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The nebula award announced the shortlist. What science fiction novels were nominated this year?

On February 20th, local time, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) announced the finalists of the 54th nebula awards. The award ceremony will be held on May 18th, local time, and the Warner Marriott Center in California will produce the winners of this year’s nebula awards.
In addition to awards for novels, novelettes, novelettes and short stories, this year’s Xingyun Awards also set up three fiction awards, including the best game writing award, the "bradbury Award" for the best drama presentation, and the "Andre Norton Award" for the best youth science fiction and fantasy works. Among them, the Best Game Writing Award is the first award added this year.
The annual nebula award was first presented in 1965, in recognition of science fiction and fantasy novels published or published in the United States the previous year. The nebula award is one of the most important awards in science fiction and fantasy novels. It is often compared with Hugo Award. Together, they are called "Double Awards", which is called the Nobel Prize in science fiction. Works that win both the nebula award and Hugo award are often regarded as stepping into the palace of classic works.
The nebula award is a spiral nebula made of transparent synthetic resin, hence the name of this award.
China writer Liu Cixin was nominated for the nebula award in 2015. The nominated work is the first part of the English version of Three-body trilogy, which was translated by Chinese-American Liu Yukun, and the name of the English version was translated into The Three Body Problem. In August 2015, at the 73rd World Science Fiction Conference, Liu Cixin’s "Three-body" won the Hugo Award for novels, which was the first time that China people won the highest honor in science fiction literature. In addition, Liu Cixin has won the "Global Chinese Science Fiction Galactic Award" sponsored by the World Chinese Science Fiction Association for many times.
2018 nebula award finalist list:
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The Calculating Stars, by Mary Robinette Kowal, published by Tor.
In the setting of overhead history, the global disaster forced mankind to carry out a greatly accelerated space program, which at the same time forced female astronauts not to escape from the earth.
The Poppy War, by R.F. Kuang, published by Harper Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
The "Poppy War" by Chinese-American women writers is an epic of historical military fantasy. The story of betrayal and magical conception are intertwined in the background of China’s 12th century war.
Blackfish City, author: Sam J. Miller Publishing: Ecco; Orbit UK
"Black Fish City" is a compact science fiction work, involving a series of problems faced by the real society, such as political corruption, organized crime, gender identity and climate change.
Spinning Silver, by Naomi Novik, published by Del Rey; Macmillan
The author Naomi Novik studied the magic of fairy tales deeply and wrote a love story that is eternal but suitable for the present. This bestseller was rated as "one of the best fantasy novels of the year" by The New York Times.
Witchmark, by C.L. Polk, published by Tor.com Publishing.
The author sets the story in England. In the primitive world under the shadow of the world war, the cabal of aristocratic families uses their unique magical gifts to control the destiny of the country, while young people just want to live their own lives.
Trail of Lightning, by Rebecca Roanhorse, published by Saga.
The climate disaster caused the sea level to rise suddenly, and most parts of the world have been submerged below the water level, leaving only the last reserve. Gods and heroes have traveled all over this land, including those legendary monsters.
Medium length
Fire Ant, by Jonathan P. Brazee, published by Semper Fi.
The protagonist is an exploration pilot employed by a big company. During a routine task of analyzing the galaxy system, she came across something that might threaten the survival of mankind. Not oppressed by power, she tried to convey this message to others: there are very real dangers waiting for mankind in the deep air.
The Black God’s Drums, by P. Djèlí Clark, published by Tor.com Publishing.
In the parallel universe, New Orleans fell into the American Civil War. A girl longed to escape from the battlefield, so she boarded the airship of the midnight robber and won the trust of the captain after completing the task many times.
The Tea Master and the Detective, by Aliette de Bodard, published by Subterranean.
Exiled anthropologists and powerful families form a circular habitat. In this mobile society, physical and virtual reality overlap, and the environment will change its appearance according to the current mood of the interlocutors.
Alice Payne Arrives, by Kate Heartfield, published by Tor.com Publishing.
A lost hero, a highway robber, and a raging war. This time travel science fiction story makes a thief reluctantly become a hero.
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach, by Kelly Robson, published by Tor.com Publishing.
This novel is an adventure story about the changes of human history. People choose to go back to the less polluted past or to repair the damaged planet.
Artificial Condition, by Martha Wells, published by Tor.com Publishing.
Known as the "murder robot", it has a dark history, and many people have died at its hands. However, it has only a vague memory of the massacre behind the title, so it cooperates with a transport ship to explore its past.
Short novella
The only harmony great thing, by Brooke Bolander, published by Tor.com Publishing.
In the early 20th century, a group of female factory workers in New Jersey slowly died of radiation poisoning. At about the same time, an Indian elephant was deliberately electrocuted to death on Coney Island. The author established a clever connection between the two events in the way of overhead history.
"The Last Banquet of Temporary Conflicts", by Tina Connolly, published in Tor.com.
In this story about the traitor king, a food taster needs to make his own choice: pastry, magic or betrayal.
"An Agent of Utopia", by Andy Duncan, published in An Agent of Utopia.
An assassin, an aging UFO contact, a Mohawk steel worker, a time-traveling fighter, a zombie who eats yam, and a child who likes to eat chicken, they ride in a steamer together, creating a fairy tale in the 21st century.
"The Substance of My Lives, The Incidents of Our Births", by José Pablo Iriarte, published at Lightspeed.
Jimmy is a "non-duality" teenager in a small town, but Ta still remembers many dead people in the town, one of whom is closely related to a murder case 40 years ago.
"The Rule of Three", by Lawrence M. Schoen, published in Future Science Fiction Digest.
Computers around the world are paralyzed in a virus storm, and the world is in chaos. Adam’s car without a computer is one of the few machines that can still work. He used cars to bring people together in the community and seek ways to survive.
"Messenger" by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne and R.R. Virdi, published in Expanding Universe, Volume 4.
