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Breast Augmentations in Las Vegas are easy to come by and can mean a lot of different things.
There are plenty of options available to you in Las Vegas for this!
For some clinics, a Breast Augmentation can mean implants, while for others it is more of a natural approach with a Natural Breast Augmentation through a natural fat transfer.
Who's to say which method might be the best?
Luckily, we have have answers for you in one single place! Are you ready to learn about the differences, pros, and cons between implants and fat transfer Breast Augmentations?
What is a Breast Augmentation with Implants?
This form of Breast Augmentation is commonly referred to as simply "breast implants" or a "boob job".
This is accomplished by placing foreign objects into the breasts- implants. These implants can be made in different ways, with different solutions and materials.
The two most common of these implants being saline and silicone.
Saline implants are filled with sterile salt water. Silicone is of course, filled with silicone gel.
New to the breast implant game as well, are the gummy bear breast implants.
There are pros and cons to choosing one over the other. Should a saline implant burst in the breast pocket, it will simply expel salt water, that the body will eventually absorb and expel.
Whereas, if a silicone implant were to burst in the breast pocket, the gel will remain in the breast pocket. It is possible the body can absorb this gel- which would not be good right? Silicone gel, absorbed into your body?
Who's to say what might happen next?In comparison, the gummy bear breast implants, while also filled with silicone gel, is much harder than traditional silicone implants.
This type of implant is more stable and filled with a firmer silicone gel. Should it burst, the implant will still hold its shape.
A Breast Augmentation using an implant is commonly used for a larger augmentation. Usually when you are trying to reshape, lift, and enlarge the breasts more than what can be done naturally.
If you are looking for more than 1 cup size of a change and a little less of a natural look, then an implant is most likely your best option.
Is one "better" than the other?
You might be thinking- why would someone want silicone implants then? Imagine a water balloon, filled to the breaking point- it is hard and fragile feeling right? You could compare this feeling to saline implants.
Saline implants will provide a large, round look to the breasts that is unlike the natural shape of the breasts.
Whereas, silicone implants are said to feel more "natural" than saline.
Silicone implants are filled with a soft gel, providing a similar softness and more "natural shape", similar to the natural breast.
Gummy bear implants come with more of a set shape similar to that of the "natural" breast- rounding and tapering to the top. Because it is firm silicone gel, these implants can appear unusual should the implants rotate in the breast pocket.
Because of this, 72% of women who choose a Breast Augmentation using implants, chose silicone over saline and gummy bear. Implants are great options for a larger and more drastic change to your breasts. Just remember that with that larger change comes maintenance.
It is recommended that you have implants changed every 10 years. Sometimes sooner if there are complications.
There are pros and cons to everything right?
What is a Natural Breast Augmentation Using a Fat Transfer?
A Natural Breast Augmentation by Belle Medical Las Vegas, is also referred to as a fat transfer to the breast. This method does not use implants of any kind.
Instead, fat is harvested from another part of your body via HD Body Sculpting– a natural, minimally invasive treatment- and transferred to the breasts.
Subtly restoring volume and shape to the breast, in a very natural-looking way, while using your own body's fat!
No need to worry about a natural feel, or shape. No more worrying about an implant bursting, causing foreign substances to leak into the breast pocket.
Not to mention the added benefit of saying goodbye to unwanted fat that has settled into another area of the body.
You can lose a few inches of fat from the abdomen, or thighs, and simply add it to the breast instead!! By doing this procedure you are really getting 2 procedures at once.
An HD body sculpting procedure and then a fat transfer. It will help maximize results of your fat transfer by also slimming other areas down as well.
Which Form of Breast Augmentation is "Better"?
Now that we've discussed the different forms of Breast Augmentation, let's now address a few of the most common questions.
Q: Which form is "healthier" for the body?
A: A Natural Breast Augmentation using fat transfer is much healthier for the body.
What is more natural and healthy, than your own fat being put into your body? Placing foreign implants into the breast increases the chance of your body rejecting the implant.
Q: What is the difference in the surgical processes?
A: There is a vast difference in the surgical process of these two Breast Augmentation options. However, both processes are same-day procedures.
Implants will require a surgical process, under a general anesthetic. This means the patient will not be awake during the process, in order to ensure their body and breasts are being treated respectfully.
The surgeon will insert an endoscope- a tiny camera inserted into the breast to see and place the implants. This means incisions that the patient will need to take care of post-op, resulting in a longer recovery time.
This incision may be under the breast, on the sides of the breast under the arm, or even as low as the belly button. The implants can also be placed into the breast through incisions in the areola- yes that means the areola is removed, and sewn back on.
