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There is a wide variation in the abdominoplasty cost all over the country and even within locales of countries. The cost of tummy tuck procedure in India is low when compared to other countries. The tummy tuck (abdominoplasty) prices include both the surgery cost and the additional required costs. The cost of abdominoplasty, just like other cosmetic surgery operations, depends upon various factors like patient's age, their weight and health state. Based on the individuals, other costs may also be involved after the operation. As compared with traditional full tummy tuck, the cost in mini tummy tuck is generally less.


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Saint Erasmus, Bishop and Martyr
One of the Fourteen Holy Helpers
THE pious historians of the early Christian times state, as a rule, only what the Saints did and suffered for the Faith, and how they died. They deemed the Martyrs' glorious combat and their victorious entrance into Heaven more instructive, and therefore more important, than a lengthy description of their lives.
Hence we know little of the native place and the youth of St. Erasmus, one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, except that at the beginning of the fourth century of the Christian era he was bishop of Antioch in Asia Minor, the city where the name of "Christian" first came into use. When a long and cruel persecution broke out under the Emperor Diocletian, St. Erasmus hid himself in the mountains of the Libanon, and led there, for some years, an austere life of penance and fasting. Finally he was discovered and dragged before the judge.
At first, persuasions and kindness were employed to induce him to deny the Faith, but when these efforts failed recourse was had to the most cruel torments. He was scourged, and finally cast into a caldron filled with boiling oil, sulfur, and pitch. In this seething mass God preserved him from harm, and by this miracle many spectators were converted to the Faith. Still more enraged thereat, the judge ordered the holy bishop to be thrown into prison and kept there in chains till he died of starvation. But God delivered him, as He had once delivered St. Peter. One night an Angel appeared to him and said: "Erasmus, follow me! Thou shalt convert a great many." Thus far he had led numbers to the Faith by suffering, now he was to convert 'multitudes as a missionary.
Delivered from prison by the power of God, he went forth into many lands and preached the Faith. Mighty in word and deed, he wrought many miracles and converted great numbers of heathens. At length he came to Italy, where Emperor Maximin persecuted the Christians as fiercely as did Diocletian in the East. As soon as Maximin heard of Erasmus and the conversions effected by his preaching and miracles, he ordered the slaughter of three hundred of the converts. Erasmus himself was most cruelly tortured, but to no purpose. He remained firm. Then cast into prison, he was again liberated by an Angel.
At last the hour of deliverance came to this valiant and apostolic confessor and Martyr of Christ. He heard a Heavenly voice, saying: "Erasmus, come now to the Heavenly city and rest in the place which God has prepared for thee with the holy Martyrs and Prophets. Enjoy now the fruit of thy labor. By thee I was honored in Heaven and on earth." Erasmus, looking toward Heaven, saw a splendid crown, and the Apostles and Prophets welcoming him. He bowed his head, saying: "Receive, O Lord, the soul of thy servant !" and peacefully breathed forth his spirit on June 2, 308.
THE tortures which St. Erasmus suffered for the Faith seem almost incredible, and the events related of him are truly wonderful. Martyrdom and miracles illustrated the doctrine he preached; he converted multitudes and gained the crown of Heaven.
Perhaps you say that in our times there are no longer any Martyrs, at least not in civilized countries. Are you quite sure of it? St. Augustine writes: "Peace also has its martyrs." It is certainly not easy to suffer torments like the Martyrs and to receive finally the death-dealing blow of the sword. But is it not also a martyrdom to suffer for years the pains of a lingering illness? Again, how difficult the combat with the world, the flesh, and the powers of Hell! How carefully must we watch and pray to gain the victory! This is our martyrdom. Let us imitate the example of the holy Martyrs in bearing the trials and sufferings of life, and we shall receive, as they did, the crown of Heaven.
Note: St. Erasmus is also known as St. Elmo. He is often pictured with his entrails wound around a windlass, indicating one of the tortures he suffered. St. Erasmus is invoked in stomach and intestinal disorders; he is patron of sailors.
THE tortures which St. Erasmus suffered for the Faith seem almost incredible, and the
events related of him are truly wonderful. Martyrdom and miracles illustrated the doctrine he preached; he converted multitudes and gained the crown of Heaven.
Prayer of the Church
O GOD, who dost give us joy through the memory of Thy holy Martyrs, graciously grant
that we may be inflamed by their example, in whose merits we rejoice. Through Christ our
Lord. Amen.
Novena in Honor of St. Erasmus
Preparatory Prayer
For Each Novena to a Holy Helper
ALMIGHTY and eternal God! With lively faith and reverently worshiping Thy Divine Majesty, I prostrate myself before Thee and invoke with filial trust Thy supreme bounty and mercy. Illumine the darkness of my intellect with a ray of Thy Heavenly light and inflame my heart with the fire of Thy Divine love, that I may contemplate the great virtues and merits of the Saint in whose honor I make this novena, and following his example imitate, like him, the life of Thy Divine Son.
Moreover, I beseech Thee to grant graciously, through the merits and intercession of this powerful Helper, the petition which through him I humbly place before Thee, devoutly saying, "Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven." Vouchsafe graciously to hear it, if it redounds to Thy greater glory and to the salvation of my soul. Amen.
Prayer in Honor of St. Erasmus
O GOD, grant us through the intercession of Thy dauntless bishop and Martyr Erasmus, who
so valiantly confessed the Faith, that we may learn the doctrine of this faith, practice its precepts, and thereby be made worthy to attain its promises. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Invocation of St. Erasmus
HOLY Martyr Erasmus, who didst willingly and bravely bear the trials and sufferings of life,
and by thy charity didst console many fellow sufferers; I implore thee to remember me in my needs and to intercede for me with God. Staunch confessor of the Faith, victorious vanquisher of all tortures, pray Jesus for me and ask Him to grant me the grace to live and die in the Faith through which thou didst obtain the crown of glory. Amen.
My Lord and God! I offer up to Thee my petition in union with the bitter passion and death of Jesus Christ, Thy Son, together with the merits of His immaculate and blessed Mother, Mary ever virgin, and of all the Saints, particularly with those of the holy Helper in whose honor I make this novena.
Look down upon me, merciful Lord! Grant me Thy grace and Thy love, and graciously hear my prayer. Amen.
THE FOURTEEN HOLY HELPERS, Fr. Bonaventure Hammer, O.F.M.
TAN BOOKS AND PUBLISHERS, 1995; with Imprimatur, Imprimi Potest and Nihil Obstat.

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Q: nef Line bundles over Kähler manifolds I am trying to understand a particular property of the first Chern class of a nef line bundle over a  Kähler manifold.
We know in general, let $X$ be a complete complex projective variety, and $L$ a line bundle over it. Then $L$ is called nef if $$\int_Cc_1(L)\geq0$$ where $C$ is any irreducible complete curve on $X$.
Then is it true that $c_1(L)$ can is a limit of Kähler forms in $H^2(X,\mathbb{Q})$?
I appreciate any comments and answers. Thanks in advance!

A: The answer to your question, at least with the definition that you suggest, is negative. The main trouble is that a compact Kähler manifold need not have any complete curve at all. This is the case for instance for a compact complex torus $\mathbb{C}^n/\Lambda$ when $\Lambda$ is a sufficiently general lattice, and $n > 1$.
However, a much better definition of nef in the Kähler case is precisely to ask that $c_1(L)$ is a limit of Kähler classes, because this has all the expected properties of nef classes on projective varieties.
Jean-Pierre Demailly has been considering such questions in his work since a long time. See especially on his webpage references [35], [40], [62], [65], [69].

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*J.P. Demailly. Singular Hermitian metrics on positive line bundles. Complex algebraic varieties (Bayreuth, 1990), 87–104, Lecture Notes in Math., 1507, Springer, Berlin, 1992.

*J.P. Demailly, T. Peternell, and M. Schneider. Compact complex manifolds with numerically effective tangent bundles. J. Algebraic Geom. 3, 295–345 (1994).

*J.P. Demailly, T. Peternell, and M. Schneider. Pseudo-effective line bundles on compact Kähler manifolds. Internat. J. Math. 12, 689–741 (2001).

