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The Nashville Predators made history on Monday night.
Up three games to two on the Anaheim Ducks, the Predators needed just one more win to reach the Stanley Cup Finals for the first time in franchise history. Nashville's Bridgestone Arena has been an absolute madhouse throughout the Predators' playoff run, and Game 6 was no exception.
After whipping the crowd into a frenzy before and during Game 3, Marcus and the Tennessee Titans offensive line were back in the house for Game 6. Once again Titans offensive guard Quinton Spain ended up with his shirt off. But this time they ALL brought giant catfish, in accordance with Predators tradition.
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Nashville jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first period. But, the Ducks made it a 2-1 game in the second, and they tied the game 3-3 roughly midway through the third.
From there, however, it was all Nashville. With six minutes left in regulation, Predators center Colton Sissons scored his third goal of the game, giving Nashville a lead they would not relinquish.
Naturally, fans showered the ice with hats. However, for Titans tackle Taylor Lewans it was time to throw the giant catfish.
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Officially the Predators frown on the traditional catfish toss. But it sure doesn't look like anybody made any effort to prevent Lewan from doing the honors on Monday.
As for the rest of the game, the Preds went on to score two empty net goals, defeating the Ducks 6-3 and becoming the first 16 seed in NHL history to reach the Stanley Cup Finals.
I think you can expect a pretty good turnout of Tennessee Titans players at Bridgestone Arena for Game 3.
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Strategies to increase immunization coverage of tetanus vaccine among women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Marius Zambou Vouking, Carine Nouboudem Tadenfok, Jean Marie Edengue Ekani
The Pan African Medical Journal. 2017;27 (Supp 3):25. doi:10.11604/pamj.supp.2017.27.3.11535
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Strategies to increase immunization coverage of tetanus vaccine among women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review
Marius Zambou Vouking1,2,&, Carine Nouboudem Tadenfok3, Jean Marie Edengue Ekani4
1Center for the Development of Best Practices in Health, Yaound� Central Hospital, Henri-Dunant Avenue, Messa, Yaound�, Cameroon, 2Regional Unit of Expanded Programme on Immunization Centre Regional Delegation of Public Health, Yaound�, Cameroon, 3University of Buea, Department of Microbiology, Buea, Cameroon, 4Ministry of Public Health, Yaound�, Cameroon
&Corresponding author
Marius Zambou Vouking, Centre for the Development of Best Practices in Health, Yaound� Central Hospital, PO Box 87, Henry Dunant Avenue, Messa, Yaound�, Cameroon
World Health Organization (WHO) estimated in 2013 that 49,000 deaths all over the world were caused by neonatal tetanus. Only as recently as the year 2000, neonatal tetanus was a public health problem in 59 countries, but since then it has been eliminated in 36 of the countries concerned. The objective of this piece of work, therefore, was to investigate which strategies intended to increase demand for vaccination are effective in increasing anti-tetanus vaccination coverage of women in Sub Saharan Africa. We searched the following electronic databases from January 1989 to July 2016: Medline, EMBASE (Excerpta Medica Database), The Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), WHOLIS (World Health Organization Library Database), LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences) and contacted experts in the field. There were no restrictions to language or publication status. All study designs that could provide the information we sought were eligible, provided the studies were conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. Critical appraisal of all identified citations was done independently by two authors to establish the possible relevance of the articles for inclusion in the review. Our search strategy yielded 191 records and after assessment for eligibility, 6 papers met the criteria for inclusion. In Ivory Coast, after reorganization, health workers said they were satisfied with the work environment and the care provided in 91% and 96% of cases, respectively. In Kenya, the main factors contributing to having sufficiently immunized part of the population against tetanus are lower birth order, higher household wealth index, women's employment, making joint health-related decisions with a partner, and higher number of antenatal care visits. Particularly in Ethiopia, compared with other member countries, the size of the unimmunized population, reporting quality, fragileness of the health system, , resource limitation, and others deserve further concerted attention. In Nigeria, the prevalence of missed opportunities was 66%. The factors responsible for missed opportunities were; poor history taking, lack of knowledge of the current immunization schedule, dependence on physician referral for immunization and inefficient immunization records keeping system. In Nigeria, socio-logistic variables found to be important in Expanded Programme on Immunization implementations included scheduling, health staff attitude, intersectoral collaboration, and health education. Lack of community participation was also found to be a crucial constraining factor. There are many challenges to increase immunization coverage of tetanus vaccine for women. So far very few interventions addressing these challenges have been evaluated scientifically. Community mobilization interventions to change or impact beliefs and attitudes of women are absolutely needed. Additionally, improving accessibility, affordability, availability and accommodation of vaccination service venues will make them more attractive.
Neonatal tetanus has been for several years a major cause of childhood mortality in developing countries [1]. In 1997 an estimated 277,376 neonatal deaths were attributed to tetanus, corresponding to a global mortality rate of 2.1 per 1000 live births [1]. More recently, as a consequence of successful vaccination programs and single-dose antenatal tetanus immunization prevention strategies, the last available worldwide World Health Organization (WHO) estimate for deaths caused by neonatal tetanus (year 2013) was 49,000 [2,3]. Although these data represent a strong reduction in disease incidence, deaths due to neonatal tetanus in 1993 represented 14% of the global causes of neonatal mortality [4] and neonatal tetanus was still responsible for about 1% of deaths that occurred among newborns worldwide in 2013 [2]. Despite impressive progress, the goal of eliminating neonatal tetanus by 2005 was later shifted to 2015 [5]. Significant progress has been made in recent years but by March 2015, neonatal tetanus remaineda major public health problem (i.e. with an incidence rate of at least one neonatal tetanus case per 1000 live births at district level) in 23 countries [6]. Only as recently as 2000, neonatal tetanus was a public health problem in 59 countries, but since that time it has been eliminated from 36 countries of the concerned countries [6].
�Interventions to improve vaccination outcomes are commonly grouped into those targeting health services delivery or supply (e.g. improving human resources training, logistics, cold chain maintenance and vaccine storage, effective financing, monitoring and evaluation and supportive supervision) and those that stimulate demand for vaccines. The most recent review considered showsthat much remains to be done to improve immunization coverage in women [7]. We carried out a systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions that can increase immunization coverage of tetanus vaccine in women in Sub Saharan Africa. Our objectives were to assess the effect of interventions on vaccine coverage and to identify which strategies are effective. Since 1989, when the World Health Assembly called for the global elimination of neonatal tetanus, 104 developing countries out of 161 have successfully eliminated the disease [6].
Type of studies: we included randomized controlled trials, controlled beforeand after, uncontrolled before and after, interrupted time series, cross- sectional studies, cohorts, and case control studies.
�Search strategy: we searched the following electronic databases from January 1989 to July 2016: Medline, EMBASE (Excerpta Medica Database), The Cochrane Library, Google Scholar, CINAHL (Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature), WHOLIS (World Health Organization Library Database), LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences) and contacted four experts in the field. Search terms were combinations of �interventions�, �programs�, �approaches�, �subsidies�, �knowledge translation�, �vouchers�, �vaccination�, �immunization�, �vaccines�, �women�, �pregnant women�, and �sub Saharan africa�. There were no restrictions to language or publication status. Our search was limited to the last seventeen years, as they match the period of enactment of the World Health Assembly�s call for the elimination of neonatal tetanus [5].
