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Episode 31: Challenging One's Mindset: Debriefing after WFOT Congress
Two occupational therapists who attended and presented at the World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) Conference in Cape Town, South Africa in May of 2018 share about their experiences leading up to and attending and presenting at the conference.
Jami Flick, MS, OTR/L, is an assistant professor and the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN. Jami has a Bachelor's degree in Pre-Professional Health Science and a Master's of Science degree in OT from the University of South Alabama. She has clinical experience with adult and geriatric clients in acute care, inpatient rehab, outpatient, and burn unit as well as pediatric experience in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and outpatient rehabilitation. She serves as the Pi Theta Epsilon Faculty Advisor for the Delta Zeta Chapter. Jami has volunteered as an OT in the Dominican Republic and Haiti and is currently the fieldwork developer for the first-ever Bachelor's Degree level OT and PT program in Haiti. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Heath Science at Nova Southeastern University with an emphasis in global health.
Orli Weisser-Pike, OTR/L, OTD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, TN. Orli graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in OT from University of Cape Town, South Africa in 1996 and came to USA for her first job as an OT in 1997. She has a special interest in low vision and has been involved with that area of clinical practice since 2003. Orli went back to school to earn a post-professional doctorate in OT in 2011 through Chatham in Pittsburgh. She began teaching full-time in April 2017.
Resources & Recommendations:
About WFOT - http://www.wfotcongress.org/
Concepts in Occupational Therapy: Understanding Southern Perspectives - book by Sebestina Anita Dsouza , Roshan Galvaan, and Elelwani L. Ramugondo
WFOT Congress resources, including videos of keynote speakers - http://www.wfotcongress.org/
Facebook Page for WFOT Congresses:
WFOT Congress 2019 - www.facebook.com/WFOT18/
WFOT Congress 2022 - www.facebook.com/WFOT2022
Lifestyle by Design podcast - interviews of other WFOT attendees by OT Karen Jacobs
An episode of the Hidden Brain podcast called The Mind of the Village about implicit biases each of us carries that have been shaped by society around us.
Connect with Jami and Orli:
Orli's Email
Jami's Email
Jami on Twitter - @OTFlick
Jami on LinkedIn – linkedin.com/jamiflickOT


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namespace Akamon\OAuth2\Server\Domain\Tests\Model;

use Akamon\OAuth2\Server\Domain\Model\Context;
use Akamon\OAuth2\Server\Domain\Model\Scope\Scope;
use Akamon\OAuth2\Server\Domain\Model\Scope\ScopeCollection;
use Akamon\OAuth2\Server\Domain\Tests\OAuth2TestCase;

class ContextTest extends OAuth2TestCase
{
    public function testContext()
    {
        $client = $this->createClient();
        $userId = 'foo';
        $scopes = new ScopeCollection([new Scope('foo')]);

        $context = new Context($client, $userId, $scopes);

        $this->assertSame($client, $context->getClient());
        $this->assertSame($userId, $context->getUserId());
        $this->assertSame($scopes, $context->getScopes());
    }
}

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Munari Shade - Olive combination.
This style is new for the Fall. The Munari Shade pattern is a combination of the various colours available in other Brave Brown Bags. Each panel is seamlessly connected to bring you this fantastic and eye catching tote. Because of the variations in colour, it can go with any outfit.
Each carryall is hand-constructed in waxed cotton on the outside with a complementary solid or print cotton on the inside. The reinforced top and base make the bags strong but lightweight. Handles are secured with hidden stitching and the bottom is fitted with a firm base.
The bag mesures 9.5"W x 12"H x 5.5"D.
As featured in magazines: Instyle; Gourmet; Martha Stewart Living, House and Garden, HGTV's Room Service with Sarah Richardson ...etc., Used by Marc Jacobs, Donald Sutherland. Brave Brown Bag is a versatile, chic everyday tote. Midi is the perfect bag to bring your lunch, yogurt and fruit to work and throw in the newspaper as well. The colours are striking but conservative so it won't clash with designer fashion handbags. It was mentioned as the "perfect lunch bag" in InStyle 2005.


Tooth decay (dental caries) is one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide. Although it is rarely life-threatening, tooth decay can cause pain and harm eating, speaking, impact facial appearance, and affect acceptance into society. It greatly influences the quality of life of children, and is particularly common in those of low social and financial status.
Harmful bacteria in the mouth produce organic acids when carbohydrates, especially sugar, are eaten. When enough acid is produced so that the pH (level) goes below 5.5, the acid dissolves hydroxyapatite, the main component of tooth enamel, in a process known as demineralization. After the sugar is gone, some of the mineral loss can be recovered—or remineralized—from the saliva. Cavities result when the rate of demineralization exceeds the rate of remineralization, usually in a process that requires many months or years.
The early sign of dental decay is dissolving of the enamel which can be reversed with careful cleaning, change in diet and fluoride treatment. Fluoride treatments (e.g. fluoride mouth rinses, varnishes, gels and foams) help to protect teeth against decay and also provide additional protection against acid attacks on the tooth enamel. In the mouth it creates low levels of fluoride in saliva, which reduces the rate at which tooth enamel demineralizes and increases the rate at which it remineralizes in the early stages of cavities. The fluoride becomes more concentrated in the dental plaque and thus reduces the change in dietary sugars into acid by plaque bacteria.
It makes the enamel more resistant to acid attack and speeds up the remineralization with fluoride ions, making the tooth surface less soluble.
The fluoride does not prevent cavities but instead controls the rate at which they develop. When fluoride is present, a remineralized layer is formed over the remaining surface of the enamel; this layer is much stronger and more acid-resistant than the original mineral, and is formed more quickly than ordinary remineralized enamel would be.
Water fluoridation is the most effective means of achieving fluoride coverage that is community-wide, but this is not available in Devon. Other fluoride therapies may be used which are also effective in preventing tooth decay; they include fluoride toothpaste, mouthwash, gel, and varnish, and fluoridation of salt and milk. Dental sealants are effective as well, with estimates of prevented cavities ranging from 33% to 86%, depending on age of sealant and type of study.
Fluoride toothpaste is the most widely used and thoroughly assessed fluoride treatment. Its introduction in the early 1970s is considered the main reason for the decline in tooth decay in industrialized countries. However, it relies on individual and family behaviour, and its use is less likely among lower economic classes; Fluoride toothpaste prevents about 25% of cavities in young permanent teeth, and its effectiveness is improved if higher concentrations of fluoride are used, or if the toothbrushing is supervised. Fluoride mouthwash and gel are about as effective as fluoride toothpaste; fluoride varnish prevents about 45% of cavities. By comparison, brushing with a nonfluoride toothpaste has little effect on cavities.
Children who have fluoride when their teeth are developing tend to have shallower grooves in their teeth so plaque can be more easily removed. Plaque is a thin, sticky film of bacteria that constantly forms on your teeth. Children living in poorer areas where the water supplies are not fluoridated can have 5 times more decay than children living in better-off or fluoridated areas.
A dentist or dental hygienist can apply fluoride to the teeth. These come as gels or varnishes and are more concentrated than toothpaste, and therefore are not needed as often. Some adults can benefit from these applications. Fluoride gels can help to reduce root decay – especially in people with dry mouth and the elderly. Some people are more prone to tooth decay and the dentist may also advise using fluoride supplements, such as tablets, as well as fluoride toothpaste for extra protection. It is very important that fluoride supplements are only taken on the advice of a dentist, and that they are used in the way they say. Supplements are suitable for children from about 3 onwards and can help reduce decay.
Although there are very few side effects, especially at the concentration used in toothpaste and varnishes, dental fluorosis is caused by having too much fluoride when the teeth are developing. In its mildest form, dental fluorosis appears as very fine pearly white lines or flecking on the surface of the teeth. This mild fluorosis can often only be spotted by a dental expert. Severe fluorosis may lead to the enamel being pitted and discoloured. It can happen when children swallow toothpaste or when too much topical is applied. After many years the scientific conclusion is that fluoride toothpaste and correctly fluoridated water, salt and milk are of great benefit to dental health and help to reduce decay, and cause no harmful side effects to general health. Recent studies carried out for the government by the Medical Research Council have failed to find any evidence that fluoride added to water causes harmful side effects. Worldwide, over 300 million people drink fluoridated water supplies. Many millions more regularly use fluoridated toothpaste.


