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Retail Businesses For Sale in East Northport NY
Searched the DealStream database for Retail Businesses For Sale in East Northport NY and found no matches. Expanded the search to nearby areas and found the following matches.
Bakery-Branded-Well Known #461252 posted Jan 18, 2017
- Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
- $150,000
Bakery with deli in well organized 4,100 SF leased facility. Major investment in equipment which exceeded $500,000. High quality financial statements with verifiable sales and expenses. Breads, pastries, and bagels all made from scratch with unique recipes and highest quality natural ingredients....
NYC ATM Route for Sale- $250,000 #460980 posted Jan 13, 2017
- New York, New York, United States
- $250,000
ATM business for sale $250,000 Currently nets $94,327 per year as a owner of the business. This portfolio currently operates 28 ATM machines in the Brooklyn and Queens areas of NYC. All of the machines are owned and operated by the seller and all equipment is newer and purchased within the last 3 years....
Liquor Store – Large Selection of Specialty Wines #460715 posted Jan 10, 2017
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- $585,000
The store is large and spacious featuring a very large selections of Kosher Wines . Large selection of bourbons and upscale selection of liquors and spirits. Knowledgeable staff. Local delivery. We see an opportunity to create internet present and host wine tastings to further drive sales. Lease...
Ecommerce Brand Name Cosmetics & Perfume Business #460713 posted Jan 10, 2017
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- $200,000
Excellent brand name cosmetics and perfume business selling mostly on Amazon and Ebay. Purchase price does not include $300K worth of brand name cosmetics and perfumes. Excellent addition to existing eCommerce businesses.
Corner Liquor Store on Busy Street in Queens #460707 posted Jan 10, 2017
- Borough of Queens, New York, United States
- $215,000
This store is located right in front of a bus stop near the corner of two busy streets. Currently run bare minimum with a +150k cash flow, there is much more room for growth especially in this up and coming cozy community with many new restaurant openings. There is an inventory of $70,000 which is not...
Knives/Swords (Collectibles) #460576 posted Jan 9, 2017
- New York, New York, United States
- $100,000
The first and only complete Investment Grade knife and sword store in New York City. Both Custom and hi-end factory knives, includes an exclusive line of Integral Tactical forged knives. They specialize in Fixed Blades and make their own specialized sheaths. Can order via web site or in person...
Specialty Clothing Boutique #460571 posted Jan 9, 2017
- Borough of Queens, New York, United States
- $300,000
Exotic Specialty Clothing Boutique serving a niche clientele in Queens, New York. Established 24 years catering to women. Merchandise is specialized and unique with their own private label brand. They have built a reputation in the market and demographic they serve with beautiful styles and variety...
LI Price Reduction Organic Supermarket and Eatery #460468 posted Jan 6, 2017
- New York, New York, United States
- $300,000
Price Reduction. Located in a high income commuting suburb in Nassau County, this 5,000SF Organic supermarket with seating for diners also serves prepared organic meals, juices, smoothies, bakery, pizza and a self serve salad bar. Stand alone building on a main artery across the street from a busy...
Respected, Well Recognized Jewelry Making Company #460466 posted Jan 6, 2017
- New York, New York, United States
- $400,000
This venerable, well recognized, Trademarked 33 year old jewelry supply company with multiple locations is looking for a new owner to take it to the next stage. The minute you walk into any of their locations, you are surrounded by the visual beauty of their products for sale whether wholesale of retail...
Branded NYC Gas Station – Unlimited Potential #459884 posted Dec 21, 2016
- New York, New York, United States
- $499,000
A terrific opportunity to acquire a large branded gas station on a major corner in the NYC Metro Area. Incredible opportunity to convert to a busy C-Store, 7-Eleven or even a Dunkin Donuts. The station has three tanks, one of which can be converted to diesel in order accommodate the tremendous truck...
Liquor Store for Sale in Upper Manhattan #459714 posted Dec 16, 2016
- New York, New York, United States
- $175,000
Neighborhood Liquor store with a loyal customer base is available for sale in Upper Manhattan. The current owner has other opportunities which force him to sell. The monthly sales are over $50,000. The Lotto sales are approximately $4,000 per week. The Lotto commission pays almost two thirds of the...
Newsstand Kiosk-Absentee #458338 posted Nov 22, 2016
- Rego Park, New York, United States
- $299,000
The very profitable and absentee Newsstand Kiosk wont last! An owner operator could easily generate over 150K working some of the shifts. It is currently being run absentee and it nets the owner 120K. This store sell Newspapers, Candy, Coffee, Cigarettes, LOTTO(20K Week), ATM($1000 month) and soda....
Bakery-Profitable and Absentee #458337 posted Nov 22, 2016
- Smithtown, New York, United States
- $239,000
This absentee Bakery is currently doing 11-13K weekly and can easily double in sales with the right management in place. Built in 2012 with the best equipment and cases. Owner has other business interests and wants to sell this to the right buyer who can take it to the next level with very little effort....
Upscale Gentlemen's Designer & Luxury Clothing #457482 posted Nov 8, 2016
- New York, New York, United States
- $435,000
This is an upscale gentlemen's designer and luxury shop located in a tony neighborhood of New York City. It has been in business for 25 years with long term satisfied consignors and customers. Have an eye for men's fashion? This is the men's boutique shop for you! This business has been a well- known...
Liquor Business Fort Lee NJ #457061 posted Nov 1, 2016
- Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States
- $425,000
This modern Wine / Liquor & Lotto business is priced to sell and located in Northern New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey in the city of Fort Lee and minutes from the George Washington Bridge. The business produces gross yearly sales of $15,000 weekly and a consistent net yearly income to the owner...
Hearing & Vision Retail Store #456317 posted Oct 20, 2016
- New York, New York, United States
- $130,000
Neighborhood store specializing in eyeglasses, hearing aids, and contacts. On-site opthamologist and optometrist for immediate and quick service. Wide range of eyeglass frames and hearing aids for a wide range of customers. Strong customer base. The owner is nearing retirement and is offering this great...
Unique Ethnic Market in New Jersey #456162 posted Oct 19, 2016
- Paterson, New Jersey, United States
- $150,000
Grocery sales. Money gram. ATM. Check Cashing.
Absentee Run Brooklyn Food Market - Must Sell #452248 posted Aug 23, 2016
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- $249,000
This is an opportunity to acquire a recently remodeled 3,000 sq. ft. supermarket in the heart of a very busy Brooklyn neighborhood for a fraction of what it would cost to build. The market is being run completely absentee and a new; more hands on owner can significantly increase revenue and reduce expenses....
Dollar Store-Newly Built #452170 posted Aug 22, 2016
- Borough of Queens, New York, United States
- $99,000
Newly Built-Spotless dollar type store, ready and turn key! Come take over this store and begin to make money immediately, increasing sales since the doors we opened last year! Projected sales of 250K + for 2016, this is without any marketing campaign of any type. Grow this business to as big as you...
7-Eleven for Sale in NYC for Only $175,000 #452014 posted Aug 18, 2016
- New York, New York, United States
- $49,000
Incredible busy New York City 7-11 for sale operating 100% Absentee. Selling this franchise for a fraction of what it would cost to open at only $49,000+ Inventory. They have gross sales in excess of $1.7M with a very high Gross Profit Margin of Over 46%. This is Much higher than the systems average...
Important Globally Recognized Fine Art Dealership #451657 posted Aug 14, 2016
- New York, New York, United States
- $6,000,000
A Major Global Leading Fine Art Dealer Is Retiring. Rarely does an opportunity like this come along. The Company was founded in 1975 and quickly became one of the leading Fine Art establishments in New York. The Owner is an important figure in the art world whose special vision integrates...
Independent Optical Store for Sale in NYC #410559 posted Jun 28, 2016
- New York, New York, United States
- $299,000
Not A Franchise! No Franchise Fees, No Royalties! Be a part of the multi-billion dollar eye care industry in a very busy area of Manhattan. This is an opportunity to own a Turn-Key operation, modern design, independent optical store. This business sells a full line of frames, lenses, sunglasses and...
Bridal Business with Website and Retail Location #409766 posted Jun 19, 2016
- New York, New York, United States
- $12,000,000
The Company Website Has The Most Visited Bridal Website In The World And All Totally Organic . They spend no money on Advertising – imagine if they did! The website features thousands of designer wedding dresses, bridesmaid dresses, mother-of –the Bride dresses, flower girl dresses, prom dresses,...
