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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The storm system that will hit the Greater Cincinnati area is more than 3,000 miles away at the moment, but it's becoming more clear as to where it's headed and what it's bringing.
Get ready Cincinnati, because you are in for another round of wintry weather. That means a possibility of rain, freezing rain, and of course, snow.
According to Local 12 Meteorologist John Gumm, weather models are in "remarkable agreement" on the storm's general track.
"This track is more northerly of last weekend's storm and - if it generally holds true - would likely result in a sloppy mess of rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow. But it's the freezing rain I'm worried about the most," said Meteorologist John Gumm. "This aspect of the storm will need to be watched closely in the coming days."
If the storm tracks to the south, that could result in less of a mix of precipitation and more snow. If the opposite holds true and it tracks to the north, it will be more rain and mix than snow.
"While it's still too early for specifics, this storm system could have a major impact on travel across the Ohio Valley on both Saturday and Sunday. And with sharply falling temperatures behind this system Sunday, a flash freeze may occur with anything wet turning to ice," said Gumm. "In addition to all of that, flooding could also be a problem especially in our southeastern counties. So yeah, there's a lot to watch."


According to wikipedia "A content management system (CMS) is a computer software system for organizing and facilitating collaborative creation of documents and other content. A content management system is frequently a web application used for managing websites and web content, though in many cases, content management systems require special client software for editing and constructing articles. The market for content management systems remains fragmented, with many open-source and proprietary solutions available."
Most CMS systems are written in PHP/Perl and MySQL database software. According to us following are the best open source content management system:
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Qatari women in a corporatized higher education setting: International reforms and their local bearings
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Discussions of the difficulties Qatari women experience in higher educational settings are unlikely to be found in international organization or government reports on the State of Qatar. Instead, recent reports have tended to gloss over gender inequalities raising a ?successful girl discourse.? Drawing on my own teaching experience at the national university in Qatar, focus-groups data, and in-depth interviews with the female students there, I try to highlight the disproportionate bearings ?international? neoliberal reforms have specifically had on women. I use a critical feminist approach to policy analysis to shed light on those policies that have impacted the female students. By doing so, I try to problematize the state?s limited discourse on women education and contribute to the growing body of literature examining the intersections of gender and education policy in an increasingly neoliberal context.
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My language is visual. I look. I observe, many times with my eyes closed, others look sideways. And some while I sleep. I am inspired and feel comfortable expressing myself through images. And in a way between casual and voluntary, I usually mix photographs in my mind, I intertwine them to generate a speech or to define thoughts.
Just as the same painting evokes different meanings for each one of us, each of these series tells more than one story. Also, at the same time, it only helps to describe a particular person, moment or emotion. Figures, images and snapshots become representations of reality, projections of an imaginary, metaphors of fiction.
They have turned the world upside down, and we debated between figures, assumptions and the hope of walking again.
Now is the time to write a great story. Among all. With desire. Without fear. And then toast again.
Just duck your head for air and watch where you step. In order not to cross borders. To feel your feet rooted in the ground and feel alive. And celebrate it.
A look from the inside out. Do you remember the sound of silence?
Yesterday I reached into a jar of salt to remember the sand texture and the smell of the sea.
To my collection of memories, I have added, reread books, forgotten songs, knowing looks and moments of silence.
Flap the wings in a glass cage.
Put on a freshly ironed shirt to lie on the sofa and read a good book. Luxury in the mundane.
We have gone on to look at projections instead of real life.
We will be together again soon. Without uncertainties. Without ellipsis.
*Marta’s photo by Beatriz Janer
** The rest of the images used to create this imagery are pieces whose authorship I do not know. They have helped to give light and have materialized my ideas and thoughts.

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ASUS ZENFONE 3S MAX TAKES ON XIAOMI REDMI NOTE 4 IN A BATTLE OF BUDGET SMARTPHONESby Rajshree Faria February 8, 2017
Another player has entered the market of budget Smartphones to try and upend the reigning champion. The new player is Asus Zenfone 3S Max and the champion is none other than Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 4, launched some time back. Let’s have a quick compare and contrast to see if the new handset-on-the-block has what it takes to become the new budget buyers’ favourite…
DISPLAY AND BODY
Let’s begin with first impressions- the looks. Asus’ product sports a 5.2” IPS display with a screen resolution of 1280 x 720p. It boasts of an elegant metal unibody design. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 comes with a slightly bigger 5.5” screen but with a much better 1080 x 1920p resolution.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 fares better than the Asus Zenfone 3S Max here.
Xiaomi has incorporated a 13MP primary and 5MP secondary camera in its Redmi Note 4. High definition video recording along with the usual features like HDR, panorama, autofocus finds a spot in the camera. Also, the camera has a CMOS sensor with backside illumination which means you get better pictures even in low-light conditions. The Asus phone comes with a 13MP primary and an 8MP secondary camera.
Again, Xiaomi wins the round.
All those Android aficionados will love this- the Asus Zenfone 3S Max runs an Android Nougat, the latest and sweetest of all Android iterations. All the goodness of Nougat can be experienced right out-of-the-box without waiting for any OTA updates. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 runs an older Android Marshmallow OS which can be a disappointment which even the MIUI8 can’t help resolve.
Let’s give one point to the Asus Zenfone 3S Max, shall we?
PROCESSOR & MEMORY
This is where the multitasking capabilities of the Smartphone come from. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 64-bit processor which clocks a speed of up to 2GHz and comes in three variants- 2GB, 3GB or 4GB of RAM. On the other hand, we have the Asus Zenfone 3S Max which incorporates a MediaTek 6750 chipset that clocks a speed of 1.5GHz which is less as compared to its Xiaomi competitor. Both the smartphones come with 32GB of internal storage. It’s the external storage capacity where Asus proves who’s the boss- user gets a humungous 2TB of expandable external storage compared to a measly 128GB on the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4.
This is where the potential buyer needs to decide- more storage space or faster processor.
BATTERY & CONNECTIVITY
Both our players have been promoted as smartphones that will allow you to forget your charger and power bank at home. The Asus Zenfone 3S Max uses a 5,000mAh battery while the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 incorporates a massive, but not enough to compete with Asus, 4100 mAh battery. Both the phones support 4G dual-SIM.
If a high-powered battery is what you are looking for, then the Asus Zenfone 3S Max should be your phone of choice.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 is available on Flipkart and the Xiaomi website. The 2GB+ 32GB variant will cost you Rs. 9, 999, the 3GB+32GB variant is priced at Rs. 10, 999 while the 4GB+ 64GB variant is priced at Rs. 12, 999. Our new Asus player comes with a relatively higher price tag of Rs. 14, 999.


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The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments are getting increasingly bigger in numbers lately! And the excitement is closely following them; it’s been just a couple of days ago that it was announced that Gordon Ryan will return to competition in late October.
Now, thrilling news came up the forefront yet again: UFC’s athlete Gillian Robertson and ADCC champion Bia Mesquita will fight at a Combat Jiu-Jitsu tournament!
Robertson is a BJJ black belt under Din Thomas, with six submission victories in her professional MMA career. She currently holds a 6-4 UFC record… But isn’t a stranger to grappling tournaments either, having competed five times at the Submission Underground events.
Mesquita, on the flipside, is a 2017 ADCC champion. She’s also a seven-time (!) IBJJF world champion.
The two will compete on October 2 at “Medusa”, which is a female-only Jiu-Jitsu promotion. The event will showcase a pair of eight-woman brackets; where one bracket will be fought under Combat Jiu-Jitsu rules and the other under EBI rules.
Whereas Robertson and Mesquita will fight under the aforementioned Combat Jiu-Jitsu rules, the EBI ruleset bracket is going to be exciting as well. It will feature UFC’s flyweight athlete Vanessa Demopoulos, ADCC Trials silver medal winner Fatima Kline, and many other skilled submission artists.
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Pop queen Janet Jackson is currently heating up Hawaii with her mega-selling ‘Unbreakable World Tour.’
The diva has played three consecutive shows in the region and made sure to make a mark ahead of a series of shows in Japan next week.
Jackson journeyed through hits such as ‘Nasty,’ ‘All For You,’ and ‘Feedback.’
Much to fans’ delight, the 49-year-old also performed new number ‘Night’ for the first time last night.
Watch Ms. Jackson in action after the jump..
Stunning song. Solid vocal showing.
Hopefully, by the second leg of the trek, the track is given the full production and choreography treatment.


