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Q: remove element in array with react, no working No working, handleRemoveNote function the App component:
  handleRemoveNote(id){

    let{ notes } = this.state;

    notes = notes.filter(function(note) {
        return note.noteId !== id;
    })

    for (var i = 0; i < notes.length; i++) {
      notes[i].noteId = i+1;
    }

    this.setState({ notes })
    console.log(notes)
  }

Component Note:
  handleRemove(noteId){
    this.props.removeNote(noteId);
  }

Call onClick
 <span
     onClick = {() => this.handleRemove(this.noteId)}
     >
     <i className="fas fa-trash-alt float-right"></i>
 </span>

Rendering of the notes in the App component:
      {
        this.state.notes.map(note =>{
        return(
          <Note
            removeNote = {this.handleRemoveNote}
            noteId = {note.noteId}
            noteContent= {note.noteContent}
            />
        )
        })
      }

Constructor of Note component:
  constructor(props){
    super(props);
    this.noteId = props.noteId;
    this.noteContent = props.noteContent;
  }

*

*App Component: https://pastebin.com/VCrJBdXT

*Note Component: https://pastebin.com/hDmPaGuZ
I do not understand why it does not work, it removes the last item from the list and not the one I want, I made a 'console.log (notes)' and it shows me the arrangement with the elements deleted correctly

A: here's a few problems in the code you provided by the links:
1. the key property must be given when iterating in map
this.state.notes.map(note =>
<Note
removeNote = {this.handleRemoveNote}
noteId = {note.noteId}
noteContent= {note.noteContent}
key={note.noteId}
/>)

and then it should be removed from Note render() method

*you don't actually want to re-assign you keys after removal, must probably you will get those ids from the server, so you have to use them as keys. And also it's the main problem here

this way your new notes array won't contain the element with the key which is the index of your last element, so it thinks you want to remove the element with this key - the last element. Just remove that loop and everything should work fine
for (var i = 0; i < notes.length; i++) {
    notes[i].noteId = i+1;
}


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Q: UI freezing while showing image into ImageView Inside my RecyclerView's row I have an ImageView and I want to preview this ImageView's  image on the same activity (full screen preview)
and for that I'm doing this:
public void showImageZoomable(String imageURL) {

imageViewZoomable.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);

DisplayImageOptions options = new DisplayImageOptions.Builder().cacheOnDisk(true).build();

imageLoader.loadImage(imageURL , options, new ImageLoadingListener() {
    @Override
    public void onLoadingStarted(String imageUri, View view) {

    }

    @Override
    public void onLoadingFailed(String imageUri, View view, FailReason failReason) {

    }

    @Override
    public void onLoadingComplete(String imageUri, View view, Bitmap loadedImage) {

        imageViewZoomable.setImage(ImageSource.bitmap(loadedImage));
    }

    @Override
    public void onLoadingCancelled(String imageUri, View view) {

    }
});
toolBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
getActivity().findViewById(R.id.tabs).setVisibility(View.GONE);

}
the above function gets triggered when user taps on ImageView (which is on Recyclerview's row) and it takes the url of that image (image is already cached)
and assigns it to imageViewZoomable  using imageLoader library
it works fine but the whole process is bit slow and laggy
any idea how can I improve it?? or the way I'm doing it is not efficient then please suggest me a better alternative

A: Try to use
  imageLoader.displayImage(imageURL, imageViewZoomable);

instead of
  imageLoader.loadImage(...);

A: U can use a fullscreen dialog (extends DialogFragment) to show a fullscreen image when user clicks the image in recyclerview item

A: You can use the below code if your custom class return imageView Object like imageViewZoomable.getImage() as a imageView so you can pass it like below.
imageLoader.displayImage(imageURL, imageViewZoomable.getImage());

