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A pin is disclosed that includes an elongated shaft having a constant diameter, and an elongated threaded portion having first and second axially separated ends, the first axial end being axially closer to the elongated shaft than the second axial end. The threaded portion has a root diameter that tapers linearly from a maximum value at the first axial end to a minimum value at the second axial end. The root diameter at the first axial end is substantially equal to the diameter of the elongated shaft itself. The pin also includes a drill end extending axially from the second axial end of the threaded portion such that the drill end is connected to the elongated shaft by the threaded portion. Also disclosed is a preferred method of forming the threaded portion on the pin including the steps of: rotating the pin about its longitudinal axis; moving a cutting surface at a predetermined speed across an axial portion of the rotating pin to thereby cut threads in the axial portion; and linearly increasing the distance between the cutting surface and the longitudinal axis of the pin as the cutting surface is moved across the axial portion of the pin.
This invention relates to a pin used to penetrate a bone, and, more particularly, to a guide pin having an improved threaded portion used to facilitate the placement of a bone screw.
Bone screws are widely used to secure a fractured bone in place while the bone heals. For example, when a bone breaks, the two pieces of the broken bone usually become misaligned making it difficult for the bone to heal properly. Although a surgeon can manipulate the pieces of the broken bone back into alignment, there is a tendency for the pieces of bone to again become misaligned during the lengthy healing process due to movement by the patient. Surgeons therefore often use bone screws to screw the pieces of the broken bone together, reducing the likelihood that the bone pieces will move during the healing process.
In order to provide sufficient strength and support to keep the bone pieces in place while the bone heals, bone screws typically have diameters in excess of 4.5 millimeters. For example, the diameter of a bone screw commonly used to engage the cortical bone is 4.5 millimeters, while a 5.0 millimeter bone screw is used to engage the cancellous bone.
Due to the difficulty associated with placing such large diameter bone screws into a fractured bone, smaller diameter guide pins are used to initially immobilize the fractured bones, and to then guide the larger bone screws into place. One commonly used guide pin, having a diameter of about 2.0 millimeters, is illustrated in FIG. 1, and includes an elongated shaft or shank 12 (only a portion of which is shown in FIG. 1), a threaded portion 14 and a drill end 16.
A surgeon will first align the pieces of the fractured bone, and then screw the guide pin into the fractured bone using the drill end 16 and the threads 14 to advance the guide pin into the bone. A cannulated bone screw (i.e., a bone screw having a hollow center), with an inner diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the guide pin, is then placed over the guide pin, and is advanced along the guide pin toward the injured bone. When the bone screw reaches the bone, the bone screw is screwed into the bone, providing sufficient support for the bone to heal. Once the bone screw is in place, the guide pin is removed.
Therefore, the guide pin provides a guide for the movement of the bone screw and also serves to keep the bone pieces properly aligned while the bone screw is being screwed into the bone. Unfortunately, since the diameter of the guide pin is necessarily quite small, the forces exerted on the guide pin by the physician during placement of the guide pin, or subsequent placement of the bone screw, may cause the guide pin to fracture during the procedure at the point where the thread portion meets the shaft. The surgeon must then remove the broken pieces of the guide pin, and may need to begin the procedure again using a new guide pin.
A pin according to the present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing an improved threaded portion that increases the strength of the pin. The pin of the invention includes an elongated shaft having a constant diameter, and an elongated threaded portion having first and second axially separated ends, the first axial end being axially closer to the elongated shaft than the second axial end. The threaded portion has a root diameter that tapers from a maximum value at the first axial end to a minimum value at the second axial end.
In a preferred embodiment, the root diameter of the threaded portion tapers linearly and the first axial end of the threaded portion abuts the elongated shaft. The root diameter at the first axial end is substantially equal to the diameter of the elongated shaft itself. A preferred pin also includes a drill end extending axially from the second axial end of the threaded portion such that the drill end is connected to the elongated shaft by the threaded portion.
The threaded portion includes a plurality of threads, each of which are characterized by a thread height. The thread height of the threads increases linearly from the first axial end of the threaded portion to the second axial end. In a preferred pin the diameter of the elongated shaft is about two millimeters, and the thread diameter of the threaded portion is equal to the diameter of the elongated shaft.
Also disclosed is a preferred method of forming the threaded portion on the pin of the invention including the steps of: rotating the pin about its longitudinal axis; moving a cutting surface at a predetermined speed across an axial portion of the rotating pin to thereby cut threads in the axial portion; and increasing the distance between the cutting surface and the longitudinal axis of the pin as the cutting surface is moved across the axial portion of the pin. In a preferred embodiment the step of increasing the distance between the cutting surface and the longitudinal axis of the pin comprises increasing the distance linearly.
The present invention provides a substantial improvement in pins since the gradual tapering of the root diameter of the threaded portion eliminates the abrupt or sudden change in the diameter of the pin that is exhibited by the prior art. The sudden change in diameter at the junction of the threaded portion and the main shaft of prior art pins (see FIG. 1) creates a weak point that may fail under stress. The pin of this invention exhibits a gradual change in diameter and therefore includes no weak point. The advantages obtained include increased strength, improved ease of advancement of the pin into the bone, and a reduction in the heat generated by advancement of the pin into the bone. Other advantages will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 1 is a side view of a prior art guide pin.
FIG. 2 is a side view of a guide pin according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an illustration of a method of forming threads on the guide pin shown in FIG. 2.
Referring to FIG. 2, a guide pin 20, made according to the present invention, comprises an elongated shaft 22 (only a portion of which is shown in FIG. 2), a threaded portion 24 and a drill end 26. Threaded portion 24 includes a number of threads 28 and is characterized by a root diameter 30 and a thread diameter 32. The root diameter 30 is defined as the diameter of guide pin 20 at the root or base of each thread 28. The thread diameter 32 is equal to the diameter of guide pin 20 at the crest or highest point of each thread 28.
The thread diameter 32 is constant, and is equal to the diameter of shaft 22 (with the possible exception of a limited number of threads 28 whose surfaces have been altered due to the formation of drill end 26, as described below). The root diameter 30, however, gradually tapers from a maximum at the axial end of threaded portion 24 closest to shaft 22, to a minimum at the axial end of threaded portion 24 closest to drill end 26. The root diameter decreases linearly as a function of the axial distance from shaft portion 22.
As shown in FIG. 2, the pin is formed with threads having a constant pitch. However, because the root diameter gradually tapers from the shaft to the drill end, the outer portions of the threads 50, on the drill end widen as they progress along the longitudinal axis of the pin to the shaft. Thus, the outer portions of the threads 52 on the shaft end are wider than the outer portions of the threads 50 on the drill end. Due to this widening of the outer portions of the threads, the distance between the threads on the drill end 54 of the pin are smaller than the distance between the threads on the shaft end 56 of the pin. This decrease in the distance between the threads as the pin is screwed into the bone, for example, causes a continual compression of the bone along the longitudinal axis of the pin. Thus, as the pin progresses into the bone the bone is squeezed along two axes. The bone is squeezed perpendicular to the axis of the pin due to the increasing root diameter and the bone is squeezed along the longitudinal axis of the pin between the threads of the pin as the distance between the threads decreases.
FIG. 3 illustrates one method of forming threaded portion 24 on guide pin 20 using a standard cutting tool 40. Guide pin 20 is rotated along its longitudinal axis 44 by a standard apparatus (not shown) as cutting tool 40 moves along axis 42 to engage pin 20. With pin 20 continuing to rotate, cutting tool 40 travels along pin 20 at a constant speed, thereby forming threads 28. Once threads 28 are formed, drill end 26 is formed in a well known manner using a standard machine tool. Alternatively, drill end 26 may be formed before threads 28 are formed. The number of threads 28 can be varied by varying both the speed at which pin 20 is rotated and/or the speed with which cutting tool 20 is moved. It should be noted that FIG. 3 illustrates pin 20 with threads 28 already formed.
The path or line 42 along which cutting tool 40 travels forms an angle A of 2.5 degrees with longitudinal axis 44 of pin 20. The longitudinal axis 41 of cutting tool 40 is perpendicular to path 42. Since path 42 is not parallel to longitudinal axis 44, as cutting tool 40 forms threads 28, the distance between tool 40 and axis 44 of pin 20 will increase. This gradual movement of cutting tool 40 away from longitudinal axis 44 of pin 20 causes the root diameter of the threads being formed to gradually taper from the minimum value at the end of threaded portion 24 closest to drill end 26 to a maximum value that is equal to the diameter of shaft portion 22, as discussed above.
The tapering of the root diameter 30 results in the height of each thread 28 also tapering from a minimum value at the portion of threaded portion 24 closest to shaft 22 to a maximum height exhibited at the portion of threaded portion 24 closest to drill end 26. Referring to FIG. 2, the height of a thread 28 is defined as one half of the difference between the thread diameter 32 and the average of the root diameters on each axial side of the thread under consideration. This difference clearly increases as the threads approach drill end 26, where the threads become higher or more pronounced.
This gradual tapering of the root diameter of threaded portion 24 results in a smooth transition from the shaft diameter to the root diameter of threaded portion 24, resulting in a number of advantages over prior art guide pins. Prior art guide pins, like the pin shown in FIG. 1, have a sudden change in diameter at the junction of the threaded portion and the main shaft of the pin, which creates a weak point that may fail under stress. The guide pin of this invention exhibits a gradual change in root diameter and therefore includes no weak point, resulting in a number of advantages as described above.
The above description is intended for illustrative purposes only, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims as will be evident to one skilled in this art. For example, various thread shapes and drill points may be substituted for those illustrated. Similarly the number of threads may be varied, and the method of manufacture described above may be varied.
an elongated threaded portion having a constant pitch comprising first and second axially separated ends, said first axial end being axially closer to said elongated shaft than said second axial end, said threaded portion having a root diameter that tapers from a maximum value at said first axial end to a minimum value at said second axial end and wherein said threaded portion has outer edges that gradually widen along the elongated axis from a minimum value at said second axial end to a maximum value at said first axial end.
2. The pin of claim 1 wherein said pin is a guide pin used to guide a cannulated bone screw.
3. The pin of claim 1 wherein said root diameter of said threaded portion tapers linearly from said first axial end to said second axial end.
4. The pin of claim 1 wherein said first axial end abuts said elongated shaft.
5. The pin of claim 1 further comprising a drill end extending axially from said second axial end of said threaded portion such that said drill end is connected to said elongated shaft by said threaded portion.
6. The pin of claim 1 wherein said root diameter at said first axial end of said threaded portion is substantially equal to said diameter of said elongated shaft.
7. The pin of claim 1 wherein said threaded portion comprises a plurality of threads, each of said threads having a thread height, wherein said thread height of said threads increases from said first axial end to said second axial end.
8. The pin of claim 6 wherein said thread height of said threads increases linearly from said first axial end to said second axial end.
9. The pin of claim 1 wherein said diameter of said elongated portion is equal to two millimeters.
10. The pin of claim 1 wherein said elongated threaded portion has a thread diameter that is equal to said diameter of said elongated shaft.
wherein said threaded portion has a root diameter that tapers linearly from a maximum value at said first axial end to a minimum value at said second axial end and wherein said threaded portion has outer edges that gradually widen along the elongated axis from a minimum value at said second axial end to a maximum value at said first axial end.
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GR980400644T GR3026460T3 (en) 1992-02-06 1998-03-27 Pin with tapered root diameter.


