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I am a 27 year old mom, 5'7" and weight 118 pounds. My BBW is 13.5 and my ps says I have stage 2 ptosis I am worried about going under my BBW and having any extra skin. My ps says that some ps's subtract an inch on each breast for the BBW to compensate for your own breast tissue. And that if I went with the 500cc's I would still fill it out. I told him I was concerned that with the 500cc I will not get that much upper pole since I'm lacking that and not taking the lift. Which implant do I pick??
500cc Hp or 550cc Hp Silicone Implants with Stage Two Ptosis and 13.5 BBW? (photo)
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Ptosis and implants
Your side picture makes me think that an extended dual plane augmentation may be all you need. You are thin so, in my opinion, silicone gel is a much better option for you. Hope this helps! Good luck!
The implant number
I have many patients coming in every day with the number (or ccs) that they want because a friend, family member, or someone on the internet has that number. Just as you have 2 very different breasts, you can imagine how your breasts don't match the next person so try not to focus on the number. During the examination, your plastic surgeon should discuss both your measurements and what you want to achieve. I can guarantee that a moderate profile implant will not look good. The higher profile (which will only give 1.2 cm more of projection) may give you what you want and will recruit more inferior skin but you will never have a great deal of superior fullness. I submit you have Grade 1 ptosis not Grade 2 but an exam will give me a better idea. You also don't seem to have the frame of someone with a base width of 13.5 cm. Good luck!
Implant Selection Process
In order to make an accurate size recommendation, I would need to assess your chest wall and breast mound measurements and characteristics. Unfortunately, there is not a general rule of thumb or objective criteria to implant selection.
Your plastic surgeon will perform several measurements of your chest wall and breast anatomy and determine a range of implants that both fit your chest wall and reach your desired goals.
The next step is to try on this range of implants in the office with your doctor. The key to this success is showing your surgeon the body proportion you desire with a bra sizer and allowing your surgeon to guide you to the right implant. It will be much easier to communicate in implant cc's than cup size when determining the appropriate implant for you.
I wish you a safe recovery and fantastic result.
Dr. Gill
Web reference: http://www.drpaulgill.com
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550cc implants with grade 2 ptosis (saging)?
I would recommend a lift and a smaller implant rather than just a large implant. Of course a physical exam is needed to ascertain your body shape, skin elasticity, skin thickness and native breast tissue present. Based on the limited information you have given your results are achievable but I think you should have a lift if you have grade 2 ptosis.
Breast recommendations
I would recommend a lollipop lift along with implants, but not 500 cc's. 350 cc's pants plus a vertical lift with lollipop scars will give you the best result, in my opinion. Your skin is thin, and if you use 500 cc implants, the skin will only stretch further.
Web reference: http://edelsonplastic.com/breast/breast-augmentation/
High Profile Implants for Breast Ptosis
Some said it more convincingly, others made more gentle suggestions; I will be upfront with you: most of what you've said is misguided and incorrect. You are very thin, your breasts have lost tissue elasticity, the glands have atrophied from child rearing, and you have asymmetric ptosis. This is not a situation for a very large, ball shaped device (HP breast implant). It would be extremely unpredictable at best, leaving you at risk for multitude of potential problems including tissue stretch and thinning, rippling, malposition and dropout, and capsular contracture. Your long term result would be less than satisfactory as well, with the additional complication of rib cage dishing from these implants. HP implants have the highest complication rate of all profiles, and do not predictable improve upper pole fullness, only projection of the breast mound.
Dimensional planning will allow proper selection of the implant size and profile. Placement should be subpectoral, respecting the inframammary fold, which allows the implant to sit as high up on your chest wall as possible. To center the breast mound and nipple areolar complex, a breast lift should be performed as well. This is the only was to predictable enhance the upper pole.
If you are 'not taking' a breast lift, you should not proceed with any surgery at all. You will be saving yourself from a lot of problems, grief, and regret.
Best of luck!
Web reference: http://www.drminniti.com
500 or 550cc implants to fill out loose skin. Neither!
Thank you for the question and photos. You are 118lbs, minimal breast tissue with loose, thin skin and lots of stretch marks. I'm not sure what you would like to achieve; very large breasts or proportionate breasts with the least amount of postoperative problems and many future re-operations. You need to decide that and it is your surgeon's responsibility to offer you the best surgical outcome based on your anatomy and tissue characteristics. Implants in the 500 range will destroy your tissues and you will end up with a deformity known as a"rock in the sock". It is a fallacy to think that your muscles will hold the implant up. The muscle is only a cover to mask the implant superiorly. I personally would recommend a smaller implant, silicone gels, and a short scar breast lift at the same time. Your breast foot prints are low, and no matter how high you want the upper poles to be filled out, in the long run your implants will end up lower than you want. Seek another opinion from a board certified plastic surgeon. Good luck.
Web reference: http://www.bellevueplasticsurgeons.com
What sized implants
That is a big implant and HP makes it extra projecting. My approach would be to recommend a periareolar mastopexy and a smaller mod profile type implant. The periareolar scar heals nicely, removes the extra skin, and with an appropriate implant you wil get a nice result. With too large an implant you will sag quicker.
I would suggest you look on line at implants HP that large on someone who starts with your volume and your size. that may help.
Web reference: http://www.drrickrosen.com/breast-augmentation-connecticut/
Choosing the proper implant with #BreastAugmentation
From your photos, your concern needs to be the excess skin you have not the 50cc difference between implants. Even with your arms raised in the photos, your nipples are low. The larger implants will have weight and eventually fall on the chest leaving you with larger, low breasts. Not likely your goal. Make sure you listen closely to your surgeon as it seems you are already on your way to a revision.
You should see a board certified plastic surgeon in your area to get a formal opinion through and in-person consultation.
Best of luck,
Vincent Marin, MD
San Diego Plastic Surgeon
Web reference: http://www.marinaesthetics.com/breast-lift-implants/
Best Breast Implant Size/ Profile for Me?
Thank you for the question.
As you can imagine, despite your good description of body type and goals, it is not possible to give you precise advice online.
