An association between silica exposure and autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, systemic sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis has been made.
A 56-year-old male presented with silicosis and had an occupational history of precious metal processing for 30 years and a 30 pack-year smoking history. The patient was diagnosed with pneumoconiosis and received compensation. No other complications were reported for pneumoconiosis. The patient suddenly presented with a non-specific headache for several days and microscopic hematuria was identified upon examination in the outpatient clinic. Following several weeks, the patient presented with aggravated dyspnea and hemoptysis, and his Modification of Diet in Renal Disease estimated glomerular filtration rate indicated acute kidney injury. Diagnostic analysis revealed perinuclear ANCA-associated microscopic polyangiitis (p-ANCA-associated MPA).
Exposure to silica dust was likely one of the cause of p-ANCA-associated MPA. Possible pathogenic mechanisms of autoimmune diseases in silicotics and emphasis of the necessity for early diagnosis are discussed.
Silica dust exposure and silicosis have been hypothesized to be associated with autoimmune diseases . Although a complete pathogenic mechanism is yet unknown, the increasing number of cases linking silica exposure and autoimmune diseases and the dose-dependent relationship between silica exposure and risk of autoimmune diseases  support the aforementioned hypothesis.
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis in silicotics is difficult to diagnose due to its non-specific clinical findings and need for pathological confirmation. Hemoptysis is a common clinical manifestation in both ANCA-associated vasculitis and simple or complicated pneumoconiosis with comorbid fungal ball infection. Furthermore, in such patients, hemoptysis may mimic pneumonia on a chest radiograph. Apart from these clinical similarities, there are several distinctions between the treatment of ANCA-associated vasculitis and pneumonia. ANCA-associated vasculitis requires immunosuppressive therapy, whereas pneumonia may be treated with antibiotics. Therefore, differential diagnosis is necessary.
Few cases of silicosis with ANCA-associated vasculitis, which is involved in both the lung and kidney, have been described. We report the case of a 56-year-old male with silicosis and perinuclear ANCA-associated microscopic polyangiitis (p-ANCA-associated MPA).
A 56-year-old male had a prior history of pneumoconiosis and an occupation history of precious metal processing for the previous 30 years. The patient had received Special Examinations for Pneumoconiosis in 2005. Pneumoconiosis was compensated by the Ministry of Employment and Labor and the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service (COMWEL); however, the official complication for pneumoconiosis was not reported. A chest radiograph showed calcified pneumoconiotic nodules and bilateral nodular type q/q opacities and profusions of 3/3 in both lung fields, and was consistent with the diagnosis of pneumoconiosis in accordance with the International Labour Office (ILO) classification . The patient had a 30 pack-year history of smoking and had been treated for hypertension with nifedipine (120 mg).
The patient presented with a non-specific headache lasting for several days to the outpatient clinic of the Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine levels were 52.5 mg/dl and 4.69 mg/dl, respectively, and were elevated compared with previous values of 20.4 mg/dl for BUN and 1.16 mg/dl for serum creatinine. Microscopic hematuria was detected on urinalysis. The patient was referred to a nephrologist and a kidney sonogram was performed. Renal parenchymal disease affecting both kidneys and a left simple renal cyst of 1.2 cm in size were detected. A kidney biopsy was recommended by the nephrologist but was not undertaken due to the high medical cost.
Approximately 2 weeks following the last visit at the outpatient clinic, the patient was admitted to emergency complaining of aggravated dyspnea and massive hemoptysis. There was no history of fever, joint pain, or skin rashes.
Vital signs revealed an elevated systolic blood pressure of 230 mmHg, increased diastolic blood pressure of 160 mmHg, and a respiratory rate of 30–36 breaths per min. Initially, percutaneous oxygen saturation checked by a rescue worker was 44 %. Auscultation revealed coarse breathing sounds without wheezing throughout both lung fields. Analysis of arterial blood gases on room air showed a pH of 7.179, a PaCO2 of 36.0 mmHg, a PaO2 of 82.0 mmHg, a HCO3 of 12.9 mmol/l, and an O2 saturation of 92.9 %.
Laboratory findings revealed normocytic-normochromic anemia. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) was found to be increased at 58 mm/h. Serum levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and potassium were elevated (3.32 mg/dl and 7.2 mEq/l, respectively). A BUN level of 101 mg/dl and a serum creatinine level of 10.63 mg/dl were found. The Modification of Diet in Renal Disease estimated glomerular filtration rate (MDRD estimated GFR) was calculated to be 5.07 ml/min/1.73 m2 indicating acute kidney injury. Normal serum protein levels were detected. A routine urinalysis revealed a glucose level of 1+, more than 100 red blood cells per high power field, and proteinuria (3+).
An initial chest radiograph revealed newly developed haziness in both lungs suggesting pneumonia, pulmonary edema, or hemorrhage (Fig. 1b). Underlying pneumoconiosis was observed with little interval change. Non-enhanced abdomen and pelvis computed tomography (CT) showed two potential simple cysts in the left kidney. Low-dose chest CT revealed a newly developed multifocal patchy consolidation in both lungs indicating extensive pneumonia, and a diffuse ground glass opacity suggesting pulmonary edema with or without hemorrhage in both lungs (Fig. 2b).
An ultrasonography guided renal biopsy was performed to investigate the cause of kidney injury and hematuria. Light microscopy revealed a chronic sclerosing glomerulonephritis suggesting ANCA-associated crescentic glomerulonephritis (Fig. 3). Both moderate acute tubular necrosis and arteriosclerosis were also observed. Electron microscopy revealed totally sclerosed glomeruli. P-ANCA was detected using indirect immunofluorescence microscopy in serum (at a titer of 1:80), and in biopsied kidney (Fig. 4).
The patient was received a single course of combination therapy with intravenous cyclophosphamide 11.4 mg/kg/day and prednisolone 2 mg/kg/day for remission induction. In addition, this patient was treated with six plasma exchange sessions for removal of pathological circulating factors, such as ANCAs. After 2 weeks, his p-ANCA titer decreased as 1:20, and 2 weeks later achieved clinical remission and restored general condition. However, he remained on hemodialysis (3 sessions per week). Azathioprine (1.5 mg/kg/day) was described for 3 months as a maintenance therapy and oral prednisolone was tapered off within 2 months after discharge. By 11 months, he maintained remission without immunosuppressant (Fig. 5).
We reported a case of p-ANCA-associated MPA that was diagnosed by renal biopsy in a patient with silicosis presenting with hemoptysis, hematuria, and acute kidney injury.
Silica dust exposure may be associated with an increased risk of autoimmune diseases including ANCA-associated vasculitis. Exposure to silica dust may contribute to some possible mechanisms of autoimmunity . First, silica dust may play a role in the production of autoantibodies. Second, silica induces anti-Fas autoantibody production that inhibits apoptosis of responder T cells in CD4 positive peripheral blood T cells. Third, increasing Fas expression in regulatory T cells (Treg), which regulate the activation of responder T cells, leads to apoptosis of Treg. The aforementioned possible mechanisms may induce an imbalance of T cells (responder T cells > Treg cells). Finally, dysregulation of autoimmunity results in complications of autoimmune disorders .
In cases with multiorgan involvement of the respiratory and renal systems, infectious, malignant, and autoimmune diseases should be considered in the differential diagnosis. In the present case, both infectious and malignant conditions were excluded; therefore, autoimmune diseases such as Wegener's granulomatosis, Goodpasture syndrome, and systemic vasculitis were considered as a possible cause . Laboratory results showed increased p-ANCA levels, and pathological analysis suggested an ANCA-associated MPA. Finally, the patient was diagnosed with ANCA-associated MPA involving both the lung and kidney. As the treatment of ANCA-associated MPA involves immunosuppressive therapy and differs from that of infectious (antibiotics including anti-fungal or anti-bacterial agents) or malignant conditions (chemotherapy) , early diagnosis remains crucial. Fortunately, the patient presented here was discharged with a successful outcome.
ANCA-associated MPA, which is one of the most common ANCA-associated vasculitides involving both the lung and kidney, was previously diagnosed in a patient with silicosis . Therefore, in cases of silicosis with presenting symptoms of hemoptysis, hematuria, proteinuria, or renal failure, an early assessment for autoimmune disease, including ANCA-associated MPA, should be carefully considered to prevent end organ damage.
This study was supported by medical library of the Catholic university of Korea.
LJW and MJP conceived and designed the study. CYJ, LSY, JBS, and KJW were involved in conducting the study. LJW and MJP wrote and revised the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.


