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Lenizdat () es una editorial universal multidisciplinar soviética y rusa. Fue fundada en 1930 como Lenoblizdat (Леноблиздат), y transformada en 1938 sobre la base de Lenokogiz (sección de Leningrado del KOGIZ) en Lenizdat, la editorial del Comité del PCUS del óblast de Leningrado hasta finales de 1992 y, a partir de entonces es la empresa unitaria Izdateltsko-poligraficheski kompleks Lenizdat, que en 2009 pasaría a ser Leningrádskoye izdateltsvo.

En la Unión Soviética

Sus antecedentes fueron la Editorial del Sóviet de Petrogrado (1917, Издательство Петроградского Совета), Petrogosizdat (1919-1923), Петрогосиздат), Lengiz (1924-1933, Ленгиз) y Lenokogiz (1934-1937, Ленокогиз).

El edificio de cinco plantas del dique del Fontanka nº 59, se construyó en 1964 por el proyecto de los arquitectos V. F. Jrushchev y S. I. Neymark. La tarea que tenían ante sí era la de diseñar un gran complejo de publicación e impresión y, sobre todo, de inscribirlo en una construcción histórica que se había desarrollado en parte con la participación de Carlo Rossi.

El objetivo principal de la editorial era la producción de literatura política en masa, pero se publicaba una gama completa de productos impresos, libros, revistas y periódicos, como el conocido Krásnaya gazeta. La editorial estaba integrada por cinco tipografías de las cuales la mayor era la "Tipografía V. Volodarski", que siguió trabajando durante el bloqueo de 1941-1944 y fue incorporada a Lenizdat en 1948.

Desde 1963, Lenizdat tenía oficinas en Nóvgorod y Pskov. En el sistema del Goskomizdat en los años ochenta, la editorial Lenizdat fue primero una editorial de la RSFSR, pasando a depender del gobierno central en 1981 e incorporándose a la redacción principal de literatura social y política. Entre 1979 y 1990, los indicadores de publicación fueron los siguientes:

Series

Biblioteca de los jóvenes trabajadores (Библиотека молодого рабочего).
Biblioteca de memorias revolucionarias (Библиотека революционных мемуаров).
Personalidades destacadas de la ciencia y la cultura en Petersburgo-Petrogrado-Leningrado (Выдающиеся деятели науки и культуры в Петербурге-Петрограде-Ленинграде).
Los arquitectos de nuestra ciudad (Зодчие нашего города).
Maestros de la prosa rusa del siglo XX (Мастера русской прозы XX века).
Guía de los escritores de Leningrado (Повести ленинградских писателей).
El turista de Leningrado (Туристу о Ленинграде).
Biblioteca escolar (Школьная библиотека)

Después de 1991

Tras la disolución de la Unión Soviética en 1991, la actividad de la casa editorial cayó en decadencia rápidamente. En 1996 se pùblicaron únicamente 45 libros y 736.000 ejemplares. El 19 de septiembre de 2007, el complejo de edificios de Lenizdat, con unn área de 30.000 m², situado en el dique del Fontanka, 59, fue vendido por la Agencia Federal para la Gestión de la Propiedad Estatal por 19 millones de dólares a Stroinvest.

En 2003 cambió la dirección de la casa editorial, A Sazonov se convirtió en director y A. Sidórovich en redactor jefe. Reorientaron a la editorial hacia la publicación de literatura Fantastique. En 2009, Lenizdat fue liquidada, creándose sobre su base Leningrádskoye izdateltstvo.

Series

Hechicero (Ведун).
Fantasía bélica (Боевая фантастика).
Fantasía histórica (Историческое фэнтези).
Fantasía militar (Боевое фэнтези).
Legión (Легион).

Directores de la editorial

Leonid Vasílievich Popov.
Víktor Ivánovich Bokovnia (1995—1998).
Alekséiu Víktorovich Sazonov.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Este artículo es una traducción de su correspondiente en la Wikipedia en ruso, Лениздат.
Anatoli Nutrijin, «Откуда родом я? Скажу: из Лениздата…».

Editoriales de Rusia
Editoriales de la Unión Soviética
Empresas fundadas en 1930

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July 03, 2019 in Church, comedy of the Bible, Comedy in Xtn History, Irony, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Mark (Gospel of), Parables, The Temple, United Methodist Church
Of all the irritating parables (ie riddles) of Jesus, maybe the one about how the Kingdom of God is like a mustard seed (its punch-line) is the most cranky-making.
What's weird about this scripture??
After all, in the earliest rendition of the parable found at Mark 4:30-32, Jesus says that the smallest of seeds grows some day to become the largest of …shrubs? Thankfully, modern day listeners have Monty Python's bits on shrubbery to lessen the harshness of the point. Our assumptions when we hear a story about what happens when something very small starts growing is that it eventually becomes something remarkably huge.
A HERRING??!!
However, in this parable Jesus slyly (as he parabolically always does) zings us with what definitely feels like a consolation prize: the mustard plant grows to be something remarkably average. It's probably no mistake that later treatments of the parable in Matthew (13:31-32 ) and Luke (13:18-19 ) have Jesus softening the blow by saying the seed turns into a full-fledged tree. (Which, biologists will tell you, is inaccurate.)
In addition, because the mustard plant is at best a large shrub, birds cannot build nests there, even though Jesus at Mark 4:32 says they can. Birds may nest and find shade from the sun, but unless a bird is, well, birdbrained, it will take its time and resources to fashioning a permanent (okay, seasonally-permanent) home elsewhere.
Why would Jesus make such a blunder about the birds' nest-building behavior? My guess is he's taking, again slyly, a swipe at those who still held to the traditional metaphor Israel had for herself and the beloved symbol God had for Divine relationship with her: the Cedar of Lebanon. Several ancient Hebrew psalmists and prophets lovingly shared this good news, including the detail about this particular tree having nice long branches so "all the birds of the air made their nests in its boughs" (Ezekiel 31:6). The Cedar was God's gracious choice of image: beyond its strong branches it is impressively tall with armor-like bark and is famous for its very long lifespan. You can imagine this was an incredibly comforting and hopeful image for God's people to be reminded of when their tribe/nation was once again on the verge of invasion and annihilation, which it often was. And is.
This impressive Cedar of Lebanon is over a thousand years old!
But Jesus was living in a time when Israel's leadership, and her most central symbol of Cedarship - the Second Temple (aka Herod's Temple) in Jerusalem, had become horribly corrupted and by the time of Mark's writing (70AD), had been completely destroyed by the Roman Army. This grandest of trees had been chopped down once and for all. It had been dying from the inside out for quite some time.
So Jesus turns the narrative completely upside down and says,Actually, no, God's realm is NOT like a cedar but more like a plant that grows, at best, to a sort of "meh" sort of height; that dies every winter and must start all over every spring; and, most irritating of all, is nothing but a noxious, virulent weed. The enemy of every self-respecting farmer.
Of course, there were those who found Jesus' shocking pronouncement slyly (there's that word again) comforting and hopeful: poor farmers who made no bones about not having the resources to show off a well-kept field…and early Christian communities that had to meet in secret, in homes and caves; after the fall of the Temple they were made especially vulnerable to persecution by Rome because of their noxious, scurrilous beliefs: no Caesar worship, worship of a God who moronically died on the unspeakable shameful cross, and a status-free table open to all classes, races, sexes, ages. Why it was worse than…socialism!
And, like weeds, these smallish early Christian communities would get "rooted out" by the authorities only to show up again in some other "field," and then another and another. Something about the message, and the presence of Christ's resurrected spirit, made these Christian pods obnoxiously virulent.
Modern-day weeders dress a lot like ancient Roman soldiers in pursuing their rooting-out work, don't you think?
It seems that Jesus is giving us a sly teaching on the universal topic of "movements vs institutions": A great, radical idea filled with forgotten truth gets planted and grows like crazy, and it by nature (pun sort of intended) successfully undermines the institution it challenges - an institution that has begun to rot (because that's the way of all institutions at some point, even as they started as vibrant radical-truth movements). A movement has the ability to morph and grow anywhere; it never gets too big or too settled or too often if ever properly invited . However, after a certain growth point "institutionitis" sets in, and then it's only a matter of time before it goes down.
Jesus tells us the Kingdom of God thrives - is present - when it is a "weed of the world". Don't worry if it doesn't become a magnificent Cedar. In fact, beware of when/it happens. Yeah, that's a pretty crazy warning to issue. But it's also pretty true.
Pardon my overgeneralization and perhaps romanticization of church history, but it seems to me that Jesus is also telling us a parable about the beginnings of Methodism, as well as where we find ourselves now. It was started by John Wesley as an Anglican small-group reform movement undergirded by scandalous ideas such as the authority of laity to preach/lead and the Doctrine of Prevenient Grace/rejection of biblical inerrancy of the Doctrine of Predestination that got him thrown out of Anglican and Dissenting Churches alike (Wesley's famous phrase, The world is my parish, was originally his retort when no respectable religious organization would invite him into its building). Early Methodism was the victim of lots of mockery and even violent riots. At least in America, it settled down settled down after the Civil War and much more nice and proper.
18th century cartoon of anti-Methodist riots. Anglican priests were said to pay locals to rough 'em up for creating a stir against England's state religion. (I just found a website where I can purchase as a beach towel!)
In it's first 100 years in North America, when it was a weedy movement jumping up here, there, and everywhere as the frontier kept moving further and further out, and it needed only a group of folks committed to Wesley's intense and optimistic spiritual "method" - didn't need much in the way of an official meeting space or weekly presence of ordained clergy to get things started or moving onward - Methodism was the largest and most influential religious organization of them all.
But after the Civil War, Methodism got wealthier, tamer, and more domesticated. It settled into the cities and became the Sunday meeting place for upstanding community leaders. Gone was the emphasis on daily, scriptural holiness and instead folks wanted a nice building, impressive organ and educated preacher. People began assuming "Methodist" had something to do with its ever more labyrinthine Book of Discipline.
Even word cloud that the Book of Discipline generates is wilting.
It all led, I would argue, to what happened in St. Louis last February, when the gargantuan denomination fell over after a vindictive vote against LGBTQ people and their allies. United Methodism had for several reasons and several years been dying from the inside out, especially since infestation by right-wing para-church organizations that reportedly sabotaged the goings on in St. Louis.
According to most Methodists, everything right now is a mess.
I think Jesus might say, with a twinkling wink in his eye, "Perhaps, it's a mess… unless you're a mustard seed."
And we Methodists can know - and happily… better yet, slyly…embrace our powerful, informative heritage….
Probably first spoken on some weedy field outside of London.
Tags: Mark 4:30-32, John Wesley, Parable of the Mustard Seed, Weeds, Anti-Methodist Riots, Special General Conference St. Louis 2019, Book of Discipline, Shrubbery

