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21 Reasons to Drink Lemon Water With Himalayan Sea Salt
Benefits of Lemon Water & Himalayan Sea Salt
- Removes toxins by improving digestion and elimination
- Boosts hydration
- Reduces muscle cramps and migraines
- Improves adrenal and thyroid health
- Increases energy
- Improves sleep quality
- Balances pH
- Strengthens bones and teeth
- Clears skin
- Improves heart and cardiovascular health
- Facilitates weight loss
- Dissolves uric acid to prevent kidney stones and arthritis
- Relieves allergies
- Destroys bacteria
- Balances hormones to improve sexual health
- Reduces inflammation
- Boosts immunity
- Balances blood sugar levels
- Detoxifies liver and cells
- Relieves heartburn
- Lifts the mood, in moderate amounts
Why Consider Lemon and Salt Water Instead of Coffee in the Morning?
Many people struggle to keep their energy levels high enough to keep up with life. While many things can contribute to fatigue, sometimes the issue is simple: Routine consumption of coffee throughout the day, which can interfere with sleep quality.
Here's how to tell if this explains your fatigue:
- You wake up feeling exhausted due to lack of quality sleep.
- You're unable to begin your day without first drinking coffee.
- You fatigue again by mid-afternoon.
- You experience headaches or other aches and pains.
If exhaustion and lack of energy plague you, try weening yourself off coffee and substituting warm lemon water with Himalayan sea salt as a morning beverage. Not only does this combination boost energy in a natural, effective way, it also provides myriad other health benefits.
What we'll cover here:
- The difference between Himalayan sea salt and regular table salt.
- The health benefits of Himalayan salt and lemons.
- Some side effects to look for.
- A recipe for Sole water made with salt and lemons.
"You can trace every sickness, every disease, and every ailment to a mineral deficiency."— Dr. Linus Pauling, two-time Nobel Prize winner
What Is Himalayan Sea Salt?
Himalayan sea salt is mined by hand directly from ancient sea salt deposits. It is less refined than table salt and has not been stripped of its naturally high mineral content. Table salt is generally supplemented with anti-clumping additives like ferrocyanide, talc, and silica aluminate.
In order for our bodies to function in the best and most efficient way, our health depends on having adequate micronutrient and mineral stores. Himalayan sea salt is widely known for possessing 84 trace minerals. This is what makes this type of salt is so nourishing.
Why Is Himalayan Sea Salt Pink?
Himalayan salt is mined from an ancient seabed in Pakistan that became landlocked and evaporated. While it is rich in calcium, chloride, iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium, this salt gets its rosy hue from the common pink microorganisms that lived in the sea centuries ago.
1. Improves Digestion and Elimination to Prevent Constipation
Sea salt helps to stimulate enzymes that aid in digestion. It encourages the production of hydrochloric acid in the stomach to help break down and digest food. Salt also promotes food and water absorption in the body, allowing nutrients to be assimilated and move through smoothly.
2. How Salt Boosts Hydration
Adding sea salt to water hydrates the body without over-diluting it. Contrary to what one may think, it is possible to consume too much water and to put the body in a state of hyponatremia (low sodium levels). Of course, this severe dilution typically happens when people are taking diuretics or have participated in long, vigorous sporting events—essentially sweating too much. However, drinking plain water may not nourish the cells as well as expected. Consuming water with natural salt allows the body to absorb and use the water more efficiently.
3. Salt Prevents Muscle Cramps and Relieves Migraine
Electrolyte imbalances and dehydration are often the root causes of both muscle pain and headaches. Sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium work synergistically in muscle contraction and relaxation. Magnesium is also anti-inflammatory which helps to relieve headaches. Natural Himalayan sea salt is rich in these essential nutrients.
Who Shouldn't Drink Salt Water?
Consult your doctor before drinking salt water if you have:
? heart problems
? diabetes
? edema
? kidney problems
? high blood pressure
? gastrointestinal issues, such as ulcers or inflammatory
bowel disease
4. Supports Adrenal and Thyroid Health
Sea salt reduces demand on the adrenals first thing in the morning. When we wake up, our body naturally wants to raise our blood pressure. Drinking salt water in the morning overrides this system by slightly raising blood pressure for a short period of time. This means the adrenals have to do less of the work in raising blood pressure, thus saving their output for the rest of the day. Poorly performing adrenals can also contribute to thyroid dysfunction. Sea salt nourishes the thyroid by supplying it with iodine and selenium, minerals known to help thyroid function.
5. How Himalayan Salt Intake Boosts Energy Levels
Adequate mineral stores provide the body with the energy it needs to begin the day. When the body has the micro-nutrients it requires, it has a more solid baseline from which to function and doesn't require the drug-induced stimulation of caffeine. Also, if drinking lemon water with sea salt can replace the morning cup of coffee, a natural, calming, long-lasting energy replaces the spiky, temporary "high" of coffee.
6. Better Sleep
By providing calming minerals like magnesium and calcium, sea salt can improve sleep. Research shows that sea salt helps reduce cortisol and adrenaline, two stress hormones, by preventing dehydration. Also, if one consumes lemon water with sea salt instead of coffee, there is no chance of chemical stimulation from caffeine. For some people who struggle with sleep issues, replacing coffee with salt water and lemon can keep energy levels more even and help prevent insomnia.
7. Balances Body pH
The Western diet is filled with processed, refined foods. This creates an overly acidic pH to our body and bloodstream. By providing the body with so many necessary trace minerals, Himalayan salt helps to alkalize the body, which helps prevent inflammation and disease.
8. Salt Minerals Strengthen Bones and Teeth
The trace minerals in sea salt can actually help to "remineralize" teeth, thus preventing or even reversing cavities and dental decay. Osteoporosis and other bone disorders are thought to leach calcium and other minerals from the bones for survival and to neutralize acidity in the blood. Sea salt is naturally full of minerals and alkalizing, so there is speculation that it is helpful with bone health as well.
9. Salt's Role in Skin Health
Minerals have a profound effect on the skin. Chromium can help prevent or reverse acne. Sulfur helps to keep skin smooth, reducing the incidence of eczema, rashes, and scaly skin. Zinc heals wounds and regulates oil production. Iodine increases oxygen consumption in the skin. Drinking water with sea salt also helps to hydrate the skin from the inside out. It's even thought to help diminish cellulite.
10. Hearth Health, Blood Pressure, and Sea Salt
We've already mentioned that sea salt helps the adrenals by gently boosting blood pressure in the morning. Research shows that natural sea salt does not contribute to high blood pressure in the same way that regular, refined table salt does. Because the sodium chloride in sea salt is accompanied by myriad other necessary minerals, it is balanced out and does not cause edema in the body. In fact, the overall effect of sea salt-laced water is to "reduce" blood pressure. It actually promotes healthier, stronger veins. It also has the effect of normalizing an irregular heartbeat. Low potassium and magnesium are known to create arrhythmias.
11. Himalayan Salt Drink and Weight Loss
By improving digestion and nourishing the body on a cellular level, sea salt can help with weight loss. It's also thought to reduce cravings for sweet or sugary foods. If you google "How does sea salt help you lose weight?" you'll find a ton of sites about sea salt flushes. A study published in the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine found that drinking salt water stimulates the bowels to empty the colon. This type of "flush" is not the same as drinking the sea salt water for pure nourishment, however. While it can aid in temporary weight loss, it is not a safe method to repeat as it can lead to dehydration and dangerous mineral and electrolyte loss.
12. Salt May Help Prevent Kidney Stones
Uric acid build-up in the body can stimulate gout, kidney stones, gallstones, and some forms of arthritis. One of the most effective measures to prevent kidney stones is staying hydrated. Since sea salt works to help prevent dehydration, this type of saltwater mixture may help keep kidney stones from forming and even dissolve those that are already present.
Is Himalayan Sea Salt From the Himalayas?
Historically, the people of the Himalayas used this salt to preserve fish and meat. Today, what we call Himalayan sea salt is actually mined from the Punjab region of Pakistan.
13. Sea Salt and Allergy Relief
Sea salt water is a natural antihistamine. It can help you breathe better when your nasal passages are swollen from allergies. It also works as a decongestant as it hydrates the body and allows passage of fluid from swollen tissues.
Sea salt and water in a Neti pot is an easy remedy for nasal congestion without the side effects of medication. To prepare and use nasal irrigation mixture, follow these steps:
- Mix 3 teaspoons of iodide-free, preservative-free salt with 1 teaspoon of baking soda. Mix 1 teaspoon of this mixture in 8 ounces of distilled, sterile, or previously boiled and cooled water.
- Add this mixture to a Neti pot. Insert the tip of the pot into one nostril (make sure you're over a sink!) and tip your head so the liquid can flow into your nose.
- Allow the liquid to flow around through your nasal cavity and out the other nostril. This may take a moment if your nose is very congested.
- Blow your nose to remove mucus and salt water. Then try on the other side.
- If you experience burning or stinging, add more water and less of the dry ingredients. For children, use a half-teaspoon with 4 ounces of water.
14. Salt as an Antibacterial
Sea salt added to filtered water is antibacterial and never spoils. When consumed, it can help eliminate bad bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Have you ever swished or gargled with salt water to soothe a sore throat? Drinking water with Himalayan sea salt works in a similar fashion. It can help pull toxins from cells to be eliminated from the body.
15. Salt's Role in Hormonal and Sexual Health
Sea salt water has been shown to reduce stress hormones like cortisol in the body. Its hydrating properties help maintain healthy hormone levels, making it a libido booster. Real salt also supports fertility and can improve reproductive health in both men and women.
16. Lemon as an Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory
Lemons are rich in Vitamin C, a known powerful antioxidant. It helps the body deal with stress. It has been shown to help with arthritis and can be helpful for preventing the development and progression of atherosclerosis and diabetic heart disease.
17. Lemon's Immune-Boosting Properties
Thanks to our friend Vitamin C, lemons help curb and prevent illness. Phagocytes and t-cells rely on Vitamin C to perform their tasks of protecting the body by attacking and destroying bacteria and viruses. The Vitamin C in lemon water can also help the body more efficiently absorb specific nutrients, making them more readily available and absorbed by the body. So, combining the lemon water with sea salt helps the body take in all of the health sustaining minerals it needs.
18. Lemons Stabilize Blood Sugar Levels
The fiber and acidity in lemons help to slow digestion and prevent any subsequent rise in blood sugar. Research has shown that lemon juice lowers the glycemic index of any food it is added to. Although one might think of lemons as acidic, they have a strong alkalizing effect on the body.
19. Liver and Cell Detox
Vitamin C helps to increase glutathione, which helps the liver detoxify fat before bile is emitted, taking stress off of the gallbladder. It also helps the body purge environmental toxins and metabolic waste. Vitamin C can also help pull toxins from cells and the liver because antioxidants help cells neutralize free radicals that cause cellular damage.
20. Heartburn and Acid Reflux Relief
Lemons are alkaline-forming, although they taste sour. In this way, lemons also help neutralize acidity in the stomach. They also contain potassium, which is a neutralizer. It is said that drinking one tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon juice mixed with water about 10 minutes before a meal can help prevent acid reflux.
21. Salt as a Natural Anti-Depressant
Researchers at the University of Iowa found that salt is a natural mood-elevating substance, which is why many people are tempted to eat too much of it. While too little salt can lead to mild depression, the study found, too much salt leads to high blood pressure, heart disease, and other problems.
Possible Side Effects of Drinking Himalayan Sea Salt Lemon Water
- Drinking too much salt water on an empty stomach may cause nausea and vomiting.
- Drinking salt water can also cause cramping, bloating, and dehydration.
- This drink is essentially a colon cleansing mixture. Consumed in excess, it may cause an electrolyte imbalance due to the rapid loss of sodium and fluids. If this happens you may experience muscle spasms, weakness, confusion, an irregular heartbeat, seizures, or blood pressure problems.
Ever Heard of "Sole" Water?
So what is the best way to get the benefits of Himalayan sea salt and lemon into your diet? Enter "Sole" water. Sole water (pronounced "so-lay") is an electrolyte-dense brine. It is made by adding Himalayan sea salt crystals to purified, filtered water and letting the mixture sit until the salt crystals no longer dissolve but remain intact at the bottom of a glass jar. This process may take several days to a week, adding a little each day. Once your Sole is ready, you can add a teaspoon of Sole to a mug of warm water. Then squeeze in the juice of half a lemon.
Sole Water Ingredients
- 1 glass Mason jar, (with plastic lid)
- 1-2 cups Himalayan sea salt crystals
- Filtered water
- 1/2 Lemon
How to Make Sole Water
- Fill the jar 1/4 full with Himalayan sea salt crystals.
- Pour filtered water into the jar, leaving about 1-2 inches at the top.
- Cover the solution in the jar with a plastic lid.
- Shake and let it sit overnight or up to 24 hours. No need to refrigerate...ever (since Sole is a natural fungicide and anti-bacterial).
- After the elapsed time, check to see if all of the salt crystals are dissolved. If all have dissolved, add more sea salt.
- When the salt no longer dissolves, the Sole water is ready to drink.
- To drink, pour warm filtered water into a mug. Add 1 teaspoon of the Sole water to the filtered water.
- Squeeze in the juice of half a lemon.
- Enjoy!
How Much Sodium Is in a Teaspoon of Himalayan Sea Salt?
Most salts, including sea salt, table salt, kosher salt, and Himalayan pink salt, are about 40 percent sodium. Table salt has about 2,300 mg of sodium while Pink Himalayan salt has about 1700 mg. Why? Because the salt crystals are bigger so less Himalayan salt fits into a teaspoon!
How to Drink Sole Water
- Drink it in the morning: Lemon water with Himalayan sea salt is best consumed first thing in the morning. It can help provide a natural boost of energy. Try replacing your morning cup of coffee with a mug of Sole and lemon water. It's also best on an empty stomach. It can stimulate digestion and also elimination to truly get your day "moving."
- Avoid coffee: Coffee should NOT follow Sole and lemon water because coffee acidifies the body and digestive tract. This would negate the alkalizing effects of the water. So if you must consume coffee in the morning, have it prior to your lemon water with sea salt.
- No metal lids: The mason jar should have a plastic cap. (These are the Mason jar plastic caps I use.) Metal de-ionizes the salt. And if metal is in prolonged contact with the salt, it can release other metals and chemicals into the salt water as the metal lid (or metal spoon) will start to corrode. Even if they are stainless steel or other non-corrosive metals that won't rust in theory, they can still react to the salt water.
- Don't use table salt: This recipe is to be used with Himalayan sea salt or Celtic sea salt, NOT table salt. As mentioned, table salt is highly processed.
- Add-ons: Lemon really makes the Sole water palatable. However, you could also add in some honey or ginger for additional flavor. Just know that honey will have an effect on fasting blood sugar. Additionally, some people claim that adding apple cider vinegar (ACV) gives an added zing and is also packed with additional health benefits. You would definitely want to incorporate some honey if you do add ACV.
- Easy shortcut method: If you don't have time to make the Sole water brine, alternatively you could add a pinch of granulated Himalayan sea salt (not the crystals) to a cup of lemon water and stir. Although the brine is deeply nourishing because it has been saturated over time, a tiny pinch of sea salt would also instill some of the same benefits. (Warning: Do NOT add a teaspoon of the granulated salt. A teaspoon of sea salt itself contains 5 times the amount of sodium as a teaspoon of Sole water!)
Video: Reasons to Drink Warm Sea Salt Water
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and does not substitute for diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, prescription, and/or dietary advice from a licensed health professional. Drugs, supplements, and natural remedies may have dangerous side effects. If pregnant or nursing, consult with a qualified provider on an individual basis. Seek immediate help if you are experiencing a medical emergency.
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This is really great! I've been doing something similar to this never thought of the salt. I think it's safe to say I'll be adding it from now on! Tough to stay on top of my health during busy business season, so any little simple addition will help I know that for sure!
Kim Maravich, Thank you ! This article has been supremely helpful.
Tad, There are studies such as the one referenced above in #10 showing distinct benefits of sea salt not experienced in table salt. I suspect that some of the other benefits might be shown in studies also, but I really don't know that.
I too am often skeptical but we should endeavor to temper our skepticism with research. Sometimes we are surprised, as in this case.
Many of us have morning routines that are wonderful health practices — a morning meditation, a few yoga poses, a brisk walk around the neighborhood, or a delicious fruit-infused smoothie. Daily routines are vital to health and happiness. This is especially true at the start of the day. How about a quick and simple glass of warm lemon water with Pink Himalayan Salt? https://www.treeloppinggoldcoastqld.com/about/
These are convincing reasons. I really got to try this, especially because, strangely enough, I got a whole tub of Himalayan salt for Christmas.
Wish the best,
Very interesting stuff here!
For people who don't hydrate well, this is a start. Squeezed Lemon. The lemon provides the gut and stomach the acidity it requires for digestive functions throughout the day. https://www.bathroomrenovationsnewcastlensw.com/ab...
I have purchased Himalayan salt and the description says, "this salt does not provide iodine, a necessary nutrient," which caused me to be under the impression that Himalayan salt does not contain it. In your article you say it does, but you do not specify Himalayan salt, but sea salt.
used to cleanse your colon, treat chronic constipation, and help detox your body. https://www.bathroomrenovationssunshinecoastqld.co... It became a popular trend as part of the Master Cleanse detox and fasting program. A saltwater flush involves drinking a mixture of warm water and non-iodized salt. Drinking salt and warm water has a laxative effect.
Wondering if a person could use Himalayan sea salt to re-mineralize their store bought ro water.....some say it is a hoax others say you could add a half teaspoon to a gallon of ro water to re-mineralize...it...is this true...and better yet..would it be safe and effective to do...verses buying trace minerals to add to the water....
Hello, thanks for the article, it was very informative. Please I will like to know how long one should take this mixture.
Hi, needs to stay exactly 24 hours or its fine to drink after I make? Sorry for my English.
Does the water have to be warm? And is natural sea salt the same?
Very informative and interesting article on "Sole" water health Benefits
Thanks to the writer !
Pink Himalayan salt is chemically similar to table salt. It contains up to 98 percent sodium chloride. Although there are reportedly an estimated 84 different minerals and trace elements found in pink salt — thus giving it it's unique color, and slightly different taste — only 2% of the salt is made up of these minerals. This means pink Himalayan salt is nutritionally similar to regular salt. So you likely aren't going to see any extra health perks by swapping them... but the color is nice!
How much are you supposed to drink in a day?
What do you mean exactly with filtered water? Is tapwater that went through a watersoftener ok ?
Thx in advance.
Hi, how long can you store the salt water brine once its made, ..also is a glass lid ok rather than plastic?
Can I use granulated Himalayan salt rather than the chunks?
I will try this
I have some what problem of high bp. Not too much. Can I use lemon+kala namak warm water therapy with empty stomach
I am actually trying it right bout now will updates the results
Wonderful recipe! I have tried your recipe. It actually works for me . I got Himalayan salt from saltean for that recipe. It not only cure my skin-related problems, but also improve my sleeping quality. I have also considered your helpful tips for doing this whole process.
Thanks for sharing this knowledgeable article with us. Though I have been using Himalayan salt in cooking but I didn't know about using it this way. I am definitely going to try this lemon and salt water. I have also purchased Himalayan sat lamp as well. You can visit the website of ittefaqco to know more about different types of Himalayan salt products.
Is it ok to use if someone has kidney disease
Thank you for this amazing info!! I hear that instead drinking regular water we should drink water with Himalaya S, lemon an a little honey through the day as we need it
Hi Kim, I've been researching the health benefits of Himalayan salt and drinking it with water. The information you provided assisted me with my research and was easily understood. Thank you!!
Thanks for this really good information and instructions. Good to know.


