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China's Approach to Mediation in the Middle East: Between Conflict Resolution and Conflict Management
Mordechai Chaziza
This essay is part of the series "All About China"—a journey into the history and diverse culture of China through essays that shed light on the lasting imprint of China's past encounters with the Islamic world as well as an exploration of the increasingly vibrant and complex dynamics of contemporary Sino-Middle Eastern relations. Read more ...
Mediation diplomacy has emerged as one of the central pillars of China's foreign policy objectives and practice, with Beijing deliberately positioning itself as a peacemaker in the Middle East conflicts and crises in the region (e.g., Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan, Yemen, Iran, and the Israeli-Palestinian peace process). This article examines whether China's mediation diplomacy in the Middle East is a precursor of change in China's interpretation and application of the principle of non-intervention.[1] The main argument is that China's mediation role is part of a carefully devised conflict management strategy that suits the country's non-intervention policy. China is becoming more deeply and more proactively involved diplomatically, seeking to shape the political and security developments in the Middle East. Thus, the role of peace broker is a 'legitimate way' to intervene in the domestic politics of other states without departing from its traditional guiding principle, and to promote or to secure its own economic interests and political influence in the region.
Over the decades, many global and regional players have intervened at some point in the Middle East conflicts as peace brokers. The U.S, the E.U., Russia, and regional powers (e.g., Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia) and major international organizations have all tried — without noticeable success — to broker a lasting peace and security in the region. China, unlike the other players, carries no religious, political, historical, and colonial baggage, making it an ideal candidate to break the gridlocks in the region's conflicts and to play the role of an 'honest broker.' While China's treatment of its Uyghur minority in Xinjiang province could cast a shadow over its image of impartiality in the Islamic world and the Middle East,[2] nonetheless, China is still in a better position to mediate conflicts there than the other brokers.
Mediation diplomacy helps Beijing cultivate an image — for domestic domestic and international audiences alike — of being an honest broker interested in building peace and stability in the Middle East. This brings China a more visible profile and higher stature, which enhances both its national and international prestige. Nevertheless, garnering prestige and visibility is not the only driving force behind China's mediation diplomacy. Equally important is the growing imperative of competing to obtain power and influence in the wider transformation of the regional balance of power, with Beijing using mediation to further its own economic interests and political influence in those countries and areas where some of its strategic rivals had previously been dominant.
Mediation is an integral part of a foreign policy and instrumental diplomacy that derives from the country's diplomatic and political goals, both domestic and international.[3] Ways of dealing with or managing international conflicts may range from avoidance and withdrawal, through bilateral negotiation, to various forms of third-party intervention.[4] While definitions of and approaches to mediation vary, it is commonly understood as the intervention of more than one third party involved in the dispute settlement efforts, for the purpose of improving the nature of interaction or facilitating communication between the disputants.[5] Mediation is a conflict resolution tool that requires the acceptance and cooperation of the adversaries, and as such, mediation diplomacy initiated and performed only on a voluntary and nonviolent basis, and its proposals or recommendations are non-binding.[6]
The practice of settling or managing conflicts through mediators has had a rich and long history in both Western and non-Western cultures.[7] In the history of mediation diplomacy, China has rarely played the role of mediator in international conflicts. Since its founding in 1949, China has generally refrained from engaging in international or regional mediation initiatives for several reasons. First, the principle of non-intervention remains at the core of China's diplomatic philosophy. Second, Beijing believes that, in most cases, the status of neutral onlooker is conducive to maximizing its national interest, as it leaves more room to maneuver in diplomatic efforts. Finally, China prefers to pursue diplomacy in a peaceful, friendly manner and to avoid confrontation and conflict, unless it impinges on its core interests, such as sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.[8] This trend, however, has begun to change as a result of the country's increasingly international status, coupled with the intensification of unresolved and newly emerging conflicts that are threatening its core interests and security.[9]
Mediation diplomacy in Chinese culture is unique and differs significantly from Western-style mediation.[10] Whereas the latter approach endorses an individualistic utilitarian value system of fairness, justice, equality, equity, and autonomy, Chinese mediation diplomacy embraces a unique Confucianism humanistic/moralistic value system consisting of social harmony, moderation, respect for authority, humility, and benevolence.[11] In Chinese culture, mediation reflects a value, tradition, and practice central to arranging the social order, world order, and even universal order, in the pursuit of harmony.
Chinese mediation is characterized by extreme flexibility of role-playing and is governed by two tenets: 1) flexibility, which affords mediators room to maneuver and to adapt to changing circumstances and make adjustments, as required; and 2) the exercise of great care in determining whether to pursue bilateral or multilateral channels of mediation. These tenets are reflected in the different roles China has assumed in mediation: as chief mediator in multilateral negotiations; as a participant in multilateral processes, mediating as required, privately and from the sidelines, on the basis of bilateral relationships; as a sideline mediator through bilateral channels; and by taking part in ad hoc mediation efforts through serving as a balancing force to hedge off conflict.[12]
In the Middle East, the U.S, and other players are perceived to have manifold agendas and interests across the area. Therefore, the mediation process is frequently seen as a means of furthering their own specific interests and goals. China's traditional stance toward the Middle East, as all other regions of the world, has been based on the principles of sovereignty and non-intervention in internal affairs.[13] However, there has always been a degree of flexibility and pragmatism in how Beijing conducts its foreign policy, especially when it comes to non-intervention practice. Specifically, China does not involve itself in the internal affairs of other countries, unless its own national or economic interests are in danger or at risk.[14]
In recent years, China has gradually integrated itself into and expanded its presence within the Middle East; and its foreign policy has become subtler and more sophisticated, with a growing inconsistency between its principles and practice. Its more flexible and pragmatic interpretive approach and implementation of the principle of non-intervention,[15] are driven by Beijing's growing need for imports of energy and raw materials in order to maintain domestic economic growth and stability, which continues to be the top priority for the Chinese regime as a means of bolstering its legitimacy.[16] The widespread political instability in the region has caused Beijing to become more deeply and more proactively involved, in order to protect its own interests,[17] with the result that the Middle East countries increasingly expect that China will become a stabilizing actor in regional political and security affairs, including by playing an active role in conflict settlement efforts.[18]
However, Beijing is not yet ready to assume such responsibilities. Instead, its efforts have focused mainly on conflict management measures, such as calling for a reduction of tension, conducting dialogues between disputing parties, and extending offers to play a mediating role in some of the crises and conflicts in the wider region (e.g., in Afghanistan, Syria, Sudan, and Iran). Read moreover, China seeks to manage the disputes in the Middle East by strengthening bilateral and multilateral cooperation with other great powers and regional organizations (e.g., in addressing the Iranian nuclear crisis and the Syrian civil war). Thus, while adhering to its fundamental and uncompromising principle of non-intervention, China's flexible approach has created certain criteria for developing a role as conflict manager and peace broker. Since China's mediation diplomacy is initiated and performed only on a voluntary basis, and its recommendations are non-binding, its mediator role is the 'legitimate way' to intervene or to influence the domestic politics of other states, and to protect its national economic, as well as to promote its political interests in the region.
