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kalico-to-the-letter · 6 years ago

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REVIEW // RWBY | 6.13 | “OUR WAY”

AKA the welcome home.

Welcome in to my review of the thirteenth chapter, and the finale, of RWBY’s sixth volume, entitled, “Our Way”.

In this episode: Light reigns. Greetings are extended. Darkness gathers.

Rise.

TELL THEM – I CAME THE LONG WAY ROUND.

I’ve praised the overall efficiency of this season of RWBY; for the most part, and particularly in the second half of the season, the episode times have been spent wisely, hitting plot points without sacrificing too much build up or leaving us feeling too shortchanged when it’s truly mattered.

But that want to tell expansive, multi-character stories within these kinds of thinned-out structures is always like playing with fire, because one inevitably risks running into one of two things: not doing as much as it can, or trying to do far too much.

And this has been the story of RWBY for all of this season. They nailed that balance, in my opinion, for the first half of the season, by anchoring the story to Team RWBY’s struggles and smartly dotting other teases around the perimeter. But introducing Argus meant introducing a new setting, new side characters, and a new sub-antagonist, all while needing to marry with those established setups – creating a readjustment period which the show then struggled to leverage into anything truly remarkable – and somehow running into both of the above problems.

Question: Do we particularly like Argus, after all this? It’s a nice enough town, with fairly chill people, and that was definitely a breath of fresh air after the darkness of Haven last season, and traipsing through the snowy woods in the first half of this season. But beyond it being the home of the Cotta-Arc family, and providing a truly heartfelt moment remembering Pyrrha, I can’t see that it’s left much of an impact. All the action happened outside of the town itself, and ultimately, it was just another pit stop on the way to Atlas.

There are two principle reasons for that. First is the antagonist – despite the actual mechanics of her character arc working really well, Caroline Cordovin has done very little for me. Sure, she plays a big part in the story, and is ultimately somewhat redeemed by taking down the Leviathan, but when you sit back and look at the wider context of the season, and realise that she, this gatekeeper figure, was the season’s most prominent character antagaonist, it’s a bit unimpressive. Adam played his part, but that part was to essentially appear out of nowhere and die, while the series’ biggest antagonists were kept to the sidelines, even after a number of promising teases.

The second reason Argus has struggled is the lack of a meaningful mooring point. The most appealing characters Argus gave us, in Saphron and Terra Cotta-Arc, were introduced immediately, as well as given an interesting potential subplot thread. Unfortunately, nothing came of it, and their role in the story was quickly reduced to shepherding the protagonists out of town, with a minimum of callback to that tease. If the protagonists’ escape had been more strongly linked to a local subplot, then the experience would have felt more important than it does now, which is really a bit of a blip.

It adds up to a story which didn’t do as much as it could have in defining the basics, and then tried to do a bit too much. A difficult situation, to say the least, and the way it wraps up in this finale doesn’t fix or really even attempt to justify some of the season’s recent creative directions.

Say, if the Argus story we’d had drip-fed to us had ended with a Grimm fight at least matching the intensity of Blake and Yang vs Adam or Gang vs Cordovin, then sure, I wouldn’t be so irritated by how this Leviathan element was executed. But in this finale, there was no epic battle, no time for any drama to build. The big moment just kind of … happened, and then we moved on.

It was a great moment, don’t get me wrong. Seeing Ruby facing off solo against this huge monster was a big deal, and I got quite emotional at seeing all the flashes of her memories as she tried to summon her Silver Eyes. I liked the swell of that moment, and how it finished with Cordovin remembering her purpose and using the mecha suit for the thing for which it was designed.

But this “battle” did not justify how the Leviathan was so clumsily inserted into the story at the end of the previous episode – the creature’s presence hammered in the consequences of the Gang vs Cordovin fight, but really it just existed as a plot device to redeem Cordovin and give Ruby a reason to try her Silver Eyes in earnest.

And ultimately, that was the clear, main objective of this now “in the interim” season, to take Ruby and properly work on her character to the point that someone like myself, who was always just “ok” with her, is now very positive about her and her position in this story, going into the series’ likely final phase.

So here we finally are. In Atlas. Where a lot of things will surely come to a head, and in time, this transitional season will not be remembered as being too difficult of an experience – just a necessary step to get to the big stuff. But right now, in this moment, having spent the past fourteen weeks thinking about the ways that this season’s story was developing, I can’t help but be a little bit flat about it all. Especially when it promised so damn much in the early going.

OBSERVATIONS

Keep in mind that when I talk about the antagonists, obviously I’m putting the Grimm in a separate category – they don’t have characters, after all.

Do I even have to say that I loved the post-fight interactions between Blake, Weiss and Yang? You know I did. As weird as this show has been to follow at times, the best part of it has always been its characters, and these days I can definitely admit my attachment to these three girls, and Ruby now as well.

I believe that’s the first time we’ve seen Neo’s semblance in action – materialisation, seemingly hologram-based in nature.

So, Ozpin helped Oscar safely crash the airship previously, then disappeared again. All right then.

I almost screamed when I saw Summer Rose’s face reveal, I will not lie. The whole animatic was very emotional, especially seeing its progression, and how just the thought of Pyrrha caused Ruby to lose control of her positive energy.

I noticed a couple of spots where the animation seemed to lose or skip some frames – Cordovin leaping at the Leviathan and when Salem shrouds herself in darkness to cut the episode to black.

I like that the main parameters for Volume 7 are already being laid down – everyone is going to Atlas, and things are going to burn.

It seems like the overarching story is proceeding into its end phase, and there is probably a larger discussion to be had about how the rest of the series will unfold on a structural level. RT seem to be scaling back focus on this show as they move onto other projects. I suppose it makes sense – this series is well past the point of having “potential”, and has probably already peaked at a commercial level, so all that’s left to do is manage what remains. It will be interesting to see what happens going forward in terms of production and output for RWBY.

