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What do a down-on-his-luck American Indian impersonator, beer pong, and "The Wizard of Oz" have in common?
They're all a part of the theatrical menagerie that is the School of Drama's "Once Upon a Time 6x in the West," the latest entry in the Arts Dawg series. Though difficult to follow at times, "Once Upon a Time" provided a memorable experience for both myself and Tara, my date for the evening.
Tara and I met 45 minutes before the pre-show reception, getting to know each other over iced teas at Cafe Solstice. The conversation flowed freely as we discussed our respective careers and the uniqueness of this dating series before heading to the evening's pre-show reception in Parrington Hall.
Settled in with wine, fruit, cheese and crackers, we listened as "Once Upon a Time" director Jeffrey Fracé explained the genesis of the production and decoded the wildly disparate styles we would encounter. Tara would later say that this discussion helped her understand what to expect and prepared her for the variety of styles throughout the two-and-a-half-hour play.
Fracé and crew adapted an original script, "The Story of Little Horse," for the production. The resulting story follows Lil, an orphan who's kidnapped and eventually raised in an Old West brothel; the story culminates on Lil's 13th birthday, when she's faced with the choice of embracing the bordello life or escaping for something better.
Then again, that's like saying "Pulp Fiction" is about a boxer or "The Dark Knight" is about a guy in a bat costume. Throughout the production, "Once Upon a Time" reflected its story through the styles of six iconic stage directors, with each act adopting a look and feel unlike any of the others. The first act, for instance, started with a minimalist stage design inspired by English director Peter Brook, who strove to emphasize the actor's performance over design elements surrounding the action; the set consisted of roughly a dozen bamboo sticks and little else. The fifth act, meanwhile, paid homage to The Wooster Group, a New York City-based experimental theater company, with video projections, disaffected speech, bright lights, and frenetic choreography.
I had little time to make sense of the action as "Once Upon a Time" hopscotched from one style to the next. The sheer spectacle, extreme variation, and occasional musical numbers sometimes distracted from the story; in fact, the actress portraying Lil (Sylvia Kowalski) broke the fourth wall completely at one point, inviting audience members to play the roles of crucial characters — including herself — before talking about a bike ride she had taken earlier that day.
No matter. The unpredictability made for a memorable performance.
That said, I don't know that it was an ideal first date; an early rape scene, in particular, would have been cringe-worthy even if I wasn't inches away from someone I'd met only two hours earlier. To her credit, Tara was a good sport, laughing along with the absurdity of the production and making an excellent point after the cast took its final bow: "Once Upon a Time" gave us plenty to talk about afterward.

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Camarillo council supports Assembly bill creating new Gold Coast Transit
The Camarillo City Council has endorsed an Assembly bill that could allow Gold Coast Transit to expand throughout Ventura County.
Assemblyman Das Williams, D-Santa Barbara, has introduced AB 664, which calls for dissolving the current agency and creating the Gold Coast Transit District. The district initially would serve the same areas it now serves — Oxnard, Ventura, Port Hueneme, Ojai and unincorporated parts of the county — but additional cities could join later if they wanted to.
Gold Coast is currently based on a joint powers agreement between those four cities and the county. Making it a special district would give it a more solid foundation and make it harder for a city to pull out.
A hearing on the bill is set for April 8. If approved, the new transit district would be created July 1.
"What we're trying to do is create a little bit more permanence in our agency to do a better job at route planning and service planning," Gold Coast General Manager Steve Brown said.
Brown said he wants the district to focus on areas of the county with the most demand, not only in cities that have available funding in any given fiscal year. The change, Brown said, would allow the district to better compete for federal and state grants to improve service for bus riders.
"If you ride Gold Coast routes today, those routes will only get better in the future," Brown said.
Camarillo City Council members discussed the bill at length during their meeting Wednesday night. A motion to support the bill if amended was approved by a 4-1 vote, with Councilwoman Jan McDonald dissenting.
The council expressed concerns about the debt and financial responsibilities the city could incur if it joined the district and whether it would lose some local control of bus service.
Councilman Mike Morgan asked if the city would continue to operate its Dial A Ride transportation or switch it over to Gold Coast. "We would consider the existing system to see if that was the most appropriate and then we would look at other options," Assistant City Manager Dan Paranick said.
Paranick said the city will monitor the bill closely over the next few months.
Darren Kettle, executive director of the Ventura County Transportation Commission, said it has worked closely with Gold Coast for the past year on the bill. Kettle said he sees the bill as a way to improve transportation for riders throughout the county.
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Greg and Marc Maron get into it. After covering what they feel the business is about, and how they've handled their careers, they get somewhat political, and try to figure out where their leanings in the political spectrum truly came from.
Greg and Marc Maron get into it. After covering what they feel the business is about, and how they've handled their careers, they get somewhat political, and try to figure out where their leanings in the political spectrum truly came from.
