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Created by the famous Swiss graphic designer Ruedi Külling who is mostly known for his award-wining posters and visual advertising materials -the iconic series of ads for Bic, the French maker of ballpoint pens, is, perhaps, the most known among his numerous works- the new Xemex Piccadilly Chronograph Reserve ALL BLACK automatic timepiece is as simple in its functionality as it is elegant in its simplicity.
As you may have already noticed, the watch is designed around numerous circles: a characteristic approach for the Swiss-based master designer.
Its round body, which is made of black galvanized steel, houses a dial that nests not the usual three, but whole four circular-shaped sub-dials that are further emphasized by a circle that serves as a base for the central chronograph seconds hand, as well by a date aperture of the same shape. The daringly rectangular hour and minute hands serve as a pair of accents sending an even stronger visual message while playing nicely with square-shaped hour markers.
Its screw-down crown that, too, is accented by a pair of rectangular chronograph push-pieces guarantees water resistance of up to 50 meters. The value, while looking impressive, is actually not that great meaning that you can safely wash your hands wearing the watch but should avoid swimming or diving, which is a pity for a deliberately sporty-looking timekeeper.
Returning to the dial, which is clearly a dish of the day here, I feel obliged to also make a note that the two chronograph sub-dials at 12 and 6 o'clock (a 12-hour and a 30-minute totalizer respectively) are well-balanced with a small seconds counter at 9 o'clock and a power reserve indicator at 3 o'clock.
Although the tiny date indicator, which is also round, is a little off-balance there at four o'clock, the watch's olive-gray dial still leaves strong impression being both highly legible and clear. The whole composition is powered by the well-known Soprod SO 7750 automatic movement, which is in essence a modified ETA Valjoux 7750 industry work horse with an added power reserve indicator.
The only thing that I don't like about this timekeeper is its black rubber band, which is delivered black galvanized steel folding clasp.
The first of all, rubber can be allergenic to some making the skin go itchy and flaky. The allergy doesn't always show itself right away (which is good, nobody wants to go into anaphylactic shock just wearing the watch once,) but unfolds slowly, sometimes having months to develop.
The other thing is that rubber is not very comfortably in hot weather (that's why it is usually reserved for diving watches) and can be deformed if left under direct sun light. As to the rest, the watch looks almost perfect, if not its sky-high price if $10,000.
WWR Verdict
Originality 4.5/5
Build Quality: 5/5
Usability: 5/5
Overall Legibility: 4/5
Nighttime Legibility: 4/5
Value for Money: 3/5
Overall Rating: 4/5
See also: Bvlgari Diagono Calibro 303 fashion chronograph watchs
Photos: Xemex
Xemex Piccadilly Chronograph Reserve ALL BLACK watch specification :
Price range: about $10,000
Movement: Caliber Soprod SO 7750 (base ETA Valjoux 7750,) Swiss Made
Winding: Automatic
Complications: Date, timer
Power reserve: 42 hours
Case material: Galvanized steel
Case diameter: 40.00 mm
Case height: No data
Dial: Special Xemex color combination olive-grey matt, polished zones
Water resistance: 50 meters
Strap: Black rubber with stainless steel clasp
Crystal: Sapphire crystal, antireflective on both sides
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Saturday, June 30, 2012
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LuvBunny-EVO Hero Phoenix Of Time Monday 30/10/2006, 05:19
I've noticed some players using not so nice language in there challenges. Can something be done about them? I'm here to have fun, not be sworn at.
ManInBlack Master KO Fighters Club Monday 30/10/2006, 15:04
People can write in every language they want
BlackIce Senior Blood Arena Tuesday 31/10/2006, 02:08
Yeah i wouldnt want to be sworn at either this game is for fun not fur cussing some1 out for no reason or because they lost gives them no right to do that
Fraggle Imperator HK's fox on typewriters Tuesday 31/10/2006, 07:18
If you are sworn, please take a screenshot and send a message to firstname.lastname@example.com (You can find more explanations in "contact-us" section).
