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NAIROBI (TrustLaw) – Ruth Achieng, one of 40 HIV-positive women planning to sue the Kenyan government for forced or coerced sterilisation, knew nothing about her operation until it was too late.
Achieng's neighbours carried her to Nairobi's Kenyatta National Hospital after she started bleeding profusely. She was having a miscarriage.
"I bled until I didn't know where I was. I lost my mind," she said.
A week later, a doctor touring the ward told her that they had sterilised her. She was 22 years old.
"He said: 'It's because of your situation and your HIV status that they sterilised you,'" Achieng told TrustLaw. "I was not supposed to give birth because the children would be (HIV) positive… They said: 'Sterilisation is good for someone like you.'"
For other women, the threat to stop supplying antiretroviral drugs for their HIV infection or formula milk for their babies convinced them to submit to the knife.
"I was a single mother and did not have a job or anyone to depend on at the time," said Pamela Adeka, who attended Blue House clinic, run by aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), in Nairobi's Mathare slum.
When Adeka visited the clinic expecting to be given formula, the nurse started pressurising her to get sterilised. She left empty handed.
"I asked myself what were my twins going to eat if they did not get their formula? They were not yet six months old so they could not even take porridge," Adeka told TrustLaw.
She later consented to sterilisation, which she said has left her weak and unable to work. She experiences bouts of heavy bleeding from her womb.
Doctors told Teresia Njoki she would die if she kept giving birth because she was HIV positive.
"If the doctor tells you (that) you are going to die, it makes you so vulnerable," she said. "I was in labour and I was going for a c-section. There was that mixed fear and confusion. So that is what made me sign."
The women's experiences are documented in Robbed of Choice, a recent study by the African Gender and Media Initiative.
Its author, Faith Kasiva, maintains that forcible and coerced sterilisation of poor, HIV-positive women is "systemic in public health facilities".
Lawyers from the Kenya Legal and Ethical Issues Network on HIV and AIDS (KELIN) are helping the 40 women interviewed by Kasiva to sue the government.
"We are currently still analysing the evidence. So far we have about five solid cases," said Allan Maleche who heads KELIN.
"By solid, I mean they have documentation to show they were admitted in the hospital and the process of sterilisation undertaken."
MSF has said it will investigate cases at its clinic featured in the report.
Illegal sterilisation of poor, stigmatised women, deemed "unworthy" of reproduction, is a global problem, according to the Open Society Foundation, resulting in social isolation, family conflict, abandonment and grief.
It has documented the sterilisation of HIV-positive women using coercion – when incentives, misinformation or intimidation are used to compel a woman to undergo the procedure – as well as force – when a woman is sterilised without her knowledge or informed consent – in Namibia, South Africa, Venezuela, Chile, Mexico and Dominican Republic.
Hopes for justice have been raised by a Namibian court ruling in July, which found that state hospitals illegally sterilised three HIV-positive women. The women had not given informed consent as they were presented with sterilisation forms just before or after giving birth, without being told what they were signing, the ruling said.
However, the judge did not feel there was sufficient evident to prove that it was a discriminatory practice against women living with HIV.
"We will try our best to prove the link (in the Kenyan case) because out of all the women that we have so far, none of them is HIV negative," said Maleche.
Comments made by health workers, included in the African Gender and Media Initiative report – such as "Woman, you are still giving birth and you are HIV-positive?" – seem to suggest that the women were sterilised because of their HIV status.
One woman was even taken to a ward occupied by children with AIDS-related infections to deter her from having a child.
The Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation has asked the regulatory Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board to investigate and discipline the institutions and professionals involved in such abuses. This may include pressing criminal charges against them.
"The government's position is very clear. Whether you are HIV-positive or not, the choice is yours," said Shanaz Sharif, the director of medical services.
"The government does not say that, if you are HIV-positive, you should not get children."
Thanks to an aggressive antenatal testing policy and the provision of antiretroviral drugs to pregnant women and their babies, 90 percent of babies born to HIV-positive women in Kenya are HIV-negative, Sharif said.
But between 7,000 and 10,000 babies still contract the disease in Kenya each year, largely because their mothers do not attend clinics or decline to get tested, he added.
The suffering of the sterilised women is particularly acute because of the status attached to motherhood in Kenya.
"We live in an African cultural setting where having a child or motherhood is glorified in a way that probably it's not in other societies," said Kasiva, director of the African Gender and Media Initiative.
"A lot of these women, because they cannot give birth, they have been chased away from their homesteads. Others have been disinherited."
Achieng, now 30, is resigned to living alone with her two daughters after her husband died in an accident. "I have given up on life," she said.
Although she has had suitors, none will marry her because she has been sterilised.
"If a man marries you, you have to give him a child. You won't be called a woman if you don't have a child with him," she said. "I am not that old… but because of this (sterilisation) I can't stay in a marriage."


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This novel was hard to get through, I chose to read Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes. A philosophy book written during the English Civil War about overcoming anarchy and being a better society. However I couldn't finish it, it was very complex and outdated and it made me think that in this day and age anarchy is necessary for change sometimes and that we can't always be logical and robotic in our actions. Though the idea is not totally dream worthy, it would be nice if we could reason with everyone; however, reason is not always found and though we can label all forms of though and understand however our brains function passion and emotion cannot be regulated and that true change in any society won't occur without people who are passionate and willing to give their all.
Leviathan is Hobbes' name for powerful sovereign or government. Sometimes we have to work with the leviathan sometimes we need to question and change the leviathan. However we should never be scared or concede to the leviathan.
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I'm spending a third Christmas with my Holland America family. This time I am in Australia and New Zealand. I'll be singing in the choir this evening and will be one of Santa's elves tomorrow morning. They have a special dinner for us crew on Christmas too. New Zealand is very beautiful and in a few days I will visit the set of The Lord Of the Rings, which will be neat too. I'm going to the real Shire!
Sometimes I think about home and wonder how much longer I'll spend my holidays on a cruise ship. Will I ever spend Christmas at the Ecovillage? I think about my life a lot while I'm out here all alone. I wonder what it will be like to go back to DR after so many months of being away and traveling around as my means to make $. I wonder how I'll feel about my life there when I'm back. I can't really tell because I have a lot of mixed feelings while I'm away. I love DR, but there are still some other things I want to do in my that would pull me away from home in addition to my job, not a very good rabbit if I'm not home much. I think about my means to make money too, and I wonder what I'd do with my life if money wasn't something I needed at DR. Would I still be traveling the world working with kids or whould I just live at home the whole year? Life is full of different choices and different directions, and I'm not sure which ones I will take in the next five or ten years.


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He has said no because he hasn't thought it through properly, once he sees the light this can be put in place.


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"And God saw all that He had made, and behold, it was very good.
And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day" (Genesis 1:31)
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FX renews 'Justified' for second season!
Interview with Elmore Leonard and Graham Yost, creators of the series "Justified" on FX
"Raylan has his dark side… But the guy is a hero.
I thought, 'Man, it would be fun to do a show
which has a true-blue hero.'"