Read more importantly, Beijing's mediation diplomacy in the Middle East conflicts should be viewed through the prism of 'Chinese characteristics' of conflict management. Beijing's willingness to play the role of mediator in conflict perfectly suits its non-intervention policy framework, which is limited to participating in multilateral peace mediation and projecting a positive image of a reliable regional power or key stakeholder. Chinese mediation diplomacy always aim to include and mobilize all local forces or groups concerned while outside forces can only play a supporting role.
The frequent and ongoing crises in the Middle East provide a unique opportunity for China's diplomats to broaden their experience with multilateral global crisis conflict management and mediation. The ability to shape the resolution of international conflicts is central to Chinese president Xi Jinping's vision of an assertive China taking on more international responsibilities that reflect its status as a great power. In pursuit of this vision, Chinese diplomats are now involved in more regional negotiations than ever before (e.g., Qatar crisis and Yemen civil war).[19] However, it is doubtful that China's involvement can contribute to either a resolution of the conflicts or a mitigation of the disputes, since Chinese negotiators lack experience in conflict resolution in the region.[20] China is also very reluctant to expand its mediation diplomacy in the Middle East conflicts because it fears being embroiled in regional tensions and controversies. The role of an active mediator and greater engagement in the region would come at the cost of blood, treasure, and an end to its reputation as neutral player.[21]
Officially, China still adheres to its non-intervention principles and thus keeps a low, cautious profile in Middle East affairs. Nevertheless, despite the official policy agenda, there has recently been a noticeable rise in Chinese mediation activities in region (e.g., Afghanistan, Syria, and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict).[22] Such activities are visible in the economic field, and at the bilateral or multilateral diplomatic levels. China's mediation effort in these regional hotspots offers important insights into how China's conflict management diplomacy has become more proactive and interventionist today, while formally continuing to adhere to the principle of non-intervention.
China's mediation diplomacy is part of a carefully devised strategy that suits the country's non-intervention policy framework. Accordingly, Chinese mediation diplomacy is mostly aimed at conflict management rather than conflict resolution. Thus, China's ongoing intervention in the Middle East affairs is mainly related to keeping the peace and stability, managing conflicts, and seeking regional security. Beijing certainly has the capabilities to intervene, but has lacked the will to get heavily involved in military conflict in the region, as everywhere else in the world, limiting itself to participating in multilateral peace mediation. However, Chinese mediation has a unique style that differs significantly from the U.S. or Russia, being an effective, non-confrontational, and hence, preferred, mechanism for resolving disputes in the region. China may be the only mediator that can bring all the opponents to the negotiating table, as it did in the case of Afghanistan.[23]
While in the past China tended to leave Middle East mediation diplomacy to the other permanent members of the UN Security Council, it is now trying to become more involved and to play the peace broker in regional affairs. Over the years, Beijing has played such a role in the resolution of the Darfur issue in Sudan, and was instrumental in persuading Iran to agree to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action conflict (JCPOA),[24] in addition to mediating between Afghan government representatives and the Taliban, as well as Syria and Yemen. However, whether these Chinese mediation initiatives achieved practical results remains questionable.
For the time being, U.S., Russia or the European powers continue to be the most significant extra-regional actors in the Middle East conflicts, while Beijing is still a marginal and deliberately cautious player. China involvement in the region is mainly economic (i.e., energy security and implementing the Belt and Road Initiative). However, the region has been in a state of chaos for many decades, with each passing year bringing a new wave of instability. Washington and other power players have thus failed to bring peace to the region. This reinforces China's determination to content itself with the extremely limited role of honest broker, whose mediation efforts in the Middle East disputes are mostly aimed at conflict management.
[1] This article is adapted from Mordechai Chaziza, "China Mediation Efforts in the Middle East and North Africa: Constructive Conflict Management," Strategic Analysis 42, 1 (2018): 29-41.
[2] Robert R. Bianchi, "The Perception of the 2009 Ürümqi Conflict across the Islamic World," in Niv Horesh (ed.), Toward Well-Oiled Relations? China's Presence in the Middle East following the Arab Spring (London, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016): 48-68.
[3] Saadia Touval, "Mediation and Foreign Policy," International Studies Review 5, 4 (December 2003): 91-95.
[4] Jacob Bercovitch and Allison Houston, "The Study of International Mediation: Theoretical Issues and Empirical Evidence," in Jacob Bercovitch (ed.), Resolving International Conflicts: The Theory and Practice of Mediation (Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner, Publishers, 1996): 11-36.
[5] Kenneth Kressel and Dean G. Pruitt, Mediation Research (San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 1989).
[6] Touval, "Mediation and Foreign Policy," 91-95.
[7] Philip H. Gulliver, Disputes and Negotiations: Cross-Cultural Perspectives (New York: Academic Press, 1979).
[8] Wu Xiaohui (Anne) and Cheng (Jason) Qian, "The Art of China's Mediation during the Nuclear Crisis on the Korean Peninsula," Asian Affairs 36, 2 (2009): 79-96.
[9] Dan Large, "China's role in the mediation and resolution of conflict in Africa," Paper presented at the OSLO Forum 2008- The OSLO forum Network of Mediators, Oslo, 2008, accessed December 18, 2017, file:///C:/Users/moti/Downloads/Chinas_Role_in_the_Mediation_and_Resolution_of_Conflict_in_Africa.
[10] Jia Wenshan, Ma Yun and Yang, Libin, "The Current Status of Mediation in Building and Sustaining Social Harmony in Rural China: A Case Study of Xunyang County, Shaanxi Province, P. R. China," Paper presented at the annual meeting of the NCA 94th Annual Convention, San Diego, CA, 2009. <Not Available>. 2014-11-30 from .
[11] Zhaoxing Li, "Peace, Development and Cooperation-Banner for China's Diplomacy in the New Era," Chinese Journal of International Law 4, 2 (2005): 677-683.
[12] Wu and Cheng, "The Art of China's Mediation during the Nuclear Crisis on the Korean Peninsula," 79-96.
[13] Yitzhak Shichor, "Fundamentally Unacceptable yet Occasionally Unavoidable: China's Options on External Interference in the Middle East," China Report 49, 1(2013): 25-41.
[14] Mordechai Chaziza and Ogen S. Goldman, "What factors increase the probability of Chinese interventions in intrastate wars?," Asian Journal of Political Science 24, 1 (2016): 1-20.
[15] Shichor, "Fundamentally Unacceptable yet Occasionally Unavoidable," 25-41.
[16] Francois Godement, "The End of Non-Interference," China Analysis, October 24, 2013, accessed December 18, 2017, .
[17] Wang Yizhou, "Creative Involvement: A New Direction in Chinese Diplomacy," in Marc Leonard, (ed.), China 3.0. (London, UK: European Council on Foreign Relations, 2012): 106-111.
[18] Qian Xuewen, "Zhongdong Jubian dui Zhongguo Haiwai Liyi de Yingxiang," [The Impact of Middle East Turmoil on China's Overseas Interests], Alabo Shijie Yanjiu [Arab World Studies], 6, 2012, p. 51.
[19] Rob Edens, "The China Wildcard in the Qatar Crisis," The Diplomat, August 9, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017, .
[20] Moritz Rudolf, "China's New Era of Diplomacy: Engaging in Syria," The Diplomat, January 25, 2016, accessed December 18, 2017, .
[21] Andrew Scobell and Alireza Nader, China in the Middle East: The Wary Dragon (Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2016).
[22] Yoram Evron, "China's Diplomatic Initiatives in the Middle East: The Quest for a Great Power Role in the Region," International Relations 31, 2 (2017): 125-144.
[23] Catherine Putz, "China Help Mediate Between Afghanistan and Pakistan?," The Diplomat, June 13, 2017, accessed December 18, 2017, .
[24] "China plays important role in Iran nuclear talks: UN chief," Xinhua, July 22, 2015, accessed December 18, 2017, ; Dan Large, "China's role in the mediation and resolution of conflict in Africa," The OSLO forum Network of Mediators, 2008, accessed December 18, 2017, .
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BancFirst's Customer Service Center is located in the heart of downtown Oklahoma City, where many buildings are nearly a century old. The original layout was limited to several small, walled-off offices. As a result, they were forced to cram desks in dim, uncomfortable spaces to accommodate everyone.
After the space had been gutted, we got to work creating a warm, spacious office. Each employee has ample room to work, with privacy and space for personal belongings. Light wall colors and furniture finishes make the space feel big and bright.
Arranged by team, their modular workstations are topped with glass partitions to allow each employee natural light without sacrificing privacy. Built-in lockable storage maximizes their desk space, keeping personal items close but neatly out of sight.
Since the renovation, it's hard to tell that this is a call center at all. The bright, well-used space has helped keep current employees happy and attract new talent.


