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AuSPEN NEWSLETTER
Number 3 : SEPTEMBER 1999
PRESIDENT'S REPORT
The Annual Scientific Meeting is rapidly approaching. Alan Spencer and Darrell Crawford have been working hard to make it a memorable and informative meeting. Due to unavoidable delays in getting the Conference Brochure sent to members, the abstract deadline and the Early Bird Registration dates have been extended. So there is still an opportunity to send in your abstract. Once again, travel grants will be awarded at the meeting for members who present abstracts at the meeting. Please indicate if you wish to be considered for a travel grant when you submit your abstract. More information regarding travel grants is available from Alan Spencer, the Conference Secretariat, or myself.
The Annual General Meeting for AuSPEN will be held during the Conference and it would be great to see as many members as possible attend this meeting and help direct the Society to new and better things for the future. Nominations are being called for members of Council. Please put your hand up if you think you would like to become more involved in the running of the Society. I have personally found being a member of the AuSPEN Council to be very rewarding and it has been a real pleasure to be involved. I encourage anyone with any questions regarding membership of the AuSPEN Council to speak with me or another member of Council regarding the options that are available.
An important consideration for the AGM this year will be the question of the journal Nutrition. The journal has been a benefit of membership for the past 5 years. As our contract with the journal is due to expire, it is important the Council understands clearly the consensus of the membership regarding whether we should continue receiving the journal, cease the journal or associate with an alternative Nutrition journal. The questionnaire you have received will help direct the Council in understanding the opinion of the membership. This is an important decision for the Society as the cost of the journal has increased and now represents over 50% of membership annual subscription. Also the delivery of the journal has not been consistent until very recent times. I invite you to give your opinion regarding the journal either via the questionnaire, a letter, or calling either myself, Ibolya Nyulasi or a member of the AuSPEN Council.
I look forward to seeing you all on the Gold Coast in October.
Julie Bines President of AuSPEN
Dr Julie Bines, President of AuSPEN, Dept. of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Royal Children's Hospital, MELBOURNE, Victoria 3000, Australia.
Ph +61-3-9345-5060. Fax +61-3-9345-6240
email bines@cryptic.rch.unimelb.edu.au
Liliana Sputore, Honorary Secretary of AuSPEN, 40 Jackson Avenue Karrinyup WA 6018.
Ph : +61-8-9445-3040, +61-8-94312769 Fax : +61-8-9446-4282
email : lili@tpgi.com.au
Sabita Rajeshwar, Honorary Treasurer of AuSPEN , Dept of Nutrition and Dietetics, The New Children's Hospital, PO Box 3515,Parramatta, NSW 2124
Ph +61-2-9845-2225 Fax +61-2-9845-2252 email Sabitar@nch.edu.au
Secretariat : 233, Rathdowne St., CARLTON. There is a combined number for contact, messages and fax : 03-9639-4677.
MESSAGE FRON THE ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING CONVENOR
Alan Spencer
SpencerA@scrha.health.qld.gov.au
Just a quick reminder that the 25th Annual Scientific Meeting of AuSPEN is fast approaching, October 22- 23. Hopefully all of you have by now received your registration programs, have put your registration forms in and, of course, have submitted your abstracts. The early bird and abstract deadlines have been extended as you should be aware of with the recent flier that was mailed to all members. This promises to be an excellent program with a range of high quality speakers, so I urge those of you still deciding whether or not to come to take the plunge!! It is also a good excuse for a well deserved holiday at a great time of the year. The venue is only a stones throw from the beach and a few minutes from the heart of Surfers Paradise. What more temptation do you need!!
As we have done in the past we are offering three travel awards of $400.00 each to AuSPEN members who have abstracts accepted for the conference. Submissions should be sent to Consult Fleetwood Management Services.
Alan Spencer Convenor
Growth, nutrition and the growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis in cirrhosis
Anthony J. Donaghy, Hepatologist
AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Centre,
Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Camperdown, NSW 2050
email : tdonaghy@med.usyd.edu.au
This article is based largely upon the paper presented at the Annual Scientific Meetings of the Gastroenterological Society of Australia and the Australian Society for Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition, Canberra, in October 1998.
Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) is an essential growth factor which has been shown to play a central role in growth regulation at the whole body, tissue and cellular levels. Circulating levels are thought to be of liver origin and recent studies have shown that low IGF-I levels are associated with adverse clinical outcomes in cirrhotic patients, possibly explained by the potential role of reduced IGF-I levels in the development of cirrhotic complications such as malnutrition, insulin resistance, osteoporosis and impaired immunity. A recent study showed that IGF-I could improve hepatic synthetic function and reduce oxidative liver damage and fibrosis in experimental cirrhosis (1). This brief review will discuss the physiology of the growth hormone (GH):insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis, the pathogenesis of the acquired GH resistance of cirrhosis, the prognostic significance of serum levels of IGF-I and its binding proteins and the effects of therapeutic manipulation of this axis in cirrhotic patients.
Physiology of the GH:IGF Axis
The somatomedin hypothesis of Salmon and Daughaday established that the majority of the growth promoting effects of GH are indirect and act via liver produced, GH dependent plasma factors known as somatomedins or insulin-like growth factors. IGF-I stimulates cellular differentiation and proliferation, is an essential cofactor for the progression through the cell cycle from phase G1 to S, is a dominant regulator of somatic growth before puberty and after epiphyseal closure plays an important role in the maintenance of body composition. The bioavailability of the IGFs is modulated by the high affinity insulin-like growth factor binding proteins (IGFBPs-1 to-6) of which the liver is a significant source. Greater than 85% of IGF-I circulates bound to IGFBP-3 or IGFBP-5 and the acid-labile subunit (ALS) in GH dependent ternary complexes which prolong IGF halflife, function as a reservoir for IGFs and limit their extravascular transit. IGFBP-2 may act as an alternative carrier for the IGFs in conditions when the capacity of the ternary complex is insufficient to carry the available IGFs. IGFBP-1 circulates at much lower levels but may provide important freely available IGF binding sites and may acutely regulate IGF bioavailability in response to changes in metabolic variables (2).
Acquired GH Resistance in Cirrhosis
The liver is the central organ of the endocrine GH/IGF axis. Under hypothalamic control, GH is secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, transported in the circulation by the high affinity growth hormone binding protein (GHBP) and acts through the hepatic GH receptor to regulate the production IGF-I, the IGFBPs and the acid labile subunit (ALS). The progression of chronic liver disease to cirrhosis results in a state of acquired GH resistance with high circulating GH levels and low levels of IGF-I (3). GH resistance is thought to be an acquired metabolic shift wherein states of stress or low substrate availability effect a change from IGF-I stimulated growth to direct fuel mobilisation. The metabolic downside of this change is tissue catabolism which is central to the development of malnutrition.
Pathophysiology of GH Resistance in Cirrhosis
Hepatocyte loss is likely to be the dominant cause of the GH resistant state in cirrhosis : GH receptors are predominantly localized to hepatocytes in normal liver and in the regenerative nodules of cirrhotic liver. Disturbance of hepatic architecture leads to shunting of nutrient rich portal blood away from the hepatic sinusoids and clinical studies have suggested that portosystemic shunting may significantly contribute to GH resistance in cirrhosis. For example, levels of IGF-I are low in hepatic schistosomiasis where there is portal hypertension but normal hepatocyte function and strong correlations can be demonstrated between high wedged hepatic venous pressure (a marker of portosystemic shunting) and high GH, low IGF-I and low IGFBP-3 levels in alcoholic cirrhotics (4). These findings suggest that portosystemic shunting has at least an effect additional to hepatocyte loss in the pathogenesis of GH resistance in cirrhosis. Nutrition is an important regulator of IGF-I gene expression and serum levels with the study of Mendenhall in alcoholic cirrhosis demonstrating that malnutrition correlated with IGF-I independently of liver dysfunction and histopathological alterations (5). This finding has suggested that IGF-I levels might be more dominantly regulated by nutritional factors than liver function.
The Impact of Cirrhosis on the GH:IGF Axis
GH levels are high in cirrhosis with Cuneo documenting increased 24 hour total GH production rates, increased number and amplitude of GH secretory bursts and increased GH halflife (6). Serum GHBP levels have been shown to be low in cirrhosis and an early study by Chang showed decreased GH binding to liver membranes from cirrhotic patients suggesting GH receptor (GHR) loss (7). Recent studies have further examined gene expression of the GHR in cirrhosis : Ross reported a 4.4 fold decrease in GHR mRNA levels using an RNase protection assay in a small group of adult cirrhotics and Holt described a 1.7 fold decrease in GHR mRNA levels by RT-PCR in a homogeneous group of 11 cirrhotic children with extrahepatic biliary atresia. This study also showed a decrease in IGF-I mRNA levels in cirrhotic liver.
We have demonstrated low circulating levels in cirrhosis of the three components of the circulating ternary complex : IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and the ALS, with levels correlating with disease severity as measured by the Childs Pugh score. We have also demonstrated increased fasting levels of IGFBP-1 despite high ambient serum insulin levels (3). However IGFBP-1 levels fell in response to a glucose load suggesting that impaired substrate availability during fasting in cirrhosis is a more potent regulator than insulin. High serum IGFBP-1 levels bind free IGF-I and limit both its growth producing and hypoglycaemic potential.
Alcohol and the GH:IGF Axis
Alcohol exerts specific deleterious effects on the GH:IGF axis in addition to nutritional influences and those relating to the development of cirrhosis. In an experimental model alcohol was shown to decrease GH receptor signal transduction independently of an effect on GH receptor number. A number of studies have also shown that alcohol markedly impairs IGF-I receptor signal transduction (tyrosine autophosphorylation) indicating an important deleterious effect of alcohol at the tissue receptor level.
Prognostic Significance of Serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 Levels
An early indication of the possible prognostic relevance of serum levels of IGF-I came from the study of hospitalised alcoholic cirrhotics by Caufriez. These authors demonstrated that serum IGF-I levels correlated most strongly with aminopyrine breath test values (r=0.68 p <0.001) followed by the Childs Pugh score (r=-0.57 p <0.01) with weaker correlations observed with hepatic export proteins such as albumin (8). These findings strongly suggested that in alcoholic cirrhosis IGF-I may be a sensitive marker of functional hepatocellular capacity.
The first longitudinal data relating survival to serum IGF-I levels came from a study of 36 hospitalised alcoholic cirrhotics reported by Moller who noted that 2 year survival as plotted by Kaplan Meier curves was significantly lower in patients with serum IGF levels below 3.1 nmol/L. The same group later studied a much larger group of 352 alcoholic cirrhotics and noted that serum levels of both IGF-I and its major binding protein IGFBP-3 had significant prognostic survival value. Using a time dependent Cox regression model the authors showed that these markers provided prognostic information that was independent of other prognostic factors such as alcohol intake, coagulation factors, creatinine or serum IgM levels (9).
In a study of 64 hospitalised alcoholic patients Caregaro showed significantly diminished 2 year survival in patients with a low IGF-I z score. They did not note any significant correlation of IGF-I with anthropometric indices of nutritional status which contrasted to the findings of Mendenhall et al which has been discussed previously. The authors concluded that low levels of IGF-I in alcoholic cirrhosis may be effected by a number of factors acting synergistically : liver function impairment, portal hypertension, hyperestrogenism, abnormalities of glucose and insulin metabolism and malnutrition. The identification of factors accurately predicting survival in alcoholic liver disease has proven extremely difficult. Liver transplantation now has an established role as definitive therapy for endstage liver disease and the identification of its optimal timing is of paramount importance. Further studies of serial measurements of IGF-I and its major binding protein IGFBP-3 in patients with advanced cirrhosis are required to assess their efficacy as predictors of clinical outcome. Serum levels of these proteins are influenced by hepatocyte dysfunction, insulin resistance and nutritional factors: factors that have been shown to adversely influence survival. It is possible that IGF-I and IGFBP-3 may find a role in the indication of critical liver dysfunction and malnutrition in these patients.
Therapeutic Intervention with GH and IGF-I in Cirrhosis
In severe catabolic illness, including cirrhosis, a number of studies have demonstrated that aggressive nutritional support alone does not prevent significant loss of lean body mass and much recent research has examined the role of exogenous growth factor therapy in this setting. Recombinant human GH therapy has been shown to improve protein anabolism and to impact on short term morbidity after abdominal surgery, major trauma and severe sepsis and severe burns. In growth retarded children with chronic renal failure GH effected striking improvement in height velocity and this study importantly demonstrated that GH induced improvements in short term nitrogen economy can effect significant changes in body composition with longer term therapy.
In the first reported study of GH therapy in human liver disease Moller showed significant increases in serum levels of IGF-I in a group of male alcoholic cirrhotics treated with GH for six weeks (10). Serum IGFBP-3 levels increased in both treatment and placebo groups whereas no changes in serum IGFBP-1 levels were seen. No change in biochemical liver function tests was noted and no significant side effects were seen. We studied the impact of high dose GH therapy on both the IGF:IGFBP axis and on nitrogen balance in a group of cirrhotic patients of varying aetiologies including alcohol. In the GH treated group a significant rise in IGF-I and IGFBP-3 serum levels was seen but this was markedly attenuated in comparison to that seen in a group of normal subjects we had previously treated, likely reflecting the severity of the GH resistance of cirrhosis (11). We were able to also demonstrate that improvement in serum IGF-I levels was associated with a significant improvement in cumulative nitrogen balance, likely due to improved nitrogen retention. A later study by Wallace confirmed GH induced increases in IGF-I and IGFBP-3, but also demonstrated that GH effected improvement in lean body mass as measured by total body potassium counting.
GH:IGF-I, Liver Disease and the Future
Liver transplantation is now established as definitive and life saving therapy for advanced liver disease. However the lack of graft availability has led to increasing waiting times with many centres reporting increasing mortality in patients before engraftment. The measurement of serum levels of components of the GH:IGF axis may give important information on the adequacy of nutritional intakes in cirrhotic patients and may be of important prognostic value in the timing of liver transplantation. Interventional therapy with these growth factors may impact on malnutrition and other cirrhotic complications such as impaired immunity which adversely affect survival in this patient group.
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2.	Jones, I., and Clemmons, D. 1995. Insulin-like growth factors and their binding proteins: biological actions. Endocrine reviews. 16:3-34.
3.	Donaghy, A., Ross, R., Gimson, A., Hughes, S.C., Holly, J., et al. 1995. Growth hormone, insulinlike growth factor-1, and insulinlike growth factor binding proteins 1 and 3 in chronic liver disease. Hepatology. 21:680-688.
4.	Moller, S., Juul, A., Becker, U., Flyvbjerg, A., Skakkebaek, N.E., et al. 1995. Concentrations, release, and disposal of insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding proteins (IGFBP), IGF-I, and growth hormone in different vascular beds in patients with cirrhosis. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 80:1148-1157.
5.	Mendenhall, C.L., Chernhausek, S.D., Ray, M.B., Gartside, P.S., Roselle, G.A., et al. 1989. The interactions of Insulin-like Growth Factor-1(IGF-1) with protein-calorie malnutrition in patients with alcoholic liver disease : V.A. Cooperative study on Alcoholic Hepatitis V1. Alcohol and Alcoholism. 24:319-329.
6.	Cuneo, R.C., Hickman, P.E., Wallace, J.D., Teh, B.T., Ward, G., et al. 1995. Altered endogenous growth hormone secretory kinetics and diurnal GH-binding protein profiles in adults with chronic liver disease. Clin Endocrinol Oxf. 43:265-275.
7.	Chang, T.C., Lin, J.J., Yu, S.C., and Chang, T.J. 1990. Absence of growth-hormone receptor in hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhotic liver [see comments]. Hepatology. 11:123-126.
8.	Caufriez, A., Reding, P., Urbain, D., Golstein, J., and Copinschi, G. 1991. Insulin-like growth factor I: a good indicator of functional hepatocellular capacity in alcoholic liver cirrhosis. J Endocrinol Invest. 14:317-321.
9.	Moller, S., Becker, U., Juul, A., Skakkebaek, N.E., and Christensen, E. 1996. Prognostic value of insulinlike growth factor I and its binding protein in patients with alcohol-induced liver disease. EMALD group. Hepatology. 23:1073-1078.
10.	Moller, S., Becker, U., Gronbaek, M., Juul, A., Winkler, K., et al. 1994. Short-term effect of recombinant human growth hormone in patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. J Hepatol. 21:710-717.
11.	Donaghy, A., Ross, R., Wicks, C., Hughes, S.C., Holly, J., et al. 1997. Growth hormone therapy in patients with cirrhosis: a pilot study of efficacy and safety. Gastroenterology. 113:1617-1622.
NEWSLETTER SPONSOR : Erratum
Both the insert advertising the BAPEN NZ course and the sponsorship of the July newsletter were generously provided by PROMEDICA, in the interest of medical education. The statement that it was provided by Alison Missen and BAPEN was misleading. The Editor apologies to all the parties concerned for these errors."
CALENDAR OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL MEETINGS
September 22nd - 25th : The Tenth Clinical Congress of the Mexican Association for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (AMAEE) Marriot Casa Magna Puerto Vallarta Hotel, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico. For registration info: email : amaee@data.net.mx or fax: 525-559-4793. For accommodation info: Humboldt Tours, email : humbtours@iserve.net.mx or fax: 525-660-0735. Web site: www.humboldttours.com
September 27th -29th : South African Society of Parenteral & Enteral Nutrition (SASPEN)�: Holiday Inn - Durban South Africa For more information contact: Jane Downs Website : http://www.saspen.com This is a good site and has the complete programme details.
October 1st - 3rd, 1999 40th Annual Meeting of the American College of Nutrition, Washington, DC. For more information call (212) 777-1037. Fax 212-777-1103.
October 7th - 9th, 1999 : International Symposium on in vivo Body Composition Studies, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY. Contact S Yasumura, Bldg 490, Medical Department, PO Box 5000, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973-5000. Ph +1-516-344-3606. Fax +1-516-344-5311.
email: yasumura@bnl.gov.
October 14th - 17th, 1999 : Seventh World Congress on Clinical Nutrition, New Delhi. Contact Prashant Saha, Secretariat, Conferences and Incentives Management, 1/33A, 3rd Floor, Nanakpura, Next to Gurudwara, New Delhi 110021. Telephone 91 11 4675262. Fax 91 11 4678030.
email: cimconfer@rmy.sprintrpg.ems.vsnl.net.in.
October 14th - 17th 1999 : 24th Australian & New Zealand ASM on Intensive Care, Christchurch. Contact: Anne Jury, Medical Industry Association, PO Box 33 1250, Takapuna, Auckland. Phone 09 486 3000, 0800 33 55 42 Fax 09 486 3500
email: anne@mianz.co.nz
October 18th - 21st, 1999 : The American Dietetic Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. Contact The American Dietetic Association, 216 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60606-6995. Ph +1-800-877-1600, ext 4866. Fax +1-312-899-0008.
email: mtgsinfo@eatright.org Webpage : www.eatright.org
October 22nd - 23rd, 1999 : ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC MEETING OF THE AUSTRALIAN SOCIETY FOR PARENTERAL AND ENTERAL NUTRITION. GOLD COAST INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, SURFERS PARADISE, QUEENSLAND.
Oxidative Stress and Gastrointestinal Disease
Nutritional Assessment
Nutrition and Gastrointestinal Disease
Mucosal Nutrition
Pharmaceutical Aspects of Nutritional Support
Diet and Nutrition in Gastrointestinal Cancer
Workshop on Practical Issues of Nutritional Support
Dr Khursheed Jeejeebhouy MD, Professor of Medicine, Nutrition and Physiology, University of Toronto and Director of the Nutrition Support Service, St Michaels's Hospital, Toronto, who has a distinguished career in gastroenterology and nutrition.
Dr John McFie MD, Consultant Surgeon at Scarborough Hospital, UK. His areas of expertise are in nutrition and mucosal immunity and the role of glutamine in nutrional support.
Conference Secretariat :
Consult Fleetwood, PO Box 79, ARANA HILLS, QUEENSLAND 4054, Australia.
Ph: +61-7-3264-5970 Fax: +61-7-3264-3520
email : charlesf@gil.com.au
November 9th - 12th, 1999 : 1999 BAPEN Course Contact Alison Missen, Dietitian, Middlemore Hospital, Private Bag 93311, Otahuhu, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND. Phone : Middlemore Hospital +64-9-276-0000 or Nutrition Services Dept +64-9-276-0090
email : amissen@middlemore.co.nz
November 25th - 28th, 1999 : Australian Society of Hospital Pharmacists Perth W.A. Contact Jenny Dyer, Motive Conventions, Perth, Western Australia. Phone: + 61-8-9322-2666 Fax: 61-8-9322-1417
email: motive@vianet.net.au
Topics : Allergic disorders, Anaesthesia, Cardiovascular disorders, Clinical pharmacology, Endocrine disorders, Gastrointestinal disorders, General Medicine, Health care management, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders, Neurologic disorders, Nursing, Nutritional and metabolic disorders, Paediatrics, Pulmonary disorders, Radiology, Sexually related disorders, Surgery, Transplant Surgery
January 23rd -26th 2000 :� 24th A.S.P.E.N. Clinical Congress , Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN email: aspen@nutr.org
March 8th - 10th, 2000 : Intensive Care: Life on the Edge NZ National ANZICS Year 2000 Conference Contact: Dr Ross Freebairn phone 06 8788109 fax 09 8781365
email rfreebairn@healthcarehb.co.nz
July 23rd - 27th, 2000 : XIIIth International Congress of Dietetics, Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland, United Kingdom. Contact Vicki Grant and Wendy Adesegun, c/o Meeting Makers, 50 George Street, Glasgow, G1 1QE, Scotland, United Kingdom. 44141 553 1930. Fax 44141 552 0511.
email: mm@meetingmakers.co.uk.
September 17th - 20th, 2000 : Fourth International Conference on Dietary Assessment Methods, Sheraton El Conquistador Resort, Tucson, AZ. Contact Douglas Taren, Dietary Methods Conference, University of Arizona Prevention Center, PO Box 245163, Tucson, AZ 85719.
Internet: http://ahsc.arizona.edu/apc/conferences/dietmethods.htm.
October 16th -19th 2000 : The American Dietetic Association Annual Meeting and Exhibition� Colorado Convention Center-Denver, CO. Contact: The American Dietetic Association, 216 West Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60606-6995. Tel: 312-899-0040;
email: mtgsinfo@eatright.org
or Website:
http://www.eatright.org.
Exhibit information contact: Lisa Nicola, 800-877-1600, ext. 4755. Attendee information contact: Frances Jennings, 800-877- 1600, ext. 4866.�
November 12th - 16th, 2000 XII Latin American Congress of Nutrition, Buenos Aires. Contact Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrici, 12vo Congreso Lantinoamericano de Nutrici�n, Bernardo de Irigoyen 240 (1072), Buenos Aires, Argentina. (54 322) 334 15445.
email: cesni@datamarkets.com.ar.
Website : http://www.nutrimail.com/slan/SLAI.htm
There have been a couple of comments that the AuSPEN homepage is a little difficult to locate. It is actually located within the 5 megabytes of homepage space that my Internet Service Provider (ISP) - Southcom - allocates to each account holder. Like most ISPs they run a UNIX based computer to run their service from and this uses what is known as UNIX based file and directory naming conventions. When it comes to naming homepages they inevitably use the funny little character called a tilde ~ to signify that you are talking about a homepage location :
www.southcom.com.au/~hartley/home.htm
This character can be found on most keyboards on the key next to the numeral '1'. In the time that I have been maintaining the homepage we have had over 1,100 visitors so a lot of people can find it OK. However, to make it easier I shall be setting up what is called a a 'sub-domain' with Southcom. If all goes well then the AuSPEN homepage will be accessible at
http://auspen.southcom.com.au/home.htm
This will NOT come into effect until October so don't try it out yet. I will maintain the 'old' address indefinitely - it will just automatically forward you on if you use the old address.
Some readers may have notice that the search engine Excite has a Health section : http://www.excite.com/health This has useful little calculators for BMI, Ideal Weight, Caloric Need, Protein Need and Carbohydrate Need. Take a few minutes to try them out and of course select the metric option before entering any data ! The Encylopaedia is perhaps not too good if the matches I got for 'total parenteral nutrition' are anything to go by :
Matches: Abscess scan, radioactive : Food labeling : Diet for cancer : Multiple Vitamins : Hip joint replacement : Stress management : morning sickness : preventive health care : poor feeding : Knee joint replacement :
That word 'parenteral' guarantees that a lay database gets steered 'off the track' !
AuSPEN 2000 : CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR COUNCIL
FINANCIAL MEMBERS OF AuSPEN ARE INVITED TO NOMINATE FOR POSITIONS ON COUNCIL. EACH STATE WILL BE REPRESENTED BY AT LEAST ONE MEMBER. IN THE EVENT THAT THERE IS MORE THAN ONE NOMINEE FOR A POSITION A VOTE WILL BE TAKEN AT THE AGM ON OCTOBER 22ND 1999.
MEMBERS CAN NOMINATE FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS
MEMBER OF COUNCIL
WE NOMINATE___________________________________(name) FOR THE POSITION OF
NOMINATING MEMBER #1'S NAME ____________________________
MEMBER'S SIGNATURE _____________________________________
I (signature) ________________________________ ON ____________ (Date)
ACCEPT THIS NOMINATION.
Please PHOTOCOPY this Form and return it completed by 27th September 1999 to Dr Julie Bines, President AuSPEN, Dept. of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, The Royal Children's Hospital, PARKVILLE, VIC 3052.
Probiotics, Other Nutritional Factors and Intestinal Microflora, Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series Vol 42, Edited by Lars A Hanson and Robert H Yolken, published by Raven Press, 1998, $Aus133, ISBN 0-7817-1829-5
Nutrition and Bone Development Nestle Nutrition Workshop Series Vol 41, Edited by Jean-Phillipe Bonjour and Reginald C Tsang, published by Raven Press, 1998 $Aus116, ISBN 0-7817-1753-1
Human Protein Metabolism, by S Welle, published by Springer Verlag, July 1999, $Aus139, ISBN 0-387-98750-9
Methods for Investigation of Amino Acid and Protein Metabolism, Edited by A E El-Khoury, published by CRC Press, March 1999, $Aus153, ISBN 0-8493-9612-3
The views and opinions expressed in this Newsletter are not necessarily the views and opinions of the Australian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. Reports and articles on techniques, procedures and products are provided for the information of the Members of the Society and their inclusion does not imply any endorsements from the Australian Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. No liability can or will be accepted by AuSPEN or its agents for the third party use of information in this Newsletter.
Dr Tom Hartley, Editor, 10th September 1999.
Newsletter of the Australian Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
Editor : Dr Tom Hartley, 36, Pregnells Road, Sandfly, Tasmania 7150, Australia
Ph 03-6239-6475 (AH) 03-6222-8780 (BH) Fax 03-6231-3145
email hartley@southcom.com.au
AuSPEN WWW Homepage : www.southcom.com.au/~hartley/home.htm
Probably moving to http://auspen.southcom.com.au/home.htm by October 1999


