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1. Written by The Economist Intelligence Unit USMid-MarketEnterprises: Confidentin overseas investments in2016
2. 2 USMid-MarketEnterprises:Confidentinoverseasinvestmentsin2016 © The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2016 Contents 3	Introduction 4	A snapshot of investments today 6	Sticking to the plan: More confident than not about the rest of the year 8	Focusing on business fundamentals for making future plans 9	Conclusion: Staying the course—wisely Whilst every effort has been taken to verify the accuracy of this information, neither The Economist Intelligence Unit Ltd. nor HSBC Bank USA, NA the sponsor of this report can accept any responsibility or liability for reliance by any person on this report or any of the information, opinions or conclusions set out in report. About this report This article is published by HSBC and written by The Economist Intelligence Unit, with the exception of the HSBC commentary appearing in separately labelled boxes. The views expressed by The Economist Intelligence Unit do not necessarily reflect those of HSBC. June 2016 About the research This paper is based on a survey conducted in March 2016 among 304 executives based in the US. Twenty percent were from companies with $20m-100m in annual revenue; 60% from companies with $100m-500m in revenue; and 20% from companies with $500m-1bn in revenue. Eighty-three percent were from US Headquartered companies, the rest from companies with headquarters elsewhere and that earn at least 25% of their revenue in the US. Respondents were from the consumer goods and retail sector (17%); energy and natural resources (16%); healthcare, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology (16%); IT and technology (17%); manufacturing (10%); professional services (16%); and other sectors (8%). Senior vice presidents or vice presidents were 50% of respondents; C-suite executives other than CEOs were 43%' CEOs were 3%; and board members were 4%. We would like to thank the following people for their additional insights: •	Nitin Rakesh, CEO, Syntel, Inc. •	Thomas A. Stewart, Executive Director, National Center for the Middle Market. This report was written by David Klein and edited by Josselyn Simpson.
3. 3 USMid-MarketEnterprises:Confidentinoverseasinvestmentsin2016 © The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2016 Business leaders around the world began 2016 facing a gut-churning bout of market volatility. Many financial markets fell by at least 10% between January 1st and mid-February; 2016 had the worst 10-day start to a year since 1897. No doubt remembering how quickly the contagion of the Great Recession spread and the resulting economic devastation, in early 2016 executives started making fresh assessments of how broader economic factors should affect their operational decision-making. It turns out that middle market companies with substantial operations in the US may be anxious, but they're not pulling back. "We're expanding in both the US and other parts of the world in order to diversify our business and supply chain," says Nitin Rakesh, CEO of Syntel, Inc., a Michigan-based global provider of digital modernization services. Indeed, according to a recent survey of US executives at mid-market companies to understand their reactions to the early-year market volatility, that volatility did not, on the whole, shake most executives' confidence in investing abroad. In fact, many plan to increase investment in their operations abroad for the rest of 2016. The survey was conducted by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and sponsored by HSBC. Introduction After the Brexit vote: An EIU Perspective This Economist Intelligence Unit survey and report were written prior to the British referendum vote to leave the UK on June 23rd 2016. The vote to leave has since jarred global markets. Business leaders globally have scrambled to contemplate the impacts of the referendum on operations and strategic plans for growth, often holding off on investments until the uncertainty clears. The EIU, a leading source of analysis and advisory services, has conducted research into the impact of "Brexit" across industry and geography. The EIU forecasts that the vote will have lasting political and economic consequences for global markets, although the effects will be distributed unevenly. For example, in the UK the EIU expects its GDP to be 6% smaller in 2020 than it would have been without the vote; however globally the EIU expects a far more modest impact, with yearly global growth rates reduced by just 0.1% in 2016-17. As a result, with the international landscape not set to shift substantially, the results in the EIU executive survey continue to hold significance for the future of corporate overseas investment strategies.
4. 4 USMid-MarketEnterprises:Confidentinoverseasinvestmentsin2016 © The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2016 Survey respondents report that their investments abroad are spread fairly evenly across the value chain. However, executives from the smallest companies surveyed, those with revenues of $20m-100m, typically report fewer operations abroad compared with executives from the larger companies. When they do, they most often cite sales (42%) and customer service (52%) operations. A snapshot of investments today HSBC POINT OF VIEW "As their confidence grows, mid-market companies are investing more in Eastern Europe for both business service and back office/operational investment." Martin Richards, Executive Vice President and US Head of Corporate Banking Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2016.Responses may not add to 100% because of rounding and because "other" responses are not shown. Customer service Back office/internal operational support Sales Sourcing Manufacturing Operations abroad For which of the purposes below does your company currently have operations outside the US? Select all that apply. (% respondents) 62 56 46 43 40
5. 5 USMid-MarketEnterprises:Confidentinoverseasinvestmentsin2016 © The Economist Intelligence Unit Limited 2016 Source: Economist Intelligence Unit, 2016.Responses may not add to 100% because of rounding and because "other" responses are not shown. What's happening where In which of the regions or countries below does your company conduct each of your current types of overseas operations? Select all that apply in each column. (% respondents) 50 43 30 46 34 30 51 43 36 45 39 37 42 35 31 Sourcing Manufacturing Sales Customer service Back office/ internal operational support China Western Europe Canada China Canada Western Europe Canada Western Europe China, Mexico (tie) Canada Western Europe Eastern Europe Western Europe Canada Eastern Europe And where are these companies investing? China and Canada are the most often cited destinations for most purposes, with Western and Eastern Europe often close behind. Canada and Western and Eastern Europe may well stand out to US middle-market companies because, as Thomas A. Stewart, executive director of the National Center for the Middle Market says, these companies prefer international markets where they can still play a "home game," given their relative resource constraints and inexperience abroad compared with larger firms. Western Europe remains a huge market with favorable regulatory and cultural barriers. Rakesh notes that it's important to recognize that countries there are diverse with respect to the types of industries that dominate them. The "overlap between our services and the client business operating environment is a critical factor in deciding our investment and growth strategies in a new geography," he says. Click here to download the full report
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I had heard people saying that they didn't love the dashboard because it made their planner too thick, so when mine arrived, it actually stayed in the package for a week.
As I continued to use my planner I realized that turning to my pocket folder in the back wasn't as easy this year because I'm not using a pen loop. In he past, I would always put my pen loop on the folder which made it very easy to turn directly to that place in my planner. Bit this year I found myself struggling, having to flip to it in sections, and this was frustrating.
I got the idea to put my sticky note dashboard right in front of the folder, and I love it!!
The clear tab is perfect for grabbing when I want to get something out or put something into my folder.
While having the dashboard in the mididle of my planner does make it fatter (and it already has "fat planner syndrome"), it doesn't concentrate the bulk at the front where the teeth of the cover would be under more stress.
I think I'm going to be very happy having this insert in this location!!
I love being part of the EC community on FB and seeing all the ideas people come up with to make their planners function more efficiently.
2. Missing the month label on your daily pages?
Removing the tiny calendar on the top left corner of the Vertical format left some of us wondering which month we are in if we are planning ahead, or if we don't have the color palate memorized. I thought this was an excellent idea to simply write it in that tiny colored box on the bottom left of your daily pages.
EC, if you're seeing this, perhaps you can simply print the monthly name here for the 2016-2017 planners!
3. What to do about your notepad when you have removable covers?
This tops the brilliance chart for me today. The notepads are designed to be stuck to the back cover of the planner. This worked well when the cover was permanent. But what to do if you change your cover? This!
What a great way to have the flexibility of having a notepad when you need it, or removing it if you don't need those extra pages for that event or that particular day.
Thank you to all the ladies in my groups who are sharing their amazing ideas with all of us. And if you haven't joined us yet, be sure to check out the family of "My Erin Condren" groups on Facebook. There should be at least one that you can call home!
In the Erin Condren monthly layout, as in any monthly layout, there are too many boxes per number of days in the month. Most calendars simply leave these blank, but Erin Condren numbers the extra days from the precious month and for the following month. Here's a look at November 2016.
If you look closely, you'll see October 30 & 31, as well as December 1-3. Let's take a closer look.
The dates are printed in a lighter grey than the numbers for the actual month, but I find this to be confusing while I'm doing my planning.
In the past, I've simply used Bic Whiteout tape to cover those unnecessary numbers, but this year I'm handling this a little differently.
This year, I am using the EC designer Washi sheets to create my own Washi tape to cover the extra numbers.
First, grab a sheet that coordinates with your month and your paper cutter.
I measure 1/4 inch and cut myself some strips!
Then I cut my strips to fit across the length necessary to cover those extra boxes.
Sometes I just need a tiny strip!
I just have to cover those light grey numbers. I can't have more than one month on my layout (*one exception to this rule that I will share soon).
The finished look is simple, streamline, and it allows me to still use the box for important notes. This is my July calendar with 2 notes that pertain to multiple days in the month. I didn't want to clutter my layout with Washi strips over the entire month for my daughter, so I simply used a blank box to write myself a little note.
Here is the whole layout from my photo examples. May happened to begin on a Monday, so I only needed my Washi strips along the bottom of this monthly spread.
I love that I can cut my strips any thickness that I want. Skinny works best for me, so all of my strips so far are 1/4 inch.
I can't wait for June of 2016. The colors are so pretty together!
November also only needed strips across the bottom.
I've enjoyed doing every month except for December. I have the Holiday Washi sheets (with the Christmas themes) in my cart and I'm waiting for the Teacher Planner launch to order because I know I will want the new sticker book that will be available then as well!
Here's March. It required strips on both the bottom and the top!
I'm loving my planner being only Erin Condren this year. It's requiring me to be creative and utilize what supplies I have in many different ways!!
These two photos have been floating around FB, so I thought I'd share them here. Enjoy!


