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Monday, February 10, 2014
Which means I'm starting again. I don't even remember what I ate this past weekend. I do know I had trouble sleeping last night. So it was like 2 AM before I feel asleep. Then up at 5 AM to get hubby off to bed..back to cat nap for a little over an hour. So I'm tried today. In need of a nap!
Good news though...we sold the Cavalier! This lady and her daughter came and looked at it 2 weeks ago..they really liked it but didn't have the money. Well they showed up Sat night at like 8 PM and gave us $1800 cash for it. That was $200 below what Chuck wanted but we needed to get it sold.
Now we need to decide what to do with the money...plane tickets to Hawaii...or does hubby spend part of it on a new tool box he wants (and costs $500!)? Plane tickets are going to cost us about $1700, hotel in Honolulu runs about $1500...car rental (on two islands) is like $900. Then we have to buy food and stuff. I'm so going to have sell some stock for this trip. We are hoping to see a nice tax return...but I'll be happy just to NOT pay this year!
We go to see out tax guy on Friday. so we'll know more then and can plan accordingly.
Hubby had both the car and the truck washed this weekend. They look great...now lets hope there's no rain!
Karry's been having to drive to work in the snow and ice in Oregon. So far she's doing great. Slow and easy is the best way to drive in that crap.
He also did some plumbing on the guest (main) bathroom. He replaced the flow thingie in the wall. So when the kids come in March..that bathroom will be operational again (not that it wasn't but water flow will be 100% better now in the tub/shower).
No workout today..I forgot my workout stuff at home. But my eating is good so far today. I'm making tacos for dinner tonight. I'll need to watch the amount I eat.
So I think that's it for today...have a great rest of Monday (id you can!).
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I was ready to go yesterday by about 2:00. The boat was ready and I was just unhooking the shore power when a gust of wind hit me. I stopped, looked up, and suddenly twenty knots was blowing white caps through the marina. The runways at San Carlos Marina are basically one boat length wide plus three feet, so I knew I wasn't going to get out of my slip without risking some ugliness. I plugged the shore power cord back in and went below to pout.
Around seven the wind died down to manageable levels and I decided spur of the moment to get the hell out of there before dark. I wouldn't be able to get the fuel I needed to make it to Mazatlan, but figured I could swing up in Topolobampo at the halfway point to get what I needed.
Getting out of the slip was still a pain in the butt. In reverse the boat would kick the front end so violently to port that I couldn't get turned around. It would kick out to port and before I could get a burst in forward the same direction the wind would push the bow back around. I was wedged between boats in front and behind me for a full five minutes. It was like trying to back out of a parking space with your steering wheel stuck in a hard right turn. I crabwalked down the runway like that until I could make my escape. I'd taken a picture right before I cast off and another as I was exiting the marina. Eleven minutes elapses between the two in what should normally take thirty to sixty seconds.
I motored out with a close eye on the engine temperature, though I wasn't really expecting trouble. I'd convinced myself that the root cause of the previous days overheating was the use of water instead of coolant in the system. I'd run the engine at the dock for an hour at pretty high RPMs without issue, so surely I'd be all right. My only real concern was that I wouldn't in fact have enough fuel for the 180 mile trip to Topo.
Two hours out the engine looked good—running at normal temperature. Then ever so slowly it started to climb. I willed the needle to stop moving, but it didn't listen and I was forced to shut the engine down and turn around. There was five knots of wind and I was sailing at 1.5 knots. I figured I'd spend four hours creeping back in the direction I came from and then bob around until first light when I could get back in the marina.
Then it occurred to me once again how much I dislike San Carlos and that the idea of being stuck there with a f-ed up engine was the exact nightmare I'd had the night before. Guaymas! A light bulb went on. I was the same distance away from Guaymas as I was from San Carlos right at that moment. I made an achingly slow one-hundred-eighty degree tack and sailed for a new place I didn't want to really be.
Before I'd shut the engine down I'd seen something that I really wished I hadn't seen. Coming out of the cylinder heads emission valve was water. Or coolant. Or whatever. Point is, nothing should be coming out of there except maybe some oil. Once the engine had cooled I took a closer look. The expansion tank was dry—completely devoid of any coolant. Then I uncapped the oil fill on top of the cylinder head. Inside the cap was a goopy white mess. That can't be good. Somehow I just knew that Bar's Leak stuff was a bad idea, despite the many claims to the contrary.
I changed the milky brown oil, filled the engine with coolant, and sailed right up alongside a fishing trawler in a temporary anchorage before firing the engine up and anchoring for the night. At three a.m. I fell asleep.
It seems like it would suck to have this happen at night, in the dark, but I was so thankful it did. It was so ridiculously hot that I ended up taking three showers outside during the night. Not rinses, but showers, complete with soap and vigorous armpit scrubbing. If it had been mid-afternoon I surely would have melted.
This morning I woke up refreshed from my three hours of sleep, raised the anchor, and proceeded to motor cautiously to a completely empty Marina Fonatur Guaymas. Oh how I wish I were in Mazatlan right now.


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This is an incredibly beautiful dress, bought for my wedding happening Nov 2013. The pictures here honestly cannot do justice to how gorgeous it is on. Unfortunately the theme of my wedding has changed, and I have found a new dress that would be perfect. However, as funds are tight I need to sell this one. It is in brand new condition, with tags. I had a small bustle already added in, and will include a crinoline and very nice bustier, needed for this dress. This comes from a very clean non-smoking home, and would ship ASAP with insurance and tracking.
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After experiencing a mediocre meal at a new South American restaurant followed by a rather middling lunchtime experience at another recommended South American restaurant, I thought it would be useful to put together a list of the ten best South American restaurants in Houston. South American has been a rather neglected category in the city, at least in terms of local publicity.
Popular "South American" restaurants have been around for a while, mostly in the guise of the Cordua family restaurants; first Churrascos, then Americas, Amazon Grill and Artista. Though deservedly well-liked, the food at these restaurants really reflects the Nicaraguan homeland of the proprietors rather the lands further south. Though confusing many diners, these restaurants have helped expand the city's collective palate, introduce wines from Chile and later Argentina, and helped pave the wave for similar tastes and preparations from northern South America and elsewhere.
