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McKinley Consulting
With many years of comprehensive knowledge and experience in multi-disciplined fields
Dr Helen Grogan
Position: Associate Consultant
Expertise: Dose reconstruction, Risk assessment, Transport modelling, Development of data management applications
Dr Helen Ann Grogan trained as a radioecologist and has 3 decades of experience evaluating exposure and health risk to the public from radionuclides and chemicals in the environment.
Helen has served on committees for the International Atomic Energy Agency, United Nations, National Academy of Sciences, the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Council on Radiation Protection.
Helen presently works closely with Risk Assessment Corporation (www.racteam.com) assuming responsibilities for the technical aspects of projects and undertakes independent projects as time permits.
Career highlights include:
Contribution to reconstruction of public exposures and risks from historical releases of radionuclides and chemicals from nuclear weapon production facilities in the USA including Rocky Flats in Colorado, the Savannah River Site in South Carolina, and the Hanford Nuclear Facility in Washington, and from former uranium processing facilities at Uravan, Colorado and Apollo, Pennsylvania.
Quantifying organ-specific cancer incidence risk and its uncertainty following exposure to plutonium from inhalation and ingestion
Development of data management applications that facilitate access to and use of environmental measurement data for a variety of applications, ranging from basic data evaluation to more complex analyses including dose/risk assessment and decision making.
Development of scientific methods and decision support tools to guide efforts to reduce public exposures and environmental impacts from existing exposures.
Participation in BIOMOVS, the first international cooperative effort to test computer models developed to predict the fate and transport of radionuclides in the environment, and chairing one of the test scenarios.
Assisting in developing an International Features, Events and Processes (FEP) Database for the Nuclear Energy Agency, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, France used in the performance assessment of radioactive waste disposal systems.
Co-editor of Radiological Risk Assessment and Environmental Analysis (Oxford University Press, 2008) and author/co-author of more than 70 open technical publications (papers, reports, articles and book chapters).
Referred Publications / Chapters
Till, J.E. and H.A. Grogan (editors). 2008. Radiological Risk Assessment and Environmental Analysis. Oxford University Press, New York.
National Research Council of the National Academies. 2006. Review of the Worker and Public Health Activities Program Administered by the Department of Energy and the Department of Health and Human Services. Review Committee Members–Przybylowicz, E.P (Chair), E.H. Clark II, I. Feller, P. Fenner-Crisp, R.W. Field, S.M. Friedman, H.A. Grogan, J. Mandel, G. Paulson, R.K. Sokas, D.O. Stram, T. Zheng. The National Academies Press, Washington, DC.
Institute of Medicine and National Research Council. 2014. Research on Health Effects of Low-Level Ionizing Radiation Exposure: Opportunities for the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
Till, J.E., H.L. Beck, J.W. Aanenson, H.A. Grogan, H.J. Mohler, S.S. Mohler, P.G. Voillequé. 2014. Military Participants at U.S. Atmospheric Nuclear Weapons Testing-Methodology for Estimating Dose and Uncertainty. Radiat Res. 181, 471 – 484.
J.E. Till, H.A. Grogan, H.J. Mohler, J.R. Rocco, S.S. Mohler. 2012. "An Integrated Approach to Data Management, Risk Assessment, and Decision Making." Health Physics, 102 (4), April.
Mohler, H.J., H.A. Grogan, J.R. Rocco, R.F. Kiefer, and J.E. Till. 2012. RACER: Dynamic Use of Environmental Measurement Data for Decision Making and Communication. Operational Radiation Safety, Vol. 102, Suppl 1. February.
McKinley, I.G., H.A. Grogan and L.E. McKinley. 2011. Fukushima: Overview of Relevant International Experience. Journal of Nuclear Fuel Cycle and Environment 18 (2): 89–100.
National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurement (NCRP). 2011. Radiological Health Protection Issues Associated With Use of Active Detection Technology Systems for Detection of Radioactive Threat Materials. NCRP Commentary No. 22. NCRP, Bethesda, MD. September.
Grogan, H.A. 2008. "Model Validation." Chapter 14 in Radiological Risk Assessment and Environmental Analysis. Oxford University Press, New York. pp. 589-612.
Mohler, H.J., K.R. Meyer, H.A. Grogan, J.W. Aanenson, and J.E. Till. 2004. Application of NCRP Air Screening Factors for Evaluating Both Routine and Episodic Radionuclide Releases to the Atmosphere. Health Physics 86(2): 135–144.
Till, J.E., A.S. Rood, P.G. Voillequé, P.D. McGavran, K.R. Meyer, H.A. Grogan, W.K. Sinclair, J.W. Aanenson, H.R. Meyer, H.J. Mohler, S.K. Rope, and M.J. Case. 2002. Risks to the Pubic from Historical Releases of Radionuclides and Chemicals at the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant. J. Exp. Analysis and Env. Epidemiology 12: 355–372.
Grogan, H.A., W.K. Sinclair, and P.G. Voillequé. 2001. Risks of Fatal Cancer From Inhalation of Plutonium-239,240 By Humans: A Combined Four Method Approach With Uncertainty Evaluation. Health Physics 80(5): 447–461.
Rood, A.S., H.A. Grogan and J.E. Till. 2001. A Model for a Comprehensive Assessment of Exposure and Lifetime Cancer Incidence Risk from Plutonium Released from the Rocky Flats Plant, 1953-1989. Health Physics 82(2): 182–212.
Little, R.H., H.A. Grogan, G.M. Smith, and C. Torres. 1993. "Land Disposal Practices in Europe and North America." J. Inst. Water and Environmental Management 7 (4): 354–363.
Nair, S., H.A. Grogan, M.J. Minski, and J.N.B. Bell. 1983. "Models for the Prediction of Doses from the Ingestion of Terrestrial Foods." In Ecological Aspects of Radionuclide Releases. Edited byP.J. Coughtrey, J.N.B. Bell, and T.M. Roberts. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific. 141–159.
McKinley, I.G. and H.A. Grogan. 1991. "Radionuclide Sorption Databases for Swiss Repository Safety Assessments." Radiochimica Acta 52/53: 415–420.
McKinley, I.G. and H.A. Grogan. 1991. "Consideration of Microbiology in Modeling the Near-Field of a L/ILW Repository." Experientia 47: 573–577.
West, J.M., H.A. Grogan, and I.G. McKinley. 1991. "The Role of Microbiology in the Geological Containment of Radioactive Wastes." In Diversity of Environmental Biogeochemistry. Developments in Geochemistry: 6. Edited by J. Berthelin. Elsevier Science Publishers B V. 205–215.
Van Dorp, F., H.A. Grogan, and C. McCombie. 1989. "Disposal of Radioactive Waste." International Journal of Radiation Applications and Instrumentation Part C. Radiat. Phys. Chem. 34 (2): 337–347
Grogan, H.A. and F. van Dorp. 1988. "The Reliability of Environmental Transfer Models Applied to Waste Disposal." In Reliability of Radioactive Transfer Models. Edited by G. Deems. Elsevier Applied Science. EUR 11367. 276–284.
Grogan, H.A., N.G. Mitchell, M.J. Minski, and J.N.B. Bell. 1988. "Pathways of Radionuclides from Soils to Wheat." In Pollutant Transport and Fate in Ecosystems. Edited by P.J. Coughtrey, M.H. Martin, and M.H. Unsworth. Oxford: Blackwell Scientific Publications. 353–370.
Bell, J.N.B., M.J. Minski, and H.A. Grogan. 1988. "Plant Uptake of Radionuclides." Soil Use and Management 4 (3): 76–84.
Till, J.E., and H.A. Grogan. 2009. It's the Dose! – Strategies for Environmental Dose Reconstruction and Risk Assessment. Environmental Dose Reconstruction and Risk Assessment for Litigation and Planning Purposes. Phoenix, AZ.
Rood, A.S., B. Jacobs, P. Shanahan, H.J. Mohler, J.W. Aanenson, J.R. Rocco, L. Hay Wilson, H.A. Grogan, and J.E. Till. 2009. "Overview of Environmental Transport Models Contained in the Risk Analysis, Communication, Evaluation, and Reduction (RACER) Software Tools at Los Alamos National Laboratory." In Proc.Waste Management for the Nuclear Renaissance, March 1-5, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona. Waste Management 2009. www.wmsym.org.
J.E. Till and H.A. Grogan. 2006. "Applied Modeling and Computations in Nuclear Science: the Foundation for Risk Assessment and Decision Making." In Applied Modeling and Computations in Nuclear Science. ACS Symposium Series 945. Edited by T.M. Semkow, S. Pommé, S.M. Jerome, and D.J. Strome. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC.
H.A. Grogan, J.W. Aanenson, P.D. McGavran, K.R. Meyer, S.S. Mohler, H. J. Mohler, J.R. Rocco, A.S. Rood, J.E. Till and L.H. Wilson. 2006 "Applied Modeling of the Cerro Grande Fire at Los Alamos: An Independent Analysis of Exposure, Health Risk, and Communication with the Public." In Applied Modeling and Computations in Nuclear Science. ACS Symposium Series 945. Edited by T.M. Semkow, S. Pommé, S.M. Jerome, and D.J. Strome. American Chemical Society, Washington, DC.
Mohler, H.J., J.W. Aanenson, H.A. Grogan, and J.E. Till. 2005. "Creating Spatially-Linked Data and Risk Evaluation Tools to Support Community Participation and Decision Making for a Contaminated Site." Proc. EnviroInfo 2005. 19th International Conference Informatics for Environmental Protection. September, 7 – 9. Networking Environmental Information. Brno, Czech Republic.
Grogan, H.A., J.E. Till, K.R. Meyer, and H.J. Mohler. 2004. "Involving Stakeholders and Tailoring Environmental Databases for Shared Analysis of a Contaminated Site." Proceedings of the 18th International Conference Informatics for Environmental Protection, Sh@ring, CERN, Geneva, Switzerland, October 21-23.
Sumerling, T.J., H.A. Grogan, P. Zuidema, and F. van Dorp. 1993. "Scenario Development for Safety Demonstration for Deep Geological Disposal in Switzerland." Proceedings of the 4th Annual International Conference on High-Level Radioactive Waste Management. Las Vegas, Nevada, April 26–30, 1993. American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Nuclear Society.
Smith, G.M. and H.A. Grogan. 1992. "Taking Account of the Biosphere in HLW Assessment." Proceedings of the Third International Conference on High Level Radioactive Waste Management. Las Vegas, Nevada, April 12–16, 1992. American Society of Civil Engineers and the American Nuclear Society.
Grogan, H.A. and K.J. Worgan. 1991. "Testing Near-Field Models for Deep Disposal." In Proceedings of the Technical Workshop on Near-Field Performance Assessment for High-Level Waste. Madrid, Spain, October 15–17, 1990. Edited by P. Sellin, M. Apted, and J. Gago. SKB Technical Report 91–59. Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Co. Available from Box 5864, S–10248, Stockholm, Sweden.
Zuidema, P., F. van Dorp, H.A. Grogan, and M. Hugi. 1991. "Radioactive Waste Disposal In Switzerland: The Impact of Safety Criteria on Repository Design and Hydrogeological Requirements."InProceedings Water Resources in Mountainous Regions. Edited by A. Parmaux. Memories of the 22nd Congress of IAH, Vol. XXII Part, GEOLEP–EPFL. CH‑1015 Lausanne.
Grogan, H.A. 1991. "BIOMOVS Contribution to Long Term Radioactive Waste Assessment." Proceedings of the Symposium on the Validity of Environmental Transfer Models. Stockholm, Sweden., October 1990. Swedish Radiation Protection Institute.
