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March 16, 2019 By Yumna Warraich
So, finally I got the opportunity to officially cross the LOWARI TUNNEL on my bike.
Lowari Tunnel (Urdu: لواري سرنگ, Lowari Sarang) is an 10.4 kilometres (6.5 mi) vehicular tunnel under the Lowari Pass of the Hindu Kush mountains, between Dir and Chitral in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
It is operated by the National Highway Authority and carries traffic on the N-45 National Highway, thus bypassing Lowari Pass. Construction was partly completed by June 2017,The total cost of the tunnel was ₨26.954 billion (US$190 million).
Originally conceived as a railway tunnel, construction began in September 1975 and was inaugurated by Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.
However, less than a year later work stopped in 1976 due to non allocation of funds. Construction resumed again in September 2005 and was initially expected to be completed by 2009 and to convert it into a vehicle road tunnel.
The tunnel essentially allows traffic on the N45 National Highway to bypass the Lowari Pass and will reduce the 14 hour drive between Chitral and Peshawar to only 7 hours.
The tunnel will also facilitate all-weather transportation, as during the long winter season the Lowari Pass is closed, and travelers to and from Chitral have to travel into Afghanistan and then back into Pakistan to access the rest of the country.
Yumna Warraich is a 24 year old Pakistani Tourist Biker who has traveled across the country on her motorcycle. She recently completed her M.Phil. in Marketing from National University of Modern Languages NUML.
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This course is designed for students who completed the Fashion Creation Course and those who wish to learn a higher level of technique in one year. Students master specialized knowledge in industrial patternmaking, draping and the handling of special materials and then create apparel designs requiring a higher level of technique with the goal of professional skills demanded by the fashion industry.
02The goal is to attain the second level of Patternmaking Skill Exam.
The clothing of higher quality requires patternmaking with attentiveness to details. With the main focus on industrial patternmaking, students study apparel making by following the actual process used in apparel companies, with the goal of attaining the second level of Patternmaking Skill Exam.
Students are taught apparel production on a one-to-one basis by a visiting teacher from overseas who possesses exceptional skills in draping and has a strong record of developing renowned designers around the world. The course is offered in a small class size, just like an artist's atelier. It encourages students to engage in a creative activity with freewheeling thinking to ensure the acquisition of advanced skills.
CAD is computer aided design software that enables creating patterns effectively. Students understand the technique actually used by apparel companies with the aim of practically acquiring specialized knowledge in entering and expanding patterns, adding seam allowance, and marking.
Students learn how to use graphic software used in the fashion industry to improve their design skills. By understating the characteristics of various materials, the student aims to attain CG techniques to express the texture and design, as well as to produce original patterns.
Students study the patterns used in the production sites of ready-to-wear clothing in the apparel industry, which take into consideration of quality and reasonableness. Students gain the knowledge to understand the production system of ready-to-wear actually used in the industrial production line, including production process and methods.


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Craven House (also known as Fisher House) is a large office building in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England located on Michaelson Road close to the eponymous bridge. Constructed in the 1960s the building is noted for its length of roughly  and consists of seven floors making it one of the tallest storied buildings in the town. The gross floor area stands at around . Craven House is owned by the Department of Work and Pensions through Barrow Borough Council and currently houses the town's principal Jobcentre alongside leasing office space to the headquarters of successful shipping company James Fisher & Sons - the only Barrow based company listed on the London Stock Exchange.

In 2003 the entire external fabric of the building was recladded and a further £1.7 million was spent in 2013 on refurbishing the inside of the building and installing a new roof. Craven House generates around £176,000 for Barrow Borough Council per annum, making it the largest individual commercial asset under the council's possession.

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 List of tallest buildings and structures in Barrow-in-Furness

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The EuroLeague Final Four Most Valuable Player Award is presented and awarded to the basketball player who has exhibited the most exceptional play during the EuroLeague Final Four. The award often goes to the best player on the European-wide top-tier level EuroLeague's best team. It is generally considered to be the most prestigious individual award in European professional club basketball.

The Final Four MVP award was first given at the end of the 1987–88 season, when the competition that would later become called EuroLeague, was then known as the FIBA European Champions Cup. Prior to the 1987–88 season, the Top Scorer of the EuroLeague Finals was noted. However, an actual MVP was not named until the first EuroLeague Final Four of the modern era was held.

EuroLeague Finals Top Scorers (1958–1987)
From the 1958 to 1986–87 seasons, the Top Scorer of the EuroLeague Finals was noted, regardless of whether he played on the winning or losing team. However, there was no actual MVP award given.

Voting criteria
From the 1988 EuroLeague Final Four through the 2016 EuroLeague Final Four, the voting for the EuroLeague Final Four MVP was done by the accredited media members in attendance. Starting with the 2017 EuroLeague Final Four, the voting for the award includes an online vote of fans as well.

All-time EuroLeague Final Four MVP award winners (1988–present)

Since the end of the 1987–88 season, when the first EuroLeague Final Four (1988 EuroLeague Final Four) was held, an MVP is named at the conclusion of each Final Four.

Notes:
 There was no awarding in the 2019–20, because the season was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic in Europe.

† The 2000–01 season was a transition year, with the best European teams splitting into two different major leagues: The SuproLeague, held by FIBA, and the EuroLeague, held by Euroleague Basketball. That season's EuroLeague Basketball tournament did not end with a Final Four tournament. Instead, it ended with a 5-game playoff series. So, Manu Ginóbili was named the EuroLeague Finals MVP that season.

Multiple honors

Players

NB:
 Kukoč won his first two awards in 1990 and 1991, as a citizen of SFR Yugoslavia; Croatia declared its independence on June 25, 1991, after that year's Champions Cup finals.
 Bodiroga won his first award in 2002, as a citizen of FR Yugoslavia. The country changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro in February 2003, three months before he won his second award; upon the dissolution of the latter state in 2006, he became a citizen of Serbia.

Player nationality

NB:
 Players from the former Yugoslavia are classified by their nationality in one of the current post-Yugoslav states.
 Rice won his award in 2014, as a citizen of both the United States and Montenegro.
 Players from FR Yugoslavia classify as players from Serbia.

Teams

See also
 EuroLeague Awards
 EuroLeague Final Four
 EuroLeague All-Final Four Team
 EuroLeague Basketball 2001–10 All-Decade Team
 EuroLeague Season MVP
 Euroscar
 FIBA Europe Player of the Year Award
 FIBA Europe Young Men's Player of the Year Award
 50 Greatest EuroLeague Contributors (2008)
 Mr. Europa

References

External links
 EuroLeague official webpage
 InterBasket EuroLeague Basketball Forum
 TalkBasket EuroLeague Basketball Forum

