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Ascent trips leave five days before First-Year Orientation begins and are a great way to meet your new classmates while rock climbing, kayaking, hiking, volunteering, or spelunking
The Attic is our student-run, on-campus nightclub that hosts concerts, dance parties, formals, and special events.
Located in the CUB; venue for campus-wide events such as Snowball, EI lectures, and concerts, to name a few.
The Bullet Hole is in the College Union Building and has an array of food choices from breakfast foods, to subs, burgers, pizza, salads, soups, sushi, and more.
CAB is the student-run organization that plans social events for the campus community; comprised of five main committees: live music, traditions, movie nights, late night programming, and special events.
The John F. Jaeger Center for Athletics, Recreation & Fitness includes a state-of-the-art fitness center, bouldering area and 30 foot free-standing climbing tower, a multipurpose room for fitness classes as well as a renovated gym, natatorium, and athletic training facilities.
The Center for Career Engagement is the place to get advice about internships, externships, job-shadowing experiences, career immersion trips, resume-writing, graduate school and job hunting.
Want to go to Greece? Australia? Stop by the CGE office to browse and talk to experts about where to start your adventures.
The extended orientation experience at Gettysburg; stretching through the beginning few months of the first-year semester, CYC introduces first-year students to their hall-mates and to all the different aspects of Gettysburg College life. Educational and fun.
A Musselman Library tradition in which a cart with free coffee, tea, and hot chocolate is brought out to the main floor every night at midnight; conducive to all-nighters in the library (since the library is open 24 hours!).
College houses are self-directed and self-governing student housing focused on a particular theme or mutual interest. Students establish clear goals for their group and engage participants in the community through formal and informal gatherings.
The Commons Marketplace is a coffee shop located in the CUB; serves Starbucks beverages as well as a variety of pastries, soups, salads, and snacks. You can also find a selection of personal items such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap, etc.
An online portal for current students which contains every bit of information about your courses, transcript, activities, dining and housing details, and who's who on campus.
CPS is a hallmark program that engages students, community members, faculty and staff to facilitate partnerships, education, critical thinking and informed action. Through these alliances, CPS aims to foster social justice by promoting personal, institutional and community change.
A hub of activity on campus, especially busy from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. during the week when student organizations and outside vendors promote events and/or sell merchandise; home of the bookstore, post office, and the Ballroom.
The Dive is a great place to replenish carbs after a workout. Try a 'Flip Turn' with avocados and turkey; or a 'Power Stroke,' bagel, sprouts and all. Unique salads and delicious smoothies are fresh choices, too!
The Digest is a daily news email sent to members of the Gettysburg community. Reading the digest is a great way to keep updated on all campus announcements and events!
Based in Washington, D.C., and Gettysburg, the Eisenhower Institute is a distinguished center for leadership and public policy that combines top-level dialogue among policy-makers with a premier learning experience for undergraduates.
Live where you learn, learn where you live. The First-Year Seminar course is one you will take with your hall-mates. Choose from an assortment of courses, from cancer in society, to women in the business world, from evil in Victorian literature to homelessness in America. There is something for everyone in these writing-intensive courses.
Members of the Gettysburg College community gather every fall with first-years to walk the half-mile to the National Cemetery to hear the Gettysburg Address, commemorating the same journey taken back in 1863 by college students and community members to hear President Lincoln dedicate the National Cemetery.
Gettysburg College's weekly, student-run newspaper, the Gettysburgian focuses on all aspects of student life and campus events. Students are encouraged to submit editorial pieces or join the staff.
GIV Day is the annual community service day during orientation when students, faculty and staff work at over 45 organizations in the Adams County community.
The GLC offers intellectual and experiential opportunities to students and alumni to develop leadership skills.
GRAB - the name says it all. Interested in kayaking, rock climbing, or backpacking? GRAB offers the opportunity to lead an expedition as a student facilitator, or simply to learn more about navigating the great outdoors. Visit the GRAB office on the ground floor of Plank to sign up for a day or weekend trip!
Cheese fries at 10 pm? Check. Waffles at midnight? You got it. The Lincoln Diner is a 24/7 hot spot frequented by students who need study breaks or coffee with friends.
The Majestic Theater is a beautifully renovated 800-seat performance venue in downtown Gettysburg where Sunderman Conservatory ensembles, such as the Gettysburg College Jazz Ensemble, often perform, along with annual performances by the Peking acrobats and the St. Petersburg Ballet. Two movie houses within the theater offer independent and international films.
The interactive online system for courses; used to post class readings, discussions, announcements and other items.
An online portal where new students will be able to complete their orientation registration, take the online Honor Code tutorial, submit housing preferences, update their contact information, submit their course selection, their academic interests, take Gettysburg's online language placement exam and more.
CPS, GRAB, The Gettysburgian, and WBZT 91.1 FM (the on-campus radio station run by Gettysburg students) can all be found in Plank.
An affectionate nickname for the campus dining hall, Servo has consistently ranked among the top 20 campus dining services in the country. Besides the daily variety of delicious fare, Servo is renowned for its themed dinners-Thanksgiving Dinner, the Halloween Boofest, Under the Sea Dinner, etc.
A chance to break out those prom dresses and suits once again, and boogie down. In midwinter, it's just what students look forward to in order to brighten up their semester.
A weekend before the last week of classes where students celebrate the end of term with concerts, free food, merriment and play on Stine Lake.
A grassy commons area central to campus (surprise! It's not really a lake). The area used to flood before the library was built, hence the name, but you're more likely to find students lounging than swimming.
A Gettysburg tradition during which students gather with their friends and head to Servo for a full Thanksgiving dinner extravaganza: unlimited turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, pumpkin pie and more. The best part is that your professors serve the meal!
Twilight Hour welcomes first-year students into alumni status upon completion of their first academic semester at the College.
At the heart of the mission of Gettysburg College is the fact that we are a residential campus. If you're curious about different housing styles after your first year, take a look at the Upperclass Residence Halls.


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So, I got this card done last night, while having an 80's dance party in my scrap room (tee hee hee CPS girls...you SO know what I am talking about here!). Did you know that on the 80's channel on XM radio they air past Top 40's with Casey Casum? Well, last night they aired the show from 6/28/1986- it was awesome. I may have only been 6 in 1986, but I had young and hip parents in the 80's. I can so sing along with most of the 80's pop music!
And in keeping theme with more winter oriented holidays, these are some Thanksgiving cards I did for the November Cards Magazine call that didn't get picked up. That's okay...now I already have some cards to send at Thanksgiving time!
So, what do you have planned for the weekend? Tonight I just want to hang out at home. Get some cards done, hang out with the pups....start on laundry, because I have A LOT to get done. Tomorrow I want to go shopping for a few new summery skirts and tops to wear to work. Now that we are finally having summer weather! :) I have church at 7pm, and then I want to book it up to Evaro to watch a firework show that I was invited to by a co-worker, and her husband is the one putting on the big show. In Montana you can buy fireworks and light them outside of city limits, so we get fireworks stands all over the place. One of the biggest stands is in Evaro, and before the big fireworks show on Saturday they are going to give the viewers a preview of the different types they can buy. And then we get the big show. I love to watch fireworks, not light them...so I always love to see a show! No plans for Sunday, except some house cleaning, and hopefully some time on the back deck in the sun!
Have a totally rad Friday (sorry...still basking in an 80's glow from last night),
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Wow Lea, these are beautiful!! I love the Christmas theme:) Great take on my sketch!ReplyDelete
Wow! What fabulous cards! Loving the vintage images!ReplyDelete
gorgeous cards.....Fantastic. hugs rach..xxReplyDelete
These are beautiful Lea. I need to break out my Crafty Secrets now:) Thanks for the inspiration...love your work!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 20, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Beautiful cards, Lea! :) Love the "vintage" look! Gorgeous!ReplyDelete
wow love those vintage images. very sweet! well done on the sketch this weekReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 20, 2008 at 3:07 PM
I really love the cards you made. Ofcourse the vintage feeling Really nice.ReplyDelete
xoxo Cecilia
Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog!ReplyDelete
Love your take on the challenge! You make a beautiful cards!
