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Hardwood floors, such as Anderson's Hermosa Plank collection, have the kind of staying power that Philadelphia interior designer Donna Hoffman looks for when she decorates a room.
Over the years, Hoffman has whittled down her design method to a few guidelines for choosing colors, adding quick touches and selecting long-term buys such as sofas. Those rules can be applied to home design regardless of what room she's decorating.
Deconstruct colors
Hoffman's first step is to "deconstruct" the existing color palette rather than changing it altogether. For instance, if blue doesn't work any longer as the main wall color, it can become the accent hue instead. Flipping main and secondary colors in a room allows homeowners to retain the major furnishings that go with them.
Once a new accent color is chosen, it's time to neutralize the room by taking out other strong colors that will compete with it. Remove all the area rugs, throw pillows, accessories and dated wallpapers - anything that is too reminiscent of the old color palette.
"Keep only the 'new' accent color, letting everything else go neutral," Hoffman said. "By project's end, you'll be left with an accent color that gorgeously pops amidst a new palette of neutrals."
Reinvigorate quickly
Throw pillows are an easy target when reinvigorating an existing room design, according to House Beautiful magazine. They are among the most inexpensive elements in a room, but they are highly visible and useful as well.
Older upholstered furniture, in particular, can get new life from neutral-colored accent pillows in different shapes and sizes.
Hang new window coverings
Hoffman encourages her clients to get rid of window treatments that look dated and replace them with simple, classic styles that go with many furniture styles.
Making a window a focal point in a room is easy considering the number of treatments available. From the rich traditional look of wooden blinds - that can be matched to a room's wood floors - to stylish roman shades, homeowners have a wide range from which to choose.
Selecting sofas
The sofa is a major component in most living rooms, dens and family rooms. A bold-colored or patterned sofa can be toned down with neutral pillows. If the upholstery is worn or the sofa has an outdated couch silhouette, slipcovers may be needed to create a new presence.
When buying a new sofa, solid colors and classic design lines will stay in style longest.


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Come and help us support our runners in the London Marathon on 22nd April!
Meet us at 12.30 at the corner of Cabot Square, near Canary Wharf, in front of the Morgan Stanley pub! (map below)
Spot the massive CALM banner!
Bring your cheer spirit and be prepared to make some NOISE!
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Latest travel news from Thomson
The latest travel information and news concerning Thomson Holidays.
From June 2015, UK citizens will be able to apply for an e-Tourist visa to visit India. To check if you're eligible for an e-Tourist visa, visit https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/tvoa.html. If you're not eligible for an e-Tourist visa, you'll need to apply to the Indian Consulate for a 6-month visa.
Here are the latest guidelines on what you can and cannot carry in your hand luggage and checked luggage.
The United Kingdom Foreign & Commonwealth Office also provide a wealth of travel information on their website that may be of use.


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The most famous person we know from Albuquerque is Ethel Roberta Louise Mae Potter Mertz. We now need to add The Pajama Men to out short list. These two guys---high-school pals Shenoah Allen and Mark Chavez---are bringing their trademark style of blink-of-an-eye character switches and sidesplitting humor to Pittsburgh. They are sketch comedians and masters of improv who have become stars of the international comedy circuit, earning five stars from the London Times and comparisons to Abbott and Costello, Monty Python and the crew from South Park. We are a bit sad that just 'cause they are men they haven't been comparsions (yet) to Ethel and Lucy.
Pittsburgh gets the debut of The Pajama Men's new show Just the Two of Each of Us, opening at City Theatre's Mainstage on August 27 and running through September 7, 2014.
"Without elaborate costumes or props, The Pajama Men produce a riotous, theatrical evening of smart comedy—the kind that makes you laugh so hard it hurts," explains Tracy Brigden, City Theatre's Artistic Director. "Expect fast-paced physical comedy and outlandish characters that you won't find watching stand-up at a club. It is truly something you have never seen before. These guys take hilarity to new heights."
The duo met in the early '90s, auditioning for an Albuquerque high school improv team. It was at a time when having three side-by-side mohawks seemed like a good idea to Shenoah, and Mark was annually being voted class clown. They were teenagers. They didn't know where they were headed, but they found, in each other, a vast ocean of bizarre, imaginary worlds that they chose to live in. The immeasurable blandness of their suburban surroundings became a blank canvas, and they spent their time talking in ridiculous voices to each other, absentmindedly creating long soap operas between characters that they spent more time inhabiting than they did being their "normal" selves. Eventually the lack of creative influences in the vicinity allowed, for better or worse, their unique comic voice to emerge in the form of partially-improvised, multi-character, narrative-sketch comedy shows. They have since written nine shows together and toured them to theatres and festivals around the world, receiving awards and acclaim, including "Double Act of the Year" by the London Times.
Ethel will be proud.
Performance Schedule
Wednesdays at 7 pm
Thursdays and Fridays at 8 pm
Saturdays at 5:30 and 8 pm
Sundays at 2 pm
City Theatre, 1300 Bingham Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 (South Side); tickets: $40 and $35
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Marvin Winans Identifies Carjacking Attackers
*The Rev. Marvin Winans is making headway in his case against three carjackers who robbed him of his vehicle at a gas station outside of Detroit on May 16. On Monday, the singer and church founder identified Montoya Givens, Christopher Moorehead, and Brian Young as his assailants. The men are being charged with carjacking, unarmed … Continue reading Marvin Winans Identifies Carjacking Attackers
Marvin Winans 'Saddened' by Carjacking; Suspects Arraigned
*Three young men were arraigned Sunday in the assault and carjacking of Detroit pastor and gospel singer Marvin Winans. The office of Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy identified the suspects as Detroit residents Montoya Givens and Christopher Moorehead, both 20, and Brian K. Young, 18, of Macomb County's Clinton Township, reports the Associated Press. They … Continue reading Marvin Winans 'Saddened' by Carjacking; Suspects Arraigned


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LOUISVILLE - The Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft, located at 715 West Main Street, will host a gallery talk titled The Life and Work of Alma Lesch by Alma's long-time friend and local artist Dennis Shaffner on Tuesday, Feb. 22, at 6 p.m.
MOUNT WASHINGTON - In honor of its 165th anniversary, St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church is celebrating with a year of events to reflect upon the parish's past and rejoice in the present.
LOUISVILLE - Four local wrestlers, two each from Bullitt Central and Bullitt East, finished in the top four in their respective weight classes on Saturday at the Region III Championships at Doss High School and advanced to next week's State Championships in Lexington.
ValuMarket and Baptist East Hospital recently teamed up to promote community health and wellness during a week of free health screenings held at various Valu Market locations in the Louisville area.
This annual event is the major fund-raiser each year for the Bullitt/Spencer County services centers of the American Red Cross.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - Sometimes you lose money and other times you find it.
The following results were from the District 18 High School Governor's Cup with the top five individuals advancing to regional competition:
Shepherdsville officials made the right choice on Monday night to get some professional assistance in recovering from their financial woes.