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Sherriff, A. Vanvolsem, H. 2017. Hard Brexit proposed for EU development. ECDPM Talking Points Blog, 18 September 2017.
There has been much speculative analysis but little hard detail from the UK or EU official parties on the implications of Brexit on EU development policy and aid. Development is not a priority for the two main Brexit negotiators. Hence it came as somewhat as a surprise when, on 31 August, EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier commented:
We jointly support development in Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific countries through the European Development Fund. After this week, it is clear that the UK does not feel legally obliged to honour these obligations after departure.
Some had hoped that the UK would not only continue paying its existing commitments to the European Development Fund (EDF) but that a future EDF outside the EU budget might offer more scope for continued UK financing and, therefore, for substantive UK engagement in EU development policy. Even after Brexit.
Development has always been about more than aid money. Yet UK aid money would be accompanied by an interest to develop a more concrete EU-UK relationship in a sector mainly dominated by warm words on partnership that mean very little in practice. That is, if the UK opted for investing significant aid money through EU systems, then it would to be much more engaged in that very system.
The UK broke its silence on the issue on 12 September, publishing a paper on how it envisages its future partnership with the EU vis-à-vis foreign policy, defence and development. The document expresses the UK wish for a "continued cooperation deeper than any current third country partnership" and "unprecedented in its breadth".
The document deserves more thorough analysis and ECDPM will commit to this at a later date. Yet, at first glance, it appears that, despite development being an older and more established area of UK engagement, the language on foreign policy and defence in the paper appears to be more comprehensive, have more commitments and offers more tangible details and options.
In relation to development, for instance, the paper notes that "the UK will continue to use its international development budget through its international development partnerships" without mentioning the EU, the EDF or any other funds. On the other hand, it offers a very concrete perspective when talking about security and defence, referring to "options and models for participation in the Commission's European Defence Fund including both the European Defence Research Programme and the European Defence Industrial Development Programme." This seems to indicate UK willingness to engage more actively with such funds rather than with others – such as the European Development Fund, apparently less of a strategic interest for the UK.
The paper praises UK leadership in international development and notes its shared commitment with the EU "to eradicate extreme poverty and help build prosperity, peace, stability and resilience in developing countries". Yet it talks of working closely with 'European partners' rather than the EU as a whole. While working together is noted as possible and even desirable, "close collaboration would be on a case-by-case basis and be subject to UK's standards on full transparency, accountability, risk and assurance, results and value for money." This hints at a more ad hoc engagement on particular programmes and activities that were of strategic interest to the UK in the development sphere, and with the idea that this could be on UK terms. So it could be envisaged that arranges such as the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey could continue to get support. These funds are mentioned elsewhere in the paper, but rather as a tool to manage external migration – and without any explicit future commitment.
The intentions and tone of the paper will reverberate around the negotiations on post-Cotonou for future of ACP-EU relations and the reflections on the next EU budget due to begin shortly. It will also have an impact on the implementation of the EU Global Strategy and the new EU Consensus on Development, not to mention on individual European member states, their ministries and development agencies. Other development partners, including developing countries, will also be asking what these changes imply for them.
The paper will disappoint those who wished for a more tangible and comprehensive UK-EU relationship for development in the post-Brexit era. In fact, the document points at a hard Brexit for EU development policy and aid.
Still, the paper provides a realistic assessment of how the UK still wants to pursue its strategic development interests with Europe, mentioning specifically the desire "to work coherently in response to specific crises overseas by coordinating our humanitarian and development effort on fragile states and regions to tackle extreme poverty, as we are doing effectively in Syria, and to help the world's most vulnerable, including by addressing the root causes of migration and instability, as we continue to do together in the Horn of Africa". But the lack of precision in the language and commitments in this UK position paper also suggests that nothing has been completely ruled out just yet.
With continued turmoil in British politics and ongoing negotiations, the lack of clarity on what the final deal will mean for development continues as it does in other areas. But this space still allows scope for creative thinking and proposals for future collaboration.
The views expressed here are those of the authors and not necessarily those of ECDPM.
Photo courtesy of sgoldswo via Flickr.
2017-09-25 16:02:57
Dear Andrew and Hélène, Thank you for this "Talking points" analysis of the UK Brexit paper on foreign policy, defence and development. I encourage and commend efforts by ECDPM to look at Brexit matters in more detail, and to understand their implications for the EU development policy and our development partners. As the UK paper is strongly focussed on foreign policy and security issues, there is not much space devoted to development, and hardly any substantive proposal. It strikes me however in HMG presentation that development is equated to aid, and that no mention is made of the trade instruments and commitments which the UK has subscribed to as part of its EU membership. Once the transition period with the EU is over, would the UK commit to maintain on a bilateral basis the market access regimes which it currently grants to dev countries, including under EPAs? Will it seek reciprocal openings, or make trade benefits conditional on specific UK interests ? Will it accept to engage with RECs or larger groupings like ACPs and recognize e.g. cumulation of origin ? These are important issues, particularly for those middle-income partner countries that will soon graduate out of ODA grants. It may be that these issues will be dealt with later on, or in a separate trade policy paper. Yet, I would insist that they form an integral part of our development policy relations, and hope they can be clarified in the near future.