Brooklyn Pharmacy $350k Plus Inventory #409085 posted Jun 9, 2016
- New York, New York, United States
- $350,000
Brooklyn Pharmacy $350k plus Inventory. Great Retail 'Brooklyn' New York City area pharmacy. The pharmacy averages 120 scripts daily. Located near major hospital, and medical centers. The pharmacy accepts most major insurances.. and license is in good standing with the board. 1000 square...
Discount Card & Gift Store for Sale in Brooklyn #401869 posted Mar 3, 2016
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- $129,000
This busy card and gift store offers a wide selection of gifts, cards, perfumes and costume-gold jewelry. They are located in a very High Traffic Area of Brooklyn. Their location is excellent as it has tremendous foot traffic in an extremely busy area with an abundance of local residents. The store...
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If you don't have Showtime, Nick Diaz is worth the price alone. The softcore 2 am porn is just a throw-in. He has gained a little too much infamy in his career, for his antics, taking away from how seriously he takes his training and his career as a mixed martial artist. Noons is his only loss in his last 13 fights. The fight was stopped due to cuts. But Diaz has since had plastic surgery to repair scar tissue that caused him to cut too easily. Noons is going to have to survive this time. And he won't.
If you've never seen Diaz, watch him fight. Watch him call the guy he's fighting every name in the book while they're fighting. Not to embarass him, but to goad him into doing what Diaz wants him to do. Watch him show the orthodoxed boxer Noons how MMA boxing works. Watch him show Noons what a gogoplata is. Then watch him shake Noons's hand after choking him out.
The guy is one in a million. He's a contradiction. He's a pot-smoking "thug" from Stockton, CA that otherwise treats his body like a temple. He competes in triathlons. He's in the gym everyday. He once contined fighting an opponent after the fight when they met in the hospital. He's a brutal cagefighter, who wishes people considered MMA more for its focus on technical martial arts, and less for its brutality. When asked why he didn't show more respect to his opponents, he said "We fight in a cage, asshole."
Diaz. Saturday. Is he the best? Probably not. But in the past three years, he's fought at 155, 160, 170, and 185. He will fight anybody at any weight class. And his skill and technique is top-notch. For those of you who maybe UFC watchers, but not necessarily MMA fans, give this fight a chance.
Favorite Diazisms (way better than Ricky Henderson):
"Leave the women and children at home...Back in the day, a Ninja didn't have his girlfriend sitting in the tree waiting to kill shit."."
"I'm trying to fight (Hayato) Sakurai, I'm trying to fight K.J. Noons, I'm trying to fight Anderson Silva, I'm trying to fight everybody. I'm trying to fight Georges (expletive) St. (expletive) Pierre. I'm trying to fight … I didn't mean to call Georges a (expletive), but I ain't got no problem getting there and fighting the best people in the world. Georges is a nice guy. I'm trying to fight Jon Fitch, I'm trying to fight Silva, I'm trying to fight K.J. Noons, I'm trying to fight everybody. I'm trying to fight Takanori Gomi, Sakurai, I'm trying to (expletive) everybody up. (Expletive) this (expletive). This is (expletive) gangster (expletive) warfare. I don't give a (expletive). You know what I mean?"
"If people can't handle watching me or they handle the intensity of my life or they can't handle me cussing saying fuck this and fuck, then you know, I think people really need to become a little more mature, kinda grow up a little bit…"
"so Nick, would you agree your marijuana smoking has got in the way of your fight career?"
Nick: "Actually, on the contrary, my fight career has gotten in the way of my marijuana smoking."
Watch. It'll be worth it.


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Construction Tips and Standards
Before selecting or installing a hearth product, there are many things to consider. First and foremost is the safe installation and venting of any fireplace, stove or gas log sets purchased. The following information is provided as a "guideline only" to understanding the proper installation of any hearth product, but should not be considered instructions. The HPBA recommends that all hearth products be installed by a National Fireplace Institute (NFI) Certified installer. These trained professionals are versed in hearth installations and manufacturers specification. To find an NFI installer, visit www.nficertified.org.
Best Practices for Woodburning Fireplace Installation
If installed properly and safely, there are few things as peaceful and relaxing as a woodburning fireplace. Follow this link to the HPBA Best Practices for Woodburning Fireplace Installation.
Gas Log Set Installation
If your clients are tired of burning wood, but want to hold onto the ambience of their fireplace, a gas log set may be the answer. Follow this link to the HPBA Gas Log Set Installation Guidelines.
Venting Your Hearth Product
Hearth products are vented in three ways: natural draft (vented through the roof), direct-vent, and vent-free. Below are the options for gas hearth appliances. Follow this link to the HPBA Hearth Product Venting Guide.
A Guide Standard for Fireplaces, Chimneys, Vents
Because each jurisdiction is different, we cannot provide building and fire code information. However, your local fireplace retailer will be able to provide you with that information. If you would like to keep general information on hand, the National Fire Protection Association, developed the NFPA 211: Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances guide book that was developed through a consensus standards development process. Chapter 4: General Requirements and Chapter 11: Fireplaces (excerpts only) follow and the entire publication can be purchased on www.nfpa.org.
National Fire Protection Associatiion (NFPA) 211: Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances; 2006 Edition (EXCERPTS)
Reprinted with permission from NFPA 211- 2006, Standard for Chimneys, Fireplaces, Vents, and Solid Fuel-Burning Appliances, Copyright© 2005, National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA. This reprinted material is not complete and official position of the NFPA on the referenced subject, which is represented only by the standard in its entirety.
4.1* Sizing and Draft.
4.1.1 Minimum Performance. A chimney or vent shall be so designed and constructed to develop a flow sufficient to remove completely all flue or vent gases to the outside atmosphere.
220.127.116.11 Chimneys or vents shall be evaluated to ensure proper performance with respect to draft, creosote buildup, and condensation.
188.8.131.52 The venting system shall satisfy the draft requirements of the connected appliance(s) in accordance with the manufacturers' instructions or approved methods.
4.1.2 Mechanical Draft Systems. A listed mechanical draft system of either forced or induced draft design shall be permitted to be used to increase draft or capacity.
18.104.22.168 Where a mechanical draft system is installed, provision shall be made to prevent the flow of fuel to an automatically fired appliance(s) when that system is not operating.
126.96.36.199 The operation of a mechanical draft system shall not adversely affect the performance or safety of, or cause spillage of combustion products from, other combustion equipment operating within the same building.
188.8.131.52 Proper performance and safety of other combustion equipment shall be verified by testing prior to the mechanical draft system being put into service.
22.214.171.124 Such testing shall include operation of the mechanical draft system together with other exhaust equipment likely to operate simultaneously.
126.96.36.199 Mechanical draft systems of either forced or induced draft serving manually fired appliances shall be one of the following:
(1) A mechanical draft system that is an integral part of a listed appliance
(2) A solid fuel cooking appliance as addressed in NFPA 96, Standard for Ventilation Control and Fire Protection of Commercial Cooking Operations
(3)*An engineered mechanical draft system that includes the following provisions:
(a) The following detection and warning devices shall be installed and line voltage devices, when installed, shall be provided with a battery backup system:
i. A device that produces an audible and visible warning upon failure of the mechanical draft system. The device shall be activated by loss of electrical power supply or by operational failure of the mechanical draft system at any time while the mechanical draft system is switched on.
ii. A smoke detector and alarm installed and maintained in accordance with NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm Code. The detector shall be installed in the same room as the appliance served by the mechanical draft system.
iii. A listed carbon monoxide warning device installed in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
(b) The mechanical draft system shall be listed in accordance with UL 378, Standard for Draft Equipment, for use with the type of appliance and range of chimney service appropriate for the application. The mechanical draft system shall not cause or permit blockage of the flue or electrical hazard after exposure to a chimney fire or over fire conditions. The mechanical draft system shall be installed in accordance with the terms of the listing and the manufacturer's instructions.
(c) The mechanical draft system shall be sized to maintain draft within the range specified by the appliance manufacturer.
4.1.3 Natural Draft Sizing. Chimneys serving incinerators or other process equipment where the combustion process cannot be stopped completely by fuel shutoff alone shall be sized for natural draft conditions.
126.96.36.199 Where air pollution control devices or other devices in the chimney system require a mechanical draft system, the chimney system shall be so arranged that, upon a power failure, the natural draft chimney alone can satisfactorily remove the products of combustion until the combustible material is completely consumed.
