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After reading that Gov. Rick Scott, Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam and House Speaker Will Weatherford have been taking hunting junkets and "fundraising for the party" paid for by Big Sugar, I realize that we have been making a big mistake in our approach for Medicaid expansion in Florida: The uninsured poor have not been sending Florida's lawmakers on any trips.
Perhaps all 750,000 uninsured people who have no medical help because some Tallahassee hunters have refused the expansion should send in a dollar to the "Medicaid Expansion Party." That money could then be used to send Scott and Weatherford on another hunting expedition, where they could wine, dine and shoot for as long as the money holds out.
Like with any junket, there would never be any pressure at all applied or even hinted at, but the hope would be that the politicians would then take a kinder view toward Medicaid expansion and change their minds about the value of all Floridians receiving health care.
It's worth a try, and if it doesn't work, the poor people of Florida will have only lost a dollar and will have at least gotten some politicians out of Tallahassee for a while.
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Dream cruise | July 20
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With a $2 billion cost for raising the Sunshine Skyway bridge and no maneuverability for these megaships at Channelside in Tampa, the concept under consideration is a Pinellas cruise port built on an artificial island erected from a massive dredging program.
The dredging required for this undertaking will certainly be a giant step backward for the sea grass recovery stewarded by Tampa Bay Watch and community volunteers. Thirty years ago the bay had recorded sea grass loss of 80 percent, and since then there has been steady recovery progress.
According to Swiftmud, the water quality in our bay continues to improve and is now better than at any time in the past 20 years. Sea grass provides a breeding ground for inshore fish and 80 percent of offshore fish species.
This cruise terminal would be located at the heart of the recreational fishery and has the potential to have a severely negative impact on Tampa Bay fishing and our quality of life. Recreational fishing is a $5 billion industry in Florida, so why not commission an economic study that compares the cruise industry to recreational fishing?
Quality recreational fishing requires clean water, and as you move farther south of Tampa Bay, the water quality gets better and better. For that reason, maybe I'll move farther south if they spoil our beautiful resource.
Richard Happle, St. Petersburg
Ranch exec sits on board | Aug. 1
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This recent article referenced Audubon's support for the appointment of Mitch Hutchcraft to the South Florida Water Management District governing board. Audubon is pleased with Hutchcraft's service. We find him accessible and open-minded. He meets frequently with environmental advocates and voted in favor of our top priority: approval of the Central Everglades Plan. Hutchcraft has also provided leadership on the governing board for budgets that will provide more money for water resource protection. Performance, not one's employer, should be the standard by which we evaluate our public officials.
Jane Graham, Everglades policy manager, Audubon Florida, Miami
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Some Pasco County residents are upset that a tiny number of Honduran children are being cared for at a humanitarian shelter in the county. I have heard their arguments against caring for refugee children: "We have our own poor to take care of," or "American children are being killed on American city streets."
Both of these statements are factually true but are morally false. Jesus said: "But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea."
Furthermore, I doubt that the people making these arguments have ever cared for their fellow citizens who are poor or volunteered to shelter any American children from criminal violence.
I wonder whether there would be as much angst from these people if the children were coming from Canada and were of Northern European stock.
Susie Hoeller, Land O'Lakes
Top attorney warns Scott | Aug. 2
Vote-suppressing governor
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's letter to Gov. Rick Scott regarding voting practices in Florida is more than justified. Just look at his record. In 2012, Scott instituted a voter purge list supposedly designed to eliminate illegal voters. In reality, it targeted Latinos and African-American voters and many election supervisors refused to comply. Scott ended early voting on Sundays, a day African-American voters historically voted after church services. Another rule under Scott bans voters from dropping off absentee ballots at libraries and other previously allowed places. Holder's letter isn't pure politics, as stated by Scott. It's pure common sense based on Scott's record of voter suppression.
Deborah Green, Sun City Center
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Community Health Charities of Florida represents more than 60 charities with missions to raise awareness of and treat a variety of diseases. Monitoring symptoms is a critical aspect of treatment, and fortunately, it's getting easier. People who suffer from diseases don't need to spend as much time at a doctor's office. Instead, they can monitor their symptoms and communicate with their doctors through apps on their mobile phones and other remote technologies.
To realize the full potential of health IT, we need a regulatory climate that encourages investment and innovation. I'm encouraged by the undertaking in the House Energy and Commerce Committee to update the Communications Act and hope that Florida's congressional delegation will take an active role in this effort.
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Why coffee..? I was always wondering how I could use the left overs of my early morning coffee. I had a canvas ready and decided to experiment with it, one drop or two every day, the result is what you see. The creative process so early in the morning ignited this great feeling of peace, tranquility always accompanied by a piano solo in the background. To me that is a beginning of another day, hopefully a great one... [Goto..]
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2016-06-14 10:19
Looking at this painting in that room made me imagine that behind the camera the artist and lover actually engaging in a real love scene of their own, in a kind of life reflecting art context (possibly minus the sea and mountains).
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Don't know why but the environment of a long corridor lit from one side by a bank of windows giving onto closed rooms on the other, has always attracted me. Is it a cloister, a prison, a psychiatric ward? At any rate, whatever's going on in the rooms in this image seems ok to me. The red chair and warmth of the sun win over any threatening aspect the black ink might possess. Should Nú´s description of a space inside refer to her own internal space within, then there is much to discover here, according to this attractive painting. .. [Goto..]
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Thank you JP. Last time I checked it was hanging in a home in Athens. I hope they still enjoy it. They had also bought a painting I considered rather difficult. "The Furries or The Step". I hope they still enjoy that one too.
Dance for Life by Fadwa O
2016-02-05 22:31
We need all the more in times like this paintings like this - the colourful exuberant escape of the joy of dancing. What's interesting about this work though is the seeming tint of sadness, loneliness and doubt that makes the title all the more beguiling. The two main figures are not in eye contact, both appear to be vaguely masked, with the face of the apparent male figure on the left deeply shadowed in almost a sinister way. She is green both in dress and skin and appears anything but happy, despite the sumptuous reds of the fan or flowers she cradles. In contrast to the sensuous riot of colour overall, the picture's effect, in my view, is one more of desperation than desire, of the surrender to less benign forces than of the defiance of wild abandon... [Goto..]
