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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc insists he is owed $1.5 million under a total disablement policy issued by a Lloyd's syndicate.
Mr Starc, 29, is suing Lloyd's over an unpaid insurance claim after he was injured playing for Australia in South Africa last year, and as a result missed the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) season.
A three-day civil trial on the matter is listed to begin in the County Court of Victoria on March 30 next year.
Defending lawyers Clyde and Co said in May that Mr Starc did not "meet the policy requirements for payment of the total disablement benefit" because he had not "suffered total disablement as a result of a bodily injury as defined by the policy contract".
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Brad French, the MD of underwriting agency SLE Worldwide, confirmed to insuranceNEWS.com.au today that his company had sold the policy to Mr Starc, but did not comment further on the case.
Overseas cricketers in the league have increasingly been insuring themselves for large sums because IPL players earn more for one match than in any other sport. The latest Global Sports Salary survey by Sporting Intelligence shows top IPL players are the highest-paid sportsmen per game, earning $US361,350 ($526,416) on average.
Mr Starc, who lives in North Curl Curl in Sydney, was secured for $1.8 million in the 2018 IPL auction, according to Fairfax media, but did not play after he fractured his right shinbone.
He is seeking $1.51 million, plus interest to the date of judgment.
A writ lodged on behalf of the bowler states that on March 10 2018, Mr Starc suffered an injury to his right tibial bone while playing in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
"While bowling on uneven footmarks on a worn wicket, the plaintiff suffered a sudden onset of pain in his right calf. The pain worsened over the next few bowling sessions and during the next test match. Ultimately, the injury resulted in the plaintiff missing the final test match of the tour and him being listed by the Australian Cricketers Association and Cricket Australia as injured by reason of tibial bone stress," the writ states.
The injury, a Grade 3 tibial injury which involved a fracture in his right tibial bone – usually referred to as the shinbone – was a "bodily injury within the meaning of the policy" and "caused by an accident within the meaning of the policy," it says.
The injury was caused by "the sudden and unexpected force placed on the plaintiff's right leg as a result of him bowling on uneven footmarks on a worn pitch" which directly and independently caused the injury, the writ argues.
That meant that Mr Starc was unable to play any of the matches he was contracted to play for the Kolkata Knight Riders during the 2018 season.
Lloyd's denies Mr Starc suffered a fracture of his right tibial bone and says his injury does not meet the policy requirements for payment of the total disablement benefit. It also denies there was total disablement as a result of a bodily injury or an accident as defined by the policy contract.
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Scientists working on MAO – part 2
Kálmán Magyar
University Professor
Department of Pharmacodynamics
Semmelweis University of Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
1970 PhD
1978 D. Sc. (doctor of science)
1987 member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences
My main scientific contribution is firmly connected to deprenyl (phenyl-isopropyl-methyl-propargylamine) research, which is an irreversible, B-type selective monoamine oxidase MAO inhibitor. During the late fifties and the early sixties many MAO inhibitors have been synthesized (iproniazid, phenelzine, tranylcypromine) in order to develop antidepressive agents. As the other MAO inhibitors, deprenyl was synthesised also as a psychic energizer (1964). Clinical experiences declared mostly good effectiveness of these compounds in depression, but after the intake of tyramine containing foods (cheese, red wine, salted herring) they induced serious side effects called "cheese effect", which resulted in life dangerous hypertonic crises. Because of this toxicity all of the MAO inhibitors have fallen into disrepute and tricyclic antidepressants became the drugs of choice in the treatment of psychic depression. Deprenyl, as the other MAO inhibitors, has been dropped into the same basket. Nevertheless, we published that deprenyl has a peculiar spectrum of activity and it did not potentiate the effect of tyramine. We have shown, that the (-)-optical isomer of deprenyl is responsible for the inhibition of MAO (Magyar et al., 1967). Measuring enzyme activity 14C-labelled tyramine was used as a substrate and the inhibition profile, surprisingly seemed to have a double sigmoid shape. I was seriously criticised by my colleges because in their opinion the enzyme inhibition profile usually seems to be simple sigmoid one. Luckily, due to my obstinacy, I firmly stuck to my findings, which reflected on the heterogenous nature of the enzyme. Meanwhile, the outstanding studies of Johnston with clorgyline revealed in 1968, that MAO has different isoforms, such as MAO A and MAO B, according to its substrates specificity and inhibitor sensitivity. The preferred substrates for MAO A are serotonin (5-HT) and noradrenaline (NA), while for MAO B are beta-phenylethylamine and benzylamine. There are common substrates for both types of MAO such as tyramine and dopamine. In 1972 we published (Knoll and Magyar), that in contrast to clorgyline the selective inhibitor of MAO A, (-)-deprenyl (selegiline) is a selective irreversible inhibitor of MAO B. The paper became a "Science Citation Classic," which has been cited nearly a thousand times in the literature. Since 1972 selegiline played an essential role in MAO research and it has become the "golden standard" of MAO B inhibitors. That was the only MAO inhibitor, which survived the shock, caused by the "cheese reaction".
From these studies it became clear that selegiline in a dose required for selective MAO B inhibition, does not inhibit the metabolism of 5-HT and NA, which are playing the most important role in mood disorders. Due to the formers selegiline does not possess definitive antidepressive properties. The lack of its tyramine potentiation may partly explain that selegiline does not induce "cheese effect" frequently observed in patients treated with non-selective or MAO A selective inhibitors after ingestion of foods, rich in directly acting sympathomimetics, such as tyramine. Selegiline inhibits the metabolism of dopamine (common substrate) and it leads to a symptomatic improvement in parkinsonian movement disorders. The irreversible MAO A selective and the non-selective inhibitors proved to be good antidepressants, but because of their "cheese effects" they cannot be used in the treatment of depression, without serious food restrictions. Selegiline is not the only substance, which ultimately found the place of its therapeutic application in a totally different field, than its original clinical indication. Austrian, German and Hungarian clinicians played essential role to find its clinical effectiveness. Its name is so strongly incorporated into scientific knowledge, that the originators and the original country, Hungary, where it has been developed, almost totally forgotten.
Selegiline has a seesaw fortune. Its pharmacological activity is rather complex, which cannot be explained totally with its MAO B inhibitory action (Magyar et al., 2004). Its meaning went up-words, when in pre-treatment protected the toxicity of dopaminergic, noradrenergic and cholinergic exogenous neurotoxins (MPTP, DSP-4, AF64A). In many laboratories, including in ours (Magyar and Szende, 2000) it was proved that selegiline possesses antiapoptotic activity in tissue cultures, induced by neurotoxins or serum deprivation. It increases cell-cell adhesions, the physiological role of it is not known. The metabolit conversions of selegiline, including its distribution, elimination were widely analysed in my laboratories. An intensive "first pass" metabolism of selegiline was proved in the case of its oral application, which ought to be taken into consideration in the case of clinical application of the drug. To avoid "first pass" conversion of the drug the development of transdermal or lyposomal preparations should be considered, possessing better pharmacokinetic properties.