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March, 2014 | By: Sarah Stebbins | Photography: Irvin Serrano
Looking at Grace DeGennaro and Jerry King's home, it's nearly impossible to distinguish the new construction from the old. The barn, by Maine Post and Beam in Freeport, features a traditional mix of clapboards and cedar shingles, but the boards are made of low-maintenance fiber cement.
In the library, Martian-green vesica piscis motifs in DeGennaro's painting Blueprint shine above earthier elements, including a hand-woven, circa-1900 rug from central Asia the homeowners purchased at Sarajo in Portland and a marble sculpture by Rosemary Burwell of Freeport.
DeGennaro and King in their kitchen, which features heart pine flooring from Longleaf Lumber, red birch cabinetry by Harraseeket Woodwrights in Freeport, and soapstone countertops from Morningstar Stone and Tile in Topsham. The doorway at left "transports" you to the original nineteenth-century end of the home.
In the living area a diamond-patterned West Elm rug references DeGennaro's current work and offers a counterpoint to the room's organic forms, including the riverlike motif in her painting Platform and a botanical monoprint by Philip Taaffe. The Ludwig Miles van der Rohe Barcelona chairs are from DeGennaro Modern on Long Island, New York, a company owned by DeGennaro's brother.
This circa 1927 Italian vase once belonged to King's grandmother; it now sits below DeGennaro's Four Rivers in the study.
In the entryway, Dark Salmon paint by Benjamin Moore is juxtaposed with DeGennaro's drypoint prints Phases of the Moon and Pyramid and George Nelson's moonlike ball pendent, creating a balanced, day-and-night effect.
In a barn bathroom, DeGennaro's Weaving 2 conjures a blanket hung to dry in the bright sunshine - here simulated by California Paints' Curry shade. At right is a wooden knot by Portland sculptor Lin Lisberger and another painting by DeGennaro, Hummingbird.
In her studio, beneath a painting aptly titled Dreams, DeGennaro jots down thoughts and ideas for future projects in a journal.
DeGennaro pictured in her barn studio with watercolors from her Continuum series; on the far wall are two variations in oil. For the room's palette, she chose white and shades of straw: golden pine timbers, pale blonde salvaged spruce flooring from Longleaf Lumber's Berwick mill, and a dark pine door reclaimed from the old barn.
A Yarmouth farmhouse, respectfully redrawn for a painter and her family
In Grace DeGennaro's soaring home studio in Yarmouth the art is, quite literally, moving. Or it appears to be. Each oil painting in the stunningly bright series, which features a pointillistic God's-eye motif on different-colored canvases, plays a part in the performance. On magenta, the pattern leaps forward or recedes depending on your angle. On indigo, the varying shades of blue that form the central core "flash" light and dark, conjuring a beating heart. And in a massive unfinished work on ivory, thousands of white, pink, purple, yellow, and green dots swarm like bees on a hive.
To give the series, entitled Continuum, its kinetic quality, DeGennaro, who is represented by Aucocisco Galleries in Portland, deftly juxtaposes colors and hand paints each tiny circle, creating imperfect, quivering rows. The resulting images radiate outward, recalling the rings on a tree stump or ripples on water. "I view the work as a metaphor for growth—the way we take on different shapes and layers of knowledge in a lifetime," she says.
Or the way a home evolves, bit by bit, over the years. For DeGennaro, that process began in 2000 when she and her husband, Jerry King, a software entrepreneur, reconstructed portions of a nineteenth-century Yarmouth farmhouse to suit the needs of their young family. In 2012, with their two sons off on their own, the couple added the latest "layer": an expansive post-and-beam barn that includes a garage, "man cave" for King, and DeGennaro's 1,000-square-foot light-filled studio.
In its earliest iteration erected in 1820, the home was a center-hall Colonial with a detached barn. In 1850 the house was renovated in the Greek Revival style, with wider six-over-six windows, four ornate cast-iron fireplaces, and slender chimneys. Later, the owners added on, creating a structure that could have been plucked from the pages of Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn, Thomas C. Hubka's landmark book about farmhouses in New England. When DeGennaro and King purchased the place, it had been functioning as a residence and doctor's office, so the "back house" was chopped up into small exam rooms. More problematic: the additions were sagging atop rudimentary foundations crafted from stone pilings.
Typically constructed in haste to house a kitchen, storage, and extra bedrooms, the rear buildings in a connected farmhouse are notoriously shaky. "In most cases, they were not meant to be permanent structures," says Rob Whitten of Whitten Architects in Portland, who worked with the couple on the first phase of their project. His advice: leave the original house intact and completely rebuild the tacked-on ell, creating an efficient envelope and modern layout—a place where the family could really "live."
The reimagined wing encompasses an open-plan kitchen and living room, with a master suite above and an entryway and mudroom behind. Simple, period-appropriate forms and materials help marry the new with the old and maintain the casual-formal hierarchy that existed in the original home. "We didn't want to over-renovate, putting in things that were too fancy for what was once a utility space," says Whitten. A hulking triangular fireplace loosely based on the eighteenth-century Rumford design, known for its tall, wide opening and shallow firebox, defines the main living area. Assembled by G.M. Libby and Sons Masonry in Yarmouth, the chimney features bricks from an 1850s-era mill and a granite hearthstone from the building's demolished foundation. The four-panel doors were also salvaged from the old structure, and the swirling heart pine flooring came from the same mill as the bricks. "Our theme was to reclaim what we could and build back up, designing something that's ready to go for another hundred years," says King.
At the far end of the kitchen, the heart pine boards give way to wider painted pine planks, signaling your arrival in the "big house." Previously, all the floors in these front rooms were different colors and the walls and mouldings were done in a mix of "Colonial shades," says DeGennaro. To create a more spacious, contemporary feel, she and King covered the floorboards in California Paints' Battleship Gray and the walls in Benjamin Moore's November Rain, a greenish gray used throughout the house. With its balance of warm and cool tones, the color is an ideal backdrop for art, says DeGennaro.
Against this neutral "canvas," DeGennaro experiments with a range of palettes. In the library her painting Blueprint, which depicts opposing lime green vesica piscis motifs, hangs above fuchsia throw pillows—a complementary combination that makes each blazing color shine even brighter. In the rear living area, the analogous blues and greens of Platform and Reliquaries converge in a tranquil watery scene that is repeated, in newly abstract form, in the room's glass tabletops. A variation on that scheme plays out in the study, with the simple pairing of purpley blue Four Rivers with a brilliant aquamarine vase from 1920s Italy. "I'm fascinated by the way colors change depending on what you put them with," says DeGennaro.
The plan had always been to build a studio in the barn. In fact, Whitten devised a staircase connecting the home's back entryway to a rickety hayloft, where there would eventually be a finished second floor. (In the meantime DeGennaro commuted to a studio in Brunswick.) "Life intervened, and for years we referred to that spot as 'the stairway to nowhere,'" says King, who also had a dream of carving out a game room for entertaining family and friends.
When they were ready to get started, the couple brought in Brett Hellstedt of Maine Post and Beam in Freeport. Gazing at the hodgepodge of rotting timbers, two-by-fours and steel cables that were propping up the existing barn, "I was shocked it was still standing," says Hellstedt, who raised an airy new structure, framed in eastern white pine, in the old footprint. His crew salvaged as much of the aged wood as possible and used it to create the floor in King's man cave, which is furnished with a bar, billiard table, and the requisite taxidermy, as well as shelving and a set of stairs linking the studio to the garage on the lower level.
The graceful geometry of the post-and-beam style is on full display in DeGennaro's lofty studio, where the repeated peaks of the timbers echo the shapes in her paintings. To create a blank-slate environment for her color work, she whitewashed the walls and installed pale reclaimed spruce flooring that blends with the pine framing. A giant grid of windows on the north wall and a smaller grouping on the west side flood the space with even, indirect light.
Currently, DeGennaro is making paintings in the Continuum series for a show at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, her alma mater. When those are complete she'll start on a fresh set of canvases, which are already painted and ready to receive their diamond motifs. "This is my project going forward—it's infinite how many times I can change up the colors to create different results," she says. Behind her, a rainbow-hued pattern on sage green softly undulates like a sheet on a clothesline, proving her point.
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Hoeven Statement on the Passing of Nathan 'Paul' Goodiron
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Senator John Hoeven today issued the following statement in honor of today's memorial service for Nathan 'Paul' Goodiron:
"Paul dedicated his life to serving our country, beginning with his service in the Navy during the Vietnam War, and continuing through his efforts to ensure that our veterans get the support they need once they come home. His own military service and his love for his son Cpl. Nathan J. Good Iron, who tragically passed away while serving in Afghanistan in 2006, inspired him to work tirelessly for our men and women in uniform to make sure they are treated with the dignity and gratitude they earned and deserve.
"I had the opportunity to meet with Paul to discuss how we can honor our vets, and I was deeply moved by his enthusiasm, courage and commitment. Paul was a true advocate for our service members, and his good works have created a legacy that will live on for years to come."


