The objective of this study was to determine the association between surgical management of odontoid fractures and in-hospital mortality and complications in a large multi-center cohort of geriatric patients. In this study we conducted a retrospective analysis using data from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP). While most previous studies have used data gathered at a single institution, few have examined a multi-center cohort 4, 17. In contrast others have advocated that non-operative management is an acceptable treatment option despite lower rates of osseous union 11, 18. A prospective study comparing surgical fixation with non-operative treatment found a trend toward lower mortality in patients treated surgically 21. Previous retrospective studies have found surgical treatment of geriatric odontoid fractures to be associated with lower mortality at 30 days when compared to non-operative treatment 17, 18, 19, 20. Surgery, however, is associated with high peri-operative risks given the prevalence of poor bone health and medical comorbidities in an elderly population 14, 15, 16. Non-operative treatment is associated with a risk of fibrous non-union and high 1-year mortality 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. Given the rapid expansion of this population and this high incidence of odontoid fractures, geriatric spine fractures have been described as an emerging health crisis 6.ĭespite the increasing frequency of these fractures there remains uncertainty about the optimal management strategy 7. The number of individuals over 65 years of age in the United States is expected to increase faster than any other age group to over 70 million in the next decade 5. Surgical management of geriatric patients with odontoid fractures requires careful patient selection and consideration of pre-existing comorbidities.įractures of the C2 odontoid process are the most common isolated spine fracture in geriatric patients and are associated with high morbidity and mortality 1, 2, 3, 4. Among geriatric patients with odontoid fractures surgical management was associated with similar in-hospital mortality, but higher in-hospital complication rates compared to non-operative management. These findings were supported by secondary analyses that considered between-center differences in rates of surgery. Patients undergoing surgery had extended in-hospital length of stay compared to the non-operative group (9 days, IQR: 6–12 days vs. The risks of major complications and immobility-related complications were higher in the operative cohort (adjusted OR: 2.12, 95%CI: 1.53–2.94 and OR: 2.24, 95%CI: 1.38–3.63, respectively). The risk of in-hospital mortality did not differ between surgical and non-surgical groups, after patient and hospital-level adjustment (OR: 0.94, 95%CI: 0.55–1.60). Among the 13,218 eligible patients, 1100 (8.3%) were treated surgically. Generalized estimating equation models were used to compare outcomes between operative and non-operative cohorts. Secondary outcomes were in-hospital complications and hospital length of stay. The primary study outcome was in-hospital mortality. We identified patients 65 years or older with C2 odontoid fractures from the Trauma Quality Improvement Program database. Our study aims to investigate the association between surgical management of odontoid fractures and in-hospital mortality in a multi-center geriatric cohort. Optimal management remains controversial. Odontoid fractures are increasingly prevalent in older adults and associated with high morbidity and mortality.
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I was very, very tune-oriented, the songs were very emotional and had a simplicity and a ‘naïveté’ to them.”įrom Beauty and the Beast to Hercules, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid, Menken – who in 2020 became the 16th recipient of the highly sought-after EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar Tony) is no stranger to the screen and stage. He told Classic FM: “It was an extremely naive film score. In fact, the 1989 The Little Mermaid animation was the first film he ever scored. “My feet are in two camps: one is I’m the keeper of the flame of what Howard and I originally created… and then I have a foot in being a part of a new team, and it’s a matter of balancing those two.” “One of the great things about musicals is that they’re the most collaborative form,” Menken said. Much of Menken’s early work saw him collaborate with lyricist Howard Ashman, until the songsmith’s death in 1991, after which he has become closely linked with Tim Rice. Halle Bailey stars as Ariel in The Little Mermaid live-action remake (2023), with music by Alan Menken and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Read more: Why this original song by Alan Menken was cut from the 2023 Little Mermaid remake We don’t reach our first song for quite a while, but we’re toying and teasing with the themes that people know, and gradually building into these numbers.” Menken told Classic FM: “This starts in a very live-action film way. Part of the reason behind the decision is to build anticipation through the beginning of the film, before arriving at what is arguably the film’s most iconic and loved song. ‘Daughters of Triton’, the first musical number in the original