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Q: Shortening C++ template function name I know, that to shorten class names I can do the following:
using Time = std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock>;
using Clock = std::chrono::system_clock;

But how to properly reduce length of the next line?
/*using Ms = */ std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>

The target piece of code:
Time start = Clock::now();
// something
Time end = Clock::now();
std::cout << Ms(end - start).count() << std::endl;

A: You have a couple options. You could use a using declaration:
void foo() {
    // These can be scoped to the function so they don't bleed into your API
    using std::chrono::duration_cast;
    using std::chrono::milliseconds;

    Time start = Clock::now();
    // something
    Time end = Clock::now();
    std::cout << duration_cast<milliseconds>(end - start).count() << std::endl;
}

Alternatively, you could write your own function:
template <typename Duration>
auto as_ms(Duration const& duration) {
    return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(duration);
}

void foo() {
    Time start = Clock::now();
    // something
    Time end = Clock::now();
    std::cout << as_ms(end - start).count() << std::endl;
}

A: As of c++17, lambdas are constexpr by default, which makes them excellent aliases for template functions without all the unpleasant template syntax:
#include <chrono>
#include <iostream>

void test()
{
    using Clock = std::chrono::system_clock;
    using Time = Clock::time_point;

    auto Ms = [](auto&& duration)
    {
        return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(duration).count();
    };

    auto start = Clock::now();
    // something
    auto end = Clock::now();
    std::cout << Ms(end - start) << std::endl;
}

A: What you refer to as shortening class names is actually type aliasing. Type aliases are used for types. std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds> is not a type. It is a function. You can not make aliases for functions.

A: The preprocessor is there for you to take advantage of, if you want to, you can just use macros.
#define TIME std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock>
#define CLOCK std::chrono::system_clock;
#define TIME_AS_MS std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>


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Зінькі́вщина —  село в Україні, у Красноградському районі Харківської області. Населення становить 336 осіб. Орган місцевого самоврядування — Новомажарівська сільська рада.

Після ліквідації Зачепилівського району 19 липня 2020 року село увійшло до Красноградського району.

Географія
Село Зіньківщина знаходиться на правому березі річки Оріль, русло якої частково використовується під Канал Дніпро — Донбас, навколо села багато заболочених озер, вище за течією за 3 км село Семенівка, нижче за течією примикає село Старе Пекельне і Нове Пекельне, на протилежному березі - місто Перещепине (Дніпропетровська область). На відстані 2 км проходить автомобільна дорога  ().

Історія
 1775 - дата заснування.

Населення
Згідно з переписом УРСР 1989 року чисельність наявного населення села становила 342 особи, з яких 149 чоловіків та 193 жінки.

За переписом населення України 2001 року в селі мешкали 333 особи.

Мова
Розподіл населення за рідною мовою за даними перепису 2001 року:

Економіка
 Птахо-товарна ферма.

Об'єкти соціальної сфери
 Школа.

Примітки

Посилання
 Погода в селі Зіньківщина

Села Харківської області
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3 Biggest Updates That Threw Instagram Into The Limelight
August 24, 2017 By: SMITH THOMPSON
Instagram has been and will always be one of the pioneer social media platforms that forever changed the world. Through time, Instagram has adapted fast and well to changes which is a testament to its prowess. Instagram can be considered as one of the first superpowers in the App Store because of its unique selling point. The app aimed to be a photo-sharing app where people could post pictures for everyone to see and react to. To provide people with more reach on Instagram, the app forged connections with Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites.
However, as years passed, competitors also rose to the occasion and dared to challenge the supremacy of this app in the social media world. In response to this, Instagram released some of the most controversial and most ingenious updates for its users.
Although quite confidential due to its uncanny similarities to Snapchat, the stories feature did create waves when it came out. This update plainly embodied the dominance of Instagram because up to this day, the feature still stands toe to toe with its apparent original, Snapchat. Lately, they have also added face filters and self-destructing messages which both bear witness to the fact that one way or another, the name of Instagram will never go down easily.
Direct Messaging
Rather than to nourish its connections with Facebook, Twitter, and other social media sites, Instagram chose to expand and create its own messaging platform. The platform comes with the app and can be used to share Instagram posts and upload images. The update was revolutionary because it was one of the first steps that Instagram took to level up as an all-in-one app rather than just being a photo-sharing platform.
Filter Updates
Some say that Instagram and its filters produced a new generation of photographers. Through these filters, people started to explore photography more and ultimately inspired a new breed of photographers who could create stunning images with the use of their phones. Filters and its continuous update propelled Instagram and photography to reach the mainstream masses. Filter updates truly shook the world and greatly sparked new interests in the minds of people.
Instagram, more than being a phone application, subconsciously became a tool for change. The app brought something new to the table and it sparked a new interest in the minds of people. Although these are only 3 of the numerous big updates that Instagram has released over time, it cannot be denied that the application really has greatly affected the world one way or another.
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The Writing Is On The Wall For Afren Plc Shareholders
As the struggle to recapitalise struggling oil explorer Afren (LSE: AFR) nears its climax, the Afren Shareholder Opposition Group (Asog) has been campaigning for a No vote at the upcoming EGM. Even though the proposed debt restructuring deal is not itself open to a vote and the only thing they can possibly stop is the accompanying equity dilution, Asog still apparently hopes it can get a better deal than what is on the table.
But on 19 June, after the markets had closed, the Afren board came out fighting. And in possibly the most forthright wake up and smell the coffee RNS release I think Ive ever read, they made it clear they believe there really is no choice. According to the board, the proposed deal to restructure debts that would hand the bulk of the companys equity over to its bondholders provides the only opportunity to realise value and participate in the recovery of the group and will head off formal insolvency.
Itll still happen
If the shareholders reject the equity part of the deal, the restructuring will still proceed without delay, debt will immediately rise by around $266m, a sale of all the companys assets will become obligatory by the end of 2016, and shareholders wont get a bean until every last cent of debt is repaid.
And as if that isnt scary enough, the firm went on to say (in bold) that The directors consider that if shareholders do not approve the resolution at the General Meeting, the shareholders would be unlikely to receive any proceeds from the sale of the group or the required disposal of the groups assets or other return of income or capital by the company, and therefore the shareholders would be unlikely to see any return of their current investment.
In order to bolster support, Afren has also launched a shareholder information microsite hosting video presentations and other information.
99% loss
Whats the market reaction? Well, as I write the shares are down another 8.6% on the day to 1.5p, and down 40% since I last warned that there was no other way out and the loss since the start of 2014 has now reached a painful 99%. The attempted fight to hang on to as much of Afrens value as possible is understandable, but its just not been realistic.
Unfortunately Ive seen similar things happen numerous times in the past, when a company has hit the skids but its taken too long for shareholders to grasp the reality of the situation. And knowing when to cut your losses and run really is one of the hardest things to learn in the investing business.
In Afrens case, I think the classic rule of thumb of When a company materially changes, get out would have served investors well. But its easy to say that after the event, and its very hard to avoid thinking at every downturn that the worst must surely be over.
I fear the only real question now is whether todays 1.5p per share represents better value than the equity that will remain in existing shareholders hands once the deal is done, unless theres a sudden and unexpected recovery in the oil price that would boost the proceeds from an asset sale but that must be the least likely scenario right now.
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Q: Get quantity of items in woocommerce in admin panel I am using ni invoice plugin which shows all the orders when you select the date range. I want one more field in it which is order quantity. But I am unable to get the quantity of products bought. The code that generates the table goes like this:
                <?php
            foreach($order_data as $k => $v){
                $order_total += isset($v->order_total)?$v->order_total:0;
            ?>