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12U Garver started off the tournament season for the Clovis Bullets organization with an excellent showing at the Hanford Spring Blast Tournament.
After playing four games on Saturday, 12U Garver earned a hard-fought third seed going in to Sunday bracket play only to see Mother Nature and her atmospheric river wash the rest of the tournament away.
The tournament director gave 12U Garver the third place trophy based on the Saturday seeding, but who knows what could have been if they had been allowed to play.


Thread: I got views in my webmaster but no clicks cud it be wrong?
so far im ranking in italian bing on first page but not in us bing is there anything i can do?
Unlike Google, Bing and Yahoo rely on extra information in the source code of the page, so if you want to only rank for mortgages in the USA you would specify this in the source code of the page, and also use preferences in Bing Webmasters stating the country of preference from the drop down. It basically helps Bing understand which country of preference you would like the page located in.
Also this article from Bing gives you step by step in relation to adding this information to the source code of the pages. This also takes care of Yahoo since Bing and Yahoo have partnered.
In relation to the lack of click-through's, this could be down to poor meta descriptions and titles which doesn't entice the user to click, or due to being listing in a country with no relevance to the users in that country, although Bing is well known for reporting incorrect data relating to the webmasters on a regular basis, likewise for Google.
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The very famous Bronze Statuette of a 'Dancing Girl ' from earliest civilization of the world Mohenjo-daro is 10.5 centimeters high and is around 4500 years old and was found in the 'HR area' of Mohenjo-daro in the year 1926 by Mackey.
The girl is in standing position with unusually long hands and is called dancing girl by assuming her profession from the way she stands. She is naked with only necklace and bangles. She has one of her hands on her hip and she is holding something on her other left hand which rests on her thigh. She is wearing 24-25 bangles in her left hand and 4 bangles in her right hand.
Dimension: 10.5 c.m. X 5 c.m.


