In this episode: Are you a patient or a client? Demand grows for access to medical cannabis in place of opioid prescriptions, and how participatory budgeting is becoming more of a thing. With Healthy Life reporter Patti Singer.

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In this episode; why talking about hospice care shouldn't be a death bed decision, science takes a look at the health benefits of bike share programs and it pays to shop around for urgent care with pricing varying widely depending on the provider.

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1. The first recording was made at 12:30 a.m. on November 30 by a resident who lives at the southern edge of the neighborhood. He used a digital camera to capture the sound which can be heard faintly here. (Headphones recommended)

2. The November audio was analyzed by University Rochester professor Ming-Lun Lee, who extracted and enhanced the audio to reveal a conspicuous tone with a frequency of about 315 hertz.

3. The second recording was made at 12:30 a.m. on May 1 in the central part of the neighborhood. This is Lee’s enhanced version of an obvious 315-hertz tone.

4. The third recording was made at 7:40 p.m. on May 7 in the central part of the neighborhood. This is Lee’s enhanced version of an obvious 315-hertz tone.

Third Highland Park Sound Recording%2c 05 - 07 - 18 - Eqaulizer - 260 - 380Hz (1)

Highland Park Sound Recording 11 - 30 - 17 At 12.30 AM

First Highland Park Sound Recording 11 - 30 - 17 At 12 Equalization

1. The first recording was made at 12:30 a.m. on November 30 by a resident who lives at the southern edge of the neighborhood. He used a digital camera to capture the sound, which can be heard faintly here. (Headphones recommended)

2. The November audio was analyzed by University Rochester professor Ming-Lun Lee, who extracted and enhanced the audio to reveal a conspicuous tone with a frequency of about 315 hertz.

3. The third sound file is a recording made at 12:30 a.m. on May 1 in the central part of the neighborhood. This is Lee’s enhanced version of an obvious 315-hertz tone.

4. The fourth recording was made on May 7 at 7:40 p.m. in the central part of the neighborhood. This is Lee’s enhanced version of an obvious 315-hertz tone.

May 7 Drone Recording (Enhanced Audio)

May 1 Drone Recording (Enhanced Audio)

November 2017 Drone Recording (Enhanced Audio)

November 2017 Drone Recording (Raw Audio)

The VA has kept the inspection information and ratings for its own nursing homes secret, until a joint USA Today/Boston Globe investigation forced the VA into releasing the data. The VA Canandaigua Living Center in  N.Y. was one of 60 facilities out of 133 nationally to receive the lowest one-star rating. Patti Singer reports. For more on that story go to https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/2018/06/17/secret-va-nursing-home-ratings-canandaigua-one-star/699774002/

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In this episode. Practising surgery on 3D printed organs, Is Rochester's largest medical cannabis supplier eyeing the recreational cannabis market?, we check in on law enforcement efforts to charge suppliers of opioids with higher level crimes and there are efforts to expand the city's bikeshare program into other areas of the city.

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In this edition, Patti Singer updates moves by New York counties to sue opioid manufacturers, whether america can take advantage of its aging population to boost the economy and a new study conducted across 20 counties reinforces the value of open green space to the health of residents.

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A second annoying droning sound heard in Rochester's Highland Park neighborhood. This recording was made July 11, 2018 in the evening. The audio has been enhanced to make the drone more easily heard.

July 11 Second Droning Sound Recording(Enhanced Audio)

When I visited Sunray, I never thought I’d be able to get into Tim Dean’s house — the place where the video of Tim hitting his daughter was recorded, and where he and Charlene Childers planned how they'd kill Josh Niles. We were there in the driveway, taking photos and peeking in windows, when someone walked across the street. She asked what we were doing — and then offered to let us in.

Point of No Return - Tim Dean's house

I've never had the chance to speak with Tim Dean and he declined every opportunity to speak during his trial or at his sentencing. That's why I find the body camera footage from his crash in Kansas to be so valuable — it’s the only time I've ever gotten to hear Tim speak about the plan and what was going on in his life in the days leading up to the shooting.

Point of No Return - The crash in Kansas

After sitting through the entire trial, sifting through dozens of crime scene photos and spending hours, on multiple occasions, with Josh Niles' family, I knew I wanted to make sure people understood how unusual this killing was. It's unlike any other story I've written about, and I want readers to know how that day has haunted Josh's family ever since.

Point of No Return - The day of the shooting

I learned a lot about Tim Dean by talking to the people who knew him. Tim and Charlene met while working at the Dumas Police Department, where Tim was an officer and Charlene was a dog catcher. I met their supervisor, Lt. Tom Flood, while I was in Texas, and he gave me a glimpse into what they were like before any of this happened.

Point of No Return - Dean and Childers

Aside from supervising Tim and Charlene, Tom Flood assisted with Tim's arrest in Texas. I learned from Tom that Tim and Charlene were suspects from the very beginning, and that on the night police arrested Tim, they wondered if he contemplated suicide before surrendering.

Point of No Return - Tim Dean's arrest

USA Today Network journalists Sarah Taddeo and Georgie Silvarole recorded their conversations as they reported from the locations of the fatal limousine crash in central New York, that occurred a year ago.

Schoharie Limousine Podcast 1 - The Scene

Baseball bats were very prevalent in the Attica prison collection.

Attica Artifacts - Baseball Bats

In the initial wave of the uprising on Sept. 9 the prisoners had succeeded in securing the whole prison, including the kitchen.

Attica Artifacts - Butter Knives

A football helmet recovered from Attica, part of the recreational equipment.

Attica Artifacts - Football Helmet

The only surviving copy of a manifesto drafted by prisoners at Attica in 1971.

Attica Artifacts - Prisoner Manifesto

A makeshift explosive device, known as a Molotov cocktail.

Attica Artifacts - Molotov Cocktail

A prison crank key that would open a bank of cell doors at Attica.

Attica Artifacts - Prison Crank Key

A makeshift rocket launcher was built in the yard at Attica by prisoners working under the guidance of Samuel Melville who had been a member of The Weathermen.

Attica Artifacts - Rocket Launcher

Items that were used to create a public address system in the Attica yard during the uprising.

Attica Artifacts - Speaker System

A tear gas projectile recovered from the prison yard, tagged with a NYS police evidence tag.

Attica Artifacts - Tear Gas Projectile

A weight belt grabbed from an exercise yard and wrapped in tape. The belt was worn by prisoners guarding hostages during the Attica uprising as a form of intimidation.

Attica Artifacts - The Executioner Belt

A prison issue shirt that could have been worn either by a prisoner or a hostage during the Attica uprising in 1971.

Attica Artifacts - Prison Issued Shirt

A recording of the song 'Mama needs cherries'

Recording: 'Mama needs cherries'

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