Justified is based on the Elmore Leonard short story "Fire in the Hole" (read it here) which provides the story for the pilot episode, in which U.S. Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens returns to his hometown of Harlan, Kentucky, to track his old coal-mining buddy Boyd Crowder, an ex-con now leading a Neo-Nazi terrorist group, after Boyd blows up a black church with an RPG. Raylan meets Boyd at the home of Boyd's sister-in-law Ava Crowder; [SPOILERS AHEAD] firearms are brandished and Boyd comes out on the wrong end of Raylan's six-shooter. Boyd dies at the end of the Leonard story, but not in the Justified pilot. Which means veteran actor Walton Goggins will be returning to the show at some point (fun link: Walton Goggins' blog from India in 2009: http://www.hindutoyoutoo.blogspot.com/).
Graham Yost is the series creator/Executive Producer of Justified and a veteran writer/director in film and television with an impressive list of credits that includes Band of Brothers, Boomtown, Raines and The Pacific and the feature films Speed, Broken Arrow and Mission to Mars. He won an Emmy for his work on the mini-series From the Earth to the Moon.
Elmore Leonard is an Executive Producer of Justified and the legendary novelist and short story writer whose works have spawned several feature films, including Out of Sight, Get Shorty, Jackie Brown, Stick, Mr. Majestyk and 3:10 to Yuma. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana but has lived in Michigan since 1934. He is also well-known for his "10 Rules of Writing."
I sat in on a conference call interview with Mr. Yost and Mr. Leonard on April 28, 2010… Continue reading
Natalie Zea of Justified on FX interviewed about the show, Timothy Olyphant and her career (exclusive video)
The drama Justified is currently airing on Tuesday nights at 10 PM ET on the FX network . I had the opportunity to join a conference call with Natalie Zea, who plays Winona Hawkins, the ex-wife of Timothy Olyphant's U.S. Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens. (I've noted when it was my own question.) Here's what she had to say. Continue reading
"Justified" premiere in Hollywood FX series Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Natalie Zea, Erica Tazel, Joelle Carter
My photos from the red carpet at the Hollywood premiere of the new series Justified on FX…
Related stories on Telematic Dan!
Interview with Graham Yost, creator of Justified, credits include Speed, Broken Arrow, The Pacific, Band of Brothers.
Justified on FX: Interview with Graham Yost; The Pacific, Speed, Broken Arrow, Mission to Mars
From the premiere of the FX drama series "Justified," created by Graham Yost based on stories by Elmore Leonard, starring Timothy Olyphant, Walton Goggins, Joelle Carter and Natalie Zea.
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After announcing the release of Linux kernel 4.3.1 and Linux kernel 4.2.7, renowned kernel maintainer Greg Kroah-Hartman had the pleasure of releasing the fourteen maintenance build of the long-term supported Linux 4.1 kernel.
Looking at the diff from Linux kernel 4.1.13 LTS, we can notice that the 4.1.14 release adds multiple improvements to the ARM, ARM64 (AArch64), MIPS, x86 and s390 hardware architectures, and fixes a few issues with the USB sound drivers. In numbers, there were 101 files changed in Linux kernel 4.1.14 LTS, with 938 insertions and 289 deletions.


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The "Bear Den" is a refurbished Pony Express stop with added-on bathroom and kitchen. Stainless refrigerator and electric range, natural slate flooring in kitchen and bathroom, wood-burning stove, wood floor, and queen-size bed in main room. Lovely wooded location overlooking reservoir; secluded, yet only 30 yards from main house and 20 yards from private shuffle board.Read More


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- Ann said...
You'll have fun with it,
that is one powerful camera.
Share pics...
- August 16, 2012 at 5:43 AM
- Hitha said...
Take a class! It's the best way to maximize your camera investment. I found Okello Dunkley's workshops to be the best - www.dslrworkshops.com
- August 16, 2012 at 5:57 AM
- Lindsay said...
Read the manual, get Nicole Gerulat's book photo 101, Kevin & Amanda are great resources too! http://www.kevinandamanda.com/whatsnew/tutorials/photography-tutorial-a-quick-guide-to-understanding-your-digital-slr-camera.html
The Pioneer Woman also has some helpful tips. But the best advice I can give, is just practice. Use all the settings until you figure them out. Can't wait to see all your new pictures!
- August 16, 2012 at 6:16 AM
- Sienna said...
congrats!!! i desperately need a new one! it looks awesome
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- Carol {Everyday Delights} said...
Yay! I have a list of photography sites I use - I'll pass them your way!
- August 16, 2012 at 10:59 AM
- Ashlee Gadd said...
Yaaaaaay! I love this site; http://digital-photography-school.com/ and I am actually doing an ecourse through Arrow & Apple right now on lighting. I'll let you know how it goes!
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BRUSSELS — He traveled back to Belgium unrecognized and unchallenged the day after the Nov. 13 terrorist attacks in Paris. His fingerprints were found in two apartments in Brussels in subsequent months, but he kept eluding the police dragnet, amid speculation that he might have escaped to Syria.
But late Friday afternoon, the Belgian authorities finally managed to hunt down the most wanted man in Europe: Salah Abdeslam, believed to be the sole surviving participant in the Paris attacks.
With heavily armed officers closing in on him, Mr. Abdeslam stumbled onto a street in the Brussels neighborhood where he had grown up, reportedly brandishing a handgun, before being shot in the knee and trundled away by the police.
The capture was the biggest breakthrough in the case since the days immediately after the attack, which killed 130 people and wounded more than 400 others in the deadliest terrorist violence in Western Europe since 2004.
It could give security and intelligence agencies an opportunity to interrogate Mr. Abdeslam about his ties to the Islamic State and how the attacks were planned and carried out, at a time when officials are saying that the Paris plot might have been larger and more elaborate than first thought.
He was arrested three days after the police found his fingerprints in an apartment in another Brussels neighborhood. The authorities gave few details about how they had tracked him down, but the Belgian prosecutor's office said it had also arrested three members of a family on charges of sheltering him.
The capture concluded what had been a frustrating hunt for Mr. Abdeslam, 26, a Belgian-born French citizen of Moroccan ancestry who is thought to have driven the car that carried a team of terrorists to the French national soccer stadium outside Paris on Nov. 13. Mr. Abdeslam's brother Ibrahim blew himself up as a member of a separate team of attackers in Paris.
"This evening is a huge success in the battle against terrorism," Prime Minister Charles Michel of Belgium said at a news conference with President François Hollande of France.
Mr. Hollande said he would request the extradition of Mr. Abdeslam to face trial in France. "Although this arrest is an important step, it is not the final conclusion," he said, appearing alongside Mr. Michel after the two leaders received a congratulatory phone call from President Obama.
"We must catch all those who enabled, organized or facilitated these attacks, and we are realizing that they are much more numerous than we had originally thought and identified," Mr. Hollande said.
Mr. Hollande said the authorities would continue to pursue connections between the Paris attackers and other Islamic State militants.
Of the 10 men believed to have participated directly in the Paris attacks, Mr. Abdeslam was the only one who was at large. The rest died in the attacks or soon afterward.