Boston University will be hosting the 66th annual World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) Conference on May 14-16, 2013. The theme of this conference is: "Revolutions in the Measurement of World Public Opinion". WAPOR has had a long-standing tradition of accommodating a broad range of topics in its annual conferences. Topics this year include public opinion theory, cross-national research, the relationship between media exposure and public opinion and online surveys.


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import re
from sorl.thumbnail.helpers import ThumbnailError, toint

bgpos_pat = re.compile(r'^(?P<value>\d+)(?P<unit>%|px)$')
geometry_pat = re.compile(r'^(?P<x>\d+)?(?:x(?P<y>\d+))?$')

class ThumbnailParseError(ThumbnailError):
    pass

def parse_geometry(geometry, ratio=None):
    """
    Parses a geometry string syntax and returns a (width, height) tuple
    """
    m = geometry_pat.match(geometry)
    def syntax_error():
        return ThumbnailParseError('Geometry does not have the correct '
                'syntax: %s' % geometry)
    if not m:
        raise syntax_error()
    x = m.group('x')
    y = m.group('y')
    if x is None and y is None:
        raise syntax_error()
    if x is not None:
        x = int(x)
    if y is not None:
        y = int(y)
    # calculate x or y proportionally if not set but we need the image ratio
    # for this
    if ratio is not None:
        ratio = float(ratio)
        if x is None:
            x = toint(y * ratio)
        elif y is None:
            y = toint(x / ratio)
    return x, y

def parse_crop(crop, xy_image, xy_window):
    """
    Returns x, y offsets for cropping. The window area should fit inside
    image but it works out anyway
    """
    def syntax_error():
        raise ThumbnailParseError('Unrecognized crop option: %s' % crop)
    x_alias_percent = {
        'left': '0%',
        'center': '50%',
        'right': '100%',
    }
    y_alias_percent = {
        'top': '0%',
        'center': '50%',
        'bottom': '100%',
    }
    xy_crop = crop.split(' ')
    if len(xy_crop) == 1:
        if crop in x_alias_percent:
            x_crop = x_alias_percent[crop]
            y_crop = '50%'
        elif crop in y_alias_percent:
            y_crop = y_alias_percent[crop]
            x_crop = '50%'
        else:
            x_crop, y_crop = crop, crop
    elif len(xy_crop) == 2:
        x_crop, y_crop = xy_crop
        x_crop = x_alias_percent.get(x_crop, x_crop)
        y_crop = y_alias_percent.get(y_crop, y_crop)
    else:
        syntax_error()

    def get_offset(crop, epsilon):
        m = bgpos_pat.match(crop)
        if not m:
            syntax_error()
        value = int(m.group('value')) # we only take ints in the regexp
        unit = m.group('unit')
        if unit == '%':
            value = epsilon * value / 100.0
        # return ∈ [0, epsilon]
        return int(max(0, min(value, epsilon)))

    offset_x = get_offset(x_crop, xy_image[0] - xy_window[0])
    offset_y = get_offset(y_crop, xy_image[1] - xy_window[1])
    return offset_x, offset_y

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Q: What user permissions do I need to reset FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE attribute on a file? I'm using SetFileAttributes API to reset FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE attribute on files. My app that I need it for acts as a backup software. Here's how I do it:
DWORD dwAtt = ::GetFileAttributes(strSrcFilePath);
if(dwAtt != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES)
{
    if(!::SetFileAttributes(strSrcFilePath, dwAtt & ~FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE))
    {
        //Error
        int error = ::GetLastError();
    }
}

The user account that my process runs under belongs to the Backup Operators group:

which according to this document should give my process access to modify files regardless of their permissions.
But when I run the code above, SetFileAttributes fails with ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED.
Am I missing something?
Do I need to give my process write-access to the file just to reset its FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ARCHIVE attribute?

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Q: python pandas extracting numbers within text to a new column I have the following text in column A:
A
hellothere_3.43
hellothere_3.9

I would like to extract only the numbers to another new column B (next to A), e.g:
B
3.43
3.9

I use: str.extract('(\d.\d\d)', expand=True)  but this copies only the 3.43 (i.e. the exact number of digits). Is there a way to make it more generic?
Many thanks!

A: Use Regex.
Ex:
import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame({"A": ["hellothere_3.43", "hellothere_3.9"]})
df["B"] = df["A"].str.extract("(\d*\.?\d+)", expand=True)
print(df)

Output:
                 A     B
0  hellothere_3.43  3.43
1   hellothere_3.9   3.9

A: I think string split and apply lambda is quite clean.
import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame({"A": ["hellothere_3.43", "hellothere_3.9"]})
df["B"] = df['A'].str.split('_').apply(lambda x: float(x[1]))

I haven't done any proper comparison, but it seems faster than the regex-solution on small tests.


I am officially creating a game called "Assuming the Lawler". It is played this way: 1) Gather a few of your closest friends, preferably independent parents with the night off, 2) Have everyone chip in toward a good bottle of vodka or whiskey, your choice, 3) Read through Emily Lawler's deposition and take a shot each time an "assumption" is made. 5) Total them up and see who found the most. By the time you finish the game, you should all be sitting in your own vomit.
Wonder how it is that children like Angeliah Duncan die in the child welfare system?
Here is a possible answer.
Dr. John Wright, Director of the Broward County Child Protection Team located within the Sexual Abuse Treatment Center (SATC) sent Angeliah home although upon examination he found injuries to her head. She was killed soon after. This same doctor now demonstrates the thought process, or lack thereof, that takes place in the minds of state-contracted doctors within the child welfare system and that are making decision about our children.
The State of Florida is in the business of "crystal-ball gazing".
The State of Florida blindly approves and signs off on recommendations made by state contracted doctors regarding vulnerable children, using "hypothetical" analysis. These children are often left or placed in harms way, are lost in foster care systems, and sometimes die.
Dr. John Wright used this "hypothetical" analysis recently in a Broward County court dependency hearing. For hours on end, Dr. Wright hypothesized over the mental state of a woman he had met briefly for a few minutes (length of time stated by doctor himself as twenty minutes; mother counters it was about ten minutes). This hypothesis, or poor attempt at a form of diagnosis in writing, was put in a report that he signed off on and was later signed off on by the State of Florida. Specifically, the report stated the mother suffered from a "mental condition", never specifying a diagnosis. When Dr. Wright attempted to diagnose the mother during his interrogation seeing no other alternative, he admitted to doing so based on the child's medical history. On closer examination, the doctor admitted to not having reviewed critical medical documents related to the child that changed drastically his original assumptions on the mother's reasons for taking actions as she did. The doctor added that he did not have access to these additional critical documents, although he was working closely with the investigators who did have access to them. He added that it was not his job to get those documents. It is important to note that Dr. Wright is a state-contracted "pediatric" doctor, not an adult psychologist or similar.
This unfounded and incomplete report, along with malicious intent on the part of a Broward Sheriff's Office sexual abuse unit detective and child protection team investigator, led to a traumatic removal of a female child from her home.
A warrantless entry was made in the home of the mother during the very late hours of Friday, July 31, 2009. Court documents presented by Dr. Wright and the Broward Sheriff's Office were, until recently, the only documents presented to the State Attorney's office and the court system who jointly signed off on this act.
In spite of the obvious constitutional rights violations and erroneous reports, the 17th judicial circuit court continues to hear this case going into month #6 of this parental nightmare. You, citizen, are funding this by the way.


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Sunyata
Kaija Saariaho 'Circle Map'
Wayne McGregor and Catherine Smith
Moritz Junge
Yonah Acosta, Ivy Amista, Jonah Cook, Elvina Ibraimova, Erik Murzagaliyev, Ksenia Ryzhkova, Dukin Seo and Laurretta Summerscales
14 April 2018, Nationaltheater, Munich, Germany
Nonetheless the enlightenment of the body sends back
to the middle ages bones that dance connected
by the bold metaphors of muscles. In fact in all this movement
the point is to focus on the sinews of the soul
that have danced themselves far beyond good and evil
in this enlightenment, in this lighting, in this
dance of life, stepping along a razor blade
of light, the sources of which should be sought
in enlightenment as well as in lighting, but the
latter always casts a shadow
Sunyata is Wayne McGregor's first work for Bayerisches Staatsballett.
Based on six four-line poems by 13th-century Persian Sufi mystic Rumi, McGregor began the creation of Sunyata with contemporary Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho's "Circle Map', a spherical, dreamy yet concrete physical composition for orchestra and electronics. Difficult to dance to, McGregor saw the work as an "exciting physical experiment field" to explore with the dancers.
The title of the piece Sunyata refers to the Buddhist concept meaning emptiness and transcience, themes explored in the set design by McGregor and Catherine Smith alongside lighting and costume designs by long-time collaborators Lucy Carter and Moritz Junge, respectively.
Sunyata is currently presented by Bayerisches Staatsballett as part of 'Portrait Wayne McGregor', an all-McGregor programme also featuring Borderlands (San Francisco Ballet, 2013) and Kairos (Ballett Zürich, 2014) in their first re-stagings.
Commissioned by Bayerisches Staatsballett.
Images: Wilfried Hösl / Bayerisches Staatsballett.
Wayne McGregor rehearses Sunyata with Bayerisches Staatsballett for the world premiere in Munich, April 2018
Wayne McGregor and Igor Zelensky, Director of Bayerisches Staatsballett, on mixed programme Portrait Wayne McGregor and the creation of Sunyata in preview of the premiere in Munich, April 2018

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I can not stress enough how much I love this series! I'm completely hooked and I just can't seem to get enough! If you have read the other books in this series then you are not going to want to miss this one!
I'm still waiting for more drama to happen between Lex and Chess! (I did get a juicy scene between Chess and Lex but it has left me wanting more!) I'm hoping sometime in the future Stacia Kane will have them hook back up again! Why you may ask, well lets just say I really hate how Chess has started to walk on egg shells around Terrible and how she's always telling him how sorry she is for messing up. She is just so afraid of him leaving her it drives me crazy! and of course if Chess and Terrible break up and Chess goes back to Lex just imagine the drama! So I say "I can not wait until the next book comes out and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I get the drama I've been waiting for!"


