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'Submarine' Theresa May's unusual crisis management
The UK prime minister's handling of her first crisis contrasts sharply with the playbook followed by her predecessors.
By	Tom McTague and Charlie Cooper
Prime Minister Theresa May at Downing Street | Jack Taylor/Getty Images | Jack Taylor/Getty Images
Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street on March 23, 2017 | Jack Taylor/Getty Images
LONDON — It was four hours before Downing Street said a word.
No statement from the prime minister. Nothing on camera for the 6 o'clock evening news bulletins. Not even a tweet.
Wednesday's terror attack in Westminster was U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May's first crisis and she handled it her way, casting aside the media playbook that Britain has come to expect over the last two decades. Whereas her predecessors Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron were quick to issue calming statements or appear in public, May spent the hours following the attack behind closed doors in Downing Street, focused on getting to grips with what had happened.
In an age of ever-quickening news cycles, Britain finds itself with a prime minister who rejects the need to "feed the beast." In her set-piece speech outlining the government's position on Brexit in January, May laid out her philosophy. "It is not my job to fill column inches with daily updates," she said. In her first crisis, she certainly stuck to that position, raising eyebrows among many in Westminster.
"Her instinct is to just get on with the job and let that speak for itself," one senior government official said. "We have to push her to think of the message."
Government ministers privately liken her to Angela Merkel and believe she has the capacity, like the German chancellor, to lead her country for a decade.
Fairly or unfairly, this earned her the nickname "Submarine May" inside David Cameron's Downing Street. In the heat of her first crisis as prime minister, May again sunk below the public glare, only reemerging some six hours after the attack to speak to the nation from outside No. 10.
To many her reticence is a source of strength. "I like the fact that she doesn't succumb to the knee-jerk reaction," said one Conservative minister, who did not want to be named. "The PM is a leader, not a commenter."
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Her team in No. 10 Downing Street attribute her early popularity as prime minister — she has led the Tories to almost record poll leads over the Labour Party — to her appearance of being a steady pair of hands. Government ministers privately liken her to Angela Merkel and believe she has the capacity, like the German chancellor, to lead her country for a decade.
On with the job
Shortly after 2:40 p.m., when the attacker ran into the parliamentary estate, through the cobbled entrance in front of Big Ben, May was in the voting lobbies next to the House of Commons chamber, where MPs were voting. Just two hours earlier she had been in the chamber for a heated session of prime minister's questions. Minutes before the attack she had been in her parliamentary office with senior members of her government, including Britain's chief civil servant Jeremy Heywood, for a cabinet committee meeting.
When news of the attack filtered through, May's protection officers "bundled" her out of the parliamentary estate via the back entrance and through the backstreets to Downing Street.
The first public statement from May's team came in a bland, two-line email to political journalists from "a Number 10 spokesperson" at 6:43 p.m., four hours after the attack on parliament had been brought to a bloody end with three bullets fired from the pistol of a ministerial bodyguard waiting in New Palace Yard.
Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement at No. 10 Downing Street following the terrorist incident in Westminster on March 22 in London | WPA Pool photo by Richard Pohle/Getty Images
"The thoughts of the PM and the government are with those killed and injured in this appalling incident, and with their families," said the statement, which the prime minister herself helped write. "The PM is being kept updated and will shortly chair [the government's emergency committee] COBR."
Another two hours would pass before there was any sign of the prime minister.
"She was monitoring the situation and understanding the facts of what went on," a No. 10 official said when asked what the PM was doing yesterday afternoon.
In the three hours immediately following the attack May spoke to Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn and U.S. President Donald Trump. May also spoke to Merkel, French President François Hollande and Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.
At 6 p.m., as squads of armed police scoured parliament and the streets around Downing Street, and the Palace of Westminster remained in lockdown, May was in an armored Jaguar being driven to Buckingham Palace to brief the Queen "as usual" on a Wednesday, a Downing Street source said.
A floral tribute near Westminster Abbey | Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Images
Hundreds of MPs were kept in the House of Commons chamber for hours, while television helicopters whirled overhead. It was left to Leader of the Commons David Lidington and the police to make the main statements of the day.
In the vacuum, rumors began swirling that the attacker was a well-known Islamic terrorist called Abu Izzadeen. Amid the confusion he was named by Channel 4 News as the attacker, before his lawyer confirmed to the BBC that he was in fact still in jail.
As Channel 4 News was broadcasting, May convened COBR — the government's emergency committee named after the Cabinet Office Briefing Room where the committee meets. Those in attendance were Defense Secretary Michael Fallon, Security Minister Ben Wallace, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Foreign Minister Alan Duncan. Home Secretary Amber Rudd was out of the country, as was Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson.
Also present were the Metropolitan Police's Mark Rowley and representatives of the security agencies, as well as London Mayor Sadiq Khan.
At the meeting, chaired by May, they reviewed whether the police had the resources to cope with another similar attack, Fallon told the BBC the following morning. "We reviewed in COBR last night whether the Metropolitan Police had all the resources they need, including military back up, to deal with situations like that," he said.
Questions over the security of the parliamentary estate — including the contentious issue of whether or not to permanently lock the carriage gates leading into New Palace Yard — will be for the house authorities, Fallon said.
Measured May
A little after 8:50 p.m., after a change of clothes into a more somber black jacket than the grey she had worn to prime minister's questions earlier in the day, May addressed the public from outside No. 10.
Even her critics praised the statement when it finally came. "I think she was waiting for the all clear to be given [before speaking]," said one Labour MP, normally a fierce critic of the government. "Especially as vast amounts of people were still in the Palace [of Westminster]. Until they were all out and safe she was right to remain cautious and to ensure the lockdown had checked everything out first."
Flowers around a photo of police officer Keith Palmer, who was killed in the March 22 terror attack in Westminster | Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
But one former spinner of a rival party, while praising her overall handling of the crisis, said he was surprised by how long she took to speak to the public: "I thought she was decent last night, but pitch perfect today in the chamber. I personally would have got out there a wee bit earlier. For the early evening news ... and while it was light. Her style is to minimize coverage; take her time; and do set pieces well. Get briefed, chair COBR, look in control. If that's your strategy, she'll be pleased."
The delay reflects her cautious style of government, one which a former Downing Street official who served under Cameron said would come back to cause her problems eventually. "People underestimate Dave's emotional intelligence — to connect with people, to sense the moment. This is something she struggles with."
In her address to the nation, when it came, May opened with condemnation of the "sick and depraved terrorist attack on the streets of our capital," before elaborating on the details, as far as she knew by then, of the attack.
She confirmed it had been carried out by a single attacker, providing reassurance to many worried by the lingering concern that a second assailant might still be on the loose.
"The location of this attack was no accident," she said. Hinting at a wider conspiracy, she said "the terrorists" had chosen to strike at the heart of London, "where people of all nationalities, religions and cultures come together to celebrate the values of liberty, democracy and freedom of speech. ... That is why it is a target for those who reject those values."
May then moved on to the central thrust of her message — normality needed to resume.
"We will all move forward together, never giving in to terror or allowing the voices of hate & evil to drive us apart" — Theresa May
It was only at 10:07 p.m. that May did anything on Twitter. "We will all move forward together, never giving in to terror or allowing the voices of hate & evil to drive us apart."
The following day senior MPs from all parties praised her message to the House. Downing Street staff were quick to highlight the universal tributes as a sign of how well their boss had handled the crisis.
Later, she visited some of the victims at a London hospital. Characteristically, Downing Street did not release any further details. No TV cameras, no word on which victims, or which hospital. "It was a private visit," May's spokesman told journalists. Not for show.
There were more calls to world leaders: European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Canada's Justin Trudeau, Italy's Paolo Gentiloni and the Jordanian King Abdullah.
A security cordon set up along Whitehall by the Houses of Parliament | Justin Tallis/AFP via Getty Images
By mid-afternoon, Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, was in Downing Street for a meeting about Brexit and bilateral ties. May had resumed business as usual.
Britain's prime minister does not really do Twitter. She does not do emotional public statements, snap decisions or rushed announcements. She likes governing, formally and in her own time.
Her handling of her first crisis was characteristically deliberate. She will face many more over the coming months. Don't expect her to change tack.
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Stan began working at LMS Associates four years ago, after retiring as a veteran of 33 years of teaching and coaching. Stan and his wife of forty years, Becky, live in Ft Worth. Becky is an elementary school teacher in Lake Worth, TX. Stan and Becky have two children, Josh and Jenise. Dr. Josh Langston and his wife Melanie and daughter Emery live in Virginia Beach, Va. Jenise is an intermediate schoolteacher in Lake Worth, TX. In addition to his duties at LMS, Stan officiates Volleyball and enjoys playing golf and yard work. Stans duties include: literature acquisition and shipping, sale tracking and a variety of jobs necessary to keep the office running efficiently.
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Kim has been with LMS since November 1st 1999, with it being her first intro to the Food Service Industry. Early responsibilities included Quoting/Bid Work, Customer Service, designing & distributing marketing flyers. She also learned furniture, which is her specialty. Current responsibilities include Customer Service, Bookkeeping, Office Management, and Furniture Projects. Kim won awards for Customer Support & Professionalism, and also for Factory Support. Kim enjoys horseback riding, classic cars, NHRA Drag racing and collects model horse figurines.
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Q: How to use a mongoose model in another model? I have the two following models. In the user model I want to use an array of Requests and in Request Model I want to use User as an attribute(without the password). How can I do it?
var userSchema = new Schema({
  cartaoCidadao: {
    type: String,
    required: true,
    index: {
      unique: true,
    },
    match: /[0-9]{8}/,
  },
  password: { type: String, required: true },
  role: { type: String },