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By Eula Mengullo, January 19 2022—
The first Students' Legislative Council (SLC) meeting of the year took place on January 11. The Students' Union (SU) executives gave their second trimester reports and announced the upcoming protest against tuition hikes.
VP External Mateusz Salmassi announced that on January 20, the SU will be protesting in the Atrium at the Administration Building to oppose yet another attempt to increase tuition for the fourth consecutive year, which was approved by the Board of Governors. They are also pressuring the Board to delay tuition vote until March due to inadequate consultation with the SU.
The other main topic of discussion was centred around second trimester reports which gave updates on SU executive's advocacy over the past four months.
SU President Nicole Schmidt discussed her visit to Ottawa for the Canadian Alliance of Students Associations' (CASA) advocacy week in November 2022, where she got to engage with Members of Parliament of different government agencies and representatives regarding federal student priorities.
"We discussed several pressing federal level issues including tuition and affordability across the country, international student work and co-op requirements, student mental health concerns, tri-council fundings for graduate students as well as Indigenous priorities," said Schmidt.
Schmidt also reported that some of her remaining goals include delving more into student employment opportunities on campus.
VP Academic Shaziah Jinnah Morsette discussed her collaborative campaign on the Open Educational Resources (OER) as well as fundraising for the Undergraduate Research Symposium. She also noted a discussion between the subcommittee of Teaching and Learning at the Campus Mental Health Strategy about assessments being due during the term break. The subcommittee will deliver their recommendations to the January General Faculties Council (GFC) Teaching and Learning Committee.
"It's essential to note that a key recommendation from the Teaching and Learning subcommittee is that there should be no due dates permitted during term break and students should have an adequate amount of time to complete coursework during scheduled term days," said Morsette.
VP Student Life Adrian Alcantara focused on building and re-building relationships with different offices across campus including the Active Living department, Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the Office of Indigenous Engagement. Specific to his portfolio, Alcantara has also been hosting a CJSW radio show which has received a lot of positive feedback.
Salmassi reported that he, alongside Schmidt, has been advocating for the federal government to help international student issues including lifting the 20-hour workweek limitation on international students.
"Also, bringing together some groups of clubs and other international student clubs where there are a lot of international students and international students individually to begin mobilizing around issues," said Salmassi. "This includes assisting them and doing outreach to their peers, as well as in the longer term, discussing the creation of international students associations, which is a central organization they can go to."
The SLC also voted unanimously on the approval of the SU's position on the U of C's tuition and fee proposals. Schmidt will be voting against the proposed increases at the next Board meeting.
For more details on the report documents, minutes, and upcoming meetings, visit the SLC website.
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SU Campus Food Bank offers students holiday food hampers