Schenker-Wicki, A., F. van Dorp, and H.A. Grogan. 1988. "The Use of Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) for Evaluating Feasible Countermeasures After an Accidental Release of Radioactivity." IV Symposium Internationale de Radioécologie Impact des Accidents d'Origine Nucléaire sur l'Environment, March 14–19, Cadarache, France.
Grogan, H.A. and F. van Dorp. 1986. "Modelling the Behaviour of Radionuclides in the Biosphere for the Safety Assessment of a High-Level Waste Repository, First Estimates of Uncertainties." In CEC Seminar on The Cycling of Long-lived Radionuclides in the Biosphere: Observations and Models. Madrid, Spain, 1986.
Grogan, H.A. and F. van Dorp. 1986. "The Importance of Models for Predicting the Behaviour and Impact of Radionuclides Released to the Environment." Paper presented at the Symposium Radioaktivitätsmessungen in der Schweiz nach Tschernobyl und ihre wissenschaftliche Interpretation, October 20–24, Bern, Switzerland.
McKinley, I.G., H.A. Grogan, and J.M. West. 1985. "Quantitative Modelling of the Effects of Microorganisms on Radionuclide Transport from a HLW Repository." Proceedings of the NEA Workshop on the Effects of Natural Organic Compounds and of Microorganisms on Radionuclide Transport. 50–66.
West, J.M., I.G. McKinley, H.A. Grogan, and S.C. Arme. 1985. "Laboratory and Modeling Studies of Microbial Activity in the Near Field of a HLW Repository." Proceedings of the Stockholm MRS Meeting, Scientific Basis for Radioactive Waste Management, IX., Edited by L.O. Werne. 533–538.
New Mexico Community Foundation. 2011. Contributing Authors; H.J. Mohler, J.E. Till, H.A. Grogan, S. Wolters, E. Archuleta, P. Medvick, S. Price, D. Cuthbertson, R. Rivera. Audit Report: Evaluation of the Completeness and Accuracy of the Environmental Monitoring Data Provided by Los Alamos National Laboratory and the New Mexico Environment Department Oversight Bureau to the RACER Database. Report Prepared by Risk Assessment Corporation for New Mexico Community Foundation. February.
Risk Assessment Corporation (RAC). 2009. Contributing Authors; J.W. Aanenson, H.A. Grogan, B. Jacobs, G.G. Killough, K.R. Meyer, H.J. Mohler, S. Mohler, J.R. Rocco, A.S. Rood, P. Shanahan, E.A. Stetar, L. Hay Wilson, J.E. Till. Risk Analysis, Communication, Evaluation, and Reduction at LANL. Ranking Tool Methodology. RAC Report No. 35-RACER LANL-2008-FINAL. Risk Assessment Corporation. Neeses, South Carolina. April.
Aanenson, J.W., D. Gonzales, H.A. Grogan, S.S. Mohler, J.R. Rocco, E.A. Stetar, L. Hay Wilson, and J E. Till. 2007. Risk Analysis, Communication, Evaluation, and Reduction at LANL. Stakeholder Involvement Summary. RAC Report No. 21-RACER LANL-2007-FINAL. Risk Assessment Corporation. Neeses, South Carolina. September.
Wilson, L.H, J.R. Rocco, S. Mohler, E.A. Stetar, H.A. Grogan, H.J. Mohler, J. Wilson, B. Jacobs, P. G. Voillequé and J E. Till. 2007. Risk Analysis, Communication, Evaluation, and Reduction at LANL. Decision Support Tool Methodology. RAC Report No. 18-RACER LANL-2007-FINAL. Risk Assessment Corporation. Neeses, South Carolina. July.
Stetar, E.A, L.H. Wilson, J.R. Rocco, S. Mohler, H.A. Grogan and J E. Till. 2007. Risk Analysis, Communication, Evaluation, and Reduction at LANL. Focus Group Data Evaluation. RAC Report No. 19-RACER LANL-2007-FINAL. Risk Assessment Corporation. Neeses, South Carolina. July.
Kosson, D., H. Grogan, K. Higley, R. Maddalena, and C. Whipple. 2004. Merit Panel Review of the C-Tank Farm Closure Performance Assessment. Final Report. Submitted to CH2M-Hill Hanford Group, Inc. April 20.
Grogan, H.A., K.R. Meyer, S.S. Mohler, A.S. Rood, P.G. Voillequé, and J.E. Till. 2004. Assessment of Thyroid Doses Received by Specified Individuals from Releases of Iodine-131 from Hanford. In re: Hanford Nuclear Reservation Litigation. Master File No. CY-91-3015-WFN. RAC Report No.14-Hanford Litigation. RAC Expert Report. August 13.
Aanenson, J.W., J. Goldberg, H.A. Grogan, L.H. Wilson, G.G. Killough, K.R. Meyer, H.J. Mohler, S. Mohler, J.R. Rocco, A.S. Rood, P. Shanahan, W.K. Sinclair, C. Slack, E.A. Stetar, J. Wilson, J E. Till. 2004. Risk Analysis, Communication, Evaluation, and Reduction at LANL-Contemporary Risk Assessment: Demonstration of an Integrated Methodology. RAC Report No. 11-RACER LANL-2004-FINAL. Risk Assessment Corporation. Neeses, South Carolina. December.
Mohler, H.J., K.R. Meyer, J.W. Aanenson, and H.A. Grogan. 2002. Analysis of Exposure and Risks to the Public from Radionuclides and Chemicals Released by the Cerro Grande Fire at Los Alamos. Task 3: Calculating and Communicating Risks: Observations and Recommendations. RAC Report No.15-NMED-2001-FINAL(Rev.1). Prepared by Risk Assessment Corporation, Neeses, South Carolina for New Mexico Environment Department, Santa Fe. June 12.
Rood, A.S., J.W. Aanenson, S.S. Mohler, P.D. McGavran, H.J. Mohler, and H.A. Grogan. 2002. Analysis of Exposure and Risks to the Public from Radionuclides and Chemicals Released by the Cerro Grande Fire at Los Alamos. Task 1.7: Final Report on Estimated Risks from Releases to Air. RAC Report No. 3-NMED-2002-FINAL(Rev.1). Prepared by Risk Assessment Corporation, Neeses, South Carolina for New Mexico Environment Department, Santa Fe. June 12.
Mohler, S.S., J.W. Aanenson, H.A. Grogan, L. Hay Wilson, P.D. McGavran, K.R. Meyer, Ph.D., H.J. Mohler, J.R. Rocco, and A.S. Rood. 2002. Analysis of Exposure and Risks to the Public from Radionuclides and Chemicals Released by the Cerro Grande Fire at Los Alamos. Summary Report. RAC Report No. 5-NMED-2002-FINAL. Prepared by Risk Assessment Corporation, Neeses, South Carolina for New Mexico Environment Department, Santa Fe. June 12.
Grogan, H.A., A.S. Rood, J.W. Aanenson, and E.B. Liebow. 2002. FINAL REPORT A Risk-based Screening Analysis for Radionuclides Released to the Columbia River from Past Activities at the U.S. Department of Energy Nuclear Weapons Site in Hanford, Washington. RAC Report No. 3-CDC-Task Order 7-2000-FINAL. Prepared by Risk Assessment Corporation, Neeses, South Carolina for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta. November.
Till, J.E., Aanenson, J.W., Boelter, P.J., M.C. Case, M. Dreicer, H.A. Grogan, M.O. Langan, P.D. McGavran, K.R. Meyer, R. Meyer, H.J. Mohler, A.S. Rood, R.C. Rope, S.K. Rope, L.A. Stetar, P.G. Voillequé, T.F. Winsor, W. Yang. 2001. Evaluation of Materials Released from the Savannah River Site. Savannah River Site Environmental Dose Reconstruction Project. Phase II: Source Term Calculation and Ingestion Pathway Data Retrieval. RAC Report No.1-CDC-SRS-1999-Final. Final Report.Prepared by Radiological Assessments Corporation, Neeses, South Carolina for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. April.
Grogan, H.A., W.K. Sinclair, and P.G. Voillequé, 2000. Assessing Risks of Exposure to Plutonium. RAC Report No. 5-CDPHE-RFP-1998-FINAL(Rev.2). Prepared by Radiological Assessments Corporation, Neeses, South Carolina for Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. February.
Killough, G. G., A.S. Rood, J.W. Aanenson, K.R. Meyer, H.A. Grogan, W.K. Sinclair, and J.E. Till. 2000. Task 5: Independent Calculation. Radionuclide Soil Action Level Oversight Panel. RAC Report No. 16-RSALOP-RSAL-1999-FINAL. Risk Assessment Corporation. February.
Sumerling, T.J., H.A. Grogan and P.A. Smith. 1999. Scenario Development for Kristallin-1. Nagra Technical Report Series NTB 93–13. CH–5430 Wettingen, Switzerland.
Grogan, H.A., P.D. McGavran, H.R. Meyer, K.R. Meyer, H.J. Mohler, A.S. Rood, W.K. Sinclair, P.G. Voillequé and J.M. Weber. 1999. Technical Summary Report for the Historical Public Exposures Studies for Rocky Flats Phase II. RAC Report No. 14-CDPHE-RFP-1999-FINAL. Prepared by Radiological Assessments Corporation. Neeses, South Carolina for Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. September.
Meyer, K. R., H.A. Grogan, and J.E. Till. 1999. RAC Responses to Public Questions and Concerns. RAC Report No.12-CDPHE-1999-FINAL. Prepared by Radiological Assessments Corporation, Neeses, South Carolina for Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. August.
Rood, A.S. and H.A. Grogan. 1999. Estimated Exposure and Lifetime Cancer Incidence Risk from 903 Area Plutonium Releases at the Rocky Flats Plant. RAC Report No. 1-CDPHE-RFP-1999-FINAL. Prepared by Radiological Assessments Corporation. Neeses, South Carolina for Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. August.
Rood, A.S. and H.A. Grogan. 1999. Estimated Exposure and Lifetime Cancer Incidence Risk from Plutonium Released from the 1957 Fire at the Rocky Flats Plant. RAC Report No. 2-CDPHE-RFP-1999-FINAL. Prepared by Radiological Assessments Corporation. Neeses, South Carolina for Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. August.
Rood, A.S. and H.A. Grogan. 1999. Comprehensive Assessment of Exposure and Lifetime Cancer Incidence Risk from Plutonium Released from the Rocky Flats Plant, 1953–1989. RAC Report No. 13-CDPHE-RFP-1999-FINAL. Prepared by Radiological Assessments Corporation, Neeses, South Carolina for Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. September.
Rope S.K., K.R. Meyer, M.J. Case, H.A. Grogan, D.W. Schmidt, M. Dreicer, T.F. Winsor, and J.E. Till. 1999. Evaluation of Environmental Data for Historical Public Exposures Studies on Rocky Flats. RAC Report No. 1-CDPHE-RFP-1997-FINAL(Rev.1). Prepared by Radiological Assessments Corporation, Neeses, South Carolina for Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. August.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1998. Issues Related to Estimating Doses Due to I-131 Releases to the Atmosphere from the Hanford Site. Technical Workshop Report. Prepared by H.A. Grogan. RAC Report No. 2-CDC-Task Order 4-1998-FINAL. Radiological Assessments Corporation.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1996. Calculating and Interpreting Radiological Doses and Risks for Individuals Exposed to Radionuclides Due to Historical Releases from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Technical Workshop Report. Prepared by H.A. Grogan. RAC Report No. 5-CDC-Task Order 2-1996-FINAL. Radiological Assessments Corporation.
Stetar, E.A., M.J. Case, L.W. Bell, H.A. Grogan, K.R. Meyer, H.R. Meyer, S.K. Rope, D.W. Schmidt, T.F. Winsor, and J.E. Till. 1995. Identifying Sources of Environmental Monitoring and Research Data. Savannah River Site Dose Reconstruction Project. RAC Report No. 2 CDC-SRS-95-Final. Radiological Assessments Corporation.
Meyer, K.R., P.D. McGavran, P.G. Voillequé, H.A. Grogan, L.W. Bell, H.R. Meyer, S.K. Rope, and J.E. Till. 1995. Phase I Data Retrieval and Assessment. Evaluation of Materials Released from the Savannah River Site. RAC Report No. 6 CDC-SRS-95-Final. Radiological Assessments Corporation.
Grogan, H.A., M.O. Langan, H.R. Meyer, E.A. Stetar, and J.E. Till. 1995. Identification and Cataloging of Information Sources. Savannah River Site Dose Reconstruction Project. RAC Report No. 3 CDC-SRS-95-Final. Radiological Assessments Corporation.
Watkins, B.M. and H.A. Grogan. 1994. Overview of Information Concerning Microbial Effects on Radioactive Waste Repositories. Nagra Technical Report Series NTB 93–40. CH–5430 Wettingen, Switzerland.
Grogan, H.A., K.R. Meyer, P.G. Voillequé, S.K. Rope, M.J. Case, H.R. Meyer, R.E. Moore, T. Winsor, and J.E. Till. 1994. Verification of Phase I Source Term & Uncertainty Estimates.Final Task 2 Report prepared by Radiological Assessments Corporation for the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