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Underfunded IRS Begins Crucial Obamacare Test
By Brianna Ehley, The Fiscal Times
The White House is gearing up for what's likely to be the most headache-inducing tax season yet as the struggling Internal Revenue Service begins enforcing the more than 40 new Affordable Care Act tax provisions. Many are crucial to the success of the health care law.
The IRS is responsible for enforcing the individual mandate, which requires everyone to have health coverage or pay a penalty. It's also in charge of the premium tax credit, which is given to people who get federal subsidies under the health care law. These, along with the employer mandate, will be a trial run for the IRS. Will it be prepared to play such a huge role in the implementation of Obamacare?
Related: Get Ready for the Most Miserable Tax Filing Season Ever
The agency's new responsibilities come just as Congress slashed its budget by $346 million this year. The IRS's budget—which is no stranger to cuts—is now at about $10.9 billion--$1 billion less than it was five years ago.
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Related: Why the Cash-Strapped IRS Isn't Ready for Obamacare
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Then there are the penalties. People who did not have coverage and do not apply for exemptions will need to pay the penalty—which is 1 percent of their annual income or $95—whichever is greater. To pay the penalty, people will need to fill out a form, which identifies when they were without coverage. The penalty will either be added to a person's tax bill, or deducted from their refund.
Don't forget about the subsidies. People receiving insurance subsidies for health coverage will also need to fill out new forms and answer questions about their current income, since the amount of subsidies they received this year was determined based off of their 2013 tax return—meaning their income could be different. If they made less than before, they may receive a larger subsidy included in this year's tax return, but if their income has increased since they applied and qualified for subsidies, they might end up owing the government money—the IRS is in charge of processing all of that.
Indeed, there is plenty for the IRS to do, not to mention it's normal enforcement and collections responsibilities. So it's not hard to understand why the agency is begging Congress to increase its budget. At the same time, the GOP-controlled Congress is hesitant to give the agency more money, especially after the agency targeted conservative groups last summer and spent millions on lavish conferences.
Still, Koskinen, who was not at the agency during that time, has vowed to get back in Congress's good graces…though it doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon.
How to Prepare for Obama's Spending Avalanche
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10 Tax Facts the IRS Doesn't Want You to Know
Taxpayer Advocate Sees 'Light at the End of the Tunnel' for Beleaguered IRS
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Republicans Want to Slash the IRS Budget. CBO Warns It Would Cost Billions
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Brianna Ehley is the former Washington Correspondent for The Fiscal Times. She is currently a reporter on Politico's health care team in Washington, D.C.