We have ways to prevent any player from talking to the other players
BlackIce Senior Blood Arena Tuesday 31/10/2006, 22:46
How do we take screenshots??
kv NIVROTH Imperator KINGS OF VALACHIA Wednesday 01/11/2006, 08:01
With the button called PRINTSCREEN duhhhh!?!?! and then you open a viewing program , as microsoft paint, and press ctrl v (paste) and then save the picture


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Tuesday, May 12
Blogging Moments
Having a blog, embracing it and all the wonderful varied folk who drop by and read it is one of those wonderful post-modern, novel, strange, and all other adjectives you can think of which encompass contemporary life. I have had many situations occour over the last few months where i have had to stand back from a moment, a comment, a circumstance due to my blogging habit, take a breath and go 'yeah, this is my life and i like it and i like blogging'. Explaining blogging relationships to a non blogger is sometimes really tricky.
Meeting up with bloggers, swapping stories, stuff, know what each other has been up to, travelling away from home and wondering if a blogging comrade wants to meet up too, running into readers who recognise you from your blog and introducing themselves 'yes, we know each other, quite well, but not really'.
Its the 'not really' that interests me on an intellectual level and Ive been thinking about this alot recently, as my tradiional friendship group has morphed over the years into something new. As professionals were all doing our own thing, moving where lifes opportunities take us, no longer stationary and available all at once, like we all used to be.
Additionally, at work Im all academic; the teacher, the researcher, dragging around a speciality, a credibility, an international reputation. Online, Im just Kel, my publications and letters and position dont matter. I am my most fundamental passions here; cooking, growing, conscious living, writing, loving, family and having relationship based on all these things. What counts is what i reveal; my life and thoughts and expereince. Its a whole other world. And yes, Ive been thinking about changing professions! LOL
What i find intriguing is the 'depth' which one exposes in a blog, what I expose in a blog.I suppose its just like writing or reading letters. Revealing.
I think what i am getting at is that it's a new frontier (new to those who take it up) requiring a new cognition and emotion to support it. People know you, yet they dont, yet they do! You know them, yet you dont, yet you do! Its a weird one to reconcile. Maybe its just me? Knowing, friendship, how is it defined? As you like it I believe.
Well , Im loving the new connections, the commnuity Im building, the exploration, the sharing, the novelty, the frontier. The way i get to share in such a 3D way; pictorialy, referentially, descriptively. Its such a wholistic communication in some ways. As a medium, its brilliant. Thanks for sharing. Im appreciating the relationship we have, you and me, every so often. I value your time, your comments, your experiences and Im loving this part of my journey. Who else would be interested in fungi Ive found, recipes I've discovered, dramas I've had and insights experienced, but friends of many kinds?
I am looking forward to seeing how my blogging fares over time, where it will be in 10 years time...where I will be in 10 years time...where we will be in 10 years time...how sustainable is 'it'?
11 comments:
- Rixa said...
(typing with baby in a sling) Yes, just wanted to add an "amen" to what you said about the coolness/weirdness of blogging friendships. I've actually made some really close real-life friends who started out as blog readers and we eventually met up in person. Blogging was one of the things that kept me sane when I was living in a very small town in Illinois and basically had no real-life friends for 3 years.
- 13 May, 2009
- kale for sale said...
It is a funny thing, isn't it, this blogging. This knowing but not knowing. I appreciate the long distance friendships of a sort, the kindnessess, good will, ideas and humor shared. All of which feeds my relationships that are up close and every day. I met a couple of bloggers over the weekend and I have to tell you they were the nicest people. It was quite fun. Thanks for the food for thought here. Sometimes I do think I have to give up blogging to focus more on the people up close but when I remember to breath there's room for it all. And I do love the process.
- 13 May, 2009
- elburro said...
You've articulated many of the thoughts I've had about blogging, particularly the intimacy/non-intimacy aspect of revealing inner bits but being unknown. A bold new frontier indeed!
