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Review Text New Latinoamerica 2005 This Project (Latinoamerica) was made possible thanks to the coming together of three diverse individuals, Victor Hugo, Armin Keil and Jose Cortijo all of whom have one thing in common - The Love of Salsa and the Joy it generates. It has now been digitally re-mastered to bring out the best sounds possible and show the virtuosity of the performers involved. Venezuelan born Victor Hugo is a talented composer and electric performer whose inspired vocals and pure energy bring this music to life and whose vision is here brought to light. Jose Cortijo, percussionist virtuoso enriches Armin Keil sensational arrangements with his talented and insightful playing. This CD as a musical project will dwell forever with the great legends of Latin music and will place the names of Victor Hugo, Jose Cortijo and Armin Keil in the list of greats artists, that have endeavoured to bring the superlative sound of Salsa the universal recognition it deserves. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Victor Hugo graduated from Universidad Central de Venezuela in Performing Arts. His mother was an actress and folklore singer and was a well known face in film and television. Whilst still a teenager, Victor starred in and directed several theatre musicals He left his home to go to London to pursue a career in the arts, having won a scholarship from the Venezuelan government to study film making whilst continuing his work in music. Undeterred by the loss of his funding with political change at home, Victor continued in his musical career. As one of the most accomplished and talented Latin musicians, Victor Hugo has lent his band to, and collaborated with many of the great names of Salsa. This impressive list of Salseros includes Grupo Niche, Kike Harvey, David Pabon, El Canario, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Júnior González, Luis Felipe Gonzalez, Tito Nieves, Mariano Civico, Palmieri, and Oscar D'Leon. His latest recordings are with Grammy award nominated ' Son de Cali' -from Cali-Colombia with whom he is presently recording his latest compositions. A pioneer of Latin music in Europe, Victor founded and lead a number of high profile bands as well as making several forays into the world of Latin Pop, including Tequila with Island Records and more recently with the dance hit 'The Latin Thing' with Faze Records, both of which entered the Top 10. Victor's own compositions have been featured in films and advertising and his name has been associated with Bacardi, Colgate, Corona, Tequila El Cuervo amongst others. Currently he has a further three projects being prepared -one for completion shortly in Cali, Colombia, one scheduled for completion in Cuba 'Salsa in English' and a third 'Salsa Pa America' !The musical! This is a collaborative project to be brought to fruition in London UK. Victor, a charismatic and energetic performer, is first choice for international festivals, theatre events and celebrity parties, receiving superlative reviews wherever he goes. With his band, he performs for many of the rich and famous, throughout the world. Most recently, he completed a very successful tour of the Far East and has plans to return later this year for further performances and master classes. You can also find Victor Hugo lecturing and giving workshops in Colleges and Universities all over Europe about 'Latin America Music History' and the social and political influences of past and present on Latin American popular music; as his specialist subject to students of Latin America studies as well as other related studies. Today you are likely to find him performing his own compositions on stage anywhere in the world, as he says 'wherever the music takes me'.

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text: George Khelashvili is a lecturer of international relations at Tbilisi State University, and a team member of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Head of Parliament of Georgia. In 2013-2016 he served as a Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Georgia in the USA. Before his appointment at the Embassy, Giorgi worked at the Center for Social Sciences as the Director of Academic Programs in 2004-2006. George coordinated academic development of new regional English-language interdisciplinary Master's program in Social Sciences: Transformation in the South Caucasus. He also was an Assistant Professor (2001-2006) and acting head of International Relations Department (2006) at Tbilisi State University. He worked as policy analyst at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia; a visiting fellow at the Monterey Center for Non-Proliferation Studies; at the Kennan Institute at the Wilson Center; and at the Institute of European, Russian and Eurasian Studies of the George Washington University. He has also written extensively for Georgian newspapers and worked as journalist for TV Company Rustavi 2, as well as for IREX. George's academic interests include International Relations theory, post-Soviet studies, American foreign policy, and democratization. He contributed to the ongoing reform of the Faculty of Social and Political Studies at Tbilisi State University. He has an MPhil and DPhil in International Relations from the University of Oxford.


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A refreshingly candid take on mental health and supporting coworkers who struggle with mental health. This presentation broaches topics that will be enlightening not only to who have depression, anxiety, or the imposter syndrome, but also to those who work with them. Guided by years of experience, Stéphane will provide participants with a better understanding of mental health as well as practical tips to help reduce stress and burnout.


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※The Limousine Bus Stop and hotel is a 1-minute walk away. The disembarkation location is about a 3-minute walk away.
Exit the JR Hachioji ticket gates and head to the North Exit.
Follow the station building CELEO and head on toward the deck to the right.
Go down to the ground level by the escalator and then head straight to Keio-hachioji Station.
You can see Keio-hachioji Station to your right, but continue moving forward.
After passing Keio-hachioji Station, there will be a crosswalk. Continue forward to Tamashin (Tama Shinkin Bank).


Organ procurement is an essential step for organ transplantation, from which a quality organ is received for subsequent transplantation. As the demand for organ transplantation continues to grow, multi-organ donation including the heart, lung, live, pancreas, kidneys, and small intestine from one potential donor is always a priority to meet the demand. The donor is generally rigorously assessed for suitability of organ donation prior to proceeding to organ procurement. The quality of the organ from multi-organ procurement is usually satisfactory without jeopardizing its transplantation. In this chapter, the surgical technique for procurement of the organs from the abdomen is described. Some alternative techniques have also been discussed. Some pictures are inserted to facilitate understanding of the surgical procedure.
Organ transplantation is a definitive treatment for patients with end stage of organ failure. It is one of the greatest advancements in medicine in the twentieth century. Organ transplant is a life-saving treatment and improves the quality of life. Organ donation and procurement are essential steps for performance of the organ transplantation. Organ donors are classified as live organ donors, donation after brain death (DBD), and donation after circulatory death (DCD). Rigorous assessment of a potential donor is mandatory prior to proceeding organ procurement. For DBD and DCD donors, procurement of multi-organs is always the priority to ultimately benefit multiple recipients without jeopardizing the graft function [1, 2].
