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Temporary Insanity - part 1
Boys Town's Patrick D. Friman, Ph.D. discusses teens and their behavior. (Part One)
This presentation is to a Mom who came up to me just before we started and said that shortly after she left her house her 15-year-old daughter took her car and picked up her 15-year-old friend and they're out in the city marauding right now...a real life problem. I presume that when it comes time for questions she's going to have one and probably has one right now.
Thank you all for being here. I'm delighted that you're here and I'm delighted to be here with you. Before we get started with the formal part of the evening, I'd like to play a game. The game is from Sesame Street and it's called find the one that doesn't belong. Let me give you a hint. I'm a child and family psychologist and I don't have a child or a family. I never have and I'm never going to.
I don't want to mess up my theories with fact and truth be told, I don't like to touch poop all that well. As I understand it, to be a decent parent, you do have to touch poop from time to time. Forgive me if I don't shake your hand later if you're a parent. The one that doesn't belong, presumably, would be the only person in the room who's not a parent and that's me. What am I doing down in front of the room as a big time expert?
I mentioned that and the folks that work at Boys Town don't like me to emphasize it but I want to make sure that you know what kind of expertise I actually have. I don't have parenting expertise, not the kind that counts. I've studied parenting. I've read about it. I've done research on it. I've worked with parents. I know parents. I had parents but none of that qualifies me as an expert because I haven't done it.
Whatever I have to say about parenting tonight, I recommend you take with a grain of salt. Examine what I have to say carefully. Scrutinize it carefully and take it in cautiously. There is something that I do know and that is teenagers. I happen to have experience there because I've read about them. I've worked with them. I've studied them. I've done research on them. More importantly, I was one so I know a teenager. I know a teenager, the phenomenon of the teenager, from the good side and the bad side.
I have some plaques and memorabilia on my wall in my office, honors and awards, but there's one particular plaque that I'm actually most proud of. It's a summons from the Cascade County Courthouse. I was born there and the summons is for me. It was made to me by my probation officers, Bill Avery and Howard Pelage, when I was a 17-year-old kid.
Next to it, two weeks from now, will be another plaque. I found it in some stuff I was looking through when I was looking for a picture of my mom. I found the notice from the Great Falls Central High School in Great Falls, Montana expelling me when I was a junior. I'm going to have that framed and put that on my wall because I think those two documents fit very nicely alongside of all my honors and awards and degrees. They represent that I know both sides of the teenager.
In this talk I am going to talk about the brain for a while and I won't spend a long time on brain anatomy but I have to spend some time on the brain anatomy because I'm going to pin some of the things that you're concerned about in your adolescence on the brain and its underdevelopment in certain sections. Then, I'm going to characterize brain development problems as forms of temporary insanity. I'll talk about three forms and then I'm going to move from there into taking your questions. I've actually found in talks like this, that's the most interesting and informative part of the evening because I think parents actually like to hear what's going on with other parents.
I know we have one question already. I talked about that and I'm looking forward to addressing it. I know there will be multiple other questions and that will fill out the major portion of our evening. Let me just start with the brain.
This is the limbic system. The limbic system is the emotional part of the brain meaning it's responsible for all of our emotional energy. It's responsible for our passions. It's responsible for our impulses. It's responsible for our good feelings and our bad feelings. It's a primitive part of the brain and in adolescence it's fully developed. In adults, it's fully developed and that's part of the problem because the part of the brain that governs the limbic system is underdeveloped in teenagers and it's fully developed in adults.
The energy that the limbic system is responsible for is dominantly negative, meaning it's the emotions associated with danger to our organism... it's fight or flight. It's got a threat detection system that's very well developed in everybody in this room. How do I know that? Because you're here. This threat detection system has been part of the species from a long time ago and I know because you're here that your ancestors and my ancestors had one that worked really, really well.
Way, way, way, back then, when they heard a little rustle in the brush, they scampered up the trees and hid out or got weapons and attacked whatever it was that was after them. Their friends that didn't do that, didn't go on to have families but had families that had families that had families, resulting in them being here. But you're here, they're not and that's why. It's very, very useful. Those negative emotions that are part of the limbic system have been very useful historically, but here's the problem.
The system is still very sensitive to threat. Only there isn't as much threat in our environment now as there was way, way, way, way back then but the brain doesn't know that. The brain hasn't developed in a way that accommodates the safeties of modern culture so it now responds to threats that are perceived but not necessarily threats to survival. They're more threats to identify. Threats to who we think we are...insults, criticisms, political opinions that differ from yours and mine. All of that is picked up by the limbic system as if it were a threat and responded to in kind.
I could spend all evening talking about us and that but I'm here to talk about teenagers. This is the thing that's important to know. What I've just said is that the limbic system is overly sensitive to threats to identity and the teenager is an organism whose identity is fragile. Thus, it's much, much more susceptible to threat and in the teenager is a very well-developed threat detection system and emotional system that is over responsive to threat anyway. They're oversensitive to threat and that is part of the reason why they can seem so irrational at times.
The limbic system isn't only responsible for negative emotion. It's responsible for positive emotion also. For example, if you've ever been head-over-heels in love, it's responsible for that. I don't know how you feel about being head-over-heels in love. If the movies or music were any indication, it's something that we all want more than anything else but personally, I don't want that. I've been head-over-heels in love a few times in my life and I love my wife but I do not want to be head-over-heels again.
The love I have for my wife is kind of steady and it has kind of a steady state and it's on a gentle incline. That's exactly the way I want it because the head-over-heels in love emotional state is a state of insanity. I presume that everybody in this room has had that experience and when you have that experience, you'll abandon your friends. You'll abandon your job. You'll move from the place that you've lived all your life in order to be close to your beloved. You don't have many thoughts for the future.
All you have is the thought for your beloved. That's the kind of effect the limbic system has on us. It's all about now. It wants what it wants and it wants it now. The limbic system isn't just responsible for negative states. It's responsible for positive states too and both states tend to resemble insanity. If, in a teenager who has fallen head-over-heels in love, it goes badly then you have two kinds of insanity you're creating. You have the kind of insanity associated with being head-over-heels in love and then you have the kind of insanity that's associated with being broken up.
I remember the first experience I had falling deeply in loving was when I was about 20. I fell in love with a girl from Butte, Montana and I was just crazy in love. I wasn't very good at it so within a couple of months; I don't know what went wrong. We had a couple of arguments. Maybe I was defensive or jealous. I can't remember. She broke up with me and I was at college. I quit school. Just like that. I didn't withdraw from school. That would be too sensible and too sane. I just left school. I left Missoula where I was going to school and went home to Great Falls. I was hanging around town for about four days with a good friend of mine, Lloyd Birmingham a rodeo cowboy, and decided to rodeo rather than go to school.
One afternoon I went over to his house. We were hanging around in the basement and I went upstairs to get something from the kitchen. His Dad was up working on the computer... or working on maybe a typewriter... a typewriter at the kitchen table. He noticed me there and he said "Hey Pat. What are you doing here? I thought you were away at school?" His name was Bill Birmingham. I said "Bill, well, I was away at school but Margaret who's my girlfriend..." (She was from Butte, maybe another McKay family, anyway... "she broke up with me and so I quit school." He took a long time to respond. He just looked at me and he said "Well Pat, I guess you showed her."
I woke up. I was totally limbic during those days that occurred after she broke up with me. I was in a fugue state. I wasn't thinking very consciously. I wasn't thinking very rationally but this man says this thing to me and it registered. It was like it woke up the rational part of my brain and I began to see what I had done. I began to see the mistake I had made. I hot-footed it back to school, got back into class and ended the quarter with a C- average but passing. What would've been a disaster, limbically based, turned out to be a complete turnaround because an adult came along and very wisely and very astutely momentarily gave me access to this part of the brain, the purple part.
See that purple piece there? That is the governor. It's called the prefrontal cortex or the cerebral cortex. I think of it as a CEO, the general, the manager or the governor. It's responsible for managing the emotions in the limbic system. If it's not on the job then emotions rule and what you have is adolescence. If it's on the job then things run pretty well and what you have is what we have in this room because your presence here isn't a limbic event. It's a prefrontal event. You had to override desires to do other things and impulses that are associated with the idea of having to come out here in order to be here just on the off chance a guy who's never had a child will tell you something about parenting. Good luck on that.
That's a rational decision. That's a prefrontal decision. The problem is that in adolescence that part of the brain isn't fully developed and so what they have is an inexperienced, underprepared manager for a very, very busy part of the organism. It's like having a CEO that doesn't know the business, running the business. Why the lopsided development in that way? Why wouldn't the rational part be lopsided and the emotional part take time to develop? Wouldn't that be so much easier for us? I thought about this and I decided the reason probably has to do with a message from God. God and his design of the species designed this lopsided dimension of the adolescent brain in order to communicate to us that sex was never intended to be fun and this is your punishment for thinking that it is.
Let me move from the limbic system and the prefrontal cortex to types of temporary insanity that I've invented. Now, I'm a shrink, and by virtue of my profession, I'm imbued with the authority of identifying mental illness in people that come to me as clients. A lot of the people that come to me as clients are teenagers. What I recognize in their behavior is a form of insanity. I think a 15-year-old girl taking mom's car shortly after mom leaves the house when the 15-year-old girl doesn't even have a driver's license and then picking up another 15-year-old girl who also doesn't have a driver's license and driving around town is a little bit on the insane side. I'm a little reluctant to characterize that behavior as true mental illness.
Yet when that kind of a problem is presented to me in my clinic I'm pretty much forced to look at it that way. That is, until I invented these categories because I think that kind of behavior fits in these much better. What I've done is invented my own kind of categories for temporary mental illness. I don't have to use the diagnostic and statistical manual for the American Psychiatric Association to classify the kinds of things that are on your mind for the most part. I use this system to classify things that are on my mind and your mind and I think it fits much better. I can't do them all because I want to get your questions, but I'll just do a couple.
I'll start off with RAD. RAD is "Rationality in Absentia Disorder". Rationality, you know what that means. What does "in absentia" mean? It means "not there." This is very hard to grasp. It's not there. If you go looking for it, it isn't going to be there because when kids are affected or infected with RAD and then you find out about it, you want to know a rational reason for whatever they did. I'm just telling you, it's not there. It's just hard to grasp. How can you yourself diagnose this condition? It's pretty easy.
There has to be something that the teenager did that you find nutty. Let's say they microwave a cricket. You go to the microwave and you find the desiccated carcass in the microwave and you have questions. One question is "Why did you do that?" And the other question might be "What were you thinking?" If you get that far, you don't need to go any farther. I have an answer for you. That's RAD. That's rationality in absentia. I will share with you the most honest possible answers to those two questions for that event or the event that might be in front of you.
Why did you do that? "Because I felt like it." What were you thinking? "I wasn't thinking." That's the truth. You don't like the truth. You don't accept the truth. At that point this is the nasty news for you all. You take them to lying school because they recognize that you will not accept the truth or, if you actually are in the presence of the truth, you will punish them because that truth will not stand. There must or should be a rational reason. As if they had a rational reason for microwaving that cricket it would make it all right. What could it possibly be? "We were doing an experiment in school about the desiccation of flesh over time. I didn't have time to do the experiment so I used the microwave."
There's no possible explanation that's going to stand. It's just that we are rational and in those moments they are not and we don't accept the truth and they recognize that we won't accept the truth so they make something up. Then we punish them for lying. Worse than that, we get the idea that there's something wrong with their character because they lie to us under those kinds of circumstances and we don't take into account the fact that we're actually programming them to lie because we don't like the truth because the truth is unacceptable to us rational beings. That's RAD.
What do adolescents have against mailboxes? They don't have anything against mailboxes. You might think they hate mailboxes because that's where their grades come. Their grades don't come in mailboxes. Their grades come online, so they don't have that against mailboxes. Why do they mow them down with the family car? They mow them down with the family car because they feel like it. What were they thinking when they mowed them down? I guarantee you they weren't thinking about very much at the time other than how incredibly fun it's going to be to mow the thing down.
If an adolescent and a car full of fellow adolescents is driven down the block and mow down a series of mailboxes, when they get to the end of that block, that's as high as they're ever going to be in life. They are so thrilled. They are just on the verge of wetting themselves. The kind of thrill that they have as a result of this is one that is occasioned by very few things in life. You know when they say "You just don't understand." This is one of the reasons they say that. They are right. You don't. Or, if you thought you could, you stop yourself because you don't want to understand that kind of behavior because it's so profoundly unacceptable to a rational person.
What do young adolescents have against cars? Why do they throw snowballs at them? They don't have anything against cars. It's just an incredible thrill for a teenager to throw a snowball at a car. They throw snowballs at cars because the cars just might stop which is an incredible thrill. If somebody gets out of that car, it's even more of a thrill. If they happen to chase them then that is as good as it gets. That's RAD.
I'll give you one of my own examples. I was at the county fair at Great Falls. I was with my girlfriend and we are 15. It was a nice evening. It's a summer evening in Great Falls in August. It doesn't get any better than that. It's a great state fair and I had a little bit of money. I won my girlfriend a little tiny Teddy Bear by throwing little tiny rings on Coke bottles. It probably cost me 10 bucks to get a $1 Teddy Bear, but she was happy. I was happy. I got her some cotton candy. I have a corn dog. We're walking down the midway and about a hundred yards away, I see in front of the beer tent, an American Indian fighting a Caucasian. These are young men fighting.
I don't know why what happened next happened. I really don't. I didn't know either person. I didn't know anybody that was standing around. I dropped my corn dog and ran full out and hit the American Indian in the face on a full run as hard as I could and knocked him about 10 yards back onto the ground. That American Indian was a champion golden gloves boxer. He jumped up off the ground about as fast as Dracula rises out of a coffin when the sun goes down and I realized that the jig was up for me. I thought the only opportunity I would have to save myself was to get him on the ground so I tackled him and got him on the ground. He was way stronger than me.
He was throwing me around. He finally got me on my back and he's about to give me exactly what I have coming when I saw four shiny pairs of boots walk up. I have never been happier to see police and handcuffs in my life. My next-door neighbor, then Lieutenant Clayton Bain of the Great Falls Police, actually arrested me on the spot and put me into police headquarters at the state fair and began to question me about why I was fighting this American Indian. I had to make up a reason because I knew he wouldn't accept the one that was the truth because I fundamentally didn't know why I had done that.
Like I said, I didn't know this man. I didn't know anybody standing around. I had no rational reason for this happening. To this day, I can look back and say "I don't know what was going on there." I made up something for Clayton. I told him that a bunch of Indians had been marauding around the midway. This was one of them and he was picking on a guy which was a total fabrication just to get me off the hook. Which is what happens when adolescents get caught in RAD. They don't have an explanation that will satisfy you or me, so they will make something up.
The cerebral cortex, the one I talked about, the CEO, the manager, the governor, has another job. Guess what it is. Lawyer. Because by the time you catch them... that limbic system that was so activated… it's now dying down and they're kind of rational now and that rational part of them recognizes you're not going to accept the truth so it activates their lawyer properties and they invent stories. This is designed from what a lawyer is supposed to do when somebody's accused of something... get them off. It will come up with whatever it can to get the kid off. I just want you to recognize that in the lying part of this, we are active participants, not passive. Am I making any sense here?
Communication Skills Pat Friman Teens Tweens