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What is aripiprazole?
Second generation antipsychotics (sometimes referred to as 'atypical' antipsychotics) such as aripiprazole are a newer class of antipsychotic medication than first generation 'typical' antipsychotics. Second generation antipsychotics are effective for the positive symptoms of schizophrenia. It is sometimes claimed that they are more effective than first generation antipsychotics in treating the negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Negative symptoms include a lack of ordinary mental activities such as emotional expression, social engagement, thinking and motivation, whereas positive symptoms include the experiences of perceptual abnormalities (hallucinations) and fixed, false, irrational beliefs (delusions).
Second generation antipsychotics may also cause less extra-pyramidal side effects. These include dyskinesias such as repetitive, involuntary, and purposeless body or facial movements, Parkinsonism (cogwheel muscle rigidity, pill-rolling tremor and reduced or slowed movements), akathisia (motor restlessness, especially in the legs, and resembling agitation) and dystonias such as muscle contractions causing unusual twisting of parts of the body, most often in the neck. These effects are caused by the dopamine receptor antagonist action of these drugs.
What is the evidence for aripiprazole?
High quality evidence suggests aripiprazole reduces psychotic relapse and increases compliance with study protocols when compared to placebo. Moderate quality evidence suggests aripiprazole may also increase study retention rates. Moderate to low quality evidence suggests no differences in any adverse effect apart from possible reduced prolactin levels with aripiprazole.
High quality evidence from the most recent review suggests aripiprazole should retain more patients in treatment than first generation antipsychotics. Moderate quality evidence suggests no differences in global state, mental state or quality of life between aripiprazole and first generation antipsychotics. Aripiprazole may be associated with a lower risk of akathisia and other extrapyramidal symptoms, hyperprolactinaemia, blurred vision, sinus tachycardia, dizziness and nausea, than first generation antipsychotics.
Moderate to high quality evidence suggests no differences in global state or leaving the study early between aripiprazole and olanzapine or risperidone, although aripiprazole may be less effective than olanzapine for mental state. Compared to olanzapine or risperidone, aripiprazole may be associated with less cholesterol and less prolactin increases, with no differences in extrapyramidal side effects or glucose levels. Compared to olanzapine, aripiprazole may be associated with less weight gain and less sedation. When compared to risperidone, patients on aripiprazole reported less cardiac side effects, but a higher incidence of tremor. There were no differences in weight gain between risperidone and aripiprazole.
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By Abhirup Sengupta
Modified 30 Jul 2021
"Hawkeye" series title card and concept poster. (Image via Marvel Studios, and Twitter/BossLogic)
Marvel Studios announced the release date for their upcoming Disney+ "Hawkeye" show today (June 29). The upcoming venture will mark the fourth Disney+ series of the MCU after "WandaVision," "The Falcon and The Winter Soldier," "Loki," and "Marvel's What...If?"
"Hawkeye" will be available on Disney+ from November 24. The series will have weekly releases on Wednesdays at 12 AM PT, 3 PM ET, 12.30 PM IST, 5 PM AEST, 8 AM BST, or 4 PM KST.
#Hawkeye never misses 🏹 so don't miss @JeremyRenner and @HaileeSteinfeld in this @EW exclusive first-look of Marvel Studios' Hawkeye. The Original Series starts streaming Wednesday, November 24 on @DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/8DnB18oSIk
— Marvel Studios (@MarvelStudios) July 29, 2021
The studio made the date public, along with an exclusive first look at Entertainment Weekly. The photo featured Hailee Steinfeld's Kate Bishop and Jeremy Renner's Clint Barton/Hawkeye.
All about the upcoming "Hawkeye" series - Plot theories, characters, and expectations.
Here is the list of what we already know and some theories about the "Hawkeye" series.
"Hawkeye" will have six episodes and is expected to drop its season finale on December 29, unless there is a Holiday-break.
Expected Plot of "Hawkeye" series:
Yelena Belova.
Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (or Val) giving Yelena Belova an assignment to kill Barton in "Black Widow (2021)." (Image via: Marvel Studios)
The series will have a direct link with the post-credit scene in "Black Widow (2021)," containing Yelena Belova (played by Florence Pugh). In the scene, she accepted the assignment to kill Clint Barton (Hawkeye, played by Jeremy Renner). Thus, Pugh's Yelena Belova is confirmed to show up in "Hawkeye."
It is highly plausible to believe that she will transition from trying to kill Barton to being his ally later in the series. However, whether Pugh will be present in multiple episodes is up for speculation.
Plot Theories - Continuation of Ronin storyline
Hawkeye as "Ronin" in Avengers: Endgame (2019). (Image via: Marvel Studios)
In "Avengers: Endgame (2019)," it was established that Hawkeye pursued criminals as a vigilante during the five years after he lost his family to the snap/blip. In April 2021, Jeremy Renner posted a snap of his "Ronin" costume on his Instagram story, which is likely to be a tease for Ronin's return in the Disney+ series.
It can be theorized that the primary antagonists of the "Hawkeye" series will have some connection from Barton's crusade from those five years after the "blip." Clint's "Ronin" avatar was last seen in Endgame, where he was trying to wipe out the Yakuza faction in Tokyo.
Kate Bishop:
Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop in the series, and Kate Bishop in the comics. (Image via: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images and Marvel Comics)
In an exclusive first look report by Entertainment Weekly, Jeremy Renner was quoted saying,
"[Kate Bishop is] a 22-year-old kid and she's a big Hawkeye fan...The relationship grows from that, but the biggest problem for Clint is Kate Bishop and the onslaught of problems that she brings into his life."
If the previous theory's prediction is accurate. It can be further theorized that Kate Bishop (played by Hailee Steinfeld) could get involved in the chaos as Barton is trying to mitigate the threats from his past.
The series is reportedly based on the "Hawkeye comic series (2012-2015)" written by Matt Fraction. In the comics, Clint took some time off from the Avengers and managed his apartment complex.
This makes it plausible that the series may introduce Kate Bishop through this connection, perhaps as a tenant or Barton's employee.
Furthermore, as Kate involves herself in the trouble, Clint could be obliged to mentor her, ultimately leading to her taking the "Hawkeye" mantle.
In a set video posted on Instagram back in February, Hawkeye and Kate Bishop were seen going against the "Tracksuit Mafia (or Tracksuit Draculas)" in a car-chase shoot. The antagonistic group was heavily featured in the comics.
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Lucky, the Pizza dog.
Lucky, the pizza dog in the America #5 comic. Hailee Steinfeld with Jolt in the series. (Image via: Marvel Comics, Gotham/GC Images/Getty Images)
Another set photo, back in December 2020, showcased Steinfeld's Kate Bishop with a dog. In the comics, Kate had an iconic dog named "Lucky, the Pizza dog."
Echo - Daredevil and Kingpin tease for MCU?
24-year old Native American actress Alaqua Cox is confirmed to play the role of Maya Lopez (known as Echo). In the comics, Maya was deaf, but had photographic reflexes just like "Taskmaster," who was recently featured in "Black Widow."
Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez (Echo) in Hawkeye. (Image via: Just Jared)
Just Jared posted a set photo in April, which showcased Alaqua Cox's "Maya Lopez." When Lopez's father dies in the comics, he puts his bloody hand on her face. After which, as Echo, she paints a handprint on her face.
However, she did not have a handprint painted on her face in the set photo, which establishes that she might not have taken up the persona of "Echo" yet.
Maya Lopez in comics. (Image via: Marvel Comics)
In the comics, Maya's father used to work for Kingpin, who ordered his murder and framed it on Daredevil. Kingpin also takes Maya under his care and becomes her new father figure. However, MCU is likely to hold her origin for her own Disney+ series, which was reported by Variety to be in development.
Charlie Cox's Daredevil is also expected to show up in "Spider-Man: No Way Home.
So Vincent D'Onofrio unliked my tweet about #Kingpin in #Hawkeye.Yup, his appearance definitely happening now. pic.twitter.com/qnxsPxbakL
— Big Screen Leaks (@bigscreenleaks) July 24, 2021
Kingpin's potential return was also hyped when actor Vincent D'Onofrio (who played Wilson Fisk/Kingpin in Netflix's Daredevil series) liked a tweet about his potential return in the "Hawkeye" series.
Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye
Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop
Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
Vera Farmiga as Eleanor Bishop (Kate's mother)
Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez/ Echo
Tony Dalton as Jack Duquesne/Swordsman
And importantly, Jolt as Lucky - The Pizza Dog.
A post shared by Jolt (@jolt.of.genius)
The theories about the potential return of Kingpin, the introduction of Echo, and Barton's passing of his mantle to Kate, have made this upcoming series one of the most anticipated MCU projects.
Furthermore, fans are also excited about Kate Bishop's set up for "Young Avengers," the expected upcoming project in the MCU. However, fans may have to wait until August or beyond to see any official teaser/trailer footage of the show.


