09-08-26 savo
meanwhile 10 years at 4.79 and 30 at 5.25.
the fool disguised as Treasury secretary not taken seriously by the market. |
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09-08-26 carib
“Estos campos serán productivos y generarán regalías e ingresos para el pueblo venezolano eventualmente a través de un gobierno elegido democráticamente”, sostuvo Rubio.
Rubio señaló que Washington espera que ese escenario se produzca “más pronto que tarde”, y remarcó que el dinero procedente de la actividad petrolera debería terminar en manos de los venezolanos.
“Beneficiarán directamente al pueblo de Venezuela en lugar de ir a parar al bolsillo de algún funcionario gubernamental corrupto o a manos de adversarios estadounidenses y venezolanos”, afirmó |
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09-08-26 spal
| Thanks on the flight info also - they rebooted their system, but not without knock-on effects. Our plane is scheduled at noon tomorrow so my fingers are crossed. |
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09-08-26 spal
They instead hearken back to a time of heroic conflict, refusing to accept the constraints of liberal democratic capitalism.
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I was thinking along similar lines recently Carib so I am glad you mentioned this book. |
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09-08-26 spal
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09-08-26 carib
| how will people who cannot read and count properly vote? |
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09-08-26 carib
THE HAGUE--Nearly four in every 10 Dutch 15-year-olds do not have the minimum reading proficiency considered necessary to fully participate in society, according to the latest international PISA results, deepening concerns over declining literacy levels in the Netherlands.
More than 39 percent of Dutch students assessed fell below the minimum reading level, compared with approximately 33 percent in the previous PISA assessment in 2022. |
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09-08-26 carib
| PS: in any case, IMHO.. avoid France, Spain or Germany. |
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09-08-26 carib
| Savo:a local corporation rents an apartment, and hires staff. Corp is owned by another corp, or by local lawyer on fiduciary basis. |
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09-08-26 savo
carib.. even if possible i would not do that. I do not like to deal with the administration.
We come and we go. |
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09-08-26 carib
| In his upcoming memoir, "In the Realm of the Last Man", Fukuyama makes clear that he views figures like Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump as unwilling to pay the cost of progress. They instead hearken back to a time of heroic conflict, refusing to accept the constraints of liberal democratic capitalism. |
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09-08-26 panasonic
"UK produced goods worth shopping for"
Fish & Chips |
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09-08-26 carib
| Flights around the UK are facing delays and disruption due to an air traffic control issue which has affected a string of airports including Heathrow and Gatwick, and recovery may take time. |
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09-08-26 carib
| What are the UK produced goods worth shopping for, nowadays? |
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09-08-26 panasonic
| Savo, ok I'm thinking "Optimus" to solve that in near future. |
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09-08-26 carib
| If immigration to Spain was open, but regulated, you could import a live-in tied to the employment contract, as in Dubai or Hong Kong.. |
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09-08-26 panasonic
"wife is shopping"
Short trip to Harrods will eat you profits (and more).
"Mercato Mayfair" may help you offset loses, ex-Church that now is a food court near Bond Street, reasonable prices.
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09-08-26 savo
| pana.. we pay a monthly salary... but airBnBs pay per hour and that is the competition we face... some people prefer to work every day in the same house... but most people go the airBnB per hour route and make more money...hence the supply shrinks and the salary goes up... market capitalism. |
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09-08-26 spal
URA and Oil calls in good mood
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Yes even noticed that strolling around Covent Garden - always good to see schtocks in a good mood when the wife is shopping.
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09-08-26 carib
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09-08-26 carib
Iceland has summoned the US ambassador over a social media post by Donald Trump showing a US flag covering the country along with Greenland, Canada, Mexico and other nations, calling it an “insult” and a “bad joke”.
interesting to note: the "trump map" includes in the USA: Cuba, Haiti, the Bahamas and Iceland.
Not sure if it is intentional, or due to limited info on political geography.
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09-08-26 panasonic
"Price per hour have sky rocketed"
Are you paying per hour or flat fee for full clean? |
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09-08-26 panasonic
| URA and Oil calls in good mood |
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09-08-26 carib
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09-08-26 savo
| airBnBs in my area demand a lot of cleaners. Very few left to work living-in or even come daily. Price per hour have sky rocketed. |
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09-08-26 carib
| maids in Sao Paulo and Lisbon now with similar pay. |
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09-08-26 carib
In Lisbon there is a lot of salary stress. statutory salaries have gone up little in the last 15 years, but new rents have doubled.
Old rents go up in line with official inflation, as do statutory salaries, so people who own their house or have an historic rent are doing ok.. but newcomers have to resort to cohabitation if in the low income bracket.
This generates a political problem, like in similar places, but the point is that 70% of locals are homeowners, actually happy with booming RE, and a significant portion of renters are foreigners, with no voting rights.
The only reasonable and viable solution would be building very basic 25 floors structures with affordable rents, IMHO. |
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09-08-26 carib
| Savo: thanks. my maids salary increase was much lower, in the 2019-2026 period. I always pay above statutory salaries, but in the last 15 years pay increases were limited. |
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09-08-26 savo
carib...85.7%
i have a notebook where i keep record of what I pay to people.
I do not know how much of that is inflation and how much of that is the place where we live.
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09-08-26 carib
Swiss cantons locked in competition to woo high-net-worth individuals
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09-08-26 carib
| In September '23, UAE President bin Zayed called Netanyahu to deliver a harsh warning. Netanyahu did nothing. An extensive investigation, conducted for a new book, reveals the PM's failures surrounding Oct. 7. Netanyahu: 'This is an absolute lie' |
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09-08-26 carib
Iran's ex-president Rouhani urges public say on ending war, prompting calls for arrest
“We must, in accordance with the overwhelming majority of the people, end the war with honor so that we can rebuild the country, so that we can compensate for the damage done,” Hassan Rouhani said. |
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09-08-26 carib
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09-08-26 spal
| It's Savo's cleaner Carib. |
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09-08-26 carib
| Spal: what was the total salary increase of the cleaner since 2019? |
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09-08-26 savo
‼️🇺🇦
"We shall continue the War until the money stops filling our accounts in Monaco & Liechtenstein or we've used up all our Men & Women fighting the Invincible Russian Army!"
Zelensky Once Again Rejected the Transfer of Donbas in Exchange for a Peace Agreement
▪️The comedian made it clear that Kiev is still not ready to agree to the transfer of Donbas in exchange for an end to the war.
➖"The issue of Donbass is essentially the issue of the entire war, and without a strong position of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on the front lines, Russia will only issue ultimatums," Zelenskyy stated.
▪️He also said that the United States intends to increase the production of missiles for Patriot systems next year, and Ukraine expects to receive additional air defense systems.
⚠️‼️🇺🇦 Ukrainian negotiators do not expect the war to end before winter – FT
▪️According to the publication, Kiev believes that ending the war before the onset of winter is unlikely.
▪️Whitcoff and Kushner, as the Financial Times writes, brought a few new ideas – mainly updated versions of proposals that had already been discussed and published.
▪️The main contentious issue remains control over the Donbass region and the possible withdrawal of Ukrainian Armed Forces units.
The Ukrainian Army is waiting to be told they can surrender and go home....
https://x.com/SMO_VZ/status/2096656624089801064 |
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09-08-26 savo
Brent 98+...
good job DT! |
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