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Ted Cruz: 5 Reasons He is a Dangerous Dark Horse
Nikelle Murphy
Ted Cruz | Richard Ellis/Getty Images
Based on the amount of coverage surrounding the 2016 presidential candidates, you might think you already know a lot about them. They're willing to discuss their personal attributes on live TV and make numerous speeches all across America about why they're the best person for the job. In cases like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton, we know a bit more about them because they've been in the spotlight for numerous years – they didn't just show up on the national stage in the past few months.
For other candidates like Ted Cruz, getting the full picture of the candidate is a little tougher to do. Cruz stepped on to the national stage in 2012 after becoming the surprising Republican candidate in the race for Texas senator. If Cruz ends up beating Donald Trump for the Republican nomination for president, it won't be the first time he has been on the winning side of a come-from-behind victory.
Though knowing a candidate's political stances are important, it's also a good idea to get a semblance of the whole person – who they are when the cameras aren't rolling, and the characteristics that could help or hurt them in their presidency. With that in mind, take a look at some of the things about Ted Cruz that you won't necessarily find out from a debate or a stump speech.
1. He can debate with the best of them
Ted Cruz at debate with Donald Trump and Marco Rubio | Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Most people think the current three-hour televised debates are already too long, but Cruz likely wouldn't have a problem if they were extended even beyond that time limit. Cruz spent most of his college years in pseudo practice rounds for the debates and speeches he would make later in life, first as the solicitor general for Texas, arguing cases before the Supreme Court. In 1992 while at Princeton, Cruz was speaker of the year, team of the year with fellow debater Dave Panton, the national championship top speaker, and the North American Debating Championship top speaker.
Those honed skills have undoubtedly come in handy during his career as a litigator and as a politician, perhaps most notably during his 2013 speech before the Senate as an argument for defunding the Affordable Care Act. The speech was 21 hours and 19 minutes long, included Dr. Seuss-like commentary for his daughters' sake, and is the fourth-longest Senate speech (or "filibuster," depending on your definition) on the books.
He also rarely, if ever, utters "um" during public speaking engagements.
2. He has an excellent memory
Ted Cruz | Andrew Burton/Getty Images
If you tell Cruz something once, don't expect him to forget it. Cruz has apparently told radio talk show host Glenn Beck that he has an audiographic memory, which allows someone to remember things he's heard with near perfect recall. It could be a conversation or a text read out loud, but in either case it boosts his speaking and debating skills. In fact, it's this memory that Cruz credits with the reason why he called out Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for lying about a trade deal in July 2015.
Having perfect eidetic (photographic) memory is often disputed, and it's unlikely that having perfect audiographic memory is foolproof, either. However, that same skill is attributed to Truman Capote and Bing Crosby, among others, and would certainly be a help in remembering facts and details. The Wall Street Journal calls Cruz's skill a "near-photographic memory," and reports Cruz used it to memorize the speeches of Ronald Reagan, also traveling the state of Texas to recite the Constitution at various rotary clubs.
3. He has a very deliberate sense of style
Ted Cruz | Scott Olson/Getty Images
Cruz is at home in a pinstripe suit as he is a flannel shirt and jeans – provided there's a silver belt buckle and boots to go with them. He matches his wardrobe with the occasion at hand, and has been known to eschew photo ops until he can take his glasses off. Cruz has earned criticism for his wardrobe, with many saying it's ill-fitting and off-putting.
Still, Cruz is confident in his appearance – or at least wants to make it seem like he is. Cruz's campaign ridiculed opponent Marco Rubio for wearing "men's high-heeled booties," a stark contrast from the black ostrich boots Cruz is known for wearing pretty much everywhere. In fact, Cruz calls his trusty pair his "argument boots," and wears them most days on the Senate floor. "Litigators are kind of superstitious souls, so anytime I went into court to argue a case I wore my argument boots. I had them resoled four or five times," Cruz said on C-Span during his 2013 filibuster. Cruz noted that he did not wear the boots during his 21-hour speech, but has since resumed wearing boots on the campaign trail.
4. He plays video and mobile games to wind down
Candy Crush | Joe Raedle/Getty Images
Aside from debating and school government, Cruz's favorite college pastime was a typical one: playing video games. He grew up with Nintendo and Atari, The Daily Beast reports, and doesn't own a console now for the sole purpose of getting his work done. "I don't have a console, mostly as a time management tool, because if I had one, I would use it far too much," he said.
Console or not, Cruz evidently finds a way to get his video game fix. The senator is an avid fan of Candy Crush, and last May reported he was on Level 357 of the mobile game. "The fruits of time between stops in Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina…," he wrote on his Facebook page. With an onslaught of road trips since then, we can only imagine the candy crushing happening on the campaign bus these days.
5. He's not afraid of being friendless
Ted Cruz | Alex Wong/Getty Images
No one likes being the kid playing by themselves at recess, but it's safe to say Ted Cruz would probably handle it better than most people – if only because he's had practice being unpopular. Cruz's participation in another 2013 filibuster, this time against drones, drew the ire of John McCain, who called Cruz and some of his other colleagues "wacko birds."
"I don't have a thin skin," Cruz told The Wall Street Journal, joking that he needs a food taster in the Capitol. Plus, calling out Mitch McConnell isn't the only thing Cruz has done in the past to make waves in the Republican establishment. Cruz received a considerable amount of flak for being the only U.S. senator to attend Nelson Mandela's memorial service, and there have been many times he's gone against the grain of party politics.
One thing to note, however, is that he hasn't always been an outsider as he's led people to believe. In fact, he was involved with the Bush campaign in 2000 and was one of the central lawyers involved in the battle for the Florida recount of votes that led to Bush winning the presidential election.
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A ticket to My First Concert – It's Springsteen!
Recently I was driving along and the radio was on. I was flipping stations and landed on one where the DJs began talking about the top songs of the day. Apparently, they were doing some sort of count down. The male DJ announced 'Love Yourself,' and the female DJ said, "Is that the new Justin Bieber song? I love that song.
Justin Bieber? Uh, no thanks. I listened for a couple seconds and then found something else to listen to.
I've seen Bruce Springsteen nearly 20 times. I've slept outside for tickets to The Who.
So, nothing personal Justin, but I don't think so.
Then I heard 'Love Yourself' again. I listened for a moment. Kind of catchy. But the guy sounded so bitter. Nah I'll keep looking.
Any Springsteen on? How about The Who? I'll take the Stones – I've seen them in concert too.
Then I heard 'Love Yourself' again. I was driving along the highway, and I turned the radio up. And I listened to the whole song. And I liked it. I liked a Justin Bieber song.


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Reforms Will Bring A Greening Of The CAP
Towards the end of June new proposals for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy are expected to come out of Brussels, writes TheCattleSite editor in chief Chris Harris.
The CAP, which is updated and reformed every 10 years, is due for was further review and a new structure is expected to be published by the end of the year outlining the way it is going to be carried forward after 2013.
Already mid-term reviews have started the process of change from a production subsidy and export refund and the European council presidency report on the reforms appeared in March this year.
Following a European Parliamentary report from George Lyon in June last year, Albert Dess is to issue another report from the European Parliament on the Commission's Communication on CAP Towards 2020 that appeared last year as well.
While in the 1980's 80 per cent of the CAP was concerning production subsidies, refunds and support measures through direct payments, the latest round of reforms are expected to see 94 per cent of the total spending decoupled from production.
Speaking at the recent Outlook 2011 conference in London, Roger Waite, the European Commission spokesman on Agriculture and Rural Development said: "The surpluses have come down and prices have come closer to world market levels."
He said that the market intervention systems have been reduced although, as has been seen recently in the milk market, they have been retained at a certain level as a safety net.
He said that surpluses belong to the past and competitiveness has improved and there is now a more sustainable farming system with an integrated approach for rural areas and this is contributing to a more stable EU budget.
He said: "Rural development is encouraging a living countryside and a more sustainable farming sector."
Mr Waite said that the changes in the Common Agricultural Policy are needed to answer the challenges of food security, variability of price and economic crises.
The new look CAP is also responding to the challenges of greenhouse gas emissions, soil depletion, air and water quality and biodiversity.
These challenges will be met through a greening of direct payments and by capping and redistributing the payments and making the better targeted.
He said there will be more support for small farmers and also areas that have specific natural constraints.
The streamlined and simplified CAP will also be more market oriented and this will improve the functioning of the food chain.
"We have to do it in a more equitable way and there has to be a redistribution of funds," Mr Waite said.
"However, there is a problem with public perception. People see the money going to many large farms that they perceive don't need support, hence there has to be capping of payments."
Tom Hind from the National Farmers Union said that an essential part to the European treaty is agricultural productivity and farm incomes and farming businesses are still reliant on the CAP for income.
"Any proposal to reform the CAP is likely to affect the way we farm," he said.
He said the decision has to be about deciding a rationale for support and whether it is supporting incomes or public goals.
He said that farmers want to be come less reliant on support and this should be a central issue for CAP reform.
"We need competitiveness and a functioning market."
Mr Hind said that environmental issues are now becoming a central feature of the first pillar of the Common Agricultural Policy - giving direct support for environmental issues.
He said that the greening of the first pillar of the support measures in the CAP should be optional and he called for historical allocations of support to be addressed in the CAP reforms.
"It should be an optional, voluntary tier, incentive based and positive," he said.
However, he added that there is no way that payments to farmers can go back to a system of coupled support for production.
He said that the CAP budget is likely to be smaller, but maybe not much and that historic allocations and payments will end but with transition.
Direct payments will remain the core of the policy, but there will be a shift in orientation through greening and this could harm competitiveness.