This sci-fi novel about aliens incorporates a lot of animation themes. The author and his partner are the first Sri Lankan writers nominated for the nebula award.
short story
"Interview for the End of the World", by Rhett C. Bruno, published in Bridge Across the Stars.
Rhett Bruno is an American science fiction writer, whose works such as Legend of the Circuit and Son of Titan are on the best-seller list of USA-Today. This short story discusses the end of the world.
"the secret lives of the nine Negroes of George Washington", by Phenderson Djèlí Clark, published in Fireside.
This short story is a fictional story about President George Washington, the founding father of the United States, buying teeth from nine black people.
"Going Dark", by Richard Fox, published in Backblast Area Clear.
The human war has spread to the stars. This short story depicts the fierce scene of heroic soldiers fighting with the enemy.
"And Yet", by A.T. Greenblatt, published in Uncanny.
Only a fool would believe in the haunted house of childhood. However, you have returned to the overgrown front porch, which has not changed for more than 20 years. Memories of the past slowly flow out from here …
"A Watch’s Guide to Escape: A Practical Competition of Portal Fantasies", by Alix E. Harrow, published in Apex 2/6/18.
An escape guide for the witch was abandoned on the carpet with a map of foreign countries drawn in brown ink. A red backpack sits next to it …
"The Court Magician", by Sarah Pinsker, published at Lightspeed.
The boy who will become a court magician is different. His background distinguishes him from other children. Although he comes from the market, he is not a cruel child. He never steals money from others or beats children for candy …
Best Game Writing (game writing)
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, by Charlie Brooker, published in House of Tomorrow & Netflix.
The indie TV movie Black Mirror: Pandas Nike describes that young programmers in the 1980s tried to adapt their childhood favorite adventure novel Pandas Nike into a best-selling computer game. The interactive version sets five formal endings for the story.
The Road to Canterbury, by Kate Heartfield, published in Choice of Games.
"The Road to Canterbury" is a mobile APP game based on the author’s 170,000-word interactive medieval novel. The game does not contain animation and pictures, and the whole process is presented in the form of text. The choice of players will determine the direction of the story.
God of War, by Matt Sophos, Richard Zangrande Gaubert, Cory Barlog, Orion Walker and Adam Dolin, published in Santa Monica Studio/Sony/Interactive Entertainment.
"God of War" is a game developed by Sony Electronic Entertainment Company. The game is based on Greek mythology and tells the adventures of Kratos, who became a god of war from mortal to god of war, and started the killing of gods.
Rent-A-Vice, by Natalia Theodoridou, published in Choice of Games.
This is an interactive game based on a 150,000-word mystery novel. The player plays a private detective and handles a lot of troubles. The game is presented in the form of pure text, and the player’s choice determines the direction of the story.
The Martian Job, by M. Darusha Wehm, published in Choice of Games.
Welcome to Mars! This interactive game is based on the author’s novel text. Players start their own adventures on Mars through their own imagination, and even get rich outside the starry sky.
"bradbury" Best Screenplay Award
The Goodplace: "Jeremy Bearimy", written by Megan Amram.
Good Land is an American fantasy comedy TV series, and the nomination script is the fifth episode of the third season of the drama.
Black Panther, written by Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole
Black Panther is an American action science fiction movie, which tells the story of a superhero with African descent in a highly developed era of science and technology.
A Quiet Place, written by John Krasinski and Bryan Woods & Scott Beck
In the movie Quiet Place, a large-scale invasion broke out, and here, keeping quiet is the only rule for survival.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, written by Phil Lord and Rodney Rothman.
In the movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, a collider opens a passage to other universes, and Spider-Man from other universes and different versions come to help the hero complete his mission.
Dirty Computer, written by Janelle Monáe and Chuck Lightning
In the movie Dirty Computer, a robot tries to get rid of the control of a totalitarian society, which is also very disgusted with homosexuality.
Sorry to Bother You, written by Boots Riley
Sorry to disturb is a comedy fantasy movie. A black telemarketer accidentally discovers the dark secret hidden behind the company, and he has to choose between keeping silent and telling the truth.
"Andre Norton" Award for Best Youth Science Fiction or Fantasy Works
Children of Blood and Bone, by Tomi Adeyemi, published by Henry Holt; Macmillan
Ancient magic hangs over the land of West Africa. The king’s ruthless orders deprived the hero of his mother. With the help of a princess, he searched for the lost magic and took revenge on the cruel and heartless royal family.
Aru Shah and the End of Time, by Roshani Chokshi, published by Rick Riordan Presents.
Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has just begun to adapt to school life. On one occasion, Aru Shah and his classmates inadvertently released a demon who had been sleeping for thousands of years. The only way to stop the demon was to find five reincarnated soul children. Aru Shah embarked on an adventurous journey.
A Light in the Dark, by A.K. DuBoff, published by BDL.
The invasion of the alien fleet has arrived. Before the world is completely destroyed, Ellie and her friends must find the mysterious fragments and start the restart of the cosmic device to stop the alien attack.
Tess of the Road, by Rachel Hartman, published by Random House.
In medieval Europe, women were required to be ladies and protected by men, but Tess did not accept such social discipline. Her family had to send her to a monastery. Tess cut off her hair, put on her boots and chose to run away. She had to decide her own path.
Dreamnation, by Justina Ireland, published by Balzer+Bray.
The dead came back to life on the battlefield in Gettysburg. They walked on the battlefield and changed the outcome of the American Civil War. In the new United States, children are forced to learn combat skills, fight the wandering undead and protect the safety of most people in the country. The little girl Jane refused to accept this unfair abuse and began an adventure story of resistance.
Peasprout Chen: Future Legend of Skate and Sword, Henry Lien (Henry Holt)
Welcome to the Institute of Skating and Fencing, where children are eager to become masters of skating and fencing. When the competition between students is becoming more and more fierce, a huge conspiracy hanging over the college is slowly emerging …
Author Li Yongbo
Editor Zhang Jin proofreads Wu Xingfa.
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Can swimming really cure children’s asthma?