Final Four MVP
Basketball most valuable player awards


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Open Schools Help Vulnerable Students and Families. But at What Cost?
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Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has often said that closing schools costs society in many ways beyond basic access to education. Students who fall behind during a school closure may never catch up, she says.
That's a key reason why B.C. plans to reopen schools full time and in-person in September, rather than offering online learning or a hybrid of online and in-person.
"We know that for many children in this province, they don't have the resources to work virtually," Henry said. "For many children in this province, being at school is where they get health care. It's a safe place for them. It's a place where they can get psychological support. They may get a meal."
But as COVID-19 cases rise, many parents are nervous about a full-time, in-person return to school. In the U.S., COVID-19 cases jumped 40 per cent among children in the last two weeks of July, the American Academy of Pediatrics reported. In B.C., the number of children testing positive has made a similar leap with 67 new cases in the past two weeks, a spike of 39 per cent.
In June, in-person classes were optional while online learning continued. About one-third of B.C. children went back to school on that basis, class sizes were limited, and students attended in person only part time.
The September reopening plan calls for full-time, in-person classes for all ages.
The tech gap and in-person education
BC Teachers' Federation president Teri Mooring said remote learning in the spring lacked inclusivity.
"We had a number of students, particularly secondary students, who just didn't engage in remote learning, and that's really worrisome because we're not sure what's going on in that situation," Mooring said. "Students didn't have the ability to engage online because they didn't have a computer, or they didn't have internet access."
About 23,000 laptops or computers were loaned to children who didn't have their own, the Ministry of Education said.
The lack of technology, the heavy burden born by women and single parents, the exclusion of special needs students and declining mental health are all cited as reasons to bring back in-person learning.
Crystal Mundy is a Kelowna mom of two and PhD candidate in clinical psychology. She had to step back from her studies to care of her immunocompromised four-year-old son, who also has severe attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Mundy has an auto-immune disease herself.
Her husband, who is a mechanic, has been able to continue working, but when numbers were surging in B.C. the couple took the added precaution of sleeping in separate rooms.
Women are paying the price in the pandemic, Mundy says.
Researchers at the University of British Columbia found the pandemic is "exacerbating pre-existing social inequalities," particularly for women and the parents of young children.
"Parents able to work from home struggled to juggle childcare and employment duties, whereas others faced stark choices between continuing to go to work and caring for kids," the study found. "For single parents, maintaining both employment and caregiving is a particular challenge."
At least 1.5 million women lost their jobs in March and April, and women's employment isn't bouncing back as quickly as men's, an RBC study found.
Mundy worries she might have to send her older son to live with her sister if he has to return to high school because of her and her younger son's immune issues. Her older son, in Grade 10 at Rutland Senior Secondary, has a learning disability and an Individual Education Plan, which she says was essentially thrown out with COVID-19.
He spent Grades 7 and 8 almost entirely in portables, Mundy says, in a school that is nearly 80 years old.
"Children that are already attending under-resourced and underfunded public schools will continue to see the downstream effects of this pandemic," Mundy said. "Low-income families in such districts now must decide between: continue to keep a payday and send their children to a potentially dangerous situation or try to find a way to keep their children home."
The pandemic already made inequity worse for students with special needs, with the exclusion of special needs students increasing by 179 per cent over 2019, from 492 to 883 students, a BCEdAccess survey of parents found. Exclusion is when a student with special needs is asked to stay home from school for part or all of the school day.
"It is tragic that so many of our children were left behind by their schools during the COVID-19 crisis," said Nicole Kaler, mother of three and a senior board member of BCEdAccess, an organization that serves families of students with disabilities and complex learners.
Kaler is very concerned that the fall return to school will be the same.
"I really feel like if our province took the steps to first plan for those children that have the most complex needs and challenges and health concerns... everybody else will be safe as well," Kaler said. "But we're doing it the opposite."
Mooring said any education plan needs to protect students who are more vulnerable. Teachers asked the government to form an equity and inclusion committee, but it has only met once so far.
Further complicating matters is the notion of student groups, or cohorts, because it is unknown how education assistants or specialist teachers who work with students with special needs will fit into the groups.
Mental health suffers when schools are closed
Henry has also stressed the mental health risks when students are away from school. "For some children, home is not a safe place to be," she said.
The government's "Your story, our future" COVID-19 survey found there has been a rise in mental health and substance use concerns for youth since the beginning of the pandemic, the Education Ministry said in a statement.
"Youth and young adults reported higher levels of decreased mental health, increased difficulty accessing counselling services, and increased difficulty meeting financial needs compared to the overall adult population," the ministry said. "Alcohol consumption has gone up for 36 per cent of surveyed young people, compared with 28 per cent of the adult population."
The Education Ministry didn't respond specifically when asked if there has been an increase in youth suicide in B.C. But guidelines for school reopening from Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children note that as a result of school closures "increased rates of depression and anxiety have already been observed; increased rates of substance use and addiction, and suicidal behaviour are believed to have occurred."
The report recommends in-person learning, but also calls for the option of online learning for when students are ill or if parents choose to keep their children out of school. It also suggests smaller class sizes, citing an example of a maximum class size of 10 to 15 students, to make physical distancing possible. B.C.'s plan doesn't reduce class sizes.
More kids coming to school hungry, principal says
With one in five B.C. kids living in poverty, many depend on schools to help with food insecurity. Many British Columbians have now lost their jobs, which will increase the reliance on schools for healthy meals. Between March and June, about 75,000 meals per week were provided for 16,000 families, the Education Ministry says.
Ian Landy, principal at Edgehill Elementary School in Powell River, worries about kids who arrive at school without food for lunch, something he says was increasing even before the pandemic.
Canada is the only G7 country without a national school food program, and most schools do not have cafeterias in Canada. Landy had to spend 10 per cent of his school budget intended for other expenses on food last year. Whether schools operate in person or online, they will continue to dole out food to hungry kids, but the pandemic has made it more complicated.
The school had been making custom-order sandwiches at lunch and muffins for breakfast, but with COVID-19, that had to stop and be replaced with prepackaged food.
"If kids don't have the fuel to learn, they're not going to learn," Landy said. "But this comes at a cost I'm not sure everyone understands."
Many parents unhappy with full return
The September reopening plan gives rise to different inequities.
Children who take the bus to school will face extra risks, whether on a school bus or public transit. Some families rely on childcare centres for before and after school care, and they might be operating at reduced capacity. Others rely on grandparents, who are vulnerable to serious complications with COVID-19.
Then there are the teachers and students who are immunocompromised or living with complex medical needs, placing them at greater risk from COVID-19. Also, there are teachers and students who live with others who are similarly at risk.
Parents of children who have health issues have been told to see their doctors and that alternate plans will be made where warranted. Those with other concerns, such as feeling like it's not safe to send their child back or worried about vulnerable family members, have been told either to home school or seek distributed learning options — online classes, but not connected to a local school. But many of those programs are full and enrolling in distributed learning often means severing ties with the neighbourhood school, at least temporarily.
Mooring said accommodations will have to be found for many teachers who are medically unable to work in person due to COVID-19.
"The accommodation should not be an unpaid leave. We had some teachers who did need to go on unpaid leave and that's not appropriate," Mooring said.
Having teachers teach in person and online at the same time, as they did in June, was not sustainable, Mooring said.
Many other jurisdictions, including Toronto and Edmonton and most American cities, are either offering online school only or the choice of online or in-person learning. The Edmonton plan offers families a school year divided in quarters, and students can shift between in-person and online learning at any of those transition points in the year. Teachers who cannot teach in person for medical reasons will teach the online classrooms.
Education advocate and mother of two elementary school-age daughters Cindy Dalglish said that model might make more parents and teachers happy.
"I know a couple of the teachers at my daughters' school, and there is no way they can come back. One has serious health issues and I don't know how she is going to manage in class if she is coming back," Dalglish said.
The approach might work better if it was based on co-operation among a community of schools rather than just one school or the entire district, Dalglish said.
Finding the way forward
Teachers have asked for a delay in the start of the school year to allow health and safety training and planning for teaching under the COVID-19 plan.
"We're doing something that is unprecedented here," Mooring said.
Education Minister Rob Fleming said Tuesday in the legislature that the return will likely be delayed, with specifics to come later in the week.
Dalglish said it's a "no-brainer" to delay the start of school by a couple of weeks, even just to ease anxiety.
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"Do we want a teacher teaching our kids or an educational assistant being with our children that is so scared themselves?" Dalglish said. "I want our staff's mental health to also be considered."
She believes most children are capable of wearing masks, especially if their parents start practising with them, and that smaller class sizes would help with physical distancing.
Jillian Maguire is an English and psychology teacher at Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver whose 15-year-old daughter is going into Grade 10 at Vancouver Technical Secondary. She knows in-person schooling is important for vulnerable kids but would like to see a bigger financial commitment from the province.
"The lack of investment leads to an addiction problem and a homelessness problem. I really believe it's all connected to education," Maguire said. "The kids who survive and make it are the ones who have protective forces around them, and a lot of that is a connection to a school, to a counsellor, to a teacher, even to other students."
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Ghoul may also refer to:

In literature
 Ghoul (comics), a fictional character in Marvel Comics
 Ra's al Ghul (also called "Ghoul" or "Ghul"), a fictional character in DC Comics
 Ghoul (novel), a 2007 horror novel by Brian Keene
 Ghoul, a 1987 novel by Michael Slade
 Tokyo Ghoul a manga series by Sui Ishida

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 Ghul, stage name of British guitarist Charles Hedger

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The Ghoul (2016 film), a British thriller film

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OTT Live Streaming is a great way to watch TV without paying expensive cable bills. You can even watch live sports and other exciting shows with an internet connection from any device!
Over-the-top (OTT) streaming services are a great way to watch live events online. Netflix, for example, is a popular video-on-demand service that lets you watch your favorite shows and movies at home or on the go.
OTT live streaming is a new way to broadcast live events. Instead of using cable or satellite TV, viewers can watch online through their web browsers from any location worldwide.
OTT live streaming allows you to broadcast live video over the internet. The technology enables viewers worldwide to watch your content, whenever they want and wherever they may be.
OTT Live Streaming is a new broadcasting method that allows streaming your videos for free on the Internet.
OTT Live Streaming is a service that allows you to broadcast your event live on the Internet.
How to Build OTT Workflows for Live Video Streaming
Live video has become a trend that is here to stay. It's no longer just for big names like Twitch or Netflix, but it's also used by brands and local businesses to promote products or services.
The best way to build a live video streaming workflow is through a combination of OTT and TVE (television everywhere).
With the popularity of mobile devices, OTT services like Netflix and Hulu have become increasingly popular.
The ultimate way to reach out to viewers is live streaming. It's one of the most effective ways to build a community and relationships with them.
Live streaming is one of the most exciting media, culture, and entertainment phenomena. This article will help you understand how to build OTT workflows for live video streaming.
In this digital world, people spend more time watching videos than ever. It's not just a trend; it's an evolution in how we communicate, learn and entertain ourselves.
Best Practices for Live Video Streaming
Test your audio and video equipment before going live
Make sure your viewers can see and hear you clearly
Speak clearly and at a moderate volume
Avoid talking too fast or too slow
Keep your camera stationary whenever possible
Don't eat, drink, or chew gum while streaming
Avoid talking too fast or mumbling
Keep movements to a minimum
If something unexpected happens, pause the broadcast and address the issue
Thank viewers for tuning in at the end of your stream
Decide on the purpose of your live stream
Outline your stream and stick to it
Engage with viewers during the stream
Thank viewers at the end of the stream
Engage with viewers during your stream
Thank viewers for their participation after the stream is over
Introduce yourself and your guests at the beginning of the stream
Monitor comments and questions from viewers
Thank viewers for their participation at the end of the stream
Archive your live video stream for future viewing
Use a tripod or other stabilization device to keep your camera steady
Introduce yourself and any guests at the beginning of the broadcast
Thank viewers for tuning in at the end of the broadcast
Engage with viewers by answering their questions and responding to comments
Thank viewers for watching at the end of the stream
Be interactive with your viewers- take questions and comments during the stream
Thank viewers for tuning in at the end of the stream
Avoid filming yourself from below or closing up
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Be aware of what's happening in the background of your shot
End your broadcast on a high note
If possible, have a backup plan in case of technical difficulties
Thank viewers for their time and participation.
There are many ways to build an OTT workflow. The best way to find the right workflow for your needs is to consult with an experienced team of professionals.
We have years of experience at ReelnReel, helping brands and businesses create live video streaming workflows that meet their specific requirements.
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Has anyone gotten the 2nd interview notice? If going to the second stage, does it mean a high chance of being accepted? Many thanks!
Also interested to know, thank you.
We just finished the parents interview today. Would you mind sharing when did you take the interview? I estimate there are 30 families per day.
How long does each parents interview last for Pre-school?
We are having it next week? 30 families a day? that's a lot! how long is the meeting? would you mind sharing what type of questions they asked?
Every family 30 mins. When will you take the interview?
wow, so I guess they have multiple meetings going on at the same time? is it one on one?
Our interview is also next week. They are interviewing so many parents, I wonder what the chances are?
Does anybody know when the results will be out?
Have you received any email?
Maybe next week! I'm still waiting too.
Yes, really painful. Maybe we could ask them tomorrow when the result will be released. Does your kid attend the Saturday playgroup?
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Q: How to get my last google map location? Google maps have this button which shows your location based on your last track. Actually if i click this button it says that it got my location from my phone and it shows the correct address. Right now my application can track the user's location, but with a major downside. If the device has no GPS it tracks the IP location which the most of the time is not the actual user's position. Is there any way that i can integrate this feature in my application? I'm searching for an API but i haven't found something yet. Thanks

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Your browser can detect your location if you allow that. This data (latitude and longitude) could be obtained via JavaScript.
For instance: http://www.w3schools.com/html/html5_geolocation.asp
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Art competition win is no stretch for law student Megan
Megan's winning artwork will go on display at the event in October
Megan's winning artwork
University of Aberdeen law student Megan Allan has been announced as the winner of The World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022 (WGC2022) 'Worldpool' artwork competition, with her work going on display at the M&S Bank Arena during the event which begins in 100 days-time.
The 22-year-old, who is going into her 4th year of the degree Scots Law with English Law (LLB), loved art at school but put her hobby on pause for many years to focus on other studies.
A gymnastics coach in her free time, she got involved in the competition to inspire young gymnasts to get creative and ended up rediscovering her love of design.
The Worldpool art competition was launched last year, where fans and creatives were invited to submit artwork in any form they chose based around the Championships' logo, the 'Worldpool'. Initially shortlisted alongside eight other designs, Megan's work was selected by a panel of judges, including Championships ambassador Max Whitlock OBE, Liverpool artist Paul Curtis, head of audiences at Tate Liverpool, Jemima Pyne, and designer Martin Boath from Front Page, who created the Championships brand.
Reflecting on her inspiration behind the artwork, Megan said: "I teach gymnastics and this competition was just something I wanted to do alongside the children to show the importance of creativity in the sport. My goal was to create a piece that was as eye-catching and dynamic as watching a gymnastics routine – when the sport is in action you can't look away. What makes gymnastics great is the opportunity to get creative, which is something I have always tried to champion as part of my relationship with the sport, and now into this artwork.
"The background was inspired by the coloured smoke often used in photography, as I feel this helps convey the idea that Liverpool's creativity is explosive and at the city's core. There is also a little nod to Paul Curtis and his brilliant work in the piece with the gymnast having angel wings!
"I am so excited to be attending the competition and seeing the hard work that the world's best gymnasts put in, come to life. I will be taking my friends that I do gymnastics with – it's going to be really special for us and for me especially to see my artwork on display at such a major competition."
World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022 Ambassador Paul Curtis, known for his street art and wall murals around the city, praised Megan's ingenuity: "Congratulations to Megan on being selected as our competition winner with her work to be displayed proudly at the World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool.
"The calibre of submissions was exceptionally high, all of the final pieces were great in the way they represented Liverpool and gymnastics together but she is a worthy winner. I was so impressed with Megan's use of colour - her work is bold with the black and white infused with a riot of colours. It can be risky to use so many different colours in a design, but the risk has definitely paid off and this eye-catching design will look fantastic on display at the Championships, which begins in just 100 days."
As well as winning the opportunity to work with Liverpool artist Paul Curtis to put her art on display at the Championships, Megan will also get to be part of the action after winning four tickets to attend the Women's and Men's Apparatus Finals and a two-night stay in the city as part of her prize.
The World Gymnastics Championships Liverpool 2022 will be an Olympic qualifying event for the Paris 2024 games and will be one of the largest international sporting events ever to be held in the city. 550 gymnasts from 75 countries will compete in the global event at the M&S Bank Arena, which will take place from 29 October to 6 November 2022.