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(121-04-28) Do You Like Boats?
Do You Like Boats?
Summary: Elionys tracks Riderch down after the tournament, and gets an abrupt invitation. Also, there's a bird.
Date: Date of play 04/27/2014
Related: The Tournament, but there isn't a log yet.
Evening. It's been a good while since the brutal clash of arms on the Tourney grounds. A few coins have been spent and a smallish, gregarious Maester from the Citadel had been called upon to tend the Heir of Raventree Hall. There is a long divan which has been moved into the main hall that currently contains the lounging form of one Riderch Blackwood, clad in a loose-fitting black shirt and matching breeches.An elegant red-and-black robe bearing embossed ravens is thrown over it all, a concession to the man's vanity.
The bald maester can be seen shuffling about as Riderch's sworn man, the ubiquitous squire Tel opens the door to admit a visitor who is simultaneously awaited with eagerness and maybe a little unexpected at the same time.
Elionys waited what she deemed, or hoped, was enough time before making her way to the manse in question, smiling brightly up at the large Squire as she's shown in. "Will you tell Ser Riderch that I'm here, if he is available?" She pauses a moment. "Is he terribly hurt? I saw him walking off the field with your help so I thought he must not be too badly hurt. If he is, I can come back." This, of course, is all rattled off rather quickly before Tel has a chance to answer any of it.
"Oh. Princess." The big man is clad in black leathers and a decently-made tunic slung over it. He bows. It's probably unnecessary but he's developed a certain — respect for Elionys' presence.
Tel smiles wryly. "I'm sure if I tell m'lord you're here he'd /make/ time." And with that, he disappears into the Manse, which a chuckle. "One moment, your Grace!" The door creaks open after he ducks in — something is exchanged between two men and the door swings open wider now. "Please! Come in!" Riderch's voice carries loudly in the main hall. Hopefully by the time Elionys makes her way in, he's made it to his feet. The battered-looking lord is stiff, but can still move without too many problems.
The Targaryen Lady is met by a gallant attempt at a gallant smile. It mostly succeeds.
Elionys' looks rather pleased by what Tel says, but says little else, and instead waits where she's left, gaze skimming what she can see of the entryway until the door opens, and through it comes the call. She has her guards, as always, though she abandons them in the entry as she makes her way int the room, smiling brightly at Riderch. "Please, don't get up, you're injured. It's not necessary," she assures him at once
"Thank you." comes Riderch's hasty response. Of course, he gets up anyway. "I'm able enough to be /something/ of a host." The diminutive Maester who was tending to him shoots him an inquisitive look but he's able to read the writing on the wall. That man's chains jingle as he nods. "Your Grace."
There aren't a lot of others around in the house right now but it was well-known that Riderch travelled to the Reach rather light. Tel can be seen scurrying off to attend to something. Riderch himself gestures with a wide (if stiff) sweep of his arm. "Please. Can I get you something?"
Elionys offers no further protests to his getting up, though she does watch carefully to make sure he's not hurting himself too much by doing so. "Oh no, I don't need anything, but thank you." With that she moves further into the room, gaze sweeping around briefly, though it's quick to find Riderch again. "I thought I might come by and see how you were, and see this new home of yours," she informs him, sounding cheerful.
"Mmmm. If you're sure. And you should see the garden!" Riderch gestures lazily as the Maester excuses himself, leaving them more or less undisturbed. The hand trails towards the exist to the manse's garden area. "It's modest, but — you should have seen my previous housing. My cousin and half-brother aren't about although I imagine sooner or later you might run into them."
All of his chatter serves to delay the inevitable, and he sighs, with a certain air of false drama. "Thank you for the concern." He starts awkwardly. "But I was beat soundly about the chest and shoulders by a Northern woman with an ancient and fabled Valyrian Steel sword." He laughs shallowly. And tries to stifle the laugher because — "I was afraid I had a cracked rib or two. But the Maester said I should recover sooner than I'd thought."
"I would like to, but please, do not put yourself out now," Elionys insists as she moves to take a nearby seat. "It's not as though I won't be by here again with plenty of chances to see it." His laughter seems to put her more at ease, so far as his welfare is concerned, smiling up at him again. "You were, though you fought gallantly, especially against a sword, and a woman like that. I am glad to hear that you will recover soon, truly, when I saw you fall, I was worried."
"Mmm — I know something of the Mormonts. They may seem strange — they /are/ strange, but they're of the First Men. As are my family. Some may say that the whole world's gone bloody mad, but if women are winning tournaments, who am I to question the will of the Gods?" Riderch scratches his head bemusedly. "And — thank you. You shouldn't be afraid for me, but thank you." There's a flush of color in his pale cheeks.
"I feel like I should have stayed there with that big Tarly Knight, just trying to put him down, but battle's like that. You make a decision right there, in the moment." After seeing her take a seat, he returns to one himself, on the nearest edge of the divan.
"I couldn't begin to guess at their reason for many things, but I suppose there must be some," Elionys reasons, not dwelling on that thought for long. "It must be so hard to judge that sort of thing when in a fight like that. So much happening all at once, and having to make decisions so quickly, I cannot even imagine it." She settles back, hands resting in her lap as she considers him a moment. "Do you think we should hold the feast here? Do you suppose it's large enough?" she asks, abruptly shifting subjects. "If not, we can find another place for it. Maybe I will ask Jaehaera if we can use the Hightower." At this thought, she grins.
"It's something you learn. Court functions bewilder me that way too, so —" He's clearly attempting to define some common ground here, as it were. "Which means I have a bloody /life/ ahead of me." Riderch notes, ruefully. "Your family has had women who ride dragons. Speaking of Priness Jaehaera — maybe the First Men and the blood of Old Valyria have more in common than you might think? And — " He grits his teeth, sitting up, and offering the woman a smirk. "Princess? Do you mind if I just call you Elionys? It sounds better to my ears. Don't worry though, I'll use the proper phrasing when others are listening. Anyway — you have to look about yourself to see if this place meets your needs. Although I imagine squatting on Old Lord Hightower's domain would be worth a few laughs."
"I hope it is not too bloody," Elionys tells him with a flicker of sincere concern for the Raven Knight, but the furrowed brow and slightly downturned lips relax after a moment. "And if it must be a bit bloody, I hope that it is long as well." The question is met with a smile. "Oh, of course you may! I don't mind that at all. And I will, I'll have a look around later, and if it won't do, we will just have to see about finding something that will. I will have to hire cooks, and musicians, do you think I should have other entertainers too? I don't know of many here yet, but others might."
"Only bloody if you count blood as ennui." Riderch admits. It's clear where the man's interests lie. "Unfortunately, this is the burden of a second son." He twists around on the divan while still trying to maintain an admirably dignified pose and to his credit, he /almost/ succeeds. "One day I'll be holding court in a Hall that is —" He trails off. "Well, it's better to see it than describe it. Raventree feels almost hewn out of the bones of the land. I don't even know how old it actually is." There's a flicker of melancholy there but an off-kilter grin returns, as per normal. "Elionys." He tries out the name. "Thank you." He notes.
"Well, I would imagine it would have to be grandiose. If you like, I can ask the Mallisters who they can round up." As he finishes, there's the sound of bird croaking from the upstairs. It's the call of a raven. A loud, defiant QUOOOOOORK. A rotund orange cat comes bounding down the stairs in a hurry, looking positively spooked.
"I shouldn't wish ennui on you either," Elionys assures him with a smile, shaking her head. "I should very much like to see Raventree, along with many other places. If I am ever given the chance, I will tell you. Do you miss it very much?" she asks, gently.
She rests her elbow on the arm of her chair, fingers tracing along the edge absently. "That would be quite helpful, if you would? I would ask my family, but-…" Whatever she might have said is cut off by the sound, leaning forward in her chair to watch the large orange cat streak down the stairs, unable to help but laugh at the sight.
The cat is clearly on the chunky side and pads across the floor of the main room with a series of 'thumpthumpthumps.' It bounds towards the exit to the garden letting out a ridiculous trilling/yowl sound. Meanwhile the raven upstairs screams again and Riderch just slaps his hand against his forehead, sighing a little. "It's good to have something that reminds you of your own sigil." He comments, his tone a bit puzzling.
"I — I would think you would be welcome to see it. Even while my father still lives." The Riverlander responds hesitantly. "ARSEHOLE!" There comes a sudden shout from upstairs again, and Blackwood just grimaces. "I'll be sure to put him out somewhere if we host anything here." So the raven apparently has learned to speak. Or at least repeat the most entertaining of phrases. "Let me see what I can work out before you put yourself out. If you want to hold it here I guess that makes you /my/ guest."
Elionys tries to stifle a quiet giggle as she watches the cat continue on to the garden, and only then does she look back to Riderch. "I think it depends on the sigil, and who has it. There are some in my family that you wouldn't want having a dragon," she remarks, but it's without any true malice. She seems just about to say more when the shout from upstairs carries down, hand lifting to hide her smile. "Yes, that might be for the best," she says, sounding amused. "Though the bird could be entertainment as well," she points out.
"So I've /heard/." Riderch says, coughing with a bit of painful stiffness, summoning up a peal of laughter. There's that odd, feral grin back on his features in full force. "Depends who gets invited, I suppose." "I saw a dragon's handiwork when I accompanied your cousins on that little trip to nowhere. Supposedly old Ser Fulk was ahead of us the entire time too." He mumbles, slowly climbing to his feet and making his way over towards a bookcase.
Elionys seems entirely unable to restrain her own grin in the face of his, hand dropping back to her lap as it blossoms. "That Ser Fulk is an interesting one, isn't he? I've only seen him in passing, but now I am curious to learn a bit more about him. Up until now, I admit I only saw him as Visenya's creature." When he rises, she sits up a litle straighter, scooting to the edge of her seat as though she's about to jump up and offer him help. She doesn't though, instead watching him carefully.
"Can I tell you a secret? I mean — I don't know how to say this. But I feel I should tell you." Riderch's voice rings out as he processes Elionys' words, even though his vision is preoccupied with the bookshelf. After fumbling about, he pulls out a rolled-up bundle of scrolls. In the interior light if one were paying keen attention, they appear to be — maps?
He slowly turns now, eyeing Elionys with a tilt of his head as he moves back towards his seat slowly but (more or less) surely. "I think most Knights are fools. Including me, I suppose." He adds with a slight snort. "I don't think Ser Fulk is one. And as far as serving the aspiring Dragonrider? I don't know Princess Visenya, have never met her, but I know what it's like to want to swear service to someone."
It's delivered a little belatedly. "Maybe, though, one might question his choice of who he wished to swear to. Like I said, I know very little about her." Better late than never.
Elionys is paying attention, both to him, and to those rolled-up bundles he fetches. "Yes, of course you can tell me a secret," she assures him, pale brows rising with a visible curiosity. The answer that follows makes her laugh again, that bright, amused smile returning in full force. "I don't think you a fool, Ser Riderch, not at all. Different, maybe, from most people that I've met here, but that just makes you more interesting, and not at all a fool. I suppose it could be said that it's a tiny bit unwise to dedicate life to the sort of thing some knights do, but that can be said about any group of people, can't it? There are fools everywhere." She sits forward a little more, on the very edge of her seat as she eyes the maps with interest. "Who is it that you've wished to swear yourself to?"
"A lot of them don't understand war but think they do. And that's kind of you to say. And you can just call me Riderch." It's a first-name basis now, isn't it? The bruises and exertion and whatever else the man has been subjected to in the last couple of days sort of melt here as Elionys gets to see him. In his natural environment.
