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Hypnotic modulation of resting state fMRI default mode and extrinsic network connectivity
Demertzi, Athina ; Soddu, Andrea ; FAYMONVILLE, Marie-Elisabeth et al
in Progress in Brain Research (2011), 193
Resting state fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) acquisitions are characterized by low-frequency spontaneous activity in a default mode network (encompassing medial brain areas and linked to ... [more ▼]
Resting state fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) acquisitions are characterized by low-frequency spontaneous activity in a default mode network (encompassing medial brain areas and linked to self-related processes) and an anticorrelated "extrinsic" system (encompassing lateral frontoparietal areas and modulated via external sensory stimulation). In order to better determine the functional contribution of these networks to conscious awareness, we here sought to transiently modulate their relationship by means of hypnosis. We used independent component analysis (ICA) on resting state fMRI acquisitions during normal wakefulness, under hypnotic state, and during a control condition of autobiographical mental imagery. As compared to mental imagery, hypnosis-induced modulation of resting state fMRI networks resulted in a reduced "extrinsic" lateral frontoparietal cortical connectivity, possibly reflecting a decreased sensory awareness. The default mode network showed an increased connectivity in bilateral angular and middle frontal gyri, whereas its posterior midline and parahippocampal structures decreased their connectivity during hypnosis, supposedly related to an altered "self" awareness and posthypnotic amnesia. In our view, fMRI resting state studies of physiological (e.g., sleep or hypnosis), pharmacological (e.g., sedation or anesthesia), and pathological modulation (e.g., coma or related states) of "intrinsic" default mode and anticorrelated "extrinsic" sensory networks, and their interaction with other cerebral networks, will further improve our understanding of the neural correlates of subjective awareness. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 144 (22 ULg)
Automated EEG entropy measurements in coma, vegetative state/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome and minimally conscious state
Gosseries, Olivia ; Schnakers, Caroline ; LEDOUX, Didier et al
in Functional Neurology (2011)
Monitoring the level of consciousness in brain injured patients with disorders of consciousness is crucial as it provides diagnostic and prognostic information. Behavioral assessment remains the gold ... [more ▼]
Monitoring the level of consciousness in brain injured patients with disorders of consciousness is crucial as it provides diagnostic and prognostic information. Behavioral assessment remains the gold standard for assessing consciousness but previous studies have shown a high rate of misdiagnosis. This study aimed to investigate the usefulness of electroencephalography (EEG) entropy measurements in differentiating unconscious (coma or vegetative) from minimally conscious patients. Left fronto-temporal EEG recordings (10-minute resting state epochs) were prospectively obtained in 56 patients and 16 age-matched healthy volunteers. Patients were assessed in the acute (≤1 month post-injury;n=29) or chronic (>1 month post-injury; n=27) stage. The etiology was traumatic in 23 patients. Automated online EEG entropy calculations (providing an arbitrary value ranging from 0 to 91) were compared with behavioral assessments (Coma Recovery Scale-Revised) and outcome. EEG entropy correlated with Coma Recovery Scale total scores (r=0.49). Mean EEG entropy values were higher in minimally conscious (73±19; mean and standard deviation) than in vegetative/unresponsive wakefulness syndrome patients (45±28). Receiver operating characteristic analysis revealed an entropy cut-off value of 52 differentiating acute unconscious from minimally conscious patients (sensitivity 89% and specificity 90%). In chronic patients, entropy measurements offered no reliable diagnostic information. EEG entropy measurements did not allow prediction of outcome. User-independent time-frequency balanced spectral EEG entropy measurements seem to constitute an interesting diagnostic – albeit not prognostic – tool for assessing neural network complexity in disorders of consciousness in the acute setting. Future studies are needed before using this tool in routine clinical practice, and these should seek to improve automated EEG quantification paradigms in order to reduce the remaining false negative and false positive findings. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 451 (13 ULg)
When the nursing workload measurement among comatose patients becomes a reality …
THONON, Olivier ; BOULANGER, Jean-Marie ; BAKAY, Tahar et al
Poster (2011, May)
The neurologic unit of the Academic Hospital of Liège is composed of 30 beds. This is one of reference's centers for detection and differentiation of the comatose patients. With the mediatization of the ... [more ▼]
The neurologic unit of the Academic Hospital of Liège is composed of 30 beds. This is one of reference's centers for detection and differentiation of the comatose patients. With the mediatization of the Pr S. Laureys's findings, our reference's center accommodate more and more comatose patients from different European countries. With the arrival and the increase of these comatose patients, the nurses had the feeling of an increase workload by report to all others neurologic patients. The purpose of this overview is initially to be able to measure the nursing workload among comatose patients and to demonstrate that this one, within a neurology unit of an academic Belgian hospital, is heavier than that of other patients suffering from neurologic affections. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 23 (5 ULg)
The ethics in disorders of consciousness
Demertzi, Athina ; LAUREYS, Steven ; Bruno, Marie-Aurélie
in Vincent, J. L. (Ed.) Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine (2011)
The introduction of the mechanical ventilator in the 1950s and the development of intensive care in the 1960s permitted many patients to sustain their vegetative functions and survive severe injuries ... [more ▼]