One long-standing astrophysical puzzle is that of so-called "missing" dwarf galaxies: the number of small dwarf galaxies that we observe is far fewer than that predicted by theory. New simulations, however, suggest that perhaps there's no mystery after all.
Models of a lambda-cold-dark-matter (ΛCDM) universe predict the distribution of galaxy halo sizes throughout the universe, suggesting there should be many more small galaxies than large ones. In what has become known as "the missing dwarf problem", however, we find that while we observe the expected numbers of galaxies at the larger end of the scale, we don't see nearly enough small galaxies to match the predictions.
Are these galaxies actually missing? Are our predictions wrong? Or are the galaxies there and we're just not spotting them? A recent study led by Alyson Brooks (Rutgers University) uses new simulations to explore what's causing the difference between theory and observation.
Because we can't weigh a galaxy directly, one proxy used for galaxy mass is its circular velocity; the more massive a galaxy, the faster gas and stars rotate around its center. The discrepancy between models and observations lies in what's known as the "galaxy velocity function", which describes the number density of galaxies for a given circular velocity. While theory and observations agree for galaxies with circular velocities above ~100 km/s, theory predicts far more dwarfs below this velocity than we observe.
To investigate this problem, Brooks and collaborators ran a series of cosmological simulations based on our understanding of a ΛCDM universe. Instead of exploring the result using only dark matter, however, the team included baryons in their simulations. They then produced mock observations of the resulting galaxy velocities to see what an observed velocity function would look like for their simulated galaxies.
Galaxies with low velocities aren't detectable by our current surveys.
The authors found that the detectable fraction of their simulated galaxies plunges as soon as galaxy velocity drops below ~35 km/s. They conclude that we're probably unable to see a large fraction of the smallest galaxies.
We're not correctly inferring the circular velocity of the galaxies.
Circular velocity is usually measured by looking at the line width of a gas tracer like HI. The authors find that this doesn't trace the full potential wells of the dwarf galaxies, however, resulting in an incorrect interpretation of their velocities.
The authors show that the inclusion of these effects in the theoretical model significantly changes the predicted shape of the galaxy velocity function. This new function beautifully matches observations, neatly eliminating the missing dwarf problem. Perhaps this long-standing mystery has been a problem of interpretation all along!


I recently bought a Mini Dollfie Dream of the marketplace on Den of Angels and she arrived yesterday. I opened her up to check that everything was ok and then she immediately went into dolly surgery ^__~" She came with some minor staining on her legs – nothing too bad, but a bit of a nuisance. Since I was planning on removing the vinyl calves off of her plastic skeleton I took the time to install kips into her knees since I've heard that MDD knee joints are weak, sometimes loose and the dolls can't stand on their own very well. I did take photos of this process so I'll do a mini tutorial at some point but it was very simple. Kips are little silicone discs that are usually used in the joints of resin BJD's to add friction and improve posing. Just handling her, her body is more "floppy" than my large Dollfie Dreams but her arms have a better range of posability.
Also, she was sent to me with blank HDD-01 head so I'm going to take her over to Machiko's later this week so that she can give my new doll a faceup. I had Kev cut notches into her headcap so that it's easier to remove and put back on since the original DD vinyl is very stiff – not like the new squishy heads that Airy and Moe v.2 have. I had a pair of stray 20mm animetic eyes laying about so I put them in, and they suit her.
I think I'll call her Médée (pronoucned "meh-DAY") – a cute little name for a cute little girl. Here's a quick photo of her hanging around with Bubba – she's about the same height as him! ^__^" I'll do a formal welcoming for her when she's done with all her surgical procedures.
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LOL – she is so small.
I wish I'd taken a photo of her with my sister's yo-sd sized dolls though – those are super sweet and small!
Is it the new mdd body?