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Hamas Terror Deputy Says His Group 'On Same Path' as Iran
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Deborah Brand
TEL AVIV – Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri said in Tehran on Sunday that Hamas and Iran are on "the same path" in fighting Israel, Iran's semi-official Fars news agency reported.
"We are on the same path as the Islamic Republic — the path of battling the Zionist entity and the arrogant ones," Arouri said during a meeting with Iran's Strategic Council on Foreign Relations, Kamal Kharazi.
Arouri was joined in Tehran by other senior Hamas officials, including Moussa Abu Marzouk, Maher Salah, Husam Badran, Osama Hamdan, Ezzat al-Rishq and Ismail Radwan.
Iran funds Hamas' armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, as well as the military arm of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the al-Quds Brigades.
On Saturday, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said that the terror group was "expecting important results" from the meetings in Tehran.
He did not elaborate further.
Haniyeh addressed Hamas' withdrawal from Syria, saying the move was "procedural and fully investigated."
He stressed that Hamas had no interest in interfering in Syria's internal affairs and wished the war-torn country a speedy rehabilitation process, according to the Hebrew-language Maariv newspaper.
Arouri, who in October 2017 was elected as deputy chairman of Hamas' politburo, is also one of the founders of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades and the mastermind behind several terrorist attacks against Israelis, including the 2014 kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers.
The U.S. State Department last year issued a $5 million reward for any information leading to Arouri's arrest.
He has made several trips to Iran since his election and praised the Islamic Republic for being the "only country" supporting Hamas' efforts to destroy Israel.
"Iran is the only country that says that entity is carcinogenic and should be uprooted from the region," he told the pro-Hamas Al-Quds TV in February 2018. "It is the only country that is prepared to provide real and public support to the Palestinian resistance and others to confront the entity."
Separately, the pro-Hamas London-based Middle East Monitor said a Hamas delegation met with Iranian officials in Beirut on Friday at the Iranian embassy to discuss the repercussions of the Trump administration's as-yet unveiled peace plan.
Special aide to the President of the Iranian Shura Council, Hossein Amirabdollahian, reiterated Iran's "support for the Palestinian people and their heroic resistance, praising the role Hamas and the resistance are playing to combat 'the Israeli occupation' and defend Muslim sanctities," the report said.
Some 7,000 Palestinians took part in Friday's weekly border march. Rocks, grenades and explosives were thrown at IDF forces, and some Palestinians were caught trying to infiltrate the border fence. Ninety-seven Palestinians were injured, the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said.
Earlier this month, Hamas launched a rare, surprise military drill across Gaza simulating the capture of IDF forces operating in the territory. The drill saw the mobilization of reserve units, security personnel, police, intelligence units and soldiers from the terror group's military brigade.
The IDF responded with its own large-scale exercise simulating war in the Gaza Strip.
During a televised speech at a rally for the so-called March of the Return protests, senior Hamas leader Fathi Hamad warned that if the blockade of Gaza, imposed by Israel and Egypt for security reasons, is not lifted by July 19, "every Jew on the planet" should be killed.
"Our patience has run out. We are on the verge of exploding. If this siege is not undone, we will explode in the face of our enemies, with God's permission and glory. The explosion is not only going to be in Gaza but also in the [West] Bank and abroad, if God wills," Hamad said in the speech, which was broadcast on the Hamas-owned Al-Aqsa TV.
"But our brothers [in the diaspora] are still preparing. They are trying to prepare. They are warming up. A long time has passed with them warming up. All of you seven million Palestinians abroad, enough of the warming up. You have Jews everywhere and we must attack every Jew on the planet by way of slaughter and killing, if God permits. Enough of the warming up," he added.
Hammad also warned that despite what Israel might think, Gazans are not rational, and that if they die they will do so honorably while "cutting off the heads of Jews and killing them with explosive belts," which he said Hamas has been actively manufacturing in factories, according to a translation of his speech by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI).
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This reaction paper is based on a film by the name of "Lone Star." The Director of this film is an independent director by the name of John Sayless. Lone Star is a contemporary film that was created in 1996. This film is a Western based film that. But it is set in the present day was created on the U.S./Mexico border. It describes a sheriff that is trying to get revenge of his father's Buddy Dee death. In doing so he sorts out to solve a crime. The crime has to do with him and his father, Buddy Dee. The film also details the sheriff's love life and his relations to his high school history teacher. The teachers mother a restaurant owner was one of many people to jump the US border. Towards the end of the movie the Sheriff finds out the love of his life is not only his true love but his sister. He finds out that his father and the teacher's mother had an affair in which the teacher was conceived. It was ironic because the sheriff had method to the teacher while having sex with her that it felt weird later to find out that they were brother and sister. The sheriff had to deal with a crooked cop by the name of Charley Wade. This cop was a murdered cop. He shot and killed a Mexican while attempting to cross the Mexico border into the United States. He was also making bribing people for payouts to avoid him taking them to jail. He was eventually murdered by Buddy Dees for attempting to kill Ottise who was a bartender. The bartender son is Colonel in the army. He has a son never
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One thing we would like to see in a healthy snack is the presence of vitamins and minerals, particularly if the snack is replacing components of a meal. Fresh fruit provides a ready source of water-soluble vitamins such as vitamin C, but fruit tends to be messier than packaged items such as bars or chips. Fruit juices also provide vitamins and minerals but frequently are robbed of their fiber to enhance their appeal. Veggie snacks can provide fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamin A as well as fiber, but they are not as readily acceptable as fruit products.
Another thing that we would like to see in a healthy snack is that it is reasonably low in calories, salt and sugar. When I was taking nutrition classes in the 1960's and 70's, the emphasis was on avoiding undernutrition—eating a diet that provided sufficient vitamins and minerals. Now society is more concerned about overnutrition—consuming excessive calories, salt, and sugar. In looking at nutritional labels of healthy snacks, the emphasis seems to be on avoiding overnutrition rather than preventing undernutrition. Fresh fruits seem to be a way of avoiding both as long as protein is a part of regular meals or some form of snacking. The FDA is struggling with a definition of "heathy" foods and snacks, based on a challenge from the makers of Kind® bars. Kind suggests that the FDA is a victim of outdated nutrition information.
How healthy are these snacks?
A third attribute of a healthy snack is that it has some way to control portion size. One of the best ways to do this is by offering single-serving packages. One serving may be low in calories, salt and sugar, but five servings are likely to create problems. A big bag of "healthy" snacks may balloon into an "unhealthy" binge episode if not carefully controlled. For example, see the 3 bags of "healthy" snacks I picked up recently. Per serving all three products appear to be healthy.
When consumed as a whole package at a single sitting, say in front of a screen at the end of a long day, the Kettle Corn turns into a junk food, the Bean Chips provide more calories than a Big Mac® and the Smart Fries become a major source of salt. Only the Bean Chips contain any significant amounts of protein. All three products could be good sources of calcium, while the fries and chips provide iron. Another problem is that small bags are generally considered to be single-serving packs. At a youth group I attended I picked up a small bag of delicious honey mustard & onion Pretzel Pieces which, unfortunately, turned out to be two servings when looking at the label carefully. Like the Bean Chips, a single serving of the Pretzel Pieces was reasonably healthy, but the bag contains 20% of the DV for sodium. On the plus side, the bag is a significant source of four B vitamins.
The point here is that a series of healthy snacking over the course of the day can turn into a form of unhealthy grazing. The best example of how "eating healthy" can lead to an "unhealthy diet" is the description of all the healthy food Josh consumed over a day in the Introduction of Devoured by Sophie Egan. By focusing on whether a food itself is unhealthy or healthy, we can become a victim of the cumulative effect of too much of a healthy snack turning into a junk food. That is why nutritionists and dietitians prefer to focus on the healthiness of the overall diet (food and drink regularly provided or consumed) rather than individual food items. Last week I wrote about the danger of becoming overly restrictive in the items we choose to eat. Likewise a reliance on too many snacks at the expense of food at a main meal can lead to extreme diets that on the surface appear to be healthy but end up with unhealthy consequences. What is a healthy snack?