Fitzie, the photos are your site are all fucked up, great show though, get silverman on for me
"Out of Neocons came FoxNews, Karl Rove, Halliburton." – Greg Fitzsimmons
Yow. Even Marc Maron had to correct that one. Greg, once again, you have outdone Charlie Sheen and Janeane Garafalo in flaunting your political ignorance.
A couple more for you. Suicide rate by income level is weighted towards lower-income, not evenly across all levels as you claimed. Intuitively, there are some problems only money can fix, and those who have money don't have those problems. Check it out for yourself, here.
Also, Greg, 55% bankruptcy is not due to illness. Once again, you are incorrect. <a href="http://www.american.com/archive/2009/august/the-medical-bankruptcy-myth" target="_blank">http://www.american.com/archive/2009/august/the-medical-bankruptcy-myth
Anyway, this podcast was compelling enough to listen all the way through. Like listening to fat chicks at the next table at the Starbucks, the ignorant opinions were car-wreckesque. Looking forward to the next one~!
Wow! Marc Maron- what a bunch of pseudo-intellectual dorm-room drivel. No wonder air america went under. Greg the swine flu did come from pigs http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2009-04/29/sw…
Biting political commentary by a couple guys that think all conservatives are racist, Glenn Beck is a Republican and James Carville is a conservative?? Greg, I love your podcast but I think you and Marc swapped meds this week.
Marc, you are one of the ONLY smart liverals I have ever listened to. I am a very conservative republican and I'm glad you are honest about the deep down desire of many liberals which is communism. Unfortunately communism would also need to extend to those of your class and that would not be acceptable to most limosine liberals. It's never going to happen but it would be a wake up call!
That was a neat podcast. I would like to know more about both your opinions on censorship.
Great show. I've listened to Mark Maron's–not as great. Politically I'm right leaning–that is to say fiscally conservative, but socially liberal, I think.
Anyway, I found your discussion with Mark Maron very stimulating. I find both of your views interesting, but Fitz's to be more valid. Maron is a true believer. I've listened to a lot of right wing talk radio and I believe I've developed the ear to spot these things. He is Hannity's hemispherical mirror. To sum, I think his opinions exist in a vacuum in which anyone who opposes said opinions is either amoral, immoral, or unintelligent. He sounds like a smart guy. He's gotta be given his pedigree and position, but he does have the ring of an over-indulged intellect. I think likely he is the loudest, most impassioned arguer at his dinner party discussions. The type you might want to engage if it were earlier in the evening. But you're tired and the nuances take time to explain and he doesn't exactly sound like a disciplined listener.
The most telling thing he said was when you pressed him about the genesis of his outlook. By the way, I must commend you, Fitzsimmons, for not letting him shirk that question. He said he came from a doctor father who was not there and a creative mother who watched the maid steal from them, but figured they needed it. This is a revelation. This is the crux of our divide. This is where the mother, who stays home to pursue artistic endeavors departs from the father who slept 2 hours a night during his residency. The mother who likely slept in while the father stressed about student loans and impending fatherhood. The mother who wouldn't clean the house and the father that employed the maid who now steals his sacrificed youth away one dollar at a time. The mother watches with charity in her heart and the father works in ignorant humiliation. I believe this to be the microcosm to explain the difference between Maron and myself politically. Again great show.
Greg…..do more podcasts, you lazy piece of shit. I will send you some money or a picture of my cock whatever you want.
Greg, what a borefest. Marck Maron is NOT FUNNY. You sir, are funny and entertaining. He is not, and his iTunes ranking is obviously BS. His podcast is unlistenable. His constant use of the f word is not entertaining. It should be used like a laser guided bomb, not a carpet bombing of every third word being fuck. Please, do us all a favor, and don't ever have him back on.
So in my opinion, Mrac Maron is a really funny guy. I listen to his podcast too. Greg's had a multitude of diverse people on his show so far. He's not forcing you to go and listen to Marc's podcast, but I can bet you that some people were entertained by this and are now listening to Marc's. My father used to alway's ask why Howard Johnson's had thirty two flavors, and then would reply to himself that it was so everyone can get what they like. Marc Maron is just another flavor.
Amazing political banter. What a treat hearing you two talk politics. What I really love is how Maron can get under these reich-wing kapitalist klowns' skin. Communism is such a funny word as it's very mention is enough to make the biggest konservative douchebag suddenly piss his pants and lose all abilty to have a reasonable conversation. Anyway, great show, it really inspired my hippie commie heart.
Wow. The haters really don't like or "get" Maron. I enjoyed this episode quite a bit. A passionate exchange of ideas and philosophies with a soupcon of bullying from the host to get a firm answer to a somewhat intangible question. Good stuff.
Re one of the comments (not from a hater), the image of Maron as a "limousine liberal" is pretty funny.