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A car accident has the potential to cause a variety of injuries, some minor and others life-threatening. Some of the most common serious car crash injuries include: Head trauma: This can range from a concussion to a traumatic brain injury among others. Any blow to the...
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Snowball Express helps Gold Star families heal together
DALLAS - Not many passengers drink hot chocolate and sing Christmas carols together on an airline flight. It's also unusual for every passenger to have something in common with the person sitting next to them. The Snowball Express, however, is different.
More than 1,600 family members of fallen heroes were in Texas for the 12th annual Snowball Express. American Airlines flew the families in from across the country and they spent five days on an all-expense paid trip.
As the families arrived at DFW last week, American Airlines, the Snowball Express, and volunteers -- military and nonmilitary -- rolled out the red carpet to say "thank you" to the Gold Star families.
"We started coming here the first year after my husband passed away which was 2013 and it's just become a new family," Karen Paulsen told FOX 4.
A new family, looking to make new memories.
"He was a medic in the Army for 10 years. I miss him a lot every day. Still getting used to the fact that he's not here," Roxanne Mazur told FOX 46.
Her son, Maximus, was quick to point out that everyone on the trip understood what he was going through.
"It feels healing and it feels really nice to be able to talk to somebody who understands how you feel," he said.
Actor Gary Sinise has been a major part of the Snowball Express and plays a concert for the kids every year.
"I've watched some of these kids grow up over the last 10 years right in front of my eyes. They wear the T-shirts with their mother or father they lost, T-shirts with pictures, buttons of their loved ones they lost," Sinise said. "It's very rewarding to see them enjoying themselves, forgetting everything and getting down and partying with the band."
Watch the video to see the Snowball Express.
Man found stabbed to death on sidewalk in El Monte
Fiancé: ESPN reporter who died following pneumonia battle had Stage IV cancer


