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Karina Abrekkyzy Abdullina (, Karina Abrekqyzy Abdullina; born 13 January 1976) is a Kazakhstani singer and actress.

Biography
Abdullina is a third generation professional musician. Her mother, Olga Lvova, was a well-known pianist, she worked all her life as the leading concert master of the opera house. Her father, Zaur Abdullin was a baritone singer, he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Professor Baturin. He sang leading solo parts in operas. Abdullina's grandfather and Zaur's father was Rishat Abdullin who was a baritone and a People's Artist of the USSR. Her granduncle and Rishat's twin brother was Muslim Abdullin (People's Artist of the Kazakh SSR, tenor). Together they were known throughout the country, and were one of the founders of opera in Kazakhstan. At the age of 6, Abdullina entered the Republican Special Music School named after Kulyash Baiseitova, where she studied for 11 years in piano. After school, Karina graduated from Alma-Ata State Conservatory named after Kurmangazy is also a pianist. Repeatedly performed as a soloist with an orchestra, and also as an accompanist with vocalists and instrumentalists. From the age of 14, Abdullina started singing, at the age of 17 she became the winner of the Grand Prix of the All-Union TV contest "The Morning Star " in Moscow. No participant from Kazakhstan could repeat the success of Abdullina in this contest.

Career
Since 1992, Abdullina has been the singer of the popular duet "Musical". She and her guitarist Bulat Syzdykov, became known throughout the CIS. The duet took first place at the international competition for popular music "Big Apple music 96", which is held every year in New York. Almost all the 70 songs from the repertoire of "Musical" are written by Abdullina. There are ten albums released in 2018, including songs in the Kazakh language.

In 2008, Abdullina made her first film. She played the main female role in the Satybaldy Narymbetov's film "Mustafa Shokai".

In 2009, Abdullina published her first book of poems "Dream Girl". The collection included 27 poems, illustrated by her photographs. For this collection, the singer and actress was awarded the prize fund of the first president of the Republic of Kazakhstan. To date, Karina Abdullina is one of the brightest and most talented performers on Kazakhstan's stage. Her songs are performed by many artists, including Russian pop stars. In 2011, Karina Abdullina wrote the words and music of the anthem of the Ministry of Emergency Measures of Russia on the order of the department.

From October to December 2012 Abdullina released 60 author's programs "Non-random encounters" on the Kazakh television channel "Madeniet" (Culture). Also, the singer has released 102 author's programs "Dialogue" on the Kazakhstan radio "Classic" 102.8 FM. Karina Abdullina was visited by such outstanding musicians as pianist Jania Aubakirova, violinist Gaukhar Murzabekova, cellist and conductor Alexander Rudin, composer Gia Kancheli, violinist Oleg Rat and many others.

13 December 2013 in Astana, Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev personally presented singer Abdullina honorary title of Honored Worker of the Republic of Kazakhstan. She was awarded this honor for her contribution to the development of culture and art of Kazakhstan.

On 1 February 2014, Abdullina as a member of the duo "Musical" performed the Hymn of the Republic of Kazakhstan in a boxing ring in Monte Carlo before the battle of the Kazakhstan boxing world champion Gennady Golovkin.

In July 2014, Abdullina became the official voice of the national air carrier of Kazakhstan – "Air Astana". The singer voiced all the onboard texts in Kazakh and Russian. It is noteworthy that the representative of the strong half of the duet "Musical" – Bulat Syzdykov, who acted as a sound engineer, took part in the work on the project.

In 2016 "Musical" ceased to exist due to the sudden death of Bulat Syzdykov. Being the author of the majority of songs of the collective, Abdullina continues to perform solo. In February 2018 the singer's album entitled "Come" was released, which included songs in Kazakh, Russian and Armenian.

Personal life
Abdullina first marriage – was concluded on 5 March 2004 with the captain of the aircraft, the pilot from Almaty, whom she met 4 years before their wedding, ended in divorce. In 29 August 2007, Karina Abdullina married a second time, this time to Nizami Mammadov, head of the department of national projects of a large Kazakhstani company "Meloman". In 2012, the couple divorced.

12 May 2015, Abdullina's son Albert was born. The singer gave birth in the maternity hospital of Private Clinic Almaty. The father of her son Albert – Artem Harutyunyan, a member of a large oil company, they were not officially registered. He even appeared in one of the clips of "Musical".

Karina Abdullina is legally married. Her husband is a doctor by profession, by nationality he is half Iranian, half Spaniard.

Discography
"The Girl in a White Dress" – 1996
"Illusion" (cassette) – 1998
"I will not forget you" – 2000
"Arman zholdar" (single) – 2001
"Songs" – 2002 (compilation)
"Between Almaty and Moscow" – 2003
"Bitter chocolate" – 2004
"Arman zholdar" – 2005
"Musicola. The Best "(CD + DVD) – 2006
"Arman zholdar" + new song "Kok Orik" (reissue) – 2007
"Singer and saxophone" (Karina Abdullina's songs performed by other artists) – 2007
"As always" – 2008
"Arman zholdar" + 3 new songs (reissue) – 2011
"Voice of the heart" (Karina Abdullina) – 2012
"The Spark" – 2013
"Best songs" (compilation on two CDs) – 2015
"Deeply in love" (Karina Abdullina) – 2015
Musicola. Collection (9 CD 1995 -2016) – 2017
"Come" (Karina Abdullina) – 2018
"Queen of Sadness" (Karina Abdullina) - 2019

References

1976 births
Living people
People from Almaty
Kazakhstani film actresses
20th-century Kazakhstani actresses
21st-century Kazakhstani actresses
20th-century Kazakhstani women singers
21st-century Kazakhstani women singers

