Design And Build Your Own Components For Delphi XE7 Firemonkey On Android And IOS
Embarcadero has a section in the Firemonkey documentation about how to build components. There are three initial sections which over designing, rendering, and a simple object hierarchy of the Firemonkey framework. There...
Suki Kim's Experience in North Korea "it's the most horrific place to me in the world"
CNN’s FAREED ZAKARIA GPS features an interview with Suki Kim who explains how she got inside a North Korean school and the warped worldview of students there. TEXT EXCERPT On North Koreans’ perception of the world:...
It's not just puns that are being banned in China
Even non-linguists and those who are not China watchers could hardly escape the momentous announcement of the Chinese government last week that casual punning was being outlawed: "Punning banned in China" (11/29/14) "No laughing matter: China's media regulators ban puns" (12/3/14) "Chinese Government Moves To Crack Down On Puns" (12/5/14) "Nowhere to Pun Amid China...
Are Public Pensions Taking Excessive Risks?
Andrew Biggs had a column in the Wall Street Journal last week complaining that public pension funds were taking excessive risk by having 70 percent to 80 percent of their holdings in risky assets, such as stocks and various alternative investment vehicles. In a few cases, holdings of risky assets apparently cross 80 percent. Biggs argues that this is far too high and that underfunded pension plans are now taking big gambles in the...
TPP & TTIP Are Not Your Grandfather's Trade Agreements
The NYT had an article which discussed the potential political implications of a better than expected economic picture. At one point the article comments: "The White House’s push for fast-track trade negotiating powers — and eventually for a major Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact — could be eased by growing confidence in the economy and the nation’s ability to compete internationally." This comment is essentially...