animation, is missing from the live-action remake. Other new songs for the movie include ‘For the First Time’, sung by Ariel as she adjusts to life with legs and all the ‘firsts’ that come with it: climbing, jumping, gravity, and shoes, and ‘Wild Uncharted Waters’ – a power ballad for Prince Eric. ‘The Scuttlebutt’ is a new song for the 2023 remake, written in Miranda’s signature rap style, complete with clever wordplay, as Scuttle the seagull attempts to bring Ariel and Sebastian up to speed with the latest town gossip. Read more: New ‘Little Mermaid’ film tweaks original lyrics to include consent and female empowermentĪwkwafina, Daveed Diggs, Disney - The Scuttlebutt (From "The Little Mermaid"/Audio Only) The new songs, Menken said, “run the gamut from things that are very much in the original wheelhouse or original style of the movie, and things that are much more in Lin’s wheelhouse – things like ‘Scuttlebutt’ – and I think it’s a really fresh, wonderful addition to the movie.” “And for me as the composer, taking those in and working with them is really fascinating. “There’s so much that he has to bring that’s fresh in terms of the blend of rap and hip-hop and contemporary styles”, Menken said of his working relationship with Miranda. Two songs from the original movie have been completely scrapped. Three new songs have been penned by Menken and Miranda for the Disney remake, which contains new lyrics for two of the much-loved, existing songs to include consent and female empowerment. Listen to Classic FM at the Movies – a live playlist on Global Player > “A lot of experience in theatre, so we had a great time.” “Lin is really smart, he’s a really great person, really great to get along with,” Menken told Classic FM. Most of the ensemble gets a line in the song, which neatly ties up Encanto‘s many mysteries and struggles in a neat, sing-along bow.It seems the adoration is mutual. The Lin Manuel Miranda-written song is credited to Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, John Leguizamo, Adassa, Maluma & Encanto Cast. “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” still reigns atop the Billboard Hot 100, but further down on the chart, the movie’s musical finale - “All of You” - sits at its No. Months after the film’s theatrical release, the songs of Disney’s Encanto are still dominating the Billboard charts. The next year comes, and Gruwell teaches her class again for sophomore year. Meanwhile, her unorthodox teaching methods are scorned by her colleagues and department chair Margaret Campbell ( Imelda Staunton). She invites several Holocaust survivors to talk with her class about their experiences, and takes them on a field trip to the Museum of Tolerance. Her students start to behave with respect and learn more, and a transformation is especially visible in one of her students, Marcus ( Jason Finn). Determined to reform her students, she takes two part-time jobs to pay for more books and spends more time at school, to the disappointment of her husband ( Patrick Dempsey). She gradually begins to earn their trust, and buys them composition books to record a diary, in which they talk about their experiences of being abused, seeing their friends die, and being evicted. As Eva is a witness, she must testify at court she intends to protect her own kind in her testimony.Īt school, Gruwell intercepts a racist drawing of one of her students, and uses it to teach them about the Holocaust. When he storms out, Eva's boyfriend attempts a driveby shooting on him, accidentally killing Sindy's boyfriend. Another student, Grant Rice (Armand Jones), is frustrated at losing an arcade game and demands a refund from the owner. One night, Eva and a Cambodian refugee, Sindy ( Jaclyn Ngan), find themselves in the same convenience store. Her students do not obey her and continuously talk back to her. Her first day at school is a shock to her, as she sees a fight almost break out in her classroom and a full scale gang battle at the school. Meanwhile, naive first-time teacher Erin Gruwell ( Hilary Swank) gets a job teaching freshman English at Wilson High School. The Long Beach high school and its area are the place of a gang war, where hatred and racism abound. She is initiated in a gang, and only goes to Wilson High School because her choice was to either go to boot camp or go to school. The film opens with footage of the Los Angeles riots of 1992 and introduces Eva ( April Lee Hernández), a Latina whose father was wrongly arrested for supposed retaliation to a drive-by shooting. Supreme Court decision ordering the desegregation of interstate buses in 1961, and Freedom Fighters, as in somebody who fights for freedom. The title is a play on both the terms of " Freedom Riders", the black and white civil rights activists who tested the U.S. It is based on the book " The Freedom Writers Diary" by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California. "Freedom Writers" is a 2007 American film starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. Writer = Richard LaGravenese, based on The Freedom Writers Diary by Erin Gruwell and her class. Caption = Promotional movie poster for the film We added the carrots and stock, selected smooth soup and let it get to work. Next, we switched to the sauté function, which cooks for five minutes without blending, so