The introduction of the mechanical ventilator in the 1950s and the development of intensive care in the 1960s permitted many patients to sustain their vegetative functions and survive severe injuries. Despite such advances, in many cases patients were found to suffer from altered states of consciousness which had never been encountered before as these patients would normally have died from apnea [1]. The imminent ethical impact of these profound states of unconsciousness was reflected in the composition of the first bioethical committees discussing the redefinition of life and the concept of therapeutic obstinacy. In 1968, the Ad Hoc Committee of Harvard Medical School published a milestone paper for the redefinition of death as irreversible coma and brain failure [2]. The committee was comprised of ten physicians, a theologian, a lawyer and a historian of science, betokening the medical, legal and societal debates that were to follow. We will here give a brief overview of some ethical issues related to the concept of consciousness and the medical management of patients with disorders of consciousness, such as comatose, vegetative and minimally conscious states that may be encountered in the intensive care setting. We will emphasize the problem of pain management and end-of life decision-making. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 56 (2 ULg)
Resting-state activity in the tinnitus brain
Maudoux, Audrey ; LEFEBVRE, Philippe ; CABAY, Jean-Evrard et al
Conference (2011, March)Detailed reference viewed: 9 (0 ULg)
Central modulation in cluster headache patients treated with occipital nerve stimulation: an FDG-PET study
MAGIS, Delphine ; Bruno, Marie-Aurélie ; FUMAL, Arnaud et al
in BMC Neurology (2011), 11Detailed reference viewed: 32 (10 ULg)
A survey on self-assessed well-being in a cohort of chronic locked-in syndrome patients: happy majority, miserable minority
Bruno, Marie-Aurélie ; ; LEDOUX, Didier et al
in BMJ Open (2011), 1
Objectives Locked-in syndrome (LIS) consists of anarthria and quadriplegia while consciousness is preserved. Classically, vertical eye movements or blinking allow coded communication. Given appropriate ... [more ▼]
Objectives Locked-in syndrome (LIS) consists of anarthria and quadriplegia while consciousness is preserved. Classically, vertical eye movements or blinking allow coded communication. Given appropriate medical care, patients can survive for decades. We studied the self-reported quality of life in chronic LIS patients.Design 168 LIS members of the French Association for LIS were invited to answer a questionnaire on medical history, current status and end-of-life issues. They self-assessed their global subjective well-being with the Anamnestic Comparative Self-Assessment (ACSA) scale, whose +5 and −5 anchors were their memories of the best period in their life before LIS and their worst period ever, respectively.Results 91 patients (54%) responded and 26 were excluded because of missing data on quality of life. 47 patients professed happiness (median ACSA +3) and 18 unhappiness (median ACSA −4). Variables associated with unhappiness included anxiety and dissatisfaction with mobility in the community, recreational activities and recovery of speech production. A longer time in LIS was correlated with happiness. 58% declared they did not wish to be resuscitated in case of cardiac arrest and 7% expressed a wish for euthanasia.Conclusions Our data stress the need for extra palliative efforts directed at mobility and recreational activities in LIS and the importance of anxiolytic therapy. Recently affected LIS patients who wish to die should be assured that there is a high chance they will regain a happy meaningful life. End-of-life decisions, including euthanasia, should not be avoided, but a moratorium to allow a steady state to be reached should be proposed. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 223 (15 ULg)
Neural plasticity lessons from disorders of consciousness
Demertzi, Athina ; Schnakers, Caroline ; Soddu, Andrea et al
in Frontiers in Psychology (2011), 1
Communication and intentional behavior are supported by the brain?s integrity at a structural and a functional level. When widespread loss of cerebral connectivity is brought about as a result of a severe ... [more ▼]
Communication and intentional behavior are supported by the brain?s integrity at a structural and a functional level. When widespread loss of cerebral connectivity is brought about as a result of a severe brain injury, in many cases patients are not capable of conscious interactive behavior and are said to suffer from disorders of consciousness (e.g., coma, vegetative state /unresponsive wakefulness syndrome, minimally conscious states). This lesion paradigm has offered not only clinical insights, as how to improve diagnosis, prognosis and treatment, but also put forward scientific opportunities to study the brain?s plastic abilities. We here review interventional and observational studies performed in severely brain-injured patients with regards to recovery of consciousness. The study of the recovered conscious brain (spontaneous and/or after surgical or pharmacologic interventions), suggests a link between some specific brain areas and the capacity of the brain to sustain conscious experience, challenging at the same time the notion of fixed temporal boundaries in rehabilitative processes. Altered functional connectivity, cerebral structural reorganization as well as behavioral amelioration after invasive treatments will be discussed as the main indices for plasticity in these challenging patients. The study of patients with chronic disorders of consciousness may, thus, provide further insights not only at a clinical level (i.e., medical management and rehabilitation) but also from a scientific-theoretical perspective (i.e., the brain?s plastic abilities and the pursuit of the neural correlate of consciousness). [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 77 (3 ULg)
Brain function in disorders of consciousness
Charland-Verville, Vanessa ; VANHAUDENHUYSE, Audrey ; Chatelle, Camille et al
Conference (2011)Detailed reference viewed: 11 (0 ULg)
The Nociception Coma Scale - Revised, a sensitive scale to assess nociception in patients with disorders of consciousness
Chatelle, Camille ; Majerus, Steve ; et al
Conference (2011)Detailed reference viewed: 7 (0 ULg)
Understanding disorders of consciousness
Chatelle, Camille ; LAUREYS, Steven
in Illes, J; Sahakian, BJ (Eds.) The Oxford Handbook of Neuroethics (2011)Detailed reference viewed: 3 (0 ULg)
Disorders of consciousness: what do we know?
