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by Paul on 05/17/12 at 10:57 AM ET
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It would be great if, one of these times, no one asks him any questions and they just make him sit there staring for as long as they can, just to waste as much of his time as possible. It would be about as useful as these interviews are, and would help waste his time as much as it wastes the reporters' time.
Posted by BuzzFledderjohn on 05/17/12 at 11:28 AM ET
A question I would ask:
Coach, I understand that there is part of your job, like the media, that you don't like. I understand this, but what type of example are you setting to your children? Hey kids, if there are any kids at school or at work that you don't like or subjects you hate, it's ok to treat people like crap, because hey, I don't like that part of my work/school.
Seriously, it was amusing for a while, but not, it's flat out RUDE
Posted by Nat from MTL on 05/17/12 at 11:34 AM ET
Posted by BuzzFledderjohn on 05/17/12 at 09:28 AM ET
That would be like one the stare offs Conan O'Brien used to have with Max Weinberg. I'd love to see it happen.
Posted by bezukov from the kids are alright. on 05/17/12 at 12:47 PM ET
Why is this guy such an ass? Why does the league allow him to get away with it? When you sign on to be an NHL coach, this comes with it - and you get compensated VERY well for it. Whether or not the organization realizes it, this is a reflection on the team, its management and players. Obviously they are aware of this an okay with it.
I wouldn't bother asking him anything, why waste your time on him when he sees you as a complete waste of time? You don't need anything from him to write about the Rangers.
Posted by WingMan from The Q C on 05/17/12 at 01:29 PM ET
Funny thing is, from what I have been told by people that have actually interacted with Tortorella, he is a genuinely good guy and treats all the people on staff and supporting staff like real people. Some coaches can't be bothered, but he takes the time.
His dance with the media is just that, a dance that he likes to play. He is generating as much buzz as many other more talkative coaches. Hunter didn't say much of anything in his press conferences, he just didn't do it while sucking on a lemon. Tortorella doesn't say much, but his expression and emotional state after each games tells you just about everything you want to know. He is more compelling in 37 seconds that some press conferences that last an hour. Yes, he should be more gracious to the media because they are his gateway to the fans.
Yes, he is prickly, but that is what makes him fit in New York, it isn't rude if you are producing results and up until now he has. As for the children, because everything is about the poor children that are so easily influenced by a hockey coach, he is answering in one word to protect the children from the expletive ladened tirade he reserves for behind closed doors.
Posted by hockey1919 from mid-atlantic on 05/17/12 at 01:46 PM ET
You feel bad for the reporters? For them, this is content gold!
Since many already manufacture feuds and stories where they don't exist, what could be better than a blank slate to project every possible aim and emotion that can be dreamed up in their vast imagination?
Posted by Dave on 05/17/12 at 02:13 PM ET
Why were these hack journalists asking so many "yes/no" questions? That's the most disappointing thing I took out of the video…
Posted by Flashtastick56 from Meriden, CT on 05/17/12 at 03:20 PM ET
It they think these are bad, they've never watched an Andy Reid or Bill Belichick press conference.
Posted by phillyd from Southern New Jersey on 05/17/12 at 03:33 PM ET
It would be great if Fans kept their money in there pockets like he wants to keep everything "in the room"
Posted by Jason on 05/17/12 at 04:18 PM ET
The hack journalists' questions are asking him to speculate on coaching. He's paid to coach the team, not to polish writers' egos.
and +19 to phillyd!
Posted by redxblack from Akron Ohio on 05/18/12 at 02:01 AM ET
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Local courts have recently seen a dramatic increase in the filing of hail damage actions. Many of these actions are not conventional lawsuits, but requests for the judicial appointment of an appraisal umpire. Considering that hail (and hail damage claims) is nothing new to North Texas, what has spawned the recent increase in these non-traditional filings?
To the insurance practitioner it is obvious—State Farm Lloyds v. Johnson 290 S.W.3d 886, 889-90 (Tex. 2009).
Prior to Johnson, appraisal was limited to a narrow range of disputes involving the "amount of loss."Appraisal was not appropriate to determine questions of causation, coverage or liability. It was appropriate only when the carrier or policyholder agreed on the existence of covered damage, but disagreed on the cost to repair such damage.
Johnson changed everything. In Johnson, the Texas Supreme Court confirmed the historical view that appraisal was intended to address "damages" and not "liability," but it muddied the water in distinguishing one from the other.
Typical disputes involve questions as to the existence of hail damage or the cause of such damage (either hail or pre-existing conditions). These questions historically fell outside the appraisal process and conventional litigation offered the parties' only vehicle to resolve such issues.
The Johnson Court changed that, stating: if "appraisers can never allocate damages between covered and excluded perils . . . appraisals can never asses hail damage unless a roof is brand new . . . ." Johnson, 290 S.W.3d at 892-93. Seizing on this language, courts have generally interpreted Johnson as permitting appraisers to resolve questions of causation.
Virtually every disputed hail damage claim is now subject to appraisal. This has spawned a cottage industry in which public adjusters, contractors and "claim consultants" go door-to-door marketing their services to building owners in pursuit of hail damage claims. When the claim cannot be resolved through the claim adjustment process, it is put into appraisal.
A close examination of the recent rash of appraisal-related filings in local courts suggests many of the underlying hail claims are not being pursued by the policyholder, but by public adjusters, contractors and "claim consultants" acting on the policyholder's behalf. A lawyer is hired to file the petition to appoint an umpire. But once the umpire is appointed, it is back to the non-judicial world of appraisal where no procedural rules or ethical codes of conduct exist, and only the terms of the insurance policy govern the proceeding.
This results in a process ripe for abuse. For example, if a contractor appoints his long-time friend as appraiser, all that is needed to ensure a favorable result is the appointment of a friendly umpire. Fortunately, insurance policies generally require that the appraisers and umpire be competent and disinterested, meaning they do not have any financial interest in the awards. This provides a remedy if an appraiser's or umpire's competency and/or partiality is subject to challenge.
However, once an appraisal award is issued, little can be done. Success in disputing an appraisal award is unlikely. Courts have repeatedly stated that "[e]very reasonable presumption will be indulged to sustain an appraisal award."Appraisal awards may be challenged only where the award: (1) is made without authority; (2) results from fraud, accident, or mistake; or (3) was not made in substantial compliance with the policy.
So what does the future hold? Until the Texas Supreme Court recognizes the unintended consequences of Johnson and restricts appraisal to its traditional, pre-Johnson scope, it is likely the wave of appraisal-related filings will continue (not only in hail claims, but also hurricane/wind damage claims). Additionally, carriers should consider amending their policy language to clearly limit the appraisal process to the narrow situation in which the parties agree on the existence of covered damage, but disagree on the cost to repair such agreed damage.
