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Sitting half a world away in a small concrete hut with a thatch roof, Justin Kosoris serves as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal
�He assured me that the Peace Corps didn�t send any one where there was any type of unrest,� said his mother �And if something were to happen while he�s there, they�ll get him out. But I�ll probably never be fully comfortable with the idea until he�s back in America. I think it�s a great thing he�s doing and I admire him for doing it. I get to live vicariously through him, but I�d still like to have him back home.�
Sitting half a world away in a small concrete hut with a thatch roof, Justin Kosoris serves as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Senegal
Kosoris in Senegal
By JONATHAN BLUNDELL Daily Light staff writer
Monday, June 19, 2006 11:37 AM CDT
Sitting half a world away in a small concrete hut with a thatch roof, Justin Kosoris is in the midst of a two-year adventure with the U.S. Peace Corps.
A 2005 graduate of Johns Hopkins University, Kosoris shocked his mother last March when he informed her that he was considering a two-year position with the Corps.
�He called me and I was completely shocked,� Susan Kosoris said. �Many people can tell you exactly where they were and when they heard that President John F. Kennedy was killed. I can remember exactly where I was and when it was that he told me he wanted to join the Peace Corps.�
Justin told his mother he would be stationed in Senegal, Africa, and her first thought was the possibility of violence in the region.
�He assured me that the Peace Corps didn�t send any one where there was any type of unrest,� Susan said. �And if something were to happen while he�s there, they�ll get him out. But I�ll probably never be fully comfortable with the idea until he�s back in America. I think it�s a great thing he�s doing and I admire him for doing it. I get to live vicariously through him, but I�d still like to have him back home.�
Susan said Justin�s interest in foreign service began when he was a child.
�I think Justin was always interested in foreign service of some kind,� Susan said. �He was always interested in foreign things like maps, animals and different countries.�
Justin was a Spanish major at John Hopkins and he�s taken French classes since he was 6 years old.
�He�s just always been interested in foreign things,� Justin�s younger brother, Kevin, said. �He even volunteered in the community during high school using his Spanish.�
Kevin, a junior at William and Mary University, had the opportunity to visit his brother in Senegal in March.
�It�s a different world there,� Kevin said. �I�ve been to Europe and lived in Spain last summer. I�ve even visited Morocco, but the differences are enormous. In Dakar (the capital of Senegal), there is a lot of European culture there, but out in the villages where Justin is, it�s a different world. His hut is made of thick concrete walls and during the day the temperature can get up to 140 degrees. His thermometer broke the other day, so it was probably much hotter than that.�
Kevin recalled the 11-hour trip from the airport to Kolda, the largest city near Justin�s village.
�There was a parking lot full of taxis,� Kevin said. �They say you have to get there early in the morning to get a ride. And they fill the taxis with seven other people before you can leave. So you get to know the other people very well on your trip.�
From Kolda to the village is another 45-minute bike ride.
�It�s a real quiet, simple life there,� Kevin said. �I was there just before planting season and we did a lot of visiting with people and sitting around in the shade.�
While the national language of Senegal is French, most of the villagers spoke Pulaar.
To learn the language, Justin took intensive courses during a three-month training period, before moving to Senegal.
�He learned a lot of the language during training,� Kevin said. �But he�s learned a lot more while living in the village. Luckily some of the teenagers spoke real broken French so I could communicate with some of them.�
Justin�s assignment with the Peace Corps gave him no specific directions, other than to help the villagers agriculturally with things like crop rotation and soil erosion.
Before his training with Peace Corps from September to December of last year, much of his agricultural training came from an internship at the Fair Park Botanical Gardens and his family garden at home in Waxahachie.
�He�s been frustrated at times with people�s complacency,� Kevin said. �He�s trying to help people make money and show them how they can grow the things they usually have to buy but they�ve become complacent at times.�
�They know nothing else,� Susan said. �There�s no electricity, no running water and most don�t travel more than a mile or two from the village.�
But while working with the villagers, Justin has been able to help them learn to grow okra, which they use and sell to the entire region of Kolda.
Justin has also begun work on a goose-raising enterprise with the villagers.
�Most of the funds are provided by the few people I will be working with and the goal is to develop a sustainable and profitable program that will enable the one or two households involved in the project to not only get money, but to have a source of meat for their families,� Justin wrote in a recent e-mail to his mother.