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At the end of the day, write a note, jotting down any little achievement the day brought. Better still, have a flashback of the good events of the day in your mind before you go to sleep. This will help keep you in a favorable mindset.
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The St Pats Race Club Inc has a long and successful history dating back to the mid 1950's.
However with the passing of time and ageing of personnel, St Pats has insufficient volunteers to commit to conducting the Club into the future. Changes are needed.
The next St Pats Race Club Inc race meeting on February 24th 2019 will be the last race meeting in its present format.
Following this race meeting St Pats will combine with the Yea Race Club to form a new club to incorporate the two clubs and to conduct a Yea Cup Meeting and a St Pats Cup Meeting.
Following the 2019 St Pats Cup races it will be the end of an era and the beginning of a new one. The St Pats Cup will be conducted by the newly formed club.
It is disappointing that the St Pats Club will cease in its present format but encouraging to know that the St Pats Cup will continue under a different administration.
I invite you and your friends to come to the final St Pats races in Yea on Sunday 24th February and enjoy a day at the Picnic Races and to acknowledge the contribution that St Pats has made to Picnic Racing and to the local community over the past sixty years and more.
Apart from the races, bookies and TAB, St Pats provides a wide range of catering options, entertainment and kids activities.


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She Walked Off This Flight With Tons Of Tears & Cash
It started out like any normal flight, with polite chit-chat between people sitting next to each other. Kimberly Bermudez told a stranger about her job at a low-income school, and how difficult and heartbreaking it is to see the struggles that her students and their parents face.
She explained that most of her students are immigrants, and that her parents do everything in their power just to make ends meet. The man sitting next to her told her that his company likes to donate to schools such as hers, and that maybe they could arrange something.
If that already wasn't heart-lifting enough, things then really took a turn. Kimberly then felt a tap on shoulder. The man sitting behind her apologized for having listened in on their conversation and handed her a hefty stack of cash, telling her to "do something amazing" with the gift.
Other passengers overheard the conversation too and everyone started to donate money for Kimberly to use towards her school children. She walked off the plane with an impressive and inspiring $530 dollars of funding, which she plans to spend on books for her students.

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The Emerald Isle
Ayubowan.
Sri Lanka is an island nation that rests at the toe of India. This tear-drop shaped paradise remains off the high-profile radar, offering travelers an incredible offshore garden. Visit the Sigiriya Rock Fortress, Galle Fort, tea plantations in the rolling hills of Nuwara Eliya, and cultural center of Kandy. Also, experience a jeep safari in two national parks!
Colombo Arrival
Welcome to Sri Lanka! After exiting customs formalities, meet your guide and transfer to your hotel.
Sri Lanka, the island nation home to more than 20 million people, is a strategic naval link between West and Southeast Asia. The nation famously exports tea, coffee, and coconuts and boasts a rich cultural heritage. Colombo, the commercial capital of Sri Lanka, is a vibrant mix of modernity and colonial ruins. Because of its natural harbor and positioning along East-West sea trade routes, Colombo was known to ancient traders from 2,000 years ago. Overnight.
Colombo - Habarana
After breakfast, drive to Sigiriya (3 hours) and climb the Rock Fortress. The name refers to a site of historical and archaeological significance that is dominated by a massive column of rock nearly 200 meters (660 ft) high. According to an ancient Sri Lankan chronicle, the site was selected by King Kasyapa (477 – 495 CE) for his new capital. He built his palace on the top of this rock and decorated its sides with colorful frescoes. On a small plateau, he built a gateway in the form of an enormous lion. The name of this place is derived from this structure —Sīhāgiri, the Lion Rock.
The capital and the royal palace were abandoned after the king's death and it was used as a Buddhist monastery until the 14th century. It is considered one of the best preserved examples of ancient urban planning.
Upon descending the rock, take a hidden route from the base of the rock into the green gardens of Sigiriya, where you will enjoy refreshments and some traditional Sri Lankan cuisine along with fresh cut fruits, cold towels, and mineral water.
On your return journey to the hotel, travel away from the main roads and proceed along the picturesque Kandalama Tank. Arrive at a remote village and walk through the narrow roads to the waiting catamaran boats, which take you along the Kandalama. The catamaran ride is a brief experience but gives you the essence of how typical villagers use them for fishing, transportation, and picking up water lilies.
Transfer to the hotel for an evening at leisure.
Habarana
In the morning, visit the ancient city of Polonnaruwa. Polonnaruwa is an ancient Sri Lankan kingdom and remains one of the best planned archaeological relics in the country. The UNESCO site houses the ruins of a garden-city created by Parakramabahu I in the 12th century and Brahmanic monuments built by the Cholas.
Following the visit, enjoy a traditional Sri Lankan meal at a café by the rice fields, prepared using clay pots and a wood fire.
Later, enjoy a 4x4 jeep safari in Minneriya National Park. Minneriya is one of Sri Lanka's formative national parks where elephants and other wildlife can be observed. Return to your hotel and overnight.
Habarana - Kandy
After breakfast, drive to Kandy (3 hours). En-route, visit the Dambulla Cave Temple. Dambulla is the largest and best-preserved cave temple complex in Sri Lanka. The rock towers 160 m over the surrounding plains. There are more than 80 documented caves in the area but the major attractions are spread over five caves that contain statues and paintings. Ibbankatuwa prehistoric burial site near Dambulla is the latest archaeological site of significant historical importance found in Dambulla, providing evidence of the presence of indigenous civilizations long before the arrival of Indian influences in Sri Lanka.
The climb from the base is not strenuous and can be done at a leisurely pace. The best time to climb is in the early morning or the late afternoon to avoid the heat. You will need to cover your knees and shoulders and access the inner chambers barefoot or with socks.
You will then begin your journey towards Kandy, which was the last stronghold of Sri Lankan monarchs. En-route you will learn about the story of Sri Lankan spices and have a spice infused Sri Lankan meal for lunch at a private spice garden. Sri Lanka has long been renowned for its spices. Since ancient times, traders from all over the world who came to Sri Lanka brought their native cuisines to the island, resulting in a rich diversity of cooking styles and techniques. Sri Lankan people use spices liberally in their dishes and typically do not follow an exact recipe. Additionally, some of the spices are also used for medicinal purposes in the indigenous medical method called Ayurveda.
Situated beside a lake in the hills, Kandy is considered Sri Lanka's cultural center. The city houses the Temple of the Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa), considered one of the most sacred places of worship in the Buddhist world. Transfer to your hotel and overnight.
Elephant Stables
A luxury boutique hotel with sweeping views of the Kandy hills, Elephant Stables offers a modern, contemporary twist on colonial charm. Take a dip in the infinity pool, view the classic car collection, or sample the signature cocktail, the Elephant Unstable!
After a leisurely breakfast, visit Peradeniya and spend the morning with expert Botanist Bandara Palipana at the impressive Royal Botanical Gardens, formerly a pleasure place for Kandyan kings. The gardens cover around 150 acres at an elevation of 1550 feet. Here is a marvelous collection of specimens of the flora of the whole tropical world, as well as a great herbarium and museum of plants in Sri Lanka.
Then travel further interior to the mystic kingdom of Gampola near Kandy. Meet Jacques Soulié to talk about the Kandy and Gampola kingdoms over lunch at around 12 PM.
An ancient house of a Village Chief has been transformed into a functional art center with all the facilities needed, while keeping intact all the historical aspects of this Dutch-style architecture dating back to the 18th century. Its vast collection which reflects the interests of its founder Jacques Soulié – traditional furniture, art items, antique books, manuscripts, photographs, post cards witnessing a thorough understanding and coverage of two cultures, Sri Lankan and French.
In the evening, visit the temple complex and observe the puja at 18:30 which holds the sacred tooth relic of Buddha, brought to Sri Lanka during the reign of king Meghavarna (301-328). The relic is encased in seven caskets, one kept inside the other, the outer of which has a shape of a stupa adorned with a large number of gold ornaments. We will provide you with white temple clothing, incense sticks, and oil lamps. (White clothing to wear for the temple visit will be placed in the rooms).
Return to your hotel and overnight.
Kandy - Nuwara Eliya
In the morning, transfer to the rail station for your train journey to Nuwara Eliya. Nuwara Eliya is located in the heart of Sri Lankan hill country. It is the home of the famous Ceylon Tea and the rolling mountains are a carpet of velvety green tea plantations interspersed with tumbling waterfalls. The city is overlooked by Pidurutalagala, the tallest mountain in Sri Lanka. Enjoy an afternoon at leisure and overnight.
Nuwara Eliya/Horton Plains
In the morning, drive to Horton Plains by jeep for a picnic breakfast. The Horton Plains are the headwaters of three major Sri Lankan rivers - Mahaweli, Kelani, and Walawe. In Sinhala, the plains are known as Maha Eliya and stone tools dating back to Balangoda culture have been found on site. The vegetation is grasslands interspersed with montane forest and includes many endemic woody plants. Large herds of Sri Lankan Sambar Deer feature as typical mammals, and the park is also an important birding region with many species not only endemic to Sri Lanka but restricted to Horton Plains.
Return to Nuwara Eliya and explore the tea plantations. Overnight.
Nuwara Eliya - Yala
This morning, drive to Yala National Park, the most visited and 2nd largest sanctuary in Sri Lanka. En-route, view the famous Rawana Falls and Ella Gap. In the afternoon, enjoy a safari by jeep in Yala. Yala was designated as a wildlife sanctuary in 1900 and, along with Wilpattu, was one of the first two national parks in Sri Lanka. It is recognized for the conservation of Sri Lankan Elephants and aquatic birds.
Yala hosts a variety of ecosystems ranging from moist monsoon forests to freshwater and marine wetlands. The number of mammals that have been recorded from the park is 44, and it has one of the highest leopard densities in the world. Also, the area surrounding Yala has hosted several ancient civilizations. Overnight in Yala.
Yala - Galle
In the morning, drive to Galle (2 hours). Stone sea walls, expanded by the Dutch, encircle car-free streets with architecture reflecting Portuguese, Dutch, and British rule. Visit the Galle Fort. Also known as the Ramparts of Galle, it was built by the Portuguese in 1558, fortified by the Dutch in 1649, and came under British control in 1796.The fort layout resembles a small town and residents still live inside the walls, including Sinhalese, Dutch, Germans, Portuguese, English, and Muslim Moors.
Evening at leisure to meet with the local artisans and enjoy the seaside community. Overnight.
Galle - Bentota and Departure
Today you will visit the Lunuganga Estate in Bentota for a garden tour and lunch. Lunuganga is a Sri Lankan architectural masterpiece. It is the former country residence of the world-renowned Sri Lankan architect, the late Geoffrey Bawa. The garden was once a 25-acre rubber estate bought by Bawa in 1948, which he designed into a garden paradise after decades of careful, exquisite, creative thought and design.
Lunuganga reflects Bawa's legacy through his dedication to architecture, and personal life's work and is an inspiring place to visit and savor. There are astonishing views and beautiful interiors, with many original Bawa artwork and blueprints on the walls. Guests dine at the edge of the tranquil Dedduwa Lake. Today Lunuganga is managed by the Geoffrey Bawa Trust and offers guests a rare opportunity to step inside the private life of one of the world's most celebrated architects - a man dubbed as "the father of Asian architecture."
Continue to Colombo (2 hours) and transfer to the airport for your onward flight. Bon Voyage!
Jeep safari in Minneriya and Yala
A visa is required to visit Sri Lanka
Ancient City of Polonnaruwa
Tea Plantations in Nuwara Eliya
Local Artists in Galle
Jeep Safari in Yala National Park


