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Tolu2024:
I don’t even know where to start from before going to sell my property before it becomes worthless in Nigeria.

Whoa. Don't rush to sell your property. What if you go abroad and it doesn't work out? Then what will you do?

You need to think and plan very carefully.

Nice looking couple.

samwash:
What went wrong with Will Smith?
How come his children are weirdo, where did he get it wrong ?

There's a saying that's something like, "Don't be so open-minded that your brain falls out."

But Will was just trying his best to be a progressive dad (and husband). I think it's really Hollywood that got to his kids. They also spent too much time around white people.

This is all about India. They just don't want to admit that.

But at least they're actually doing something, unlike the US. Canada even has a rule about visas that I don't think the US has. They don't allow employers to grant work visas in places where the unemployment rate is above like 6% or something.

The finalists alleged that Jiang had made “several apparent writing mistakes” in an online video and that she “seemed unfamiliar with these mathematical expressions and symbols”.

While the preliminary round of the competition allowed participants to use programming software, the final round was a closed-book exam. The results of the finals, which were initially set to be released in August, were postponed for several months. When the results were finally made public on Sunday, Jiang was not among the 86 winners of the final round.

Her school also confirmed in a statement on Sunday that Jiang had been helped by her teacher Wang, and that Wang had been given a warning and disqualified from teachers’ awards for the year. The statement also called for leniency and protection for the teenager. Attempts by the BBC to contact Jiang's family were unsuccessful. A social media account once used by her mother is now defunct, and a phone number linked to her father has been deactivated. Multiple phone calls by the BBC to Jiang's school went unanswered, and a village official declined to discuss Jiang when contacted by the BBC.

While Sunday’s revelation unleashed a wave of criticism of Jiang and her teacher, many social media users also spoke up for the teenager, arguing the bigger responsibility lay with her school and teacher. “Jiang Ping is not innocent, that’s without question. But who are the worst parties in this?” reads a post on Weibo. “The adults brought this child along to do a bad deed, and let her suffer all the consequences.”

“Even if the whole thing was faked, Jiang Ping was not the mastermind behind it,” another wrote on Weibo. “She should not be burned at the stake.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c87xj8d0131o

She had chosen to study at the vocational school both because she was interested in fashion design, and because her sister and friends were there, said local media outlets. Jiang's results and unconventional educational background soon grabbed nationwide attention. Her story was featured in a video produced by Damo Academy and she was interviewed by news outlets across the country. “Learning maths is bumpy, but every time I solve the problems I feel quite happy,” she told the state-run People’s Daily. “No matter what the future holds, I will keep learning.”

Jiang’s teacher, Wang Runqiu, was also thrust into the spotlight, hailed as an educator who noticed and encouraged her passion for maths. Speaking to the media, he described her as an attentive student who had learnt advanced mathematics herself. "I have encountered many setbacks in the process of learning maths,” he said. “So, I want to do everything I can to help my students and let them know that there are other possibilities in the future.”

But along with an outpouring of praise for Jiang and her teacher, the student’s story also sparked a discussion about whether China’s education system did enough to support gifted students in less academic pathways - especially those who may not have received similar recognition by their teachers. China's education system focuses much of its resources on those taking the "Gaokao" - the notoriously difficult exam that students need to take in order to get into university. Those in vocational schools had long faced restrictions in taking the gaokao and enrolling in regular universities, until an education reform in 2022 offered vocational school students an alternative university entrance exam.

An earlier op-ed in state-news media outlet Xinhua said that Jiang's results “hint[ed] at an awkward truth: even youths as talented as her may be easily buried without good education credentials”. But as Jiang’s fame burgeoned, criticism and scepticism surrounding her skills also started to bubble. In June, dozens of other finalists published a joint letter they wrote to the competition organising committee demanding an investigation into Jiang. They also called for her answers to the preliminary test questions to be made public.

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A 17-year-old girl in China hailed as a genius in a mathematics contest cheated, competition organisers have said - ending months of scepticism over her stellar results. Jiang Ping, a fashion design student from a rural town in Jiangsu province, made headlines in June when she came 12th in the qualifiers of an international maths contest run by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. She was the first finalist since the competition began in 2018 to have come from a lowly vocational school, Chinese media reported. The vast majority of the 800 finalists came from elite universities. Jiang's results turned her into an overnight sensation, and she was labelled a "prodigy" in the press and on social media.