  estado: { type: String, enum: ["Infetado", "Suspeito"] },
});

var requestSchema = new Schema({
  encaminhado: { type: String },
  pessoaRisco: { type: String },
  trabalhoRisco: { type: String },
  estadoPedido: { type: String },
  resultado: { type: String },
});

A: You can use the schema you defined as a type itself:
var userSchema = new Schema({
    // ...
    requests: {
        type: [requestSchema] // this property type is: array of requests
    }
    // ...
});

If both models are stored in database and you probably want to go for their association. You can reference one model from another. (see the answer of Muhammad Lahin)
Then you query your parent model and associate the children models with it (https://mongoosejs.com/docs/populate.html)
And here is an example of how you can exclude some fields during the population:
https://mongoosejs.com/docs/populate.html#query-conditions
It will be something like:
User.
  find(/* some query */).
  populate({
    path: 'requests',
    select: 'fieldToSelect1 fieldToSelect2' // You can control which fields to include
  }).
  exec();

A: you can set the type of the user in the request model like this
  type: schema.Types.ObjectID,
  ref: 'users'

which users id schema of users and when you want to send the whole user data in the response, use  populate and in populate you can omit the password too
now if you see the mondodb database in the request database the whole user object is not saved and only the user_id is saved so you dont have access to the user. you have to send another request to get the user data from the gived user_id which is not good. the solution is you set the schema as I said and when you are sending a response which have the data of the request use populate to add the userdata to the response
res.json({request: requests.find(//options to find a specified request).populate('users','name')})

first argument is the model which is users and the second argument is the wanted field of the users model for example this will return the name of the user. you can add more arguments to add all of them except the password

A: you can do something like this
var userSchema = new Schema({
    requests: [
        {
            type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
            ref: "Request",
        }
    ]
});

var requestSchema = new Schema({
    user: {
        type: Schema.Types.ObjectId,
        ref: "User"
    }
})

A: const mongoose = require('mongoose')

const productSchema = new mongoose.Schema({
     user: {
            type: mongoose.Types.ObjectId,
            ref:  'User'
           }
});

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Copyright Canada by Thomas Nelson & Sons (Canada) Limited.
THIS WORKBOOK has been prepared as an aid to ENGLISH THROUGH PICTURES, a self-teaching way into English, to which the page references apply. Its exercises, which follow the grading of the second half of the book, are designed to confirm the learning of all new vocabulary and syntax from page 122 on. They are divided into six section of four parts each, with answers supplied, divisions correspond with film strips 7-12 of ENGLISH THROUGH PICTURES. a common theme, family life in an average Canadian town, connects the sections and allows the book to be used also as an independent reader and language text with English-speaking pupils if desired. Intensive practice of its 500-word vocabulary of highly useful words selected from Basic English makes it particularly useful for beginning or retarded readers, as a follow-up to A FIRST WORKBOOK OF ENGLISH.
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The inside back cover has an interesting informative summary exercise to test your skill.
Acknowledgements are due to John Wright for alrage part in the preparation of this text,and to Ruth Tetcalf for the drawings.
Go through this story and then put the right words into it, on the lines for them.
Tom Brown, who is ten, does an hour's work after school six days a week. He takes newspapers to some of the house on West Street. Tom gets his papers from Mr. Jones, who has a bookstore on Middlefield Road. Yesterday Tom's little brother, Johnny, went with him when he took his papers round. Johnny will be seven in three weeks' time and is very good at number work at school.
Mr. Jones gave fifty papers to Tom who put them under his arm and went in the direction of West Street with Johnny by his side. He put a paper on the steps of Number 69, which is on the left side of the street going from the store, and gave a push to the bell.
Then Tom went to the other side of the street, and put two papers on the steps of Number 46, which is a two-family house. This time Johnny put his finger on the bell. "Now you have ____________________ papers," he said, going down two steps together.
"Yes," said Tom. the boys went to seven other houses, three of which were like Number 46 and took two papers, before they got to Number 179, which is a great, high building with different families living on every floor. Number 179 has a doorman, and he takes Tom's papers every day and gives them to the families in his house. "Who's this ?" said the doorman when he saw ____________________ .
This is my little ____________________ ," said Tom. "Here, Johnny, you take nineteen of these papers and give them to the man."
Johnny took them one at a time from Tom and put them down on the step of 179. When he had nineteen, he gave them to the doorman, who said, "Good for you, Johnny. Come again." They went on down the street.
"Now what number, Johnny ?" said Tom. "No, that is hard. I will put the numbers down on paper for you when we get back. I have ____________________ papers now."
Have we some more houses ?" said Johnny.
"One more. After that white house on the other side we go back to the store," said Tom. "That's the Smiths' and they take two papers. There's Mrs. Smith waiting at the door."
"Give them to me," said Johnny. "I'll take them to her."
Mrs. Smith had a postcard and two letters in her hand. "Will you put these in the Post Office box for me, please, when you go by," she said, taking the papers. "What a little paper boy you are ! Are you Tom's brother ?"
"Yes, ma'am, he is," said Tom from the other side of the street. "He is ___________________ some of my work today."
Three men took papers from Tom on the street, before the two boys got back to Mr. Jones's store. That's five cents a paper," said Tom, with the money in his right hand.
"How much today, Tom ?" said Mr. Jones when he saw them.
Three on the street," said Tom, putting down his ____________________ cents and his other papers. He got one cent from Mr. Jones for every paper which he took to the houses, and six cents for the three others. "Here you are," said Mr. Jones, and Tom put the forty ___________________ in his pocket.
What number of papers do I give back, Johnny ?" said Tom. "The teacher says Johnny is good at school, Mr. Jones."
"Let me see," said Johnny, putting his finger on the papers one by one. It took him a little time before he said, "There are (___________________)."
"That's the answer, my boy, " There are (____________________)."
"I'm going to be a ___________________ boy when I'm ten," said Johnny. He was very happy.
Johnny's work on Tuesday night for school on Wednesday had different sorts of questions. These were five of them.
Put the numbers in words on the lines for them. In 1. you will put nine hundred and ninety.
1 . Toronto is 990 (________________________________________) miles from Winnipeg by air.
2 . Montreal is 330 (________________________________________) miles from Toronto.
3 . There are 1,000,000 (________________________________________) persons in Montreal.
4 . Columbus came to American in 1492 (________________________________________).
5 . It is 3,500 (________________________________________) miles from one side of Canada to the other.
13 . When there are no clouds in the sky, the light of the sun by day and the light of the moon and stars by night __________ us see things. (let, does).
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And here is Question 1 with its answer. Go through it, and then get answers to the other nine questions and put them down in words on the line for them.
Question 1 : What is fourteen times fifteen ? Give the answer in words.
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"Yes," said Mrs Brown. "I will get a tray for you now. You haven't much time. I'll send for a taxi."
"Yes, please do, Jane." he said. "My bag is ready, all but one thing. Will you put another clean shirt in it for me, a white one ? You'll see the bag, open on my bed in our bedroom."
The taxi came before he had his coat on. "Your overshoes, George," said Mrs. Brown. "You have a little cold."
"Yes, I have," said Mr. Brown, putting them on. "I'll be all right, Jane. I'll send a card back to you Friday or Saturday." And taking his bag from Mrs. Brown he went out to the taxi.
"Where to, sir ?" said the man.
"The South Station. Have I time for the one o'clock to Edmonton ?"
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The train was not in when they got to the railroad station, and the man took Mr. Brown's bag out for him.
"You made good time," said Mr. Brown. "Let me see, that's eighty-five cents," and he gave a dollar to the taxi man. Then he went in to the station for his ticket. "Good morning," he said to the man in the ticket window. "One to Edmonton."
"The train will be in in three minutes said the man, taking ten dollars and giving a dollar and nine cents back to Mr. Brown.
"Is that you, George ?" said someone at his back; and there was his friend, Jim Hobson.
"Yes, it is. Good morning, Jim," said Mr. Brown. "I'm taking the one o'clock."
I'll be going with you, then," said Mr. Hobson. "Get a seat for me. There's the train. I'll go and get a newspaper Here, George, isn't that your bag ?"
"Oh, yes," said Mr. Brown, taking up his bag which was by the ticket window and going out to the train.
When they were side by side, with their bags and hats on the shelf over the seat and their coats on hooks, the two men had a happy time together. They went and had a drink and some food before they got to Edmonton.
"Here we are," said Mr. brown. "It isn't a long journey. Give me the good old steam engine evey time ! No airplane for me," and he got up and put on his coat and hat.
"Planes are good for getting to Ottawa," said his friend, taking his bag from the shelf, "but not for this sort of thing. When are you going back ?"
"I'll be in town two or three days," said Mr. Brown. "I'll be with the Blacks. He has an office with Jane's father on Ninety-eighth Street and they're living on Eighty-fifth."
"Oh. are you going there now "? said mr. Hobson. "We'll take the same taxi, I'm going north."
"No," said Mr. Brown. "Black's waiting for me at the office. I'm going over there."
After shaking hands the two men went in different directions, Mr. Hobson getting into a taxi and Mr. Brown going through the waiting room and out to the street. He took a look up and down the street and then went on foot to the building on Ninety-eighth Street where Mr. Black had an office on the seventh floor. The office was shut when he got up there, but a card on the door said, "Back at 5:30."
It's 5:15 now," said Mr. Brown, and went down again to the first floor, where he took a seat. He took out his pen and was writing a picture postcard to Mrs. Brown when his friend came in.
Ah, you're here before me," said Mr. Black, shaking his hand hard. "I went over to the Post Office. Go on with your writing. I'll get a taxi."
"It's a card to Jane," said Mr. Brown. "She sent her love to you and Mary."
"Please give our love to her," said Mr. Black. "Here, I'll take your bag. The little woman has some friends coming in, but not before 7:30."
I'm at Black's office after a good journey.
Jim Hobson was on the train. He and Black send their love.
Saturday. My cold is all right.
Give answers to these questions on the lines under them.
1 . When did Mr. Brown go to Edmonton?
2 . What food did Mr. Brown have before he took the train ?
3 . Who was Jim Hobson ?
4 . How much was Mr. Brown's ticket ?
5 . How much money did Mr. Brown give to the taxi man ?
6 . Which train did Mr. Brown take to Edmonton ?
7 . Who took Mr. Brown's bag from the taxi ?
8 . Did Mr. Brown and Mr. Hobson take the same taxi from the station to Edmonton ?
9 . Which of Mr. brown's two friends had an office on Ninety-eighth Street ?
10 . Where was Mr. Black before he came back to his office at 5:30 ?
[The Pocket Book of Basic English is a 1945 wartime edition. English Through Pictures books have at least three later editions. This earlier edition, 1957, consists of picture books I and II and two workbooks. Just under five hundred words are introduced in Book I and about 522 words in Book II for a total of about 1000 words. A later edition, 1973, in three volumes covering 750 words, 250 words each, and include a workbook incorporated in volumes I and II.] And recently, 2005, Pippin Publishers issued a good reprinted edition in three books that include workbooks in one and two.


