how, say, Roach would have written it. The skin section, for one example, was curiously devoid, for a book self-described as cultural history, of any discussion of decoration. Not even moisturiser, let alone make-up. Nothing on tattoos or piercings, just tanning - so very blokey.
Sims's discussion of the hand also suffers from a comparison with Roach's. Both writers explore the science of crucifixion: was Jesus nailed to the cross through the palm or the wrist? Sims gives two sources and comes up with the conclusion that the palms could not support body weight. Roach consults two different sources and gives detail that convinces: the answer is not simply palm versus wrist, but a tricky, ghastly combination of both.
Sims just leaves out too much: how can anyone discuss circumcision without addressing the huge cultural backlash against it over the past 30 years? How can anyone who seems to be unaware of the term "Brazilian" discuss pubic hair? Sims is a decent writer who has read and thought a lot, but the book subtitle requires something either gnomic or encyclopedic and this is neither.
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Estrada dismisses his legal team
Ousted Philippines President Joseph Estrada has sent his legal team home to protest at what he believes is a prejudiced court.
Mr Estrada claimed a newly-formed special court hearing his case is bent on convicting him for corruption, including economic plunder, which carries a possible death sentence.
Mr Estrada took the unprecedented decision to ask all his 10 lawyers to resign after the court rejected several requests he made on Wednesday.
The government has said it will appoint new lawyers to represent the former president.
'No justice here'
"I have instructed my lawyers to withdraw from all the cases against me," Mr Estrada said.
"I tried my best to follow the court's orders, but I can already see this early that I will not get justice here."
One of Mr Estrada's lawyer, Rene Saguisag, said his client decided it was impossible to get a fair trial.
"At the instruction of the president a few minutes ago, every single one of us has withdrawn our appearances," he said.
"At this moment, there is no-one on record representing him in court."
Ombudsman Aniano Desierto, the chief prosecutor, questioned Mr Estrada's move.
"It is a possible delaying tactic. Everything is a possibility," he said.
A court spokesman, Renato Bocar, said there would be no disruptions and the trial would proceed once the the judges had appointed government lawyers for the former president.
Mr Estrada has protested to the Supreme Court about the creation of the special Sandiganbayan court, which will only handle his cases.
Prosecutors allege Mr Estrada violated banking laws by using a false name, Jose Velarde, to maintain a secret bank account.
They say he plundered the country's coffers, stashing away millions of dollars in payoffs from gambling operators and kickbacks from government financial transactions.
Mr Estrada, the former movie star who lost power 13 months ago, has denied any wrongdoing.
He admitted on Tuesday he signed Velarde on bank records but claimed bank officials prodded him to do so.
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An eco-restaurant has opened in Croatia offering a range of dishes featuring earthworms as the main ingredient.
The restaurant in Zadar claims the earthworms, which are farmed on site, are high in protein and low in fat making them highly nutritious.
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Why should Fido be the only one to enjoy this beautiful piece of modern design? Although it's marketed for modern canines, this gorgeous feeding station from Eastvold Custom Woodworking would suit a modern feline just as well. Not only is it beautiful, but it's extremely functional. Two raised stainless steel bowls are cantilevered to the side of a food storage tower. The perfect way to keep everything together and looking great! This might be one of my favorite new finds.
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Weed and Genetic Risk
The Weed and Genetic project has worked with researchers to ensure species and systems developed by Future Farm Industries CRC have a minimal impact on the environment. The project built upon the Environmental Weed Risk Protocol developed by the former CRC Salinity.
The very attributes that make plants likely to prove useful to dryland agriculture may make them a potential weed risk in natural environments. Recognising this, the CRC weed and genetic risk project developed a weed risk protocol and a genetic risk protocol. The project assists CRC researchers to assess the plants they work on. Protocols and guidelines have also been developed and apply to germplasm collection, evaluation, selection and promotion. There are also end-of-field-trial duty of care guidelines.
The risk of test species' persistence and naturalisation from experimental sites, incorporation of genetic risk guidelines, and support and training of researchers in using environmental risk decision tools have been specifically addressed by this project. Weed risk management guides for land-managers have also been developed. All weed risk assessments, weed risk scores and weed management guides completed by CRC researchers are available.
Weed risk researchers have also been involved in developing and applying national guidelines on conducting field trials in a risk management framework, and field trial guidelines for weed risk management have been developed. Researchers have also been involved in national discussions on improvements to border and post-border weed risk assessment. A national weed risk management forum was established and the construction of on-line weed database that features the available national weed risk assessments is now underway.
