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Vaas dismissed Kohli cheaply after the India Colts' batsman trying to up the scoring rate played an inside out shot off tricky Vaas only to find Ravi Teja's safe pair of hands at extra cover. Equation at this juncture for B'lore read 24 more runs in 16 balls.
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The debate continues as to whether younger women who present with breast cancer have a more aggressive form of disease and a worse prognosis. The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence of breast cancer in women under 40 years old and to analyse the clinicopathological characteristics and outcome compared to an older patient cohort.
Data was acquired from a review of charts and the prospectively reviewed GUH Department of Surgery database. Included in the study were 276 women diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of forty and 2869 women over forty. For survival analysis each women less than 40 was matched with two women over forty for both disease stage and grade.
The proportion of women diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of forty in our cohort was 8.8%. In comparison to their older counterparts, those under forty had a higher tumour grade (p = 0.044) and stage (p = 0.046), a lower incidence of lobular tumours (p < 0.001), higher estrogen receptor negativity (p < 0.001) and higher HER2 over-expression (p = 0.002); there was no statistical difference as regards tumour size (p = 0.477). There was no significant difference in overall survival (OS) for both groups; and factors like tumour size (p = 0.026), invasion (p = 0.026) and histological type (p = 0.027), PR (p = 0.031) and HER2 (p = 0.002) status and treatment received were independent predictors of OS
Breast cancer in younger women has distinct histopathological characteristics; however, this does not result in a reduced survival in this population.
Breast cancer accounts for approximately 23% of all female malignancies, and its incidence is increasing, especially in the developed countries [1]. In young women, the incidence of the disease is low (< 17 cases per 100,000 women or < 6% of all breast cancers among women of any age) [2,3]; however, accumulating evidence suggests that breast cancer in this age group is more aggressive and associated with poor outcome than in their older counterparts [4-6]
Although some reports have identified young age at diagnosis as an adverse prognostic indicator [7], this could be ascribed to a combination of factors, including delayed presentation, advanced disease stage and unfavorable tumour characteristics [8,9]. Furthermore, the annual risk of recurrence appears to be constant throughout life, therefore the younger the age at diagnosis, the higher the accumulated lifetime risk of recurrence [10].
The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence of primary operable breast cancer in women under 40 years old and to analyse the clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes in this group of patients compared to those over forty.
Data was acquired and collated from the prospectively reviewed Galway University hospital, Department of Surgery breast cancer database from 1989 through to 2009. Ethical approval for this database, and therefore any study that could arise from it, was granted by the Clinical Research Ethics Committee, Galway University Hospitals and written consent was obtained from each of the patients before have their clinical data was recorded and then updated. The resulting data was further queried for cases under the age of 40 years. All patients were treated according to local protocols and followed three monthly for one year, 6 monthly for two years and then annually. Male patients and women who developed bilateral breast tumour were excluded from the study.
Data collected included patient demographics and year of presentation, tumour size, grade, stage, histological type, extent of tumour invasion and lymph node involvement and the presence or absence of local or distant metastasis. Estrogen (ER), progesterone (PR) and HER-2/neu receptor status was also noted where data was available, as was local therapy and the use of hormonal therapy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Prior to the advent of Tamoxifen use in the late 1980s, bilateral prophylactic oopherectomy was performed routinely in premenopausal women with breast cancer. We used this group of patients to evaluate the impact of ovarian ablation on survival of young women with breast cancer.
The SPSS® 17.0 software package (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA) was used for statistical analysis. Mann-Whitney U and t-tests were used, as appropriate, for comparison of continuous variables and the Chi-square test was employed for analysis of categorical variables. All tests were two sided and a result was considered significant if the calculated P value was < 0.05.
For survival analysis, each woman less than 40 was matched to the two closest controls (women over forty) for both disease stage and grade using a Malanhobis distance based on ranks, and the matching was carried out using the Optmatch package [11,12]. Survival distributions were analyzed using the Kaplan-Meier method. The statistical significance of differences in survival between groups was determined by log rank. Multivariate analysis was done using Cox regression, while logistic regression was employed for categorical data.
There were 2869 cases of breast cancer identified in the 20-year study period. The number of women diagnosed with breast cancer under the age of forty in the database was 276 (8.8%) (Table (Table1).1). No significant difference in the size of the tumour at time of diagnosis was noted between the two groups (p = 0.477). Younger women were more likely to present with grade 3 disease (36.7% vs. 29.3, p = 0.044) and women older than 40 years of age were more frequently diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma than younger women (15.2% vs. 7.55, p < 0.001). Although the most common presenting stages were similar in both groups, women less than 40 years of age were more likely to present at stage II, whereas women older than 40 years were more likely to present at an earlier stage (p = 0.046).
There were significant differences in ER status (p < 0.001) and HER2/neu status (p = 0.002). Approximately 42% of tumours in women less than 40 years of age were ER negative and 30.6% were HER2/neu positive; this compared with 25.5% and 18.6% in women over 40, respectively. There were no differences according to PR status (p = 0.319).