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Recent history repeated itself at Willowmoore Park on Sunday when Easterns again had Eastern Province reeling in their Supersport Series match, but were unable to wrap up their tail cheaply.
The result was that the home side found themselves facing a daunting target of 276 on a lively, wearing pitch if they were to make it two wins out of two and all but assure themselves a place in the Super Eight phase of the competition early next year.
By stumps they had knocked off 40 of those fairly quickly for the loss of one wicket, with bad light ending play a ball into the 15th over. Opener Ernest Mokoenanyane, who finished unbeaten on 20, had taken a sharp blow to the orearm from debutant EP opening bowler Dewald Senekal and he could be nursing a nasty bruise when play resumes on Monday morning.
They had also lost the normally resolute Brad White, bowled by Justin Kemp for 15 to end an opening stand of 34.
Easterns, who had skipper Deon Jordaan unbeaten on two overnight in partnership with Mokoenanyane, have the time to make the required runs, but if their batting is anything as brittle as their first innings of 172, they will struggle on Monday.
EP's second innings followed much the same pattern as their first as Easterns sought to restrict the target they would have to chase on a pitch that appeared to be getting more and more difficult. The visitors' scoring rate stayed below two to the over for most of the innings, not surprising given that they were reduced to 99 for seven at one point, before the last three wickets realised a further 92 runs.
Most of the credit for that revival belonged to wicketkeeper Wayne Murray, ironically moved down a place to number nine in the order after the first innings heroics of Robin Peterson.
Murray finished unbeaten on 58 to enable his team to set Easterns a far stiffer target than had seemed likely at one stage.
Kenny Benjamin proved the most effective weapon in the Easterns pace arsenal, finishing with four for 35, but he and the other less experienced quicks proved equally ineffectual in trying to break the last wicket stand between Murray and Mfuneko Ngam, which eventually yielded 31.
Amazingly, with two left-armers available to provide much-needed variation in his attack, Easterns skipper Jordaan took until the 89th over to employ one of them, Gareth Flusk, and he took only five balls to wrap up the EP knock, having Ngam caught behind by wicketkeeper Dylan Jennings.


