The United Kingdom has been an important member of the European Union (EU) for over forty years and in good times and bad the country has grown and prospered. On June 23 2016 the UK held a referendum where a majority voted to swiftly and unceremoniously leave the EU. When tallied, the referendum revealed some interesting voting patterns in the age of voters and where they lived.
Older voters singing the praises of Rule Britannia in the northeast were firmly convinced that the UK would be better off without the rules and regulations of the EU, while the younger millennials in the south and other parts of the country believed that a Brexit was foolish. Foolish because only a few miles across the channel the UK enjoyed a common duty-free customs union and passport free movement to the continent with over 500 million customers.
Northern Ireland and Scotland agreed and 93 per cent of Gibraltar voted to remain. I would not endeavor, nor would it be appropriate, to open Pandora's Box and debate the pros and cons of the good or the bad of Brexit as it has and will continue to have a troubling impact on the UK's commercial and maritime interests. A number of commercial operators have, or are in the process of, removing their ships from the Red Ensign registry to ensure free movement of their vessels within the remaining EU-27 countries.
At 00:00 hours on 29 March 2019 the European Union will recognise the United Kingdom as having 'third country' status. To avoid the impending hassle that will soon emerge many owners of small recreational yachts or those coded commercially under the MCA Code of Practice located in Spain or other countries in the Mediterranean, are moving from the Red Ensign and re-flagging in places like Holland and Malta. After 29 March 2019 when entering a port within the EU, UK flagged yachts should be ready to hoist the 'Q' flag.
In addition to this SuperyachtNews reported that UK commercial licenses and UK mariner's certificates will no longer be recognized by the EU-27. According to the European Commission, it follows that, as of the withdrawal date of the UK from the EU, certificates issued by the UK can no longer be presented for an 'endorsement attesting recognition' by EU nations. The Commission also points out that "preparing for a withdrawal is not just a matter for Union and national authorities, but also for private parties." The commission further warns of "certain legal repercussions" for the mutual recognition of seafarer's certificates arising from the UK's withdrawal from the EU and its consequent move to 'third country' status.
With these developments many industry leaders are questioning what effect Brexit will have on the UK's long and impressive maritime history particularly with the shipyards that have and continue to create impressive yachts both super and small. In view of what some have described as the UK's ridiculous and inconclusive negotiations with Mr. Michel Barnier on behalf of the EU-27, this is a question that can't be answered.
In the hey-days of joy and delight following the success of the leave campaign, or sadness depending on one's persuasion, the Hon. David Davis announced to Parliament that his Brexit Committee was conducting studies of over 50 industries and services sectors to determine the economic impact that the UK's departure would have. Amongst others, the economic studies included insurance, financial services and the maritime industries. In 2017 Mr. Davis was called to testify before a House Select Committee and present the findings of his impact studies. When questioned by an MP and committee member about the specific findings related to the financial services industry Mr. Davis said no economic study had been carried out on the financial sector or of the shipping industry.
Further questioning by the Select Committee found that no economic studies had been carried out on any UK industry or service sector. The UK is a great trading nation with an enviable reputation and prominence in the engineering field. Its ship building industry is blessed with an abundance of multifaceted highly skilled and enthusiastic technicians at all levels of the workforce. However, a government that argues within, can't agree on anything, appears to lack negotiating skills, and repeatedly contradicts itself is not a good omen. On the other hand, UK yacht and ship builders who promote their willingness to accept payment by means of Bitcoin or one of the other cryptocurrencies/utility tokens and who embrace the underlying Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) more commonly known as Blockchain may find they have a significant sales and marketing advantage over their European competitors.
UK classification society Lloyds Register will provide the funding to come up with three projects demonstrating how blockchain can provide solutions for risk and safety problems in the maritime industry. Albeit necessary that the industry adapt their products and services to today's demands and market climate, but faced with numerous uncertainties and until the multitude of issues and unanswered questions are resolved, the UK's maritime sector will continue to endure the chaos and confusion of indecision.
To the distain of the fisheries industry it appears that the transition period will continue until December 2020, while the extended 21-month transition period was welcomed by others. Whether UK shipyards and builders will continue to grow and prosper or die a slow death is only a matter of speculation. In not being part of the customs union, the question arises if, or when, the EU will introduce some sort of import controls or tax levies on British built yachts and ships that will increase costs to the consumer.
The Inflated costs of post-Brexit UK built vessels would unquestionably come to the attention of customers and the attractiveness of the lower costs of European built vessels. Of course, any trade deals or tariffs will be closely monitored by European yacht manufacturers who enjoy the support of their respective governments and are looking to maintain their high production levels of all craft to allow them to remain profitable in a market that has seen a dramatic decline since the 2008 financial meltdown.
The question of VAT status and cabotage arises but remains unclear. Another uncertainty is after the UK's departure will a yacht that has paid VAT in the UK be recognised as EU-VAT paid or will the UK-VAT be considered null and void and the vessels cabotage rights denied. With a hard border between the UK and the EU-27 it's unknown what delays and difficulties will be encountered in receiving and sending parts and/or finished vessels to customers in the EU-27. The Bottom Line, until Whitehall resolves the increasing number of uncertainties, is that there's no way to determine the impact that Britain's departure from the EU will have on the UK's builders of boats, yachts and ships, and the purveyors of other marine services.


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Galerias da Feteira são formações constituídas por tubos vulcânicos e localizam-se na área da freguesia da Feteira (Angra do Heroísmo) junto aos às elevações do Pico Geraldes, do Pico do Magina e do Pico da Vima, tem um comprimento de cerca de 100 metros cada uma.

Ver também
Lista de grutas dos Açores
Feteira (Angra do Heroísmo)
Gruta do Natal
Algar do Carvão
Furna de Água
Gruta das Cinco Ribeiras
Gruta das Agulhas
Gruta dos Ratões
Gruta Brisa Azul
Gruta do Zé Grande
Gruta das Mercês
Gruta dos Balcões
Gruta dos Principiantes
Gruta das Pombas
Gruta da Furna da Madre de Deus
Furna do Poio

Referências
Junta da Freguesia da Feteira.