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Remembering Janusz Korzcak and the victims of the Treblinka Extermination Camp
At this time of the year – August – I try to remember Janusz Korczak, who perished in the Treblinka death camp in the same month of 1942, along with the children of his orphanage and his staff. This is for them.
Janusz Korczak was the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit, physician, writer and educator, born into an assimilated Jewish family in Warsaw in 1878 or 1879. Korczak's father was a successful attorney who was struck with mental illness when Korczak was eleven. This was a heavy blow to the family's financial situation and a trauma that cast its shadow over Korczak throughout his life. Even while still a student of medicine at Warsaw University, Korczak was drawn to circles of liberal educators and writers in Poland. When he entered medical practice, he did his best to help the poor and those who suffered the most.
At the same time he began to write. His first books, Children of the Streets (1901) and A Child of the Salon (1906), aroused great interest. In 1904 he was drafted into the Russian army as a doctor, and was posted to East Asia. Both as a doctor and a writer, Korczak was drawn to the world of the child. He worked in a Jewish children's hospital and took groups of children to summer camps, and in 1908 he began to work with orphans.
In 1912 he was appointed director of a new and spacious Jewish orphanage in Warsaw, on Krochmalna Street. Throughout his life, his partner in this work was Stefania Wilczynska, the daughter of a wealthy Jewish family and a superb educator who dedicated her life to the care of orphans and greatly influenced Korczak and his career as an educator. In the orphanage, Korczak studied the secret depths of the child's soul, and it was in the orphanage that he made practical application of his educational ideas.
Korczak called for an understanding of the emotional life of children and urged that children be respected. A child was not be regarded as something to be shaped and trained to suit adults, but rather as someone whose soul was rich in perception and ideas, and who should be observed and listened to within his or her own autonomous sphere. Every child he maintained had to be treated as an individual whose inclinations, ambitions, and life circumstances — the conditions under which he or she was growing up — require understanding. In several of his books – such as King Matthew the First (1923), When I am Small Again (1925), and the short theoretical work The Child's Right to Respect (1929) – Korczak stressed the social conflict between child and adult in a situation where power and control are in the hands of the adult, even when the adult does not understand or refuses to understand the child's world, and deliberately deprives the child of his or her due. In Korczak's view the solution was "to reform the educational system."
In the mid-1930's, Korczak's public career underwent a change. Following the death of the Polish dictator, Jozef Pilsudski, political power in the country came into the hands of radical right-wing and openly anti-Semitic elements. Korczak was removed from many of the positions in which he had been active, and he suffered great disappointment. As a result, he took a growing interest in the Zionist effort and in the Jewish community in Palestine. He visited Palestine twice. In 1934 and 1936, Korczak showed particular interest in the state of education in Palestine, especially the educational achievements of the kibbutz movement, but he was also deeply impressed by the changes he found in the Jews living there. On the eve of World War Two Korczak was considering moving to Palestine, but his idea failed to reach fruition.
From the very beginning of the war, Korczak took up activities among the Jews and Jewish children. At first he refused to acknowledge the German occupation and heed its rules. For failing to wear the Jewish yellow badge, he spent some time in prison. When, however, the economic situation took a sharp turn for the worse and the Jews of Warsaw were imprisoned in the ghetto, Korczak concentrated his efforts on the orphanage, seeking to provide the children there with food and the basics of existence. He was now an elderly and tired man and could no longer keep track of the changes that were taking place in the world and in his immediate vicinity, and he shut himself in. The only thing that gave him the strength to carry on was the duty he felt to preserve and protect his orphanage, where old rules continued to apply. It was kept clean, the duty roster was observed, there were close relations between the staff and the children, an internal court of honour had jurisdiction over both children and teachers, every Sunday a general assembly was held, there were literary evenings, and the children gave performances.
On Thursday, 6 August 1942, the Germans deported Korczak, his assistants, and the two hundred children from the orphanage at 16 Sienna Street, the orphanage having been relocated from Krochmalna Street. A witness to the orphans's three-mile march to the deportation train described the scene to the Jewish historian Emanuel Ringelblum as follows: "This was not a march to the railway cars – this was an organised, wordless protest against the murder. The children marched in rows of four, with Korczak leading them, looking straight ahead, and holding a child's hand on each side. A second column was led by Stefania Wilczynska, the third by Broniatowska, her children carrying blue knapsacks on their backs, and the fourth by Sternfeld, from the boarding school on Twarda Street."
Nothing is known of their last journey to Treblinka, where they were all murdered by the Nazis. After the war, associations bearing Korczak's name were formed in Poland, Israel, Germany and other countries, to keep his memory alive and to promote his message and his work. He became a legendary figure and UNESCO named him "Man of the Year." Books, plays and films have all been produced about Korczak, and his own writings have been translated into many languages.
Mr Chris Webb is a Senior Fellow at CARR, and Founder of the Holocaust Historical Society.
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It's a long weekend here on the Gold Coast so the news will take a break tomorrow and be back on Monday.
Happy news in today's top story where a return to historical farming methods has seen a massive boost in wildlife to the land. In other news, scientists say fish populations can flourish even with increasing temperatures if we would manage fisheries better; a community in Egypt is being moved on because of sea level rise; the benefits of mining landfill for resources; and 70% of Americans value the environment over the economy. In Australian news, a warning that bushfire risk is now a year round threat; an explainer on the myth that renewables can't generate reliable energy; the latest on the fight around the Murray-Darling water; and, while focussing on the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), lessons on institutional failure to address water can be applied to the driest inhabited continent on Earth.
UK – A pioneering farming project using field management techniques dating back to the 13th century has transformed a stretch of coast into a haven for endangered animals, birds, insects and wildflowers. The experimental return to "strip-field farming" close to the spectacular Rhossili Bay on the Gower peninsula in south Wales is being credited with a threefold increase in the number of species of wildflowers and the appearance of rare birds such as the hen harrier and grasshopper warbler.
AUSTRALIA – One of the country's leading bushfire experts warns Australia needs to prepare for the threat of year-round bushfires. Drought is crippling New South Wales and large parts of Queensland, setting the stage for a bad fire season in Australia with blazes already burning large tracts of land in recent weeks. Bushfire and Natural Hazards Cooperative Research Centre CEO Richard Thornton said with the devastating drought expected to continue, Australia was heading into uncharted territory for bushfire threat.
Better management of fishing rights around the world would increase catches even if climate change takes hold, new research has found, ahead of key negotiations on fishing at the UN next week. Even if temperatures rise by as much as 4C above pre-industrial levels – in the upper range of current forecasts – the damaging effects on fishing can be contained through improving how stocks are fished and managed. The finding is crucial because more than 1 billion people globally rely on fish, particularly key species such as tuna and mackerel, as their main source of protein.
Fires on peatlands on Indonesia's Borneo and Sumatra islands have flared up again this year after relatively fire-free dry seasons in 2016 and 2017. The government has enacted wide-ranging policies to restore peatland following the disastrous fires of 2015 that razed an area four times the size of Grand Canyon National Park. However, the fires this year have sprung up in regions that have been prioritized for peat restoration, suggesting the government's policies have had little impact.
AUSTRALIA – The body in charge of environmental water purchases rejects calls by special drought envoy Barnaby Joyce to divert flows to assist graziers.
Your neighbor drives for a ride-sharing company. Your nephew just joined his third start-up. Your daughter lands a job as a freelance journalist. Your street vendor who sells flowers down the street has been absent due to an illness. The changing nature of work is upending traditional employment… Most social protection systems in rich countries were developed at a time of "jobs for life," with social insurance based on mandatory contributions and payroll (labor) taxes on formal wage employment. But around the globe, this traditional, payroll-based insurance system is increasingly challenged by working arrangements outside standard employment contracts.
Old landfills do have valuable waste, the most obvious being processed metals, glass and electronics. Indeed, junk electronic goods such as old TVs or computers typically have higher concentrations of gold and rare earth elements per tonne than are found naturally in ore. A 2014 United Nations University report stated that each year more than 300 tonnes of processed gold are dumped in landfills – that's 10% of the total amount mined worldwide.
USA – A survey, produced by Yale, has revealed that Americans are interested in the protection of the environment. The climate opinion map, published earlier this month, depicts estimates of the percentage of Americans, aged 25 and over, who have particular beliefs, attitudes and policy preferences on global warming. The information comes from a large national survey dataset of 22,000 people which was collected between 2008 and 2018. Notably, it reports that 70 per cent of Americans think the protection of the environment is more important than economic growth.
AUSTRALIA – Victoria will go to the polls in less than three months. The outcome of the 2018 state election will have big implications for tackling climate change and rolling out renewable energy. Given that pundits are saying it will be a "knife edge" election, every vote matters. And the policies Labor and the Coalition take to the election on climate change could decide who forms government.
AUSTRALIA – Over the next few months, with the right wing shift in the federal Coalition government, and state and federal elections afoot, expect to hear a lot about "baseload" and "intermittent" generation. It will be the core of the conservative push for more fossil fuel generation, particularly coal. They argue that because "coal" is "baseload", it must therefore be "reliable". And wind and solar are intermittent, so they cannot be relied upon to keep the lights on. It's political rhetoric that belies the reality of the electricity system, the biggest and most complex machine in the country. Australia's grid has challenges, but they are not necessarily ones that can be solved just by having more "baseload".
Australia's first commercial installation of printed solar cells, made using specialised semiconducting inks and printed using a conventional reel-to-reel printer, has been installed on a factory roof in Newcastle. The 200 square metre array was installed in just one day by a team of five people. No other energy solution is as lightweight, as quick to manufacture, or as easy to install on this scale.
USA – California has given fossil fuel-derived energy a hefty shove towards obsolescence after legislators voted to require that 100% of the state's electricity come from carbon-free sources. The bill, which will need to be approved by the state senate and Governor Jerry Brown, will require a complete shift to clean energy such as solar and wind by 2045.
USA – ExxonMobil, one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, is reportedly looking to buy renewable energy for delivery in Texas. According to Bloomberg citing "people familiar with the matter" ExxonMobil sent out a request for proposals earlier this year with a June 8 deadline, inviting solar and wind power suppliers to pitch Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts ranging from 12, 15, or 20 years.
AUSTRALIA – Road congestion is costing Australia more than an avoidable A$16 billion every year. This is set to almost double to A$30 billion by 2030. That's why we have a new minister for cities and urban infrastructure, Alan Tudge, who says he's looking forward to "congestion busting"… Building more roads is not a long-term solution to solving congestion. Most new roads, and the temporary de-congestion they may bring, simply lure more people into their cars. Eventually congestion increases, except now with more cars on the road, further exacerbating the original problem. Here are four alternative measures to "bust" congestion and improve our overall quality of life.
AUSTRALIA – The president of the National Farmers' Federation, Fiona Simson, has declared that climate change is making drought worse in Australia and says tiptoeing around the subject does not do regional communities any good. "It is the effect of climate change we need to be aware of that makes the impacts of a drought even worse," she told the National Press Club. "As a community, we want to talk about it and the more discussions we have about and the more open people are in talking about it, then the less uncomfortable it becomes.


