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Is the government still committed to its 2020 renewables target?
Under EU law, the UK has promised to ramp up energy production from
renewables to 15% by 2020 -
in 2010 the figure was 3.3%.
But last weekend the
front page of the Observer reported that George Osborne and the
Treasury are lobbying for a
25% cut in subsidies for onshore wind.
What effect might this have? A
study paid for by the Scottish renewables industry suggests
that a 25% cut in subsidies could lead to 25% cut in the number of
onshore wind projects, with many of those located in Scotland.
Meanwhile, comments by industry experts appear to indicate that
the impact could be even more significant as investor confidence is
Osborne's position is widely seen as a supportive response to a
back-bench Tory rebellion against wind farms. (Many of those
MPs oppose wind farm development because of what they believe will
be the impact on the landscape of their constituency.) Predictably,
parts of the media were pleased, with the Telegraph
calling the proposal "welcome and necessary" and the Mail
asking "
Is this the end of wind farms?"
If enacted, it seems likely that the move would make it more
difficult for the UK to meet its EU renewables target. This is
because onshore wind is a key plank of government plans to ramp up
renewables - as this chart from DECC's 2009
Renewable Energy Strategy shows (onshore wind is light
A study commissioned by the Department for Energy and Climate
Change (DECC) from the
consultancy Arup in 2011 (which fed into DECC's more recent
Renewable Energy Roadmap) laid out some different scenarios for
the potential future build of onshore wind, illustrated in this
Based on this the government concluded that
"The central range for deployment
indicates that onshore wind could contribute up to around 13 GW by
It's useful to point out however that the three scenarios in the
Arup study are based on maximum build rates. As DECC
puts it:
"....deployment in each technology would
be expected to be correspondingly lower than them, except where RO
support is set high enough to incentivise even the most expensive
potential renewable projects in a given technology."
In other words, the upper end of the 'central' scenario in the
Arup study - which is broadly consistent with the rollout of
onshore wind projected in the 2009 Renewable Energy Strategy - is
based on modelling which doesn't include any financial constraints.
Once some projects start being excluded on the grounds of
affordability (or for any other reason), that will makes it more
difficult to hit the renewable energy target.
Cutting the Renewables Obligation
Renewables Obligation (RO) is the (notoriously complicated) way
the government encourages large scale renewable power. It is due to
be replaced by a new support measure known as Contracts for
Difference (CfD) (equally complicated, although in a different way)
by 2017 - but before that happens, new levels for the RO need
to be set for the 2013-17 period.
Back in October 2011, DECC launched a
consultation on the proposed changes to the RO. In it they
suggested that the support level for onshore wind be cut by 10% in
order to reduce costs. Their modelling indicated that this would
reduce build of onshore wind by 0.35-0.43GW.
This isn't a vast amount and at the time, the renewables
industry appeared relatively sanguine about what was perceived as a
relatively light cut - the
Renewable Energy Association, for example, responded that
"Onshore wind developers should be able to live with this".
The mooted 25% cut is of course somewhat larger. There isn't
much research into what effect it might have. There does however
seem to be
a lone study from 2011, produced for ScottishPower and ScottishPower
Renewables by the consultancy Oxera (so caveat emptor).
The report models which proposed onshore wind projects would
become uneconomic under a 10% and (handily) a 25% cut to the RO
support mechanism.
It suggests that a 25% cut in the RO support measures would lead
to a proportionate 25% reduction in the rollout of onshore
Perhaps of interest to those MPs who oppose expansion of wind
farms in their constituency, Oxera predicts that nearly three
quarters (72%) of the 8.6TWh of wind projects made uneconomic by
the decrease in support would be in Scotland.
Of course, these conclusions come from a report paid for by
Scottish companies which are investing heavily in wind power, and
there isn't a lot else out there, so bear that in mind.
Less onshore wind might also push up costs. In comments made
over the weekend,
Tory MP Tim Yeo pointed out that offshore wind is a more
expensive option than onshore turbines. The Oxera report calculates
that meeting the 2020 renewables target by making up a shortfall
from onshore wind with offshore wind could increase costs to the
taxpayer by around £219m-£256m per year by 2020. (This calculation
assumes the support levels created by the 25% cut to the RO remain
the same up to 2020).
Impact on investor confidence
RenewableUK believe that the effects of the cut would be more
severe than predicted by the Oxera study, telling us that "investor
confidence would be shaken by a 25% cut".
A spokesperson from Bloomberg New Energy
Finance seemed to agree that there could be wider implications.
They told us
"The biggest point is the uncertainty
and the bad impression that is created if the government proposes
one level for the RO and some months later it unravels."
They added that the uncertainty created so far has "already
affected investor confidence" and may be impacting on onshore wind
this year:
"Some investors have agreed plans made
on the basis of 0.9 ROCs. If that's not the case those decisions
would not have been made. The priority is that the government needs
to clarify the situation as soon as possible".
Meanwhile, in a comment sent to us, DECC said
"It is vital that our support for
renewable electricity both encourages investment and represents
value for money for consumers. The Government will publish support
levels for renewable electricity technologies for the period 2013
to 2017 shortly."
...which isn't massively informative.
Of course, there's a political wrangle going on behind the
scenes, that is, if you believe the
Observer which suggested that there is a massive barney between
DECC and the Treasury, with the Treasury "crawling all over" the
proposed rates and "demanding" a 25% cut.
Maybe that explains DECC's somewhat vague comment. So, the
normal cut and thrust of politics - meanwhile, the renewables
target looms just eight years away...
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LOUISVILLE The Town Council is considering regulations on outdoor wood-burning stoves, but members are split on what the required setback should be.
A public hearing and town board vote are scheduled for March 13.
Two members of the board, Daniel OKeefe and Roy A. Slim Beshaw, say the required setback should be 50 feet from the property line, as opposed to the 100 feet proposed by the town Planning Board.