                     <?php echo $v->order_id;?>
                     <?php echo $v->order_date;?>
                     <?php echo $v->***?>

                     <?php echo ucfirst ( str_replace("wc-","", $v->order_status));?>

            <?php }?>

In the 3rd td> tag I want to display quantity of products purchased. How do I fetch that?
 The $order_data variable s as follows $order_data = $this->get_order_data(); And get_order_data() function is as follows:

function get_order_data()
    {
        $order_query = $this->get_order_query("DEFAULT");

        if(count($order_query)> 0){
            foreach($order_query as $k => $v){

                /*Order Data*/
                $order_id =$v->order_id;
                $order_detail = $this->get_order_detail($order_id);
                foreach($order_detail as $dkey => $dvalue)
                {
                        $order_query[$k]->$dkey =$dvalue;

                }
            }
        }
        else
        {
            echo "No Record Found";
        }
        return $order_query;
    }

get_order_detail function goes like this:
function get_order_detail($order_id)
    {
        $order_detail   = get_post_meta($order_id);
        $order_detail_array = array();
        foreach($order_detail as $k => $v)
        {
            $k =substr($k,1);
            $order_detail_array[$k] =$v[0];
        }
        return  $order_detail_array;
    }

A: In your plugin file name 'ni-order-list.php'  replace this code with your file code.Its working.
[![<?php
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) { exit;}
include_once('ni-function.php');
if( !class_exists( 'ni_order_list' ) ) {
    class ni_order_list extends ni_function{
        public function __construct(){

        }
        public function page_init(){
        ?>
        <form id="ni_frm_order_export" class="ni-frm-order-export" name="ni_frm_order_export" action="" method="post">

                    Select Order
                    <select name="select_order" id="select_order">
                    <option value="today">Today</option>
                    <option value="yesterday">Yesterday</option>
                    <option value="last_7_days">Last 7 days</option>
                    <option value="last_30_days">Last 30 days</option>
                    <option value="this_year">This year</option>
                    </select>

                    <input type="submit" value="Search" id="SearchOrder" />

            <input type="hidden" name="action" value="ni_action" />
            <input type="hidden" name="ni_action_ajax" value="ni_woocommerce_invoice" />
        </form>

        <?php

        }
        function get_order_query($type="DEFAULT"){
            global $wpdb;
            $today = date("Y-m-d");
            $select_order = $this->get_request("select_order");

            $query = "SELECT
                posts.ID as order_id
                ,post_status as order_status
                , date_format( posts.post_date, '%Y-%m-%d') as order_date
                FROM {$wpdb->prefix}posts as posts
                WHERE
                        posts.post_type ='shop_order'
                        ";
                 switch ($select_order) {
                    case "today":
                        $query .= " AND   date_format( posts.post_date, '%Y-%m-%d') BETWEEN '{$today}' AND '{$today}'";
                        break;
                    case "yesterday":
                        $query .= " AND  date_format( posts.post_date, '%Y-%m-%d') = date_format( DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 1 DAY), '%Y-%m-%d')";
                        break;
                    case "last_7_days":
                        $query .= " AND  date_format( posts.post_date, '%Y-%m-%d') BETWEEN date_format(DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 7 DAY), '%Y-%m-%d') AND   '{$today}' ";
                        break;
                    case "last_30_days":
                            $query .= " AND  date_format( posts.post_date, '%Y-%m-%d') BETWEEN date_format(DATE_SUB(CURDATE(), INTERVAL 30 DAY), '%Y-%m-%d') AND   '{$today}' ";
                        break;
                    case "this_year":
                        $query .= " AND  YEAR(date_format( posts.post_date, '%Y-%m-%d')) = YEAR(date_format(CURDATE(), '%Y-%m-%d'))";
                        break;
                    default:
                        $query .= " AND   date_format( posts.post_date, '%Y-%m-%d') BETWEEN '{$today}' AND '{$today}'";
                }
            $query .= "order by posts.post_date DESC";

         if ($type=="ARRAY_A") /*Export*/
            $results = $wpdb->get_results( $query, ARRAY_A );
         if($type=="DEFAULT") /*default*/
            $results = $wpdb->get_results( $query);
         if($type=="COUNT") /*Count only*/
            $results = $wpdb->get_var($query);
            //echo $query;
            echo mysql_error();
        //  $this->print_data($results);
            return $results;
        }
        /*get_order_list*/
        function get_order_list()
        {
            $this->get_order_grid();

        }
        function get_order_data()
        {
            $order_query = $this->get_order_query("DEFAULT");

            if(count($order_query)> 0){
                foreach($order_query as $k => $v){

                    /*Order Data*/
                    $order_id =$v->order_id;
                    $order_detail = $this->get_order_detail($order_id);
                    foreach($order_detail as $dkey => $dvalue)
                    {
                            $order_query\[$k\]->$dkey =$dvalue;

                    }
                }
            }
            else
            {
                echo "No Record Found";
            }
            return $order_query;
        }
        function get_order_grid()
        {
            $order_total = 0;
            $order_data = $this->get_order_data();