The best online advice I can give to ladies who are considering breast augmentation surgery is:
1. Concentrate on choosing your plastic surgeon carefully. Concentrate on appropriate training, certification, and the ability of the plastic surgeon to achieve the results you're looking for. Ask to see lots of examples of his/her work.
2. Have a full discussion and communication regarding your desired goals with your plastic surgeon. This communication will be critical in determining breast implant size/type/profile will most likely help achieve your goals. In my practice, the use of photographs of "goal" pictures (and breasts that are too big or too small) is very helpful. I have found that the use of words such as "natural" or "D cup" etc means different things to different people and therefore prove unhelpful. Also, as you know, cup size varies depending on him who makes the bra; therefore, discussing desired cup size may also be inaccurate.
3. Once you feel you have communicated your goals clearly, allow your plastic surgeon to use his/her years of experience/judgment to choose the breast implant size/profile that will best meet your goals. Again, in my practice, this decision is usually made during surgery.
I hope this (and the attached link) help.
Web reference: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/Procedure_breastAugmentation.htm
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Posted on 05/23/2012 11:54:42 AM PDT by Nachum
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) With the use of domestic drones increasing, concern has not just come up over privacy issues, but also over the potential use of lethal force by the unmanned aircraft.
Drones have been used overseas to target and kill high-level terror leaders and are also being used along the U.S.-Mexico border in the battle against illegal immigration. But now, these drones are starting to be used domestically at an increasing rate.
The Federal Aviation Administration has allowed several police departments to use drones across the U.S. They are controlled from a remote location and use infrared sensors and high-resolution cameras.
Chief Deputy Randy McDaniel of the Montgomery County Sheriffs Office in Texas told The Daily that his department is considering using rubber bullets and tear gas on its drone.
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You just know they have Hellfire missiles mounted on some of them, and not the ones patrolling the southern border, if they even have any.
Some tech savvy folks will have fun taking over these drones. Flying these over US cities will be quite different from flying drones over 9th century hellholes.
They intend to use these on us, folks...
The Patriot Act caused libs to tear their hair out about Bush, but silence on this.
Well that was fast wasn't it? They announced the drones a few weeks ago and now they admit they will arm them.
Not that I didn't think they would. Of course they will.
not good. must think of counter measures, etc
"The first person to shoot one of these down will be an instant folk here." Charles Krauthammer.
"The first person to shoot one of these down will be an instant folk hero." Charles Krauthammer.
Based upon FAA regulations (25 lbs), the drones that are allowed to fly in and around civilian populations are too small to carry anything that is heavy.
How much does an autoloader 20 ga shotgun weigh, without the stock?
If the Constitution won't stop them, I doubt a piddling FAA reg will have any effect.
However, in less than twenty years, we will be debating if the commons can use robots for self defense. SWAT and other police forces will be conducting raids and searches with robotic personnel.
The future is only speeding up. You old people are lucky, you won't have to deal with this nonsense.
My guess would be including 6 rounds, about 6 pounds.
The police can't legally shoot someone unless they have an immediate fear for their life or another's. That's going to be hard to justify when they are munching donuts in a remote trailer.
My fear as well and I think it's something they look forward to using.
These drones are not all that special any more.
There are hobbyist groups that build and fly their own drones...modern, inexpensive compact cameras with 40x optical zoom and
1080p optically stabilized imaging can be bought at Walmart.
The rf relaying of the live images can be done with cheap off-the-shelf rf modules.
YUP We "old people" lived during the best of times thanks to the "Greatest generation". I fear for what my children and grand kids will have to endure. I best stop there.
A guy fleeing pursuit doing 120mph would qualify as an immediate danger to others on the road. A few news videos of cars being riddled would reduce the number of dangerous chases considerably.
Are they preparing for CWII ?
Texas dove hunters will have a new bird to be on the look-out for.
There are probably thousands of very good skeet/trap shooter in the country.
Since the status of Americans has been lowered to that of potential domestic terrorists then that makes them equal to foreign, Muzzie terrorists. And all those terrorists need killin', right?
Fire away, Feds.
Will rewards be issued by the New Black Pampers for the shooting down of drones (armed or not)?
Equality does have consequences.
I heard him say that,,, but beleive that shooting at one is bad advice at this point...
No need to result to firepower where a flamethrower will work just fine. Drones of this size and type flying below 400' can be jammed out of the sky by anyone with a little skill.
Most laws exempt police/military. If they don't, they will.
To heck with ARMING domestic drones...and I the only person in the world who sees a problem in HAVING them in the first place????!!!
What about airspace?
Drone v airliner.
I think it was Judge Napolitano, not C.K..
Currently, it is a matter of safety of flight to not encounter, interfere or collide with civilian air traffic.
If you're referencing the 14th Amendment, that was one of the pithiest statements I've ever read on the Net.
No kidding. Just like they armed their armed their helicopters.
When I was in USAF flight school they had us shoot skeet on 'weather days'. It was to improve our skill in air-to-air combat. I don't think that I've lost the eye. "Pull you SOB..Pull"
It is a stab at that as well as how the Left has so mis-used and abused the word, "equality."
.......any minute.......
I live in Montgomery County, Texas, and that's the county where Chief Deputy Randy McDaniel is.
I was stunned to read this whole article and read my county has a drone.
Consider this: If a county sheriff considers certain people to be his enemies, political or otherwise, now he has the capability to spy on his personal enemy list and is considering arming, or has already armed, this drone with rubber bullets and tear gas.
He could say he suspects a person has done "x" and there goes the bullets/tear gas. This is directly opposed to "innocent until proven guilty." Also, a "we made a mistake" could be used but the person is already hit with bullets/tear gas and everyone in the county would think that person is a bad guy or bad woman or wouldn't have been subjected to this - the person's reputation is gone.
This is another way to destroy an innocent person. This is too much power to give to a sheriff or anyone else.
There is a drone in my county - do you want one in yours?
"To heck with ARMING domestic drones...and I the only person in the world who sees a problem in HAVING them in the first place????!!!"
What's the difference between having a helicopter or plane vs. a drone overhead patrolling your city?
