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He pulled gun in domestic disputeJuly 8, 2013 9:34 AM
BRUSH VALLEY, Pa. -- What started with a domestic dispute ended with one man dead.
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper shot and killed 55-year-old Gary L. Wissinger after he aimed a handgun at police in front of his Indiana County home early Monday morning.
The situation began around midnight, when state police were called to the Wissinger home, 5395 Route 56 East in Brush Valley, for a domestic disturbance.
When they arrived, Mr. Wissinger emerged from his home brandishing a gun, Trooper John Matchik said.
"He then lifted the gun and pointed it at one of the two troopers on the scene," Trooper Matchik said. "At that time our troopers opened fire."
Police have not released how many shots were fired. A neighbor, Joe Visnesky, said he heard four shots -- one initial shot followed by three faster shots.
After being hit, Mr. Wissinger retreated back into his home. Police had reason to believe he had additional weapons inside the house, Trooper Matchik said. Mr. Wissinger was an Indiana County sheriff's deputy until an illness forced him to retire.
A specialized emergency response team came to the scene to establish a perimeter around Mr. Wissinger's home, which is set about 100 yards from Route 56.
At an unknown time during the disturbance, Mr. Wissinger's wife fled the home. The couple had been married since January, according to neighbor Linda Haldin.
Neighbors said they could hear the woman and the police on a megaphone, pleading for Mr. Wissinger to come out of the house -- even invoking the name of his dog.
"They were saying, 'Gary, come out, we love you,' " Ms. Haldin said. " 'Shelby loves you.' "
When Mr. Wissinger did not come out, troopers went into the home, where they found him dead.
An autopsy will be performed today at the Allegheny County medical examiner's office.
"We will have a much better idea of what happened when the autopsy is conducted," Trooper Matchik said.
Ms. Haldin said Mr. Wissinger had lived in the house off Route 56, a white ranch with blue shutters, for nearly 30 years. She recalled watching him raise his two children, one boy and one girl, who are now in their late 20s.
"He would take them to the drive-in movies," she said. "And he was always so nice to my son, too. His death is truly a shame."
Other neighbors echoed Ms. Haldin, saying he was a kind man who kept to himself. Joe Visnesky lives across the street from the church that Mr. Wissinger's house is behind; the two also played in the same local softball league.
"Gary would always mow the church's lawn, just to keep busy and do a good deed," Mr. Visnesky said.
"He was a nice guy. An upbeat guy."
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Sporting Kansas City: Once the team's biggest weakness, defense is becoming one of its biggest strengths, with clean sheets in three of its last four MLS matches on the way to a season-high five game unbeaten streak. Aurelien Collin and Matt Besler have solidified their place as the starting central defensive partnership, while Chance Myers has added an attacking element at right back. New signing Seth Sinovic has also filled in well at the left back spot.
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Kansas City: Sporting was expected to be a high-flying offensive machine this season, with the likes of Kei Kemara, Teal Bunbury and Omar Bravo in the attack, but it hasn't happened yet. The trio has combined for just eight goals between them this season, and neither Bravo nor Bunbury have found the net since the season's opening three matches. Bunbury has especially struggled, and appears to have lost his starting position to rookie CJ Sapong.
Philadelphia: Realizing the club is in need of an offensive spark, Philadelphia manager Peter Nowak will be looking for an offensive spark from Sebastien Le Toux and Danny Mwanga. These two were a powerful scoring tandem last season, and have added pressure to perform especially with forward Carlos Ruiz out due to Gold Cup commitments. Look for the two aforementioned to be starters in the forward positions in Philadelphia's familiar 4-4-2 set up.
Kansas City: After a terrific performance against Earthquakes forward Steven Lenhart this weekend, Aurelien Collin will have to miss the match against the Union due to yellow card accumulation. Look for Julio Cesar to step into the starting lineup to partner Matt Besler. Meanwhile, the club announced Tuesday that midfielder Ryan Smith would miss the remainder of the 2011 season with family issues. Smith was a dynamic player for the team last season, but struggled to stay on the field this year with injuries. Still, his loss will be felt as he was one of the few players on the roster who could create his own offense.
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Time off Work post breast augmentation
Learn more: http://www.drkrisreddy.com/west_palm_beach_breast_augmentation_palm_beach.html
Possibly three to six weeks
However, you should ask your surgeon for their advice. They may have different guidelines. Regardless, you should wear a good supportive bra whenever you ride the horses.
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Physical Activity and Recovery after Breast Augmentation
Thank you for your post. There are a lot of variables to account for after breast augmentation and what to expect in the recovery process. The following is an outline based on some of these variables.
1. Pain: In general, breast augmentation is tolerated very well. When the implant is placed sub-facial or sub-glandular, i.e. above the muscle, there is very little pain post-operative. The muscle is left in place and in general, when I perform this technique, women have surgery on Friday, and are back to work (as long as they are not lifting heavy objects) on Monday. When the implant is placed sub-muscular, then there more pain and soreness as the muscle has been elevated which is similiar to having a pulled or torn muscle. This creates more swelling and takes longer to heal. In these case, most women take at least a week off of work.
2. Swelling and Size: It is very common to be about a size bigger right after surgery than what your final result will be. Swelling starts to occur right after surgery and tends to peak in the first week. After about a month you will have lost most of the swelling, but still not completely at baseline. After about another 3 months or so, you will have lost 99% of your swelling, but still have a pretty good idea of your final size at 1 month. I wouldn't spend a lot of money on bras until 3 months though, as they might not fit perfectly after all the swelling goes away. Also, the more activity you have, the longer the swelling stays, the more that needs to be done as far as lift etc. with surgery, the longer your swelling stays. As stated above, going below the muscle tends to produce more swelling and lasts for longer.