�Study design: all study designs were eligible for inclusion provided information was on immunization coverage of tetanus vaccine in women in Sub Saharan Africa.
�Data extraction: from each study, two authors (MZV and CNT) independently extracted data on study design, aims, location, population, intervention, follow up period and outcomes, using a pre-defined template. Disagreements were resolved by consensus or by arbitration of a third review author (JMEE). We adopted the original study definitions of comparator or control groups. We pilot tested the template on a subset of studies. In addition to vaccine outcomes, information on equity and economic outcomes were extracted. Together, three authors cross-checked and verified these data. Study authors were contacted for clarification if data were missing or unclear.
�Data extraction and management: we retrieved full text copies of the articles identified as potentially relevant by either one or both review authors. Where appropriate, we contacted study authors for further information and clarification. The flow of study selection is described in a Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) diagram [7]. Data are reported in a narrative manner.
Results of the search: searches were conducted in July 2016 and identified 191 titles (Figure 1). Studies were reviewed for relevance based on: study design, types of participants, exposures and outcomes measures. Disagreements were resolved by discussion. Six full-text articles were closely examined by authors, including a trial, identified by checking references.
�Study inclusion: the six studies were published between 1994 and 2015; one study in Ivory Coast [8], one in Kenya [9], one in Ethiopia [10] and three in Nigeria [11-13].
�Interventions: of the 06 studies, one study evaluated the effects of reorganization of health services on antenatal care activities [8], one study examine factors associated with sufficient tetanus toxoidimmunization among postpartum women [9], one study assessed the discourse-recourse piece of work aimed at flagging the optimization perspectives on the basis of readily available information [10], one study determine the magnitude of and the reasons for missed opportunities to immunize with tetanus toxoid at a tertiary health institution [11], one study analyze the determinants of tetanus toxoid immunization of parturient women [12], and finally, one study identified some of the factors that affected the implementation of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) [13].
�The effects of reorganization of health services on antenatal care activities
�In Ivory Coast, after reorganization, health workers said they were satisfied with the work environment and the care provided in 91% and 96% of cases, respectively [8]. These results were confirmed by all pregnant respondents (100%) attending the health facility (Marcory General Hospital in Abidjan), who said they were satisfied with the quality of care received [8]. This could explain the antenatal care 4 coverage rate, which increased from 39% in 2010 to 56% in 2012 and tetanus vaccination coverage which increased from 59% to 87%, although the waiting time was still too long [8].
�To addressing health system challenges (inadequate infrastructure, lack of health workers), consideration should be given to individual, family and community factors that explain why vaccines are not received or administered at the appropriate time. A systematic review showed that an increase in the number of antenatal care may improve antenatal care coverage and health outcomes in low and middle income countries through reduced perinatal mortality and occurrence of low birth weight [14].
�Factors associated with sufficient tetanus toxoidimmunization among postpartum women
�In Kenya, population based secondary data analysis was conducted using de-identified data from the 2008-2009 Kenyan Demographic and Health Survey for 1,370 female participants who had a live birth during or within 12 months of the cross-sectional Survey. The main factors contributing to having been sufficiently immunized against tetanus were lower birth order, higher household wealth index, women�s employment, making joint health-related decisions with a partner, and higher number of antenatal care visits [9].
�Evidence show that it may be possible to successfully engage communities in different types of interventions to tackle potential weak links in the causal chain [15]. Other sectors have successfully engaged communities to design, implement and monitor development processes. Co-management, where communities are actively involved in project design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation, is integral to the success of an intervention [15].
�Communication is an important component of vaccination programs, alongside service delivery, logistics, vaccine supply and surveillance and may also provide opportunities for other health promotion messages and activities [16]. The �Communicate to vaccinate (COMMVAC)� project acknowledges the important role of communication in health and aims to clarify and build upon the available evidence of communication interventions to improve vaccination uptake in low and middle income countries [17].
�In Ethiopia, without underestimating the progresses and successes registered so far, there are many areas that warrant further discourse and/or recourse. Compared with other member countries, the size of the unimmunized, reporting quality, fragility of systems, weak capacity, resource limitation, and others in particular with respect to Ethiopia deserve further concerted attention [10]. In Nigeria, the prevalence of missed opportunities was 66%. The factors responsible for missed opportunities were poor history taking, lack of knowledge of the current immunization schedule, dependence on physician referral for immunization and inefficient immunization record keeping system [11].
�The determinants of tetanus toxoid immunization of parturient women
�A community-based study carried out on tetanus toxoid immunization status of parturient women showed a complete, partial and no coverage status of 41.2, 17.0 and 41.8 per cent respectively of women surveyed [12]. Formal education to the secondary school level was very strongly associated with complete coverage status (p < 0.001) [12]. Also of importance was the peculiar geographical terrain of the state since the place of obstacles as a negative factor was significantly more pronounced among the riverine community (p <0.001) [12]. Generally, communities in the state will require more logistics support than elsewhere in the country for any intervention measure to have an appreciable impact and on the long term the putting in place of measures aimed at raising the literacy level of the population as a whole will bring about overall improvement in the vaccine coverage in the state [12].
�Researchers have observed that women�s lower social status negatively affects access to vaccines due to their weak decision-making power over resources and lack of autonomy [18]. This is why immunization coverage could be improved in some contexts by involving fathers and communities in immunization activities. Controlling the social determinants of immunization coverage is an important aspect that enables decision-makers and health program managers to improve and refine immunization program strategies [18].
�As a result, the multiple roles of women (productive, maternal and social role) are often not taken into account in the design of vaccination programs. Social, time, and missed opportunity costs are borne almost exclusively by women. Women continue to be responsible for maintenance of family and household: they spend a good number of hours per day gathering water or fuel, preparing food or taking care of children and/or visiting family or helping neighbours [19].
�Time constraints due to competing obligations pose significant access barriers for women and children under their care to health services. This is aggravated if a woman and her children needs are subordinated to the needs of other household members who control much of a woman�s time or restrict her ability to decide freely over how to set priorities [20, 21].
�Factors that affected the implementation of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI)
�In Nigeria, socio-logistic variables found to be important in Expanded Programme on ImmunizationEPI implementations included scheduling, health staff attitude, intersectoral collaboration, and health education. Lack of community participation was also found to be a crucial constraining factor. As community participation/involvement is critical in sustaining health programs, social marketing techniques are suggested for future use [13].
�National Vaccine Advisory Committee (NVAC) identified five major areas of opportunity to strengthen maternal immunization programs and increase uptake of recommended vaccines among pregnant women [22]. These areas for action include: 1) Enhance communication to address the safety and effectiveness of all currently recommended immunizations during pregnancy; 2) Maximize obstetrical care provider recommendation and administration of recommended maternal immunizations; 3) Focus efforts to improve financing for immunization services during pregnancy and postpartum; 4) Support efforts to increase the use of electronic health records and Immunization Information Systems among obstetrical care providers; 5) Recognize and address current vaccine liability law barriers to optimize investigations and uptake of recommended and future vaccines during pregnancy.