I looked at a lot of codes and they have established setbacks in relation to neighboring properties, Mr. OKeefe said. Ours doesnt have that.
Mr. OKeefe and Mr. Beshaw both said a 100-foot setback would leave many property owners unable to install a wood-burning stove on their land.
If you go with 100 feet, then they couldnt put a wood stove on their lot without going for a variance, Mr. Beshaw said.
A property owner with a home on a 150-by-200-foot lot wouldnt be able to meet the proposed setback requirement, he said.
Youre supposed to be 15 feet off the property line, so youre actually talking about 65 feet, Mr. Beshaw said.
What if they cant afford to buy a bigger lot and theyre putting in one of the burners to try and save money? he said.
Town Supervisor Larry R. Legault and council members M. Gail Schneider and Patrick D. Carroll agree with the Planning Boards proposal.
They said the 100-foot setback doesnt necessarily prohibit someone on a smaller lot from putting in an outdoor boiler.
Im in favor of what the Planning Board has recommended, Mr. Legault said. I feel like they have done their homework and I will support their recommendations.
Ms. Schneider agreed. Im going to go with what the board suggests, she said. I feel like they made that decision for a reason.
Mr. Carroll said this is why the variance process exists.
My inclination is to go with what the Planning Board has recommended, he said. If people want to deviate from that, they can go through the variance process.
Mr. Legault said he understands the concerns raised by Mr. OKeefe and Mr. Beshaw, but said he doesnt think the setbacks are going to be problematic.
Their concern was if you own a 150-foot property in the middle of nowhere, you wouldnt be able to have an outdoor boiler, he said. If that is the case, apply for a variance and you shouldnt have any problem getting one.
The public hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. March 13 at the municipal building. The boards regular monthly meeting will follow.
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I have enjoyed the show until tonight. These are the only morons that don't like the looks of the Alfa 8C. Corolla said it looks like crap. What it wrong with them? It is arguably in the top 10 of best looking cars ever.
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Mitt Romney has been keeping a low profile since losing the 2012 presidential election to Barack Obama, but he has been spotted a few places.
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Common Grounds, a partnership between the corn and soybean industry has gathered women farmers from around the country willing to advocate for GMOs saying how they grow it, buy it and walk to talk about why.
"Some of the traits and the proteins that GMOs include are things like protection against certain diseases, or insects or really helping us manage weeds better in our farms," said farmer Julie Kenney.
But, Down To Earth CEO Mark Fergusson says it's making people sick through more pesticide use and potential side effects we don't even know about yet.
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Some SEOs believe that position reports are useless, and while I understand their arguments, there is no denying that clients want to see this information. I am not going to argue the pros and cons about position reporting; this post is not about that. Here I am going to explain a specific chart that appears on the WPG reports, and my advice to WPG on how to improve on it.
One of the most common questions clients ask about position reports is the purpose of the "visibility index" graph that WPG displays, and how it is calculated. Read more…


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There's been a bit of confusion and anger over the NCAA's decision to suspend six Ohio State players for five games next season for selling memorabilia and accepting discounted tattoos, but not to suspend them for the Sugar Bowl against Arkansas. Well, it seems there's still a chance that none of the suspended players will play in the Sugar Bowl, though it's not the NCAA's decision.
The team met for the first time since the suspension was announced on Sunday, and according to a report in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the suspended players apologized to their teammates at the meeting. According to the same report, the Ohio State seniors also got together to discuss whether or not they wanted the players suspended by the team for the bowl game as well.
According to sources, the suspended players are scheduled to travel with the team to New Orleans, but the final decision on what happens to quarterback Terrelle Pryor, running back Dan Herron, receiver DeVier Posey, left tackle Mike Adams, backup defensive end Solomon Thomas and backup linebacker Jordan Whiting obviously lies with Ohio State coach Jim Tressel. One source said one scenario could include the sanctioned Buckeyes playing in the Sugar Bowl, but perhaps not starting.
If I had to guess, I don't think Tressel will sit any of the players for the Sugar Bowl. If anything, he'll choose the option to not start them, though I don't even expect that to be the case. Personally, while I understand why people are angry that none of the players were suspended for the bowl game, I tend to feel that suspending them for five games next season hurts Ohio State more than forcing them to sit out the Sugar Bowl would.
Let's be real, here, while the Sugar Bowl is a big deal, it doesn't actually mean anything in the big picture. It's not like the winner of the game has a chance to be the national champion. The only thing on the line in the game is Ohio State's pride as they face another SEC team in a BCS bowl game.
Suspending the players for next season, however, likely costs the Buckeyes a shot at a national title in 2011 and possibly a Big Ten title as well. Even if players like Terrelle Pryor decide to leave school early rather than sit out nearly half the season, that still means the Buckeyes won't have them next year, which will have an impact on the team's performance.
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Natalie Portman's Directorial Debut & Paper Towns' Nat WolffBy Gerri Miller
See how Portman is making her big splash in Israel and don't miss Paper Towns with Nat WolffGo To Pop Culture
When I married my Jewish husband, David, I was Presbyterian and had no thoughts of conversion. David asked that our children be Jews--that was the only decision that was comfortable for him.
When I agreed, I had a clear understanding of the theological implications of raising our children Jewish and was comfortable with them, although I did not realize all the practical implications--fulfilling religious school obligations, observing a variety of holidays I was unfamiliar with, and planning a Bar Mitzvah (when a person assumes the privileges and obligations of an adult member of the Jewish community) ceremony and celebration!
The hardest part, for me, was talking to my parents about this decision. My father is an atheist of Christian background, and my mother and I had spent lots of quality time together in the church community where I grew up. I knew that I would be disappointing each of them in different ways. However, my parents' main concern was that I be happy, and so they accepted our decision.