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Good Sex: How Lube, Dildos And Dilators Are Helping Cancer Survivors Enjoy Sex After Treatment
By Abigail Jones On 7/19/17 at 11:15 AM EDT
Many survivors aren't aware that there are items, exercises and treatments that can help them experience pleasure again following cancer treatment. BERTRAND GUAY/AFP/Getty Images
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"I don't know if readers are ready for what I've got to say!" Tamika Felder chuckles over the phone. "I just don't think they're ready."
If you're a cancer survivor, you should be, because Felder, 42, is an intimacy advocate who dedicates her life to helping cancer survivors navigate the oftentimes brutal path back to sex and pleasure. She was diagnosed with cervical cancer at 25, and spent the next year getting chemotherapy, radiation and a radical hysterectomy. She wound up with "bad radiation burns from front to back" as well as vagina atrophy, shrinkage and dryness, all of which led to painful sex.
"I knew at 25 this just couldn't be it for me. I knew I wanted to have sex again, and I wanted to have good sex again," she says. "It takes time, but it's absolutely possible."
Related: Cancer treatments wreak havoc on intimacy
Felder founded Cervivor, a nonprofit that educates patients and survivors of cervical cancer. She also works with both women and men struggling to regain their sexuality and intimacy post-treatment. Many survivors aren't aware that there are items, exercises and treatments that can help them. Felder spoke with Newsweek about what people can do to experience pleasure again, even if it's different than it used to be.
What exactly do you do?
I am not a doctor, I'm patient-turned-advocate who is passionate about the total life beyond cancer—and that includes the sensual side. Cancer treatments are saving our lives, but they're also damaging our lives. I knew one guy who had to have his penis removed. That's a life-saving surgery but how do you help that patient navigate life after? I've counseled women who survived gynecological cancer, whose vaginal canals meshed so close together that their doctor can't even fit a speculum inside. What does that do for the quality of life for a woman like that? You have to offer alternatives! Maybe she can't have penetration through the vaginal canal, but I expect the medical community—her hospital or cancer center—to help her navigate to a good quality of life. Because part of a good quality of life beyond cancer is your sexual self. Doctors have to talk more freely about that.
What if they don't?
If your clinical team doesn't raise the concern with you, you need to speak up. Email them or call them on the phone if it's too hard to do it face-to-face. Find your voice. If something is not functioning the same way or how you think it should be functioning, speak up.
Tamika Felder, a cervical cancer survivor, founded the nonprofit Cervivor to help fellow survivors navigate the jagged path back to sexual health. Greg Kahn
Now that you've identified a problem, what are some of the ways to deal with it?
Dilators: Whether you have a partner or it's all about self love, dilators are important because they stretch out your vagina. Start with a small size dilator and move up. If you need something more, take a field trip to a toy store and get different sized dildos and vibrators. With some cancers, if you don't use your dilators, your vaginal canal—or whatever is left of it—can close back up, so it's important to follow those suggestions. Other people think, If I'm not dating now it's not an issue. No! You need to deal with it now so when you're intimate with another person you can be ready. Practice makes perfect.
Lubrication: If you've had any type of gynecological cancer, lube is going to be your best friend. After chemotherapy and especially radiation, your vagina can be very dry. Women deal with it as we age, but radiation causes you to go into menopause early. For cervical cancer, not only do you have external radiation but also internal radiation. Lube is important when you become sexually active again, because your body isn't producing moisture on its own. Otherwise you'll have abrasive sex—it will hurt to enter the vaginal walls.
Related: 'Stupid cancer' community helps young people live
You have to find out what works for you. Coconut oil is perfect for putting in your vagina and using as lube. A little goes a long way. I also like Zestra, an arousal oil. It's a natural lubricant. For women who may have slow libidos, you put it on your clitoris and labia and experience what some people call a tingling experience. They call it the "Zestra Rush." It's a slow progression of warming up and you're like, Oh! It still works!
Pocket Rockets or Lipstick Vibrators: These bring blood flow back to the vulva. I don't care if you're a southern Baptist from the Bible Belt, I want you to get a pocket rocket and take it with you when you travel and use that sucker so it can help the blood flow. There are lots of fun toys out there that can help. My favorite one is the Ultimate Beaver. Order discreetly online or take a fun field trip to an adult toy store.
Mona Lisa Touch: There are new therapeutic procedures, like the Mona Lisa touch laser treatment, that helps with vaginal rejuvenation. If you're a reality TV fan like myself, you might think, it sounds like what the Real Housewives do! It's not just something that rich people do. In many cases, insurance won't cover it, but we've seen with the right doctor and the right type of letter, they've gotten insurance to cover it. Or, you may find a doctor willing to donate or discount services. Take a chance and write them, saying, "This is what happened to my vagina after cancer, and this is how you can help."
Pay Attention to Pain: Make sure you heal properly. You may have healed on the outside but it doesn't mean you're healed internally. If you're properly healed but still experience pain, have a conversation with your doctor.
What pitfalls should people be aware of?
A lot of people focus on what their body was like before cancer. I hate to say, "You have to give that up," but you do in order to move forward. Your body has changed. Your objective shouldn't be an orgasm, because maybe your body won't do that again. It pains me to know that women have vaginal canals that have closed and they're just living a life where they think they can't have pleasure stimulated vaginally anymore. It's not fair. They weren't given the resources to help them along the way.
Related: Cancer and kids: Is medical marijuana the answer?
How did you redefine sex and intimacy for yourself?
In my own eyes and my husband's eyes, I'm a perfect 10, but if I'm walking down the street, I don't look like the magazine covers. I'm a plus size woman but I do love myself. It starts with that. Part of the homework I give men and women— When you look at yourself, tell me what you see. They always start out with the negative. I've never had anyone, no matter the age group, in all my cancer talk about sex and intimacy, who's started with anything good. So I flipped it: Tell me what you love about yourself? You can go get these toys and procedures, but at the end of the day, the true pleasure comes from how you feel about yourself. That's going to make your sexual self stronger. I'm not saying, don't go for pleasure, but it really is how you feel about yourself.
Where can people go for more help?
Sites like Memorial Sloan Kettering and Dana Farber have amazing resources. Find out if your cancer center has a program to help cancer patients reclaim their sensual side, like this one at Dana Farber. Or find someone in your local area through the American Society of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists.
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Love Knows No Bounds Chapter 122 – 124
October 3, 2020 by Ijlal Karim
Read Chapter 122 – 124 of the novel Sweet Infatuation Love You to the Deep free online.
"Almost what it means."
She has 1.8 million in her hands. Except for the money to buy the house, she still has to save some decorations, then buy things, and save part of her life…
"How much money will it cost for decoration…" Silla asked embarrassedly.
"The houses we sell here are well-decorated. You don't need to decorate them yourself, but you have to buy home appliances."
"Xiao Liu, I'm going to take a customer to see the model house. Give me your customer, and I will take it together." Suddenly someone shouted to this side.
The person receiving Silla is of course happy to give it away to the customer who is defined as "will not buy".
"Let's take a look at the house with him, it will be more intuitive."
Silla didn't expect that there was a model house to see, so he followed without hesitation.
After arriving at the model room, the reception staff led to start with the smallest set. The smallest set was 50 square meters. There were five people to inspect the house. As a result, they couldn't move their steps after they all went in.
Silla was squeezed out without even seeing it.
The next apartment is 88 square meters. Silla took a look at it and found that the decoration here is very warm. The kitchen and living room are downstairs, and there are two bedrooms upstairs. Although not big, it should be fine to live alone.
The last thing I looked at was the 120-square-meter apartment. Because it was a duplex, the whole layout looked particularly open. Silla felt that the 120-square-meter apartment was more comfortable.
But not enough money…
Back at the sales office, Silla decided to buy the 88-square-meter apartment. She walked to the sister who received her for the first time and said: "Hello, I want to buy the 88-square-meter apartment. "
The receptionist named Xiao Liu was stunned for a moment, a little suspicious, but he still led Silla to sit down and poured her a glass of water.
"The size of that apartment is 1.7 million?"
"The higher the floor, the cheaper the price. The top floor is the cheapest. The most important thing is that the security system here is very good. It will be safe for you to live here as a girl."
Xiao Liu carefully calculated the price for Silla. There are 28 floors, and the top floor is only 1.5 million.
Silla considered it and chose the location on the twenty-sixth floor. Although she didn't understand these, she felt that the cheapest top floor meant that there must be a reason for the cheaper, so it was better not to buy the top floor.
"1.6 million, are you sure?" Xiao Liu shook his hand with the pen.
Silla blinked and spoke softly with a very nice voice: "En, is a bank card OK?"
"Full amount?" Xiao Liu swallowed unconsciously.
"Yes, I bought it today, can I live in today?" Silla asked. If she can't live in today, she will be on the street…
"I'm afraid this won't work…"
"Well, let's buy it first."
Xiao Liu took Silla to sign the contract, and the people on both sides looked red. "Xiao Liu, why are you so lucky to meet such a customer!"
Xiao Liu glared at them, then told Silla how to sign the contract.
"Sister Liu, can you please help me ask if you can let me live in today… Anyway, the contract is signed and I have paid the money. Legally speaking, the house should be mine, right?"
"If I can't live in today, I won't have a place to go…"
Xiao Liu's attitude toward Silla changed ninety times. She asked Silla to sit down and wait: "I'll ask the leader."
Silla obediently sat on the sofa and drank water. After a while, Xiao Liu came out of the office with a smile: "Miss Yu, I have applied for you. You can live in tonight."
"Thank you!" Silla excitedly put down the water glass and tightened the key in his hand.
"The new owner has gifts and a lucky draw. Miss Yu, come with me and give you a silk quilt and a four-piece set of bedding."
Xiao Liu walked over with the lottery box, "Let's draw a lottery, maybe you still get a big prize."
Silla took out a small ball at random, opened it, and hit a pair of slippers…
Xiao Liu was a little embarrassed, but Silla was very happy, "It just happens to be missing a pair of slippers."
Afterwards, Silla was excited to go to the new home with these things. At the moment when he opened the door with the key, Silla felt that she could be truly independent suddenly.
She threw the things in her hand and plunged into the sofa, really comfortable!
At this time, the phone rang suddenly, Silla opened it and found that the number was very familiar, it should be the phone number of Jacob.
She pursed her lips, hung up directly, and then pulled black.
She was in the mood now, and she looked at every corner of the house carefully and was very happy.
After a day of tiredness, she wanted to take a bath, but there was no bathtub but rain, but it didn't matter, she was content.
It's just… why is there no hot water…
Silla shivered and put in the water for a long time, and then she had no choice but to bite her scalp and quickly rinsed it with cold water. Without towels, she wiped it with a paper towel indiscriminately, and then put the four-piece set from the sales office. Okay, the silk is taken out.
She lies contentedly in the blanket.
William will marry Siara in the future. She will never go back. She will rely on her own life in the future. Fortunately, she now has her own home.
Because Silla changed the bed and was not used to this environment, she didn't fall asleep for a long time, and she always felt itchy skin. After a long time, she felt that her body seemed to be amused.
Silla was about to turn on the light to see if she was thinking too much, but the phone suddenly turned on and it was a text message.
She picked up the phone and saw that it was sent by William, with only two words to open the door.
Silla panicked, and her phone dropped to the floor. She had already blacked her out. How could he still send text messages?
Furthermore, what does he mean by opening the door?
Silla's heart chuckles, frowning, lying on the railing on the second floor and looking down, doubting.
Then she went downstairs, her heart beating faster and faster.
Because it was a new house and the cat's eyes were blocked, Silla hesitated for a long time, putting his hand on the door lock, and finally opened the door cautiously to see if there was anyone outside through a small gap.
result!
William pulled the door vigorously, and Silla staggered directly into his arms, then was picked up sideways by him, William closed the door with his legs, and then went in.
Silla was silly: "You…how do you know that I am here?"
William only saw Silla clearly under the light, her skin was densely covered with red spots, and her brows were frowning: "What's the matter?"
