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Negotiations with city teachers collapse; Gatsas to take over talks
"We're disappointed we can't present contracts to the board," Avard said, while thanking his fellow subcommittee members, its attorney, the administration, as well as the three district employee unions that did reach agreements with the group.
Last month, the Water Works union became the last of the city unions that had rejected contract concessions in 2012 to reach a deal with the city. The contract raised health care premium rates to 17.5 percent and gave employees a 1 percent yearly raise over two years.
Superintendent Debra Livingston expressed her support, and the board voted for the motion unanimously.
The vote puts Gatsas back in a familiar position in negotiating directly with the teachers' union. Last spring, the board voted to have its own committee lead the talks, a move that upset Gatsas.
Since July 1, the teachers' union has been working without a contract; the teachers continue to pay single-digit health care premiums but are ineligible for any pay raises.
Ben Dick, the president of the MEA, said Monday evening that he welcomed the chance to sit down with the mayor. But he said that the teachers' unique circumstances have to be taken into account.
"Absolutely; we want a deal done as much as anyone," he said.


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Cheats in GTA IV
Be warned that using cheats may cause unintended side effects, disable achievements, and/or hinder game progress. Use cheats at your own risk. |
In Grand Theft Auto IV, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, cheats are activated by typing the cheat phone number into Niko Bellic's, Johnny Klebitz's, Luis Fernando Lopez's mobile phone. After this has been done once, the cheat will be stored in the phone, and accessible from the "Cheats" menu there.
Be warned that entering some of these cheats in the game will disable certain achievements/trophies, so do so at your own risk. Accessing secrets is different from cheats, and will not affect the status of gameplay. There is no way to unblock the achievements except for re-loading the game without saving after the cheat has been activated. However if a player uses any of these cheats but still desires all the achievements, they can simply start a new game file and complete the first mission. Then there are no blocks on the achievements. Because of the way that cheats work, they may have undesired effects on gameplay, such as glitches.
Inputting cheats does not block the player from getting 100% completion, just achievements/trophies. Note that in the PS3 version of the game, reloading the game file will make the trophies available, provided the player does not use those cheats again during the new session.
Cheat | Phone number | Achievement(s) Blocked |
Refill Health, Armor & Ammo, Repair Vehicle, Advanced Weapons Set |
(482)-555-0100 |
Cleaned the Mean Streets, Walk Free, Finish Him, One Man Army* |
Full Health & Armor, Repair Vehicle |
(362)-555-0100 |
Cleaned the Mean Streets, Finish Him* |
Advanced Weapons Set (Baseball Bat, Combat Pistol, Combat Shotgun, SMG, Carbine Rifle, Combat Sniper, and Rocket Launcher) |
(486)-555-0100 |
Cleaned the Mean Streets* |
Poor Weapons Set (Knife, Pistol, Pump Shotgun, Micro SMG, Assault Rifle, Combat Sniper, Molotov Cocktail, and Rocket Launcher) |
(486)-555-0150 |
Cleaned the Mean Streets* |
Cycles weather sequentially to the next condition (same order as the time.cyc file), there are eight different weather conditions | (468)-555-0100 | None |
Zero Wanted Level | (267)-555-0100 | Walk Free, One Man Army* |
Add 1 Wanted Star | (267)-555-0150 | None |
'Jump-start' Broken-Down Vehicle (will not fix the body) | Any Phone Number | None |
While outside, bring up the cell phone and insert the following phone numbers to spawn the vehicles listed. (inputting the numbers while inside saves the number if first inputted but does not spawn the vehicle.) | ||
FIB Buffalo (Car) | (227)-555-0100 | None |
Cognoscenti (Car) | (227)-555-0142 | None |
Comet (Car) | (227)-555-0175 | None |
Jetmax (Boat) | (938)-555-0100 | Walk Free* |
Annihilator (Helicopter) | (359)-555-0100 | Walk Free, One Man Army |
Super GT (Car) | (227)-555-0168 | None |
NRG 900 (Motorcycle) | (625)-555-0100 | None |
Sanchez (Dirtbike) | (625)-555-0150 | None |
Turismo (Car) | (227)-555-0147 |
None |
*Confirmed for Xbox, restarting your system, and reloading the game will reenable the achievements*
- Another cheat to get full health, armour, ammo and repair one's vehicle can be used if the player is driving the Mr. Tasty; cycle through the ice cream jingles (using the horn button) until the GTA IV theme plays, then call the ZiT Service (948-555-0100). Although not documented as such, this will block the achievement/trophy 'Finish Him'.
- Note that outrunning cops who try to stop the player skipping islands when Niko is in a spawned Jetmax will NOT give the Walk Free achievement but can be obtained later on in the same save file after being killed.
- If the player has completed all 30 of Stevie's Car theft missions, Stevie will pay cash for almost any car delivered to his garage. Using vehicle-spawning cheats, the player can exploit this arrangement for as much money as he or she wants. Below are the prices of the (eligible) spawnable vehicles; keep in mind that this table is presuming that the car is just spawned and has not taken any damage.
Vehicle | Price |
Cognoscenti | $8,000 |
Comet | $5,000 |
Super GT | $11,000 |
Sanchez | $700 |
Turismo | $10,500 |
The FIB Buffalo and the Jetmax are unsellable spawn vehicles. The Annihilator cannot fit in Stevie's garage.
Most cars have a low sale value, however driving gently into a wall (enough to scrape the paint) will dramatically improve the value of certain cars. For example, when the Cognoscenti is spawned and sold in perfect condition, Niko will get $8,000; scraping the car against the wall of the garage while entering will change the payout to the full retail value, $10,500 (some have reported the value further increasing to $10,800). Presumably this is a game bug.