There is no MAO inhibitor in the palette, which has been more widely studied as selegiline was. Soon after I finished my university studies in the Semmelweis Medical University of Budapest, I went to London in 1961, where I studied GABA formation in the tricarboxylic-acid cycle of the brain. Coming home, my boss gave me the task to determine the enzyme inhibitory action of selegiline, the patent name of which was E-250 at that time. I thought this request is so simple, and I will be able to finish it during a month. Now I realised that it will never be really finished. Clinical observations indicated many beneficial and contradictory data, regarding the therapeutic action of selegiline. Among these it was declared, that selegiline improves the quality of life, prolongs life expectancy and slows dawn aging. The only thing I am not convinced about is its action on aging. I can show you my photos, one of them has been taken in 2005 and the other one 30 years ago. I leave the decision on the readers.
On the horizon, I can see nothing except just continuing to do research with the aim of improving the condition of neurodegenerative disorders. At the moment we can treat diseases, but not to cure them. Nerves are post-mitotic cells, which cannot divide or regenerate; because of this the field is not very promising for pharmacological research. Nevertheless, when the life expectancy of the population becomes longer, then we have to realize that more and more disabling neurodegenerative diseases will affect mankind. Scientists should think about how to fulfil the requirements of living longer and living a liveable life.
Magyar,K., Vizi,E.Sz., Ecseri,Z., Knoll,J.: Comparative pharmacological analysis of the optical isomers of phenyl-isopropyl-methyl-propinylamine (E-250). Acta Physiol. Acad. Sci. Hung. 32 (4) 377-387, 1967.
Knoll,J., Magyar,K.: Some puzzling pharmacological effects of monoamine oxidase inhibitors. Adv. Biochem. Psychopharmacol. 5, 393-408, 1972.
Magyar,K., Pálfi,M., Tábi,T., Kalász,H., Szende,B., Szök_,É.: Pharmacological aspects of (-)-deprenyl. Curr.Med.Chem., 11 2017-2031, 2004.
Magyar K, Szende B: The neuroprotective and neuronal rescue effect of (-)-deprenyl. in: Handbook Exp Pharm, (Eds: Cameron RG, Feuer G) Springer, Heidelberg, 142, 457-472, 2000.
A Japanese team of researchers:
Professor W. Maruyama, PhD
Department of Neurology
Nagoya University School of Medicine
Nagoya, Japan
Laboratory of Biochemistry and Metabolism
Department of Basic Gerontology
National Institute for Longevity Sciences
Obu, Japan
Professor Makoto Naoi, MD, PhD
Department Head
Department of Neuroscience
Gifu International Institute of Biotechnology
Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan
received PhD in 1965
MAOI or NAOI?
When I was a postgraduate student, I wrote a paper as the first author, and by the publication, the name of the first author was printed as MAOI. Since then I have been called "a man of a MAO inhibitor". Still now I am working on the intracellular function of MAO and MAOI. At last we found that MAO inhibitors show neuroprotective function. Please, check carefully your name in your paper before the publication, even though you may misspell the name of your professor!
Fig. 1: An endogenous neurotoxin, N-methyl(R)salsolinol, induces mitochondrial permeability transition and apoptosis in MAO A only expressing cells.
Fig. 2: Reactive oxygen species (SIN-1) induce apoptosis in neuronal cells, as stained with Hoechst 33314. An MAO B inhibitor, rasagiline, protects the cells from apoptosis.
Lars Oreland
Dr. of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty and Head of the Department of Neuroscience
Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
received PhD Jan 1971
My thesis dealt with purification and characterization of pig liver MAO. All the time thereafter I have kept an interest in studying the structure, properties, regulation and physiological functions of the MAO enzymes.
However, being a medical student, the question immediately arose after my Ph.D.: what might be interesting with this enzyme from a medical point of view. Thus, we started analyzing MAO activity in brain tissue from suicide cases of whom many had been alcoholics. Already in those first studies we noticed an increase in MAO B activity with age and ever since then, the role of the MAO enzymes in aging and neurodegenerative disorders, especially Alzheimer's Disease, as well as disorders with an association with temperament, such as depressive disorders/suicidal behavior, substance abuse and various forms of antisocial behavior, have been favorite themes for my research.
Already at the time of my thesis it was clear that platelet MAO should provide an easily accessible source of human MAO and a substantial part of my research has been spent on the question to which extent human platelet MAO (which is highly genetically controlled and stable over life-time in the individual) reflects monoaminergic (serotonin in particular) capacity of the brain. Key findings within this area are associations between low platelet MAO activity and personality traits related to impulsiveness and sensation seeking. This line of research has brought an immense amount of fun with studies on MAO, personality and neuro-physiological tests of various groups of students, Himalaya mountaineers, boxers, air force pilots, heavy criminals etc. The associations between platelet MAO and personality have not always been possible to reproduce. My guess is that part of the explanation for some of the failures is that the variations in MAO activity are not that great and that the need for a very precise method for the analysis cannot be underestimated. The question about which mechanisms are underlying those associations have been residing in my head now for some 40 years. The existence of the associations have been beautifully confirmed in studies on free-living monkeys, in whom a lot of possible confounding factors in humans can be excluded. With regard to the molecular nature of the association, it is likely to be understood within a short time with the help of all new techniques in the area of molecular genetics. Thus, the answer is likely to be found in some transcriptional mechanisms shared between genes involved in the expression of platelet MAO and genes of importance for central monoaminergic function.
During this journey there have been a lot of opportunities to make excursions into related research areas such as other enzymes connected with personality or neuro-degeneration and especially around the sister enzyme, the semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase, usually named SSAO. During recent years, work involving molecular genetics has also initiated studies on a variety of genes expressing other proteins than MAO into the picture, especially genes expressing transcription factors of importance for monoaminergic genes, such as a family of transcription factors called AP-2.
Especially in the early times, I was rewarded by all the opportunities of traveling to places I would otherwise never have seen if I had chosen another career. Even before my PhD I had guest researchers coming from Russia and Japan and such visits, of course, generate long-standing friendships with a lot of visits in either direction. Certainly the story of everyone is unique and my early story, as well as that of most others, contains both frustration and reward. I started with the MAO purification project in 1962 and was allowed to work almost completely on my own from the very start. However, in 1969, that is, after seven years, nothing at all of any interest had come up, in spite of my (not always very ingenious) efforts. It was frustrating to see my previous fellow medical students entering promising careers as doctors. However, a few months before one of my own self-imposed deadlines, things started to go right and a kind of catch-up effect brought guests to my lab. In June 1971 it also brought an invitation to Caliari, Sardinia, the first–and probably still most exciting–of a long row of future Amine Oxidase meetings in different places around the world. But what if this break-through had not happened? My message is that choosing a research career involves a component of gambling. For sure, lack of luck can be partially compensated by hard work, but an extra piece of luck can add a lot to it…. Looking back at the list of contributors to the 1971 meeting shows how a kind of MAO family was formed, since several of those people still, 35 years later, regularly meet at different events. For anyone interested, I have outlined my Amine Oxidase story with some more details in a book chapter. (Oreland L. Amine oxidases; from purification to transcription – a very personal view. In MAO inhibitors and their role in neurotransmission (drug development). Eds Török TL and Klebovich I. Medicina Publ House Co Budapest 2004, p. 115-132.).