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small town in Ontario....and one would hardly describe it as quaint these days....
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Donald Garrett gave props (13 Nov 2010):
The only thing I don't consider clutter is the Tim Horton's!! LOL Every time we come to Canada, we head directly for Tim Hortons.
Traci Cottingham said (13 Nov 2010):
ha! I head to Tims every morning Donald :o).....not this particular one though
G. Downie said (15 Nov 2010):
This has to be Fergus, Ontario. I've been there many times,and yes, it's grown a lot in the last 10 years or so. Elora and Salem still have the charm, that Fergus seems to be shedding. Make mine a double-double at Timmies please !!!
Traci Cottingham said (15 Nov 2010):
yes it is Fergus!, the irony is that the plazas behind the signage have been designed to look quaint and appealing....and yet its all covered up under the neon....so what was the point?


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SAFITRI, YUANITA (2008) SOSIALISASI INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY(ICT) DALAM BIDANG PENDIDIKAN Studi Pada Dinas Pendidikan Kota Banjarmasin. Other thesis, University of Muhammadiyah Malang.
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One of governmental program in the field of education is education system applying base on Information and Communication Technology (ICT). In Banjarmasin, On Duty the Town Banjarmasin education showed by central government in effort socialize this program. This research aim to know how socialization which On Duty the Town Banjarmasin Education conduct to socialize ICT in the field of education. This research have the character of qualitative this research Type give big opportunity for making of descriptive the than a problems. Its data collecting Technique use observation technique, interview, and documented. From the data collecting got by 3 key informant, and 8 supporter informant. For technique of data processing or analyze data in this research by using descriptive qualitative with process in induce interpretation conceptualists. To check data authenticity, researcher use technique triangulate source. Theory used in this research is diffusion theory innovate, said that by a communicator getting message from mass media very strong toinfluence people. Besides this theory mass media also express that opinion leader and also the changer agent also own big influence to influence others. Result of this research indicate that team of ICT On Duty Education of Town of Banjarmasin use special forum studying about ICT in the field of education as media to socialize ICT of among on Duty Education of Town Banjarmasin. They don't use media of mass because this socialization just to the certain circle. Fund, SDM, equipment's and also the management which less be organized by constraint faced by On Duty Education of Town Banjarmasin. Expected by this research will be useful to increase quality of education in town Banjarmasin.
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Cornell's Twelve Presidents
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Edmund Ezra Day, President, 1937-1949
Edmund Ezra Day became president of Cornell University in 1937. During his presidency, academic programs were modified and expanded. A Department of Sociology and Anthropology and a Department of Slavic Language and Literature were created. Area studies were initiated in 1943 with a course in Contemporary Russian Civilization. World War II was the central event of Days presidency. The university mobilized. The Army a-12 and Navy v-12 programs began in 1943. The College of Engineering created the Engineering, Science, and Management War Training Program for the war industry, training some 30,000 persons, and a one-year program for the industrial training of women. The Medical College sponsored the Armys Hospital No. 9 on Biak Island, off the coast of New Guinea. After the war, the campus developed rapidly. Cornells Laboratory of Nuclear Studies quickly developed into one of the worlds leading centers of research in experimental particle physics. A new School of Business and Public Administration began operation in September 1946. The University acquired the Cornell Aeronautical Laboratory, a research lab in Buffalo. In 1948, the State University of New York was formally established. Cornells state colleges were defined as state-supported but not state-operated. The New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations opened on November 1, 1945. There was a record enrollment in 1947-48. It was necessary to create temporary housing and temporary wooden buildings for classrooms. Days achievements included administrative reform, the success of the Greater Cornell Fund, and the creation of entirely new schools. During his tenure, enrollment rose from 6,341 to 10,034, and Cornells physical facilities grew apace. Edmund Ezra Day was born in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1883. He received a B.S. and an M.A. from Dartmouth College, and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University. From 1910 to 1923 he served as professor of economics and chairman of the department at Harvard. During World War I he served as statistician for the U.S. Shipping Board and the War Industries Board. In 1923 he went to the University of Michigan, where he served as professor of economics, organizer and first dean of the School of Business Administration, and Dean of the University. He became director for the social sciences, 1928-1937, for the Rockefeller Foundation, and director of general education for the General Education Board, 1930-1937. In 1937 he was inaugurated as the fifth president of Cornell University, a position he held until 1949, when he resigned because of ill health. He was appointed to the post of Chancellor, giving his energies to the major overall aspects of University development, to the higher levels of fund raising, and to the cultivation of the Universitys relations with the State. He also continued to serve as the chief executive officer of the Medical College. Edmund Ezra Day died in 1951.
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The 1949 Cornell University FacultyCornell University faculty members pose on the steps of Bailey Hall in 1949.
State School of Industrial and Labor RelationsGovernor Thomas E. Dewey officially dedicated the State School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell on November 12, 1945.
Russian language class, 1943.Marie Tolstoy, tutor in intensive Russian courses, with Joyce Edelstein (freshman), Olga Gallik (junior), and Mary Rettger (graduate). Russian language class, 1943.
So Cornells Going Bolshevist!We put guns and grenades into the hands of young soldiers without any fear that they will use them against their homes, for we know that they will use them to gain the ends upon which their nation is agreed. It is part of the respect we owe to our youth to deny it no knowledge that will enable it to bear, as it will bear resolutely and willingly, and in the enduring tradition of freedom, the weight of the world that is descending upon its shoulders. Article by Edmund E. Day in Saturday Review, March 4, 1944.
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E. E. Day on Cornell in World War IIThe forces which today are reordering human affairs pose everywhere, for every individual person, the same questions: What are the things in life which are worth struggling for-if necessary, fighting for? What are the things in life which we propose to give up last as we are compelled to make greater and greater sacrifices? Cornellians must face the question of where Cornell stands in the scale of values imposed by the war. Not only can the University give immediate and effective war service on many fronts, but the purposes and ideals which reside in its life and work have values deeply rooted in the very meaning of our lives. Those values must not be abandoned or impaired. E. E. Day, Cornell in World War II
The School of Business and Public AdministrationMemo from Paul M. OLeary, November 8, 1944.
New York Times, January 25, 1943President Day's Commencement address of 1943 was delivered early to accommodate students who had enlisted. Day spoke eloquently of the need for maintaining the ideals of a liberal arts education in the face of war.
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Sunday, December 28, 2008
The party's over for developers
The setbacks for development — perhaps the single greatest economic force in the city over the last two decades — are likely to mean, in the words of one researcher, that the landscape of New York will be virtually unchanged for two years.
