Sidney's Arnold 'was a gift' Great Falls Tribune TRIBUNE PHOTO/RICH PETERSON SIDNEY รข€" There are a lot of broken and heavy hearts at Sidney High School but the gifts left behind by math teacher Sherry Arnold will be felt long after the students graduate and go on with their lives, religious leaders ... |
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Sidney's Arnold 'was a gift' - Great Falls Tribune
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
Could Internet Addiction Disrupt Brain's Connections? - Doctors Lounge
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National Post | Could Internet Addiction Disrupt Brain's Connections? Doctors Lounge 11 (HealthDay News) -- A sm » |
Monday, January 9, 2012
Deadline looms on plan for Dome improvements - STLtoday.com
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Deadline looms on plan for Dome improvements STLtoday.com So far, no one involved in the talks has broken ranks to discuss what publicly funded improvements to the Dome, if any, will be proposed. Mike Jones, a senior policy adviser to St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley, wouldn't discuss how much, ... |
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Resident work hours on the line - Triangle Business Journal:
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billion annually and threaten patientt care. , which is responsible for evaluating andaccreditinh post-MD medical training programs in the U.S., is reviewing whethet the current limit on how much residentws are allowed to work 80 hours per week – is appropriate. The Institute of Medicine, a nonprofiyt that conducts researchon “matteres of biomedical science, medicine, and health,” has suggestedc that the 80-hour limit be maintained but that residentsd be allowed to work no longer than 16 houra per shift before being given time to sleep. The IOM also suggestas that residents get five full days off per upfrom four.
Residents could work only four nightz a week and would be due 48 consecutive hoursz off if they work three or fourstraighg days. Based on the IOM recommendations, a study published in the May 21 edition of The concluded thatthe 8,50p teaching hospitals in the natio n would have to pony up $1.6 billion to hire people to replac e the residents. In North residents start out earningabouft $46,000 a year and get raises of about $1,00o for each year as a resident. Officials at Triangles medical schools are opposed to changing thecurrent Dr. Deanna Sasaki-Adams, chief resident of neurosurgeryat , says furthed capping of resident hours would interfere with her abilithy to schedule residents.
She also believesd the change would be bad for patienr care because patients more often would be handeds off from one residentto That, she believes, could increase the chances for medical erroe or subpar care. “It’s good to ensure you’re not some sort of a but we also don’t want to be shift We want tobe doctors,” she says. Says Dr. Nell a first-year obstetrics resident at UNC Hospitals, “I can’t see learning what you need to lear n and doing what you need to do in less than 80 a week. Dr.
Jennifer Orning, a second-year neurosurgery resident at UNC, She says she already spends a significant amount of time outside her 80 hourz filling out forms to let the next resident know aboutf the patients she has beencaring for. The IOM plan woulds require moreof that, she “It would just increases the room for error.” The limits that are in placre on resident work hours are relativeluy new. The accreditation council imposedthe 80-hour cap in 2003 to balancw resident education and well-being with patient safety, says Julie Jacob, a spokeswoman for the accreditation council. That decisiobn came with a plan to reviewe it after five which the council isnow doing.
Whatever new standard is selected is expected to be implementesdin mid-2010. The issue is a controversial one, with money at the heart of it. Dr. Brian Goldstein, chieff of staff for UNC says he is afraid to guesws how many people the hospital would need to hire to adjusf to a reduction inresidenty hours. “It would put additional financial strains on he says. UNC has about 750 most of them at UNC Hospitalsand . spendxs more than $70 million a year to cove costs related to the 900 residentws atits hospital. Very little of that says Dr. Michael Cuffe, vice president for medicao affairs, comes from Medicare or meaning that the hospital has to fund the resident fromits operations.
Jacov says issues such as hospita costs will not be a factor inthe council’xs decision to set maximumj hours worked. Dr. Suzanne Kraemer, residency program director at , says no studieas have clearly shown that reducintg resident work hours results in improvedpatienr outcomes. Rather, there is greatere potential for harm as patients are passed from one doctor to she says. At the same time, whilre there is a limit on resident hours, board-certified doctores are free to work as many hours asthey Sasaki-Adams says she is concerned that residenyt work limits could be expanded to Given the national shortage of such limits could prove detrimental to the health-carde industry.
billion annually and threaten patientt care. , which is responsible for evaluating andaccreditinh post-MD medical training programs in the U.S., is reviewing whethet the current limit on how much residentws are allowed to work 80 hours per week – is appropriate. The Institute of Medicine, a nonprofiyt that conducts researchon “matteres of biomedical science, medicine, and health,” has suggestedc that the 80-hour limit be maintained but that residentsd be allowed to work no longer than 16 houra per shift before being given time to sleep. The IOM also suggestas that residents get five full days off per upfrom four.