The best known of the truly South American restaurants here are the churrascarias, the all-you-can-eat steakhouses from southern Brazil. There are several chains in Houston that serve Brazilian cuts of beef steak and the meat of other smaller mammals from gaucho-clad waiters in expansive settings. Most are actually quite good, and have resonated among diners here as they have throughout much of the US. But, there is much more in Houston in terms of South American cooking, which is home to a large number of expatriates from all over South America. Most of the restaurants largely serve their immigrant communities, the steakhouses in at least a couple of guises are a notable exception. Among the South American establishments here there is even at least one Brazilian restaurant that is not an all-you-can-eat beef emporium (though named Emporio). There is a good amount of culinary diversity found across South American, some of it is represented fairly aptly in Houston.
The ten best South American restaurants in Houston below are listed alphabetically.
Chama Gaucha
This Galleria area outpost of southern Brazil grilling has managed to impress the locals in a city awash in churrascarias. The wide array of meats, cooked exquisitely and presented dramatically, and the expansive and vibrant salad bar are arguably the best in Houston, contending with Fogo de Chau. With the all-you-can-eat-red-meat style, this is an especially good choice when the beltline and cardiologist are distant memories.
Chama Gaucha
5865 Westheimer, 77057, (713) 244-9500
Colombian Cuisine
In one of the many unassuming and bland strip centers on the western expanse of Westheimer, Colombian Cuisine somehow stands out for its tasty and well prepared food served. This quaint restaurant has been around since 2000, and the preparations and flavors will be recognizable for most local diners and engaging, with steaks, cream sauces, sautéed and caramelized onions, grilled Gulf seafood, and some mild tropical flavors; at the very least for the several straightforward pasta dishes. There is plenty to try here. The lengthy menu is neatly divided among appetizers, ceviches, soups, sancochos, Latin American dishes (including the multi-item Bandeja Paisa sampler), steaks, vegetarian items, chicken breasts, pork loins, shrimp, chicken breast dishes, pastas, quesadillas, fish fillets and entire fish preparations.
Colombian Cuisine
13920 Westheimer (between Eldridge and Highway 6) 77077, (281) 584-0437
Fogo de Chau
The first churrascaria to make a splash in Houston, this upscale Brazilian chain does it right with excellent meats served in Brazilian-style cuts by gaucho-clad diners in a very nice, somehow non-kitschy setting. The meats alone are worth the price of admission – which is rather steep – but the salad bar with plenty of non-healthy options is also very tempting. Too tempting for many novices. This restaurant works well for entertaining clients or for just a night of gluttony.
Fogo de Chao
8250 Westheimer (between Voss and Fondren), 77063, (713) 978-6500
La Fogata
This is a small, friendly, unpretentious spot serving well-prepared and hearty portions of fairly inexpensive Colombian fare that has been around for a while. Don't let the unappealing location in a strip center on a feeder road deter you from visiting. The use of tropical foodstuffs, especially plantains, and the ubiquity of steamed rice as an accompaniment are a couple of the hallmarks of northern Colombian cooking that is shared with the other Latin countries on the Gulf such as Cuba, Puerto Rico, Venezuela and most of the Central American countries that might make dishes seem familiar for many diners. The food is prepared relatively simply, and while it is far less spicy than Mexican cooking, it can be flavorful. Like Colombian Cuisine, whose menu is a bit more extensive, the more extraneous parts of the animals (tongue, liver and intestines) make it into the dishes frequently. These items are well prepared, if you care to venture into these parts.
La Fogata
11630 Southwest Freeway (north of freeway, at Wilcrest) 77036, (281) 575-8736facebook.com/LaFogataRestaurant
Latin Bites
This is not only the best of the local South American restaurants and one of the most interesting restaurants in Houston. It began life serving contemporary Peruvian cuisine largely influenced from the multicultural Lima. It changed focus late last year a bit and is now offering the dishes and flavors from across the breadth of South America, though coastal Peru is still at its heart. Even for the most rabid and adventurous diners, friendly and inviting Latin Bites will assuredly offer flavors and preparations that will entice, as well as likely being novel. The often bold flavors are rendered with experience and a deft touch from the kitchen. The presentation and, occasionally, the complexity of the flavors might come as a surprise, especially since there are only two entrées over $30 and an average in lower $20s. With a friendly and inviting vibe, plus interesting cocktails, a visit is almost always enjoyable.
Latin Bites
5709 Woodway (at Chimney Rock), 77057, (713) 229-8369
Lemon Tree
Occupying a small space in a small and unattractive strip center facing a side street in west Houston, Lemon Tree will come as a very pleasant surprise to most diners. Visiting this unassuming, sparsely decorated and obviously family-run restaurant on a random Saturday afternoon you could very well have to wait for a table since the restaurant is packed with members of the local Peruvian community, many drinking from large plastic bottles of distinctly flavored and oddly urine-colored Inca Cola. This is some testament to both the authenticity and quality of the cooking here. Well-prepared, piquant and moderately priced seafood, beef, rice dishes and excellent, vibrant ceviche and cured fish and shellfish are their hallmarks. And, all at wallet-friendly prices, which includes BYOB policy. In somewhat humble surroundings, you can get a hint at why Lima and Peru have made such a gastronomic impression worldwide in the past decade.
Lemon Tree
12591 Whittington (south of Briar Forest, at Dairy Ashford) 77077, (281) 556-0690
Marini's Empanada House
Marini's Empanada House, or more properly, The Original Marini's Empanada House has been around the Houston area off-and-on since 1971. Though it is mostly just empanadas here, the quality of these, and their terrific value merits this duo for inclusion. The first restaurant was on lower Westheimer in Montrose, and then later further down Westheimer, west of the Galleria. Today it's operated by the offspring of the founding couple. Though its comfortable, well-scrubbed locations in suburban Katy and in the Carillion on Westheimer might not have the funkiness of its previous settings, the empanadas haven't changed, and are still very good, plus the small counter-service restaurant still exudes a friendly feel.
The empanadas here are made in the Argentine-style with wheat flour dough attractively rolled around any number of ingredients and baked until the sturdy, flavorful crust is golden. The fillings are more American, or more properly, Houstonian in nature, than Argentine. Of the nearly twenty savory empanadas and about the same number of dessert ones, there are ones filled with beef brisket and barbecue sauce, brisket and pickled jalapeños, avocado, broccoli and cheeses, refried beans, apples and cinnamon, and raspberry with cream cheese. Befitting the name Marini, there are a number with identifiably Italian ingredients such as mozzarella, provolone, Italian sausage, pepperoni, basil, tomato and oregano. These are typically all quite tasty. The savory empanadas are divided among those primarily filled with meat, vegetable or cheese, and are served with a side of chimi-churri sauce, which seems to complement each of these.