Excepting adjuvant radiotherapy, a significant trend towards more aggressive management was noted in the younger women cohort. They received both mastectomy (75.9% vs. 61.9%, p < 0.001) and adjuvant chemotherapy (46.2% vs. 38.4%, p = 0.021) more frequently than older women independent of disease stage. However; the difference in adjuvant chemotherapy noted between the two groups might be due to the large number of women > 60 years in age (only 302 of the 1278 women over 60 years old received chemotherapy). On the other hand, women older than 40 years more frequently receive hormonal therapy (92.4 vs.86.4%, p = 0.005). About 159 women in the more than 40 years old group (7.6%) opted out of the hormonal therapy due to intolerable side effects.
Each of the younger breast cancer patients (n = 276) was matched for stage and grade to two older control patients (n = 552). Moreover, all the patients involved in the study were of the same ethnic origin. Median (interquartile range) follow-up was 194 (128-260) months for both groups.
No significant difference in disease free survival (DFS) was identified comparing the two groups using multivariate Cox regression analysis (p = 0.150). Factors like nodal status (p = 0.012), adjuvant hormonal therapy (p = 0.047) and adjuvant chemotherapy (p = 0.015) emerged as independent predictors of disease recurrence. Furthermore, we compared the local recurrence rates (LR) in less than 40 years group based on the surgical treatment they received. No significant difference in LR was determined comparing those who underwent mastectomy to those who had breast conserving surgery (BCS) using both univariate and multivariate analysis (Figure (Figure1).1). The median local recurrence-free survival for women underwent mastectomy was 102 (76-127) months compared to 152 (19-284) months in the BCS group
Overall survival was calculated as the number of months from the diagnosis of the tumour to death or last follow-up. The median survival for women less than 40 years of age was 243 (88-300) months while that for the older cohort was 299 (75-329) months. No significant difference in overall survival (OS) was noted when comparing the two groups (Figure (Figure2).2). On Cox regression analysis, tumour size (p = 0.048), stage (p = 0.018) and PR status (p = 0.020) were independent predictors of survival. After adjustment for these variables, the OS in both groups did not differ significantly (p = 0.587) (table (table22).
In order to address the effect of bilateral prophylactic oopherectomy, we compared the overall survival for women less than 40 years of age who underwent oopherectomy, to that in those who did not. The majority of patients who were offered oopherectomy were stage I and II disease (86%), and 76% of them had mastectomy as surgical treatment modality. As adjuvant treatment 100% in oopherectomy group received hormonal therapy, 36% had radiation therapy and 24% had chemotherapy. No significant difference in survival between the two groups was determined using both univariate and multivariate analysis. Of further interest, the group of patients who did not receive oopherectomy lived longer than those who had bilateral oopherectomy (mean survival of 288 months vs. 264 months (log-rank p = 0.215, X2 = 1.54).
Breast cancer in patients under 40 years of age is uncommon; however, it has generated considerable interest because of the associated unfavorable outcome reported in several studies [6,7,13,14]. Younger age has been generally accepted as an independent adverse prognostic indicator of survival in breast cancer [15-18]. Nevertheless, many reports suggest that the poor outcomes associated with this age group are complicated by several additional factors [5,13,19]. Given the lack of routine screening programmes for women younger than 40 years, it is not surprising that women in this age group are more likely to present with a palpable mass and that their tumours tends to be larger and are more likely to have nodal involvement, than tumours detected by screening [5,13,20].
It has been determined that underlying tumour pathology such as higher tumour grade, nodal status and presence of distant metastasis at diagnosis contribute to the worse outcome in breast cancer in women less than 40 years of age [4,5,21,22]. In relation to receptor status, tumours in young women have been predominantly reported as ER and PR negative, and have also been shown to over-express Her2/neu [6,13,19,23,24]. In addition; the rates of the known aggressive triple negative (PR, ER and HER2 -ve) tumour, which carries high risk of recurrence, were reported to be higher in young females [25]. In this study, younger women had tumours that were distinctly different from those in older women and were characterized by previously identified unfavorable biological parameters. Histopathological analysis showed that the majority of younger women were diagnosed with high grade and advanced stage tumours. Invasive ductal carcinoma was common in both groups. Although rare in our cohort of patients, invasive lobular carcinoma was more common in older women, a finding similar to that published in the literature [26,27]. Furthermore, biological evaluation of breast cancer in young women group revealed higher frequency of ER negativity and HER2/neu overexpression. No significant difference was identified in PR status, although it should be noted that the majority of patients in both groups were PR positive (70%). These findings strongly support accumulating evidence that breast cancer in young patients is biologically more aggressive and associated with unfavorable prognostic markers relative to their older counterparts.
The accumulating evidence of biologically unfavorable breast cancer among younger women has resulted in more aggressive treatment strategies for this patient population. Hence, there is a very low threshold towards more aggressive surgical treatment of breast cancer in young females. Although BCS has been found in some studies to be associated with higher rates of local recurrence after long term follow-up [28,29], numerous studies have failed to confirm the superiority of mastectomy over breast conserving surgery (BCS) in improving both the disease-free and overall survival. Of those is a recent report by Livi et al., who analysed the breast cancer outcome in 346 young females and found no significant role of surgical treatment (mastectomy vs. BCS) as predictor of local recurrence [22]. In this study, and in keeping with literature, although the majority of our young patients underwent mastectomy, we found no significant difference in local recurrence-free survival between the mastectomy and BCS groups.