The surgical technique for abdominal multi-organ procurement is based on the anatomy and has been evolved over the decades as a result of the increased demand for organ transplantation [2, 3, 4, 5]. In this chapter, the surgical technique is described with some pictures inserted to facilitate understanding of the progress of the surgery.
It is mandatory for the surgeon in charge to check the documents: certification of brain death of the donor, the consent form for organ and tissue donation, signature of the hospital delegation, and the patient serology test. The team time-out should be carried out. The communication is confirmed between the surgeon and anesthetist for administration of medications at various stages. One dose of intravenous antibiotics is given intravenously, as well as 1 g of methylprednisolone prior to surgery. One dose of mannitol 20 g is given after completion of abdominal dissection. Heparin 25,000 IU is administered following cardiac team dissection prior to the cold perfusion.
If the pancreas is retrieved for organ transplantation, 100 ml of half-strength betadine (5%) is injected through the nasogastric tube that is then clamped off during procedure to retain betadine solution in the duodenum.
Preparation and drape: under sterile condition, the surgical area from the lower part of the chin to the proximal one-third of the thigh is prepared. The hairs are shaved. The dressing and central venous catheter or femoral catheter is reorganized to ensure the surgical field is clean and neat for preparation and drape.
An incision is made from suprasternal notch to the point just above the symphysis pubis (Figure 1). The abdominal cavity is entered first, and a Balfour retractor is placed to have adequate exposure of the abdomen (Figure 2). The round ligament of the liver is divided and tied as well as the falciform ligament of the liver. Examination of intra-abdominal organs is carried out to exclude potential malignant disease. The quality of the liver is usually assessed at this stage, and liver biopsy should be taken if any concern is raised. The biopsy is taken by using F18 Trucut needle from the left and right lobe. An additional wedge biopsy is also taken for the frozen section and histopathology examination. Following that, the soft tissue over the sternum is cut opened by diathermy along the line for sternotomy. A tunnel is created behind the sternum by insertion of a pair of long Metzenbaum scissors to ensure that the posterior side of the sternum is clean from soft tissue attachment. The sternum is sawed open with bone wax applied to the cut surface. Hemostasis is reassured by using diathermy to all active bleeders. A sternal retractor is placed to open the chest. The pleura and pericardium are remained intact at this stage (Figure 2). If the donor had previous sternotomy for cardiac surgery, then the wires over the sternum are removed, and a resternotomy saw is used for precise cut with caution. A surgical pack is placed over the chest wound to give the cardiothoracic team a nice clean field for subsequent heart and lung dissection. Now, the concentration is directed to the dissection of abdominal organs.
Retractors placed for exposure of abdominal organs.
The retro peritoneum is incised along the white line of Toldt from the cecum to the hepatic flexure. The dissection is continued along the retroperitoneal avascular plane superiorly and medially to mobilize and retract ascending colon medially. The right ureter is easily identified and preserved with the surrounding tissue. The dissection is continued by a Cattell-Braasch and Kocher maneuver. The inferior duodenal fold is divided allowing broad exposure of the inferior vena cava (IVC) and aorta (Figure 3). The left renal vein should be well visualized at this stage, and superior mesentery artery is palpated at its origin from the aorta. The distal segment of the aorta is dissected, and inferior mesentery artery is ligated and divided allowing the distal segment of aorta exposed adequately. A size 2 Dacron tie is placed around the aorta at the level proximal to the bifurcation of the common iliac arteries, which is used for ligation of distal aorta prior to cold perfusion (Figure 4). The second size 2 Dacron tie is placed around the aorta a few centimeters proximally that is used for tying the cannula after its insertion to the aorta for cold perfusion. At this stage, the inferior mesentery vein (IMV) is readily visualized along the edge of dissected mesentery of sigmoid colon lateral to the proximal jejunum. If the portal system perfusion is required, then a segment of IMV can be dissected, and a 2/0 tie is encircled for cannula placement at later stage immediately prior to aorta cannula insertion (Figure 4). Currently, most transplant units do not perform in situ portal perfusion but give 500 ml of cold UW perfusion to the portal vein on the back table when packing the liver.
Cattell-Braasch and Kocher maneuver for exposure of retroperitoneal structure.
The distal aorta and inferior mesentery vein dissected.
Following dissection of the aorta, the attention is directed to the liver. The left triangle ligament of the liver is divided to free the left lobe of the liver. The hepato-gastric ligament is divided, but it is usually checked for left accessory hepatic artery that usually arises from the left gastric artery. It should be preserved if present. The common bile duct is identified and transected at the level close to the duodenum (Figure 5). The portal vein is then visualized. At this stage, it is usually checked whether there is a right accessory or replacement of hepatic artery posteriorly to the portal vein by palpation via the omentum of foramen (Winslow). It usually arises from the superior mesentery artery. The hepato-duodenal ligament is divided. The right gastric artery and veins are tied and divided. The proper hepatic artery as well as the gastroduodenal artery is identified. A short length of gastroduodenal artery is dissected (Figure 6). Dissection of proper hepatic artery is continued toward celiac trunk. Then, the splenic artery and left gastric artery is seen, and a short segment is dissected, respectively, which is readily for transection after cold perfusion during procurement. The left gastric vein may be encountered, which is ligated and divided. The liver dissection is now completed.
Transection of the common bile duct.
The proper hepatic artery and gastroduodenal artery dissected.
The superior edge of the pancreas is partly exposed after dissection of proper hepatic artery. Then, the gastrocolic ligament is divided and ligated between the stomach and transverse colon. So, the anterior surface of the pancreas is visualized. The division is continued along the greater curvature of the stomach to its fundus, and gastrosplenic ligament is divided. The texture of the pancreas is properly assessed for suitability of transplantation. The spleen is always remained with the pancreas for procurement as a handle to prevent manipulation over the pancreas and reduce the risk of pancreatitis. The transverse mesocolon is divided as well as splenic-colon ligament on the left and duodenocolic ligament on the right side, and the inferior edge of the pancreas is exposed. The dissection is continued along the sigmoid colon and ascending colon allowing the colon retracted inferiorly or outside of the abdomen (this part of dissection can be done after cold perfusion). The superior mesentery vein (SMV) and superior mesentery artery (SMA) are identified inferiorly to the pancreas and anteriorly to the third part of the duodenum, which are slung with a 2/0 Vicryl tie, respectively, and subsequently tied and divided during pancreas procurement after cold perfusion.