The Weed and Genetic Risk Project receives additional support from the WA Department of Premier and Cabinet through the Office of Science.
Download an information sheet on weed risk or on genetic risk.
Download Weed Risk Assessment template (Microsoft Word doc) or Weed Risk Score template (Microsoft Excel doc) or Genetic Risk Assessment template (Microsoft Word doc).
For more information contact project leader Margaret Byrne.
This website contains information about the CRC's research into perennial plant based farming systems.
This site will remain live until 30 June 2017 but is no longer being updated or reviewed.
Further information about CRC research projects can be obtained by following links from relevant project pages or by viewing the research transfer page.
The CRC was funded for seven years (2007-2014) under the Australian Government Cooperative Research Centre program.


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Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations: Guidelines & Decisions
(October 14, 2003)
On June 19, 2003, the DSC Director granted the Banks appeal with regard to certain, apparent violations of law and regulation cited in the Examination. The Director referred the remaining issues to the Supervision Appeals Review Committee (Committee) for review pursuant to the FDICs Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations (the Guidelines).2 As provided by the Guidelines, the Committee reviewed the appeal for consistency with the policies, practices and mission of the FDIC, including those of DSC, and the overall reasonableness of, and the support offered for, the respective positions advanced. The Guidelines also provide that only findings that are material supervisory determinations (MSDs) are eligible for review through the Committee process. The Committee therefore limited its review to MSDs.
Procedural Matters
September 22nd Document: After the close of the hearing, the Bank submitted a document dated September 22, 2003. The September 22nd document is essentially a second supplemental submission. It addresses issues which the Bank has addressed several times before, beginning with the Banks appeal (which was more than 100 pages long with voluminous attachments), the Banks first supplemental submission dated August 15, 2003, and at the hearing.6 The Bank has had numerous opportunities to present its position throughout this process.7 Indeed, the Committee was not obligated to hold the hearing, to order the release of confidential documents, or to allow the filing of the first supplemental submission. The Committee finds that the September 22nd document offers no new arguments and so will not consider its substance.
Disclosure of Confidential and Privileged Documents Complete: The Bank has asked the Committee to release the redacted portions of internal documents previously provided to the Bank. Those documents were released even though they would ordinarily be treated as confidential. The Committee has reviewed the materials released to the Bank as well the redacted text. The Committee has determined that the documents were released in accordance with the Committees instructions. No further documents or redacted portions of documents will be released.
Statements Made in Letter Do Not Amount to New MSDs: As indicated above, the DSC Director granted the Banks appeal with regard to certain apparent violations of law and regulation cited in the Examination.8 These apparent violations involved extensions of credit by the bank to its affiliate, X Corporation (X). In granting the Banks appeal, the DSC Director noted that the Banks arrangement with its affiliate and the manner in which it was administered are of concern and could present an unsafe and unsound banking practice.9 Following further correspondence, the Bank advised the Director that his statement was itself a MSD and should be referred to the Committee for review. The Director declined. The Bank then wrote to the Committee. The Bank contends DSC has determined that the arrangement is an unsafe and unsound banking practice. It asks the Committee to confirm that the determination is before the Committee on appeal.10
The Directors statement that the arrangement could present an unsafe/unsound banking practice is not subject to review by this Committee. The Directors statement is not a MSD as defined in the Guidelines. Moreover, when read in context, it is clear the Director was simply clarifying that he continued to have concerns independent of whether or not the facts gave rise to violations of law or regulation. As indicated in the Guidelines, 11 the FDIC encourages institutions to express their views and concerns throughout the examination/supervisory process. In turn, it is appropriate that FDIC staff share their concerns with the institution.
Aside from his statement that the arrangement could present an unsafe and unsound banking practice, the Director concurred with the Regional Office view that the Bank had acceded to the affiliate arrangement without sound analyses and was vulnerable to risk. In subsequent correspondence, the Bank submitted post-examination reports compiled on the Banks behalf, contended that these reports dispelled any such concerns, objected to DSCs referral of the matter to the Regional Office, and asked the Director to either reverse himself or refer these additional statements to the Committee as MSDs.
