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23 Kan. App. 2d 899
No. 75,703
MICHAEL G. NANCE, Claimant/Appellant, v. HARVEY COUNTY, Respondent/Appellee, and NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL CASUALTY, Insurance Carrier/Appellee.
1. A worsening of an injury which is the result of the normal aging process and the passage of time is a natural and probable consequence of a primary injury.
2. Where there is undisputed testimony that a primary injury has worsened, no evidence that an intervening injury has occurred, and the testimony supports the conclusion that the change could well be the result of the normal aging process and the passage of time, it is error to find the claimant has failed to meet his or her burden of proof to establish grounds for review and modification.
Appeal from the Workers Compensation Board. Opinion filed May 2, 1997. Reversed.
Steven L. Foulston, of Wichita, for the appellant.
James A. Cline, of Wichita, for the appellee.
Before KNUDSON, P.J., PIERRON, J., and PADDOCK, S.J.
PIERRON, J.: Michael G. Nance appeals from an order of the Workers Compensation Board (Board) denying his request for review and modification pursuant to K.S.A. 44-528 and finding he failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that his worsened condition was related to his industrial injury of April 20, 1990. We reverse.
The parties do not dispute that Nance was injured while working within the course and scope of his employment with Harvey County on April 20, 1990. Northwestern National Insurance Group is Harvey County's insurer.
Harvey County paid Nance compensation for temporary total disability and medical treatment/benefits. On February 14, 1994, the administrative law judge (ALJ) found that Nance sustained a 9% permanent partial general bodily disability as a result of his injuries. Nance requested a review by the Board. On July 28, 1994, the Board found Nance had sustained only a 3.5% permanent partial impairment to the body as a whole on a functional basis.
Nance appealed to this court, arguing only against the constitutionality of the Board. Pursuant to Sedlack v. Dick, 256 Kan. 779, 887 P.2d 1119 (1995), we sustained Nance's appeal, vacated the Board's decision, and remanded the case to the newly constituted Board for a rehearing. Nance v. Harvey County, unpublished opinion No. 72,462, filed September 22, 1995. On November 9, 1995, the Board adopted its previous decision that Nance sustained a 3.5% permanent partial functional impairment.
During the pendency of his first appeal, Nance filed a motion for post-award medical treatment on July 21, 1994. The ALJ granted Nance's motion and he received treatment from Dr. Anthony G.A. Pollock.
On January 27, 1995, Nance filed a motion for review and modification, alleging that his functional impairment and work disability had increased since the original award. Nance submitted the testimony of Dr. Pollock and Jerry Hardin for supporting evidence. Pollock testified concerning Nance's functional impairment. Hardin testified concerning Nance's loss of ability to perform work in the open labor market and ability to earn comparable wages. Harvey County did not submit any evidence. The ALJ issued an award increasing Nance's permanent partial general bodily disability to 50%, finding: "The only evidence offered on the issues herein is that offered by claimant. The opinions of Dr. Anthony G. A. Pollock and of Mr. Jerry D. Hardin are found to be reasonable, are not improbable, are not contradicted and therefore are adopted as fact."
Harvey County filed for review before the Board. The Board reversed the award, concluding that Nance failed to prove by a preponderance of credible evidence that his worsened condition was related to the injury he suffered on April 20, 1990, and denied his request for review and modification.
Nance argues the Board committed reversible error when it concluded he failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that his worsened condition was related to this injury on April 20, 1990.
The 1993 workers compensation amendments limited review of all orders issued after October 1, 1993, to questions of law. K.S.A. 44-556(a). Whether the Board's findings of fact are supported by substantial competent evidence (K.S.A. 77-621[c][7]) is a question of law. See Guerrero v. Dold Foods, Inc., 22 Kan. App. 2d 53, Syl. ¶ 1, 913 P.2d 612 (1995).
K.S.A. 44-556 provides that workers compensation appeals are subject to the Act for Judicial Review and Civil Enforcement of Agency Actions, K.S.A. 77-601 et seq. The relevant scope of review is set forth in K.S.A. 77-621(c)(7):
"(c) The court shall grant relief only if it determines any one or more of the following:
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(7) The agency action is based on a determination of fact, made or implied by the agency, that is not supported by evidence that is substantial when viewed in light of the record as a whole, which includes the agency record for judicial review, supplemented by any additional evidence received by the court under this act."
In a workers compensation appeal, substantial evidence is "evidence possessing something of substance and relevant consequence and carrying with it fitness to induce conviction that the award is proper, or furnishing substantial basis of fact from which the issue tendered can be reasonably resolved." Angleton v. Starkan, Inc., 250 Kan. 711, Syl. ¶ 3, 828 P.2d 933 (1992). Additionally, this court may not reweigh the evidence presented at the agency hearing or determine the weight or credibility of the witnesses' testimony. See City of Wichita v. Employment Security Bd., 13 Kan. App. 2d 729, 733, 779 P.2d 41 (1989).
"In a workers compensation case, if evidence is presented that is uncontradicted, and not improbable, unreasonable, or shown to be untrustworthy, the finder of fact cannot disregard this evidence. Uncontradicted evidence should generally be regarded as conclusive. Demars v. Rickel Manufacturing Corporation, 223 Kan. 374, 380, 573 P.2d 1036 (1978)." Foulk v. Colonial Terrace, 20 Kan. App. 2d 277, 285, 887 P.2d 140 (1994).
Harvey County argues our standard of review is based upon a review of a negative finding. It indicates the Board found Nance had failed to sustain his burden of proof, namely, demonstrating by a preponderance of the evidence that his worsened condition was related to his workers compensation injury. As a result, Harvey County contends our standard of review is as follows:
|"'The effect of a negative finding by a trial court is that the party upon whom the burden of proof is cast did not sustain the requisite burden. Absent arbitrary disregard of undisputed evidence or some extrinsic consideration such as bias, passion or prejudice the finding of the trial judge [now the Workers Compensation Board] cannot be disturbed. An appellate court cannot nullify a trial judge's disbelief of evidence nor can it determine the persuasiveness of evidence which the trial judge may have believed.' [Citation omitted.]" Mohr v. State Bank of Stanley, 244 Kan. 555, 567-68, 770 P.2d 466 (1989).