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Designers are looking for a new approach to the traditional graphic design of today.
With the emergence of new technologies, designers are now seeking new ways to convey a message, and with the help of technology, they are also asking for a better look.
A new generation of designers are asking for better design software that gives them the opportunity to get the job done, and they are looking forward to the time when this new approach will be adopted everywhere.
While there is a lot of enthusiasm and excitement over the new design software available today, there is also a lot that needs to be done.
The following list is intended to give you a taste of what designers can expect to see in the future.
Art DesignThe first thing that comes to mind when thinking about the next step in the development of art design is the advent of digital art.
While there is no doubt that digital art will continue to play an important role in the art world, digital art is not the only technology that can be used to bring about changes to art.
Digital art is also important in the design of new media.
Digital art can be applied to everything from interactive art to video games.
This article is based on an interview with artist Andrew Schuster, who is an expert in the field of digital painting.
He is a member of the Art Design Association (ADAA), a group of professionals and artists who work to enhance and promote the art of digital mediums.
In the next five to ten years, digital artists will be able to create and manipulate digital artworks in a wide variety of ways.
In addition, they will be more able to make the artworks more engaging and immersive.
This will increase their appeal to consumers, and increase the popularity of digital content on the web.
The ADAA also advocates for digital art to be more socially acceptable and respectful.
They advocate for the use of the mediums media in a respectful way, and have proposed a new definition of digital artistic expression.
The idea is that the art that you create can be shared and shared in a way that is meaningful, meaningful to the viewer, and meaningful to its creators.
This means that it should be as accessible and usable as possible.
The ADAA has also suggested that the use and enjoyment of digital media should be integrated into the art itself, as part of the artist’s overall artistic process.
Digital Art is becoming more mainstreamArt design has been a popular field for decades, but with the advent, or at least the increasing popularity of the Internet, designers have come to realize that they have an important place in art.
The Internet has allowed designers to make digital art much more easily and easily.
The Internet allows designers to create digital art without having to spend hours on their computers, or spend months on paper.
There is no longer a need to have a large staff to produce an art that will be viewed by hundreds of millions of people.
In other words, digital arts are much more accessible and accessible to all.
Digital artists are also much more aware of how their work will be received by the world.
They have the opportunity now to create more of what they are proud of.
They can also work on their art without the burden of being criticized for being creative.
This opens up new opportunities for them to expand their horizons and reach more people.
Art design is becoming much more mainstreamA new wave of digital artists is emerging and taking over the art market.
Digital artists are making art much easier and accessible for the public to view and share, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to maintain traditional artistic practices in the digital world.
For example, the use in which a digital art work can be viewed on the internet has increased significantly in recent years.
These changes will have a significant impact on how designers will approach their work in the years ahead.
The impact of this trend on the art industry is not yet clear, but it is expected to be significant.
A more immersive experience is a great thing to haveThe digital revolution has also given rise to new kinds of digital experiences.
These new experiences can be much more immersive.
Many digital artists are taking advantage of the fact that there are no restrictions when it comes to how an artist can work on a digital image.
They are able to experiment with new ways of communicating the image and creating new experiences.
Digital technologies are opening up new worldsFor artists, digital technologies are also opening up a whole new world of possibilities.
The world of art and design has always been a collaborative process, but digital technologies have allowed artists to create new creative spaces that are much richer and more engaging.
The possibilities are limitless for digital artists.
This is a trend that will continue into the future, but for the time being, artists are still finding creative ways to work with their digital artwork.
Digital technology is changing the way artists workArt design, art design software and digital artists working together in the same space.
This new digital environment is also opening the

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The news organization reported 100 photos to Facebook that allegedly showed images of child exploitation being traded in private groups on the site. However, Facebook only removed 18 of the reported images—and then reported the BBC to the police for flagging the photos in the first place.
At FB’s request we sent them images we had reported, which weren’t taken down by FB moderators. FB then reported us to the police.
— Angus Crawford (@AngusCrawfordR4) March 7, 2017


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Volume Seven of the Psychopomp anthology marks the start of a new adventure as it heralds FREE stories and the birth of Mysteria Press! 12 new stories for your eyeholes! More
Volume Seven of the Psychopomp anthology marks the start of a new adventure as it heralds FREE stories and the birth of Mysteria Press!
That's right, Psychopomp is now free! Because you're worth it.
12 new stories for your eyeholes!
Caprice by Elsie The Blood Is The Life III by Samuel Shiro Bubblegum Ecstasy by Micke Lindquist Cleaning House by Colleen Quinn I Was Sitting Behind Some Bushes With My Arms Wrapped Around My Knees by Keith Lewis Male Pregnancy by Zachary Houle Spring Cleaning by Micke Lindquist Stop by Christopher Francis Bargains by Lance Manion Daniel's Promise by Stephen P. Smith Apple Orchard by Kate Barrett Broadcast by Robin Wyatt Dunn
The publisher of Bento Box and Pyschopomp quarterly fiction anthologies, Mysteria Press is that relative at a wedding reception that won't stop telling you about that cool thing they did once when they were much younger.


Heterobostrychus aequalis, Oriental wood borer
Unwanted organism - not established in New Zealand
Oriental wood borer in furniture ex Indonesia
From Surveillance, Volume 40, No. 2, June 2013
Fresh borer beetle emergence holes in wooden furniture manufactured in Java, Indonesia, were reported from a Blenheim house. Nelson-based MPI border clearance staff confirmed the presence of live borer activity but did not find any adults. They helped arrange for the infested items to be wrapped in plastic and transported to Nelson seaport for fumigation with methyl bromide. Treatment of these items is now complete but it was not possible to trace all goods from the original consignment. The goods were imported by a specialist Javanese furniture importer and retailer based in Blenheim, who typically imports up to five 20 ft (6 m) containers of household furniture a year from the same manufacturer in Java, via Nelson seaport. The importer confirmed that the goods were from a February 2012 consignment, with entry based on certified fumigation before shipping. Website information pertaining to the Australian Fumigation Accreditation Schemer (AFAS) was provided to the importer, and included a list of Indonesian AFAS-accredited fumigation providers. Subsequently, a single dead adult beetle was found in the house and identified as the Oriental wood borer Heterobostrychus aequalis. This species can live in low-moisture sawn timbers and has spread from its native range (India, China, Indonesia) to Africa, Australia, New Caledonia, North America and Venezuela. However, its ability to establish in New Zealand conditions is unknown. MPI records since 2000 show 46 detections of this species in wooden goods from Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, China, the United States, Australia, Taiwan, Burma and South Africa.


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In this episode, David takes us along on his tour of one of Moldova’s top attractions: the biggest wine cellar in the world, Milestii Mici. It actually holds the Guinness World Record for containing the largest wine collection and having the biggest cellar of any other winery in the world!
Here, David takes us through the extensive network of tunnels, wine collection, and tasting room at Milestii Mici.
There are over 200 kilometers of underground tunnels where the wine is stores. Each tunnel passage, or “street” is named after a different type of wine. David’s guide Natalia explains that the wine collection holds over 1.5 million bottles of wine!
Milestii Mici was founded in 1969 to store, preserve and mature high-quality wines. The cellars are comprised of 70% red, 20% white and 10% dessert wines.
Once the tour of the property is wrapped up, it’s time for the good stuff – to taste the wines. David suggests booking a tasting lunch in advance to taste the wines with some typical Moldovan food and live folk music. Ways Travel helped him book his Moldova trip.
Milestii Mici is located only 30 minutes south of Chisinau, which makes it a great day trip option from the capital. When in Moldova, a visit to Milestii Mici is a must!
If you’ve been, please leave us a comment below!