*J.P. Demailly, T. Eckl, and T. Peternell. Line bundles on complex tori and a conjecture of Kodaira. Comment. Math. Helv. 80, 229–242 (2005).

*S. Boucksom, J.P. Demailly, M. Păun, and T. Peternell. The pseudo-effective cone of a compact Kähler manifold and varieties of negative Kodaira dimension. J. Algebraic Geom. 22, 201–248 (2013).
Even a definition of "nef" that works for general compact complex manifolds (or even spaces with singularities) is given. Since Hodge decomposition does not hold, one has to use Bott-Chern cohomology instead of the more usual de Rham cohomology. (As a matter of fact, all Chern classes are defined in these "richer" cohomology groups, which coincide with the Dolbeault groups in the Kähler case, but differ in general).
You will find most of the above stuff in his book "analmeth_book.pdf" (funniest file name ever, am I right) here.

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*J.P. Demailly. Analytic methods in algebraic geometry. Surveys of Modern Mathematics, 1. International Press, Somerville, MA; Higher Education Press, Beijing, 2012. viii+231 pp.

The "agbook" introduces more preliminary material, see here.

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*J.P. Demailly. Complex analytic and differential geometry. Monograph Grenoble, 1997.

A: Let $X$ be a compact complex manifold with a fixed hermitian
metric $ω$. A line bundle $L$ over $X$ is nef if for every $ε > 0$ there exists a smooth
hermitian metric $h_ε$ on $L$ such that the curvature satisfies
$Θ_{h_ε} ≥ −εω$
A nef line bundle $L$ satisfies $L · C ≥ 0$ for all curves $C ⊂ X$, but the
converse is not true. For projective algebraic $X$ both notions coincide.
A vector bundle $E$ is said to be strictly nef (resp. ample, nef) if the tautological line bundle $\mathcal O_E (1)$ of the projective bundle $P(E ) \to X $ is strictly nef (resp. ample, nef).The notion of strictly nefness is stronger than that of nefness, but weaker than that of ampleness. See this paper
When tangent bundle is nef see Theorem 1.1
If $(X, \omega)$ is compact Kähler, a class $\{\alpha\}$ is nef if and only if $\{\alpha + \epsilon\omega\}$ is a K\"ahler
class for every $\epsilon > 0$ . Let $X$ be a compact Kähler manifold with numerically effective Ricci class, then, this means that this class contains closed $(1, 1)$-forms with arbitrary small negative part.
Let $X$ be a compact Kähler manifold with nef Ricci class, then we can translate it to existence of a sequence of Kähler metrics $(\omega_\epsilon)_{\epsilon>0}$  in the cohomology class of $\omega$, such that
$Ric(\omega_\epsilon)\geq -\epsilon\omega_\epsilon$. Thus, this tells us that we have Kähler metrics which are closer and closer to having semi-positive
Ricci curvature.
Demailly et al., by using the Aubin-Yau theorem, showed that the being nef
on the Ricci class is equivalent to the existence of a sequence of Kähler
metrics $(\omega_k)_{k>o}$ on $X$ such that
I) For each $k > 0$, the metric $\omega_k$ belongs to a fixed cohomology class, say $\{\omega\}$;
II)
The Ricci curvature of $\omega_k$ is bounded from below by $-1/k$.

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The story of Amy Robsart is told in chapter 5 of Sir Walter Scott's 'Kenilworth': the tragic heroine has made a secret marriage to Lord Leicester and here is seen pleading with him to make public their vows. He later prefers to satisfy his political ambition rather than fulfil his private obligations. This painting was probably made in Paris in 1827 and was inspired not only by the contemporary vogue for Scott's novel, but by the production of Victor Hugo's new play with scenery and costumes designed by Delacroix.
The figure of Leicester is based on Clouet's portrait of Charles X in the Louvre.


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Q: How to export a datatable to a previous created PDF file while specifying a page to do that? (or creating a new page) I have the following task to complete: based on a dataset, I have to fill a PDF file's form fields using itextsharp while also exporting the said dataset on a table "format" so it could go on the second page of said PDF file.

The table will go below the title on the second page wich is landscape-oriented. But I'm also accepting a solution/hint which involves deleting the second page and create-write one by code-side.
This is by far the work I've made
class PDFFormFiller
{
    public void FillForm(UInt32 tipo, string campo, string numeroConsultas, DataSet ds)
    {
        // I use this on another specific case, dont bother with it.
        string data = System.DateTime.Today.ToLongDateString();

        switch (tipo)
        {

        case 1: // Medical report
            {
                // Get the previous created pdf file...
                string pdfTemplate = Application.StartupPath + "\\Templates\\Template Medico.pdf";
                // ...and generate a new one with the filled forms and the table
                string newFile = Application.StartupPath + "\\Relatórios\\Relatório Médico_" + data + ".pdf";

                PdfReader pdfReader = new PdfReader(pdfTemplate);
                PdfStamper pdfStamper = new PdfStamper(pdfReader, new FileStream(newFile, FileMode.Create));

                AcroFields pdfFormFields = pdfStamper.AcroFields;

                // Form fields filling by the arguments up there, dont bother with'em
                pdfFormFields.SetField("data", data);
                pdfFormFields.SetField("medico_nome", campo);
                pdfFormFields.SetField("numero_consultas", numeroConsultas);

                // Table build
                int numColumns = ds.Tables[0].Columns.Count;
                PdfPTable datatable = new PdfPTable(numColumns);
                datatable.DefaultCell.Padding = 0;
                datatable.WidthPercentage = 100; // percentage
                datatable.DefaultCell.HorizontalAlignment = Element.ALIGN_LEFT;
                float[] columnWidths = {20, 20, 20, 20, 40, 20, 20, 20, 20};
                datatable.SetWidths(columnWidths);

                for (int i = 0; i < ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count; i++)
                {
                    for (int j = 0; j < ds.Tables[0].Columns.Count; j++)
                    {
                        datatable.DefaultCell.BackgroundColor = iTextSharp.text.BaseColor.WHITE;
                        datatable.DefaultCell.HorizontalAlignment = iTextSharp.text.Element.ALIGN_LEFT;
                        Phrase phrase = new Phrase(ds.Tables[0].Rows[i][j].ToString(), FontFactory.GetFont("Verdana", 9));
                        datatable.AddCell(phrase);
                    }
                }

                // The table code goes here

                // Final Message
                string relatorio = ("Relatório para o médico" + pdfFormFields.GetField("medico_nome") + "gerado com sucesso na pasta Relatórios");
                MessageBox.Show(relatorio);

                // Form flattening set to true to avoid
                // further edition of the form fields on the file created
                pdfStamper.FormFlattening = true;

                // Clode the pdf stamper
                pdfStamper.Close();
                break;
            }

A: Damm, solved with two lines....
                        for (int i = 0; i < ds.Tables[0].Rows.Count; i++)
                        {
                            for (int j = 0; j < ds.Tables[0].Columns.Count; j++)
                            {
                                datatable.DefaultCell.BackgroundColor = iTextSharp.text.BaseColor.WHITE;
                                datatable.DefaultCell.HorizontalAlignment = iTextSharp.text.Element.ALIGN_LEFT;
                                Phrase phrase = new Phrase(ds.Tables[0].Rows[i][j].ToString(), FontFactory.GetFont("Verdana", 9));
                                datatable.AddCell(phrase);
                            }
                        }

+                        PdfContentByte content = pdfStamper.GetUnderContent(2);

+                        datatable.WriteSelectedRows(0, -1, 70.0f, 400.0f, content);