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Council Members Joann Ariola (L) Vickie Paladino (C) and Robert Holden (R) have signed onto a lawsuit with leaders of the New York state Republican Party arguing a new city law that allows legal noncitizens to vote in local elections is unconstitutional (Photos via Facebook)Three Queens Council Members have joined a Republican-led lawsuit that aims to block a new city law that allows legal noncitizens to vote in local elections.
The suit, filed Monday in Staten Island Supreme Court, asks a judge to issue an injunction against the city from implementing the law.
The suit states that the law violates Article 2, Section 1, of the state constitution, which grants the right to vote in all elections to "every citizen" 18 years of age or older.
"The law is clear and the ethics are even clearer," New York Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy said in a statement. "We shouldn't be allowing citizens of other nations to vote in our elections, full stop."
The legal action seeks to stop 800,000 non-citizen New Yorkers – comprised of green card holders and residents who are authorized to work — from voting in local elections.
The suit was filed less than 24 hours after a bill, titled "Our City, Our Vote," went into effect that grants most noncitizens the right to vote in local elections. Mayor Adams decided not to challenge the legislation after the previous council passed the bill by 33 votes to 14 last month, one vote short of overriding the mayor's power to veto the bill.
Under the legislation, legal residents now have the right to vote in city elections, such as for mayor, public advocate, comptroller and their local council member. They are unable to vote in state and federal elections.
However, legal experts have questioned its constitutionality, as do the Queens legislators named in the suit.
The plaintiffs also argue that the new law violates Section 5-102(1) of Chapter 17 state election law which states that "no person shall be qualified to register for and vote at any election unless he is a citizen of the United States."
Furthermore, they argue in the suit that a public referendum is required to pass any law that changes the method of voting under the state's Municipal Home Rule Law.
Three Queens Council Members have joined a lawsuit which aims to block the city's new law allowing legal noncitizens to vote in local elections (Photo by Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office)
Holden, who represents Council District 30 in central Queens, said he joined the lawsuit because he believes the law is unconstitutional and "absurd." He is the only Democratic lawmaker named in the suit.
"Citizenship and suffrage have always been tied together for good reason, and must never be torn from each other," Holden said in a statement.
He also criticized a stipulation in the bill that only requires noncitizens to live in the city for 30 days prior to a local election.
Ariola, who represents Council District 32 in southeastern Queens, expressed her support for the lawsuit on social media Monday.
"Voting is the right of American citizens," Ariola posted on Twitter.
"There are so many immigrants that came to this country and became citizens, who also oppose this legislation."
MRLIC January 13th, 2022
I applaud these trie Anerican Politicians. The Democratic Socialists have to be stopped before they let illegals vote in State and Federal elections Why even ask people to become citizens when these illegals have to only be in NYC for 30 days. Shame on Eric Adams for lettingnthis bill becone law. Also the bills sponsor Ydanis Rodriguez told New Yorkers who did not agree with his bill toove out. This is some real good American Politician.
Another Socialist Democrat who hates America. Tjis bill needs to go down to defeat. I believe it is against tje state constotution
Which states only citizens can vote
joe_the_accountant January 12th, 2022
It is about time someone pushed back against this over-wokeness. Thank you council Members Joann Ariola, Vickie Paladino, and Robert Holden
Merman January 12th, 2022
Good for them!
Just a reminder that New York City resides within the United States of America. The United States of America has a founding document of laws called the Constitution. The Constitution is the supreme law of the United States of America. Why do New York politicians regularly feel as though a city housed within a country is free from the laws which guide that country?
OAR January 12th, 2022
Do these politicians not realize that many of these legal residents of the city, who have lived here for years as green card holders might vote for them? It only applies to CITY elections and as residents and taxpayers in the city, they should have the right to vote in local elections. Maybe once they vote in the local elections they will see how their vote counts and apply for citizenship. We should be encouraging those who are legal residents to become citizens and this is one way to do it.
Astoria Resident January 12th, 2022
Voting is the right of a citizen only. It's black and white language in both the US and NYS Constitutions. If a legal resident made the decision to stop short of pledging allegiance to America and become a citizen, then they fell short of the right to vote. The definition of anarchy is an absence of laws. If laws are not enforced, then we have a de facto state of anarchy.
Variety Boys & Girls Club Receives $1.25 Million Grant to Support New Science Lab
Two hydro-electric companies that will be delivering clean energy to a substation in Astoria in 2025 have come together to donate $1.25 million to the Variety Boys & Girls Club of Queens.

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Q: using 2-dimensional arrays is faster than two of 1-dimensional arrays? static int ud[] = new int[] { 0, 0, 1 };

static int lr[] = new int[] { -1, 1, 0 };

static int dirs[][] = { { 0, 1 }, { 1, 0 }, { 0, -1 } };

public static int solve(int r, int c, int dir) {
    if (r == n - 1 && c == m - 1)
        return v[r][c];

    if (dp[r][c][dir] != -INF)
        return dp[r][c][dir];

    visited[r][c] = true;
    int ans = -200000;

    for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
        int nr = r + dirs[i][0]; # no time out
        int nc = c + dirs[i][1]; # no time out

        // int nr = r + ud[i]; # time out
        // int nc = c + lr[i]; #  time out
        if (nr < 0 || nc < 0 || nr >= n || nc >= m)
            continue;

        if (visited[nr][nc])
            continue;

        ans = Math.max(ans, solve(nr, nc, i) + v[r][c]);

    }
    visited[r][c] = false;
    return dp[r][c][dir] = ans;
}

I wanted to move row,col to up,left,right in 2-dimensional arrays
so I declared two of 1-dimensional arrays as usually and I submitted my code but the answer is fail
and I declared 2-dimensional arrays instead of two of 1-dimensional and I submitted my code
and the answer is passed, I don't know the why
2-dimensional arrays is faster than two of 1-dimensional arrays?

A: It depends on how did you use your one dimensional arrays.
Two dimensional array elements stored in memory consequently, while two one dimensional arrays may start at different memory addresses.
If you are accessing two dimensional array many times, it will be faster, because most of its values are already in cache. This is called "Spatial locality".
On the other hand, if you are accessing two one dimensional arrays one by one, it will force your computer to load data from memory into cache, which is way slower.
Anyway, it would be better, if you post both versions of your code.