4.1.4 Forced/Induced Draft Systems. Forced draft systems and all portions of induced draft systems under positive pressure during operation shall be designed and installed to be gastight or to prevent the leakage of combustion products into a building.
4.1.5 Natural Draft Vent Connectors. Vent connectors serving appliances vented by natural draft shall not be connected into any portion of mechanical draft systems operating under positive pressure.
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Chimneys and vents shall terminate above the roof level in accordance with the requirements of this standard and as illustrated in Figure 4.2(a) and Figure 4.2(b).
FIGURE 4.2(a) Chimney or Vent Termination Less Than 10 ft (3.1 m) from Ridge, Wall, or Parapet.
FIGURE 4.2(b) Chimney or Vent Termination More Than 10 ft (3.1 m) from Ridge, Wall, or Parapet.
4.2.1 Masonry chimneys shall extend above the highest point at which they pass through the roof of a building by at least the distance specified in Table 7.2, Column VI, and shall also extend at least the specified distance above any portion of any structure within the specified proximity (measured horizontally from the vertical chimney line) in Table 7.2, Column VII.
4.2.2 Natural draft chimneys and vents shall not terminate at an elevation less than 5 ft (1.53 m) above the flue collar or the highest connected draft hood outlet.
Exception: As provided in Section 10.7.
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4.3.1 General. Interior residential chimneys shall be enclosed where they extend through closets, storage areas, or habitable spaces where the surface of the chimney could come into contact with persons or combustible materials.
4.3.2 Clearance. The space between the chimney and the enclosure shall be at least the minimum air space clearance specified in this standard (see Table 7.2) or the clearance specified in the manufacturer's instructions for listed chimneys.
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4.4.1 Circulating Air Ducts and Plenums. No portion of a venting system shall extend into or pass through a dedicated circulating air duct or plenum.
4.4.2 Above-Ceiling Spaces. Where a venting system passes through a space above a ceiling used as a return air plenum, it shall be installed according to one of the following methods:
(1) With joints within the above-ceiling return air plenum sealed airtight in a manner approved by the manufacturer of the venting system
(2) As a listed positive-pressure venting system
(3) Non-airtight venting system installed with no joints or fittings located within the above-ceiling return air plenum
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4.5.1 Resistance Equivalency. Castable or plastic refractories used to line chimneys or connectors shall be the equivalent in resistance to heat and erosion by flue gases to that of the fireclay brick.
4.5.2 Lining Support. Lining made of castable or plastic refractories shall be secured to the supporting walls by anchors made of corrosion-resistant steel capable of supporting the refractory load at 1500°F (816°C).
4.5.3 Space Surrounding Liner or Vent. The remaining space surrounding a chimney liner, gas vent, special gas vent, or plastic piping installed within a chimney flue shall not be used to vent another appliance.
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4.6 Caps and Spark Arresters for Chimneys and Vents.
4.6.1 Design. Chimney or vent caps, where required for the termination of chimneys or vents, shall be designed to prevent the entry of rain, snow, birds, and other animals.
4.6.2 Screening. Screening material attached to chimney or vent caps to prevent the entry of animals and insects shall not adversely affect the chimney or vent draft.
22.214.171.124 Spark arresters, where required by the AHJ for chimneys attached to solid fuel–burning equipment, shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The net free area of the arrester shall be not less than three times the net free area of the outlet of the chimney flue it serves.
(2) The arrester screen shall have heat and corrosion resistance equivalent to 19 gauge [0.041 in. (1.04 mm)] galvanized steel or 24 gauge [0.024 in. (0.61 mm)] stainless steel.
(3) Openings shall not allow the passage of spheres having a diameter larger than ½ in. (12.7 mm) or block the passage of spheres having a diameter of less than 3/8 in. (9.5 mm).
(4) The spark screen shall be accessible for cleaning, and the screen or chimney cap shall be removable to allow cleaning of the chimney flue.
188.8.131.52 Where part of a listed chimney termination system, spark arresters shall be constructed and installed in accordance with the listing.
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22.214.171.124 Fireplaces shall be constructed of solid masonry units or of reinforced portland or refractory cement concrete.
18.104.22.168 Masonry fireplaces shall be supported on foundations of one of the following:
(1) Masonry
(2) Reinforced portland cement concrete
(3) Refractory cement concrete
(4) Other noncombustible constructions having a fire resistance rating of not less than 3 hours, provided such supports are adequate for the load
184.108.40.206.1 Footings for masonry fireplaces and their chimneys shall be constructed of concrete or solid masonry at least 12 in. (305 mm) thick and shall extend at least 6 in. (152 mm) beyond the face of the fireplace or foundation wall on all sides.
188.8.131.52.2 Footings shall be founded on natural undisturbed earth or engineered fill below frost depth.
22.214.171.124.3 In areas not subject to freezing, footings shall be at least 12 in. (305 mm) below finished grade.
11.2.4 Steel Fireplace Units.
18.104.22.168 All wood beams, joists, studs, and other combustible material shall have a clearance to masonry fireplaces as follows:
(1) Not less than 2 in. (51 mm) from the front faces and sides
(2) Not less than 4 in. (102 mm) from the back faces of masonry fireplaces (See Figure 188.8.131.52.)
FIGURE 18.104.22.168 Fireplace Clearance to Combustible Material.
188.8.131.52 Woodwork, such as wood trim, mantels, and other combustible material, shall not be placed within 6 in. (152 mm) of a fireplace opening.
11.3.1 Masonry fireplaces shall have hearth extensions of brick, concrete, stone, tile, or other approved noncombustible material wholly supported by and integral with the chimney structure, and a minimum 4 in. (102 mm) clearance shall be maintained directly below the underside.
FIGURE 11.3.3 Fireplace Hearth Extension Requirements.
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VOLLEYBALL: Warren stays hot, tops Meadville; WCCS wins again
Make it three in a row for the Lady Dragons.
Warren improved to 7-3 overall and 4-3 in Region 4 with a four-set win over Meadville on Thursday afternoon, avenging an early season loss to the Bulldogs. Warren and Meadville are now in a tie for third place in the region behind Corry (6-0, 5-0) and Conneaut (7-1, 5-1).
"It was nice to avenge the loss we took down at their place first region game of the year, but we still have a lot of work cut out for us if we want to make playoffs – this was a step in the right direction," said Dragons' coach Mike Dolan. "The fan support was also tremendous tonight."
Meadville came out ready to take a win on Warren's home court, winning the first set, 25-18. The Dragons regrouped and controlled the second set from start to finish, tying the match with a 25-14 win. The next two games went back in forth with Warren prevailing by scores of 25-21 and 25-17.
Valerie Latimer had 11 kills, four digs, and a block for the Lady Dragons, Paige Wilson had 11 kills and two blocks, Rachel Lasecki had seven kills, Teah Bines had 24 assists, four aces, and 10 digs, McKenzie Merenick had 13 digs, Bailey Dilks had six digs, Nerissa McIntyre seven digs, Allie Morrison six kills, Ashley Barker two kills, two assists, and four digs, and MacKenzie Rehe had three digs.
"It was a total team effort. The entire team refocused after that first game where we dug a deep hole for ourselves," added Dolan. "Our back line of Nerissa McIntyre, MacKenzie Rehe, Bailey Dilks, and McKenzie Merenick stepped up when we needed it by making quality passes and playing tough defense, controlling the ball allowing us to get the ball to our middles Paige Wilson and Valerie Latimer who had great hitting nights."
"The rest of the front line – Ashley Barker, Rachel Lasecki, and Allie Morrison – also played aggressively at the net, took nice swings and had a persistent block up all night. Teah also had a great game setting the ball and running the offense."
Warren lost the junior varsity contest in three sets, 23-25, 25-19, and 11-15. Jennifer Daugharthy had seven kills, Lizzy Marsh had three kills and a block, Kaitlin Sedon had seven assists, four digs, and two kills, and Maddie Loutzenhiser had eight assists and four digs.
The Lady Dragons will be back in action next Tuesday, when they host Conneaut at Warren Area High School.
WCCS 3, French Creek 0
Warren County Christian School (WCCS) jumped to 9-0 on the season with the Lions' 25th straight win over two seasons and eighth sweep in a row against French Creek on Thursday night.
French Creek witnessed the strong hitting and solid serving efforts of the Lady Lions first hand in the second set. WCCS was relentless, defeating French Creek 25-3. Allyssa Kerr and Whitney Poindexter's presence up front, as well as the team effort in serving, kept the Lions ahead without letting up.