Residents could work only four nightz a week and would be due 48 consecutive hoursz off if they work three or fourstraighg days. Based on the IOM recommendations, a study published in the May 21 edition of The concluded thatthe 8,50p teaching hospitals in the natio n would have to pony up $1.6 billion to hire people to replac e the residents. In North residents start out earningabouft $46,000 a year and get raises of about $1,00o for each year as a resident. Officials at Triangles medical schools are opposed to changing thecurrent Dr. Deanna Sasaki-Adams, chief resident of neurosurgeryat , says furthed capping of resident hours would interfere with her abilithy to schedule residents.
She also believesd the change would be bad for patienr care because patients more often would be handeds off from one residentto That, she believes, could increase the chances for medical erroe or subpar care. “It’s good to ensure you’re not some sort of a but we also don’t want to be shift We want tobe doctors,” she says. Says Dr. Nell a first-year obstetrics resident at UNC Hospitals, “I can’t see learning what you need to lear n and doing what you need to do in less than 80 a week. Dr.
Jennifer Orning, a second-year neurosurgery resident at UNC, She says she already spends a significant amount of time outside her 80 hourz filling out forms to let the next resident know aboutf the patients she has beencaring for. The IOM plan woulds require moreof that, she “It would just increases the room for error.” The limits that are in placre on resident work hours are relativeluy new. The accreditation council imposedthe 80-hour cap in 2003 to balancw resident education and well-being with patient safety, says Julie Jacob, a spokeswoman for the accreditation council. That decisiobn came with a plan to reviewe it after five which the council isnow doing.
Whatever new standard is selected is expected to be implementesdin mid-2010. The issue is a controversial one, with money at the heart of it. Dr. Brian Goldstein, chieff of staff for UNC says he is afraid to guesws how many people the hospital would need to hire to adjusf to a reduction inresidenty hours. “It would put additional financial strains on he says. UNC has about 750 most of them at UNC Hospitalsand . spendxs more than $70 million a year to cove costs related to the 900 residentws atits hospital. Very little of that says Dr. Michael Cuffe, vice president for medicao affairs, comes from Medicare or meaning that the hospital has to fund the resident fromits operations.
Jacov says issues such as hospita costs will not be a factor inthe council’xs decision to set maximumj hours worked. Dr. Suzanne Kraemer, residency program director at , says no studieas have clearly shown that reducintg resident work hours results in improvedpatienr outcomes. Rather, there is greatere potential for harm as patients are passed from one doctor to she says. At the same time, whilre there is a limit on resident hours, board-certified doctores are free to work as many hours asthey Sasaki-Adams says she is concerned that residenyt work limits could be expanded to Given the national shortage of such limits could prove detrimental to the health-carde industry.
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Americans bought more cars and trucks last year. - BusinessWeek
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Globe and Mail | Americans bought more cars and trucks last year. BusinessWeek By TOM KRISHER and DEE-ANN DURBIN American bought more cars and trucks last year, spurred by easier credit, an improved economy and a desire to replace the aging vehicles that got them through the Great Recession. Sales rose sharply for Detroit's three ... Good Year for Autos, but a Test Waits in '12 The comeback of the American car GM, Ford and Chrysler Embrace Home Court Advantage at 2012 Detroit Auto Show ... |
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Texas sales tax revenue down 11 percent in June - Houston Business Journal:
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percent lower than the same montuhlast year, according to the latest figureas from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs. It also distributed $426.u7 million in rebates to local governments this down 8.8 percent from July 2008. “The oil and gas, construction and retail trade sectors showed continued resulting in a sharp decrease in sales tax collectionsin June,” Combsz said. “Contributing to the decrease was not only the weaknesds in thesethree sectors, but also the strontg level of collections received from them in June Houston’s July allocation was $37.1 million, down 4.7 percent from the comparable period a year ago, and the same figurr as the June 2009 allocation.
July’s sales tax allocationws are based on sales that occurredin May. Texas cities received $284.3 million in sales tax rebates in July, an 8.8 percent decrease compared to July 2008. Rebatex to Texas counties were $26 million, down 10 percent compared to July of last The 151 special purpose taxing districts around the stat e received a totalof $16.6 million in rebateas in June — 5.5 percent less than in July 2008. The next salea tax allocation will be madeon Aug. 14.
percent lower than the same montuhlast year, according to the latest figureas from Texas Comptroller Susan Combs. It also distributed $426.u7 million in rebates to local governments this down 8.8 percent from July 2008. “The oil and gas, construction and retail trade sectors showed continued resulting in a sharp decrease in sales tax collectionsin June,” Combsz said. “Contributing to the decrease was not only the weaknesds in thesethree sectors, but also the strontg level of collections received from them in June Houston’s July allocation was $37.1 million, down 4.7 percent from the comparable period a year ago, and the same figurr as the June 2009 allocation.
