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Joseph Randle finds himself in great situation with the Dallas Cowboys
Joseph Randle fell to the fifth round on Saturday, at least 60 picks and a day after he was hoping to get selected.
From that perspective, the draft process was probably a disappointment for the former OSU star, who had the chance to come back to Stillwater and star for a Big 12 contender.
But once Randle gets past that initial spurn, he may find the draft day stumble to be a blessing in disguise.
The monetary difference between third- and fifth-round running backs is nothing substantial. Neither will get much of a financial commitment from their team until they consistently produce on the field.
Good thing for Randle — he'll likely get that chance.
The Dallas Cowboys drafted him to back up DeMarco Murray, a role that will come with plenty of snaps and, likely, a number of touches in both phases of the offense.
Last season, Felix Jones, the Cowboys back-up who is now a free agent, had 111 carries and 25 receptions. That would be a great workload for any rookie, especially a fifth-rounder. Plus, as Dallas (and OU fans) can attest, Murray is injury-prone, missing six games last year.
So from the sounds of it, the Dallas brass expects Randle to play plenty right away ("He certainly has all the physical traits you want," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett told the Dallas Morning News."), giving him the chance to immediately make a name for himself.
Seems every year, a relatively unknown running back (or three…) bursts onto the scene and into the Pro Bowl before you can Wikipedia his back story.
Last season, it was Alfred Morris, the Washington Redskins rookie from Florida Atlantic that went in the sixth round and then exploded for 1,613 yards and 13 touchdowns as RGIII's sidekick.
"I highlighted (Joseph Randle) over the last couple weeks, when we do our SportsCenter segments, as the (running) back, late in the draft, who could be this year's Alfred Morris," ESPN analyst Mel Kiper said on draft day. "I think the kid's got an awful lot of ability, you look at the production, the ability to catch the ball out of the backfield. People say, well he had some gaping holes to run through, but he still showed the ability to make some moves in space and create some extra yardage and a lot of times, really make big plays for that offense. I like Joseph Randle's ability. Comes out as a junior and goes in the fifth round, that's not what you want to see, but this guy has a lot of talent and he made a lot of things happen running with the football."
He'll be relatively close to home (Randle is from Wichita), with a couple former Pokes (Dan Bailey and Dez Bryant) and a great opportunity. Doesn't sound too bad for a fifth round pick.


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Not feelin' blue in blue
When it was announced the Royals would be bringing the powder blue back, fans were rabid. Everyone seemed excited.
Why? Powder blue symbolized the World Series, the playoffs and the glory of the franchise.
This year is a "New. Blue. Tradition." And we can assure you, something good is going on with this color. We've decided that today we're going to chat about light blue, so let's go Around the Horn…
Mark Teahen and Jose Guillen powered the powder blue-clad Royals to a win yesterday. Light blue is apparently a strong statement for the Royals and we're not talking about just fashion. Teahen had a big role in the Royals' last blue beatdown. He scored the winning run on Tony Pena's walk-off single in extras versus the Twins. And yesterday he provided again, knocking in three.
Guillen apparently likes blue as well, as he's contributed 12 homers during day games (not all of those have been at home), including his monster shot into the construction area in left during the second inning (if you haven't been paying attention and missed Around the Horn's renovation update a few weeks back, that ball will be a souvenir next year).
The powder blue jerseys were set to be alternates. They were planned to be worn just on Sundays. But they became a home day game staple and have been on the backs of the Boys in Blue for every game under the sun minus the home opener. And what have they done in them? 11wins. 5 losses. Yep. The Royals are 11-5 wearing powder blue.
Those jerseys have provided some memorable moments too from the moment they debuted in their lone night game back on April 12… including the first home run of Mike Aviles career, Pena's walk-off winner and back-to-back 19 hit attacks versus the White Sox, one of which was showcased on the FOX national broadcast.
Royals fans have been clamoring about Kila Ka'aihue all season. Now that the end is near for the Minor Leagues, the Hawaiian is seeing some of the positives from his monster season. He was named Texas League Player of the Year today in a vote by managers, beat writers and play-by-play announcers. In case you forgot, Ka'aihue was promoted to Triple-A about a month ago. He was that good.
His 26 home runs still lead the Texas League (he's up by three) and his 80 walks are tied for the lead entering today's play. As Billy Butler (a former Texas League batting champ) might say and did while he was in the Texas League, Ka'aihue raked this season. He compiled 79 RBI and scored 64 runs in 91 games with a .463 on-base percentage and a .624 slugging percentage. With Triple-A Omaha, Ka'aihue hasn't missed a beat. Hitting .341, he has nine homers and 17 RBI in 25 games.
Dan Cortes, 9-4 with a 3.98 ERA was also named to the Texas League Post-Season All-Star Team. Cortes' nine wins are tied for the most in the league and he's fifth with 106 Ks. He's gone 7-1 since the All-Star break and is 3-0 with a 2.67 ERA in five starts this month.
Alex Gordon is also a former Texas League Player of the Year, taking that title in 2006…Brandon Duckworth's win yesterday was his first as a starter since June 24, 2006 and his first win in the Majors since September 25, 2007…Duckworth was the 15th different Royal to record a win this season…Robinson Tejeda's August numbers: He is averaging 12.4 K's per nine innings and opponents are hitting just .093 against him….Mike Aviles is hitting .448 during his current seven-game hitting streak…The Royals are 12-4 during day games at home…12-4 is also the Royals record when Jose Guillen homers.
Texas is in town for three and tomorrow is Joakim Soria T-Shirt night. The shirt is a tribute to his All-Star appearance and Around the Horn is a big fan of the tagline "Closing Soon".
With three left this week/this month, the Royals home dates are dwindling down. Just four clubs come to town in September and only 13 games are slated to be played before we close our doors…until the Grand Re-Opening event next April!
Upcoming events: Be a Weiner. Viva Los Royals.
Tonight's lineup:
Aviles SS
Callaspo 2B
DeJesus LF
Guillen RF
Teahen 3B
Butler DH
Gload 1B
Buck C
Gathright CF
Meche P
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ST. LOUIS (AP) - The federal government says U.S. corn growers could end up with their lowest average yield in 17 years as the drought continues to take its toll.
The U.S. Agriculture Department is slashing its projected U.S. corn production to 10.8 billion bushels. That's down from its forecast last month of close to 13 billion bushels and 13 percent
lower than last year. That also would be the lowest production since 2006.
The USDA says it expects corn growers to average 123.4 bushels per acre, down 24 bushels from last year. That would be the lowest average yield since 1995.
Soybean production is now forecast at 2.69 billion bushels, a 12 percent decline from last year. Expected yields on average of 36.1 bushels per acre would be the lowest since 2003.
Northwest Iowa Counties Added To Drought Disaster Declaration List
(Washington) -- The U-S Department of Agriculture has added four more Iowa counties to the drought disaster declaration list. Those counties include: Woodbury, Lyon, Sioux, and Plymouth. Farmers have the opportunity to qualify for disaster assistance and low interest loans.
Woodbury County Conservation To Accept Bids For Haying Grasslands
(Sioux City) -- The Woodbury County Conservation Board announced that it will accept competitive signed bids to hay multiple parcels of county grassland located in several conservation areas. The total acreage open to haying represents no more than 200 acres and less than four percent of the public lands managed by the Conservation Board. Bids will be accepted for individual areas ranging from 13 to 110 acres and must be submitted to the Dorthy Pecaut Nature Center by 3:00 p.m. Friday, August 17th. Federal disaster guidelines for haying will be in effect, and maps of specific parcels open to haying will be provided to the successful bidders. Executive Director Rick Schneider says that the haying must be completed by August 31st and all bales removed from county lands by September 15th.
Drought Worsens
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The latest U.S. drought map shows conditions getting worse in Iowa and Nebraska.
The area of Iowa in extreme or exceptional drought -- the two worst categories -- has more than doubled, from about 31 percent last week to more than 69 percent as of Tuesday. More than 91
percent of Nebraska is in the two worst categories.
The weekly map shows the amount of the U.S. mired in drought conditions dropped a little more than 1 percentage point, to just over 78 percent. But the area in the worst drought classifications has risen nearly 2 percentage points to more than 24 percent.
That's because key farm states didn't get as much benefit from rains as elsewhere on the heels of hot July temperatures that federal scientists say broke a record set during the Dust Bowl of
the 1930s.
Crop Analysist Anticipates Negative Crop Report
(Ames) -- Due to the severity of the summer drought, all eyes will be focused on the first initial crop production report to be issued Friday morning by the U-S Department of Agriculture. Farmers and commodity traders alike, are interested in knowing what will be the production yield numbers released by the USDA. Chad Hart is an agricultural economist with Iowa State University and he serves as the grain marketing specialist. Hart says analysists are expecting the corn yield to average 127 bushels per acre and the soybean yield to average 35 bushels per acre. He says any numbers that are not close to that prediction will significantly affect the grain market prices.