One of the key tests of a state is its ability to protect its citizens. It is vital that our people feel safe and secure.
Britain suffers from more than 27,000 crimes per day, or more than ten million crimes per year – the direct result of decades of softly-softly Politically Correct policing and a failed social engineering policy which has put the rights of yobs and criminals above that of victims.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) British Crime Survey of 2008, 22 percent of people in Britain will be the victim of some crime during the course of a single year.
To combat this shocking state of affairs, the British National Party seeks a return to traditional standards of law enforcement, combined with social reform directed at addressing the root causes of criminal behaviour.
No one should have to fear that their property or person will be unlawfully interfered with. We must restore public confidence in our justice system.
At the same time, the BNP recognises that decades of social welfare dependence – encouraged by disastrous Labour and Tory policies – which is the primary cause of social delinquency, must be brought to an end.
Social reform is therefore also required. Workfare, not welfare, except to the neediest, should be the norm. Only in this way can the cycle of social deprivation, which is the primary cause of indigenous criminality, be broken.
To this end, the BNP will introduce a system of workfare for those in unemployment benefit for more than six months with compulsory work and training in return for decent payment.
The socialist building block housing concrete monstrosities which blight our urban areas and which are the breeding ground for delinquency and crime will be torn down and replaced with decent housing which encourages the stable family unit.
Non-indigenous crime – rapidly becoming a serious problem, as the knife and gun crime epidemic spreading throughout our major cities – will be dealt with in terms of BNP immigration and identity policy.
Overcrowding in prisons will be solved by the deportation of the tens of thousands of foreign criminals to serve their sentences abroad in their home countries. This act alone will free up to 70 percent of jail space in many prisons.
The British National Party alone recognises that crime must be tackled on two levels: firstly by effective policing, and secondly by addressing the root social causes of crime, both indigenous and non-indigenous in origin.
Addressing these two issues will solve the crime problem.