Something I find interesting is my occasional reluctance in giving out my blog URL to people I actually know in the flesh...it has something to do with what you were describing as being seen within a role I think. Have to mull that one over a bit.
Something I really like about blogging is the way it enables the development of community around things that matter to people on an emotional level. It's not always easy to find like-minded friends in your immediate neighborhood, and it's comforting? validating? reassuring? to know that out there in the big wide world are others who think like you do.
- 13 May, 2009
- wombat064 said...
Hey Kel,
Get ready for a visit from the Wombat about mid January, I will finally get to pedal, blog and wwoof my way around Oz
- 13 May, 2009
- Veggie Gnome said...
We love you, too, Kel! :)
Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful one. May your (blogging) mojo always be with you. :)
- 13 May, 2009
- Julie said...
Birthday? Well, happy birthday from me too :-)
And yes, I totally get the knowing/ not knowing aspect of blogging. I find it a little odd (uncomfortable even?) when I am reminded that my husband and family read my blog and yet, clearly they are the people who "know" me the best IRL.
- 13 May, 2009
- Kel said...
thanks for such interesting comments everyone. i too feel funny about handing out my url to real life friends- in fact only 1 knows i blog!!! i even discourage si from reading it- its private in a strange way and its mine...hmmm. and its definitely the truth that finding like minded friends is challenging, well like minded on most levels anyway. I love my blogging community and look forward to everyones comments and posts, always.
- 13 May, 2009
- Rest is not idleness said...
I agree with all the comments too (well not Wombat064) I started blogging as a bit of a vent for myself, and now I suppose it is a sort of a journal. The only people I have given my url to are my family and of them, my sister is the only one who reads it regularly. I would be reluctant to give it to real-life friends as I don't think they would appreciate or "get" my blog, unlike my blog friends.
Happy Birthday Kel
- 13 May, 2009
- Jen said...
As one of your 'real life' friends, I find I know you in a whole new way here in blogsville. It is a more intimate way of knowing a friend... exactly what is on your mind every day. Its a way of catching up, way beyond the time we would ordinalrily give each other in our busy lives... but i wonder what we also lose?
The value of face-to-face friendships is so special. There is so much non-text based, inexpressible stuff that occurs in the excange between two people in the same room. For me, spending so much time on-line with my FB friends (less so blog at the moment) i feel less inclined to pursue friendships in the 'real world'...that could be more about being geographically removed from my dearest Adelaide friends who know me well!
- 17 May, 2009
- Kel said...
jen - its an interesting thing this online life..i love the challenges it poses...on re-reading this post i went hmm, actually its 4 'real life' friends who know my url... 2 visit regularly. I love the depth it gives, things i wouldnt know, ways of describing that you wouldnt normally fathom in another. I find it a wonderful 'adjunct' and realistically, when i blog it late at night or early morning, time when i cant chat with 'real life' friends coz blog land is time neutral- people pick it up when they want to. It will never replace spending face to face time with peopl for a particular quality but i think its a valid and constructive way of connecting!
- 17 May, 2009
- Jen said...
Entirely agree that on-line communication is both valid and constructive... and one form of communication never fully replaces the other, only adds another dimension to friendships. But...but...something does change. Im not sure I can express here what it is. But its something to do with the plastic medium of exchange (the computer) between me and you. The 'pause' between what you tell me and how I respond to you. And this crazy ether where our words whip around for all to read.
- 18 May, 2009


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Ooo, now here's a phone that you don't want to drop.
I suppose it's technologically cool to stuff a 1.5GB 1" hard drive into a phone, but I would think that having a shock sensitive device in a drop-prone cell phone probably isn't the smartest idea. Maybe people take care of their phones better, but my wife is always dropping her phone on something, and I can't imagine something like this lasting very long around her. I'm sure plenty of people are dropping their cell phones all the time too. I would have thought some form of flash memory would be more suitable for a cell phone. And how long is the battery going to last on this thing?
It's bound to grab a lot of attention, but I can't imagine the idea lasting very long.