In Monthslong Hunt for Salah Abdeslam, Missed Chances and High Alerts
The prolonged search for Mr. Abdeslam, believed to have driven the car that carried terrorists to Paris, generated intense criticism of Belgian authorities.
The operation on Friday began around 4:30 p.m., when the police raided three locations simultaneously, two in Molenbeek, where Mr. Abdeslam had grown up, and one in another neighborhood, Jette. Mr. Abdeslam was captured 10 minutes later after fleeing a house on the Rue des Quatre-Vents in Molenbeek.
Inside the house, the police arrested a man suspected of being an accomplice, who was slightly wounded.
That suspect — who has used the aliases Monir Ahmed Alaaj and Amine Choukri, and whose real identity is unclear — was stopped in Ulm, Germany, with Mr. Abdeslam on Oct. 3, the police said, and the suspect's fingerprints matched prints found after the Paris attacks in a safe house in Auvelais, a town in Belgium.
About four hours after the arrests of Mr. Abdeslam and the man thought to be his accomplice, and after further gunfire and explosions, the police arrested the three members of the family that they believe had helped hide Mr. Abdeslam.
Eric Van der Sijpt, a spokesman for the federal prosecutor in Brussels, said it was possible Mr. Abdeslam had spent "days, weeks or months" in the area.
The raids on the other two locations turned up empty.
As the police operation unfolded, Molenbeek filled with journalists and angry onlookers, who have protested what they consider unfair and heavy-handed interrogations by the police since the November attacks.
But other residents welcomed the capture.
Christophe Van Damme, a contractor who lives yards from where Mr. Abdeslam was apprehended, said heavily armed officers had jumped from vehicles pouring into the neighborhood late in the afternoon. He said he then heard 10 to 15 gunshots.
"When everything was O.K., people were leaning out their windows, applauding the police," he said.
Michel Eylenbosch, the chairman of the Molenbeek City Council, expressed relief at Mr. Abdeslam's arrest and said there was "now the possibility to have big steps in this case."
Unraveling the Connections Among the Paris Attackers
As many as six of the assailants in the coordinated Islamic State terrorist assault in Paris were Europeans who had traveled to Syria.
Over the past four months, the French and Belgian police have raided dozens of buildings, scooped up troves of documents and questioned scores of suspects as part of their investigation into the attacks and Mr. Abdeslam's whereabouts.
The turning point in the case appears to have been on Tuesday, when the authorities raided a home on the Rue du Dries in the Forest section of Brussels, as part of an effort to collect more intelligence.
That raid, which yielded Mr. Abdeslam's fingerprints, did not begin as an attempt to capture him.
The French and Belgian officers who conducted the raid on Tuesday were surprised to find the residence occupied. They immediately came under fire, and in the ensuing gunfight, a man believed to have been an accomplice of Mr. Abdeslam — Mohamed Belkaid, 35 — was shot dead. Four police officers were slightly wounded.
But two men escaped from the apartment, one of whom might have been Mr. Abdeslam.
It was the second time the authorities had found Mr. Abdeslam's fingerprints in an apartment in Brussels. In December a fingerprint of his was found in an apartment in the Schaerbeek section, along with material that might have been used to make suicide belts.
Belgian prosecutors said Friday that the Algerian man killed in the raid, Mr. Belkaid, was "most probably" a man who had helped the Paris attackers. Mr. Belkaid had been using fake Belgian identity papers in the name Samir Bouzid.
A man traveling under that name had been previously identified as one of two men in a car with Mr. Abdeslam in September as the three drove between Hungary and Austria. After the attacks, someone using that name wired 750 euros, about $845, to a cousin of Abdelhamid Abaaoud, the on-the-ground organizer of the attacks. (Mr. Abaaoud and his cousin died in a police raid outside Paris on Nov. 18.)
Before the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam had several brushes with the law, mainly for minor offenses. In 2010, he served time in a Belgian prison with Mr. Abaaoud, who also lived in Molenbeek.
A week before the attacks, the Belgian authorities shut down a bar and cafe that Ibrahim Abdeslam operated because the two brothers were suspected of selling drugs.
In September, Salah Abdeslam drove to Budapest, where he picked up two men who returned with him to Belgium with fake identity cards. The following month he was stopped in Ulm, near Stuttgart, Germany, along with the man suspected as his accomplice who was captured with him on Friday. But they were not detained.
The morning after the attacks, Mr. Abdeslam was stopped on a highway in Cambrai, a French town near the Belgian border, but he was waved through.
There had been almost weekly reports by French and Belgian media organizations of Mr. Abdeslam's whereabouts, none confirmed by the authorities.
In December it was revealed that Mr. Abdeslam may have evaded the Belgian police two days after the attacks because of an arcane law that prevented law enforcement officers from raiding a private home after 9 p.m.
Last month his fiancée was quoted in the Belgian media saying that he would rather be killed than captured.


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I'd like to suggest StackExchange sites relabel the "flag" link and call it "appeal" once a question is closed.
NOTE: This is not meant to change the functionality behind the link. What the "flag" link does now would be the exact same function the "appeal" link would perform when it supplants the "flag" link.
My motivation and reasoning for this feature request is as follows:
See, I've had my share of questions on the various StackExchange sites closed for being "off-topic", or because, "This question already has an answer here". In some cases I'd like to appeal to some panel of judges that rules over the StackExchange universe. I understand the "flag" link appears to have been designed for this purpose, but can we relabel it once a question is closed? It would be nice if it said, "appeal" instead. Makes more sense.
I think the term "flag" is more appropriate while a question is still open and fault hasn't yet been found with it. Then it would make sense for the fault-finder to click "flag". The fault-finder found fault with the question and he wants to flag it for moderators to review and maybe either initiate an edit cycle or close it down.
But once it's closed, the people who are more likely to express some disagreement they'd like to flag are usually either (a) those who wrote the question originally and are upset with how it was closed, or (b) other readers who might tend to agree with the question's original intent and disagree with the moderators who closed it. They want to appeal the decision to close the question.
So, how about we dynamically relabel the "flag" link and call it "appeal" once a question is closed?


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Someone called me a skeptic recently.
I have never been called a skeptic by anyone. In my life. Ever. (Well, I guess until recently.)
That has never been me. I'm Miss Optimistic. The sunny side of life. Even if it ain't sunny, hey, I ain't complainin'. I'm in the rain doing a buck-forty, hydroplanin'. (If you get that…I love you. +10)
You catch my drift though.
I've always had the type of mindset that thought the best of anyone I met, because I figured there was no way they could get to know me and intend to do me harm…right? The more I thought about it, the more I realized … He's right. I am. A skeptic. At least I am now. I can add it to the list of Learned Behaviors (along with something else I won't mention here).
I've found that the closer someone gets to me, the more my expectations lower. I brace. Wait for the blow. The other shoe will fall any minute now. It reminds me of Miranda when she first met Steve (Season 2, "The Man, The Myth, the Viagra). He wanted to stay around. She pushed him away. He worked harder to be in her life, and each time she fought harder to maintain distance. When he asked why, what was her response? "I guess I've just kissed too many bartenders."