GRADE: C+

As a finale, “Our Way” is a very appropriate encapsulation of season six’s latter half – charged with very good psychology and enough baked-in character work to carry its stories, but also guilty of not doing the best it can with some of its ideas. This was the moment to pay off the season’s recent efficiency with something epic or escalated, but instead it rushes through a number of its important story beats and moves on without batting much of an eyelid. Even though big things are being set up for future stories, the lack of depth in the overall Argus storyline hurts this finale’s attempts to serve as a definitive, grand closer. However, it does complete the season-long ascension of the Main Heroine with emotional aplomb, and leans on its strong characters to the point that it becomes … fine.

Volume 6 of RWBY is a strange beast, stranger than Volume 5’s up-and-down swings, or Volume 4’s all-consuming melancholia. What makes this the case is that it opened by serving up six episodes of consistent, quality storytelling, only to run into roadblocks of its own creation in the latter seven episodes. Some of the worst parts of this season? The meandering in Argus, dropping the “tension within Team RWBY” angle as soon as they’d reached Argus, and the meagre, in hindsight, teases of the antagonists “making moves” but not really doing that much. Some of the best parts of this season? The constant focus on character, the attention paid to the fight psychology, the reestablishment of Team RWBY as a unit, the focus put on Blake and Yang, and the unwavering effort to solidify Ruby Rose as the primary heroine. – KALLIE

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little-p-eng-engineering · 4 years ago

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1.5.1 Primary vs. Secondary Loads

Markl's investigation of the fatigue problem, following the earlier recognition of the maximum stress theory of failure, led to identification of the basic problem in the design of piping systems. Not one, but two different criteria must be satisfied, one for primary loads, which may lead to single application catastrophic failure, and one for cyclic, displacement-drivenloads that may lead to fatigue failure (especially in the vicinity of fittings and other discontinuities) after repeated applications. The main characteristics of these two different types of loads are described below:

Primary Load Characteristics:

Primary loads are usually force driven (gravity, pressure, spring forces, relief valve, fluid hammer, etc.).

Primary loads are not self-limiting. Once plastic deformation begins it continues unabated until force equilibrium is achieved (through change of the external boundary conditions or through material strain hardening), or until failure of the cross section results.

Primary loads are typically not cyclic in nature (and those that are, such as pulsation or pressure variation, show characteristics of both primary and secondary loads).

Allowable limits for primary stresses are related, through failure modes such as those advanced by the Von Mises, Tresca, or Rankine theories, to the material yield stress (i.e. the point where plastic deformation begins), the ultimate strength, or, for sustained loads only, to time-dependent stress rupture proper-ties(such as creep characteristics).

Excessive primary load causes gross plastic deformation and rupture. Failure may occur with a single application of the load. Note that failures that occur due to single load applications usually involve pressure (hoop stress) design failures and are not directly addressed by CAESAR II or by the flexibility stress requirements of the codes. Such pressure design requirements are encompassed in the minimum wall thickness requirements discussed in detail in separate sections of the codes.

Secondary Load Characteristics:

Secondary loads are usually displacement driven (thermal expansion, imposed anchor movements, settlement, vibration, etc.).

Secondary loads are almost always self-limiting, i.e. the loads tend to dissipate as the system deforms through yielding or deflection.

Secondary loads are typically cyclic in nature (except settlement).

Allowable limits for secondary stresses are based upon cyclic and fatigue failure modes, and are therefore limited based upon requirements for elastic cycling after shakedown and the material fatigue curve.

A single application of the load never produces failure. Rather catastrophic failure can occur after some (usually high) number of applications of the load. Therefore, even if a system has been running successfully for many years, it is no evidence that the system has been properly designed for secondary loads.)

Several examples should help illustrate:

Primary Stress Failure: Springs were improperly sized to support the weight of the valve operator on a system. When the line was filled for hydrotest, everything (stresses and displacements) appeared fine, since the pipe could support the moment imbalance at ambient temperature. However, heating up the fluid (and pipe) during startup, the valve sagged and the guardrail was crushed in less than 30 minutes due to the decrease in strength at the operating temperature.

Steps to failure:

Weight loads were improperly accounted for. (The primary stresses were too high.)

At operating temperature there was a resulting drop in material strength.

Gross deformation began almost immediately and continued until force equilibrium was achieved (the spring bottoming out).

Secondary Stress Failure: After 12 years of successful operation, inspection of the inside surface of a vessel revealed fatigue cracks in the vicinity of a piping nozzle connection. A subsequent analysis showed that a temperature increase in the adj acent vessel and piping system (along with a relocation of pipe restraints for the new operating conditions) made several years ago caused the stresses to exceed the expansion allowables. Even though the calculated stress range at the junction was well over 470,000 psi, the junction survived several years because of the self-relieving nature of the thermal load, and the fact that the system cycled fewer than a dozen times over the two year period.

Steps to failure:

Thermal allowables were exceeded by mistake.

After about a dozen applications of the excessive load, cracks formed on the highly stressed inside surface of the vessel at the junction with the nozzle.

Therefore, code compliance requires that the piping system be checked for both types of loading — primary and secondary. The basic steps involved in doing code compliance are outlined below:

Compute the primary stresses, i.e. the stresses due to the sustained primary loads, usually weight and pressure, and those due to the occasional primary loads, such as earthquake, wind, fluid hammer, etc.

Compute the range of the varying stress, i.e. the expansion stress range.

Compare the primary stresses to their allowables, which is based on a factor of safety times the hot yield stress.

Compare the expansion stress range to its allowable, which is a factor of safety times a value vaiying with the number of cycles such that it fits the material fatigue curve (adjusted for mean stress), but never exceeds the sum of the hot and cold yield stresses.