�A formal meta-analysis was not feasible for this topic. Most of the studies were descriptive in nature; and none of the review studies was found to be methodologically stronger according to our quality ratings. While a meta-analysis would be meaningless in the face of such disparate studies, it is nonetheless revealing that key themes were consistent across continents, populations, and study designs, suggesting their robustness. Some of the data presented in this study were absolute numbers and in systematic reviews such vote counting is known to frequently bias the interpretation of findings, since this ignores the effect size and sample size of the studies. However, such counting is mainly used to categorize the study characteristics not to report any study outcomes as such.
Addressing these challenges have been evaluated scientifically. The review has shown that there are many challenges to increasing immunization coverage of tetanus vaccine in women and central to these challenges is the level of Community Mobilization Interventions and the attitude of women. So far very few interventions are made and women�s attitude hinder progress. In this regard, community mobilization interventions to impact change in the beliefs and attitude of women are absolutely needed. In addition, improving accessibility, affordability, availability and accommodation of vaccination service venues will make them more attractive to the targeted population and hence impact coverage.
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The authors declare no competing interests.
Marius Zambou Vouking and Jean Marie Edengue Ekani conceived and designed the study. Marius Zambou Vouking, Jean Marie Edengue Ekani and Carine Nouboudem Tadenfok contributed to the analysis. Marius Zambou Vouking and Carine Nouboudem Tadenfok critically reviewed and edited the manuscript. Marius Zambou Vouking, Carine Nouboudem Tadenfok and Jean Marie Edengue Ekani read and approved the final paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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A person cannot be in love with two people simultaneously
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First round for acceptance, and for my opponent to post his/her argument if he/she so chooses.
Person: Human Being, Homo Sapien
In love: romantic love, Eros love.
No new arguments in the fourth round.
Let's make this a good debate, no equivicating, or silly semantic tactics.
Come at me bro
or Bro-et...
Love is defined as an intense feeling of deep affection. This feeling is so intense that it is what makes a woman you may have met in your 20's (a spouse) as important as a woman you have known your entire life (a sister). These deep affections are also about making sacrifices and choices to give your love to an individual. Once you share your love with numerous people the deepness and quality of this love is somewhat tainted because love is just liking everything in existence besides existence itself. It does not have an unlimited supply. If you love two people equally it means that you are not willing to sacrifice one for the other and it shows that you cannot reach the intense deepness love entails, something that a person can reach by being willing to sacrifice other things and people, for that one person. Thus, showing love in it's ultimate, raw form.
I could have just dumped the burden of proof on Pro for this debate and let him make the arguments while I try and counter them, but what fun would that be. I will make my own assertions, and will attempt to rebut his as well.
Again, the resolution I will be arguing against is as follows: "A person cannot be in love with two people simultaneously."
1. Once in love, always in love.
I believe that many of us have heard someone say "You don't just stop loving someone" or some variation of that phrase at some point in our lives. In countless romance books, movies, and in real life instances most of us have observed or experienced this for ourselves. We all know that one person who fell hopelessly in love with a person and was certain that this was their soul mate, the person they would spend the rest of their lives with, only to be wrong and end up heartbroken. They usually get over their former love by finding another to help get over previous one. Often times in these scenarios, the latter does not cancel out the former but rather pushes it back. The new lover helps their broken partner to not fall OUT of love with the former, but to get over the former.
Our first loves usually don't work for numerous reasons other than foul play such as death, long distance, foreign parents arranging our marriages, significant other is an alien, Naraku kills our lover and frames us for it then our lover shoots us with an arrow that binds us to a tree for 50 years....
But we don't usually fall out of love with that person; we just find a new love and move on.
2. Probability of desirable traits.
There are 6 billion+ people on this Earth. Based on sheer probability alone, there are bound to be several people that possess maybe not all, but the sufficient qualities necessary to fall in love with them. It is completely reasonable to believe that one can meet 2 fantastic people at the same time, and without even trying, fall in love with them both. One might love them for different reasons, but it"s love never the less.
3. Love is not a physical, tangible entity that embodies actual space.
It is simply a feeling. As far as I know, science has yet to find an actual love bug, or scanned anyone's body and been able to point and say yep, by golly that's it, there's the love virus right there. In the process of falling in love/being in love, the "heart" does not reach maximum capacity and suddenly has no room to love anyone else. It is a feeling/emotion, and like any other emotion, it can be directed towards at least two things at once. Take being horny for example. I'm sure most have us have seen someone that was just so incredibly hot, that almost all of your sex hormones just fired at once, but it's not like once you were horny, you were only physically attracted to that person and that person only. I don't think there's any one reading this that can tell me that they've only been physically attracted to one person in their whole entire life. Love and lust are the same in the sense that they are both feelings, and they can be directed towards more than once object at once.
1. My opponent makes the claim that loves "does not have an unlimited supply".
Says who? What proof does he have to back up such a claim? Is life an MMORPG in which we have a finite bar/meter of love and once we use it all up that's it? If love truly is finite, how much of it do we have? Is it a cup, a pint, a gallon, or enough to fill up Yankee Stadium? I've had less than a cup full of Juicy Fruit before and I've shared that with multiple people. My former roommate and I used to share gallons of milk all the time. This one time, I had a bag of skittles, and I shared it with almost everyone in the classroom, I mean yeah it was a king sized bag, but that's beside the point. Even if my opponent can prove that the amount of love each person holds is finite, he would then have to prove that love is a finite substance that simply cannot be shared with more than one person at the same time.
2. My opponent makes a second argument that you cannot love two people equally at the same time. This is moot point because the debate topic isn't whether or not one can love two people equally simultaneously. It is simply whether or not simultaneously love is possible regardless of the distribution of it.
Extend all my arguments.
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Creating Partnerships with the Former Soviet Union
The Center for Safe Energy (CSE) addresses the most urgent needs of citizen-based organizations in the former Soviet Union (FSU). Since 1989, the Center has actively formed partnerships with environmental citizen groups around energy issues across Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, and the Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. CSE supports its partners by sending experts to provide technical assistance in the FSU and organizing professional delegations to the US.
GOODBYE LETTER July 11, 2017
Dear Friends,
After twenty-two years of successful work in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, and Kazakhstan, we celebrate having worked ourselves out of a job. We are closing the Center for Safe Energy on a high note.
When we began in 1995, environmental activists were small groups monitoring nuclear plants. They knew very little about the means for energy conservation and the promise of alternative energy. They were eager for up-to-date information, strategic planning, use of volunteers, grant writing, and monitoring. Their networks were weak or non-existent. The activists felt isolated from each other and from the international environmental community. Philanthropy was non-existent in the former Soviet countries. The safety net had fallen apart with the breakup of the Soviet Union. There was little money available for rural groups, few programs for disabled, elderly, and other disadvantaged groups. There was no money for tiny rural entrepreneurs.
What a change we see after twenty-two years! The activists are now well trained and knowledgeable. "In Kazakhstan, all the strong women leaders were trained by you," said a US Embassy staff person. The Internet narrowed the information gap. The activists are now part of the international environmental community.
At first, European government and foundation money supplanted US government money for NGOs. Unfortunately, these funds too are decreasing and forcing the well-trained activists to work for the UN or other international agencies. Many small non-profits do not have funding to carry on their projects while government and foundations concentrate on areas of the world of more strategic importance or greater need. The grassroots NGO's continue to be grateful for help in fundraising in the United States or Europe.