Vulcanologia
Feteira
Feteira, Galerias da

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Thank God (Interlude)
by YG
Album: My Krazy Life (2014)
All my life, wanted to love you, wanna make you proud
To never leave you or how they fly
Gave up my loyalty and paid the price
Got me asking why these people wrong you, but you done them right
They giving up and all you do is fight
You sacrificing, you would even die
And I thank God for never leaving me alone even when I'm on my own
Won't break up, stand up strong
And I thank God for showing the road to go
When I'm weak and feeling low, built up, but never show
Sorry, Ms.Jackson, I hate to call in this fashion
I understand it's late and you work harder than average
Plus I'm knowing that you and your son have been clashing
But Kenny called and told me to tell you what happened
He hit a lick with his homies, his homies switched it on him
They spent the money, he got greedy and put the pistol on him
Shots fired from both sides, but nobody died
I thank God he survived and got out alive
But this gon' hurt you to hear
Kenny went to jail, might be facing some years
Police say it's evidence he broke into someone's residence
The neighbors say they witnessed it and plus they found fingerprints
They say the bail like 50 thou
But it's gon' be like 5 thousand to get him out
Man, I told him not to fuck with them niggas
I'm sorry, I don't mean to curse, but I just never trust 'em at all
And he up in the pound, my dawg
And his girl ain't accepting his call
Can't let him fight the charge in his cell, he didn't bail on me
I got 2, we just need the other 3, fight the case on his feet Writer/s: DIJON ISAIAH MCFARLANE, KEENON DAQUAN RAY JACKSON
Publisher: Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Songtrust Ave
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Bruce Springsteen to Rock Orlando's Amway Center in 2023
Get ready for an epic night spent dancing in the dark to classic rock tunes.
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band are touring the world in 2023, and one of their first stops will be the Amway Center in Orlando.
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The legendary heartland rocker and his longtime backing band will play hits from their 50-year career. You'll also hear tracks from newer albums, including 2020's Letter to You and 2022's Only the Strong Survive. Tickets to the concert start at $200.
Here's what you need to know before the Boss takes the Amway Center stage on February 5, 2023, at 7 p.m.
Bruce Springsteen: Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen grew up in Freehold, New Jersey, just inland from the beaches and boardwalks of the Jersey Shore.
Like many rockers of his generation, he found his calling while watching the Ed Sullivan Show. The first spark of inspiration came when Elvis swaggered onto Ed Sullivan's stage in 1956. Springsteen, 7 at the time, asked his mother to rent him a guitar. That time around, he didn't stick with the instrument.
But Springsteen's interest was piqued again in 1964 when the Beatles took the stage.
This time, the teenage Springsteen bought his own guitar and got serious about playing.
The E Street Shuffle
Guitar in hand, Bruce Springsteen started playing at venues along the Jersey Shore, including the iconic Stone Pony in Asbury Park.
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He forged friendships with other local musicians. Many of these performers went on to play in the E Street Band, named after a street in nearby Belmar, New Jersey. Through the years, E Street Band members have included Garry Tallent, Vini Lopez, Steven Van Zandt, Springsteen's wife Patti Scialfa, and the late Clarence Clemons.
Springsteen proved to be born to run a band. He got his nickname "the Boss" from his bandmates while managing their payroll.
The Thunder Road to Success
In 1973, Bruce Springsteen released his first two albums, Greetings from Asbury Park and The Wild, the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle.
Critics commended the albums for their complex lyrics, social commentary, and high energy. But neither one broke into the top 50.
Springsteen's third album, Born to Run, catapulted him and the E Street Band to fame. Songs like the title track, "Thunder Road," and "Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out" remain radio staples today. To date, over 7 million copies have sold. After that, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band released a series of moderately successful albums before releasing their next major hit.
Born in the U.S.A. was released in 1984. It produced seven top 10 singles, including the title track, "Glory Days," "I'm on Fire," and "Dancing in the Dark."
Bruce Springsteen has, to date, released 21 albums and won 20 Grammys. He has also won Academy and Golden Globe awards for songs he contributed to the Philadelphia and The Wrestler soundtracks. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1999. In 2014, the E Street Band earned the same honor, with Springsteen giving their induction speech.
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As Bruce Springsteen sings in "Hungry Heart," everybody needs a place to rest.
If you're heading to Orlando to see Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, make Rosen Shingle Creek that place. Our Orlando hotel provides luxurious accommodations, great restaurants, and unmatched service. And we're a short drive from the Amway Center and other top Central Florida attractions.


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Q: How to set background color with opacity and background image in hover state? I have been created popup playing youtube videos using jquery.
Html:

Here is my jsfiddle: http://jsfiddle.net/h5x0c0qr/
When i hover that image, it shows play-icon and background-color with opacity right?
I need to show, when in hover state, need to show background color: pink with opacity and also with play icon.
I can't able to set background color. Can anyone help me?
Thanks in advance.

A: Why not just add the background-color attribute?
.videoThum:hover {
    background-image: url('http://www.californiagrinders.com/images/playbutton.png');
    background-size: 100% 100%;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-position: top center;
    background-color: pink; /* Hello Mr. Pink */
}

A: The reason why you can't add the background color is because of the code here:
.overlaybg {
background: #000;
display: none;
height: 100%;
opacity: 0.7;
position: fixed;
width: 100%;
z-index: 6;
}

You have the display on "NONE" and because it is the parent of the div's you're trying to re-code,,, the effect is not showing up.
I suggest you take out "display: none;"
Cheers

A: see the js fiddle :http://jsfiddle.net/h5x0c0qr/2/
and add this css:
.videoThum:hover {
    background-color: pink;
    background-image: url("http://www.californiagrinders.com/images/playbutton.png");
    background-position: center top;
    background-repeat: no-repeat;
    background-size: 100% 100%;
    height: 209px;
    opacity: 0.9;
    width: 252px;
    z-index: 5;
}

