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Storms are forming to the west and a few stray cells near Baltimore. More of this activity will continue as the evening progresses. Everyone has the potential for one of these storms. Keep an eye on the sky.
As I mentioned in my previous post, Friday will be the active day. Timing of the storms appears to be early on Friday, possibly around noon. Tonight's activity will mix in with Friday's so it will be hard to differentiate when tonight's storms end and tomorrow's begin. I don't have much more to say, or anything different to state, from my previous post. I will have a another update Friday morning.
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Author Kit Wohl will sign 'The P&J Oyster Cookbook' Saturday, 2-4 p.m., Southern Food and Beverage Museum, Riverwalk Marketplace, Julia Street entrance. The event is free, as is museum admission with the purchase of a cookbook.
Sal Sunseri of P&J's Sunseri family, a lifetime Saints fan and longtime season ticket holder, has been unable to attend any of the previous games this year, he said, after surgery on his Achilles tendon.
"I missed the whole season," Sunseri said. "This will be my first game...and I am not going to miss it."
Wohl will also sign the book on Tuesday, 6:30-8:30 p.m., at the Algiers Point Hubbell Public Library, 225 Morgan St., and on Wednesday, 6-7:30 p.m., at the St. Tammany Parish Library, 3457 Highway 190, in Mandeville.
For her next project, Wohl is working wtih the James Beard Foundation on a cookbook for their upcoming 25th anniversary, spotlighting each of the chefs that the organization has named "Chef of the Year." Chronicle Books will be the publisher.
"I've been traveling like a maniac," she said. Chef Robert Darker of her team goes with her and works in the kitchen with the chef, and she does photography and interviews. They recently returned from interviewing Thomas Keller of The French Laundry, arguably one of the most revered chefs in the country.
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Widespread acceptance in our culture of all forms of birth control, including abortion, makes it harder for the Christian to discern if, when, and how to incorporate such practices into one's own life, as well as what place personal convictions have in community and in public policy.
I suspect one of the greatest obstacles to constructive dialogue on the questions about birth control raised by the Hobby Lobby case is the imprecision of the terms being discussed. Perhaps, then, the first step toward finding agreement—or at least correctly identifying at the points on which we can agree to disagree—is to employ common definitions.
The debate around the Hobby Lobby case, birth control methods, and insurance coverage illuminates not only how deeply divided Christians are on these matters but also how ill-defined the central questions are. Questions of conscience are matters for all believers to respect in each other even amidst disagreement. If Christians cannot engage with each other with clarity, respect, and good faith on difficult questions, how will we do so with those outside the church?
In an effort to bring clarity to an otherwise muddled war of words, here are some of the questions central to this conversation. They're not as simple as we might assume.
How does the medical community define pregnancy?
At the heart of the debate is the question about whether or not certain birth control methods prevent pregnancy or terminate pregnancy. Part of the problem in answering even this basic question is that even the term pregnancy is not agreed upon universally and has undergone numerous changes, due less to scientific debates than semantic ones. While the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says pregnancy begins with implantation, most U. S. doctors surveyed say it begins when the sperm fertilizes the egg. Thus, the oft-repeated claim that debated birth control methods do "not disrupt an established pregnancy" might be misleading. Here's why: The phrase "established pregnancy" refers to post-implantation, which does not preclude the interruption of a newly formed life. However, marking pregnancy at implantation makes sense. Pregnant describes the woman's condition, but new human life can exist apart from pregnancy, as evidenced by countless fertilized eggs that don't implant—whether naturally or intentionally—and the thousands of frozen embryos known as "snowflake babies."
A more precise term than pregnancy, perhaps, is gestation, which, according to the National Institutes of Health, describes the period between conception (fertilization of the egg) and birth. It's noteworthy, though, that even the term conception is used in a variety of ways, sometimes meaning the moment of fertilization, other times to describe several stages of gestation. The different meanings of the terms conception and pregnancy obviously affect, in turn, the meaning of the word contraception.
What is birth control?
The NIH definition states, "Birth control, also known as contraception, is designed to prevent pregnancy." This would seem to go without saying, but the colloquial misuse of the phrase "birth control" as though it were a proper name muddies the waters. One is "using birth control" if one is using the method with the intention of preventing pregnancy. A woman who is receiving treatment solely to alleviate menstrual irregularities or other medical problems is not "using birth control" any more than a woman who undergoes a hysterectomy due to cancer is "using birth control." To advocate for "birth control" under the guise of other medicinal uses only sets the cause of birth control—and women—back by communicating obfuscation and perpetuating ignorance about female sexuality and reproductive health. If medications should be covered by insurance for off-label uses, that's an argument to be made intelligently on its own merits.


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The event is open to all makes, models and years. The registration fee is $10, and proceeds are to benefit the Seneca County Park District.
In addition to the vehicle show, there will be free wagon rides, fishing, hiking, tours of the log house, food, music and a 50/50 drawing. Awards for the vehicles are to be given at 3 p.m.
For more information, call Gary at (419) 937-2865.
Elmwood at the Springs Healthcare Center is to have its annual Family Bike Show 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday on the west campus in Green Springs.
There is no entry fee.
Registration begins at 10 a.m. Prizes are to be awarded and a 50/50 drawing is planned.
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SWEDESBORO — Natasha Harris called her son, Akeem Cody, at 9:12 p.m. on May 25 just to check in and remind him that his curfew was fast approaching. What she didn't know was that it would be the last time she'd ever speak with him.
"At 9:15 I saw a police car speed down the street and I knew something wasn't right," she said. "Three minutes changed my life."
That May day was one of the first warm ones after a very cold winter. Akeem and his friends had walked along the railroad tracks to the bridge over Raccoon Creek where they dared and bet each other to jump in and cool off. But as soon as Akeem hit the water, the undercurrent pulled him under.
Two of his friends jumped in, but they were unable to rescue him and the 16-year-old Kingsway student lost his life in the water.
Now Harris, whose life was forever altered with the loss of her only child, wants to make sure it never happens again. She is starting a foundation to create a safe place to swim in the borough.
"I just want to avoid this happening to another child," she said. "Let the kids have a place to hang out, give them something to do. Make our summer times fun, not tragic."
Harris and her family have begun researching and proposing the Akeem Cody Foundation — a fundraising venture that will have both a short-term and a long-term goal.
In the short term, Harris is looking to fund a project that will install a community center and public pool for the people of Swedesboro.
"We're blessed to have our homes, but not everyone's backyard is big enough to have a pool," she said. "It's not just for kids, but for families."