Hart says export markets have been watching the drought very closely. He says South America may be able to benefit from the high commodity prices and possibly take over some of the United States' markets. The ISU ag economist says Friday's report will be gigantic since it is the first official objective look at this year's crop.


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|Running Time: 90 mins.
|MPAA Rating: R
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|Genre: Comedy
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Summary:Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned, an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum strategy for a tidy, trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother, and after his girlfriend dumps him and boots him off the farm, his sisters once again come to his rescue. As Liz, Miranda and Natalie each take a turn at housing Ned, their brother's unfailing commitment to honesty creates more than a few messes in their comfort... Full Summary >>
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LOGAN, Ohio - St. Clairsville doesn't need many plays, much space or a lot of time to make things happen on the football field.
The Devils (12-0) showed their bevy of weapons Friday night at Chieftain Stadium en route to a 59-27 victory against overmatched Piketon in the Division IV, Region 15 semifinals.
''We're going to the regional championship game and I couldn't be prouder of our kids,'' St. Clairsville coach Brett McLean said. ''We have to get focused quickly because we have a lot of work to do to get ready.''
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St. Clairsville's Jerrid Marhefka puts a move on Piketon's Stephen Royster (22) and heads upfield Friday.
The victory puts St. Clairsville in the Elite Eight in the regional final next Friday against Johnstown-Monroe, which easily dispatched Ironton, 42-7, down the road at The Plains in Athens. The site will be formally announced Sunday by the Ohio High School Athletic Association.
''Johnstown was in this game last year and won it, so they're the veteran team in that regard,'' McLean said. ''They're the favorites and we're really going to have to go about our business well this week because we're going to be the underdog.''
Piketon finished its season with a 9-3 record. This was the Redstreaks' second appearance in the postseason and second time they were eliminated by a team from Belmont County (Bellaire,1997).
It was an offensive clinic for the Red Devils, who ran by Redstreaks defenders time and time again en route to scoring on their first nine possessions.
During the first half, St. Clairsville scored 38 points on 20 plays and its quick-strike ability was further demonstrated by three, one-play drives that covered 39, 46 and 39 yards.
''The kids are so amped up to get here, get on the field and get going that I think it was good for us offensively, but a little bit bad for us defensively,'' McLean said. ''We were just so amped up and hopefully, the more we play, the more they'll get used to that not losing their breath early on.''
The Red Devils owned a 28-20 lead but in the blink of an eye the score swelled to 59-20 before the Redstreaks added a window-dressing touchdown late in the contest. St. Clairsville didn't need to take the methodical approach because each time it had the ball, it did whatever it wanted.
The majority of the time, however, it was junior jet Jaylon Brown, who had his number called. Brown continued to ring up touchdowns, scoring six times on 11 touches and finishing with 186 yards.
"Our line up front was blocking great,'' Brown said. ''We played against a bigger team, but our line stepped up to the plate and did the job. I just have to run down hill and not just go outside.''
Along with Brown, senior quarterback Matt Kinnick was brilliant again. He threw 12 passes, but completed seven for 230 yards and two touchdowns. He found classmate Jerrid Marhefka on a 54-yard strike for one of those scores and then hooked up with Dan Monteroso on a 39-yard pitch and catch.
Junior place kicker Zach Musilli was perfect on a 7 of 7 PAT kicks and notched a 22-yard field goal at the first-half buzzer. Haylee Skukan added the final PAT to close the scoring the Red Devils.
St. Clairsville's first-string offense had two plays go for negative yardage and one of those was on a bad snap, which resulted in a loss of 6.


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Opening plenary >>
Session 1
Setting the scene: overview of adaptation finance >>
Session 2: Adaptation planning and policies: Integrating adaptation into national planning
processes, building resilience and generating investor confidence >>
Session 3: Mobilizing public finance for adaptation: Overview of public financial instruments at
global, regional and national levels and their use to support adaptation activities >>
Session 4: Mobilizing private finance for adaptation: Identifying private finance options for
adaptation activities >>
Session 7: Setting the stage >>
Session 8: Parallel Group 1: Building and infrastructure, settlements, urban areas/cities
Session 8:
Parallel group 2: Water management, human health >>
Session 10: Parallel group 3: Agriculture, land-use and sustainable forest management, ecosystems
10: Parallel group 4: Energy, transport, industrial development >>
Session 12: Summary and conclusions
Mr. Jeffery Spooner, Head of Agency, Meteorological Service, Ministry of Water, Land,
Environment & Climate Change, Jamaica
Remarks (120 kB)
Ms. Christiana Figueres, UNFCCC Executive Secretary
Ms. Asha Bobb-Semple, on behalf of the UNDP Resident Representative
Speaking note (558 kB)
Mr. Steven Shalita, Senior Communications Officer, Administrative Unit, Climate Investment
Funds (CIF)
Remarks (109 kB)
Facilitators: Ms. Diann Black-Layne and Mr. Stefan Schwager, SCF co-chairs
Mr. Clifford Mahlung, Adaptation Committee representative
Presentation_The UNFCCC Adaptation Committee: Building Coherence on Finance (253 kB)
Information note for the second SCF Forum issued by the Adaptation Committee and the
Standing Committee on Finance (467 kB)
Ms. Barbara Buchner, Senior Director of Climate Policy Initiative and head of Climate Policy
Initiative (CPI) Europe
Barbara Buchner is Senior Director of Climate Policy Initiative and head of CPI Europe. She
leads CPI's workstream on global climate finance. Her work focuses on climate finance to
address the question of whether it is adequate and productive. A core topic of interest is the
effectiveness of implemented climate and energy policies.
Previously Barbara served as a Senior Energy and Environment Analyst at the International Energy
Agency where she worked on climate and energy policy issues in the Energy Efficiency and
Environment Division. Before that, she worked as a Senior Researcher at the Fondazione Eni Enrico
Mattei where she was involved in a number of activities related to FEEM's Climate Change
Policy and Modelling Unit in the field of environmental economics. She has also been a Visiting
Scholar at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology within its Joint Program on the Science and
Policy of Global Change & Centre for Energy and Environmental Policy Research.
Barbara is an Austrian Citizen and holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Graz and a
Masters Degree in Economics within the Economics/Environmental Sciences Joint Program at the
University of Graz and University of Technology of Graz.
Presentation_The Landscape of Adaptation Finance (563 kB)
Mr. Mikko Ollikainen, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Adaptation Fund
Mikko Ollikainen is a Senior Climate Change Specialist at the
Adaptation Fund Board secretariat. He joined the secretariat in 2009, and is a leading technical
expert responsible for reviewing project proposals and project performance reports submitted by
implementing entities to the Adaptation Fund Board, and a co-coordinator of the project review
work. In addition, he helped kick off the process to accredit national implementing entities to,
for the first time in climate finance, access adaptation funds directly without intermediation of
international organizations. He was formerly a carbon finance specialist at the World Bank Carbon
Finance Unit, and a deal manager for afforestation/reforestation CDM projects. He also worked for
five years in Asian countries, particularly in China and Indonesia, supervising and implementing
projects on the ground in the fields of environment, natural resources management and climate
adaptation and mitigation.
Presentation_Concrete adaptation projects - What have we learned? (894 kB)
Facilitator: Mr. Clifford Mahlung, Adaptation Committee representative
Mr. David Kaluba, Principal Economist (EMD)/National Coordinator (PPCR), Ministry of
Finance, Government of Zambia: "Mainstreaming Climate Resilience into Development
David Chama Kaluba is currently serving as the National Coordinator of the Zambia Interim
Secretariat for Climate Change under the Ministry of Finance. Since 2010, he has served as a member
of the PPCR Sub-Committee representing African pilot countries. While serving on the PPCR he also
Co-Chaired the associated Sub-Committee meetings. In 2013, he was nominated by his Government to
serve on the Joint Strategic Climate Fund (SCF) and Clean Technology Fund Committee (CTF) under the
Climate Investment Funds (CIF) following his election by peers. He currently serves as Co-Chair of
the joint CTF/SCF Trust Fund Committee. In 2011 he served as advisor on the Transitional Committee
for the design of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and was subsequently elected to serve as Board
Member of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) representing Least Developed Countries, the seat he
currently holds.