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The importance of design in business
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
Design is much more than how something looks
Over the last couple of years, good design has seen as a rising importance in the success of a business. Arguably started by Apple with the return of Steve Jobs to the company he founded and the launch of the iPhone, beautiful design has now become one of the most important differentiators in a crowded and densly populated market place.
For many years, Engineering was seen as the most important role in a technology company. Google was founded and populated early with Phd Engineers and it has only been in recent years that a more design focused strategy has been adopted by the company. Similarly, in recent months, consumer Internet giant Facebook has been acquir-hiring droves of designers to bring elegance to it's Engineering focused platform. Two such examples are Gowalla and Sofa, and Facebook has integrated design into the core of it's strategy.
With the likes of Google and Facebook turning their focus to design, hiring and holding on to the best new design talent is becoming increasingly expensive and difficult.
If these design lead technology trends have not already convinced you to put precedence on design in your company, here is why I think your company should focus more on design in order to gain competitive advantage in your industry.
Apple is a company that was founded on a number of principles that form the idiology of a vision that has seen them rise, then fall, then rise once again as the most valuable technology company in the world. Inspired by great designers of the past, Steve Jobs stood on the sholders of the likes of Dieter Rams and Leonardo Da Vinci. Jobs, and his head of design Jonathon Ive, had an intense focus on the design of every aspect of Apple's products, from engineering to how the package would be opened by the customer. It is this intense focus, and the increadible rise of Apple in recent years that has sparked the new renaissance of design.
Apple's focus on the design of it's product has spawned a new generation of entrepreneuers that have followed in the footsteps of Steve Jobs to craft their companies in the same light. You don't have to look far to see how the likes of Jack Dorsey, Dave Morin or Kevin Systrom have been so influenced by Apple, that they too have an intense focus on the design of their companies.
Jack Dorsey's second company, Square could of been cut from the same cloth as Apple. Square began life as a small device you could plug into the headphone jack of an iPhone to take payments from a credit or debit card. Square has expanded to become a disruptive force in the small business and payment industries, but has not lost it's focus on esquisit design. It is that vision of design that has lead Square to hire many of Apple's most talented designers away from the technology giant, and you only have to look at the design of Square's website to see the influence Apple have had on the company.
Whilst Square is undoubtably a disruptive technology force in it's own right, it would be unfair to say that the design vision of the company has not aided that huge growth. In fact it is that design focus that will separate Square from the likes of PayPal who are fighting to become part of the mobile small payments industry that Square has created.
The important lesson to learn from Square is, when creating a new industry, design is one aspect that will instantly resonate with your potential audience.
Path is a mobile-only social network founded by early Facebook employee Dave Morin. Dave left Facebook as Facebook's growth was exploding worldwide to found Path, an alternative social network with the vision of sharing to only your closest friends and family. Path 1.0 was a moderate success, but Path 2.0 reignighted the company as it found it's feet through simple, intuitive and elegant design.
The social network market is already crowded and has an established market leader in Facebook. Path's focus on design has pushed what is expected in mobile social networking and has forced Facebook into the recent designer hiring spree.
The important lesson to learn from Path is, when faced with a dominant market leader, design can be one of the most important differentiaters to attract a loyal niche of customers.
Instagram is a mobile-only social network that is centered around photography and sharing moments through pictures. Instagram has a huge, loyal community of over 30 million iOS users and has recently launched on Android.
Instagram has become an unstoppable force and has crushed a number of competing, yet strickinly similar services. The reason for Instagram's success can be attributed to a number of key areas such as the enthusiastic community, increasingly sophisticated smartphone technology or even the piggybacking of services such as Twitter and Tumblr that have seen exponential growth in recent years. However, I think much of Instagram's success is down to design.
Design is far more than the User Interface of buttons or typography. Much of Instagram's success is down to the intuitive nature of the User Experience design. For instance, Instagram is able to quickly upload your phote to their servers because it is secretly working in the background to give the user a quick and responsive experience. When Instragram laucnhed it's 2.0 of the service, the team introduced live filters and instant tilt shift, again shaving seconds off the user's experience. Often it's not what you see that is important to design, the intagible forces of User Experience play as big a role as how things look.
The important lesson to learn from Instagram is, design should be a philosophy of your company and not somthing that is tacked on at the end to try and give a poor quality a product that shine of appeal. Design is deep routed into the inner workings of your company, and not amount of polish can hide that fact.
If you only every think about design at the final stages of a project, you will fail. Design is about much more than how something looks, it's about how it works, what is it trying to achieve and what is the best way of achieving it. Startups, this is how design works is a fantastic one page website that gives a great overview of the history of design and why it should be important to your company.
As a business, you need to differentiate yourself from the competition. Price is often the first choice, but it is an eventual race to the bottom where no-one wins. If you choose design as your differentiation, you will position your company has a exquisite, trustworthy and high quality business.