Chatelle, Camille ; Laureys, Steven ; Schnakers, Caroline
in Dehaene, Stanislas; Christen, Yves (Eds.) Characterizing Consciousness: From Cognition to the Clinic? (2011)Detailed reference viewed: 4 (1 ULg)
Bedside detection of awareness in the vegetative state: a cohort study.
; ; Chatelle, Camille et al
in Lancet (2011), 378(9809), 2088-94
BACKGROUND: Patients diagnosed as vegetative have periods of wakefulness, but seem to be unaware of themselves or their environment. Although functional MRI (fMRI) studies have shown that some of these ... [more ▼]
BACKGROUND: Patients diagnosed as vegetative have periods of wakefulness, but seem to be unaware of themselves or their environment. Although functional MRI (fMRI) studies have shown that some of these patients are consciously aware, issues of expense and accessibility preclude the use of fMRI assessment in most of these individuals. We aimed to assess bedside detection of awareness with an electroencephalography (EEG) technique in patients in the vegetative state. METHODS: This study was undertaken at two European centres. We recruited patients with traumatic brain injury and non-traumatic brain injury who met the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised definition of vegetative state. We developed a novel EEG task involving motor imagery to detect command-following--a universally accepted clinical indicator of awareness--in the absence of overt behaviour. Patients completed the task in which they were required to imagine movements of their right-hand and toes to command. We analysed the command-specific EEG responses of each patient for robust evidence of appropriate, consistent, and statistically reliable markers of motor imagery, similar to those noted in healthy, conscious controls. FINDINGS: We assessed 16 patients diagnosed in the vegetative state, and 12 healthy controls. Three (19%) of 16 patients could repeatedly and reliably generate appropriate EEG responses to two distinct commands, despite being behaviourally entirely unresponsive (classification accuracy 61-78%). We noted no significant relation between patients' clinical histories (age, time since injury, cause, and behavioural score) and their ability to follow commands. When separated according to cause, two (20%) of the five traumatic and one (9%) of the 11 non-traumatic patients were able to successfully complete this task. INTERPRETATION: Despite rigorous clinical assessment, many patients in the vegetative state are misdiagnosed. The EEG method that we developed is cheap, portable, widely available, and objective. It could allow the widespread use of this bedside technique for the rediagnosis of patients who behaviourally seem to be entirely vegetative, but who might have residual cognitive function and conscious awareness. FUNDING: Medical Research Council, James S McDonnell Foundation, Canada Excellence Research Chairs Program, European Commission, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique, Mind Science Foundation, Belgian French-Speaking Community Concerted Research Action, University Hospital of Liege, University of Liege. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 6 (0 ULg)
Comparison of the Full Outline of UnResponsiveness and Glasgow Liege Scale/Glasgow Coma Scale in an Intensive Care Unit Population.
Bruno, Marie-Aurélie ; LEDOUX, Didier ; LAMBERMONT, Bernard et al
in Neurocritical Care (2011), 15(3), 447-53
BACKGROUND: The Full Outline of UnResponsiveness (FOUR) has been proposed as an alternative for the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)/Glasgow Liege Scale (GLS) in the evaluation of consciousness in severely brain ... [more ▼]
BACKGROUND: The Full Outline of UnResponsiveness (FOUR) has been proposed as an alternative for the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)/Glasgow Liege Scale (GLS) in the evaluation of consciousness in severely brain-damaged patients. We compared the FOUR and GLS/GCS in intensive care unit patients who were admitted in a comatose state. METHODS: FOUR and GLS evaluations were performed in randomized order in 176 acutely (<1 month) brain-damaged patients. GLS scores were transformed in GCS scores by removing the GLS brainstem component. Inter-rater agreement was assessed in 20% of the studied population (N = 35). A logistic regression analysis adjusted for age, and etiology was performed to assess the link between the studied scores and the outcome 3 months after injury (N = 136). RESULTS: GLS/GCS verbal component was scored 1 in 146 patients, among these 131 were intubated. We found that the inter-rater reliability was good for the FOUR score, the GLS/GCS. FOUR, GLS/GCS total scores predicted functional outcome with and without adjustment for age and etiology. 71 patients were considered as being in a vegetative/unresponsive state based on the GLS/GCS. The FOUR score identified 8 of these 71 patients as being minimally conscious given that these patients showed visual pursuit. CONCLUSIONS: The FOUR score is a valid tool with good inter-rater reliability that is comparable to the GLS/GCS in predicting outcome. It offers the advantage to be performable in intubated patients and to identify non-verbal signs of consciousness by assessing visual pursuit, and hence minimal signs of consciousness (11% in this study), not assessed by GLS/GCS scales. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 69 (4 ULg)
Metabolic activity in external and internal awareness networks in severely brain damaged patients
Thibaut, Aurore ; Bruno, Marie-Aurélie ; Chatelle, Camille et al
Poster (2011)Detailed reference viewed: 9 (0 ULg)
Resting state activity in patients with disorders of consciousness.