The Lost and Damned
The downloadable content adds cheats to spawn new vehicles. These do not block any achievements or trophies. In addition, any of the cheats from the main game can be used, and do not block any achievements in The Lost and Damned.
This list of phone numbers can be found at The Lost's clubhouse in Acter, in the form of a flyer listing the vehicles either for sale or as a prize for a contest.
Cheat | Phone number |
Innovation | (245)-555-0100 |
Double T Custom | (245)-555-0125 |
Hexer | (245)-555-0150 |
Hakuchou Custom | (245)-555-0199 |
Slamvan | (826)-555-0100 |
Gang Burrito | (826)-555-0150 |
The Ballad of Gay Tony
These are the cheats introduced in The Ballad of Gay Tony. Note: Explosive Punches deactivates if killed and cannot be used in Cage Fights
Cheat | Phone number |
Bullet GT | (227)-555-9666 |
Luis throws explosive punches | (276)-555-2666 |
Buzzard | (359)-555-2899 |
Parachute | (359)-555-7272 |
Explosive sniper rounds | (486)-555-2526 |
Akuma | (625)-555-0200 |
Vader | (625)-555-3273 |
Floater | (938)-555-0150 |
Characters | Characters | Johnny Klebitz | Billy Grey | Ashley Butler | Category |
Content | Radio Content | Trailers | TV Shows | Vehicles | Websites | Weapons |
Gameplay | Completion | Cheats | Missions | Multiplayer | Seagulls |
Plot Related | Diamonds | Heroin | Impossible Trinity (Museum Piece, Collector's Item and Not So Fast) |
Characters | Characters | Luis Lopez | Gay Tony | Ray Bulgarin | Gracie Ancelotti | Category |
Content | Features | Radio content | Safehouses | Trailers | Vehicles | Weapons |
Gameplay | Achievements/Trophies | Cheats | Missions | Nightclubs (Maisonette 9 and Hercules) | Seagulls |
Plot Related | Diamonds | Heroin | Impossible Trinity (Museum Piece, Collector's Item and Not So Fast) |

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Jessica Purcell
A Race to Recovery
Three years ago, Jessica Purcell and Steven Zebrak were married in a beautiful ceremony, surrounded by family and friends. They vowed to be together in sickness and health, till death do they part. Only 97 days later, those vows would be challenged, literally, head-on.
Avid swimmers, runners and bicyclists, Jessica and her husband were on a 65-mile, triathlon training bike ride when Jessica suffered a traumatic brain injury. As she came down a steep hill and rounded a sharp turn, she veered to avoid another group of bikers. With no time to react, her bicycle slammed into a car stopped at a light.
Jessica was airlifted to Westchester Medical Center, where she underwent several surgeries and was placed in a medically induced coma. Her new husband, parents and in-laws gathered around, uncertain what path her recovery would take.
Once stable, Jessica was transferred to the specialized traumatic brain injury rehabilitation service at Helen Hayes Hospital. Her rehab team explained to her family the stages of recovery, stressing that every patient who has sustained a TBI recovers at their own speed, in their own individual way. As valedictorian of her high school class and a lawyer by profession, Jessica was up to the challenge.
"Initially, Jessica was in a very confused state," recalls her father. "It is so hard to see your child that way, but eventually, we could begin to see the glimmer in her eye. But she was still in a fog."
Jessica was faced with relearning everything- how to speak, dress and even walk, never mind run. Each day, she worked one-on-one with her physical, occupational and speech therapists to rebuild her life. Her therapists explained that parts of her brain would make new connections to compensate for the damaged areas. While she felt that the recovery process was slow and tedious, in fact, Jessica made amazing progress, impressing her rehabilitation team and her huge cadre of supporters.
Within months, Jessica walked into the offices of the neurosurgeon who had operated on her after the accident. He, too, was astonished by her progress and speedy recovery.
It was not long before Jessica was running and working out again, training for marathons and Iron Man events. She's since finished the Boston Marathon at her personal best time, among other competitions.
Jessica's race to recovery from one of the most serious types of injuries imaginable is indeed inspiring and amazing. It is a credit to her determination and strength, to her network of supporters, the love of her new husband, and a rehabilitation team that is committed to enabling every patient with traumatic brain injury to race to their own personal best.
Peter Modafferi
Never Missing a Beat
After living for many years with congestive heart failure, Peter Modafferi was given a grim prognosis. His heart was expected to hold out only another three to five years. A heart transplant was his sole option, and in the meantime, he had to keep strong, fit and healthy enough to receive the new heart when the time came. The year was 2007.
"And like clockwork, here we are in 2011 and I'm grateful and thrilled to say that I not only survived, but that I haven't missed a beat," says Peter. " With the support of my wife, family, friends and co-workers, the wonderful rehabilitation and medical care I've received, and the truly amazing gift of a new heart, I am well on the way to being in the best shape of my life!"
Peter credits his physician's referral to outpatient cardiac rehabilitation with literally saving his life. After each major procedure, including, among others, valve repairs and thyroid removal, Peter came to Helen Hayes Hospital for outpatient rehab. "Three rounds of cardiac rehab and one round of pulmonary," he proudly boasts, "and each time, they kept me going so I could return to work and continue on with my life."
The rehabilitation team at HHH was acutely aware of the precarious nature of Peter's condition and they developed a customized treatment plan to build up his endurance, strength, lung capacity and muscle mass. As he walked on the treadmill and lifted weights, all under careful monitoring by a cardiologist, exercise physiologist, nurse and physical therapist, Peter bonded with his fellow patients and learned quite a lot about the rehabilitation hospital. "From the treadmill, I had a terrific view of the Hudson River and I pledged that if I survived, I wanted to give back to this hospital that was helping me so much," he recalls.