For anyone fond of custard creations like crème brûlée or flan, you are hereby forewarned about canelés. On first glance, they don't look like much. Not known for perfect shape or artful finish, the crisp little cakes may appear more like pâtisserie rejects—some malformed, with exteriors ranging from extremely dark to downright burnt.
But, if there is heaven in a bite, this would surely be it. Beware: it takes only one to set off a profound physical and/or spiritual reaction. It may also make your eyes bug out and simultaneously cause you to swoon.
Canelés are not new; they have been around France for centuries—and could be one of their better kept secrets. These charmers have a fascinating pedigree. Hailing from the Bordeaux region, the crepe-like batter was originally baked in tin-lined copper molds, brushed with bees wax. Turns out the bees wax provides a natural non-stick coating, along with a lovely hint of honey flavoring.
It was discovered that baking them in a very hot oven caramelizes the exteriors to resemble something like the tops of crème brûlée. Meanwhile, their interiors develop an enchanting cake-like custard filling. It is this contrast in textures and flavors that yields a package in a class of its own. Without competition.
Once on the canelé trail, I was thrilled to discover that there are alternatives to the horrifically expensive copper molds. Silicone molds are also available; they are affordable, easy to work with and provide surprisingly good results. As far as baking with beeswax, that is still to come; I buckled and added a bit of honey to my batter as a tasty alternative. Food grade quality beeswax is available on line at a number of websites.
Scald the milk and butter until bubbles form on edge of pan (183 degrees), remove from heat and add the vanilla. Cool to warm.
In medium bowl sift the flour, sugar and salt together and make a well in the center. Lightly beat the eggs with a fork and pour them into the center of the flour. Add the milk mixture and stir with a spatula to incorporate the wet with the dry. To remove lumps, pour mixture thru a sieve into a holding container. Cover and refrigerate for at least 24 hours, preferably 48 hours, and up to 3 days.
The day of baking, brush silicone molds with butter. Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
Set molds on rack over baking sheet in oven, close door and reduce heat to 425 degrees. Bake for 15 minutes. If browning unevenly, reverse the molds. Close the door and reduce the heat to 350 degrees. Bake for an additional 45 to 60 minutes, until very dark brown, almost burnt. Continue to reverse the molds every 20-30 minutes.
Let canelés cool in their molds (about 10 minutes) on wire rack — this will help them firm up and avoid collapse. Remove from molds, place canelés on their sides on cooling rack; they will become crisp and more stable as they cool. Wipe out molds with toweling to remove any baking debris and repeat; it is not necessary to brush the molds with butter for 2nd Yield: about 36 canelés.
Canelés are best eaten the same day. To freshen, reheat in 450 degree oven 5-10 minutes.
Even the names are enchanting: œufs à la neige (eggs in snow) and ȋle flottante (floating island). Picture pristinely shaped ovals nested in snowy cream, or billowy meringues adrift in a sea of custard. Pure fantasy.
Although the French names suggest culinary ownership many countries claim their own unique versions. For the most part they are all about tender clouds of sweetened egg whites briefly poached and combined in some fashion with custard of eggs, milk and sugar.
For years I was captivated by the name and wanted to give Eggs in Snow a try, but only paused, blinked, and moved on. It seemed daunting; a lot of work for something that appeared simplistic and inconsequentially light.
But I was wrong. This is a complex dessert with both great style and whimsy; a sweet with such wide appeal that it would play equally well to adults and children as well as the healthy and the infirm.
Perhaps I have had a major culinary shift. These days I am in awe of all the well-constructed basics that incorporate eggs: i.e., meringues and custards. In this case, I was pleased to combine two of my favorite things and carry it a step further.
I was fascinated by the process of poaching meringues in simmering liquid. I watched as the beaten egg whites swelled into moist, firm puffs of air; the most perfect 'marshmallow fluff' imaginable.
Of course, anything that includes custard has long been a friend of mine. In this case, crème Anglaise thriftily transforms the residual yolks into a thin, regal custard—the sea upon which the islands of meringue rest.
Ah, those lovely Floating Islands. I spooned the custard sauce into individual glasses and perched a couple of the meringue clouds atop. For contrast, I sprinkled on a few crunchy candied almonds. You would not think one of these elegant beauties would be enough—so light and ethereal, yet I was amazed and completely satisfied.
As with some île flottantes, perhaps the addition a cookie or bit of cake is in order. It's your call. Whatever you call it, it is not a dessert easily forgotten.
In a wide pot over medium high, heat milk and sugar to dissolve the sugar. Keep warm while preparing the meringue.
1. With electric mixer, beat the egg whites until foamy and add the cream of tartar. Continue beating the whites until a firm foam forms. Add the salt and then very slowly add in the sugar, beating until whites are glossy and thick with soft peaks. Add the vanilla and beat until stiff peaks begin to form.
1. Using 2 serving spoons shape the meringues into attractive ovals and gently lower the spoonfuls into the simmering milk.
2. Poach the meringues about 2 minutes per side; turn when set and cook on the other side. Remove with slotted spoon and set on toweling to drain; and repeat.
1. Strain the poaching liquid and add enough milk to equal 2 cups. Heat the milk in a small pot until it is hot but not boiling.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, with a hand held mixer, beat the egg yolks until frothy and slowly whisk in the sugar; continue beating until it is thick and light in color. Slowly stir in about 2/3 cup of the hot milk to temper.
3. Lightly whisk the custard back into the pot of warm milk. Over low heat stir constantly until it is hot and coats the back of a spoon and when a line drawn through it does not run. It should reach about 170 degrees: a few bubbles may appear along edges but it does not boil. Add the vanilla and strain into a clean bowl to cool. If refrigerating, cover the surface with plastic wrap to avoid skin forming on surface.
To Assemble: Spoon the custard into a low serving bowl, individual wide bowls or serving glasses; float the poached meringues on top and sprinkle with candied nuts or fresh fruit. Serves 4.