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Courtney Kube Net Worth: $2.5 Million
Courtney Kube Biography
Courtney Kube is an American television reporter and writer, best known for her work on the NBC Nightly News news talk show with Lester Holt. She is also notable for her role on Morning Joe, the news talk show. Kube has also appeared on the chat show as NBC News National Security and Military Correspondent. She spent her entire professional career with NBC News. Keep reading below, to learn more about her.
Where is Courtney Kube born?
The Courtney Kube was born in Washington D.C., United States, remembering her early childhood. She belongs to white Caucasian heritage, and is American in her nationality. Her sign of birth is Leo and her faith is Christian.
She has a sister in her family called Gretchen Kube-Clare but her father and mother's details are still undisclosed. Kube has had a keen interest in reading and writing right from a very young age. She later established her true love for news broadcasting.
As for her education, she is a University of Michigan graduate. After graduating she wanted to continue her television career.
What is the profession of Courtney Kube?
Speaking of her career, Courtney was initially interested in the biological field and hoped to become a doctor. After entering Meet the Press studio during her internship at NBC she made a move to journalism.
She has been working since May 2019 as MSNBC News Reporter covering National Security & The Pentagon. Her previous positions were National Security & Military Reporter, Producer of National Security and Producer of Pentagons.
On Trump administration, she frequently breaks exclusive coverage. She was the first to report on Staff White House Chief John Kelly eroding morale in the West Wing, Chinese surveillance ahead of the Singapore Summit, numerous information about the Niger ambush, a recent CIA report stating that North Korea does not plan to denuclearise, and Russia jamming U.S. drones over Syria.
Prior to that, she served as a producer of NBC News 'Pentagon, covering conflicts in the Middle East, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and Syria, and reporting from U.S. military bases around the world.
Is Courtney Kube married or not?
Reflecting on her personal life, Courtney Kube marries Eric Dent, a Fincantieri Marine Group spokesperson and communications director. The two married before their families in October 2013, and close relatives. Her husband was wearing a military uniform, and she wore a wedding gown with half a cuff.
The pair have accepted their twin sons into their marriage last year, which is December 2014. Their two sons are Michael Ryan and Robert "Jake" Jackson. The couple now appears to be happy with their kids, and no such reports of separation or divorce.
How tall is Courtney Kube?
Observing her mechanics of the body, Courtney stands 5 inches high and weighs around 53 kilograms. She has a pair of dark brown eyes and light blonde hair. The shoe size is also 6 (UK).
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(L to R): Brock Peters (Strong Badger), Megan Heke (Forth), Amanda Kindel (Oh Doughnuts), Dustin Marks (Saikel).
Winnipeggers love their independent businesses so much that they couldn't choose just one. The four-way tie for this category is proof that the days of us being a one-horse town are far behind us, and that there's definitely enough love to go around.
"I think we're all tapping into this new phase of Winnipeg where we are becoming this really fascinating and unique city," Megan Heke, executive director at Forth Projects says.
Amanda Kinden, the one-woman force behind Oh Doughnuts, agrees that Winnipeggers' support for a wide range of small businesses is starting to exceed their pre-conceived notions of our city.
If seeing (and celebrating) a variety of cool, independent new businesses every year is how it is now, well Winnipeg, we're in for some treats.
Co-owners Dustin Marks and Mike Booth met a lot of raised eyebrows when they began pitching this concept. Marks works in real estate, and Booth is a fitness guy who's won a few Manitoba Marathons and owns Massage Atheletica, a sports massage therapy clinic. Bankers especially wondered, what business does this pair have opening a spin studio?
"Mike and I are very competitive, so it just drives us to be good and to be great, so when we saw challenges, we just kind of overcame them and (said) 'let the haters hate,'" Marks says.
He acknowledges that they're not doing something new, just new for Winnipeg. Marks was inspired after hearing about spin studios through his girlfriend, who is from Calgary.
After talking to Booth, "we both felt like Winnipeg could really benefit from it, and so we rolled with it," Marks says.
The summer was slow, as the pair expected, but Marks says that since early November, they've been reaching their projections for class attendance.
"It's been a good response since we've been open," Marks says.
Oh Doughnuts began as a wholesale operation, but after Kinden saw the response to her product, she realized that there might be enough demand to open a shop. She closed her business temporarily to prepare for the move to retail.
Location was one of the biggest challenges.
Others were sceptical that a shop selling doughnuts and doughnuts alone could make it, but Kinden says that once people try them, they can tell the difference and will come back.
Owner and sole employee (on most days) Brock Peters is very up front about the fact that he has no business training and hasn't worked in a coffee shop before.
He enjoyed visiting coffee shops but found that a lot of his faves "seemed very much to be inspired by a similar aesthetic, which was that of the very minimal, very perfect cup of coffee focus." He says that after whining to his friends, they challenged him to make it happen.
Peters built the tables for the shop himself and did most of the renovations DIY-style on a shoestring budget that surprised many of the people who reviewed his business plan.
Strong Badger serves good coffee and also hosts an open mic night every two weeks "where developing musicians can get on stage in front of a really casual house," Peters says. He hosted the Dear Journal launch and has a small selection of zines on consignment as well as a shelf of books for visitors to read.
"I use the word coffeehouse intentionally, it's almost an old-fashioned word for this previous concept of a coffee shop that's a gathering place and place for different ideas, music, books," Peters says.
Unlike the other three winners, Forth's mission and services are quite diverse. "We're doing all of the things," Heke says.
It took some time for a vision to solidify for the wide open space in the building. "We knew it was a coffee shop and cafe-fare style restaurant and that there would be a cocktail bar in the basement. The tenants were on at that point," Heke says of last summer, when she joined the project.
Tenants include Lisa Kehler Art Projects, Tipping Canoe Limited and Dogwood Coffee, who roast the beans for coffee served at the cafe.
Every element of Forth is carefully considered and kept local as much as possible. For example, they use Beeproject Apiaries honey in the kitchen, held a Beeproject workshop on beekeeping in the space and are planning to put hives on the building's roof in 2017 to start producing their own honey. Forth also showcases a few local artisans on their retail shelf.
"We're bringing people in to participate in the space in as many ways as possible, and so our retail shelf definitely reflects that," Heke says.
Those who hang out at Forth may have noticed that those who work there are familiar names in Winnipeg's creative community. For Heke, it was important to carefully select the staff and give them not only a job but an opportunity to participate in planning programming and events in the space.
"They feel good about coming here, it's not a default place where they have to make money and then do that thing they love. We work very hard to make sure that they love being here too," Heke says.


So, as of May 2017, I shall *consciously* begin this challenge. There are already several books that I've read that are from various countries already, and I have made note on them accordingly on the list below.
Note: Book recommendations are very much welcome here!
Can I give you recommendation for the book from Finland? One of my all time favourite novels, My Cat Jugoslavia by Pajtim Statovci has just got an English translation a while ago. It is an incredibly beautiful debut novel. Although, even if I haven't still read The Year of the Hare which was Ann Morgan's choice (has been on my to read list for ages), I bet it is a sound choice – very valued part of Finnish literature. My Cat Jugoslavia is fresher, though, and tells a lot about the society right now.
Good luck with this adventure, it will be exciting!
Oh wow, thank you for your recommendation, I'll probably start with Finland! I like that your book recommendation "tells a lot about the society right now". What I'll probably do is read the samples (I have a kindle) of both books, and continue reading the one that I think I'll like best. They both sound intriguing, tbh. Thanks!!
Hi!!! I am a little girl reading in in class 7. i have many recommendation for you but will give you a few….
For Afganistan zou might like any of the Khaled Hosseini books ( And the Mountains Echoed, The Kate Runner or A Thousand Splendid Suns).
For Spain I would suggest you The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
For Bosnia and Herzegovina I have so many, and I love so many of them, but most of them are not translated into english 🙁 so I have to go with The Fortress by Meša Selimović or any of his books thant you might find, they are all great, or even I am from Srebrenica by Fikret Hodžić if you can put your hands on it.
For Croatia U Registraturi, deffinitely. It's a bit difficult, but still very good book.
Also, not sure to whome he "belongs" but 7000 days in Siberia by Karlo Štajner is sooo good. My favourite out of all.
For Russia is so easy, any Dostoevsky will work. I litteraly mean any of them.
Oh wow, thank you Amina!! I will definitely check those books out.
P.S. Sorry for my English, it's not really one of my strengths.
Thanks Margalo! (Your English is good!) I couldn't find Procust's Bed, but Bengal Nights and Bacovia's poems seem intriguing, thank you!!
Hi, I recently read Love and Gelato and it is set in Florence Italy. I loved it. It made me want to visit Italy. I hope you will enjoy that too.
hi. Ive accidentally stumbled onto your youtube chanel and this blog as well. And its too interesting read all your posts.
hi Dyaz! I'm also from Indonesia. Andrea Hirata's book series such a good choices.


