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General Information About Osteosarcoma and Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma (MFH) of Bone
Osteosarcoma occurs predominantly in adolescents and young adults. Review of data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results program of the NCI resulted in an estimate of 4.4 per million new cases of osteosarcoma each year in people aged 0 to 24 years.[3] The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that there will be 110 million people in this age range in 2010, resulting in an incidence of roughly 450 cases per year in children and young adults younger than 25 years. Osteosarcoma accounts for approximately 5% of childhood tumors. In children and adolescents, more than 50% of these tumors arise from the long bones around the knee. Osteosarcoma can rarely be observed in soft tissue or visceral organs. There appears to be no difference in presenting symptoms, tumor location, and outcome for younger patients (<12 years) compared with adolescents.[4,5] Two trials conducted in the 1980s were designed to determine if chemotherapy altered the natural history of osteosarcoma following surgical removal of the primary tumor. The outcome of patients in these trials who were treated with surgical removal of the primary tumor recapitulated the historical experience before 1970; more than half of these patients developed metastases within 6 months of diagnosis, and overall, approximately 90% developed recurrent disease within 2 years of diagnosis.[6] Overall survival for patients treated with surgery alone was statistically inferior.[7] The natural history of osteosarcoma has not changed over time, and fewer than 20% of patients with localized resectable primary tumors treated with surgery alone can be expected to survive free of relapse.[6,8,9]
Prognostic Factors
Pretreatment factors that influence outcome include site and size of the primary tumor and presence or absence of clinically detectable metastatic disease.[10] After administration of preoperative chemotherapy, surgical resectability and the degree of tumor necrosis influence outcome. In general, prognostic factors in osteosarcoma have not been helpful in identifying patients who might benefit from treatment intensification or who might require less therapy while maintaining an excellent outcome.
Primary site
The site of the primary tumor is a significant prognostic factor for patients with localized disease. Among extremity tumors, distal sites have a more favorable prognosis than proximal sites. Axial skeleton primary tumors are associated with the greatest risk of progression and death, primarily related to the inability to achieve a complete surgical resection.
- Pelvis: Pelvic osteosarcomas make up 7% to 9% of all osteosarcomas; survival rates for patients with pelvic primary tumors are 20% to 47%.[11,12,13] Complete surgical resection is associated with positive outcome for osteosarcoma of the pelvis.[11,14]
- Craniofacial/head and neck: Within the craniofacial osteosarcoma group, patients with mandibular tumors have a significantly better prognosis than patients with extragnathic tumors.[15] For patients with osteosarcoma of craniofacial bones, complete resection of the primary tumor with negative margins is essential for cure.[16,17,18] There is a better prognosis for patients who have osteosarcoma of the head and neck than for those who have appendicular lesions when treated with surgery alone.
Despite a relatively high rate of inferior necrosis following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, fewer patients with craniofacial primaries develop systemic metastases than do patients with osteosarcoma originating in the extremities.[19,20,21] This low rate of metastasis may be related to the relatively smaller size and higher incidence of lower grade tumors in osteosarcoma of the head and neck.
While small series have not shown a benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with osteosarcoma of the head and neck, one meta-analysis concluded that systemic chemotherapy improves the prognosis for these patients. Another large meta-analysis detected no benefit from chemotherapy for patients with osteosarcoma of the head and neck, but suggested that the incorporation of chemotherapy into treatment of patients with high-grade tumors may improve survival. A retrospective analysis identified a trend toward better survival in patients with high-grade osteosarcoma of the mandible and maxilla who received adjuvant chemotherapy.[18,22]
Radiation therapy was found to improve local control, disease-specific survival, and overall survival in a retrospective study of osteosarcoma of the craniofacial bones, which had positive or uncertain margins after surgical resection.[23][Level of evidence: 3iiA] Radiation-associated craniofacial osteosarcomas are generally high-grade lesions, usually fibroblastic, that tend to recur locally with a high rate of metastasis.[24]
In the German series, approximately 25% of patients with craniofacial osteosarcoma had osteosarcoma as a second tumor, and in 8 of these 13 patients, osteosarcoma arose following treatment for retinoblastoma. In this series, there was no difference in outcome for primary or secondary craniofacial osteosarcoma.[15]
- Extraskeletal: Osteosarcoma in extraskeletal sites is rare in children and young adults. With current combined-modality therapy, the outcome for patients with extraskeletal osteosarcoma appears to be similar to that for patients with primary tumors of bone.[25]
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By Gerry GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23, 1996 Service members on temporary duty orders will receive a more flexible and simplified per diem meal rate.