  Can swimming really cure children’s asthma?

  Expert interpretation: This disease is difficult to cure and can only effectively avoid inducing factors.

  Recently, some media reported that Sun Yue, a singer who left the stage for eight years, revealed in a recent program that she was actually treating asthma with her children after disappearing from public view for so long, and all the methods were exhausted, but the results were not satisfactory. Finally, the doctor suggested giving it a try by swimming, from swimming with her children three times a week to swimming with her every day, and finally cured her asthma. In this regard, the reporter interviewed Yao, the father of a Chinese medicine doctor, deputy director of the Department of Pulmonary Diseases of the Second Hospital of Jiangsu Province, and learned that asthma is a stubborn disease, and the possibility of complete cure is slim. Swimming, as a kind of exercise to help exercise cardiopulmonary function, can effectively control the onset of the disease, but once the vigilance is relaxed and the long-term care of prognosis is neglected, asthma may still "make a comeback".

  "Asthma, as a chronic disease, mostly occurs in young children, and there is the possibility of continuing the whole life cycle of patients. If early detection and early intervention treatment can be carried out in childhood, the disease can be well controlled and the possibility of children’s asthma evolving into adult asthma can be reduced." Yao, the main father, said that children’s immunity and other aspects are still not well developed during their growth, but with the increase of age, their resistance is enhanced, their lung function is constantly developing, and the chances of respiratory virus infection are greatly reduced, so many children with asthma will obviously reduce their symptoms after puberty, or even stop having attacks, provided that some inducing factors, such as allergens, respiratory infections, tobacco smoke, strenuous exercise or mood swings, are effectively avoided.

  Many people think that it is best for asthma patients not to exercise or reduce exercise to avoid aggravating the possibility of asthma attacks. In fact, this idea is very one-sided. According to Sun Yue’s words on the program, swimming is one of the effective ways to treat her son’s asthma. Patients can recover the development of lung function and strengthen their physique through exercise. Studies have found that the benefits of regular exercise for asthma patients far outweigh the risks.

  In addition to swimming, moderate jogging, ball games and other aerobic exercises in which all large muscle groups participate are good choices. "Patients can carry out moderate-intensity exercise under the premise that professional doctors provide scientific and regular exercise guidance, and gradually increase the duration of exercise. Patients who are in the acute attack period are not advised to exercise. They need to follow the treatment specifications and take a full rest. At least two weeks after the asthma symptoms are controlled, they should exercise according to the actual situation. " Father Yao said.

  "For asthma patients who have well controlled their illness, it does not mean that they have entered the’ safe box’. With the change of age and the decline of immune function, exposure to some allergens or respiratory infections will induce the recurrence of asthma." My father Yao reminded that asthma patients need to maintain good living habits for a long time, such as avoiding the inhalation of harmful gases such as lampblack, cigarettes and second-hand smoke, so as to avoid long-term and chronic irritation to the airway. Patients with allergic asthma with definite allergens should pay attention to isolating animal hair and pollen. In addition, obesity is also a risk factor for the recurrence of asthma, because excessive weight will limit the expansion of the chest and lead to dyspnea. Obesity is also related to the inflammatory reaction of the body, which will affect the control effect of asthma to some extent.

  Yangzi Evening News/Zi Niu News reporter Xu Qianqian

New Year’s Eve of four generations of train drivers: This is how they eat their New Year’s Eve dinner.

New Year's Eve of four generations of train drivers: This is how they eat their New Year's Eve dinner.

  BEIJING, Shenyang, Feb. 16 (Shen Diancheng Gaobing) The train witnessed the wealth and civilization of the industrial age and the social development process of China. Train drivers in different times have different stories about Spring Festival travel rush.

  Zhang Shunpu, a steam locomotive driver: Holding a steamed bun for New Year’s Eve dinner.

  In Shenyang Railway Exhibition Hall, there is a Jiefang 6 steam locomotive: a dark car body, wheels more than one person high and a round chimney on the roof … … This is the steam locomotive that Zhang Shunpu, the train driver of Shenyang Locomotive Depot, has been driving for 14 years, and the locomotive with long smoke in the eyes of the people.