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Students in the Ph.D. program earn the Master of Arts and complete a Master's thesis as part of their degree requirements as they progress on completing the Ph.D. (We do not offer a terminal master's degree.) Students entering with a Masters degree that required successful defense of a written data-based thesis are not typically required to complete another thesis. All students must take and pass comprehensive examinations before full admission to Ph.D. candidacy is granted and the dissertation can be started. The dissertation proposal must be approved before a student can apply to internship programs.
Clinical and research training begin in the first year. In addition to required topical courses, during the first semester, students attend weekly research meetings during which one faculty member discusses her or his activities and interests. Thus, by the end of the first term, all students know what research is occurring in the department and can make informed decisions about the best match with their research interests. Students are encouraged to attend meetings of any and all research teams that interest them. Many students sit on more than one research team and participate in research projects sponsored by more than one faculty member, as our faculty are a rather collaborative group.
Clinical work begins in the Psychological Services Center or PSC, which is the department's in-house clinic. During the first year students merely sit it and observe supervision team meetings, but beginning the second year students begin seeing clients at the PSC and various clinical practicum placements. Supervision teams are led by members of the clinical faculty. Supervision teams are structured so that there is a mix of junior, intermediate, and more senior students in terms of their clinical experiences. This structure also provides opportunities for more experienced students to provide peer supervision for more junior clinicians. Students serve as direct providers of mental health services to clients, both assessment and therapy services. A specialty team staffs the Psychological Assessment Clinic, providing students with intensive supervised training in comprehensive psychological assessment and report-writing.
As students develop proficiency in their clinical work at the PSC, they are placed in a variety of practicum settings at increasing levels of independence under the supervision of agency professional staff members. During the past two years, students have been placed at North Mississippi Regional Center in Oxford (for individuals with developmental/intellectual disabilities), Baptist Children's Village (residential and non-residential services for children), world-famous St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis (research-intensive placement), the Baddour Center (for adults with intellectual disabilities), Communicare (therapy-intensive community mental health center), the University Counseling Center, Stonewater Adolescent Recovery Center (adolescent substance use treatment program), and Haven House (residential drug and alcohol treatment program). More details about these sites can be found here. Additional practicum placements include administrative positions within the PSC and Psychological Assessment Clinic, as well as teaching positions (often as instructor of record for an undergraduate course) for those with academic career aspirations.
Clinical training culminates in completion of a year-long, full-time APA-accredited internship, which students apply for after they complete course work and master's degree requirements, pass comprehensive examinations, and have their dissertation proposals accepted. Faculty assist students in selecting appropriate internship programs, and two of our faculty offer a weekly seminar focused solely on Internship Preparation. Our students have obtained internships at exceptional sites across the country, and we have an excellent record of placing students on internship. A list of recent internship placements can be found here.
The majority of our graduates over the last several years became post-doctoral fellows at university medical centers, VA medical centers, and counseling centers for their first position after graduation. From there, most stay on at those sites as full-time psychologists, are hired at other medical centers and other applied settings (eg, counseling centers, private practice), or obtain tenure-track faculty positions. Those seeking academic careers have obtained faculty jobs at institutions such as West Virginia University, Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of Georgia, University of Nebraska, the University of Pittsburgh, Nova Southwestern University, Harvard School of Medicine, the University of Wyoming, Northern Iowa University, Eastern Washington University, Stephen F. Austin University, Brown University, University of Miami, North Texas State University, University of Mississippi School of Medicine, SIU-Carbondale, University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Duke University School of Medicine, Western Kentucky University, Metropolitan State University, Morehouse School of Medicine, Southeast Missouri State, and Pittsburg State University.
Laura J. Dixon, Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 2014. Anxiety disorders, transdiagnostic vulnerability factors (e.g., anxiety sensitivity, distress tolerance) affecting anxiety and health-related conditions across the lifespan, exposure therapy.
Alan M. Gross, Ph.D., Washington State University, 1979. Internalizing and externalizing disorders in children, dating violence.
Laura R. Johnson, Ph.D., University of Louisville, 2003. Cross-cultural psychology and program evaluation (environmental education and service learning programs for youth).
Danielle Maack, PhD., University of Wyoming, 2010. Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Individual differences in psychopathology, disgust, emetophobia.
Kelly G. Wilson, Ph.D., University of Nevada, 1998. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, the role of verbal processes in emotion and cognition, contextual-behavioral analyses of existential issues, treatment development and dissemination, integration of basic and applied research, and philosophy of science.
John Young, Ph.D., University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2008. Evidence-based services for children and adolescents, treatment dissemination, mental health care systems, clinical supervision.
The Department of Psychology is housed in the historic George Peabody Building. Classrooms, research laboratories, office space, and other facilities occupy 215,000 square feet of floor space. Graduate student desks and office space, a student-faculty lounge, faculty offices, and some research laboratories are located on the third floor. The departmental administrative offices and classrooms are located on the second floor. The ground floor contains most faculty research laboratories, a computer lab, and offices for teaching assistants and tutors.
The Psychological Services Center (PSC), located in Kinard Hall, is a 3,500 square foot independent community mental health facility operated by the Clinical Program. The purpose of the PSC is twofold: to provide psychological services to the community and the University, and to serve as a training facility for graduate students in the Clinical Program. The PSC houses a front office/waiting area, director's office, file room, two graduate assistant offices, a large room suitable for conferences or for family or group therapy, and three therapy/assessment rooms. Therapy rooms are set up with state-of-the-art digital video and audio software that allows secure recording and direct observation. We were also one of the first university psychology clinics in the country to begin using electronic records systems for keeping client assessment and therapy notes, and we regularly use iPads to administer measures to clients.
In addition to the approximately 130 different tests and measurement instruments housed in our clinical test library, we maintain a large volume of evidence-based treatment manuals that graduate student clinicians can borrow to assist with treatment planning for their clients. In addition, the Psychological Assessment Laboratory within the PSC maintains computer equipment used to administer, score, and interpret a number of psychological tests for both clinical and research applications, including: the MMPI-2, MMPI-A, SCL-90, MCMI-III, MBMD, CBCL, CPT, and HRNTB. This facility also provides word processing and printing support for students who serve as examiners for the Psychological Assessment Clinic; students in the Psychological Assessment Laboratory analyze their research data with SPSS.
Other facilities both on and off campus are available for research support. The new physical education complex contains metabolic and exercise labs that are available for collaborative use. The physicians at the student health service and the pharmacology faculty have provided consultation for several Psychology Department projects. Staff at Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi have supplied computerized pulmonary function testing, and several recent research projects have been conducted at or in conjunction with the following organizations: University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Oxford Neurology Clinic, Oxford Elementary School, North Mississippi Regional Center, Parkwood Hospital, Lafayette Elementary School, Lafayette High School, Bramlett Elementary School, and DeSoto County School System.
General tuition and fee information is available on the Graduate School website (https://gradschool.olemiss.edu). In general, students with a full-time assistantship (practicum) receive a full tuition waiver, health insurance subsidy, and annual stipend each year so long as they are matriculating through the program as expected. More specific information about costs associated with the clinical program can be found here. The amount of assistantship stipends vary depending upon the number of hours of work required, the funding agency, and whether it is a 9- or 12-month appointment. Most assistantships (clinical placements, research placements, teaching placements) require 10-20 hours of work per week and limit students to a course load of 12 graded hours per semester.
Financial aid is available from several sources. Each year 2-3 incoming students typically receive an Honors Fellowship from the Graduate School, and Minority Fellowships are also available for students who are members of underrepresented groups. Each of these awards provides additional funding for several years for those who receive them, and faculty recommend eligible students for these awards.