It was not easy to invite my parents to the brit milah (ritual circumcision) of any of our three sons, as I knew that my father was very uncomfortable with what seemed to him something tribal and almost barbaric, and that my mother was very concerned about what to expect. Geographic distance was a factor as well. For our first two sons, my parents were not able to be in town on the eighth day, so we had the ceremonies without them and planned naming ceremonies in the synagogue to occur when they visited. However, they finally were in attendance when we celebrated the brit of our third son.
To my great relief, however, my father entertained the young children in attendance during the ceremony, and my mother stayed at the back of the room--amazed at how quickly it was over and how little her grandson fussed. While it was not what they had envisioned for their grandson, they knew that it was our decision as parents, and they were there for us.
By including my parents in events such as these, I am hopeful that our family's Jewish identity has become more comfortable to them over time. In fact, at my oldest son's Bar Mitzvah, by which time I had become Jewish, my mother said two things that I will never forget: "I can hardly wait for the next one" and "Now I have a better understanding of why you wanted to become part of this community."


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If you live in an area that experiences changing seasons, you've probably already noticed that your clients' skin and nails change right along with them. Even in a climate that undergoes minimal temperature shifts, there are still big problems: In the arid climates of the West Coast, skin retains less moisture than in more humid climates, such as those found in Southeast regions. Researchers have even found a link between climate and the rate at which people age: Dry-climate skin enjoys less elasticity than in more humid surroundings and, therefore, develops fine lines and wrinkles more rapidly. There are many other ways in which temperature changes can affect your clients' nailcare needs; in this Nail Clinic we examine the seasonal changes you experience and how to keep your clients' skin and nails healthy in spite of harsh weather.
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When the temperature drops and your salon is flooded with people eagerly awaiting the soothing, hot water in a pedicure tub, you know it's time for winter services. Most of the changes you see in your clients' nails and skin this time of year are a result of chilly weather. "With colder temperatures, there is less humidity in the air, causing dryness," remarks Ella Toombs, dermatologist and director of aesthetic dermatology at DuPont Circle in Washington, D.C. "And nails that are dry tend to fracture and break more easily."
Your clients can easily protect their vulnerable nails through fall and winter by hydrating them daily with cuticle oil and even food-grade oils, such as olive oil or vegetable oil. "I ask clients to put olive oil on their toenails as often as possible to help with dryness," says Diane Gibbons, 17-year veteran nail tech and owner of Diane Gibbons' Nail Salon in Yarmouth Port, Massachusetts. "If the client has dryness around her fingernails and cuticles, I suggest that a few days before coming in for a manicure, she take off the polish, soak her nails in warm olive oil and really rub it in. Amazingly, olive oil is a great solution for dry nails!"
While nails are high on your priority list, don't forget that skin is also susceptible to harsh winter conditions. To combat dry skin, offer hydrating manicures as well as retailing products that clients can utilize at home, like a thick cream. "The purchase of an item tends to promote use of it," explains Barbara Reed, clinical professor of dermatology at the University of Colorado Hospital in Denver and dermatologist at The Denver Skin Clinic. Reed recommends that clients apply a thick cream, put on damp cotton gloves and cover hands with a plastic bag or plastic gloves to promote absorption; they can leave this on for a few hours or overnight. Toombs agrees that religiously applying a thick cream to hands, nails and cuticles at night before going to bed is an effective treatment. "This acts as a protective barrier—a sealant around skin—preventing moisture from being sapped. A product may not add moisture, but it will allow the body to keep what moisture it has," she says.
Reed also notes that severe symptoms, such as skin cracking or redness, may require a trip to the dermatologist, so call your client's attention to any skin issues that look out of the ordinary.
Surprising Troublemakers
Dry skin during the winter isn't always caused by cold conditions—it can also be a result of your usual routine. Hot water, though soothing, works against skin and nails by stealing moisture. In fact, winter dryness is often caused by the hot showers clients take in colder weather. "I don't do water manicures at all anymore because I find that water causes nails to split," shares MJ Sherer, owner of Nails by MJ in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Sherer offers a waterless, skin-nourishing manicure that starts with a cuticle oil application, then continues into a warm lotion soak. Next, she applies cuticle remover and gently pushes back cuticles, energizes skin with a scrub and finishes the pre-polish steps with a cleansing brush.
Sherer isn't the only tech who finds that waterless manicures are a must in colder weather. Gibbons also provides waterless manicures during which she envelops the client's hands in warm mitts to help the already applied oil or moisturizer penetrate deeper into skin.
Besides warm water, another seemingly harmless product—soap—causes drying and exacerbates any signs of dehydration on clients' skin and nails. "You'll want to use a non-soap cleanser during winter," recommends Toombs. "Basically, anything that 'suds up' is a soap-based product, which can cause dryness." Opt for a creamy, milky cleanser as an alternative.
In the Heat of the Moment
Once the chilly weather has blown out of town, warm weather paves the way for healthy nails; they tend to be more hydrated due to increased humidity and even grow more quickly in warm weather. For clients with normal or oily skin, summer allows you to put away the thicker creams and use lighter lotions instead.
"For summer, we gradually switch the thick lotion we use in winter to a thinner one, and we encourage clients to continue with cuticle oil application, but twice per day as opposed to three times in the winter," relates Darlene Donovan, nail technician at Nail Creations at Bamboo Natural Beauty in Londonberry, New Hampshire. "No matter the season, I offer warm towels with a scrub, but this summer I am offering a 'Cool Cucumber Wrap' for clients who don't want the heat."
Some nail techs make more conservative changes during hot times. In the summer, Sherer's services remain unchanged, but she skips the warm lotion soak unless the client's hands are especially dry. Another minor change for the summertime is to end your services with an application of lotion containing sunscreen, as well as a layer of UV-blocking top coat, to protect skin and nails from sun damage.
Despite your best efforts, some clients will struggle with dry skin and nails year-round, so it's a good idea to examine each client's hands, feet and nails to determine which products and procedures are most beneficial. "I gear my services around what is right for the individual client," says Gibbons. "I take extra care to examine the skin, and as I proceed with the service, I mention what I've observed and make suggestions." While seasonal changes can certainly affect your clients' skin and nails, it's up to you to prevent some of the problems that detract from the results of your services, allowing your clients' skin and nails to look picture-perfect year-round.