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25 Years of MIFF: How to Assemble Success
In recognition of the Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2019, we look at the story behind the remarkable annual event, from its humble beginnings to today's successful international furniture fair.
MIFF has its share of trials and triumph since the first show in 1995. The success of the fair is credited as a boon to the growth of the Malaysian furniture export industry: In the 1990s, the country's industry was fledging. In the past 25 years, it's grown to become one of the world's largest – and top 10 – furniture exporters.
"It's all hard work and there's no private agenda," said Dato' Tan Chin Huat, the man behind MIFF, the biggest furniture fair in Southeast Asia today.
The Seeds of Growth
Dato' Tan Chin Huat saw an opportunity for the young Malaysian furniture industry to grow when the first Industrial Masterplan (IMP1) was rolled out by Malaysia's Ministry of International Trade and Industry in 1985. With its abundance of tropical trees, at that time Malaysia was merely exporting timber and semi-finished wood products. There were only a handful of furniture exporters in Malaysia – the industry was dominated by Europeans and Americans. He saw an opportunity to cool down on what he called "an anti-tropical wood campaign."
He says that if Malaysians wanted to sell furniture, they had to go abroad at that time. "So, why not have it here, for ourselves?" he asked. And thus, the seed was planted.
The first MIFF was held on a very small scale at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), filled with only a handful of local entrepreneurs.
Economic Boosts
"In the first few years, purchases from regional buyers were not as encouraging, but there were one or two companies who clocked up orders," he recalled. Their persistence throughout the first few years paid off despite losses.
Then MIFF caught the attention of the Malaysian government. Dato' Tan recounted how Tan Sri Paduka Rafidah Aziz, Malaysia's then Minister of International Trade, had mentioned that she thought the potential economic spin-off from MIFF (which then had over 2000 visitors annually), could be a considerable financial contributor to trade in Malaysia.
In their conversation, Dato' Tan told her about the exhibitors' predicaments in terms of costs from tax regulations. "Seeing the huge potential, she went back to the Ministry and gave instructions that MIFF participants be given a double deduction of taxes and also be eligible for subsidy incentives for booth rental and booth presentation, a privilege previously given only to Malaysian exhibitors participating in overseas shows," he said
MIFF's growth was further boosted when the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) discounted furniture import duties up to 50 percent for members. This meant that ASEAN countries importing furniture from each other would pay a maximum of 25 percent in import duties. Subsequently, this helped to increase the presence of ASEAN visitors at MIFF.
Competition Leading to Quality Innovations
In 2002, MIFF attracted participants from the People's Republic of China, who emerged as strong competitors for Malaysian counterparts.
"Competition sometimes creates a momentum for people to grow faster in terms of design, product creation and creativity."
-Dato' Tan Chin Huat
Dato' Tan smiled as he recounted how the competition spurred Malaysian companies to increase innovation: "Our furniture companies gained a lot from the healthy competition," he said.
MIFF 2014 Buyers' Night
Dato' Tan (3rd from right) with delegates at
the MIFF 2017 Welcome Reception
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Mark Your Calendar for MIFF 2019
MIFF celebrates its 25th anniversary on March 8 to 11, 2019. Be sure not to miss this huge milestone. We look forward to welcoming you all next year.
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Bat-Zion Eraqi Klorman, Professor
The Open University of Israel Department of History,Philosophy and Judaic Studies 1 University Road P.O.B. 808 Ra'anana 4353701, Israel
Office: +972-54-4803151 Email:bater@openu.ac.il
Other Academic Activities
Ph.D., History, University of California, Los Angeles
M.A., History, University of California, Los Angeles
B.A., Near Eastern Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
Tel Aviv University, Middle East Studies
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Islam and Middle East Studies
Academic Appointments
Department of History, Philosophy and Judaic Studies, The Open University of Israel
Faculty of Agriculture, Hebrew University, Rehovot
Faculty of Humanities, Hebrew University, Rehovot
Department of Religious Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Department of History, Ben Gurion University, Beer-Sheba
Board Member, Association for Israel Studies
Member, Academic Committee, Center
for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry's Heritage
Director, Center for the Study of Yemeni Jewry, Ben-Zvi Institute, Jerusalem
Member, the Appointment Committee for the Ranks of Associate
Professors and Full Professors
Dean of Academic Studies, the Open University
Founder & first Director, Center for the Study of Relations Between Jews, Christians, Muslims (JCMcenter), the Open University, Raanana
Member, The Academic Committee, Center for the Study of Yemeni Jewry, Ben-Zvi Institute
Chair, Department of History, Philosophy and Judaic Studies, The Open University of Israel
Member, The Open University Senate
Member, Executive Committee, The Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel (MEISAI)
Chair, The Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel (MEISAI), Open University Branch
Member, Academic Committee, Center for the Study of Eretz Yisrael and its Settlement, Yad Ben-Zvi and the Open University
Member, Executive Committee, Society for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry (SOSTEJE)
Member, Executive Committee, Beth Nehama and Yair Library For Yemeni Jewish Studies
Membership in Professional Societies
The Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA)
The American Institute for Yemeni Studies (AIYS)
Association for Israel Studies (AIS)
Association for Jewish Studies (AJS)
The Middle East and Islamic Studies Association of Israel (MEISAI)
The World Union of Jewish Studies
Shabazi Prize, for Contribution to the Study of Yemeni Jewish Heritage and the Culture of the Jewish People
Diaspora Research Institute, Tel-Aviv University, Research Fellow
Research Authority Award, The Open University
Research Institute for the History of JNF, Land and Settlement, Research Award
Museum of Rishon Le-Zion, Research Award
Public Activity (Selected)
2018 - Chair of the General Assembly, Maccabi Health Care Organization
2000 – Member of the Board of Directors, Maccabi Health Care Organization
2000 – Member of various Maccabi Board of Directors' committees
2016 - Steering Committee Member, Center for the Heritage of Yemeni Jewry and Israel Communities (Rehovot)
2018 - Steering Committee Member, Rosh Ha`ayin Museum
2017 - Member of the Academic Committee, Center for Ethiopian Jews' Heritage
Ph.D Thesis
Messainism in the Jewish Community of Yemen in the Nineteenth Century, University of California, Los Angeles (1981)
Advisor: Prof. Amos Funkenstein
Traditional Society in Transition: The Yemeni Jewish Experience, Leiden & Boston: Brill, 2014.
The Jews of Yemen: History, Society, Culture, Vol. 3, Raanana: The Open University, 2008 (in Hebrew).
Messianism and Messiahs: The Jews of Yemen in the Nineteenth Century, Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, Heilal Ben Haim Series, Tel- Aviv 1995 (in Hebrew).
The Jews of Yemen In The Nineteenth Century: A Portrait Of A Messianic Community, E. J. Brill, 1993.
Yemeni Jews in Eretz Israel (Anthology), Raanana & Jerusalem: The Open Univesity and Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi, 2006.
Aharon Eraqi, Memories: Life in Rishon Le-Zion, Rishon Le- Zion 2001 (in Hebrew).
Chapters in Books
"The Ottoman Era in Yemen and Jewish Emigration (1881-1914)," in From Empire(s) to Nation-States: Population Displacements and Multiple Mobilities in the Late Ottoman Empire," edited by Bettina Severin-Barboutie and Catherine Horel, Leiden: Brill (forthcoming 2021).
"Jewish Emigration from the South Arabian Peninsula: The Broader Context of the 19th and 20th Centuries," in The Long History of Mizrahim: New Directions in the Study of Jews from Muslim Countries, edited by Aviad Moreno, Noah S. Gerber, Esther Meir-Glitzenstein, and Ofer Shiff, Sde Boker: The Ben Gurion Research Institute, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, 2021, pp. 256 - 283 (in Hebrew).
"Au royaume de Saba: les Juifs yemenites" in Edith Bruder (ed.), Juifs d'ailleurs Diasporas oubliיes, identitיs singulieres, ed., Paris: Albin Michel 2020, pp. 59-68.
"The Attitude of the Yishuv Leadership to Yemeni Jews -- Background for Understanding the Phenomenon of the Missing Children in Early Israel," in Tova Gamliel and Nathan Shifriss (eds.), The Children of the Heart: New Aspects of Research on the Yemenite Children Affair, Tel Aviv: Resling 2019, pp. 55-74. (in Hebrew)
"Yemeni Jews En Route to Palestine by Way of Aden during the Mandate Period 1920-1948," in Rachel Yadid & Danny Bar-Maoz, eds., Ascending the Palm Tree: An Anthology of the Yemenite Jewish Heritage, New York: E`ele Be-Tamar, 2018, pp. 306-333.
""Secular Trends and Tradition: Post Immigration Debates and Practices among Yemeni Jews," Festschrift on behalf of Norman Stillman, ed. Carsten Schapkow, Leiden & Boston: Brill 2015, pp. 214-234.
"The Bowl of Soup - Jews Converting to Islam in Yemen," in Aaron Layish (ed.), Conversion, Sufism, Revival and Reform in Islam: Essays in Memory of Nehemia Levtzion: Van Leer Institute, 2012, pp.49-81 (in Hebrew).
"Muslim and Jewish Interactions in the Tribal Sphere," in Michael Laskier and Ya`akov Lev (eds.), Judaism and Islam, Gainesville: Florida University Press 2011, pp. 125-137.
"Failed Attempts: Modern Jewish Education in Yemen," in Aharon Gimani and Shaul Regev (eds.), The Jews of Yemen: Studies in the History and Heritage of Yemen's Jewry(Bar Ilan University Press: Ramat-Gan, 2010, pp. 94-116, (in Hebrew).
"The 'Other' in the Political Culture of the Moshava," in Yaffah Berlowitch (ed.), Conversing Culture with The First Aliyya(Tel-Aviv: Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House, 2010, pp. 157-175, (in Hebrew).
"Yemeni Rabbis' Response to Secularism and Modernity in Israel," in Zvi Zohar (ed.), Rabbi Uzziel and His Peers: Studies in the Religious Thought of Oriental Rabbis in 20th Century Israel (Jerusalem: Rabbi Uzziel Institute and the Institute for the Study of Zionism at Tel-Aviv University, 2009, pp. 211-229 (in Hebrew).
"Enlightenment, Judaism, Islam and the Kabbala Dispute in Yemen: Social and Cultural Considerations," in Meir Litvak and Ora Limor (eds.), Radicalism and Religious Fanaticism(Jerusalem: The Zalman Shazar Center for Jewish History, 2007), pp. 133-180 (in Hebrew).
"Yemeni Jewish Historiography and the Formation of National Identity," in Henry Wasserman and Yossi Dahan (eds.), To Invent a Nation, The Open University Press: Raanana 2006, pp. 299-330 (in Hebrew).
Introduction,"in Haim Saadoun (ed.), Yemen - Jewish Communities in the East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth CenturySeries(Jerusalem: Ben-Zvi institute, 2002), pp. 11-20 (in Hebrew).
The Jews in their Environment," in Haim Saadoun (ed.), Yemen - Jewish Communities in the East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Series(Jerusalem: Ben-Zvi Institute, 2002), pp. 21-30 (in Hebrew).
"The Jews in the Economy," in Haim Saadoun (ed.), Yemen - Jewish Communities in the East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Series(Jerusalem: Ben-Zvi Institute , 2002), pp. 43-49 (in Hebrew).
"Messianism and Messianic Movements," in Haim Saadoun (ed.), Yemen - Jewish Communities in the East in the Nineteenth and Twentieth CenturySeries (Jerusalem: Ben-Zvi Institute , 2002), pp. 107-114 (in Hebrew).
"The Jews of Yemen," in R. Simon, M. Laskier and S. Reguer (eds.), The Jews of the Modern Middle East and North Africa (New York: Columbia University Press, 2003), pp. 389-408.
"The Yemeni Messiah in the Time of Maimonides: Prelude for Future Messiahs," in Y.K. Stillman and N.A. Stillman (eds.), From Iberia to Diaspora: Studies in Sephardic History and Culture(Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1999), pp. 129-138.
"Exile and the Land of Israel in the Writings of Yemeni Jewish Scholars," in Aviezer Ravitzki (ed.), Eretz Yisrael in Modern Jewish Thought(Jerusalem: Ben-Zvi Institute, 1998), pp. 381-390 (in Hebrew).
"Messianic Motifs in'Yavne'eli's Immigration' 1911-1914," in S. Gamliel, M. M. Caspi, S, Avizemer (eds.), Orhot Teman(Jerusalem: The Shalom Research Center, 1984) pp. 73-78 (in Hebrew).
"Messianic Motifs in the Book of Thought by Rabbi Sa'adia Mansura," in S. Seri (ed.), Se'i Yona: The Jews of Yemen in Israel(Tel-Aviv: E'ele be-Tamar, 1983), pp. 27-34 (in Hebrew).
Entries in Encyclopedias
"Darda'im," Enzyklopadie Judischer Geschichte und Kultur (Encyclopedia of Jewish History and Culture), ed. Dan Diner, Stuttgart: J. B. Metzler, January 2012, pp.60-66 (in German)
"Dor De`a School in San`a," in Norman A. Stillman, ed., Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World(Leiden: Brill, 2010, Vol. 2, pp. 27-28), Brill Online, http://brillonline.nl
"Messianism,"in Norman A. Stillman, ed., Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World(Leiden: Brill, 2010, Vol. 3, pp. 405-408), Brill Online, http://brillonline.nl