Background: Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) levels may represent the ovarian follicular pool and could be a useful marker of ovarian reserve. The clinical application of AMH measurement has been proposed in the prediction of quantitative and qualitative aspects in assisted reproductive technologies. Objective: This study aimed to assess the relationship between the serum levels of AMH and results of assisted reproductive technique (ART) outcome in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients versus control group.
Materials and Methods: This cohort study was conducted on 61 (PCOS) patients and 28 patients without PCOS (controls) candidates for assisted reproductive technique. Serum levels of AMH were measured on the 3rd day of menstrual cycle and all the patients underwent controlled ovarian hyper stimulation and ART. The relationship between AMH serum level with retrieved oocytes, mature oocytes and pregnancy rate were assessed.
Results: There was significant correlation between the AMH level with number of total retrieved oocytes and mature oocytes in patients with PCOS and controls (p=0.001). In PCOS and control groups AMH level in pregnant patients was higher, but it was not statistically significant (p=0.65, p=0.46, respectively). The major outcome of the study (pregnancy) did not differ significantly between two groups.
Conclusion: This study revealed that AMH level was higher in pregnant patients undergoing ART; but AMH may not be an accurate predictor for pregnancy in PCOS patients.
Background: Despite numerous developments in the field of assisted reproduction the implantation rate remains low .Recent studies suggested that local injury to endometrium in controlled ovarian hyper stimulation cycle improves implantation rate. Studies have attempted to intervene in the development of endometrium.
Objective: The aim of the present study was the exploration of the possibility that local injury of the endometrium increases implantation rate.
Materials and Methods: In this interventional study, 100 good responders to hormone stimulation patients were divided into control group (n=50) and experimental group (n=50) which undergo endometrial biopsy by biopsy catheter )piplle) on day 21 of their previous menstrual cycle with use of contraceptive pills before the IVF-ET treatment. In total, 26 patients were removed from the study because the number of stimulated follicles were below 3, or there was no embryo or there was the risk of OHSS. The remaining patients were 33 in experimental group and 41 in the control group.
Results: There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of the age of the patients, duration of infertility and BMI, base line FSH level and responses to hormone stimulation. The rates of embryo implantation, chemical and clinical pregnancy in the experimental group were 4.9%, 18.2% and 12.1% with no significant differences with the control group (6.7%, 19.5%, 17.1%). Cancellation rate was 26%.
Conclusion: In our study, endometrial biopsy didn't increase the chances to conceive at the following cycle of treatment.
Background: Detection of best predictor of ovarian reserve in patients with temporarily or consistently elevated early follicular phase serum levels of FSH is one of the most important goals in assisted reproductive technique (ART).
Objective: To evaluate whether high level of anti-mullerian hormone level is related to success of ART in patients with temporarily or consistently elevated early follicular phase serum levels of FSH.
Materials and Methods: Sixty three women underwent intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with GnRH-agonist long protocol or intrauterine insemination (IUI) in a prospective cohort study. FSH, inhibin B and anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) levels were measured in these women whom were divided to three groups (persistently elevated FSH, variably elevated FSH and, normal FSH level). Basal characteristics, stimulation parameters, and pregnancy occurrence were evaluated.
Results: AMH was significantly higher in women with persistently elevated early follicular phase FSH achieving pregnancy. Women with normal FSH did not have significant difference in AMH level between conceived and non conceived cycles. Women with only one elevated early follicular phase FSH achieving pregnancy did not have significant difference in AMH level with non pregnant women. Response to gonadotropin stimulation, recommendation to oocyte donation significantly differed between the groups.
Conclusion: This study has demonstrated that relatively young women with persistently or intermittently elevated day 3 FSH levels have diminished ovarian reserve and lower ART success. However, in women whose FSH levels were constantly elevated, AMH (not inhibin B) concentrations were significantly higher in ART cycles resulting in pregnancy. Therefore, AMH level is a good predictor of ART outcome in patients with elevated early follicular phase serum levels of FSH.
Background: The largest percentage of failed invitro fertilization (IVF) cycles, are due to lack of implantation. As hereditary thrombophilia can cause in placentation failure, it may have a role in recurrent IVF failure.
Objective: Aim of this case-control study was to determine whether hereditary thrombophilia is more prevalent in women with recurrent IVF failures.
Materials and Methods: Case group comprised 96 infertile women, with a history of recurrent IVF failure. Control group was comprised of 95 healthy women with proven fertility who had conceived spontaneously. All participants were assessed for the presence of inherited thrombophilias including: factor V Leiden, methilen tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) mutation, prothrombin mutation, homocystein level, protein S and C deficiency, antithrombin III (AT-III) deficiency and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) mutation. Presence of thrombophilia was compared between groups.
Results: Having at least one thrombophilia known as a risk factor for recurrent IVF failure (95% CI=1.74-5.70, OR=3.15, p=0.00). Mutation of factor V Leiden (95% CI=1.26-10.27, OR=3.06, P=0.01) and homozygote form of MTHFR mutation (95% CI=1.55-97.86, OR=12.33, p=0.05) were also risk factors for recurrent IVF failure. However, we could not find significant difference in other inherited thrombophilia's.
Conclusion: Inherited thrombophilia is more prevalent in women with recurrent IVF failure compared with healthy women. Having at least one thrombophilia, mutation of factor V Leiden and homozygote form of MTHFR mutation were risk factors for recurrent IVF failure.
Background: There are different methods in endometrial preparation for frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET).
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the live birth rate in the artificial FET protocol (estradiol/ progesterone with GnRH-agonist) with stimulated cycle FET protocol (letrozole plus HMG).
Materials and Methods: This randomized clinical trial included 100 women (18-42 years) randomly assigned to two groups based on Bernoulli distribution. Group I received GnRH agonist [Bucerelin, 500μg subcutaneously] from the previous midlutea lcycle, Then estradiol valerat [2 mg/ daily orally] was started on the second day and was increased until the observation of 8mm endometrial thickness. Finally progesterone [Cyclogest, 800 mg, vaginally] was started. Group II received letrozole on the second day of the cycle for five days, then HMG 75 IU was injected on the7PthP day. After observing [18 mm folliclhCG10000 IU was injected for ovulation induction. Trans cervical embryo transfer was performed in two groups. The main outcome was the live birth rate. The rate of live birth, implantation, chemical, and clinical pregnancy, abortion, cancellation and endometrial thickness were compared between two groups.
Results: Implantation rate was significantly higher in group I. Live birth rate was slightly increased in group I without significant difference (30% vs. 26%). The rate of chemical and clinical pregnancy was similar in two groups. The abortion rate was lower in letrozole protocol but the difference was not statistically significant. The mean endometrial thickness was not different between two groups.
Objective: Current study was conducted to determine the association between level of anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) and the infertility treatment outcomes in infertile females with endometriosis versus the non-endometriosis infertile subject.
Materials and Methods: In this case-control study, 64 infertile females who referred to Shariati Hospital from April 2015 to November 2017 were enrolled. They were divided in two groups of 32 patients (endometriosis and non-endometriosis women). The anti-mullerian hormone level among all subjects was determined, treatment outcomes were evaluated and association between these factors was assessed.
Results: It was seen that the anti-mullerian hormone (p=0.06), the number of retrieved oocytes (p=0.7) and embryos (p=0.7), implantation rate (p=0.6) and clinical pregnancy rate (p=0.9) were similar between two groups. In patients with stage 3 or 4 endometriosis who had lower serum AMH level significantly (p=0.001) less oocytes were retrieved (p=0.001) and less transferrable embryos (p=0.03) were achieved. However, implantation and pregnancy rates did not differ (p=0.7) (p=0.6).
Conclusion: Totally, according to the obtained results, it may be concluded that ovarian reserve has more significant role in predicting infertility treatment outcome rather than receptive endometrium.


The Hainesville village board will learn more about home rule at a special meeting Thursday night.
Mayor Gerry Daley said he asked village attorney Keri-Lyn Krafthefer to give a presentation so the board can learn about the designation in case it becomes something officials want to pursue in the future.
"It's very preliminary," Daley said Wednesday. "I know home rule is out there and can be a tool for communities but neither myself or the board have an understanding of what the benefits or negatives are."
The Illinois constitution gives home-rule municipalities more power to govern. Home-rule towns are able to pass an ordinance on nearly any subject, so long as it pertains to the community. Towns without such powers are able to pass ordinances only on subjects state statutes grant the power to do so.
Every municipality with more than 25,000 residents is granted home-rule powers. Smaller municipalities, such as Hainesville -- 3,597 residents, according to the 2010 census -- can gain home-rule powers through a ballot referendum.
Those referendums have not been successful in the suburbs of late, in part, because of concern by residents their village leaders will use that power to create new taxes or fees they couldn't before.
In 2014, residents in Lake Zurich and Barrington overwhelmingly defeated separate home-rule referendums. Previously, there was a series of home-rule failures, including three times in Prospect Heights and once each in Itasca, Villa Park, Lake Zurich, Burlington and Long Grove.
Daley said he isn't sure if officials want to put such a question to residents.
"Since I was seated as mayor in May, I've been trying to look at anything and everything that could benefit the village," Daley said. "If this is something that the board or village wants to move toward, we need to understand it."


