BRIEFLY TRAUMA NETWORK GETS A REPRIEVE.Providing a one-year life preserver life preserver, a personal flotation device (PFD) intended to keep the wearer afloat, particularly in case of shipwreck. A Type I PFD will keep even unconscious people afloat in a face–up position; it is the most common type used at sea. for Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County's failing trauma care network, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a health department plan to provide $8.5 million to keep the trauma hospitals afloat. Five of the county's 13 hospitals that provide trauma care to people severely injured in accidents, stabbings and shootings have threatened to close down by the end of the month. The hospitals included Northridge Hospital and Providence Holy Cross medical centers and Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital. The board also directed the health department to seek state legislation to ensure the long-term survival of the network. - Daily News Tax relief for Nazi victims SACRAMENTO - A bill providing tax relief to Californians who survived slave labor in Nazi Germany has been signed into law by Gov. Gray Davis. The bill Davis For the artist, animator, creative director, see . For the baseball player, see .
- Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Tongue piercing A tongue piercing is a piercing through the tongue. The swelling will occur (3-7) days afterwards and can be extremely uncomfortable. Cold, Slurpee-style drinks and sucking on ice will help to mitigate the swelling and soreness, as will ibuprofen. subject of lawsuit A Woodland Hills woman sued her former employer Tuesday, claiming she was fired from her job of more than six years because her tongue is pierced. Mary Haudenshield claims there was nothing in Oakwood Worldwide's dress code stating that piercings are not allowed. Bob Philips of Oakwood Worldwide, the parent company, said it is not the firm's policy to ``discuss private matters concerning employees.'' - City News Service Lakers pay for police cruiser The Los Angeles Police Commission Tuesday accepted a $42,893 check from the Los Angeles Lakers and team owner Jerry Buss Dr. Gerald Hatten “Jerry” Buss (born in 1934) is an American professional basketball team owner, former real estate developer, and poker player. Early life Raised near Kemmerer, Wyoming, Buss earned a B.S. to replace the second of two police vehicles destroyed after the team's June 19 championship victory. The commission last month accepted a check for the same amount from Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (pronounced "shak-KEEL") (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player, generally regarded as one of the most dominant in the National Basketball Association (NBA). , who wanted to replace one of the cruisers set ablaze Verb 1. set ablaze - set fire to; cause to start burning; "Lightening set fire to the forest" set afire, set aflame, set on fire combust, burn - cause to burn or combust; "The sun burned off the fog"; "We combust coal and other fossil fuels" by rampaging fans. - City News Service Stalker sentenced to 3 years in jail VAN NUYS - A Burbank man convicted of stalking and threatening an ex- girlfriend who rejected his marriage proposal was sentenced today to three years in county jail. Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Lippett also ordered William Ketchoyian, 41, to serve three years probation. Van Nuys Superior Court Judge Elizabeth Lippett also ordered William Ketchoyan, 41, to serve three years probation. A jury last week convicted Ketchoyan of nine counts of violating a domestic violence protective order, three counts of vandalism, two counts of making threatening telephone calls and one count each of threatening to kill, stalking and domestic battery. Ketchoyan, whose whereabouts have been electronically monitored since his conviction, was immediately taken into custody to begin serving his jail time. The crimes occurred after the 37-year-old North Hollywood resident rejected Ketchoyan's marriage proposal and ended their three-month relationship in February, said Deputy City Attorney Maureen Rodriguez. - City News Service |
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