Many households battle the daily late night homework struggle to complete assignments that are given by teachers. In fact, nothing stresses students out more than homework does. Having too much homework can take a toll on a student's life whether that being physically or mentally. There has been a long-running debate on the purpose of homework as well as the advantages and disadvantages. Would students be more successful in school if homework assignments were to be eliminated? The best way to determine the true answer, is to consider the disadvantages and advantages when it comes to homework.
The disadvantages of homework are that many students are overwhelmed by the amount of homework given daily by teachers. Many people think teachers are pushing and expecting too much from students. Some say that homework is not even productive or necessary in any way. Students these days are doing more homework than ever before. In some cases, students are doing as nearly as three times more than the amount of homework load that is recommended by educational leaders.
Some say the reason students dread school is because of the homework load. Homework consumes the students evenings and weekends. In some cases, homework is similar to a part time job or chore, not many students receive a productive learning or constructive experience from homework like it's supposed to be. Homework is starting to affect family life. Some students only interaction with their parents is arguing about homework or grades.
Many students have a difficult time finding time for exercise and fresh air for their essential well-being. Students have other commitments in their life such as jobs, sports, looking after siblings, and clubs resulting in having no or little time to manage both homework and other commitments. The constant demands continues all throughout a child's life, through elementary, middle school, high school, college, and the workforce. Many students don't have the time for living. Homework is an unnecessary burden that creates students to hate learning. Receiving more homework in a subject grows students to hate that subject.
The severe stress caused by homework can lead to sleep deprivation, and eating patterns that could cause a more substantial issue and also lead to lower test scores. The loss of sleep makes it difficult for students to stay up or concentrate and focus on lessons during class. It can become difficult for students to manage homework and independent study. An excess amount of homework causes students to feel "burnt out" as they reach their final tough years. In some cases, homework is even assigned to students over breaks and holidays.
Homework does have advantages when used correctly, though not all students respond to homework the same way. An advantage of homework is that it is aims to help us master at certain skills. If there is no practice, then the excellence will not be achieved. A moderate amount of homework has been proven to be successful and exercise the minds. Homework allows for practice, teaching responsibility, and organization skills. Homework also allows students to work at their own pace without any peer pressure. Homework can help the mind retain and comprehend the lessons that were taught and also create students to learn better study habits.
Homework allows teachers to track their students progress throughout the year. Homework is able to show when a student is struggling with the content or falling behind. Submitting homework provides a good lesson when it comes to responsibility. When homework isn't turned in and finished in the required standard, disciplinary consequences can often take place and go into effect. Homework also provides parents with an opportunity to get involved in their child's school work. Parents can see what is being learned and provide assistance when needed and any additional insight.
Homework can help students maintain focus on their studies. If no work is given to students, they could waste their time doing activities like watching tv all night or playing video games for hours. Students can take the time needed to help them to their advantage instead of being pushed too fast in a classroom. Students can manage their available time at home in order to focus and get their homework finished. Homework helps students understand what is being discussed during class. Students become independent and confident once homework is successfully completed.
I interviewed 25 students and asked for their opinions on how they feel about homework. Many felt that it shouldn't be eliminated, that the amount should be decreased so that it isn't so rigorous. One student gave a good point when she discussed that homework actually saves her grades because she needs the points. Another student believed that all homework is, is busy work. I interviewed several teachers as well, one in particular said that eliminating homework wouldn't be beneficial to the student body, but from a selfish standpoint he would like homework to be eliminated because he would rather just grade tests and quizzes instead of late homework that is turned in.
There are plenty of disadvantages and advantages when it comes to homework. Homework is a really good way to teach responsibility, self-discipline, time management, and study skills. Obviously, both sides believe that they are the ones that are right. Not all students respond to homework the same way. It is determined by how the students determine it and how they approach the homework and what they gain from it.


In modern times there is an extensive range of weight loss procedures available.
Each operation has a different profile mix of the above. Your choice of procedure is based on a range of factors but essentially comes down to your viewpoint on risks and invasiveness of the surgery and the reliability of the eventual outcome. Generally speaking the more complex procedure will likely give the more reliable and substantial weight loss.
Adjustable gastric banding is a relatively safe procedure which does not involve cutting the stomach or rearranging normal anatomy. It is however less reliable than the more complex operations and is a high maintenance procedure involving frequent clinic attendance.
Gastric bypass and SIPS are more complex interventions with a higher possibility of a surgical complication or nutritional compromise. Both are excellent for diabetes and the bypass specifically has decades of experience and study available indicating substantial, reliable weight loss for most.
The sleeve gastrectomy is a relatively newer operation which has a more moderate risk profile and is low maintenance. Weight loss is fairly reliable but long term outcomes are still under a question mark.
Endoscopic procedures are performed through the mouth with a fibre-optic scope and do not involve surgical cuts. They include the Intra-gastric balloon and Endobarrier implantation. These procedures are temporary in the sense that they must be reversed and generally won't give the same effectiveness of weight loss as the more conventional operations.
Summary table comparing the main procedures.
More stars means better in that category.
Published data for this operation is scarce for any more than five years of follow-up. It is a big thing for a young person to undertake an irreversible procedure with no long term study available.
It is possible another treatment (e.g. a tablet) for obesity may appear in say, 20 years or so, but you cannot put back the stomach that has been removed.
Very occasionally patients have difficult problems such obstruction of the gastric tube leading to ongoing vomiting or perhaps intractable reflux. The only solution may be conversion to gastric bypass leaving very little intact stomach for the rest of the patient's life.
Gastric banding may be a good option for this individual as good long term data (up to 15 years) is available and the operation is entirely reversible should circumstances change. If the patient is willing to accept a higher operating risk for a more reliable result, gastric bypass is another option for young patients. Although the risks are higher than for banding, no organ is permanently removed and good long term data are available. If a young patient does incur a complication their body will cope better than older patients.
Gastric banding is much safer but the average weight loss for older patients is probably only 15-20kg.
Endobarrier implantation may be considered in this situation. This device is placed without surgical cuts in a 20 min day procedure using a telescope through the mouth so is relatively safe. It produces moderate weight loss in most with good improvements in diabetes management. It must be removed after 12 months currently however but may be re-implanted if successful.
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Christopher Burns lives and works on the industrial fringe of the English Lake District.
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Christopher Burns, 31 March 1988
John Murray's fiction has always seemed to arise directly from the circumstances of his own life. At first, his work concentrated on his childhood and adolescence among the tiny, depressed communities that straggle along the English side of the Solway Firth. He then broke with his working-class background and read Sanskrit and Avestan at Oxford, later studying classical Indian medicine. These somewhat unexpected interests inform and animate many of the stories in this first collection, Pleasure. Meanwhile, although the autobiographical element in his work is still strong, a new range of settings has broadened his perspectives and brought his talent into sharper focus. The stories are linked, not by a common character, but by a kind of standardised personification of certain experiences, beliefs, interests. It isn't too difficult to spot the similarities between the Cumbrian boy winning a scholarship to a prestigious university, the graduates wandering through the Indian subcontinent in the Calcutta and Katmandu stories, the character Stone on a 'directionless pilgrimage' through the Hebrides. And although the arrangement of the stories is not chronological, Murray is in the habit of specifying the ages of his protagonists, so that the progress of a life can be made out. Murray doesn't flatter his alter ego, but portrays him as somewhat callow, lacking compassion, though clever, and often plunged into contrition because he does not, or will not, live by the certainties by which others steer their lives. He is nevertheless dogged by epiphany, so that wherever he goes, insight follows like an elusive and confusing sprite. The stages of his journey are set out in a style that is densely wrought, ironic, and eager to incorporate both vivid colloquialism and arcane abstraction. Such a form gives an individual pattern, not to say skew, to the content. A sense of the particular is fostered, too, by Murray's selection of locale, his scrutineer's exactitude on matters of the human face and form, and by his quirky, sometimes bizarre sense of humour.
Absurd Courage
by Nobuko Albery.
by Ann Schlee.
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That year we had the worst winter I had known. It had taken two men with picks to break the ground in the churchyard, and when the soil was lifted it was in great jagged lumps as heavy as stone.
Story: 'Blue'
Christopher Burns, 19 July 1984
'We're certain it must be his,' the phone call had said.
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'We both know the reasons.' The mist was thick outside, turning trees in the park to ghosts, making the city noises hollow, condensing where it touched telephone wires, pavements, glass. It was, Savage speculated, like rain-forest mist. His imagination lifted him out of the room and its enclosed painful scene and into vistas of cloud rolling through cable-thick greenery where strange birds called.
'We both know the reasons.' The mist was thick outside, turning trees in the park to ghosts, making the city noises hollow, condensing where it touched telephone wires, pavements,...
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At least one of Philippe Sollers's novels was translated into English sooner than Patrick Parrinder supposes (LRB, 10 January): The Park was published by Calder and Boyars in 1968 in a translation by A.M. Sheridan Smith.
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To those who are unfamiliar with Japanese terms or how to pronounce them, (used on this page and others), you have my sympathy. I prefer using the word 'handle' over Tsuka ...but Tsuka is the term used by collectors and practitioners of the 'slice and dice' philosophy.
Tsuka-ito (also called Ito) is the Japanese name for handle cord. I guess it all makes sense, right ?
Our synthetic suede handle wrapping cord (Tsuka-ito), referred to as Tsunami was developed in Japan for the use of Martial Arts practitioners. Because of its durability, great looks and high customer satisfaction, having your handle wrapped in genuine Tsunami now costs the same as Silk and Leather.
Our exclusive Genuine Leather cord (Tsuka-ito) is now fully available. Our leather cord is judged to be the finest because it is NON-STRETCH and as a result, it can be tied tightly with the assurance that it will not stretch like a rubber band and loosen as other types of leather will.