Marini's Empanada House
3522 S. Mason (north of Westheimer Parkway) Katy, 77450, (281) 391-4273
10001 Westheimer (between Gessner and the Beltway), 77042, (713) 266-2729
Pampa Grill
This inexpensive, humble eatery in a Spring Branch strip center serves a wide array of Argentine specialties with empanadas, salads, sandwiches, pastas, pizzas, milanesas and an emphasis on beef dishes from the grill. The steaks can be a very good deal here, a 12-ounce Ribeye and New York Strip are both $18. If you need something to help prime the appetite prior to the steak course, Pampa serves other parrilla favorites like sweatbreads, kidneys, intestines and blood sausage as appetizers. Nicely, this is BYOB.
Pampa Grill
10111 Hammerly (just east of Gessner), 77080, (713) 722-0666
A comfortable, family-run restaurant in Westchase serving a typical Uruguayan menu, which is lot like a typical Argentine menu, with an emphasis on grilled items. In fact, Saldivia's serves the best steak for the money in Houston. Most of the steaks are excellent, and many of these preparations featuring somewhat humbler, if still very tasty cuts of steak, give those pricey, national chain steakhouses a run for their money for half the price. Addictive, piquant chimi-churri sauce is a welcome complement to the empanadas, steaks and their tender grilled sweetbreads. This is also a place to try Tannat, the signature grape of Uruguay, which also complements the grilled meats of the regions. Like Malbec and Carmenere, Tannat is a red grape of southwestern French origin that never quite starred as a solo act in its home country, but does well in this tiny country of 3.3 million.
10234 Westheimer (at Seagler), 77042, (713) 782-9494
Tango and Malbec
An upscale Argentine steakhouse in the Galleria area, this has a wide-ranging menu that offers both pricey steaks and chops along with seafood and other items. The steaks include American cuts like a ribeye and filet along with Brazilian and Argentine cuts, some featuring grass-fed Uruguayan beef and also bison, wild boar and elk. A 24-ounce filet mignon is $98 and a favorite Argentine cut, bife de lomo, will set you back $68 for a 16-ounce slice. Befitting the name, there are plenty of wines choices here – maybe more from the southern continent than elsewhere in the city – including Malbecs, of course, and other meat-friend South American bottles, but also Riojas, Nebbiolos and Tuscan wines that also go quite well with grilled meats.
Tango and Malbec
2800 Sage (at W. Alabama), 77056, (713) 629-8646
Suggested Links
- The 10 best restaurants in the Galleria area
- El Tiempo's carne asada, one of the best steaks for the money in town
- 10 restaurant chains found in Houston that are actually pretty good
- Cheap wine at Dish Society; cheap in a good way
- It pays to remember the Monday $5 chicken burrito deal at Mission Burrito's


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College Hockey:Treais scores game-winner as Michigan edges Michigan Tech
Robinson stops 45 in loss
DETROIT — After battling in a tight defensive struggle for nearly 47 minutes, Michigan and Michigan Tech exploded for four goals in just over four minutes in the third period in the Wolverines' 4-2 win over the Huskies in the opening round of the 46th annual Great Lakes Invitational tournament at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit Wednesday night.
Michigan entered that crucial four-minute stretch clinging to a 1-0 lead.
When Michigan Tech finally scored to tie the game, both teams' offenses broke loose and they traded goals in a rapid-fire manner.
Finally, A.J. Treais's goal at 11:01 proved the game-winner for the Wolverines when he put them ahead 3-2 and Michigan hung on for the win..
Both netminders, Michigan Tech's Josh Robinson and Michigan's Shawn Hunwick, flashed stretches of spectacular play. Robinson made 45 saves in the contest. Hunwick, although he only turned aside 28 shots, came through in the clutch with 15 of those saves in the third period
The last time Hunwick had stepped on the Joe Louis Arena ice surface, he earned the Most Valuable Player of the 2010 CCHA Championship Tournament, ensuring a Wolverines NCAA Regional Championship berth.
Trailing 1-0 at 6:55 of the third period, Michigan Tech finally broke through when Milos Gordic beat Hunwick on his third bang at the puck from in front of the net and the goal-scoring onslaught was on.
Just 42 seconds later, Wolverine Jeff Rohrkemper took a pass in the high slot and whistled a shot past Robinson to re-establish a Michigan lead, 2-1.
Not to be outdone, the Huskies knotted the score 2-2 on a power play at 9:33 when Ryan Furne intercepted an errant Wolverines pass and beat Hunwick high glove-side.
Treais bagged the game-winner soon after at 11:01 when he took a deflection off a Huskies defender and fired the puck by Robinson.
Luke Glendening added an empty-net goal to seal the Michigan win.
"It got crazy out there for a little bit," said Hunwick. "We thought we were just going to try to win 1-0. Obviously, we got that goal and we answered right back."
"I think that says a lot about our team and why you play 60 minutes," Treais offered. "I think we did a good job battling back. It's one of the few times we battled back this year."
"If you talk to people in the WCHA, they hang around, and they hand around, and they have all year in a lot of close games," said Michigan associate coach Mel Pearson. "Obviously, they got a big goal when they needed one and it sort of opened things up both ways. They had nothing to lose, and I thought they came after us more aggressively in the third period than they did in the first two."
"You've got to give Michigan a lot of credit," said Michigan Tech coach Jamie Russell. "Their team plays with a lot of team speed, very dynamic. I thought (Michigan forward Carl) Hagelin was spectacular tonight.
"I'm proud of Josh Robinson. He's a goalie who's had his ups and downs and has struggled as of late. I thought he bounced back and played a real solid game for us tonight. I thought we showed a lot of character, bounding back from adversity to tie it on two occasions. But, we've got to be thorough and play 60-solid minutes."
The game commenced much more sedately than it finished.
Huskies netminder Robinson was the story in the opening period, stopping all 15 Wolverines forays,
Michigan came out flying and tested Robinson four separate times with quality scoring chances in the game's first 30 seconds.
The Wolverines kept the pressure on Robinson for the greater part of the period, including a point-blank glove save by Robinson on Hagelin at the goalmouth with 3:04 left in the period.
Robinson continued to stymie the Michigan offense through the first half of the second period. The Wolverines fired 16 more shots at Robinson in the middle stanza.
At 12:28, Michigan finally solved Robinson.
David Wohlberg carried the puck toward the net on the right wing and centered a pass across the front of the Huskies net.