Do you find your Christian life exhausting? Are you trying to do so much good work for God that you are left feeling burned out? Do you feel like your emotional or spiritual baggage is holding you back in your faith journey? The Christian life is like a marathon, and if we try to run it like a sprinting contest or trying to carry excess baggage, we will end up ineffective and weak.
After the thorough listing of faith role models in Hebrews 11, the author then encourages us to follow their example in Hebrews 12: "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart" (Hebrews 12: 1-3).
The Christian faith is not a sprint, but a marathon. Many Christians try to run the Christian race as if it was a sprinting contest. They rush from one Bible study to another, attend meeting after meeting, and join every committee they can; however, no one can keep up that pace for very long, and eventually they tire and give up in exhaustion. Instead of working for Christ, they become burned out and ineffective. Then after a sufficient rest, they are back to their frenzy of service and studies and meetings. They spend their entire lives in this sprinting pattern with periods of intense work and periods of burnout.
If we run the Christian race as a marathon instead of a speed race, we will set a steady pace that we can maintain until the race is finished. Our race should not be about the speed we run, but about the consistency of our running. We will still occasionally stumble or slow our journey, but we should always remain focused on moving steadily forward.
When we run for a long distance, we need to "throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us" (Hebrews 12:1). Excess baggage and weight will only hinder our marathon and will lead to tired and ineffective running. These added weights could be feelings of anxiety, worry, bitterness, or greed. Our weights could be unconfessed sins or doubts about God's power. These hindrances can slow our race down to a halt. We can look at the examples of the faithful in Hebrews 11 and realize that they overcame many obstacles and weaknesses. They overcame, and so can we.
One of our greatest hindrances is our preoccupation with ourselves. Instead of staying focused ahead on the road that we are running, we begin to compare ourselves to other runners. We begin looking to our sides and behind us, instead keeping our eyes forward. We need to keep our eyes on Jesus who stands at the finish line waiting for us to complete the race. He should always be the focus of our faith because He is the giver and wellspring of faith.
Jesus Christ Himself is our greatest role model for finishing the long marathon. During His life on earth He endured opposition and ridicule and scorn and blasphemy and torture and betrayal. Yet Jesus endured because He was motivated by the glory that was awaiting Him in heaven. Jesus' prize is our prize. When we finish the marathon, we will find our rewards in heaven. That should be enough motivation to keep us running, persevering, and moving forward.
Are you feeling discouraged in your Christian race? Are you like the sprinter who does too much then experiences burnout? Are you the overburdened runner who is encumbered by doubts and sins and worries? God is calling us to move forward. If you are feeling weak, tired, and unmotivated; fix your eyes upon Jesus. He is the greatest role model of faith and wants to motivate you and encourage you and equip you in your race. Pray for His help today so that you can become a long-distance runner in your faith journey.