            //$this->print_data ($order_data);

            if(count($order_data)> 0)
            {
                ?>

                        #ID
                        Order Date
                        Billing First Name
                        Billing Email
                        Billing Country
                        Status
                        Order Qty
                        Order Currency
                        Order Total
                        Invoice

                <?php
                foreach($order_data as $k => $v){
                    $order_total += isset($v->order_total)?$v->order_total:0;

                    $order = new WC_Order( $v->order_id );
                    $itemdetails=$order->get_items();
                    $itemmeta_temp=array_column($itemdetails, 'item_meta');
                    //print_r(array_column($itemmeta_temp, '_qty')\[0\]\[0\]);
                    //print_r($itemdetails);

                ?>

                         <?php echo $v->order_id;?>
                         <?php echo $v->order_date;?>
                         <?php echo $v->billing_first_name;?>
                         <?php echo $v->billing_email;?>
                         <?php echo $this->get_country_name($v->billing_country);?>
                         <?php echo ucfirst ( str_replace("wc-","", $v->order_status));?>
                         <?php echo array_column($itemmeta_temp, '_qty')\[0\]\[0\];?>
                         <?php echo $v->order_currency;?>
                         <?php echo woocommerce_price($v->order_total);?>

                         <a href="<?php echo admin_url("admin.php?page=ni-woocommerce-invoice")."&ni-order-invoice=". $v->order_id  ; ?>">Invoice

                <?php }?>

                    <?php  echo woocommerce_price($order_total); ?>

                <?php

                //$this->print_data(    $order_data );
            }
        }
        /*Get Order Header information*/
        function get_order_detail($order_id)
        {
            $order_detail   = get_post_meta($order_id);
            $order_detail_array = array();
            foreach($order_detail as $k => $v)
            {
                $k =substr($k,1);
                $order_detail_array\[$k\] =$v\[0\];
            }
            return  $order_detail_array;
        }
    }
}
?>][1]][1]

A: You need to add following line after 139 line ($order_total += isset($v->order_total)?$v->order_total:0;)
 $order = new WC_Order( $v->order_id );
 $itemdetails=$order->get_items();
 $itemmeta_temp=array_column($itemdetails, 'item_meta');
//print_r(array_column($itemmeta_temp, '_qty')[0][0]);

Add an HTML for your field that`s it.

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In one of the most recent classes both students got really into their experience and designed and created outstanding glass projects with Jason.
The participants always get as much hands on time with the glass as they are comfortable with. Jason encourages each student to take over their own project as much as possible but is always ready to step in to guarantee that every class participant walks away with some finished work.
What would you like to make…?
You can follow the shop or take a class with Jason tabs on the homepage for more information on how you could join a class, too.
A recent glassblowing Class with Jason Stropko in – wide view!
We have been super happy to be working with Verlocal and offering Glassblowing Classes trough their website. Verlocal is kind of like an Airbnb but for experiences. So you can go to their site, check out what's on offer in your city and book yourself an extraordinary afternoon! – At the moment it is only for major cities in America, but if it takes off then anywhere you live can take part!
Working with the video team the other day was excellent fun. We are super grateful that Verlocal decided to support our glassblowing classes and career in the Bay Area with such a huge gesture of appreciation. We couldn't be happier!
Our experience with Verlocal has been very good. Transactions are transparent, with the site handling the money it gives reassurance to potential students / customers / clients and offers protections both ways. The Verlocal Team have been unfailingly supportive and really on the ball, always making sure that customers and we the hosts (we: Jason the glassmaker and instructor & Birgit being the invisible admin on Jason's team, making a lot of this happen) are always up to date and that nobody falls off the communication wagon.
Verlocal do take 15% of transactions which is a little bit of a chunk but we can honestly say are delighted to be on board. The site has brought us students that we otherwise might not have had. We have been very happy so far and look forward to continuing our work with Verlocal in the coming year.
We are now taking a little break from teaching classes in the Bay Area for the duration of the typical low season for crafts of all types January – April. So we will be back in time for everybody to wake from their winter slumber, offering even more classes than before!
We haven't got a fixed date for our spring term start but keep connected, here on Jason's blog as well as on Facebook!
You ask what will the glassmaker do in those winter months..?
Follow us and we will show and tell.. It will be good!
We would like to send a big shoutout for Jason's friend the London based glassmaker Michael Ruh & his team who are offering weekend Glassblowing classes starting this October.
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Q: What happens to new connections during nginx reload When nginx reloads, The master process first checks the syntax validity, then tries to apply new configuration. If this succeeds, it starts new worker processes, and sends messages to old worker processes requesting them to shut down gracefully.
When does the master process send shutdown message to old worker processes - is it in parallel to creating new worker processes or only after new worker processes are up?
Want to understand if nginx reload takes longer duration, for the reload duration will it be able to handle new connections?

A: This is from the nginx docs:

In order for nginx to re-read the configuration file, a HUP signal
should be sent to the master process. The master process first checks
the syntax validity, then tries to apply new configuration, that is,
to open log files and new listen sockets. If this fails, it rolls back
changes and continues to work with old configuration. If this
succeeds, it starts new worker processes, and sends messages to old
worker processes requesting them to shut down gracefully. Old worker
processes close listen sockets and continue to service old clients.
After all clients are serviced, old worker processes are shut down.

One old worker process is being kept alive to serve connections. The old worker is shut down if the new workers could be started. Otherwise nginx starts old workers again.
There is also a detailled example of the process in the docs.
Hope this helps!


"It is not known whether R. puniceodiscus and R. neves-armondii ever grow together in habitat in Brazil, but even if they do, there are no known records of any natural hybrids, either between them or, indeed, in the genus Rhipsalis as a whole, and until now none has been reported in cultivation. (Barthlott & Taylor, 995: 68). However, in the living collections at Kew there is a plant that appears to be perfectly intermediate between these two species, especially in the critical vegetative characters, its stem segments being neither wholly determinate, nor mainly indeterminate in growth behavior. It combines the tendency to produce abundant aerial roots (cf. R. puniceodiscus) with a pinkish magenta fruit (cf. R. neves-armondii) and seems a good candidate for a hybrid between the two species that has arisen in culivation. It is illustrated here, together with its presumed parents, in Christabel King's attractive watercolour."
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Macedonio Graz fue un destacado político de la provincia argentina de Jujuy, legislador provincial y nacional en varias portunidades, gobernador interino de su provincia natal y fundador del primer periódico de la provincia.

