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It's been almost 2 weeks since my final race of 2016. I'm still glad it's over and thankful for the recovery period I'm taking to prepare for Boston training. I really debated hard about doing this race. The Las Vegas Half and Laughlin Half were races I signed up for so long ago, and neither were goal races for me. I haven't focused on the half distance in over a year, but I've benefited from my marathon training by pulling away 2 half marathon PR's this year at San Diego (1:31) and Big Cottonwood (1:26). As much as I wanted to end 2016 on a high note, I was ready for it to be over. I know some folks can handle high mileage and doing lots of racing, but I am not one of them.
I initially signed up for Laughlin because it boasted a flat, fast course and a small field of runners (about 500). This was the 2nd annual race, and I looked up the first female time for the prior year and she finished in 1:31. I thought I could go for a PR and try to win. The entire week leading up to the race, I was frustrated with how my body felt and the fact that I signed up for this race. I had a speed workout a few days before that contained two 10 minute intervals at half marathon pace, and I bailed about 2 minutes into the first interval. Not really the confidence boost I needed, but a clear indicator my body wanted to rest.
The race was on Saturday, which is always nice because it gives you Sunday to really rest after the race instead of heading straight back to work. Peter, Ricky, and I left Friday morning go go out there, made a few Dunkin' Donuts stops on the way and arrived in Laughlin just before 5 pm. Laughlin is funny because its right next to the Arizona border - you just have to cross the river and you're in Nevada. Our phones kept switching back and forth with the time because Arizona is 1 hour ahead of Nevada and California. It was annoying not to know what time it really was!
We went straight to the expo, which (as expected) was very tiny. Peter really hyped up this race on social media, so a ton of people from a local LA run club were there. We chatted with them for a bit and then went to check into our hotel. Most of the hotels in Laughlin are a bit rundown, and so is the city, especially during the winter. We stayed at Harrahs, which was at the end of the strip of hotels. I think the strip of hotels is about a mile long maybe, so a very small city. After checking in and settling into our rooms, it was time to eat. We found a local Italian place on the AZ side of the river and carb loaded there.
The race started at 7 am, and we had to be at the start line by 6:30. The start line was at the local high school, about 2 miles West of Laughlin. The course had changed from the prior year, and the race promised it was even faster than the first year. Winds were crazy and temps were low at 40° - the winds made it feel like 20°! I wore my typical tank and shorts because I knew I'd get warm once we were running. We all waited inside the high school hallways until it was time to start the race.
The race start was a little weird. The sensors were set up in the parking lot, but it wasn't clear which way you were supposed to run. I went to the front and ran into Vivian, my friend from the LA running groups. She was with Dolores, a super fast woman who won the Santa Clarita Marathon a few years ago. I began to second guess trying to win it once I saw her, but there was no time to think. The race started when some one yelled "GO!"
We winded our way through the parking lot and then went downhill to get onto the track. I only had a few men in front of me at this point. We finished mile 1 running around the track. Once we got out of the track, we had to make our way back up the hill we just came down. The hill went on gradually for what felt like forever while battling the 30 mph wind head on. I was still chasing a ton of boys, but got nervous every time someone came up behind me. My pace was slowing due to the wind and the hill and I did a 7:54 and 8:11 for my second and third mile. Much slower than the sub 6:50 I needed for a 1:30 finish time. Just before mile 3, we turned North onto the main road and Dolores came up on me. I was okay with this. She's a great runner. My goal was to maintain second female.
The main road was rolling hills, but the wind was still coming on hard. I got taken over by 2 more women running together just after mile 3. I just focused on getting through the rolling hills. I knew the course had some downhill coming up and I was a strong downhill runner. When we turned East just after mile 4, the course started it's decent. I overtook the two women and finished mile 5 in 6:26. I knew this was a bit too fast and I didn't want to cramp, but it was hard to slow down. I could see the dam and knew we had to run across it, but we kept going down and the dam was rising above us. Finally I saw the hill we needed to climb to get up the dam. UGH.
The dam slowed me down. I got through mile 8 which finished just on the Arizona side of the dam in an 8:05. About a quarter mile later, we turned around to head back to the dam and down the hill we came up. I hit the mile 9 marker, but my watch was at 8.7 miles. Uh oh. I was worried the course was going to be short. I hit the 10 mile mark on the bottom of the hill before we hit the river path to go back to downtown Laughlin, but my watch still somewhere in mile 9. I was getting really nervous that the course was short at this point. I could see the casinos coming up in the distance and I frantically searched for the 11 mile marker. I was relieved that I actually hit 11 at the 11 mile mark. Ok, back on track.
At this point, we joined the 5K runners as they were making their turnaround. The path wasn't too crowded, but there were quite a few walkers and I spent a lot of energy playing frogger with them. I was still feeling strong, but new that the 1:30 I wanted was out of reach because I couldn't make up enough time from the uphills. Then I saw the 12 mile marker and we were nowhere near mile 12. I was showing 11.65 miles on my watch. We came across a bridge and my watch buzzed for mile 12. We hit the downhill to come off the path and onto the street. When I came up to the corner, a race volunteer was yelling, "just a half mile more!" A half mile? What???
I pushed as hard as I could to make sure no woman came up on me. Dolores was out of site, so I had no hope of catching her, but I was not going to give up second without a fight. Even if the course was short. The finish line was a little lackluster, with no real signage, but I knew it ended at the outlets parking lot and I could see the sign. I came into the finish and heard Ricky yelling "Go J!" I crossed the finish and stopped my watch immediately. 12.66 miles?? 1:29:55. There's my sub 1:30, but a huge disappointment to come up short on the mileage. Based on my 7:06 average, it would've been a 1:33 finish.
I met up with Ricky and told him I was disappointed that the course was short, but whatever. We waited for Peter to come in and he did well! He ran sub 2:10 which was much better than Vegas for him (Vegas was tough on everyone I think!). We went to the finish line festival where they were giving away local beer and they started the age group awards. It took a long time to get through the 5K runners, but they finally did the half marathon awards. For placing in your age group you got an additional medal that that doubled as a beer opener. Pretty cool. Sadly, they only gave another award to the first place overall male and female finishers - so nothing for coming in 2nd. I can appreciate that though. Who care's about 2nd if you were shooting to win?