Given all these different options, the appearance and feel of the breast will be affected.
A Natural Breast Augmentation with Belle Medical Las Vegas is performed under a local anesthetic, and is considered a procedure, rather than a surgery because of this.
The patient is awake, but numb during the fat transfer. The process begins by removing fat from one area of the body, filtering the fat, and placing the fat back into the breast through a small access point.
You can read more about the Belle Medical Las Vegas fat transfer process HERE.
Q: What is the difference in recovery time and post-op care?
A: The recovery time and post-op care for a Breast Augmentation with implants is more extensive.
Getting implants, you can expect a longer recovery time. Depending on the incision received as well, you may see a longer post-op care process as well. This may be a specific process in cleaning the wound, and keeping it gauzed or wrapped for a certain period of time.
Typically, there will be considerable amount of pain, swelling, bruising, tightness, and even bleeding during a breast implant recovery process.
For a breast implant surgery, you can expect to take at least a week minimum off work. Getting back to regular activities and most, but not all, normal movements is typically possible around two weeks.
Recovery time takes considerably less time for a fat transfer Breast Augmentation by Belle Medical Las Vegas. Most patients are back to work within 24-48 hours following procedure, and back to most normal activities at about a week.
Both procedures will require bandage/wrap changes often in the post-op care process.
However, with both procedures, you are expected to rest for the following 24-48 hours after procedure. As well, both procedures will require a compression garment/bra as post-op care.
For breast implants, you can expect to wear the compression bra for about six weeks. A fat transfer will typically require about 4 weeks of wearing the compression bra.
Q: What are the results like for each type of Breast Augmentation?
A: The results of an implant and fat transfer do vary.
Of course, following a breast implant surgery, you can expect to feel like your breasts are larger than you had chosen the implants to be. This is because of swelling.
But once the swelling goes down, you can expect your breasts to remain the size you had chosen for the implants. There will be tightness of the skin, and in some cases, stretch marks and scarring.
Depending on the type of implant you chose, will depend on how your implants will look and feel once fully healed after six weeks.
For a Natural Breast Augmentation, you can expect about ½-1 cup size increase. You get a beautiful and natural enhancement while not getting that "fake" look many people fear. This adds volume and confidence that our patients have grown to love.
Q: Will the results last if I choose to do a Fat transfer to the breasts?
A: Absolutely.
Your body has fat for many reasons. When you transfer that fat, your body is able to accept that and treat it the same as the existing fat there.
It is important to remember that there is about a 70% cell viability in a fat transfer which means you can expect to lose about 30% of the fat cells that are transferred. Your body will absorb the fat cells and process them through your lymphatic system… All done naturally.
This is part of the reason why you can expect about a ½-1 cup size change.
Following your procedure, you can expect that your breasts may be larger than you had intended- this is necessary.
Given that you will lose 30% of the fat, the size of the breast must have more fat in the beginning than desired, so that the body can go through its natural process and accept the new fat cells grafted in.
After healing, you will be left with your results as your body accepts the changes and the fat settles in.
As your weight fluctuates up and down so will the size of your breasts as the fat inside will react the same way the existing fat there does.
If you are looking for something a little larger or more of an unnatural look, traditional implants may be a better option for you.
Our patients find that they love their new look and love having a naturally boosted breast size, while still being subtle. And have we mentioned how nice it is to not have something foreign inside of your chest!?
Natural Breast Augmentations by Belle Medical Las Vegas
Why chose a Natural Fat Transfer, over breast implants? For most, the choice of plumping these areas with their own natural fat, is an obvious one.
No added worry of putting foreign substances/objects in your body and wondering how your body might choose to react to those substances.
This is not a worry with a fat transfer and using your body's own fat cells.
You already know your body accepts this substance- because it is from your own body!
Your body made it personally; not in a lab. And of course, there is the added benefit of it being all natural.
Many of us desire enhancement of our bodies, but we also want to look natural and feel natural.That's why our natural augmentations have become so popular!
Some may not want others to know about their procedure- choosing a procedure that will produce natural results is ideal.
However, if you do desire a more obvious or extreme improvement of an area, it is possible you would want to go with implants.
We specialize in using your own natural fat, to improve the size and shape of the breasts, in the most natural-looking way possible.
Unnatural looks are just not obtainable through our services and not what we provide. We tailor-make each of our procedures to each unique individual, to create an exclusive look only they can pull off.
To learn more about our services and get your free price quote, book your FREE consultation today!
Written by: Leah Roberts
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There are a number of construction trades involved in building and maintaining any commercial property, but none is as critical as roofing.