Silla stretched out her arm and looked at it, and she was also taken aback: "God!"
No wonder it was so itchy just now, so there are so many red spots on my body!
"I…I don't know what's going on…" Silla couldn't help scratching, and immediately scratched a few traces.
William held her hand with a displeased face: "Don't move, take you to the hospital."
Silla knew that she really needed to go to the hospital right now, so she simply held him obediently.
After arriving at the hospital, the doctor checked and diagnosed that he was allergic, and prescribed sling and medicine.
William specially sent Silla to the VIP ward just for this bottle of hanging water.
"How do you know I'm there?" Silla sighed, but after changing the environment, she would still be allergic.
"Why don't you take a few more when you leave?" William touched her forehead, as if feverish.
Silla remembered how she looked like she was going to the fair in the morning, and suddenly felt that she was so funny. After holding it for a long time, she couldn't help but laugh, and her stomach hurts.
"How much did you sell?"
"1.2 million."
William's face turned dark, and the girl was obviously cheated.
"How much did the house cost?"
Silla rolled her eyes and almost forgot: "One and six hundred thousand."
"Next time you want to buy a house, remember to get more things and sell them to Tucker." William covered her with the quilt. In the morning when he was at the company, Mr. Liu called and said that Silla had taken a lot of things and left. , And later he called her to block her again, and could only find her based on the positioning system installed in her mobile phone.
Silla blushed, feeling that William was mocking her, and said to herself: "Isn't it just a few bags from you? As for…"
"Who is saying bad things about me?" Tucker's voice suddenly appeared, and he jokingly shouted at the ward, "Do you really think I'm being taken advantage of?"
Silla chuckled, really couldn't help it.
The corners of William's mouth could not help but raised slightly.
"Silla, I returned the bag you sold to me last time to William as it is. He hasn't given me the money yet. How do you calculate this account?"
Tucker walked to the bed, joking.
Silla pursed her lips, looked at William and then at Tucker, "Anyway, you and I paid the money one-handedly at the time, and you don't want to get the money back."
She has already used the money to buy a house, and it is absolutely impossible to pay it back.
"I heard someone from Lu say that you took things from home to sell, and then bought a house?" Tucker didn't think it was too much to watch the excitement.
"When did I say that?" William crossed over coldly.
"Well, you didn't say it." Tucker shrugged and said helplessly, "I'm afraid of you."
Silla looked confused and couldn't understand what play Tucker was playing.
"Girl, you didn't expect it, the developer of the house you bought is your brother Tucker and me"
William squinted at him.
Tucker slumped, "It was developed by my family, so I will know about your house purchase soon."
"But why does your house make me allergic…" Silla looked disgusted.
"It should be the reason for the bedding." Tucker was also not sure, just guessing.
Silla just remembered that he had taken the things apart and made the bed. There was no time to wash it. Is it because of this?
"I have replaced your house with the largest size, the best location, and asked someone to thoroughly clean the side. The facilities that should be installed will be installed tomorrow, and you can live in with confidence in the future."
After Tucker finished speaking, he suddenly felt a chill blowing from the right side. He cautiously tilted his head and found that William Xianxian was looking at him with a threatening look.
Turns out… I said something wrong…
Tucker laughed, coughed a few times, and pretended that he hadn't said at all, "You girl, isn't it okay to live at home? It's not safe to live outside."
"The person at the sales office told me that the security system there is particularly safe. Since it is a property developed by your family, don't you think it is unsafe?" Silla deliberately put him along.
Tucker raised his eyebrows and looked at William: "Yes, what I said, it really looks more and more like you."
Then he looked at Silla, jokingly: "You are no longer the cute and obedient girl back then."
William said calmly at this time, "It's not about you whether you are cute or not."
"Hey! Okay! You both bully me as a single dog, right?"
Silla's smile froze, "I am also a single dog."
William's deep voice was aggressive: "You are not."
"I am!" Silla curled her eyebrows, "I and Brother Tucker are both, but you are not!"
Only then did Tucker realize that he had no brains when he spoke just now, and the body that played with women these days was empty, and even his IQ had dropped.
"Okay, don't quarrel, I'll carry my pot, can't I go!" Tucker took a deep look at William, patted him on the shoulder, "Brother, pay attention to your body, you must understand temperance."
Then he stretched and left.
Silla turned her head and ignored William. William continued to work in the ward because he was busy with work these days.
After a while, Silla's sling was finished, and she fell asleep too, the red spots on her body had disappeared a lot.
Seeing that she was asleep, William simply continued to finish her work before taking her home.
As soon as he got home, Jacob Liu said to William, "Master, the Lin family's daughter has been locked up for a whole day, what do you want to do?"
William put Silla on the bed and covered the quilt, and said lightly: "Go and see."
"Master, you don't need to come forward in person for this kind of thing, right?"
Seeing William shaved his face expressionless, Jacob knew that he was too much in charge, so he silenced him.
Lin Xin was locked up in a house in the suburbs. Although she was locked up, no one tied her up, so she was not very scared.
When William arrived, he motioned to Jacob to bring Lin Xin out. He sat in a chair by the pool with a cold expression.
After a while, I heard Lin Xin cursing and being taken over. The moment she saw William, she suddenly stopped her voice.
William raised his eyes slightly, and Lin Xin blushed suddenly.
"Am I kidnapped?" Lin Xin bit his scalp and looked at William, her eyes full of peach blossoms. How happy to be kidnapped by someone with such a high value…
William retracted his eyes and moved his fingers blankly.
Jacob Liu understood and gestured, "Press it!"
Before Lin Xin could react, he was clamped by the two big men behind him, and then asked her to kneel and press her head firmly in the pool water.
Lin Xin panicked and struggled desperately!
"Pull up." Seeing that Lin Xin was a little dysfunctional, Jacob Liu ordered.
After the two big men let go of their hands slightly, Lin Xin inhaled sharply, coughing constantly, and as soon as he turned around, he bit the hand of the person behind.
"If you want to retaliate against my dad, then go to my dad! What kind of a man to bully a girl!" Lin Xin originally thought that William was so handsome that she would rather be kidnapped, but now, she only thinks that William is a bogus, and it must be Her dad was rectified and he didn't dare to find out about her dad, so he only dared to kidnap her!
Jacob Liu glanced at William, there was no wave in his eyes.
"Go on." As soon as Jacob Liu stretched out his hand, the two big men continued to hold Lin Xin's head and stuff her in the water.
Lin Xin struggled painfully, but it was useless.
This was repeated several times, and then Lin Xin was really dying.
"If I let my dad know…you…you will die miserably…" Lin Xinqiang held up the eyes that were about to be closed, his eyes full of hatred.
William was a little tired, he stood up, his powerful aura made Lin Xin feel a boundless sense of oppression.
Jacob Liu knew that William was leaving, so he winked at the two subordinates and then left with William.
The two big guys immediately understood, took out the rope and tied Lin Xin, who had no power to bind the chicken, and then tied a big rock on the other end of the rope.
"What are you doing!" Lin Xin looked at the big rock in a panic, already guessing seven or eight points!
"You can't provoke anyone who has to provoke the Master William. It's kind of kind to be able to keep you this time. Stay away from Miss Silla next time, otherwise the consequences will not be that simple!"
Before Lin Xin knew who they were talking about Miss Silla, she was kicked into the cold swimming pool. Lin Xin put her head up hard, so she could breathe.
"Stay here honestly, and I'll catch you at dawn."
After all, the two big guys stood by and watched. If they saw that she was going to die with no strength, they would drag her up to make sure that she could not die.
Ruan's house.
Today is Family Day for the Ruan family. No matter how busy everyone is, they have to go home for dinner, especially Siara's two older brothers.
Father Ruan has been in a particularly good mood these few days. His daughter is engaged to the Lu family's heir. Now everyone knows that the Ruan family is Lu's in-laws.
Although the difference between Ruan and Lu is not much, but the two strong combination will only be stronger.
Siara and her best friend arrived at the door during the day when she saw a familiar car parked not far away. She lowered the window and dialed down her sunglasses.
"Lu Ziran?" Siara looked at the car in surprise. The driver was Lu Ziran.
"What are you doing at my house?"
Lu Ziran got out of the car and went straight to Siara's car without saying anything, "I'm here to help you."
"What?" Siara didn't understand what he was talking about, but she already knew about Lu Ziran being trimmed by William. Now that she was just engaged, it would be better to stay away from Lu Ziran.
Siara didn't want to pay attention to him, and released the brakes under his feet to get the car into the house.
"Don't worry, in other words, I'm here to talk about cooperation." Lu Ziran knew her temper was always arrogant, so she said straightforwardly.
"I need to see Uncle Ruan now, you take me in." Lu Ziran couldn't help but got into Siara's car.
"Are you crazy! What's the matter with you?"
"William's engagement with you is a pretense. When he takes over, you will be a useless pawn!"
Siara was startled, she frowned and looked at Lu Ziran suspiciously, but saw that he said sincerely, not like a fake.
"Take me in, I will tell everything I know in front of your family." Lu Ziran now most wants to see Father Ruan, because only what he says is deterrent and only he has the right to decide.
Although Siara didn't know what medicine Lu Ziran actually sold in the gourd, this was the Ruan family, and even if he wanted to play tricks, he wouldn't make any waves.
Simply took him in.
"Dad, Lu Ziran is here, and I said I want to see you." Siara entered the house and found that the family had arrived. She suddenly realized that the reason why Lu Ziran did not come early and late was probably because he had to wait for the family to arrive Right?
Father Ruan is not bad to Lu Ziran, but he is no longer a candidate for the son-in-law of the Ruan family, "Zi Ran, what can I do?"
"Uncle Ruan, I am here today to discuss cooperation with you."
Uncle Ruan smiled. He guessed that Lu Ziran wanted to turn over, so he wanted to see what tricks he played for the time being, "Let's listen."
"William's engagement with Siara is just a cover. When he takes over the power of the Lu family, he will cancel the engagement with Siara." Lu Ziran sat on the sofa unceremoniously.
"Nonsense! Mia and Qianyi are childhood sweethearts who grew up together since childhood. If you are jealous, I understand you, but you can't do such a thing to break up marriage!" Ruan's father was slightly angry, and he didn't listen to it the most now. Kind of words.
"Uncle Ruan, don't rush to deny it!" Lu Ziran raised his chin and looked at Siara, "William's favorite person is not Siara at all, but a girl he adopted in his early years, named Silla."
Siara's mouth twitched and his eyes were cold.
"The adopted girl Qian Yi knows it. They got along with each other when they were in China. They are just a little girl, so don't tell the truth here." Ruan's father meant to see off the guests. "If there is nothing else, just hurry up." Go back some more."
"I haven't finished talking yet." How could Lu Ziran want to leave, "Uncle Ruan, what I said is true. If you don't believe me, you can ask your baby girl."
Siara smiled, "What are you trying to say?"
Seeing that Siara didn't deny it, Ruan's father suddenly realized something and took a deep look at his daughter.
Lu Ziran stood up from the sofa, put his hands in his pockets, with a firm tone, "I suggest that the Ruan family take the initiative to propose the wedding in advance, and before William takes over the power."
"What the hell do you mean?" Siara really didn't understand.
"I don't ask for anything now. The reason why I tell you this news is because I want someone."
Siara looked at him incredulously, and said in shock: "Do you want Silla?"
"That's right." Lu Ziran's hand in his pocket couldn't help but clenched, he was abruptly placed one by William that night, he lost all the rights in his hand, and almost lost a pair of hands! How could he not report this grudge!
Bai Qihua knew that he had not only lost power, but William and Siara were also engaged as scheduled, and were no longer willing to cooperate with Lu Ziran.
The only way for Lu Ziran to retaliate against William and regain his rights is to seize William's most important person as his own, and that person is Bai Qihua's daughter. In this way, it can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
Siara sneered, taunting: "I didn't expect you to be okay with this bite."
"Shut up!" Father Ruan looked at Siara angrily, "What is going on with that Silla?"
Although Siara was spoiled and grown up at home, she was still a little scared when Ruan's father started the fire.
"Dad…I am not very clear…" She pretended not to know.
"Don't pretend, William's feelings for Silla are very unusual. You told me about this. Don't forget the deal between me and you." Lu Ziran narrowed his eyes and drew fiercely.
Siara suddenly felt guilty, "Enough! Isn't it just getting married early? It does no harm to me."
"Dad, how about you go and discuss with the Lu family?"
Father Ruan frowned, "The wedding date has been set, how can I change it as soon as I say it? Are you kidding?
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Q: Angular 2 - http get return wrong object I'm using @angular/http get to fetch data from server, here is my code :
private _currentPT: any;
public phongtroDetailChange = new Subject();