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When Ofelia Barrios came to visit a few weeks ago and showed us how to make chiles rellenos and tostadas, she brought her friend Yanira Arias form El Salvador with her. Even though Yanira says she doesn't cook very often, she still wanted to contribute to Open View Gardens and share a traditional dish from her country. In this video, Yanira shows us how to make Fresco de Ensalda, a refreshing drink made from fresh, tropical fruits including mango, orange, pineapple and apple, with the optional addition of the fruit of the cashew tree or memey, if you can get a hold of them.


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Archiepiscopal vault discovered in former Lambeth church
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Resting: a painted wooden mitre found on the coffin of one of the former Archbishops of Canterbury
THE long-forgotten remains of five former Archbishops of Canterbury have been accidentally uncovered in a deconsecrated medieval church next to Lambeth Palace.
Workers at the Garden Museum, which is on the site of the former St Mary-at-Lambeth, just outside the walls of Lambeth Palace, came across a hidden crypt during recent renovations.
When archaeologists inspected the space underneath the former chancel, they discovered 30 lead coffins, including several holding the remains of former Primates. On top of one rested an archbishop's mitre, painted in red and gold.
Two of the coffins had name plates, revealing that they were the final resting-place of Richard Bancroft, Archbishop from 1604 to 1610, who oversaw the King James translation of the Bible; and John Moore, Archbishop from 1783 to 1805.
St Mary-at-Lambeth's records suggest that another three former archbishops are also interred in the vault.
It had been thought that all the remains of former archbishops buried at the 11th-century church had been moved when the church was largely rebuilt in 1851. St Mary-at-Lambeth was deconsecrated in 1972, and was due to be demolished before it was taken over and turned into the Garden Museum.
The museum's director, Christopher Woodward, said: "This church had two lives: it was the parish church of Lambeth, this little village by the river . . . but it was also a kind of annexe to Lambeth Palace itself.
"And, over the centuries, a significant number of the archbishops' families, and archbishops themselves, chose to worship here, and chose to be buried here."
Because historians thought that the Victorians had cleared all the coffins while rebuilding the church more than 170 years ago, Mr Woodward said that he had been told not to expect to find anything during the recent construction work.
The manager of the building site, Karl Patten, who made the discovery when he accidentally cut through the chancel floor, told The Sunday Telegraph: "It was amazing seeing the coffins. . . We've come across lots of bones on this job. But we knew this was different when we saw the Archbishop's crown."
The funeral historian Julian Litten told the paper that the find was unique. "There is no other vault in the UK so rich in its sacerdotal contents. In short, it is the only archiepiscopal vault in the UK, and therefore unique in the true meaning of the word."
The Garden Museum has been closed since 2015 for renovation. When it reopens, next month, visitors will be able to see into the rediscovered crypt, with its untouched archiepiscopal coffins, through a glass plate which has been installed in the floor.
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A stay at Broadbeach Savannah Hotel & Resort places you in the heart of Broadbeach, within a 10-minute walk of Pacific Fair Shopping Centre and Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre.
This 4-star apartment is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from The Star Gold Coast and 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from The Oasis.
Make yourself at home in one of the 53 air-conditioned rooms featuring microwaves and flat-screen televisions. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include separate sitting areas and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided weekly.
Satisfy your appetite at the apartment's restaurant, where you can take in the pool view. Snacks are also available at the coffee shop/café. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. Continental breakfasts are available daily from 7 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include limo/town car service, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Broadbeach? This apartment has 2153 square feet (200 square meters) of space consisting of a conference center and a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge during limited hours, and free self parking is available onsite.
Onsite venue - Overlooking the pool, this restaurant serves breakfast only. Open daily.


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Компанія «Крістіа́н Діо́р» (; ) — французький дім моди, заснований 1946 року модельєром Крістіаном Діором і текстильним фабрикантом Марселем Буссаком. Нині 70 % Christian Dior належить французькому підприємцю Бернару Арно, який також є головою компанії і володіє холдингом «Моет Хеннесі Луї Віттон».

Історія

Ательє високої моди (, «от кутюр») було відкрито в Парижі, в особняку на Авеню Монтень. У лютому 1947 року Діор представив першу колекцію жіночого одягу, названу американськими журналістами New Look («новий вигляд»), здійснивши переворот у світі післявоєнної моди. Уже в середині 1950-х років у компанії працювало понад 900 осіб.

Поступово під маркою Christian Dior почали створювати не тільки одяг, парфумерію, декоративну косметику та аксесуари, але і панчохи, нижню білизну, засоби догляду за шкірою. У 2006 році компанія налагодила випуск косметики для чоловіків.

Модним домом Christian Dior протягом його історії керувало кілька модельєрів: після раптової смерті в 1957 році засновника дому, Крістіана Діора, провідним модельєром дому був призначений Ів Сен Лоран, що прийшов у компанію в 1953 році. Після того, як в 1960 році він був призваний на військову службу, художнє керівництво дому перейшло до Марка Боана, який був кутюр'є дому Christian Dior майже 30 років, поки в 1989 році його не змінив Джанфранко Ферре. У жовтні 1996 року на посаду головного модельєра був затверджений Джон Гальяно. У лютому 2011 року він був відсторонений від роботи за антисемітські висловлювання, в квітні наступного 2012 рок, його пост зайняв Раф Сімонс.

Парфумерія Christian Dior

Крістіану Діор приписують вислів: «Парфум — це неперевершений відтінок жіночої індивідуальності, це останній штрих образу».