Love all the cards! I just love those little vintage photos.ReplyDelete
beautiful cards Lea - and I can so remember all the words to the songs of the 80's! Love the music but think I will the shoulder pads a skip :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 20, 2008 at 5:38 PM
Lea, your cards are gorgeous...all of them. I really like the vintage images :) Aaaahhh the 80's how can anyone forget. That's were real music began to come alive :) ....lol...my parents would argue with that.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous cards. I love your Christmas card for the sketch!!ReplyDelete
Love your Christmas card to the sketch, fabulous! Love your Thanksgiving cards took, can't believe they didn't get picked up! I was enjoying reading until I saw that you were 6 in 1986, ugh! But I agree, it was fun, great music! =)ReplyDelete
THese are all so beautiful.ReplyDelete
LOVE the Christmas card. These vintage cards are so elegant and eyecatching.
These are all so adorable Lea---so sweet and warm and melty--just love them! Is that what 80's music can do for me :).ReplyDelete
These are GREAT Lea!!ReplyDelete
Thanks for stopping by my blog & leaving a comment :)
Greatgreatgreat card. Loved the vintage one. Especially how you tied the bow. I still haven`t figured out how to do that correctly.ReplyDelete
And thanks so much for visiting my blog :)
Thank you so much for your comment!ReplyDelete
You did a great job on that sketch!!
- AnonymousJune 21, 2008 at 4:35 AM
totally LOVE the card well cards actually BUT Lea CHRISTMAS its June!!! xxxxxxReplyDelete
Great cards as usaul. Love how you always have a touch of bling!ReplyDelete
What a gorgeous cards! I like the vintage look of your xmas card. It is beautiful.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous cards, Lea!!! I love your Christmas card !ReplyDelete
Your cards are so amazing - Luv the Christmas card and the vintage feel to it.ReplyDelete
Loving all the cards Lea and too funny about the 80's music.. I can just see you. ;0)ReplyDelete
LEA! HI! :) You're so cute!!ReplyDelete
I LOVE LOVE LOVE your cards! SO beautiful! LOVE that vintage feel!
Have a lovely weekend!
Oh Lea, love how you've made your sketch into a christmas card. Your colour combo is lovely as is your image. Well done.ReplyDelete
Lorraine xxx
- AnonymousJune 22, 2008 at 2:38 PM
These are all gorgeous Lea...ReplyDelete
Hope you enjoyed the fireworks!!!:)x
i love that christmas card. so beautiful!! hope you got some good sun on the deck today.ReplyDelete
you rock on with your bad self you 80's lovin' chick! lol...
Love all your vintage looking cards, sweets. I love that you've been using those Crafty Secrets lately. :)ReplyDelete
Lea gorgeous cards as always !! wanted to come by and say a huge thankyou !! my magazine arrived today and i love the stickers you sent. they couldn't have come at a better time just lost a family member and had the funeral yesterday so been feeling really low the past few days !! thankyou so much again for brightening my day !! i love your published work and thanks for signing it !!ReplyDelete
huge hugs
MMMMM I love em....and yeah...you and that 80's music get along really well!!!!!ReplyDelete

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Kennesaw, Ga. --- Redshirt junior Chelsea Hudson registered 36 points and 10 rebounds for Tennessee State in a heartbreaking, 70-68, road loss to Kennesaw State Monday night in the KSU Convocation Center.
TSU (0-2) saw a hard fought battle come down to a last second free-throws as Kennesaw State (1-1) went to the line with .5 on the clock to seal the win.
Chelsea Hudson scored 36 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the fourth double-double of her career. Rachel Allen was the only other Lady Tiger to score in double figures as she posted 10 points to go with six steals and four assists. Jayda Johnson also had five steals in the contest.
After playing to a 10-10 tie, Tennessee State went ahead 25-19 on a three-pointer by I'mani Davis. The Lady Tigers stretched their advantage to double-digits (31-21) following a steal and break-away lay-up from Jayda Johnson with about five minutes left to play in the first frame.
With about three minutes to go in the half, a triple from Brianna Lawrence made the score, 35-26, in favor of TSU. The Lady Tigers, however, went on a drought and would not score another point the rest of the half. The Owls used a 10-0 run to capture a, 36-35, lead just before the halftime break.
In the second half, Chelsea Hudson scored 11 straight points to put TSU back on top, 46-44. From there the teams traded buckets.
TSU managed to build a couple of six point leads but each time KSU pulled even.
After a back-and-forth battle, the teams played to another tie, 66-66, with 50.3 seconds left in the game. Kennesaw State had the ball but missed its attempt and TSU came away with the rebound. TSU briefly took the lead when Chelsea Hudson scored in the paint but Kennesaw State answered with a bucket to tie the game with 7.1 seconds on the clock.
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Everyone has stress in their lives, whether it's from school, family, friends, or work. Everyone deals with stress differently. Some deal with it in healthy ways, while others turn to drugs, choosing not to confront their issues head on. Drugs lead to stress as your body starts to feel the harmful effects.
So, how can you deal with stress in healthy ways? Here are some suggestions for a more stress-free life:
1. Take the stress out of stressful situations. Stress can pop up anywhere, but you can help make stressful situations more bearable. For example, if you have a test coming up, plan ahead and study for an hour every night of the week leading up to it instead of cramming the night before.
2. Just breathe. If you find yourself in a stressful situation, take a moment, step away, and practice some breathing techniques. Try counting backwards from 10 while breathing slowly in and out.
3. Exercise. Exercise is a great way to take your mind off your stress and reassess the situation. Not only will you refocus, but your body will release endorphins, which create a sense of pleasure throughout the body.
4. Relax. Take some time out of your day and do something that relaxes you. You could read a while, watch your favorite show, listen to music, spend some time outdoors, whatever helps you unwind.
5. Talk to family and friends. Getting advice from the people who care most about you can put stressful situations into perspective. Talk with family members or close friends when you're feeling stressed out.
Tell us: What are some ways that you de-stress?
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Friday, June 15, 2007
Details, Details
There was a scandal a few years ago when it was made known that salespeople for orthopedic prosthetics (hips, I think it was) were actually doing major parts of some operations -- fitting and inserting the joints because the surgeons weren't familiar with them. I never have, and never would allow such a thing (nor is it allowed anywhere, anymore), but there are times I've welcomed such detail folk into the OR. Most of them know their products very well, and when there's some sort of new wrinkle, it's nice to have them around. Here's the likely scenario:
Joe's Surgical Supply and Auto Shop comes up with a variation on a stapling device. Or an electrocautery unit, an adhesive dressing. They contact the hospital, or surgery center, and gain permission to show up with their device. Most often, they're hanging out in the surgery lounge when I arrive to do an operation. Sometimes, their impending presence has been announced: next week the rep from JSS/AS will be here to demonstrate a new foofratz. I look it over. In the case of staplers, which are extremely handy in certain situations, and which are quite regularly improved in terms of ease of use or extra features, I'm more than open to the latest innovation. If the demo looks promising, I'll let the rep know when next I'd be doing an operation for which it could be appropriate. They're there early the day of the operation, usually bringing doughnuts or pizza for the nursing staff. Who'd begrudge that?
I know how to staple bowel and when to do it. I know the various techniques, the tricks, the danger zones. But with a new instrument, I may not know how the re-designed handle works, or how to get it to bend in the newly-invented way. So the rep is there, in the OR (with the patient's permission!), and when the time comes he or she can give some instructions. From the sidelines: NOT scrubbed in. It's helpful, and I don't see it as any sort of breach of propriety. Sometimes I find the new item is no better -- and/or more expensive -- than what I've been using. Other times, it turns out to have major advantages, in which case I'll tell the OR it'd be nice to have them available (which may or may not happen!) It's even transpired that, after input from me and many others, a rep will get ideas of how their product could be improved and will take those ideas back to the shop. It is, I think, a mutually good thing.
Rants about over-use of staplers aside, I think I've made it clear I find them very handy in several situations; and I've always been impressed at the brilliance of the latest advances and the speed with which they occur. Reading about it isn't enough to decide; nor is it necessary -- given the fact that it's a trickle as opposed to a sea-change -- to take a course in the use. Having a knowledgeable rep around is just right.