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The only other commercial art fair with a dedicated sector to such large-scale works is Art Basel's Swiss fair, which has included its Unlimited sector since 2000. In Miami Beach, as in Switzerland, the sector will include video, paintings, monumental sculptures and installations — suitable for museums, real estate projects and private collectors with mansions or public-access exhibition spaces (such as Miami's Rubell Family Collection, the de la Cruz Collection and the Margulies Warehouse).
"Art Basel always been an innovator," said Horowitz. "It's a competitive market. The art world writ large is more and more event driven...this will be unique in the Americas."
The renovation of the Miami Beach Convention Center made it possible for Art Basel to incorporate Meridians. It will join existing sectors dedicated to galleries, editions of multiple works and works by emerging artists.
Meridians will include about 30 projects each year, Horowitz said. Because it is indoors, the sector allows for some types of projects that could not be included in the previous Public Sector of sculptures in Collins Park.
But that doesn't mean Collins Park will be empty this year, as it was in 2018. This year the space in front of The Bass at 2200 Collins Avenue will be home to an outdoor exhibition of works by Argentine sculptors — the result of the collaboration between the city of Buenos Aires and the Art Basel organization under its Art Basel Cities program.
The arrangement, now in its third and final year, was designed to "bring the art world to Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires to the art world" to enhance artist and economic development, said Patrick Foret, Art Basel's director of business initiatives. The process has included bringing together the different art factions of the fashionable Argentine capital, creating a 2018 Art Basel Week in the city and now, exporting Argentine art to other Art Basel cities.
"Miami Beach was the platform of choice for them," said Foret.
The number of works will be determined in part by fundraising required to ship and install the sculptures, he said.
The 18th edition of the 2019 Miami Beach fair is slated for Dec. 5-8. The Swiss fair is slated June 13-15.
Art Basel Miami Beach opened on Wednesday morning, Dec. 4, 2018, to the very VIPS invited to the fair for an early look-see. There was no mad crush at the door, no unseemly Black Friday-like rush to the booths as in former years.
Revised Wall Art in Wynwood
Serena Williams launches new fashion line at Art Basel
Local owners have sold the Art Miami fair to a giant UK events group
By Andres Viglucci
The Art Miami group has been purchased by Informa Markets, a giant London-based events and exhibition company that intends to keep its staff and fairs in place.
MORE ART BASEL
Hefty sales, big crowds at Miami Art Week fairs
Little Haiti gallery vandalized with swastika during Miami Art Week
So much art. So little time. Here's what you really need to see this weekend
It took 10 years, but he's finally made it to the main stage of Art Basel
Serena Williams launches sexy meets sporty collection for Miami women's 'great bodies'
You can only see this performance Friday evening. It's in downtown, and it's FREE!