"And I honestly am not sure of what to make of all these compliments but —"Thank you." He unfurls the maps — it looks like a map of the Reach. And a greater one of Westeros. He sets them on the table nearby and sets a candlestick upon each to keep them open. And for a short while, it seems that he ignores the Targaryen Princess' question. "I am a man who is inheiriting lands and a title." He says, looking between her and the parchment. He finally states. "It's not a simple thing to say."
"Riderch," Elionys replies, sounding comfrotable enough with the first name basis. "And I say them because I mean them, I quite enjoy your company. You need not worry over them, and I would assure you that there was no devious plan behind them, but I suspect that's precisely what someone with a devious plan would say, so I can only say that you may wait and see, but you won't find any, now, or later." She watches curiously as he unfurls the map, waiting until he speaks again before she rises, crossing to that nearby table to look down at the map as well. "If it's too difficult a thing to say, then you need not say it. I can withdraw the question."
Words are processed. Carefully, as Riderch thumbs the maps. 'Crakehall. Crakehall.' He repeats, tracing his finger along the thick parchment. "You know where Crakehall is in relation to Oldtown, right?" Well, that's one way to dodge the question.
This is a momentary thing though and Blackwood throws his head back and lets a long, ringing howl of laughter fill the room. "Honestly, Pr— Elionys." He begins, eventually looking over from the map to study the pale-haired woman carefully but with a trace of a grin still firmly present. "Even if I suspected you I doubt it would make a difference. But you don't strike me was the conniving, dishonorable sort." And he just finally lets it out. "And to answer your question? I'm not a Hedge Knight. Which means unfortunately I have responsibilities which would keep me from being able to do the sort of thing that Ser Fulk did." He clicks his tongue as he squints at the map and conveniently isn't looking at her as he admits this last bit. "But were I Ser Fulk the Subtle, I think I would have found a better Princess to swear to."
Conveniently upstairs, that asshole raven hoots and squawks again. It sounds a bit too much like laughter.
"I do," Elionys answers him, one hand resting against her stomach as she bends forward over the map, reaching out to touch the place on the map where Crackehall is located. "Just there." This time she doesn't laugh as he does, instead it's his laughter that fills the room alone, but she does turn her head and watch him with an amused smile. "I like to think I am not the dishonorable sort, but I don't know that many people actually consider that they are. Don't you think? I'm sure most people believe they are justified in what they do, if only in their own minds." She straightens, hands folding neatly before her as she listens, inclining her head slightly in agreement with at least part of what he says. It's not until the last that the smile returns, small, and again aimed at him. Her lips part to say something, but the words are interrupted by that distant almost-laughter, and this makes her laugh as well. "Were it so, any Princess would be lucky."
The absurd grin on the Riverland Lord's face is directed towards the stairs. "I think we'll have to leave him here for any feasts that may be held." He says as an aside. before explaining.
"I am a loyal bannerman of House Tully, who fought with us to our freedom." Riderch explains. Well, yes. He understands the reality of the situation. "I'm sure I've already told you all of this. And thank you. Crakehall. I guess that's where the Mormonts are dragging us." He observes with a heavy sigh that seems more put-upon for the sake of dramatic effect than actual distress. "I don't suppose you heard about the breach of the Wall. But the North got a favor out of me." Finally though, he addresses the original topic. With another heavy, stiff, painful sigh as he hovers over the table, looking back at the Targaryen Lady even as he jams a fingertip onto the surface of the map. "Gods, I'm terrible at this. You know, I'd like to think most people carry a seed of dishonor — warriors tend to be more honest about this though, at the end of the day, we're sworn killers. But that doesn't have anything to do with you. Or me. /Right now./" And the last is delivered with a grin that manages to be both toothy an abashed.. "Princess — Elionys. If you ever need the service of a Lord of an ancient house carrying the fires of faded glory, or a Knight with occasionally questionable sense, you need not to look to Ser Fulk the Subtle. Although he seems a solid example of the latter."
"Yes, I think we just might have to," Elionys agrees with him, another softer laugh following on the heels of this remark. The laughter fades, as does the amusement she wears as she listens to him, eyes returning to the map, to that point in which he is going to be dragged soon enough. "I think you are right about that, I think every man and woman carries a seed of dishonor, and a seed of good, or honor, I suppose. That we have it doesn't matter, it's which we choose to nourish that does." She draws a deep breath, shoulders rising and then falling at it's exhale. "It does me good to her that, to know that I have friends here I can rely upon. Thank you, Riderch. If there is ever anything I can do for you in turn, please ask, and if I can help, I will."
There's a sound of flying, clanging pots off in the kitchen area, followed by a man's loud curse.
"HEY! There is a guest here! And — Show some /bloody/ respect." Out of nowhere, Riderch barks this in its direction, the absurdity of his doing so apparently not lost on the man as he suddenly stares over at the Princess and wheezes out a laugh.
"The best men just try to make the smallest mess, I think. Before I leave though, I think I would like to go back on a boat." Blue, slightly greenish-blue eyes dart directly towards those signature Targaryen-colored ones and he momentarily goes off on a wild tangent. "I have not been on a boat in months. Not even when Jorah and I went fishing. Would you like to go on a boat?" This randomness, seemingly from nowhere, is followed upon by a simple wave of his arm. "And it's a good thing, isn't it? I believe we understand each other."
Elionys jumps just a little bit at the sudden barked orders from Riderch, not frightened, but a touch startled, though it's quick to pass and is dismissed with an airy laugh. Her eyes tick down to the map a moment, but as he begins to speak again, she looks back up to him, meeting that greenish-blue gaze with her own. "A boat?" she asks, needing a few seconds to catch up with the sudden shift in conversatoin, but once she does, the corners of her lips quirk with amusement. "I do enjoy going on boats, and it has been quite a while since I've been on one. Sure, I'll go on a boat with you." She pauses a moment, glancing back down at the man. "When do you want to go?"
"Sorry. I mean — the noises have me on-edge. You can understand why now of all days I am a bit sensitive to the sound of metal clanging." Riderch admits. He waves it off though, in a 'pay it no heed' gesture. "Besides, like it or not you are subject to my hospitality here." He rises fully from his seat now, still stiff from the fights. "But you will?"
The boat. Ahh, the boat. "Some are sea-sick and wanted to make sure you aren't one of those. It will be a small affair though. No plans to go very far away."
"You don't have to apologize, it seems perfectly reasonable that you would be sensitive to it right now," Elionys is swift to assure him, smiling. "Will I? Yes, I will. I don't feel ill while being on a boat, for which I am very glad. One of my brothers turns absolutely green when he's on water. He probably starts turning green when he stands too close to water now. Thankfully, unlike him, I didn't inherit that from our mother."
Riderch says, "No? Well thank the Gods for /that/ then. "Riderch beams in response to the young lady. "I'll tend ot that as soon as I am able." His finger comes slamming down on the map again, the tip of it causing it to buckle. 'CRAKEHALL'. The word bends. "This shall be beautiful." Smiling broadly, it might be odd to recall that this was a man who was publically beaten with an ancient sword not too long ago. Aside from the occasional bout of stiffness. "So — I was meaning to ask — this feast. What is it in dedication to?""
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"No," Elionys assures him a second time, eyes lowering to the map as his finger thuds against it. She hasn't anything to say about Crakehall, or what he'll be doing there soon enough, and instead moves on to the next subject. "I haven't any idea," she admits, laughing. "I was thinking maybe to honor the winners, or those that participated in the tourney, or simply because I want to hold a feast, to have a gathering that doesn't involve people bringing out their swords and beating on one another."
"Bloody wildlings this far south? I don't believe it. Somebody's not doing their job." Riderch actually fills in the blanks here and answers a question that was not asked and may not even have been wondered. Finally he tears his eyes away from the map and to the Princess. He strolls over to a decanter nearby, sitting on a table and pulling out a flagon. Again his movements are halting and met with slight grimaces. He pulls out another flagon too, filling one with what is obviously wine. "Would you like?" He asks. He asked before, of course, but the booze is out now, so he's offering.
"And in other words, were I to put a sort of narrative on the whole thing — maybe you were bringing a bit of pleasantry to a city that's recently gone mad?" His teeth flash in a way that indicate that maybe madness is in the eye of the proverbial beholder. Or maybe he just likes making people think he is.
Elionys' folded hands break apart so that one hand can lift, reaching up to touch near the tip of the map and draw one finger down the distance from it's most northern point to where Crakenhall rests. "How many people were not doing their job for them to get this far? That is unsettling," she murmurs, looking more serious in those moments than he's likely seen her before. The hand slips away and her gaze lifts, following him as he makes his way to the table and the decanter. "Sure," she answers, turning from the map and table to face him. "Yes, I suppose that is accurate. We need some more joy, the sort that doesn't involve swords."
"I suppose if I were unkind I could always blame my Uncle up on the Wall, first and foremost, but he is an old man and I was always fond of him. He took the black when his wife passed. I think part of him did too." Riderch notes lazily. There's a certain poetic melancholy that tinges the words — if one were to deeply read into it it is almost that actual /concept/ saddens him as much as the reality of it, maybe more. His animated features suddenly lock into a frown but it does not linger overlong. "But — something else is at work there. Beyond Mormont's underhanded scheme to get me to save a ransom is the very real understanding that my family has ties of blood to a number of Northern houses. If they call, someone has to respond. And someone has to be me.
The tinkling of wine in a flagon is heard as the vessels are full, and he slowly makes his way back towards Elionys with two drinks in hand — one is apparently for her which is presented shortly thereafter and a smile returns although it is a touch more rueful than it has been. "I can understand that. The last two years have been nothing but blood, blood, blood. Everywhere I /go/." He gently holds out one of the flagons for her.
"Then let us not be unkind," Elionys' says gently, hands folding before her again. "I would like to know what else is at work here, that they could get so far. It seems to me that it's strange they weren't chased, or met by some other force, as surely there are plenty between here and there." She shakes her head slightly, stepping forward to accept the glass from him. "Thank you. And I should hope not everywhere, but if so, I hope that it's a thing of your past. At least too much of it."
"I cannot pretend to understand /how/ this happened. I know enough about those people to know that they have very limited wants. Food, shelter. They could have taken their fill and possibly gone back where they came from, and that is as strange to me as it is to you."The Riverlander admits this after passing over the wine. "And I wouldn't besmirch my uncle. He was my favorite of my father's brothers, so I guess it makes sense that it would have turned out this way." Riderch's answer is delivered bemusedly as he raises his own vessel. It is something of a toast. "To — not being unkind. And wine, rather than blood. And to my most honored of guests." Wow, Blackwood. He's laying it on a little thick, isn't he?
"Once you learn more of it, will you tell me?" Elionys asks as she looks down at the glass in her hand a moment. "I would like to know if anyone has more information, but it's not as though I can just go barge in and demand that people tell me." She pauses a moment. "Well, I could, but that doesn't get one very far when it comes to earning respect, does it?" When he lifts his glass, she lifts hers as well, grinning as the toasts roll out. "To all of that," she replies, rather than repeat it.
