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Hodgson Law Scholarships, University of Liverpool

The scholarship is to study in the University of Liverpool. The Hodgson Trustees set up a scheme to select Hodgson law scholars via a selection committee. It chooses Hodgson scholars from LLM applicants. All university tuition fees will be paid on the Hodgson law scholars’ behalf by the Hodgson Trustees. In addition, each Hodgson scholar will receive a maintenance allowance of £5,000 as a contribution towards their living expenses in the UK.

Eligibility and selection criteria:

Applicants must have completed or be in the final year of completion of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree at a minimum 2.1 (UK upper second) or equivalent standard. The scholarships are awarded on a competitive basis to brightest candidates based on:

(i) academic ability

(ii) evidence of an interest in legal and public service which may benefit Liverpool and the adjoining region;

(iii) the potential for leadership role.

The online application form is available. Click here to get the application form. Email the completed forms to clarek@liv.ac.uk.

The ordinary mailing address is:

Liverpool

Law School,

Chatham Street,

University of Liverpool,

Liverpool,

L69 7ZS.

Deadline: July 3, 2010

Contact website:www.liv.ac.uk/

What is the use of map quest driving directions?

To begin with,  The map quest driving directions helps a person to locate any address they are looking for.

Its like Google map. All you have to do is check the place and follow the directions from the map.

If you go to the official website of map quest, you can see United states map. You can click on any city and check the route in and out of the city.

At the left hand corner of the web site screen, there will be tags like  Country, Region, City and Street.

If you click city, all the route for the city is shown in the map. And if you click the street , you can see the exact street of your area.

The Pinta Island tortoise – Without argument, this turtle is one of the few species of Giant Galapagos tortoises and the rarest animal in the world since there is only one left alive.

This is sad. He is the only guy survived of his species and has no partner. Common god, don’t do injustice to him. Poor chap, have no one to share his life with.

The giant tortoise is a reminder for vigilance and conservation of the species.

The species was considered extinct until 1971, when a lone example was located by rangers. Since then, the Charles Darwin Research Station has been searching for a female tortoise, even posting a reward of $10,000 to those that find one.

Of all the recalls we have seen so far, this must be the craziest and funniest! Kelloggs has recalled its cereals because they tasted odd and had bad smell(I wonder in how many bowels they ended).

Kelloggs Recall Cereals Because of Off Taste and Smell

Kelloggs Corporation made a recall for its cereal products because of its smelly and uncharacteristic taste which originates from its box packaging.

Affected by recall is approximately 28 million of Kellogs cereal products. This includes the brand Froot Loops, Apple Jacks, Corn Pops, and Honey Smacks which are sold all over US. The source of the problem was identified as the the lining of the packaging which produces the waxy-like off-taste and smell.

Kelloggs Official added that although the health risk of eating the recalled products is low, customers with sensitive taste and smell might have temporary symptoms like nausea and/or diarrhea.

The batch of cereal recall can be identified on its box. The recalled products contains the initial “KN” after the label “better if used before date”.

If you have already purchased the recalled batch, you may call Kelloggs at 888-801-4163. They will also answer queries from consumers concerning the products.

For complete list or recalled cereals, consumers may based on the list below.

Kellogg’s Apple Jacks

UPC 3800039136 1: 17 ounce package with Better if Used Before Dates between APR 10 2011 and JUN 22 2011

UPC 3800039132 3: 8.7 ounce packages with Better if Used Before Dates between JUN 03 2011 and JUN 22 2011

Kellogg’s Corn Pops

UPC 3800039109 5: 12.5 ounce packages with Better if Used Before Dates between MAR 26 2011 and JUN 22 2011

UPC 3800039111 8: 17.2 ounce packages with Better if Used Before Dates between MAR 26 2011 and JUN 22 2011

UPC 3800039116 3: 9.2 ounce packages with Better if Used Before Dates between APR 05 2011 and JUN 22 2011

Kellogg’s Froot Loops

UPC 3800039118 7: 12.2 ounce packages with Better if Used Before Dates between MAR 26 2011 and JUN 22 2011

UPC 3800039120 0: 17 ounce packages with Better if Used Before Dates between MAR 26 2011 and JUN 22 2011

UPC 3800039125 5: 8.7 ounce packages with Better if Used Before Dates between MAR 26 2011 and JUN 22 2011

Kellogg’s Honey Smacks

UPC 3800039103 3: 15.3 ounce packages with Better if Used Before Dates between MAR 26 2011 and JUN 22 2011

Former Vice President Richard B. Cheney, 69, was admitted to George Washington University hospital Friday after complaining of being uncomfortable, raising the possibility of further heart trouble.

Dick Cheney Hospitalized!

Cheney has had a history of heart attacks since before the 2000 election. In February, he suffered a mild heart attack, his fifth, and had a heart valve catheterized.