Defense officials said a new per diem rate for meals, combining the average of onbase and locality offbase rates plus incidental costs is in place. Lodging isn't affected.
Lt. Col. Kay Moore, a compensation and entitlements officer with Army's deputy chief of staff for personnel, said the new system brings a different perspective to establishing per diem rates for meals.
The DoD comptroller has decided to simplify dining facility operations by charging one rate instead of several, Moore said. For TDY service members, the change reduces dining costs from $18.15 a day to $7 (breakfast, $1.50; lunch, $2.75, dinner, $2.75). Moore said commands approving temporary duty orders now decide on the appropriate rate based on availability and practicality of government meals.
The old system of adjustments based on availability or use of individual meals created extra recordkeeping and extra work in settling travel claims, according to personnel officials. Without the corresponding per diem reduction, travelers using the dining facility some of the time either were overpaid at the locality per diem rate or underpaid at the onbase rate.
"If the dining facility rate was changing, that meant that the per diem rate had to change as well," Moore s aid.
Officials issuing temporary duty orders and commanders of military school facilities will play key roles in determining an individual's per diem rate for meals. "They look at whether government meals are available where the individual is going," said Moore. She said they will also see if it's practical to use available government dining facilities based upon mission requirements.
Accounting agencies will also benefit from the new system, said Moore's coworker, Lt. Col. Susan Hardman. "Finance offices won't have to do a mealbymeal accounting deduction process anymore," she said. "The per diem rate is by the day; that's why it's simpler."
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Editor's note: Following up on the last post, this one seemed appropriate to post next… Indeed was just purchased by Recruit Co. Ltd of Japan. Whether you like Indeed's service or not, you have to admire how they went about … Continue reading
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Good post from Clay Richardson on Embracing Mobile – to Deliver A New Value Proposition for BPM Excellence: Business leaders respond to mobile with, "Let's build a really slick mobile app, put it up on iTunes and we're done!" Technologists … Continue reading
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Looking Under the Hood
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What should I watch for while using this medicine?Visit your doctor or health care professional for regular check ups. Tell your doctor or if your symptoms do not improve or if they get worse.
Call your doctor as soon as you can if you get a fever, watery diarrhea, stomach pain, or vomiting. These could be symptoms of a more serious illness. Do not treat yourself. Call your doctor for advice.
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Omron pedometer
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Nike running watches
The Nike running watches are perfect if you're into serious running or walking. Something like the Nike + Sportband is ideal to measure your pace, distance run, time taken and calories burned. The watch is housed in a removable USB device that can be fitted into a wristband. It displays running statistics and current time. What I particularly like about this watch is that after I finish my walk, I can remove the USB device and insert it into my computer and upload the running stats.
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The Federal Government has called a snap review of the telecommunications industry ombudsman (TIO) that could change its structure and transparency.
The Department of Communications has released a discussion paper detailing a number of proposed reforms for the scheme.
The announcement came just months after iTnews columnist David Havyatt noted the urgency for an industry-led review to address criticisms from ISPs and customers – or face intervention from Canberra.
"If the latter outcome occurs, the industry should not be surprised if a new scheme does not serve their best interests," Havyatt warned.
Indeed, the Government sought comment on a range of proposals aimed at opening the TIO's structure up to public scrutiny and cutting out bad practices.
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The Government was particularly concerned with the overall transparency of the TIO scheme.
It questioned if the scheme could balance the interests of industry and consumer groups.
The Government was also concerned about the "capacity for industry to control the high-level policy direction" of the TIO, due to the scheme's governance structure.
"The confidential nature of board and council meetings impedes the visibility of governance processes," the discussion paper stated.
"Insight into how conflicts between the board and council are resolved in the best interests of consumers is hindered by this lack of transparency."
The paper raised the prospect that the TIO's jurisdiction was too narrow and should be widened to keep pace with changes in services and products available in the industry.
"The continued popularity of bundled services/packages for telecommunications consumers and continuing customer confusion about where to pursue complaints on this topic remains an unresolved issue," the paper noted.