3. Scars: The natural healing process undergoes multiple phases, but in general, the first phase is the inflamatory phase were any scar will be firmer and may turn red or darker initially. This tends to last for 3 months. After this phase is the resolution phase where the scar inflammation goes away and all scars will be at their baseline at 1 year. The scars are mostly at their baseline at 6 months. The scars should be minimal if placed well, and sutured properly. I also like to protect the scars from stretching or widening in the first few months with surgical skin tape. The incision will be weak at first and susceptible to stretch or widening.
4. Massage: Your doctor may recommend early or late massage, depending on what is trying to be accomplished. In general, early massage is to manipulate a high implant or stretch a constricted area, such as in tubular breast syndrome, and late massage is to help fight capsular contraction. Search 'Breast Massage' to find my recommendations on this.
5. Exercise: In general, I ask my patients to keep away from aerobic activities in the first 2 weeks following surgery. Increased activity can increase swelling and hyper-swelling can cause stretch marks. Following this, 'non-bouncing' aerobic activity is fine, such as speed walking or cycling, but would like to keep the implants from moving too much until the capsule that forms around the implant has a chance to heal and become stronger. At 6 weeks, I clear any type of activity. As far as riding horses, I would avoid this for 6 weeks.
6. Infection: Infection after augmentation is very rare. Most surgeon give post-operative antibiotics to help protect you from infection.
7. Hematoma/Seroma: These are also very rare after augmentation. If the pocket for the implant that is made during surgery is a hand in glove fit, then there is very little room for any fluid to collect. It is important that the surgical pocket be free of any bleeding prior to closure to keep a hematoma from happening. If a hematoma does occur, it is important to drain the hematoma to prevent capsular contraction.
8. Sleeping: I ask women to sleep on their backs with their post-operative bra on after surgery to keep the implants in their proper position until the capsule that forms around the implant has a chance to heal.
I hope this has answered most of your post-operative questions.
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Due to the bouncing nature of this activity and the real risk of bottoming out due to an immature capsule, in our practice we suggest a 6 week recovery before horseback riding, jogging, upper body weight lifting, etc. This is purely subjective but has worked well for our patients.
Recovery after breast augmentation
Recovery after breast augmentation varies from patient to patient. In my practice most of patients return to normal, non strenuous activity, within 2-4 days and increase activity over time. I don't recommend any activity were you are jumping or bouncing, like horseback riding, for at least 3-4 weeks.
Activity after breast augmentation
Every surgeon will have slightly different instructions.
I recommend resumption of non-strenuous activity about 2-3 weeks after surgery. I think if you wait until 6 weeks after surgery to resume strenuous activity or high impact activity, you will limit your rate of complications.
Learn more: http://www.lewisplasticsurgery.com/cosmetic-surgery/breast/breast-implants/
In all cases, total recovery can take from 4-12 weeks. For breast augmentation, it's advisable for the patient o start integrating activities after the second week. Always follow your PS post op instructions.
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``We're at a point right now where we have some extra defensemen, and that hasn't been the case in a while,'' Franke said. ``If we add players, it's either going to be from the CHL or juniors or American or Canadian university teams.''
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Franke said goaltender Marco Cousineau and forward John Dunbar can come off injured reserve next week.
The Komets are nine points out of a playoff spot with 12 games remaining in the regular season. They open a critical two-game series with Florida at Memorial Coliseum tonight, and must win both games. The games also mark the return of former Komets defenseman Brent Henley, who was recently traded to the Everblades.
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Toonz N the Hood
With computer animation companies popping out of the woodwork en masse, apparently just about anybody can make an animated film these days. But should they?
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for an abundance of animated features; competition is good for creativity and all that. On the other hand, as Pixar has consistently proven, technology may have made these films quicker and easier to produce, but it doesn't mean a thing if you don't have a solid story, one with relatable characters and original ideas. This increasing Shrek-ification (layering on pop culture references and cheap gags and hiring every possible celebrity for a voice cast) has created a full-scale homogenization of the computer animation medium. Even Disney's Chicken Little fell victim to this trend, a trend that can be directly traced back to that ogre-sized hit of DreamWorks Animation.
Shrek has an even greater influence on the subject at hand, Hoodwinked, the first animated feature produced in tandem by Blue Yonder Films and Kanbar Entertainment and released by former Miramax-ers The Weinstein Company, which opens in wide release January 13. Like Shrek (and Shrek 2 … and Ella Enchanted … and Disney's upcoming Rapunzel: Unbraided …), Hoodwinked takes the basic aspects of a fairy tale (here, "Little Red Riding Hood�?) and subverts it, viewing its familiar tenets through today's ironic/cynical eyes.
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Whereas the tale of the girl who cried wolf is a bit shallow for feature-length, co-directors and screenwriters Cory Edwards, Todd Edwards and Tony Leech have multiplied it by telling the tale fourfold, unveiling it from the different perspectives of the quartet of cast members: Little Red Riding Hood (here just "Red�?, voiced by Anne Hathaway), her Granny (Glenn Close, in an unrecognizable vocalization that makes you wonder why they hired her in the first place), the big bad Wolf (deadpanner extraordinaire Patrick Warburton) and the Woodsman (James Belushi, also indistinguishable - no wonder journeymen voice-over actors are none too pleased about Shrek-ification either). The four suspects have been gathered for questioning by ace detective Nicky Flippers (David Ogden Stiers), a foppish frog in a dapper suit and William Powell moustache, out to crack the case of a rash of "goody�? recipe thefts plaguing the forest (a forest whose inhabitants evidently subsists on the kind of "goodies�? one can find in Red's basket as their only form of nourishment).