Biografía
Macedonio Graz nació en San Salvador de Jujuy el 22 de marzo de 1826, hijo de Gabriel Graz y de Fortunata Zegada Gorriti.

Pasó a la Universidad de Sucre con el objetivo de consagrarse sacerdote pero se decidió finalmente por la carrera de abogado, recibiéndose de Doctor en ambos Derechos en 1848. En sus estudios y formación espiritual influyó durante toda su vida su tío Escolástico Zegada.

El 6 de marzo de 1852 fue nombrado ministro general por el gobernador doctor José Benito de la Bárcena. En el ejercicio del cargo, que mantuvo hasta el 29 de mayo de 1852, le correspondió informar a la Legislatura acerca de la sentencia del tribunal provincial contra el exgobernador José Mariano Iturbe, quien pedía se conmutara la pena de muerte por la de destierro en el Brasil.

Electo diputado ante la Legislatura provincial en representación del departamento de Cochinoca y vicepresidente primero de la 12º Legislatura, se hizo cargo del gobierno de la Provincia interinamente hasta que la Legislatura nombrara al que debía ejercerlo en propiedad, siendo designando al día siguiente por unanimidad Roque Alvarado.

En 1854 fue elegido representante ante la Legislatura por el departamento de Tumbaya   pero sancionada la Constitución Argentina de 1853 resultó elegido diputado ante el Congreso de la Confederación Argentina reunido en la ciudad de Paraná.

Un año después retomaba su banca actuando como presidente de la 15º Legislatura desde el 10 de diciembre de 1855 al 26 de febrero de 1856.

Ese año fue elegido representante por el departamento Capital. También junto a Zegada introdujo la primera imprenta de la provincia y fundando una sociedad denominada Graz y Cía publicó el primer periódico de la provincia, El Orden, cuya primera edición fue publicada el 6 de septiembre de 1856, utilizando a esos efectos su misma casa ubicada en la calle Sarmiento N.º 236, frente a la Plaza Belgrano, razón por la cual la calle sería conocida como "de la Imprenta".

En 1857 al producirse un serio conflicto entre la Legislatura y el gobernador Roque Alvarado, Graz asumió la defensa de la institución tanto desde su banca como desde su periódico, uno de cuyos artículos le valió ser arrestado en septiembre de 1857 y deportado a Paraná, retornando a la provincia en 1858 para ser nuevamente electo diputado nacional.

Tras ser electo a la Legislatura por el Departamento de Humahuaca, el 4 de febrero de 1861 fue designado vicepresidente del Cuerpo de Ministros por el gobernador Pedro José Portal, cargo que mantuvo hasta 1862 cuando fue nuevamente electo Diputado Nacional.

Al organizarse los tribunales federales en 1863 se lo designó primer Juez Federal de Jujuy, cargo que mantendría hasta su muerte.

Fue fundador y profesor del Colegio de la Libertad (1852-1857) y al ser creado el 9 de julio de 1869 el Colegio Nacional fue nombrado profesor de la institución, siendo responsable junto al rector del establecimiento José Benito Bárcena de la creación de su biblioteca, primera biblioteca pública de Jujuy.

Falleció en su nueva casa en la calle La Madrid esquina Güemes el 26 de marzo de 1873, siendo sepultado en la Iglesia Catedral.
A su muerte dejó una importante colección de documentos históricos, que fueron utilizados por su sobrino el doctor Joaquín Carrillo para redactar su Historia Civil de Jujui.

Estaba casado con Filomena Padilla Bárcena.
Fue su hermano el sacerdote Melitón Graz Zegada.

Su casa es hoy un museo y centro cultural. Lleva su nombre una calle y una escuela de San Salvador de Jujuy.

Notas y referencias

Bibliografía utilizada

Zinny, Antonio, Historia de los gobernadores de las Provincias Argentinas, Vaccaro, Buenos Aires, 1920

Bibliografía adicional

Bidondo, Emilio A., Historia de Jujuy, Plus Ultra, Buenos Aires, 1980.

Enlaces externos
Macedonio Graz Zegada
Primer Periodista y Juez Federal de Jujuy: Recordatorio al doctor Macedonio Graz
La Casa de Macedonio Graz reabrió sus puertas
Página oficial del gobierno de la Provincia de Jujuy
Gobernadores de Jujuy
Nómina de gobernadores de Jujuy
Presidentes de la Legislatura de Jujuy

Gobernadores de la provincia de Jujuy
Diputados provinciales de Argentina (Jujuy)
Diputados del Congreso de la Nación Argentina por la provincia de Jujuy
Profesores de Argentina
Periodistas de Argentina
Jueces de Argentina
Jujeños (capital)