I have just returned from an inspiring trip to the capital of Kazakhstan, Astana, where I gave the keynote speech at a ceremony to honor the winners of a new young environmental activist competition. EcoForum, the major network of environmental activists started by Goldman Prize winner, Kaisha Atakhanova, spearheaded the idea. I felt great mutual respect and gratitude from colleagues in Kazakhstan with whom we have worked together for almost 20 years. In the past few years, our environmental partners in Russia, considered suspect by the pro government forces, are having a particularly difficult time. Many have closed their non-profits, a few have been imprisoned, some have moved to other countries, and some are still bravely pursuing their goals.
As the director of the Center for Safe Energy, I have had the good fortune to see a huge transformation take place, from when I began in 1986, I am grateful for all the opportunities to work with incredible volunteers, experts, hosts, drivers, interpreters and fellow environmentalists in the US and the former Soviet Union. I have immense admiration for those working tirelessly to protect our environment. I am grateful for the satisfaction and adventure of our work. Our legacy is archived at the Hoover Institute of Stanford University.
None of this work would have been possible without the partnership of the late and beloved Francis Macy, who began his work in Russia in 1961 and continued to 2009. Together we expanded to Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Tajikistan, Latvia, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, and Uzbekistan, where we cooked up, and carried out valuable, innovative programs with our partners.
And, of course, your support was indeed essential to our success, and has meant so much to me. I thank you all for your interest, willingness to participate and immeasurable support.
Enid & the CSE Team
In the Field 2017
CSE sent its executive Director to Almaty and Astana in Kazakhstan where she gave the keynote speech at a ceremony to honor the winners of a new young environmental activist competition. EcoForum, the major network of environmental activists started by Goldman Prize winner, Kaisha Atakhanova on energy efficiency and climate change.
In the Field 2016
CSE sent a delegation from Berkeley to Ukraine, co-led by Program Director Melissa Prager and Energy Expert Prof. John Perkins.
In the Field 2015
CSE is organizing a 2-way exchange with partners in Rivne, Ukraine on energy efficiency and climate change. CSE will host 3 experts from Ukraine in the Bay Area to meet with their counterparts in the US; and will send 3 US experts to Ukraine to exchange experience on safe energy strategies.
In the Field 2014
The CSE collaborated with partner NGO EcoForum in Almaty, Kazakhstan, to arrange a conference on energy, climate change, and cities. Participants from both countries had experience in different aspects of the relationships among city governance and the challenges posed by climate change and energy choices. Both countries' participants aimed their remarks at the efficacy of programs, policies, and projects to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and mitigate climate change by increasing energy efficiency and promoting the replacement of fossil fuels by renewable energy.
In the Field 2013
Program Director, Melissa Prager, and CSE Energy Consultant, Professor John Perkins led a delegation of five US experts to Ukraine to share with NGO and local government leaders the US experience with environmental and health impacts of hydraulic fracturing and positive examples of its alternative. Our three-day conference, co-organized by CSE and Ukraine's EcoClub Rivne, included Kari Matsko, a software engineer from Ohio who has struggled with severe health issues as a result of living only 2,500 feet from a fracked gas well. Unlike other members of her community, she didn't sign a non-disclosure agreement. Kari speaks up for the thousands of those who cannot by sharing the truth about health impacts of extracting gas by injecting highly pressurized water mixed with harmful chemicals to fracture shale rocks. Our Ukrainian counterparts were able to learn about these truths, which helped shape their own campaigns in their struggle to fight against fracking in Ukraine. Thanks to Kari's leadership and founding of the People's Oil and Gas Collective, in 2010 the state of Ohio improved its oil and gas laws, which had not been changed since 1965!
Dr. Larysa Dyrszka joined our delegation to Ukraine to provide the medical truths of fracking. A pediatrician and member of Physicians, Scientists, and Engineers for Health Energy , she shared the results of on-the-ground public health assessments and how here in the US, we have a long upward battle against big industry claims that fracking is "safe".
Jason Edens and Maria Sanders offered alternatives for a more sustainable future. Edens' experience with pioneering a program to offer low-cost solar thermal heating to the cold climates of rural Minnesota . Sanders gave examples of how citizens and local government can work together for sustainability and energy efficiency, drawing on her experience leading energy andclimate planning initiatives in California. Professor John Perkins, who recently joined the CSE staff as our Energy Consultant, provided a larger context for addressing energy issues in both countries, reminding us that we have to look at energy systems as a whole, with efficiency and renewable technology being most important. Ukraine, and the rest of Europe, looks to the US as the only example of a developed fracking industry and hears little of the opposition. Unfortunately, because of its desire to become energy independent from Russia, the Ukrainian government closed a deal with major oil and gas companies to pursue fracking contracts
Along with the disappointing decision to pursue fracking in Ukraine, the fight for democracy and justice can be seen today, in Ukraine's bloody crackdown of Euromaidan. Public health systems are very weak, and without that, environmental and health impacts will not be tracked. This makes continuing the work of our delegation even more urgent now.
You can access our Ukrainian partner's posting about the exchange here.
In the Field 2012
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Reactor
Enid Schreibman
On October 1, CSE Director, Enid Schreibman and Former Member of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Peter Bradford participated in the U.S.-Russian Nuclear Roundtable Discussion "Nuclear Power and World Tendencies" in St. Petersburg, Russia.
As Russia deals with the questions of decommissioning nuclear reactors, Professor Bradford shared his experience with our battle here in the U.S. to close the Vermont Yankee reactor. CSE Russian partner and recipient of the Nuclear Free Future award, Oleg Bodrov organized a roundtable at the St. Petersburg department of Central Institute for Continuing Education and Training of Rosatom employees to discuss public participation and the decommissioning of nuclear reactors in both the U.S. and Russia. Oleg participated in a previous delegation to Vermont, facilitated by CSE, where he noted that the Vermont Yankee reactor bears the same environmental risks as Russia's Sosnovy Bor Chernobyl-like reactor and that we must protect the future generations from these risks.
Oleg Bodrov
Peter Bradford
Here is a link to the Voice of America article in Russian about the roundtable discussion: http://www.golos-ameriki.ru/content/russia-us-nuclear-power-roundtable/1518415.html.
In the Field 2012 - Kazakhstan
In Kazakhstan, Professor Bradford, CSE partner Kaisha Atakhanova, and CSE Director Enid Schreibman were part of a video conference "Year after Fukushima: Current Challenges and Future Energy for Kazakhstan" with nuclear experts from Japan, Russia, and Germany. Our Kazakh partners then used the information to inform the press and public in Kazakhstan of the real dangers of nuclear throughout the world. As a result of the roundtable, our Kazakh partners wrote their demand for a moratorium on the construction of nuclear power plants in Kazakhstan! Read more on our news page.
Also this year in Kazakhstan, we helped our partners to address air pollution in Temirtau, one of Kazakhstan's most polluted regions. A young woman from the local government's environmental department participated in a CSE delegation in Berkeley in 2011. As a follow up this year, we brought to Temirtau a U.S. expert on air pollution monitoring who helped develop a partnership between the local government and NGOs in Temirtau to combine efforts for ongoing air pollution monitoring. The scientific data from pollution monitoring will be a powerful tool for our partners' advocacy campaigns, allowing them to document the impacts of pollution in their regions in Kazakhstan and present a compelling case for reducing pollution.