"It is understood that the TIO is proposing to amend its constitution to widen its jurisdiction over some bundled products and services."
The review would also examine whether to raise industry fees for dealing with low-level complaints to persuade ISPs and telcos to invest more in their own complaints-handling functions. This was in response to a large number of Level 1 complaints that were resolved when they were referred by the TIO back to the service provider.
Telcos have long questioned the methodologies used by the TIO distorted the number of complaints it received, suggesting a review of the scheme was overdue.
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It hides the indirection through the parent's method table. This function generally should be called in attach, but (except in some race cases) never earlier. .Pp The .Fn bus_alloc_resource_any function is a convenience wrapper for .Fn bus_alloc_resource . It sets the values for .Fa start , .Fa end , and .Fa count to the default resource (see description of .Fa start below). .Pp The arguments are as follows: .Bl -item .It .Fa dev is the device that requests ownership of the resource. Before allocation, the resource is owned by the parent bus. .It .Fa type is the type of resource you want to allocate. It is one of: .Bl -tag -width SYS_RES_MEMORY .It Dv SYS_RES_IRQ for IRQs .It Dv SYS_RES_DRQ for ISA DMA lines .It Dv SYS_RES_IOPORT for I/O ports .It Dv SYS_RES_MEMORY for I/O memory .El .It .Fa rid points to a bus specific handle that identifies the resource being allocated. For ISA this is an index into an array of resources that have been setup for this device by either the PnP mechanism, or via the hints mechanism. For PCCARD, similar things are used as of writing, but that may change in the future with newcard. For PCI it just happens to be the offset into pci config space which has a word that describes the resource. The bus methods are free to change the RIDs that they are given as a parameter. You must not depend on the value you gave it earlier. .It .Fa start and .Fa end are the start/end addresses of the resource. If you specify values of .Dv 0 for start and .Dv ~0 for end, the default values for the bus are calculated. .It .Fa count is the size of the resource, e.g. the size of an I/O port (often .Dv 1 on PCI and device-dependent on ISA and PCCARD). If you specified the default values for .Fa start and .Fa end , then the default value of the bus is used if .Fa count is smaller than the default value and .Fa count is used, if it is bigger as the default value. .It .Fa flags sets the flags for the resource. You can set one or more of these flags: .Bl -tag -width RF_SHAREABLE .It Dv RF_ALLOCATED resource has been reserved. The resource still needs to be activated with .Xr rman_activate_resource 9 . .It Dv RF_ACTIVE activate resource atomically. .It Dv RF_SHAREABLE resource permits contemporaneous sharing. Should always be set unless you know, that the resource cannot be shared. It is the bus-code's task to filter out the flag if the bus doesn't support sharing, which is, for example, the case for pccard/cardbus, which can or cannot share devices, depending on the bus. .It Dv RF_TIMESHARE resource permits time-division sharing. .El .El .Sh RETURN VALUES A pointer to .Va struct res is returned on success, a null pointer otherwise. .Sh EXAMPLES This is some example code. The values of .Va portid and .Va irqid should be saved in the softc of the device after these calls. .Bd -literal struct resource *portres, irqres; int portid, irqid; portid = 0; irqid = 0; portres = bus_alloc_resource(dev, SYS_RES_IOPORT, &portid, 0ul, ~0ul, 32, RF_ACTIVE); irqres = bus_alloc_resource_any(dev, SYS_RES_IRQ, &irqid, RF_ACTIVE | RF_SHAREABLE); .Ed .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr bus_release_resource 9 , .Xr device 9 , .Xr driver 9 .Sh AUTHORS .An -nosplit This man page was written by .An Alexander Langer Aq email@example.com with parts by .An Warner Losh Aq email@example.com .


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The New York Times described Jay-Z's performance last night, "the highest-profile hip-hop show ever at Carnegie Hall." Playing two shows in support of charity (the second one being tonight), Jay-Z is proving that he might not be as miserly as we first thought — the concerts are being put on in support of the United Way of New York City and the Shawn Carter Scholarship Foundation.