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Spanish Nationality
In this section you will find the different methods for acquiring Spanish nationality along with the important information on the loss and preservation of same.
How can Spanish nationality be acquired?
Methods for acquiring nationality
The different methods for acquiring nationality are:
Nationality for those of Spanish origin
Those of Spanish origin are:
Those born to a Spanish father or mother
Those born in Spain who are the children of non-Spanish parents if at least one of their parents were born in Span (with the exception of children of diplomats).
Those born in Spain to non-Spanish parents, if both have no nationality (status of stateless persons) or if the legislation of neither grants nationality to the child. In this case a form can be submitted at the local Civil Registry of your place of residence to declare Spanish nationality on the basis of mere assumption.
Children born in Spain whose parents' identity is unknown. Children whose first known place of stay is Spanish territory are assumed to have been born in Spain.
All children under 18 years of age adopted by a Spanish national are of Spanish origin. If the adoptee is aged over 18, they may opt for Spanish nationality of origin within two years following the legalisation of the adoption.
Nationality by possession of status
All persons who have possessed or used Spanish nationality for ten years, on a continued basis and in good faith (without being aware of the real situation, i.e. that they were not in fact Spanish), on the basis of a record held by the Civil Registry. Spanish nationality is not lost even where the record held by the Civil Registry is annulled. The interested party must have maintained an active attitude in such possession and use of Spanish nationality, meaning that they must have behaved in a manner considering themselves to be Spanish, in both the exercise of their rights and in fulfilling their obligations to the bodies of the Spanish state.
Nationality by option
The option is a benefit in our legislation extended to foreign nationals subject to certain conditions, for them to acquire Spanish nationality. The following persons shall have the right to acquire Spanish nationality by this method:
Those persons who are or have been subject to the parental authority of a Spanish national. This option expires when the interested party reaches 20 years of age, except where their relevant legislation states that the interested party does not reach legal age at the age of 18, in which case the term shall be for the two years following their reaching legal age.
Those persons whose father or mother was Spanish or born in Spain.
Those persons whose determination of parentage or birth in Spain is only made after reaching the age of eighteen. In this case, the term for opting for nationality is the two years from the determination of parentage or birth.
Those persons whose adoption by Spanish nationals occurs after reaching eighteen years of age. In this case the right to opt for Spanish nationality is valid for a term of two years after the legalisation of the adoption.
Nationality by residence
This method of acquisition of nationality requires continued legal residence in Spain for ten years immediately prior to the application. There are cases in which the period of residence required can be reduced. These are:
Five years: for the granting of Spanish nationality to those persons who have obtained refugee status
Two years: for nationals of Ibero-American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, Portugal or persons of Sephardic origin.
One year:
Persons born in Spanish territory.
Persons who have not exercised their right to Spanish nationality by option.
o Persons who have been legally subject to the guardianship (in the care of a guardian) or foster care (foster care allowing for the reduction of the legal residency period to one year is that in which there is a resolution issued by the public body responsible for the protection of minors in the relevant territory or judicially recognized foster care) of a Spanish citizen or institution for two consecutive years, including where they remain in this situation at the time of application.
o Persons who, at the time of the application, have been married for one year to a Spanish national and are not legally separated and have not had a common-law separation.
o The widower or widow of a Spanish national, if, at the time of the death of the spouse, they were not separated in fact or legally.
o Those born outside Spain to a Spanish father or mother (also born outside Spain), grandfather or grandmother, provided that all were originally Spanish.
Nationality by naturalisation
This method of acquiring nationality is ex gratia and is not subject to the general rules of administrative procedure. It shall be granted, or not, at the discretion of the Government by Royal Decree, after an evaluation of the exceptional circumstances.
Ministry of Justice How can Spanish nationality be acquired?
LOSS AND PRESERVATION OF SPANISH NATIONALITY
How can Spanish nationality be lost?
Spanish nationals shall lose nationality where:
They are emancipated, reside abroad or voluntarily acquire another nationality. They can prevent such loss if, within a term of three years, they declare their wish to preserve their nationality. The acquisition of the nationality of Ibero-American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal is not sufficient grounds for the loss of Spanish nationality.
Are emancipated, reside abroad and, for a period of three years, exclusively use the nationality attributed prior to their emancipation. They can prevent such loss if, within a term of three years, they declare their wish to preserve their nationality. The acquisition of the nationality of Ibero-American countries, Andorra, the Philippines, Equatorial Guinea or Portugal is not sufficient cause for the loss of Spanish nationality.
Emancipated Spanish nationals who have another nationality who habitually reside abroad and voluntarily renounce Spanish nationality.
In the case of Spanish nationals who were born abroad and are Spanish by virtue of having been born to a Spanish father or mother also born abroad, shall lose Spanish citizenship if, within a term of three years from emancipation or reaching legal age, they do not declare their wish to preserve their Spanish nationality.
Spanish nationals not nationals by origin (for example, those who have acquired Spanish nationality by residence) shall lose their Spanish nationality if:
After acquiring Spanish nationality, they use the nationality they had renounced in order to acquire Spanish nationality for a period of three years.
When they voluntarily enter the armed services of, or hold political office in, a foreign State against the express prohibition of the government.
Where a sentence declares that the interested party engaged in falsification, concealment or fraud in the acquisition of Spanish nationality.
Where to make a declaration of preservation
Spain's Consulates abroad perform Civil Registry functions.
Ministry of Justice How is Spanish nationality lost?
RECOVERY OF NATIONALITY
How can Spanish nationality be recovered?
Once Spanish nationality is lost, there is a possibility of recovering it (Article 26 of the Civil Code). To do so, it is necessary to meet the following requirements:
The interested party must be legally resident in Spain. However, this requirement shall not apply to emigrants or the children of emigrants. Furthermore, the Ministry of Justice may waive this requirement where exceptional circumstance occur. (e.g. persons who have carried out charity activities to the benefit of Spanish interests or associations, Order of the Ministry of Justice of 11 July 1991. Official State Gazette of 24 July 1991).
The interested part may declare their desire to recover Spanish nationality before the Registrar of the Civil Registry.
They must register the recovery of nationality in the Civil Registry.
When is the prior authorisation of the Government required for the recovery of Spanish nationality?
The prior authorisation of the Government shall be required for the recovery of Spanish nationality where lost by those who had not held nationality by origin or the loss occurred for any of the following reasons: • Persons who, for a period of three years, use exclusively the nationality they had renounced in order to acquire Spanish nationality.
Those who enter the armed services of, or hold political office in, a foreign State against the express prohibition of the government.
Where to request recovery of Spanish nationality
The request must be submitted to the local Civil Registry of their place of residence. Spain's Consulates abroad perform Civil Registry functions.
Obtaining the request form
The request form can be obtained at your local Civil Registry or Consulate.
Ministry of Justice How can Spanish nationality be recovered?
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How do we Handle the Problem Texts in the New Testament?
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Because there are some problems in scripture, let us look at a text Dr. Ehrman refers to that we might find troubling – the centurion standing at the foot of the cross. According to Matthew and Mark the centurion says "Surely this is the Son of God," and according to Luke he says "Surely this is a righteous man." Which is it? One explanation that Dr. Ehrman would call an artful dodge is that the centurion said both, and Luke recorded one and Matthew and Mark recorded the other. The problem is that in all three of the synoptic gospels he only says one thing; there is only a one-liner.
Here is how I would approach this. First of all, I am not going to ask a 20th century question. Rather, I am going to ask a 1st century question. "What degree of freedom did 1st century biographers and historians have to edit their materials in ways that they thought would be meaningful for their audiences?" My answer to that is, if you study other ancient works of historiography and ancient biographies, they had a certain amount of freedom. I think that the centurion probably said something like, "Surely this was a son of god." What did he mean by that? What he would have meant was that this man is not railing against the people who have put him on the cross; he is not cursing God; he must be a noble person; this must be a death that is a noble death. We are not thinking that the Roman centurion was converted just by watching Jesus bleed. How would a Roman pagan have viewed this? "Surely this is a son of the gods. This man must not have deserved to die." That is what the centurion would have meant. I expect that is more closely in its original historical context.
When it is put into a gospel like Matthew or Mark, obviously they have an agenda to say this is the Son of God. So they use that which really happened in a more theologically loaded way. I do not have any problems with that. But what is going on with Luke when he says "Surely this is a righteous man"? I would go back to the historical moment itself, and ask what "Surely this is a son of the gods" would mean. "Surely this is a righteous person who did not deserve to die." So what has Luke done? He has interpreted the meaning of the original historical moment for a Gentile God-fearer like Theophilus so he would understand the significance of the moment. The issue is not if this is verbatim? The issue is whether this is a true interpretation of the historical moment. And they both are. Matthew and Mark are more literally a historical rendering of what was probably said at the occasion. Luke has interpreted the meaning of it, so it makes sense to a Greco-Roman person. There is not a contradiction here because they are actually doing two different things. One is more of a sound bite and the other is more of a theological interpretation of the significance of what was said. We have a lot of that going on in the gospels.