Downturn Ends Building Boom in New York
New York's development world is rife with such stories as developers who have been busy for years are killing projects or scrambling to avoid default because of the credit crunch.
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Great news.
I been waiting for that.
Tractor's, Generator's Bobcats, table saws will be 20 cents on the dollar in no time.
No sense putting cashed out CDs back in the bank or T Bills to gain nothing but risk and crap interest.
I can put my Grandfathers old farm up and running, grow more wine grapes, and more. - Sunday, December 28, 2008
I dont understand this. The Fed gubmint needs to work overtime to print more monies for these fellers. And why are they printin dollar bills???? It should be 100's!
THAT IS THE ANSWER!!!! KEEP THE PRINTIN PRESSES RUNNIN!! - Sunday, December 28, 2008
This is the best news. Ever.
- Sunday, December 28, 2008
No, with Bloomberg in another term the money will be parked just ready for new projects.
Take to the community board 1 in Astoria - they are still fast tracking big projects.
So it takes a decade to build them - all you need is to reserve the land and keep it dribbling along. - Sunday, December 28, 2008
Forget about Astoria, Rockrose is still going ahead with the Pepsi site.
And Queens Plaza is still abuilding. - Sunday, December 28, 2008
this is grat news for scum like bloomberg, maybe now willets point will never get built and the people can save their lives. like they say what comes around goes around- remember hiram . they all rape the people anyway with all their politically connected tax breaks and perks
- Sunday, December 28, 2008
That's too bad, because developers are the ones that really care most about the city and have its best interest at heart.
We need to spend your tax dollars bailing them all out so they can build, build, build !!!!! - Sunday, December 28, 2008
good and i hope that chink tdc gos bankrupt .the hell with these money hungry developer's paying off city people to get what they want die all of you and all of you at edc
- Sunday, December 28, 2008
Looks like it wasnt too late for the developers at the toxic site next to Gantry park to take down the Pepsi sign.Expanding the park?Maybe just more slowly filled cookie cutter luxury housing estates.
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Sensational and heinous crimes across the nation, notable for the type of crime, the celebrity of the criminal, or both.
Trouble in Paradise?
Goodness knows I'll not be affected whether Vili Fualaau and Mary Kay Letourneau manage to make their strange marriage work or not. Thus I'm inclined to wish them well for they've certainly suffered a lot for their "love."
If my words seem skeptical then so am I.
Mary Kay was Vili's 6th grade teacher so she fell in love with him when he was around 14 or so. She went to jail for 7 1/2 years and managed to get pregnant while in jail. Letourneau is now 44 years old and Vili is around 22.
The age difference might not be such a problem but the need for Fualaau to sow his wild oats, as it were, could be. A mature woman needs a mature man. As it is, Mary Kay better get set for about ten years of wildness from her new husband.
Beginning with Vili's drinking problem.
Fualaau arrested on suspicion of DUI
Seattle TimesVili Fualaau, who in May married his former sixth-grade teacher, Mary Kay Letourneau, was arrested in SeaTac on suspicion of driving under the influence, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.
On Dec. 22, a SeaTac police officer pulled over a 1999 Cadillac DeVille going 55 mph in a 35 mph zone on Des Moines Memorial Drive South near South 190th Street, said sheriff's spokesman Sgt. John Urquhart. He said Fualaau was arrested on suspicion of DUI after blowing a 0.136, well over the legal limit of 0.08 percent blood-alcohol content for driving. The Cadillac that Fualaau was driving is registered to Letourneau, Urquhart said. His court date is pending.
Such Job Dedication!
There is just nothing right about detectives receiving sexual favors and then arresting those delivering the same.
I really don't care how they defend the practice and there have been plenty of defenses of late.
For it seems the prostitutes don't quite speak the language, either at all or so heavily-accented that the normal routine of eliciting sex for money then stopping when money changes hands does not work.
So Spotsylvania detectives go a little further than many deem sensible. Indeed the Washington Post article details another such sexual operation that was tried in Maryland (Spotsylvania is in Virginia) and prosecutors refused to try the cases.
Spotsylvania authorities report that only unmarried investigators are assigned to the detail but hey, these fellows don't have girlfriends or such?
It also smacks of discrimination in that this tactic is only done with foreign prostitutes.
Never mind the dedication of the Spotsylvania County's undercover detectives, for them to engage in a sexual act is bad form and really tacky.
Hey, prostitution is in many ways a victimless crime, or so the Libertarians would argue. Not that I condone it or ever want it made legal in my neck of the woods. But if detectives have to have sex with the perps to make their case, the whole thing isn't worth it. No matter how much the detectives enjoy their work.
Re-assign those guys to the Internet child predator detail and go after some sleazy criminals that really need to be locked away.
Spotsylvania County's practice of allowing detectives to receive sexual services in prostitution cases has exploded across the nation, fueled by snickering bloggers and talk radio shows, and the county's top official has asked the sheriff to stop using the investigative technique."
"Smith, an elected official, did not return several calls yesterday. In a joint news release Monday, the day the practice was reported in The Washington Post, Smith and the county's chief prosecutor, Commonwealth's Attorney William F. Neely, defended the tactic. They said detectives needed to go beyond striking verbal deals of sex for money because the "masseuses," whom they called "illegal aliens," spoke little English and Virginia's prostitution laws require more than "mere touching" to make a case. Neely also did not return calls yesterday."
We Can't Put People to Death Because It Might "Hurt"?
It would appear that the state of California has given up on the execution of Michael Morales, a fine fellow who stabbed, beat and repeatedly raped 17-year-old Terri Winchell.
Some judges, un-elected, decided that the death needle might hurt.
What followed was a round of confusion. The state was required, by un-elected judicial edict, that an anesthesiologist should first administer a knock out drug and be on hand in case the drug does not work.
Frankly I'm confused about the sequence of events. Two anesthesiologists were recruited to do the deed then quit for ethical reasons. This is an action that surprises me because right up the road in Oregon they have a burgeoning industry for physicians willing to kill people.
No wait, it's only ethical when the people are already dying, I suppose.
Somewhere along the line the state of California threw in the towel.
Americans don't espouse any death penalty actions that cause unnecessary pain. That's not the purpose. But a needle?
I must conclude the un-elected judges don't want the death penalty carried through as the citizens dictated because a needle is about as benign as it comes. There is simply nothing less painful.
Tookie Williams' tried to live using children's books as a prop. He should have claimed his fear of needles.
SAN FRANCISCO, California (CNN) — Outrage and frustration reached from the governor's mansion to the living rooms of the victim's family and friends after the execution of convicted murderer and rapist Michael Morales was postponed again.