Spokesman Peter Long said the vice president was expected to remain at the hospital for the weekend.

“Former Vice President Cheney was not feeling well and was seen this afternoon by his doctors in their offices at George Washington University,” Long said in a statement. “On the advice of his physicians, he was admitted to the hospital for further testing. He is expected to remain in the hospital over the weekend.”

The statement did not make clear whether Cheney had had another heart attack or whether the current incident was related to the previous heart trouble he had earlier in the year.

Cheney has battled heart problems since suffering his first heart attack at the age of 37. But it rarely seemed to restrain his drive or intensity in office. That pace has continued since he left office, with Cheney often taking a lead role in the public critiques of President Obama.

The former vice president has offered lengthy and biting criticisms of Obama’s foreign policy, accusing him of being soft on terrorists and of failing to properly secure the country.

The Asians are financially now the king of the world. They have already advanced in so many fields it seems only money was their problem. But now that too is fixed. It will be only a matter of time before the Europeans start seeking Asian immigration, am just saying.

Asian millionaires overtake Europeans in rich list

The net wealth of Asian millionaires has eclipsed that of rich Europeans for the first time, largely because of the relative health of stock markets in Hong Kong, India and China last year, according to a new survey.

The annual Merrill Lynch Wealth Management /Capgemini analysis of investors with $1m or more in assets found that as of late last year, there were 3m millionaires in both the Asia-Pacific and Europe. The survey quantified the wealth held in Asia at $9,700bn, compared with $9,500bn in Europe.

Nick Tucker, head of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management’s operations for the UK and Ireland, said: “It’s not a bubble. Asia has caught up with Europe in terms of its high-net worth population and their wealth.”

The survey defines millionaires as people with net financial wealth of more than $1m, excluding their primary residence.

The rise of Asian millionaires is being tracked by the industry that manages the fortunes of rich individuals, with banks moving senior staff to Singapore and Hong Kong to chase new clients.

After taking a hit in 2008 during the financial crisis, the wealth of the world’s millionaires recovered last year with the upswing in stock markets, rising 19 per cent to $39,000bn.

North Americans are still the best-off. At the end of last year, the continent was home to 3.1m millionaires worth $10,700bn.

The US, Japan and Germany produce about half of all millionaires, who were numbered at 10m in 2009. China was ranked fourth, boasting 477,000 individuals with $1m or more in their accounts. India is catching up, having seen the number of millionaires rise more than 50 per cent to 126,756 in 2009.

Though the UK economy shrank, British millionaires swelled to 448,100, up 24 per cent from 2008. Russian millionaires also saw their ranks rise to 117,700.

The Middle East struggled, with the United Arab Emirates losing 19 per cent of its millionaires in 2009 as the Dubai property crisis took its toll.

Investments by the wealthy in fixed-income instruments crept up to 31 per cent from 29 per cent in 2008 and allocations to equities also increased slightly to 29 per cent from 25 per cent in the previous year.

Cash holdings dropped, meanwhile, as investors grew dissatisfied with the poor rates on high street banks’ savings accounts.

Demand for art, coins, antiques and wines picked up again toward the tail end of last year, as the wealthy sought out collectables with “tangible, long-term” value, the study said.

Cracks found in plane cause concern

American Airlines has found cracks in large pylons that hold engines onto the wings of two of its 767-300 aircraft, according to the airline and the planes’ manufacturer.

Concerned the problem may exist on other airline fleets, Boeing says it plans to advise airlines to inspect the parts more frequently than the current recommendation of every 1,500 takeoff and landing cycles.

“This is considered a safety issue. You’re talking about the strut that connects an engine to the wing,” said Boeing spokesperson Peter Conte.

American Airlines spokesman Tim Wagner said the problem was first discovered on one of its 767-300s about two weeks ago during a maintenance check targeting other parts of the aircraft.

The airline then found cracking on one more 767-300 after inspecting a total of 56 aircrafts — 767-300 and 767-200s — a process American Airlines completed Monday night.

“We found these issues when it’s best to find them, which is early on,” said Wagner. The airline has sent the first damaged pylon to a metallurgy lab to try to determine why it cracked.

“Until that metallurgy testing is completed, no one knows what the cause is,” said Wagner. The damaged planes were among American’s older aircraft, Wagner added.

American flies Boeing 767-300s on international routes as well as long-haul domestic routes. The 767-200s fly primarily transcontinental routes.

Airlines have previously found similar cracks at the holes where the pylon attaches to the wing, which led Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration five years ago to recommend checks every 1,500 cycles.

At that time when the FAA issued an airworthiness directive, it said, “We are issuing this (directive) to prevent fatigue cracking in the primary strut structure and reduced structural integrity of the strut, which could result in separation of the strut and engine.”