The role of postoperative radiotherapy in reducing breast cancer local recurrence has been confirmed in many studies [30-34]. However; there is conflicting evidence in translating its role in controlling local recurrence into breast cancer mortality reduction [30,33,35,36]. Significant survival improvements have been reported in subgroup analyses of patients with favorable prognostic indicators like: grade I disease, less than 3 positive lymph nodes, tumours less than 2 cm and hormone receptors positive disease, but not in high risk groups [33,35,37-39]. Adjuvant chemotherapy has been shown to benefit young patients with approximately 37% reduction in recurrence rates and a 27% reduction in death rates [40,41]. With both single-agent chemotherapy and polychemotherapy, there is trend towards greater benefits among younger women, but both for recurrence and for mortality the age-standardized effect of single-agent regimens were significantly less favorable than those of the polychemotherapy regimens [42]. Regarding chemotherapeutic agents, it has been widely accepted that anthracyclines and taxanes are the most effective agents in adjuvant settings of breast cancer management in young females. A meta-analysis by the early breast cancer trialists' collaboration group (EBCTCG) showed that 6 months of anthracycline-based polychemotherapy reduces the annual breast cancer death by about 38% for women younger that 50 years of age at diagnosis [42].
Hormonal therapy effect had been considered of secondary importance in young females with breast cancer. However; it has become common current practice to follow adjuvant chemotherapy in receptor positive young women. This practice is based on the evidences provided by recent trials [42-46]. Hormonal therapy value in premenopausal women has been defined recently in a meta-analysis of randamised trials which showed that combination of chemotherapy with 5 years Tamoxifen in ER positive breast cancer reduce risk of death by 57% [42]. In addition, the intermediate results of the international breast cancer study group trial confirmed that Tamoxifen significantly improve outcome in premenopausal women with hormone receptors positive disease [44].
Therefore, in our cohort of patients, those less than 40 years of age were managed aggressively independent of the disease stage. Further elucidation of tumour characteristics such as HER2neu status has given adjuvant therapists the opportunity to tailor systemic treatment and clearly the younger patients are more suited to this treatment based on our and others findings
Previous reports comparing survival between women less than and greater than 40, with breast cancer have returned inconsistent results. Both Kollias et al. and Yildirim et al. found decreased DFS and OS in younger patients [17,18]. However; other studies have demonstrated that, young age in its own is not an adverse prognostic factor [13,47]. The small number of patients, study design and the employment of different statistical methods might explain these variations. Moreover, only a few studies have assessed the prognostic indicators in order to confirm whether the poorer outcome in younger women could be related to the biological characteristics of their tumours. By controlling for confounders and employing multivariate analysis methods, we have been unable to identify significant difference in both DFS and OS between the two groups of patients. Consistent with McAree et al [19], we identified PR receptor positivity as a predictor of survival in younger women with breast cancer. In additions; other variables like tumour size and stage were shown to influence OS while nodal status and adjuvant chemoendocrine therapy predicted DFS in women less than 40 by multivariate analysis. We have failed to identify any benefit of ovarian ablation in improving OS in younger women. Interestingly, the group of patients who received bilateral prophylactic oopherectomy had poorer OS than those who did not. This finding could be explained by the fact that most of our patients had adjuvant chemo-endocrine therapy. EBCTCG overviews have shown that, although ovarian ablation is associated with improved survival for premenopausal women both on recurrence and on breast cancer mortality, the effect of ovarian treatment appear to be smaller in the trials where both groups got chemotherapy [42]. In addition, they reported that more breast cancer related deaths were noted in the trials of ovarian ablation in the presence of chemotherapy than in the trials of ablation in the absence of chemotherapy [48-50]. This could partially be explained by the toxic effect of chemotherapy on the ovary, limiting the benefits of other ovarian treatments.
This study has demonstrated that women less than 40 years of age present with higher grade and poorly differentiated tumours. Moreover; younger women had tumours that were more likely to be ER negative and HER2/neu receptor over-expressed. However; we have shown no difference in both disease-free survival and over-all survival between this group of patients and women over 40 years of age.
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EAHK designed the study, was responsible for data analyses and drafted the manuscript. JMEB and CC contributed to data collation. RWG contributed to manuscript editing. CD contributed to statistical analysis of the survival data. KJS and MJK conceived and designed the study, critically reviewed the manuscript and participated clinically. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Kayce Thompson, a nurse working in the emergency department at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis, and Penny Pence Kershner, a nurse working in the transplant unit, recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, which is given in appreciation of the work nurses do.
Thompson was recognized by a patient for her care during his hospital stay over a holiday weekend.
"I am blessed to have met (Kayce)," wrote the patient. "Kayce came into my room with an attitude that 'we' are going to get you better. 'We' meant a team effort, and that is what I got."