Something in this statement brings out Riderch Blackwood's — well, pensive side. "Force doesn't necessarily mean respect. Something I was taught and I think means what you're saying here. That or 'you can't rule by the sword and rule'." He apparently understands these quotes well enough to put them in the correct context. And then, he drinks.
"HAAA HAAA HAAA HAA!" Out of nowhere, the raven upstairs delivers a mocking laugh. "Jorah's been making him worse, I think." He sighs rather pointedly, and it still looks rather uncomfortable. "I'll tell you all about whatever I find when I return. As long as I still have a head." The sudden crinkling of his expression indicates that he either has no plans of dying or is a madman without fear.
"Yes, I suspect I am trying to say the same thing," Elionys agrees, giving him another smile before she too takes a drink. The laughter that rings out again makes her turn to look up at the stairs, again amused at the inappropriate bird. "Is he? It does sound as though someone has been teaching your bird to say quite a lot." Her brow furrows for just a moment, but the pinch of concern is quick to ease as she nods. "Yes, though I should hope you will return with it still attached. I could order you to," she suggests, smiling again.
"Jorah is — well. It's best you see him for yourself. Maybe." the bird and its horrible tutor are addressed. "And i you order me, I suppose I will have to obey. If you do that, you're not being fair." Riderch's response is surprisingly petulant. And for a second, there's a melancholy pout that comes entirely out of nowhere. And is banished by a wheezing laugh. "Trust me, I wouldn't want to miss the chance to spread tall tales and gossip to a certain Princess anyway."
\It's the petulance that makes Elionys laugh again, a hand lifting to wave off the suggestion that she might start issuing orders. "I wouldn't do that, I would prefer that you come back alive because you want to come back alive, rather than doing so begrudgingly on my order."
It's the petulance that makes Elionys laugh again, a hand lifting to wave off the suggestion that she might start issuing orders. "I wouldn't do that, I would prefer that you come back alive because you want to come back alive, rather than doing so begrudgingly on my order."
"Oh, never worry. That's one worry you don't need to have." Riderch waves this off. Despite being battered and bruised, he is in high spirits. He has an idea of the reality of war by this point. Or would have to, given what his life's been like. But he's not dwelling on it, that's for bloody sure.
"So. A /feast/. How many do you think we could fit into this place? Include the garden, of course."
"Good, then I won't," Elionys replies with a smile, glancing off at the gardens for a moment. "I'm not sure. I can send someone over who can figure all of that out though, which should be easy enough. As long as there is someone here while you're gone, I should have an answer by the time you get back."
Well /that/ got put to bed. "Tel will take care of it. Or one of the Mallister men." Whoever actually /does/ take care of it seems to be a trivial concern to him at this point. Again, Riderch waves his hand. waves his hand, taking a drink of probably more wine than he should, and then — yawning. And flinching a little. "Have to — remember to do that slow, heh heh. Heh."
"Oh good, I will be sure to write Tel and tell him when to expect them," whoever this mysterious person may be. Elionys takes another sip of her wine, considering him above ther rim of the cup. "Yes," she agrees. "You do, you did just get hit several times with an enormous sword. That's bound to leave a mark." Or several. "As much as I would like to stay, I should probably go. I just wished to look in on you, since I was not able to at the tournament grounds."
The grinning Knight of Raventree Hall suddenly shakes his head as he sets his wine flagon down upon the nearest table. Conveniently it anchors that unfurled map into place, where it flaps gently in the breeze coming from the garden outside. "Wishes and likes — they are what they are. I am just happy to see you." Another shallow breath as he lightly grits his teeth to try to keep the laughter to a minimum, glancing back at the visiting Princess.
"Next time I will have to remember that public spectacle is probably not necessary to receive a visitor I actually welcome, no?"
"Oh, who am I trying to fool? Life in this kingdom is founded on — public spectacle."
Elionys sets her cup down beside his, helping to anchor the curling paper unnecessarily. "And I was happy to see you as well." She shakes her head, laughing as she does. "Spectacle is not necessary to get me to visit, truly, an invitation will suffice. Though it does appear to be an important part of life, especially here, so I will forgive you if you feel as though you must put on some." She draws back by a step, inclining her head to him now, just slightly. "It was lovely to see you, as it always is, Riderch. Don't forget to let me know when you want to go out on the boat." With that she gives him a little wave, then turns to move for the door.
"I like being on a boat." Riderch just says, plainly. His voice, and the way the words are delivered — they are a bit of a non-sequitur. "Well then. Invitation, boat. I'll see you again soon. Have a pleasant walk! Prin —-" Ah, to Hells with it. "Elionys." He stands to watch her leave, before flopping back on the divan, like one of those lords of leisure he so often mocks and swirling what's left of his flagon around.
"Quork!" And then all is quiet —there is no sound in the manse but that laughing raven upstairs.
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If the long-term is green, and the present is based on carbon-intense "black" technologies – the near term is going to be shades of olive, and technologies that combine green and black may be the big winners.
A couple of years ago, Sir Richard Branson said , "by 2030, all businesses, that are still businesses, will be green businesses." Though ZeaChem's Jim Imbler puts it a little differently, they have a common point of view.
"There are lots of ways to be green," Imbler said, reflecting on the commercial progress at ZeaChem's integrated biorefinery in Boardman, Oregon, after Itochu announced an investment in his company.
Over the years, it's been Imbler who has reminded the Digest that integrated biorefineries not only have their novel technologies, but have a tremendous amount of traditional, off-the-shelf technologies inside them.
At the same time, green technologies – whether they are bolt-ons producing new forms of energy, or new systems at old plants that reduce energy intensity (and thereby green the economy through energy efficiency) are not necessarily the exclusive province of biorefineries and other clean energy technologies – you might well find that what we call green technologies have about 10 percent novel energy-altering technology, and what we call the old-line black technologies will ultimately have about 10 percent novel, energy-altering technologies in them too.
So, what we are actually fighting over, when this political battle wages across the globe between proponents of "drill, baby, drill" and the proponents of the "clean economy"?
Here are five types of technologies that straddle the political divide between green and black.
Here are three companies aiming at capturing CO2 and either directly converting to fuels, or using it as a means of mitigating the impact of a high-carb fuel.
BioProcess is based in Portsmouth, RI and is currently running a demonstration facility at the Green Plains Renewable Energy ethanol plant in Shenandoah, Iowa. The company's technology features low-cost autotrophic production of algae biomass using its proprietary Grower Harvester photobioreactors. Algae is grown out of solution in thin, controlled biofilms to increase productivity and lower dewatering costs, gas transfer costs, pumping costs and mixing costs.
Grower Harvester bioreactors have been tied directly into the plant's CO2 exhaust gas since October 2009. Initial co-location strategy has focused on bridging First Generation biofuels to Next Generation biofuels and bioproducts.
Early-stage company, just coming out of stealth, using an genetically modified organism to ferment CO2 into renewable fuels. Its microbial bioreactor system can capture CO2 from waste industrial gases and convert this carbon source into chemicals used in biodegradable polymers, cosmetics, food additives, industrial lubricants, plastics, other specialty chemicals and fuels.
Where does the hydrogen come from, for the OakBio process? Either commercially shipped hydrogen, or produced on-site via conventional steam reformation of, say, low-cost natural gas.
The LanzaTech process increases industrial energy efficiency by capturing waste gases (CO, CO2) and converting them to valuable fuels and chemicals through its microbial gas fermentation technology. The LanzaTech process is feedstock agnostic and is not dependent on any one resource for gases. The LanzaTech process has already been proven utilizing steel mill off gases as well as synthesis gas derived from biomass. This means that all synthesis gas is a suitable feedstock including gases derived from coal, petroleum coke, natural gas, municipal solid waste etc.
LanzaTech can use hydrogen-free gases for the production of ethanol. This is because its proprietary microbe can produce hydrogen from carbon and water as required.
Inbicon opened its pilot-scale 1.4 Mgy cellulosic ethanol plant in Kalundborg, Denmark in December 2009, and is expected to develop future projects in North America and China, amongst other locations. What makes Kalundborg so remarkable? In the Kalundborg Symbiosis, public and private enterprises buy and sell waste products from industrial production in a closed cycle. The residual products traded can include steam, dust, gases, heat, slurry or any other waste product that can be physically transported from one enterprise to another. In the case of Inbicon, the cellulosic ethanol producer obtains process heat and steam from the Symbiosis, and supplies lignin that can be burned in place of coal at the Kalundborg DONG Energy power plant.
Accelergy has developed out an XTL gasification system (using biomass or coal), and is currently in Tier II testing of its fuels with the US Army and Air Force. Its experimental add-on is bringing in a closed system photobioreactor to capture excess CO2, use it to grow algae, which would in current plans would be sequestered as a soil enhancement to mitigate the CO2 release of XTL fuels and bring them in to compliance for use as alternative fuels by the US military.
In Colorado, Sundrop Fuels announced that they have agreed to purchase about 1,200 acres of land near Alexandria, Louisiana to build their first plant. Using forest waste and hydrogen from natural gas, their plant will produce up to 50 MGy of renewable gasoline. The plant will cost $450 to $500 million to build and will be financed in part through the sale of tax-exempt Private Activity Bonds.
The biofuels plant will salvage wood waste from renewable forests in Central Louisiana and adjacent regions and use that biomass as a feedstock. Sundrop Fuels also will extract hydrogen from abundant supplies of Louisiana natural gas, combining the hydrogen in a proprietary reactor with carbon extracted from wood waste. The result — up to 50 million gallons of fuel a year — will represent the world's first renewable green gasoline that's immediately adaptable to existing pumps, pipelines, engines and transportation infrastructure.
Not every Olive Economy story brings bio-based production to the refinery. In the case of Glori Energy, the technology brings bio-based strategies to the wellhead.
Glori Energy's mission is to sustainably and efficiently recover oil trapped in reservoirs using existing oil wells through the deployment of its microbe-based Activated Environment for Recovery of Oil (AERO) System. AERO enhances production from waterflooded wells by stimulating a reservoir's naturally occurring microbes to improve water sweep and oil mobility. Waterflood technology injects water into reservoirs to release additional quantities of oil that were unrecoverable during primary recovery. Conventional waterflooding only extracts a fraction of all discovered oil, leaving the majority underground. The AERO System provides a new, viable option to recover this trapped oil with minimal new footprint or investment.
Green-Black investing, or is that olive?
Back in December we reported that Warburg Pincus will invest up to $355 million in First Green Partners, a newly formed early-stage venture capital company. First Green will, in turn, invest in early-stage companies that focus on developing methods of converting renewable carbon, such as non-food biomass and carbon dioxide to fuels and chemicals, and applications of clean or green technologies in the conventional energy or industrial process, otherwise known as green-black technologies. First Green will make initial investments of $500,000 to $10 million in each emerging technology and up to $100 million in a single business as it commercializes.
The trend towards green is clear, but the greening of the economy will take time, and involve a lot of old-style equipment in new technologies as well as energy-efficient green technologies applied at older facilities.
So, black economy, green economy – neither is for the here and now. The winners in the near-term are those that master the olive economy.