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Marcia Clark, Moral Defense & Livestream
November 7, 2016 by PoisonedBlogger
Did you miss Marcia Clark when she was at The Poisoned Pen to talk about her new novel, Moral Defense?
Here's the summary that's on the page for the Web Store.
"For defense attorney Samantha Brinkman, it's not about guilt or innocence—it's about making sure her clients walk.
In the follow-up to bestselling Blood Defense, Samantha is hired as the legal advocate for Cassie Sonnenberg after a brutal stabbing left the teenager's father and brother dead, and her mother barely clinging to life. It's a tabloid-ready case that has the nation in an uproar—and Sam facing her biggest challenge yet. Why did Cassie survive? Is she hiding something?
As Sam digs in to find the answers, she's surprised to find herself identifying with Cassie, becoming more and more personally entangled in the case. But when Sam finally discovers the reason for that kinship, she faces a choice she never imagined she'd have to make."
Barbara Peters, owner of The Poisoned Pen, interviewed her, though, for Livestream, so you can watch and listen to the program if you'd like. https://livestream.com/poisonedpen/events/6545299
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The Highway Kind


By the time most teens reach late adolescence, most of them drank alcohol and abused illicit substances.
The average age of first marijuana use is 14 while alcohol can be as early as 12.
Out of the estimated 20 million alcoholics in America, more than half began drinking as teens.
Driving under the influence of marijuana is as dangerous as driving under the influence of alcohol.
60% of high school seniors do not view regular marijuana use as harmful, which is nearly double from 20 years age. The potency of marijuana, as measured by the THC content has steadily increased over the last few years, which means that daily use of today's marijuana may have greater health consequences than use of marijuana from 10 to 20 years ago.
Prescription/over the counter vs Illicit drugs: the study indicates that after marijuana, prescription and over the counter medications account for most of the top drugs abused by 12th graders in the past year.
District Attorney Investigators, through investigations, surveillance and de-briefing of informants and suspected drug traffickers, have recognized significant trends in the trafficking of controlled substances in Southwestern Pennsylvania.
Heroin is increasingly becoming more prevalent at parties of students from both city and suburban high schools, as well as an increasing use by students from middle schools.
Heroin is no longer stereotypically purchased in the dark dimly-lit alleyways of our inner city neighborhoods. Traffickers are selling heroin in the suburbs, making it more readily available to purchasers outside city limits.
A majority of those addicts stated that their initial "dealer" was their parents' medicine cabinets or their friends' parents' medicine cabinets.
*THC content around 25%, which is more than 10 times what it was 30 years ago.
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Chart-smashing rookie band ITZY returns with new album 'IT'z ME'
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Roaring rookie girl band ITZY on Monday returned with its new album "IT'z ME," a seven-track record led by the main song "Wannabe."
The lead track has a fusion groove, mixing EDM with other trendy music genres. The song is another collaboration between the five-piece girl band and Galactika, the music production team that produced the band's breakout 2019 debut single "Dalla Dalla."
"The title song, 'Wannabe,' is a track that best represents the overall color of the new album, with a message that, 'I wanna be me and I am valuable in my own right,'" member Yeji said in a written Q&A released to the media ahead of the album's release set for Monday evening.
The song was inspired by the band's conversation with the production team at the time of the recording of "Dalla Dalla."
"The lyricist asked us, 'What kind of artists would you wanna be?' We responded that, 'We just wanna be ourselves,' and the lyricist was impressed by that," Yeji said.
ITZY's response turned into an addictive refrain — "I wanna be me, me, me" — for the lead track of the new album.
ITZY debuted in February last year with "Dalla Dalla" and made a smashing hit out of the debut single, winning a handful of "Rookie of the Year" awards for 2019.
The band made another breakout hit last summer with the single "ICY."
The new single, "Wannabe," will be the most powerful of the band's songs in terms of stage performance, according to member Ryujin.
"We wanted to make the performance of the new song in a way that makes people forget the passage of time while watching it," she said.
The new album, set to hit major online music stores at 6 p.m. on Monday, has seven tracks, including "Ting Ting Ting with Oliver Heldens," That's a No No," "Nobody like You" and "24HRS."
ITZY will showcase two of the new album's tracks — "Wannabe" and "24HRS" — in a live broadcast show on Naver's V Live at 8 p.m. on Monday, without an on-site showcase event due to ongoing coronavirus outbreaks.
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EUR-Lex - 32007D0172 - EN
Document 32007D0172
Title and reference
2007/172/EC: Commission Decision of 19 March 2007 setting up the group of coordinators for the recognition of professional qualifications
OJ L 79, 20.3.2007, p. 38–39 (BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
OJ L 219M , 24.8.2007, p. 367–368 (MT)
Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 01 Volume 016 P. 207 - 208
ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2007/172/oj
L 79/38
of 19 March 2007
setting up the group of coordinators for the recognition of professional qualifications
Article 3(1)(c) of the Treaty assigned the European Community and the Member States the task of abolishing obstacles to the free movement of persons and services. For the nationals of the Member States, free movement implies in particular the possibility to pursue a profession, either as a self-employed person or as an employee, in a Member State other than the one in which they have obtained their professional qualifications. Moreover, Article 47 of the Treaty aims at ensuring the free movement of fully qualified professionals in the field of professions regulated as to qualifications.
Directive 2005/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (1) was adopted to ensure the free movement of fully qualified professionals where the access to a profession is regulated as to qualifications by Member States. That Directive consolidates 15 existing Directives and aims at simplifying the existing regimes of recognition as well as at further facilitating the temporary provision of services. In order to implement this Directive and to develop the internal market where the professions are regulated as to qualifications, the Commission may need to call upon the expertise of specialists in an advisory body.
It is therefore appropriate to set up an expert group in the field of recognition of professional qualifications and to define its tasks and its structure.
The expert group should help to develop the internal market in the field of professions regulated as to qualifications.
The group of coordinators for the recognition of professional qualifications should be composed of the national coordinators designated by the Member States pursuant to Directive 2005/36/EC. According to that Directive, the remit of those coordinators is to promote a uniform application of the said Directive and to collect all the information which is relevant for its application.
Rules on disclosure of information by members of the group should be provided for without prejudice to the Commission's rules on security as set out in the Annex to Commission Decision 2001/844/EC, ECSC, Euratom (2).
Personal data relating to members of the group should be processed in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (3),
Group of coordinators for the recognition of professional qualifications
The group of coordinators for the recognition of professional qualifications, hereinafter 'the Group', is set up with effect from the date of publication in the Official Journal of the European Union of this decision.
The Group's tasks are the following:
to establish cooperation between Member States' authorities and the Commission on questions relating to the recognition of professional qualifications;
to monitor the evolution of policies having an impact on professions regulated as to qualifications;
to facilitate the implementation of Directive 2005/36/EC, in particular through the elaboration of documents of interest, such as interpreting guidelines;
to bring about an exchange of experience and good practice in the fields referred to in the previous points.
The Commission may consult the Group on any matter relating to the implementation of Directive 2005/36/EC as well as, in a general manner, matters relating to the development of the internal market in the field of the professions regulated as to qualifications.
Composition — Appointment
1. The members of the Group shall be the coordinators designated by the Member States in accordance with Article 56(4) of Directive 2005/36/EC.
Alternate members for the members of the Group are appointed by Member States in equal numbers. Alternate members automatically replace members who are absent.
2. Members and alternates of the Group shall remain in office until such time as they are replaced.
3. The names of the members shall be collected, processed and published in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001.
1. The Group shall be chaired by the Commission.
2. The Group may, with the agreement of the Commission, set up sub-groups to examine specific questions under terms of reference established by the Group. Such sub-groups shall be dissolved as soon as their mandates are fulfilled.
3. The Commission's representative may ask experts or observers with specific competence on a subject on the agenda to participate in the work of the Group or in the deliberations or work of a sub-group if, in the opinion of the Commission, this is necessary or useful.
In particular, representatives of the Member States of the European Economic Area and of Switzerland may be invited as observers.
4. Information obtained by participating in the deliberations or work of the Group or sub-group shall not be divulged if, in the opinion of the Commission, that information relates to confidential matters.
5. The Group and its sub-groups shall normally meet on Commission premises in accordance with the procedures and schedule established by it. The Commission shall provide secretarial services.
Commission officials with an interest in the proceedings may attend meetings of the Group and its sub-groups.
6. The Group shall adopt its rules of procedure on the basis of the standard rules of procedure adopted by the Commission.
7. The Commission may publish, or place on the Internet, in the original language of the document concerned, any summary, conclusion, or partial conclusion or working document of the Group.
Reimbursement of expenses
The Commission shall reimburse travel expenses limited to one member or alternate per Member State in connection with the Group's activities in accordance with the Commission's rules on the compensation of external experts.
The members/alternates, experts and observers shall not be remunerated for the services they render.
Meeting expenses shall be reimbursed within the limits of the annual budget allocated to the Group by the competent Commission department.
Done at Brussels, 19 March 2007.
Charlie McCREEVY
(1) OJ L 255 of 30.9.2005, p. 22. Directive as amended by Council Directive 2006/100/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 141).
(2) OJ L 317, 3.12.2001, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/548/EC, Euratom (OJ L 215, 5.8.2006, p. 38).
(3) OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1.