�These are people who in a year might make $100,� Kevin said. �It was difficult for Justin to not say, �Here�s what $200 can do for your village.� He was ready to give his own money to help the people. But instead of throwing money at the people, he�s working to help them better themselves.�
Susan said Justin still calls home frequently with his cell phone and she looks forward to his monthly e-mails, sent from Internet cafes in nearby cities.
�He still gets cell phone service in the village,� Susan said. �He has a solar-powered charger for his cell phone and iPod but he tries to keep those things hidden from the villagers. He encourages us not to send anything of real value.�
During his March visit, Kevin brought his brother a six-pack of Dr Pepper, bean dip and a bag of Fritos.
With a diet consisting mainly of rice and millet, the American snacks were greatly appreciated.
�It was like a kid at their first Christmas,� Kevin said. �He was in heaven. It�s hard to send much in care packages. Packages are often ripped open and then just taped back together. We sent a jar of almonds and by the time it got to him, half of them had been eaten.�
And as June and the rainy season comes, Justin writes that he�s looking forward to even more opportunities to learn more about the local agriculture and learn more about the Senegal people.
�I think I will have a lot to do and I will really be forced to learn about agriculture,� Justin wrote. �The rainy season will also be the final season I really haven�t seen in Senegal and I will learn that much more about Senegal and my village that I haven�t been able to witness up to now.�
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Changing the Face of Hunger
In his new book, Former Congressman Tony Hall (RPCV Thailand) says humanitarian aid is the most potent weapon the United States can deploy against terrorism. An evangelical Christian, he is a big believer in faith-based organizations in the fight against hunger. Members of Congress have recently recommended that Hall be appointed special envoy to Sudan to focus on ending the genocide in Darfur.
PC will not return to East Timor in 2006
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Probably no RPCV has done more to further the Third Goal of the Peace Corps than John Coyne with the Peace Corps Writers web site and newsletter that he and Marian Haley Beil have produced since 1989. Now John returns to writing about his first love - golf in "The Caddie who knew Ben Hogan." Read an excerpt from his novel, an interview with the author and a schedule of his book readings in Maryland and DC this week.
Vasquez testifies before Senate Committee
Director Vasquez testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on his nomination as the new Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture replacing Tony Hall. He has been the third longest serving Peace Corps Director after Loret Ruppe Miller and Sargent Shriver. PCOL Comment: Read our thanks to Director Vasquez for his service to the Peace Corps.
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Director Vasquez announced the temporary suspension of the Peace Corps program in Chad on April 14 and that all 29 Peace Corps volunteers have left the country. With a program dating back forty years (See Page 4 of the April 1966 "Peace Corps Volunteer"), RPCVs hope that volunteers can return to Chad as soon as the situation has stabilized. Congratulations to the Peace Corps for handling the suspension quickly and professionally.
Peace Corps stonewalls on FOIA request
The Ashland Daily Tidings reports that Peace Corps has blocked their request for information on the Volkart case. "After the Tidings requested information pertaining to why Volkart was denied the position � on March 2 � the newspaper received a letter from the Peace Corps FOIA officer stating the requested information was protected under an exemption of the act." The Dayton Daily News had similar problems with FOIA requests for their award winning series on Volunteer Safety and Security.
PCOL readership increases 100%
Monthly readership on "Peace Corps Online" has increased in the past twelve months to 350,000 visitors - over eleven thousand every day - a 100% increase since this time last year. Thanks again, RPCVs and Friends of the Peace Corps, for making PCOL your source of information for the Peace Corps community. And thanks for supporting the Peace Corps Library and History of the Peace Corps. Stay tuned, the best is yet to come.
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RPCV admits to abuse while in Peace Corps
Timothy Ronald Obert has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a minor in Costa Rica while serving there as a Peace Corps volunteer. "The Peace Corps has a zero tolerance policy for misconduct that violates the law or standards of conduct established by the Peace Corps," said Peace Corps Director Gaddi H. Vasquez. Could inadequate screening have been partly to blame? Mr. Obert's resume, which he had submitted to the Peace Corps in support of his application to become a Peace Corps Volunteer, showed that he had repeatedly sought and obtained positions working with underprivileged children. Read what RPCVs have to say about this case.