Little, R.H., C. Torres, D. Charles, H.A. Grogan, I. Simon, G.M. Smith, T.J. Sumerling, and B.M. Watkins. 1993. Post-Disposal Safety Assessment of Toxic and Radioactive Waste: Waste Types, Disposal Practices, Disposal Criteria, Assessment Methods and Post-Disposal Impacts. EUR 14627 EN. Commission of the European Communities. ISBN 92-826-5610-1, Luxembourg.
Grogan, H.A., K.J. Worgan, G.M. Smith, and D.P. Hodgkinson. 1992. Post–Disposal Implications of Gas Generated from Low and Intermediate Level Wastes. Nagra Technical Report Series NTB 92–07. CH–5430 Wettingen, Switzerland.
Grogan, H.A., D. Charles, and G.M. Smith. 1991. An Outline Methodology for Comparative Assessment of Environmental Impacts from Landfilled Wastes. DoE Report No. DOE/HMIP/RR/91/058. Available from Romney House, 43 Marsham Street, London SW1P 3PY, United Kingdom.
Baeyens, B., H.A. Grogan, and F. van Dorp. 1991. Biosphere Modelling for a Deep Radioactive Repository: Treatment of the Groundwater–Soil Pathway. PSI Technical Report PSI Bericht Nr. 98. CH–5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Grogan, H.A., B. Baeyens, H. Müller, and F. van Dorp. 1991. Biosphere Modelling for a Deep Radioactive Repository: Site–Specific Consideration of the Groundwater–Soil Pathway. PSI Technical Report PSI Bericht Nr. 99. CH–5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Stenhouse, M.J. and H.A. Grogan. 1991. Review of Reactions of Hydrogen and Methane in the Geosphere and Biosphere. Nirex Safety Series Report, NSS/R262. Available from UK Nirex Ltd, Curie Ave, Harwell, Oxon, OX11 0RH, United Kingdom.
Grindrod, P., M.J. Williams, H.A. Grogan, and M.D. Impey. 1990. STRENG: A Source Term Model for Vitrified High Level Waste. Nagra Technical Report Series NTB 90–48. CH–5430 Wettingen, Switzerland.
Grogan, H.A., ed. 1989. BIOMOVS Technical Report 6 – Scenario B2: Irrigation with Contaminated Groundwater. National Institute of Radiation Protection, Box 60204, S‑10401 Stockholm, Sweden.
Grogan, H.A. and I.G. McKinley. 1989. An Approach to Microbiological Modelling Application to the Near–Field of a Swiss Low/Intermediate Level Waste Repository. Nagra Technical Report Series NTB 86–09. CH–5430 Wettingen, Switzerland
Grogan, H.A. and F. van Dorp. 1986. BIOMOVS Test Scenario Model Comparison Using BIOPATH. EIR Bericht Nr. 599, CH–5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. Nagra Technical Report Series NTB 86–23. CH–5430 Wettingen, Switzerland.
Grogan, H.A. 1985. "Biosphere Modeling." EIR Bulletin Nr. 56 23. CH–5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland.
Grogan, H.A. 1985. Concentration Ratios for BIOPATH: Selection of the Soil-to-Plant Concentration Ratio Database. EIR Bericht Nr. 575, CH–5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. Nagra Technical Report Series NTB 85–16. CH–5430 Wettingen, Switzerland.
Grogan, H.A. 1985. Biosphere Modelling of a HLW Repository – Scenario and Parameter Variations. EIR Bericht Nr. 561, CH–5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. Nagra Technical Report Series NTB 85–48. CH–5430 Wettingen, Switzerland.
McKinley, I.G., J.M. West, and H.A. Grogan. 1985. An Analytical Overview of the Consequences of Microbial Activity in a Swiss HLW Repository. EIR Bericht Nr. 562, CH–5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland. Nagra Technical Report Series NTB 85–43. CH–5430 Wettingen, Switzerland.
Grogan, H.A., J.N.B. Bell, M.J. Minski, and S. Nair. 1984. An Experimental Study of the Time Dependence of Uptake from Soil of Cs–137, Ru–106, Ce–144, and Tc–99 into Green Vegetables, Wheat and Potatoes. CEGB Report TPRD/B/0416/N84. Berkeley Nuclear Laboratories, Berkeley, Glos, GL13 9PB, United Kingdom.
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Google ads under fire: time to vet content?
By Alasdair Flett
• March 31, 2017
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Recently, Google has come under fire for inadvertently giving extremist and terrorist groups access to advertising revenue. A plethora of companies have withdrawn advertising in the wake of these revelations, including Marks & Spencer's, McDonalds and L'Oréal. More worryingly, publicly, or partially publicly, owned corporations such as the BBC and bailed-out banks Hsbc, RBS and Lloyds have pulled out; the implication being that taxpayers' money is getting through to extremists via ads on their videos.
The search engine giant has offered an apology, with Matt Brittin, head of Google in Europe, saying: "We take our responsibilities to these industry issues very seriously." Google is looking to change its controls, making it easier for companies or individuals to choose where their adverts appear. Brittin added: "We have a review underway […] we are accelerating that review".
Current Google policy is to follow up 98 per cent of flagged content within 24 hours. Some have suggested that instead of relying on users to report extremist videos, the onus is on the search engine's staff to actively seek out this material, instead of its arguably more democratic mode of submission. They suggest that leaving something like this to the off-chance that a decent citizen will stumble across one of these videos and do his public duty by reporting it is morally indefensible. However, given the situation at the moment in which 400 hours of footage is uploaded to YouTube every minute, this proposal seems unworkable.
After a certain amount of engagement is garnered on an advert coming up on a video, the people behind that content get money from the company who pay for the ad. In figures this means that for every 1,000 clicks on a YouTube ad, roughly six pounds is paid to the creator of the clip. This amounts to approximately £250,000 being gifted to extremists or terrorist groups to date: a negligible sum when compared to Google's net worth.
This leads to the question of how much responsibility search engines have. It is very hard to build content vetting into an algorithm because of its subjective nature. Yet, it defeats the purpose of advertising if a company's reputation is tarnished by appearing next to a recruitment video for Islamic State.
Looking at the bigger picture, it seems difficult to pinpoint why it is only now that tensions seem to have come to a head. Surely both Google and the companies had known, or could have conjectured, that this had been going on long before the mass boycott. For Google, there is money to be made in fashionable fascism – this latest scandal is only a symptom of their money first, moderate after approach. In the companies' case we have to cast our gaze to the current trend of 'politically conscious' advertising through the lens of which we can view this as a paradoxical publicity stunt.
Advertisements rarely put forward an overtly political agenda, unless they are officially for a campaign ie: a party political broadcast. This is because, traditionally, although they may have a target demographic in mind, they want to appeal to the broadest range of customers and avoid divisiveness. Yet in recent months, following Brexit and the election of Trump, major companies have sought to lash out against mainstream anti-globalisation with increased vigour by creating provocative pro-immigration ads and, in the case of Lego, pulling advertisements from the right-wing newspaper The Daily Mail. This appears cynical, especially when ad misplacement is not a novel concept.
Intervention could open a can of worms when it comes to content vetting. The more hysteria grows around the prevalence of misinformation and extremism, the more likely it is that we will end up in a mass censorship situation. An alternative could be to encourage critical thinking, but this solution seems a weak proposal in a climate that allows laws that will fine companies €50 million for not removing fake news (Germany) to pass.
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U.S. probes Tesla vehicle fires as company vows 'full investigation'
A US government agency said Tuesday it was investigating fires in Tesla electric vehicles, as the company ordered modifications aimed at reducing what it called a negligible risk.
The move by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration came after Tesla requested such a probe, saying it wanted to quash any "false perception about the safety of electric cars."
The NHTSA said in a statement it "has opened a formal investigation to determine if a safety defect exists in certain Tesla Model S vehicles."
The investigation "was prompted by recent incidents in Washington State and Tennessee that resulted in battery fires due to undercarriage strikes with roadway debris,? according to the statement, emailed to AFP.
Documents posted on the NHTSA website said the agency will "examine the potential risks associated with undercarriage strikes."
Just ahead of the news, Tesla founder Elon Musk said in a blog post that "there is no safer car on the road than the Model S," but said the company would make changes to reduce fire risk.
"We have rolled out an over-the-air update to the air suspension that will result in greater ground clearance at highway speeds," Musk said.
"To be clear, this is about reducing the chances of underbody impact damage, not improving safety. The theoretical probability of a fire injury is already vanishingly small and the actual number to date is zero."
Musk also said he was asking for a "full investigation as soon as possible into the fire incidents" by the US safety agency.
"While we think it is highly unlikely, if something is discovered that would result in a material improvement in occupant fire safety, we will immediately apply that change to new cars and offer it as a free retrofit to all existing cars. "
He added that "the incidence of fires in the Model S is far lower than combustion cars and that there have been no resulting injuries," but said such a probe would reassure customers.
"There is a larger issue at stake: if a false perception about the safety of electric cars is allowed to linger, it will delay the advent of sustainable transport and increase the risk of global climate change, with potentially disastrous consequences worldwide," Musk wrote.
Musk also said that "to reinforce how strongly we feel about the low risk of fire in our cars, we will be amending our warranty policy to cover damage due to a fire, even if due to driver error."
This will be valid "unless a Model S owner actively tries to destroy the car," he said.
Tesla — whose $75,000 marquee model has been wildly successful, prompting a runup in its share price — has seen its image hurt by a video of one of the vehicles going up in flames on a street near Seattle, Washington.
Another fire was reported by a Tesla owner in Tennessee.
Tesla, created in 2003 by Elon Musk, a co-founder of PayPal and SpaceX, saw its stock price surge earlier this year to give it a market value of more than $20 billion.
The stock has skidded by some 30 percent from its highs. On Tuesday, Tesla traded up 3.7 percent at $126.09.
Deutsche Bank analyst Dan Galves maintained a positive outlook on Tesla, saying he believed the company will not be seriously impacted by the federal review.
"Tesla has already proposed a remedy," Galves said in a note to clients.
"This is a typical automaker strategy to pre-empt a proposed NHTSA solution by proposing its own solution. This remedy would be very benign in terms of production disruption and cost."
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Melania's 'shameful' complicity in Trump's agenda slammed by women activists from her home country