Would I run this race again? No. I love small races, but to come up so short on a race is annoying, however, I've also run a ton of long courses this year (both LA and Vancouver were a quarter mile longer). Yes, maybe it's my Garmin, but I can understand being off by maybe a tenth of a mile, but a quarter or a half mile is ridiculous (and yes, I run the corners peeps!). The time of year for this race is rough too. Last year and this year were windy, and I'm guessing it will continue to be that way. This wasn't the way I wanted to end my 2016 racing season, but I'm glad it's over and that I had a tiny bit of redemption from Vegas.


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Me: Checking my phone to pull up Cartwheel app for a discount (that didn't even apply anyway ... stupid, stupid, stupid), and because I'm connected to Target wifi I can see a new email message letting me know my 11 a.m. conference call (Google Hangout) would be starting a little late.
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I type back a reply that I messed up the dates so would be even later, get through checkout without sobbing and high tail it to the car. Throw in the goods and peel out. Get stuck behind a slow-AF truck on Highland (maybe should have taken the Interstate, but that's always risky),
I still made it home by 11:15, set up the Google Hangout and get into the call without missing too much. (Because of the delay I was probably only 7 minutes off the call's actual start time, but still.)
My heart is still racing thinking about it.
Thankfully the call itself was good and productive, and we talked further later in the afternoon (while Jane watched a Thomas - lucky girl ... and lucky me that our Internet could handle streaming that video and the Google Hangout, although that was voice-only at least).
But here's the thing - where did I go wrong? I put the meeting on my Google Calendar but forgot to put a reminder. I don't think I put it in my small pocket calendar (lives in my purse) because the meeting was just set late last week and I don't necessarily look at that small calendar that often. (For some reason I was thinking the call was tomorrow.)
I didn't check either the Google calendar or my pocket calendar when I made my "daily page" for today, which is an error on my part obviously. How do I get in the habit? Is this a reason why you have your calendar in the bullet journal directly -- or at least a list of dates w/ a line to input time sensitive appointments like that?
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Bobby Jay Elkin Jr., a former country manager in Kyrgyzstan for tobacco company Dimon Inc, now called Alliance One International, was sentenced to just three years' probation a $5,000 fine. He had pleaded guilty in August to a one-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
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In an unusual tandem settlement, two unrelated U.S. tobacco companies and their foreign subsidiaries today resolved civil and criminal FCPA charges with the SEC and DOJ.
In the criminal cases, two foreign subsidiaries of North Carolina-based Alliance One International Inc. agreed to pay a total of $9.45 million in fines. And a Brazilian subsidiary of Virginia-based Universal Corporation agreed to pay a $4.4 million criminal fine.
Alliance One's Swiss and Kyrgyzstan subsidiaries pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia to separate three-count criminal informations charging them with conspiring to violate the FCPA and violations of the anti-bribery provisions and books and records provisions of the FCPA.
Universal's Brazilian subsidiary pleaded guilty to a two-count information in the Eastern District of Virginia. It was charged with conspiring to violate the anti-bribery provisions and books and records provisions of the FCPA, and with violating the FCPA's anti-bribery provisions.
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Alliance One was formed in 2005 with the merger of Dimon Incorporated and Standard Commercial Corporation, both wholesale leaf tobacco merchants. The FCPA violations were committed by employees and agents of foreign subsidiaries of both Dimon and Standard before the merger.
Earlier this week, Bobby Jay Elkin Jr., a former Dimon executive, pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information charging him with conspiracy to violate the FCPA. Elkin, 50, of Washington, D.C., was Dimon's country manager in Kyrgyzstan. He faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine. His sentencing date hasn't been set.
In April, the SEC brought a civil enforcement action against Elkin and three other former employees of Dimon. It charged them with violating the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA and aiding and abetting violations. The defendants agreed to settle the charges, with two of them paying $40,000 in penalties. The SEC didn't impose financial penalties on Elkin.
Final sentencing for Alliance One subsidiaries is scheduled for October 21, 2010.
Alliance One International trades on the NYSE under the symbol AOI.
Universal Corporation trades on the NYSE under the symbol UVV.
View the DOJ's August 6, 2010 release here.
View the SEC's Litigation Release No. 21618 and Accounting and Auditing Enforcement Release No. 3170 (both dated August 6, 2010) in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Universal Corporation, Inc., Civil Action No. 01:10-cv-01318 (RWR) (D.D.C.) (filed August 6, 2010) and Securities and Exchange Commission v. Alliance One International Inc., Civil Action No. 01:10-cv-01319 (RMU) (D.D.C.) (filed August 6, 2010) here.
Download the SEC's civil complaint against Universal Corporation here.
Download the SEC's civil complaint against Alliance One International here.
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From 1996 through 2004, Dimon's subsidiary in Kyrgyzstan paid more than $3 million in bribes to various government officials to purchase Kyrgyz tobacco. Defendant Bobby J. Elkin, Jr., 49, a former country manager for Kyrgyzstan, arranged the bribes through a bank account held under his name called the Special Account.
Another defendant, Baxter J. Myers, 65, a former regional financial director, authorized transfers from a Dimon subsidiary's bank account to the Special Account, and defendant Thomas G. Reynolds, 54, a former corporate controller, recorded the payments made from the Special Account in Dimon's books.
Dimon also paid bribes in a scenario familiar to many western companies operating in high-risk countries. Its office, according to the SEC's civil complaint, was subjected to continuous audits by Kyrgyz tax officials. Some Dimon personnel devoted most of their work hours to answering questions from the tax inspectors. As soon as one audit finished, another would begin. The inspectors were never satisfied. Because Dimon once "failed to submit two reports to the tax office," they imposed a fine of about $171,741 and threatened to seize its bank accounts and tobacco inventory. The tax inspectors later offered to reduce the penalties in exchange for Dimon's cash payment.
Separately, from 2000 to 2003, Dimon paid bribes of about $542,590 to officials of the government-controlled Thailand Tobacco Monopoly in exchange for about $9.4 million in sales contracts. Defendant Tommy L. Williams, 55, a former sales executive, directed tobacco sales from Brazil and Malawi to the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly through Dimon's agent in Thailand. He authorized the payment of bribes to government officials of the Thailand Tobacco Monopoly. These bribes were characterized as commissions paid to Dimon's agent in Thailand.
Defendants Myers and Reynolds agreed to pay civil penalties of $40,000 each. All four defendants also consented to the entry of final judgments permanently enjoining them from violating the anti-bribery provisions of the FCPA (Section 30A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) and aiding and abetting violations of Sections 13(b)(2)(A) and 13(b)(2)(B).