While lawyers, doctors and a federal judge have focused on whether the state's lethal injection policy might cause a condemned killer pain, those who remember 17-year-old Terri Winchell said they are thinking about the pain she must have felt — and the anguish they still feel.
"We just want to get this out of our heads and out of our lives," Winchell's mother told The Associated Press. "The whole justice system, it's ridiculous," Barbara Christian added.
Another Twist on the Morales Case
Seems an investigator for the Habeas Corpus Resource Center fabricated some statements allegedly made by the jurors in the Morales' case. Said statements supposedly contain regrets by the jurors who found Morales guilty and sentenced him to death.
Only the juror statements turned out to be fake.
I've always been suspicious of these organizations formed by charitable legal types, or in this case, the Habeas Corpus Resource Center as created by the state of California. Their mission is to go back and research convictions, review the physical evidence, and if possible, get a potentially innocent criminal released.
I don't know anyone who thinks that innocent people should remain in jail for crimes they did not commit. But these organizations concern me. They tend to be populated by zealots with a preconceived mission to effect.
Something else I learned in my research was that these organizations are not staffed exclusively by volunteers. In fact, most of the members of these sorts of organizations are paid. This California Habeas Corpus Resource Center is an actual arm of California's judicial system. Ahah, a government agency. Bureaucrats, attorney bureaucrats at that, yeah, that's the ticket.
I've heard stories of criminals across the land released by such organizations, charitable or government sanctioned, when evidence was found to be faulty. Of course this is a good thing. But in keeping with the Reagan mantra to "trust but verify," I'd review every piece of evidence these places claim to be faulty by an independent lab or investigator.
In the case of Morales, somebody or another became so impassioned by their job that they came up with some fake juror statements.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The investigator accused of fabricating juror statements in a bid to win clemency for a man condemned to die Tuesday is under investigation for previous cases she worked on for a state agency that defends death row inmates.
Investigator Kathleen Culhane, whose worked is being questioned in the case of Michael Morales, was employed by the Habeas Corpus Resource Center between 2001 and 2005, the agency said Thursday.
Culhane generated what prosecutors believe were bogus juror declarations from six jurors saying Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger should spare Morales, who raped and murdered a 17-year-old Lodi girl in 1981.
Boyfriend Bites Off Woman's Nose
They couldn't get the nose because the fellow swallowed it. The guy did have blood all over himself even though he denied biting off his girlfriend's nose.
What on earth would possess someone to do such a thing?
Boyfriend accused of biting off nose of California woman during visit
By Jay Marks and Chad Previch
The Oklahoman
TULSA — A woman told police her boyfriend bit off her nose at a family dinner, an officer said Friday. Jody Bennett, 37, of California told officers she and her boyfriend were visiting family members Thursday in Tulsa. They were in a back room when the man bit off her nose, police said.
Bennett came from the room with a bloody napkin over her face, police said.
Officers were unable to find the nose. They believe the man swallowed it, police Sgt. Kim Presley said. A doctor told officers that pumping the man's stomach would not help because his stomach acid would have dissolved the nose's cartilage.
"They couldn't find it," Presley said. "That's probably the most disgusting thing I have ever heard of before."
Police arrested Greg Harrison Hill, 45, about 7:35 p.m. Thursday on complaints of resisting arrest, maiming and domestic abuse and violence, Tulsa County jail records show.
Hill told police he did not bite his girlfriend.
Presley said officers cleaned blood from Hill before booking him. He was in jail Friday in lieu of $40,500 bail.
Presley did not know where the woman was Friday.
Car Accident Turns to Intrigue
This accident caused quite the pileup and for a while was one of the ten thousand "Fox Alerts" the day it happened.
The following day the accident turned into something more because one of the victims of the accident was carrying a check for two million dollars and "other financial instruments." The FBI terrorism force was called in.
The latest news is that there are no ties to terrorism for this "physician from Puerto Rico."
Okay. The FBI says what it says. It could be just me but check out this fellow's name. Does that sound like a Puerto Rican name?
FBI: No terrorism tie in Stevenson crash
By David Heinzmann and Lolly Bowean
Tribune staff reporters
Published February 23, 2006, 7:21 PM CSTThe victim of a fatal Stevenson Expressway traffic accident who immediately attracted the attention of FBI terrorism investigators was a physician from Puerto Rico who had real estate and business investments in the Chicago area but no known ties to terrorism, his attorney and authorities said Thursday.
Lafi Hussein Nofal, 45, died Wednesday in a chain-reaction wreck on the southbound Stevenson near the Harlem Avenue exit. Authorities said they found a check for $2 million and "other financial instruments" in the car, drawing the attention of the FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force.
However, the FBI released a statement early Thursday saying there was no known terrorism link, and referred further questions to the Illinois State Police.
Leaving With a Smile
Now here's a job attorneys should get a handle on.
It's a spoof but the firm of Warwick-Seltz is a law firm whose time has come.
Look at the following "Pizza Bill of Rights" and tell me we don't need somebody protecting our right to a fine pizza.
You have the right to edge-to-edge toppings.
. Toppings shall be fresh and never canned.
. Toppings will be found on top of the cheese, for perfect cooking.
. Cheese shall be aged provolone, and shall never be spelled "cheez."
. You are entitled to 100 pieces of pepperoni on every large pepperoni pizza.
. You have the right to expect consistently great taste with every pie.
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I've ordered you the complete three-shirt set, Bill. I understand that there is a back-order situation and that your shirts will be coming directly from the shops in Brazil. I've been informed they may be transported by donkey cart, due to fuel conservation laws recently enacted there. Expect the shirts in a few months, unless they are seized by some drug lord's troops while they are traveling through Mexico, in which case they will disappear or you will get a ransom note. One other warning, the shirts are packed in straw, and if the donkey gets hungry enough...
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Spring Paper Flower Wreath DIY
This was a fun craft because I made the whole thing while watching The Voice, and my daughter even got to help with the punching and gluing.
- Styrofoam wreath
- 8 pieces of scrapbooking paper in coordinating colors (I used a damask pattern)
- Basic crafting glue
- Flower paper punch (I wish I had multiple size flower punches to use but only had the one)
Punch out 6-8 pages full of paper flowers. This can take a while (which is why TV was helpful).
Glue each one flower your styrofoam wreath in layers but in a random pattern. Make sure each layers dries before adding more flowers.Once you've covered the wreath in flowers, fold up some of the flower petals to give the wreath a 3D effect. Attach a pretty ribbon (I chose a light pink silk ribbon) and you're done!