Mark, you make me sick. Your views are absolulty out of wack! You are crazy and should move to Cuba. You'll do great over there.
Dorm room progressive. What a joke. I stopped having these conversations when I finished college. Please get some education. Get some facts from more than one source, more than one point of view. Maron is no different than limbaugh or beck, just different end of spectrum.
Rachel Maddow presents facts ?
Please don't change my country to match your ideals. Yuck.
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On Friday from about 6:30 to 10 a.m., dump trucks will be bringing sand from Stewart sand mines off Indrio Road to shore up the dunes at South Jetty Park.
All together, working in shifts of two or three trucks at a time, about 200 cubic yards of sand will be dumped on the beach at the end of Seaway Drive to build up the dune line. Officials say it should take about five round trips of filling and dumping.
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The road in to the beach won't be closed, but flagmen will be there to direct traffic.
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The 600 cubic yards of sand placed on the beach during the three-month period is a stopgap measure to keep the water off the road and from damaging structures until the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can start its beach erosion project next month.
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The county's coastal management plan calls for nourishing the beach with sand every two years. Although it was supposed to be done last year, a tight federal budget caused the year to be skipped so it's now been three years since the last major nourishment project on South Beach.
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As others have noted, for smaller tanks (60 gal), it is very hard to adjust the unit to release small loads. I don't care about the noise the unit makes for the few min. a day it is operating. Overall, it has been extremely useful for me and is doing the job very well. Poor Design By Mike on 10/22/2014 Mike wouldn't recommend this product to a friend Big Neptune fan here, HOWEVER this product needs some major rework. Besides being noisy, the cover to the food container barely seats itself in place. Multiple times this has caused the entire contents of the food container to dump into my tank. Easy to Program, needs refinement By Matt on 10/10/2014 Matt wouldn't recommend this product to a friend I purchased two of the AFS units very close to the initial release. I do like how easy it is to program the units. I've had the issues that others have mentioned: it's easy to pull the cap off when removing the food container from the unit (it took me hours to clean a tank where that happened), and it's hard to control the amount of food fed to the tank. Also, I have had issues with both units' mounting clamps. Neither will hold in place firmly, so the unit moves around a lot. I've had a hard time finding a good place to mount it on my sump, and had to resort to a lot of velcro tape. Lastly, and most importantly, one of my units died after about eight months of use due to "water damage" from the humidity in the sump (open backed cabinet). Neptune would not replace it, but to their credit, did offer a slight discount to repair it. However, fixing something that would most likely fail in another few months is not worth the money. TLDR; The control design is nice, but the physical unit is poorly designed and likely to fail. I'll be finding another solution for feeding. Not bad! By SL on 8/13/2014 SL would recommend this product to a friend I used the included rubber feet to place this on top of my canopy with the drop chute positioned over a canopy vent. After fiddling with placement so the food drops where I want, I marked the correct spot with some blue painter's tape. This makes it easy to check the amount of food left as well replenish the food bin. Pros: - Super easy to program from the Apex - Can coordinate feeding with other activity in the tank (eg. turn off/down water flow) - Dead simple installation (one aquabus cable) - No batteries! - My Anthiases have never been happier! Cons: - Much noisier than I expected - Lots of mounting options, but none really worked well inside my Marineland canopy. Works great up on top, though. Apex can do better By Jt on 8/1/2014 Jt wouldn't recommend this product to a friend Like others have mentioned, easy to instal and program. My problem is you must remove the entire feeder to remove the food housing. If you do not and try to pull the housing out, the top comes off and any food inside falls into the tank. Also this feeder is very loud. I've used the eheim feeder before and the sound difference is huge. I still stand behind the apex aqua controller as there is none better. The feeder just needs a little work. I was hoping it was just an auger that turns to move the food forward and drop out of the bottom. that would work for pellets, flakes, and plankton with more accuracy. good By Josh on 7/13/2014 Josh would recommend this product to a friend Nice to have when going out of town. Works flawlessly. Another great product from neptune Unit stopped working, front fell off and dumped all food By Jmardis on 6/24/2014 Jmardis wouldn't recommend this product to a friend This feeder was easy to hook up and program. After three months unit stopped working and would not run even with the power light on. The USB port looks to be rusted out. I do not think cheap USB connectors are meant to be above a saltwater tank. While trying to trouble shoot no feed problem the front cover fell off and all the food dumped in my tank. The fish loved it my corals not going to like it for sure. This unit was great when new but needs an improvement for the connector to avoid rusting. Be careful By Jaws on 6/3/2014 Jaws wouldn't recommend this product to a friend The unit seems to do what is advertised to do. The programing was pretty easy and didn't take much time. I did exactly what someone said below though. I was trying to adjust the amount of food that falls and the cover accidently fell off and dumped the whole barrel of food into the tank. Wasn't fun getting all that food out of the tank the night before I was going on a trip. My advice there