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Chinese Official Singles Out Jack Ma's Ant Group Amid Fintech Probe Warning
Alibaba chairman Jack Ma is shown in a file photo.
China's banking regulator has vowed to crack down heavily on the "disorderly expansion of capital" and "chaotic innovation" among tech companies providing financial (fintech) services including Ant Group, as the company's founder, tech tycoon Jack Ma, remains out of the public eye amid mounting speculation that he has been detained by the authorities.
"We must ... vigorously break up monopolies, prevent the disorderly expansion of capital, and promptly and strictly punish violations of the laws and regulations," the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission was quoted as saying by state-run media.
It said there would be severe crackdowns on "pseudo-innovation" and "chaotic innovation," and zero tolerance" for online service providers breaking the law.
"There may be a limited transition period, but the general policy direction will not change," the Economic Information Daily, a newspaper under the aegis of the state news agency Xinhua, quoted a department head at the Commission as saying in a Jan. 4 report.
The ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) recently took steps to curb e-commerce giant Alibaba with the launch of an antitrust investigation into the tech company also headed by Jack Ma.
The wording of the report seems to have come down from the highest levels, suggesting that the regulator is warning the industry of a major shake-up after regulators pulled the plug on Ma's Ant Group New York IPO at the eleventh hour in November 2020, hauling Ma in for questioning.
A December article in the CCP's official mouthpiece, the People's Daily, reported that the CCP's Politburo was of the opinion that the government should "strengthen anti-monopoly work and prevent the disorderly expansion of capital."
Plans to nationalize
Sources have told RFA that the ongoing investigations into Ma and his companies is part of CCP plans to nationalize both Ant Group and Alibaba.
According to the banking regulator, the rapid development of China's financial technology industry is threatening financial stability and online security, and there are issues centering on both individuals and the sector as a whole.
"Recently, the four central financial management ministries and commissions once again interviewed Ant Group," the Economic Information Daily quoted the department head as saying.
"They emphasized that the outstanding issues needing rectification are both individual and universal," the official said, calling on online service providers to start the process of "rectification" themselves, and await further inspection.
"Financial innovation must be carried out under prudent supervision," the official said. "We will effectively maintain financial stability and security."
The article, with its reference to Ma's Ant Group, comes amid mounting speculation over Ma's whereabouts and status in the eyes of the CCP.
The Financial Times reported on Friday that the CPP propaganda department had directed media outlets to stick to government-approved statements on the probe into Alibaba.
"If any company announcements oppose the official stance, do not publish, do not re-post, do not quote foreign media," the paper quoted the directive as saying, citing two people who had seen it.
Ma hasn't been seen in public since the suspension of the Ant Group IPO, and political analysts are beginning to draw parallels with the case of kidnapped billionaire Xiao Jianhua amid allegations of unauthorized lending, as CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping moves to strengthen the domestic economy.
Xiao is believed to have been abducted by mainland Chinese state security police from his apartment in Hong Kong's Four Seasons Hotel in January 2017.
Economist Law Ka-chung said Beijing is likely moving against Ant and Alibaba because they have become too powerful.
"The Chinese Communist Party may feel that the platforms owned by Ant and Ali control the lion's share of data nationwide, including personal details of nearly everybody, as well as a huge amount of money," Law told RFA.
"They have access to huge sources of funding, and are powerful enough to negotiate with the regime," he said.
"Their handling of Jack Ma isn't just about an antitrust investigation; it's also about the concern that he could be a threat to CCP rule," he said. "It's not just about economics; he may be seen as a political threat."
"Politics trumps everything, as far as the CCP is concerned; it has always been their top consideration," Law said.
Feng Chongyi, an associate professor at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), drew parallels with banking tycoon Xiao Jianhua.
"This is similar to [what happened to] Xiao Jianhua; [like Xiao, Ma] may also be under house arrest," Feng said.
"All we can be sure of on the outside is that he is under a travel ban ... but many people think he is under restrictive measures," he said. "If that's the case, then they will be investigating all of Alibaba's finances and operations, shareholders, and so on."
Investigations under way
Industry analysts have told RFA they believe that the investigations will result in the nationalization of both Ant Group and Alibaba.
Central government investigators had already set up camp in Alibaba headquarters by the end of November, according to industry sources.
The company will also be called to follow-up meetings with the People's Bank of China, the China Banking Regulatory Commission, the China Securities Regulatory Commission and the State Administration of Foreign Exchange after regulators slammed the brakes on Alibaba's New York listing in early November.
Investigative teams are also in place at the offices of social media giant Tencent and e-commerce company Meituan.
Analysts say the Alibaba investigation will help the CCP to form future policy towards the country's tech giants.
State media have been keen to paint the government's targeting of Ma's tech empire as a campaign to subject the nation's super-rich to public scrutiny and regulation.
CCP general secretary Xi Jinping unveiled plans at the end of October to move China to a state-controlled, "circular" economy based on domestic demand, and away from the export-based model that has fueled rapid growth since 1979, when late supreme leader Deng Xiaoping ushered in four decades of market-based economic policy.
Analysts have said there is a widespread expectation that Xi will move to change the current system of property ownership.
Reported by Gao Feng for RFA's Mandarin and Cantonese Services. Translated and edited by Luisetta Mudie.
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These are the 10 key trends influencing the COVID consumer
eStar project manager Patrick Gaskin discusses ten trends defining the new COVID Consumer.
As the pandemic rolls on into the second half of the year, its impact shows no signs of abating.
Lockdown has been followed by eased restriction, only to be followed by further restrictions and fear.
This ebb and flow, albeit predictable until we have a vaccine, is having a significant impact on people.
Lives are continuing to be turned upside down and everything about how someone defined as his/her own way of life continues to dramatically shift against their own will.
The lack of control continues to create widespread anxiety.
As businesses try to navigate these extraordinary times it is critical to remember that consumers have changed too.
What may have worked before COVID-19 may not work now.
To help you navigate the current state of play it helps to look at the trends that define the new COVID consumer.
We have identified 10 that are impacting eCommerce in particular.
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Trend 2 - Consumers will continue to seek out new connections and nurture relationships remotely. This has been especially true when restrictions are tighter.
Trend 3 - The majority of society have been accepting of increased community surveillance and less privacy in attempts to restrict and track the spread of the virus. For most this is seen as a matter of the "greater good", but some segments of society are vocal opponents of this.
Trend 4 - The shared experience of the pandemic along with social unrest in the United States has seen a heightened sense of empathy. Those brands who demonstrate how they contributed to "good" are finding it easier and faster to bounce back compared to those that are focused on contacting consumers with campaign driven content.
Trend 5 - Where excess was once seen as a "badge of honor" the pandemic has reshaped the consumer thinking on non-essential spending. Brands exhibiting behaviours around anti-excess and recycling have seen increased support since the start of the pandemic.
Trend 6 - Aware and concern for the supply chain is prompting consumers to gravitate back to known brand names because there is a perception that they have a more solid, established, and reliable supply chain.
Trend 7 - After a surge following restrictions easing, people are less inclined to visit bricks and mortar stores whilst uncertainty and anxiety remain high.
Trend 8 - Almost one in three consumers say they are waiting for products to be on promotion. They are also four times more likely to hold out for promotions for a trusted brand rather than looking for cheaper options from an alternative brand.
Trend 9 - Consumers are gravitating to "local". This hyper-focus on "local" is an extension of the growth seen in empathy, where there is a growing desire to keep the money in the local community. This is driven by a natural human instinct of survival and a sense of belonging.
Trend 10 - Online shopping will continue to grow. Over 40% say they will shop online more frequently after the outbreak. This reflects the good experiences people had when moving to online during lockdown. Those positive experiences have made the behaviour more embedded and will speed up the shift to online that was already underway before the pandemic.
While the data and trends look positive for online buying behaviours retailers must work harder to enhance and create amazing end-to-end online buying experiences.
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In fact, this tolerance has become lower due to the high occurrence of bad experiences being experienced by retailers who were caught unprepared during the pandemic.
Moreover, consumers are sending clear signals to retailers around the world.
They want to engage and buy digitally and will continue to do so if new needs and expectations can be met.
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On Tuesday January 15, 7-8:30pm, BIC will hold its monthly domestic worker meeting at the Center, at 14 Harvard Avenue, Allston. We will be reviewing the exciting progress of the movement's recent work and plans to support the upcoming legislative and public campaigns.
On Thursday January 17, 6-8pm, at the WGBH-radio Studios at One Guest Street, Brighton, Massachusetts domestic worker leaders will take part in panel session, "Domestic Workers: Know the People who Care for Your Family," that will be recorded for later broadcast on the syndicated PBS radio program, "Latino USA with Maria Hinojosa." Be part of the live audience for the taping of this interesting panel! Light refreshments will be served.
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In this centenary year of the outbreak of the First World War many minds have been turning to the issues of war and peace, and when I make speeches at hustings or rallies in the current European election campaign I always make the point that the founding fathers of what is now the European Union wanted to enmesh the economies of France and Germany (in particular) so that war in western Europe would be unthinkable. And so it appears. But it is all too easy for us today to take that for granted. As a child of the 1950s, I was very much aware of the legacy of the Second World War — the bomb sites, the drab unpainted unrestored buildings, the dreary food and the tail-end of rationing — but I was too young to see National Service. So it was perhaps a little perverse of me to go off to war voluntarily at the age of 18 — as a journalist in Vietnam. What I saw there burned into my heart a hatred for war and for all the human emotions connected with it. I attended my first Quaker meeting there, and joined the Society of Friends when I went up to Oxford. And although Reuters sent me off to comfortable Brussels when I joined the news agency after university, the lure of conflict zones was too great, and relaunched as a freelance commentator and broadcaster I covered a whole range of bloody situations, from Israel/Palestine to Central America and Angola. That was not because I revelled in the suffering. Quite the contrary. But I believed passionately that it needed to be reported, so people might learn that humanity should develop ways of resolving differences and rivalries more constructively. I still feel that today, as Vladimir Putin seems intent on infiltrating deeper into eastern Ukraine, alarming not just Kiev but several other of Russia's neighbours. In the recent Clegg versus Farage EU IN/OUT debates in Britain, Nick Clegg stressed the importance of Britain's EU membership for jobs — and of course that is true. But I shall also carry on talking about something that is not just related to the economy or livelihoods: the EU — enlarged a decade ago to take in formerly Communist states of central and eastern Europe — is a brilliant example of how to do things differently, about how to live togeter in peace, celebrating diversity. Fall back on nationalism, as Nigel Farage and some of his more unsavoury counterparts on the Continent would like us to do, will only lead to renewed tensions between peoples and, yes, the reappearance of the spectre of war.