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Q: clickable Flat list items in React Native I have a flat list that displays a list of item, I would like to make each item clickable.
My render function looks like this, and it works without any issue, except that it is not clickable
  render() {
    return (
      <FlatList
        data={formatData(data, numColumns)}
        style={styles.container}
        renderItem={this.renderItem}
        numColumns={numColumns}
      />

    );
  }

I have tried to do something similar to this but it is giving me an error, any idea what's wrong with my code?
      <FlatList
        data={formatData(data, numColumns)}
        style={styles.container}
        renderItem={({this.renderItem})  => (
        <TouchableHighlight
        onPress={() => console.log("hello")}>
           </TouchableHighlight>
        )}
        numColumns={numColumns}
      />

A: You can do like this :
renderItem with TouchableOpacity. Make sure to import it from react native.
import { TouchableOpacity } from "react-native";
import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/FontAwesome5';
...
...

render() {
  return (
    <FlatList
      data={formatData(data, numColumns)}
      style={styles.container}
      renderItem={({item ,index}) => (
        <TouchableOpacity
          key={index.toString()}
          onPress={() => console.log("clicked")}
        >
          <Icon name={item} color="red"/>
        </TouchableOpacity>
      )}
      numColumns={numColumns}
      key={numColumns.toString()} // if you want to use dynamic numColumns then you have to use key props
    />
  );
}

A: First you need to import Touchable Opacity and the error you are getting , make sure data you are passing to flatlist is an array. So check this :
<FlatList
data={formatData(data, numColumns)} // this should be an array , or array of objects
renderItem={({item ,index}) => (
        <TouchableOpacity
          onPress={() => console.log("hello")}
        >
        <Text>Hi</Text>
        </TouchableOpacity>

/>

Hope its clear

A: This is how you can iterate inside FlatList itself.
Working live https://snack.expo.io/@akhtarvahid/flatlist-simple
<FlatList
      data={formatData(data, numColumns)}
      style={styles.container}
      renderItem={({item ,index}) => (
        <TouchableOpacity
          key={index.toString()}
          onPress={() => console.log('Clicked item')}>
          <Text>{'Hello'}</Text>
        </TouchableOpacity>
      )}
      numColumns={numColumns}
      keyExtractor={item=>item.id}
    />