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Fatal Blows can only be used once per match so if you get hit by one in the first round your opponent cannot use it again in the second or third round. If a Fatal Blow missed completely it can be used again in that same round after a short cool down. Personally I think if you miss you miss, tough luck but we'll see how it plays out once people discover how to play and manage it correctly.
It's not actually gonna cost anyone that much though, is it? You earn those Krypt currencies through playing the game anyway and the majority of the unlocks are inconsequential nonsense. The actual game itself plays brilliantly, almost certainly the best a Mortal Kombat game ever has. Buying the game isn't supporting microtransactions; paying money for those currencies is.
It's definitely worth it at that price if you enjoy mashing through some single player stuff. The story is nonsense of course but it's decent enough fun and there's some excellent guest characters (all are included with XL). Still looks good as well, despite being a few years old now.
Haven't the guest characters for this game already leaked? Or was that leak debunked?
Completed the tutorials as well as the character lessons (except Frost as I'm yet to unlock them). Decent stuff though pretty lacking compared to Skullgirls or the recent Guilty Gear games in terms of checking for understanding. A cut above most games in the genre all the same. A couple of the character lessons have errors though, namely Jax's Gotcha Grab and Kollector's Demonic Mace Desh Cancel. Even the demonstration performs those incorrectly. Experimenting with other button combos got me through Jax's while Kollector's mace needs to be cancelled with a crouch, not a dash. Those minor issues aside this is a massive improvement over MKXL, which I've been playing a far bit recently to prep. Gonna get stuck into the Story Mode this morning before work! As always I am terrified to actually play online. Gonna enter a tournament in Glasgow in a couple of weeks to help me learn.
This unlocked on PSN at midnight so I've had a quick blast through the tutorials before bed. It's a lot of information to take in but it already feels better to play than XL. Still having trouble adjusting to the combo timings but the krushing blow stuff seems real fun. Can't wait to feel like I've done one deliberately some time. Had a nosey round the Krypt for a moment; framerate is less solid in there, then hopped out to see if there's an option to invert the Krypt y-axis camera (there is!). I'll give the story mode a wee go in the morning. Pretty good stuff so far though!
The grind is just cosmetic stuff though, right? I don't think that's gonna bother me much if so.
Street Fighter V sold pretty poorly for the series thanks to its bare bones launch (no arcade mode or real single player modes) and exclusivity to Playstation/PC. With MK11 Mortal Kombat will likely overtake SF to be the third biggest fighting game franchise, behind Smash Bros and Tekken.
Yes they do. I hate it but I doubt it will ever change.
Mortal Kombat X was a lot of fun, as was 9. They were huuuuge improvements over the older games in the series plus the presentation and solo content is unparalleled in the genre. MK11 looks to be greatly improved on all fronts, including the oft-criticised animations. Footage of the Switch version has looked pretty impressive so far too.
I massively prefer Super Mario Bros over USA2 or The Lost Levels. I don't know if any of them could be considered "by far" the worst though. Unless the original Mario Bros counts?
Two of the rumoured guest characters sound absolutely perfect so I hope that leak is true. I ended up getting it digitally on PS4 so I'll have to wait until Tuesday to get stuck in. Very much looking forward to it though.
I know the game is difficult and everyone has their own way of coping with the frustration but that's too much information.


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Q: Cannot seem to get Build 1809 update installed on Windows 10 I really want the Win10 Dark Mode theme update, but I cannot seem to get build 1809 installed. My machine is a Dell Precision T1700 running Windows 10 Enterprise. Windows Update says all updates are installed, yet it's still on build 1803. I have run Windows Update Assistant twice now - nothing happens after the reboot. Is there a KB I can download and manually install? How can I fix this?
UPDATE: I have reset all local Group Policy settings to default and reattempted the update, but there's no change. It tries to install 1809, reboots twice then fails and rolls back the changes. Any help greatly appreciated.
Update 2: This is what happens with I mount the Win10 Ent. 1809 ISO and run setup. Notice I cannot choose either of the top options:(irrelevant, removed)
Update 3: I use this machine as part of my home lab, running VMware Workstation is its primary use. Apparently there's an issue with Win10 1809 that breaks Intel VT-d (or causes an incompatibility, rather) which 100% a show-stopper for me. So apparently I am stuck with Win10 1803 for the foreseeable future, or until MS gets its act together and fixes this. I was also mistaken here, apologies.
Update 3: I downloaded Windows 10 build 1809 ISO and ran Setup.exe from it. My machine rebooted and now I see this:

Win10 update error 0x800F081F - 0x200004
The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during INSTALL_UPDATES operation
I ran the Windows Update Troubleshooter and here are my results (hopefully this has fixed my issue):

Here is my SetupErr.log file (I cannot get the text to format properly here):
https://pastebin.com/s42RDh7p

A:
This is what happens with I mount the Win10 Ent. 1809 ISO and run setup.

Your screenshot indicates you are attempting to install a different edition of Windows then you currently have installed.  This means if you have Windows 10 Enterprise installed, you must use a Windows 10 Enterprise 1809 ISO, and it cannot be the trial ISO.

Is there a KB I can download and manually install?

No

Apparently there's an issue with Win10 1809 that breaks Intel VT-d (or causes an incompatibility, rather) which 100% a show-stopper for me.

VT-d isn't required to use VMWare Workstation, which is the reason, you would need VT-x to be enabled.
Even if you actually need it enabled, all you would need to do is disable it, until the upgrade to Windows 10 1809 is complete.

So apparently I am stuck with Win10 1803 for the foreseeable future

You need to download the correct ISO, for the edition of Windows 10, you currently have installed.  Once you have an ISO, mount it within Windows, and launch the installer from within Windows.
Here are a bunch of sources for that ISO: Where can I get a clean ISO of the Windows 10 Creators Update (Build 15063), FCU (Build 16299.15), April 2018 Update (Build 17134.1)?