Miranda never considered he could be different. At least not for real. She knew he was saying something that someone "different" might say. Maybe even doing something that someone "different" might do. But to her, he looked the same. The same as every other one who had let her down. Who had said something different before. Who had done something different before. Eventually…it worked out for her. This moment started it…remember?
I don't like it. I'm not okay with being afraid of the next hurt, but I'm also not okay with being so trusting that I become the fool each time. So what's the middle ground? Skeptical Optimist? Optimistic Skeptic? I remember when Charlotte had that feeling after she and Trey divorced. I understood that place of feeling lost. More than I want to share.
What about you? Have you been in that place? Did you pull yourself out? Did you go for broke and trust? Are you there and okay with it? Let me know, but not right now…because Scandal is about to start. …like, right now. 😉


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The Science Behind Creatine
A supplement for high intensity workout
An article by Professor Don MacLaren, 2017
Creatine (Cr) is a naturally occurring substance found mainly in the skeletal muscles of vertebrates, but can also be found in smaller amounts in the liver, kidney, and brain. Creatine has been known as a constituent of food for over 150 years. However, it was not until the early 1990s that significant levels of research were undertaken examining the effects of Cr supplementation on sports performance.
Creatine can also be synthesised by the liver from three amino acids, these being arginine, glycine, and methionine (Figure 1). Once synthesised Cr is transported from the liver to muscle where it is taken up by actively. Once inside the muscle the Cr is 'trapped' by being converted to phosphocreatine (PCr), which is unable to pass through the membrane. Approximately 70% of the creatine in muscle is in the phosphorylated form (PCr), the other 30% being free Cr. It is PCr which forms an immediate source of energy during explosive bouts of exercise.
Figure 1. Creatine synthesis, intake from diet, and muscle accumulation Creatine is constantly degraded to creatinine.
The creatinine diffuses through the muscle membrane and is taken to the kidney where it is excreted in a passive process before being voided in urine. The daily urine creatinine excretion is relatively constant, although it varies between individuals due to differences in muscle mass. For a more detailed examination of creatine and creatinine metabolism, the reader should consult Wyss & Kaddurah-Daouk (2000). The daily turnover of Cr to creatinine in humans is about 2 g/day for a 70 kg person, and is replaced by endogenous synthesis and exogenous sources in the diet. Synthesis is regulated by the exogenous intake through a feedback mechanism.
"Females have been reported to have an elevated Cr concentration compared with males"
Factors such as age, sex, and diet influence muscle Cr concentration. Resting PCr levels have been shown to be lower in older (60 yr) compared with younger (30 yr) subjects (Smith et al., 1998), although there is no significant difference in the total Cr concentration. In this instance it is possible that the degree of inactivity in the older subjects may have led to the attenuated PCr levels. Females have been reported to have an elevated Cr concentration compared with males (Forsberg et al., 1991). Diet can significantly influence muscle Cr concentration. However it should be noted that since the exogenous source of Cr is via consuming foods containing meat and fish, vegetarians may have lower concentrations since their only source is de novo synthesis. Studies have shown that vegetarians have marginally lower muscle Cr concentrations than those who eat meat and fish (Delanghe et al., 1989; Harris et al., 1992).
Muscle creatine loading
Muscle Cr is restored at a rate of approximately 2 g/day by a combination of dietary Cr ingestion from sources such as meat and fish, and from endogenous synthesis. Muscle Cr content has been found to increase significantly following Cr ingestion (Harris et al., 1992). In this study, ingestion of 5 g of Cr 4 to 6 times a day for two days resulted in an increase in total Cr from 127 to 149 mmol/kg. These increases were individual responses, in which some subjects increased significantly and others less so (Figure 2). The term 'responders' and 'non-responders' applies in this instance, and a relationship between the initial resting level and the level of increase was established. Two vegetarians in the study possessed the lowest initial resting levels and responded with significant increases.
Figure 2. Effect of 5 days of creatine ingestion on total muscle creatine.
Furthermore, Harris et al (1992) were also able to demonstrate that whereas on the first 2 days the Cr storage was approximately 30% of that ingested, the amount stored in the following 2 days diminished to around 15% of the Cr ingested (figure 3).
Studies have shown that muscle Cr concentrations can be significantly enhanced using lower daily doses for a prolonged time period. Hultman et al. (1996) reported that Cr ingestion of 3 g/day over a 4 week period produced muscle Cr concentrations similar to those found when 20 g/day were ingested over a 5 day period. Most recent studies have employed a regimen in which 5 g of Cr are administered in a warm solution during 4 equally spaced time intervals through a day. See Figure 3.
There is considerable variation between subjects to the extent muscle Cr concentrations are elevated following supplementation, although it appears that there is an upper limit of 160 mmol/kg dry muscle. In order to achieve this level, creatine should be ingested in combination with at least 370 g of simple carbohydrates in a day (Green et al., 1996). It seems likely that the increase in muscle Cr stores when taken with carbohydrates is as a result of insulin action. Hyperinsulinaemia results in enhanced muscle Cr storage.
Figure 3. Muscle creatine loading using different doses.
Following the Cr loading phase of 20 g/day for 5 days, recommended maintenance doses are considerably lower. Most studies have used doses ranging from 2 to 5 g/day during the maintenance phase. Hultman et al. (1996) recommend a maintenance dose of 0.03 g/kg body mass per day, which for a 70 kg person amounts to approximately 2 g/day. When an athlete stops ingesting creatine, the muscle Cr levels diminish to normal levels after 4 weeks (Greenhaff, 1997).
Creatine and performance
The theoretical benefits of creatine supplementation are related to the role of Cr and PCr in the energetics of muscle contraction, and also to the potential for buffering increases in [H+] as a consequence of raised intramuscular lactic acid concentrations. Specifically, mechanisms purported to provide an ergogenic effect of creatine include the fact that supplementation results in elevated PCr levels in muscle and hence a greater immediate source of generation of ATP, that increased levels of Cr would facilitate an enhanced rate of PCr resynthesis in recovery bouts, and that there is enhanced buffering of H+.
Intramuscular stores of ATP and PCr are limited, and it has been estimated that these phosphagen stores could supply sufficient energy for high-intensity exercise for not more than 10 seconds (Balsom et al., 1994). Furthermore, Sahlin (1998) has suggested that the maximum rate of PCr hydrolysis decreases as PCr content of muscle decreases, and that complete depletion is not necessary to cause a reduction in power production. In fact, a number of researchers have concluded that PCr availability is a limiting factor during high-intensity exercise (Greenhaff, 1997; Balsom et al., 1995).