Kershner was recognized for her help outside the hospital. She saw a man in need of care and stopped to help him and his wife. The man fell ill while on a walk with his wife, and Kershner turned off the street to assist them.
"We really appreciate Penny's caring attitude and felt she went above and beyond to help a stranger," wrote the victim's wife.
Nursing administrators at Baptist Memphis accept nominations and select a nurse to receive the DAISY Award. At a presentation in front of the nurse's colleagues, physicians, patients and visitors, the honoree receives a certificate and a sculpture called A Healer' s Touch, hand-carved by artists of the Shona Tribe in Africa.
"I am very pleased that Kayce and Penny were recognized for their quality patient care," said Dana Dye, chief nursing officer at Baptist Memphis. "We are grateful to have nurses this caring and considerate on our team."
The not-for-profit DAISY Foundation is based in Glen Ellen, Calif., and was established by family members in memory of J. Patrick Barnes. Barnes died at 33 in late 1999 from complications of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, an auto-immune disease.
The care Barnes and his family received from nurses while he was ill led to the creation of the DAISY Award. All the nurses in Thompson's and Kershner's units received Cinnabon cinnamon rolls because while Barnes was in the hospital, he once asked his family to bring enough cinnamon rolls for him and all the nurses in his unit.
The Baptist Memphis campus includes the 706-bed hospital that is the flagship of the Baptist Memorial Health Care system. It serves as a major referral center for patients from across the Mid-South and offers many diagnostic, surgical and rehabilitation services. The hospital has added hundreds of beds in the past few years, with the opening of a new patient tower and the Baptist Heart Institute. Consumers have rated Baptist Memphis their most preferred hospital for overall health care services in an independent National Research Corp. poll for the past 15 years in a row, and according to HealthGrades®, Baptist Memphis is in the top 5 percent nationally for emergency medicine and cardiac surgery and in the top 10 percent in the nation for overall cardiac services, cardiac surgery, stroke treatment, pulmonary services, prostatectomy, GI medical treatment and critical care. For more information on Baptist Memphis, please call 901-226-5000 or visit memphis.baptistonline.org.
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A/N: I was totally going to update this like a week ago but it just didn't happen. Anyway, more secrets are revealed (at least one) so I hope this is satisfactory. This is a very important chapter for plot development. Even though Chuck is only seem briefly, its very important anyway.
Summary: "He wouldn't have taken an interest in you." "If you think I am so intelligent, than don't doubt the fact that I am knowledgeable about your brother. He just wants a young wife." "As much as I agree with you, I wasn't talking about Jack."
Disclaimer: None is mine, save for the twist.
Mr. Bass-
Jack departed from Italy last week and after a seemingly productive honeymoon with the new Mrs. Bass, is still abroad. Blair Bass is returning with her chaperon within the fortnight. Jack's absence can be accounted for but, unusually, he is not accompanying his wife back to the estate. I will surveil him by request as per usual.
-Andrew Tyler
As the carriage knocked across the cobblestone street on London, Blair found that rest still evaded her. She closed her eyes as her dutiful maid sat silently by her side but she was still plagued by the nightmares. She could only be thankful that her new husband was still away on business.
But as the carriage neared its destination of the esteemed Bass Estate, worry still plagued her thoughts. Because even though she was without her threatening husband, she was heading towards something even more dangerous.
A dangerous love.
"Miss Blair?"
Blair's eyes snapped out of her reverie and attempts for rest at the tentative sound of her maid's voice.
"We are here."
Blair sighed as she was helped down from the carriage to see the now familiar estate that was officially her home.
"I'll just bring in your luggage then, will I, Mrs. Bass?" the coachman asked.
"Thank you," Blair said distantly, walking hesitantly up the stairs.
"You going to get dressed now?" Dorota asked pointedly as Blair walked past the quarters she now had to share with her new husband. Except she wasn't walking towards those quarters. She knew the right thing to do now was attempt to get some sleep before her nightmare of her married life came back with jarring reality.
"I think not," Blair said decisively, walking down the hallway. She knew it was a terrible idea. Her and his quarters were on opposite ends of the estate. And yet she had the undeniable urge to explore as she walked around.
She should have known her instincts were bad as she left Dorota behind. She was sure her logic was sound until she actually did find herself on the opposite side of the estate.
Where she really didn't belong.
And where she was finding herself realizing what she could have gone her entire life without seeing.
Blair's stomach churned as his dark eyes found hers. The blonde scullery maid was beneath him and to say the least, she wasn't that surprised. She obviously felt Chuck stop and little Jenny Humphrey's wide blue eyes turned up in surprise.
Blair's insides were doused with chill but these were one of the times where her uncrackable facade was due gladly to her mother's training. Blair cast them both a cold smirk.
"Don't stop on my account," she said coolly. Jenny pried herself away from the compromising position and stumbled for her clothes. Blair simply rolled her eyes, determined to free herself of the situation.
"Get out."
Blair turned to see Chuck's dark eyes scowling at the maid as she fled. They flicked back up to Blair's and he matched her cruel smirk for cruel smirk.
"Were you expecting an explanation?" he sneered.
