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Feel Good Opera The Gondoliers this October
The North West Opera return to An Grianán this October for an evening of beautiful melody and light-hearted banter with their production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers on Fri 27th & Sat 28th October.
Packed with crowd-pleasing vocal arrangements and tongue-in-cheek humour, The Gondoliers is a tale of the search for the heir to the throne of the fictional state of Barataria and all the plot twists that follow before the matter is resolved.
William Gilbert's laugh-out-loud lyrics and Arthur Sullivan's sumptuous and often giddy music will be performed by a combination of professional singers, orchestra and a veritable feast of local talent.
Billy Patterson and soprano Ann Jennings play The Duchess and Duke of Plaza-Toro in The Gondoliers.
Soprano Ann Jennings and former LMS director Billy Patterson play The Duchess and Duke of Plaza-Toro, combining fabulous vocals with natural comic flair.
The eponymous Gondoliers are portrayed by professional tenor Arthur Swan and James McLaughlin formerly of the D'Oyly Carte opera.
Donal Kavanagh, a devotee of all things Gilbert & Sullivan, is relishing the role of the Grand Inquisitor Don Alhambra.
Fresh from his success in the lead as the Phantom of the Opera, Robert Kelly takes on the role of Luiz, secretly in love with Casilda played by professional soprano Diana McLaughlin.
Following North West Opera's critically acclaimed and tremendously entertaining production of Die Fledermaus last year, Deigh Reid is returning to employ his directorial, musical and comic instincts.
Rehearsals for The Gondoliers
Ann Jennings Musical & Artistic Director of NWO is excited about having assembled such a talented team: "The Gondoliers contains some of Sullivan's most inspired music – all the principals have fantastic pieces and the chorus have their fair share of glorious music too. We have put together a great cast that can do justice to the score but also have great comic acting ability to make the most of Gilbert's humour"
Not the type to sit on her heels, Ann Jennings will then be jetting off to Europe in December where she has been signed up as Musical Director to lead a team of West End singers & dancers, in a new Andrew Lloyd Weber International gala, putting the soloists through their paces both vocally and musically.
You can follow the show's rehearsal progress on Facebook northwestoperaireland.
Book now.
Theatre Lovett: World class theatre for children
We're dedicated to bringing you the best artistic shows for your children to see, it's lovely to have shows with mass appeal but it's equally important to bring you shows that will warm your hearts and widen your children's imaginations. Theatre Lovett are among the very best creators of child centred drama working today.
Their latest show They Called Her Vivaldi is currently touring Ireland once again due to popular demand and can be see here at An Grianán on Sat 4 Nov. The tour culminates at the Irish National Theatre on the Peacock Stage, 30 November – 23 December 2017. This acclaimed production was selected from 100's of performances for young audiences to showcase in the USA at IPAY (International Performing Arts for Youth) in January 2017 and will undertake an extensive US tour in 2019.
Judges Special Award nominee Irish Times Theatre Awards 2017
They Called Her Vivaldi is an upbeat comedy adventure about a sensitive musical-prodigy who makes a quiet name for herself in a cacophonous world. As our young heroine journeys over cobblestones and canals, we learn about love, loss, the place of salt in our diet and the courage to lose our footing without losing our way.
The production stars the inimitable Louis Lovett, Ireland's most experienced and critically acclaimed performer for young audiences and well known on the adult stage. Renowned for his natural, playful ability to entertain, engage and enthral, Louis most recently starring in 'Dublin By Lamplight' with Corn Exchange and 'The Train' with Rough Magic both at The Abbey Theatre.
About Theatre Lovett
Theatre Lovett produce work for all ages, both child and adult, young and old, chicken and egg. Artist Directors Muireann Ahern and Louis Lovett believe that children and young people can enjoy and understand theatre that does not pretend the adult world is anything other than a complex and occasionally dark place where we must make moral choices for ourselves as individuals. THEATRE LOVETT WANT TO BRING MORE THEATRE TO MORE CHILDREN, MORE OFTEN, touring in Ireland and raising the bar for international touring of Irish theatre for young audiences.
Performance Date:
Sat 4 Nov at 12pm and 2pm.
Tickets: €10/€7, family of four €30
Suitable for children ages 7+ and adults of all ages.
See our Theatre Lovett event page for further information.
ANNOUNCEMENT from Letterkenny Musical Society re: Singin' in the Rain
The Letterkenny Musical Society have decided to replace their intended production of Singin' in the Rain with the Dolly Parton musical 9 to 5 instead.
Here is their statement:
There's no business like show business and the LMS are in the business of only producing superb shows.
We have been thoroughly enjoying our initial preparations for Singin' in the Rain, but unfortunately, due to scheduling of our very busy Principals and committee, we find ourselves fighting with the one thing that can't be rearranged… time.
Rather than rushing the spectacular production we had planned, and in order to avoid unnecessary pressure on our cast, we have decided to shelve this show… for now. We will continue this project at a future time, but rather than going Singin' in the Rain this February, we're excited to announce that we shall be taking you all on a journey to Nashville with Dolly Parton's Infamous musical, 9-5.
Think sass, think dancing, think big voices and big lungs… 9-5 will blow your minds with a comedy filled story of three incredible women who take on the 'Big Man'. With a superb script and addictive soundtrack, 9-5 will have you dancing in the aisles on An Grianán Theatre.
We are continuing our choral rehearsals and are happy to announce that auditions for all roles will take place in the next two weeks. Our registration for chorus has been extended for 2 weeks also, so if you fancy getting your 9-5 on, come join us!
If you have already purchased tickets for Singin' in the Rain they will remain valid for 9 to 5: The Musical – dates and times have not changed. If you would prefer to cancel your booking please contact the box office to arrange a refund.
Druid's Waiting for Godot now open for booking
Druid Theatre's award-winning production of Waiting for Godot embarks on an extensive Irish and international tour in 2018 and will come to An Grianán for three nights only in March.
Tues 13 to Thur 15 March 2018 – Book now.
On a bare road in the middle of nowhere, two world-weary friends await the arrival of the mysterious Godot. While waiting, they speculate, bicker, joke and ponder life's greater questions. As dusk begins to fall, two figures appear on the horizon.
Regarded as one of the most significant plays of the twentieth century, Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett is a masterpiece that draws endless interpretations and Druid's production has won acclaim from audiences and critics alike, and multiple Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards.
Marty Rea as Vladimir and Aaron Monaghan as Estragon in Druid's production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett directed by Garry Hynes. Photo Matthew Thompson.jpg
Druid's interpretation of this Beckett masterpiece premiered at the 2016 Galway International Arts Festival, captivating both audiences and critics alike. There wasn't a ticket to be had for the subsequent Unusual Rural Tour, which played outdoors in Glencree, Inis Meáin and the Céide Fields. The sell-out production earlier this year had a month-long run at the Abbey Theatre in April prior to heading to Spoleto Festival USA in June.
"Our 2016 Unusual Rural Tour showed us just how much of an appetite there is for this production so it's great to take it to so many corners of the country, and internationally, in 2018." said Artistic Director, Garry Hynes. "It's also fantastic to continue working on this extraordinary show with members of our Ensemble and creative team who have shaped something very special."
Aaron Monaghan as Estragon, Garrett Lombard as Lucky and Marty Rea as Vladimir in Druid's production of Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett directed by Garry Hynes. Photo Matthew Thompson.
Waiting for Godot stars members of the famed Druid Ensemble Garrett Lombard, Aaron Monaghan, Rory Nolan and Marty Rea.
Druid actors are at the centre of the company's creativity and a permanent Druid Ensemble was announced in 2013. The ensemble meet throughout the year and feed into Druid's artistic programme. Waiting for Godot stemmed from the Druid ensemble and is testament to the shared commitment of both the company and the ensemble in investigating new creative possibilities.
Druid & An Grianán
Druid first performed at An Grianán with The Beauty Queen of Leenane in 2000.
Other productions performed here include DruidSynge (2004), The year of the Hiker (2006), The Cripple of Inishmaan (2008), The Gigli Concert (2009), DruidMurphy (2013) and most recently DruidShakespeare (2015): Richard II, Henry IV (Part One), Henry IV (Part Two) and Henry V in a new adaptation by Mark O'Rowe.
Marty Rea as Richard II in DruidShakespeare. Marty Rea plays Vladimir in the upcoming Waiting for Godot. Photo by Matthew Thompson.