Існує 97 ароматів Dior, перший з них був випущений в 1947 році під назвою «Christian Dior Miss Dior». Парфумерія Christian Dior посідає 4-е місце у світі за обсягом продажів. Парфумерному дому Dior належить безліч відкриттів в галузі отримання есенцій ароматів — наприклад, есенція конвалії і ванілі.

Над створенням ароматів Christian Dior працювали: П'єр Бурдон, Олівер Креспо, Олівер Польж, Тьєррі Вассер, Гай Роберт та інші. Серед найбільш популярніх ароматів: Dior Miss Dior, Dior Addict, Dior Homme, серія ароматів Dior Poison, Dior Fahrenheit, Dior Miss Dior Cherie та Dior J'adore.

Ювелірні прикраси
Прикраси Dior увібрали в себе різноманіття історичних стилів, але, не відступаючи від традиційних мотивів, ніколи не повторюються завдяки використанню сучасних матеріалів. Новаторським було застосування в прикрасах каменів з гірського кольорового кришталю, приголомшливий ефект яких він відкрив разом зі Сваровскі в 1955 р. Зараз головний дизайнер ювелірних прикрас дому Dior — Вікторія де Кастеллано.

Сьогодні ювелірні прикраси представлені в широкому асортименті і можна вибрати все, що забажає ваша душа. Подивимося для прикладу на дві недавні колекції від Christian Dior.

належить дизайнерові Джону Гальяно, вона стала для нього останньою роботою в Christian Dior. Зверніть увагу на матеріали, які використовував дизайнер — напівкоштовні камені, перли, мереживо, атлас відмінно поєднуються з пластиком і виглядають дуже розкішно.

ТРОЯНДИ, зроблена Вікторією де Кастелане (Victoire de Castellane). Колекція присвячена самому Крістіану Діор, у якого улюбленою квіткою була Королева Квітів — троянда.

Косметика Christian Dior

Під брендом Christian Dior випускаються не тільки одяг, аксесуари і парфумерія, але і косметичні товари, декоративна косметика, засоби для догляду за шкірою. У 2006 році бренд почав продукувати косметику для чоловіків Dior Homme Dermo System.

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Доми моди
Підприємства Парижа
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Французькі бренди
Виробники одягу Франції
Виробники взуття Франції

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In this paper, we propose a recipe guiding system which presents a direction step-by-step along to the progress.It takes a time to find out the necessary information from a recipe of a long text.The system aims to free the users from this annoying task.Both beginners and experienced cooks are the target of this system.For the experienced users, the system should work even when allowing users to bring the cooking forward freely.For this purpose, we propose a style of recipe which describes the non-restricted cooking, and the guiding system which tracks the progress correctly along to the proposed style of recipe.
Firstly, we modeled the activities naturally done in a cooking, and proposed a recipe format which is capable of describing the partial-order property.For the beginners, the directions of recipe should be simple enough to be understood.Therefore, we proposed the objective criteria to describe the directions, based on the objects used to execute it.Furthermore, we choose the adequate media to provide a direction depending on its importance.This enables the experienced users to ignore an unimportant direction.
User takes some actions which are not described in the recipe.These actions disturb the system to estimate the progress.We solve this problem by using user$B!G(Bs grabbing/releasing motions as input to the system.The system estimates the next step from the input and the context obtained from cooking progress.The input is eliminated when the grabbed/released object is not related to the current context.Even when the system fails to estimate the next step or to track the progress, our algorithm recovers the failure by later inputs.
We evaluated the proposed system in the experiments that 5 subjects cook a recipe freely with our system.The average number of manual input by the subjects for error-correction was only 3.2.