"I am already aware of your propensity for making horrid decisions," Blair remarked indifferently. "But if the Black Plague comes back out of remission, I know who I will recommend for quarantine."
His eyes grew perceptibly darker as he approached her with his dangerous grace.
"What did you think, Mrs. Bass?" he asked threateningly. "That I would just wait while my uncle pleasures himself with you?"
"Hardly," Blair laughed coldly. "I would never give you that courtesy."
Without leaving him time for a reply, she turned on her heel, still in her traveling garb, leaving him alone in the hallway where she was sure he was hoping she would find him. She clenched her eyes shut, willing her natural instinct to stop them burning with her tears.
She hadn't been looking where she was going. Feeling herself collide, Blair's eyes snapped open to see her very recent niece.
"Blair," Serena said, embracing her warmly after their accidental collision. "I am so pleased that you have returned. You have no idea how miserable this place has been without you."
"I can only assume," Blair said, giving her a false smile and willing herself not to think of the very miserable thing that she had just encountered.
"How was the honeymoon?" Serena asked cautiously, knowing it was a subject that would cause great discomfort. Blair just embraced Serena again, hoping her tears wouldn't show. And she wasn't even thinking of that whore of a maid.
"I am so sorry," Serena said comfortingly, reading her best friend's mind. "Though I do have to say I am pleased that we are officially related, though the manner in which we are is not the most pleasant.
"Many things about this situation are not pleasant," Blair replied.
"Than I am to assume you have already come into contact with my brother?"
"Which one?" Blair asked darkly.
Serena had her answer.
"You know I worry," Serena said. "I know my brother can be... alluring. But it is not worth enraging your husband."
"Believe me," Blair said, "I have no intention to consort with your oh so charming brother." Serena smiled in relief but if they knew anything, it was that their world was never that simple.
"That's not all," Blair said, looking around to be sure there were no interlopers on the conversation.
"Is something the matter?" Serena asked.
"He knows, Serena," Blair said quietly. "Jack knows."
"He knows..." Serena prompted.
"He knows everything," Blair said. "About everything."
"Did he do something to you?" Serena asked frightfully.
"Only a slight scare," Blair said. "But I fear that will not be all if he finds my intentions doubtful."
"You needn't worry," Serena promised. "His brother will never allow it."
"How so?" Blair asked.
"He is very fond of you," Serena answered. "You must know that. That is why he requests your presence in his study."
"His study," Blair repeated, a sense of foreboding overcoming her.
"I wouldn't worry," Serena said. "Like I said. He is quite fond of you. Quite more than he is of his own flesh and blood. Go see him."
Blair knew there was no choice in the matter. Her path had been set.
Blair raised her fist to the door to knock, feeling apprehension fill her at her intimidating brother-in-law. Because she knew this wasn't just a cordial visit. This meant something.
His cold voice echoed out of the chamber and Blair turned the knob. His cold eyes chilled her at the realization of how much they looked like his brother's as he looked at her. She closed the door behind her.
"Blair," he smiled as much as Bart Bass could. "How was Italy?"
Blair swallowed taking striding steps towards his desk to take a seat in front of him. "Bearable."
"Interesting," Bart said. "That sounds..."
"As though I know I am not here for social pleasantries," Blair said coldly, her nerves on end.
"Of course," Bart said, smiling slightly. "I actually requested your presence here for a reason."
"I am sure my presence in your household is being monitored," Blair said. "Is by behavior not adequate?"
"Though you could not be more right," Bart said. "I actually asked you here for a different reason."
"And that would be?" Blair asked.
"I need your assistance."
Blair found herself blinking stupidly at the man before responding.
"Excuse my confusion," Blair cleared her throat, "but what could it possibly be that you need my assistance with?"
"Despite the fact that your mother bartered your way into this family like livestock, I know that you are not just an ordinary débutante."
Blair knew well enough not to comment.
"Otherwise he wouldn't have taken an interest in you."
"If you think I am so intelligent, than don't doubt the fact that I am knowledgeable about your brother," Blair said dryly. "He just wants a young wife."
"As much as I agree with you," Bart said. "I wasn't talking about Jack."
Silence stretched between them and they both knew exactly who he was talking about.
"What is it that you need me for, sir?" she asked after a moment.
"I think it would be entirely proper for you to address me by my first name," Bart diverged. "You are technically my sister-in-law now."
"So it would seem," Blair replied.
"I have asked you here because I thought you should be aware of a few things," Bart said. "The first of which is, I am having your husband under surveillance."
"That would seem a smart option," Blair said.
"Since you are so well versed in this information," Bart continued, "then you must also be aware that my dear brother is scheming to steal my million dollar corporation away from who it truly belongs to. And since you are his wife, I could very well consider you an accessory if I so choose."
"Is that a threat?" Blair asked darkly.
"Not at all," Bart said. "It's an opportunity."
"For what?" Blair asked.
"You have an opportunity to do the right thing."
"That is always a hard choice to make," Blair smirked slightly.
"Well let me tell you that you will be compelled to do this one," Bart said. "I am quite aware of your detestation for my brother."