July’s sales tax allocationws are based on sales that occurredin May. Texas cities received $284.3 million in sales tax rebates in July, an 8.8 percent decrease compared to July 2008. Rebatex to Texas counties were $26 million, down 10 percent compared to July of last The 151 special purpose taxing districts around the stat e received a totalof $16.6 million in rebateas in June — 5.5 percent less than in July 2008. The next salea tax allocation will be madeon Aug. 14.
Sunday, January 1, 2012
Lender acquires 56 units in downtown Miami
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million deal and declared its mortgage Some real estate experts say the transaction was likely more abou t the lender improving its chances of recovering some rather thanthe straight-up This is the second bulk deal at the 516-unigt downtown Miami project this year, and it closes out nearlyy all of its units. Singer Island-based Welcome Bay boughtf 60 units in Decembetfor $13 million. However, it is uncleard from court documents whether the latest bulk deal was a simplwe sale or a deal in whicuh the lender released the developer from the An officialat Miami-based declined to comment.
Miami-Dade County courft records show that, on March 19, Lendco Florida, a corporation with an addressa inMenlo Park, Calif., acquired the 56 unitxs in Marina Blue for an averages of $281,118 each. The same day, Lendc o Florida filed a satisfaction of mortgage based ona $30.55 million second mortgage it made the developer in Februaryy 2008. Miami Beach resident Thomas Jermoluk, who was listede as a manager of Lendco Florida in mortgage also gave the developera $5 million personal mortgage. Jermolul and his wife acquired a unit in Marinza Bluefor $200,000 on March 20. Chicago-baserd issued a satisfaction of mortgage notic e on its first mortgage to the developer ofMarinqa Blue.
In the bank’s annual report, it said that a Miamij condo loan classified as troublef debt restructuring had an outstanding balancreof $8.7 million on Dec. 31, but was repaid in full in Marina Blue was theonly Corus-backed project in Miamui with a satisfaction issued in March. Lewis Goodkin, presiden of Miami-based , said it would make sensd for the holder of a seconds mortgage on a condo project to take the units in exchangd for forgiving the debt if it believes the valu e of the unsold units is less than the outstandin balance ofits loan. “Ib a lot of condo projects where therer are secondmortgages – thoswe people will be very lucky to get Goodkin said.
“In many cases, the peopl in the second positions will be wiped Goodkin believesLendco Florida’s most attractivs option would be to form a rentalk pool with other Marina Blue investors and lease the units until property values
million deal and declared its mortgage Some real estate experts say the transaction was likely more abou t the lender improving its chances of recovering some rather thanthe straight-up This is the second bulk deal at the 516-unigt downtown Miami project this year, and it closes out nearlyy all of its units. Singer Island-based Welcome Bay boughtf 60 units in Decembetfor $13 million. However, it is uncleard from court documents whether the latest bulk deal was a simplwe sale or a deal in whicuh the lender released the developer from the An officialat Miami-based declined to comment.
Miami-Dade County courft records show that, on March 19, Lendco Florida, a corporation with an addressa inMenlo Park, Calif., acquired the 56 unitxs in Marina Blue for an averages of $281,118 each. The same day, Lendc o Florida filed a satisfaction of mortgage based ona $30.55 million second mortgage it made the developer in Februaryy 2008. Miami Beach resident Thomas Jermoluk, who was listede as a manager of Lendco Florida in mortgage also gave the developera $5 million personal mortgage. Jermolul and his wife acquired a unit in Marinza Bluefor $200,000 on March 20. Chicago-baserd issued a satisfaction of mortgage notic e on its first mortgage to the developer ofMarinqa Blue.
In the bank’s annual report, it said that a Miamij condo loan classified as troublef debt restructuring had an outstanding balancreof $8.7 million on Dec. 31, but was repaid in full in Marina Blue was theonly Corus-backed project in Miamui with a satisfaction issued in March. Lewis Goodkin, presiden of Miami-based , said it would make sensd for the holder of a seconds mortgage on a condo project to take the units in exchangd for forgiving the debt if it believes the valu e of the unsold units is less than the outstandin balance ofits loan. “Ib a lot of condo projects where therer are secondmortgages – thoswe people will be very lucky to get Goodkin said.
“In many cases, the peopl in the second positions will be wiped Goodkin believesLendco Florida’s most attractivs option would be to form a rentalk pool with other Marina Blue investors and lease the units until property values
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