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Hamilton was such a Broadway success that it sparked a book detailing the show's rocky and exciting road to fame. Hamilton: the Revolution is a nonfiction book about Lin-Manuel Miranda's decisions, struggles, and inspirations when writing Hamilton and bringing it to the big stage. The book features spotlight chapters for every member of the main cast, which tie in seamlessly with the themes of of play's major songs. Additionally, the lyrics to every song are laid out, featuring high-resolution photographs of their respective performances and footnotes by Lin himself.
Seven months ago, I saw "Aaron Burr, Sir" in my list of recommended videos on YouTube. I decided to click on it.
My addiction to Hamilton was so strong that this book was one of my graduation presents three months later. I finally got my paws on it, and now I'm here to tell you why I give this book the highest recommendation I have ever given to a nonfiction book.
Normally I split my reviews into something like "what I liked" or "what I disliked." But in this case, the latter category would just be empty space on the page. So we're doing things a little differently this time; I'll just list my favorite parts of the book and why I loved them so much.
1. Lin's Comments
Hamilton: the Revolution, is organized as such: words, song lyrics, words, song lyrics, words, the lyrics of two songs, words….so on and so forth. Even though I already know all the play's lyrics, reading the song pages was what kept me up late at night reading. Why? Because Lin includes comments in the margins of every song: what this line originally said, what inspired him to write that specifically, where was he when he thought of it, what the portions had to be cut out, etc. Lin details which songs are dedicated to whom, what was going through his mind while writing it, and which parts were contributed by other people around him. It is absolutely incredible to hear a writer comment on his own writing in retrospect.
2. The Actor Spotlights
I'm not much for actors, personally. I can name a few voice actors, and the actors on Disney Channel when I was growing up (Zac Efron 4eva), but I only knew a few names from the Hamilton cast. Even then, I knew nothing about who they were, only who they played. Hamilton: the Revolution gave me the unique opportunity to actually learn about who these people are. I wouldn't have cared if there were just small paragraphs to the side listing some trivia about them; this book actually ties their stories in with the stories of their characters in the play. Every chapter's theme fits in with the theme of the song following it, which automatically means that every chapter focused on an actor automatically encompasses some lofty ideal or profound thought. Sometimes their backstories align with that of their characters, sometimes they're utterly opposed. You never know, but for once, I was anxious to find out.
3. A Sneak Peek into the Mind of Someone More Successful than I Am
This is something I think we can all relate to. Why do we even care about celebrities and heroes? Why do we feel the urge to know everything about them? Because we want to be as successful as they are. Why do I care about Behind the Scenes, especially for writers and scientists? Because I want to some day be successful like them. I want to get the feel of when to quit, when to stick with something, when to follow my gut, when to follow my logic, etc.
But something else unexpected came from the sneak peeks that Hamilton: the Revolution provides; I got to see what making a play is like. Did I ever consider that plays didn't just start on Broadway? Or maybe that people had seen parts of Hamilton before it ever reached Broadway? The thought never crossed my mind. Until now.
4. Inspiration
This right here. You see those large letters above this sentence? The ones that say "Inspiration"? That one word that those huge letters spell out is the main reason why I rate this book with a 10/10 (5 Stars). It's also why I rate any book with 4 or 5 stars. I feel like I gained something from this book that will stick with me for the rest of my life. I tend to rate something as 4 Stars if it provides something in either my mind or my heart; either I learn something or I learn to feel something. A book gets a 5 star rating when it provides something in both my mind and my heart.
Mind: Every chapter is based around a theme that corresponds with the theme of the upcoming song. For instance, the chapter before It's Quiet Uptown was about grieving. Every chapter had real, profound, honest thoughts on its theme, as well as real life examples of how that theme applies to real life. Lin wrote that theme, an actor embodies that theme, and the entire cast learned that theme on their journey to stardom. I won't ruin the surprise from the chapter on It's Quiet Uptown, but I'll just say this…many 5 Star books come very close to making me cry.
Heart: Themes or no themes, this book is brimming with inspiration. The idealized way that Lin and Jeremy describe the creative processes of writing and performing just fills me with happiness and makes me want to write like I'm running out of time. They make me feel like I can overcome any challenge, and that the world is my oyster. Hamilton: the Revolution makes me feel as if Lin-Manuel Miranda himself is passing on the creative torch to me and every aspiring artist in the entire country. And with that torch, we can change the world.
Long Story Short
Do I recommend this book? Well, I was going to make the subtitle for this review "10/10 would recommend," but I thought that recommendation was too light a term. "Would die for them" sounded far more appropriate.
Where To Get this Stuff
Wow, so there's a lot of stuff to recommend to you this week! Sorry in advance for the ad dump. I'll place them in order of how much I recommend them.
1. First off, we have the book I just reviewed, available on Amazon here
2. Then, there's the book that inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to write Hamilton in the first place: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. I haven't read this yet, but it's certainly on my reading list!
3. Finally, there's the official Broadway recording. If you're the kind of person who listens to CDs or downloads music onto your phone, then you can check it out on Amazon here. But if you're like me and you only ever listen to music when you're in reach of a computer, then just searching a playlist up on YouTube will do. Remember, the entire play is sung-through, so you don't miss out on any dialogue or plot points by listening to it.
But please, for the love of chuta, don't listen to it on shuffle.


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Renowned independent international affairs policy institute Chatham House entrusted us and our technical precision for a fifth year to design and produce their prestigious annual flagship conference, The London Conference. We returned to the iconic neo-gothic Renaissance St Pancras to welcome a series of high profile politicians, academics and journalists.
We provided full technical production including audio, video and lighting. The conference was broadcast via live streaming globally from the Renaissance St Pancras, we designed and built a strongly branded bespoke set which kept Chatham House branding prominent from all camera angles.
2017's conference focused on how world order is shifting under current pressures and how societies and leaders can best adapt. Speakers included Foreign Secretary Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP; Writer, Producer and Director Armando Iannucci and HE Adel al-Jubeir, the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Saudi Arabia.
Introducing the experts, specialists and technicians that made this event spectacular. Their precision and attention to detail is what made this event successful.


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The special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court trying the provident fund (PF) scam Monday asked the defence lawyers for the six accused judges to furnish an undertaking to ensure their clients' presence before the court otherwise warrants would be issued against them.
The court's warning came when it found that the six judges had not turned up before the court even after they failed to get relief from the Allahabad High Court. If the undertaking does not reach the court within a week's time, it would issue non-bailable warrants (NBW) against the six erring judges on the next hearing, scheduled for Feb 18.
The six judges accused in the Rs.6.58 crore Provident Fund scam – R.P. Yadav, R.P. Mishra, R.N. Mishra, R.S. Chaubey, Arun Kumar and A.K. Singh – did not appear in the court despite summons issued to them on last two hearing dates on Dec 21, 2010 and Jan 13.
All the six judges produced medical certificates through their counsels citing ill-health for their non-appearance and seeking exemption due to their old age, and ailments they or their close family member suffer from. One even sought re-investigation of the case. The court, however, dismissed all their pleas.
In his order, CBI special judge A.K. Singh said that the former judges could go to Allahabad High Court for relief, they could go to Delhi for treatment but could not come to Ghaziabad to appear before the court.
CBI lawyer B.K. Singh submitted that it was delaying tactics by the former judges under one or other pretext. They should not be allowed to mislead the court and NBWs be issued against them to ensure they are present in the court hearings, he added.
A sum of Rs. 6.58 crore was fraudulently withdrawn from the Provident Fund accounts of class III and IV employees of the Ghaziabad district court between 2001 and 2007. The scam was exposed after special CBI judge Rama Jain lodged a criminal case against 70 people at Kavi Nagar police station on Feb 15, 2008. No judge was, however, named in the FIR.
While Ashutosh Asthana, the key accused who died in Dasna Jail in mysterious circumstances on Nov 18, 2009, had named 36 judges of the Supreme Court, High Court and district courts as accused, the apex court permitted the CBI to prosecute only six of them, now retired.
The CBI claimed to have found details in the manner in which the fund money was illegally siphoned out and lavishly spent on furniture, crockery, mobile phones, electronic gadgets and appliances, laptops, rail tickets, taxi fare and other luxury items for the judges.


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Robert De Niro is best known for his mafia tough guy roles, but in The Intern he's a sweet old man. Jules (played by Anne Hathaway…sorry, Jess) runs a successful eCommerce fashion website that she created from the ground up. Ben is retired and bored, so he applies for an internship for senior citizens.
The movie is cute and funny, though not Oscar material. But that's not what I'm here to write about. I'm here to go off on a tangent.
The Intern makes has a few points to make about 21st century culture. Ben is a relic from the Mad Men era, that generation whose values were pushed aside as the counterculture came to the forefront in the late 1960s. That cultural shift was a good thing in many ways, but maybe we did throw out the baby with the bathwater.
Ben has cast aside many old fashion notions. He defends Jules's hard working and decisive management style, telling a group of stay at home moms that she broke the glass ceiling. Ben tells Jules that she doesn't have to tolerate her husband's affair as a price for being more successful than he is. Ben is emotionally sensitive and isn't afraid to cry while watching a tearjerker.
But Ben hasn't left behind the good manners that Baby Boomers and younger generations have forgotten. He also understands technology's limitations. When one young man in the office laments that a woman he's interested in won't respond to him even though he's texted her "like, a billion times," Ben simply asks the young man if he's tried talking to her. Ben is a man who was married for 42 years before his wife died, and when he meets a woman close to his age (played by Rene Russo) he calls her without making her wait a few days.
His young coworkers are amused that Ben shaves and puts on a tie before going to work. In one scene, Ben is wearing a suit and tie while three young men are dressed in t-shirts and hoodies. Jules notes that today it's considered sexist to refer to women as girls, though men are now often referred to as boys. Cue the too casually dressed young men looking embarrassed as they glance at Ben's suit.
Young women, Jules continues, grew up in an era of girl power, and maybe the boys were forgotten. My two cents is that it's more than that: today's young men were raised in an era of "boys are stupid, throw rocks at them."
The point The Intern seems to make is that today's embrace of equality is a good thing, though the process is incomplete. But today's culture made a mistake when it got too casual, casting aside good manners, dressing well, taking relationship commitments seriously, and treating others with respect.