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Cabinet to consider compensation for Hayes over Kerry babies case
Minister for Justice to ask Government to consider options
Tue, Jan 23, 2018, 05:55
Sarah Bardon
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan will ask the Cabinet to consider a number of options including how it can distance the State from the 1985 report of the tribunal into the Kerry babies case. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien
The Government will today consider the possibility of offering compensation to Joanne Hayes, the woman at the centre of the Kerry babies controversy.
Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan will ask the Cabinet to consider a number of options including how it can distance the State from the 1985 report of the tribunal into the case.
A tribunal of inquiry established by the Oireachtas concluded that Ms Hayes had killed her baby after giving birth at the family farm in April 1984, and largely rejected allegations of wrongdoing against investigating gardaí, who had also accused her of having given birth to a second baby before killing him.
Speaking to The Irish Times last night, Mr Flanagan said he was eager to respect the request from the family for privacy but there were issues that must be addressed by the State.
While he acknowledged the official apology from the Garda and Taoiseach Leo Varadkar to Ms Hayes, the Minister admitted the issue of compensation needed to be examined by the Government.
Among the options to be assessed include the appointment of a senior counsel to examine the tribunal's findings to assess if any of them can be quashed or set aside. No decision is expected to be taken by the Cabinet today but Mr Flanagan is eager to bring the matter for a quick resolution.
Formal proposals
The Minister is assessing all the legal options with the office of the Attorney General and will bring a memo with formal proposals within weeks.
Ms Hayes received an apology from An Garda Síochána and the State last week about the botched investigation into the discovery of a baby's remains on White Strand beach near Cahersiveen in April 1984.
She was wrongly charged with the murder of "Baby John", who was found with 28 stab wounds, with Garda investigators suspecting the then 24-year-old from Abbeydorney, about 75km from White Strand, had given birth to the baby and killed him.
The inquiry chairman, Mr Justice Kevin Lynch, found detectives on the case were not barefaced liars, "as regrettably is the case with members of the Hayes family".
He found the gardaí guilty only of exaggeration "or a gilding of the lily, or wishful thinking elevated to the status of fact". It would be "monstrous" to think otherwise of the detectives, he declared.
A spokesman for the Taoiseach said he would be guided by the Minister for Justice on how to proceed but the Government was eager to protect the privacy of the Hayes family.
A number of Ministers told The Irish Times they believed the tribunal's findings could not stand in light of the recent events.
Meanwhile, Fianna Fáil spokesman on justice Jim O'Callaghan said the Government must appoint a retired judge or a senior counsel to reassess the tribunal's findings in light of the evidence available.
Mr O'Callaghan said if it is found that the findings no longer stand, an order quashing those parts should be sought.
"The report was prepared because of public disquiet and it is important for the public that any findings contained in the report are accurate and based on reliable evidence."
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Jim O Callaghan
Joanne Hayes
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Justice Kevin Lynch
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Pearse Doherty will not seek deputy leadership of Sinn Féin
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Dáil calls for progress report on Dublin-Monaghan bombings
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Majority of Senators set to back repeal of Eighth Amendment
Mary Lou McDonald primed to be Sinn Féin leader since joining in 1998
FF TDs praise Micheál Martin for supporting repeal of Eighth Amendment
Theme of reconciliation emerges as West Tyrone faces byelection
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What piece are you most looking forward to playing at the Festival?
"I've just had the pleasure of recording Schubert's Quartet No.15 in G Major (one of my absolute favourite pieces) as a member of the Artea Quartet, and also very interesting piece for 4 cellos by the Polish composer Grażyna Bacewicz, so am looking forward to hearing the finished products! This week I am off to play in a chamber music festival in Sylt, Germany along with my wife Natalie Klouda who will also be performing in Southwell this year.
"In the months immediately after the Southwell Music Festival I am very much looking forward to two concerts at Kings Place in September – performing the string trio arrangement of Bach's Goldberg Variations and also 'Alice in Wonderland' for cello octet and narrator – and a programme of mixed chamber music at Cadogan Hall in November.
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Wine Tourism Mag
A Visit to Château Ducru-Beaucaillou
by Joanie Metivier / August 3, 2018 November 19, 2018
Passing across Saint-Julien and Beychevelle, there's one Château that stand out a lot, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou. It is perched on the slight hill where the sun shines the most, overlooking the river and the stone castle is just breathtaking. I mean, even more than the hundreds of other castles in the region. It has the honour to be one of the 14 second growths from the 1855 classification, but it is also considered as one of the rare "super seconds". Now that's a title that is appealing to me. My experience there as a modest visitor was quite a revelation and added a strong sense of place to the identity of this great wine. Why did no one told me about how truly fantastic this was going to be. I wasn't ready.
I arrived ever so slightly late, some would say fashionably but I'm normally rooting for right on time. I was greeted by a very cheerful mister wearing a bright yellow apron. I learned rapidly that it was in fact Mr. René Lusseau, cellar master, accomplished winemaker and a product of the Médoc. He seemed to have something to say on every little detail. I know about the trouble he had with his Barrel cap supplier, the name of each worker that we crossed on our guided path, the perfect spots for pictures, that the lighted cat art in the barrel room did help to get rid of small unwanted visitor, the age of each tree, why he liked the traditional candles in the barrel room, etc. This man is a fun burst of information.
Here's some of it.
Five families have succeeded as owners of the estate. As early as the 13th century, the Bergeron family was already receiving visitors at the estate and built a good reputation. In 1795, the estate was sold to Bertrand Ducru who gave his name to the estate along with the "beaux cailloux" or nice rocks just in between gravel and pebbles that are the basis of the terroir. The next reign was the Johnson family. Nathaniel Johnson with the help of Ernest David, the manager of the Left Bank estate, created the first solution to the recurrent Bordeaux mildew problem. It is now known as "Bouillie bordelaise". It was with a broken heart that he sold the estate to the Desbarats family after the economic crash of 1929. The Desbarats only kept the property for twelve years, unable to bring it back to its previous reputable state.
The fifth and last family to own Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is the Borie Family. They also own Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste, Château Haut Batailley in Pauillac, Lalande-Borie produced from a vineyard purchased from Lagrange in the 70s as well as other vineyards in the region. Bruno Eugène Borie has joined his father in 1994 in the management team of the wine company. He was also Chairman of the "Conseil des grands crus classés" from 1997 to 1999.
Mister Borie, Master of the Castle is one of the few owners that uses the estate as habitation. The huge Palace has this homey feel to it. During my visit, he made a perfect grand entrance by slowly coming down the noble outdoor stairs towards us. He likes to meet and greet personally every visitor when possible as a perfectly suitable host. We had a discussion on the situation of the estate, its evolution, his passion and some politics thrown in there. Well, the late Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau did pay the estate a visit before, apparently a good friend of the family.
A little while prior Bruno Borie came in charge of the estate, there was a big TCA contamination. In the cellars, all the bottles from 1986 up to 1994 were contaminated and destroyed. All other vintages remaining have been recorked to stay in perfect condition. It is now a problem of the past but still feel like a fresh wound when Mr. Lusseau talks about it.
Château Ducru-Beaucaillou is an admirable example of the St-Julien appellation with the luxury of a widespread representation of its terroir. Château Lalande-Borie, also part of the Borie group is located on the west façade. It is truly a soft, fresh and stylish accessible wine; Croix de Beaucaillou is at the epicenter of the appellation Saint-Julien to be considered as an ambitious terroir wine and not a second wine; and of course, the Grand vin wearing the bright yellow iconic color.
Overall, Château Ducru-Beaucaillou stands out, yes for its beauty and quality, but furthermore for the rather Un-Bordeaux-Like proprietors. This estate will remain in my heart as welcoming, merry, down to earth, the actual rocky earth and ever so special. It's magical when you can add a big dose of personality to an already great wine.
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In a radical departure of past efforts like Phantom of the Opera, Annie and The End of the World (With Prom to Follow), the folks in the theatre department at Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School decided to tackle something slightly less dramatic this year and instead staged the wonderfully whimsical Seussical the Musical.
The Ottawa School of Theatre's Orléans Old Player class tapped into their inner comedian on Saturday to deliver a pair of Anton Chekov short stories in the Richcraft Theatre at the Shenkman Arts Centre with truly hysterical results.
By her own admission, Anita Pari has been playing the piano since before she can remember. (She actually started at the age of three.) She started writing her own compositions at age four and playing cello at seven.