Luke Moffatt, on his off wing, stretched for the pass and backhanded a shot off the right post by Robinson that bounded straight out into the slot.
Trailing on the play, Sparks buried the puck in the open Huskies goal for the game's first score, also his first tally of the season, to give Michigan a 1-0 lead after two frames. Coincidentally, Sparks' first career goal as a freshman last season came in the GLI on Joe Louis Arena ice.
Michigan maintained that slim one-goal lead till the offensive fireworks began midway through the final period.
"As I told the team afterward, it's obviously been a frustrating stretch," summed up Russell. "We're close. We get to the hump, but we got to get over the hump. We're banging on the door. Instead of pushing that door, we have to kick that door. Obviously, a win against State would be big for us in getting things going in the right direction."
Michigan Tech (3-12-2, 1-10-1 WCHA) takes on Michigan State in Thursday's third place tournament tilt while Michigan (11-5-4, 9-3-1 CCHA) advances to the tourney finale against Colorado College.
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This year marks the 65th anniversary of one of the most disastrous and tragic events in the history of humankind. Hiroshima Day is observed in many parts of the world with special vigils and peace marches. It is held to commemorate the dropping of the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Watch this video of a survivor describing the Hiroshima bombing. Three days later a second bomb fell on the city of Nagasaki. "Peace Day" was declared on the first anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima by the Japanese to try to ensure that the horrendous, enduring effects of nuclear warfare would never be repeated.
OurSpace is an after school program at Salem Church Library. Every afternoon OurSpace is buzzing with teens that are doing their homework, checking their MySpace and Facebook pages, playing online games or just chilling with their friends. It is a great place to hang out with friends and meet new ones! We have 11 laptops and you don't need to wait or sign up to use one. If you are a teen in grades 6-12, please come join us . We are open Monday-Thursday from 3:30 PM -8:00 PM and Friday from 3:30-5:30 PM.


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Rusty on your compass skills? Or perhaps you have never ventured off-trail and want to learn about the basics of using a map and compass. The Albuquerque REI has an upcoming session for you.
The expected audience for the course are newbies to map and compass. It will cover:
- map symbols
- orienting the map and compass
- triangulation
- declination adjustment
- reading terrain features
Registration is required and space is limited. There are only ten seats left. Call to register at: 505-247-1191 (extension 0).
Cost: $15.00
Date: Saturday, 2/13/2010
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: Albuquerque REI
Tip: Don't try to use a compass like the one in my photo. If you want accurate information (which is extremely important when navigating) you'll want to use a full-sized compass that fits into your palm. You are encouraged to bring your own compass to the class
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Sony Xperia SP and Xperia L with Android Jelly Bean officially introduced
As anticipated last week, today, March 18, Sony announced two new Android smartphones: Xperia SP and Xperia L. There is nothing surprising about the handsets, as we've heard a lot about them before, but at least now all details are official.
Both the Xperia SP and Xperia L run Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and will be available in three color versions: black, white, and red.
The SP features a "stunning" 4.6 inch HD (1280 x 720) Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2, LTE, NFC, 8MP rear camera (with Sony Exmor RS, HDR, and LED flash), VGA front-facing camera, dual-core 1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal memory, MicroSD card support, Battery STAMINA Mode, and an aluminum frame case.
The Xperia L sports a 4.3 inch FWVGA (854 x 480) display, HSDPA, NFC, 8MP rear camera (with HDR for photos and videos), VGA front-facing cameras, Battery STAMINA Mode, 1GB of RAM, dual-core 1GHz Qualcomm MSM8230 processor, 8GB of internal memory, and MicroSD card support.
"Xperia SP and Xperia L are ideally suited for those seeking stylish class-leading smartphones that don't compromise on features. Both of our new models benefit from Sony's proven innovation and engineering expertise – whether you want to enjoy premium HD quality entertainment over 4G LTE on our mid-range Xperia SP or capture every moment in perfect detail with our more affordable Xperia L," declared Calum MacDougall, Director of Xperia Marketing at Sony Mobile Communications.
Sony says the Xperia SP and Xperia L will be launched around the world starting the second quarter of the year (hence in June the latest). The company didn't unveil the handsets' prices.
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CORHAMPTON'S Neil Raymond is on course to reach the match play stages of the Australian Amateur Championship.
Raymond shot four-over-par today in the first of two stroke play qualifying rounds in Melbourne.
That was enough to put him into a tie for 30th place.
The top 64 at the end of the second round will advance to the knockout match play section at Woodlands Golf Club.


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Clintons Maybe Looking for a Place in Woodstock
Uh, would that really surprise anyone?
Rumor has it that the Clintons recently checked out a seven-acre, $1.2 million home in Willow, a hamlet of Woodstock. They've become quite fond of the area, and you my recall that Hillary even once tried to secure a $1 million grant for a Woodstock Festival Museum, which was mocked relentlessly by John McCain. Reportedly, the Clintons want more space to "entertain" than their current five-bedroom Chappaqua home provides as in, they want to hold some real freewheeling hippie parties without freaking out the neighbors. [NYP]


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Brennan, Donal J. MB, PhD; Murphy, Martina RGN; Robson, Michael S. MRCOG; O'Herlihy, Colm MD
From the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland; and the University College Dublin School of Medicine and Medical Science, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland.
Presented at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine 30th Annual Scientific Meeting, February 1–6, 2010, Chicago, Illinois.
Corresponding author: Michael Robson, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin 2, Ireland; e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Financial Disclosure The authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the contribution of singleton, cephalic, term (37 weeks or later) nulliparous cesarean rates to overall cesarean incidence in a single institution during a 35-year period.
METHODS: Cesarean rates were examined for 1974, 1984, 1994, 1999, 2005, and 2008, applying a 10-group classification system. Groups 1 (spontaneously laboring, term nulliparous women) and 2 (prelabor cesarean and induced term nulliparous women) were combined as a composite variable—the term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous woman.
RESULTS: Overall and term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous cesarean rates correlated throughout the 35-year period (r=0.93, P<.001). Between 1974 and 2008, overall cesarean rates increased from 5% to 19.1% and from 4.4% to 15.8% among term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous women. Term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous inductions increased from 19.7% to 32.7% (P<.001) and the intrapartum cesarean rate in term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous inductions rose from 4.1% to 27.3%. The cesarean rate in group 1 increased from 2.3% to 7.2%.