Tracy Morin is a freelance writer and editor based in Oxford, MS.


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At the beginning of his presidency, Bill Clinton spent hours in private, secret interviews with close friend and Pulitzer prize–winning journalist Taylor Branch. They talked about Monca Lewinsky and the Oklahoma City bombings; they dished about world leaders and soon-to-be president George W. Bush. Now, after years, Branch has amassed his own musings about the talks into a more than 700-page tome. We ask him about his book, "The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With the President."
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Faculty Publications 2010
Bettencourt, David. SEE also: Coombs, Daniel; Janusonis, Michael.
Bettencourt, David and G. Wayne Miller. Behind the Hedgerow: Eileen Slocum and the Meaning of Newport Society. Rhode Island International Film Festival, August 26-Sept 2, Jane Pickens Theatre. 2010. (Documentary; Newport Premier)
Chadah, Ashish. SEE also: "Moving Images"; Pal, Deepanjana.
Chadah, Ashish. Vakaratunda Swaha. 2010. (22 min Short Film)
Coombs, Daniel. "The Ballet of Bellevue Ave. (Bettencourt)." Mercury. August 25-31. 2010. p.4.
Janusonis, Michael. "Damning Documentary Shines Light on the Fishing Industry; R.I. International Film Festival (Neugent)." Providence Journal. August 13, 2010. p.D3.
Janusonis, Michael. "'It's a Bash!' Is Spirited Look at Local Band Neutral Nation (Bettencourt)." Providence Journal. April 29, 2010.
Janusonis, Michael. "Spirited Look at Legendary Local Band Neutral Nation (Bettencourt)." Providence Journal. April 30, 2010. p.1,D4.
Janusonis, Michael. "The Story of a Grande Dame; Film Goes Behind the Newport Walls for a Record of Eileen Slocum's Remarkable Life (Bettencourt)." Providence Journal. August 10, 2010. D1,D3.
Loftes, Drian and Dana Neugent, Co-Producers. Truth: Fishing Crisis or Government Mismanagement (Documentary Film). 2010.
"Moving Images (Chadah)." Indianexpress. 2010. http://www.indianexpress.com/story_mobile.php?storyid+621615
Neugent, Dana. SEE also: Janusonis, Michael; Loftes, Brian.
Neugent, Dana, Director. Truth: Fishing Crisis or Government Mismanagement. Ocean Spirit Productions. Premier: Rhode Island International Film Festival. August 15, 2010. (Documentary)
Pal, Deepanjana. "Reel It In (Chadah)."
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CARE Act Title II Manual - 2003 Version
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Contract monitoring includes both program monitoring (i.e., assessing the quality and quantity of services provided) and fiscal monitoring (assessing how efficiently and appropriately funds are used). Contract monitoring processes should be based on obligations as outlined in a written contract and responsibilities as outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) or Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). Under Title II, contract monitoring is the responsibility of the State grantee. In some cases, this is delegated to a consortium lead agency.
In cases where consortia are responsible for dispersing Title II funds, a grantee may delegate some of its authority to monitor subcontracts to a lead agency within a consortium. Such arrangements require a MOU/MOA or a specific contract requirement that specifies methods, sets deadlines, and assigns responsibility for the monitoring activities. Grantees must be careful to avoid conflicts of interest when assigning tasks related to program and fiscal monitoring, including the involvement of lead agencies that are also contracted service providers. Contracted providers have an inherent conflict of interest when they are involved in monitoring their own contracts.
Just as Title II programs vary, so do their contractors. Some contractors are large and well established while others are new and inexperienced. While there is no one, right way to monitor Title II contracts, a strong monitoring program includes a core of basic components that can be tailored to specific situations. Creating and operating a contract monitoring program requires understanding of the following:
Legislative Background TOP
Contract monitoring can serve as a primary mechanism for documenting grantee compliance with multiple CARE Act requirements, including the following:
Program and Fiscal Monitoring TOP
Contract monitoring includes interdependent areas: program monitoring and fiscal monitoring.
Program monitoring means assessing the quality and quantity of the services being provided by a particular contractor. For the Title II staff, program monitoring should include reviewing program reports, conducting site visits, and reviewing client records or charts. Staff responsible for monitoring contracts generally require providers to report the number of clients served, the types of services offered, and any barriers or problems associated with delivering services.
Fiscal monitoring means assessing how efficiently a contractor uses the CARE Act funding it receives and whether funds are used for approved purposes. With effective fiscal monitoring, States track the timely expenditure of Title II funds. This type of monitoring includes regular review and assessment of contractors' expenditure patterns and processes to ensure adherence to Federal, State, and local rules and guidelines on the use of CARE Act funds.
Examples of how program monitoring and fiscal monitoring may be linked are as follows:
Program and Fiscal Monitoring TOP
Contract monitoring includes interdependent areas: program monitoring and fiscal monitoring.
Program monitoring means assessing the quality and quantity of the services being provided by a particular contractor. For the Title II staff, program monitoring should include reviewing program reports, conducting site visits, and reviewing client records or charts. Staff responsible for monitoring contracts generally require providers to report the number of clients served, the types of services offered, and any barriers or problems associated with delivering services.
Fiscal monitoring means assessing how efficiently a contractor uses the CARE Act funding it receives and whether funds are used for approved purposes. With effective fiscal monitoring, States track the timely expenditure of Title II funds. This type of monitoring includes regular review and assessment of contractors' expenditure patterns and processes to ensure adherence to Federal, State, and local rules and guidelines on the use of CARE Act funds.