SHEPHERDSVILLE - A red-hot start was more than enough for the Bullitt Central Lady Cougars on Friday as they rolled past visiting North Bullitt 88-60.
This week Paul Coyle goes out on a limb and swears that it won't snow anymore in Bullitt county this season.
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Scientific name: Lansium domesticum Corr.
The tree is erect, short-trunked, slender or spreading; reaching 35 to 50 ft (10.5 to 15 m) in height, with red-brown or yellow-brown, furrowed bark. Its leaves are pinnate, 9 to 20 in (22.5-50 cm) long, with 5 to 7 alternate leaflets, obovate or elliptic-oblong, pointed at both ends, 2 3/4 to 8 in (7-20 cm) long, slightly leathery, dark-green and glossy on the upper surface, paler and dull beneath, and with prominent midrib. Small, white or pale-yellow, fleshy, mostly bisexual, flowers are home in simple or branched racemes which may be solitary or in hairy clusters on the trunk and oldest branches, at first standing erect and finally pendant, and 4 to 12 in (10-30 cm) in length.
The langsat originated in western Malaysia and is common both wild and cultivated throughout the Archipelago and on the island of Luzon in the Philippines where the fruits are very popular and the tree is being utilized in reforestation of hilly areas. It is much grown, too, in southern Thailand and Vietnam and flourishes in the Nilgiris and other humid areas of South India and the fruits are plentiful on local markets. The langsat was introduced into Hawaii before 1930 and is frequently grown at low elevations. An occasional tree may be found on other Pacific islands.
Lansium domesticaton occurs in at least four cultivated forms, namely, duku, langsat (lansones), duku langsat and dokong. They differ in tree form, fruit and in fruit arrangement. A typical langsat fruit is borne in clusters of 6-10. An individual fruit is round or oval in shape, about 2.5 - 3.0cm long with a comparatively thin skin. The skin exudes latex even when it is mature. Its flesh is divided into 4 - 5 segments. Only one segment contains large, green bitter seed while others contain small seeds or are seedless. Its taste varies from sour, slightly sour to sweet. he duku fruit is round, from 2.5 - 5.0cm in diameter with a thick (6mm) dark coloured skin more leathery than duku langsat and langsat. There are usually 4 - 12 fruits per raceme. The duku langsat fruit resembles that of langsat in shape and colour except that it has a thicker skin. There are usually 5 - 25 fruits per raceme. The fruit is round or oval in shape and from 2 - 4cm in diameter. Like the langsat and duku the skin of duku langsat peels easily from the aril. In duku and duku langsat the flavour is generally very delicate and sweet. Duku langsat is native to Malaysia, Phillippines and Java where it is widely distributed. The Dokong is quite similar to the other lansium, fruit is aborate, flavour is sweet and a little samrish taste, the texture is soft and juicy. It is less asomatic compared to the other 2 lansium.
There are two distinct botanical varieties: 1) L. domesticum var. pubescens, the typical wild langsat which is a rather slender, open tree with hairy branchlets and nearly round, thick-skinned fruits having much milky latex; 2) var. domesticum, called the duku, doekoe, or dookoo, which is a more robust tree, broad-topped and densely foliaged with conspicuously-veined leaflets; the fruits, borne few to a cluster, are oblong-ovoid or ellipsoid, with thin, brownish skin, only faintly aromatic and containing little or no milky latex. The former is often referred to as the "wild" type but both varieties are cultivated and show considerable range of form, size and quality. There are desirable types in both groups. Some small fruits are completely seedless and fairly sweet. 'Conception' is a sweet cultivar from the Philippines; 'Uttaradit' is a popular selection in Thailand; 'Paete' is a leading cultivar in the Philippines. The langsat is ultra-tropical. Even in its native territory it cannot be grown at an altitude over 2,100 to 2,500 ft (650-750 m). It needs a humid atmosphere, plenty of moisture and will not tolerate long dry seasons. Some shade is beneficial especially during the early years.
Langsats are commonly grown from seeds which must be planted within 1 or 2 days after removal from the fruit. Viability is totally lost in 8 days unless the seeds are stored in polyethylene bags at 39.2ş-42.8ş F (4ş-6ş C) where they will remain viable for 14 days. Seedlings will bear in 12 to 20 years. Air-layering is discouraging, as the root system is weak and the survival rate is poor after planting out. Shield-budding has a low rate of success. Cleft- and side-grafting and approach-grafting give good results. The budwood should be mature but not old, 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 in (6.5-9 cm) long, 1/4 to 3/4 in (6-20 mm) thick, and it is joined to rootstock of the same diameter about 2 1/2 to 4 in (6.5-10 cm) above the soil. Some preliminary experiments have been conducted in Puerto Rico with hormone-treated cuttings under intermittent mist. Whitman found that a potted cutting 3 to 4 in (7.5-10 cm) long, will root if covered with a clear plastic bag.
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This is the third part of a series about *Alice's trip to Disneyland. In the last two articles, the good values and family friendly environment that is part of Disneyland's culture was discussed. The Disney Co. has always prided itself on it's wholesome image. Unfortunately, when a person makes the decision to show up to Disneyland high on LSD and shrooms, the friendly atmosphere can become terrifying. Disneyland, a destination not intended to offer comfort to people under the influence of drugs, can be difficult to navigate while high. After suffering extreme difficulty simply entering the park, and feeling like she had entered Dante's Inferno while riding the Pirates of the Caribbean, Alice and her four friends made the horrendous decision to ride It's a Small World.
When Alice exited the Pirates of the Caribbean, she was "breathing water" and "tasting blue in [her] mouth." But, this didn't stop her or her extremely high friends from boarding It's a Small World. In their impaired, drug addled states, they were unable to recognize this as a bad idea. When they rode the ride, Alice claims the terror they experienced was "unparallel". She stated: "When dolls whose heads spin and dance around you tell you it's a small world, you become terrified and think they're saying it's too small for you. And you feel like the walls of existence closing on you, or rather, me."
Under this kind of strain, Alice experienced a panic attack. Her heart pounded in her chest. She got up and tried to exit the ride. Luckily, her friend, *Rabbit, pulled her down and back onto the seat. Rabbit said to her, "Sit down. You're tripping, Alice. Just sit and relax." Alice turned to Rabbit , but she did not see Rabbit's face. In Alice's mind, Rabbit had the same face as the dolls from the ride. Still, she listened to Rabbit and sat still. She stated, "I sat down and just watched the colors overwhelm my plane of existence". She also focused on the ride's famously repetitive song playing over and over again, so she would not let her panic overwhelm her. When the ride ended, she had to sit at the side of the ride to calm down. Her friend, *Kitty, started vomiting. It took 15 minutes after the ride ended for Alice to finally calm down enough that she could leave the area.