From all accounts, last night's show was an inspiring event, with guests Alicia Keys for "Empire State of Mind," and Nas for "N.Y. State of Mind" and "If I Ruled The World" (for which Keys sang the Lauryn Hill part) joining Jay-Z on stage, before he finally took to a balcony to close the show amongst his enthusiastic fans. But according to reports, the shining moment of the night was when Jay-Z sang his ode to new baby daughter, Blue Ivy, "Glory." After the emotional song, Hov told the audience, "I didn't think I was gonna make it through that one. That one was tough." We love the track, and we're glad Jay-Z is keeping it in his repertoire. We're also wondering if new mom Beyoncé was just as emotional as Jay — she was in attendance at the concert, which was her first post-birth public appearance, and she looked great!


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ANAHEIM, CA - (September 26, 2013) - On Monday, September 30, 2013, Interim Police Chief Raul Quezada, the Anaheim Police Department and Make-A-Wish will partner to make a young Anaheim boy's dream of being a crime fighter come true. "Alex" is 7 years-old and is battling Leukemia. He loves all things Batman. He can often be found watching Batman programs or playing his Batman video games. It is this love for Batman that sparked his desire to be superhero.
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PITTSBURGH, PA — Metro reporter John Matisz sat down with London Knights assistant general manager/coach Misha Donskov following the conclusion of the 2012 NHL draft.
They briefly discussed the London players who had their lives forever changed by being selected this weekend.
Olli Maatta, Pittsburgh Penguins (first round-22nd overall)
John Matisz: It's ironic Olli is now a Penguin since the logical first pairing next year seems to be Scott Harrington-Maatta. Do you think the connection will help them develop together?
Misha Donskov: We are excited for Olli and the opportunity he has with Pittsburgh. He continued to improve his game over the course of the season and had an outstanding playoff run with our club. Like Scott, he has a high hockey IQ, is very solid defensively and has an outstanding work ethic. We know that they will both be a great fit for Pittsburgh moving forward.
Chris Tierney, San Jose Sharks (second-55th)
JM: He went a bit higher than most expected. Were you surprised by San Jose's decision? He seemed to really buy into the system you guys employed this year, which is something teams obviously noticed.
MD: Chris made tremendous improvements in his overall game over the course of the season. He thinks the game well, has great puck skills, and makes players around him better. Chris is a great teammate, and we are excited for him to be drafted so high. Our group looks forward to watching him continue to develop next year.
Josh Anderson, Columbus Blue Jackets (fourth-95th)
JM: It's pretty incredible he went from undrafted in the OHL to drafted in the NHL in only a year's time. Where do you see him fitting in the team's lineup next year, especially if he puts on a few pounds?
MD: Josh Anderson is a player with a tremendous upside. He made significant improvement in his game over the course of the season. He's a big kid who can skate, handle the puck, and is tough to contain down low. Josh will be a huge part of our hockey club next year.
Andreas Athanasiou, Detroit Red Wings (fourth-110th)
JM: Andreas obviously went later than anticipated, at least when you look at rankings from the start of the year. Detroit could have just picked up another later round gem, though. Thoughts?
MD: Andreas is a player with elite speed. What separates Andreas from other elite skaters is not only his ability to skate, but his ability to skate with the puck on his stick. He moves extremely well laterally and is very dynamic on the rush. He is a player with hig- end skill. Detroit is an great organization that puts a premium on skill, and we know he will be a great fit.
Seth Griffith, Boston Bruins (fifth-131st)
JM: It must be great to see him finally get drafted. He was arguably the team's runner-up for MVP this past season. Do you think he has what it takes to make the jump to pro next year?
MD: We are really excited for Seth. He has worked so hard to be drafted and has been rewarded for his dedication and commitment. He is a very skilled player with great hockey sense, outstanding puck skills, and a quick release. He is a leader on our hockey club, on and off the ice. This will be an important year in Seth's development as he continues to work towards his goal of being a pro.
Ryan Rupert, Toronto Maple Leafs (sixth-157th)
JM: What separates him from Matt on the ice? Even though Brian Burke said Matt will be joining Ryan at Leafs rookie camp, there must be something they saw in Ryan that put him ahead of Matt on their list.
MD: We are excited for Ryan to be drafted by Toronto. Both Ryan and Matt are hard nosed hockey players that have outstanding hockey sense, a great shot, and play all three zones of the ice. They are character kids and very unselfish team players. They love to compete and love to win.