In countries with high burdens of undernutrition, ACTION has worked with Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement civil society alliances (CSAs) to achieve policy change to improve children's early years. By supporting CSA leaders in advocacy, communications, and media skills, ACTION helps connect a cohort of powerful nutrition champions with the policy process. In Kenya, for example, efforts by KANCO and its fellow national SUN CSA members have led to better coordination across Kenyan government ministries to address the root causes of undernutrition and deliver nutrition-specific interventions more effectively, while also positioning nutrition as a political priority publicly championed by the First Lady of Kenya.


That has left a small but growing number of tenants, like Ms. Wormley-Mitsis, in limbo. Landlords, especially smaller management companies operating on narrow margins, have begun pressuring poor, disabled and elderly tenants who cannot afford to make up the difference.
On Friday afternoon, a TriState Management employee in Newton, Ark., taped notices on the doors of 43 federally subsidized tenants, demanding that they cover the gap between what they typically pay and the full rent.
Amanda Neeley's heart sank. The three-bedroom home she shares with her daughter and granddaughter goes for a monthly rate of $505, of which she is required to pay $110. The rest — which her landlord now wants her to pay — is supposed to be picked up by the federal government under a program intended to help out the rural poor.
A TriState Management employee hung up the phone when asked about the policy on Friday. But lawyers for the poor say that renters can fight evictions in court, and many organizations, including the Fair Housing Action Center of Maryland, have begun distributing fliers informing tenants of their rights under local law.
A week earlier, a property manager at another subsidized low-income housing complex in rural Arkansas, run by the Agriculture Department, sent a similar notice to tenants. "Until the government opens again, you are responsible for ALL of your rental amount," the letter said.
The letter was rescinded when federal officials vowed to cover the payments.
Most other social safety net programs are facing a similar, if less imminent, emergency. The Department of Agriculture has announced that funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which provides food stamps and other aid to almost 40 million poor and working-class Americans, will run out by March 1, and other nutrition programs are facing the same fate.
The Department of Health and Human Services was largely exempt from the showdown and Medicaid and Medicare are not affected by the funding lapse. But Congress failed to reauthorize one of its main programs, the $16.5 billion Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, which provides states with block grants for a range of services, cash welfare and child care. States are likely to pick up the tab for most programs, but a protracted shutdown lasting into the spring could result in cutbacks, according to analysts.
While the housing crisis is just starting to hit individual tenants, it has already wreaked havoc on organizations responsible for housing homeless people and providing support services to veterans, people with disabilities and victims of domestic abuse.
The funding lapse is being felt most acutely by providers who owe their survival to the month-to-month cash flow provided by the annual $2.8 billion federal Homeless Assistance Grant program.
Susie Sinclair-Smith has helped build a network to help homeless people in Maryland's high-rent Washington suburbs, an impressive but precarious Jenga tower of programs dependent on $3 million in annual federal funding.
"The crisis has arrived," said Ms. Sinclair-Smith, the executive director of the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless. The last payment the group received from HUD was a $250,000 reimbursement for its December expenses, which arrived at the start of the year.
The coalition is now preparing to tap its modest reserve fund, of just over $200,000, that was intended to cover unintended emergencies, like floods or the loss benefits by individual clients. It will be used to bridge the loss of federal cash to cover rent, the salaries of case managers who provide support to disabled and elderly clients, maintenance costs, and other expenses for the 250 households of formerly homeless people.
"We can get by for a while, but what happens if one of our buildings gets hit by a flood?" Ms. Sinclair-Smith said.
In Boston, the Pine Street Inn, the region's largest provider of homeless housing, is exploring its financial options to counter the loss of a major federal contract on Feb. 1. It bankrolls one of the provider's most important units, a seven-member outreach team that is responsible for finding affordable housing for homeless people, said Lyndia Downie, the group's president.
In Kokomo, Ind., shelters that serve homeless veterans and victims of domestic violence are struggling to remain open without the monthly subsidies. Organizations in Kentucky, Texas, Arkansas, California and New Jersey face a mass funding halt at the end of the month.
"If the shutdown continues, all these organizations will be left having to consider a spectrum of bad to terrible options, including staff layoffs and, in the worst-case scenario, evictions," said Diane Yentel, president of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, a Washington-based advocacy organization.
HUD, which funds most of these programs, has been hit not only by the furloughing of 95 percent of its work force, but also by a recent exodus of top staff members. Just days before the shutdown began, the department's deputy secretary, Pam Patenaude, resigned in what one person with knowledge of the situation described as a forced exit after clashing with the housing secretary, Ben Carson.
Critics said HUD officials inadequately planned for an extended shutdown, failing to recertify more than 1,000 contracts with landlords who provided subsidized housing.
"I am thoroughly disgusted with the Department of Housing and Urban Development's failure to follow its own contingency plan" for the shutdown, Representative Maxine Waters, Democrat of California and chairwoman of the House Financial Services Committee, wrote in a letter to Mr. Carson on Friday.
Ms. Waters was particularly critical of Mr. Carson for exposing homeless programs, including those providing housing for victims of domestic violence, to financial harm.
A spokesman for Mr. Carson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The shutdown has stopped vital funding allocations for public housing repairs, new housing voucher applications and even the processing of post-disaster housing requests from Puerto Rico and several hurricane-ravaged states.
HUD officials often play down concerns about the impact of funding decisions on poor people. But privately, they too are growing increasingly concerned that some tenants and local groups that rely on funding from the department could be stranded if the shutdown lasts even a few more weeks.
Smaller organizations, especially those that serve rural areas, are particularly vulnerable because they often lack endowments, cash reserves or lines of credit that their big-city counterparts can tap.
"We are providing services without getting paid for those services, and eventually that is going to catch up with us," said Adrienne Bush, executive director of the Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky, which relies on a $1 million federal grant that covers about half its expenses each year.
Ms. Bush's group has not received its January payments, and still has not gotten some of the money it was owed from providing services in 2018. To cover the gap, she has begun to tap a $75,000 cash reserve.
Ms. Bush will soon have to stop paying some landlords, which could lead to evictions. To minimize the fallout, she has started to compile a list of owners willing to forgo payments for an extended period.
She received an eight-word response, and no commitment to help.
"I'll be sure to pass on your concerns," Tiffany Ge, Mr. McConnell's legal counsel, replied in an email to Ms. Bush.
A spokesman for Mr. McConnell said the senator would send a written response to Ms. Bush's group and champion Mr. Trump's latest offer to reopen the government — giving temporary protections to roughly 700,000 young undocumented immigrants in exchange for $5.7 billion for a border wall.
House Democrats have already rejected the president's proposal.