A bold idea
Druid began as a bold idea: to create Ireland's first professional theatre company outside of Dublin. There were few resources with which to build a theatre company in the west of Ireland in 1975, but, through sheer dedication, and with the support of the Galway community, founders Garry Hynes, Marie Mullen and Mick Lally made this bold idea a reality. That reality has since become an international success story of extraordinary dimensions.
NUIG graduates, Garry Hynes, Marie Mullen and Mick Lally founded Druid in the mid 1970s and rehearsed in various buildings around Galway – the Jesuit Hall, The Fo'castle Hotel – before they found a home on Druid Lane. It was in that first year that Druid produced Synge's The Playboy of the Western World and in it, found a playwright they would go on to explore and find success with at home and abroad.
The company's first won success outside of Ireland was the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and Druid quickly gained an international reputation with productions such as At the Black Pig's Dyke (1992), Conversations on a Homecoming (1985), and Bailegangaire (1985) featuring Siobhan McKenna in one of her finest dramatic performances.
In 1996 Druid premièred Martin McDonagh's debut work The Beauty Queen of Leenane, in a co-production with the Royal Court Theatre. It opened in Galway and played in London, Sydney, Dublin, and on Broadway, where the production won four Tony Awards, including Best Director for Garry Hynes, the first woman to win an award for directing in the history of the Tony's.
To this day, while Druid works with a core group of actors, designers and production crew on a consistent basis, at its heart is the working relationship between Garry Hynes and Marie Mullen, one of the most successful and significant actor-director relationships of the modern theatre. Druid founder and actor, Mick Lally, passed away in August 2010 and up until that time had been one of Druid's core group of actors.
http://www.druid.ie
News for teachers: Shakespeare Sessions 2018
Don't miss out on the Early Bird offer: pay in full by 20 October 2017 and pay €13 per pupil (normal price €15).
Presented by Cork based theatre company Cyclone Rep, the Shakespeare Sessions are an invaluable study aid for Junior and Leaving Cert students.
The Shakespeare Sessions are entertaining and engaging student-centred performances of Shakespeare texts. Each performance includes a scholarly review clarifying the main themes as well as discussions with the students and the opportunity to participate. Cyclone Rep's Shakespeare Sessions will guide Junior Cert and Leaving Cert learners in their understanding of The Bard's masterpieces.
This spring the sessions will cover King Lear, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth and The Merchant of Venice.
Cyclone will be with us in February 19 and 20 2018 – find out more here.
All Ireland One Act Drama Finals launch
Photocall from yesterday's official launch of the All Ireland One Act Drama Finals which will be held in Letterkenny for the first time this December.
Front row left to right: Jean Curran, John Travers, Mayor of Donegal Cllr Gerry Mc Monagle, Mayor of Letterkenny Municipal District Cllr Jimmy Kavanagh, Plunkett O'Fearraigh and Anne Mc Gowan.
Back row left to right: Sean Mc Cormack, Cllr Ian Mc Garvey ,Cllr Michael Mc Bride, James Mc Laughlin A.I.B.and John O'Donnell.
Letterkenny has been fortunate to be asked to stage The All Ireland One Act Finals this year in An Grianán Theatre from Friday 1st to Sunday 3rd December. This is a great opportunity for the people of Letterkenny and Donegal to see the top 11 plays presented at all the one act festivals from around the country during November 2017. Ticket sales are already flying even though we won't know who the finalists are until the end of November!
There will be 3 plays shown on Friday and Saturday nights, 3 on Sunday afternoon and 2 on Sunday night with the presentation of awards straight afterwards.The Festival Club will be held in An Grianán Theatre each night after the performances when the groups and audiences can mingle and let their hair down. Music will be provided each night.
A large crowd is expected in the town during the festival and there will be other fringe events occurring as well to entertain the visitors while in town – Visits to Glenveagh National Park & Grianán of Aileach, Historic walks of the town, traditional music /jazz sessions locally, golf competition etc. All these will be announced at a later date.
The All Ireland One Act Finals is hosted by Letterkenny One Act Festival under the auspices of Drama League of Ireland and The Amateur Drama Council of Ireland.
Tickets can be purchased at our box office on 0749120777 or online here. Cost is €18/€16 per session. Attend all four sessions for the great price of just €60 (discount automatically deducted when you add tickets for all four sessions to your cart).
Visit the official website for the latest festival news – www.oneactfinals2017.ie
Relaxed Performance of The Nutcracker
After last year's warm response to our relaxed performance of Peter Pan we are pleased to announce that we will hold a relaxed performance of our Christmas Show The Nutcracker on Thursday 14 December at 11am.
What is a relaxed performance?
Relaxed Performances are specifically designed to welcome people who will benefit from a more relaxed performance environment, including, but not limited to, people with an Autism Spectrum Condition, sensory and communication disorders, or a learning disability. It is also a good way to introduce younger children to live performances in a less formal setting than regular theatre events.
There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement and some small changes made to the light and sound effects.
Theatre lights will stay on and people will be warned of sudden noises.
For anyone overwhelmed during the performance, a "chill out" area will be provided in the upper foyer.
An easy way to understand the atmosphere is perhaps, 'the opposite of the quiet carriage on a train'.
Why do a relaxed performances?
Many aspects of a standard theatre experience can cause difficulties for children. Busy foyers, unexpected music, lights going up and down and applause can all be unsettling. Even the interval can confuse because it may seem strange to leave the auditorium in the middle of an event.
These performances are for anyone who would benefit from a more relaxed performance environment, including people with an autistic spectrum condition, sensory or communication disorders, or a learning disability, or just those who are uncomfortable being in a darkly lit room, or those who feel they can't sit quietly for an extended period of time.
Can everyone come to this performance?
Yes everyone is welcome, it's important that those for whom it is intended get to share the experience with their peers and siblings. That's the joy of a relaxed performance!
Will it be very different from attending a regular performance?
Audience feedback to our Peter Pan relaxed performances was very positive. We made a few subtle alterations – the auditorium lights were only partially dimmed (no blackouts) and any especially loud noises were reduced. Most people felt that it did not affect their enjoyment of the show.
Please contact Daithi or Nicola at the box office on 0749120777 if you have any questions or are interesting in bringing a group.
Joseph O'Connor's Guide to starting a book club
We have a wonderful stage adaptation of Joseph O'Connor's Star of the Sea coming up in November and feel that it would be terrific opportunity for a night out for book club members. So if you haven't already decided what your November book is going to be, why not consider picking Star of the Sea?
Already a popular choice with book clubs, Joseph O'Connor has created his own guide to Star of the Sea especially for reading groups which can be downloaded from his website here.
Moonfish Theatre's Star of the Sea is freely adapted (with the author's blessing) from Joseph O'Connor's acclaimed novel.
But what if you're not in a book club?
To find a book club near you visit the Donegal Country Library as they facilitate and support a number of Book Clubs around the County including those hosted and run by the library as well as those held outside the library. See their website for further info.
Looking for the book? Let us help. Visit us in branch or online at https://t.co/U7QlCZxpct. All you need is a library card. https://t.co/sW8wkfuiDu
— Donegal Co Library (@DonegalLibrary) October 4, 2017
Start your own?
If you want to get proactive and start your own book club check out these handy tips from Joseph O'Connor:
Decide how many people you would ideally like in your group. Less than 5 can be a bit small but more than 15 is a bit too large.
Ask your local library, college or bookshop to put up an ad for you on their notice board.
Spread the word amongst friends – get word-of-mouth going about the group.
Hopefully you'll end up with a diverse group of people which will make discussions all the more interesting.
Libraries, colleges and bookshops are a great help as they may have a room where you can hold meetings.
You may prefer to meet in more relaxed environments such as a separate room in a pub or restaurant or even in members' homes – alternating for each meeting so everyone has an opportunity to host.
Decide how often you would like to meet – most groups tend to meet once a month giving everyone plenty of opportunity to read the chosen book.
Try and meet on the same day each time. This will give the group continuity, the meeting priority and will make it easier for people to keep it free and attend regularly.
Decide how long you would like the meetings to last – but be flexible in the course of each meeting.
Everyone in the group is going to have slightly different tastes in books so try and choose a real cross-section of authors and genres so that all tastes are covered and you all get to try different writing.
Decide how you are going to select what books are to be discussed – a rota system or drawing suggestions from a hat are a couple of commonly used systems.
Look to your local bookshop for suggestions through staff recommends and promotions such as fresh talent and book of the month.