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A device intended to keep popcorn from burning, called "The Popcorn Popper Stopper," and a microwavable ski boot liner will be among the innovative new products designed by University of Colorado at Boulder engineering students and demonstrated at the ITLL Fall Design Expo.
Nearly 50 student inventions created by both first-year and senior design teams will be showcased at the Expo, to be from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday,
Dec. 5.
The Expo is free and open to the public. The exhibition of students' creative ingenuity will be in the College of Engineering and Applied Science's award-winning Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, located on Regent Drive about one block south of Colorado Avenue.
Free parking is available on Saturdays in the Regent Drive Autopark, across the street from ITLL.
In addition to designing innovative new products, many students have designed devices to meet the needs of specific clients. For example, one student invention will help a man who suffered a stroke regain the mobility he needs to write a letter. Another device improves the maneuverability of a bi-ski for disabled athletes.
Yet another team of students has designed a prototype of a climate-controlled habitat that will sustain insects, or "bugonauts," in space.
Five teams of students who created zany "Rube Goldberg" contraptions will link together their devices during the Expo in an attempt to set a world record for the most consecutive steps by their devices. The goal is to have at least 120 steps.
The devices, which honor the World War II-era engineer and cartoonist, are elaborate contraptions built to perform simple tasks using a number of unusual processes and transitions.
Most of the students are taking the College of Engineering's first-year projects course, which gives them hands-on design and building experience early in their careers. The course is taught in the Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, which officially opened in April 1997, offering a state-of-the-art experiential learning environment.


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When looking at hairstyles that fall to the areas above and around the ears, we generally see them used for individuals who have a need to control the volume of their hair - either as a result of hair texture and density, or wave pattern. These hairstyles are extremely varied as they must incorporate adaptations that may call for covering the ear or displaying the ear, according to client preference or esthetic need.
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Often the styles will include a weight line below which is a tapered zone and/or textured perimeter. For example, Sigourney Weaver often wear her hair cut so that the majority of the bulk falls to ear length and tapers to shorter levels as the hair travels along the nape of the neck at the back of the skull. Like with the gamine style, the ear-length looks can include an elongated fringe which may or may not be disconnected from the rest of the look in order to camouflage prominent foreheads and balance asymmetrical features.
Many of the styles that are ear-length, that aren't gamine-short feature geometric angles and planes and should be carefully considered by those who have weaker facial features. For instance, an individual who has a more recessed or smaller chin would want to avoid such a strongly upper-focused look since it would further cause the lower half of the face to recede and make the chin appear even weaker in prominence.
In addition, persons whose ears are either notably large or notably small should be careful about ear-length cuts that follow around the ear. Such elements tend to bring focus to these features that may not be flattering. Likewise, individuals who have disproportionally-sized skulls would want to be cautious with the various features of an ear-length haircut so as to avoid causing the imbalance to appear more dramatic.
Chin Length
As we get into chin length haircuts we start to find excess concern over the length of the face and its shape, particular in those whose faces are elongated or have features with strongly vertical orientation (long noses, narrowly-spaced eyes, slim facial angles, etc.). This concern is because the length falling to the chin level allows the hair to create a frame for the entire face and the specifics of the hairs texture, and especially wave pattern, will either create balance or enhancement in narrow faces.
It is perhaps when hairstyles can become more versatile with regard to styling as well, since the length "to the chin" allows enough variance to style the hair into smoother, straighter lines, soft curves, tight curls and all stages in between. Because of this it is suited to flattering a wider variety of facial elements – from angular to apple-cheeked. Actress Ashley Judd is sporting a chin-length style in her new drama series "Missing" (see photo) and the soft curls are perfect to play against the rounded, wholesome beauty of her features.
The chin-length cuts are also where we reach lengths that can as frequently be done as "blunt cuts" versus "layered" styles. In the shorter looks, the hair is almost always layered to some degree, while there are many women sporting chin-length bobs. In fact he only time a chin-length cut requires layering is when the hair's wave pattern is such that you need to remove bulk to prevent unfortunate silhouettes such as the disconcerting pyramid effect.
Finally, because a chin-length cut can often be very severe, it is best to exercise caution when you are beyond a certain age, since the hairstyle can emphasize the lines that may naturally have developed due to age. Sharp lines in a hairstyle (including crisply defined curl) can often make the wrinkles of the face appear stronger and create an unflattering effect.
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|Nice moves with the crux coming around bolt 2. Strange bolt placements. If you whip above bolt 2, you'll swing big; if you whip above bolt 4, you'll break your ankles on that big ledge. Otherwise, go for it!
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JACKIE McNAMARA, the Dundee United manager, last night insisted that there had been no contact from Rangers concerning his defender Gavin Gunning.
Ally McCoist, the manager at Ibrox, made public at the weekend his interest in landing the young Irishman, who is out of contract at Tannadice in the summer and has been linked with a host of top clubs including Italian side Palermo.