would be to make sure you take it off the tank before trying to fill or adjust, otherwise you end up with a mess. It is also noisy, but not sure why that upsets people because its short lived, cranks the food out then it stops. The amount of food adjustment could be better. I too have a 29 gallon and the lowest setting is finicky at best. Sometimes it drops just a few pieces and other times it drops the correct amount. If I bump it up 1 setting it puts way too much in. Other than that it shuts everything down, feeds, then starts everything back up in the correct time delay (that's using the apex controller). Excellent addition By Gregory on 5/30/2014 Gregory would recommend this product to a friend I am super happy with my AFS. It was a breeze to program and integrate into my existing Apex system. It took me a few days to get the amount of food per rotation just right but with a little trial and error I'm happy. A big shout out to Neptune Systems for releasing another great product! Not has Good As I would expect! By Dansbak on 5/10/2014 Dansbak wouldn't recommend this product to a friend I would not recommend this feeder to a friend. It is very difficult to set up a program if you want to setup a delay feed. A delay feed of 2 minutes would allow the main tank overflow to stabilize so the food would not go over the overflow into the sump. It makes a loud noise as the auger comes out and rotates. The front cover is very flimsy and cheaply made. The front cover will come off if you are not careful and dump all the food in the drum out in your tank. One design flaw is you cannot adjust the amount of food dispensed without pulling the food drum out. I do not expect this feeder to last very long because of the orange wedge connector that holds the food drum in place. I foresee problems with it in the future. This was a waste of my money for the price. I expected a better product from Neptune Systems. I could have build a DIY feeder just as good for less money and I plan to! On a positive note, the food does keep dry and does not clump like other automatic feeders. I do like the fact it is integrated into the Apex webpage for manual feeding. Love these feeders By Brandon on 4/1/2014 Brandon would recommend this product to a friend I waited months to get this product and the wait was worth it. I no longer stress that my neighbors may forget to feed or even over feed my tank. Also, it was previously stated that these feeders are loud, I don't think they are any louder then other feeders I've tried. Write Your Own Review You're reviewing: AFS Automatic Feeding System - Neptune Systems *How do you rate this product? *Would you recommend this product to a friend? Yes No *Nickname *Summary of Your Review *Review Submit Review


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The Detroit Free Press is reporting that Michigan Head Coach Rich Rodriguez has been fired. After three seasons, a 15-22 record and a huge 52-14 loss to Mississippi St in the Gator Bowl it's no surprise to anyone that RichRod is packing his bags.
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Two very fine Pentstemons now in flower in my garden
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charged with the energy of hundreds of performances. An idea snuck me--and as the notion congealed in my head my mood became more and more delighted. The
costumes, laying all over the floor had inspired me. These old garments, well past their prime, could be used. Perhaps they had not been discarded for a
reason. Perhaps they could live again as our new mascot!
Dye would be needed to combine them into a new whole. To forge this fabritine accumulation into a fine-spun alloy; purple dye seemed most appropriate. I
used the only large container I could find, a large wooden tub, more like a barrel cut in half. Then I realized that there was no way I could make enough
boiling water to fill it.
So I decided to try a novel, though decidedly more dangerous method. I pulled the grill into the house, turned on the gas and began heating up a collection
of stones and brick fragments on the flames. As I had recently painted the walls a dark color to create a somber rehearsal space, the light was dim and
difficult to see by. The quarters illuminated by a tall torchiere lamp with a single bare bulb and the light thrown off of the burning propane.
Once the rocks smoldered for a spell, I tossed a few into the water unleashing a wild torrent of steam into the air. The water quickly heated, as did the
room; filling with humidity like a makeshift sauna. Surely this is the kind of thing men do only before they are married!
I then dipped all of the attire into the tub, immersing and mixing them completely. As they slowly absorbed the tincture, their individuality faded away.
No longer were they individual items but subservient parts of a greater whole. After stirring the mass for some time in the hot dye I grew weary of the
task. I pulled out the coat first and hung it on an old coat rack to dry. I started to walk from the room, when a strange noise touched my ears.
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The gloves, bound together by a twine-unknotted…and while one hand grabbed the rack tightly, the other heaved more wet fabric from the bath and drew
it over an invisible shoulder. A hemp belt, like a thick snake slithered around its core as a matted wig, untangling itself, bubbled forth from the
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then to speech.
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it-dragged himself toward me.
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and tried to form a pathetic response when he stopped me again.
At this point it closed in on me, it's steamy breath condensing on my face. After he said those words I stood silently facing the thing for perhaps a
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watching big cats in a cage; both knowing without saying, that were it not for the bars one of the pair would be food.
"Tell me more." I said. He raised his arms up as if casting a spell, his gloved hands moving as if suspended by invisible strings.
He became visible angry at my comment, and for the first time stood firmly on his own volition; thrusting the rack into the air like a trident, taunting
the heavens.