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grazie grazie, e' strano mi ricorda qualcosa ma non so' cosa, non so quale artista. il disengo mi fa' pensare ad un clown, forse perche' ascoltavo charles mingus, suo album the Clown. Sara' questo il titolo? The clown "who tried to please people like most jazz musicians do, but whom nobody liked until he was dead"
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Time to rotate... haha I know that well. I suppose it's an attempt to find a new way of looking at a piece that's already become too familiar, or a way to a lead that will get you out of that seeming impasse.
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I don't think an artists should be removed from the site .I think the artist should have images that they remove from their page as the add more . They should be showing that they have a greater understanding of their own work by removing images. They should demonstrate that they have moved beyond some of their imagers , as they grow in their art process.
Of course my enthusiasm for Anthroposophy is based on practical experience of Steiner's ideas and new impulses.
Haha Flavius... nobody's come to this forum in the last 500 years! You risk awakening some old ghosts, like myself :o)
Has anyone here heard of Rudolf Steiner? He gave many new impulses in many areas. One of these areas is Art. He gave many lectures on art, he was a sculptor and painter too, among million other things. Here is a link where you can find many free books and lectures on art and other subjects: http://wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/GA276/English/AP1964/ArtMis_index.html
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Who knows Clover?
When I first started testing our menu at the MIT truck back in 2008 I was hoping Clover would become something important. I'm hoping we're still in our infancy, because what I have in mind goes way beyond what we are today.
But I never ever thought I'd find fans recognizing Clover in the middle of nowhere.
I'm coming back from a month long vacation. I borrowed a Clover delivery van that we don't use anymore, did a simple DIY-camper van fit-out, and drove with my family up Maine (where we checked in with one of our roasters, and seaweed suppliers), through New Brunswick, past our friends in Prince Edward Island who grow our potatoes, through Nova Scotia (where a street vendor back in 2001 gave me the original inspiration that led to Clover's french fries), up to Newfoundland. On the northern short of Newfoundland we had pulled over at some fossil-like structures called Thrombolites. We were at a pullout and a young couple waved from their car, they might have even honked. I thought they were asking if the stop was fun.
But they rolled down their window and told me they were huge Clover fans. We grabbed a photo, the one of the left above. I think their names were Emily and Jamie. Thanks guys for recognizing us and saying hi!
After Newfoundland we took another ferry to Labrador, the "Big Land." Labrador didn't have roads 10 years ago, literally. Now there is one road. The entire land has 24,000 inhabitants.
And there, in the middle of nowhere, in the big land, we were passing a couple that shouted and waved. We met up at the next pullout and found another Clover fan. They were visiting Point Amour to look at some special fossils there. So here we found ourselves 1,400 miles and 3 ferry trips away from Boston, in the big land, in the middle of nowhere, and I was being asked if I have any sandwiches.
It feels so great not because I was always wishing to be famous or something. I'm not nuts about that. But because I know these folks LOVE what we do. And it feels so special to be a part of something that touches people that deeply. I feel so indebted to those working with me to build Clover. Kyori (sp?), the fan in Labrador, asked when we'd bring back the Japanese Sweetpotato. She wanted to talk about Clover. She showed us some of the fossils they were looking at. She was so excited to see us. And I was excited to see them.
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I was hoping this wouldn't happen, but also knew that it was only a matter of time. The original Clover Food Truck, the CloverMIT truck is closing. Customers will have to go 100 feet down the street to CloverKND for their fix starting this coming Monday.
That picture above is from June 2009. That was the first season we operated the food truck as anything other than a menu testing vehicle. That's me leaning out. I ran the MIT truck from fall 2008 through spring 2010. If you look closely you can see the burn marks on my arms from the oven. And Leah is there taking orders (white shirt to the left), she was amazing to work with. And Hat is behind me on the truck. I still get to check in with Hat from time to time. Behind me almost out of frame is Jerry, who now runs a Panera downtown. I miss those guys.
This is where the Clover menu was first developed back in October 2008. It's the place we first met some of our most loyal customers. And it's the place many of our leaders cut their teeth. Including Ayr (Founder and CEO, MIT truck manger from 10/08 – 6/10), Chris (VP of Food, MIT truck manager 5/10 – 11/10), Vincenzo (Director of Food, MIT truck manager 6/11-10/11), Sara (Director of Training, MIT truck manager 6/13-10/13), Lucia (Director of Communications, MIT Truck Team Leader 10/09 – 11/10), Manlio (Sr. Truck Manager, MIT Truck Manager 5/14-10/15).
I miss those days. I loved everything about running the truck.
But as I reflect I also feel so lucky. Truth is we're doing every single thing better now. We know so much now that we didn't then. Ingredients are better, recipes are better, training is better, leadership is better, facilities are better, systems are better, and on and on. And I feel so lucky because that electricity that was in the air back then, the spark you can see in this picture, it's still there. I feel it right now at CloverLMA where I'm writing this. It's happening. And it's still so exhilarating.
MIT has amazing plans for the Kendall Square area, and they are about to break ground. Thankfully we have our restaurant CloverKND at 5 Cambridge Center, about 100 feet from the original truck at 20 Carleton St. We're working with MIT to find another spot on campus where we can park.
But the MIT truck, which was the place everything started, will serve it's last sandwich on Friday, 1/5/16.
Azore Island Fig Trees
There are fig trees in my office because my Great Great Grandfather missed the Azore Islands.
My Grandfather on my dad's side grew up in New Bedford, MA. His Grandfather was from the Azore Islands. And he missed figs like nothing else. Maybe I have a deep love of food in my genes. But don't we all?
My Grandfather told me a story when I was a kid that stuck with me. I think it was intended to be a "this is how hard it was in my day" sort of story, but I took something different from it. And it was very impressionable to me. His Grandfather made him spend a whole summer digging a giant hole that would fit 2 trees, 8 feet deep. Have you ever dug a hole? In New England? If you have you know how impressive it is to dig a hole that big by hand.
In this hole he planted 2 fig trees, one dark one light. And then on top of the hole he put a little glass green-house ceiling. The depth made sure the trees didn't freeze in the winter.
I'm not exactly sure why this story stuck with me. But it's one of those funny things that just doesn't fade. I remember clearly hearing about it and how impressed I was. I remember wondering what these figs must be that somebody would miss them so much (I didn't grow up with fresh figs). And it's one of those stories that has just stayed with me and become a part of me.