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Campylobacter outbreak sickens 9 in Wisconsin school district
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene have confirmed that the outbreak of gastrointestinal illness occurring in Pepin County, Wisconsin, was caused by Campylobacter, according to the Durand School District in Pepin County.
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To date, Campylobacter has been detected in specimens from 9 ill individuals. Not all of the ill individuals were tested. Dozens more were ill, including members of the high school's football team and several coaches and managers.
The Pepin County Health Department continues to work with the DHS and the Durand School District in efforts to prevent and control infections and to investigate the source of the outbreak.
As a reminder, any person ill with diarrhea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, fever or other gastrointestinal symptoms should remain home from school and follow good hand washing and other hygienic practices to prevent the spread of the bacteria to other people. The DHS has recommended that students and staff may return to school when they have been symptom free for 24 hours. Students or parents of students who are ill are encouraged to consult their local health provider regarding treatment options.
The Durand School District continues to follow the cleaning guidelines recommended by the DHS to ensure all school buildings, buses, and grounds are safe for all parties involved. Students and staff are reminded that good hand washing and hygienic practices are effective in preventing the spread of illness.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Campylobacteriosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Campylobacter. Most people who become ill with campylobacteriosis get diarrhea, cramping, abdominal pain, and fever within two to five days after exposure to the organism. The diarrhea may be bloody and can be accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The illness typically lasts about one week. Some infected persons do not have any symptoms. In persons with compromised immune systems, Campylobacter occasionally spreads to the bloodstream and causes a serious life-threatening infection.
Most cases of campylobacteriosis are associated with eating raw or undercooked poultry meat or from cross-contamination of other foods by these items. Outbreaks of Campylobacter have most often been associated with unpasteurized dairy products, contaminated water, poultry, and produce. Animals can also be infected, and some people get infected from contact with the stool of an ill dog or cat. The organism is not usually spread from one person to another, but this can happen if the infected person is producing a large volume of diarrhea.
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New Palestine Town Council prepares for expansion
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It's been an interesting couple of months for the New Palestine Town Council, and it promises to be just as interesting as the calendar moves to 2020.
Earlier this year, councilman Clint Bledsoe brought forth the concept of the council increasing from its current three person board to five members.
At the time, Bledsoe said he was bringing it forward to increase diversity and ideas on council and also to limit the number of meetings cancelled due to not having a quorum.
In November, residents voted not only for representation on the council, but also in favor of expanding the board to five members. Those who are assured seats on council in January are incumbents Jan Jarson and Brandee Bastin and newcomer Bill Niemier.
Who and how the other two people will round out council is starting to take shape as council recently laid out the steps.
In January, council will select two residents to join them, but not before a process takes place.
Anyone who lives in the town limits and interested in the spots is asked to submit a letter of interest by Dec. 18. The letters can be mailed to the New Palestine Town Hall, 42 East Main St., New Palestine, IN 46163.
From there, the town council will view and discuss letters during the Jan. 2 special town council meeting. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. Finally, potential candidates will be interviewed and selected at the Jan. 4 council meeting, which begins at 8 a.m.
Bastin said she felt this was the fairest way to pick new members.
"I felt that this was the fairest way so that anyone interesting in serving could submit a letter of interest and go through this process. Personally, I'm interested in learning about candidates and their professional, educational, and political backgrounds, as well as how they have been involved in our New Palestine community and why they are interested in serving on council. What experiences and tools will they bring to the table if they were to serve on council," she told Giant FM.