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Interview: Xueting Christine Ni on Chinese SF
With Sinopticon, critically acclaimed writer and essayist Xueting Christine Ni has curated a unique exploration of China's speculative fiction from the late 20th Century onwards. In advance of publication next week, she was kind enough to stop by for a chat about translation, curation and the Chinese science fiction scene.
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Locked in the back room of a research institute where little work is ever done, Cabinet 13 holds secret files documenting cases of spontaneous evolution. When a bored office assistant picks the lock, his understanding of the world changes – but how will forbidden knowledge transform him?
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22-year-old Arnljótur is leaving Iceland. Adrift following his mother's untimely death, he has persuaded a remote European monastery to permit him to resurrect their once-famous rose garden. He hopes to find himself in solitary horticulture, far from the poor soil of the lava fields and the pressure of his father's expectations. But no matter how far he goes, Arnljótur will find that the world is full of unavoidable responsibilities.
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In conjunction with Hofstra Northwell Health School of Medicine and the North Shore Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center Division of Medical Oncology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory will be participating in the newly created, ACGME-accredited Translational Research Training track of the Medical Oncology/Hematology Fellowship Program. The goal of this translational research-focused fellowship training program is to foster the development of academic medical oncologists who will focus on future research and innovation towards prevention, improved treatments, and ultimately the cure of cancer.
This training program will consist of 14 months of clinical training at Northwell Health hospitals and ambulatory cancer center in Lake Success, NY, followed by two years of post-doctoral translational research training at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. After successful completion, fellows will be eligible to take the medical oncology examination administered by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
For more detailed information, including candidate requirements, training outlines and more, please visit the fellowship site.
Fellows will complete clinical requirements through inpatient rotations, outpatient rotations, and continuity clinic. For more information on clinical requirements, please visit the Northwell Health website.
During the remaining two years, fellows will implement and complete a research project under the guidance of a CSHL faculty mentor. Fellows will become skilled in research ethics, regulatory knowledge, biostatistics, research methodology and data computerization. In addition, the fellow will be exposed to various research seminars, research activities, and career development activities. To learn more about research at the Lab, view CSHL faculty profiles.
Fellows will have a basic translational research mentor from CSHL as well as a clinical translational mentor from Northwell Health Cancer Institute to guide the development of their clinical research training throughout this fellowship program.
Applications for our Medical Oncology/Hematology Fellowship Program should be submitted through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). Upon applying, candidates should choose the Medical Oncology/Hematology Track or the Translational Research Track. If selected, candidates will be invited to interview and tour CSHL and Northwell Health facilities.
Interested candidates are encouraged to send their CV to the Program Coordinator Kerry Wallace prior to submitting the ERAS application.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has shaped contemporary biomedical research and education with programs in cancer, neuroscience, plant biology and quantitative biology. The CSHL Cancer Center is a basic research facility committed to exploring the fundamental biology of human cancer. The research covers a broad range of cancer types, including breast, prostate, leukemia, glioma, pancreatic, sarcoma, lung and melanoma. Three Scientific Programs provide focus in Gene Regulation & Cell Proliferation, Signal Transduction, and Cancer Genetics. The Cancer Center currently has approximately 37 faculty members. More information about CSHL cancer research and faculty is available through the Cancer Center.
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Pointers to the Philosophic, Mathematical, and Scientific Bases of Lonergan's Functional Macroeconomic Dynamics
Being is the objective of the unrestricted desire to know. Being is intrinsically intelligible and one. Apart from being there is nothing.
Intelligibility is the very essence of unity. Intelligibility is intrinsic to being and, at the same time, it is the essence of unity. Formal intelligibility is form; it is the unity of unification or of correlation. Correlation is abstract; it constitutes the implicit definition of explanatory terms by their functional relations among themselves.
"Functional" is for Lonergan a technical term pertaining to the realm of explanation, analysis, theory; … Lonergan (identified) the contemporary notion of a "function" as one of the most basic kinds of explanatory, implicit definition – one that specifies "things in their relations to one another" … [CWL 15, 26-27 ftnt 27]
The economic process is an aspect of being. The immanent intelligibility of the dynamic economic process is the essence of the process's unity.
We have been exploring the traditional metaphysical theme of being and unity. The middle term of our comparison has been intelligibility, for intelligibility is intrinsic to being and, at the same time, it is the essence of unity. Potential intelligibility is potency; it is the multiplicity of the empirical residue with orientation to the unity of finality. Formal intelligibility is form; it is the unity of unification or of correlation. Actual intelligibility is act; it is the unity of identity and non-contradiction which are the basic principles of rational consciousness and judgment. Though potency, form, and act are distinct and three, still they are distinct components of the same reality. (CWL 3, 520/543-44)
… it is the absolute objectivity of the unconditioned that is formulated in the logical principles of identity and contradiction. The principle of identity is the immutable and definitive validity of the true. The principle of contradiction is the exclusiveness of that validity. It is, and what is opposed to it, is not. (CWL 3, 378/402)
… intelligibility may be material or spiritual; material intelligibility either consists in the merely empirical multiplicity and difference of prime potency (Aside: Read re "What is energy?," and re "prime potency" in (CWL 3, 443-44/) or else is conditioned intrinsically by it; in contrast, spiritual intelligibility is comprehensive; its reach is the universe of being; and it is in virtue of that reach not only that man can know the universe but also that the universe can bring forth its own unity in the concentrated form of a single intelligent view. (CWL 3, 520/544)
The general theorem is, then, the identification with intrinsic intelligibility of
being,
truth in its ontological aspect, and, as will appear in the next chapter,
the good. (CWL 3, 553/576)
Ontological truth, then, is the intrinsic intelligibility of being. It is the conformity of being to the conditions of its being known through intelligent inquiry and critical reflection. (CWL 3, 552-53/576)
Primitive terms of analysis:
Every definition presupposes other terms. If these can be defined, their definitions will presuppose still other terms. But one cannot regress to infinity. Hence, either definition is based on undefined terms or else the terms are defined in a circle so that each virtually defines itself. … definitions do not occur in a private vacuum of their own. They emerge in solidarity with experiences, images, questions, and insights. … Let us say, then, that for every basic insight there is a circle of terms and relations, such that the terms fix the relations, the relations fix the terms, and the insight fixes both. If one grasps the necessary and sufficient conditions for the perfect roundness of this imagined plane curve, then one grasps not only the circle but also the point, the line, the circumference, the radii, the plane, and equality. All the concepts tumble out together, because all are needed to express adequately a single insight. All are coherent, for coherence basically means that all hang together from a single insight. [CWL 3, 11-12/36]
A science is constituted by the set of basic terms and relations forming a coherent and completely explanatory system. A science, such as Functional Macroeconomic Dynamics, emerges when thinking in a given field moves to the level of system.
(In any field of math or science) there can be a set of basic insights. Such is the set underlying Euclidean geometry. Because the set of insights is coherent, they generate a set of coherent definitions. Because different objects of definition are composed of similar elements, such terms as point, line, surface, angle keep recurring in distinct definitions. Thus, Euclid begins his exposition from a set of images, a set of insights, and a set of definitions; some of his definitions are merely nominal; some are explanatory; some are derived partly from nominally and partly from explanatory defined terms. (CWL 3, 12/36-7)