"Yemen"(coverage), in Norman A. Stillman, ed., Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World(Leiden: Brill, 2010, Vol. 4, pp. 627-639), Brill Online, http://brillonline.nl
"The Missing Yemeni Children Affair – How could it Happen"? Women in Judaism: A Multidisciplinary e- Journal Vol 17, no. 2 (2020), pp. 1-10.
"`Even if I am a woman, I will not let these men to accomplish their plan' – Yemeni women's struggle for their civil rights in Mandate Palestine," Hakkivun Mizrah 33, October 2018, pp. 61-63.
"The Jews of Yemen." In Oxford Bibliographies in Jewish Studies. Ed. Naomi Seidman. New York: Oxford University Press, 2018.
"Testament and Inheritance Reflecting Family Dynamics in Jewish Yemen in the 19th Century," Journal of Family History, 39 (1), (2014), pp. 61-71.
Encounters in Eritrea and in Ethiopia: Yemeni Jews and Adeni Jews, A Minority within A Minority under Italian Colonialism, "Pe'amin, 122-123 (2010), pp.41-46 (in Hebrew).
"Yemen, Aden and Ethiopia: Jewish Emigration and Italian Colonialism," Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (JRAS), Series 3, 19, 4 (October 2009), pp. 415-426.
"Society, Economy, Religion and Magic: Jews and Muslims in the Tribal Space," Jerusalem Studies in Jewish Folklore, 26 (2009), pp. 67-86 (in Hebrew).
"Muslim Society as an Alternative: Jews Converting to Islam," Jewish Social Studies, 14 (Fall 2007), pp. 88-117.
"Women Resisting Men: Inheritance and Disinheritance in the Yemenite Jewish Community in Mandatory Palestine," Nashim, 11 (2006), pp. 126-141.
"We and the Savages - Jews and Muslims in Tribal Yemen," Zmanim, 92 (2005), pp. 54-61 (in Hebrew).
"Yemeni Jews and the Labor Movement: Cultural-Ideological Distinction or Ethnic and Economic Discrimination - Comments on Yosef Gorny's article: 'The Strength and Weaknesses of Constructive Paternalism: The Second Aliyah Leaders' Image of the Yemenite Jews'," Katharsis, 2 (2004), pp. 53-68 (in Hebrew).
"Yemeni Jews in the Moshavot's Society and Economy," Israel, 4 (2003), pp. 109-121 (in Hebrew).
"The Forced Conversion of Jewish Orphans in Yemen," International Journal of Middle East Studies, 33:1 (February 2001), pp. 23-47.
"Aharon Afgin and his Account on the Jewish Immigration from Northern Yemen," Pe'amim, 84 (2000), pp. 88-103 (in Hebrew).
"'Ilegal' Immigration of Yemeni Jews to Palestine during the 1920s and 1930s," Miqedem Umiyam, 7 (2000), pp. 121-133 (in Hebrew).
"Messianism in Yemen: Unique Expression for an Old Ideology," Pe'amin, 75 (1998), pp. 153-164 (in Hebrew).
"Settlement of Yemeni and Ashkenazi Workers: From Rishon le-Zion to Nahalat Yehuda and Back," Cathedra, 84 (1997), pp. 85-106 (in Hebrew).
"Conversion of Orphans in Yemen: Jewish Response and the Behavior of Muslims," Pe'amin, 62 (1995), pp. 82-110 (in Hebrew).
"The Epistle of the Messiah Shukr Kuhayl II to the Jews of Haydan (1868)," Pe'amin, 64 (1995), pp. 103-107 (in Hebrew).
"Muslim Supporters of Jewish Messiahs in Yemen," Middle Eastern Studies, 29, 4 (October 1993), pp. 714-725.
"Messiahs and Rabbis: The Yemeni Experience," Revue des etudes juives, CLI, 1-2, (1992), pp. 77-94.
"Jewish and Muslim Messianism," International Journal of Middle East Studies, 22, 2 (May 1990), pp. 201-228.
"The Messiah Shukr Kuhayl II (1868-1875) and His Tithe (ma'aser): Ideology and Practice as A Means to Hasten Redemption," Jewish Quarterly Review, 79, 2-3 (1988), pp. 199-217; reprinted in Marc Saperstein (ed.), Essential Papers on Messianic Movements and Personalities in Jewish History (New York: New York University Press, 1992), pp. 456-472.
"Jewish Messianism and Muslim Messianism in Yemen in the Nineteenth Century - Intercultural Encounter," Pe'amim, 25 (1985), pp. 40-64 (in Hebrew).
"The Sabbatian Movement in Yemen," Pe'amim, 15 (1983), pp. 47-57 (in Hebrew).
"Messianic Expressions in the Jewish Yemeni Immigrations to Palestine 1881-1914," Pe'amim, 10 (1981), pp. 21-35 (in Hebrew).
Articles in Refereed Conference Proceedings
"Yemen: Religion, Magic and Jews," Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 39 (2009): 201-210, Archaeopress Oxford [Peer reviewed].
"The Attitudes of Yemeni Rabbis Towards 19th Century Jewish Messianic Figures," Proceedings of the Tenth World Congress of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, 1990, pp.355-362.
Review Essays
A Woman Entered Shabazi's Hall of Fame – A Review Essay on the Movie: Mori the Puzzle of Shabazi," director: Israela Shaer-Meoded, Ha`ivrim Series, Haokets, 7 November 2018
Wagner, Mark S. Jews and Islamic Law in Early 20th Century Yemen, Bloomington & Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 2015. Reviewed in Modern Jewish Studies, 17, 3, (2018), pp. 387-388
Ali Al-Muqri, The Handsome Jew, Haifa: Pardes Publishing House, 2017, Translated into Hebrew by Yehuda Shenhav-Shahrabani. Reviewed in Hamizrah Hehadash, 57 (2018), pp. 179-182 (in Hebrew).
Myers, Jody, Seeking Zion: Modernity and Messianic Activism in the Writings of Tsevi Hirsch Kalischer, Oxford, Portland: The Litman Library of Jewish Civilization, 2003, Cathedra, 126 (2007), pp. 165-168 (in Hebrew).
Parfitt, Tudor, The Road to Redemption: The Jews of the Yemen 1900-1950, Leiden, New York, Koln: E. J. Brill, 1996. Reviewed in Zion, 62, 1 (1997), pp. 94-98 (in Hebrew).
"The Departure of the Jews from Yemen in 1949-1950: The Conclusion of a Long Process," Et-Mol, 237 (2014), 19-22 (in Hebrew).
Ymeni Jews in Rishon Le- Zion: from the Second Aliya to the Twenty First Century, "Et- Mol, Ben Zvi Institute, September 2012.
"One Hundred Years to the Settlement of Yemeni Jews in Rishon Le- Zion", An Introduction to the Exhibition: "One Hundred Years to Yemeni Jews in Rishon Le-Zion", Rishon Le-Zion Museum, Rishon Le-Zion 2010.
"Kabbalah, Enlightenment and the 'Iqshim and Darda`im' Dispute," Meqorot, 2 (2008), pp. 18-23.
"Zionist Ideology, the Zionist Narrative and the Jews of Yemen," Afiqim, 129-130 (2008), pp. 11-13.
"The Judicial System in Yemen and the Property Rights of Women in Palestine," Tehuda, 24 (2007), pp. 9-12 (in Hebrew).
"Family Life and Family Law in Yemen," Afiqim, 127-128 (2006), pp. 50-52 (in Hebrew).
"Jewish Immigration from Yemen during the Mandate: Between the Policies of Yemen, Great Britain and the Jewish Agency," in Shalom Seri (ed.), Ancient Customs of the Yemenite Jewish Community, Tel-Aviv: E'ele be-Tamar, 2005, pp. 267-286 (in Hebrew).
"Jewish Immigration from Yemen to Palestine during the Ottoman Period," in Y. Dehuh Halevi (ed.) Mikhtav Le-Yona, Tel-Aviv: Afiqim, 2004, pp. 275-297 (in Hebrew).
"Rabbi Kook and the Ritual Slaughtering of Yemeni Jews," Afiqim, 117-118 (2000), pp. 56-58, 63 (in Hebrew).
"Neve-Shalom and the Yemeni Jewish Settlement in Palestine in the 1920s-1930s," Tehuda, 18 (1998), pp. 25-33 (in Hebrew).
"The Messiah in Yemen in the Twelfth Century," in Yosef Dahuh-Halevi (ed.), Mabu'ei Afiqim, Tel-Aviv: Afiqim, 1996, pp 517-524 (in Hebrew).
"Rural Jews in the Society and Economy of Yemen," Tehuda, 15 (1995), pp. 41-46 (in Hebrew).
2008 – 2011 Co-Editor, Hamizrah Hehadash: Journal of The Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel (in Hebrew)
Presentations at Scientific Conferences
From Southern Arabia to East Africa: Jewish immigration, Social Encounters and Italian Colonialism," Conference: A Sea that Links and Binds: Cooperation, Coercion and Compulsion across the Red Sea from the Eighteenth Century to the Present, Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin 4-5 June 2015.
"The Politics of Memory Shaping Yemeni Jewish Historiography in 20th Century Palestine," the 20th Annual Association for the Study of Nationalities (ASN) Convention, Harriman Institute, Columbia University, 23-25April 2015.
"Jewish Testaments in 19th Century Yemen: Inheritance, Family and Gender," Testaments in the Ottoman and Mediterranean Area Research Group, Levtzion Center for the Study of Islam, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, 9 June 2014.
Nineteenth Century Yemeni Jewish Family and the Position of Women: Patriarchal Ethos on the Verge of Change," European Social Science History Conference (ESSHC) 2014, April 22-26, Vienna.
"Family in Transformation: Yemeni Jews after immigrating to Palestine," Cultural Change in the Study of Zionism and Israel, March 26, 2014, Tel-Aviv University.
"Yemeni Jewish Women Immigrating to Palestine: Social Dynamics and Family Values," AIS, the 29th Annual Meeting, UCLA June 24-26, 2013
"Polygamus Practices: Tradition in Yemen, Transition in Palestine," Conference: Tradition and Transition in Jewish, Chistian, and Muslim Cultures, 24-26 June 2012, Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, UK.
"The Politics of Memory: Yemeni Jews' Writings during the Mandate Period," Commemorating Hundred Years to Yavne'eli's Immigration," December 30, 2012, Haifa University.
"Testament and Inheritance as Reflecting Family Dynamics in Nineteenth Century Yemen," Testimonies in the Ottoman and Mediterranean Sphere, March 12, 2012, The Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
"The Kabbala dispute, the Ottomans and Imam Yahya after 1911," A Century after Da``an: A Workshop on Yemeni History and Society, October 15, 2011, Sponsored by the Department of Near Eastern Studies and the Institute for the Transregional Study of the Contemporary Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia, Princeton University, Princeton.
"Religious Trends among Yemeni Jews Following their Immigration to Israel," Association for Israel Studies (AIS) 27thAnnual International Conference, June 13-15, 2011, Brandeis University, Boston.
The Political and Civic Representation of Yemeni Jews during the Mandate Period and its Acceptance in the Moshavot," Ashqelon Academic College & Bar-Ilan University, Ashqelon, March 28, 2011.
"The Challenge of Secularism and Modernity in the Writings of Yemeni Rabbis," The Fifteenth World Congress of Jewish Studies, Jerusalem, August 2-6, 2009.
"Donors and Recipients: Remarks on Philanthropic Engagements," discussant, Association for Israel Studies 25th Annual Conference, Beer-Sheva, June 1-3, 2009.
"Yemeni Jewish Women and Legal Rights in Palestine," the sixth conference of the series "Jewish Society Through the ages," Faculty of Jewish Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, March 24 2008.
"Jewish Polygamy in Yemen and in Palestine," The 42nd Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), Washington DC, 22-25 November 2008.
"Yemen: Religion, Magic and Jews,"The 41st Seminar for Arabian Studies, The British Museum, London, 24-26 July 2008.
"Polygamy in the Yemeni Jewish Community in Palestine and in Early Israel," Association for Israel Studies 24th Annual Conference, New York University, New York, 19-21 May 2008.
"Yemeni Jewish Education: Between Tradition and Modernity," second conference in the series "Jewish Society Through the Ages," Faculty of Jewish Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, 24 March 2008.
"Deserted Women - Jewish Women Living in a Muslim Society," The Third Annual Meeting of The Israel Organization for History and Law, Yad Ben Zvi, Jerusalem, 18 September 2007.
"The Imams of Yemen and Jewish Emigration: Political, Social and Economic Considerations," Jews and Muslims in the World of Islam - an international conference, 26-28 August 2007,University of Maryland.
"Immigration to Israel from Muslim Countries," – Organizer, Chair and Discussant, two consecutive sessions, for the Association for Israel Studies 2007 Annual Meeting, The Open University of Israel, Raanana, June 11-13, 2007.
"Yemen and Ethiopia - Jewish Migration and Italian Colonialism," The Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel Studies (MEISAI) Annual Meeting, Tel-Aviv University, 10 May 2007.
The Jews of Yemen – history, society and culture
Messianism - Ideology and movements
Jewish-Muslim relations
Immigration and Settlement in Palestine/Israel
Yemeni Jews in Palestine
Mizrahi Jews in Palestine and in Israel
Supervision of Graduate Theses
2019 Referee, The Open University, M. A. theses proposal in Cultural Studies
2017 Member, Ph.D. Committee, The Hebrew University, thesis in
2016 Referee, Bar Ilan University, Ph.D. theses proposal in Jewish
2011 (December) Referee, The Hebrew University, Ph.D. thesis in
Music and Folklore
2011 (September) Referee, The Hebrew University, Thesis in
Anthropology and Folklore
2010 Supervisor, Ben-Gurion University, M.A. theses in Jewish
2008 Referee, Tel-Aviv University, M.A. theses in Humanities
2006 Referee, The Hebrew University, Ph.D. theses in Jewish Thought
2005 Supervisor, Tel-Aviv University, M.A. theses in History of
2004 Referee, Tel-Aviv University, Ph.D. theses in Jewish History
Jewish Thought
Post-Doctoral Supervision
2013 Vered Madar, "Creative Community of Yemeni Jewish Women:
Voice and Body, Childbirth and Death"
Fulbright Theses Supervision
2019 Benjamin Gladstone, "Poet of Zion: Constructing Rabbi Shalom Shabazi as a Proto-Zionist Symbol."
2016 - Taub Center for Israel Studies, New York University, New York (NYU)
Spring 2012 - Department of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, New York University, New York (NYU)
Referee of Articles in Journals
Cathedra (Hebrew)
Hamizrah Hehadash (Hebrew)
Megamot (Hebrew)
Mizrah u-Ma'arav (Hebrew)
Pe'amim (Hebrew)
Theory and Criticism (Hebrew)
International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
Israel (Hebrew)
Jewish Quarterly Review
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
Nashim
The Historical Journal
Reports for Refereed Publication
Bar-Ilan University Press
Florida University Press at Gainesville
Indiana University Press
Makhon Ben-Zvi Press
Misgav Yerushalayim Press
The Open University Press
Yad Izhak Ben-Zvi Press
Presidential Advisory Committee