In the long term, Harris hopes to create a scholarship fund in Akeem's name that will help a Kingsway student who, like him, overcame difficult challenges to achieve his or her goal.
Akeem struggled with reading comprehension problems and was in special education classes from second grade. But he worked incredibly hard to overcome his issues and was finally placed in all mainstream classes for his sophomore year. He was aiming to follow the footsteps of many of his family members and enter the medical field.
"He's in a family full of nurses and he wanted to be a pediatrician or a forensic pathologist," Harris said. "He wanted to show he deserved to go to a four-year college, and this year he had gotten out of special ed and into mainstream."
Harris plans on holding an annual baseball game and a marathon or a walk-type fundraiser to begin the foundation, as well as a black-tie affair on the first anniversary of Akeem's death.
In addition to campaigning and fundraising for her new foundation, Harris also petitioned the borough and Conrail — which runs its trains on the railroad track — to put up "no trespassing" signs and to build higher walls along the sides of the bridge.
"I don't want to interfere with the train because that's their business," she said. "But this was a known area where kids go swimming, and this could have been prevented."
Her whole goal is to make sure that everyone remembers Akeem and the mistake he made that cost him his life, and that no one else attempts to swim off of that bridge.
"No trespassing" signs were put up just two days after her petition, and Swedesboro's Council voted unanimously this week to dedicate a portion of the road to Akeem and put up a sign — in the black, red and white of Kingsway — that honors him.
"It's something really special for us to do. We remember everybody, but especially when it's our young people we make sure they're not forgotten in Swedesboro," said Mayor Tom Fromm. "When people ask me why I love being mayor, I tell them it's having the honor to do things like this."
These days, Harris spends a lot of time at the intersection of the railroad tracks and Church Street — the closest intersection to the bridge — where a makeshift memorial has been created for Akeem.
The post that holds the railroad crossing sign is now covered with pictures of Akeem and messages written in permanent marker to him from various friends and family members. Stuffed animals sit at its base, which is peppered with mint plants, marigolds and decorative bricks bearing even more messages of support.
Harris hopes that the memorial, while being a place of comfort for Akeem's close friends and family, might also serve as a deterrent to any other child walking along the railroad tracks toward the Raccoon Creek bridge.
"All the money in the world is not going to bring him back or soothe my pain," she said. "I just don't want this to happen to someone else."
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The flight was less then 3hrs, I don't remember much I think I slept most of the way. When we arrived in Hanoi we had to go and get our Visa, in order to be approved for a Visa you need to have a letter of approval from the Vietnamese government and a passport size photo of yourself, the cost is $25 US per person. We provided them with our paperwork and then once they processed it the man behind the counter asked for $80 US. We tried to explain that we thought it was only $50 but he said we had applied for a multiple entry visa, it was also confirmed on the letter. I must have ticked the wrong box when completing the application form, lucky we had enough Dong to cover the charge and were able to pay with that so no problem.
We found our driver almost immediately and after a short drive we arrived at the hotel, we checked in and were shown to our room. We got up level 4 and when the lift doors open we were hit with a foul odur, it was a really strong damp/mouldy smell. We were shown to our room and when the door opened I nearly choked, it smelt worse the the hallway! There was mould growing in the bathroom, the curtains, walls and bedding looked dirty and the worst bit was the bed was wet. Not just damp but physically wet... We went downstairs and explained we couldn't stay in that room, Chris is just starting to get better from his cold/cough and I have started to pick it up now
The Elegance Sapphire had a room available so Tsu walked us to it, they only had a suite available so she offered to upgrade us to it for free. She showed us the room and it was beautiful, it has its own private balcony and is decorated in an old French style. We agreed to take the room but the only problem was that the room was unavailable the second night we needed it. Tu then called around again and got us a free upgrade to a 5 star luxury cruise of Halong Bay for the night that the room wasn't free. She was amazing!!!
Our only problem now was that we had to go back to the other hotel and let them know we wouldn't be staying there and to pick up our bags. Tsu had the security guard (Tuan) from our hotel come with us in a taxi to assist us and to collect our bags. What service! The manager at the old hotel said we can check out but we need to pay $18US for the driver who picked us up from the airport but we would also need to pay over $300US for the two tours we had booked with them. Because we were getting the free upgrade with the other hotel we didn't want to do the cruise through the old hotel anymore (we also got told that the cruise we had booked with them has had complaints) we also had another day trip planned that was meant to be the following day (which was now the day we needed to go on the cruise because we didn't have a hotel room)
It was now after 4pm in the afternoon and we started researching the tours, the company website and referring to our correspondence with the hotel. The tour company's website did say you will lose your money if you cancel, but that was only referring to paid tours there was nothing about tours where you have not paid yet. The correspondence between us and the hotel and also the hotels website again mentioned nothing about booking tours and then cancelling them. We bought some Skype credit and Chris tried to call her and explain but the phone kept cutting out, he ended up sending her a text message saying that nowhere in the email or on the website does it have a policy or any terms and conditions about booking for tours so therefore he doesn't believe he should have to pay
Once the text message was sent he said "right lets go get a drink and something to eat, no problem".. His so amazing in difficult situations, doesn't panic or get flustered (well if he does he doesn't show it) I panic for the both of us and he just comes on in and sorts it out. We went walking through the city and first stopped at a pharmacy for some cold and flu tablets, then we found a coffee shop.. Amazing coffee! We went upstairs but the room was so short we couldn't even stand up in it.. Lol Chris made his second Vietnamese friend, his first is the security guard named Tuan from our hotel, he was the one who came with us to the old hotel and helped us. He is kind, polite and speaks English very well. But it's funny because he is so tiny yet his the security.. Haha Chris' second friend was a guy selling lighters on the street, he tried to get us to buy something and we got chatting to him. Chris ended up buying a lighter from him that's metal and has the petrol inside but it has like a metal matchstick on it with a wick on the end, you take that out and run it down the side of the lighter to light it. It was pretty cool so Chris just had to have it. We got his number in case we need a hand with anything whilst in Hanoi.
We then ended up at the city view cafe which is cafe on the 4th floor of a very old building overlooking the city
So we left our $18 with reception (he said we were to nice and that we shouldn't even have to pay that, we figured whats $18 if it means its resolved) we confirmed our booking for the cruise the next day and went out to explore the city with huge grins on our faces that everything had worked out
In Hanoi the streets are themed so you will walk down a street (block) that sells all shoes, another will sell all sunglasses, another pottery, another jewellery, we even found a whole street that sold mannequins... We found a few nice restaurants and got there cards so we would remember where they were, and one guy gave us the address to find a bottle shop. We had to ask for directions a few times but the people here are so kind and always helpful, if they don't know how to speak English or don't know where to go they will ask someone else. Sometimes you might end up with three or four people huddled around working out where you need to go.