Wroclaw Impressions is a very special library that delivers sounds from one of the most interesting Polish cities. Situated by the Odra River, Wroclaw has clearly arrived in modern times without blurring the traces of its eventful history. The downtown consists of calm residential and pedestrian areas with narrow streets and countless tramways. The area around central Rynek place is a large entertainment district thats hardly disturbed by car traffic. And last but not least: Wherever in Wroclaw you are it is for sure that you will hear any bells of the numerous churches and sacral buildings.


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Q: How long do my static variables live? I have a class that looks like:

  public class BadCodeStyle {

     private static String theAnswer = null;

     public static void setAnswer(String whatsNew) {
         theAnswer = whatsNew;
     }

     public static String getAnswer() {
          return (theAnswer == null) ? "I don't know" : theAnswer;
     }

  }

Of course that's a simplification of the actual class. What really happens is that the static method retrieves a framework object if the variable is null. Setting the variable just serves to insert a mock value for test runs where I want to isolate the code from the framework (retrofitting code for testability is fun - like poking your own eye type of fun).
When I do BadCodeStyle.setAnswer("42") the static method behaves like a Singleton (?). I did read the classloader explanation and conclude: the variable will stay as long as the class is loaded and that would be as long as the JVM runs? Is that correct?

A: Static class variables live as long as the class definition is loaded. This is usually until the VM exits. However, there are other ways a class can be unloaded. See, for example, this thread and this one.

A: Static variables are common to all objects (shared) more precisely. it doesn't belong to any instance of class (objects). so its obvious that it cannot be garbage collected with objects.
class X
{
    static string str;
}

X obj1 = new X();
X obj2 = new X();

when you define X.str compiler 'll say replace with Class reference.
But it belongs to Class object. we refer to it as Class variable too. (classloader loads the class)
so its single variable (singleton 's actually a pattern that uses single object [use private constructors and using a method to return that single object] )
As you read the memory is reclaimed only when the program is done. it doesn't get (reclaimed) garbage collected in between [Non used objects 'll be garbage collected normally] .
so its lifetime exists as long as the process exists [program is running].
checkout lifetime of variables: www.cs.berkeley.edu/~jrs/4/lec/08