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Mike came to the Association in 1998. Prior to directing the Association, Mike pastored in the Kansas City area for twenty years. Mike and his wife, Robbi, are members of NorthBridge Church. Mike and Robbi love to travel and Mike enjoys golf and fly-fishing. They have two children and four grandchildren.
Rev. Samuel Gonzalez
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Samuel was born in Guadalajara, Mexico. He began working for the Association in 2003. Prior to that, he pastored for many years and worked for Missouri Baptist Convention in ethnic church planting. Samuel and his wife, Judith, are founding members of Casa de Oración mission. They have two children and three grandchildren. Samuel enjoys playing basketball and cheering for the Chivas (soccer team from Guadalajara).
Dinah Ensor
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Dinah served as Ministry Assistant at Grand Oak Mission Center for twelve years prior to becoming Coordinator in January 2007. Before her ministry at Grand Oak, Dinah served as a church secretary. Dinah and her husband, Bob, are members of Webster Park Baptist Church. Dinah and Bob have two daughters and five grandchildren. Dinah enjoys Bluegrass music, camping, and cooking.
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Burnace has served with the Association as Financial Secretary since 2004. Burnace has served with the International Mission Board as a journeyman in Zimbabwe. She and her husband, Ed, have two children. Burnace and her family are members of Temple Baptist Church, where she is also church pianist. Burnace enjoys reading and playing the piano.
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Patti and her husband, Doug, served with the IMB overseas for 7 years. Now living in Republic, MO, Doug is Senior Pastor of Glenstone Baptist Church, Springfield. They have 2 daughters and 7 grandchildren. Patti loves to travel and shopping.
Rev. Doug Watson
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Doug has been involved in youth ministry in the Association, including YouthQuake, since coming to the area in 1994. He has served for more than 30 years as a Youth Pastor or Associate Pastor in the local church. In 2005, he moved into a part-time missionary position with the local Springfield Area Youth Leaders Network. Doug is married to Clydene and they have four children and one grand child. He continues to be involved in various ways with local church, working with students and leaders or leading worship, and works bi-vocationally for Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Ozarks. Doug enjoys hunting, fishing, golf, playing guitar and spending time with his family.
Rev. Craig Coppenbarger
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Craig is the lead pastor at Harvest Hill Baptist Church in Strafford, MO, which is a church plant that launched in 2010. Before starting Harvest Hill, Craig served on staff at Second Baptist Church in Springfield. He is an 8 year veteran of the United States Air Force, holds a degree in Church Administration from SBU, and is currently working on his Masters degree from Liberty University. Craig is married to Maggie and they are the proud parents of two children, Gigi and Isaiah. Craig loves the local church and has a huge heart for chruch planters and their families. Craig enjoys watching the KC Chiefs and also enjoys doing just about anything outdoors.
Dr. Bob Perry
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Bob has served as a foreign missionary in Mexico and a pastor and Director of Associational Missions in Missouri and Virginia. For the past 30 years he has been a consultant and writer for churches and associations and has written on the subject of church health and planning. Bob and his wife Marilyn have three sons and four grandchildren. They enjoy travelling, reading, writing, swimming and walking in the woods at their home near Willard.


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A spokesman for Florida Gov. Rick Scott's campaign blasted an email Friday afternoon of a photo featuring his opponent, Republican-turned-Democrat Charlie Crist, and James with a caption at thetop reading: "What do these guys have in common? They both ran away."
Prior to James's announcement, the Scott campaign had repeatedly hammered Crist for opting to run for Senate in 2010 rather than reelection as governor, arguing that it shows he is more concerned with his advancing his own career than the well-being of Floridians.
Crist, then a Republican, ended up running for the Senate seat as an independent after he was confronted with a tough primary battle courtesy of Marco Rubio, who ultimately went on to win the general election.
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The United States has been goading China in the South China Sea dispute for some time now by arming the Philippines – one of the parties in the dispute – and continuing to arm them with more naval vessels and training through joint exercises.
Meanwhile, the West has shifted focus over to the Asia-Pacific region and continues to pour huge sums of money into military hardware which seems to be designed to be deployed in a scenario like what might develop in the South China Sea or a more traditional conflict, perhaps with Iran.
China has been quite vocal in opposing the United States' antagonistic hegemony and indeed has been increasing their military spending quite a bit.
