Ygritte treats him with a combination of contempt and flirtation as she points out the giant in their midst and talks about his upcoming meeting with Mance Rayder, a former Black Brother who is now their King Beyond the Wall.

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But beyond the bows, the royal attire and certain luxuries that come with her title, being a king in an impoverished place like Otuam is all about dealing with the pressing needs of the community and improving the lives of the people, says Bartels.

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But, with crowds that at times have dipped below 500, King will no longer continue being the major sponsor beyond this summer.

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"Hong Kong is still the major center, but this has gone beyond Asia, " said Augusto King, Royal Bank of Scotland's co-head of debt capital markets in Asia, talking about investors' interest in dim-sum bonds, also known as CNH bonds, where the "H" stands for Hong Kong.

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In this light, Drucker recounted how the German ambassador to London responded in 1906 when he was asked to preside over a diplomatic corps dinner for King Edward VII, a notorious womanizer with an appetite that extended beyond the repast.

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His argument - which was supported publicly by Bank of England governor Sir Mervyn King - was that a deficit reduction programme that extended beyond a single parliament could not possibly sustain the confidence of the financial markets.

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