Alliance One International, Inc. was formed in May 2005 -- after the offenses described in the SEC's complaint -- with the merger of Dimon and Standard Commercial Corporation. The company trades on the NYSE under the symbol AOI.
View the SEC's April 29, 2010 Litigation Release No. 21509 in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Bobby J. Elkin, Jr., Baxter J. Myers, Thomas G. Reynolds, and Tommy L. Williams, Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-00661 (RMU) (D.D.C.) (filed April 28, 2010) here.
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1 (2 to 3 pound) whole chicken
garlic powder,
salt, pepper, paprika,
and italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
Wad three pieces of aluminum foil into 3 to 4 inch balls, and place them in the bottom of the slow cooker.
Rinse the chicken, inside and out, under cold running water. Pat dry with paper towels. Rub the chicken with butter the rub with the salt, pepper and paprika, garlic powder and italian seasoning and place in the slow cooker on top of the crumbled aluminum foil.
Set the slow cooker to Low for about 8 to 9 hours, or until the chicken is no longer pink and the juices run clear
Sometimes I'll put chopped onions and garlic on the inside too for more flavor.


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this is my first post as I'm just getting into Black Ink.
I started with experimenting with creating my own brushes and I came across an issue. When using the Direction (0..1) controller on the Rotation parameter, the brush's behaviour will change when rotating the canvas.
In other words, if the brush is painting vertical lines (x=low, y=high) when at 0°, it will paint horizontal lines (x=low, y=high) when the canvas is rotated 90°.
This pretty much renders rotating the canvas useless in these situations. Am I missing something? Is there a setting I can use to counteract this behaviour?
Otherwise, I'm enjoying this great product and am looking forward to updates, they seem very promising (blur etc.)
Thank you in advance.


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It's always a pleasure for me to wear transparent dresses, they are so seductive! I like it when my skin shines a bit through the lightweight material., you can see something here and there or even not. In this photoset I wear exactly such a sweet see through dress I talking about. The smooth outfit snuggles up against my long legs, showing very much but also hide enough ;-)
I felt myself unbelievable sexy and alluring in this combination so I couldn't resist to touch and stroke my body. Over and over again they slided to my big breast, my bum... well what I speak here... simply take a look at the pictures... :-) *sweet kisses* SWAY
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Annie creates playful, health-promoting experiences that traverse the digital and physical realms. Her background in computer science and fine art combine elegantly to produce beautiful interactive experiences that blur the lines between installation, environment, product and place. She is an advocate for cross-disciplinary collaboration and problem solving, seeking to leverage the best that cutting-edge technology can offer while humanizing and fitting it into the natural fabric of human life.
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BoostTurbine2000 is made of tough but lightweight aluminum and with its sleek and elegant design it's compact enough to fit in your pocket. BoostTurbine2000 features a Micro-USB DC input to use with most smartphone chargers and a standard USB port for charging any mobile device. Press button to see LED indicator of battery charge level. BoostTurbine2000 is completely self-contained and it's all you need for an on-the-go-power solution.
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|On College Football 2018: The End
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|I cant believe the regular season is over already.
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|Books: State of Fear
|Thursday, 2007 November 8 - 8:38 pm
|Another Michael Crichton science-fiction-y drama (i.e. the kind of book I read on airplanes).
You probably remember Michael Crichton from such books and movies as Jurassic Park, and, uh, Congo. After having made his start writing medical dramas (he went to medical school for a while, and ended up producing the television show "E.R."), much of his recent efforts have been dramatic thrillers, loosely based on scientific ideas.
In State of Fear, Crichton tackles global warming. Or rather, he spends about 600 pages on a diatribe about how global warming is a huge myth, and then weaves in about 100 pages of thin drama around the idea. The story is about a nefarious scheme by eco-terrorists who try to create tsunamis and floods in order to advance the idea that global warming is a threat to the world. Yeah, really.
You can't defend the story by saying it's simply a novel, because ordinarily, a novel would not contain hundreds of charts and graphs with footnote annotations about their sources. But neither can you say it's a scientific work, because Crichton fails to distinguish between the factual and the fictional elements of his writings. It's as if he's saying, "Look, I found this here information in a real scientific journal; therefore, you should believe my story that global warming was foisted upon us by minority elements of the scientific community, along with feeble-minded Hollywood celebrities and well-funded eco-terrorists."
Reading the book as a novel, I found all the ranting to be tedious. Reading it as an essay, I found all overblown drama to be tedious. Either way: tedious.
Do me a favor, Michael. If you want to be taken seriously about your thoughts on global warming, then make a documentary. Or write a peer-reviewed article in a scientific journal. Or heck, have a debate against Al Gore. But don't use a piece of fiction to advance your ideas.
As for your thoughts on global warming: I'm pretty convinced that you're wrong. I do agree that we, as a society, tend to have overblown fears about things that we don't understand. But I don't think you're adding value to the dialogue by injecting a bunch of pseudo-science into the picture.
You want to talk about overblown fears? How about the fear that gay marriage will ruin the institution of marriage for heterosexuals? Or the fear that illegal immigrants will destroy the American way of life? Or your own personal irrational fear, that liberal Hollywood elitists and media tycoons are brainwashing American society? Why don't you write about that?
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A special place for sparking imagination and creativity for children (ages 3-10) and parents; to tinker with technology and indulge in some free unstructured play. Meet like-minded parents, make new friends, and exchange ideas on how children learn today.
THEME: Art With A Twist
1. Scribble Bot
Build your own scribble-bot that can draw an infinite variety of patterns. Is automated painting the future?
Learn about: Automation
2. Lego Painting
Use Lego in a creative way! They make great stamps to paint. What will you draw with the famous LEGO dots?
Learn about: Patterns
3. Splash Painting in a Box
Build your own splash studio in a box! Use a motor and make incredible abstract painting!
Learn about: Centrifugal Force
The Imagin8ors App:
Nurture an early foundation of deeper learning and 21st Century skills like creativity, critical thinking, and character traits in your child- just by investing 10-15 minutes a day on a fun, bonding experience together!
Immerse yourselves in learning content personalised for your child and carefully screened by our panel of educators. Take onchallenges that help with deeper learning- solve problems, have open-ended conversations together, tinker and create!
The app is powered by our proprietary learning platform that unites decades of research in the science of learning with cutting edge technology.
Registrants to the Open House will be sent an invitation to download the app.