Espoon yhteislyseo Upper Secondary School is a small, friendly public school. We are located in Kauklahti next to the train station, providing easy access to the city of Espoo and the capital, Helsinki. All in all, there are about 350 students in our school.
Espoon yhteislyseo Upper Secondary School offers students a safe environment to acquire a good general education. In addition to sports and a healthy lifestyle, instruction emphasises entrepreneurship, global citizenship, sustainable development and social skills for the future. Students learn to understand cultural differences and they learn valuable lessons on how to live in a globalised world. We prepare our students for further studies and challenges in work life and encourage them to become active members of society.
Our school values internationality. By taking some of the several school-specific courses that we offer, you can improve your language skills and gain versatile experience in different languages and cultures, as well as entrepreneurship. During the year, we are often visited by international guests and exchange students and we take part in international projects and organise educational school excursions and trips abroad.
Espoon yhteislyseo Upper Secondary School will provide you with the tools for intercultural communication – the language skills, the general education and the ability to analyse encounters between different cultures and world events. As a school, EYL is a multicultural haven with an open-minded atmosphere and a great team spirit that welcomes students from different cultural backgrounds. We encourage individuality and creativity in school work and try to arouse the students' interest by innovative teaching methods and a positive atmosphere.


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PR: Nickelodeon Names Participants of 13th Annual Writing Program
NICKELODEON NAMES PARTICIPANTS
OF 13TH ANNUAL WRITING PROGRAM
Burbank, Calif. – Dec. 10, 2012 – Nickelodeon has named four new participants for its 13th annual Writing Program, it was announced today by Karen Kirkland, Executive Director, Nickelodeon Writing Program. Aminta Goyel, who holds an MFA in Production from USC's School of Cinematic Arts, Travis Braun, a former USA Today sports writer, and writing team Tiffany Lo and Ethel Lung, who have been writing together for the past 5 years, will join the 2012-2013 Nickelodeon Writing Program that offers hands-on writing experience on current live-action and animated series. Additionally, Sasha Stroman, a fellow from the 2011-2012 cycle, was recently placed on staff of Nickelodeon's new animated series Sanjay & Craig.
"We're incredibly excited to welcome the next generation of aspiring writers to Nickelodeon," said Kirkland. "This unique program gives Aminta, Travis, Tiffany and Ethel an incredible chance to develop a skill set that will prepare them for top writing opportunities in television, and we're proud to showcase this impressive roster of emerging talent."
Nickelodeon's Writing Program offers aspiring television writers, with diverse backgrounds and experiences, the opportunity to hone their skills while writing for our live action and animated shows. Participants will have hands-on interaction with executives writing spec scripts and pitching story ideas. The Program, developed to broaden Nickelodeon's outreach efforts, provides a salaried position for up to one year.
The 2012-2013 Nickelodeon writers:
AMINTA GOYEL: Aminta was born and spent most of her formative years in Mumbai, India. As a teenager she developed an incurable crush on Hawkeye from M*A*S*H* and found herself writing short stories and dreaming up ways she could get Alan Alda's attention. Aminta earned an MFA in Production from USC's School of Cinematic Arts and during her time there, she directed a number of shorts and wrote a sitcom pilot. One of her past jobs has included making videos for a teen-centric non-profit, for which she wrote a number of commercial spots that have aired on networks like VH1, Fox and MTV and have featured talent such as Nick Cannon, Victoria Justice, Demi Lovato and others. BTW – ask her about S*** Apathetic Girls Say – it's gotten over 80,000 web views!
TRAVIS BRAUN: Travis grew up on a 100-acre ranch in Texas, where his family built racecars instead of raising cattle. Realizing he had no interest in driving racecars, at the age of nine, Travis wrote a novel, which earned him the award for "best book ever written" from his Grandma Peggy. Travis graduated Summa cum Laude with a BA in Journalism from Franklin College. After college, Travis found himself on the sports desk of USA Today, where he earned 30 byline articles (two on the cover of the sports section!) As much as he loved his bylines, he had always been easily distracted by television and it wasn't until he met a television writer at a broadcast news seminar that he realized you could actually earn a living writing for television.
TIFFANY LO & ETHEL LUNG: Tiffany was born and raised in Houston, TX and despite her parents' wish of Tiffany becoming a doctor or an electrical engineer, she took her love of funny to LA, where she attended USC and pursued a career in acting. She would tell her mom and dad it was "just for fun", but after years of waiting tables, assistant gigs and dog walking, she realized she wanted to create stories and characters inspired by the ridiculousness of her life and those in it, none of whom were doctors or engineers. Acting led her to writing (and to Ethel) and she has never looked back.
As a child, there was one rule Ethel would always break…staying up past her bedtime and sneaking behind the living room couch to watchThree's Company. Her secret goal (in her 8-year old mind) was to create characters as awesome as Jack, Janet & Chrissie… Ethel went off to Texas Tech University and eventually began work in Dallas
as a buyer for Neiman Marcus. She had an impressive collection of suits, a promising retirement fund and massive happy hour bills, but she was not happy.
Her childhood dream was speaking to her, so she decided to pursue the one thing that has always been there, her love of writing.
Ethel and Tiffany have been writing together for the past five years.
The Nickelodeon Writing Program was established in 2000 and receives well over 1,400 applications each year. The four new writers join an alumni group of 36 who have gone on to freelance and staff positions at various networks, including Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, Disney, Kids' WB!, ABC, FOX, PBS, Cartoon Network and the CW. For more information go to www.nickwriting.com.
Alumni of the program include:
Radha Blank ('00-'01): Little Bill, The Backyardigans
Courtney Lilly ('00-'01): Invader Zim, Arrested Development, Everybody Hates Chris, My Boys, The Cleveland Show, Guys with Kids
Sameer Asad ('05-'06): Mind of Mencia, Aliens in America, Modern Family, Outsourced, The Goodwin Games
May Chan ('05-'06): Ni Hao Kai-lan, Avatar: The Last Airbender, Phineas and Ferb, Hank, Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures
Ron Holsey ('05-'06): Ned's Declassified, Just Jordan, Martha Speaks, Curious George, Brave, Johnny Test, Big Time Rush
Jessica Gao ('06-'07): Barnyard, The Mighty B!, Kung Fu Panda, Fish Hooks, Big Time Rush, Robot Chicken
Kerri Grant ('07-'08): The Backyardigans, The Fresh Beat Band, Doc McStuffins
Itai Grunfeld ('07-'08): Fanboy and Chum Chum, Kickin' It
Ed Valentine ('07-'08): Ni Hao, Kai-lan, The Fairly OddParents, Sesame Street, Doc McStuffins
Ivory Floyd ('08-'09): The Penguins of Madagascar
Jonathan Butler ('09-'10): Fanboy and Chum Chum
Gabriel Garza ('09-'10): The Penguins of Madagascar, Monsters vs. Aliens
Kevin Arrieta ('10-'11): The Fairly OddParents, Wilfred
Sasha Stroman ('11-'12): Sanjay & Craig
Nickelodeon, now in its 33rd year, is the number-one entertainment brand for kids. It has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 100 million households and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for 17 consecutive years. For more information or artwork, visit http://www.nickpress.com. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIA.B).
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Through industry-leading in-cab and wearable safety technologies, Caterpillar now can provide customers with visibility to both machine and operator information. Inside Caterpillar's 24/7 Monitoring Center, analysts correlate data about the health and productivity of operators and equipment to reveal the magnitude of conditions such as fatigue and distraction and their impact on operations.
Caterpillar's solution leverages industry-leading technologies to gain visibility to risk. The Driver Safety System (DSS™), developed by Seeing Machines, an alliance partner of Caterpillar, includes an in-cab camera and alert system to notify the operator the moment a fatigue or distraction event occurs. Events are tracked by analysts who also capture operator sleep quantity and quality information provided through the wrist-worn Cat® Smartband, an actigraphy solution powered by Fatigue Science. The enhanced visibility to risks extends beyond front-line employees to expose improvement opportunities throughout the organization, including education and training, shift scheduling, leadership coaching and other cultural elements.
The DSS and Cat Smartband are part of a growing suite of tools that assist customers in improving safety by recognizing that some risks are natural, inevitable and fully manageable, if made visible. Combined with Cat machine data available through EMSolutions, Cat MineStar™ System and Cat Vital Information Management System (VIMS™), operator performance data from the DSS and Smartband paints a powerful picture of fatigue and distraction risk and its impact on productivity and profitability. Property damage, increased fuel burn and tire abuse have all been tied to fatigued or distracted operators.
To learn more about Caterpillar's solution for managing fatigue and distraction risk, visit safety.cat.com/fatigue.