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By Congressman Norman "Norm" Dicks
and Lynn Scarlett
Each year, an estimated 2 million acres of America's farms, ranches, forests, wildlife habitat, and other open spaces are fragmented into smaller parcels or lost to development, according to the President's Annual Economic Report to Congress. Continued losses of this open space can adversely affect rural economies. These losses reduce opportunities for huntingfishing, and other outdoor recreation and impact wildlife, water and other resources.
The good news is there are ways for both landowners and Congress to slow down this troubling trend.
Donating a permanent conservation easement (development restriction) to a qualified organization, such as a land trust, enables farmers and ranchers to maintain their current operations and conserve the natural assets of rural America. In return, landowners may deduct the value of the easement from their income taxes.
This tax incentive is a major reason why there now are 1,700 nonprofit land trusts nationwide that protect 47 million acres of farms, ranches, forests, wildlife habitat, and other open spaces – twice as many acres as a decade ago and a larger land area than the state of Wisconsin, according to the 2010 National Land Trust Census.
Despite this remarkable success, land trusts increasingly face frivolous six- and seven-figure lawsuits from developers seeking to undermine these development restrictions on land that they directly own or manage. Half of the land trusts in a 2010 national survey reported a legal challenge, and one-quarter of those land trusts were hindered by financial barriers in pursuing a legal challenge. There is no commercial or nonprofit insurance available to cover this liability, which far exceeds most land trusts' legal reserve funds. The IRS has said a land trust could lose its tax status or ability to accept further donations if it does not have sufficient resources to monitor or defend conservation easements.
To protect their investments in conservation, over 420 land trusts that protect more than 6 million acres joined with the Land Trust Alliance to launch their own insurance risk pool last month with $4 million in capital funding from eight major foundations. Thanks to this insurance pool, Terrafirma Risk Retention Group LLC, which covers 75 percent of the over 8 million acres conserved by land trusts that can't afford to self-insure, the trusts can now assure their communities, donors, the IRS, other regulators and legislators that they have the ability to sustain their conserved lands in perpetuity.
But if we want to slow down the fragmentation or development of farms, ranches, forests, wildlife habitat and other open spaces, Congress must make permanent a temporary 2006 law that increased tax incentives to conserve land.
Since its passage, this temporary law has encouraged additional conservation easements by raising the maximum annual deduction a landowner can take for the donation of a conservation easement and extends the period to claim the deduction after the time of the donation from 5 to 15 years.
The enhanced tax incentive expired in 2009, but Congress temporarily renewed it through the end of this year when it passed the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012.
In the last Congress, 28 senators from both parties co-sponsored a bill to make this tax incentive permanent, including the Chairman of the Senate committee with jurisdiction over the legislation: Max Baucus (D-Mont.). More than 310 members of the House co-sponsored a similar bill, including majorities of both parties and the leaders of the House committee with jurisdiction over the legislation: Ways & Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp (R-Mich.) and Ranking Member Sander Levin (D-Mich.).
However, Congress recessed for the election before taking action, so the billsexpired. In March, Baucus was joined by Finance Committee ranking Republican Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) in reintroducing the tax incentive bill, The Rural Heritage Conservation Extension Act of 2013. Congressmen Jim Gerlach (R-Pa.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) are seeking cosponsors to introduce similar legislation in the House.
Passage of a tax incentive bill would help save open spaces that otherwise could disappear.
Making this expanded tax incentive permanent would further bolster land conservation and sustain working lands, helping to keep landowners on their property and achieve a broad range of conservation outcomes, including improving water quality and reducing soil erosion.
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For generations the authorities in the Indian state of Gujarat have ferociously guarded their prized Asiatic lions – a rare and treasured animal that features in the national emblem.
Having set in process a breeding programme that saw the lions' population rise from just 50 to more than 400, the state's political leaders have repeatedly clashed with those demanding that some of the animals be relocated to other parts of India.
But this week, the Supreme Court of India sided with the experts who said it was better for the future of the lions if other populations were established. As a result, some of the animals will be moved to the neighbouring state of Madhya Pradesh within the next six months.
"We are of the view that the… Asiatic lions should have a second home to save them from extinction due to catastrophes like epidemic and large forest fires," the court said.
The opposition to moving some of the lions from the Gir forest to an alternative location was led by Gujarat's powerful Chief Minister, Narendra Modi. Four years ago, Mr Modi had a public clash with the then Environment Minister, saying that unlike other Indian states where wildlife such as the tiger was struggling, his state had managed to protect its large cats. "Lions are the pride of Gujarat," he said. The domain of the Asiatic lion – which is smaller than its African cousin – once reached from Greece to the north-east of India but it was repeatedly pushed back by hunting and habitat destruction. Today, around 60,000 visitors a year visit the lions in the Gir forest.
A breeding population of the lions will now be transferred to the Kuno game sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh. According to the Associated Press, state representatives said a proper environment for the animals had been created in Kuno. Precisely how many animals are to be moved is yet to be decided. Environmentalists have welcomed the move, saying the forest in Gir is getting crowded and making the animals more vulnerable to disease. They claim that establishing a new community can help reduce inbreeding. "This has been going on for 20 years," said Belinda Wright, of the Wildlife Protection Society of India. "From a solid conservation point of view, it's not a good idea to have an entire population of a species in one area."
Sheren Shrestha, of the Wildlife Trust of India, said it was true that the authorities in Gujarat had done well in establishing the breeding programme that had been so successful. "They are saying they have been doing a good job and that is true but the fact of the matter is that you need more than one population," he said.
While on this issue the court ruled in favour of the state of Madhya Pradesh, which says it has spent large sums to establish a place for the lions, it rejected a plan by the Minister of the Environment to proceed with a plan to reintroduce cheetahs.
At the turn of the 20th century, there may have been as many as 1,000 Asiatic cheetahs in India, where they were known as hunting leopards. But the last tiny population of the sub-species is confined to Iran's Kavir desert. It is commonly said that the last three cheetahs in India were shot dead by the Maharaja of Surguja, the ruler of a princely state in the east of Madhya Pradesh. Campaigners behind the plan to introduce cheetahs from Africa, say that unlike the Indian and African elephants, there is little difference between the Asiatic and African cheetahs.
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Sculptors of Cape Ann
Just as Cape Ann has attracted some of the very best painters to its shores over the past two hundred years, so has it lured many of this country's most accomplished and renowned sculptors. A listing of their names reads like a who's who of American sculpture: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington, Charles Grafly, Walker Hancock, Katharine Lane Weems, Paul Manship. Some made short pilgrimages to the area while others made Cape Ann their home. All are inextricably linked by the inspiration they drew from this singular place and the people who inhabit it.