There are now 2 fig trees in our new office at CloverFIN (160 Federal St.). One light, one dark.
Movie night is tonight!
The speakers are rented, the picnic boxes neatly folded, and we are praying for not-rain. And I have to say this is my favorite poster I've ever designed (shoutout to Drew who had the pleasure of photoshopping our truck onto a Delorean.)
Back to the Future screens tonight at 8pm at Clover on the Greenway. If you managed to snag a picnic box, arrive between 7:30 and 7:45 to pick them up.
If not, there are still a few left: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movie-night-at-cloverdwy-back-to-the-future-tickets-26352979471
Strong enough for a man, made for a woman
The other night I woke up with this ad pitch in my head: "Strong enough for a man, made for a woman." A child of the 80s I don't know how many times I had this drilled into my mind. And it was the middle of the night, at age 38, that I first realized it's a nasty message for women. Right, the implication is that men are strong and women are not.
I've always been sensitive to this sort of thing. I hate bullies more than anything. The only run-ins I had as a kid were with bullies. I had no tolerance for it. I still feel the same way. Very strongly. And I think a bunch of racism and sexism looks sort of like subtle bullying. But I'm still discovering things I might have passed by without notice in the past.
This stuff can be so tricky. And now I'm responsible for this complex organization, and I have 2 daughters, and I'm waking up in the middle of the night with a stupid deodorant jingle in my head. "Strong enough for a man…"
And then, in some bizarre coincidence, I came across 2 phrases yesterday when researching order ahead apps with Lucia. The first I admittedly missed, "tap that app." Lucia pointed it out. And then we laughed about whether it was on purpose. Of course it was. And then I started thinking "strong enough for a man…" Tap that app. It's sort of aggressive, isn't it? I can't imagine Sweetgreen would put up a phrase that played on dominating a man sexually in the same way. Why? Because men would find it offensive, and probably be annoyed about it/ put off.
And then, not 5 minutes later, we came across a slightly more tame one: "Work that Hass." Slightly more tame, more playful, less aggressive. But really? Would they put up a phrase that would message to men in the same way?
Running a company I'm totally aware these decisions probably weren't made by senior leaders. But aren't they responsible anyway? And clearly, neither was intended in any negative way. And intention counts a lot. But "strong enough for a man…" wasn't intended to be negative either, was it?
How do I build a company that has no room for this kind of thing? Anybody out there who works on this sort of thing and knows more about it than me?
Too much noise
I have a new urgent issue: our new restaurants are too loud. That is a screen shot above, we're clocking in at about 76 dB. Too loud. But it gets even higher, up to 80 dB. Just an iPhone app, so I don't know that it's perfectly accurate, but in any case it's too loud. Sorry everybody! We didn't intend for this and we recognize it's a problem. We'll try to address it as fast as we can.
I think this is a combination of factors, not least of which is the number of people in the restaurants. Right now I'm in LMA and I can count 68 people in here. And it's 1:30pm, a bit post lunch rush.
But it's also due to hard surfaces. The new restaurants have a ton of glass. LMA has glass walls on both sides of the restaurant.
The new restaurants are also a bit larger than what we've done in the past. LMA and FIN clock in over 2,000 sq. ft, where KND, HFI, DTX are 1,500 sq ft.
We're left with restaurants that sound great in the early morning and mid-afternoon, when there aren't as many customers. But we want the restaurants to be great when packed, not just when empty!
We're going to step through a series of measures aimed at knocking down the loudness. I'm expecting the first of those measures to be in place by the end of this week. We'll keep going until we get to a level that is comfortable. I think this is critical not just for our customers but for our employees. It's not fun to work in an environment that's clocking in close to 80 dB. So sorry! We're working to fix.
Driving 4 monitors with a mac
I had no idea what I was getting into. Sounds simple right: drive 4 displays with one computer. Shouldn't be too tough, right?
Warning: this post is going to be a bit more instructional than I've done in a while. But this was a super annoying problem for me to solve and I think I might be able to help others get to a solution faster (or avoid the issue altogether).
We have a big wall in this new office at CloverFIN. Since we're zero paper as a company it's important that when we meet we have a computer hooked up to a display that we can all use. Given the space of the wall there was no way to get a single screen large enough. A projector wouldn't work given the ambient light (already tripped down that path in the past). So I spec'd 4 Sony displays, which fill the space perfectly and weren't very expensive.
We run on Macs as a company. So I looked up apple's specs. The MacPro can run 3 displays. Not quite what I needed…
I reached out to the Apple Business Team. They put me in touch with some 3rd party consultant. They told me 3 displays. I'd need an external video card adapter to drive a 4th. OK…
I found splitters, but they are really expensive and low res. I found a thunderbolt external video card and ended up buying that. It took me an embarrassing amount of time to instal drivers, get the right cables, etc. But it's all up and running now. Here's the rig:
- 4 Sony 4k screens (Best Buy)
- 1 Apple Mac Pro (refurb, base specs, Amazon)
- BizonBox2 (Bizon)
- Graphics card, NVIDIA GTX970 (Bison)
- 1 HDMI to HDMI cable (Amazon)
- 1 HDMI to Mini displayport/ thunderbolt cable (Amazon)
- 1 HDMI to Displayport cable (Amazon)
- 1 HDMI to DVI cable (Amazon)
- (no joke, that's how you pull this off. Crazy, right?)
Lucia thought this wasn't such a good idea
She was too polite to say it was awful.
People walking down the street are trying to open the door to this room. Then turning dashing across the street when it doesn't open. I don't know, maybe they're trying to join me but then felt embarrassed or confused.
Customers ordering lunch are scratching their heads. Stacia, leading our communications at CloverFIN, is doing her best to explain things.
Customers are knocking on the glass and waving. The other day one just walked through the door that says "Ayr's Office" and sat down at the conference table and made a phone call.
In the face of all this confusion I'm convinced this is one of the most important things I've done at Clover. I think 5 years from now this will be a totally iconic part of Clover. I think we'll look back and see this as one of the most important decisions we made in this era of Clover's evolution.
It's just a room, with glass walls.
It's made bold by the fact that practically all business is done behind closed doors. That's how we did things for the past 5 years. We built restaurants with zero back of house, kitchens more transparent than anything in our industry. We built a commissary that invited customers to sit and take lunch surrounded by bread baking and hummus blending. We even opened up our food development process, with a weekly meeting that customers and staff are invited to attend. But we built the business in a windowless room with a door that kept others from looking in.