By 2010, Peter's heart was giving out. He was in end-stage heart failure and on life support when he had a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implanted. Once again, he turned to the experts in Helen Hayes' outpatient cardiac therapy program to keep him going. They coordinated his care with his medical team as he awaited a heart transplant, ensuring that he would be strong enough to undergo the life-saving procedure.
Today, only eight weeks since he received a new heart, Peter is walking two miles a day, swimming, driving and looking forward to returning to work. He's also actively involved on the board of the Helen Hayes Hospital Foundation, where he hasn't missed a single beat.
Joe McCullough
Endless possibilities
for recovery
On a camping trip to Long Island with his family, Joe McCullough started to feel bad. Really bad. His family called an ambulance that brought him to a local hospital for observation. Joe never thought anything was seriously wrong, but when he awoke the next morning, and tried to get up, he fell to the floor. Joe's right side was paralyzed. He had suffered a stroke.
After four days in the acute care hospital, Joe was transferred to Helen Hayes Hospital, near his home and family, for rehabilitation.
"I immediately felt better when I entered Helen Hayes because everyone was just so nice," says Joe. "Everyone I met had a smile. All of my therapists, the doctors and nurses, the people in housekeeping, were all so kind and friendly. Even the food was delicious. I felt like everyone wanted me to get better."
The members of the stroke rehabilitation team immediately took notice of Joe's infectious smile, his tremendous determination and great sense of humor. He was very motivated and eager to try anything his speech, physical or occupational therapists had in mind. Joe also encouraged his fellow patients with his positive, can-do attitude. He made impressive gains and he was discharged home walking with a cane.
Today, Joe is continuing his therapy in the hospital's Outpatient Neurology Rehabilitation Center. "I can open and close my right hand now, can grasp things, and am working on raising my hand over my head," he reports.
Joe attributes his recovery to the outstanding care he received at HHH, and to the patience and devotion of Sonia, his wife of 31 years. "The staff of Helen Hayes has become like family to me. They've helped me to recover and they have really made a difference."
Joe embodies the perseverance and strength required to face life's challenges and demonstrates that the possibilities for recovery are endless.
Lauren Shields
The heart to run, dance
and shop
Lauren Shields' journey started in April 2008, the week before her eighth birthday. A mysterious bout of fatigue delivered her to Westchester Medical Center where doctors soon discovered that she was in the midst of heart failure due to a viral infection. Her parents were told that she had a 30% chance of getting better. She was transferred to Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and endured intensive steroid treatments. Little Lauren was in need of some big interventions. She was in need of a heart transplant.
Lauren was placed on cardiac and respiratory life support and was held in a drug-induced coma, during which time she received multiple transfusions. Finally, the new heart came. But even after the transplant, her fight was far from over.
Lauren remained on respiratory support and kidney dialysis. Sometime during this period, and unknown to her medical team, she suffered a stroke. When she finally woke up, she had seizures. The combined effects of her long ordeal had left Lauren weak and debilitated.
Lauren's parents turned to Helen Hayes Hospital to help their daughter recover. Before long, Lauren started twice weekly physical and occupational therapy in Helen Hayes Hospital's outpatient pediatric program. She was fitted with leg braces and her therapy regime focused on strengthening her arms and legs and improving her balance and endurance. Of course, her therapists made sure the work was as much fun as it was challenging. From hula-hoops to bouncing balls, they incorporated every tool and technique they could to ensure that Lauren gleaned the maximum benefits from her therapy sessions.
By September of 2009, Lauren walked through the doors of her school, eager to return to her busy life. She says she wants to be able to, "run, dance and shop without resting."
Her mother and father are tremendously grateful for the outpouring of community support that Lauren and their family have received. Their courage and devotion and Lauren's strength and determination have been an inspiration to us all.
George Brunjes
Getting out on the dance floor following hip replacement surgery
George Brunjes loves to dance, especially Celtic square dancing. For the past several years, whenever he ventured out on the dance floor, he was in a lot of pain. His ability to enjoy his hobby was seriously limited, so in May 2008, George had his right hip replaced at the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Now, with the help of the HHH orthopedic rehabilitation staff, George is dancing again. He just returned from a trip to Nova Scotia, where Celtic square dancing is very popular, and he was able to enjoy learning new steps and making new friends.
"I love dancing, and now, for the first time in six years, I can dance again," says George. "I'm able to walk two miles and I've even climbed up a ladder to repair some loose shingles on my roof. I'm back to my old self again, with no pain in my right hip."
George spent one week at HHH after his hip replacement surgery. "My neighbor strongly urged me to come to Helen Hayes for rehab, based on her own experience. 'Don't think you can do it yourself,' she said, and she was right. I took her advice, and I am very happy that I did."
One of the most valuable aspects of rehab was the education he received, reports George. "The staff was great. They helped me understand how my body was healing and how I could cope with my temporary limitations. Everyone was very friendly, helpful and supportive. The therapists were very patient and showed me how to adjust to my new hip. They taught me how to walk again, how to climb stairs, how to bend and how to get in and out of my car. They were with me, literally, every step of the way." It's been a little over a year now, and George says he can do almost everything he wants to.
"I am so grateful to my neighbor for recommending Helen Hayes. For the first time in six years, I can dance again, and that means the world to me."
Ed Morgan
Transitioning to a new life following brain injury
In the spring of 2005, Ed Morgan was enjoying his work as the director of fitness at a prestigious college and relishing in his role of being a dad to his one year old twins. A certified and licensed athletic trainer, he was running a road race when he suddenly had a stroke, leaving him in a coma for 47 days. The resulting brain injury caused lasting communication impairments and physical limitations.
"Ed needed something else, including social contact with his peers," explains his mother Rosemary. Ed's family researched the options and discovered the New York State Department of Health's TBI Waiver Program and the services it offers through the HHH Transitional Rehabilitation Program.