One of the coolest improvements in a common technology of recent vintage is the development of "spray" mode for electrocautery. Electrically zapping something that's bleeding is generally quick and effective (assuming it's not the sort of bleeding you can hear, in which case you better have a big clamp handy.) But there's a problem: until recently it was usually necessary to touch the end of the cautery "pencil" to the tissue being cooked; and that tends to create a sort of black gob of charcoal glue, such that when the grilling is over, pulling away the pencil can pull away the char, and bleeding resumes. That's especially true for liver or spleen. You may have to try to control the bleeding with suturing, but those organs don't hold a stitch all that well. So when a rep hanging around the lounge approached me with his unit (should I rephrase that?), I was interested. It's perfect for liver and spleen, he said, because when you set it to "spray" and hold it close to the target, a broad electric arc jumps from the device to the bleeding area without the need to touch the two together. By golly, I had a gallbladder operation to do that very day, and it's not rare that a little bleeding needs attention where the gallbladder comes off the liver. It did, I did, and it did. Fantastic device, and I was glad to have the rep there to show the nurses how to set it up. Been using it ever since. And by the time I was finished that first time, all the doughnuts were gone.
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All you guys got were donuts?
Francis Bacon took bribes when on the exchequer and his excuse was: "yes, I took them, but I didn't act on them." And that guy invented the scientific method!
Many doctors think that medicine entitles them to a high income as it did in the old days, but a bribe's a bribe.
Drug companies spent about 18 billion last year influencing doctors; you can be sure that doughnuts weren't the coins of the realm.
- Bruce said...
Reps in the OR...
Positive example: We have a great rep that shows up for cases where we use hardware for mandibular reconstruction or facial fractures. It shortens the cases and decreases everyone's frustration level.
Neutral example: The reps for self-explanatory cutting devices ask you to try their new toy...only to find out later that the non-reusable clumsy device handle will cost each patient several hundred dollars should you ever decide to use it again.
Negative example: As the cuting device rep is leaving the OR, she tells your charge nurse to "put the XXX instrument on the doctor's preference list so he will have it for every case." Wrong.
Love that flamethrower image!
when people who are not part of the operating team are in the OR, observing or whatever, is it the surgeon who allows them in or does the hospital have to give permission?
- Sid Schwab said...
In general, permission is required of the patient, the surgeon, and the hospital. That's how it is now: wasn't always that way.
- Greg P said...
People get unnecessarily in a lather about all of this. This is the way the business world works and will continue to do so. Financial institutions make huge sums just by arranging for money to move from one place to another.
I recall hearing a story about Bishop Sheen, when someone asked him about how he could have a private limo as a Catholic priest. He said, "I never took a vow of poverty."
If one wanted to try to rigidly live their life this way, then you should never accept anything for free from anyone. Don't accept gifts even from your own family. Don't accept discounts on anything either -- they're just bribes. Don't buy anything from any salesman either -- he gets a bribe for selling it to you. In the hospital where I work, a medical equipment company gives out free newspapers to any patient that wants one -- I guess we better stop that.
To a large extent, doctors need the information they get from reps, doctors can give useful information in return.
Now "18 billion dollars" -- rather than simply trying to make as big a pile as one can, let's get realistic. I think we could say that 18 billion dollars includes things like ads in medical journals, sponsorships of various medical meetings, lots of free samples that patients benefit from, maybe even DTC advertising -- certainly not 18 billion dollars going straight to doctors. We're not in the corporate world or in government where kickbacks are rampant.
For many of the things I treat, finding a drug that helps is a trial-and-error process. Samples allow me to do that at no expense to the patient. And how else can I evaluate a new drug other than use it?
My original letter sounds aggressive. I'm sorry about that.
I am one of these fellows who is in a lather about all of this.
It's not like an NBA player who is paid to wear sneakers as a way to get Nike shoes sold. The consumer is still free to make a choice in that situation.
The doctor decides what is prescribed, and it is horrible to think that his decisions are sometimes based on bribes. Maybe he doesn't even take money from the company but reads the reviews from other doctors who have...
Why don't they make a nice website for each drug: quicktime lectures, mountains of technical data, detailed FAQ section, maybe in the background a picture of some golf course.
Dr Schwab tacked on glibly about donuts as if that was the typical extent of drug company influence.
- Sid Schwab said...
Seems to me it takes the ignoring of my previous post and a pretty narrow reading of this one to conclude that I'm glib about drug companies and their influence. And the current post is about the maker of surgical instruments, not drug companies; I think I made clear how the relationship works.
Dr. Schwab:
Pay "Site Lover" no mind. I bet my left gonad he's of the "Pharm Free" ilk. They are the "PETA" of the medical community--everyone sees the bold examples of a single day of unity or the like but in the end, their tale is full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
Also like PETA and similar, organizations, the germ, the nucleus of the original rationale makes sense, perhaps even is worthy of action, but it goes way too far.
What gives "Mr. Small Problem" away is the very fact that he keeps referring to "drugs" and "drug companies" when the post is obviously about medical equipment.
More on my thoughts on this in one of my previous posts.
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Now that I got that off my chest, about the post...
I think this was a great topic. Writers' block, indeed! I only saw detailers in the OR twice in my observational time. Once was a standard "check-up," and it was very clear that it was a mutually beneficial way for surgeon and rep to chat, since the alternative would have to arrange precious (and always shifting) time outside the OR. It still smelled a bit "funny" (no, it wasn't the Bovie), though, having a complete outsider in the OR. I later learned that the guy was like a 1st-assist surgeon tech for years and years before he went suit-and-tie.
The second time, another guy was coming in to follow up on a prior meeting which I wasn't a part of to discuss some graft material they use for big vascular surgeries (when you can't simply harvest a vein, like an AAA or a large ileofemoral bypass or the like). They talked back and forth during an AAA repair and the rep was getting some real-time feedback on its use. I doubt that the company could have benefitted much more than that, since the surgeon would have otherwise had to remember all about the issues, write them down, etc.
I'm sure there are always those types in a slick suit offering some surgical snake oil, but 1) you're dealing with a pretty heady, no-nonsense bunch to begin with (surgeons of all varieties), 2) you can't bullshit a surgeon on the mechanics of a device that can be held,inspected, etc. in his/her hands like you can on a drug with dizzying tables/graphs, etc., and 3) even simple staplers are expensive--both sides have a mutual need to be no-nonsense--it's not like throwing a bunch of Avandia samples in a shopping bag and calling it a day.
OK, I've reached my comment quota for the day. :P
Per Anon's question: I work in a hospital, but in a job w/o patient contact. A while back (pre-HIPAA), I was able to ask surgeons to observe when they had interesting cases - and as a surgery neophyte, I thought just about anything was interesting. Or, I could just ask at the OR desk what was going on and get permission on the fly.
Fast forward to now: The last time I requested to observe I was told I needed persmission from the medical director, the head of the OR, the patient, and whomever would be on the surgical team that day. Too many hoops. I'm bummed, but forever grateful for the surgeries that I was privileged to observe in the past.
I am a disgusted now divorcing wife of a sales rep for medical equipment. I am appalled by the things doc's ask for in turn for promising to buy equipment. I have heard the reps will buy the docs drinks in topless bars, watches, drugs(they like their cocaine!) On top of it all they as for the reps to buy them whores. My husband is now a different person thanks to these disgusting so called doctors that take an oath to do what is right for the patient, not which company can buy them the best whore!! Its disgusting and the surgeons, MD's and sales reps should be ashamed of themselves ( Im sure they arent!) What a bunch of pathetic excuses for human beings!!


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Business 85 southbound in Lexington is back open after crews finished inspecting and temporarily fixed a bridge hit by a truck on Tuesday.
The bridge over Winston Road, also known as N.C. 8, was lowered a few inches after a truck towing another truck hit it.
The crash also damaged two of the six beams that hold up the bridge.
Crews reopened all lanes of southbound Business 85, as well as two of the three lanes on the N.C. 8 bridge. The center turn lane has been turned into a temporary pass-through lane, allowing two-way traffic to continue.
A special bridge inspection group from Raleigh was called in to conduct an in-depth inspection of the damaged bridge and to determine what kind of long-term repairs are needed and how long it will take to make them.


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PEORIA, Ill. (AP) Jordan Prosser matched his career high with 17 points and grabbed seven rebounds, the Braves defense had 17 steals and Bradley narrowly escaped a second half surge by George Washington to hold on for a 72-68 victory Tuesday night.
Bradley (6-2) led 38-21 at halftime and took a 19-point lead just 13 seconds into the second half but the George Washington (4-4) outscored the Braves 47-32 the rest of the way and still came up short.
The Braves defense forced 23 turnovers and outscored George Washington 24-8 on turnovers.