Dr. Rona R. Ramsay
Reader in Biochemistry, University of St Andrews, UK
received PhD (1977) University of Cambridge, UK
It was after I established that accumulation of the neurotoxin MPP+ by respiring mitochondria was a critical step in its toxicity that I got involved in the metabolism of MPTP to MPP+ by MAO. It proved a career move because I have studied it as funding allows for the past 15 years.
a. My favorite part is rather deep into scientific specialism since it was working out the kinetic mechanism of the enzyme. MAO has two forms, MAO A and MAO B. The A form in neurons is stimulated to go faster by the presence of high levels of its substrate thus protecting the mitochondria (critical sources of energy for the neurons) from inhibition. The B form found in the glial cells surrounding the neurons is less stimulated by its substrates but is critically dependent on oxygen. When the brain is low on oxygen it will not waste it on this reaction.
Recently, I have worked with Astra-Zeneca to make its novel oxazolidinone antibiotics safe. The lead compound for these drugs was known to inhibit MAO. MAO is a promiscuous enzyme that will metabolize almost anything with an amine group that is either relatively flat or flexible and hydrophobic. MAO in the intestine provides protection from ingested amines in drugs or food such as cheese. By exploring many derivatives of the oxazolidinones we were able to identify features that favored the antibiotic activity but prevented binding to MAO. The Astra-Zeneca chemists synthesized the compounds, we measured the inhibition of MAO A (they are poor inhibitors of MAO B) and together we modeled the structures into the crystal structure of MAO (illustrated on right) to show how the compounds interacted.
My best moment as a graduate student came only three months after I have started at Cambridge in the laboratory of Dr Philip K. Tubbs. I had to persuade my supervisor that I really had reliable data indicating that I had discovered a new mitochondrial transport system. The mitochondrial carnitine exchange system is now in all the textbooks.
The reality that research is 99% perspiration set in during my post doc at UCSF when I made no headway (working on the huge 46 component Complex I that is the start of the mitochondrial energy production pathway) for the first 6 months. A cartoon in the San Francisco Chronicle consoled me: it showed an elephant with a mortarboard and a PhD diploma with the caption, "The worst is yet to come". So true at that point but I have continued to have fun, to be the prepared mind at the right time to make discoveries. (For example the role of MAO in producing from MPTP the neurotoxin that induces Parkinson's Disease.) Research is ALWAYS fun.
Finding a balance in life is very important. I have great joy from both sides of my life – both research (and teaching) and my family of four children.
Dr. Peter Yu is a Professor of Neuropsychiatry at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
His chief areas of clinical practice include:
neurochemistry, oxidative deamination, vascular disorders, Alzheimer's Disease, and protein mis-folding. His recent research interests include Parkinson's Disease, regulation of glucose transport and weight gain, diabetic complications, atherosclerosis, and oxidative stress.
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Professor of Neurochemistry, Enzymology and Systems Biology
School of Biochemistry and Immunology
The University of Dublin, Trinity College
Research Interests of the group include:
1. Neurochemistry: The Metabolism of neurotransmitters in the brain and the interactions of drugs with these processes. Amine metabolism and drug interactions in the central nervous system and periphery. The behaviour of the enzymes of amine metabolism, their interactions with drugs that behave as antidepressants or neuroprotective agents. Optimal structure-function relationships of monoamine oxidase inhibitors. The functions and interactions of enzyme inhibitory drugs of potential value in the treatment of depression and Parkinson's Disease. The interactions of ethanol and amine metabolism, with particular reference to the formation of alkaloids which may be involved in the addiction or tolerance processes.
2. Enzyme behaviour, enzyme inhibition and enzymes with alternative functions:
Mechanisms through which the copper-containing amine oxidase (semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase; EC 188.8.131.52) also functions as a vascular-adhesion protein and modulates cellular glucose uptake.
Mechanisms of the complex behaviour shown by the oxidase reaction catalysed by peroxidase (EC 220.127.116.11).
The multiple functions of ceruloplasmin (ferroxidase; EC 188.8.131.52).
The behaviour and applications of suicide inhibitors and suicide substrates.
3. Systems biology: Systems biology is the application of computational approaches to the understanding of the normal and dysfunctional behaviour of cellular systems.
Current projects include:
(i) Pathway tracing and metabolite connections.
(ii) Regulation of glucose transport in adipocytes and metabolism in normal and diabetic states.
(iii) Regulatory behaviour of branching processes.
(iv) Function and dysfunction of the aminergic nerve terminal.
(v) Complex dynamics and their biological significance.
The systems biology website is at http://www.systemsbiologyireland.org/
4. Enzymes, metabolic systems and Enzyme Bioinformatics:
We are responsible for curation of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology's (IUBMB's) Enzyme List. This is a functional classification system in which novel enzymes are classified according to the reactions they catalyse, with each new enzyme being assigned an EC number. The work also involves updating entries for previously classified enzymes in the light of current knowledge. As the EC system is used extensively in many bioinformatics efforts, our group collaborates with many of the major world-wide bioinformatics centres, including the European Bioinformatics Institute, Cambridge (IntEnz), Kyoto University Bioinformatics Center (KEGG), University of Geneva (ExPASy and SWISS-PROT databases), University of Cologne (BRENDA database), University of Missouri at Columbia (KLOTHO database) as well as with IUBMB and IUPAC in this work.


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This project, organized by the OSCE Office in Yerevan in co-operation with the Dutch Police, was a follow-up to the study tour of Armenian Police officers to the Netherlands earlier in 2012 and addressed security problems in schools that include drugs and smoking, road safety, and cases of violence.
The aim of the trip was to familiarize the Armenian Police with the integral security policy, particularly with police-public partnership model used in the Netherlands as well as to discuss the possibilities to implement similar projects in Armenia
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United States District Court, District of Columbia
October 12, 2017
UNITED STATES OF AMERICAv.AHMED SALIM FARAJ ABU KHATALLAH, also known as "Ahmed Abu Khatallah, " also known as "Ahmed Mukatallah, " also known as "Ahmed Bukatallah, " also known as "Sheik, " Defendant.
Government has moved to admit the pre-trial deposition of a
witness designated as "W-234." The deposition was
conducted abroad by videoconference in July 2017 pursuant to
Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 15. The Defendant argues
that the Court should not admit the deposition because W-234
is not unavailable for trial, and because he did not have
adequate opportunity to cross-examine the witness. For the
reasons that follow, the Court will grant the
Government's motion to allow admission of the deposition.
