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Singapore's obsession with rules is one of its defining traits. Yet when it comes to political succession, it seems embarrassingly bereft of procedures

Study: Grief can affect your immune system in old age
The Week Magazine-Sep 10, 2014
The study, published in the journal Immunity and Ageing, looked at 41 "young" people, who were roughly age 32, and 52 "older" people, who were roughly age ...
Bereavement can disrupt immune system of older people, says study
The Guardian-Sep 9, 2014⋯⋯



'For me, it is a special bereavement,' said Princeton University economist Avinash Dixit. 'My whole style of research, and the techniques that support almost all of my own papers, derive from his foundational articles.'

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BBC中文網記者子川圖片報道：8月18日倫敦唐人街台灣救災義演活動。

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英國各界華人華僑以及本地民眾紛紛踴躍捐款。

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來自台灣的“宋江陣”剛剛在愛丁堡藝朮節演出16場。在倫敦唐人街表演前的彩排就已經吸引了很多民眾和游客駐足觀看。

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“宋江爺”是台灣南部類似于媽祖的神﹔“宋江陣”是高雄內門鄉的代表性文化表演。

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“宋江陣”表演中的舞獅不但在設計上與華人傳統的舞獅有所不同，動作上也借鑒了西方舞蹈。

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實踐大學“宋江陣”的表演團隊由該校高雄校區的學生組成，其中多數為女生。

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“宋江陣”以“風火雷電”四大元素為主題，結合武朮、舞蹈、服裝、道具和音樂詮釋天人合一之美。

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實踐大學的“宋江陣”表演已經連續三年獲得台灣“宋江陣”大賽最高獎，并曾多次赴海外演出。

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倫敦華埠商會會長吳國強（二排右五）等僑領與“宋江陣”演員合影。

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除了來自台灣的表演，英國本地社團也加入了義演的行列。

Typhoon Morakot has triggered the worst flooding in Taiwan in 50 years. The south of the country has been badly affected and many villages have been washed away.
Taiwan's Disaster Relief Centre said Morakot has killed 12 people whilst another 52 are missing.
The government set up a task force to coordinate relief work in the worst-hit counties and the Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou has toured the flood stricken areas.


Disaster Relief Centre 防災 救災 中心

The Sichuan earthquake

Salt in their wounds

May 14th 2009 | JUYUAN
From The Economist print edition

Bereaved parents treated like criminals

“CITIZENS of the disaster zone are marching towards a new life,” proclaimed China’s president, Hu Jintao, on May 12th, a year after an earthquake in Sichuan Province left more than 86,000 dead or missing and millions homeless. But for all Mr Hu’s talk of the victory won by China’s colossal relief efforts, some survivors are deeply unhappy.

Amy Winehouse family 'bereft' at singer's death

The BBC looks back at the 24 hours since Amy Winehouse's death was reported

bereft(bĭ-rĕft')
v.
A past tense and a past participle of bereave.

adj.

1. 1. Deprived of something: They are bereft of their dignity.
   2. Lacking something needed or expected: "Today's graduates seem keenly aware that the future is bereft of conventional expectations" (Bruce Weber).
2. Suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved: the bereft parents.

bereaved
adjective
having a close relative or friend who has recently died:
a bereaved widow
The bereaved parents wept openly.

the bereaved plural noun
It is generally accepted that the bereaved (= people whose relatives or friends have recently died) benefit from counselling.

bereavement
noun [C or U]
the death of a close relative or friend:
She has recently suffered a bereavement.

be・reave

--> ━━ vt. （～d, bereft） 奪う ((of)) (be ～d of one's mother 母に死なれる）.
be・reaved　━━ a. （近親者に）先立たれた (a ～ parent 子供に先立たれた親; the ～d family 遺族）; （the ～） ((単複両扱い)) 遺族.
be・reave・ment　━━ n. 死別.



The full family statement said: "Our family has been left bereft by the loss of Amy, a wonderful daughter, sister, niece.
"She leaves a gaping hole in our lives. We are coming together to remember her and we would appreciate some privacy and space at this terrible time."

gaping
(gā'pĭng)
adj.
Deep and wide open: a gaping wound; a gaping hole.

gapingly gap'ing·ly adv.