We eventually found the bottle shop and it was on a street that was all liquor stores, a bottle of bourbon and gin cost us $22!!! Bargain! We had to ask directions a few more times but eventually made it back to the hotel where enjoyed a few drinks in the private garden of our suite..


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The 7th Edmonton International Chess Festival took place from 27 June - 2 July in Alberta, Canada.
The competition was a 10-player single round robin using the 3-1-0 scoring system. The profile of the event was raised considerably by the participation of Nigel Short who was the strongest player by some distance.
However the English GM didn't have it all his own way, starting with a shock loss in the first round to Israeli GM Victor Mikhalevski, rated nearly 200 points lower. Despite this setback Short went on to claim first place as expected, only giving up draws to GM Anton Kovalyov and IM Irina Krush.
The time control was 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes to a finish with a 30 second increment from the start.
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The big shock in the first round: Nigel Short (right) loses
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Thank Bab3s, that is indeed a clear breakthrough.
Wow, @sonofpearl, that is one fugly game. It almost looks fake it's so weird. I prefer to assume Mikhalevski was overconfident and Haessel played the game of his life.
@ stormcrown - here it is!
What happened in Haessel v Mikhalevski? That cost Mikhalevski his share of first, and maybe first on tie-breaks!
@doktor_nee - Ng5+ Kh6 Bxf7 wins an exchange by force.
Also, instead of Qc6, there is also Kh7 to defend the g6 pawn, it looks dangerous, but I can't really find a clear breakthrough for white.
@ rnickel - sometimes directly from press releases, other times from tournament websites or other news sites.
There's also a lot of useful people to follow on Twitter for chess news.
Where does SonofPearl get all his chess news from?
he seems to he out-rating every other competitor by almost at least 200 lol
If Qc6 probably Bxf7+ Rxf7 Rd8+ Rxd8 Qxc6 and black is dead lost.
Knowing Dale Haessel he probably lost on time in that position too - he was a terrible time trouble adicit when I last saw him play years ago.
Nice games from Short, although this tournemant was his exit from the 2700 club.
looks like Qxg6 is a threat and if Qc6, then Re6 maybe. But Dale shouldn't of resigned so early
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Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is stepping up his defense of his lucrative consulting career, in part by arguing that he didnt do very much to earn all that money.
In an interview late Thursday on Fox News, Gingrich said that he only worked about an hour a month giving advice to Freddie Mac, the quasi-public mortage company that paid him up to $1.8 million in fees.
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So does that make him a "Part-Time DC Hack?
Did Buffet invest $10 billion in IBM? No, Berkshire Hathaway did.
No Just a garden variety politician.
I like him even more if can earn that kind of dough.
How much does DU pay you to post this crap?
Nice work if you can get it.
How can advising Freddie for one hour be the same as the guy that ran it into the ground and then cooked the books and lied under oath in House and Senate hearings? I don't know how much Johnson got but Franklin got $90 million.
MSNBC is having a cow over this. The hypocrisy of both Newt and the MSM is hilarious.
This is one of those insider sweetheart deals where no real work is required.
How much pay and time spent for said pay does old slick the bent one get for his advice to different entities?
This is one of those insider sweetheart deals where no real work is required.
The point is that he obviously wasn't paid for history lessons. What was he being paid for? Sounds like corruption to me even if corrupt lawmakers haven't made it illegal.
He was paid to influence GOP Congressman not to dig so deep into Freddie Mac's problems, see we hired one of you, we aren't so bad, leave us alone.
I would almost rather have 4 more years of Obama than 8 years of another corrupt Chicago style RINO. I did say almost.
$19,047.62 per Hour!
I guess that makes him a "Part-Time" DC Hack that makes a lot of money per hour.
How can advising Freddie for one hour be the same as the guy that ran it into the ground and then cooked the books and lied under oath in House and Senate hearings?
It's kind of like comparing the guy in bed with your wife and the one filming it. Which one is the sleaze?
All the hacks in DC are ripping us off.
As at least one other poster has mentioned - if we work hard perhaps the senate and the house will be Republican. They would be able to fight an Obama - but would just rubber-stamp anything a president with an "R" after his name might propose.
Plus - electing a RINO only furthers the "only 'moderates' can get elected".
Nothing different than 95% of our wonderful politicians! So, if you are not going to condemn them all - especially the Democrats that do the same thing (after all, it is legal) then don't raise such a fuss now during the election.
Yes, it should be stopped, and yes, it is corrupt!
Are you going to throw him out and elect Romney who is just as bad or worse I assure you....
Has the LSM investigated old slick the bent one to determine what he gets paid and time spent for said pay for advice to different entities?
As long as that money didn't come from the taxpayers, then I have no problem.
All good points. We have the most influence over congressmen so that needs to be our main focus. We need all three branches to roll back the beast but we need to hold ground when that's the best we can do. I believe Obama is going to be a weak candidate like Carter was and this may be the best chance for a conservative President for a long time ahead. I hate to see this opportunity squandered.
Doesn't mean they're not, either. Anyway, I was just responding in the spirit of the day around here.
As at least one other poster has mentioned - if we work hard perhaps the senate and the house will be Republican
The poster who said this must have a short memory.
We had all three branches of Govt and rubber stamping is all
we got. And if by chance, they don't rubber stamp, u will have that system clogging bunch, the 14 Gangsters raise their ugly heads again. An endless cycle.
Newt is as insider as you will get. You will not notice
any changes in your interaction with the government.
Santorum will be about the same as Newt.
With Bachmann, Cain, Perry, Paul & Johnson you will notice
significant change.
With Huntsman & Romney there will be small changes.
This is just total BS! Just because he mentioned the rep from FMFM came bye once a month, does not mean that was the only time he worked issues for them. Has anyone asked why the media is so hell bent on Newt's salary vs the Obama admin approving millions in bonuses for FMFM managers who continually run a balance sheet red! Tell me the media is not in the tank with liberally democrats and I'll say BS!
This is just total BS! Just because he mentioned the rep from FMFM came bye once a month, does not mean that was the only time he worked issues for them. Has anyone asked why the media is so hell bent on Newt's salary vs the Obama admin approving millions in bonuses for FMFM managers who continually run a balance sheet red! Tell me the media is not in the tank with liberal democrats and I'll say BS!