Note that due to the shakedown effect, and the fact that the primary and secondary stresses have different failure criteria, these two load types are reviewed in isolation. Therefore, it should be stressed that, as far as most codes are concerned, there is no such thing as "operating stress".

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365footballorg-blog · 7 years ago

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Wiebe: Eyes on the prizes - Who are the early 2018 MLS award favorites?

May 18, 20181:48PM EDT

We’re 30 percent of the way through the 2018 season – 114 of 391 games in the books – and there’s no easier way to take an easily digestible snapshot of the year so far than to handicap Major League Soccer’s award season far, far in advance.

Below are my top three candidates, a dark horse choice, my current pick for the award and a prediction for who will actually take the hardware home in November when we vote for real.

Agree? Disagree? Have your own ballot? Drop it all in the comment section below and enjoy your weekend! If you only watch one game, make it Atlanta United vs. the Red Bulls on Sunday (7 pm ET | FS1, TSN – Full TV & streaming info). Or watch them all. Your choice.

Rookie of the Year

Orlando City SC’s Chris Mueller is off to a stellar start to his MLS career | Isaiah J. Downing -USA TODAY Sports

Top 3: Chris Mueller (ORL), Alex Roldan (SEA), Corey Baird (RSL) Dark horse: Handwalla Bwana (SEA) My pick? Chris Mueller (ORL)

You only get to “borrow” celebrations if you score goals, and Mueller’s got three already while proving he can be productive at the next level after a jaw-dropping senior season at Wisconsin (9 goals, 20 assists). He’s still raw, but he’s direct and fearless. For the time being, Jason Kreis appears to prefer Mueller to Josue Colman.

Who will win: Grant Lillard (CHI)

Surprise! If Lillard isn’t on your radar, then you just haven’t been watching the Fire. He’d be in my top three, but I don’t hear much chatter about the Homegrown central defender out of Indiana, thus the switcheroo above.

Since coming back from a left knee injury, Lillard has five starts under his belt as he eases into what Chicago hope is the beginning of a long career anchoring their backline. He’ll win, because few first-year attacking players are able to sustain their production over a full season and Lillard will fill a huge hole all year long in Chicago. Consistency and impact wins out.

Newcomer of the Year

Kaku leads Major League Soccer with seven assists | Brad Penner -USA TODAY Sports

Top 3: Carlos Vela (LAFC), Ezequiel Barco (ATL), Kaku (RBNY) Dark horse: Felipe Gutierrez/Johnny Russell (SKC) My pick? Carlos Vela (LAFC)

Six goals, five assists in 10 games while leading LAFC to the best start in expansion history … and I expect him to get even better as the season goes on. More on that in a bit.

Who will win: Kaku (RBNY)

Barco is going to make a run at this one if he stays healthy, but it’ll be his countryman (errrrr, of a fashion) in New York who ends up with the honor. The Red Bulls dropped serious coin on Kaku, and their new No. 10 already has three goals and seven assists in his first eight MLS games.

Says here he’ll end the season with a double-double and somewhere around 25 goals scored and created plus a U.S. Open Cup triumph. You better believe that’s a straight-up guess. I’m sorry for cursing you, Red Bulls fans.

Defender of the Year

Jonathan Mensah has anchored the Crew SC defense | Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports

Top 3: Michael Parkhurst (ATL), Tim Parker (RBNY), Harrison Afful (CLB) Dark horse: Jonathan Mensah (CLB)

C’mon – you knew I would get him in here after that 2017 prediction tire fire. Seriously, though, he’s been a beast. Adapting to MLS took the Ghanaian about six months. Granted, those were a tough six months …

My pick? Michael Parkhurst (ATL)

Is Parkhurst the most under-appreciated player in MLS? His career is something else – go look at the year-by-year breakdown for a lesson in consistency – and being 34-years-old doesn’t seem to have slowed him down at all. If anything, he’s even more calm and composed. Atlanta’s current dominance is a two-way street, and Parkhust’s side of the block is spick-and-span.

Who will win: Harrison Afful (CLB)

I have no idea who the defender with the most shine on them will be in the fall. That mostly depends on goals allowed and where the narratives take us. Yes, this is a bit of a cop out.

Admittedly, this is a tactic to soften up voters. Center backs get all the love, and it’s time an outside back won the award. Afful has been the best in MLS this season, and Crew SC’s story this year will revolve around Gyasi Zardes and team ethos. Afful ought to feed the former and embody the latter.

Goalkeeper of the Year

Matt Turner entered preseason as the Revs No. 3 goalkeeper and has started every game | Troy Taormina -USA TODAY Sports

Top 3: Tim Melia (SKC), Zack Steffen (CLB), Jimmy Maurer (DAL) Dark horse: Matt Turner (NE) My pick:? Tim Melia (SKC)

Turner’s been quietly excellent. Who would have thought Brad Friedel would have a feel for goalkeepers? Same for Steffen and Maurer. On a more random note, pour one out for the Impact’s Evan Bush. Poor guy has already faced 85 shots on goal, 29 more than any other ‘keeper in MLS.

My pick is still Melia. He makes the routine look routine and has a knack for the spectacular when the game demands it.

Who will win: Tim Melia (SKC)

You thought that Sporting KC backline had lost a step, huh? Yeah, nahhhhh. Melia and the boys appreciated your concern, but they’re back to piling up shutouts and wins. Same as it ever was. That means a back-to-back for Melia. He’ll have earned it.

Coach of the Year

Bob Bradley has LAFC firing on all cylinders | Kirby Lee -USA TODAY Sports

Top 3: Tata Martino (ATL), Peter Vermes (SKC), Bob Bradley (LAFC) Dark horse: Brad Friedel (NE) My pick? Bob Bradley (LAFC)

Best start in expansion history, a smidgen better than the 1998 Chicago Fire, who were coached by … you guessed it. All those questions we had about LAFC? Answered, and now they’re reloading with even more talent. It’s nice to see a Bradley team play week-to-week again.