In rare circumstance, procurement of the small intestine may be required as part of multi-organ donation. In such case, the abdominal multi-organ procurement should be performed by the team who performs intestinal transplantation. After the laparotomy, the intestine is examined and wrapped in a surgical pack. The entire large intestine is dissected and placed caudally outside of the abdomen. The ileal branches of the ileocolic artery are preserved. Proximally, the small intestine is divided at the jejunum 5–10 cm post Treitz, and distally the small intestine is divided near the ileocecal valve by GIA stapler. A mark suture is placed at the jejunal end for orientation of the intestinal graft at transplantation. The small intestine is lifting upward, and the mesentery is dissected posteriorly along the avascular retroperitoneal attachments. A short segment of the superior mesentery artery and vein is dissected inferiorly to the pancreas and anteriorly to the fourth part of the duodenum by dividing some small arterial branches or venous tributaries. Care must be taken to avoid injury to the inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery, which arises proximal to the origin of the middle colic artery and supplies pancreas head [6, 7].
The last dissection before the cold perfusion is to dissect supra celiac aorta under the diaphragm. The hepato-esophagus ligament is divided, and the esophagus is retracted left laterally. The aorta pulse is palpated, and the overlayer crus is divided to expose the aorta. A thin fascia layer is incised, and the aorta is freed from the surrounding attachment. A nylon type is slung over this segment of the aorta that is subsequently tied when the cold perfusion is commenced to limit the perfusion to the abdominal organs (Figure 7). Care must be taken not to injure the aorta in particular when trying to free the posterior part of the aorta for bringing through the nylon type. This part can be done later if the risk of bleeding is predicted. Alternatively, the segment of thoracic aorta in the left chest can be dissected and slung with a nylon type.
A segment of the aorta under the diaphragm dissected and slung with a nylon tape.
At this stage the warm dissection to the multi-abdominal organs is completed. The gallbladder is incised open and flushed with normal saline until the outflow at the common bile duct becomes clear. The cardiothoracic team is informed for scrubbing and proceeds to heart-lung dissection.
A cold perfusion line is set up at this stage, and a large cannula is connected to the perfusion line. The air bubbles are removed from the line.
After heart-lung dissection, Heparin 25,000 IU is given intravenously. The distal part of the aorta is tied by pre placed Dacron tie just above the bifurcation of the common iliac arteries. A vascular clamp is placed onto the aorta about 5 cm proximally to this tie to block the blood flow to this segment of the aorta where an arteriotomy is made. The cannula is inserted via arteriotomy and is tied by a pre placed Dacron tie. The cannula is secured and the vascular clamp is removed. At this point, the cold perfusion is commenced simultaneously with cardiothoracic perfusion. The IVC is divided just below the right atrium above the diaphragm for draining the blood and perfusion fluid. Attention is made to leave adequate length of IVC with the liver at suprahepatic end. Alternatively, incision of IVC can be made at the lower part just proximal to the level of confluence of common iliac veins. A suction tube can be placed into the vena cava for adequate drainage of the perfusion fluid. At least, three sets of suction line are used to have proper evacuation of the blood and fluid during perfusion period. At the same time, the ice slush is poured into the abdominal cavity over the liver, pancreas, kidney, and intestine for immediate topical cooling of the organs. Usually, 2 L of Hartman fluid is used for initial flush of the blood followed by 4 L of UW preservation solution. The organs are checked in the meantime to ensure that the progression of perfusion is adequate. The in situ cold perfusion takes about 20 min.
After completion of the cold perfusion, the small intestine is harvested first. The superior mesentery artery and vein are divided below the origin of inferior pancreaticoduodenal artery, and the entire small intestine is removed and placed in ice-slush filled basin for package and transportation. The bowel contents are remained in the intestine and are managed at the time of transplantation. The small intestine can be harvested en bloc with liver and pancreas, and separation is performed on the back table [6, 7].
Following procurement of the heart and lung by cardiothoracic team, the liver is taken first for the abdominal organs if the small intestine is not for procurement. The gastroduodenal artery is tied and divided. The portal vein is divided at the level of 1 cm proximal to the junction of splenic vein and superior mesentery vein if the pancreas is retrieved for transplantation. Otherwise, the division can be at the level of the confluence of splenic vein and SMV. The splenic artery is divided 0.5 cm from its origin arising from the celiac trunk as well as left gastric artery. However, if the left accessory hepatic artery is present arising from the left gastric artery, then the left gastric artery is preserved on the celiac trunk for its continuity to the left hepatic accessory artery. Along the celiac trunk, the celiac complex and lymphatic tissues are divided at the left side of aorta, and the aorta is exposed. An aortic patch is excised around the ostium of the celiac trunk. If the right accessory or replacement hepatic artery is present, then the SMA is better included in the aortic patch with celiac trunk. If the pancreas is also harvested for transplant, then the SMA is divided just above the level where the accessory hepatic artery arises. So, both liver and pancreas are suitable for transplant without jeopardizing its vasculature. After that the attention is directed to the IVC. The anterior wall of the IVC is incised transversely above the level of renal vein. Both entrance of left and right renal vein is checked, and the IVC is transected. The IVC is lifted anteriorly by insertion of a finger from the suprahepatic end, and its posterior side is dissected to reach the suprahepatic end. The posterior side of the IVC is dissected superiorly to the level of division just below the atrium. Care is taken during IVC dissection without jeopardizing the quality of renal vein for kidney transplantation. The right hepatic triangle ligament is dissected, and part of the diaphragm is taken with the liver during the procurement. The liver is now removed freely from the abdomen and immersed in the ice-slush filled basin (Figure 8). One technical point is that the liver laceration is easy to occur at the location where the adhesion band is present. Therefore, gentle handling of the liver is emphasized during the dissection and procurement of the liver at all times to avoid the potential injury.