you may need to stir the ingredients during this stage. As directed, we added quartered onion, garlic, ginger, spices, and oil, then used the chop function which blends it for just 12 seconds. The recipe book gives advice on how to create custom smooth soups, so we followed the guidance on the ideal quantities of liquid and vegetables to create a carrot and coriander/cilantro soup. It did a good job at removing most of the mayo so all it needed was a quick wipe and a rinse afterward. The program takes quite a lengthy six and a half minutes but uses heat and blending to clean the pitcher. We followed the directions in the manual for water and dishwashing liquid and let it clean off the worst of the oily mayo residue. This was when the automatic clean program came in handy. But it was tricky to scrape all the mayo out from under the blades. The blades reach low enough to mix even small quantities sitting in the base of the pitcher. Using the low-speed setting we made an impressive thick mayonnaise in just two minutes. Furthermore, when we filled it up with water to the maximum capacity and set it to blend on high speed, there was no leaking. There’s no ice crush program but nevertheless, the Ninja was able to produce evenly crushed ice with just five quick presses of the pulse button. However, as it’s only for a short period of time, we feel this is more than acceptable. This was the noisiest of all our tests, with the noise meter reading 86dB, which is equivalent to the sound level created by a vacuum cleaner. Some had been over chopped and turned into powder, but overall, we were happy with the result. In just 20 seconds the nuts were finely chopped. Next up we chopped some hazelnuts, using the manual pulse setting. But otherwise, the smoothie was the perfect texture, with a smooth mouthfeel and no obvious fibrous pieces that hadn’t been liquidized. It took 45 seconds and at the end we did spot a few tiny pieces of spinach that hadn’t been completely broken down. We liquidized pine apple, spinach, banana, yogurt and apple juice using the preset smoothie program. To try out the blending capabilities of the Ninja Foodi Blender & Soup Maker, we first made a smoothie. The pitcher does have a non-stick coating though and there’s also a clean program that uses a combination of heat and rapid pulses to remove residues and minimize the amount of cleaning you have to do by hand. The lid center cap and tamper are dishwasher safe, but due to the heating element, the pitcher can’t be submerged in water. There’s also a manual cook setting where you can choose between low, medium, or high heat. But if you prefer to have more control, there's a manual blend setting with the option for low, medium, or high speed as well as pulse. On the US model, there are three additional infuse programs that use heat to infuse flavors into liquids for cocktails, mixers, and water.Īll the Auto-IQ programs use automated patterns of pulsing and pausing over a pre-set time to create the perfect results. After cooking, keep warm will switch on and keep your creation warm for up to 60 minutes. There are four cold blending programs and four cook programs, the cook programs are complemented by two pre-cook programs: chop and sauté. It also comes with a small recipe book that has guidance on quantities for creating custom soups, which is helpful if you want to use it for your favorite soup recipes. There are no additional accessories in the box, just a tamper, and a cleaning brush. Our other gripe with the pitcher is that it can only be positioned onto the base with the handle to the right, so it’s not ideal for left-handed people. The glass pitcher is made from thick heat-resistant glass which, while it’s not too heavy to store away, does mean it's heavy to use, especially when you start adding lots of ingredients or pour hot soup. The overall weight of the base with the pitcher is 5.6kg / 12 lb so if you do want to store it in a cupboard, it’s not too heavy to move. Having said that, it’s certainly not a blender you’ll feel the need to hide away in a cupboard. The black and stainless-steel styling makes it look like a practical appliance that means business, not one that’s just there to look pretty. The Ninja Foodi Blender & Soup Maker is no bigger or smaller than an average blender in terms of the footprint on the counter, but the base gets wider further up and it starts to feel quite chunky. Digital estate planning is a growing area of law. 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Additional Reads: Laptops, Desktops and Audio Interfaces for Ableton The rec I received was quite accurate! The Aztec Mocha Latte was incredible! We headed to Arcedium for an Aztec Mocha Latte. After our snow hike at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve, I needed a warm up. Charles crafts an incredible Aztec Mocha Latte. Additionally, they roast their own coffee! A nice spot where we like to spoil ourselves.Īrcedium Coffeehouse: A couple of weeks ago, I had been tipped off that Arcedium Coffeehouse in St. Patisserie Coralie: Patisserie Coralie brings a spark of French fancy to Evanston! If you are looking for a French pastry in the Chicago suburbs, this is the place to go! You will not believe how may flavors of macrons they have. What a great message of community!