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SmartiPi Flex for Raspberry Pi Zero
The SmartiPi Flex is a flexible and repositionable arm for the Raspberry Pi Zero and Raspberry Pi official camera.
The SmartiPi Flex is an adjustable and repositionable camera arm for the Raspberry Pi Official camera. The aluminum and rubber neck can be flexed to the position you want and it will stay in place. The included cable is run through rubber neck to the camera. Raspberry Pi board and camera are not included.
Two versions are available
- The SmartiPi Flex Zero Kit includes the case which holds the Pi Official camera at one end and the Raspberry Pi zero at the other end. The case fits all versions of Pi Zero. The camera and Pi Zero are not included.
- The SmartiPi Flex Basic Kit includes the case which holds the Pi Official camera at one end and has the camera cable extending out of the other end to connect to your Raspberry Pi of choice. The camera and Raspberry Pi board are not included.
Both versions have screw mounting, suction cup, and adhesive mounting options to make integration into your application seamless.
The photos show 3D printed prototypes of the design. We need your support in backing this project so that we can purchase the molds,materials, and parts required to make this product a reality. Many months have been spent designing, prototyping and sourcing materials to get to this point. To date we have designed dozens of products in our careers. Additionally, we have successfully delivered three Kickstarter campaigns and shipped tens of thousands of products to our customers.
- You can pledge $33 and receive two kits of your choice. After the campaign we will send a survey out and you can specify if you want two of one kind or one of each kind.
- You will also have the ability to add on as many extra rewards as you would like after the campaign is over.
The neck is stiff enough to hold in place but can still be repositioned by hand with ease. It can rotate up to 90 degrees left or right to face either side.
An aluminum plate is assembled into the outer rubber sleeve. The plate is attached to the plastic housings at either end with screws. The camera cable is then pushed through the rubber sleeve to the other side. When bent, the aluminum holds its shape while keeping the flat camera cable safe without kinking. We have focused our efforts on tweaking the design and materials so that it all works together just right. It is a grade of aluminum that holds its shape after bending and can withstand repetitive bending cycles.
Some aspects of the SmartiPi Flex are patent pending.
The included suction cups can be mounted on either side. Use to mount to windows or desks.
The suctions cup can be used on the SmartiPi Flex Basic to help secure it to a work surface. Or it can be screwed or taped to the surface.
The SmartiPi Flex Zero has access to all ports, the SD card, and even has HAT compatibility.
Both versions have keyhole mounting points on the back.
HAT boards can be used on the Flex Zero by removing the knock out feature.
We have spent many months designing the Smartipi Flex, are confident in the design, and understand the challenges involved with this project. We have 13+ years of product development experience and understand the design process thoroughly. Design is all about trying new ideas and iterating from one prototype to another.
Smarticase started in 2014 with our first Kickstarter. From there we have successfully delivered three total Kickstarters and have shipped tens of thousands of products.
After the Kickstarter there is a two month wait until we receive first parts from manufacturing. Then a few weeks are needed to tune the design before we start shipping. We plan to start shipping rewards in December 2017. We feel this is a realistic timeline to deliver this product.
Risks and challenges
The biggest challenge is getting our suppliers to deliver parts on time. There is always unforeseen risks and potential delays. We feel that we have built in enough time in the schedule to deliver on time but are aware there is the potential for delays that were not anticipated.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
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When it comes to feeling anxious or stressed, many people turn to various relaxation techniques such as meditation, deep breathing, or yoga. However, there is another method that has gained popularity in recent years: using weighted teddies, also known as weighted soft toys or weighted stuffed animals.
Weighted teddies are plush toys that are filled with a material such as beads, rice, or sand to add extra weight. This extra weight can provide a comforting pressure sensation when held or placed on the lap, which can help calm the nervous system and reduce anxiety.
Here are some of the benefits of using a weighted teddy as an anxiety stuffed animal:
Provides a sense of comfort and security
The weight of the teddy can help ground the individual and provide a sense of comfort and security, similar to the feeling of a warm hug. This can be especially beneficial for those experiencing anxiety, as the physical sensation of the weight can help them feel more in control and less overwhelmed.
Helps with sensory processing
For individuals with sensory processing issues, the added weight of a weighted teddy can provide the input needed to help regulate their nervous system. The pressure can help them feel more aware of their body and surroundings, leading to a greater sense of calm and relaxation.
Enhances sleep quality
The weight of the teddy can also help improve sleep quality, as the added pressure can create a sense of cosiness and security that can aid in falling asleep and staying asleep throughout the night. This can be especially beneficial for individuals who struggle with insomnia or other sleep-related issues.
Improves focus and attention
In addition to reducing anxiety and promoting relaxation, weighted teddies can also help improve focus and attention. The sensory input provided by the weight can help individuals with ADHD or other attention-related issues feel more grounded and centred, allowing them to focus better on tasks and activities.
Aids in emotional regulation
Finally, using a weighted teddy as an anxiety stuffed animal can help with emotional regulation. The physical sensation of the weight can help individuals feel more in control of their emotions and better able to regulate them in times of stress or anxiety.
In conclusion, weighted teddies can be a valuable tool for promoting relaxation, reducing anxiety, and improving overall wellbeing. Whether used as a comfort companion for children or adults, these weighted soft toys offer a range of benefits that can help individuals feel more grounded, centered, and in control. So if you're looking for a way to ease anxiety and promote relaxation, consider investing in a weighted teddy bear or other weighted stuffed animal today.
LoveHugs are weighted therapeutic soft toys specially designed to hug you back.
Due to their heavier weight than regular soft toys at 1.5kg and unique weight distribution, they harness the power of weighted pressure to help reduce stress and anxiety, provide a calming presence, and help with sleep.
The benefits of weighted blankets are well known. Our product provides a more portable and emotionally comforting alternative which can be used for travel, bedtime or any time and place where a calming hug is needed.
LoveHugs products are small and light enough to be ideal for children and teens, but are also perfect for adults who need a comforting hug too. We have sold thousands of products across Europe, and they are loved by all age ranges.
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JS World Media has had a productive first half year, announcing significant financial results. We have reported strong financial figures for the first half year of 2015. Compared with last year's financial results for the first half year, we have doubled the profit, and that makes this first half year the best result in our company's history. We constantly strive to continue and maintain this development.
"JS delivered its best half-year result ever, and we expect to significantly exceed our previous expectations. These results are due to our proactive, loyal, visionary, creative and responsible employees; our people are our most important and valuable asset," says CEO, Jens Stausholm, about the results.
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Come along to the club and see what we do......
We are a Pet Training club that teaches dog
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Rewards based training.......
We are kennel club listed Dog Training Club
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Classes Puppy, Rescue & New 7pm - 7.30pm
Bronze Class 7.30pm-8pm
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Affiliate Marketing For Stay-At-Home Moms!
Stay-at-home moms can earn extra income with affiliate marketing. Diligence, persistence and education can help you established a successful online business.How to Start Your Own Online Businesses That Make Money
Everyone wants to own their own online businesses that make money. The best way that I’ve found to go about doing this is simply to create a website based around something which you yourself are interested in and have an existing knowledge of and then you can monetize it accordingly. In this article I’m going to talk about how to create your own online businesses that make money.Can a Money Making Strategy Guaranteeing a Sale Fill Its Promise?
There are many money making strategies tailored specifically for those of you who want to learn how to make money in the worldwide web. There are many methods to choose from and there is a lot of information available on the web. Many money making strategy’s make many promises but do they deliver, can they truly guarantee a sale? With this article I would like to point out some things you might want to keep in mind when considering getting involved in a money making strategy making promises that you will find in abundance all over the internet.So, What Is Affiliate Marketing Exactly?
Affiliate Marketing is an extremely lucrative means of earning commissions on products sold online. It’s the single fastest-growing online industry, and allows for all sorts of creative means of attracting customers to a product and earning commissions from the product’s vendor. Affiliate marketers have a wide range of available products to promote for an equally wide range of commission-structures.Beware of The Entrepreneur Sharks
I would urge anyone new to starting an internet business to first consider affiliate marketing. It is virtually risk free, you don’t have the over head or worry about shipping or any of the numerous things involved with handling and selling your own products.Ensuring the Success of Your First Affiliate Marketing Campaign
Basically defined, affiliate-marketing is a system by which the creators/vendors of a given product/service offer commissions to independent marketers in order to augment their marketing strategies. Done correctly, this arrangement results in significantly greater earnings on both sides – the vendors find themselves making many more sales than they would if they alone were trying to market their wares, (more than justifying the reduction in net-profits resulting from paying out commissions), and hard-working affiliates can earn considerable income without needing to have products of their own to sell.Click Through or Affiliate – Minimizing the Risks Maximizing the Gain
The system is a success for a few but statistically you have the odds stacked against you and there is a further twist. If you were to base a high percentage of your income on this product then in my opinion you are potentially at risk.