Ahmed Salim Faraj Abu Khatallah was charged in 2014 with
eighteen offenses stemming from the September 2012 attack on
United States facilities in Benghazi, Libya. The Government
moved in February 2015 to take the deposition of a witness
designated as "W-234" pursuant to Federal Rule of
Criminal Procedure 15. ECF No. 38. Relying on an affidavit
from a supervisory FBI Special Agent, the Government
explained that W-234 is a Libyan national working in eastern
Libya as the commander of a military unit, and that there was
a substantial likelihood that W-234 would be unavailable to
testify at trial. See Decl. of Special Agent Victor
E. Camaya (ECF No. 39).
March 2015, the Court granted the Government's motion. As
the Court explained, several facts, in combination,
established that the witness would likely be unavailable for
(1) he is a foreign national living in a country without an
extradition treaty with the united States; (2) he resides in
eastern Libya, an extremely dangerous region currently in the
throes of a civil war; (3) militant groups in eastern Libya
have threatened to kill any individual who cooperates with
the United States; and (4) there have been specific threats
and attacks targeting W-234 and his family because of his
position as a Libya military commander.
Op. & Order 5 (March 12, 2015) (ECF No. 48). The Court
deferred ruling on the Defendant's arguments that the
deposition would violate his rights under the Confrontation
Clause, explaining that those arguments "can better be
addressed if and when the government seeks to introduce the
deposition at trial." Id. at 7.
the Government had initially sought to conduct the deposition
that month in Washington, D.C., it filed a supplemental
motion in June 2017 requesting that the deposition occur
abroad, citing W-234's inability to travel to the United
States. Gov.'s Supp. Mot. Misc. Relief (ECF No. 228). The
Court granted that motion, and the deposition ultimately took
place on July 28, 2017 in Cairo, Egypt. Opinion & Order
(July 7, 2017) (ECF No. 240). The Court oversaw the
deposition and ruled on objections by videoconference from
its courtroom in Washington, D.C., where Abu Khatallah was
present with defense counsel. The Defendant and his counsel
in Washington were able to view the proceedings in Cairo and
to communicate by telephone with his counsel there. The
deposition was video recorded in full. W-234 testified under
the pseudonym "Khalid Abdullah, " but defense
counsel were provided with his real name in April 2015. The
deposition lasted all day, with three and a half hours
allotted for each party. Abu Khatallah's counsel
conducted about three hours of cross-examination.
Government now seeks to admit the video deposition into
evidence. In an Opinion and Order dated October 10, 2017, the
Court indicated that it would allow the deposition to be
admitted and ruled on the parties' objections to certain
portions of W-234's testimony.
Legal Standards
admissibility of a Rule 15 deposition at trial is governed by
Federal Rule of Evidence 804. Rule 804(b)(1) provides that,
notwithstanding the general rule against hearsay, the Court
may admit "former testimony" given at a
"lawful deposition" so long as (a) "the
declarant is unavailable as a witness" at trial and (b)
the adverse party had "an opportunity and similar
motive to develop" the testimony through
cross-examination. A declarant is considered
"unavailable" if he "is absent from the
trial or hearing and the statement's proponent has not
been able, by process or other reasonable means, to procure .
. . the declarant's attendance." Fed.R.Evid.
the Government seeks to introduce this Rule 15 deposition
against a criminal defendant, its introduction implicates the
Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment, which provides
constitutional backing for Rule 804(b)'s requirements.
Specifically, the Confrontation Clause bars the introduction
of an absent witness's prior testimony "unless the
prosecutorial authorities have made a good-faith effort to
obtain his presence at trial." Barber v. Page,
390 U.S. 719, 725 (1968). The Clause further requires that
the defendant have "a complete and adequate opportunity
to cross-examine" the declarant during the deposition.
California v. Greene, 399 US. 149, 165-66 (1970)
(quoting Pointer v. Texas, 380 U.S. 400, 407
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I Introduction: Tobacco use in Ontario – Everyone's business
II Tobacco use in Windsor-Essex County
III Windsor-Essex (W.E.) Can Quit: Workplace Smoking Cessation Pilot
IV Workplace Partnerships
V Program Implementation
VI Evaluation
VII W.E. Can Quit Impact and Findings
VIII Implications
IX Next Steps
--Submitted by Shawna Scale, H.P. Specialist, Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
I Introduction: Tobacco use in Ontario – Everyone's Business
The consequences of tobacco use are well known. Not only does tobacco kill over 13,000 Ontarians prematurely each year [1] and contribute to an ever-growing list of chronic conditions [2], but its use substantially impacts Ontario's workforce and economy. Each smoker in the workplace costs their employer $3,396 per year in decreased productivity, increased absenteeism, increased insurance premiums and additional expenses to maintain outdoor smoking areas. [3] Consequently, tobacco use contributes to $1.93 billion in direct health care spending and $5.8 billion in productivity losses each year. It is no surprise that smoking cessation initiatives offered through the workplace have shown to provide a significant return on investment to the employer in terms of health, social, and economic gains. [4]
II Tobacco use in Windsor-Essex County
Tobacco use and tobacco-related harm are of significant concern in Windsor-Essex County. Despite a relatively low current smoking rate of 19% [5] overall, about one-third of men and one-fifth of women, aged 20 – 65 years are smokers. [6] Windsor-Essex County has the highest unemployment rate in Canada. The local economy is heavily reliant on the manufacturing sector, which employs about 24% [7] of the local workforce. With significantly higher smoking rates found among low-income persons and persons employed within the manufacturing sector, the need to address tobacco use is not only important for public health, but good for business, too.
III Windsor-Essex (W.E.) Can Quit: Workplace Smoking Cessation Pilot
W.E Can Quit is a unique workplace smoking cessation pilot, focused on tailoring smoking cessation options within different types of workplaces. Developed by the Windsor Essex County Health Unit (WECHU), the pilot was conceived as means to reduce the number of smoking-related illnesses and deaths of employees, retirees, and their dependents by enhancing the quality, type and relevancy of cessation supports available through the workplace. The program was funded by Health Canada's Federal Tobacco Control Strategy with the goals of determining which combination of smoking cessation components work best with different sectors, and of developing a workplace smoking cessation model, using existing resources, that is adaptable to other communities across Ontario and Canada.
The W.E. Can Quit Model
W.E. Can Quit is an evidence-based program model, informed by a comprehensive review of smoking cessation research, grey literature, existing cessation models and anecdotal workplace feedback gained through WECHU's Working Towards Wellness program. Provincial, national and international sources were consulted. The model supports a "no wrong door" [8] approach by engaging workplaces and pharmacies in the provision and promotion of cessation supports.