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The U.S. military, struggling to fill its voluntary ranks, is allowing recruits to meet part of their reserve military obligations after active duty by serving in the Peace Corps. Read why there is opposition to the program among RPCVs. Director Vasquez says the agency has a long history of accepting qualified applicants who are in inactive military status. John Coyne says "Not only no, but hell no!" and RPCV Chris Matthews leads the debate on "Hardball." Avi Spiegel says Peace Corps is not the place for soldiers while Coleman McCarthy says to Welcome Soldiers to the Peace Corps. Read our poll results. Latest: Congress passed a bill on December 22 including language to remove Peace Corps from the National Call to Service (NCS) military recruitment program
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LEXINGTON (AP) — There's just no downplaying the Louisville vs. Kentucky rivalry, no matter how hard players from both schools tried.
While insisting that the showdown Saturday is part of the journey toward a national championship, they understand its importance in a basketball-crazed state where everything grinds to a halt for several hours and relationships can be affected by the outcome.
"This is the one game everybody in Kentucky looks forward to," Kentucky forward Alex Poythress said. "This is the one game they circle on their calendars. In their eyes, they really could care less about other games, but we're just trying to take it one game at a time, trying to focus on the game we have."
Both schools also look forward to a marquee victory before league play begins next month.
The No. 18 Wildcats (9-3) are looking for their first Top 25 win in four tries. Sixth-ranked and defending champ Louisville (11-1) also wants to beat a ranked foe, a mutual goal that adds more drama to the matchup at Rupp Arena.
Despite the challenge of playing before a standing-room only crowd in the 23,000-seat building, Cardinals guard Russ Smith believes his team just has to approach this as just another game.
"It's obviously a big game, I'm not going to beat around the bush," Smith said Friday. "But I'm from New York. I know it's a big game for the guys and the people in Kentucky, so I play for them.
"I play for my town and I play for my school. It is a rivalry game. For me, I treat it as any other (game) and I will prepare as I would for any other."
For the Wildcats, it's about progressing with their eight-man group of talented freshmen including six high school All-Americans. There have been plenty of moments where 6-foot-9 forward Julius Randle, identical twin guards Andrew and Aaron Harrison and James Young have shown their impressive abilities and controlled games.
But their talents have sometimes been overshadowed in losses to ranked opponents such as Michigan, Baylor and North Carolina, particularly in clutch situations. Though Kentucky coach John Calipari stresses that the better time to judge his young roster will be in February and March, a fervent fan base that was expecting an unbeaten season along with a championship wants more immediate results — especially against their biggest rival located 80 miles west.
Poythress said the Wildcats are eager to deliver.
"We're just trying to show we're still a good team," he said. "I feel like every game we go into, we want to win. So, every game we feel like we need."
Louisville coach Rick Pitino has seen this rivalry from both benches. He led Kentucky to its sixth national title in 1996 and two other Final Fours before taking over the Cardinals in 2001 and guiding them to three Final Fours and their third NCAA title in April.
While Pitino's focus is on building for the postseason, he enjoys the tournament-like atmosphere that figures to be present on Saturday. His message to players and maybe even the Cardinals' fan base is keeping the game in perspective in a long season.
"It's two great traditions and two teams that right now have a shot of getting back to a Final Four if they improve as the season goes on," Pitino said. "I think John (Calipari) would say the same thing, his team is going to have to get a lot better to be a serious contender and I would say the same thing, we're going to have to get better to be a serious contender.
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Louisville returns much of its roster but has been trying to replace point guard Peyton Siva and center Gorgui Dieng and learn the trademark pressure defense that earned the championship.
Though junior college transfer Chris Jones and freshman Terry Rozier are developing into capable successors at the point with help from Smith, 6-10 Mangok Mathiang is a project entering his biggest test against Randle and Kentucky 7-footer Willie Cauley-Stein. At the same time, the Cardinals lead the nation in turnover margin (plus-9.4 per game) and have won six in a row.
Making it seven straight wins and two in a row over Kentucky will take work against a taller team, especially with a partisan crowd geared up to make Louisville uncomfortable in enemy territory. Then again, it's the only game that matters in the state.
"This win's probably one of the biggest wins just for a regular-season game," said Wildcats guard Dominique Hawkins, a Richmond, Ky., native who said he cried as a child after Louisville beat Kentucky.
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There are hundreds of ways to evaluate oil companies, and each of them will give you a different result as who is the best. As investors, we can't rely on one metric alone, but instead we need to understand a multitude of ways to look at these companies to make better decisions.
Today, let's look at one of the lesser used metrics and decide what oil companies are the best based on it.