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Controlled Click And Collect Service Approved For Retail
The Executive have approved a controlled 'click and collect' service for retail during the two-week circuit breaker beginning on Friday 27 November.
Click and collect facilities will be permitted to operate on an appointment-only basis with maximum mitigations in place. Urgent engagement will take place with the retail sector on the strict arrangements under which such a service may operate.
Eligible businesses will still be able to access financial support schemes during this period.
The Executive has also agreed that places of worship may open for individual acts of worship, and that drive-in services would also be permitted for the two-week period.
Ministers also confirmed that outdoor visitor attractions will be closed for the duration of the two weeks; and that self-catering accommodation will only be permitted to operate on a restricted basis, in line with arrangements in place for other accommodation providers, including hotels.
First Minister Arlene Foster said: "The Executive is taking a balanced approach to implementing the circuit-breaker restrictions which begin on Friday so that people can plan and prepare for Christmas in a safe and controlled way. Strict arrangements will be in place to limit contact with others.
"This weekend sees the beginning of Advent and we have agreed that it is important that all places of worship can remain open for individual prayer. The Executive also confirmed that drive-in services are permitted.
"It is hoped that these small adjustments will help to maintain wellbeing and reduce pressure as we ask everyone to really dig deep and support the two week effort to bring down rates of infection.
"This is a time for everyone to take responsibility for their actions and to help reduce the spread of Covid-19. We all must do what we can to save lives and to ensure the safest Christmas for all."
Deputy First Minister Michelle O'Neill added: "The Executive took a difficult but necessary decision last week to introduce two weeks of restrictions, from this Friday, to reduce the spread of Coronavirus, save lives, and protect the health service and its workers from unimaginable pressure.
"We understand the implications of these restrictions, and have moved to urgently put in place a further £300m support package for those affected.
"We have listened to views on a range of issues and agreed that retail businesses will be able to operate a click and collect service in a controlled manner that helps to ensure the safety of both customers and staff.
"We also understand how important it is for many people to attend their place of worship and have agreed that they can still do so individually.
"These two weeks offer us the best chance of pushing community transmission as low as possible to allow a safer Christmas for everyone. We urge everyone to continue working with us, to please play your part and keep doing everything you can to stop the spread of the virus."
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Q: convert json string to integer with pyspark I want to convert a string object from json file into integer using pyspark.
df1.select(df1["`result.price`"]).dtypes

Out[15]: [('result.price', 'string')]
 df1=df1.withColumn(df1.select(df1["`result.price`"]),F.col(df1.select(df1["`result.price`"])).cast(T.IntegerType()))

'DataFrame' object has no attribute '_get_object_id'

A: If you want to modify inline:
Since you are trying to modify the data type of nested struct field, I think you need to apply the new StructType.
Take a look at this https://stackoverflow.com/a/63270808/2956135
If you are okay with extracting to a different column:
df1 = df1.withColumn('price', F.col('result.price').cast(T.IntegerType()))

TL;DR
Why your line gives an error?
There is a few mistakes in this syntax.
df1 = df1.withColumn(df1.select(df1["`result.price`"]),F.col(df1.select(df1["`result.price`"])).cast(T.IntegerType()))

First, 1st argument of withColumn has to be string of a column name that you want to save as.
Second, F.col's argument has to be string of a column name or reference to the column.
So, this syntax should not throw an error, however, the casted value is saved to the new column.
df1 = df1.withColumn('result.price', F.col('result.price').cast(T.IntegerType()))