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12 Best Your Lie in April Characters
The popular anime Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso ("Your Lie in April") is just as much about its characters as the wonderful music it produces.
Here is a complete look at the main characters of this anime for youth drama.
Shigatsu was a hit in 2015, and it's no surprise why.
The perfect combination of musical and visual elements captured the raw emotions of every character in every scene.
It didn't go overboard and kept to the story until the end.
This was a short and sweet tale of redemption and depression.
You should watch this anime if you haven't already.
But make sure you bring your tissues.
Have you seen it?
Then read on to see my tribute to the characters that made this anime the amazing opus it is.
*Note: This anime is short and some of the most inspiring moments are later in the story. Spoilers will be included. *
12. Nao Kashiwagi
11. Yuriko Ochiai
10. Watari Ryota
9. Seto Hiroko
8. Arima Saki
7. Saitou
6. Igawa Emi
5. Nagi Aiza
4. Tsubaki Sawabe
3. Takeshi Aiza
2. Kousei Arima
1. Miyazono Kaori
Nao Kashiwagi is a good friend of Tsubaki and is often seen by her side at school.
Tsubaki is often embarrassed by her blunt honesty.
Her advice has broken Tsubaki's stubbornness to admit that she has feelings for Kousei Arima.
Her collection of BL manga (Boys Love, Yaoi) is also the source of her relationship advice to Tsubaki.
Yuriko Ochiai, a minor character in the Shigatsu Wa Kimi no Usoseries. She is Emi Igawa's piano instructor.
She is shown wearing a ponytail during the Maihou Piano Competition. Emi Igawa is impressed by Yuriko's caring attitude towards the piano.
Yuriko is a piano tutor and can play the piano. She is also skilled at teaching Emi Igawa, who is a talented pianist.
Emi Igawa's piano mentor was Yuriko, who came to Yuriko's door with her mother after she decided to pursue piano.
Watari is the playboy. He is Tsubaki's best friend and follows their progress throughout the series.
He is used by Kaori to help her achieve greater goals, but he also carries a very important message for the viewers.
Many characters have sad histories or regrets. Watari is one of the more normal.
That's precisely the point. We often think that we are the heroes and must carry all the burdens. This is not always true.
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He is always ready to support his friends and lives each day with enthusiasm while grieving when tragedy strikes.
Hiroko, Saki's friend and a world-renowned pianist, is Kousei's teacher.
Saki's death causes Hiroko to take Kousei under her wing, becoming a mother figure to him.
She never made Kousei stop playing the piano because she felt somewhat responsible for the events between Saki and her son.
Hiroko was his piano teacher after he started to play again.
Koharu, her daughter, is often seen with her. She also attends piano performances with her mother.
Saki, Kousei's mother, is often seen as an unseeing figure in the shadows.
She criticizes Kousei's performances and makes it impossible for him to play.
Although she indeed became abusive after her illness, she was also a caring and loving mother who often played the piano while her son slept underneath it as a child.
Kousei will begin to recall some of her best points.
He is also reminded of what she said when he was first learning to play the piano: "The piano's you."
It will smile if you gently touch it. It will become angry if you forcefully touch it. He will eventually learn how to play again by doing this.
Hiroko was her college friend.
Just hearing his name will not make it easy for many viewers to remember Saitou.
Tsubaki was a fan of Saitou during most of the series. He confesses that she has been with him since childhood.
They develop a strong relationship and begin dating.
Tsubaki, however, is in love with Kousei and is unable to accept it.
Saitou is the first character to discover the theme of the series: letting go.
Tsubaki is not what he sees, so Saito breaks up with her out of love and care.
He lets Tsubaki go, not to drag the relationship along for the sake of attachment.
This allows her to pursue the one she truly loves.
Emi, a pianist, grew up competing against Takeshi and Kousei when she was a child.
She doesn't respect Takeshi Kousei, who she says is a perfectionist. Instead, she "hates" Kousei because he abandoned the emotional style she learned as a child (in a performance with Kaori), which moved her to tears.
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That performance was what motivated her to be a pianist.
She is disappointed that he has become the "Human Metronome", as it is tedious.
She hopes her emotional playing style will inspire Kousei to continue playing as he did.
Although she appears aloof, she is actually very emotional and this results in inconsistent performances.
She has also been called a "tsundere."
Nagi, Takeshi Aiza's younger sister, is one of Kousei's rivals.
Because of her loyalty to her older brother, she initially disliked Kousei.
She is unhappy that she has to be tutored by Kousei later on.
She protests constantly about the fact that they have to practice a piece of music for her school's performance.
She becomes closer to Kousei over time, but still feels nervous about performing for her classmates.
Even before the performance, this nervousness continued to carry on.
When it is her turn to shine, she doesn't let her nerves stop her from performing at her best.
Her simple message of growth and natural character development shows us that anyone can be a better person every day.
Since childhood, Tsubaki has been close friends with Kousei.
She has witnessed his rise and fall as an artist and has been there for him at every step of the journey.
Although she has a crush on him, she doesn't seem aware of it.
She is reluctant to allow Kousei to return to his musical roots because she fears music will take him away.
The most important thing is that she accepts the theme of the show, despite her reservations.
He can pursue his own happiness.
She lets him go. She is still his friend, and she doesn't worry about him making bad decisions.
Sometimes, letting go doesn't only bring us happiness, but also happiness for our loved ones.
Takeshi, like Kousei, has been playing the piano since childhood and practices every day.
Takeshi was inspired by Kousei's masterful and methodical performances early on and had dreams of being able to surpass him.
All of this comes to an abrupt halt when Kousei is confronted with his tragedy.
Takeshi would not know why his inspiration disappeared, even though viewers and characters who are close to Kousei could understand the reasons.
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He continues to work hard to find the inspiration he once looked up to.
He finally gets to face Kousei after so many years.
His determination is an example of what anyone should strive for.
Kousei is one of the main characters in the series.
His ability to hear the notes that he has played was lost when his mother passed away.
He has suffered for years from the crippling pain of depression over his inability to pursue an art he once loved.
He learns that his fear is what is holding him back, not her death.
He faces his fear head-on by the end and plays a beautiful song with all the passion he has.
Courage is not being afraid, but facing your fears and persevering despite them.
Kousei has a rare quality of courage.
We should live life to the fullest. We never know when we might be gone tomorrow.
Kaori, a violinist, was also inspired by Kousei as a child.
She started out playing the piano. After seeing him perform, she decided to give up the piano and learn how to play the violin.
She longed to be there with him on stage.
She is plagued by a crippling illness, which forces her to return to the hospital frequently.
She learns that her illness could lead to her death at any time, despite the best efforts of her parents.
She doesn't give in to despair.
She chooses to live each day as if it were her last. She eats what she likes, dresses as she pleases, and does all she can to pursue Kousei, even though she was too shy before.
To do the same, we don't have to be ill.
Every day could be our last.
We can do it because of a freak accident, or sudden onset illness that we didn't know about earlier.
As a violinist once stated:
She did just that. To get closer to Kousei, she first contacts Tsubaki.
It was April's lie.
Shigatsu can be very difficult to describe. It is a heart-warming series that can make you cry.
It is important that everyone learns a lesson from the series and finds something they can hold onto.
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Right to Buy is a government scheme that allows secure council tenants to purchase their rented home at a discounted price, depending on eligibility.
The right to buy is available to secure tenants of local authorities, non-charitable housing associations and to assured tenants of registered providers (Housing Associations).
Buying a home is the biggest single investment most people will ever make. It's an exciting time but there is a lot to think about. It is a big decision for you and your family, your home can be an asset in future years, your home ownership can give you the freedom such as being able to make some changes to your home without needing your landlords permission.
Please read all the information below about the right to buy process, your rights and what is involved.
The discount amount will depend on the number of years you have been a tenant for which may include time resided in public sector properties, such as other council homes or housing associations etc. The longer you have been a tenant, the more discount you get.
If you lived with your parents after the age of sixteen and later became a tenant of the same home, you may be able to include this time too.
If you are buying jointly with someone who has longer qualifying period than yours, you will be entitled to their higher rate of discount but you cannot 'add together' separate qualifying periods.
If you have previously bought a property under Right to Buy than the discount you received for that property will be taken off the discount on your current Right to Buy purchase.
Please refer back to the Your right to buy your home - Government Legislation Booklet for further information. Please use the discount calculator to determine how much discount you might be entitled to.
The value of your home will be determined by the valuation which will be carried out by a qualified Property Adviser.
You can visit online property valuation websites to check how much your property may be worth.
Individual organisations carry out different processes for Right To Buy that correspond with the Government Legislation.
To submit a Right To Buy application we require an appointment with each applicant.
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Please refer to the guidance notes to help you complete the application form.
Alternatively, If you would like an application pack, with all the forms and the guidance, posted to you please call the team on 01302 862809.
Please be aware we will ask to check your financial details as part of our obligations under the Money Laundering Regulations.
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Please use/take the eligibility quiz to determine if you can exercise the Right to Buy.
You need to consider the added responsibilities before owning a home and need to be sure it is the right choice for you and your family.
If you buy a flat, you'll become a leaseholder and will have to contribute to the maintenance of the building and surrounding area by paying service charges each year.
Think about the future, when your circumstances may change. Bear in mind that house prices and interest rates could go down as well as up.
Don't forget to think about the one-off costs too - such as stamp duty, a survey and solicitors fees.
You won't be eligible for housing benefit/housing element of universal credit if you become a homeowner.
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The article focuses on the partnership between actor Mark Burnett and music entrepreneur-producer Emilio Estefan. They both have launched Estefan/ Burnett Entertainment that focuses on the development of television, Internet and wireless programming that targets English speaking Hispanic and appeals to Anglo viewers.
BEING IS BELIEVING. Cruz-Lugo, Victor // Hispanic;Dec2006/Jan2007, Vol. 19 Issue 12, p81
The article presents an interview with musician Emilio Estefan. He mentions that music is the thing that kept him for an hour without thinking about anything else when he got separated from his parents. He says that he and television producer Mark Burnett are aiming to do programming that...
IN THE NEWS. // Hispanic;Sep2006, Vol. 19 Issue 8, p10
The article provides news briefs related to Hispanic American personalities as of September 2006. Cuban American producer Emilio Estefan partners with Mark Burnett in a reality television project that taps into the English-speaking Hispanic market. Due to slow progress in immigration reform,...
Emilio Estefan Releases Star-Studded "We're All Mexican" Video. // Hollywood Reporter;9/24/2015, Vol. 421, p72
The article reports that musician, producer and entrepreneur Emilion Estefan has released the tribute song "We're All Mexican," in response to anti-Hispanic sentiment from real estate developer Donald Trump and others. Topics discussed include some celebrities featured in the tribute video and...
BRAVO & BASTA. // Hispanic;Mar2003, Vol. 16 Issue 3, p16
Presents news important to Hispanic Americans as of March 2003. Reason for praising the Rio Fashion Week and Emilio Estefan; Reason for criticizing Governor Jeb Bush and the 'Vanity Fair' magazine.
LATINO POWER. // Hispanic;Feb2007, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p32
The article provides information on Hispanic celebrities in the U.S. Emilio Estefan joined forces with P. Diddy to launch Bad Boy Latino, a label that this year seems exceptionally well poised to capitalize on the growing urban-Latino market in the country. Eva Longoria helped produce The Alma...
A WINNING COUPLE. // Hispanic;Jun/Jul2009, Vol. 22 Issue 4, p9
The article announces that U.S. immigrant couple and musicians Gloria and Emilio Estefan won a B.C. Forbes Peopling of America Award from the Ellis Island Family Heritage Awards in 2009.
City Of Hope Honors Gloria & Emilio Estefan. Cobo, Leila // Billboard;11/20/2004, Vol. 116 Issue 47, p56
Presents news briefs on the Latin sound recording industry as of November 11, 2004. Awards to be given by the Latin Entertainment Industry for City of Hope to musicians Gloria and Emilio Estefan; Success of tropical music in the music chart; Tropical music to be included in the holiday...
Making the American dream work. Perez-Feria, Richard // Variety;6/10/96 Supplement Miami, Vol. 363 Issue 6, p49
Narrates how Emilio Estefan succeeded in the music industry in Miami, Florida. Estefan's early career as a musician; Estefan's reputation in the music industry.
Expanding biz looks to pix, TV. Levin, Jordan // Variety;6/10/96 Supplement Miami, Vol. 363 Issue 6, p52
Focuses on the plan of music-producer Emilio Estefan to enter the television and motion picture industry. Plans to produce and direct a sitcom set in Miami, Florida; Possible partnership between Estefan and Sylvester Stallone.