Walt Lemon Jr. added 14 points, five steals and four assists for Bradley and teammate Dyricus Simms-Edwards scored 11 points, pulled five rebounds and tallied five steals.
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Team USA's 12 Man Roster is Officially AnnouncedInjuries and the aging process prevented USA Basketball from completely putting the 2008 band back together but the 2012 version of Team USA that will compete in the London Olympics includes a strong mixture of five Olympic veterans and five FIBA World Championship veterans plus two young talents who will provide athleticism and scoring punch. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and Deron Williams played on the 2008 gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic team, while Kevin Durant, Tyson Chandler, Russell Westbrook, Andre Iguodala and Kevin Love won gold medals for Team USA during the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Blake Griffin and James Harden are the newcomers who will provide firepower off of the bench.
James and Anthony will join David Robinson (1988, 1992, 1996) as the only men to play three times for Team USA in the Olympics. Bryant, Paul and Williams will add their names to the somewhat longer but still quite distinguished list of two-time U.S. Olympic basketball players: Charles Barkley (1992, 1996), Carlos Boozer (2004, 2008), Patrick Ewing (1984, 1992), Burdette Haldorson (1956, 1960), William Hougland (1952, 1956), Michael Jordan (1984, 1992), Jason Kidd (2000, 2008) Robert Kurland (1948, 1952), Karl Malone (1992, 1996), Chris Mullin (1984, 1992), Gary Payton (1996, 2000), Scottie Pippen (1992, 1996), Mitch Richmond (1988, 1996) and John Stockton (1992, 1996).
The 39 year old Kidd, who owns a 46-0 record as a member of two Olympic gold medalists and three FIBA Americas Championship squads (1999, 2003, 2007), previously announced his retirement from international play (and likely would not have been selected for this year's roster in any case); injuries prevented 2008 Olympians Dwight Howard, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and 2010 FIBA World Championship veteran Derrick Rose from participating this time.
It will be very interesting to see how Coach Mike Krzyzewski distributes starting honors and--more importantly--minutes. Durant, the three-time reigning NBA scoring champion and 2010 FIBA World Championship MVP, may not even start for this team; James, Bryant and Paul are almost certainly locks to start, Chandler is the only true center on the roster and Anthony--despite his poor shooting and inconsistent play--started all eight games for the 2008 squad (though he often ended up on the bench during crunch time). Chandler played so poorly in the 2010 FIBA World Championship that he not only failed to hold on to the starting center job but he eventually fell out of the rotation completely, averaging just 8.6 mpg during the event, so perhaps that will influence Coach Krzyzewski to go "small" from the outset with James at center, Anthony at power forward, Durant at small forward and Bryant and Paul in the backcourt. It is certainly possible that Coach Krzyzewski will experiment a bit with his starting lineup and his overall rotation during Team USA's exhibition games/pre-Olympic tour. Love indicated that Coach Krzyzewski plans to use him almost exclusively at center.
FIBA basketball has different rules, a different playing/officiating style and a different rhythm from NBA basketball, so some players who look great in NBA play may be plagued by foul trouble and/or just generally seem out of sorts during FIBA competition. Love has emerged as a great NBA player but he was a non-factor--other than in garbage time--during the 2010 FIBA World Championship and Griffin is a good candidate to lead this squad in fouls per minute due to his aggressive style combined with FIBA's eccentric officiating. Harden seemed to lose his game and his confidence during the 2012 NBA Finals, so it will be interesting to see if the changes of venue and rules bring him back to life or if he stays in his slump.
Team USA will obviously rely on quickness and athleticism and if Team USA has the proper "attention to detail" (as Bryant put it shortly after the announcement of the final roster) then they should be able to overwhelm most of the teams that they will face; Team USA's main weakness--a lack of size, specifically a dearth of true back to the basket centers--could be exploited by teams that do not turn the ball over, keep the pace of the game slow and pound the ball inside to skilled big men.
Despite what countless "experts" will proclaim, the deciding factor for Team USA will not be lack of size or how well Team USA shoots from behind the arc; Team USA has several players who play and rebound "bigger" than their size and Team USA should be able to score so well in transition that three point shooting will not be a huge part of their offensive repertoire. The key for Team USA to win in FIBA events is to play suffocating defense and shut down the opposing team's three point shooters without getting broken down for layups in the screen/roll game. In the 2008 Olympics, Team USA held opposing teams to .403 field goal shooting and .299 three point field goal shooting. Those are the two most important statistical categories to monitor as Team USA chases gold in London.
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But with the changing times, Muthu's Curry has launched a new, casual chic concept featuring authentic North and South Indian flavours. I was curious at what this actually meant and hence was happy to accept their invitation to a lunch tasting.
When asked if I would like a drink, I usually stick to
It turned out to be Masala Coke ($3.90). I had my reservations at first. It did sound funky alright. Thankfully, the spices were an interesting play on the common coke. And the salty ending appealed to my savoury tooth.
Pappadum Bruschetta ($5.50) sounds Italian, no? Think of it as bruschetta toppings of chopped tomatoes, onions, green chillies and coriander atop small circular pappadum discs. Champagne would go great with this!
Another good starter to share is Morumoru Vendaikai ($7.90). Slices of okra were coated in a spicy batter (chilli powder & cumin) and deep-fried. Try it with the dips made available- mayo, mango chutney and tamarind sauce. Very good bar snack with beers.
Vegetarians can consider ordering the Aaloo Nazakat ($11.90) as a main. This potato stuffed with pine nuts, paneer, carrots and beans was very dense and with rice accompanying it, this was very heavy. But carbs freak like me would feel at peace. :) Check out the curly pappadum 'twisties'! There wasn't a trace of oil and the cute shapes made eating it fun.
The Tandoori Chicken ($16.90) was very tender and well-marinated with spices and, I believe, yoghurt. Slab on some of the mint yoghurt sauce for an added dimension of flavour.
But the Lamb Rack Ananas ($22.90) stole the limelight with its smokey deliciousness. The bits of fat with slightly charred edges provided much flavour and rendered the lamb tender. Slices of roasted pineapples added a touch of refreshing sweetness against the oil, smoke and spice. This dish was made complete with daal, salad and a chewy naan.
When it came to Masala Mussels ($16.90), I thought the masala gravy, when eaten with the mussels, was a tad too bitter. But the bitterness grew on me after a while. It was akin to the nice "kam kam" bitterness that one gets from bittergourd. Check out the carbs combination again- fluffy rice wrapped in Romali roti.
Then came time for desserts. I braced myself as I was generally not a fan of Indian desserts due to their tendencies to be very, VERY BIG on S U G A R.
But this fear was unfound.
The Masala Chai Flan ($6.90) was like a sticky pudding with flavours of milk, caramel and spices. Sweet it was but not till the point of (my) death.
Beetroot Halwa with Ice Cream ($7.90) was pretty but probably an acquired taste.... which I didn't acquire. The beetroot halwa was earthy and just sweetened enough. The pastry cup, unfortuntately, lacked punch. Maybe beetroot-lovers should give a shout-out on their take of this dish!
A rather unique dessert to me was the Ras Malai ($6.20). Essentially milk dumplings in a saffron sauce with chopped pistachio bits, the Ras Malai had a spongey, curd-like texture.
A hot, milky cup of Masala Chai ($4.50) brought lunch to a close.
To sum up, I get what they meant by their new concept now. While still serving Indian food at heart, the 'package' is given a refreshing twist. The presentation is very modern and there is an emphasis on individual sets. The ideas/inspirations and use of certain ingredients (like rocket leaves!) give the dishes that spark of creativity. Make no mistake. This isn't fusion. It's the Muthu's Flavors.
Thanks to Noelle of Sixth Sense Communications & PR Consultancy, and the folks from Aisvaryam's Fine Foods for the invitation.
The Muthu's Flavors
Tel: 6884 8380
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A tandoor (oven) with charcoal is used here. At 200 degrees Celsius, it would take only about 20 minutes to cook the tandoori chicken!


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The Peerless Prognosticator is ON THE AIR!!!
And here we are...the showdown we've been waiting for. No, not Ovechkin vs. Crosby...
For example...if someone breathes on Sidney Crosby, Pens fans will have a "canipshun," which in English is "to have a fit or get upset." Let's hope Pens fans have lots of canipshuns this afternoon.