Under China's notoriously cut-throat education system, academic excellence is lauded. Many people online were encouraged by Jiang's results, seeing them as proof that students from vocational institutes could still excel academically. However, as doubt surrounding her abilities snowballed, competition organisers said last Sunday that Jiang had violated competition rules in the preliminary round, by receiving help from her teacher, who was also a contestant himself. “This has exposed problems like inadequacies in the competition format and the lack of rigour in supervision. We sincerely apologise,” organisers said in a statement. According to the final results announced on Sunday, neither Jiang nor her teacher was among 86 winners in the competition. The annual mathematics contest is open to contestants from institutions worldwide and hosted by Damo Academy, Alibaba’s research institute.

This year, Jiang, a student at Jiangsu Lianshui Secondary Vocational School, outperformed other finalists from some of the world’s most prestigious institutions — including Peking University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the University of Oxford.

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Anyone ever used an induction stove? What do you think about it?

This might be the only thing they're right about:

It seems like a woman marrying a man that much older than her is far more likely to cheat, but maybe that's unfair to say.

What are the stats?

Kobojunkie:
All those folks are trying to sell their books to Africans such as yourself.

American Neo-Colonialism: Its Emergence in the Philippines and Asia
https://www.amazon.com/American-Neo-Colonialism-Emergence-Philippines-Asia/dp/0717802515

Making of the Neo-Colonial State in South Asia: The Pakistan Experience
https://read.dukeupress.edu/cssaame/article-abstract/17/2/108/419/Making-of-the-Neo-Colonial-State-in-South-Asia-The

British Neocolonialism in Malaya and Singapore, and the US Empire in the Pacific
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4862&context=soss_research

Also (American Neo-Colonialism: Its Emergence in the Philippines and Asia):

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Also:

2 men from Miami and Los Angeles charged in $230 million cryptocurrency scam, FBI says
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/2-men-from-miami-and-los-angeles-charged-in-230-million-cryptocurrency-scam-fbi-says/

Arrested - Jeandiel Serrano & Malone Lam

US charges 3 companies, 15 people with cryptocurrency fraud
https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-charges-18-people-companies-cryptocurrency-fraud-2024-10-09/

Some of the people arrested - Manpreet Kohli, Liu Zhou, Aleksei Andriunin, Riqui Liu, Baijun Ou, Michael Thompson, and Bradley Beatty

‘Prolific’ malvertising scammer arrested and extradited to US to face charges
https://therecord.media/prolific-scammer-arrested-extradited-us

Arrested - Maksim Silnikau

Irving police arrest alleged scammer targeting senior citizens across the U.S.
https://www.fox4news.com/news/mohamid-ali-irving-arrest-scamming-arrest

Arrested - Mohamid Ali

Some of the people arrested:

I won't comment on this project, but if you know anything about solar panels, this is an opportunity. It doesn't even have to be a large system. Engineering grads who can't find work need to start looking at starting businesses for selling and installing small-scale, inexpensive systems for residential use.

IDK what's going on there, but congrats to that man for looking that good at 76.

cococandy:
...So I’m split between California and Germany for the next few years.
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But there’s too much German sternness in the air. I don’t know how to explain it. Or maybe I’m just homesick

This just reminded me.

No offense to gay men, but the German accent makes every dude sound like a power bottom.

This is a joke. Some of the worst crimes are committed with the full support and resources of Chinese government.

When someone has this mentality towards their family, they're often just exposing their racism.

I understand that some people will try to squeeze every last dollar out of someone, and I understand that some people in Nigeria think that everyone abroad is rich. But when people complain about helping family, it's rarely because of those reasons.

Omoawoke:
People should grow some balls and put people to their respective places…

True. But I think calling it a complex is letting them get away with stuff though. I think the language we choose to describe certain issues is very important. These people are racist.

Yes, quite silly. If she was serious, she would do something very different...

I don't know why black people seem to refuse to beat people like this up.

It could be as innocent as her wanting the care and attention of the baby.

But it could also be more serious. This behavior can be a sign of abuse. Carefully review who she has been around.

If it's just about attention, then give her confidence that you love her just as much as the baby. Maybe find time just for you and her to play and talk. Also, explain to her how she's a big girl now, and she shouldn't do that.

You know, one of the reasons some guys avoid single mothers is they believe the woman will always want to be with the father of the children. They also believe that the father has easy access (if you know what I mean) to the woman.

You're likely hyped about your gf because she's very pretty and has her own, and you may not be looking at other things. You're also overly stressed about your age and marriage.

Bro, don't rush. It's only been a year. lol You're not even 30 yet. Let time reveal who she really is. If she's right for you, then in a couple years it will be clear to just about everyone, including your mother.