Who will win: Tata Martino (ATL)

LAFC are going to be finish third in the Western Conference, an expansion season that gets mentioned in the record books, but Atlanta United run away with the Supporters’ Shield, challenging the all-time points per game mark (2.13; LA Galaxy, 1998). For that sort of dominance, the Argentine gets his just reward.

Most Valuable Player

A healthy Mauro Diaz is back to his influential self with FC Dallas | Kevin Jairaj -USA TODAY Sports

Top 3: Bradley Wright-Phillips (RBNY), Carlos Vela (LAFC), Miguel Almiron (ATL) Dark horse: Mauro Diaz (DAL) My pick? Miguel Almiron (ATL)

I remain baffled by the fact that Almiron often finds himself in enough space to turn and run at opposing backlines. Mark that man! Or don’t, because when the Paraguayan turns and runs, there’s no better viewing in MLS. He’s the best player for the best team in the league. Depending on your taste, he’s the best player in the league. That = MVP. Just ask Martino.

Asked if Almiron is #mls mvp one-third of way through season, Martino said absolutely.

— Doug Roberson (@DougRobersonAJC) May 18, 2018

For the record, I love BWP. He’s having a magnificent season that I expect will be indicative of his entire campaign. Please hold your outrage.

Who will win: Carlos Vela (LAFC)

Almiron hasn’t been shy about his European ambitions, and clubs are going to be beating the door down this summer, testing the resolve of Atlanta United – and perhaps more importantly – the player and his representation. The Five Stripes aren’t afraid to cash in (see Carlos Carmona), but moving Almiron midseason with the Shield, USOC, MLS Cup and a Concacaf Champions League berth at stake would be surprising (and require a whole lot of coin).

For the sake of this column, they sell. Too much money, time to reinforce in the transfer window and a stacked squad that picks up the slack to win the club’s first silverware.

That means Vela is your Landon Donovan MLS MVP, the most dominant singular attacking force in the league. The Mexico international comes back from the World Cup, gets a quick breather to jell with the team’s new faces and then eviscerates all comers through October as LAFC grab a home playoff date in Year 1.

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Crypto News - This Week in Crypto: May 18, 2018

This Week in Crypto: May 18, 2018 This Week in Crypto Please Sir, Can We Find the Floor? The market’s looking for support, folks. Ever since Bitcoin failed to break $10k, assets across the board have been bleeding and prices have yet to find a floor. If you were hoping for a post-Consensus p... You May Likes reading: Also Read: Latest Crypto News

This Week in Crypto: May 18, 2018

This Week in Crypto

Please Sir, Can We Find the Floor?

The market’s looking for support, folks. Ever since Bitcoin failed to break $10k, assets across the board have been bleeding and prices have yet to find a floor.

If you were hoping for a post-Consensus pump per historical precedent, I wouldn’t hold my breath. With a total market capitalization of $366bln, Consensus did little to save the market from the 4.6% drop it experienced over the course of the week. Sure, the loss isn’t catastrophic, but it is the second week in a row that we’ve seen negative price action.

As we watch Bitcoin flirt with $8k, expect lower prices still if we drop below this support level.

Bitcoin: Crypto’s #1 is down 6% on the week, holding just above the $8k threshold at $8,080.

Ethereum: Ethereum hasn’t moved much at all to speak of. At $675, it’s almost exactly where it was last Friday, only losing 0.4% over the week.

Ripple: In the same boat as Ethereum, Ripple is (almost) keeping its head above water, as it’s down just 1.4% at $0.66.

Domestic News

Circle Raises $110mln in Series E Funding, Partners with Bitmain, Stable Coin in the Works: Peer-to-peer payment company Circle, who purchased Poloniex exchange earlier this year, just raised $110mln in its latest round of venture capital investing. The series E investment round has the rising blockchain company valued at $3bln, with Bitmain, one of the world’s largest mining hardware producers, committing the most funding and forging a partnership with Circle in the process. Per this partnership and Circle’s new strategic financing campaign, the company plans to develop its own stablecoin (USDC) along with CENTRE, an open-source network for converting physical and digital assets into stablecoins.

As well as their key support for CENTRE and USDC, @BITMAINtech is also leading a $110M series E strategic investment in Circle. We’re over the moon to have one of the most important and forward-thinking companies join our investor’s list. Welcome, @BITMAINtech pic.twitter.com/uP249k1ZLT

— Circle (@circlepay) May 15, 2018

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Ethereum Futures Contracts Hit the United Kingdom Trading Scene: The UK-regulated cryptocurrency exchange Crypto Facilities opened up trading for Ethereum futures this week. With the May 11 debut, the futures became the world’s first fully-regulated Ethereum derivatives. “Ether is the second most liquid cryptocurrency after Bitcoin, trading in the billions of dollars daily, and we are excited to be launching ETH futures. The Ethereum network is the pre-eminent blockchain for smart contracts, and we believe this new trading instrument will attract more investors and bring greater liquidity to the marketplace,” Crypto Facilities founder Timo Schlaefer said in regards to the developments.

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Russia Weighs Legislation to Include Digital Economy Standards in Civil Codes: Russia’s lower legislative house, the State Duma, will hold a first reading for a bill that proposes including standards for crypto’s emerging digital economy in the Russian Federation’s Civil Codes. Overseen by the Committee for Legislative Work, the bill could “minimize the existing risks of using digital objects for transferring assets into an unregulated digital environment.” While, if signed into law, the bill would mean smart contracts are treated as written consent for legal proceedings, it does not grant cryptocurrencies status as legal tender under Russian law.