Ok, so that makes maybe a modern, conservative, post-enlightenment Christian uncomfortable. But it is scripture, so deal with it. It is in there. This is what God wanted us to have in the gospels. In Mark, we hear about Jesus addressing the disciples "why do you have no faith?" But in the same stories in Matthew, it is always "O ye of little faith." Is the appropriate question to ask about this "which one is right?" No. The important question to ask is "why are they presenting the stories these ways – for what theological and ethical purposes that conform to the conventions of ancient historiography and ancient biography?" That is the right question to ask, not the modern question of "why do these look different?" That is an anachronistic question. It is an unfair question to ask when none of these gospels were trying to give us a verbatim of all of this material. Remember, they did not have tape recorders.
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The Real Russia. Today. Why Russia tortures, no Putinism without Putin, and the Olive Stone ploy
This day in history: 79 years ago, U.S. Secretary of State Sumner Welles condemned the June 1940 occupation by the USSR of the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and refused to recognize their annexation as Soviet Republics.
A leading advocate for Russian prisoners explains why the Gulag system lives on and what she's doing about it
News briefs: A murdered LGBTQ rights activist, children killed in campground fire, two new legislative initiatives, and some submarine fire developments
Devout torturers 👮
Olga Romanova directs a nonprofit called Rus' Sidyashchaya ("Rus' Imprisoned") that provides aid to Russian prisoners and their families. Nonetheless, she hasn't lived in Russia for two full years: in the summer of 2017, she moved abroad after law enforcement officials had her organization's office searched. Around the same time, reports emerged that Anatoly Rudy, the deputy director of Russia's Federal Penitentiary Service, had reported Romanova for embezzlement. He claimed that she had stolen funds allocated to her by the World Bank to run financial literacy seminars in the Russian prison system. The legal team for Rus' Imprisoned successfully argued in an arbitration court that they had used the money to run even more seminars than they had initially planned, but the case against Romanova is still open. Meduza special correspondent Sasha Sulim spoke with Romanova about her legal situation, reforming Russia's prison system, and why that system is still built directly on the framework of the Gulag.
Read our summary of this interview here.
⌛ Putin's autocracy will eat itself without Putin
Is Russia doomed to a "self-replicating autocracy," even without Vladimir Putin in the picture? In a new article for Republic, economist Dmitry Travin acknowledges that many energetic but impatient opposition activists give into pessimism about the country's future, but he believes there's too little "autocratic institutionalization" today to preserve Russia's Putinist autocracy. Travin argues that the current rules of the game" are intentionally vague and informal, and therefore open to the interpretation of various influential groups, because this confusion maintains Putin's indispensability as the system's mediator. Without Putin playing this arbiter's role, Travin says, clan conflicts will prevent the regime from sustaining itself as an autocracy, and elites will need to negotiate a new clearer set of rules secured in institutions.
Travin expects competition for Putin's position to come from three different directions: (1) figures who enlist the support of a Yeltsin-style "Family" that happens to control the state when Putin exits; (2) figures who utilize the state's means of manipulating the masses and then approve the selection of a new "Family"; and (3) figures who either recruit rivals to their coalition or at least neutralize others capable of backing rival candidates.
The loss of Putin as an arbiter of Russia's informal "rules of the game" will also upend the system used to suppress political activism from businesses, Travin says. Currently, entrepreneurs and corporations know what's off limits, and they know that funding opposition groups risks police raids, but the post-Putin competition among Russia's elites will blur these lines. Businesses will be ready as ever to embrace conformism, but the nature of conformism itself will become unclear without Putin. Business people will respond by funding anyone who appears sufficiently dangerous, intensifying the country's political battle by flooding the fight with additional resources. Travin thinks this will include the coalition of celebrities and journalists that currently supports Putin.
Travin acknowledges that countries sometimes descend into civil war, when the "contradictions" that emerge after the loss of an autocrat is strong enough. He says Russia's contradictions today aren't so bad, however, and the elites are already working to "adjust" Putinism. Russia's own historical trauma means they'll be capable of compromise, despite different visions for the future, Travin says, speculating that the post-Putin conditions will be favorable for avoiding the extremes of either civil war or self-replicating autocracy.
🗳 Kremlin meddling botched Moscow's City Duma race
In a new article for the Carnegie Moscow Center, journalist and Meduza correspondent Andrey Pertsev says Moscow City Hall and the Kremlin are largely to blame for botching the capital's upcoming City Duma elections, which have become a major source of political instability. Pertsev says the two biggest reasons for the ongoing problems are (1) rising nationwide protest sentiment, and (2) Kremlin first deputy chief of staff Sergey Kiriyenko's pressure on the Sobyanin administration to move Deputy Mayor Anastasia Rakova from politics (where she successfully managed Moscow's elections in 2015 and 2018) to social policy. Rakova was moved, Pertsev says, because she showed too much autonomy and didn't play ball with the Kremlin's political strategists, refusing to let them run Sobyanin's re-election campaign.
Rakova was replaced with Natalia Sergunina, who previously handled economic matters. Sergunina and her subordinate, Moscow Trade and Services head Alexey Nemeryuk (another novice when it comes to managing elections), are the officials responsible for September's City Duma contests. Pertsev says Sergunina wanted to use this fall's elections to refresh the deputies in Moscow's City Duma by bringing in several "moderate oppositionists" (like Nyuta Federmesser) to serve two aims: (1) "pseudo-oppositionists" would create the illusion that the legislature is listening to constituents, helping the mayor's office track its "mistakes"; and (2) Sergunina wanted to flush out Rakova's people.
This plan didn't work out, however, when "moderate oppositionists" largely refused to collaborate.
Until its actions provoked large-scale protests, Moscow City Hall was fairly "laid back" in its approach to the September elections, Pertsev says, explaining that officials never expected independent candidates to crack the barrier to entry: roughly 5,000-6,000 signatures in each electoral district. (For context, in the last City Duma elections, winning candidates got roughly 10,000-15,000 votes, meaning that the signatures requirement means candidates need to generate significant popular support, before they're even guaranteed a spot on the ballot. While there are several opposition municipal deputies, these figures are typically unknown in the larger City Duma contests.)
But Sergunina and the Kremlin didn't count on the rising protest mood, or the fact that the city now has a handful of prominent oppositionists with either municipal deputy credibility or past political offices, giving unhappy voters a "guidepost" for casting protest votes. Moscow City Hall, meanwhile, has failed to create a "single brand" for its candidates that compares to the "My City" primaries initiative five years ago.
When it finally became clear how unfavorable City Hall's position is in Moscow's upcoming elections, the mayor's office and the Kremlin did what comes naturally and simply used fraudulent means to bar the race's independent candidates. Pertsev says this decision was based more on principles than practicality, given that the City Duma is largely powerless, though the authorities are also keen to avoid giving a popular oppositionist any path to national elected office. Unfortunately for the regime, this turned the elections into a "symbolic event," Pertsev says. While the Kremlin is often prepared to make concessions on "social issues," compromise is out of the question when it comes to politics.
In other words, the Power Vertical's inflexibility has turned a routine set of elections into a political problem that could lead to a large unpermitted protest outside City Hall or mass voting for any candidate not backed by the mayor's office.
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Home Uncategorized World Golf Awards confirms return to Conrad Algarve for 2016
World Golf Awards confirms return to Conrad Algarve for 2016
World Golf Awards has revealed Conrad Algarve, the most modern five-star hotel in Portugal, will host its Gala Ceremony 2016.The most prestigious awards programme in the golf tourism industry will return to the resort for the third consecutive year on November 11th-13th.
Attendees will be welcomed to the luxurious hotel on Thursday, November 10th, with a round of golf on one of the three championship golf courses at Quinta do Lago on Friday, November 11th.
A networking dinner will follow in the evening, before the Third Annual World Golf Awards Classic competition on the morning of Saturday, November 12th.
In the evening, the unveiling of the World Golf Awards will form the centrepiece of the itinerary, before guests depart on Sunday, November 13th.
World Golf Awards Managing Director Chris Frost said: "It is an honour to be returning to the Conrad Algarve in southern Portugal for our third Gala Ceremony. The hotel was instrumental in the success of the inaugural World Golf Awards in 2014, while last year saw the ceremony rise to the next level of achievement.
"The Algarve remains the centre of the golfing world, and it was no surprise when Portugal took the title of World's Best Golf Destination for the second year in succession in 2015. With voting set to open in just a few days it will be down to you, the voters, to decide if the destination is able to hold on to this most prestigious of crowns."
Event Partner Quinta do Lago will offer World Golf Awards guests a chance to enjoy its three award-winning championship golf courses – the South Course, Laranjal, and the North Course, which was co-designed by Beau Welling and European Ryder Cup-winning captain Paul McGinley.
Each has been expertly designed to complement its natural surroundings, while offering its own set of unique challenges. Wide lakes, undulating fairways and strategic bunkers characterise the terrain, along with carefully tended greens, which are considered to be among the best in Portugal.