Apparently there's an issue with Win10 1809 that breaks Intel VT-d (or causes an incompatibility, rather) which 100% a show-stopper for me.

I was able to find a single source, that indicated this might be true, but whoever submitted it wasn't able to communicate very well.  It really was complete nonsense, I can absolutely confirm that, Windows 10 Version 1809 does NOT have, an issue with VT-d.  This single source, isn't even worth quoting, because it made absolutely no sense.
As for your latest error.

Win10 update error 0x800F081F - 0x200004
  The installation failed in the SAFE_OS phase with an error during INSTALL_UPDATES operation

it's caused by Developer Mode, you need to temporarily disable it.

The error 0x800F081F-0x20003 in Windows 10 October 2018 update, appears in systems with the "Developer Mode" enabled.

In order to disable it you must do the following:

*

*Go to Settings image -> Update and Security.

*Choose For Developers at the left pane and then check the Microsoft Store apps option on the right pane to disable the Developer Mode.

*Reboot your machine

*Go to Settings image -> Apps.

*In Apps & features settings, click Manage Optional Features

*Click the Windows Developer Mode and click Uninstall.

*Reboot your machine

*At this point you will be able to install 1809 without a problem

Source: Windows 10 October 2018 v1809 Update Installation Failed Error 0x800F081F-0x20003

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When choosing a radiator, you have to carefully consider the style of your home and choose the right design. Luckily, there are radiators like Ultra Kinetic Vertical Designer Radiator, which are made to fit practically any interior. All you have to do to customize this simplistically elegant heating unit to match your style perfectly is choose one of the four colors it comes in: white, black, silver and anthracite.
Whichever finish you choose though, you're guaranteed to get premium quality. The Kinetic Designer Radiator is tested to the EN442 harmonized European standard and comes with a 10 year warranty, so you can enjoy warmth and comfort for years to come.
Note: Floor Mounting Feet sold separately.


Never will you appreciate the art that goes into making a proper quesadilla more than when you order one from this one-woman show in Roma Norte.
Who doesn't love a good quesadilla?
Jenni, the famed quesadilla lady of Roma Norte, posts up on the corner of Colima and Merida every morning around 11 a.m. The locals flock to her in droves for quesadillas, tlacoyos, and pambazos, which are either filled wth meat (chicharon and tinga) or vegetables, like quelites (long-cooked wild greens), hongos (mushrooms), and flor de calabaza (squash flowers).
Jenni serves sodas, but no alcohol.
Quesadillas with choose-your-adventure fillings. Note that not all quesadillas contain cheese in Mexico City. She'll ask if you want cheese, which is either stringy Oaxacan or requeson, Mexican ricotta.
Jenni is a boss: Watch her simultaneously cook 20 orders and juggle a few toddlers like she's bored.
Pop by Jenni for an early morning snack after walking the neighborhood. But beware, once you eat one, you'll order another, and another, and... you get the picture.


Tooth pain is one of the reasons Santa Cruz patients go to the dentist. A painful tooth can be triggered by hot or cold food and drinks. At Dr. Baron's office, we take dental emergencies very seriously. Our office can usually see you the same day for a dental emergency appointment.
Contact our office as soon as possible to have your dental emergency evaluated and your comfort restored.


Wrap my new art, please!
Traditional Saatchi's Art Fair has just finished its work in Brooklyn, New York. 110 artists at the same place, at the same time, with the possibility to buy a work directly and talk to an artist in person — great days for all art enthusiasts and collectors. Here are 13 artists (the order is totally random) that impressed us the most. We list the prices (it seems appropriate this time) to help our reader to navigate the Art Fair.
Narrative paintings picture ordinary scenes of Latino family everyday life. Each character is painted with the compassion and irony. The influence of primitive and naïve style connects the works to folklore elements and Mexican crafts.
"I have been preparing myself for a self-directed body of work that represents my artistic interest, my personality and contributes to creating social awareness of a very important topic.
I believe in diversity; I am proud of being Latina."
tradition. They're smart, not only romantic.
"I use abstract imagery- usually relating to the movement and actions of water and have developed a unique technique of painting on silk which combines the use of acrylics, ink and watercolour. The delicacy of the silk providing the ideal canvas for my multi layered approach."
Her landscapes almost lose their figurative basis gaining the emotional strength, and depth in return. Sophisticated work with colors and layering, and cohesiveness, a concentration on the idea make Zarah Cassim one of the most noticeable young painters at the Art Fair.
"I question reality and illusion and attempt to blur the boundary between the two entities and create a moment of mute encounter, where things are fluid and perception is mutable"
— says the artist in her statement.
The drawing series "Hesitate" represents double figured compositions in a black & white structured space. Ink on paper is a traditional technique for small sized works but these pictures are huge, 40×80 inches (and up to 2m х 3m). They work rather like paintings than graphics. Being 'scaled up' the pictures acquire a new dimension and new meanings.
"Mostly, I use Chinese ink because the combination of drawing and Chinese ink reminds me a lot of childhood. You cannot go back, and this can force the artist to put energy with every touch of a brush. each touch should be gentle and with confidence, and if there's a mistake, you should accept it."
Geraldine Swayne does the opposite: she paints traditional portraits by the size of 2×3 inches. She uses enamel paint on metal, which brings freshness and gloss to colors. Being beautiful paintings her miniatures are powerful objects of desire as well, they touch something childish in us.
"Placing an emphasis on the surface quality and material value of the work, Swayne has cited the 16th-century goldsmith, Nicholas Hilliard, as an influence in seeking to make paintings that are also inherently beautiful objects. Some of the larger works use silver and gold grounds that anticipate the artist's use of aluminium and copper surfaces. Swayne deftly manipulates this unforgiving medium so that, in her own words: 'they almost look good enough to eat". — wrote artlist.com review in 2017.
The successful abstract painter presents the indistinctive figurative series which impress with the dynamic composition and the feeling of the lightness and fleetingness. Which are, of course, the result of hard work and the artistry.
"My pictures are painted dynamically, on a grand scale. They emanate a wealth of color and latent emotion. The richness of color does not come from a wide range of colors, but how they are put together. I try to achieve a carefully thought-out and precisely linked construction of planes."
Folded and painted objects made of fireboard give us the example of the power of purity. The idea is clean and strong, the fulfillment is perfect. The other important thing: being abstract and certainly formal Jaena Kwon's objects stay humane, and emotional.
"I see paper as a tangible equivalent to the idea of a flat plane. I enjoy origami and pop-up books as symbolic of flexibility in dimensions: a two-dimensional surface can be folded and pop up as a three-dimensional form (with a reverse back)."
These close up portraits are not actually portraits but the deconstruction of the portraiture itself. Faces are nameless; they are full of personality, and at the same moment they represent a universal human being. Worth noting James T. Singelis' admirable creative depth and mature artistry.
"My paintings are a visual record of me. Self portraits? Maybe. Perhaps they are best described as visual essays, or perhaps obituaries."
At first, those bright female portraits look like pop art exercises which they are definitely not. Note the titles. "Debbie Vivian", "Peggy Vivian", "Elise Vivian", "Eve Vivian". They refer to 'In the Realms of the Unreal' ('The Story of the Vivian Girls'), the illustrated manuscript by Henry Darger (1892−1973), one of the most celebrated outsider artists.
Then look at their faces.
"Finamori's fictional portraits are still portraiture. His painted visages suggest its rhyming connotation. And yet, it's still a recognizable face. (…)The eyes, noses, and nostrils have become more and more defined. In fact, they've become too defined, too precise, and too abstract. For they're no longer eyes, noses, and nostrils. Instead, they've become pure circles, pure voids"
- wrote D.S. Graham in his review.
The longer you look at these pictures the more interesting things they tell you.
unfold stories that can' t be read like a book but can be felt. They're slow, they're full of details, they are novels, or poems, not short stories.
"I build up my paintings in a very organic way. Using familiar visual signs, I move between different styles, combining abstraction with figuration, to create a stream of consciousness narrative, hinting at the layers under the surface of our decisions and actions."
These compositions (despite the fact that they are abstract) somehow remind medieval Tibet drawings. The exquisitely curved lines are not an ornament, they are compressed springs. The energy of some evolving personal universe is compactificated into canvases, ready to be consumed by eyes. Diana Roig is, undoubtedly, one of the most unique and bright artists at the exhibition.
" I strive to blur the lines between abstraction and figuration by subconsciously suggesting forms and primordial organic shapes. I invite the viewer to make his or her own image; a unique experience distilled from their own frames of reference; to create a new world of their own."
Large traditional abstract paintings expose the subtle work with forms and colors. Muffled palette brings the feeling of calmness but this feeling is deceptive, there are emotions masked with seemingly static forms and compositions.
"The gestural aspect in the making of the paintings allows him to find an empowering freedom as his entire body engages dynamically with the surface. Decisions are often spontaneous, and the paintings are always on the brink of total transformation, until the scenes impose themselves and set the core structure" - wrote a critic.
"During my undergraduate years as a biology major I took a course in entomology. For an assignment I had to create an insect collection, carefully collecting specimens, killing them in a way as to not damage their bodies, posing them to best display their anatomy and containing them in a pristine wooden box. Beautiful, numbered and preserved for all time. In this series I wanted to explore capturing human emotion in a similar way."
The exhibition is over. Artistic (is there any other?) life continues. All these artists can be easily found on the internet, a lot of mentioned pictures still can be bought. The pictures are beautiful, the prices are low (so far!), use this chance to discover a new favorite painter and acquire a new piece of contemporary art. Saatchi Art specialists curate the Art Fair and select the artists carefully which makes it just perfect for entry-level collectors. Buy. It's impossible to fail.