Liver graft harvested and immersed in ice slush.
The pancreas can be retrieved in favor with liver as an en bloc as described in a separate paragraph. Here, we describe a technique for pancreas retrieval as a subsequent procedure following the liver procurement. A 6/0 Prolene suture is placed at the transection of the port vein and splenic artery, respectively, as a mark during the liver procurement if known the pancreas is also procured. A segment of duodenum is routinely procured with the pancreas as exocrine drainage. A GIA stapler is used to divide the duodenum from the stomach distal to the pylorus. Care is taken to ensure that the NGT tube is positioned proximal to the pylorus without being caught in the GIA stapler. A reload GIA is needed to divide the distal part of the duodenum at the level of the fourth part of the duodenum or at the beginning of the jejunum. The distal part of the SMA and SMV is tied, respectively, by pre placed 2/0 Vicryl tie and divided. The transverse mesocolon is divided to free the inferior edge of the pancreas. On the left the dissection is continued to the splenic flexure and on the right to the duodenocolic ligament, which are divided together with the root of mesentery. So, the pancreas with attached duodenum is now free from its attachment. Then, the pancreas is lifted anteriorly by holding the spleen, and the dissection to its posterior attachment is performed from the tail toward the body of the pancreas. At this point, the SMA is excised with a small aortic patch, and the pancreas is removed from abdomen and placed in the ice-slush filled basin. Care must be taken during excision of the SMA without jeopardizing the renal artery .
The liver and pancreas are preferred to have en bloc procurement to minimize warm ischemic injury to these organs. Following cold perfusion, the proximal and distal part of the duodenum is transected by using GIA stapler at the level distal to the pylorus and the fourth part of the duodenum, respectively. The distal part of the SMA and SMV is tied by pre placed 2/0 Vicryl tie and divided. The Transverse mesocolon is divided, and the division is continued on the left to the splenic flexure and on the right to the duodenocolic ligament, which are also divided and the colon retracted inferiorly. The spleen is lifted anteriorly as a handle of the pancreas for dissection posterior to the pancreas. The SMA is excised at the inferior edge with a small aortic patch that is extended superiorly to include the celiac trunk on the same aortic patch. The left gastric artery is divided. The attention is directed to the IVC. The IVC is divided just proximal to the level of the entrance by the renal veins, and the dissection to its posterior is continued superiorly to reach the suprahepatic end of the IVC. At this stage, the liver and pancreas are free to be removed from the abdominal cavity and immersed in an ice basin for separation from each other on the back table .
The kidneys are the lastly procured abdominal organs. Therefore, care must be taken during cooling and procurement phase to ensure that the kidneys are properly cooled by placing enough ice slush at its surrounding, in particular at its posterior and lateral sides .
The right kidney is retrieved first. The bowel is placed superiorly, and the kidneys, the vena cava, and the aorta are left in situ. The perfusion cannula is removed, and the aorta is transected at this level. The superior end of the aorta is also transected at the level where the SMA aortic patch is excised. The left renal vein is excised with a small patch from the vena cava and dissected away from the aorta. The anterior part of the aorta is split open as well as the posterior part of the aorta. Care is taken to keep an equal aortic patch with each side of the renal artery. The renal arteries are inspected at this point and are remained on its patch. The IVC is transected at the level of the confluence of common iliac veins. The right ureter is divided at the level of iliac vessels. The ureter is lifted anteriorly, and its posterior is dissected toward the kidney along the plane anterior to the major psoas muscle. Care is taken to retain plenty of surrounding tissues with the ureter. Then, the kidney is lifted anteriorly within Gerota's fascia together with the ureter, and its posterior side is dissected from the psoas muscle. The dissection is continued posteriorly to the IVC, and the right half of the aortic patch until the kidney is free from the attachment. The right kidney is then removed as a pack from the abdomen and placed in the basin filled with ice slush (Figure 9). Care is taken to ensure that the dissection is along the surface of the psoas muscle and spine. So, the injury to the renal artery and renal vein is prevented. The left kidney is procured in the same method as the right kidney.
Right kidney harvested and immersed in ice slush.
Alternatively, the kidneys can be procured on en bloc  and separated in the ice basin on a back table. The technique is faster to remove the kidney from the abdomen and minimize the risk of warm ischemic injury. In particular, it is preferred for procurement of the kidneys in DCD donors. The bowel is retracted anteriorly and superiorly. The kidneys, the aorta, and the vena cava are left in situ. The aorta and vena cava is transected at the level of its arteriotomy for the cannula. The right ureter is identified and divided at the level crossing over the iliac vessels as well as the left ureter. The ureter is dissected toward the renal hilum with plenty of surrounding tissues to prevent the injury to its blood supply. The dissection is continued superiorly along the plane posterior to Gerota's fascia but anterior to the psoas muscle and spine until reaching the superior end of the aorta and vena cava. Both kidneys are procured and placed in an ice basin on the back table. During the dissection, the assistant holds up both kidneys with ureters anteriorly to facilitate the dissection.
The kidneys are separated on the back table. The left renal vein is excised with a patch at its entrance to the IVC. The anterior side of the aorta is cleaned and incised along its midline allowing the equivalent patch to each side of the renal artery. Similarly, the posterior side of the aorta is incised along the midline. The ostium of the renal artery is inspected as well as the numbers of the renal artery are checked. The kidneys are now separated from each other. The kidney is inspected as described above and packed for transportation.
A segment of the iliac arteries and veins are harvested as long as possible toward the distal part of the femoral artery and veins. The iliac artery and vein can be taken separately or together as one bundle. Care is taken to avoid injury by over pulling on the vessels. The vessels are stored in a sterile jar with UW solution and parked with two more layers of sterile bags for transportation.
The iliac arteries and veins are routinely retrieved for vascular reconstruction during liver and pancreas transplantation. In pancreas transplantation, the common iliac artery, the external iliac artery, and the internal iliac artery are used as a "Y" graft for reconstruction to the stumps of the splenic artery and SMA and then anastomosed to the recipient common iliac artery at the transplantation. Generally, one set of iliac vessels is sent with the liver, and another set is sent with the pancreas.