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In 2017, Northstars finished in 7th position on 30 points, 10 points away from 4th position and Finals. 10 games were won (7 in regulation, 3 in shootout) & 18 games were lost (15 in regulation, 3 in shootout).
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Essential packing tips for your Scottish golf trip!
You've booked your flights, organised a hotel and secured those all-important tee times for your forthcoming golf vacation to Scotland. All that remains is to firstly retain your excitement, and secondly to pack your bags. Scotland is a small country that can be extremely unpredictable, particularly when it comes to the weather. That has to be a paramount focus in your preparations, in addition to the various golfing and day to day items that you'll need to make Scottish golf trip experience as smooth and as satisfying as possible. Here are just a few important things to consider.
It would be the nightmare scenario; after having secured a precious tee-time on the legendary Old Course at St. Andrews, or the noble championship links at Carnoustie, that you wouldn't be allowed to play. That may sound extreme and unlikely, but it can happen if you don't provide a valid handicap certificate.
In the past many Open Rota courses were quite flexible with their policies, but with the number of visitors they now receive each year, regulations have become much stricter. The St. Andrews Links Trust would steadfastly prohibit you from playing if a valid certificate wasn't provided. Handicap limits are generally 24 for men and 28 for women, so ensure that you have that accreditation. It is your key to the legendary courses of Scotland.
This is absolutely vital if you are planning on travelling around the country during your stay. Scotland may be a geographically miniscule country in comparison to the United States or Canada, but some of the greatest and most attractive courses are separated by a significant distance. As an example, Turnberry and St. Andrews are more than 120 miles apart.
There is a wide-ranging and extensive public transport system, with excellent rail and bus networks connecting most of the landscape, but it would perhaps be more prudent to hire a car. That is simple to organise at airports on arrival, but ensure that your designated driver is confident and has a flexible sense of direction, as there is the added complication of the fact that we drive on the left hand side of the road over here!
You may not believe this fact – but it can rain a lot in Scotland. Though the weather isn't anywhere near as bad (honestly, it's not) as people often suggest, packing quality rain gear is about as obvious a plan as ensuring your passport is valid. Oh, and while we're here, don't forget to do that as well!
A high quality umbrella – one that can withstand the worst meteorological conditions – is something else to consider, but also be prepared for the weather potentially being wonderful.
It can become pleasantly warm and dry throughout summer, with many visitors being fortunate enough to experience those ideal conditions. However, think of packing bad weather gear as being the equivalent of playing a provisional ball. It's a simple insurance policy that can make all the difference.
With some potential late nights and some (considerable) alcoholic consumption, there is the slight chance that you might not quite be at your best when standing on the first tee of some courses on your trip. Therefore, in order to fend off the attacks of a regrettable hangover, it might just be sensible to bring some Aspirin. It could be a lifesaver.
On a wider note, it is worth remembering that some medications have different names in the United Kingdom, and many of the drugs that you can buy over the counter at home may only be available by prescription on this side of the pond. Something to consider. Be prepared!
If you are battling the elements on a traditional seaside course, with the breeze howling and the sun beating down mercilessly from above, your skin is going to be put under a lot of stress. That is why the aforementioned moisturiser is such a crucial item to pack. However, it would be careless to ignore the potential plight of your lips, which could also become arid after a few days of golf in Scotland.
Speaking from experience, crusty lips aren't particularly attractive to look at. They can also sour the experience of consuming a wee dram of Scotch or an ample portion of Haggis. In order to avoid that undesirable fate, ensure that some lip balm is included on your itinerary.
It may seem like heresy to use the most contemporary technology to assist your game in the nation where the sport was born, but GPS applications can be so useful when playing courses for the first time, particularly ones that possess a number of hidden hazards, which is commonplace on a links.
Although caddies are often available (particularly on the marquee courses ) and detailed guides also being on offer at many venues, having pre-installed GPS software on your phone may be a cost effective or alternative way of attaining that on-course information.
That said, if you can afford to do so, hire a caddie when you can. In addition to offering a wealth of golfing knowledge, they can also be gifted raconteurs – offering stories of famous clients, local events, and maybe even tales of the sordid activities of their brethren in the evening.
This is particularly important for those who are dermatologically proactive. After potentially spending five hours on a golf course battling strong winds (or enjoying bright sunshine), your skin is going to be pretty dry.
If you wish to avoid your face resembling a sturdy form of leather, then it would be a shrewd idea to pack some moisturising products. It can surely be agreed by most people that it's best not to look like Mickey Rourke, so ensure that your face is protected in order to escape that traumatic destiny.
If you are packing electrical devices, don't forget to include some plug adaptors to ensure that they will work with the British standards. This is certainly important when it comes to cell phone chargers and hair straighteners, and it is worth investigating before coming over.
Although the electrical system in the UK has been largely harmonised with the continental nations within the European Union, there are some important differences that – unless you are a NASA electrical engineer – may prove to be problematic when trying to use certain items.
This may not seem a necessity these days with the standard of images that can now be taken on cell phones and tablet devices, however it would be remiss not to bring along a quality camera with you as Scotland is a beautifully scenic country with a rich and vivid history.
From the breathtaking grandeur of the Highlands to the unrivalled tranquillity of Loch Ness, or even the majestic architecture of Edinburgh, there is much to see. It would be unfortunate not to properly capture those vistas and landmarks on order to share them with friends and family back home.
There is unquestionably much to pack for a golf trip to Scotland, but try to keep the less essential items to a minimum. Underwear is a necessity, however, even in the UK, so include enough of them.
With so many potential souvenirs and a plethora of branded merchandise available at all of the major courses and visitor attractions throughout the country, you might become overwhelmed with the urge to spend vast sums of money on a never ending selection of items. Although a welcome boost to the local economy, and a delight for anyone you're buying gifts for, it could also stretch the limits of your luggage capacity, so it is important to leave some space!
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Exo 2:1 And there goes a man of the house of Levi, and he takes the daughter of Levi,
Exo 2:2 and the woman conceives, and bears a son, and she sees him, that he [is] beautiful, and she hides him [for] three months,
Exo 2:3 and she has not been able to hide him anymore, and she takes an ark of rushes for him, and covers it with bitumen and with pitch, and puts the boy in it, and puts [it] in the weeds by the edge of the River;
Exo 2:4 and his sister stations herself far off, to know what is done to him.
Exo 2:5 And a daughter of Pharaoh comes down to bathe at the River, and her girls are walking by the side of the River, and she sees the ark in the midst of the weeds, and sends her handmaid, and she takes it,
Exo 2:6 and opens, and sees him—the boy, and behold, a child weeping! And she has pity on him and says, "This is [one] of the Hebrews' children."
Exo 2:7 And his sister says to the daughter of Pharaoh, "Do I go? When I have called a suckling woman of the Hebrews for you, then she suckles the boy for you";
Exo 2:8 and the daughter of Pharaoh says to her, "Go"; and the virgin goes, and calls the mother of the boy,
Exo 2:9 and the daughter of Pharaoh says to her, "Take this boy away, and suckle him for me, and I give your hire"; and the woman takes the boy, and suckles him.