McNamara, who lost former United captain Jon Daly to the Glasgow side last summer, is preparing to face McCoist's men in a potentially volatile William Hill Scottish Cup semi-final at 'neutral' Ibrox next month.
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"Rangers haven't been in contact with us and I wasn't aware that Ally had spoken about Gunning," he said. "I'd be surprised about it because I'd expect - if they've spoken to Gavin - that Rangers would have called us first to say so. Ally did that last year. He gave me the courtesy of call to say they were speaking to Jon Daly.
"So I'd be surprised if they'd spoken to Gavin. Listen, we're all looking at players. I watched the Barcelona-Real Madrid game on Sunday night - but I'd do well to get any of them. I don't know if it's mind games, you'd need to ask Ally.
"But in my mind the semi-final is weeks away - we have more important stuff to focus on. In the week leading up to the semi-final, we'll turn our attention to it."
United, who sit fourth in the table, take on Inverness Caledonian Thistle at home tomorrow night as they refuse to give up on their target of finishing second in the SPFL Premiership. "Results have been good," said McNamara. "That's seven out of eight we've won. It's a good time to be hitting a bit of form and hopefully we can keep it going until the end of the season. All we can do is to try and keep winning.
"To be fair to Aberdeen and Motherwell, they keep winning as well, which makes it that bit more difficult for us.
"You want to be in good form at this time of the season, especially if you're still in cup competitions.
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There's no way to sugarcoat the unhealthy sugary mess we've gotten ourselves into. For example, in the year 1700, the average person consumed 7 ½ pounds of sugar, but today a typical American consumes an astonishing 150 to 170 pounds of sugar each year—and about half of that comes from high fructose corn syrup (HFCS).
Simply put, sugar overload is toxic and carries devastating health effects. It can mess up the body, including weight; cellular, immune, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, mental, emotional, neurological and metabolic health; mouth and teeth; bones; veins; and blood sugar and blood pressure health. Additionally, the skin and internal organs, such as the heart, liver and kidneys, are adversely affected.
Even the American Heart Association says that our hearts just can't take sugar overload, so they've advised everyone to cut their sugar intake by 70 percent. We don't have immune capacity for this much sugar, either. Ingesting 100 grams of sugar (about 8 tablespoons) reduces our white blood cells' ability to kill germs by 40 percent, an effect that starts less than 30 minutes after ingestion and lasts up to five hours.
Sugar is found in many forms, too, but high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) can be the most health-threatening of all. It ages cells faster than sucrose does; contributes to cancer cell proliferation; damages the brain and slows learning; robs the body of vitamins, minerals and enzymes; increases risk for heart disease; impairs the pancreas from releasing insulin normally; contributes to fatty liver; raises serum triglyceride levels and blood pressure levels; and converts to fat faster and more than any other sugar.
Sugar's everywhere, too—including soda, which has up to 17 teaspoons of sugar (mostly HFCS) per can, and provides more added sugar to a 2-year-old's diet than cookies, candies and ice cream combined. Likewise, an average teenage boy drinks at least three cans of soda each day, while the average American drinks an estimated 56 gallons of soft drinks, including sodas, each year.
In fact, click here to see how much sugar is in common sodas and soft drinks. It's nothing short of mind-boggling.
While you're at it, check this out. This slideshow tells what popular energy drinks' sugar levels are equivalent to in terms of donuts, cookies, candy bars and more. Unbelievable!
Then there's coffee. In this segment "Eat This, Not That: Is Your Coffee Making You Fat?" you'll see how much sugar is in some common coffees. While I don't agree with his take on what to drink instead, I do concur that the sugar amount is way over the top and that we need to get a handle on our sugar intake.
The good news is that, instead of these sugary beverages, you can get delicious, healthy alternatives—sodas, teas and coffees with good-for-you, nutritious ingredients. Give them a try, and get rid of those sickening sweet drinks that are harming your health.


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The Official Home Page of The NYC Municipal Water Finance Authority
New York City Considering Next Steps After New York Court of Appeals Decision That Siting of Croton Filtration Plant in Van Cortlandt Park Is an Alienation of Park Land Requiring State Legislation
The New York Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday, February 8, 2001 that the siting of the filtration plant for the Croton portion of the New York City water system at the Mosholu Golf Course in Van Cortlandt Park requires the approval of the State Legislature.
Although Croton water meets all current health-related water quality standards, the Federal Government, and the State, brought an action under the Safe Drinking Water Act seeking filtration. Pursuant to a 1998 Consent Decree, the City agreed to design and construct such a facility and have it operational by March 1, 2007. The City's 10-year Capital Improvement Program ("CIP") provides $921 million for the Croton Filter Project.
In December 1998, the New York City Department of Environmental Protection ("DEP") identified the Mosholu Golf Course at Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx as the City's preferred site for a water treatment facility to filter the Croton Water System. The Croton System, the oldest and smallest of the City's surface water supplies, is located east of the Hudson River and north of the City and supplies 10 to 30 percent of the City's water. The selected Mosholu Golf Course site lies within the boundaries of Van Cortlandt Park, a mapped public park. In September and November 1999, respectively, two actions were brought against the City by community organizations opposed to the siting of the Croton water treatment facility at the Mosholu Golf Course site. These organizations disputed the City's view that no alienation of parkland was occurring and argued that such alienation could not occur without prior state legislative approval. The Office of the New York State Attorney General expressed a similar view in papers filed by that office. The Federal District Court previously ruled for the City and found that the water treatment facility would not alienate parkland and did not require state legislative approval. In November, 2000, a three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit granted a motion by plaintiffs to certify the question of alienation to the New York Court of Appeals, the highest State court in the State of New York. On February 8 the Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the plaintiffs and against the City.