  In 1984, Zhang Shunpu first boarded a liberated steam locomotive. At that time, the train was driven by three people, with a driver, a co-driver and a stoker. The driver and the co-driver operated the locomotive and the stoker was responsible for feeding coal. When the fireman is baking at a high temperature of more than 1000 degrees, he should throw the coal into the furnace shovel by shovel, and shake the burnt coal ash down the ash pit again and again with a shaker.

  Zhang Shunpu said that because there is a long boiler in front of the locomotive room, we must stick our heads out of the window at any time during the driving so as to have a look. Throughout the crew process, the faces and bodies of the three of us are always getting gray. Some people teased the driver at that time that "he looks like a refugee from a distance, but he looks like a beggar from a near distance. If you look closely, it belongs to the locomotive depot".

  What the locomotive depot said was the train driver. At that time, we chose steamed bread instead of rice. Steamed bread was convenient to eat. With a pinch of thumb and forefinger, we ate pickles. Finally, we threw away the remaining steamed bread with a black handprint. The New Year’s Eve dinner in those years was also eaten like this.

  Diesel locomotive driver Yang Dongxu: Beautiful fireworks over New Year’s Eve.

  In 1977, the first diesel locomotive was put into service in Shenyang Railway Bureau, and its power was much greater than that of steam locomotive, with a speed of 140 kilometers per hour. At present, although electric locomotives are popular, a certain number of diesel locomotives are still reserved because there is no power grid in some areas, especially in the extremely cold areas of Northeast China. Once it encounters rain, snow and freezing weather, diesel locomotives will "show their talents".

  Yang Dongxu is the crew member of the Beijing-Dandong section of the Beijing-Pyongyang international passenger train, in which the DF11G diesel locomotive is used for traction between Shenyang and Dandong. Compared with steam locomotives, the working environment of diesel locomotives is much cleaner and more spacious, and the line situation in front of the operation can be directly observed in the cab. Due to the special nature of work, some train drivers can’t go home for reunion on New Year’s Eve, so they can only drive trains on the land of the motherland and shuttle between cities. Seeing distant lights and fireworks at night will also bring some comfort to their hearts.

  For Yang Dongxu, this has also become a luxury, because he is responsible for more line tunnels between Shenyang and Dandong, with a total of 38 tunnels, the longest of which is 5,005 meters. When the diesel locomotive passes through the tunnel, it is dark all around, and the smoke from the locomotive is trapped in the tunnel and can’t be dispersed, and it seeps into the locomotive, which is very choking. In spite of this, Yang Dongxu also concentrated on driving, looked ahead, and did not dare to slack off, because the safety of nearly 1,000 passengers was behind him. When the train leaves the tunnel and gallops smoothly on the line, his mood will gradually calm down, and occasionally he will feel extremely happy and proud when he sees fireworks in the night sky.

  Su Ying, the Third Generation Electric Locomotive Driver: One’s New Year’s Eve

  In 2001, Shenyang Locomotive Depot began to assign the first electric locomotive — Shaoshan 9, which is a milestone for train drivers to enter the electric power era.

  The output power of electric locomotives is two to three times that of diesel locomotives, and about five times that of steam locomotives. The capacity is greater, as the saying goes, "strength" is greater, and it is also high-tech — If the microcomputer fails, it can be handled through the touch-type microcomputer screen at hand, and it is basically unnecessary to go to the mechanical room for "baking inspection". Another example is the 6A fault monitoring system, in which seven cameras monitor important corners in the locomotive in real time, and can monitor the running status of the locomotive at any time.

  In 2010, Su Ying started driving an electric locomotive, and she was so happy to see a clean environment and brand-new equipment. However, a slight deficiency is that it is too lonely. In 2008, the railway was reformed, which changed from a package ride system to a round ride system, and a single driver was implemented. From the previous "brothers traveling around the world together" to "riding alone for thousands of miles", the road became "lonely".

  At other times, it’s easy to say, especially on the night of New Year’s Eve, people gather together in a warm home and greet the new year with joy. A train driver like Su Ying is far away from his family and is alone in the cab, full of emotions, joys and sorrows.

  Qu Tao, the driver of high-speed train: 4 times a day to transport 5000 passengers.

  The wheel of history has entered the era of high-speed rail. Qu Tao is a high-speed train driver in Shenyang Locomotive Depot. Before that, he drove diesel and electric locomotives, and then he was selected at different levels to become a high-speed train driver.

  In his words, driving a EMU is "enjoyable". Electric locomotives walk 30 meters per second, and we walk 80 meters per second, just like flying a plane to the ground.

  After becoming a high-speed train driver, not only the locomotive performance has changed, but also the business level has been required to be high, and other aspects have also changed greatly. For example, the maintenance period has been extended, and a multi-functional decompression chamber has been equipped to decompress the high-speed train driver through music, incense and other means, and a full-functional driving simulation room has been established. These "high-level" measures are aimed at ensuring the high-speed train driver to drive better.

  For example, other locomotives require a lookout interval of no more than 3 seconds, while high-speed rail drivers require a lookout all the time, which puts higher demands on drivers’ energy and physical fitness.

  Nowadays, traveling by bullet train and high-speed rail has gradually become people’s first choice, especially during their stay in Spring Festival travel rush, people want to return to their hometown more quickly. In order to meet this demand, the railway departments often add temporary passengers during their stay in Spring Festival travel rush, and the workload of high-speed rail drivers is much more than usual.