I saw this as a problem years ago but couldn't figure out what to do about it until recently. Now we have a conference room that's right in the middle of our largest restaurant. It's awesome. Most people don't get to see what it takes to build a business. For staff, customers, for many people it's a mystery what I spend my time doing. It's not clear what a Director of HR actually does each day.
So this my bold idea: do business in the open. Let everybody see. You'll see ideas that don't ever work out. You'll see a sketch for the operational impact of our order ahead roll out. You'll see a model for a restaurant we're going to build in 18 months. You'll see us thinking through our uniform strategy. It's like a live real life version of what happens here when our blog is at its best.
We did install curtains. We had a board meeting in this room this past Thursday. And I wasn't sure the board members would feel comfortable being on display. They all got it. Ron said he hoped we wouldn't draw the shades. We didn't. And we had our board meeting in the open. Welcome to the new Clover.
LMA is real
This is something like 6 years in the making. We've been wanting to open a restaurant in Longwood for a long time. Yesterday we had our "pay what you want" day. This morning we're open for real. 7am – midnight. We close a bit earlier on Sundays.
Smoothest open to date. Well… except for the fact that we were welding at 6am on opening morning : ( But wouldn't feel like a proper open without some sort of last minute drama.
Really awesome to see and be a part of this.
Customers here are amazing. So sincere and kind. It feels really great. Thanks Longwood for welcoming us!


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Classes offered at TGMC OutReach
Published: Monday, June 9, 2003 at 9:53 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, June 9, 2003 at 10:26 a.m.
Terrebonne General Medical Center's OutReach Center in Southland Mall will offer the following classes and services. For information, call 876-7577.
Today -- The Weigh To Go, TGMC's group weight-loss program, is 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday -- Senior Health Insurance Information Program, information for Medicare recipients, is 10 a.m.
Wednesday -- Reach to Recovery, service rehabilitation/support program for recent mastectomy and lumpectomy patients, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.; Alzheimer's caregivers support group, 5:30 pm.
Thursday -- Character Counts, for 7- to 9-year-olds, is 10 to 11 a.m., in cooperation with the LSU AgCenter; diabetes support group, 4 p.m.
Friday -- CHADD, support group for families of children and adults with attention deficit disorder, 6:30 p.m.
Saturday -- Kids Helping Kids, support group for kids with loved ones who have cancer, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
June 16 -- Teen Lamaze, 1 to 6 p.m.; The Weigh To Go, TGMC's group weight-loss program, 5:30 p.m.
June 17 -- Senior Health Insurance Information Program, for Medicare recipients, 10 a.m.; Stranger Danger, for 8- to 12-year-olds, teaches children about the tricks used to kidnap youngsters, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
June 18 -- Mommy and Me, new parents support group, 1 p.m.
June 19 -- Diabetes and stroke screening, by appointment only, 8 to 10 a.m.; bicycle safety, presented by Lt. Jellie Brown of the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office, 2 p.m.; Especially for Special Parents, for parents with 5- to 17-year-olds, 6 to 7 p.m.
June 21 -- People First, self-advocacy group for people with developmental disabilities, 4:30 p.m., for information, call Yvonne Arcement at 876-4465, extension 334.
June 23 -- The Weigh To Go, TGMC's group weight-loss program, 5:30 p.m.
June 24 -- Senior Health Insurance Information Program, for Medicare recipients, 10 a.m.
June 25 -- Kidney Options, for people facing dialysis or transplant, 10 a.m.; Bosom Buddies, breast cancer support group, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
June 26 -- Fit Girls, topics are self-esteem, table etiquette, dental and skin care, 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., lunch will be provided; breastfeeding class, 7 to 9 p.m.
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Check out the interview I did with ON DA GRIND TV: The Come Up!!
also watch Mr One West CEO himself OG Cuicide right after my interview!!! #badseed #onewest
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[SHOW] Nov. 28th in Downey, CA
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Bad Seed Faculty member Siccness nominated me for the ALS Challenge. Of course I accepted & here is the video proof. Enjoy!
new single coming… ANTIDOTE
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The weather was perfect on Saturday 12/14 at Napsac Urban Apparel in the city of Santa Ana, Ca.
The community came out to support by bringing canned goods & toys for less fortunate.
Artists that came out to support the event besides myself were Big 2da Boy, Big Doty, Clinton Wayne, TC Bradshaw, Rawlo, RBX, Tash, OT da Detonator, Dawn Gun, Doll E Girl & a ton more.
S/O to OG Cuicide, Napsac, P-Flixx for putting together a peaceful event!
Event footage will be out soon so stay tuned. #BADSEED #OneWest
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Son kidnapped to force my surrender: ULFA chief
By IANS
Published: 23rd December 2010 04:35 PM
Last Updated: 16th May 2012 02:41 PM
GUWAHATI: The elusive commander-in-chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Paresh Baruah, Thursday claimed his teenaged son was kidnapped and held hostage to exert mental pressure on his family and to force him to surrender.
"My son has been kidnapped and then held hostage with the sole idea of putting mental pressure on us and then force us to surrender, or make us to dilute our stand and ideology for which we have been fighting," Paresh Baruah said in an e-mail statement received by IANS.
The ULFA leader, however, did not specify who or where from his son was kidnapped and held hostage.
According to Indian intelligence sources, Paresh Baruah's son Akash, 19, is a college student in Bangladesh capital Dhaka.
It is assumed Akash was kidnapped from Dhaka earlier this week, although no details are available so far.
"My son is not important or bigger than my people and the cause for which we are struggling. No one can make me or my family weak just because my son has been kidnapped, and let me tell you, we are prepared to sacrifice our son but at no cost I would waiver on my stand," the self-exiled ULFA commander-in-chief said.
Paresh Baruah is believed to be in hiding somewhere along the Myanmar-China border after he fled Bangladesh early 2008.
Intelligence agencies believe Paresh Baruah's wife and son are based in Dhaka under fake identities.
"My appeal now to all our leaders is to ensure that they don't compromise or surrender before the Indian government on the outfit's goal and ideology while opening peace talks," the ULFA leader said.
"We are not opposed to peace talks, but any such negotiations would have to be held as per our avowed ideologies."