Presentation (1578 kB)
Ms. Diann Black-Layne, Ambassador, Government of Antigua and Barbuda: Adaptation Finance:
"Mobilizing adaptation finance: The Petro Caribe Agreement case study"
Presentation (66 kB)
Mr. Luis Fiallos, National Focal Point of Nicaragua to the UNFCCC: "Adaptation
policy in Nicaragua"
Luis Fiallos is a civil engineer and he holds a master degree in
Development Economics. He has been involved in public administration top management positions for
more than twenty years. For two years he was Economic Advisor to the Ministry of Environment. Since
1990 he established his own consulting company, leading technical and
economic feasibility studies in forestry, tourism, rural development, environmental impact
analysis, natural resources and protected areas. For eight years
he was Nicaragua´s Deputy Minister of Industries, and for over ten years he was Chairman of
the Board of the State Forest Corporation. For three years he was Dean of the College of
Agricultural Sciences and Professor of Economics.
Speaking note (105 kB)
Facilitator: Mr. Hussein Alfa (Seyni) Nafo, SCF Member
Mr. Daniel Buckley, Climate Change Policy Analyst, UNDP: "The status of public
finance related to national funding for developing countries"
Daniel Buckley is a Climate Change Policy Analyst with UNDP based
in New York. He is presently coordinating UNDP's participation in the GCF Readiness Programme
funded by Germany BMUB and implemented by UNEP, WRI and UNDP. Daniel manages the joint UNDP-World
Bank Climate Finance Options Platform, an initiative building developing country capacity and
facilitating South-South knowledge sharing on climate finance issues. He also provides policy
advice and covers finance and mitigation issues in the UNFCCC process. Prior to joining UNDP,
Daniel worked as a project developer for a carbon credit origination firm and consulted for
multilateral development banks and national governments.
Presentation (976 kB)
Ms. Stephanie Ockenden, Economist/Policy analyst, the Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD): "The status of public finance related to bilateral
Stephanie Ockenden is an economist and policy analyst in the OECD's Development
Co-operation Directorate, focusing on the measurement and monitoring of climate and
environment-related development finance. In particular, Stephanie co-leads the Secretariat for the
Joint ENVIRONET-WP-STAT Task Team on the OECD DAC Rio markers. Prior to the OECD, Stephanie held
numerous positions in the UK Civil Service. Mostly recently at the UK Department of Energy and
Climate Change, providing economic advice on DECC's £1bn share of the UK International
Climate Fund, and in a separate posting providing analysis to set the level of the "fourth
carbon budget"- the UK's 2023-7 domestic GHG emissions target.
Presentation (1934 kB)
Mr. Gerard Alleng, Climate Change Senior Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB):
"The use of the Policy-Based loan in Trinidad and Tobago"
Gerard Alleng is a climate change senior specialist with Climate Change and Sustainability (CCS)
Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Washington DC, USA. Gerard joined the IDB in
2008 as a clean energy and climate change specialist and is currently coordinating the CCS
Division's adaptation and mitigation activities on climate change in the Caribbean. Prior to
joining the IDB, he was a Policy Fellow with the Center for Energy and Environmental Policy at the
University of Delaware, where he managed projects that focused on renewable energy policy and
climate change issues. He has also worked as a wetlands ecologist for the research institutions in
Trinidad and Tobago and in Jamaica. In addition, he has worked as an independent energy policy
consultant in the Caribbean region. Gerard holds a Master's degree in Energy and Environmental
Policy from the University of Delaware and a Master's degree in Wetlands Ecology from the
University of the West Indies, Jamaica. Gerard is a Caribbean Fulbright scholar. Gerard is married
and lives with his wife in Maryland, USA.
Presentation (269 kB)
Ms. Nancy Saich, Managerial Adviser, European Investment Bank (EIB): "Mobilizing
public finance for adaptation: EIB's cooperation with regional dev. banks"
Nancy Saich is one of the longest standing members of the Bank's Environmental Assessment
Group, providing the Bank's Project Teams with due diligence support on environmental matters
on a wide range of projects funded by the Bank. She is also a founder member of the Bank's
Inter-Directorate Climate Working Group. Following her move to the Bank's Environment, Climate
and Social Office in 2011, Nancy now has a specific role as EIB's Adviser on Climate and
Environment, and is responsible for leading the work on the Carbon Footprint of the Bank's
Project portfolio and on mainstreaming climate resilience into the Bank's Project work as
well as developing Adaptation in Bank lending and in technical assistance.
Presentation (357 kB)
Facilitator: Mr. Stefan Agne, SCF Member
Mr. Takashi Hongo, Senior Fellow, Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute:
"Adaptation finance by private funds for private investment"
Takashi Hongo has been involved in environment projects and the consideration of environment
policy measures such as climate change, water shortage and bio diversity. He developed various
environment related instruments including Environment Guideline, MRV Guideline and initiated many
studies such as Weather Index Insurance for Agriculture, when he served for Japan Bank for
International Cooperation. He has contributed to the IPCC, UNFCCC, World Bank, Asian Development
Bank, IEA, UNEP, GLOBE International, and Japanese government and local authorities. He has written
numerous articles, including APEC "Green Growth Green Finance", ADB Institute
"Reforms of Private Financing toward Green Growth Asia", and UNFCCC Long Term Finance
"Definition and reporting system of Climate Finance". He is member of Board of
Directors at the International Emission Trading Association, Advisory Committee for Global Green
Growth Institute, GMTF for International Civil Aviation Organization and technology evaluation
committee of NEDO.
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Ms. Isabelle Proulx, Programme Manager, International Development Research Centre (IDRC):
"Developing a model of how to bridge adaptation projects with private equity (African case
Isabelle Proulx is a hydrogeologist with experience in applied research and climate change
programming within Canada and in developing countries. Over the last 10 years, her work has
focussed on climate change adaptation, at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the Office of the
Auditor General, Natural Resources Canada, and now at IDRC. She currently oversees the work of 3
teams delivering a total of about CAD 150 million in applied research, including with Fast Start
Climate Finance from the Government of Canada, and a joint program on climate change hot spot in
partnership with the United Kingdom's Department for International Development.
Presentation (887 kB)
Mr. Isaac Anthony, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance
Facility (CCRIF): "The role of insurance in adaptation finance in the Caribbean: the CCRIF
Isaac Anthony is currently the Chief Executive Officer of the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk
Insurance Facility (CCRIF), a position he assumed in January 2013. He has over twenty years of
senior management experience in the areas of public finance and economic planning having held the
positions of Accountant General, Registrar of Insurance, Director of Finance, Permanent Secretary,
Finance and Permanent Secretary, Planning & National Development with the Government of Saint
Lucia. Mr. Anthony served on several Boards, including those of the Caribbean Development Bank and
the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. He also served as Saint Lucia's Alternate Governor to
both the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. He graduated from the University of the
West Indies with a Bachelors of Science degree in Economics & Accounting and a Masters in
Business Administration.
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Ms. Joanna Syroka, Programme Director, African Risk Capacity: "African Risk
Capacity: An African-led strategy for managing extreme weather risks"
Dr. Joanna Syroka is Programme Director of the African Risk Capacity (ARC), where she manages
all of the Agency's technical work. Joanna has been leading efforts to develop weather and
commodity risk management products in Africa, Asia and Latin America since 2004, when she became a
consultant with the World Bank's Commodity Risk Management Group. Most notably, her work in
India with Mumbai-based insurance company ICICI Lombard and Hyderabad-based micro-finance
institution BASIX led to pioneering transactions that laid the foundation for what is now one of
the world's fastest growing weather risk markets. In Malawi, she worked with the World Bank
Treasury to expand its product line to include sovereign-level weather derivative products for
client countries. Joanna also played a leading role in the World Food Programme's 2006
humanitarian weather derivative project in Ethiopia. She holds her Bachelors in Physics and PhD in
Atmospheric Physics from Imperial College in London.
Presentation (437 kB)
Facilitator: Ms. Diann Black-Layne and Mr. Stefan Schwager, SCF Co-chairs
Mr. Trevion Manning, Director of Planning, St. James Parish Council,
Representative of the city of Montego Bay
Presentation_Montego Bay: Towards becoming a Smart City (9512 kB)
Ms. Saliha Dobardzic, Senior Climate Change Specialist, Global Environment
Facility: "The GEF's experience in financing adaptation solutions in urban areas and
Saliha Dobardzic is a Senior Climate Change Specialist with the Adaptation Program at the Global
Environment Facility, which manages the Least Developed Countries Fund and Special Climate Change
Fund. Saliha's involvement with environmental issues began with founding the first student
environmental awareness group at Kuwait University, where she obtained her Bachelors of Science in
Zoology. She has since worked for the World Bank in post-conflict Bosnia and later on environmental
and urban issues with the Mediterranean Environmental Technical Assistance Program. Prior to
joining the GEF, she spent three years with the World Bank's Middle East and North Africa
region where she worked on climate change strategy and programming. As a researcher, she has had
short-term involvement with The Smithsonian Conservation and Research Center, UN-Habitat, Global
Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction, and a number of prominent NGOs. Saliha has a MS in
Sustainable Development and Conservation Biology from the University of Maryland, College Park
where she continued on to PhD studies on human-environment dynamics applying spatial science tools.