The first set saw WCCS up 22-9 before French Creek rallied for five unanswered points. Those weren't enough to upset the reigning New Penn Christian Conference champions who went on to finish the set 25-15. Both teams started well in the third set trading points before WCCS pulled ahead to round out the night with another 25-15 win.
Avoiding complacency at this point in the season is a must for the Lady Lions. "We just keep encouraging them to stay together and stick together as a team," said WCCS coach Monica Kerr. "They need to hold each other accountable and hold each other up and not let each other get down. Sometimes that the biggest fight is not letting them get lazy."
WCCS was anything but lazy Thursday night. Allyssa Kerr and Poindexter earned seven aces each, Caitlin McCall added three more and Hunter Uplinger had two. Service points came from Poindexter with 14 , Kerr with 13, McCall with 11, Jessica Lauffenburger earned six, Uplinger had five and Kaitlin Weidner with four. Kerr had nine kills, Lauffenburger and Weidner had four each, Poindexter had three and Desirae Kerr and Uplinger had one a piece. Two digs were awarded to Poindexter while Allyssa Kerr, Lauffenburger, McCall and Kate Erdman each had one. Desirae Kerr led the team with four assists, Weidner had two and Allyssa Kerr and Erdman each had one.
The Lady Lions look to bring their winning streak to 26 straight games on the road at Jamestown on Friday.
Johnsonburg 3, Sheffield 0
JOHNSONBURG – Sheffield dropped a match at Johnsonburg, 18-25, 24-26 and 14-25, on Thursday.
Maddie Fiscus had five blocks, Brandi Rockwell two blocks and three kills, Marlea Sprandle and Anna Baldensperger three kills each for Sheffield, which led Game 2, 18-8.
Julia Vile had six service points in a 20-25, 18-25 junior varsity loss.
Maplewood 3, Eisenhower 0
Eisenhower hosted one of the top four teams in a very tough Region 2 on Tuesday, falling 7-25, 16-25, 10-25.
"We're not winning games against these kinds of schools," said Eisenhower coach Tina Edwards, whose Knights are 0-8 in a region with state-caliber teams. "This isn't gratifying."
Edwards is an outspoken proponent of an Eisenhower High School switch from District 10 to District 9 for competitive reasons.
Despite the loss, she said Mallory Trumbull had some nice blocks, and Niki Ewer had several strong digs.
Maddie Hultman had five service points and two kills in an 11-25, 5-25 junior varsity loss.
Ike hosts Rocky Grove on Tuesday.
Cochranton 3, Youngsville 0
Even in a 22-25, 8-25, 20-25 loss to undefeated Cochranton at Youngsville High School, Eagles coach Bev Fox called it "the best defense we've played all year."
"Everybody was all over the place," said Fox, whose Eagles are 2-6 in Region 2. "My middles played great. I'm proud of them. We really played well tonight."
Judi Lewis had 17 digs, Kennedy Cratty 27 digs, three kills and four blocks, Aubree Hendrickson 24 digs and 10 assists, Julie Jameson 18 digs and five kills, and Karissa Cratty 25 digs, two blocks and two kills.
In a 7-25, 13-25 jjunor varsity loss, Ellie First had three kills, Karrie Baker 11 digs, and Catrina Salsgiver and Ellyssa Horn nine digs each.


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Skip to comments.Grapefruit Is a Culprit in More Drug Reactions
Posted on 12/18/2012 8:13:07 PM PST by neverdem
The patient didnt overdose on medication. She overdosed on grapefruit juice.
The 42-year-old was barely responding when her husband brought her to the emergency room. Her heart rate was slowing, and her blood pressure was falling. Doctors had to insert a breathing tube, and then a pacemaker, to revive her.
They were mystified: The patients husband said she suffered from migraines and was taking a blood pressure drug called verapamil to help prevent the headaches. But blood tests showed she had an alarming amount of the drug in her system, five times the safe level.
Did she overdose? Was she trying to commit suicide? It was only after she recovered that doctors were able to piece the story together.
The culprit was grapefruit juice, said Dr. Unni Pillai, a nephrologist in St....
The interaction also can be caused by other citrus fruits, including Seville oranges, limes and pomelos; one published case report has suggested that pomegranate may increase the potency of certain drugs.
Older people may be more vulnerable, because they are more likely to be both taking medications and drinking more grapefruit juice. The bodys ability to cope with drugs also weakens with age, experts say.
Under normal circumstances, the drugs are metabolized in the gastrointestinal tract, and relatively little is absorbed, because an enzyme in the gut called CYP3A4 deactivates them. But grapefruit contains natural chemicals called furanocoumarins, that inhibit the enzyme, and without it the gut absorbs much more of a drug and blood levels rise dramatically.
For example, someone taking simvastatin (brand name Zocor) who also drinks a small 200-milliliter, or 6.7 ounces, glass of grapefruit juice once a day for three days could see blood levels of the drug triple, increasing the risk for rhabdomyolysis, a breakdown of muscle that can cause kidney damage...
(Excerpt) Read more at well.blogs.nytimes.com ...
Type 2 diabetics taking repaglinide, aka Prandin, and saxagliptin, aka Onglyza, beware of the mentioned foods.
Maybe John Boenher will suggest we have a frank discussion about citrus.
I'm not sure if suggesting a smaller amount of medication plus grapefruit juice, as a cost saver, would be a joke or not. I'd guess that the grapefruit juice would have to be pretty well calibrated as well, not just something from the grocery store.
That's why it is a good idea to read the pamphlets included with your medications.
I don't eat or drink grapefruit, but I do drink a bit of orange juice at breakfast. I'll have to check that out, I guess, since I take atorvastatin.
Thank you for this. I had known that grapefruit juice and other citrus interferes with some drugs, but didn't know about the statins.
It is interesting since Grapefruit juice is my least favorite type of juice and I've very rarely had it. Grapefruit sparkling water, on the other hand I've indulged in that more.
Health & science stories like this one is one of the few reasons I check out the NY Times. Most patients are unaware of adverse food and drug interactions, unless it's printed on the label of the drug container.
This one of those rare everybody on my lists gets pinged, including some medical docs who have identified themselves as such that are not on any list. Comment# 1 has a link to the list of these drugs. From its URL it looks like it was in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Health & science stories like this one is one of the few reasons I check out the NY Times. Most patients are unaware of adverse food and drug interactions, unless it's printed on the label of the drug container.
This one of those rare everybody on my lists gets pinged, including some medical docs who have identified themselves as such that are not on any list. Comment# 1 has a link to the list of these drugs. From its URL it looks like it was in the Journal of the Canadian Medical Association.
Happy Chanukah, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
A while back, someone who was a medical transcriber told me, that, grapefruit juice was a trick older folks used with their meds to save money. They'd take half the dose prescribed with a glass of grapefruit juice. The medical establishment would frown on that because they would lose money... and it would mess up their statistics.
I don't know how much of that is true.
Thanks for the ping!
Neverdem: JA, first on your ping list, is dearly departed. I still think of her frequently.
Thanks for the info. Now, how do I stop these darn kidney stones? Yeah, I drink lots of lemonade.
Already gnu about the adjuvant properties of grapefruit, but thanks, more quantitative information is always desirable. I'd heard about it effectively doubling the dose, but never a multiple of five.
I miss her, too. :(
What happened to JA?
Regarding the grapefruit juice, I'd drink it instead. Skip the pharmaceuticals, they are all poison to me.
Merry Christmas all!
My son emailed a similar story to me last week because he knows I usually slog my small handful of daily vitamins down with grapefruit juice. It never seemed to bother me, but now I wonder if there is any positive or adverse effect on my vitamins (Ester-C cap, B-Complex cap, D gelcap, CoEnzyme Q10 gelcap)?
Certain chemicals that grapefruit products and citrus fruits contain can interfere with the enzymes that break down (metabolize) various medications in your digestive system. As a result, more medication stays in your body. This can increase the potency of your medication to potentially dangerous levels, causing serious side effects.
I'm warned not to eat natural licorice while taking my B.P. medication. Until I read that I wasn't even aware that there was a "natural" and "unnatural" licorice.
I just heard about Judith Anne via FReepmail. It's removed.
They finally have a safe drug that cures everything:
I just read that she had a stroke and died shortly afterwards.
I actually take extra-strength licorice extract while taking my statin (I realize you are not talking about a statin). But the extract is deglycyrrhizinated and it was that part that would cause you problems.