Once upon a time, in the dreary dark ages before laptops and computers, a form of expression called a typewriter existed. Fledgling and successful writers both sat before this antiquated piece of machinery and, with correction tape and Liquid Paper nearby, produced manuscripts they hoped would be published.
If their words were slashed by editors, they revised their material, because they really wanted to see their words in print. If they mailed off their manuscripts, they waited weeks and sometimes months before hearing from the publisher.
More importantly, they really cared about the craft of writing and spent endless hours learning how to structure their sentences and their stories in a way that would entice their audiences to read the words they so meticulously placed on the page.
And when their work was published, they beamed with excitement, because they felt rewarded.
Today, a lot of people, who call themselves writers, sit at their computers and randomly throw words on a page. They post those words on websites around the world and then rapidly scan through other poster's words, liking, commenting, and hoping that the recipients of their comments will read their own scattered words. The posts they "write" sometimes make no sense, but they get comments and likes, and they make money.
Those of us who care about our words wonder if any other profession produces such sub-par material. Imagine an accountant randomly throwing numbers on a report and getting paid just because he had the ability to count and now that his work had been published, he now had to gather together with other accountants and share numbers, so they would all get paid, no matter how meaningless were the reports.
How about a wannabe musician who never picked up an instrument, but who bought CDs made by other artists who now felt obligated to buy the wannabe's cacophonous piece of you-know-what, because he previously bought their music?
Nowhere but in the writing field (today anyway, when people are abandoning the traditional form of publishing in favor of online publication) do people feel obligated to return the favor of reading everything written by everyone who reads what the writer has written.
Writing may be losing its artistry. If everyone calls him- or herself a writer, maybe writing is no longer as prestigious a career as some of us thought it was. Have you witnessed "singers" who appear on talent shows who believe they can sing? Put those singers into the world of the writer. They post their "talent" on YouTube and whoever watches it is now obligated to watch every YouTube talent show created by everybody who watched theirs.
Have we taken equality on a tangent? Shouldn't talent and skill speak for itself? Can you imagine Paul McCartney having to listen to everyone who ever listened to him?
Let's go back to books and blogs. Can you imagine JK Rowling reading every single book or blog written by everybody who read her work? And yet that's how online writing seems to work. You read me – I read you. Some people even expect a return on their comments and get miffed if you don't return a read, a like, or a comment, like for like, comment for comment.
Well, what if we don't want to read each other's work? What if I write something that doesn't interest you in the least? Will you feel that you have to read my work because I read yours?
When did one-to-one, read-for-read begin? Not until recently did it occur to me that the whole process was ridiculous. I was, in some cases, reading garbage (I'm going to take the liberty of revising the following content, but keep in mind that what you are about to read is so common that it breaks my writer's heart to know that people are getting paid to write such things) – "today I slept in and it felt great and now I'm going to go to the couch and maybe I'll get something to eat and then I'll maybe go outside or not, but it looks like today is going to be a boring day and I'm just trying to fill up space so I can get paid for this post).
Why? Why would I waste my time reading comments that don't amuse, entertain, or enlighten me in some way? I can understand, though, why people take shortcuts or post online (I write numerous blogs myself) – due to the merry-go-round traditional publishers force writers to ride.
In the 1980s, for instance, I wrote a book for children, aged 2-8, to help them recognize signs of child sexual abuse. I found a publisher who loved the book, but my labor of love had to go before the "board" for approval. The publisher held onto the book for nearly a year before telling me – that because I called body parts by their actual names – the board didn't think people would accept the book. Maybe they would have preferred I call the male anatomy a baby-making device and women's breasts milk factories. I don't know, but, according to the publishing house that almost published my book, the world wasn't ready for me yet.
Rather than publish the book myself or go through another year, I held onto the book, made a PDF file of it, and decades later posted it online. Today you can find it free by clicking the link: You Are The Boss of Your Body: A Guide to Preventing Child Sexual Abuse.
I wrote another book in the 1970s, published it in the1990s, but pulled it for personal reasons, because I wrote it in a rage, and I had created something so destructive I was afraid people would actually duplicate it.
Today another book I wrote sits on Amazon, The Bountiful Book of BLOG IDEAS: Your Guide to Generating HUNDREDS of IDEAS for Your Blog, which you can find by clicking the link.
Despite the fact that I'm competing with possibly MILLIONS of "writers" from around the world, I continue to write. With the advent of independent publishers, many of us have found a new venue for sharing our words and our worlds. Independent publishers provide more one-on-one attention and will tell you whether or not your work is worthy of publication – remember, though, sometimes your personality won't click with the publisher. If you have done your homework, and you are proud of your "baby," keep looking.
Of course, you can always publish your book yourself. And if people want it, they'll buy it. Fortunately, Amazon allows us the opportunity to preview books before we purchase them.
For those of us who truly are writers, whether we scribble our words on paper, type into a computer or on a laptop, or speak into a microphone, let's give ourselves a break – you do NOT have to read everyone who reads YOU. However, you won't know what you're missing if you don't check out those writers' works. I have found some very enjoyable bloggers and writers, and I'm happy I took the time to read them. Give those writers/bloggers a chance, but don't feel obligated to read everything.
And if you're looking for a publishing house, consider contacting the independent publishers, Humor Outcasts Press or Shorehouse Books.
So true. Editors could be clueless idjits (and they still are--some really nifty books languish unpromoted while editors and publishers rave over similar or inferior stuff) but they did help writers recognize when something we'd written was boring or irrelevant or even mistyped.
Priscilla, I think that sometimes the personality of the writer conflicts with that of the publisher or editor. I've heard of writers who tried again and again to get their work published and finally, after sometimes hundreds of attempts, found a publishing house who liked their work, and their book took off like rockets.