A customized three-day a week regimen was developed for Ed and he has benefited from vocational rehab, assistive technology services and occupational and speech therapy. His physical conditioning has improved through use of the hospital's pool and Wellness Center. He has also participated in the GolfAbility program. Ed's service coordinator closely monitors his progress and re-evaluates his program every six months to keep pace with his goals.
Today, Ed is highly motivated, has improved his communication abilities and has developed new interests and talents, including impressive photography skills. While he is still working toward regaining his athletic certification, he has started exhibiting his landscape and architectural photographs. They showcase his amazing sense of composition and color, his newly acquired digital photography skills and his ability to print, mount and frame his work. Ed finds that his photos help him to communicate without words, allowing him to document and describe his family, travels and feelings.
"The Transitional Program has really boosted Ed's self-esteem and independence," reports his Mom. "For him, it's like going to work and his job is to get better." To which her son replies, "I'm trying!"
Faizool Ali
A lower limb amputation leads to high athletic achievments.
Faizool Ali is a young man with a contagious enthusiasm for life. It's a quality he readily shares with others in his work as a physical therapy assistant. For Faizool, it has also proven to be a valuable trait in overcoming a major life challenge.
Eight years ago, Faizool's girlfriend drove him to the emergency room with crushing leg pain. An active, healthy and energetic individual, the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis was not something he expected. While he received immediate treatment, the clot in his lower leg resulted in complications.
"Through my training, I knew that the DVT was life threatening and that I could potentially lose my leg," recalls Faizool. "I also knew that living with a below-the-knee amputation would be much less difficult than living with an above-the-knee amputation." With that knowledge, and his family's love and support, Faizool went through with the surgery that would save, but forever change his life.
He arrived at Helen Hayes Hospital prepared to forge ahead. His physician, therapist and prosthetist worked as a team, imparting the skills and tools Faizool would need to restart his life. The hospital's Prosthetic Orthotic Center fit him with high tech lower limb prosthesis and Faizool was on his way.
He returned to work, married and started a family and was grateful to be alive. Yet he sensed a void. He missed playing sports and coaching. And he wanted to connect with his peers – individuals who faced similar challenges.
Faizool's prosthetist at Helen Hayes told him about the hospital's adapted sports program. It wasn't long before he was out on the court, playing wheelchair basketball with a bunch of guys who shared not just his enthusiasm and drive, but similar life experiences.
"It just clicked," says Faizool. "It was just what I needed and I'm so thankful to Helen Hayes for opening new opportunities for me."
Turns out Faizool is an outstanding wheelchair basketball player. Today, he plays for the professional team the New York Rolling Knicks.
Mary Ellyn Devery
Having the very best rehabilitation after a joint replacement is key to a good outcome.
Restoring mobility and independence and resuming activities of daily living is the goal for patients recovering from single and bilateral joint replacements. Often, the journey from painful movement to surgery, followed by rehabilitation, is filled with trepidation and procrastination, as Mary Ellyn Devery will tell you.
Over a forty-year career as a theatrical producer and manager, Mary Ellyn has traveled the world – from New York's Broadway to produce with the late Helen Hayes MacArthur, to Russia to bring the Bolshoi Ballet to America, to producing an award-winning show about Gertrude Stein, starring Pat Carroll. When knee problems caused so much pain that she could no longer face work or the rigors of travel, Mary Ellyn decided the time had finally come for a knee replacement.
Mary Ellyn credits her outstanding outcome to three factors: pre-surgical therapy, the skills of an exemplary surgeon and excellent post-surgical rehabilitation. "Dr. Thomas Sculco at the Hospital for Special Surgery performed my knee replacement. He was pleased that I was fortunate to have access to the rehabilitation services at HHH," she says.
At her physician's recommendation, Mary Ellyn came to HHH for several weeks of outpatient physical therapy prior to her surgery. She concentrated on performing a range of exercises that helped to strengthen the muscles around her knee and in her legs. Mary Ellyn was back at HHH for inpatient joint rehabilitation only two days after her surgery at HSS. She can vividly recall the pain, but worked hard at following her therapist's instructions and directions.
Following discharge, Mary Ellyn continued her recovery at HHH with additional outpatient physical therapy, as well as warm water aquatic therapy, which improves flexibility and endurance while reducing stress on joints.
Today, Mary Ellyn is taking long walks with her papillon, Mimi – is pain free, and has been on four working cruises half way around the world, and made several working trips to Europe. "Having the very best rehabilitation after a joint replacement is key to a good outcome and I tell everyone that Helen Hayes Hospital should be the first place they consider for therapy following such surgery. Now, since my surgery and rehab, I don't have to second-guess what I can do or where I can travel. I got my world back."
Maria Heng
Fighting back from burn injuries to open the window of possibility.
The candle caught the back of her dress on fire and within moments, Maria Heng was fighting for her life. She suffered third-degree burns over 86% of her body and yet somehow, this amazing woman survived.
Maria came to Helen Hayes Hospital following a six-month stay in the burn unit at Westchester Medical Center, including two months in a medically induced coma. Maria had decided that the intensity of inpatient rehabilitation available at Helen Hayes was just what she needed and wanted in order to make the fullest possible recovery. Upon arrival, she was unable to do anything for herself, and needed full-time medical care.
Her inner strength and determination helped Maria survive the devastating damage to her body and she made a commitment to herself that she would not surrender. "I never knew how far I would be able to go," she recalls, "but I knew how much effort I could put in." The therapists were enthusiastic, and Maria's arduous work began.
After being almost totally paralyzed and suffering relentless pain, Maria learned how to lift her arm so she could feed herself, and how to sit up in a chair. Gradually, she began to stand.