She may still be reading threads in heaven; wouldn't half surprise me. By now she could post some really definitive comments in the religion threads!
Oh dear! I am so sorry! Nice woman, I hate it when folks pass. I will pray for her soul. God Bless.
Earl Grey Tea also has a reaction with medications. You have to read the box and medication literature to find that out.
Yup. I completely avoid grape fruit juice because of it's interactions with prescription meds. Checking drug/food interactions is just as important as checking drug/drug interactions.
Rc!, that is great!
I take Norvasc & Diovan for blood pressure, and thank God for waking up each day.
On to my NW SC country paradise at the end of the year.
Red Grapefruit juice is my favorite juice to mix with club soda. However, since I take verapamil, I just don't do grapefruit other than maybe once a year.
Lately my blood pressure has trended up, so maybe I should treat my self a little and have 1/4 or 1/2 cup. LOL.
I'm on a successful diet that excludes my favorite foods that started it all.
Excluded: chocolate, cabbage, nuts, okra, spinach, celery, kohlrabi, soy, beans, seasoned meats, milk and colored beverages.
Google oxalates.
google chanca piedra
this supplement breaks up kidney stones
Thanks, neverdem, for the ping.
The drug, verapamil, featured in the lead, is one I take daily. I'm frightened to hear that it can cause heart block when interacting with grapefruit, but it does indeed prevent vicious migraine attacks.
I'm off grapefruit!
I like grapefruit, but one of my heart meds says not to eat it or drink the juice while taking it.
But here is an unaddressed question: if grapefruit increases the level of the drug, why not use grapefruit to decrease the quantity of the drug you need?
The probable answer, my educated guess: they'll sell less of the drug that way; profit rules!
Thanks, yes I know all about oxalates and I drink so much water I run down the hall all day and night. Have not eaten meat or fowl since 1991, so I do have nuts and soy and beans and milk for protein, but I have lowered my intake of protein. A human being should not have to live without chocolate. :)
Thanks. My urologist is going to do a metabolic test on me and see if we can find some answers.
Thanks. I have taken herbal supplements and for some months I have not had a stone. We will see how long it lasts. When I bowl, I typically bowl 12 games. In two hours, my water intake is now 6+ glasses. I believe I have been so physically active and did not realize I was dehydrating myself.
The prostate drug Flomax can help you pass kidney stones.
If it isn't the one that grapefruit juice inhibits - you will not be taking an effective dose - half the concentration is almost always not half as efficacious - usually it doesn't work at all.
Moreover there is no guarantee that the drug you are taking with grapefruit juice will maintain an efficacious level of the therapeutic long term even if it is metabolized by the correct CPY P450 enzyme - either you will not be taking enough, leading to it not working - or you would be taking too much, leading to a build up of toxic levels.
I think there would be far better avenues to save money than playing with fire drinking grapefruit juice with your medications. You might save money right into the emergency room or the morgue. Death can be a real money saver!
Maybe it's wise to consider cutting back on medications.
Saw it on FNC last night. Dr. suggested it would be wise to also curtail other citrus as well.
A med I take says no grapefruit and I miss the stuff.
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Socially-conscious Starbucks says that firearms are no longer permitted in its stores.
Starbucks is about coffee. It's about half-eaten croissants. It sits at that odd intersection of where to grab a cup o' joe – and where to meet up with Joe.
But there's a third street that crosses this same intersection: Starbucks is widely-viewed as a company with a social conscience and a progressive mindset. Its employees got decent benefits before most. Its environmental record is better than most. And its record of charitable giving is stellar.
STARBUCKS CEO: Guns not welcome in stores
So when guns, of all things, kidnapped the conversation earlier this summer — after gun advocacy groups used the Starbucks store in still-healing Newtown, Conn., as a podium for packing heat — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz suddenly found himself in the middle of a no-win shootout.
His announcement Wednesday that guns are now a no-no at Starbucks stores is long overdue. The Starbucks siren must be feeling just a tad more comfortable today. More importantly, so will most Starbucks customers. Although Schultz, in an interview with USA TODAY, declined to state exactly how many Starbucks customers have asked him in recent months to get guns out of Starbucks cafes, he did note, "It got my attention."
Schultz didn't out-and-out "ban" guns from Starbucks 12,000-plus U.S. stores. That, after all, would require some sort of enforcement. And he's unwilling to put Starbucks store managers or employees in the uncomfortable position of asking someone packing heat in their hip pocket to take their Venti latte elsewhere.
No, there won't be any NO GUNS signs next to the NO SMOKING signs in Starbucks. In fact, if a customer waltzes in with a gun, in states where guns are permitted, they will still be served with a smile — no questions asked, says Schultz.
But this isn't really just about guns. it's about Starbucks as a soapbox. When Starbucks talks, people listen. Some folks love it. Some folks love to hate it. The 42-year-old company and its 60-year-old CEO are widely-linked with supporting socially progressive causes. Starbucks is just another coffee shop like Apple is just another technology company. Its actions — or inactions — matter.
In an interview with USA TODAY, Schultz owns up to that. "Starbucks has become a part of the culture of the country," he says. "There's an emotional attachment to Starbucks, so we're treated differently."
Indeed. And now, it's responding differently.
For years, Starbucks tried to avoid the whole gun issue by essentially saying that it has no opinion and that it's up to lawmakers to settle the issue. While Schultz still insists that Starbucks isn't taking sides now by asking customers to keep their guns at home, the action is sure to be interpreted by the gun lobby as line in the sand.
As Schultz must know, that sand is about to feel very, very shaky. His coffee empire now finds itself in the bulls eye of the gun debate. And that won't likely be settled over a cappuccino.


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At the Opening of the Third Petra Conference of Nobel Laureates
Petra, Jordan
15 May 2007
Distinguished participants,
Nobel Laureates change the world with a simple question…"What if?"
- What if peace groups work together across the divides?
- What if there is a new way to give poor people economic power in their lives?
- What if the marvels of molecular science, laser optics and much, much more can be unlocked?
- What new possibilities for life would these discoveries create?
My friends,
The combined abilities in this room to imagine, create and produce solutions are immense.
We, in Jordan, are honoured to have so many of the world's great minds come to us today – Nobel Laureates in peace, literature, physics, medicine, chemistry, and economics. We are also honoured to have many other thought leaders come to us today from throughout the Middle East and beyond. We are honoured that so many world-renowned leaders from the public and private sectors are also able to join us at this forum.
All of us, in this room, have this opportunity to harness all of our thought power and abilities and apply them to produce creative, powerful initiatives to nurture tomorrow's leaders.
To those of you who have been here before, and those of you who are newcomers: Welcome, and thank you for being here. I want to recognise a special group of participants this year – some of the brightest young men and women, who represent the youth and future of this region. Welcome and thank you all.
More than half of our region's population is below the age of 18. This represents a significant generation coming of age. These young people are the ones who will shape our future. It is for them I wish to speak today.
My friends, at this conference and after this conference is over, I urge you to help this new generation in our region ask their own "what ifs."
What if, across borders, we can solve problems we share? - economic development, the environment, health, and more.
What if, in partnership, we can expand prosperity?
What if, person to person, we can create the reality of a region at peace?
Here in our region, youth face special challenges. Like their contemporaries around the world, they are facing huge dichotomies in the condition of humankind. In our region, conflict and economic hurdles are consuming the lives and hopes of millions.
We have immense new knowledge and capabilities … yet our access to that knowledge and the promise it brings is elusive.
There have been tremendous discoveries and achievements in health care … yet billions are excluded from these benefits.
We know more than ever about the environment and how to improve it … yet there continue to be serious dangers from pollution, climate change, and resource shortages.
And, yes, in the global economy, there have been unprecedented advances - in growth, development, and more … yet there are still too many inequities, inefficiencies, and barriers.
This third Petra conference is a defining moment for our meetings here. Over the past few years, we've achieved a foundation of understanding about areas where we, in this room, can have a singular impact. Now is the time to exercise your experience, your influence, and your creative power … and put in place a process that works for those who need our help.
Today, my friends, I am here to tell you that a central focus must be the future of young people, especially here in the Middle East.
Even those who aren't in the front lines feel the impact. Our young people work doubly hard to learn, achieve, and build a future. In just a few minutes, you will hear their voices yourself, in a plenary session on youth perspectives. I won't speak for them. But I can tell you about them. I can tell you that the young men and women of this region have incredible talent and energy and character. I can tell you, they can transform old realities – they can cross the divides, agree on justice and share in the progress of our century.