"The majority of these studies highlight the effectiveness of Cr supplementation for enhancing sports performance"
Creatine supplementation, by increasing both Cr and PCr, particularly in the FG fibres, should prolong either single bouts of high-intensity exercise and in particular repeated bouts of high-intensity exercise. Probably the first two studies which reported on Cr supplementation and intense exercise were those of Greenhaff et al. (1993) and Earnest et al. (1995). Greenhaff and colleagues (1993) employed 5 bouts of 30 maximal isokinetic knee extensions with 1 minute recovery between the bouts (Figure 4). When subjects were loaded with 20 g/day of Cr for 5 days, peak muscle torque was significantly enhanced in the final 10 contractions during the first bout, and during the whole of the next 4 bouts. The authors concluded that Cr supplementation accelerated PCr resynthesis and that the increased availability of PCr was responsible for the higher peak torque production.
Figure 4. Effect of 5 days of creatine or placebo on repeated bouts of knee extension exercise.
Earnest et al. (1995) used three 30 second bouts of all-out cycling with 5 minutes recovery between the tests. The test was undertaken by a placebo group and a creatine group in a random, double-blind design. Creatine loading entailed 5 days of 20 g/day of Cr. The creatine-loaded group increased the work done during the three bouts compared with their nonloaded values, whereas those on placebo failed to do so (Figure 5).
Figure 5. Effect of creatine or placebo on repeated sprint cycling.
In the same study, Earnest et al. (1995) had the participants undertake a maximal bench press and also determined the number of repetitions of bench press at 70% of the maximum i.e. 70%-RM. Figure 6 highlights the significant findings following creatine but not placebo.
Figure 6. Effect of creatine or placebo on bench press and lifting repetitions.
Since these early reports, in excess of 400 studies have been published in peer reviewed articles. The majority of these studies highlight the effectiveness of Cr supplementation for enhancing sports performance (Bemben & Lamont, 2005) and being of potential use for ageing athletes too (Tarnopolsky, 2008). These studies have examined the effects on highintensity exercise (both single bouts and repeated bouts), strength and power, field based activities, and endurance (Deldicque & Francaux, 2008). Other studies have purely examined the effects of supplementation on lean body mass and body composition, although many of the other studies have also reported data on body mass changes. The reader may wish to explore reviews on creatine and performance (Bemben & Lamont, 2005; Hespel & Derave, 2007; Deldicque & Francaux, 2008) for a broader exploration of studies.
Creatine and single bouts of high intensity exercise
In spite of the fact that Cr supplementation leads to increases in muscle Cr and PCr, it would be expected that single bouts of high intensity exercise produce enhanced performance. In general, this is not the case. Some studies have shown significant improvements in sprint running (Goldberg & Bechtel, 1997; Kendall et al., 2009; Law et al., 2009; Noonan et al., 1998), or vertical jump performance (Stout et al., 1999), whereas the majority of studies using single bouts of running, cycling, swimming, and jumping have failed to show significant improvements. It appears that the possibility of elevated Cr stores in muscle being available to maintain a short, sharp burst of activity when not fatigued does not happen. Interestingly a study in which a single bout of 10 seconds of sprint cycling was assessed following 5 bouts of 6 s sprinting with a 30 s recovery between bouts showed an increase in power (Balsom et al., 1995). So when there is an element of fatigue due to previous activity, creatine may help to improve single bouts of intense exercise.
Creatine and repeated bouts of high intensity exercise
Since enhanced stores of Cr and PCr result from creatine loading, there is the possibility that during recovery phases of repeated bouts of exercise, the elevated Cr will be more rapidly phosphorylated. Enhanced performance may then result in subsequent bouts of exercise. Positive ergogenic effects of Cr loading have been exhibited for repeated bouts of high intensity cycling (Earnest et al., 1995), running (Aaserud et al., 1998), swimming (Peyrebrune et al., 1998), and vertical jumping (Bosco et al., 1997). In most cases, the significant effects are noted in the later bouts of exercise and not usually in the first bout. Furthermore, the effects are normally associated with mean power or total work done rather than peak power values. All in all, these findings do support the notion of greater re-phosphorylation in the recovery period when Cr stores have been enhanced.
"Cr supplementation results in an approximate 4-10% improvement in repeated high intensity activities"
It should be noted however, that not all studies have reported significant effects. Some studies on repeated sprint cycling have shown no significant effect of Cr ingestion (Barnett et al., 1996; Cooke et al., 1995). Similar nonresponses were obtained for investigations using repeated running (Smart et al., 1998), and swimming (Leenders et al., 1999).
It is difficult to fathom out the reasons why the majority of studies highlight positive ergogenic effects whereas a significant, though smaller, number find no such differences. Examination of the dose of Cr ingested and whether carbohydrates were ingested in addition, together with the types of subjects used (i.e level of training), the sex of the subjects, the dietary habits of the subjects, the number of subjects employed, and variations in the mode of testing are all possible confounding variables. On balance, Cr supplementation results in an approximate 4-10% improvement in repeated high intensity activities. Even some of the studies which reported no significant findings, reported 2-4% improvements in performance, but due to the low power of the experimental design produced non-significant results.
Creatine and strength
Phosphocreatine and ATP are likely to be the major energy sources during strength-based activities which are isometric, isotonic, or isokinetic. In the cases of isotonic or isokinetic exercise, the activity is repeated in either fast or slow modes, whereas isometric activity involves either an all-out fast action or a hold of the tension for a period of time. The majority of studies in which some form of strength has been assessed, have shown positive ergogenic effects. Such studies include the use of isometric (Maganaris & Maughan, 1998), isotonic (Noonan et al., 1998), or isokinetic (Vandenberghe et al., 1997) modes of testing. Improvements of between 6 and 28% in strength were reported in the above studies. Studies in the elderly have shown the potential for significant improvements in strength and lean body mass with creatine ingestion (Tarnopolsky, 2008).
"…strength decreased somewhat once Cr was removed"
The study by Vandenberghe et al. (1997) is of particular interest in so far as it illustrates a number of key features regarding Cr supplementation, muscle Cr content, body mass, strength, and washout period (Figure 7a, b, c). Participants engaged in a study lasting 24 weeks in which they first 'loaded' with Cr for 5 days before undertaking a 10 week resistance training period with a 2g maintenance dose of Cr followed by continued training of 10 weeks without Cr, and finally 4 weeks of no training (and no Cr). An matched group carried out the programme but on placebo. From Figure 7a it is seen that muscle PCr levels increased in concordance with taking Cr, whilst Figure 7b highlighted the impact of Cr and training on increases in lean/muscle tissue – which remained elevated even after Cr supplementation had ceased. The effect of Cr and training on muscle power can be seen in Figure 7c, although strength decreased somewhat once Cr was removed. Finally (in Figure 7a) it is worth pointing out that 4 weeks of no Cr resulted in muscle PCr returning to pre-administration levels i.e. wash-out.
Figure 7. Changes in resting muscle PCr content (7a); changes in fat free or lean mass (7b); changes in arm muscle isometric strength (7c).
However as with the studies on repeated bouts of high intensity exercise, there are a number of studies which reported no significant benefits of Cr on isometric strength (Rawson et al., 1998), isotonic strength (Stout et al., 1999), or isokinetic strength (Kreider et al., 1996).