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Once upon a time, a dark evil crept into my kingdom, stealing my loved ones and the happy life I knew. The world turned against me, and I swore to become stronger, to keep myself safe.
Once upon a time, there was a handsome prince, hair dark as ebony, skin as pure as the freshly driven snow, and I became the only one who stood between him and death.
Once upon a time, our stories intertwined, and now, healing my heart may be the only way to save us all from the evil that threatens to destroy what little we have left.
There’s a serial killer at large. His victims just happen to resemble Kaitlyn—dark haired, pale skin and athletic build.
Kaitlyn goes undercover, attending a prestigious high school in an attempt to lure the killer into a trap and save the lives of other potential victims.
Will she be able to catch the killer before the body count rises? Or will she become the next victim?


text: Klonteska Condominiums By VCI Real Estate Services is located in Beech Mountain, just 11 miles from Boone. Blowing Rock is 11 miles away. Some units have a dining area and/or balcony. Some units also have a kitchen, equipped with a dishwasher, an oven, and a microwave. Towels are featured. There are lots of activities in the area, such as skiing and biking. Johnson City is 29 miles from Klonteska Condominiums By VCI Real Estate Services. The nearest airport is Tri-City Regional Airport, 36 miles from the property.

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Don't let their smiles fool you.
Lawrence High's Laura Wilson and Lauren Kelly want nothing more than to slam the ball hard - and slam it right at their opponents.
"Those are the hits that we like," Wilson said. "We just take every opportunity we can to smash them."
The No. 1 doubles duo's recent aggressiveness paid dividends Wednesday, as the pair picked up two of the Lions' three tennis victories at a quadrangular at Lawrence High.
Wilson and Kelly sandwiched 8-3 and 8-1 victories around their only loss, an 8-5 setback to Lauren Hansen and Chelsea Link of Shawnee Mission Northwest.
"Early in the season, they won some matches by simply retrieving - hitting lobs and running balls down," LHS coach Dick Wedel said. "It's good to be able to do that, but you need your partner at the net to be able to put the ball away."
Wilson and Kelly took turns doing that Wednesday, forcing the ball through stiff winds at the Lawrence Tennis Center.
"The wind was a huge factor today, and we weren't quite used to it," Wilson said, "but I think we did really well overall."
Part of their aggression could be attributed to Wedel, who offers a Gatorade if a smash hits an opposing player.
But most now should come from the team's increasing success with harder hitting.
"I'm glad to see that happening," Wedel said, "because both potentially could have big games."
Over time, Wedel said he believed the pair would be best served with both team members at the net.
"I think that could be pretty imposing," Wedel said. "They're both tall with good reach and good overheads."
The only other victory for LHS came from Meredith Bush and Kylie Fritzel in No. 2 doubles, winning 8-4 over Blue Valley West's Amanda Eisenreich and Jordan Hamilton.
LHS came away empty-handed in singles play, falling in all six matches.
The result was the opposite of Monday's dual with Free State, where LHS won no doubles matches but won three of six singles showdowns.
Next up for the Lions is the Sunflower League meet Tuesday at Shawnee Mission East.
Wedel said his team, which finished fourth in last year's league meet, would feel no pressure going into the 12-team event.
"There are so many good players in the Sunflower League - if you come against one in the wrong order, you're pretty limited in what you can do," Wedel said. "But I think our girls are playing hard and having fun. We'll see what happens."


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Embraer will participate in the forthcoming Middle East Business Aviation (MEBA) exhibition (meba.aero), December 7-10, at Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Company will showcase its ultra-large Lineage 1000 executive jet at the static display area, together with the light Phenom 300 and the newly certificated large Legacy 650 executive jets.
Embraer will host a press conference on Tuesday, December 7, at 1:30 pm., in Central Hall West Foyer, where it will review the achievements of the Embraer Executive Jets programs, from the entry level to the ultra-large jet categories.
“Embraer is very pleased to participate, once again, in the MEBA Show, the premier business aviation gathering in the Middle East,” said Colin Steven, Embraer Vice President, Marketing and Sales, Europe, Africa and the Middle East – Executive Jets. “The excellent reception we have enjoyed from this region for our family of Executive Jets, particularly for the Lineage 1000, now flying with five operators, plus strong demand for the Legacy 650, is testimony to their unparalleled comfort and performance. We also expect to mark the first Phenom 300 delivery to this market by the end of the year.”
The large Legacy 650 executive jet will be on static display for first time at the MEBA air show. Based on the successful Legacy 600 platform, the Legacy 650, with its 3,900 nautical mile range, recently demonstrated its long-range capabilities with a nonstop flight from Dubai (UAE) to London (U.K.) with ten occupants on board. This significant increase in range was accomplished through extensive airframe modifications, such as reinforced wings and landing gear, larger fuel capacity, and new highly efficient and more powerful Rolls-Royce AE 3007A2 engines. Honeywell’s new Primus Elite™ avionics suite also equips the Legacy 650 and future Legacy 600s. Due to the excellent performance in hot and high conditions, allowing operations up to temperatures of 50°C, both aircraft have been very successful in the Middle East market, where over 20 are in operation, today.
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Embraer’s Executive Jets portfolio consists of seven aircraft: the entry level Phenom 100, light Phenom 300, midlight Legacy 450, midsize Legacy 500, super midsize Legacy 600, large Legacy 650, and ultra-large Lineage 1000 jets. These aircraft offer cabin sizes and flexible ranges that are well-suited to the most diverse demands, permitting greater work productivity and saving valuable travel time, which is enjoyed in comfort and privacy.
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British design studio Tom Dixon has an opportunity for a senior designer with interiors experience to join its office in London's Coal Drops Yard. The designer recently completed The Manzoni, a restaurant in Milan that doubles up as a furniture showroom and home to the brand's European headquarters.
Scandinavian architecture studio White Arkitekter designed The Kallbadshus, a timber-clad bathhouse located on the southern coast of Sweden. The practice is recruiting a Part 1 architectural assistant to join its growing London office.
David Chipperfield Architects is seeking a senior architectural visualiser to work across all visualisation projects at its London branch. The firm were behind a pink-concrete visitor centre and chapel, situated at the entrance to the Inagawa Cemetery in Japan.
Rodić Davidson Architects has merged two 19th-century art studios in London to create a light-filled family home, containing a number of brightly coloured objects and paintings. The firm has a vacancy for an interior designer at its central London studio.
Greek designer Nassia Inglessis' Studio INI has created an immersive installation that changes shape to movement, in Brooklyn's Greenpoint. The studio is looking for a creative 3D designer and visualiser to join its growing studio in central London.


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WHENCE THE FAIRNESS OF NATURE ?
But were not nature still endow'd at large
THE SOUL, WHEN VIEWING THE PROSPECTS OF IMMOR
TALITY, COMPARED TO THE PRISONER ENLARGED FROM A DUNGEON.
As when a wretch, from thick polluted air,
THE ADORNMENT OF NIGHT.
Would heaven her beauty should be hid from sight,
DO PARENTS THINK ON THE EVILS OF A BAD
I suppose it never occurs to parents, that to throw vilely educated young people on the world is, independently of the injury to the young people themselves, a positive crime, and of very great magnitude; as great, for instance, as burning their neighbour's house, or poisoning the water in his well. In pointing out to them what is wrong, even if they acknowledge the justness of the statement, one cannot make them feel a sense of guilt, as in other proved charges. That they love their children, extenuates to their consciences every parental folly, that may at last produce in the children every desperate vice.
TEMPTATION OF MONEY.
An old Greek said well, there is amongst men nothing perfect, because men carry themselves as persons that are less than money, servants of gain and interest. We are like the foolish poet that Horace tells of: let him but have money for rehearsing his comedy, he cares not whether you like it or no; and if a temptation of money conies strong and violent, you may as well tie a wild dog to quietness with the gut of a tender kid, as suppose that most men can do virtuously, when they may sin at a greater price.
THE INEXPRESSIBLE PLEASURE OF SELF-DEVOTION
How inexpressible the pleasure of the soul in devoting itself to God, when bemoaning itself, and returning with weeping and supplication, it says, "Now, lo I come to thee, thou art the Lord my God. I have brought thee back thine own, what I had sacrilegiously alienated and stolen away, the heart which has gone astray, that hath been so long a vagabond and a fugitive from thy blessed presence, service, and communion. Take now the soul which thou hast made; possess thy own right, enter upon it, stamp it with the entire impression of thine own seal, and mark it for thine. Other lords shall no more have dominion. What have I to do any more with the idols wherewith I was wont to provoke thee to jealousy? I will now make mention of thy name, and of thine only. I bind myself to thee in everlasting bonds, in a covenant never to be forgotten.”
The self-denial which is included in this transaction, hath no little pleasure in it. When the soul freely quits all pretence to itself, and by its own consent passes into his (now acknowledged) right; disclaims itself, and all its own former interests, inclinations, and ends, and is resolved to be to him and no other; — when this is done unreservedly, without any intention of retaining or keeping back anything from hin; absolutely, and without making any condition of its own, but only agreeing to, and thankfully accepting his; peremptorily, and without hesitation, and without halting between two opinions, shall I ? or shall I not? (as if it were ready in the same breath to retract and undo its own act). How doth it now rejoice to feel itself offer willingly! They that have life and sense about them, can tell there is pleasure in all this. And the oftener repetition is made hereof (so it be done with life, not with trifling formality), they so often renew the relishes with themselves of the same pleasure.
Christ took our nature on him, not that he
THE WAY TO HEAVEN,
If the way to heaven be narrow, it is not long; and if the gate be strait, it upens into endless life.
KEEPING THE BANKS OF THE SABBATH.
The streams of religion run deeper or shallower, as the banks of the Sabbath are kept up or neglected.
THE UNHAPPY DIVISION OF FAITH AND WORKS.
'Twas an unhappy division that has been made between faith and works. Though in my intellect I may divide them, just as in the candle I know there is both light and heat; but yet, put out the candle, and they are both gone, one remains not without the other; so it is with faith and works.
In the Old Scripture I have often read,


