The burning of books and burying of scholars ( Chinese: 焚書坑儒; pinyin: fénshū kēngrú) refers to the supposed burning of texts in 213 BCE and live burial of 460 Confucian scholars in 212 BCE by the Qin Shi Huang of the Qin dynasty of Imperial China. In Qin Shi Huang:…
The Treaty on European Union (Article 49) lays down the conditions a candidate country must meet to become a member state: any European state which respects the common values of the Member States and undertake to promote them may apply to become a member of the Union. having the consent…
Parts of Parliament have been completely gutted by the fire, with vital parts of the building reduced to mere ashes. ALSO READ: All the latest news and updates from the Parliament Fire, for Tuesday 4 January Thursday’s ‘protest’ outside Canberra’s Old Parliament House, with Aboriginal activists – whether they were…
You can have lay representation if you have started the legal action or if you are the person defending legal action. A lay representative can act in the sheriff court and the Court of Session. A trainee solicitor can act as a lay representative in civil cases that are taken…
Following the Reichstag fire on February 27, 1933, the Nazi leadership and its Nationalist coalition partners exploited the fire to pass emergency legislation that abolished a number of constitutional protections and paved the way for Nazi dictatorship. Fire brigade arrives at the Reichstag (German parliament) building. The Reichstag is the…
The Child Tax Credit is worth up to $2,000 for each child who meets the following requirements: The child is younger than age 17 at the end of the tax year. The child is your son, daughter, stepchild, foster child, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, grandchild, niece, or nephew. Recent pay…
Manufacturers are increasingly skipping wholesalers and selling products directly to consumers. 1 Traditional wholesalers and retailers, such as big-box stores, brick and mortar shops, and malls are now presented with new competition from manufacturers, who often sell at prices distributors can’t match without losing money. Pros of Buying Directly…
The qualified business income deduction (QBI) is a tax deduction that allows eligible self-employed and small-businesssmall-businessIn the United States, the Small Business Administration establishes small business size standards on an industry-by-industry basis but generally specifies a small business as having fewer than 500 employees for manufacturing businesses and less than…
“Who best / bear his mild yoke” means the people who are most obedient to God’s will (which is mild, not difficult). These people are the ones who serve God best. The image of the yoke is also Biblical; a yoke was a kind of harness put on oxen but…
If you’re reading this somewhere in Africa, then perhaps you should thank Nii Quaynor. The Ghanaian professor is known as “Africa’s father of the internet,” a web pioneer who helped establish some of the continent’s first online connections. Ghana was one of the first African countries to liberalize its telecommunications…