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Nigeria among least peaceful places on earth – Global Index
Nigeria is one of the least peaceful places on earth, says 2019 Global Peace Index (GPI) report, despite claims by the All Progressives Congress-led government of President Muhammadu Buhari that the country is better than they met in 2015.
The country, battling with banditry, economic stagnation, insurgency, kidnapping and an increasing rate of suicides, is ranked 148 out of 163 countries in the world.
In Sub-Saharan Africa, Nigeria sits among the top five least peaceful countries in the region alongside, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Somalia, and South Sudan.
The GPI measures peacefulness across three domains: safety and security, ongoing conflict, and militarization. It pointed out that while the world has become less peaceful over the last decade, there have been some notable improvements in peace.
The GPI also analyzed the potential long-term impact of climate change on levels of peacefulness. An estimated 971 million people live in areas with high or very high exposure to climate hazards.
Of this number, 400 million or 41 percent, reside in countries with already low levels of peacefulness. Climate change can indirectly increase the likelihood of violent conflict through its impacts on resource availability, livelihood security, and migration.
Eight of the 25 least peaceful countries have ten percent or more of their population in high climate hazard areas, amounting to 103.7 million people at risk. These countries are South Sudan, Iraq, Libya, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, North Korea, Nigeria, and Mexico.
Yet, the report recorded some cheering news for the so-called African giant, saying Nigeria's improvement was based on a reduction in deaths from internal conflict.
The report said, "Safety and security was sub-Saharan Africa's least peaceful domain and recorded the largest deterioration last year. While 18 countries improved, 24 deteriorated.
"The likelihood of violent demonstrations deteriorated most significantly, followed by the impact of terrorism. The incarceration rate rose on average last year, as did the homicide rate and perceptions of criminality.
However, the report stated that in a place like Nigeria, "experiences of sadness, stress, and worry are on the rise regardless of peace levels".
It added: "In the past decade, 77 countries experienced increased sadness whilst only 20 decreased in experiences of sadness. Of those that increased in sadness, 44 had a corresponding deterioration in peace level.
"Of those that decreased in sadness, 60 percent recorded a corresponding increase in peacefulness. Less than half of the countries that improved in stress and worry levels had corresponding improvements in their GPI scores."
The report noted that the world is considerably less peaceful now than it was in 2008, with the average level of country peacefulness deteriorating by 3.78 percent over the last decade.
It added that peacefulness had declined year-on-year for seven of the last 10 years.
"Since 2008, 81 countries have become less peaceful, compared to 81 that have improved.
It admitted that most of the deterioration in peacefulness over the last decade occurred in the MENA region. If this region was excluded from the analysis, the average level of peace in the world would only have deteriorated by 0.95 percent.
"Even within the MENA region, the deterioration in the last decade was concentrated in a handful of countries, most notably Syria, Libya, Yemen, Egypt, and Bahrain," the GPI pointed out.
Results in sub-Saharan Africa were mixed last year across both indicators and countries. Twenty-seven of the region's 44 countries deteriorated in peacefulness, leading to a weakening of all three domains of the GPI, while 12 of the region's 23 indicators improved and eight deteriorated.
The region's five largest country improvements were in Rwanda, The Gambia, Djibouti, Eswatini, and Somalia. Improvement in internal conflicts fought boosted Somalia by one place in the 2019 GPI to rank 158, lifting it out of the five least peaceful countries in the world. The five worst deteriorations occurred in Burkina Faso, Zimbabwe, Togo, Sierra Leone and Namibia.
Militarisation was the region's most peaceful domain, and the only one in which it outperforms the global average, although it deteriorated slightly last year because of reductions in UN peacekeeping funding and increases in nuclear and heavy weapons and the armed services personnel rate.
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Enugu State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (2nd left), Senator Ayogu Eze (2nd right), the member representing Igbo-Etiti/Uzo Uwani Federal Constituency, Rt. Hon. Martin Oke (left) and the Chairman, Enugu State Internal Revenue Service, Prince Emeka Odo, during the funeral ceremony of Odo's mother, Lolo Theresa Odo, held at Eha Alumona in Nsukka Local Government Area, yesterday.
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Q: How to monitor backup jobs on Oracle 11g? Background:
I'm trying to monitor that backups run as expected on several databases. Zenoss is used to monitor most other stuff.
A couple of KPIs are already monitored using Zenoss in combination with script that runs sqlplus on database host.
What I've found so far:
Views in database:

*

*V$RMAN_STATUS

*V$RMAN_BACKUP_JOB_DETAILS;

*V$RMAN_BACKUP_SUBJOB_DETAILS;

Stop gap solution:
Sending alerts from Enterprise Manager:

*

*Setup > Monitoring Templates > Create > Target : some Database > Metric Threshold > Failed Job Count

or

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*Preferences > Rules > Create > Tab "General" - Target Type: Database Instance, Tab "Jobs" - Specific Jobs > Add Specific Jobs: Select the job and Job Status: "Problem"

What I'd like to know:

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*Does this seem reasonable or is there another preferred way to integrate monitoring of Oracle into a third party nms? (Polling is preferred to traps in the current setting. )

*Pitfalls to be aware of.

*There seems to be significant differences between the database views I mentioned and what I see in EM backup history. Where should I be looking for the status of past backups?

A: I might have found a couple of answers on my own. Posting them here in case others need to know:

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*Google (or my google skills) seems to be getting increasingly less reliable.

*Searching the forums at https://forums.oracle.com/ I found this thread: https://forums.oracle.com/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=9956411, which references http://www.morganslibrary.org/reference/dba_best_practices.html. Here is the code mentioned:

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*SELECT start_time, end_time, input_type, input_type, status
FROM v$rman_backup_job_details
ORDER BY 1;
and

*SELECT vbd.file#, vrbjd.start_time, vrbjd.end_time, vbd.incremental_level, vrbjd.input_type, vrbjd.status
FROM v$rman_backup_job_details vrbjd, v$backup_datafile vbd
WHERE vbd.completion_time BETWEEN vrbjd.start_time AND vrbjd.end_time
AND vrbjd.input_type <> 'ARCHIVELOG'
ORDER BY 2,1;

*As for why the query in Enterprise Manager picked older jobs I learned a nice trick from someone at work: You can read recent queries from the view v$sqlarea. Something like select sql_text from  v$sqlarea order by last_active_time desc should do the trick.