… A science emerges when thinking in a given field moves to the level of system. Prior to Euclid there were many geometrical theorems that had been established. The most notable example is Pythagoras' theorem on the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle, which occurs at the end of Book 1 of Euclid's elements. Euclid's achievement was to bring together all these scattered theorems by setting up a unitary basis that would handle all of them and a great number of others as well. … similarly, mechanics became a system with Newton. Prior to Newton, Galileo's law of the free fall and Kepler's three laws of planetary motion were known. But these were isolated laws. Galileo's prescription was that the system was to be a geometry; so there was something functioning as a system. But the system really emerged with Newton. This is what gave Newton his tremendous influence upon the enlightenment. He laid down a set of basic, definitions, and axioms, and proceeded to demonstrate and conclude from general principles and laws that had been established empirically by his predecessors. Mechanics became a science in the full sense at that point where it became an organized system. … again, a great deal of chemistry was known prior to Mendeleev. But his discovery of the periodic table selected a set of basic chemical elements and selected them in such a way that further additions could be made to the basic elements. Since that time chemistry has been one single organized subject with a basic set of elements accounting for incredibly vast numbers of compounds. In other words, there is a point in the history of any science when it comes of age, when it has a determinate systematic structure to which corresponds a determinate field.
Macroeconomic Field Theory emerges when its specification moves to the level of a determinate, coherent, explanatory system. It comes of age, when "it has a determinate systematic structure to which corresponds a determinate field."
Macroeconomic Field Theory's mathematical basis lies in a) the primitive abstract terms of abstract point-to-point and point-to- line correspondences of interdependent flows to one another, b) the expression of the intelligibility of the systematic flows in terms of the differentials of velocity and acceleration, and c) the isomorphism of the formulation with the patterns constituting the concrete process.. These correspondences are the relations of rates to one another. The rates are velocities and the changes of velocities of interdependent flows. The rates of change of velocities are called the accelerations (positive or negative) of the process.
… we have divided the process in terms of indeterminate point-to-line and point-to-surface and higher correspondences. [CWL 15, 28]
The process always is the current process; and the present process is divided "in terms of indeterminate point-to-line and point-to-surface and higher correspondences."
Thus the productive process is a purely dynamic entity. We began by saying how broadly the term was to be taken. But it is also necessary to insist how narrowly. It is not wealth, but wealth in process. … It is none of its own effects, if by effects are understood what has been completed. It is neither the existence nor the use of durable consumer goods, of clothing, houses, furnishings, domestic utensils, personal belongings, or indeed any item of private or public property that can be listed as a consumer good and has passed beyond the process to become an element of the community's standard of living. On the other hand, with regard to producer goods a distinction has to be drawn: they are in the process as a means of production; they are in the process in the sense that labor is in the process or that management is in the process, namely, their use forms part of the process; but once they are completed they are no longer under process, any more than labor or management is under process and being produced. … factories and machinery, railways and power units, warehouses and offices are in the productive process only while being produced; once they are produced, they themselves have passed beyond the process to enter the category of static wealth, even though their use remains a factor of production.(CWL 15, 21-22)
Taking into account past and (expected) future values does not constitute the creative key transition to dynamics. Those familiar with elementary statics and dynamics (in physical mechanics) will appreciate the shift in thinking involved in passing from equilibrium analysis (of for example a suspended weight or a steel bridge)…to an analysis where attention is focused on second-order differential equations, on d2θ/dt2, d2x/dt2, d2y/dt2, on a range of related forces, central, friction, whatever. Particular boundary conditions, "past and future values" are relatively insignificant for the analysis. What is significant is the Leibnitz-Newtonian shift of context. [McShane, 1980, 127]
… The analysis that insists on the indeterminacy (of point-to-indeterminate-future-line) is the analysis that insists on the present fact: estimates and expectations are proofs of the present indeterminacy and attempts to get round it; and, to come to the main point, an analysis based on such estimates and expectations can never arrive at a criticism of them; it would move in a vicious circle. It is to avoid that circle that we have divided the process in terms of indeterminate point-to-line and point-to-surface and higher correspondences. [CWL 15, 28]
Science is explanation. Abstract correlations immanent in the data of the measurements of the process constitute abstract relations of explanatory terms among themselves. The correlations constitute the implicit definitions of the explanation.
A distinction has been drawn between description and explanation. Description deals with things as related to us. Explanation deals with the same things as related among themselves. The two are not totally independent, for they deal with the same things and, as we have seen, description supplies, as it were, the tweezers by which we hold things while explanations are being discovered or verified, applied or revised. … [CWL 3, 291/316]
In brief Lonergan is looking for an explanation in which the terms are defined by the relations in which they stand, that is, by a process of implicit definition. … No doubt Keynes was an economist first and a methodologist second … Lonergan, for his part, is perhaps a methodologist first and an economist second, but he was able to push his economic reflections further than Keynes because he had a firmer grasp of the essentials of an effective theory. … Lonergan's critique (shows that) … the emphasis shifts … to searching heuristically for the maximum extent of (functional) interconnections and interdependence; and that the variables discovered in this way might not resemble very much the objects (or the aggregates) (such as the coincidental prices of textbook price theory) which, in the first instance, (the non-methodologist) was thinking about. [Gibbons 1987]
Again, in the unified system represented by the Diagram of Rates of Flow, "All the concepts tumble out together, because all are needed to express adequately the supervening single insight. All are coherent, for coherence basically means that all hang together from a single insight.
Let us say, then, that for every basic insight there is a circle of terms and relations, such that the terms fix the relations, the relations fix the terms, and the insight fixes both. If one grasps the necessary and sufficient conditions for the perfect roundness of this imagined plane curve, then one grasps not only the circle but also the point, the line, the circumference, the radii, the plane, and equality. All the concepts tumble out together, because all are needed to express adequately the supervening single insight. All are coherent, for coherence basically means that all hang together from a single insight. [CWL 3, 12/36]
There are two components in the scientific explanation of a concrete process – such as the concrete orbiting of planets or the concrete flowings of production, exchange, and finance of the economic process. (Click here)
… let us divide ideally constructed processes into systematic and non–systematic. Let us define systematic processes by the already enumerated properties that, other things being equal,
the whole of a systematic process and its every event possess but a single intelligibility that corresponds to a single insight or single set of unified insights
any situation can be deduced from any other without an explicit consideration of intervening situations, and
the empirical investigation of such processes is marked not only by a notable facility in ascertaining and checking abundant and significant data but also by a supreme moment when all data fall into a single perspective, (and) sweeping deductions become possible, … . [CWL 3, 48/71]
[paraphrase of Collection 1967, 113] As I've said before, may I say that I suspect there exist in this brief section a number of failures to hit things off with complete accuracy; I present it in the hope that I have noted some worthwhile points and that others will be moved to complete and perfect my treatment.