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Carnivores Tour: Linkin Park, 30 Seconds To Mars & AFI
By Alexandra Tabara September 16, 2014
The Carnivores Tour unites two of the most successful rock bands, Linkin Park and Thirty Seconds to Mars, for a series of concerts in support of their latest albums. Linkin Park released The Hunting Party on June 13, 2014, debuting at number three on the Billboard 200 with sales of 110,000 copies in the US in its first week. Thirty Seconds to Mars' Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (May 2013) has charted in the top 10 across numerous countries around the world.
On September 16, at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre, the two groups are joined by American rock band from Ukiah, California, AFI (A Fire Inside).
Buy your tickets now for this is a show you don't want to miss.
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Karun: Leading Change in Fashion
19 July, 2017 26 December, 2017 by helenlcordery, posted in Spotlight On
From the wild open spaces to the starry sky, the snug fields of green tucked between snow-capped mountains and the raw expanse of open ocean, Chile has got to be one of the world´s most beautiful specimens of Planet Earth. It seems only fitting, then, that it is also a country taking the business model and embedding it with an environmental conscience (as we have seen with TTANTI and Apicola del Alba). This next business is one that is setting a new benchmark in the fashion world by merging concepts of sustainability and responsibility with quality eyewear in a way that is quite simply revolutionary. Enter Karun World, sunglasses and glasses made ´from a different point of view´ which I am so excited to feature on my blog because I love the concept, all that they stand for and the sunglasses themselves which are effortlessly stylish and unique. Here are some reasons why they should be on your radar too.
They symbolize a new vision
The philosophy governing Karun is that their products form symbols of a new way of being; a new way of thinking of ourselves and how we view the world around us. As founder Thomas Kimber says, ¨it´s clear the world needs a big change. I don´t pretend to change the world by making sunglasses, but prove that we are able to make the best products in a completely different way that respects the planet¨. They follow a circular and regenerative model, aiming to prove that it is possible to manufacture products that are high in quality and that have a lower impact upon the environment than the usual extractive methods that define the norm. They also see themselves as much than just a company, in fact their Kickstarter page states ¨ Everything we do is a reflection of the dream of a great group of people sharing similar values and way of life. We are working as hard as we can to prove through example that we can change the way we interact with ourselves and our planet¨.
Photo: Karun
They look to nature for inspiration
Karun is inspired by the wilds of Patagonia and means ´to be nature´ in Mapundungun, the common language spoken by the Mapuche indigenous people. This rugged landscape at the southern end of Chile is a place known for its beauty and raw energy, and this is channelled into the designs. They don´t focus upon inventing new things, instead they look to nature to inspire them.
They are revolutionizing eyewear
Karun is a Chilean business that is revolutionary. Their first collection (Wood) used fallen trees in Patagonia, carefully selecting them rather than cutting any down, to create unique eyewear that embraced the differences found in each specimen. After this they teamed up Bureo, a company creating skateboards made from recycled fishing nets sourced from Chile, to make the first glasses in the world made from 100% recycled fishing nets using recycling programme Net Positiva. Discarded fishing nets cause around 10% of plastic pollution in our oceans and cause major damage to sea ecosystems and marine creatures. Net Positiva was developed by Bureo and launched in Chile in 2014, where it collected some 3000kg of discarded fishing nets in just six months. Net Positiva works across the USA and Chile to clean up coastlines, and are engaged with various non-profits that remove ocean pollution.
Now Karun bring you The Clothing Collection. This collection highlights the issue of waste in the fashion industry, where items are mass produced and quickly discarded by consumers. Jeans are some of the contaminating, with around 3 billion pairs produced annually, of which 80% then end up in landfills. From there greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are released which cause considerable damage to our soils and water. The Clothing Collection is the world´s first eyewear made using recycled jeans, combining 75% recycled jeans and 25% bio-resin. Karun have partnered with Balloon Latam, where a portion of sales from each pair of sunglasses goes towards entrepreneurs in the Llanquihue Lake region of Chile. Balloon Latam works across Latin America to help develop local economies in a way that is respectful of each community´s identity, cultural conditions and productive possibilities. The designs in this collection are influenced by native Chilean birds such as the Chucao, which is native to the south and known for its emblematic sound, the red-breasted Loica (Long-Tailed Meadowlark) and the crested Kuru, or Magellanic Woodpecker. Karun has been lauded everywhere, from Cosmopolitan to CNN and GQ.
Their eyewear is special
The materials are 100% Chilean and designed in Chile, and are put together using the finest technology in Italy. The sunglasses use Zeiss official lenses which offer complete protection from UVA/UVB rays, and are available in either grey or amber, or as optical lenses. They contain German stainless steel spring hinges and have no added chemicals. The current collection come with a hardcase container made from jeans and fully recycled cardboard packaging.
How You Can Get a Pair
Karun are currently seeking funding via Kickstarter, a global crowdfunding platform that got their other designs off the ground. The campaign ends in late July, and the first 500 models will be completed by August. In October all the models will have been completed to be delivered by November.
During the campaign, the glasses have a price of USD$149 which is 40% less than their actual retail price so get in there quick to take advantage!
Kickstarter campaign here
If you liked this, you might like to support one of these other amazing small businesses:
TTANTI watches made from fallen Patagonian trees;
Pajarito de Mimbre books & toys;
Apicola del Alba natural cosmetics.
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TTANTI: Fine Watches Made in (and of) Chile
2 July, 2017 19 July, 2017 by helenlcordery, posted in Spotlight On
¨We believe that a watch should not only display a point of time as measured in hours and minutes; but should be a constant reminder that time is passing, that we must appreciate every moment that ticks by.¨
– Sarah Goldsmith, TTANTI
Over the years I have become really passionate about Chile. Knowing its quirks, its people and flora and fauna, and giving my support to the #hechoenchile movement that is finding its stride with leaps and bounds recently. I also want to encourage the support of small businesses, often born of as much love and passion as hard work and stress to get a simple dream off the ground. I believe TTANTI, a small business that has appreciation for Chile at its heart as well as a focus upon sustainability, is the epitome of all these things, creating beautiful timepieces that represent not only the passing of time but a respect for life, and each one contains Patagonian materials. Wearing TTANTI, then, means you are keeping a small piece of Chile at your side throughout life´s moments. Here is my interview with Sarah Goldsmith, an expat from the United States who is the Director of Communication and Sales for TTANTI.
Who is TTANTI and how did the store begin?
TTANTI was founded in 2014, but really started to grow in 2016. Our team is lead by the founder, Angel Andraca. Angel is a native Chilean and wanted to combine his love of minimalist design with the spirit of Patagonia and the long tradition of Swiss watchmaking. Designer Rodrigo Bravo brought together the concept in a striking and harmonious way that gives respect to the traditions of Patagonia, while showcasing a modern aesthetic. Our Chilean team is rounded out by Sarah Goldsmith (me), Felipe Rioja, Carlos Bravo, and Mathilde Pfeiffer. Our European team includes Patrizia Vogl, Guillaume Vaslin and Steven Fantina.
TTANTI is inspired by the raw and rugged beauty of Patagonia. The watch featured is the Darwin Black, made with Aromo Criollo wood, a tree known for its beautiful flowers. Photo: TTANTI
What is the motivation behind TTANTI?
TTANTI was born out of a respect for the noble materials of Patagonia and the spirit they encompass, as well as the centuries old tradition of Swiss watch making. Combined into one timepiece by the patient and passionate work of Swiss and Chilean craftsmen, we seek to transmit our beliefs to our customers. We believe that a watch should not only display a point of time as measured in hours and minutes; but should be a constant reminder that time is passing, that we must appreciate every moment that ticks by.
Watch in Darwin White. Photo TTANTI
What makes a TTANTI watch unique?
TTANTI has its roots in a land where local traditions and foreign wanderers coexist, and our commitment to that land sets us apart. Protection of this land, responsible use of its materials and preservation for years to come is at the forefront of all we do. We use only previously fallen trees and are proudly certified by the Forest Stewardship Council for the responsible use of native forests. Our leather straps are cut from scrap material would otherwise go to the landfill. We package in recycled materials, maintain a wholly online/virtual workplace and strive to take any steps necessary to reduce our impact on the environment.
The watches are all assembled in Santiago. Photo: TTANTI
Who designs the watches and what are they inspired by?
Our designer Rodrigo Bravo seeks innovation through simplicity and functionality. He creates unique objects and solutions through a methodology that is born from the study and rescue of traditional carpentry techniques with the most advanced technologies. Rodrigo merged our inspiration with his detailed study and knowledge of functionality to create our strikingly and simple design. Although typically worn by men, and designed with a man's wrist in mind, they're popular with men and women alike! I am a woman and wear a TTANTI every day. I love the elegant but relaxed look it brings to my outfits, and love the connection with Chile it brings me.
The watches are suitable for men and women. This watch is the Magallanes White. Photo: TTANTI
Watch in Darwin White, the TTANTI bestseller! Photo: TTANTI
How are the watches made?
The process to create a TTANTI involves the combined efforts of dedicated and passionate craftsmen from Patagonia, Santiago and Switzerland. After our timepieces are painstakingly assembled in Switzerland to exact specifications, we bring them to our workshop in Santiago. We then hand assemble the watches with the laser cut and hand polished wooden rings and hand cut and sewn leather straps from Patagonia.
How should we care for a TTANTI timepiece?
Your TTANTI is a work of art, and should be treated as such. Our wood has been rigorously tested for durability, but should be treated with care – it is in fact an antique in the making. Just like your grandmother's oak dining table will sustain scars and memories from life, so too will your TTANTI. This is the natural aging process of wood. Specific care instructions for your TTANTI can be found on our blog.
The Chatwin White, made from Patagonian Oak, a tree which grows some 50m high. Photo: TTANTI
What does TTANTI mean?
TTANTI means "seed" in the Kunza, a nearly extinct native language from the north of Chile. We want to plant an emotion that evokes the philosophy we deliver and in order to give tribute to the ancient cultures of our country.
Magallanes with a Darwin strap. You can request your strap combinations. Photo: TTANTI
How have the watches been received?
Reception has been really promising. We're growing slowly but surely, and every sale is a celebration for our team! We all truly believe in what we're doing and love seeing our work appreciated.
Darwin White watch. Photo: TTANTI
What is next for TTANTI?
We want to bring the wild, wonderful nature of Chile to our customers. We want to transmit the beliefs and traditions of our beautiful country, from north to south, to our customers. Eventually we would like to expand our product line to include trees and leathers from the other regions of Chile, though that might be a little further out.
Magallanes White, made using Lenga wood made from the trees native to Andine and Patagonian forests. Photo: TTANTI
Do you have a special offer for my amazing readers?
Yes! We are offering Querida Recoleta readers a 10% discount off of our products with the code queridarecoleta07
The names behind the watches:
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521), also known as Hernando de Magallanes, was a Portuguese explorer who led the first European voyage to circumnavigate the globe,, while searching for the Spice Islands. He found the route through South America to the Pacific, known today as the Strait of Magellan (estrecho de magallanes).
Charles Darwin (1809-1882), who needs no introduction, traveled the globe on a scientific expedition aboard the Beagle. He explored Chile from Tierra del Fuego to Copiapo; controversially, he is believed to have used the indigenous people he met in Patagonia as an example of his theory of evolution.
Bruce Chatwin (1940-1989) was a travel writer from England who wrote In Patagonia (1977), a book which revolutionized travel writing and drew the world´s gaze to the southernmost areas of Chile and Argentina.
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At the age of 25, Sagadat made his debut in February, 2018. A prospect at 154 pounds, he is a former amateur standout in his native Kazakhstan.
He is a stablemate of Top Rank's rising superstar, three-division world champion Vasiliy Lomachenko – who was voted the Boxing Writers Association's "2017 Fighter of the Year" – WBC light heavyweight world champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk, welterweight prospect Alexander Besputin, and super lightweight prospect Maxim Dadashev. All are managed by Egis Klimas, the Boxing Writers Association of America's "Manager of the Year" in in 2016 and 2017, and promoted by Top Rank.
In his last fight on November 3 in El Paso, Texas, he lost an eight-round unanimous decision against Nicklaus Flaz.
In an earlier interview, Sagadat said through an interpreter, "I moved here to Oxnard, California, on August 31st, 2017, and I've been training at the Boxing Laboratory gym four times a week. I moved here to pursue my goal, which is to become world champion.
"I'm living here with two of my friends from Kazakhstan. Meiirim Nursultanov is my roommate in an apartment, and Madiyar Ashkeyev lives with a family nearby. We all came here together and they have signed with my manager, Egis Klimas, too.
"My first boxing coach was like my best friend. We were very, very close. He was always telling me, 'Sagadat, you need to go to professional.' One day, my coach died and I thought I should take his advice and go professional. I had four managers on my list, but I decided to call Egis Klimas first. One of my friends had his phone number, so I called him. Egis said, 'Give me a couple of days. I'm going to find out who you are.' He asked my friends about me – they said I was a very good guy, and Egis decided to sign me.
"I'm a boxer who adapts to my opponent – whatever I need to do to get the win, that's what I'll do. I'm a very versatile boxer.
"The biggest difference between training here and training in Kazakhstan is that we work a lot more on conditioning here. We also have a very tough team for sparring. There wasn't much sparring back home. It was mostly amateur boxing – we would fight five times a week.
"My trainer, Marco Contreras, doesn't speak Russian but he works with a lot of Russian fighters here. He can communicate very well in the corner using his hands.
AMATEUR, PERSONAL BACKGROUND: Sagadat said through an interpreter, "I was born in Taraz, Kazakhstan. I have two brothers – one is older than me, and one is younger – and one older sister. My father is self-employed in the sales business, and my mother is a doctor. I'm the only boxer in my family.
"I was 12 years old when I started boxing. One day, my father decided I was old enough for sports. He took my hand and we walked into a boxing gym.
"I had around 250 amateur fights, with around 25 losses.