"I doubt I am unique in that respect," she replied.
"Of course," Bart said. "But you are unique in the fact that you and you alone are the only other one who has access to his accounts."
It then dawned on her what she was really called here for.
"I am just his wife," Blair said slowly. "What makes you think that I am apt for a task that you are insinuating?"
"Because like I said before," Bart replied. "I know that you are no common débutante. You have captured the true affection of one Bass and I know you can do it."
Blair ignored the blatant comment. "What is it that you think I can do?"
"I am aware of certain talents you possess," Bart said. "Talents for manipulation and deception. It is something every good socialite needs. But you take it to the next level."
"I would be flattered if I didn't take offense to that socialite comment," she replied dryly.
"Of course," he said. "My apologies. But Jack will not anticipate your deception."
"Why would you think that?" Blair asked.
"Because he has already threatened you and wouldn't dream that you would dare defy him at this stage."
Blair glowered.
Bart laughed shortly. "I told you I had you under surveillance."
"And I am so thrilled that you have. But what is in it for me?" she asked. "You cannot possibly think that I would just do this out of the goodness of my heart."
"You mean besides ridding yourself of an abusive husband that you will no longer have the burden of bearing his children?" Bart asked. "I can do you one better."
"If I no longer have a husband, then I am left without funds," Blair answered calculatingly. "While Jack is horrid and repugnant, I do have security."
"Is that what your mother told you?" Bart asked. Blair hesitated.
"There is something else that you need to be aware of," Bart said. "I can't have you digging some truths on about me to get the upper hand."
"What is it?" Blair asked, more intrigued than anything.
"Originally, you were not intended for my brother."
Blair could hear it coming and it almost seemed impossible.
"You were intended for my son."
"Eric?" Blair asked, simply because it was not something that she could believe.
"No," Bart answered curtly.
"Could you possibly illuminate why, then, I was sold to your brother?" Blair snapped. Not because of him, the man that plagued her thoughts with desire. But because truly, anyone would have been better than Jack Bass.
"You are an intelligent woman," Bart said. "And I am sure that you know who had the ultimate veto power."
And Blair made the decision right then and there.
"Alright," she said decisively. "I will help you in your endeavor to eliminate your brother. Though I don't understand why you cannot just hand him over to the proper authorities."
"I know in my gut when I am being deceived," Bart said. "I do not have proof but I know my brother. He is blood and I know even though there is no evidence to it. But the simple fact is that when I catch him, I have no intention of handing him over to the authorities."
"I accept your proposition," Blair said. "On one condition. I don't do anything when there isn't anything in it for me. And though being rid of my repulsive husband is something that would please me greatly, I want something else."
"And?" Bart pressed.
"I think you know," Blair said. "My mother is to be ostracized. I assume that your offer entails that I will not be thrown onto the street once this scheme has ended with me victorious. She is the reason that I am chained to a man that I despise. I don't want her allowed here again."
"Completely understandable," Bart agreed. "And you are right. I do not plan and letting you fend for yourself. I have something else in mind for you."
"Another scheme?" Blair inquired.
"Your marriage will be in shambles," Bart said. "No proper suitor will want the dowager wife of a scoundrel. So yes, I do have something else in mind for you."
"And that would be?"
"I cannot give you an annulment since the marriage has been consummated," Bart said pointedly. Blair stared at him. "Jack would not let you have come home until it was. But I can do something else for you."
"I thought you weren't handing him over to the authorities," Blair replied.
"I am not quite sure what I shall do with him," Bart said. "But in the mean time, I do have a plan for you. I am sure Serena would love to hold a place here for you. But every young woman needs a marriage."
"And what do you suggest," Blair asked, "if no suitable suitor will have me?"
"I intend you for the original groom," Bart said.
"And how would that be possible?"
"You are already married to a Bass," Bart said. "Hiding behind another will not be difficult."
"And how is that possible?" Blair asked.
He smirked, "I'm Bart Bass."
She should have known.
"We have an accord," Blair smiled.
"There is one stipulation that I have," Bart warned her after they shook hands like a proper business deal.
"And what is that?" Blair asked suspiciously.
"You are not to involve my son in any of this planning."
"Then maybe you did not make it clear as to who my future husband would be," Blair said.
"You know what Bass you will be married to after this ugliness has passed," Bart said. "But I shall inform him when the time comes. For now, he shall not be involved."
"I think you underestimate him," Blair said admittedly.
"It is not that at all," Bart said. "He is my son and I understand him completely. So much that I know he is capable of such a deception himself. But I also know that at the moment, his judgment is clouded. "
"Is it?" Blair asked softly.
"Though he might not see it or understand it yet, this is important," Bart said. "I love my son and I will not have him caught in the middle of it. Because if there is anyone Jack would be suspicious of, it would be Charles."
"Because Chuck is meant to inherit it," Blair said. "And not Jack."
"That," Bart said pointedly, "among other things."
Blair didn't let herself consider the other things that Jack was suspicious of Chuck of.
"I need your word that you will not violate this stipulation," Bart said.
"You have my word," Blair vowed. "I will not tell your son of our plans."