2015 Member, The President of Israel Committee for Scholarships in Academic Excellency on the Study of: "Ever, Arav, ve-Edom – Encounters between Cultures, Languages and Peoples"
Referee for Research Foundations
The Israel Science Foundation
Membership in Academic Prizes' Committees
The Association for Israel Studies (AIS)
The 2020 Shapiro Award for the Best Book in Israel Studies
The Middle East and Islamic Studies Association of Israel (MEISAI) –
The Best Doctoral Dissertation for 2019
Ben-Zvi Institute
The Best Scholarly Book for 2019
Israel Science Foundation (ISF) Committees
Organization of International Conferences
March, 8 2015 - Chair, the organizing committee, "The Israeli Society: Historical and Biographic Concerns," in honor of Professor Emerita Aviva Halamish retirement, The Open University, Raanana.
Chair, the organizing committee, "400th Anniversary of the Birth of Rabbi Shalem Shabazi, and Yemeni Jews through the Ages," the 2nd International Conference of the Center for the Study of Yemeni Jews, Ben-Zvi Institute, 2-3 September 2018, Jerusalem.
Chair, the organizing committee, "The Jews of Yemen: Social and Cultural Transformations," the 1st International Conference of the Center for the Study of Yemeni Jews, Ben-Zvi Institute, 4-5 September 2016, Jerusalem.
Chair, the organizing committee, " Religion and Government: Jews, Christians, Muslims," the 5th Annual International Conference of the Center for the Study of Relations between Jews, Christians, Muslims (JCMcenter), The Open University, 29-30 December 2015, Raanana.
Chair, the organizing committee, "Economy and Culture: the Encounter between Jews, Christians, Muslims," the 4th Annual International Conference of the Center for the Study of Relations between Jews, Christians, Muslims (JCMcenter), The Open University, 29-30 December 2014, Raanana.
Chair, the organizing committee, "The Family: Cultural Dynamics and Dialogue between Jews, Christians, Muslims," the 3rd Annual International Conference of the Center for the Study of Relations between Jews, Christians, Muslims (JCMcenter), The Open University, 29-30 December 2013, Raanana.
Chair, the organizing committee, "Legal Systems and their Approach to Religious Minorities," a conference honoring Lord Harry Woolf, 30 May, 2013, The Open University, Raanana.
Chair, the organizing committee, "Inter-Cultural Exchanges between Jews, Muslims and Christians", the 2nd Annual International Conference of the Center for the Study of Relations between Jews, Christians, Muslims (JCMcenter), The Open University, 26-27 December 2012, Raanana.
Chair, the Israeli organizing committee, "Tradition and Transition in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Cultures," in collaboration with Woolf Institute, 24-26 June 2012, Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, UK.
Chair, the organizing committee, "Jews, Christians, Muslims, Concepts of the Other," the 1st Annual International Conference of the Center for the Study of Relations between Jews, Christians, Muslims (JCMcenter), The Open University, 27 December 2011, Raanana.
Member, the organizing committee – "Jews from the East in the West," sponsored by Ben Zvi Institute, The Open University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, June 14-16, 2010, Jerusalem and Raanana.
Member, the organizing committee - SOSTEJE International Conference, Florence, Italy, 8-10 October 2007.
Organization of Academic Conferences
Chair, the organizing committee, "The Israeli Society: Historical and Biographic Concerns," honoring Professor Emerita Aviva Halamish retirement, The Open University, Raanana, 8 March 2015.
Chair, the organizing committee, The Annual Meeting of the Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel, Historical Society of Israel,The Open University, Raanana 25 June 2011.
Chair, the organizing committee, Writing a Biography of a Leader, a conference honoring Aviva Halamish book: Meir Yaari: a collective Biography, 27 April 2010, Raanana.
Chair, the organizing committee, The Annual Meeting of the Historical Society of Israel, 8 April 2010 Raanana.
"Yemeni Jews in Israel: Cultural and Social Transformation," a conference commemorating one hundred years of immigration of Yemeni Jews to Rishon le-Zion, Rishon Le-Zion, 16 February 2010, Sponsored by The Open University and Rishon le-Zion Museum.
"Women Meeting Challenges in Pre-State Israel,"Association for Israel Studies 24th Annual Conference, New York University, May 19-21, 2008 (panel).
"Immigration to Israel from Muslim Countries,"Association for Israel Studies 2007 Annual Meeting, The Open University of Israel, Raanana, June 11-13, 2007 (two panels).
May 2007- Member, academic committee, The 31st annual meeting of The Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel (MEISAI), Tel-Aviv University.
May 2006-"Yemeni Jews in Palestine/Israel," The Open University Campus, Raanana.
November 2005 -"Muslims and Others - Eretz Yisrael and Africa,"commemorating the publishing of Zemanim 92, The Open University Campus, Raanana.
May 2005 -"The Hashemites in the History of the Middle East," The Annual Meeting of The Israel Oriental Society, The Open University Campus, Raanana.
May 2004 -"Youth, Generation Struggle and Revolt in the Middle East," a conference organized for the History Department, The Open University, Tel-Aviv University Campus.
November 2003 -"Egypt - the 'Senior Sister': The Revolution and the Jews," a conference organized for the History Department, The Open University, Tel-Aviv University Campus.
November 2002 -"Fifty years to the 1952 Revolution in Egypt,"a conference organized for the History Department, The Open University, Tel Aviv University Campus.
January 2002 -"Intifada and Thawra -Nationalism, Rage and Protest in the Middle East," a conference organized for the History Department, The Open University, Tel-Aviv University Campus.
January 2001 -"Commemoration and Memory: Israel and Egypt Facing their Past," a conference organized for the History Department, The Open University, Tel-Aviv University Campus.
Selected Talks
"Sacrifice and Admiration: The Image of the Yemeni Jewish Mother," Conference on Maternal Sacrifice in Jewish Culture, Inalco, Paris, November 19-21, 2019.
"Yemeni Jewish political organization: Failure to Contest Marginalization," 3rd International Conference on Israel and Judaism Studies, Izmir Democracy University, Izmir, 8 -10 November, 2019.
"The Encounter of Yemeni and Ashkenazi Immigrants in the Yishuv: Social and Political Conflicts," International Conference: Migration in the History and Society of Israel, Institut fur die Geschichte der deutschen Juden, Hamburg, Germany, July 15-17, 2019
"Intermarriage as a Social and Historical Phenomenon," AIS 35th Annual Meeting, June 24-26, 2019, Kinneret College.
Jewish Migration Trends from South Arabia during the Ottoman Era 1872 – 1914,"Catz Center for Advanced Judaic Studies, University of Pennsylvania, May 5-6, 2019
"Historic Reality and its Representation in the Writings of Mordechai Tabib," Commemorating Forty Years to Mordechai Tabib's Death, A Conference in Ben-Zvi Institute, 22.01.2019.
"Jewish Masculinity in Defensive: Yemen and Palestine," A Conference Commemorating Forty Years of Researching the Jews of the East, Sefarad and North Africa (1978 – 2018), University of Haifa, 24.12.2018-26.12.2019.
"Yemeni Jewish Women Immigrants in Palestine (1908 – 1948): The Defiance of Community Patriarchal Values," Annual Conference of the CEES (Center of Excellence in Estonian Studies): "On the Move: Migration and Diasporas," Estonian Literary Museum, Tartu, 29.11.2018 – 1.12.2018
"The dhimma Agreement and the Jews of Yemen: between shari`a and Practice in the Tribal Space," Conference Honoring Meir Bar-Asher and Meir Hatina's eds., Islam: History, Religion, Culture, Magnes Press: Jerusalem, 2017, The Open University of Israel, 13.11.2018.
"From Yemen to Palestine: Jewish Immigration under the Ottomans 1881- 1914," in War and Displacement in the Ottoman Empire, 1890-1923", Workshop, University of Lausanne, October 26 2018.
"Studying the Jews of Yemen: Thoughts on Past and Future Venues and Developments," the 2nd international conference of the Center for the Study of Yemeni Jews, Ben-Zvi Institute, Jerusalem, September 2-3 2018 (keynote lecture).
"Enlightenment versus Jewish Mysticism in Yemen: Employing Muslim Elements in Intra-Jewish Debate," European Association for Jewish Studies (EAJS) 11th Congress, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, July 15 – 19 2018.
"The Phenomenon of the Missing Children in Early Israel: Historical Background," American Association for Israel Studies (AIS) conference, University of California, Berkeley, 25-27 June 2018.
"The Ancient Jewish Community of Yemen and the Process of its Emigration," The End of Jewish Communal Life in the Arab Lands -- International Conference, University of Maryland, 4 December 2017.
"The Jews of Yemen under the Ottomans: Communication, Economy and Migration," 2nd International Symposium on Yemen and the Ottoman Rule, Istanbul University, Istanbul, 16-18 November 2017.
"Jews in Tribal Yemen: Religion, Magic and Otherness," the Program for the Study of Anti-Semitism (YPSA) Yale, New Haven, 1 March 2016.
"Polygamous Practices of Yemeni Jews Encountering the Dominant Ashkenazi society in Palestine," Jewish Studies Lecture Series, the University of Virginia, 4 February 2016.
"From Southern Arabia to East Africa: Jewish immigration, Social Encounters and Italian Colonialism," Conference: A Sea that Links and Binds: Cooperation, Coercion and Compulsion across the Red Sea from the Eighteenth Century to the Present, Zentrum Moderner Orient, Berlin 4-5 June 2015.
"Polygamous Practices: Tradition in Yemen, Transition in Palestine," Conference: Tradition and Transition in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim Cultures, 24-26 June 2012, Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge, UK.
"Religious Trends among Yemeni Jews Following their Immigration to Israel," Association for Israel Studies (AIS) 27th Annual International Conference, June 13-15, 2011, Brandeis University, Boston.
"Yemeni Jewish Women and Legal Rights in Palestine," the sixth conference of the series "Jewish Society Through the Ages," Faculty of Jewish Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, March 24 2008.
"Jewish Polygamy in Yemen and in Palestine," the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA), Washington DC, November 22-25, 2008.
"Yemen: Religion, Magic and Jews," The 41st Seminar for Arabian Studies, The British Museum, London, July 24th – 26th 2008.
"Polygamy in the Yemeni Jewish Community in Palestine and in Early Israel," Association for Israel Studies 24th Annual Conference, New York University, New York, May 19-21, 2008.
"Yemeni Jewish Education: Between Tradition and Modernity," the second conference of the series "Jewish Society Through the Ages," Faculty of Jewish Studies, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, March 24, 2008.
"Deserted Women - Jewish Women Living in a Muslim Society," The Third Annual Meeting of The Israel Organization for History and Law, Yad ben Zvi, Jerusalem, September 18, 2007.
"The Imams of Yemen and Jewish Emigration: Political, Social and Economic Considerations," Jews and Muslims in the World of Islam conference, 26-28 August 2007, University of Maryland.
"Immigration to Israel from Muslim Countries," – Organizer, Chair and Discussant, two consecutive sessions, the Association for Israel Studies 23rd Annual Meeting, The Open University of Israel, Raanana, June 11-13, 2007.
"Yemen and Ethiopia – Jewish Migration and Italian Colonialism," May 10th 2007, The Middle East & Islamic Studies Association of Israel Studies (MEISAI) Annual Meeting, Tel-Aviv University.
Other Presentations (selected)
"Gender Studies of the Yemeni Jewish Community: Dilemmas and Research Trends," Scholars' Seminar, Center for the Study of of Yemeni Jews, Ben-Zvi Institute, Jerusalem, February 2nd, 2017.
"Yemeni Jews: Searching for Preservation and Change," The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, January 24, 2017.
"Jews in Tribal Yemen: Religion, Magic and Otherness," Yale Program for the Study of Antisemitism, Yale University, New Haven, March 1, 2016.
"Polygamous Practices of Yemeni Jews Encountering the Ashkenazi Society in Palestine," Jewish studies Program, Virginia University, Charlottesville, February 4, 2016.
"'On Eagle Wings'– The Height of Jewish emigration from Yemen," The Museum for Islamic Art, November 10, 2011, Jerusalem.
"Ethiopia -Residence for Local and Foreign Jewish Communities," Ben Zvi Institute, Jerusalem, 7 July 2008.
"The Immigration to Palestine in the Historiography of Yemeni Jews," Researchers' Seminar, The Ben-Gurion Research Institute, Sede Boqer, 27 March 2007.
"We and the 'Savages' -Jews and Muslims in Tribal Yemen," Department of History Diwan Forum, The Open University, Raanana, 8 June 2005 (in Hebrew).
"Aden and San'a': an Encounter in Ethiopia," Between Two Rival Sister Communities Series, The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute and Ben Zvi Institute, Jerusalem, 18 May 2005 (in Hebrew).
"Jews Converting to Islam: Yemen in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century," Tel Aviv University, The Tsembalista Center of Jewish Heritage, 29 December 2004 (in Hebrew).
"Jewish Immigration From Yemen to Palestine During the Mandate Period," E'ele be-Tamar and Inbal, Susan Dalal Center, Tel-Aviv, 2 May 2004 (in Hebrew).
"Muslim Society as an Alternative -Conversion in Yemen," Forum Baer, The Israel Oriental Society and Tel-Aviv University History School, 23 January 2004 (in Hebrew).