After deliberation, the Committee is referring to the Region the DSC finding that the Bank has acceded to its affiliate arrangement without sound analysis and the Bank is vulnerable in bearing substantial and disproportionate amount of risk in the arrangement with These findings are unnecessary to support the MSDs under review. They should be considered in the overall context of the continuing review of the Bank relationship.12
Analysis and Findings
Subprime Designation of the Banks Credit Program and Portfolio: The federal banking agencies jointly issued a document entitled Expanded Examination Guidance for Subprime Lending Programs (Expanded Guidance), on January 31, 2001.13 The Expanded Guidance applies to financial institutions that target the subprime market through programs that employ tailored marketing, underwriting, and risk selection. The Expanded Guidance also identifies borrower characteristics that may indicate an institution is targeting the subprime lending market. Applying that criteria to the facts in this case, the determination that the Banks credit card program and resulting portfolio are subprime, is appropriate.
The Bank has established a credit card program targeting college students, who typically have limited or no credit histories. Credit card lending is the Banks predominant line of business. Credit Card related assets resulting from the Banks subprime credit card program totaled $118 million and represented 55 percent of the Banks total assets. The Banks marketing strategy and underwriting criteria have generated a credit card portfolio with the following subprime characteristics:
The Bank primarily contested the subprime designation on the basis that the Banks principal loss rates are not significantly higher than those experienced by prime issuers. The Bank has presented a creditable case that it has developed a system for screening and approving cardholders among a marked segment of college students and entering freshmen, producing a portfolio which has, to date, outperformed other subprime portfolios. The Committee recognizes that the principal loss rate, to date, is not as high as those experienced by some subprime credit card portfolios.
Nonetheless, the credit card program has generated a credit card portfolio that clearly exhibits the subprime characteristics listed above. These facts sufficiently demonstrate that the Banks credit card program has generated a credit card portfolio that exhibits a higher risk of default than loans to prime credit card borrowers. Accordingly, the designation of the Banks credit lending program as subprime is appropriate.
Substandard Classification of Residual Interests: The Uniform Agreement on the Classification of Assets and Appraisal of Securities Held by Banks (Uniform Agreement) addresses examination treatment of adversely classified assets.14 The Uniform Agreement provides definitions for Substandard, Doubtful, and Loss categories of assets. More specifically, the Uniform Agreement states that a Substandard asset will have a well-defined weakness or weaknesses that jeopardize the liquidation of the debt. They are characterized by the distinct possibility that the bank will sustain some loss if the deficiencies are not corrected. The Uniform Agreement also defines the term sub-investment quality and established specific guidance for the classification of sub-investment quality investments. It states that a sub-investment quality designation generally includes securities rated below the four highest grades, nonrated securities of equivalent quality The FDIC continues to apply the Uniform Agreement to residual interests derived from asset backed securitization transactions, such as the interests retained by the Bank.15
Under these guidelines, the Banks residual interests exhibit well-defined weaknesses and are characterized by the distinct possibility of loss. The Banks residual interests consist of subordinated notes totaling $18.2 million, interest-only strip receivable totaling $11.3 million, and cash collateral accounts (i.e., spread accounts) totaling $8.7 million. These residual interests resulted from the Banks subprime credit securitization activities and derive their value from the cash flows generated by the underlying pool of subprime credit card loans. As mentioned, these subprime assets displayed an above average loss rate, low principal payment rate, and other weaknesses. A key weakness is that the reported value of the residual interests are volatile, subject to material changes in value given changes to underlying assumptions about pool performance. Also, the residual interests are illiquid, there being little or no market for such assets. These factors, together with the subprime nature of the Banks credit card portfolio, support a finding that the residual interests should be classified substandard.
In addition, under the Uniform Agreement, the subordinated notes are clearly subject to adverse classification. The subordinated notes in this case were rated Ba3 by Moodys and BB by Standard and Poors (both ratings represent the fifth highest grade by the respective agencies). The interest-only strip and cash collateral account are subordinated to the subordinate notes and therefore present a higher risk of loss.
The Banks primary argument regarding the quality of the subordinated notes is that the risk of default is infinitesimal, based on credit card loss rates. This argument is not persuasive, given the several other factors that Moodys and Standard and Poors ratings rely upon and that the Bank has not adequately addressed. These factors include principal payment rates, early amortization, marketability, and volatility resulting from economic conditions, competitive pressures, and customer behavior.
The classification of the Banks residual interest was consistent with the Uniform Agreement and established examination procedures. In light of their sub-investment ratings, their volatility, questionable marketability, and the quality of the underlying assets, the subordinated notes were appropriately classified Substandard.