Ethereum Alliance Rolls Out Technical Standards for Enterprises, First Universal Specifications: At this year’s Consensus conference, the Ethereum Alliance announced that it has delivered on a promise it made at the Blockchain Expo World Series in London last month. The working group has released a client that “will give businesses and developers a comprehensive, instantly accessible view of the enterprise environment using Ethereum,” the group claims. “The EEA’s Enterprise Ethereum Specification is the result of 18 months of intense collaboration between leading enterprise, technology and platform members within our technical committee. This EEA open-source, cross-platform framework will enable the mass adoption at a depth and breadth otherwise unachievable in individual corporate silos,” the group continued.

Second Largest Stock Exchange in Germany is Planning a Fee-Free Crypto Trading App: With the hopes of launching an easy-to-use, convenient trading app, Stuttgart Börse, one of Germany’s premier stock exchanges, unveiled plans for its own cryptocurrency trading service this week. Developed with help from Sowa Labs, the app, called Bison, will feature zero fees and markets for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Ripple, and Litecoin, and it is expected to be in the hands of consumers by fall of 2018. The app also comes with its own AI service, Cryptoradar, which allegedly will deliver daily, real-time analysis of crypto markets with data collected from over 250,000 tweet sources.

Japanese Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, the Fifth Largest Bank in the World, Entertaining its Own Cyptocurrency: The banking arm for Japan’s Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is planning to develop its own cryptocurrency. Dubbed MUFG Coin, the bank expects to run a trial for the currency by 2019, indicating that its test run could involve some 100,000 account holders. The currency is expected to take the form of a stablecoin pegged to the Japanese yen.

Taiwanese Bank Fubon Commercial Launches Blockchain Payment System: A first for Taiwan, the Taipei-based Fubon Commercial Bank has deployed a payment system that leverages Ethereum’s blockchain. The launch is the culmination of the bank’s partnership with Taiwan’s National Chengchi University, and the payment system will include services for merchants and restaurants near the university. It’s also the latest step Taipei has taken towards becoming a blockchain-run “smart city,” an initiative the country’s capital announced at the beginning of this year.

The World’s Financial Repository, Switzerland, Takes a Look into a National Cryptocurrency: Switzerland’s Federal Council of the Government has made an official legislative request for a report on the potential benefits and risks of launching its own state-backed coin, the e-franc. “The Federal Council is aware of the major challenges, both legal and monetary, which would be accompanied by the use of an e-franc… It asks that the proposal be adopted to examine the risks and opportunities of an e-franc and to clarify the legal, economic and financial aspects of the e-franc,” the Council stated in regards to the request.

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China: B.R.I.C. or Brick? The Nation's Impact on Developed and Frontier Market Economies

Twitter: GregGlobal14

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It has been over a month since the tumultuous drop of the Chinese stock market and the correction which scared some American investors into U.S. Treasury Bonds in August. In this post, I comb over and analyze the potential global financial impacts the Chinese economy has on diverse regions of the world and global trade.

Is China changing from a B.R.I.C. to a global Brick?

Event: "Black Friday"/"Black Monday"

The stock market losses occurred on what is infamously dubbed as "Black Monday" in China. Matt Egan of CNN Money, described it as equivalent to "erasing almost the entire value of the British version of the S&P 500." The "S&P BMI U.K. Index" is "worth just $2.8 trillion." For the U.S. stock market, this was the largest drop since 2011, resulting in an official "correction" (When stock, bond, commodity or market index declines by at least 10% according to investopedia).

-Matt Egan

U.S. and Global Fears: Another Domestic or Global Recession

According to Richard Quest (in the corresponding video to the above CNN article), anchor of CNN's "Quest Means Business,"

Black Monday signified a "serious bought of indigestion"

-Richard Quest

He may have been hinting at the temporary impact on U.S. equity markets resulting from the event, trying to calm people's fears.

Questions about Individual and Global Impacts

Even if you had a well diversified portfolio, you likely saw yours drop. Seeing mine decline in value, caused others and myself to reflect on the following questions:

1) How will the Chinese economy impact the U.S. economic health now and in the future?

2) What are the global macro economic trends and implications resulting from this nations slowing growth?

But the most important and underlying question here is:

3) How dependent is global growth on China's GDP and the nation's commodity demands?

Today, we will further look at: some of the nations which are reliant on China's imports, macro-economic investment trends which may impact the United States and global financial markets, as well as, potential regional growth trends which can affect long term global economic growth.

China:

Causes of the Free Fall

Fear and doubt in their economic growth was spurred when the yuan (its currency) was devalued on August 14th and investors expectations of an increase in exports were not met. Despite the devalued yuan, Matt Egan pointed out that a gauge, which measured China's manufacturing exports, showed their exports had dropped to their "lowest levelsince the global financial crisis."

With their currency weakened (decreasing the cost of their products), investors did not expect a decline in exports and became worried when such occurred.

Short Term Impact: Significant

According to Charles Rile's article on CNN Money, the 3.25 trillion dollar loss of the Chinese equity market in one month was a loss greater than the size of France's entire stock market.

Long Term Growth: Uncertain

In 2008, I was assigned to give a competitive speech (for my college's forensic team)on the topic of the double digit G.D.P. (Gross Domestic Product) growth rates seen with China's economy. Afterwards, I wondered when this expansion would come to an end. A nations G.D.P. is a good way to determine the overall strength and health of a nation's economy, with recently industralized nations often having a higher rate of yearly growth initially).

Looking at the World Bank's numbers, it appears the end was in 2010, when their GDP was at 10.6%. In 2014, it was still at 7.4%. For comparison, their 7.4% annual rate is greater than any of the developed countries across the globe. However, robust growth can only last so long.

China GDP vs Global Comparison

For some reference, the World Bank shows that in 2014, Germany's GDP was 1.6% the U.S.'s was 2.4% and Brazil's a whopping .1% (another suffering B.R.I.C. member). Although when we compare China to their other B.R.I.C. friend India (also at 7.4% in 2014), China's GDP over the last 4 years has gradually been decreasing. India's decline stopped in 2012.