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The NFL is a business, a business that presents football games. And their schedule in Week Two is loaded with great match-ups, and great match-ups are good for business.
The second round of the NFL playoffs is upon us, and perhaps the best match-up of the four games features the New Orleans Saints traveling to Minnesota to play the Vikings.
The seventh Sunday of the NFL season features a rematch of the last Super Bowl, with the Atlanta Falcons traveling to Foxboro to face the defending champion New England Patriots. The Falcons seek revenge after blowing a 28-point lead in the Super Bowl leading to an overtime loss.
With President Donald J. Trump entering the anthem debate, expect player protests aplenty at NFL Stadiums around the country. Also expect some very good games, with the Atlanta Falcons-Detroit Lions game at the top of the list.


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Abraham (Bram) Charité (Den Haag, 25 augustus 1917 – aldaar, 26 februari 1991) was een Nederlands gewichtheffer. Hij nam tweemaal deel aan de Olympische Spelen en won hierbij in totaal een bronzen medaille.

Bij de start van zijn loopbaan in 1935 woog Charité 63 kg en kwam hij uit in de lichtgewichtklasse. Toen na de Tweede Wereldoorlog zijn carrière pas goed op gang kwam, woog hij meer dan 100 kg en kwam hij uit in de zwaargewichtklasse. De gewichtstoename was naar verluidt te danken aan een dieet van haringen, melk en biefstukken.