It's a Small World, a ride probably best known for its cheerful, repetitive song, is a happy ride geared towards small children. In fact, it is far more child friendly than the Pirates of the Caribbean. And yet, Alice and her friends had a much stronger, negative response to this ride than they did to the smiling skeletons and animatronic pirates firing cannon on the Pirates of the Caribbean. It's a Small World is a slow, water ride that even a baby could happily enjoy. But, as the title states, LSD and shrooms do not mix well with Disneyland. Alice and her friends will do well to remember this in future.
For more information about It's a Small World, please visit this link on the Disneyland Resort website.
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After the indulgences of the 1990s, today's audiences are searching for music that asks the big questions, and offers hope that a band can be a positive force for a change. Submersed, a young band from humble Stephenville, Texas welcomes that challenge on their debut, In Due Time. The five-man band -- consisting of an army-man lead singer/lyricist, a high school football hero on bass and a Los Angeles wiz kid on guitar -- is an unlikely combination, but their mix of lyrical passion and instrumental flash aims to give the music world a little shake.
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Kelan Luker - Bass | TJ Davis - Guitar | Garrett Whitlock - Drums
After the indulgences of the 1990s, today's audiences are searching for music that asks the big questions, and offers hope that a band can be a positive force for a change. Submersed, a young band from humble Stephenville, Texas welcomes that challenge on their debut, In Due Time. The five-man band -- consisting of an army-man lead singer/lyricist, a high school football hero on bass and a Los Angeles wiz kid on guitar -- is an unlikely combination, but their mix of lyrical passion and instrumental flash aims to give the music world a little shake.
Submersed front man Donald Carpenter does not profess to know everything, but he does feel there is an absence of strong, relevant thought in the lyricism of today's music. He mentioned, "With the state of the world today, with so many different leaders who think they know best, I feel it's the responsibility of artists and musicians to say what needs to be said, to put our government on their toes, to speak for the other people of the world, and address the changes that need to be made." That idealism and willingness to confront life's battles and contradictions is evident in the song Divide the Hate. Opening with a haunting Middle-Eastern guitar line, the song is a call for understanding and reason amid the tensions and anger after 9/11. Carpenter recalls, "I wrote the line `Father May I behold a man that has no Pride,' because I feel a man with pride is a man who dies and we need to sit down and really think about what's happened to us. We need to divide the search for peace from what our hate is founded in. That's why the extremists are having a problem. They're putting their positive beliefs together with their hate, combining two things that drive them in totally opposite directions."
That's not the opinion you'd expect in a guy with a small-town upbringing and Army training. Yet that thoughtfulness typifies Carpenter's analytical tendencies, and his strong belief in individual thought. It's a trait that's also evident in the anti-bullying rally cry, Unconcerned, and You Run, which confronts the hypocrisy of religious faith without personal commitment. He offers, "When I write I'm pretty much ironing out my own dirty laundry. I did my share of drinking. I did my hypocritical pew sitting. I write off my rage about myself, and use that to make myself a better person." With first single Hollow, listeners will be introduced to this internal tug of war, this substance over style world of Submersed. Carpenter offers, "I usually try to leave perception of the songs wide open, but Hollow is basically about the duality of relationships. You can hate a person more than you've ever hated before, but find so much love for them at the same time. That same person can either destroy you or make you live forever." With a blistering chorus of You can make me scream internally. You can make me breathe eternally. Hollow is a prime example of the struggle between love and hate, and the fine line separating the two.
Carpenter had hoped his army stint would help him become a better person, but the experience wasn't all that it could be apparently. He describes his time in enlisted service as a year of self-discovery, and two years of sheer endurance. However, the three-year absence fueled his desire for music, providing the time to reflect, and ultimately mature as a lyricist.
The three-year gap also allowed bassist Kelan Luker to play out his glorious high school football career. He was named Texas High School Quarterback of the Decade while playing for Stephenville High School. He even gave up a starting position at Southern Methodist University when he decided he'd rather make ears ring than get his bell rung. Carpenter had no fear that Luker could make the position switch from 1st-string quarterback to 4-string bassist. Carpenter shares, "We just wanted some good people in the band that we can count on, and his work ethic exhibited on the field was undeniable. He has drive and amazing ambition as far as music, and we are very thankful he gave up everything he did to become a part of the band."
When the group moved to Dallas, Carpenter's close friend TJ Davis (guitar) came along to complete the inner core of the band. But a key ingredient to Submersed was living way out west in sunny Anaheim, California. Early in his career, Anaheim's Eric Friedman was on the path of being a shredder extraordinaire. The success of Jonny Lang and Kenny Wayne Shepherd showed what a teenager with some talent and drive could accomplish. By age 15, Friedman was hiring session men twice his age for his own band, and producing their indie album in his studio in Burbank. He even had a development deal with Steve Vai's label, Favored Nations, but his eyes and ears were opened to the power of modern rock by hearing Creed's Human Clay. Friedman's reputation as a leader and sought-after session player preceded him when he met the band's Mark Tremonti at the National Association of Music Merchants convention in Anaheim in 1999. Tremonti and Friedman have kept up their association ever since. When Submersed needed a new guitarist in time for the 2002 Florida Music Festival, Tremonti referred Friedman, who jumped on a plane the next day.
Though he was coming from far away, socially and geographically, Friedman describes the meeting with Submersed as an "instant click." The band wrote half a dozen songs their first week together. After an acoustic showcase at the Wind-up offices in New York, Submersed had a deal, and recording dates were set for January 2003 in Orlando. Friedman's song Complicated gives a glimpse into his own melodic songwriting skill. "It was a super dream come true. I had literally dreamed of Mark Tremonti producing an album for me. And then here he was sitting in the control room offering insight and giving directions."
In Due Time was co-produced by Tremonti, Kirk Kelsey, and Don Gilmore. The album represents the product of the group's highly collaborative approach. Carpenter wrote most of the lyrics, but all members contribute musical ideas to the strong yet subtle interplay. "A lot of the music is written with all of us on different instruments," says Friedman. "Maybe I'll be on drums, TJ playing bass and Kelan on guitar, totally reversed from how we record it. We're just trying to dip it in some different colors."
Now with the addition of Garrett Whitlock as full-time drummer, Submersed is poised to begin the next chapter of their career. Ultimately, the band's efforts will put Stephenville, Texas on the map for being something other than the Cowboy Capital of the World (where Jewel is regularly seen hanging out with Rodeo Champion Ty Murray). Hopefully Stephenville will be recognized as the birthplace of a band Friedman claims, "Offers great music with deep, interesting lyrics that make you think, make you look at yourself, and ultimately at what you've been doing. That's what Donald's lyrics are a lot about. Self-evaluating, mature lyrics that make you think."
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9:50 update: Clouds have moved in and it is snowing. Visibility still unlimited, bit firm this morning, it's warming up a tad, still no wind. Can't beat $25 ticket! Groomers reporting in this Thursday morning at 5am with clear skies above and the lights of the valley visible all the way to Columbia Falls. No wind, no new snow and the temperature 23.9 degrees. Quiet night weather wise, now showing 100 % chance of snow in the forecast. Yesterday was a fun day of spring skiing with groomers the place to start, bottom a little firm and softening up nicely and quickly. Blacktail's north facing aspect offers the best in spring conditions top to bottom. It has been a season of constant snowfall and refreshening, get up here and enjoy all this great snow. It is THRIFTY THURSDAY with adult tickets $25 for a full day on the slopes. If you purchase your 2014-15 Season Pass, use it the rest of this season!