A: Using a job status from a scheduler is not reliable at all, often the backup scheduling has problems so it is important to also notice that backups are not started at all.
For this you can find a zabbix Oracle module at github that does the backup monitoring based on v$rman_status.
Zabbix does a real good job for this kind of monitoring.

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Maintenance again? Nothing listed on dreamhoststatus… anyone else having the same issue?
Actually, dreamhoststatus.com lists a rather major upgrade happening from 10PM PDT lasting 30-60 minutes, the latest post shows these upgrades have just completed, so I expect things to return to normal soon(ish).
The dreamhoststatus.com post also says 'We're working on cleanup of stray services and then we'll post an "all up" message.'.
I would wait for that 'all up' post before becoming too worried about things.
your site is loading fine for me…they were probably still completing re-booting.


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SKETCH AEROBICS April 20th 2012.
These are some videos and images from the Sketch Aerobics we had on April 20th.
I hope to see you there next time.
The "Sketch Aerobics" uses music and the very basic elements of drawing to speed up the learning process in visual communication.
This is a technique that promotes learning by doing. The fun aspect of the sketch aerobics eliminates the frustration that commonly used techniques provoke in students and young designers when learning how to draw.
This are samples of a exercise using color paper as base for your drawing. The idea in this sketches is to use the paper as medium tone. As you can see in the drawings most of the reflections are in the same color as the paper. You can later use white and black color pencil to create the highlights and dark areas.
This is a sample of the next assignment. You need to develop exploded views for each of your concepts. Even though you are not experts in materials and technology, I want you to have a smart guess of how to explode the drawing of your concepts.
This is another example of a exploded view. The idea is to show the parts that conform your concept.
This sketch is going to show you a sample of a biomimicry drawing using only 3 markers and a pen.
In this case I use the owl as an inspiration to create a concept for a pencil sharpener.
Having fun with the 12 second car exercise.
Lu Chen and Talia have very good speed but they can keep improving the shape of the car…. 🙂 …..
We can create pretty good sketches when we use a color paper, grey markers, color pencils and white pencil. The idea on this exercise is to represent the volume of the object NOT to render the concept. Rendering takes a lot more time and the final result should be more refine the this sample.
This short video shows the 12 Second car battles from our previous Sketch Aerobics workshop.
Remember that the purpose of the 12 second car is just to increase your line quality and speed.
Sketch Aerobics workshop from Jose Gamboa on Vimeo.
That was so much fun and a bit of a workout! I can't wait to do it again.
I have applied to participate in.
Tú Liu … Sorry about that. If you can, lets meet next week and I can show you what we did.