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The Great North Run Experience 2013
Home > Newcastle Upon Tyne > Free | Games | Sport
by Margaret Waters (subscribe)
A former teacher and charity worker from the North East of England, I love people and places and like to try out new experiences wherever possible. Capturing that 'perfect pic' is all part of the pleasure. Access issues are a particular interest.
Event: 15/09/2013
The GNR Pulls Out All the Stops
Bupa GNR sign emblazoned over the Tyne Bridge
This year saw the 33rd Great North Run, the prestigious half-marathon from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to South Shields seafront and it made me think of how many times I'd seen it on the television or tried to get from A to B around my home town of South Shields while all the roads were closed and, having never been a sporty type myself, it always evoked feelings of frustration or boredom with the event.
This year, however, it was different because my son Philip was running for the first time and ever since he said he was thinking of doing the run, it was a case of 'we'll see'.
So many people have enjoyed the 'Great North' events this year that I thought I'd review it from a family perspective as well as a North East event that has really put the area on the map.
Although a few acquaintances have run in past GNR races, there's never been anyone from closer circles that has attempted the 13.1 mile run before. As far as my son is concerned, I think it started when he decided to go for a jog after working various shift patterns and being unable to 'switch off' from his job, but jogs were sporadic and, quite frankly, I didn't take him seriously. As someone who detested school sports, he took me by surprise when he would give me updates on his training and a couple of weeks prior to the big day he popped round to see me and announced that he'd 'just ran 11.5 miles'.
Apparently he'd mapped out a route on Google Earth with marker points to give him some indication of the distance he was covering every time he set out for a jog and it became more apparent that he was 'going for it'.
Olympic Gold Medallist Sally Pearson - Winner of Two Events in Newcastle City Games
www.greatrun.org
Meanwhile 56,000 people entered the Great North Run and an estimated 41,000 actually completed the course, potentially raising £28 million for various charities. Alongside the main event on Sunday 15th September the Newcastle City Games, the Junior and Mini Runs along with the GNR 5k race were held on Saturday 14th September, and the wheelchair race through the Tyne Tunnel on Friday evening, making the whole event inclusive for all ages and abilities.
Many celebrities took part, including news presenters and former footballer turned TV pundit Robbie Savage, (who had been given the ominous number 666) but the star of the show was set to be Mo Farah – double Olympic Gold Medallist at the London 2012 Olympics and double Gold Medal winner at the International Athletic Championship Games, held in Moscow this summer.
Other elite athletes from Ethiopia and Kenya were also invited, making it a day for the spectators to remember where they saw so many Olympic Gold Medallists in one place.
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Near the end of the course there's a steep bank as you approach Marsden Bay and turn on to the home straight that is the coast road. Mo Farah had taken the lead and was several metres ahead of Kenenisa Bekele but the latter's experience on the route won the day as he 'floated' down Redwell bank allowing the momentum to carry him along and he gained the advantage over Mo with little over a mile to go while twice long distance Gold Medallist and former GNR winner Haile Gebrsalassie, who had made the pace all the way, seemed happy to take a back seat.
We watched on TV as crowds cheered on the elite male athletes, where neck-and-neck Mo Farah and Keenness Bekele raced for the finish.
Kenenisa Bekele and Mo Farah race to the finish of the GNR
A little while earlier David Weir, Paralympic Gold Medallist had won the wheelchair race and the elite ladies race was won by London Marathon winner Priscah Jeptoo.
Priscah Jeptoo wins women's GNR
My husband and I left the comfort of our sitting room behind and headed for the coast road, which is walking distance from our house, to try and find a spot where we might see the other runners as they headed for the finish line – our son included. We'd arranged to meet him at a local pub at the end of the route as we knew he wouldn't have his mobile phone with him.
We stood ten abreast in a crowd that lined the coast road trying to make out the different coloured numbers. We never saw him.
Meanwhile the Red Arrows provided the 'Grand Finale' to the race. (Thanks to my hubby Colin for getting these pictures).
But the Royal Air Forces display team were not the only ones to put on a show. Along the route there had been 'bands on the run' - live music, such as bands playing upbeat tunes on steel drums, helped to provide the carnival atmosphere while spurring on the runners as they kept up the pace.
Luckily the rain held off, at least till after the event and we managed to find each other in the crowds before heading back to his place to celebrate. Several other members of the family (most of whom hadn't been out to watch the race in years) and friends, joined the crowds at different points along the route, including Phil's brother David and family, auntie, cousins and friends.
Suffice it to say, it became a talking point among family circles and whether they managed to see him or not. Phil said he just wanted to challenge himself but he was also running for Diabetes UK and with several members of our immediate and extended family coping with different forms of this disease, we know too well the effects this illness can have.
Time to celebrate
It isn't Gold Phil
After reaching the finish line, I wondered if it was going to be a 'Never Again' type experience for Phil but one of the first things he said was, 'I'm definitely doing that again'. Well done to all the runners in this year's event and here's to next year.
Next year's Great North Run takes place on 7th September 2014.
There are other Bupa Great Run events taking place around the country including Manchester, Birmingham, Yorkshire, Scotland and the Great South Run as well as International events in Ireland and the Great Ehiopian Run.
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Fulton's COO named sole finalist to be next ARC executive director
John Ruch December 3, 2021 5:58 pm
Anna Roach, formerly Fulton County's chief operating office, joined the Atlanta Regional Commission as executive director of March 1.
By John Ruch
The Atlanta Regional Commission has named Anna Roach, Fulton County's chief operating officer, as the sole finalist to become ARC's next executive director.
If approved at a Dec. 8 board meeting, Roach would be the first woman to lead the 11-county metro planning agency. Current ARC head Doug Hooker announced his retirement earlier this year effective March 31, 2022. A selection committee has been conducted what it says was a nationwide search for a replacement.
Joining the Fulton County contingent on the ARC's October 2021 LINK trip to Chicago are, from left, attorney Jack Hardin, COO Anna Roach, County Commission Chair Robb Pitts and County Commissioner Liz Hausmann. (Photo by Maria Saporta.)
Roach declined to comment at length, saying she wanted to respect the ARC board's process. "I can say I am honored to have the confidence of the selection committee and I'm hoping that confidence extends to the time of the vote of the full board," she said. "Completely thrilled would be an understatement."
As for potentially becoming the ARC's first woman leader in its 50-year history, Roach said, "It's a very exciting fact and, again, should the board choose to confirm the recommendation of the selection committee, I certainly would be humbled by that fact as well. Assuming that role carries with it more responsibility than normal under those circumstances."
"Anna Roach has extensive knowledge about the Atlanta region, a deep passion for the work we do at ARC, and a strong track record of success," said ARC Board Chairman Kerry Armstrong in a press release. "The search committee evaluated many strong candidates and felt that Anna is best poised to build on the innovative work that's been taking place at ARC and move the agency forward."
Armstrong made similar comments in an internal email to ARC staff. "It was not an easy decision, but the Board search committee is confident that Anna is the right person to lead the agency and continue our innovative, impactful work," he said in that email. "She is a proven leader with a strong track record of success, has a keen strategic mind, and shares a passion for the regional issues that we all care about at ARC. Anna is also highly regarded in our community… I hope that you share my excitement in welcoming Anna to the ARC family."
Roach has been Fulton's COO since 2017 and previously served as the county's chief strategy officer and assistant county manager. She holds a J.D. from St. John's University.
Hooker has led the ARC for a decade and is working on a long list of final-year goals. He has said that one reason for giving his resignation notice a year in advance was to work alongside his replacement for a solid transition period.
"I expect to have Doug at my side," said Roach of her potential confirmation. "He's done this region more than a service, so it's an honor… to follow him in this position."
Roach attended this year's ARC LINK program trip to Chicago.
Editor's Note: Maria Saporta contributed to this article.
Clarification: The ARC issued successive press releases with slightly different versions of Armstrong's quote. This story has been updated to change a reference to the "Atlanta region" to "the work we do at ARC."
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Pro-Turkish Syrian mercenaries, jihadists may add fuel to fire in Libya's conflict
The number of Syrian fighters in Libya has crossed the 1,000-men benchmark, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. The fighters are from various military divisions in the armed Syrian opposition, all bankrolled and shipped to Libya by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), based in London, said at least one of them has already died in battle in North Africa.
Libya-watchers have been trying to analyse whether the Syrian fighters are jihadists, like the ones who travelled to Syria from all four corners of the globe, or simply mercenaries on the Turkish payroll willing to fight wherever they are stationed. Both answers, it seems, happen to be correct.
"There are clearly strong resemblances to Wagner's playbook," said Dmitriy Frolovskiy, a Russian expert on the Middle East, in reference to the Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organisation that fought on the side of the government in Syria and is believed to have close ties to the Russian Defence Ministry and President Vladimir Putin.
Like the Syrian fighters now in Libya, the Wagner fighters were shipped to Syria four years ago and engaged in a battlefield to which they had no connection.
Frolovskiy explained: "That could lead all the way to the claims that the Russians are copying the (American) Blackwater and former Soviet experience with military volunteers."
It's a long history of proxy militias being used in overseas conflicts to achieve short-to-medium goals. The Saudis did it in Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion of 1979, creating the Arab-Afghan warriors, who morphed into al-Qaeda.
Erdoğan did it in 2012, when he nudged foreign fighters to cross the border, hoping they could topple the Syrian government. He is doing it again with Libya, using the same warriors whom he helped train and arm from Syria.
Although there is no official breakdown of fighters yet, most of those landing in Libya belong to the Sultan Murad Division, an armed group created with Turkish funds in 2013.
Stationed originally in the Aleppo govenorate, the group was named after Ottoman Sultan Murad II, who is remembered for trying to regain lost territory during the 1400s. That no doubt is how Erdoğan would like to be remembered, after launching his neo-Ottoman policy nearly two decades back.
Although they have the declaration of faith of Islam (Shahada) printed across their flag, Sultan Murad fighters are not Islamic State (ISIS) or al-Qaeda-type jihadists. They are nonetheless committed to an Islamic government and are best described as hardcore Erdoğan loyalists. That somehow earned them the title of "moderates" and made them eligible for U.S. arms under the Obama administration, when they were supplied armoured personnel carriers, auto cannons, grenade launchers and anti-tank missiles.
In 2016, they took part in military operations overrunning the Syrian cities of Jarabulus, Azaz and al-Bab and have since worked to legitimise their occupation by the Turkish Army.
Pretty much the same applies to al-Mutassim Division, also in Libya. It, too, was marked as "moderate" and armed by the United States, provided with rifles, machine guns and mortars.
In 2016, its fighters worked closely with Sultan Murad at occupying Syrian land and handing it over to the Turkish Army. In short, they are willing to serve, kill and die wherever Erdoğan sends them.
The Sham Legion is the real Islamist component of the Syrian fighters in Libya, well-known for its past ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. Formed in 2014, its backbone was made up of Sunni Muslim Salafist warriors, all committed to jihad and the creation of an Islamic government in Syria.
They briefly tried to distance themselves from the Brotherhood, hoping to gain Gulf support but, when that didn't work, they publicly joined the pro-Turkish Army of Conquest and actively helped occupy Jarabulus and its environs in 2016, followed by Afrin in 2018. SOHR said 250 of them are in Libya, to be soon followed by another 300.
Sham Legion warriors are in Libya for a different set of reasons than the Sultan Murad and al-Mutassim groups. They are doing it essentially as part of a jihadist agenda and because it pays well ($2,000-$2,500 per month, SOHR said).
Sham Legion fighters are also doing it to spread Islam and die -- martyrs for a holy cause. It's not only because the pay is good or because they take orders from the Turkish president. It is this group that might attract fighters from across the globe to Libya, rather than Sultan Murad or al-Mutassim.
Observers are wondering where to put this category of fighters. Are they like the foreign fighters who flocked to Syria in 2014-16, joining ISIS and other jihadist groups? Or are they Turkish mercenaries, like the Iranian ones sent to the Syrian battlefield, with one objective in mind: keep the government of Fayez al-Sarraj in power in Tripoli? Or are they just a replica of Wagner?
(This article first appeared in the Arab Weekly and is reproduced by permission.) source
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Q: Get info from Array then Object in Javascript I'm trying to display data after a Fetch. I grouped this data by date so I grouped my objects into an array which have the date as main key.
But now, I'm kind of lost and don't know how to display get the date as Header section then the objects.
This is my data:
"31 janvier 2015": Array [
    Object {
      "image": "image",
      "name": "name",
    },
    Object {
      "image": "image",
      "name": "name",
    },
],
"02 février 2016": Array [
    Object {
      "image": "image",
      "name": "name",
    },
    Object {
      "image": "image",
      "name": "name",
    },
]