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I am not that Kind of Girl.
I'm not that kind of girl or that kind of yoga teacher.
The kind that talks about how a yoga pose made me feel. I never understood feeling "beautiful" in a pose or the "bliss" after the breath. Hell, I was mainly there to sweat it out. I'm not that kind of girl who enjoys the silence in savasana or corpse pose. I cringe having to lay still while my mind races; I have things to do and people to see. I hate that kind of girl who makes me sit still.
But today—I was that kind of girl.
I rushed home so I could release anger so deep that it swarmed my body. Anger that made my face red, my neck blotchy and my body weak. Anger that came from absolutely nothing.
A battle I fight daily has its highs and lows—today showed only lows. Dealing with depression and a sobriety war against addiction, I beat myself up with insecurities, doubt and guilt. Why can't I be happy like her? Or as relaxed and calm as him? Why is it so hard to practice what I preach and accept the flaws, let go of the doubt and embrace self-love?
My only hope in this rage against nothing was finding that small something to calm me. Something to take the edge off. Something to slow me down before I reacted. Something that wouldn't stop my heart from beating or my breath from flowing.
No mat, shoes off and still in my scrubs from work, I found myself home safely in a defeated child's pose. I tried to find the breath that I teach about daily. My heart was still pounding in frustration or maybe from pure desperation to find a remedy that wasn't swallowed or sniffed. I pushed my palms into the cold tile floor, shifted my hips up into downward facing dog and sunk my heavy heart toward my thighs.
This may be that something I needed, I felt. It was—simply—me listening to my body, slowing my mind and loving myself.
I inhaled a scattered broken breath and exhaled a long-awaited release. I took every breath with intention, with hope, several times before I fell back to my knees into child's pose. I found in the fall that the earth still had my back. It still caught me when I crumbled. The earth beneath me may have been cold, but I was the heat it needed. This earth gives me freedom to jump, skip and even fall. It reminds me that I have won this battle. I win because each day, even on my worse days, I stand back up.
Falling to my knees, surrendering to the earth and to myself, made me realize I am that kind of girl. That girl who needs to find space, surrender and summon inner strength. I'm not the girl who picks cocaine to release but instead the girl who craves a different kind of high: a high from all those beautiful yoga poses that help me feel again. I'm not the girl who needs to find intimacy in a random partner, but instead I am content being alone in Savasana. I'm not the kind of girl who needs an escape; I am that girl who just needs space to breathe and a moment for myself.
As a yoga student and teacher, I have learned that we all have our days: the days we want to throw the covers over our head and not come out and play; the days where faking a smile hurts more than the story behind the frown; the days where standing back up is harder than the fall itself.
My best advice to anyone on a similar journey is to honor those days, the falls that cause bruises and wounds and the anger that precedes the reaction. By taking a moment on those days, we listen to our bodies, slow our minds and fall in love with the process.
That's the kind of girl I'm proud to be.
Reanna Knotts leads with a vibrant passion and a soulful shine. She found yoga like she found all of her addictions, through a friend who didn't want to do it alone. This new high opened her eyes to a new perspective, a self- love appreciation and a therapeutic journey as a yoga student and teacher. Her love for 90's music, weakness with chocolate chip cookies and challenge to not hit the snooze button more than once makes up a small portion of her raw and authentic personality. Reanna can be found on the mat at Roswell Yoga Life and Be Yoga Find more through her website or follow her on Facebook!


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The 2030 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXVI Olympic Winter Games, is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 8 to 24 February 2030. The host city  will be likely elected at the 140th IOC Session in Mumbai from 15 to 17 October 2023.

Bidding process
The new IOC bidding process was approved at the 134th IOC Session on 24 June 2019 in Lausanne, Switzerland. The key proposals, driven by the relevant recommendations from Olympic Agenda 2020, are:
Establish a permanent, ongoing dialogue to explore and create interest among cities/regions/countries and National Olympic Committees for any Olympic event
Create two Future Host Commissions (Summer and Winter Games) to oversee interest in future Olympic events and report to the IOC executive board
Give the IOC Session more influence by having non-executive board members form part of the Future Host Commissions.

The IOC also modified the Olympic Charter to increase its flexibility by removing the date of election from 7 years before the games, and changing the host from a single city/region/country to multiple cities, regions, or countries.

Future host winter commissions
The full composition of the winter commissions, overseeing interested hosts or with potential hosts where the IOC may want to create interest, is as follows:

Dialogue stages
According to the Future Host Commission's rules of conduct, the new IOC bidding system is divided into 2 dialogue stages:
Continuous dialogue: Non-committal discussions between the IOC and interested parties (City/Region/Country/NOC interested in hosting) with regard to hosting future Olympic events.
Targeted dialogue: Targeted discussions with one or more interested parties (called preferred host(s)), as instructed by the IOC Executive Board. This follows a recommendation by the Future Host Commission as a result of continuous dialogue.
During the Olympic Summit on 9 December 2022 the IOC informed to remain in "Continuous Dialogue" with several well-developed projects by parties that have expressed interest in the Olympic Winter Games 2030 and with whom intense collaboration is ongoing.

The Summit was also informed that the Commission is looking into challenges and opportunities facing future Olympic Winter Games, such as the impact of climate change. A number of proposals which could have an impact on future elections were discussed, including rotation of the Games within a certain pool of hosts, minimum climate conditions and existing infrastructure criteria.

Upon the request of the Commission, the IOC Executive Board decided to give the Commission more time to study all these factors to make the best possible decisions about future hosting, including a revised 2030 election timeframe.

Bidding parties
The three first potential submitting bidding parties were revealed by Octavian Morariu, the chair of the Future Host Winter Commission, during the 135th IOC Session at the SwissTech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland in January 2020. He mentioned Salt Lake City of the United States, Sapporo of Japan and a joint bid from the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Zaragoza at the Pyrenees region have conducted feasibility studies. In 2022, Spain withdrew their bid. Vancouver, Canada, made a preliminary bid submission in February 2021.

Stakeholders
Stakeholders are those cities or regions that have expressed potential interest in hosting the Games. To date, five National Olympic Committees have expressed interest, though Spain and Canada later withdrew. The remaining three interested sites are as follows:

  Salt Lake City, Utah, United States; site of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games, the 2002 Paralympic Winter Games and the 2007 Winter Deaflympics.
In December 2018 the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee named Salt Lake City, Utah as America's Choice for a future Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games was formed in February 2020 to pursue a bid for 2030 or 2034. The committee bolstered its engagement with athletes in governance in June 2021, naming four-time Olympic speed skater Catherine Raney-Norman as its chair. In February 2020, following the announcement of Sapporo's bid, the organizing committee for the Salt Lake City bid was considered moving their intention to bid for the 2034 Games as the Summer Games are scheduled for Los Angeles in 2028. At the first meeting in June 2021, the organizing committee considered whether it should change the bid for 2030 or 2034. The decision for Salt Lake City on the bidding for 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics could be made after Beijing 2022 ending. President and chief executive of the Salt Lake City Bid Committee Fraser Bullock mentioned that the small window between the Los Angeles 2028 and a potential Salt Lake City 2030 Games could be a real difficulty to manage and that the feasibility study for this is still ongoing. The IOC sent a delegation to Salt Lake City, from 27 to 29 April 2022, to conduct an inspection and a technical site visit of the competitions, ceremonies and Olympic Village venues.
Salt Lake City-Utah Committee for the Games chief executive Fraser Bullock confirmed at a meeting on 1 November 2022 that "SLC considers the upcoming process is focused on 2030 and SLC will fully participate in that process to hopefully get either the 2030 or 2034 Olympics".
  Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan; host city of the 1972 Winter Olympics, the marathon and race-walking events at the 2020 Summer Olympics and the 1986, 1990 and 2017 Asian Winter Games along the 1991 Winter Universiade.
In December 2022, Sapporo officials said that that organizers would "discontinue for some time" while investigating the scandal relating to Tokyo 2020, but the bid would not be canceled.

  Stockholm–Åre, Sweden; host city of the 1912 Summer Olympics.
On 8 February 2023 the Swedish Olympic Committee initiated a feasibility study regarding the Olympics and Paralympics in Sweden in 2030.
The idea is to review the concept that existed for the candidacy in 2026, which would mean competitions in several places in Sweden, including Stockholm, Falun, Åre and Östersund. An interim report of the feasibility study will be presented on 20 April 2023.

Developments
A decision on the 2030 Winter Olympics host city has been delayed, most likely to 2024, to allow the IOC more time to carefully plan the future of the Winter Olympics. Due to impacts from climate change, the IOC is considering a number of changes to future games, such as rotating host cities, limiting the games to existing or temporary venues, and establishing minimum average temperature requirements. It also considered awarding the 2030 and 2034 winter games simultaneously at the next IOC session, but IOC President Thomas Bach has ruled out that possibility because "it would not be the right thing to do."

Bid details

Potential bids
  Almaty, Kazakhstan
  Borjomi, Georgia
  Calgary, Canada
  Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  Savoie, France
  Trojena, Saudi Arabia

Cancelled bids
  Barcelona and Zaragoza – Pyrenees, SpainOn 21 June 2022, Spain bid withdrew, due to a political row between autonomous communities: Catalonia and Aragon, where the Pyrenees mountain range extends.
  Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOn 27th October 2022, the government of the province of British Columbia said that they would not support a bid to host the 2030 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. The government said it would put pressing priorities such as economic conditions and public interest over the Olympics. Vancouver hosted the 2010 Winter Olympics and it would have become the fifth city to host the Winter Olympics twice after St. Moritz, Innsbruck, Lake Placid and Cortina d'Ampezzo. Canada would join Italy and France as having hosted three Winter Olympics and one Summer Olympic Games had the bid succeeded.
  Chamonix, France -  Valais, Switzerland -  Aosta, ItalyOn 4 January 2023 Swiss newspaper Le Temps reported that a bid is being prepared centred around Espace Mont-Blanc, a cross-border initiative in which several Alpine regions, including Valais, Chamonix and the Aosta Valley. However the next day Éric Fournier, Mayor of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, indicated that "the project of a cross-border candidacy for Olympic Games as relayed by certain media is not on the agenda", and that there is public opposition to the bid.  Chamonix hosted the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924, while Sion and Aosta made failed bids for the Winter Olympics.