Now Chinese state media has warned the United States that the dispute in the South China Sea could indeed lead to a military confrontation.
This is hardly surprising seeing as China has repeatedly told the United States to stop meddling in the dispute since America has no vested interests to speak of.
On top of the previous joint military exercises, the military hardware and training, the U.S. is planning on holding yet another joint drill with the Philippines in the region.
The U.S. has seemingly taken a position wherein they support every single party in the dispute so long as they are not Chinese, something which inevitably will lead to conflict.
The dispute has manifested most recently in the "harassment" of Chinese fishing boats in the South China Sea.
Recently, Chinese vessels blocked a Filipino warship from capturing the crews aboard Chinese fishing vessels in the region around what is called the Scarborough Shoal in the Philippines and Huangyan Island in China.
The conflict also flared up when Chinese vessels allegedly harassed a research ship from the Philippines, although China claims that it was the warship that was harassing the fishing boats while urging the research vessel to "leave the area immediately."
Obviously the situation in the South China Sea is far from stable and the United States is actively making it even more explosive by arming one side and seemingly pushing China to act.
In October of last year, United States Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta made it very clear that this renewed focus on the Asia-Pacific region is not going to end any time soon.
During a press conference in Bali, Indonesia, Panetta stated that "the purpose of my visit is to make very clear to this region and to our allies in the Pacific that we – and when I say we, the president of the United States and the Department of Defense – made very clear that the Pacific will remain a key priority for the United States, that we will maintain our force projection in this area, that we will maintain a presence in this area, that we will remain a Pacific power, and that we will do whatever we can to try to work with the nations of this area to develop a strong security and cooperative relationship."
The West and allied nations regularly claim that China's growing naval power is somehow threatening commerce in the region.
This is completely nonsensical since China claiming empty islands in the South China Sea in no way stops or threatens regional commercial activities, while fueling the South China Sea dispute and potentially turning it into a military conflict indeed does just that.
If anyone is to blame in this situation, it is the United States, who continues to be laughably hypocritical by absurdly claiming that China must explain their need for a refurbished Soviet aircraft carrier while the U.S. maintains by far the largest military budget in the world.
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A Simplified View of Fighting Game Narrative Evolution
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Depending on who you talk to, the best narratives in video games can be held against narratives of other media and be considered of legitimate quality, or they're all garbage and who really wants to play a video game for the story, anyway. The debate over the general quality of narratives in the medium as a whole aside, fighting games in particular have historically never been taken seriously for their ability to spin a yarn. This is a notion that even the most ardent defenders of game narratives have to concede, simply because for many years, stories in the genre were not considered a high priority. They were flavor to give these crazy menageries of ninjas, robots, dudes in karate gis and ladies of sizable assets some sort of context beyond being blank slates. Back in the early days of the genre, the most shocking plot twist in a fighting game was the fact that Chun-Li actually had a branching point in her Street Fighter II ending.
Early Successes (and Failures)
For many years, the fighting game series with the most comprehensive storylines were arguably Mortal Kombat and King of Fighters. In the case of King of Fighters, the yearly installments of the series featured stories that led from one game to the next, and over time have formed a series of simplistic sagas. However, the story in each individual King of Fighters game is largely the same; a tournament sponsored with nefarious intent is held, and a trio of determined fighters defeat the hilariously overpowered villain. Wash, rinse, repeat.
As for Mortal Kombat, the story is more complex, in that it eventually breaks away from the concept of each game being centered around a tournament. The problem with the series came in its later entries, when the story became so convoluted with characters and mind-numbing plot twists that Netherrealm declared a do-over by playing the reboot card. But more on that in a bit.
Prominent Problems
There are a lot of reasons that fighting game narratives have been, to put it kindly, less than stellar. Beyond the general disinterest on behalf of the writers to tell a decent story, there's the dysfunctional nature of the story progression. The majority of fighting games present an arcade mode that may, at best, present some form of prologue to introduce a character, perhaps one or two "story" fights, in which the fighter has a unique dialogue with his or her opponent, and an ending. But most of these endings will inevitably conflict with one another. For example, in Soul Calibur II, most every single ending involves the character finding the Soul Edge and either:
- Claiming it for him/herself, with varying results.
- Destroying it.