It is not a new idea that cities can be designed to make it easier--or harder--for people to be physically active. This has been a topic of study for more than 15 years. Designing active cities is recommended by the World Health Organization and the US Surgeon General. However, most studies have been conducted in single countries, mainly in North America, Europe, and Australasia. We were concerned that each country has a limited range of environments, which may lead to underestimating the role of built environments in physical activity. It is unclear whether findings from one country can be applied to other countries, because every study used different methods. The International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) Adult Study was designed as a more definitive study of the importance of the design of cities for physical activity and health internationally.
On April 1, 2016 a major report from IPEN was released online by The Lancet, the world's most influential medical journal. The main finding was that adults from 10 countries who lived in the most "activity-friendly" neighborhoods did up to 90 minutes more physical activity than those who lived in the least "activity-friendly" neighborhoods. This amounts to about 60% of the recommended 150 minutes per week of physical activity. The relation of city design to physical activity was much stronger in this international study than in prior studies conducted in single countries. The findings were similar across countries. Thus, it appears that designing to cities to be "activity-friendly" is a globally-applicable solution to the pandemics of inactivity and non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and some cancers.
This study is special because it was conducted in 14 cities in 10 countries on 5 continents, with countries including Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, China (Hong Kong), Mexico, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA. The measures were objective, with environment measures assessed from government records using geographic information system (GIS) mapping software, and physical activity assessed with electronic accelerometers worn on the waist. The use of objective measures provides more confidence in the findings. Investigators in each country collected data using similar procedures so results would be comparable across countries. Over 6800 adults were included in the analyses.
People were most active when their neighborhoods were densely populated, had several parks nearby, had good access to public transport, and had highly connected streets that provide direct routes from place to place. These principles of active cities applied across the 14 highly diverse cities. Some cities, such as Hong Kong and Aarhus, Denmark were especially well designed to encourage active transportation. Other cities, such as those in New Zealand had many parks, which helped people be active for recreation.
These results identify several aspects of the design and management of cities that can be altered to increase physical activity and reduce risk of obesity and non-communicable diseases. Implementing these changes will require the collaboration of health professionals with diverse sectors of government and society, including city planning, transportation, parks and recreation, and real estate development. Health professionals have a responsibility to become informed advocates for creating healthier environments. Ensuring cities are designed to be "activity-friendly" should now be considered an international health priority.
IPEN was begun in 2004 by James Sallis (US), Neville Owen (Australia), Ilse de Bourdeaudhuij (Belgium), and Jacqueline Kerr (US and UK). We invited investigators to join a collaborative international study and follow common procedures. Studies of adults were conducted in 12 countries, with most countries funded from internal sources, and international coordination funded by the National Cancer Institute of the US National Institutes of Health. I want to thank all the investigators for their collaborative spirit and the numerous funders for making the studies possible.
Publications based on IPEN Adult have been published on the relation of built environments to walking for recreation, walking and bicycling for transportation, and obesity, as well as other topics. More papers are coming. An IPEN Adolescent study is ongoing in 13 countries, and results will be forthcoming in the next year or so. The methods used in IPEN are available, and we encourage investigators and health agencies to use these measures so results can be compared. Our goal is to provide evidence that can be used to create more activity-friendly cities and improve health worldwide.
The article in The Lancet is freely available here.
A research brief summarizing the main results in a 2 page, easy-to-read format is available here.
Join the conversation on Twitter using #GlobalActiveCities.