The City has stated that its options include further legal proceedings, alternative siting and legislative relief. The delay in siting the facility may result in financial penalties being assessed against the City under the Consent Decree. There is no connection between the siting of the filtration plant for the Croton portion of the City water supply system, which is under a filtration mandate, and the City's ongoing implementation of its filtration avoidance program for the 90 percent of the system which is supplied by the Catskill and Delaware watersheds.
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City officials are working to address concerns from neighbors about violence at downtown nightclubs
KANSAS CITY, Missouri - A Kansas City club is in the crosshairs of city officials after
a number of recent shootings have left at least one person injured
and patrons asking for help.
Kansas City's division of regulated industries is in
charge of overseeing some of the incidents at the club, but the
agency says security at Club NRG – short for energy –
isn't doing enough to break it up.
"One individual told me a story about looking over the
edge of his balcony and seeing a couple of people urinating on his
building," said Gary Majors of the city's Regulated
Industries Division.
According to the condo resident, the man started throwing rocks
when he was asked stop.
The man, according to witnesses, had been drinking at the club,
located at 220 Admiral Blvd.
The problems, and more serious ones like shootings, have plagued
the club since it opened in 2008. In the spring of 2009, the club
reported four aggravated assaults in just one month, one of them
included an incident where four people were shot.
It was after that the club, then known as Club NV, lost its
liquor license and shut down for five months. It re-opened last
October as Club NRG, but the violence has continued.
Neighbors have video-taped several fights, and this past
weekend, a shooting near the club left one man with a gunshot wound
in his buttocks. Police believe the shooting was connected to the
Authorities have dispatched more officers around the bar, but
doing so has drained manpower from other spots.
"In any given night, if you have six to eight officers at
one bar, it obviously limits your resources elsewhere in the
community," said Major Wayne Stewart of the Kansas City
Police Department. "And that includes the neighborhoods that
aren't part of the bar scene."
The city's liquor control agency has already cracked down
on the club. The owners have until November 30th to sell the club
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I've gotten a heck of a lot of mail lately, so I thought I would share it with you as I do my spring cleaning with the beginning of summer approaching. Incidentally, we won't be publishing HealthLeaders Media Finance next week because our publication day is Memorial Day. If I'm lucky, I'll be enjoying a burger and a cold beverage or two—and so will you, most likely. Lucky me—the rest of our editors still have to do their weekly e-zines. But they'll get their revenge on Labor Day.
Fair warning: There are a three long ones from readers who wanted to cheer, boo, and elaborate on my Cross Purposes piece a few weeks back. But read on, there are more as you scroll down. . .
You're right on when you suggest that the two goals of mission and margin are not mutually exclusive.
Here is one way that a hospital can make sure that the two goals are compatible. The hospital outsources all of its billing and collection activities to a single third-party payer that agrees to pay the hospital a global sum monthly, based on a negotiated budget that reflects both the hospital mission and the realities of the marketplace, and guarantees an agreed upon margin to the hospital in advance. As with many other hospital activities, like outsourced food service or housekeeping, the single third-party payer would employ most of the hospital staff that currently works in these areas, keeping enough essential staff at the hospital location to assure close coordination between billing and collection activities and the much more important activities of the hospital in fulfilling its mission.
With the bottom line no longer an issue, and with careful management of the budgeted expenses for the anticipated volume of service, the hospital can concentrate on all of the elements in the negotiated budget that reflect the mission of the hospital about health. There need be no more worries about what you call "cutting their own financial throats." Of course, in some years, actual expenditures may turn out to be much greater [or much less] than anticipated. This can always be dealt with by provisions in the contract between the hospital and the third-party payer that require or permit agreed-upon adjustments in the budget during the budgeted year or the following year.
With outsourcing of the billing and collection activities to a single third-party payer, based on an agreed-upon negotiated budget, the hospital and the third party payer will necessarily become involved in ever closer collaboration. This collaboration will be most effective in reducing the cost of the billing and collection activities as the third-party payer becomes more and more skilled at dealing with all of the different sources of payment. The payer will relieve the hospital of having to deal with financial issues with other third parties—government and business payers, as well as individual patients and their families—but the single third-party payer no longer has to bother with paying the contracting hospital on a case-by-case basis. Even more important, the single third-party payer will have every reason to work closely with the hospital on achieving budgeted health goals. That has great potential to reduce the necessity to bill for unnecessary inpatient care and other expensive services that can be reduced in volume as a result of the revitalized health focus of providers with guaranteed income and bottom lines.
Locally based third-party payers, like some of the Blue plans, will probably find fewer problems creating this new line of business—paying for care on a global budget basis—than those that lack any history of collaboration with a community health focus.
Robert Sigmond
Fellow, Health Research and Educational Trust
This may sound defensive to you, and it probably is; nevertheless, I take an extremely strong position against your article regarding a hospital's mission being at odds with the practices of keeping people on an inpatient basis.
You stated, "Isn't it odd that an entity like a nonprofit hospital survives financially by keeping people in hospital beds while its stated goal is to keep people out of them? It's true. Check the mission statements of any number of nonprofit hospitals and you'll find various ways to say that the hospital's goal is to promote wellness and restore health."