Examples of how program monitoring and fiscal monitoring may be linked are as follows:
Establishing a Contract Monitoring System TOP
Grantees should ensure, up front, that contractors understand how the grantee plans to monitor contracts. The grantee may want to outline the contract monitoring process before contracts are signed. In some cases, grantees may prefer to develop a process jointly with contractors after contracts are up and running. For example, implementing a peer review process for contractor staff would require joint planning.
A complete contract monitoring system includes these key elements, each of which should be in place before a contract monitoring program begins:
Each of these is described below.
Roles of Funders and Contractors TOP
The CARE Act links funders and contractors in a collaborative effort to ensure the quality, quantity, effectiveness, and appropriateness of services for people living with HIV disease (PLWH). Clear expectations and conditions help facilitate cooperative solutions to problems. Therefore, contract monitoring roles for funders and contractors should be clearly specified.
The Grantee
The grantee retains ultimate accountability to HRSA for all contracts awarded through its Title II program. The grantee determines the personnel on the monitoring team and the nature and extent of each person's involvement.
The grantee will designate a person or team to review fiscal and program reports, conduct site visits, interact on an ongoing basis with contracted providers, and implement remedial steps or corrective action if necessary. A grantee may distribute monitoring functions across its organization. For example, fiscal monitoring activities are frequently handled by a different person, team, or even division within a health department than program monitoring activities.
Lead Agencies
A grantee may decide to share some of its monitoring responsibilities with a local lead agency in a regional consortium. This decision belongs only to the grantee and may depend on the ability of a lead agency to fulfill the monitoring requirements.
Some grantees require lead agencies to collect and consolidate program reports from all the subcontractors within their jurisdiction. Fiscal monitoring processes may also be conducted at the lead agency level. Any arrangement where lead agencies take on some aspect of the contract monitoring process should be spelled out clearly in a MOU/MOA (see below).
The primary role of providers in a contract monitoring process is to submit program and fiscal reports to the monitoring agent (usually the grantee or lead agency) in a timely manner. Again, a strong contract monitoring process should be viewed as a collaborative effort in which the monitoring agent and contracted provider cooperate to assure the highest quality of services funded by Title II.
A second role of providers may be to ensure that their staff members participate in a peer review process at the request of the grantee (see below, "Approaches for Effective Contract Monitoring").
The Written Contract TOP
A written contract describes the obligations of both the funder and the contractor in providing services to PLWH. It is sometimes incorrectly assumed that local application guidance, standards of care, written responses to Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and other such documents provide sufficient expectations against which a provider can be assessed. The missing piece in this approach-the written and signed contract-brings together the many expectations outlined in a range of sources and makes them contractual.
The grantee must be careful to obligate funding only through signed, written contracts. Following are examples of items that might appear in a signed, written contract.
Administrative Provisions. Administrative provisions are processes and parameters tied to a contract. Such provisions may specify a budget modification process; procedures for changing the scope of work, mid-contract; method of payment; and duration of the contract.
Special administrative provisions may be needed in contracts between a lead agency and its subcontractors, such as a time-line for service delivery or a condition of approval from the Title II grantee. Additionally, a lead agency may, in the written contract with the grantee, identify and retain its authority to reallocate unexpended funds.
Operating Budget. The written contract should include a budget that establishes the financial obligation of the funder. A budget can set the funder's maximum obligation, even when the provider draws funds down from a pool, based on fee-for-service or unit cost accounting systems.
If the provider is using multiple funding streams to support a particular service, the budget should clearly indicate the other funding sources and specify within the contract which line items are supported by each funding source.
Fiscal Assurances. Fiscal assurances include policies, limits, or requirements regarding financial controls; independent audits; allowable expenditures; funding of last-resort requirements; administrative costs; liability/risk insurance; collections from third party payers; and other fiscal matters. In a written contract, fiscal assurances should be spelled out in a manner that ensures each party's ability to satisfy Federal, State, and local regulations.
Program Assurances. The funder may require contractors to follow policies on record maintenance, client confidentiality, standards of care, or client eligibility restrictions and protections. Also, a written contract should include a commitment to follow HRSA and State program policies.
Staffing Patterns. When a service provider is newly established, staffing patterns can determine a program's success. Particularly where funders wish to build new capacity in a service category, a written contract may require that specific staff positions be filled by qualified individuals and by a stated deadline.
Scope of Work. The activities to be performed by the contractor, the scope of work, must be outlined in the contract. The scope of work can be written in a number of ways, including sub-sections on goals, objectives, workplan, time-lines, and deliverables.
The scope of work must include clear expectations for the provider as to how the work will be assessed. Funders must clearly describe what they will consider a successful or unsuccessful implementation of a program to ensure that contractors document the program with the appropriate and necessary information.
Reporting Requirements. Every Title II contract, whether administered by a State grantee or a regional lead agency, must include expectations about using the CARE Act Data Report (CADR) or client-level data collection to report demographic and utilization figures in each of the service categories being funded. Without this obligation contractually in place, the State may be unable to meet its requirement to complete the HRSA CADR. (More information about CADR is included in this Manual.)
Contracts should spell out how often and on what dates reports are due. In addition to the reports for CADR or client-level reporting, contracts should require monthly or quarterly expenditure reports to ensure that funds are being spent in the community in an efficient manner. Regular expenditure reports will help funders anticipate need for reallocation of funds, such as in cases where a contractor is spending erratically. Finally, local and State guidelines for HIV/AIDS surveillance may present additional reporting obligations for providers; these may be included in the written contract.
Corrective Actions. Funders may include a description of corrective actions that may be taken if contractual obligations are not met. Corrective actions stated in a written contract should leave considerable room for informal intervention long before the contract gets to the worst-case scenario. (For more information on the range of corrective actions that can be taken, see below, "Plans for Corrective Actions and/or Remedial Steps.")
Appeal. The contract should describe a method that will be followed by the lead agency or the grantee if a provider wishes to appeal any corrective action that has been taken.
Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement TOP
A Memorandum of Understanding or Memorandum of Agreement (MOU/MOA) typically addresses more than the contract monitoring process. It is usually developed among the parties that are involved in any stage of planning, oversight, contract monitoring, evaluation, or administration of services. In Title II programs, these parties may include the grantee, a lead agency, a consortium, and any others that have an official role relating to Title II service contracts.
The MOU/MOA clarifies local duties in all areas related to the contracts in question. The document spells out how the relationships between decision makers will be governed. Again, because of the enormous diversity across Title II programs, what works in one region may not work in another.
The MOU/MOA should provide detailed descriptions of the following:
Parties. The MOU/MOA should name the individuals or organizations entering into the agreement.
Contracts. The MOU/MOA should stipulate the number and type of contracts covered by the agreement.
Scope. The scope and purpose of each contract covered by the agreement should be described. If the agreement covers contracts and activities beyond Title II, such as CDC, HOPWA, Medicaid, or other programs, the MOU/MOA should identify specifically which provisions apply to Title II and which do not.
Duration. The MOU/MOA should specify how long the agreement will be in place.
Roles. The MOU/MOA should identify those responsible for specific activities and provide a time-line for delivery of services or obligations. The MOU/MOA should specify responsibilities for any activities that require extensive collaboration among a number of parties, such as the Statewide Coordinated Statement of Need (SCSN). (See the SCSN chapter in this Manual for more detail.)
Costs. If any costs are to be accrued, the MOU/MOA should describe how they are allocated and the means of paying them.
Approaches for Effective Contract Monitoring TOP
Grantees should use the monitoring process to reinforce and underscore mutual obligations between funder and provider. Effective contract monitoring involves the contractor in a constructive, interactive process of feedback on how the contract obligations are being met. A rigid, one-way process that looks only for flaws in provider performance runs the risk of undermining trust and communication between funder and contractor. Clarity and courtesy should guide the funder's approach to contract monitoring. For example, funders should give advance notice before site visits are made and supply the provider with a checklist of items to be reviewed during the visit. The items to be reviewed should follow directly from the obligations outlined in the provider's original contract.
Ongoing program expenditures and staffing requirements may be assessed soon after a contract begins. However, monitoring of program performance should be delayed until programs have become established enough to provide sufficient data.
While grantees should use consistent contract monitoring methods for all funded providers, the methods should be flexible enough to address particular monitoring needs in different grantee/provider relationships. For example, while newly established programs may need more oversight of their fiscal accountability, program infrastructure, and staffing patterns, established programs may be monitored with more focus on performance and output.
Following is a discussion of the many approaches grantees can use as they monitor their contractors. While a successful monitoring effort will include a number of methods, funders should attempt to limit the time and resources required of contractors to meet their reporting obligations. Any single monitoring method is only as good as the accuracy of the information reported or collected. Mixing several types of monitoring activities into the process may help grantees and lead agencies verify the accuracy of information.
Disbursement of Funds and Budget Tracking
Grantees should tailor their disbursement strategy to the type of contract being funded and to State and local rules. Title II is a cost-reimbursement program.
Line item budgets can be tracked easily if contractors use a monthly disbursement method in which invoices, receipts, and up-to-date budget statements are submitted at one time. Unit cost contracts may require submission of monthly utilization statistics to provide justification for monthly disbursement.
Grantees should set up a system to track actual provider expenditures against contractual budgets to assess whether funds or any line items are being under- or over-spent at any point during the fiscal year. Problems with a contractor underspending its allocation may only appear over the course of several months. Problems typically occur at the beginning and the end of fiscal years.
Program Reports
Grantees may require contractors to submit monthly and/or quarterly utilization reports.
Monthly reports are recommended in unit cost contracts in which the level of monthly disbursement depends on the utilization rate of the service being provided. HAB/DSS requires States to submit an annual CADR to document clients served and the services provided through Title II funds. The CADR aggregates this information from contractors using the Uniform Reporting System (URS), a summary of client demographic and service utilization.
Reports typically include information on the location and demographics of clients served, number of completed service units, percentile of completed objectives, staffing and program changes, successes, failures, technical assistance needs, and plans for quality improvement. When reported service delivery drops below a prescribed level, grantees should negotiate some form of corrective action. Grantees can use URS data to help assess whether target communities are being reached adequately by contractors.
Quality Assurance
In the context of contract monitoring, quality assurance focuses on contractor compliance with a set of standards taken directly from the written contract and compiled in a quality assurance checklist.
A quality assurance checklist can be developed by contractors to use as a self-assessment tool or by grantee staff to use during periodic reviews or site visits. The checklist may ask for information on fiscal controls, independent audit requirements, standards of care, client confidentiality provisions, and staffing patterns.
Quality management reviews, based on a quality assurance checklist, underscore the importance of the provisions of the written contract and help the contractor identify areas for improvement. (See the quality management chapter in this Manual for more information.)
Agencies with enhanced computer capabilities can track the results of quality assurance reviews as part of their everyday data collection process.
Site Visits
Provider site visits are another way that grantees can monitor their contracts. If contractors are not asked to fill out a quality assurance checklist prior to the site visit, grantee staff may want to use such a tool during the visit to ensure that each contractual obligation is reviewed in sufficient detail. A site visit might include staff interviews, observation of services, a facility tour, and a review of documentation relating to the following aspects of contractor operations:
In large programs with multiple staff positions, the site visit monitor may want to review time and attendance records, and interview staff at all levels including administrators, front-line staff, and support staff. A facility tour may address physical access issues. A review of documentation can include as wide a range of information as is needed to satisfy local, State, and Federal contracting regulations.
Peer Review
The peer review method involves peer colleagues in the contractor organization who engage in a structured review of the program being monitored. This method is best used to assess individual staff performance in case management and other programs that depend heavily on the quality of staff outputs.