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What will I learn?
An apprenticeship in agriculture will provide the essential skills to work on the land in many different areas. Depending on the farm, the programme could cover how to prepare and cultivate sites for planting crops; operate a tractor with attachments; harvest and store crops; maintain equipment and machines; how to look after herds and flocks, load and unload animals for transport, and assist during the breeding season.
An apprenticeship will also help develop a professional working style, safe working practices, awareness of the work environment and communicating effectively with colleagues and customers.
Other skills will include functional skills needed in the work place (Maths, English, ICT) and the specialist NPTC Certificate of Competence qualifications required to carry out certain tasks. These might include safe use of pesticides, all terrain vehicle handling, rough terrain forklift, safe use of sheep dips, manual handling, abrasive wheels and safe use of brushcutters/strimmers.


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San Antonio MSP "Wins An IT Case" For a Local Law Firm
Stuart R. Crawford / Stuart Crawford
John Lane & Associates is a small law firm in San Antonio, Texas offering Commercial, Civil, Oil & Gas, Real Estate, and Construction Litigation; as well as Estate Planning/Probate, and Immigration, General Business and Deceptive Trade Practices. They've been in operation since the late 90's and since then have grown into a practice that employs up to 20 professionals at a time. As a result of their growth, the firm moved from one to two different buildings across the street from one another, and they needed an IT system that could accommodate both locations.
A Failed Cloud Migration and Other IT Mishaps
The law firm's IT network was in disarray due to the poor service and support other IT companies had provided them over the years. Their IT system was like patchwork quilt, creating problem after problem that posed not only obstacles to their operations but data risks to their practice. Finally when they lost important legal data due to a cloud migration that went bad, they knew it was time to find a capable IT company they could trust.
Pit Crew Came To Their Defense
The law firm's server hardware was out of warranty but still running critical applications. Sarah Conway the Executive Assistant of John R. Lane, Jr., owner of John Lane & Associates, had a background in dealing with IT issues, so she was tasked with interviewing IT providers. Due to their recent IT mishaps, she and her staff didn't trust any IT provider, but after meeting with Eric Murcia of Pit Crew IT Services, Sarah knew she could trust Eric and his team to do exactly what they said they'd do.
Sarah reported: " I liked Eric and Pit Crew the best because he didn't give me any 'BS' or try to sell me a 'one-size-fits-all' IT plan. Only after carefully reviewing the setup of the buildings, analyzing the current IT structure, and listening to our needs did Eric made specific recommendations and suggest logical, cost-effective solutions that would address our needs. Eric also had character traits that led me to believe that I could trust him and the Pit Crew team. It was ultimately character and the solid IT knowledge of the people that sold me on Pit Crew."
The Pit Crew Team Rolled Up Their Sleeves And Got Right To Work
Pit Crew discovered that given their bandwidth, the current cloud solution wasn't a good plan for the law firm. They reverse-migrated everything back on-premise and in the process were able to recover all the lost data the firm thought was gone forever. This was such a huge relief to the staff because it allowed them to be fully operational once again.
Utilizing both Microsoft and Dell products, Pit Crew replaced their old hardware and software, which malfunctioned before they could even implement their plan. So they performed an emergency domain migration over the weekend so the law firm experienced very little downtime. This unified both of their offices with a single login-name that could be used on any system, and streamlined operations for employees who work both on and offsite.
Sarah went on to say: " It was amazing how Eric and the Pit Crew team worked with the needs and expectations of our attorneys and para-legal staff. They totally understand how a small business operates and what a legal firm needs regarding IT. They even help us document IT issues for our clients so the documentation can stand up in a court of law. Plus Eric can explain IT issues in language our staff can understand."
Pit Crew installed a Microsoft Server 2012, Dell Sonicwall Firewalls, Dell AppAssure with replication, Windows Terminal Services, and signed the firm up for Pit Crew's complete Managed IT Services Package. They also implemented remote technologies, which allow key employees to work from home when needed. This added productivity and efficiency had not been possible before Pit Crew's services.
In addition, while implementing the new hardware, Pit Crew also repurposed the firm's old server as a branch server for their remote office. This added tremendous value as they had a very slow DSL line, which previously didn't allow them to use some of the same technologies available in their main office
Pit Crew now provides Fully Managed IT Services for the law firm. Through quarterly reviews and constant interaction with the firm, Pit Crew has formed a very tight relationship with the staff at John Lane & Associates. They've turned around their view about IT and have become great friends in the process. John Lane & Associates knows that Pit Crew will always put their firm's best interest ahead of all else.
When asked how Pit Crew has made her life easier Sarah exclaimed:
You have no idea! They save me so much time and now I can concentrate on my work rather than trying to help our staff with day-to-day IT issues. I can't be everywhere at once and do my job too, so having the ability to tell the staff they can call Pit Crew to answer their IT questions is simply wonderful!"
About Pit Crew IT Services
Pit Crew San Antonio IT Services is the fastest growing provider of Managed IT Services, and specializes in serving small and mid-sized businesses in and around the San Antonio, Texas area. Since our inception, we've strived to challenge the status quo and develop an organization that focuses on customer service just as much as we do with technology. By combining best-of-breed technology with a passion for customer service, we're able to provide reliable, cost-effective, scalable solutions at an affordable price point. But that's not all….
Our crewmembers and our culture play a big part as well. We hire a very unique group of employees who have a rare mix of both people and technical skills. As a team we make it our mission to constantly improve the level of service we provide, and to build long-term relationships with our clients. For a no-obligation assessment of your IT infrastructure call us at 210.547.9395.


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Why Are We Hiding the Future of Retail?
Everyone knows what a search box is. It's second nature to type in anything into that glowing, empty white space with an inviting blinking cursor. It provides so much value to people around the world that we freely give intent data in exchange for highly relevant information, with an enjoyable experience to boot.
Now, imagine going to the Google homepage on your mobile phone and there was no visible search box. Instead, that it was hidden and the website being pulled up guesses what you wanted based on where you were and what it thought you would like, at random times. This is what the shopping experience is like in most retail stores today that use beacons. Beacons will directly influence more than $4 billion worth of US retail sales this year at top retailers (.1% of the total). That's roughly $667 million during the busy holiday timeframe over the next two months alone. So why haven't retailers made these powerful little sensors that could power active requests for personalized, location-based content outwardly visible and accessible?
In-Store Technology Adoption Has Been Slow, With No Clear Winner
Shopping online has transformed tremendously over the years. Pull marketing dominates end purchase decisions today. The average person turns to Amazon or Google to find whatever it is they want, when they want it. However, that same concept of pulling the information you want simply hasn't yet extended to shopping in physical retail stores at scale. The advancement of both personal devices and in-store technologies like beacons have progressed recently, but there is still a massive disconnect when it comes to actually using those and sharing information. The eventual adoption of these experiences will provide a contextual location-based shopping experience akin to the Web.
Many retailers have been experimenting heavily with new technologies as a way to offer customers better experiences and drive more revenue. For example, department store like Macy's and Lord & Taylor have rolled out beacon programs. In 130 of their stores, Lord and Taylor have received 60-70% engagement and redemption rates for offers between 35-40%.However, like most every other study published it doesn't mention customer adoption most likely because the numbers are small.
Beacons are one technology getting a lot of beta testing and initial buy-in with retailers, but the key to unlocking the true value of content and offers in-store is to make these sensors active visual cues and fully integrate shoppers via mobile devices.
Beacons Will Unleash More Active In-Store Experiences
It's no secret that brick and mortar retailers seem to always be playing catch up. Online retailers take full advantage of the intent data available to them. They also relentlessly measure and optimize that data to maximize average order value and customer lifetime value. But, what if it were possible to apply that same level of methodology to the place where 90 percent of retail sales still occur?
Active beacon experiences have the ability to generate more demand and unlock new store-level intent data. Retailers need to stop hiding these opportunities for personalized information exchange under tables and displays and make them visibly exciting and accessible.
Whether shoppers access content through their own mobile devices or on a provided device, smart retailers are creating more active shopping experiences with customers by increasing the digital touchpoints in the physical store. It's been proven that longer visits online and in-store generate more sales. We use advanced content tactics online, now is the time to begin powering comparable intelligent content and curation in the store.
Will customers be trained to seek beacons and location-aware experience as essential tools of connected retail? There was a day when a search box needed instructions. Everything is a gradual change in behavior. The time to start educating customers and demystifying these new wonderful capabilities is now.