The democrats have thrown 4 trillion which is 4 MILLION MILLION dollars down a black hole..
And Newt is pilloried for trying to get some of it???
They have pigeon holed ALL info on where those bucks went..
EXCEPT..... for the paltry sum Newt got..
Something seems wrong here...
Wonder how many democrats benefited for this windfall?..
We might never know..
Good for him
Actually, it does. Fred has been a member of FR since 1997. Suggesting he is a paid DU hack is tantamount to saying the proprietors of FR aren't smart enough to know that a DU infiltrator has gotten by their defenses for 14 years. At minimum it's an insult. At worst it's a lie. And given that I really don't think you believe it -- well...
You are correct.
Until Newt comes clean and admits this is just business as usual, this is how it works in Washington, he's just another lying, slimy DC pol. He likes to come off as so incorruptible, honest and intelligent. Now's the time to come clean and lay it out there for all to see. It's a perfect time what with the 60 minutes Congresspeople insider trading segment.
Yes, they all do it, that's why they will spend $20 million to get a $200,000/yr job. Come on Newt, man up and tell everyone the dirty little secret instead of bombarding us with words. I swear, I'd vote for him in a second if he would only just be completely honest. But it will never happen.
You seem to NOT realize that things have changed in the last decade or so..for the worse!
This time, the Tea Party will insure that these newly elected folks will adhere to a stricter program than in the past. Things change and the changes that are coming are either going to save up or destroy us!
Do NOT compare the upcoming elections with the past! The future of America now depends on the actions of the voters.
"Call me foolish, but I think that is kind of expense for a history lesson."
Didn't Obama's former right hand man, Rahmbo, once work for Freddie or Fannie? I seem to recall that he made several million bucks for about 5 months work. How much is that per hour, Fred? You're pretty slick with math. Is that also expense, Fred?
$19,047.62 per Hour!
And whom among us would turn that down?
At least we know how he could pay for a nice home.
How did Hussein pay for his Chicago digs.
You seem to NOT realize that things have changed in the last decade or so..for the worse!
They have changed for the worse because of the hacks on both sides have spend like drunken sailors for decades.
We are reaping what decades of out of control spending has sowed. I get it quite well.
There were actual threads on this site yesterday about how he has had a religious conversion and we can trust him!
But he still won't come clean.
Absolutely! All of this should not only be illegal but penalized - criminal justice!
The only problem I have is bring it up now during the election when probably the Democrats are far worse offenders.
Now if we could just elect people of decency, this would be not only against the law but would provide for criminal penalties...but don't expect Congress to pass any laws that pertain to them...geez.
This was before tarp, newt supported tarp as well. Do not know who was paying him then, but probably someone from wall street. I am sure we will finds out.
With support like that waste, fraud and abuse in government will live on forever. What do we bother, hell let the good times roll.
This is the real issue. Its not how much he was paid but what he was paid to do. It seems like Newt was paid to promote liberal causes that undermined the economy and eroded our liberty.
But anyway, who cares, it was legal./s
George Bush support Tarp as well..
Do they both get pilloried?..
Paint Newt(black) you must paint the Shrub as well..
It is interesting how each candidate is ignored until he or she rises to the top in the polls, and then the shootout begins.
I don't see Romney as getting the full-on attack. He has had negative press, but nothing like the complete focus Cain and now Newt have had. But since his getting the nomination is 'inevitable' I guess they're saving it all for when he goes up against Dear Leader.
The best-laid plans...
No wonder he is being dubbed Newtie Kazootie.
He is a dummy for the highest bidder, and an extortionate one if he really did only work one hour a month for Freddie Mac
For a pol voted out of office, charging somewhere in the area of one megabuck per hour makes Obama's gang appear to be chump change oriented amateurs.
Oh, wait, they are.
[ Let's try the old stealing from the tax payer is wrong, no matter what party. ]
So you imply that the entire democrat party should be arrested?..
The democrat party was, is now, and always will be a Criminal Enterprise..
Its true some republicans are ex-democrats.. and still carry "the Disease"..
Democracy is a political disease.. socialism is merely a symptom..
Democracy is indispensable to socialism. The goal of socialism is communism. -V.I. Lenin
The meaning of peace is the absence of opposition to socialism .-Karl Marx
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The Kings have announced that their annual development camp will take start Friday and run through next Tuesday (July 10) at the Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. The on-ice times, plus the roster, are listed below. A reminder, in response to the inevitable "Where is (fill in player's name)?" question that this is a development camp almost exclusively for players drafted/signed in the last couple years. It's not intended to be all-inclusive for non-NHL players. All sessions are open to the public and free.
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Hospitals are required to have a medical director of respiratory care as a condition of their participation in the Federal Medicare and Medicaid programs. This gives physicians opportunities to improve the quality of care for the patients in their community, to diversify income streams, and to assist hospitals to meet regulatory requirements for quality. The contracts for these positions are usually provided by the hospital, so it is imperative that physicians know how to protect their interests, what is expected of them, if they are being paid fairly, and that the contract is compliant with all regulatory issues. The directorship relationship with the hospital that provides designated health services and the "stand in the shoes" definition of direct compensation also gives physicians and physician practices guidance to determine if their group and individual physicians are compliant with Stark and antikickback regulations. This article guides physicians through the process of reviewing a contract for medical directorship or service line management services. Information on compensation in the directorship market can be found in at least two standard surveys. Duties and compensation vary among entities and frequently include incentive-based compensation for improving quality measures and operations. Directorships are evolving to service line management as more of the hospital's reimbursement is linked to clinical quality and patient satisfaction. This article does not offer legal advice, nor is it meant to be all inclusive. Physicians should consult a health-care attorney for any questions before signing any contract.
Although reimbursement continues to decline, opportunities exist outside direct patient care that are professionally satisfying and fiscally rewarding. Medical directorship positions are needed in entities that serve the general public. These positions have been created by regulation and a desire for high quality scores, community profile enhancement, superior service, patient satisfaction, and cost-effective use of resources.