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Hurricane Electric Strengthens Presence in Asia Pacific Region with Third Hong Kong Location
Hurricane Electric, the world's largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, announced its third location in Hong Kong, further solidifying its commitment to the bustling Asian market. The new Point of Presence (PoP), in HKCOLO, a neutral, network-dense carrier facility, is located at 8/F Sino Favour Centre, 1 On Yip Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.
As Hurricane Electric continues to satisfy the IP transit demands of thousands of enterprises across Asia, this expansion comes at an important time in the Hong Kong region. According to the Government Chief Information Officer, the region's Internet economy is experiencing extreme growth and is growing at a much faster pace than the traditional economy. To address this, the office released Smart City Blueprint, a plan to implement about 70 measures over the next five years to leverage the economy through innovation and technology. One of the main focuses is on fintech.
With the launch of Hurricane Electric's PoP, customers of the HKCOLO and others in the area now have a variety of new connectivity options as well as the ability to improve fault tolerance, load balancing, congestion management and transit of next-generation IPv6 traffic. Additionally, tenants at the facility are able to exchange IP traffic with Hurricane Electric's vast global network, which offers over 20,000 BGP sessions with over 7,200 different networks via more than 185 major exchange points and thousands of customer and private peering ports.
The Hong Kong PoP also provides access to Hurricane Electric's extensive IPv4 and IPv6 network through 100GE (100 Gigabit Ethernet), 10GE (10 Gigabit Ethernet) and GigE (1 Gigabit Ethernet) ports and as a result, both new and existing customers will be able to experience increased throughput, reduced latency and improved reliability.
"Hurricane Electric is committed to meeting the needs of Hong Kong's burgeoning innovation economy," said Mike Leber, President, Hurricane Electric. "Hong Kong has positioned itself to be an important technological hub. Our third site in the region will allow customers of HKCOLO to tap into the bandwidth and reach of Hurricane Electric's rich global network. We are grateful for the opportunity to support them."
About Hurricane Electric
Fremont, California-based Hurricane Electric operates its own global IPv4 and IPv6 network and is considered the largest IPv6 backbone in the world as measured by number of networks connected. Within its global network, Hurricane Electric is connected to 185 major exchange points and exchanges traffic directly with more than 7,200 different networks. Employing a resilient fiber-optic topology, Hurricane Electric has no less than five redundant 100G paths crossing North America, four separate 100G paths between the U.S. and Europe, and 100G rings in Europe and Asia. Hurricane also has a ring around Africa, and a PoP in Australia.
In addition to its vast global network, Hurricane Electric owns and operates two data centres in Fremont, California, including Fremont 2, its newest 208,000 square foot facility. Hurricane Electric offers IPv4 and IPv6 transit solutions over the same connection at speeds including 10 Gbps and 100 Gbps Ethernet.
For more information on Hurricane Electric, please visit http://he.net.


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ELAC soccer player to play for university
Future Firebird—Vicente Herencia signs his letter of intent on April 18 to play soccer for The University of Saint Katherine.
By Alejandro Ambriz
East Los Angeles College student and center back Vicente Herencia joined the ranks of Saint Katherine University soccer team when he signed his letter of intent to play on April 18.
Located in San Marcos, California, Saint Katherine University opened in 2011 and as of 2017, has 262 students enrolled.
Herencia first visited Saint Katherine at the end of last season after the university's soccer coach asked to speak with him.
"I played here last season for ELAC and the Saint Katherine coach sent an email to my coach asking if he could talk with me and I went there for the first time" and says the Saint Katherine's coach was really nice to the team and to him.
Their soccer team is relatively new, having played two seasons so far. He said it does not discourage him.
"I want to change the soccer program for Saint Katherine…I want to improve it," said Herencia. Though he has received several offers, including outside of California, he really wants to stay here and feels he has a lot to contribute.
Herencia has played soccer his whole life. He moved to California from his home country of Chile to continue playing and to be able to study. "That's why I came here because in my country I cannot study and play because they just focus on classes," Herencia said. He has the option to do both here.
The scholarship Saint Katherine University offered him allows him to continue his education.
Studying and practice takes up the majority of his time.
With classes from 7 a.m.-noon and night practices from 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., he finds time to study during the day in order to keep a balance.
Herencia prioritizes both studying and his soccer career, but knows his studying is going to be more important after college life.
Having come here alone, Herencia admits he misses his family.
"When I have some trouble here I really miss my family," Herencia said. But notes he's lucky enough to be able to go see them twice a year.
They plan to come from Chile to see him play.
While his family is not here, Herencia has ELAC staff to help guide him.
"Coaches, assistant coaches, they support me a lot because they know I'm international and it's hard for me sometimes," Herencia said.
He recalls that because he did not know enough English when he first got here almost two years ago, he had to study and work hard.
In the fall of 2019, Herencia will be playing for Saint Katherine University and hopes to "Have a good season, play a lot, and study."
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Socialism with Chinese characteristics () is a set of political theories and policies of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that are seen by their proponents as representing Marxism–Leninism adapted to Chinese circumstances and specific time periods, consisting of Deng Xiaoping Theory, Three Represents (Jiang Zemin), Scientific Outlook on Development (Hu Jintao), and Xi Jinping Thought. In the CCP's view, Xi Jinping Thought is considered to represent Marxist–Leninist policies suited for China's present condition while Deng Xiaoping Theory was considered relevant for the period when it was formulated.