Simply put, the roof over your head protects everything under it—all the other physical elements of the building itself, the equipment and furnishings in the building and even the employees.
Further, while some construction professionals occasionally work at heights, by the very nature of their job roofers are always operating up above the ground.
Add all of this up and you begin to see why not every contractor is cut out to be a roofing contractor. Let's look at these points and others in a little more detail.
Protecting your property
Homeowners and commercial property owners who have had their property for a number of years have probably—at one time or another—experienced a roof leak. If that's you, you know what a helpless feeling it can be.
That's when you need a top quality, professional commercial roofing contractor who is responsive and does work that is guaranteed. When you're dealing in what some would consider "emergency" situations you want a roofer who has the experience to calmly and professionally handle the situation.
Unfortunately, as with other construction trades, some individuals will start a roofing company with little or no capital. There is bad news and good news associated with this fact. The bad news is that the unwitting commercial property owner can have a terrible experience with such a roofer. The good news is that this fly-by-night roofer won't be in business long—at least not in the San Jose or Santa Clara Valley area.
However, the best idea is to always go with a roofer who has documented experience and longevity in your specific location.
Safety record
At Platinum Roofing we follow the industry through various professional publications and we often read small news stories about roofing companies that win awards from their insurance providers due to their stellar safety records. That's very important in our industry.
As you probably know, not everyone in the construction trades is as dedicated to safety as they should be and it's doubly important when you're working on roofs. It takes the proper balance of experience, caution, planning, training and skill to maintain the highest safety standards. We're proud of our commitment to safety at Platinum Roofing.
Your commercial roof is one of the biggest determinants in the heating and cooling of your building. You want to work with a commercial roofing contractor who is knowledgable about the latest eco-friendly roofing materials and can show you which would best suit your installation. Making the right decisions upfront will save property owners thousands of dollars in energy costs over the years.
Your commercial roofer must be dedicated to continuing education and professional associations as well as have a personal commitment to improving the environment. As you probably know, those attributes don't describe everyone who gets into the building trades.
Explore our website and you'll find additional information that should be helpful as you select a suitable high quality commercial roofing contractor in San Jose and the surrounding area. And remember, just because someone calls himself a roofing contractor, it doesn't mean that he's truly suited to work in the industry.


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I'm sitting on around 100,000 US Airways miles, and I can always get more by transferring in SPG Starpoints at a rate of 20,000 Starpoints to 25,000 US Airways miles.
If I do nothing more, my US Airways miles will be transferred 1:1 to my American Airlines account some time between April and June. I already took a minute to link my accounts to ensure a smooth transfer. You should too.
But, before then, I can redeem US Airways miles on the US Airways chart, which is often cheaper than the American Airlines chart.
- Should I redeem my US Airways miles on the US Airways chart?
- What are the best US Airways award redemptions I can make before the US Airways and American Airlines programs combine? From the United States and from abroad.
The US Airways Award Chart from the United States
Here is the full US Airways chart.
Below I've placed it alongside the American Airlines chart, so you can see where one is cheaper than the other.
Keep in mind while looking at the charts that American Airlines has more partners than US Airways does–like non-alliance partners Etihad and Alaska. On the other hand, US Airways has more generous routing rules. You can fly west to India on a US Airways award for instance. Finally remember that while AA awards can be booked one way for half price, US Airways awards cannot be.
All charts show the roundtrip price for awards in thousands of miles.
Where American has off peak awards, it is always cheaper to use those than a US Airways award. (The off peak domestic award is only available to AA cardholders.) Otherwise, the US Airways chart is generally cheaper.
Here are some big differences.
- US Airways is way cheaper to Africa, though that isn't super useful since oneworld has terrible options to Africa.
- US Airways is also notably cheaper to the Middle East, India, and Australia.
For First Class awards, US Airways miles generally offer the cheaper price. The exception is to Southeast Asia in Cathay Pacific First Class–American Airlines miles are your best bet there.
My Other Four Favorite Sweetspots on the US Airways Chart
The first one is complicated, but very rewarding. You start your award in the Caribbean, Mexico, or Central America and fly home. (Obviously you got to the Caribbean, Mexico, or Central America on a separate or award or cash ticket.) You stopover at home and fly a true roundtrip (no open jaws) to Southeast Asia in First Class. Onto your return home, you add dummy legs that you don't intend to fly that take you back to where the award started in the Caribbean, Mexico, or Central America. The dummy legs have to start within 24 hours of getting back home.