Buying the future at a discount
Whenever an oil company produces oil, it depletes its reserves. So for a company to continue its growth, it needs to replace these reserves through either exploration of new fields or by acquiring someone else's assets. The price a company pays to replace that barrel of oil it just produced are known as reserve replacement costs, and they can be a strong indicator of how a company will perform in the future.
In 2012, we saw reserve replacement costs jump to levels we haven't seen since 2008, and some of the integrated majors, the biggest producers in the U.S., have well above average reserve replacement costs. Ultimately, high reserve replacement costs can lead to two things: more money dedicated to operational cash flow, and higher prices for consumers on the final products.
Who's doing it the best?
It can be pretty handy to evaluate the entire industry on how efficiently it's replacing reserves, but reserve replacement costs can be more effective in evaluating individual companies. The lower the costs, the better it is. According to Ernst & Young, the most effective company at controlling reserve replacement costs is private company Antero Resources, with a three-year average reserve replacement cost of about $2.88 per barrel of oil equivalent. Antero, and four of the other top five companies on Ernst & Young's list, are almost pure natural gas plays. If we've learned one thing over the past couple of years, it's that oil reserves and natural gas reserves are two totally different things when it comes to value. The five following companies have more than 50% liquids on their reserves and had the lowest reserve replacement costs for 2012.
Company | % Liquids in Portfolio | Oil Production Replacement Rate (3 Years) | Reserve Replacement Costs (3-Year Average) Per boe |
Rosetta Resources (NASDAQ: ROSE ) | 57% | 846% | $6.99 |
Continental Resources (NYSE: CLR ) | 72% | 827% | $12.61 |
Laredo Petroleum (NYSE: LPI ) | 52% | 1,042% | $13.51 |
SM Energy (NYSE: SM ) | 53% | 392% | $14.67 |
SandRidge Energy (NYSE: SD ) | 58% | 704% | $14.85 |
On the surface, there isn't much that these companies have in common. None of them operates in the same part of the country. Over these past few years, SandRidge, Continental, and SM have been relatively active in terms of buying and selling assets, but Laredo and Rosetta have remained pretty quiet on this front up until the past couple of months.
So what ties these companies all together? They're all very close to being one-trick ponies as energy plays.
Company |
Primary Location of Assets | % of Production |
Rosetta Resources | Eagle Ford | >90% |
Continental Resources | Bakken | 88% |
Laredo Petroleum | Permian Basin | 72% |
SM Energy | Eagle Ford | 60% |
SandRidge Energy | Mississippian Lime | >50% |
In the case of SandRidge, it's a bit of a long shot to call it a pure Mississippian Lime play when just 50% production comes from there. Based on its capital expenditure plan, though, it's pretty clear that it plans to move in that direction. The company plans to spend just over $1 billion in the Mississippian Lime in 2013, versus only $160 million on its other assets in the Gulf of Mexico.
By focusing efforts in a single play, these companies are able to leverage their operational expertise in these regions to restock their reserves at a price much less than others that have assets spread out over multiple plays. For investors looking at energy investments, these five companies could prove to be much more successful than their competitors down the road if they can maintain these low reserve replacement costs.
What a Fool believes
Nobody makes an investment decision on a single metric, nor should you. You certainly wouldn't purchase a house based on the quality of the bathroom alone, and the same should hold true when investing in companies. Think of a metric as one color of paint on your investor palette: It will take a multitude of these metrics blended together to paint your investment masterpiece.
Investors were startled after SandRidge plummeted when natural gas prices reached 10-year lows, but with the company focusing on growing liquids production, the future looks optimistic. If you're unsure about the future of this emerging oil and gas junior and are looking to find out more about its strengths and weaknesses, then check out The Motley Fool's premium research report detailing SandRidge's game plan and what to expect from the company going forward. To get started, simply click here now!


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Guy and Rene talk to the Iconfactory's Craig Hockenberry and Sean Heber about Twitterrific 5, the early days of the iPhone, Chameleon, beefs with nibs, underscores, colons, and ternary operators, App Store realities, and the importance of blame avoidance optimization.