And if the Capitals can get a big day out of Alexander Ovechkin – maybe a cupple-tree goals or so (that would be "two or three," in English), then perhaps Penguin fans will have to wait "a whole nuther" year for Evgeni Malkin or Sidney Crosby to challenge for the scoring title. Of course, Pens fans will argue "That ain'da way I see it."
If Mike Green can add to his goal total with a back-door pinch or an end-to-end weave, you might see a Pens fan turn to his buddy (who missed the play while wiping nacho cheese off his chin), pointing to the big screen and lamenting, "look, look…yagottaseediss!"
Should the Caps get some breaks from the men in the striped shirts, you might hear Pens fans "skwillin'" ("squealing" to you and me) about how the Pens can't get a break.
If Donald Brashear and George Laraque go toe to toe, you might pay attention to which one "jukes" first (flinches).
But today the Caps are trying to take another step ("anudder," in Pittsburghese) in climbing from the depths of the conference to a playoff spot.
As for the Penguins, they seem almost mortal these days. After a 7-2-2 run that got them to the Ottawa-Montreal-New Jersey level of the Eastern Conference, they've stubbed their collective toe in their last five:
Record: 2-3-0
Goals for/against: 11/17
Power play: 1/19 (5.3 percent)
Penalty killing: 14/18 (77.8 percent)
Part of that is the cooling off of Evgeni Malkin. After the center went 8-16-24 over the first ten games of February, he's been 3-4-7, even, over his last eight games. Ditto Ty Conklin. After going 6-1-3, 2.27, .931, to open February, Conklin is 0-2-0 in three appearances since, 4.46, .862. That could mean an appearance by Marc-Andre Fleury. In four appearances since returning from a high-ankle sprain, he is 2-1-0, 2.30, .933. He's never lost to
The Caps are 2-7-2 against the Penguins since the lockout, having been outscored 46-32 in those games. Unlike what was the case in most of those games, however, the Caps bring a deeper offense to the battle. It isn't necessarily "stop Ovechkin, stop the Caps" heading into this one. While Ovechkin is still the key – 6-9-15, +9 in his last eight games – the Caps have other weapons, some in some unfamiliar places…Brooks Laich with three goals in his last three games…Nicklas Backstrom being 2-6-8, +9 in his last five games…Viktor Kozlov is 2-3-5, +9 in his last five games and leads the team at +18…Tom Poti has six assists in his last five games and is +5.
For the Caps, things are now in the desperation stage…with last night's action, the Caps are seven points behind
Caps 5 – Penguins 4
...but you already figgurred dat already.
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In the Sahafina Forest in eastern Madagascar, a joint German-Malagasy research team has discovered a new species of primate they've dubbed Gerp's Mouse Lemur (Microcebus gerpi). Named after Madagascar's Groupe d'Étude et de Recherche sur les Primates de Madagascar and weighing in at 68 grams, Gerp's trumps the previously discovered Goodman's mouse lemur by a hearty 20 grams.
This nocturnal beast likely dwells in but a small sliver of lowland rainforest, making this species particularly susceptible to deforestation. The researchers published their findings in the journal Primates — "First indications of a highland specialist among mouse lemurs (Microcebus spp.) and evidence for a new mouse lemur species from eastern Madagascar."
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Stealing a bike: not always as bad as it sounds
Pro bike wrench Josh Boggs just posted a link to a Craig's list posting. I now share it with you – without comment *snicker*
I stole your Trek Madone road bike near 33rd and Vine (33rd and Vine)
Well actually I stole it from the guy who stole it from you so that I may give it back to you.Sunday afternoon there was a homeless looking guy rolling a bike by the back wheel down the alley. The u-lock was still around the front wheel and downtube so I stopped him. It was clear it was not his bike so I took it from him.
Please contact me to describe and claim.
Yes, the key you bring must fit the lock for me to turn the bike over to you.
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You bought the bike at Turin within last few years, you are over 6′ w wide shoulders, you have a kid, and you don't ride as much as you had hoped.


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Boy, 13, to lead Harely parade as MDA ambassador
MDA Telethon airs at 8 p.m. Sunday on WISN 12
All week, Hog riders have hit the throttle for different causes. Friday's charity ride supported the Muscular Dystrophy Association.
WISN 12 News reporter Portia Young met a boy who said his life is better because of MDA.
To meet 13-year-old Bryson Foster, is to immediately be charmed, Young said.
"Well, the best part about Milwaukee is probably Harley-Davidson and my favorite food is cheese curds," Bryson said.
He already ate some because his North Carolina accent sweet-talked the waitress at the Miller Pub.
Byrson is leading Saturday's Harley-Davidson parade as the national goodwill ambassador for MDA.
Friday's charity ride kicking off in Greenfield supports MDA. For decades, Harley-Davidson has been a major sponsor.
Next week the Greenfield Fire Department will carry on an MDA tradition, fill the boot every dollar raised will go to children like Bryson.
He has duchenne muscular dystrophy, which eventually will affect every muscle in his body.
But Bryson has hope. He's a big part of Sunday night's two-hour telethon on WISN 12.
"He's introducing the Backstreet Boys and Austin Mahone, plus you'll also see some memories from the past. You can go online and vote for your favorite MDA telethon memory," Bryson's mother, Claire Foster, said.
MDA sends children to camp every year, which Bryson said is the best week of the year.
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Chief Randall T. Shepard, Chairperson
Randall T. Shepard of Evansville was appointed to the Indiana Supreme Court by Governor Robert D. Orr in 1985, becoming Chief Justice of Indiana in 1987. A seventh generation Hoosier, Shepard graduated from Princeton University cum laude and from the Yale Law School. He earned a Master of Laws degree in the judicial process from the University of Virginia. Shepard was Judge of the Vanderburgh Superior Court from 1980 until his appointment. He earlier served as executive assistant to Mayor Russell Lloyd of Evansville and as special assistant to the Under Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation. He teaches periodically at the law schools of NYU and Yale.
Chief Justice Shepard was also Trustee of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He served as chair of the ABA Appellate Judges Conference and of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. During 2005-06, Shepard served as President of the National Conference of Chief Justices. Chief Justice John Roberts recently appointed him to the U.S. Judicial Conference Advisory Committee on Civil Rules.
Julie Berry, Member
Julie Berry currently serves as President of the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners; she is in her third term as Commissioner and was the first female Commissioner in the history of Jefferson County. While not working as a Commissioner, she works as a client administrator for a local engineering firm. Prior to that, she served as a project manager for the Southeastern Indiana Regional Planning Commission. Berry has a Bachelors Degree in Journalism & Political Science from Ball State University. She volunteers with several not-for-profits in southeastern Indiana including Madison Industrial Development Corporation, Jefferson County United Way, The Boys and Girls Club, and Special Olympics. In 2009, Governor Daniels appointed her as a member of the Indiana Courthouse Preservation Advisory Commission.
Brad Bumgardner, Member
Brad Bumgardner is the Executive Director of the Parke County Community Foundation. He graduated from Lincoln Christian College in Lincoln, IL.
J. Steven Cox, Member
J. Steven Cox is a resident of Brookville, Indiana and was first elected Judge of the 37th Judicial Circuit of Indiana in 1994. He is a 1987 graduate of Indiana University where he majored in Forensic Science with areas in Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, and Religion. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in 1990. He became a graduate of the Indiana Judicial College in 1995. He is currently a member of the American Judges Association, American Judicature Society, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Indiana Judges Association, Indiana State Bar Association, Indiana Council of Juvenile and Family court Judges, Franklin County Citizens for Historic Preservation, Franklin County Historical Society, and Board of Directors, Richmond Art Museum.
Fritz Herget, Member
Fritz Herget, engineer, has been with ARSEE Engineers since 1982 when he graduated from Purdue University with a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering majoring in Structures and Transportation. Early in his career he became interested in building facades and historic facilities. Over the last 20 years he has investigated and developed repair programs for several hundred masonry and/or historic structural systems, working on such facilities as the Indiana Statehouse, Murat Theatre, Union Station, Children's Museum, and a 30 building study on the campus of IUPUI.
Diana Hawes, Member
Diana M. Hawes of Bloomington is an architectural historian educated at Barnard College, Indiana University, Bloomington, and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She was a founder of Bloomington Restorations, Inc in 1976 and served BRI for many years both as a volunteer and a contractor. She co-authored Bloomington Discovered (1980) and Monroe County in Focus (1995) and supervised the inventories of historic structures for the City of Bloomington and Monroe County as architectural historian. She has also taught architectural history at Indiana University Bloomington, and served on the board of directors of Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana.