This entire award–1.5 vacations–and a trip to Southeast Asia in First Class is 120,000 US Airways miles or 90,000 miles in Business Class. It might sound complicated, but it isn't too tough to plan. Check out Anatomy of an Award: Southeast Asian and Mexican Vacations in Business Class for 90k US Airways Miles, 30k Arrival Miles, and Zero Cash for a full breakdown.
The other three awards are all under-priced awards that also take advantage of US Airways' expansive regions:
- Intra-South America: 25,000 miles roundtrip in economy, 30,000 miles roundtrip in Business Class
- Intra-North Asia: 25,000 miles roundtrip in economy, 30,000 miles roundtrip in Business Class
- Intra-South & Central Asia: 25,000 miles roundtrip in economy, 30,000 miles roundtrip in Business Class
When planning these awards, keep in mind that you only get one open jaw or one stopover. If you use dummy legs, though, you can be more creative. For instance, you could book:
- Bogota to Lima in LAN Business Class (stopover)
- Lima to Buenos Aires in flat bed LAN Business Class (destination)
- Buenos Aires to Santiago to Bogota in flat bed LAN Business Class (return to origin)
This would cost 30,000 miles total. You could fly the whole thing or get off in Santiago to see four different cities on the award. Similar tricks would be available in each region.
Bottom Line
I haven't decided whether I'll book any awards with my US Airways miles or just let them roll over into American Airlines miles. You can book US Airways awards up to 11 months in advance, so right now you can lock in the cheap US Airways awards through January 2016.
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Inspired by the ability of visual merchandisers everywhere to turn ordinary materials into the extraordinary, Iron Merchant MC Joe Baer, founder of ZenGenius (Columbus, Ohio), led more than 50 participants in the Little Black Dress challenge during IRDC in Chicago. "It's the special, extraordinary moments that catch our attention," Baer told participants before arming them with a basic tool set, stacks of colored paper, white matte mannequins from Mondo and black dresses donated by Macy's Chicago. Inspired by IRDC's location in the Windy City, this year's secret ingredient was a battery-operated fan, which each team had to incorporate into their final displays.
After taking five minutes to brainstorm with teammates, each team had less than one hour to create an applause-worthy window display, which IRDC attendees voted on the following day.
Another nod to this year's location, three of the five teams were led by local visual merchandising professionals, including Jon Jones, Macy's Chicago; Amanda Wolfson, Oak Street Design; and Crystal Glover of INDO. Michael Hale of Retail REHAB represented the 2011 winning team, and all four took on returning Iron Merchant champion Bevan Bloemendaal of Timberland, who had three sashes to his name before leading the Blue Team to victory this year. Bloemendaal was joined by teammates Amy Tauchert, Timberland; Beth Harlor, P&G; Gina Thompson, Vellum; Ned Clark, Econoco/Mondo; Nick Glenn, Ludlow Group, and Helene Alland, The TJX Cos.
Together the group crafted an Art Noir installation and amped up their black frock with accordion paper fans that blew in the wind using the secret ingredient. Other teams showed their creative sides crafting paper wigs, falling leaves, city scenes and Michigan Avenue graphics on the display's plexi windows.
The 2012 Iron Merchant participants included:
Yellow Team:
Michael Hale, Retail REHAB; Brent Schilling, Miller Zell; Natalie Coulter, Belle Flaneur; Robin Novak, FRCH Design Worldwide; Rachel Zsembery, Bergmeyer Associates; Ken Rooney, Yankee Candle Co.; and Suzanne Sottile, Visualeyes Design
Green Team:
Jon Jones, Macy's Chicago; Tracy Zaslow, Ross-Simons; Jeffrey Barcan, Gruskin Group; Mary Martel, Econoco/Mondo; Pam Levine, Levine Design Group; Jack Finn, Mitsubishi - Alpolic; and Siobhan Carmichael, Cadillac Fairview Corp.
Red Team:
Amanda Wolfson, Oak Street Design; Heather Elema, Cadillac Fairview Corp.; Tess Johnson; Holden Knecht, Columbia Sportswear Co.; Brandon Genova, The Integer Group, and Pilar De Colsa, C&A
Purple Team:
Crystal Glover, INDO; Megan Miller, University of Cincinnati, Linsey Burritt, INDO; Vincent McGinley, HMS Host; Sandra Rivera, C&A; Alessandra Canessa; and Alyson Riddle, Oakley
Thanks again to our sponsors who donated supplies to this year's challenge:
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Food Not Bombs Las Vegas will be holding its next organizing meeting THIS SATURDAY (9/2) at 3:00pm at the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Running Rebel Plaza, 4550 S. Maryland Pkwy. (It's right across the street from UNLV at Harmon.)