What's the difference between armed drones and armed helicopters or planes? (Like you, I want neither)
What makes armed drones WORSE than armed helicopters or armed planes?
Why hasn't the government armed helicopters or planes when they've had 50+ years to do so, but can't wait to arm drones?
I have to imagine you are you anti-helicopter and anti-plane for the same reasons you are anti-drone, correct?
No, it was Krauthammer.
Yes, they are, this may be one of the reasons why 0bama remains confident he will be re-elected.
"The problem is mission creep plus a complacent group of...citizens"
Thank you, excellent answer and stuff to consider. I don't want armed anything flying around my city, county or state. The platform used is incidental, which was the point of my questions. I'd be against them arming blimps, if that was the proposal. Flying things are great survailance tools, but just as subject to the constitution as any other government/police tool.
As you point out, a complacent public in the face of grasping government is the real danger here.
"Shall we expect some transatlantic military giant, to step over the ocean, and crush us at a blow? Never!— All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Bonaparte for a commander, could not by force, take a drink from the Ohio, or make a track on the
Blue Ridge, in a trial of a Thousand years. At what point, then, is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide." —Abraham Lincoln 1838.
Dang dude, now you went and made me quote Lincoln.
Okay. I've just seen it attributed to both here on FR. It just sounded more like the Judge to me.
Charles Krauthammer : First guy that brings a Domestic Drone down will be a folk hero (May 14, 2012) (video 2:01)
I'm not sure why Kraut is characterizing his opinion as "hard-left liberatarian" but I agree with him. No Fed drones over the U.S.
Whats the difference between having a helicopter or plane vs. a drone overhead patrolling your city?
No difference as far as I am concerned. I find them all terrible.
Whats the difference between armed drones and armed helicopters or planes? (Like you, I want neither)
There isn't any, all terrible.
What makes armed drones WORSE than armed helicopters or armed planes?
All terrible, Drones are killer and spy robots that can get up close and personal.
Why hasnt the government armed helicopters or planes when theyve had 50+ years to do so, but cant wait to arm drones?
I have no idea. Drones have cameras and infra red and can get up close and personal with their targets. Horrifying!
I have to imagine you are you anti-helicopter and anti-plane for the same reasons you are anti-drone, correct?
Easier said than done. At operational altitudes, drones are invisible and silent from the ground. (Not counting "toy" drones owned by small town PDs.) They use encrypted frequency hopping commo channels. The only way for now to counter the drones would be to attack them and their handlers on the ground. Since they are operated from military bases by and large, it would be quite a trick to attack them. I see no way for the individual citizen to counter them while they are in the air.
I have a few thoughts right off the rip that I will not share publicly. Might be effective counters out there.
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Vermont chose the latter, and over the past few weeks there have been a number of voices saying that was the wrong decision. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but there is one very important reason Vermont went with its own exchange: Not doing so would have cost hard-working Vermonters hundreds if not thousands of dollars in additional insurance expenses each year.
For decades, Vermont has been a leader in health care reform. Thats a good thing. Its why were one of the healthiest states and have one of the lowest uninsured rates. State programs like Catamount and VHAP were making insurance more affordable for Vermonters years before anyone had even heard of Obamacare.
When the smoke cleared after years of fighting over the Affordable Care Act, it became clear that in some cases subsidies offered through state programs like Catamount and VHAP were more generous than what was to be available under the new federal law. That was a problem for Vermonters. All of a sudden we were faced with the very real prospect that the federal Affordable Care Act would actually make care less affordable for many middle-class Vermonters.
Vermont had a choice: Accept the subsidies available through the federal exchange and let insurance costs for many Vermonters increase, or set up our own state-based exchange and offer additional state subsidies to keep insurance costs from rising. There being no way to offer additional state subsidies through the federal exchange, the only option was to set up a state-based exchange.
That wasnt a small decision for Vermonters. Had Vermont gone with the federal exchange, Vermonters would have seen an added $1.85 million in insurance costs in 2014 alone.
On the individual level thats real money. A Vermonter making $34,000 per year would have seen additional insurance costs of more than $500 in 2014. A Vermont family with a combined income of $70,000 per year would have seen an additional expense of over $1,000 per year. Its up to the critics of our decision to go with a state-based exchange to explain why imposing those additional insurance expenses on Vermonters would have been a prudent course of action.
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The Mahavishnu Orchestra's The Inner Mounting Flame was a landmark date in jazz-rock history, a magical session that brilliantly combined the virtuosity of jazz with the relentless exuberance of rock. That's sometimes the case on this tribute date, with the core group including onetime Mahavishnu violinist Jerry Goodman teaming with ace drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, bassist Kai Eckhardt, keyboardist Mitchel Forman and guitarist Jeff Richman.
The various guests take several approaches. One is faithfully reproducing the spirit and sensibility of the original cuts, done most memorably by John Abercrombie on "Follow Your Heart" and Steve Lukather on "Birds of Fire." Another involves staying within your specialty, as Mike Stern dispenses an array of slick lines and R&B-tinged phrases on "Can't Stand Your Funk" and Steve Morse and Warren Haynes deliver slicing blues and rock riffs within their solos on "Celestial Terrestrial Commuters" and "Lila's Dance."
But the real surprises come from Greg Howe, Frank Gambale and Jeff Richman in their takes on "Dance of Maya," "Dawn" and "Jazz." In each case, the player uses the main melody as a takeoff point for either sensational moments (Howe) or crisp and clever restatement (Gambale and Richman-the latter also served as producer and principal arranger). While not quite a unified, neat commemoration of either the Mahavishnu Orchestra or John McLaughlin, Visions does show through its myriad portraits glimpses of what made the original band so memorable.


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This years E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) was a little light on the breaking news. There was no mention of the next XBOX or Playstation, and the new Nintendo just reiterated the details that most of us already knew about.
During EA's conference, there was one bit of news that shook up the gaming and MMA community. EA had acquired the rights to the UFC for use in their video games.
THQ had produced the first three UFC games, but was forced to sell the UFC license because they were losing money on the franchise. Their latest effort, UFC Undisputed 3, had only shipped 1.2 million copies.