- Filling the world with darkness, because he's Nightmare and already had the Soul Edge to begin with.
In this case, there's no narrative continuity. Every ending leads down a different path, and likely only one ending, if any, will factor into the story for the next game. Characters that saw resolution in their endings will instead continue to seek their resolution. No room for closure is provided, if only because a character will likely come back for the sequel, and the writers can't think of any other motivation for him than the one he already had.
Okay, but what about stories that do link their endings together? Take Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. When taken as a whole, the storyline of the game from its introduction to the individual character endings feels relatively cohesive. With a couple of exceptions, events in one ending are directly related to events in another. The individual parts manage to form a whole that feels coherent and logical. Only the endings of the villains (Shang Tsung and Quan Chi) really stand out from this because their endings dictate that they succeed.
So of course, the following game, Mortal Kombat: Deception, chooses to follow the ending path of the villains, thereby invalidating the tapestry created by Deadly Alliance. It was a self-inflicted shot in the foot. And while letting the bad guys "win" (their victory turned out to be exceedingly short-lived) might have been edgy and expected by Mortal Kombat standards, it could also be argued that this single twist broke the plot. The following game, Mortal Kombat: Armageddon, elevated the story even further into the realm of the absurd by reducing the narrative into a race between every single character in the series to reach the top of a ziggurat and fight a dude made of fire for Real Ultimate Power.
Huh. Well, then. Who's for a DC Comics crossover? Anybody?
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But all is not lost. Modern fighting games have shown that it's possible to structure a coherent narrative with a solid beginning, middle, and end. And while the individual quality of the stories of these games is variable, they're all a far cry above the old standard of a simplistic ending presented as an award for reaching the top of the tournament ladder.
The BlazBlue series, created by Arc System Works, evolved from story presentation concepts found in their earlier work on the Guilty Gear series. And while multiple versions of the second game, Continuum Shift, have been released, the storyline has not been heavily affected as a result. The story is divided into smaller narratives that focus on individual characters, and each story has multiple paths; the ending earned is based on choices made in dialogue trees in actions taken during combat. However, each character's story path has one canon ending, and as progress is made through these individual stories, the player will eventually unlock the gameplay path to the true ending, which ties the narrative up and leads into the following game.
While it's not a straight path from beginning to end, the manner of narrative progression in BlazBlue offers incentives and replay value, as well as having the chance to practice with a range of diverse characters and styles. In a sense, these alternate endings are analogous to the more simplistic arcade endings found in other games (and in BlazBlue's own separate arcade mode) in that they're diversions to find while working toward the true end to the story.
Mortal Kombat
The story presented in last year's Mortal Kombat reboot is easily the most cinematic of any fighting game story to date. Structured as a linear narrative divided into chapters based on the character under the player's control, it takes the existing mythos of the first three Mortal Kombats and essentially serves as a second draft of the original narrative. Existing story arcs are given more depth, characters are given more definition, or in some rare cases, are rewritten almost entirely, and the narrative as a whole works to undo what had become a garbled mess by negating the possibility of major story events that proved problematic in the latter games in the series.
It is, in essence, a major do-over. One that benefits from fan nostalgia while also recognizing and eliminating aspects that just did not work, or never made sense to begin with. If there's any particular flaw that Mortal Kombat has in its story, its on the side of the gameplay mechanics, as the developers insisted on keeping the frustrating difficulty of the old Mortal Kombat boss fights. I have yet to hear anyone state that they enjoyed the final battle against Shao Kahn. For me, my experience with that battle was one of the few poor points in the game's presentation.
Dead or Alive: Dimensions
Like Mortal Kombat above, Dead or Alive: Dimensions features a full story mode that compiles and retells the events of the first four Dead or Alive games with a greater level of detail. The end result has both some strong positives as well as strong negatives. While an effort is made to retell the story, rather than reboot it, it's fairly obvious that the narrative arc in Dead or Alive was never particularly strong. The story focuses mostly on the core storyline of the series, and for the most part, the player is in control of a select few characters, with at least lip service given to the more minor subplots of the other characters. But the end result feels disjointed, and for the effort it goes through to present the core story, it still doesn't feel particularly coherent at a number of points.