Write to publishers and ask for their new title catalogues to get a head start on up and coming new titles.
Don't forget to scour the shelves for older more established classics that you may not have read but have always meant to.
Think about whether every few meetings you'd like to have a themed evening, such as crime, or Booker prizewinners and choose two or three books to compare.
Discuss what everyone wants from the meetings – everyone's expectations for the groups need to be fulfilled as much as possible.
Think about having a different facilitator at each meeting. Their role could be to present the book with a little background information on the author and book, this can help set the scene for the discussion to come.
Have some discussion points ready to get things going. A little structure at the start can be beneficial.
Try to avoid letting one voice dominate proceedings, this can be intimidating to other group members and hinder discussion.
Be aware as to when the discussion is getting bogged down and needs to be moved on.
Remember being a member of a reading group is meant to be fun and will enhance your reading – enjoy yourself.
Source: http://www.josephoconnorauthor.com/for-book-clubs-star-of-the-sea.html
Blending language, song, movement and imagery, this exciting and inventive production by award-winning Moonfish Theatre brings Joseph O'Connor's epic novel to the stage as part of their national tour. Set in 1847, Star of the Sea is a famine-ship sailing to New York. Among the passengers are those with secrets to hide – a silent maidservant, a ruined landlord, and an infamous murderer.
Moonfish Theatre present their adaptation of Star of the Sea on Tues 21 November. Tickets are €18/€15 but if you are coming as part of a group please contact Daithi or Nicola at the box office on 0749120777 to avail of a generous discount. We'd love to hear from you!
News for teachers: Manny Man the stage show
A youtube sensation, a hit book and soon to be a stage show! See Ireland's tumultuous millennia of history turned into a fun and easy-to-understand story.
We are currently developing a stage adaptation of John D Ruddy's Manny Man Does the History of Ireland with a view to presenting it to schools audiences in May 2018.
Manny Man brings history to life with clarity and hilarity in videos that have amassed millions of views around the world.
Why did the Celts love stealing cows? What was the Norman Invasion, and were they all called Norman? From the Ice Age up to the present day, through the Vikings and Tudors, British rule and the fight for independence, he covers it all – with his tongue in his cheek, of course.
Ideal for 5th & 6th national school classes and second level history students.
Rehearsed reading
We will hold a rehearsed reading of the play with its cast John D Ruddy and Louise Conaghan on Thursday 19 October to an invited audience only. If you are a teacher interested in attending please get in touch with Nicola or Daithi at the box office on 0749120777. This will be a great chance to get a preview of the show and feedback and suggestions will be welcome.
News for teachers: Christmas show and free workshops
UPDATE: ALL AVAILABLE WORKSHOP SLOTS HAVE NOW BEEN FILLED.
Join us this December for a sparkling new version of Christmas favourite The Nutcracker, and our version is for boys every bit as much as it's for girls!
Adapted by Guy Le Jeune from the folk tales of ETA Hoffman and Alexandre Dumas and directed by choreographer Jessica Peoples of ZoNa dance, our Nutcracker is set in Donegal and brings exciting drama and dialogue to the show while retaining some of the ballet version's more famous dance pieces, and we think your students will love it.
Like last year's production of Peter Pan, this will be a youth led cast ages 8 to 21 and with 30 acting roles and 26 dancers it's going to be huge!
In school workshops
In addition, we are supporting the show with in-school movement workshops which are available free of charge and will be taught by our show's director Jessica Peoples. The workshops will take place in October or November and will include movement theatre and dance suitable for boys and girls and will explore one of the scenes of the Nutcracker where the Nutcracker soldier meets his nemesis… The Mouse King!
We expect these workshops to be filled pretty quickly so to schedule one for your class please contact Jessica directly on 086 8222189 or by eMail.
Performances Schedule:
Tues 12 to Friday 15 December at 11am. Sat 16 at 2pm and 7pm.
Special rate for schools: €8, teachers/SNAs are free. Book now on 0749120777.
The Nutcracker is produced by An Grianán Theatre in association with ZoNa Dance Co.
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Missing Hiker's Body Finally Found After Six Days; Loyal Dog Nearly Died Staying with Owner's Body
Prescott, Arizona, is a place of natural beauty and rugged terrain. Many people choose to retire there, especially those who appreciate the outdoors, and people regularly take day trips from Phoenix to enjoy the cooler temperatures during the summer.
But that rugged natural beauty can turn dangerous in an instant, and the expansive Prescott National Forest — an impressive 1.25 million acres — recently claimed another victim.
Donald Hayes, 74, from Prescott, set out hiking Mingus Mountain with his black-and-white mixed-breed dog, Ranger, on Friday.
At some point during their hike, he realized he was lost, but was able to make a call and ask for help.
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"Donald Hayes contacted YCSO Forest Patrol last Friday afternoon stating he had become lost on his hike on Mingus Mountain," the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook Wednesday.
"Forest Patrol informed him that rescue would be on its way and to remain at his location. Unfortunately, the victim decided against the advice and tried to find his way out, causing him to become lost further in the forest."
Search and Rescue teams from Gila County, Maricopa County, Coconino County and the local community also showed up to help look for the man on foot, by vehicle and by air.
"YCSO Backcountry Search and Rescue (SAR), Verde SAR, search dogs, the Sheriff's Volunteer OHV Unit, 4×4 Unit and Jeep Posse personnel along with a DPS Ranger helicopter searched on foot, vehicle and air for days trying to locate Mr. Hayes but had trouble due to the difficult terrain and the vast area to be searched," the post continued.
Despite the vigilant search, Hayes was not found until Wednesday — and by then, he had passed away.
"Mr. Hayes was found in a rugged area that had been difficult for searchers to reach, but they were able to do so this afternoon, allowing them to locate the victim," the sheriff's office shared.
Despite the tragic loss of life, the small silver lining in this story is that Hayes' loyal dog, Ranger, stayed with his master to the bitter end.
Somehow, the dog was alive and he was immediately given an evaluation and treatment.
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"Mr. Hayes' dog Ranger who was with him on the hike, was found alive having remained with the victim," the post read. "Ranger was seen to on scene by a volunteer who was a veterinarian and was taken to a local animal hospital for treatment."
A post by the Yavapai County Search and Rescue K9 Team stated that Ranger was in rough shape when they found him. He had labored breathing, was overheating and had a weak heartbeat.
Volunteers quickly used wet towels to cool him down and administered fluids before he was transported.
One of the SAR volunteers, Dondi West, set up a GoFundMe for the faithful pup to help out with medical costs and take the financial pressure off the grieving family. The page states that Ranger has suffered "severe dehydration and exposure." More than $3,000 has been donated to the cause so far.
Sheriff David Rhodes expressed his gratitude for the help they received in their search as well as his sorrow over the outcome.
"I thank all the volunteer search and rescue teams and others who gave of their time for 6 days to locate the victim and bring him home," he said.
"Our searchers utilized every tool at their disposal to find Mr. Hayes and never gave up.
"Our condolences go out to Mr. Hayes' family, and we wish the outcome could have been different."
Amanda holds an MA in Rhetoric and TESOL from Cal Poly Pomona. After teaching composition and logic for several years, she's strayed into writing full-time and especially enjoys animal-related topics.
As of January 2019, Amanda has written over 1,000 stories for The Western Journal but doesn't really know how. Graduating from California State Polytechnic University with a MA in Rhetoric/Composition and TESOL, she wrote her thesis about metacognitive development and the skill transfer between reading and writing in freshman students.
She has a slew of interests that keep her busy, including trying out new recipes, enjoying nature, discussing ridiculous topics, reading, drawing, people watching, developing curriculum, and writing bios. Sometimes she has red hair, sometimes she has brown hair, sometimes she's had teal hair.
With a book on productive communication strategies in the works, Amanda is also writing and illustrating some children's books with her husband, Edward.
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Are you a lover of oh-so-cute little towns, family outings, food and wine? If you are then we've found your next must see destination… Solvang! The USA's hidden gem, a beautiful little place in Santa Barbara County California that's straight out of a fairytale…quaint, cute and sweet. Rapunzel would not seem out-of-place rolling her hair from a high up window.
This Danish village is located in the Santa Ynez Valley, so the surrounding wine country is breathtaking as with its many vineyards and canyons.
As Solvang is in wine country this is a haven for wine lovers, there's little wine tasting stores everywhere. Plenty to eat as well, especially many traditional bakeries, the delicious smells make you want to try everything.