Hospitals that serve Medicare patients are required to have specific medical director positions as a condition of participation in the Medicare program. The Code of Federal Regulations, under chapter 4: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, part 482, Conditions of Participation for Hospitals, Section 482.57, states that "there must be a director of respiratory care services who is a doctor of medicine or osteopathy with the knowledge, experience and capabilities to supervise and administer the service properly."1 Similarly, other departments, such as the transplant center, nuclear medicine services, inpatient psychiatric services, rehabilitation services, and food and dietetic services, must designate a "director" staff position. The requirements for leadership in other areas of the hospital, such as surgical services, radiologic services, and emergency services, do not precisely designate a director position but give specific qualifications for the supervisor of the services.2 The Final Rule in the Federal Register, dated May 16, 2012, under Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Reform of Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation eliminated the requirement for a single director of outpatient services, allowing one or more individuals to supervise outpatient services. The same Final Rule also permits the role of other health-care practitioners, such as advanced practitioners of nursing, physician's assistants, and pharmacists, to be considered for medical staff membership, a status formerly held only by physicians,3 which may allow a more relaxed interpretation of leadership positions when the Code of Federal Regulations states that a service line "must be supervised by a qualified member of the medical staff" as in the Condition of Participation for Emergency Services.4 The May 16, 2012, Final Rule also created more opportunity for medical directors and service line leadership to serve critical access hospitals by eliminating the requirement that certain services in critical access hospitals be provided by employees of the hospital only. These services can now be provided through contractual arrangements with community physicians and entities such as laboratories or radiology services.5
Assisting the hospital to meet/exceed the Medicare core quality measures is now the emphasis in many medical director contracts. Hospitals are being measured on many different quality parameters. A current list of Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services measurements can be found on the Hospital Compare website at http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/Data/AboutData/Measures-Displayed.aspx, and a list of measures potentially being added to the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program6 can be found at http://www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov/Data/VBP/value-based-purchasing.aspx. The Joint Commission, formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations, one of the accreditation bodies for hospitals, has its own set of quality measures that a hospital must demonstrate to maintain Joint Commission certification.7
Directors are true partners with the hospital system, and both duties and compensation emphasize the importance of demonstrating measurable quality on government, accreditation, and payer-defined core/care measures, whether those directors are employees of the hospital or independent contractors. Knowledge of evidence-based medicine related to the core measures and all specialty-specific clinical competencies are essential for medical directors. Realistic goals for quality measures should be mutually agreed upon, with clear objectives for improving community and patient services and enhancing value-based purchasing reimbursement.
One of the most difficult areas of negotiation for medical director services is the compensation for duties when the physician or physician group is on the medical staff and admits and/or refers patients to the hospital. Countless levels of regulations govern who is eligible to receive compensation, how their compensation is to be provided, and how much compensation is granted. The definition of "fair market value" in the Code of Federal Regulations refers only to "the compensation that would be included in a service agreement as the result of bona fide bargaining between well-informed parties to the agreement who are not otherwise in a position to generate business for the other party."8 Because potential exists between the parties for mutual referral compensation arrangements, regulations called the "Stark Laws" (phases I, II, and III) were created to amend and augment the Code of Federal Regulations that apply to physician compensation. Exceptions to referral prohibition related to compensation arrangements can be found in part 411 of Title 42: Exclusions from Medicare and Limitations on Medicare Payment, Subpart J-Financial Relationships Between Physicians and Entities Furnishing Designated Health Services.8 Some of the most important areas of the regulations that the compensation arrangements must address are as follows:
Services must be identifiable and legitimate and necessary for the business purpose of the arrangement.
Compensation must be consistent with fair market value, commercially reasonable, and set in advance.
Compensation cannot be based on the volume or value of any referrals.
Compensation may include a physician incentive plan if no direct or indirect payment is made as an inducement to reduce or limit medically necessary services with respect to a specific individual, and the plan complies with all requirements concerning physician incentive plans.
Services to be furnished must not violate federal or state law.
The arrangement must be in writing and signed by both parties.
The term of the agreement must be for at least 1 year without renegotiation of terms.
These terms are not all inclusive and should not be taken as legal advice. Each compensation arrangement should be evaluated against the regulations and/or submitted to the Office of the Inspector General for an advisory opinion. Additional Stark information can be found on the American College of Chest Physicians website in an article by Carolyn Buppert, JD, MSN, "Job Offers From Hospitals: Sorting Out Stark Issues."9
Phase III of the Stark regulations10 eliminated the "safe harbor methods" for determining fair market value presented in phase II but added a more direct compensation relationship with the new ''stand in the shoes'' provisions that closed unintended loopholes by treating compensation arrangements between designated health service entities and group practices as if the arrangements were with all of the group's referring physicians. When a physician stands in the shoes of his or her physician organization, he or she will be deemed to have the same compensation arrangement (with the same parties and on the same terms) as the physician organization has with the designated health services entity for the purpose of compliance with anti-kickback regulations. There is now a "direct" relationship between the designated health service entity and all individuals in the physician organization when the contract is with the group practice or an individual physician of a group.
The Medical Group Management Association's "Medical Directorship and On-Call Compensation Survey: 2012 Report Based on 2011 Data" shows that the vast majority of medical practices reported annual median compensation levels of < $50,000. Hourly rates ranged from $100 to $260, depending on the specialty. Most medical directors spent between 4 and 8 h per week on directorship duties.11 Annualized compensation for pulmonary medicine directorships compared with all nonsurgical specialists from this survey is included in Table 1. There were not enough data to determine significant results for critical care or sleep medicine specialists. Integrated Healthcare Strategies also publishes a Medical Director Survey, available as of August 2012.12 The methodology for calculating compensation changed from the 2011 study, with annual stipends dropping by 37.59%, monthly stipends increasing by 12.89%, and hourly stipends increasing by 24.7%.11
Data are presented in US dollars. NA = data not available. (Source: Medical Directorship and On-Call Compensation Survey 2012 Report Based on 2011 Data. Reprinted with permission from MGMA-ACMPE, 104 Inverness Terrace East, Englewood, Colorado 80112. www.mgma.com).11
The duties outlined in the contract should be mutually agreeable and written with enough detail to determine performance expectations. Professional duties require special consideration. Professional liability carriers need to be contacted to review for risk assessment any professional duties that are not within the scope of the physician's regular practice. Written confirmation that administrative duties including peer review are included in the facility's directors' and officers' coverage should be garnered.
The qualifications required of the medical director are typically outlined in the terms and/or description of duties of the agreement. Recent agreements have required that the medical director be board certified in the specialty of the department and have medical and administrative experience in that specialty.