Event Details:
Date: Saturday, 16 September, 2017
Time: 10.30am - 12.30pm
Venue: The Meeting Point, 73B Ayer Rajah Crescent, Singapore 139952 Ayer Rajah Crescent, Singapore 139952
Each ticket admits 1 child + 1 or 2 parents
This is a community event and we'd like to spread the Joy of Learning to as many people as possible! Join us and invite ONE friend to be a part of the event. The more the merrier!
We will send an email invite to download the Imagin8ors App after you sign up for the Open House.
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We believe that learning should be individualised to each child, so we have at least 1 facilitator for 3 children during our experiences, and we give them enough freedom to express their own personality in what they make.
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Imagin8ors is an Education Technology Startup that seeks to reimagine learning. We deliver highly curated learning experiences to parents and children (ages 3-10) around computational thinking, STEAM, and many other interest areas.
Our goal is to build the foundation of 21st century capabilities through deeper learning experiences and to nurture the imagination and creativity of each child. We aim to empower parents to be active participants in their child's learning journey.
We are backed by SPH, Infocomm Investments and PlugandPlay (a leading technology accelerator based in Silicon Valley), among others. We have collaborated with leading organizations like NTUC Learning Hub, Science Centre, One Maker Group, Esplanade, National Design Centre etc. to co-create and support creative programs.


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Vector Zero is a 'total' conversion mod for Superstatic which brings a new cast, story and setting to the game tweaked for maximum Sci-Fi action. Pit your wits and ability to manipulate against a new breed of danger. Be the Mutant.
With the release of Superstatic's second demo release, try Vector Zero for the first time!
vector zero - demo out now!
Devclopment log for August 28th, 2014. See some new level design in the works!
vz dev log - "longer than it is wider."
Vector Zero is a total conversion mod for Technicolour Rain - Be the mutant.
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Remember the Green Hill, Chemical Plant, and Sky Sanctuary zones from the Genesis-era Sonic the Hedgehog games? This is what they look like with a Sonic Generations makeover. Do you like what you see?
I'm definitely digging the new life Sega is bringing to these iconic levels from the good old days. Seeing those familiar landmarks and patterns should certainly help ease old-school Sonic fans into the 3D environments. Some may cry blasphemy, but it's not like they've gone and killed every virtual and physical copy of the originals. They're still right there if we need them.
Now let's flatten some more Sonic Adventure levels!
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Often the task of decluttering is overwhelming. Here are a few practical ways to get started.
1. Start with the things that don't feel complicated. Look for the visible things that you don't feel attached to, the stacks of newspapers, the trinkets in the your bedside table, obvious trash, spare change, the things that are lying around the house that get left out or shoved in drawers because they don't have a designated place.
2. Go through each room looking for the items that you don't have to spend too much time thinking about. Throw away/recycle anything that is obviously trash. Toss anything you can easily part with (that isn't trash) into a laundry basket or a box to donate. The point is to scan you home for the things that you don't know why you haven't gotten rid of yet.
3. For the places that you can quickly purge, try containing like items in small trays or use drawer inserts/dividers to make things easier to locate.
Having trouble getting started? Here is a list of items that are easy to purge or make a permanent home for:
-spare change
-your least favorite coffee mugs
-relevant flyers or invitations
-mismatched or unused hangers
-papers to file
-old makeup
-bills to pay
-office supplies
-take out utensils
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We are honored to bring you this guest post from Dr. M Yaqub Mirza, President & CEO, Sterling Management Group, Inc. and author of "Five Pillars of Prosperity: Essentials of Faith-Based Wealth Building" which is available on Amazon. This article is an excerpt from his book released here in two parts. You can read Part I here.
Giving While Living: Part II
There appears to be much confusion within the Muslim community when it comes to distribution of wealth among one's children. To begin with, while living, we must treat all of our children equally in every respect (i.e., upbringing, clothing, education, cars, marriage, and travel), and without discrimination between male and female. A child, whether male or female, has a right to sustenance, education, proper care, and being treated equally while the parents are alive. (An exception is if one child is handicapped and has special needs –therefore, this child may be given more than the others.) This principle is supported by Hadith. The Prophet asked a man who had given a gift to his son: "'Have you other children besides this one?' He said, 'Yes.' The Prophet asked, 'Have you awarded a gift like this to all of them?' The man said, 'No.' The Prophet said, 'I am not going to bear witness to this act of injustice.'"[3] Continue reading


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FIFA 15 Career Mode Cheap Bargain Players
After covering all of the cheat codes and best U21 players we thought that we'd release a video that showcases the best cheap bargain players that gamers can buy on the FIFA 15 career mode. We all like a decent bargain and this list of players in the footage below can be bought for your club at ridiculous knockdown prices.
One of the most fascinating aspects of this really interesting glitch in the game is that you can buy some established and youth Premier League players for your football league club. You can literally start a manager mode in league 1 or 2 with your chosen team and get some well known BPL stars for very little transfer funds.
As most of you will already know, we don't like to just focus on Ultimate Team all of the time even though it is the most popular game mode in the FIFA video game franchise. We also like to give tips and tricks out about Pro Clubs and Career Mode and we will continue to do so for as long as people take value from our posts and video tutorials.
Some of the more recognizable faces from the players i uncovered as bargains include Bellerin, James Wilson, Gnabry, Dummett, Joel Campbell and many more. I show you a few examples of bidding lower amounts of money on these players than what the actual club is willing to accept and they still end up accepting the bids.
So you can mess around with this type of tactic and experiment a little by offering certain sums of cash and then if they're not accepted just load up your saved game again and submit a new offer. It doesn't matter if it's not accepted because that's literally the worst thing that's going to happen, they can only say no so you might as well keep on trying to get these players for as cheap as you possibly can.
One of the best ways to find these players with huge talent that the big EPL clubs want to get rid of is to compose a search on the transfer market with the preferences set to 16-22 for age range and all loan listed players. These players are not wanted by their parent clubs and the respected team will want to get them off their books asap.


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When it comes to chronic pain treatment and management, many patients have tried it all. From exercise to injections to surgeries, some chronic pain conditions may feel incurable. Until now. A relatively new type of treatment is making waves and starting conversations all around the pain community: MLS laser therapy.
What is MLS laser therapy?
MLS laser therapy is a non-invasive pain management technique that uses low-level laser therapy to reduce pain and inflammation. It is most commonly used for pain related to arthritis or sciatica. It's been used in Europe for pain management for decades, and has recently been used in veterinary care.