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- Twitterrific 5
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Tom - Unregistered March 01, 2011 11:57 AM That was a great debut ! His pass on Scassa was beautiful. And a rush to the line, well, thats how you learn Phillip Island !Interesting to see now, he's probably thinking he can win donington park good luck to himand thanks for the fight !!! 6 agree 0 disagree
NEB - Unregistered March 01, 2011 12:01 PM 4. Cal Crutchlow GBR Yamaha SSP YZF R6 +1.097s5. Eugene Laverty IRL Parkalgar Honda CBR600RR +1.098sThe results from 2009. Same bikes, different riders and a few places further back. 0 agree 0 disagree
Christian - Unregistered March 01, 2011 12:18 PM It's interesting to hear Simon Buckmaster saying that the Parkalgar Honda was good everywhere on track when it was obviously a snail down the start finish straight. The other riders were passing Sam before the finish line without a slipstream earlier on in the race. I think Sam did his part, and with a few extra bhp, he would have sailed over the line in 1st place. I think the team Manager should acknowledge that.Well done Sam! 10 agree 1 disagree
pp916 - Unregistered March 01, 2011 2:40 PM So what's your point NEB? I assume you're trying to put somebody down?Great ride Sam, and so close to the win! No worries, they'll come..... 0 agree 0 disagree
Sick Cylinder - Unregistered March 01, 2011 2:48 PM NEB - very interesting, but it doesn't tell us anything about the riders - Pirelli may have improved the grip of the tyre or the circuit conditions could be different. I remember one year when a 250 GP race, despite almost no bike development, was run 30 seconds quicker than the year before and both were dry races.Re Lowes lack of speed on the straight - that might be down to gearing rather than bhp. 1 agree 0 disagree
MD - Unregistered March 01, 2011 4:07 PM Excellent ride, scuppered only by lack of straightline speed - couldn't even pass the Yam when he was in the slipstream.Given his relative lack of experience, ride of the day for me. 1 agree 0 disagree
boycie - Unregistered March 01, 2011 4:54 PM i know sam and he rode the ass off that bike, always 110% onit, the bike was not up to it ! fact, if you want wins give sam the tools...........rant over and thankyou.............elboycio 0 agree 0 disagree
Hemmy - Unregistered March 01, 2011 5:10 PM New track, new team, new bike, first race against more experienced riders, and almost a victory! credit where credits due. He clearly has what it takes and is a certain title contender. Its difficult for us to comment on the bike as a package as we dont know what gearing or set there using. But yes it was clear that he was struggling for speed down the straights.Yet another talented Brit right up there! Im looking forward to round 2 now! 1 agree 0 disagree
Slow Honda - Unregistered March 01, 2011 6:39 PM He was let down by Honda power again. Interesting Simon said it was Sams fault for going in to hot into the last corner. They sailed past him every time on the more powerfull bikes. Top ride Sam. Hopefully more power for you in the future. 0 agree 1 disagree


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Los Gatos--Dr. Michael Franzblau resists the words "obsession" and "crusade," but if that's what people call his seven-year battle to bring a former Nazi doctor to justice, so be it.
Franzblau, who spent over $100,000 of his own money in his quest to bring a German doctor accused of killing handicapped children to trial, presented his lecture to a packed Los Gatos Rotary Club luncheon on April 18.
The 73-year-old dermatologist and UC-San Francisco medical ethics professor has pursued Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering since 1993. Sewering, a former SS party member, is accused of transferring disabled German Catholic children to Nazi "Healing Centers," where they were subject to brutal medical tests and eventual euthanasia.
Sewering continues to practice in Germany and has been the country's national medical association president three times. He has repeatedly denied any knowledge or involvement in the Nazi atrocities, despite the fact his signature appears on a number of the transfer orders. The German government also has denied Sewering's involvement.
"I would like the German medical profession to recognize that they have a stain on their honor by his continued presence," Franzblau, who has given over 100 guest lectures on the topic, said following the Rotary luncheon.
Franzblau's seven-year effort has been marked with small successes and failures. In 1995, he spent $62,500 on a full-page ad in the New York Times, asking "Why is the German state of Bavaria harboring an accused war criminal?" He has appeared on "60 Minutes," been to Germany seven times since 1993, and has hired a German attorney to try to get Sewering indicted.
"In every civilized country in the world," Franzblau told the Los Gatos Rotarians, "there is no statute of limitations on murder."
But so far, Franzblau has been unable to bring Sewering to trial. The German medical profession has been extremely protective, as has the government, he said, which blocked his every attempt to get more information. Franzblau said that even the medical groups in the United States and Israel have suggested that he let the matter go. But the former Air Force cadet isn't about to give up.
"The minute you begin to cut corners on any moral basis, it gets easier and easier to do bad things," he said.