The responsibilities of medical director positions vary at each facility, depending on the strengths and weaknesses of the entity, the specialty of the department, and the relationship it has with its medical staff. Key areas of responsibility are as follows:
Assisting in implementing medical/administrative policies
Formulating strategic development for the department
Ensuring the safety of patients and employees in the department
Providing evidence-based medicine standards of care
Creating and validating criteria for the evaluation of quality of services and reporting of core/care measures
Assisting with the development of protocols for and the education of department staff
Providing guidelines and leadership for staff performance
Analyzing data and data collection methods to evaluate clinical outcomes and department performance
Acting as the liaison between the department and the medical staff
Coordinating patient care with other departments to enhance outcomes (multidisciplinary rounds)
Providing consultation to medical staff regarding the appropriateness of departmental services
Keeping abreast of new equipment advances and making equipment recommendations
Presenting case reviews and performing clinical peer reviews
Attending all relevant meetings
Preparing and presenting departmental reports
Recommending changes for cost-effective administration of the department
Maintaining current knowledge of federal, state, and accreditation regulations
Advising on community and consumer relationships
Being a role model of successful leadership
All time commitments, including regular meeting requirements, should be agreed to in writing in advance to facilitate physician scheduling. A definition of a qualified medical director of respiratory care can be found on the website of the National Association of Medical Directors of Respiratory Care at www.namdrc.org/medical-director-respiratory-care. A list of responsibilities of the medical director of respiratory care can be found at www.namdrc.org/medical-director-respiratory-care-responsibilites.
The Medical Group Management Association survey shows that nonsurgical specialists' compensation increased with the number of responsibilities. Nonsurgical specialist directors with physician education and provider of last resort/call availability earned the highest compensation in their category.11
It is advised that documentation of all hours spent on any duties of the contract be recorded, even if there is a limit on the number of hours paid. Actual documentation of all hours worked should be used during the next round of negotiations as evidence that duties may take longer than previously allowed for in the contract.
As hospital and physician incentives start to align, medical directorships are turning into "service line comanagement arrangements" with both fixed/time-based and incentive-based compensation components. Incentive is presented as an added bonus for reaching a goal or a penalty subtracted from the total package for not reaching a goal. "Intensivist programs" have replaced the medical director of the ICU to expand the duties of managing this special line of service in the hospital. Added duties involve overseeing operations, cost effectiveness, and communication improvement, as well as initiating more quality parameters. With these types of agreements, it is essential that all the deliverables be clearly defined and mutually agreed upon before the contract is executed. Each goal must be measurable, and the data and the formulas that determine the success of the goal must be trustworthy and transparent. As improvement is shown, the goals and incentives paid should be renegotiated from the new and improved base as the contracts are renewed.
The "MGMA Medical Director and On-Call Compensation Survey: 2012 Report Based on 2011 Data" shows this trend to service line responsibilities in the change of the percentage of specific categories of duties and responsibilities from 2010. Community relations, regulation, licensure and credentialing, strategic development, equipment selection, maintenance and planning, physician relations and/or representation, recruitment, attending standing meetings, monitoring quality and appropriateness of medical care, and providing guidance and leadership for performance guidelines are all up by 10% to 24%.11
The rest of the contract should define the expectations and obligations of each party from partnership and accountability perspectives. Examples are shown in Table 2.
HIPAA = Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Physicians with demonstrated leadership skills who communicate effectively and provide results in a timely manner will be in demand for practice and health system medical directorship positions and service line management. Clinical expertise, with knowledge and application of evidence-based medicine, is essential to achieve regulatory quality measures. Fair compensation for work provided is a challenge in these times of cost-reduction initiatives and changing employment models. Aligned incentives will illuminate the paths to success and guide action toward areas of the national health-care system that are not working for patients, providers, communities, the country, or businesses. Teamwork within the departments, with the entity partner, and the entire medical community is critical to creating local changes that make attaining the goals of quality-improved medicine and patient satisfaction in our health-care system a reality.
Financial/nonfinancial disclosures: The author has reported to CHEST the following conflicts of interest: Ms Knapp provides consulting services for the Medical Group Management Association Health Care Consulting Group and is chair for the American College of Chest Physicians' Practice Management Committee.
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WisdomTree Investments' (WETF) stock is unusually weak this morning. The reason appears to be a filing that paves the way for 23.8% of the company's outstanding shares to come onto the market.
The form S-3, filed on Friday, sets up chairman Michael Steinhardt and early backer RRE Ventures to sell nearly 30 million shares. Steinhardt's sale of 11.7 million, a figure that includes 4 million shares held by The Judy and Michael Steinhardt Foundation, would reduce his stake in the company from 25.1% to 15.9%, according to the filing.
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When the regular season started, Kuester played it safe by capping McGrady's playing time at 15 minutes a night.
When McGrady struggled with his jumper early in the season, it was just assumed he was working his legs back into shape.
But eventually even the jumper started to fall. McGrady even started knocking down mid-range fade-aways over the arms of outstretched defenders.
Still, McGrady had yet to find his rhythm from beyond the arc.
McGrady has never been an elite three-point shooter, but he's shot a respectable 33.6 percent over his career. He had been unable to replicate that success this season, only knocking down 2-13 attempts coming into Tuesday's game.
Then, in the fourth quarter against the Hawks, everything seemed to click. McGrady took a pass from Rodney Stuckey and knocked down a big three. Then he did it again. And again. And again.
In a little more than six minutes, McGrady connected on four straight three pointers as the Pistons expanded their six-point lead to 26.
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For only the second time in his career, Rodney Stuckey finished with double-digit assists in back-to-back games.
As usual, Stuckey's stat line was buoyed by his teammates knocking down open jumpers. Four of his assists came on McGrady's three-point barrage, but credit Stuckey for recognizing his teammate's hot streak.
On McGrady's final three, Stuckey drove into the lane, looking to draw McGrady's defender. Once the defender bit, Stuckey turned and kicked out to McGrady for the open look.
Stuckey provided great balance for the Pistons, focusing more on moving the basketball than taking shots. When he eyed the rim, Stuckey largely stayed away from his less-effective jump shot, opting to attack the basket.
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City hall has finally reached the three per cent tax levy increase mandated by councillors when budget discussions began earlier this year.
Maureen Adams, the city's finance manager, listed a slew of spending shifts and outright cuts which redcues spending and equates to a three per cent tax levy increase for this year.
The city plans to fund some projects out of reserves, change forecasts for things like the cost of fuel, and eliminate the replacement of one city park play structure.
There appeared to be tacit consensus around the council table to move ahead with making the changes to the city's budget – capping the tax increase at $42 on the average residential bill.
"Which is equivalent to a 1.75 increase over what they paid in 2012," said Adams.
But council has not yet approved the budget, and there are still discussions to be had about how to fund outside agencies, which are asking for more money this year. City bean counters allotted a little more than $561,000 for outside agencies in 2013, but the increased requests total more than $700,000.
