Michael Barnes

Japanese color woodblock prints of the 18th and 19th centuries grew increasingly refined and highly influenced Impressionist painters in the West.

After 30 years of privatisation Britain’s railways are in a disastrous state. When British Rail was privatised by the Conservative government in 1993, after decades of deliberate underfunding, they claimed the injection of private capital and market competition would lead to better services, lower fares and greater efficiency. It has failed on all counts, while delivering a profit bonanza to shareholders.

KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, returns for its fourth season. Co-hosts Novena Carmel (KCRW) and Michael Barnes (KCRW / KPFK / Artform Radio) guide you through eight wildly different and deeply human stories, each set against the kaleidoscopic backdrop of LA’s soul and R&B scene of the 1950s-1970s. Support KCRW’s original programming like

NACOGDOCHES — Now that I've brushed the soft red dust of East Texas from my garb, it's time to revisit the perennial question: Is Nacogdoches really the oldest town in Texas?

The impact of multimodal prehabilitation on postoperative complications in upper abdominal surgeries is understudied. This review analyzes randomized trials on multimodal prehabilitation with patient and hospital outcomes. MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane CENTRAL were searched for trials on prehabilitation before elective (non-emergency) abdominal surgery. Two reviewers independently screened studies, extracted data, and assessed study quality. Primary outcomes of interest were postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs) and all-cause complications; secondary outcomes included hospital and intensive care length of stay. A meta-analysis with random-effect models was performed, and heterogeneity was evaluated with I-square and Cochran’s Q test. Dichotomous variables were reported in log-odds ratio and continuous variables were presented as mean difference. Ten studies (total 1503 patients) were included. Odds of developing complications after prehabilitation were significantly lower compared to various control groups (− 0.38 [− 0.75– − 0.004], P = 0.048). Five studies described PPCs, and participants with prehabilitation had decreased odds of PPC (− 0.96 [− 1.38– − 0.54], P < 0.001). Prehabilitation did not significantly reduce length of stay, unless exercise was implemented; with exercise, hospital stay decreased significantly (− 0.91 [− 1.67– − 0.14], P = 0.02). Multimodal prehabilitation may decrease complications in upper abdominal surgery, but not necessarily length of stay; research should address heterogeneity in the literature.

Corbyn was featured speaker at the SWP’s festival on Saturday, with its members giving him a hero’s welcome.

It never fails. On July 22, we asked readers to name an unnamed slip of land on Lady Bird Lake.

KCRW’s acclaimed music documentary podcast, Lost Notes, returns for its fourth season. Co-hosts Novena Carmel (KCRW) and Michael Barnes (KCRW / KPFK / Artform Radio) guide you through eight wildly different and deeply human stories, each set against the kaleidoscopic backdrop of LA’s soul and R&B scene of the 1950s-1970s. Support KCRW’s original programming like

2024 MotoAmerica Super Hooligan Champion Cory West (second from right) and his wife/Team Saddlemen Manager Patricia Fernandez-West (holding trophy) had a son, Avery Dane West. Photo from Mid-Ohio by Brian J. Nelson.

Austin American-Statesman Restless spirits in Austin: Oakwood Cemetery tour revives murder victims for Halloween