Franzblau's one real victory came in 1993, when he successfully challenged Sewering's nomination for president of the World Medical Association, a group created after the Nuremberg trials that advocates medical ethics. When Franzblau notified the association of Sewering's past, it demanded the German doctor's resignation. Sewering resigned, citing a "world Jewish conspiracy."
Since then, Franzblau has continued his efforts, lecturing on medical ethics and German medical atrocities at colleges, medical conventions, seminars and hospitals. Franzblau says that while Sewering's may be an individual case, the issue of doctors reserving their loyalty to patients is a much larger and more timeless issue.
"I feel an obligation to educate medical students throughout the United States on what can happen when doctors do not follow the oath they believe in," he said.
Franzblau has served on innumerable government and medical committees and boards, including the Medical Board of California and the American Medical Association. He has also volunteered his services for international health projects and worked with the United Way.
Franzblau says he is driven by a "moral imperative" and will continue his quest to expose Sewering until he is unable to do so. "I am a physician, an American and a Jew," he said. "These folks on one day murdered 26 members of my immediate family. I have a moral responsibility to my dead relatives who cannot protest, to make sure something like this never occurs again."
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Can formal education and training improve the outcome of instrumental delivery?
Cheong, Y.C., Abdullahi, H., Lashen, H. and Fairlie, F.M. (2004) Can formal education and training improve the outcome of instrumental delivery? European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 113, (2), 139-144. (1016/S0301-2115(03)00340-3). (PMID:15063949).
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Objective(s): The primary objective was to examine the effect of formal education and training on instrumental delivery with respect to its success rate and associated neonatal and maternal morbidity. The secondary objective was to determine factors that could influence the success rate of instrumental delivery.
Study design: Prospective case-control study with historical controls set in a teaching hospital in Sheffield. The prospective group included all women who had instrumental deliveries between 1 November 1999 and 29 February 2000. The control group included all women who delivered between 1 February 1997 and 1 February 1998. An educational package involving formal postgraduate training and self-directed learning were introduced in the time period between the prospective and the control groups. Medical notes were reviewed in the historical controls. For both the control and prospective groups, the following patient characteristics were recorded: maternal age, parity, whether or not onset of labour was induced, use of oxytocin in the second stage of labour, delay in the second stage, operator grade, vaginal findings at delivery and the use of epidural analgesia.
Results: The overall failure rate was not different in the prospective group (16%) compared with the control group (18.5%). However, the introduction of an educational package was associated with significant decrease in maternal morbidity associated with cervical, severe labial and high vaginal tears (Odds Ratio (OR) 0.29, CI 0.09–0.97) and neonatal morbidity associated with admission to SCBU (OR 0.72, CI 0.02–0.60), severe neonatal scalp injury (OR 0.14, CI 0.02–0.98) and facial injuries (OR 0.02, CI 0.01–0.04). The factors identified to affect the success of instrumental deliveries were: OP and OT positions of the baby at delivery (OR 0.28, CI 0.17–0.44) and inexperienced operators (OR 0.11, CI 0.02–0.58).
Conclusion: In this study, formal education and training of medical staff did not influence the success rate of instrumental delivery but was associated with improved safety for both mother and baby.
Item Type: | Article |
ISSNs: | 0301-2115 (print) |
Keywords: | instrumental delivery, vacuum, ventouse, forceps, neonatal morbidity, maternal morbidity, education |
Subjects: | L Education > L Education (General) R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
Divisions: | University Structure - Pre August 2011 > School of Medicine > Developmental Origins of Health and Disease |
ePrint ID: | 187869 |
Date Deposited: | 19 May 2011 09:08 |
Last Modified: | 27 Mar 2014 19:41 |
URI: | http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/187869 |
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inFORM @ Cooper Hewitt Design Museum
Imagine handling objects virtually and physically in real time, from thousands of miles away. The Tangible Media Group, led by MIT Media Lab's Hiroshi Ishii, is working on such a user interaction, transforming how we may communicate and work in the future. One current project is inFORM, a dynamic-shape display that gives physical form to digital information: physical "pixels" on a table surface move in real time, in accordance with data from a motion-sensing input device. more ›
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VOCAL VIBRATIONS is Le Laboratoire Cambridge's exciting opening exhibition. Composer and inventor Tod Machover and architect/designer Neri Oxman invite the public into fascinating and intimate vocal experiences through their collaboration with Buddhist monk Tenzin Priyadarshi, director of the Dalai Lama Center for Ethics and Transformative Values at MIT, and a team of scientists and collaborators including Elena Jessop, Charles Holbrow and Rebecca Kleinberger, MIT professors W. more ›
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Vocal Vibrations, an original installation and design, invites the public to discover the relationship between sound vibrations stimulated by voice and their effects on human physiology, with sensory, unique and exceptional experience. more ›
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The Dallas Opera presents a new production of Tod Machover's Death and the Powers, February 12-16. This visually spectacular robot pageant by the MIT Media Lab's Opera of the Future group tells the story of Simon Powers, a powerful businessman and inventor nearing the end of his life, who downloads his consciousness into "The System" in an effort to project himself into the future. His family, friends, and associates must decide what this means, whether or not he is actually alive, how it affects them, and whether to follow. more ›
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Explore this exhibition to discover how innovators are using 3D printers to turn computer data into physical objects that could change your life. The stories we've uncovered focus on the future of industry, medicine and whether 3D printing will change your shopping experience. The exhibit includes work designed by Media Lab professor Neri Oxman.