Beginning in early 1980s, under the guidance of Walker Hancock, the Cape Ann Museum began exploring and documenting the lives of Cape Ann's many sculptors and, at the same time, building its own sculpture collection. Today, 30 years later, important scholarship has been undertaken and the Cape Ann Museum has amassed a distinguished collection of sculpture.


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University of Illinois researchers explain how they make their conductive ink on this step-by-step tutorial.
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Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma (MOET) structured skills training in Armenia, utilising models and reality based scenarios
© Johanson et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2002
Received: 29 October 2001
Accepted: 20 May 2002
Published: 20 May 2002
Mortality rates in Western Europe have fallen significantly over the last 50 years. Maternal mortality now averages 10 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births but in some of the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union, the ratio is nearly 4 times higher. The availability of skilled attendants to prevent, detect and manage major obstetric complications may be the single most important factor in preventing maternal deaths. A modern, multidisciplinary, scenario and model based training programme has been established in the UK (Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma (MOET)) and allows specialist obstetricians to learn or revise the undertaking of procedures using models, and to have their skills tested in scenarios.
Given the success of the MOET course in the UK, the organisers were keen to evaluate it in another setting (Armenia). Pre-course knowledge and practice questionnaires were administered. In an exploratory analysis, post-course results were compared to pre-course answers obtained by the same interviewer.
All candidates showed an improvement in post-course scores. The range was far narrower afterwards (167–188) than before (85–129.5). In the individual score analysis only two scenarios showed a non-significant change (cord prolapse and breech delivery).
This paper demonstrates the reliability of the model based scenarios, with a highly significant improvement in obstetric emergency management. However, clinical audit will be required to measure the full impact of training by longer term follow up. Audit of delays, specific obstetric complications, referrals and near misses may all be amenable to review.
The Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union have struggled with the Soviet legacy since their transition to open societies, particularly in the realm of health care [1]. Maternal mortality rates in the Western Europe have fallen significantly over the last 50 years and the maternal mortality ratio now averages around 10 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. However, in some of the NIS the ratio is nearly 4 times higher, at 40.2/100,000 live births [2] and it could be even higher in some regions, but there are no reliable statistics to confirm this at present. As 15% of all births are complicated by a potentially fatal condition, emergency services must be made available. Indeed, it has been suggested that 'providing skilled attendants able to prevent, detect and manage the major obstetric complications, together with the equipment, drugs, and other supplies essential for their effective management, is the single most important factor in preventing maternal deaths'.[3]
Ensuring that birth attendants are skilled, is therefore a key remit of all agencies committed to the Safe Motherhood Initiative. In the UK, the Confidential Enquiries into Maternal Death have contributed substantially to better emergency management and they continue to be a source of advice for further improvements in many areas eg. hypertensive disease of pregnancy and obstetric haemorrhage. In relation to deaths from hypertensive disease of pregnancy, the assessors recently recommended that appropriate protocols should be available, 'to prevent junior staff being exposed to potentially dangerous clinical situations of which they have little experience'. Obstetric haemorrhage remains a leading cause of maternal death worldwide and in the majority of the cases in the UK, care remains 'substandard'.[4] The enquiries have repeatedly encouraged units to organise 'fire-drills', so that when emergencies occur all members of staff know exactly what to do. In addition, it remains essential for all health professionals to be familiar with the fundamentals of cardiopulmonary resuscitation [5], including airway management. Resuscitation of the pregnant patient requires awareness of specific guidance in relation to the tilted position for cardiac massage and the urgency of peri-mortem caesarean delivery.[6]
At the same time as endorsing every effort to make motherhood 'safer for mothers', it is important to keep a parallel focus on the fetus and neonate. Similar lessons from past mistakes can be learnt. In the UK every year about 600 normally-formed, mature babies die unexpectedly during labour. In July 1997, CESDI [7] published a detailed report on intrapartum stillbirths. It identified sub-optimal care in nearly 80% of these cases, and estimated that in at least 50% of cases better care 'would reasonably be expected to have made a difference'. Specific recurring intrapartum complications include shoulder dystocia, where inexperience can cost minutes and make the difference between life and death, assisted vaginal deliveries of breech pregnancies and instrumental deliveries. An established prevalence of poor technique in instrumental delivery was apparent in a CESDI review of cases where babies died.[8] In this review it was clear that many basic rules with regard to instrumental delivery had not been adhered to, as some of the deaths were related to multiple attempts at delivery with different instruments. Alternative methods of training need to be utilised, including models and scenario teaching.
Whilst it is important for clinicians to learn common skills well before practising on labour ward, it is also essential that rare complications are rehearsed with models. For example, the RCOG has recommended that consideration should be given to training operators to be able to undertake a symphysiotomy should the after-coming head of a breech be entrapped.[9] Given the rarity of symphysiotomy, this clearly requires model usage. Other rare procedures required in obstetrics which need to be taught using models include internal podalic version of the second twin, management of inverted uterus, decompression craniotomy and decapitation.[10] In the Confidential Enquiries there has also been increasing recognition of the contribution of maternal trauma, resulting from accidents, burns and from domestic violence. These issues are of relevance in every country of the world.
It was for these reasons that we established a modern, multidisciplinary, scenario and model based training programme in the UK; Managing Obstetric Emergencies and Trauma (MOET). This course allows specialist obstetricians to learn, or revise, how to undertake these and other procedures on models, and then to have their skills tested in scenarios.[11] The number of courses held each year in the UK is rapidly expanding and feedback from course attendees continues to be positive. In November 2000 a modified MOET course was run in Bangladesh. Given its success, we were keen to evaluate this programme in another different setting. An opportunity arose in Armenia, where 'Family Care' had already been working for some time in Nagorno Karabach.
Decreased neonatal mortality rates, rising attendance rates of women for prenatal care and positive changes in health practices are among some of the successful outcomes of Family Care's three year support programme to maternal health in Nagorno Karabach. "Family Care", has built its programme based on 8 years of experience in support to the health sector in the region. In order to produce sustainable outcomes the organisation stresses the need to implement comprehensive programmes which upgrade the services from central referral level out to the primary peripheral facilities. Given the poor conditions resulting from economic collapse in countries of the NIS, this entails structural rehabilitation with proper equipping and furnishing of facilities accompanied by intensive training activities and development of appropriate health information systems. Professional development is inclusive of all disciplines of staff including management, clinical and auxiliary workers. Training is conducted both by local consultants and experienced expatriate health specialists and emphasises the care of the normal prior to addressing complications and pathology. Priority is also given to activities addressing the needs of families which includes introduction of prenatal education for parents, their involvement in care of sick newborn and the dissemination of information both on health issues as well as hospital services.