Figuring out how to outline a novel is not a linear process. Particularly in the early brainstorming stages, outlining is not a simple progression from Step A to Step B.
Your brain is going to be bouncing all over the place: Step A makes you realize something about Step Z, which makes you realize something about Steps D, M, and U. Only then can you return to thinking about Step B.
The novel itself, however, is linear. When you start writing Scene A in the first draft, you kinda need to follow it up with Scene B. Scene Z's just gotta wait until you get there.
This is yet another reason I find the outlining process so creatively liberating. To write a controlled and optimized version of your narrative, you must be able to first step back and look at the big picture. You must see everything there is to see about your story and realize how each piece affects all the other pieces.
Your outline is the perfect place to accomplish this.
As we've talked about in previous articles in this series, stories begin as a random conglomeration of ideas.
From there, you must brainstorm your way to finding the story's skeleton—the basic shape of its plot.
That, in turn, allows you to begin understanding the story's heart—its theme and the character arcs that drive it.
That's when your "bob and weave" act begins in earnest: when you start identifying and filling your story's plot holes.
Then, finally, you dig down to discover the context of your characters' backstory.
And now… you're done with your General Sketches!
However, the one thing we've yet to cover is perhaps the most important of all outlining skills: the bob-and-weave. This isn't a properly defined "step" within the outline. Rather, it's a technique you'll need to use throughout every single one of the previous stages.
Once you realize outlining is not linear, it frees you from the constraints of thinking of each of the above "steps" as if they lived in isolation. Although writers may often segregate various aspects of story (such as plot, theme, and character arc) in order to better get our heads around them, we must always remember none of them functions alone. Plot depends on character, just as character depends on theme.
This, of course, means it's impossible to figure out how to outline any one aspect in isolation. Instead, you have to "bob and weave" from one to the next. As you're figuring out your story's plot, many of the questions you'll be raising will inevitably depend on answers of character and theme—and the same is true in reverse.
A plot question may lead you down a lengthy rabbit trail about your character's motivations, which will inevitably be informed by his character arc, which will prompt further questions about where he finds himself at the end of the plot.
Be patient with the process. Take each question as it comes naturally. Don't try to fit the aspects of your story into rigid compartments within your outlining process. But whenever you follow a rabbit trail into one aspect of your story, always bring it full circle to return and answer your original question.
Although the bob-and-weave is a technique you'll use, in small ways and large, throughout nearly every aspect of your outline, there are three particular areas in which you'll want to consciously put it to use.
Plot, characters, and theme are the foundational cornerstones of your story. All three are important, and all three must be woven into the other two if they're to create a cohesive and powerful story.
You can use the Outlining Your Novel Workbook software to work through important character arc and theme questions.
When you work on your character's external goal (a plot question), you must also consider how it is influenced by the Thing He Wants (a character arc question), which is, in turn, is influenced by the Lie the Character Believes, which stands in opposition to a Truth (a thematic question).
When you work on your story's external conflict between protagonist and antagonist (a plot question), you must also consider how this conflict is driven by and/or representing the character's concurrent inner conflict (a character and theme question).
When you work on how your character will demonstrate his changing attitudes over the course of the story (a character arc question), you must also consider how this will, in turn, change his outer goals and his responses to the external antagonistic force (a plot question).
And on and on… Every time you find yourself asking a plot question, you must follow that up with related character and theme questions (and vice versa). If you aren't working on all three of these crucial story elements in concert, one or more of them will fall out of sync. The result is inevitably a story that lacks thematic cohesion.
Even in situations in which the protagonist and the antagonist are physically separated for much of the story, they cannot be considered in isolation. Together, their mutually exclusive goals create the conflict, which, in turn, creates the plot.
Think of your protagonist and antagonist as lumberjacks on either side of a two-man crosscut saw. They must be pulling on the same saw—back and forth, back and forth. If either one ceases to pull on that saw in his turn, the saw ceases to move, and the tree ain't gonna fall.
This means the characters' respective plot goals must evolve in harmony with each other.
When you work on your protagonist's overall plot goal, you must then consider how this will be blocked by your antagonist's overall plot goal.
When you work on your protagonist's scene goal, you must consider how it will block the antagonist's goals—and, in turn, inspire a defensive or offensive response in the form of a new scene goal for the antagonist.
When your protagonist is off by himself, making plans, you must also be aware of the plans your antagonist is, in turn, making off by himself.
It's far too easy to come up with a cool battle, in which your hero is doing awesome things—and then fail to tie it soundly into the plot by connecting it with the cause and effect of the antagonist's previous and subsequent goals and actions. A good generalization of plot is that it is the "give and take between the protagonist and the antagonist." This means you must plan their moves in harmony every step of the way through your outline.
Once you have successfully woven together all your story's foundational elements, you will also want to consider narrative choices that ride a little closer to the surface. These are slightly more "cosmetic" choices. They do not affect the core of your story; they are, however, the vehicle that carries your story, and, as such, are just as integral to its successful presentation.
Which POV (Point of View) will you use to tell each scene?
If your story includes multiple plotlines or timelines, how will you order their scenes within the story?
If your story includes multiple plotlines or character arcs, how will you harmonize their respective plot points?
Not all of these questions must be answered in the outline. But when you begin your scene outline (which we will discuss in the final installment in this series, in a few weeks), all of these choices will influence the order of your scenes, the focus of your scenes, and ultimately the entire flow and force of your narrative.
Making these choices requires a big-picture view of your story.
When you choose to use a supporting character's POV in one scene, what will this add or take away from your main character's POV in subsequent scenes?
When you are using multiple plot- or timelines, how can you order their scenes to maintain the best flow of tension and interest? How can you order the scenes to best contrast or mirror the events and themes in the alternate plotline?
When you are creating character arcs for multiple characters, how can you harmonize their important moments of evolution around the main structural plot points? How will these choices affect which POVs you must choose?
Shaping a story is always an exercise in making optimal decisions. There are rarely perfect decisions. But when you consider all of your story's pieces as players on a chessboard, you are better able to understand which pieces must be moved, protected, or sacrificed to create the most pleasing overall effect.
A firm understanding of story theory—of plot, character, and theme—will provide you the awareness to perform the bob and weave of outlining and to move your story pieces with confidence and precision. That is the true goal in figuring out how to outline a novel—not simply to pile one scene on another until you reach the end, but to craft a storyform that is as solid and powerful as possible.
Stay Tuned: Next week, we're going to talk about how to properly structure your story while outlining.
Wordplayers, tell me your opinion! In figuring out how to outline your novel, what is your biggest challenge in seeing your story's big picture? Tell me in the comments!
When I was young I read John Blaine's "Rick Brant" novels.He was an absolute master of multiple plot threads, see https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3931300-the-rocket-s-shadow. I'm not ashamed to say that he taught me the sense of timing that meant each thread shift ended on a cliffhanger.
I think it's a case of seeing the shape of the plot which is to come, rather like seeing trees appearing in a fog.
Don't try to fit the aspects of your story into rigid compartments within your outlining process.
This is something I've struggled with, but feel I'm improving with every outline.
My mind naturally works in compartments, so this is something I've had to learn to do as well.
I think everything in my story is coming too early. Also, what if your protagonist already has a mentor when the story starts?
Nothing wrong with a preexisting Mentor character. I've done this in several of my stories. The key is to make sure he's not full-on mentoring the protagonist in the story's main Truth until at least the Inciting Event halfway through the First Act.
K.M. Weiland, the queen of write.
QC2: On the antagonist/protagonist analogy, where they work in harmony like two guys trading the ol' back and forth with a crosscut, if you could clarify that a bit because I would think being opposing forces that there could be absolutely no harmony whatsoever and that it would almost impossible for them to work together on anything (even structurally) but more like a hallway dance. Or, to borrow from another of your analogies, instead have the composer somehow take these two conflicting elements, discordant tones and work them into the overall composition… utilizing the rhythms inherent in the conflict… ?
The question/question is dealing with the structural pillars graphic. At the end it has resolution, but what I wondered was how that part might change in regard to a series. I watched an interview of Jason Riesman (I believe his name was) on On Story and he compared the difference of writing/directing for movies differently than for episodic tv. He said in tv, you're not aiming for the end but for the next episode (along those lines). So, while you want some form of resolution to the story, how do you keep it open ended enough to transition to the next… episode… ?
1. Although it is certainly our basic tendency to think of the protagonist and antagonist working *against* each other, they do have to achieve a certain harmony (unbeknownst to them) within the flow of the story. Instead of thinking of their altercation as a brawl, where one is simply trying to beat the other into unconsciousness without being hit himself (in which there is no trading of impetus, and thus no forward momentum of plot), think of their conflict as a chess match. First one moves, then the other. The protagonist can't make two moves in a row; he must way for the antagonist to respond with a move of his own before he can do the same.
2. Resolution varies from story to story, even for standalone books. Some stories feature no Resolution whatsoever, ending immediately after the conflict ends with the Climatic Moment. If the story is continuing in a further episode, there is much less necessity to tie off loose ends in the Resolution of the earlier story. Mostly, it's a pacing thing. If there feels like there needs to be that sequel scene to grant the reader a breather after the Climax, that's the top consideration for whether or not to include a Resolution.
Okay, let me ask this: though I can see your point with #1 (and it reminded me of an example you've used about a time-traveling guy whose antagonist was his wife who worked against his goals). What if you change the playing field? From chess to football, where a team can take turn after turn after turn until they lose possession or score? Are the number of downs/turns they take considered one turn? One possession = one turn?
haha… you know what, never mind, think I may have answered my own question.
As always, thanks for both!
I think the analogy holds up best if we think of the protagonist and antagonist each holding the ball for a full possession.
That's great, because it maintains the 'strategy' element of chess while allowing for various multi-pronged actions/reactions (offensive/defensive) within the series of downs to play out.
That's a really nice chart for the pillars of story structure. Did you make that yourself or find it somewhere?
Of course, no matter how detailed your plans are, the story and characters can easily go in unexpected directions for you. Maybe it's a plot moment that happens sooner than you expected, or maybe a protagonist suddenly turns into a double agent. I'm still learning how to deal with the balance between sticking to the plan and just letting a story build itself as you write it, and that's more of a struggle with this year's Nanowrimo project than anything I've written before (I've been planning this book for 4 years now).
The vital scenes seem to be turning out well so far though. Probably my favourite action scenes I've written so far are the ones that turned out completely different than I planned, like a large battle that ended up being slower and more methodical, but in a way that works. And of course there's a very tense duel in a pitch black abandoned night club between two very smart characters.
Generally in my first drafts, I focus mainly on the story in my planning, and I let internal conflicts and character development work itself out as I write it, and then I focus on improving those in later drafts. It seems to be working so far.
The graphic comes via Peter von Stackelberg, who based it on my approach to story structure, as well as Campbell's and Vogler's.
I LOVE your new Character Arc book. It was so well written and packed full of great advice and logic, I had to double-check who actu ally published it… thought it was one of those WD books. It's helped me flesh out my characters more than anything else I've come across. Thanks so much!
What if there's more than one antagonist? Like a plot antagonist and a personal one?
The two conflicts need to come together in the end. Otherwise, weaving them in is no different.