A Tribute to Fran Macy
A Remarkable Life 1927-2009
Francis Macy was a dedicated environmentalist, energy activist and citizen diplomat, whose ground-breaking work inspired fresh collaborative ventures with the former Soviet Union.
The Co-Founder and Co-Director of the Earth Island Institute's Center for Safe Energy since 1995, he trained hundreds of activists in Russia, Ukraine, Georgia and Kazakhstan to address the environmental legacy of the nuclear arms race and the Chernobyl disaster. Initiating scores of professional delegations and exchanges between Americans and their counterparts in the former Soviet Union, in the areas of psychology, environment, and citizen organizing since 1983, Macy's work empowered the rise of non-governmental organizations--a strong contribution to the health of post-Soviet life. In 2005, he was awarded the Nuclear Free Future Lifetime Achievement Award. More…
Please visit Fran's memorial site at www.francismacy.com.
Continuing Fran's Legacy
His legacy is being carried on as CSE continues to organize delegations from Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan.


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Yesterday was one of those days that I know I'll look back on and wonder how I survived!
I spent the day at my brother's house with my sister-in-law, Megan. They have a two-year-old (Aaron) and just gave birth to my first niece (Evelyn) on October 28 so I wanted to 'help' her out.
Not sure what I was thinking...I have a one year old and a newborn. That equates to four children 2 years and under (including two newborns). How much help could I be?
Here's how things went:
10:15 Arrive
10:17 Sweet baby Evelyn is eating and all is calm
10:20 I step in urine on floor (we quickly discover Aaron, who is working on potty training, had a little accident)
10:21 I need clean socks
10:23 Aaron needs clean underwear, pants and socks (we actually decided today would be a diaper day)
10:30 Lauren needs to eat earlier than anticipated
10:40 Evelyn has a dirty diaper
10: 50 Samuel has a dirty diaper
10:55 Evelyn spits up all over her clean outfit and needs new clothes
11:00 Lauren has her first blow out all the way up her back and needs a total change of clothes
11:15 Samuel sees the dog's water dish and promptly splashes in the water (both he and floor are very wet)
11:30 Aaron has a dirty diaper
11:40 Samuel is found playing in the fireplace with soot and ashes all over jeans (furniture had already been placed in front of this temptation but he got around it)
This was all in the first 1 1/2 hours of the day. Four dirty diaper. Two complete outfit changes. Urine. Spit up. Water. Soot.
Not sure how much help we were to Megan and kiddos, but it was a fun and memorable day....


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Why is this model a best seller? I set up this site because, as a stylist and flat iron fanatic, people are often asking me for flat iron recommendations and I want to share my knowledge and point people in the right direction for which hair straightener to buy for their hair type, style and price range.
As I've worked my way through the brands, I've found that some companies use the word "professional" to sell products that aren't really of a professional standard. When you buy hair straighteners for under $50, you can't really expect a salon finish. My rule of thumb is that the models which are actually "professional" are generally priced at $80 and above (some well above!) until now.
A Professional Iron with a Tiny Price tag?
The HSI professional 1 ceramic tourmaline ionic has really got me scratching my (perfectly straight and shiny!) head. It seems to have all the features of a professional iron, customers are totally raving about it and it even comes with free stuff! But you can buy it for under $50. What?
In this hsi ceramic flat iron review, I'll take a look at the specs, features and reviews of this model to try and answer the three burning questions I have about it:
- Is it really a "professional flat iron" or is HSI using the term too loosely?
- What is it that people love so much about it – how has it risen to the very top of Amazon's ratings.
- Is it really as good as they say and, if so, why is it less than HALF the price of the professional hair straightener best brands?
Free Stuff!!!
At the moment, there's a really great hair straightener deal on Amazon.com. When you buy the HSI professional, you receive a free Argan oil conditioning treatment and a heat protective glove. This is great because hair straightening with straighteners can get pretty hot and this package means that your hair and your hand is protected! If you're worried about damage from flat irons, then including the Argan Oil treatment in your hair straightening methods is very advisable because it keeps your hair in optimum condition, strengthening the cortex, cuticle and shaft against damage. Check out my heat precautions article for more info on this.
Everybody loves a free gift and this package, combined with the highly rated HSI flat iron, makes for some of the best value hair straighteners I've ever seen!
Top Seller on Amazon.com
The HSI Professional is currently the Number One Top Seller on Amazon.com. And it's held this throne for an impressive amount of time: they were the top hair straighteners 2014, 2015,2016 and look set to hold onto the title in 2017, too!
There are well over 23 thousand Hsi 1 ceramic tourmaline ionic flat iron hair straightener reviews!!! And it maintains an average consumer rating of 4.5 stars with more than 70% of users giving it the full 5 stars. This really is staggering because most models I've looked at might have a few hundred reviews but this one has 23,000. That's a whole lot of buyers. I also think that people are more likely to write a review if they've got something to complain about than if they love it and yet, after so many thousands of Hsi flat iron reviews, its rating hasn't dropped. People LOVE this flat iron brand!
Maybe you need to see the reviews for yourself. Can this many satisfied customers be wrong?
Take it Anywhere
One problem that lots of models, even those from the top professional hair straighteners brands, have is that they can't be used outside the U.S.A. Our voltage is 120V (60Hz) and lots of models are made only for that voltage and will short out as soon as you put them in a foreign socket. That's no good for the jetsetter!
The HSI tourmaline ceramic hair straighteners is world wide dual voltage compatible 110 to 220 volts. All you'll need is a socket adaptor and you can slip it into the handy little travel bag and take it anywhere you like!
Promising Performance
So the price is right and the reviews are promising but what about the performance? The hsi professional 1 ceramic tourmaline ionic flat iron has a number of excellent features. Ceramic tourmaline plates allow you to straighten at lower temperatures, reducing the risk of damage. They are also excellent conductors of the negative ions that fight frizz-causing static. Easily adjustable temperature settings mean you're in control of how much heat you put in your hair and infrared heat technology enhances the style result. Apart from floating plates (which do make straightening faster and reduce the chance of painful snagging) these flat irons have all the features of far more expensive professional models.
Versatile Style
Lots of people ask me which flat iron is best for curling, flipping or waving hair as well as straightening. I always recommend that they look for an iron with 1 inch plates and a rounded, narrow housing. This is because you'll be able to catch the hair in the hair straightening tongs and flip it around for a curl without making an "iron line" or "halo" like you get if the casing is too thick. The HSI has 1 inch plates and a nice, narrow housing so it meets my curling criteria perfectly.
My Verdict: The Best Cheap Flat Iron
You might have noticed that I'm actually really excited about this iron!
I'm a total flat iron snob and I've spent A LOT of money on them in my life. Usually only the professional hair straightener best brands get a full 5 star rating from me so it feels a bit strange to give my highest recommendation to a $50 straightener. But I just can't find fault with this model: even when I compare hair straighteners with much more expensive brands. So, I just have to give it the full 5 stars – it's the best and cheap hair straightener.
Actually, the only thing "cheap" about it appears to be the price tag!
I hope my Hsi hair straightener review has helped answer some of your questions. I definitely feel like it's all a bit clearer in my head!