Broadcasting rights
Albania – RTSH
Australia – Nine Network
Austria – ORF
Belgium – RTBF, VRT
Brazil – Grupo Globo
Bulgaria – BNT
Canada – CBC/Radio-Canada
China – CMG
Croatia – HRT
Czech Republic – ČT
Denmark – DR, TV 2
Europe (except Russia and Belarus) – EBU, Warner Bros. Discovery
Estonia – ERR
Finland – Yle
France – France Télévisions
Germany – ARD, ZDF
Greece – ERT
Hungary – MTVA
Iceland – RÚV
Ireland – RTÉ
Israel – Sports Channel
Italy – RAI
Japan – Japan Consortium
Latvia – LTV
Lithuania – LRT
Montenegro – RTCG
Netherlands – NOS
Norway – NRK
Poland – TVP
Slovakia – RTVS
Slovenia – RTV
Korea – JTBC
Spain – RTVE
Sweden – SVT
Switzerland – SRG SSR
Ukraine – Suspilne
United Kingdom – BBC
United States – NBCUniversal

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SEE ME SEE YOU chronicles a day in the life of NYPD cop, Kathleen Stamos, who is having a bad day. Despite some earnest advice on life and love from her partner Rico Thomas that gets her nowhere, Kathleen has a chance encounter with a troublemaker that changes everything.
I wrote and directed the short SEE ME SEE YOU for two reasons. First, I had a strong vision of a character I wanted to play: a smart-assed, wise-cracking Asian-American female cop. I've seen this type of woman walking around Flushing, Queens and in Chinatown — but I have never seen her on television. Second, I wanted to make a film showing a person finally finding herself in a moment of clarity through a simple but powerful interaction with a stranger.
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On Wednesday, September 22nd, Darcy James Argue's Secret Society will follow-up its highly regarded appearance at CareFusion Jazz Festival Newport with a two-set performance at Iridium Jazz Club in New York.
This event, the 18-piece ensemble's second appearance at the venue and first gig in New York since its debut at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola (pictured above) in June during CareFusion Jazz Festival New York, is part of a month-long big band series curated by trumpeter/composer David Weiss.
Sets begin at 8:00 and 10:00 p.m. and tickets are $20 per set. Students will receive a 50% discount on the second set. Advance tickets are available by phone at (212) 582-2121.
2010 has been an exciting year for Argue and the band, which has maintained an increasingly active performance schedule in New York and beyond. Together they earned a JUNO Award nomination for Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year, catapulted Argue to two wins at the Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards for Up & Coming Artist of the Year and Large Ensemble of the Year, and topped the Big Band Rising Star, Composer Rising Star and Arranger Rising Star categories in DownBeat's 58th Annual Critics Poll.
Journalists writing about the group's summer performances have credited it with "unquestionably making the big band cool again" (Time Out New York), "some of the most exciting music being written for jazz orchestra" (Jon Garelick, Boston Phoenix), and "fresh ideas and elegant combinations of disparate influences (from distorted electric guitar to magisterial wind-instrument arrangements to minimalist rhythms), all arriving in tight execution" (Larry Blumenfeld, Village Voice).


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American Idol 2013: What's Keith Urban Looking For?
January 28, 2013 Branden American Idol, American Idol 2013, Season 12 1
One of American Idol 2013's new judges, Keith Urban, is more interested in looking for some raw talent that might be in need of some polishing.
"That's part of what Idol is really good at," Keith tells CMT. "Watching that happen across the season is one of the things I've always loved about Idol. You watch this 'raw diamond' talent start to really figure it all out. Confidence is one of the greatest things for an artist's evolution."
That person also really needs to speak to him and show some vulnerability AND confidence.
"It's an indefinable thing. I think for me, it's somebody who really speaks to me," he says. "And I can feel all of the humanity, really, and the vulnerability, the strength, the confidence, the conflict, the anger, all of it. For me, a great artist always knows how to convey that."
Keith also tells CMT about his own experience as a reality show contestant and a lot more in their Q&A with him.
Top 5 Ranked Auditions So Far On American Idol 2013
Colton Dixon Releases First Album
I am not happy about the fact that the young man who sings in the subway went home. How about bringing him back as a wild card?


Who's ready to trade trends and ranges? I hope you are, because I've spotted hot setups on AUD/USD and EUR/JPY that you wouldn't want to miss!
EUR/JPY is consolidating just below the 124.50 handle, which lines up with the ascending channel support that hasn't been broken since the start of the year.
What makes the setup more interesting is that the 100 SMA has also just crossed above the 200 SMA. Is EUR/JPY about to see a stronger bullish momentum?
Buying at the earliest signs of a bounce is a good idea if you believe that the euro would extend its uptrend against the yen. Just make sure that you place a wide enough stop for crosses like these!
If you're one of them euro bears, however, then you could also wait for the pair to break below the channel before you place your orders.
What do you think? Will EUR/JPY bounce from the channel support?
Here's one for the range playas out there! As you can see, AUD/USD is about to hit the .7050 minor psychological handle that's right at a range support that has been solid since late September 2018.
Y'all might want to wait for an actual support retest to see how the bulls will react to the level. If you see a bullish momentum, then the Aussie could pop back up to its .7300 range resistance.
If the bulls fail to defend the support, though, then you can trade a potential breakout that could drag the pair all the way to the .6750 or .6900 areas of interest.


That's the end of another Sportsday. See you tomorrow for more of the same.
Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill played down suggestions he might want the Scotland job if it became available.
O'Neill, who lives in Edinburgh, insisted he had "not given it a second thought" when he spoke to reporters before his side's friendly against Croatia on Tuesday.
Scotland boss Gordon Strachan is under pressure as his side have made a poor start to their World Cup qualifiers.
"I'd rather not give a comment on that situation at the minute," said O'Neill.
"First of all, there's someone in that job who I have a huge amount of respect for, who is a manager I played under (at Coventry).
"It's probably the fact I live in Scotland is a bigger driving factor of that than anything else."
Captain Danny Brough converted Euan Aitken's last-gasp try to earn Scotland a sensational 18-18 draw with New Zealand in Workington on Friday.
Katie Taylor will fight Poland's Karina Kopinska in her professional debut at Wembley's SSE Arena on 26 November.
Ireland's London 2012 gold medallist Taylor, 30, will fight 27-year-old Kopinska at super-featherweight.
Taylor is a five-time amateur world champion, while Kopinska has won seven, drawn three and lost 14 of her 24 fights.
Has Verstappen joined the greats?
More than 900 Formula 1 races have been held since 1950, yet very few are rooted in the collective consciousness of fans.
Monaco 1984 is one, so is Donington 1993. Then there's Barcelona 1996, Silverstone 2008 and Nurburgring 1968. All wet-weather races. All exceptional.
Mention these grands prix to F1 devotees and they will nod approvingly, because these were occasions when a driver delivered something remarkable that marked him out as a cut above his peers.
In the case of Brazil 2016, we may well have another entry to that list - and the man responsible was a 19-year-old named Max Verstappen.
Former Ivory Coast striker Laurent N'dri Pokou died on Sunday at the age of 69.
With 14 goals in two Africa Cups of Nations, he was the tournament's all-time top scorer from 1970 until 2008 when Samuel Eto'o broke his record.
Read more about Pokou here.
Liam Neeson has narrated Ireland's video in their campaign to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
The 'Ready For The World' video will be shown at Tuesday's bid unveiling at the Aviva Stadium.
The film star of the Taken trilogy has waived any potential fee.
South Africa and France are the other candidates to host the tournament.
Uefa has delayed a ruling in the unexplained disciplinary case about CSKA Moscow and Finland midfielder Roman Eremenko.
Nobody has revealed what he has been accused of.
Finland's FA withdrew the 29-year-old from their squad during the last international break, saying he was suspended for a month before a Uefa hearing.
That month has passed but Uefa told the Associated Press it has been extended until 19 November and "the decision... is expected to be announced by the end of this week".
Eremenko has missed nine games, including Champions League matches and World Cup qualifiers.
Swindon Town chairman and owner Lee Power has taken control of League of Ireland First Division side Waterford United.
The former Republic of Ireland Under-21 international said: "I am delighted to be involved with a club of such great potential and one which has a wonderful footballing history. I see this as a very exciting, long-term project."
Video replays will be used for key decisions as part of a semi-live trial in Italy's friendly with Germany on Tuesday.
Two video assistant referees will look at goals scored, penalties awarded, red cards and mistaken identities as part of a semi-live trial.
The referee will not be able to review the footage on a pitchside monitor.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino said in April he hoped the 2018 World Cup in Russia would be the first tournament to use the technology.
"It's a bit of security. The game in general is starting to change drastically regarding managers, it's becoming cutthroat at times."
Chris Todd, who played over 300 professional games, ran out at Wembley three times - once just months after overcoming leukaemia - and guided a non-league team to the third round of the FA Cup, is now working at a further education centre at the age of 35.
Find out more about his reasoning here.
Gavin Hastings on the decision to replace Scotland coach Vern Cotter with Gregor Townsend: "It does seem early I must admit.
"Gregor has done a terrific job for Glasgow and I'm sure he'll come in to the team and do very, very well.
Cotter, who is going to become Montpellier boss, hands over to Glasgow Warriors' Townsend in June.
Video caption: Gavin Hastings on the decision to replace Vern Cotter with Gregor Townsend.Gavin Hastings on the decision to replace Vern Cotter with Gregor Townsend.
Irish champions Dundalk will play a friendly with Brentford at the Championship club's training ground on Wednesday to keep their fitness up for the Europa League.
The Republic of Ireland's domestic season ended earlier this month so they would have had no game in 18 days by the time they host AZ Alkmaar on Thursday next week.
2010: Sebastian Vettel secured the Formula 1 drivers' championship after the Red Bull driver won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
News of Murray's former coach, Amelie Mauresmo, the former world number one, and the 37-year-old is stepping down as France's Fed Cup captain as she is expecting her second child.
There will be live commentary on Murray's match against Marin Cilic on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, with text commentary on the website.
Following news that Andrew Gale will retire as a player to take up the role as head coach at Yorkshire, former England captain Michael Vaughan pays his tribute.
Vaughan may well discuss the Yorkshire situation in tonight's Tuffers and Vaughan programme on BBC Radio 5 live from around 21:00 GMT.
National League North side Kidderminster Harriers have replied to BBC Sport's tweet about Frank Lampard leaving New York by ruling themselves out of signing him.
Juan Martin del Potro stages a remarkable comeback to beat Dominic Thiem and will face Roger Federer in the US Open quarter-finals.
Dele Alli says team-mate Kyle Walker was the target of his middle-finger gesture during England's World Cup qualifying win over Slovakia.
Madison Keys beats Elina Svitolina to make it four American women in the last eight - their best overall performance since 2002.
Chris Brunt reveals he had to "pull rank" on Northern Ireland team-mate Oliver Norwood to take the free-kick from which he made it 2-0 against the Czech Republic.
Paul Collingwood says he hopes the World XI Twenty20 series in Pakistan "can be a significant step" in international cricket returning to the country.
A year on from Sam Allardyce's sole win as England manager, has Gareth Southgate moved the team any closer to being ready for the World Cup?
England manager Gareth Southgate believes the past week has been a great experience for his young side to learn from after two difficult World Cup qualifying wins.
Top golfers can be regarded as machines but periodically they remind us the sport is a most human pursuit, writes Iain Carter.
Which six teams have qualified for the World Cup - and who are their stars?
All 32 places at the World Cup in Russia have now been claimed - find out who has already booked their spot at next summer's finals.


Sylvia Mathews Burwell, the Obama administration's nominee to replace Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of Health and Human Services, picked up more Republican support during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday.
The CDC has recommended Truvada as pre-exposure prophylaxis of HIV for at-risk individuals, as reported by The New York Times. Check back later this morning for a complete MedPage Today analysis.
According to researcher Rose-Lynn Fisher, tears of laughter and tears of grief don't look the same ... under a microscope.
A U.S. court has dismissed a case brought by Teva Pharmaceuticals intended to block generic versions of the MS drug Copaxone, according to generic drugmaker Mylan.
Brain research is getting a major boost in Canada, with a start of a new $50 million institute.
Does a New York Times ad for Lipitor provide evidence of price gouging? Paul Levy says yes.
Reckitt Benckiser, maker of opioid addiction therapy Suboxone, is now tackling alcohol abuse.
Can the measles virus kill myeloma? It evidently did for at least one Mayo Clinic patient, the Washington Post reports.
About a third of California hospital patients 35 and older has diabetes, according to a UCLA Center for Health Policy Research paper reported by Kaiser Health News.
Hospira is recalling one lot of dobutamine injection.
FierceBiotech says there are no big surprises in ASCO's data dump.
VA secretary Eric Shinseki will testify about alleged treatment delays at VA health clinics before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee on Thursday.
Chinese herbal medicine at at top U.S. medical facility? Yes, at the Cleveland Clinic.


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Shopping and restaurants downtown, including the famed Zingerman's Deli
Zingerman's
Chatting in the shadows of giants depicted in The Bookstore Mural
VisitAnnArbor.org
Golden-tipped trees clustered along the Huron River
Tailgating at a University of Michigan football game
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Ypsilanti's vibrant Depot Town
Ready for the Ton-Up Motorcycle & Music Festival in Ypsilanti
The imposing University of Michigan football stadium
Inside the University of Michigan's Law Library
Christian Horan Photography
Imposing artifacts at the University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
Interior of the Purple Rose Theatre
Sean Carter Photography
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Major Airports:
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Enjoy the delights of an eclectic Midwestern city.
Forget its reputation as a picturesque, free-spirited college town – Ann Arbor is a forever town. As enamored of its football team as it is of its arts, it's the kind of place that marries big city culture with the neighborly values of a small Midwestern town, with a hearty dash of intellectual energy and natural beauty thrown in. This progressive community with the collegiate atmosphere offers excellent museums, a diverse culinary scene, exciting nightlife and lots of arts events. You can kayak the Huron River, or enjoy the public art (it's everywhere, and don't miss the little fairy doors sprinkled throughout the city). It's a place you won't want to leave, even if your university days are far behind you.
Getting in the Spirit
Ann Arbor's venerable University of Michigan is more than just a pretty campus; it's the city's cultural and academic epicenter. Visit the Museum of Natural History for hands-on demos, the Living Lab and, for kids, the Dinosaur Tour. The school's Museum of Art offers a rich collection of works ranging from African to Western. Elsewhere on campus, explore student art galleries and the Detroit Observatory, or catch a musical performance or literary reading. Spend the day wandering through Matthaei Botanical Gardens. Take a tour of Michigan Stadium, nicknamed "The Big House," home to the University of Michigan Wolverines and full of college football character.
There are small-city downtowns, and then there's downtown Ann Arbor. Explore a thriving and diverse community full of independent shops, restaurants, galleries and markets. Soak up the local vibe at paperies, vintage boutiques and bookstores before grabbing organic pizza or top-notch coffee. Dining is exceptional here morning, noon and night, with cafes and kitchens serving up delicious breakfast fare and twice as many establishments offering ethnic cuisines for dinner, including Mongolian, Spanish, German and Asian options. Chase dinner with a stop at a tequila bar, or spring for local beer and popcorn. Don't miss beloved Zingerman's Deli, an Ann Arbor institution and famous throughout the USA. It's the place for artisanal cheese, bagels, hot sandwiches and sides.
Museums, Music & More
The scene here creates opportunities for discovery around every corner. Head to the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum for an interactive good time. Though it's a children's science museum, adults will be equally enthralled by the dynamic exhibits. Visit Cobblestone Farm and Museum, circa 1845, to learn about rural life in the 19th century. Like any good college town, Ann Arbor's music scene is full of options. Start at diminutive Kerrytown Concert House for some beguilingly great acts, or spend some time at The Ark, whose listening room boasts live music more than 300 nights a year. For an elevated performance, book tickets for the Ann Arbor Symphony Orchestra, or see what's on offer at Michigan Theater, a historic movie palace that hosts indie films, stage performances and music concerts.
The Ann Arbor Art Fair is one of the largest outdoor art fairs in the nation.
Photo: Ann Arbor Art Fair
The University of Michigan's 'Big House' is the largest football stadium in the United States.
Photo: Michigan Athletics
Ann Arbor has more bookstores per capita than any other city in the USA.
Photo: Visit Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan: Vibrant University Town and Much More
Ann Arbor's Fairy Doors
Jackson, Michigan: Discover Rich History and Hospitality
Ask a Local About Jackson, Mississippi
Detroit, Michigan: A Round-up of the Motor City's Major Attractions
Detroit, Michigan: 3 Ways to Tour the City of Motown
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The Music Lover's Guide to Detroit Rock City
Grit Meets Art in Detroit, Michigan: America's Heartland
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Detroit, Michigan: the city with a creative heart and a Motown soul
Detroit: A Vibrant City With Fascinating History
Lansing, Michigan: Shopping, Nightlife and Championship Golf
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Frankenmuth: Shopping and Dining in Michigan's Little Bavaria
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Great Lakes Bay, Michigan: Outdoor Fun and Adventure
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Grand Hotel: 'America's Summer Place' on Mackinac Island
Sault Ste. Marie: Michigan's First-Born Beauty
Traverse City, Michigan: Loving Life on Lake Michigan
National Parks Adventure: Rachel Pohl Shares Her Favorite Moments
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Sault Ste. Marie: Small-town Charm in Michigan's Oldest City
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12/6/2018 10:33:18 PM20
Mall of Qatar all set to celebrate National Day
Mall of Qatar announced that it has prepared "dazzling and captivating family entertainment" activities that will run daily from Friday until Qatar National Day on December 18.
Qatar lines up events for National Day celebrations
The Organising Committee of the Qatar National Day (QND) celebrations unveiled on Wednesday the activities, which will take place from December 12 to 20.
Oman National Day celebrated
The embassy of Oman celebrated the Sultanate's 48th National Day at a reception held in Doha on Monday.
National Day celebration theme announced
The National Day Organising Committee 2018 has announced the mottos for the day 'As long as it was proven by our deeds', one of the verses from the Founder's poems, and 'Qatar remains free'.
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Vietnam embassy celebrates country's National Day
Vietnamese ambassador Nguyen Dinh Thao, senior diplomats and officers and a number of community members took part.
Amir congratulates Uruguay president
Cables of congratulations to Uruguay President Tabare Vazquez on his country's national day.
France marks Bastille Day with major military parade
Thousands of people, many of them tourists, thronged the Champs Elysées avenue to watch the march past involving 4,290 soldiers, 220 vehicles, 250 horses, 64 jets and 30 helicopters.
Pakistani expats celebrate National Day with gaiety
The day marks the passing of the historic resolution — also referred to as the 'Pakistan Resolution' — on March 23, 1940 in Lahore's Minto Park — that laid the basis for the creation of an independent state.
Kuwait to celebrate 57th National Day and 27th Anniversary of Liberation
Kuwait's celebration of its 57th National Day coincides this year with the 40th anniversary of the country's national anthem, an occasion that expresses Kuwaitis' belonging, loyalty and pride of their homeland.
2/22/2018 1:33:43 AM20
Kuwait National Day celebrated on grand scale
The deep-rooted relations between Qatar and Kuwait were highlighted yesterday at an event held in Doha to celebrate the 57th anniversary of Kuwait's National Day and 27th anniversary of the Liberation Day.
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Qatar has faced crisis with poise, says US
The United States has affirmed its commitment to finding a solution to the current Gulf crisis, praising the way the Qatari government and people have persevered in the face of adversity.
National Day celebration is expression of joy in achievements: al-Sada
HE Minister of Energy and Industry Dr. Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada said that the National Day is an expression of the nation's joy in the achievements of its people who elevated their country ...
Amir chairs meeting of SC board of directors
Nations 'face extinction' without instant climate action
Lebanon PM confident of new government by year end
Qatar expanding shipping network 'to include all continents of the world'
Qatar World Cup will meet high standards, say football officials at FIFA summit


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Samsung Galaxy Mini 2 – Small Wonder?
A guest post by Rob Martin. If you wish to write one, get it touch with me and we can discuss the details.
We live in a culture where size matters, a mantra that is especially true for technology – the smaller the better. We love technology that fits on the head of a pin. Virtually invisible, and yet utterly indispensable. Samsung tapped cleverly into this culture with their Samsung Galaxy Mini, a smartphone in miniature. Now, Samsung have announced a new version of the Mini, in the sensibly-named Samsung Galaxy Mini 2. Because if it ain't broke, why fix it?
This single-core 800 MHz mobile processor comes with a higher clock speed, more RAM and a beefed up battery – and all in miniature.
The Mini 2 certainly hasn't been named ironically, although its screen is slightly larger, at 3.27 inches, than the original Galaxy Mini model, which was a compact 3.14 inches. This teeny screen has an increased resolution to 320×480 pixels, which is good news for anyone who experienced problems with the original model, whose screen could occasionally be a tad blurry. Hopefully this problem will be fixed with the improved pixel count on the Mini 2, making icons and text crisper and sharper. Don't expect mind-blowing graphics though; you'll have to look to the Galaxy Ace 2 for that.
Happily, the Mini 2 has kept the bit of colour that made its predecessor stand out. A choice of colour is something that is becoming increasingly rare in the smartphone market; usually you're limited to the option of black or steel grey. With the new Galaxy Mini 2 however you can pick the colour of your backplate from a discerning range that is not simply monochrome. Some leaked photos have included a rather fetching bright lemon number. Elsewhere, the design remains similar to its predecessor, being chunky with a rounded ergonomic back. It's a skinny 11.6 mm thick, so perfect for anyone travelling light.
The Galaxy Mini 2 isn't going to pack a lot of power, by any stretch. Its hardware is limited. That being said, unless you need to be able to launch a missile from any location in the world, you should find everything you need in the Mini 2. Need, if perhaps not want. It has 4GB of storage with the option to bump that up with a microSD storage card. The camera is only 3-megapixels, which is a bit disappointing, and does not include autofocus, unlike the Galaxy Ace 2 which is released at the same time. Sharing photos will be made easy, at least, by the Android operating system.
That's right, a miniature smartphone that will run Android. It will run on Gingerbread 2.3 and not 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, making this operating slightly outdated. Nonetheless this phone gives you access to the Android Market, and all the customisation, free apps and games that beautiful place has to offer.
This is the phone for you if you don't want to spend a fortune, and don't need your phone to fly you to the moon. It's set to be a sturdy and reliable smartphone, with a reasonable price tag, and a slick Android phone experience to boot.
The Author, Rob Martin is a technology expert and writes for many independent comparison websites for broadband, mobile broadband and smartphones.


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Sodium fluoride induces apoptosis and autophagy via the endoplasmic reticulum stress pathway in MC3T3-E1 osteoblastic cells.
Author: Li X, Meng L, Wang F, Hu X, Yu Y.
Journal Name: Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
Volume/Page: [Epub ahead of print]
Type: Cell Study
Categories: Bones/Joints, Mechanism of Toxicity, Mechanisms of Cellular Toxicity, Apoptosis
Fluorosis and bone pathologies can be caused by chronic and/or excessive fluoride intake. Despite this, few studies have been conducted on the cellular mechanisms underlying osteoblast toxicity in the presence of NaF. Here, we investigated the effects of fluoride on MC3T3-E1 cells. We showed that the proliferation of MC3T3-E1 cells was inhibited by exposure to NaF. In addition, apoptosis was induced by NaF, as caspase-associated proteins showed a higher level of expression and apoptotic bodies were formed. Furthermore, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress induced by NaF activated the unfolded protein response (UPR) and upregulated the expression of the glucose-regulated proteins 94 (GRP94) and 78 (BiP). Therefore, ER stress plays a vital role in NaF-induced autophagy and apoptosis. Furthermore, apoptosis is promoted following the inhibition of NaF-induced autophagy. In conclusion, under NaF treatment, the ER stress-signaling pathway is activated, leading to apoptosis and autophagy and affecting the proliferation and survival of MC3T3-E1 cells.
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Heterotrimeric G proteins as fluoride targets in bone (review).
Fluoride is an acknowledged bone anabolic agent. Nevertheless, a narrow therapeutic window and the adverse effects at higher therapeutic doses prevent broad clinical application of fluoride for treatment of diseases of bone loss, such as osteoporosis. The cellular and molecular mechanisms of fluoride action are poorly understood. Recent advances in
Role of endoplasmic reticulum stress in aberrant activation of fluoride-treated osteoblasts
The aberrant activation of osteoblasts in the early stage is one of the critical steps during the pathogenesis of skeletal fluorosis. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stresses and unfolded protein response (UPR) are initiated to alleviate the accumulation of unfolded proteins against cell injury. The previous researches had demonstrated that fluoride
Simultaneous administration of fluoride and selenite regulates proliferation and apoptosis in murine osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells by altering osteoprotegerin.
The receptor activator nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL) and its decoy receptor, osteoprotegerin (OPG), are important for maintaining the balance between bone formation and resorption. However, the regulation of microelements on these factors remains unclear. In this study, we used murine osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells to examine the impact of sodium
Sodium fluoride suppress proliferation and induce apoptosis through decreased insulin-like growth factor-I expression and oxidative stress in primary cultured mouse osteoblasts
It has been reported that sodium fluoride suppressed proliferation and induced apoptosis in osteoblasts. However, the details about the mechanism at work in bone metabolism are limited. In this study, we further investigated the mechanisms of NaF on proliferation and apoptosis in the primary cultured mouse osteoblasts, which were exposed
Effects of sodium fluoride treatment in vitro on cell proliferation, apoptosis and caspase-3 and caspase-9 mRNA expression by neonatal rat osteoblasts.
Long-term excessive fluoride intake is linked to skeletal disease. Skeletal health is influenced by the balance between bone formation and resorption of which osteoblast function is critical. The objectives of this study were to determine the effect of fluoride treatment on osteoblast proliferation, apoptosis and caspase-3 and caspase-9 mRNA expression
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Fluoride & Osteoarthritis
While the osteoarthritic effects that occurred from fluoride exposure were once considered to be limited to those with skeletal fluorosis, recent research shows that fluoride can cause osteoarthritis in the absence of traditionally defined fluorosis. Conventional methods used for detecting skeletal fluorosis, therefore, will fail to detect the full range of people suffering from fluoride-induced osteoarthritis.
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As demonstrated by the studies below, skeletal fluorosis may produce adverse symptoms, including arthritic pains, clinical osteoarthritis, gastrointestinal disturbances, and bone fragility, before the classic bone change of fluorosis (i.e., osteosclerosis in the spine and pelvis) is detectable by x-ray. Relying on x-rays, therefore, to diagnosis skeletal fluorosis will invariably fail to protect those individuals who are suffering from the pre-skeletal phase of the disease. Moreover, some individuals with clinical skeletal fluorosis will not develop an increase in bone density, let alone osteosclerosis, of the spine. Thus, relying on unusual increases in spinal bone density will under-detect the rate of skeletal fluoride poisoning in a population.
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Gartmore House
Gartmore Estate
Aberfoyle Sterlingshire FK8 3RS
Set in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park, Gartmore House offers free on-site parking and free WiFi. A magnificent Highland retreat.
This awesome 18th Century Manor House sits in over 75 acres of private parkland and has views that stretch almost thirty-miles to the east. Enclosed to the rear by the most eastern flanks of the mighty Queen Elizabeth Forest Park and looking directly out to Stirling Castle, Gartmore House ranks as one of the most elegant hotels in the Highlands.
In amongst the lochs and hills of Scotland's famous Trossachs its easy to imagine life as it was in the region over a hundred years ago. This is definitely one for all those people who yearn after bygone days and the majesty of Sir Walter Scott's Highlands.
There are 23 en suite bedrooms on offer, many with views across the River Forth to Stirling and the Wallace Monument. The decoration enjoys a classic period character with heaps of Rosewood furnishings, colossal drapes, antiques and floor-to-ceiling curtains. Guests at Gartmore House can enjoy an array of activities onsite or in the surroundings, including cycling and hiking.
The hotel is just less than 10 miles from Loch Katrine. Glasgow Airport is only 20 miles away. The property offers free on-site parking. You can see stacks more photos and room details by click on the button above.
Gartmore House reviewed by Room4u ©