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Mahler Reviews
SACD Review
Symphony #9
Symphony #10 (Adagio)
Gürzenich-Orchester Köln/Markus Stenz
Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne
Oehms Classics SACD OC654 2 Discs Hybrid Multichannel 78:12+23:21
Gewandhaus Orchestra/Riccardo Chailly
Recorded Live at the Gewandhaus Leipzig, Germany September 6-8, 2013
Bonus Feature - Riccardo Chailly in conversation with Henry-Louis de La Grange
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Here are two new recordings of Mahler's Ninth, one on hybrid SACD and one on Blu-ray (also available as a DVD). With this recording, Markus Stenz brings his cycle of Mahler symphonies with the Gürzenich-Orcherster in Cologne to a close – and also his career with the orchestra, as he moved this summer to the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. All of the recordings in Stenz's cycle are studio recordings, although based on concert hall performances. This is the sixth Mahler symphony that Riccardo Chailly has conducted for Accentus with the Leipzig Gewandhaus (already available are Nos. 2, 4, 5, 6, and 8). All of these recordings come from live performances at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig.
Stenz's interpretation of the Ninth is towards the restrained end of the spectrum, with a valedictory tone throughout. The Gürzenich-Orchester is not one of Europe's best-known orchestras, but it has a fine Mahler pedigree (having given the world première of the Fifth on October 18, 1904, with Mahler himself at the podium). Under Stenz's direction the players find a fine singing line in the first movement, which is brought to a haunting close with fine playing in the piccolo and strings. The second movement Ländler does indeed dance – the grotesque and ironic dimension is there, but not foregrounded. There is a similar restraint in the Rondo-Burlesque, where the cantabile middle section effectively contrasts with the two outer sections, particularly the brutal last few minutes. Stenz's understated approach to the first three movements throws the spotlight on the final Adagio, one of Mahler's greatest movements, perhaps the greatest. Stenz and the Gürzenich-Orchester deliver a very powerful rendition that is deeply elegiac.
Chailly's approach to the Ninth is rather different. The bonus item for the disc is a 15-minute conversation between the conductor and the celebrated Mahler biographer and musicologist Henry-Louis de la Grange (now 90 years of age and still a very acute commentator). In the conversation Chailly stresses how full of life and strength the Ninth is. Much of the music, particularly in the finale, is music of farewell, but it is not the music of Mahler himself bidding farewell. In line with this basic insight, Chailly brings out the contrasts much more than Stenz. The first movement is significantly more dramatic and the macabre side of the scherzo is more pronounced, becoming ferocious towards the end. Chailly attacks the Rondo-Burlesque from the opening, so much so that the contrast with the cantabile section is quite jarring. All of this leads up to a truly magnificent finale, with drama and depth culminating in an other-worldly ending. The hush in the Gewandhaus at the movement's close says it all.
The Stenz recording is good and certainly to be recommended. It includes a fine performance of the Adagio of the Tenth from 2011. But it suffers by comparison with the Chailly performance, which is truly exceptional and one of the finest issues so far in 2014, with fine cinematography and excellent sound quality.
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$32 million energy savings performance contract awarded at Keesler AFB
Keesler Air Force Base will have access to more resilient, efficient and reliable energy thanks to the award of a nearly $32 million energy savings performance contract supporting over 100 facilities and the airfield apron lighting.The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Energy Directorate partnered
Air Force awards $143 million energy savings contract at DoD's largest joint base
The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Energy Directorate's Program Development division worked together with Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, and the Defense Logistics Agency-Energy to award an energy savings performance contract valued at nearly $143 million to increase energy resiliency at the
AF awards first energy savings performance contract of 2018 at Hill AFB
Recently, the Defense Logistics Agency awarded a $42 million energy savings performance contract, to be executed and maintained by Energy Systems Group, at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. This represents the Air Force's first such awarded contract of 2018.
Vandenberg flips the switch on new solar array system
Earlier this month, the Air Force took another step toward its goal of increasing facility use of clean energy by 25 percent by fiscal 2025 at a solar array dedication event at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.


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The IIHF 100 Year Anniversary
Statutes & Bylaws
Survey of Players
Story #56
Bobby Orr named MVP of first Canada Cup after playing on one good leg
"What if" and "maybe" could change pretty much every great moment in sports, no more so than when applied to the great Bobby Orr and the 1972 Summit Series. Orr was in his prime in 1972, but by the time Team Canada convened at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto in August, Orr's knee was still tender from an off season operation he had to endure soon after leading his Boston Bruins to their second Stanley Cup in three years in April. Team player that he was, Orr went to camp and skated lightly, but doctors told him there was no way he could test his knee in serious practice situations or under the duress of games. Still, he remained with the team until it returned home from Europe, victorious, at the end of September.
By the time Orr got a chance to represent his country at the 1976 Canada Cup, his extraordinary career was virtually over. His knee, ravaged by operations every summer, was virtually without cartilage. He had played only ten games with the Bruins the previous season before requiring more surgery and rehabilitation, but Orr refused to allow injury to prevent him from playing in the inaugural Canada Cup, the first best-on-best featuring Canada and Europe. In his first game, an 11-2 win over Finland, Orr had three assists. The next game, a 4-2 win over USA, Orr recorded two more assists, and in his team's 4-0 win over Sweden he had another assist.
In the first game of the best-of-three finals against Czechoslovakia, an impressive 6-0 win for Canada, Orr scored two goals including a sensational rush down the right wing finishing with a high backhand to the near side over the glove of Vladimir Dzurilla. It was an awe-inspiring rush that ended with an almost impossible shot. After Canada's dramatic win two nights later, Orr, who led Canada with nine points, was named the tournament MVP.
Orr's knee permitted him to play just 26 more NHL games over the next three years before he was forced to retire, the greatest defenceman in the world forced to the press box a decade before his time. But his career ended with a heroic performance in the 1976 Canada Cup that will forever remain a part of the game's history.
About the Top 100 Stories
As part of the IIHF's 100th anniversary celebrations, www.IIHF.com is featuring the 100 top international hockey stories from the past century (1908-2008). Starting now and continuing through the 2008 IIHF World Championships in Canada, we will bring you approximately three stories a week counting down from Number 100 to Number 11.
The Final Top 10 Countdown will be one of the highlights of the IIHF's Centennial Gala Evening in Quebec City on May 17, the day prior to the Gold Medal Game of the 2008 World Championship.
These are the criteria for inclusion on this list: First, the story has to have had a considerable influence on international hockey. Second, it has to have had either a major immediate impact or a long-lasting significance on the game. Third, although it doesn't necessarily have to be about top players, the story does have to pertain to the highest level of play, notably Olympics, World Championships, and the like. The story can be about a single moment — a goal, a great save, a referee's call — or about an historic event of longer duration — a game, series, tournament, or rule change.
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title: 'Jest Website Upgrade'
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We are excited to present the **new Jest website**!