Charité werd in totaal zes keer Nederlands kampioen. Zijn grootste succes behaalde hij op de Olympische Spelen van 1948 in Londen. Achter de Amerikanen John Davis en Norbert Schemansky werd hij derde door 127,5 kg te drukken, 125 kg te trekken en 160 kg te stoten. Aangezien in 1948 het Europees kampioenschap door de Olympische competitie werd beslist, was dit resultaat tevens goed voor een Europese gouden medaille. Op alle drie de onderdelen verbeterde Charité het Nederlands record. Hij kwam ook uit op de Olympische Zomerspelen 1952 in Helsinki. Na het eerste onderdeel stond hij tiende in het tussenklassement. Omdat hij last had van een verstopte neus, trok hij zich vervolgens terug.

Naast zijn sportloopbaan was Charité een handelaar in lompen. Later was hij eigenaar van een café, had hij een hengelsportzaak en nog later een dierenwinkel. Eind jaren vijftig startte hij een sportschool en richtte hij binnen deze sportschool de gewichthefvereniging Robot op. Verschillende van zijn pupillen wisten nationaal kampioen te worden. Charité was in de jaren zestig als krachttrainer actief bij profvoetbalclub ADO.

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TUESDAY, Jan. 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Offering water in school cafeterias appears to promote modest weight loss as kids choose it over milk and other drinks, researchers report.
In schools with so-called water jets, which chill and oxygenate the water, the odds of boys being overweight were 0.9 percent less than among boys in schools without water jets. For girls, water jets were linked with a 0.6 percent decreased chances of overweight, the New York University researchers found.
"This is a small effect, but we are looking for anything that might be working for childhood obesity, and this is a low-cost intervention," said lead researcher Brian Elbel. He is an associate professor of population health and health policy at NYU School of Medicine in New York City.
Elbel thinks that this modest decrease in weight is the result of kids choosing water over other drinks, such as milk or sugary sodas or juices they may bring from home. "If you are drinking water, then you are not drinking something else that has more calories in it," he said.
Elbel added that this finding only shows an association between water availability and weight loss, not that having water jets in school cafeterias caused kids to lose weight.
Before water jets were installed, water was not readily available in New York City school cafeterias, Elbel said. "When water was available on the serving line and easy to get, that's all it took to get kids to drink more water," he said.
Elbel said that this school experience might translate to the home. Making water more available at home as an alternative could also help kids lose weight, he said. "A small change at home could have a big impact," he added.
The report was published online Jan. 19 in JAMA Pediatrics. Funding for the study was provided by the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
For the study, the researchers collected data on more than 1,200 New York City elementary and middle schools. There were more than one million students in these schools. Of the schools, 483 had water jets in their cafeteria and 744 did not.
The study authors also found that about 12 fewer half-pints of milk per student were purchased each year after the water jets were installed.
The water jets were placed in the schools in 2009 by New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and the Department of Education as a way to increase access to drinking water during lunch. Water jets are electrically cooled, large, clear jugs that dispense water quickly and cost about $1,000 per machine, according to background information in the study.
Dr. David Katz is director of the Yale University Prevention Research Center and president of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. According to Katz, "This study demonstrates a number of important but fundamentally simple principles. First, water is usually the best choice for any of us when thirsty," he said.
"Second, the choices we make are limited to the choices we have. Give kids easy, convenient access to cold water and they drink more of it," he added.
"Third, we sometimes do have to build the obvious solution to get people to come to it," Katz explained.
Many studies show or suggest a benefit from eating dairy foods. "That may be true, and is certainly true when milk is chosen instead of soda. But this study suggests that if the contest is between milk and water, water is apt to win," Katz said. "This study is a robust validation of applying sense to the basic care and feeding of our kids."


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Události

 12. května – česko-rakouská bitva u Mailberku

Narození
 2. listopadu – Chuej-cung, čínský císař z dynastie Sung († 4. června 1135)
 ? – Ramon Berenguer III. Barcelonský, hrabě barcelonský a provensálský († 1131)
 ? – Urraca Kastilská, královna Kastilie a Leonu a Galicie († 8. března 1126)
 ? – Jaropolk II. Vladimírovič, veliký kníže kyjevský († 18. února 1139)

Úmrtí
 5. prosince – Ramon Berenguer II. Barcelonský, hrabě z Barcelony, Girony, Osona, Carcassonne a Rasez (* 1053)
 ? – Synadene Byzantská, uherská královna, manželka Gejzy I. (* 1058)
 ? – Minamoto Jorijoši, samurajský velitel z rodu Minamoto (* 995)

Hlava státu
 České knížectví – Vratislav II.
 Svatá říše římská – Jindřich IV. – Heřman Lucemburský vzdorokrál
 Papež – Řehoř VII.
 Anglické království – Vilém I. Dobyvatel
 Francouzské království – Filip I.
 Polské knížectví – Vladislav I. Herman
 Uherské království – Ladislav I.
 Byzantská říše – Alexios I. Komnenos

Externí odkazy

11. století


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Pegasus XL | Space Test Experiments Platform-3 (STEP-3)
Launch Failure
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June 22, 1995, 7:58 p.m. - June 22, 1995, 7:58 p.m.
Pegasus XL
Family: Pegasus
The Pegasus is an air-launched rocket developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (now part of Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems). Capable of carrying small payloads of up to 443 kilograms (977 lb) into low Earth orbit, the vehicle consists of three solid propellant stages and an optional monopropellant fourth stage. Pegasus is released from its carrier aircraft at approximately 40,000 ft (12,000 m), and its first stage has a wing and a tail to provide lift and attitude control while in the atmosphere.
Orbital Sciences Corporation
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Q: how to pass style using dangerouslySetInnerHTML in React I'm injecting html in my react component using dangerouslySetInnerHTML in a format like this :

and it works fine but I'm trying to pass style to the injected html at the same time but don't know how!
I'm trying to add different styles to the injected html based on the api I get, something like this:
height: 12px;
width: 12px;
border-radius: 50%;
display: inline-block;
margin: 0 4px;

FYI the injected html is something like this mostly:

and the styles must be added to this and not the container div!
Any solution is appreciated,
thanks.