IV Workplace Partnerships
Partnerships with local workplaces are utilized to reach and support employees, retirees and family dependants who are ready to quit. Seven workplaces were identified and approached to represent key labour sectors – manufacturing, mining, service, education, government, media and healthcare. Due to timing, a media representative was unsecured. One workplace per sector was selected, based on its capacity to carry out the program, willingness to enhance current workplace cessation offerings and ability to commit time and a workplace contact towards the project. Workplace partnerships were formalized through a signed Memorandum of Understanding.
W.E. Can Quit Program Components
W.E. Can Quit is offered through the workplace and within the community at participating pharmacies. Depending on interest and need, multiple program components can be accessed:
Self-Help Materials: accessible by request from key workplace contacts or through wellness kiosks, available within each workplace.
Workplace Activities: employed by the workplace to engage employees in cessation activities and encourage program uptake (e.g., quit contests, cessation support groups, workplace health screenings and newsletter features).
Community Activities: offered externally, but communicated and promoted at the workplace for employee use (e.g., local cessation groups, WECHU's Tobacco Hotline and the Driven to Quit Challenge).
http://www.wecanquit.ca, an on-line resource, coordinates cessation-related information, highlights workplace-specific activities and is available for employees, retirees and family members to discretely access from home or work.
W.E. Can Quit Pharmacy Component offers employees, retirees and family dependants access to a trained pharmacist, up to 12 week supply of free quit smoking aids (NRT, Champix and Zyban), referral to Smokers Helpline (SHL) through its Fax Referral program, and up to six bi-weekly follow-up counseling sessions. The pharmacy component is delivered by brief-intervention trained pharmacists at seven participating Shoppers Drug Mart locations situated throughout Windsor and Essex County.
V Program Implementation
To inform W.E. Can Quit, needs assessments were undertaken at each workplace between January and May, 2010. Organizational needs assessments were carried out to understand workplace cessation offerings, policies, employee benefits coverage, and known smoking-related concerns. Employee needs assessments were used to identify employee smoking behaviour (prevalence, consumption rates, nicotine dependence, past quit attempts, stages of change), confirm desired workplace cessation supports and develop messaging and workplace promotions.
The W.E. Can Quit program formally launched on October 1st, 2010 and was available to participating workplace employees, retirees and their family dependants for six months, ending March 31st, 2011.
VI Evaluation
An evaluation of the program was undertaken in March, 2011. Surveys, key informant interviews and focus groups were used to engage a cross section stakeholders, including workplace wellness contacts, pharmacists involved with the pharmacy component, former-smoker W.E. Can Quit participants, and non-participant current smokers from partnering workplaces. The evaluation report, along with a presentation, can be downloaded at www.wecanquit.ca.
Following is a summary of the results:
- The W.E. Can Quit brand recognition and visibility within the workplace was high among all employees. Across workplaces, recognition and visibility ranged from 73% to 100%. Overall, current smokers reported the highest rates recognition and visibility (88%).
- Awareness of the full range of W.E. Can Quit offerings was found to be moderate among employees and across workplaces, ranging from 50% to 79%. Just over half (56%) of all employees reported being fully aware of the pharmacy component, website, self-help materials, community and workplace events. Not surprising, recent quitters and current smokers were more likely to be aware of the program, as compared to never smokers and former smokers.
- Within six months of implementation, W.E. Can Quit reached 681 (23%) of the estimated 2657 individuals making up the pooled workplace smoking population. Reach was calculated by distribution of program booklets, tracked as received by 681 employees. On average, each booklet was reported to have been passed on to 2.6 people, with reach likely higher.
- 233 (34%) of individuals reached utilized W.E. Can Quit's pharmacy component. Participants were slightly more likely to be female (59%); employees (74%) vs family members (26%); have a mean cigarette intake of 20 per day (range 5 – 40); smoked for 21 years or more (69%); and an average age of 43 years. The use of NRT (52%) and quit medications (48%) was equally distributed. A survey conducted with current smokers and recent quitters who participated within W.E. Can Quit focus groups found similar results.
- 109 (47%) or almost half of all W.E. Can Quit's pharmacy component participants had made at least one quit attempt in the past year (range 0 – 8 attempts). Attempts were slightly lower than reported among W.E. Can Quit focus group participants (61%; range 0 – 20). On average, smokers and recent quitters had made five attempts to quit during their lifetime, ranging from 0 – 30 attempts across both groups.
- 155 (67%) of pharmacy component participants were referred to Smokers' Helpline (SHL), and 55% engaged in counseling or other services. During its six months of implementation, W.E. Can Quit was responsible for 10% of all provincial referrals through the SHL's Fax Referral Program.
- 98 (42%) of participants failed to return for their Day 14 follow up. However, at least 64 (28%) participants attended their Day 42 follow up. Due to compressed program timelines and the continuous intake process of the program, quit rates at six months were not available at the time of reporting.
VII W.E. Can Quit Impact and Findings
Workplaces were pleased with the outcome of the program, reporting impacts at the employee level as well as the organizational level. As a result of their participation within W.E. Can Quit, workplaces reported increased awareness of the issue of tobacco use and its economic implications, better capacity to address the issue within the workplace and a greater commitment to improve cessation offerings through policy and programming. Consequently, four out of six workplaces are in the process of creating or revising organizational tobacco control policies. In addition, three out of six workplaces are reviewing their employee benefits coverage to try and cover quit medications or remove lifetime maximums. To date, one workplace has successfully removed the financial and lifetime cap on its coverage of cessation medication.
Pharmacists were very supportive of the program and found its structure and comprehensive approach led to greater impacts with clients, as compared to similar programs. When surveyed, they rated the program easy to administer (3.83 of 4), program materials useful to initiate conversations with their clients (3.83 of 4), and useful to support referrals (3.83 of 4). Top outcomes of the program were enhanced client relationships, greater confidence to address and integrate cessation within their practice, and improved business results through store traffic and additional purchases.
Regardless of smoking status, 83% of employees reported being very satisfied with the program, in particular the efforts of their employers to assist employees who smoke to quit. Smokers and recent quitters at one workplace reported positive coworker support created a 'snowball effect', where one person quitting encouraged several peers to quit. For employees using the pharmacy component, free coverage, as well as the two-week pharmacy follow-up sessions was found to be most motivating and useful.
VIII Implications
Based on its preliminary results and findings, W.E. Can Quit is a model for other public health units to consider to engage workplaces [9, 10] in addressing tobacco use and expand cessation-related offerings within their communities. It recognizes the need to engage workplaces in health promotion through policy and the responsibility of employers to promote healthier lifestyles through enhanced support and implementation of innovative programs. Finally, the W.E. Can Quit model is a good fit with Chronic Disease Prevention sections 4.0 and 9.0 of the Ontario Health Promotion Standards (2008).