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Dr Kouser Fathima
The mob attack on a Tanzanian girl to say the least. The girl was not only beaten but her clothes were torn and paraded on the streets.
What is more shocking is the apathy of the onlookers, who remained mute spectators of the brutal attack with no one coming forward to help the girl.
The police's role too has come under too many questions with them refusing to take any action.
When the helpless girl tried to enter a bus she was pushed away and no auto stopped by to give her a ride.
And this incident did not happen in any lawless land but the IT city of Bengaluru.
This incident cast a black spot on the city shaming every resident here.
This incident has also brought to light the racist attitude of the public. Not only was the mob attack tragic, the inaction by the other onlookers raises many questions.
Have we become so insensitive and inhuman in the face of to any kind of mob violence? Or are we scared to take on the violent mob. Whatever the reason, the mob frenzy is highly condemnable and strict action should be taken to set an example and failure to do so will only embolden the future perpetrators.
The incident has also highlighted the racism prevalent among us. According to eyewitnesses, most people were openly supporting and harassing the girl, calling her a foreigner and asking her to go back. We may claim to be educated and tech savvy but the racist trait in all of us is gets so easily exposed at any such incident.
The incident was triggered after a car driven allegedly by drunk Tanzanian students mowed down two pedestrians. The accident was bad but we do have police to arrest the drunk students and law to take its course.
Delay in arresting the students led to a tussle and soon a huge mob gathered and started pelting stones and attacking the students.
The whole incident could have been stopped by timely intervention of police but their inaction allowed the mob to cross the line when it attacked the girl in a brutal way.
By resorting to such heinous act they not only shamed the city but also the nation. This also smacked of our utter hypocrisy. How ironic that while we are never tired of shouting from the rooftop about much-publicised claims on "athiti devo bhavo" we never disappoint our critics with the display of such frenzy.
Worse, how some politicians have tried to extract mileage from the incident while others trying to add a communal angle to the incident.
What the sympathisers of this racist attack don't realise is that a mob is a mob. It has no name or face. It never had. The reason why stricter action is required without any political or communal drama. The inaction by the authorities will lead to many questions and more complications.
The incident couldn't have taken place at more inappropriate time. This unfortunate incident took place when Bengaluru was hosting the global investors' meet. What an advertisement to attract international investors in Karnataka!
Hope the administration displays enough resolve to ensure this isolated incident doesn't tarnish the image of Bengaluru forever.
The views expressed here are author's own


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Handbag made of genuine USA leather as well as top quality USA made hardware. The cross body to end all cross bodies. The Sonny Bag manages to pack a lot of space and not feel cumbersome like so many other bags of it's kind. With an adjustable strap, the Sonny can fit just about anyone and also allow you to carry everything you need without feeling like it's weighing you down. It's perfect for your next music festival or just a shopping trip!


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Language & Job Fair
Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019
2 – 5pm
Come join us to network and learn more about employment, educational and volunteer opportunities in the Pacific Northwest! The Language & Job Fair will open after the Keynote Address on Saturday afternoon. A networking reception and cash bar will immediately follow from 4 - 6pm.
Click here for a current list of job fair exhibitors.
As an exhibitor at the Language & Job Fair, you can meet professionals working in dozens of languages and connect with companies promoting jobs, internships, volunteer opportunities, and translation-related products. This year's fair will be held Saturday, Sept. 28th during the two-day NOTIS Annual Conference, our largest event ever.
Last year's fair was a success, but this year we are taking things up a notch! As an exhibitor, your company will receive one FREE registration to the full 2-day conference, featuring more than 12 speakers, panel discussions, and complimentary coffee breaks and lunch on Sunday. You are also invited to join us at the networking happy hour running from 4-6 pm. Come support your regional language community! Register here as an exhibitor.
As an exhibitor, you will receive:
Complimentary snacks and soft drinks plus a cash bar during the reception
Company name featured on our social media and email campaigns to 1700+ contacts
One FREE registration for a representative to attend the full conference
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For Informational Purposes Only: This summary is provided for basic informational purposes only. It is not legal advice. For legal advice about your situation, you must talk to a lawyer.
Forms & Case Packets
- Packets (forms & instructions) for Step Parent, Relative and Adult Adoptions are available FREE at the Legal Assistance Center.
- Additional free and low cost forms, including free Motion forms, are available at the Legal Assistance Center.


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It's been a whirlwind two weeks. Modern Potluck launched July 26 with an actual potluck and a brief talk held at Powerhouse Arena in Brooklyn (above). Soon after, I did signings in Philadelphia and Stockton, NJ, and led a cooking class about potluck dishes at The Farm Cooking School.
This week, I'm in Seattle for a mix of work and fun. On Wednesday, I'm giving an author talk at the beloved cookbook shop, Book Larder. If you live locally, I would love to see you there!
These past few weeks have brought some incredible press for the book.
InStyle.com picked up the cheesecake bars, which are made with a buckwheat-almond crust.
Katie McGinty at Design Sponge loves the carrot hummus.
Parents.com posted some tips from the book about upping your potluck game.
Lindsey Love at Dolly and Oatmeal shared (and gorgeously photographed) the vegan caprese.
Melissa Coleman of The Faux Martha created a vegan take on the Chinese Chicken Salad.
On Serious Eats, I shared my tips for upgrading a potluck along with four exclusive recipes, like these Apricot Jam Bars.
I curated Food 52's shop for a potluck, and decided that I want this casserole tote pronto.
I also wrote a piece wondering whether potlucks could save the world. I'd love to think they could!


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Talking, walking
climbing rocky coastline
treacherous ascent as waves break
spraying sheets of water
trying to pull us in.
Looking down
tide pools emerge.
Fish caught with the receding tide
swimming in miniature pocket pools
darting around
Hoping the sun isn't too strong
or hands too quick,
waiting for the surge
to rise and release them
back into the vast sea
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|4.5 stars
Author: Ley Mesina
Published: May 2011
Lily Westbrook knows she is anything but ordinary. When her powers fully mature on her eighteenth birthday, she realizes that being half witch and half vampire is more of a challenge then she was let on to believe.
After being accepted to Kensington University in Cedar Creek, Massachusetts, she sets out on a journey that pulls her deeper into the world of witches and vampires, uncovering the truth about her past and discovering who she is meant to be.
|This review is part of the Review
Appreciation Day blog hop hosted by Cait
over at The Cait Files.
Wow! A great novella with so much going on. You'll finish it in one sitting!!
Lily Westbrook is half witch half vampire who has been raised by her aunt after her parents, Clarie and Nathaniel's forbidden love and marriage does not go unpunished.
We start this story with Lily about to turn 18 and come into the full use of her powers. She is moving back to her birth town to go to university where she soon learns the truth about her parents as well as herself and just how important she really is.
I love the idea of the story because in the world Mesina has created witches and vampires are sworn enemies, which is something I haven't read before. But as we know Lily is made up of both which has resulted in her becoming the Goddess of Night.
I love this book, I just wish there was more of it. I love all the characters in this book. Lily, Roxy, Drew and Xander become our main character's all helping each other in order to find answers to their own questions. The group blends well and I like the fact that the author is slowly building their relationships with each other even though the book is moving at fast pace. I can't wait to see how the characters develop in book 2!!
The story is short and so much happens that I don't want to spoil it for you so get hold of a copy any way you can and just read it!!! You will not be disappointed with the world Mesina has created!
I'm all ready looking forward to book 2!!


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Languages Tools Factorization
Eclipse is the host of various programming languages tools (JDT, CDT, JSDT/VJET, AJDT, PDT... at Eclipse.org; Ceylon-IDE, Groovy-Eclipse, Scala-IDE, Counterclockwise... outside of Eclipse.org). Most of these tools have been sharing the same features but not necessary the same code because of the lack of factorization on this topic.
The goal is to find out which pieces are implemented by most Language Development Tool, and to implement them in a generic/universal way as part of a LTK-like project or component (or LTK itself). Then, it would be easier to write Tools for new languages by re-using the available bundles, and more mature projects could move towards this new bundles in order to benefit from factorization.
Useful Links/Discussions
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=36939
- http://www.eclipse.org/org/langsymp/ (?)
- http://dev.eclipse.org/mhonarc/lists/ide-dev/msg00023.html (2013)
- https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=415563 (2013)
Existing Language Development Tools
This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of all LDTs. It is meant to identify which LDTs are under active development and can serve as examples of the kinds of languages and features we want to support:
- Koneki LDT
- Groovy-Eclipse (JVM)
- CeylonIDE (JVM)
- Scala-IDE (JVM)
- Counterclockwise (JVM)
- Object Teams (JVM)
Common features
Indexing the code structure to make it efficient to search for types/members. There are two components of this feature:
- Creating indexes: This operation visits a document (or all documents in a project) and extracts relevant keys from inside of them, placing them in a datastore.
- Searching indexes: This operation searches the datastore for documents containing a given key. The result of this operation is a set of documents known to contain the given key. These documents are now suitable for a fine-grained search.
- The datastore itself should be language agnostic. Although, some of the keys placed in the datastore may not be relevant to all languages.
Known implementations
JDT implements a datastore. AJDT and Groovy-Eclipse (and potentially others) implement source code visitors that populate the datastore with language-specific keys. To be more precise, the keys added to the datastore have Java semantics even when they do not represent Java artifacts (eg- pointcuts in AspectJ are stored as method declaration keys). This is problematic.
Fine-grained search
Searches a single document to find a precise location of a semantically rich search pattern. The document is typically a file, archive entry, or a module written in any programming language supported by the current Eclipse IDE.
Known implementations
JDT, AJDT, Groovy-Eclipse (and potentially others).
Idea is to provide cross-language refactoring support. For example, being able to rename semantically identical references and declarations in both C and JavaScript.
Idea is to provide a seamless way to navigate to the declaration of a reference across language boundaries.
Describes an abstract structure of a project so that individual elements can be identified, located, and manipulated. Possibly a prerequisite for refactoring and navigation.
Potential new features
Cross-languages search
- Purpose Polyglot development is becoming mainstream, it would be interesting to develop the tools to handle it easily. For example, developing with Qt can mix JavaScript and C++