All the organs will be further inspected on the back table to ensure its quality and suitability for transplantation. Communication with the transplant surgeon at the recipient end is strongly encouraged to achieve the best outcome for organ transplantation .
The liver is inspected in the basin. Five hundred milliliter of UW solution (4°C) is perfused to the portal vein system. The common bile duct is flushed with 200 ml of UW solution by using a syringe. The liver is placed into the first sterile bag filled with 700–1000 ml of UW solution, and the bag is tied. The first bag is then placed into the second sterile bag filed with 1 L cold normal saline and tied. The second bag is placed into the third sterile bag and then tied. The liver in the three-layered bag is then placed in the Iskey filled with ice blocks for transportation to the recipient hospital with the document secured in the Iskey (Figure 10) .
Package of the liver. The first bag filled with UW solution.
The pancreas is inspected to ensure its quality for transplantation without injury from the procurement and then is packed by the same method as for the liver. It is placed in the Iskey with retrieved vessels for transportation to the recipient hospital. Often, the pancreas is allocated with the left kidney to the same recipient for simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation (SPKT). Care is taken to avoid manipulation over the pancreas. Perfusion to the pancreas on the back table is not recommended to avoid perfusion injury and pancreatitis.
Each kidney is inspected by dissection open the perinephric fat. The quality of perfusion is checked and the mass lesion is excluded. The kidney is placed in the first sterile plastic bag that is filled with 500 ml of UW solution and tied. The first bag is placed into the second bag that is filled with 1 L cold normal saline and tied. The second bag is placed into the third bag and tied. The kidney is placed in the Iskey and buried in the ice blocks for transportation with the document enclosed.
Multi-organ procurement is essential for organ transplantation, and proper training is mandatory. It usually involves a few transplant units for organ allocation prior to confirmation of the surgical time. The communication between all parties is very important to minimize the ischemic time and achieve the good outcome for organ transplantation. It should be bore in mind that the anatomical variation may be encountered during the surgery, and care must be taken to avoid any damage to the vessels and organs, which may jeopardize the organ transplantation. Establishment of a surgical protocol is encouraged to achieve a national-wide standard and consistence for organ sharing among the transplant units.
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CONTEMPORARY GREEK PAINTING
THE CANGELARIS COLLECTION
"Fourfold Landscape", 1980
By Dimitris Mitaras (1934-2017)
Acrylic on canvas, 145Χ200 cm.
Inv. No.: P-19
"Panayotis Cangelaris", 1982
Oil on canvas, 100Χ150 cm.
"Dogs Νο 4", 2001
Acrylic on canvas, 80Χ60 cm.
Inv. No.: P-132
DIMITRIS MITARAS (1934-2017)
Born at Chalkis, Dimitris Mitaras studied painting with Yannis Moralis and Spiros Papaloukas at the School of Fine Arts, Athens (1953-1957), where he was awarded with several Prizes. With a state scholarship he studied (1957) the folklore art on the Island of Mytelene and later attended lessons on stage scenery at the École Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs and interior design at the École des Métiers d'Art, in Paris (1960-1964). He had his first solo exhibition in Athens (1961). Other one-man and group shows in Greece and abroad followed, including the Pan-Hellenic for Young Artists, the Biennales of Alexandria, Paris, Sao Paolo and Venice a.o. Since 1964, he taught at the Athens Technological Institute (Doxiadis School) and in 1975 he was elected professor at the School of Fine Arts of which he was the Dean (1982-1985). In 1978 he founded the Chalkis Art Workshop. He was awarded with the 1st Prize at the Pan-Hellenic Exhibitions for Young Artists (1958 and 1961), as well as with the Young Artists Prize of the Poster Contest in 1961. In 2008 he was elected permanent member of the Academy of Athens. He was named Commander of the Order of the Phoenix and was awarded the Gold Medal of the City of Chalkis (2008). He had designed the stage scenery for a series of theater performances and had decorated many public places. Moving from a sort of expressionist abstraction towards a critical realist character and trying to correlate the metaphysic painting with surrealist perceptions, he succeeded in forming a particularly recognizable personal artistic style. Dimitris Mitaras passed away in Athens (2017).
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"Unconventional pairing symmetry of interacting Dirac fermions on a π " by Huaiming Guo, Ehsan Khatami et al.
The pairing symmetry of interacting Dirac fermions on the π-flux lattice is studied with the determinant quantum Monte Carlo and numerical linked-cluster expansion methods. The s∗- (i.e., extended s-) and d-wave pairing symmetries, which are distinct in the conventional square lattice, are degenerate under the Landau gauge. We demonstrate that the dominant pairing channel at strong interactions is an unconventional ds∗-wave phase consisting of alternating stripes of s∗- and d-wave phases. A complementary mean-field analysis shows that while the s∗- and d-wave symmetries individually have nodes in the energy spectrum, the ds∗ channel is fully gapped. The results represent a new realization of pairing in Dirac systems, connected to the problem of chiral d-wave pairing on the honeycomb lattice, which might be more readily accessed by cold-atom experiments.
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As Austria Locks Down Its Unvaxxinated People, Critics Say EU Leader Supports Throwing Out Nuremberg Code
By James Anthony
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, told the press on Wednesday that she believes it to be both "understandable and appropriate" for EU member nations to consider mandatory vaccinations. This after it became clear that a full third of Europeans have yet to undergo the jab, according to the BBC.
At the Brussels press conference, she addressed the issue of mandatory vaccinations, saying the matter "…needs discussion. This needs a common approach, but it is a discussion that I think has to be led."
This in light of the Omicron variant of Covid 19, which has been now detected in 12 different member nations of the EU.
This led some to offer a comparison between forced vaccinations and the provisions in the Nuremberg Code. In November, Austria announced that mandatory Covid vaccinations would be on the horizon, with the government "preparing the legal groundwork for a general vaccine mandate" to come in February 2022, according to The Guardian.
In Austria, those over 12 who are not vaccinated are currently almost completely locked down, only allowed outside for absolutely essential tasks like food or medical appointments.