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Yesterday, I reviewed The Bone Palace, discussing some of the queer representation in the novel but only briefly touching on the trans matters covered; today, I want to engage specifically with that topic, in the context of Cheryl Morgan's discussion of the book.
Her piece focuses on the character of Savedra, the transgendered consort of the prince. Throughout the book, Savedra is gendered and presents as female, and the narrator, like the cast, uses the pronoun "she" of her; she is presented as a mistress of the prince who can never marry him because they could not have children. So far, one would think, so good; Morgan's objections to the book start here, though. In a world of magic, there appears to be no surgery to make Savedra's "treacherous" (a word she uses) body match her self-image; while problematic on one level, a magical cure for transsexuality is also problematic, erasing the huge, every-day struggles of people in the real world. Compassion might argue for erasing those in the novel but making transsexuality look "easy" is as much a lie as making it look impossible; Savedra is a woman, and she is seen putting effort into her appearance on a regular basis.
Savedra is also a femme woman. This isn't the only image of women presented in the novel; Isyllt is relatively unfeminine, although she does have a taste for dresses and jewelry, while Ashlin, the queen and a friend of Savedra from the start of the book, is a soldier through and through, and indeed the most competent fighter in the novel. The Bone Palace does see Savedra suffer for her femininity at times; during the Ball, she struggles with her dress during an assassination attempt; but then earlier in the novel, she kills an assassin attempting to kill the royal couple, demonstrating clear physical capabilities. This isn't the awful stereotype of a femme trans woman unable to fight for fear of breaking her nails, but rather an image of a trans woman who is still very capable.
Morgan's biggest problems with Downum's book fall largely out of two specific events. In each case, I think The Bone Palace is doing something very different to what she believes it is. The first is a piece of dialogue described by Morgan as follows:
Both women make a point of stating that they don't normally go for girls. From Savedra's point of view this has some legitimacy because Ashlin is a very macho woman. But from Ashlin's point of view the statement can only be seen as implying that she sees Savedra as male.
The dialogue is as follows:
[Savedra and Ashlin kiss]
"I don't like girls," Savedra whispered when she could breathe again […description of her arousal…]
Ashlin's laugh caught in her throat. "Nor do I. But I like you." (p230)
That Savedra introduces that phrase, and that Ashlin is replying to it and making the point that despite not normally liking "girls" each likes the other, to me has a completely different implication from that drawn by Morgan; Ashlin is here reinforcing the idea of Savedra as female, saying that she is the exception to a general heterosexuality, just as Ashlin is Savedra's exception. This is a problematic model of sexuality for other reasons, but as far as gender presentation goes, this dialogue seems to me to be actively reinforcing that Savedra is a woman; that she still has, and is able to enjoy using, her penis ("traitourous flesh") absolutely does not undermine her trans identity, since there are trans women out there who are in that situation.
The second passage quoted by Morgan is this, with Morgan's discussion:
She offers Savedra the same deal: switch sides, and she can have a real female body to inhabit. Isn't that what she has always wanted? Ginevra would have to die, but that's a small price, right? It is an horrific suggestion, and one that Savedra declines, but not quite for the obvious reason.
Madness, Savedra would call it. Abomination. Temptation.
Nikos had always said he loved her, not the flesh she wore. Did he really mean that?
"No," she said at last. "I can't"(p425)
So yes, there are moral considerations, but the main reason Savedra says no is that being given the choice has forced her to confront the "reality" of her relationship with Nikos. For all her fine fantasies, she is forced to admit that when it comes down to it Nikos wants her as she is, not as she imagines herself. If she had a female body, Nikos would not love her anymore.
Again, I think Morgan is interpreting the passage in a counterintuitive way. The first, gut reaction Savedra has to the suggestion is indeed that it is horrific; that she then also thinks about it in the context of her relationship doesn't undermine or remove that first reaction. Furthermore, her statement that Nikos loves her, not the flesh she is in, seems to me to be the exact opposite of the statement Morgan believes it to be; Savedra is Savedra, and it is her soul (The Bone Palace is very openly dualistic) Nikos loves, her female soul, no matter what her body appears to be. She does not reject the offer because Nikos only loves her for her male body, but because Nikos loves her whatever body she is in, so accepting the horrific offer wouldn't actually have any benefit for her.
