Rebels press toward Tripoli isolate capital in push
Libyan rebels threaten to cut off routes and oil pipelines to isolate Tripoli after a weekend advance that put them near Zawiya and within about 30 miles of Muammar Gadhafi’s seat of power. A rebel commander told AP they are closing roads to keep Gadhafi from reaching Tripoli while the Obama administration voiced cautious optimism.
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Gadhafi
Bombings kill 63 in sweeping Iraq attack across 17 cities
A coordinated assault across 17 Iraqi cities killed 63 people as suicide and planted devices targeted Shiite civilians and security forces. The scale and timing suggested al Qaida in Iraq remained active despite setbacks, prompting anger at security officials and Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki.
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al-Qaida
Nouri al-Maliki
Oil spill hits North Sea off Scotland near Aberdeen
Royal Dutch Shell estimated 54 600 gallons of oil spilled from the Gannet Alpha rig 112 miles east of Aberdeen. Co owned by Shell and Esso, the incident prompted Shell to call the spill significant. Waves were expected to disperse the sheen and shore impact was not anticipated. The leak’s start time was unclear, with Shell announcing the spill on Friday and saying it was under control by Saturday.
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Scotland
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Exxon Mobil
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Cayley
Judge halts live broadcast of Mubarak trial in Cairo
The Cairo judge presiding over the Mubarak trial ordered a suspension of live state television coverage after a chaotic session in which lawyers jostled for TV time. Activists had praised the broadcast as a sign of progress while relatives of killed protesters questioned the move. Ramadan Ahmed, whose 16-year-old son died in the uprising, demanded visible justice and access to the courtroom.
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Ahmed Rifaat
Mubarak
Ramadan Ahmed
Ahmed
Critics seek to block Sunflower coal plant permit
Opponents urge Kansas Supreme Court to halt construction of the $2.8 billion plant near Holcomb. Earthjustice and Sierra Club contend the Sunflower permit violates the Clean Air Act by lacking enforceable NOx and SO2 limits, ignoring best available control technology and denying public participation. Sunflower and state defend the process noting compliance with requirements.
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Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Topeka Capital Journal
Stephanie Cole
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Earl Watkins
Holcomb
Brookside Nursing Home earns PEAK award for care model
In OveRBROOK Kansas a 70 resident nursing home Brookside Retirement Community has shifted from institutional care to a patient centered home style. Secretary Shawn Sullivan presented a 300 award and praised Brookside as a pioneer in the state for giving residents control over meals activities and schedules. The facility with about 100 staff serves 70 nursing home residents 30 assisted living and eight independent housing. Brookside has won PEAK awards in 2011 2009 and 2008 for empowering residents and staff through flexible times and choices.
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Brookside
Shawn Sullivan
Kansas Department On Aging
Brookside Retirement Community
Kansas
Sullivan
Health Forum and Audit Test at Dairy Queen Blizzard Request
The article notes a Health Solutions Forum discuss empowering employees to assist residents promptly without red tape. Sullivan, formerly secretary, described his background as administrator and executive director of several retirement communities. He proposed a test where residents request a Blizzard from Dairy Queen to gauge care system efficiency through the chain from nurse aide to transport to finance to administrator.
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Sullivan
Dairy Queen
Kansas nursing homes honored for PEAK awards in 2011
The Kansas Department on Aging named seven facilities for advancing from institutional care to home-environment models. Brookside Retirement Community Overbrook Arkansas City Presbyterian Manor Arkansas City Medicalodges Gardner Pleasant View Home Inman Asbury Park Newton Newton Presbyterian Manor Newton Schowalter Villa Hesston.
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Kansas
Gardner
Pleasant View
Inman
Asbury Park
Newton
Newton Presbyterian Manor
Schowalter Villa
Hesston
Smoke tests to find sewer leaks in east Lawrence
Lawrence city crews will smoke test sewers Thursday and Friday between 11th and 15th streets and Delaware Street and Haskell Avenue. Residents may see smoke from vent pipes if vents are intact. if not, smoke could enter homes. Officials say the smoke is non toxic with no lasting residue.
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East Lawrence
11Th
15Th Streets
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Haskell Avenue
Megan Gilliland
Jeanette Klamm
Klamm
Regrouping on Lone Star Lake swimming rules after 2 drownings
Douglas County officials will re examine Lone Star Lake swimming policies after two drownings this summer. James Nichols Owens 30 of Tonganoxie and Osiris Lumanyika 7 of Kansas City Missouri drowned near the lake beach. Officials note no lifeguard on duty and warning signs emphasize swimming at one's own risk.
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Lone Star Lake
James Nichols Owens
Tonganoxie
Kansas City
Osiris M. Lumanyika
Keith
Browning
Lawrence
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