It was after this that von der Leyen made her remarks, leading some to say that she is in favor of scrapping provisions in the Nuremberg Code. According to that Code, drafted after the atrocities committed by Nazis during the second World War, people must be allowed to give consent for experimental medical treatment.
Prominent critics such as Dr. Jordan Peterson considered forced vaccination under severe penalty to be analogous to scrapping the Nuremberg Code on human medical experimentation.
The reasoning for this is that many believe that the vaccine, barely a year old, has not been proven entirely effective against the illness, or necessary to be applied to children, who CDC data shows are at substantially less risk of Covid than their adult counterparts, specifically the elderly and those with accompanying co-morbid conditions.
While the vaccine is barely a year old, the virus is only twice as old as that, as the first known cases were reported in China as recently as December 2019, with some saying that there could have been cases as far back as November 2019. The origins of the virus, while still under investigation and speculation, are not yet known.
"Hey, it's just the Nuremberg code. Only what we learned from the Nazi atrocities, not least those that were medical," Peterson wrote.
There were 10 conditions under which "physicians must conform when carrying out experiments on human subjects." These include that the human subject must give "voluntary consent." The Code states that this consent must be without undue "force, fraud, deceit, duress, overreaching or other ulterior form of constraint or coercion."
A second condition is that the experimentation must be good for society, and not "random or unnecessary in nature." The Code states that the human experimentation must be based on animal experimentation "and a knowledge of the natural history of the disease or other problem under study that the anticipated results justify the performance of the experiment."
Additionally, there must not be a reason to "believe that death or disabling injury will occur," unless physicians are also serving as subjects. "The degree of risk to be taken should never exceed that determined by the humanitarian importance of the problem to be solved by the experiment."
Further aspects of the code require "proper preparation" and "adequate facilities" for the experimental subjects, the administration of the experiments by "scientifically qualified persons," and the rights of the the human subjects to be "at liberty to bring the experiment to an end if he has reached the physical or mental state where continuation of the experiment seems to him to be impossible."
The final tenet of the Nuremberg Code on human medical experimentation is that "During the course of the experiment the scientist in charge must be prepared to terminate the experiment at any stage, if he has probable cause to believe, in the exercise of good faith, superior skill and careful judgement required of him, that a continuation of the experiment is likely to result in injury, disability, or death to the experimental subject."
The World Health Organization, however, has strongly encouraged countries not to enact travel bans because of Omicron, and said that early data points to the fact that most Omicron cases are not severe. This was corroborated by a health official in South Africa, where the latest variant was discovered. Most of the world's governments are not paying attention to the WHO's guidelines on this occasion, however.
The Nuremberg Code was enacted in 1947, immediately after the Second World War to prevent many of the egregious human rights abuses enacted by the Nazis and the Imperial Japanese during the war.
Especially at issue was the medical experimentation performed on subjects without their consent. These procedures, often performed under the command of people such as Dr. Josef Mengele or Hideki Tojo, were akin to the worst kinds of torture. Since then, full, proactive ongoing consent has been required by human subjects in medical trials and experimentation.
The idea that vaccine mandates, or forced vaccination, could be a violation of the Nuremberg Codes was disputed by Lead Stories, which fact checked an earlier version of this story.
Lead Stories noted, correctly, that though the earlier version of the story claimed that von der Leyen called for the scrapping of the Nuremberg Codes, she did not say that outright. Instead, von der Leyen made an argument for nonconsensual forced vaccinations under penalty of drastic restrictions for citizens' freedom of movement.
However, Lead Stories did acknowledge that critics of forced vaccination under these kinds of severe penalties believe fully that the Covid vaccines currently on the market are, in many ways, experimental. The increasing pressure with which governments are pushing vaccine mandates and requirements has made many wary, not only because of questions of efficacy, but because the illness they seek to cure or mitigate is only a year older than the vaccines themselves.
There are also questions of government overreach as regards the legality of forcing medical procedures onto citizens without their consent, or restricting their movements until they comply.
Lead Stories wrote that von der Leyen did not mention the Nuremberg Codes, but that even if she had, the Code, drafted after more than 6 million people were killed during the Holocaust in a massive genocide, where many were subjected to medical experimentation without their consent, "has never been adopted as law by any nation," meaning that violating these terms is not a breach of law.
They write that there was "no evidence" of von der Leyen speaking about the Nuremberg Code. However, when a leader begins to talk about enforcing medical procedures on a population without their consent, it is difficult not to see the comparison.
This is not the first time that Lead Stories has taken issue with the comparison of forced vaccinations to violations of the Nuremberg Code. In July, they wrote that the Nuremberg Code cannot possibly apply in cases of forced vaccination or vaccine mandates because the Code "is a set of principles that grew out of the Nuremberg trials at the end of World War II" and "applies to human experimentation, not approved vaccines."
The three major vaccines on offer in the US, made by Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, and J&J, were all granted emergency use authorization by the Food and Drug Administration prior to being granted full authorization. Pfizer was given full authorization in August 2021, and emergency use authorization was granted for use in children, who are at the lowest risk for Covid, in October 2021.
Original Source: https://thepostmillennial.com/eu-chief-nuremberg-code
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About About Richard Cleaver Who Is This Guy? This page shall attempt to answer all of your questions about the person behind the blog. And, for many of you who write me, yes, I am that Richard Cleaver. During my life, I have played many roles: student, teacher, musician, audio engineer, software engineer, business executive. The roles I treasure most? Disciple, husband, father. The Early Years I began life in 1957. I was born in Lachine, Quebec. We moved around a fair amount as a family. I attended a number of schools in West Island Montreal as we moved from Lachine to Dorval and then to Baie d"™Urfe. I also spent some time living in England: Wombourne and Folkestone. Married I married Lorraine in 1979. One of the best decisions I have ever made in my life. We lived in Toronto for a number of years as I tried to get established as a musician and audio engineer and then, as we pondered the opportunity to open up a commercial recording studio, I made the decision to go to university. I completed an undergraduate degree in business and a graduate degree in computer science. Career We moved to London, Ontario"¦
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Trevor just passed me the press release for the Global Music Awards. Thrilled to see the recognition for our project. A wonderful accomplishment for the team!