It is our job, here and now, to help give them the tools to succeed. It begins with your ability to inspire young minds to re-imagine the future.
But today we must not just imagine and inspire. If these powerful thoughts are to make a difference we must initiate positive change.
We must prepare initiatives in areas of core concern – education, economic progress, health, the environment. Your ability to think out of the box can ignite tremendous innovation. Your professional expectations and determination can ensure tangible results.
One promising vehicle, which I believe will attract much excited discussion here, is a regional Science Fund, professionally administered and overseen by Laureates. It would bring global support for academic excellence and research, encouraging advances and training tomorrow's scientists.
Old hands will know we have discussed specific initiatives in the past. This year we must make the connection between ideas and action. It is absolutely critical to achieve tangible, concrete results. In this room is unmatched intellect, credibility, and global influence. We want your ideas to reach beyond the conference room, and we need your ideas to benefit the lives of the people of this region. I urge you, over the next few days, to help find ways to make that happen.
The celebrated 14th century Muslim scholar ibn Khaldun advised those who seek wisdom, to travel widely and meet the great thinkers of the day.
Today, we, in Jordan, seek your wisdom and welcome this meeting of the great thinkers.
My door is not just open to you: it is wide open. I speak for all Jordanians. We stand ready to offer all the help we can.
Working together, a new generation in the Middle East can move into a future of hope. It is not a distant dream.
Conflict can be a chapter in history books.
Students can leave school ready and excited about the future – and tomorrow's jobs can be waiting for them.
Palestinians, Israelis, Jordanians, and others can work together to end poverty, conserve resources, protect children.
They can be models, in a new era, thus continuing our region's heritage of co-existence and social responsibility.
Here at Petra, you can be part of creating this exciting future.
Participate boldly and honestly.
Stay engaged as we move ahead.
Make a difference with your powerful ideas.
Participate in the creation of real initiatives.
If you do all of these things, you will make a difference to millions of lives – one by one by one.
Nothing will be a greater expression of your humanity and genius.
Thank you very much.


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Nathan Schrimsher Wins World Championship Semi Final
Kaohsiung, Taiwan – Army PFC Nathan Schrimsher led from start to finish to win the group B semi-final at the Pentathlon World Championship. Nathan started off with a strong fence, 18 wins, 1,000 points to win the fencing event. He then came back and finished second in the swim, 2:01.48, 1,341 points. In the combined, he ran a 12:48.78 worth 2,128 points and the group win.
It was an impressive performance for Nathan as he dominated 2 of the 4 events and vaulted into the finals. Nathan was aggressive thoughout the day and it paid off. He lost 6 bouts early in the fencing, and then was virtually unstoppable as he only lost 2 more bouts during the rest of the tournament. His swim was only .4 seconds behind the leader. He cruised through the combined to finish an awesome day.
Competing in group A, Army Specialist Dennis Bowsher was strong across the board and finished in 13th place to also qualify for the final. Dennis capped a strong fence and swim with 2nd place in the combined to earn his right to be in the finals. Dennis' time in the combined was an outstanding 11:43.49 worth 2,388 points. Dennis has been consistently in World Cup finals throughout the year and the World Championships is no exception. Both Nathan and Dennis are part of the armed forces World Class Athlete Program.
Also in group A, William Brady had a good day across the board but did not make the final. In group C, Logan Storie won the swim, 1:55.62, 1,416 points and was strong in the other events but also did not make the finals. It was an great 2 days for Team USA and we look forward as action continues tomorrow. Full results of the men's competition are listed below.
Pentathlon World Championship Men's Individual Semi-Final Group A Results
Pentathlon World Championship Men's Individual Semi-Final Group B Results
Pentathlon World Championship Men's Individual Semi-Final Group C Results


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Among elderly residents of long term care facilities, a visit to the emergency department is associated with an increased risk of acquiring a new respiratory or gastrointestinal infection
- Correspondence to: Gail Lusardi, Department of Health Sport and Science, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd, CF37 1DL, UK
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Implications for practice and research
Further evaluation is needed of the consistency of application of Standard Infection Control Precaution guidelines/policies in the Emergency Department (ED).
Prospective studies are needed on assessment, novel strategies and use of resources to reduce ED visits in this group.
Microbiological evidence is required to quantify the risk of infection in the ED.
Elderly in long term care (LTC) facilities are at significant risk of infection from exposure in the ED.
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Man pays with fake $10 bills
Maybe the first red flag was the man paid for each Gatorade with a $10 bill.
Pueblo police responded to a call early Tuesday about counterfeit bills being used at a South Side convenience store.
Officer Brian Laut reported the clerk showed him three counterfeit $10 bills and said a Hispanic man, in his late 20s and wearing a gray hoodie, paid for three bottles of Gatorade with them. He used a separate bill for each bottle and left.
The clerk said the bills had felt funny to his touch and then he noticed two of them had identical serial numbers. He told Laut he'd seen the customer before but didn't know his identity.
Rena A. Coca, 29, of the 30 block of Solar Drive, was booked into the Pueblo County jail recently on suspicion of vehicle theft and third-degree assault; bond was $10,000.
Juanita C. Portillo, 29, of the 1500 block of Palmer Avenue, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of third-degree assault with a reckless disregard for injury; bond was $10,000.
Brandon V. DeLeon, 29, of the 1600 block of Moore Avenue, was arrested on suspicion of vehicle theft. No bond was set.
Leonard Ortega-Aragon, 23, of the 1300 block of Van Buren Street, was arrested on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance.


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Hirslanden Hospital Aarau
Aarau, Switzerland
Mallory Weiss syndrome diagnosis (program ID: 89723)
Ralf Thomas Kurz
Department of Gastroenterologie
Specialized in: internal medicine, gastroenterology
1990 – 2002 Ausbildung zum Internisten und Gastroenterologen
1988 – 1989 Assistenzarzt der Inneren Abteilung Krankenhaus Schopfheim
The Hirslanden Clinic Aarau has a network of all the specialists for the treatment of very complex diseases. It maintained a regular and close dialogue with the GPs. This guarantees, that the treatment of each patient was undertaken according to the latest international standards.
Both gastroenterologists of Gastro-center have completed the appropriate training, have many years of experience and are always updated to the latest medical knowledge. There is a close cooperation with the u.g. external partners as well as regular internal meetings ("four-eyes principle") and joint planning / conducting investigations whenever possible or useful.
The infrastructure of the hospital with emergency center, modern endoscopy rooms, a certified ICU, an in-house department of General Internal Medicine, Oncology, Radiation Oncology and Visceral Surgery allows a rapid and comprehensive treatment of all gastroenterological diseases.
To ensure the quality and patient´s satisfaction, we value the optimal patient care, ranging from countseling and information of the investigations to follow-up and maintain close contact with the family physicians and other colleagues involved.
Program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- review of medical records
- physical examination
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- biochemical analysis of blood
- inflammation indicators (CRP, ESR)
- indicators blood coagulation
- barium study of the esophagus
- abdominal ultrasound
- gastroscopy with biopsy
- analysis of hp (helicobacter pylori)
- nursing services
- consultation of related specialists
- treatment by chief physician and all leading experts
- explanation of individual treatment plan
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Mallory Weiss syndrome diagnosis
- Hospital: Hirslanden Hospital Aarau
- Department: Department of Gastroenterologie
- Head physician: Dr. med. Ralf Thomas Kurz
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"When you struggle, you just try to put the ball in play, get base hits, not hit home runs, don't try and hit the ball in the gap, just have a good swing," Guillen said. "Then you don't get the extra base because of that situation. But when you strikeout and struggle the way he does, obviously, it's something we think about and we talk about it."
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A unique feature of our training is that it is designed and delivered by family services practitioners at Winston's Wish who work with the whole family, contributing to all the services we offer, and who can therefore draw on their own experience of working in a child-focused way with bereaved children and their families.
We blend theory with practice in our training, ensuring that those attending will leave with practical, creative ideas to implement. This ensures that our training days are clinically based. Delegates will have an interactive training experience using a wide range of teaching methods and will go away with practical ideas for working alongside bereaved children and young people.
Our course evaluations indicate an increased level of confidence in 99% of our training delegates.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (56 votes).