The main part of the village is made up of boutique stores, they are all so picturesque, you'll find fairy lights amongst the Danish facades and the pretty murals.
The jewelry boutiques are to die for, there are many of these too so if you're a jewelry lover this village will definitely tick your boxes. One of these boutiques, Designs in gold we were browsing and the lovely lady gave our little girl a beautiful bracelet, needless to say she skipped out the store and through the streets for the rest of the day. If you're in the market for a timeless piece definitely drop in here and Solvang Antiques has jewelry that'll make you weak at the knees.
There are activities for your whole family, this is a fantastic place for children especially.
Sunny Fields Park is a great playground for the young ones, it is built like a mini version of the town and your kids will have hours of fun here with the many swings, tunnels, slides, monkey bars and more, there is also a BBQ area and a baseball field in the complex.
Solvang is a great place for a day trip or to stay a night or two, we stayed the night in Hotel Corque, a beautiful hotel within walking distance of almost everything.
So if you're ever in the area this is a must see little town that's quite probably like nothing you've seen before. You won't be disappointed.
❄ Have you been to Solvang before? If you have we'd love to hear what you thought of it.


Is Being Wrong the Only Way to Learn?
Jason Potts said that to me last week when we were talking about the work he's doing on his house. The house was severely damaged in the flood in January. For the past few weeks, Jason has been working on rebuilding it. He was telling me about how he's learned to do a lot of the work – simply through experimenting.
Being wrong is actually an essential part of learning – as Jason's experience with doors shows. Three months ago he didn't know anything about installing handles on doors, and now he's good at it. And the cost was much lower than he expected.
This is common error – we nearly always overestimate the cost of experimenting.
"In our collective imagination, error is associated not just with shame and stupidity, but also with ignorance, indolence, psychopathology, and moral degeneracy. This set of associations was nicely summed up by the Italian cognitive scientist Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini, who noted that we err because of (among other things) "inattention, distraction, lack of interest, poor preparation, genuine stupidity, timidity, braggadocio, emotional imbalance,… ideological, racial, social or chauvinistic prejudices, as well as aggressive or prevaricatory instincts." In this rather despairing view – and it is a common one – our errors are evidence of our gravest social, intellectual, and moral failings.
In other words, being wrong is the only way to learn.
That's one of the things I've been spectacularly wrong about recently. We've had a persistent leak in our basement, which became a torrent during the rains that led to the flood. Ever since I first noticed the leak, I thought that it was from a broken drain pipe. My presumption was that the pipe was underneath the bricks, and that we would have to get plumbers in and dig up the whole front of the house to fix the leak.
During the rain, I took a close look at the leak, and realized that my idea about its source had to be completely wrong. So I developed a new idea: that the water was leaking through the gap between the sidewalk and the bricks.
To test this idea, I tried the experiment you can see in the picture. I bought $20 of sealant, and did the world's messiest caulking job along the two gaps that I thought might be the source of the leak.
Since then, not one drop of water has gone into the basement. My experiment worked. Now that I know what the problem is, I can work on coming up with a solution more elegant that my two messy lines of sealant.
If things aren't working right, examine your basic assumptions: I thought my leak would require a lot of time, money and expertise to fix. Jason thought the same about putting in doors. We were both wrong – but we only knew this once we actually tested those ideas.
Experiments are a lot cheaper than you think: Who knew that doors only cost $30? People that had already tried to experiment with them, I suppose. My new idea about the leak could have been wrong, but the $20 of sealant was a lot cheaper than calling in a plumber to test out my first hypothesis. Find a way to test out your ideas as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Being wrong is the only way to learn: Schulz' point is exactly correct – being wrong is not a moral failing, or a sign of intellectual inferiority. It is the only way we can figure out how to do new things.
Experimenting isn't just for fixing stuff around the house either – experimenting is a critical step in innovating. Earlier this week Jose Baldaia pointed to an excellent post by Amir Khella called How I launched a profitable product in 3 hours. Khella recounts how he developed a new product called Keynotopia which is, beautifully, a rapid prototyping (experimenting!) tool.
Khella had an idea, but wasn't sure if it would work, or even if it was any good or not. Instead of sinking a lot of further thought into it, he ran an experiment. He put together a website just to see if the idea would fly.
And it did. It's great when your experiments work out this way. But what if it didn't?
If no one had gone to the page, or if Keynotopia wasn't useful for people, or if it didn't work right, or if something else had gone wrong, he would have learned something – and for a pretty small investment, just three hours. If no one tried it out, then he'd know that the idea didn't create value for people. Then he could move on to his next idea/experiment. If they had complaints about how it worked, then he'd know that the idea creates value, but his execution needs to be better. Then he could fix the problems and make the idea better.
In both of those cases, he would have been wrong about something. And much better off for knowing it.
Being wrong is the only way to learn. If you have a great idea, find a way to test it out. Experimenting is usually a lot cheaper than you think. Just remember Jason and the doors.
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I don't agree that being wrong is the only way to learn. Being open to new ideas and new knowledge is what is needed. Seeking out new knowledge is better. You can be wrong and not learn (lots of people seem to do this). You can be successful and see an even better way to do things and learn from it. Now I suppose you could try to make a claim that if you are not perfect you are "wrong" because you didn't do (or understand) as well as possible. I think this is not a useful way to think about it. It is best to be open and seek out new knowledge and learn that way a great deal. Now you should also not be scared to be wrong. Be open to learn from what could be better and improve. The desire to always do better (understand more) is what is valuable in learning not being wrong.
The scientific method does not prove things, it simply eliminates what is not true. I see a parallel from learning when you are wrong, as you know what isn't the right thing to do, or the right outcome. We recently wrote a review https://academy.justjobs.com/practice-situational-awareness where we discuss why it's important to practice situational awareness, a concept that leads to better results.


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Bruce Kaufman
First Name: Bruce
Middle Name: E.
Last Name: Kaufman
RePEc Short-ID: pka921
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Andrew Young School of Policy Studies
Atlanta, Georgia (United States)
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Hirsch, Barry & Kaufman, Bruce E. & Zelenska, Tetyana, 2011. "Minimum Wage Channels of Adjustment," IZA Discussion Papers 6132, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
Barry T. Hirsch & Bruce E. Kaufman & Tetyana Zelenska, 2015. "Minimum Wage Channels of Adjustment," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 54(2), pages 199-239, April.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2018. "How Capitalism Endogenously Creates Rising Income Inequality and Economic Crisis: The Macro Political Economy Model of Early Industrial Relations," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 57(1), pages 131-173, January.
Kaufman, Bruce E., 2017. "The Origins And Theoretical Foundation Of Original Institutional Economics Reconsidered," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 39(3), pages 293-322, September.
Bruce Kaufman, 2016. "Adam Smith's Economics and the Modern Minimum Wage Debate:The Large Distance Separating Kirkcaldy from Chicago," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 37(1), pages 29-52, March.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2016. "Adam Smith's Economics and the Modern Minimum Wage Debate:The Large Distance Separating Kirkcaldy from Chicago," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 37(1), pages 29-52, March.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2016. "Experience with Company Unions and their Treatment under the Wagner Act: A Four Frames of Reference Analysis," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 55(1), pages 3-39, January.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2016. "Langbert on Left-Leaning Industrial Relations: Bringing Balance to a Right-Leaning Account," Econ Journal Watch, Econ Journal Watch, vol. 13(2), pages 200–223-2, May.
Kaufman, Bruce E., 2015. "Malcolm Rutherford, The Institutionalist Movement in American Economics, 1918–1947: Science and Social Control (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011), pp. 410, $109.99. ISBN 978-1-107-00699-7," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 37(4), pages 630-634, December.
Bruce E. Kaufman & Michael Barry, 2014. "IR Theory Built on the Founders' Principles with Empirical Application to Australia," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 67(4), pages 1203-1234, October.
Greenglass, Esther & Antonides, Gerrit & Christandl, Fabian & Foster, Gigi & Katter, Joana K.Q. & Kaufman, Bruce E. & Lea, Stephen E.G., 2014. "The financial crisis and its effects: Perspectives from economics and psychology," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 50(C), pages 10-12.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2014. "History of the British Industrial Relations Field Reconsidered: Getting from the Webbs to the New Employment Relations Paradigm," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 52(1), pages 1-31, March.