Having completed the rebuilding of the Maternity Unit in Stepanakert, the focus of the Family Care skills programme was to focus on 'promoting normality', supported by a midwife from the UK (EB). Thereafter the charity was keen to introduce modern training methods for management of emergencies.
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to build on the existing improvements in the Safe Motherhood infrastructure in Nagorno Karabach.
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to revise existing obstetric skills and develop new skills for obstetric specialists from the central and district hospitals.
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to validate a course which could be 'rolled-out' out to doctors and midwives in other hospitals and areas in the NIS.
A MOET manual and the standard MOET scenarios were sent to Armenia where they were translated into Russian. Each candidate was given the course material in advance so that baseline knowledge and skills could be fairly assessed.
Objectives of this paper
To summarise quantitative and qualitative immediate assessments of the course.
To examine individual changes in score obtained for each of the scenarios.
Baseline knowledge was assessed with a series of scenario based structured questions administered by one of the instructors (EB) before the first session. The course itself consisted of two days in which Adult Life Support, the management of trauma, obstetric, neonatal and anaesthetic emergencies were covered. A variety of teaching methods were used on both these days. Each topic was introduced by a short summary lecture, followed by skills practice, using different sorts of models; adult volunteers, neonatal resuscitation mannequin, purpose made obstetric model and a symphysiotomy model. Where adult volunteers (eg, SD) were being used the participant was expected to communicate clearly, with the "patient" with regard to planned action and examination. A team approach was encouraged by having anaesthetic and midwifery observers (whose assistance could be requested) for each scenario. The 24 obstetric scenarios were all 'reality based' having arisen from the MOET course organisers' personal experience. When the scenarios are presented to the candidates this is done in the form of a 'problem'. Although a clinical skill is taught (eg breech delivery), prior to that the training focus is on 'problem solving', with an emphasis on behaviours that value and respond to the patient's emotional and psychological, as well as physical needs [12]. The third morning was used to assess the candidates, who each had to manage an obstetric emergency simulation chosen by the instructing examiners (a "moulage"). The moulage performance was judged by a pair of instructors, who used a closed marking system (0,1 or 2; these scores could be modified with +/-). Finally, each candidate was then required to answer the same series of scenario based structured questions, as they had done prior to commencing the course (administered again by EB). Participants had individualised feed-back on their performances as all stages, and they, in turn, were asked to complete an evaluation proforma on each component of the course. The course was run in February 2001, for 8 candidates, with four instructors (RJ,VM,EB,KS). This paper summarises the changes in knowledge achieved as measured by the scores obtained as well as the individualised feed-back.
At the end of the course all delegates were given an evaluation form. The evaluation questionnaire consisted of six statement questions, utilising a Likert scale of 0–5 (completely disagree – completely agree, for responses). The qualitative free text assessments were categorised as 'positive' or 'negative' and collected under broad themes.
The Wilcoxon signed ranks matched pairs test was used to compare the difference between the before and after scores for each scenario. No adjustment was made for multiple testing, as this was an exploratory study, hence a p-value of <0.05 was considered significant. The software used was StatXact Turbo (CYTEL), Cambridge, Massachusetts (PJ).
Overall scores
Code | Score before | Score after | % increase |
Difference between scores after course compared to before course
No | Name of Scenario | Median | Range | Statistical Significance (p=) |
1 | Cardiac arrest and perimortem caesarean section | 4.5 | 2–6 | 0.014 |
2 | Resuscitation of the neonate | 6 | 4–10 | 0.014 |
3 | Trauma in pregnancy | 5 | 3–6 | 0.013 |
4 | Sepsis | 4.5 | 1–8 | 0.014 |
5 | Pulmonary embolism | 1.5 | 1–2 | 0.012 |
6 | Amniotic fluid embolism | 1 | 0–4 | 0.035 |
7 | Preeclampsia with HELLP* & pulmonary oedema | 2 | 1–4 | 0.013 |
8 | Magnesium sulphate cardiac arrest | 1 | 0–2 | 0.033 |
9 | Recurrent convulsions | 1 | 0–3 | 0.034 |
10 | Eclampsia with respiratory depression (diazepam overdose) | 1 | 0–2 | 0.034 |
11 | Shoulder dystocia | 2.5 | 0–5 | 0.016 |
12 | Breech delivery | 1.5 | 0–4 | 0.057 (not significant) |
13 | Cord prolapse with live baby | 0 | 0–2 | 0.38 (not significant) |
14 | Uterine inversion | 2 | 0–3 | 0.022 |
15 | Massive obstetric haemorrhage during caesarean section | 1 | 1–2 | 0.011 |
16 | Assisted delivery – ventouse | 9 | 1–10 | 0.013 |
17 | Forceps delivery for mento anterior position | 3 | 1–7 | 0.014 |
18 | Internal podalic version of second twin | 1.5 | 1–3 | 0.013 |
19 | Antepartum haemorrhage – abruptio placenta | 4 | 1–8 | 0.014 |
20 | Postpartum haemorrhage – trauma | 3 | 1–5 | 0.014 |
21 | Postpartum haemorrhage – atonic uterus | 4 | 2–6 | 0.014 |
22 | Decapitation | 3 | 1–5 | 0.014 |
23 | Craniotomy | 2 | 1–4 | 0.014 |
24 | Symphysiotomy | 6 | 5–6 | 0.011 |
25 | Ruptured uterus | 2 | 0–10 | 0.016 |
Anonymous course evaluation
Question | No. | % | ||
1 | The course was interesting | (MOET good) 5 | 8 | 100% |
4 | ||||
3 | ||||
2 | ||||
(MOET bad) 1 | ||||
2 | The course taught me new procedures | (MOET good) 5 | 7 | 87.5% |
4 | 1 | 12.5% | ||
3 | ||||
2 | ||||
(MOET bad) 1 | ||||
3 | The course was relevant to my practice | (MOET good) 5 | 3 | 37.5% |
4 | 2 | 25% | ||
3 | 3 | 37.5% | ||
2 | ||||
(MOET bad) 1 | ||||
4 | I would recommend the course to friends | (MOET good) 5 | 7 | 87.5% |
4 | 1 | 12.5% | ||
3 | ||||
2 | ||||
(MOET bad) 1 | ||||
5 | I feel more confident to practice | (MOET good) 5 | 5 | 62.5% |
4 | 3 | 37.5% | ||
3 | ||||
2 | ||||
(MOET bad) 1 | ||||
6 | I feel more confident to teach others about emergencies in obstetrics | (MOET good) 5 | 5 | 62.5% |
4 | 3 | 37.5% | ||
3 | ||||
2 | ||||
(MOET bad) 1 |
Course feedback
What did you like most about the course? |
The way and manner the materials were given and presented |
Care in case of amniotic fluid embolism |
The game-like form of the training scenarios and the way they were done – understanding between lecturer and audience |
Consistency in the work |
The issues of resuscitation of pregnant women in obstetrics |
Practical recommendations |
What did you like least about the course? |
Few situations offered to one candidate |
Squeezed presentation of all topics into a short frame of time |
All was done at one level |
Too short course, no practice with real patients |
Duration (too short) |
Was there any emergency missing from the course? |
No |
Sepsis |
Yes – the instructors should have a psychological test as well, the translation of materials includes too few words, in the process of teaching instructors to get them to act automatically |
No, but would like more |
No |
More on sepsis |
How could we make the course better for next time? |