Capital Adequacy Rating: The Uniform Financial Institution Rating System (Rating System) defines a Capital Adequacy rating of 4 as a deficient level of capital. In light of the institutions risk profile, viability of the institution may be threatened. Assistance from the shareholders or other external sources of financial support may be required.16
The Examination revealed that the credit card-related assets resulting from the Banks subprime credit card program represented 55 percent of the Banks total assets and more than 400 percent of the Banks Tier 1 capital. Adversely classified assets approximated $51 million and represented more than 152 percent of the Banks Tier 1 capital and reserves. At the time of the examination, the Bank had not performed an internal capital assessment that quantified the amount of the capital needed to offset the risk in the subprime lending activities, despite previous requests to do so. In addition, the Banks sole shareholder failed to provide financial statements that would detail access to additional capital. The rating assigned to the Bank was consistent with Rating System guidelines. The Capital Adequacy rating of 4 assigned in the Examination is therefore deemed appropriate.
Asset Quality Rating: The Rating System defines an Asset Quality rating of 4 as assigned to financial institutions with deficient asset quality or credit administration practices. The level of risk and problem assets are significant, inadequately controlled, and subject the financial institution to potential losses that, if left unchecked, may threaten its viability.
As noted earlier, adversely classified assets approximated $51 million and represented more than 152 percent of the Banks Tier 1 capital and reserves. Adversely classified assets largely consisted of residual interests and credit card receivables resulting from the Banks subprime credit card program and credit card securitization activities. The asset portfolio lacked diversification as the majority of portfolio is centered in the subprime credit card portfolio. Two concentrations of credit were based on the Bank-owned subprime credit card receivables and the residual interests in the securitized portion of the subprime loan portfolio. Based on these factors, the Asset Quality rating was consistent with the Rating System guidelines. Accordingly, the Asset Quality rating of 4 is appropriate.
Management Rating: The Rating System defines a Management rating of 3 as indicating management and board performance that need improvement or risk management practices that are less than satisfactory given the nature of the institutions activities. The capabilities of management or the board of directors may be insufficient for the type, size, or condition of the institution. Problems and significant risks may be inadequately identified, measured, monitored, or controlled.
The Examination described the following management weaknesses: The Bank held an excessive level of adversely classified assets and maintained a concentration in subordinate residual interests resulting from the Banks subprime credit card program; capital levels were deficient; weaknesses in the Banks securitization activities were noted for the third consecutive examination; managements monitoring of credit card re-aging and credit line increase was inadequate; repeat contraventions of policy statements regarding Asset Securitizations, expanded Subprime Guidance, and Interest Rate Risk were noted; internal audit weaknesses were noted. In light of the deficiencies, the Management rating assigned was consistent with the Rating System guidelines. Accordingly, the Management rating of 3 is found to be appropriate.
Composite Rating: The Rating System defines a composite 4 as appropriate for financial institutions that generally exhibit unsafe and unsound practices or conditions. There are serious financial or managerial deficiencies that result in unsatisfactory performance. The problems range from severe to critically deficient. The weakness and problems are not being satisfactorily addressed or resolved by the board of directors and management. Financial institutions in this group generally are not capable of withstanding business fluctuations. There may be significant noncompliance with laws and regulations. Risk management practices are generally unacceptable relative to the institutions size, complexity, and risk profile. Close supervisory attention is required, which means, in most cases, formal enforcement action is necessary to address the problems. Institutions in this group pose a risk to the deposit insurance fund. Failure is a distinct possibility if the problems and weaknesses are not satisfactorily addressed and resolved.
In light of the overall poor quality of the Banks assets, the deficient capital levels, as well as a number of other identified weaknesses detailed in the component areas and described in the Examination, it is clear that the Composite rating was consistent with the Rating System guidelines. Although the improvement in the Banks condition and operations from the May 2001 examination to the current Examination is evidenced by the upgrade in the composite rating from a 5 to a 4, continued improvement is needed. The Composite rating of 4 is deemed appropriate.
Designation of the Bank as in Troubled Condition and a Problem Bank: These designations are required as a result of the Composite rating assigned to the Bank. Section 303.101(c) of the FDIC Rules and Regulations provides that the term troubled condition includes any insured state nonmember bank that has a composite rating of 4 or 5 under the Uniform Financial Institution Rating System. The FDICs Case Managers Procedures Manual, section 3.3, requires the designation of Problem Bank for all banks assigned a Composite rating of 4. The designations of the Bank as in troubled condition and a Problem Bank are consistent with the applicable regulations and FDIC procedures.