She has co-authored several published reports and studies on climate change. She is among
"Women Leaders in Energy and Climate Change", a select group of one hundred individuals
convened jointly by the White House and U.S. Department of Energy.
Presentation (628 kB)
Mr. James Alexander, Head of the Finance and Economic Development Initiative, C40
Cities Climate Leadership Group: "Financing adaptation: the work of cities and remaining
James Alexander is Director of the Finance and Economic Development Initiative for the C40
Cities Climate Leadership Group. Prior to joining C40, James served as Senior Policy Manager for
the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, where he advised Government and other key
stakeholders on the priorities needed to create sustainable economic prosperity for Scotland and
setup the Scottish Cities Alliance, focused on creating sustainable growth in Scotland's
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Ms. Chantal Naidoo, Senior Associate of E3G's International Climate Finance Programme:
"Financing resilience in South Africa at the sub national level"
Chantal Naidoo is an ex banker with 20 years spent across different financial disciplines in
local and international institutions - corporate tax, investment banking, capital markets and
development finance. Across these institutions, she was instrumental in investment programmes and
project formulation, new financial product development and transaction advisory services. Her work
in environmental finance in South Africa contributed to the National Climate Change Response
Policy, the design of the Green Fund, GEF accreditation of DBSA, NAMA development and raising
profile of national development banks in climate action. Chantal now works as an environmental
finance consultant - serving as a Senior Associate to E3G where she leads their work on national
climate finance strategies in Latin America and Africa. She also consults to the GCF Readiness
Programme. Chantal has academic qualifications in Finance, Tax Law and Development Finance. She is
based in South Africa where she contributes to various national discourses and projects on
financing low emission climate resilient development and serves on two Boards.
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Mr. Daniel Rossetto, Managing Director, Climate Mundial: "Case studies of climate
resilience in urban areas and their funding"
Daniel Rossetto is a director of Climate Mundial, a climate finance, carbon markets and project
development advisory firm, based in London. He has held this position since 2012 and clients
include corporations and public agencies developing mitigation and adaptation projects and
policies. His experience includes major projects in Africa, Latin America, Russia and the Asia
Pacific. Prior to joining Climate Mundial, Daniel held the position of Executive Director
for environmental markets at J.P. Morgan Chase, where he was responsible for project origination
and finance. Beforehand he held positions in climate policy and markets with Enel SpA in Italy and
with government in Australia, where from 2004 he served as a member of the National Emissions
Trading Task Force. Daniel holds advanced degrees from the University of South Australia
and Murdoch University. He has research affiliations with the University of Cambridge and is a
fellow of the Climate CoLabs initiative of MIT.
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Facilitator: Mr. Zaheer Fakir, Chief Policy Adviser, International Relations and
Governance, Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
Mr. Syed Mujtaba Hussein, Director General and Special Assistant to the Minister, Ministry
of Planning, Development and Reforms, Government of Pakistan: "Water management and
adaptation in Pakistan: mobilizing finance"
Syed Mujtaba Hussain is a Hubert Humphrey Fellow from Cornell University, USA in the subject of
Environmental Policy and Climate Change. He has done his Masters in Environmental Engineering from
the Queens University Belfast. Presently, he is working as Director General and Special Advisor to
the Minister for Planning, Development and Reform in the Government of Pakistan. He remained as
member of the Standing Committee on Finance (SCF) under the UNFCCC from August 2012 until
September, 2013 and had led the Working Group that organized a very successful Forum in Barcelona
in May, 2013. Mr. Mujtaba is one of the lead negotiators for Pakistan on Climate Change
negotiations under the UNFCCC. He has remained as the National Focal Point for UNFCCC, Designated
National Authority (DNA) for Adaptation Fund and for issuing host country approval to projects for
securing carbon credits.
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Mr. Alfred Grunwald, Climate Change Senior Specialist, Coordinator for PPCR Bolivia,
Inter-American Development Bank (IDB): "Adaptation to climate impacts in water regulation
and supply for the Area of Chingaza-Sumapaz-Guerrero, Colombia"
Alfred Grunwaldt is a climate change senior specialist in the Climate Change and Sustainability
Division (CCS) at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Alfred coordinates the adaptation work
carried out by the division in the Latin-american region and leads various projects related to
water resources and adaptation in the Andean region. He joined IDB in 2008 as a clean energy and
climate change specialist. Before joining IDB, Alfred worked as a consultant at the World Bank in
the Latin American and Caribbean Environmental Sustainable Development Department, where he worked
in pioneering mitigation and adaptation projects in different sectors including transport, water
and sanitation, agriculture and energy. Alfred holds a Master in Science degree on computational
mechanics of materials and structures from Universitaet Stuttgart, Germany, and a Master in Science
degree on Environmental Planning and Management from Johns Hopkins University, USA.
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Mr. Batu Uprety, Chair of the LDC Expert Group: "National adaptation in the LDCS:
case study on the water sector"
Batu Uprety, while working for the Government of Nepal, contributed to the creation of
environmental awareness, and institutionalising the EIA system in Nepal since 1983. From 2007
onward, Mr. Uprety has been involved in the UNFCCC process and is credited to initiate and finalise
the NAPA, LAPA (Local Adaptation Plan for Action) and Climate Change Policy of Nepal, including
approval process for CDM projects, preparation of country status on climate change, and SNC and TNA
as well as the implementation of NAPA prioritised projects. He conceptualised climate change
coordination mechanisms and the Core Negotiating Team (CNT) and facilitated Mountain Initiatives on
climate change. Currently, he is the Expert Member of the Climate Change Council of Nepal and Chair
of the LDC Expert Group of the UNFCCC. Mr. Uprety has published two books on EIA, and Environmental
Conservation and Sustainable Development, as well as several popular articles and papers.
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Facilitator: Mr. Raymond Landveld, SCF Member
Mr. Jan Willem den Besten, Senior Programme Officer, IUCN Netherlands: "Mobilizing
private sector finance: the Dutch Agro Water Climate Alliance"
Jan Willem den Besten is working for the National Committee of IUCN in the Netherlands (IUCN NL)
as Senior REDD+ and Climate Finance Advisor. He holds degrees in Environmental Science and Forest
and Nature Conservation Policy. Having worked in South Asia and the USA for most of his career, he
currently coordinates the work of IUCN NL on forests and climate Change. Building local capacity
for inclusive forest governance and private sector engagement are central to this work. Jan Willem
is also coordinator of the Dutch Agro-Water Climate Alliance. This alliance is set up in
collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and brings together private sector
companies in the Netherlands to track and moblize climate investments. The alliance works on
synergies between food, water and energy security when promoting climate resilience in productive
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Mr. Abiy Ashenafi, Program Coordinator Ethiopia, ICCO: "Climate change adaptation
and addressing deforestation in Ethiopia"
Abiy Ashenafi is a program manager for ICCO in Ethiopia since 2012. He has Master's degree
in Development Studies from ISS in The Hague and Master's degree in International Relations
from the University of Amsterdam. After working in different functions for over ten years in local
and Federal government offices, Abiy decided to do something close to his heart and mind. He moved
back to Ethiopia and started to work in the areas of Rural Energy and Coffee value chain in
combination with the carbon market. Abiy currently works for ICCO and the Horn of Africa Regional
Environment in Addis Ababa.
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Ms. Claire Bernard, Deputy Director General, Sustainable Development and Regional Planning
with the Planning Institute of Jamaica: "The Adaptation Fund: a case study from Jamaica on
enhancing the resilience of the agricultural sector and coastal areas to protect livelihoods and
improve food security"
Claire Bernard has worked at the Planning Institute of Jamaica since 1986 as a policy analyst
and development specialist in the areas of education, welfare, poverty reduction and sustainable
development. Ms. Bernard is currently Deputy Director General, Sustainable Development and Social
Planning. Her portfolio is directed towards: Effective integration of sustainable development
issues into policy formulation and decision-making; Increased use of evidence/data for planning in
the environment and related sector; Improved disaster risk management (from natural and man-made
hazards) and climate resilience.Among the projects currently under her direction are the GOJ
Adaptation Fund project Enhancing the Resilience of the Agriculture Sector and Coastal Areas; and
the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience
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Mr. Albert Binger, Member of the Technology Executive Committee: "The work of the
TEC related to finance and adaptation"
Dr. Al Binger is Energy Science Advisor at the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre and
SIDS DOCK Coordinator for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Sustainable Energy Initiative,
and former Science Advisor and Technical Coordinator to the Alliance of Small Island States
(AOSIS). He is the former Professor and Director for the University of the West Indies Centre for
Environment and Development, and since 2003, Visiting Professor at Saga University, Japan, involved
in research on Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC). He is the former Chair, Strategic Planning
for the Global Environment Division, Rockefeller Foundation, in New York, and founder of the
Biomass Users (BUN) Network, Costa Rica. As former Director for Research at the Scientific Research
Council, Jamaica, he headed Agro-21, responsible for identifying and promoting opportunities for
private and public investment in non-food agriculture. Dr. Binger is a member of the UNFCCC
Technology Executive Committee.