MLS therapy is also sometimes referred to as cold laser therapy (but only when utilized as specified below). MLS laser therapy is creating much discussion in the pain treatment community, but without much evidence of efficacy beyond the anecdotal. Multiwave lock system (MLS) laser therapy uses two therapeutic wavelengths – 808 nanometer (anti-edemic and anti-inflammatory) and 905 nanometer (analgesic) – to reach deeper into tissues and nerves that are affected by pain and inflammation.
According to Dr. Jean Santo, a pain management specialist and anesthesiologist, these synchronized wavelengths cause a metabolic reaction in the cells that stimulates healing and pain relief. In general, all laser therapy treatments work in essentially the same manner, according to doctor of chiropractic Dr. Phil Harrington, who trained at Palmer College of Chiropractic:
"By stimulating the cytochrome oxidase enzyme, we are utilizing that oxygen in the respiratory chain inside of the mitochondria, producing more ATP for that cell. So regardless of what kind of cell it is, it's going to function at a higher level. Now, we are not turbocharging. We're not making your body do anything that it could not normally do. We're just facilitating the process. We are helping those cells produce the energy that they normally would, so they can function as they normally should."
Lasers are, essentially, helping the cell to complete a natural process that has, for some reason, stalled or slowed. The following video, from the producers of the technology, gives a great overview of this treatment option.
How does MLS laser therapy work?
MLS laser therapy uses higher-powered Class 4 lasers. In some cases, laser treatments may use lasers similar to what you might find in a laser pointer. This is not a strong enough laser to be therapeutic. And unlike the type of lasers used to remove tattoos and other surgical or dermatological processes that pin pointedly focus on one area, MLS lasers have a wider range that allows them to spread deeply into the tissues of the body.
Combining the two wavelengths in an MLS laser offers the power of pain relief with an anti-inflammatory action. Lasers increase circulation in the treatment area, sending oxygen and blood to the painful region. This increased circulation and blood flow stimulates tissue healing, cell repair, and healthy tissue growth.
MLS laser therapy is indicated primarily for musculoskeletal pain, including:
- Tendinitis
- Bursitis
- Muscle strains, sprains, and tears
- Arthritis and other degenerating joint conditions
- Slipped or bulging discs
- Spinal compression
- Sciatica
- Injuries to the soft tissues
- Scarring
- Pre- and post-surgical pain
Other benefits may include things like improved nerve function and immunoregulation.
What is K laser therapy?
Another type of laser therapy, K laser therapy, adds a third wavelength to the treatment at 970 nanometers. Proponents of this treatment believe that this third wavelength is the most efficient way to increase microcirculation in the cells. In addition to the above conditions, K laser therapy is recommended for:
- Repetitive use injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome
- Traumatic injury
- Acute injury
- Frozen shoulder
Many also report relief from this type of therapy, noting that it works well for mild to moderate cases of pain.
Does MLS laser therapy work?
MLS laser therapy is promising, but there isn't enough research on it to know for sure yet. A 2014 paper from the Frontiers in Physiology journal notes how there is simply not enough large-scale rigorous studies on this therapy yet to show objectively that it works. They note the following challenges for low-level laser therapy (LLLT) research:
"What tends to plague research using LLLT as a treatment modality is that there is no standard of care. Studies differ in overall dosage and wavelength which limits the ability to accurately draw conclusions. Currently, there are also no long-term studies that have evaluated LLLT."
However, they do also go on to say that low-level laser therapy has shown some benefit in relieving neck pain. It may also prove to be even more beneficial when combined with an exercise program. The researchers note that:
"Pain is a very complex condition that manifests itself in a variety of different forms. Perhaps there is no set standard of care that will encompass everyone's needs. However, it is clear that LLLT may be beneficial for many individuals suffering from pain, regardless of the condition that is causing it."
One survey that did have positive results was on low-level laser therapy for rheumatoid arthritis
What is MLS laser therapy cost?
Both MLS laser therapy and K laser therapy are FDA-approved, but not necessarily as a pain-relieving treatments.
K lasers are approved as a warming device only, and MLS is still viewed as experimental. Both MLS and K laser treatments are usually not covered by insurance, but some doctors such as Dr. Santo offer a cash option for treatment. Dr. Santo charges $60 for each treatment, a price that is, for some, worth every penny. Lisa Knott, one of Dr. Santo's patients, suffered from hip and back pain since high school until trying MLS laser therapy treatments. She found pain relief and increased mobility on the same day of the treatment.
Many other clinics charge between $60-$100 per treatment, though these costs may vary depending on how many treatments you need, the area being treated, and where you live.
Are there any MLS laser therapy reviews?
Even though there's not much research on this treatment, there are patients who are reporting anecdotal relief from it. In addition to Knott's pain relief, others have also shared their MLS laser therapy reviews. These include:
- Melanie's review of MLS therapy for her plantar fasciitis on Runner's World. She notes: "My four-month layoff decreased the acute pain, but it was the laser treatment that gave immediate, near-total relief, and that got me out running again. Well worth five appointments and $75."
- Tom's MLS laser therapy review for his psoriatic arthritis in his hands. He reports: "His pain was cut in half after the first week of treatment. After three more treatments during the second week, his hands were almost back to normal and swelling was almost completely gone. After a couple more treatments during the third week, the pain was gone and he was back to normal activity."
- The same report from Herald & Review also discussed Barb, who suffered from pain after a total shoulder replacement. Her husband writes: "It's the first time in over a year that my wife was able to put on her sweater without help, and she is able to do the dishes. She's also forgetting to take her pain medications, and that's a good sign."
- Oakland Park Laser Therapy's video gallery of patients who found relief with MLS laser therapy after suffering from conditions like knee pain, sciatica, and back pain. As one patient notes: "My knee is 90% better from what it was before and I am able to walk up and down stairs with ease!"
Finally, one patient talks about how MLC therapy helped with her foot pain.
Should I try MLS laser therapy?
All of the benefits of MLS treatment sound impressive, but there is very little scientific evidence to support the claims made by both patients and doctors. This does not necessarily mean that the treatment is ineffective, but rather that you should proceed with caution and pay very close attention to the way your pain responds. You should also always talk to your primary pain doctors before trying any new therapies or treatments.
MLS laser treatments may vary, from one treatment a week for six weeks to several treatments a week for a shorter period of time. Side effects are virtually non-existent as the laser is non-invasive and not designed to physically pierce the skin.