For the solution of definite issues of emergencies to give some time to each candidate |
Topics of the training in advance to get acquainted to them. |
Prolong the course, more materials |
Involve more doctors |
More materials, work in the hospital |
More days and time |
To prolong it and to add more visual study aids |
This paper summarises the development of the first MOET course to be run in Europe, outside the UK. In keeping with previous experience it demonstrates the reliability of the model based scenarios [11], with a highly significant improvement in knowledge about obstetric emergency management [13]. All candidates performed at a satisfactory, or greater, level in the practical moulage. From the participant feed-back that we have had, the balance of curriculum and teaching methods appears to be about right. Current educational theory provides good evidence to support a multifaceted approach (pre-course reading, lectures, skill stations and knowledge assessments). With fewer candidates on this course, and with the local commitment of one of the instructors (EB), it was possible to allocate time for an in-depth pre-course and similar post-course assessment of each participant. This assessment demonstrated significant improvements in all areas, apart from two. The degree of improvement was highly significant in some of the scenarios, suggesting that the subject material was new (and interesting) and that the scenarios made the necessary impact. Further evaluation of longer-term practice changes is now required. According to independent evaluators, an audit of practice following a short term training based on protocols for normal birthing, life saving skills and family-centred maternity care, and requiring demonstrated competency, improved practices up to 3 years post training in Bolivia, Guatemala, Indonesia, Vietnam, Morocco and Ukraine, and even up to 8 years in Nigeria [14].
Given the limited resources for equipment we used candidates and instructors as patients. In the UK we have used actors for the Day 3 moulage. One of the most revealing aspects of MOET courses in the UK has been how much the candidates enjoyed working with actors. This has also been the experience of other groups. In a paper on the overall experiences at the Calgary Medical Skills centre [15], the use of volunteer patients and trained actors for all levels of medical education and evaluation was found to help in achieving the aim of providing a predictable learning environment and standardised teaching methods. Improving the performance of skilled birth attendants requires incorporation of ways to increase their communication and counselling skills.[12] Using actors and actresses allows a greater sense of 'reality' and makes scenarios more demanding in that they require genuine communication with the 'patient' and 'supporter'. It would appear that using course participants can be equally satisfactory.
Since the first MOET course was run two instructor candidates (EK and VO) have run a second MOET course (mainly for the hospital midwives and at their request). This was very successful. Local leadership which aims to upgrade training based on evidence of effectiveness and on providers' concerns is much needed.[12] Building relationships among different cadres is important. It has previously been recognised that active, hands-on training opportunities that demonstrate the experience, skills and roles of various providers working together are most effective [14]. Further progress in MOET in Armenia will depend on the success of local teaching cascades. Whilst it was not within the responsibilities of the authors to identify longer-term barriers to change, there no doubt exist. It is therefore important that the work environment is supportive of the improvements; all levels of the hierarchy should be involved in planning and implementation.[14]
This paper demonstrates the reliability of the model based scenarios, with a highly significant improvement in obstetric emergency management. The full impact of training needs to be evaluated in longer term follow-up. This will require the use of clinical audit. Audit of delays, specific obstetric complications, referrals and near misses may all be amenable to review, in a positive spirit.[12, 14]
Author's Contributions
Author 1 (RJ) conceived of the study and participated in its design, coordination, facilitation and the writing of the first draft but died before it could be completed. Author 2 (VM) participated in the design, coordination and facilitation of the study, and is now the corresponding author and guarantor for the manuscript. Author 3 (EB) assisted with design, facilitation and assessment. Author 4 (EK) and Author 5 (VO) performed exceptionally well and emerged as the lead candidates. Author 6 (MI) and Author 7 (KS) facilitated during the course. Author 8 (SD) as project manager of Family Care, Armenia supported the application for the course to be held, to the Minister for Health in Nagorno Karabagh. Author 9 (PJ) analysed the data and reported on statistical significances.
This paper is dedicated to Richard Johanson, who died a few months before publication. Special thanks to Family Care Director, Antonio Montalto for his support of the NK MOET course and the interpreter and translation skills of Nuneh Hasratyan and Anna Avagyan. Our thanks also to Anaesthetists Musheg Israelyn and Karine Sargsyan for their enthusiasm and facilitation during the entire MOET course. Charles Cox, Kate Grady and Charlotte Howell are co-authors of the MOET Scenarios and MOET Course Manual. Louisa Darby collated the data. Nicola Leighton and Linda Lucking assisted with the preparation of the paper.
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I want to talk for a second about "a personal relationship with Christ" if I may. Too often people think that being a Christian has nothing to do with anyone else and is solely based upon the individual's own journey of faith. It focuses on what eternity has in store for me with little to no consideration of others because really, "that is a personal decision that they will have to make because I certainly can't make it for them."
Now I don't disagree that each individual needs to make a personal decision whether or not to follow Jesus but to turn Christianity into a religion that focuses and is based on the individual is, in my opinion, going against the very foundation of what Christianity is all about. In order to truly be a disciple of Jesus, you and I need community. We need people! How can you be a Christian solo? Jesus doesn't tell us to love ourselves as our self...NO, He tells us to "love your neighbor as yourself" (Lk 10:27) because He assumes that we already have a sense of love for ourselves. Who are you to be the salt and light to if your relationship with Christ only matters to you? Paul says that we are part of a body and that we need each other, we can't do it alone.
The whole point of Jesus' ministry (and ours with Him) is to bring the Good News of His love, forgiveness and grace to the world. One's relationship with Christ starts inwardly but is made evident outwardly; it may begin individually but has to become communal or it is not the Christianity of Jesus. I think it is exciting to see how the individual and the community go hand-in-hand. The growth of the one can't happen without the growth of the other. The moment we privatize Christianity is the moment it ceases to be Christianity at all.


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