"This budget does not support champagne tastes, nor does it support soda pop tastes," said Coun. Denis Carr, who added it is conceivable council could approve the budget soon, and divy up spending for outside agencies later.
That could happen as soon as Friday.
What has become clear is that commercial and multi-residential property owners are paying for a larger piece of the tax pie in Cornwall.
If one compares the ratio paid out by different tax classes, multi-residential, commercial and industrial pay double, if not a little more, than residential property owners.
"The commercial sector assessments…we do have some significant increases," said Adams, adding while there are more commercial properties to draw tax revenue from "based on the revaluation of (assessment), the value of their property is going up more than others."
Coun. Gerry Samson said despite the fact that council's three per cent directive has been achieved, he questioned property owners' ability to pay when one considers there have already been increases to things like utility bills.
He also went on to suggest council is feeling pressure from residents, including the Community Action Group (CAG) – a collection of business advocates that want city spending curbed.
"We're going to have to come up with some kind of strategy to bite the bullet because people are really feeling it," said Samson.
His comments struck a nerve with Coun. Glen Grant.
"We don't answer to the CAG, we answer to the community," he said. "If they have such great ideas, let them bring the ideas forward – not just chuck crap against the wall at us."


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Gap clothing store bids farewell to Federal Way after quarter of a century
By ERICA HALL
The Mirror
The Gap ducked quietly out of The Commons at Federal Way over the New Years holiday, closing its doors after more than 25 years in Federal Way.
A Gap representative declined to comment on the closure.
Mall general manager Gary Martindale was unavailable Monday, but operations director Brian Dahl said the clothing stores lease was up and the Gap chose not to renew it.
In its 2003 annual report, Gap Inc. expected to open 125 new stores and close 135 worldwide in 2004, with the new stores being primarily Old Navy locations and Gap stores making up the bulk of store closures.
Net sales for Gap Inc., which comprises Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic and outlet stores, were up 10 percent as of Jan. 31, 2004, increasing from $14.5 million in 2002 to $15.9 million in 2003.
In 2003, Gap opened 35 new stores and closed 125, according to the annual report. There were 3,022 Gap Inc. stores open at the end of 2003, with 153,000 employees.
Gap opened its doors in Federal Way in August 1975, about the same time the SeaTac Mall since renamed The Commons at Federal Way opened. In 1999, the clothing retailer expanded into a neighboring space, Dahl said.
Tom Pierson, chief executive officer of the Federal Way Chamber of Commerce, said chamber officials had heard rumors preceding the Gaps departure. He attributed the vacancy to the malls redevelopment project, which began last year after California-based Steadfast Properties purchased the indoor shopping center.
Through the whole reconstruction, its been a financial strain on quite a few businesses, Pierson said. Every month they work on finishing is a month that strains business.
Steadfast Properties vice president Jim Yoder was unavailable for comment.
Other major tenants have also departed the mall in the past year. A Mervyns store was demolished to make way for a new Target (both stores are owned by the same company), and a Gottschalks pulled out and is scheduled to be replaced by a 16-screen Century Theaters movie complex.
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I remember my first apartment. It was so small that I could barely turn around without being in another room. It was the epitome of urban living, but I loved it. It was mine and it was perfect for me. It wasn't like I needed any more; all I did was sleep there and play video games. I hardly ever stayed there at all. I was a man about town. Oh, to be young again. Living in the middle of Dallas' urban sprawl taught me more than a few things about making the best of a small area, and to appreciate the simplicity that comes with it.
Now I live in a far more rural area. My house is so big I actually do not even use almost half of it. I have a den that is completely empty and is larger than my whole first apartment. It is ridiculous really, but I suppose I am planning for the future. Somehow, my wife thinks in the future we will need enough space for 5 or 6 people. (I'm scared.) Computer cases can be like that. I was using a huge full tower case for a while and I kept telling myself I needed the space so I could make a custom water loop, maybe a second or third GPU. Of course, all of that is unnecessary, but it really does sound great still doesn't it? Oh well, time to move on and use only what I need.
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I think at the next Oak Harbor City Council meeting I will personally ask each council member for $5. That way I can pay for the $25 manicure I get each week.
As I do it, I will also complain about how I just can't make ends meet each month and that I'm going to need to keep asking them for money.
That scenario is just as absurd as the city paying $30,000-plus for a sculpture while being deeply in debt in the midst of an economic downturn.
Don't get me wrong, I love art. I love the idea of making the downtown beautiful. But the fact of the matter is that good ol' fashion money principles mean:
1. When you can't afford something, you put it back on the shelf, and, 2. You pay for necessities before luxuries.
I think the city council should save themselves and the public they serve by putting the luxury of a Kraken sculpture on hold until they figure out a way to do it without raising utility rates or going further into debt.
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Oak Harbor
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M31 is the closest spiral galaxy, and belongs to the same morphological type as the Milky Way. X-ray observations reveal multiple point sources in the bulge, plus a significant unresolved diffuse emission. Recently, our spatially-resolved analysis of ROSAT/PSPC data revealed the difference between the spectra of the point sources, presumably low-mass X-ray binaries, and the unresolved emission (Borozdin & Priedhorsky, 2000). For the first time, we extracted the spectrum of the unresolved emission, and found it to be significantly softer than the integral spectrum of the bulge. This result may also be applicable to other early-type X-ray faint galaxies, which have similar spectra. As data become available from XMM-Newton and Chandra, we will analyze them in the context of this analysis.
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Syracuse, N.Y. -- A 37-year-old woman from Utica was shot Wednesday morning by a man who apparently knew her, police said.
Around 11:25 a.m., police were notified of a shooting victim who had been admitted to St. Joseph's Hospital.
The victim was shot in the left arm and was treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, Sgt. Tom Connellan said.
The shooting took place on the 200 block of Mary Street. A private vehicle took her to the hospital. Police did not say who drove the vehicle.
Police are searching for a 32-year-old man who knew the victim.
Syracuse police have asked that anyone with information about the shooting call 442-5222, a confidential tip line.


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These foods are absorbed slowly and will not provoke an inflammatory reaction from a surge in blood sugar levels.
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Slim Jim Antenna Project Update 3/17/06
|OK so here's the first results of the building of the SLIM
JIM for 2Meters
I have it down to 1.3:1 SWR average across the band.. its not quite as broad banded as I had hoped but I'm not done yet. This antenna tunes over a WIDE range of Freqencies! I'd say it is capable of 8-10mhz not all with an optimal pattern mind you, but with a good SWR.