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College Hockey:Bobcats Hand Slumping SLU 3-1 Loss
HAMDEN, Conn. — The Quinnipiac University Bobcats (15-14-0, 6-11-0 ECACHL) took a 3-1 decision over the No. 18 St. Lawrence Saints (15-12-1, 9-7-0 ECACHL) at Yale's Ingalls Rink Saturday night.
Quinnipiac picked up where it left off after a 6-1 win over Clarkson last night, scoring two first-period goals. Ben Nelson netted his 12th of the season on a rebound attempt. Jamie Bates ripped a shot from the slot that bounced off Saints goaltender John Hallas right to Nelson's stick for the one goal lead.
"It was a great weekend and a great effort," said Quinnipiac head coach Rand Pecknold.
The Bobcats scored at 16:21 of the first to take a two-goal lead. Brian Leitch snapped a wrist shot from the slot past Hallas. Nelson and Bates assisted on the goal.
St. Lawrence was not going to be shut out in the period though. They cut the deficit in half on Chase Trull's first goal of the season. TJ Trevelyan made a nifty move to get open in the slot, shot, and had the puck deflected home by Trull past Quinnipiac goaltender Bud Fisher.
There was no scoring in the second period, but both teams came close, hitting the post twice each.
The third period was all St. Lawrence, as it dominated the play from the opening face off. The Saints had 18 shots in the period compared to four from Quinnipiac.
St. Lawrence's best chance came in a five-minute span of the third when it had four minutes worth of power-play time, but could not capitalize and finish for the game-tying goal.
"Their [St. Lawrence] confidence was pretty good in the third period, but we got after them pretty good after the first period," said Pecknold.
Fisher, on his birthday, came up strong in the period, keeping the Bobcats in the lead. The barrage of shots came from Trevelyan and Brock McBride, with each registering four.
Leitch added an empty-net goal to secure the victory for the Bobcats who win their third straight.
Fisher made 31 saves in net for the win while his counterpart, Hallas, made 20 in the loss.
The Bobcats will travel to Dartmouth on Friday, while St. Lawrence hosts Colgate.
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Real Life Bookies - Johnny "Lights" Herndall
What is the life of a bookie like? Today on the blog we begin the with the first post in a new series, as Stephen shares with us the lives of bookies both past and present.
During my time as an on-course bookmaker I met many different types of bookmaker, with different tactics, attitudes and personalities. Their lives were completely reliant on the success of their business and a profile of them can certainly help any punter with an understanding of the mindset of the "old enemy".
Johnny "Lights" Herndall - Punter and Bookmaker
Johnny "Lights" was something of a legend in the ranks and is still remembered very fondly by those still in the bookmaking industry. He has now retired down to the coast near Whitstable in Kent, but still fights a daily battle on Betfair from home.
Lights in his prime was always a very formidable punter as well as being a massive player on the "rails" at British racecourses in the South. He was never any fantastic judge of the formbook, but built up a formidable network of contacts in the right places and in a pre-Betfair age, was fearless in his backing and laying. Often Lights would be well ahead of the market, and in a time where all the action took place on-course, he could secure himself fantastic value pre-race.
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With maidens in particular, Lights had leads into several of the big yards and also connections within the big off-course firms and often knew how strongly fancied an unexposed runner may be from one of the main yards.
Often he would be out early in the ring, securing odds against in substantive size about a runner he knew the "offices" would smash into near the off to shorten up the SP. For instance he might back £10,000 at 6-4 about the favourite...only to lay back an Even £10,000 later on the rails near the off as the firms played. This gave him a "risk free" £5,000 should the favourite oblige.
Very often John would simply hold his position and this is what set him apart from his rivals and colleagues. He had an acute sense of when to be a punter or a bookmaker that very few people have ever managed to repeat. So often they gamble at the wrong time, related only to how they are going on the day rather than the strength of the information itself. Knowing when to "stick" and when to "twist" was Light's supreme skill.
Lights started out, like so many bookmakers of that age, in a market stall where he learnt early on the value of price and doing business at the correct levels. He was no mathematician but had an excellent head for figures, and a feel for the business that none of the automated exchange-led layers of today could possibly comprehend. It was an era where living off your wits was still possible, without any guidance of the "right" price provided by the "machine".
I first met John when he came on from Goodwood one evening to the dogs at Reading where I had just started out with my own pitch. I knew of John through a mutual friend and he introduced himself and said he would be "playing" for an interest for the night.
John was no judge of greyhound form in anyway, but he was an amazing judge of a market and managed to win over the evening, simply by talking to people and following in the right moves. This was a time in the 1990s when the ring was still a vibrant place, full of very knowledgeable people with a love of the sport. From this point on Lights and I became friends and spoke most days about the days sport.
He also played very heavily on football, again very much with the odds in his favour at a time when team news was far harder to come across than today (particularly on the lower leagues). Again when Lights played he was always "ahead" of the price, playing only when he had an edge, however slight that may be, and grinding out a profit year in year out, despite the hazards of account closure and limiting that so many encounter today.
A pre-Betfair age
John had a great feel of when to play big and small at the right time and often had many people trailing him round the betting ring to find out his business and try and be "on" as well. Alongside Dudley Roberts (with whom he fought a daily battle on friendly terms), he came from another era that the arrival of betting exchanges effectively ended.
The "edge" that Lights had over others is now shopped on Betfair, with cards marked for the entire industry and very few of these precious "secrets" not in the public domain. Many will argue that this is a good thing in general, but there is little doubt that the betting rings of today are now a completely soulless (and empty place away from the festivals or weekends).
The action now takes place in a virtual, faceless world where very often the only winners are the commission scraping exchanges themselves.
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Things have been quite explosive lately on "General Hospital" for the residents of Port Charles. AJ is near death, Robin has left, and both Ava and Sonny have things to hide. On March 10 TV Guide talked with head writer Ron Carlivati about what's going on, and fans won't want to miss the "General Hospital" spoilers he dishes out.
Carlivati says that they aren't afraid of taking characters, like Ava and Sonny, to places where it seems they cannot be redeemed. He teases that "The stakes need to be huge!" and he needs to let characters like Sonny and Ava make big mistakes. He lets on that Michael will indeed learn that Sonny shot AJ, and the fallout will be intense.
Carly, Duke and Shawn all know that Sonny shot AJ, and of course that means there will be many twists and turns ahead as Anna and the authorities try to investigate. Carlivati teases a "General Hospital" spoiler that things get even crazier with Sonny and Ava now that they have this big secret between them.