Almost the entire ULFA leadership, including its chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, has been arrested in recent years and jailed, while the government is now freeing these leaders on bail to pave the way for peace talks. The outfit itself came under tremendous pressure to open the dialogue with the government after its premier strike force rebelled against violence and surrendered.
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If you enjoy the high feel-good factor in "Cool Runnings" then that might be enough to make you buy the DVD. But Disney have really missed out on a chance to deliver a good disc here.
Some DVDs may have oodles of extras but the poor quality of the film itself or the banality of these titbits can often render them meaningless. But the fact that "Cool Runnings" is based on real facts offers a golden opportunity to include real footage of the event or even a featurette to complement the film. But unfortunately this chance has been passed by and the film is the only thing you'll find on this release.
Thankfully it's a solid transfer with the warm Jamaican landscape looking very fresh and tempting. The bright colours of the clothes are also vibrant and relatively sharp. The only real flaw occurs in chapter nine when the Swiss bobsled team seem to encounter some major graininess in the picture.
Sound quality is clear but is hardly likely to give your amplifier much to do. It's a pretty featureless pro-logic mix but things heat up a little in chapters nine and 14 on the bobsled runs.
- Chapters: 20
- Ratio: 1.85:1
- Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0
- Extra Features: Scene selection, multiple languages, subtitles and English for the hard of hearing.


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I've installed My Widget (http://guff.szub.net/2006/04/06/my-widget-example-wordpress-widget/) on this site: http://pipanhot.com in the left column, along with javascript for the total cost of US Wars. All of that works great.
But I can only use it one time. I wanted to use it two more times for the cost of war in Iraq and one for Afghanistan. I made the second file mywidget2.php and changed all instances of "mywidget" to "mywidget2″ in the file.
MyWidget2 then showed in the Admin Plugins and I activated it. However, it doesn't show in the Widgets section to drag it into the sidebar.
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Never thought I'd see Blondie nude!
Goes to show you, on the internet, you can find just about anything.
does anyone make a good dagwood sandwich? heard that hollywood tried to make a real-life version of the blondie and dagwood comic strip into a movie or a tv series.
I'm waiting for the ever-lovely Mrs. Bumstead to leap out of the water in startled shock…THEN we'll "see Blondie nude!"
I estimate there were about 20 Blondie movies (B&W) by the 50s. (Several years ago, they were on AMC Sunday mornings)
They were also very popular on radio, but several tries at TV failed.
I suspect it was difficult to find someone to look/act like Mr. Dithers, as most of the movies had a new boss that had bought out Dithers. (Ratcliff or Radcliff?)
Dagwood also did a guest appearance in Lil Abner once.
Why not, back in the 1930's Blondie was the first female comic strip character to be shown in her underwear.
You still haven't seen Blondie nude. You see her in a tube well hidden by bubbles.
One of which had Bruce Lee as a special guest. Wish I had seen it.
Over the years, Blondie has been seen in the tub in the comic strip.
A Tube?
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I'm using a twentytwelve-child theme and would like to hide the comment-link under each single post.
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Now-famous Alabama Shakes return with confidence, polish
So much has happened to Alabama Shakes in the past nine months that the band that sold out the Riverside Theater on Friday is in a sense different from the one that sold out the Pabst Theater in March.
Back in March, the Southern rock band anchored by Brittany Howard's bountiful voice had never headlined a show for so many people before. (Credit $10 tickets, frequent RadioMilwaukee airplay and strong endorsements from Adele and trendsetting music writers for the sellout.) Given the size of the crowd of approximately 1,300 people (and the volume of their chatter), the band initially appeared stiff; perhaps the Shakes' nerves were shaky. But when hundreds sang "Hold On" along with Howard, the frontwoman flashed a stunned smile. Clearly it was a sound she hadn't heard before, not on that level. »Read Full Article(3)
Skylight makes the most of bland 'Pump Boys'
In the fictionalized North Carolina being served up in "Pump Boys and Dinettes," the country music pastiche that's now open for business at Skylight Music Theatre, none of the six characters actually works much.
To be sure, designer Brandon Ribordy has stuffed this really fun, vintage 1950s set - half gas station and half diner - with props suggesting that the four pump boys might actually service cars and the two fun-loving waitresses next door might actually take and fill orders. »Read Full Article(2)
Florentine finds cozy home for 'Albert Herring'
If you're looking for the Florentine Opera Company, you'll find them in Vogel Hall for the next couple of weeks, trying something a little different.
Veering away from stage-filling grand opera, the company opened a lighthearted production of Benjamin Britten's chamber opera "Albert Herring" Friday evening, in the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts' smallest performance space. »Read Full Article


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Leadership Lauderdale Graduates New Class
Posted: 06/13/2006 - The 2006 graduating class of Leadership Lauderdale now looks ahead to more community involvement.
Posted: 06/13/2006 - The 2006 graduating class of Leadership Lauderdale now looks ahead to more community involvement.
Posted: 06/13/2006 - Reform of public high schools was discussed by educators Tuesday in Meridian.
Posted: 06/13/2006 - A federal judge has dropped two charges against former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, on trial on corruption charges.
Posted: 06/13/2006 - Two local service organizations have been giving LOVE's Kitchen a helping hand.
Posted: 06/12/2006 - The defense in the federal government corruption case against former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, and three others rested its cases Monday.
Posted: 06/12/2006 - The heat hasn't stopped area Boy Scouts from taking to the great outdoors this week at Camp Binachi.
Updated: 06/12/2006 - A Meridian native is one of the most recent casualties of the war in Iraq.
Posted: 06/12/2006 - Mechanical problems with Meridian's Transit System are forcing officials to make some tough decisions.
Posted: 06/12/2006 - Riley Center officials only recently announced the date of its grand opening, and Monday, the person who initially spearheaded the project visited Meridian.
Posted: 06/12/2006 - A Choctaw County, Ala., sheriff's deputy who was set on fire six weeks ago says he's motivated to get better and return to work.
Posted: 06/12/2006 - Four varieties of Ol' Roy dog food have been recalled because of a manufacturing defect in the packaging.
Posted: 06/12/2006 - An investigation is underway after the body of a missing Rankin County man was recovered from the Ross Barnett Reservoir Monday.
Posted: 06/12/2006 - One person is dead following another weekend accident in West Alabama.
Updated: 06/12/2006 - A tour bus is often what music legend B.B. King calls home. He is not slowing down at age 80, as he once planned to do.