CONCLUSION: The increase in term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous cesarean rates correlated with the increase in overall cesarean rates throughout 35 years in an institution with standard management of labor. This relationship was due to an increase in both the incidence and rate of cesarean delivery within term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous inductions. Examination of the different term, singleton, cephalic nullipara components (spontaneous labor, induction, or prelabor cesarean) can help to identify major variations in practice between institutions.
Cesarean delivery rates have increased over the past four decades whereby it is now the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the developed world. This increase has been described by some healthcare providers as a public health issue of epidemic proportion.1,2 The World Health Organization has stated that a cesarean delivery rate greater than 10–15% is not justified,2 although rates in many developed countries now greatly exceed this suggested norm.
Several investigators have attempted to document the reasons underlying rising cesarean delivery rates3 and also to develop strategies that could potentially quantify or reduce these rates.4 Achievement of such goals requires a reliable and reproducible framework for audit and analysis of cesarean trends in specific obstetric subgroups, to permit comparisons of practice between different institutions and over time in the same institution. To this end, an all-inclusive 10-group classification system, described below, was devised in 2001.5 This objective system is prospectively determined, clinically relevant, self-validating, and robust and permits specific cesarean indications to be studied within individual groups.
Published data describing the 10-group classification have hitherto focused on studies in single institutions,6 or in national7 and international8,9 regions. Ten-group analysis has not been used, however, to examine local longitudinal cesarean delivery trends in a single obstetric center. The aim of the current study was to apply 10-group analysis to examine trends in obstetric outcomes in specific women delivered in an institution where a uniform approach to management of nulliparous labor has been used over 4 decades.
The National Maternity Hospital is a tertiary referral university institution that publishes an Annual Clinical Report, which includes detailed analysis of obstetric outcomes and modes of delivery of all delivered mothers and on all perinatal deaths (stillbirths and first-week neonatal deaths of infants who weighed more than 500 g, corrected for the exclusion of lethal malformations). Management of nulliparous labor has been standardized in the institution over the past four decades according to the Active Management of Labor protocol,10 the principles of which include accurate early diagnosis of labor and early correction of inefficient uterine action, continuously supported by a personal nurse throughout labor.11 The principles of active management of labor also emphasize the importance of auditing delivery outcomes in nulliparous women, and in multiparous women with and without cesarean delivery, spontaneous and induced labor, prelabor cesarean delivery, and single cephalic and other presentations. Data for 1974 and 1984 were collated from prospectively collected manual labor ward registers, and for all other subsequent years from a prospectively maintained computerized database. Data were discussed at a weekly audit conference and included in an annual clinical report that was prepared within 6 months of completion of the relevant calendar year. We reviewed the annual hospital reports and delivery registers for the years 1974, 1984, 1994, 1999, 2005, and 2008 and applied the 10-group classification. Institutional ethical approval was not required for this study.
The 10-group classification system is based on five intrinsic characteristics of every pregnancy, namely single or multiple; nulliparity or multiparity or multiparity with cesarean scar; cephalic or breech presentation or transverse lie; spontaneous or induced labor onset or prelabor cesarean delivery; and 37 or more weeks of gestation or preterm gestation.5 Definitions used for this study included: nulliparous: para 0, irrespective of gravidity; singleton gestation: no evidence of a multiple gestation after the first trimester; and term: 37 or more weeks of gestation. Induction of labor was defined as the use of any medication or amniotomy to initiate labor, rather than accelerate labor, that had already commenced spontaneously.
Data were analyzed using the 10-group classification system with reference to overall cesarean delivery rate, the size of each group, cesarean delivery rate in each individual group, and the contribution of each group to the total cesarean delivery rate. Groups 1 (spontaneously laboring term nulliparous women) and 2 (prelabor cesarean delivery and induced term nulliparous women) were combined as a composite variable—the term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous woman. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to estimate the relationship between overall cesarean rates; term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous cesarean rates; and the group 1:2 ratio. Statistical analysis was calculated with the Mantel-Haenszel χ2 test with 1 degree of freedom.12 All calculations were performed using SPSS 11.0. P<.05 was considered statistically significant.
During the 35 years from 1974 to 2008, a total of 264,750 mothers (annual average 7,564), including multiple pregnancies, were delivered after fetal viability (more than 500 g) of whom 109,147 (41.2%) women were nulliparous. The institutional cesarean delivery rate rose from 5% in 1974 to 19% in 2008 (3.8-fold) and the nonanomalous perinatal mortality rate fell from 14.6 per 1,000 in 1974 to 4.2 per 1,000 in 2008 (Table 1).
Examination of the contribution of the 10 groups to the overall hospital population (Table 2) revealed that group 1 (spontaneously laboring term nulliparous women) remained relatively static over the time period studied, at 27%. During the 35-year period, significant increases were observed in groups 2a (induced term nulliparous women), 2b (prelabor term nulliparous women), 5 (previous and repeated cesarean delivery), 6 (nulliparous breech) and 8 (multiple pregnancies). The only significant decrease in contribution to the overall hospital population was in group 3 (spontaneously laboring term multiparous women). Closer examination of the changes in the hospital population during the 35-year period revealed a 3.4-fold increase in group 5 (previous and repeated cesarean delivery) from 2.6% in 1974 to 8.9% in 2008 (P<.001), consistent with the aforementioned rise in the institutional overall cesarean delivery rate. The second greatest increase (2.0-fold) was in group 2a (induced term nulliparous women), which rose from 6.7% of the overall hospital population in 1974 to 13.7% in 2008 (P<.001).
We previously described a composite variable–the term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous woman— which combines groups 1 (spontaneously laboring term nulliparous women) and 2 (prelabor cesarean delivery and induced term nulliparous women).8 The contribution of the term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous woman to the overall hospital population was examined for the years 1974, 1984, 1994, 1999, 2005, and 2008. As illustrated in Figure 1, there was a progressive increase in term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous contribution to the overall obstetric population over the time period from 33.5% in 1974 to 42% (P<.001) in 2008.
As already mentioned, there was a 3.8-fold increase in the overall institutional cesarean delivery rate between 1974 and 2008. Ten-group analysis was thus used to identify the major contributing factors to this phenomenon. Analysis of cesarean delivery rates within individual groups demonstrated a significant increase in all groups, except groups 2b (term nulliparous prelabor cesarean delivery), 4b (term multiparous prelabor cesarean delivery), and 9 (unstable lie), which should always be 100% (Table 3). The group 7 (multiparous breech) 12.3-fold increase, group 2a (induced term nulliparous women) 6.6-fold increase, and group 8 (multiple pregnancies) 5.7-fold increase represented the largest increases in cesarean delivery rates (Table 3). The group 1 (spontaneously laboring term nulliparous women) cesarean rate increased from 2.3% in 1974 to 7.2% in 2008 (3.13-fold increase, P=.03).