However, the story mode in this game does succeed in ways where Mortal Kombat lacks. The story mode doubles as a tutorial, and over the course of play is constantly introducing the player to basic and advanced concepts. The final chapter, focused on Helena, pays special attention to the unique aspects of her fighting style and stances. Where Mortal Kombat makes no effort to teach the player how to play as the story progresses, Dead or Alive's story is structured in a way that is ideal for newcomers, both in recapping the plot and in providing a learning experience that exists outside of the more standard and basic training mode.
Soul Calibur V
As with both Mortal Kombat and Dead or Alive, Soul Calibur V features a linear storyline with a beginning, middle, and end. But rather than attempt to reboot or retell a preexisting narrative, the story of Soul Calibur V is a true sequel that follows upon the events of the previous game. It is also the shortest of the story modes listed here (it took me roughly two hours to make it from beginning to end in a single sitting), and also the least cinematic; the majority of the plot is told through sequences of static images accompanied by voice-over and sound effects.
All of this being said, the game's story is arguably also the most focused, as it centers on a select few protagonists; Patroklos and Pyrrha Alexandra, the son and daughter of longtime series protagonist Sophitia, and Z.W.E.I., who is playable in a select few chapters. (Before anyone asks, no, I do know why Z.W.E.I. is an acronym, nor do I know what it stands for.) The story takes the basic tale that has driven the series since the days of the original Soul Calibur and tells a new chapter in the struggle between the swords Soul Calibur and Soul Edge that, while still simplistic, offers a greater degree of depth and complexity than the series has really ever been known for. I know that this sounds like a contradiction, but in the comparative sense, by choosing to present the story in the manner that it does and by including specific twists to the narrative, it not only tells a story far deeper than the average, exceedingly shallow fighting game, but also manages to depict the actual relationship between the swords in a light that wasn't as obvious in earlier titles.
That being said, the story isn't without its flaws. Thought the plot does a good job of remaining focused on specific characters, a number of characters that do appear are given very limited roles, and there's one particular twist in the story involving turning back time that could have easily been done without, as it feels like little more than a tacked on way to fit Edge Master into the story. That being said, I enjoyed the story, though this may simply have something to do with the fact that I've been working on a story of my own that features characters very similar in ways to Patroklos and Pyrrha.
In Conclusion
As with any story, mileage will vary, no matter how well a narrative is presented. And while fighting games as a whole have a long way to go to catch up to the narrative quality found in other genres, developers have made great strides during this particular hardware generation in providing a greater sense of complexity and cohesion that the genre had sorely lacked in its early years. And I say this with the understanding that even now, there are many people that could not care less about fighting game narratives; at the end of the day, the greatest draw of a fighting game is how well it plays. But if a fighting game can both feature gameplay that can be taken seriously by the tournament crowd and a storyline that can attract the less competitive mindset, then then all the better.


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Real estate agent Glen Coutinho rescheduled the auction of a Deepdene property so he and the vendor could watch the Carlton-Essendon game yesterday afternoon. And it paid off: the buyer was a mad Blues fan too and splashed out $3.18 million before scurrying off to watch the two teams draw at the MCG.
The RT Edgar sale of 1-3 Palm Grove was the most expensive of the weekend, according to Domain Group data. There was a preliminary clearance rate of 78 per cent from the 766 auctions scheduled for yesterday.
The Blues fan buyer may not be going in to the finals but they can celebrate that they beat three other bidders at auction, paying $30,000 more than reserve for the five-bedroom house on 1498 square metres.
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A local downsizer paid $160,000 more than reserve in Armadale for the second most expensive sale of the weekend.
Agent James McCormack, of Marshall White, sold 6 Myamyn Street for $2.46 million.
The three-bedroom house, designed by Wayne Gillespie, had two underbidders - another local downsizer and an investor.
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The twin-level home at 22 Bright Street has a terraced garden, a granite kitchen and herringbone parquet floors.
It sold through Barb Gregory, of Marshall White.
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The four-bedroom house looking over Thomas Street Reserve sold for $2.16 million through Robin Parker, of Marshall White.
It has a pool, rooftop retreat, wraparound decks, marble bathrooms, and heated, polished concrete floors.
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In Balwyn North a local investor paid $570,000 more than reserve for a 930 square metre block.
There were six other bidders at the auction of 2 Osburn Avenue, which sold for $2.12 million through agent William Chen, of Jellis Craig.
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