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At Hiler Chiropractic, we have a medical doctor and a board-certified chiropractic neurologist on staff to offer you the most advanced treatments available for whiplash and other soft tissue injuries related to an auto accident.
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How to properly give and receive code review (without drama)
Code review is one of the most beneficial and formative tools for developers. Except if it's done badly. It can quickly become a big drama. There are things to know humanly and technically to succeed in a code review. Whether if you give it or if you receive it.
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was working in a team of about ten developers. When new code had to be integrated into the system, it first went through a classic code review process.
The jurisdiction for us developers.
And on that day, that's exactly what happens. One of my colleagues sends his review code to another. The discussions remain between these two people. But this particular review was not like the others.
In the confidentiality of this pull request, a big drama had just begun.
Over the next few days I felt that the atmosphere was deteriorating. Gradually, the faces closed. The communication became slower and slower.
One morning, the colleague who had received the code review turned to me.
"- I have assigned you Mr. X's code review. I can't take it anymore, it's getting on my nerves. There's nothing going right and he doesn't do what he's asked. It's been several days, I don't want to have to deal with all this fucking mess anymore."
I didn't really have any reaction right away. I still didn't understand what was going on. When I opened this famous PR on GitLab, I quickly understood.
On both sides, that was exactly what you dont you want to do and say in a code review.
An enormous amount of code. No context. No tests. Violent comments all over.
Endless debates. It had been going on for a week. It was getting bigger by the minute. Fire everywhere and the damage was already critical.
This code review alone will be the starting point of the drama that will transform the team.
Criminal court
If I use the lexical field of justice, it is for a good reason. Everyone sees the code review as a court of law. A case, a defendant and jurors.
Once and for all, we have to stop with this mindset. The code review is not for judging. The code review is used to improve the quality of the application and to share knowledge within the team. More concretely, we want three things.
Identify potential bugs
Error is human. It takes several brains to maximize the chances of avoiding problems. Even with several brains, bugs are always there. And this is proof that code review is absolutely necessary.
Spreading knowledge
I have nothing against a certain ownership on some part of the system by certain people. But what we want is everyone to be able to intervene everywhere. And the code review is just perfect, tailor-made to allow that.
Quality is a team effort. A group discipline, a strong tradition that should be savagely defended by everyone. This effort goes a lot through code review.
The code review is meant to be a two-way exchange of knowledge, a discussion, not a criminal court.
Bring in the accused
When Mr X saw that the review code was assigned to me, he saw red.
There is a huge difference between a private review code between two people, and a review code that becomes public. Especially when things go wrong.
And the situation suddenly worsened when Mr. X involved management. Pointing the finger at us. I say we, because even though I hadn't even participated yet, I was already part of the opposing camp.
Pointing at us, he drew a line in the sand. From that moment on, no one crosses that line anymore. It was too late.
It was not anymore about code.
To avoid this hellish situation, here are some indispensable rules for whoever sends a code review.
Sent functional and tested code
It seems obvious. It isn't. The main problem is the time pressure on developers. If you skip a few basic principles, it's sure to go faster.
An efficient way to do this and to always put yourself in the position of the person who is going to review your code. Do the code review of your own code as if it was someone else's code.
Doing that -just that- propels your code review into the top 1% world.
Send as little code as possible
The less code you send, the better. The person who will receive it will be grateful and therefore effective in their review. It also allows you to better control the changes made to your application and limit possible bugs.
An efficient way to do this is to reduce the scope of tasks.
If you see that a task is going to require a lot of code, insist that it be broken down into several tasks.
Send the context first
There is nothing worse than sending code to someone without any context. You're imposing double work to the receiver. If you want the person's efforts, you have to make an effort to clarify beforehand.
An efficient way to do this is to put a good description of the problem you are solving in the description of your code review. Why not a direct link to the ticket, if the ticket is well informed.
Anything the person could use to facilitate comprehension is precious.
Taking a step back
A code review aims to challenge your solution. We will challenge your code, not you personally. People who don't have this perspective are unable to do a code review normally.
An effective way to get there is to remember that you are not your code. That nothing is perfect and that every criticism is an opportunity for improvement. Not a personal attack.
The unbelievable developers ego is strongly tested here.
There are also some indispensable rules to respect for the one who receives the code review.
Demand the minimum
To do your review job effectively you need to put up a entry barrier. This barrier should be the same for everyone. You want to optimize the use of your time and the time of the person who sends you the review.
If you see no tests, no context, just politely send it back. Before doing the review, check out the branch and run the tests. Once you are sure that the code you are reviewing is serious, you can spend some time on it.
Many developers forget that the comments they leave are read by a human being.
The way you make your comments is as important as the content of comments themselves. If you're an asshole, but you're right, you're an asshole who's right. And guess what? Nobody wants to work with an asshole.
I have a very effective way to be tactful in a code review. Just ask questions instead of giving orders. Concretely, instead of commenting "your way of doing this here is garbage, kys" you can say "what do you think about this other way of doing this instead?"
Not only do you not assault your colleague, but you also bring a solution instead of just being critical. Believe me, it's the secret formula that changes absolutely everything.
You go from being an arrogant jerk to someone who is respected for his tact and technical skills.
Besides, if you are wrong in your analysis and your remark was wrong: it was just a question. You can say that you were just curious and that you understand better now.
Also, whoever receives the code review must master the technical side.
And for this part, you have to start with case law.
Each team should have a suite of rules that govern how the code should be structured and stylized in the application. This is the source of absolute truth that everyone must respect. The role of the code review is also to ensure that this is applied.
To give you a concrete example, here is the case law for any developer who does Javascript at Airbnb: https://github.com/airbnb/javascript.
The same kind of rules for establishing style rules in your team must exist.
If this is not the case for you, you should propose it.
It will put an end to all unnecessary debates and discussions about the details and style of the code. Now that the case law is applied, we can get to the heart of the problem.
Now, technically how do you do it? How do you find what to say in a code review? How do you spot questionable code and how do you know what to propose as a solution?
There are two ways to do that.