Professional peer review offers benefits to both the reviewer and the entity being reviewed. In the preparation stage, the reviewer has an opportunity to renew her understanding of grantee expectations and performance standards. The reviewer then has an opportunity to learn how another program or individual responds to the same expectations and standards. The entity being reviewed may also learn about the practices of a well-informed and experienced reviewer. Following their involvement in a peer review process, both the reviewer and the entity being reviewed may decide to adopt successful strategies used by the other. A well-run peer review program can enhance collegiality and cooperation among contractors.
Client Chart Reviews
Client chart reviews can be conducted to assess a provider's performance with respect to standards of care and record-keeping requirements. The chart review typically involves on-site data collection by a monitoring team and is followed by data analysis. This kind of monitoring can be expensive, since it requires staff to spend considerable time designing an approach, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting on findings. It can be particularly worthwhile, however, when detailed and reliable client-level assessments are needed. Some States have developed chart review questionnaires to aid in the process.
Plans for Corrective Actions and/or Remedial Steps TOP
When problems with a contractor become apparent, grantees must undertake some form of corrective action. Grantee staff and the provider generally meet first to discuss specific problems. Indicators for corrective action include the following:
Grantees should have in place a graduated corrective action plan so that a number of informal mechanisms are available before formal approaches are necessary. The first priority is to assure that technical assistance (TA) is available to contractors. Grantee staff may prompt a request for TA by informing the contractor of problems verbally and then in writing if necessary. Written communications can be sent to a contractor in draft form, to avoid making the issue a matter of permanent record. If informal efforts fail and formal mechanisms are necessary, the graduated approach should continue to be used before termination of the contract is necessary.
The grantee should have grievance procedures in place to resolve such disputes as quickly as possible.
Technical Assistance
Technical assistance (TA) programs provide contractors with resources to aid in the development or compliance of their programs. On-site TA is typically provided by peer and other professional consultants with specific experience in assisting, training, or guiding contractors through Title II requirements. Local Title II programs may also develop TA documents. HAB/DSS provides Title II grantees with a number of such documents, such as this manual, which can also be used by consortia, lead agencies, and contractors.
TA is most effective when it has been requested by the contractor. At a minimum, TA should be acceptable to the contractor before any large-scale effort is undertaken. Significant time and money may be wasted if the intended recipient will not accept outside help.
Conditions of Award/Contract Remediation Plan
If a contractor does not accept TA, even while obligations are not being met, the grantee or lead agency can issue Conditions of Award. Issuing a condition of award is a way of repeating obligations set forth in the original contract. The conditions should include a clear statement of the obligations that are not being met and a timetable for making a correction. This approach may convince a contractor to accept TA that was resisted in the past. Conditions of award usually do not require acceptance of technical assistance; the contractor may continue to work without assistance. The conditions are, however, a warning sign to the contractor that funding may be suspended or terminated if action is not taken.
The contract remediation plan combines the "Conditions of Award" with a TA plan. The plan can be mandated by the grantee or mutually agreed upon by the grantee and the contractor. In any case, it is a signed, dated document specifying the steps and timetable by which the contractor must come into compliance.
Suspension, Reallocation or Termination of Funding
Any action with respect to funding must be preceded by extensive documentation of the contractor's compliance problems. Documentation should include the following:
Funding can be suspended or reallocated without full termination of a contract. In cases where the contractor has been unable to spend its full award within the performance period, the grantee may reallocate the funding to another contractor. In some cases, the grantee may direct the consortium to reallocate funding according to identified service needs. If underserved populations with severe need will be put at greater risk through termination of a contract, the grantee may consider only partial reallocation as a way to retain infrastructure in the area. Efforts at building contractor compliance and accountability may extend over a number of years or contract periods.
All contractors should have the right to appeal decisions regarding suspension, reallocation,
or termination of funding. The initial phases of an appeal process should be handled at the lead agency level. Further appeals should ascend to the grantee office.
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HRSA, HAB. Determining the Unit Cost of Services. Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1998.
HRSA, HAB, Grants Management Branch. Title II Conditions of Award.
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This article describes the Office Server Search topology in the Pre-Upgrade Checker in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 Service Pack 2 (SP2).
The Office Server Search topology in the SharePoint Server 2007 farm consists of the following components. These components are the output of an informational rule.
Note The administrator can use this information to note the current configuration of the Office Server Search service, and to plan for the configuration of the upgraded SharePoint Server 2007 farm.
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Palm's Hot Apps Promotion, and the Zen of Servlets
I'm excited to show you all one of the things I've been working on since I joined Palm.
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Today we launched a new microsite called Palm Hot Apps. This is a leader board for our Hot Apps promotion, where the top selling & downloaded apps compete to earn bonuses between $1,000 and $100,000 dollars. Since this is a competition we wanted to have a constantly updated site that shows who's winning right now and who might be winning in the future.
If you are a JavaScript developer, or interested in mobile app development in general, or just a Palm enthusiast, you'll definitely want to check out the site. As of this posting you can earn a bonus in the entry level bracket with only $500 in sales for a paid app, or 12k downloads for a free app (see the site for full details). The competition is still wide open, and webOS is really, really easy to develop for, so I urge you to build something cool and compete.
Since this is a Java blog you might be interested to know that I wrote the entire backend for the microsite in Java. I'm also happy to say that I didn't use any frameworks at all. There's a certain sense of zen peace that comes from using pure JSPs and servlets. Where the code really is a direct expression of what is really happening underneath.
I went with what my amazingly talented engineer friend Brian Goetz has often said: build the simplest thing that could possibly work. In this case I considered the following constraints:
- This is a promotion with a deadline, so the site needs to be launched ASAP
- To minimize risk, use technology I know very well
- The site will be high volume, so minimize state
- We need a way to expose data to 3rd party JavaScript widgets and other websites in the future.
These constraints led me very quickly to one solution: Linux + Tomcat + JSPs & Servlets. The choice of Java is a natural, since it's fast and my 15 years of experience means I can knock out code in Java faster than any other language.
Linux and Tomcat are known quantities. I personally still hate Tomcat's configuration system (why can't I specify init params without having them nuked when I update the WAR!!!), but it performs very well and every conceivable issue has already been found, fixed, and documented on endless websites.