The Jest site was upgraded from **[Docusaurus 1](https://v1.docusaurus.io/)** to **[Docusaurus 2](https://v2.docusaurus.io/)**, and is an early adopter of the [newly released Docusaurus 2 i18n support](https://v2.docusaurus.io/blog/2021/03/09/releasing-docusaurus-i18n).

So, what's new exactly?

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## What's new?

Here's a good overview of the most visible improvements:

- **Dark Mode**: change the color scheme through the navbar switch.

- **Modern navigation**: we improved the navigation experience with **client-side routing** and **prefetching**.

- **Versions dropdown**: it is now simpler to switch from one Jest version to another.

- **Progressive-Web-App**: you can install the Jest website and browse it offline.

- **Search**: try the new Algolia **DocSearch v3** user-experience. It is now possible to **search in blog posts**.

- **I18n**: Jest is the first website using the **[new i18n feature of Docusaurus 2](https://v2.docusaurus.io/docs/i18n/introduction)**. It is now possible to **translate blog posts**.

- **MDX**: embedding React components in Markdown will allow maintainers to make the **documentation more interactive**.

## For site translators

If you want to help to translate the new Jest website, please use the new Crowdin project [jest-v2](https://crowdin.com/project/jest-v2) instead of the previous one.

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In localized pages, the edit button now links directly to Crowdin.

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## Thanks

Thanks to all the contributors that supported or reviewed this migration: [Simen](https://github.com/SimenB), [Orta](https://github.com/orta), [Joel](https://github.com/JoelMarcey), [Kristoffer](https://github.com/merceyz)...

Please report any problem on the [migration issue](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/11021).


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Our Sport and Exercise Physician Dr Trefor James is trained in Compartment Pressure Testing and can perfom it in the clinic.
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The Compartment Pressure test are performed on a Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and the session is approximately 1 hour.
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A museum is an institution that cares for (conserves) a collection of artifacts and other objects of artistic, cultural, historical, or scientific importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities throughout the world and more local ones exist in smaller cities, towns and even the countryside. Museums have varying aims, ranging from serving researchers and specialists to serving the general public. The goal of serving researchers is increasingly shifting to serving the general public.
The Menshikov Palace is a Petrine Baroque edifice in Saint Petersburg, situated on Universitetskaya Embankment of the Bolshaya Neva on Vasilyevsky Island. It was the first stone building in the city. Since 1981, it has served as a public museum, a branch of the Hermitage Museum.
The Metropolitan Castle is a historic monument, built by G. Bagdi in 1535. It also belonged to Michael Apafi II, the last prince of Transylvania. It was turned into headquarters for the Greek Catholic Diocese (1737), then for the Metropolitan Church (1853). For a while it hosted the city's History Museum.
The Miko Castle is a fortified castle in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. It is among the city's most important monuments, and today houses an ethnographic museum devoted to Szekely heritage.
The castle was built in Mozyr which is one of the oldest towns in the Belarusian Polesie in the 15th century. Walls and defensive towers surrounded a palace, residential and household buildings, St. Savior's Church and the deepest well in Belarus which was erected in case of a longstanding siege of the castle.
The Mukden Palace or Shenyang Gugong, also known as the Shenyang Imperial Palace, was the former imperial palace of the early Manchu-led Qing dynasty in China.
Museum Island is the name of the northern half of an island in the Spree river in the central Mitte district of Berlin, Germany, the site of the old city of Colln. It is so called for the complex of five internationally significant museums, all part of the Berlin State Museums, that occupy the island's northern part.
The northern border of the Bratislava Castle is formed by a long Baroque building from the 18th century, which today houses the Slovak National Museum (Music Museum) and the castle administration.
Territory of national museum of Boyana Church. Boyana Church of St. Nicholas and St. Pantaleimon is situated at the foot of Vitosha Mountain, in Boyana Housing Estate in Sofia.
Chersonesus (also rendered as Chersonese, Chersonesos), in medieval Greek contracted to Cherson is an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula. The colony was established in the 6th century BC by settlers from Heraclea Pontica.
The Plantin-Moretus Museum is a museum in Antwerp, Belgium honouring the printers Christophe Plantin and Jan Moretus. It is located in their former residence and printing establishment, Plantin Press, at the Friday Market.
The Russian colony Alexandrovka was established in 1826 by King Frederick Wilhelm III in memory of his friend, Czar Alexander I.
The Summer Palace of Peter the Great was built between 1710–1714 in the northeast corner of the Summer Garden that sat on an island formed by the Fontanka river, Moyka river, the Swan Canal.
Upper Lavra it is the territory of the National Historical and Cultural Reserve of national importance, it is the museum of history, culture and religion of Kyiv Rus.
Verla at Jaala, Kouvola, Finland, is a well preserved 19th century mill village and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1996.
The Horta Museum is a museum dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian Art Nouveau architect Victor Horta and his time. The museum is housed in Horta's former house and atelier, Maison & Atelier Horta (1898), in the Brussels municipality of Saint-Gilles.
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Space Crusade is a 1992 video game based on the Space Crusade board game. It is the first video game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Gremlin Graphics Software Ltd. released the video game version of Space Crusade in early 1992. It was available on Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. It later received an expansion pack, The Voyage Beyond.

Gameplay
Space Crusade is considered a faithful conversion of the original boardgame, with a digital board that could be viewed from both a 2D and isometric view.

Reception
Space Crusade was praised for being "a faithful conversion of the boardgame." The ZX Spectrum version was voted number 24 in the Your Sinclair Readers' Top 100 Games of All Time.

CU Amiga called Space Crusade "a classic strategy game". Amiga Computing  called Space Crusade "one hell of a game". The reviewer from Amiga Action stated "I have absolutely no reservations in recommending this game to everyone, especially commanders with prior experience in the Adeptus Astartes". The reviewer form The One for Amiga Games stated that the game's pros "more than outweigh the cons and make Space Crusade a very worthwhile product, especially with the prospect of plenty of data disks to liven things up". The reviewer form The One for Amiga Games stated that "Space Crusade retains much of the original feel of the board game, but the computer format adds some great touches you'd be hard pressed to imitate physically, short of tipping lighter fluid over the board characters and lighting them as they get blown away". Amiga Format called Space Crusade "fun, not fast-paced joystick-bashing fun, but you're your thoughtful, war-gamey, tactical move-type, with some mindless blasting thrown in". The reviewer from Amiga Mania stated that Space Crusade has "a lot of nice effects, touches and tweaks which a great game needs to lift itself above its competitors".

Expansion
Space Crusade: The Voyage Beyond is an expansion pack to Space Crusade. It was released in 1992 for the Amiga and Atari ST. It adds 10 new levels. A compilation that included the main game and expansion was released around the same time.