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Front Matter The Raid of the Saracens The Mighty Caliphate The Youth of Harun Agrippina on the Tigris An Arabian Night of Kings Harun Ascends to the Throne A Barmecide Feast A Bizzare Triangle The Harem and the Hunt Love Feasts Triumph of the Black Flags Harun and Charlemagne The Days of Hymen The Scorpions of Calumny Pilgrimage to Mecca A Night of Muharram "Only God Knows the Truth" Supreme—and Lonely Islam Against Byzantium "Rumble of a Distant Drum" The Last Call to the Saddle The Trumpet of Israfil
Harun Al-Rashid: Caliph of Bagdad - Gabriel Audisio
Islam Against Byzantium
Fortunately for Harun al-Rashid's nerves, war broke out suddenly and shook him from his brooding melancholy. There is no better tonic for a desolate and remorseful heart than an unexpected and insistent challenge that must be answered. He threw himself heart and soul into the situation with the feverish energy of a man who has no more interest in life and hopes to lose himself entirely in the fiery absorption of war.
At Byzantium, Irene had been dethroned by a fresh revolution in the palace. Nothing seemed more important to her successor, Nicephorus I, than to renounce the severe treaty which the Caliph of Bagdad had forced Irene to accept. Nicephorus was fuming with indignation and refused to be treated as the Empress had been. His was a choleric nature, eager for attentions, power and conquest. Was he not known as The Victor? Snatching his pen he began to voice his grievances to his enemy. The note was direct and expressive but in a vein scarcely usual among chancellories.
Nicephorus, King of the Greeks
To Harun, King of the Arabs:
The Empress who preceded me considered you a rook and herself a pawn. She agreed to pay a tribute that was twice what you yourself should have been paying to her. So much for a woman's weakness and stupidity! Now, as soon as you have read my letter refund to us all that you have received from Irene, and in addition send as much more as possible, as a ransom. For if you do not, the sword shall divide us!
Harun's face was a study when he received this ultimatum. Flying into one of his characteristic rages, he foamed with fury. Every one kept away from him at first, dreading to see or address him until he should calm down. Then he called for writing materials and wrote on the back of the letter:
In the Name of the most merciful God—
Harun al-Rashid, Commander of the Faithful, to Nicephorus, Roman dog:
I have read your letter, O son of an unbelieving mother. You behold my answer, before you hear it.
Firm, clear, and precise!
Truer to his word than his adversary, Harun followed up his threat by beginning the campaign immediately. It was pious work, starting out against the Greeks, following in the path of God, as the Koran admonishes the Faithful to do. A holy war was more helpful than a pilgrimage in admitting one to the supreme throne of God. Losing one's life in this cause meant mounting straight to the Paradise of Allah. To arms, Faithful! The Caliph brandished Dhul-Figar, the sword of the Prophet. Those arrogant successors of Alexander the Great must be punished. The Angels would surely be on the righteous side, as witnesses for God, that Great Judge, Who would see to it that justice was meted out where it was due. At the proper time the Ababil birds, as in former days, would drop on the skulls of the Christians deadly pebbles, chickenpox, and panic. The Lord was on the side of his Faithful. Their enemies were to be trampled on as beasts crush grain. Forward!
The Caliph's army swarmed into Taurus and the territories of Asia Minor conquered by Byzantium, and took Heraclea. For nearly two years the Mussulman troops plundered and destroyed cities and crops along the line of march until the once belligerent Nicephorus was forced to sue for peace.
COMBAT BETWEEN MUSSULMANS AND BYZANTIUMS UNDER THE WALLS OF JERUSALEM.
As a conqueror, however, Harun proved less severe than he had at first appeared. His vanity appeased, and victory in his hands, he generously waived all conditions except the disputed tribute of which Nicephorus had thought to rid himself by a stroke of the pen. The tax was now to be paid twice a year instead of once, as the former arrangement had provided. It is interesting to note that the warlike Arabs cared little about pushing any advantages gained through their victories. They seemed to get more satisfaction from the mere waging of war, fighting for the love of the struggle itself, and seeking rather to conquer individual sovereigns, than in reigning over their conquests. On twenty different occasions, if they had wished to, they could have anticipated the year 1453, the capture of Constantinople.
They seem to have deliberately encouraged the possibilities of war by their curious custom of ransoming prisoners. The truce with Nicephorus was scarcely concluded when one of these transactions took place at Taurus, on the borders of the Mediterranean, about thirty-five miles from Tarsus. After the even exchange had been completed, the surplus captives were ransomed. Three or four thousand Mussulmans of both sexes who had been held by the Greeks were redeemed in this way. That same Turk, Faraj, who had rebuilt and fortified Tarsus, directed the operations assisted by a freed Berber, Salem al-Barallusi, and treaties were signed by Qasim, third son and heir of the Caliph, who had empowered him to do so. During this time, Harun al-Rashid was camping at Marj-Dabi, in the province of Aleppo.
In the little port choked with ships, the Greeks were landing at docks piled high with merchandise, and embarking again as rapidly as the exchange of prisoners could be effected. The Arabian negotiators were surrounded by about thirty thousand troops, besides an immense and excited crowd of spectators, traders, all kinds of merchants, freighters, brokers, recruiters for ships, money-changers, weighers and appraisers. Soldiers and sailors were bumping into one another violently in taverns and guarded districts, according to the most ancient traditions. This swarming market lasted for forty days while nations and ranks mingled together happily for the transaction of business and the interchange of ideas. It is easy to realize the influence that such assemblages had on the evolution of human relations and national arts. Afterwards, of course, when each side had reorganized its forces, nothing prevented their going to war again.
That is exactly what happened. Taking advantage of Harun's absence on a pilgrimage, and his subsequent tours through the eastern provinces, Nicephorus did not hesitate to repudiate his word. His treachery was not altogether a surprise. Harun had sent a discreet legate to the court of Byzantium to keep him informed of what was going on.
The Greeks, swarming over the frontiers, invaded the provinces. They had already reached Anazarba, in the border districts, when the news of their successes reached Harun's camp. At first no one cared to tell him, partly on account of his temper, and partly because the generals dreaded the freezing cold of a winter in the mountains of the Taurus. War was all very well in good weather; then it was a pleasure, not a drudgery. It remained for a poet to incorporate the news in a subtle poem which was, nevertheless, quite clear to the Caliph. The bard assigned to this task recited a long stanza which began this way:
Nicephorus has broken what you gave him,
and already death is soaring over his head . . .
and ended thus:
It is our sacred duty to warn the Imam.
Harun cried: "Ah! so it is like this! That dog of a Nicephorus has done such a thing, and no one here has told me!" His officials were degraded in rank, and ministers lost their portfolios. Then, en route to the frontier!
Harun set out at the head of one hundred and thirty-five thousand regulars, and entered the barren regions of Asia Minor in the heart of winter. The excessive cold caused great suffering among the army but he was nevertheless determined on a bold stroke. He wanted to start a siege near Heraclea but hesitated before the importance of the step. Gathering his generals together in a council of war, he asked their advice. Some advised taking the place at once, believing that the fall of such a strategic position would presage a general victory; others urged the serious risk of meeting a fatal setback at the outset of the war, and advised advancing farther into the territories of Byzantium.
The first opinion carried the day and the city was besieged. At the end of a fortnight, however, grave troubles were brewing. The losses were high, and a scarcity of food and forage was painfully evident, but no one dreamed of giving up the siege. Even those who had advised differently in the beginning were now determined to persevere. Al-Fizari, a governor of the Syrian frontiers, and a skilful general, proposed that they construct, opposite Heraclea, not a simple camp, but a real city to emphasize the intention of the assailants to remain until they should be victorious. It was the old Roman tradition that the Arabs were now about to imitate. The imposing ruins of several cities like Mansura, near Tlemcen in Algeria, testify to the extent of the sieges which first brought these cities into existence. To carry out the strategic idea of this plan it was also necessary to throw confusion into the ranks of the besieged. A simple ruse would suffice for this, according to the general, provided it was kept an absolute secret even from the Caliph's army. "All war," he said, invoking the words of the Prophet, "is trickery, especially this one, which is a battle of stratagem rather than sabres," a very interesting interpretation of the art of winning battles.
This advice was followed. A proclamation informed the warriors that they were to settle down for a while, and that the Amir of the Faithful would remain before the walls of this city until God should open its gates to the Mussulmans. Great activities began at once. Stones were brought, and trees felled, for building purposes. The soldiers busily carved, hewed, sawed and dug . . .The besieged knew very well that things were going badly for them, but they tried to make the best of it and put on a bold front. One day through the hail of stones, fire and arrows raining down on the city, a young man of extraordinary beauty dressed in magnificent armor rode out, crying in a reverberating voice:
"O Arabs, we have been facing each other now for a long time. Let one, ten, twenty among you come forward to match himself against me!"
This proud challenge and its consequences, as they are historically set down, sound a heroic note reminiscent of The Iliad. In Masudi's tale of the duel between the warring champions of these two races, almost we seem to be listening to Homer. Here is the tale as written by the author of Meadows of Gold:
A simple volunteer, by the name of Ibn al-Jurzi, was appointed to return the challenge of the Greeks.
"Are you ready to fight?" the Caliph asked.
"Yes, Prince," he replied, "and I pray that God may come to my assistance." Rashid wanted to order a horse, lance and shield given to him, but he replied:
"Prince of the Faithful, I have confidence in my own horse and lance, but the sabre and shield I gladly accept."
When he had donned his armor, Harun al-Rashid had him come forward, bade him good-bye, and promised him his prayers. The horseman went forth escorted by twenty volunteers and descended into the vale. Counting them slowly, the Greek cried:
"We agreed on twenty men and you have added one more—but no matter!" They told him, however, that only one man was to advance against him. As Ibn al-Jurzi rode ahead of his escort, the Barbarian, as Masudi called him, gazed intently at his antagonist while the Greeks, from their ramparts, had only eyes for their compatriot.
"Will you answer a question truthfully?" asked the Barbarian.
"Certainly," replied the Mussulman.
"I ask you, in the name of Allah, are you not Ibn al-Jurzi?"
"None other, by Heaven! I am your man." "A soldier like myself," returned the other, "is able to take your measure."
They fell upon each other, lances at rest. The fierce encounter lasted until their horses almost dropped under them, but neither champion had received a scratch.
Finally they stuck their lances in the ground, one placing his beside his escort, the other alongside the ramparts, and drew their sabres. The horses were blown from exhaustion and the intense heat. Ibn al-Jurzi thrust at his adversary, with what he hoped would be a decisive blow, but the other parried the blow thanks to his iron shield, which resounded with a terrific clamor. The Greek reposted and his sword pierced the shield of Ibn al-Jurzi. The shield was made of Tibetan leather, and the Barbarian feared that his blade might be blunted by it.
Just as each was despairing of conquering his adversary, to the great dismay of Rashid and the Mussulmans Ibn al-Jurzi took to flight. The Greeks began to shout victory, but it proved to be only a feint. While his adversary was pursuing him with raised sabre, the Mussulman struck the Greek with such violence that he was thrown from his horse, but before he hit the dust Ibn al-Jurzi pounced upon him and severed his head from his body.
The consternation in the Greek ranks was only exceeded by the wild enthusiasm among the Mussulmans, as their Horatius returned triumphant to his comrades. They offered him gold, decorations, and an advance in rank, but with the typical dignity of the ancients he begged that they permit him to remain as he was.
The siege was soon over, for the Greeks were fast becoming demoralized by the Caliph's elaborate preparations. Some of the besieged were discovered trying to escape during the night by descending the walls by means of ropes. The ballistas redoubled their attack and the city was pelted with stones and fire. Soon the ramparts were pierced, and the Mussulmans forced a passage through, sword in hand, took the city by storm, and destroyed it utterly.
Harun al-Rashid's flags, at the scene of victory
seemed to float in the air like clouds,
as Abul-Atahiya put it.
The conquest of arms was followed by a conquest of hearts; the epic poem by a love lyric. After the surrender, Harun is said to have discovered a strikingly beautiful girl at a slave auction. She was a patrician daughter of Heraclea. Far from bemoaning her fate, she soon captivated the Caliph, who fell very much in love and built a beautiful pleasure-house for her on the Euphrates.
The capture of Heraclea was a great victory and made Harun al-Rashid's triumph complete. Leading separate commands, his generals took one Byzantine stronghold after the other. Sixty thousand men marched on Ancyra. Admiral Homaid sailed his flee, to revolting Cyprus, landed on the island, took possession of it, and led seventeen thousand prisoners back into Syria.
Nicephorus "the Victor" had suffered defeat after defeat, lost forty thousand men and many ships, and was completely beaten. Once more, Harun al-Rashid stopped in his tracks. So many battles and a lasting conquest not assured; so many victories—and the morrow still not safe! He ceded peace to the Emperor of the East but under particularly harsh conditions: Nicephorus was to pay a much higher tribute, and he and his family were to be subjected to individual assessments. He was not to rebuild Heraclea, and was required to send to the Caliph, at regular intervals, some water from a spring celebrated for its sparkling purity.
Harun forgot only one thing: to compel Nicephorus to keep his word.


