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Said Qutb (Arabisch:سَيِّد قُطب) (ook: Sayyid of Sayid, Sayed, Syed, Seyyid ; Koteb of Qutub, Kotb, Kutb) (Geboren 9 oktober 1906 te Musha – geëxecuteerd op 29 augustus 1966) was een belangrijke ideoloog van de Egyptische Moslimbroederschap.
Hij werd in belangrijke mate geïnspireerd door de geestelijke Said Abul Ala Maududi en wordt vaak gezien als een van de belangrijkste inspirators voor Osama bin Laden. In het algemeen wordt hij gezien als medestichter van het moderne islamisme, de politieke islam.

Het leven van Saïd Qutb
Qutb begon te schrijven in 1920 als een dichter en literaire criticus over sociale en politieke zaken, vanuit een seculier standpunt. Rond 1948 begon hij vanuit een islamitischer standpunt te schrijven. Zijn eerste islamitische boek, Sociale Gerechtigheid in Islam, werd gepubliceerd in 1949.
Hij kreeg eerst een religieuze en daarna een modernistische opleiding voordat hij begon met zijn carrière in het Egyptische Ministerie van Onderwijs.

Van 1948 tot 1951 was hij in de Verenigde Staten om er het onderwijssysteem te (be)studeren aan de Staatsuniversiteit van Colorado voor Onderwijs (nu de Universiteit van Noord-Colorado). Hij ontving hiervoor van deze universiteit zijn Master.

Door sommigen wordt zijn tijd in Amerika beschouwd als de basis voor zijn latere commentaar op de Koran; Fi zilal al-Qur'an (In de schaduw van de Koran), het 30-delige werk dat hij schreef toen hij gevangen zat in de Egyptische gevangenis. De vrije cultuur van Amerika en met name de houding van de vrouwen daar maakte een diepe negatieve indruk op de toen al radicale Saïd. Zijn enorme afkeer van Amerika en haar cultuur kwam sterk naar voren in dit en zijn volgende werken.
Na zijn terugkeer uit Amerika nam hij ontslag bij de regering en sloot zich aan bij de Moslimbroederschap. Hier werd hij een van de meest radicale publicisten. Na de moord op de oprichter Hassan al-Banna in 1949 was er geen echte leider en was er een machtsvacuüm ontstaan, mede waardoor hij later de belangrijkste persoon binnen de organisatie werd.
In 1954 werd hij samen met veel andere leden van de Moslimbroederschap gearresteerd en voor lange tijd gevangengezet door de Arabisch-nationalistische Egyptische kolonel en leider Nasser die hem als een gevaar zag voor zijn autoriteit. Na 10 jaar gevangen te hebben gezeten werd hij in 1964 vrijgelaten. Door verschillende Arabische landen (onder andere Saoedi-Arabië en Irak) werd aan hem en andere leden van de Moslimbroederschap aangeboden om als vluchteling te worden opgenomen. Qutb weigerde echter om zijn thuisland te verlaten. In 1965 werd hij opnieuw opgepakt voor vermeende betrokkenheid bij een moordaanslag op Nasser. Op 29 augustus 1966 werd hij opgehangen na schuldig te zijn bevonden aan deze aanslag. Andere leden van de Moslimbroederschap verlieten wel Egypte, waaronder de broer van Qutb, Mohammed Qutb. Deze vluchtte naar Saoedi-Arabië, waar hij professor islamitische studies werd. Zijn ideeën waren sterk beïnvloed door Saïd. Onder zijn studenten bevonden zich onder andere Osama bin Laden en Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Ideeën en invloed
Enkele van Qutb's belangrijkste ideeën waren:
 Het concept van takfir: politieke leiders en anderen mogen worden geliquideerd als ze geen echte moslims zijn. Indien een leider de islamitische wetgeving (sharia) niet invoerde was het volgens hem geen goede moslim en daarom een kaffir en mocht daarom ter dood worden gebracht. Dit was gebaseerd op een uitspraak van Ibn Taymiya (1268-1328) in reactie op de Mongoolse aanvallen op de gebieden van de islam die de moslims onder een niet-moslim regering zouden brengen. Het liquideren van deze heidenen zou in zijn ogen daarom gelegitimeerd zijn.
 Het gebruik van het concept jahiliyya. Volgens hem was de wereld, inclusief de Arabische, ver afgedwaald van de islam en weer teruggekeerd naar de "wereld van onwetendheid" van voor Mohammed; de jahiliyya. Dit werd volgens hem vooral veroorzaakt door de besmetting van de islam door de westerse corrupte liberale samenleving.

Qutbs ideeën riepen niet direct op tot geweld, maar geweld is wel vaak een gevolg geweest van zijn politiek-religieuze theorieën. In zijn boek Ma'alim fi'l Tariq roept hij onder andere op tot een jihad, die door hem wordt gezien als een gewapende strijd, waaraan een "ideologische rijping van het individu" voorafgaat. Navolgers vermoordden de Egyptische president Anwar Sadat in 1981 uit naam van deze jahiliyya. Onder deze navolgers waren onder andere Ayman al-Zawahiri en Muhammed al-Islambuli; naaste medewerkers van Osama bin Laden.

Zijn werk werd binnen de Egyptische Moslimbroederschap als zeer invloedrijk gezien, maar na zijn dood leidden zijn ideeën tot een scheuring binnen de broederschap. Sommigen wilden de radicale koers van Qutb voortzetten, maar een meerderheid prefereerde een niet-gewelddadige koers. Qutbs invloed is nog altijd zeer sterk voelbaar in verschillende islamistische bewegingen, maar binnen de Egyptische islamistische bewegingen is al jarenlang kritiek op Sayyid Qutb's gedachtegoed, vooral de implicatie dat slechte heersers afvalligen zijn (wat impliceert dat je hen mag doden).

Qutbs interpretatie van de islam wordt door de overgrote meerderheid van de moslims wereldwijd als verkeerd gezien. Zelfs de als zeer conservatief bekendstaande wahabieten (en die ook sterk geïnspireerd zijn door Ibn Taymiya) wijzen zijn interpretatie van de koran sterk af met het verwijt dat hij door gebrek aan kennis de koran niet goed heeft begrepen en daarom een dwaalleer verkondigt.

Qutb wordt door sommige deskundigen gezien als de centrale man van het islamisme. Zijn volgelingen worden ook wel aangeduid als qutbisten, om zo onderscheid te maken met andere stromingen zoals salafisten en wahabisten. Zelf beschrijven ze zich echter niet zo. Door de Amerikaanse conservatieve schrijvers Daniel Benjamin en Steven Simon wordt gesteld dat in de islamitische wereld veel radicale ideeën kwamen van dissidenten en dat Qutb (hetzij goed, hetzij slecht) het islamitische antwoord is op Solzjenitsyn, Sartre en Havel en dat hij net zo invloedrijk is voor het islamisme, daar hij de kernelementen van het moderne islamisme samengevoegd heeft.

Citaten

Werken
 Mahammat ash-Sha'ir fi-l-hayat wa-shi'r al-jil al-hadir, 1933
 ash-Shati al-majhul, 1935
 al-Taswir al-Fanni fi-l-Qu'ran, 1944/45
 Tifl min al-qarya (autobiografisch werk), 1946
 Al-Adala al-Ijtima'iyya fi-l-Islam (Sociale gerechtigheid in Islam), 1949
 Fi zilal al-Qur'an (In de schaduw van de Koran), 1954, zijn interpretaties van de Koran in 30 delen
 Ma'alim fi'l Tariq, (Mijlpalen, Milestones, Fasen van het islamitisch bewustzijn) 1965, zijn meest bekende werk
 Our struggle with the Jews, 1950 (heruitgave 1970)

Zie ook
 The Power of Nightmares over ontstaan van al Qaida en de invloed van Qutb op het gedachtegoed van al Qaida.