K.S.A. 44-528 permits modification of awards in order to conform to changed conditions. This statute was intended to permit modification of awards when the condition of an injured employee either improves or worsens after the original hearing and award. See Brandt v. Kansas Workers Compensation Fund, 19 Kan. App. 2d 1098, Syl. ¶ 2, 880 P.2d 796, rev. denied 256 Kan. 994 (1994). A modification for changed conditions cannot be made without comparing a claimant's condition at the time of the award with the condition at the time the modification is sought. Gile v. Associated Co., 223 Kan. 739, 741, 576 P.2d 663 (1978). K.S.A. 1996 Supp. 44-501(a) provides that a claimant shall have the burden to prove the right to an award of compensation and to prove the various conditions on which that right depends.
In overruling Nance's award from the ALJ, the Board stated:
|"The only medical evidence dealing with claimant's increased symptomatology comes from Dr. Anthony Pollock. Dr. Pollock, a board-certified orthopedic surgeon, had the opportunity to examine and treat claimant both for the 1990 injury and for the 1994 condition. While he noted the MRIs performed on claimant in October, 1994 showed a definite increase in the disc herniation at L5-S1, Dr. Pollock had significant difficulty attributing this progressive condition to claimant's 1990 injury. He was asked specifically the cause of this increased condition and testified at various places in the transcript that the condition was caused by progressive degenerative disc disease, or possibly from the natural aging process; in another place he testified that he did not know what the cause was but he felt it may be the natural aging process; and finally he testified that he was not sure if it was caused by the injury or the natural aging process. The Appeals Board finds Dr. Pollock cannot relate claimant's worsened condition to the 1990 work-related injury."
We note there appears to be no evidence in the record that Dr. Pollock treated Nance in 1990. It was Dr. Poole who treated Nance in 1990. Pollock first saw Nance on June 22, 1994.
Nance argues the only testimony presented on this issue was that of Dr. Pollock, which supported his position. Nance contends Dr. Pollock testified that: (1) there was no evidence that Nance had any injury to, or aggravation of, his lower back after April 20, 1990; (2) Nance's lower back condition, i.e. herniation of his L5-S1 disc and accompanying degenerative disc disease, had significantly worsened since Dr. Poole saw Nance in 1990; (3) Nance experienced the same problems now that he had had after his injury except the condition was worse ; and (4) the herniated disc and condition of Nance's lower back were expected to deteriorate and that was most likely what had occurred. Nance argues this testimony was not shown to be unreliable or unreasonable and, therefore, the Board was required to adopt it since it was uncontroverted.
Harvey County responds that Dr. Pollock's testimony was insufficient to sustain Nance's burden of proof. It argues the Board did not arbitrarily disregard undisputed evidence and therefore the decision should be affirmed based on the Board's negative finding. When Dr. Pollock saw Nance on June 22, 1994, over 4 years had elapsed since Nance's injury in 1990 and over 1 year since Nance had started work at Ritchie Building. At Ritchie, Nance performed general cleanup and labor, including bending, squatting, stooping, repetitive motions with a broom, and picking up trash.
Harvey County cites other evidence as well. Dr. Pollock testified that the objective signs of Nance's increased injury were not impressive. Dr. Pollock said that during the examination, Nance's major complaint was constant lower back pain, but he was able to stand up quickly from a chair with relatively little discomfort and could move from a lying position to the sitting position with his legs straight in front of him. Nance had no weaknesses that Dr. Pollock could demonstrate and Nance's reflexes did not suggest any nerve root pressure. Dr. Pollock also testified that Nance's subjective complaints were inconsistent with the MRI finding in that Nance complained of right leg and right side pain, but the MRI indicated that 99% of the time the pain should be on the left side.
Harvey County strongly emphasizes Dr. Pollock's testimony that he was unable to state with absolute certainty what caused the changes or symptoms. Dr. Pollock agreed that Nance's back problem could have resulted from an injury, the natural aging process, or a combination of those things. Harvey County also points out that Dr. Pollock gave Nance a 7% permanent partial impairment rating, the same rating given by Dr. Schlachter in Nance's original award.
In its brief, Harvey County repeats all the Board's findings that the record was replete with evidence of Nance's misrepresentation, lack of effort, and several doctors' testimony that Nance was "working the system." In its original award, the Board found:
|"The Appeals Board finds that claimant's attitude, potential misrepresentation and apparent lack of effort creates an unreliable record from which to assess the claimant's abilities in either performing work in the open market or earning comparable wages. The opinion of two qualified treating physicians that claimant was intentionally attempting to mislead them, coupled with the security testimony provided by Barbara Steil of Silver Hawk Investigators and claimant's attempted manipulation when tested on the Cybex machine, creates a record so clouded as to make it impossible to assess what, if any, work disability may or may not exist in this matter."
It is undisputed that Nance's condition has worsened. Dr. Pollock testified that a comparison of the 1990 MRI and the 1994 MRI showed Nance's condition had significantly worsened. The Board did not arbitrarily disregard this evidence, but rather specifically noted that a comparison of the MRIs "showed a definite increase in disc herniation." The Board hung its hat on the fact that Dr. Pollock had significant difficulty attributing the progressive condition to Nance's 1990 injury. As a result, Harvey County argues the lack of causation is clearly supported by Dr. Pollock's testimony.
Nance maintains the Board erred in finding he had not proved that the worsening of his lower back condition was the natural and probable consequence of his injury of April 20, 1990. In Adamson v. Davis Moore Datsun, Inc., 19 Kan. App. 2d 301, Syl. ¶ 6, 868 P.2d 546 (1994), the court stated:
|"When a primary injury under the Workers Compensation Act is shown to have arisen out of the course of employment every natural consequence that flows from the injury, including a new and distinct injury, is compensable if it is a direct and natural result of the primary injury."
Under the direct and natural consequence rule, Nance cites several Kansas cases where the courts have held that an award for permanent partial general bodily disability was proper where the evidence supported the trial court's finding that the injury to the claimant's leg caused not only disability of the leg but also a disability of the back which was a direct and natural consequence of the physical damage to the leg. See Reese v. Gas Engineering & Construction Co., 219 Kan. 536, Syl. ¶ 4, 548 P.2d 746 (1976); Chinn v. Gay & Taylor, Inc., 219 Kan. 196, Syl. ¶ 5, 547 P.2d 751 (1976); Bergemann v. North Central Foundry, Inc., 215 Kan. 685, 687, 527 P.2d 1044 (1974); see also Berger v. Hahner, Foreman & Cale, Inc., 211 Kan. 541, 506 P.2d 1175 (1973) (recovery for traumatic neurosis traceable to eye injury). But see Stockman v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 211 Kan. 260, Syl. ¶ 1, 505 P.2d 697 (1973) (no recovery where facts disclose a new and separate accidental injury caused the increased disability).