Updated: 06/12/2006 - Two hundred men gathered for Christian fellowship this weekend.
Updated: 06/12/2006 - An accident in Sumter County claims a life.
Updated: 06/11/2006 - The investigation continues into Friday's fire at the Point Rexall Drug Store.
Updated: 06/11/2006 - This year's "Calling All Hogs" event included the Dixie Thunder Run.
Updated: 06/11/2006 - Organizers are calling the Meridian Relay for Life a huge success.
Updated: 06/09/2006 - The American Cancer Society's Relay for Life is pushing not only to raise money, but also increase awareness about the fight against cancer.
Posted: 06/09/2006 - Mississippi's only abortion clinic in Jackson is the focus in a nationwide effort to end abortions.
Posted: 06/09/2006 - Why is FEMA developing a trailer park near the Mississippi Sound? That's what some west Gulfport residents say they don't understand.
Posted: 06/09/2006 - A fire early Friday morning heavily damaged a building co-owned by Meridian Mayor John Robert Smith.
Posted: 06/09/2006 - One man is dead following a morning accident in west Alabama.
Posted: 06/09/2006 - This weekend we're expected to have the highest temperatures we've had so far this year. Meanwhile, as temperatures rise, highway officials say so is the possibility of accidents.


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Culture Shock
By Steven Robert Allen
Versify—2002 National Poetry Slam team champion Blair will make an appearance at the Blue Dragon Coffeehouse (1517 Girard NE) during the Collage of Verse Poetry Slam on Friday, Nov. 25. He of the Single Name is the poetry editor of The Furnace Magazine and is also a poetry instructor in the Detroit public school system. Blair has performed his spectacular live verse all over the world, and we're very lucky doggies to have him here in Albuquerque for an evening. A host of local slammers will be poeticizing into the Blue Dragon mic as well. Show starts at 7 p.m. 268-5159.
Art News
Africa in the Heart of Albuquerque
Pearls of the Antilles
By Steven Robert Allen
Haiti and Cuba have competing claims to the title "Pearl of the Antilles," explains Emmanuelle Sainte, co-founder of a Pan-African artist collective of (roughly) the same name that opened its doors on the east end of Nob Hill eight months ago. Sainte, along with partner Ken Smith, thought the moniker Pearls of the Antilles would be perfect for their collective. The name not only exudes a certain poetic exoticism, but it's also a fine symbol for the complex history of African peoples, a history that's brought so many descendents of Africa to the New World.
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At Leaning Church Vineyard, we love to exceed your expectations!
You might be taken aback by the way we talk about our wine at Leaning Church - in somewhat racier terms than your average wine buff. It's all because we love our wine, but we've never wanted to be wine snobs!
Many of our visitors, unburdened from the obligation to be solemn and serious about the drop they're tasting, enjoy themselves so much that they write their own descriptions. Most are far too saucy to be repeated!
The vibe at our multi-award-winning Cellar Door, Restaurant, Tastings and Functions centre is fresh, fun and funky - and that's the way we like it! Meet vineyard owners Sarah and Mark Hirst, taste our premium cool-climate wine and graze on Tasmania's best ingredients prepared with love...all while absorbing the peace and tranquility in our patch of paradise.
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Blood Utilization After Primary Total Joint Arthroplasty in a Large Hospital Network
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DOI: 10.1007/s11420-013-9327-y
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- Chen, A.F., Klatt, B.A., Yazer, M.H. et al. HSS Jrnl (2013) 9: 123. doi:10.1007/s11420-013-9327-y
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Since a study in orthopedic hip fracture patients demonstrated that a liberal hemoglobin (Hb) threshold does not improve patient morbidity and mortality relative to a restrictive Hb threshold, the standard of care in total joint arthroplasty (TJA) should be examined to understand the variability of red blood cell (RBC) transfusion following TJA.
The study aimed to answer the following questions: (1) What is the blood utilization rate after primary TJA for individual surgeons within a large hospital network? (2) What is the comparison of hospital charges, length of stay (LOS), and discharge locations among TJA patients who were and were not transfused?
A retrospective study was conducted on 3,750 primary total knee arthroplasties (TKAs) and 2,070 primary total hip arthroplasties (THAs), and data was retrospectively collected over a 15-month period on the number of RBCs transfused per patient, along with demographic and cost details. The number of patients who received at least 1 RBC unit and the number of RBCs transfused per patient was calculated and stratified by surgeon.
In the postoperative period, 19.3% TKA patients and 38.5% THA patients received a RBC transfusion. Transfusion rates following TJA varied widely between surgeons (TKA 4.8–63.8%, THA 4.3–86.8%). Transfused TKA patients received an average of 1.65 ± 0.03 RBCs, and THA patients received an average of 1.97 ± 0.14 RBCs. LOS and hospital charges for blood transfusion patients were higher than nontransfused patients.
Blood utilization after primary TJA varies greatly among surgeons, suggesting that resources may be misallocated. These findings highlight the need to standardize RBC transfusion practice following TJA.
Keywordstotal joint arthroplastyblood utilizationtransfusion rateblood managementred blood cell (RBC) transfusionintervention
The threshold for red blood cell (RBC) transfusion in the postoperative surgical period has evolved over the years. In 1942, it was believed that it was ideal to maintain a hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (Hct) over 10.0 g/dL and 30.0 g/dL, respectively, in high-risk surgical patients [1]. The need for liberal blood transfusion (Hb > 10.0 g/dL) was questioned when a randomized, controlled trial comparing a liberal to a restrictive RBC transfusion policy (transfuse if Hb < 7.0 g/dL) in hemodynamically stable intensive care unit (ICU) patients demonstrated that there was no difference in 30-day mortality or in cardiac events regardless of the Hb threshold employed (Transfusion Requirements in Critical Care study, TRICC) [10]. Thus began a trend towards lower RBC transfusion thresholds in critically ill and general medicine patients.