Externe links
 Said Qutb, Mijlpalen (op youngmuslims.com)
 Paul Berman, De filosoof van Islamitische Terreur New York Times Magazine (23 maart 2003)
 Robert Irwin, Is dit de man die Bin Laden inspireerde? The Guardian (1 november 2001).
 Said Qutb's versie van Amerika uit het Amerikaanse NPR-radioprogramma All Things Considered (6 mei 2003).
 Beschrijving van de Pakistaanse oprichter van Al-Islamiaah Said Abul Ala Maududi
 Informatie over Said Qutb (atheïstisch)
 Wahibistische weerlegging van de interpretatie van Said (sterk gericht op het ontkennen van betrokkenheid bij Osama bin Ladens gedachtegoed)

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	public String dumpAll(final Iterator<? extends Object> data) {
		StringWriter buffer = new StringWriter();
		dumpAll(data, buffer);
		return buffer.toString();
	}

	/**
	 * Serialize a Java object into a YAML stream.
	 *
	 * @param data
	 *            Java object to be serialized to YAML
	 * @param output
	 *            stream to write to
	 */
	public void dump(final Object data, final Writer output) {
		List<Object> list = new ArrayList<Object>(1);
		list.add(data);
		dumpAll(list.iterator(), output);
	}

	/**
	 * Serialize a sequence of Java objects into a YAML stream.
	 *
	 * @param data
	 *            Iterator with Objects
	 * @param output
	 *            stream to write to
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
	public void dumpAll(final Iterator<? extends Object> data, final Writer output) {
		dumpAll(data, output, dumperOptions.getExplicitRoot());
	}

	private void dumpAll(final Iterator<? extends Object> data, final Writer output, final Tag rootTag) {
		Serializer serializer = new Serializer(new Emitter(output, dumperOptions), resolver, dumperOptions, rootTag);
		try {
			serializer.open();
			while (data.hasNext()) {
				Node node = representer.represent(data.next());
				serializer.serialize(node);
			}
			serializer.close();
		} catch (java.io.IOException e) {
			throw new YAMLException(e);
		}
	}

	/**
	 *

	 * Serialize a Java object into a YAML string. Override the default root tag with rootTag.
	 *

	 *
	 *

	 * This method is similar to Yaml.dump(data) except that the root tag for the whole document is replaced with the given
	 * tag. This has two main uses.
	 *

	 *
	 *

	 * First, if the root tag is replaced with a standard YAML tag, such as Tag.MAP, then the object will be dumped as a map.
	 * The root tag will appear as !!map, or blank (implicit !!map).
	 *

	 *
	 *

	 * Second, if the root tag is replaced by a different custom tag, then the document appears to be a different type when loaded. For
	 * example, if an instance of MyClass is dumped with the tag !!YourClass, then it will be handled as an instance of YourClass when
	 * loaded.
	 *

	 *
	 * @param data
	 *            Java object to be serialized to YAML
	 * @param rootTag
	 *            the tag for the whole YAML document. The tag should be Tag.MAP for a JavaBean to make the tag disappear (to use implicit
	 *            tag !!map). If null is provided then the standard tag with the full class name is used.
	 * @param flowStyle
	 *            flow style for the whole document. See Chapter 10. Collection Styles http://yaml.org/spec/1.1/#id930798. If
	 *            null is provided then the flow style from DumperOptions is used.
	 *
	 * @return YAML String
	 */
	public String dumpAs(final Object data, final Tag rootTag, final FlowStyle flowStyle) {
		FlowStyle oldStyle = representer.getDefaultFlowStyle();
		if (flowStyle != null) {
			representer.setDefaultFlowStyle(flowStyle);
		}
		List<Object> list = new ArrayList<Object>(1);
		list.add(data);
		StringWriter buffer = new StringWriter();
		dumpAll(list.iterator(), buffer, rootTag);
		representer.setDefaultFlowStyle(oldStyle);
		return buffer.toString();
	}

	/**
	 *

	 * Serialize a Java object into a YAML string. Override the default root tag with Tag.MAP.
	 *

	 *

	 * This method is similar to Yaml.dump(data) except that the root tag for the whole document is replaced with
	 * Tag.MAP tag (implicit !!map).
	 *

	 *

	 * Block Mapping is used as the collection style. See 10.2.2. Block Mappings (http://yaml.org/spec/1.1/#id934537)
	 *

	 *
	 * @param data
	 *            Java object to be serialized to YAML
	 * @return YAML String
	 */
	public String dumpAsMap(final Object data) {
		return dumpAs(data, Tag.MAP, FlowStyle.BLOCK);
	}

	/**
	 * Serialize the representation tree into Events.
	 *
	 * @see Processing Overview
	 * @param data
	 *            representation tree
	 * @return Event list
	 */
	public List<Event> serialize(final Node data) {
		SilentEmitter emitter = new SilentEmitter();
		@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
		Serializer serializer = new Serializer(emitter, resolver, dumperOptions, dumperOptions.getExplicitRoot());
		try {
			serializer.open();
			serializer.serialize(data);
			serializer.close();
		} catch (java.io.IOException e) {
			throw new YAMLException(e);
		}
		return emitter.getEvents();
	}

	private static class SilentEmitter implements Emitable {
		private List<Event> events = new ArrayList<Event>(100);

		public List<Event> getEvents() {
			return events;
		}

		@Override
		public void emit(final Event event) throws IOException {
			events.add(event);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Parse the only YAML document in a String and produce the corresponding Java object. (Because the encoding in known BOM is not
	 * respected.)
	 *
	 * @param yaml
	 *            YAML data to load from (BOM must not be present)
	 * @return parsed object
	 */
	public Object load(final String yaml) {
		return loadFromReader(new StreamReader(yaml), Object.class);
	}

	/**
	 * Parse the only YAML document in a stream and produce the corresponding Java object.
	 *
	 * @param io
	 *            data to load from (BOM is respected and removed)
	 * @return parsed object
	 */
	public Object load(final InputStream io) {
		return loadFromReader(new StreamReader(new UnicodeReader(io)), Object.class);
	}

	/**
	 * Parse the only YAML document in a stream and produce the corresponding Java object.
	 *
	 * @param io
	 *            data to load from (BOM must not be present)
	 * @return parsed object
	 */
	public Object load(final Reader io) {
		return loadFromReader(new StreamReader(io), Object.class);
	}

	/**
	 * Parse the only YAML document in a stream and produce the corresponding Java object.
	 *
	 * @param <T>
	 *            Class is defined by the second argument
	 * @param io
	 *            data to load from (BOM must not be present)
	 * @param type
	 *            Class of the object to be created
	 * @return parsed object
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public <T> T loadAs(final Reader io, final Class<T> type) {
		return (T) loadFromReader(new StreamReader(io), type);
	}

	/**
	 * Parse the only YAML document in a String and produce the corresponding Java object. (Because the encoding in known BOM is not
	 * respected.)
	 *
	 * @param <T>
	 *            Class is defined by the second argument
	 * @param yaml
	 *            YAML data to load from (BOM must not be present)
	 * @param type
	 *            Class of the object to be created
	 * @return parsed object
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public <T> T loadAs(final String yaml, final Class<T> type) {
		return (T) loadFromReader(new StreamReader(yaml), type);
	}