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In Rimini Marina Centro, the Rèmin Plaza is a 4-star hotel located a few steps from the sea. It offers unattended parking, a small indoor pool, gym and WI-FI. Pets are allowed.
The hotel is located in Marina Centro di Rimini, directly overlooking the seafront. The equipped beaches can be reached by simply crossing the road. The area is well connected to the center of Rimini and Riccione thanks to the bus line n. 11 which stops a few meters from the hotel.
The rooms have a balcony, floors in gress porcellato, air conditioning, WI-FI, telephone, safe, bathroom with suspended sanitary, shower and hairdryer. On request: minibar and breakfast in the room. Both are available in single, double, double, triple and quadruple solutions.
EXECUTIVE: elegantly furnished rooms have a balcony with a lateral sea view.
ROYAL: even more elegant, they offer a view of the sea and the beach, as well as a Jacuzzi tub (or shower cubicle without a hydromassage).
Indoor swimming pool, garden, lift, bar, equipped gym, reading room, conference room and laundry.
PARKING: fenced parking, subject to availability.
CONVENTIONS: beach, amusement parks and discos, law enforcement agencies.
PETS: allowed with payment of a supplement.
BREAKFAST: served buffet style in the dining room with a panoramic view, with both sweet and savory dishes such as brioches, cakes, cereals, fruit, cold cuts and cheeses.
LUNCH AND DINNER: a choice of 4 first courses and 4 second courses, with meat and fish dishes. At the end of the meal, desserts and homemade cakes.
VARIATIONS: vegetarian and gluten-free dishes available.
In the hotel: children's pool, entertainment, baby / mini / junior club, pediatric counseling, baby sitter on request.
At meals: baby menu, seats at the table.
Guests of the hotel can take advantage of the hotel's indoor swimming pool. It is small, 7x3 meters and 150 cm deep, and is equipped with a hydromassage jet. Around are chairs, inflatables and games for children.
In the hotel there is a wellness corner, on the ground floor, equipped with a treadmill, an exercise bike, a multifunctional bench, a step and a rowing machine.
The hotel has an agreement with the Bagno 75 bathing establishment with entertainment for children, bocce court and services for adults, relaxation area, aperitifs and parties with live music.
Your Easter holidays at the seaside pass with us by the sea.
all children up to 12 years 50% discount.