If you think these might be your next hair straighteners, pop over to Amazon quick to see if the deal's still on. They do tend to sell out pretty quick because they're so popular and can be hard to get hold of!
Still not sure? Have a scroll on the sidebar and check out some of my other hair straightening reviews and continue your search for which straightener is best for your hair?


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|Boy am I a speed demon or what. She has been kicking around my hard drive for over 10 months. I could get the body done but the head was an absolute mystery. I picked up Inside Lightwave 6 and after oh 100 remodels I came to this point. No textures just color.
|Some of the texture maps in place. There is still alot of texture tweaking that needs to be done. The makeup on her eyes needs changed and she is in desperate need of some blush or sunlight. Yes I know the hair is horrible but I just got Sasquatch and this is a first attempt. I just got really sick of seeing her bald. Whoever said that you would spend as much time in a paint program as you would in modelling is 100% correct.
|A little more work done on the texturing. I'm not sure about the tan lines though... umm dropped the hair until I get a chance to do a better job in Sasquatch.. =\


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There are many different factors that apply to the Arizona Bankruptcy Laws and one that has many parts to it is the Bankruptcy Exemption Laws. These laws portray how people are able to continue to live a dynamic life while going through bankruptcy.
Protecting Your Assets in Bankruptcy: Arizona Property Exemption Laws
Property you get to keep:
The law of what has come to be called "Asset Protection" is actually a mixture of laws that allow you to keep certain property no matter what, even if you owe money to others. Every state has laws that designate specific property you get to keep so that you can continue living a productive life. That is, even if you owe a trillion dollars to someone, the law won't make you sell the shirt off your back to pay it. And in Texas and Florida, they won't even make you sell your million dollar mansion, or in Nevada, your gun.
These rules are called "property exemptions." They vary from state to state. They designate what property is off limits to your 'creditors '-- the legal name for those who claim you owe them money.
When you fill out your bankruptcy forms (Form 6, Schedule C), you will be asked what property you claim as exempt -- and a citation of the law that allows it.
This page gives you those citations and gives a brief summary of the exemption.
*Exemptions & "secured debts":
Note that property that is collateral for a purchase-money loan (such as a car securing a car loan or a home securing a first mortgage) is not protected by exemptions from repossession actions by that lender. Any equity you may own in the property is protected and may give you certain rights against holders of judgment liens and second or third lien holders.
Let's repeat that first point before we go further: Exemption laws do NOT protect you from losing property if you've voluntarily pledged the property as security for a loan and you don't make the payments.
To read more click here.


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At the RAPID event in June, Optomec hosted a special event to discuss the state of 3D printing and additive manufacturing, with a particular focus on applying the technology to printed metals and 3D electronics. Joining the conversation was well known AM expert Bill Macy, former deputy director of America Makes. Bill talked about the economic and technical challenges that have traditionally stood in the way of widespread adoption of 3D printing in key sectors such as mil/aero, health, and electronics – challenges that are now being overcome with a new generation of printers and innovative methodologies. Optomec CEO Dave Ramahi then gave an overview of where he sees the industry heading and how products like the Optomec LENS and Aerosol Jet printers can help pave the way to greater efficiencies in a wide range of manufacturing areas.
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This Week – March 19-25, 2012By Michael Clark • Mar 19th, 2012 • Category: This Week
Here are the openings, closings, and auditions for the week of March 19-25, 2012.
Opening & Closing
- One of the Gang, Spotlighters Theatre, Baltimore, MD
- Blood-bound and Tongue Tied, Strand Theater, Baltimore, MD
- The Spitfire Grill, Colonial Players, Annapolis, MD
- Clever Rachel, Pumpkin Theatre, Stevenson, MD
- The King and I, Toby's Dinner Theater, Columbia, MD
- Merchant of Venice, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, Ellicott City, MD
- California Suite, Vagabond Players, Baltimore, MD
- Fame the Musical, Children's Playhouse of Maryland
- Tuesday, Mar 20th@6:30 PM
This article can be linked to as: http://maryland.showbizradio.com/goto/223.
Michael Clark has performed in local productions, but prefers to be behind the scenes. Mike earned a Career Studies Certificate in Theater from Northern Virginia Community College. Mike is a member of the American Theatre Critics Association and the Online News Association.


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Fox News Channel host Greg Gutfeld criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's "weird, angry" statement in reaction to the Wisconsin primary for saying that "nothing is ever his fault" and argued that "a Trojan horse is someone who acts one way to get in, and then acts another way after, like telling people you'll deport millions, and then winking at the press" on Wednesday's broadcast of "The Five."
Gutfeld said, "So how did Trump lose this bad? The same reason he's been doing so good. It took someone as bullheaded as Trump to smash the PC culture, make valid points, and reach millions. But it's the same bullheadedness that's resisting a change in the course. Trump has earned the loyalty of many, but he's squandering it, making them think they might remove that tattoo before the ink dries. He keeps making supporters scramble, explain, and backtrack. Again, has there ever been a candidate who needs so many volunteer spokesmen? And as brilliant a marketer [as] he is, he really misread how to scale his product beyond a narrow target market. Ignoring the guardrails of criticism, he's surrounded by those who only nod. Too many yes men ends in a sound no from everyone else."
Gutfeld then turned to Trump's reaction to losing is Wisconsin, stating, "Rather than say something humble, gracious, and funny, he release a weird, angry statement. Its message, nothing is ever his fault. And he calls Cruz a Trojan horse, but a Trojan horse is someone who acts one way to get in, and then acts another way after, like telling people you'll deport millions, and then winking at the press. His reactions are impulsive, and it foretold what would happen when the race narrowed, it gets old. But Wisconsin isn't the end, and it could be a new beginning for trump. Right now, old Trump can't win the general, but maybe new Trump can. He'll need help, and not from the usual suspects."
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Nebraska lawmaker looks to gambling as property tax relief
If tax relief is the goal, a Nebraska lawmaker thinks he's found a sure bet.
Senator Tyson Larson's proposal could put hundreds of millions into tax relief, but some call it a dangerous bill.
Larson, who represents the O'Neill area, has introduced an amendment to the Nebraska state constitution, to allow gambling.
"If property taxes are the number one issue, isn't that something we should consider?," he asked during a recent committee hearing on tax relief.
The issue made a farmer who was testifying squirm in his seat.
"I think you're shifting gears on me Sen. Larson," the farmer said, deferring to his friends in Farm Bureau to explain the group's position.
Larson's proposal would legalize poker, blackjack, slots, and other games of chance. He estimates it would raise $3-400 million a year.
"LR294CA has 98 percent of the money going to property tax relief and I would encourage anybody who cares about it to support that," he said during the committee hearing.
Opponents don't see it that way.
"It's a very dangerous bill, because it gives unlimited power to the legislature," said Pat Loontjer.
The grandma who runs Gambling with the Good Life says it's a bad way to raise revenue.
"Do the important things and no add another addiction to the problems we're facing in the state," she said.
She points out Nebraskans have voted twice, defeating gambling.
In a phone interview, Larson says attitudes have shifted.
"Mood in Nebraska has significantly changed. I know in my district, the voters overwhelmingly support it, as I've polled it. Nearly 65–70 percent support gaming," he said.