"Every little victory became joyful," she says. "When I had a good day, I would take myself down to the gift shop and get some chocolate as a reward. The wonderful staff of Helen Hayes Hospital opened the window of possibility for me. They enabled me to see myself as an independent person, even when I couldn't really imagine it. I don't feel limited, even though I know there are things I can't do. I am grateful for what I have."
Now, Maria says she wants to make a difference in the lives of others, just like those who inspired her.
At the annual Honors Assembly, Maria was presented with the highest honor, the Helen Hayes Hospital Spirit of Achievement Award. It was bestowed in recognition of her steadfast courage, perseverance and determination to open windows of hope for those embarking on their rehabilitation journey.
Mary Margaret Owen
Stitching together a life
following stroke.
When the cup of ice slipped through her hand, Mary Margaret Owen knew instinctively that something was not right. When she could not will her fingers to operate the computer keyboard and one side of her body started going numb, she recognized that she was having a stroke. By the time she slipped off her chair, her co-workers at Nyack Hospital were rushing her to the Emergency Room.
A New York State Department of Health Designated Stroke Center, the staff at Nyack immediately went to work to assess Owen's condition and mange the stroke's effects. Once she was medically ready, Owen was transferred to Helen Hayes Hospital for stroke rehabilitation.
"I've been working harder at this than at anything I've ever done in my life," she says. Owen's physical, occupational and speech therapists have been encouraging her every step of the way. "They motivate me to do my facial exercises, which have almost eliminated the droop on one side of my mouth. And when they told me I really could get up out of the wheelchair, and I took my first step, I was elated. I called everyone I knew."
Along with the intensive therapy, Owen credits her recovery to the caring medical and nursing staff, the soothing Hudson River views from her room and the tremendous support she has received from her family. "When I first arrived, many of the other patients offered encouragement," she recalls, "and now I try to return that help. We motivate each other and celebrate our progress together."
Owen's remaining challenge is to regain full use of her left arm and hand. When that happens, this determined stroke survivor is looking forward to sewing once again.
"When I first arrived at Helen Hayes, I was like a droopy Raggedy Ann doll," she says. "But slowly, my life is taking form again." With a little time, Mary Margaret Owen may be stitching together a rag doll herself.
Matthew Castelluccio
Spinal cord injury has made me a better person than I was.
Matthew Castelluccio has big plans. He's going back to college to gain his teaching certification, a career change from his earlier position in finance.
He loves to travel, but his number one passion is sports. He's planning to go surfing soon, and during the past year, he has gone skydiving, water skiing, snow skiing and bicycling. Matthew loves the socialization of team sports, especially his quad rugby team.
What you might not expect until you meet him in person is that this young man uses a wheelchair for mobility. At age 26, a devastating motorcycle accident left him a quadriplegic. When a car made an unexpected turn right in front of Matthew, he went flying over the handlebars. His spine was severed, all of his ribs were broken, and he suffered severe nerve damage to his right arm.
After a few weeks in the intensive care unit and months of rehab, Matthew regained some use of his left arm. He had extensive surgery to reinforce his spine, and regained some use of his shoulder.
Matthew came to the Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Program at Helen Hayes Hospital for more intensive rehabilitation and for help learning the skills he would need to become independent. "The people at Helen Hayes gave me the courage to try things," says Matthew, and he's never looked back.
After more surgery, this time to free up his left hip, Matthew returned to Helen Hayes Hospital, first as an inpatient and then to the Day Hospital. A brief setback caused by a broken leg meant additional outpatient rehabilitation, focusing on stretching and strengthening his muscles.
Matthew worked hard, and the results showed. He earned his independence. Today, he easily navigates his wheelchair, eager to get on with his life.
Recently, he's taken great satisfaction from teaching people about life with a disability. He travels as a speaker with one of his closest friends, a young man who was in the movie Murderball, about quad rugby. And he's joined the staff at Helen Hayes as a peer mentor to newly injured spinal cord injury patients and as the coordinator of the hospital's successful Adapted Sports & Recreation Program.
"I can live a completely normal life," says Matthew, "other than for my wheelchair. This is who I am. It might take me a little longer to get in and out of cars, and it can be frustrating to try and reach something, but I'm a greater person than I was."
Alfie Schloss
A second chance at life
"I've been given a second chance at life," says Alfie Schloss, who spent nearly two months at Helen Hayes Hospital recovering from the devastating effects of a brain aneurysm.
Schloss, a reverse mortgage consultant, awoke one morning with a terrible headache, which persisted for several days. He continued to go to work until he collapsed and was taken unconscious to Orange Regional Medical Center. After being stabilized, he was transferred to Westchester Medical Center, where he spent nearly four weeks in an induced coma and underwent successful surgery to relieve the pressure on his brain.
Arriving at HHH to begin rehabilitation, Schloss was lucid and able to speak, but was unable to walk and had some memory problems. "My goal was to be able to walk out of the hospital on my own two feet and I quickly realized that the only way I would get out was through hard work," says Schloss. A rigorous course of therapy slowly helped him to regain his lost abilities.
"Helen Hayes Hospital is a very special place," he says. "Everyone I encountered, from the people who cleaned my room, to those who brought my meals, the medical and nursing staff, and all of the therapists were always supportive and encouraging. I wanted to make progress to please them."
On the day before Thanksgiving, Alfie Schloss was discharged home to celebrate the holiday with his family. "We had so much to give thanks for," he recalls.
Schloss continued outpatient rehabilitation at HHH for four weeks, including speech and occupational therapy, and still returns to visit those who were so encouraging throughout his recovery.