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My journalist friend Dan, who teaches part-time at Western University, tells his students something very wise. He says, I can't teach you how to use what's next in journalism, because it hasn't been invented yet.
Years ago, who would have thought Twitter and Facebook would become more important media outlets than radio, TV and newspapers, to a whole new generation?
Perhaps you read that Postmedia is consolidating its workforce into regional newsrooms across the country. And what's worse, it owns all but five major Canadian newspapers now. This means you'll get one paper-journalist version of a story across the country, instead of many coming from separate reporters. If that person gets it wrong, it has a lot of influence. If they're biased, same thing.
Camera people, or "shooters" as they're known, are no longer employed by most major television companies. They've been laid off while on-air people are now responsible for shooting their own stuff, not only concerned with the accuracy of their content but the look of their video.
It was pointed out to me last week that my job used to be four jobs.
Perhaps efficiencies needed to be found and some of this consolidation was necessary. But it's really out of control now, with shareholders' returns deemed much more more valuable than the product.
Rogers is deleting 200 positions in the coming days. Bell got rid of more than 700 last year. The Guelph Mercury ceased publication. Today, my colleague is doing a panel-style talk show on what will happen when The London Free Press shuts down. I'm told it has less than a quarter of the subscribers it had a decade ago.
Last week the CRTC in Ottawa was advised by a consulting firm's report that by 2020, half of the country's TV stations could be off the air. Maybe we don't need them all. Maybe some of them shouldn't survive and I've never believed in artificially propping up companies with government intervention. But it's a terrible time for the news business and for media in general in Canada. So if you hear a kid say they're dreaming about becoming a journalist, steer them away from traditional media, won't you? Tell them about the Diplys and Buzzfeeds and Mashables of the world and it will put them in a better position to see what's coming next.
2 thoughts on "What's Next"
Sadly quality journalism is quickly being replaced with quantity journalism and details and facts with 140 character headlines with the credibility of the information you're provided with ever-increasingly poor. The vacuum this will create won't be truly realized until traditional journalism and the media is gone, and then it will be too late.
I subscribed to LFP since moving to London 21 yrs ago. My paper was consistently thrown helter-skelter on my porch, in my driveway, and occasionally found its way to my mailbox. I called frequently to ask if it could be placed in either of 2 places (mailboxes) I have avail. Once a week, usually Thursdays, I didn't receive my paper. I called and after being on hold for 20 mins average got a song & dance, or argument why I should be happy to get stale news by 2pm that day when they would send out a copy. I just wanted a credit, but had to almost get nasty before they even consider it. It's not exactly a 'Free' press, it is pricey, but I like to support the local businesses as much as possible. A week ago I cancelled my subscription, and when asked for a reason gave the same things mentioned. I don't think the person on the phone cared, as there was not even an apology, just 'bye'. I find it very sad.
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IG I³ 41 IG I³ 40 IG I³ 42
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face A front.frg. ab.1 v. unus perditus est
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․33․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]τε[․․․․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․33․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]ονι[․․․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․33․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]σθα[․․․]
5 [․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․32․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]ΟΕΝΑ#⁷[․․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․32․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․] δὲ βοε[θ․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․32․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]ι χιλι[․․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․32․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]σαιμερ̣[․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․32․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]αφερον[․]
10 [․․․․․․․․․․․․27․․․․․․․․․․․․․ ℎεστι]αίαι ⋮ ℎο [․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․32․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]α καὶ τὰ [․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․34․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]τονα̣[․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․35․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]τοδ[․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․36․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]δα[․]
15 [․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․36․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]ιδ[․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․36․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]μα[․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․36․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]ΙΙΙ
[․․․․․․․․․․․․26․․․․․․․․․․․․ τὰς δὲ] π̣[ρ]ά̣χσες [․]
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․29․․․․․․․․․․․․․․] ἐάν τις ἀμφι-
20 [σβετε͂ι ․․․․․․․․․․23․․․․․․․․․․․] τὰς ἐχς ℎεστ-
[ιαίας ․․․․․․․․․․․24․․․․․․․․․․․]αι ⋮ δορειὰν δ-
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․29․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]#⁷α χρεμάτον
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․30․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]ι μὲ ἐλαττ[ο]-
[․․․․․․․․․․․․27․․․․․․․․․․․․․ μὲ ἐ͂]ν̣αι ἐπιφσε-
25 [φίζεν ․․․․․․․․․․․25․․․․․․․․․․․․ χ]συλλέφσε-
[ος ․․․․․․․․․․․․27․․․․․․․․․․․․․ στ]έλεν ⋮ τὲν δ-
[ὲ ․․․․․․․․․․․․․․31․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]ναι κατὰ
[․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․34․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]οντον
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30 [․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․35․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]ΙΑ#⁷
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lacuna?
frg. c.32 [— — — ․․․8․․․․]α[․]εν — — — — — — — —
[— — — ?το͂ι δέμο]ι το͂[ι] Ἀθε[ναίον — —]
[— — — ․․6․․․] τ̣ὰς ἄλλας δ̣[ίκας? — — —]
35 [— — — ․․․ χρ]έ̣μ̣ατα ἐᾶι ἐπ̣ — — — — — —
[— — — ․․․ ἐ]ν̣τελε͂ ἐ͂ν̣αι με̣ — — — — — —
[— — — ․․․] τε͂ι κυρίαι ἐκ[κλεσίαι — —]
— — — δὲ χρ̣εμάτον ἐσφο[ρᾶς — — — — —]
[— — — ․]ν ἐὰμ μὲ λεισ̣το͂ν — — — — — —
40 [— — — ․․] αὐτον ἀλ̣λ[․]ελ̣ — — — — — —
[— — — ․․․7․․․]ΝΙ̣Ο — — — — — — — — — —
frg. de.42 [․․․․․․․17․․․․․․․․]Ι#⁷[․․․․․․․․․20․․․․․․․․․]
[․․․․․․․16․․․․․․․]ελι[․․․․․․․․․20․․․․․․․․․]
[․․․․․․․16․․․․․․․]αμε[․․․․․․․․․20․․․․․․․․․]
45 [․․․․11․․․․․ ?δοκιμ]άζε[ν ․․․․․․․․19․․․․․․․․․]
[․․․․․․․17․․․․․․․․]ν[․․․․․․․․․21․․․․․․․․․․]
[․․․․11․․․․․]ΙΑ[․․․․․․․․․․․․26․․․․․․․․․․․․]
50 [․․․7․․․]ος ℎο ἐν #⁷[․․․․․․․․․․․25․․․․․․․․․․․․]
[․․]#⁷σι δόχσας τὰς ℎ̣[․․․․․․․․․․․24․․․․․․․․․․․]
[․]#⁷οσι δοκε͂ι ἐπὶ ἴσε[ι καὶ ℎομοίαι? ․․․․․12․․․․․]
[ℎ]ὸ ἂν δοκε͂ι αὐτοῖς μεδ̣[․․․․․․․․․21․․․․․․․․․․]
[․]φσεται ἐπὶ τε͂σι δίκε[σι ․․․․․․․․19․․․․․․․․․]
55 [․] ℎο ἐχς ℎεστιαίας ἐς τ̣[․․․․․․․․19․․․․․․․․․ ἐν]
[ℎ]εστιαίαι ℎόταμπερ τα[— — ἀλλ — — — ℎοι ἐν ℎ]-
[ε]στιαί̣α̣ι̣ πρὸς ἀλλέλος̣ [․․․․․․․16․․․․․․․ ἐὰν δ]-
[ὲ] μὲ παρ̣[ὰ] τ̣ε͂ς βολε͂ς εὑρ[․․․․․․․․․21․․․․․․․․․․]
[․]ασει̣ [․․․․]αύνοντα μὲ [․․․․․․․․․21․․․․․․․․․․]
60 ἒ ℎίπ[ποις ἒ] ὄνοις ἒ οἰσ[ὶ ․․․․․․․․․20․․․․․․․․․]
[․]ραε̣ [․․5․․]ε ℎο βολόμε[νος ․․․․․․14․․․․․․ ℎεστ]-
ί̣αιαν̣ [καὶ] λαμβανέτο τ̣[ὸ τρίτον(?)· πρυτανεῖα δὲ τιθ]-
[έ]το το͂ ℎ̣[αυ]τ̣ο͂ μέρος. τὲν [δὲ δίκεν ․․5․․ ἐς τὸ ․․5․․]
[τ]έριον ℎό̣ταμπερ τὰς ἄ̣[λλας δίκας ․․․․․12․․․․․]
65 [․] δεμος ἒ ℎο ἄρχον ζεμ̣[ιο․․․․․․․․․20․․․․․․․․․]
[․] ℎοι Ἀθένεσιν γραφε[․․․․․․․․․․22․․․․․․․․․․]
[π]ερ τὰς ἄλλας δίκας. ἔ̣[στο δὲ το͂ι πορθμεύοντι ἐκ Χ]-
[α]λκίδος ἐς Ὀροπὸν πρ̣[άττεσθαι τρε͂ς ὀβολός· ἐὰν δ]-
[έ] τις ἐχς Ὀροπο͂ ἐς̣ ℎεστ̣[ίαιαν ἒ ἐς Δῖον ἒ ἐκεῖθεν ἐ]-
70 ς Ὀροπὸν πορθμεύει, πρ[αττέσθο ℎεπτ' ὀβολός· ἐὰν δ]-
έ τις ἐκ Χαλκίδος ἐς ℎε[στίαιαν πορθμεύει, πραττ]-
έ̣σθο τέτταρας ὀβολό[ς ․․․․․․․․․21․․․․․․․․․․]
[․] μὲν ℎοι πομπεύοντε[ς ․․․․․․․․18․․․․․․․․ πομ]-
[π]εύεται, τελέτο τὸ ℎέ̣[μισυ. ἐὰν δὲ ℎο πορθμεύον μὲ]
75 [ἐ]θέλει ἄγεν τὸν π̣ο̣[μπεύοντα ․․․7․․․ κατὰ τὰ γεγ]-
[ρα]μμένα, ․Ε#⁷[․․․․․․․․․․․․․29․․․․․․․․․․․․․․]
76a — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — —
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The Asia-Pacific alternative finance market grew 323 per cent to $102.8 billion in 2015, led by four-fold growth to more than $100 billion in China, finds first regional benchmarking report. Survey was conducted by a research team from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance, the Tsinghua University Graduate School at Shenzhen and the University of Sydney Business School, in collaboration with KPMG and with the support of ACCA (the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants) and CME Group Foundation.
China's hedge fund industry has been thrown into disarray as managers rush to comply with stringent new rules, introduced overnight, that could see over half the industry shut down by August, fund managers and lawyers told Reuters.
Hong Kong's stock market is shining a new light on the dark arts of Chinese finance. The country's mid-sized lenders have become skilled at repackaging loans to look like lower-risk investments. Two impending share offerings from state-backed banks underscore how such wizardry has fueled growth.
China Zheshang Bank is set to be the city's biggest initial public offering this year, having already sold $1 billion shares to cornerstone investors in a sale that may reach $1.75 billion. It's scheduled to list at the end of the month and price its stock Monday. State-controlled Bank of Tianjin, which is about 14 percent owned by Australia's ANZ, is due to price its $1.23 billion IPO Friday. Like Zheshang Bank, a large chunk of shares, some $560 million, have been sold to anchor investors. Zheshang it said that as of Sept. 30, investments in trust plans, asset management plans and wealth management products were 387.2 billion yuan, or 38.6 percent of total assets. That's up from 23 percent at the end of 2014. According to analysts at DBS Vickers, 20 percent or less is the norm for even the most enthusiastic shadow banking lenders in China.
Russia's Central Bank Deputy Chairman Mikhail Sukhov said on Monday that a number of Chinese banks are interested in purchasing Russian banks, and that they are negotiating takeover deals with some Russian financial institutions.
Uncle Xi wants you. Faced with record bad loans, China has begun engendering a solution and it involves the country's banks, among other things, taking equity in troubled companies.
Under the trial, issuers are required to disclose details of projects that they will invest in using proceeds, according to a statement Wednesday on the exchange website. The bourse will encourage firms to get independent professional assessment on whether the projects qualify as green, according to the statement. It also will encourage financial institutions, brokerages, pension funds and other institutional investors to invest in the securities.
The lending platform of his real estate agency, E-House China Holdings Ltd., is one of China's hundreds of P2P lenders allowing home buyers to seek down-payment loans online. Total P2P borrowing for home deposits reached 924 million yuan in January, more than three times the level of last July, according to Shanghai-based data provider Yingcan Group.
The country's central bank and the Shenzhen office of the banking regulator recently held meetings with executives from about 20 commercial banks to discuss risks related to mortgages held by homeowners in the southern city, several people who attended the gatherings tell Caixin.
Seven months after a shock devaluation spurred hedge funds and other speculators to wager on further declines, the yuan's unexpected resilience has turned many of those bets into losers. At least $562 million of options that pay out if the currency drops below 6.6 per dollar — its weakest point since the devaluation — have expired worthless since August. Another $807 million will lapse within three months.
After a $1 trillion river of capital flowed out of China during 2015, the government has been working furiously to avert a flood. There was a clampdown on offshore purchases of insurance policies, and restrictions on currency trading by branches of overseas banks and withdrawals using UnionPay cards. Beijing is even thrashing out plans for a Tobin tax on foreign-exchange trading, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Mizuho Bank Ltd. says the so-called Tobin tax on yuan transactions would reduce liquidity in a currency with bid-ask spreads already five times wider than those of the yen. A levy would set back China's push to make the yuan a reserve currency and could heighten investor anxiety over capital outflows, according to Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The proposal is "short sighted" and would drive away foreign investors, Citi Private Bank said.
Bolstering the legal protections enjoyed by the public, especially businesspeople, would do a lot for ending our current economic doldrums. The push for strengthening the rule of law has gained momentum as economic growth slows, in part because of a lack of legal protections. Issues related to the law became hot topics at this year's annual meetings of the legislature and top political advisory body in the capital.
Robert W. Seiden is a Wall Street bounty hunter. He tracks down executives of Chinese companies that listed on stock exchanges in the United States and then blew up.