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It's winter 2005, and coffee is being harvested in the Guatemalan highlands. Prices for containers of certified organic, fair-trade beans have been fixed at $1.41 per pound since the previous fall and for the past five years. Farmers have been grateful for that price, which sustained them while the conventional market plunged to a 100-year-low and their noncertified neighbors went broke.
Then the market shifts. Prices begin to creep up in December 2004, but in January they go crazy. The C breaks $1 and keeps climbing, reaching a season-high of $1.395 in March. Prices in local markets meet or surpass what co-ops had contracted. Farmers decide they'd rather get their money up front from coyotes than wait three months for their co-ops to pay. The flow of certified organic, fair-trade coffee slows to a trickle.
No one saw it coming. Not even the main importers were prepared for the price increases, defaults and dramatic demands.
As co-op after co-op broke its contracts with longtime partners in North America, traders and roasters scrambled to save what they could. TransFair USA, the licensed U.S. agent for the Fairtrade Labeling Organization (FLO), tried to encourage co-ops to meet their commitments.
Guatemala wasn't the only country struggling. This scenario repeated itself in Costa Rica, Mexico and Columbia. Now, defaults are happening in South America.
We have seen fair trade work for producers when prices are low. This winter, the model had its first test in a volatile, upward market. We found areas that must be addressed if this model is to continue to work.
Now, all the partners in the model have the opportunity to find solutions. Together. This is good.
Since the first fair-trade coffee was shipped to Holland's Max Havelaar in the late 1980's, the movement has made people think about the link between what we pay for our food and the welfare of the people who produce it. As a result, demand for fair trade coffee continues to soar in the United States. Many major conventional coffee distributors now offer lines with FLO and other labeling that indicates social responsibility.
For producers, fair trade's strength lies in its requirement that they form organizations and manage them democratically, and in offering them a floor price when conventional markets are low.
"Small, powerless people join together to pool their resources. It's an incredibly powerful tool for advancement, when done well," says Andrew Sargent, a California coffee trader who studied coffee cooperatives in Honduras in 2003.
But this winter's supply crisis showed that producer commitment hinges on price.
Until this winter, co-ops had been paying much more than local markets. Farmers delivered well above their minimum commitments year after year. Co-op managers signed contracts based on members' actual deliveries for the past five years. They grew complacent about member loyalty.
This year, when local markets offered more than the co-ops, farmers cut back their co-op deliveries.
Co-ops vary widely in the level of management skills among their administrators and leaders. They need help with business and financial management, quality control, cultivation practices, building market relationships, income diversification, risk management and how to serve their membership, Sargent suggests.
Some groups that can help farmers improve basic business skills include Germany's green importer Neumann Kaffee Gruppe Gmbh. Neumann and several European roasters formed International Coffee Partners to help farmers improve both management and cultivation practices.
Education for co-op members also is crucial. In Honduras, the co-ops that survived the 2001 crisis responded with a campaign to teach "cooperativism" – the principles of the community commitment that hold the co-op together. Co-op directors worked hard to explain the co-ops' mission, to show farmers the advantage of co-op membership and the importance of fulfilling their obligations. They also got strict about enforcing those commitments by suspending or expelling members who didn't perform, Sargent says.
Co-ops have to back that up with services to members that make membership worthwhile. Technical support, processing and community development all need attention. And communication with co-op members must be improved.
"The market was moving so fast that systems were not in place to communicate on a daily basis with co-op members," Harris says. Farmers were taking their coffee elsewhere, while managers with poor information took too long to make decisions.
Co-ops are responding in various ways. One co-op in Peru bought three motorcycles so they could pass messages to remote areas. Another bought a low-frequency radio transmitter system, Harris says. Armed with better communications, they can be more alert to changing prices and let members know how they are responding.
With price such an important factor, co-op managers must be completely open with members about costs for administration, processing, shipping and community development.
> Create electronic communications among producers regarding best practices.
> Hold risk-management workshops at origin.
> Make regular contact with producers throughout Latin America.
> Develop a producer training task force.
> Build producer capacity and infrastructure for quality control.
> How to enforce contracts on the producer side.
> Offering transparency to buyers regarding producer payments.
> Opening FLO offices at origin as cash flow expands.
> Instituting guarantees for product integrity.
> Partnering with organic agencies to expedite inspections and training.
> Going to independent audits.
> Expanding the model to allow estates to join the program.
TransFair and FLO must make their producers understand that fulfilling their contracts contributes to the larger goal of building long-term relationships among producers, importers and roasters. Co-operatives need to understand there will be consequences for failing to fulfill contracts, such as being fined, being placed on provisional certification and having certification revoked.
As fair-trade cash flow expands, every country could have a FLO charged with teaching sustainable business practices covering management, budgeting, building the organization, educating members and quality control.
Combining organic and fair-trade inspections would provide an open and verifiable audit trail, guaranteeing both that the farmers are receiving what they should and that the fair trade coffee is what is claims to be.
The time has come for FLO to transition estates into its program to increase supply. Such estates could network with smaller farms and co-ops in their area and become a resource for building business and management expertise.
The good news is social responsibility is growing in a world of corporate irresponsibility. Coffee is leading the charge. TransFair and FLO are pioneers, but they are not alone. Businesses also can think about strengthening their relationships with producers.
One way is to work on business planning with co-op leaders.
Integrity is the root of sustainability, and many organizations are shifting the way they do business. They are implementing their own versions of social and environmental responsibility.
As awareness grows, each one of us will realize the opportunities for making a difference in our own segment of the coffee industry.
The possibilities are limitless. We are all interconnected. We can make every bean count.


16:9 � Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils.
16:12 � After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.
16:14 � Afterward he appeared unto the eleven as they sat at meat, and upbraided them with their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they believed not them which had seen him after he was risen.
16:19 � So then after the Lord had spoken unto them, he was received up into heaven, and sat on the right hand of God.


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The advantages of new 3D Cinema Sound formats comprise of three main aspects: overhead sound, improved audio quality and greater spatial control and resolution.
Overhead sound adds realism. Furthermore equal sound pressure levels for all channels with full frequency response improve the overall sound quality. Being able to position specific discrete sounds in addition to ambient sound in the environment adds a heightened sense of realism. The increased surround resolution creates opportunities to utilize sound in a room-centric way which better supports the on-screen action.
In the design process of a reference theater the room ratios are fundamentally important for the optimal sound distribution in the room.
Serious sound reproduction problems like standing waves can be minimalized and better controlled.
The ISE theater ratios: 0,67x1x1,55.
Real Cinema is equipped for 3D sound formats with optimized positioning of speakers in three layers to avoid acousticholes in the soundstage. As standard the angle between the top and low layered speakers, is between 30 – 55 degrees.
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A proper cinema experience dictates a 'S' curve in the total spectrum. In the lower frequencies the reverberation is higher and in the high frequencies lower.
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What Is Sheer Isolation
Sheer Isolation is a weekly podcast / vlog / radio show which highlights and promotes the music and arts scene across the West of England. Each show features a special guest who has a connection to the industry, and the programme also includes a couple of songs from acts who are either based in the region, are touring in the area or who have been chosen by the guest-of-the-week. The hosts also discuss news relating to local events, venues, festivals and bands, as well as updating audiences on England's latest guidance on attending live music in relation to Covid precautions.
The concept of the show was formed at the start of Lockdown One in March 2020. The show was initially recorded via Zoom as social distancing laws of the time didn't leave Kieran and Jon any other options. This format has stayed with Sheer Isolation as the show has evolved and, even though the programme could now be made in a more professional environment, it isn't, and there are no intentions to change that.
In the early days of Sheer Isolation, a thought occurred that community radio stations may be struggling to provide regular programming during lockdown, so local broadcasters were approached to see if they would be interested in airing Sheer Isolation on a weekly basis. A handful of stations continue to include the programme on their schedules. This means two versions of each episode are produced: An original version is available on YouTube, and a radio-edit alternative is syndicated across local broadcasters. The edited version is also available from some of the UK's main podcast streaming platforms.
Sheer Isolation is produced by Kieran Moore and Jon Ponting for Sheer Music.
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Sadly, we are not currently making new content.
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Un dies natalis (o natale) es una locución latina para cumpleaños, día del nacimiento o aniversario de un acontecimiento fundacional. Los romanos celebraban anualmente el cumpleaños de un individuo, en contraste con la práctica griega de marcar la fecha cada mes con una simple libación.

En la religión de la Antigua Roma, el dies natalis estaba relacionado con el culto debido al genio. Indicaba el día de inicio de un evento importante y su celebración como el nacimiento de un individuo y su cumpleaños, la fundación de una ciudad y su aniversario, la dedicación de un lugar sagrado y su celebración, el principio del reinado de un soberano y el aniversario de su ascensión al trono.