  When he was in Spring Festival travel rush, Qu Tao took a ride four times a day at most, transporting about 5,000 passengers, which was nearly 30% more than usual. He either rested in the baoxiu room or drove online. When the train arrived safely and punctually, and the passenger came home for the New Year with a happy and joyful smile, he thought to himself: It is worthwhile to be tired and tired again! (End)

Blacklist, duty on the road, exam! There is always a takeaway brother who is "suitable" for traffic violations.

CCTV News:Shanghai Pudong police recently notified several major traffic accidents involving take-away riders and punished the enterprises involved.

As can be seen from the monitoring screen, in October last year, two take-away riders drove electric cars in tandem on the non-motor vehicle lane in order to save time. As a result, the rear rider mishandled and ran into the front car, causing the rear rider to fall to the ground and be injured. He died after being rescued by the hospital. On January 2 this year, when a man was driving a two-wheeled scooter, he collided with a takeaway rider who was driving in the opposite direction. The man fell and was injured and died after being treated by the hospital.

Takeaway riders are ordered to rectify traffic violations.

According to the statistics of the traffic police department on the types of traffic violations committed by take-away riders in January 2019, the number of times of "driving electric bicycles in reverse" was 1777, ranking first in traffic violations. For the case that the main responsibility of traffic safety management of take-away enterprises is not implemented in place, the traffic police department also imposed fines on several take-away enterprises and full-time traffic safety management personnel of enterprises and ordered them to make rectification.

A takeaway rider was blacklisted for repeatedly breaking the law.

In the list of take-away riders with frequent traffic violations by take-away enterprises in Pudong New Area in January 2019, a take-away rider broke the law 13 times in one month, with a score as high as 40 points, and was finally blacklisted by take-away enterprises, becoming the first case in Pudong New Area to be blacklisted by take-away enterprises due to traffic violations.

Li Chun, head of Shanghai regional security of a takeaway enterprise:Deduct 36 points in a quarter, which shows that you are a rider who often violates the law. Our company considers others for its own sake, so we pull the black with the industry.

Score management for riders’ traffic violations.

Since the end of 2017, the traffic police department in Pudong, Shanghai has worked out the "Traffic Civilization Scoring Method" in consultation with the express delivery and take-away enterprises within its jurisdiction, and managed the rider’s traffic violations through the "Take-away Traffic Civilization" APP with personal information.

Lu Wei, Captain of Che Xuan Brigade of Traffic Police Detachment of Pudong Branch of Shanghai Public Security Bureau:For other riders with scores over 24 to 36, we ask them to be on duty for an hour on the road to carry out voluntary activities of traffic civilization. There are also some riders who break the law more, and we ask them to pass online tests to improve their awareness of law-abiding.

China Fucai sold hundreds of billions in nine months. Where is all the money spent?

Data Map: A lottery site in Beijing (Source: Zhongxin. com)
Recently, the website of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection released confession videos of four former leaders of China Welfare Lottery Issuance Management Center, which triggered heated public opinion. Combined with the data previously released by the Ministry of Finance, the total sales of lottery tickets nationwide reached 383.498 billion yuan in the first three quarters, of which 165.311 billion yuan was sold by welfare lottery institutions. With such huge sales, the topic of welfare lottery fund management can easily be derived from public opinion.
Welfare lottery was developed under the background of social system reform and social welfare system reconstruction in China. Since its establishment, the welfare lottery has held high the welfare banner of "helping the elderly, helping the disabled, saving the orphans and helping the needy", accumulated a large amount of public welfare funds, and actively promoted public welfare projects, which has made outstanding contributions to the development of charity in China and awakened the public’s charity consciousness to a certain extent. However, there are some problems exposed in the development of welfare lottery, such as unclear functional orientation, opaque use of funds, lack of integrity in operating procedures, etc., which have aroused widespread concern in the whole society. Therefore, when developing welfare lottery, we should pay attention to the following relations:
The first is the relationship between public welfare and profit. Public welfare is the fundamental purpose of developing welfare lottery. On the premise of public welfare, it is a profit-making problem. Therefore, welfare lottery should focus on the rational distribution mechanism of fund raising, highlight the role of welfare lottery in public welfare undertakings, make profit-making serve public welfare, and prevent it from becoming a tool for individuals, companies and even government departments to make profits under the banner of public welfare.
The second is the relationship between state and market. Whether welfare lottery is managed by the government or operated by the market is very important for the development of welfare lottery. From the development history of the world welfare lottery, although lottery sales have a strong market-oriented color, lottery management has a strong national regulatory characteristics. For example, in Britain, there is a special national lottery committee in charge of the issuance and management of lottery tickets, and private operation of lottery tickets is not allowed. In the States that allow lottery tickets to be issued in the United States, there are also very clear purposes for the use of lottery profits, which are mainly used for public education, sports facilities construction, mass transportation systems, and housing construction for disabled veterans.
The third is the relationship between short-term and long-term. As a new thing in China, welfare lottery has broken through many taboos in concepts and systems in the field of social construction. In the short term, we should focus on the legislation and supervision of welfare lottery. In the long run, the development of welfare lottery still faces many uncertainties. For example, with the introduction of new regulations on the lottery industry, how will the public welfare and welfare of welfare lottery be reflected? Therefore, the theoretical research on welfare lottery should be strengthened to provide theoretical support and decision-making basis for relevant policy formulation.
The fourth is the relationship between locality and internationality. To develop welfare lottery, we should not only consider the traditional culture of China, but also respect the general law of its industry development. Welfare lottery should be based on China’s national conditions, emphasize its charitable nature, weaken gamblers’ psychology, and make welfare lottery serve social harmony and social security. At the same time, we need to clarify the responsibility of the central government and standardize the rules for the use of welfare lottery public welfare funds.
To sum up, we should pay attention to the following points in developing welfare lottery.
First, we must improve the management system. Establish and improve the management system of "national issuance-financial management-civil use-audit supervision" as soon as possible, and consider setting up a management organization similar to the National Welfare Lottery Committee or the National Lottery Committee to be responsible for the issuance management of welfare lottery tickets. Welfare lottery proceeds shall be incorporated into the special accounts of the central and local governments in a timely manner, and the civil affairs department shall put forward a plan for the use of welfare lottery proceeds, and be responsible for the organization and implementation of various welfare plans and projects. The audit department should supervise the above-mentioned links and form a closed loop of the system.
Second, we must enhance credibility. The operating procedures of welfare lottery should be standardized and transparent, and the operating cost, profit distribution and winning probability should be reasonably stipulated, so as to ensure the fairness and justice of the lottery management and enhance its social credibility.
Third, we must guide public opinion propaganda. Focus on public welfare, such as how many "Hope Primary Schools" have been donated by the Welfare Lottery Fund and how many poor people have been subsidized. It is necessary to weaken the gimmicky public opinion guidance on gameplay and winning information, and form a good charity culture atmosphere.
Fourth, the public welfare fund should be used transparently. The welfare lottery public welfare fund should give priority to the areas of people’s livelihood such as education, pension, protection of the disabled and children, regularly publish the income, expenditure and balance, and conduct a third-party evaluation on the use effect of funds to ensure the healthy operation of welfare lottery on the track of law and system.
(Han Keqing, Professor, School of Labor and Personnel, Renmin University of China, special author of overseas network)
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The summer version of the "sauna" is free to experience for a limited time. Next week, the Sichuan Basin will be "steamed" and then "cooled"