Soddu, Andrea ; Vanhaudenhuyse, Audrey ; et al
in Functional Neurology (2011), 26(1), 37-43
Recent advances in the study of spontaneous brain activity have demonstrated activity patterns that emerge with no task performance or sensory stimulation; these discoveries hold promise for the study of ... [more ▼]
Recent advances in the study of spontaneous brain activity have demonstrated activity patterns that emerge with no task performance or sensory stimulation; these discoveries hold promise for the study of higher-order associative network functionality. Additionally, such advances are argued to be relevant in pathological states, such as disorders of consciousness (DOC), i.e., coma, vegetative and minimally conscious states. Recent studies on resting state activity in DOC, measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques, show that functional connectivity is disrupted in the task-negative or the default mode network. However, the two main approaches employed in the analysis of resting state functional connectivity data (i.e., hypothesis-driven seed-voxel and data-driven independent component analysis) present multiple methodological difficulties, especially in non-collaborative DOC patients. Improvements in motion artifact removal and spatial normalization are needed before fMRI resting state data can be used as proper biomarkers in severe brain injury. However, we anticipate that such developments will boost clinical resting state fMRI studies, allowing for easy and fast acquisitions and ultimately improve the diagnosis and prognosis in the absence of DOC patients' active collaboration in data acquisition. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 69 (16 ULg)
Changes in fMRI resting state activity during propofol-induced unconsciousness.
; Guldenmund, Justus Pieter ; Demertzi, Athina et al
Poster (2011)Detailed reference viewed: 14 (2 ULg)
Resting state brain connectivity during Propofol sedation and recovery in healthy subjects: implications for sedation of patients with disorders of consciousness.
Guldenmund, Justus Pieter ; Boveroux, Pierre ; et al
Poster (2011)Detailed reference viewed: 15 (2 ULg)
Brain functional integration decreases during propofol-induced loss of consciousness.
Schrouff, Jessica ; ; Boly, Mélanie et al
in NeuroImage (2011), 57(1), 198-205
Consciousness has been related to the amount of integrated information that the brain is able to generate. In this paper, we tested the hypothesis that the loss of consciousness caused by propofol ... [more ▼]
Consciousness has been related to the amount of integrated information that the brain is able to generate. In this paper, we tested the hypothesis that the loss of consciousness caused by propofol anesthesia is associated with a significant reduction in the capacity of the brain to integrate information. To assess the functional structure of the whole brain, functional integration and partial correlations were computed from fMRI data acquired from 18 healthy volunteers during resting wakefulness and propofol-induced deep sedation. Total integration was significantly reduced from wakefulness to deep sedation in the whole brain as well as within and between its constituent networks (or systems). Integration was systematically reduced within each system (i.e., brain or networks), as well as between networks. However, the ventral attentional network maintained interactions with most other networks during deep sedation. Partial correlations further suggested that functional connectivity was particularly affected between parietal areas and frontal or temporal regions during deep sedation. Our findings suggest that the breakdown in brain integration is the neural correlate of the loss of consciousness induced by propofol. They stress the important role played by parietal and frontal areas in the generation of consciousness. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 107 (35 ULg)
Propofol anesthesia and sleep: a high-density EEG study.
; Bruno, Marie-Aurélie ; et al
in Sleep (2011), 34(3), 283-91
STUDY OBJECTIVES: The electrophysiological correlates of anesthetic sedation remain poorly understood. We used high-density electroencephalography (hd-EEG) and source modeling to investigate the cortical ... [more ▼]
STUDY OBJECTIVES: The electrophysiological correlates of anesthetic sedation remain poorly understood. We used high-density electroencephalography (hd-EEG) and source modeling to investigate the cortical processes underlying propofol anesthesia and compare them to sleep. DESIGN: 256-channel EEG recordings in humans during propofol anesthesia. SETTING: Hospital operating room. PATIENTS OR PARTICIPANTS: 8 healthy subjects (4 males) INTERVENTIONS: N/A MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Initially, propofol induced increases in EEG power from 12-25 Hz. Loss of consciousness (LOC) was accompanied by the appearance of EEG slow waves that resembled the slow waves of NREM sleep. We compared slow waves in propofol to slow waves recorded during natural sleep and found that both populations of waves share similar cortical origins and preferentially propagate along the mesial components of the default network. However, propofol slow waves were spatially blurred compared to sleep slow waves and failed to effectively entrain spindle activity. Propofol also caused an increase in gamma (25-40 Hz) power that persisted throughout LOC. Source modeling analysis showed that this increase in gamma power originated from the anterior and posterior cingulate cortices. During LOC, we found increased gamma functional connectivity between these regions compared to the wakefulness. CONCLUSIONS: Propofol anesthesia is a sleep-like state and slow waves are associated with diminished consciousness even in the presence of high gamma activity. CITATION: Murphy M; Bruno MA; Riedner BA; Boveroux P; Noirhomme Q; Landsness EC; Brichant JF; Phillips C; Massimini M; Laureys S; Tononi G; Boly M. Propofol anesthesia and sleep: a high-density EEG study. SLEEP 2011;34(3):283-291. [less ▲]Detailed reference viewed: 39 (7 ULg)


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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Teiresias believe about future events?
(a) They can be stopped by his silence.
(b) They can be stopped but only by Oedipus.
(c) He cannot change them.
(d) They are for the best.
2. What is Oedipus' attitude toward Teiresias when he first speaks to the prophet?
(a) angry and ironic
(b) derisive and snide
(c) deferential and complimentary
(d) defensive and annoyed
3. What does Teiresias say about the murderer's financial condition?
(a) that he is rich but not in spirit
(b) that he is rich with wealth but not love
(c) that he is rich but will be poor
(d) that he is rich but cannot buy contentment
4. Does Oedipus say he's ever met Laius?
(a) No, Oedipus believes he's never met Laius.
(b) Yes, he says he's med Laius many times.
(c) He says no, but he realizes he's met Laius many times.