This year, outside the festival meetingpoint Lagerhuset, there is a large tiger keeping watch. It makes all the GIFFers thinking of our friends at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (since the tiger is their symbol), which also is in full swing at the moment. We share the excellent Rotterdam-programmes Red Westerns and Raiding Africa. And some prints too. So, break a leg from GIFF to IFFR!


Apart from doing a handstand, Armin Papperger, CEO of Rheinmetall, will probably have tried everything in recent weeks to convince the Bundeswehr to turn to its new tank, the KF51 Panther, in particular to replace the 18 Leopard A26s sent by Berlin. in Ukraine in support of Kyiv's defense effort against Moscow. Unfortunately for him, it will not. Indeed, the president of the Defense Committee at the Bundestag, Agnès Strack-Zimmermann, confirmed yesterday in an interview with Frankfurter Rundschau, that the Bundeswehr was going to order new Leopard 2 tanks in their ultimate A7V version, but also Pzh2000 self-propelled guns, to replace the tanks sent to Ukraine, to the delight of Krauss-Maffei Wegmann, who manufactures the two tanks (with the competition from Rheinmetall), and which has seen, in recent months, its order book fill up after the success of the Leopard 2 in Hungary and Norway, and while waiting for the Czech Republic.
This is a blow for Rheinmetall, which was hoping for support from the Bundestag to start production of the KF51 Panther, so that it can position itself effectively in international competitions, including in Europe. To convince the German parliamentarians, Armin Papperger even leaked certain negotiations around risky projects, such as the construction of a production plant in Ukraine for €200m which would be capable of producing 400 Panthers per year, values that all experts in the field agree to find unbelievable. Fortunately for Rheinmetall's stock market price, the Berlin arbitration was made public 10 days after the publication of its results and outlook, otherwise good and promising.
The choice of the Leopard 2A7V, on the other hand, makes perfect sense for the Bundeswehr, which has already modernized part of its fleet of heavy tanks to this standard, and which in fact has both the maintenance infrastructure and the appropriate training to put them implemented. With a combat mass of 63 tons, the Leopard 2A7V is indeed one of the best heavy tanks of the moment, both well protected by composite armor combining steel, tungsten, titanium and ceramic, well armed thanks to its L55 gun of 120mm with smooth bore and 55 calibers fed with 42 shots, and powerfully motorized with its MTU Mb 873 ka 501 turbo-diesel engine. It also has, in this version, a reinforced modular shielding of the frontal glacis giving it a steel equivalent of more than one meter, a hull reinforced to resist mines, a new APU of 20 kw allowing to operate the all systems, including air conditioning, stationary, as well as modernized on-board and vetronic systems.
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The Chinese New Left (Chinese: 中国新左派) is a term used in the Peoples Republic of China to describe a diverse range of left-wing political philosophies that emerged in the 1990s that are critical of the economic reforms instituted under Deng Xiaoping, which emphasized policies of market liberalization and privatization to promote economic growth and modernization.  Chinese academic Wang Hui links the emergence of New Leftism with the financial crisis of 1997 and the 1999 United States bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, which damaged the credibility of liberalism in China, as well as the 1989 Tiananmen suppressions.
There is an ambiguity of the term New Left in discourse drawing from the diversity of the movement, generally speaking, the New Left can be applied to a person who embraces leftist theories, ideals and traditions ranging from Marxism to socialism, postmodernism and other schools criticizing neoliberalism.
The New Left's relationship with Maoism and capitalism is complicated. Although some schools of thought suggest that the New Left wants the return to mass political movements of the Mao Zedong era and an abandonment of capitalism, others believe that it combines capitalism's open markets with socialist elements (particularly in rural China). New Left supporters such as Cui Zhiyuan and Wang Hui are skeptical about neoliberalism and democratic capitalism.
Although many New Left intellectuals oppose certain Maoist approaches, the term "New Left" implies some agreement with Maoism. Since it is associated with the ultra-leftism of the Cultural Revolution, many scholars and intellectuals supporting socialist approaches and reforms but opposing the radical, brutal approaches of the Maoist period do not completely accept the "New Left" label. Some are concerned about the fact that adopting leftism implies that China, historically different from the West, is still using a Western model to strategise its reforms and would be limited by how the West defines the Left. Wang Hui explains the origin of, and his skepticism about, the term:
The first stirring of a more critical view of official marketization goes back to 1993 ... But it wasn't until 1997–98 that the label New Left became widely used, to indicate positions outside the consensus. Liberals adopted the term, relying on the negative identification of the 'Left' with late Maoism, to imply that these must be a throw-back to the Cultural Revolution. Up until then, they had more frequently attacked anyone who criticised the rush to marketization as a "conservative" - this is how Cui Zhiyuan was initially described, for example. From 1997 onwards, this altered. The standard accusatory term became "New Left" ...
Actually, people like myself have always been reluctant to accept this label, pinned on us by our adversaries. Partly this is because we have no wish to be associated with the Cultural Revolution, or for that matter with what might be called the "Old Left" of the reform-era CCP. But it is also because the term New Left is a Western one, with a very distinct set of connotations – generational and political – in Europe and America. Our historical context is Chinese, not Western, and it is doubtful whether a category imported so explicitly from the West could be helpful in today's China.
The concept of the New Left arose in China during the late 1990s. After the failure of liberal movements in the 1980s, Deng Xiaoping's 1992 trip to Shenzhen and the 14th Party Congress in 1992, scholars and media figures began to adopt a more critical stand towards marketization and its consequences—including (but not limited to) social and economic inequalities between the coast and the hinterlands, urban and rural areas, and rich and poor people. According to New Left theory, market-economy challenges stem from the fact that under Chinese economic reform, the market economy has become the dominant economic system; China's socialist economic reforms have brought the country into the global capitalist sphere.
The development of the New Left is correlated to increased Chinese nationalism after its period of low-profile presence on the world stage during the Deng Xiaoping era. It is seen as a response to problems faced by China during its modernization drive since the 1980s, which has led to growing social inequality between coast and hinterlands and rich and poor. Some scholars believe that, based on its unique and drastic 20th-century economic and political changes, China cannot adopt the social-democratic, capitalist model of many Western countries. Some critics say that the early-20th-century New Culture Movement's embrace of enlightenment went too far in identifying the West with modernization, and China needs to find its own path to modernity.
The Chinese New Left is concerned with the country's social-inequality issues. Some scholars believe that although the movement is not yet mature, it is likely to embed itself in Chinese society over the next century (assuming that polarization continues). Strikes, sit-ins, slow-downs and peasant uprisings, sporadic due to government suppression, are on the rise and may become more organized with the development of the New Left.
Although they are skeptical and critical of capitalism, New Leftists recognize its influence on China and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of capitalist models. Cui Zhiyuan, a leading New Left intellectual, believes that it is imperative that socialism and capitalism are not viewed as opposites. According to Zhang Xudong, "An advocate for New Deal-style economic and social policies in China was considered to be liberal in the 1980s, but as 'New Left' by the century's end." This overlap suggests that ideals set forth by the New Left strongly resemble the democratic socialism and "humanistic Marxism" of the 1980s.
The phrase "Beijing Consensus" was coined by Joshua Cooper Ramo to frame China's economic development model as an alternative, especially for developing countries, to the Washington Consensus of market-friendly policies promoted by the IMF, the World Bank, and the U.S. Treasury.
Although the debate at the time revolved around management buyouts (MBOs) and the protection of private property, it actually considered the issues of privatization and socialism. Discussion became so heated that Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao went out of their way to reiterate their support for reform at the 2006 National People's Congress. Debates about MBOs and property rights were extensions of the strongly-ideological debate over socialism versus capitalism that emerged after the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, only quieting in the wake of Deng Xiaoping's 1992 trip to Shenzhen and the subsequent 14th Party Congress that year. Deng's call for economic reform unleashed market forces and a series of often-wasteful, duplicative investment. In the wake of this upsurge of market activity, the New Left (a loose-knit group of young intellectuals) emerged and began developing a new critique of China's economic and social path.
Economics plays a significant role in the Chinese New Left, whose development is closely associated with Chinese economic reform. Many supporters of the New Left generally believe that a leftist economic model should be found to tackle China's dependence on exports and savings, reduce the growing economic gap between rural and urban areas and stimulate private business through public ownership and state planning. The capitalist free-market model applied in most social-democratic programs is undesirable because instead of challenging and reforming the existing market economy and representative democracy, it seeks to moderate the social consequences of structural division and hierarchy. A suitable, sustainable market model is vital for China's leftist movement.
New Left economist Cui Zhiyuan believes that a labour-capital partnership, based on the ideas of James Meade and John Maynard Keynes, can be used to introduce some flexibility to the labour market. Outside shareholders own capital-share certificates; workers own labour and share certificates, which replace a fixed wage and reduce the conflict of interest between workers and capitalists. Any decision that will improve one group (by raising the dividend on its share) will automatically raise the dividend on the shares of the other group. Many New Left intellectuals are confident in the outcome of collective economic-development planning, anticipating rural industrialization.
Some Chinese New Leftists prioritize universal human rights. According to Hu Ping, the most important human right is freedom of speech. During the Great Leap Forward, grain production decreased and it became evident that many people were beginning to starve. However (as reported by newspapers), the following harvest would be ample. Hu wrote:
At that time, people on the verge of starvation were not allowed to call out that they were starving. Many people who publicly did this were labelled as counter-revolutionaries. It was not allowed to mention ... the many millions of dead people who died [of] starvation. Many officials who reported to higher levels that people were dying from starvation were labelled as right opportunists. Today, when one mentions the freedom of speech, some people believe that this is just something of special value to intellectuals, especially those who are not content with their lot. The tragic example of the three-year-long famine is the most forceful rebuttal of such a view.
Other members of the Chinese New Left, particularly since the Great Recession, have rejected the centrality of human rights and universal values in general. These theorists have argued for the construction of an authoritarian Chinese political government separate from Western intellectual traditions.
Traditional Chinese culture