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American troops with Afghan support have fought off an attack on the United States consulate in the western Afghan city of Herat. International forces in Afghanistan say the consulate is now safe.
The Taliban told the BBC a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the building before dawn on Friday. Other fighters then opened fire on the consulate.
Two Afghan policemen and a consulate guard were killed in the fighting, and 17 civilians were injured, including women and children.
An Afghan army spokesperson told the BBC the initial explosion damaged the consulate's outer defences, allowing the attackers to breach the perimeter and shoot at the consulate buildings.
"A truck carrying attackers drove to the front gate, and attackers, possibly firing rocket propelled grenades and assault rifles, commenced attacking Afghan Protective forces on the exterior of the gates," US State Department spokesperson Marie Harf told reporters.
"Shortly after, the entire truck exploded, extensively damaging the front gate." The gunfire continued for some time, reporters at the scene said.
The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force tweeted at 0400 GMT that the consulate was secure "with all enemy forces being killed". The Taliban has claimed responsibility.
The attack is the latest in a series ahead of the withdrawal of foreign combat troops from Afghanistan in 2014.
The BBC's correspondent in Kabul says the attack - carried out in the shadow of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the US - is a demonstration of the ability of insurgents still to disrupt Afghanistan 12 years on.


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R.O.C.K., which stands for Radwell Operation of Caring and Kindness, is speared headed by its president Jill Radwell of Medford, New Jersey. Under Jill's guidance R.O.C.K. has been involved in many service projects worldwide from donating time and service to local animal shelters to gathering supplies that were sent to Africa during the Ebola outbreak. Fortunately for Project Chemo Crochet, R.O.C.K. has us on their radar.
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The other day I was "interviewing" a friend for a Community News blog post (which I should be writing right now instead of this). We have been friends for many years. She's what I call a "when my mom was alive" friend. That might sound odd, but I am sure you all can categorize your friends in a similar manner. I have other categories too such as "when I was a teacher", "before motherhood", "PA peeps", "CA peeps", etc.; but I would have to say that the "when my mom was alive" friends hold something very special. And I am almost positive they have no idea.
Here at Project Chemo Crochet we love seeing businesses and groups taking initiative and joining our cause to support cancer patients around the world. Thank you Beverly and the other members of the Avantor Performance Materials team who took time to learn how to crochet and donate 9 inch squares to Project Chemo Crochet. Well done!
If you know me, you know my mom. Even if we met after my mom died (it makes me sick to even say that) you still know her. How? Well, not only do I try to slip in her into every conversation I have. (I know that it's my subconscious way of making me feel like she is still here but also as a way I can still say the words many take for granted, "my mom".) But mostly you know her because her spirit lives on through me. My mom taught me many life lessons, whether knowingly or unknowingly. The most important lessons I learned from her were to live with passion, persist and persevere even when things look grim, and love fully and unconditionally. These are the behaviors that I witnessed and I have tried to emulate.


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A group of MIT researchers looked at the age of successful U.S. entrepreneurs in the recent years.
Studying new businesses, narrowing it down to those with a high-tech startup profile, and including many more industries than just consumer-facing IT, they found that the average age of their founders, by the time they started their venture, was in the early forties. Not the young-graduate-wearing-hoodie profile we may have in mind.
This actually bounces on a previous observation at one of Firstmark Capital event with their portfolio companies' founders and early employees. I was surprised to not see any founder in their early or even late twenties. All looked at least in their thirties, if not older.
Starting young can of course work just as well. But looks like there may not actually be a deadly countdown to absolutely start our company before 30.