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From lightweight, shared, electric vehicles that fold, to artificial limbs that not only emulate—but improve upon—biological gaits, the Media Lab is transforming mobility for the 21st century. more ›
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The 2009 Ars Electronica Campus Exhibition features current work of the faculty and students from the MIT Media Lab in Cambridge MA. From its inception almost thirty years ago, the Media Lab has taken an unorthodox research approach to envisioning the impact of emerging technologies on everyday life—technologies that promise to fundamentally transform our most basic notions of human capabilities. The lab attracts designers, computer designers, engineers, artists, and scientists, divergent in background and practice. more ›


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The Vermont House has given final approval to a bill that would remove criminal penalties for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana.
The bill passed Tuesday on a vote of 92-49 after being given preliminary approval on Friday. Instead of a criminal penalty, those caught with up to an ounce of pot would face a civil fine like a traffic ticket of up to $300. It also seeks to reduce the chances that anyone caught with up to 2 ounces would have a permanent criminal record, and defines a new crime of driving while smoking marijuana.
Possession on school property by someone 21 or older would still be a crime.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Sears says he thinks the bill will get similar support in the Senate.
Vt. House passes pot bill
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Cambridge Park & RideWhat not to do when you're touringby Syd HarlingWe arrived in Cambridge nice and early in the morning hoping to "do" Cambridge and still get to East Harling with enough time to explore. After parking the rented Ford in the Park and Ride we rode the bus into the city and spent a lovely morning exploring the sights of this historic university town. When we arrived back at the car I realised that we'd left our passports and plane tickets in the suitcase tucked away in the boot of the car so, thinking that this was a bad idea, I opened the boot before even opening the car to remove the important documents and pop them in the backpack which we carried with us. Having tucked the passports and tickets safely in the backpack I slammed the boot shut. In the last split second before the lid reached its resting place I spied the car keys lying on top of the suitcase. They must have jumped out of my pocket and into the boot when I wasn't looking. Do you know that sinking feeling you get when disaster strikes? Well I felt it that day. Luckily my mobile was in my pocket so I decided I had best call the hire company for help. The problem was that the car was based at Heathrow and so was the spare key I guessed. I couldn't get a reply from the Cambridge office so phoned my son in London. He got nowhere as the London office said we had to call Cambridge. In my ignorance I had thought, "oh what the heck, some kind fellow will pop along with a skelton key and open the car for us, just a temporary setback." Little did we know that we were going to become intimately aquainted with that carpark that afternoon, every bush and kerbstone. Eventually I got through and the helpful chap said he'd send the RAC to help.We waited and waited in that hot car park for 3 hours during which time I searched for something I could use to burgle the car but, unlike South Africa, one doesn't find a lot of rubbish lying around car parks in England let alone car thieving tools. Well maybe in some carparks but not that one. Several more calls to the hire company asking them to chase the man from the RAC didn't help. He dutifully did his rounds, helping little old ladies with flat tyres, forgetful people with empty fuel tanks and many other emergencies before eventually arriving at our (by this time we almost regarded the car park as ours) car park. Using nothing more than a screwdriver, car battery and 2 cables he had that Ford's boot open in 30 seconds much to my wife's relief - and mine of course. We were happy to see the back of Cambridge that afternoon and sped off in search of my roots in East Harling. Syd Harling
About the author Syd HarlingI am an unapologetic Anglophile and Royalist. Born in SA of English parents I am now British officially. A Quality Engineer by profession I look forward to one day retiring in England. Now that my dear wife is no longer with me that may happen sooner rather than later.More articles on PicturesOfEngland.com...