ĭivine almond croissant from Patisserie Coralie. Backlot is named after the joint backyards of Evanston where people can join and be together. Incredible - and I have since I had oat milk in another drink! Backlot has two locations in Evanston and Chicago. In fact, Backlot is the first place where I enjoyed a coffee with oat milk - their Oatmeal Cookie Latte. What could be better?īacklot Coffee: One of my more recent discoveries is Backlot Coffee in Evanston. Additionally, they have pastries from Chicago's pHlour bakery. Newport Coffeehouse: Located in Bannockburn and Evanston, Newport roasts organic coffee beans. On our visit, we noted quite a bit of interesting concoctions including the Peppermint Bark Latte that I enjoyed for the holidays! Plus, we had to dive into a scone! Conscious Cup stresses the sourcing of their coffee. Conscious Cup has locations in Libertyville, Barrington, Crystal Lake and Cary. In addition to incredible coffee, Hansa has amazing baked good including scones.Ĭonscious Cup Coffee Roasters: Another of my most recent discoveries is Conscious Cup Coffee Roasters. Hansa Coffee Roasters: Local coffee roasters Hansa can be found in Libertyville, Lake Bluff and Vernon Hills (inside the Barbara's Books). Sipping a cup of mocha latte at Around Cafe in Arlington Heights. Check out their locally made baked goods as well! Additionally, they can make a fantastic bubble tea and more. However, they always have a unique coffee concoction if you would like to branch out! They have Stumptown, Dark Matter and Gaslight Coffee. I am absolutely in love with their Lavender Latte. Endiro Coffee is Ugandan coffee and the shop has locations both in Aurora and Uganda! The coffee, food and loose leaf tea at Endiro are amazing!Īround Cafe: Around Cafe is my hometown coffee spot here in Arlington Heights. Additionally, Grace brews tea from local Tiesta.Įndiro Coffee: Endiro Coffee is a coffee shop with the purpose of brewing all the good we can together working towards ending childhood vulnerability throughout the world. Grace has a French Toast Flight which I think is incredible! The coffee is brewed from local Intellegentsia which is delicious. At each you can enjoy incredible dishes and even charcuterie and small plates. Grace Coffee and Wine: Located in Yorkville, Grace combines both a coffeehouse with a more refined yet relaxed wine bar. Additionally, they have some incredible locally baked items. Tala roasts its own coffee and makes its own syrups for interesting concotions. Tala Coffee Roasters: Tala Coffee Roasters is my go-to for porting a hot cup of coffee on a cold weather hike at Highwood's Openlands Lakeshore Preserve. Or, I grab a cup to bring with me on a hike to help stay warm! I like to pair my coffee house visits with a hike - a latte treat is very much welcome after a hike particularly in winter. However, here are fourteen of my favorite Chicago suburban coffee houses. I will certainly be exploring more coffee houses in the next few months. However, I have recently learned that I like Oatmeal Cookie Lattes and - during the holidays - I like Peppermint Mochas. Winter is the time of year when I really hit the coffee shops. “First Bunny” Old Town (South of North Ave.14 Local Coffee Shops to Know in the Chicago Suburbs.Joe’s Bebop Cafe & Jazz Emporium Gold Coast (Near North).Terrace at Conrad Hotel Streeterville (Near North).Riccardo’s Restaurant & Gallery Magnificent Mile (Near North).Moonraker Restaurant & Tavern South Loop (Near South).Bar Louie Restaurant Row Greektown & West Loop. Meat frying is now possible with 1x, 3x, 10x, 25x or everything.Nostalgia bonuses when recognizing or meeting old characters from Gothic I.Many new and "old" monsters, armor, weapons and spells have been added.Some optical and graphical adjustments (better performance).Guildless playthrough possible with individual new armor and learning the magic circles.Some "old" sounds added / inserted again.In the menu a security question as to whether you really want to start a new game.Many improvements and adjustments of balancing, logic and much more.Some content that was once planned has been added.Embellished worlds, which increases the atmosphere and made some places accessible and expanded.Corrected thousands of faulty objects in the worlds.Almost all unsightly bugs, a lot of exploits, glitches, graphic errors, logic errors and NPC errors have been fixed.Some parts of Sargon's script patch are integrated.Wasteland Mod is integrated and improved.It should work since it doesn't add any dialogue into the game, but it does add a free bits and pieces I know it works in German but haven't tried in English yet Which adds the jump animation from the first game, adds some Gothic 1 armors into the gameĪnd adds a companion system into the game which i found to be remarkably satisfying (Mayan Ruins? in a medieval fantasy Germanic world?)īut honestly Dex is absolutely useless in Gothic 2 classicĪnd smiting too, you can only forge plain swords which sell for a pittance (100G each)įrankly my favorite add-on of Gothic 2 is Gothic 2: Nostalgic Edition I played both and frankly Yharkandar feels a bit out of place in a Gothic setting There is a an add-on that fully restores the Gothic 2 classic experience (without Night of the Raven expansion) |
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