Cover journalist Wu Bingqing
Without sunshine, we can only explore carefully in summer, which gives Sichuanese a few more pleasant early summer days. However, the coolness in summer is always short-lived, and soon, the days of dazzling sunshine and sultry feeling will be online.
According to the forecast of Sichuan Meteorological Observatory, in the next three days, there will be many showers or thunderstorms in the basin, and when there is no rain, it will be mainly cloudy. Generally speaking, there is sunshine and rain, and the summer version of the "sauna" is free to experience.
This is all "manipulated" by the subtropical high. The subtropical high extends from southern Fujian-northern Guangdong to central Zhejiang-central Jiangxi-southern Hunan, stretching all the way to the north, and will control Sichuan and Chongqing on 29-30. In fact, on the afternoon of the 28th, it had already arrived in Chongqing, southern Sichuan and Panxi, bringing sunshine and a hint of summer flavor. At 16: 00 on the 28th, the temperature in Ningnan of Liangshan reached 39.6℃. In addition, the temperature in Yanbian and Miyi of Panzhihua was above 37.5℃.
From the 29th, the temperature will continue to rise. Take Chengdu as an example. On 28th, the highest temperature in Chengdu was 32.8℃. On 29th and 30th, the highest temperature will rise day by day, reaching 33℃ and 35℃ respectively. At the same time of warming up, showers began to appear and the sultry feeling struck.
However, it is still early summer, and the summer version of "sauna" is only a limited time experience. On May 31, the subtropical high retreated, and on June 1, the cold air from the north arrived, and the large-scale rainfall will bring coolness to the basin.
Most of the basin is "steamed" first, and then "cooled", while in the northeast of Sichuan, this period of time is mostly "drenched". Recently, there has been heavy rain or rainstorm in northeast Sichuan, and even heavy rain has fallen in Bazhong and Dazhou. It should be noted that this is continuous rainfall. Today and tomorrow, there will still be heavy rainfall in northeast Sichuan, mainly from heavy rain to heavy rain. On the 30th, the rain will take a short break, and on the 31st, it will "make a comeback".
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Cold air strikes, and snow and haze days will weaken and dissipate in some areas.

  CCTV News:Recently, smog has resurfaced in Huanghuai and other places in North China. The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that today (18th) will be the most serious day of this round of smog in Huanghuai and other places in North China, with severe haze in 7 provinces and cities. It is expected that the smog in the above areas will gradually weaken or dissipate from the 19th.

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  In addition, the process of heavy snowfall in northern Xinjiang is coming to an end. Starting from the 20th, the strongest cold air will come in the second half of this year, and the temperature in most parts of China will plummet. North China, Huanghuai and other places may usher in snow at the beginning of this winter.

  Early warning: severe haze in 7 provinces and cities and strong fog in 5 areas

  The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue a yellow warning of haze at 6 o’clock this morning. Today, from day to night, there are moderate haze in parts of central and southern Beijing, Tianjin, central and southern Hebei, northwestern Shandong, central and northern Henan, central Shanxi and Guanzhong, Shaanxi, and severe haze in some areas.

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△ Beijing sounded an orange warning of heavy pollution (Photo: vision china)

  However, from the morning of the 19th, due to the influence of cold air, the haze in the northern region will gradually weaken or dissipate from north to south.