The choice of JSPs and Servlets was a bit more subtle. Since there is almost no state in the site I didn't need the state management capabilities of the typical web framework. The graphics would be coming from a designer so JSPs were a natural fit for turning pure HTML into a webapp. I used servlets for all of the data access because it easily lets me create JSON webservices that can be used on the site or in embeddable widgets.
Now, don't get me wrong. Frameworks have their place, especially in applications with more complicated workflows and state. This site, however, was best served with the simplicity of servlets and JSPs. Most of all, there's a clean mapping between what the user sees on the screen and what's happening in the code.
Dare I say it: it makes the code beautiful. It really was a joy to just sit down and write some beautiful code with a language I know well and love. Here's to another 15 years of great Java development.
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East Coweta's boys lacrosse team took another early step in its state playoff hopes as well as those toward a potential Area 1-AAAAAA championship on Friday.
The Indians, now ranked No. 5 in Class AAAAAA, dominated the final two quarters of play in a 11-8 victory at Kennesaw Mountain in a battle of undefeated lineups in area play.
The win kept East Coweta (3-0) on pace with No. 1 ranked Hillgrove (6-0) and No. 3 Harrison (4-0) atop the 1-AAAAAA standings.
Battling back from a 4-3 halftime deficit, the Indians had five players finish with multiple- goal games.
East Coweta outscored Kennesaw Mountain by a 6-3 margin in the third quarter, tying the game when Carter Byrum fed Conner McMeen with 10:38 left in the period. It was the first of two third-quarter assists for Byrum, with McMeen also setting up a pair of goals in the decisive period.
Lee Steed led the Indians with three goals off six shots in the victory.
Byrum, McMeen, Sterling Tyson, and Bryce Durden each finished with two goals apiece. Adam Cahir had an assist on one of the Indians' two goals in the fourth quarter.
East Coweta senior goalie Brian DeBole and his defense kept the Indians in a tight game through halftime. Kennesaw Mountain built a slim 2-1 lead and the one-goal advantage held over the next 12 minutes of play.
DeBole finished with 19 saves, 10 of which came in the first half, to go with nine ground balls.
COLLINS HILL BOYS 8, NEWNAN 2: The Cougars continued a road-heavy start to its 2014 schedule with Zach Keene and Austin Ohliger each scoring goals for Newnan. Spencer Smith added an assist on Keene's tally.
The Cougars finally open the home portion of their schedule on Wednesday against Grayson.
EAST COWETA JV BOYS 7, CARROLLTON 6: On Saturday, Andrew Ogle set up Indians teammate Dalton Moye with 52 seconds remaining for the eventual game-winning goal as the Indians rallied from a 4-2 halftime deficit.
Cole Watson led East Coweta with four goals, including both the Indians' tallies before halftime, while Moye's winner capped off a hat trick.
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Just after signing the contract with the Ministry of Defence, Thales / Next / Sagem announces the creation of a society dedicated to the architecture phase of the program to benefit the Scorpion French Army.
This contract with the General Delegation for Armament, lasting two years (four years with conditional phases), accounting for 21 million euros.
This company called MARS (Master of Architecture Scorpio), should guarantee the autonomy of governance of the program and simplify industrial organization.
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This has been quite a hectic off-season throughout the NBA, and the New York Knicks have been one of the most active teams.
Fairly early in the offseason, on August 29th, the Knicks made a very underrated hire in assistant coach Mike Woodson, who is regarded as a defensive specialist, which is exactly what the Knicks needed to pair with head coach, Mike D'Antoni. Also, a fun fact about Mike Woodson: Woodson played ball with Knicks' Interim General Manager Glen Grunwald at Indiana University.
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This research is to investigate the nutritional supplement chromium picolinate. A large number of people use chromium picolinate from health food stores to improve the function of the hormone insulin. The investigators are testing how effective this supplement is and are also monitoring its safety. In patients with diabetes, chromium has been shown to increase sensitivity to the hormone insulin. Since obesity can cause insensitivity or resistance to insulin, the investigators are studying obese individuals with documented insulin resistance. The investigators would like to know if chromium is also effective in treating the insulin resistance associated with obesity.
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Dietary Supplement: chromium picolinate
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Efficacy and Safety of Chromium as a Therapeutic Intervention for Insulin Resistance Associated With Obesity
- The primary outcome measure used for sample size evaluations is the (before and after) change in the rate of glucose disposal during infusion of insulin (Rd, in mg of glucose/kg lean body mass/minute) [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|April 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|May 2010
|Primary Completion Date:
|December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|Experimental: chromium picolinate
Dietary Supplement: chromium picolinate
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
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Inclusion Criteria:
- age > 18 years;
- a BMI greater or equal to 30; AND
- an abnormal 2 hour postprandial glucose (greater than 140 mg/dl but less than 200 mg/dl) following 75 grams of a glucose load.
Exclusion Criteria:
- positive pregnancy test (all women must have a negative pregnancy test before beginning protocol);
- diagnosis of cancer;
- acute illness of any sort, however, patients may be enrolled once they are stable;
- hemoglobin less than 11.0 g/dl or hemodynamically unstable;
- creatinine greater than or equal to 1.5 mg/dl;
- liver dysfunction as evidenced by elevations in transaminases 2-fold higher than upper limit of normal;
- use of certain medications within the past month (e.g., glucocorticoids).
- untreated hypertension (systolic BP > 150 mmHG, diastolic BP>IOO mmHG);
- patients with diabetes mellitus;
- hypogonadism;
- abnormal thyroid function (serum T4 < 4 or > 12; TSH < 0.35 or > 5.5) (12) any chronic liver or kidney disease; OR
- polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00997659
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|Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794
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|Dennis Mynarcik, PhD, Stony Brook University
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chromium picolinate
insulin resistance
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Body Weight
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
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Picolinic acid
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