Gambling with the Good Life says every dollar gained costs three times that in social costs.
Loontjer said, "Any money that is spent in a casino or slot machine is not money spent on main street, it's not putting clothes on the backs of children or making the house payment."
Larson argues Nebraska pays that price now. He says 90 percent of Nebraskans live within 100 miles of a casino.
He says the state has the social ills, although he thinks the numbers are overstated, without benefitting from the income. That's why he challenges rural lawmakers who say they'd do anything to bring tax relief to farmers and ranchers.
"Property taxes aren't their number one issue. They'd rather dictate to the people what they can and cannot do. The morality of gambling trumps lowering property taxes which I think is a real shame," he said in an interview.
There's a hearing on the proposal on the afternoon of February 12 at the capitol.
It would have to get 30 votes to appear on the November ballot.


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7 Ways to Improve Your Credit Score Fast
The benefits of having a good credit score are many: you can borrow money at lower interest rates, your loan requests are more likely to be approved than denied, and also you can get great deals on credit cards. And these are only a few reasons to maintain a credit score of 750 or above. If you currently have bad credit, don't worry. All is not lost, yet.
There are several steps that you can take to improve your credit score and enjoy the amazing benefits mentioned above. Read ahead to find out how to make your awful credit score great once more:
1. Pay Bills on Time
Essentially, your credit score indicates what sort of a borrower you are and how good your financial habits are. If you are late on certain bill payments, or if you are often charged extra for missed payments, these end up being reported as delinquencies on your credit report. Delinquencies certainly hurt your overall credit score. About 35 percent of a FICO score is made up of payment history. That's right; missing a bill because of absentmindedness can have serious consequences. Therefore, pay all your bills on time. Better yet, automate payments, so a silly mistake doesn't end up costing you later.
2. Reduce Your Overall Debt
Your debt certainly is reflected in your credit score, but not in a good way. Debt itself does not necessarily bring down your credit score, but if the debt keeps increasing or remains intact, it will. Therefore, take steps to reduce the amount of debt you have. Pay off high-interest loans first, as these are the most likely to sink you further into debt. Also, if you have small loans that you can pay off in two or three months, do so before tackling heftier, long-term debts.
3. Keep Credit Card Balance Low
Nothing hurts your credit score more than credit card debt. Therefore, make sure you pay those credit card bills each month. Keep the balance low on all your credit cards as a rule. Don't move your credit card debt around by getting more cards, for example. Paying down the balance on credit cards, even slowly, is the best and only way to keep you credit score afloat. If you are forgetful, ask the bank to send you reminders or automate payments so you don't miss payments and make the situation worse.
4. Check Your Credit Report for Errors
Credit reports are not at all error-free. In fact, most credit reports contain a number of factual errors and even incorrect credit scores. Therefore, often check your credit report and score to make sure that your personal information, bank account information and the number of cards listed are correct. Check the debts listed and make sure these are yours only. Credit bureaus are known to have identities mixed up to the extent to proclaim alive people dead. So, don't assume that everything in your credit report is accurate and up to date. If you spot something wrong, immediately report it and haggle the bureau until they fix it.
5. Stop Cancelling Credit Cards
Credit agencies devaluate your score if you keep cancelling your credit cards. When you cancel a credit card, it causes your overall credit to drop, which credit bureaus assess as a sign of bad credit. So, it's in your best interest to keep all your cards active. You can lower the limit of an existing card or use it exclusively for essential payments as alternatives to cancelling. Also, cancelled cards do not entirely disappear out of credit reports for several years anyway.
6. Avoid Maxing Out Credit Cards
Maxing out your credit cards is one of the most common ways people end up ruining their credit scores. Therefore, talk to you bank and set credit limits high enough to avoid maxing out or getting close to the limit, which is just as bad. You should ideally underuse your credit cards to maintain a good score, as overusing and cancelling credit cards both hurt credit scores.
7. Don't Try to Get Rid of Old Debt That's already been Paid
You might think that any debt is bad for your credit score. It's not. If you have old debts that have been paid already, don't bother trying to expunge the records. Paid debts are a good thing and they reflect well on your credit score. Ultimately, creditors want to see customers who can repay borrowed money, so what better way to indicate a good borrower than settled debts?
As you can see, improving your credit score is not impossible. Remember to pay your bills on time, make an effort to reduce overall debt, use your credit cards wisely and your credit score will be fine. Also, don't obsess too much over your credit score. Bad credit is not the end of your life after all.


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The Shame of Winning at All Costs
Colorado detective charged with perjury
DENVER — Fort Collins Police Lt. James Broderick, the lead detective in the Tim Masters murder investigation, was on Wednesday indicted by the Larimer County Grand Jury on eight counts of first-degree perjury, The Denver Post reports.
Broderick is accused of concealing evidence that would have helped Masters at his 1998 trial, at which he was found guilty of the 1987 murder of Peggy Hettrick. The conviction was overturned in 2008 when DNA evidence pointed to other suspects.
Weld County DA Ken Buck is handling the case against Broderick in his role as special prosecutor for Larimer County
Weld County DA Ken Buck is handling the case against Broderick in his role as special prosecutor for Larimer County.
Tim Masters was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted for murder – after spending nine years in prison, he has been exonerated by DNA evidence and the detective from his case – Lt. Jim Broderick – is being prosecuted for perjury:
Masters, who served nine years of a life sentence after his 1998 arrest in Peggy Hettrick's murder, has said he hopes Fort Collins and Larimer County will finally acknowledge that he was railroaded.
The city and county have paid Masters a combined $10 million to settle a civil rights lawsuit related to the conviction, but they painted the payouts as business decisions rather than reparations.
"I am anxious to see if the leadership in Fort Collins will finally publicly admit my incarceration was a mistake or if they will continue this charade that their people did nothing wrong," Masters said in a statement provided by his attorneys. . . .
. . . Among the charges in the indictment are that Broderick intentionally lied about an FBI profile used to support Masters' arrest, shoeprints found at the crime scene, a fellow investigator's crime scene observations and his own degree of participation in the case.
The prosecutors that put Tim in prison have since been rewarded by being elected as judges – Jolene Blair and Terry Gilmore.
Although the city and county have paid out $10 million, they still admit no wrongdoing.
H. Michael's Take:
It should come as no surprise that a police officer would lie to obtain a win. Those of us on the inside of the system — myself as a former career DA (prosecutor) and the entire defense bar, understand the mindset of "winning at all costs" along with the pressures on young prosecutors to earn their stripes. This case is the tip of an enormous iceberg whose size and depth will most likely never be wholly revealed.
What the case does, however, is highlight deficiencies in the criminal justice system that lead – every day- to injustice. My compliments to my old friend David Lane.. a true champion of due process ..
Here is the Colorado Law on the crime of perjury:
Perjury in the first degree consists of making a materially false statement under oath in the course of an official proceeding. While perjury in the second degree involves a false statement, it does not involve an official proceeding. False swearing is a catch-all for any materially false statement that does not fall under perjury in the first degree or perjury in the second degree. Perjury during official proceedings is most commonly associated with the sworn testimony of a witness in court.
Perjury in the first degree is a Class 4 felony, perjury in the second degree is a Class 1 misdemeanor, and false swearing is a Class 1 petty offense H


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How to build a teaching repertoire
Great teachers manage to engage their pupils every lesson.