Will was born in Liverpool, but grew up from a very early age in Newton Abbott, Devon.
He worked as a graphic designer in advertising and with an exhibition design company and is also an excellent poet, musician and songwriter. Many of his friends met him in the 1980's while working in London and he is universally known as the kindest, sweetest man on the planet. He is also extremely funny.
He has always been a supporter of the ecology and has spent the last few years creating a sustainable organic garden on the island of St. Maarten, where food is expensive and clean fresh water is scarce, resulting in a thriving co-operative which grows fresh veggies and farms Talapia fish all working in harmony with each-other. He also campaigned for biodegradable vegetable based plastics to be used instead of the traditional plastics used for take-away meals leaving tons of trash on the otherwise pristine beaches.
His trip to Peru was to the small town of Tarapoto where he joined several other volunteers making non-polluting energy generators to bring electricity to the local inhabitants. He had only been there a week when he accidentally slipped on a ladder and fell through some ceiling tiles onto the tiled floor 15ft below. The back of his head took the full impact of the fall resulting in severe brain trauma along with a fracture from ear to ear.
His condition is critical yet stable and he has been in a coma since April 1st aided by a tracheotomy. Infection is a constant problem and he has had several bouts of pneumonia.
He had his 59th birthday in hospital in Lima on April 13th.
Even though he is being hospitalised by the Peruvian Government under the equivalent of the NHS, we are campaigning to raise funds for his care, which includes items used for his daily cleanliness, bed clothing, anti-bedsore items and medicines which run up to a $100 per day. He is being attended to by a couple of volunteers who go into the hospital on a daily basis (sometimes twice a day) in order to be given the stamped purchase order by the doctor to go out and buy the supplies. If nobody is there, it doesn't get done.
We need English/Spanish speaking volunteers as well as funds to keep a daily vigil and ensure that he maintains good health until he recovers.
Although the prognosis has always been very grim, there is always a chance and Will, as many of you know, is a miraculous kind of person who has a strong will and constitution and there is a chance that he may live a life of value despite major obstacles.
From May 19th, Will is now in a care home facility in the San Miguel area of Lima. He is in a room with another person, receiving daily care from a nurse who has 17 other patients to look after in various states of health. It costs around $700 a month to keep him here which includes the necessary supplies of sundries that keep him clean and infection free. Our goal is to wait for the point where he can be transported back to England on a commercial flight, which means he has to pass a medical test to allow him on the airline. He has to be conscious and able to sit upright for take off and landing and we are aiming to get him onto the new direct service on British Airways flight from Lima to Gatwick.
Will is now back in England and in the care of the National Health.
Thank you for everything you can do to help and support our efforts.
Thank you to Jo Healey at the BABC for donating flight and hotel raffle prizes from Avianca and Swissôtel.