A large, multicenter, randomized study evaluating transfusion triggers in postoperative hip fracture patients with cardiovascular disease or risk factors was recently published (@Functional Outcomes in Cardiovascular Patients Undergoing Surgical Hip Fracture Repair, FOCUS). The results were similar to the TRICC trial in that there was no difference in mortality or functional outcomes between the patients who were transfused following a restrictive strategy (Hb < 8.0 g/dL with symptoms of anemia) or the liberal strategy (transfused to keep Hb > 10.0 g/dL) [7, 8]. There is growing interest to reduce the number of blood transfusions, as blood administration is not benign and evidence-based findings demonstrate that patients who undergo restrictive transfusion guidelines are not clinically compromised [5, 6, 8]. The surgical literature has demonstrated a relationship between blood transfusions and increased risks of surgical site infection, morbidity, and even mortality, although a causal mechanism between receipt of blood products and these outcomes has not been established [2, 12, 13, 15, 22]. Additionally, there are associated costs with administering and storing blood [19].
Given the FOCUS study data, we have an evidence-based benchmark against which we can evaluate transfusion practice in hip fracture patients with cardiovascular disease or disease risk factors. However, there are currently no standards within orthopedic surgery for transfusing a postoperative total joint arthroplasty (TJA) patient, and it would be prudent to conduct an analysis to establish a benchmark for best practice for transfusing RBCs in TJA patients with the goal of reducing practice variability. However, in order to begin effecting a change in practice using benchmark data in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA), it is necessary to understand the current RBC transfusion practice among surgeons who perform TJAs.
Thus, the goals of this study were to answer the following questions: (1) what is the blood utilization rate after primary TJA for individual surgeons within a large hospital network? (2) What is the comparison of hospital charges, length of stay (LOS), and discharge locations among TJA patients who were and were not transfused?
Methods and Materials
Following approval by the Quality Improvement Review Committee at our institution, the electronic medical record database was retrospectively queried to identify all surgeons who performed 10 or more primary TKA (ICD-9 code 81.54) or 10 or more primary THA (ICD-9 code 81.51) surgeries per year between June 1, 2009 and August 31, 2010. Surgeons were excluded if they performed less than 10 primary TKAs or THAs a year. Thus, there were a total of 50 surgeons who performed at least 10 TKAs during the study period, and 33 surgeons who performed at least 10 THAs. The number of cases was determined by the number of discharged primary TJA patients. During the study period, there were a total of 3,750 TKAs and 2,070 THAs, with osteoarthritis being the most common diagnosis, followed by avascular necrosis, congenital dysplasia, and rheumatoid arthritis.
All patients were admitted to the hospital on the day of surgery and underwent primary TJA. For the TKAs, most patients underwent a medial parapatellar approach, although the lateral parapatellar approach was occasionally used for valgus knees. THAs were performed with a variety of approaches, including posterior, modified Hardinge, direct lateral, and anterior, depending on the comfort of the attending surgeon. Postoperatively, each patient underwent the standard protocol of each attending surgeon, which included pain control (with or without nerve blocks) and physical therapy. The decision to transfuse patients often resulted from a discussion between anesthesiologists, internal medicine physicians, and orthopedic surgeons. Anesthesiologists played a role in determining blood transfusion within the operating room and the postoperative anesthesia care unit, while internal medicine physicians and orthopedic surgeons play a greater role preoperatively and postoperatively. Typically, the orthopedic surgeon was involved in the final decision to transfuse. For this study, patients were followed until the date of discharge from the hospital, so there was no follow-up routine to monitor.
The following outcomes were examined in this study. The blood utilization rate was determined for each surgeon who met the inclusion criteria and reflected the proportion of their patients who received at least one allogenic RBC unit in the postoperative period. Other transfusion parameters that were also calculated included the average number of postoperative allogenic RBC units transfused to each patient and the proportion of patients that received autologous blood. The rates of transfusion of other blood products were not evaluated due to the low number of platelets and plasma that these patients received. Hospital LOS was calculated by subtracting the patient's day of discharge from his/her day of admission. Hospital charges, in US dollars, were based on the hospital bill sent to patients and were not corrected for inflation. Finally, discharge locations were recorded, differentiating between discharges to either home or to a recovery facility (e.g., skilled nursing facilities and rehabilitation facilities).
For the statistical analysis of this study, the normality of the data was assessed by the Kolmogorov–Smirnov test, and continuous variables demonstrated non-normal curves; thus, nonparametric testing was implemented. Regression analysis was conducted comparing the number of TJAs performed for each surgeon to the surgeon's transfusion rate and the number of RBC units administered to each transfused patient. A statistical analysis for continuous variables (hospital charges and LOS) was analyzed using Mann–Whitney U tests. Discharge location analysis was performed by chi-squared tests. Statistical significance was defined as a p value <0.05. All statistical analyses were performed using Predictive Analytics Software (PASW) version 18.0 (SPSS, Chicago, IL, USA).
Hospital LOS significantly differed between those patients that did and did not receive allogenic RBC transfusions. The average LOS was significantly longer for TKA patients who did receive a transfusion (4.0 days ± 2.1, median ± standard deviation) vs. those who did not receive a transfusion (3.0 days ± 1.3, p < 0.001). The average LOS for primary THA patients who received an RBC transfusion was slightly but significantly longer (3.5 ± 0.2 days) compared to those who did not receive a transfusion (3.2 ± 0.2 days, p = 0.013).
Hospital charges were also significantly higher for patients who received allogenic RBC transfusions compared to those that did not receive a transfusion. The average hospital charge for patients who received blood transfusions after TKA ($61,548.25 ± $33,517.45) was significantly higher than those that did not receive blood transfusions ($51,768.58 ± $25,921.78, p < 0.001). The average hospital charge for THA patients who received RBC transfusions were also significantly higher ($82,588.60 ± $4,968.29) than the charges for patients who did not receive transfusions ($64,845.60 ± $2,384.73, p = 0.002).
Establishing a postorthopedic surgery RBC transfusion threshold in TJA patients has been a challenge due to the lack of evidence. The data from the FOCUS trial demonstrated that a restrictive RBC transfusion strategy did not lead to worse mortality and morbidity outcomes compared to a liberal transfusion strategy in hip fracture patients. To establish an evidence-based benchmark for postoperative blood transfusion in TJA patients, current practices must be examined. Previous studies in Europe have demonstrated that the perioperative RBC transfusion practices of surgeons who perform TJAs at various hospitals varied greatly in terms of the frequency with which patients were transfused and the number of RBCs that individual patients received [18, 21]. In order to change RBC transfusion practice following TJAs, the extent of the variability of current transfusion practice among TJA surgeons needed to be established. Thus, we examined blood utilization rates for individual surgeons who performed primary TJA and compared hospital charges, LOS, and discharge locations for patients that were and were not transfused in our health care system.