"Until the time is right," Bart said. "I know my son better than anyone and when the opportune moment arises, he will be privy to the information that we are."
"I understand," Blair said. He was staring at her with strength that was disconcerting and she knew he was waiting for something else. Even though she wasn't quite sure what that was.
"Was there something else, my lord?" she asked uncertainly.
"I want you to understand exactly what I mean when I say there will be no involving my son in any of this."
"I promise that I won't tell him of our plans," Blair said.
"That's not the only promise I want from you," he answered. "When I say I don't want you to involved my son in this I mean I don't want you involved with him. At all."
"I..." Blair stuttered incoherently. This was something that she was not comfortable her brother-in-law discovering. It was tawdry and quite plainly, unethical. Not that she had the strongest moral compass, but if society were to find out, she would surely be ruined.
She just wished she felt that way in her heart.
"You are aware that your husband is under my very watchful eye," Bart said. "Why should it be any different from you?"
"I never meant..." Blair said in a rare display of ineloquent nature. "It just happened once... I-"
"I do not begrudge you this, my lady," he said. "I know how he can get when he has something in his sights. But you cannot condone it any longer. You must realize how Jack would react if he-"
"I understand," she said quickly and Bart's eyes darkened.
"I apologize for anything he might of done to you while you were away," he said steadily. "That is why I cannot allow you to see my son anymore. Jack is possessive and slippery-"
"And he would endanger Chuck's life if he knew," she said quietly. "I understand."
"Good," Bart said, obviously some relief having been bestowed upon him at this turn of events. "That also means you cannot let him proposition you. I understand that he can be quite persuasive."
Blair allotted herself an unladylike snort. "I highly doubt he would come back for more. He's had his fill of me."
She hadn't meant to reveal so much of herself to Bart. She didn't want him to know even the slightest hurt she felt at the truth.
"Actually," Bart said awkwardly, "I am under quite the opposite impression. This is why it is crucial that you do not allow him to be alone with you."
Blair's eyes narrowed.
"What are you suggesting?"
"Just make sure he is aware that whatever may have transpired between the two of you is in the past."
"Would he think any different?" Blair asked suspiciously.
"I am doing this for my son," Bart said. "Though I know he is under the impression that I only hold disdain for him, I would not be able to bear the loss."
"I understand," Blair said. "I just don't-"
"Do you agree to this stipulation or not?" Bart asked.
"I told you before," she said. "I agree. And I stick to my agreements."
"Especially when there is something in it for you," Bart replied. Blair shifted uncomfortably. She didn't like how he seemed to know so much about her.
"Among many reasons," Blair said astutely, pleased that her powers of fluency had returned.
"And the stipulation," Bart reminded her.
"I will do as you request of me," she answered.
She just had to.


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Movies are my life! Always have been. As a kid, when me and my friends would go out to play.I'd always turn our little game into something much deeper then that. I'd use our imagination to make a story. In a way, I was making a movie without the cameras. That's what I want to do with my life! Make movies. Wheither it's directing, producing, editing, or even acting. I want to do it! I'm convinced that it's my soul purpose to be a filmmaker.
I love so many movies, that I can't pick just one to be my favorite. I can give you a handful of movies that stick out in my mind the most:
Leon: The Professional
The Big Lebowski
Star Wars "The original Trilogy"
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl
And many, many more!
One thing I love to see in movies is origianllity and creativitiy. These days we don't see that many movies that have that anymore. I can think of two movies this year that pulled it off. Which is Inception and Toy Story 3. Even though Toy Story 3 is a sequal. Pixar was still able to make it original! Pixar is by far my favorite animated film studio. They can think of the most simplest thing, and turn it into a mastpiece. Chirstiphor Nolen was always a great director and writer. He is the director of "The Dark Knight" and "Batman Begins". He did a wonderful job with Inception! What makes it even more awsome, is that he also wrote it. I was very impressed with the complex story and creativity.
Another thing I always look for is a great story (I'm sure most people do lol). If you've read my other blogs, you may have noticed that I'm always looking for a good story. Especially in video games! My favorite video game series is Metal Gear Solid. The story is amazing! In fact, it's inspired a lot of future projects I want to do. But, of course, there are a lot of video games with great stories!
Watching movies is an easy and safe way to take a temporary vacation. They can make us smile and laugh on a bad day, they can take us on a great adventure, they can inspire us, and they can even make us cry. I'm being incredibly cheesy right now, but, it's all good and fun! And that's what it's all about .
Someday, I'm going make movies and give you all a wonderful experience. In fact, I'm going to be working on a youtube series soon! I'll be posting updates on IGN once I get my shit together. If you're interested in it at all, go ahead and messege me and I'll give you details to what it's going to be about!
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Excellent. Helpful friendly service. Quality food, pleasant atmosphere.
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Surrounded by beautiful Northumberland countryside, The Percy Arms is a wonderfully inviting rural pub. Serving an extensive menu, there is also al fresco seating and roaring fires to cosy up to.