- WHAT: Food Not Bombs Las Vegas organizational meetup
- WHEN: Saturday, 12 September 2009, 3:00pm
- WHERE: Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Running Rebel Plaza, 4550 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89119
- Donations and cars: for many reasons (some of them listed below) it's going to be important for us to organize a schedule of who can do food pick-ups, what stores to contact for donations, and who has cars available for FNB to be able to do its work. If you've got a car available for FNB, let us know! If you've got time during either the mornings or the early evening when you could do food pick-ups, let us know! If you know anyone who works for a grocery store or a restaurant, let us know! If you can contact the manager or back-room worker at a grocery store or restaurant in town, let us know!
- Living Without Borders, November 7-8. The UCIR Living Without Borders encuentro (conference) is an upcoming community/activist gathering focused on freedom, human rights, and dignity for all im/migrants. This year Living Without Borders will be held the weekend of November 7-8. They have invited us to provide Food Not Bombs food for participants.
- Benefit concert, late November. Food Not Bombs Las Vegas has been approached by a local band which would like to put on a benefit concert working with Food Not Bombs Las Vegas. They'd provide the music and arrange the venue; we'd provide food, and information for anyone who wants it, about our group. The concert would be in late November.
- Project Saturday. Together with working to prepare and build up our capacity for the big November events, we also need to work on expanding our base of donations, volunteers, and cooking space — all of which we can test-run by opening up a second weekly picnic in the park on Saturdays.
- Other outreach opportunities. Any other outreach opportunities that y'all can think of for the upcoming fall! If you know of anything, drop us a line or mention it at the meeting!
Let's get together and get on this. There's a lot of exciting stuff coming up, and Food Not Bombs Las Vegas has the chance to build a lot of bridges this fall. Hope to see you all there on Saturday!


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Looking for an ideal set of serving utensils in preparation of the holidays? This set of Metal Serving Utensils by Demdaco is a lovely and unique option for special occasions and family get-togethers. Also ideal as a wedding gift or a housewarming gift, these servers are bound to hang around for many years to come.
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VAAGDHARA Team
Mr. Jayesh Joshi
A Development Analyst, Practitioner and social worker of "Vaagar" region of Rajasthan. He has been associated with VAAGDHARA from the last 18 Years as Secretary (CEO). He is a very keen follower of Sociopolitical development in the region and strongly believes in civil society- State private partnership of sustainable.
Mrs. Surbhi Saraswat
Head of Program
Analysis of the implementation of the programme commitments. She creates the Monitoring Input system and provides training to field workers (JSSSI) about it. Moreover, she ensures the timely provision of programme data/reports to the donors and governing council and ensures compliance with all applicable laws.
Mr. Saurabh Sabikhi
Head of Support (Finance & Admin)
Accounting, finance, administration & monitoring. He has working experience in the development sector in different agencies and government organisations. At Vaagdhara, he is responsible for the development of business plans, project proposals for financial inputs, budget planning, adequate bookkeeping, regular statements of expenditure, annual balance sheets for donors, payment process of salaries, interests, professional fees, rents.
Mrs. Richa Sharma
Head of Advocacy
Advocacy and Policy Issues. She has Significant experience in the Supporting Programmes of a different field like Micro Finance system, Women Empowerment, Child Protection, and others. She is actively involved in preparing Reports and Other Resource materials for advocacy issue and influencing policy level decision. She also received an award from Member of Parliament for her efforts at field level.


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Did you ever have that dream where you find yourself somewhere very public and you look down and you realize that you don't have any clothes on? Everyone has this dream, right? For me that dream turns up enough times that I've looked up what it means in a dream dictionary.
Here's a basic rundown of what it means.
- It may suggest you are feeling vulnerable or insecure.
- You may be afraid that you or your actions will be exposed to others.
- You may be feeling ashamed of yourself for something you said or did.
- The phrase, "the naked truth" comes to mind and so you may be "baring your soul" to someone or you are being open and honest with yourself about something.
Makes sense, right? It's not like if you dream about a cow skeleton which apparently means that your mother in real life is not showing her emotions and is not responding to your needs. I'm not sure how that conclusion was reached and I also am curious how a cow skeleton just appears in a dream. Dreams are crazy things.
The reason that I bring up the whole naked dream thing is because I feel like I'm having one of those right now. Except I'm completely awake.