It is not often that you come across philanthropists as active as Connie and Gail Siegel. Their support of the Jewish community spans multiple sectors, centuries, and countries.
Connie, an actuary, and Gail, who was in child development, met at the University of Wisconsin and spent the early years of their marriage in Toronto, Canada. After moving to Harrisburg in 1959, Gail and her friend, Barbara Adler, started a nonprofit program for child abuse prevention and parental education called the Children's Playroom. Connie soon started his actuarial firm. Together, they began their family.
"We've always been good friends with Lois," says Connie. "When she says 'I'm taking an interest', we usually go along." Lois was instrumental in getting Connie involved as a board member, and later chairman, of the Greater Harrisburg Foundation, whose assets are now valued at more than $100 million.
"Gail and I give to organizations that do good," says Connie.
The Siegels, along with the Spectors, were instrumental in drafting a letter that was sent to community members, asking each recipient for a $5000 gift to help to continue the program. "Besides asking people for money, we're informing them about the program," Gail continues. "If someone you know and respect sends you a letter, you say, 'If they're supporting that, it must be something that's really needed in our community.'" Three months later, JFS has received enough commitments to keep the program going for the foreseeable future.
Please join the Siegel's in leaving a legacy gift to JFS through your will, trust, retirement account or life insurance policy. Thank you to the Jewish Community Foundation for coordinating this important initiative on behalf of our community.