By direction of the Supervision Appeals Review Committee
of the FDIC dated October 14, 2003.
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Airport : 473212
Tourist Police : 554871
Tourist Organisation : 222935
Municipal Tourist Office : 271888
Getting there:
There are seven flights a day from Athens. Buses and Train connect and run regularly from most major cities in Greece.
In Thessaloniki there are branches of Greek and foreign banks that can handle all your financial needs and exchange. There are also certain shops where foreign currency can be changed into drachmas.
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AMHERST, Massachusetts -- Amherst men's basketball holds on to the No. 1 ranking in the Northeast as the Lord Jeffs post a perfect 11-0 record so far this season. After registering a pair of wins last week, the Jeffs rose from 10th to No. 5 in the nation. Polls are listed below with records through January 19.
Since the announcement of the January 19 rankings, the Jeffs posted their 11th straight victory for the best start in the 96-year history of the program. Prior to this season, Amherst had jumped out to a 10-0 start in 1995-96 before falling to Babson, who the 1997-98 team will host on Tuesday. The three seniors on the current squads had been in their rookie season in '95-'96, when the Jeffs won the first of back-to-back ECAC Championships.
The Jeffs cruised to seven wins on the road before out-lasting their four most recent opponents with a deep and talented bench. Amherst squeaked by Wheaton 89-87 before rallying to defeat Little III foe Wesleyan, 74-68. Hosting archrival Williams, the Jeffs rotated ten players into the 79-68 victory over the then-4th best team in the country. Last night, Amherst added an 82-68 win over 9th-ranked Trinity.
Leading the offensive has been sophomore starter Pat Mulvey (Rye, NH), who has averaged over 15-points since the beginning of 1998. The guard has drained a team-high 19 from behind the arc, including key buckets to re-spark the offense. Classmate Hugh Quattlebaum (Andover, MA) has come off the bench to flash a hot hand lately, notching double figures in four of his last five showings. Senior tri-captain Billy Skorupski (North Hatfield, MA) has been a force on the glass, pulling down 8.5 rebounds a game while putting up 13.5 points in each showing. The center also has 14 blocks and 11 steals this season.
The Jeffs are idle until Tuesday's matchup with the Beavers, scheduled as the second half of a double-header. Amherst women's basketball will face Wellesley at 6:00pm, and the men's tip is slated for 8:00pm in LeFrak Gymnasium. The following weekend, the Amherst men will play their first weekend of NESCAC competition in the league's first year as a playing conference. Currently 2-0 in the NESCAC, the Jeffs will next travel to Middlebury on Friday, January 30 for a 7:00pm start. Amherst will face Williams for the second time the next day in Williamstown as the Jeffs look for their first sweep of the Ephs since the 1988-89 season.
National Top 10 (Columbus Multimedia)
1. Nebraska Wesleyan (13-0)
2. Wis.-Platteville (13-0)
3. Lebanon Valley (11-1)
4. Hope (15-1)
5. Amherst (10-0)
6. Hampden-Sydney (12-1)
7. Springfield, MA (11-1)
8. St. Lawrence (10-0)
9. Trinity, CT (9-1)
10. Christopher Newport (13-1)
NCAA Northeast Region
1. Amherst (10-0)
2. Williams (8-1)
3. Salem State (10-1)
Springfield (11-1)
5. Connecticut College (10-1)
6. Colby-Sawyer (10-1)
Trinity (9-1)
Honorable mention: Bowdoin (8-3); Keene State (9-3); Plymouth State (8-4)
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WORCESTER, Mass. – Despite a combined 22-point effort from junior Chloe Rothman (Newton, Mass.) and junior Aria Johnson (Los Osos, Calif.), the Merrimack College women's basketball team was unable to come up with the road victory against Assumption College, as they fell 67-56, on Saturday afternoon at Laska Gymnasium.
The Basics
Game: Assumption 67, Merrimack 56
Records: Merrimack (11-12, 7-11) | Assumption (14-9, 10-8)
Location: Laska Gymnasium | Worcester, Mass.
How It Happened
Johnson led the Warriors with 12 points, four steals and five rebounds while Rothman finished the afternoon with 10 points, five assists, two rebounds and a steal. Senior Shelby Secor (Antioch, Calif.), freshman Caitlyn Garger (Hicksville, N.Y.) and sophomore Lexi Sells (Attleboro, Mass.) chipped in with six points each, respectively.