"I can't do enough to help Helen Hayes Hospital. When one of my clients closes on a loan, the company I work for makes a donation to a charitable not-for-profit organization. I always tell my clients that if they don't have a favorite non-profit charity, to please consider supporting Helen Hayes Hospital, and I am thrilled that many of them have allowed me to do so."
Keith Gurgui
Focusing on a future of possibilities
Eighteen-year old Keith Gurgui, captain of his high school crew team, a lifeguard and an avid swimmer, was ten days away from going off to college. Studying to become a physician assistant was in his plans.
A diving accident while on a family vacation in Delaware would change those plans forever. Suddenly and unexpectedly, this star athlete sustained a spinal cord injury resulting in quadriplegia. Upon admission to HHH, he was dependent on a ventilator for breathing and had great difficulty verbalizing a single word.
Starting with the very first day of his rehabilitation program, Keith's therapists noted that their patient was motivated to do his best. Through tremendous effort and hard work, Keith was able to wean off the ventilator. He took time to speak with his fellow patients and keep them motivated and engaged in their therapy programs, as well. Despite the challenges, Keith focused on the possibilities ahead of him.
The Functional Electric Stimulation (FES) equipment at Helen Hayes Hospital is an important part of Keith's ongoing, comprehensive rehabilitation program, helping him regain his strength and cardiovascular fitness. He appreciates the fact that he doesn't have to transfer out of his wheelchair to use the equipment.
"It's great at getting my heart rate up, and when I'm done, I'm really tired," reports Keith. "The FES equipment helps keep my muscles from atrophying. I hope to be able to get one of these for my home."
Throughout his recovery, Keith has had the support of not only his family and friends, but also his local community. Several local community groups have raised funds to help the Gurgui family pay for home modifications and other supplemental expenses.
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Adolescents with substance use disorders (SUD) are at substantial risk for contracting HIV/STIs compared to their counterparts without SUD, yet few HIV/STI sexual risk reduction interventions have been developed to meet their unique needs, and none use a family-based intervention approach, which the literature recommends as the focus for intervention for youth. Current state policies neither require providers in clinics delivering substance use treatment to offer HIV/STI sexual risk reduction nor offer providers tools or training for HIV/STI prevention. There is clear public health need to develop innovative methods of service delivery and effective strategies of HIV/STI sexual risk reduction that address multiple contexts of risk (i.e. family) for this high risk population. The current proposal addresses this need by developing a provider-delivered HIV sexual risk reduction intervention to be implemented in outpatient SUD treatment that: 1) builds the clinics' capacity to help families under their care to more comfortably address the adolescent's sexuality; 2) promotes youth's safer sex practices; and 3) reduces HIV/STI sexual risk behaviors among adolescents with SUD in care.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
HIV Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
Behavioral: STYLEnS Behavioral: Health Promotion |
Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Prevention |
Official Title: | HIV/STI Prevention for Adolescents With Substance Use Disorders in Treatment |
- Unprotected vaginal or anal sex occasions [ Time Frame: 3-months look back ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Caregiver-youth communication about sex [ Time Frame: 3-months look back ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The Parent-Adolescent Sexual Communication Scale assesses the process and content of sexual communication between parents and adolescents. Youth and parents complete separate versions.
- Caregiver-youth communication about sexual risk behaviors [ Time Frame: 5-minutes ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The Parent-Adolescent HIV Preventive Communication Skills Scale assesses the quality and process of parent-child communication; parents and adolescents are videotaped discussing a difficult topic for 5 minutes. An observational coding system is used to match the behavior and interactive changes targeted by the Family-Based component of our intervention (e.g. I-Statements, Negative Vocalizations, and Relationship Quality). Coders will be trained and inter-rater reliability will be assessed.
- Feasibility of conducting the intervention [ Time Frame: 3-months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Determined (yes/no) if the parent and youth attended the intervention sessions
- Acceptability of the intervention [ Time Frame: 3 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]Adolescent and caregiver will fill out a structured post-session process measure that assesses adolescent and caregiver feedback specifically regarding intervention content, materials, format, exercises, treatment motivation, personal reactions (strengths and weaknesses, relevance, interest, satisfaction, and comfort) to receiving the interventions.