In 1992, the Delaware River Watershed was the first to be designated as an inland Pesticide Management Area because Atrazine, a pesticide used on corn, was showing up in unacceptably high levels in drinking water supplies. Perry Reservoir is used for drinking water for many of the towns in the watershed, and concentrates agricultural chemicals that are washed into it from streams and rivers in the upper Delaware River watershed. More recently, the Delaware River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) has identified pesticides, sedimentation and erosion, nutrient contamination, bacterial contamination, household hazardous waste disposal, groundwater and water wells contamination, and point sources of pollution as their major concerns. This WRAPS has been very active and has developed and implemented projects to tackle these important environmental concerns and improve water quality in Perry Reservoir. Marlene Bosworth of the Glacial Hills RC&D is the WRAPS coordinator. Reports can be downloaded from the Delaware River WRAPS website.


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Transgender : Issues and demands
Things are changing. Example: Delhi government has decided to introduce the 'transgender' category in forms for registration of birth and death certificates
SC has clarified to the Centre that lesbians, gays and bisexual persons does not come under the category of 'transgenders'
While in 2014, based on the Census, five million acknowledged their transgender status, activists say their number could be much higher.
Over 66% of them live in the rural areas. The Census data also highlighted the low literacy level in the community, just 46% in comparison to the general population's 74%.
In 2014, the Supreme Court in National Legal Services Authority v. Union of India pointed out that reservation is one of the time-tested ways of enabling historically disadvantaged populations to join the mainstream.
The community has laid stress on the point that for them, dignity, respect, and access to health care are non-negotiable basic rights.
Self-identification should be the sole criterion for gender recognition legally without the need of any other psychological, medical, or "expert" intervention.
Self-declared identity should also form the basis for access to social security benefits and entitlements.
The community maintains that the basic principle of "nothing about us, without us" must be applied for all trans and hijra rights, health and welfare activities.
The community has rejected the setting up of district screening committees to recognize transgender persons as they say they are not objects or people with a contagious disease who need to be medically screened.
Their argument is that a medical assessment violates their right to self-identification and gender autonomy which are protected under the right to life and personal liberty guaranteed by the Constitution.
The Kochi Metro example
Will the Bill have provisions to protect them from discrimination? The experience so far has been that many who struggle to access jobs are discriminated against, forcing them to drop out.
For example, in May, when the Kochi Metro Rail Limited formally employed 23 transgender persons, eight of them dropped out after being unable to find suitable accommodation based on the monthly wages they drew (between Rs. 9,000 and Rs. 15,000). Many households were unwilling to let out their houses to them. They faced other forms of discrimination too.
Therefore, an effective enforcement mechanism is vital for the adjudication of anti-discrimination claims brought forward by transgender persons.
Accessing even the rights they already have is not easy. For example, even in an enlightened city such as Mumbai, young transgender persons seeking admission to college approach the transgender group leader, normally a person with clout, who then meets the college principal and, in most cases, secures their admission. Thereafter, the transgender person has to be on "best behaviour" and not stand out as that could compromise the admission.
Hopefully the Bill will provide protection to transgender persons from violence and stigma which is a major factor. Often they are denied passage in public spaces and harmed or injured.
The hijra community, especially those who are a part of the 'guru-chela' structure in Hijra gharanas and practise the traditions of "mangti" and "badhai", are often harassed, detained under begging prohibition laws, and forced into begging homes.
In the case of transgender children, their families, unable to accept their status, subject them to domestic violence, which often compels these children to leave home.
Though several transgender persons have made a mark in the beauty and fashion industry, joined the police force, the academic world and even the Indian Navy, there is need for a comprehensive survey on the socio-economic status of the community.
Transgender welfare boards are needed in different States. Transgender persons should take part in the national Census to generate accurate data.
Recognizing their Identity
Transgender identity is not yet recognised in criminal law, whether as the third gender or as a self-identified male or female.
There is also no clarity on the application of gender-specific laws to transgender persons. Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code is applicable to transgender persons (i.e., those who were male at birth). This amounts to double persecution.
Finally, the community wants mental health counselling support and free gender transition surgery facilities in government hospitals.
There are other issues that worry transgender persons such as their right to property, adoption, marriage, pension, and care for the old and the disabled.
Some of these issues may be resolved when the Bill, taking note of their concerns, is passed. The Bill could be the first big step towards equality and their recognition in the mainstream.
What are the Supreme Court Directives towards the Transgenders?
SC provides a legal status for the Transgender.
It bestows a legal recognition to that population of the Transgenders who wish to get transitioned within male or female through surgeries.
The Court opposes Biological tests for the procedure of recognition and encourages psychological tests.
The SC declares that the suggestion of SRS – Sex Reassignment Surgery as a condition for the changing the Tran gender's gender to be illegal.
The SC had also ordered the Central and State governments to extend educational reservations for the Transgender.
It has also insisted on creating awareness so that they are not stigmatized by the public.
What are the major issues faced by the transgender population in the society?
Limited available data show that the prevalence of HIV and STI – sexually Transmitted infections are high among the transgender population as compared to the normal population. They are highly vulnerable to sex related issues.
They are also vulnerable to mental health problems like depression, suicidal tendencies, lack of social support and violence related stress.
The most affected transgender population are the Teenagers in identifying themselves on the basis of the gender which is opposite to that of the biological sex. This leads to shame, fear, transphobia, etc.


In Nazarje, at the confluence of the Savinja and Dreta River, stands Vrbovec Castle, which has housed a museum since 2001. It displays the history of forestry and carpentry in the Upper Savinja Valley, a mostly wooded region fairly closed to traffic. Forests dictated a unique economic development of this area and had a decisive effect on the lives of local inhabitants.
Until World War II, the survival of locals was closely connected with the exploitation of forests, as well as processing and sale of wood, which still represents an important natural resource. Tree felling and harvesting, sawmilling, rafting and wood trade represented highest-yielding activities and the main source of income for a large part of the population.
The introductory part of the permanent exhibition brings interesting discoveries about forests, trees and usefulness of wood. It presents forests around the world, their importance and different ways of management with special emphasis on the features of and peculiarities of Slovenian forests. We learn about the most interesting trees in Slovenia and around the world as well as about the development of forests throughout the various geological periods.
We familiarise ourselves with the usefulness of wood as one of the most important materials and a human companion since the beginning of civilisation. The locals built wooden bridges on numerous streams and rivers, while wooden dams represented an important protection and water flow regulation facility. People decorated their homes with different floor surfaces, very often with wood laid on the floor, whereby wood was also often included in local customs and traditions or rituals.
The central part of the exhibition takes us in the past, in the times of former foresters and carpenters in the Upper Savinja Valley: woodcutters, sawyers and raftsmen, horse and cart drivers, joiners, wheelwrights and carpenters. Already forgotten events, lifestyles and work habits and customs of past time are once again brought to life. The red thread which leads us through the central part of museum exhibition is represented by wood. We follow it on its way from a growing tree in the forest, through felling and harvesting to its processing into the final product. This is accompanied by the stories of people, inevitably dependent on this natural resource.
We go back in time to when felling in the mighty forests of the Upper Savinja Valley was done by axes and later hand saws, when the only way to harvest wood from the mountainous and hard-to-access world was along the trails, and when transportation of logs to saw mills was done by floating. This was the time when felling was limited to the summer and autumn months, harvesting to the winter months, and transport on water to the spring months, the time when it took a whole year for the wood to come from the forest into the hands of a buyer. The living conditions of forest workers during felling are shown, with an emphasis on the role of horse and cart drivers who played an important role in harvesting timber. The exhibition also touches on the progress brought into forestry with the change of the social system after the Second World War: construction of cableways and especially forest roads, and related introduction of modern machinery. The exhibition shows the development of sawmilling, from manual wood cutting, over primitive water-based Venetian sawmills to electric sawmills, and the role of sawmills as the only possible way for transporting large quantities of wood to distant places. The exhibition is also dedicated to the development of joinery, wheelwrighting and carpentry in the Valley, as well as to the work and life of joiners, wheelwrights and carpenters.
In the museum, you will definitely forget the modern way of life, at least for a moment, and return to a period when "time was still running more slowly". You will be able to test your knowledge of some of the Slovenian indigenous tree varieties, participate in a quiz where the correct answers assemble a tree, or play by solving wooden mind games.


