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... Old Favorites Funny Cide, Evening Attire Battle - bloodhorse.com Advanced Search Search Tips March 30, 2006 Books, Photos, Gifts Auction Edge Keeneland Magazine MarketWatch Stallion Register The Blood-Horse Subscribe Gift Subscription The Horse Eclipse Press The Horse.com Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association Sales Integrity Program The Greatest Game Thoroughbred Retirement Directory Old Favorites Funny Cide, Evening Attire Battle Date Posted: 3/30/2006 6:28:23 PM Last Updated: 3/30/2006 6:28:23 PM Old favorites Funny Cide and Evening Attire need top efforts Saturday to have an impact in an evenly matched 94th running of the $200,000-added Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap (gr.

III) Saturday at Aqueduct.The 1 1/8-mile race looks so close that the nine horses entered are separated by one pound in handicapper P.J.

Campo's weight assignments.While it may look to some that 2003 Kenucky Derby and Preakness (both gr.

I) winner Funny Cide's best days are behind him, trainer Barclay Tagg has never lost confidence in the New York-bred Distorted Humor gelding.

In three starts this year, Funny Cide has produced a mixed bag of results.Making his first start in six months Jan.

7, Funny Cide, going six furlongs in the Mr.

Propsector (gr.

III) raced in contention early, then faded to seventh beaten 11 lengths.

In a much-improved race Feb.

2, Funny Cide stalked the pace in a high-level allowance optional claimer and was a good runner-up to the sharp Sir...

... Nola.com: NewsFlash - Blanco's 2-year health panel ends; questions about reform remain NEWSPAPER SEARCH FIND A BUSINESS NewsFlash Home | More Louisiana News Blanco's 2-year health panel ends; questions about reform remain 3/30/2006, 5:32 p.m.

CTBy MELINDA DESLATTE The Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La.

(AP) — Gov.

Kathleen Blanco's highly touted health care reform panel wrapped up its formal work Thursday, after two years of study that prompted bureaucratic changes and modest health care initiatives.

But the fundamental structures that deliver Louisiana's health care — and that were in place when Louisiana repeatedly received poor rankings for its health care services — remain intact.

Participants in the reform efforts pledged to continue working to improve Louisiana's health system.

They also acknowledged the effort so far has generated more ideas and administrative shuffling than concrete changes that anyone dependent on the state for health services would notice.

"It seems like it's more technical pieces of reform," said Barry Erwin, president of the nonpartisan Council for A Better Louisiana and a member of the panel.

"We are a long way from the end, and we've still got issues to address that this panel didn't address." Before the hurricanes, about 40 percent of Louisiana residents depended on some government health care services, and a third of the state's budget paid for health care.

But Louisiana was ranked as one of the least healthy states in t...

... It's an explosion of But it's not without consequences.

"They don't have a clue.

They don't understand I feel like, because if they had a clue they wouldn't be doing it.

Maybe this is the worst case scenario but it does happen," said Wendy Womack.

Womack had the procedure just over a week ago.

Now she's hospitalized at St.

Dominic after one of her ear staples became infected.

"That next morning it had embedded," Womack said.

"It was that big with swelling." "Anything that goes through the cartilage can increase your infection rate," said Dr.

Jeptha Cole.

Dr.

Cole is one of Womack's doctors.

He's waiting for test results but he thinks Womack has a potentially deadly staph infection.

"I wouldn't myself take the risk of having an ear infection without having a tested, proven thing for Cole said.

Lots of people offer ear stapling.

Womack had her's done at Staple Trim in Mendenhall.

Pattie Wallace says their clients are aware of the risks.

"We inform them of infection.

We tell them how to take care of them.

We tell them if they have any questions or concerns, they can come back to our office.

What are those?

They are waivers," Wallace said, referring to consent documents clients sign.

As for Womack, it's a risk she says she regrets taking.

"I'd just rather be fat," said Womack.

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