Una figura pública podía programar un acontecimiento importante en su cumpleaños: Pompeyo Magno ("Pompeyo el Grande") esperó siete meses después de volver de sus campañas militares en el este antes de escenificar su triunfo, para poder celebrarlo en su cumpleaños. La coincidencia de cumpleaños y aniversarios podía tener un significado positivo o negativo: la noticia de la victoria de Décimo Junio Bruto Albino en Mutina fue anunciada en Roma el día de su cumpleaños, mientras que uno de los asesinos de César, Cayo Casio Longino al sufrir la derrota en Filipos en su cumpleaños, se suicidó. Los cumpleaños también eran fechas en que se conmemoraba a los muertos.

También era un dies natalis la fecha en que era fundado un templo, o cuando era rededicado después de una gran renovación o reconstrucción y podía ser sentido como el "cumpleaños" de la deidad que alberga. Las fechas de estas ceremonias eran escogidas por los pontífices en cuanto a su posición en el calendario religioso. El "cumpleaños" o fecha de fundación de Roma se celebraba el 21 de abril, día de las Parilias, una fiesta pastoral arcaica donde se ofrecía a Pales teas de olivo, hierbas aromáticas, leche y pasteles de mijo. Como parte de una serie de restauraciones y reformas religiosas entre los años 38 a. C. y 17, no menos de catorce templos movieron su dies natalis a otras fechas, a veces con el claro propósito de alinearlos con la nueva teología imperial después del colapso de la República.

Los cumpleaños de los emperadores se conmemoraban con ceremonias públicas como un aspecto del culto imperial. El Feriale Duranum, un calendario militar de la guarnición romana en Dura Europos de las fiestas religiosas, cuenta con gran número de cumpleaños imperiales. Augusto compartió su cumpleaños (el 23 de septiembre) con el aniversario del templo de Apolo en Campus Martius y elaboró su conexión con Apolo desarrollando un estatus religioso especial.

El dies natalis más famoso, es el del Sol Invictus, el Dies Natalis Solis Invicti, introducido por Heliogábalo (emperador romano del 218-222) y oficializado por primera vez por Aureliano en el 273, donde se superpone a la Navidad cristiana.

A la conmemoración de un cumpleaños también se le llamaba natalicium, que podía tomar la forma de un poema.

Cristianismo
Poetas cristianos primitivos como Paulino de Nola adoptaron los poemas del natalicium para honrar a los santos.

El día en que mueren los mártires cristianos se considera como su dies natalis o natale. La fecha de su martirio era el día de su natalicio para la vida eterna.

Referencias

Bibliografía
 Luciano Leandro Orsini. Natalis dies, en Dizionario di mitologia greca e latina. Turín, UTET, 1999. ISBN 88-7750-754-3.

Sociedad de la Antigua Roma
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Gianfranco D'Angelo (* 19. August 1936 in Rom; † 14. August oder 15. August 2021 ebenda) war ein italienischer Komiker und Schauspieler.

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Nach Versuchen in verschiedenen Berufen arbeitete D'Angelo mehrere Jahre als Angestellter der Telefongesellschaft SIP. Sein Theaterdebüt gab er 1963 am "Teatro delle Arti" im Stück "I Teleselettivi" und wechselte bald zum Teatro Cordino, wo er in Stücken von Maurizio Costanzo besetzt wurde. Nachfolgend entwickelte er auf Kabarettbühnen wie dem "Puff" und "Bagaglino" seine typischen Figuren: überforderte Buchhalter, pedantische Lehrer, doppelzüngige Politiker. Mit diesen gehörte er auch zwischen 1975 und 1983 neben Alvaro Vitali, Lino Banfi und Renzo Montagnani mit Auftritten in zahlreichen Filmen der italienischen Commedia sexy all'italiana zu den meistbesetzten männlichen Chargen.

1971 war er erstmals im Fernsehen zu sehen; die RAI verpflichtete ihn für "Sottovoce ma non troppo". Etliche weitere Rollen, auch gegen seine übliche Typisierung, wie etwa als Kommissar in einer Folge der Reihe "La porta sul buio", folgten. Nach dem zeitweiligen Wechsel zum Sender Fininvest 1983 führte er u. a. ab 1988 auf Italia 1 neben Ezio Greggio durch die Sendung "Striscia la notizia", trat 1993 in der Sitcom "Casa dolce casa" auf und als Gast etlicher anderer Sendungen. Später folgten u. a. eine Kochsendung, die Teilnahme an der italienischen Version von Das Supertalent und 2017 eine Theatertournee mit "Quattro donne e una canaglia" neben Corinne Cléry, Barbara Bouchet und Marisa Laurito.

1978 und 1979 war er einer der Kommentatoren des Giro d'Italia.

D'Angelo gewann vier Mal einen Telegatto und 2001 einen "Delfino d'oro" für sein Lebenswerk.

Es erschienen auch einige wenige Platten mit D'Angelo.

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D'Angelo war verheiratet und hatte zwei Töchter. Er starb Mitte August 2021 nach kurzer Krankheit im Gemelli-Krankenhaus in Rom.

Filmografie (Auswahl)

Weblinks

 Gianfranco D'Angelo bei mymovies.it (italienisch)