	/**
	 * Parse the only YAML document in a stream and produce the corresponding Java object.
	 *
	 * @param <T>
	 *            Class is defined by the second argument
	 * @param input
	 *            data to load from (BOM is respected and removed)
	 * @param type
	 *            Class of the object to be created
	 * @return parsed object
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public <T> T loadAs(final InputStream input, final Class<T> type) {
		return (T) loadFromReader(new StreamReader(new UnicodeReader(input)), type);
	}

	private Object loadFromReader(final StreamReader sreader, final Class<?> type) {
		Composer composer = new Composer(new ParserImpl(sreader), resolver);
		constructor.setComposer(composer);
		return constructor.getSingleData(type);
	}

	/**
	 * Parse all YAML documents in a String and produce corresponding Java objects. The documents are parsed only when the iterator is
	 * invoked.
	 *
	 * @param yaml
	 *            YAML data to load from (BOM must not be present)
	 * @return an iterator over the parsed Java objects in this String in proper sequence
	 */
	public Iterable<Object> loadAll(final Reader yaml) {
		Composer composer = new Composer(new ParserImpl(new StreamReader(yaml)), resolver);
		constructor.setComposer(composer);
		Iterator<Object> result = new Iterator<Object>() {
			@Override
			public boolean hasNext() {
				return constructor.checkData();
			}

			@Override
			public Object next() {
				return constructor.getData();
			}

			@Override
			public void remove() {
				throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
			}
		};
		return new YamlIterable(result);
	}

	private static class YamlIterable implements Iterable<Object> {
		private Iterator<Object> iterator;

		public YamlIterable(final Iterator<Object> iterator) {
			this.iterator = iterator;
		}

		@Override
		public Iterator<Object> iterator() {
			return iterator;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Parse all YAML documents in a String and produce corresponding Java objects. (Because the encoding in known BOM is not respected.)
	 * The documents are parsed only when the iterator is invoked.
	 *
	 * @param yaml
	 *            YAML data to load from (BOM must not be present)
	 * @return an iterator over the parsed Java objects in this String in proper sequence
	 */
	public Iterable<Object> loadAll(final String yaml) {
		return loadAll(new StringReader(yaml));
	}

	/**
	 * Parse all YAML documents in a stream and produce corresponding Java objects. The documents are parsed only when the iterator is
	 * invoked.
	 *
	 * @param yaml
	 *            YAML data to load from (BOM is respected and ignored)
	 * @return an iterator over the parsed Java objects in this stream in proper sequence
	 */
	public Iterable<Object> loadAll(final InputStream yaml) {
		return loadAll(new UnicodeReader(yaml));
	}

	/**
	 * Parse the first YAML document in a stream and produce the corresponding representation tree. (This is the opposite of the represent()
	 * method)
	 *
	 * @see Figure 3.1. Processing Overview
	 * @param yaml
	 *            YAML document
	 * @return parsed root Node for the specified YAML document
	 */
	public Node compose(final Reader yaml) {
		Composer composer = new Composer(new ParserImpl(new StreamReader(yaml)), resolver);
		constructor.setComposer(composer);
		return composer.getSingleNode();
	}

	/**
	 * Parse all YAML documents in a stream and produce corresponding representation trees.
	 *
	 * @see Processing Overview
	 * @param yaml
	 *            stream of YAML documents
	 * @return parsed root Nodes for all the specified YAML documents
	 */
	public Iterable<Node> composeAll(final Reader yaml) {
		final Composer composer = new Composer(new ParserImpl(new StreamReader(yaml)), resolver);
		constructor.setComposer(composer);
		Iterator<Node> result = new Iterator<Node>() {
			@Override
			public boolean hasNext() {
				return composer.checkNode();
			}

			@Override
			public Node next() {
				return composer.getNode();
			}

			@Override
			public void remove() {
				throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
			}
		};
		return new NodeIterable(result);
	}

	private static class NodeIterable implements Iterable<Node> {
		private Iterator<Node> iterator;

		public NodeIterable(final Iterator<Node> iterator) {
			this.iterator = iterator;
		}

		@Override
		public Iterator<Node> iterator() {
			return iterator;
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Add an implicit scalar detector. If an implicit scalar value matches the given regexp, the corresponding tag is assigned to the
	 * scalar.
	 *
	 * @deprecated use Tag instead of String
	 * @param tag
	 *            tag to assign to the node
	 * @param regexp
	 *            regular expression to match against
	 * @param first
	 *            a sequence of possible initial characters or null (which means any).
	 *
	 */
	@Deprecated
	public void addImplicitResolver(final String tag, final Pattern regexp, final String first) {
		addImplicitResolver(new Tag(tag), regexp, first);
	}

	/**
	 * Add an implicit scalar detector. If an implicit scalar value matches the given regexp, the corresponding tag is assigned to the
	 * scalar.
	 *
	 * @param tag
	 *            tag to assign to the node
	 * @param regexp
	 *            regular expression to match against
	 * @param first
	 *            a sequence of possible initial characters or null (which means any).
	 */
	public void addImplicitResolver(final Tag tag, final Pattern regexp, final String first) {
		resolver.addImplicitResolver(tag, regexp, first);
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return name;
	}

	/**
	 * Get a meaningful name. It simplifies debugging in a multi-threaded environment. If nothing is set explicitly the address of the
	 * instance is returned.
	 *
	 * @return human readable name
	 */
	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}

	/**
	 * Set a meaningful name to be shown in toString()
	 *
	 * @param name
	 *            human readable name
	 */
	public void setName(final String name) {
		this.name = name;
	}

	/**
	 * Parse a YAML stream and produce parsing events.
	 *
	 * @see Processing Overview
	 * @param yaml
	 *            YAML document(s)
	 * @return parsed events
	 */
	public Iterable<Event> parse(final Reader yaml) {
		final Parser parser = new ParserImpl(new StreamReader(yaml));
		Iterator<Event> result = new Iterator<Event>() {
			@Override
			public boolean hasNext() {
				return parser.peekEvent() != null;
			}

			@Override
			public Event next() {
				return parser.getEvent();
			}

			@Override
			public void remove() {
				throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
			}
		};
		return new EventIterable(result);
	}

	private static class EventIterable implements Iterable<Event> {
		private Iterator<Event> iterator;

		public EventIterable(final Iterator<Event> iterator) {
			this.iterator = iterator;
		}

		@Override
		public Iterator<Event> iterator() {
			return iterator;
		}
	}

	public void setBeanAccess(final BeanAccess beanAccess) {
		constructor.getPropertyUtils().setBeanAccess(beanAccess);
		representer.getPropertyUtils().setBeanAccess(beanAccess);
	}

	// deprecated
	/**
	 * @deprecated use with Constructor instead of Loader
	 */
	@Deprecated
	public Yaml(final Loader loader) {
		this(loader, new Dumper(new DumperOptions()));
	}

	/**
	 * @deprecated use with Constructor instead of Loader
	 */
	@Deprecated
	public Yaml(final Loader loader, final Dumper dumper) {
		this(loader, dumper, new Resolver());
	}

	/**
	 * @deprecated use with Constructor instead of Loader
	 */
	@Deprecated
	public Yaml(final Loader loader, final Dumper dumper, final Resolver resolver) {
		this(loader.constructor, dumper.representer, dumper.options, resolver);
	}

	/**
	 * Create Yaml instance. It is safe to create a few instances and use them in different Threads.
	 *
	 * @param dumper
	 *            Dumper to emit outgoing objects
	 */
	@SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
	public Yaml(final Dumper dumper) {
		this(new Constructor(), dumper.representer, dumper.options);
	}
}

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A US bucket wheel dredger in Columbus, Ohio had problems with the gearbox that drives the bucket-belt. Stork Gears & Services sent a mechanic who did an inspection and gave repair advice.
Spare Parts were manufactured (Stork Gears & Services is the OEM for this gearbox) in our machine shop in Rotterdam and they were sent to the USA. The service engineer of Stork Gears & Services repaired the gearbox on-site. Special tools were also sent to do the turnkey job.
Due to our adequate response and fast delivery time the gearbox was repaired within 4 weeks.


