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- 1 tablespoon salt, plus more for seasoning
- 1 pound dried spaghetti, or linguine
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
- 2 cans (6 ounces each) chopped clams, with their juice
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 cup milled or crushed canned Italian plum tomatoes
- 1/4 teaspoon hot red-pepper flakes
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 tablespoon cold unsalted butter
- In a large covered pot, heat a gallon of water to a boil. When water boils, add 1 tablespoon salt and pasta, stir well, and cover until boiling. Uncover, and boil until just tender to the bite all the way through. Meanwhile, make the sauce: In a skillet (with a lid) large enough to hold the pasta later on, heat oil over medium-low heat. Add garlic, and slowly cook, stirring, until golden, about 5 minutes. Add clams with their juice, wine, tomatoes, red-pepper flakes, and salt and pepper to taste, keeping in mind that the clams are quite salty. Stir, reduce the heat, and simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Reserving 1/2 cup cooking water, drain pasta in a colander. Add the drained pasta, parsley, butter, and salt and pepper to taste to the sauce, and mix well, adding a few tablespoons of pasta cooking water if needed to coat the pasta evenly. Cover, and cook 1 minute. Serve immediately.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories284
- Carbohydrates37 g(12%)
- Fat8 g(12%)
- Protein14 g(29%)
- Saturated Fat2 g(9%)
- Sodium43 mg(2%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat1 g
- Fiber2 g(7%)
- Monounsaturated Fat4 g
- Cholesterol20 mg(7%)


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In addressing the question of the construction of democracies and oligarchies, Aristotle reminds us that even someone wholly committed to the principles of democracy would not want to construct a city based entirely on the principles of democracy. This would in effect be an extreme form of democracy, or demagoguery, which would undermine the very principles it was created to serve. Rather, a government must temper these principles and discover how best to apply them, given the particular make-up of the people over whom it rules.
Aristotle states that the underlying principle of all democracy is liberty, but the concept of liberty can be interpreted in two different ways. Under one interpretation, liberty means an even interchange between ruling and being ruled by all freeborn citizens. This implies the sovereignty of the majority and the equality of all before the law. Under the other interpretation, liberty means the freedom to do whatever one wants. In this system, ideally, one would not be ruled at all; if government became necessary, however, an even interchange between ruling and being ruled would arise. These conceptions of liberty (and by extension democracy) share the fundamental principle that all people are equal, regardless of wealth or merit.
Raising the question of how equality should be secured, Aristotle recommends a compromise between democracy and oligarchy, suggesting that sovereignty should be granted to whichever side has the greatest absolute amount of wealth. This is oligarchic in giving importance to wealth, but democratic in allowing the numbers of the poor to count.
Aristotle asserts that a population of farmers makes for the best kind of democracy: they must work hard and are well spread apart so they can't spend too much time in government. So, as long as they can select officers and are not robbed of their wealth, they are happier working their farms than they would be in public office. The wealthy hold all significant offices, but they are entirely accountable to the farmers.
The worst kind of population for a democracy is made up of mechanics, shopkeepers, and laborers. Because they are all crowded around the city center, they take a very active part in politics and tend to encourage mob rule and demagoguery.
Aristotle issues a reminder that the best democratic policy is not the most extreme but rather the one that will ensure the survival of the democracy. As a result, the populace should not be able to profit from confiscating the wealth of the rich, and payments to the poor should be in the form of block grants that allow them to buy land rather than simple handouts.
Early in book one, Aristotle states, "for mankind always act in order to obtain that which they think good." The wording of "they think" in his statement implies that humankind seeks "good" based on their subjective definition of the term. If humankind seeks what they think is good, it naturally falls that individuals will seek what they believe to be good for themselves, which then seems to lead naturally to the accumulation of coin because of its ability to bring material comforts.
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President-elect Donald Trump can point to any number of factors that led to his election to be the next occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Other than the desire for change (which was a huge factor) a leading reason was the vacancy on the Supreme Court left when Justice Antonin Scalia suddenly passed away.
For many moderate to lean conservative voters who may have otherwise voted for Clinton, the prospect of the liberals taking over the court was too much to bear.
The big question is, who will Trump pick? In an unconventional move (in a very unconventional election) Trump released a list of his possible picks before the election. Chances are he will likely pick from that list. It's become a D.C. parlor game to try to guess who he will pick.
Even though he was not on the list, I would argue Trump should consider Senator Ted Cruz. Cruz clerked at the Supreme Court, was the Solicitor General for Texas, and obviously, ran for President. The calculation for Trump would be like the move President Obama made in appointing Jon Huntsman Jr. as Ambassador to China – neutralize potential opposition. Obama believed that Huntsman would be a formidable opponent in his re-election efforts. As it turned out, Huntsman took the job, only to resign and return to the U.S. and mount a campaign. Obama's concerns about Huntsman may have been accurate in a General Election, but he hadn't thought through how difficult it would be for Huntsman to get through the primary.
If Trump were to pick Cruz for the Supreme Court, it would be (in part) to prevent Cruz from mounting a primary challenge in 2020. It would also be a pretty good move because Cruz is a conservative and he is young – he could be on the bench for 30 or 40 years.
Another reason to pick Cruz would be that he is so unpopular with both Republican and Democrat Senators that he may get Senate approval by acclamation! Anyone else is certain to face a brutal confirmation process as Democrats take their frustrations of losing the White House out on Trump's nominee.
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Janet Perry, Central City. Central City's Mayor Heider called the March 21, 2017 Aldermen meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Alderman Laratta, Alderman Aiken and Mayor pro tem Voorhies were all present. City Manager Miera, Attorney McAskin, City Clerk Bechtel, Finance Director Adame, Community Development Director Rears, Public Works Director Hoover, Fire Chief Allen, Utilities Director Nelson and Gilpin County Sheriff's Officer Captain Ihme were also present.
Mayor pro tem Voorhies moved to go into Executive Session pursuant to C.R.S. Section for legal advice on proposed amendments to the Parkway Access Code. At 7:05 p.m., Mayor Heider reconvened regular session.
The first Item of New Business was Resolution No. 17-11; amending the Volunteer Firefighter Length of Service Award Plan. Fire Chief Allen said that The Central City Fire Department Pension Board approved amendments to the Length of Service Plan in January. The modification would allow unclaimed funds to revert back to the City. Mayor pro tem Voorhies moved to approve Resolution No. 17-11, and without discussion, the motion carried unanimously.
Resolution No. 17-12, supporting Ballot Question 1A related to the Local Right to Use Municipal Fiber Optic Infrastructure. Attorney McAskin explained that 17-12 reflects the City Council's support of a YES vote on ballot question #1A at the April 4, 2017 special mail ballot election. Alderman Laratta moved to approve Resolution No. 17-1, and it carried unanimously.
Resolution No. 17-13, awarding the BID for the Central City Cemetery Fence Project and Services Agreement with S & J Companies LLC d/b/a Ace Fencing. In order to prevent further trespass and potential property damage by OHVs, Central City and Gilpin County are proposing to jointly construct buck and rail fencing and install gates. Alderman Aiken moved to approve Resolution No. 17-1, and it carried unanimously.
Ordinance No. 17-02, Amending Ordinance 98-29 regards Organizing the Central City Business Improvement District and Approving the Election of an Initial Board of Directors Therefore and set the Public Hearing for April 4 at 7:00 p.m. Alderman Laratta seconded, and it carried unanimously.
Manager Miera said that the contractors have started work on City Hall and the work is expected to be complete by the end of April.
Mayor pro tem Voorhies reviewed the request for a Letter of Support by the 1-70 Coalition for the Transportation Funding Bill HB 17-124. Council consensus was to provide the Letter of Support.
Karen Bartlett asked about access to the cemeteries. Public Works Director Hoover explained about gates that will be unlocked. Manager Miera said the City and county will share the cost of signs.
Alan Tiefenbach thanked the Council, Manager Miera and Public Works Director Hoover for fixing the light problem at the Boodle. Tiefenbach had counted more than 50 ATV's this weekend at the cemeteries.
David Josselyn thanked the City for the fence and said that he thought the buck/pole will look great. At 8.42 p.m. Mayor Heider closed the meeting.


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It's time for Weekend Writing Warriors! Every Sunday, a bunch of writers post 8-10-sentence snippets from their WIPs on their blogs. There's a lot of reading, commenting and great writing. Click on the link to see the full list.
Rise of the Storm officially releases on Tuesday! I'd hoped to have the print version ready as well, but because it's difficult for me to get mail, I'll have a few days' delay in getting the proof copy before I can give the final okay. Preorder link is below the snippet.
Last week saw Kendryk leading a mission to free Landrus. They've successfully overcome the guards, freed the prisoner and made a quick getaway down a little-known forest trail. Once they know they aren't in danger of immediate pursuit, Kendryk and Landrus can talk.
After they'd ridden in silence for a time, the moon rising ever higher, Landrus asked, "What comes next?"
"First, we see you safe to Terragand, though I don't know what happens after that," Kendryk said, wishing he did.
"Back to the castle?"
"You're no longer a prisoner, so I'd prefer to have you as my guest at Birkenhof."
"That is kind. But I have much work to do and don't know how much time I'll get to do it."
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Prince Kendryk is young, handsome and popular, his kingdom prosperous and peaceful. But in the face of the prophesied apocalypse, he must choose between conscience and power. If he chooses the side of faith, he must defy the ruthless Empress Teodora, ruler of a vast empire, imperiling kingdom and family— but if he chooses the side of power, he risks plunging his world into a darkness worse than war.
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Prince Kendryk's adored wife, Gwynneth, the proud daughter of a king, whose ambition may come at great cost…
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail was not the film Akira Kurosawa wanted to make at the time, but when production began in 1945 he was still subject to feudal protocol (i.e. censorship). Its story was embraced by the authorities for it is a feudal one, a jidaigeki1 familiar to all Japanese. It is based upon a Kabuki drama known as Kanjinchō, which is itself a reworking of the Noh play Ataka. Kurosawa basically remains faithful to the theatre regarding plot, though his tale differs dramatically in substance. The one major, and potentially ruinous, alteration is the creation of the porter character, whose silly, ribald antics many Japanese at the time felt were an affront to the traditional tale upon which the film is based.
In the mid-to-late 12th century, during the Heian period, a noble by the name of Togashi Saemon is charged with defending a barrier gate for his retainer, Lord Yoritomo, whose brother is said to be traveling disguised with his retainers as wandering Buddhist monks. This brother is none other than Minamoto no Yoshitsune, one of Japan's most famous generals. A feud developed between these siblings so Yoshitsune, now defeated and pursued as a fugitive by his brother's forces, must escape with his retainers to another province. This is where Kurosawa's film joins the story. Yoshitsune and his retainers led by Benkei, a legendary figure in his own right, are approaching the gate guarded by Togashi.
Word of a traveling band of monks has reached Togashi, so naturally he stops them suspecting it may be Yoshitsune and his men. All of the men have been trained in ritual, and their spectacle is very convincing. Togashi proceeds to ask a number of questions to prove their priesthood. Benkei has been steeped in the tradition as a member of various orders prior to joining Yoshitsune in the Heian Wars. He alone speaks, and he does so authoritatively. Togashi's final test requires Benkei to recite his order' Kanjinchō, or subscription list, for the temple he claims to be collecting donations for. He famously takes up a blank scroll and recites, partially from memory and partially conjuration, in typical Buddhist fashion. Togashi's suspicion ostensibly assuaged he allows them to pass the gate, but as they depart his right-hand believes he recognizes the one of their number as Yoshitsune. Benkei, always quick to action, admonishes the suspect by beating him with his staff. No retainer would ever lay a hand upon his master, and thus the guards are convinced of their authenticity.
The central tenet of the story is a psychological one. Does Togashi know that it is indeed Yoshitsune's band and therefore allow them to pass out of some admiration for their performance? Or has Benkei truly succeeded in fooling them all? This has been interpreted various ways in both dramas throughout the years, but none of these, as far as I know, have interpreted it quite the same way as Kurosawa does here. In this film it is clear that Togashi knows and, moreover, that Benkei knows that he knows. This may not be so easily diffused from a single viewing. Kurosawa himself, it could be argued, winks and nods at this reading, but he never spells it out in the final product (through montage, composition or otherwise). Instead he leaves it to the cunning of his actors to make these points.
And they are subtle indeed. Like most Noh and Kabuki, this film is an exercise in kinesics: that is, nonverbal, physical communication. The truth must be gleaned from various unspoken cues: a raised eyebrow here, a half-smile there and so on. The entire cast excels here, but it is Denjirô Ôkôchi as Benkei and Susumu Fujita (the titular hero of Sugata Sanshiro) as Togashi who steal the show. In fact, the central interest of the story (in the theatre as well as the cinema) is the subtle, cerebral interplay of the two characters. Togashi is obviously wise beyond his years; his youthful face bears a sober intelligence and his demeanor indicates the trappings of a warrior familiar with conflict and confident in his status. He begins to doze off during Benkei's famous recital, a subtle suggestion that Benkei's deception is so effective that he is as boring as a true monk. But this lapse is brief as it becomes evident that Togashi knows more than he is revealing.
Throughout this interplay Kurosawa intercuts the porter character (played by stage actor/comedian Enoken) often. The contrast between he and every other character could not be greater. He reacts to everything: when it appears that they may be undone during the Kanjincho scene his gesticulations nearly give them away, as they will nearly do again when Benkei later strikes Yoshitsune with his staff. He is completely, utterly animated. Kurosawa used the porter character to inject "action" into an otherwise dull story, or at least he felt his film may come out this way with only the single set and small budget available to him. Enoken plays this role admirably, basically fulfilling the well established role of the benshi1 for the screen. He may be viewed as anachronism, but I think it fair instead to view him a different way, and that is the cinematic prototype. He is symbol of the new art of film, with its capacity to animate (manipulate) time and space grafted to a traditional art (that of theatre) that is static and subtle. Kurosawa proves with this film that the new art is not to be diminished, that it too is nuanced and perhaps more sophisticated than most were willing to admit.
The film did not see release in Japan until 1952 upon the departure of U.S. occupation. Oddly enough the Emperor thought the film too Western (probably mostly due to the porter character) and the American censors found it too feudal. This is the essence of the censorship faced by Japanese artists in this period. All were encouraged, practically forced, to make national policy (read: propaganda) films during the war, but to refrain from them during the occupation. Kurosawa was no exception, though the quality of his work in this period is truly exceptional.
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OnePlus fans, we have a good news for you because finally rumors mill is gone stop OnePlus 3 is officially announced by OnePlus. No doubt in the last couple of years, the OnePlus is been able to attract international customers not because of their initial products quality but because of its affordable price tag and high-end specs. This Startup today unveiled the 3rd variant of their flagship OnePlus lineup.
The device is been long awaited as the company is releasing teasers for quite some time. It looks like this time OnePlus is bringing the new design and innovation. The first premium smartphone of the year from OnePlus is all set to compete against flagships available in the market and its affordable price tag make it a flagship killer of the year.
The OnePlus is bringing the top of the line hardware specs available in the market while keeping in mind its customer's pocket-friendly price tag. The first tech introduced with OnePlus 3 is the Dash charging tech which ensures OnePlus 3 is nearly 60% charged within 30 minutes.
As Always the OnePlus won't be released via retailers, so you don't have to worry about carriers locked bootloader but instead, the device will provide maximum flexibility to its customers without any glitch. Another good news is that OnePlus 3 is the first smartphone from the company which will be released without any invite system but instead customers will be able to purchase this device via e-commerce site of OnePlus.
OnePlus CEO stated
"We know that the best smartphone is the one that works exactly how you want it to, The OnePlus 3 delivers that experience. It combines what our customers already love about our products with what they want and expect next. For example, Dash Charge sets a new standard for fast charging technology. It's a flagship smartphone inspired by – and made for – our fans."
Dash Charge
The OnePlus 3 Dash tech charge is much cooler faster and safer charge tech than ever. Unlike another charge tech the Dash charge will be babel to charge your device up to 60 percent of OnePlus 3 3,000mAh in just 30 minutes of charge, you will be able to use your device for the whole day.
Not only that its fast charging tech will fast charge in intense conditions as like during playing games or high res videos.
Smart Capture
The OnePlus 3 is packed with a 16MP sensor which provides users a very good quality high res images with incredible clarity and detailed. OnePlus also introduces a new Smart capture tech while brings a number of functionalities to OnePlus 3 camera including Auto HDR, HD Mode, and Dynamic De-noise. These features will blend the images captured by user's camera to post process it enhance the snap picture quality.
A new smile Capture feature is introduced in front facing camera of OnePlus 3. The Front facing camera of OnePlus 3 is 8MP and it is the selfie-centric camera which provides seamless video chats and selfies. The rear camera of OnePlus 3 is featuring dual stabilization tech. The dual stabilization tech brings Electronic Image Stabilization and Optical Image Stabilization. A new robust manual mode is introduced which brings a number of DSLR capabilities to flagship OnePlus 3.
Premium Design and hardware specs:
The design of the OnePlus 3 is all metal unibody of aluminum alloy which is of space grade. So it will be resilient. The device is 7.3mm thick which makes it the slimmest flagship available in the market. The OnePlus 3 AMOLED panel is 5.5 inches with 1080 pixels screen resolution. To ensure high-quality display, OnePlus added a dual polarizing layer.
On launch, the OnePlus 3 is available in Graphite and Soft Gold variants. To power the device, Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 Soc is on board with 6GB LPDDR4 RAM and a clocking speed of 2.2 GHz. The new flagship is 35% more efficient than OnePlus 2 and gets a 40% graphical power boost as well with much less power consumption as compared to its predecessor.
The 6GB RAM flagship will provide the best level of multi-tasking that's why we can expect OnePlus 3 will bring the multi-tasking level to a new high level which you can't expect from a pocket-friendly flagship smartphone. The fingerprint scanner on OnePlus 3 is also improved, now the device will be unlocked within 0.2 seconds once your finger touches the sensor.
As OS, the device will be having the OxygenOS based on Android Marshmallow 6.0. The new OS is bloatware free and provides many customization features including off-screen gestures and capacitive hardware can also be customized as well.
As OnePlus is never sold via carriers that's why the new OnePlus 3 won't be released via carriers or retailers as well. The OnePlus 3 is featuring a dual SIM card slot which will ensure the customer can connect two networks easily.
Pricing & Release
The OnePlus 3 can be purchased via OnePlus.net soon after the announcement. For US customers, it will be available for 399$, the same price for European customers in Euros but GBP customers will get this device for 309 pounds. There are four pop stores as well where you can visit to check the OnePlus 3, these stores are located in Berlin, New York, Paris, and London. These pop-up stores will start on June 15th, 2016.


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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Along with the piles of ruined belongings along Rugby Road in Virginia Beach, you'll find some residents still preparing for Halloween — despite storm damage.
"It came from frustration of trying to find out where we can get help," said Joyce Bennison, who has lived at her home near Salem High School for 15 years.
Last weekend during Hurricane Matthew, Bennison says her neighborhood flooded and she got five inches of water inside her home. Over the phone, she expressed her frustration with getting assistance from FEMA and insurance companies.
"This year, we're not doing anything. You know, we usually have tons of decorations out, tons coming up to the house. This year, we don't have time for it with getting the house fixed up," she said.
According to the City of Virginia Beach, 1,400 homes reported some type of storm damage.
Mark Davis, with the City's Communications Office, said FEMA reported eight of those homes were destroyed and 103 suffered major damage.
Davis said in total, 2,000 reported damage throughout the whole Hampton Roads area.
This weekend, hundreds of those affected in the Windsor Woods community were able to report storm damage at the Bow Creek Recreation Center. Davis said 400 people were served and 100 residents received hotel vouchers.
Melvin Welch, with the Salvation Army, says they served 100 free meals on Sunday and expected the same turnout Monday.
Davis said the city does not know how long the center will be open, but it's important for residents to report damage to the city in hopes of getting FEMA assistance.
Officials are hoping to get all the damage reports analyzed quickly so Governor Terry McAuliffe can submit the information to the federal government by Wednesday, and help those like Bennison get the help they've been looking for.
"We're on our own. Everything is coming out of pocket right now," Bennison said about cleaning up.
The city said they're looking for volunteers to clean and gut 200 homes.
The project is being run by Operation Blessing. Church groups, businesses, and civic leagues are welcome. To volunteer, call 757-284-9183. To report storm damage, call 311 or 757-385-3111.


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Hollywood, FL (February 11, 2014) – Following a prolonged legal battle, a local casino worker has successfully fought off a backroom union organizing deal with help of National Right to Work Foundation staff attorneys. Martin Mulhall withdrew his lawsuit, which went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, after union lawyers ceased their efforts to enforce the agreement Mulhall was challenging.
Mulhall was contesting a union organizing pact struck in 2004 between UNITE HERE Local 355 officials and Mardi Gras Gaming. Under the deal, union officials promised to spend over one hundred thousand dollars on a gambling ballot initiative and guaranteed not to picket, boycott, or strike against Mardi Gras facilities.
In return, union organizers asked Mardi Gras to give them employees' personal contact information (including home addresses) and grant access to company facilities during a coercive "card check" organizing campaign, refrain from informing workers about the downsides of unionization, and not request a federally-supervised secret ballot election to determine whether employees unionized.
Mulhall filed a lawsuit challenging the organizing pact in 2008, alleging that the company's concessions were of substantial monetary value because they made UNITE HERE's organizing drive easier and less expensive. Under the Labor Management Relations Act, employers are prohibited from handing over "any money or other thing of value" to union organizers, a provision that is supposed to prevent union officials from selling out workers' rights in exchange for corporate concessions.
In December, the U.S. Supreme Court "dismissed as improvidently granted" a union appeal of the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling in Mulhall v. UNITE HERE. The dismissal leaves intact the appeals court's ruling that the company's organizing assistance to union officials could constitute "thing[s] of value" under the Labor Management Relations Act. After the Court dismissed the union's appeal, UNITE HERE finally abandoned its effort to enforce the organizing pact.
"Management shouldn't be allowed to turn over employees' personal information to aggressive Big Labor organizers as a negotiating tactic, which is why the Eleventh Circuit's precedent is a vital protection for independent-minded workers," said Mark Mix, President of the National Right to Work Foundation. "Thanks to Mr. Mulhall's victory, union bosses and employers who use workers' rights as a bargaining chip will now enter into these agreements at their own risk."
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization providing free legal aid to employees whose human or civil rights have been violated by compulsory unionism abuses. The Foundation, which can be contacted toll-free at 1-800-336-3600, assists thousands of employees in more than 250 cases nationwide per year.


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Following on from yesterday's teaser trailer, the first meaningful look at Dawn of the Planet of the Apes has just swung online.
The trailer, which veers on the side of suspense rather than spectacle, introduces some of the central cast, namely as the eloquent (and apparently trigger happy) leader of a rag-tag group of humans and as a messenger who ventures into the ape stronghold. Check out the trailer below:
What do you think? Will Dawn of the Planet of the Apes be as good as its predecessor? Let us know your opinion below.
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Today's post is for everyone who works as a member of Free Agent Nation (me included). Maybe it's time for us to reconsider how we work.
My paradox
My professional focus is to help others work together.
I do this work alone.
Anyone see that as odd? While I've made jokes about it for the past 18 years, I can't say I've seen a problem. And yet I've begun to think about missed opportunities.
Teamwork benefits
In seminars, I sell the wonders of teamwork. You know the list. When working together, the following improves or increases:
- Creativity
- Capacity
- Capabilities
- Support
- Camaraderie
- Flexibility
- Fun
Interestingly, I'm always talking to people who are already part of a team. The list is meant to help them gain the advantages that teamwork offers and maybe help them feel better about the situation.
But what would happen if they had a choice between working together or working alone? What would they choose? What would you choose? The choice depends on what you put on the other side of the scale.
Teamwork drawbacks
After providing the benefits of teamwork, I typically ask groups to develop a case against it. That list isn't hard to make:
- It slows things down.
- Have to work with people I don't like.
- Lose control of the situation.
- Have to share credit and blame, often when it's not justified.
- Held back by a weak link.
- Stuck doing more than my fair share.
- Disagreements are uncomfortable.
- It's just plain hard.
Pros and cons of going solo
I can as easily argue for teamwork as I can against it. I believe all the items on both lists to be true. That doesn't mean they are.
Notice the case has been framed as "The pros and cons of teamwork." Lately, I've been thinking about changing the frame to "The pros and cons of working by myself."
How would the lists change? Many items would simply be flipped upside down. I think some new ideas might also be added.
For example, if teamwork means that I "have to work with people I don't like," does working on my own mean that I don't? Probably not. While I may not have collaborators, I still have clients, participants, and vendors. And it's possible some of them may not be my favorites either.
Working on my own might mean that I don't learn to work with people who do things differently than I do. It could also mean the differences might represent important complementary skills that I'm missing out on.
Ready to change things up
If you are currently a member of a team, you need to decide whether to engage or not.
For the soloists out there, you need to decide if you want to continue working alone. I'm not suggesting formal partnerships, but rather simple collaborations.
I'm not sure if the grass is greener on the other side of the fence, but I think it's time to explore a bit.
Anyone up for exploring together? I have a lot to share:
- Content
- Business practices
- Questions
- Client needs
- Support
- Ideas
What are you willing to share?
If you want to take an easy step, send me a connect request on LinkedIn. We can begin a conversation. From there, maybe we will both be pleasantly surprised about what results.
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No matter what happens Saturday, the basketball game between Arkansas and Texas will be tame.
Not that both sides won't be trying hard, but compared to the late 1970's, this one won't have much flair at all.
While some have put out stories and press releases about the history of the series, they've all missed the mark. And, pretty much, missed the mark by a mile or so.
Nothing will top Eddie Sutton vs. Abe Lemons.
Over a six-year period from 1976-82, the two teams played 15 times with Arkansas dominating, 10-5. Sutton waxed philosophical, which was his nature, providing the intensity. Lemons took care of the entertainment.
"He should have won," Lemons said in an interview in Oklahoma City, Okla., back in 1998. "He had better players."
That was true as Arkansas started it's climb to the top of the basketball world.
With its four leading scorers returning, Texas entered the 1978–79 season with a No. 6 ranking in The Associated Press poll and as the near-unanimous favorite to win the SWC championship.
Coming off its first Final Four appearance, Sutton, the Hogs and the Arkansas fans felt slighted.
It was made worse when the Longhorns came into Barnhill Arena and came away with a 3-point win over the Hogs, ranked 10th at the time.
But the intensity reached a red-hot intensity on Feb. 1 when the Razorbacks went to Austin and beat Texas by 10 points. At one point, Sutton reached out to Longhorns guard Johnny Moore and that infuriated Lemons.
"Eddie grabbed one of my players one time," Lemons said. "I told him I was going to tear his Sunday clothes and liquidate his ass if he ever did it again. Eddie claims he never did it, but we've got it on film."
From then, it was on.
In that postseason, it got worse. Arkansas won the conference tournament crown with a 39-38 win.
"Sutton said that was one of the greatest games ever played," Lemons said. "I said, 'That was the lowlight of my whole 50 years of coaching.' Oh, it was awful. Absolutely awful."
In those years, when Arkansas and Texas played you got to the arena early. In Fayetteville, Sutton would usually pop in near the end of the Longhorns' shoot-around and chat with Lemons.
Before the 1981 game, when Texas again upset the Hogs in Barnhill, Lemons basically threatened his players in the shoot-around.
"Here's the deal," he told his team gathered around after the shoot-around. "The guy who plays the worst has to stay in Fayetteville for a week. We'll vote on it if it's a close call. We'll get you a hotel room, paid for in advance."
Sutton heard this. He just put his head down, suddenly appearing to develop a keen interest in the floor at Barnhill.
Afterward, he went over to shake hands with Lemons.
"May the worst team win," Lemons said.
Sutton told Lemons that Texas was the biggest game of the year for the Hogs. It wasn't the same feeling for the Longhorns.
Lemons: "Look, if I had a choice of beating you or beating Rice, I'd rather beat Rice."
Sutton: "What are you talking about?"
Lemons: "We've got to beat Rice. I'd get fired if I don't beat Rice. Heck, you can beat us. We're not good enough."
Sutton: "You don't really believe that."
Lemons: "Yes, I do. Rice is a bigger game (to us) than Arkansas."
"Eddie about lost his mind when I told him that," Lemons said.
By that time Nike had done a special called "Abe and Eddie," which highlighted the differences between the two coaches.
The biggest difference may have been that Lemons was never shy about how to play Arkansas.
"He has some weaknesses," Lemons said during those years. "One thing is you never reverse-pivot on them, or they'll just fall over dead. They'll be flopping all over the place. We reverse-pivoted one game, and three of his guys hit the deck.
"When it got close at the end of a game, they'd just fall down. (Sutton's teams) were the masters at that. You just look at one of them (and) they'll faint."
Lemons passed away in 2002 while Sutton was still coaching, winding down his career at Oklahoma State.
The two had pretty much patched things up by then.
"Ahh, I'm about over it now," the 75-year-old Lemons admitted in 1998. "I'm too old to do anything about it."
Sutton always had a spot for Lemons, though. Until he passed away, there was always a spot at the Oklahoma State games on press row marked for Lemons.
It was their rivalry that made Arkansas-Texas special.
For the Razorback fans it helped they won most of the games.


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Color the Knight
Black & Gold Charge
Dorm Storm
Part I: Sources
Proposal Overview
Mission Statement
UCF College Traditions
Part II: References
Knight Out the Stadium
Alexis Elafros, Cory Feldman, Darby Sullivan, Ikola Baccas
To unify the UCF student body through the creation of new college traditions
To heighten student
participation in the UCF athletics department
To boost student spirit
Survey conducted: Student Union
In which department would you like to see the creation of new college traditions?
athletics? 65%
academics? 10%
social life? 25%
1 out of every 2 students attended only 2-4 sporting events this school year.
Event Description
Fans line up along memory mall as the UCF Knights run through the middle of the field
Fans cheer and chant the alma mater
Florida State: Marching Chiefs tour campus at 10 pm
University of Michigan & Michigan State: band performances
Event Description
Advertising: flyers in Student Union, various buildings, dorms themselves
Email residents and RA's
Minimal labor
Band participation
Night before home football games
Beginning at Reflection Pond, journeys to on-campus housing facilities
Residents form a train behind
Final dance party
Thank You!
Four traditions
Research, Description, Execution
UCF Athletics Department
Office of Student Involvement
Color Run employee
UCF Students
Tiger Walk: from Sewell Hall down Donahue Drive to Jordan-Hare Stadium
Team is cheered on by thousands of Auburn fans
Done previously: Knight Walk
The Color Run: The "Happiest 5k on the Planet"
Color Runners are doused in paint
170 events in 30+ countries in 2013
Event Description
Preseason basketball game
Students splashed with black, white, and gold powdered paint
End of the race party
Setting: Gemini Blvd; starting at the Arena
The Color Run's estimate: $2-4,000
Takes place during the tailgate of each home game
Team participation
Easily executed
Students felt there should be a theme for one of the games
Need for an increase in attendance at football games
Event Description
Lights to Stadium are turned off before football players arrive
Glow sticks, glow-in-the-dark paint, neon colors
Players run onto field as the lights are turned on
OSI hands out glow-in-the-dark shirts to the first 200 people
Must be a night-time home game
Advertising via social media and flyers
Knight Out
Color The Knight
Black & Gold Charge
Dorm Storm
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Thailand is a very culture rich country and still holds onto their cultural values and beliefs. Though it is not as strict as it used to be, there are still several points that you should try to avoid in order to show respect.
Here are some of the most common dos and don'ts in Thailand:
- Public displays of affection between men and women are frowned upon. You may see westernized young Thai's holding hands in public, but that is as far as it goes, in polite society.
- Topless bathing may be considered acceptable in your own country, but is inappropriate in Thailand.
- Thai's consider the head as the highest part of the body, both literally and figuratively. As a result they don't approve of touching anyone on the head, even as a friendly gesture.
- It is considered rude to point the sole of your foot at another person, so try to avoid doing so when sitting opposite someone, and following the concept that the foot is the lowest limb, don't point your foot to show anything to anyone.
- Buddhist monks are forbidden to touch or be touched by a woman, or to accept anything from the hand of one. If a woman wants to give anything to a monk or novice, she first hands it to a man, who then presents it. In case the woman wants to present it with her hand, the monk or novice will spread out a piece of saffron robe, and the woman will lay down the gift on the material.
- It is alright to wear shoes whilst walking around the grounds of a Buddhist temple, but not inside the chapel where the Buddha image is kept. Women should ensure that their legs and shoulders are covered before entering a Buddhist temple. Please do not wear shorts.
- Thai people have a deep traditional reverence for the Royal Family. The visitor should also show respect for the King and the Queen, and the Royal family. When attending a public event where a member of the Royal Family is present, the best guide on how to behave is to watch the crowd and do as it does.


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Mumbai: Waiting for a flight? Go on T2's 'museum safari'
From April, visitors would be taken on short tours of the 'Jaya He GVK' museum at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport
Passengers catch a glimpse of the museum
Waiting to catch a flight at the airport? Soon you can take a tour of the 'Jaya He GVK' museum at terminal two (T2) of the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. The 'museum safari', which will help people to get a taste of India's rich heritage and culture, will be started for the passengers in April.
For all
While passengers wait for their flights, they can go on small tours of the museum for 15-20 minutes, to take a look at the scenography exhibits and understand their importance.
"The museum is simply meant for all. We are trying to take it to the next level in terms customer awareness, so that we can create sustained interactions with the visitors," said Rekha Nair, Airport Services, GVK.
A walk to remember
According to sources, the tour would start from Departure Level 3 and 4 and cover different sections of the museum, which has over 7,000 artifacts from across the world.
Speaking to mid-day, Assistant Manager of the museum Shrutika Jain said, "These tours will be free for all. Visitors will only have to fill up the online form. They can also register for the sessions through the website."
Unique experience
Sharing more about the airport's new feature, Nair said, "The main aim of launching 'Jaya He GVK' is to make it a part of the passenger's itinerary, so that they get an idea of what the museum has to offer under one roof."
Asia's leading scenographer and designer of the museum, Rajeev Sethi said, "We are still in the process of designing the programme. We hope to make the passengers' experience unique."


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The wormhole engaged way faster than it normally does when they sent SG-1 through without Jack and Daniel.
In this episode when we see O'Neill writing the instructions on how to fix the DHD, he's using a pencil. However when we see the completed instructions later on, they're written in purple ink.
Daniel called P3X-972 (Heliopolis) PB2-908.
In "Children of the Gods", it was stated that the SGC dialing computer needed 2 months to give 1 or 2 addresses from the Abydos cartouche, but they said it only took days in this episode.
Sam: Colonel! What are you doing?
Jack: (playing with a little tube) I need this.
Sam: What for?
Jack: I have no idea.
Hammond: Colonel, are you sure you're okay?
Jack: I am absolutely fine. There is nothing cruvus with me. (they all look at Jack puzzled)
Jack: What?
Daniel: You just said there's 'nothing cruvus' with you.
Jack: I did not.
Daniel: Yes, you did.
Jack: No I didn't.
Daniel: Yes, you did.
Jack: Didn't.
Daniel: Did.
Jack: Didn't.
Daniel: Did.
Jack: Cruvus, what is that!?
Jack: (to the Asgard) Uh... Look... you all seem to be quite wonderful... people... And I don't want to sound ungrateful because I really, really appreciate you getting all that stuff out of my head. But you folks should understand... that we're out there now, we might not be ready for a lot of this stuff, but we're doing the best that we can... we are a very curious race.
Jack: Daniel, how long you figure we ought to hang out here and scratch our cosmic heads?
Daniel: I think the circle means 'The Place of Our Legacy'. Um...Or it could be 'A Piece of Our Leg,' but the first seems to make more sense.
Daniel: No idea. Well, actually not no idea, just not much of one yet, but work on it.
Jack: Well, this was an intergalactic waste of time.
Syndication air date: January 31, 2000.
This episode marks the first direct reference to the Ancients, the builders of the Stargates, on the series. The Ancients created the Stargate system and were in an alliance of four great races: the Nox, the Furlings, the Asgard, and the Ancients. They once resided in the galaxy of Ida, (where the Asgard live), and our galaxy but moved on from these regions of space leaving an archive of their knowledge, The Place of Our Legacy, on P3R-272.
Asgard Runes:
The homeworld of the Asgard takes its name from the rune meaning, appropriately enough, "Home" and similar concepts.


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|Reviews for To Be… a Dragon's Servant
| guest chapter 2 . 10/8/2017
fuuuuuuuuuck *attempts to load old save file* *realizes the damn save was an hour ago* FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK
| sax97 chapter 28 . 7/13/2012
I love your story! Please update again soon!
| Yuri-Hime-Chan chapter 4 . 6/29/2012
Slaping a Dragon!
| The Lunatic Author chapter 26 . 6/21/2012
One word.
| See That Guy chapter 26 . 6/19/2012
I like the idea (it's definitely unique), but your chapters feel too rushed. I don't mean you just dove right into the high point of the story, but I mean your chapters are too short.
That's really all I have in regards to criticism. I see a few misspellings, but they are so few and far between that I can't really fault you on them. Hope to see more soon.
| Lisa chapter 26 . 6/19/2012
I had a great time reading this fic. It was brilliantly light-hearted despite the situation and I love reading more about Dov lairs. I hope you'll find your muse and keep writing!
| CYLUOS chapter 26 . 6/19/2012
ha! It's good to see that you are still alive! xD
Creepy little fella isn't he? xD I lol'ed.
:3 I hope to see some more chapters soon!
| T-B-R chapter 23 . 3/18/2012
Oh gawd, the whole skeever situation had me busting a gut, especially the 'domesticated' one, I hope we learn the dragons name soon though, I wonder if hes ingame or you made an OC, Not that i care too much.
| Thisja chapter 17 . 3/9/2012
More, please? :-)
| CYLUOS chapter 17 . 3/8/2012
:D yay you updated again! *happyforever*
| T-B-R chapter 17 . 3/8/2012
Poor Adesse, always getting the short end of the stick.
| ClarinetRox88 chapter 15 . 3/4/2012
Haha, I like that! Keep updating, please!
| Anarade Relle chapter 15 . 2/28/2012
I feel more sorry for the Dragon then for the Dragonborn here. : Good stuff. Had me laughing. Well, post-Camie. :(
| T-B-R chapter 15 . 2/26/2012
this is an Awesome story, I cant wait for some more amusing little chapters.
| T-B-R chapter 8 . 2/26/2012
oh gawd, the magicka pockets gimmeck, thats always funny, caught me flatfooted on this one.


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Ideas are elusive, slippery things. Best to keep a pad of paper and a pencil at your bedside, so you can stab them during the night before they get away
– Earl Nightingale
The other day I was looking for just the right type of shoes. The other ones I really like were having a major blowout and of course I just wanted to find a new pair exactly the same. So I looked, and looked, and looked. I tried online, looked at the other stores and even drove for an hour to the best shop I could think of – just to find the shoes. I stood waiting in the shop for 20 mins while the disorganised staff looked and looked and searched and scratched their heads.
No luck. I went home. My new shoes were being elusive. I was finding it hard to meet with them.
I shared my frustration with a friend. I couldn't find the shoes, and the shoe staff couldn't either. They made the chance of finding them less likely. They made the shoes elusive.
Flying the next day, my friend suggested why not try out the airport. Could the airport have my shoes?
There it was, the same shop I visited in the city. Smaller, contained, organised, different and not so elusive. The staff were attentive. The shoes were there on the shelf. I left 5 minutes later knowing they fitted well.
What if the shoes weren't in the shop? I might have given up forever. The shoes would have remained elusive.
Sometimes it's hard to find things you really want or need. It takes an element of determination, discussion, research and persistence to get hold of that elusive thing. If it doesn't come to you first time, try again.
Be persistent. Ask more questions about elusive things and you might just find what you are looking for.