Exo 2:10 And the boy grows, and she brings him to the daughter of Pharaoh, and he is to her for a son, and she calls his name Moses, and says, "Because I have drawn him from the water."
Exo 2:11 And it comes to pass, in those days, that Moses is grown, and he goes out to his brothers, and looks on their burdens, and sees a man, an Egyptian, striking a man, a Hebrew, [one] of his brothers,
Exo 2:12 and he turns here and there, and sees that there is no man, and strikes the Egyptian, and hides him in the sand.
Exo 2:13 And he goes out on the second day, and behold, two men, Hebrews, are striving, and he says to the wrongdoer, "Why do you strike your neighbor?"
Exo 2:14 And he says, "Who set you for a head and judge over us? Are you saying [it] to slay me as you have slain the Egyptian?" And Moses fears and says, "Surely the thing has been known."
Exo 2:15 And Pharaoh hears of this thing, and seeks to slay Moses, and Moses flees from the face of Pharaoh, and dwells in the land of Midian, and dwells by the well.
Exo 2:16 And to a priest of Midian [are] seven daughters, and they come and draw, and fill the troughs to water the flock of their father,
Exo 2:17 and the shepherds come and drive them away, and Moses arises, and saves them, and waters their flock.
Exo 2:18 And they come to their father Reuel, and he says, "Why have you hurried to come in today?"
Exo 2:19 And they say, "A man, an Egyptian, has delivered us out of the hand of the shepherds, and has also diligently drawn for us, and waters the flock";
Exo 2:20 and he says to his daughters, "And where [is] he? Why [is] this [that] you left the man? Call for him, and he eats bread."
Exo 2:21 And Moses is willing to dwell with the man, and he gives his daughter Zipporah to Moses,
Exo 2:22 and she bears a son, and he calls his name Gershom, for he said, "I have been a sojourner in a strange land."
Exo 2:23 And it comes to pass during these many days, that the king of Egypt dies, and the sons of Israel sigh because of the service, and cry, and their cry goes up to God, because of the service;
Exo 2:24 and God hears their groaning, and God remembers His covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob;
Exo 2:25 and God sees the sons of Israel, and God knows.
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Whether you play it for the love of the game, to get fit, to socialise with friends – or maybe a mix of all three – 5-a-side is arguably the best form of exercise that you can do.
It provides an intense workout that few other sports can match, results in loads of social and mental benefits, and most of all it's fun. That's why it has become the people's game here in the UK, becoming even more popular than the full 11-a-side game.
A lot of work has recently been done to prove the health benefits of 5-a-side, and it has been shown that regardless of your age, gender or playing standard, it's very hard to find a better overall form of exercise than 5-a-side.
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Excellent article. Really great way of laying it all out – it's really hard to argue with it! I love 5-a-side anyway, and even more now I've seen this. Keep up the good work.
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The duo worked with The Alchemist on Fetti.
Freddie Gibbs and Curren$y have confirmed a release date for Fetti, a collaborative album they first announced over a year ago. The full-length project will be released on October 31, just in time for Halloween.
The announcement came via an Instagram video from Curren$y in which he roasts Gibbs over FaceTime for how much he is "singing" on the record. He also confirmed that producer The Alchemist worked on the project. Gibbs also tweeted out a snippet of music from the pair. Check both posts out below.
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D.C. Court Of Appeals Serves Up Big Bowl Of Nothing To Unlicensed Subcontractor
In the strictest enforcement of regulatory requirements since Seinfeld's "Soup Nazi" declared "no soup for you!" the District of Columbia's Court of Appeals recently issued fair warning to contractors operating in D.C.—if you want to get paid, get licensed. And for unlicensed contractors already working in D.C., it may be too late.
In HVAC Specialist, Inc. v. Dominion Mech. Contractors, 201 A.3d 1205 (D.C. 2019), an HVAC sub-subcontractor brought a multi-million dollar action for indemnification or contribution and breach of contract against a mechanical subcontractor, Dominion Mechanical Contractors ("Dominion"). Upon finding that the sub-subcontractor was not properly licensed in D.C., Dominion filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit. The D.C. Superior Court granted the motion to dismiss, holding that it was "constrained to grant" the motion "inasmuch as the statutes and regulations requiring licenses for businesses operating in the District of Columbia are very clear that businesses performing refrigeration or air conditioning work must have a license to do so and there are no exceptions." (Emphasis added). The District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's ruling, issuing a no-nonsense interpretation of the D.C. licensure statute.
In its opinion, the court made clear that it was opting for a "clear-cut, unmistakable requirement, with equally clear consequences for noncompliance." Contracts in violation of licensing requirements directed at protecting the public are void and unenforceable, regardless of effects that "may appear to be harsh and disproportionate in some cases." Licensure requirements, such as those for HVAC contractors and other trades, exist "to protect public health, safety or welfare, or to assure the public that persons engaged in such occupations or professions have the specialized skills or training required to perform the services offered." The ruling leaves any contractor subject to licensure requirements in D.C. with little or no room for error.
Not only did the court find that the subcontract was void and unenforceable, but also that any quasi-contractual agreement related to the business activity requiring licensure was as unenforceable as the written subcontract—including tasks such as ordering equipment and materials. Even a contracting party's knowledge of the other's unlicensed status, which was disputed in the case, did not provide a basis for recovery on an illegal contract. Nor could the contractor's license be held to cover the subcontractor's employees. As noted by the court, D.C. Code § 47-2851.02(c) prohibits any "person issued a license under this subchapter" from "willfully allow[ing] any other person required to obtain a separate license to operate under his or her license."
The District of Columbia Court of Appeals' holding and its ramifications for contractors is particularly noteworthy given the more lenient approaches taken in neighboring jurisdictions. Both Maryland and Virginia offer contractors pathways to redemption if they run afoul of those jurisdictions' licensing statutes. For example, in Alcoa Concrete & Masonry v. Stalker Bros., 191 Md. App. 596 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2010), the court interpreted Maryland's Home Improvement Law such that "if a subcontractor is not licensed at the time of subcontracting, but is licensed at the time any payment is due under the contract, the subcontractor's right to payment is protected" because the law only explicitly requires licensure at the time of payment. Under Virginia law, contracts entered by unlicensed persons are unenforceable, but a relatively broad exception exists for contractors who 1) substantially perform within the terms of the contract in good faith, and (2) do not have actual knowledge that a license or certificate was required to perform the work for which payment is sought. Va. Code Ann. § 54.1-1115(c); see, e.g., Crawford Constr. v. Kemp, No. CL11-153, 2012 WL 5930483 (Va. Cir. Ct. November 7, 2012).
The upshot of this ruling from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for contractors is straightforward: be certain to strictly comply with all licensing requirements before contracting to perform work in the District of Columbia. A contract for business activities requiring licensure entered by an unlicensed contractor is likely not worth the paper on which it is written.
Watt Tieder represented Dominion Mechanical Contractors in this action. If you have a similar dispute or any questions regarding proper licensing in any state, please feel free to contact Edward J. Parrot (eparrott@watttieder.com) or Noah Meissner (nmeissner@watttieder.com).
Edward J. Parrott
Ned Parrott's practice focuses on the preparation and submission of contractor and subcontractor claims under federal procurement, state public works contracts, and AIA contracts. Ned represents contractors building US embassies and EPC contractors and owners in the power plant field.
Noah Meissner
Noah Meissner an associate in Watt Tieder's McLean office. He concentrates his practice in construction, government contracting, and commercial litigation. He joined Watt Tieder as a first-year associate after having clerked for the firm as a summer associate.