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Pennsylvania considers requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains
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The Pennsylvania Senate is debating a bill that would require the burial or cremation of human remains after miscarriage or abortion.
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Keywords: UNBORN BABY, HARRISBURG, PA., ASIA - PACIFIC
Harrisburg, Pa., (CNA) - The Pennsylvania Senate is debating a bill that would require the burial or cremation of human remains after miscarriage or abortion.
HB 1890, the Final Disposition of Fetal Remains Act, was passed by the state House Nov. 18 by a vote of 123 to 76. It would require health care facilities to bury or cremate fetal remains not claimed by the child's parents.
The bill's sponsor, Rep. Frank Ryan, R-Lebanon, said that "we wanted to craft something that was voluntary, that provided the family with the ability for closure, the ability to understand that a human life was lost."
Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has said he would veto the bill if it makes it to his desk.
In November, Wolf vetoed a bill that would have banned the abortion of children prenatally diagnosed with Down syndrome. He also vetoed, in 2017, a bill that would have limited abortions to 20 weeks into pregnancy, and banned dilation and evacuation abortions.
Similar bills regarding the treatment of fetal remains are being considered in Ohio and on the federal level.
The portion of an Indiana law requiring aborted babies to be cremated or buried was upheld by the US Supreme Court in May. In an unsigned opinion, the court cited a previous decision that states have a "legitimate interest in proper disposal of fetal remains."
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The Coembal Chile packaging solution is among the Top 10 finalists for the "SeaFood Excellence Awards".
This prestigious award recognizes excellence in the promotion of sustainability of seafood and sea products.
The new product of the company Multiexport Foods, Smoked Roasted Salmon Flakes, whose H50 PE/PET thermoformed tray is made in the Coexpan plant in Chile, has been chosen among the ten best ones in its category in the Seafood Roadshow international fair, whose 11th edition has taken place in Boston, USA.
This new packaging solution in which Coembal Chile takes part is part of the new smoked product line under the brand Latitude 45, brand of the Chilean company Multiexports Foods, which offers smoked roasted salmon flakes, modified atmosphere packaged, cooked and ready to eat.
The packaging solution proposed by Coembal has been a PP barrier tray made from EVOH, with a PE sealing layer, which allows conservation of both the food and the protective modified atmosphere for a period of six months during its transportation, distribution and commercialization in the destination markets.
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There is a lot that you know how to do. Your child doesn't yet know how to do a lot of things. And they love you and look up to you and want to be like you and want to spend time with you more than anything.
Find 30 minutes today to teach them to do something you're already really good at. Playing the saxophone? Building a flower box? Making pasta sauce from scratch?
Yes, they're young. Very young. But that doesn't mean they can't learn something from you. They'll take from the experience what they're capable of taking away.
If nothing else, may this time remind us that it's moments like these that matter more than anything else.
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Avengers 4 Set Pictures Tease an Interesting Upgrade for Pepper Potts
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Pepper Potts could be stepping up in a major way for Avengers 4.
Robert Englund thinks he's got one more Nightmare on Elm Street movie in him. Get a look at the animated adaptation of Reign of the Supermen. Erik Oleson has hopes that Daredevil will get a fourth season. Plus, what's to come on Black Lightning and The Flash and our best look yet at Star Trek: Discovery's hairy Klingons. Spoilers get!
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Both a leaked image of the movie's action figures and a recent set pic from Gwyneth Paltrow indicate Pepper Potts will suit up in her own Iron Man-esque armor in the movie, presumably as Rescue, her armored up comic book alter-ego.
Night of the Comet
Deadline reports Roxanne Benjamin (Southbound) is now writing a remake of the 1984 post-apocalyptic sci-fi/horror/comedy, Night of the Comet. While no story details are available, the original film concerned two sisters fighting off zombies and mad scientists after an apocalyptic comet wipes out most life on Earth.
Speaking with Access Online, Robert Englund stated he "might have one" final Elm Street movie left in him.
I think they want to reboot the franchise, but they're gonna need a new actor. They're gonna need a new actor to play Freddy because they're gonna have to do eight of them. I might have one left in me… but yeah.
David Tennant and Emily Watson have boarded Quicksand, the feature debut from television director, Mark Brozel (Humans; Troy: Fall of a City). The film concerns a grieving couple offered supernatural revenge by a mysterious stranger "who won't take no for an answer". [Bloody-Disgusting]
The Boy 2
Katie Holmes will star in the sequel to 2016's killer doll movie, The Boy, as a mother named Liza. The story concerns a small child who makes friends with the possessed plaything shortly after moving into Heelshire Mansion. [Coming Soon]
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Dylan O'Brien is in talks to star in Monster Problems, a "post-apocalyptic road movie with heart" from director Michael Matthews and producer Shawn Levy. [Deadline]
Terminator 6 has replaced Wonder Woman 1984's November 1, 2019 release date. [Screen Rant]
Popular date, November 1, 2019! Sony has decided to release the new Charlie's Angels the same day. [Deadline]
Reign of the Supermen
IGN has a new trailer for the animated sequel to Death of Superman.
Showrunner Erik Oleson said he's "very hopeful" Daredevil will be renewed for a fourth season at Netflix.
I can tell you that I'm very hopeful to go do a season 4. There has not yet been any kind of an official pick-up, but if there is, I'm very hopeful that I will be a part of it.
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Fox has dropped a new, extended look at its adaptation of the Justin Cronin vampire novel trilogy.
Production has officially begun on season two, according to Olivia Holt on Instagram.
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Coming Soon has new images from the series premiere. Head over there to see the rest.
The CW has released an official music video for Josie's performance of "Anything Goes."
Joe debates the merits of The Purge in the trailer for next week's episode, "I Will Participate".
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We also have the trailer for next week's amazingly tilted episode of Black Lightning, "The Book of Consequences: Chapter Four: Translucent Freak".
Finally, the trailer for next week's episode, "News Flash," sees Barry fighting Nora in the same stadium he battled Reverse-Flash.
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Figures released today show that after a decade of decline, the number of students taking GCSEs in French, German and Spanish has risen spectacularly by 17%.
The rise for Spanish is particularly dramatic – an amazing 26% increase in entries in just one year.
This is surely good news for languages – and of course for the students concerned – so why am I not jumping for joy?
We're clearly seeing the impact of the EBacc – the policy announced at the end of 2010 to get more students into 'traditional' subjects such as languages – history and geography, also EBacc subjects, have also seen rises of 17% and 19% respectively. The 2011 Language Trends survey already showed how around 40% of schools reacted by making languages compulsory for some pupils or modifying option blocks to guide more pupils into continuing with a language. We're seeing the results of those option choices now. But the impact has been on a very small number of pupils – the proportion of the cohort sitting a GCSE in a language has gone up just 3 percentage points, from 41% to 44%.
Now, 3 percentage points is maybe not too bad, if that level of increase can be maintained year on year. But will the EBacc keep delivering in future years? I don't think so. Teachers responding to the latest Trends survey said that where their schools had made changes to enable more students to achieve the EBacc, they weren't intending to make more changes to get ever greater numbers doing so. And, let's remember, the EBacc has changed since it was first announced. It's now just one performance measure among many, it won't have the status intended when it was first launched and there is a real possibility that some schools will reverse the measures they so eagerly put into place two years ago.
So while the EBacc may have delivered some good news today for the Education Secretary, it's not going to take us much further.
Another reason why I'm not jumping for joy is that last week's A level entry figures for languages are still fresh in my mind. Some commentators today seem to be as consistent in their assessment of what's going on in languages as Glenda Slagg – bemoaning things one minute and rejoicing the next. The A level figures were horrendous, yet it's at that level – when learners start to become independent users of the language – that the benefits of language learning really start to be felt. The A level entry figures reflect very badly on the way languages GCSEs prepare students for higher level study. I would be very surprised if manipulating more students into taking GCSEs will spill over into increased take up for A level.
But the main reason I'm not ecstatic today is the other 56%. I'm sad and frustrated that there is no sign of any policy to enable the majority of teenagers to have an enjoyable and productive experience of language learning at school. This is something that the campaign for languages Speak to the Future will be taking up in the autumn, so watch this space!
Speak to the Future statement on GCSEs by Bernardette Holmes