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Audie Tilghman was born in 1909 in Lunenburg, VA to William and Eulee Tilghman, and lived most of her life in Norfolk, Virginia. She was an only child, graduated from Maury High School, and was a life-long member of Norfolk's Epworth Methodist church. She attended the State Teachers College in Harrisonburg, Virginia from 1926-1927 as a first year student. Audie did not return to school after her first year as her family's finances dwindled. She then returned to Norfolk and worked for a Sears Department Store and later as a dispatcher for a furniture moving company. While in Norfolk, she often played the piano at the Loew's movie theatre in downtown and was involved in her church. She married Henry Ottoway Holcombe in 1948, and died in 2001 in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Donated to Special Collections from Ann Tilghman Coulbourn Consolvo, grandniece of Audie Scott Tilghman, on June 17, 2013.
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We invite you to visit our Stratham, NH kitchen and bathroom showroom anytime, to casually browse and discuss your project. We can help answer your questions about the materials, prices, sources, timelines, and our process to assist you with your planning. If you have sketches and or floor plan drawings, bring them in so we can start understanding your needs, and how best to help you make the space work for you. If you are not sure where to get started, we can help you with kitchen or bath design ideas and options to think about.
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I know what a lot of you might be thinking. What in the world is Club Nintendo?
The answer is simple here. Club Nintendo is a rewards program that allows people to accrue "gold coins" when they purchase Nintendo products. Do remember all those little red inserts in the Nintendo game you bought? That included a code you could enter on club.nintendo.com and earn coins with which to make purchases. The included physical goods like 3DS cases, folders, and bags as well as digital game downloads. The program is, unfortunately, coming to an end and while Nintendo has stated they are working on a replacement; we have no idea what it is yet.
The good news is that there is still time. Dig through all your boxes and grab those codes! Head on over to club.nintendo.com and sign up for an account. It will take some time to enter the codes since you will need to fill out a survey with each, but even 200 coins earned (which isn't that hard) will net you a game download on the Wii U.
Nintendo released the final batch of rewards today and the list is VERY long and includes some great games for not a whole lot in the way of coins.
November 5th 2014 Nintendo Direct Highlights!
Nintendo posted another Nintendo Direct event on November 5th 2015. The show was less than an hour long, but packed a lot of information regarding several eagerly awaited titles (and some we didn't know were coming)!
The following are the highlights of the video which can be viewed in its entirety here.
Mario Kart 8: When players tap Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Donkey Kong, Link, Captain Falcon, Fox, Samus or Kirby amiibo figures on the Wii U GamePad controller, they will receive a Mii racing suit themed to that particular amiibo character. Players' Mii characters can wear these detailed suits when racing in the game.
Hyrule Warriors: The Link amiibo figure gives players a special weapon called the "Spinner." Every Super Smash Bros. series amiibo figure will grant randomly selected materials, weapons or rupees in the game when used.
Splatoon was announced at E3 this year as a four-on-four online multiplayer shooter. Today Nintendo announced that it also features a single-player mode. Players pit their squid-like "Inkling" against an massive army of octopi equipped with their own ink weaponry. Splatoon is currently slated for launch exclusively for the WiiU in the second quarter of 2015.
The Kirby series has always been adorable. This entry in the franchise has the lovable pink puffball journeying through a world made entirely of multicolored clay. Players do not directly control Kirby this time. Instead they guide Kirby along a rainbow line that they draw on the Wii U GamePad with a stylus. It does feature a new four-player multiplayer mode that lets one player play as Kirby and focus on drawing rainbow lines on the GamePad, while the others control a trio of Waddle Dee characters that can collect items or even carry Kirby around. Kirby and the Rainbow Curse is slated for launch for Wii U in February 2015.
Nintendo debuted a new trailer that showed off a lot more game play. Take a look at the new trailer here. Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is one of our most anticipated games this holiday season and launches for Wii U on Dec. 5.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask is one of the most divisive games in the entire franchise. It was originally released on the Nintendo 64 in the year 2000 and is being remastered for a 3d release on the Nintendo 3DS console. It "brings Link's suspenseful, intricate quest through the mysterious world of Termina to a hand-held system for the first time with enhanced 3D graphics and added features for a smoother game experience." It is scheduled to release sometime in 2015 and is a great addition to the bursting 3DS library.
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Question: My nine year old daughter has been begging me to buy Disney Infinity for our Nintendo Wii so she can play as Elsa and Anna from Frozen. I've resisted so far, but the holidays are coming around again. Should I cave? She really loves those characters. I don't really know anything about video games though. Please help!
Disney has been on a roll recently. Disney Infinity was the biggest name in the relatively new toys to life market and Frozen is the highest earning animated film in history. It only makes sense that the Frozen characters would make an appearance in the game. Parent's wallets just haven't been safe since.
Your question is actually more common than you think. Video games are huge and they are getting bigger every year. There are plenty of parents who grew up without video games who are finding themselves in the position where their children want them… and badly. That's the entire reason this site exists in the first place!
My answer might be different if you had a different console, but if your only gaming device is a Nintendo Wii then I would recommend against it at this point. The biggest draw for Disney Infinity is a toy box mode that lets players create their own landscapes and even go online to download other people's creations. This mode is absent in the Wii version of the game because it doesn't have the same power as the rest of the consoles on the market.
My answer doesn't shift completely if you were to own a different console though. Disney Infinity is a difficult game for a younger child to understand and play on their own. They might be able to run around the toy box as Anna and Elsa, but they wouldn't necessarily be able to do much else without a significant amount of help from you. This really would need to be a "together" activity as opposed to a distraction. If that isn't what you are looking for then I would probably pass.
You had mentioned in your question that you weren't much of a gamer yourself, so this is definitely something you would want to consider. If you aren't looking for something to do together, then I would again recommend against it in your situation.
With all that said, if she is really interested in those two figures because she loves the characters (what nine year old girl doesn't right now?) there is no problem picking up the figures themselves without the game.
The figures themselves are gorgeous and well made so they are worthwhile even if she will only ever put them on a shelf. The hidden advantage to that is that if she has a friend at school or a family member with the game all she needs to do is grab her figures and brings her own team!
Just about everyone reaches a point in their adult life where they begin to develop a yearning to re-experience the things they held dear as a child. They ride on the gentle waves of nostalgia until it's all they can do to keep themselves from spending all day at work reading Wikipedia about their favorite cartoons as a kid.
Ducktales: Remastered is the perfect game for people who are experiencing that right now. Many of us played the original title back in 1989 when it was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Remastered is crafted in such a way that it looks and sounds the way we imagined it so many years ago. The 8bit era of the Nintendo gave us the freedom to imagine the world, but Remastered allows us to enjoy it.
The feeling of playing this game, at least for a longtime fan, is the most important thing to discuss here. I could pick at dodgy controls and somewhat intrusive story sequences for a few hundred words. But, there is an intangible element to this game that transcends the game mechanics and storyboards. Most games today are full of tension. They want to evoke a feeling of dread, excitement, joy, or all of the above. Ducktales: Remastered stands apart from all that. Instead it lets me be 9 year old boy sitting cross legged in front of the TV with my brother again. That is worth my $14.99 every single time.
I'll make this quick. This game is rated E 10+, but the content is very mild. It plays out like an episode of the Ducktales cartoon. If you would let your child watch that, then this game is no problem.
Conflict in Ducktales: Remastered is resolved through using Scrooge's cane to pogo bounce off of enemies. There are no weapons or fighting of any kind. If violence is a concern for you, then this game should not be a problem.
The only real theme that is worth noting is that the Transylvania level does have a horror movie aesthetic. If you are concerned that your kids are easily scared by cartoon ghosts and mummies, then that level is something to consider. With that said, it is goofy enough looking that it should be easily explained away.
This game is very difficult. I would expect children to have a fair amount of difficulty with this one unless they have had a fair amount of experience with other 2d platforming games like Rayman Origins or the New Super Mario Brothers series.
With that said, the game does have a difficulty selection option. Putting the game on "Easy" lessens the challenge by reducing the damage you take from running into enemies. It also removes the "life" counter from the game and prevents you from getting a game over. This should be very helpful for young and/or inexperienced gamers that might be discouraged by losing their progress.
Ducktales: Remastered is a great game. It is not without its faults, but I found the experience to be fun and engaging. Kids will have a lot of fun playing through the colorful environments and becoming acquainted with some of the less appreciated characters on the Disney roster (a Gizmoduck/Phineas and Ferb crossover would be amazing).
All of my praise so far is based on the assumption that the prospective player is a fan of the series. The waters are far muddier if you are not a fan of the original game or the Ducktales series. The game relies on the nostalgia effect to overcome some of its weakness. When I wipe that away and think objectively about it there are not many reason to go out of your way to play this game.
Non-fans: Buy it when the price drops unless your kids REALLY like Disney games.
Games based on kid's movies get a bad rap. They are never given the time in development to really grow and flourish into something original. As a result, most developers just pick a genre and jam in story concepts until the game is "finished." Considering these games get such a bad rap, I can see why some developers go out of their way to try and think differently and try to avoid doing something obvious.
It's admirable, but sometimes I think people should just go with a proven concept and focus on execution over innovation. Turbo:Super Stunt Squad is the result of an attempt to do something "different" and suffers for it. The entire game experience is impaled by a shoddy attempt at dodging expectations.
Point blank: I cannot recall a gaming experience in my life that has disappointed me more.
I spent the days while my copy was in transit waiting to play a cart racer. I assumed that it only made sense since it is a licensed title based on the story of a snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500. Cart racing games are a personal favorite of mine. I love just about everything about them, so I figured I was in for a treat… until I started playing.
Turbo Stunt Squad is not a racing game in the least. Instead, it is a trick based game that is not unlike the Tony Hawk Pro Skater series many of us played a decade ago. It feels like a clone, and not a very good one at that.
You control Turbo, or one of his snail friends, as you traverse environments from the movie trying to achieve high scores and complete tasks and challenges. Over time you can customize your snails shell in some interesting ways, but it isn't really worth the effort involved.
There is some gross humor in the game when you remember that these characters are snails. Rail grinding on a burrito on the floor of a taco stand is funny, but sickening when you think about it.
Aside from that, this game is perfectly acceptable for younger players. In short: If you let them watch the movie, then the game is just fine.
This game is not easy. The tutorial does a good enough job of explaining what buttons to press, but the levels themselves are a challenge because players have to use contextual clues to figure out where to go and how to get there. This isn't easy for younger players who don't have a lot of experience with video games.
For illustration, I gave the controls to my oldest son who is 7. He fiddled with the controls for about 5 minutes and then went off to do something else. I was able to hold his attention longer with a game of Civilization V (which is an abstract grand strategy game).
If you are looking for a Turbo game, then you are far better off downloading Turbo Racing League for your phone or tablet. This game just isn't worth the trouble.