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namespace Oro\Bundle\DashboardBundle\Tests\Unit\DependencyInjection;

use Oro\Component\Config\CumulativeResourceManager;
use Oro\Bundle\DashboardBundle\DependencyInjection\OroDashboardExtension;

class OroDashboardExtensionTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    /** @var OroDashboardExtension */
    protected $target;

    protected $bundlesState;

    protected function setUp()
    {
        $this->bundlesState = CumulativeResourceManager::getInstance()->getBundles();
        $this->target       = new OroDashboardExtension();
    }

    protected function tearDown()
    {
        CumulativeResourceManager::getInstance()->setBundles($this->bundlesState);
    }

    /**
     * @dataProvider loadDataProvider
     */
    public function testLoad(array $bundles, array $configs, array $expectedConfiguration)
    {
        $container = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder');

        CumulativeResourceManager::getInstance()->setBundles($bundles);
        $definition = $this->getMock('Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Definition');

        $definition->expects($this->once())->method('replaceArgument')->with(
            0,
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                    $this->assertSame($expectedConfiguration, $actualConfiguration);

                    return true;
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                'configs'               => [[]],
                'expectedConfiguration' => [
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                            'route'            => 'alternative_quick_lanchpad_route',
                            'route_parameters' => [
                                'bundle' => 'TestBundle',
                                'name'   => 'quickLaunchpad',
                                'widget' => 'quick_launchpad'
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                            'items'            => [
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                                    'route'            => 'test1',
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                            'twig' => 'OroDashboardBundle:Index:default.html.twig'
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                        'empty_board'           => [
                            'twig' => 'OroDashboardBundle:Index:default.html.twig'
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rm -rf journal
rm -rf local.*
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Derby is the UK's most central city benefiting from the best of both worlds - a great cultural base situated in the East Midlands on the edge of the Peak District National park.
Situated on the River Derwent in the southern part of the county of Derbyshire, Derby is a thriving, cohesive multi-cultural city where people quickly settle quickly into local communities. Derby has a population of nearly 250,000 and has been twinned with Osnabruck in Germany for over 30 years.
Derby is famous for setting in motion Britain's Industrial Revolution with some of the countrys first factories and spinning mills. It is equally famous for later factories of Rolls Royce, Royal Crown Derby and Railway engineering. The thriving city centre boasts an excellent range of entertainment venues, attractions, pubs, restaurants, parks and open spaces. Two of Derby's biggest employers are Rolls-Royce plc and Toyota. Others include Bombardier who manufacture railway rolling stock and HeroTSC, who deal with of Sky's telephone support. Royal Crown Derby has been producing porcelain in Derby since the 1750s.
Derby has much to attract the visitor with its excellent shopping facilities, the Intu Centre attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors from both within and outside the county. The Cathedral Quarter is also a popular area with an upmarket mix of quality, independent niche retailers, cafes, restaurants and bars.
Derby has musuems, galleries and has a growing reputation on the national cultural scene. The Derby Art Gallery contains a brilliant collection of paintings by the Derby born Joseph Wright. The Derby Quad opposite Derby Council House provides the city with a building where audiences and users can participate and engage in a variety of art forms.
The Roundhouse historic building, originally used for steam engine repairs, has been restored for use by Derby College and opened to new students in september 2009. This once-derelict grade II listed has undergone a pioneering transformation and the impressive new buildings complement the character of the original premises.
Derby Arboretum was the first public recreational park in the country. Darley and Derwent parks are seperated by the River Derwent and home to much wildlife with Derby Rowing Club and Derwent Rowing Club located on the banks of the river here. A riverside walk and cycle path from Darley Park south through Derby River Gardens to two other parks. Markeaton Park is probably the best known of all the parks in the City of Derby with over 207 acres of parkland attracting over one million visitors a year . It is a large park offering a wide range of leisure facilities and activities for all ages. It hosts various fairs and shows throughout the year including the yearly bonfire and firework display.
For children there is the popular Mundy Play Centre, a children's wonderland. This playground is well equipped and has seasonal attractions for most of the summer - a bouncing castle, canoes, rowing boats, children electric cars, crazy golf and donkey rides. A large paddling pool is also open from Easter to the end of September. The family-friendly play area is dog-free, has level pathway with lots of places to sit, rest and to have picnics.is the venue for the city council's annual Guy Fawkes Night firework display and contains its own light railway.
Other major parks in the city include Allestree Park, Darley Park, Chaddesden Park, Alvaston Park, Normanton Park and Osmaston Park. Derby Gaol is a visitor attraction based in the dungeons of the Derbyshire County Gaol which dates back to 1756.
Derby LIVE, the cultural arm of Derby City Council host varied events at the Derby Theatre, the new derby arena and the Guildhall Theatre. Derby Fest is a spectacular weekend street arts festival held every September. The Robert Ludlam Theatre is a 270 seat venue with a programme of entertainment including dance, drama, art, music, theatre in the round, comedy, films, family entertainment, rock and pop events, workshops and provides a home for many of Derbyshire's amateur production groups. Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company has received critical acclaim for its often innovative productions.
The new Derby Arena at Pride Park in Derby , a multi-use sports and cultural venue opened in 2015. As well as a 250m indoor cycle track suitable for all , there is an indoor sports, a state of art 140-station gym , meeting and hospitality rooms available for hire, a caf� and a bar and fixed seating for 1500 people.The Arena also will also be used as a venue for cultural events, exhibitions, product launches and conferences.
Farmers Markets are held every third Thursday in each month throughout the year on the Market Place in Derby.
See Derby Entertainment for more of what is goling on in Derby including latest offerings from the Robert Ludlam Theatre in Derby.
Allestree is a large, pleasant residential suburb, 2 miles north of the city centre, still surrounded by parkland. Much of its growth has taken place just in the last 40 years. It has self contained shopping centres, pubs, schools, churches as well as the much used Allestree Park with its golf course and fishing lakes.
Littleover represents a local community atmosphere, with a friendly and polite array of cultures, old and young. Many recreational activities are also available with various tennis, cricket and football pitches located in various areas for you to use, such as St George's Playing Fields.
Mickleover, the same as Littleover, is a great sprawl of suburban houses. The part known as Mickleover village is the shopping area on Uttoxeter Road, about 2 miles out of Derby. It is dominated by the Tesco supermarket these days, but the Old Market Place still remains and The Green, The Hollow and Orchard St still give the area around The Square, lots of character.
Oakwood was largely throughout the 1980's and 90's but some building still continues and there is a great desire by builders to extend further into green belt land that surrounds part of the estate. Oakwood has a mixture of houses, mostly with small gardens. Several small pockets of shops have appeared as well as two new pubs. The Springwood Leisure Centre, right in the heart of the Oakwood estate, offers access to all including disabled people. It's facilities include a sports hall, dance studio, squash courts and a fitness studio. Chaddesden Wood situated off Springwood Drive, is special because it is the only ancient oak woodland in the city of Derby.
Derby university is home to 21,000 students in all areas of study and provides nearly 300 study programmes at undergraduate level, post graduate level and short courses. The main site is on Kedleston Road opposite Markeaton Park but the university also has a campus in Buxton in north Derbyshire and Arts, Design and Technology centre on Markeaton Street in Derby. Courses are also run at the Britannia Mill site in Derby and the Chesterfield Centre for Health Education.
Derby City Centre is quite compact with much of the central area a pedestrianised zone making shopping quite easy. There are a good range of High street stores lining the Victorian buildings of the Cornmarket and Victoria Street. Sadler Gate and Iron Gate are lined with 16th-century buildings and boast numerous gift shops, clothes shops, pubs and restaurants. The area is known as Derby's Cathedral Quarter.
Open every day, Intu Derby is an all-weather shopping mall which houses over 100 shops and a food court capable of seating 800 people. There is also a large car park. Stores include Debenhams, Marks and Spencer, Topshop, Oasis.
British Celanese at Spondon in Derby was once one of Derby's biggest employers. It has closed and is now due for demolition. At its height, the Spondon plant employed some 20,000 people. Amongst many other items it was involved in the manufacture of filter tow for use in cigarette filters. In 1958 Courtaulds took over and then in 1998 Dutch giant Akzo Nobel acquired a controlling interest and the company becomes known as Acordis. In 2007 Celanese acquires the company and the name changed again, to Celanese Acetate Ltd. .
See Celanese Photographs , a photo tour of some of the buildings and sights to be found around the Celanese / Courtaulds site. This is part of a heritage project run by Andy Rokita from Derby who has created a film called "Softly Spoken" looking at the history of the plant and the people that worked here.