The image of this, the golden rack agleam with wetness overhung by those dark perplexing garments, reveals the real origin of the companies colors and why,
to this day, they remain purple and gold.
I stood there motionless, stunned and half expecting the 'get-up' to do just that; but it merely hung there in silence. A powerful sense of foolishness
overcame me, as I knew I could never confirm what had just occurred. The best I could do is write it down, and hope that those who read it would not think
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Pre-op Use of Incentive Spirometry in Obese Patients (IS)
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of preoperative incentive spirometry (IS) as an aid to improve postoperative lung function. The hypothesis is that application of a standardized protocol of preoperative respiratory care teaching and exercise will improve lung performance that will subsequently result in prevention of postoperative pulmonary complications and that increasing the duration of preoperative use better improves lung mechanics postoperatively. The investigators propose to compare a patient population that uses IS as currently prescribed in the routine course of care (only to be familiar with preoperatively, but use postoperatively) against a population that uses IS with a standardized regimen for at least 3 days prior to the operation in terms of preoperative IS volumes, intraoperative pulmonary mechanics, postoperative IS volumes, and incidence of postoperative pulmonary complications.
Lung Function
Bariatric Surgery
Procedure: Incentive Spirometry
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single Blind (Subject)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Study on the Preoperative Use of Incentive Spirometry in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia
- Post Operative Incentive Spirometry Volume [ Time Frame: 1 week before surgery to the day after ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]After the operation, the patients to be discharged on the same day were approached in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) and requested to use the spirometer again. The volume (best out of 2 attempts) was recorded together with the same vital signs recorded preoperatively. Patients who were admitted to the hospital were requested to use the spirometer again on postoperative day 1. The largest IS volume (out of 2 attempts) was recorded. The data presented is the mean largest IS volume the day after surgery.
- Level of Compliance [ Time Frame: 3 days to 2 weeks after clinic visit on the day of surgery ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Oxygen Saturation [ Time Frame: one week prior to surgery up to one day after ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Heart Rate [ Time Frame: one week prior to surgery to post operative day 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Respiratory Rate [ Time Frame: one week prior to surgery to post operative day 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|March 2009
|Study Completion Date:
|September 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Placebo Comparator: Control group
Patients assigned to the control group were educated on the proper technique of using the incentive spirometer and were instructed to use it for 3 breaths once per day to become able to use the device properly and consistently.
Procedure: Incentive Spirometry
helps patient monitor their inspiratory tidal volume and assists in the preventing lower airway collapse
Experimental: Experimental Group
Patients assigned to the experimental group were instructed to use the spirometer by inhaling as slowly and deeply as possible in a set of 10 times and to repeat the process at least 5 times every day until the day of surgery.
Procedure: Incentive Spirometry
helps patient monitor their inspiratory tidal volume and assists in the preventing lower airway collapse
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 80 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- morbid obesity
- bariatric surgery
- must be able to use incentive spirometer
Exclusion Criteria:
- BMI=<40 kg/m2
- current symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea or actively using continuous positive airway pressure
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01004146
|United States, Texas
|Memorial Hermann Hospital
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
|Principal Investigator:
|Davide Cattano, M.D.
|University of Texas Medical School
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Davide Cattano, Associate Proffessor, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01004146 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 30, 2009
|Results First Received:
|June 17, 2013
|Last Updated:
|December 13, 2013
|Health Authority:
|United States: Institutional Review Board
Keywords provided by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston:
incentive spirometry
bariatric surgery
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 13, 2015


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The final event, WHAT IF, WHAT NEXT, of the European Interregional IVb project BLISS will be held during the Light+Building in Frankfurt on April 2, 2014.
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• Monitoring public acceptability to changes in street lighting.
• Raising public awareness of the impacts of climate change.
• Setting a good example of the need to reduce energy and carbon emissions.
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The production of a Design Guide to enable efficient street lighting to be installed throughout Europe. The Design Guide will ...
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• Report on the changes of crime and accidents following the changes to lighting.
• Report on the public acceptability to the changes of lighting.
But ... 40% saving in energy and CO2 emissions is not enough. We need to save between 60% and 80% to meet our carbon commitment. So we are looking at ...
• Installing more energy efficient lanterns.
• Remote monitoring and controls.
• Dimming lights at selected times.
• Trimming lights - on later, off earlier.
• Passive infra-red movement detection to control lights.
• Review design standards - to ensure roads are not over-lit.
And we must ensure that public consultation is undertaken to ensure public acceptabilities of any changes.
A pilot installation in a park in St Helens using LED technology
Jan 2009
70w SON installation - 22 lamps
8158 kwh consumption = 3508 kg CO2
March 2009
LED installation - 22 lamps
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Wednesday April 2nd the BLISS Final Event took place at the 2014 Light+Building fair in Frankfurt (DE). Some 70 attendees were able to meet with the many projects the BLISS partners developed and executed during a 5 year period in the framework of the North West Europe Interreg Ivb programme.