Ron Ross, Member
Ron Ross, staff architect and project manager at Martin Riley in Fort Wayne, graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a Masters of Architecture. Recently, he was named to the Fort Wayne Historic Preservation Commission by Mayor Tom Henry.
Kevin Woodward
Kevin Woodward has served the citizens of Wells County for the past 20 years, as a town councilman, county councilman, and currently in his third term as a county commissioner. Kevin's experience with local government and vast networks throughout the state make him a valuable asset to the Indiana Courthouse Advisory Commission.
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Marsh Davis
Marsh Davis is President of Indiana Landmarks, the nation's largest statewide preservation organization. An Indiana native, Davis returned to his home state after serving from 2002 to 2006 as Executive Director of the Galveston Historical Foundation. Prior to his tenure in Texas, Davis was Indiana Landmarks' community services director, where he managed survey and grant programs and developed initiatives in African American heritage and rural preservation."
Dr. James A. Glass
James A. Glass, Ph.D., Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, has been with the Division since 2007. He graduated with a B.A. in History and Spanish from Indiana Central College (now the University of Indianapolis), an M.A. in Latin American History from Indiana University, and M.A. in History of Urban Development from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. in Architectural History and Historic Preservation Planning, Cornell University. Before coming to the State, he served as Director of the Graduate Program in Historic Preservation at Ball State University and as the Director of the Center for Historic Preservation at Ball State University. He served as Director of the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer in the early 1990s. He has a long career in preservation and history.
David Terrell
David R. Terrell, Executive Director, Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs was appointed by Lt. Governor Becky Skillman in 2006. Mr. Terrell has experience in strategic planning, leadership development, encouraging community partnerships, and expanding economic development capacity in rural communities. Before joining OCRA, he was the Economic Development Director for Madison-Jefferson County and lead Terrell Associates, a consulting firm that specializes in community level workforce and economic development partnerships. He is the 2008 recipient Indiana Economic Development Association "Excellence in Leadership" award.
A graduate of Indiana State University who earned his MBA from the University of South Florida, Mr. Terrell is active in volunteer work and has a great passion for rural Indiana.


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People who have memory problems or other declines in their mental abilities may be at higher risk for stroke, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 63rd Annual Meeting in Honolulu April 9 to April 16, 2011. The lead author is Abraham J. Letter of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
"Finding ways to prevent stroke and identify people at risk for stroke are important public health problems," said study Letter. "This study shows we might get a better idea of who is at high risk of stroke by including a couple simple tests when we are evaluating people who already have some stroke risk."
For the study, researchers gave tests to people age 45 and older who had never had a stroke, then contacted them twice a year by phone for up to 4.5 years to determine whether they had suffered a stroke. The average age of the participants was 67. Strokes were then confirmed by medical records. A total of 14,842 people took a verbal fluency test, measuring the brain's executive functioning skills, and 17,851 people took a word recall memory test.
The study was part of a larger study called the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study. During the study, 123 participants who had taken the verbal fluency test and 129 participants who had taken the memory test experienced a stroke.
Those who scored in the bottom 20 percent for verbal fluency were 3.6 times more likely to develop a stroke than those who scored in the top 20 percent. For the memory test, those who scored in the bottom 20 percent were 3.5 times more likely to have a stroke than those in the top 20 percent. The difference in stroke incidence rates between those with the bottom and top 20 percent of scores was 3.3 strokes per thousand person-years. In general, the differences remained after researchers adjusted for age, education, race and where participants lived.
At age 50, those who scored in the bottom 20 percent of the memory test were 9.4 times more likely to later have a stroke than those in the top 20 percent, but the difference was not as large at older ages.
The study was supported by the National Institutes of Health and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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Punk, hardcore, metal, noise: Music shouldn't always be easy on the ears. Each month, Loud unearths some of the loudest, crudest, weirdest, and/or heaviest sounds writhing beneath the surface. The world's not getting any quieter. Neither should we.
Might as well get this out of the way first. Here it is, folks, the one you've all been waiting for: Leviathan's True Traitor, True Whore. The infamous sexual-assault charges currently looming over the project's mastermind, Jef Whitehead, make it hard to judge the album on its own merits—especially since the titular "whore" is intended to be Whitehead's ex-girlfriend, the victim of his alleged crime. As a Leviathan record—one in which the lyrics are thankfully smeared and garbled—it's an above-average slab of raw, tormented, almost psychedelic black metal. As a document of hate, it's utterly repellant. One thing's for sure: Once Whitehead goes to trial, there's going to be a jury in Chicago writing its own review.
Now for something a little lighter: Through The Cervix Of Hawwah by Antediluvian. Steeped in a hideous, elaborate mysticism, the Canadian outfit's latest full-length is a throbbing blur of dense low-end and impenetrable mid-fi atmosphere. Stick your head in the vortex, though, and you'll start to pick up some of the intricacies; like a pool of materia prima, the disc's self-liquefying violence and velocity force it into a perpetual orgy of new and increasingly unholy shapes.
Bastard Priest, to its credit, doesn't have any depth to plumb. On its brain-gnawing new full-length, Ghouls Of The Endless Night, the Swedish outfit continues the chugging, charred-black onslaught of last year's Under The Hammer Of Destruction. Ghouls, though, is a huge improvement over Hammer; the production is thicker, the riffs are blacker, the vocals are less human, and the pungent stench of putrefaction has really started to settle in.
Keeping with the flesh-eating theme: Ghoul's Transmission Zero has been unleashed, and it's, well, it's all right. Featuring members of Engorged and Impaled doing the masked-rocker thing, the group plays a muddy, shout-along mix of punk, thrash, and blackened rock 'n' roll. On paper, that all adds up to awesome—but in practice, it sounds a little one-note, and novelty wears thin pretty quickly. Ghoul gets extra points, though, for daring to have some simple, stupid fun with metal in an era where everyone's trying to out-progress each other.
Granted, progression can be great, especially when used in thoughtful moderation. Case in point: Cormorant's Dwellings. The San Francisco band's follow-up to 2008's fantastic Metazoa is utterly worthy; probing the depths of myths and dreams without having to make its music meander, Cormorant wield power and nuance with a fluid grace. And it isn't afraid to dip into traditional, epic melody—or to make that melody far too heavy and filthy to ever come across as cheesy.
Cheese, on the other hand, is the main course on Dark Forest's plate. But on the British group's new full-length, Dawn Of Infinity, that's not a bad thing. In fact, the album is a faithful, anthemic revisiting of NWOBHM, from the cloud-piercing vocals to galloping rhythms to the soaring, harmonized guitar runs. But there's a Celtic tinge to some of the tracks that adds resonance to all the Stonehenge-friendly imagery. There's a fine line between being retroactive and being ridiculous, and Dark Forest is firmly, gloriously on the side of the former.
From its title, you might assume A Throne Without A King—a collaboration between Pyramids and Horseback—might be a dose of Dark Forest-esque myth-metal. It so isn't. The two drone-slinging projects offer one pulsing track each, and sandwiched between them is a four-part movement of minimalist, static-ventilated ambience mixed by Aaron Turner of Isis/Mamiffer/House Of Low Culture. Horseback's solo track is the most accessible, but the noise offers more rewards; there's a haunting residuum of psychic backwash that accumulates as the sprawling centerpiece inches toward its inevitable implosion.
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Chaos can be great, but Chord has always been much more methodical—and conceptual—with its experimentation. The instrumental side-project, which features Pelican's Trevor De Brauw, is a mini-orchestra of guitarists each playing modulations of a single note of a preassigned chord. Gdim13 is the chord and title of the group's new EP, and it's a hypnotic, skull-opening expanse of churning six-string ambience. The project itself, from the name down, may be a little too literal—but Chord manages to make the result sound intuitive, organic, and bliss-inducing.
Where some bands are deliberate and cerebral, others shoot erratically from the heart. Pianos Become The Teeth is arguably the best practitioner of its style of post-hardcore in the world right now; unfortunately, the style can be loosely categorized as screamo, a term that no right-thinking person would ever find appealing. Pianos' new full-length, The Lack Long After, dispenses with any genre hair-splitting and cuts right to the gut of matter: spastic, emotive, dynamic hardcore that hews to the integrity of '90s screamo while keeping a bleary yet panicked eye on tomorrow.