In short: Scenic and well organised with some looong hills at the startIn full: Fantastic village atmosphere. After the 1st 3k of steady uphill the course becomes more varied. Lovely long down hill around 7k but save a little bit for the 500m kick at about 9k, just before you descend into the village for the finish! Challenging, but loved it.Date of review: May 27, 2015
In short: One of the best organised 10k's in the countryIn full: Excellent, faultless and extremely friendly race....gets better each year. Well done to all those involved especially Robin Houghton the Race Director.Date of review: May 25, 2015
In short: .A wonderful and friendly event.In full: With faultless organisation, this is a great 10k in a picture perfect Hampshire village and deserved to be supported.....especially as it offers such excellent value for money with a high quality technical tee-shirt, bananas at the finish and what appeared to be supported by the whole village. Well done Robin Houghton and his volunteers!Date of review: May 25, 2014
In short: Hot with a short hill in the middleIn full: Lovely event. Excellent organisation on the day with good attention to detail. Good communication over the PA, a proper finish line, excellent and sufficient number of marshalls - all in all a really good day out. My 21 month old daughter even made her debut, running the 100metre dash and even getting a medal.One thing that's a bit strange is the results are as yet (ie: two days later) not posted on the website, whereas I think they've generally been posted on the day in recent years. This is more me impatiently wanting to know how I did (the heat and the profile made it hard to measure on time alone) than any criticism of the excellent organisers.Date of review: May 29, 2012
In short: Great race in a wonderful settingIn full: This is a tough-ish 10K, which is meticulously well organised whilst still maintaining a village fete atmosphere. it's fantastic value and the course goes through some lovely scenery. Date of review: May 28, 2012
In short: Quintessentially English!In full: I love this race. It was hot today and I was breathing hard and sweating buckets, yet I was running around thinking how lucky I was to be running through the beautiful countryside of Hampshire finishing on a lovely village green. No chance of a PB on this course as none of it is flat but that's not what this race is about. Organisation was great - again. It's a tough course for a 10k but for some reason I think this scores highly in beginner friendliness. Looking forward to next year.Date of review: May 27, 2012
In short: Extremely hot and hilly, but a stunning course with a village fete atmosphere at the start/finish.Date of review: May 27, 2012
In short: Excellent well organised raceIn full: Very well organised, beautiful scenery, great marshals, really welcoming atmosphere, two good hills makes for a challenging 10k race. Well done to all concerned with the race.Date of review: May 27, 2012
In short: good race on good roads in a nice setting. but not easy.Date of review: May 27, 2012
In full: Very well organised race, not going to be a PB race due to the hills, but they do make it a challenge. Glad there was a nice breeze to keep us cool. Nice friendly marshalls and lots of locals outside their houses cheering you on. Date of review: May 30, 2011
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I was a squash player who turned to Triathlon for fitness, now its Triathlon that's my main sport and only play squash in the winter months, the extra fitness and stamina has made me a better squash player even though I have a 6 month break each year!!
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"We think we've mastered the thing, and we don't know a thing," he says. Bianco peppers his speech with philosophical quips that reveal an almost mystical relationship between pizza and life.
the article mentions that Una Pizza Napoletana in NYC is getting a new oven from Naples.
Thanks Peter,i've been on vacation so I missed this.It sounds as though he got a pre-fabricated oven.( Not from Ferrara btw who I believe Marco represents if this info is correct? )


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I want to be able to setup an admin background to manage different models of my applications.
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Concerned about departments' future
To the editor:
I'm writing to express my grave concern over the possible discontinuation of the Southwest Minnesota State University departments of Theatre and Music. When I first heard of the possibility that the SMSU Theatre and Music departments might be dissolved, I was shocked! This was the place where I first truly found myself and people like me. The first place I ever felt like I truly belonged was in danger of being taken away. I made many deep and abiding friendships during my tenure there. I also learned the many skills, both technical and artistic, that have made me a sought after theatre artist in the thriving and very competitive world of Minneapolis theatre, as well as a successful commercial actor. My recent credits include The Minnesota State Lottery Money Machine campaign and the upcoming Twins 2014 Season Campaign. I was also cast in the holiday show at the famous Brave New Workshop in Minneapolis, the launch pad for actors Cedric Yarborough, Louis Anderson, Mo Collins, Penn Jillette and Sen. Al Franken. Without my education at the theatre department of SMSU that would not have been possible.
I can honestly say, without a shadow of a doubt, that the Southwest Minnesota State University Theatre and Music Departments are directly responsible for the person I am today. I learned from Professor Emeritus William Hezlep, what it takes to be a professional in my chosen field of acting; diligence, imagination and dammit be on time! You may have heard the story that it is his own hand in the first ever pop-top beer can commercial.
I learned from retired Assistant Professor Ray Oster, the beauty and artistry that can be attained through the technical side of theatre. I will never forget the mammoth yet agile steel set for the then SSU production of Westside Story and the gorgeous lighting that lifted us out of our reality and set us down in a world not our own. This same set I had the great privilege of disassembling piece by piece as I spent 3 years as Scene Shop Foreman at Ray's side learning skills that have proven invaluable time and again.
I learned from Professor Sheila Tabaka a sense of family. Sheila and I began our time at SMSU at the very same time, she as the new costuming professor and I as the unsure and undeclared freshman trying to find his feet. I began in her Introduction to Theatre class and remember meeting her then newborn son Eukariah, then the size of a loaf of bread, now almost legally able to drive a bread truck. I remember Sheila having to leave the technical rehearsal of our production of Godspell because she was in labor with her oldest daughter Sally! I remember the joy of her annual Christmas Party and the welcoming warmth of a home away from home provided by her, her wonderful husband Jim and their five magnificent children; Eukariah, Sally, Maggie, Lilly and Jed. Those five children, to this day, still call me by the best nickname I've ever been bestowed with; Squeaky boots. So earned and coined by Sheila during a production of Romeo and Juliet where my calf high boots refused to stop squeaking during the very somber scene where Count Paris (my character) visits the tomb where Juliet (played by Katy Kelly) is laid out before burial. You'll be amazed to know that our Romeo and Juliet, Katy Kelly and Jim Sustacek are actually married in real life and would never have met if not for the SMSU Theatre department. I, of course, also learned every costuming skill I have from Sheila. I recently employed these very same skills to make sleeves for some rather ridiculous extended arms for a character in the Minneapolis Horror Festival's production of Spooky Town, written, directed and starring the two heads of the Brave New Workshop Student Union and writers on MPR's popular quiz program Wits.
Regrettably my time with Associate Professor Nadine Purvis-Schmidt was admittedly short as a student, but my relationship with her after graduation has had a profound effect on my professional career. Were it not for Nadine, I would never have gotten my first paid acting work in my entire career as an Actor/Educator for Climb Theatre Inc. It was from that first casting that my entire current success and happiness grew and I will be eternally grateful for that. I also gained from her my first ever on-camera acting experience in her acting for the camera class. This experience has made me extremely competitive in the industrial and commercial film industry of Minneapolis.
I was also a member of the SMSU Concert Choir during my time at Southwest. Under the direction of Dr. M. Michael Suzuki, I learned what it took to be a great musician and was granted the extreme privilege of touring to both London and Paris for a concert tour which was capped with a performance in Notre Dame Cathedral. This is an experience I will never forget. It made me more curious about our world and the rest of its people. I also learned the value of perseverance as some of Dr. Suzuki's more difficult choices of music without fail proved to be the most rewarding upon performance. The music I learned is still with me and there isn't a day that goes by where I'm not thankful for my time in that amazing choir.
I can not express to you the meaning those departments have for me. There are not words for such gratefulness as I have for their existence. They are my past, present and hopefully future. When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favor of the war effort, he simply replied, "Then what are we fighting for?"
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This has nothing to do with tea but I would like to post it here to hopefully save someone from having money stolen from them like I had recently.
The only point I am posting the following is for the warning on passwords. I sent this pasted message to a group I participate in centered on clay so that will explain some of the beginning.
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This has nothing to do with clay but it might help someone.
I woke up this morning to find 2 notices each from Skype and Paypal telling me my automatic re-charge had been triggered for my Skype account. I logged into Skype and found someone had gained access to my account and used it to make a series of calls to Vietnam, using 3,000 yen in the process. I don't know how the breach occurred but I did have an English word for a password. A blunt force attack could figure it out if Skype doesn't have a limit to login attempts.
I was told by Skype it is my fault. Checking further it is a somewhat common hack and there are hundreds of people out there talking about getting similar amounts stolen from their accounts.