The first is to expose yourself as much as possible to these code reviews. For years. Learn from developers more experienced than you. Invest yourself in code review. Giving, receiving or just watching them. Doing everything possible to participate strongly in this subject. By dint of it, you will end up having a deep knowledge and sharp reflexes.
But this way takes time. How to go faster?
The second way is a shortcut to the first. This is my recommendation of the day: Refactoring: Improving the design of existing code.
This book is a real gold mine that taught me everything I needed to know about code improvement. Because yes, that's what a code review is all about. A discussion to improve the code that can be improved.
The first chapters explain a little bit the principle and the main rules of refactoring. It is interesting.
But the most interesting starts in chapter 3, which is dedicated to the formal identification of questionnable code. The Holy Grail, sacred nectar, the source of efficiency of your code reviews.
I devoured this part ! Read it, reread it and reread it several times to make sure I understood everything. I had finally found what to say in the code review. And it's good to know what to say, but you also have to propose solutions.
Luckily, the last chapter is a catalog of solutions that you can bring to every piece of questionable code. Hundreds of pages organized in an index so you can easily find what you're looking for. I always have this book near me.
Icing on the cake: all the code for the code examples in this book is Javascript. There are no prerequisites and it is for juniors as well as seniors.
This is a must read if you want to be really efficient in the context of code review.
Damage and interest
Very quickly Mr X's code review had made the rounds of the open space.
Managers started asking questions. Everybody was pointing at each other. The task was deadlocked.
And I say everyone, because I realized that my colleague who had dropped out of the review, had himself been assigned to it by another colleague, who had dropped out before him.
Of course, since the PR was now public, everyone was giving their opinion on the situation.
The climax was the day of the face-to-face confrontation in the middle of the open space.
The story ends rather badly since Mr. X asked for a transfer to another team shortly afterwards. It was quickly accepted and effective. It was no longer a question of repairing the damage, but of limiting it.
To prevent all this drama, it would have been enough to do just one thing at the right time.
When a drama begins in a pull request, you should immediately close it, and talk to the people in real life.
The dehumanized context of the code review exacerbates reactions, positions and interpretations. The recipe for chaos. The great team destroyer.
Whether you like or not, a code review is strongly about humans and ego. Those who think only about the technical part are bound to produce drama. And it gets exponentially worst when both sides have this mindset.
This is exactly what happened at that time.
This story is not very original. It has already happened in many teams. And without a little vigilance, it will happen in yours.
A code review is not a court of law. It is a knowledge exchange allowing a better quality and stability of your application. And of course, it remains a technical review, but removing and/or trampling on the human factor will produce a chaotic result.
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President Trump Cuts Off TERROR FUNDING Network
In another move to dismantle the Obama legacy, President Trump attacked Muslim groups funding terror.
As Reuters reports,
The Trump administration attacked Hezbollah's financial network on Friday by imposing sanctions on six people and seven entities in an effort to turn back Iran's influence in the Middle East and beyond.
"The administration is determined to expose and disrupt Hezbollah's networks, including those across the Middle East and West Africa, used to fund their illicit operations," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in announcing the penalties under financial regulations targeting the Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group.
The six sanctioned individuals included five Lebanese and one Iraqi, most of them linked to Al-Inmaa Engineering and Contracting, the Treasury Department said. The seven entities were firms based in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Lebanon and Ghana, the statement said.
Senior Trump administration officials said the sanctions were part of an aggressive move against Hezbollah to try to limit the influence of Iran, which gives the group about $700 million a year to help finance its activities.
The officials, briefing reporters at the White House on condition of anonymity, said the Trump administration was working to reverse what it considers a more lackadaisical approach toward Hezbollah by Democratic President Barack Obama after the 2015 Iran nuclear deal went into effect.
More such targeted sanctions are expected in the months ahead, they said.
Yet again President Trump proves that he knows how to fight wars.
Though he indeed lives up to his campaign promise to "bomb the sh*t out of ISIS", Trump's long-range plan proves more hurtful. He hits terrorists in the pocketbook.
By freezing assets, Trump makes financing terror much more difficult. But calling out companies who work with terrorists is where the real sweet spot is.
The article continues,
The officials said Hezbollah was already under financial strain as it continued to pay for costly operations in Syria and Yemen. The goal was to get European allies to join the United States in increasing pressure on the group, they said.
As a result of the Treasury designations, all their assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction are blocked and Americans are prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
The six individuals were targeted because they are linked to financier Adham Tabaja and his company, Al-Inmaa Engineering and Contracting. The officials described Tabaja as among the top five Hezbollah financiers at the moment.
As The Daily Caller reported, the president did the same thing to terrorists involved in human trafficking.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on December 21, 2017 which blocks the property and assets of persons involved in serious human rights abuses and corruption. To date, the president's order is the most consequential and far reaching legislation to help prevent and hopefully put an end to human trafficking in the United States.
Since the signing of the 2000 Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA), a federal legislation passed during President Bill Clinton's administration that aims to prosecute human traffickers and protect victims, no other president has put into place such a significant piece of legislation protecting children's rights and imposing financial damages on human rights abusers.
When President Trump first entered the White House, he vowed to help end human trafficking.
These are very simple steps to stop bad behaviors. Amazingly, Obama did little to stop either.
In fact, most people believe that Obama made things much easier for terrorists of both sorts.
Recall Obama sent billions of dollars to Iran in the dark of night. The largest sponsor of terror in the world, and Obama actually financed them.
As CNN reported,
The Obama administration secretly arranged a plane delivery of $400 million in cash on the same day Iran released four American prisoners and formally implemented the nuclear deal, US officials confirmed Wednesday.
President Barack Obama approved the $400 million transfer, which he had announced in January as part of the Iran nuclear deal. The money was flown into Iran on wooden pallets stacked with Swiss francs, euros and other currencies as the first installment of a $1.7 billion settlement resolving claims at an international tribunal at The Hague over a failed arms deal under the time of the Shah.
I'd love to see President Trump look into this scandalous act. The world may find out that Obama, not Iran, was the biggest sponsor of terror in the world.
One thing is for sure. Under President Trump, the terror gravy train ended. Countries condoning terror and not working with the United States will no longer get our support. Trump's tough stance on terror will undoubtedly make the world a safer place.