Nance cites several cases interpreting the natural and probable consequence rule, the majority of which are factually distinguishable because they concern a second or subsequent injury.
In Mendota Twp. High Sch.v. Indus. Comm'n, 243 Ill. App. 3d 834, 612 N.E.2d 77 (1993), the court stated the general principle that the fact that other incidents, whether work related or not, may have aggravated a compensable condition are irrelevant as long as they do not constitute intervening causes. See Intermountain Health v. Bd. of Review, 839 P.2d 841, 847 (Utah App. 1992); Blackwell v. Bostitch Div. of Textron, 591 A.2d 384 (R.I. 1991) (subsequent injury or aggravation is compensable so long as it is clear that the real operative factor is the progression of the compensable injury); Home Ins. Co. v. Logan, 255 Ark. 1036, 1038, 505 S.W.2d 25 (1974) (aggravations of original disability from everyday activities such as walking, tying a shoe, or turning over in bed are compensable in absence of an independent intervening cause).
Of importance, Nance cites International Paper Co. v. Tuberville, 302 Ark. 22, 786 S.W.2d 830 (1990). In Tuberville, the claimant injured his back in 1969 and again in 1970. A physician found the claimant had an anatomical impairment at 25% to the body as a whole. In 1972, the Arkansas Workers' Compensation Commission (AWCC) awarded the claimant permanent partial disability benefits of 55%. In 1984, the claimant's physician increased the anatomical impairment to 40% as a whole, and the claimant requested an increase in the disability award. The AWCC concluded that the claimant's increased or changed physical condition was caused by the natural course of aging. The claimant's physician testified that the claimant's condition was a progression of the preexisting condition. The physician also testified the claimant's condition resulted from a "gradual process of aging", "the aging process," or "Mother Nature--you know, aging." 302 Ark. at 25-27. The AWCC stated:
|"'The real issue in this case is the cause of the claimant's subsequent problems. If the problems were caused as a natural probable result of the original injury then the claimant has established a causal connection between his change in physical condition and the original injury. However, if the subsequent problems are caused by the natural process of aging, then they are not compensable. In order for a worker's disability to be compensable there must be a causal connection between the accident and a risk which is reasonably incident to the employment. Gerber Products v. McDonald, 15 Ark. App. 226, 691 S.W.2d 879 (1985). The process of aging is not a risk reasonably incident to employment; rather, it is an inevitable part of each individual's life. Therefore, physical problems caused by the natural process of aging are not compensable under the workers' compensation law of this state. To hold otherwise would literally open the door for any claimant who has ever received an award of workers' compensation benefits to reopen his case and receive additional benefits based simply upon the process of aging.'" 302 Ark. at 27-28.
The Arkansas Court of Appeals reversed the AWCC's decision, stating that the physician's testimony
|"'clearly expresses his opinion that the appellant's worsened condition resulted from the natural process of aging acting upon the appellant's prior, compensable injury. Unless the testimony is read wholly out of context, no other conclusion is possible. We hold that fair-minded persons with these facts before them could not conclude that the appellant's worsened condition was attributable entirely to the natural process of aging, and that the Commission's finding to that effect is not supported by substantial evidence. [Emphasis in original.]'" 302 Ark. at 28.
The Arkansas Supreme Court in Tuberville agreed with the Court of Appeals that the AWCC erred in interpreting the only evidence before it as showing that claimant's increased impairment was due solely to the aging process. The court stated the Court of Appeals reviewed the testimony and correctly held that fair-minded persons could not read it and conclude anything but that it was the industrial injury combined with the aging process which caused the expenses for which compensation was being sought. The court found the only evidence showed clearly that the claim was predicated upon a showing that the increased disability was a natural consequence flowing from the previous injuries. As a side note, the Tuberville court disagreed with the AWCC's opening the flood gates argument. 302 Ark. at 28-29.
The dissent in Tuberville would have upheld the decision of the AWCC. The dissent determined that based on the evidence, fair-minded persons could have reached the conclusions arrived at by the AWCC. The dissent criticized the majority for focusing on the employer's failure to inquire of the claimant's physician whether the aging process would have produced the claimant's condition absent the previous injury and resulting surgery. Rather, the dissent switched blame to the claimant for failing to clearly ascertain the cause of the change in his physical condition. 302 Ark. at 30-33, (Holt, C.J., dissenting).
Applying Tuberville, Nance contends the review and modification process would be rendered meaningless if a claimant was required to prove that the natural aging process did not cause or contribute to the deterioration of a compensable injury or condition. He states that even if the natural aging process has played some part in his worsened condition, it would still be covered under the natural and probable consequence rule.
This case can be reduced to simple terms. First, it is undisputed that Nance's compensable injury has worsened. In obtaining his original award, Dr. Pirner diagnosed Nance on April 24, 1990, as having a cervical strain/sprain and a lumbar strain/sprain with degenerative disc disease at L5-S1, confirmed by x-ray. This diagnosis was later verified by Dr. Poole's MRI in May 1990, and Dr. Marsh's MRI in August 1990. In 1994, Dr. Pollock performed an MRI which showed Nance's degenerative disc disease had significantly worsened.
Second, there was no evidence submitted by Harvey County that Nance's increased degenerative disc disease resulted from an independent/intervening cause or injury. 1 Larson, The Law of Workmen's Compensation § 13.11(a), p. 3-609 (1996), provides a relevant example of where an initial medical condition itself progresses into complications more serious than the original injury--the added complications obviously being compensable.
|"Moreover, once the work-connected character of any injury, such as a back injury, has been established, the subsequent progression of that condition remains compensable so long as the worsening is not shown to have been produced by an independent nonindustrial cause."
In Jackson v. Stevens Well Service, 208 Kan. 637, 493 P.2d 264 (1972), the claimant suffered an injury to his hands resulting in an amputation of the first and second fingers of the right hand, a partial amputation of his right thumb, and an amputation of the first finger of his left hand. A few months after the accident the claimant developed bicipital tendinitis in the right shoulder. Although there was medical testimony that the shoulder injury was related to the accident, the trial court found the shoulder injury was temporary in nature and resulted from the injury to the hands. On appeal from a denial of compensation beyond the scheduled injury, the Jackson court reversed and directed an award be entered for temporary total disability. The court then set forth the natural and probable consequence rule cited above in Adamson, 19 Kan. App. 2d 301, Syl. ¶ 6.
In Stockman v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 211 Kan. at 262-63, the court reviewed the record to determine if it disclosed sufficient competent evidence on which the trial court could base a finding that the claimant suffered a new injury rather than a continuation of the first injury. In that case the claimant injured his back at work. One day after being released to return to work, the claimant reinjured his back at home. The court found the second injury was a new injury despite the fact that the same body part was injured only one day after claimant was considered well enough to return to work.