The Greyhounds we led offensively by Caitlin Ackerman, who finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and three assists. Shannon Ray, Tafanie Roye and Jamie Insel each contributed 12 points apiece, while Ray recorded a team-high six assists.
Assumption opened the game rallying off six straight points to take the early lead (6-0). A layup from Madison Ward (Binghamton, N.Y.) sparked a 7-3 run to bring the Warriors to within two (9-7) with 13:18 left to play.
The Greyhounds would go on an 8-3 run over the next four minutes to take the 17-10 lead before Secor ended that run going one-for-one at the line.
Over the next couple of minutes, both teams exchanged baskets until an Ashley Weissmann (Highland, Calif.) 3-pointer put the Warriors to within one (17-16). From that point on, the Greyhounds took control of the final seven minutes of the half going on a 17-1 run to bring the home team ahead, 34-17, heading into intermission.
Assumption finished the first half shooting 47 percent (15-for-32) from the field and 29 percent (4-for-14) from long range. Merrimack was held to 25 percent (6-for-24) from the floor and 43 percent (3-for-7) from the free throw line.
Merrimack opened the second half with back-to-back baskets from Sells and Johnson forced the Greyhounds to call a timeout with 18:42 remaining. After the timeout, Merrimack was able to shift the momentum and go on an 8-2 run to bring the score to 36-21, in favor of the hosts.
With less than eight minutes to play, Merrimack continued to challenge the Greyhounds and a Secor layup put the Warriors to within 10 (58-48), but Assumption extended their lead after back-to-back baskets from Ackerman.
It was a tough game for the lady Warriors who had to play catch-up over the entire contest. The last two minutes were just as challenging as Merrimack saw its eight point deficit go back up to double-figures.
For the game, Assumption shot 50.9 percent (29-for-57) from the field while the Warriors shot only 42.1 percent (24-for-57) from the floor. The Greyhounds went 6-for-20 from behind the arc and went 3-for-6 from the charity stripe. Merrimack shot 22.2 percent (2-for-9) from long range and finished 6-for-11 from line free throw line.
A Closer Look
- Both teams finished the afternoon with 33 rebounds each, while the Warrior bench contributed 29 points.
- Merrimack forced 20 Assumption turnovers as well as tallying 20 points off the Greyhounds giveaways.
- Assumption posted 38 points in the paints and 19 bench points.
- The Warriors tallied eight second chance points, while the Greyhounds only tallied four.
Northeast Division Standings
1. Bentley (18-0) *
2. Stonehill (13-5) *
3. Franklin Pierce (11-7) *
4. Assumption (10-8) *
5. Saint Anselm (9-9) *
6. Merrimack (7-11)
7. So. New Hampshire (5-13)
8. Saint Michaels (2-16)
- Only the top five teams will make the tournament.
- After this loss, the Warriors are currently two games behind Saint Anselm to earn the fifth and final spot in the championship.
- The Warriors have three games left in the regular season.
Up Next
Next up, the Warriors return to action on Wednesday, Feb. 19, when they host Saint Anselm College in a NE-10 conference showdown. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30.
For continuing coverage of Merrimack College Athletics, visit MerrimackAthletics.com and follow the Warriors on Twitter and on Facebook.


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SAC Ahmedabad www.sac.gov.in Jobs AMO Doctors Recruitment 2015-16 www.sac.gov.in SAC Ahmedabad AMO DoctorsRecruitment 2017-2018
SAC Ahmedabad Recruitment 2017-2018
SAC Ahmedabad Recruitment 2017-2018
Space Application Centre (SAC), Ahmedabad has depicted the notice forrecruitment of 12 vacant seats of Authorized Medical Officer (AMO) andSpecialist/ Consultant Doctors posts.
Aspirants who want to apply; you may send application within 15 days from the date of published the advertisement.
Dear Aspirants, if you are searching more Jobs related to Government andprivate sector, you may log on our web portal which is recruitmentresult.com. You may check mention below for more details of this recruitment:
SAC Ahmedabad Recruitment 2017-2018 Details
Name of Organization: Space Application Centre
Total No. of Vacancies: 12 for Specialist/ Consultant Doctors Post
Name of Post: Authorized Medical OfficerSpecialist/ Consultant Doctors
Qualification: MBBS/Post graduation Degree
Last Date of Application : Within 15 days
Vacancies wise Details for Specialist/ Consultant Doctors
Aspirants must have completed MBBS degree for AMO post and post graduation degree in relevant discipline from any recognized university for Specialist/ Consultant Doctors.