I beg your pardon. We survive financially because of extremely prudent business practices, deferring needed renovation and/or repairs and assuring we get paid what we are entitled to be paid by Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross. Most hospitals have extremely effective case management/utilization review initiatives going on in the hospital to assure that patients are only admitted when they meet certain criteria, and they are discharged only when satisfying other criteria. Most acute-care hospitals participating in Medicare, Medicaid, and Blue Cross, at least in Michigan, are paid fixed amounts based on the patient's diagnosis, and, I might add, this applies to both inpatient and outpatient. Keeping a patient in the hospital longer than necessary would simply drive up costs and result in no additional payments being made to hospitals. I feel confident most CFOs would not take that scenario lightly.
Richard E. Trufant
Community Health Center of Branch County
Coldwater, MI
Yes. . .and no
Where do most hospitals make their money, in order to remain in business?
For years, we have been asked, "What's the census?" Well, if it were based on our elective surgery patients, we might be comforted with the answer that all of our beds are full. Ironically, it's when we are at our busiest times that we experience our greatest contractual write-offs.
After realizing that our own healthcare costs were 6.1% on an $82M budget (in 2007), we decided to do something to make employees more interested and responsible for their own health. Years ago, we offered each employee $80 if they would participate in and complete a wellness screening and fitness improvement/learning program. We saw very little impact for our investment. Instead, this January, we launched a health and wellness initiative based on the "Biggest Loser" television program as a prelude to our new approach toward wellness. It's designed and modeled after the Asheville project, which focuses on better management of prescription drugs (our staff pharmacists will serve as consultants to our employees). Note that we spend $600,000 plus on medicines for our employees.
The long and short of it is that we have around 150 employees who have collective weight loss of more than 1,000 pounds to date, and the contest is not yet complete. Each employee paid $50 to sign up for the program we call ACH's Biggest Healthy Loser (so they have skin in the game), and we provided 24-hour access to the "Sweat Shop," a small gym on campus, as well as access to personal trainers from a local college sports medicine program. Nothing fancy.
The best comments I've heard this week related to "ACH's Biggest Healthy Loser" are: "I am no longer on my blood pressure medicine" and "Managing my diabetes has never been better."
We hope to open this program to our community, in order to effect change in the overall health of its members—so we started closer to home, in-house. We in healthcare need to find better ways to manage our own healthcare costs. And we also are trying to learn—and ultimately teach our own employees—how to be better buyers of our own medical services.
Stan Jonas
Alliance Community Hospital
Alliance, OH
Here's one from a doctor who felt like taking up for me after the last batch of comments from his colleagues. . .
Ignorance is bliss
As Will Rogers said, everyone is ignorant—it's just that we are ignorant about different things. Many of my fellow physicians are brilliant in many ways and all of them are committed to good patient care. However, many of these same physicians are ignorant or even hostile to the advantage of standardization and systems. We have been trained to avoid cookbook medicine. Evidence-based means the evidence we choose to believe. This belief is further reinforced in the way malpractice is handled. Following guidelines hasn't really protected us. Most physicians who find themselves in this situation feel they are in the water hoping for a lifejacket rather than securely in the lifeboat. As a result, we have become professionals on a team rather than a professional team. Standardization and checklists do work as noted by Peter Pronovost, MD. Unless we change the thinking and the reasons that cause us to "go it alone," the struggle for consistency and cost containment will continue.
Marshall Steele, MD
Here's one from another MD who found my comparison of physicians to a barrel of oil comical. Just to reiterate, I didn't exactly, compare physicians to a barrel of oil. He sent an even more comical response. . .
Oil, schmoil
OK...that was a stretch. Personally, I think comparing physicians to a barrel of oil is an embarrassment to the oil.
Robert Teague, MD
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- Free newspapers in lobby
- Express check-out
- Pool umbrellas
- Library
- Meeting rooms 10
- Terrace
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Conference space size (feet) - 4306
- Conference space size (meters) - 400
- Outdoor tennis court
- Snack bar/deli
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Outdoor tennis court
- Snack bar/deli
- Playground on site
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Bathtub only
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Desk
- Satellite TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Room service (limited hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
Where to Eat
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Novotel Cafe - This poolside café specializes in French cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor tennis court and an outdoor pool.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Playground on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 2 children 16 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of EUR 10 per pet, per night
- Dogs and cats only
- 2 per room
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2.30 per person, per night. This tax does not apply to children under 16 years of age.