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Offering a very private experience, Buffalo Ridge Safari Lodge has 8 uniquely decorated suites, each with their own deck which provides guests with expansive views to the north. The suites were designed to blend with the beauty of the natural surrounds.
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Offering 9 luxury cottages, attention to detail and personal service is guaranteed. Each cottage is unique in design, and has its own private balcony offering potential sightings of wildlife as they come to the waterhole to drink.
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Guest Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 based on 2 ratings
There are 7 luxury chalets plus 1 luxury family suite in total, each with private deck and plunge pool, en-suite bathroom, indoor and outdoor showers, air-conditioning and mini bar. The meaning of Rhulani is 'Relax' - which is exactly what guests are encouraged to do during their stay here - so sit back and enjoy!
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Guest Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 based on 2 ratings
Motswiri offers the option of either individual bookings or exclusive use of the whole lodge, making it ideal for celebrations or family groups. Five luxury double bedrooms are available around the main lodge.
Makanyane Safari Lodge
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Guest Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 based on 3 ratings
Each of the 8 luxurious suites has an open fronted lounge and a private sundeck. Glass walled bedrooms and bathrooms offer uninterrupted views of the bush and the Marico River.
Makanyane Safari Lodge: Stay 4 nights for the price of 3Valid: 1 October 2014 - 10 December 2015.
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Safari Lodge
Guest Rating: 4.7 / 5.0 based on 3 ratings
Royal Madikwe can accommodate up to 10 guests and there is the option to book either single rooms (over non-peak periods only) OR the entire lodge. The stunning main lodge is an open-sided, thatched area with a stylish lounge, magnificent dining room, well appointed library and broad elevated decks from which to view the mighty savannah beyond.
Madikwe Safari Lodge
Safari Lodge
Guest Rating: 4.9 / 5.0 based on 7 ratings
There are 17 chalets, split between the North and East camps. Each chalet features a sitting area, a bedroom with circular fireplace, a spacious dressing area with personal bar, and an en-suite bathroom.
Madikwe Safari Lodge: Stay 3 nights for the price of 2Valid: 1 November 2015 - 18 December 2015.
Madikwe Hills
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The subtle decor of the lodge integrates natural elements with colours highlighting Africa's ambiance.You will be accommodated in ultra-luxurious glass fronted suites designed for complete relaxation and comfort boasting soft sofas, voluptuous mosquito netting and cotton picot linen.
Etali Safari Lodge
Safari Lodge
Guest Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 based on 1 ratings
The 8 luxurious air-conditioned suites are each set apart for total privacy in its own bushveld domain. The mix of cool and earthy colours in the decor is a peaceful contrast to the unsurpassed beauty of the sweet-thorn acacia trees outside.
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Owners House, on the banks of the Marico River, has 2 en-suite bedrooms. Nestled in trees and surrounded by decks and balconies, the wood, stone and glass design provides a seamless design flow between in and outdoors.
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BART strike over: SF transit agency, unions reach deal
Limited service will begin Tues. 4 a.m.
The San Francisco Bay Area's main commuter train system and its unions have a reached tentative agreement on a new contract, ending a crippling four-day strike.
Union officials announced the deal Monday night. It still requires approval from union members.
BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost says limited service will begin at 4 a.m. on all lines. Trains will likely be running at full strength in time for the Tuesday afternoon commute.
BART is the nation's fifth-largest rail system, with an average weekday ridership of 400,000.
Workers walked off the job on Friday after talks broke down. Commuters endured jammed roadways and long lines for buses and ferries, as they looked for alternate ways around the region.


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Discover a legendary spa experience aboard Oceania Cruises. Award-winning Canyon Ranch - with its family of destination health resorts, hotel, wellness communities and SpaClub facilities - has been the acknowledged world leader in healthy living expertise, and a haven of luxury, comfort and warmth for 30 years. Experience the profound pleasures of Canyon Ranch in a spectacular setting - Oceania Cruises' fleet of luxurious cruise ships. Enhance your voyage with indulgent services, enlightening presentations, nurturing wellness services and exercise classes that promote resilience, restore serenity and leave you feeling fantastic. Enjoy!
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One of cruising's most time-honored traditions, High Tea is served promptly at 4:00 each day, when the pastry chefs take center stage with a colorful collection of English finger sandwiches, scones and other goodies fit for royalty. Live entertainment and gracious service complete a very elegant and refined afternoon.
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The beautifully decorated Card Room is an inviting and tranquil oasis. Stay at the top of your game and try your hand at bridge, either in tournament format or with newfound friends. Or gather around one of our many tables for a quiet afternoon or evening of board games.
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Our two stylish boutiques feature a bounty of items ranging from sundries to designer casual wear. Feel free to browse through our array of duty-free merchandise including fine jewelry, fragrances and Oceania Cruises logo wear.