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There are many well-documented challenges in disentangling empowerment interventions from other interventions with which they are delivered. Empowerment interventions are often integrated into income-generating activities and agricultural extension, and many empowerment approaches are retroactively classified as "nutrition-sensitive" despite a lack of nutrition components in the original intervention designs (5). In addition, many studies are limited in scope and their evaluation of nutrition outcomes (159), and it is difficult to evaluate which dimensions of women's empowerment matter most for nutrition (162). Notably, indicators to quantify women's empowerment are also not used consistently and vary widely between individual studies (158).
WASH interventions were typically community-based. WASH interventions were delivered to households and communities through community mobilization, mass media, home visits, and infrastructural development (126, 130, 136–138). There were some examples of facility-based delivery of WASH interventions, such as in health clinics and schools (139, 140); however, this was not representative of the majority of delivery platform coverage. Health clinic delivery platforms had limited reach, often targeting pregnant women and women with young children. In an evaluation of WASH interventions delivered in India (141), more demanding behavioral practices, such as handwashing and consistent use of latrines, required more intense contact (e.g., multiple home visits) than less intense interventions, such as sweeping of courtyards, that could be effectively delivered in small group meetings such as those in health clinics and community centers. More research is needed to evaluate the benefits and barriers of different delivery platforms for women across the life course.
In 2013 about 289,000 women (800 per day) in the world died due to pregnancy-related causes, with large differences between developed and developing countries.[11][37] Maternal mortality in western nations had been steadily falling, and forms the subject of annual reports and reviews.[38] Yet, between 1987 and 2011, maternal mortality in the United States rose from 7.2 to 17.8 deaths per 100,000 live births, this is reflected in the Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR).[38] By contrast rates as high as 1,000 per birth are reported in the rest of the world,[11] with the highest rates in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, which account for 86% of such deaths.[39][37] These deaths are rarely investigated, yet the World Health Organization considers that 99% of these deaths, the majority of which occur within 24 hours of childbirth, are preventable if the appropriate infrastructure, training, and facilities were in place.[40][37] In these resource-poor countries, maternal health is further eroded by poverty and adverse economic factors which impact the roads, health care facilities, equipment and supplies in addition to limited skilled personnel. Other problems include cultural attitudes towards sexuality, contraception, child marriage, home birth and the ability to recognise medical emergencies. The direct causes of these maternal deaths are hemorrhage, eclampsia, obstructed labor, sepsis and unskilled abortion. In addition malaria and AIDS complicate pregnancy. In the period 2003–2009 hemorrhage was the leading cause of death, accounting for 27% of deaths in developing countries and 16% in developed countries.[41][42]
Focus on the long term. Diets fail when people fall back into poor eating habits; maintaining weight loss over the long term is exceedingly difficult. Most people regain the weight they've lost. In fact, some studies indicate that 90 to 95 percent of all dieters regain some or all of the weight originally lost within five years. Your program should include plans for ongoing weight maintenance, involving diet, exercise and a behavioral component. While there are some physical reasons for obesity, there are also behavioral reasons for excessive eating. For example, many women use food as a source of comfort (perhaps to deal with stress). For these women, a weight loss program with a behavioral component will offer alternatives to replace food in this role.
Women and men differ in their chromosomal makeup, protein gene products, genomic imprinting, gene expression, signaling pathways, and hormonal environment. All of these necessitate caution in extrapolating information derived from biomarkers from one sex to the other.[6] Women are particularly vulnerable at the two extremes of life. Young women and adolescents are at risk from STIs, pregnancy and unsafe abortion, while older women often have few resources and are disadvantaged with respect to men, and also are at risk of dementia and abuse, and generally poor health.[17]
Instinct may tell you to slow down when running in wintery conditions, but the secret to not slipping is actually to speed up and shorten your stride. Aim to have each foot strike the ground 90 times per minute, says Terry Chiplin, owner of Active at Altitude, a Colorado-based facility for endurance athletes. This high cadence helps ensure that each foot lands beneath the center of your weight rather than ahead of it, which can throw off your balance on slick terrain.
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A 55-year-old woman who gets less than 30 minutes of daily physical activity should eat five ounces of grains; two cups of vegetables; one and a half cups of fruit; three cups of milk; five ounces of meat and beans; five teaspoons of oils, and no more than 130 calories of additional fat and sugar. If she got 30 to 60 minutes of daily exercise, she could increase her intake to six ounces of grains; two and a half cups of vegetables; and up to 265 additional calories of fat and sugar.
Research is a priority in terms of improving women's health. Research needs include diseases unique to women, more serious in women and those that differ in risk factors between women and men. The balance of gender in research studies needs to be balanced appropriately to allow analysis that will detect interactions between gender and other factors.[6] Gronowski and Schindler suggest that scientific journals make documentation of gender a requirement when reporting the results of animal studies, and that funding agencies require justification from investigators for any gender inequity in their grant proposals, giving preference to those that are inclusive. They also suggest it is the role of health organisations to encourage women to enroll in clinical research. However, there has been progress in terms of large scale studies such as the WHI, and in 2006 the Society for Women's Health Research founded the Organization for the Study of Sex Differences (OSSD) and the journal Biology of Sex Differences to further the study of sex differences.[6]
Infrastructure ↓ water point distance, ↑ time savings, ↑/NC women's hygiene, ↑/NC water quality, ↓/NC diarrheal morbidity, ↓ intestinal parasite prevalence, ↑ school attendance, NC wage employment ↓ water point distance, ↑ time savings, ↑/NC women's hygiene, ↑/NC water quality, ↓/NC diarrheal morbidity, ↓ intestinal parasite prevalence, NC wage employment, ↑ participation in income-generating activities ↓ maternal mortality, ↓ water point distance, ↑ time savings, ↑/NC women's hygiene, ↑/NC water quality, ↓/NC diarrheal morbidity, ↓ intestinal parasite prevalence, NC wage employment, ↑ participation in income-generating activities ↓ water point distance, ↑ time savings, ↑/NC women's hygiene, ↑/NC water quality, ↓/NC diarrheal morbidity, ↓ intestinal parasite prevalence, NC wage employment, ↑ participation in income-generating activities
Just like trying to find a guy who meets certain exact standards, trying to reach an exact weight is a lofty—and often unattainable—goal. Having a range, such as losing five to 10 pounds, may lead to a more successful outcome than if you aim to lose precisely 8 pounds in four weeks, according to a study published in the Journal of Consumer Research. Flexible goals seem more feasible, which in turn boosts your sense of accomplishment, encouraging you to stay driven, the study authors say.
*~ Update~*: Julie personally called me to go over my comments and how valid they were and to express regret I wasn't going to continue my membership. I think it's a big deal when people call you back to genuinely follow up on your experiences and feedback. She offered to send me a class pass or month membership to make up for my experience and even went over in detail how all my concerns were going to be addressed. I really look forward to returning as a member soon.
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Studies link high sodium intake to higher blood pressure, and evidence suggests that many people at risk for high blood pressure can reduce their risk by consuming less salt or sodium, as well as following a healthy diet. Most Americans consume more sodium than they need. The recommended amount is less than 2,300 mg per day for children and adults to age 50. The limit drops to 1,500 mg per day for those 51 and older or those of any age who are African American or have hypertension, diabetes or chronic kidney disease. You get 2,300 mg in just one teaspoon of salt. One good way to reduce your sodium intake is to eat fewer prepared and packaged foods.
Many nutrition-sensitive approaches were delivered in broader community-based settings and more equitably reached women across the life course. Non-facilities-based settings more equitably delivered nutrition interventions to women who were not pregnant or lactating, and who were less engaged with health clinics and schools. For instance, food fortification, which was often delivered through markets, home visits, and community centers, seemed to be more effective at reaching women of reproductive age than health center–based delivery platforms. Community-level interventions are often reported as more equitable than platforms that require access to "fixed and well-equipped health facilities" (212). This aligns with our findings, where we found that community-based platforms such as home visits, community centers, homes of community leaders, work, mass media, mobile phones, and commercial settings were effective at reaching women across the life course (Table 1). Other delivery platforms such as marketplaces, water points, tailoring shops, and agricultural points for seeds or inputs were also effective. These locations need to be context-specific in order to capture where women spend their time. For instance, in countries where many adolescent girls do not attend school, school-based delivery platforms might be less effective. Delivery platforms also need to be sensitive to the sociodemographic differences that influence where women spend their time, such as differences for women in rural and urban areas, and of different socioeconomic statuses. Additional research needs to identify and report where women and adolescent girls are, and how best to reach them.
Use MyPlate (PDF – 281 KB) as a guide to build a healthy diet. Think about filling your plate with foods from the five food groups — fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, and dairy — at each meal. Snacks can be a good way to fill in fruits and whole grains you might have missed at meals. Most of us don't need complicated calorie counting programs or special recipes for healthy eating.
Women's empowerment relates to women's ability to make life choices (158). Higher levels of empowerment were associated with increased income, household decision-making, control over resources, and utilization of health resources (5, 158–160). For nutrition outcomes, empowerment was associated with increased income allocated to food expenditures and improved household food security (160, 161). It was also associated with increased dietary diversity, but had no impact on women's BMI (5, 161, 162). For example, mothers' participation in empowerment activities through Helen Keller International's Enhanced Homestead Food Production (EHFP) program in Burkina Faso was associated with increased fruit intake (difference-in-differences = 15.8 percentage points, P = 0.02) and nearly statistically significant increases in meat intake and dietary diversity (163). Participation was also associated with decreased prevalence of underweight (difference-in-differences = −8.7 percentage points, P < 0.01) but not overall mean BMI (163). In addition, the EHFP program in Bangladesh and Nepal was associated with decreasing trends in maternal anemia (anemia prevalence decreased by a magnitude of 12%, P = 0.075 in Bangladesh, and 26%, P = 0.009 in Nepal) (160). However, this was not consistent with findings from Cambodia (160).
Eat healthy fats. According to the American Heart Association, women should get at least five to 10 percent of total daily calories from omega-6 fatty acids (equal to 12 to 20 grams), and between 0.5 and 3 grams of omega-3 fatty acids, depending on individual risk for heart disease. Good sources of omega-6 fatty acids include sunflower, safflower, corn, cottonseed and soybean oils. And good sources of omega-3 fatty acids include fatty fish, tofu and other forms of soybeans, canola, walnuts, flaxseed, and their oils. Talk with your health care professional about how much of these beneficial oils you should be getting, how you can best incorporate them into your diet and whether or not you should be taking them in supplement form.
A person's caloric requirement depends on his body size and exercise level. Sedentary people of both genders will keep their weight stable by taking in about 13 calories per pound of body weight each day. Moderate physical activity boosts this requirement to 16 calories a pound, and vigorous exercise calls for about 18 calories a pound. On average, a moderately active 125-pound woman needs 2,000 calories a day; a 175-pound guy with a similar exercise pattern needs 2,800 calories. And like women, men will lose weight only if they burn more calories than they take in.
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The average woman should get 10 to 35 percent of her daily calories from protein. Protein helps prevent muscle tissue from breaking down and repairs body tissues. Sources of animal proteins include meat, fish, poultry, eggs, milk and cheese. Vegetable proteins include dried beans and peas, peanut butter, nuts, bread and cereal. (A three-ounce serving of cooked chicken contains about 21 grams of protein.)
A year later, a second Harvard study added to the concern. The Physicians' Health Study of 20,885 men did not evaluate diet per se, but it did measure the blood levels of ALA in 120 men who developed prostate cancer and compared them with the levels in 120 men who remained free of the disease. Men with moderately high ALA blood levels were 3.4 times more likely to develop prostate cancer than men with the lowest levels; curiously, though, men with the very highest levels were only 2 times more likely to get the disease.
Changes in the way research ethics was visualised in the wake of the Nuremberg Trials (1946), led to an atmosphere of protectionism of groups deemed to be vulnerable that was often legislated or regulated. This resulted in the relative underrepresentation of women in clinical trials. The position of women in research was further compromised in 1977, when in response to the tragedies resulting from thalidomide and diethylstilbestrol (DES), the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prohibited women of child-bearing years from participation in early stage clinical trials. In practice this ban was often applied very widely to exclude all women.[151][152] Women, at least those in the child-bearing years, were also deemed unsuitable research subjects due to their fluctuating hormonal levels during the menstrual cycle. However, research has demonstrated significant biological differences between the sexes in rates of susceptibility, symptoms and response to treatment in many major areas of health, including heart disease and some cancers. These exclusions pose a threat to the application of evidence-based medicine to women, and compromise to care offered to both women and men.[6][153]