The New Left movement has shown some convergence with the Confucian revival movement in China, who advocate restoration of ancient Chinese cultural traditions such as filial piety and especially the civil service examinations. Both ideologies emerged in the late 1990s as a nationalist reaction to the dominance of neoliberalism in China. Leftists and Confucians are increasingly demonstrating a degree of reciprocity. Chinese leader Xi Jinping declared that "to solve China's problems... [China needs] to fully make use of the great wisdom accumulated by the Chinese nation over the last 5,000 years.” Academics such as Sun Yat-sen University's Gan Yang have identified as both leftist and Confucian, and a 2015 paper by Harvard and MIT researchers have found that Chinese netizens tend to congregate into two camps, one side an internationalist, democratic, free market faction, and another a pro-traditional culture, nationalistic, socialist faction. Each camp showed a high level of ideological unity.
A subgroup of New Leftists are more radical, adhering to Marxism as originally interpreted by Mao and implemented during the first twenty years or so of the People's Republic of China's existence. They believe that China has long been moving away from the communist path, resulting in the rise of capitalists who will exploit peasants and workers as they did before 1949. Similar to the worldwide Maoist movement, this strain of New Leftists opposes the Chinese government's policy of openness and economic reform; they do not consider Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution and Great Leap Forward wrong-headed in an ideological sense, even if they oppose the outcomes and on-the-ground policies of the early experiments.
These New Leftists oppose capitalist democracy and support the revolutionary Maoism of a generation ago, in contrast to the corruption and what they see as greed in present Chinese society. Many of these New Leftists regret the erosion of guaranteed employment, education, health care, and other former gains of the Chinese Revolution which have been largely lost in the new profit-driven economy.
Related movements and incidents
According to the Financial Times in 2016, many experts estimate that if there were free elections in China, a neo-Maoist candidate would win. This Maoist revival movement precedes the tenure of Xi Jinping, whose own revival of Mao-era elements seem to be intended as a conciliatory move towards the neo-Maoists. It is believed that the rising popularity of neo-Maoism is due to the growing economic dislocation and inequality under market reforms and globalisation.
Neo-Maoists first became prominent under Hu Jintao's administration, delivering far-left attacks on CCP policy from websites such as Utopia, or MaoFlag. They expanded into a political movement through association with the Chongqing Party Secretary and Princeling Bo Xilai, and succeeded in surviving crackdowns. It is believed that the CCP leadership is reluctant to eradicate these groups due to their connection with CCP history and ideology.
Maoism and neo-Maoism have been increasingly popular after the rise of Xi Jinping among millennials and poor Chinese people, and they are more frequently covered by foreign media. Due to CPC suppression of proletarian movements and protests, tensions between the party and New Left groups are increasing.
The Xi administration, while imposing political controls on businesses, has also promoted greater economic liberalisation in Shenzhen which was then held up as an model for the rest of China. In September 2020, the former mayor and party chief of Shenzhen Li Youwei published a sharply-worded commentary in a Hong Kong newspaper, warning that due to the resurgence of leftists discussing class struggle, China was at a crossroads for economic reform.
On 24 December 2004, four Chinese protesters were sentenced to three-year prison terms for distributing leaflets entitled "Mao Forever Our Leader" at a gathering in Zhengzhou honouring Mao Zedong on the anniversary of his birth. Attacking the current leadership as "imperialist revisionists," the leaflets called on lower-level cadres to "change the current line (of the party) and return to the socialist road". The Zhengzhou incident is one of the first manifestations of public nostalgia for the Mao era reported by the international press, although it is unclear whether these feelings are widespread. It is an example of Marxist Chinese New Leftism in action.
Chinese New Leftists are often criticised by liberal intellectuals such as Liu Junning, who consider China as not liberal enough economically and politically. These liberals think that inequality and the widening gap between rich and poor are serious problems which exist in every developing country. Democracy and personal freedom are seen as important for China, although perhaps not attainable in the near future.
Politician Bo Xilai was promoted in October 2007 to party chief of Chongqing, a troubled province with high levels of pollution and unemployment and poor public health. Bo began a policy of expanding state-owned industries in contrast with the rest of China, which was embracing market reforms. He led an economic reform of the region which was known as the Chongqing model and focused on expanding state influence in the economy, anti-corruption campaigns, and the promotion of "Red Culture". The policy also supported strong public welfare programs for the poor, unemployed, and elderly.
Bo began the Red Culture Movement in 2008, which promoted Maoist culture in opposition to the capitalist culture that characterized the Chinese reformists. Radio and television played Maoist propaganda and students were organized to "return to the countryside" and promote the singing of "red songs" during this period.
From 2009 to 2011, Chongqing began prosecuting alleged Triad members in the Chongqing gang trials. An estimated 4,781 people were arrested during the crackdown. The prosecution was controversial in its use of torture, forced confessions, and inhumane treatment of witnesses.
In 2013, Bo was found guilty of corruption and sentenced to life imprisonment; he is incarcerated at Qincheng Prison. Bo was removed as Chongqing's party chief and lost his seat on the Politburo. Bo's supporters formed the Zhi Xian Party to protest his conviction, but it was swiftly banned.
Maoist Communist Party of China
A group of workers and students formed the Maoist Communist Party of China in 2008, an underground, non-recognized political party opposing the ruling Communist Party government. A reported party manifesto, The Ten Declarations of the Maoist Communist Party of China, was posted on the Internet in which the legitimacy of the Communist Party of China was questioned. The party advocates a reversal of the Deng Xiaoping reforms and a return to socialism.
2015 Luoyang meeting
In February 2015, a group from 13 provinces and municipalities of China, calling themselves "Chinese Maoists Communists" held a two-day secret meeting in Luoyang, calling for a "new socialist revolution" to "reverse the restoration of capitalism". The group seemed to claim to have party elders as backers. The group was quietly arrested. Luoyang was an industrial area that declined after the Chinese economic reforms of the 1990s and experienced extensive unemployment as a result. Maoist nostalgia is pervasive in the city. The neo-Maoists received online support across many blogs, Weibo, and websites such as RedChina.net. However some neo-Maoist groups refused to back it, typically those who regarded Xi Jinping's policies as sufficiently aligned to their neo-Maoist agenda.
Nanjie Village and land reform
National Public Radio's website posted a story about Nanjie on 13 May 2011, calling it a prime example of recent "re-collectivizations" inspired by Mao's ideas: "The furniture and appliances in each home are identical, including the big red clocks with Chairman Mao's head, radiating psychedelic colours to the tune "The East Is Red." [Villager] Huang Zunxian owns virtually nothing in his apartment. The possessions are owned by the collective, right down to the couch cushions .... "Some villages around the country have followed Nanjie's example and re-collectivized."
During the 1990s, rural industry began to stagnate and China's large peasant population was seen as a hindrance to the country's development. Popular demand for further modernization, urbanization and marketization began to outweigh the successes of the previous Township and Village Enterprises. Cui Zhiyuan and Gan Yang began to establish small, rural industries and collectives to mitigate the increasing socioeconomic gap and provide an alternative to large-scale capitalism.
Although Hegang has had the largest number of laid-off workers since 1996, the city has registered China's highest rate of economic growth. Cui Zhiyuan suggests that the cause of this phenomenon is its "combining public land ownership and the market"; Hegang has focused on stimulating its real estate market to stimulate the development of related industries.
Of the Chinese Communist Party's current ideology, the idea of privatising China's countryside has not been accepted and it remains in public hands. Although most non-urban land is used privately, it cannot be sold (unlike urban property).
In 2008, the Third Session of the 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party (Chinese: 中国共产党第十七届中央委员会第三次全体会议) began a new round of land-privatization reforms, but these measures were limited; the transfer of land remains ambiguous, not "officially endorsed and encouraged".
2017 Guangzhou incident
In November 2017, a group of Maoist students (including Zhang Yunfan) and workers was arrested in Guangzhou for organizing a Maoist salon.
A number of Maoist students participated in the July–August 2018 Jasic Incident, protesting in support of factory workers and workers' rights. The students formed the JASIC Workers Solidarity Group, which included #Me Too advocate Yue Xin. The rally was largely organized through the popular Far-left neo-Maoist online forum website Utopia. On 11 October, fifty student advocates were arrested; their whereabouts are unknown. Political suppression has been expanded to universities, factories and the general public. Student leaders of the Jasic protests have been detained, punished and subjected to forced education by the CPC.
2018 Cultural Revolution anniversary celebrations
On the 52nd anniversary of the beginning of the Cultural Revolution, dozens of neo-Maoists from all over China gathered in Hong Kong for commemorations, saying that their activities had been banned in the mainland. They wore Mao-era blue military uniforms and waved hammer-and-sickle flags. These Maoist groups are highly critical of the CCP's market economics which they claim are responsible for rising inequality and corruption.
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What it means being human?
Being human means 1. to have the ability to communicate systematically using words, symbols, body gestures/posture, and facial expressions. 2. to make our own decisions and bear the consequences of them. 3. to make and wear clothing, accessories, and other necessities for human life.
Why is society so important?
One of the reasons why society is important is that it gives you a framework to work together. It provides you with a platform to take collective efforts towards improving social conditions. Most importantly, a society serves as a strong support system in life.
What is a humanity class?
Humanities classes explore how humans have lived in the past, how we interact with one another, and how we develop cultures and societies. These classes place high value on creativity and critical thinking. Examples of humanities classes include: the arts, history, music and theater.
What is common humanity?
Common humanity is the understanding that unpleasant feelings are part of the human experience, that suffering is universal. We are connected not only by the joys in our lives, but in our struggles, heartaches, and fears. Therefore, by improving our self-compassion, we enhance our ability to feel compassion for others.
What is human and humanity?
Humanity is the human race, which includes everyone on Earth. The word humanity is from the Latin humanitas for “human nature, kindness.” Humanity includes all the humans, but it can also refer to the kind feelings humans often have for each other.
How can you show humanity?
Here are some of them:
- Always Look For The Good in People. Just like there are two sides to every story, we all have our good and bad sides too.
- Focus on People’s Potentials.
- Choose to Love.
- Treat Everyone As Equals.
- Love Yourself.
- Love Everyone As You Would Your Brothers and Sisters.
- Show Compassion.
What is our humanity?
Our Humanity is a risk-communication and risk-reduction education and prevention initiative designed to combat racial disparities in COVID-19 cases and deaths. COVID-19 has had a devastating impact on our entire country, but it has hit communities of color the hardest.