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Thread: Truth About Gardasil website documents young girls who died from HPV vaccine
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(NaturalNews) Merck & Co., Inc., manufacturer of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil, continues to get away with pushing the dangerous drug on both young girls — and now boys — as a supposed prevention method for avoiding cervical cancer. But concerned mothers of daughters who have been seriously injured or killed by Gardasil have put together a website at http://truthaboutgardasil.org that tells the true story about this toxic vaccine.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved Gardasil in the U.S. market back in 2006, and as of February 2009, more than 40 million doses of the vaccine have been administered worldwide. Though Merck touts Gardasil as being safe and effective in preventing cervical cancer, the vaccine is loaded with toxic chemicals that have injured and killed thousands of girls.
According to The Truth About Gardasil, young girls who receive one or all of the three-shot Gardasil vaccine schedule often suffer from extreme side effects, including seizures, strokes, autoimmune disorders, chronic fatigue, hair loss, headaches, heart pain, weak muscles, disrupted menstrual cycles, vision and hearing loss and even paralysis, just to name a few. Some girls have even died after receiving the shots.
Marian Greene, social activist and mother of a child injured by vaccines, created truthaboutgardasil.org to raise awareness about the dangers of Gardasil, and vaccines in general. By sharing stories and other news about the damage caused by the shot, Greene hopes that eventually the vaccine will be pulled from the market.
The group's board of directors includes a mother whose daughter was also seriously injured by Gardasil, as well as another whose daughter died after getting the vaccine.
With Merck now recommending the vaccine for young boys — and conducting new campaigns to push the vaccine in developing nations around the world — it is imperative that the truth about Gardasil be spread far and wide.
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http://truthaboutgardasil.org/
The Truth about Gardasil
Gardasil is the HPV vaccine, touted to fight cervical cancer. But what
they are not telling you is that thousands of girls are having adverse
reactions, some have even died, at last count it was seventy one. We
have got to do something about this. These girls need our help! These
girls are having reactions such as; seizures, strokes, dizziness,
fatigue, weakness, headaches, stomach pains, muscle pain and weakness,
joint pain, auto-immune problems, chest pains, hair loss, appetite
loss, personality changes, insomnia, hand/leg tremors, arm/leg
weakness, shortness of breath, heart problems, paralysis, itching,
rashes, swelling, aching muscles, menstrual cycle changes, fainting,
swollen lymph nodes, night sweats, nausea, temporary vision/hearing
loss just to name some of them!
There is no known treatment to help these girls, as they suffer in
silence. The doctors, if they even admit the connection, have no idea
how to help them. So they spend their days going from appointment to
appointment, from specialist to specialist trying to find someone to
help them. Many of these families have started looking for help
outside of mainstream medicine, which in some cases, may bring minor
relief. However, most insurance plans do not cover this type of
treatment, and as a result, this route is out of reach for many girls.
As you look at the faces on this page, remember that these are just
some of the thousands of girls whose lives have been affected by
Gardasil. Sadly, one of the girls pictured above, Jessie Ericzon,
passed away just two days after her third gardasil injection.
Tell everyone your story.
If you or someone you know is experiencing any side effects or you
would just like to contact us, you can do so at
moderator@truthaboutgardasil.org or you can log into our Gardasil
forum to tell your story.
India halts HPV vaccine trial after six girls die, US does nothing in response to 67
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Elisabeth Beckett looked at her wrist-mounted biometric scanner, which doubled as a chronometer, and checked the current time. The passenger terminal at The Gral Memorial Spaceport in orbit of Tellar Prime was thick with Federation citizens busy with their own travel plans. Still, that was no excuse for their transport, the S.S. Orient Express, being more than fifteen minutes late boarding ticket holders. As she moved her wrist away from her face she noticed that her heart rate was slightly elevated, probably due to the frustration at the delay. She hadn't seen her husband in two years and she was more than eager to make it to their new home on the Cardassian frontier and back into his arms. The seemingly unwarranted delay keeping her from that even for a short amount of time, seemed much worse than it really was to her. She adjusted pointed shoulders of her purple frock, the latest rage in Tellarite fashion, holding the black strap of her small carry-on bag in place as she did so. The majority of her family's belongings had been loaded into the aging transport's cargo hold earlier, leaving them with only the necessities for the trip to Langley Station.
"How much longer mom?" her son, Ja'dean said coming up beside her. She looked down at him, only a few inches shorter than her now. Elisabeth started to think about how quickly the years had gone by but was interrupted by a friendly chime, souding seemingly from nowhere.
"We apologize again for the delay in boarding," the gruff voice of a female Tellarite came over the station's comm system. "The S.S. Orient Express is now open for boarding."
Elisabeth put her hand on her son's shoulder and gave him a gentle nudge forward. "Its about time," she whispered in Ja'dean's ear, and motioned for his sister Varaya to stick close to them.
After joining the rest of the passengers in the queue, then passing the ticket-checker, they finally made their way into the interior of the plushly appointed transport vessel. It was a short walk from the airlock to their cabin, which sported two bedrooms, a small common room, and a private head. Elizabeth and the children stashed their luggage as the vessel began disengaging from the orbital spaceport. The trip from Tellar Prime to Langley station would take more than a week and Elisabeth had made sure to book a transport with all the most modern amenities to keep her teenage children occupied on the journey.
"Varaya," she said, taking her daughter, the elder of the children, aside, "I'm going to go down to the lounge. Why don't you and your brother get some lunch from the replicator and then check out the holosuites?"
The lounge aboard the Orient Express was called The Club Car and had been outfitted to resemble an old-fashioned railway car from Earth's industrial era. Many of the tables were already full with patrons enjoying meals or drinks. The stools at the bar were all taken and the two bartenders were more than busy with the customers shouting orders at them. "Good afternoon," a sprightly voice broke Elisabeth out of her examination of her surroundings. "All our tables are occupied, but if you don't mind dining with a... new friend, we do have some open seats."
Of course she couldn't enjoy a drink alone. "That'll be fine," Elisabeth answered trying not to sound annoyed.
The hostess was a young Trill woman who was barely five feet tall. She led Elisabeth through the narrow path between the tables in the room's center and the booths lining the wall under the circular windows. They stopped at a table, capable of seating up to four diners, which was occupied by a single, striking woman a few years older than Elisabeth. "Would you mind some company?" the hostess said, her high-pitched voice already starting to grate on Elisabeth's already frayed nerves.
Drielle was lost in thought when the hostess approached with Elizabeth in tow. She was having a hard time relaxing despite the raucous atmosphere around her in the transport ship's dining car. Instead, she was focused on thoughts about the civilian transport ship she had boarded earlier with her colleagues. The Clipper-class was one she was barely familiar with, though from the outside it bore a resemblance to Starfleet's Olympic-class medical ships, though nowhere near as sleek. Humming along on antiquated engines, and with a top speed of warp 5, Drielle couldn't even say she was interested in flying one of these bulky beasts. Despite her opinion as a pilot, she had to confess that the lushly appointed interior accommodations almost made up for the extra time travel aboard the slow-moving transport ship would take.
Finally the hostess cleared her throat, somehow making even that sound chipper. "Oh, not at all," Drielle said, her tone not hiding her distraction at her own thoughts. "Please," she said and motioned to the seat across from her with a blue hand. With her other she pushed a strand of errant white hair behind an antenna.
Elisabeth slid lithely into the chair across the pretty Andorian. "Thank you," she said before turning back to the Trill who had brought her to the table. "Fanto Kor, bring the bottle, and two glasses" she ordered, and smiled at her dining companion. As the younger woman scampered off to retrieve the wine Elisabeth looked back again at the Andorian. "Elisabeth Beckett," she introduced herself, deigning not to extend a hand over the plate over giant snails her 'new friend' had obviously only been picking at.
"J'seekah Fle'cher," she smiled as she lied, giving the alias she was travelling under. She was not dressed in her regulation Starfleet uniform, and was clothed in the mauve colored wraparound skirt, covering her from inches above her breast and leaving her blue-skinned shoulders bare. A small hat, tilted at an odd angle, sat atop her head, the color a perfect match for her dress. "What's taking you to the frontier?" she asked innocently as she sat her fork down on the tabletop, not really caring about the food. Elisabeth was her assignment here on the Orient Express. Drielle sh'Irrik was part of the new intelligence team being assigned to Langley Station. The woman sitting across from her in the dining car was the wife of her new boss. Her orders, along with the other three members of her team, had come from Elisabeth's father, Commander Alexander Beckett from Starfleet Intelligence headquarters on Earth. Given his position and the work that his son-in-law, lieutenant Kael'ko, the intel chief that Drielle would be reporting to, was involved in, Commander Beckett had deemed his family vulnerable while en route to their new home along the Cardassian border.
Drielle's facade was flawless, and even Elisabeth who had been surrounded by spies her entire life didn't pick up on the ruse immediately. "A new home," she replied cryptically, knowing better than to say to much about Kael'ko's work. "The children and I are joining my husband who is assigned to a Starfleet base. And yourself?" Elisabeth returned the question and unfolded the maroon cloth napkin from the table and placing it across her lap.
Drielle grinned and continued her ruse. "I'm a novelist," she said before taking a sip of her water. "I find that travel keeps the creative juices flowing." She put the glass back on the tabletop.
Two decks below the Club Car lounge the Orient Express boasted a startling fourteen holosuites intended to help passengers pass the time during long journeys. Kael'ko's teenage children, Varaya and Ja'dean, had ventured there looking for entertainment, but found themselves instead assigned a number and placed in a queue due to the demand for time in the recreational facilities. Unbeknownst the children, they too had a chaperone from their father's new intelligence team. Mixed in among the clusters of people in the long corridor devoted to the holosuites, ensign Marcus Taite watched their every move. Keen eyes were an asset for trained marksman, and they could easily be turned to following two kids. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary with the pair as Ja'dean sat slumped against a wall fiddling with pocket sized bronze-colored puzzle and his sister read the latest Federation New Service reports on a civilian tablet. As he watched the children, Marcus continued to survey the crowd surrounding them as well. Nothing apart from the norm there either. Just other travelers eager to wile away the time until they made it to their destination.
"So, how dangerous is the area where we're going to live?" Ja'dean said, affecting a nonchalant tone as he tried to hide his worries from his older sister. He kept his eyes locked on the metal puzzle, an intricately carved cube, in his hands. "I mean, is this station going to get shot at a lot?"
Varaya suppressed an urge to laugh at her younger brother. While he tried to put up a tough front, she new that he was sensitive. "I don't think so," she replied and tucked a strand of blond hair behind her ear. "It is the most stable sector in the Federation though," she confessed and, with her back pressed firmly to the wall, slid down to sit behind her brother. "We've always lived in the heartland of the Federation," she said trying to sound reassuring, "so we're used to being safe. Its okay to be nervous about living on the frontier, scamp," she invoked the playful nickname she'd given him as a young boy.
"I am not nervous!" Ja'dean protested, a little more loudly than he had intended. The outburst attracted the attention of those in the immediate area and many heads turned to look at the children sitting on the floor of the passageway.
Marcus maneuvered his way through the small groups of people to get closer to the children. He had not been so close as to eavesdrop on their conversation, but given the boy's stressed exclamation he was beginning to rethink how much distance he should allow them. While he was dressed in civilian clothes, he was still carrying a small hand phaser, concealed inside the waistband of his slacks, just in case something happened. Unconsciously, his hand went to the spot where the weapon was hidden, he could be ready to fire in an instant should the need arise. He hoped it didn't and that Commander Beckett's worries were unfounded.
Back in the Club Car, Elisabeth and Drielle were getting along and sharing the bottle of Haliian wine the doctor had ordered. The young Trill had cleared away the half-eaten snails from in front of the Andorian, leaving the two women with only their drinks. "Life as a travelling novelist sounds incredibly interesting," Elisabeth was saying to Drielle as the spy was finishing a fake story about the life of her fictional alter ego. "If you'll excuse me, J'seekah, I just need to freshen up," Elisabeth stood up and pushed her chair under table, sneaking one last sip from her glass before she made for closest restroom.
Drielle turned and watched the doctor walk away. Once satisfied that Elisabeth was out of earshot, she tapped her communicator badge, hidden underneath the the flap of her dress. "K'dir, package is on the move," she whispered.
"I see her," the Caitian intelligence officer disguised as a bartender said as he turned to face the mirror behind the bar. "Losing her going into the head though," he stated and turned back to the patrons scattered at the stools. K'dir had a tawny coat with little patches of black, though he was wearing gloves while mixing various cocktails for the lounge's clientele. Minutes passed as he handed out beverages in various shades and shapes to those across the glossy wooden surface from him and he continued to surreptitiously glance toward the small, single person lavatory that Elisabeth had entered.
Drielle finished her glass of wine and poured herself another as she waited for Elisabeth to return. She didn't drink any more of the dark purple alien wine with its fruity and savory flavors as she continued to wait for the other woman though. "K'dir, she's been gone a long time," she said into the open comm channel.
"She hasn't come out yet," the bartender replied quietly as he turned away from the crowd to retrieve a bottle of Saurian brandy.
"Scans show that the lavatory is unoccupied," the voice of chief petty office Sharon Cross came over the comm. She dark-complected human woman was matter-of-fact in her delivery of the bad news. Disguised as one of the ship's crew, she had moved into the lounge area only moments ago, and had taken a scan of the small room with a hidden tricorder.
"What do you mean 'unoccupied'?" Drielle hissed.
"Lieutenant, I think you know what unoccupied means," Cross said flatly, not intending to be sarcastic.
Drielle shot up from her chair, trying to conceal he alarm from the crowd. "Get that door unlocked Cross," she said as she made straight for the restroom door.
"Already working on it," Sharon replied coolly, tapping away at her tricorder facing into the corner of the corridor. "Just a few more seconds...."
"Take over for me," K'dir said handing his white bar rag to a young Orion woman and making his way out toward the restroom bank.
"Done," Cross said finally and tucked the tricorder into a pocket on her yellow civilian crew trousers.
Drielle stopped dead as the door opened revealing the empty restroom. The faucet was still running, but there was no other evidence to indicate the Elisabeth had ever even been there. "We have a problem," Drielle said as the Caitian ensign came to stand beside her. Cross was only seconds behind him. "Taite," Drielle said tapping her communicator, "what's the status on the children?"
"They're fine," Marcus replied over the channel. "Waiting for their time in the holosuites and looking bored," he left out the part about Ja'dean's earlier outburst.
"Get the children secured," Drielle told him authoritatively. As a junior grade lieutenant she was the ranking officer in their small group. "K'dir, you join Taite and make sure those children don't vanish. Cross, I need a comprehensive scan of the room where doctor Beckett disappeared."
Tricorder back in hand Sharon moved into the lavatory and began working. The young Caitian officer turned and made for the Club Car's exit, passing under the neon pink sign emblazoned with the lounge's name over the door. "She was kidnapped, wasn't she?" the Andorian said absently as the chief continued her scan.
"It looks that way," Sharon said, waving the instrument through the air. "I am detecting trace amounts of residual transporter energy. We should report this to lieutenant Kael'ko."
"Not yet," Drielle said firmly. "There's nothing he can do from Langley. Its up to us to find doctor Beckett."