Estimated Enrollment: | 188 |
Study Start Date: | August 2010 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | June 2015 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | May 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: STYLEnS
Multifamily Group HIV/STI Prevention intervention or Single Family Dyad (youth and a parent)
Behavioral: STYLEnS
Multifamily group HIV/STI Prevention Intervention or Single Family Dyad (youth and a parent)
Active Comparator: Health Promotion
Health Promotion Intervention - Adolescents only
Behavioral: Health Promotion
Health Promotion Intervention
Other Name: Health Promotion
Detailed Description:
The incidence of HIV and (sexually transmitted infections) STI continues to rise in the US among youth, and rates of HIV/STI sexual risk behaviors among adolescents with substance use disorders (SUD) are significantly higher compared with their counterparts without SUD. Yet HIV/STI sexual risk reduction is not regularly implemented within adolescent SUD treatment programs. To address this urgent public health priority, the investigators propose first to develop a manualized sexual risk reduction intervention that 1) builds community clinics' capacity to help families in their care to address systematically adolescents' sexuality; 2) promotes the youths' safer sex practices; and 3) reduces HIV/STI sexual risk behaviors among adolescents with SUD in treatment. Second, the investigators propose to pilot test the manualized intervention to examine feasibility and acceptability of implementation in real-world settings and determine optimal research parameters for such settings in preparation for a randomized clinical trial (RCT). The intervention development process will use a Community Based Participatory Research model of adaptation and development that has been successfully implemented by the PI in other settings. The investigators will conduct formative work to guide adaptation of a multi-family group HIV/STI sexual risk reduction intervention that has demonstrated efficacy with youth, ages 13-18, who have non-SUD psychiatric disorders (Project STYLE: Strengthening Today's Youth Life Experience; R01 MH63008; PI: Brown). This formative work (Phase 1 - protocol 6183) will leverage the research sample of CASALEAP, an ongoing NIDA-funded, large-scale naturalistic study of the effectiveness of outpatient SUD treatment for adolescent (R01 DA019607; PI: Hogue). The resulting new manualized intervention (STYLEnS: STYLE and Substance) then will be pilot-tested (Phase 2 - protocol 6622) with a sample of male and female adolescents with SUD (n=60) in treatment in three well-established New York City mental health outpatient treatment programs which are typical of those for adolescents with SUD and in which the investigators have active partnerships. Pilot participants will be randomly assigned to either STYLEnS or an attention control intervention (Health Promotion). Participants will receive a full-day group intervention on the day of randomization (multi-family, caregivers alone and adolescents alone), return in two weeks for an individual adolescent/caregiver dyad session, and participate in a half-day booster group session three months later. The pilot test will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of conducting an intervention in outpatient clinics treating adolescents with SUD, examine optimal factors influencing research methods, and estimate intervention parameters for a RCT. Acceptability and feasibility will be assessed using process measures following each session as well as after the intervention is completed. The investigators will assess change in sexual risk behavior outcomes from baseline to 3 months post-intervention. This study will lay the groundwork for refining the design of a RCT of the new intervention. Implementing a HIV/STI sexual risk reduction intervention in clinics providing SUD treatment represents an innovative and potentially cost-effective approach to enable typically overburdened SUD treatment providers to address the heightened HIV/STI risk in SUD youth. This proposal responds to the need to develop HIV/STI sexual risk reduction intervention services for adolescents with SUD that can be applied in and easily disseminated to clinical settings.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 13 Years to 24 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- are in care at the pilot sites;
- are ages 13-24 years;
- meet criteria for (Diagnostic Statistical Manual) DSM-IV substance abuse diagnosis (patient record);
- have a caregiver who will consent to their study participation,
- have a parent/family member willing to enter treatment and participate in study
Exclusion Criteria:
- have mental retardation or pervasive developmental disorder as primary diagnosis;
- have a medical or psychiatric illness requiring hospitalization;
- have current psychotic features, or current suicidality;
- are not English- or Spanish-speaking
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01383837
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Contact: Phillip Clemmey, PhD 212-523-1697 email@example.com | |
Principal Investigator: Susan Tross, PhD |
Principal Investigator: | Milton L Wainberg, MD | New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University |
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | New York State Psychiatric Institute |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01383837 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 6183/6622 |
Study First Received: | August 18, 2010 |
Last Updated: | March 26, 2015 |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by New York State Psychiatric Institute:
HIV/STI Prevention Adolescents Substance Use Disorders Family-based intervention |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Substance-Related Disorders Chemically-Induced Disorders Genital Diseases, Female |
Genital Diseases, Male Infection Mental Disorders Virus Diseases |
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When the Rockies arrive in Cincinnati on Friday to begin a three-game series, they only have to face the hottest starting pitcher in baseball.
Through seven starts, Reds ace Johnny Cueto only has a 3-2 record but leads the Majors with a 1.31 ERA and a .132 opponent's batting average.
Cueto also has pitched eight or more innings in each of his last four appearances, including two complete games. During Saturday's 6-2 win over the Brewers, he allowed three hits over eight innings -- including two solo homers.
"I feel really strong," Cueto said. "I'm really healthy. I've been working for this."
Cincinnati will need Cueto to have a stopper performance after the Reds were swept Wednesday in a two-game series at Boston with a pair of one-run games. The high-octane Rockies are fresh off taking three of four games from the Rangers, with third baseman Nolan Arenado leading the way as he extended his hitting streak to a club-record 28 games.
Arenado started his trek to the record on April 9. He tied the mark set last season by Michael Cuddyer with a two-run double on Wednesday night. During the streak, Arenado, who went 1-for-4 Thursday night, is hitting .360 (40-of-111) with four home runs, 10 doubles and 19 RBIs.
Jhoulys Chacin will make his second start of the season for Colorado. Chacin made his debut Sunday, and it was a struggle as he appeared rusty. In a 5-1 loss to the Mets, he allowed four runs, eight hits and five walks.
"I wasn't finishing my pitches, and that's why my pitches were up and running away, mainly to lefties," Chacin said. "I allowed three runs the first three innings, then I had to just try to throw strikes. That was the problem, I wasn't throwing strikes and wasn't throwing the first pitch for a strike, either. So I had to throw something in the middle. Anybody can hit that.
"It was just one of those days. It was my first start. Just go get them next time."
The Rockies took two of three games from the Reds in both series last season.
Reds: Chapman back in the bullpen?
Over his past two rehab assignment games, closer Aroldis Chapman allowed eight earned runs and seven hits over a combined one inning for Triple-A Louisville on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Reds were planning on activating Chapman from the disabled list for Friday's series opener, completing his comeback from a line drive to the face on March 19.
But a Friday return is not guaranteed.
"We want to get some feedback from the people that had a chance to see him," manager Bryan Price said. "He obviously wasn't terribly sharp. He got hit, walked a couple of guys, hit a guy, so it wasn't an excellent outing. We would like him, when we activate him, to be ready to go."
Rockies: Stubbs finding his stroke
When the Rockies began the year with six outfielders, right-handed-hitting Drew Stubbs spent many games simply hoping for playing time. Now, he has joined a team-wide hot streak.
Stubbs, a Reds center fielder from 2009-12 and their '06 first-round Draft pick, had multiple hits on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights against the Rangers. It was the first time he had three straight multihit games since last April 30 to May 2 for the Indians.