Since then, India's GDP has been gradually increasing.

Measures to Reduce Volatility

Attempts to minimize such a chaotic fall (including a 40 billion dollar stimulus and a trading halt in a number of stocks, among others), have either failed or their impact is unknown. One must wonder, that if investors expected measures to slow the free fall, that instead these and other measures turned what some thought would act as bridges of support, into additional fuel and fear. Looking into the future, we can expect a volatile market despite efforts to curb the momentum.

United States:

U.S. Stock Market vs Economy

With a drop of over 40% in the Chinese stock market, fears spread of what impact this would have on the American economy. It likely caused the market correction mentioned earlier. However, Merryl Lynch appears to be correct when they say, U.S. equities " 'remain vulnerable'" only "in the near term." Richard Quest also mentions in the video not to mistake corrections with trends.

Effect on U.S. Debt and Treasury Sales

China began selling of some of its U.S. Treasuries to raise cash to support its economy. Why does this concern U.S. investors? The senior portfolio manager of SkyBridge Capital, Troy Gayeski explains. It can make "Treasury yields higher than they would normally be." Since "treasury rates are used as a benchmark" that "set the cost of borrowing for credit cards and mortgages," rising yields could result in a "slowdown in the housing recovery."

Matt Egan reminds us, "What's key...is how much cash China ultimately needs to raise to defend its currency and stock market.''

No one, not even China, knows that figure."

-Matt Egan of CNN Money

Consequences?

If China does continue to raise cash to defend the yuan and its stock market, the CNN article suggests the U.S. may have to look to other nations to purchase its debt.

Emerging Economies

B.R.I.C.S.'s

My purchase of an emerging market mutual fund in 2010 may have been a decade too late. An article by the Economist on Aug, 24, 2015 and my mutual fund's returns, support this conclusion!

According to The Economist, "The period of rip-roaring emerging-market growth that began around 2000...has been yanked away." The economist explains this growth resulted from the "low interest rates and soaring commodity prices that powered emerging-market growth."

Why Are Some B.R.I.C.'s and Emerging Markets Falling?

Chinese Demand. Geoffrey Smith from Fortune noted that the emerging market nations most effected by this global change are those who "have come to depend on Chinese demand for their natural resources."

He also points out that emerging countries are, "seeing their economies falter and their currencies fall" as a result. The Economist agrees.

According to an article by the Economist this August, "A weakening outlook for Chinese growth" plus the "slip in China's currency" have "put pressure on other emerging economies".

Such pressure is especially felt if their "growth model" was reliant on China's demand "for industrial and other commodities." Lets hope we didn't invest our whole retirement in the B.R.I.C.S.

Other Emerging and Frontier Markets: Turkey to South Korea

The Economist article also notes that Turkey and Kazakhstan provide us an example where "the cocktail of Chinese growth, low interest rates and soaring commodity prices" ending, will have ripple affects.

Larry Elliot and Phillip Inman of the Guardian point out that among Asian nations, "Vietnam will eventually find it harder to compete." In addition, even "more advanced economies" such as "South Korea and Taiwan, which provide components to Chinese manufacturers – will see demand for their exports decline."

Ouch.

African Nations

We see a similar pattern of export dependent nations in Africa who have either been reliant on trade with China to maintain their budgets, or they have also been hurt by the falling prices of commodities and oil. Business Insider explains that China was the "biggest trading partner" for the entire continent. Exporters such as Sierra Leone (exporting iron ore and titanium), Angola (oil), Zambia (ores and metals) are examples where commodity reliant trade with China may be negatively impacted.

In general, the more diverse a nation's trading partners and exports, the less reliant they are on any individual nation or resource and are more able to weather a storm.

An Optimistic Future?

Whether you are an investor or just an interested observer, it is important to be prescient. Despite these slowdowns, Investopedia states China will be one of the top economies in 2020, (along with Mexico, Russia and Brazil). Maybe the B.R.I.C.'s fall is only temporary and it is not too late for my mutual fund to earn some returns. Or, just maybe a passive E.T.F.(Exchange Traded Fund) is better for me.

Which will be the next B.R.I.C.'s or the next ones to fall? Well according to Investopedia, they may just remain the same. Some like China, may not sink like we feared, in the long run.

Tell me your thoughts on emerging and frontier markets in the comments below.

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15 Reasons Chicago Is The New LA For A Summer Vacation

Between Coachella, Rodeo Drive, the Hollywood sign and the Pacific Coast Highway — we get it, LA is awesome. But Chicago, the Windy City smack dab in the middle of the country, comes alive in the summertime in a way that makes it a unique and unforgettable option if you’re looking to get away.

So next time you’re in the market for a trip, skip the traditional west coast vacay, and opt for a city with all the perks of LA and then some. Hereare 15 reasons Chicago is the new Los Angeles for summer trips.

1. They’ve perfected outdoor drinking

In LA, summer is expected, but in Chicago, summer is treasured. That’s why Chicagoans so strongly embrace rooftop bars, patios and beer gardens, which you can find in every neighborhood in the city.

2. Getting to the city is a cinch

If you’re flying in, both major airports, O’Hare International and Midway, are connected to Chicago’s L public transit system. This means easy, clean, affordable (read: less than $5) transit to the heart of downtown Chicago. Oh, and each trip is less than an hour to most stops.

3. That lake life

Chicago is perfectly seated on Lake Michigan, and with 26 public beaches, visitors and locals alike can take in the hot sun and the sound of waves crashing on the sand. Oh, and you can also rent boats. One of Chicago’s favorite pastimes, as a matter of fact, is the Play Pen, a cove where boats anchor and the party gets going. Just want to get dressed up and be near the lake? Navy Pier, Chicago’s great expanse of restaurants, shops and reowned Centennial (Ferris) Wheel, is your stop.