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If you're an aficionado of the arts, you'll find our entertainment just as engrossing and personally satisfying. In the evenings, the ship is filled with music performed by, what some have called, the finest orchestra at sea. Attend a live classical concert under the stars, the notes gently wafting through the misty night. Marvel at the magicians, comedians and other headliners. Evenings aboard Regatta and Insignia can be anything you desire. Chat with newfound friends over a cocktail in one of our eight lounges. Dance the night away in Horizons to the sounds of a marvelous musical group. Entertainment has never been so enjoyable, enriching or varied.
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May 31, 2013
A Wisconsin appeals court on Thursday ruled the state's controversial voter ID law is constitutional, a victory for supporters who say the measure limits fraud at the ballot box.
The Fourth District Court of Appeals overturned a March 2012 decision by Dane County judge Richard Niess, who ruled in favor of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, which claimed that the law is too burdensome, denying potential voters the right to vote.
The organization "makes no effective argument that, on its face, the requirement makes voting so difficult and inconvenient as to amount to a denial of the right to vote," the appeals court wrote in its decision.
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Well, President Obama finally sent Congress his budget - more than two months late. Unfortunately, it wasn't worth the wait.
This is the first time in almost 100 years that a president released his budget after both the House of Representatives and the Senate had already adopted their own budgets. The idea behind requiring our presidents to submit their budgets to Congress by Feb. 4 (10 weeks ago!) is so Congress can consider the president's recommendations when the Congress considers its own budgets. Our presidents are supposed to show some leadership. This one hasn't.
But it's not just the tardiness of the president's budget. It's what's in it.
Rather than balance the budget in 10 years as the Ryan budget does (I voted for it), or balance the budget in four years as the more aggressive Republican Study Committee budget does (I voted for this one too), the Obama budget never balances, ever. And as a result, rather than reduce the national debt, Obama's budget actually raises the national debt from its current $16.8 trillion level to a breathtaking $25 trillion (may as well call us Greece).
In addition, Obama's budget raises taxes by over a trillion dollars over the next decade - and that's on top of his recent fiscal cliff tax hike, and a trillion or so in tax hikes due to Obamacare. (Hold onto your wallets - it's time to spread the wealth around.) Unfortunately, raising taxes by a trillion dollars, and growing government, will do nothing to improve our economy or create jobs.
What we really need, rather than higher taxes, is tax reform. The president does propose eliminating some current so-called tax loopholes, deductions and exemptions, but instead of reducing marginal income tax rates by an equal amount, and thus spur economic growth and job creation, the president wants to spend these "savings" on new government programs, and more money to existing government programs (because they are oh so efficient). He trusts the government to spend our money more wisely and more efficiently than he trusts people to spend their own money.
When President Obama first took office, nearly four and a half years ago, he promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term. Well that didn't happen. In fact, he's dramatically raised the deficit every year of his presidency.
And rather than "focus like a laser beam on the economy," as he had promised to do, he spent his time and political capital on passing big government expansions like Obamacare, and the economy has floundered and unemployment has remained far too high.
In conclusion, in my opinion, President Obama's budget is a bust. Not only was it late, but it is not a serious document. It is likely that as usual, it will not only not get a single Republican vote in the House or the Senate, but it will likely not receive a single Democrat vote in either house either.
It was a time for the president to show some leadership. He didn't.


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I see many people's work on the web (ZBrushCentral and elsewhere) where they just dive right in, working on very difficult subjects: dramatic poses, multi-figure compositions, etc.
Sometimes the results are not as good as they would expect and they are left wondering why. Most often they are attempting something of inconceivable difficulty without a proper foundation. It is like attempting to play a piano concerto without learning to play scales first.
A portrait, for example, is one of the most difficult things an artist can attempt. Every face has a huge number of planes, large and small, that have to be constructed and placed in correct proportion in order for a likeness to be achieved.
The unstudied artist either misses a large number of these planes or puts them in the wrong places. Similar complexity exists with the rest of the figure, which is why we must study in order to be able to model it accurately.
Studying from Reference
Finding good reference is our starting point. I have chosen a sculpture from the Louvre and photographed it from a number of angles.
Our goal is to digitally recreate it in an attempt to gain insight into how ths figure was constructed: proportions, volumes, shapes of muscles, gesture, pose, balance, etc. It sounds daunting, and it is, but luckily our reference doesn't move so we can take our time and study it closely.
In the interest of doing something that will hold your attention, we are going to attempt an ambitious digital sculpture after an 18th century reception piece from the French Academy, a sculpture by Edme Dumont called "Milon de Crotone". The piece is admittedly complex but should reveal many secrets as we study it.
Training typically started with very simple shapes and forms -- often casts of fragments from antiquity (Greek and Roman) -- and progressed to more complex, full figures. A sample of the lithographs that students in the academy were required to copy can be found in the "Drawing Course" by Charles Bargue, recently reprinted by ACR Press.