Bruce Kaufman, 2014. "Explaining Breadth and Depth of Employee Voice across Firms: A Voice Factor Demand Model," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 35(3), pages 296-319, September.
Bruce Kaufman, 2013. "The Optimal Level of Market Competition: Neoclassical and New Institutional Conclusions Critiqued and Reformulated," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 47(3), pages 639-672.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2013. "Sidney and Beatrice Webb's Institutional Theory of Labor Markets and Wage Determination," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52(3), pages 765-791, July.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2013. "Keeping the Commitment Model in the Air during Turbulent Times: Employee Involvement at Delta Air Lines," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 52, pages 343-377, January.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2012. "Wage Theory, New Deal Labor Policy, and the Great Depression: Were Government and Unions to Blame?," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 65(3), pages 501-532, July.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2012. "An Institutional Economic Analysis of Labor Unions," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 51, pages 438-471, April.
Bruce Kaufman, 2012. "Some Coasian Problems with Posnerian Law and Economics," Journal of Economic Issues, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 46(3), pages 745-764.
Bruce E. Kaufman & Benjamin I. Miller, 2011. "The Firm's Choice of Hrm Practices: Economics Meets Strategic Human Resource Management," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 64(3), pages 526-557, April.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2010. "The Theoretical Foundation of Industrial Relations and its Implications for Labor Economics and Human Resource Management," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 64(1), pages 74-108, October.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2010. "Institutional Economics and the Minimum Wage: Broadening the Theoretical and Policy Debate," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 63(3), pages 427-453, April.
Kaufman, Bruce E., 2010. "Donald R. Stabile, The Living Wage: Lessons from the History of Economic Thought (Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar, 2008), pp. 176, $100. ISBN: 978-1-84844-197-2," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 32(2), pages 297-299, June.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2009. "Promoting Labour Market Efficiency and Fairness through a Legal Minimum Wage: The Webbs and the Social Cost of Labour," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 47(2), pages 306-326, June.
Kaufman, Bruce E., 2008. "Pedro N. Teixeira, Jacob Mincer: A Founding Father of Modern Labor Economics (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007), pp. xv, 209, $75. ISBN: 978-0-19-921131-9," Journal of the History of Economic Thought, Cambridge University Press, vol. 30(4), pages 547-549, December.
Bruce Kaufman, 2008. "On the Retirement of James T. Bennett as Editor of the Journal of Labor Research," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 29(1), pages 1-10, March.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2008. "Paradigms in Industrial Relations: Original, Modern and Versions In‐between," British Journal of Industrial Relations, London School of Economics, vol. 46(2), pages 314-339, June.
Bruce Kaufman, 2008. "The Non-Existence of the Labor Demand/Supply Diagram, and other Theorems of Institutional Economics," Journal of Labor Research, Springer, vol. 29(3), pages 285-299, September.
Kaufman, Bruce E., 2008. "C. Heckscher and P.S. Adler, Editors, The Firm as a Collaborative Community: Reconstructing Trust, in the Knowledge Economy, Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK (2006) ISBN 0-19-928603-5, p. 592," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 37(5), pages 2129-2130, October.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2007. "The impossibility of a perfectly competitive labour market," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 31(5), pages 775-787, September.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2005. "What Do Unions Do?--Evaluation and Commentary," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 26(4), pages 555-596, November.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2005. "Historical Insights: The Early Institutionalists on Trade Unionism and Labor Policy," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 26(1), pages 1-32, January.
Kaufman, Bruce E., 2004. "Working in America: Blueprint for the New Labor Market: Paul Osterman, Thomas Kochan, Richard Locke, Michael Piore, The MIT Press, Cambridge, 2001, 229 pp., ISBN 0-262-15105-7," Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), Elsevier, vol. 33(2), pages 253-255, April.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2004. "What Unions Do: Insights from Economic Theory," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 25(3), pages 351-382, July.
James T. Bennett & Bruce E. Kaufman, 2004. "What Do Unions Do?: A Twenty-Year Perspective," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 25(3), pages 339-350, July.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2003. "John R. Commons and the Wisconsin School on Industrial Relations Strategy and Policy," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 57(1), pages 3-30, October.
Kaufman, Bruce E., 2003. "The organization of economic activity: insights from the institutional theory of John R. Commons," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 52(1), pages 71-96, September.
Kaufman, Bruce E., 2002. "On emotion and bounded rationality: reply to Hanoch," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 49(1), pages 137-141, September.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2002. "Reflections on Six Decades in Industrial Relations: An Interview with John Dunlop," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 55(2), pages 324-348, January.
James T. Bennett & Bruce E. Kaufman, 2001. "The Future of Private Sector Unionism in the U.S," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 22(2), pages 227-228, April.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2001. "An Interview with Steelworkers' President Lynn Williams," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 22(1), pages 145-171, January.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2000. "Personnel/Human Resource Management: Its Roots as Applied Economics," History of Political Economy, Duke University Press, vol. 32(5), pages 227-256, Supplemen.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2000. "The Early Institutionalists on Industrial Democracy and Union Democracy," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 21(2), pages 189-209, April.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2000. "Union Governance and Democracy: Introduction," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 21(1), pages 1-2, January.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2000. "Union Governance and Democracy: Introduction," Journal of Labor Research, Transaction Publishers, vol. 21(4), pages 1-2, October.
Kaufman, Bruce E., 1999. "Emotional arousal as a source of bounded rationality," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 38(2), pages 135-144, February.
Kaufman, Bruce E., 1998. "Regulation of the employment relationship: The 'old' institutional perspective," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 34(3), pages 349-385, March.
Kaufman, Bruce E., 1990. "A new theory of satisficing," Journal of Behavioral Economics, Elsevier, vol. 19(1), pages 35-51.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 1989. "Models of Man in Industrial Relations Research," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 43(1), pages 72-88, October.
Bruce E. Kaufman & Jorge Martinez-Vazquez, 1988. "Voting for Wage Concessions: The Case of the 1982 GM-UAW Negotiations," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 41(2), pages 183-194, January.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 1982. "The Determinants of Strikes in the United States, 1900–1977," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 35(4), pages 473-490, July.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 1981. "Bargaining Theory, Inflation, and Cyclical Strike Activity in Manufacturing," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, vol. 34(3), pages 333-355, April.
Young-Myon Lee & Bruce E. Kaufman, 2018. "Viewing Korean employment and industrial relations," Chapters, in: Young-Myon Lee & Bruce E. Kaufman (ed.), The Evolution of Korean Industrial and Employment Relations, chapter 1, pages 15-33, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Bruce E. Kaufman & Young-Myon Lee, 2018. "Works councils in Korea: History, performance and assessment," Chapters, in: Young-Myon Lee & Bruce E. Kaufman (ed.), The Evolution of Korean Industrial and Employment Relations, chapter 14, pages 287-304, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2014. "The development of human resource management across nations: history and its lessons for international and comparative HRM," Chapters, in: Bruce E. Kaufman (ed.), The Development of Human Resource Management Across Nations, chapter 1, pages 1-20, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2014. "The origins, evolution, and current status of human resource management in the United States," Chapters, in: Bruce E. Kaufman (ed.), The Development of Human Resource Management Across Nations, chapter 18, pages 461-492, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2013. "The economic organization of employment: systems in human resource management and industrial relations," Chapters, in: Anna Grandori (ed.), Handbook of Economic Organization, chapter 16, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2012. "Economic analysis of labor markets and labor law: an institutional/industrial relations perspective," Chapters, in: Cynthia L. Estlund & Michael L. Wachter (ed.), Research Handbook on the Economics of Labor and Employment Law, chapter 3, pages 52-104, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2010. "Chicago and the Development of Twentieth-Century Labor Economics," Chapters, in: Ross B. Emmett (ed.), The Elgar Companion to the Chicago School of Economics, chapter 9, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2009. "Labor Law and Employment Regulation: Neoclassical and Institutional Perspectives," Chapters, in: Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt & Seth D. Harris & Orly Lobel (ed.), Labor and Employment Law and Economics, chapter 1, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Bruce E. Kaufman, 2008. "The Original Industrial Relations Paradigm: Foundation for Revitalizing the Field," Chapters, in: Charles J. Whalen (ed.), New Directions in the Study of Work and Employment, chapter 2, Edward Elgar Publishing.
Young-Myon Lee & Bruce E. Kaufman (ed.), 2018. "The Evolution of Korean Industrial and Employment Relations," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 18033.