See, for the past year, I have worked alone on putting words on paper. Not always paper, of course. You know what I mean. I've been getting the words out of my head. I've been trying to arrange them to actually create people, to build worlds, to tell a story that I would want to read. Some days are great, the words just glide out. Other days are hard and it's a struggle to reach my word count. But I've kept my word counts. I've kept my goals and in less than six months, I have finished two first drafts.
I have officially written two novels.
The problem is that I've gotten used to being alone with nothing but my words. I've become comfortable with hiding behind my computer screen. It's safe here. There's no danger of failure. There's no one to tell me that my writing is bad or wrong or that I'll never really be a writer. Of course, the flip side to that is there's also no room for success, no way of reaching out to the world with my words and hoping that I can connect with someone.
When I tell my husband how desperately I want to be a writer, he always asks, "Do you write?"
I know where he is going with his line of questioning so I usually huff out a sigh or roll my eyes. He thinks that if I write, then I am a writer. I think if I am a writer, then I need people to read what I write.
It's not too different from the thought experiment about a falling tree. If a tree falls in the woods and nobody's there to hear it, does it make a sound? If a writer writes two novels and never lets anyone read it, is she still a writer?
I know. I know. It's different. Plenty of people write because they enjoy it and it doesn't matter if anyone reads it. Think of all of the people who write in diaries or journals. They aren't any less of a writer because they keep their words private. But that's not me. I want people to read what I write. I want to put it out there, even if it's scary and I feel overexposed and I feel like everyone is going to point and laugh.
I want to be a writer and I want to be the sort of writer who writes things that people want to read. So, that means, I have to suck it up and I have to share. This blog? It's practice, a way of gradually sharing my words with readers. What I hope it will become is what I hope all of my words will become, a connection out there to the rest of the world. I'm going to ignore the part of me that feels overexposed, that feels vulnerable. I'm not going to be afraid.
So, this first post is it. This is me stepping out there, feeling like I got nothing on except my words.
Hello world.


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Ten world premieres, including new pieces from Tom Stoppard and David Hare, are central to Nicholas Hytner's final season as Director of the National Theatre, which was announced today.
Stoppard's latest play, which is shrouded in secrecy, will open at the National's new Dorfman Theatre in January 2015. Hare's Behind The Beautiful Forevers, based on Katherine Boo's National Book Award winning novel, plays in the Olivier from November. The tale of life in a makeshift Mumbai settlement is the final production in the Travelex £15 season.
Joining Hare's new play, which will be directed by Hytner's successor Rufus Norris, in the Travelex season is Greek tragedy Medea, which will open in July. Helen McCrory returns to the National, where she was last seen in The Last Of The Haussmans, to take the title role in the production directed by Carrie Cracknell.
The previously announced co-production with the National Theatre of Scotland, The James Plays, take to the Olivier stage from September and will be followed by family show Treasure Island for the festive season. The swashbuckling tale is adapted for the National Theatre by Bryony Lavery, whose play The Believers runs at the Tricycle Theatre in April, and will be directed by Polly Findlay.
In the Lyttelton Theatre, DV8 Physical Theatre returns in October, also as part of the Travelex season, with new production John.
Prior to DV8's production the Lyttelton will host a new show that reunites One Man, Two Guvnors collaborators Richard Bean and Hytner. The new play, about which little is known, will run in the summer following 1927's The Animals And Children Took To The Streets, which plays in May.
Another reunion, that of Cillian Murphy with writer and director Enda Walsh who came together on 2011's acclaimed production of Misterman, comes with September's Ballyturk. Walsh's new play also stars Stephen Rae and Mikel Murfi.
Croatian writer Tena Štivičić will premiere her new play, directed by Howard Davies, on the Lyttelton stage in December. This will be followed by the recently announced production of Man And Superman starring Ralph Fiennes.
Stoppard's drama is joined in the newly renovated Dorfman Theatre by the Marianne Elliott-directed Rules For Living, the latest play by Sam Holcroft. The winner of the 2014 Windham-Campbell Literature Prize (Drama), which comes with a $150,000 purse, returns to the National where her play Edgar And Annabel ran as part of the 2011 Paint Frame season.
The Dorfman will open this autumn with an as yet undisclosed production that, at today's press conference, Hytner confirmed would be a UK premiere.
Speaking to assembled press, Hytner also confirmed that though permission had been sought to extend the tenure of temporary auditorium The Shed, the National's big red box would not become a permanent fixture, not least because it was not built to last.
A year after it was staged at the Park Theatre, Pulitzer Prize finalist Yellow Face will play at The Shed this May. It will be followed by Hotel, the new play by That Face and Tusk Tusk playwright Polly Stenham.