Optional extras
- Fee for continental breakfast: EUR 16.50 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 10 per pet, per night
- Rollaway beds are available for an additional fee
Hotel Name
- Novotel Orleans
- Novotel Orleans Source
- Novotel Source
- Novotel Source Hotel
- Novotel Source Hotel Orleans
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Up to 2 children 16 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
National Rating
This property has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


text: Twenty-six NBA personnel are expected at Saturday's Louisville-Kentucky game, a school spokesman told SNY.tv. The two teams feature five players projected by DraftExpress.com as 2014 first round picks — No. 2 Julius Randle (Kentucky), No. 9 Willie Cauley-Stein (Kentucky), No. 12 Montrezl Harrell (Louisville), No. 15 James Young and No. 30 Alex Poythress (Kentucky). Louisville's Russ Smith is also projected as a second-round pick at No. 36. As previously reported here, Kentucky freshmen guards Andrew and Aaron Harrison were recently moved to the 2015 Mock Draft by Draft Express, as was Kentucky big man Dakari Johnson. Louisville's Wayne Blackshear is a projected second-round pick in 2015. One of the more interesting matchups to watch will be the backcourt showdown between the Harrisons of Kentucky, listed at 6-6, and the 6-foot Smith and the 5-10 Chris Jones of Louisville. The Harrisons have fallen in mock drafts and in the eyes of scouts even though Aaron Harrison was just named SEC Freshman of the Week for the second time this season. "[Andrew] has probably fallen the most on our board from where he started," ESPN.com draft guru Chad Ford recently told SNY.tv. "I think we had him at No. 8 to start the season and he's at No. 20 now and that's probably a little bit generous given what he's done so far. But he's talented." The Louisville guards give up some serious height to the Harrisons, but Smith, especially, brings the experience of a national championship run last season. "It's going to be hard," Kentucky coach John Calipari said of the backcourt matchup. "They play in fourth and fifth gear, here they come. So if you stop at any point, it's like, oh my gosh you stopped playing. It is really evident. But they run good stuff. They're well coached, they play hard, if they see weakness, they see blood, they're coming. Here they come. And they're a good team; they're where they should be ranked. They're a top-five team." Kentucky's Dominique Hawkins , listed at 6-foot, could also see time guarding Smith, the New York City product. "It's a good challenge for us," Hawkins said. "We need to play guards like this because in the future, in the long run we'll be playing two guards, probably, because these guards, they're able to shoot the ball well and attack to the basket well. It's going to challenge us pretty well." Follow Adam Zagoria on Twitter And like ZAGS on Facebook Facebook Comments Share this story...FacebookPocketWhatsAppGooglePrintMoreTwitter


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A lot of people think San Diego is always sunny, but that has hardly been the case this year. It's been May Gray and June Gloom over here. This week has been overcast, and today I even felt some droplets of rain.
While this weather isn't great for breaking out the skirts and bright summery tops, this is perfect weather for soup! A couple nights ago we had some friends over and cooked one of our favorite dishes--Tortilla Chicken Soup. YUM. Tonight some more people are coming over and we're making chili with delicious honey cornbread. Also YUM. This is the stuff dreams are made of.
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I will never understand why they chose to name bull testicles after 'oysters'. And no, I wouldn't try them either.
No clue whatsoever. That said, I'd eat them if someone offered. Why not? Meat is meat, and I think it's insulting to an animal that died to not use every part as best you can. If they're a delicacy, I bet they're damn tasty.
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They're OK, but have kind of a "Nutty" aftertaste! ;p
I haven't ever eaten them, and I won't ever eat them. Just the thought of it makes me gag. But then I feel the same about real oysters, too.
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Interestingly, my email says that sales will stop on 9th December. And yes, the first step is to create an account at nook uk, so I'll do that. Oh, and I must sign up by 21st December.
Ah - but I have a nook.com account with that address. I'll change my nook.com email address, as it's just full of freebies and unimportant. I think I'd better have my nook.co.uk address match my fictionwise address.
And now I have to wait for that change to percolate through the systems. Sigh.
For those interested, the email (suitably redacted) is under the spoiler button.
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Katelin Boykin has been eagerly awaiting Election Day 2012.
From the moment the teenager rolled her wheelchair to the TV in 2008 and watched President Obama deliver a victory speech to a roaring Chicago crowd, her heart hurt that she had been too young to vote.
Now that she is 19, casting a ballot Tuesday will be a milestone for Boykin beyond being a part of the effort to re-elect Obama. It is a move that shows the world, and herself, she has a voice.
Born with spina bifida myelomeningocele and having accepted she'll use a wheelchair her whole life, there are things she has learned she might always have to watch from afar.
She has dreamed of being a photojournalist or a war correspondent, but the logistics of accomplishing those goals are still in the works.
Voting, though, has no impediments.
"Because my disorder is something I have no control over and has affected my life in ways I have no control over, voting is one thing you can do with whatever it is you have," Boykin said. "That's one thing that is your own."
She has picked out an outfit she will wear to vote: an off-white wool sweater with a poodle on the front and a brown skirt, although as of Monday night, she was still undecided on the perfect shoes.
Her mother, Missy New, held off on voting early so she could cast a ballot alongside her daughter at their Cross Creek High School precinct.
"She is so excited," New said. "She's 19, but I swear to you, you'd think she's 40. I'm 44 and she'll make me stop and think, because it's more than black-and-white to her. There's a lot of gray area."
Boykin said she developed an interest in politics when Obama was elected and she was old enough to understand the major political issues. As the 2012 campaign progressed, Obama began to impress her even more.
She watches newscasts, reads articles daily and has versed herself in everything from economics to domestic policy.
Obama's stances on gay marriage, women's rights and expansion of health care are what has impressed her most.
"He hasn't been a perfect president, but I truly believe he's a good man," Boykin said. "I like his stance on social issues; he doesn't want to de-fund Planned Parenthood; he's been vocally supportive of gay marriage; I like his stance on education and health care ... he's admirable."
She listened to Gov. Mitt Romney's pitch and considered his stance, but his approach is a little out of touch, Boykin said.
"It's like he was born with a suit on," New said.
Although Boykin and her mother see eye-to-eye, politics is a touchy subject in their household.
Because her stepfather and sister see things from the other side of the political aisle, the election is rarely discussed at dinner. When her sister, Sarah, voted last week, she came home with a smirk that said it all – which was not to talk about the next president.
Most of all, Boykin said she supports Obama because of his stance on health care – that all Americans should have the right to coverage. Having undergone more than 30 surgeries since she was 2-months-old, Boykin said she understands the need for affordable health care and would be living a different life if she didn't have access to insurance.