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In each of these above cases we try to reach-out to all effected customers if the delay is anticipated to be greater than 2 working days.
Once delayed items are available every effort is made to expedite the delivery.
To ensure the safe arrival of your purchase we require a signature as proof of delivery for all orders. If no one is available at the delivery address to accept the order it will usually go to a local post office for collection.
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What Hillsong Got Right
The early 1980s witnessed the emergence of many culturally-defining trends and demographics. MTV launched in '82, and many sociologists consider it the beginning of the "Millennial Generation"—the kids who grew up with countless colour television channels, digital pets and memories of telephones with cords. By the time Millennials started having kids of their own, books had shifted from printed pages to the back-lit screens Kindles and iPads.
It is also when Hillsong began in Australia (1983), a church plant which grew to a music movement less than a decade later as conferences became conduits for burgeoning songwriters defining a craft for corporate gatherings. Hillsong has become both an umbrella over several congregations—from Sydney to Kiev, London to Los Angeles, Cape Town to Copenhagen with Paris, Seoul and several others in-between—and a platform upon which Contemporary Christian Music has stood for years. Like any "big" thing, it suffers criticism for having become some kind of "sell-out"—or worse, some kind of "mega church". Healthy discernment is helpful (see Luke 6:44), and immature criticism is not. Anybody can pick on someone's use of fog machines and arguably superficial lyrical content. Yet as years have passed, I've been increasingly impressed by what Hillsong has accomplished and contributed. Here's why:
FOG MACHINES AREN'T EVERYTHING. Sometimes, fog-machines and fancy lights help a high-schooler engage. And when you want to engage a stadium full of young adults, you pay for fog machines and fancy lights because it helps them engage. Hillsong has gathered young adults en masse for years and provided an environment conducive to encounter—even if it required silly means to a serious end. Who knows what Jesus spoke to so many individuals over the course of so many gatherings?
LANGUAGE MATTERS. Particularly palatable language. While linguistically-wealthy hymns of old knit poetry and doctrine like little else offered by today's writers, there is a humble dignity in Hillsong's arsenal of songs compatible with large gatherings—and adopted by so many fellowships across the earth. Notable preachers A.T. Pierson and J.C. Ryle both spent years in higher education so they could "sound smart" when they preached, only to abandon lofty effort when they realised what the common man needed was an educated man to gently pull him higher. Charles Haddon Spurgeon felt the same way, and all reflected on this principle in their writings and memoirs as they trained young leaders. Hillsong has withstood criticism and given songs to a generation.
PIONEERS USUALLY CAN'T BUILD. Hillsong didn't just build the platform for CCM—they helped pioneer CCM altogether. It takes unique gifting and leadership to not only conceive and birth a movement, but stick around long enough to raise and shape the movement until the baby is old enough to run the household themselves and grow a family of their own—and it requires healthy parenting to let your kids grow up and take over, without white-knuckling a movement to its own grave. Hillsong has raised up new leaders and replicated themselves beyond toxic extinction. This is no small feat.
THEY CARE ABOUT THE CRAFT. Hillsong is nothing if not excellent. Their technical execution has set and shattered standards, with no sign of slowing down. Having broadened their creative team to include industry-standard filmmakers, cinematographers, sound engineers, photographers, and composers, there is little in terms of media that Hillsong cannot accomplish in-house.
THEY MAKE FRIENDS. Reaching out to others in the global Body of Christ for something like The White Album was to the benefit of everybody—especially our ears.
HE IS PREEMINENT IN ALL THINGS. Most importantly, Hillsong bows to Jesus as King and exalts Him as God. Thirty years after their doors first opened, I'm grateful for their testimony.
In her third decade, Hillsong is "middle-aged," and will have much to offer as grey hairs begin to sprout from her head. I look forward to seeing her mature, and appreciate all she's given to the world and Church thus far.
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Mazor unveils Mazor X robotic spinal surgery platform
July 12, 2016 By Fink Densford
Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) today unveiled its Mazor X robotic spinal surgery system, designed to combine analytical tools, precision guidance, optical tracking and intra-operative verification into a single, spinal surgical aid system.
The Mazor X is slated to launch during the North American Spine Society's annual meeting in Boston in October, the Israeli company said.
"What we will now become is much more comprehensive in spinal surgery. We now have a surgical assurance platform that can handle many more tasks in spinal procedures. It's a bright day for the company," U.S. biz CEO Cristopher Prentice told MassDevice.com in an interview.
The release is a major step for Mazor, Prentice said, with the new system integrating years of effort from the company, including changes based on regular customer and user feedback that resulted in a much more versatile system.
And the system already has a buyer, with Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) signed on to purchase 15 of the systems, according to the company.
"We're very excited about the partnership with Medtronic. Up to this point we've had to do all levels of awareness, all levels off demand generation in order to get to the point where we could propose and get systems into hospitals. Now we've come to a partner who's a global spine leader that has a sales force in the hundreds or thousands, already in the hospitals with the spinal surgeons with deep relationships. So in a mass and scale standpoint, we just went into hyperdrive," Prentice said in an interview.
The newly unveiled system combines a suite of pre-operative analytics software designed to assess spinal alignment and implement full surgical planning, including fully computerized alignment calculations, along with intra-operative guidance.
Guidance is provided through a bed-attached, bone-mounted surgical arm designed to guide tools and synergistic implants according to the pre-operative analytics program, the company said.
"It's a great day for Mazor. It's a day of validation of our efforts, our enthusiasm. Our innovation engine is still thriving, and with this partner to help us with the promotional, sales and marketing efforts, we can do what we do best, which is innovation, allowing our R&D to work on other applications, even outside of spinal," Prentice said.
The company originally inked the deal with the Fridley, Minn.-based medical giant in May, signing a 2-phase deal for Mazor's robot-assisted spine surgery technology that includes a co-promotion agreement and an equity investment that could see Medtronic wind up with a 15% stake in the company for as much as $42 million.
Caesarea, Israel-based Mazor said the 1st phase of the deal calls for Medtronic to acquire 15 Mazor systems this year. It also makes Medtronic Mazor's sole partner for developing and commercializing robot-assisted spine surgery devices; if both meet their milestones by the endof 2017, the deal is slated to progress to the 2nd phase. Mazor said its already working with Fridley, Minn.-based Medtronic on the development of "synergistic" spine products "and will begin working closely together to meet designated sales targets through a defined methodology for cooperation."
The 2nd phase involves a 3-step equity investment by Medtronic, in which the world's largest pure-play medtech maker would 1st pay $12 million for a 4% stake in Mazor. The 2nd tranche, triggered by Mazor achieving operational milestones, would see Medtronic acquire a 6% stake at the 20-day average share price for MZOR stock. In the 3rd tranche, triggered by the 2nd tranche and the execution of a global distribution agreement – but executed at Mazor's discretion – Medtronic would buy another 5% stake, again at the 20-day MZOR average. Mazor said Medtronic can cap the 2nd and 3rd tranches at $20 million apiece.
"Mazor X is the culmination of a multi-year development effort to proactively address our target market, surgeon and patient needs for today's reimbursement environment, by applying multi-disciplinary principles to achieve a surgical assurance platform. Our pioneering experience in guidance technology, which has been used by hundreds of surgeons to place over 100,000 guided spine implants, has been leveraged in the development of the Mazor X system. The Mazor X platform expands the field of spine surgery from trajectory guidance to assisting surgeons with a total patient treatment strategy. Following our recently formed partnership with Medtronic and the increased market access it provides us, the launch of the Mazor X positions us for accelerated growth and long term leadership in the spine market," CEO Ori Hadomi said in a press release.
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Often diagnosed on the skin, melanoma is one of the deadliest of all cancers. Daly underwent surgery and radiation treatment, which shrunk the tumor. In the process, she lost her peripheral vision, and doctors predicted she would lose sight in that eye in 12–18 months. By 2012, she had developed cataracts and retinopathy. And the tumor was growing back.
Although her doctors discouraged her, Daly dug into the nutritional and medical literature and learned about the ketogenic diet. The diet—which is, incredibly, about 80 percent fat—might seem counterintuitive. After all, vegetables and fruits are often recommended for cancer prevention and to support recovery. But the ketogenic diet does have a scientific rationale and foundation.
Since adopting the diet almost two years ago, without further conventional treatments, Daly has regained vision in her right eye, and the tumor is now "shrinking at a slow but steady rate." And she is in good overall health. "My energy is great, my digestion has improved, my skin looks fabulous, and I feel like I'm at my ideal weight," says Daly.
People have proposed any number of diets for cancer patients. Most have been extrapolated from personal experiences and with the best of intentions. These diets seem to work for some people, but few of them have undergone rigorous scientific study. That leads to the question: if you're a cancer patient, are you willing to bet your life on a particular diet?
What makes the ketogenic diet different is a clear scientific understanding of how it works, along with an increasing number of studies and patient reports demonstrating its benefits. Doctors have known for decades that extremely high-fat diets can benefit children with epilepsy. Ketogenic diets shift the metabolism of brain cells from glucose (blood sugar) to ketones, a byproduct of fats.
The jump from treating refractory epilepsy to cancer occurred in the mid-1990s, when doctors at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland treated two children who had both epilepsy and brain cancer. When the children were placed on a ketogenic diet, their cancers shrunk.
Since then, Thomas Seyfried, PhD, a researcher at the Boston College campus in Chestnut Hill, Mass., has emerged as the leading advocate of ketogenic diets. His sincerity quickly comes across in conversation and, as a scientist, he's methodical and confident that his research is on the right track.
The argument for the ketogenic diet as an adjunct cancer treatment dates back to Nobel laureate Otto Warburg, who correctly theorized in the 1920s that cancers were driven by mutations in cellular energy factories called mitochondria. Normal cells produce energy by using oxygen to burn (or oxidize) glucose for energy. Not so for cancer cells, which ferment glucose in an oxygen-free environment—a totally different process. Cancer cells live on a perpetual glucose feeding frenzy.
While the body makes glucose mostly from sugars and other carbohydrates, ketones are derived from fats. All healthy cells can use both glucose and ketones as fuel for energy production. However, cancer cells cannot use ketones as a fuel. So when a person adopts a ketogenic diet, several changes occur. Ketone levels increase, and glucose levels decrease. Cancer cells are starved, or they self-destruct. Seyfried says that ketones have still other anti-cancer properties, and they are also anti-inflammatory—important because inflammation also drives the growth of cancers.
In 2008, Seyfried collaborated with Italian doctors who used the ketogenic diet to treat a 65-year-old woman diagnosed with glioblastoma, a deadly and difficult-to-treat form of brain cancer. The patient first went on a several-day, water-only fast, which is the ideal prelude to the ketogenic diet. Fasting also boosts ketone levels and lowers glucose, and serves as an "induction phase" for the ketogenic diet.
The patient also underwent conventional radiation treatment and took vitamin and mineral supplements to prevent deficiencies. Two months later, she had lost 20 percent of her body weight, and sophisticated medical scans could find no traces of the brain tumor. As expected, her ketones increased while her glucose decreased. All was fine until 10 weeks after the woman went off the ketogenic diet—and the tumor grew back.
Seyfried says that brain tumors are particularly good to study because there are no really good conventional treatments. And both animal studies and a growing number of case reports—from Seyfried's lab, medical doctors, naturopathic physicians, and patients—show that the ketogenic diet works very well against a variety of cancers.
"The diet will work against pretty much every cancer, because it exploits a common cellular defect in all types of cancer," Seyfried says. "Some people and cancers respond better than others, but all do respond." Although he admits that we are still in the early stages of using the ketogenic diet as a cancer therapy, there's already clinical evidence that it can help people with non-small cell lung, breast, colon, and pancreatic cancers.
Like any therapeutic diet, the ketogenic diet is best adopted under the supervision of a knowledgeable physician, and many naturopaths now understand and recommend the diet for cancer patients. The diet is very restrictive, so it requires a clear commitment—and sometimes a reminder that a restrictive diet is better than dying. And it's not suited for everyone. Cancer patients with severe muscle wasting probably won't do well on the diet because they have already lost a substantial amount of weight.
The diet is best preceded by a four to seven day water-only fast, which will significantly boost ketone levels. The ideal dietary ratio is four parts fat to one part of combined carbohydrate and protein, although many people transition from a 2:1 to 3:1 and then to a 4:1 ratio. In other words, fat calories should be four times the combined amount of protein and carbohydrate calories.
Those fats can include saturated fat, coconut oil, butter, and cream, along with a little fish, meat, and avocados. Supplemental medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) are also helpful because the body converts them directly to ketones. Some people do better with some types of fats than others, consuming 2,000 calories a day, whereas other must limit intake to only 900 calories a day.
The key, says Seyfried, is not simply to boost ketone levels as high as possible. A patient must buy a combination ketone/glucose monitor to track both ketone and glucose levels. Ideally, ketones should be between 3 and 7 mmol/L and glucose levels between 55 and 65 mg/dL at the same time. But Seyfried says that some patients have difficulty maintaining low glucose levels, possibly because of emotional stress. It's also possible, he adds, that people who faithfully follow a ketogenic diet can reach a point that they no longer have to monitor their ketone and glucose levels every day.
Finally, several alternative therapies appear to enhance the anti-cancer effect of the ketogenic diet. They include high-dose intravenous vitamin C and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. In addition, high doses of some supplements, including coenzyme Q10 and curcumin, appear to have anti-cancer properties.
Health-care professionals should read Cancer as a Metabolic Disease, by Thomas Seyfried.
To find a naturopathic physician experienced in oncology, visit oncanp.org.
Jack Challem, BA, ASN, is one of America's most trusted nutrition and health writers and a member of the American Society for Nutrition. Based in Tucson, Ariz., he is the author of more than 20 books, including No More Fatigue and The Food-Mood Solution. His website is nutritionreporter.com.
A nutrition and supplement plan that can help to keep prediabetes from progressing to type 2 diabetes.
A naturopath shares what has worked with her clients for cervical dysplasia and cervical cancer-two common concerns for many women.