A ninth-inning, pinch-hit homer by Stubbs gave the Rockies a 5-4 victory over the D-backs on April 30. At the time, his batting average was .255. Following Thursday's 1-for-4 night, Stubbs' average was at .319.
"It's well-documented, that power and speed combination," Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. "You watch him take batting practice and you see that raw power. Some of the balls, the home runs he's hit, he's crushed. That home run [Tuesday] night he hit went a long way. That ball he hit in Arizona went a long way.
"When they talk about Drew Stubbs, it's a very unique skill set."
Worth noting
• The Reds lead the Major Leagues with 11 one-run losses this season.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Right-hander Kyle Gibson, the Twins' first-round pick in the 2009 First-Year Player Draft, will make his Major League debut on Saturday against the Royals at Target Field.
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"I think I've been able to watch a couple games from the dugout, which I've never done before, obviously," Gibson said. "To get to see Sammy [Deduno] and P.J. [Walters] throw against the team that I'm going to face is definitely going to help. I learned a lot from P.J. down in Rochester when he was down there and we were pitching back-to-back days. Being similar pitchers with similar stuff, being able to watch how he attacked hitters is definitely going to help."
At this point, Davis may be more familiar with the Twins than is Gibson. On April 10, Davis defeated the Twins for his first win with the Royals following the offseason trade from the Rays. He is 3-0 with a 3.57 ERA in eight appearances and seven starts against Minnesota. Davis' teams have gone 7-1 in those games and he hasn't given up an earned run in 10 innings against the Twins this season.
Davis is working off an extra day of rest as he was originally scheduled to start on Friday, but manager Ned Yost flipped Davis and James Shields to ensure that Shields gets four more starts in before the All-Star break instead of three.
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The Royals entered Friday night's game with the fewest home runs in the Major Leagues (43), but made strides with four homers in the win at Target Field.
Billy Butler hit a three-run homer in the first inning to break a streak of 136 at-bats -- the second-longest span of his career -- without a home run. Butler also tied Bo Jackson for 10th on the Royals' all-time homer list with 109.
Mike Moustakas broke a streak of 124 at-bats with a two-run shot in the third inning, while Eric Hosmer hit a pair of home runs. After one homer in the first 61 games, Hosmer has hit five in his last 14 games. He also became the first Royals player with multiple home runs in a game this season. It was the second multihomer game of his career.
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Center fielder Aaron Hicks went 0-for-4 with one strikeout in his latest rehab start for the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings on Friday.
Hicks played all nine innings for the first time as he recovers from a strained left hamstring. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 10 and has played four games so far with the Red Wings, where he is batting .231 with three hits, one run and two RBIs.
"We want Hicks to be healthy and swinging good when he comes back up here," Twins manager Ron Gardenhire said. "We're trying to get him plenty of time to get at-bats. He needs at-bats."
Worth noting
• Royals catcher Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 on Friday and is 8-for-20 (.400) in his last five games with a homer and three RBIs. This after going 2-for-24 from June 16-22.
• Twins catcher Joe Mauer is 0-for-8 in the first two games of this series after snapping an eight-game hitting streak.
• Clete Thomas' fifth-inning homer on Friday was just his second of the season -- the last on June 20 against the White Sox -- and 10th of his career.
Kathleen Gier is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Below, check out a new demo video posted by guitarist Annie Shred. This time around, Annie—and her Ibanez RG7 guitar—demos Seymour Duncan's Full Shred pickups.
Guild continues to build out its Newark St. Collection with new options on popular models. For the first time in decades, guitarists can easily get a hold of a Guild Starfire III, Starfire IV or Starfire V in a sleek, Black finish.
Perhaps only the most dedicated connoisseurs of bizarre Japanese guitars can tell that a mid-Sixties Inter Mark Cipher model lurks beneath the trinkets and ornaments covering Shawn Mayo's customized guitar. In fact, for many years Mayo thought it was a Harmony model, due to the Harmony neck that a previous owner used to replace the original neck.
As part of its 40th anniversary celebration, ESP Guitars (Booth 213D at the 2015 Winter NAMM Show) is highlighting the work of their world-renowned Custom Shop by displaying more than 80 hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind special exhibition guitars and basses.
Fender has announced its Dee Dee Ramone Precision Bass guitar, based on the instrument Dee Dee played with seminal punk rock band the Ramones. The bass, which was debuted at the Dee Dee Ramone Exhibition at New York City's Hotel Chelsea from December 10 to January 1, will be available for sale at authorized Fender dealers and on fender.com January 22, which ties in with the 2015 Winter NAMM Show.
These videos and audio files are bonus content related to the February 2015 issue of Guitar World. For the full range of interviews, features, tabs and more, pick up the new issue on newsstands now or at the Guitar World Online Store.
Austin, Texas-based Moniker Guitars, an online custom guitar manufacturer/retailer, recently launched a line of guitars dubbed "The Texas BBQ Series."
Periphery have become a force to be reckoned with in the progressive metal scene with their unique "djent" sound, poly-rhythmic patterns and soaring melodies. Guitarist Mark Holcomb helps achieve this full, lethal sound with PRS guitars loaded with Seymour Duncan Mark Holcomb Signature Pickups dubbed "Alpha" and "Omega."
C. F. Martin & Co. is celebrating 50 years of its D-35 Dreadnought with a very special model to debut at the 2015 Winter NAMM Show—the D-35 Brazilian 50th Anniversary Limited Edition. The D-35 was first created by C.F. Martin & Co. in 1965 and has gone on to be one of the most popular and replicated models of our time.
To kick off 2015, Epiphone has announced its new exclusive signature model designed by Gary Clark Jr.—the Ltd. Ed. Gary Clark Jr. "Blak and Blu" Casino with trapeze tailpiece or Bigsby Vibrato. The guitar will be available in spring 2015.
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