PRESS RELEASE "" Dec. 21, 2015. Canadian Trevor Dick Band wins two Global Music Awards with CD release, "NEW WORLD".
The Trevor Dick Band (TDB) fronted by Guelph, Ontario, Canada electric violinist, Trevor Dick are pleased to announce their recent CD, New World has gleaned two Global Music Awards "" "Gold Medal" for Top Ten Album of 2015 and Band of the Year. Details are found here.
Nigerian born, Trevor Dick and his long-time bandmates have entered new territory with the introduction of TDB"™s debut album, New World. This world/jazz/folk fusion project with classical and modern pop/rock underpinning takes you from Africa to Latin America to Europe and North America, erasing all borders. The music represents that sense of excitement, adventure, vision and sacrifice as our forefathers and mothers left the "Old World," got on a ship and sailed into the unknown, in faith and discovered the New World. ""¦ That"™s what this album is all about "" that longing for adventure, that sense of creativity, the drive to explore new territories with reckless abandon." New World is interesting, experimental, and improvisational. It is complex music, yet accessible to the average listener.
Shortly after the September 2015 CD release, NEW WORLD was also honoured last month with the Gospel Music Association"™s "Covenant Award" for Instrumental Album of the Year.
Mark Rheaume, of CBC Music writes, ""¦ not many acts can blend so many sounds as easily as the Trevor Dick Band on NEW WORLD. Sonic sweetness from beginning to end. ""¨"¨ In his review, Angel Romero of Progressive Rock Central states: "The [TDB] New World incorporates genres appealing to the progressive music community "¦ [with] echoes of Jean Luc Ponty-style fusion on some of the more progressive rock leaning pieces "¦ the mesmerizing electric violin in "East of Sinai Prelude"; the fabulous Middle Eastern-colored progressive rock composition in "East of Sinai" featuring outstanding violin solo work, violin and guitar interplay "¦"
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A report of an erratic driver ended in a big, stinky mess for the Whistler RCMP last week.
On September 11 at about 6:30 a.m., police responded to a report of a vehicle swerving on Highway 99 near Retta Lake Road.
The vehicle was driven by a female, with the registered owner sitting in the passenger seat.
"Checks on him indicated that he was on an undertaking bound by conditions not to be in contact with the driver," said Whistler RCMP staff sgt. Steve LeClair, adding that the man — who was "belligerent with police" — was eventually arrested.
"While in the cells he defecated on the cell floor, smeared it on the walls and surveillance camera (and) broke a sprinkler, damaging it," LeClair said.
The 38-year-old Saanichton man is now facing mischief charges in addition to charges concerning the breach of his undertaking.
"We've had people damage sprinkler heads in the past," LeClair said.
"The other behaviour is a little bit less common."
Police are looking for information concerning a sexual assault that occurred in the village in the early morning hours of Sept. 12.
The suspect is described as being in his late 20s, Caucasian, 5-6 and 180 pounds. He was wearing a grey knitted sweater.
"The victim said she was dancing with this male earlier at the nightclub, and that she understood that he was a groom celebrating his bachelor party in Whistler," LeClair said.
The victim believes she may have been drugged.
"She remembers coming to while seated in a treed area just outside of the village, where a male was zipping up his pants," LeClair said.
Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact the Whistler RCMP.
After attempting to steal a flatdeck crane truck — and crashing it — a mastermind thief did their best to cover their tracks before making off with what they could carry.
The truck was found crashed into a barricade in the 1400 block of Alta Lake Road early on the morning of September 15.
"It appears that the suspect was unable to drive the truck up a hill, consequently rolling back down into the barricade," LeClair said.
"They then activated a fire extinguisher inside the cabin. Some Grip Sure straps valued at $300 to $400 were taken along with some walkey-talkey type radios."
Police found the fire extinguisher near the site of the crash and were able to collect the suspect's fingerprints.
The investigation is ongoing — anyone with relevant info should contact Whistler RCMP.
A 45-year-old Squamish female was taken to hospital after being involved in a single vehicle rollover south of the Callaghan on Sept. 15.
"The driver had to be cut from the vehicle and was airlifted to Vancouver General with police accompanying her," LeClair said, adding that the driver's condition was initially thought to be serious but improved in hospital.
"There is some suspicion that the driver may have been impaired given some observations made by the witnesses of her driving behaviour prior to the collision."
Two Whistler men — aged 23 and 27 — are facing drug charges after being arrested in the village on Sept. 13.
RCMP foot patrol found the men behind the Whistler Conference Centre.
"One male had a cell phone with two lines of white powder, suspected cocaine, while the other male had a rolled up $5 bill on his lap," LeClair said.
One of the males also had a bag of marijuana in his backpack.
The men were released on a promise to appear in court.


The Mother Earth crew divided our group into teams of 7-8 with one guide each. The trip was around 4 hours one way so we can get to the summit by 5am, just before sunrise. That was the goal and our eyes were set on it. We were excited to see the sea of clouds! Let's go!
It was really dark when we left so the headlights were necessary so we can see the trail. We had stops at Camp 1 and Camp 2, wherein we munched on our trail food (M&Ms and nuts for the win!) and refilled our bottles at the au naturel water stations.. Although as much as we would have wanted to rest a little longer, we cannot stay in one place for long because our body temperatures will drop... so we had to keep moving especially since needed to get to the summit before sunrise.
The guide said that we can just stay at Peak 3, the closest thing to the summit if we wanted the view without having to climb more hours. That wasn't the goal, lol! But the last stretch was proving to be so cold, steep and difficult and of course kelangan pa namin bumalik! We couldn't imagine clocking in more hours than the hours it took us to get to Peak 3. We arrived a little past 5am already so we were climbing for more than 4 hours already haha!
So we decided that Peak 3 would have to do :) We are secured in that and our bodies will thank us for it. Lol!
Overall, it was an experience I'm glad I had. Since I've always been a beach or falls person, mountains wasn't really on my top favorite places to see... So after this adventure, I've gotten a greater appreciation for climbing. It was definitely one of those "yaaaay! we reached the peak!" moments wherein you seem so small in the scale of everything around you.