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Locusts tend to swarm in prime number intervals. It reduces the years in which there might be an overlap with other niche competitors.
Following this idea, here is a thought experiment. Any yearly cycle system must peak or trough on a multiple, making a prime a non-peak or trough in any given cycle system. That in turn means under a cycle following analysis that we are between either a peak or a trough. Since we had a trough recently, that would leave that we have not hit the peak.


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National Parks of Montenegro
Pavlova Strana viewpoint at Skadar Lake National Park in Montenegro - photo by Boudewijn "Bo" Boer
In this article we'll introduce you to the national parks of Montenegro. Montenegro has 5 national parks, covering 7.7% of the country. Those national parks are: Durmitor, Biogradska Gora, Skadar Lake, Lovćen and Prokletije. The national parks of Montenegro have about 400.000 visitors a year. Each of these national parks is a protected area to…
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Kerið Crater – Volcanic Lake in Iceland
Kerið Crater, a volcanic lake in Iceland
The Kerið Crater is one of the volcanic craters of the Tjarnarhólar crater group. It's located in Grímsnes in south Iceland. Kerið crater is one of the stops you can add to your itinerary when visiting the Golden Circle in Iceland. It's a quick stop, next to the road, worthy of your time. The crater…
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Plitvice Lakes National Park – Guide to the Best Spots
Veliki Slap, the big waterfall of Plitvice Lakes National Park
Plitvice Lakes National Park is famous for its turquoise-colored lakes and for the countless waterfalls and cascades. Our guide to Plitvice Lakes National Park (Plitvička Jezera) will tell you about our experiences during our visit, and we give you tips for your visit to Plitvice National Park during our Croatia road trip. Plitvice Lakes National…
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  Trélou-sur-Marne est
       un village
       situé dans le département de l'Aisne en Picardie. On dénombrait 938 habitants en 2008.