It is difficult to say definitively whether or not MLS laser therapy is a viable treatment option for chronic pain. It is promising for pain conditions, like foot pain, sciatica, and arthritis. The best way to approach this treatment is in conversation with your doctor. If you or someone you love has suffered from refractory chronic pain with little relief regardless of treatment, it may be worth it to give MLS laser therapy a try. Many suggest trying MLS laser therapy if your other option is surgery, as it provides a relatively low-cost opportunity to try a non-invasive approach to your pain.
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Today I want to show you how you can easily implement fully-automated drip campaigns in SharePoint using just your browser.
So what are drip campaigns anyway? Wikipedia is always a handy research tool for these things: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drip_Marketing. So basically you want to send a series of messages to your customers, at preset time intervals, as a follow-up to registration, product download, etc. These messages can contain instructions, advertisements, images or anything else you need. The main goal here is to create a meaningful virtual conversation with your customer, without having to hire a horde of marketing people.
So what do you need? You need Infowise Smart Alert Pro, our upgrade to the good old SharePoint alerts. Two of its main features are the ability to send email to external accounts, even those saved in any text column, and user-defined email templates, that you create and manage yourself.
What we need is to create a Contacts list where you will enter the contact information of your new customers. The list will have a set of custom alerts attached to it, each triggered after a pre-set time interval, starting from the moment the customer entry was created. In our case, we will have 3 templates: one will go out after a week, the second - after two weeks and the third - after a month. Obviously you can create as many templates as you need and define the intervals the way you want them. You can even set conditions for the alerts, so, for instance, if you marked the customer as not willing to receive any additional emails, the system will stop sending to that customer.
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Petri Anttila is an commercial/live event photographer based in Helsinki Finland. He has worked all over the world and his clientele includes the biggest event's and festivals in Finland.
Petri works as the Global Head of Photography at Slush. He's also the team leader for photographers at Flow Festival, Pori Jazz and Blockfest.
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When Serena Williams was crowned SI's 2015 Sportsperson of the Year, she subsequently became the first woman in 32 years and the first black woman ever to win the award outright. And in her inspiring acceptance speech, she didn't hesitate to address the body-shaming and criticism she's faced throughout her career.
"I've had people look down on me, put me down because I didn't look like them — I look stronger," she explained. "I've had people look past me because [of] the color of my skin, I've had people overlook me because I was a woman, I've had critics say I [would] never win another Grand Slam when I was only at number seven — and here I stand today with 21 Grand Slam titles, and I'm still going."
Now, in a grand gesture for the ages, Serena has FINALLY made her way back to the pages of SI Swimsuit. The tennis superstar shuts down the critics once and for all, proving that strong is, and always has been, sexy.
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Since I already wrote up a post earlier with a bunch of accessories for book-lovers, though hardly any would be great for men, I decided to make a separate, dedicated list just for them.
I thought this list was going to be much shorter than the previous one, but surprisingly enough, I did find a good amount of nice things, like ties, cuff links, a mug, a money clip, and a flask. See them all below!
Library Books Literary Book Tie (bowtie) by Gustys
Sterling Silver The Hobbit Cuff Links by Paul Townsend
Penguin Books Cuff Links by Jon Turner
"To Be" and "Not To Be?" Cuff Links on Satyrika
Book Tree Tie by Tim Foley on Zazzle
Book Lovers Necktie by Three Outside on Zazzle
I "heart" Books Tie by Annalee Blysse on Zazzle
"What Would Don Quixote Do?" Mug by Reely on CafePress
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Third Annual Arctic Encounter Symposium - January 15-16, 2016
The third annual Arctic Encounter Symposium (AES) in Seattle, Washington convened policymakers, industry leaders, and leading experts to confront the leading issues in Arctic policy, innovation, and development. The two-day program included two keynote luncheons, 6 expert plenary sessions, 8 break out session panels, 5 reports, a networking cocktail reception and seated dinner. A closing reception also took place at the conclusion of the program.
As the largest annual Arctic policy event in the United States, the AES mission is to raise awareness, engage challenges, and develop solutions for the future of a region and a people.
Exclusive tour of the USCG HEALY Icebreaker on the afternoon of January 14, 2016.
To learn more about the USCG HEALY Icebreaker and her recent missions to the Arctic and to the north pole, please click here.
Registration & Continental Breakfast - University of Washington
Expert Plenary Sessions & Reports - University of Washington
Keynote Luncheon - University of Washington
Cocktail Reception & Seated Three Course Dinner with Keynote Address - Museum of History and Industry on South Lake Union
Registration & Continental Breakfast - University of Washington
Expert Plenary Sessions & Reports - University of Washington
Keynote Luncheon - University of Washington
Break Out Sessions & Presentations - University of Washington
Closing Reception - University of Washington
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski – Alaska, Chairman, Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee; Co-Chair, Senate Arctic Caucus
U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell – Washington, Ranking Member, Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
Admiral Robert J. Papp, Special Representative for the Arctic, United States State Department; former Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Vice Admiral Charles W. Ray, Pacific Area Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Defense Force West, United States Coast Guard
Major General Burton K. Francisco, Special Assistant to the Commander, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command (NORAD-USNORTHCOM)
Lieutenant Governor Byron Mallott, State of Alaska
U.S. Senator Patty Murray - Washington [Video Message]
U.S. Senator Angus King - Maine [Video Message]
Rear Admiral Daniel B. Abel, Commander, 17th United States Coast Guard District - Alaska
Dr. Tom Wagner, Program Scientist for the Cryosphere, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Beth Kerttula, Director, National Ocean Policy, The Executive Office of the President
Joel Clement, Director, Office of Policy Analysis, Office of the Secretary, United States Department of Interior
Heather Conley, Senior Vice President for Europe, Eurasia, and the Arctic; Director, Europe Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies (CSIS)
Melanie Bahnke, President & CEO, Kawerak, Inc.; Tribal Member of the Native Village of Savoonga, Alaska
Dr. Brendan Kelly, Executive Director, SEARCH; former Assistant Director for Polar Science, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House; former Chief Scientist, Monterey Bay Aquarium, United States
Dr. James Kendall, Regional Director, Alaska Outer Continental Shelf Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Senator Lesil McGuire, Alaska State Legislature, Co-Chair of the Senate Special Committee on the Arctic
Mikå Mered, Managing Partner, POLARISK; President, French Polar Cluster; Executive Producer, Arctic Encounter Paris 2015
Rachel Kallander, Managing Partner, Kallander & Associates; Founder & Executive Director, Arctic Encounter Symposium
Representative Bob Herron, Alaska State Legislature, Chair of the House Economic Development, Tourism & Arctic Policy Committee
Dean Kellye Testy, Toni Rembe Dean & Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law
Dr. Don Perovich, Professor, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College
Dr. Ted Schuur, Professor of Ecosystem Ecology, Center for Ecosystem Sciences and Society, Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University
Dr. Robert Bindschadler, Emeritus Scientist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Dr. Henry Huntington, Owner, Huntington Consulting
Dr. David Driscoll, Director & Associate Professor, Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies, University of Alaska
Greta Schuerch, Corporate & Public Policy Liaison, NANA Regional Corporation, Tribal Member of the Native Village of Kiana, Alaska
Mayor Shirley Marquardt, City of Unalaska, Alaska
Tom Ekegren, Operations Manager, Arctia Offshore Ltd.