  The Central Meteorological Observatory also issued a foggy yellow warning at 6 o’clock this morning. From this morning to this morning, some areas in the eastern Sichuan Basin, central Jiangxi, southern Hunan, northern Guangdong, northern Zhejiang and other places have strong fog with visibility less than 200 meters, and local areas have extremely strong fog with visibility less than 50 meters.

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  In the second half of the year, the strongest cold air will come to Huanghuai, North China to welcome the first snow

  Since November 10th, heavy snowfall has frequently occurred in northern Xinjiang, and some areas have continuously set a record for the deepest snow in November. It is expected that the snowfall in northern Xinjiang will weaken today, and this round of continuous heavy snowfall will end. However, under the continuous influence of cold air, the temperature will collapse. Take Urumqi as an example. In the next three or four days, the local daily maximum temperature will drop below -10℃.

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  The Central Meteorological Observatory predicts that there will still be small to medium snow or sleet in eastern Inner Mongolia, the central part of Northeast China, and the Ili Valley in Xinjiang from day to night. Among them, there are heavy snow in parts of northeastern Inner Mongolia, southwestern Heilongjiang and central Jilin. Affected by cold air, the temperature in the northeast of Xinjiang, the eastern part of northwest China, North China, Northeast China, Huanghuai and other places will also drop by 4 to 8 C from today to the 20th, with the local temperature drop in the central and eastern Inner Mongolia and the southern part of Northeast China reaching more than 10 C. The above areas are accompanied by northerly winds of 4~6.

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  In the next five or six days, the south will be affected by warm and humid air currents, and there will be more rainy weather in Jiangnan, Jianghuai and Jianghan. Among them, there were small to moderate rains in Jiangnan and South China on the 19th, and there was heavy rain in the local area. In addition, there will be a cold air invading China from 20 to 24, and it is likely to be the strongest cold air in the second half of the year. Affected by this, the temperature in most parts of China plummeted, and the first snowfall this winter is expected in North China, Huanghuai and other places.

  This winter is particularly cold? Experts predict that this winter may be a "cold winter" in China.

  The source of weather changes is often far away. Meteorologists have judged that the winter of 2016/2017 may be a cold winter in China, which is rooted in the melting changes in the Arctic and the "La Nina event" in the equatorial Middle East and Pacific Ocean. 

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  Experts say that after the rapid melting of Arctic sea ice, the albedo (the ratio of reflected flux to incident flux of solar radiation) decreases, and more energy is stored in the ocean. On the one hand, it will accelerate the melting of ice, on the other hand, more energy will be transmitted from the ocean to the atmosphere, changing the air pressure difference between the Arctic region and the mid-latitude region, and bringing cold air from the Arctic region to the mid-latitude region. The effect of the rapid melting of Arctic sea ice on the temperature is the so-called "warm Arctic-cold continent". The decrease of Arctic sea ice is closely related to the winter temperature and precipitation in China, which will lead to the increase of extremely cold temperature in winter and the appearance of cold winter.

  On the other hand, the SST in the equatorial Middle East Pacific entered La Nina state in August, and "took over" the previous super El Ni? o event. Monitoring shows that La Nina is expected to last until winter, which has a great impact on the winter temperature in China.

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  La Nina is a phenomenon that the sea surface temperature in the equatorial, Middle East and Pacific Ocean is unusually cold, which causes abnormal atmospheric circulation and affects the global climate. At present, the entire equatorial Middle East Pacific is in La Nina state, and it is expected that a weak to moderate intensity La Nina event will be formed in December. When La Ni? a state or La Ni? a event occurs, it is easy to be cold in winter in China. (Source: CCTV News, China Weather Network, Xinhua News Agency)

ATFX continues to help the charity cause of the Aijue Cup and pass on the brand power.

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  ATFX dynamics: On September 27th, 2022, local time, the Duke of Edinburgh Golf Cup (British Finals), led by the British royal family, officially started. Its main goal is to raise funds through national amateur golf tournament plans around the world to benefit young people and children in need around the world. This tournament is open to golf lovers all over the world, and it is divided into two stages: the preliminaries and the finals. This ATFX will appear in the 2022 British Finals, as well as the 2023 British and Mexican preliminaries, and practice a company’s social responsibility with practical actions. As a caring broker of contracts for differences, ATFX has once again become a sponsor of the event and has met the event for five consecutive years.

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  Different from the usual events, this year’s events not only attracted the attention of many professional golfers, but also attracted many amateurs. As a sponsor of this tournament, ATFX also sent excellent players to participate in the competition, competing on the same stage with golf lovers and accomplished professional players all over the world. It is worth mentioning that in every game, different "dark horses" staged wonderful skill competitions, which also increased the interest of the event and the participation of players.

  Not only that, ATFX also prepared a variety of stadium supplies for the contestants. Taking the basic supplies of the competition as an example, it customized and prepared exclusive golf balls, golf club bags, handbags, hats and towels for the contestants. ATFX brand can be seen from the entrance of the stadium to the whole stadium, which not only reflects the organizers’ attention to ATFX, but also is another friendly witness after we met with the Aijue Cup for five years.

  ▲ATFX for the picture

  As a heavy sponsor of the event, Weems Chan, global marketing and brand director of ATFX, Matt Porter, operation director of professional customer service department of ATFX UK institutions, Marc Taylor, senior account manager of professional customer service department of ATFX UK institutions, and other members all appeared on the field to cheer for the next event. Among them, Marc Taylor and Matt Porter also participated in the Aijue Cup as players in this competition, and discussed their skills with golf enthusiasts on the field.