Planes Mistaken For Stars frontman Gared O'Donnell has never had a problem putting his heart on his sleeve. But he nails that wrecked lump of muscle into the wall on Year One, the debut album by his post-Planes band Hawks And Doves. It's a divorce record, and it shows; but even at his cathartic, bile-spewing darkest, O'Donnell twists his phrases with a bitter, loathing cleverness that's aimed more at himself than anyone else. Musically, Year One bears a slim resemblance to Planes' grimy post-hardcore, but it has more in common with Greg Dulli's bourbon-and-smoke-scorched confessionals.
Cutman couldn't give a shit about catharsis, emotions, or self-analysis. The weird and wiry outfit—which resembles NoMeansNo crossing swords with a young, lean Jawbox—recently unleashed Universal Laws, and it's like a shark that won't stop moving. Plowing riffs and rhythms into each like Matchbox cars, the group stirs a subliminal artiness into its mangled post-punk. Topped off with feverish howls and no shortage of occasionally wiseass yet penetrating lyrics, Universal Laws is the kind of thinking-folks' punk that the world needs much more of.
Cutman - "Forever" by TheAVClub
RETRO LOUD: Ministry, The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste
With Korn currently acting like it's invented the wheel by gluing dubstep to a guitar, it's a good time to look back at one of the greatest albums to ever mix riffs and electronics: Ministry's The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Taste. Released in 1989, it helped pave the way for the acceptance of everyone from Nine Inch Nails to Nirvana—but it holds up as an uncompromising and relentlessly ass-kicking masterpiece of metallic mechanization, not to mention a genre-shattering assault that brought punks, goths, skaters, heshers, and the random jock together into a unified, headbanging whole. Somehow even meaner and bleaker than its predecessor, 1988's superb (but far more robotic) The Land Of Rape And Honey, The Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Waste strikes a perfect balance between rock and industrial. Al Jourgensen went on to make more good music, but this is his peak of lean, sequenced miserablism.
Loud's Top 15 of 2011
(Note: Fucked Up's David Comes To Life and Iceage's New Brigade would have made this list, but I omitted them due to the fact that they both charted on The A.V. Club's Best Music Of 2011.)
1. Wolves In The Throne Room, Celestial Lineage
2. Prurient, Bermuda Drain
3. The Men, Leave Home
4. Jesu, Ascension
5. Disma, Towards The Megalith
6. Mamiffer, Mare Decendrii
7. Russian Circles, Empros
8. Touché Amoré, Parting The Sea Between Brightness And Me
9. Krallice, Diotima
10. Tombs, Path Of Totality
11. Altar Of Plagues, Mammal
12. Deafheaven, Roads To Judah
13. Trap Them, Darker Handcraft
14. Arctic Flowers, Reveries
15. Opeth, Heritage


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The growth of an economy occurs on the back of its manufacturing sector. He indicated that instead of importing products we could have foreign companies setting up manufacturing units in India. He was speaking on the second day of the "CII 10th Manufacturing Summit 2011" with the theme "Indian Manufacturing at a Point of Inflection: Challenges and Responses.""Sophistication of technology and organization is the essence of manufacturing," he said. He viewed it is important to devise efficient processes which produce things and ultimately lead to a policy.Speaking on labor issues, Mr Maira expressed the need for reconciliation among the stake holders themselves within the companies and the state governments. For this, technology promoting participatory decision making and consensus has to spread across the country. In this context, industry bodies like CII can take the initiative viewed Mr Maira. To achieve inclusive and faster growth in India, he also indicated that we could go for technologies that people can simply understand and thus arrive at the "Indian Way" of manufacturing.Talking about protectionism, he opined that most of the countries excelling in manufacturing have encouraged their native industries in the initial stages. In the Indian context too we could nurture small and medium industries without being discriminatory. He also opined that the national policy could help evolve framework for different industries to grow organically. Further, he underlined the need for the manufacturing industry to create a vision and come up with new solutions.Speaking at the session, Mr. Jamshyd N Godrej, Past President, CII & Chairman - CII Manufacturing Summit 2011, stated, "Without promotion or development of manufacturing in India we cannot create value added and skilled jobs." He also expressed concerns about how we can bring in more inclusiveness in the enormous system of manufacturing.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Hysterectomy: Rest and Recovery
The prep for surgery went well. I drank 30 oz of magnesium sulfate at 6 PM, stopped solids and was able to have clear liquids until 4 AM. I didn't feel like the MS 'cleaned' me out like it was supposed to. I guess with my clean diet I don't have that much up to clean out? I had a few BM's nothing out of the ordinary.
Troy had Monday off from school, teacher workshop, so I told him he could choose how he wanted the day to play out. We could get a hotel in Rochester Sunday night, he could swim and spend the day between the hotel and hospital or he could stay home, with Dad returning home Monday evening. Or he could get up with us and leave for Rochester at 530AM. He chose to stay home. I was good with that.
Steve and I left at 530, I had my final cup of coffee at 4. I was calm, was having thoughts of returning home the next day.
Originally, when I was first speaking of hysterectomy with my local gynecologist she told me I would have to have a full abdominal surgery. Much like my incision from the two C Sections I have had. I was just really dreading that recovery. After I met with Dr. Dowdy, my gynecologic oncologist, from Mayo Clinic, he told me that wasn't so. He was going to preform the daVinci robotic procedure, with 5 small incisions. This changed my outlook. I wasn't so terrified of the recovery. Still a major surgery, but no hip to hip incision unless he found cancer.
Steve and I made it to Mayo 30 minutes early as is my nature. We checked in, they showed us to a room where I changed into hospital gown, was tagged, gave myself two fleet enemas (new experience and absolutely NO biggie), a medicated douche, had my IV inserted. Steve placed my boots, clothes, coat into patient bags with my tags attached, took my iPhone (my lifesaver!), my glasses, ID and insurance card. We just waited. I was beginning to get a bit nervous so practiced deep breathing and made Steve participate. He did whatever I told him to do. He was more nervous and afraid than I was.
About 30 minutes later a surgical nurse came to introduce herself. She told Steve to follow us and we would drop him off at the waiting lounge, he would be escorted to my room following surgery. They would call him on his cell as soon as surgery began and with an update every hour. Very nice.
We dropped Steve off and headed for the surgical wait room. I was lined up with a dozen or more other patients, with big curtains in between us. Surgical teams were coming to the patients, asking name and address, talking about procedure, etc. The woman next to me said she had lung disease. The nurse asked if she always used oxygen "except when I'm smoking" ish.
The surgical nurse came to introduce herself to me, the anaesthesiologist, Dr. Dowdy arrived and initialized my ovaries upon my abdomen. He told me that he had decided to complete a radical total vaginal hysterectomy. There would be NO incision and shorter period of time in surgery. I asked him if I would have less restrictions-can I go back to work earlier? No. Still a major surgery, still 6-8 weeks off, just no incision and less surgical time. OK then. He told me that vaginal hysterectomy causes fewer complications than the other types and is a very safe way to remove the uterus, cervix, tubes and ovaries. He told me it is not possible for woman with thick stomach fat or women who have adhesion from prior surgery. He told me the C Sections wouldn't give him a problem.
A few moments later I was wheeled to my operating room. Everyone welcomed me and introduced themselves. It was like a party. Real crazy, outgoing, warm. Dr Dowdy told them all I was an ultra runner and that is what the topic of conversation was. It calmed me. A man told me his mother has ovarian cancer and his sister just had a hysterectomy. Trisha, the surgical nurse I met earlier asked me if I had a dog. We spoke of Topaz for a long time. She asked about the type of dog food I fed him and what races I was going to run for 2011. I could feel the IV drug take over, I began to speak slurred. Kevin, the anesthesiologist told me he was going to put the mask over my face and to take deep breathes. I said OK, BYE BYE! They laughed and I was off to deep sleep.
When I began to come to I heard a flurry of activity around me. Kevin, Trisha and Dr. Dowdy were asking me if I was nauseous (no) in pain (no) cold (no), I felt fine. I was wheeled up to my room, Steve was already there.
It was 230. Surgery began at 1100 and was finished at 130. I didn't have pain, I was very dizzy. My nurse helped me to the bathroom. I was able to move around well so she removed the catheter.