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Rod Serling's other classic anthology series is also getting a revival
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Although it's now mostly only remembered as Rod Serling's other spooky anthology series—or possibly for inspiring the framing device for one of The Simpsons' best "Treehouse Of Horror" installments—Night Gallery has a longer legacy than one might expect; it ran for three seasons on NBC in the early '70s, and even served as one of the first directorial outings for a young Steven Spielberg.
Now Syfy is hoping to capitalize on all that "Oh yeah, that show existed!" nostalgia, announcing that it's putting a Night Gallery revival in the works to potentially compete with CBS All Access' Twilight Zone reboot. Per Deadline, the series comes from Teen Wolf's Jeff Davis and Midnight, Texas' David Janollari, and is being produced in association with Universal TV and Universal Cable Productions.
The original Night Gallery distinguished itself by frequently focusing more fully on horror stories, in contrast to Twilight Zone's frequent departures into science fiction and fantasy. (The works of H.P. Lovecraft were a frequent touchpoint for the former show.) It's not clear yet whether Davis and Janollari's new show will adopt a similar skew, although we can probably expect that they'll work in the show's "walking through a creepy art gallery at night" conceit.
Here's where to start with the scary specter of TV horror series
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The Phantom of the Opera Reviewed by Gary Panton on Sunday, December 12th, 2004.
Director Joel Schumacher is on a bit of hiding to nothing with this film. Those who love the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical are bound to pick faults with it, and those who hate all that Webber spawns will – well – hate this as well.
Me? Well, I did see the stage show a few years back, and my lasting impression of it was that the story was poor, the music was poor, but the special effects were breath-taking. That's predominantly because, as someone who frequents the theatre less than regularly, I had no idea such jaw-dropping visual feats were possible in a live performance. In the cinema, however, I'm used to better. A falling chandelier or a river of candles might look incredible on stage, but on the big screen they equate to nothing better than a "so what?". And there lies one of the key reasons why this valiant attempt at bringing 'The Phantom of the Opera' to the cinema screen is, frankly, a bit rubbish.
The story takes place in Paris, 1870, where an opera house is having a spot of bother with an unwanted lodger (Gerard Butler as the phantom who isn't a phantom at all, but rather just a facially-disfigured bloke in a 'Scream' mask who refuses to leave). Up-and-coming songstress Christine (Emmy Rossum) has been inadvertently receiving singing lessons from said phantom – and, being a man, old Phants now wants some sugar in return. Of course, she thinks it's the ghost of her dead Popsy who's been teaching her to croon, the daft idiot. Even the side-character played by mouse-eyed pop scally Jennifer Ellison gives her a funny look when she hears that one.
Anyway, Christine's dashing beau Raoul (Patrick Wilson) isn't best chuffed when he hears what's been going on. After all, to put things in perspective, his love rival is a man who looks like a cross between Freddy Kreuger and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen. He's also a man who floats maniacally around the basement in a tiny little boat and sleeps in a bed shaped like a giant sea-shell. In short, the Phantom is a nutter, and by the time the film's plodded to a halt, there's not a character or viewer who doesn't know it.
Still, at least Phants keeps himself busy. For one thing, he makes all of his own masks. And he's even written an opera for himself to star in, based on the tale of 'Don Juan'. The trouble is, if he DOES insist on giving himself the lead role in all of his plays, he's kind of restricted in what stories he chooses to adapt. I mean, after 'Don Juan' there's 'The Lone Ranger', and then maybe 'Batman', but that's really about it.
You may well have already guessed that I'm not going to recommend 'The Phantom of the Opera'. I still don't think much of the music, and there appear to be only three or four actual numbers, which are then repeated to death with tweaked lyrics, and linked by inane, directionless warbling. As for the rest of it? Well, the sets look shoogly, the acting's wooden (particularly on Rossum's part), and its attempts at the macabre are a bit like The League of Gentlemen only without the humour.
It's Got: Minnie Driver having a diva strop and then starting to sing – so Phants drops an over-sized tapestry on her head. Good man.
It Needs: Christine to stop taking the Phantom's mask off! Jeez woman, doesn't the fact that he's wearing the thing in the first place tell you that he might be a little touchy about it? It's no wonder the poor fellah chucks a wobbler every time she does it.
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package cfvbaibai.cardfantasy.engine.skill;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

import cfvbaibai.cardfantasy.GameUI;
import cfvbaibai.cardfantasy.data.Race;
import cfvbaibai.cardfantasy.data.Skill;
import cfvbaibai.cardfantasy.engine.CardInfo;
import cfvbaibai.cardfantasy.engine.EntityInfo;
import cfvbaibai.cardfantasy.engine.Player;
import cfvbaibai.cardfantasy.engine.SkillResolver;

public final class HolyFire {
    public static void apply(Skill cardSkill, SkillResolver resolver, EntityInfo attacker, Player defender) {
        if (defender.getGrave().size() == 0) {
            return;
        }
        if(!resolver.resolveStopHolyFire(defender))
        {
            return;
        }
        GameUI ui = resolver.getStage().getUI();
        List<CardInfo> candidates = new ArrayList<CardInfo>();
        for (CardInfo deadCard : defender.getGrave().toList()) {
            if (deadCard.getRace() != Race.DEMON) {
                candidates.add(deadCard);
            }
        }
        if(candidates.size() !=0) {
            CardInfo victim = resolver.getStage().getRandomizer().pickRandom(
                    candidates, 1, true, null).get(0);
            ui.useSkill(attacker, victim, cardSkill, true);
            if (SoulSeal.soulSealed(resolver, attacker)) {
                return;
            }
            ui.cardToOutField(defender, victim);
            defender.getGrave().removeCard(victim);
            defender.getOutField().addCard(victim);
        }
    }
}


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