(d) Yes, he says he met Laius once.
5. What reason does Teiresias give for not answering Oedipus' questions?
(a) He knows the truth, but the gods have told him not to say.
(b) He isn't sure about what he knows.
(c) He doesn't want to cause them both grief.
(d) He does not believe his own visions.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who speaks for the people of Thebes as their leader?
2. Who does Oedipus say he's seeking vengeance for?
3. What does the priest say that Oedipus will be king of, if he doesn't solve the town's problems?
4. What argument does Oedipus offer that Teiresias is not really a prophet?
5. What does Oedipus say about the fact that Laius' death wasn't looked into before?
Short Essay Questions
1. What troubles have affected the people of Thebes?
2. Describe what the people of Thebes have with them at the beginning of the play.
3. How does Oedipus' attitude toward Teiresias change during their first discussion?
4. Why does Oedipus offer a deal to the murderer and set rules for the people of Thebes?
5. What is Teiresias referring to when he says Oedipus and his children will be "equals"?
6. What does Oedipus wish on the murderer?
7. Why are the people of Thebes reluctant to think Oedipus guilty of a crime?
8. How does Teiresias feel about having come to see Oedipus at the king's request?
9. What does Oedipus promise to do when Creon returns?
10. Describe how the townspeople view Oedipus.
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SOCAR's activity in terms of int'l competition requires skilled personnel
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The activity of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan (SOCAR) in terms of competition at the international level requires skilled personnel, SOCAR Vice-President for the Regime, Human Resources and Information Technologies Khaliq Mammadov said at a press conference on Feb. 24.
"SOCAR is actively operating in the field of qualified personnel training," he said. "Their knowledge will correspond to the highest standards, in particular in the field of petroleum engineering."
"The company needs people who are familiar with the latest developments in the oil and gas industry," he said. "All this is necessary because the company operates at the international level."
"The changes being made in the structure of SOCAR's units are part of the operations on simplification of SOCAR structure and its establishment as an international company," he added.
"At present, the current number of SOCAR employees slightly exceeds 60,000 people," he said. "The work on SOCAR structure optimization will continue in the future, and will require some time".
SOCAR includes Azneft (companies producing oil and gas on land and sea), Azerkimya (chemical industry), Azerigas (gas distribution) production associations.
The State Oil Company also includes a number of processing enterprises, service enterprises, institutions engaged in geophysical and drilling activities.
The State Oil Company is the only producer of oil products in the country, and also has petroleum stations in Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Romania and Switzerland.
SOCAR is the co-owner of the biggest Turkish petrochemical complex "Petkim".
Together with foreign partners, SOCAR participates in big projects such as the development of Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli block of oil and gas fields and Shah Deniz condensate field in the Caspian Sea.
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Exhibit highlights photographer's view of Dior
In 2011, Patrick Demarchelier completed a years-long project photographing luxurious gowns, suits and dresses from Christian Dior haute couture, culminating in a collectible Rizzoli book titled "Dior Couture."
The book has since come to life in a traveling exhibit that has landed at South Coast Plaza after stops in Shanghai, Beijing, Moscow, and Dallas.
"Dior Couture Patrick Demarchelier," which runs through May 28, is housed inside a studio apartment-size box in the middle of the Jewel Court. Four exterior walls are printed with expansive murals showing the flower-festooned backdrop used for Dior's spring/summer 2012 haute couture collection show.
Inside the diminutive space, lovers of fashion photography and fashion as art will find a tightly edited collection of more than 40 Demarchelier photographs that capture midcentury style holding its own against more recent interpretations of the Dior aesthetic.
Displays of two ensembles bookend the photography: The 1947 Bar suit consists of a white jacket with a wasp waist, delineated bust and padded hips over a black, calf-length, pleated full skirt; the 2012 brilliant red coat cinched at the waist with a gold belt is from Raf Simons' first haute couture collection for Dior.
Like a Thomas Keller amuse bouche, they're intended to tantalize the senses and whet the appetite. If a private fitting in the Paris atelier isn't in the cards, ready-to-wear awaits at the nearby boutique.
That point was underscored when a black carpet with a phalanx of young men in black stretched from the exhibit to the store at a private preview that Elizabeth Segerstrom and Dior co-hosted Friday.
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Collateral (2004)
A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles. (120 mins.)
Director: Michael Mann
Stars: Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo
The Bourne Legacy (2012)
An expansion of the universe from Robert Ludlum's novels, centered on a new hero whose stakes have been triggered by the events of the previous three films. (135 mins.)
Director: Tony Gilroy
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Rachel Weisz, Edward Norton, Scott Glenn
Doomsday (2008)
A futuristic action thriller where a team of people work to prevent a disaster threatening the future of the human race. (108 mins.)
Director: Neil Marshall
Stars: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Alexander Siddig, Caryn Peterson
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012)
In a twist to the fairy tale, the Huntsman ordered to take Snow White into the woods to be killed winds up becoming her protector and mentor in a quest to vanquish the Evil Queen. (127 mins.)
Director: Rupert Sanders
Deja Vu (2006)
After a ferry is bombed in New Orleans, an A.T.F. agent joins a unique investigation using experimental surveillance technology to find the bomber, but soon finds himself becoming obsessed with one of the victims. (126 mins.)
Director: Tony Scott
Stars: Denzel Washington, Paula Patton, Jim Caviezel, Val Kilmer
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011)
The Quileutes close in on expecting parents Edward and Bella, whose unborn child poses a threat to the Wolf Pack and the towns people of Forks. (117 mins.)