In the end, Morgan's analysis of the gender politics of The Bone Palace strike me as incredibly wrongheaded; whereas she believes Downum to have written an anti-trans text on the level of Russ' Female Man, it reads to me as a very trans-positive novel with an excellent, honest, empathetic and thoughtful depiction of trans life.


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Rep. Edward Lindsey, an attorney, is regarded as one of the smartest guys in the House. He's released an e-Newsletter this weekend covering the legal talking points on the House redistricting map that passed this week. I don't normally copy/paste things to PeachPundit, but this is essential reading for those who want more than a 30,000-foot aerial view of redistricting.
By Representative Edward Lindsey, Georgia House Majority Whip:
1. Does the Redistricting Plan for the Georgia House of Representatives (HB 1EX) violate the Federal Voting Rights Act (VRA)? No
"The redistricting plan passed by the Georgia House on August 18, 2011, was created in accordance with guidelines issued by President Obama's Justice Department and creates 49 African American "majority-minority" districts, which are the same number that exist at the present time. This will keep us in full compliance with the VRA. In addition, we will have for the first time a Hispanic Majority Minority district.
By contrast, the alternative proposal presented to the House Reapportionment Committee by the Democratic Party through its caucus leadership on August 16, 2011 only maintained 43 African American "majority-minority" districts according to the testimony of the House Minority Leader. If true, their plan is likely retrogressive and in violation of Section 5 of the VRA. Furthermore, the alternative plan created by the Democratic Party has four districts with African American populations that are 80+%. This would also likely be considered unlawful packing under the VRA.
What legal rationale has the Democratic Party tried to use to justify its proposal and attack the plan passed by the Georgia House? It argues that the state of Georgia should move away from protecting "majority minority" districts and instead create more "cross-over districts" in order to comply with the VRA.
A "cross-over district" is a somewhat nebulous term defined as a district in which minority voters make up less than a majority of the voting-age population, but the minority population is potentially large enough to elect the candidate of its choice with help from majority voters who cross over to support the minority's preferred candidate. How you prove this has occurred, however, is not clear and that is why such districts have been rejected as a legitimate barometer under the VRA both statutorily and in court decisions.
In the U.S. Supreme Court decision Ashcroft v. Georgia (2003), Justice O'Connor allowed using such districts in analyzing compliance under section 5 of the VRA, but did not mandate their consideration in drawing new districts. However, in the 2006 reauthorization of the VRA, the U.S. Congress amended Section 5 in order to legislatively overrule Ashcroft in regards to permitting consideration of cross-over districts. The legislative history contains the following statement from the House Judiciary Committee: "the committee makes clear that Congress explicitly rejects all that logically follows from Justice O'Connor's statement; [that "cross-over districts" can be utilized in determining compliance under Section 5 of the VRA].
The Supreme Court returned to the issue of "cross-over districts" in the case of Bartlett v. Strickland (2009). This time the court looked at whether it could consider such districts when considering possible violations under Section 2 of the VRA. Justice Kennedy in Bartlett decided against expanding consideration under the act to include such districts. He reasoned that to do so "would require courts to make complex political predictions and tie them to race-based assumptions."
Given the clear law to the contrary, why would the Democratic Party nevertheless argue for use of "cross –over districts" under the VRA? Simply put, it is desperate to cling to any rationale in order to protect the seats of its incumbents in areas that have lost population in the past ten years.
Of the 20 smallest districts in Georgia, measured by population, 19 of them are presently held by members of the Democratic Party.
By contrast, of the 10 largest districts in Georgia, measured by population, all of them are held by members of the Republican Party. This will naturally lead to a migration of districts to the areas of growth in Georgia –which is away from the Democratic Party's historical geographic strongholds.