layPhongtro(id: number): Promise<any> {
return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
  this.http
    .get(Constants.apiUrl + 'phongtro/' + id, { headers: Constants.headers })
    .map((resp: Response) => resp.json())
    .subscribe(resp => {
      console.log(resp);
      // if (!resp.result) {
      //   this._currentPT = resp;
      //   this.phongtroDetailChange.next(true);
      //   resolve(resp);
      // } else {
      //   this.handleError('layPhongtro', resp.result);
      //   reject(resp.result);
      // }
    },
    error => this.handleError('layPhongtro', error));
});
}

When I commented code like that, the property "tiencoc" of resp has right value which means its value is 0, here is the picture of console.log
https://i.stack.imgur.com/7oYGW.png
But when I uncommented, the value of "tiencoc" is the same as property "giatien", now its value is 1000000, here is picture of console.log when uncommented
https://i.stack.imgur.com/rGxdI.png
I dont know why ? Pls help me, thank you so much
P/s: I have tested with POSTMAN and the resp is OK, which means "tiencoc"'s value is 0

A: Here's a fiddle for demo: https://jsfiddle.net/Lg6L8n2m/ (guess what the value is before you look at the log :))
As I've mentioned it the comment when you JSON.stringify the response object you are printing that value (because strings are immutable in js). But without stringify, console.log works actually somewhat "asynchronously", console.log prints the latest value that the object has.
So you are changing the tientoc to be 1000000 somewhere in your code after your console.log. And console.log prints you the latest value. From what I see it might be in the block where you subscribe to your Subject phongtroDetailChange
I suggest reading Immutability in javascript about this problem.