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PS+ LOOT BOX FEBRUARY 2019
By GOA Staff February 2, 2019
February is upon us and that can only mean one thing for PlayStation Plus subscribers…….NEW GAMES TO DOWNLOAD!!! This month brings a great mixed bag across the multiple platforms, all available from February 5th
Ubisoft's action title, For Honor is a very unique offering and something a bit different for the PlayStation faithful. This 2017 release answers the question that everyone has always asked – if Vikings, Samurais and Knights were put in a triple threat match where winner takes all, who would win? Set in a medieval fantasy setting players control their chosen warrior in a third person perspective. Each faction is given the option of four different classes, with the classic pro's and con's for each class along with different fighting styles to match. Along with a single player campaign there is also the multiplayer offering which gives the player six different game types to choose from. Whilst the game received some mixed reviews at launch an update and subsequent patch released in 2018, which added a new faction (Chinese Wu Lin) as well as an extra two classes per faction brought some very positive reviews for the new up to date content. A very enjoyable single player game and even more fun in multiplayer is a simple game to pick up and play by yourself or with friends.
The second title available for PS+ subscribers is a former game of the year contender also from 2017, it's one from IO Interactives legendary series Hitman: The Complete First Season. If you've been living under a digital rock for the last nearly 20 years (yes the franchise has been out for that long), Hitman lets you take control of one of the most iconic figures in video game history, Agent 47 who is a genetically enhanced assassin for hire, traveling around the world to take out the targets requested by his clients. The beauty about this game is that there's no right way to play it. Go in all guns blazing or be a shadow and stealth the mission, or get up close and personal and choke your target or take them out with a high powered sniper rifle from the next postcode. But there are consequences for being impatient with your target as NPC's play a huge role in the game always giving out information or disguises that you could take advantage of to get closer to your goal. Originally released as a seasonal style content giving players a new episode monthly, Hitman: The Complete First Season gives players the chance to access all the content in one bite. One last thing, the beauty of having this as a free download is that is if you enjoyed Hitman so much that you wanted to purchase 2018's Hitman 2, is that there has been a DLC called "The Legacy Pack" that will give you all the mission's from the first game with the new updated and improved game mechanics from the latest release!
On more of a sad and mellow note, Sony have announced that as of March 8 the PlayStation 3 and PS Vita titles would no longer be included in the monthly free downloads. That being said what a way to go out with one of the all-time great titles available for one of the all-time great consoles.
This month's PlayStation Plus line-up also includes:
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, the action adventure stealth title from Hideo Kojima and former Game of the Year, is a must have for all PS3 users. The story centres around a much older Snake sent out on his last mission to try and stop his long time advisory Liquid Snake now known as Liquid Ocelot who has taken over an A.I that controls worldwide private military companies. Like I said, a must have.
Drivekick, a 2D fighting game that is controlled with two buttons, funnily enough drive and kick and from what I've seen in online reviews is something that you will either love or hate.
Rogue Aces, available on the PS Vita is a side scrolling 2D flight combat simulator that gives you one life and three planes before its game over. Reportedly very challenging in later levels.
Gunhouse, available on the PS Vita is described as "part puzzle, part tower defence" where you take on an alien invasion.
Metacritic rated the PS+ February titles with the following scores:
For Honor – 7.8/10
Hitman: The Complete First Season – 8.4/10
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots – 9.4/10
Drivekick – 6.5/10
Rogue Aces – tbd/10
Gunhouse – tbd/10
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