2. Does the redistricting plan passed by the Georgia House (HB 1EX) unduly pair existing Democratic House Representatives? No
All total, 10 Democratic Representatives inside the perimeter (I-285) of metro Atlanta and two in rural east Georgia have been paired and will have to run against each other in Democratic primaries next summer. The reason is simple. According to the census numbers gathered in 2010, 8 of the 10 smallest State House districts by population were Democratic seats inside the I-285 perimeter in Metro Atlanta. Many more Democratic seats in this urban area were also in the bottom twenty five in population. In addition, Democratic districts in east Georgia also lost significant numbers of residents.
Under the guiding principle of one person, one vote, if an area loses population it loses seats. This is not partisan. This is not personal. This is simple math. In fact, the same thing is happening under the passed redistricting plan in rural South Georgia where 8 Republican legislators are being paired because of a loss of population in their area.
In contrast to the redistricting plan passed by the House, it is interesting to look at the alternative redistricting proposal submitted by the Democratic Party at the House Reapportionment Committee on August 16, 2011. By gerrymandering and slicing up suburban Republican areas, it found a way to protect its members and instead pair 16 Republicans and only one Democrat. The Republicans paired were Chairman Joe Wilkinson, Chairman Sharon Cooper, Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones, Chairman Mark Hamilton, Chairman Mike Jacobs, Chairman Ben Harbin, Rep. Barbara Sims, Rep. Jason Shaw, Governor's Floor Leader Rep. Amy Carter, Chairman Penny Houston, Rep. Darlene Taylor, Chairman Jay Powell, Rep. Delvis Dutton, Chairman Greg Morris, Rep. Bob Hanner, and Rep. Mike Cheokes. Only Democrat Elena Parent faced a pairing.
It should be of little surprise that the Democratic Party took this path in 2011. It similarly paired 37 Republicans and only 9 Democrats in its redistricting plan in 2001.
3. Does the redistricting plan passed by the Georgia House (HB 1EX) have unduly odd shapes and destroy communities of interest? No
Nevertheless, a mathematical analysis of the passed plan and Democratic alternative proposal was done using a well established formula called the "Polsby-Popper Test" The analysis is intended to determine the overall compactness of all drawn districts in a state's redistricting map. The resulting measurements were virtually identical for each map, with the district map passed by the Georgia House being slightly better but only by a .001 margin.
Furthermore, with regards to splitting counties, the passed redistricting plan splits fifteen fewer counties than the Democratic Party's alternative proposal and five fewer than the map drawn by the Federal Court for Georgia in 2004.


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Primor is a Visa credit card that looks like any other mass-brand bank card. The difference is you can add this piece of plastic to your wallet without any credit score requirements. Your line of credit will range from $200 to $5,000, which is dependent on how much money you put down.
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The primor secured credit card is FDIC-insured, so you can be certain the money you put down is available for use. This type of credit lending puts everything in your hands. If you're ready to tackle a bad credit score or start building a strong credit history, the primor Visa is a good launching pad.
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29 and counting ... some great new music this week from Kenya, Omar, Shaun Escoffery, Leon Ware, Maysa and Ann Nesby. Back in Time section looks at some great two-steppers from 1981. Taking you back section focuses on 3 great tracks produced by David and Wayne Lewis of Atlantic Starr! Finally I include the great new track from Pharrell ... enjoy! New and Upfront I Can't Help It (SugaBoom Remix) - Kenya 2013 I Can't Help It (Sugaboom Remix) The Man - Omar 2013 The Man Nature's Call - Shaun Escoffery 2013 Nature's Call (Promo) A Seed In You (feat Leon Ware) - Guida de Palma And Jazzinho 2013 Veludo When You Touch Me - Maysa 2013 Blue Velvet Soul Through With You - Ann Nesby 2013 Through With You Back In Time - 1981 Tell Me You'll Stay - Jerry Bell 1981 Winter Love Affair Nothing Between Us But Love - Johnny Mathis 1981 Columbia 18-02194 We Belong Together - L.V. Johnson 1981 We Belong Together Taking You Back - David / Wayne Lewis I'll Give You Love - Sue Ann Carwell 1988 Painkiller Girl Your Love's So Fine - Mac Band 1988 Mac Band Without You - Gary Brown 1992 Rhythm Or Romance Something a little extra ... Happy - Pharrell 2013 Despicable Me 2
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LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May will likely win a Brexit deal that suits both sides of her warring party and the EU because the alternative does not bear thinking about, the boss of one of Britain's biggest retailers and a prominent Leave supporter said.