Tina Pidgeon, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, and Senior Vice President, GCI
Tara M. Sweeney, Executive Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation; Chair of the Arctic Economic Council
Dr. Jeremy Mathis, Director, Arctic Research Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Gerrit Wesselink, Executive Director, Youth Arctic Coalition; Community Architect, Matters Canada
Craig Fleener, Arctic Policy Advisor, State of Alaska
Joy Baker, Port Director, City of Nome, Alaska
Nikoosh Carlo, Ph.D., Senior Advisor to the SAO Chair, U.S. Department of State
Kaleb Froehlich, Vice President, Cassidy & Associates; Senior Consultant to the Arctic Encounter Symposia
Richard Glenn, Executive Vice President, Land & Natural Resources, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
Linda Leary, President, Fairweather, LLC; Deadhorse Aviation Center, LLC
Captain Jason Hamilton, Commanding Officer, USCGC HEALY (WAGB 20)
Terzah Tippin Poe, Partner, TRIO Global Solutions; Lecturer, International Environmental Governance, Policy, and Science, Harvard University
Alice Rogoff, Publisher, Alaska Dispatch News; Co-Founder, The Arctic Circle
Mead Treadwell, Chairman, Arctic Circle Task Force on Shipping and Ports; President, PT Capital
Craig H. Allen Sr., Judson Falknor Professor of Law; Director, UW Arctic Law & Policy Institute, University of Washington School of Law
Todd Wildermuth, Director, Environmental Law Program, University of Washington School of Law
Drue Pearce, Senior Policy Advisor, Crowell Moring LLP
Rex A. Rock, Sr., President, Arctic Inupiat Offshore, LLC
Christine Resler, General Manager, Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Alaska
Rick Fox, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Edison Chouest Offshore, Alaska
Andrew VanderJack, Associate, Van Ness Feldman LLP
Michael Catsi, Director - Business Development & Communications, Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority
Qualluq Liz Cravalho, Senior Director, Community & Government Affairs, NANA Regional Corporation
Gordon Brower, Deputy Director, Planning & Community Services, North Slope Borough, Alaska
Tadas Kisielius, Partner, Van Ness Feldman LLP
Captain Kathleen A. Duignan, Director, Emerging Policy Staff and Senior Arctic Policy Advisor, United States Coast Guard
Captain John Dwyer, Officer-in-Charge of Marine Inspection, Sector Puget Sound, United States Coast Guard
Commander Dale Bateman, Assistant Director, Pacific Maritime Institute
Olivier Faury, Ph.D. Candidate, KEDGE Business School, France
Thomas M. Leschine, Ph.D., Ben Rabinowitz Endowed Professor of Human Dimensions of the Environment, University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
Amy A. Merten, Ph.D., Chair, Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR), Arctic Council Working Group; Chief, Spatial Data Branch/Assessment and Restoration Division, NOAA Office of Response and Restoration
Devon Thorsell, M.M.A., University of Washington School of Marine and Environmental Affairs
Dr. Noёl Bakhtian, Senior Fellow, Office of Science & Technology Policy; Executive Secretary, Arctic Executive Steering Committee, The Executive Office of the President
Willie Goodwin, Chair, Arctic Waterways Safety Committee
Molly McCammon, Executive Director, Alaska Ocean Observing System
Dr. Martin Robards, Arctic Beringia Coordinator, Wildlife Conservation Society
Michael LeVine, Pacific Senior Counsel, Oceana
Lois Epstein, P.E., Engineer & Arctic Program Director, The Wilderness Society
Casey Pape, Research Captain & Scientist, Montague Marine Research LLC
Ashley Ahearn, Environment Reporter, KUOW
Sarah Betcher, Ethnographic Filmmaker, Center for Documentary Film & the Institute for Northern Engineering, University of Alaska Fairbanks; Owner, Farthest North Films
Christine Germano, Artistic Director, Portraits of Resilience Project, Many Strong Voices / Constant Arts Society
Dr. Lilian Alessa, Director, The Center for Resilient Communities (CRC), University of Idaho; Co-Director, The Alaska Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR): Alaska Adapting to a Changing Environment, University of Alaska; Community Based Observing Networks and Systems (CBONS), Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC)
Dr. Cathy Cahill, Director, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration; CEO, Pan Pacific UAS Test Range Complex, Geophysical Institute – University of Alaska Fairbanks
Barbara Johnson-Schumacher, Associate Director-Development, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration, Geophysical Institute - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Greg Foscue, General Manager, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration, Geophysical Institute - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Brian Prange, General Manager, Pan Pacific UAS Test Range Complex
Eyal Saiet, Program Manager, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration, Geophysical Institute - University of Alaska Fairbanks
Doug MacCourt, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Indian Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Denali Daniels, President & CEO, Denali Daniels Associates, Inc.; Former Energy Program Manager, Denali Commission


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Newsletter 11
Ninth Annual Meeting
Acts of Writing:
Language and the Construction of Identities in Japanese Literature
November 11-13, 2000
Washington University, St. Louis
Call for Papers
The AJLS welcomes paper and panel proposals that explore the issue of writing in Japan. From the early choice to overlay the indigenous spoken language with a linguistically unrelated script through Japanâs more recent interactions with western languages and new attitudes toward writing and self expression, Japanese writers have been forced time and again to confront the shifting cipher of ãJapanese-ness.ä This is true for gender and political identity, as well as for class, style, and dialect. How does the writer, and how should we as interpreters, define ã Japanese writingä? This conference aims at addressing these issues in works ranging from early records to contemporary texts by investigating the way language choice contributes to the creation of historical worlds and national identities.