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Story by Amn Parker McCauley on 03/22/2019
A 509th Maintenance Squadron Key Spouse Mentor received the Joan Orr Spouse of the Year Award at the Air Force Global Strike Command level for 2018.
Dover Biery, an MRI Technologist with the Bothwell Regional Health Center in Sedalia, Missouri, is one of the 106 Key Spouses on base. She is married to retired Senior Master Sgt. John Biery, who served as the Low Observable Flight Chief with the 509th MXS.
The Joan Orr Award recognizes active-duty spouses and their significant community contributions.
"I've grown a lot as a military spouse over the years, and I've realized it is a community and a culture that it's very prideful, exciting, and very rewarding if you allow yourself to learn and be a part of the community," said Biery. "I wouldn't trade it for anything."
She was a Key Spouse at Geilenkirchen NATO Air Base, Germany, for four years and has served as one at Whiteman AFB for almost three years, where she mentors up to 10 Key Spouses.
"The Key Spouse program is a collection of spouses that are appointed by their commander," said Biery. "We are under the privacy act, highly trained with continued education throughout the year. Our main goal is to provide information from the squadron to military spouses as well from the base. We want to bridge the gap and include them into the military community."
She explained the roles and responsibilities of the Key Spouse Program. The spouses receive quarterly training through the Airman & Family Readiness Center along with annual briefings on Sexual Assault Response Coordinator for a variety of issues including suicide prevention. Key Spouses also attend financial counseling, OPSEC, new parent services, and many other areas in order to pass on information to the spouses they mentor.
Squadron leadership, including Maj. Philip Rehmert, the 509th MXS commander, nominated her for the award because of her impact throughout 2018. She participated in the Unit Effectiveness Inspection in August 2018 by meeting with AFGSC Inspector General Team to voice concerns and ideas to improve the base. After the interview with the inspection, she was recognized as a Superior Performer. Some of the highlights from the 2018 award period were certifying five new key spouses, assisting junior enlisted spouses through outreach programs, helping create dialog with new airmen, spearheading a new Spouse TAP program with the A&FRC, aiding with monthly spouse social events, and administering the MXS Facebook pages.
"It's quite overwhelming and also humbling, "said Biery. "I'm very lucky to be part of a great team. I have a wonderful commander and senior leadership that really devote a lot of time and support to the key spouse program. I am blessed to have found such a close community that puts so much time and effort in building up not only the Active Duty members but spouses and family," said Biery. "I cannot thank them enough for the opportunity to represent Whiteman AFB."
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Jodhpur: Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday claimed that the people were set to teach a lesson to the BJP in the next general elections for its "false promises".
File image of veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot. Twitter@ashokgehlot51
Gehlot, who was here to attend the funeral of his aide, told reporters that the countdown had begun and the saffron party would not make a comeback in 2019 elections.
He claimed that there was strong resentment among the people against the BJP government in the state for alleged misrule and in the country for its "false promises". The
Congress leader said it was seen in the recent bypolls where the party lost 10 Assembly seats in different states.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi has miserably failed to fulfil his promises of corruption, black money, employment and better prices to farmers," he said.
He said there was a feeling of resentment among farmers, youths, students and Dalits and even the business community was feeling cheated.
He said people of the country were all set to teach a lesson to the BJP in the 2019 elections for the alleged false promises made by it, he said.
He also called upon youths to join the Congress to keep the country united and fight the atmosphere of intolerance, violence and hatred.
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Xi Jinping's Gamble Becomes Precarious—but Where Is the West?
CommentaryEvery day, as 2022 progresses, some indicators defy the narrative of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). These contra-indicators show that a tumultuous and delicately-balanced internal war is still underway to preserve the career of CCP leader Xi Jinping in the run-up to the critical 20th Party Congress in October. Xi has thrown everything—including the fate and welfare of the Chinese population and the strategic posture of China—into ensuring that he is reelected as General Secretary of the Party. If he is not, then he will be fighting for his life. Significantly, the U.S. White House, preoccupied with fighting Russia through Ukraine, has essentially given Beijing a pass. President Joe Biden has not used this period of chaos and economic decline in China to add pressure on Xi. Even without U.S. pressure, Xi faces challenge after challenge. And the latest may be the most important. Chinese private citizens, who have staked all their savings to buy apartments on speculation, have found that the giant developers to whom they have entrusted their savings are insolvent, taking their investors' funds with them. The iconic flagship of this implosion was the Evergrande Group, which has been crumbling in a slow-motion crash beginning in 2020 with an unmanageable debt of at least $100 billion. Disillusionment with the entire, fragile Chinese housing development sector—essentially the core of China's historical GDP growth and the only retirement asset destination for Chinese savers—has led to mass protests on a scale that has the potential to spell the end of the CCP. Even the so-called "zero COVID" crowd suppression campaigns, which had nothing to do with containing the disease but everything to do with keeping people distracted and unable to mass in the streets, have failed to contain public anger. An empty road is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, as the provincial capital city is under lockdown because of the epidemic on Sept. 2, 2022. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) The CCP, through the state-owned People's Bank of China, had said that "the market" would deal with the likes of the reckless Evergrande and such as high-flying Anbang Group Holdings Co. and HNA Group. Let the chips fall where they may, the bankrupted investors disregarded. Some two years of chaos and unstoppable protests later, Xi has quietly reversed that. There is now some evidence that Evergrande has been given leeway to reorganize and salvage many of its projects. There is the public vision that there is hope that all the investors' funds may not be entirely lost and that the real estate in which they invested as their retirement resource could possibly be delivered. Will this be enough to stem the rising anger of working Chinese and stave off protests at least until after the Party Congress? There is no certainty that it will. Popular distrust in the CCP has reached unprecedented levels within the urban population, in particular, and it is urban unrest that the Party fears most. It is what effectively ended the imperial rule of China in 1911 and the abdication of the young Emperor Pu Yi on Feb. 12, 1912. China was then possibly only 5 percent urbanized at that time. Today it is 64.7 percent urbanized (2021). Even the mass suppression techniques perfected under the "zero COVID" lockdowns may not be enough to stop a new urban uprising, should it begin. In the meantime, Xi must continue to bluster and threaten on the world stage, as much as anything to show the home populace that he still bestrides the globe. The level of unrest his policies and the general decline of the Chinese economy have created over the past decade threaten the entire Communist Party, not just Xi. As a result, even though Xi's great body of opponents within the Party would welcome reining in the General Secretary, they cannot afford to throw the Party out with the bathwater. It is a time of great instability when Xi could risk much to distract the population. Xi has already been criticized by People's Liberation Army (PLA) theorists for becoming impatient with the tenets of Chinese strategy, including its Unrestricted Warfare theory, and threatening a military invasion of Taiwan. Such an event would be profound and likely to bring about the downfall of the CCP rule of mainland China. In the meantime, the alliances concerned with China—the Quad arrangement of Japan, India, Australia, and the United States; the U.S.