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knorke wrote:Spring Tanks' capture the flag is now capture the flower!
spring tanks, get it?
Looking very, very very good! How much selfilumination on the butterflys?
Moderators: MR.D, Moderators
knorke wrote:Spring Tanks' capture the flag is now capture the flower!
spring tanks, get it?
This was my exact thought, and I model and UVmap exclusively through Blender. Really nice job!rattle wrote:are you serious??Texture's made using blender's 3d texture paint tool.
All animations for these units were done by hand and completely original in LUA coding.FLOZi wrote:This and the stuff on your DA is simply amazing.
How did you create the anims? Purely by hand?
Thank you very much. All of the gifs are taken from within spring, so all the animations are happening in real time while playing.Wombat wrote:oh my, these look wonderful ! i love the concepts. are these animations fully functional ingame ? wtf, u come out of nowhere with one of the best animations here :D gj!
w40k ftw, except tau sux ;p


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Thursday, 19 March 2015
Fabrizio Federico - Punk Cinema
Posted by CINEMA (Cult, Independent, Underground, Art House) at 03:51
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Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Fabrizio Federico - Film director
Potent sensuality yet underscored with a subtle intelligence and projected broad-mindedness towards his outsider subjects.
Federico's works are relentless, strange and unorthodox but nonetheless cover a lot of ground when it comes to everyday life topics and emotions. Such as; madness, sex, scandal, love social media addiction, the occult, self harm, baseball, young death, underground culture, money, drugs, childhood, dreams, shamanism, careering, and violence.
His style is like catching your father with your girlfriend. Morals being sold off for experiences. ''Cinema is just a collection of emotions and it's the filmmakers job to either torture, offend or entertain the audience. Movie's shouldn't just give pleasure, they don't always operate like that, people don't always operate like that. Sometimes we're happy and sometimes we're sad, other times we're reckless and those make the best movies.''
A creation of many characters and sides within himself in order to become a state of seductive grace. Changelings embrace and collect different lifestyles. Devouring life similar to how an emperor would, or a tyrant.Space trucking and time travelling through history. A good trick if you know where you stand at the gates of dawn.
Many artists have pulled of this trick: Lord Byron, David Bowie, Salvador Dali, Andy Warhol...
''We choose our paths and we follow them, collecting all our vices and loves with relish along the way, no matter how fucked up that makes us. But in our own eyes we're immaculate. I've always loved the ending scene of Teen Wolf, I'd like to achieve something similar to that one day. Instant nirvana, I'd like the films to be like potions and Indian ink.'' Fabrizio Federico
Black Biscuit (2012)
Pregnant (2015)
Virgin Rebel (2012)
Demon (2012)
Who Killed Vanilla Ice? (2014)
Music Videos
Wu Lyf - Heavy Pop (Stoned Version) (2011)
Marc Reeves - Home (2011)
Black Biscuit (Soundtrack) - Knocks (2012)
Iceage – You're Nothing (2013)
Sex Pistols - USA tour 1978
Mao - (Cuckoo Opera (2012)
Mao - Possessed (2013)
Abram Taber - Alexander (2013)
Daniel Angelus - Dead Romantic (2012)Sinéad O'Connor - War - SNL (Voodoo Blues - Version) (2015)
The December Sound - Painkiller (2013)
Avoxblue - Dreaming Thru Your Eyes (2013)
The Difference Engine - Lights I (2013)
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Labels: black biscuit, Cahiers du cinéma, cannes, fabrizio federico, film director, Pink8 Manifesto, pregnant
Pregnant - Directed by Fabrizio Federico: 2015 Review
Adam Legshy
In Fabrizio Federico's previous film, Black Biscuit the main character of the highly strung man-child named Chet, who was intent on ''making it'' as an aspiring independent filmmaker, by fighting through the haze of his hustler, sex driven, narcotically depraved friends - who all posses no ambitions in life, seems to have come true, especially since the character was played by the director himself. In Pregnant, Federico's second feature film, he navigates us through todays social media generation of our brand new and highly unpredictable young 21st Century.
Federico's films resemble a Robert Altman cast of the lost and grotesque of society. Dreamy characters we see in our own social circles and families. Protagonists and themes dip in & out of the film at random, whenever the mood strikes them ''there isn't any main character, just a crowd of lost souls. I wanted it to be unreliable like life'' Federico says. Pregnant's plot revolves around a stranger putting a mysterious VHS tape into a video player and pressing play. In that respect the film is a journey through this themed mixtape of scenes depicting the wasted world of lost souls chained to their laptops, bored anarchists, a desert drifter slowly dying of thirst, a drug soaked clubland shaman, and a burnt out psychedelic crazy diamond philosopher. This society devoid of any careerism or ambition mixed within scenes that teleport us alongside vivid euphoric gap sequences of bungee jump divers, girl on girl makeouts, cartoons, a possessed choir singer and burning buildings that conduct the film along. In a beginning title card Pregnant boldly calls it's self a Pop Symphony For Film, meaning a trip. This film reminds me very much of the phenomenon that greeted either Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey or Performance by Donald Cammell, when the film's audiences would smoke marijuana or take LSD when they sat down to watch the movie, and look forward to taking a journey into space. The same applies to Pregnant, it is more than just asking you to simply sit down and watch the movie with a bag of popcorn. Federico demands that you take the journey alongside the movie's protagonists, call it a drug movie, but the film will leave you thrilled if watched with an open mind.
These moments are setting the viewer up to re-live and to comprehend the feeling of todays super speed society, and the soon possibility of man being able to download consciousness through science. Pregnant's non-linear structure and form go hand in hand with this concept. From what I've read on the film, there was no script used, the cast don't even seem to have names, but what is apparent is that each character represents an amalgamation of different mythological demi-gods mixed against modern cultural celebrities. For example, we have the nihilistic frenzy of Greek mythology personalities such as Dionysus, Cupid and Herostratus, lined up against other controversial cultural icons such as Madonna, Mark Zuckerberg & Machiavelli in order to represent the themes of greed, Facebook celebrity, shamanism, love, and the curious one of arson, which ties closely into Federico's own personal life. As a child he survived a house fire in 1988 ''Id just recently watched Godzilla, and the fire just hypnotized me'', and recently was a suspected in an incident involving a major car park tower burning down, which also happens to be the very same one we see ablaze in the film.
After watching his debut Black Biscuit I understood that the chance of Pregnant being a straight forward linear film were about as slim a chance as seeing the Dalai Lama posing for Playgirl. Federico specializes in bringing to the screen multi layered films that work on a very unique platform trick, mixing the experimental with pop art. Certain other films came to mind when I sat and watched, movies that question and challenged both the audience and their social mores, they even question the future we are headed towards. Outlaw cinema such as Easy Rider, The Passion of the Christ, Clockwork Orange, Kids, Antichrist were all ahead of their time and were lambasted upon initial release, it's as if these films were looking ahead and predicting into a future that was too dark for people to understand, maybe it simply scared them.
Ultimately, though, it comes down to the films ''streamline of punk energy and attitude'' which Federico has in abundance. Call him the Bogus Man for all his understanding's about the other side of human nature, especially the side which we don't usually see during the day. The way his films have come together have inspired a certain lunatic myth in the peculiarity brought to the art of improvising and creating in a free form mold. For example editing his films blind folded, inspiring a cult behind his film productions – he was stalked by a mental institution patient - had his cast listened to exorcisms during filming, he has also has suffered broken bones due to wanting certain film angles – he fell out of a tree - and has had footage confiscated by the police. It's a miracle that these films, even get made at all and that he's still alive. Alongside the fact that they are usually shot on cheap mobile phones and children's cameras, all for Zero budget – after all, Federico is the founder of the PINK8 manifesto which has been embrace by young amateaur filmmakers.
The film leaves a lasting impression on why finding happiness through the simple things in life, such as love, sex, death and swimming are ultimately more rewarding than becoming a victim to the matrix of the internet. It is no mistake that the film interestingly points out that Scientology is going to be the new religion of our times, suggesting that people's thirst for knowledge, especially through the internet and surfing between Wikipedia, Blogs (literally millions of them), and culture sites, that we might have already embraced Scientology as our new religion without us actually realizing it yet.
In conclusion, I will let the film's poster quote leave you to think about it all: ''If a tree falls in the forest, but no one's there to Instagram it, did it happen at all?''
Posted by CINEMA (Cult, Independent, Underground, Art House) at 06:14
Labels: Adam Legshy, black biscuit, Directed, fabrizio federico, Pink8 Manifesto, pregnant, review
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
Fabrizio Federico - new pics 2015
Photos by Kelly Daniels
Posted by CINEMA (Cult, Independent, Underground, Art House) at 08:00
Labels: Cahiers du cinéma, cannes film festival, DIY Magazine, dogme95, fabrizio federico, film director, Kelly Daniels, Pink8 Manifesto, pregnant, sight and sounds magazine
Monday, 2 March 2015
Fabrizio Federico - Pregnant 'The film thats divided the world'
This has totally shocked me. A badly shot film called Pregnant has caused a global debate on todays ''kidult generation'' of social media addicts.
The film questions internet websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and their responsibility for turning a big percentage of the world's population into computer zombies.
It's director Fabrizio Federico makes his DIY No Budget films on mobile phones and casts friends as the movie's protagonists.
But its actual validity as authentic Cinema has been questioned regarding its unconventional style of its cinema manifesto Pink8 ''this film is a mix tape on the subject of technology finally becoming a full fledged religion'' says Federico, ''it's a scary and exciting way to start the new century''.
The film questions internet websites such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and their responsibility for turning a big percentage of the world's population into computer zombies.
It's director Fabrizio Federico makes his DIY No Budget films on mobile phones and casts friends as the movie's protagonists.
But its actual validity as authentic Cinema has been questioned regarding its unconventional style of its cinema manifesto Pink8 ''this film is a mix tape on the subject of technology finally becoming a full fledged religion'' says Federico, ''it's a scary and exciting way to start the new century''.
Posted by CINEMA (Cult, Independent, Underground, Art House) at 09:04
Labels: 'The film thats dicided the world', black biscuit, cannes film festival, cult film, fabrizio federico, Grolsch Filmworks, Hungry Eye magazine, Pink8 Manifesto, pregnant, world cinema
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You're probably wondering what do cats and learning English have in common?
Well as the blog develops you will see me use my own cats and their escapades to create English language content that you will hopefully enjoy, find helpful and share with others.
I'll gradually introduce my many cats to you over time throughout the blog, sharing their funny stories and real life adventures that I have been lucky enough to have experienced with them. Sometimes you will have the opportunity to choose which cat you learn about next in posts that you can cast votes on. There will be featured posts about cats other than my own in news about cats from around the world and these will help with some of our reading comprehensions. There will be chances for you to introduce your cats (or other pets) to myself and other readers of this blog sharing some of your own humorous tales.
These are just a few of the exciting things this blog has planned for you so that you can learn English with cats! Welcome to you all.
The cat in the photograph with me is called Bellamy and he was the second cat we 'rescued' and brought home. He was only a tiny kitten at the time and very weak due to a chest infection, but he recovered and turned into a really wonderful cat! Alongside all the other cats Bellamy will feature in various blog posts, so keep an eye out for him in future and it wont be long before you have been introduced to his whole gang!