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Mojżesz, imię świeckie Musa al-Churi (ur. 1953) – syryjski duchowny prawosławnego Patriarchatu Antiocheńskiego, od 1995 biskup pomocniczy metropolii Damaszku z tytułem biskupa darajskiego.

Życiorys
Chirotonię biskupią otrzymał 24 stycznia 1995.

Bibliografia
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Urodzeni w 1953
Biskupi Patriarchatu Antiochii
Syryjscy biskupi prawosławni

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The RBA will be deciding this week on whether to cut the interest rate from 2.5%. Although, there exists a low probability that the RBA may cut interest rates, this will ensure a cheaper Aussie Dollar as it is still very high by historical standards. Judging from previous meetings the RBA could wait until the Fed tapers QE and raises interest rates to help devalue the Aussie Dollar. Although, the RBA may change interest rates according to the health of the economy if they are not playing the waiting game. Economic growth depends on the mining industry in Australia and a cheaper Aussie dollar will help increase profits and boost growth. In addition, due to the geopolitical risks such as Ukraine and Russia, this has helped prop up the Aussie Dollar. The Aussie Dollar, Yen and gold etc. are considered as safe havens (demand increases due to uncertainty in markets), demand increases during times of uncertainty. Private capital expenditure has increased (Actual: 1.1%, Forecast: -0.6%, Previous: -2.5%, 28/08/2014) showing signs that the economy is expanding. GDP q/q (Forecast: 0.4%, Previous: 1.1%, 03/09/2014) should be on or above forecast due to the high Aussie Dollar which has hurt exports.
The US is enjoying a promising recovery, with growth excelling (Prelim GDP q/q, Actual: 4.2%, Forecast: 3.9%, Previous: 4.0%, 28/08/2014). In addition, CB consumer confidence (Actual: 92.4, Forecast: 89.1, Previous: 90.9, 26/08/2014) showing signs that consumers have full faith in the recovery. One major concern is personal spending fell (Actual: -0.1%, Forecast: 0.2%, Previous: 0.4%, 29/08/2014) and income fell (Actual: 0.2%, Forecast: 0.3%, Previous: 0.5%, 29/08/2014) whilst prices of durable and non-durable goods stayed constant (Core PCE price index m/m, Actual: 1.6%, Previous: 1.6%, 29/08/2014). This signals that there exists a significant divergence between wages and inflation, which needs to be addressed by the Fed. In addition, the Core PCE price index m/m is below the 2% benchmark inflation rate set by the Fed, which allows the Fed time to cut slack in the labour market. The most important data releases this week are ADP Non-Farm Employment Change (Forecast: 216K, Previous: 218K, 04/09/2014), Non-Farm Employment Change (Forecast: 222K, Previous: 209K, 05/09/2014) which will show us the current slack in the labour market. It will also provide an insight on the timescale when an interest rate hike will be implemented (before mid-2015).


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Q: Auto Submit a Form in a period of time I got this auto form submitter as I search the internet. Though I want it to execute the submission in a certain period of time. Like perhaps after 5 or 10 seconds.
<script type="text/javascript">
function formAutoSubmit () {
var frm = document.getElementById("31926767765874");
frm.submit();
}
setTimeout(function() { formAutoSubmit(); } , 5000);
</script>

A: Take a look, and read up on, JavasScript Timing Events. You can simply wrap formAutoSubmit() in a timer, like so:
<script type="text/javascript">
function formAutoSubmit() {
    var frm = document.getElementById("31926767765874");
    frm.submit();
}

var timeout = 2000; //2 seconds or 2000 ms
setTimeout(function()
{
    formAutoSubmit();
}, timeout);
</script>

Caveat: this can be a nuisance for the user experience, so tread carefully.

A: Use setTimeout
setTimeout(formAutoSubmit, 10000);

That's 10000 ms (or 10s)

A: If you want to run after 5 seconds:
setTimeout(function() { formAutoSubmit(); } , 5000);

If you want to run it each 5 seconds:
setInterval(function() { formAutoSubmit(); } , 5000);


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