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The Chinese Mafia
Explores the rise of extra-legal protection organizations in contemporary China, contributing to the understanding of organized crime and corruption in the Chinese context. It examines two types of extra-legal protectors: Black Mafia (street gangsters) and Red Mafia (corrupt public officers), and their impact on Chinese society.
Reinforcing Authoritarianism Through Democracy
This book provides empirical evidence to show how democratic experiments are harnessed to achieve control and support authoritarianism, through the lens of participatory pricing, which is one of the most important forms of deliberative democracy in China. The crucial point is an interlacement of easily perceptible improvement in empowerment (voluntary enrollment, disclosure of information and opportunities for expression during events) and hidden control (delicately designed procedures and pre-existing frameworks that influence participants in how they think, and when they talk). The mixture of these two mechanisms assures participants and educates them, producing cooperative citizens desire...
Walking on Thin Ice?
"Walking on Thin Ice?" is a lesson requiring students to examine the scientific evidence of changes in the Arctic ice cover, intended for use with students in grades 6-12. Eric J. Miller and Andrea J. Perelman created this lesson, which is based on a "New York Times" article. The lesson includes objectives, procedures, and extension activities. The Learning Network, a service of the New York Times Co., provides the lesson online as part of the Daily Lesson Plan Teacher Connections resource.
Seeds of Heaven
Gen 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness... This is the Akashic Record account of the last days of Atlantis. The story of the Solar System's Third Progenitor, from the Constellation Boote, in the Star System Arcturus. She, a Master Being motivated only by love and compassion for all life, dedicates herself tirelessly and relentlessly to guiding evolving animal life forms tenuously on the razors edge between Man and Ape, on the planet known to The Intergalatic Federation of Sovereign Planets as Gaia. The planet we know as Earth. Gen 6:2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they [were] fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. The Arct...
"A Great Danger for Lawyers"
International standards for lawyers. -- The legal profession: a general lack of independence. -- Mass cases and the rights protection movement. Box: Mass incidents on the rise (April 2005-November 2006). -- The New Guiding Opinions. -- A. Tightening of control by the judicial bureaus and other governmental departments -- B. Requiring lawyers to share confidential information with the authorities -- C. Strengthening of controls exercised by the lawyers associations -- D. Introduction of specific requirements for accepting cases -- E. Greater restrictions on working with petitioners -- F. Discouraging contacts with media and foreign organizations -- G. Requiring lawyers to take cases based on ...
Annual Report
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The Engineering Index Annual
Since its creation in 1884, Engineering Index has covered virtually every major engineering innovation from around the world. It serves as the historical record of virtually every major engineering innovation of the 20th century. Recent content is a vital resource for current awareness, new production information, technological forecasting and competitive intelligence. The world?s most comprehensive interdisciplinary engineering database, Engineering Index contains over 10.7 million records. Each year, over 500,000 new abstracts are added from over 5,000 scholarly journals, trade magazines, and conference proceedings. Coverage spans over 175 engineering disciplines from over 80 countries. Updated weekly.