A Study, Not a Copy
For thousands of years, artists from the Romans to Michelangelo to 19th century academies have studied from master works in order to learn and improve.
Why should we be any different? So when I talk about studying from reference, I am not talking about slavishly copying a model from reference planes (something that is closer to tracing than studying). Rather we are practicing seeing shapes, forms and angles in our reference images and then modeling from these observations.
These exercises are our "piano scales," not inherently creative, but meant to help us learn, and develop technique. We will be creative later (we hope). And now a few points to keep in mind before we begin sculpting.
Look for the Levels of Detail
One of the hardest things for an artist is seeing levels of detail – looking with a critical eye and being able to separate the important shapes and forms from the superfluous surface details. In the beginning, only proportions and large shapes matter, all the intricate details must be ignored and left for later. Once the large shapes are correct, the smaller shapes easily fall into place.
ZBrush's subdivision levels give us a good workflow for constructing our levels of details. Each sub-d level represents a level-of-detail; as you subdivide you get more "clay" to work with. Always work on the appropriate subdivision for the size of the details you are trying to put in.
This helps keep your mesh organized and allows you to control your mesh even at high subdivisions. (I disobey this rule when I am building up muscles using the clay tubes brush, which requires a high level of subdivision for the clay-like feel. However, once I start to refine the model from the "clay sketch" I switch back to this disciplined approach).
Anatomy and Ecorche
Central to all successful figurative work is a solid understanding of anatomy. The human body is so complex that without a solid foundation in anatomy important details go unnoticed, or noticed but put in the wrong place for want of knowledge of how the body is constructed.
This is not a comprehensive treatment of anatomy, this would take more space and time than we have available, but we will touch on a few critical aspects of anatomy. To complement every artist needs a good anatomy book. I am often asked which books are best because there are so damn many, both good and bad. My list of top anatomy books is [here].
This piece is an anatomical tour-de-force with many lumps and bumps that we need to decipher before we can progress very far. It is essential that we understand what is going on under the skin to help us locate many of the shapes that we see on the surface. We don't want to misrepresent or misplace muscle and bone.
We make ecorche drawings over top of our reference images to help us break down and analyze the musculature. Ecorche is one of the best tools to help an artist learn and understand anatomy. The process is deceptively simple, but, as many students who have taken my [anatomy class] can testify, it is much harder than it looks.
With a good anatomy book open next to you for reference, find and trace the outlines of each muscle group on your reference, ensuring the muscles flow from the correct origin to the correct insertion. Some muscles are easy to locate, some you have to infer or locate with a little detective work because skin and fat often mask muscular detail.
Hint: first locate boney landmarks and adjacent muscle groups; these will help you place obscured muscles. As you progress, the muscles and bones should fit together like a jigsaw puzzle: everything interlocking and fitting together perfectly.


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(Mar 12, 2013) On February 28, 2013, the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), in its third decision to date, found a former Member of Parliament guilty of genocide, rape, and religious persecution. (Chief Prosecutor v. Sayeedi, ICT-BD Case No. 01 of 2011 (Feb. 28, 2013), available at THE DAILY STAR.) The decision concerned Delowar Hossain Sayeedi, a Member of the National Assembly of Bangladesh from 1996 to 2008 and one of the most prominent leaders of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Party. Sayeedi was given the death penalty. (Id.)
The ICT is a war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh set up to investigate and bring to trial suspects accused of participation in the atrocities committed by the Pakistan Army and their local collaborators during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. In 1973, the Government of Bangladesh passed the International Crimes (Tribunal) Act (Act No. XIX of 1973, July 20, 1973, LAWS OF BANGLADESH), to provide for the detention, prosecution and punishment of persons for genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, and other crimes under international law. The ICT was established under the current Bangladeshi government pursuant to that law, as amended in 2009 and 2010. (T.J., Bangladesh's War-Crimes Trials: Bloodletting After the Fact, BANYAN [a blog of THE ECONOMIST] (Mar. 1, 2013, 8:23).)
In its first decision, issued in January 2013, Abul Kalam Azad, who was accused of genocide, rape, abduction, confinement, and torture, was tried in absentia. He was found guilty of seven out of eight charges and sentenced to death. (Shameema Rahman, Bangladesh: Convicted War Criminal Sentenced to Death, GLOBAL LEGAL MONITOR (Jan. 25, 2013).)
The second trial involved Abdul Quader Molla, who in February 2013 was convicted on five out of six counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes. The verdict caused large-scale protests both inside and outside Bangladesh, including some that called for a death sentence instead of the life term handed down. (Syeda Naushin Parnini, War Crime Verdicts and Systemic Fragility in Bangladesh's Democracy, EAST ASIA FORUM (Feb. 28, 2013).)
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