I suggest, at a minimum, turning off automatic re-charge on Skype. They won't refund your money even though they must be aware they have some serious security flaws. The other obvious thing to do, which I have, is a better password. I use Password Safe. It is free and I think it uses Blowfish and Triple DES for encryption.


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by John MacArthur
A glance around the evangelical landscape today offers a wide variety of leadership models and styles: entrepreneurs, kings, rock stars, motivational speakers, armchair psychologists, and modern-day monks. You would have to look much harder to find a simple servant.
Christ's views on leadership are conspicuously out of step with the conventional wisdom of our age: "You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority over them. Yet it shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you, let him be your servant. And whoever desires to be first among you, let him be your slave; just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many" (Matthew 20:25–28).
According to Jesus, then, the truest kind of leadership demands service, sacrifice, and selflessness. A proud and self-promoting person is not a good leader by Christ's standard, regardless of how much clout he or she might wield. Leaders who look to Christ as their Leader and their supreme model of leadership will have servants' hearts. They will exemplify sacrifice.
I realize those are not characteristics most people associate with leadership, but they are essential qualities of a biblical approach to leadership, which is the only kind I'm interested in.
Notice, by the way, that Jesus was expressly teaching Christians to approach leadership in a different way and from a radically different point of view than the leaders of this world. It's folly for Christians to assume (as these days many do) that the best way for Christians to learn leadership is from worldly examples.
There's a crucial reason for that: Leadership for the Christian always has a spiritual dimension. The duty of leading people carries with it certain spiritual obligations. That is as true for the Christian president of a secular company as it is for the stay-at-home mom whose sphere of leadership might extend no further than her own children. All Christians in every kind of leadership are called to be spiritual leaders.
If you truly understand your accountability before God as a leader, you can begin to see why Christ portrayed the leader as a servant. He was not suggesting, as many have supposed, that lowliness alone is the essence of leadership. There are plenty of humble, meek, tenderhearted, servant-minded people who are not leaders. A true leader inspires followers. Someone who has no followers can hardly be called a leader.
So while it is certainly true that leadership demands a servant's heart, it is by no means the case that everyone with a servant's heart is thereby a leader. There's far more to leadership than that.
To put it simply, leadership is influence. The ideal leader is someone whose life and character motivate people to follow. The best kind of leadership derives its authority first from the force of a righteous example, and not merely from the power of prestige, personality, or position. By contrast, much of the world's "leadership" is nothing but manipulation of people by threats and rewards. That is not true leadership; it's exploitation. Real leadership seeks to motivate people from the inside, by an appeal to the heart, not by external pressure and coercion.
For all those reasons, leadership is not about style or technique as much as it is about character. Want proof that effective leadership is not just about style? Notice that a number of divergent leadership styles are modeled in Scripture. Elijah was a loner and a prophet; Moses delegated duties to trusted people whom he kept close to him. Peter was brash; John was tenderhearted. Paul was a dynamic leader, even when being carried about in chains. He influenced people primarily through the force of his words. Evidently, his physical appearance was anything but powerful (2 Corinthians 10:1). All were men of action, and all used their diverse gifts in markedly different ways. Their leadership styles were varied and diverse. But all were true leaders.
Again, I think it's a serious mistake for Christians in leadership to pass over these biblical examples of leadership and turn instead to secular models in pursuit of style-obsessed formulae they think will make them better leaders.
So what kind of leader are you? Or more to the point, what kind of leader do you want to be? Who are your aspirational models for leadership? What kind of leaders should you follow and should influence you and your family?
In the coming days we'll look closely at some of the dominant, modern models for leadership and see how they measure up against Christ's command to humble ourselves for a life of sacrifice and service.
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Sorry pastor....I think I should have said OUR helper rather than GODS' helper! (After all, can the clay help the Potter?). I'll try not to be so hasty next time...
Thank you again,
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Every Christian leader on the planet ought to read this blog. Always a pleasure to sit under your teaching Dr. John.
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John's first paragraph reflects today's pervasive face of Christianity, particularly here in the US. What makes it interesting is that what is out there in today's Christianity is that there is a combination of all of them mixed in with Arminianism and all of those man centered theologies. These self proclaimed leaders continue to twist Scripture with convoluted ideas applied to the Gospel of Jesus. Please pray for revival, this situation is spiritual energy draining. The teachings they give are shallow at best lacking substance in the Word, stretching the Word to insignificant ideas of their own and calling them truth from God.
Thanks John, you really have been instrumental in my life and million others. May the Lord gives you many more years in the ministry.
Thank you for your wisdom with regards to this topic. Your view is biblical and Spirit lead. I would like to think that I would have not hesitated to agree with you a very short time ago. I am certain, at the very least, you would have received a healthy head nod supported with some worldy views from my lips. All that being said, I have only God the Father to thank, through Jesus Christ, that He has allowed me to have and experience Faith, Love, Joy, Strength, Humility, Mercy, Grace, Wisdom, Peace and now Leadership. I say, " and now leadership" because our Lord has blessed me with His child who is ten. I can say it like this due to the way He is pruning my branches in my life. A sense of peace and comfort dwells within holding fast to this belief. I feel there are massive amounts of people out there that mix much of the world into there day that bleeds into their thoughts. Which bleeds into their actions. I am guilty. I rejoice that the Lord is working unbelief out if me daily with all of His resources, and so a special thank you to you. Looking forward to more wisdom on this topic, thank you in advance.
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Guillermo del Toro knows horror. He knows what frightens us and he uses that to his film-making advantage.
I can't even watch a trailer for his movie without running from my computer, screaming in terror.
Remember Pan's Labyrinth? A child, a fantasy world, and fascist Spain? I couldn't watch it. The Devil's Backbone, again a child and a fantasy world set during the Spanish Civil War? Couldn't watch it either.
Guillermo del Toro is from Mexico. He's a director, screenwriter, producer and novelist. He directed and wrote the first Hellboy movie (with Ron Perlman as Hellboy), and was a producer for the second and third installments.
Fortunately I have a resident horror expert, my son. I keep him on staff for just such occasions. I discussed Guillermo del Toro's new movie, Mama, with him. My expert had actually shown me a short film, Mama, made in Spanish with subtitles, sometime in the past year which had me so frightened I refused to touch my computer for three days.
Oh god, I think I'm gonna pass out just uploading that sucker! Jesus!
From my resident expert:
"There is actually a hypothesis which discusses why we react the way we do to the kind of horror movie Guillermo del Toro makes. It's called The Uncanny Valley. It's a theory of robotics and it hypothesizes that when human replicas look and act almost, but not perfectly, like human beings, it causes human observers to experience revulsion. It was originally discussed by Ernst Jentsch, a German psychiatrist, who wrote an essay in 1906 entitled, On the Psychology of the Uncanny. Sigmund Freud elaborated on this in 1919, when he wrote his own essay on the same subject, The Uncanny. Robotics professor, Masahiro Mori, (think Japanese horror films), coined the phrase, The Uncanny Valley.
"Horror comes from the grotesque, from showing something familiar acting in an unfamiliar way. We are hard-wired to expect humans to act in human ways. When a human moves like an animal, or an insect, something that is inhuman, it plays with our sensibilities and becomes frightening. Guillermo del Toro is a master at showing us a human being acting in an inhuman way.
"He also tends to center his films around children. First of all, let's be honest, children in horror movies are creepy. However, by placing a child at the center of the abnormal activity, he's giving adults permission to participate along with the child, because in childhood the impossible is possible. In childhood, there is no impossible."
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Harrietstown to borrow $330k for retaining wall
SARANAC LAKE – The town of Harrietstown has agreed to borrow money to fix a retaining wall behind its town hall that was damaged in the spring 2011 flood.
The town board voted unanimously Thursday have Supervisor Bob Bevilacqua sign the necessary paperwork to issue up to $330,000 in serial bonds for the project.
"Let's get it done," said Councilman Barry DeFuria. "Now we can go out to bid."
It's been nearly two-and-a-half years since the Saranac River, fueled by a combination of heavy rains and snowmelt, climbed over its banks behind the town hall, flooded the adjacent River Walk and eroded portions of the existing stone and concrete retaining wall. Town officials have said the replacement project has lagged in part due to permitting requirements from multiple state and federal agencies.
The $330,000 will be used to pay for construction of a 130-foot, segmental, pre-cast replacement retaining wall on the town hall side of the Saranac River, along with other necessary site improvements, environmental studies, legal and engineering fees, according to the bond resolution approved by the board.
Town officials have said they hope the project can begin during the current construction season and be done before winter.