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Facilitator: Mr. Syed Mujtaba Hussein, Director General and Special Assistant to the
Minister, Ministry of Planning, Development and Reforms, Pakistan
Mr. Amjad Abdulla, Director-General, Department of Climate Change and Energy, Maldives:
"How SIDS generate financial resources for adaptation through the energy sector: a SIDS
DOCK case study"
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Mr. Kepa Solaun, Partner and General Director, Factor CO2: "Mainstreaming climate
adaptation into sectoral decision making: case studies from energy and transport"
Kepa Solaun manages the various organizations of the group, leading the most relevant projects,
particularly those of greater strategic depth on emerging markets. The group, with a turnover in
recent years (2012, 2013) of around EUR 20 million per year, has become a major organization
specialized in climate change worldwide, with offices in Spain (Madrid, Bilbao, Barcelona), Italy
(Milan), United Kingdom (Oxford), Germany (Hannover), Thailand (Bangkok) and Mexico (Mexico City).
Being the General Director, his activity is focused on strategic advice for governments and private
companies on energy and climate change topics, as well as designing and executing trade operations
in the carbon markets. Among his experience, the directing role in several emission projection
models (based in input-output methodologies) and the integration of environmental accountability in
national MRV systems stand out.
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Ms. Sandy Ferguson, Knowledge and Policy Manager, Energy Efficiency and Climate Change,
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: "Climate resilient hydropower:
experiences from the EBRD region"
Sandy Ferguson is currently the Manager, Knowledge and Policy for the Energy Efficiency and
Climate Change Team at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Principal of
Sandy Ferguson Consulting focusing on advisory services for biomass utilization and sustainability.
She is currently based in London, England. She has held senior business development, marketing, and
strategic partnership positions in corporate, not for profit, and government organizations in
Canada and the UK. Sandy began focusing on renewables and climate change in 2009 when she joined
the BC Bioenergy Network (BCBN), in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada as the Director of Business
Development and Marketing responsible for business and project development, marketing,
communications, and stakeholder engagement. Previous positions have included Commercial Advisor to
the Canadian Director at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Director of Business
Development at MacDonald Dettwiler, and Vice-President of the Manufacturers and Exporters Canada.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Alberta and a Masters of Business
Administration from the University of British Columbia.
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Mr. Miguel Naranjo Gonzales, Programme Officer, Sustainable Development Mechanisms, UNFCCC:
"Adaptation through the CDM: finance and co-benefits"
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Hon. Ian Hayles, Minister of State, Government of Jamaica
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New upgrade with simpler interface 05/13/2016Once again, the fine folks at IPB made a new upgrade and things might not be where you started to learn they were. However, this is one time where I think they actually improved things for navigation. There are only a few big buttons: When you click on one of those buttons, some other stuff opens up, depending on which button you click. (Later Note: These only appear when zoomed in or in the mode for smartphones/tablets.) I'm learning this as you are, so I suggest you do what I am doing: click on these big buttons, see what they open and fiddle with the software some. Ironically, you will find there is a lot that is intuitive. That's what I'm discovering. (Later note: I just discovered that I was viewing the site zoomed in too far to see the normal view. The menus are still there with the old buttons, but when I zoom in too much, they disappear and the new buttons appear. I believe this zoomed in way is what the site looks like on mobile devices. I'm going to mess with it some more, then maybe make some explanations.) Sorry for the inconvenience. Still, over time, I hope you end up liking these changes. Michael
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The care team at the CCCFC is a multidisciplinary team made of MDs, Nurses, Nutritionists, Social Workers, Respiratory Therapists, a Physical Therapist, medical students and pediatric residents, and an administrative staff. A very important part of our care team are the people with CF for whom we care and their families.
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Medical Co-Director
J. Samuel Pope, MD
Medical Co-Director
John McArdle, MD
Research Director
R. Frederic Knauft, MD
Erika Cappelluti, MD
Dee Rendock, APRN
Dee is Clinical Coordinator.
Dee has been a Nurse practitioner with Connecticut Multispecialty Group for the past 11 years, joining them in 1999. She has been a nurse for 25 years, all associated with Hartford Hospital. Ms. Rendock has spent 15 of those years as an RN on various medical- surgical, neurosurgical and surgical intensive care units. Prior to completing her educational requirements as a nurse practitioner, she was the nurse manager in the surgical trauma intensive care unit. Her association with cystic fibrosis began with providing hospital care to CF patients during acute exacerbations. Since then, as the Adult CF program has expanded, her involvement with cystic fibrosis patients has also grown as she became the Adult CF Program Coordinator. She functions as one of the providers in the CF clinic and follows up with various patient issues, both emergent and routine on a telephone basis.
In addition to CF clinic and inpatient treatment , she has been involved with CF patients as an active member of the Family Advisory Board with subgroup membership and participation in the Transition Task Group. For the past 2 years, she has also participated in the evolution of a separate Adult Patient Advisory Board.
Ms. Rendock has attended the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference for several years, both as a speaker and to maintain up to date knowledge on the latest in CF care. She has also participated in the CF Foundation multisite visit of our Center in LLC VI.
She continues to assist in the CF educational process and collaboration with the hospital based residency program, medical and surgical specialists as well as providing inservices to respiratory, nursing and physical therapy students and staff.
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Sandy Trifiro, RN
Sandy is Research Coordinator.
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Jenifer Ash APRN, MPH
Jenifer is Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) / APRN Hospitalist, Department of Medicine, Hartford Hospital
Jenifer has been a member of the Adult Cystic Fibrosis team for the last 10 years. Initially, her involvement was in the inpatient arena and helping with inpatient standards of care, quality of care and patient satisfaction. Her scope has broadened to assume more of the CNS role accountabilities and span both the inpatient and outpatient settings. Her involvement includes: daily operations and process management, integrating Microsystems as the Adult CF Clinic has fully transitioned over to the Hartford Hospital campus, quality improvement initiatives, patient safety and patient-centered care. She has participated in two Learning and Leadership Collaboratives (LLC), LLCII and LLCVI and is very committed to continuous quality improvements and to improving the quality of life for those with the disease.
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Erin Estabrook, RD, CD-N
Erin completed a Dietetic Internship at University of Connecticut in 2004 and has worked in different aspects of clinical nutrition including ICU and transplant nutrition. Erin began working at Hartford Hospital in 2008 and started her position as the Dietitian for the Adult Cystic Fibrosis Program in September 2011. She collaborates with patients to implement an appropriate plan of care by helping them to identify realistic goals to attain optimal nutrition status. She provides guidance regarding individualized meal plans and nutritional supplements.
Since starting with the CF program, Erin has been an integral part in the development and implementation of the nutrition algorithm now utilized in the clinic. The algorithm is designed to help standardize care paths based on BMI risk. Preliminary data shows good outcomes with a 34.5% improvement of the most at risk patients to BMI's over 20 within 1 year.
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Amy Mueller, LCSW
Mrs. Mueller joined the Adult CF Program of the CCCFC in December, 2005. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and obtained her Bachelor of Liberal Arts degree from SUNY, New Paltz and her Masters of Social Work from Smith College in 1992. As a member of the CF Team, she has initiated a variety of program improvements including a standardized annual assessment, a clinic satisfaction survey, enhanced inpatient self-management, patient-centered transition from pediatric to adult care, an Adult CF Newsletter and ongoing facilitation of the CF Adult Advisory Board.
She has both attended the North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference and has presented on topics of CF in adulthood. Mrs. Mueller also participated in the Learning and Leadership Collaborative VI of the CF Foundation in June 2008. The CF Foundation has invited her to contribute to a variety of key projects including development of an adult quality improvement curriculum, transition education, and improved patient access to care. She is currently participating in the CF Foundation/ European CF Society, Anxiety and Depression Guidelines Committee to develop mental health recommendations for CF centers around the world.
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Allison Moreau, BS, RRT
Allison is the Respiratory Coordinator of Adult CF Clinic and Pulmonary Rehab Specialist, Hartford Hospital Pulmonary Lab, JB 240.
Allison graduated from the University of Hartford and has been at Hartford Hospital since 1987. She has enjoyed working in the respiratory department in several different capacities including emergency room, cardiology, and medicine. In 1993 she became part of the pulmonary rehab team and has been a specialist there ever since. While working in pulmonary rehab she became involved with the CF population. In December of 2006, Allison assumed the role of clinic coordinator for the Adult CF Clinic.