The reviewer from CU Amiga proclaimed: "If you enjoyed the original, then get hold of this." The reviewer from Amiga Power called the game "definitely quality stuff and well up to the original's standards". The reviewer from The One Amiga called it "a simplistic but fun RPG that is never less than engrossing". The reviewer from Amiga Format stated that "The Voyage Beyond expands upon a good strategy game".

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Space Crusade at MobyGames
Space Crusade at the Hall of Light
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster who is oldest and largest in world. It's first live public broadcast was done in 1920 which was sponsored by a private house, later it was taken over by public service commission. It has long experience of not only reporting real news but also manipulating or doctoring facts. It always have had love-hate relationship with India, that too plenty of hate and just handful of love.
Long back, when I used to work in North Eastern India, I used to tune in to BBC radio for the global news. It was the time when we did not have the internet and 24-hour television channels. Imagine the era, when there were no cell phones, no DTH, no social media, or any such facility. However, gradually I started to notice that the BBC used to pick up only the issues related to trouble spots across the globe. There was more focus on trouble-torn places in poor countries of Africa and the Middle East. With the passage of time, it became evident that BBC mostly broadcasts the news that may be seen only as negative, and thus, I had doubts about the objectivity of BBC. Gradually, I lost interest and gave up the BBC. Still, whenever I feel the need for clarity on any issue, I tune in to the BBC, hoping that it will provide me a better perspective on the subject.
I have a feeling that many more people have similar kind of love-hate relationship with the BBC. BBC is moreover a commercial organisation which sells its content to various agencies like discovery channel, sells formats and co-producing programmes, licensing the content to online streaming services, selling DVD/Blu-Ray, Merchandising etc; its main objective is to generate revenue and not presenting the transparent and honest information, more the content is sensationalized more it will be sold, this is the key to success for BBC.
After retirement, I watch TV for news and find that our news channels too are acting more like BBC radio. They tend to magnify the small incidents into something huge. At the end of the day, it becomes clear that the issues hardly have any news value and they just tend to focus on the sensational items. Most often, it is seen that they create ruckus even when there is almost nothing. To be fair to the media houses like BBC or to our own domestic media houses, we must keep in view the fact that after all they are running a business and our welfare is not their priority. All the news media and the sources of entertainment need the eyeballs for better TRPs. However we cannot put our all domestic channels in the same category as we put BBC in, they may be biased but not to the lowest of the low level of BBC.
There was the case of a documentary 'India's daughter' that was being made by a lady on behalf of BBC on Nirbhaya case that was not allowed to be aired in India. Initially, people were apprehensive that it might be a case of curbing the freedom of the press, but gradually, when there was some dissemination of information, and the bizarre aspects started tumbling out, the people were outraged. In my view, this was perhaps a time when most of the Indians lost faith in the BBC.
Yet another negative aspect of BBC news is it's unreasonably biased and one-sided reporting of the occasional clashes between the stone-pelting mobs and security forces in Kashmir Valley. It is shocking that despite its regular presence in the Indian subcontinent, reporters of BBC often behave in a crassly unprofessional manner, and also tend to show an utter lack of sensitivity.
There is the strange case BBC having accused India of supporting and funding MQM. It is a bizarre fact that MQM Leader Altaf Hussain is actually from Pakistan and has been given asylum by the UK – owners, and sponsors of the BBC. When questioned, BBC shamelessly said that the story was based on an 'anonymous source'. The BBC failed to produce any other evidence. Even the London police didn't have such evidence. Also, MQM leader Altaf Hussain refuted the charge.
Recently, while reporting on the case in the ICJ, the BBC showed its anti-India bias again. The order of ICJ doesn't use the term 'spy' for Mr. Kulbhushan Jadhav, but the BBC, instead of saying 'alleged spy', referred to Mr. Jadhav as 'spy'. This is not the way any unbiased media would behave.
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In view of the above, the issue of BBC ignoring Sania Mirza – naming only Martina Hingis, while reporting their win in a ladies' doubles tennis match, would look like some small change. Strangely, even the British politicians have had problems with the BBC and they have stated that the organization governed under 'The Royal Charter' is using its freedom for un-accountability.