Developing a teaching repertoire is one very effective way of doing this – it gives teachers a whole host of strategies, activities, and techniques on which they can fall back, presenting their pupils with countless different ways of learning by keeping lessons varied. In other words, it leads to successful teaching.
Building a repertoire is an important part of your development as an NQT. The contrast between your training period and your first year in teaching can sometimes feel quite glaring. You might feel like you don't want to try out new things, only focusing on a narrow set of activities and strategies that you feel confident will always work.
This is an understandable response, seeing that your NQT year will, no doubt, provide an overwhelming amount of 'new' to take in. It is also quite a reasonable response – safety first, if you will. This sort of approach, as you may find, brings the benefit of increased efficiency over time, as both you and your students will grow familiar with how your lessons work.
It would be rather careless to get rid of those benefits completely, just to search for a more developed teaching repertoire. So, here's an alternative route you can take to gradually develop a wider range of techniques without spending too much time outside of your comfort zone.
First of all, set yourself the goal of trying two new things each week – one during the Monday-Wednesday period, and one on Thursday or Friday. This is a great habit to get into. It lets you focus on the efforts you put into building your repertoire, and gives the current term a sense of energy and dynamics. This method is also less time-consuming, as a result making you less likely to being put off this goal.
An additional option is to try two new related things each week. You could try out a new discussion activity on Tuesday, for example, then try a new style of questioning on Friday. Or, you might have a go at a new peer-assessment technique on Monday, followed by a new target-setting method for marking books on Thursday – each week you'll be following a theme, giving a sense of consistency.


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Lower your Risk of Pre-Diabetes Progression
If you have pre-diabetes, you may assume that someday you will end up with diabetes. But that may not necessarily be true. A recent study from the Colorado School of Public Health and the University of Colorado School of Medicine shows that people with pre-diabetes may be able to prevent their condition from progressing to full diabetes by controlling their glucose levels.
Diabetes is a condition that results when sugar or glucose builds up in the blood. This may be because the body is not able to produce enough glucose, or because the glucose that is made is not effective. Pre-diabetes is a condition that results when blood glucose levels are higher than normal, but are not high enough to be diabetes.
Anyone can develop diabetes, but some people are at higher risk than others. In general, older people and people who are African American, Latino, Native American, or Asian American/Pacific Islander are more likely to develop diabetes than others. These groups are also at increased risk for pre-diabetes. Other risk factors include:
- Being overweight and over age 45
- Having high blood pressure
- Having low HDL cholesterol and high triglycerides
- Having a family history of diabetes
- Having gestational diabetes during pregnancy or giving birth to a baby weighing more than 9 pounds
If you are at risk for diabetes or pre-diabetes, your doctor may want to do a blood test to check your blood sugar levels. There are three tests your doctor may chose to do:
- Fasting Blood Glucose (FPG) – This test requires you to fast (not eat) overnight and have the test done before eating in the morning. A normal level is below 100 mg/dl. Pre-diabetes shows between 100 and 125 mg/dl. Above 126 mg/dl indicates diabetes.
- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) – This test also requires fasting overnight. Blood is drawn before eating and again two hours after drinking a glucose-rich drink. Normal is below 140 mg/dl 2 hours after the drink. Pre-diabetes reads between 140 and 199 mg/dl. 200 mg/dl or higher indicates diabetes.
- A1C – This blood test provides an average of your blood sugar levels over the past 3 to 4 months. An A1C level below 5.6% is normal. Between 5.7% and 6.4% shows pre-diabetes. An A1C of 6.5% or higher indicates diabetes.
The American Diabetes Association has a simple diabetes risk test that you can take online to help determine your risk for pre-diabetes or diabetes.
Scientists know that diabetes can damage many systems throughout your body. Recent research indicates some long-term damage to the heart and circulatory system may also take place during pre-diabetes. But based on the results of the Colorado study, it may be possible to limit pre-diabetes complications and prevent pre-diabetes from progressing to full diabetes by controlling blood glucose levels. Leigh Perreault, MD, a researcher with the CU School of Medicine and the Colorado School of Public Health said, "Physicians should seek to restore normal glucose regulation in their patients with pre-diabetes."
Previous treatments often focused on holding pre-diabetes at existing levels. This research shows the importance of working to return blood glucose levels to a normal range rather than working to hold them in the pre-diabetic range. The study shows that people with pre-diabetes whose blood sugar levels returned to normal are 56% less likely to have full diabetes 10 years later. The study also shows that getting blood glucose back into a normal range helps patients avoid developing diabetes even if the lower blood glucose levels were temporary.
"Interventions that simply maintain pre-diabetes, even where overt diabetes is avoided short-term, are not enough as the long-term risk remains," Perreault said. "Strategies and follow-up should focus on achieving normal glucose regulation, by whatever means and however transient, to ensure the greatest reduction in diabetes risk for those with pre-diabetes."
Denise DeWitt is a freelance writer for Empowher.com.
Science Daily. Regulating Glucose Can prevent Onset of Type 2 Diabetes: Those With Pre-Diabetes Can Avoid Progressing to Diabetes. Web. July 2, 2012.
American Diabetes Association. Pre-Diabetes FAQ. Web. July 2, 2012.
American Diabetes Association. How to Tell if You Have Diabetes or Pre-Diabetes. Web. July 2, 2012.
American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Risk Test. Web. July 2, 2012.
Related Links:
The Test Indicating Pre-diabetes - Video
What Does It Really Mean to Have Pre-Diabetes?
Additional Resources About Diabetes
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Thanks to Tara for these pictures
The Red Panda is not just a cute little animal with a very bushy tail ! It's a cute little animal that uses that very bushy tail to paint water colors! This furry firend loves to paint and share its masterpieces with everyone in the forest!
Hatching Time: 21 hours
Evolution time (lvl 3, 9, and 14): 20 hours
Rarity: Super Rare
Habitat: Earth Plateau and Fire field
Buy Price: 600 gems
Sell Price: 100
Breeding Formula:
[0] Armordillo + Rock Rhino
[0] Pyro Pony + Rock rhino
[0] Armordillo + magmacore
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Imposible eclocionar..Armadillo ☹ Armadillo
Pyro poni -armadillo .. venado 🦌 No red panda 🐼 ☹
I got it with level 4 pyro pony and rock rino level 7
I have got it 2 times with lvl 8 Lullabison & lvl 7 Tubacan and 2nd time with a lvl 4 Lullabison & lvl 7 Tubacan. They are all I have been breeding for past week trying to get the Melodeer with no luck.
Magamcore and armadillo first try👍🏻
I have breed the armordillo and the rock rhino and Aldo the pyro pony and rock rhino , both sets at least 10 each and haven't gotten anything but another armordillo every time, no red panda!!
Yes! Got a 21h breeding so that must meen i'll be getting this cutie <3
Got the lullabison yesterday so this is pleasing 🙂
Armadillo & Rock Rhino got me a Lullabison. Was trying for the Panda. ODD !!!
Magmacore and armadillo first ry👍🏻
What is the breeding time?
Rock rhino lvl 10 + Pyro Pony lvl 15.
I am using the exact combination as you, no luck 🙁