For AMO Post:
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How to Apply
Aspirants, if you are interested and eligible for this recruitment, you may write an application on a plane paper with including Full name, Address, date of birth, telephone no, Email-id (if any), qualification, then send within 15 days from the date of publish the advertisement at the following address:
"The Administrative Officer (CHSS) Bldg No 20,
Room No 15, Space Applications Centre (ISRO),
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In his latest at National Review Online, Goldberg dismisses the idea of an "impure GOP" as a silly wives' tale.
Much of this has been pure, or more accurately, impure, political theater.
When she refused, the men shouted she was "impure," and began reciting prayers and screaming at her.
But really, how impure is the desire to garner professional respect and reap enough cash to pay rent and keep making work?
You feel guilty if you eat foods you believe to be "impure."
Now were coming the days when nothing would avail to keep the impure spirit from the cathedral pulpit.
The purer we become, the more we shall know ourselves to be impure.
Israel will only be the gainer, even though there be an admixture of impure blood to a certain degree.
They were not only compelled to use, but were even thankful to obtain, this impure beverage.
And is it not better to have pure night air from out of doors than the impure night air of a close room?


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The rival rural services group, which emerged last month as Elders' biggest shareholder, said it was not interested in an Elders takeover.
Farmers buy rural merchandise and services from Elders, Landmark, Ruralco and independent operators.
"Within the space of the next two years I do not think there will be three major players in this space," Landmark managing director Richard Norton said. "The market is extremely competitive."
Mr Jackman agreed with this assessment but said Elders was not in merger talks with Ruralco.
"They have come out and said they are not interested in making a takeover," Mr Jackman said.
"If and when they make an approach, the board will obviously consider it in some detail. If they propose something that was in the best interest of shareholders, then the board would obviously engage."
Some industry executives believe a merger or takeover is inevitable.
Mr Jackman, who considered the merits of a merger early in his four-year tenure as Elders chief, said the industry was "over-serviced".
"Whether that means you want to bring it under two big players rather than three players, I'm not sure that is the answer," he said.
"I think there are too many stores in too many towns."
He said Elders was not shutting stores, although he noted it had rationalised in Tasmania.
Mr Jackman has been attempting to turn around the fortunes of the rural services group since 2008 but the job is taking much longer than he had expected.
Elders shares closed 0.5¢ higher to 26¢ on Wednesday, well below the $1.50 a share issued to investors when it raised $550 million in 2009.
Mr Jackman said Elders' relationship with its banks was partly responsible for delaying his promised turnaround. With more than $1 billion in debt, Elders has been under pressure to sell assets and generate profit to pay down debt, rather than invest in growth.
Elders still needs to sell its forestry division and Futuris, its automotive arm, was put on the market in August.
Mr Jackman admitted the company was unlikely to attract Futuris's $220 million book value. Some analysts value the business as low as $120 million.
An information memorandum is being prepared for investors and is expected to be released next month.
"I think it is fair to say that we don't know until we know, but I think in all probability a price less than book value is going to be what we can realistically look at," Mr Jackman said.
This would require a write-down next financial year.
However Mr Jackman said the forestry and automotive divisions would be sold by the end of fiscal 2013, driving down debt and positioning Elders for growth.
Mr Jackman said he was comfortable with consensus forecasts for fiscal 2012, which ends on September 30.
Bloomberg has consensus earnings forecast at $68.6 million, operating profit at $44.9 million and revenue at $2.2 billion.
Mr Jackman said Elders' rural services business would be in line with last year, with the consumer "hesitation" being felt by city retailers also being felt in the bush.