Chrome approached our friends over at See See Motor Coffee Co. to help design some bags that would better meet motorcyclists' needs. What they got was something so much more.
Take a moment, put your phone down, and make sure you have six and a half minutes to devote to the best thing you'll watch all month. From scuba bikes to trikes to paddle tires to dead fish, this video gets all sorts of weird and looks like all sorts of fun. I might just order a bag to support whoever approved this abomination with the hopes See See will be the next big thing in marketing and we'll one day see one of these videos as a Super Bowl ad or something. OK, that may be reaching a bit, but you get the point.
You're gonna want to go full screen and pump the sound. Drake McElroy flying through the air with balloons tied to his bike while "Fly Like An Eagle" plays the background is a strangely perfect moment.
While we're talking about it, the bags look pretty nice too. The main compartment is 100 percent waterproof, thanks to its roll-top design and floating tarpaulin bucket liner. The shell is made from ballistic nylon which, as shown in the video, slides down the road pretty well. The large front pocket has space for tools and places for electronics or journals, if you're the type. Thanks to the compression straps on the side, the bag can expand from 22 liters to 34 liters.
Happy Hump Day, y'all. Now get back to work.


Today the 20th BIO CEO & Investor Conference opens in New York City amid a decidedly upbeat investment climate for the biotechnology sector. Last year we saw a 54% increase in investment for clinical-stage biotechs, a 24% increase for market-stage biotechs and an 11% increase for pharmaceuticals trading on the S&P. BIO welcomes the dealmakers who are creating this environment and who may usher in the next generation of life-saving treatments.
New medical discoveries, innovative pipelines and FDA approvals have made biotechnology an attractive investment over the last several years with interest in the sector intensifying as breakthrough therapies stemming from immuno-oncology, CAR-T cell therapy and CRISPR continue to make progress.
It is not surprising that nearly 600 high-level investors are joining us today for one of the largest investor conferences for emerging publicly-traded biotech companies. Investment leaders like Morgan Stanley, SVB Financial, Abbvie Ventures and The Carlyle Group, among others, are looking for partnerships that eventually will bring new medicines to the market. Helping facilitate these meetings is BIO's proprietary scheduling software—BIO One-on-One Partnering™—an immensely valuable tool to search for and identify potential partners and request meetings.
In addition to the 160 hand-selected companies presenting this year, we anticipate more than 250 biotech companies from 28 countries, with active clinical development pipelines and more than 20 global biopharma BD teams seeking licensing partners.
The rich session topics will cover everything from new approaches to addiction, to business strategies, and public policy.
The BIO Buzz Center, located on the fifth floor, will host industry and thought leaders sharing their perspectives on important trends during short video interviews.
Located in the heart of Times Square, #BIOCEO18 offers access to institutional investors, industry analysts and senior biotechnology executives who will shape the future investment landscape of the industry.
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I could have said that a working knowledge of literary terms is necessary in a literature class much like a knowledge of tools would be necessary in an auto mechanics class. I could have explained how analyzing literature develops critical thinking skills, communication skills, and writing skills–important skills in the real world.
Instead, I started shaking and crying, collpased, and peed my pants. Mr.Brogologadu fired me on the spot and this lesson on teaching setting has remained dormant ever since.
Discuss the elements of science fiction. Be sure to mention that in science fiction, setting has no boundaries.
Label column 1 Time of Day.
Label column 2 What Seems Ordinary?
Label column 3 What Seems Unusual?
As you read the story, find five examples where Bradbury explicitly gives the time.
Write the time in the left hand column.
Write what seems ordinary in the middle column. Use as many specific details as possible.
Write what seems unusual in the right column. Use as many specific details as possible.
In "There Will Come Soft Rains", Bradbury uses setting to establish the premise of the story.
In a one page essay, analyze the setting by comparing what seems normal to what seems unusual.
Be sure to use specific details from the story to support your opinions.
(Choose a random setting, such as the Dominican Republic next summer, or a golf course in Canada, or anything else that strikes your fancy.).
You can find additional lesson plans on Ray Bradbury by clicking here. I've also provided a first semester 9th grade standards-based curriculum map.


International relations and negotiations are communication-centered. Understanding the effect of internationalism and how it affects communication is fundamental to dealing with others in the world arena. In an increasingly diverse world economy, essential communication skills are: problem-solving, speaking, listening, writing, and the abilities to analyze information and interact among multiple cultures.


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Opponents of constitutional change in Burundi face torture, execution – UN investigators
June 28, 2018 Khalid Al Mouahidi News 0
The Commission of Inquiry on Burundi has just delivered to the Human Rights Council its findings, based on more than 380 interviews, in addition to 500 testimonies collected last year.
The dossier compiled by the three-member panel encompasses events surrounding the national referendum last month on constitutional reform, which could extend President Pierre Nkurunziza's term in office well beyond 2020.
Noting a presidential declaration made in support of his successor after the referendum, the report reiterates the view of some observers that Nkurunziza's comments were "by no means a clear and firm commitment not to run" in future elections himself".
The report also notes "difficulties" faced by international media outlets in covering events in the country amid the suspension of broadcasters including the BBC and Voice of America, following reports that were deemed "biased" by Burundian authorities.
On the alleged rights violations committed in the country, the report highlights "numerous arrests" of people who called for a "no" vote in the referendum, including members of opposition parties who were then allegedly executed or abducted.
It states that "unidentified bodies" have continued to be found "in various parts of the country" after their arrest by "individuals in police uniform" or National Intelligence Service (SNR) agents.
Victims were also targeted by the Imbonerakure — the youth wing aligned to the ruling CNDD-FDD party — whose influence is said to have risen "in the repressive machinery which has developed since 2015".
Describing how the Imbonerakure "cover the country", the Commission of Inquiry's findings detail how their members inform the authorities about "real or perceived opponents in each locality", all the while "harassing, controlling or intimidating the population", with the approval of State officials.
This collaboration extends to putting pressure on people to collect contributions for elections in 2020, the report states, before detailing how civil servants are required to pay the equivalent of 10 per cent "or more" of their salary to an election fund.
This levy extends to households and others above voting age on an "ad hoc basis at the local level", the report continues, citing eyewitness reports of "roadblocks set up throughout the country" by the Imbonerakure to check whether people had receipts for the tax.
Such developments have contributed to the "continuing deterioration" of the Burundian economy that has left the country's people among the very poorest in the world, according to per capita earnings, the report continues.
Referencing the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), it states that 3.6 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance in Burundi today.
The deteriorating economic situation will be included in the Commission of Inquiry's final report to the Human Rights Council in September.
CNDD-FDD
constitutional reform
Pierre Nkurunziza
Zambia aims to eradicate malaria by 2021
IMF to consider bailout for debt-crippled Congo Republic