Director: Bill Condon
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Steve Rogers, a rejected military soldier transforms into Captain America after taking a dose of a "Super-Soldier serum". But being Captain America comes at a price as he attempts to take down a war monger and a terrorist organization. (124 mins.)
Director: Joe Johnston
Battle Los Angeles (2011)
A squadron of U.S. Marines becomes the last line of defense against a global invasion. (116 mins.)
Director: Jonathan Liebesman
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 (2012)
After the birth of Renesmee, the Cullens gather other vampire clans in order to protect the child from a false allegation that puts the family in front of the Volturi. (115 mins.)
Director: Bill Condon
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
A police sergeant must rally the cops and prisoners together to protect themselves on New Year's Eve, just as corrupt policeman surround the station with the intent of killing all to keep their deception in the ranks. (109 mins.)
Director: Jean-François Richet
A prehistoric epic that follows a young mammoth hunter's journey through uncharted territory to secure the future of his tribe. (109 mins.)
Director: Roland Emmerich
Stars: Camilla Belle, Steven Strait, Marco Khan, Cliff Curtis
Hall Pass (2011)
Rick and Fred, two husbands who are having difficulty in their marriages, are given a Hall Pass by their wives: for one week, they can do whatever they want. (105 mins.)
Director: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Skyfall (2012)
Bond's loyalty to M is tested when her past comes back to haunt her. Whilst MI6 comes under attack, 007 must track down and destroy the threat, no matter how personal the cost. (143 mins.)
Director: Sam Mendes
Stars: Daniel Craig, Javier Bardem, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench
Underworld: Awakening (2012)
When human forces discover the existence of the Vampire and Lycan clans, a war to eradicate both species commences. The vampire warrior Selene leads the battle against humankind. (88 mins.)
Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy, India Eisley, Stephen Rea
District 9 (2009)
An extraterrestrial race forced to live in slum-like conditions on Earth suddenly finds a kindred spirit in a government agent who is exposed to their biotechnology. (112 mins.)
Director: Neill Blomkamp
Stars: Sharlto Copley, David James, Jason Cope, Nathalie Boltt
The Losers (2010)
A CIA special forces team are betrayed and left for dead by their superiors, galvanizing them to mount an offensive on the CIA. (97 mins.)
Director: Sylvain White
Stars: Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans
Fantastic Four (2005)
A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom. (106 mins.)
Director: Tim Story
Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Jessica Alba
Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012)
Sean Anderson partners with his mom's husband on a mission to find his grandfather, who is thought to be missing on a mythical island. (94 mins.)
Director: Brad Peyton
From Paris with Love (2010)
In Paris, a young employee in the office of the US Ambassador hooks up with an American spy looking to stop a terrorist attack in the city. (92 mins.)
Director: Pierre Morel
The Expendables 2 (2012)
Mr. Church reunites the Expendables for what should be an easy paycheck, but when one of their men is murdered on the job, their quest for revenge puts them deep in enemy territory and up against an unexpected threat. (103 mins.)
Director: Simon West
The Blind Side (2009)
The story of Michael Oher, a homeless and traumatized boy who became an All American football player and first round NFL draft pick with the help of a caring woman and her family. (129 mins.)
Director: John Lee Hancock
Stars: Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw, Jae Head
The Departed (2006)
An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston. (151 mins.)
Director: Martin Scorsese
Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)
#1 NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby stays atop the heap thanks to a pact with his best friend and teammate, Cal Naughton, Jr. But when a French Formula One driver, makes his way up the ladder, Ricky Bobby's talent and devotion are put to the test. (108 mins.)
Director: Adam McKay
Stars: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen, Gary Cole
Taxi (2004)
A mouthy and feisty taxicab driver has hot tips for a green and inept cop set on solving a string of New York City bank robberies committed by a quartet of female Brazilian bank robbers. (97 mins.)
Director: Tim Story
Taken (2008)
A retired CIA agent travels across Europe and relies on his old skills to save his estranged daughter, who has been kidnapped while on a trip to Paris. (93 mins.)
Director: Pierre Morel
Stars: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen, Leland Orser
The A-Team (2010)
A group of Iraq War veterans looks to clear their name with the U.S. military, who suspect the four men of committing a crime for which they were framed. (117 mins.)
Director: Joe Carnahan
Stars: Liam Neeson, Bradley Cooper, Sharlto Copley, Jessica Biel
The Kingdom (2007)
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East. (110 mins.)
Director: Peter Berg
Stars: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Eagle Eye (2008)
Jerry and Rachel are two strangers thrown together by a mysterious phone call from a woman they have never met. Threatening their lives and family, she pushes Jerry and Rachel into a series of increasingly dangerous situations, using the technology of everyday life to track and control their every move. (118 mins.)
Director: D.J. Caruso
17 Again (2009)
Mike O'Donnell is ungrateful for how his life turned out. He gets a chance to rewrite his life when he meets a janitor near a bridge. (102 mins.)
Director: Burr Steers
Stars: Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon
Wanted (2008)
A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin, and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities. (110 mins.)
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he's poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavor. (117 mins.)
Director: Gabriele Muccino
Stars: Will Smith, Thandie Newton, Jaden Smith, Brian Howe
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
Based on the events of the brutal Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's regime as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s (121 mins.)
Director: Kevin Macdonald
Due Date (2010)
High-strung father-to-be Peter Highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor Ethan Tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child's birth on time. (95 mins.)