Many people had written off EA getting the UFC license due in large part to the relationship (or lack thereof) Dana White has had with the gaming giant. In early 2010, he proclaimed that EA Sports "sucks" in what was one of his many derogatory statements he has made about the company over the years.
Now the two have come together in what will be a win-win situation for both companies. Here are five of the biggest reasons why.


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Ellen Pompeo & Chris Ivery Welcome Daughter Via Surrogate
Ellen Pompeo sure does know how to keep a secret!
The "Grey's Anatomy" actress has opened up about the daughter that she and her music producer husband Chris Ivery have welcomed into their family. She shared the above photo on her Twitter account with the caption: "Sienna May Ivery welcome to the world. We love you more than words can say".
Afterward, she thanked her co-stars for keeping their special news under wraps for so long. She tweeted: "Sienna was born via surrogate & I would like to thank my whole @ShondalandTV family for helping us enjoy these first few weeks privately ❤U".
Congratulations to them on the birth of their daughter….and what a cute name!
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This morning the FDA added fluorouracil to its drug shortage list. The American Society of Healthcare Pharmacists (ASHP) has also reported a shortage of fluorouracil (5-FU), a common backbone drug for colorectal cancer chemotherapy.
Two manufacturers have some doses of the drug on intermittent back order and are shipping it as it becomes available. A third has all dose vials on back order and estimates shipping sometime in the fourth quarter of 2011.
According to the FDA and ASHP:
- APP Pharmaceuticals is shipping fluorouracil intermittently as it becomes available. They say this is due to increased demand.
- Teva has all fluorouracil injection presentations on back order due to manufacturing delays. They estimate releasing it in the fourth quarter of 2011.
- Mylan Institutional has 50 ml vials on intermittent back order and is shipping them as they become available. It is only available for drop shipment orders through wholesalers at this time. They attribute the shortage to increased demand.
ASHP management suggestions include:
- Consider evaluating the health-care system's total supply of fluorouracil before beginning patients on combination chemotherapy regimens containing fluorouracil. If adequate supplies are not available, select an alternative regimen.
- Consult a Hematology/Oncology specialist for patient- and neoplasm-specific recommendations.
- Refer to the ASHP Guidelines on Managing Drug Product Shortages for more guidance on developing a multidisciplinary plan when the supply must be allocated.
The ASHP Guidelines for Managing Drug Product Shortages in Hospitals and Health Systems has information about managing drug shortages but also includes a good overview about how shortages arise.
It is possible to use Xeloda® (capecitabine) in place of some 5-FU and leucovorin regimens, but there are important safety concerns to think about. Some research has found that an immediate switch from 5-FU to Xeloda may mean severe side effects. A waiting period to allow folate build-up in cells may be necessary. Be sure your doctor is aware of this possibility.
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The practice of neurology today looks very different than it did even twenty years ago. New applications of MRI technology give us a clearer window into how the brain functions, new drugs have improved the quality of life of patients with previously untreatable conditions like Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis, and a range of breakthroughs in the biological sciences have increased our understanding of the genetic and environmental determinants of these diseases.
From the perspective of Dr. Vanja Douglas, a practicing neurologist and assistant clinical professor of neurology at UCSF, the field "has gone from a specialty known for its ability to make elegant diagnoses but unable to offer any treatments to one with a huge armamentarium of medications for a variety of conditions." Still, many of the most severe and disabling diseases today are neurological and the difficulty of treating these conditions emerges in our analysis today.
Last week, we used word clouds to visualize the differences between men and women in medical care. Today, we'll look at a word cloud of the most distinctive terms in neurological diagnoses. Based on an analysis of 700,000 de-identified medical diagnoses by Practice Fusion's Research Division, the one word that distinguishes diagnoses made by neurologists compared to other types of doctors is "intractable," or difficult to treat. This term appears exclusively in diagnoses related to 2 conditions: epilepsy and migraine.
As any neurologist knows well, a diagnosis of intractable epilepsy often comes when a patient has experienced several seizures despite being on medication that has previously been successful in controlling them. With the condition uncontrolled, an activity as benign as taking a bath, swimming alone, or standing near the edge of the street can quickly become life-threatening.
Patients with intractable migraine must contend with severe and debilitating headaches, sometimes lasting multiple days. Another condition that contains words appearing prominently in the word cloud (mostly because doctors are noting that the patient has not had it), Status Migrainosus, is the term for a migraine that lasts more than 72 hours.
Not all cases of migraine and epilepsy are intractable. In this sample of data, about 27% of diagnoses for epilepsy are intractable, while a little more than half of diagnoses of migraine are considered so. As Dr. Douglas noted, we have certainly come a long way in controlling these conditions.
Historically, the medical field had a very different approach. Thomas Willis, an influential British physician working in the 17th century, describes how another physician, William Harvey, tried to convince a patient to undergo trepanation, a surgical procedure that involves drilling a hole through the patient's skull. Needless to say, both Willis and the patient express a healthy dose of skepticism. He writes in The London Practice of Physick:
"Our famous Harvey endeavour'd to perswade a Lady of great quality to this, who was troubled with a terrible and inveterate Headach, promising her a Cure therebye; but neither she nor any other has been content to admit of the administration. Truly it does not appear to me what certainty we may expect from the Scull being opened where it pains."
The field hasn't completely moved away from opening up the skulls of its patients, but now it's much better justified. For instance, for Parkinson's disease, neurosurgeons can implant a device that directly stimulates the brain and helps relieve symptoms. "It's amazing to watch someone go from seriously afflicted to normal when the right part of the brain is stimulated," says Dr. M. Nathan Nair, a neurosurgeon and assistant professor at Georgetown University. He sums up the experience as "immediately rewarding", in contrast to many cases of brain surgery for epileptics, "since the results aren't anywhere near as dramatic" and recovery is fragile.
To the doctors in the audience, how has practice in your field changed since you were in medical school? What are the conditions for which treatment is "immediately rewarding" and what are the conditions that you wish you had more tools for? Share your comments below.


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Baby #2, Phoebe and Florence - too matchy?
Hello Berries!