Of relevance here, the Stockman court limited the Jackson decision to a situation that is applicable to the case at bar:
|"The rule in Jackson is limited to the results of one accidental injury. The rule was not intended to apply to a new and separate accidental injury such as occurred in the instant case. The rule in Jackson would apply to a situation where a claimant's disability gradually increased from a primary accidental injury, but not when the increased disability resulted from a new and separate accident." 211 Kan. at 263.
In the instant case there was undisputed testimony that the primary injury had worsened, quite likely through the normal aging process and the passage of time. The worsening of a claimant's compensable injury, absent any intervening or secondary injury, is a natural consequence that flows from the injury. It is a direct and natural result of a primary injury. Since Nance's worsening back condition is merely a continuation of his original injury, causation is not an issue.
Dr. Pollock's wavering provides nothing more than testimony that he does not know what caused Nance's condition to worsen. The record does not indicate there is substantial evidence to support the Board's decision. Under a negative finding standard of review, the Board may have recognized the evidence that Nance's condition had worsened, but incorrectly disregarded the fact that there was no evidence of an intervening or secondary cause. This evidence is sufficient to entitle Nance to workers compensation benefits for his increased injury.
We reverse the Board's decision and reinstate the ALJ's award of July 19, 1995.


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In 2008, Intermountain Healthcare of Utah discovered that over a third of voluntary C-sections performed at their hospitals were done before 39 weeks of gestation.
Of these "early-term" babies, those born at 38 weeks were twice as likely to have respiratory problems and FIVE times as likely at 37 weeks. Many ended up with an expensive stay in the NICU and had other complications as well.
Because it occurred fairly infrequently in any given (and presumably small) OB practice, docs weren't able to clearly recognize this cause and effect; but when analyzed over a much larger population, the evidence was clear: delivering babies voluntarily before 39 weeks was NOT a good thing.
So they shut it down. Want a pre-39 week c-section at one of these hospitals? You better have a darn good reason.
The results were astounding: in one year, they prevented 500 newborns from ending up in the NICU with breathing problems and spared as many parents the frightening sight of seeing their infant hooked up to tubes and wires in an incubator. The measure also saved at least $1 million a year in unnecessary medical costs.
Since then, most hospitals in Oregon have followed suit. Insert a sarcastic "yay logic!" here.
The Last 3 weeks are Important
Just because a mom-to-be has reached the magic number of 37 weeks doesn't mean that her baby is ready for the world. Nay, important things are still happening in the last few weeks, such as maturation of the brain and lungs.
According to the March of Dimes, babies born too early may have more health problems at birth and later in life than babies born full term. Babies born after 39 weeks are less likely to have vision and hearing problems and can maintain a warm body temperature; meanwhile, their smaller counterparts can have trouble sucking/swallowing properly and often struggle to stay awake long enough to eat.
Believe me, the last thing a new parent wants is the added stress of a baby with feeding or breathing problems. No thank you.
Why so early?
The answer is quite simple: everyone's interests are aligned; the mom (get this baby out of me!), the *OB (who'd just as soon schedule a c-section so as to not interrupt his dinner plans) and the hospital?
"For-profit hospitals make lots of money from NICU babies, especially the very sick ones," said an administrator from a major children's hospital who asked to remain anonymous. "It's not that we WANT babies to be sick, but we do make an extraordinary amount of money from them, especially now with the increase in IVF in older women, multiple births, etc. And we're not exactly deterring early deliveries."
Exsqueeze me?
*Aside: I don't mean to be hard on OBs. They work their butts off, but they ARE human and would – OF COURSE – prefer to deliver a baby during normal business hours than being up all night attending a long delivery. Wouldn't you? Yes. Onward.
So who are the losers in this situation? Well, the BABY for one, who's now in a plastic bubble in the NICU, isolated from his parents and missing out on crucial bonding and nursing opportunities. But also? Yup, you guessed it: whichever insurance company is footing the bills. Yet another perfect example of how people who don't bear the direct cost of their medical care have no incentive to keep their costs low.
A Matter of Convenience
Let's face it: scheduled C-sections ARE convenient. They're convenient for moms, docs and hospitals.
"I was able to schedule my maternity leave, my parents coming into town, child care for our toddler, a dogsitter… everything," said one woman in my mother's group in San Francisco. "And at 38 weeks, frankly I was sick of being pregnant, so we just got it done! Plus, my OB was going on vacation the following week, so, yeah, we did it early".
We all know darn well this is how it goes down. This is the reality of life these days.
Not only are c-sections being performed early, the same is true for inducements of vaginal deliveries. The fact is that inducing labor increases the risk that the mother will end up having a c-section. Unbeknownst to many, this can affect subsequent deliveries.
In one study of 7,800 first-time moms, those who were induced were twice as likely to end up with a c-section compared to those who went into labor naturally (Obstetrics & Gynecology, July 2010). In fact, more than 40% of all labor inductions end in a cesarean section.
Once a c-section, always a c-section
C-sections increase the likelihood of complications of subsequent deliveries. The fact is that once a woman has an initial c-section, it's unlikely she'll have a future vaginal delivery. This is mainly because many hospitals now refuse to perform VBACs (vaginal birth after cesarean) due to liability concerns and the high cost of full-time emergency surgical staff.
Furthermore, women who have multiple c-sections appear to be at risk of delivering prematurely and having life-threatening complications. In fact, doctors do not generally recommend voluntary c-sections to first-time moms who want to have large families.
Bottom Line
Early c-sections and inducements can be very appealing for all involved parties, but may not be a smart idea. This decision can have a cascade effect on future pregnancies as well; so even if your OB is okay with an early c-section or induction, it may not be in your best interest.
Hang in there and keep 'em cooking! Your baby will thank you.


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Kolkata, Dec 6: Riding on a brilliant ton by skipper Alastair Cook, England put themselves in a commanding position on the second day of the crucial third cricket Test match against India at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday.
After restricting India for 316, England raced to 216/1 at stumps only 100 runs behind the hosts. Cook (136 not out) and Jonathan Trott (21 not out) were at the crease.
Cook continued his dominance over the Indian bowlers and posted his third century of the series and partnered a stoutly defending Nick Compton (57) to take England in a resounding position.
Cook's magical innings saw him reaching several batting milestones. On 88, the 27-year-old southpaw became the youngest ever batsman to reach 7,000 Test runs. The previous record was held by Sachin Tendulkar who reached the milestone at 28.