Director: Todd Phillips
Thor (2011)
The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders. (115 mins.)
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Wedding Crashers (2005)
John Beckwith and Jeremy Grey, a pair of committed womanizers who sneak into weddings to take advantage of the romantic tinge in the air, find themselves at odds with one another when John meets and falls for Claire Cleary. (119 mins.)
Director: David Dobkin
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods. (118 mins.)
Director: Chris Columbus
The Proposal (2009)
A pushy boss (Sandra Bullock) forces her young assistant (Ryan Reynolds) to marry her in order to keep her Visa status in the U.S. and avoid deportation to Canada. (108 mins.)
Director: Anne Fletcher
The Last Exorcism (2010)
A troubled evangelical minister agrees to let his last exorcism be filmed by a documentary crew. (87 mins.)
Director: Daniel Stamm
Stars: Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell, Iris Bahr, Louis Herthum
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
A cyborg, identical to the one who failed to kill Sarah Connor, must now protect her young son, John Connor, from a more advanced cyborg, made out of liquid metal. (137 mins.)
Director: James Cameron
Shooter (2007)
A marksman living in exile is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the President. Ultimately double-crossed and framed for the attempt, he goes on the run to find the real killer and the reason he was set up. (124 mins.)
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Michael Peña, Rhona Mitra, Danny Glover
Inside Man (2006)
A police detective, a bank robber, and a high-power broker enter high-stakes negotiations after the criminal's brilliant heist spirals into a hostage situation. (129 mins.)
Director: Spike Lee
Flyboys (2006)
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots. (140 mins.)
Director: Tony Bill
Stars: James Franco, Jean Reno, Jennifer Decker, Scott Hazell
Training Day (2001)
On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes on a 24-hour training course with a rogue detective who isn't what he appears. (122 mins.)
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Stars: Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke, Scott Glenn, Tom Berenger
The Sound of Music (1965)
A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower. (174 mins.)
Director: Robert Wise
Premonition (2007)
Depressed housewife learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously, awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at home, and then awakens the next day after to a world in which he is still dead. (96 mins.)
Director: Mennan Yapo
Zombieland (2009)
A shy student trying to reach his family in Ohio, a gun-toting tough guy trying to find the last Twinkie, and a pair of sisters trying to get to an amusement park join forces to travel across a zombie-filled America. (88 mins.)
Director: Ruben Fleischer
The Brave One (2007)
A woman struggles to recover from a brutal attack by setting out on a mission for revenge. (122 mins.)
Director: Neil Jordan
Stars: Jodie Foster, Terrence Howard, Naveen Andrews, Nicky Katt
I Am Legend (2007)
Years after a plague kills most of humanity and transforms the rest into monsters, the sole survivor in New York City struggles valiantly to find a cure. (101 mins.)
Director: Francis Lawrence
Taking Lives (2004)
An FBI profiler is called in by French Canadian police to catch a serial killer who takes on the identity of each new victim. (103 mins.)
Director: D.J. Caruso
The Prestige (2006)
Two stage magicians engage in competitive one-upmanship in an attempt to create the ultimate stage illusion. (130 mins.)
Director: Christopher Nolan
The Bucket List (2007)
Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die. (97 mins.)
Director: Rob Reiner
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Upon learning that his father has been kidnapped, Austin Powers must travel to 1975 and defeat the aptly named villain Goldmember - who is working with Dr. Evil. (94 mins.)
Director: Jay Roach
Stars: Mike Myers, Beyoncé Knowles, Seth Green, Michael York
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
Video game adventuress Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts. (100 mins.)
Director: Simon West
Stars: Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight, Iain Glen, Noah Taylor
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)
Adventuress Lara Croft goes on a quest to save the mythical Pandora's Box before an evil scientist and recruits a former Marine turned mercenary to assist her. (117 mins.)
Director: Jan de Bont
Stars: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie, Ciarán Hinds
Pride (2007)
The determined Jim Ellis starts a swim team for troubled teens at the Philadelphia Department of Recreation. (104 mins.)
Director: Sunu Gonera
Stars: Terrence Howard, Bernie Mac, Kimberly Elise, Tom Arnold
Liar Liar (1997)
A fast track lawyer can't lie for 24 hours due to his son's birthday wish after the lawyer turns his son down for the last time. (86 mins.)
Director: Tom Shadyac
Stars: Jim Carrey, Maura Tierney, Justin Cooper, Cary Elwes
Yes Man (2008)
A guy challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for an entire year. (104 mins.)
Director: Peyton Reed
The Avengers (2012)
Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity. (143 mins.)
Director: Joss Whedon
Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
While planning her family reunion, a pistol-packing grandma must contend with the other dramas on her plate, including the runaway who has been placed under her care, and her love-troubled nieces. (107 mins.)
Director: Tyler Perry
Stars: Tyler Perry, Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, Boris Kodjoe
The Book of Eli (2010)
A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind. (118 mins.)
Director: The Hughes Brothers, The Hughes Brothers
Stars: Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Ray Stevenson, Gary Oldman
The Boondock Saints (1999)
Fraternal twins set out to rid Boston of the evil men operating there while being tracked down by an FBI agent. (108 mins.)
Director: Troy Duffy
Gothika (2003)
A repressed female psychiatrist wakes up as a patient in the asylum where she worked, with no memory of why she is there or what she has done. (98 mins.)