Key Points -
- Creatine is an important energy source for intense bouts of exercise
- Creatine can be obtained in meats and fish but not in fruit and vegetables – so vegetarians and vegans may have lower levels of muscle creatine
- The limited stores of muscle creatine can be significantly increased by Cr supplementation
- Quick loading of muscle Cr can be undertaken by supplementation of 20g a day for 5 days whereas slower loading can be achieved by ingesting 5g a day for 10-14 days. After the loading phase, muscle concentrations can be maintained by supplementation with 2g a day
- Cr supplementation needs to be undertaken with appropriate training for maximum benefits
- Cr supplementation invariably leads to an increase in lean body mass which may present a disadvantage in weight-restricted events. This may also present a temporary problem in running based sports where an additional increase in body weight could be a problem – usually overcome when training effects are realised • Cr supplementation is likely to significantly enhance strength and power – especially when part of an appropriate training regime
- Cr supplementation needs to be matched with training and athletes should consider cycling off Cr after 3 months or so and then recycle again
- Since Cr causes water to enter a muscle and the excess Cr is excreted by the kidneys, athletes must consume more fluids when supplementing with Cr
- If an athlete has abnormal kidney function (readily diagnosed by having a blood test via GP for kidney function) then they should avoid using Cr and indeed high protein foods too
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So, last night I took the liberty of watching the new MTV sensation, 16 and Pregnant. I watched it last season and suffered the same bout of overwhelming nausea with each passing segment (don't ask me why I chose to endure the torture again). Six girls are highlighted in the series, and each show is an hour-long segment that normally takes place during their third trimester. They are filmed fighting with their parents, breaking up and making up with their unprepared, terrified boyfriends, and of course, pushing out babies.
I've got to give some credit to MTV – The network has done well to target the issues afflicting this generation. For those suffering from a lack of purpose, there is The Buried Life, which chronicles the exploits of a set of young men traveling the world to commit spontaneous acts on a list they have cumulated. They commit random acts of kindness as well, but have tons of fun along the way check out their krumping skills here: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMuJwvg9oG4). Or, to pay homage to those who may have realities outside of the norm, there is True Life – a new season will begin in the coming months. And, if you're utterly bored and have absolutely nothing to do with you time, there is My Life As Liz.
But today I want to focus on the young women who find ways to deal with unexpected pregnancy. It baffles me. Some don't know how good they have it! Their mothers babysit, they are provided a room and nursery. But they shout disrespectfully, vow to kidnap their babies, and neglect their children. One couple who gave the child up for adoption was scorned by the potential grandfather-to-be, though they had no way of raising the child in a peaceful, loving home had they cared for it themselves. It's a hard, hard life.
And what frustrates me the most is the level of surprise the mothers seem to have when:
a) they can no longer go out and party with their high school friends
b) their relationship with the fathers of their children change (mostly for the worse)
c) they strain the bonds they share with their parents or caretakers
Most of the potential mothers on this show already have strained financial and emotional resources without the child, yet proceed to welcome it into the world and hope for better circumstances. They get angry with their parents when they are told the truth, and allow immature, inexperienced sexual partners to influence them and cause further harm. Since when do you listen to a 17-year-old boy instead of a caretaker with eons of experience? You didn't know enough to conclude your teen years without reproducing, yet you cannot adhere to rules that will benefit the well-being of your child? The holes these girls dig are so deep and so wide that I feel myself sinking into them.
Keep in mind – that show is automatic, non-invasive birth control. I'm a legal adult attending college, and I am grateful for the onslaught of grimacing faces in the throes of childbirth, and tears due to heartbreak. Who would willingly risk enduring that pain?
Now, I am proud of the mothers who took steps to ensure that their children wound up in a home that could care for the child, or proceeded to take the appropriate steps towards acting responsibly in the face of true adversity. And I know – I've never been pregnant before, so I have no idea what it's like. But I can speak to the fact that three years ago, I had a hard time being accountable for myself. I was a junior with SATs on my agenda, college in my heart, and big dreams in my head. I simply cannot understand what justification it would take to allow oneself to become pregnant with so many goals to be accomplished; many of them right at your fingertips.
This show makes me want to take teenaged girls and boys by the face and plead with them, "Just wait!" Or find a way to make sure this doesn't happen to you! If you aren't ready to be a parent (or use one of the MANY contraceptive methods available today) you shouldn't be having sex. Sex, like any other recreational activity, should be treated as a privilege, especially to those who have not proven that they have enough maturity to handle the potential repercussions of their actions.
Needless to say, I'm boycotting the show. At least until I can view it without watching thorough my fingers.


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Gun Crime
Unlike in America, there is little debate between pro-gun control and pro-gun ownership lobbies in the UK. There is general public consensus against ownership of handguns, which is enforced under strict legislation. Guns for sport are more readily accepted, but are controlled by a strict licensing regime.
Despite these strong sentiments, the UK has not averted gun crime by any means.
Particularly prominent within public memory is the Dunblane massacre. In 1996 a disturbed former boy-scout leader named Thomas Hamilton shot dead sixteen young children and their teacher at Dunblane Primary School before turning the gun on himself. This was the second time in a decade that unarmed civilians had been slaughtered by a legally licensed gun owner.
The combined impact and subsequent public outcry motivated the Conservative government at the time to amend the existing legislation on gun ownership. The Firearms Amendment of 1997 completely banned handguns for private ownership.
Fourteen years after Dunblane, the mass killings in Cumbria carried out by another lone gunman, taxi driver Derrick Bird, once again provoked shock, horror and disbelief across the UK. Twelve people were shot dead on 2nd June, 2010, before the perpetrator, another licensed gun owner, turned the gun on himself. The Home Secretary acknowledged that the shootings would prompt further debate on Britain's gun laws.
In October 2012, the Government announced that, following a public consultation, legislative changes would be introduced to strengthen the laws governing firearms. A new offence of 'possession with intent to supply' would be created and the maximum penalty for illegal importation of firearms increased to life imprisonment.
Despite the handguns ban imposed under the 1997 Firearms Amendment, research carried out following the implementation of the Act saw a 40 per cent increase in the number of gun crime incidents in the UK.
While the number of homicides from gun crime remained largely static for over a decade, 2007 proved a decisive year for this issue. A wave of gang related incidents were committed by teenagers against other teenagers, with some high profile cases ending in fatalities. London, Manchester and Nottingham were most notably affected.
In August 2007, these attacks culminated in the murder of an 11-year-old Liverpool schoolboy, Rhys Jones, hit whilst playing football outside his local pub. Following a lengthy police investigation and a trial lasting over two months, an 18 year old youth, Sean Mercer, a member of the 'Croxteth crew' gang, was convicted in December 2008 of the murder and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Other gang members were convicted of offences connected with the murder, including 21 year old James Yates, whose initial seven year sentence for providing the handgun used by Mercer was increased by the Court of Appeal to 12 years.
The then prime minister, Gordon Brown, came under constant pressure to resolve the issues driving these murders. Commentators highlighted a range of social problems which might be responsible including inner city poverty, family breakdown, and the absence of positive black role models in the UK.
The government also faced questions over the apparent availability of guns, which had remained strong despite the handgun ban. Some commentators also suggested the government's legislation, specifically punishments for carrying a gun, were exacerbating gun crime amongst the young.