He swept offie Ravichandran Ashwin for three in the 52nd over to reach the magical three-figure mark and in the process surpassed England greats Wally Hammond, Geoffrey Boycott and Colin Cowdry to become the first England batsman to score 23 test centuries.
India's only success came in the 53rd over when trying to sweep Prgayan Ojha, Compton, who scored his maiden test fifty, was adjudged leg before. There was also some excitement after umpire Rod Tucker initially shook his head in the negative before raising his finger. Cook and Compton stitched together a first wicket partnership of 165 in 53 overs.
Trott then joined Cook in the middle and the duo took England past 200.
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni kept juggling his bowlers but the English batsmen defended firmly and punished the loose balls. All the Indian bowlers including Ojha looked mediocre and failed to trouble or contain the visitors.
English pace spearhead James Anderson in the first innings consistently posed problems for the Indian batsmen with his reverse swing but the home team's fast bowlers Zaheer Khan and Ishant Sharma failed to impress.
In what seems to be a rerun of the Mumbai test where India were handed a humiliating defeat, England, who began their innings cautiously, gradually consolidated their position grinding runs as the host bowlers looked nowhere near threatening.
With the pitch playing true, the Indian attack struggled to make inroads. The only chance that came India's way was in the 20th over but Cheteswar Pujara at first slip could not hold on to the ball edged by Cook off Khan.
Cook, who has so far amassed over 400 runs in the series, was then at 17 with the England score being just 27.
While the rest of the bowlers failed to put any impression, Dhoni held back Ojha, by far the best Indian bowler in the series, till the 26th over.
Ojha has taken 14 wickets in the last two tests of the series.
Cook and Compton attacked the Indian spinners, with both hitting a six each, not allowing them to settle down. The duo brought England's 100 in the 36th over with Cook scoring the lion's share.
Earlier, Indian skipper Dhoni hit his 27th Test fifty as the hosts were bowled out for 316 runs before lunch.
India resumed at the overnight score of 273/7, but England bowlers took the three remaining wickets in quick time to hold back the hosts from getting to a sizeable total.
Steven Finn dismissed Dhoni at 52 to end the Indian innings, 62 minutes into the morning session. The skipper batted well with the tail to continue his good run at the hallowed stadium where he has scored two of his Test centuries.
With wickets falling at the other end, Dhoni upped the ante and hit consecutive sixes off Panesar and in the process brought the team's 300.
Panesar, the first Sikh to play for England, had devastated India in the previous Test in Mumbai, and continued to do the good work in the morning, sending back Zaheer (6) and Ishant Sharma (0) in successive overs.
Panesar (4/90) emerged as the most successful bowler while Anderson returned with figures of 3/89, including the wicket of Tendulkar.


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Traditional Scandinavian fare, this rich stew is comfort food at its best — think chicken potpie without the crust. Boiled potatoes are the perfect starch to balance the sweet carrots and parsnips.
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- Makes 6 servings
- Active Time
- 45 min
- Total Time
- 6 1D2 hr (includes chilling stock)
- 2 qt water
- 6 large chicken thighs (with skin and bones; about 2 3/4 lb total)
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
- 1/2 teaspoon whole white peppercorns
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
- 1 lb carrots (about 6 medium)
- 1 lb parsnips (about 3 large)
- 1 onion, peeled and halved
- 1 celery rib, cut crosswise into 3 pieces
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 to 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole milk
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon white-wine vinegar, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar, or to taste
- 2/3 cup chopped fresh dill, or to taste
- Accompaniment: boiled potatoes
- Bring water with chicken to a boil in a wide 6-quart heavy pot, skimming froth. Add thyme sprigs, bay leaf, peppercorns, and 1 teaspoon salt, then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 10 minutes.
- While chicken simmers, peel carrots and parsnips, then cut each carrot and parsnip crosswise into 3 equal lengths. Halve or quarter thicker pieces lengthwise so pieces are roughly the same size. Add to chicken along with onion, celery, and garlic and simmer, uncovered, until parsnips are tender, 10 to 15 minutes more. Transfer carrots and parsnips with a slotted spoon to a large bowl, then continue to simmer chicken until tender, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer chicken with tongs to a bowl, then pour broth through a sieve into another large bowl. Let chicken and broth cool, uncovered, 15 minutes.
- Chill broth, uncovered, until fat rises to top and solidifies, about 4 hours.
- Meanwhile, tear chicken into bite-size pieces, discarding skin, bones, and remaining solids in sieve. Chill chicken with carrots and parsnips, covered, about 4 hours.
- Remove and reserve 1/4 cup solidified fat from stock. (If you have less than 1/4 cup fat, add butter.) Melt fat in a wide 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderately low heat, then add flour and cook roux, stirring constantly, 3 minutes (do not brown). Stir in chicken broth. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly, then reduce heat slightly and simmer briskly, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until reduced to about 2 1/2 cups, 30 to 50 minutes. Add milk and cream, then simmer until reduced to about 3 1/2 cups, 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in chicken with vegetables, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste), and vinegar and sugar to taste and cook, stirring gently (avoid breaking up vegetables), until heated through. Stir in dill.
Cooks' Note:
Stew, without dill, can be made 1 day ahead and cooled, uncovered, then chilled, covered. Reheat over moderately low heat, then add dill.
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Nutritional Info
- Calories662
- Carbohydrates32 g(11%)
- Fat44 g(68%)
- Protein35 g(70%)
- Saturated Fat16 g(81%)
- Sodium838 mg(35%)
- Polyunsaturated Fat7 g
- Fiber7 g(27%)
- Monounsaturated Fat16 g
- Cholesterol224 mg(75%)


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On May 13, President Obama took the most blatantly unconstitutional step of his entire tenure in office—threatening to cut federal funds unless local school districts allow students into opposite sex bathrooms and locker rooms if they identify as "transgender."
The New York Times called Obama's drastic executive action a "decree," conjuring up images of King George rather than an American President.
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The Social Security Independence and Programs Improvement Act of 1994 (P.L.103-296) limits the fee amount qualified organizations may collect for providing representative payee services. The fee amount is subject to an increase in December by the same percentage as the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), however the FFS organization may not collect the increased fee until the January payment.
Beginning January 2019, FFS organizations may collect a fee of up to 10 percent of the total monthly benefits from beneficiaries, up to a maximum of $43 per month. FFS organizations may collect a fee up to 10 percent of the total monthly benefits , up to a maximum of $82 per month, from beneficiaries entitled to disability benefits that have a drug addiction and/or alcoholism condition. SSA must authorize the higher $82 fee.