Edge Apartments takes student accommodation to the next level, offering all mod-cons as standard to make student's living experience like a home from home. These high-spec, luxurious studio apartments come fully fitted with everything one needs, from high-speed broadband to comfortable and cosy beds.
Staying at Edge will feel more like a weekend away at an exclusive boutique hotel.


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Az amerikai nagydíj volt a 2006-os MotoGP-világbajnokság tizenegyedik futama. A versenyt Laguna Secában rendezték július 23-án.

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Unite the League! The heart of the Justice League team has arrived, completing the DC Gallery movie line-up! Wonder Woman slides into action in a scene straight from the movie, gliding across the floor on her knees, ready to take out an opponent with her sword. This 9-inch scale PVC Diorama measures approximately 7 inches tall and comes packaged in a full-color window box. Sculpted by Rocco Tartamella!


DRiY by Ark Labs smart water monitor communicates with your phone to alert you to leaks and help you improve your water efficiency. In case of a leak, its remote shut-off valve enables you to turn your water off with your phone, even if you aren't home. It is powered with machine learning software that allows it to learn how your household uses water for more accurate leak detection. Unlike a traditional moisture sensor that only detects leaks in a single location, one DRiY water monitor protects your whole house.


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Former Soviet Central Asian (Turkic) Union?
This would give these small states some leverage. It would help them to have Khazah oil wealth created clout behind them. They are all authoritarian countries and most of them are Turkic. I can imagine that Russia and China will be against this if they feel they can not control it and especially if it might give Turkey more sway in the region with their distant ethnic kin. CHina might also not like such a union as it might inspire more separatism with their own Turkic minorities in Xinjiang (namely the Uighurs).
President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan has proposed the forming of a "Central Asian Union". "The Treaty of eternal friendship between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan can serve as a solid foundation for such union," Nazarbayev said during his annual appeal at the joint session of both houses of Kazakhstan's parliament.
"The founding fathers of the European Union could only wish they had so much in common," he emphasized. "We should direct our efforts towards a closer economic integration, a common market and a single currency," he noted. "The global economy demands larger markets," Nazarbayev added.
In his opinion, today "we are again witnessing superpower rivalry for economic dominance in our region. We have to address correctly this new global and geo-economics challenge. We have a choice between remaining the supplier of raw materials to the global markets and wait patiently for the emergence of the next imperial master or to pursue genuine economic integration of the central Asian region," he said.
Four Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization together with Russia and China. Moreover, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Belarus and Russia form the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The same countries except Armenia make the Eurasian Economic Community. Therefore, the new initiative of President Nursultan Nazarbayev can be regarded as an attempt to advocate closer integration within the Central Asia.


Elmex Junior toothpaste has just the right dental care for children aged 6 to 12 years. For this, a toothpaste should be used with a higher fluoride content, which meets the Junior toothpaste with an age-appropriate content of 1,400 ppm.
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This is what camping in South Royalton, Vermont looks like.
Alongside families from church, we camped overnight in tents. Yes, I said tents. We're serious business when it comes to camping, though is it considered cheating to sleep on an air mattress?
I stayed up until almost 1 a.m. talking with new friends. It was like being a teenager again--almost. When I decided to head back to my tent, I discovered my little sleeping family: the spoiled rotten Indy princess all snuggled up within the rescuing arms of her daddy, while the Huckleberry boy slept soundly in a sleeping bag fit for an Arctic winter. (It got pretty cold that night!) And like so many of the families of younger children, we didn't get a whole lot of shut-eye. You don't want to hear what comes out of the lungs of that baby girl in the middle of the night. Since when was sleeping such an essential part of camping?
I love camping and I really love the beautiful, mountainous hillsides of Royalton/Sharon, Vermont. When I see that little boy of mine running down the dew-kissed grassy hills, arms stretched wide like wings, I can't help but think of Lucy Mack Smith's boys doing about the same thing.


Congratulations to BDA's January Dancer of the Month, Kayli Barefoot! Miss Raina nominated Kayli due to her "can do" attitude and hard work in classes. This outstanding twelve year old has been dancing with BDA for two years and added additional classes this year to broaden her skill and technique. Awesome job Kayli, way to go!


One of the fastest growing and most diverse cities in the UK, Liverpool is renowned for its cultural attractions, musical heritage, shopping and nightlife. Rough Guides has ranked the city as one of the friendliest in the UK and the 3rd best to visit worldwide.
Liverpool is packed with culture. It has more museums and art galleries than any other UK city outside of London, such as the Tate Liverpool and its world-famous collection of modern art. Liverpool's 6 theatres host fantastic performances through the year, continuing the city's long history of performing arts.
A UNESCO World City of Music, Liverpool hosts a number of exciting festivals like the Liverpool International Music Festival and Liverpool Sound City. The world-class Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra gives around 70 concerts every year. Liverpool is also the hometown of the most influential rock band of all time – The Beatles.
There are so many attractions to see and experience in Liverpool. These include Liverpool's waterfront (a World Heritage Site), 2 cathedrals, the 60-metre tall Wheel of Liverpool and ferry cruises along the River Mersey. You can even safely mix with lions, tigers, giraffes and baboons at nearby Knowsley Safari Park!
Liverpool is passionate about football: local newspapers, TV channels and even stage plays are dedicated to the sport. Two rival Premier League football clubs, Everton FC and Liverpool FC, are based in Liverpool. Experience the excitement of the 'Merseyside derby', or take a tour of the city's historic stadiums.
Studying in Liverpool has been a blast! It's a great place to study because of its relatively small size; it means everything is within walking distance. One of the best things about Liverpool are the beautiful historic places you can visit, like the Royal Liver Building and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.
Liverpool is a small but vibrant city. The people here are very welcoming and there are tons of things to do for everyone, including festivals, cultural events and football. I absolutely love it here!
The official guide to the city of Liverpool.
Find out more about the prestigious Russell Group of universities, which includes Liverpool.