Allison was adjunct faculty at the University of Hartford from 2000 – 2013 where she designed and taught an advanced pulmonary rehab and education course. Presently, she is a guest speaker for the course as well as a preceptor at Hartford Hospital for respiratory students interested in pulmonary rehab and CF.
Her focus during CF clinic is to work collaboratively with her patients to form a partnership and bond of trust to ensure goals of care such as airway clearance and infection control. The clinic allows her the opportunity to integrate her pulmonary rehab knowledge to motivate patients in self management of their individualized care plan.
Allison is an active member of the CF Adult Advisory Board and enjoys participating in community events such as Great Strides and Relay for Life. If you do not find her at work or home, you are likely to find her at a hockey game.
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Jennifer McLeod, RRT
Jennifer graduated from the University of Southern Indiana with an Associates of Science in Respiratory Care. She has been with Hartford Hospital for 10 years, and for the past six has been the Core Therapist on EISD. Her primary role is to care for the needs of pulmonary patients, including those with asthma, COPD and Adult Cystic Fibrosis. This involves working between EISD and the Respiratory department to ensure quality care and education to all staff. She is also very involved with the plan of care and holds a personal goal of quality improvement of inpatient care of all patients. She is a member of AARC and NBRC and attends the NACFC every year to be current in treatment of the patient with Cystic Fibrosis. She enjoys working with the CF population due to the variances of the disease and the feeling of helping someone who truly wants to have a better quality of life.
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Evelyn Williams
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Natalie Moore, DPT
Natalie graduated from the University of Vermont with her Doctor of
Physical Therapy in May 2010. She started working with the Adult Cystic
Fibrosis population in July of 2011. She collaborates with patients to
work on maintaining exercise tolerance during and after a CF
exacerbation, as well as to assist with maintaining chest wall mobility
and instruction and review of various airway clearance techniques. She
is working with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation in a PT mentorship
program in order to further her understanding and to develop her role as
a PT working with adult patients with CF.


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If you suffer from trout fever day in and day out, pick up the Redington Tempt 4-Piece Fly Rod, because it was designed with you in mind. The moderate-action four-piece rod is nimble enough for bubbling creeks yet packs enough power to confidently cast from a drift boat on big Montana waters. Not to mention the dark clay color pairs perfectly with the rosewood reel insert—go ahead, give in.
- Medium-action four-piece graphite rod is precise enough for small creeks yet powerful enough for larger trout rivers
- Custom-machined reel seat components ensure a precise fit and secure hold
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- Alignment dots make the rod easy to set up
- Includes a nylon rod tube with divider compartments or safe storage and travel
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NOT identical to the first CT model.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The CT/Tempt/CT again is still probably the best deal going for an all-around stream rod, but the new incarnations (the current CT is the same as the Tempt, not a return to the old model) have had their tips stiffened up a bit, reducing their close range sweetness somewhat. Redington perhaps ran out of that blank and had to start from scratch with a different material. Who knows, but they sure irked a lot of fishers by messing with the beloved CT. Feelings were soothed by acquiring scads of them at blowout prices, though. :)
Am I alone in the observation that the designers goofed by putting the swell of the grip right at the front, under the fingertips, rather than under the palm of the hand where it belongs. When having to do anything more vigorous than flipping flies on a small creek, my hand is constantly fumbling for a comfortable grip. All other rods have the swell rearwards for a reason, no?


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To address comfort, the Vertigo is equipped with 24 vents throughout the front, sides, and rear. This system creates a steady stream of fresh air flowing from fore to aft. Essentially, the airflow controls the temperature and effectively wicks away moisture. Additionally, the chinstrap has been constructed from the breathable, hypo-allergenic, and washable Coolmax fabric. Kask used this abrasion-free material strategically, as the jawline is prone to chafing after close contact over the course of stage. And further along the lines of gentle contact, the internal liner features an antibacterial, soft-to-the-touch, and smooth gel padding.
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I have been backing up e-mail with zmmailbox with command:
/opt/zimbra/bin/zmmailbox -z -m email@example.com getRestURL "//?fmt=zip&query=is:anywhere" > $BUL/zimbra/user.weekly.zip
I've tested restoring the above with command:
/opt/zimbra/bin/zmmailbox -z -m email@example.com postRestURL //?fmt=zip&resolve=reset /archive/zimbra/user.weekly.zip
With my testing these backups appeared to be 100% good.
I am in a situation where I need to process an actual recovery. When I restore the data it appears to only be restoring data from the date of the very first time this backup was run. I did not notice this in my testing.
When I manually open the .zip file all of the new e-mails are present.
These new e-mails are not being restored when I run the restore command via the command console.
These e-mail accounts have up to 40G of e-mails, and they just stop importing after a time if I import via the Zimbra import area under the preference section in the Zimbra web portal. However it appears that all the e-mails are being processed this way before they simply stop working.
I've started researching, and I was hoping to get some helpful suggestions on what I should be doing to restore these messages.
Is this a database issue?
Thanks for the helpful suggestions.


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Testimony :: Tanya Lokshina
- Moscow Helsinki Group
In 2001-2002, the Moscow Helsinki Group monitored the manifestations of nationalism, xenophobia, and intolerance in the Russian Federation and came to the conclusion that a whole series of severe problems exist in these areas today.
The Russian authorities in their public rhetoric claim an adherence to the principles of tolerance and equality. They also claim that they are striving to have a dialogue with groups of ethnic and religious minorities. The authorities insist that various nations and cultures in the country live in peace and harmony and that the struggle with political extremism, xenophobia, and intolerance is at the center of attention for President Putin, the Government, and the law enforcement agencies.
However, we assert that during the last several years a menacing growth in xenophobia and nationalist moods took place in Russian society. Such negative views as Chechenophobia, Caucasophobia, Romaphobia, and a general intolerance towards ethnic migrants and religious minorities intensified.
The authorities persistently refer to a lack of violence on racial/ethnic grounds as an indicator of the harmony in inter-ethnic and inter-religious relations. However, the events in 2001-2002 completely refute these claims. Russia is experiencing an unprecedented amount of crime based on racial and ethnic hatred. Moreover, clashes between representatives of various ethnic groups (the last clash took place in Krasnoarmeisk in the Moscow region where a conflict broke out between Russians and Armenians living there) and attacks on racial grounds by so-called skinheads are taking place. The latter phenomenon is becoming particularly dangerous. In 2001 in Moscow, two pogroms took place, the second one, which occurred at the end of October, being particularly outrageous, as up to 300 skinheads participated and there was a loss of life.
Despite what these events themselves say, law enforcement agencies refuse to acknowledge the growth of violent crimes carried out on racial grounds. In the overwhelming majority of cases, either the criminals remain unpunished or the investigative and judicial agencies ignore the racist component of the act. Until recently, the authorities in fact did not take into account the growth of the activity of extreme youth groups. Due to their inaction, in particular, there were riots in the center of Moscow in June 2002. The riots were organized by football fans, and the skinheads in the group were particularly active. During the riots, crimes on racial grounds also took place.
The situation in Moscow and in the Moscow region - places which attract a considerable part of the migration flows - is significant but not unique. An analogous situation has developed in the majority of large cities in the European part of the country and in the Ural region. In a number of regions, particularly in the south of Russia, regional authorities themselves serve as spreaders of racist and xenophobic moods, patronize nationalistic groups, and promote intolerance in society. The situation in the Krasnodar territory, where the aggressive nationalist rhetoric of the authorities is combined with openly discriminatory policies and practices, is completely unacceptable. Moreover, the Krasnodar Governor, A. Tkachev, maintains that the region's ethnic policy is completely supported by the federal authorities and personally by the President, and neither the federal authorities nor the President even try to disclaim this.
We maintain that, despite the declaration about the unacceptability of nationalism in all forms and public gestures, the federal authorities are not taking effective measures to stop the discriminatory practices in the regions.
We call upon the state members of the OSCE to turn to the Russian authorities with the following recommendations regarding the protection of minorities and the establishment of a climate of tolerance in the country:
· High-ranking state officials must energetically come forward with condemnations of specific displays of nationalism and xenophobia, especially those displays that are aggressive.
· Nationalist propaganda, especially propaganda coming from officials at all levels, must be effectively stopped.
· Law enforcement and other state agencies must stop discriminatory practices with respect to the Chechens, Kurds, Meskhetin Turks, Roma and other vulnerable ethnic groups.
· The Russian Federation must develop cooperation with regional and international agencies (treaty bodies and other) in order to struggle against racism, xenophobia, discrimination, and intolerance, and in order to expand the use of the appropriate international human rights mechanisms that offer preventive measures and aim that eliminating racism, xenophobia, discrimination, and intolerance.