As illustrated in Figure 2, there was an exponential increase in the term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous cesarean delivery rate from 4.4% in 1974 to 15.8% in 2008 (3.6-fold increase, P<.001). Institutional cesarean delivery rates correlated with term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous cesarean delivery rates throughout the 35-year period (r=0.93, r2=0.97, P=.007; Fig. 2). The r2 value of 0.97 suggests that 97% of the variation in overall institutional cesarean delivery rates over the 35 years could be explained by the rate among term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous women. Table 4 illustrates that the major contributor to the increased term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous cesarean delivery rate was an increased rate in term nulliparous inductions. Of note, term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous inductions increased from 19.7% (508/2,575) to 32.7% (1,233/3,776) (P<.001) and the intrapartum cesarean delivery rate in term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous inductions rose from 4.1% to 27.3% during the study period.
The contribution of different groups to the institutional cesarean delivery rate during the time period is illustrated in Figure 3. This demonstrates that group 2 (prelabor cesarean delivery and induced term nulliparous women) and group 5 (previous and repeated cesarean delivery) are the two major contributors to the institutional cesarean delivery rate. Closer evaluation demonstrates a 13.4-fold increase in the contribution of group 2 (prelabor cesarean delivery and induced term nulliparous women) and a 12.2-fold increase in the contribution of group 5 (previous and repeated cesarean delivery) to the institutional rate (Table 5). The influence of breech deliveries (groups 6 and 7), multiple pregnancies (group 8), or premature deliveries (group 10) on the institutional cesarean delivery rate did not vary significantly during the time period studied and does not contribute significantly to the overall cesarean delivery rate in absolute terms (Table 5).
The ratio of spontaneous laboring cephalic term nulliparous women to induced cephalic term nulliparous women and prelabor cesarean deliveries—that is, the ratio of the contribution of groups 1 and 2 to the overall hospital population (group 1:2 ratio)—has been proposed as a surrogate marker of institutional cesarean delivery rates.8 Examination of the group 1:2 ratio in our institution during the 35-year period revealed that it fell from 3.63 in 1974 to 1.87 in 2008 (Fig. 4). An inverse correlation was seen between the group 1:2 ratio and the institutional cesarean delivery rate (r=−0.84, r2=0.69, P=.041; Fig. 3); this r2 suggests that up to 69% of the variation in the institutional cesarean delivery rate throughout the time period studied can be attributed to nulliparous induction.
This study offers an insight into changing obstetric populations and outcomes in a setting in which spontaneous nulliparous labor was managed in a standardized fashion throughout the 35 years studied. The results highlight term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous women as an important obstetric cohort and confirms the contribution of these cesarean delivery rates to an increasing institutional cesarean rate. Specifically, term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous inductions and repeated cesarean deliveries were the major contributors to an increased institutional cesarean delivery rate.
In light of the continuing debate regarding the safety of vaginal birth after previous cesarean delivery, avoiding the primary cesarean delivery is desirable. In this context, objective application and analysis of the singleton, cephalic nulliparous cohort is important. A number of groups have demonstrated inter-institutional variations in nulliparous term singleton vertex cesarean delivery rates.13,14 Nulliparous term singleton vertex comprises only patients delivering between 37 and 41 weeks of gestation, whereas term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous women include all women of 37 completed weeks or more. This constitutes an important difference, because induction of labor after 41 completed weeks is associated with higher risks of dystocia, meconium-stained amniotic fluid, and cesarean delivery.15,16 In addition, nulliparous term singleton vertex excludes intrapartum malpositions, such as face and brow presentations, which almost always require cesarean delivery among nulliparous women.
Term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous induction in particular requires specific consideration. These data demonstrate that increasing singleton, cephalic nulliparous inductions will inevitably lead to a continuing increase in institutional cesarean delivery rates. Although the aim of labor induction is to achieve a safe vaginal delivery for mother and baby, we have previously demonstrated that group 2 (prelabor cesarean delivery and induced term nulliparous women) cesarean delivery rates are universally high, ranging from 30% to 40%, and demonstrate limited variation between centers.8 Our data suggest that expectant management of nulliparous women could lead to lower institutional cesarean delivery rates, contrary to a recent systematic review that compared elective induction at 41 weeks of gestation to expectant management and concluded that elective induction at 41 weeks would lead to a decrease in cesarean delivery rates.17
The major strength of this study is that, although methods and criteria for induction of labor have changed during the period examined, the management regimen in spontaneous first labor has remained essentially unchanged. In addition, we have demonstrated the pertinence of the application of 10-group classification in longitudinal analysis of intra-institutional cesarean delivery trends.
A number of variables that have been associated with higher cesarean delivery rates such as body mass index18 and maternal age19 were not included in our analysis. Reliable information regarding the indications for induction or cesarean delivery was not available, although such data are now being collected prospectively in our unit. Although perinatal mortality or morbidity data were not included in this study, Foley et al have previously demonstrated that our institutional perinatal outcome in nulliparous women at term remained relatively static (average 4.3 deaths 1,000 births) between 1989 and 2000.20 It should also be noted that although we confirmed our previous findings describing the inverse relationship between the group 1:2 ratio and the institutional cesarean delivery rate,8 group 2 combined nulliparous term inductions and nulliparous term prelabor cesarean deliveries. Throughout the study period, the contribution of nulliparous prelabor cesarean deliveries to the institutional cesarean delivery rate remained low; the effectiveness, however, of this ratio in a center with a high nulliparous prelabor cesarean delivery rate requires further validation.
Application of this 10-group classification demonstrates the relatively small absolute contributions of breech delivery, multiple pregnancy, and preterm deliveries to the total institutional cesarean delivery rate and that these rates have remained relatively constant over the past 35 years despite much attention within the obstetric literature addressing the timing and mode of twin deliveries,21 vaginal breech delivery,22 and the optimum management of preterm, growth-restricted fetuses.23 These findings further emphasize our previous assertion that increased emphasis should be placed on the management of term, singleton, cephalic nullipara, a cohort that has been relatively neglected hitherto by research initiatives8 but which has a significant impact on cesarean delivery rates within any obstetric population.