Deployable Waste to Energy Conversion technology to be presented at the 2014 Defense Energy Summit
November 7, 2014 BURLINGTON, Ontario – Eco Waste Solutions (EWS), a manufacturer of thermal waste conversion and energy recovery technologies, is pleased to announce that it was selected once again as a finalist in the Defense Energy Technology Challenge (DETC) , for their novel approach to small-scale waste disposal with energy recovery.
The EWS technology was selected from over 300 entries to be presented at the Defense Energy Summit in Austin, Texas on November 11, 2014.
The DWEC (Deployable Waste to Energy Conversion) System is a containerized waste disposal system designed for expeditionary military bases. The DWEC has the advantages of being smaller, lighter, and more fuel efficient and is coupled with a simple and practical energy recovery system.
“The product that EWS is offering to the defense industry represents the kind of innovations that EWS is bringing to the broader waste-to-energy market”, said Eco Waste Solutions’ President, Steve Meldrum “Our energy technologies build on our well-proven waste disposal technology with a 20 year track record. This means our customers can realize the benefits now, instead of waiting years to get the bugs worked out of one of the pre-commercial technology platforms that also on the market”.
Eco Waste Solutions technologies have been adopted by a number of industries as a trusted means of disposing of waste in a safe, sustainable, environmentally responsible way. Recent expansion of the EWS product line includes larger capacity systems and a broader range of energy recovery options.
Eco Waste Solutions (EWS) is an award-winning, privately-held Canadian environmental technology company that custom engineers and manufactures proven, advanced thermal treatment technologies for solid and liquid waste. Since 1994 we have demonstrated leadership in design-quality, environmental integrity and excellent customer service. Unlike many emerging technologies still in development, the EWS systems are commercialized and proven to process waste reliably. Our technological innovations include 4G controls, containerized mobile incinerators and scalable, modular systems that can offer heat recovery in the form of hot water, steam and Energy-From-Waste. www.ecosolutions.com
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Now a days internet is a daily usage part of our life without internet, it’s difficult for us to share the information to our friends and also retrieve the information from the web because it contains a large amount of information. The Internet of Things (IoT) is speaking to an upheaval event at this time. All types of Organizations uses internet as a daily part of life with numerous types – not simply technology and information transfers firms – are connecting “things” as diverse as cell phones, autos and household appliances to mechanical quality sensors, Internet has used by vast no of users it has many features such we can with many social network communications so we can share the information from machine-to-machine, however the potential profits to lifestyles and organizations are huge.
Developing security threats, greater device management challenges and expanded budgets for IT administration are all concerns little business IT experts have as Internet of Thing gadgets – which permits physical products to share the information one another – get more noticeable in the work environment,
Generally, 96 percent of the IT leaders studied said they expect that the Iot will have some negative effects on their industrial usages. Particularly, more than half accept it will force new security dangers while stretching out existing dangers to a greater number of devices, while 30 percent think more excellent its use in the working environment will bring about expanded IT using.
“With billions of gadgets poised to join with the Internet, industries are facing lots of problems to billions of insecure new endpoints that can compromise the network. “The key takeaway is clear: IT associations must arrange adequate to guarantee sufficient working framework,
Online networking gave digital stalkers a duck blind from which to snipe, then the Internet of Things offers every one of them comforts of a game preserve protect with a remote-enacted searching rifle. All things considered, a system of devices that useful to you track your information and what activities you need to do, with determination and often surprisingly little effort, be made to serve more nefarious interests as well.
The Internet of Things, much the same as people in general Internet, is presently developing to a great degree quicker. It will be increased more than 50% within the next 6 years, there will be more than 30 billion things interconnected by the Internet. And also internet users need to pay an attention developing digital security threats, and realizing what it intends for each of us, is a discriminating first step. Also, as we create these new things, and choose to join them to our systems, we must remember the danger. At the point when choosing to utilize technology as a part of our life.