· The introduction of educational programs that focus on the dangers of racism, nationalism, and xenophobia and that foster a respectful attitude towards cultural diversity in officials, especially in police officials, judges, and law enforcers, is necessary in Russia.


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Ric Flair podcast
When it comes to podcast shows, wrestling fans have been living in nirvana thanks to Jim Ross, Vince Russo, Steve Austin and Chris Jericho joining the industry. Well, the game just got a bit more interesting. Reports have surfaced that Ric Flair has just signed an agreement with CBS Sports to host his own weekly show. The Nature Boy will be interviewing various professional wrestlers, celebrities and musicians on his show.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (WUSA) - Scientists at the Environmental Working Group say many of the household cleaners sold today contain hazardous ingredients linked to allergic reactions, asthma, and even cancer.
EWG toxicologist Johanna Congleton, PhD says, " Unfortunately, unlike other consumer products such as cosmetics or food, manufacturers of cleaning products are not required to disclose the ingredients on the label or elsewhere. "
"What we've done is we've come up with a grading system that scores products based on an A- F scale," says Congleton.
The group says their review revealed more than half of household cleaners contain ingredients known to irritate the lungs. According to EWG, only seven percent of cleaners adequately disclose their contents, and that includes some marketed as "natural" or "green."
Congleton explains: "There are no regulatory definitions of 'natural' or 'green'. So a product could list an ingredient such as a plant-based surfactant. That's a vague term and we don't really know exactly what that ingredient is."
Among the worst culprits according to EWG: Spic And Span Multi-Surface & Floor Cleaner, which contains ingredients that are banned in Europe. Tarn-X Tarnish Remover is also rated poorly by EWG, because they say it contains a 7% concentration of the chemical 'thiourea', labeled as a carcinogen in the state of California. The EWG scored nearly 15% of the products badly because of carcinogenic ingredients or impurities.
He says, "If you use the products properly and like you are supposed to, you can be assured that they will do what they are supposed to do and clean that surface, clean those clothes. And they [consumers] can continue to have confidence in the safety and the effectiveness of these products."
Sansoni says the industry's products undergo extensive safety tests, and if consumers want to know more about their ingredients, the information is listed in company websites. Find more information from ACI here.
Sansoni says, "There's only so much room on the label especially when you have labels that are bi-lingual and in some cases, tri-lingual. You can only fit so much information on a product label and again the most important information is the safety and usage information."
Congleton says a great alternative to any chemical household product is to use vinegar or baking soda to clean.
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|Dragons lose to Burlington by 1 in Stroh/Brown Memorial Dual
|Written by Brenda Johnson Brandt
It was a disappointing one-point loss, 31-32, when the Dragons hosted Burlington for a wrestling dual under the spotlight Thursday, Jan. 23.
In the nine matches that were wrestled, Holyoke won four, while the Cougars took five.
Holyoke won two matches in which Burlington didn't have a wrestler, the visitors took one weight class in which Holyoke was open, and both teams were open at 170 lbs. and 220 lbs.
Marques Harvey works to roll Burlington's Dylan Fisher on his back in dual action in the Dragon gym Thursday, Jan. 23. Harvey won the match with a pin with just over a minute left in the match.
Fernando Lopez won his 120-lb. match with a 45-second pin, Marques Harvey pinned his 182-lb. opponent in 4:56, Luke Stewart won 8-3 at 160 lbs. and Issac Brandt won 15-12 at 126 lbs.
The Larry Stroh/Bart Brown Memorial Dual paid tribute to the former HHS coaches who lost their lives in tragedies in 2006 and 1998, respectively.
Brown and Stroh family members were introduced and presented gifts at the beginning of Thursday night's dual. It was a nice tribute to honor and remember two outstanding and dedicated wrestling coaches.
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Omaha Royals to salute Rosenblatt Stadium on Thursday
Kansas City and Omaha have been affiliated since day one in 1969…and Rosenblatt Stadium has been the site of Omaha's home games since the beginning. Tomorrow night, the O-Royals will play their final regular season home game at the historic stadium. The club will play in a new ballpark in Sarpy County in 2011. Thursday's game starts at 7:05 and the O-Royals will host a Fan Fest outside of the stadium from 5:30 to 7:00.
Pre-game ceremonies will begin on the field at 6:45 p.m. Frank White, Paul Splittorff, Dennis Leonard and Willie Wilson are scheduled to participate in the ceremony.
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The development of naturalism -- that is, the unidealized depictions of nature, usually scenes of rural life and countryside -- at the start of the nineteenth century was due in large measure to a reaction against the strictures of academic art and the excesses of romanticism. Commercially available paint sold in tubes was mass-produced by the 1830s, enabling artists to work outdoors with relative ease, and production of drawn and painted sketches outdoors became a component of artistic training. The purpose was to train the hand in response to what the eye saw, and such sketches also constituted a repertoire of varied backgrounds for history paintings. Some artists, however, valued the studies in their own right.
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot was one of the most influential of these artists. His earliest landscape sketches date from his student days in Italy in the 1820s, and by the 1860s, Corot was established as a leading exponent of landscape painting, often working in a naturalist vein. Corot was loosely affiliated with the Barbizon group, artists who lived and worked mid-century in the forest of Fontainebleau, in France, in and around the town of Barbizon. Leading Barbizon painters include Théodore Rousseau, Jean-François Millet, Narcisse Diaz de la Peña, Jules Dupré, and Constant Troyon. Most specialized in depictions of the rural terrain in the region and celebrated the virtues of peasant life. Future impressionists Claude Monet, Auguste Renoir, and Frédéric Bazille went together to paint near Barbizon in 1865, while Monet worked on a large composition of a family picnic, for which the National Gallery's Bazille and Camille is a study.


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ROCKVILLE, MD (WUSA) -- "Breast In Show," it's the first original musical about the trials and tribulations of breast cancer.
It debuts this Friday, October 14th, at Jewish Community Center, 6125 Montrose Rd., Rockville, Md.
Tickets to "Breast In Show" are $50 for general admission, $99 for supporters.
Proceeds will go to "Critters for the Cure," "Red Devils" and "Metavivor."
The show's executive producer, Eileen Mitchard, stopped by to speak with 9News Now's Andrea Roane about the driving force behind this musical.


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DAWSON, Ga. (AP) -- Police in Dawson say they have found a semi-truck that fled the scene of a hit and run crash that killed two people.
Police found the parked semi-truck less than an hour after the crash near downtown Dawson Thursday evening.
Police did not find the driver near the truck and closed part of Georgia State Route 520. The identities of the victims have not been released and police say a third person was injured in the crash.
No arrests were made and additional details were not immediately available.
Dawson is about 20 miles northwest of Albany.
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Johnny Depp praises Michelle Pfeiffer and Eva Green at Dark Shadows premiere
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Hollywood star Johnny Depp described working with Michelle Pfeiffer and Eva Green as "a dream come true" at the premiere of his new movie.
The 48-year-old, who plays vampire Barnabas Collins in Tim Burton's Dark Shadows, had only compliments for his leading ladies at the film's European premiere in London's Leicester Square.
"Every day was a real treat, getting into the ring with Michelle and Eva. Working with them was a dream come true," said Depp, who also produced the film.
Hundreds of fans - some arriving from Australia, Argentina and Italy - waited for hours to catch a glimpse of Depp. Some had been waiting for 13 hours.
Former Bond girl Green, Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Bella Heathcote, Chloe Grace Moretz and director Burton joined Depp on the purple carpet.
Green, who looked elegant in a navy velvet gown by Tom Ford, returned the praise, saying: "Johnny is a chameleon actor: he is very intense, very brave and he takes risks."
Burton revealed the idea for the big-screen adaptation of the 1960s cult TV series came from Depp.
"This was the project he wanted. This was one of the rare times where he, as a child, wanted to play the part," he said.
Dark Shadows, also starring Jonny Lee Miller and Jackie Earle Haley, opens in cinemas on Friday.


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By Larry Pritchett
How do you look at the "game" the Huskers had this past weekend? I know that scheduling takes place a few years ahead sometimes, but which team thought this was a good idea? Idaho State may have won if we just consider "ideas", because they at least took home $600,000 they didn't have on Friday and that probably will finance their entire athletic program.


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Summary:"Up All Night" is a modern take on parenthood that shows the challenges of balancing a career, marriage and a new baby. Christina Applegate stars as Reagan, a successful public relations executive, and Will Arnett plays Chris, Reagan's supportive, stay-at-home husband. The two have just become parents – a surprise that has set their lives on a new path as responsible adults -- for the most part. Maya Rudolph stars as Ava, Reagan's outlandish boss and best friend, whose whirlwind social escapades serve as constant reminders of Reagan's former carefree life. James Pumphrey portrays Brian, Reagan's socially awkward hipster assistant.