IX Next Steps
Planning for Phase 2 of W.E. Can Quit is underway with a proposal submitted to Health Canada in late spring, 2011. At present WECHU is awaiting final notification of approval. W.E. Can Quit, Phase 2 will focus on examining the results and feedback gained from the evaluation and re-implementing an enhanced program in partnership with all six original workplaces. A 'How To' toolkit is planned for development in Phase 2, to support similar program development or adaptation of the W.E. Can Quit model within other public health units or workplaces.
1. Ontario Tobacco Research Unit. (2010). A Model for Assessing Gaps in Smoking Cessation Systems and Services in a Local Public Health Unit.
2. Health Canada (2007). On the Road to Quitting.
3. Conference Board of Canada (2006) Smoking and the Bottom Line: Updating the Costs of Smoking in the Workplace.
4. Janneke van't Klooster. (2009) Smoking Cessation in the Workplace, What Works
5. Statistics Canada (2011) Health Profile, CCHS, 2009 cycle
6. Statistics Canada (2011) Health Profile based on CCHS, 2009 cycle
7. Service Canada. (2009) Labour Market Survey.
8. Tobacco Strategy Advisory Group. Building On Our Gains: 2011-2016.
9. TD Economics (May 2010). Charting a Path to Sustainable Health Care in Canada.
10. Smoke Free Ontario Scientific Advisory Committee. (2010). Evidence to Guide Action: Comprehensive Tobacco Control in Ontario.


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I'm not sure what to think about the immigration bill Congress is currently considering. The biggest problem with illegal immigration is making illegal something that is natural and beneficial. As it stands now, if Joe from Ohio wants to move to Texas to look for a better job, that's fine, but if José from Oaxaca tries to do the same thing he's breaking the law. Somehow that doesn't seem right; everyone should be able to try to find a job wherever they like. On the other hand, Congress is so dysfunctional these days it's hard to believe that the proposed legislation, another big bill that many Senators don't seem to have taken the trouble to read, will be any kind of improvement.
Anyway, the real problems that immigration opponents are concerned about don't really arise from immigration per se. The come instead from "multiculturalism" and the welfare state. "Multiculturalism" pretends to be about respecting other cultures, which of course we should do, but as practiced it's really more about attacking Angl0-American culture. But people immigrating to a new country should be adopting the culture already there, not expecting those already there to accommodate their preferences. This includes attempting to learn the language commonly used in the host country. (This works both ways; an Anglo who moves to Mexico shouldn't expect his new neighbors to change to North American values and habits and start speaking English.)
As far as the welfare state is concerned, that's probably a topic for another post, but while we absolutely have an obligation to help those in need, government involvement always seems to corrupt and distort what might otherwise be charitable actions.
So my immigration policy would be: get the government out of the business of "helping" people, insist that people who move here educate themselves in the principles of American democracy (which unfortunately would put them ahead of a lot of native citizens) and try to learn English, and then let anyone willing to meet those conditions come here and help make our country a better place.


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In addition to earning its place as an industry megatrend, the Internet of Things (IoT) is poised to change the way in which we live more dramatically than most people can imagine, even in their wildest dreams. From fully-autonomous, self-driving cars to real-time communications between objects and machines throughout our public spaces, the potential scope of this technology's reach feels more like science fiction than our not-too-distant reality. But the Internet of Things is coming to the mainstream in incremental steps, and it's expected to radically alter almost everything we do in our daily lives over time.
IoT is one of the hottest tech tickets right now, and the current developments may eventually change our world in ways that even the most seasoned experts can't yet predict. We are on the cusp of a monumental new wave of disruption across a vast number of industries, with many of the world's greatest innovators working on concepts that are likely to reshape our society profoundly. Do you think today's children will one day learn to drive as their parents did? Probably not. Will the majority of today's jobs be significantly different, or non-existent, in the next ten years? Most definitely.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg. An increasing number of people are now embracing smart home devices, while tech companies are rapidly expanding and improving their offerings. Wearables are being used by consumers for a range of purposes, including devices intended to help people live more "mindfully" by increasing their awareness of how well they sleep, their level of exercise, and much more. But the IoT category that may prove to be the most significant of all could be M2M (Machine to Machine) devices, technology that is directly connected to the cellular network, such as vehicles that are able to report their location in the event of an accident or theft, or vending machines that can automatically manage their own stock of goods when they're running low.
While the proliferation and evolution of IoT certainly raises many concerns, the probable benefits are pervasive and monumental, carrying the potential to improve our lives in extraordinary ways.
However, as is the case with all tremendous technological advances, putting development in the wrong hands can lead to catastrophic results. Conversely, following strategies based on the correct combination of expertise, experience and ingenuity will provide the perfect canvas.
Written by Igor Ilunin, head of IoT at DataArt.


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Narcolepsy is a chronic, lifelong neurological disorder. The most common symptom is excessive sleepiness during the day. Narcolepsy involves a problem in the brain's signals. As a result, you may fall asleep when you should be awake during the day.
- About 1 in 2,000 people in the U.S. have narcolepsy.
- Symptoms often begin to occur during the teenage years.
- People often have narcolepsy for many years before they get a diagnosis.
- Untreated narcolepsy can have a negative impact on your performance at school and at work.
- People with untreated narcolepsy are 10 times more likely to get into a car accident than those who receive treatment.
- Talk to your board-certifed sleep medicine physician.
- Visit www.sleepeducation.org
Am I At Risk:
The vast majority of narcolepsy cases occur without any risk factors. Your risk of having narcolepsy is slightly higher if a family member also has it. Research suggests that a trigger may cause some cases of narcolepsy. Potential triggers include: head injury, chronic sleep deprivation, viral illness and strep infection
Excessive daytime sleepiness is often the frst symptom of narcolepsy to appear. This need to sleep during the day can be impossible to resist. In some cases, sleepiness occurs in sudden sleep "attacks." Other symptoms may include:
Cataplexy is a brief episode of muscle weakness. For example, you may feel your knees buckle. In some cases, it can cause you to collapse to the floor. Cataplexy is often triggered by strong emotions such as laughter. It tends to last from only a few seconds up to a minute. It usually does not cause injury. Not all individuals with narcolepsy will have cataplexy.
Hallucinations may occur as you are falling asleep or waking up. These vivid, dream-like events seem real and may be frightening.
Sleep paralysis also occurs as you are falling asleep or waking up. It causes you to be unable to move even though you are awake and aware of the event. Sleep paralysis may occur at the same time as a hallucination.
Disrupted nighttime sleep may involve multiple brief awakenings during the night. Most people who have narcolepsy are able to fall back to sleep easily. Fragmented sleep is more common in people who have had narcolepsy for a long time.
Since narcolepsy is not a common sleep problem, many primary care physicians have difficulty diagnosing the sleep disorder. A board-certified sleep medicine physician can help make the proper diagnosis.
Schedule an appointment with a sleep medicine physician at an AASM Accredited Sleep Disorders Center. He or she will perform a combination of the tests to help determine if you have narcolepsy, including: In-lab overnight sleep study, Multiple Sleep Latency Test (MSLT) or Hypocretin Level Measurement.