John Dwyer, Chief Executive at Quinta do Lago, said: "We're delighted Quinta do Lago will play a leading role with the World Golf Awards for a third year. It was a real privilege to be involved for the first two years and hosting the event continues to boost the interest and enjoyment of our resort.
"We have been fortunate to enjoy some very positive years, with a lot of exciting things happening at Quinta do Lago, including the re-opening of the North Course, and the World Golf Awards is another achievement that makes us proud. It is a huge honour and opportunity for us to showcase our five-star facilities to some of the respected figures in the golf industry."
The Conrad Algarve is a uniquely styled luxury hotel, with everything from the guest rooms and private balconies, to the majestic spa and five individual restaurants offering flourishes of luxury sophistication.
"The Conrad Algarve is extremely proud to be hosting the World Golf Awards Gala Ceremony for the third consecutive year," said Conrad Algarve General Manager Joachim Hartl.
"It was a pleasure to be part of the first two editions of such a prestigious event in which Portugal was inclusively awarded as the World's Best Golf Destination, a relevant recognition for golf and the hospitality industry in particular for the Algarve region as one of the leading golf destinations.
"The Conrad Algarve Team will be delighted to welcome all participants and make the most of this evening that will take place on the November 12th 2016."
For nomination information please contact World Golf Awards Managing Director Chris Frost or visit the the official website.
About World Golf Awards
World Golf Awards serves to celebrate and reward excellence in golf tourism, world class courses and golf destinations.
Golf tourism constitutes a vital segment in the global travel and tourism marketplace. An estimated 60 million golfer visits will take place in 2016 to the 32,000 golf courses and resorts worldwide.
The 2016 World Golf Awards will focus on the leading 130 nations who are shaping the future of this dynamic industry.
While celebrating and rewarding excellence across golf resorts, courses and the golfing destinations throughout the world, World Golf Awards will strive to ultimately raise the golf tourist customer experience and stimulate both the domestic and international golf tourism market.
Votes will be made by professionals working within the golf travel and tourism industry – senior executives, travel buyers, tour operators, agents and media professionals. Votes may also be cast by the public (golf tourism consumers).
The voting works on a first-past-the-post system to ensure impartiality and independence. Votes are submitted online via the World Golf Awards website.
The winners of each national category will go head-to-head with the winners of the other countries before the unveiling of the World Winners.
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Revisiting prostate cancer: Can we separate the wheat from the chaff? p. 97
DOI:10.4103/iju.IJU_95_17 PMID:28469293
What's inside p. 99
Roundup p. 101
Bladder cancer: 2017 and beyond p. 104
Ashish M Kamat
Advances in surgical management of muscle invasive bladder cancer p. 106
Janet Baack Kukreja, Jay B Shah
Introduction: Bladder cancer remains a disease of the elderly with relatively few advances that have improved survival over the last 20 years. Radical cystectomy (RC) has long remained the principal treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). Methods: A literature search of PubMed was performed. The content was reviewed for continuity with the topic of surgical advances in MIBC. Articles and society guidelines were included in this review. Results: Despite the associated morbidity, even in the elderly, RC is still a reasonable option. Modifications during RC may have a positive or negative impact on survival and quality of life. The extent of pelvic lymph node dissection is one such factor which may positively impact survival outcomes. In addition, preservation of pelvic organs, robotic surgery and the adoption of enhanced recovery after surgery principles continues to improve the postoperative recovery and quality of life in RC patients. Conclusion: There are some ongoing studies in many of these areas, but overall the new advances in MIBC may improve patient quality and quantity of life. The advances in surgical treatment of MIBC are important and the focus of the review here.
Where are we with bladder preservation for muscle-invasive bladder cancer in 2017? p. 111
Woodson Wade Smelser, Marcus A Austenfeld, Jeffrey Maxwell Holzbeierlein, Eugene Kang Lee
DOI:10.4103/iju.IJU_279_16 PMID:28469298
Introduction: In 2017, neoadjuvant, cisplatin-based chemotherapy followed by radical cystectomy (RC) is considered the gold standard therapy for muscle-invasive bladder based on randomized controlled trials. Across all tumor stages, this approach has been associated with the highest rates of disease-specific survival. However, RC is one of the most challenging procedures performed by urologic surgeons and carries with it significant risks of complications, hospital readmission, and even a small risk of mortality, in addition to lifestyle changes that can have long-term effects on well-being. For these reasons, bladder-sparing approaches are utilized in some highly selected patients. We reviewed the most recent evidence for bladder-sparing modalities for muscle-invasive urothelial bladder cancer and summarize those findings in this review article. Methods: We performed a PubMed literature review utilizing the key words "bladder preservation," "trimodal therapy," "muscle-invasive bladder cancer," and "partial cystectomy" written in English, dating back to 1990. We excluded case reports. Results: Our search yielded more than 2000 articles which we screened. Some articles were then rejected due to inappropriate topic. In addition, we reviewed the most recent American Urological Association, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), and European guidelines on muscle-invasive bladder cancer. We identified fifty relevant articles which are summarized in this text. In some rare instances, recommendations are based on expert opinion. Conclusions: Bladder preservation is often considered for quality of life considerations or in the setting of multiple medical comorbidities, and this remains oncologically appropriate even in 2016 in highly selected patients with muscle-invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder.
Systemic therapy in bladder cancer p. 118
Ian G Pinto
Systemic chemotherapy is essential for the management of muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) and metastatic bladder cancer (BCa). Neoadjuvant chemotherapy is key to the management of MIBC with many cisplatin-based regimens. Adjuvant chemotherapy may be considered for selected patients who did not receive neoadjuvant therapy. Systemic chemotherapy with radiotherapy is a critical component of a trimodal bladder-preserving approach and is superior to radiotherapy alone. Cisplatin-based chemotherapy has been the mainstay for metastatic BCa. Immunotherapy in the form of checkpoint inhibitors is a promising new drug for the treatment of BCa. Molecular characterization of each individual BCa is likely to lead to a target-directed therapeutic revolution.
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Bladder cancer: Micro RNAs as biomolecules for prognostication and surveillance p. 127
Nilay Mitash, Swasti Tiwari, Shalini Agnihotri, Anil Mandhani
Introduction: Bladder cancer (BC) has varied clinical behavior in terms of recurrence and progression. Current pathological characteristics are insufficient to prognosticate the outcome of a given treatment. Cellular metabolic regulatory molecules, such as micro RNA (miRNA), could be a potential biomarker to prognosticate the treatment outcomes. Materials and Methods: PubMed and Google Scholar databases were searched for publications from 1990 to 2016, related to miRNA biogenesis, its function, and role in the pathogenesis of bladder as well as other cancers. Articles were searched using MeSH terms micrornas, micrornas AND neoplasm, and micrornas AND urinary bladder neoplasm. Out of the 108 publications reviewed 75 references were selected based on the clinical relevance. Articles were reviewed to assess the role of miRNA in various cancers and those in BC as a diagnostic or therapeutic tool. Results: More than 35 miRNAs were found to be associated with different pathways of cellular dedifferentiation, proliferation, and progression of BC as well as other cancers. A normal looking mucosa may show molecular changes preceding phenotypic changes in the form of varied expression of miR-129, miR-200a, and miR-205. miR-214, miR-99a, and miR-125b have been shown to be potential urinary biomarkers of BC. miRNAs could act as a repressor for protein molecule functioning or activator of different pathways to be used as a therapeutic target too. Conclusions: Despite certain limitations, such as instability, rapid plasma clearance, and targeting antagonist proteins of cellular metabolic pathways, miRNAs have potential to be studied as a biomarker or a therapeutic target for BC.
Multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging-transrectal ultrasound fusion prostate biopsy: A prospective, single centre study p. 134
Somendra Bansal, Narmada P Gupta, Rajiv Yadav, Rakesh Khera, Kulbir Ahlawat, Dheeraj Gautam, Rajesh Ahlawat, Gagan Gautam
Introduction: Transrectal rectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided systematic biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosis of prostate cancer. However, systematic biopsy has high false-negative rate and often misses anteriorly located tumors. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-TRUS fusion biopsy can potentially improve cancer detection by better visualization and targeting of cancer focus. We evaluated the role of fusion biopsy in detection of prostate cancer and the association of prostate imaging reporting and data system (PI-RADS) score for predicting cancer risk and its aggression. Methods: Ninety-six consecutive men with suspected prostate cancer underwent MRI-TRUS fusion-targeted biopsy of suspicious lesions and standard 12 core biopsy from May 2014 to July 2015 in our institution. All patients underwent 3.0 T multiparametric MRI before biopsy. mp-MRI included T2W, DWI, DCE and MRS sequences to identify lesions suspicious for prostate cancer. Suspected lesions were scored according to PI-RADS scoring system. Comparison of cancer detection between standard 12 core biopsy and MRI-TRUS fusion biopsy was done. Detection of prostate cancer was primary end point of this study. Results: Mean age was 64.4 years and median prostate-specific antigen was 8.6 ng/ml. Prostate cancer was detected in 57 patients (59.3%). Of these 57 patients, 8 patients (14%) were detected by standard 12 core biopsy only, 7 patients (12.3%) with MRI-TRUS fusion biopsy only, and 42 patients (73.7%) by both techniques. Of the 7 patients, detected with MRI-TRUS fusion biopsy alone, 6 patients (85.7%) had Gleason ≥7 disease. Prostate cancer was detected on either standard 12 core biopsy or MRI-TRUS fusion biopsy in 0%, 42.8%, 74%, and 89.3% patients of suspicious lesions of highest PI-RADS score 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively. Conclusions: MRI-TRUS fusion prostate biopsy improves cancer detection rate when combined with standard 12 cores biopsy and detects more intermediate or high-grade prostate cancer (Gleason ≥7). With increasing PI-RADS score, there is an increase chance of detection of cancer as well as its aggressiveness.