Le parc d'habitations, à Trélou-sur-Marne, se décomposait en 2011 en 22 appartements et 496 maisons soit
 un marché plutôt équilibré.

À proximité de Trélou-sur-Marne sont localisées les villes de
Passy-sur-Marne à 3 km, 149 habitants,
Barzy-sur-Marne localisée à 4 km, 376 habitants,
Verneuil à 4 km, 818 habitants,
Vincelles située à 2 km, 301 habitants,
Courthiézy à 2 km, 346 habitants,
Reuilly-Sauvigny à 4 km, 231 habitants,
 entre autres. De plus, Trélou-sur-Marne est située à seulement 25 km de Épernay.

Si vous envisagez de venir habiter à Trélou-sur-Marne, vous pourrez facilement trouver une maison à acheter.

À Trélou-sur-Marne, le prix moyen à l'achat d'un appartement s'évalue à zero € du m² en vente. Le prix moyen d'une maison à l'achat se situe à 1 636 € du m². À la location la valeur moyenne se situe à 0 € du m² mensuel.

La commune propose quelques  équipements sportifs, elle dispose, entre autres, de un terrain de sport.

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Join us for a 5k run/walk or 1 mile walk to benefit the the Elizabeth Ciunci Foundation. Location: Great Valley High School in Malvern, PA. Schedule - Race Day registration starts at 7:30 am; 5K Run/Walk starts at 9:00 am, 1 Mile Walk shortly after the 5K. Course - Starts at Great Valley HS, winds along residential roads & finishes back at the high school. 5k Awards: 1st place overall Male & Female - $200; 2nd place overall Male & Female - $100; 3rd place overall Male & Female - $50; Top 2 Male & Female in each age group: 12 & Under, 13-15, 16-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70 & over. Cost: 5k run/walk - $20 until 4/6, $25 until 4/19, $30 race day; 1 mile walk & egg hunt - $5.


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Economics (B.A) Honours, Eligibility, Syllabus, Courses, Program, University of Murcia,Spain
Economics (B.A) Honours
University of Murcia, Spain
The University of Murcia (Spanish: Universidad de Murcia) is the main university in Murcia, Spain. With 31,500 students, it is the largest university in the Región de Murcia.
The first university in Murcia was founded as the Universitas Studiorum Murciana by Alfonso X of Castile around 1272. The current University of Murcia was founded in 1915, making it the tenth oldest university in Spain, but its seal carries the date of the thirteenth century founding.
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Welcome to The British Literary Ballads Archive, a site dedicated to a unique genre of literary imitations of traditional ballads. The site contains a growing archive of over 700 poems, as well as short biographical sketches of the poets who wrote them.
Contents of the Database
What is the Literary Ballad?
The Chronological Periods of Literary Balladists
A List of Literary Balladists
Balladists A~C
Balladists D~F
Balladists G~I
Balladists J~L
Balladists M~O
Balladists P~R
Balladists S~U
Balladists V~X
Balladists Y~Z
A List of Critical Essays
Robert Browning (1812-89)
English poet, born in Camberwell, a suburb of London, in May 1812. His literary fame was not as high as that of his wife, Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-61), until the publication of The Ring and the Book (1868-9) after his wife's death in 1861, which brought him a great commercial success and national fame as a Victorian poet. The form of the dramatic monologue, regarded as a quintessentially Victorian poetic innovation, was greatly developed by him; his introduction of multiple perspectives to a single event made it possible to explore, more objectively, certain psychological complexities at dramatic moments in people's lives. He also made use of ballads, the economical form which is best suited for delineating a crucial episode with highly dramatic effects. (Y. Y.)
1.The Flight of Duchess
2.Hervé Rielé Riel
3."How They Brought the Good News from Ghent to Aix"
4.Incident of the French Camp
5.Meeting at Night (& Parting at Morning)
6.The Pied Piper of Hamelin
7.Porphyria's Lover
/Robert Browning (1812-89)
Copyright © 2019 英国バラッド詩アーカイブ ( The British Literary Ballads Archive )


Today the political climate in both countries is vastly different. Since 2016, Colombia has entered a peace process with FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) rebels which has seen the insurgency organization enter the political system. Simultaneously, the country has enjoyed economic growth with increases in private consumption and investment.
Criminal organizations operating across the sprawling border of 1370 miles with Venezuela are benefitting from mass migration. Colombia's National Liberation Army (ELN) has succeeded in attracting desperate Venezuelans who make the journey across to Colombia. According to the Colombian Defence Minister, Luis Carlos Villegas, an increasing number of Venezuelans have joined the Marxist guerrilla and assist in carrying out attacks in Colombia. Villegas stated that "Colombian and Venezuelan members of the ELN engaged in both terrorist activity and attacks against the [Colombian] population" and it represents an "enormous" concern. On January 27 the ELN blew up a police station in Barranquilla killing seven police officers.
Furthermore, the exodus of Venezuelans to Colombia has created tense diplomatic relations which will likely hinder regional cooperation in reaching a solution to the migration crisis. Speaking in Cúcuta on February 8, President Santos again blamedNicolas Maduro and his government for the migration crisis as Venezuela refuses to accept humanitarian aid. In contrast, Maduro has accused Bogota of being involved in an international conspiracy to ravage Venezuela's economy and seek regime change. He has also accused the Colombian authorities of xenophobia towards Venezuelan migrants. As the crisis deepens, political cooperation between the two countries appears more elusive and mercurial: this will have the effect of delaying a viable solution.
Colombia faces renewed challenges as the numbers of Venezuelans heading towards the border increases. On May 27 Juan Manuel Santos's eight years of presidency will end and Colombians will have a new president. According to a recent poll, former guerrilla and leftist candidate Gustavo Petro is leading the race as the popularity of the ruling party has dwindled. Regardless of the path Colombians chose to follow, the migration crisis and its challenges will remain unresolved as long as Venezuelans are pushed towards the Colombian border. Thus, finding a solution to the Venezuelan crisis is a vital objective for Colombia too.
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Today marks 2 months since I have come home from my exchange in Italy for 5 months, and I miss it so so much! The crazy trip of leaving home, meeting another family and becoming part of a new community was so insane, and at times was extremely hard. But coming out on the other side, the whole journey left me with amazing friends, a beautiful and accepting relationship with my host family and a new version of myself. Not only did I experience a beautiful language and exciting culture (and delicious food), but I grew so much as a person exploring and integrating myself into a new and rich town in another country. You surprise yourself how much you grow, and your eyes open to the colorful world beyond your home.
Every person I met along the way of my exchange taught me new things, made me laugh and smile, and further made me realize the beautiful gift of exchange I was so lucky to embark on. I miss it incredibly, all the friends, my host family, even the barrister at my local cafe! But I am forever grateful for the experience I was given, and would never replace any of the moments, even the hard ones.