A: Thanks @echonax, I am reading "Immutability in javascript" now :), And by the way I have found that in child component I have done this:
constructor(private ptService: PhongtroService) {
    this.init();
  }

ngOnInit() {
    this.ptService.phongtroDetailChange.subscribe(result => {
      if(result) {
        this.init();
      }
    });
}
init() {
  this.currentPT = this.ptService.currentPT;
  if(!this.currentPT.tiencoc || this.currentPT.tiencoc === 0) {
     this.currentPT.tiencoc = this.currentPT.giatien;
  }
}

I have stored the currentPT of ptService in currentPT of child component (this.currentPT), and then change value of this.currentPT
and in ptService
private _currentPT: any;
get currentPT(): any{
return this._currentPT;
}
set currentPT(pt) {
this._currentPT = pt;
}

and in layPhongtro function above
this._currentPT = resp;
this.phongtroDetailChange.next(true);

Some how, some way the code in child component also affects this resp

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Redang Island beaches are some of the best in Malaysia. The beautiful heart-shaped paradise island of Redang is one of Malaysia's top beach destinations, situated about 30 km off the Terengganu coast, just north of Kuala Terengganu.
Much of the island's coastline is rocky with jungle-clad hills dropping straight into the sea. These conditions are good for coral reef formation and with deep water close to the shoreline, the island is popular with snorkelers and scuba divers.
Considered the best beach on Redang and one of the best in Malaysia, this private beach is home to the exclusive Taaras Beach & Spa Resort (previously known as the Berjaya Redang Beach Resort).
The sand is soft and clean and the sea is calm (at least it was during our stay). Rocky outcrops at each end of the beach attract some colourful fish but this is not the best beach for snorkelling unless you hire a boat to take you to the nearby coral gardens.
There is a floating jetty here and while walking along it one evening we saw a large turtle swimming about (unfortunately none of us had a camera).
There were quite a lot of dead parrot fish and other species washed up on the beach for no apparent reason since the sea looked clear and clean.
This equally gorgeous beach is the bigger sister of Teluk Dalam Kecil and is separated by a rocky headland which is possible to cross on foot with some care (otherwise you could kayak, paddle boat or swim round from the Taaras if you are fortunate enough to be staying there).
There are no hotels on this bay and if you make the effort to get here you may well have the entire beach to yourself.
This sheltered bay is where local fishing boats rest up during the day after a busy night catching squid with the help of their powerful spot lamps.
This is the longest stretch of beach on Redang, located on the East coast of the island, and is where the majority of the resort hotels are located such as Sari Pacifica Resort & Spa, Coral Redang Island Resort, Redang Beach Resort, Redang Paradise Hotel and Laguna Redang Island Resort. Access to the beach is by boat.
With its crystal clear water, this is probably a better snorkelling beach than Teluk Dalam Kecil but still with a coral-free sandy section in the middle for swimming.
This is on the same side of the island as Long Beach from which it is separated by a headland. Again a rather inaccessible beach, except by boat or on foot through jungle trails.
The beach can be divided into two; Teluk Kalong Kecil, where Redang Kalong Resort is located, and Teluk Kalong Besar, where the Redang Mutiara Beach Resort is found. Two small islands Pulau Kerengga Besar and Kecil are located just offshore this beach, as is a crescent shaped sand bar which is exposed at low tide.
The administrative office of the Department of Marine Park Malaysia is headquartered on the small island of Pulau Pinang, just off the southern shore of Redang. From here the department protects and manages the 9 islands making up the Redang Archipelago (Redang Island itself and 8 small ones: Pinang, Ling, Ekor Tebu, Kerengga Besar, Kerengga Kecil, Paku Besar, Paku Kecil and Lima).
At the Marine Park Centre is a sandy beach, a jetty and mooring area above coral reefs where snorkelers can come and swim.
The website of the Marine Department has maps showing locations of all the scuba diving sites in Redang, Perhentian Islands, Pulau Lang Tengah, Pulau Kapas and Pulau Tenggol.
Redang is home to the largest population of nesting green turtles in Peninsula Malaysia, although the number is still low compared to say Sabah. Chagar Hutang, also known simply as Turtle Bay, is an official turtle sanctuary and the beach itself is off-limits to visitors.
Snorkelers, who have to arrive by boat, are allowed to swim offshore in the deep water.
Two other isolated bays on the west coast of Redang, Pasir Mak Kepit and Pasir Mak Simpan have smaller stretches of beach and are accessible by boat. Turtles have been know to nest here too.
There is a small airport at Redang which used to be served by Berjaya Air but scheduled flights are no longer operating. The only way to get to the island is by boat.
Most visitors fly to Kuala Terengganu Airport and from there take either the public ferry from Shahbandar Jetty in Kuala Terengganu to Redang jetty or take a private boat transfer arranged by one of the island's resorts.
For us, staying at the Taaras, the resort arranged a minivan pick up from KT airport which drove us north for 30 minutes (30 km) to a private jetty near the mouth of the Merang River from where we transferred to a speed boat for a 1 hour bumpy journey (26 km as the bird flies) across the South China Sea to Redang. At Redang jetty we were picked up by the Taaras minivan for a 5 minute transfer to the resort. Other hotels have similar arrangements. Check with the hotel for pricing.
The East coast of Peninsular Malaysia is affected by the north-east monsoon from the month of November up until February or March. This rainy season creates rough seas and most of the resorts close down for this period.
There is really only one road on the island which runs for about 3km from the jetty to the Taaras Resort, passing through the kampung on the way.
This village is fairly recent. The 200 families or so used to live in wooden houses built on stilts above the sea near the jetty but they were relocated to the new kampung, presumably to provide the island's inhabitants with better living conditions and to reduce pollution of the marine park.
Swimming, snorkelling, scuba diving and non-motorised water sports are the main activities here.
Lazing on the beach and wallowing in the sea is the best non-activity.
It is possible to walk around the village and even to rent a motorbike but there is not a great deal to see and most tourists do not venture far outside their resorts.
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Unlike the backpackers haven on nearby Perhentian Islands, Redang caters more for the mid to up-market range and accommodation is mainly resort-based.
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Roe v Wade: What the leaked SCOTUS draft said vs the opinion
7 months ago . Washington D.C., DC, USA
#abortion #American #Court
SCOTUS has overturned the historic Roe v Wade judgement
It hews closely to the leaked draft opinion that was published in May
Key passages in Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion and the final ruling released Friday are identical
Written By:Sucharita
Updated: June 24, 2022 07:59:04 Washington D.C., DC, USA
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and ending constitutional protections for abortion hews closely to the leaked draft opinion that was published in May.
Key passages in Justice Samuel Alito's draft opinion and the final ruling released Friday are identical, including sharp denunciations of the Roe ruling as "egregiously wrong," with "exceptionally weak" reasoning and "damaging consequences."
Also read: How overturning Roe v Wade is a win for Justice Clarence Thomas
The major additions to the final copy are pointed rebukes of the dissent from the court's three liberal justices as well as a concurring opinion from Chief Justice John Roberts, who said he would have upheld the Mississippi law at the heart of the case, but would have stopped short of ending the right to an abortion.
The draft opinion, labeled a "1st Draft" of the "Opinion of the Court" and published by Politico, was leaked in a nearly unprecedented breach of protocol that sent shockwaves through the country. The marshal of the Supreme Court is investigating what Roberts has described as "egregious breach of trust."
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Here's a closer look at the similarities and differences between the draft and final opinions:
KEY PASSAGES REMAIN UNCHANGED
The central arguments in the draft and final opinions are fundamentally the same. Alito writes that the 1973 Roe decision and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, the 1992 decision that reaffirmed the right to abortion, used flawed reasoning to conclude that the Constitution protects the right to an abortion.
Alito writes that the Constitution "makes no reference to abortion" and that the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment does not protect such a right. While that provision guarantees some rights that are not named in the Constitution, those rights have been "deeply rooted in this Nation's history and tradition," Alito wrote. Abortion has not been, he argues.
Also read: Why LGBTQ community is concerned about Roe v Wade overturning
"It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people's elected representatives," he wrote.
CRITIQUE OF THE DISSENT
The first major addition to the final opinion comes on page 35, when Alito launches into a critique of the liberal justices' dissent, which he would not have had access to when he wrote his draft.
Alito writes that the dissent's failure to acknowledge the nation's long tradition — before Roe — of outlawing abortion is "devastating to its position." The right to an abortion does not have any foundation, "let alone a 'deeply rooted one,'" in American history, Alito argues. He points, among other things, to the fact that at least 46 states by the late 1950s banned abortion "however and whenever preformed" unless necessary to save the life of the mother.
Alito writes that the most "striking feature" of the dissent is the lack of "any serious discussion of the legitimacy of the States' interest in protecting human life." The liberal justices, Alito argues, discuss issues like the burdens of motherhood, which he says are "important concerns." But they display "no similar regard for a State's interest in protecting prenatal life," he writes.
Also read: What Roe v Wade overturning means
Later in the opinion, Alito rebukes the liberal justices' argument that in overturning Roe, the court has abandoned stare decisis: the legal principle that judges use to base decisions on earlier ones. Alito responds: "We have done no such thing."
"Precedents should be respected, but sometimes the Court errs, and occasionally the Court issues an important decision that is egregiously wrong," Alito wrote. "When that happens, stare decisis is not a straightjacket."
THE CHIEF'S ARGUMENT
The other difference between the draft and final opinion is a takedown of the argument made by Roberts, who voted with the majority to uphold the Mississippi law banning most abortions after 15 weeks, but wrote separately that there was no need to overturn the broad precedents to rule in Mississippi's favor.
Roberts writes that he would "leave for another day" the question of whether Roe should be overturned and "take a more measured course." Roberts said he would do away with the "viability line" — or prior holding that the Constitution protects the right to an abortion up until the point of when a fetus is viable outside the womb. He writes that the right to an abortion should "extend far enough to ensure a reasonable opportunity to choose, but need not extend any further — certainly not all the way to viability."
Also read: Joe Biden says 'sad day' as Roe v Wade overturned: Key takeaways from address
Alito argues that there are "serious problems" with Roberts' approach. If the court were to only go so far as to uphold Mississippi's law, it would "soon be called upon to pass on the constitutionality of a panoply of laws with shorter deadlines or no deadline at all," Alito writes.
The chief justice's "quest for a middle way would only put off the day when we would be forced to confront the question we now decide," Alito wrote. "The turmoil wrought by Roe and Casey would be prolonged. It is far better — for this Court and for this country — to face up to the real issue without further delay."
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Le terme anglophone  (SD, en japonais chibi) désigne un style graphique surtout utilisé dans les jeux vidéo et les mangas. C'est un style de dessin particulier dans lequel un personnage est dessiné avec une tête énorme, pouvant faire plus de deux fois la taille du tronc alors que, dans les proportions canoniques, elle ne fait qu'un tiers.

Terminologie

Le terme  se réfère au japonais , lequel est un terme appartenant au lexique de l'art, et trouve son origine dans le français « déformer ». Il est généralement employé sous sa forme abrégée, « SD » et souvent transcrit sous la forme de l'anglicisme «  ».

Si le terme est nouveau et particulier, on retrouve ces proportions dans les illustrations, bandes dessinées et dessins animés depuis au moins la fin du  en Europe avec par exemple les binettes de Nadar ou au  aux Amériques, comme Betty Boop ou Mickey Mouse, voire de façon beaucoup plus ancienne dans les statues des arts premiers dans le monde.

Depuis quelques années, le descriptif SD tend à disparaître au Japon. Il est parfois remplacé par le terme « petit » en français, que les japonais prononcent . Il semble relever au Japon plutôt d'un effet de mode lié de façon intrinsèque à la culture otaku. Il peut en général être remplacé par le terme , qui est compris par un pan plus large de la population.

Exemples

Manga et anime
 Franchise parodique
  d'Hiroko Kazui
  de Kagami Yoshimizu
  de Masahiko Murata

Jeux vidéo
 Virtua Fighter Kids sur Saturn (1996)
 Final Fantasy VII sur PlayStation (1997) (uniquement pendant les phases d'exploration)
 Pocket Fighter sur PlayStation (1998)
 Guilty Gear Petit sur WonderSwan Color (2001)
 Franchise SNK sur Neo-Geo Pocket
 Inazuma Eleven SD sur iOS et Android (2019) (uniquement au Japon)

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 Gen Sato, Personnages Super-Déformés, Collection « Le dessin de manga », 2005, Eyrolles

Article connexe
 Chibi (terme japonais)

Terminologie du jeu vidéo
Lexique des mangas et anime


More states are requiring schools and governments to use environmentally friendly cleaning products, raising debate about their costs and benefits.
Ten states including Illinois and New York require or encourage use of "green" floor waxes, window cleaners and other products in schools. Similar bills are expected to be debated this year in at least five states.
A plan advancing in the Wisconsin Legislature would require schools and state agencies to use cleaning and paper products certified as environmentally sound by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or one of several groups.
Supporters say such laws protect the environment and reduce the use of harsh chemicals that can hurt the health of workers and children. Critics worry about the cost.


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CitizenshipFirst aims to become the country's most creative driver of civic-education innovation. Housed at Harlem-based Democracy Prep Public Schools, the organization began in 2011 with the publication of Teaching America: The Case for Civic Education, edited by David Feith. Through creative advocacy, in-school programs, research and reports, CitizenshipFirst aims to remind educators, policymakers and all Americans that the founding purpose of education was to prepare our nation's young people for self-government—and that restoring the civic mission of education must be an urgent national priority.
We hold these truths to be self-evident: that American democracy cannot endure without an educated citizenry; that all students deserve to become informed and proud participants in American self-government; and that every generation must prepare the next to understand, protect and perfect the institutions of American freedom. These truths motivated the establishment of America's school system long ago, and they must be an urgent national priority today.
Civic illiteracy threatens our nation's smooth functioning and continued vitality. It cripples our common culture, disenfranchises millions, and poisons our politics.
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Our earliest thinkers about education didn't see schools as places to create workers. Their concern was to ensure that every American citizen would be able to participate in our democracy as an informed and engaged citizen. At a time when our country faces profound challenges, both at home and abroad, it's an idea that's never been more timely or relevant. Education in America serves an important public purpose. That's why we support education with our tax dollars.
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CitizenshipFirst was founded to build upon the ideas raised in Teaching America: The Case for Civic Education, edited by David Feith, in 2011. The book gathered together an unprecedented collection of leading thinkers to sound an alarm over a crisis in civic education—and lay out a powerful agenda for reform.
The urgent message: To remain America, our country has to give its children a civic identity, an understanding of our constitutional system, and an appreciation of the amazing achievements of American self-government.
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In assessing all this, authors draw on lessons and innovations from the Supreme Court, the White House, America's best inner-city schools, immigrant life in 1960s New York, and elsewhere. They lay out how political reform, digital tools, charter schools, strategic philanthropy, teachers, and parents nationwide can advance civic renewal. Their message addresses parents, teachers, education reformers, policymakers at all levels of government, scholars concerned with citizenship and democracy, and activists looking for the cutting edge in civic health.
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Outdoor Dining Has Helped Hundreds Of Chicago Restaurants, But Others Still Waiting On Permits: 'Winter Will Be Here Soon Enough'
"I just need my permits, and I will take care of the rest by working harder," said Soraya Rendon, owner of Chilam Balam, a Mexican tapas restaurant with no outdoor dining options.
Jake Wittich
7:30 AM CDT on Jul 29, 2020
Mark Kwiatkowski, owner of Replay in Lincoln Park.
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LAKEVIEW — Soraya Rendon's Mexican tapas restaurant can only seat 10 people indoors because of coronavirus safety restrictions. Like many other restaurants throughout the city, she wants to expand outdoors to serve more diners.
But more than a month after she applied for an outdoor dining city permit, Rendon, owner of Chilam Balam at 3023 N. Broadway, still hasn't been approved. And patio season is waning.
"Winter will be here soon enough, so by the time I even get my permit, I'd get only two months of income from it," Rendon said.
Credit: Provided/Chilam Balam
Chilam Balam, a Mexican tapas restaurant in Lakeview, can only hold 10 customers indoors under current capacity limits due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Outdoor dining has been a much-needed boon for many restaurants unable to serve customers inside for months. But businesses still waiting on permits to participate in outdoor service programs say the city needs to speed things up if it wants small businesses to survive.
Chilam Balam — an intimate restaurant tucked into the property's basement — has no outdoor seating. But the landlord of the CVS store just north of Rendon's eatery gave her permission to use its sidewalk space to set up a patio, she said.
However, the Chicago Fire Department raised safety concerns about an alley that separates her storefront from the CVS sidewalk, so the city is still working with Rendon to find a solution.
Credit: Jake Wittich/Block Club Chicago
Chilam Balam got permission from the adjacent CVS to set up a patio on its sidewalk, but the Fire Department won't allow it.
Being able to set up outdoor patio space would help "tremendously" and ensure Rendon makes rent, she said.
"The business is suffering a lot," Rendon said. "I just need my permits and I will take care of the rest by working harder."
Soraya Rendon, owner of Chilam Balam in Lakeview.
Maureen Martino, executive director of the Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce, said business leaders are talking to city officials about the outdoor permits so businesses without patio space can find relief.
"It's putting a Band-Aid on a big wound, but having some outdoor options gives these businesses some life to continue," Martino said.
Isaac Reichman, spokesman for the city's Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, said the city has approved 118 permits, allowing many businesses to benefit from expanded outdoor dining since the program launched.
The permits are reviewed by the business, transportation and cultural affairs and special events departments, according to Reichman.
We "evaluate each application to determine feasibility and work with applicants to ensure that outdoor permits do not lead to public safety, health or nuisance issues," Reichman said. "This program has delivered critical outdoor options quickly, safely and at a scale larger than many other cities."
Mark Kwiatkowski, owner of Replay in Lincoln Park, bought outdoor picnic tables before learning his patio permit request was denied because the arcade bar doesn't serve food.
Mark Kwiatkowski, owner of Replay in Lincoln Park, has applied for various permits since applications opened and he's still waiting for something to be approved.
Kwiatkowski just had to close the doors of the arcade bar for a second time when the city reimposed restrictions for indoor bars due to a surge in coronavirus cases among young adults.
"I just got the staff back on and then furloughed them again," Kwiatkowski said. "Some of them had trouble getting unemployment the first time, and now they have to get back on."
Kwiatkowski said he's applied for every outdoor permit he could find, starting with a sidewalk cafe permit. He preemptively paid someone in the northwest suburbs to build 10 picnic tables to be set up outside as soon as he got approval.
But because Replay doesn't have a food license, Kwiatkowski's permit request was denied.
Next, he planned to set up the picnic tables in the parking lot about 100 feet north at the end of his block. It's a shared lot, but Replay rents 30 of the spaces, Kwiatkowski said.
"The city deemed the parking lot was too far from the licensed premises," Kwiatkowski said. "So then I started grasping for straws."
Kwiatkowski's next request was to clean up the loading dock behind Replay, which is next to more parking spaces below the CTA tracks that the bar rents.
It would cost some money, but Replay could convert the loading dock into a back patio area if permits are approved, Kwiatkowski said.
Mark Kwiatkowski, owner of Replay in Lincoln Park, proposed temporary traffic closures of Wolfram Street from Sheffield Avenue to the CTA tracks, allowing his bar and other nearby businesses to expand service into the street.
But his ideal alternative would be a temporary traffic closure of Wolfram Street, east from Sheffield Avenue to the CTA tracks.
This would allow Replay and other nearby businesses to set up tables and expand their service into the streets — similar to other outdoor dining events throughout Lakeview.
Reichman said the city is still working with Replay to find viable outdoor seating options.
"I hope we get this permit, because it would really give us a leg to stand on," Kwiatkowski said. "I would have to work hard, but I think we could get back to breaking even this year."
Read all of Block Club's coverage on outdoor dining here.
Jake Wittich is a Report for America corps member covering Lakeview, Lincoln Park and LGBTQ communities across the city for Block Club Chicago.
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Sydney, 23 October 2009: Commonwealth Bank today announced it is adding a raft of new features during October and November to its award-winning online banking channel NetBank, offering customers greater ease of use and transparency.
According to Drew Unsworth, Commonwealth Bank General Manager Online Banking, the Bank has made significant enhancements to NetBank during the past year and now offers customers a world-class, finest online banking experience.
"Our recent enhancements are focused on fine tuning the online experience for customers so that we can further empower customers to manage their money online and give them greater flexibility and transparency over their account holdings, in particular, improving search functionality and security," said Mr Unsworth.
Improved search – transaction search is available from the home page and is more intuitive, making it easier for customers to manage their account, getting to the most important information in just one click. Customers can also now export up to 600 transactions to Excel and popular accounting packages.
Increased security – NetBank now features a password strength meter, guiding customers on how secure their new or updated password is.
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Alabama: Something to Brag About
I was born into a house divided, meaning Daddy's people cheered for Auburn football and Mama's people were for Alabama. Both families were poor, like most people in Alabama then, and many today. Only a few had attended either university, but in Alabama, cheering for the Tide has never had much to do with whether you ever had any hope of going to college.
Every November my Uncle Freeman dressed as a female Bama cheerleader to perform his famous "Lady Roll Tide" routine for his bemused colleagues in the insurance office. (His boobs were rolls of toilet paper, as in "Roll Tide." Probably you had to be there.) My Aunt Hanna couldn't afford to attend the University but ended up teaching tennis and swimming there. She loved to dress up her dogs in homemade houndstooth outfits. On fall Saturdays she would drag her huge console radio onto the front porch so she could stay calm listening to the Bama game while weeding her petunias.
In those days Alabama was famous for all the wrong reasons: George Wallace, Selma, "Bombingham," fire hoses, police dogs, Bull Connor. Only one thing in Alabama was famous for mostly right reasons: Paul "Bear" Bryant and the winning football boys of the Crimson Tide.
Bryant was no civil-rights hero, but he felt the wind blowing. When he finally convinced the white administrators in Tuscaloosa to let him recruit black players, he did more for the peaceful integration of Alabama than any white person except Harper Lee. He brought white Alabama something it never expected to have: black heroes. The problem was said to be complicated, but the solution was simple: it's hard to hate somebody while you're cheering for him.
Most people in Alabama didn't hate anybody anyway. They longed to live in a state that was not the pariah of the nation. Also, excellence was in short supply. But on any given Saturday in autumn, the people of Alabama could witness Bryant leading the boys he recruited mostly from poor little Alabama towns to a display of athletic excellence that became the envy of the nation.
It was during the Bryant years that football ceased being a passion, pastime, or game in Alabama, and became our official religion. When all hope was lost, Bear Bryant descended on beams of light from golden clouds, by way of Texas A&M. Coaches come and go, but the Bear lives forever, like Elvis.
This is why, after seven attempts to find Bryant in the eyes of another coach, Alabama has fallen so desperately deeply in love with Nick Saban. Saban is Bear Bryant 2.0. He exists only to win football games. Nothing makes him madder than a player who doesn't care. Watch him storm onto the field in a spitting rage, despite the fact that his team is leading by 51 points, because one of his linebackers dared to saunter off the field in a way that struck Saban as nonchalant. Watch the Coach get up in that young man's face and give him the kind of tongue-beating he never got from his parents.
Nick Saban, like Bryant, is mean to his players in public. He jabs his finger and bellows at them. He is also a gentleman coach of the old school, who runs one of the least penalized teams in college ball and insists on perfect sportsmanship. His players love him fiercely because he screams at them and cares, and shows them how to be champions. And the fans love him too, in the wary way people can love someone who frightens them a little. If Nick Saban wants to run for Governor he can have it. If he decides to run for Pope, half the Baptists in Alabama will turn Catholic.
As a student reporter in Tuscaloosa in the 1970s, during Bryant's last glorious run of victories, I quaked when I had to interview the Coach. He was friendly enough to students, but I couldn't make out half of what he was saying in his basso Arkansas mumble. I constructed his quotes the best I could, praying I wouldn't write anything that might make him mad and provoke another encounter.
At that time, the University president, David Mathews, was simultaneously serving in the cabinet of Gerald Ford as Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare. When I interviewed Mathews during a visit to campus, he suggested we walk over to the practice field "to have a look in on Coach."
Whistles blew. Players slammed into tackling sleds. Bryant loomed, high in his famous tower with his bullhorn. He spotted Mathews. He waved him to come up, an invitation that was extended rarely, and only to important men.
Mathews, being the boss of the Coach as well as something like 11th in line of succession to the Presidency of the United States, motioned for Bryant to come down the stairs to meet him.
After an extended staring contest, the President shook his head, shrugged, and started up the stairs to pay homage to the most powerful man in Alabama.
A few years later, my Uncle Freeman had open-heart surgery and his doctor forbade him to attend the Alabama-Auburn game. Freeman fired the doctor and got two tickets on the 20. He did give up smoking Camels, and took up chewing cigars instead. He would chew his way through a box of Panatelas during an average game. The Alabama-Auburn game that year was was beyond average – Auburn had brought forth the incandescent Bo Jackson, and Alabama was on its first date with Ray Perkins, the first in the string of non-Bryants.
My father sat amongst the Auburn orange and blue. I was a traitor to his cause. I sat across the stadium, in the top row with Uncle Freeman above a sea of crimson and white. At the end, at the heart-stopping height of the game, Freeman's newly stitched ticker got the better of him. He turned his back on the field, turned to stare out across the streets of Birmingham. "I can't bear it, boy," he said, clutching my arm, standing in a mound of chewed-up cigars. "I can't watch. If he misses the kick, I swear to God I will drop dead right here and now."
"Don't look, Freeman," I said.
Freeman gazed out over Birmingham. I watched Van Tiffin kick the famous 52-yard field goal that won the game. The stadium erupted in a roar that has never been surpassed in my experience. Uncle Freeman pounded my shoulders with both fists.
Freeman lived only another couple of years, but he died a happy man.


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