The Percy Arms menu serves a range of classic British pub meals given gourmet twists. Light bites include Scottish mussels cooked in white wine and garlic cream, and there are Bamburgh sausages served on candy mashed potato with Chainbridge wholegrain and honey jus. In-house smoked haddock is served with a wild mushroom and hollandaise sauce, and there is a selection of prime steaks.
Sunday lunch is a popular draw at The Percy Arms Northumberland, with a range of meats served. Sumptuous desserts include warm chocolate brownie, and the bar has a selection of cask ales, with a full wine list also served.
Combining British pub tradition with contemporary gourmet tweaks, The Percy Arms sits 20 minutes' drive from Chatton Rail Station.
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((((( 31 January 2017 by Stuart from Morpeth
We had the afternoon tea. It was outstanding.
Lovely sandwiches, great cake, amazing toffee sauce for pouring and the scones were fresh and still warm.
((((( 16 July 2016 by David Purcell from Chatton
Excellent. Helpful friendly service. Quality food, pleasant atmosphere.
((((* 6 June 2016 by Wendy from Tyne and Wear
Booking service very easy.third time we've had Afternoon tea at the percy and it's always lovely.
((((* 6 April 2016 by Fiona Macintosh from Chatton
The new style is quietly country, very friendly and welcoming. We sat in the bar area and watched a steady stream of customers enjoying a relaxed Sunday lunchtime. There was a family party in the restaurant, which is slightly more formal, but equally warm and pleasant. Our guest who is a wheelchair user was able to come into the Percy Arms through the side entrance and our table allowed space for everyone to circulate easily - and the toilet facilities are excellent! We thoroughly enjoyed excellent traditional Sunday roasts, sweets and lovely coffee.
I am looking forward to my next visit.
((((( 9 March 2016 by Louise Burgess from Blyth
Afternoon tea - table all laid ready for our arrival. very tasty food, well presented, country pub feel with very friendly staff. More scones brought to us as we ate. Nice atmosphere. Will definitely return xx
((((( 17 October 2015 by Melissa M. from Morpeth
Very nice meal, with a wide choice and staff were all very attentive.
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Singapore's Civic District displays the nation's rich architectural legacy for generations to come. It also showcases structural engineering innovation by CKM Consultants, the specialist that backed the government and developers in restoring landmarks such as the National Museum of Singapore, Singapore Cricket Club and The Arts House at the Old Parliament.
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Accountability is now the elephant in the room
Education, economic success and personal well-being are increasingly interdependent. No education system can afford to stand still, so addressing the target that Scotland should become a world-leading learning nation by 2025, as outlined in the recent Goodison GroupScottish Futures Forum report (TESS, 1 February), is a necessity not an option.
To achieve that goal we need to be clear about our aspirations, put in place the processes that are required to achieve them, and be accountable for getting there.
Accountability is the "elephant in the room" when it comes to educational reform. We know that its impact can make or break well-intentioned innovation, yet it is often detached from and lags behind reform programmes.
The problem with accountability in education is that it is largely reactive; you are held accountable by others and only when there is a problem. Indeed "blameworthy" is sometimes given as a synonym for accountable.
Accountability should be about willingly giving an open, honest and rounded account that addresses complexity and is not based on simplistic measures. But it should be much more positive than that - more about culture than process.
What, then, should characterise our approach to accountability? Education systems that are fundamentally strong need different systems of accountability from those of poor or uneven quality. The evidence suggests that Scotland has that fundamental strength. However, we need an approach to accountability that challenges implications that good is good enough.
Improvement should be a shared endeavour, rather than one that is largely driven externally. Personal and group ownership of accountability will engender sustained improvement in ways that external pressure never can. That requires clarity of purpose and a willingness to give and receive challenge without defensiveness.
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Inspectors must be rigorous and objective, but also humane, positive and constructive. "Praise where you can and find fault where you must" is a maxim that I learned on becoming an inspector and it remains a central tenet of inspection to this day. It is also vital that inspectors practise what they preach - seeking constructive criticism and constantly striving to improve. In fact, the evidence we have suggests that, by and large, this is the case. Most people are positive about inspection most of the time, particularly those who have first-hand experience of the process.
Creating a culture of accountability which is both positive and constructive takes us well beyond a focus on how inspectors go about their task. The paradox is that an effective system of external evaluation is precisely the way in which trust can be seen to be well placed. Inspection can create the space for innovation and improvement by giving independent assurance that quality is being maintained and enhanced. That implies an approach to external inspection which is independent and credible, and which focuses on those areas that matter most and make the biggest difference.
Validating a school's commitment to its own improvement is a good starting point. That means confirming that the school is serving pupils well, using all the means at its disposal to establish its strengths and areas for improvement and taking action to bring it about. If a school knows what it is seeking to achieve, can provide good evidence about current performance and show how it is responding to that evidence, then inspectors can report that positive picture and seek to help others learn from that experience.
That is accountability in action and it is a road that inspection in Scotland has been travelling for at least the last decade.
Accountability matters too much to be an afterthought. We need to ensure that it is wholly aligned with the other elements in the reform programme, and that it has the integrity and the credibility that can help to preserve and even create the space for genuine innovation.
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