We are TTC baby #2 and I've been thinking baby names for quite awhile now. I'm really struggling on one point but my husband doesn't think it's an issue.
Our first daughter is called Phoebe, and as I start compiling my lists of favourites, many of them begin with the letter F...
Instinctively, it doesn't feel right to have a second child with a name beginning with F, when Phoebe's name is 'Ph' (pronounced F). There's something that just seems weird about it to me - I'm not a fan of siblings sharing the same initial and this feels worse in a way.
I'd love to know what other berries think - would you think twice if you heard Phoebe and Florence?
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I agree that there isn't a problem with it. They have separate initials and the names go nicely together. I wouldn't hesitate about it if I were you, but it's always mother's intuition on this one. If you can get over a fear of name regret for the sibset, then by all means, they go great together!!


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Is that the whole question? Given that F is a field, there are two operations defined on the set F. But "FxF" is a set, there is NO operation automatically defined on it. I might suspect that you mean to define them "coordinate" wise: (a, b)+ (c, d)= (a+c, b+d) and (a, b)(c, d)= (ac, bd) but you just gave the complex numbers as (F,F) where that is not true. But perhaps that is what you mean (in which case C is NOT RxR as you wrote) since if RxR is NOT a field with those definitions.Then, on the second part of it, they say:
Let F be a field. Let's assume there's an a(that belongs to)F, so that a^2+1=0 . Prove that FxF isn't a field.
I can understand that it's like asking me to prove that a,b on Z=a+bi has to be that (a,b(belong to)R) on a field, because in this question it's asked to prove that it's impossible that there would be a field with (a,b) so that (a,b) can be imaginary.
Now, in order to prove that a group is NOT a field, it's enough to show that it has a,b(belong to)F so that a,b(are not equal to zero), and a*b=0.
I just couldn't find any way to prove that ^...
Would any of you mind to help me?
Thank you very much
One important property of a field is that every non-zero member has a multiplicative inverse. (a, 0) for a non-zero is not 0 for this field because (a, 0)+ (b, c)= (a+b, c) which is not equal to (b, c). Does (a, 0) have a multiplicative inverse?
Or, since you say "it's enough to show that it has a,b(belong to)F so that a,b(are not equal to zero), and a*b=0", what is (a,0)*(0,b)?
(Notice, again, that stating the operation is important. Using the definition of "multiplication" that makes RxR into C, (a,0)*(0,b)= a*0- b*0+ a*b+ 0*0= ab which is NOT 0.)


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Otelco, Inc. (OTT) Q1 2011 Earnings Call May 5, 2011 11:00 AM ET
Kevin Enda – IR
Michael Weaver – Chairman, President and CEO
Curtis Garner – CFO
David Coleman – RBC Capital Markets
Good day everyone and welcome to the Otelco Incorporated Conference Call. Today's conference is being recorded. At this time for opening remarks and introductions, I would like to turn the call over to Mr. Kevin Enda. Please go ahead, sir.
Kevin Enda
Thank you Paula and welcome to this Otelco conference call to review the company's results for the first quarter and year ended March 31, 2011, which were released yesterday afternoon. Conducting the call today will be Michael Weaver, President and Chief Executive Officer and Curtis Garner, Chief Financial Officer.
Before we start, let me offer the cautionary note, the statements made on this conference call that are not statements of historical or current fact constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other unknown factors that could cause the actual results of the company to be materially different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
In addition to statements which explicitly describes such risks and uncertainties, listeners are urged to consider statements labeled with the terms believes, beliefs, expects, intends, anticipate, plans, or similar terms to be uncertain and forward-looking. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject, generally, to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in company's filings with the SEC.
With that stated, I'll turn the call over to Mike Weaver.
Michael Weaver
Thanks Kevin. Good morning everyone and welcome to our call. After record revenue and EBITDA in 2010, our first quarter results are somewhat disappointing. Our plans for this year calls for the continued expansion of our CLEC operations in New England. And we set an aggressive schedule providing new sales staff as well as expanding our service area to include five new sites in New Hampshire, two new sites in Northern Maine and our first CLEC venture into Massachusetts. Due to a variety of factors, we experienced unexpected delays in both expansion of our sales staff and the implementation of the proposed new CLEC market areas. While these processes are now complete, the delays negatively affected our first quarter results. However, we remain committed to continuing the expansion of our CLEC services in New England.
As you may have seen our recently announced plans to acquire Shoreham Telephone Company in Vermont will actually this expansion. Shoreham has approximately 5,000 access line equivalents and we plan to use their existing switching and transport network to form the back bone for our entry into the CLEC market in this state. At the present time, we're currently working through the regulatory process and we remain hopeful this transaction will close in either the late third quarter or early fourth quarter of this year.
In keeping with our expansion plans, capital expenditures for the first quarter were $2.8 million, these included approximately $1.1 million for our softswitch for Alabama and the initial CapEx expenditures for our new CLEC site in Massachusetts. This first quarter CapEx was a bit higher than we normally have in the first quarter but even with these increased capital expenditures, our cash balance still increased by $200,000 in the first quarter.
I wanted to just to give you an update on the recent tornadic activity in Alabama, as you may have seen on the news, we certainly experienced some damage through our outside plant facilities and we're continuing to work to restore our plant. It's certainly an advantage to us to have operations in multiple states and in order to have the restoration efforts in Alabama, we're able to bring construction and repairs cruise from our Missouri and New England locations to speed this restoration.
This concentrated workforce supplemented by contractors, we are again to help us, get the repairs done as quickly as possible allowed us to restore service to the majority of our customers within a couple of days.
As of the end of the day yesterday, we had service restored to Albert 600 customers representing approximately 2.5% of our Alabama customer base. The cost for these restorations generally be reimbursed by our existing insurance policies.
Finally, we paid our 23 of consecutive IDS distribution in March and we remain committed to continuing our policy of returning cash to our shareholders. I'll now ask Curtis to discuss financial results.
Curtis Garner
Thank you, Mike. And thanks to everyone on the call for joining us today, I know it's a busy day for many of you. I'll provide a brief overview of our financial performance for the quarter and then we can take questions.
