Early Romans used salt as money. jQuery('#countdown_5fa43695828635_91734943').html(text); abs_diff = Math.abs(diff); In 2011, after Black returned to prison due to the failure of his appeal, Rideau Hall, the seat of the Chancellery of Honours, confirmed that the honour accorded to Black was under review by the order's Advisory Council, which has the power to recommend "the termination of a person's appointment to the Order of Canada if the person has been convicted of a Criminal offence. var expire = ! } In 1986, Andrew Knight, then Editor of The Economist, advised Black an investment could be made in the ailing Telegraph Group (London, U.K.), and Black was able to gain control of the Group for £30 million. Black sat as a life peer on the Conservative benches until 2007, when he withdrew from the conservative group of peers following his conviction in the United States. He authored five biographies of famous figures, including Richard Nixon and Franklin D. Roosevelt. Some of the Argus assets were already troubled, and others did not fit Black's long-term vision. } else { 's' : ''); Nevertheless, it could not be denied that he was highly intelligent and began managing several businesses after college. today = new Date(today.getTime() - loop_time * loop_range); Net worth: US$80 million (2011) Conrad Moffat Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour, KCSG (born 25 August 1944), is a Canadian-born British former newspaper publisher, writer, and convicted felon. In 1994 Black and Radler bought Chicago's second newspaper, the Sun-Times. John Ford. 's' : '') + '