Traditional Swahili script has developed an unmistakable ductus (shape) of its own. It is usually marked by a well-rounded f, q, and w. It has neither the reduced scribbly shapes of modern Arabic writing, nor the oblique angularity of Persian. It resembles most the old-fashioned Indian and Malay forms of Arabic script, and is quite distinct from Urdu writing, except that during the last half century some attempts have been made to introduce Urdu conventions for aspiratives and retroflex phonemes which curiously fit the Swahili phonemic system. This will be discussed further below. One thing sets Swahili writing apart quite conspicuously from all other forms of Arabic script: the vowels have to be marked.
There are about half a dozen different conventions for writing Swahili as it developed over the centuries showing how they have struggled for the perfection of their writing system.
3. The 19th century: the introduction of ch and p.
b. The representation of homorganic nasals.
c. The representation of g, ng, and v.
d. The representation of alveolars.
e. The representation of aspirates.
From the first period only one text survives, the Hamziya., which I have described in an article in African Language Studies (see note 23). In the middle of the 17th century the Swahili language was still in an older period of its evolution and so was as different from modern Swahili as 16th-century Portuguese is from the modern language. We may therefore omit a discussion of its orthography, since no continuous tradition can be traced from that time to the present, except in the metre of the poem.
It is the 18th-century epic that stands clearly at the inception of the continuous tradition of Swahili poetry. The spelling in these epics suggests that those MSS were used only as aide-memoires for the reciters; they were not intended for solitary reading and enjoyment. The principle of the orthography could be called 'herufian', i.e. syllabic, in the sense that every herufi, i.e. consonant-character, represents a syllable, never more nor less, so that every line has exactly eight herufis. It is possible that the system was invented by Mwengo bin Asumani himself in the great MS that is now in Hamburg, and which I have always suspected was written by his own hand, since it seems to be contemporary and is completely consistent, in spelling, orthography, dialect and other aspects of presentation. His system works well provided the reader knows the language and the writer makes no mistakes in spelling or in prosody. The basic principle is the syllabic system of the Swahili morphophonemic structure, on which the grid of the Semitic consonant system is superimposed.
The result is that a number of letters are given more than one phonetic value. There are only three vowels in Arabic which serve for the five Swahili vowels. F has to represent f and v, d has to represent both dental and alveolar d, as well as nd, i.e. d with preceding homorganic nasal. B represents b, mb, p and aspirated p, as well as bw and mbw. Ghain represents gh in Arabid words, and in Swahili words g, ng, and ngw. K represents k and aspirated k' as well as kw. M and n can represent labialized mw and nw, but unsyllabic prenasalisation is not shown. Y reads as y or ny or yw. T represents alveolar and dental t, both of which can be aspirated.


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Work is piling up, your sleep is suffering, and wish you had just a few more hours in the day. Sound familiar? That right there is a symptom of your entrepreneurial spirit mixed in with a desire to do everything on your own, a common trait among startup owners. However, unless scientists come up with a way for you to clone yourself, something will need to give.
You cannot keep up your busy pace if you hope to scale your operations and enjoy the success you're reaching for. That's right—a healthy work/life balance is important and, it turns out, is very good for business.
What you need is an assistant, or maybe even a team. But don't just delegate to anyone and in any such manner. To get more done in less time while leaving time for everything that else that matters most, here are the ways to delegate like the boss you were born to be.
Many entrepreneurs who shun delegation have had at least one bad experience handing off tasks in the past. If this was the case, was it because you didn't know the person you delegated to that well?
If you want the job done correctly – whatever the task happens to be – find a person you trust and develop a business relationship. That means that there is trust on both sides and that you know at least something about them, and they know a thing or two about you. Establishing this trust might require a phone call or Skype chat if the outsourcer is virtual, or a sit-down face-to-face if the person is local. Only when you feel confident that the person is ideal for the job at hand should you begin delegating responsibilities.
A good delegator doesn't hand out tasks indiscriminately like a card dealer. Instead, it's important to hand the right task to the ideal person for the job. Each person comes equipped with a separate set of experiences and skills. Find out what those skills are, and delegate tasks based each person's know-how and ability to do a quality job. For example, a white paper should be given to the person with content marketing experience and knowledge; not the person with PR skills who would be better suited heading up the next meet-and-greet video marketing campaign.
Some tasks you delegate may hold extra importance, such as a presentation intended to entice angel investors. Give your team member added authority and tell the rest of your team that they are to support the project as necessary. This takes you out of the mix completely, as long as the person heading the project checks in and gives you regular updates.
Most delegation mistakes are caused, not by incompetence or apathy, but because the instructions were not clear, to begin with. Many entrepreneurs think – if I have to explain the project in that much detail, I might as well do the job myself. However, providing the necessary details doesn't mean the same thing for every project or every outsourcer.
For example, if the person has the skills and experience to get the job done, and has exhibited an ability to work independently, you might get away with minimal instruction. Letting the person figure things out on their own might give you surprising results, in that they may come up with something you wouldn't have considered otherwise, like an alternate solution to a common problem or a more efficient way of doing certain tasks.
On the other hand, if the person has the skills, but seems to always require some help, going all out on the instructions might be the order of the day. Show the person why the task is being completed, what tools you normally use to complete them, and various pointers you use to do a quality job. It might take the person shadowing you once or twice with some complex projects, and regular reports are sometimes necessary to ensure your outsourcers are on the right track.
Even those employees who have the skills and a sense of independence should be checked up on now and again. Choose a schedule and be consistent to gather reports from your outsourcers to determine how the various tasks are coming along. A weekly meeting is an excellent way to keep your delegated responsibilities on track and to help out wherever is needed. Getting your outsourcers together can help them learn from one another, making your operation far more efficient going forward.
Email is an inefficient way to delegate and check-in with your team. Instead, Google Docs will allow you to collaborate with your outsourcers across any device. Basecamp can rally everyone together on a common platform, and Slack provides instant communication wherever any of you happens to be.
Telling an outsourcer that you are satisfied doesn't say much, and can lead to a misunderstanding down the line. Instead, tell the person why you are satisfied with the job well done. If you are displeased, try to find positive aspects of the job you can mention before you go into what could be improved. Negative feedback takes finesse, particularly if you hope to work with that individual again.
The time to delegate is the moment you find you have a ton of work on your plate. Don't wait until you're burned out. By that point, it will be too late. You'll be frustrated trying to explain the various tasks, and that's a situation ripe for mistakes.
Instead, give yourself a deadline to delegate tasks and stick to it. Make a list of the jobs you don't like to do or that you feel someone with more expertise could do better, and start divvying those roles out. If you don't know what to delegate, make a list of all the tasks you complete on any given day. Then, start small. Take the task that involves the least responsibility and skill, and hand it out. Then, be the risk taker you are, and go up the list. Soon, you'll have more time, and more freedom, to achieve – and enjoy – that sweet, sweet success.


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According to rumors, Apple may reduce the cut in the new iPhone. IMore editor Rene Ritchie has created several concepts to demonstrate different options for placement of sensors.
In the near future, Apple is unlikely to be able to tape all of the sensors under the display, so the bangs will likely continue. However, Rene Ritchie hopes that in the future Apple will be able to place sensors under the display.
Before the New year remains less weeks. A festive mood will accompany you everywhere, we present the best Christmas Wallpaper in the style of the new iPhone.
Apart from some hardware improvements Apple smartphones in 2018 new pre-installed Wallpapers that are perfectly combined with colorful iPhone XS and XR. As you know, these images were obtained by shooting various chemical reactions.


