31.   Then came the events of August, when Russia defaulted.

32.   The weeklong event comes complete with an Australian television crew and a popular Australian announcer, Ian Chappell, who will provide play-by-play analysis.

33.   There were no television crews and only a handful of reporters, in part because the evening event came after most news broadcasts.

34.   Together with the first dispatch of military forces from Germany, the event could come to mark the end of the post-World War II period.

35.   With the end of the war approaching, some extraordinary events are coming up.

36.   Within hours, both events came to pass.

37.   A week after the postponed championships were due to finish comes an event with more competitors and more countries.

38.   Another big event will come in September, when Christerson marks his first anniversary with the AbioCor.

39.   As events come to a bloody conclusion, Fernando must decide where he really stands on questions of violence and faith.