The continued presence of The Shed means that the National Theatre's annual Watch This Space Festival will be pulling on its metaphorical walking boots and taking a stroll round London. The hub of the festival, which runs through July and August, will be St John's Church on Waterloo Roundabout, though unexpected performances will pop up across Lambeth and Southwark.
Speaking about the shows he has chosen to direct in his final season, Hytner said: "I'm really not keen on doing the grand farewell. I think the 50th birthday gala was my goodbye. I'm now just doing a couple of little echoes."


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A fishway construction program was initiated as part of the NFS to help improve fish passage past weirs in the MDB. Being able to gather information on migratory behaviour using an electronic monitoring unit is an attractive alternative to manual trapping. The VAKI Riverwatcher technology has been successfully used in Northern Hemisphere rivers to count and measure the size, date and shapes of fish which pass through an infrared scanner. The objectives of this project were to perform a field assessment of an infrared fish counter in the Basin; determine if turbidity reduces the accuracy of an infrared fish counter; and determine how fish behave in relation to an infrared fish counter and fish trap.
Field trials were undertaken at Lock 10, on the Murray River (near Wentworth), which had been retro-fitted with a vertical slot fishway in 2006. The VAKI Riverwatcher unit was used in conjunction with other electronic monitoring gear (DIDSON), and a standard fish trap, to assess the ability of the Riverwatcher to distinguish different species, count migrating fish, estimate the size of migratory fish and to assess fish behaviour in and around the unit.
The Riverwatcher performed well and counted hundreds of migrating fish. Fish counts from the unit roughly corresponded with those caught within a fish trap upstream of the unit. However, the unit tended to underestimate fish size and some fish avoided contact with the unit.
Experimental trials on the impacts of turbidity on the Riverwatcher took place at the Narrandera Fisheries Centre between October and November 2008, using Silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus) as a test species. The unit generally overestimated fish counts during low turbidity, but underestimated during high turbidity. It was also difficult to identify fish that actively avoiding passage through the unit.
Implications for native fish
The VAKI Riverwatcher unit provided a powerful way to count moving fish but often underestimated fish numbers and lengths, detracting from the quality of the hardware. If these limitations are overcome, or at least quantified, the unit would represent a cost effective mechanism to count and measure migrating fish.
The unit has a range of potential applications including within fishways, at floodplain regulators, within supply channels, or at other points of suspected fish movement. It is flexible in terms of operation, but is limited by the restricted width of the scanner unit. Where width or depth is an issue, additional scanner units can be linked together to create an array, which can give wider spatial coverage of the target area. Provided the site of application is a known point of fish movement, obtaining count and size data on migrants would be possible and should be considered for a long-term deployment at a key site of fish migration in the Basin. Additional trials would help to determine if the gear is suitable for determining trends in fish movement over a longer time period.
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Baumgartner L, Bettanin M, McPherson J, Jones M, Zampatti B and Beyer K (2010). Assessment of an infrared fish counter (VAKI Riverwatcher) to quantify fish migrations in the Murray-Darling Basin. Industry & Investment NSW – Fisheries Final Report Series No. 116. 47pp.
Baumgartner, L.J. (2006). Population estimation methods to quantify temporal variation in fish accumulations downstream of a weir. Fisheries Management and Ecology 13, 355-364.
Baumgartner, L.J., Reynoldson, N., Cameron, L.M. & Stanger, J.G. (2006). Assessment of a Dual-Frequency Identification Sonar (DIDSON) for application in fish migration studies. Narrandera: NSW Department of Primary Industries.
Baumgartner, L.J., Reynoldson, N., Cameron, L.M. & Stanger, J.G. (2007). Application of a Dual-Frequency Identification Sonar (DIDSON) to fish migration studies. Cutting-edge technologies in fish and fisheries science. (Lyle, J.M., Furlani, D.M. & Buxton C.D., eds.), p. 233. Hobart, Tasmania: Australian Society for Fish Biology.
Beach, M.H. (1978). The use of infra-red light and closed circuit TV to validate records from automatic fish counters. Journal of Fish Biology 13, 639–644.
Berghuis, A. (2008). Performance of a single frequency split-beam hydroacoustic system: an innovative fish counting technology. Melbourne: Department of Sustainability and Environment.
Berghuis, A. & Matveev, V. (2004). Using hydroacoustics to monitor fish migration. Brisbane, Qld: Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries and CSIRO Land & Water.
Boswell, K.M., Wilson, M.P. & Cowan, J.H. (2008). A semiautomated approach to estimating Fish size, abundance and behaviour from Dual-frequency identification sonar data. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28, 799–807.