There are several limitations with this study. This was a retrospective study, and we could not collect specific demographic data on the patients in this study. This study did not include analysis of demographic variables, including age, ASA, preoperative functioning level, preoperative Hb, and length of time in hospital awaiting rehabilitation placement. Thus, we cannot exclude the possibility that the patients who received allogenic RBC transfusions might have been sicker or more anemic than those who did not require a transfusion; this possibility would confound the correlation between receipt of a transfusion and LOS, total hospital costs, and potentially, the location to which patients were discharged. A multivariate analysis is needed to analyze these individual variables to determine if blood transfusions are an independent risk factor for increased LOS, increased hospital costs, and discharge to a rehabilitation facility. The lack of individual patient demographic information also prevented an analysis of why the patients were transfused and at what Hb concentration they were transfused. Furthermore, other factors, such as postoperative mortality, postoperative morbidity, and return to hospital, were not evaluated in this study. This study could not evaluate whether surgeons who had lower transfusion rates had higher morbidity or mortality, or if patients of these surgeons were more likely to return to the hospital for transfusions. Additionally, inconsistent RBC transfusion practices by individual surgeons (i.e., transfusing patients at variable Hb thresholds or for variable indications) would also confound this analysis. Finally, we could not collect data to determine if any blood conservation techniques were employed (e.g., regional hypotensive anesthesia, hemodilution, pharmacologic, intraoperative blood salvage methods, and autotransfusion drains). Utilizing these techniques could potentially confound postoperative transfusion rates, as patients may not have required postoperative RBCs transfusions if intra- and postoperative blood conserving techniques were used.
This study demonstrated that the transfusion rates were highly variable between surgeons who perform primary TJA in a similar geographic population of patients. There was a large spread between the surgeon who transfused the greatest number of patients and the surgeon who transfused the fewest; for TKA, the difference in transfusion rate was 59.0% (range 4.8–63.8%), and for THA, the difference in transfusion rate was 82.5% (range 4.3–86.8%). The variability seen in blood utilization in this study may be related to differences in technique between individual surgeons and the evidence base upon which postoperative transfusion decisions were made. For THAs, the surgeons with the highest and lowest transfusion rates both performed greater than 300 THAs yearly. The two surgeons differed with the surgical approach performed, where the surgeon with a higher transfusion rate performs minimally invasive two-incision approach, and the surgeon with the lower transfusion performs a minimally invasive posterior approach. One surgeon's minimally invasive protocol transfused RBC in patients to treat postoperative dizziness and to enable quicker recovery. The other surgeon's minimally invasive protocol limited RBC transfusions. In a multicenter study conducted in Canada that evaluated surgeons' triggers for transfusion after TJA, it was determined that Hb concentration was the predominant determination of transfusion [21]. However, this study and other studies conducted in Europe and Canada, looked at the aggregate of surgeons and not individual surgeons [9, 11, 16, 18]. In order to implement evidence-based transfusion thresholds, it is necessary to understand the practices and beliefs that underlie each surgeon's decision to transfuse or not to transfuse. Thus, this study uniquely looked at individual surgeons and their transfusion rates in relation to the number of TJAs they performed annually.
This study also demonstrated that primary TJA patients who received transfusions had shorter LOS, lower hospital charges, and were more likely to be discharged home. These findings have also been shown in cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, and ICU patients [3, 4, 10, 14, 17] but have never been done in TJA patients. With the creation of accountable care organizations or a type of payment model that ties provider reimbursements to certain quality measures and reductions in costs for specific patient populations, standardizing medical practice will become necessary in order to achieve potential cost savings. One way of reducing the costs associated with transfusions may be to encourage the preoperative optimization of the patient's Hb concentration by the surgeons themselves or through referral to a primary care doctor or to a clinic designed to diagnose and treat preoperative anemia.
Since previous studies have shown that a restrictive RBC transfusion threshold does not increase morbidity or mortality in hip surgery patients, it is imperative that benchmarks also be established in TJA patients and that practice guidelines are made to reflect the current evidence base. To that end, the current standard of practice for individual surgeons performing primary TJA in a large hospital network was assessed for their blood transfusion rates in the postoperative period; our study demonstrated that there was great variation in transfusion practice among these surgeons, which might have been responsible for the variability in the outcomes demonstrated in this study.
Our study also demonstrated that transfused patients tend to stay in the hospital longer, thereby amassing greater costs and were less likely to have been discharged home. Thus, establishing evidence-based criteria to reduce blood transfusions after TJA may minimize costs and decrease hospital LOS in TJA patients. This study was designed to capture the practice of orthopedic surgeons and their blood utilization rates to better understand their views. Thus, the results of our quality improvement study have been presented as a benchmarking tool to vice presidents of operations at individual hospitals within our system, surgeons who were studied, and staff to educate them on the efficacy of a limited transfusion protocol. By showing individual surgeons their transfusion rates, surgeons have responded by changing their transfusion practices [20], with a few outliers. Future quality improvements studies will examine if awareness of this benchmarking study can enact standardized practice guideline changes in surgeon transfusion practices by reducing allogenic RBC transfusions from outlier surgeons.
Appropriately allocating blood product resources for transfusions after primary TKA may require the standardization of formal transfusion criteria. Future directions for studies include prospectively examining transfusion triggers for individual surgeons performing primary TJA and determining universal guidelines by which orthopedic surgeons should transfuse primary TJA patients to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Conflict of Interest:
Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA has received research grant funding from OREF; The Pittsburgh Foundation and Scoliosis Research Society and receives royalties from Slack publishing, outside the work. Brian A. Klatt, MD is a board member for Regional Arthritis Board; provided expert testimony for Reminger Attorneys at Law; has received research grant funding from OREF; The Pittsburgh Foundation and Depuy and will receive royalties from Slack publishing, outside the work. Mark H. Yazer, MD declared that he has no conflict of interest. Jonathan H. Waters, MD is a consultant for Octoplasa and Hemocue; employee of University of Pittsburgh; has received research grant funding from Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Sorin, Haemonetics, Masimo, AMAG, has received payment for lectures from Procirca, Hemocue, Sorin and travel support and other expenses from West Virginia Univ./California Blood Bank Society, outside the work.
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All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2008 (5).
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Informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study.
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