Following the mass killings in Cumbria on 2nd June, 2010, Home Secretary Theresa May confirmed that two weapons had been recovered by police, a shotgun and a .22 rifle, and that the gunman, Derrick Bird, had held a shotgun licence since 1995 and a firearms licence (for the .22 rifle) since 2007.
Ms May pledged that when the police had completed their investigations, the Government would lead a debate on the country's gun laws, engaging with "all interested parties" and allowing MPs to contribute to the debate.
Concerns also continued to increase about the use of illegal firearms by street gangs and organised criminals.
In February 2012, the Home Secretary launched a consultation on strengthening the law in this area, in particular whether the penalty should be increased for illegal importation of firearms and also whether there was a need for a new offence of possession of illegal firearms with intent to supply.
The consultation was set to run for 12 weeks and sought the views of the public, the police, the CPS, victims groups, the judiciary, and voluntary organisations.
In its response to the consultation published in October 2012, the Government stated that it was clear there was "strong support for taking a tougher stance on control of prohibited firearms."
It had been decided, therefore, to increase the maximum penalty for illegal importation of firearms to life imprisonment and to create a new offence of 'possession with intent to supply' . The changes would be implemented as soon as a legislative opportunity arose.
Firearm Crime Statistics
Provisional figures show that 6,285 firearm offences were recorded by the police in the year to September 2011, accounting for 0.2% of all recorded crime. There was a 19% fall in firearm offences in the year to September 2011, compared to the previous year.
In England and Wales firearms were reportedly used in 11,227 offences, 0.3% of all recorded crimes.
There were 7,024 offences in England and Wales in which firearms, excluding air weapons, were reportedly used, a 13% decrease on the previous year, continuing the general decline since 2005/06.
There were 4,203 recorded crimes in which air weapons were reportedly used during 2010/11, a fall of 15% compared with the previous year and 70% below the peak recorded in 2002/03.
In Scotland the police recorded 643 offences which involved the alleged use of a firearm, a 24% decrease on 2009/10. The number of offences has fallen in each of the last four years.
A non-air weapon was alleged to have been used in 410 offences, marginally lower than in 2009/10, while there were 233 alleged air-weapon offences, 45% lower than the previous year.
In England and Wales violence against the person (37%) and robbery offences (26%) accounted for almost two-thirds of all firearm offences recorded by the police in 2010/11. Criminal damage offences represented 29% of all firearm offences recorded.
Due to the different legal system in Scotland it is not possible to provide directly comparable data. 'Reckless conduct with firearms' accounted for 21% of alleged firearm offences in 2010/11, minor assault for 17% and robbery for 14%.
9.3% of all homicides committed during 2010/11in England and Wales involved the use of a firearm, the highest proportion since 2001/02. By contrast 2.2% of Scottish homicides involved the use of a firearm.
In England and Wales handguns were the most commonly used firearm, with the weapon accounting for 44% of non-air weapon firearm offences recorded. Imitation weapons were used in 23%, shotguns in 9% and rifles in 1% of such offences.
In Scotland imitation weapons and handguns were used most often, each accounting for 23% and 22% of the total number of non-air weapon firearm offences respectively. The largest proportion of firearm offences involved weapons in the 'Other firearm' category.
In England and Wales a firearm was fired in 37% of all non-air weapon offences and in 84% of air weapon offences.
In Scotland a firearm was fired in 40% of all non-air weapon offences and in 76% of air weapon offences.
In England and Wales there were 388 firearm offences in which there was a fatal or serious injury, 13% lower than in 2009/10. The number of offences resulting in slight injury in 2010/11 was 5% lower than the number recorded in the previous year. In almost 80% of firearms offences no injury occurred.
The injury classification is different in Scotland. There were 2 fatal injuries and 109 non-fatal injuries in 2010/11. The total number of injuries was the lowest number recorded for at least a decade.
In England and Wales, in 2010/11, there were on average 13 non-air weapon firearms offences per 100,000 population. The rate was highest in London (35 per 1,000 population), and West Midlands (34). The lowest rate was recorded in Lincolnshire (2.4).
Of the alleged firearms offences in Scotland in 2010/11 the majority (56%) were recorded by Grampian police.
Source: House of Commons - 30 January 2012
Firearms offences are geographically concentrated in London, Greater Manchester and the West Midlands.
At the same time young people are disproportionately the victims of gun crime: 15 to 29-year-olds comprise 20 per cent of the population but were victims in 45 per cent of firearms offences (excluding air weapons) in 2010/11.
The maximum penalty for committing a firearms offence under Section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968, which includes "supply" and "possession" but not "possession with intent to supply" is 10 years' imprisonment. The mandatory minimum sentence for those aged 18 and over is five years' imprisonment, and three years for those aged 16-17 years.
Under Section 16 of the 1968 Act it is an offence to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.
The current maximum penalty for illegally importing firearms or ammunition under Section 170 of the Customs and Excise Management Act 1979, where the weapons are subject to general prohibition under Section 5 of the Firearms Act 1968, is a sentence of 10 years' imprisonment, an unlimited fine or both.
Source: Home Office – February 2012
Responses to Home Office consultation on firearms law:
We received 96 responses to the consultation with a majority supporting the changes to the legislation outlined in the consultation document.
85% of respondents supported the view that the maximum sentence for illegal importation of firearms should be increased.
76% supported the view that a new offence of possession with intent to supply is needed and should be introduced.
Half of the respondents who supported the creation of a new offence and an increase in the sentence for importation stated that the maximum sentence should be life.
A common statement among respondents with experience in dealing with gun crime was that sentencing provisions for the importation and supply of firearms should be aligned with the importation and supply of class A drugs, which have a maximum sentence of life.
Source: Home Office – October 2012
"The Government is clear that individuals who manufacture, acquire or purchase, sell or transfer or possess for sale or transfer prohibited guns for criminal use should face a punishment commensurate to the level of harm their actions cause to society. Their actions have a disproportionate effect in our communities and it is right that they should face tougher sentences."
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The separation of the judiciary from the legislature and executive powers is not a privilege accorded to judges but a constitutional guarantee so that they can administer justice impartially and unperturbed, President of the Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos said on Monday, while addressing a reception at the presidential mansion celebrating the 43rd anniversary since the return of democracy to Greece."Only in a democratic regime and the separation of powers that is inherent in this can a person live and create freely," Pavlopoulos said.
Separation of powers, the president said, presupposed different things for each power: for the legislature, it meant passing laws with respect for the Constitution; for the executive, it meant governance that promoted the public interest with respect for the rule of law; and for the judiciary, it meant administering justice with respect, on the part of the other two powers, of the guarantees of the personal and operational independence of judges, which are established for them by the Constitution not as privileges but as an institutional guarantee.
On the 43rd anniversary since democracy was restored in 1974, Pavlopoulos added, it was important to remember that the coup of April 21, 1967 and subsequent seven-year dictatorship was responsible for a twin tragedy for Greece: the loss of democracy and freedom and fundamental human rights and the Turkish invasion and occupation of Cyprus, which was still ongoing.