The term entered common usage during the era of Deng Xiaoping and was largely associated with Deng's overall program of adopting elements of market economics as a means to foster growth using foreign direct investment and to increase productivity (especially in the countryside where 80% of China's population lived) while the CCP retained both its formal commitment to achieve communism and its monopoly on political power. In the party's official narrative, socialism with Chinese characteristics is Marxism–Leninism adapted to Chinese conditions and a product of scientific socialism. The theory stipulated that China was in the primary stage of socialism due to its relatively low level of material wealth and needed to engage in economic growth before it pursued a more egalitarian form of socialism, which in turn would lead to a communist society described in Marxist orthodoxy.

Primary stage of socialism

During the Mao era
The concept of a primary stage of socialism was conceived before China introduced economic reforms. In the early 1950s, economists Yu Guangyuan, Xue Muqiao and Sun Yefang raised the question of socialist transformation in which China's economy of low productive force was in a transitional period, a position which Mao Zedong endorsed briefly until 1957. When discussing the necessity of commodity relations at the 1st Zhengzhou Conference (2–10 November 1958), for example, Mao—the Chairman of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Partysaid that China was in the "initial stage of socialism". However, Mao never elaborated on the idea and his successors were left to do this.

After Mao Zedong's death
On 5 May 1978, the article "Putting into Effect the Socialist Principle of Distribution According to Work" () elaborated on the idea that China was still at the first stage of reaching pure communism and that it had not become a truly socialist society. The article was written by members in the State Council's Political Research Office led by economist Yu Guangyuan on the orders of Deng Xiaoping so as to "criticize and repudiate" the beliefs of the communist left. After reading it, Deng himself authored a brief memo saying that it was "well-written, and shows that the nature of distribution by labor is not capitalist, but socialist [...] [and] to implement this principle, many things are to be done, and many institutions to be revived. In all, this is to give incentives for us to do better". The term reappeared at the 6th plenum of the 11th Central Committee on 27 June 1981 in the document "Resolution on Certain Questions in the History of our Party since the Founding of the PRC". Hu Yaobang, the CCP General Secretary, used the term in his report to the 12th National Congress on 1 September 1982. It was not until the "Resolution Concerning the Guiding Principle in Building Socialist Spiritual Civilization" at the 6th plenum of the 12th Central Committee that the term was used in the defense of the economic reforms which were being introduced.

At the 13th National Congress, acting General Secretary Zhao Ziyang on behalf of the 12th Central Committee delivered the report "Advance Along the Road of Socialism with Chinese characteristics". He wrote that China was a socialist society, but that socialism in China was in its primary stage, a Chinese peculiarity which was due to the undeveloped state of the country's productive forces. During this phase of development, Zhao recommended introducing a planned commodity economy on the basis of public ownership. The main failure of the communist right according to Zhao was that they failed to acknowledge that China could reach socialism by bypassing capitalism. The main failure of the communist left was that they held the "utopian position" that China could bypass the primary stage of socialism in which the productive forces are to be modernized.

On 5 October 1987, Yu Guangyuan, a major author of the concept, published an article entitled "Economy in the Initial Stage of Socialism" and speculated that this historical stage will last for two decades and perhaps much longer. This represents, says Ian Wilson, "a severe blight on the expectations raised during the early 70s, when the old eight-grade wage scale was being compressed to only three levels and a more even distributive system was assumed to be an important national goal". On 25 October, Zhao further expounded on the concept of the primary stage of socialism and said that the party line was to follow "One Center, Two Basic Points"—the central focus of the Chinese state was economic development, but that this should occur simultaneously through centralized political control (i.e. the Four Cardinal Principles) and upholding the policy of reform and opening up.

General Secretary Jiang Zemin further elaborated on the concept ten years later, first during a speech to the Central Party School on 29 May 1997 and again in his report to the 15th National Congress on 12 September. According to Jiang, the 3rd plenum of the 11th Central Committee correctly analyzed and formulated a scientifically correct program for the problems facing China and socialism. In Jiang's words, the primary stage of socialism was an "undeveloped stage". The fundamental task of socialism is to develop the productive forces, therefore the main aim during the primary stage should be the further development of the national productive forces. The primary contradiction in Chinese society during the primary stage of socialism is "the growing material and cultural needs of the people and the backwardness of production". This contradiction will remain until China has completed the process of primary stage of socialism—and because of it—economic development should remain the party's main focus during this stage.

Jiang elaborated on three points to develop the primary stage of socialism. The first—to develop a socialist economy with Chinese characteristics—meant developing the economy by emancipating and modernizing the forces of production while developing a market economy. The second—building socialist politics with Chinese characteristics—meant "managing state affairs according to the law", developing socialist democracy under the party and making the "people the masters of the country". The third point—building socialist culture with Chinese characteristics—meant turning Marxism into the guide to train the people so as to give them "high ideals, moral integrity, a good education, and a strong sense of discipline, and developing a national scientific, and popular socialist culture geared to the needs of modernization, of the world, and of the future".

When asked how long the primary stage of socialism would last, Zhao replied "[i]t will be at least 100 years [...] [before] socialist modernization will have been in the main accomplished". The state constitution states that "China will be in the primary stage of socialism for a long time to come". As with Zhao, Jiang believed that it would take at least 100 years to reach a more advanced stage.

Socialist market economy

Deng Xiaoping, the architect of the Chinese economic reforms, did not believe that the market economy was synonymous with capitalism or that planning was synonymous with socialism. During his southern tour, he said that "planning and market forces are not the essential difference between socialism and capitalism. A planned economy is not the definition of socialism, because there is planning under capitalism; the market economy happens under socialism, too. Planning and market forces are both ways of controlling economic activity".

Ideological justification
In the 1980s, it became evident to Chinese economists that the Marxist theory of the law of value—understood as the expression of the labor theory of value—could not serve as the basis of China's pricing system. They concluded that Marx never intended his theory of law of value to work "as an expression of 'concretized labor time'". Marx's notion of "prices of production" was meaningless to the Soviet-styled planned economies since price formations were according to Marx established by markets. Soviet planners had used the law of value as a basis to rationalize prices in the planned economy. According to Soviet sources, prices were "planned with an eye to the [...] basic requirements of the law of value". However, the primary fault with the Soviet interpretation was that they tried to calibrate prices without a competitive market since according to Marx competitive markets allowed for an equilibrium of profit rates which led to an increase in the prices of production. The rejection of the Soviet interpretation of the law of value led to the acceptance of the idea that China was still in the primary stage of socialism. The basic argument was that conditions envisaged by Marx for reaching the socialist stage of development did not yet exist in China.