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- Your organization did not provide payee services for the month;
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Charles Tanford was one of the leaders of that remarkable generation of physical chemists who were drawn to biology in the decade following World War II. Their incursion into biochemistry tilted the emphasis quite abruptly, away from metabolic processes and toward the structure and thermodynamics of macromolecules. From this sprang the effulgent new discipline of molecular biology, viewed with mistrust by many biochemists, for it was, in the words of Erwin Chargaff, no more than "biochemistry practiced without a license."
Tanford was also a part of the wave of Central European émigrés who so enriched the American academic scene in the 1930s. He was born to assimilated Jewish parents in Halle, Germany. In 1929, his father, Max Tannenbaum, foreseeing perhaps what was to happen five years later, pulled up his roots and took his family to London. The next year, he changed his name to Tanford, and Charles, age 8, was sent to the very reputable University College School. In 1939, Max made another far-reaching decision and dispatched his son to New York into the care of an aunt. Charles' mother and younger sister eventually followed.
Another relative, at Max's urging, got Tanford into New York University to study chemistry. On graduating, he was enrolled as a graduate student at Princeton University with the expectation that he would work with one of the leading theoretical chemists of the day, Henry Eyring. However, the war intervened, and Tanford was drafted and sent to Oak Ridge to assist in Harold Urey's program on the fractionation of uranium isotopes.
When the war was over, Tanford returned to Princeton, but Eyring imposed the condition that he must work with another professor, R. N. Pease, on combustion in gases. This was not what he wanted to study, but the work produced a Ph.D. and two papers on what became known as the Tanford-Pease theory; this enjoyed a brief vogue before being supplanted, according to Tanford, by more elegant formulations.
At this point, chance intervened to change the course of Tanford's life and career: Walter Kauzmann arrived at Princeton as an assistant professor and ignited Tanford's enduring fascination with proteins. Rejecting the temptations of a lucrative industrial job, Tanford applied instead for a place in Edwin Joseph Cohn's protein laboratory— the only one of its kind in the country, and, in its setting at Harvard Medical School, a curious anomaly. When Tanford arrived, the main concern of the laboratory was the rigorous analysis of proteins, in respect of molecular weight, size, charge and ion binding, and it had attracted a galère of distinguished chemists. The most important for Tanford was George Scatchard, for whom he developed a deep admiration and from whom he absorbed the finer points of solution thermodynamics.
After two years, and equipped with a grasp of the mainly hydrodynamic techniques then available for the study of proteins in solution, Tanford headed for his first faculty position in the chemistry department of the University of Iowa. There, he taught a course on the physical chemistry of polymers and discovered that no satisfactory textbooks were available. It was at this point that he resolved to write his own, an undertaking that was to occupy him intermittently for eight years and resulted in the book "Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules."
In the midst of all this, he took a sabbatical year with eminent theoretician J. G. Kirkwood at Yale University. There, he developed a theoretical treatment of the electrostatic characteristics of globular zwitterionic polyampholytes, based on evenly distributed discrete ionising groups, rather than on the familiar model of a uniformly charged surface. The outcome permitted a realistic interpretation of acid-base titration profiles of proteins, many of which Tanford and his students measured in the laboratory.
In 1960, Tanford moved to a professorial chair in the department of biochemistry at Duke University Medical Center, where he remained for 28 years. He will perhaps be best remembered for his work on protein stability and the hydrophobic effect. This became central to the way in which the structure of globular proteins is perceived. He himself always emphasized the debt he owed to Kauzmann, who, if not the originator of the concept, clarified it and brought it to the attention of protein chemists. Kauzmann planted the seeds in Tanford's mind during their conversations at Princeton, and the notion that the folded state is imposed on globular proteins by the instability of the unfolded chain in water, rather than the energy of interaction in the globule, came to him as an epiphany. It led to a series of classical studies on protein unfolding by nonaqueous solvents, and especially by urea and guanidinium chloride, and on the free energies of transfer of model hydrophobic compounds from water to such media.
Throughout this period, Tanford made forays into more functional aspects of protein chemistry. Notable among these was his work on antibodies. Rival models of immunoglobulin G were in circulation. Antibodies of this kind were known to be divalent, but the disposition of the antigen-binding sites was a matter of controversy. By a tour de force of hydrodynamic analysis and inference, Tanford and his colleagues defined the lineaments of the molecule. Moreover, they separated the light and heavy chains of an antibody, denatured, refolded and reunited them, and showed that the antigenic specificity was recovered. This eliminated in one stroke Linus Pauling's "template" theory of antigenic specificity, which was based on transitions between conformational states of the protein.
Around this time, Tanford embarked on his last major undertaking, this time in association with Jacqueline Reynolds, a professor in the department of anatomy at Duke University. Together, they took a daring plunge into what were then the turbid waters of membrane chemistry. Membrane proteins were viewed with disgust by protein chemists, for they were generally insoluble in water, except in an indeterminate denatured condition in complexes with destructive detergents, such as sodium dodecyl sulfate, or fully unfolded in high concentrations of denaturants. Tanford and Reynolds found that the native states could be preserved in soluble complexes with benign detergents, which they carefully characterized. They devised a method of measuring the molecular weights of membrane proteins in this state by masking the detergent contribution to the buoyancy of the complex with D2O. This made it possible to determine the sizes and subunit structure of these refractory proteins by sedimentation analysis.
The contemplation of membranes and their relation to the various states of amphiphiles, such as lipids, led to the culmination of Tanford's thinking about hydrophobicity. This he set out in a typically lucid and elegant book, encompassing the nature of detergent micelles, surface layers and membranes, "The Hydrophobic Effect: Formation of Micelles and Biological Membranes," and in an article in Science in 1978. With the new methods they had honed, Reynolds and Tanford made a number of inroads into membrane biology: With the neurophysiologist Arthur Karlin, they studied the acetylcholine receptor and, with Walther Stoeckenius, the structure of bacteriorhodopsin. They fractionated the proteins of the red cell membrane and determined their molecular weights, and, while on sabbatical leave in Germany, they immersed themselves deeply in the action of ion pumps.