4. Food, glorious food

The food in this town is second to none. Chicago is home to 22 Michelin Star restaurants, and 58 have the honor of being on the Bib Gourmand list. Additionally, the James Beard Foundation recently called Chicago, One of America’s most innovative dining cities. Need we say more? Of course, if lists don’t impress you, don’t worry; there are hundreds of places to eat and drink that don a great location, friendly staff and, of course, glorious food.

5. The original tastes of Chicago

In addition to the rising and shining stars in the Chicago restaurant scene, the Windy City proudly stands on the original staples that made it great. Deep dish (don’t pretend it’s not good, you’re just kidding yourself), Garrett’s Popcorn, Italian beef, Chicago style hotdogs are staples. Pretty much all the food you only let yourself have when you’re on vacation have a home here. You should also know that Chicago has its own Hot Dog Fest. If that’s not enough to make you think about booking a ticket, we don’t know what will.

6. Public transportation system will take you practically anywhere

Chicago’s public transportation system is comprised of buses along with its L trains. While LA necessitates driving everywhere and hitting undesirable traffic in the process, Chicago offers and extensive list of options that pick you up and drop you off within a few blocks of pretty much anywhere you’d ever want to go in the city.

7. But if you’re not into the public transit thing

Chicago is an extremely walkable town, with a grid system and major streets that stretch through its many neighborhoods to get you where you want to go.

8. The concert and festival scene is insane

Chicago is home to some of the largest and best festivals in the country. If you’re in the mood for music, try the Chicago Blues Festival, Grant Park Music Festival, Chicago Jazz Festival, Chicago World Music Festival, Lollapalooza, Pitchfork or Spring Awakening.

If you’re looking for the spectacular, go for the Air & Water show (the oldest and largest exhibition of its kind), the outdoor dancing series Chicago SummerDance, or for any of the many street festivals that happen weekly.

9. Chicago is actually responsible for a type of music

Sure, LA has Hollywood, but Chicago has its own style of music that bloomed right there in the city. We mean, of course, the Blues. If you’re in the mood, hit up Kingston Mines or the Green Mill to get your soul on.

10. They see some stars before LA does

Chicago has a funny bone that just won’t quit. Tina Fey, Bill Murray, Katherine O’Hara, Jim and John Belushi. Ever heard of them? These geniuses and many more got their start in Chicago’s coveted comedy scene, and today, comedy stages across the city are destinations for some of the world’s funniest.

11. They drink local

Chicagoans love a good craft cocktail, which places like the Violet Hour excel at, but the beer, oh the beer. Chicago is home to a number of noteworthy brewing companies that stock the shelves from the hippest restaurants to the most excellent dives.

12. You can actually see the skyline

Sorry, LA, but Chicago’s skyline comes in FTW and never fails to impress, with towering buildings that reflect the lake and story into the clouds magnificently. Whether you’re riding into the city from the surrounding area, or looking back at the Gold Coast from the Lake Shore trails, the Chicago skyline is a site to see.

13. Chicago has LSD

The street, come on. The Lake Shore Drivemakes even traffic jams feel special, with lake, beach and city views and a drive-by glimpse of Navy Pier.

14. Sure, CHI and LA both have two baseball teams to root for, but let’s be real

Angels and Dodgers vs. Cubs and Sox? No offense, but Chicago’s baseball culture and prestige runs too deep and too strong for it to be a competition.

15. Chicagoans are pretty nice people

There’s something about the Midwest and its people that will make you want to stay a while. With friendly locals, great food and beverages, amazing views and things to do by day and by night, Chicago takes the cake and the beef, the hotdogs, the pizza…

source http://allofbeer.com/2017/11/12/15-reasons-chicago-is-the-new-la-for-a-summer-vacation/ from All of Beer http://allofbeer.blogspot.com/2017/11/15-reasons-chicago-is-new-la-for-summer.html

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15 Reasons Chicago Is The New LA For A Summer Vacation

1. They’ve perfected outdoor drinking

2. Getting to the city is a cinch

3. That lake life

4. Food, glorious food

5. The original tastes of Chicago

6. Public transportation system will take you practically anywhere

7. But if you’re not into the public transit thing

Chicago is an extremely walkable town, with a grid system and major streets that stretch through its many neighborhoods to get you where you want to go.

8. The concert and festival scene is insane

9. Chicago is actually responsible for a type of music

10. They see some stars before LA does

11. They drink local

12. You can actually see the skyline

13. Chicago has LSD

The street, come on. The Lake Shore Drivemakes even traffic jams feel special, with lake, beach and city views and a drive-by glimpse of Navy Pier.

14. Sure, CHI and LA both have two baseball teams to root for, but let’s be real

Angels and Dodgers vs. Cubs and Sox? No offense, but Chicago’s baseball culture and prestige runs too deep and too strong for it to be a competition.

15. Chicagoans are pretty nice people

Source: http://allofbeer.com/2017/11/12/15-reasons-chicago-is-the-new-la-for-a-summer-vacation/

from All of Beer https://allofbeer.wordpress.com/2017/11/12/15-reasons-chicago-is-the-new-la-for-a-summer-vacation/

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15 Reasons Chicago Is The New LA For A Summer Vacation

1. They’ve perfected outdoor drinking

2. Getting to the city is a cinch

3. That lake life

4. Food, glorious food

5. The original tastes of Chicago

6. Public transportation system will take you practically anywhere

7. But if you’re not into the public transit thing

Chicago is an extremely walkable town, with a grid system and major streets that stretch through its many neighborhoods to get you where you want to go.

8. The concert and festival scene is insane

9. Chicago is actually responsible for a type of music

10. They see some stars before LA does

11. They drink local

12. You can actually see the skyline

13. Chicago has LSD

The street, come on. The Lake Shore Drivemakes even traffic jams feel special, with lake, beach and city views and a drive-by glimpse of Navy Pier.