There is no cure for narcolepsy, but treatment can help you manage its symptoms. Your sleep doctor may prescribe a stimulant to help you stay awake during the day. Your doctor may prescribe another drug to reduce episodes of cataplexy. Some lifestyle changes also can help.
- Be careful to avoid driving while drowsy.
- Go to bed and wake up at the same times each day.
- Take brief, 15-to-20 minute naps during the day if they help you feel refreshed.
- Ask your doctor for help in managing school and work schedules.
- Take your prescribed medications at the scheduled time each day.
Next Steps:
- Talk to your doctor about your symptoms. It may help to write down your symptoms including the time of day when they occur.
- Discuss all of your medications and herbal supplements with your doctor.
- Keep a daily and nightly log of your sleep habits. Share this information with your doctor.
- Your doctor may schedule you for a sleep study. Ask the sleep doctor if you should change any of your sleep habits or medications before the sleep study.


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WTI Crude futures are currently trading at $57.21-higher by 1.29% as compared to the previous closing price. The contract last week posted a weekly gain of 2.6%.
Brent crude futures were trading at $62.01-higher by 0.60% as compared to the previous closing price. The contract advanced 1.8% last week.
Crude prices advanced today after the new Saudi Arabian energy minister confirmed expectations that there would be no radical change in his country's oil policy.
The new Saudi Arabian Minister said earlier today that the pillars of Saudi policy would not change and a global deal to cut crude production by 1.2 million barrels per day would survive.
According to market sources, the OPEC oil output surged in the last month, rising for the first month in 2019. The output rose as higher supply from Nigeria and Iraq offset restraint by Saudi Arabia and losses caused by U.S. sanctions on Iran.
The OPEC+ deal's joint ministerial monitoring committee is scheduled to meet on 12th of September in Abu Dhabi.
Crude prices today were also propped up by an increase in oil imports in China in August. Shipments to the country rose 3% from July and about 10% higher in the first eight months of this year as compared to a year earlier.
S&P Global Platts said it would launch new price assessments for U.S. crude oil for Asian buyers from 1st of October.
The U.S. energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its report on Friday that the U.S. energy firms last week decreased the number of rigs looking for new oil by 4 to 738 for the week ended 6th September. The oil rig count dropped for the third straight week.
Adding to supply-side data, reports which are published by the API and the EIA every week, the API is scheduled to report U.S. crude supplies for the week ended 6th September on Tuesday. Previously, the API reported that U.S. crude supplies dropped by 0.401 million barrels for the week ended August 30. The EIA will report US crude inventories for the week ended September 06 on Wednesday. Previously, the EIA reported that U.S. crude inventories fell by 4.771 million barrels for the week ended August 30.
On the technical front, the RSI is currently at 58.70% and suggests that the market can move in the upward direction. The current price is above the MA5. The current price is above the middle line of the Bollinger bands and is heading upwards.
Overall Bias is Positive and short-term trades can be initiated with below mentioned Stop Loss and Profit targets.
Trade Suggestion-Limit Buy At 57.05 Take Profit At 57.75 Stop Loss At 56.70


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Stillwater inmate: no showers, no clean clothes for weeks during lockdown
Edward Mohammed Johnson, an inmate doing time for homicide at the Stillwater prison, has been charged with beating officer Joseph Gomm to death with a hammer.
The July 18 killing stunned correction officers. Attacks on guards—let alone fatal ones—are relatively rare. Statewide, there are usually only one or two assaults a year. Commissioner Tom Roy believes Gomm may be the first Minnesota guard to be killed in the line of duty.
"We are not accustomed to losing staff," he said at a news conference shortly after the incident. "This is a bad day."
There would be plenty of hard days to follow. As a precaution in the wake of the attack, prisons across Minnesota went on lockdown. Inmates were confined to their cells at all times, unless they were being escorted to the gym so guards could search them and their cells for weapons or contraband.
The lockdowns were gradually lifted once staff felt it was safe to resume their normal schedules. By August, Stillwater's was the only one that remained.
Prisoners and their families call the conditions "inhumane" and demand the lockdown be brought to an end. Audio obtained by the Twin Cities Incarcerated Workers Organizing Committee—a group aiming to end the "criminalization, exploitation, and enslavement of working class people"—paints a grim picture.
The account comes from an inmate identified only as "Tony," whose last name wasn't provided "due to concerns for retaliation."
He describes prisoners stranded in their cells without basic supplies or services. Doctors stop by and distribute medication, he says, but claims inmates don't have access to psychologists or clergy. The food delivered to their cells is in smaller portions than they normally receive.
The worst part is the hygiene. Tony claims they've had "maybe" two showers in 24 days. They've been sitting in the same dirty underwear for three weeks, without access to laundry or the canteen. There are new prisoners who haven't been given clothing or supplies.
"They have no property or anything, and they've been asking staff about this stuff, and they've basically just been blowing them off," he says.
It wasn't until this week, he says, that they began seeing significant time outside their cells. He thinks this was only due to a KSTP report outlining conditions.
Tony's main frustration is that it all seems so haphazard—that the staff had no real plan to feed them or provide basic services during the lockdown. "So we're all suffering because we have incompetent leadership."
Another account by an inmate in the KSTP report parrots some of Tony's claims—that inmates hadn't showered since the lockdown began, and that they'd been fed nothing but peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
But a statement from Department of Corrections spokesperson Sarah Fitzgerald contradicts most of what he says. She says prisoners have received showers, hygiene bags, and clean linens, and they're now allowed to shower every other day.
Medications and medical appointments "are provided," and meals are approved by a dietitian and "meet the nutritional needs as set by the FDA guidelines." Friends, family, and legal counsel are now allowed to resume visits, and the canteen has reopened.
Tony claims that any improvements have been the result of media coverage, but Fitzgerald's statement describes it as the standard transition from lockdown to normal operations—slow and methodical.
"Lockdown is not the preferred state of the facility, but resuming normal programming must be done with intention, prioritizing the safety of staff and offenders."
The lockdown created something of a black box, so it's difficult to know what conditions were really like. But the vacuum created by that opacity leaves plenty of room for speculation. Unless the situation becomes clearer, opinions on the Stillwater lockdown will diverge based on whom people tend to trust anyway: police or prisoners.


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Wyatt was recently featured in the Memphis Business Journal for its recognition at the Tennessee Bar Association's ninth annual Corporate Pro Bono Initiative Gala. The Firm received the Corporate Counsel Pro Bono Law Firm Award for its commitment to provide free legal services to low-income families in Shelby, Fayette, Tipton and Lauderdale counties. Larry Crawford, Partner in Charge of Client Relations and member of the Firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Service Team, was quoted in the article as well. "We consider it a great honor and are humbled," Mr. Crawford said.
To read the article in full, please click here.