A: You can still add the desired style. Just add another props style:
const styleObj = {
  color: 'white',
  backgroundColor: 'red'
};

If you're trying to add style inside the element that resides in the html, then you should have their styles there in the html itself.

A: I managed to do this by adding a ref to the container and using the useLayoutEffect hook.
const elRef = useRef();

useLayoutEffect(()=>{
  if (elRef.current){
    elRef.current.firstElementChild.style.height = '12px';
    // set other style attributes
    ...
  }
});

return

This assumes you only want to style the first child of your container, but you could use a similar approach for multiple children.

A: Since I get the HTML from API, I set the style attribute for the HTML with a static value in the database and replaced the static value from API in my component!

A: You can easily style element in dangerousHTML like this style='background-color:red' instead style={{backgroundColor:'red'}}

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Turtlesmiehen kotisivu
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- http://kahesi.net/tmnt/
Official Site for #tmnt-files on IRC-Chat
- Site includes files for downloading, guides on using IRC, setting up an fserve, using FTPs, and an episode guide.
- http://www.tmnt-files.net/
Brinatello's TMNT Page
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- Contains information about the TMNT cartoon shows, action figures, art, and Nintendo and Super Nintendo TMNT games.
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- http://tmntrulezz.wyvern920.com/body.php
New York on 10 Dollars a Day
- Contains information, character profiles, links, and reviews for the TMNT video games, TV episodes and movies.
- http://www.inverteddungeon.com/nyona10/
- Cast and crew list, trivia and other details.
- http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0131613/
Mikey's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Page
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- http://www.mikeystmnt.com/
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Raphael's Ninja Turtle Domain
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- http://www.xs4all.nl/~rgret
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Katie's Shredder Site
- Pictures, sounds, profile, and other information about Shredder from TMNT.
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GreenWillow's TMNT Lair
- A fan-created site dedicated to Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and their awesome fans. Here you will find award-winning Fan Fiction and Fan Art based on the TMNT.
- http://www.behindthemasks.com/greenwillow/
TOKKA's KriB
- Includes humor, comics, and fan fiction.
- http://www.terrible2z.com
TMNT World
- Fan fiction, fan art, and quotes.
- http://www.msu.edu/~yeagerk1/tmn.html
TMNT - Yet Another Unofficial Page
- Character profiles, fan art, and fan fiction.
- http://www.flash.net/~gizmo42/tmnt.htm
The Technodrome
- TMNT fan art and fiction, image gallery, madlibs, message board, and multimedia.
- http://www.thetechnodrome.com/
Cherubae's Ninja Turtle Dimension
- Home of FOGU: "Federation Of Golden Underwear". Featuring free webcards, music files, information on the animated and live-action series, comics, movies, and news.
- http://www.fogu.com/
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- Information and episode list.
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Even the most hygienic of people will usually fall to the embarrassing clutches of dandruff. Yes, those white pesky flakes coming from your scalp can be seen in even the cleanest people. This is because most of the time, the problem of dandruff stems from the dryness or sensitivity of the scalp and not due to unhygienic practices. Normally, a simple change in the shampoo you use can solve this problem. However, for those that constantly suffer from the flakes, there is a treatment that has proven to be pretty effective. This particular treatment involves the use of shampoos consisting of an ingredient called zinc pyrithione. Here are the steps to administer the treatment.
Purchase the shampoo. Alright, the first step in the process will be to purchase the shampoo. This is not difficult since most anti-dandruff shampoo brands are laced with zinc pyrithione. Some great brands are Clear, Head and Shoulders, and Pantene. You can purchase zinc pyrithione shampoo brands at your local supermarket or beauty supply store. Make sure to check the label to be sure that zinc pyrithione is one of the ingredients.
Wash your hair. Once you have the right shampoo, step into the bathroom, take off your clothes, and jump into the shower. Open the shower and drench your hair. Make sure to scrub your hair and massage your scalp thoroughly with running water in order to remove all the debris and unwanted particles in your hair. Once your hair is nice and wet, you can proceed with the shampoo.
Apply the anti-dandruff shampoo. There is no special technique to the application of this type of shampoo. The application method is pretty much the same as with any normal shampoo. First off, squeeze out a generous amount of the shampoo onto your palm. Spread it around on both hands. When that is done, apply it to your hair.
It is highly recommended to massage the scalp with the shampoo so that it is worked deep within the roots and the scalp. A 2 to 3 minute massaging is recommended as well. Since the shampoo contains zinc pyrithione, there should be a tingling effect on your scalp after a few minutes of massaging. Don't panic as this is perfectly normal.
After massaging the shampoo on your scalp, let it sit for another 2 minutes so that the chemical can do its work. At this point, you can proceed to soaping your entire body or do whatever it is you do in the shower. When the time is up, rinse the shampoo out of your hair thoroughly with running water. It is highly recommended to use warm water for the shower for maximum effect.
Repeat the process. Depending on the severity of your dandruff problem, you may need to apply another round of the shampoo before drying off. This will supposedly magnify the desired effect.
The use of this type of shampoo should be around one to two weeks on a daily basis. If the dandruff is gone by then, you can switch back to your old shampoo and alternate on an every other day basis. On the other hand, if the dandruff problem persists, you may want to consult a dermatologist to see if something else is causing your dandruff.


The second weekend of December brings a plethora of holiday events around Northern Virginia and DC. Between various Santa events, holiday markets and tree lightings, there's something for you and your family to do.
We've rounded up numerous events going on in your communities from Friday, Dec. 7 to Sunday, Dec. 9. Some are free. Some have a fee.
Some of the larger events you'll find include: Winter in Washington at CityCenter, Fairfax City Holiday Market, Christmas and Holiday Parade in Leesburg, Candy Cane Bar Crawl in Del Ray, Santa Flies into Stafford Airport and Russian Winter Festival in DC.
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Kjell Samkopf (born 6 April 1952, in Bærum, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (drums) and composer, married 1993 to the dancer Mona Walderhaug (born 21 December 1956).

Biography
Samkopf is a central figure on the Norwegian contemporary music scene, with a varied career as a composer, musician and educator and had an extensive background from various music genres. He was for many years associated with the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he attended the diploma program in composition in 1973 without any formal musical education. Here he worked as a musical teacher from 1979 and later as professor and head of the percussion department.

From the mid 1970s he was an active performer as drummer and he stepped in as timpanist in Trondheim Symphony Orchestra (1974–75). He was for many years associated with Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester and worked as regular drummer in the Orchestra of Den Norske Opera for some years. He worked within "Ny Musikks Ensemble" and later in contemporary music ensemble "Octoband".

Samkopf's compositional output comprises nine full-length dance performances. He was also selected as the 1985 composer in residence for the Arctic Arts Festival. Smakopf's list of works features chamber music, orchestral works, electro-acoustic works, music for dance performances, soundtracks, TV-scores, educational works and a number of compositions for percussion. To date, Samkopf has received more than 40 commissions from institutions, ensembles and performers such as Harmonien, the Swedish Radio, Bergen Wind Quintet, NRK, Arts Council Norway, Collage Dance Company, Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival, NorDans Productions, the Arctic Arts Festival, Eirik Raude and Kjell Tore Innervik.

Compositions for dance constitutes a substantial portion of Samkopf's production. The composer has written the scores for nine full length dance productions. His artistic partnership with choreographer Lise Nordal is a cornerstone of this compositional vein. In addition to a number of shorter ballets, Samkopf and Nordal have created five full-length productions Aqua (1986), Tidevann (1990), Til Elise (1996), Entré (2000) and Silent Gliss (2004).

Samkopf's compositional career has seen him evolving from writing for traditional instrumentation to gradually expand his tonal palette to include electronics and more unconventional sonorous objects. His two outdoor concerts held in Sandvika on 8 September 1991 and in Oslo on 3 October 1992 featured ten, large sound sculptures created by artist Sverre Hoel as the works´ main instrumentation. Samkopf's next developmental step is displayed on his two sonographic CD releases Mårådalen Walk (1994) which features field recordings made by the composer in the Norwegian mountains, and Mountain Listening (1998) which is made up of five sonographic portraits of humans listening. These works also serve as a testament to Samkopf's focus on man's relation with nature. Additional key Samkopf releases includes 2002's Music for large Mountain and Vibraphone and 2010's Listening Ahead – Marimba & Town Hall.

Honors
2012: Edvardprisen in the "Open class" for the album Burragorangian Stones

Production

Selected works

Orchestral works
Konsert for vibrafon og strykere (2008)
Assosiasjoner (1984)
En ouverture (1976)

Chamber music
Chimes of transition (2010)
Eit ord (2007)
Bergen (1995)
After you've gone (1989)
Dobling dance (1981)
Illusions (1979)

Solo works
E 5 S (2005)
Solo piece for tuba (1979)

Works for percussion
Amelioration Études 1 – 9 (2015)
A Book Of Études (2014)
369 For Percussion Trio (2013)
Music for two marimbas - One playing softer than the other (2010/2011)
12 Orchestrations and interludes on Rachmaninoff (2008)
Ingoma intro (1996)
Selvportrett (1984)
Oppfinnelse NR. 5 (1981)
10 Kvartetter for slagverk (1974)

Discography (in selection)
1983: Music For Solo Percussion And Electronics  (Simax Classics)
1993: Har Du Sunget Den For Grieg?   ()
1994: Mårådalen Walk
1994: Kjell Samkopf
1994: Søyr, Bussene Lengter Hjem
1996: Kjell Samkopf, Triztan Vindtorn, Nattkonsert med lydskulpturer: Sandvika 8. september 1991
2012: Burragorangian Stones (Mere Records)

References

External links

1952 births
Norwegian composers
Norwegian male composers
Living people
Simax Classics artists


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