Bruce E. Kaufman (ed.), 2014. "The Development of Human Resource Management Across Nations," Books, Edward Elgar Publishing, number 14408.
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Treatment of refractory hemorrhagic cystitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a case of acute myeloid leukemia with mesenchymal stem cell infusion
Nasim Valizadeh
Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences; Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Amir-Al Momenin Hospital, Tehran, Iran
Dr. Nasim Valizadeh
Assistant Professor of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Amir-Al Momenin Hospital, Tehran
DOI: 10.4103/joah.joah_16_18
Valizadeh N. Treatment of refractory hemorrhagic cystitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a case of acute myeloid leukemia with mesenchymal stem cell infusion. J Appl Hematol 2018;9:79-80
Valizadeh N. Treatment of refractory hemorrhagic cystitis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in a case of acute myeloid leukemia with mesenchymal stem cell infusion. J Appl Hematol [serial online] 2018 [cited 2020 Jan 23];9:79-80. Available from: http://www.jahjournal.org/text.asp?2018/9/3/79/244534
Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have anti-inflammatory and tissue-repairing effects and have been used safely to heal therapy-induced tissue toxicity.[1],[2]
Here, we report safety and efficacy of MSC infusion in the treatment of Post hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) hemorrhagic cystitis in a case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
An 18-year-old male with AML admitted for haploidentical allogeneic HSCT. After conditioning with busulfan, cyclophosphamide, and antithymocyte globulin, he was underwent HSCT. On days 3 and 4 after HSCT, he received cyclophosphamide again. On day 18 after HSCT, he developed hematuria and hemorrhagic cystitis. Urinary catheterization was done, and continuous bladder irrigation and hydration were initiated. He developed neutropenic fever and cytomegalovirus infection, and thus, broad-spectrum antibiotics and ganciclovir were administered. Hemorrhagic cystitis was prolonged, and he underwent intravesical administration of hyaluronic acid weekly for 2 times. After the last course, he developed bilateral hydronephrosis with rising in serum creatinine level and underwent suprapubic cystostomy. Bladder irrigation was continued, but hematuria did not resolve. We decided to infuse MSCs from bone marrow source due to their anti-inflammatory and tissue-repairing properties. The Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center which this work was done has ethical approval for the use of MSCs in patients. MSCs (65 × 106 cell dose) were infused without any toxicity. After 48 h, we saw a dramatic improvement in hematuria. After 2 weeks, he received another MSC (62 × 106 cell dose) infusion and gross hematuria disappeared during a week. He was discharged about 6 months after HSCT. In the follow-up visits in the clinic, he did not have any macroscopic hematuria.
In this case of AML with prolonged hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic HSCT for AML, we found rapid recovery of hemorrhagic cystitis after MSC infusion without any toxicity.
MSCs are multipotent cells derived from stromal tissue. They have capacity to differentiate into different types of cells depending on the tissue matrix and actively contribute to their milieu by secreting soluble products.[1]
MSCs have low immunogenicity and immunomodulatory effects. Some possible clinical indications for MSCs include acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) and some degenerative tissue repair.[2]
MSCs have been used for the treatment of hemorrhagic cystitis following stem cell transplantation due to their repairing properties.[3],[4],[5]
Ringdén et al. used MSCs to heal therapy-induced tissue toxicity following allogeneic HSCT in 10 patients of which seven had hemorrhagic cystitis, two had pneumomediastinum, and one had perforated colon and peritonitis. The median cell dose was 1.0 (range 0.7–2) × 106/kg. In five patients, the severe hemorrhagic cystitis resolved after MSC infusion. Pneumo mediastinum was resolved after MSC infusions in two patients and healing was occurred by MSC infusion in the patient with steroid-resistant GVHD of gut that experienced perforated diverticulitis and peritonitis in this study.[4]
Wang et al. analyzed the efficacy and safety of MSC infusions in 7 of 33 patients with severe and late-onset hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic HSCT. Median dose of MSC was 1.0 (0.8–1.6) × 106/kg. Five of seven patients responded to treatment.[5]
Literature review showed efficacy of MSC infusion for hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT).
Here, we report MSC infusion in a case of AML with prolonged, refractory hemorrhagic cystitis after haploidentical HSCT. In haploidentical HSCT, cyclophosphamide is included not only in conditioning regimen but also for GVHD prophylaxis, and then, probability of severe forms of hemorrhagic cystitis is high. This case with gross hematuria received initially supportive care including urinary catheterization, continuous bladder irrigation, and hydration and did not respond, and hence, we administered intravesical hyaluronic acid weekly for 2 times but hematuria did not resolve and complicated with bilateral hydronephrosis and then suprapubic cystostomy was performed. Because of persistent hematuria, we decided to infuse MSCs resulting in dramatic improvement in hematuria after 48 h. After 2 weeks, he received the second course of MSC infusion and gross hematuria has disappeared completely during a week and he was discharged home after 6 months of hospitalization.
Prior studies showed safety and efficacy of MSC infusion in 0.8–2 × 106/kg cell dose[4],[5] for the treatment of hemorrhagic cystitis after HSCT. In this case, we saw safety and efficacy of repeated infusions of MSCs (62–65 × 106 cell dose in 2-week interval) for the treatment of hemorrhagic cystitis after haploidentical HSCT.
We recommend earlier administration of MSC infusion in severe forms of hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for decrease in morbidity, duration of hospitalization, and need to blood product transfusion.
Declaration of patient consent
The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form the patient(s) has/have given his/her/their consent for his/her/their images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patients understand that their names and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal their identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
We would like to thank Soheila Khalilvand, the head nurse and the all stuff of bone marrow transplantation (BMT 4) ward, Dr. Kamran Alimoghaddam, the chair of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center, Dr. Ardeshir Ghavamzadeh, the director of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Institute who recommended the use of MSCs infusion for this case with hemorrhagic cystitis, and Dr. Mohsen Nikbakht, PhD of Medical biotechnology, a faculty member in the Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation Research Center who cultured and prepared MSCs.
Dimarino AM, Caplan AI, Bonfield TL. Mesenchymal stem cells in tissue repair. Front Immunol 2013;4:201.
Ringden O. Immunomodulatory effects of mesenchymal stem cells and use in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Cell J (Yakhteh) 2013;15 Suppl 1:15.
Jia R, Yang XF, Lu Y. Treatment of hemorrhagic cystitis following stem cell transplantation with umbilical cord-mesenchymal stem cells in 8 children. Zhongguo Dang Dai Er Ke Za Zhi 2012;14:554-7.
Ringdén O, Uzunel M, Sundberg B, Lönnies L, Nava S, Gustafsson J, et al. Tissue repair using allogeneic mesenchymal stem cells for hemorrhagic cystitis, pneumomediastinum and perforated colon. Leukemia 2007;21:2271-6.
Wang Y, Chen F, Gu B, Chen G, Chang H, Wu D, et al. Mesenchymal stromal cells as an adjuvant treatment for severe late-onset hemorrhagic cystitis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Acta Haematol 2015;133:72-7.
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AFI Fest Sets Summit Lineup Featuring Awkwafina, Alfre Woodard, Alex Gibney, Lauren Greenfield
Friday, Oct. 25, 2019
The American Film Institute (AFI) has set the program for the inaugural AFI Summit that will take place at AFI Fest 2019. The lineup includes a conversation with producer, director, actress and activist Eva Longoria, and founder of the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative Dr. Stacy Smith to discuss the latest findings from the Initiative about the alarming lack of representation of Latinx individuals in film; an in-depth and wide-ranging conversation between Susan Ruskin, dean of the AFI Conservatory, and Ted Sarandos, chief content officer of Netflix; The Hollywood Reporter's Indie Contenders Roundtable moderated by Scott Feinberg; the Los Angeles Times' Doc Roundtable moderated by Amy Kaufman; a panel led by Brickson Diamond, chairman of Blackhouse, with three pairs of entertainment executives of color discussing diversifying the film industry; and Shoot the Book where film rights managers pitch their projects.
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Kaufman moderates a session directors behind some of the most talked-about and acclaimed documentaries of the year including Alex Gibney (Citizen K), Eva Orner (Bikram: Yogi, Guru, Predator), Steven Bognar (American Factory), Roger Ross Williams (The Apollo), Feras Fayyad (The Cave), Waad Al-Kateab (For Sama), Lauren Greenfield (The Kingmaker) and Nanfu Wang (One Child Nation).