Total revenues decreased 1.6% in the first quarter to $25.4 million from $25.8 million a year ago. Mike mentioned the slower growth in CLEC revenue which was not enough to offset the declines from the traditional loss of RLEC voice access line related revenues.
Breaking down the revenue a bit local services revenue decreased 1.9% in the first quarter to $12 million from $12.2 million a decrease of $0.3 million in RLEC basis Services revenue including long distance was partially offset by an increase of $0.1 million in CLEC revenue, mostly from one of our newer product hosted private branch exchange and services.
Network access revenue decreased 1.6% in the first quarter to $7.9 million from $8.0 million a year ago. The CLEC component of access revenue actually grew by $0.1 million that was offset by a decline in RLEC including net adjustments.
Cable television revenue increased 13.1% to $0.8 million from $0.7 million in the same period in 2010. Growth in digital family packages of $0.1 million and revenue of $0.1 million associated with the conversion of our Missouri cable customers to satellite services is partially offset by $0.1 million decrease in basic cable.
Our continuing cable services in Alabama actually grew subscribers by 71 including IPTV, when you take out the conversion to direct TV customers for Missouri.
Internet revenue for the first quarter of 2011 decreased 1.6%, say basically flat at $3.5 million in both quarter ended March 31, 2011 and 2010. Growth in broadband data access lines basically offset the loss of dial-up subscribers.
Transport services revenue decreased 5.5% to $1.3 million in the first quarter from $1.4 million for the same period in 2010. The decrease was basically due to price changes in the WAN transport market.
Moving on to expenses, operating expenses in the first increased 0.7% to $20.1 million from $19.9 million a year ago. Cost of services and products increased 3.9% to $11 million from $10.6 million a year ago that included a non-recurring accrual for Universal Service Fund costs in Maine, some start-up network costs in New Hampshire, and increased employee and benefit costs for $0.4 million increase in this category.
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased 3.0% to $3.3 million from $3.2 million a year ago, primarily related to the increased sales employees in Maine and other employee and benefit costs.
Depreciation and amortization for first quarter of 2011 decreased 5.9% to $5.7 million from $6.1 million in first quarter of 2010. Amortization of intangible assets associated with the Country Road acquisition decreased $0.3 million, including contract and customer base intangible assets. The remaining decrease of $0.1 million reflected lower depreciation on plant assets in Alabama, which was partially offset by an increase in depreciation for Missouri assets.
Interest expense increased 3.0% to $6.2 million in the first quarter from $6 million a year ago. The increase in interest is primarily driven by the interest on the additional senior subordinated notes that were issued in the Class B conversion that occurred in June of 2010. And the impact of our second swap, which was only effective for part of first quarter of 2010, we had 39 days of lower rates on $60 million before the swap became effective.
Adjusted EBITDA as Mike mentioned was $11.4 million for the first quarter compared with $12.3 million a year ago and $12.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2010. Cash flow from operating activities was $5.4 million in the first quarter compared to $7.5 million a year ago. Cash used in investing activities amounted to $2.8 million compared to $1.8 million a year ago as Mike mentioned, reflecting the higher investments in both CLEC and RLEC businesses including the softswitch in Alabama.
Cash flows from financing activities for the quarter amounted $2.3 million compared to $2.2 million a year ago reflecting the dividends on the converted Class B shares.
Turning to the balance sheet, we ended the quarter $18.5 million in cash compared to $18.2 million a year ago. Total long term notes payable was $271.6 million as we noted in release we will make $0.4 million voluntary prepayments in May or in, actually on Monday of our senior long term notes payable reducing the balance to $162 million, this represents a combined reduction of $11.5 million since the Country Road acquisition in October 2008.
First quarter distribution of $5.6 million in interest and dividends to our shareholders and $0.3 million in interest to bond holders occurred on March 30, this represents the 25th consecutive quarterly distributions since going public in December of 2004. We anticipate that the company's 2011 dividends will continue to be treated as a return of capital for tax purposes as they have been since 2008.
Each quarter, the Board will consider the declaration of dividends during its normal scheduled meeting. For this quarter, the Board will meet on May 12, the scheduled interest and any dividends declared will be paid on June 30, to holders of record as of June 15. Our Annual meeting is also scheduled for May 12 in Atlanta.
Paula, if you will provide directions, we can take questions at this time.
Question-and-Answer Session
Thank you. (Operator Instructions). Our first question will come from Dave Coleman of RBC.
David Coleman – RBC Capital Markets
Great. Thanks a lot. Just, as far as the conversion of the Missouri video subscribers to satellite. How many video subscribers are involved in that conversion? What are the economics to Otelco post conversion, first prior? And then, do you have any, it seems like the video subscriber growth has been a little sluggish. Just wondering what kind of, sort of initiatives or promotions you have in place to possibly improve the video subscriber growth. And then finally, just any thoughts as far as cellular cell possibly entering in North Alabama markets with NLP built? Thank you.
Michael Weaver
David, thank you for the question. We'll talk those in order. The Missouri conversion, Missouri has about 350 roughly cable TV subscribers. We do not have our own heading in Missouri, they were in the cable business when we brought those guys in December of '04 and the cost of programming that they had gotten in tough and where it was not competitive, might be tough to have any margin on the product. So with that, small serve, amount of customer serve we elected to go with Direct TV, and get out of the cable business as far as the co-ax plan what we had. Because we didn't have high editing, or any serve on existing facilities, there is really no significant impact to our plan as it's all. The margin for those customers is certainly the last on the Direct TV, but this was, I mean we recognized early on this, where we would want to with those few customers that few of customers in Missouri for cable. On our Missouri operations that actually is the last populist of our RLEC. So, the only place where it might seems to have cable they already had when we bought them. So, this was a natural progression for us and it's been coming for some time. And actual I'm glad we finally bit the bullet and have made that move. You're correct, I mean as we've said on pervious calls our video growth has been somewhat slow just particularly in Alabama which is where we have been building IPTV services. We attribute that as much of the economy as anything else. You're also correct and that were continually trying to tweak the products that we offer in the pricing. We currently have a triple play bundle for 89, 95 for all of our customers, and it includes of course landline, internet and AV Robust Cable TV offering, it's the lowest price at which we've offered it, it puts it slightly below our competitors for that.