What I would like to do is to display it like a section list :
31 janvier 2015
> object
> object
02 février 2016
> object
> object

I think I can map the objects but first I have to get the date and go inside that array.

A: What you have is an associative array, that is an array that instead of numeric indexes has strings. It works just like an object would if you were for example to do person['age'] on a person object.
You can loop through the "indexes" with the below code, checking  hasOwnProperty to avoid any inherited properties. You can then access your dates by key
for (var key in MainArray) {
  if (MainArray.hasOwnProperty(key))
    console.log(MainArray[key]);
}

A: Iterate over the map keys, displaying the date and listing the items.
for(let date in list){
  // Date as SECTION HEADING
  console.log(date);
  // access items...
  const items = list[date];
  // Display item
  items.forEach(console.log);
}


Laurel Bloomery is an unincorporated community in Johnson County, Tennessee, and it is the northeastern most community in the state with an elevation of 2410 feet. It is located along Hwy 91 between Mountain City, Tennessee and Damascus, Virginia.
Laurel Bloomery had a Post Office with an assigned zip code of 37680. It is now part of the Mountain City delivery area. The community is part of the voting district # 1 area of the county, and the residents of this community vote at the Laurel Bloomery Elementary School.
The community was settled in the early 19th century. The community's first bloomer forge mill was built and began operation in 1810. The mill was closed in 1870, but portions are still standing today. The community was named for the Laurel Creek between Damascus and Mountain City. The area is known for its' beautiful mountains and secluded valleys.
The area is home to some great hiking trails including the easier Laurel Creek Trail that meanders along the Laurel Creek and the more challenging Gentry Falls Trail leading to a double waterfall located in the back forest of the area.
The Old Time Fiddlers Convention is held every year at the Old Mill Music Park. It marks the annual anniversary of the Mountain City Fiddlers Convention of 1925 that was held in nearby Mountain City. Musicians travel to this event to play and listen to old time folk and bluegrass music.


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  char *buf = NULL;
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Q: Extract text string from another cell formula problem I'm currently trying to include a VBA code into a larger Macro however one particular line (in Part B) is throwing out an error with the FIND function. The objective of the code is to insert two formulas into two diiferrent cells that extract text string from other cell (this formula is copied down accordingly). Below is what I have to date
' Part A
x = Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
sConc = "=B2&"" - ""&XLOOKUP(B2,Table4[Code], Table4[Description])"
Range("J2").Resize(x - 1).Formula = sConc

' Part B
y = Range("B" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
sConc = (LEFT(G1,FIND(" - ",G1)+1)) ' THIS LINE
Range("K2").Resize(y - 1).Formula = sConc

I gather the FIND function will not work within VBA and I need to use the INSTR function however I cannot figure out how to extract the required text ( before the " - ")  from the cell using the INSTR function.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated
Thanks


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Southwest flight cancellations nearly double as 737 MAX crisis deepens
Tracy Rucinski
FILE PHOTO: A number of grounded Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft are shown parked at Victorville Airport in Victorville, California, U.S., March 26, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Blake
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co (LUV.N) said on Tuesday it was cancelling nearly double the number of flights through April than it has done since the Boeing 737 MAX grounding last March amid uncertainty over when the aircraft will fly again.
Boeing Co's (BA.N) 737 MAX was banned in March after two deadly crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia. Last week, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said it would not approve the aircraft's return to service before 2020, prompting Boeing to freeze 737 production for the first time in two decades.
The production halt itself does not immediately impact airlines but the deepening crisis at Boeing is crimping the growth plans of top customers like Southwest, which are still awaiting deliveries of hundreds of 737 MAX planes that have already been built.
The low-cost carrier said on Tuesday it was removing roughly 300 weekday flights from its total peak-day schedule of more than 4,000 daily flights through April 13, nearly double the amount it had cancelled through March 6.
Southwest, the world's largest Boeing 737 MAX operator, had 34 MAX planes in its fleet when they were grounded in March and was hoping to take delivery of up to 41 more jets by early next year, allowing it to restore frequencies and routes it has been forced to cancel due to a shortage of aircraft.
Among the other U.S. 737 MAX carriers, American Airlines Group Inc (AAL.O) last week extended its 737 MAX cancellations through April 6, while United Airlines Holdings Inc (UAL.O) is scheduling without the plane until early March.
Airlines have said they will need at least one month after FAA approval to prepare their jets and pilots with software updates that Boeing has developed to address issues that played a role in both crashes.
Reporting by Tracy Rucinski; Editing by Sandra Maler and Jane Merriman