Exactly one year before Britain's formal withdrawal from the EU on March 29, 2019, Next Chief Executive Simon Wolfson said the prospect of achieving consensus within the Conservative Party and between the EU and the British government was growing.
Wolfson has been CEO of clothing retailer Next for 17 years and as a Conservative peer sits in the upper house of Britain's parliament, giving him an insight into the workings of the government and the impact its policies have on consumers.
"The alternative to a deal you don't like is a situation that's much worse, and that is ultimately likely to keep everyone in check," Wolfson told Reuters in an interview at Next's London office.
"If you take an extreme Remain view and say: 'I'm just going to wreck the deal', the alternative is we drop out with no deal at all. Even the most die hard Remainer would prefer to have some form of agreement with the EU.
"Equally if you're a die hard Leaver and say: 'I'm not going to accept anything less than 100 percent independence with 100 percent access to all of the benefits of the EU,' the alternative is the government saying: 'I'm going to ignore you because that's not possible.'"
"Ultimately we have to have a degree of faith in the process of rational debate."
Last week, EU leaders approved a 21-month transition period to help business adapt after Brexit, kicking off possibly the hardest part of the negotiation to agree the bloc's future trading relationship with Britain.
However, until a transition deal is legally ratified, probably later this year, many companies are having to plan for the worst and assume that the UK will crash out of the EU in March 2019.
Wolfson said the transition period was sensible, particularly as there was "absolutely no way" the detail of Brexit could be agreed by March 2019.
"The idea of agreeing Heads of Terms (a broad outline of the deal) before going into detail makes complete sense, because in many ways the principles are the hard things to agree to politically and the details are the hard things to agree to practically," he said.
Next trades from over 500 stores in the UK and Ireland and around 200 stores overseas. It imports 15-20 percent of the products it sells from the EU, with the rest from Asia. It sells into 70 countries and employs 45,000 in Britain.
Wolfson, lauded by analysts for his reading of the economic runes, said his ideal scenario was that by end-March 2019 there was UK-EU agreement on no tariffs on goods, an agreement for expedited customs and expedited movement of people, and a recognition that there will be some form of borders.
"Already you can see that on goods there is pretty much broad agreement that there shouldn't be tariffs," he said.
Wolfson, whose great grandfather settled in Glasgow in the late 1890s after fleeing the persecution of Jews on the Polish/Lithuanian border, said that while he recognized the value of immigration there needed to be some controls.
"People think that Brexit was somehow the result of populism, actually in UK politics Brexit has been the antidote to populism and extremism – Brexit has wiped out UKIP," he said, in reference to the pro-Brexit party.
"All that horrible talk about immigration has pretty much disappeared."
Wolfson also stressed the Brexit deal is not going to be the make or break of Britain's economy.
"It's important but it's not the sum total of things that will make a difference to the British economy over the next 20 years.
"Things like our approach to planning, infrastructure, transport, the free market and regulation will make as much, if not more, difference," he said.
Wolfson said May had done a good job as a consensus builder, conciliator and honest broker with Europe. But he is not convinced she can go on as leader beyond Brexit.
"I'm not saying that she's not capable of leading us into the next election, but the jury's out."
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Tomas Lin published a great blog post with a large collection of Grails testing resources.
Be sure to register your support for Marc Palmer's proposed book on the resources plugins.
The Greach conference is getting closer, only a few weeks away. Do you have your ticket yet?
I released a new plugin this week, the lazylob plugin. It adds support for lazy loading of BLOB and CLOB domain class properties so you don't have to artificially split your domain class into a one-to-one just to avoid the cost of loading large object data when you load domain class instances.