I took "said device" out on the porch attached to is 1" pvc pipe, and leaned it against a rafter/joist.
After getting the SWR down to 1.3:1 I decided to see what I could hear and what repeaters I could raise. I started on 5 watts all Kalamazoo repeaters were up with ease.
With 5watts 146.84 MHZ Paw Paw repeater came up fine. I went down to 2.5watts, same thing. So for the heck of it, I dropped the power out down to 200 milliwatts. I was able to bring it up just fine. I was amazed. For reference that's 22 miles, the antenna under my open shingled porch maybe 5ft off the ground, 200mw. Id say the antenna is performing ok.
the next test was the 147.24 in Allegan. This repeater is (thru the wood sided house) from where the antenna was sitting on the porch, and is located about 28-30miles north west of me. I was able to bring it up on 2.5 watts.
I was hearing the 147.16 Link repeater at 92nd street in Grand Rapids with 2 "S" units on the HT, and full quieting. again (thru the house) and about 45 miles north.
This antenna should be a performer. I can only imagine what it will do when I get it in the air.
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Why Do I Need A Realtor For A Short Sale?
Q: Hi. I got approved to get my house on short sale by the bank. The bank told me that I need a Realtor. Why do I need a Realtor and do I have to pay the Realtor or will the bank pay for the Realtor?
–myooths, Pennsylvania
A: Dear PA-short sale question.
Having a Realtor who will market the property and work to get it sold is in the best interest of you and the bank.
As for the Realtor's fee's…generally the bank takes care of that issue,
as it is part of the short sale.
Sunny Demko is a Realtor® with Keller Williams Realty in Westlake, OH.
A: The bank pays for the realtor – call a local office and ask for a buyer's agent and one who knows short sales. I'd Help you but I'm in Georgia
Leah Layman is a Realtor® with Keller Williams Realty Augusta Partners in Augusta, GA.
A: Typically the bank will work with a Realtor; mainly because they'll need to provide comparables of similar houses to yours in your area to come up with an appropriate sale price, and they are the front line eyes/ears for what the local market feedback is saying. The laws regarding short sales are everchanging and bank specific; thus if you have particular legal questions, consult with a Real Estate Attorney in your area.
Janice Caputo is a Realtor® with Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services in Pittsburgh, PA.
A: The answer to your first question is simple. Short sales are very confusing and only a experienced short sale Realtor should be hired to handle this, you do not want to try this yourself. If a single piece of paper is missing it can throw the whole thing out or cause the closing to be extended and possible loss a sale. Go to http://www.cdpe.com/find/cdpe and type in your address and look for someone that seems to fill your needs. These Realtors are trained and coached on how to do Short Sales, I know I took the training. The answer to your second question is maybe you, maybe the bank, it all depends, Ask your Realtor to negotiate with the lender to pay their commissions, most of the time this won't be a problem. This is another reason to hire a competent Realtor. Good Luck!
LeKaren Lockridge is a Realtor® with Trend Setter Realty in Houston, TX.
A: When selling your home as a short sale the banks require that you list with a Realtor. You will not be paying the Realtor fees. This is part of the costs of selling that your lender approves. Most sellers (on a short sale transaction) don't pay anything at close of escrow, unless they have made arrangements with their lender to pay some of the shortage back to the bank.
Brenda Cunningham is a Realtor® in Mesa, AZ.
A: The bank will pay the Realtor.
The Realtor is requested to limit liability and fraud. The Realtor must not be closely related to you. In other words, the relationships of the involved parties must be at arms-length.
Congratulations on the approval! This will help immensely at getting your home through the selling process. Mind you, it is far from over. Find a Realtor with experience doing several short sales. The process is complicated and confusing.
Adam ~ Reliantra
Adam Aguilar is a Realtor® with Reliantra in West Toluca Lake, CA.
A: Typically the seller, in this case the bank, pays the Realtor fee.
They likely told you to get a Realtor to make sure the paperwork is prepared properly and submitted to them in a timely manner. Most sellers are not prepared to do that since they don't work in the market every day buying and selling houses.
Jim Lee is a Realtor® with Re/Max Coast to Coast Properties in Portsmouth, NH.
A: The bank wants to insure that your property is marketed by a professional. Their goal is to find a buyer as soon as possible, as is yours. The Realtor receives compensation (commission) once the property is sold. His/her commission does come from the sale of the property. It is in your best interest to work with an experienced realtor. I would suggest looking for a Realtor with experience with short sales.
Anne Elizabeth Oliver is a Realtor® with Roy Wheeler Realty Company in Charlottesville, VA.
A: The Realtor(s) are paid out of the closing proceeds from the house – so you pay the Realtor, but not out of pocket if that makes sense. Let's say the home is $200K, and the Realtors are getting a 6% commission or $12,000. The net to the lender would then be $188,000 before any other taxes or closing costs. This is why there are no out of pocket expenses to you as a Seller in a short sale. If you would like a referral of a good agent near you that is experienced in short sales (that's very important!) please call me and I can recommend one.
Liane M. Jamason, Realtor, CDPE
Liane Jamason is a Realtor® with Keller Williams Realty in Tampa, FL.
A: The bank will pay the Realtor. The Realtor is the person who negotiates with the bank.
Maria Picardi-Kenyon is a Realtor® with Re/Max Tri County Realtors in Hamilton, NJ
A: The bank does not want to take a chance on For Sale By Owner – they want a professional to handle the transaction. In a short sale you do not get any money and bank will pay commission.
George in Tucson
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State Rep. Ricky Templet is coordinating the 15th annual West Jefferson Doll and Toy Fund toy distribution, which will take place Dec. 11 at Gretna Middle School, 910 Gretna Blvd., Gretna.
The West Jefferson Doll and Toy Fund distributes free toys to underprivileged children, age 10 and under, who live on the West Bank of Jefferson Parish. Tickets to the event must be obtained in advance for a child to receive a toy. Tickets will be distributed from Templet's office, 1801 Stumpf Blvd., Terrytown, beginning Nov. 29.
More than 1,300 underprivileged West Bank children received new toys for Christmas at the distribution last year.
Among the toys that will be available this year are bicycles, baby dolls, scooters and wagons.
The Optimist Club of the Westbank, the primary sponsor of the event, provides the money to supply the new toys.
In addition to the wide selection of toys, contributions are being solicited to supply various other goodies and entertainment for the children.
Donations may be sent to: West Jefferson Doll and Toy Fund, P.O. Box 1158, Gretna, LA 70054. Call 504.361.6013 for more information.


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