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i have a super nice Mac Pro that im selling with two monitors and a buncha editing and other software that ill leave on. send me an email if your interested, the price is gonna be 1000, but its a fairly new computer and it was custom built for me to do a lot of HD editing.

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As the GOP primary season in New Jersey enters the critical final five weeks before Garden State Republicans go to the polls and vote on June 5, the time has come to do some serious vetting of incumbent congressman Leonard Lance, who represents the 7th Congressional District (which comprises all of Hunterdon, most of Somerset, a third of both Warren and Morris and the suburban municipalities in Union and Essex counties).
In this series, we'll scrutinize Mr. Lance's words and deeds, with particular focus on the votes he cast in the House of Representatives for legislation that seriously and profoundly impacts Americans beyond the confines of the 7th Congressional District.
Mr. Lance was elected to the House of Representatives in 2008, succeeding Mike Ferguson. A scion of a distinguished political family, Mr. Lance was carefully groomed for public service:
Leonard Lance was born in Easton, Pennsylvania, into a political family. His father, Wesley L. Lance, was a State Senator. His great-uncle, H. Kiefer Lance, was also active in New Jersey politics.
After attending North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey, Lance received a B.A. from Lehigh University, a J.D. from Vanderbilt University Law School and an M.P.A. from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
Leonard Lance served as the law clerk to the Warren County Court in 1977 and 1978. He was assistant counsel for county and municipal matters to Governor of New Jersey Thomas Kean from 1983 to 1990. He was a member of the New Jersey Council on the Humanities during the Whitman Administration by appointment of the Governor.
Lance served in the New Jersey General Assembly for 11 years (1991–2002). In 2002 he was elected to the New Jersey Senate and held the position of Minority Leader from 2004 to 2008.
Mr. Lance is credited with spearheading the battle against state borrowing without the expressed approval of the taxpayers responsible for footing the bill:
In 2004 he successfully sued Governor James McGreevey on the issue before the State Supreme Court and in 2008 New Jersey voters approved the "Lance Amendment" to the State Constitution, which requires all future borrowing to be approved by the voters.
The Politico article is not entirely accurate: Leonard Lance, Steve Lonegan and others brought that suit to the NJ Supreme Court for the expressed purpose of stopping the borrowing. In a nutshell, the justices permitted the borrowing but warned that it can never happen again.
This is tantamount to finding a man guilty of theft and then setting him free on the condition that he never steal again. If, as Lance claims, this was a victory then why bother with the Lance Amendment?
But it gets worse: in 2007, Lance issued a press release attacking Gov. Corzine for his attempt to borrow $2.5 billion without voter approval. Unfortunately for Lance, it was his own debt legislation (SCR-39) that included a loophole permitting the borrowing. Eventually, the loophole was closed.
Despite the fact that in November of 2007 he was removed from the position of Minority Leader by his fellow Republicans, the glitter of the Lance Amendment "victory" was sufficient to give Mr. lance the momentum he needed to run for the congressional seat vacated by Mike Ferguson. But it didn't take long for the warning signs to emerge as early as the primaries:
Touring his district, he ran on a platform of fiscal conservatism, moderate social values, and environmentalism. He vowed to be "an independent voice" in Congress if elected.
When you read the words "independent voice," think "Maverick." Does that moniker ring a bell? It should if you ever heard of John McCain.
Lance prevailed in the GOP primary and faced off against Linda Stender in the general election that November.
…both Lance and Stender are pro-choice. Lance was firmly opposed to negotiations with Iran on the presidential level, saying that he only favors holding such talks on a ministerial level. He also made energy independence one of his signature issues, along with fiscal accountability and debt reduction. On foreign policy, both candidates supported withdrawal from Iraq, a two-state solution in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and increased attention to the genocide in Darfur.
Mr. Lance is pro-choice? Absolutely.
Lance has indicated in the past that he is supportive of abortion in the first trimester, but is against partial birth abortion. In a 2003 interview with the New York Times, then state senator Lance indicated that he is pro-choice, noting that he has voted for parental notification before abortions are performed on those under 18 years of age.
That is to say, he was pro-choice until the rise of the Tea Party Movement, a serious challenge to his seat in 2010 and, most importantly, recent redistricting that left CD-07 considerably more conservative than it was in the last election cycle. Apparently a metanoia of sorts has taken place and, mirabile dictu, Mr. Lance is now on the vanguard of the pro-life movement. I say "of sorts" because while Mr. Lance properly opposes taxpayer funding of any abortion-related service, he has yet to express opposition to the act of killing an unborn human being or a desire to make such an act illegal.
Then there is the matter of the so-called "Two State Solution," one on which he was in complete agreement with his Democrat opponent. Here's the bottom line on that issue: if a Palestinian state is established, it will be nothing more than a launch platform for a jihad against Israel.
Mr. Lance was sworn into office in January, 2009. Between then and now he has established a voting record that will surprise those who buy into his claim that he is a "Principled Conservative."
In future articles, we'll examine that voting record in detail and vet Mr. Lance's claim to the Conservative mantle.


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Is Lloyd ready for his comeback already? We are! Well, I'll speak for myself actually. He tags along the Titty Boy on the remix for his Tru joint and his entry verse will never get tired, it's just perfect. It gives us an update of what's been transpiring in his career and what the vision for himself is. It still works. 2 Chainz' approach is actually so smooth here, I will say I'm quite pleasantly surprised. Should we be gearing up for a comeback? I think so!
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1908 · Philadelphia
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Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1908. First American edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library. 1908. First American edition. Hardcover, 8vo. in blue cloth with gilt title. 143pp, frontis, illustrated in b&w. Ex-library, with sticker to spine and plate to front pastedown, else about good. Loss to cloth of spine ends. Cloth of spine beginning to separate from backing. Wrinkling and rubbing to cloth boards. tape repair and tattering to rear endpaper. Front inner hinge neatly repaired. Foxing to head to contents. Text and illustrations remain clean and unmarked. (Inventory #: z09804)