But no matter who is elected, Boykin will be victorious Tuesday evening.
She will have photographs in her poodle sweater and sweet memories with her mother to prove it.
"His election last time was so big, and I felt a little left out," Boykin said. "Now I'm just so excited. I'll never forget it."


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Financial District, New York, 10004
Commute to Downtown New York
Daily errands do not require a car.
World-class public transportation.
Flat as a pancake, excellent bike lanes.
About your score
This location has a Walk Score of 95 out of 100. This location is a Walker's Paradise so daily errands do not require a car.
This location is a two minute walk from the 1 Broadway - 7 Avenue Local at the South Ferry stop.
This location is in the Financial District neighborhood in New York. Nearby parks include Battery Park, East Coast Memorial and Bowling Green.
Explore how far you can travel by car, bus, bike and foot from this location.
This location is a Rider's Paradise which means world-class public transportation. Car sharing is available from Hertz On Demand, Zipcar, Enterprise CarShare and RelayRides.
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1 Broadway - 7 Avenue Local
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New Hall School was founded in Liège in 1642, making us one of the oldest Catholic Schools in the UK. The faith which lies at the heart of our foundation remains essential to the character of the school today.
The founding Religious Order, the Canonesses of the Holy Sepulchre, is one of the most ancient in the Church and was established in Europe long before the English Religious Community was founded in 1642.
During Penal Times, an English woman, Susan Hawley, went to the Low Countries and was trained in the Religious Life of the Holy Sepulchre. On making her profession, she left that Religious Community to found an English Religious Community in Liège; from these earliest days, girls were sent to the nuns to be educated. The Community's spirituality, rooted in the Augustinian tradition, has a special emphasis on the Resurrection, prayer, community life, hospitality and service to others.
Initially, the school offered a Catholic education to girls who were denied this in England in the Post-Reformation period. In 1794, the French Revolutionary Wars forced the nuns to leave the Low Countries. The school reopened on its present site in 1799.
With the exception of the years during the Second World War, when evacuation to Newnham Paddox near Rugby was forced on the Religious Community and school, New Hall has been the environment in which the school has thrived and grown. School developments have included, for example, the Eaton Theatre, which was completed in 1925, with a stage and green room at one end and a studio above. The old theatre at New Hall was last used for the performance of 'O what a lovely war', in December 1986. The refurbished Eaton Theatre was reopened in September 2008, with new tiered seating.
Since 1799, New Hall has occupied the magnificent Tudor Palace of Beaulieu. In 1517, the estate was acquired by King Henry VIII, who greatly enlarged and enhanced the building. The Royal Arms of Henry VIII can now be seen in the school Chapel. After Henry, New Hall was home to Mary Tudor, before it was subsequently granted to the Earl of Sussex by Queen Elizabeth I. Oliver Cromwell later procured the estate for five shillings.
In February 2009, Channel 4's Time Team came to New Hall to film for a special feature length documentary called Henry VIII's Lost Palaces. The documentary was shown on Channel 4 on Easter Monday, April 2009.
The Preparatory School was founded in 1947 at Goodings, near Newbury, with just 14 pupils. The school thrived under the leadership of Sr Magdalen John CRSS as Headmistress and, with 100 pupils, it had to be relocated in 1953 to a bigger campus, at Denford Park, Hungerford. The school remained at Denford until 1967, at which time there were 150 pupils, including many boarders and some boys as well as girls. In 1967, the Preparatory School at Denford Park was closed and all resources were put into the development of New Hall Senior School. As a result, from being a boarding school of around 140 in the 1960s, New Hall became, by the 1980s, a large boarding and day Senior School for over 500 girls. In 1994, the Preparatory School was re-established on the campus at New Hall. Opening with 40 pupils, the school grew rapidly over the following years. In 2003, the Preparatory School welcomed its first boarders and now offers boarding for boys in Years 3-6 in Earle House and for girls in Years 3-6 in Magdalen House. A new Pre-Reception for pupils aged 3-4 opened in 2004.
Today, we continue to draw on our rich heritage and maintain a sense of traditional values, but we have evolved to meet the needs of the modern age.
The first lay Principal of New Hall School, Katherine Jeffrey, was appointed in 2001. In 2005, the New Hall School Trust (NHST) was established as a new registered charity (1110286) and limited company (05472420) registered in England at New Hall School. The principle objective of NHST, as set out in the Memorandum and Articles, is "to advance the Roman Catholic religion by the conduct of a Roman Catholic school". The Religious Community now has a new main house in Colchester: 74 Howe Close, Colchester, Essex CO4 3XD Tel: 01206 867 296.
In April 2005, the announcement was made that the Senior School would be embarking on a period of further expansion, with the establishment of a separate Boys' Division (11-16) and a co-educational Sixth Form. The Senior School now has equal numbers of boys and girls throughout the 11-18 age range. There are three boys' boarding houses fully established, in addition to the three girls' boarding houses. The whole school roll now stands at its greatest ever, with over 1,150 students. New Hall won the National Independent Schools Award 2011 for Outstanding Strategic Initiative, in recognition of the pioneering and innovative move to establish a diamond model school, together with the exceptional success in doubling the school roll and raising standards of academic and co-curricular achievements.
We were delighted to be named in the Top 50 Independent Co-ed Boarding Schools for 2014.
The school belongs to the following professional associations: