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Number 730 (Replaces Committee Opinion No. 519, March 2012)
Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
This Committee Opinion was developed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement in collaboration with committee member Laurie C. Gregg, MD.
Abstract: Fatigue and sleep deprivation may affect a health care provider's skills and communication style, and also may affect clinical outcomes. The National Sleep Foundation recommends 7–9 hours of sleep per night for an adult. However, there are no current guidelines limiting the volume of deliveries and procedures performed by a single individual or on the length of time he or she may be on call. Medical literature has shown that even a single night of missed sleep measurably affects cognitive performance. When adults do not sleep at least 5 hours per night, language and numeric skills, retention of information, short-term memory, and concentration all decrease on standardized testing. Speed of performance may be affected more than accuracy. Sleep deprivation may affect mood to a greater degree than it affects cognitive or motor performance, and, thus, may have a significant effect on a physician's ability to communicate effectively. To help mitigate resident fatigue, programs must train all faculty members and residents to recognize the signs of fatigue and sleep deprivation. The medical directors of outpatient units and chairs of hospital departments of obstetrics and gynecology may consider developing call schedules and associated policies that balance the need for continuity of care and the health care providers' need for rest. Designing standardized procedures also may protect against fatigue-related errors. Physicians at all stages in their careers need to be conscious of the demands placed on them professionally and personally and should balance those demands with rest to avoid excessive fatigue or overcommitment.
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists makes the following recommendations regarding fatigue and patient safety:
Physicians at all stages in their careers need to be conscious of the demands placed on them professionally and personally and should balance those demands with rest to avoid excessive fatigue or overcommitment.
The medical directors of outpatient units and chairs of hospital departments of obstetrics and gynecology may consider developing call schedules and associated policies that balance the need for continuity of care and the health care providers' need for rest.
With the growing concern about the potential consequences of health care provider fatigue on patient safety, physicians should commit to evaluating the effects that fatigue has on their professional and personal lives and should demonstrate willingness to adjust workloads, work hours, and time commitments to avoid fatigue when caring for patients.
Physicians are expected to offer safe and effective care to their patients. While individuals develop their clinical skills, they become aware of their own unique strengths and weaknesses. Professionals regularly seek consultations when a problem exceeds their experience or expertise. Seeking assistance when one is fatigued can be viewed similarly. Fatigue may affect a health care provider's skills and communication style, and also may affect clinical outcomes. However, there are no current guidelines limiting the volume of deliveries and procedures performed by a single individual or on the length of time he or she may be on call. Physicians at all stages in their careers need to be conscious of the demands placed on them professionally and personally and should balance those demands with rest to avoid excessive fatigue or overcommitment.
In July 2003, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education enacted resident duty-hour limits to promote high-quality learning and safe care in teaching institutions. In its 2008 report, the Institute of Medicine (now known as the National Academy of Medicine) made several recommendations related to resident duty hours, including one that duty hours not exceed 16 hours per shift unless an uninterrupted 5-hour break for sleep is provided 1. In 2011, the Joint Commission published a Sentinel Event Alert describing the effect of fatigue on health care delivery and proposed organizational changes to mitigate its effect on patient safety 2. The 2017 revised Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education duty-hour recommendations established new limits on resident duty hours and emphasized the importance of faculty supervision, handoff processes, management of alertness, and fatigue mitigation 3. Clinical and educational work periods for residents must not exceed 24 hours of continuous scheduled clinical assignments and must be limited to no more than 80 hours per week, averaged over a 4-week period. To help mitigate resident fatigue, programs must train all faculty members and residents to recognize the signs of fatigue and sleep deprivation.
Although resident duty-hour limits have attempted to tackle the issue of fatigue in trainees, these limits have not translated conclusively into safer patient care. The hour limits lead to increased sleep duration during the on-call period but are associated with deterioration in education opportunities and interruption in continuity of patient care 4. Increased number of handoffs may be one reason that duty-hour restrictions have not translated into better quality of care. Attention given to quality handoffs in transitions of care is an issue that is becoming more prominent in an era of added work-hour restrictions.
The National Sleep Foundation recommends 7–9 hours of sleep per night for an adult 5. The average U.S. adult sleeps only approximately 7 hours per night. Sleep deprivation can be caused by insufficient sleep, or fragmented sleep, or both. Although there is wide variation in sleep needs, individuals do not get accustomed to less sleep than what is biologically required. One cannot accumulate sleep, and recovery from a period of insufficient sleep requires at least two or three full nights of uninterrupted sleep 6.
Several uncontrolled studies have analyzed the effect of sleep restriction on cognitive function 7 8 9. One small study compared reaction times and performance on a driving simulator between residents who had ingested alcohol to achieve a blood alcohol level of 0.05 g% but were rested and residents who were on a call rotation every fourth night. They found that performance was comparable 7. Emergency department physicians who were rested have been compared with others on sequential night call 10 11. The disruption of sleep produced by sequential night call had a significant effect on visual memory and cognitive performance. Study conclusions are mixed regarding the effect of fatigue on performance. One study that examined the risk of complications by attending physicians after performing nighttime procedures found an increased rate of surgical complications when physicians had sleep opportunities of less than 6 hours 12. Conversely, another large study found that the risks of adverse outcomes of elective daytime procedures were similar whether or not the physician had provided medical services the previous night 13. The different outcomes in these studies may be explained by the complexity of the postcall procedure being performed. In a study from a busy obstetric unit, a larger percentage of infants with a cord pH of 7.1 were born between midnight and 8 am; in the same study, there was a trend toward a larger number of anal sphincter injuries between those hours 14. In one study looking at the patient's point of view, 80% of patients would request a different treating physician if they were informed that their physician had been working longer than 24 hours 15.
Several reviews of the medical literature show that even a single night of missed sleep measurably affects cognitive performance 16 17 18. When adults do not sleep at least 5 hours per night, language and numeric skills, retention of information, short-term memory, and concentration all decrease on standardized testing. Speed of performance may be affected more than accuracy. For example, surgeons operated more slowly in simulated procedures when sleep deprived, and emergency department physicians took longer to intubate a mannequin 18.
However, in the health care delivery arena, there is no clear evidence that restricting work hours improves patient outcomes. Several potential explanations for this exist. In the residency training setting, work-hour restriction with the creation of a night-float system has not been shown to decrease fatigue. Repeated episodes of working at night may result in sleep deprivation because physicians find themselves unable to fully rest during the day. Even a single night of complete sleep loss can require up to 3 days for recovery 11 19.
Memory consolidation and insight formation require sleep. Sleep-deprived adults tend to exhibit impaired complex problem-solving skills and continue using solutions that do not work 20. The need for sleep, like the need for food, can affect decision making. Fatigue may drive individuals to avoid certain work responsibilities as a way to deal with sleep deprivation. Safe and effective care requires mindful communication between the patient and the physician and between the physician and other caregivers. Sleep deprivation may affect mood to a greater degree than it affects cognitive or motor performance and may have a significant effect on a physician's ability to communicate effectively 17. Emotionally exhausted clinicians are less capable of engaging in positive interpersonal teamwork 21.
Medical directors of outpatient units and chairs of hospital departments may consider developing call schedules and associated policies that balance the need for continuity of care and the health care providers' need for rest. Because some physicians may not be able to gauge the extent of their own fatigue or may be reluctant to voice it, it may be helpful for hospital leadership to establish processes that provide the necessary support for those who either self-identify or are recognized by others to be fatigued. It may be prudent to give physicians the opportunity to postpone tasks that can be performed more safely later. Fatigue may arise from obligations outside the workplace. Some hospital departments have systems that encourage collaboration between independent practices when a health care provider has not had a sufficient period of uninterrupted sleep. Hospital leadership could consider designing standardized procedures that protect against fatigue-related errors. However, all fatigue is not avoidable in a specialty attending to births and emergencies that occur at all hours.
There is increasing awareness within the patient safety movement that fatigue, even as partial sleep deprivation, can impair performance. Although many of the studies cited imply that increased physician rest may enhance quality of care, the data from those studies are mixed in their ability to support this claim. Additional research on the effects of fatigue on the performance of experienced health care providers is necessary to obtain evidence-based data to guide the formulation of national guidelines around this issue. The ultimate effect on clinical patient outcomes remains inconclusive. With the growing concern about the potential consequences of health care provider fatigue on patient safety, physicians should evaluate the effects that fatigue has on their professional and personal lives and should demonstrate a willingness to adjust workloads, work hours, and time commitments to avoid fatigue when caring for patients.
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It's summer again and this time we have a 5-month old baby as well as a 9 year old so the holiday has to be easy and relaxing. We haven't realized how difficult it can be to look for a family room. It turns out Patra Bali Resort & Villas is a good choice.
We also went back to Bali Grand Hyatt though it's quite a big disappointment.
My first trip to Bali was 10 years ago. I was so amazed to see that there are temples everywhere and every household seems to have their own shrine in the backyard with pretty flowers and offerings. Bali culture is everywhere, you don't have to hunt around.
We didn't book a hotel in advance and it turned out to be a big mistake. We arrived at the Denpasar airport and I think we either turn to the tourism association or some miscellaneous hotel reservation desk at the airport and chose our first hotel. Mistake number two is that, we thought we may not like the hotel so we only reserved for 3 nights. The hotel we stayed in was full so we have to find somewhere else for the rest of the journey and it was difficult. We turned to a local travel agent in Kuta. He called around the hotels for us and at last he found something and drove us there. At last we were settled but it isn't worth wasting half day to hunt for somewhere to stay.
It's a long time since our last visit to Bali. The motivation for this trip is that Cathay Pacific's hotel and flight package is unbelievably cheap.
Bali had a bomb attack in 2002 and many governments are warning their citizens not to visit Bali plus people are worried.
There is SARS disease in Hong Kong and nobody is going anywhere. The whole tourism industry is dead. Our flight to Bali was less than half full.
Our package includes a garden view superior room at the Grand Hyatt in Nusa Dua in Bali. One of the deal is to upgrade our accommodation to the next level so we were offered a garden view room at the Grand Club. It was nice!
We wanted to go on holiday during summer vacation but it's rainy season for most Asian countries, except Indonesia. Phuket was cheap to go because of the rainy season but we decided it isn't worth risking when what we were looking for is sunshine, beach and relaxation.
Small problem occurred when we checked in our flight. We were told that we would need a visa to Bali (we never need a visa before) though we can get it on arrival (see visa on arrival) That's how we spent the first hour in Bali!
Grand Hyatt's promotion was successful last year. Last year, we booked a garden view superior room with our package but they upgraded us to the Grand Club. The Grand Club in Grand Hyatt is so much nicer than the ordinary rooms that we have decided to book the Grand Club this time.
We found that there are easily 10 hotels on the beach next to the Grand Hyatt and they are all accessible through the beach. As we are getting more and more picky about our hotel accommodation, we have decided to visit these hotels and check the facilities and environment. Maybe we can find one that's even better than the Grand Hyatt! Here is a list of hotels in Bali that we have visited.


A new document sighted by Citi Business News shows that some 3,692 workers could be hit following the collapse of uniBank. The number represents 1,944 of the bank's staff and 2,018 who make up the employees of other related firms.
The document, however, notes that the company was overstaffed compared to others in the banking sector, causing a drain on its financials.
According to the document, uniBank prior to the revocation of its license had 811 permanent staff, 64 contract staff, 990 outsourced staff and 79 National Service Staff for a bank with just 54 branches.
That was not all; the bank also had related entities whose staff depended on it for financial support.
In the breakdown, the permanent staff of the related entities was 1,284, contract staff of 244, outsourced staff 200 and 20 National Service personnel.
The document stated that "while elements of peer benchmarking analysis have its limitations, it appears that the bank has a number of underperforming branches, is overstaffed, and has materially higher cost base than its peers".
In addition, the bank had the worst cost income ratio compared with five banks in the document.
This means that when you compare the bank's cost to its income—which includes administrative and fixed cost like salaries, the bank was spending more than its income.
Also, uniBank had the worst Non-staff cost percentage of its operating expenses.
By this, the bank's day-to-day operational spending was badly managed, causing the institution to lose a lot of money.
The ripple effect of the activities of uniBank showed that the financials of the five other banks are currently being impacted negatively.
It appears not only the five banks are exposed to unibank's financials. The Bank of Ghana was estimated to be exposed to uniBank to the tune of 3.25 billion cedis as at May 2018.
uniBank owes 71.8 million dollars to six international institutions(names withheld).
The document warned that not paying these balances could significantly erode investor confidence in Ghana.
Also, it added that Ghana's credit risk ratings could be impacted, placing further pressure on the financial sector and the broader economy.
"Given recent failures of UT Bank and Capital Bank, this risk is heightened," it stressed.
The Bank of Ghana consolidated five local banks into what it calls the Consolidated Bank Ghana limited.
The banks were Beige Bank, Construction Bank, Royal bank, uniBank and Sovereign Bank.
uniBank before the merger was put under an administrator, KPMG after the bank was insolvent and faced liquidity challenges.


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Q: morgan deprecated expressjs I'm learning nodejs an going through tutorial. I faced a problem that tutorial is for older version.
I have that code:
var express = require('express'),
    stylus = require('stylus'),
    logger = require('morgan'),
    bodyParser = require('body-parser');

var env = process.env.NODE_ENV = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';

var app = express();

function compile(str, path){
    return stylus(str).set('filename', path);
}

app.set('views', __dirname + '/server/views');
app.set('view engine', 'jade');
app.use(logger);
app.use(bodyParser.urlencoded({ extended: true }));
app.use(stylus.middleware(
        {
            src: __dirname + '/public',
            compile: compile
        }
    ));
app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/public'));

app.get('*', function(req, res) {
  res.render('index');
});

var port = 3131;
app.listen(port);
console.log('Listening on port ' + port + '...');

and when I'm trying to go in http://localhost:3131/ website stops responding in browser

This site can't be reached
The connection was reset.

in nodemon it says that:

If I remove morgan everything works OK. How can I solve that?

A: just use app.use(morgan("dev)) and make sure you place your import of morgan at the top of your imports.. it will give error if you place it below the imports or for the atter the required dependencies..
like this:
import express from "express";
import morgan from "morgan";

import postRoutes from "./routes/postRoutes.js";

if you place your morgan import below the routes like this,
import express from "express";

import postRoutes from "./routes/postRoutes.js";
import morgan from "morgan";

it will give you a "Error: listen EADDRINUSE: address already in use"...
hope this helps anyone...

A: The error logs shows "Morgan deprecated default format: use combined format".
It's quite simple, replace
app.use(logger);

with
app.use(logger('combined'));

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#ifndef HOOCLIENT_STATEINGAME_H_
#define HOOCLIENT_STATEINGAME_H_

#include <Core/Standard.h>
#include <Core/Math/CameraController.h>

#include <HOOUserProtocol/GameMessage/GameCommand.h>

#include <HOOCLient/IAppState.h>
#include <HOOClient/InGame/PanelStatus.h>
#include <HOOClient/InGame/PanelSpellsBar.h>
#include <HOOClient/InGame/PanelWillContest.h>

class StateInGame : public IAppState, public GUI::IEventHandler
{
public:
    StateInGame(AppContext & appContext);

    virtual EAppState getState() const;

    virtual void update(double elapsed);
    virtual void render();

    virtual void startState();
    virtual void endState();

    virtual void onEvent(GUI::EEvent ev, GUI::Widget * pWidget);

protected:
#ifdef LM_DEVMODE
    virtual void startStateDebug();
    virtual void updateDebug(double elapsed);
    virtual void endStateDebug();

    Core::CameraQuake           _quakeCamera;
    Ptr<Universe::NodeCamera>   _pDebugCamera;
    bool                        _useDebugCamera;
#endif

    virtual void setCursor(bool active);
    virtual void showWaitingFor(bool show);
    virtual void StateInGame::displayVictoryPanel(int32 winnerId);
    virtual void displayOpponentSpellPanel(int32 spellId, float time = INFINITE);
    virtual void hideOpponentSpellPanel();
    virtual void gameUpdate(double elapsed);
    virtual void checkCommand();
    virtual void checkSynchro();
    virtual void handleCommand(const HOOUserProtocol::GameCommandAnswer & command);
    virtual void updateStatus(const HOOUserProtocol::GameStatusUpdate & status);
    virtual void updateStatusAfterSynchro(const HOOUserProtocol::GameStatusUpdate & status);
    virtual void updateStatusAfterTag1(const HOOUserProtocol::GameStatusUpdate & status, const String & tag);
    virtual void updateStatusAfterTag2(const HOOUserProtocol::GameStatusUpdate & status, const String & tag);
    virtual void showOpponentSpellAfterTag(int32 spellId, const String & tag);

    AppContext &                _appContext;
    ClientGame &                _game;
    Ptr<Connexion>              _pConnexion;
    HOOUserProtocol::GameStatus _status;
    bool                        _firstStatus;
    int32                       _playerId;

    Ptr<GUI::Widget>            _pDialog;
    Ptr<GUI::Widget>            _pDialogUp;
    Ptr<GUI::Widget>            _pDialogCenter;
    Ptr<GUI::Widget>            _pDialogDown;
    Ptr<PanelStatus>            _pPanelStatus;
    Ptr<PanelSpellsBar>         _pPanelSpellsBar;
    Ptr<PanelWillContest>       _pPanelWillContest;
    Ptr<SpellPanel>             _pPanelOpponentSpell;
    float                       _opponentSpellTime;

    #ifdef LM_DEVMODE
        Ptr<GUI::Label>            _pLabelGameplayTags;
    #endif

    Ptr<GUI::Picture>               _pPicInfos;
    Ptr<GUI::Label>                 _pLabelInfos;

    Ptr<Universe::ITask>            _pSynchroTask;
    HOOUserProtocol::EGameCommandAnswer   _lastCommand;

    HOOUserProtocol::GameStatusUpdate   _statusAfterSynchro;
    bool                                _mustUpdateStatusAfterSynchro;

    HOOUserProtocol::GameStatusUpdate   _statusAfterTag1;
    String                              _statusUpdateTag1;
    bool                                _mustUpdateStatusAfterTag1;

    HOOUserProtocol::GameStatusUpdate   _statusAfterTag2;
    String                              _statusUpdateTag2;
    bool                                _mustUpdateStatusAfterTag2;

    int32                               _opponentSpellId;
    String                              _opponentSpellTag;
    bool                                _mustShowOpponentSpellAfterTag;

    // Victory / defeat
    Ptr<GUI::Widget>            _pDialogVictory;
    Ptr<GUI::Button>            _pButtonVictoryOK;

};

#endif

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The Effects of Children Witnessing Verbal Abuse Between Parents
Causes of emotional immaturity
What are the causes of emotional and behavioural problems in children?
What Can Influence a Child's Behavior?
Child Abuse and Its Effects on Erikson's Third Stage of Development
HOMEPAGE FAMILY
How divorce affects children's social development
Written by: Hayley Ames
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Coping with a divorce is difficult and upsetting for the whole family. According to the marriage and relationship research charity OnePlusOne, around 100,000 children were affected by divorce in 2009 alone, demonstrating the scale of the problem.
The confusing emotions that children feel when their parents divorce, along with dealing with significant adjustments in their daily life and following examples of how to behave from parents in an unhappy relationship can all impact a child's social development.
Dealing with complex emotions
Children experience a number of strong emotions when their parents divorce. Anger, sadness and rejection are all typical emotions for children whose parents have separated. Children can also experience feelings such as loneliness, rejection and even guilt, believing that they are to blame for their parents' divorce. Not only are these emotions confusing for younger children, they can also have an impact on how they behave and develop socially. Insecurity and anxiety can prevent children from interacting with others in the way that other children do and cause them to fall behind in their social development.
Children experience a number of strong emotions when their parents divorce.
Insecurity and anxiety can prevent children from interacting with others in the way that other children do and cause them to fall behind in their social development.
Behavioural problems
The emotions and stresses that children experience when their parents separate can cause them to struggle socially through behavioural problems. Feelings of anger can cause children to behave aggressively and antisocially. Stress and depression can cause older children to behave antisocially by drinking smoking or using drugs. Children in single parent families can also start to behave differently when they find that they have less parental supervision than before. Even those children who do not behave badly can become withdrawn through feelings of insecurity and fear of future abandonment.
The emotions and stresses that children experience when their parents separate can cause them to struggle socially through behavioural problems.
Feelings of anxiety, fear of rejection and insecurity when parents divorce can affect a child's social development as they begin to avoid socialising and withdraw themselves their friends, spending more time alone. Children can also find it increasingly difficult to make new friends. For older children, teenage pregnancy becomes a greater risk for children whose parents have separated. Teenagers with divorced parents also tend to become sexually active and begin serious relationships with a partner at an earlier age than those whose parents stay together.
Feelings of anxiety, fear of rejection and insecurity when parents divorce can affect a child's social development as they begin to avoid socialising and withdraw themselves their friends, spending more time alone.
Teenagers with divorced parents also tend to become sexually active and begin serious relationships with a partner at an earlier age than those whose parents stay together.
Coping with adjustments
Children have to learn to cope with a number of adjustments to their daily lives when their parents divorce. Seeing less of one parent and other family member such as grandparents can cause children to feel lonely and depressed while moving to a new home can bring a number of other changes. New areas and schools mean that a child loses their support network and must make new friends at a time when they have low self-esteem and are struggling socially, causing their social development to suffer further. Good communication and ensuring that both parents continue to play an active part in a child's life can help children through the difficult process of divorce.
Children have to learn to cope with a number of adjustments to their daily lives when their parents divorce.
New areas and schools mean that a child loses their support network and must make new friends at a time when they have low self-esteem and are struggling socially, causing their social development to suffer further.
How does moving to another country affect children?→
Barriers to Communication in Children→
What are the causes of juvenile delinquency?→
Royal College of Psychiatrists: Divorce or separation of parents - the impact on children and adolescents: information for parents, carers and anyone who works with young people
OnePlusOne: Children affected by separation
Joseph Rowntree Foundation: Divorce and Separation: The Outcomes for Children
Daily Mail: Divorce 'permanently harms learning and affects their ability to make friends'
Born in Norfolk, United Kingdom, Hayley Ames' writing experience includes blog articles for a travel website. Ames was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in English language and literature from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom.

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naturalnews.com printable article
Originally published February 28 2008
The BBC Abandons Its Complementary Medicine Website Due to Pressure
by Gabriel Donohoe
(NaturalNews) The BBC, Britain's venerable TV station known and respected worldwide for its impartiality and integrity, has suddenly closed down the Complementary Medicine section on its Health website (www.bbc.co.uk/health) .
This is believed to be in response to a curious and abnormal amount of letters and e-mails demanding that information on such therapies as homeopathy and cranial osteopathy be removed.
The BBC Health website is one of the most widely accessed websites in the world and has been online for almost 15 years. Its Complementary Medicine section had in excess of 40 pages on "alternative" therapies, objective evaluations, a practitioner 'search' facility, and other useful information. But the controllers of BBC Health have now decided to abandon all coverage of Complementary Medicine.
Recently, in the UK, there has been a concerted attack on "alternative" medicine from people like University College London Professor David Colquhoun who described 61 university complementary medicine courses (45 of them science degrees) as "gobbledygook". Professor Colquhoun went on to say that, "the teaching of complementary medicine under a science banner was worse than 'Mickey Mouse' degrees in golf management and baking..."
Another critic of "complementary" medicine is Michael Baum, Emeritus Professor of Surgery at University College London, who caused a storm by criticising Prince Charles's support for the Royal London Homeopathic Hospital (RLHH). "Homeopathy," says Professor Baum, "is no better than witchcraft." Criticising a � million refurbishment of the RLHH Professor Baum says that that money would have been better spent on drugs like Herceptin.
In May 2006, Prince Charles had addressed the World Health Assembly in Geneva to argue for homeopathy and its kindred therapies. The Prince urged a return to remedies "rooted in ancient traditions that intuitively understood the need to maintain balance and harmony with our minds, bodies and the natural world."
The decision by BBC controllers is a curious one, especially at a time when more than 40% of Britons use some form of "complementary" medicine and spend �6 billion pounds annually (Ernst). In Britain, the BBC is a public service broadcaster and its remit is to broadcast for the benefit of the public - not for commercial concerns. As public outrage begins to grow, we are sure to hear a lot more about this sinister development in the days and weeks ahead.
The BBC, in response to criticism of their action, says that the "complementary health section was incomplete and, therefore, not of a satisfactory editorial standard." They go on to say, "The BBC will continue to cover complementary health in other areas of its output, such as TV, radio and news programmes, and may reassess its complementary health content in future."
If you have ever accessed the BBC's "Complementary Medicine" site or believe that it should be restored, please take just a minute to complain or express your views using their online comment form at: (www.bbc.co.uk/feedback/)
Gabriel Donohoe is a writer, researcher, Shamanic counsellor, and natural health therapist in Ireland. He can be reached at: [email protected]
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Why 'Social Cost of Carbon' Is Most Useless Number You've Never Heard Of
Kevin Dayaratna / @kdd0211 / March 02, 2021
Social cost of carbon estimates are based on questionable assumptions regarding the climate's sensitivity to carbon dioxide emissions and projections reaching 300 years into the future. Nonetheless, activists protest continued investment in the carbon economy on Sept. 25, 2019, in New York City. (Photo: Erik McGregor/LightRocket/Getty Images)
Kevin Dayaratna / @kdd0211
Kevin Dayaratna is the principal statistician, a data scientist, and research fellow at The Heritage Foundation.
On his very first day in office, President Joe Biden issued an executive order resurrecting the Obama-era social cost of carbon, intended to quantify the economic impact of climate change.
The administration on Feb. 26 issued an interim estimate reporting that these damages are approximately $51 per metric ton of carbon dioxide emissions.
Dubbed by some as "the most important number you've never heard of," the social cost of carbon is defined as the economic damages associated with a ton of carbon dioxide emissions across a particular time horizon.
That metric, relied upon heavily by the Obama administration, has been used as the basis for regulatory policy in the energy sector of the economy.
Three sets of statistical models are used to estimate the social cost of carbon: the DICE model, the FUND model, and the PAGE model.
During the Obama administration's tenure, we took two of those three models in-house at The Heritage Foundation's Center for Data Analysis.
Since any model is only as good as the assumptions from which it's composed, we decided to examine the sensitivity of the administration's social cost of carbon estimates based on choices to various fundamental assumptions.
In particular, in addition to the uncertainty associated with the models' central components, social cost of carbon estimates are based on very questionable assumptions regarding the climate's sensitivity to carbon dioxide emissions, naive projections reaching 300 years into the future, and ignorance of discount rate recommendations by the Office of Management and Budget regarding cost-benefit analysis.
My former colleague David Kreutzer and I first examined the robustness of the DICE model based on changes to those assumptions. Our analysis found that, under very reasonable assumptions, the model's estimates of the social cost of carbon can drop by 30% or more.
Read Heritage scholars' examination of the DICE model.
Subsequently, we examined the FUND model. In our initial inspection of the model, we found a mistake in the model's climate-sensitivity specification that reduced the model's social cost of carbon estimates by as much as 10%, which forced the Obama administration to open the entire class of modeling up to public comment.
Upon further examination of the model, however, we found that the FUND model is just as sensitive, if not more so, to choices of climate-sensitivity distributions and discount rates than the DICE model.
Read Heritage scholars' examination of the FUND model.
Furthermore, our close examination found that, unlike the DICE model, the FUND model also computes the benefits from climate change, taking into account positive agricultural feedback effects associated with carbon dioxide emissions.
In fact, we found that under very reasonable assumptions, those benefits can outweigh the costs, suggesting that the social cost of carbon can indeed be negative.
The policy implication of a negative social cost of carbon is that the government should not be taxing carbon dioxide emissions, but should be subsidizing it instead.
We don't take the position that the government should either be taxing or subsidizing carbon dioxide emissions, but the sheer fact that that the model can illustrate either, under very reasonable assumptions, illustrates how susceptible these models are to user manipulation.
Our critical analysis of the models were not only published at The Heritage Foundation, but also in peer-reviewed academic and industry journals as well.
Read Heritage's peer-reviewed analysis of the social cost of carbon.
Read Heritage's other analysis of the social cost of carbon.
And these are not the only assumptions that impact the robustness of the social cost of carbon. In more recent research, my co-authors (Pat Michaels and Ross McKitrick) and I looked at a separate aspect of the FUND model; namely, its agricultural productivity component. Specifically, this aspect of the model captures the level of agricultural benefits from carbon dioxide emissions discussed above.
In this work, published in yet another peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, we found that these assumptions were decades old. Under more up-to-date assumptions, we found that the social cost of carbon is effectively zero and may even be negative.
The Biden administration is also looking to use similar models to estimate the social cost of methane and social cost of nitrous oxide.
My colleague Nick Loris and I also performed similar robustness analysis for these models as well. Our results tell the same story: Assumptions made by modelers can drastically change the purported estimates and thus beef up the damages as much as they want.
Over the past several years, we discussed these issues in front of Congress on a number of occasions and were glad to see the Trump administration recognize this work.
Read Kevin Dayaratna's congressional testimony on the issue.
That, in a nutshell, is why the social cost of carbon is the most useless number you've never heard of. Don't be deceived by the Washington establishment's use of such an unreliable metric to rubber-stamp its energy policy agenda.
Although the social cost of carbon is based on an interesting class of statistical models, no matter what estimate the Biden administration provides, the assumptions used to generate it can almost surely be manipulated to give lawmakers virtually any other (even negative) estimate of the social cost of carbon, thereby predicting anything, ranging from little warming and continued prosperity to catastrophic warming and immense disaster.
We at The Heritage Foundation look forward to conducting similar sensitivity analysis when the Biden administration issues its final estimates of the social cost of carbon in the coming months.
Have an opinion about this article? To sound off, please email [email protected] and we will consider publishing your remarks in our regular "We Hear You" feature.


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Q: Sort string array by first part of each element in java I have a string array like:
String[] strengths = new String[] {"0.5 G", "0.8 G", "1 G", "1.6 G", "2.5 G", "5 G", "10 G", "12.5 G", "20 G", "25 G", "30 G"}

If I use the default sort
Arrays.sort(strengths)

it will sort the elements as numbers, but I would like to sort it based on the number in ascending order.
I try to use a comparator
Arrays.sort(strengths, new Comparator<String>() {

                    @Override
                    public int compare(String o1, String o2) {
                       try {
                           String[] obj1 = o1.split(" ");
                            String[] obj2 = o2.split(" ");
                            float number1= Float.parseFloat(obj1[0]);
                            float number2= Float.parseFloat(obj2[0]);
                            if ( number1< number2) {return 1;}
                             else {return -1;}
                    } catch (Exception e) {
                         return 0;

                                                }

                    }
                });

but it does not seems to work...
What am I doing wrong?

A: Simply use a comparator.
In the comparator code you can simply split the corresponding two strings and return the comparison value based on the integer part only.

A: Use the comparator, and then, the Float Comparator:
   Arrays.sort(strengths, new Comparator<String>() {

        @Override
        public int compare(String o1, String o2) {
            return Float.compare(Float.valueOf(o1.split(" ")[0]), Float.valueOf(o2.split(" ")[0]));
        }
    });


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Millions of Rupees Embezzled in Punjab E-Learn Program
| May 19, 2016 | May 19, 2016
Feature, Society
by Waqas A Khan | May 19, 2016 | May 19, 2016
Quite recently, millions of Rupees Embezzled in Punjab E-Learn Program by school heads due to poor planning and implementation.
In February 2015, Punjab Government decided to distribute 60,000 free tablets among school teachers in Punjab. It was planned that projectors will also be provided to these teachers to help them teach with the help of latest technology in schools which was apparently a progressive plan.
It was designed in order to elevate the level of education in the province and to digitize the schools and education system, under the E-Learn program. The model was inspired by the practice in other developed countries.
The first phase of the E-Learn was scheduled to be completed in the financial year 2014-15, where 20,000 schools were to be provided with the latest tablets with digitized content inside them.
Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) as the technology partner in the E-Learn program then vowed to convert the curriculum of grade 6 to grade 10 into digital format.
But unfortunately, the model because of inefficient and incapable management and implementation has failed badly at the school level.
In the first place the government provided tablets to few hundred teachers for free, but then the resources allocated for the purpose were transferred to other ends, and the school heads were ordered to purchase "Tabs of their Choice" at "Their Own Expense" i-e from the available school funds.
So, as the model and specs were not fixed in the order, the little school fund in the primary schools of Punjab was "used" for purchasing these tabs.
Reliable sources in the department have shared some of the exclusive documents with us in a bid to take the matter to the higher level.
To keep the anonymity of our sources intact, we have removed the names of schools, head teachers, focal person, phone numbers and centers, tehsil and district names from the data.
A part of tablet record prepared by schools
If you look at the above picture, it is quite evident that within a week, these schools have purchased different models of Tabs ranging from Rs. 7500 to Rs. 24,000. The amount "spent" on the purchase of these tabs was dependent on the available amount in the school fund.
Second hand & Replica instead of new tabs
According to our findings into the scam, we have found out that second hand and replica models have been purchased in the name of original new tabs. This was made possible because the model, specs, and amount were not mentioned in the orders, which is evident from the letter sent to schools by the government.
Therefore, the school heads have taken full advantage of the situation by "digitizing" their home through these tablets.
Talking to the More News, a school head on the condition of anonymity said that PITB has forced us to buy the Tabs for the app which never works.
Talking about the PITB, LND Software (Quick Test Public), designed to be used for student testing in these tabs, Kanwal Saba, a class 3rd teacher tells her experience about the app in these words;
"It is not working, after installation, it asks for internet connection and then takes several minutes to get loaded, and that takes longer n longer n longer to get started… Pathetic".
The screenshot is from a random test which shows severe bugs in the app
Sana Ullah Shoaib, another primary teacher, said that this app does not work on Danny tab, so both app and tab are useless for us. Zeeshan Shahid, another grade three teachers, has experienced that app badly fails to display math questions correctly. Also, the result does not show where the assessee stands as compared to the expected level of literacy with respect to his age and grade.
Another head teacher said, "This app is nothing but a wastage of time. How brilliant people in the Arfa Technology Park think that one tab is enough to test my class of 83 with this indigent app? Even the students of 1st year ICS can design a better app than this, she expressed her anger".
However, the problem is not with the app alone; it is with the tabs too, that are not capable enough to run the app smoothly as every school has purchased the tab at their own whim and will.
It is practically impossible to test hundreds of students in a single school through one tab. What a digitization it would be when one student is taking a substandard test on an unstable tablet and all others are busy nudging one another?
What is the significance of this test when it is full of mistakes, unable to test the bright and average student equally, cannot compare the expected standards with the real ones and cannot indicate the areas that the teacher shall focus to make that student perform better?
It is a perfect example of running a "copy good ground zero" program. Digitization of schools by our government means "One Tab – One School" and unfortunately, we have lost all those school funds in this twaddle exercise which were intended to be used in minor school purchases like stationary, repairing of furniture, postal expenditures, immediate support for destitute students and refreshment of teachers.
Mistakes are very common inside app which is evident from above screenshot
Moreover, if we see the content of the test, it is shaky, full of punctuation and spelling mistakes, vague questions and very ordinary. In fact, a closer look reveals that both tab and app measure nothing in the end.
Above, we have exclusively brought the facts to your kind notice because the authorities in the PITB and Punjab Education Department have turned a blind eye as Millions of Rupees Embezzled in Punjab E-Learn Program.
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There Is No Credible Evidence Rep. Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother
Posted on June 26, 2019 by Kim LaCapria
Proof exists that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother.
On June 23 2019 pundit Dinesh D'Souza tweeted a very old claim: That Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) once married her own brother:
I'm trying to keep the @IlhanMN story straight. She marrried her brother to evade immigration laws? Then she divorced him and illicitly filed joint tax returns with another guy years before they were married? I was prosecuted for doing far less; why hasn't she been indicted yet?
— Dinesh D'Souza (@DineshDSouza) June 23, 2019
In the tweet above, D'Souza claims without citation or evidence that Omar "married her brother to evade immigration laws," and that "she divorced him and illicitly filed joint tax returns with another guy years before they were married." In conclusion, D'Souza complains that he was "prosecuted for far less," referencing his 2014 conviction and probation for violating campaign finance law.
D'Souza did not link to any material supporting his claim, but there are innumerable articles about the rumor. So common is the claim that it and its variation could reasonably be classed as proof by assertion, argument by repetition, or argumentum ad nauseam — "repeating an argument or a premise over and over again in place of better supporting evidence."
Rumors that Omar married her brother appear to have originated with an August 2016 post published to the Power Line political blog, and its tenuous source seems to have been largely forgotten in the ensuing years. Originally, its author Scott Johnson explained how he first became aware of the rumor:
A reader has written us to point out that the Somali website Somalispot posted information last week suggesting Omar's involvement in marriage and immigration fraud. The post notes that Omar married Ahmed Hirsi in 2002. Hirsi is the father of Omar's three children. Omar is depicted with Hirsi and their children on Omar's campaign website here.
The post further notes that Omar married her brother Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009, implying that the latter marriage assisted his entry into the United States. Her brother was a British citizen. "As soon as Ilhan Omar married him," the post continues, "he started university at her [a]lma mater North Dakota State University where he graduated in 2012. Shortly thereafter, he moved to Minneapolis where he was living in a public housing complex and was later evicted. He then returned to the United Kingdom where he now lives."
Let me note here that Omar's marriage to her brother, if it occurred in fact, is illegal under Minnesota law. I believe it would be void ab initio, as though it never occurred. If it occurred, I infer that it must have taken place for dishonest purposes.
Another article was published by City-Journal.org in September 2016 with the headline, "The Curious Case of Ilhan Omar." This piece was framed as exploring the mystery of the allegations — but it was also authored by Johnson, the individual responsible for pushing the specious claims to begin with.
As an August 2016 MinnPost.com article noted, Johnson implicitly alleged that Omar had "married" her purported brother in order to illegally prioritize an immigration process:
The nature of the charge is easy to trace, however, and stems from the fact that immigration authorities give priority to U.S. citizens who request to bring in their noncitizen spouses to the United States. In practical terms, the immigration process for nonresidents can be cut by years if they are sponsored by citizen spouses.
That's illegal, of course, and carries the potential for serious criminal consequences for both the sponsored immigrant and the petitioner. "Any individual who knowingly enters into a marriage for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws shall be imprisoned for not more than five years, or fined not more than $250,000, or both," writes Ilona Bray of Nola, a California-based company that specializes in immigration law and real estate.
An important point pertaining to those specific allegations was addressed in a June 22 2019 Star Tribune article about the years-old rumor. In a portion about the specific motives underlying the claim, the newspaper reported:
Siblings who petition for a U.S. visa for a noncitizen sibling have typically had to wait more than a dozen years to obtain the document, according to the U.S. State Department. Applications for a spouse carry a minimal waiting period, but Minnetonka-based immigration lawyer Steven Thal said examples of siblings fraudulently marrying to gain immigration benefits are nearly unheard of compared to cases of strangers marrying to get green cards.
"It is so rare that you would think that it would be more easily uncovered," Thal said.
The Star Tribune also noted that Omar had, at some point in 2016, provided the names of her siblings:
In 2016, her campaign provided the names of six siblings, but only their first names, citing their need for privacy. Elmi was not among them.
Also in August 2016, Omar released a statement explaining her marital history, detailing the points where she married or separated in religious manners versus legal ones. After a 2008 separation from husband Ahmed Hirsi, she married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi legally. Omar and Elmi separated in 2011 and she reconciled with Elmi. As of 2016, her formal divorce from Elmi was pending.
In the statement [PDF], Omar identifies Ahmed Nur Said Elmi as her former spouse, adding that claims that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is her brother are "absurd and offensive":
In 2002, when I was 19 years old, Ahmed Hirsi (whose name before he received citizenship was Ahmed Aden), the father of my children and love of my life, and I, applied for a marriage license, but we never finalized the application and thus were never legally married. In 2008, we decided to end our relationship in our faith tradition after reaching an impasse in our life together.
I entered into a relationship with a British citizen, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, and married him legally in 2009. Our relationship ended in 2011 and we divorced in our faith tradition. After that, he moved home to England. I have yet to legally divorce Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, but am in the process of doing so. Insinuations that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is my brother are absurd and offensive.
Since 2011, I am happy to say that I have reconciled with Ahmed Hirsi, we have married in our faith tradition and are raising our family together. Like all families, we have had our ups and downs but we are proud to have come through it together.
Omar has consistently and categorically denied that Elmi is her brother. The Star Tribune investigation from June 2019 quotes the Minnesota congresswoman as explaining that her immigration status is such that claims of that variety can be leveled at her with impunity, and that she is powerless to disprove them:
Omar expressed frustration over the controversy again last October [2018], telling the Star Tribune in an interview that like many refugees without birth certificates, "anybody can accuse me of whatever they want and I don't have a way to defend myself."
Later in August 2016, Minnesota news blog AlphaNewsMN.com was contacted by a man with the name Ahmed Elmi who lived in London. Elmi took issue with the extensive use of images of both him and his various social media accounts, and he denied both having married Omar and being Omar's brother. Elmi stated that all of his siblings at the time lived in the United Kingdom, and that Omar was not among them.
That article included three screenshots of emails from Elmi, in which he said his birthday was in May, not April (as was the case for the Elmi who Omar had married.). Nevertheless, Alpha News titled their article on the topic, "The Brother Ilhan Omar Legally Married Sends Alpha News an Email."
Elmi explained to the outlet that there "are about as many Ahmed Elmis as there are John Smiths"; Alpha News then responded by saying that they would continue to misidentify Elmi as Ahmed Nur Said Elmi — unless he produced another of the many people bearing the same name:
Alpha News sent a final email to Elmi explaining that we trusted our sources and that unless he can produce documentation of another Ahmed Elmi who attended NDSU we will continue using his picture.
In October 2018, the same outlet published an item titled "New Evidence Supports Claims That Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother." The content of the post did not match the title:
According to official school records from St. Paul Public Schools obtained by [PJ Media], an "Ahmed N. Elmi" was enrolled as a senior at Arlington Senior High School in St. Paul, Minnesota from September 2002 to June 2003. Ahmed N. Elmi graduated in June 2003 with a diploma.
[PJ Media] reports that the enrollment record lists Ahmed N. Elmi's date of birth as April 4, 1985–the same date of birth listed on Omar's marriage documents and divorce proceedings for Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.
"After an extensive background search, I have not been able to find any other person named 'Ahmed Nur Said Elmi,' 'Ahmed N. Elmi,' or even 'Ahmed Elmi' with the birthdate April 4, 1985. The man Ilhan Omar married and the 17- to 18-year-old who attended Arlington Senior High School in St. Paul, MN, in 2002-2003 are one and the same," [PJ Media] writes.
We were unable to deduce how the existence of school records for an Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in any way substantiated the claim that Rep. Omar once married her brother, nor how it related to Alpha News' prior claim that the London-based Elmi was the same individual.
On August 22 2016, Omar shared a letter to her office from the office of Minnesota's Attorney General via Facebook. In the letter, United States Attorney Andrew Luger stated "my office is not investigating, nor have we requested an investigation into Ms. Omar":
https://www.facebook.com/IlhanMN/photos/today-us-attorney-andy-luger-sent-a-letter-to-ilhan-omar-through-her-attorney-sa/952045361570757/
Many of the claims made about Omar's marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi relied on inference, and perhaps a soupçon of wishful thinking. It is clear that authorities were aware of these claims, and that said authorities did not consider them sufficient to warrant investigation despite the frequency with which they appeared on blogs and on social media.
In October 2018, the Associated Press unsuccessfully attempted to verify that Elmi is Omar's brother. Once again, Omar noted such efforts were hamstrung by a dearth of records available for her to provide the requested information:
Sorting out these claims is difficult without access to immigration records, birth certificates or other documents that could prove parentage or family lineage.
In response to a Freedom of Information Act request, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said records about individuals cannot be released without written permission from that individual. Omar's campaign has said she and others can't get birth certificates because the infrastructure in Somalia collapsed during a civil war that displaced over 2 million Somalis.
Omar and her campaign have declined to provide the AP with a list of her siblings, but she has said publicly that she is the youngest of seven children. Elmi's birthdate on the couple's marriage certificate would make him three years younger than her.
That same month, Omar provided access to immigration documents during an interview and she expressed frustration about the impossibility of "prov[ing a negative]." The documents listed Omar and six siblings — with Omar listed, just as she had said, as the youngest. Both Elmis identified in other reports are three years younger than she:
"It's really strange, right, to try to prove a negative," Omar said in the interview. "If someone was asking me, do I have a brother by that name, I don't. If someone was asking … are there court documents that are false … there is no truth to that."
During an interview, Omar showed a reporter cellphone photos of documents from her family's U.S. entry in 1995 after fleeing Somalia's civil war. She declined to provide copies of the papers, which included refugee resettlement approval forms and identification cards, but they appeared to list her father, siblings and Omar by order of birth, with Omar as the youngest of seven children. No one named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, who is three years younger than Omar, could be seen listed in the documents.
"For someone like me, who left a war-torn country at the age of 8, who got refugee status to come to America, where in the world am I finding a sibling 15 years, 20 years later to seek to do what people accuse me of?" Omar said.
No credible explanation of an unlisted younger sibling with an immigration record to a different country (the UK, where Elmi has citizenship) was provided by those pushing this theory. While the rumor became immensely popular, no one addressed the fact that a child younger than Omar at the time of the family's emigration from Somalia in 1995 somehow wound up separated from the family and remained, as a child, in the United Kingdom, reappearing just in time for his sister to marry him.
Another inconsistency on which the entire theory seemed to rest was Omar and Elmi's purported plot to secure United States residency or citizenship for Elmi — but after their divorce, Elmi returned to the United Kingdom and did not pursue residency or citizenship in the United States.
As of June 2019, partisan blogs still claimed that documents were surfacing supporting the theory that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother. But those documents did not in any way support the idea that Elmi and Omar are siblings, they merely reinforced that the two were married — information that Omar herself has provided and never denied. Those blogs argued that "Omar has not provided records or answered detailed questions from any news organization that could clear her of the accusation that she married her alleged brother," a claim that is demonstrably false.
Another outlet alluded to a "hidden clue" that Elmi was Omar's brother surfacing in June 2019. That particular clue consists of website source code suggesting that an Ahmed Elmi helped build a website for Omar's sister. Given that Elmi stated the name "Ahmed Elmi" is "as common as John Smith," that "hidden" information (which is not exactly "hidden" if it's up on a website for all to see) again shed no light on the claims Omar married her brother.
All claims that Rep. Omar married her brother Ahmed Elmi traced back to the same single third-hand account originally shared by Power Line Blog in 2016. Omar and a man in the United Kingdom by the name Ahmed Elmi have denied all the claims. Omar has provided access to the limited records she has as a refugee to journalists, efforts on her part that are later dismissed as non-cooperation. No one has ever substantiated the claim, and "new" information repeatedly spread by partisan blogs almost inevitably consists of speculative details such as a name appearing to exist in website code for a URL belonging to her sister.
Multiple aspects of the theory taken examined in part also fail to make sense, such as how a UK citizen (Elmi) purportedly sought US citizenship (which he did not pursue) or the insinuation the family's youngest member somehow went off on his own to a separate country (England) as a small child. Finally, we were unable to determine the standard of evidence by which proponents of the claim demand Omar disprove it. Omar has categorically denied the claim and provided records to journalists seeking information, and we were not able to identify any specific information she has refused to provide.
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*** A defibrillator can analyze the heart rate of a victim of cardiac arrest and administer an electric shock.
*** Ideally, according to the researchers, an effective tranquilizer would be easy to administer and adaptable for use in a variety of ways, fast acting but short-lived and reversible.
*** You must know the pressure points to administer shiatsu.
*** In addition, the law established the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to administer its provisions, punish unfair labor practices and determine which union should represent workers.
*** Could we administer a satin as an agent that slows the progression of a stenotic aortic valve?
*** The delay was the result of a change in the way we administer the grants.