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Magazine: 1 June 2019
MagazineIssue: 1 June 2019Features
Qanta Ahmed
Africa's liberal Mufti
Sheikh Salim Hitimana has fought to preserve a moderate and pluralist spirit
From magazine issue: 1 June 2019
To most outsiders, Rwanda is still synonymous with genocide. Nearly a million killed in 100 days; almost three quarters of the Tutsi population dead. The country's attempts to rebuild have been much commented on, but something else is overlooked: Rwanda has become an astonishing oasis of tolerant Islam and, in many ways, an example to the West.
In Rwanda, there is an Islam which stands firm against the petrochemical 'Gulf Stream' of Wahhabi finance, despite lacking the huge wealth that Muslims in the Arab world enjoy. It also refuses to yield control to the neo-fundamentalists of the Muslim Brotherhood now backed by Qatar and Turkey. This independence and liberalism are embodied by the spiritual leader of Rwandan Muslims, Sheikh Salim Hitimana. He is the Mufti of Rwanda, and as such he issues fatwas (religious edicts) on Islamic issues and is defender of the faith.
We meet in his offices at the Al Quds Mosque in Kigali, which is busier than at any time in the country's history. 'Before the genocide, there were perhaps 200,000 Muslims in the country, and no Rwandans wanted to enter Islam,' he says. During the genocide, Muslims stood out for refusing to take sides and for risking their lives to shelter those under attack. 'People started to think: who are those people? Why don't those people commit genocide like us? People became attracted to join us.' The country's Islamic population has grown fivefold, he says, to more than a million.
What kind of religion have Rwandan converts joined? 'I think Pakistan and many other Muslim majority countries have been hijacked by thinking which is not, basically, Islamic,' he says. 'In Rwanda we take Islam from our prophet, from our Quran. Which says: if you want to, you can convert to Islam; if you don't, that is your freedom. Nobody can touch that freedom.'
The Mufti wants to preserve an Islam that adheres to scripture, without the new politicised elements of sartorial — and therefore social — control. 'I introduced a religious fatwa against the niqab in 2016,' he says proudly. 'We saw that niqab abroad, but in Rwanda we have stopped it. Everything you have to practice here must be mentioned in the Quran.' There's nothing Islamic, he says, about the niqab — and Rwandan Muslims, he believes, do not have to look radically different from the rest of the population.
Rwandan Islam has followed the Shafi'i school of Islamic thought, which differs greatly from the harsher Hanafi, found in Pakistan, and Hanbali, found in Saudi Arabia. To understand Islam, it's crucial to understand these distinctions.
Rwanda's Islam has preserved much of the moderate and pluralist spirit. That is not to say that the fundamentalists who prey on failed states haven't tried to turn this Islam in their direction. After the genocide, Saudi Wahhabi forces began to circle. They opened schools, as they did in post-war Yugoslavia: the usual means of Wahhabist exportation.
The Mufti himself was trained in Libya by scholars in the Shafi'i tradition, and realised that this more liberal model of Islam needs muscular protection. 'In Rwanda, we learned that the result of division is genocide. That's why we have set up these systems. We don't allow any kind of thinking which can enter our society and divide us. That is why we don't allow anyone to come to our country and teach about Islam without consulting the Rwandan Muslim community.'
The Saudis aren't used to being outsmarted in this way: most countries have a blind spot for infiltration of Wahhabism, especially if it comes wrapped in money. 'We control every minbar [pulpit],' says Hitimana. Today, no preacher can enter Rwanda and start preaching in any of the country's 675 mosques. Instead, they go through an intense three-month period of academic and religious testing before being certified as a qualified cleric. Every sermon by every preacher is pre-approved by the Mufti and central powers at the Rwandan Muslim Council.
In Britain, there has been much talk about 'preachers of hate' whom the government has struggled to deport. In Rwanda, any deviation from Shafi'i principles and clerics are immediately barred, and their minbars shut down until they fall into line. Anti-Semitism is banned, the Mufti tells me, because 'our basic Islam does not allow anyone to discriminate against other people.' It's often said that Islam's problem is the lack of a hierarchy — no bishops, no excommunication — leaving it open to extremist infiltration. In Rwanda, there is a strict hierarchy, and it works.
Israel's right to exist, he says, is defended in the Quran. 'We have our land: Rwanda. God created Arabs, they have their land. He has created Pakistan, [he] has created Israel, and Jews must have their land. When you interpret the Quran — "ya bani Isra'il" — what does it mean?' The children of Israel, I say. 'Yes! He has named them for their nation, a name related to their land.'
I came here as part of a delegation from the University of Southern California's Shoah Foundation and Visual History Archive. The idea was to hear from genocide survivors, and to document and learn from their testimony. I ended up learning about my own religion, and how liberal Islam — or, as millions of Muslims would put it, normal Islam — can flourish if the right protections are put in place by the right leaders. Protections enforced by Muslims themselves.
At a time when many European countries are struggling to protect both liberalism and religious tolerance, Rwanda's achievement offers hope.
Written byQanta Ahmed
Qanta A. Ahmed is a British physician specialising in sleep disorders. She is also an author and commentator, and has contributed articles to The Spectator, Huffington Post and The Jerusalem Post.
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Silverman's Next Step
By Jeff Brooke Created: June 25, 2015
Mackenzie Tour - PGA Tour Canada
Ben Silverman is looking to take his game to the next level.
Here in West Palm Beach, Fla., Ben Silverman is the king of the mini-tours, but he doesn't want to continue the reign forever.
The 27-year-old from Thornhill, Ont., a latecomer to golf and barely known in his home country despite winning more times than any Canadian over the past few years, is eager to leave behind cart golf and one-day tournaments whose payouts reach four figures, at best.
After five years of being a pro, racking up more than 25 victories on the Minor League Golf Tour (MLGT) alone and getting a taste of golf's higher levels, he says he's poised to fulfill his own prediction of reaching the PGA Tour by age 30.
"I feel like I'm ready to get there very soon, like within a year," Silverman says over beers at Duffy's Sports Grill, not far from where he makes his home now.
South Florida is saturated with little-known, minor-league players such as Silverman who've probably said the same, and didn't deliver. But if you're a Canadian golf fan who wants to see another Canuck rise to the stature of such stars as Graham DeLaet, David Hearn and Brooke Henderson, you hope what Silverman says is true, for he's a likable and determined player who is taking an underdog's route. How quintessentially Canadian.
For Silverman's sake, it had better be true, too, if he wants to stay in the game for the long term. This year might not be quite do-or-die, but he is facing some urgency in his career. The financial support he's been receiving — from New Jersey bond trader Alan Appelbaum and a partner — is likely neither infinite nor indefinite. He's getting older at a time when the game's biggest talent is ever younger. He must stand on his own soon.
"I think this is a critical year, I really do," says Paul Spears, a retired businessman from Toronto who met Silverman through family connections and has become his friend and occasional caddie. "He's got to make that next step. He's an ATM on the mini-tours in West Palm. But he's got to prove to himself, more than anything, that he can do it at the next level."
Mackenzie Tour - PGA Tour Canada Ben Silverman stands out on the golf course with his colourful clothing, but his game speaks loudly as well.
Silverman isn't well known at home largely because he didn't take up the game seriously until 13 (he got hooked after attending a junior golf camp on a family vacation in British Columbia) and never went through the country's elite, high-profile junior and amateur machinery. He had to make his own break in U.S. college golf by walking on at Johnson & Wales University in North Miami, Fla.
"I'm on a different path," says the ever-positive Silverman, a lean, natural athlete whose first love in sports was hockey. "I was on skates when I was three. If I was golfing when I was three, I'd probably be somewhere (further along)."
Silverman has been making up for lost time, though. His college career ramped up after he transferred to Florida Atlantic University, a Division I school in Boca Raton and he's blossomed on the MLGT as a pro. Victory has become his signature as much as his flashy, often garish Loudmouth Golf outfits.
He's made some inroads to higher levels — he has played his way into one event on each of the Web.com and PGA tours and he was a regular starter on PGA Tour Canada last year after earning his card at one of its qualifying schools. In Israel in 2013, he captured the gold medal at the Maccabiah Games, a multisport event often referred to as the Jewish Olympics.
Perhaps his biggest score came off the course a few years ago when he secured financial assistance from Appelbaum. Originally he received $25,000 (all figures US unless noted) pledges from Appelbaum and three other benefactors. That support lasted two years before the three others dropped out. Appelbaum recruited a new supporter this year and each is contributing $30,000.
Silverman uses the money to cover everything from groceries and gas to tournament entry fees and flights to qualifiers. He spends it judiciously. "It's nice that I know I can play every tournament I need to," Silverman says of his financial foundation. "But I can't go out to dinner at The Keg every night."
His own winnings help his cause, but MLGT prize money isn't nearly as impressive as his number of titles (his first-place cheques this year, through early May, ranged from $675 to $6,000) and even his 2014 season on PGA Tour Canada yielded only about $14,000 (Cdn).
Silverman understands that those paydays won't sustain him. He needs to swim in bigger prize pools, and soon.
"Every year is important," he says. "I've been improving every year, trying to get to a higher level to make it to where I want. I feel like every year I have to prove something.
"This year feels a little different. I've got to the point where I'm much more confident in what I'm doing and I know what it takes to get to the PGA Tour. So I'm approaching it as, I'm going to be a lot more successful this year than last year."
Silverman's biggest opportunity for advancement this year will likely come on PGA Tour Canada again, although he plans to enter qualifiers for Web.com and PGA events, too. Finishing the 12-event Canadian season in the top five of the money list would propel him to the Web.com next year.
"Win, win early," Silverman says when asked his strategy for getting one of the top-five promotions.
He admits he often felt "unsettled" last year on the bigger tours, especially during his PGA Tour debut in Montreal at the RBC Canadian Open, where he narrowly missed the cut. But he also came away with the realization that his game is good enough.
"The cool thing is they didn't play golf any differently than I'm used to on the mini-tours," he says of his Canadian Open playing partners, then-rookie Hudson Swafford and Canadian club pro Dave Levesque, and the other players he saw first-hand. "At the highest level, they're just smarter about how they go about the golf course."
Aside from the experience under his belt, this year Silverman also has a more efficient pre-shot routine (he was cited twice for slow play in Canada last year), a more muscular body thanks to conditioning work at the Florida Institute of Performance under trainer David Donatucci, and a new attitude toward his swing.
After he stalled in the second stage of the Web.com Tour's Q-school last fall for the second consecutive year, he concluded his move had become too mechanical. So he made the bold decision to part ways with his coach of two years, Wayne DeFrancesco.
At Spears' suggestion, he contacted Liam Mucklow, a former tour pro and long-drive competitor who has moved into instruction and is based at The Golf Lab, an indoor practice and teaching facility he founded in the Toronto suburb of Vaughan. Mucklow measured Silverman's swing and body movements on monitors at the Lab and suggested a few things, but didn't mention altering his overall swing. The two later met for a range session in Florida and since then Silverman has been swinging with freedom, no longer burdened with technical thoughts, playing more by feel.
"After the last time we connected in Florida, he went bonkers and rattled off three or four straight wins," Mucklow says. "The best thing for him is that he is having fun again, both practising and playing."
If Silverman does make a leap this year, no one in his inner circle would be surprised.
"I really believe it's just a matter of time for him," says Justin Peters, a 37-year-old U.S. journeyman who plays mostly on the Web.com Tour and befriended Silverman a few years ago on the MLGT. "He's got everything he needs to get to the next level."
Silverman will soon find out if that's enough.
This story originally appeared in SCOREGolf Magazine's June-July issue.
Jeff Brooke
What's the Game Today, Fellas?
Golf is wonderful game played outdoors among pals, but let's be honest: It's way more fun when a few shekels are on the line.
Stroke Savers
The putter is golf's ultimate equalizer, especially if your path is near perfect. Here's how golf's manufacturers are helping on that front.
The RBC Canadian Open is embarking on a new era this year with its long-sought different date now in effect.