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Cameo Club lets our more senior members of the church and community, particularly those who are housebound, to get together for a friendly afternoon meal. This group allows members to get together with old friends as well as the chance to make new ones.
After the meal our guests enjoy a range of entertainment which is put on by our team of volunteers who help to cater for, care for and transport our guests from their home to the church and then back home.
Many guests enjoy playing a game of Bingo after there meal, although there are alternatives for those who are not so keen on claiming a 'Full House'
We welcome new members to this group, but we do ask that you please contact us before hand to arrange the details of our new guests for catering and transportation purposes.


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Kerr unleashes strong squad to tackle Singida
Gor Mahia head coach Dylan Kerr has released what is viewed as his best side to take on Singida United in SportPesa Super Cup semi-final match today at 3.15pm.
Apart from goalkeeper Shaban Odhoji, all regular players are on the starting team backed up by equally a superb bench power that includes the impressive Innocent Wafula and goalkeeper Boniface Oluoch.
Odhoji is starting for a second straight time in this tournament.
Line up:
16. Shaban Odhoji, 26. Philemon Otieno, 2. Godfrey Walusimbi, 12. Joash Onyango, 18. Haron Shakava, 20. Earnest Wendo, 30. Humphrey Mieno, 8. Francis Kahata, 22. Meddie Kagere, 25, George Odhiambo, 9. Jacques Tuyisenge
29. Boniface Oluoch, 21. Wesley Onguso, 27. Charles Momanyi, 7. Innocent Wafula, 11. Boniface Omondi, 17. Benard Ondiek, 24. Lawrence Juma, 19. Ephrem Guikan


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Article by Deborah Lloyd, Reiki Master
No matter what spiritual or religious path one pursues, an essential step in reaching one's full potential is to be of service to others. The practice of Reiki is certainly focused on serving others. The Reiki practitioner is merely an instrument, channeling pure loving and healing energies for the highest good of the other person. The best thing a practitioner can do is set aside her own ego and simply allow the energies to flow.
When we see ourselves as an instrument during Reiki-giving times, shifts in our belief system and attitude occur over time. Often, we are not aware of these subtleties, as they enter our subconscious, little by little. For example, in your early days with Reiki, you may think of yourself as someone with a special talent who can heal others. But, slowly, this attitude shifts as you feel humbled and thankful that you are a facilitator in bringing healing energies to your loved ones, and perhaps to clients, through this wondrous modality. Although all of us can explain Reiki to a degree, at the end of the day, we know there is something greater than us doing this work.
Humility is a needed quality when serving others. Humility is a word that is frequently misunderstood. Often, people think humility equals a lack of confidence, a passive submissiveness, or a derogatory aspect of one's personhood. Nothing could be further from the truth. Humility is the awareness of the Universal Life Force Energy working with us, when serving others is the goal. Affirmations of this truth are given to us constantly, through signs and synchronicities. The more we see the signs, and give gratitude, the more we recognize the Universal Life Force Energy in our lives, and in our work.
Another shift that occurs is a growing compassionate attitude toward others. It is often too easy to make judgments about other people's lives. But, when we are given the opportunity to become a healing facilitator (no matter what the modality or situation is), we see the other person in a new light. Recently, a middle-aged gentleman, unshaven, tired, and dressed in unkempt clothing, came in for his first session with me. He was unlike a typical Reiki client. He said he came for a session because he was having problems with sleeping. As he received Reiki, I felt the sadness and fatigue within him and felt the light energies flow strongly into his body. I felt the loving and healing energies flow into his being; my heart chakra grew in compassion. After the session, he shared his overwhelming difficulties in finding work; then he stated it felt like all his troubles had just floated away. While his life circumstances did not change in that hour, his energy certainly did. He was calmer, lighter and ready to face his problems.
When our focus remains on giving the gift of Reiki to others, we also realize many benefits. Our personal development blossoms as the beautiful characteristics of humility and compassion grow. Reiki is truly a wondrous gift – for the giver and the receiver!
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Deborah Lloyd is a Usui and Karuna® Reiki Master and certified holistic therapy practitioner, providing Reiki sessions and training in Asheville, NC. Deborah is the author of two books, 22 Messages from the Archangels; and, Believe and it is True: A Story of Healing and Life Lessons. She is also one of the co-authors of Reiki 101: 101 Answers for Your Reiki Questions. Reach Deborah at http://www.deblloydhealing.com/, email@example.com and at Deb Lloyd Healing on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/deblloydhealing)


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Fibre-reinforced plastic is a composite material made of a polymer matrix reinforced with fibres.
FRP products can be used in a wide range of applications that have traditionally employed steel or aluminium. These include floor grating, handrails, ladders, cable management systems, stair cases, pipe crossovers, access platforms, and sumps & bunds.
Compared to steel & aluminium, FRP has a whole host of benefits including corrosion resistance, it's strong & lightweight, impact resistance, ease of maintenance, fire resistance, quick installation and safety from electrical hazards.
FRP is the ideal material for floor grating and it outperforms other materials in a number of key areas such as: corrosion resistance, high impact resistance, bidirectional strength, slip resistance and ease of fabrication, installation and utilization. It's safer, more durable and easier to work with.
Heavy and difficult to work with, steel floor grating rusts & corrodes over time, potentially lowering its structural integrity and slip resistance. This can make it unsafe over the long term.
A 100% Australian owned and operated company, our 30 plus years of combined experience mean that were able to offer the highest quality composite material solutions to the commercial & industrial markets at an affordable price. We also back this expertise up with some of the best customer service in the industry.
FRP's high durability, low electrical conductivity and high slip resistance makes it the ideal for constructing a wide range of access platforms. High corrosion resistance also makes it especially good for tough and aggressive operating environments that quickly degrade steel and aluminium.
To put it simply, a whole lot, including:
Strength: FRP has a superior strength-to-weight ratio
Electrical resistance: unlike highly conductive aluminium, FRP ladders are perfect for use in the electrical industry or environments that electrical shocks are a risk.
Fire resistance: FRP is more flame resistant and doesn't conduct heat like aluminium. This is why it's preferred by firefighters and industrial environments that involved high temperatures.
Corrosion resistance: FRP is highly resistant to corrosive chemicals and is ideal for industrial environments that can corrode aluminium and other metals.
Cable Management Systems
First and foremost, FRP's corrosion resistance and long life span are important factors. It's lightweight nature also allows for more cost effective installation. It's non-conductive and non-magnetic nature also reduces shock hazards and makes it the perfect cable trunking material.


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Cheryl is an outstandingly attractive brunette and a big science fiction fan. She longs to blast off into the great unknown and experience great heights of pleasure and adventure well beyond the stratosphere. While her head may be in the clouds, she's really a down to earth girl, and a super fun person. Sheís got a wicked and inventive imagination, too, though. In between reading about exploring the outer regions of space, she has found time to explore every hidden nook and cranny of Geneva and find all the interesting and picturesque places that a visitor would enjoy seeing.
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