As of today, in our brand market which again is where we're concentrating our IPTV efforts there. We do not have competitor that offers all three services. So, we're hopeful that that will be part of the answer that we've been looking for. Now, it's always interesting when storms come through because it affects things, like I just mentioned on the call is the plant facilities. The other thing it would do is slowdown the project that you already have in place. We will take a step back, I expect on cable TV, primarily because some of the customers that we serve for, it will take some time before we get those services back. So it's difficult, it's a little bit difficult to predict what we think that will be in the next quarter.
I think the last question you have is, we understand that sale soft are upgrading their plant and we actually, they have some number of towers in our tier 2, what we actually see that as an opportunity to provide giving the transport to their towers. We contacted those guys as a few other carriers say is way over, we would like to upgrade facilities that we already have going into your towers that we serve. So, we already completed with them, they're a good company and they certainly have service in our areas. So we are choosing to look at this move as an opportunity to try to get some transport revenue from their build.
David Coleman – RBC Capital Markets
Great, and then just as soft – sale soft, how many of theirs, I guess, existing soft sale locations are in our Alabama footprint. And then just get back their Missouri Cable Subs, is this a force migration or do you continue to support them or how does that transition from cable to satellite work and is there sort of some, I guess orphaned cable subsidiaries that you'll have to continue to support until they eventually migrate over? Thank you.
Michael Weaver
Actually I think, as Curtis, he may have better information on the towers. But I want to say that the sale soft sales towers in the Alabama footprint somewhere in the 20s. And we have facilities going to all those towers there whether it's copper or tin ones means there we're currently providing them connectivity and some transport. But obviously as you know, as we all know when we upgrade their network they're going to move far. So I believe the correct answer on the key is in their 20s. And I apologize that it was not explicit enough on Missouri. This is not a course migration, it's a plan thing, we could certainly continue to incur higher programming cost from the hearing and that's providing them today. It just doesn't make sense. We are a direct TV distributor, we have the right to do. And in Missouri, I think over 90% of our customers transitioned from our co-ax to our direct TV. And so there is no support that the 5% or 10% that did not transition from another supplier or another provider of their service.
David Coleman – RBC Capital Markets
Great, thanks a lot.
And there are no further questions in the queue at this time. (Operator Instructions) Moving on we will go to Tim Horan with Oppenheimer & Company.
Unidentified Analyst
Hi, thanks for taking the question, this is (inaudible) actually Tim's associate, and just had a couple of quick questions on the normalized EBITDA shortfall this quarter, should we expect margins to bounce back to historical levels or it is just kind of the expected level going forward. And if margins do bounce back to the historical levels, would this be a gradual process throughout the year. Do we expect pretty significant pickup maybe in the second quarter. And my second question is on the Tornado damage, what would be the timing of the reimbursements when the insurance company, will this taking place during the second quarter or would this be later in the year? Thanks.
Michael Weaver
Let me talk to you. Let me talk to EBITDA of course and I will ask Curtis if he will to weigh in on the reimbursement product, we won't get back to the EBITDA level in the second quarter that we were at last year, last year we had a number of pleasant surprises, I guess, in non-recurring advance that worked in our favor that we related to certain accounting estimates and the positive settlement that we had with a fair point bankruptcy, those things actually have to increase our EBITDA margin. What we do expect improvement and in over the year it will be, it will not be a one quarter, I think. So, as you saw in and I hope we are conveying to everyone on the car, we simply, frankly I got too aggressive with my timing for the rollout of new services on new CLEC sites and the expansion of our sales force took much more time than I anticipated. So, I have to follow my soul for that, I was a bit too aggressive in those schedules, it's not uncommon when you have those kind of expansions to be a little bit behind, bit behind the curve and certainly that's we find ourselves. We do expect a return to a more normal EBITDA levels for us, but the margin will be, and the margin will come, will certainly improve, but it will not be a one quarter. Curtis, I think you better speak to the insurance coverage in particular reimbursements schedules.
Curtis Garner
Hi Herbier (ph) we've been keeping, we notify the insurance carrier the night of the storm that we would have a claim, so we would be ready to go with them, the next day we set up tracking information capability in each of the four Alabama company, so that we can keep up with the details of each costs as it is incurred whether it's equipment or people or supplies. So, we should be able to file the claim relatively quickly as we complete the storm damage. Now, my guess is that the insurance carriers will take anywhere from 30 to 60 days to respond to the claims. So, it's entirely possible that from a cash flow perspective the expenditures will be made in the second quarter and the reimbursement we will be received in the third quarter. We'll probably file an interim claim by the end of May with the intent of hoping to have some of that covered by June. But, with all of the carriers having lots of damage to review, it's not clear how quickly they will review all the pieces.
Unidentified Analyst
Great, thank you. That's very helpful.
And it appears there are no further questions. Mr. Weaver, I would like to turn the call back to you for any additional or closing comments.
Michael Weaver
Thank you Paula, and just thanks again for everyone for joining the call and we would hope to talk to you again in three months. Thank you.
And that does conclude today's conference. We would like to thank you all for your participation.
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The CMC points the direction in which all women's medicine should be moving. Therefore, the only progressive action that the Board of Trustees of the Chicago Maternity Center and Northwestern University can take is to maintain and expand present services and certain not the opposite, to phase out the present services of the CMC or to relocate them our of the Maxwell Street neighborhood into the new Womens Hospital by Lake Shore Drive.
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4. We emphasize that responsibility for the Chicago Maternity Center services rests with the Board of the CMC. Leaving patients in the hands of representatives of other institutions without a specific contracted agreement is irresponsible and negligent. If the Chicago Maternity Center services are to be incorporated along with the name into the new Women's Hospital & Maternity Center, then any money pledged to the building of that new institution by CMC and members of the CMC Board should be conditional upon the maintenance of adequate staff and provisions for a 24 hour home delivery and emergency service for the City of Chicago by that new institution.