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|Deadline approaching for secession issues
|Written by Kyle Arnoldy
While no decision had been made concerning whether or not to put the secession issue on the November ballot as of the Friday, Aug. 2 Phillips County Board of Commissioners meeting, commissioners stated that they are leaning toward equal legislative representation as a more appropriate measure to ensure the rural voice of Colorado is heard.
Phillips County Commissioner Joe Kinnie stated that he and a number of other commissioners from around the state feel that the secession should be looked to as a last resort. If the secession is put on the November ballot and the people decide against it, then the county loses that route as an option.
"We're leery of whether we really want to put secession on the front burner until we have the representation issue solved," Kinnie said. "I really think that most of us out here want that more than secession, but if we have to go to that drastic of a measure, we would."
The idea of equal legislative representation was first proposed by Phillips County Administrator Randy Schafer. As both the Colorado Senate and House are based on population, the change would lie in either the Senate or the House changing to representation by area instead of population.
Kinnie also commented that he has heard from people who are for the secession and from people who are not happy with how rural Colorado is being ignored but believe secession is an off-the-wall approach.
As Weld and Cheyenne counties have already made the decision to put the issue of secession on their ballots, Phillips County commissioners are in talks with commissioners around the state to see how they are approaching the topic before they make their final decision. The board has until Sept. 6 to submit the language of an issue that they wish to include on the ballot.
On Oct. 4, the board will make a formal presentation on the equal representation issue to Colorado Counties Incorporated. CCI offers assistance to county commissioners across the state. CCI makes decisions on which bills they wish to pursue, endorse and oppose.
County moves forward with enhancement project
McAtee Construction Company out of Sterling was awarded the bid for the Phillips County CDOT enhancement project in the amount of $216,003.50, which was reviewed and approved by CDOT.
McAtee will be responsible for creating an extension of the current bicycle/pedestrian path around the north side of the Phillips County Fairgrounds in the fall.
Sawyer Waterscaping out of Cheyenne, Wyo., has also begun building the new water feature south of Homesteaders Park. Work on the water feature is expected to wrap up by Saturday, Aug. 10.
Public hearing planned for junk and weed regulations
A final draft of a proposed junk and weed regulation has been recommended by the Phillips County Planning Commission. Commissioners will consider adding the regulation to the current zoning regulations at a public hearing Friday, Aug. 30 at 10 a.m. at the commissioners' meeting room at the Phillips County Courthouse. Copies of the proposed regulation can be found at the county administrative office in the county courthouse.
Other business
In other business in the month of July, commissioners:
—appointed Dixie Ishee as deputy coroner, serving under county coroner Dr. Dennis Jelden.
—renewed the tavern license for Blisties Inc.
—were presented the 2012 audit for Phillips County by Ronny Farmer. No issues were reported in the audit.
Holyoke Enterprise August 8, 2013


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About The Hudson Highlands
The Hudson Highlands – a small region rich in natural beauty, history and culture – lies just north of New York City and is the gateway to the Hudson Valley. Geographically, it runs from eastern Pennsylvania through NJ and NY to northwestern Connecticut, linking the Berkshires and the Blue Ridge Mountains. Garrison lies on the stretch of 20 miles that follows the path of the Hudson River, acknowledged as one of the most impressive pieces of river scenery in America. (click here to go directly to "THINGS TO SEE" section)
Its place in American history dates back to the Revolution, when the Highlands was the pivotal area for General George Washington's plans to defend our coastline against the British; later, his fortress on the western banks became the US military academy of West Point. The Hudson Highlands also gave birth to the Hudson River School of painters, whose aesthetic vision was influenced by the mid-19th Century Romantic period and who immortalized the Highlands landscape on canvas. Home to the rich and powerful families of the Industrial era whose names include Harriman and Perkins, during the second half of the 20th century the Highlands became a mecca for outdoor enthusiasts and environmentalists who have created organizations like the Hudson Highlands Land Trust, the Open Space Institute and River-Keeper to ensure that this special region retains its inherent beauty for future generations.
The Highlands is also part of the rich agricultural farmlands of the Hudson Valley and is home to many small to medium sized farms. During the warmer months, farmers markets dot the countryside, offering farm-to-table offerings of just picked herbs, fruit and vegetables as well as artisan cheese, milk, yogurts and breads.
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Last month the world heard the tragic news
that more than a thousand people working at a clothing factory in Bangladesh,
were killed when the factory they were working in collapsed.
The appetite for cheap clothing in the West is insatiable.
The people making the clothing often pay the true cost of these items.
The scale of this factory in Burma is vast.
The sense that these workers are just part of an immense machine is
accentuated by the pink shirts they are obliged to wear.
Labor disgraces no man;
unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
– Ulysses S. Grant
Whether it is men fishing, nuns washing dishes, miners digging beneath the earth, or
working in the heat of a steel mill, work is universal, yet intensely personal. Millions work in order to survive, and for them,
there is no debate about how to achieve a life/work balance.
Woman working in a field devastated by volcanic debris and flood waters. Java, Indonesia
Life grants nothing to us mortals without hard work.
– Horace
Your life is a journey, not a rest.
You are travelling to the promised land, from the cradle to the grave.
The Sunday at Home, December 7th 1854
Mumbai, India
The heights by great men reached and kept,
Were not attained by sudden flight,
But they, while their companions slept,
Were toiling upward in the night.
– Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Working for long periods under extreme stressful work conditions can lead to
sudden death, a phenomenon the Japanese call karoshi. The word in China is guolaosi.
Bakery run by Afghan widows, Kabul, Afghanistan
For others, the line between work and play is hard to find.
Sugar cane farmer, Philippines
Everything yields to diligence.
– Thomas Jefferson
If a man is called a streetsweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or
Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of
heaven and Earth will pause to say, Here lived a great streetsweeper who did his job well.
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
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I think I may have a problem with my one year old x100s.
whenever I enter to DRIVE menu, I must start to move and pick a function
within about 3 sec's, or it pops out the menu and I have to press the DRIVE butten to enter the menu again...and so on.
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CHARLESTON - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin and Republican challenger Bill Maloney sparred on the issues of health care and court reform during a debate in Charleston Tuesday night.
Tomblin and Maloney appeared in what was the only debate scheduled in this year's governor's race. Libertarian candidate Mike Wilson and Mountain Party nominee Jesse Johnson were not invited.
The event was sponsored by the West Virginia Broadcasters Association with the American Association for Retired Persons and took place at the Clay Center in Charleston.
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Republican challenger Bill Maloney, left, and Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin wait for their debate to begin Tuesday in Charleston.
Maloney talked about how he would address health care reform in West Virginia - a state with one of the oldest populations in the nation.
"The biggest thing we can do right now is elect Mitt Romney president and repeal Obamacare," he said. "It's the biggest over reach by the federal government in history. It's the biggest tax increase in history. And I'm sorry, it doesn't work.
"We need some common-sense solutions where you can cross state lines with health care coverage," he added. "There's no tort reform at all in this package. There's no common sense in it."
Maloney added there also is a need for more personal responsibility among the state's residents when it comes to health care. He suggested residents take in the state's scenery and get more outdoor exercise.
Tomblin responded that the issue wasn't that simple, and that he disagrees with some of Romney's positions on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
"We do have a high number of senior citizens - one of the highest in the country," he said. "I'm somewhat concerned about (Romney's) positions as far as what he would do to put our Social Security at risk and to change Medicare as we know it in West Virginia."
Tomblin said "there were some surprises" in a federal Supreme Court ruling in June that affirmed most of President Barack Obama's health care reform law, including the mandate that individuals must have health care coverage. But it also rejected a provision of the law that places the financial burden of expanding Medicaid on the states.
"There were some surprises - and a lot of questions - that popped up over that," Tomblin said. "We've been attempting to do everything we can to get answers to our questions on what states are allowed to do.
"To this point, the federal government has not been able to answer those questions," he continued. "The last thing I want to do is make a decision to move our health plan forward but bankrupt West Virginia."
Tomblin said he is awaiting a response from U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius regarding whether states must provide health care benefits for all those living within 138 percent of the poverty level, or whether there will be flexibility from the agency.
"Everyone needs to have health care and insurance, but it's just how much can we afford," he said. "I'm waiting for the (answers), and until I get those and can make an educated decision, we're going to wait it out."
During the debate, Maloney also criticized West Virginia's court system as an impediment to job creation. He said it is the reason the state lost Shell Energy's construction of a proposed ethane cracker plant to nearby Pennsylvania.
"Until we fix some fundamental things like our courts and our tax code, it's going to be awful tough to get these facilities in West Virginia ... ," Maloney said. "It's like we're not even on the radar screen for these things until we fix the basic problems structurally that have kept us 48th, 49th and 50th (among states) in every good category - and first in every bad category for years."


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