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The Third Edition of this successful and respected book covers leadership and management of people at all levels in educational organisations. It contains up-to-date research and literature in the area covering the entire spectrum of educational institutions. This new and revised edition - reflects UK and international changes - has an enhanced focus on international trends drawing examples from many countries using research in those areas - deals with issues such as succession planning leadership development and diversity which have grown in importance since the second edition - acknowledges the changing English context including the shift to system leadership academies and free schools as well as changes in Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland The book will be of great interest to Postgraduate students in educational leadership management and administration and those embarking on professional leadership qualifications; also middle and senior managers aspiring leaders in schools and colleges and academics and researchers in educational management and the curriculum.


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NYC Expands Promotion of Citizenship with NYCitizenship
On Sept. 17, Citizenship Day, the Office of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a new initiative to help lawful permanent residents in New York become U.S. citizens.
The initiative, NYCitizenship, partners the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Affairs with the New York Public Library system to provide information on citizenship, as well as legal assistance to help applicants complete their citizenship forms. The program also includes a financial education component.
The initiative was launched in conjunction with the city's first "Citizenship Week of Action." That initiative involved dozens of volunteers from faith, labor and community organizations who helped immigrants prepare their citizenship applications in the week leading up to National Voter Registration Day on Sept. 22.
City government's partnership with the libraries expands on the recently launched "New Americans Corners." This initiative — a partnership between USCIS, the libraries and the Mayor's Office for Immigrant Affairs — includes a dedicated space for information on U.S. citizenship in every branch of the New York, Brooklyn and Queens libraries. Other resources include English as a Second Language and citizenship preparation classes, and materials to help naturalization applicants prepare for their citizenship interview.
NYCitizenship expands on the earlier initiative by providing legal assistance for naturalization applicants.
New Americans Campaign partners MinKwon Center for Community Action, Make the Road New York and the National Association for Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund joined the Mayor's Office in announcing NYCitizenship on Citizenship Day.
The New York City initiative was part of a series of efforts to promote citizenship in cities across the U.S. that took place on or around Citizenship Day. The cities of Atlanta; Boston; Buffalo, N.Y.; Columbus, Ohio; Dayton, Ohio; Denver; Houston; Los Angeles; New Brunswick, N.J.; Philadelphia; Pittsburgh; St. Louis; San Francisco, San Jose, Calif.; and Seattle all conducted naturalization ceremonies or application workshops or launched new efforts to promote citizenship.


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Диана Печкај Вуковић (Загреб, 26. фебруар 1964) је хрватска новинарка, списатељица, сценаристкиња, проналазачица, а бави се и политиком. Дипломирала је историју уметности и новинарство.

Биографија
Од детињства пише приче, романе и песме. Радила је за часопис "Запослена", за који је писала о женској проблематици, родитељству, књижевности, те за стручни месечни часопис. "Мајстор" за који је пратила проналазаштво, нове технологије и екологију. Своје искуство објединила је као сценаристкиња телевизијских серија Љубав у залеђу, Долина сунца, Све ће бити добро, Казалиште у кући и Под сретном звијездом. Сценаристичким послом бави се и данас. . Такође се бави проналазаштвом. Патентирала је свој изум (), носач за лап топове и пословне торбе на бициклу.

Власник је и директор предузећа Јупитеријана. Активни је члан Хрватске социјално-либералне странке (ХСЛС)

Живи и ради у Загребу. Има двоје деце.

Објављена дела
 "Дан који ће вам променити живот", приручник за престанак пушења, Издавач:Планетопија,
 "Љубим твоје усне тисућу пута", 20 литерарних есеја које је прикупила ауторка, Издавач: Планетопија. .