  ATFX has been holding hands with Aijue Cup for five years.

  Since 2018, ATFX has joined hands with Duke of Edinburgh Cup for five consecutive years to support this particularly "loving" activity with practical actions, which embodies the brand’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) concept of "value growth and giving back to society". As a highly active financial technology broker in the UK, ATFX has not only made great efforts in financial technology, but also actively participated in sports and charity. From 2018 to 2022, ATFX has helped young people all over the world with care and support. It is reported that it has sponsored more than 4,500,000 pounds in cash and helped 10,000 young people live a better life.

  ▲ATFX for the picture

  In the second quarter of 2022, according to the report published by Finance Magnates, the authoritative media in the industry, ATFX ranked sixth in the world with the leading MT4 transaction volume, and the brand development momentum continued in the new quarter, and its own drift team was established in September. All these actions indicate that the brand will enter a period of rapid development. In sports events, the brand still maintains a high degree of enthusiasm. As can be seen from the continuous cooperation with the Aijue Cup, ATFX is highly recognized by its concept of advocating positive and caring for vulnerable groups, and the cooperation between top events and top brands will also form a strong alliance, which will not only promote the process of the final of the British Aijue Cup, but also provide a good platform for ATFX to display.

  As an active promoter and practitioner of public welfare undertakings, ATFX has been involved in public welfare undertakings, from caring for the physical and mental health of children, teenagers to the elderly, to caring for students, helping environmental protection and ecological poverty alleviation to public health and safety. The brand’s charitable footprint has spread all over China, Britain, South Korea, Mexico and Southeast Asia and other countries and regions. In the face of social charity, ATFX often conveys the warmth of the enterprise with simple love, and supports charities everywhere with practical actions. An important reason why the Aijue Cup can continue to join hands with us is that we love and love to participate in charity. Similarly, ATFX also loves to cooperate with world-class charities and contribute to charity around the world.

  Everyone gathers firewood, and ATFX has been well aware of this point since the brand was founded, so that it has always paid attention to public welfare and practiced it in the process of enterprise development. In the future, ATFX will continue to pay attention to charity, cooperate with charitable foundations in many ways, continuously increase investment in charity, take more social enterprise responsibilities with practical actions, and light up the love lights in more people’s hearts with actions, so that the power of love will become stronger and stronger.

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The most comprehensive strategy for world-famous ski resorts

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(Economic Watch) How can finance help solve the "pain of economic transformation"?

China news agency, Shanghai, September 24 (Gao Zhiming) Under the background of sustainable development, green has become the "background color" pursued by the development of various industries, and concepts such as green finance and transitional finance have emerged. How can finance help solve the "pain of transformation" in economic development?
At the 5th Bund Financial Summit held in Shanghai from 22nd to 24th, transitional finance received attention. Experts generally believe that finance should not only focus on "pure green" or close to "pure green" economic activities, but also encourage the development of transitional finance.
The recently released "Research on the Development of Transitional Finance in China" shows that the concept of transitional finance was first put forward by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in 2019, which refers to financial activities that support the transformation of economic entities to the 17 sustainable development goals of the United Nations. Broadly speaking, transitional finance should not only include financial support for the economic transformation to a green and low-carbon goal, but also include the financial system’s active transformation and adjustment to adapt to the economic transformation.
Xu Lin, chairman of China-US Green Fund, said that transitional finance is very important for the development of China. The technological progress in the field of new energy has made people see that investing in green finance is profitable and has little risk. However, the transformation of traditional industrial sectors such as coal-fired power generation, chemical industry, metallurgy and building materials has actually encountered greater difficulties, including cost increase.
Ma Jun, president of Beijing Institute of Green Finance and Sustainable Development, also pointed out that there may be some difficulties and pain points in the development of transitional finance. In China, the criteria for defining economic activities in transition are displayed in the form of a catalogue, but there may be some risks of "false transition" if only the catalogue is used, and the catalogue must be used in combination with other conditions.
He also pointed out that at the product level, there are many debt-based transformation financing tools, such as bonds and loans linked to sustainability, but basically no equity financing tools supporting transformation have been seen; In terms of incentive mechanism, what is needed is not only the conceptual incentive mechanism, but also the specific tools to be used. In terms of fair transformation, it also faces challenges at the landing level.
Financial support for green and low-carbon transformation must be achieved through various effective policy tools. Relevant experts attending the meeting said that policy tools can be divided into two categories: price-based and non-price-based Price tools price negative externalities or subsidize positive externalities to enhance the relative competitiveness of green projects; Non-price tools mainly form incentives and constraints on market players to promote their behavior to meet the requirements of green and low-carbon development.
It is understood that since 2021, based on the Catalogue of Projects Supported by Green Bonds, the People’s Bank of China has absorbed the consensus of international transitional financial standards, and given consideration to its own reality, determined the principles of remarkable contribution, advancement, consistency, continuous supervision, simplicity and feasibility, and dynamics of transitional financial standards, and formed the first drafts of standards for four industries: coal, electricity, steel, building materials and agriculture.
Talking about the future of transitional finance, Xu Lin suggested providing better and more specific policy support for the research and development and application of green and low-carbon technologies; At the same time, design a better incentive mechanism; In addition, the regulatory rules should also be adjusted adaptively. Transitional finance needs to be gradually refined in the specific practice process and constantly improve the ecological construction of transitional finance. (End)
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