The head writer shares that it was always the plan to have Ava be Connie's killer, but as the character became more popular there was a bit of a pause. Executive producer Frank Valentini brought up the idea of making someone else the killer, but they all decided it was "a stronger move" to stick with Ava as the shooter. It will be some time, if ever, before Sonny learns the truth, but clearly it's going to be wild when and if he does.
Just what happens with Ava now? Carlivati says that their goal isn't to redeem her, but to find ways to let the audience still relate to her emotionally. He says that "In a weird way, having Ava kill Connie actually frees us up." She's shown she will do absolutely anything, and that does open the door for juicy storylines ahead.
He also touches on having to write for Kimberly McCullough's departure, which was frustrating for fans who felt her choice to leave Emma and Patrick again may not have been authentic to the character. Carlivati explains, though, that they did what they needed to do. He shares that leaving Patrick in an "off-camera happy marriage" wasn't a valid choice for them, and the move wouldn't give them a Patrick worth writing. So while fans aren't happy with the way Robin left, chasing after helping Jason, the show sticks by the decision given they had to write Robin out for the time-being.
What do you think of what's gone down with AJ's shooting in Port Charles? Tune in to "General Hospital" weekdays on ABC to see what comes next for Ava, AJ, Sonny, Michael and the rest.


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Virginia Doyle is an artist active in the local, national, and international art worlds. Her work has been featured in galleries and exhibits all around the world.
Her most recent work, as well as her biography and resume, can be seen on this site.
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Necrons Painting Guide
Now, this isn't necessarily the best or the fast way. But it's fairly quick and yields nice results. This was rushed a little so feel free to take more time if you want. My setup is pretty simple. A tile (or in this case, plate), some water, some tissue and some paints.
I'm using standard GW brushes and the following paints:
Blood Red, Scab Red, Bleached Bone, Codex Grey, Skull White, Chaos Black. I'm also using Gryphonne Sepia wash.
Step 1, White and Black
After a white undercoat, water down some Black and paint the whole base. Also paint the whole gun. Don't worry about going over the rest of the model, we can cover it up with white after.
Step 2, Washes
Get your Gryphonne Sepia and wash the whole model with the brush straight from the pot. If you get some on the gun, it doesn't matter. Make sure it flows into the cracks in the armour on the chest and neck. Wait for this to dry. Go make some tea.
Back? Now do it again, except this time try to focus only on the joints, spine, pelvis, chest symbol and neck. If you get some on the armour plates, don't worry. Wait for this to dry completely.
Step 3, Armour Plates
Slightly thin some Bleached Bone and cover all the armour plates, including the back of hands and hips. I left the fingers brown. I decided to do the front of the head (the face) only, giving it a skull mask look.
If you were careful with the 2nd Wash, you should only need one coat – two at most.
Get the Skull White and mix a tiny amount of Bleached Bone. Paint this on the extreme edges of armour sparingly with thin lines. I did the collarbones, edges of the head and brow, edges of the shoulder plates and the top of the hips.
Step 4, Gun
I wanted to keep the paint job simple, so highlights were minimal. Use Codex Grey to highlight the sharp top edges of the main areas, shaft and head of the gun.
Painted the tube feed Scab Red. Wait for it to dry then paint over it with Blood Red.
Step 5, Finishing Touches
At this point I drybrushed the base twice. Once with Codex Grey, then with a very light drybrush of Skull White. Tidy up the base edge with black. The few pieces of slate rock or ruin were done the same. By using a dark and relatively simple base, it emphasises the colours of the model.
I used Water Effects here, but any Gloss would work. Pain the tube feed of the gun a few times then let dry to make it shine.
I then cut a section of rod out slightly longer than the green rods. Compare it to the gap in the gun and then file down the ends to get them smooth. Add a small bit of PVA on the ends and carefully slot it into the gun. Polycement (plastic glue) would work but PVA dries completely clear.
Job done! Hope that was clear and possibly helpful for anyone


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As if this were not enough, Congress adjourned without even a vote -- nay, without even a Democratic bill -- on the expiring Bush tax cuts. This is the ultimate in incompetence. After 20 months of control of the White House and Congress -- during which they passed an elaborate, 1,000-page micromanagement of every detail of American health care -- the Democrats adjourned without being able to tell the country what its tax rates will be on Jan. 1.
It's not just income taxes. It's capital gains and dividends, too. And the estate tax, which will careen insanely from 0 to 55 percent when the ball drops on Times Square on New Year's Eve.
Nor is this harmless incompetence. To do this at a time when $2 trillion of capital is sitting on the sidelines because of rising uncertainty -- and there is no greater uncertainty than next year's tax rates -- is staggeringly irresponsible.
As if this display of unseriousness -- no budget, no appropriations bills, no tax bill -- were not enough, some genius on a House Judiciary subcommittee invites parodist Stephen Colbert to testify as an expert witness on immigration. He then pulls off a nervy mockery of the whole proceedings -- my favorite was his request to have his colonoscopy inserted in the Congressional Record -- while the chairwoman sits there clueless.
A fitting end for the 111th Congress. But not quite. Colbert will return to the scene of the crime on Oct. 30 as the leader of one of two mock rallies on the Mall. Comedian Jon Stewart leads the other. At a time of near-10 percent unemployment, a difficult and draining war abroad, and widespread disgust with government overreach and incompetence, they will light up the TV screens as the hip face of the new liberalism -- just three days before the election.
I suspect the electorate will declare itself not amused.
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Capcom Get Ghostbusters License For Social GameBy Ishaan . December 4, 2012 . 10:30pm
Capcom's foreign social games subsidiary, Beeline Interactive, have acquired the Ghostbusters license.
Capcom's foreign social games subsidiary, Beeline Interactive, have acquired the Ghostbusters license.
Atari's 4-player Ghostbusters game is headed to Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network and PC this week.
Atari's multiplayer Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime puts you in the role of a new team of rookie Ghostbusters.
Next week you will be able to dress Sackboy in a Stay Puft Marshmallow Man outfit or give him a Slimer hat. A bunch of downloadable Ghostbusters costumes are coming to LittleBigPlanet on July 16.
The Ghostbusters were hiring and I joined the team as a nameless rookie. My job was to trap ghosts and test equipment. Handing untested weapons to a trainee? Is Dr. Spengler serious?
Sony is now publishing the Ghostbusters game instead of Atari in Europe. The PS3 and PS2 versions of the game will ship on June 19 alongside the Blu-ray release of the movie as planned. A PSP version is now also in development scheduled to ship in autumn 2009.
This has been a rumor for quite some time, but now it's official. Atari scooped up Ghostbusters which was left behind after the Activision Blizzard merger. Ghostbusters will come out on nearly every system. A PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii, Nintendo DS, and even a PS2 version are due out next year. I played […]
Iconic spooks like Slimer and the Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man are pretty much expected to be in Sierra's Ghostbusters video game. They are, but what else is Egon going to zap and trap between boss fights? How about late civil war soldiers? As seen in the screenshot above Ray has his proton pack powered up […]
The lack of good taste and memory is sometimes astonishing. Shocking even. I mean, really, how can people get all excited about a video of what seemed like a generic Ghostbuster-ish 3D shooter and forget all about the classic 1984 Activision Ghostbusters action-game? Tsk, tsk… Thankfully though I have come up with a remedy: repeatedly […]


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By Dennis Seid
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TUPELO – When Ronnie Bishop opened his first barbecue restaurant in Saltillo six years ago, he envisioned having more than one store.