Tanford's professional collaboration with Reynolds had long since blossomed into domestic harmony, he and his wife having divorced in 1968. In 1988, he and Jackie decided to retire. They settled in the small country town of Easingwold in Yorkshire and melted into its community. But they were far from idle, as they began a new joint career as historians of science. Tanford already had published a delightful popular book on membranes and surfaces, "Ben Franklin Stilled the Waves: An Informal History of Pouring Oil on Water with Reflections on the Ups and Downs of Scientific Life in General." Next, there emerged a typically original joint concept: "The Scientific Traveller: A Guide to the People, Places and Institutions of Europe"— a guidebook for the scientifically inclined tourist. It was so well received that the publisher demanded, and got, a second and equally captivating volume, "A Travel Guide to Scientific Sites of the British Isles." But the most important joint venture was still to come: "Nature's Robots: A History of Proteins"— a work of meticulous scholarship, delivered with style, wit and a fine narrative sweep.
Hilaire Belloc, historian and poet, wrote his own epitaph:
When I am gone, I hope it may be said
His sins were scarlet, but his books were read.
Tanford, alas, is gone, but his books and his papers are indeed still read.
Charles Tanford was a bracing and genial companion, and under the formidable exterior, a kind and generous man, ever willing to spend time explaining a tricky scientific point to a student or to anyone less intellectually agile. We will remember him with pleasure and gratitude. The following are thoughts and reflections from several of his friends and former colleagues.
When I was in graduate school, Charlie Tanford was one of my heroes. What I liked about Tanford's work was that he was interested in big-picture questions and found meaningful ways to get insights. As far as I know, he invented the idea of hydrophobicity scales and was the first, with his associate Yashuiko Nozaki, to determine such a scale for amino acids. He developed simple conceptual models of micellization and protein stability based on such ideas.
Tanford wrote with outstanding clarity and simplicity. He composed another "bible" in the field, called "The Hydrophobic Effect," in 1973, with very psychedelic 1970s lettering on the front cover. He once told me the story of how that book came about. In his early career, Tanford had been a protein chemist. Over time, his interests shifted to membrane proteins. He was simply looking for some rules for how to pick the right detergent for solubilizing membrane proteins so that he could then move forward and study them. He told me that, after 15 years, he never figured it out, but, even so, he wanted something to show for that effort, so he wrote that book.
Ken A. Dill
Professor of biophysics
University of California, San Francisco
Charles Tanford was one of the great pioneers of protein biophysical chemistry. His data and ideas in the large number of areas he ploughed stand the test of time. His work on the effects of denaturants on protein denaturation is the basis of modern kinetic studies on the mechanism of folding. In his honor, I named the "beta value" for the position of the transition state for folding on the reaction coordinate as defined by solvent accessible surface area, "βT ."
Alan Fersht
Herchel Smith professor of organic chemistry
University of Cambridge
Charles Tanford was one the great protein chemists of the 20th century. Equally comfortable with experimentation and theory, his contributions were numerous and fundamental, especially those on both protein denaturation and the hydrophobic effect. He was also an exceptional writer. His textbook, "Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules," was a staple for a generation of biophysics students (including myself), and his reviews in Advances in Protein Chemistry established a paradigm for understanding protein-folding thermodynamics. Upon retirement, he wrote several popular books, each with flair and each reflecting his distinctive view of the subject material. His work conditioned the way we all think about proteins.
George D. Rose
Krieger-Eisenhower professor of biophysics
Johns Hopkins University
Tanford's contributions on the hydrophobic effect, amino acid solubilities and protein stability are well known. What is less known is that he was also a pioneer in structure-based thermodynamics calculations. In 1957 he published, with John G. Kirkwood, a continuum electrostatics model of proteins. At the time, this was probably the most important paper in the field since Linderstrøm-Lang's contributions 33 years earlier. The Tanford-Kirkwood model, as it is still known today, was a perfect marriage of Kirkwood's mathematical skills and Tanford's deep knowledge of ligand binding and multiple equilibria. With characteristic insight, Tanford, working with Robert Roxby, cast the model as an algorithm that could be solved with an iterative procedure. In 1972, they used it to calculate the proton titration curve of lysozyme starting from the coordinates of the crystal structure. He did not go back to work on this problem, but he sparred and watched closely and with curiosity over the shoulders of younger scientists working in Frank Gurd's lab to improve Tanford-Kirkwood calculations. Generations of scientists were stimulated by Tanford's work in protein electrostatics and continue to work on problems that Tanford first brought to the forefront.
Bertrand Garcia-Moreno
Professor and chair of the department of biophysics
Johns Hopkins University
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: NZ
BTW I tried SC4 online last night for the first time against mostly 3 bar players and the lag sucked really bad. My guy just stood there and get hit when I tried to block or side step. Plus most of the moves don't come out when I want them to. There must be like a 0.5 sec input delay.
|2008-08-07, 19:30
|Link #45
Ultimate Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: San Francisco
PS3 or Xbox Live?
|2008-08-09, 04:33
|Link #46
TRUE! Lelouch is dead! XD
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: New Jersey
Age: 31
The game is very well done. I am REALLY disappointed in teh story mode though. That should have got a lot more detail, especially since it was so well done in SCIII. I like all the characters (and who doesn't love the return of Nightmare and his awesomeness?) I have been playing the Soul Calibur series since Soul Calibur II, and it never has disappointed me. 8/10 due to lack of a detailed story that the SC games have, and The Apprentice being WAY unbalanced. Thankfully Darth Vader isn't in the same boat. Vader fits in really well with his move set.
|2008-08-14, 09:46
|Link #48
TRUE! Lelouch is dead! XD
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: New Jersey
Age: 31
And how are Sophitia and Cassandra unbalanced?
Voldo is more unbalanced than those two.
|2008-08-14, 13:21
|Link #49
Gregory House
IT Support
I can count the number of very good players who would have an interest in CPU fighting with... oh, wait, that doesn't even take a finger.
|2008-08-14, 13:32
|Link #50
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Canada
Soph and Cass has always been high tier due to: Easy to use mix up game, frame advantage, easy to execute combos.
Apprentice is fast, but all his strong attacks are too slow, his combos are hard to execute, his tracking sucks, all his fast moves are useless unless he catches you attacking, then u eat his whole CH combo, which is y so many ppl have trouble in Arcade against him: the B key doesn't have to spammed.
|2008-08-14, 13:56
|Link #51
TRUE! Lelouch is dead! XD
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: New Jersey
Age: 31
|2008-08-14, 14:06
|Link #52
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Oregon
I think it is a lot of fun. Have not had this much fun with a fighting game sense I would say SC2, but my main problems I have with it is A) star wars chars are way OP B) once you hit 30 achievements there just is no reason to go for the rest of them because there is nothing left to unlock. Oh and just for a complaint against Xbox live I had my account frozen about a month ago. Because I did not pay a charge I never got because I canceled my xbox live account a year prior, so when I went back to reactivate it. I cant and if I want to play on live again I have to delete my gamer tag and all the progress I have made achievement or storyline wise on all games I have ever played on it. Then make a new account and start from scratch. sorry still pissed and need to rant a little.