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Water shortage: Farmers ask for immediate attention
Franco-Pak relations: 'Great opportunities for trade between EU and Pakistan'
Medical services: KU campus clinic to be launched
University vice chancellor, Prof. Dr Muhammad Qaisar, as the chief guest.
Ppi April 04, 2012
KARACHI: The Karachi University's Campus Clinic will be inaugurated today with the university vice chancellor, Prof. Dr Muhammad Qaisar, as the chief guest.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 5th, 2012.


I specialize in storytelling. My clients tell me stories about who they are and the life they are leading; stories about health, life, courage, confusion and so much more. They cast themselves in a specific role that reflects and shapes their psyche and their story about themselves.
Listening to a person's story tells me about their hopes, their fears, their insecurities and their strengths. And hidden in amongst the folds of every story told are little whispers of wisdom that grow wings with which to fly when they are unearthed from our depths and the light of positive attention is shone upon them. The same light can make fears and insecurities dissolve as though they were merely the remnants of a bad dream shaken off with the dawning of new realisations and insight.
In clinic, I use many different story-telling techniques to bring my clients face to face with their own stories. The telling of past live stories and fairy-tales for example, can re-present our stories to us in exaggerated, metaphor-rich glory; stage-dressed in ribbons and tatters, delivered dramatically or humourously, with a classic plot line and characters who mirror us back to ourselves. Why do we tell the stories we tell, in the way that we tell them, and why do we keep repeating the same experience over and over again, attracting, or being attracted to, the same catalysts, characters and plot lines?
I love helping people find new ways to tell old stories: flipping through alternative possibilities and choices in perspective can make us feel as though we discovering and having the courage to wander down half hidden side-streets that lead to new delights and new life…. instead of walking the same tired old paths over and over again.
Who could you become? What do you aspire to? What kind of person would you like to be? These are the questions we are exploring when fleshing out the character of a spirit guide, another form of story-telling I love to use in clinic. You could think of your spirit guides as being your higher self playing dress-up, because in the broader scheme and things, we are all connected as one anyway; connected by universal story-lines (plot lines) and archetypal lessons.
My father died when I was 15 years old and the upside to the funeral was discovering uncles and aunties I didn't know I had. We lost contact for a while afterwards, but in the last few years they have been popping back up in my life again and we are about to have our first family reunion since the funeral. I've been having visions of medicine wheels a lot in the past week and this visit seems like a medicine wheel in and of itself, with my father's four siblings each coming from a different direction: one from southern Australia, one from Western Australia, one from eastern Australia and one from Hong Kong.
It's been amazing to discover the parallels in our lives; the mutual interests and skills in particular. I'm sure I'll discover more about them and myself during the reunion but in the meantime I would like to introduce you to my Aunty Kay who lives in Hong Kong. Aunty Kay loves words and writing just like me, and she is passionate about using creativity and storytelling in healing, just like me!
While she's here in Darwin, Kay will be running a public workshop called "Life is a Playground of Possibilities" (May 9th), so I thought I would interview her about this event and turn it a blog. If you are here in Darwin, you might like to come along. Kay also has one running in Hong Kong on April 23rd.
First, let me tell you a little more about Kay.
Kay is a marketing consultant, editor, copywriter, healer and performer with over 30 years experience in these fields. She is also the Head Tour Guide in The Playground of Possibilities. The common thread that links all three of her passions (marketing, performing and healing) is: Storytelling – the stories that people tell themselves and the world, about themselves and the world. So Kay helps people to find, craft and tell juicier, more resourceful stories about their past, present and future.
So Kay! Tell me a story! I would love to hear how the idea of the "Life is a Playground of Possibilities" workshop came into being. Have you run this workshop before, or is the session on April 23rd in Hong Kong the first one?
I've run it three times. Before I went to the conference of the International Applied Improvisation Network in Montreal last September, I did a beta-test version of the workshop with 12 friends here in Hong Kong. I asked them to volunteer as guinea pigs and I did it for them for free. Most of them were life coaches or people who were interested in personal development and healing. None of them were improvisers. They absolutely loved it!
Then I went and presented it at the conference in Montreal, twice, because there was a demand for me to do it a second time. Now I'm going to be offering it here in Hong Kong as a public workshop, on April 23rd, and then in Darwin on May 9th.
Exciting! So are there stories you can tell me from one of the workshops you've done so far? Did any beautifully touching moments or magic unfold?
I adapted the exercise to fit more with the philosophy of The Playground of Possibilities, where we transform people's stories from an old, limiting belief or story to a more more resourceful, useful one. We did that exercise a couple of times as a group, with people standing in a circle. One person would stand in the middle of the circle and would share a true limiting, unresourceful thought or belief or story that they have about themselves. Let's say the person in the middle was called John, and his limiting belief was "I'm not good enough". The person in the circle who starts the story would say "Once upon a time, John believed that he wasn't good enough." Then the next person in the circle would improvise the next sentence, and so on around the circle until all eight sentences have been spoken. Along the way we'd see the transformation of John's belief and John's life, from the limiting belief into something more useful. The people in the circle don't even have to know John very well, they just make up the story as they go around the circle.
The final time we did this exercise was amazing. I don't remember what the person's old belief was, but by the time we got to the last sentence in the story, everybody in the circle was almost in tears. It was so beautiful! The way the last person finished the story was so magical that everybody was touched. And to see how that landed with the person in the middle of the circle was so moving. His story was being told in a new way and he could suddenly see what was possible for him.
That was the highlight of the conference for me.
Thank you! That really does bring it to life!
Well to make it even better, we were standing outside on the grass on a beautiful warm sunny day, right next to a playground. It was perfect!
One of the coaches who came along to my test run in Hong Kong said at the end of the workshop that she thought she had been coming along just to do me a favour, and she was so grateful because she got a huge amount out of it for herself that she wasn't expecting.
So tell me, how did your concept The Playground of Possibilities come about?
It was a long time in gestation. I've been studying personal development and healing and reading about quantum physics and the nature of reality for many years. I'm fascinated by these topics and over the years I kept hearing about concepts such as "the quantum field". Different people give it different names like "the field". And then I heard a podcast by Pam Grout, who referred to it as "the field of possibilities" (see Appendix 5). I thought this phrase described it better, but it still didn't seem quite right to me.