In 2011, he opened a second restaurant on McCullough Boulevard in Tupelo, and last year, he added a third location in Booneville.
In a matter of weeks, he'll be opening the fourth Bishop's BBQ & Grill.
It will be located on West Main Street in the former Eli's BBQ.
"I always knew I'd have several restaurants," Bishop said. "I just didn't think it would happen this fast. … but we had some incredible opportunities open up for us."
The latest expansion means another 12 employees for Bishop, who already has 70 on the payroll.
The West Main Street location will debut a new menu for Bishop's, which will carry current popular items, along with new items.
And while drive-up business always will be welcome, the restaurant will emphasize having customers call and pick up their food.
"We're going to push the drive-through," he said.
"Lots of people see us as fast-food, but we're not," Bishop added. "We have a busy kitchen set up to get food out fast, in six to seven minutes, but it's not fast food. It's good food served fast."
Bishop, who gets to work around 4:30 every morning to check on the four giant smokers at the McCullough site – he has seven total – is a tireless workhorse who wants to make sure the quality of his food is consistent across the board.
But instead of trying to do everything himself like he once did, he's learned to let go a little.
"I soon realized you can't do it all yourself – you have to have a team to help, and I've got that," he said.
And he's not through building his brand just yet, with plans to add additional locations over the next few years.
"We're looking at New Albany, Fulton, Ripley, Corinth, Houston. … We want to move in a circle out from Tupelo," Bishop said. "We've always had people approach us about opening a restaurant, and that's humbling. It means we must be doing something right."


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This was my third trip to L&B Spumoni Gardens. In 2008, FEEP (fellow enthusiast for eating pizza) Jr. and I did an outer boro pizza tour. We made a stop at Spumoni Gardens for a slice of their square pie and a conventional triangle slice from the round pie.
|EPBAC samples the conventional slice before removing cheese to put onto my slice
About a year ago, I returned with EPBAC (eats pizza but avoids cheese) and again sampled both the square pie and a conventional triangle slice. Based on those two experiences, I safely concluded that the round pie was forgettable. The square didn't blow me away either, but based on the reviews of pizza bloggers more expert than I, it was an easy decision on a hot August afternoon to stop in and try again en route from Dyker Heights to JFK.
Here is some background, excerpted from their website:
"Here we are known for our Famous Sicilian Pizza, Home made Spumoni, and outside seating. Ludovico Barbati came into the United States back in 1917, from Torella Di Lombardi, Italy. In 1938 Ludovico learned from a baker how to make Spumoni and Ices, in a little garage on West 8th Street, Brooklyn New York. He sold his products up and down the streets of Gravesend & Bensonhurst, Brooklyn. In 1939, Ludovico, Sr. decided he needed a little, inexpensive place to make the Spumoni and Ices, so he purchased vacant property on 86th street in Brooklyn. In the mid 1950's L & B Spumoni Gardens built the second building, which is now the Pizzeria, selling our famous thick Sicilian pies, as well as our regular round pies. L & B Spumoni Gardens is now in its fourth generation. There will always be a family member to greet you at our doors."
Nice stuff! Let me translate that last sentence: "There will always be a family member to bark at you if you hesitate when you order." That is not a complaint! In fact, the brusque attytood of the window staff is part of L&B's charm. The place is huge by pizza joint standards. There is a separate window to order pizza and a window for spumoni and Italian ices.
I ordered two square slices, and I was happy that I did not get a center sans-cornicione piece. I got one standard border slice that had a single crusty edge, and a corner piece with two crispy edges. Upon visual inspection, it is abundantly clear that this is not pizza, deep-dish pizza, or Sicilian pizza. Yes, it has a thick Sicilian-style crust, but the cheese is a mere dusting of some aged finely grated cheese, probably Parmesan. This, folks, is what we call tomato pie in Conshohocken PA (and at Wegman's market).
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For a cheeseless pie, the sauce should shine. This sauce was nice, but it gets smoked by the sauce at Marzano's in Exton PA, where the sauces sits atop the cheese in the uniquely Pennsylvanian "upside down pizza" style. In fact, this sauce was no better than the thick rich red gravy that sits on the five buck tomato pie from Wegman's.
Those who praise the L&B square pie talk most about the crust. Crisp, airy, crunchy. It was all that. Starting with its perfectly browned bottom, above that is a layer that is puffy like good Italian bread, then above that is a layer that is dense and moist (probably from the sauce). Texture-wise, this is pretty good. Better than the light airy crust at Marzano's, and with a tad more flavor than the Wegman's tomato pie.
I have to conclude about this square pie what I've concluded about tomato pie in general: if you grew up eating it, it must be pretty special. If you discover it as an adult, it's a fine snack but at the end of the day it's a pretty good pizza with the cheese missing. I'm glad that there are places like this, but I think the whole look and feel -- window ordering, outdoor seating, spumoni for dessert -- makes this place more an experience than an epicurean event (same can be said for Pat's or Geno's Cheesesteaks on Passyunk Avenue in Philly). You go for the ambiance, not so much for the food.
I love ice cream, I like spumoni but there are a lot of places selling some crappy stuff they call gelati or spumoni but which aren't as good as supermarket ice cream. I'm happy to report that the spumoni at L&B was wonderful. I loved their take on "Neapolitan" in which they substitute pistachio for strawberry. And they scoop it from three different drums! The vanilla, chocolate, and pistachio products were the perfect soft texture (though they began to melt faster than I could eat & photograph). The small cup of spumoni was the same price as a square slice: $2.25. Nice value.
How does it all stack up? Based on my two past experiences, I rate the round pie a 5. Not bad, but not distinctive in any way. The square pie rates higher. I think I can go up to 7. The spumoni is a 9.5! Loved it. This is a fine institution and I encourage you to stop by if you are in the area OR if you are a big fan of tomato pie. But for me, it's not destination pizza.


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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
I don't normally write about other jewelry designers, but I have to make an exception for one of the greats — the famed Swiss jeweler Otto Künzli. I can't stop thinking about a well-known bracelet he made in 1980. It's apparently at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, though not on display, so the closest I've gotten to it is a page in this book about 21st-century jewelry. (I don't know how a 1980 piece sneaked into this book, but whatever!) I bought the book just for that page.
The bracelet, called "Gold Makes You Blind," appeals to my aesthetics, sense of humor and love of mischief. It's made of two of my favorite materials: black matte rubber and 18K gold. The rubber totally covers a small gold sphere. You have to have "blind" faith that the gold is really there.