When booking a virtual appointment or visit, clients will assume that this meeting will take less time compared to in-person. You want to make sure that by using technology you are speeding up the process and not slowing it down, so you need to work smarter not harder.
Try to stick to the agenda that you set. Make sure that clients know ahead of time if they'll need to download any software. Try to simplify the process as much as you can before the meeting begins.
An added benefit of virtual appointments is the ability to record a session or visit, which gives the patient the ability to rewatch their appointment later. Many screen recorders and online appointment tools have these features, and many of the best free video editors are simple enough for offices to put together a simple video for the patient.
At the end of the virtual appointment, you and your guests need to establish whether or not future steps need to be taken. Do you need to send a prescription out for your patient? Do certain teams need to take action before your next meeting?
Make sure that you allot time at the end of the meeting to address this. It may seem simple, but it's important that everyone leaves the video call on the same page.
The ability to do just about everything online has simplified meetings and appointments by providing virtual alternatives. Some individuals may still prefer in-person interactions, but for the most part, your clients will still value that they can complete the visit from a location of their own choosing. Try using virtual appointments and visits with these best practices to make sure that you are accessible to everyone!
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The aim is a radical improvement in outcomes for cancer patients
Professor Chris Harrison
NHS England is making a series of new senior appointments, including a number of National Clinical Directors. We will introduce them in a series of blogs this week and here, Professor Chris Harrison, newly appointed as Cancer NCD, looks at what he sees as his main challenges:
I am delighted to be joining the national cancer team to work with Cally Palmer, the National Cancer Director, and other team members in implementing the national strategy, "Achieving World Class Cancer Outcomes".
We have a lot more to do if we are to achieve the objective of bringing about radical improvement in the outcomes that the NHS delivers for people affected by cancer. But it can be done and by setting out a vision for what cancer patients should expect from the health service, the strategy sets out how.
All of us working in health care have responsibility for people who have, or may have cancer. Half of all people born since 1960, the year I was born, will at some stage in their lives be diagnosed with cancer.
I was first introduced to cancer care as a medical student on the wards of hospitals in Manchester witnessing some of the huge variations in care and attitudes prevalent at that time. As a young hospital doctor I was thrown, unprepared, into discussing the possibility of cancer with patients and their relatives. Later I saw more of the wider impact on families and some of the difficulties of diagnosis as I sat with and learned from experienced and compassionate GPs in Lancashire. Cancer affected my own family and close friends with an impact going far beyond the medical aspects of treatment.
These early experiences shaped much of my later career by convincing me that we could prevent many cancers by organised efforts to support people and communities. And that we should be organising and leading cancer services more professionally so that specialist care, including palliative and supportive care, was available to all.
Much has changed since then but the twin aims of prevention and improving services remain at the core of the national programme, and is an important reason why I am so pleased to be involved.
In the 1990s, as a Director of Public Health in Lancashire, I had the privilege of overseeing plans for the new cancer centre in Preston with the associated development of the system of cancer care across the county. Later, as Regional Cancer Director in the North West, I led a peer review visiting programme to every hospital in the region, seeing for myself the opportunities to standardise and improve hospital care, and also through our primary care programme the importance of excellent primary care.
For 11 years I've been a trust medical director in both a specialised cancer centre – The Christie in Manchester – and then a large group of teaching hospitals – Imperial College Healthcare in West London. Both areas have moved towards ways of working between cancer services which allow whole pathways to be thought of and managed coherently rather than in isolation. I have seen at first hand the challenges and opportunities for cancer care both in highly specialised centres and also acute hospitals, but if we are to make the step change in cancer outcomes called for in the national strategy all parts of the health system must work together within the national framework.
The number of people with cancer will continue to increase and if our efforts at prevention and treatment are successful there will be more people alive with and surviving cancer in older age groups each year. This is one reason why improving the experience of cancer care is vital and given the same level of importance as improvements in survival and treatment.
At the same time the NHS faces unprecedented financial pressures and we must find new ways of organising and doing things. This means challenging existing approaches to develop effective mechanisms for commissioning and funding, and finding creative ways to work with voluntary, charitable and commercial organisations.
It also means challenging some ways of organising services, for example, finding faster more convenient ways of patients and GPs being able to access tests, using the whole range of professional skills available in the NHS, and using the lessons from the national cancer vanguard pilots.
National action alone cannot achieve these objectives but it can set the framework for local decisions and developments. I see my role as providing a focus for clinical advice into national policy and, as importantly providing support, encouragement and guidance to those seeking to improve outcomes for cancer patients and their families across the country.
Professor Chris Harrison is NHS England's National Clinical Director for Cancer and he is Medical Director (Strategy) for The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.
He qualified in Medicine from Manchester and, following experience in both hospital medicine and primary care, trained in epidemiology and public health.
Chris held a series of Director of Public Health Posts in Lancashire before becoming Cancer Director for the North West Region in 2000, and then Medical Director of Greater Manchester Strategic Health Authority in 2002.
He became Executive Medical Director at The Christie from 2006 until 2013 when he moved to London becoming Medical Director at Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust before returning to Manchester in March 2016.
Between 2011 and 2013 Chris was seconded part time from his role at The Christie to be Clinical Director for Cancer to NHS London.
Jane Bohen says:
12 April, 2016 at 10:05 am
Congratulations on your appointment. I do hope you make it a priority to reverse the perverse decision to remove PRRT as a treatment for patients of NET cancer sooner rather than later. There is clinical data availble (and has been since the week after it was removed from the list in 2015) indicating that the drug prolongs life. My husband was diagnosed in 2014. For 18 months the disease (which had already spread from the lungs to the liver, lymph node and spine when it was discovered) has been treated with Lanreotide which has prevented further growth – until now. The latest scan showed growth in the lungs and liver. The team at the Royal Free told him that he has lots of receptors and is an ideal candidate for this drug – if only he lived in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales. This is unfair.


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Robert Pashley (Iorque,  - ) foi um viajante e homem da lei britânica. Estudou filologia clássica e matemática no Trinity College, em Cambridge, a partir de 1825. Depois de compilar toda a documentação possível de escritos antigos, medievais e modernos da ilha de Creta, realizou em 1834-1835 uma viagem à Grécia, Ásia Menor e Creta; mais tarde, em 1837, publicaria um relato dessa viagem em dois volumes chamado "Viagens em Creta". Durante os quatro meses de sua estadia em Creta, identificou importantes localidades históricas, especialmente Cnossos. No entanto, estava convencido que os sítios que descreveu em seu livro são ruínas greco-romanas, sendo incapaz de imaginar que fossem evidências de outra civilização. Seu livro também descreve a vida em Creta, no momento de sua viagem.

Pashley, eventualmente, levou uma carreira de advogado, até sua morte em 1859. Foi enterrado no Cemitério de Kensal Green, em Londres.

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 Viagens em Creta, 1837
 Pauperismo e leis pobres, 1852

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A Comprehensive Benchmark Suite for Emerging Solid State Drives
Anupam Tambi, Yong Chen
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Solid-state drives (SSDs) bring a fundamental change to the landscape of storage systems and are generally agreed as the replacement of hard-disk drives (HDDs) in the future. Benchmarking is used extensively to measure and compare the performance of storage systems. However, conventional benchmarks designed for spinning HDDs are not sufficient for benchmarking SSDs, and do not show insights of the measurement well. There is a need to design and develop benchmarks specifically for SSDs and measure the features comprehensively. Such benchmarks are useful in many scenarios, such as assisting the selection and deployment of SSD-based storage systems, evaluating the new design of SSDs, identifying the strengths and weakness of an SSD and finding the best workload for it, etc. We propose a Comprehensive Benchmark Suite for SSDs (CBS-SSD) to benchmark and measure the features of SSDs thoroughly. This study presents the initial design, implementation, and evaluation of CBS-SSD. We believe tha
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Published - Nov 14 2011
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