HARD EXERCISE WORKS: It never gets easier, it gets better!
I am 49. For the greater part of my life, I was fit. I averaged about 5-6 mile runs four days per week, taught tons of boot camp-style classes at various gyms and did a ton of core. But at 38, I tore my Posterior Cruciate Ligament and started a PhD program. These two events interrupted my exercise regimen, to say the least, and I basically quit doing everything besides an occasional hike.
I gained weight, lost muscle and lived for pumpkin bread and cappuccino. What motivated me to sign on with BRO for the fitness challenge was when a dear friend and avid runner was diagnosed with cancer and unable to work out because chemotherapy made her so sick. I decided I could do anything if she could endure cancer, and I signed up for a month at Hard Exercise Works (HEW) in Asheville, North Carolina.
Old, out of shape, and addicted to Netflix marathons, I thought for sure I was out of my league when I entered the gym. The only thing I knew about the place was that my daughter had trained at HEW religiously before attending plebe summer at the United States Naval Academy to prepare for military-style workouts, and she LOVED it!
I started the class the day after Memorial Day weekend. I was terrified on Day 1. Steps, kettle bells, jump ropes, weight balls and rowing machines lined the walls, visible signs of what was in store! Along with a pre-workout waiver I was asked to submit a food diary of what I had consumed the previous three days.
As it was a holiday, I was horrified as I documented the disgusting things I put in my mouth over the weekend. The staff reviewed the information and offered some nutrition counseling after the workout that was well received, despite my utter horror that someone actually knew how unhealthy I could be! When Kelly asked to take my measurements—a great way to gage the impact of the program—I refused since I had engaged in extremely unhealthy holiday celebrations. She was so forgiving and accommodating and offered to take measurements later. This relieved my anxiety and ramped up my enthusiasm for the workout.
The HEW workout facility is bright, open and clean. Part of the warm up takes place outside on a marked asphalt course behind the building marked at 100, 200, 300 and 400 meters. The gym is split into two levels to accommodate large classes. There are typically four circuits set up so that everyone is able to do a station without having to wait. It looks like a traditional gym but with tons of light and mirrors across the walls.
During my first class there were over 20 people in attendance. It was an evenly split between males and females. Most were in their 20s-40s and ranged from super fit to beginners.
There were two men over the age of 60. The class lasted about one hour and was set up as four circuits that included sit-ups, kettle bell swings (various weights are set up to accommodate the different levels of fitness), barbell dead lifts to curls (various weights again), and squats with one arm held straight overhead with a weight.
There was a huge timer set to accommodate 30-second cycles where eight reps of each exercise were expected. After each circuit, the class went outside for 400-meter sprints. The sprint was very difficult for me.
At the end we stretched. During the workout, numerous people encouraged me with chants of "you got this" and "great job" that made the experience much more enjoyable. The best part of the class was the timer on the wall that beeped when the circuit set was over. It allowed me a few seconds of rest before the next set began.
The most unique aspect of the fitness program was the lack of monotony and the speedy nature of the workout. It was over in what seemed like a few seconds!
My friend Chakara Dickerson was in the class. She had attended HEW for six weeks and lost over 2 inches in her waist. She also completed the MURPH challenge over Memorial Day Weekend. This is a HEW annual event where the individual runs 2 miles, does 100 pull ups, 200 sit-ups and some other terribly hard things. She completed it and felt amazing!
Arnauldo Alvarez, the owner of HEW, met with me prior to class and explained what I would be doing.
His assistants were exceptional as they walked about checking on form and bolstering enthusiasm by turning up the music and engaging with clients.
Luke Kimlinger and Jesse Redinger assisted with the class, demonstrated proper form and checked to make sure participants used correct technique, consumed plenty of water, and had a great time.
According to Redinger, the most rewarding part of her job is empowering people through fitness and watching individuals transform with the support of the HEW community. HEW holds events where members meet for trivia nights at local bars and other social gatherings. It is a community where members support and encourage each other to reach their potential. HEW offers ten classes per day during the week, two classes on Saturday, and is closed on Sunday, so there is really never an excuse not to go. It is a weighted/cardio mix that is managed by an instructor who constantly switches up the circuits, so you really feel like you have accomplished something without being too exhausted at the end of the workout. The pre-workout nutrition counseling and measurement review was extremely helpful as I moved forward into this month-long fitness program.
Anyone who is interested in building strength while gaining a huge community of fellow fitness friends and cardio will love HEW. It is not easy and there are no shortcuts, but the instructors are engaged and encouraging.
Never will you do the same workout twice. Modifications are demonstrated and encouraged, especially for beginners. Everyone's level of fitness at HEW is different in every class. No matter your fitness level, the group encourages each other, and the instructors support and assist you the entire time. What I have learned is that I am not as out of shape as I thought and that community definitely matters.