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Back in 2012, we had started integrating SaaS applications, starting with Habitualist and then soon after that various client sites, with payment processing powered by Stripe. While Stripe's API is clear and concise, we needed to be able to track a lot of the data provided by the API locally as well as wrap some application logic around this data.
It only made sense to make an app for making Stripe integration easier for Django projects.
At the time of this writing there are 37 Watchers, 269 Stargazers, and 100 Forks. This has been a very successful open source app for us and it's obvious it has resonated well with others in the community.
We do have 28 Open Issues that need to be addressed, eight of which are pull requests that need to be reviewed or reworked. As part of the process of donating to Pinax we accepted as many Pull Requests as we could easily do without requiring any work on the effort of the submitter.
Documentation: http://django-stripe-payments.readthedocs.org/en/latest/
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Ju Ju Bar in Haad Yao
Phangan Island Nightlife | Ju Ju Bar on Long Bay Beach in Koh Phangan
The Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar is located on Haad Yao, also known as Long Bay Beach, on the beautiful island of Koh Phangan. The Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar is popular for its funk, soul, and jazz music, as well as its food and drinks. The Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar also has pool and snooker tables to enjoy. The Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar is open daily from noon, and when it's party time, the bar stays open especially late.
Haad Yao Beach - Home of the Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar
Haad Yao is described as one of the most beautiful beaches on Koh Phangan. Because it is on the west side of the island, it offers the best views of the sunset, which are just spectacular. The beach at Haad Yao is 1 km in width and is perfect to play football on or any other game that takes a goodly amount of space. As well, there are plenty of spots on the beach to grab a little section for your self to enjoy the beautiful scenery surrounding the Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar.
Full Moon Party
Haad Rin is famous for its Full Moon parties, which occur every night there is a full moon. This tradition has been ongoing for over 10 years now, and the Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar is certainly part of it. The Full Moon parties are believed to have started as one big party for someone's birthday. There was a full moon that night and everyone had so much fun, they met up again next year. The event evolved into a Full Moon party, and the Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar evolved with it.
There are also events such as Half Moon parties and Black Moon parties. Whatever the occasion, the Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar is the place to be for good drinks, good music, and great fun. Dance on the beautiful white sand beaches near the Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar to your favorite sounds and party until dawn. The party never ends at the Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar on Haad Yao beach and brings thousands of visitors to the island each month.
The Koh Phangan Ju Ju Bar is one of the best places to enjoy what Koh Phangan has to offer.


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The leading roofing tile manufacturer is looking forward to welcoming families for a day of delicious BBQ food, bouncy castles, welly wanging and face painting, when the event takes place on 19th August at Trentside Cricket Ground on Burton Road in Branston.
Cricket enthusiasts will also be able to put their ultimate skills to the test for the day's main event. 48 players from across four teams will compete in 12-overs cricket matches, in a bid to be crowned champion and win the prestigious Russell Roof Tiles trophy.
Russell Roof Tiles, which employs 100 staff across its two sites in Burton, is holding the event as part of its year-long charity fundraising. This year, the team hopes to almost double the amount raised at the last family fun day (£1,600), with a target of £3,000.
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Having raised £56,000 for a variety of charities since 2015, Russell Roof Tiles has hosted a number of charity events from Strictly Come Dancing style competitions to family fun days in order to raise money for the chosen charities.
Andrew Hayward, Managing Director at Russell Roof Tiles added:
"At Russell Roof Tiles, we are always keen to support important local charities that make a significant contribution to our community and it is fantastic that this event will be able raise much-need funds.
"The team have been hard at work pulling the event together and we are hoping that this one will be our biggest and best one yet."
A raffle will also take place with tickets available to buy on the day or in advance from Russell Roof Tiles and a small donation is required for food on the day, with all proceeds going to charity.
Spaces for the cricket tournament are now limited and cost £10 per person. To enter or for more information, please contact Paul McLoughlin at [email protected]
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