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During the year 2018, Exports from Sri Lanka to Chad amounted to a total value of Rs. 16.49 million, while the Imports to Sri Lanka from Chad amounted to a total value of Rs. 0.01 million. This resulted in a positive Bilateral Trade Balance of Rs. 16.48 million for Sri Lanka with Chad for the year 2018.
In comparison, during the year 2017, Exports from Sri Lanka to Chad amounted to a total value of Rs. 5.05 million, while Imports to Sri Lanka from Chad amounted to a total value of Rs.0.00 million. This resulted in a positive Bilateral Trade Balance of Rs. 5.05 million for Sri Lanka with Chad for the year 2017.
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Community Tree Planting at Cook Reserve Ruse, Campelltown © WWF-Aus / Leonie Sii
WWF's "Towards Two Billion Trees" plan to aid koala bushfire recovery
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The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today launched an ambitious tree-recovery plan as an analysis by the organisation shows bushfires have burned at least 1.3 million hectares of koala habitat in New South Wales.
Since July, the fires have scorched more than 8% of the state's known koala forest, with estimates many hundreds of the vulnerable species have perished.
WWF-Australia says the koala carnage places increased importance on its bold new strategy – Towards Two Billion Trees.
"Our plan shows how Australia can save and grow two billion trees by 2030," said Dr Stuart Blanch, Senior Manager Land Clearing and Restoration, WWF-Australia.
"This natural climate solution can be achieved by protecting existing trees, allowing cleared forests to regenerate, and planting new trees.
"Koalas and all of Australia's cherished wildlife would be the big winners.
"WWF's strategy tackles the extinction and climate crisis," he said.
WWF-Australia is urging governments, landholders and corporations to end deforestation and forest degradation, and transition to being a world leader in restoration of forests and woodlands. If current rates of clearing continue the impact on wildlife would be alarming.
"Australia was the only developed country listed as a global deforestation hotspot in The Living Planet Report last year. If we were to implement this plan we would literally shift Australia from being a deforestation nation to a leading reforestation nation, which would benefit our wildlife, climate and people," said Dr Blanch.
"By putting the brakes on bulldozers over the next decade, Australia can save five million hectares of forests and woodlands, protect 500 million trees, conserve 750 million native animals, and cut our country's greenhouse gas emissions by around 9%."
In addition, major new funding for farmers and Indigenous communities for restoration of forests and woodlands across 10 million hectares of cleared lands could grow an additional one-and-a-half billion trees.
Concern for koalas runs deep in northern NSW. One man setting an example is farmer Frank Binkley who is creating a koala sanctuary on his property near Bangalow by planting thousands of koala food trees with the help of the Koala furniture company.
Koala furniture company founders Mitch Taylor and Dany Milham, who both hail from northern NSW, have also thrown their support behind Towards Two Billion Trees and their company is the first corporate partner to help fund WWF's tree-recovery plan.
Bangalow Koalas President Linda Sparrow said there is a tremendous appetite for hands-on action to help koalas and wildlife. Her organisation has planted nearly 20,000 trees on 18 properties in 21 months. At their last tree-planting event 180 people turned up from five shires including the Gold Coast.
"We're getting three generations of a family coming to plant. People want to do something because they're sick of waiting for governments to act," said Ms Sparrow.
Finance specialist and media personality Mark Bouris, who is also preparing to plant a mass of koala food trees on his farm behind Byron Bay, said this about Towards Two Billion Trees: "It's an ambitious plan – two billion – and that requires everyone to get on board and send the message out that we should all have a crack at this where we can."
Mr Bouris wants his grandkids to be able to see koalas in the wild.
"This is not about going to a zoo to see a koala, or looking at a stamp to see a koala, or looking at a magazine. We have to do whatever we can to enhance the koala and all the native animals," he said.
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Author Phanthaphol, N.; Techasen, A.; Loilome, W.; Thongchot, S.; Thanan, R.; Sungkhamanon, S.; Khuntikeo, N.; Yongvanit, P.; Namwat, N.
Title Upregulation of TCTP is associated with cholangiocarcinoma progression and metastasis Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Oncology Letters Abbreviated Journal Oncol Lett
Keywords 64, 65
Author Ma, H.X.; He, L.; Cai, S.W.; Xin, X.L.; Shi, H.D.; Zhou, L.; Shi, X.J.
Title [Analysis of the spectrum and resistance of pathogen causing sepsis in patients with severe acute pancreatitis] Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Zhonghua wai ke za zhi [Chinese Journal of Surgery] Abbreviated Journal Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi
Keywords Adult; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents/*therapeutic use; Cross Infection; *Drug Resistance, Bacterial; Escherichia coli; Female; Gram-Negative Bacteria; Gram-Positive Bacteria; Humans; Male; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Middle Aged; Pancreatitis/*complications; Retrospective Studies; Sepsis/*drug therapy; Vancomycin/therapeutic use; Young Adult; Bacteria spectrum; Drug resistance; Pancreatitis, acute necrotizing; Sepsis
Abstract Objective: To investigate the characteristics of spectrum and drug resistance of pathogens causing sepsis in patients with severe acute pancreatitis(SAP). Methods: The clinical data of 63 SAP patients with sepsis admitted in Department of Hepatobiliary, People's Liberation Army General Hospital from January 2014 to December 2015 were retrospectively studied. There were 47 males and 16 females, aged from 22 to 73 years, with an average age of (52+/-11)years. Samples were collected mainly from: (1)pancreatic and peripancreatic necrosis and abdominal drainage; (2)bile; (3) blood or deep venous catheter; (4) sputum and tracheal catheter and thoracic drainage; (5) urine. Strain identification and drug-resistance test were preformed on positive specimens. Results: Of 244 pathogenic isolates, mainly derived from abdominal cavity(36.0%), blood stream (14.0%), central venous catheter(11.8%), necrotic tissue(9.1%) and sputum(8.1%); 154(63.1%) were gram-negative bacteria, 68 cases(27.9%) were gram-positive bacteria and 22 cases(9.0%) were fungi respectively. The top six common pathogens isolated were E. coli(16.0%), E.faecium and faecalis(15.2%), P.aeruginosa(10.7%), K.pneumonia(9.8%), Acinetobacter baumanni(8.2%), Stenotrophomonas maltophilia(5.3%)respectively. The detection rate of E. coli and K. pneumonia extended-spectrum beta-lactamases(ESBL) was 84.6%(33/39) and 70.8%(17/24), the resistance rate to imipeniem was 12.8% and 25.0%, to cefperazone-sulbactam was 28.2% and 29.2%. As to P. aeruginosa and Acinetobacter bacillus, the resistance rate to imipeniem was 50.0% and 75.0%, to cefperazone-sulbactam was 42.3% and 70.0%; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia was completely resistant to cefperazone-sulbactam, but sensitive to minocycline, SMZ-TMP with the resistance rate less than 40.0%. Gram-positive bacterium strains mainly included E. faecium(38.2%, 26/68), E.faecalis(16.2%, 11/68) and Staphylococcus(35.3%, 24/68) which maintained high sensitivity to vancomycin, teicoplanin and linezolid, there was only one isolate resistant to vancomycin. Candida were the sole pathogens of fungal infections, sensitive to common antifungal drugs overall. Conclusions: The gram-negative bacteria are the predominant pathogens mainly including ESBL-producing isolates(E.coli and K. pneumonia) and non-fermentation bacteria(P.aeruginosa and Acinetobacter bacillus) causing sepsis in SAP. The infection rate and drug-resistance rate of these two kinds of pathogens are relatively higher.
Address Department of Hepatobiliary, People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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Author Li, M.; Xiao, A.; Floyd, D.; Olmez, I.; Lee, J.; Godlewski, J.; Bronisz, A.; Bhat, K.P.L.; Sulman, E.P.; Nakano, I.; Purow, B.
Title CDK4/6 inhibition is more active against the glioblastoma proneural subtype Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Oncotarget Abbreviated Journal Oncotarget
Volume 8 Issue 33 Pages 55319-55331
Keywords Cdk4/6; glioblastoma; mesenchymal; palbociclib; proneural
Abstract Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common and lethal brain tumor. Gene expression profiling has classified GBM into distinct subtypes, including proneural, mesenchymal, and classical, and identifying therapeutic vulnerabilities of these subtypes is an extremely high priority. We leveraged The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data, in particular for microRNA expression, to seek druggable core pathways in GBM. The E2F1-regulated miR-17 92 cluster and its analogs are shown to be highly expressed in proneural GBM and in GSC lines, suggesting the E2F cell cycle pathway might be a key driver in proneural GBM. Consistently, CDK4/6 inhibition with palbociclib preferentially inhibited cell proliferation in vitro in a majority of proneural GSCs versus those of other subtypes. Palbociclib treatment significantly prolonged survival of mice with established intracranial xenografts of a proneural GSC line. We show that most of these sensitive PN GSCs expressed higher levels of CDK6 and had intact Rb1, while two GSC lines with CDK4 overexpression and null Rb1 were highly resistant to palbociclib. Importantly, palbociclib treatment of proneural GSCs upregulated mesenchymal-associated markers and downregulated proneural-associated markers, suggesting that CDK4/6 inhibition induced proneural-mesenchymal transition and underscoring the enhanced role of the E2F cell cycle pathway in the proneural subtype. Lastly, the combination of palbociclib and N,N-diethylaminobenzaldehyde, an inhibitor of the mesenchymal driver ALDH1A3, showed strong synergistic inhibitory effects against proneural GSC proliferation. Taken together, our results reveal that proneural GBM has increased vulnerability to CDK4/6 inhibition, and the proneural subtype undergoes dynamic reprogramming upon palbociclib treatment-suggesting the need for a combination therapeutic strategy.
Address Neuro-Oncology Division, Department of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Author Cole, D.C.; Giordano, C.R.; Vasilopoulos, T.; Fahy, B.G.
Title Resident Physicians Improve Nontechnical Skills When on Operating Room Management and Leadership Rotation Type Journal Article
Year 2017 Publication Anesthesia and Analgesia Abbreviated Journal Anesth Analg
Volume 124 Issue 1 Pages 300-307
Abstract BACKGROUND: Anesthesiology residency primarily emphasizes the development of medical knowledge and technical skills. Yet, nontechnical skills (NTS) are also vital to successful clinical practice. Elements of NTS are communication, teamwork, situational awareness, and decision making. METHODS: The first 10 consecutive senior residents who chose to participate in this 2-week elective rotation of operating room (OR) management and leadership training were enrolled in this study, which spanned from March 2013 to March 2015. Each resident served as the anesthesiology officer of the day (AOD) and was tasked with coordinating OR assignments, managing care for 2 to 4 ORs, and being on call for the trauma OR; all residents were supervised by an attending AOD. Leadership and NTS techniques were taught via a standardized curriculum consisting of leadership and team training articles, crisis management text, and daily debriefings. Resident self-ratings and attending AOD and charge nurse raters used the Anaesthetists' Non-Technical Skills (ANTS) scoring system, which involved task management, situational awareness, teamwork, and decision making. For each of the 10 residents in their third year of clinical anesthesiology training (CA-3) who participated in this elective rotation, there were 14 items that required feedback from resident self-assessment and OR raters, including the daily attending AOD and charge nurse. Results for each of the items on the questionnaire were compared between the beginning and the end of the rotation with the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for matched samples. Comparisons were run separately for attending AOD and charge nurse assessments and resident self-assessments. Scaled rankings were analyzed for the Kendall coefficient of concordance (omega) for rater agreement with associated chi and P value. RESULTS: Common themes identified by the residents during debriefings were recurrence of challenging situations and the skills residents needed to instruct and manage clinical teams. For attending AOD and charge nurse assessments, resident performance of NTS improved from the beginning to the end of the rotation on 12 of the 14 NTS items (P < .05), whereas resident self-assessment improved on 3 NTS items (P < .05). Interrater reliability (across the charge nurse, resident, and AOD raters) ranged from omega = .36 to .61 at the beginning of the rotation and omega = .27 to .70 at the end of the rotation. CONCLUSIONS: This rotation allowed for teaching and resident assessment to occur in a way that facilitated resident education in several of the skills required to meet specific milestones. Resident physicians are able to foster NTS and build a framework for clinical leadership when completing a 2-week senior elective as an OR manager.
Address From the Department of Anesthesiology, University of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, Fla


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