Perioperative complications and postoperative outcomes of partial nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma: Does indication matter? p. 140
Vivek Venkatramani, Santosh Kumar, J Chandrasingh, Antony Devasia, Nitin S Kekre
Introduction: The aim of the study was to determine whether perioperative complications and postoperative outcomes varied with the indication of partial nephrectomy (PN). Materials and Methods: We reviewed data of 184 consecutive PN for suspected renal cell carcinoma operated between January 2004 and December 2013. Complications using the Clavien-Dindo classification were compared between surgeries for absolute indications (chronic renal failure, bilateral tumors, or solitary kidney), those for relative indications (comorbid illnesses with the potential to affect renal function) and elective indications (patients without risk factors). Complex tumors were defined as size >7 cm, multiple, hilar, and endophytic tumors. Results: Patients with an absolute indication had larger tumors (P = 0.001) and tumors of a higher pathological T-stage (P = 0.03). Minor complications (Clavien 1 and 2) occurred in 25.4% patients in the elective arm versus over 40% in the other arms (P = 0.049). Major complications (Clavien 3+) were less common in the elective arm (3.2% cases vs. 12.7% in the relative arm and 13.8% in the absolute arm) with a trend to significance (P = 0.09). On multivariate analysis, absolute indication (odds ratio [OR] = 2.4, P = 0.04) and surgery for a complex renal mass (OR = 2.5 times, P = 0.03) remained significant predictors of minor complications. Major complications were more common in the relative (OR = 5.5, P = 0.057) and absolute indication arm (OR = 5.231, P = 0.051) with a trend toward significance. Conclusions: Elective indication was associated with fewer complications than PN for relative or absolute indications.
Comparison of sterile water irrigation versus intravesical mitomycin C in preventing recurrence of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer after transurethral resection p. 144
Priyank Bijalwan, Ginil Kumar Pooleri, Appu Thomas
Introduction: Early recurrence of nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) following transurethral resection (TUR) remains relatively high. An immediate single instillation of mitomycin C (MMC) reduces the recurrence rates in the first 2 years but has not shown benefits in tumor progression or overall survival. Distilled water irrigation has shown to delay tumor recurrence by osmolysis of tumor cells. There are only limited clinical studies comparing the efficacy of MMC with continuous sterile water irrigation (CSWI) in preventing the recurrence of NMIBC after TUR in clinical setting.Materials and Methods: A prospective, randomized, open-label, two-arm, single-center, pilot study was conducted between December 2013 and September 2015 at a tertiary-care center in South India. Patients were randomized into CSWI group (n = 19) or single dose intravesical MMC group (n = 17) following TUR for NMIBC and analyzed. All patients were followed up with flexible cystoscopy and urine cytology at 3 months interval for 1 year. Recurrence-free rate was estimated as the primary criterion for outcome analysis.Results: At the end of 12 months, recurrence-free rates for MMC and CSWI groups were 47.1% and 52.6%, respectively. The mean recurrence-free interval for MMC and CSWI groups were 10.9 months and 9.8 months, respectively. The difference in recurrence-free rate or recurrence-free interval between two groups was statistically nonsignificant. Further, the complications in MMC group were significantly higher than that in CSWI group (P = 0.047).Conclusions: Continuous bladder irrigation with sterile water after TUR may be comparable to immediate single dose intravesical MMC in preventing tumor recurrence in NMIBC.
Fosfomycin susceptibility among multidrug-resistant, extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing, carbapenem-resistant uropathogens p. 149
Sayantan Banerjee, Mallika Sengupta, Tanoy Kumer Sarker
Introduction: Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infectious diseases. With the emergence of multidrug resistance (MDR), therapeutic options for treatment of UTIs are becoming limited. Fosfomycin has emerged as a novel oral therapeutic option with bactericidal activity against the MDR uropathogens. We evaluated the susceptibility pattern of uropathogens to this antibiotic. Methods: A prospective study was conducted for 6 months in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India to evaluate whether the common uropathogens were susceptible to fosfomycin. Identification of organisms causing significant bacteriuria was done by conventional biochemical and VITEK 2 Compact System™. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed against these pathogens by Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Minimum inhibitory concentrations were measured for certain drugs by E-strips and VITEK 2 Compact System. Results: A total of 2229 urine samples were referred for culture during the study period, which yielded 356 significant bacterial isolates. Among these isolates, 64.78% were extended-spectrum beta-lactamases producers, 15.97% were carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, and 42.7% isolates were found to be MDR Enterobacteriaceae (MDRE). However, 95.18% of the total isolates and 95.93% of MDRE were found to be susceptible to fosfomycin. Conclusion: The common uropathogens, including MDR isolates, show high in vitro susceptibility to fosfomycin, which therefore has the potential to emerge as a promising alternative oral agent for outpatient therapy of UTIs.
A novel composite two-stage urethroplasty for complex penile strictures: A multicenter experience p. 155
Pankaj M Joshi, Guido Barbagli, Vikram Batra, Sandesh Surana, Atef Hamouda, Salvatore Sansalone, Dimitris Costi, Massimo Lazzeri, Craig Hunter, Devang J Desai, Fabio Castiglione, Sanjay B Kulkarni
Introduction: Complex penile strictures are usually repaired using a two-stage urethroplasty. Buccal mucosal graft (BMG) placed in the first stage can have a significant contraction rate, which may require a subsequent revision surgery. We describe a composite two-stage penile urethroplasty using BMG for patients of complex penile strictures who have some salvageable urethral plate. Methods: Within a multi-institutional cohort, 82 patients underwent a two-stage urethroplasty for complex stricture of the penile urethra. Of these 42 patients who underwent our composite two-stage penile urethroplasty using BMG implanted at the second-stage were included. Patients with genital lichen sclerosus or incomplete clinical records were excluded from this study. The primary outcome of the study was to evaluate stricture-free success rate. Results: Of total 42, 4 patients were lost to follow-up. 42% of stricture etiology was failed hypospadias repair. Mean stricture length was 4.5 cm (range 3–8 cm). Seventeen (44.7%) patients had undergone the previous urethroplasty. At a median follow-up of 44 months, of 38 patients, 34 (89.5%) were successful, and 4 (10.5%) had a recurrence. No patient required revision surgery before the second-stage and required redo buccal graft harvesting for subsequent urethroplasty. Conclusions: The composite two-stage technique in repairing complex penile urethral strictures is a valid and reproducible surgical treatment for complex penile stricture and it may reduce the rate of contraction of the transplanted BMG.
Development and validation of Incontinence - Activity Participation Scale for spinal cord injury p. 159
Priya Walia, Jaskirat Kaur
Introduction: We aimed to develop and validate an Incontinence - Activity Participation Scale (I-APS) for measurement of activity limitation and participation restriction due to bladder problems in spinal cord injury (SCI). Materials and Methods: The process of development was initiated by formation of open-ended questions after thorough review of literature which were then administered to SCI participants, caretakers, and professionals working with SCI. Items were generated based on their responses and initial draft of scale was formulated. This initial draft of the scale containing 77 items was then administered to 56 SCI participants for reduction of items using factor analysis, and a prefinal version of the scale was obtained containing thirty items only. Content validity and face validity was then established. Results: The I-APS is both health professional and self-administered questionnaire including two domains: Activities of daily living and occupation with 16 items having a content validity of 0.84. The overall internal consistency reliability was 0.86. Conclusion: The I-APS is a valid, comprehensive instrument that measures the activity limitation and participation restrictions due to bladder problems in SCI.
Silicate urolithiasis in a paediatric patient p. 165
Rajarajan Pichandi, Sathish Kumar Motilal Raamya
Silicate urolithiasis is rare in humans (0.2%) but common in herbivorous animals. We report a previously unreported instance in India where a pediatric patient with renal pelvic calculus who underwent percutaneous nephrolithotomy was found to have silicate urolithiasis on stone analysis. Retrospective analysis did not reveal any risk factors associated with silicate stone formation.
Primary intrarenal yolk sac tumor p. 167
Narasimhan Ragavan, P Dholakia Kunal, S Annapurneshwari
Extragonadal germ cell tumors (EGGCTs) usually are not coexistent with a gonadal tumor, hence in a way, are primary and are rare. The origin of primary EGGCT is still a matter of debate. Herewith, we report a patient with primary intrarenal yolk sac tumor in a 43-year-old man. The purpose of this report is to add a rare tumor to the differential diagnosis of renal neoplasms.
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The negative pyelogram in urinary obstruction p. 169
Onkar Singh, Partho Mukherjee, Antony Devasia
A case of chronic ureteral obstruction secondary to radiation-related ureteral stricture producing a classic "negative pyelogram" on intravenous urography is presented.
A single left renal vein draining into the common iliac vein p. 171
Awad Bakhit Kaabneh, Sizeph Edward Haddad, Feras Ahmad Hammouri, Abdalla Yosef Omari, Mohammad K Abdadayem
Several variations of the anatomy of the left renal vein have been reported. Rare variants are frequently overlooked in the preoperative assessment but can lead to complications during surgery. We describe a kidney donor with a rare anomaly of a single main left renal vein draining into the left common iliac vein.
"Flying-saucer in the pelvis" sign: An equivalent of "pelvic Mickey mouse" sign p. 173
Onkar Singh, Nitin Sudhakar Kekre
Isolated bilateral inguinal vesical hernia with urinary bladder as the only content is very rare. "Pelvic Mickey mouse" sign is a radiological sign described classically for bilateral inguinal vesical hernia on transverse axial imaging. Another imaging finding of a "Flying-saucer in the pelvis" sign seen on conventional intravenous urography is being presented.
Reporting and publishing research in the biomedical sciences p. 175
Sanjay Sinha
DOI:10.4103/iju.IJU_72_17
Reply to: Biochemical failure after radical prostatectomy in intermediate-risk group men increases with the number of risk factors p. 176
Sohrab Arora
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