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Type locality: Lessina [Hvar Island, Croatia] (Kützing 1843: 307). Type: L?
Europe: Adriatic Sea (Giaccone 1978, Ercegovic 1980, Gallardo et al. 1993), Balearic Islands (Dao 1957, Ribera Siguán & Gómez Garreta 1985, Ballesteros 1992, Gallardo et al. 1993, Joher et al. 2012), Corsica (Boudouresque & Perret 1977, Coppejans 1979, Gallardo et al. 1993, Rodríguez Prieto, Boudouresque & Marcot-Coqueugniot 1993), France (Feldmann 1937, Augier, Boudouresque & Laborel 1971, Coppejans 1972, Gallardo et al. 1993, Anon. 2017), Greece (Gerloff & Geissler 1974, Haritonidis & Tsekos 1976, Tsekos & Haritonidis 1977, Athanasiadis 1987, Gallardo et al. 1993, Tsirika & Haritonidis 2005, Tsiamis et al. ), Italy (Giaccone 1969, Cinelli 1971, Edwards et al. 1975, Cinelli et al. 1976, Gallardo et al. 1993, Gallardo et al. 1993, Cecere et al. 1996, Furnari, Cormaci & Serio 1999, Rindi, Sartoni & Cinelli 2002, Serio et al 2006), Malta (Cormaci et al. 1997), Spain (Romero Martinengo & Romero Martinengo 1982, Ballesteros 1983, Pérez-Ruzafa & Honrubia 1984, Gallardo et al. 1985, Rodriguez Prieto & Polo Alberti 1988, Soto & Conde 1989, Gallardo et al. 1993, Flores-Moya et al. 1994, Flores-Moya et al. 1995, Invernón et al. 2009, Hernández et al. 2010), Spain (incl. Canary Is.) (Gallardo et al. 2016), Turkey (Europe) (Güner, Aysel, Sukatar & Öztürk 1985, Gallardo et al. 1993, Zeybek, Güner & Aysel 1993, Taskin et al. 2008 ).
Atlantic Islands: Ascension (John et al. 2004), Azores (Tittley & Neto 2005, Parente), Bermuda (Taylor 1960, Schneider 2003), Canary Islands (Gil-Rodríguez & Afonso-Carrillo 1980, Haroun et al. 2002, Aldanondo-Aristizábal, Domínguez-Alvarez & Gil-Rodríguez 2003, Gil-Rodríguez et al. 2003, John et al. 2004, Anon. 2011, Afonso-Carrillo 2014), Madeira (Neto, Cravo & Haroun 2001), Salvage Islands (Audiffred & Weisscher 1984, John et al. 2004).
North America: Florida (FL) (Taylor 1928, Taylor 1960), Texas (TX) (Wynne 2009).
Central America: Belize (Norris & Bucher 1982, Littler & Littler 1997), Mexico (Pacific) (Pedroche et al. 2005, Pedroche et al. 2005), Panama (Wysor & Kooistra 2003).
Caribbean Islands: Bahamas (Taylor 1960, Norris & Olsen 1991), Barbados (Taylor 1969), Caribbean (Littler & Littler 2000), Cayman Islands (Taylor 1960), Cuba (Taylor 1960, Suárez 2005, Gonzáles et al. 2014, Suárez, Martínez-Daranas & Alfonso 2014, Martínez-Daranas et al. 2018), Curaçao (Fricke et al. 2018), Hispaniola (Taylor 1960), Jamaica (Taylor 1960), Lesser Antilles (Taylor 1969), Martinique (Delnatte & Wynne 2016), St. Eustatius (van der Loos & Prud'homme van Reine 2015, van der Loos et al. 2017), Trinidad & Tobago (Duncan & Lee Lum 2006), Virgin Islands (Taylor 1960).
South America: Brazil (Oliveira Filho 1977, Villaca et al. 2010, Moura 2010), Venezuela (Ganesan 1990).
Africa: Algeria (Gallardo et al. 1993), Egypt (Papenfuss 1968, Aleem 1993, Gallardo et al. 1993), Egypt (Mediterranean) (Shabaka 2018), Kenya (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996, Bolton, Oyieke & Gwanda 2007), Libya (Gallardo et al. 1993), Madagascar (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), Mauritius (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), Morocco (Gallardo et al. 1993, Benhissoune, Boudouresque & Verlaque 2001, Benhissoune, Boudouresque & Verlaque 2001, Moussa et al. 2018), Mozambique (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996), South Africa (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996, Leliaert & Coppejans 2004, Coppejans, Leliaert & Verbruggen 2005), Tanzania (incl. Zanzibar) (Silva, Basson & Moe 1996, Oliveira, Österlund & Mtolera 2005), Tunisia (Meñez & Mathieson 1981, Ben Maiz, Boudouresque & Quahchi 1987, Gallardo et al. 1993).
Indian Ocean Islands: Comoros and Mayotte (Han et al. 2015).
South-west Asia: Levant states (Gallardo et al. 1993), Oman (Wynne 2018), Turkey (Asia) (Taskin et al. 2008 ).
Asia: Japan (Okamura 1936, Segawa 1981, Yoshida, Nakajima & Nakata 1990, Yoshida 1998, Elvira et al. 2012, Yoshida, Suzuki & Yoshinaga 2015), South China Sea (Phang et al. 2016), Yonaguni Island (Titlyanov et al. 2016).
South-east Asia: Indonesia (Verheij & Prud'homme van Reine 1993, Atmadja & Prud'homme van Reine 2014), Myanmar (Burma) (Soe-Htun et al. 2009), Philippines (Silva, Meñez & Moe 1987, Ang, Sin Man Leung & Mei Mei Choi 2014), Vietnam (Tien 2007, Nguyen et al. 2013).
Australia and New Zealand: Houtman Abrolhos (Huisman 1997), New South Wales (Millar & Kraft 1994, Huisman 2000), Queensland (Lewis 1987, Phillips 1997, Phillips 2002, Bostock & Holland 2010), Western Australia (Huisman & Walker 1990, Huisman 2000).
Pacific Islands: American Samoa (Skelton et al. 2004), Central Polynesia (Tsuda & Walsh 2013), Fiji (South & Skelton 2003, Littler & Littler 2003), French Polynesia (Payri, N'Yeurt & Orempuller 2000), Jarvis I. & Kingman Reef (Tsuda & Fisher 2012), New Caledonia (Payri 2007).
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Love Lies Bleeding at the Queen E
By Ariane Colenbrander
BALLET/VANCOUVER
Ballet BC presents the musical hit Love Lies Bleeding, coming to Vancouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre from October 13 to 15, 2011. This production, inspired by the music of Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin, will be performed by the Alberta Ballet.
Love Lies Bleeding is a poetic contemporary work that leads audiences into the wild, dangerous, and powerful world of pop music. It features 14 classic Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin songs. The non-stop parade of dazzling costumes (by Martine Bertrand) rivals that of Vegas for sheer spectacle. Adam Larsen provides eye-popping projections for the Alberta Ballet dancers. By exploring the trials, victories, and sacrifices of achieving super-stardom, Love Lies Bleeding is an unforgettable story of rock 'n' roll, filled with drama, passion, defeat and, above all, love. This is a ballet sure to rock the planet.
[Yukichi Hattori]
"The exciting choreographic voice of Alberta Ballet's Artistic Director Jean Grand-Maître examines the cult of celebrity with a thrilling evening of dance and a riveting theatrical experience for Vancouver audiences," according to Emily Molnar, Ballet BC's Artistic Director.
Alberta Ballet, currently in its 45th season, is Canada's third largest dance company. Alberta Ballet has developed a distinctive repertoire and level of performance at the forefront of both home and international stages. The company invites leading conductors, choreographers, and other guest artists to take part in its productions.
Venue: Queen Elizabeth Theatre, 649 Cambie Street, Vancouver
Dates: Thursday to Saturday, October 13 to 15; Thursday to Saturday, 8 pm; Saturday, October 15, 2 pm matinee
TicketsBallet BC.
All photos courtesy of Charles Hope.
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Home Global Village Pakistan to be placed on FATF's grey list in June: Confirms FO
Pakistan to be placed on FATF's grey list in June: Confirms FO
Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) Spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal told media personnel during a press conference on Wednesday that Pakistan is to be placed on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey-list in June this year. "Pakistan will be assigned to the 'grey-list' in June, once an Action Plan has been mutually negotiated," said the FO spokesperson.
He, however, made it clear that Pakistan was not going to be put on the black-list. "The FATF website clearly demarcates the countries in 'black' list, as those who are non-cooperative," said the spokesperson. While commenting on Pakistan's counter-terrorism strategies; the FO spokesperson explained that the government in Islamabad is seriously working to eradicate the menace of terrorism.
Some analysts in Pakistan think that being put on the grey-list will damage Pakistan's economy as the move will make it harder for the foreign investors and companies to work in Pakistan. Pakistan is also facing challenges posed by the US and India in Afghanistan as well.
"The government of Pakistan, over the last few years, has taken numerous steps to address these issues, including through enactment of legislation, issuance of regulations and guidelines by SBP and SECP to the financial sector, establishment of the Financial Monitoring Unit and implementation of UNSC 1267 sanctions on the entities of concern (JuD/FIF)," he said. "We will take further steps to address any remaining shortcomings," added Faisal.
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USA Lobbying against Pakistan?