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November 23, 2015 | Category: News
Red Banyan Group continues its growth with the hiring of Vlad Drazdovich as its newest Account Executive. In his new position at the expanding firm, Vlad will manage a number of client accounts and execute a variety of public relations strategies and initiatives.
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Red Banyan Group, a top strategic communications and crisis PR firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Vlad Drazdovich as an Account Executive. Drazdovich will manage a number of client accounts for the growing agency, which has offices in Washington, D.C. and Florida.
Deerfield Beach, FL (PRWEB) October 06, 2015 – Red Banyan Group, a leading national public relations firm, today announced Vlad Drazdovich as its newest Account Executive. Drazdovich will execute a wide range of day-to-day public relations strategies and corporate communications initiatives for a number of clients at the expanding agency.
Fluent in three languages, Drazdovich brings unique multicultural experience to Red Banyan Group. Vlad's competencies span the disciplines of public relations, communications and political science. He graduated summa cum laude from Florida Atlantic University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies.
"Vlad is an intelligent and achievement-driven professional with a flexible skillset and a strong academic background," said Red Banyan Group Founder and Principal Evan Nierman. "We are excited to welcome Vlad to our growing team of some of the best PR professionals in the nation. We are really looking forward to working with him."
Drazdovich added: "I am absolutely thrilled to be joining Red Banyan Group. I consider it an immense honor and a privilege to be a part of one of the most reputable and dynamic PR firms in the country. Today begins a new and exciting chapter in my professional career, and I am ready to take on this challenge, applying my skills and dedication to deliver the best results possible for the agency and its clients."
About Red Banyan Group
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What does one make with three yards of blue linen from Mood Fabrics?
If you're me, you sew yourself up a pair of summer coveralls!
I loved the color of this linen the moment I saw it. Is it sky blue, azure blue, French blue, or Wedgwood blue? (I'm not very good at labeling colors.) Regardless, I love it. (You can check out Mood Fabrics' selection of linen and linen blends here.)
I had purchased Kwik Sew 3389, a men's coveralls pattern, last year but wasn't sure whether I'd actually wear coveralls, so it sat unused. But thinking about this lovely linen and the summer weather right now, I thought this classic utilitarian garment sewn up in a luxurious summer fabric would look — and feel — cool. I see men wearing coveralls (as well as jumpsuits) with more and more frequency in those street pics taken outside the big men's fashion shows that show up on fashion blogs and on Pinterest. I'm (arguably) on trend!
I sewed a size Small. I altered the length (slightly shortening the chest, inseam, waist, and rise — I'm 5'7″) and narrowed the shoulders roughly 1″. I don't know if I'll wear these over other pants, but it's nice to have the option. I can (and will) definitely wear them over a variety of shirts.
I reinforced all the major seams that take weight (like the shoulders and front and back waistbands) with rayon seam binding to prevent stretching. In addition, the waistband is underlined with tightly woven cotton shirting. I used the same cotton shirting to make my two deep side pockets, as well as to reinforce the tops of my front and back patch pockets (to prevent stretching at the opening). I interfaced the facings with a lightweight woven fusible interfacing.
The only style change (aside from using linen instead of duck or denim) was to add self-drafted sleeve tabs. I like the way the sleeves look rolled up and the tabs keep the rolls in place since linen droops. I left the pants long so I could roll them at the hem (they're just pinned in these photos).
The collar, center fronts, and waistband are all topstitched in a pale gray thread (which matches the hidden zipper). There's one (vintage) button closure above the top of the zipper (the pattern called for a snap).
The coveralls have two front patch pockets, two back patch pockets, and two deep side pockets.
In addition, an opening behind the pocket allows you to access your pants if you're wearing them underneath.
Like just about any garment, these coveralls can be dressed up or down. They can be styled like a 70's jumpsuit, a gas station attendant's uniform, or prison garb. Pick your fantasy.
I love my new coveralls. They're incredibly comfortable, lightweight, and easy to wear. Yes, linen wrinkles and looks slouchy, but it's part of the charm of the fabric.
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SEOUL: Researchers have developed a wearable touch screen panel that is highly stretchable and can be used to write words and play electronic games.
The thin flexible ionic touchpad that is highly transparent, can be placed on one's arm to play video games, draw, write words as well as to play the piano, the study said.
The touchpad is made of hydrogel, a network of hydrophilic polymers that are soft and very stretchable, unlike the hard materials such as carbon nanotubes and metal nanowires earlier explored for the stretchy touchpads.
However, the resistance was found to increase slightly after 100 cycles, which may be due to water evaporation in the gel, said Chong-Chan Kim from the Seoul National University in South Korea, in a paper published in the journal Science.
For the stretchy touchpad, the team used a polyacrylamide hydrogel containing lithium chloride salts, which act as conductor and help retain water in the hydrogel. Electrodes on the ends of the hydrogel panel apply similar voltages, which creates a uniform electrostatic field across the system.
Electrodes on the ends of the hydrogel panel apply similar voltages, which creates a uniform electrostatic field across the system.
When a finger touches the panel, it closes the circuit within the hydrogel, allowing current to flow from both ends of the strip to the touch point.
At each corner of the strip, meters that capture current detect the electrical signals.
Because human-computer interactions are increasingly important, touch panels may require stretchability and biocompatibility in order to allow integration with the human body, the researchers said.
The team also developed a controller board to facilitate communication between the ionic touch panel and a computer.
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Infamous Movie Review
Infamous is a quality film about Truman Capote's drawn-out affair at creating his bestselling crime novel In Cold Blood. Toby Jones delivers a superb performance as Capote, and Signourey Weaver, Sandra Bullock, Gwenyth Paltrow and Daniel Craig make up the supporting cast. There is just one small problem with Infamous, however: the exact same movie was released a year earlier.
You may have heard of it. It was called Capote and starred Philip Seymour Hoffman, who went on to win an Academy Award for his portrayal of the famous author. Those are hard shoes to fill.
Infamous is nearly the same in every shape and form, except it feels like a smaller film with bigger actors. The plot starts and ends the same way, and focuses heavily on the relationship between Capote and one of his novel's real-life killers (played by Craig). At the same time, the movie is also about Capote's questionable motives in regards to this relationship: does he truly care for this man, or is he just using him to get a story?
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Still, the only real problem with Infamous is that it didn't come first. Jones is terrific as Capote, and nearly on par with Hoffman's Oscar-winning performance. If you had to choose, I would say watch Capote over Infamous, and if you do that, there's no point in watching the same movie twice.
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Name: Mike Renbarger
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Birthdate: Feb. 22, 1962
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Occupation: Materials Engineer
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*Also ideal for cats with particularly sensitive skins or stomachs, or who require a diet free from cereals and grains.
*May also be fed to older kittens
Nutritional Information:
This gentle diet contains ocean white fish for maximum digestibility and low allergenicity. It is naturally higher in essential Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids than standard adult diets. All our dry cat food now contains krill, a nutritionally valuable source of protein witn an excellent essential amino acid profile.
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