Applicants are encouraged to submit proposals on related topics, including:
How early writers defined themselves in relation to their native culture in choosing to compose in Chinese or Japanese.
The use of language in the construction of official and unofficial histories
The extent to which the polarization of Chinese and Japanese writing and the styles associated with them represent valid categories of writing in the Heian and medieval periods
The relationship between a chosen mode of discourse and its object
The interplay of gender and language choice
How traditional boundaries are contested in modern works
How the introduction of technology and alternative means of publication push the borders of ãwritingä
How language defines and is defined by modernity
The significance of writing in a foreign language for both the Japanese writer and the nation of Japan
The significance of non-Japanese who write in Japanese
The role of translations both into and out of Japanese in redefining the boundaries of cultural property
Deadline for Receipt of Abstracts:
May 1, 2000
A proposal of no more than 250 words, together with the form in this newsletter should be sent to the conference co-chairs (Professors Rebecca Copeland, Marvin Marcus, and Elizabeth Oyler). Submissions and inquiries should be made to:
c/o East Asian Studies
Washington University
Campus Box 1123
One Brookings Drive
St. Louis, MO 63130
Phone: 314-935-4448
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The Eighth Annual AJLS Meeting, "Issues of Canonicity and Canon Formation in Japanese Literary Studies," was successfully held November 12-14, 1999, at the Broker Inn at Boulder, Colorado. This was the first meeting held outside the Midwest and under the new name of the association. A total of 28 papers were presented, together with 4 keynote addresses by guest speakers from Japan (Professors Kubota Jun, Suzuki Sadami, Yonaha Keiko, and the author Takahashi Mutsuo). A variety of historical and regional topics were dynamically discussed in relationship with the general issue of Japanese literary canonicity. This year again, we had a stimulating and insightful meeting with a nicely organized and friendly ambiance. A well prepared organization of the meeting by the Conference Chair, Professor Stephen Miller, and his staff members from the University of Colorado was really appreciated by all participants and audience members.AJLS Activities
Annual Meeting
An annual meeting is organized by an elected Conference Chair(s) and held at the Chair(s)âs institution. A call for papers is announced in the Spring issue of the AJLS Newsletter. A program of the meeting is published in the Fall issue of the Newsletter.
PAJLS Publication
All papers presented during the annual meeting can be included in an officially registered serial titled PAJLS (Proceedings of the Association for Japanese Literary Studies). Issues of Canonicity and Canon Formation in Japanese Literary Studies," PAJLS, vol.1, is scheduled to be published in September, 2000.
The annual fee is $25.00 for regular, student, and institution members ($35.00 for overseas members outside North America). Membership for 2000-2001 provides you with:
- panel participation for the 2000 meeting to be held at Washington University-St. Louis (if your proposal is selected).
- two newsletters--the Fall 2000 issue and Spring 2001 issue.
- one copy of the proceedings of the year 2000 Meeting to be published in Fall, 2001.
- one free copy of a back or additional current issue of the proceedings if you are a student member.
Our publication activities almost totally depend on your membership support. If you have not yet joined us, please do so this time. Those who joined and received a copy of the "Love and Sexuality in Japanese Literature" proceedings, please renew your membership now. Inquiries and orders (with checks payable to AJLS) should be addressed to: AJLS, Purdue University, 1359 Stanley Coulter Hall, W. Lafayette, IN 47907-1359, USA.
Hosts for the Year 2001
Next yearâs AJLS meeting is scheduled to be held at Tufts University and co-chaired by professors Charles Shiro Inouye and Hosea Hirata. If you are interested in hosting the AJLS meeting for the year 2002 or later, please contact the AJLS office. Information on the organization of the past meetings is available.AAS Affiliate
The AJLS has been approved by the AAS as an Affiliate. We annually hold a business meeting during the AAS Meeting.New Proceedings Published
A long-waited proceedings of the 1998 Purdue meeting has been just published. "Love and Sexuality in Japanese Literature," PMAJLS, vol.5, includes keynote addresses by Saeki Junko and Inaga Shigemi, and 27 more essays, which deal with a variety of topics such as love in the Heian texts, sexuality in Meiji texts, Tanizaki eroticism, politics of love in Snow Country, sexual violence and nationalism, issues of the contemporary body, mythology of the Mother, modern deconstruction of femininity, as well as lesbianism and popular culture (including examination of manga and AV actresses). Please visit the AJLS web site to see the complete table of contents of this volume: http://www.cla.purdue.edu/fll/ajls.Back Issues
Back and current issues of the proceedings, including the PMAJLS, vol. 5, are available. Each copy is $10.00 for AJLS members and $15.00 for non-members. Orders should be sent to the AJLS office. (Add $10 for mailing if you order from outside the North American area.)
Poetics of Japanese Literature
Roger Thomas, ed.: vi + 207pp, 1993. Includes keynote addresses by Kawamoto Koji and Watanabe Kenji, and nine more essays, plus the round table discussion report.
The Desire for Monogatari [out of stock]
Japanese Theatricality and Performance
PMAJLS, vol. 1, Eiji Sekine, ed.: v + 218 pp, 1995 Includes a keynote address by Donald Richie and eleven other essays, plus a report on the round table discussion.
Revisionism in Japanese Literary Studies
PMAJLS, vol. 2, Eiji Sekine, ed.: vi + 336pp, 1996. Includes a keynote address by Earl Miner, major address by Takahashi Toru and ten other essays, plus commentaries by panel discussants.
Ga/Zoku Dynamics in Japanese Literature
PMAJLS, vol. 3, Eiji Sekine, ed.: vii + 458pp, 1997. Includes a keynote address by Ueno Chizuko, major addresses by Watanabe Kenji, Ibi Takashi, and Kigoshi Osamu, and nineteen other essays.
The New Historicism and Japanese Literary Studies
PMAJLS, vol. 4, Eiji Sekine, ed.: xxiii + 432 pp, 1998. Includes two keynote addresses by Karatani Kojin and Komori Yoichi, four invited papers from Japan by Tsurusaki Hiroo, Kawazoe Fusae, Ito Moriyuki, and Minae Mizumura, and twenty more essays. Also includes a comprehensive introduction by Esperanza Ramirez-Christensen.
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ACTS OF WRITING: Language and the Construction of Identities in Japanese Literature
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