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The area of Djara was occupied during the Holocene wet phase. Surface sites show intensive activities during this time period. 14C-dates from archaeological excavations indicate occupation events about 8600-6000 BP (uncalibrated). The dripstone cave of Djara was used by the occupiers indicated by numerous depictions of game and people. The pictures were engraved and/or picked. The panels with depictions were surveyed and documented during the ACACIA expeditions in 1999 and 2000.
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R. Kuper (1996) Between the Oases and the Nile - Djara: Rohlfs' cave in the Western Desert. In: L. Krzyzaniak/K. Kroeper/M. Kobusiewicz (eds.) Interregional Contacts in the Later Prehistory of Northeastern Africa. Studies in African Archaeology 5. Poznan: 81-91.
E. Claßen, K. Kindermann, A. Pastoors and H. Riemer (2001) Djara 90/1 - Felsbildhöhle und Fundplatz eines holozänen Gunstraums der Nordost-Sahara (Ägypten). Archäologisches Korrespondenzblatt 2001.
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The semiconductor industry wants both technical and non-technical staff and personnel to understand the key elements of IC fabrication and design. This course is designed for both the non-technical and technical. It provides a comprehensive overview of the semiconductor industry and technology. The course gives you the background you need to understand the basics of semiconductor devices, how they work, the processing technologies and the equipment used to produce them, and circuit design techniques.
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This introductory course educates people from any background on the exciting new technologies and markets in MEMS. The course begins with basic fabrication technologies, including traditional methods and the latest techniques. An explanation of the governing equations of these devices, where many things are different from macro-scale electromechanical systems, is explained. Fabrication and design are illustrated with examples of existing and future products in inertial sensors, optical fiber switching, displays, and sensor networks.
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Our daughter sailed with us from the time she was six weeks old. When she got to the point where she was able to maneuver around the boat on her own steam, we kept her in a life-jacket and tethered to the boat whenever she was on deck. We also kept netting fitted from the cockpit to the bow pulpit so she, and her toys, couldn't go over the side accidentally. She once went over the side of her cousin's boat--not fitted with safety precautions--one day while we were visiting in Chicago and down at his slip at the muni-marina. It was summer but the Lake was still freezing cold (by our standards). By then she could swim of-course and was promptly scooped out of the water. I don't know who was more surprised/upset, she or her mother, but after that I never got an argument about wearing a life-jacket or tether on deck until she became a teenager. She still wears a life-jacket on deck!
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My wife is pregnant and is looking for a future Cyclone on board shirt, but hasn't had any luck finding one. Anyone know of where to get one?
I've never seen one, I don't even know if there are many Cyclone maternity shirts available. I've just always bought bigger ISU shirts when pregnant. I don't know if she is into "bling" on her shirts (think rhinestones/crystals) but I have a relative who custom makes shirts. She could buy a solid color maternity shirt and have "Future Cyclone" with an arrow pointing toward her bump. I had her make me a regular shirt with Cyclones down the sleeve in red and gold crystals, looks really sharp. ETA: found this on Amazon, reviews says it runs small http://www.amazon.com/Cyclones-T-Fis...d_sim_sbs_sg_1
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There's more evidence that 2014 was a really bad year in the fight against malicious software. Panda Security says the number of new malware strains it detected doubled compared with 2013.
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Upregulation of emotion areas through neurofeedback with a focus on positive mood.
Johnston S; Linden DE; Healy D; Goebel R; Habes I; Boehm SG; Cognitive, Affective & Behavioral Neuroscience, 2011, vol. 11, issue 1, p 44, ISSN 1531135x. ISBN 1531135x.
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Methods and instruments for treating an osteoporotic vertebral body or for treating a vertebral compression fracture. An exemplary method includes introducing an open knit structure together with a bone cement into a bone wherein the knit structure extends substantially throughout the interior of the cement volume. In one aspect of the invention, the bone cement volumes cures with the filament structure reinforcing the cement. In another aspect of the invention, the open knit structure is configured to direct flows of bone cement to apply forces for reducing a vertebral compression fracture. In another aspect of the invention, the system provides bone cement flows that extend through the knit structure thus allowing the cement to fully interdigitate with the cancellous bone.
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