Haimad & other: August 2008

Thursday, 28 August 2008

Yeasayer play Reading And Leeds Festivals warm-up with MGMT

Yeasayer played to a packed-out room at London's King's College last night (August 20), watched by fellow New Yorkers MGMT.

Taking to the venue's leg in strawman of a 600-strong crowd, the banding played songs from their 2007 debut album 'All Hour Cymbals', as well as two new songs, 'Amblin' Alp' and 'Lovely'.

Talking to the crowd at the Club Uncut nox, curated by Uncut magazine, lead vocalist Chris Keating joked around the dry ice weed being lit up by green lighting: "We love playing England because you have dragons. Fire-breathing dragons, we don't have them in America."

Later, Keating invited MGMT to join them onstage, just the geminate refused.

"I don't know if, Ben (Goldwasser) and Andrew (VanWyngarden), you want to come up here and conjoin us or anything?� asked the singer, before laughing, "I guess peradventure they've already left!"

Yeasayer played:

'Forgiveness'

'Tightrope'

'Amblin' Alp'

'No Need to Worry'

'Red Cave'

'Waves/Worms'

'Wait For The Summer'

'Final Path'

'Lovely'

'2080'

'Sunrise'

'Wait For The Wintertime'

For more information on Club Uncut head to Uncut.co.uk. Read the Uncut review article of the evening here.

Yeasayer are now set to play on the NME/Radio 1 Stage at the Reading And Leeds Festivals this weekend (August 22-24), at Leeds on Friday (22) and Reading on Sunday (24).

NME.COM will be bringing you live reportage straight from both sites of the Reading And Leeds Festivals 2008. For the up-to-the-minute news, blogs, pictures and video interviews head to the Reading And Leeds Festivals exponent now.

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Monday, 18 August 2008

Advanced Laparoscopic Techniques And The Use Of Harmonic(R) Technology In Gynecologic Surgery

� Join surgeons, Dr. Roger Ferland and Dr. Lori Warren, for a free one-hour live webcast highlighting the use of minimally invasive techniques in gynecologic surgery. The doctors will focus on the patient benefits of 2 approaches, Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy.

Since Total Laparoscopic and Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomies ar performed less invasively than open procedures, benefits to the patient typically include shortened infirmary stays, faster recovery times, a reduced rate of infection, and fewer complications following operation. The surgeons will critique these benefits and will provide laparoscopic hysterectomy tips and tricks useful to the tiro and experienced gynecologic sawbones. The presentation will include a limited review of the use of Harmonic� engineering in gynecologic surgery.

Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy

Dr. Ferland will demonstrate Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy (TLH) with coagulation of the uterine vessels and anterior and seat colpotomies with the Harmonic ACE�. Dr. Ferland volition demonstrate tips for laparoscopic suturing of the vaginal cuff, followed by a discussion by the surgeons.

Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy

Dr. Warren will present the Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy (LSH) procedure performed using Harmonic� technology. She will provide tips for coagulation of the uterine vessels, as well as the practise technique utilizing the Harmonic ACE� to amputate the uterus. Benefits of doing a subtotal hysterectomy, along with rates of cervical cancer in the cervical stump, and cervical bleeding, will be reviewed by the surgeons.

The hourlong webcast will originate from the Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island in Providence. Audience members may enter in the live plan by sending their questions directly to the surgeons. An archive of the program volition be posted shortly following the webcast and stool be accessed through this OR-live web site.

Presenters:

- Roger Ferland, MD, FACOG

GYN Team Chief

Women and Infants Hospital

Associate Clinical Professor OB/GYN

Brown University

Providence, RI

- Lori Warren, MD

Women First of Louisville

Advanced Laparoscopic Gynecologic Surgeon

Baptist Hospital East

Assistant Clinical Professor OB/GYN
University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

This presentation may include demonstration of the habit of surgical devices; it is not intended to be secondhand as a surgical breeding guide. Other surgeons may employ unlike techniques. Individual surgeon penchant and have, as well as patient needs, should always dictate variation in procedure steps. Before victimisation any medical device, including those demonstrated or referenced in this presentation, review all relevant package inserts, with finicky attention to the indications, contraindications, warnings and precautions, and steps for enjoyment of the device. This presentation is the lick of the author and may not necessarily reflect the views of Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

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