My own jewelry line is full of hidden gems, secret functionality and historical symbolism. I get a thrill from offering more than immediately meets the eye. In my opinion, that's a quality that takes jewelry from personal decoration to what Künzli calls "a form of educative art, like painting, sculpture, etc." I hope I get to try on "Gold Makes You Blind" some day. You know how people have a celebrity "freebie 5 list"? Künzli's bracelet and the Anne Boleyn locket ring belonging to Elizabeth I are definitely on my jewelry freebie 5. I've also got my eye on some of King Tutankhamun's stuff. Hey, a girl can dream!
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Wow, I loove that rubber around the gold. That is true art. It's not an object; it's a state of mind.
So, you like a little rubber? I love the Elizabeth locket ring, it's beautiful.
It is a mischievous design. As a younger person, I would have been tempted to split the rubber and take a peek, kind of like the time I smashed the mad money charm on my silver charm bracelet (a gift from my grandmother) to take out the money, a $2 silver certificate. Being the idiot I was at the time, I spent it on a pack of cigarettes.
In my opinion you are and will be one of the greats. Who else has hidden moving pieces in their designs, Queen themed jewelry not to mention quality quality quality. As for the "Gold makes you Blind" bracelet I'm not sure what to think of it.
Your line is the best!
One of my favorite modern pieces! Great to see you cover it. Have you seen the rings made of neoprene with pearls in them, worn against the finger out of sight? Love them.
Deliciously smart secrets! The unseen matters – but when, to whom, and how much? So great.
This bracelet is right up my alley. And I am a fan of hidden details — as Geoffrey Beene once said, "Clothes should be as interesting on the inside as on the outside. Even if you enjoy it totally alone, it's important."


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Arizona 2006 ?- Competed in all 13 meets, including 10 three-event performances ... Won four floor titles in six Top-5 finishes during her freshman campaign ... Turned an impressive bars routine at the North Central Region Championships, earning a 9.800 (4/8) ... Scored a 9.625 on both bars and floor at the Pac-10 Championships (3/25) ... Shared third place on floor (9.850), captured fourth on vault (9.850) and added a 9.725 on bars in final regular season meet (3/18) ... Matched her career-high of 9.875 to win a share of the floor title, and placed third on bars (9.800) to go along with a 9.725 on vault in final home meet of the season (3/10) ... Earned 9.800s on vault and bars, and chipped in a 9.725 on floor in home tri-meet (3/3) ... Set a career-high on bars with a 9.850 to place second, and finished tied for fifth of floor (9.800) to go along with a 9.750 on vault in home upset of No. 6 UCLA (2/24) ... Scored a 9.500 on vault, 9.700 on bars and a 9.775 in road contest at Stanford (2/17) ... Placed fifth on both the vault and bars with scores of 9.725 and 9.800 on each, and recorded a 9.700 on floor at Oregon State (2/10) ... Won her third-straight floor title with a 9.875, and placed fifth on bars with score of 9.750 against Washington (2/3) ... Scored a 9.800 or better in three events, including winning a share of her second career floor title (9.825), placing third on vault (9.800) and finishing fourth on bars (9.800) against California in McKale Center debut (1/27) ... Won her first collegiate floor title (9.800) while also placing sixth on vault (9.775) and scoring a 9.575 on bars at Arizona State (1/22) ... Set career-high's of 9.875 on vault and 9.850 on bars while placing second and fifth respectively in each event with a second-place finish on vault while adding a fifth-place score of 9.850 on bars at Penn State (1/14) ... Made her Arizona debut in Cancun, Mexico, while competing in three events, including vault (9.700), bars (9.750) and floor (9.275).
Club/High School: Eleven-year member of Docksiders Gymnastics Club ... Coached by Bob Ovellette, John Barrows and Kathy Pitkevitz ... Four-time national qualifier and six-time regional qualifier ... Four-time member of Maryland state team ... 2005 runner-up on bars at regionals ... 2004 Maryland state floor champ ... Placed second on bars, third on floor and fourth on vault at 2004 regionals ... Won the state floor championship and placed fourth on bars at regionals and 10th on bars at nationals in 2003 ... Captured Maryland state vault, bars, beam and all-around titles in 2002 ... State vault and floor champion in 2001 ... Won 2000 state floor championship ... National Honor Society member and Honor Roll student at Old Mill High School in Severn, Md.
Personal: Academic area of interest communication ... Would like to be a radiologist ... Daughter of Dwayne and Mary Greene ... Father is a telecommunications analyst and mother is a registered nurse ... Enjoys dancing, spending time with friends and shopping ... Born 2/11/87 in Dallas, Texas.
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Malliciah Goodman
Position: DE
Height: 6-4 Weight: 276 lbs.
Born: January 4, 1990 in Florence, SC
High School: West Florence
College: Clemson (school history) (Goodman college stats)
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Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 5 (9377th overall since 1950)


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By: Ashley Strauss, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent
(Ivanhoe Newswire) - Jehovah's Witness patients hold beliefs that disallow blood product transfusion and encourage the use of a number of blood conservation practices. Jehovah's Witness patients who undergo cardiac surgery do not appear to be at increased risk for surgical complications or death when compared to patients who undergo cardiac surgery and receive blood transfusions.
"We have found that patients who undergo cardiac surgery and receive blood, there is an increased risk of complications such as longer time on the ventilator, increased risk of infection, damage to the heart. We also found those who received blood had a higher risk of morbidity," Dr. Colleen Koch, Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Vice Chair for Research and Education at Cleveland Clinic told Ivanhoe.
Gregory Pattakos, M.D., M.S., of the Cleveland Clinic, and colleagues sought to compare morbidity and long-term survival rates of Jehovah's Witnesses undergoing cardiac surgery with a similarly matched group of patients who received blood transfusions.
The authors found that after propensity matching, Witnesses (322 patients) and non-Witnesses (322 patients) had similar risks for hospital mortality, but Witnesses had significantly lower occurrence of additional operation for bleeding, renal failure and sepsis compared with non-Witnesses who received transfusions.
"We also looked at those who did not receive blood and the effects of anemia, we found when you get very anemic, morbidity is just as high as is death, so we have two ends of the spectrum," said Dr.Koch.
Witnesses had fewer acute complications, including myocardial infarction (heart attack), additional operations for bleeding and prolonged ventilation. Witnesses also had shorter hospital stays compared with matched patients who received transfusions, as well as shorter intensive care unit stays.
Jehovah Witnesses take what Dr. Koch described as management strategies preoperatively to help prevent the anemia, such as use of iron and vitamin B.
"It would require very careful study and examination before we can use these management strategies more broadly," added Dr. Koch.
"It is important we study this more because we have the aging baby boomers, they are going to need surgery, and older patients tend to be sicker, and tend to be more anemic, they need more blood than any other patient," Dr. Koch told Ivanhoe.
The authors conclude that the Jehovah's Witness patients undergoing cardiac surgery at the Cleveland Clinic experienced similar or better short- and long-term survival than non-Witnesses.