14. Sure, CHI and LA both have two baseball teams to root for, but let’s be real

Angels and Dodgers vs. Cubs and Sox? No offense, but Chicago’s baseball culture and prestige runs too deep and too strong for it to be a competition.

15. Chicagoans are pretty nice people

from All Of Beer http://allofbeer.com/2017/11/12/15-reasons-chicago-is-the-new-la-for-a-summer-vacation/ from All of Beer https://allofbeercom.tumblr.com/post/167392857747

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allofbeercom · 7 years ago

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15 Reasons Chicago Is The New LA For A Summer Vacation

1. They’ve perfected outdoor drinking

2. Getting to the city is a cinch

3. That lake life

4. Food, glorious food

5. The original tastes of Chicago

6. Public transportation system will take you practically anywhere

7. But if you’re not into the public transit thing

Chicago is an extremely walkable town, with a grid system and major streets that stretch through its many neighborhoods to get you where you want to go.

8. The concert and festival scene is insane

9. Chicago is actually responsible for a type of music

10. They see some stars before LA does

11. They drink local

12. You can actually see the skyline

13. Chicago has LSD

The street, come on. The Lake Shore Drivemakes even traffic jams feel special, with lake, beach and city views and a drive-by glimpse of Navy Pier.

14. Sure, CHI and LA both have two baseball teams to root for, but let’s be real

Angels and Dodgers vs. Cubs and Sox? No offense, but Chicago’s baseball culture and prestige runs too deep and too strong for it to be a competition.

15. Chicagoans are pretty nice people

from All Of Beer http://allofbeer.com/2017/11/12/15-reasons-chicago-is-the-new-la-for-a-summer-vacation/

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Alex Cary’s Open Coaching Event (Jan. 2017)

January 2017. San Carlos, CA

Had yet another amazingly helpful, grounding, and clarifying experience at Alex Cary’s open coaching event. I felt honored to be in the company of such smart, strong, driven, aware, and compassionate women. Many thanks for a new-found, or rather, new-renewed, clarity of purpose, and for all the thought provoking conversation. My notes are below.

Disclaimer: As with all of my published notes from workshops or conferences, these are in no way comprehensive. Nor are they a literal summation of what was said. They are simply my notes, my interpreted, perspective-ed jottings that occasionally combine my own thoughts with those of the speakers. This is the residual from my experience: what I’m left with after transcribing the written :)

Pre-Work:

Q1: What would make this afternoon wildly successful and meaningful for you - what would occur? What would you walk away with?

A1: I would feel like I can handle everything happening in my life right now, AND expand even more for what’s to come.

Q2: If there was any challenge in your life that could be handled in this afternoon, what would it be?

A2: The ability to participate in relationship AND produce work I’m proud of at the same time.

Q3: What don’t you want anyone to know about you as a smart, strong woman?

A3: That sometimes I struggle, feel like I don’t have any answers, and am tempted to give up.

What is coaching?

“Our chief want in life is someone who shall make us do what we can.” – Emerson

Self care, expansion, balance, create, learning, expanding, transformation, center, empowerment, new perspectives, conscious, intentional, articulate, make a difference.

DO YOU FEEL ALIVE? (core question)

“I still love __________ , but it’s not meant for me as a calling.”

How do I work in a way that makes me feel alive?

An opportunity to take a deep dive in a project of your choosing.

A territory that we know not of, but get glimpses and shimmerings of.

“I’m starting a new ____________ business.” “What is it?” “I don’t know.”

A complete, healthful renovation of myself :)

Claiming one’s stake in the ground.

What is available to me as a result?

______________ fueling every other part of my life.

“You definitely have a free agent thin about you.”

Sabotaging one’s self.

Deep fears of success.

Not the star…

It’s been resolved, and then there’s residue.

Divine timing vs. my timing.

Subconscious beliefs derived from family.

Financial independence is what I require to be fully me.

You are you, and your parents are your parents, and the twain need not meet.

“What do you know to be true?”

Standing forward, and really knowing what you know as a woman.

“I can be successful, and have a beautiful marriage.”

Why do we live in so much duality?

It doesn’t always have to be either / or.

AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP: STANDING FORWARD IN WHAT I KNOW.

Thoughts and words are powerful.

How do I separate myself from family values that live inherited within me?

It’s in my conversation with others that I get to see what I’m resonating with and dropping into.

With the election, my Bay Area bubble burst.

Catching the cold of lack.

Growth comes from being outside your comfort zone.

What gets in the way?

Lack of planning – being able to seek help when I need it.

*I can’t be there to help, if I don’t put me first.

Decisiveness.

This will not happen on my watch.

Just putting your feet on the bridge.

We don’t need to hurl ourselves out of our comfort zone in some massive way, maybe we just need to lean into it.

Starting from 0 miles an hour is difficult, but if you have a little momentum… ;)

Typically the thoughts that get ones goat, are the ones that are anchored in some kind of judgment.

Calcification usually happens when we’re in some kind of judgment.

“Shoulds” are our red flags.

What if there is no “should”, what if it just is?

We can find ourselves circling back around…

Thinking / Feeling usually leads to Being / Doing.

“Don’t be afraid to shine.”

Guilt.

What if it’s a new muscle, and there’s a lot of gentle kindness around it?

Dropping into self-compassion.

We’re literally trying to change DNA here…

What does it look like if you’re in total loving kindness with ______________.

Cross-purposes.

What if I can build a different way, or experience a different way?

Equal sharing.

“What’s going on behind the scenes?”

“I’m not always the best one to ask.”

A vision that evolves as you evolve.

Default future: 1-10: How OK is this for you? (FANTASTIC QUESTION!)

Tweet It Out, Yo! :)

Just.

Thanks.

❤️

*My gratitude for permission to post.