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International Boxing Hall of Fame
Carl "Bobo" Olson
"The Hawaiian Swede"
CLICK HERE Bobo Olson's complete record from boxrec.com
|Bobo Olson
|Real name
|Carl Olson
|The Hawaiian Swede
|Rated at
|Birth date
|July 11, 1928(1928-07-11)
|Birth place
|Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
|Death date
|January 16, 2002 (aged 73)
|Death place
|Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
|Boxing record
|Total fights
|Wins by KO
|No contests
Carl Olson (July 11, 1928 � January 16, 2002) was an American boxer. He was the world middleweight champion between October 1953 and December 1955, the longest reign of any champion in that division during the 1950s, although he is probably best remembered for his three knockout defeats at the hands of Sugar Ray Robinson.[citation needed]
His nickname, Bobo, was based on his younger sister's mispronunciation of "brother".[citation needed]
Olson was born in Honolulu, Hawaii to a Portuguese mother and a Swedish father, hence his other nickname "The Hawaiian Swede". Like many boxers, Olson decided to take up the sport after getting into fights on the streets. Olson received training from boxers who were stationed in Hawaii during World War II, it was also during this period that he picked up his two trademark tattoos.[citation needed]
Using a fake identity card Olson obtained a boxing licence at the age of 16. He had won his first three contests, two by knockout, before his true age was discovered. During 1945 Olson ran off to San Francisco in order to continue his boxing career. By the time he was 18 he had amassed a record of 13 successive wins (10 by KO). Even at this stage his power and huge reserves of stamina were clear, as was his rather average skill.[citation needed]
The first real test of Olson's career came on March 20, 1950, Olson's record at this point was 40 wins and 2 losses, against the Australian Dave Sands. Olson lost to a close points decision in Sydney. Seven months after this Olson had his first fight against Sugar Ray Robinson, for the lowly regarded Pennsylvania State World Middleweight Title. Olson, who was widely seen as a slow starter, failed to get into the fight, even though Robinson was not having one of his best fights. Olson managed to hold on for 11 rounds before being knocked out. Despite his great record it was clear that Olson was still too inexperienced to be fighting at that level.
A year after his loss to Robinson, Olson managed to get a rematch against Dave Sands. This fight was the first to be televised coast-to-coast in America. However, Sands once again proved too much for Olson, he again won by unanimous decision.
On March 13, 1952 Olson fought Robinson again, this time for the World middleweight title. Robinson, who had lost and regained the title against Randy Turpin in his previous two fights, was looking for an easy fight. However, Olson had improved significantly from their first encounter. Through 10 rounds the fight was neck-and-neck, only a dominant finish by Robinson over the last 5 rounds won him the decision. This would be the only time that Olson lasted the duration against Robinson.
Robinson retired for the first time in December 1952, vacating his middleweight crown. The top four contenders fought a tournament for the title. Olson defeated Paddy Young for the American title to gain the right to fight for the vacant world title, Turpin won the other eliminator against Charley Humez.
The title fight against Turpin took place on October 21, 1953 at Madison Square Garden. Turpin dominated the first four rounds, he almost scored a knockdown in the first, before Olson got a grip on the fight. As the fight progressed Olson took the initiative, he scored knockdowns in the 10th and 11th rounds on the way to a unanimous decision. Following his success Olson was voted Ring magazine's fighter of the year for 1953.
Olson won all seven of his fights in 1954 including defences of his title against such big names as Kid Gavilan, Rocky Castellani, and Pierre Langlois.
In 1955 Olson, who was finding it increasingly difficult to make weight, stepped up to light heavyweight. His first major fight in this category was against former champion Joey Maxim, Olson won the fight easily on points after scoring knockdowns in both the 2nd and 9th rounds. On June 22 Olson challenged 41 year old Archie Moore for the light heavyweight title, a fight that many believed Olson would easily win. However, the "Old Mongoose" was too strong for Olson and won by knockout after only a minute had elapsed of the third round. After this fight Olson began his decline.
Following two walkover wins, Olson put his middleweight title on the line against Robinson, who was once again number 1 contender following his brief retirement, on December 9, 1955. Olson, who entered the fight as a massive favourite, was knocked out in the second round. The rematch, fought five months later at Wrigley Field, ended similarly with Olson going down in the fourth. After this second defeat Olson announced his retirement.
After a year out of the game Olson returned as a heavyweight to fight Maxim again, a fight he won on points. Olson took another year out following a knockout defeat against Pat McMurtry. Whilst initially coming back as a journeyman, despite being only 30, Olson managed to reestablish himself as a contender. On November 27, 1964 he fought Jose Torres with the winner going on to fight the champion, Willie Pastrano. Olson was knocked out after 2 minutes of the first round. This defeat effectively ended his career, he would only fight again four more times.
Olson retired with a record of 99 wins (49 by KO), 16 losses, and 2 draws from his 117 professional fights. He went on to work with disaffected youngsters before working as a PR officer for the Teamsters Union. In 1987 he was a Union Elevator Operator in Lancaster, California, working on new construction at the Antelope Valley Medical Center. He would travel home on the weekends. At this point of his life he was slow, but kept the workers entertained with his boxing stories. In his later years Olson suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2000.
Preceded by
Sugar Ray Robinson
Middleweight Champion
21 Oct 1953� 9 Dec 1955
Succeeded by
Sugar Ray Robinson