Pinduoduo's monthly active users (MAU) surpassed JD by 43 million (271 million vs. 228 million) in December 2018, becoming the second biggest e-commerce platform in China?
Luckin Coffee has built up more than 2,000 outlets and has set itself a target of 4,500 by the end of 2019?
Watching short videos now accounts for 11% of time spent online in China?
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One last con indeed.
In the end, the most revolutionary thing Suits did, the most groundbreaking, and the most radical, was give us not just the ending we wanted, but the ending we deserved.
Let's call a spade a spade: "One Last Con" was the perfect ending for a show that, at times (*cough* season 7 and most of 8 *cough), tried to be too edgy, and one that played the "we know what the viewers want more than they do" game for way too long. In fact, during those long and mostly lackluster seasons, it felt like the show was being contrary just for the sake of being contrary.
Unlike Chris Carter, the original white dude who thought it was cute to keep a feisty and brilliant redhead away from the man who loved her just for shits and giggles, in the end, though, Suits absolutely delivered.
They could have killed Sheila. They could have tried to drive home the point that life isn't always perfect, and that bad shit happens to everyone. But we didn't need that, and frankly, we didn't want that either. We don't always watch TV to see reality, we watch it to escape.
And we especially don't want shitty endings, not to shows we've invested a decade of our lives into. We have enough with trying to exist in this shitty world in the year of our Lord 2019.
So, before I dive deep into what this episode was, I want to say thank you, Suits. Thank you for staying true to the relationships you built, to the people we loved. You might have taken some detours along the way to this happily ever after, but in the end, you hit not just a home run, but a grand slam, and trust me, we're all cheering.
For the last time, join me was we discuss the Marvey, the Darvey, the Shouis, and the Larvey of it all, as we talk "One Last Con":
It's taken so long to get here. They were just kids when they fell in love, as their "Perfect" first song so clearly stated. And no, they didn't know what it was, which meant they lived for many years as two people who loved each other, two people who, at times, acted more married than actual married people, and never, ever realized it.
Sometimes I look at these slow-burn romances on TV and think …how can these characters be so oblivious? It's right there, staring you in the face! But the thing about Harvey and Donna is that, despite the fact that I will argue till I'm blue in the face that this all took a couple more seasons than it should have, the rest sort of …makes sense.
They had a lot of growing up to do before they could stand there, look into each other's eyes, and say vows to each other.
Not just growing up as a couple, strangely enough, Harvey and Donna have been an unit for so long that they had less growing pains as a couple that they had as individuals. If anything, Harvey had to learn to let go of his fear of intimacy, and his anger at his mom, which colored everything in his life for so long; and Donna had to learn to let go of the idea that she wasn't good enough. But once they did, the rest was pretty smooth sailing.
Because they didn't have to learn to mean it. They didn't have to learn to love each other. They had to learn, if anything, that they could be open with that love, that they could trust that life wasn't about to screw them over because they admitted what they felt, and that taking that final step wasn't a prelude to disaster, but the beginning of the rest of their lives together.
And that's what this final episode was about, reassurance. It wasn't the wedding either of them dreamed about, and I hope they get to do it again with all their loved ones, but this moment wasn't about the rest of the world celebrating their love. This was about Harvey and Donna vowing, not just to love each other, which they've done for many years, or to support each other, or even to trust each other and to rely on each other, but to do all that out loud.
In public.
Proudly.
The way we always wanted to see them.
So here's to the newlyweds, and their eternal happiness. They do, indeed, look perfect tonight, and I couldn't be happier for them.
ONE LAST CON
After getting poetic while talking about Darvey, how can I do any less while talking about Marvey? This is, after all, the relationship that really and truly started it all, the thing that has us coming back for more – the notion that these two very different men, from wildly different backgrounds and with very different views of life could somehow come together, and not just learn from each other, but change each other for the better.
But that's the way of relationships, not just romantic ones. The people who you let into your life, the ones you really allow in, change you, sometimes for the worst, but more often than not, for the better. And this holds true not just for Mike regarding Harvey, but the other way around too.
Mike and Harvey are better for knowing each other. And of course, they're better for having Rachel and Donna in their lives, but so often TV tends to make romantic relationships the be all and end all of everything, and in reality, that just isn't so. You spend so much of your time with the people you work with, and if Suits did something right throughout the whole of its run, it's show how, in the best of circumstances, those people can become your people.
To be fair, we spend so much time highlighting the well-done romantic relationships because those are way more uncommon on TV than friendships are, but I still think Suits deserves some kudos for nine years of …well, Mike and Harvey, of two men who built a relationship of equals, one that never really intended to be a father-son kind of bond, but that, if anything, always relied on a brotherly kind of vibe.
It's easier to do father-son than it is to have two men just be …well, friends. Even if Harvey was a mentor to Mike for a lot of the show's run, this isn't a Tony Stark and Peter Parker situation, where you just wanted Harvey to adopt Mike and protect him from the world. No, by definition this was always meant to be a more balanced relationship – Mike was there to learn something from Harvey, and viceversa.
That's what that end conversation is about – a callback to who they were, while at the same time, a nod to who they are, and who they will go on to be, together. Brothers, walking into this new life together, always having each other's backs.
I'm kinda sad we don't get to see what kind of shit they will get into next, but I'm glad whatever it is, they'll be doing it together.
YOU DON'T NEED US ANYMORE
I'll be the first to say Louis Litt took a while. And I don't mean a few episodes, or even a season or two, no, getting to this point where, despite the fact that I still very literally could care less about every second of him and Sheila, I'm insanely happy for his happiness, for the chance he's got to finally shine on his own, and also just so …proud.
He's come a long way, Louis. In fact, he's come farther than I think any of us had a right to expect, back in season one. He's developed into a kind man, a ruthless lawyer and a great friend, all in one. And I will absolutely miss his friendship with Harvey and Donna. I'm sure they will too.
But the Louis that needed Harvey and Donna around to be, well, Louis, is long gone. Just like, at one point, Harvey thought he couldn't survive without Jessica, and then without Mike, Louis will go on without Harvey and Donna, because that's the way of life. And also because, as Harvey and Donna said, they won't stop being family just because they're not a couple of offices away from each other.
Family is forever.
And that's why Louis gets a section in this review, because this show has always been about family. Mike and Harvey found family in each other, yes, but they also found family in the people around them. It wasn't easy, or straightforward, family never is, but in the end, nine seasons later, I think they would both agree it was worth it.
Just as they would both agree that, sometimes, the only thing you can do for family is continue to love them and let them spread their wings. You're not losing them, you're just expanding your horizons to where they go next.
So, the firm with the ever-evolving name has had another name change – one I wholeheartedly approve of, and they're off to newer, hopefully less chaotic adventures. Louis will still be Louis, Samantha will still be Samantha, and Alex and Katrina will be there, to rein them in, like they always have.
It's an interesting idea, a new beginning for these characters, and one they wholeheartedly deserve. And yet, for all I will miss some moments with all of these people, it feels like the days of peeling back the curtain on the firm-whose-name-no-one-can-keep-track-of are over. I love them, and I will miss them, but I don't actually need to see more of them, if that makes any sense.
This part of the story is over.
Of course, they're welcome to pop by and say hi to Jessica every once in a while, just as Harvey and Mike (and Donna and hey, Rachel, even if that will never happen) are. This story continues on, even without us.
Just as the story of Harvey and Donna does. Though I wouldn't say no to more of that. I never would.
For now, I just hope someone out there is already sitting down to plan that fanfic. I will still need Rachel's reaction to Darvey finally getting together, and of course, Rachel getting to be there with Donna on Wedding 2.0, as well as these four working together, kicking ass, taking names and getting to save the world.
Oh, and there's a new show on parent network NBC with a group of lawyers trying to look out for the little guy, too. Why not come visit Memphis and Bluff City Law, Harvey? Now that'd be a hell of a crossover.
The last things I think I think:
I understand the reason for Faye, I just don't think she was the foil this show required, just as I don't think we always have to learn the lesson that life is too short because we lose someone. Of course, it happens. It happened to me. But it doesn't need to happen to every fictional character ever.
No matter where they've been in their lives, in their relationship, the one constant of Suits: Harvey doesn't lie to Donna.
"You gave me what I needed. Now, it's time for me to win this thing."
He sure moved quickly.
That whole scene was super hot, just saying.
I would honestly watch many more seasons of this …Mike, and Harvey.
Also, Mike's low blow was ALL about trying to shake Harvey up. You know it, I know it, Harvey knows it.
Katrina looks awesome EVEN in casual clothes.
Fuck you, Faye.
Make a man betray every one, only to double cross him like that.
You should have taken the win.
Remember when they tried to make her semi sympathetic?
I don't either.
Just want to state, for the record, Faye brought up Robin Hood and gave the man ideas.
"Is this something we're gonna need whiskey for?"
Mike and Harvey working together AS THEY SHOULD HAVE FROM THE BEGINNING.
"I just came here to tell you I never stopped trusting you."
This was the thing that was eating you alive, wasn't it?
"Harvey, you and I conned the world for years. I think it's time for one last con."
I LOVE KATRINA BENNET, OKAY?
THAT BULLPEN SCENE.
Do you remember when we didn't like Louis? I don't either.
"I know whose team I'm on."
AND GRETCHEN TOO.
"I know you've always been my compass."
Basically tell him what to do, Donna.
MY BABY KATRINA.
"You think you're better than everyone." I mean, she does, but even her characterization has been wonky on that regard.
Maybe I just don't get the point of that episode where she was made to look human.
The fakest argument EVER.
THAT LOOK BETWEEN HARVEY AND DONNA THEY HAD LIKE AN ENTIRE CONVERSATION OMG.
Byeeeeee Faye.
Well, that was easy.
Also, that blue looks amazing on Donna.
WALKING DOWN THAT AISLE.
The voice-over as they walk.
Anvils are falling on my head.
He had an ambulance waiting!
I'm not sure if that was A+ material, or a terrible joke, Donna.
BUT I DON'T CARE.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANYTHING.
BECAUSE HARVEY IS KNEELING.
"I'm saying I love you, and whether I knew it or not, I wanted to marry you from the moment I met you."
MIKE'S FACE.
HE'S US. WE ARE MIKE. YES.
MIKE MADE A FRAUD JOKE.
Dude, I'm so happy Louis and Sheila actually got married if we're at the making decisions for your wife stage.
DON'T YOU DARE KILL SHEILA.
I don't even like her, but that's not the ending I want.
"You are my everything."
I'm not crying, you're crying.
Thank God Sheila is fine.
"Without you I'm empty."
Harvey, you need to stop or I will absolutely cry.
IT'S THAT SONG. SERIOUSLY.
THAT SONG.
"We were just kids when we fell in love, not knowing what it was."
MY FACE IS LEAKING.
"We're going to Seattle, to work with Mike and Rachel."
"You said you'd never leave."/"I meant we'd be there for as long as you needed us. You don't need us anymore."
This is so deep, and I hate it but I love it.
"No matter where we are, we'll always be your family."
The aesthetic of Harvey and Donna standing together, looking at the bullpen.
THIS HARVEY AND MIKE CONVO.
Am I enjoying it as much as I am because I'm the freak who remembers that convo from the "Pilot" almost line by line?
I'm gonna cry with Katrina.
"You know I couldn't have done any of this without you?"/"Any of what?"/"Anything"
SHE GETS THE SLOW WALK OUT
DONNA DOES
ONLY DONNA.
Donna and Louis, holding hands. It's perfect. PERFECT.
It was them and Harvey, and Harvey deserves that last shot.
And then Harvey.
AND THAT SONG.
AND THAT FLASHBACK.
I'm weeping.
Agree? Disagree? What did you think of "One Last Con"? Share with us in the comments below!
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NIRMALA says:
I really enjoyed this article on your views. And I absolutely love your final thoughts. I was going through the same exact thing. To read it over here Just made me live through it again. What an epic end. It was awesome. I'll always be a forever Suits fan.
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz says:
Thank you so much! It was indeed an epic ending, and the type we'll be re-watching for years to come.
Aksh says:
It was a super ending to a super show! My absolute fav. Tops my list so much that I'm unable to move on yet!
To be honest quite sad at the ending. It should be Specter Litt!!!
And Mike was always abit over-bearing considering Harvey did made him.
He's always opposing Harvey, and only became friends again once Harvey relents.
He's a basic dick.
And now he's Harvey's Boss.
This is ridiculous.
Well in my world, they somehow manage to get Jessica back and it becomes
PEARSON SPECTER LITT
with Pearson in helm.
Harvey the godlike closer.
Litt the super financial wiz.
By laws to dictate that name don't change for a decade.
Mike can go be happy at his own firm.
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It was a big bag of cliches with really bad proof reading. I mean I know I am not a grammarian myself, rather really bad at it but people at Sristhi Publishers have surpassed me hands down.
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