Analysis of term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous women should allow more objective inter-institutional comparison and longitudinal intra-institutional examination of cesarean delivery rates. Examination of the different term, singleton, cephalic nullipara components (spontaneous labor, induction, or prelabor cesarean delivery) can help to identify major variations in practice between institutions. In our hospital, labor induction was the principal contributor to the increasing term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous cesarean delivery rate, whereas significant variations can occur in the management of term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous spontaneous labor8 and in the incidence of nulliparous prelabor cesarean delivery.24 Term, singleton, cephalic nulliparous cesarean delivery rates, together with other significant perinatal and maternal outcomes in this cohort, should thus be considered when auditing individual maternity units. The contribution of spontaneous, induced, and prelabor cesarean deliveries within the cohort can then be highlighted, so as to facilitate comparative intervention strategies.
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December 19, 2013 | Volume 43, Number 50
Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell this week reappointed resident Dean Risley to the Alaska Chilkat Bald Eagle Preserve Advisory Council.
Risley is a U.S. Army veteran and has been a commercial fisherman for more than 25 years. Risley serves on the board of...
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Last Night's Dream – A Poem
I was sitting in the classroom of
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who pointed around the room
at where former famous pupils sat.
My fellow students laughed and asked him questions.
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Arizona State head coach Todd Graham:
On the Sun Devil fans:
"Number one: our fans. Sun Devil Nation was awesome tonight. It was a huge factor in the game. I just wanted to shout out to them. I'm so proud that they packed the stadium tonight, and we need to pack this thing next week. I'm so excited and happy to bring the Pac-12 Championship to Tempe and for everyone to see what Sun Devil Nation is all about."
On tonight's win:
"Our guys are thrilled obviously with the Territorial Cup ®, and the fans said that's the number one thing they wanted when we came here. But I can tell you this: our guys are determined, and we need everyone in these seats. We need to be loud and proud, and make it a great home field advantage. Our guys want to win this and go to the Rose Bowl. I'm really proud of our players and how hard they've worked. The leadership is phenomenal and our players deserve all the credit."
On the different factors contributing to tonight's win:
"I'm really proud of D.J. [Foster] and De'Marieya Nelson. Both those guys did great tonight. Deantre [Lewis] got banged up so he wasn't able to play much, so De'Marieya moving over from tight end was big. D.J. Foster is a special tail back. To be able to go and do what he did tonight, it's not surprising to me at all. He's a big time player and a big time leader for us. We physically dominated the game. I thought we dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball. Special teams was stellar. We won special teams tonight—had a big punt that flipped the field. Our guys did a great job of executing. Arizona made some adjustments and created some things, but we've got real defense. We have championship caliber defense."
On the team in general:
"I'm really proud of our football team and of our coaches and how they worked. Offense went out there and scored 58 points—what can you say? That's the most ever since Territorial Cup ® games in the 1950s. We've got some special players. These guys love each other. The core of our program is about relationships—it's about family. And what motivates us is competition. These guys are intense competitors and these guys have done a tremendous job. We're just getting started, but we're pretty excited right now."
On tonight's interceptions:
"[Damarius] Randall is a big time player. Our secondary has played big time all year long, and doesn't get a lot of credit. The interception for a touchdown was phenomenal. Arizona ran that punch pattern earlier, and when they went back to it we changed what we were doing. Demarius read it perfectly—pick six. Tremendous job."
On the Pac-12 Championship game next week:
"This was great tonight, but it's not the one we're after. The one we're after is next week. I can guarantee you we're going to work every second of this week. It's going to be devoted to bringing home a Pac-12 championship and a return to the Rose Bowl."
Arizona State running back DJ Foster
On preparation and knowing that Marion would be out:
"My coaches and my teammates challenged me. I just tried to step up and my coaches and my teammates prepared me well for this week and I just wanted them to have the trust in me that nothing was going to let down."
On stepping up in a feature role:
"It wasn't not difficult at all, I felt at home, I felt good being back there. It was just getting my mindset out of the receiving stuff, and get myself into the playbook as a running back again. Everything else it felt good, it felt comfortable to get back."
On being one game from the Rose Bowl:
"It's unbelievable. We're anxious, but we know we have got a lot of work still. There is still a big game coming up, so we can't get ahead of ourselves. We still have to work hard and prepare like we always do. We just have to understand what we have in front of us and how close we are to our goal. But, we have to finish strong."
On being the hometown guy:
"It feels good, and at the end of the day it's all a blessing. My coaches just gave me the opportunity, just let me try to be the player that I can be. I just thank my coaches and my teammates and the community for definitely supporting me in everything I do."
On interactions with Marion Grice:
"I have been talking to him all week. He's definitely a great leader and a great teammate. He has been keeping me mentally sharp telling me things that I am missing out there, certain reads that I can look for blocking and stuff. During the game he was always in my ear making sure I was staying focused."
Arizona State Quarterback Taylor Kelly
Statement about the fans:
"I just want to say I am proud of the fans that came out. You guys are our 12th man, and we need you to come out and support us in the championship game."
On offense without Marion Grice:
"I had a lot of confidence in the guys that were going to step up and play that role. DJ Foster did a great job tonight. Some people forget how good a player he is and how he runs the football. De'Marieya Nelson did a great job tonight, running the football and protecting, and the offensive line did a good job opening up the holes for him."
On Jaelan Strong:
"He played great, we wanted to get that matchup going, he beat his guy plenty of times, and go over the top and just made some plays. We expect big plays out of him, and he had a great week of preparation and watching film and it showed up today."
Arizona head coach Rich Rodriguez
What do you think ASU did early on:
"We played poorly and they didn't. They played hard. After half time, there were adjustments on both sides, but they took it away. We have to give them credit, and unfortunately we didn't have a very good game tonight. It was embarrassing."
On feelings about the rivalry game:
"I am not embarrassed of my players, and I am not embarrassed to be their coach, but I am embarrassed by the way we played. We have to give them credit for being a good team. We are capable of playing better."
On the team's performance last week compared to this week:
"Well I told them that it shouldn't define them. We are all going to be mad for 24 hours but this shouldn't define our senior class or our team. We will be better."
Arizona quarterback BJ Denker
On the three interceptions:
"The last one he undercut. They knew the route, but if I had just put it on his chest it wouldn't get intercepted. The one over the middle, I read that as pass but I didn't trust my eyes. With the pick six, they just had someone out there watching my eyes. He knew where I was coming and played it well.
On coping with the loss:
"This one stings, but we have a bowl game with a month to prepare. I know we are going to be focused on that, so if we go out with a win at the bowl game I'll feel better about that."