Chariskos, D. (2007). Analysis of the run of two salmonid species, by using data from a Vaki Riverwatcher counter, at the River Dullan in 2007. p. 54. Aberdeen: University of Aberdeen.
Matveev, V.F. (2007). Assessing the biomass of small fish with a split-beam sonar in the Murray River. Fisheries Research 88, 139–145.
Shardlow, T.F. & Hyatt, K.D. (2004). Assessment of counting accuracy of the Vaki infrared counter on chum salmon. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 24, 249-252.
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Eastern Florida State College's Carter Stewart was named the NJCAA Region 8 Pitcher of the Week for the third time this season.
Stewart allowed just three hits and an unearned run in six strong innings, striking out 12 in a no-decision against Broward College in the Southern Conference Tournament.
The freshman from Eau Gallie High School finished the season 2-2 with 108 strikeouts and a 1.70 ERA in 13 starts for the Titans. The right-hander finishes the season as the ERA and strikeout leader in Region 8 and finishes 14th in the nation in ERA and tied for seventh in strikeouts. The Titans finished fifth in the nation in strikeouts with 544.
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A Level success sees Queen Margaret's girls accepted at top universities
Queen Margaret's is pleased to report another set of excellent A Level examination results. For the third year running over 20% of all entries achieved an A* grade (for which candidates must score 90% or more on their final papers) and over one third of candidates secured three or more A or A* grades. These excellent results mean that the QM leavers will be able to take up highly competitive places in Higher Education either this Autumn or after a GAP year.
Destinations will include the Universities of Bristol, Cambridge, Durham, Edinburgh, Exeter, Leeds, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Northumbria, Oxford, Oxford Brookes, Nottingham and Warwick as well as the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Agricultural College and the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. The girls' chosen courses of study are very diverse and include: Middle Eastern Studies & Arabic, Social Anthropology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Medicine, Politics, Linguistics and Mathematics & Financial Statistics.
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|by Gretchen Schuldt, Citizens Allied for Sane Highways (CASH)
The Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) has proposed redesigning the freeway system and adding new lanes to 127 miles of the region's freeways. In Milwaukee County, more lanes would be added to I-894, I-45, I-43, and I-94. The plan would cost $6.25 billion, or $17.2 million per month — not including interest on any borrowing — for 30 years. No funding source has been identified. SEWRPC says finding a way to pay for its plans is not its responsibility. SEWRPC Executive Director Philip Evenson also said that it is not unusual for early estimates of big projects to be on the low side. The price tag for Marquette Interchange reconstruction, for example, has doubled since 1997. (The Department of Transportation originally budgeted $17 million for Aldrich Chemical, and ended up paying $32 million, with much more likely to be paid out for relocation costs.) The State Department of Transportation recommended that the entire project be partially paid for by cutting money for other transit, an idea that appears to be dead. Gov. Doyle suggested that the first piece of the plan — reconstruction of the Marquette Interchange — be funded by cutting transportation projects in other areas of the state. SEWRPC's plan would require the destruction of at least 216 residences and 31 businesses, 177 and 20 of them, respectively, in Milwaukee County. It would mean another 28.7 million square feet dedicated to freeways, including 3.2 million square feet of primary environmental corridor and 1.9 million square feet of wetlands. SEWRPC says the specific houses and businesses to be torn down will be identified later. Storm water controls (more asphalt means more highly-polluted runoff) will be determined later. Specific noise abatement measures will be determined later, although SEWRPC is proposing 37.1 new miles of sound barriers, almost all in Milwaukee County. Specific freeway design will be determined later. SEWRPC's expansion plan would wipe more than $140 million off the county tax rolls, making it a double whammy on county residents. Not only would they have to pay for the new system through higher state taxes, they would have to pay for the loss of tax base through higher property taxes or reduced local services. Ancillary costs, such as additional freeway patrols and expansion of Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District facilities, are likely to drive taxes up even more. Wider highways also likely would depress property values for homes and businesses near them. SEWRPC's property tax impact calculations do not take that into account. SEWRPC says an expanded freeway system would take thousands of cars each day off of each of several major arterial streets, such as North Avenue and Bluemound Road. The agency does not address what will happen to the businesses on those streets that rely on traffic for customers. There are, of course, all sorts of environmental issues. There is some disagreement, but many studies indicate freeway expansion induces travel that otherwise may not occur. The increased traffic volume leads to more pollution and potentially to more cases of asthma and other serious diseases. Riverwest Currents – Volume 2 – Issue 3 – March 2003
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