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High Ranking China Official: "The Central Government Must Control Urbanization" (SBS Dateline on China's Empty Cities - Part 2)
Australia's SBS Dateline revisited China to see the progress of its urbanization plan (watch SBS Dateline's Adrian Brown tour through China's empty cities and malls in 2011), and it looks like nothing has changed. There are still ghost cities with empty apartment buildings, and the South China Mall they visited is now "crumbling." Most of China's empty urban developments and western city clones are being used as tourist attractions or for wedding photos. But the Chinese government is in the process of moving millions of people from their homes in the countryside to apartments in high rises, so it will be interesting to see what these cities look like in a few years. But, as noted previously on my blog (1, 2, 3, 4), all of the debt being used to finance mega "mal-investments" in the country could cause a financial crisis if credit growth isn't managed. Like the U.S. in 2008, China's central government and the PBoC could end up bailing out all the toxic debt and the financial system to prevent a deflationary collapse and social unrest.
Here's what a high ranking official in China's government said about some of "unreasonable urbanization measures" being implemented via the transcript (video below).
Links on China's credit growth
Links on China's urbanization and GDP growth
Here's what a high ranking official in China's government said about some of "unreasonable urbanization measures" being implemented via the transcript (video below).
It's a build, build mentality that has some high ranking officials concerned.
LI TIE (Translation): The central government must control urbanisation, it must stop any fanatical actions by local authorities who blindly and hastily implement unreasonable urbanisation measures.
Li Tie heads the country's top economic planning agency. For such an influential figure, his language is refreshingly frank.
LI TIE (Translation): Urban planning in many cities is done at the will of the governor. A governor may be fond of a Western urbanisation model and may want to replicate it to prove that their city can out-perform the West. These urbanisation efforts are superficial.
Links on China's credit growth
- Fitch on China: "There Has Been No Progress in Rebalancing the Economy Away From Investment Towards Consumption, Year to Date." (DV)
- Moody's: Chinese Property Developer Margins Under Pressure (DV)
- The Sum of Bad Debt Fears at China's banks - Reuters TV (DV)
- Kynikos' Jim Chanos: Every Three to Four Years China Doubles its Debt Relative to its GDP, Still Short China (CNBC Video) (DV)
- Is China Just Following the Fed? - Reuters TV (DV)
- Chinese Banks: Indebtedness Continues to Rise, With No Deleveraging in Sight - Fitch Ratings (DV)
- Inside China's Surreal Housing Bubble (60 Minutes) (DV)
- China's spending 39% of its GDP paying off debts (Quartz)
- $3.9 Trillion Of Local Gov Debt In China . . . And Counting (Forbes)
- New Warning Issued on China Local Government Debt (WSJ)
- China's Local Government Financing Vehicles (LGFV): 7 Things You Should Know About China's Local Debt Bomb (IBT)
- State Researcher Says China Local Debt May Top 20 Trillion Yuan (Bloomberg)
- Researcher Puts China's Local Government Debt at $3.3 Trillion (WSJ)
- Fitch's Charlene Chu: China Will Have Replicated the Entire U.S. Commercial Banking System in Five Years (Video) (DV)
- China Economics Seminar: The Real Risk In China's Local Government Debt (INET)
Links on China's urbanization and GDP growth
- China's Third-Quarter GDP Grows 7.8% - AFP (DV)
- How to Profit from a Changing China - Guest Post by U.S. Global Investors (DV)
- China, the Global Auto Industry's Best Hope - AFP (DV)
- Revisiting my 2011 predictions (Michael Pettis on China Financial Markets)
- Why China faces 4% Growth pt 2 (Michael Pettis on Business Spectator)
- Why China faces 4% Growth pt 1 (Michael Pettis on Business Spectator)
- China Reforms Likely to Be Slow and Steady: Analysts - AFP (DV)
- World Bank chief: farmers should share benefits of China's urbanization (Sina)
- Urbanization's Cost in China - NYT Video (DV)
- China Running Out of Room to Restructure Economy (Michael Pettis on Bloomberg.com)
- China Reforms Face Headwinds at Home and Abroad (Michael Pettis on Bloomberg.com)
- Party Will Pay the Price for China's Rebalancing (Michael Pettis on Bloomberg.com)
- The urbanization fallacy (Michael Pettis on China Financial Markets)
- Doubts Rise as China Touts Upturn (WSJ)


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engagement rings for
2017 | Posted by Emily | Filed under gold and diamond source reviews, engagement rings james avery, canary yellow engagement rings
Before beginning your search for the perfect wedding ring, it is best to ask yourself a few questions. Do you know about the four C's?The four C's are the criteria professionals use to determine the value of a diamond. "Clarity takes into account the number, character, and visibility of flaws within the stone. These are often referred to as inclusions. The fewer inclusions, the better the quality of the stone. "Carat is the size or weight of the diamond. The larger the stone, the higher the cost. An advantage to buying antique engagement rings is that in the 1930s and 1940s jewelers often compensated for a smaller sized diamond by setting it in an intricately designed white gold, square-shaped box. These made the stone appear larger. "Color is a matter of taste. Modern-day standards put a higher value on a clear diamonds, as a rule.
4 carat solitaire diamond ring
2017 | Posted by Emily | Filed under blue engagement rings, elegant wedding rings, engagement rings styles
The first thought that comes to mind in an engagement ring, is a diamond. Of course, this is the traditional engagement ring; however, it could be any gem the couple chooses, it is all the matter of preference. Selecting a BandWhen selecting a band there are a few different types of metals you have to choose from, these include:• Gold• Silver• PlatinumEach person has their own preference, some people prefer the traditional gold ring, others prefer the shine that silver or platinum can provide. Gold is perhaps the most popular of all metals when it comes to engagement rings. The gold within a ring is measured in karats. The most popular karat weight of gold is 14 Karats, though you can find gold rings that are 18 Karats and 24 Karats as well. Gold also comes in two colors, yellow or white gold. The drawbacks of gold are that it can bend very easily when worn and tends to lose its shine after a period of time. Silver or platinum are extremely hard and does not bend as easily. Neither of these are as popular as gold is and typically costs more than gold as well. Platinum is popular because it generally never loses any of its shine nor does it tarnish in any way and is perfect for those that are allergic or sensitive to other metals. "Cut is also a matter of taste and another reason antique engagement rings may be the best answer. Over the years, the preference of cut has changed. Additionally, a laser now cuts most diamonds; whereas older stones were normally cut by hand, giving them a more customized, romantic look. What is the difference between an antique ring and an estate ring?Antique rings normally refer to rings that are over 50 years old. Rings less than 50 years old and purchased used are considered as estate rings. What are the styles of different eras?Victorian Era (1835-1900) - Victorian era antique engagement rings featured diamonds or pearls set in yellow or rose gold. The ring styles varied from simple elegance to intricate detail. Many settings featured rows of diamonds that were cut with an extra facet in the bottom of the stone. This was known as a mine cut. Edwardian Era (1900-1920) - With the invention of the oxyacetylene torch, platinum became the preferred metal for the period. The wedding bands were often crafted with lacy and pierced shapes, milgraining, filigree detail, and scrollwork.