"Although we found differences in complications among Witnesses and control groups that received transfusions, current extreme blood management strategies do not appear to place patients at heightened risk for reduced long-term survival," they conclude.
SOURCE: JAMA, July 2012 and interview with Dr. Colleen Koch , July 2nd 2012
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Two of the Minnesota Wild's top prospects were injured playing for the Houston Aeros in the American Hockey League on Nov. 2.
Defenseman Jonas Brodin suffered a broken clavicle and forward Mikael Granlund has a lateral right ankle sprain. Each is expected to be out multiple weeks, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported.
Brodin (2011) and Granlund (2010) were first-round picks in the NHL Draft. Granlund is ranked as the organization's No. 1 prospect by NHL.com; Brodin is No. 3.
Brodin was hit by Oklahoma City Barons forward Taylor Hall and will be sidelined at least eight weeks, Wild general manager Chuck Fletcher told the Star Tribune on Nov. 6.
Brodin had surgery on Nov. 7, during which a plate was inserted, the newspaper reported, adding that he could be out up to 12 weeks.
Granlund fell awkwardly during the game, a 4-3 Aeros loss, and could miss two to four weeks, Fletcher said.
"He'll be able to start doing more next week and is walking pretty good, but we wanted to make sure, and mercifully, this is not the worst case scenario," Fletcher said. "It's relatively good news. It's not a knee or high ankle sprain or anything like that. It's a common ankle sprain."
Granlund was tied for second in the AHL with 12 points (four goals, eight assists) in eight games. Brodin has four points.
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Live From Carnival Liberty: Has Anyone Seen the Buffet?
December 6, 2011 | By Ashley Kosciolek | 17 Comments
17 Responses to "Live From Carnival Liberty: Has Anyone Seen the Buffet?"
December 6th, 2011 @ 9:56 pm
I had the same problem while on Liberty 3 months ago. Very irritating. It was like that in Triumph as well.
Frank Perez
December 6th, 2011 @ 9:58 pm
Are Guy's hamburgers and the Blue Iguana free or they an extra charge item? They have never said on the blogs.
December 6th, 2011 @ 10:14 pm
I was just on the Liberty (returned 12/3)…I found this to be an issue too…and sometimes, even if there was food, the quality was POOR.
Good luck
Kim Davis
December 6th, 2011 @ 11:14 pm
I was recently on a RC ship and have noticed a huge difference in the quality and amount of food offered. I'm truly concerned.
December 6th, 2011 @ 11:50 pm
No problem on the Oasis or Mariner. Lots of good no-cost food all of the time.
December 7th, 2011 @ 12:26 am
We were on the Carnival Liberty immediately after dry dock (10/22-10/29) and we had the same complaints as well as many other passengers about the hours or…lack there of….of the buffets. We love sailing Carnival and were more than pleased with the upgrades but it seems that every year we cruise, the buffet times get shorter and shorter, and we end up in one long line, eating the same food day after day. Late at night after the shows was just as bad. The pizza bar was overly packed with people ordering and waiting for their food and the same midnight snack (it was NOT a buffet) was served every night. We should've stocked up on snacks from dinner in our cabin for the late night munchies.
Cruise Critic
December 7th, 2011 @ 9:19 am
@Frank: They're both free! :D
December 7th, 2011 @ 10:21 am
Carnival needs to change this ASAP!! Beards are you watching?? :):)
Laurie Cappellin
December 7th, 2011 @ 7:10 pm
I sailed on Carnival for the first time last year. Was upset also at the times the food was unavailable. Sailed on Costa the year before and didn't have that experience at all. In fact, the midnight buffet was incredible on Costa and there was more variety and it seemed like the buffet was always available. We went on many excursions and could always eat as much as we wanted after returning. Guests on Costa did mention that Carnival had really cheapened up on their food so can't say I was surprised. No more Carnival for me!! Costa was so much better in every way!!
December 11th, 2011 @ 8:20 pm
Ashley, you missed out! The iguana breakfast burritos were fantastic!
I'm a devought Carnival person, but I have to be honest, the food my past two cruises has been really bad, and the buffet times do not make sense to me either.
Marilyn R
December 13th, 2011 @ 2:40 pm
well I am a Carnival Cruise addict I love the cruise line. I can't wait to try the Guys Burgers and the Blue Igwana. Not trying to be a prude here but we always plan our day around the way we want to eat so there has been no problem with getting the buffets for us. And we accept the fact we may be eating pizza if the buffett hours don't fit our schedule. I have noticed the quality of food has changed in the restaurants at our evening meal and breakfast. Wondered if they just go to the buffett and fullfill our order and then serve us.Some meals are cold and stale not the fresh and hot cooked taste. I like my food sizzleing hot and fresh. And love it to be different than something I can get a home.
December 13th, 2011 @ 2:45 pm
I only have two Carnival cruises under my belt but found the food on cruise #2 to be sorely lacking as compared to the first cruise. Times are obviously tough for everybody so it's either raise the price or cut back on product/service. Personally – cruising is something I do as a luxury. I would rather spend more time saving up for a more expensive experience and enjoy a really GREAT cruise than end up with a lot of disappointment in mediocre food and lame service.
December 13th, 2011 @ 6:28 pm
We went on the Carnival Glory in November and I found the buffet hours to be an issue also. The deli option and pizza were always open but had really long lines. Food was a big disappointment also. This was my second cruise on Carnival and there has been a definite drop in the quality of the food at least on the free side. I guess you have to go to the restaurants with extra fees to get good quality items.
Joanne Hice
December 14th, 2011 @ 5:48 pm
We were just on Carnival Magic and I saw the "Buffet Closed" signs for the first time. I was confused. We have previously gone to the buffet whenever we got hungry. We ended up with left over sweet rolls (not sure where he found them) and ice cream. One of the biggest draws to a cruise is the eating when you are hungry. Hope Carnival reviews their policy. Oh, and the "pay for" meals at the restaurants were not worth paying for.
February 2nd, 2012 @ 4:17 pm
I haven't sailed on Carnival since 1999 and am getting concerned on the comments on the quality of food. We are used to RCCL's food and that's pretty good
May 16th, 2012 @ 2:39 pm
9 Carnival cruises under my belt & won't be taking anymore. The buffets are always closed. Seems like I have to wait 30 minutes for 2 slices of pizza, a sandwich, or the same old room service. I loved Carnival when i started cruising but have seen it go down hill more and more every year. They don't enforce the dress codes in the dining room either. It seems their 'cheap' pricing has attracted alot of riff raff that don't know how to dress for dinner. No more for me. RC, here I come…
May 2nd, 2014 @ 5:30 pm
Maybe the buffets have to be closed for cleaning and getting the next buffet set up, cant have the same food there all day long, and the place needs to be clean and fresh food set out as they schedule it. We went zipping too, and went to the deli area for a quick bite, then back to the cabin to shower and relax and decided to order in a couple really good sandwiches and tea….perfect.
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