Around 4 Dr. Dowdy came by to recap surgery. He told me I underwent a vaginal hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectoy under general anesthesia. Surgery was uncomplicated. He said my tissue looked healthy, one ovary was enlarged with tumors, some endometriosis that he removed. Preliminary pathology looked cancer free, full pathology report next week. He felt I could be discharged the next day. Amen!
Cindy M stopped by for a visit. So wonderful to see her. We chatted, I was out of it, but so thankful to see her. Thank you Cindy!
Steve headed for home, relieved, about 5 PM to tend to Troy and then get him off to school on Tuesday morning. Steve would return Tuesday around 12 or so.
Monday evening my bladder was so full. I was walking around quite well, pushing the IV tank around. When I went to urinate I could only pass little amounts. My bladder was still full. I was drinking water and taking in the IV. Probably too much liquid.
At 5 AM the urology tech came in to measure my bladder. Full at 800 ml. She catheterized me and drained. Ah, relief. An hour later I was full again at 900 ml.
Dr. Dowdy came in to sign my release papers at 9 AM. I was ready to leave.. I thought. I didn't have an appetite but my nurse said I had to eat something solid before release. I ate a canned peach.
For pain I was taking extra strength Tylenol or Motrin every 6 hours with Oxycontin when necessary. I took the oxy two times. Other than bladder pressure I really wasn't in too much pain. A heating pad on my pelvic area felt very good.
The urology tech came by again at 3 pm, prior to discharge. I was full again at 1100 ml. She was getting worried and I thought my release might be revoked. My nurse called Dr. Dowdy. He came to my room, said that I could do one of two things: learn how to self catheterize myself and do this at home. In a day or two my bladder would settle down and I would be fine. Or, stay in the hospital with a catheter over night. Ugh! I didn't want to stay another night. I wanted to go home. Troy had a field trip the next day, it was his first day of the new semester (Tuesday) and I already missed talking about it. I wanted to be home. I told him I'd learn to self catheterize. He told me it as a piece of cake and the right decision.
The urology tech came back to teach me how. I didn't get it the first time. Darn it! She drained me and said she'd be back in an hour to give me another try. Dr. Dowdy called me and told me she would only observe me this next time, that I had to do it myself. OK. She came back and I was successful. It was kind of painful. My poor girlie parts were becoming irritated and sore.
As soon as I passed the self-catheterization test Steve came back into the room. I told him 'we are out of here'. I quickly changed into my fuzzy fleecy comfy clothing, had Steve pack my bag and we were out of there. I was wheeled to the discharge where Steve was waiting with the car.
The drive home was 2.5 hours. We stopped at Target in Plymouth so I could try to get some pee out. Ugh. Drops. I could feel my bladder filling and was not looking forward to having to drain it at home. Back to the car, back home.
Oh, so happy to be home! Troy had a big hug and flowers for me. Topaz went crazy and just whined and layed his head into my forehead. It was so good to be home.
Tuesday evening I did a self-cath. It went well, I was glad I decided to learn the process so that I could be home. It was absolutely fabulous climbing into my king size Select Comfort bed. Ah. All of my down blanket and duvet. Ah. Hot pad, all set. I slept until 11PM and woke to pee. I walked the 4 steps to the master bath. Topaz, laying at the foot of the bed, followed me into the bathroom. He put his paws upon my knees and kissed my face like I had been gone forever. As I was petting his ears I peed..and peed..I emptied my bladder! Oh, relief. I was so happy. So happy. I hoped I wouldn't need that damn self catheter kit again. I probably just needed to relax at home and forget about it.
Wednesday morning I was able to get out of bed quite well, only a bit of pressure in the pelvic region. I came downstairs and had coffee with Steve. He was taking another day off. I woke Troy, made him a lunch for the Romeo and Juliet field trip to the Guthrie Theatre. Steve took Troy to school and I was wiped out from that little bit of moving around! I climbed back into bed.
Steve came home, tried to walk Topaz but Topaz just kept coming back to the house, looking for me. Eventually Topaz went for a while. Steve did laundry, vacuuming, bathrooms, etc. I told him I was just going to sleep so go ice fishing or something. He headed off to do just that and would be home by the time Troy came in from school at 3.
At 215 I headed out for a walk with Topaz. The sun was shining and it was 30F! A heat wave. I had to feel some sun on my face. I am lumbering on down the driveway, so slow. Topaz is flying around the culdesac wondering where the heck is Mom? I made it about half way to the bus stop when I see Troy and Steve coming down our road. Steve followed Troy's bus and picked him up. Troy hopped out of the truck and walked back with me and Topaz to the house. Troy said 'Mom, this worse than your 100 mile race moving, you are slow moving traffic' yea, it sure was. That little outing had me tired again. I'll have to leave the house quite a bit earlier to actually make it to the bus stop on time. I could feel the pressure and knew it was time for my 6 hour Motrin dose.
Last night I came down to watch American Idol-god Steven Tyler is great on that show. Love him! Slept well last night, no sweats, no emotional upheavals, no menopausal symptoms as of yet.
I drove Troy to school today. Dr. said as long as I'm off the oxy that I can do so. I'm drinking lots of water, drinking prune juice and eating prunes-no painful BMs! Everything is really going well. I ate some canned chicken, Dijon mustard and shredded cabbage today. No more performing self-catheterizing. Ugh. That is something I can do without.
After bringing Troy to school I walked Topaz down the street. Came home and slept a few hours. I finally took a shower-had to laugh to see the doc's initials on my sides.
I think it is time for another nap!
This recovery is going well. I'm physically exhausted, to be expected I know. I will take it very easy and slowly.
Thank you so much for all of the cards, emails, texts, etc. I appreciate it so very much.
13 comments:
- Damon said...
Best of luck with your recovery Julie. I'm guessing you'll be back running long before your doctors think you will be. Your all-around fitness will help you to heal quickly.
- SteveQ said...
Good to hear you're doing okay and out getting in some walking! It's hard to imagine pain enough that you'd go for the oxycontin (we all think you're pretty tough, you know); the less you use of the heavy pain meds, the fewer problems you'll have with bowel movements.
- Robin said...
So glad to hear your surgery went well and that your road to recovery is so far, not too bad! All the best. I'm sure you'll be back out there in no time. Still keeping fingers crossed for negative pathology results.
- JojaJogger said...
Glad to hear you are home. Sounds like the recovery is going well so far!
- Olga said...
Welcome back home.
- Kimberly Rae said...
Julie girl you are a true trooper.. I'm glad all went well and you are recovering so nicely.... Love and Hugs sister!!!
- Sonya said...
Hope you feel better soon.
- chelsea said...
Just blog walking! Wish you for recovery...
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- LearningByReading said...
My mom really struggled after her hysterectomy and eventually went back to work. She was never quite the same, but still enjoyed laugh.
- Julie B said...
Thanks so much for the well wishes! Everything really is going great. I know that going into this in good health helped me come out of surgery without all of the pains/problems that others have experienced. I think I read about the problems women experienced a bit too much..it scared the hell out of me. Now I can let others know that it doesn't have to be so horrible!
- Lucille29 said...
get well soon..
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After meeting Rachel and Miss K at Noah's for some delicious bagels this morning, we met up with Melissa and Miss J and drove to some estate sales across Long Beach. I wasn't able to find anything at the first two sales but at the third sale I did stumble across these adorable plates. At only $4 for a set of 8 I just couldn't resist. My only problem...I'm not exactly sure how to use them! I do have a few idea's but I wanted to hear from you.
So tell me, how would you use these plates? They are white ceramic with petals and flowers, about 8.5" in diameter and they would look amazing on a table with my vintage milk glass vases.
Addendum---Thanks to Heidi for telling me that these are artichoke plates. Great to know their original use and can't wait to use them for artichokes and so much more!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Floral Embossed Plates
4 comments:
- stephy said...
jam in the center...scones on the exterior.
- March 6, 2010 at 7:49 AM
- Eli's Lids said...
Looks like a brunch/luncheon plate to me. With a place for a deviled egg and butter or jam in the center...
- March 18, 2010 at 10:44 AM
- Heidi Robb said...
These are artichoke plates, and very pretty ones at that. The whole artichoke sits in the central depression, melted butter or vinaigrette in the outer, and the remainder of the plate is used for your spent leaves.
A perfect find for Spring!
- April 17, 2010 at 4:45 AM
- DomesticDoll said...
I have one of these plates and I can't read the makers mark on the back, do you know where they were made and by who?
- March 9, 2012 at 9:12 PM
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