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Gordon Brown: The world is sleepwalking into another crisis
And finally, former prime minister Gordon Brown has warned that the world risks blundering into a new financial crisis.
Brown told the Guardian that nationalism, and the lack of a co-ordinated global response, means global leaders are failing to tackle important problems.
He's well-positioned to comment, having been UK PM when the Lehman Brothers crisis blew up a decade ago.
Our economics editor Larry Elliott reports:
"We are in danger of sleepwalking into a future crisis," Brown said when asked to assess the risks of a repeat of 2008. "There is going to have to be a severe awakening to the escalation of risks, but we are in a leaderless world
Brown also singled out the recent turbulence in emerging markets as a key concern, saying:
"It is very difficult to say what will trigger it [the next crisis] but we are at the latter end of the economic cycle where people take greater risks. There are problems in emerging markets."
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Goodnight! GW
In an unusual development, the Takeover Panel has forced Sports Direct to rule out a bid for Debenhams.
This was triggered by those comments from non-executive director Simon Bentley, revealing that the SPD board had discussed the idea of a takeover.
In a statement tonight, SPD says:
Further to recent press speculation in relation to Debenhams plc, Sports Direct confirms that it does not intend to make an offer to acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Debenhams plc.
Elsewhere in the markets, the oil price rose after the latest US crude inventory figures showed a 5.3 million barrel drop last week.
Brent crude futures were last up 58 cents on the day at $79.64 a barrel and briefly broke above $80. U.S. crude futures rose $1.15, or 1.7 percent, to $70.40 a barrel.
The Energy Information Administration said Wednesday that U.S. crude oil inventories dropped by 5.3 million barrels last week.
"We think oil market fundamentals are increasingly supportive of crude prices, at least at current levels," said Gordon Gray, HSBC's global head of oil and gas equity research.
Britain's FTSE 100 has outperformed the Chinese stock market today.
It ended the session up 39 points at 7,313, a gain of 0.5%.
Ryanair's ever-quotable CEO has weighed in on Brexit, by urging the UK's transport minister to help stop flights being grounded after Britain leaves the EU:
Trade war concerns are keeping a cap on the markets today.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones has risen by just 0.1% in early trading. The Nasdaq is down 0.3%, as some semiconductor firms drop.
Most European stock markets have risen, with the FTSE 100 up 32 points.
But energy stocks are suffering, after SSE surprised the City with a profits warning following the hot summer (which hit demand for heating). Its shares are down 8%, while Centrica is down almost 3%.
Back in Vladivostok, presidents Putin and Xi have visited the Okean Russian Children's Centre.
Ten years ago, the centre took in around 2,000 children from China's Sichuan and Gansu provinces who had been affected by the devastating Wenchuan earthquake, which killed almost 70,000 people. These children received recreation and medical treatment at the centre, to help them recover and recuperate from their ordeal.Xi visited the center in 2010 when he was vice-president.
They have also visited the local university, to underline the economic ties between the two countries.
UK retailer Sports Direct has been making plenty of headlines today, as it holds its AGM.
The first: chairman Keith Hellawell has stepped down, following scathing criticism of the company's corporate government in recent years. This move spares Hellawell another shareholder protest -- last year, barely half of investors supported his re-election.
Secondly, senior non-executive Simon Bentley told the meeting that SPD had discussed merging its new acquisition, House of Fraser, with struggling retailer Debenhams.
Bentley insisted, though, that no move was imminent as the group might "have its hands full" with House of Fraser, which it rescued from administration last month.
Intriguingly, SPD boss Mike Ashley showed up at the AGM, having previously indicated he was too busy. So he may have heard from fans of Newcastle United, Ashley's football club, who turned up to protest against him.
Despite Donald Trump's strident criticism of China, could the US president end up striking one of his famous deals with Beijing?
Ursula Johnston, head of customs at law firm Gowling WLG, thinks multinational firms must prepare for a full-blown trade war, by working out how their supply chains will be hit by higher tariffs.
But in the end, perhaps peace will break out?
An exercise to identify the most cost sensitive supply chains can be undertaken by utilising existing company trade data which can be readily sourced from a variety of internal and external sources including government border authorities and customs brokers.
"However in the long-term, given that both the US and China are starting to realise the realities of an aggressive, closed approach to trade in recent months, one wonders if the more open and collaborative trading relationship with Mexico that has been recently implemented is more typical of what will end up happening in reality."
Associated Press is reporting that China is putting off accepting license applications from American companies.
It suggests that Beijing is widening its retaliation against the US trade tariffs -- moving simply beyond slapping tariffs on imports.
AP explains:
The license delay applies to industries Beijing has promised to open to foreign competitors, according to Jacob Parker, vice president for China operations of the U.S.-China Business Council. The group represents some 200 American companies that do business with China.
In meetings over the past three weeks, Cabinet-level officials told USCBC representatives they are putting off accepting applications "until the trajectory of the U.S.-China relationship improves and stabilizes," Parker said.
Chinese authorities have promised to increase foreign access to areas including banking, securities, insurance and asset management.
"There seem to be domestic political pressures that are working against the perception of U.S. companies receiving benefits" during the dispute, Parker said.
China and Russia's concerns about protectionism may be well-merited, but neither country has a clean slate on the issue.
China has long been criticised for protecting its own companies at the expense of foreign rivals. It uses the power of the state to support domestic firms in a way that EU and US rivals can only dream of.
Beijing's policy of 'forced technology transfers' is particularly controversial -- it makes foreign firms share technology if they want to do business in China. A chance to steal US secrets?
Russia has also been accused of protectionism. Critics cite cuts in foreign worker quotas, and state support for the rare earth metals industry, agriculture and aircraft makers.
Back in June, the European Union warned that China and Russia are actually the most trade protectionist countries. China set up 10 new trade barriers in 2017, according to the EU, followed by Russia with 6.
That meant Russia now imposes 36 barriers to free trade with the EU, followed by China with 25 and Indonesia with 23, hindering EU export and investment opportunities.


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