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This is my 1st Stock Market piece. You have an olive tottering back and forth saying "sell High, Buy Low". The 5 and 7 are animates with hands and legs cherring on the olives. The sign on the wall read, we OLIVE like to play with Numbers!" Olives are on a huge run up + 1 1/4.
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UBS reports net profit of CHF 2,423 million in first quarter 2004, a 100% rise from the same period a year earlier, and the best quarterly performance on record. Before goodwill amortization, net profit rose 82%.
"This outstanding performance reflects the excellent conditions in major financial markets. It also shows the payoff from investing in our businesses countercyclically over the past few years -- positioning ourselves for exactly these kinds of opportunities. And it demonstrates that we are growth managers as well as cost and risk managers," said Peter Wuffli, Chief Executive Officer.
All businesses reported both revenue and pre-tax profit gains in first quarter compared to a year earlier. The Investment Bank recorded a 115% gain in pre-tax profit, with results driven by the best fixed income and second best equities performances since 2000. The Wealth Management and Global Asset Management businesses reported their best results in three years, and the Wealth Management USA business saw its best operating performance since PaineWebber became part of UBS.
Net new money flows show that UBS's wealth and asset management businesses are growing fast. This quarter saw clients adding a total of CHF 35.1 billion to their investments with UBS. Inflows from institutional asset management clients reached an all-time high of CHF 10.1 billion. Private clients contributed a record CHF 19.0 billion to the wealth management businesses worldwide, compared to CHF 11.1 billion a year earlier and CHF 14.2 billion in fourth quarter 2003. The domestic European wealth management business saw a record inflow of CHF 4.2 billion.
Operating income was up 33% from first quarter 2003 to its highest quarterly level ever. Revenues rose across all categories. The increase in market levels positively impacted the asset base of the wealth and asset management businesses, prompting fee-based revenue to rise. Fee and brokerage income profited from the seasonally strong first quarter and a much improved market environment that saw significantly increased institutional and private client activity.
Corporate finance fees grew 75% in an improving M&A environment, with the total global corporate fee pool increasing by 40%.
Increased market risk limits allowed UBS to take advantage of the favorable trading conditions in first quarter. Set against a 34% increase in average Value at Risk (VaR) compared to a year earlier, total income from trading activities rose 33%. Equities trading income was at its highest level since first quarter 2001, driven by a rapid expansion in market volumes, far higher client activity levels and therefore a significant improvement in trading opportunities. Proprietary trading revenues recovered sharply from the particularly weak first quarter in 2003. Fixed income trading continued to perform strongly, driven by another quarter of favorable interest rates and yield curve configuration, alongside strong client flows.
UBS experienced another excellent credit result, posting a net credit recovery of CHF 3 million in first quarter 2004 compared to a credit loss expense of CHF 69 million a year earlier.
Operating expenses, up 17% from first quarter 2003, rose far less than revenues, with the increase mainly reflecting higher accruals for performance-related compensation.
One of the key elements in UBS's growth strategy is the firm's investment in building a strong brand. This was reflected in a new global advertising campaign launched in February. The campaign -- themed "You and us" -- shows how UBS delivers global financial resources through personal client relationships based on intimate understanding. The advertising investment concentrates on key markets where UBS needs to further build familiarity with its brand in order to achieve its growth targets -- particularly the US.
Georges Gagnebin, currently Chairman of the Wealth Management & Business Banking Business Group, has decided to pursue a new challenge within UBS. On 1 October 2004, he will step down from the Group Executive Board to focus full-time on his role as Vice Chairman of the holding company housing our independent private banks and the GAM asset management business.
Georges Gagnebin held several senior management roles with UBS over the last 13 years, and was head of the firm's private banking business from 2000 to the middle of 2002. UBS is grateful for his valuable contribution in building the firm's wealth management business into the leading franchise worldwide.
For UBS, the year started with an extremely strong first quarter. Conditions in all businesses were simultaneously excellent. As the year progresses, such a positive combination of circumstances is not likely to continue, in particular given the natural seasonality which boosts the first quarter in some businesses.
"With our businesses firing on all cylinders and the growth indicators all showing positive, we have every reason to feel optimistic about UBS's future," said Clive Standish, Chief Financial Officer.
Annualized return on equity for first quarter 2004 was 29.2%, compared to 13.2% a year earlier. Basic earnings per share were CHF 2.25 in first quarter 2004, compared to CHF 1.05 a year earlier. The cost/income ratio was 70.0%, compared to 78.8% a year earlier.
UBS sets its financial targets and evaluates performance in terms of adjusted results, excluding significant financial events* and excluding the amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets.
Annualized return on equity in first quarter 2004 was 31.9%, up from 15.8% a year earlier and well above the target range of 15 to 20%. It was the best result ever, reflecting higher net profit combined with a lower average level of equity resulting from continued share buyback programs.
Basic earnings per share also stood at CHF 2.46, the highest level ever, up 95% from the CHF 1.26 seen in the same quarter a year ago, driven by the same factors as return on equity.
The cost/income ratio was 67.8%, an improvement from 75.7% in the same period last year -- and the lowest level since 2000. Its progress reflects higher revenues generated from a fixed cost base that has been steadily reduced over the last few years.
* There were no significant financial events in first quarter 2004, first quarter 2003 or fourth quarter 2003.
1 Net profit / average shareholders equity less dividends.
2 Net profit less the amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets and significant financial events (after tax) / average shareholders equity less dividends.
3 Details of the EPS calculation can be found in Note 8 to the Financial Statements.
4 Net profit less the amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets and significant financial events (after tax) / weighted average shares outstanding.
5 Operating expenses / operating income less credit loss expense or recovery.
6 Operating expenses less the amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets and significant financial events / operating income less credit loss expense or recovery and significant financial events.
7 Excludes interest and dividend income.
Wealth Management's pre-tax profit in first quarter 2004 was CHF 868 million, up 23% from fourth quarter 2003. This represents the highest level in three years. Recurring income increased on rising asset-based fees, benefiting from gains in market levels. Non-recurring income rose due to higher brokerage fees, which reflected a strong increase in client activity levels in the more positive market environment. This increase in revenue, supported by the continued effort to enhance the client offering with value-added products and services, drove gross margin on invested assets up to 107 basis points from 100 basis points in the previous quarter.
The first quarter 2004 net new money inflow of CHF 16.2 billion, was up 153% from fourth quarter on record inflows from both international and Swiss clients. Net new money inflows from existing clients were particularly high. The European wealth management business achieved net new money inflows of CHF 4.2 billion.
Business Banking Switzerland reported a pre-tax profit of CHF 510 million -- a 5% decrease from fourth quarter 2003. Operating income was lower, mainly driven by decreased interest income from its reduced recovery portfolio and by a drop in fee income compared to particularly high levels in fourth quarter.
Business Banking Switzerland's loan portfolio, at CHF 138.6 billion, was up CHF 1.4 billion from the level on 31 December 2003. An increase in mortgages for private clients was partly offset by the ongoing workout of the recovery portfolio.
Global Asset Management reported a pre-tax profit of CHF 144 million in first quarter 2004, up 29% from fourth quarter 2003. It was the highest quarterly result since 2000. The increase was mainly attributable to higher management fees reflecting the gains in invested assets from excellent net new money inflows and continued strong market valuations. Operating expenses rose less than income as lower general and administrative expenses partially offset the revenue-driven increase in incentive-based compensation.
In the Institutional business, net new money totaled CHF 10.1 billion, a significant gain from CHF 1.4 billion in fourth quarter 2003. It was the best result ever reported and reflects the strength of long-term investment performance. In the Wholesale Intermediary business, net new money outflows were CHF 1.4 billion in first quarter 2004, compared with CHF 8.3 billion in fourth quarter 2003, mainly due to money market outflows related to the launch of UBS Bank USA. Before the bank's launch in third quarter 2003, private client cash balances in the US were swept into money market funds. Now they are redirected automatically into FDIC-insured deposit accounts.
Invested assets for Global Asset Management totaled CHF 602 billion on 31 March 2004, up from CHF 574 billion on 31 December 2003. Most of Global Asset Management's funds showed a strong relative investment performance over one-year, three-year, five-year and 10-year periods.
The Investment Bank recorded a pre-tax profit of CHF 1,674 million in first quarter 2004, up 115% from the same period a year earlier. This reflected a significant rise in revenues across all areas, particularly in the Equities business and in the Fixed Income, Rates and Currencies (FIRC) area, which posted another record result.
Operating income was a record CHF 4,937 million in first quarter 2004, representing a 54% increase from a year earlier (up 39% from fourth quarter 2003). The main contributors were the FIRC and Equities businesses, which capitalized on favorable trading conditions and higher client volumes. Fixed Income, Rates and Currencies revenues rose 19% from a year earlier (up 82% from fourth quarter 2003). Excellent results in rates, foreign exchange and cash and collateral trading drove performance year-on-year. Equities revenues gained 109% from a year earlier (up 23% from fourth quarter). The results reflected improved market conditions, strong demand for derivative and cash products from key client segments, higher proprietary revenues and the ability of the business to efficiently process high trading volumes. Investment Banking revenues rose 59% from a year earlier (down 27% from seasonally strong fourth quarter), reflecting increased activity in mergers and acquisitions, continued favorable debt capital markets and improving market conditions for equity issuance. Performance in the Private Equity business continued to improve, with revenues of CHF 165 million in first quarter compared to negative CHF 75 million a year earlier, with improved market conditions allowing a number of successful divestments and a reduced level of writedowns.
Total operating expenses rose 35% from a year earlier, reflecting the rise in personnel expenses in line with improving revenues. Annual performance-related payments are driven by the revenue mix across business areas and are managed in line with market levels.
In first quarter 2004, pre-tax profit of Wealth Management USA stood at CHF 43 million compared to a pre-tax loss of CHF 10 million in fourth quarter 2003. The improvement was driven by strong operating performance and lower retention costs. Before acquisition costs (goodwill and intangible asset amortization, net goodwill funding costs and retention payments), pre-tax profit increased 20% to CHF 218 million from CHF 181 million in fourth quarter 2003.
Because Wealth Management USA's business is almost entirely conducted in US dollars, comparisons of first quarter results to prior periods are affected by movements of the US dollar against the Swiss franc. Excluding this currency effect and before acquisition costs, pre-tax profit reached a record high, increasing 23% from fourth quarter 2003. Revenues were driven by record levels of recurring fees, higher levels of activity among private clients and higher net interest income, reflecting the impact of UBS Bank USA. These positive effects were partially offset by a decline in municipal finance income due to lower origination volumes across the industry and changes in the interest rate environment affecting the value of municipal securities. At the same time, costs continued to be tightly managed.
The inflow of net new money was CHF 2.8 billion in first quarter 2004, and although it declined from the CHF 7.8 billion in fourth quarter 2003, the first quarter result compares satisfactorily to performance reported by US peers.
Financial advisors continued to be among the most productive in the industry, with productivity per financial advisor (private client revenues per financial advisor) rising to CHF 172,000 in first quarter 2004 from CHF 155,000 in fourth quarter 2003.
This communication contains statements that constitute "forward-looking statements", including, but not limited to, statements relating to the implementation of strategic initiatives, such as the European wealth management business, and other statements relating to our future business development and economic performance.
While these forward-looking statements represent our judgments and future expectations concerning the development of our business, a number of risks, uncertainties and other important factors could cause actual developments and results to differ materially from our expectations.
These factors include, but are not limited to, (1) general market, macro-economic, governmental and regulatory trends, (2) movements in local and international securities markets, currency exchange rates and interest rates, (3) competitive pressures, (4) technological developments, (5) changes in the financial position or creditworthiness of our customers, obligors and counterparties and developments in the markets in which they operate, (6) legislative developments, (7) management changes and changes to our Business Group structure and (8) other key factors that we have indicated could adversely affect our business and financial performance which are contained in other parts of this document and in our past and future filings and reports, including those filed with the SEC.
More detailed information about those factors is set forth elsewhere in this document and in documents furnished by UBS and filings made by UBS with the SEC, including UBS's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2003. UBS is not under any obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligations to) update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.


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ACAMAR – Call for Themed Workshops for 2023
28 September 2022News, Proposals
Following the success of these workshops, and with the support of the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations (NFACR), ACAMAR is pleased to open a call for proposals for two further themed workshops to be held in early 2023. The aim of these workshops will be to develop, promote...
Call for Proposals – ACAMAR Themed Workshops for 2022
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The goal of every great orthodontist is to turn your smile into a masterpiece. Having a better smile boosts your confidence. You will feel good about yourself and you will take better care of your brand new smile. An orthodontic treatment lasts a lifetime so it is important to invest in braces so that you can enlighten people with your striking smile as soon as possible.
The duration of orthodontic treatment varies from patient to patient. The typical experience lasts anywhere from one to three years due to the severity of the problem and the progress that is made between each visit to our offices. Each patient responds differently to orthodontic treatment so the time frame may change at any time. If you catch certain problems early enough, our early treatment procedures can be as short as six months.
If you are self conscious of your smile, then come in for a consult. Let us help you to regain your smiling confidence with our fantastic orthodontic care.


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Q: Pandas add column using a list I have a pandas dataframe like so:
col1 col2 col3
 1    8    6
 2    9    5
 5    3    9

Now I want to add a new column with values from a list for each and every row of my dataframe. So if my list is like so:
lst = ["a", "b","c"]

then I want the final dataframe to be like:
col1 col2 col3 name
 1    8    6    a
 1    8    6    b
 1    8    6    c
 2    9    5    a
 2    9    5    b
 2    9    5    c
 5    3    9    a
 5    3    9    b
 5    3    9    c

A: First idea is use Index.repeat by length of list and then append new column with numpy.tile:
lst = ["a", "b","c"]

df1 = (df.loc[df.index.repeat(len(lst))]
             .assign(name=np.tile(lst, len(df)))
             .reset_index(drop=True))
print (df1)
   col1  col2  col3 name
0     1     8     6    a
1     1     8     6    b
2     1     8     6    c
3     2     9     5    a
4     2     9     5    b
5     2     9     5    c
6     5     3     9    a
7     5     3     9    b
8     5     3     9    c

Or use cross join with DataFrame from list:
df1 = df.assign(a=1).merge(pd.DataFrame({'name':lst, 'a':1}), on='a').drop('a', axis=1)
print (df1)
   col1  col2  col3 name
0     1     8     6    a
1     1     8     6    b
2     1     8     6    c
3     2     9     5    a
4     2     9     5    b
5     2     9     5    c
6     5     3     9    a
7     5     3     9    b
8     5     3     9    c