Mao said that the imposition of "progressive relations of production" would revolutionize production. His successor's rejection of this view according to A. James Gregor has thwarted the ideological continuity of Maoism—officially Mao Zedong Thought. Classical Marxism had argued that a socialist revolution would only take place in advanced capitalist societies and its success would signal the transition from a capitalist commodity-based economy to a "product economy" in which goods would be distributed for people's need and not for profit. If because of a lack of a coherent explanation in the chance of failure this revolution did not occur, the revolutionaries would be forced to take over the responsibilities of the bourgeoisie. Chinese communists are thus looking for a new Marxist theory of development. Party theorist Luo Rongqu recognized that the founders of Marxism had never "formulated any systematic theory on the development of the non-Western world" and said that the CCP should "establish their own synthesized theoretical framework to study the problem of modern development". According to A. James Gregor, the implication of this stance is that "Chinese Marxism is currently in a state of profound theoretical discontinuity".

Private ownership
The Chinese government's understanding of private ownership is claimed to be rooted in classical Marxism. According to party theorists, since China adopted state ownership when it was a semi-feudal and semi-colonial country, it is claimed to be in the primary stage of socialism. Because of this, certain policies and system characteristicssuch as commodity production for the market, the existence of a private sector and the reliance of the profit motive in enterprise management—were changed. These changes were allowed as long as they improved productivity and modernized the means of production, thus furthering the development of socialism.

The CCP still considers private ownership to be non-socialist. However, according to party theorists, the existence and growth of private ownership does not necessarily undermine socialism or promote capitalism in China. They argue that Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels never proposed the immediate abolishment of private ownership. According to Engels' book Principles of Communism, the proletariat can only abolish private ownership when the necessary conditions have been met. In the phase before the abolishment of private ownership, Engels proposed progressive taxation, high inheritance taxes and compulsory bond purchases to restrict private property, while using the competitive powers of state-owned enterprises to expand the public sector. Marx and Engels proposed similar measures in The Communist Manifesto with regard to advanced countries, but since China was economically undeveloped, party theorists called for flexibility regarding the party's handling of private property. According to party theorist Liu Shuiyuan, the New Economic Policy program initiated by Soviet authorities in the aftermath of the war communism program is a good example of flexibility by socialist authorities.

Party theorist Li Xuai said that private ownership inevitably involved capitalist exploitation. However, Li regards private property and exploitation as necessary in the primary stage of socialism, claiming that capitalism in its primary stage uses remnants of the old society to build itself. Sun Liancheng and Lin Huiyong said that Marx and Engels—in their interpretation of The Communist Manifesto—criticized private ownership when it was owned solely by the bourgeoisie, but not individual ownership in which everyone owns the means of production, hence this cannot be exploited by others. Individual ownership is considered consistent with socialism, since Marx wrote that a post-capitalist society would entail the rebuilding of "associated social individual ownership".

See also

 Ideology of the Chinese Communist Party
 Revisionism (Marxism)
 Socialist ideology of the Kuomintang
 Socialism in one country
 Socialist market economy
 State capitalism
 Party-state capitalism

References

Citations

Sources

Further reading

 Gregor, A. James (2014). Marxism and the Making of China. A Doctrinal History. Palgrave Macmillan.

Market socialism
Ideology of the Chinese Communist Party
Economic history of the People's Republic of China


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Lepthyphantes longihamatus är en spindelart som beskrevs av Robert Bosmans 1985. Lepthyphantes longihamatus ingår i släktet Lepthyphantes och familjen täckvävarspindlar.

Artens utbredningsområde är Marocko. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Oliokminsk (en ) est une ville de la République de Sakha (Iakoutie), en Russie. Sa population s'élevait à  en 2017.

Géographie

La ville est située en Sibérie, au sud du plateau de la Léna, à  au sud-ouest de Iakoutsk, la capitale régionale, et à  à l'est de Moscou. Elle s'étend sur la rive gauche du fleuve Léna, à quelques kilomètres en amont de son point de confluence avec l'Olekma. L'agglomération est le centre administratif du raïon qui porte son nom.

Climat

Histoire

En 1636, un village fortifié (ostrog) est créé par une troupe de Cosaques commandée par Piotr Beketov (vers 1610-1656) en face de l'embouchure de l'Olekma. Plus tard la colonie est déplacée vers un emplacement mieux situé, à l'abri de la majorité des crues. L'agglomération située au carrefour de deux importants voies navigables servit de point de départ pour l'expansion russe vers l'Amour et devint plus tard un centre administratif et commercial sur la route conduisant à Iakoutsk.

En 1783, Oliokminsk devint un chef-lieu d'ouïezd puis en 1822 d'okroug de l'oblast de Iakoutsk. Deux des décembristes, Nikolaï Tchijov et Andrei Andreïev, sont assignés à résidence dans l'agglomération. En 1897 il y avait 120 maisons et 26 yourtes, deux églises, un hôpital de huit lits, une école confessionnelle et deux autres écoles. Une foire avait lieu une fois par an.

Population
Recensements (*) ou estimations de la population

Économie
Oliokminsk possède un petit aéroport et un port sur le Léna. L'industrie du bois constitue la principale activité économique.

Notes et références

Liens externes

  Informations sur Oliokminsk

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Q: python: бот ищет не тот message.text в telebot Написал функцию "улучшение для авто", вот код:
        elif message.text == 'Установить диски' or message.text == 'установить диски':
            def start_2(message):
                file = open(f'c://tgplay/{message.chat.id}_money.py', 'r+')
                qw1 = int(file.read())
                nums = int(qw1)-int(300000)
                file.close
                bot.send_message(message.chat.id, 'Вы установили диски ' + '{}'.format(message.text) + ' на своё авто! Чтобы посмотреть введите "Машина".')

            file = open(f'c://tgplay/{message.chat.id}_money.py', 'r+')
            moneq = int(file.read())
            file.close
            if moneq >= int(300000):
                bot.send_message(message.chat.id, 'Внимание: после установки дисков на своё авто, вы больше не сможете его удалить!')
                if message.text == 'yokatta' or message.text == 'Yokatta':
                    file = open(f'c://tgplay/{message.chat.id}_avtoylych.py', 'x+', encoding="utf-8")
                    file.write(str('Yokatta'))
                    file.close
                elif message.text == 'racing superturismo' or message.text == 'Racing superturismo':
                    file = open(f'c://tgplay/{message.chat.id}_avtoylych.py', 'x+', encoding="utf-8")
                    file.write(str('Racing superturismo'))
                    file.close
                elif message.text == 'borbet' or message.text == 'Borbet':
                    file = open(f'c://tgplay/{message.chat.id}_avtoylych.py', 'x+', encoding="utf-8")
                    file.write(str('Borbet'))
                    file.close
                elif os.path.isfile(f'c://tgplay/{message.chat.id}_avtoylych.py'):
                    bot.send_message(message.chat.id, 'У вас уже есть диски на авто!')
                    return
                msg = bot.send_message(message.chat.id, 'Введите название дисков:')
                bot.register_next_step_handler(msg, start_2)
            else:
                bot.send_message(message.chat.id, 'Недостаточно средств!')

И когда я тестирую команду, бот визуально пишет что диск добавлен, но на background'e ничего не записывается, в чем ошибка? по моему написано всё правильно. Не судите строго, я новичок и прошу у вас помощи, заранее спасибо огромное!

A: Вы не закрываете файл, так как закрытие файла пишется со скобками:
file.close => file.close()
И ещё пару советов:
'Текст '+'{}'.format(переменная)+'текст' можно заменить на: f'Текст {переменная} текст'
А проверку, что написано в сообщении можно сделать с помощью нижнего регистра:
message.text = 'хОЧу пОМЕНять ДисКИ'
if message.text.lower() == 'хочу поменять диски':
    print(message.text)
Вывод: хОЧу пОМЕНять ДисКИ


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