Director: Mathieu Kassovitz
Queen of the Damned (2002)
The vampire Lestat becomes a rock star whose music wakes up the queen of all vampires. (101 mins.)
Director: Michael Rymer
Stars: Aaliyah, Stuart Townsend, Marguerite Moreau, Vincent Perez
Dreamcatcher (2003)
Friends on a camping trip discover that the town they're vacationing in is being plagued in an unusual fashion by parasitic aliens from outer space. (136 mins.)
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Director: Steve Beck
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Director: Mel Gibson
Seven Swords (2005)
Seven warriors come together to protect a village from a diabolical General. (153 mins.)
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Director: Peter Howitt
Julie & Julia (2009)
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A vacationing woman meets her ideal man, leading to a swift marriage. Back at home, however, their idyllic life is upset when they discover their neighbors could be assassins who have been contracted to kill the couple. (100 mins.)
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Director: Adam McKay
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Director: Jay Chandrasekhar
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Director: David Frankel
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier, Emily Blunt
27 Dresses (2008)
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Director: Anne Fletcher
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The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
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Director: Kevin Reynolds
Stars: Jim Caviezel, Guy Pearce, Richard Harris, James Frain
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Director: Gregory Hoblit
Stars: Diane Lane, Colin Hanks, Joseph Cross, Billy Burke
Gladiator (2000)
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Director: Ridley Scott
Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005)
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Director: Len Wiseman
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Should we stay nuclear-free?
Nuclear power is one of the most-feared technologies around (in the event of mismanagement, and rightly so), but it also has the potential to meet sky-rocketing energy demands.
I don't think nuclear power is currently a viable proposition here in New Zealand, but I do think eventually it will be necessary.
Most of our energy is hydro-electric. At the time of writing this we're generating 4.5GW of power, 3GW of which is hydro. Unfortunately wind, solar and nuclear all have a big issue in common - they have to run all the time so if they're not selling energy, they're wasting it. With plentiful rain, hydro becomes the same, and a huge chunk of our energy is in that bucket.
The risk with these plants is that when demand gets low enough, they can actually end up paying to dump energy through the grid rather than being paid to supply it (buying rights through the must-run dispatch auction). We need more flexible generation and/or better ways to even out demand at present, not more plants in this must-run bucket.
The reason we eventually will end up using nuclear power though is just a matter of energy capacity. Energy demands will only increase over time. However much we might want to save energy, use is still increasing rapidly and can only be expected to continue doing so. Propane and gasoline have energy contents of about 46 MJ/kg. Uranium-235 has an energy content of 83,140,000 MJ/kg.
Uranium itself is abundant and cheap, the costs of the fuel itself being negligible compared to handling and waste disposal. The significance is that handling and processing costs are likely to reduce as technology improves. Whereas fossil fuels are already as cost efficient as they're likely to get, nuclear will continue improving in efficiency and cost for decades to come.
In short, we're not there yet, but we will be. I just hope this area gets the research funding it needs, so that when it does become necessary we have safe, cost-efficient technology to hand.
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GJN stands for George Jean Nathan (playwright)
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Mencken and George Jean Nathan, as a neglected venue for (what is now canonical) modernism; examines how key themes and concerns of modernism often appeared in similar fashion within the pages of the interwar pulp magazines; and describes the role of sensationalism in high-modernism as an entry point for a popular audience in the late-1940s and 1950s, particularly within case studies of elements of violent and sexual sensationalism, economic patronage, commercial pandering, and intrinsic visuality in William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway.
He frequently explained and even justified his plays to friends like George Jean Nathan.
George Jean Nathan -- The best thing about this group of candidates is that only one of them can win .
George Jean Nathan, American drama critic (1882-1958) "Under capitalism man exploits man; under socialism the reverse is true.
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Fans expecting him to show up to the award show with the stunning 37-year-old actress were disappointed as he invited a friend instead.
"Today, I'm taking my best friend Paul to the Emmys. He dared me to audition for the first play I ever did at #kstate," he said.
Theron was introduced to Stonestreet - who plays gay dad Cameron Tucket in Modern Family - by mutual friends earlier this year.
Rumours of the relationship intensifying recently had spread.
"Charlize and Eric get along incredibly well. They started off as friends but things are blossoming between them," a source told British newspaper The Daily Mail.
"Eric is down to earth and funny and Charlize thinks the world of him. It's early days but they're very fond of each other."
It was recently revealed that Stonestreet had split from his long-term girlfriend Katherine Tokarz.
Although the news only broke a few days ago, they believed to have parted ways around nine months ago and Tokarz. is now engaged to writer-producer Bret Calvert.
Theron hasn't had a serious relationship since splitting from fiancé Stuart Townsend in 2010.
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Apparently the board snubbed IBM's interest because, as CEO Thorsten Heins puts it, its enterprise is "where BlackBerry lives best", and the company seems to want to wait and see what will happen with its delayed Blackberry 10 operating system.
However, it's been said that RIM's corporate customers are preparing to switch to IOS and Android, so the firm probably should get its skates on.
Speaking to Bloomberg in July, RIM corporate customers including Thames River Capital and Nationwide admitted that their companies are preparing contingency plans in case the worst happens and the companies lose their Blackberry services.
IBM's interest follows RIM's latest earnings call where the firm announced a loss of $518m and revealed that Blackberry 10 will be delayed until 2013. This caused some analysts to predict that the phone maker might go out of business.
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Definition: person with an insane desire to set things on fire
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