It's a field of energy, the energy that we are all part of. Sometimes I can feel it in my cells and I can feel that I'm connected via this field to the entire Universe. Being connected with it, my thoughts and words are sending out vibrations that are connecting with, affecting and being affected by the vibrations of the Universe. And when I do this consciously, my life flows better.
I sometimes say to people that I can't absolutely prove that there's a God or a higher intelligence or a higher power. All I know is that when I behave as if there is, my life flows with more ease and grace and joy.
Beautiful! I get the sense as you speak that this is raw creative energy and you are describing the process of shaping this raw creative energy into building blocks, grounding the energy into physical reality with your words and beliefs and stories.
Yes! Out there in this field of energy, the Universe is offering us infinite possibilities to choose from and it's up to us to choose. The universe wants give to us. But it's not just about dreaming and imagining or even saying affirmations. We have to make choices and take action. In this physical world we have to physically take action and take responsibility for our choices.
Another factor was a workshop I did several years ago in Tucson, Arizona. It was a marketing/branding workshop with a focus on personal and spiritual development, bringing heart and soul into your marketing. In one of the exercises we did we were asked to draw a picture. I don't remember the exact instructions we were given but I drew what felt like the entrance way into a fairground. It was a very basic childlike drawing because I'm no artist. In the picture the entrance was an archway made out of a rainbow, and I wrote on it "Welcome to the Adventure Playground".
I kept the picture. It stayed in the back of my mind and then about 3 years ago now, it all came together and the phrase "Playground of Possibilities" popped into my mind. I like the alliteration. Almost immediately I thought "Oh! I want to make a deck of cards." This was the first manifestation of my idea that I thought would be perfect and not too difficult to do. So I sat down on my living-room couch and started writing questions that began "What would be possible for me if I….." for people to ask themselves.
I wanted it to be a deck of 52 cards. In what felt like a download from the Universe I frantically jotted down 52 questions and every day since then I keep thinking of more questions.
I've noticed that! Every day something inspires a new question in you.
Yes! Those questions that I post up every day on Facebook and Twitter are questions that have been inspired by something in my life, something I've read, something I've heard…sometimes I repeat questions from the past but that's okay because they're still relevant.
After I wrote the original 52 questions I drew the picture of me on the swing with the rainbow, to use on the cards. I printed the sketch onto the cards and then coloured them in by hand. Then I typed up the text for the questions. I handmade the prototype card deck and had the cards laminated so that I could start showing people the concept. And everyone who has seen the deck and picked a question loves it. Now I'm planning to do a crowdfunding campaign to get the cards designed and printed.
And why is the word "playground" so meaningful for you?
Because life is meant to be fun! And playful! And bringing that childlike innocence and joy into your life and having playmates around you to play with. And being physical. So it's not just a mental thing; it's very much about being very aware of what's going on in your body physically and emotionally. It's about not just living in your head; its also listening to the messages from your body and breathing and moving and dancing and singing or whatever you need to do to build up your vibration. Because that is the vibration that's going out into the Universe. And other people sense that.
And improvisation? Can you tell me more about this as a therapeutic tool?
Improvisation helps us to step boldly into the unknown, to embrace that uncertainty, and to trust that everything will work out. The improvisation journey will take you somewhere you didn't expect and it will probably be better than anything you could have planned and scripted yourself. The number-one principle of improv is "Yes, and", which is about saying yes to the possibilities being offered to you by the Universe or your fellow players, and building on them.
Another key principle is "Make your teammates look good". It's all about playing as a team-member.
When we go through life with an improvisational mindset, we make bold choices, take action, make our teammates look good, say yes to the offers, step into the unknown even in the absence of complete information and trust that it's all going to be okay. These are the principles I apply to my daily life, and I find that they make my life and business work better.
Thank you so much! I love looking at the connection between what you might learn from a creative skill or sacred play, and how this can be applied in a practical way to improving your actual life.
I've been performing with my current improv team here in Hong Kong for about eight years now and I very quickly realised that the improv principles absolutely apply in my everyday life and my business. It's helped me to be more open to opportunities and trust that everything is going to be okay. It also makes me a better team-member because it's never about one person being the star of the show and being in the spotlight. What I love about the "Make your team-mates look good" principle is that when I do that for them, I'm also trusting that they're doing the same for me. If we all lived and worked like that then life would work so much better.
And when I go through life with the "Yes, and" philosophy my life works better. "Yes, and" doesn't necessarily mean you have to like or agree with everything that's happening, what it means is that you accept that it is happening.
Yes, because once you accept reality you can get on with working constructively with what you've got. Is there anything else you would like to add to this interview before we wrap up?
Yes I'd like to reassure people who might be thinking about coming along to the workshop that it's not about teaching them to get up on stage and be improv performers. We will use some improv games and processes that help us transform our stories about ourselves and the world, but you don't need any improv or acting experience at all to attend the workshop.
Thank you so much! I'm looking forward to it!
Kay has a blog post titled "Improvising More Resourceful, Joyful Ways of Being – New Choice", about her variation on the famous "New Choice" improv game. And see Kay's video too (2m 34s).
Kay did a 27-minute radio interview in Hong Kong on April 15 about her "Life is a Playground of Possibilities" concept, her card deck and the upcoming workshop. Here's the recording.
One woman at the conference whose husband did my workshop came up to me later and said "You're a legend!" And one participant at the conference who didn't even do my workshop commented on my "litupness" (she said that meant charisma). Wow!
Another woman wrote: "Working with you at the Circus School and also taking your workshop gave me my most gratifying conference experiences." The day before the conference officially started, some of us participated in a half-day "Learning Journey" where we visited several circus-related organisations in Montreal, including Cirque du Soleil and the national circus school of Canada – a teacher and some students at that school led us in a basic skills workshop. I did a lovely pairs exercise with the woman who wrote that comment.
And it's Deepak Chopra who uses the phrase "the field of potential".
things will unfold even better than they could have imagined.