Филмографија
 Под сретном звијездом (2011)
 Долина сунца (2009.-2010)
 Све ће бити добро (2008.-2009)
 Казалиште у кући (2006.-2007)
 Љубав у залеђу (2005.-2006)
 Ватре Ивањске (2014.-2015)

Извори

Литература

Спољашње везе

Рођени 1964.
Загрепчани
Хрватски новинари

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Medical Students Examine Solutions to a Deadly Epidemic
Students in "The Opioid Epidemic: Creating Physician Driven Solutions," a six-week selectives course offered by the School of Medicine, have heard from special guest speakers such as Vanila M. Singh, MD, chief medical officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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(September 21, 2018) — One of the most popular selectives courses at the Georgetown University School of Medicine gives students valuable insights into a complex problem that has touched the lives of millions of Americans.
Thirteen second-year medical students participated in The Opioid Epidemic: Creating Physician Driven Solutions, one of more than 20 six-week selectives courses offered by the School of Medicine. Drawing upon his experience as director of the National Capital Region's Opioid Safety Program and as the deputy director of the National Capital Region Pain Initiative and Wounded Warrior Pain Care Initiative, the course was led by Christopher Spevak, MD, MPH, JD.
The students' strong interest in the opioid selective course illustrates the topic's both controversial and consequential nature, and how attuned they are to the issue — including their desire to solve it, according to Spevak, professor of clinical anesthesiology at Georgetown University Medical Center.
Transformative Discussions
Selectives courses are small-group seminars that focus on different topics related to health care delivery. In addition to Spevak's selective on the opioid epidemic, students may take Hacking Happiness in Medical School; HIV, Cultural Competency, and Community Activism; and even a course in intermediate medical Spanish.
In his selective, Spevak encourages interactive discussions following a brief case-based lecture. "The thing that makes this course different is the intensity of the level of engagement and how transformative the discussions are," said Spevak, who also teaches Anesthesia Pain Management and Family Medicine Pain and Addiction, both electives for fourth-year medical students.
For their final projects, students draw on their knowledge of course concepts, including solutions to health care delivery they may have previously overlooked, and insights on the neurophysiology of addiction, combining them with research- and evidence-based clinical practices and treatment modalities.
Final project topics included educating prisoners about pain management and how Medicaid expansion affected the opioid epidemic. Recognizing that substance abuse is associated with risky sexual behaviors, Cody Funkhouser (M'21) and Margaret Culver (M'21) studied sexual health in patients with opioid use disorder.
After speaking about the opioid epidemic with stakeholders from different backgrounds, Katie Povey (M'21) and Lani Galloway (M'21) found opportunities to improve education on opioid use disorder in the preclinical years of the School of Medicine's curriculum. They are also developing a plan to ensure that every first-year student receives training in the administration of Naloxone, an FDA-approved opioid overdose reversal medication.
"This selectives course provided a specific arena for me to explore how I can help fight the epidemic starting today as a medical student," Povey said. "I am so appreciative of the opportunity to take Dr. Spevak's course and am more motivated than ever to help patients facing opioid use disorder in our community."
Redefining Pain
Students in the selective also benefited from hearing the perspectives of expert guest speakers from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), including Elinore McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, assistant secretary for mental health and substance use, and Captain Chideha Ohuoha, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. Vanila M. Singh, MD, chief medical officer for the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at HHS, spoke at the last lecture.
As an anesthesiologist who serves as a clinical associate professor of anesthesiology, perioperative and pain medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine, Singh said that solutions to the opioid epidemic should take a multidisciplinary approach to pain management, drawing on pain psychology to reduce opioid use. She implored students to broaden their definitions of pain, by looking at the psychosocial elements, not just the biological ones.
For Spevak, having Singh, McCance-Katz and Ohuoha participate was significant, given that not only are they senior policymakers but also practicing physicians. "They all immediately agreed to take time out of their busy schedules to speak with the students, recognizing that they will be leaders in addressing the opioid epidemic in the future," he said.
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This popular trail offers some of the most majestic views of Mount McKinley from the East side of the lake. Although the trail is not difficult, lots of exposed tree roots on the first mile of trail can be tiring and hazardous in wet conditions. Hike this trail clockwise in order to tackle the most difficult section first. After you reach the suspension bridge trail conditions improve greatly. There are picnic tables, campsites, and primitive outhouses on the Northeast shoreline of the lake. You may observe nesting trumpeter swans and loons at the North end of the lake. You will cross a footbridge at the South end of the lake where you may observe salmon returning to spawn.
There is a possible side trips to cascading falls: A beautiful, spring fed and now melt cascading falls that provides a refreshing break on warm days.
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A wonderful story about growing up with a severely limited, yet fascinating and eccentric family. It's very funny and sad and most of the scenes are unforgettable. Some of them are so hard to believe—but they're real—and that makes the story even richer.


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Familiar fragrances usually induce positive mood states and elicit favorable evaluation. Relaxation is also widely thought to improve mood state. Yet experimental evidence on the effect of two different stimuli, fragrance smelling and breathing relaxation, on mood state, and fragrance evaluation is lacking. This study aimed to test (1) the effect of two familiar fragrances, lavender and myrtle, and two exotic fragrances, bergamot and ravensara, on perceived mood states before and after relaxation, (2) the effect of relaxation on perceived mood states for each fragrance, and (3) the effect of relaxation on fragrance evaluation as defined by adjectives. We hypothesized that mood states and assessment of the fragrances would differently be affected both in familiar vs. non-familiar fragrances and also before and after relaxation. Participants (n = 127) completed questionnaires on their mood states at baseline (T0). They were then presented with each of the four fragrances separately and asked to report on mood state and to assess the fragrances with adjectives before (T1) and after (T2) breathing relaxation. Analyses of the T0–T1 delta values of mood states by ANOVA repeated measures and post hoc comparisons showed that mood states were affected by fragrance smelling with no clear differences observed between familiar and exotic fragrances. The same analyses of T1–T2 values showed no differences in mood state after breathing relaxation and fragrance smelling. Fragrance assessment by adjectives indicated a non-conclusive trend for familiar and exotic fragrances. In sum, mood states induced by the fragrance smelling stimulus (T0–T1) were not changed by the addition of the second stimulus of relaxation (T1–T2), indicating that the former stimulus was stronger than the latter. On the other hand, the cognitive component represented by adjective-based assessment of fragrances was slightly modified by the relaxation stimulus.
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Look: The Series is an American television drama series that was broadcast on Showtime from October 10 to December 19, 2010. It is written, produced, and directed by Adam Rifkin. Based on the 2007 film of the same title, Look is shot entirely from the point of view of security cameras.

Look follows several interweaving storylines over the course of a week in Los Angeles, some including characters carried over from the original film, others featuring actors from the film returning as different characters. According to the series, there are now approximately 30 million surveillance cameras in the United States generating more than 4 billion hours of footage every week. Both the film and the series raise questions about privacy and security for the audience in a world with a high proliferation of cameras.

Cast and characters

Main cast
 Colton Haynes as Shane (a high school student)
 Sharon Hinnendael as Hannah (a devious and manipulative high school student who has a crush on Shane)
 Ali Cobrin as Molly (a high school student and Hannah's friend who competes with her for Shane's affection)
 Claudia Christian as Stella (Lenny's drug addicted wife and mother)
 Marcus Giamatti as Lenny (a lawyer and Stella's husband and father)
 Giuseppe Andrews as Willie (a convenience store clerk and aspiring musician; from the feature film)
 Miles Dougal as Carl (Willie's friend; also from the feature film)
 Robert Curtis Brown as Dan the Weatherman (a TV news anchor and Hannah's father)
 Trevor Torseth as Ron (a homeless army veteran)
 Richard Speight, Jr. as a Taxi Driver and serial rapist/killer
 Jhoanna Trias as Armani (an erotic dancer at a local nightclub)
 Matt Bushell as Officer Lewis (a police officer and Willie's father)
 Lee Reherman as Officer Munson (a police officer and Officer Lewis' partner)
 Jordan Belfi as Andy (Dan's cynical co-worker)
 Haley Hudson as Amanda (Willie's girlfriend)
 Ravi Patel as Vinnay
 Brendan Kelly as Tom (an auto mechanic and Stella's adulterous lover)

Guest appearances
 Gianna Michaels as an erotic dancer
 Sophie Dee as an erotic dancer
 Alexis Knapp as DeDe (an erotic dancer)
 Ron Jeremy (credited as Ron Hyatt) as 'Ugly Fatso'

Episodes
 Episode One – October 10, 2010
 Episode Two – October 17, 2010
 Episode Three – October 24, 2010
 Episode Four – October 31, 2010
 Episode Five – November 7, 2010
 Episode Six – November 14, 2010
 Episode Seven – November 21, 2010
 Episode Eight – November 28, 2010
 Episode Nine – December 5, 2010
 Episode Ten – December 12, 2010
 Episode Eleven – December 19, 2010

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The entire series is currently available on DVD.

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Site goes from Gill-Tech to high tech with two new digital companies coming in.
Reader question: What is going in on College Avenue across from the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center? They've been constructing and the sidewalk has been closed for quite some time.
Answer: I first wrote about that building in November, before the dramatic changes took place.
It was the former Gill-Tech building at 423 W. College Ave. in downtown Appleton. Mill Creek is on the east side of it, and Speakeasy and The Bar are on its west side.
It's becoming a mixed-use development with two tech companies – Dealer Inspire and Launch Digital Marketing – taking up the first floor.
The two companies are based in Naperville, Ill., and have more than 450 employees between that headquarters building and satellite offices in Boston, Los Angeles, Austin and downtown Chicago. The new Appleton site will house a support center and an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) team. It will hire about 30 employees.
Three luxury apartments will be built on the second floor. The front apartments will have College Avenue-side patios.


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