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|2008-08-14, 14:25
|Link #53
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Oregon
Oh and I am not sure if this was changed in SC3 or not never got to play it but C) Knightmare does not have as much of a flow as he had in SC2 now some people will say that sieg flows like old Knightmare but he still does not have that flow I used to be able to put a 34 hit combo together with knightmare then again maybe this is a good change so that its more balanced but then again I just kinda upset that they changed knightmare into mostly a power char and less of a combo mid reach guy. Oh well still just ranting.
|2008-08-14, 16:07
|Link #54
Silent Warrior
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Netherlands
Age: 33
I don't know I have several friends I play with we where reasonable even, but the moment someone takes Spohitia or Cassandra he wins easy. It helps though that on the net only newbs seem to take the char so the unbalancedness doesn't hurt much. Note that the NPC Sophi/Cas isn't that good.
That said anyone have good strats against Sophi/Cass? I'm a Mitsu/Kilik player. =o
|2008-08-14, 17:30
|Link #56
TRUE! Lelouch is dead! XD
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: New Jersey
Age: 31
|2008-08-15, 01:43
|Link #57
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Canada
You have to really be "pro" to begin to see how Soph and Cass is overpowered, they mayb newb friendly, but it's the mix-up game that they possess that really kills ppl.
No offense, but if u are getting whooped by StarKiller in Arcade, then you are not "pro" enuf just yet to evaluate characters strengths and weaknesses.
Just for a reference, I crushed StarKiller in under 1min, 2 straight wins, and I'm a considered a complete SC4 newb, that shows you the time you need to spend to become "pro".
|2008-08-15, 03:19
|Link #58
TRUE! Lelouch is dead! XD
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: New Jersey
Age: 31
|2008-08-15, 19:55
|Link #59
Gregory House
IT Support
Grab a DVD copy of Tougeki SBO '07 and watch the SC3AE event to see the pros play. I'm also not a pro by any means, and in a game like SC, it's somewhat hard to see what's so "good" about pros from just watching their matches, but if you pay enough attention, it pays off.
|2008-08-15, 21:03
|Link #60
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Canada
Imo being good in SC comes with spending hours and hours in training and arcade just perfecting combos and mixups, so you can actually react properly in any situation, and also perfecting JFs and GIs so that against newbs like us they can impact to give them enuf time to do all those pretty combos.
Those hrs...I don't have =<
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Marion County Economic Development Director Teresa Huffman told county commissioners that there is an out-of-state buyer interested in the Florence motel.
She said she has talked with him at least every month for the past year and wanted to know what was the commission's plan for the building.
"He wanted it up and running by now," she said.
The problem is Marion County still does not own the building. The Florence Motel still needs to go through a tax sale. After the previous owners could not be found, the deed to the building went to the South Central Kansas Economic Development District, which wants to quickly relinquish any interest in the property.
If a buyer is not found in a tax sale, ownership goes to the county. In that case, the commission could negotiate with the prospective buyer. Between $30,000 and $40,000 is owed in back taxes, interest, and penalties — the commission said this figure would have to be paid by the buyer, but a gradual payment time table could be negotiated.
Holub specifically wants the building to return to a working motel.
"My theory is: it's nothing now. If the wrong people get it, it will be a warehouse and nothing," Holub said. "Sixty percent of something is better than 100 percent of nothing."
Huffman asked about tax breaks for materials and Holub responded that the prospective buyer need only apply to neighborhood revitalization. Neighborhood revitalization would provide a five-year tax break after the project is completed, saving the owner from increased evaluations after construction is completed.
Still, the commission was not sure when the tax sale would commence. They needed to consult with County Attorney Susan Robson.
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- William Case and Ethan Hett were hired for $10 an hour as part-time help for the Road and Bridge Department. Bridge specialist Theo Turk was given a raise to $2,179 a month after a year and a half.
- The county received a refund of $25,202 from Blue Cross/Blue Shield for Health insurance. The last time the county had a refund, 2006, 18 percent of the sum was distributed to employees.
- The Countywide Single Stream recycling task force was announced. It includes Francie Mueller representing USD 397, Traci Werner of Florence, Larry Smith of Goessel, Larry Paine of Hillsboro, Joe Vinduska of Lincolnville, Doug Kjellin of Marion, Eileen Sieger of rural Marion, and Adam Stewart of Marion.
- French Frank's Santa Fe Trail Segment, near Lehigh, was listed on the National Register of Historic places.
- The Commission met in 10 minutes of executive session to discuss personnel.
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This information was the most current on file in criminal division of Marion County District Court as of July 5. Information often is not available until more than a week after hearings. Journal entries must be checked by the defense, prosecution, and judge before they are filed.
Julie Kay Black, 5937 Johnson Drive, Hutchinson; failed to appear at first appearance on charge of giving a worthless check. Bench warrant issued with $100 bond.
Dakota Landon Dillashaw, 102 W. Santa Fe St., Apt. 3, Marion; sentenced May 8 to 12 months probation in lieu of 18 months jail, on conviction of obstruction of official duty and criminal damage to property. Ordered to pay $1,435, drug and alcohol testing, 20 hours community service unless he keeps 30-hour per week job. No contact with Jim Cyr or Allie Barnette, or entering bars or liquor stores.
Terrius J. Jones, 707 Cedar Creek Drive, Salina; admitted probation violation June 12; probation revoked; ordered jailed for 10 consecutive days and probation unsuccessfully terminated.
Austin Rae Jost, 1383 140th Road, Marion; 12-month diversion agreement filed on charges of transportation of liquor in an open container and possession or consumption of alcohol by a minor. Ordered to pay $897.50.
Kevin L. Lemon, 1247 28th Ave., Canton; failed to appear at first appearance on three counts of giving a worthless check. Bench warrant issued with $200 bond.
Ryan Joel Shrewsbury, 2258 George Washington Drive, Park City; pleaded no contest June 11 to possession of drug paraphernalia. Charges of possession of methamphetamine and disorderly conduct dismissed. Sentencing set for Aug. 26.
Christopher L. Turner, 4912 E. New Jersey, Wichita; failed to appear June 12 for arraignment on charge of misdemeanor theft; bench warrant issued with no bond.
Aaron Douglas Unruh, 328 N. Locust St., Marion; motion to revoke probation withdrawn June 11 by prosecutor.