Media reports suggest that the USA is lobbying against Pakistan and is trying to put its name on the grey-list with the help of India. Analysts' opined that the US intends to put pressure on Pakistan to get desired ends in Afghanistan. The US President Donald Trump has already criticized Islamabad for not initiating a crackdown against the Haqqani Network. He also held Pakistan responsible for the US failure in Afghan war.
Pakistan has not only rejected these allegations but also urged the US to admit what went wrong with its strategies in Afghanistan and beyond. However, some US officials recognize Pakistan's role in war against terrorism. FO spokesperson reminded the reporters that "General Votel appreciated the positive indicators from Pakistan. Islamabad has made immense efforts to address issues related to counter-terrorism. We continue to ask the US for actionable evidence," he further ensured.
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Pakistan's Concerns over the Move
Pakistan has serious reservation over the move to place it on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey-list. Muhammad Faisal had mentioned that a request to include Pakistan in the grey-list was made earlier in January by the United States and Britain. "Pakistan has serious concerns over the motion moved by US and UK at the Financial Action Task Force to put the country on the grey list," he stated.
Media reports suggest that the USA is lobbying against Pakistan and is trying to put its name on the grey-list with the help of India. Analysts' opined that the US intends to put pressure on Pakistan to get desired ends in Afghanistan.
Political commentator Lt Gen Talat Masood (retd) told the Arab News that "this time (the effects) would be even greater because there are other pressures on Pakistan," speculating on what might happen should Pakistan be included on the watch list again. "Pakistan's balance-of-payments position is very adverse at the moment and internal stability is not good. It will have a greater impact than it had last time,"
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But contrary to what the media reports and political commentators are suggesting, adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance, Miftah Ismail clarified that Pakistan is not going to be significantly affected by being put on the list as fundamentals of the economy were strong. "Nothing is going to happen before June…[but even then] nothing really will happen to Pakistan. It is not a big issue," he explained.
The adviser also mentioned that Pakistan was placed on the list between 2012 and 2015 too, but the stock market still grew by three per cent.
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13 Assassins and Honor
Posted on June 7, 2011 by Edward
I've not really been able to indulge my movie addiction much since the birth of my daughters. Being a parent certainly changes your priorities, and living many hours away from your closest relative limits your babysitting opportunities. The price of babysitters these days is mindboggling, not to mention drinks and treats at the theater! This year for my birthday I asked that all tribute be rendered in the form of iTunes gift cards so that I could make use of the ultimate frequent flier gadget, the iPad 2, on the many flights I take per month to catch up on all of the movies I've missed these last seven years. The first one on my list was 13 Assassins, a real masterpiece directed by Takashi Miike. I've always enjoyed Samurai movies, like most red-blooded, idealistic men, and this one is a real gem, lots of action and an interesting treatise on honor, a concept often derided in today's culture.
The movie certainly reflects a lot of the themes mined in other great Samurai films recalling a lot from Akira Kurosawa's 7 Samurai. The violence, while at times over the top as to be expected from the director of Ichi the Killer, really underlines a few of the movie's key themes around honor and justice. The film opens with a rather subdued seppuku by Miike's standards that acts as a clarion call for justice to the Shogun and his chief minister, Sir Doi. The movie starts a little slow, but man does it ever accelerate! Shinzaemon, the leader of the group of assassins sent out to kill the utterly evil Lord Naritsugu, is a great character, a true professional who longs to not just fade away into oblivion but to do something important. Naritsugu reminds me of other chaotic bad guys like The Joker from The Dark Knight, a real sadistic nihilist, his downfall is very satisfying to say the least.
The movie is very well acted, the photography is beautiful and the choreography is quite good, but at times it does seem like the actors aren't all that comfortable with their weapons. The staging of the battle is incredible and manages to keep you on the edge for a long, long time, and it had several surprises that really does set it apart. I haven't seen the original movie directed by Eiichi Kudo from the 1960s, it'd be interesting to compare the two. I do have a feeling that should we ever see a new Quentin Tarantino film he'll crib a shot or two from 13 Assassins much in the way he did from Zatoichi on the Road from about the same time as the original 13 Assassins. Watch Zatoichi on the Road and you'll see a number of scenes and shots that have been regurgitated in more popular movies over the last 20 years.
There are a few compelling character contrasts in the movie, the central one being between Shinzaemon and Naritsugu, but more subtle contrasts are set up between Shinzaemon and Sir Doi. Naritsugu has spent his life essentially dishonoring himself and the entire feudal system by killing and raping those beneath him. He talks of adhering to the code of honor by requiring those around him to do so, e.g. killing the families of his enemies because that is how they should serve their husbands and fathers. A very twisted view of honor to say the least. His luck at being born the son of the Shogun sets him as one without peer by his logic. His duty as one with power is to use that power to further subdue those around him. This stands in stark contrast to Shinzaemon who continually looks to use the power that he's been granted or has earned to do what is right. Shinzaemon would prefer to never fight someone beneath him, instead looking for an equal, or even someone better than himself to match up against. He does not have the fancy armor, attendants, and trappings that Naritsugu's birth has afforded him, but his skill and the position he has earned wins him 12 lives dedicated to his cause that he can spend as he must to achieve his goal. Shinzaemon has experienced war, killing and true honor, something that Naritsugu at one point wistfully laments not having.
A more interesting contrast in my opinion is between Shinzaemon and Sir Doi. Sir Doi realizes that something must be done to stop Lord Naritsugu and as one of the Shogun's chief advisors is in a position to do something about it. His sense of honor prohibits him from acting directly to deal with it, it would bring shame on the Shogun if he were to speak against Naritsugu and demand the justice that he knows is required. He has spent several days in torment over the decision, trying to determine what is right, and eventually summons Shinzaemon. Shinzaemon immediately sees what must be done, Naritsugu must be killed and to be the one to do this would bring Shinzaemon the highest honor, solving a problem for the people of his country. Shinzaemon thinks only of the citizens, Sir Doi is fixated on the Shogun. There are many parallels for this contrast in life, business, politics, etc.
There is a very timely article in The Philosophers' Magazine about Kwame Anthony Appiah's new book The Honor Code: How Moral Revolutions Happen related to some of these questions of honor. Appiah looks at several outmoded honor based systems and how they were finally replaced: Chinese footbinding; duelling; and the Atlantic slave trade. He concludes that the absurdity of the outmoded tradition in and of itself isn't reason enough for change, that something within the community must shift to force it to move past that behavior. The Chinese realized that footbinding harmed their national honor and that led to the death of the tradition, the aristocrats saw that duelling was no longer confined to the gentlemanly ranks and had become polluted and the practice was abandoned. The Shogunate and the role of the Samurai were abandoned not long after the incident portrayed in the 13 Assassins, perhaps it was the straw that broke the camel's back.
In summary, 13 Assassins is an engaging movie, the visuals, fights and pacing are great, you'll have a lot of fun watching it, and it'll leave you with several things to think about. Definitely worth the price of a babysitter and a wheelbarrow of popcorn or an iTunes rental. I'd give it three and a half sliderules on a five sliderule scale.
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