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The pilot was reportedly killed Sunday when a vintage plane crashed near Madrid. Warning: Some viewers may find this footage disturbing.
Spectators at a Spanish air show looked on in horror as a historic jet fell from the sky and exploded into a giant fireball on Sunday.
A spokesman for Spain's Defense Ministry said pilot Ladislao Tejedor Romero died of his injuries after being transported to the series burns unit of Getafe hospital. Romero, 35, was an experienced pilot who also served as assistant to Defense Minister Pedro Morenes.
The aircraft crashed into a hangar and exploded in front of nearly 3,000 people gathered at Cuatro Vientos airfield just southwest of Madrid to see vintage aircrafts and aerial acrobatics. One of the spectators caught the crash on film.
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View of the explosion seen after the crash of an aeroplane of the 50's, during an exhibition held at Cuatro Vientos airport in Madrid, Spain, 05 May 2013. The pilot died later in the hospital.
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Abstract: Prosthetic valve endocarditis is a serious medical condition, which may lead to significant morbidity and potentially fatal end result. At times, diagnosis is difficult when echocardiographic modalities fail to detect the presence of vegetation or abnormality on the valve itself or adjacent cardiac tissues. In addition, both early- and late-onset diseases may, on occasion, involve unusual microorganisms that not only can be challenging to cultivate but also lack specific treatment guidelines. Bordetella holmesii, a relatively recent addition to the Bordetella genus, has rarely been associated with clinical infection, presenting most often as bacteremia, or less frequently, respiratory illness. Generally, individuals manifest mild disease when infected with these somewhat avirulent gram-negative coccobacilli. However, endocarditis has been diagnosed in 3 previously reported cases. Most of the patients with B holmesii infection have been young and immunocompromised, almost always as a result of anatomical or functional asplenia. We describe the first reported case of prosthetic valve endocarditis due to B holmesii, diagnosed in an elderly immunocompetent man; apropos, we review the pathogen B holmesii, including a summary of known previous infections and discuss its clinical manifestations, microbiologic characteristics, and potential treatment options.
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MONTICELLO, NY — Spring signifies the revival and affirmation of life. As Robert Frost noted in his poem, The Onset, "Winter has never tried/The earth but it has failed." Even the harshest of winters like the one we just endured cannot stop the resurgence of spring's colorful splendor. Every year no matter how long or unshakeable the winter may seem, nature's remarkable palette transforms the bleakness that preceded it.
Similarly, the beauty and resonance of a remarkable life cannot be obviated, not even by an untimely passing. To the legions of people who knew, admired and adored Jessica Fingers, her spirit shines on as an "Eternal Light," the title of a piece I dedicated to her memory following her death at the age of 21 on March 31, 2013. That elegy along with the picture of her graceful run alongside Hessian Lake at Bear Mountain sits above my desk. She is always with me, especially whenever I am around runners as I remember her grace and strength from the innumerable races in fall, winter and spring in which I photographed her, as well as the stories I wrote in which she was so often featured. That story can be read online at www.riverreporter.com/sports/4302/2013/04/03/eternal-light.
In her honor, the Monticello School district has renamed the renowned Monticello Games as the Jessica Fingers Memorial Invitational. The "Games of Fame," which I have dubbed the great track and field meet, celebrated its 25th anniversary last year. But henceforth the games will bear her name. Jessica went on to prestigious Columbia University, but she will always be remembered for her remarkable career at Monticello. A plaque in her honor will be attached to a fence adjacent to the track, the site of so many of her sterling moments. A remarkable athlete to be sure, Jessica was so much more. As noted in the aforementioned elegy, the 2009 Monticello graduate was a "Mayor's Cup winner, runner extraordinaire, champion, teammate, leader, role model, brilliant student, possessor of a captivating smile and aura, daughter, sister and to countless legions of us, an enduring friend." The shock of her death at such a tender age was a huge blow to those of us who knew and loved her.
But now, one year later, this event marks the celebration of her life and spirit. Her sister Jaclyn will sing the National Anthem at the noontime dedication ceremony. A tree will be planted in her memory and several speakers will be on hand to remember Jessica from their own unique perspectives. The track meet, which begins at 9 a.m., will feature its usual array of outstanding runners, jumpers and throwers hailing from schools across the region. And as I watch and photograph the runners racing around that storied track, I will envision Jessica Sarah Lightheart leading the pack ablaze in her royal blue and white uniform. This year's cadre of runners will follow in her footsteps and those who can emulate her perseverance, strength and spirit may indeed achieve the satisfaction and success that comes from striving against the rigors of the run and the daunting competition. And as they do, they will be building within themselves the fortitude to face life's adversity, whatever form that might take.
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The Randel Chamber Orchestra opened its season Friday with a charming concert featuring an outstanding flute soloist.
The concert opened with the bouncy "Symphony No. 27 in G major" by Mozart. The piece was a perfect example of why the Amarillo Symphony needs a chamber orchestra. The music deserves to be heard, but the piece was not written for the full orchestra.
Brad Garner, a Canyon native who's now an active soloist and teacher in New York and Cincinnati, performed two solo pieces with the chamber orchestra, Bach's "Orchestra Suite No. 2 in B minor" and Ibert's "Concerto for Flute." Both were delightful spotlights for the talented Garner.
The Bach piece pared back the already intimate orchestra to just strings, harpsichord and Garner. The suite began with a grand opening movement, followed by six brief dances that all but transformed the sanctuary of St. Stephen United Methodist Church into a Viennese ballroom.
The Ibert composition was a smart choice to feature Garner's skills. The andante movement allowed him to show off his heart, while the dramatic allegro scherzando movement showcased his phenomenal technique.
The piece was a smart choice for the concert bill, given its strikingly more modern feel and chill-evoking ending. It was made more special by the fact that Garner's father, Dr. Gary Garner of West Texas A&M University, led the orchestra as guest conductor for the piece.
The concert closed with the fanciful "Petite Suite: Children's Games" by Georges Bizet.
The Randel Chamber Orchestra next will perform Feb. 4 at Trinity Baptist Church in a concert featuring principal violist Joanna Mendoza.
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