Dr. Smith and Longoria delve into the latest findings from the Initiative that show an alarming lack of representation of Latinx individuals in film, both behind and in front of the camera--and address a solutions-driven path forward.
Execs of color
Blackhouse's Diamond discusses the status of diversifying the film industry with three pairs of senior and junior executives who are serving in key roles in Hollywood.
Indie contenders
Panelists on the Indie Contenders Roundtable include Awkwafina (The Farewell), Sterling K. Brown (Waves), Cynthia Erivo (Harriet), Jimmie Falls (The Last Black Man In San Francisco), Jon Hamm (The Report), Florence Pugh (Fight With My Family and Midsommar), Kerry Washington (American Son) and Alfre Woodard (Clemency).
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Organized by the French Embassy's Cultural Services and the Institut Français, this panel moderated by Variety's Steven Gaydos features international publishers presenting their latest thriller and crime novels that are available for independent producers and filmmakers to option.
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Dean of the AFI Conservatory Ruskin sits down Netflix's Sarandos for this private AFI Conservatory session for AFI Fellows.
AFI Fest 2019 takes place November 14-21, 2019, at historic theaters in Los Angeles. Screenings, Galas, and other events will be held at the TCL Chinese Theatre, the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres and the Hollywood Roosevelt and will open with the world premiere of AFI Conservatory alumna Melina Matsoukas's Queen & Slim. The festival will close with the world premiere of Apple's The Banker. The full festival lineup and schedule will be unveiled later this month.
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Q: How do I instruct CSVPrinter to not write a header line when adding a record? I have a CSV file that's created by a program other than the one I'm writing, so I can't change the headers. The headers for the file are ControllerID,Event,Number,ReaderID,Timestamp,TransactionID,. I have specified the same headers to the CSVPrinter I'm using to insert a row into the same CSV. However, when the printer adds a record, it adds a header line before the new record, as can be seen below:
0,1,2688229830,3,2018-09-03 13:54,63
ControllerID,Event,Number,ReaderID,Timestamp,TransactionID
0,1,4900920,2,2018-09-03,15:15,176492

The code in question looks like this:
/* Add an entry to the TransactionLog CSV */
private static boolean logTransaction (
  int cid, int rid, boolean freeExit, long tsMS, long accNum, String reason
) {
  boolean added = false;
  int evt = freeExit ? 8 : 1;
  File transactLog = new File(Locations.getDatabaseDir(), "TransactLog.csv"),

  CSVFormat shortFormat = CSVFormat.DEFAULT.withQuote(null)
    .withAllowMissingColumnNames(true)/*.withTrailingDelimiter(true)*/
    .withHeader(Transaction.getHeader(false));
  // Attempt to read the last transaction ID and add 1 to it, to be used as ID of new transaction
  try (
    CSVParser shortParser = new CSVParser(new FileReader(transactLog), shortFormat);
    CSVPrinter shortWriter = new CSVPrinter(new FileWriter(transactLog, true), shortFormat);
  ) {
    // read in all the current records, getting the transactionID of the last record
    List<CSVRecord> shortRecords = shortParser.getRecords();
    int newTransId = 1;
    if (!shortRecords.isEmpty()) {
      CSVRecord last = shortRecords.get(shortRecords.size() - 1);
      String lastTransactionId = last.get("TransactionID");
      // add one to last transaction ID
      try {
        newTransId = Integer.parseInt(lastTransactionId) + 1;
      } catch (IllegalArgumentException IAEx) {
        newTransId = shortRecords.size() + 1;
        LOGGER.warn("Failed to determine last transaction ID from CSV ("
          + lastTransactionId + "); setting to recordCount (" + newTransId + ") ..."
        );
      }
    }
    // write the new transaction record
    Transaction t = new Transaction(cid, evt, accNum, rid, tsMS, newTransId, reason);
    List<String> tValues = t.asList(false), fValues = t.asList(true);
    shortWriter.printRecord(tValues);
    shortWriter.flush();
    added = true;
  } catch (IOException IOEx) {
    added = false;
    LOGGER.error(Util.getErrorTrace(
      "Failed to write transaction to \"" + transactLog.getAbsolutePath() + "\" CSV", IOEx
    ));
  }

  return added;
}

The code for a transaction POJO is omitted, as it is not relevant to the problem.
How do I prevent the CSVPrinter from outputting a header line prior to outputting the row? (The CSV file already contains a header row.)

A: In order to not output a header line, you need to add .withSkipHeaderRecord(true) to the CSVFormat instance used with the CSVPrinter, as below:
CSVFormat skipFormat = CSVFormat.DEFAULT.withQuote(null)
  .withAllowMissingColumnNames(true).withTrailingDelimiter(true)
  .withHeader(Transaction.getHeader(false))
  .withSkipHeaderRecord(true).withIgnoreEmptyLines(true);

The call to .withIgnoreEmptyLines(true) is optional. It's included so as not to preserve empty/blank lines.
Note: If you want to output a header line as the first line in a file, when it's created, you can change .withSkipHeaderRecord(true) to .withSkipHeaderRecord(csvFile.exists()). This works because the file doesn't exist just prior to creation, but does exist on the next write of a record.

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Finals Preview: (1) Minnesota Lynx vs. (3) Atlanta Dream
By Brian Martin, WNBA.com
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Which team will win the 2011 WNBA Finals?
Minnesota in three games
Minnesota in four games
Minnesota in five games
Atlanta in three games
Atlanta in four games
Atlanta in five games
Game 1: Atlanta at Minnesota
Sun Oct. 2, 8:30 ET, ESPN
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Game 3: Minnesota at Atlanta
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Game 4*: Minnesota at Atlanta
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The 2011 WNBA Finals features a debut appearance for the Western Conference champion Minnesota Lynx and a return trip for the Eastern Conference champion Atlanta Dream.
The Lynx finished the regular season with a league-best and franchise-best record of 27-7 as they finished six games ahead of their closest competitors. After getting past the San Antonio Silver Stars in the Conference Semifinals for their first-ever playoff series win, the Lynx went on to sweep the Phoenix Mercury to advance to the Finals.
But while the Lynx�s road to the Finals featured dominant play from Day One, similar to what 2010 champion Seattle did a year ago, the path was not as easy for the Dream.
After making it to the Finals in just their third year of existence in the WNBA, the Dream came into 2011 with the highest expectations they'd ever faced. Unfortunately, the opening month of the season was not kind, as the Dream dropped nine of their first 12 games while playing at less than full strength due to injuries to Angel McCoughtry, Iziane Castro Marques and Sancho Lyttle. Lyttle also missed the first six games of the season with commitments to her Spanish national team.
But once they got back to full strength, the Dream began to play the best basketball in the Eastern Conference over the last two months of the season. After their dismal 3-9 start, the Dream went 17-5 the rest of the way to climb from the cellar to the No. 3 seed in the East. While that secured them a playoff berth, it meant that the Dream would once again need to be road warriors if they wanted to win the title.
In 2010, they were the No. 4 seed and overcame the lack of home-court advantage to sweep through the Eastern Conference and advance to the Finals. But that was as far as they would get, as Seattle swept the championship series in three games. This year, the Dream once again found success on the road, sweeping the Sun in the first round and defeating the Fever in a decisive Game 3 in Indianapolis.
McCoughtry is the catalyst for the Dream and one of the most dangerous players in the WNBA, with her mix of speed, athleticism, scoring ability and defensive instincts. She is also one of the most passionate players on the court, which often fuels her game and inspires her team, but can also be a detriment at times.
The return of Lyttle also coincided with the Dream�s run to the playoffs this season. The long, athletic power forward is usually joined on the frontline by Erika de Souza, who missed the final two games of the East Finals and will miss Game 1 of the Finals while she plays in an Olympic qualifying tournament for her Brazilian national team.
In de Souza�s absence, Dream coach Marynell Meadors decided to go small in the Conference Finals by inserting Castro Marques into the starting lineup and going with a three-guard lineup to exploit their advantage in athleticism. Castro Marques responded with her two best games of the season to help the Dream advance. Meadors will have a similar decision to make in Game 1 of the Finals before de Souza returns for Game 2.