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Minister Mason speaks at the federal announcement of $168.5 million in funding for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir.
Reducing the impact of natural disasters such as flooding is critical to keeping Canadian families safe, protecting local businesses and supporting a strong economy and middle class.
François-Philippe Champagne, federal Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, has announced funding for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir project.
This project is currently undergoing a federal environmental assessment process led by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency and the Aboriginal consultation process is underway. Construction will not start until the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a decision statement and until Canada is satisfied that the legal duty to consult Aboriginal peoples has been met.
More than $1.5 billion for the Calgary Green Line Light Rail Transit Project to connect new areas of the city to convenient, accessible transit.
Over $29 million for the construction of a new wastewater transmission system to provide residents of Lacombe, Blackfalds and Lacombe County with reliable services.


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Alvarez breaks past height barrier to lead Pantherettes in defensive steals
Junior Nina Alvarez forces the steal from a Southlake Dragon player in the Pantherettes recent playoff win. (Karla Estrada photo)
By Trevon McWilliams, Sports Writer
Junior Pantherette Nina Alvarez steals the ball, makes a fast break around the offense that just witnessed her performance, and rushes down the court maneuvering around a host of defenders. The crowd goes wild as she does a spin move then makes a behind the back pass to her teammate who is standing inside the paint. The shot goes in and Alvarez hand checks Rosie Davis while getting back on defense.
"Playing alongside Nina is fun and challenging" senior forward Madison Townley said "You have to always have your eyes open because she drops amazing passes from anywhere on the court."
Moves like this are the norm for Alvarez who currently sits in the top ten for assist with 111 total on the season. This greedy point guard averages 4.5 steals a game leading her team for the year.
"The key to success is keeping your eye on the ball, playing the passing lane, stay hungry and motivated to stop the other opponent," Alvarez said.
Measuring in the game at only 5'2, Alvarez has a task of guarding alongside her teammates some of the best players in the district and nation. While those looking from the outside in may view this as challenging Alvarez is up for the challenge.
"I don't view my height as disadvantage, I see it as an advantage," Alvarez said. "I also must stay cautious and use other things against my opponent such as speed and quickness."
Junior Nina Alvarez pulls the ball down during the Southlake game. (Karla Estrada photo)
Pantherette head coach Cathy Self-Morgan has coached her fare share of guards who are playing on the college level today. Of those she best compares Alvarez to Texas standout Ariel Atkins who helped Duncanville to two state championships.
"Her competitiveness and tenacity on the court are a lot like Ariel," Self-Morgan said. "She has a great work ethic and picks up her game on both ends of the court."
As a youngster Alvarez though not as tall as most players wanted to continue playing basketball to the varsity level. From the very beginning of her young career she developed an attitude of staying up with the best.
"My parents don't believe in giving up," Alvarez said. "So when I started that's the mindset that I was taught."
Alvarez' mother still looks back and remembers how Nina loved sports from the time she was born.
"She would roll around the floor with a basketball playing with it in her hands then," her mother Rose Alvarez. "She even tried playing some football with her brothers when she was young."
It was basketball however that intrigued Alvarez as she watched her older brother play while her father coached them in youth basketball. She began to strike an interest in the game and as early as the age of eight, she played with her brother on a boys team. Her father Luis Alvarez remembers her early days when Nina would play her brothers at the age of six.
"When she very little, she would get the ball and keep going," Mr. Alvarez said "She would do almost anything she could to imitate the other boys she played with."
Alvarez and her brother pose for a basketball shot as kids. (Submitted photo)
Alvarez has transformed her game over the years becoming even faster and learning how to take advantage of her opponents. While her father says she thrives on her lockdown defense, she is coming along well in her offensive game as well lately.
"She shoots better now than when she first started," Mr. Alvarez said. "Coach Self-Morgan is a fabulous coach and is making her a sound player and helping her game."
Nina already has offers to play basketball at the next level and plans to play while studying criminology. Nina says she has always had to help people on and off the court and plans to pursue being a police officer after graduation.
"Nina is a nice kid and has good leadership and work ethic" Self-Morgan said "She makes smart choices and has good character. She will make a great police officer."
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Luis Alvarez • Mar 2, 2016 at 8:23 pm
Thank you for showcasing our daughter in such a great way! Love the article!!!
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- All seasons league shooting for NFAA, Bowhunters and Youth - Established Leagues!
Indoor & Outdoor shooting - Established Facilities!
- Annual host to Vortex Open - Established Events!
- Non-profit organization so so all money goes to support the sport of Archery and Hunting - - Established Financially!
- CROSSBOW USE is allowed. Blackhawk recommends crossbow shooters bring their own portable target to practice outdoors.
- Please contact a board member if you have any questions.
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GUESTS: Each member is allowed to bring 1 or 2 guests with them to use the facilities one time and the guest is requested to become a member. Non-member(s) must be accompanied by a member and must pay a $5.00 per day shooting fee to use either indoor or outdoor ranges.
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$5.00 to shoot a complete 3D round on the outdoor range.
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Thermostat is set for minimum heat when indoor facilities are not in use (contact a Board Member if you find there is a heating problem).
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NOTE: WORKING MEMBERS will be assessed at the end of the year a $15/HR FEE FOR UNWORKED HOURS. It is each member's responsibility to pursue work opportunities. Check your newsletters or Blackhawk's website, Blackhawkbowhunters.com and click on Events for a listing of club tournament dates. If you can help at any tournament, or on the club cleanup day, contact President Dale Goytowski. Also click on Board of Directors for phone numbers of areas/events you're interested working in (Kitchen, Maintenance, Leagues, Tournaments, etc.).
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