Looking forward to the next climbing adventure!


Programmable devices store configurations and/or the main application code in non-volatile memory. Harsh conditions, such as extreme temperatures or ionising radiation, can corrupt the configuration, leading to a system malfunction.
CERN developed a new multiple memory system (MMS), which solves this problem and increases the reliability of a programmable system located in harsh environments. The new system can identify and bypass a corrupted memory, ensuring continuous access to the information stored. This technology has applications in the field of electronics and was used as an example at the NTNU week where positive feedback was received from students and professors.


BULUAN, Maguindanao—Most of the province's workplaces and schools are shared by Muslims and Christians, showing a healthy pluralist community that withstands challenges of religious intolerance and extremism.
Gov. Esmael Mangudadatu said Maguindanao has the best examples to show peace and stability in multi-cultural coexistence among indigenous people's tribes, Maguindanaon Muslims, the resident Chinese traders, and the old Christian settlers.
Mangudadatu said some quarters were thinking of staging a "unity roadshow" to intensify peace amidst religious diversity, in the face of a reportedly swarming terror threat from a breakaway armed Moro group.
While state security forces jointly repel extremists with the help of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, the governor said the people should be ready with "sustainable social dialogue" to preserve a pluralist community from militants, who tend to divide the people in the name of religions.
Mangudadatu, a Maguindanaon Muslim, said the offices of the Provincial Capitol alone are a workplace shared fairly by Christians and Muslims, occupying both supervisory and subordinate levels, depending on qualification standards prescribed by the Civil Service Commission.
Maguindanao Assemblyman Khadafeh Mangudadatu, the governor's younger brother, said they had also attended schools where a small number of Muslim students blended well with their Christian schoolmates in Davao City.
The same can be said of schools and offices in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where 99 percent of the youth are effectively kept off the influence of extremism, according to ARMM executive secretary Laisa Alamia.
In Basilan, ARMM Governor Mujiv Hataman and his brother, Basilan Gov. Hajiman Salliman, said they are developing a "Pagtarbiyahan," a formation center designed along the learning and cultural experience of the Yakan, Sama and Taosug, to protect the local youth from foreign influence being advanced by extremists' peaching.
Curiously, the militants in Marawi first targeted the Dansalan College, a secular Christian school, which is said to be a "distinct institutional host" to peaceful coexistence of Maranao Muslim natives and Christian residents.
Residents said the experience of pluralism in Maguindanao is different from that of Marawi, where the place of coexistence is mainly confined to one place. In Maguindanao, Muslims and non-Muslims work together in many parts of the province.
The Mangudadatus said the leadership of Maguindanao protects the rights of its citizens without much distinction as to whether they are Maguindanaon, Visayan, Ilocano, Chinese or IPs.


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Yoda did good starting this thread. When I learned about the Sea Sparkle, I just had to share. It was so healing to watch the short video.
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Marines Defy Pentagon: No Vaccine Mandates
Marine Corps General and acting Joint Chief of Staff Chairman David H. Berger amplified his rhetoric against mandatory vaccinations after Pentagon Spokesperson John Kirby and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that all military personnel must immediately begin receiving the Covid-19 vaccination. RRN
Post by jojo on Aug 27, 2021 11:09:35 GMT -8
Aug 27, 2021 5:50:59 GMT -8 linen said:
good for them. I hope they don't cave and get the jab
Post by linen on Aug 27, 2021 12:23:22 GMT -8
Things can get very dangerous when you are at the top of the ladder and you stand in their way. I said a quick prayer to surround Gen Berger with angels and put eyes in the back of his head.
Artist Makes the Most Amazing Animal Sculptures From Trash – LOOK
This artist creates intricate sculptures of animals made completely out of trash including plastic spoons, old ping pong balls, and even unused catheters.
35-year-old Stephanie Hongo embraced trash art four years ago because at the time she could not afford art supplies.
Now Stephanie, who lives in Connecticut, has created over 100 detailed artworks of animals, sometimes screwing together hundreds of pieces of trash for one piece.
Stephanie appeals to friends and family for spare trash and also sources specific pieces from Facebook groups to complete her incredible sculptures of lobsters, octopus, and other animals.
She has used a Barbie leg to create a unicorn's horn, unused catheters as the antennas of a lobster, and plastic forks for the feathers of an owl.
Stephanie, who creates her art under the name Sugarfox, explained that she turned to trash to make her artworks as she was strapped for cash after quitting her job as an artist-in-residence at grocery store chain Trader Joe's in May 2017.
She was inspired by Portuguese artist Bordalo II, who makes large scale installations out of trash.
She made a rule that she will never purchase plastics for her sculptures.
"I won't ever purchase plastic, I don't like the idea of buying anything outside the paint and the hardware that I need," She said. "I do ask for plastic tubing or old basketballs on community pages on Facebook.
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Despite using recycled materials, Stephanie resists the label of 'eco artist' as she uses spray paint to complete her pieces.
"I do find it necessary to tell people that I'm not an eco artist. The recycling aspect of my art is something I'm very proud of but it's not the driving force behind it.
The animal kingdom is Stephanie's favorite subject and she likes how nailing trash together gives the works a sci-fi, steampunk look.
She spends between ten hours and two weeks on each piece and has developed a knack for finding the perfect piece of trash to build her artworks.
"Some pieces need hundreds of pieces of trash.
"Ping pong balls are very commonly used in my art as well as a lot of extension cords, old telephones, old remote controls, and lots of plastic toys."
Stephanie, who shows off her artworks on her Instagram @sugarfox_art, said that her artworks start at $300 with her eight-foot long octopus going for $5,000.
She hopes to one day sculpt a winged dragon measuring ten feet.
Source and more pictures
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Beautiful stuff. With all the scifi stuff in movies on mechanical birds and owls especially, I almost expect them to come to life.
Just another one of her art pieces.
A lot of use of forks. I see plastics
Clever little artist.
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Some photography that may interest many.
Mullinger Swamp Conservation Park sits in Kybybolite on the Victorian border.