On the attempt at a comeback:
"It was a 13 point lead, and after the drive in the second half we were feeling pretty good. We made some corrections, and it was efficient and affective, but there were to many mistakes on my part. Defense was great, they put up a lot of point but 28 of those were our fault. They did a good job."
Arizona running back Ka'Deem Carey
On the extra defenders:
"Of course, they put in that extra guy and we pick it up but it was just to late. That is all there is to it."
Arizona safety Jared Tevis
Overall thoughts on the game:
"You can't let a good team like that keep momentum. We have to do a better job of making a play and giving offense a chance. We need to step up and make a play, and take the momentum away from them and we weren't able to do that tonight."


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Land snails of Turkey: genus Sprattia
Sprattia is a genus of land snails (family Clausiliidae) endemic to southern Turkey. The genus was named after the British Admiral T. Spratt who visited southern Turkey in the 1840s and collected the snail shells that were later used by the German malacologists Pfeiffer and Boettger to describe many new species and genera (for example: Boettger, O. 1883. On new Clausiliae from the Levant, collected by vice-admiral T. Spratt. Proceedings of Zoological Society, London 324-343.)
At the last revision 8 species were known (Nordsieck, H. 2004. Stuttgarter Beitr. Naturk. Ser. A, Nr. 670:1-28). Without going into a discussion of the taxonomic standings of all those subspecies Nordsieck seems so fond of describing, the map below presents the approximate known range of every taxa.
Based on Nordsieck (2004), but color coded for your viewing pleasure. Each small square represents a 10x10 km UTM square.
The ranges of most taxa seem rather small, although further collecting will undoubtedly expand some of the ranges. The apparent gap in the south-center of the map may also be a result of inadequate collecting rather than the scarcity of Sprattia in that area.
What struck me as especially odd is the interjection of the ranges of S. aksoylari and S. sowerbyana sowerbyana in between the 2 subspecies S. beycola beycola and S. beycola medoroides. Did the ancestral "beycola" population break into 2 subspecies after its range was invaded by those 2 species?
In 1997, our Turkish malacologist friend Zeki Yıldırım described S. sowerbyana aksoylari (Yıldırım, M. Z. 1997. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 21:219-221). In his 2004 paper Nordsieck determined that this taxon was a separate species, S. aksoylari.
Zeki and I just published a note concerning the holotype of Sprattia sowerbyana aksoylari. You may download a pdf copy from here.
The holotype of Sprattia sowerbyana aksoylari, now at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. (CM73333).


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The Illusionists 2.0 Brisbane reviewStage
The Illusionists 2.0 plays at the Concert Hall QPAC until January 27. Photo: Supplied
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It seems virtually impossible for audiences to be silent during magic shows. Both kids and adults audibly marvel at the spectacle of each illusion, then furtively speculate how it was done.
After just the first trick of The Illusionists 2.0, I turned to the couple sitting beside me and ask "Are you going to talk through the entire show?"
My brother and his fiancée were suitably chastened, but their silence didn't last long.
A year since the first inception of the show came to QPAC, The Illusionists 2.0 features a new line-up of expert magicians - although sadly without hypnotist Dr Scott Lewis, who passed away earlier this month before the show's Sydney season.
Each is styled in a different way, and the six performers take turns dazzling the crowd with their individual acts - accompanied in several places by the use of live 3D broadcasting, allowing those spindly magician fingers to seem like they were coming right at you.
"The Master Magician" Luis De Matos acts as the host, and also delighted with clever mentalism and audience participation tricks.
"The Unusualist", Raymond Crowe, was the most popular, with his comedic persona and charming slapstick routines.
"The Warrior" Aaron Crow was the physical performer, blindfolding himself before decapitating fruit and shooting arrows over a volunteer's head.
"The Futurist" Adam Trent had a charismatic stage presence and cleverly integrated new technology in his conjuring.
During one of his illusions, my resolution broke and I had to turn to my brother and his fiancée to ask "Do you reckon he's …..?" (It would be wrong to include my theory when you'll have your own, save to say that Trent reminded me of the movie The Prestige).
"The Deceptionist" James More performed more traditional grand illusions, but something about them lacked the spark of the other performers (ironic given one of his tricks involved fire). Perhaps the age of the big tricks is less impressive these days - we know escapologists are going to escape, we know there's some sort of science behind the special boxes they all get put into.
In More's first illusion, he seemed to suffer a wardrobe malfunction that unfortunately revealed a piece of equipment that was probably important to its success.
That kind of thing gets picked up by audience members like my brother, who whispered to us violently, "I can see the belt! I can see it!"
The most bewitching performer was young Korean prodigy Yu Ho-Jin, aka "The Manipulator", who did the most incredible sleight of hand work.
His hands were like cornucopias, producing never ending amounts of playing cards in all sorts of colours and combinations, while he gazed both mournfully and ecstatically at the crowd. The guy was the personification of the adjective "enigmatic".
It would be nice to see producers recruit more women magicians for future incarnations of the shows, but overall The Illusionists 2.0 is a fun night out, and proof that magic still delights, confounds and provokes conversation - both in the theatre and on the way home.
The Illusionists 2.0 plays at the Concert Hall QPAC until January 27.
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I went to the opening night of the Brisbane show. I paid good money for front row seats. Unfortunately I could see how many of the tricks were performed from my angle, which removed the all-important element of mystery from my experience. If you're a budding magician perhaps you might like the seats, but I think the rest of us would prefer to be left in awe and wonder as to how a trick was performed.
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Natalie - The great thing about The Illusionists is the way the show integrates the technology of the 21st C with the showmanship of traditional magic. The camera is everywhere. Intricate tricks are presented "live" on a "big screen", and in 3D. The audience randomly volunteer to be filmed. On stage, and on the internet, we google; then check the page out live on our smart phones. The effect is to unite the stage and the auditorium, and at one point, we the audience become the magicians. And, if we haven't done so already, we join together with those on stage in what we all know to be a world of joyous make believe and trickery. We gasp, we laugh, we celebrate, we applaud, we discuss. Why wouldn't we? it's an opportunity to throw off the banal constraints of everyday logic and indulge in a world where incomprehensible make believe is uplifting, because, clearly, it works. Could it be that If you want to decipher how the tricks are done, you may be undercutting your own enjoyment
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July 12, 2012 | Volume 42, No. 28
A resident who said he was upset by Haines Borough police tactics at a July 4 concert said he's considering taking legal action.
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