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Wealth And Poverty Of Nations by David S. Landes Book Summary:
The history of nations is a history of haves and have-nots, and as we approach the millennium, the gap between rich and poor countries is widening. In this engrossing and important new work, eminent historian David Landes explores the complex, fascinating and often startling causes of the wealth and poverty of nations. The answers are found not only in the large forces at work in economies: geography, religion, the broad swings of politics, but also in the small surprising details. In Europe, the invention of spectacles doubled the working life of skilled craftsmen, and played a prominent role in the creation of articulated machines, and in China, the failure to adopt the clock fundamentally hindered economic development. The relief of poverty is vital to the survival of us all. As David Landes brilliantly shows, the key to future success lies in understanding the lessons the past has to teach us - lessons uniquely imparted in this groundbreaking and vital book which exemplifies narrative history at its best.
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations: Why Some Are So Rich and Some So Poor by David S. Landes Book Summary:
"Readers cannot but be provoked and stimulated by this splendidly iconoclastic and refreshing book." —Andrew Porter, New York Times Book Review The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is David S. Landes's acclaimed, best-selling exploration of one of the most contentious and hotly debated questions of our time: Why do some nations achieve economic success while others remain mired in poverty? The answer, as Landes definitively illustrates, is a complex interplay of cultural mores and historical circumstance. Rich with anecdotal evidence, piercing analysis, and a truly astonishing range of erudition, The Wealth and Poverty of Nations is a "picture of enormous sweep and brilliant insight" (Kenneth Arrow) as well as one of the most audaciously ambitious works of history in decades.
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The Wealth and Poverty of Nations by David S. Landes Book Summary:
A study of the world's growing gulf between rich and poor explains why Western European nations have been the wealthiest, prospering through open societies, new technologies, and the pursuit of change
Why Nations Fail by Daron Acemoglu,James A. Robinson Book Summary:
Shortlisted for the Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year Award 2012. Why are some nations more prosperous than others? Why Nations Fail sets out to answer this question, with a compelling and elegantly argued new theory: that it is not down to climate, geography or culture, but because of institutions. Drawing on an extraordinary range of contemporary and historical examples, from ancient Rome through the Tudors to modern-day China, leading academics Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson show that to invest and prosper, people need to know that if they work hard, they can make money and actually keep it - and this means sound institutions that allow virtuous circles of innovation, expansion and peace. Based on fifteen years of research, and answering the competing arguments of authors ranging from Max Weber to Jeffrey Sachs and Jared Diamond, Acemoglu and Robinson step boldly into the territory of Francis Fukuyama and Ian Morris. They blend economics, politics, history and current affairs to provide a new, powerful and persuasive way of understanding wealth and poverty.
Eat the Rich by P. J. O'Rourke Book Summary:
A New York Times bestseller: "The funniest writer in America" takes on the global economy (The Wall Street Journal). In this book, renowned political humorist P. J. O'Rourke, author of Parliament of Whores and How the Hell Did This Happen? leads us on a hysterical whirlwind world tour from the "good capitalism" of Wall Street to the "bad socialism" of Cuba in search of the answer to an age-old question: "Why do some places prosper and thrive, while others just suck?" With stops in Albania, Sweden, Hong Kong, Moscow, and Tanzania, O'Rourke takes a look at the complexities of economics with a big dose of the incomparable wit that has made him one of today's most refreshing commentators. "O'Rourke has done the unthinkable: he's made money funny." —Forbes FYI "[O'Rourke is] witty, smart and—though he hides it under a tough coat of cynicism—a fine reporter . . . Delightful." —The New York Times Book Review
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RICH NATION / POOR NATION COLO by Robert Genetski Book Summary:
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IQ and the Wealth of Nations
IQ and the Wealth of Nations by Richard Lynn,Tatu Vanhanen,M. Stuart Book Summary:
Lynn and Vanhanen argue that a significant part of the gap between rich and poor countries is due to differences in national intelligence (national IQs). Based on an extensive survey of national IQ tests, the results of their study challenge the previous theories of economic development and provide a new basis to evaluate the prospects of economic development throughout the world.
The Wealth and Poverty of Regions
The Wealth and Poverty of Regions by Mario Polèse Book Summary:
As the world becomes more interconnected through travel and electronic communication, many believe that physical places will become less important. But as Mario Polèse argues in The Wealth and Poverty of Regions, geography will matter more than ever before in a world where distance is allegedly dead. This provocative book surveys the globe, from London and Cape Town to New York and Beijing, contending that regions rise—or fall—due to their location, not only within nations but also on the world map. Polèse reveals how concentrations of industries and populations in specific locales often result in minor advantages that accumulate over time, resulting in reduced prices, improved transportation networks, increased diversity, and not least of all, "buzz"—the excitement and vitality that attracts ambitious people. The Wealth and Poverty of Regions maps out how a heady mix of size, infrastructure, proximity, and cost will determine which urban centers become the thriving metropolises of the future, and which become the deserted cities of the past. Engagingly written, the book provides insight to the past, present, and future of regions.
The Warren Buffett Portfolio
The Warren Buffett Portfolio by Robert G. Hagstrom Book Summary:
The Warren Buffett Way provided the first look into the strategies that the master uses to pick stocks. A New York Times bestseller, it is a valuable and practical primer on the principles behind the remarkable investment run of the famed oracle of Omaha. In this much-awaited companion to that book, author Robert Hagstrom takes the next logical step, revealing how to profitably manage stocks once you select them. THE WARREN BUFFETT PORTFOLIO will help you through the process of building a superior portfolio and managing the stocks going forward. Building a concentrated portfolio is critical for investment success. THE WARREN BUFFETT PORTFOLIO introduces the next wave of investment strategy, called focus investing. A comprehensive investment strategy used with spectacular results by Buffett, focus investing directs investors to select a concentrated group of businesses by examining their management and financial positions as compared to their stock prices. A strategy that has historically outperformed the market, focus investing is based on the principle that a shareholder's return from owning a stock is ultimately determined by the economics of the underlying business. Hagstrom explains in easy-to-understand terms exactly what focus investing is, how it works, and how it can be applied by any investor at any level of experience. He demonstrates how Buffett arranges his stocks in a focus portfolio and reveals why this is as responsible for his incredible returns as the individual stocks he picks. Ultimately, Hagstrom shows how to use this technique to build and manage a portfolio to achieve the best possible results.
Myths Of Rich And Poor
Myths Of Rich And Poor by Michael W. Cox,Richard Alm Book Summary:
Popular wisdom holds that the years since 1973 -- the end of the "postwar miracle" -- have been a time of economic decline and stagnation: lackluster productivity, falling real wages, and lost competitiveness. The rich have gotten richer, the poor have gotten poorer, and most of us have barely held on while watching all the best jobs disappear overseas. As Myths of Rich and Poor demonstrates, this picture is not just wrong, it's spectacularly wrong. The hard numbers, simple facts, and iconoclastic arguments of this book will change the way you think about the American economy.
How Rich Countries Got Rich ... and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor
How Rich Countries Got Rich ... and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor by Erik S. Reinert Book Summary:
A maverick economist explains how protectionism makes nations rich, free trade keeps them poor---and how rich countries make sure to keep it that way. Throughout history, some combination of government intervention, protectionism, and strategic investment has driven successful development everywhere from Renaissance Italy to the modern Far East. Yet despite the demonstrable success of this approach, development economists largely ignore it and insist instead on the importance of free trade. Somehow, the thing that made rich nations rich supposedly won't work on poor countries anymore. Leading heterodox economist Erik Reinert's invigorating history of economic development shows how Western economies were founded on protectionism and state activism and only later promoted free trade, when it worked to their advantage. In the tug-of-war between the gospel of government intervention and free-market purists, the issue is not that one is more correct, but that the winning nation tends to favor whatever benefits them most. As Western countries begin to sense that the rules of the game they set were rigged, Reinert's classic book gains new urgency. His unique and edifying approach to the history of economic development is critical reading for anyone who wants to understand how we got here and what to do next, especially now that we aren't so sure we'll be the winners anymore.
Solomon's Knot
Solomon's Knot by Robert D. Cooter,Hans-Bernd Schäfer Book Summary:
"Cooter and Schfer provide a thorough introduction to growth economics through the lens of law and economics. They do a masterful job of weaving in historical anecdotes from all over the world, detailed discussions of historical transformations, theoretical literature, empirical studies, and numerous clever hypotheticals. Scholars as well as general readers will find this book to be very useful and informative."--Henry N. Butler, George Mason University -- "This book distills and presents in a lucid and often even entertaining way the main insights and contributions of law and economics to meeting the challenges of growth for developing countries. Cooter and Schfer argue that market freedom is the key to growth, but that it needs to be sustained by the appropriate legal rules and institutions."--Robert Howse, coauthor of "The Regulation of International Trade."
Income Inequality by Brian Keeley,Oecd Book Summary:
Income inequality is rising. A quarter of a century ago, the average disposable income of the richest 10% in OECD countries was around seven times higher than that of the poorest 10%; today, it's around 9½ times higher. Why does this matter? Many fear this widening gap is hurting individuals, societies and even economies. This book explores income inequality across five main headings. It starts by explaining some key terms in the inequality debate. It then examines recent trends and explains why income inequality varies between countries. Next it looks at why income gaps are growing and, in particular, at the rise of the 1%. It then looks at the consequences, including research that suggests widening inequality could hurt economic growth. Finally, it examines policies for addressing inequality and making economies more inclusive.
Dynasties by David Landes Book Summary:
Rothschilds • Morgans • Fords • Toyoda • Agnellis • Rockefellers • Guggenheims Dynastic family businesses have everything: extraordinary success, bizarre eccentricity, bitter rivalry – as well as pots of money and power. Yet almost no one has looked closely enough to see what it is that really makes them tick. In Dynasties, award-winning author David Landes casts his eye over some of the most powerful family businesses in Europe, Japan and America. On the way, he provides thrilling histories of the characters who have made their mark on the world and passed on a legacy – sometimes benign and sometimes not – to their descendants.
The Bottom Billion by Paul Collier Book Summary:
In the universally acclaimed and award-winning The Bottom Billion, Paul Collier reveals that fifty failed states--home to the poorest one billion people on Earth--pose the central challenge of the developing world in the twenty-first century. The book shines much-needed light on this group of small nations, largely unnoticed by the industrialized West, that are dropping further and further behind the majority of the world's people, often falling into an absolute decline in living standards. A struggle rages within each of these nations between reformers and corrupt leaders--and the corrupt are winning. Collier analyzes the causes of failure, pointing to a set of traps that ensnare these countries, including civil war, a dependence on the extraction and export of natural resources, and bad governance. Standard solutions do not work, he writes; aid is often ineffective, and globalization can actually make matters worse, driving development to more stable nations. What the bottom billion need, Collier argues, is a bold new plan supported by the Group of Eight industrialized nations. If failed states are ever to be helped, the G8 will have to adopt preferential trade policies, new laws against corruption, new international charters, and even conduct carefully calibrated military interventions. Collier has spent a lifetime working to end global poverty. In The Bottom Billion, he offers real hope for solving one of the great humanitarian crises facing the world today. "Set to become a classic. Crammed with statistical nuggets and common sense, his book should be compulsory reading." --The Economist "If Sachs seems too saintly and Easterly too cynical, then Collier is the authentic old Africa hand: he knows the terrain and has a keen ear.... If you've ever found yourself on one side or the other of those arguments--and who hasn't?--then you simply must read this book." --Niall Ferguson, The New York Times Book Review "Rich in both analysis and recommendations.... Read this book. You will learn much you do not know. It will also change the way you look at the tragedy of persistent poverty in a world of plenty." --Financial Times
Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations: A Story of Economic Discovery
Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations: A Story of Economic Discovery by David Warsh Book Summary:
"What The Double Helix did for biology, David Warsh's Knowledge and the Wealth of Nations does for economics." —Boston Globe A stimulating and inviting tour of modern economics centered on the story of one of its most important breakthroughs. In 1980, the twenty-four-year-old graduate student Paul Romer tackled one of the oldest puzzles in economics. Eight years later he solved it. This book tells the story of what has come to be called the new growth theory: the paradox identified by Adam Smith more than two hundred years earlier, its disappearance and occasional resurfacing in the nineteenth century, the development of new technical tools in the twentieth century, and finally the student who could see further than his teachers. Fascinating in its own right, new growth theory helps to explain dominant first-mover firms like IBM or Microsoft, underscores the value of intellectual property, and provides essential advice to those concerned with the expansion of the economy. Like James Gleick's Chaos or Brian Greene's The Elegant Universe, this revealing book takes us to the frontlines of scientific research; not since Robert Heilbroner's classic work The Worldly Philosophers have we had as attractive a glimpse of the essential science of economics.
Growth Recurring
Growth Recurring by Eric Lionel Jones Book Summary:
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The Chinese in Malaysia
The Chinese in Malaysia by Professor Department of History Lee Kam Hing,Kam Hing Lee,Chee Beng Tan Book Summary:
Provides informative description and analysis of the historical, economic, political and socio-cultural development of the Chinese in this country -- Book jacket.
Should Rich Nations Help the Poor?
Should Rich Nations Help the Poor? by David Hulme Book Summary:
In the past decade, the developed world has spent almost US$ 2 trillion on foreign aid for poorer countries. Yet 1.2 billion people still live in extreme poverty and around 2.9 billion cannot meet their basic human needs. But should rich nations continue to help the poor? In this short book, leading global poverty analyst David Hulme explains why helping the world's neediest communities is both the right thing to do and the wise thing to do Ð if rich nations want to take care of their own citizens' future welfare. The real question is how best to provide this help. The way forward, Hulme argues, is not conventional foreign aid but trade, finance and environmental policy reform. But this must happen alongside a change in international social norms so that we all recognise the collective benefits of a poverty-free world.
Poor Kids in a Rich Country
Poor Kids in a Rich Country by Lee Rainwater,Timothy M. Smeeding Book Summary:
In Poor Kids in a Rich Country, Lee Rainwater and Timothy Smeeding ask what it means to be poor in a prosperous nation - especially for any country's most vulnerable citizens, its children. In comparing the situation of American children in low-income families with their counterparts in fourteen other countries—including Western Europe, Australia, and Canada—they provide a powerful perspective on the dynamics of child poverty in the United States. Based on the rich data available from the transnational Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), Poor Kids in a Rich Country puts child poverty in the United States in an international context. Rainwater and Smeeding find that while the child poverty rate in most countries has been relatively stable over the past 30 years, child poverty has increased markedly in the United States and Britain—two of the world's wealthiest countries. The book delves into the underlying reasons for this difference, examining the mix of earnings and government transfers, such as child allowances, sickness and maternity benefits, unemployment insurance, and other social assistance programs that go into the income packages available to both single- and dual-parent families in each country. Rainwater and Smeeding call for policies to make it easier for working parents to earn a decent living while raising their children—policies such as parental leave, childcare support, increased income supports for working poor families, and a more socially oriented education policy. They make a convincing argument that our definition of poverty should not be based solely on the official poverty line—that is, the minimum income needed to provide a certain level of consumption—but on the social and economic resources necessary for full participation in society. Combining a wealth of empirical data on international poverty levels with a thoughtful new analysis of how best to use that data, Poor Kids in a Rich Country will provide an essential tool for researchers and policymakers who make decisions about child and family policy.
The Poverty of "development Economics"
The Poverty of "development Economics" by Deepak Lal Book Summary:
In this book Deepak Lal outlines and assesses the validity of a set of beliefs about third world economic development that underlies the thinking of many politicians, bureaucrats, journalists, and academics in both developing and developed countries. He describes the various elements of this "Dirigiste Dogma" and shows how it inevitably breeds corruption. According to Lal, only a market-based liberal economic order can solve the age-old problem of structural mass poverty. Its significant institutional bases include transparent financial systems and sufficiently deep financial markets to allow the hedging of foreign currency risk, and either a floating or rigidly fixed exchange rate.
The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018
The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018 by Glenn-Marie Lange,Quentin Wodon,Kevin Carey Book Summary:
Countries regularly track gross domestic product (GDP) as an indicator of their economic progress, but not wealth—the assets such as infrastructure, forests, minerals, and human capital that produce GDP. In contrast, corporations routinely report on both their income and assets to assess their economic health and prospects for the future. Wealth accounts allow countries to take stock of their assets to monitor the sustainability of development, an urgent concern today for all countries. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018: Building a Sustainable Future covers national wealth for 141 countries over 20 years (1995†"2014) as the sum of produced capital, 19 types of natural capital, net foreign assets, and human capital overall as well as by gender and type of employment. Great progress has been made in estimating wealth since the fi rst volume, Where Is the Wealth of Nations? Measuring Capital for the 21st Century, was published in 2006. New data substantially improve estimates of natural capital, and, for the fi rst time, human capital is measured by using household surveys to estimate lifetime earnings. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018 begins with a review of global and regional trends in wealth over the past two decades and provides examples of how wealth accounts can be used for the analysis of development patterns. Several chapters discuss the new work on human capital and its application in development policy. The book then tackles elements of natural capital that are not yet fully incorporated in the wealth accounts: air pollution, marine fi sheries, and ecosystems. This book targets policy makers but will engage anyone committed to building a sustainable future for the planet.
The Truth about Markets
The Truth about Markets by John Anderson Kay Book Summary:
We live, now more than ever before, in a world made of markets. How do they work? Why do they work? Why are they better than alternative systems of organizing economics? And why, sometimes, do they fail so catastrophically? This accessible book explains the big questions of contemporary economics. John Kay uses storytelling to show that markets cannot be detached from the societies in which they are based.
Rich People Poor Countries
Rich People Poor Countries by Caroline Freund Book Summary:
Like the robber barons of the 19th century Gilded Age, a new and proliferating crop of billionaires is driving rapid development and industrialization in poor countries. The accelerated industrial growth spurs economic prosperity for some, but it also widens the gap between the super rich and the rest of the population, especially the very poor. In Rich People Poor Countries, Caroline Freund identifies and analyzes nearly 700 emerging-market billionaires whose net worth adds up to more than $2 trillion. Freund finds that these titans of industry are propelling poor countries out of their small-scale production and agricultural past and into a future of multinational industry and service-based mega firms. And more often than not, the new billionaires are using their newfound acumen to navigate the globalized economy, without necessarily relying on political connections, inheritance, or privileged access to resources. This story of emerging-market billionaires and the global businesses they create dramatically illuminates the process of industrialization in the modern world economy.
World Social Report 2020
World Social Report 2020 by Department of Economic and Social Affairs Book Summary:
This report examines the links between inequality and other major global trends (or megatrends), with a focus on technological change, climate change, urbanization and international migration. The analysis pays particular attention to poverty and labour market trends, as they mediate the distributional impacts of the major trends selected. It also provides policy recommendations to manage these megatrends in an equitable manner and considers the policy implications, so as to reduce inequalities and support their implementation.
Rulers, Religion, and Riches
Rulers, Religion, and Riches by Jared Rubin Book Summary:
For centuries following the spread of Islam, the Middle East was far ahead of Europe. Yet, the modern economy was born in Europe. Why was it not born in the Middle East? In this book Jared Rubin examines the role that Islam played in this reversal of fortunes. It argues that the religion itself is not to blame; the importance of religious legitimacy in Middle Eastern politics was the primary culprit. Muslim religious authorities were given an important seat at the political bargaining table, which they used to block important advancements such as the printing press and lending at interest. In Europe, however, the Church played a weaker role in legitimizing rule, especially where Protestantism spread (indeed, the Reformation was successful due to the spread of printing, which was blocked in the Middle East). It was precisely in those Protestant nations, especially England and the Dutch Republic, where the modern economy was born.
Growing Unequal? Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries
Growing Unequal? Income Distribution and Poverty in OECD Countries by OECD Book Summary:
This report provides evidence of a fairly generalised increase in income inequality over the past two decades across OECD countries, but the timing, intensity and causes of the increase differ from what is typically suggested in the media.
The Theory of Moral Sentiments
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith Book Summary:
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Global Income Inequality
Global Income Inequality by Branko Milanovi? Book Summary:
"The paper presents a nontechnical summary of the current state of debate on the measurement and implications of global inequality (inequality between citizens of the world). It discusses the relationship between globalization and global inequality. And it shows why global inequality matters and proposes a scheme for global redistribution. "--World Bank web site.
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations
An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith Book Summary:
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From Poverty to Power
From Poverty to Power by Duncan Green Book Summary:
Offers a look at the causes and effects of poverty and inequality, as well as the possible solutions. This title features research, human stories, statistics, and compelling arguments. It discusses about the world we live in and how we can make it a better place.
The Power of Productivity
The Power of Productivity by William W. Lewis Book Summary:
The disparity between rich and poor countries is the most serious, intractable problem facing the world today. The chronic poverty of many nations affects more than the citizens and economies of those nations; it threatens global stability as the pressures of immigration become unsustainable and rogue nations seek power and influence through extreme political and terrorist acts. To address this tenacious poverty, a vast array of international institutions has pumped billions of dollars into these nations in recent decades, yet despite this infusion of capital and attention, roughly five billion of the world's six billion people continue to live in poor countries. What isn't working? And how can we fix it? The Power of Productivity provides powerful and controversial answers to these questions. William W. Lewis, the director emeritus of the McKinsey Global Institute, here draws on extensive microeconomic studies of thirteen nations over twelve years—conducted by the Institute itself—to counter virtually all prevailing wisdom about how best to ameliorate economic disparity. Lewis's research, which included studying everything from state-of-the-art auto makers to black-market street vendors and mom-and-pop stores, conclusively demonstrates that, contrary to popular belief, providing more capital to poor nations is not the best way to help them. Nor is improving levels of education, exchange-rate flexibility, or government solvency enough. Rather, the key to improving economic conditions in poor countries, argues Lewis, is increasing productivity through intense, fair competition and protecting consumer rights. As The Power of Productivity explains, this sweeping solution affects the economies of poor nations at all levels—from the viability of major industries to how the average consumer thinks about his or her purchases. Policies must be enacted in developing nations that reflect a consumer rather than a producer mindset and an attendant sense of consumer rights. Only one force, Lewis claims, can stand up to producer special privileges—consumer interests. The Institute's unprecedented research method and Lewis's years of experience with economic policy combine to make The Power of Productivity the most authoritative and compelling view of the global economy today, one that will inform political and economic debate throughout the world for years to come.
F.I.A.S.C.O.
F.I.A.S.C.O. by Frank Partnoy Book Summary:
An assistant professor of law who was once a young derivatives salesman at Morgan Stanley shares his insight into the volatile and competitive world of complex securities, including the annual drunken skeet-shooting event called Fiasco. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. Tour.
The Great Escape by Angus Deaton Book Summary:
Asserts that 250 years ago, some parts of the world began to experience sustained progress, opening up gaps and setting the stage for today's hugely unequal world and examines the United States, a nation that has prospered but is today experiencing slower growth and increasing inequality.
Making Poor Nations Rich
Making Poor Nations Rich by Benjamin Powell,Professor of Economics and Director Benjamin Powell Book Summary:
Making Poor Nations Rich illustrates the importance of institutions that support economic freedom and private property rights for promoting the form of productive entrepreneurship that leads to sustained increases in countries' standard of living.
Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire
Ordinary Person's Guide To Empire by Arundhati Roy Book Summary:
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Breast Cancer Survival, Work, and Earnings
Cathy J. Bradley, Heather Bednarek, David Neumark
NBER Working Paper No. 8134
Issued in February 2001
NBER Program(s):Labor Studies Program
Relying on data from the Health and Retirement Study, we examine differences between breast cancer survivors and a non-cancer control group in employment, hours worked, wages, and earnings. Overall, breast cancer has a negative impact on the decision to work. However, among survivors who work, hours of work and, correspondingly, annual earnings are higher compared to women in the non-cancer control group. These findings suggest that while breast cancer has a negative effect on women's employment, breast cancer may not be debilitating for those who remain in the work force. We explore numerous possible biases underlying our estimates especially selection based on information in the Health and Retirement Study, and examine related evidence from supplemental data sources.
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Document Object Identifier (DOI): 10.3386/w8134
Published: Bradley, Cathy J., Heather L. Bednarek and David Neumark. "Breast Cancer Survival, Work, And Earnings," Journal of Health Economics, 2002, v21(5,Sep), 757-779. citation courtesy of
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4am Things
Latest Lifestyle and Fashion Trends
Unrealistically Lo…ng!
Priyalakshmi Kanotra April 2, 2016 June 14, 2017 Articles
Published for FFT
The oversize trend has been on the rise for quite some time now. Ramps have been overrun with anti-fit clothing and designers have been obsessed with larger than life silhouettes. This trend has gained much attention, and done well for both women's and menswear styles.
This trend has, in fact, been carried forward to this season as well, only to be re-invented with a new perspective. The sleeves have become Unrealistically LONG!
How long will it stay?
Like every other trend in fashion, this too has now reached its peak, and will eventually pass. The pendulum will once again swing away from volume. But, let's not forget that this trend, like most others, has travelled a long way to reach this level of largeness, and it may be long before it comes around again in the way it exists today.
Anything could become a "thing", when a lot of designers start believing it's a "thing". But have the designers gone too far with the trend just to satisfy the insatiable appetite for something new?
Indian designer Druv Kapur of DRVV also does not seem to believe that this trend is going too far and says, "I find it a little bit too involved with just fashion for that moment, as it serves no function whatsoever. The only thing it's doing is reiterating the oversize trend."
Aki Choklat, Chair & Associate Professor at Fashion Accessories Design, said, "It's already so over-done this season that I would almost categorise it as a fad. I don't think this would be a popular thing as I believe it has a little taste and smells like a quick trend."
The trend was most certainly all over the ramp this Fall. Designer Shweta Kapur of 431-88 thinks, "This trend adds a touch of casualness to the outfit. In the Winters, it can be easily carried off with long sleeved sweaters to cover your wrists and in the summers, the sleeves become extra loose for airiness, and the cuffs of the shirt cut longer to protect the hands from the sun."
Only the coming seasons can tell how practical or impractical the trend has turned out to be; but for now it surely is the most relevant one.
Where did it come from ?
This trend came to be know as Vetements sleeve in the fashion industry parlance.
"Its a trend specially for the young market, targeting teenagers and the tweeny market. Designer Vetements is probably the leader of the trend," says Johannes Egler, Professor at Polimoda and Senior designer at Rosso35.
Vetements has undoubtedly injected some young energy and fresh direction to the sedate world of fashion. The brands Fall 2015 collection was a fair mix of classic boxy suit, blazers, bombers, and leather jackets, which had fabric that hung below the fingers and sometimes as long as the knees.
Raf Simons, in his first collection for his eponymous label, showed some dramatically oversize sweaters, but most notably the sleeves that dangled almost till the knees.
Budding Russian designer Gosha Rubchinskiy's showed a slightly less exaggerated proportions on the jackets. But it was interesting to see how Thom Browne, Hood by Air and Rihanna's FENTY x Puma came up with collections that gave us ways to style the sleeved garments we already owned in our wardrobes.
Though, it was seen on the ramp more than once, building up the ambiguity of the trend's origin was Raf Simon's press note for his collection, wherein he named Margiela as an inspiration. Martin Margiela, the label's founder, caused a sensation with experiments in proportion back in the 1990s.
No matter how far the origin goes, what we do know for sure is that proportion is one of the most determining factors of a designer's toolkit while striving for freshness. Shorten here and extend there, or tighten up to get a completely never-seen-before collection.
Why did it become a 'thing'?
We will be telling you nothing new if we were to begin with how the 90's trend is coming back. What we would, however, be telling you is how these ultra-long sleeves relate to the era.
Sloppiness is the prime grunge determinant, it sure is a Declaration of Independence. Your body (read yourself) is hidden away in large unjudgmentable pieces of luxury.
Another reason is the rising touch of androgyny that is driving the silhouettes to be larger and more carefree. Oversize clothes are, in a way, a sign of how content one is — so carefree that you don't need to dress up for anybody but yourself, anymore…
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