Together, Lyttle and de Souza form a potent front line combo, but the Lynx seem to have the perfect counter with their own athletic four in Rebekkah Brunson and the veteran savvy of Taj McWilliams-Franklin in the middle. Both Brunson and McWilliams-Franklin struggled in the first two games of the Conference Semis against San Antonio, but they since bounced back to help the Lynx to impressive wins in the decisive Game 3 with the Silver Stars (18-point win), as well as Game 1 (28-point win) and Game 2 (17-point win) of the West Finals against Phoenix.
While the play of the front line is important to the Lynx�s success, their star power plays on the perimeter with league assist leader Lindsay Whalen orchestrating the show at the point, scoring machine Seimone Augustus at the two guard and rookie sensation Maya Moore at the small forward.
After two seasons marred by injury, Augustus has returned to form; she is capable of taking over any game with her ability to score from any spot on the floor. The last time she was this healthy the Lynx needed every single point she could provide in order to compete. That is no longer the case.
With the influx of talent in Minnesota over the past two seasons � Brunson (dispersal draft), Whalen (trade), McWilliams-Franklin (free agent) and Moore (college draft) � the Lynx now feature one of the most balanced attacks in the WNBA. In the past, an off shooting night from Augustus was insurmountable, but now there is enough talent surrounding her to pick up the slack. It also forces defenses to play her one-on-one more often, which only makes her more dangerous.
On the other wing is Moore, the 2011 Rookie of the Year, and a player accustomed to playing for championships. Moore admitted to being nervous prior to her first WNBA playoff game and it showed in her performance, as she averaged 13 points and five rebounds while shooting under 40 percent in the Conference Semifinals. She wouldn�t stay down for long, as she responded with outstanding play in the Conference Finals, averaging 18 points, seven rebounds and shooting 57 percent from the field -- including a blistering 73 percent from 3-point range.
Watching the last two months of play in the regular season, no teams were hotter than the Lynx and Dream heading into the postseason. So this matchup does not come as a surprise. But now that it is here, how will things play out?
Will the league�s best team throughout the entire season finish the job to claim their first WNBA title?
Or will the team that came up short in the Finals a year ago find a way to hoist the trophy this time around?
Some fast facts about the Finals matchup:
The Lynx swept the season series with the Dream in a home-and-home two-game set in mid-June. This was early in the season, when the Dream were still struggling to come together, and is not a true indicator of how competitive this series should be.
This series features two of the three highest-scoring teams during the regular season. The Dream finished second in the league with an average of 82.50 points per game, while the Lynx finished third at 81.50.
The Lynx were much better defensively during the regular season as they finished second in the league in points allowed with an average of 73.62 points per game, while the Dream were third to last at 80.79.
This is the first Finals in WNBA history to feature two female head coaches.
National team commitments have forced to Dream to play eight games shorthanded during the regular season and playoffs. This will increase to nine with de Souza's absence in Game 1 of the Finals.
After being ravaged by injuries for the past two seasons, the Lynx stayed healthy throughout the season. They used the same starting lineup for 33 of their 34 regular season games as well as all of their playoff games.
This series features four No. 1 overall draft picks with two per team: Minnesota's Seimone Augustus (2006) and Maya Moore (2011) and Atlanta's Lindsey Harding (2007) and Angel McCoughtry (2009).
2011 Regular Season: Minnesota 2, Atlanta 0
Friday, June 17, 2011, Target Center, Minneapolis, MN: Minnesota 96, Atlanta 85 | Box score | Highlights
Minnesota Leaders: Seimone Augustus (25 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast), Taj McWilliams-Franklin (18 pts, 14 reb)
Atlanta Leaders: Angel McCoughtry (27 pts, 8 reb, 4 stl), Erika de Souza (18 pts, 11 reb)
Sunday, June 19, 2011, Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA: Minnesota 77, Atlanta 64 | Box score | Highlights
Minnesota Leaders: Seimone Augustus (19 pts, 6 reb), Maya Moore (12 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast)
Atlanta Leaders: Erika de Souza (10 pts, 12 reb, 4 blk), Lindsey Harding (14 pts, 3 ast)
See how the teams match up position by position
Note: All statistics are from regular season.
Lindsay Whalen, G, Lynx
13.6 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 5.9 APG
Note: Led league in assists (5.9)
Lindsey Harding, G, Dream
Note: First season with dream, led team in assists
Maya Moore, F, Lynx
Note: Led all rookies in scoring and minutes and second in rebounds
Angel McCoughtry, F, Dream
Note: MVP candidate, second in WNBA in PPG
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Oct 22, 2018 - 03:32 pm .- The president of an appeals court in Chile has denied reports that the court will order the Archdiocese of Santiago to pay some $650,000 to three victims of a laicized priest at the center of the sexual abuse scandal in that country.
Sep 10, 2018 - 05:00 pm .- The Archdiocese of Santiago in Chile has requested that the country's Court of Appeals send an "exhorto" or judicial request, to the Vatican Secretary of State, asking the Vatican to provide all available information about the abuses perpetrated by Fernando Karadima. The request comes amid litigation following a lawsuit that has accused the archdiocese of covering-up Karadima's actions.
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Ulrich Peter Kowalczyk (born 28 March 1964) is a German football manager who manages Corsarios de Campeche.

Career

In 1994, Kowalczyk left Venezuela for Costa Rica after working in the tourist industry with the intention of becoming a manager.

In 2000, Kowalczyk was appointed manager of Costa Rican top flight side Carmelita after managing Santa Bárbara in the Costa Rican top flight. Since 2009 he manage Mexican fourth division club Corsarios de Campeche.

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The Director, Institute of Food Security, Environmental Resources and Agricultural Research (IFSERAR), Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), Professor Akin Omotayo has called on the Federal Government to ban the importation of rice into the country. The Director, who is also a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Extension and Rural Development of the University made this call recently while featuring on an interview programme on Radio, observed that agriculture, which had been the main stay and a major source of income for the country in the early 1960s had not been given due attention since the discovery of oil.
"There is a decline in interest of youth in Agriculture programmes, which means that old age people are more into farming activities. For instance, income realized from sales of produce such as maize after cultivating for three months is not commensurable to what a youth would realize when working for an oil company", he stated.
"Every year, the country is divided into zones where meetings are held at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, to discuss on pre-planting and post-planting activities but implementation of the various policies is a major problem", he added. Professor Omotayo stated that planning was really not our problem in Nigeria but lack of proper implementation of already formulated public policies.
"We need to put in place all that we have and any country that wants to develop must first be prepared to suffer for a while and endure. Moreover, all our borders to neighbouring countries must be closed and we can then mobilize the people to engage in rice production. Also, government must ensure that there is adequate supply of raw materials to people in the rice producing areas such as Ewekoro and Ofada in Ogun State, Abakaliki in Ebonyi State and Kwara State. About N356 million was spent on importation of rice in year 2013. Necessary structures that will enable Nigeria to have minimum requirement must be put in place. In addition, the 'force men' at our borders must be well-equipped in order to combat smuggling because importation does not encourage local production", he maintained.
In another development, Professor Akin Omotayo had charged Scientists and Researchers to participate more in competitive research grants in order to increase their chances of winning good international grants. Professor Omotayo, who is also the winner West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAP) grant, gave this charge during the presentation of the WAAP project vehicle to him, to facilitate the implementation of the project.
According to Professor Omotayo, a lot of grant opportunities were available across the globe and when explored, could bring development to the University and country at large, as he called on young scientists to work hard, to win such grants. He disclosed that scientists could partner with the University's Directorate of Grants Management, to identify available research grant opportunities, stressing that he would be willing to give them appropriate mentoring.
Professor Omotayo added that the project was aimed at increasing productivity across West African nations and was already actively running in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Cote d'ivoire and Burkina Faso, for the next two years in the area of Aquaculture. "We are multiplying fingerlings for WAAP, to be distributed to farmers across the country. We are to produce eight million fingerlings and we are also partnering with WAAP, to multiply yellow-flesh cassava for distribution to farmers not just in South West alone but throughout the country", he stated.
The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Olusola Oyewole, who was represented at the occasion by the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Development), Professor Felix Salako, congratulated Professor Omotayo and Dr. Adeola Abiodun, for winning the WAAP grants. It would be recalled that Dr. Abiodun Adeola's project proposal entitled "Improving Child Nutrition in Nigeria Using Yellow Fleshed Cassava/Sorghum-based Complementary Food" was tentatively approved for funding alongside Professor Omotayo's project titled "Adaptation and Promotion of Extra Early Maize (Zea mays L) Varieties to Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change in South Western Nigeria".