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When building a wastewater treatment facility in 1984 officials in a Wisconsin village decided on an oxidation ditch design and chose Aire-O2®Aspirator aerators based on their flexibility and energy efficiency. Today, several of those aerators are still in use and the treatment facility operates at even more efficient standards using the “next generation” Aire-O2 Triton® process aerators.
An Aire-O2 Aerator in the oxidation ditch
Since the aspirator installation, the population has grown from 800 to 1,250 residents, and what was a new dairy processing plant years ago is now an established cheese factory, all increasing the demands on the village’s wastewater treatment system. Some things, however have remained constant–the director of public works, and his relationship with Aeration Industries. Together, the partnership has ensured compliance to maintain environmental water quality. “We have been working with Aeration Industries and the Aire-O2 aerators since 1984, when the plant was built,” he said. “The aerators provide excellent results with minimal maintenance.”
The Oxidation Ditch System
The wastewater treatment facility is an activated sludge system. The 0.147-million-gal-per-day (mgd) wastewater flow enters the plant through a vertical bar screen/grit chamber and then flows into the oxidation ditch for aeration and mixing. The mixed liquor flows to a final clarifier, and then a UV unit for disinfection and discharge into the Rock River. An overflow lagoon provides storage for excess storm water, snowmelt and capacity for future growth. The older aerators operate as needed in the lagoon. In 1984, three 7.5-Hp aspirator aerators supplied aeration and mixing to the ditch and two 2-Hp aerators were installed in the overflow lagoon. Together, the units provided removal efficiencies in the 93% range and the Theresa plant always met DWR compliance. High flows during wet weather events can increase flows to 0.187 mgd and “make life interesting and create sludge problems,” said the plant operator. “But the aerators keep the dissolved oxygen up and treatment has never been an issue.” With increasing demands on the plant, more aerators were added in 1997. Three 15-Hp Aire-O2 Aspirator Aerators were installed in the ditch, and two of the existing 7.5-Hp aerators were moved into the overflow lagoon.
Focus on Energy Efficiency
Aerators are the largest energy consumers at wastewater treatment plants. In an effort to save energy, the Village officials chose to install two 10-hp Aire-O2 Triton process aerator/mixers in the oxidation ditch along with one of the existing 15-Hp aspirator aerators in June 2010. The process aerator technology is not an aspirator aerator. Instead, the air is forced down through the shaft using a regenerative blower. The aerator uses a directional mixer combined with a blower to inject fine bubble-diffused air beneath the water surface. The mixer and blower operate independently from one another, which allow the airflow to be controlled to meet process requirements without any impact on the mixing performance. This dual functionality provides process control and design flexibility and makes the unit suited for processes that require mix-only denitrification cycles such as oxidation ditches or sequencing batch reactors.
Preliminary data show an energy savings of 30% since the process aerator/mixers were installed. Removal rates have been excellent with the Tritons as well. Influent is BOD 225 mg per liter and effluent is 5 mg per liter, or 98% removal. Influent is TSS 225 mg per liter and effluent is 5 mg per liter. Influent NH3 is 30, with effluent NH3 at 0.05, for 99.8% removal. More intensive electrical saving studies are in progress, but between the removal rates and ease of operation, “it doesn’t get any simpler than that,” said the director.


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TWO local clubs have a lot to cheer about after receiving sporting grants from shopping giant Coles.
The Ponds Little Athletics Centre has been given a much-needed funding boost for its upcoming season thanks to a $3,500 grant and Hawkesbury Little Athletics has received $2,900 in the latest round of the Coles Little Athletics Community Fund.
The welcome boost comes after a challenging year for many, which saw Little Athletics centres around the country close first due to the devastating bushfires and now from COVID-19.
The two clubs are among 158 grassroots sports club across Australia to share in $521,000 for sports equipment. It is the single largest round of grants distributed to Little Athletics centres since the Coles fund was established two years ago to support little athletes hoping to follow in the footsteps of champions like Sally Pearson and Brandon Starc.
The grant comes amid research from the Australian Sports Foundation in July which estimated that over 16,000 local sports clubs were at risk of closing due to reduced revenues and increased costs arising from COVID-19.
The Ponds Little Athletics Vice President Kathy Kingcott said the grant would be used to buy electronic starting guns, marquees and additional field equipment to get our athletes and volunteers back on track after a tough year.
“The new gear, especially the electronic starting gun will help our athletes better prepare for zone and region carnivals,” she said. “We’ve been using flags as our starting method at our club nights and our athletes will benefit greatly from a move to an electronic starting system, particularly for those with aspirations to go onto higher levels where this is used.


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We also use non-essential cookies to help us improve our websites. Any data collected is anonymised. Find out more about cookies. This section provides an overview of the demographic information available for lesbian, gay, bisexual and other LGBO adults. There is then a brief overview of the literature on sexual orientation demographics. Figure 2 shows that the LGBO population in Scotland was much younger than the heterosexual population.
Around three in ten 29 per cent of LGBO adults were young adults aged - compared to around a sixth 14 per cent of heterosexual adults. It is important to bear the differing age profiles in mind when interpreting outcome and where age-standardised are available we have tried to present these to achieve like-for-like comparisons. Figure 3 shows that LGBO adults were twice as likely to be single and never married, compared with heterosexual adults 72 per cent compared to 34 per cent. LGBO adults were around three times less likely to be married or in a civil partnership than heterosexual adults.
It should be noted that the LGBO group has a younger age profile. The ONS reports on 'sexual identity', which is a part of the wider concept of 'sexual orientation'. The concept of Sexual Identity excludes sexual attraction and sexual behaviour. Figure 5 provides a summary of some UK -wide sexual identity statistics. Full information on this data can be found in the Sexual identity, UK : Bulletin . Figure 6 shows that adults in the UK who identified their ethnicity as 'mixed or multiple' were most likely to self-identify as LGB 2. Adults of Asian ethnicity were least likely to identify as LGB 0.
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Marouane Fellaini completed his move to Manchester United late on transfer deadline day
Manchester United still looking to bring players in before the transfer window closes
Ander Herrera has expressed his desire to join the Red Devils
GMS academy member Jonny Bradley looks at the youngsters who are set to shine this season
Manchester United still need to find a Paul Scholes replacement before the end of the transfer window
Which players in the Premier League deserve more credit?
Are our youngsters suffering from the vast amount of overseas players playing in the Premier League?
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New York based duo Eighty Ninety have recently released the music video for their single “Better as Friends.” The video is now available to watch below;
Eighty Ninety consists of brothers Abner (vocals, production) and Harper (guitar, production) James. They first came on the scene in 2016 with their hit single “Three Thirty” – which found a place on Spotify’s Global Viral Charts at number 2. Their debut was soon followed by their EP titled “Elizabeth.’ Since then, the pair have reached over 26 million streams on Spotify to date, and have appeared on Spotify’s most iconic playlists.
Their new single “Better As Friends” has a dreamy tone to it that you cannot help but find addicting. The soft vocals, relatable lyrics, and catchy beats will have you hooked from the get go. They are able to perfectly capture a story that can connect with anyone who hears it. It’s a pop sound like no other. The music video is simple, yet still perfectly executes the story being told.
When talking about their process on creating music, Eight Ninety says;
“We let the emotional arc of the song, rather than any set of genre conventions, lead us to instruments and sounds.”
Their emotions and feelings ooze out into every note and lyric played. The minimalistic production proves that when you have talent, no other gimmicks are needed. “Better As Friends” is a song that is just easy to appreciate. It deserves to have a place on everyones playlist. The track is now available to stream on Spotify.
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