-Japan Alliance; and AUKUS, the Australia-United Kingdom-United States military alliance—recognize at a working, military level that the Chinese threat has reached critical levels. But the political leaderships of the United Kingdom and the United States seem preoccupied with fighting not China, but Russia. The result of the Western leaderships missing the cue on China has meant that they have drawn down their military assets, particularly their operational ammunition levels, to a dangerous level to assist their proxy, Ukraine, in
Every day, as 2022 progresses, some indicators defy the narrative of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). These contra-indicators show that a tumultuous and delicately-balanced internal war is still underway to preserve the career of CCP leader Xi Jinping in the run-up to the critical 20th Party Congress in October.
Xi has thrown everything—including the fate and welfare of the Chinese population and the strategic posture of China—into ensuring that he is reelected as General Secretary of the Party. If he is not, then he will be fighting for his life.
Significantly, the U.S. White House, preoccupied with fighting Russia through Ukraine, has essentially given Beijing a pass. President Joe Biden has not used this period of chaos and economic decline in China to add pressure on Xi.
Even without U.S. pressure, Xi faces challenge after challenge. And the latest may be the most important.
Chinese private citizens, who have staked all their savings to buy apartments on speculation, have found that the giant developers to whom they have entrusted their savings are insolvent, taking their investors' funds with them. The iconic flagship of this implosion was the Evergrande Group, which has been crumbling in a slow-motion crash beginning in 2020 with an unmanageable debt of at least $100 billion.
Disillusionment with the entire, fragile Chinese housing development sector—essentially the core of China's historical GDP growth and the only retirement asset destination for Chinese savers—has led to mass protests on a scale that has the potential to spell the end of the CCP. Even the so-called "zero COVID" crowd suppression campaigns, which had nothing to do with containing the disease but everything to do with keeping people distracted and unable to mass in the streets, have failed to contain public anger.
An empty road is seen in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, as the provincial capital city is under lockdown because of the epidemic on Sept. 2, 2022. (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
The CCP, through the state-owned People's Bank of China, had said that "the market" would deal with the likes of the reckless Evergrande and such as high-flying Anbang Group Holdings Co. and HNA Group. Let the chips fall where they may, the bankrupted investors disregarded.
Some two years of chaos and unstoppable protests later, Xi has quietly reversed that. There is now some evidence that Evergrande has been given leeway to reorganize and salvage many of its projects. There is the public vision that there is hope that all the investors' funds may not be entirely lost and that the real estate in which they invested as their retirement resource could possibly be delivered.
Will this be enough to stem the rising anger of working Chinese and stave off protests at least until after the Party Congress? There is no certainty that it will. Popular distrust in the CCP has reached unprecedented levels within the urban population, in particular, and it is urban unrest that the Party fears most. It is what effectively ended the imperial rule of China in 1911 and the abdication of the young Emperor Pu Yi on Feb. 12, 1912.
China was then possibly only 5 percent urbanized at that time. Today it is 64.7 percent urbanized (2021). Even the mass suppression techniques perfected under the "zero COVID" lockdowns may not be enough to stop a new urban uprising, should it begin.
In the meantime, Xi must continue to bluster and threaten on the world stage, as much as anything to show the home populace that he still bestrides the globe. The level of unrest his policies and the general decline of the Chinese economy have created over the past decade threaten the entire Communist Party, not just Xi. As a result, even though Xi's great body of opponents within the Party would welcome reining in the General Secretary, they cannot afford to throw the Party out with the bathwater.
It is a time of great instability when Xi could risk much to distract the population. Xi has already been criticized by People's Liberation Army (PLA) theorists for becoming impatient with the tenets of Chinese strategy, including its Unrestricted Warfare theory, and threatening a military invasion of Taiwan. Such an event would be profound and likely to bring about the downfall of the CCP rule of mainland China.
In the meantime, the alliances concerned with China—the Quad arrangement of Japan, India, Australia, and the United States; the U.S.-Japan Alliance; and AUKUS, the Australia-United Kingdom-United States military alliance—recognize at a working, military level that the Chinese threat has reached critical levels. But the political leaderships of the United Kingdom and the United States seem preoccupied with fighting not China, but Russia.
The result of the Western leaderships missing the cue on China has meant that they have drawn down their military assets, particularly their operational ammunition levels, to a dangerous level to assist their proxy, Ukraine, in fighting Russia. But they have left forces in the Indo-Pacific depleted and vulnerable.
The West's new stand-off weapons, critical to breaching PLA defenses, are still a year and more from deployment into the Indo-Pacific. Xi is counting on this to make his advances—through military and diplomatic bluster—before the October Party Congress.
Views expressed in this article are the opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Epoch Times.
Gregory Copley is president of the International Strategic Studies Association based in Washington. Born in Australia, Copley is a Member of the Order of Australia, entrepreneur, writer, government adviser, and defense publication editor. His latest book is The New Total War of the 21st Century and the Trigger of the Fear Pandemic.
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Great-West Life focuses on improving the financial, physical and mental well-being of Canadians. Its customers across Canada trust it to provide for their financial security needs and to deliver on the promises the company makes. OATA is pleased to offer members well-priced extended health benefits for sole practitioners and clinics with 10 or less professionals staff.
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