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Dr. Alster's Career Featured in the Coveteur
DC Dermatologist Tina Alster's office is two blocks from the White House. But that doesn't mean the high-profile politicians, journalists, and lobbyists that make up her patient list just waltz into her front door during lunch. Going in and out of her well-trafficked practice, which is largely cosmetic dermatology, is more hush-hush in D.C. than many CIA secrets (as we're learning these days…). Which is why Alster has devised a careful, high-security system to get big-name patients in and out with Navy SEAL stealth. (So House of Cards!) We asked the infamous derm (who, by the way, owns a LOT of Dior) for all the dirty details about how she pulls off one of our biggest national secrets. Also, can this please become a TV show?
How do people get into your office unseen?
"I have an office on the second floor with a back staircase, which makes all the difference. When you have someone who is high-profile security, they have to take over the elevators, which means the rest of the building is highly inconvenienced. I made sure when I got this office that not only did I have my own stairway to the second floor, but I also have a back alley where people can pull in privately and park. I typically book high-profile people first thing in the morning, like 6 or 7:00 AM, or in the evening—not in the middle of the day. Otherwise, you really do have to have the whole office cleared out. And my staff has to be cleared in terms of who is allowed to be around. I have a high level of security clearance, so I can see everybody. I don't know the details, but I know they've run background checks on me."
What if you have two super-important patients booked for the same time?
"You have to be a master at scheduling. Even if patients aren't high-security, it's D.C., so I have people that I know just don't want to see each other. I always tell my staff, don't let anybody's behind hit the seat in the front. Don't let them wait. As soon as you see someone coming through the door, take them back to the treatment rooms. We always make sure not to schedule certain people next to each other. And my staff, my medical assistants, and my administrators are all attached to each other with ear-piece walkie-talkies, like the secret service. They are constantly talking to each other all day, so they know who is in what room."
Does the interpersonal conflict feel kind of like high school sometimes?
"Sometimes you feel like it's junior high. Some of the stuff can be petty. For the last several years, regrettably, there have been fewer moderates in both parties. People used to play nicely together in a sandbox, and there would be a lot of bipartisanship. Now people really are polarized in their views about the opposite side. In the beginning, it's exciting because these are people you may only read about and never have the chance to meet, but after a while you end up knowing a little bit too much. There is a lot of inner turmoil inside the beltway."
The cosmetic work you do must have to look really discreet, right?
"Here, everybody claims that they don't have anything done. So in addition to just privacy, making it subtle is really important. Nobody wants to appear like they had anything cosmetic done at all, because it is a luxury and doesn't play well with anybody's constituents, no matter where they are from. Plus, they can barely carve out the time to come in for treatment, much less take time off for any recovery."
Why don't you just go to people's homes?
"It's not my best work. I've done that in the past and swore off of it. I don't have the right lighting. I can't get chairs in the right position. I don't have somebody handing me the things. I really like to have an assistant with me. These are all important for getting these things done. Also, don't forget, I'm usually doing a combination of things. It's not just injectables, but I'm also doing microneedling or laser or light treatments, and I can't bring those with me."
So, we know doctors aren't supposed to acknowledge patients in public, but that must be even dicier in D.C.
"Well, it's made for some awkward moments! I learned this lesson early. My husband is a former Canadian diplomat, and we used to be in receiving lines. One time this woman and her husband, both of whom were quite high-profile, were coming down, and I had just seen this woman not even 90 minutes before we were shaking hands. When I looked at her, I kind of smiled and she looked away and then gave me this very stern look. It was very clear in her mannerisms that she did not want to be acknowledged. My human instinct was to be friendly with her, but fortunately, I learned the lesson early without sticking my foot in my mouth. I've been very careful to always make sure that if I see somebody that I know from my office, that they acknowledge me first. Otherwise, I act like it's my first time meeting them. I'm often out around town, and I run into patients virtually every night, so I have to be careful about that."
Is there a "political look" you try to create with injectables?
"For men, a lot of rosacea, you know, red nose, red cheeks. For women, I think that a lot of it is giving them a more refreshed look like lifting the downturned corners of the mouth. But the big thing is frown lines for both men and women. Often times people have been frowning so long and so hard that they have these lines even when they're not frowning, in which case you get a combo of filler and Botox. But [what] you don't want is to have a frozen face. So if you're using a neurotoxin [Botox, Dysport, or Xeomin], you want to minimize the muscle action, but not eliminate it altogether. You want people to be able to raise their eyebrows. The tricky thing with filler is bruising, it's always a risk. Fortunately makeup will cover most if not all bruises. We have a makeup room here, and I actually have a couple of people on staff who can do makeup, for the guys in particular."
Would people be surprised how many male politicians get cosmetic dermatology?
"Yes! Absolutely! Almost 20 percent of my patients are men. Some people would also be surprised because some of the men really look like they could use more! But when we do things in moderation, they don't necessarily look like they have a lot done. I find men are usually motivated to get work because they see themselves on TV and maybe the makeup artist told them they can get something done about the redness in their skin. I also find that male patients need to be babied a little bit up front, but once you have them as a patient, they become some of the most loyal patients. They put their appointments on their schedule, they come back with regularity, and that's that. They don't tend to shop around that much."
What's a popular D.C. treatment people would be surprised to learn about?
"There is something particular to Washington. It's not necessarily politicians, but the workforce in Washington. After Trump, I had this rash of people coming in clenching their teeth, so we started doing lots of Botox injections into the masseter muscle [the big strong muscle in the jaw] to reduce that jaw-clenching and gnashing of the teeth. That really was a consequence of the change in the administration."