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require 'date'
require 'time'
class Symbol
   @lz_default
   @lz_caller

   def t
     key = self
     LocalizeExt::Helper.translate_caller(caller[0], "translations", key, nil, key.to_s)
   end

   def [](default)
     @lz_default = default
     @lz_caller = caller[0]
     self
   end

   def %(*arguments)
     return self.lz_to_s % arguments if @lz_caller.nil?
     t2 % arguments
   end

   def to_s_with_localize_ext
     return to_s_without_localize_ext if @lz_caller.nil?
     t2
   end
   alias_method_chain :to_s, :localize_ext

   protected
   def t2
     key = self
     #avoid recursion when calling not own methods
     lz_caller, lz_default= @lz_caller, @lz_default
     @lz_caller, @lz_default = nil, nil

     result = LocalizeExt::Helper.translate_caller(lz_caller, "translations", key, nil, lz_default)

     @lz_caller, @lz_default= lz_caller, lz_default
     result
   end
end

class String
  alias_method :square_brackets_without_localize_ext, :[]
  alias_method :plus_without_localize_ext, :+

  def [](*arguments)
    if arguments[0].is_a?(Symbol)
      language = arguments.length > 1 ? arguments[1] : nil
      LocalizeExt::Helper.translate_caller(caller[0], "translations", arguments[0], language, self)
    else
      square_brackets_without_localize_ext(*arguments)
    end
  end

  def +(value)
    return plus(value.to_s) if !value.nil? and value.is_a?(Symbol)
    plus_without_localize_ext(value)
  end

end

module LocalizeExt
  module TimeFormat
    private
    L_MONTHNAMES = "January February March April May June July August September October November December"
    L_DAYNAMES = "Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday"
    L_ABBR_MONTHNAMES = "Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec"
    L_ABBR_DAYNAMES = "Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat"

    @@translate_cache = {}
    public
    def self.start(language)
      hash = {
        :MONTHNAMES => LocalizeExt::Helper.translate_caller(nil, "time", :MONTHNAMES, language, L_MONTHNAMES),
        :DAYNAMES => LocalizeExt::Helper.translate_caller(nil, "time", :DAYNAMES, language, L_DAYNAMES),
        :ABBR_MONTHNAMES => LocalizeExt::Helper.translate_caller(nil, "time", :ABBR_MONTHNAMES, language, L_ABBR_MONTHNAMES),
        :ABBR_DAYNAMES => LocalizeExt::Helper.translate_caller(nil, "time", :ABBR_DAYNAMES, language, L_ABBR_DAYNAMES)
      }
      hash.each {|key, value|
        @@translate_cache[key] = eval("%w(" + value +")")
      }
    end

    def self.translate_with_localize_ext(group, index)
      return @@translate_cache[group][index]
    end

    def self.has_translation?()
      return !@@translate_cache.empty?
    end
  end
end

class Time
  def emit(e, f) # :nodoc:
    case e
    when Numeric
      sign = %w(+ + -)[e <=> 0]
      e = e.abs
    end

    s = e.to_s

    if f[:s] && f[:p] == '0'
      f[:w] -= 1
    end

    if f[:s] && f[:p] == "\s"
      s[0,0] = sign
    end

    if f[:p] != '-'
      s = s.rjust(f[:w], f[:p])
    end

    if f[:s] && f[:p] != "\s"
      s[0,0] = sign
    end

    s = s.upcase if f[:u]
    s = s.downcase if f[:d]
    s
  end

  def emit_ad(e, w, f) # :nodoc:
    if f[:x]
      f[:u] = true
      f[:d] = false
    end
    f[:p] ||= "\s"
    f[:w] = [f[:w], w].compact.max
    emit(e, f)
  end
  private :emit, :emit_ad

  include LocalizeExt::TimeFormat
  #alias_method :lz_strftime, :strftime
  def strftime_with_localize_ext(fmt)
   return strftime_without_localize_ext(fmt) unless LocalizeExt::TimeFormat.has_translation?
   fmt.gsub(/%([-_0^#]+)?(\d+)?[EO]?(:{1,3}z|.)/m) do |m|
      f = {}
      s, w, c = $1, $2, $3
      if ['A', 'a', 'B', 'b'].include?(c)
        case c
          when 'A'; emit_ad(LocalizeExt::TimeFormat.translate_with_localize_ext(:DAYNAMES, wday), 0, f)
          when 'a'; emit_ad(LocalizeExt::TimeFormat.translate_with_localize_ext(:ABBR_DAYNAMES, wday), 0, f)
          when 'B'; emit_ad(LocalizeExt::TimeFormat.translate_with_localize_ext(:MONTHNAMES, mon - 1), 0, f)
          when 'b'; emit_ad(LocalizeExt::TimeFormat.translate_with_localize_ext(:ABBR_MONTHNAMES, mon - 1), 0, f)
        end
      else
        emit_ad(strftime_without_localize_ext(m), 0, f)
      end
    end
  end
  alias_method_chain :strftime, :localize_ext
end


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Feds say Capitol siege suspect who plotted to sell Pelosi's laptop to Russia bragged on social media
State attorney general looking to stop sale of Upper West Side Salvation Army senior residence
By Denis Slattery
NY State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed paperwork in Rockland County Court asking a judge to stop the sale of a Salvation Army senior residence on the Upper West Side. (Jefferson Siegel/New York Daily News)
The state attorney general wants a judge to block the Salvation Army's controversial plan to use the sale of its Upper West Side senior home to fund a new facility in Harlem.
The nonprofit's whopping $108 million sale of its Williams Memorial Residence, which forces more than 200 elderly residents to move, is flawed, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says in papers filed in Rockland County court.
"The Salvation Army's proposed sale will result in stress, disruption and relocation for elderly residents of the building they now call home," Schneiderman spokesman Matt Mittenthal said in a statement.
The organization intends to sell the building to luxury developer Brack Capital in order to pay for a new affordable senior residence on E. 125th St. in East Harlem, the Daily News first reported in June.
The Salvation Army hopes to develop senior residence above a brand new community facility at 125th Street and Third Ave. The new senior residence will feature approximately 250 apartments for people 55 and older and will include a fitness facility, a café, outdoor space including a rooftop garden, as well as meeting rooms and places for the residents to gather. (Courtesy Salvation Army/Salvation Army)
But state law requires a judge to approve the multimillion dollar contract.
Salvation Army officials say the move is necessary because the former hotel at 720 West End Ave — which it has operated since 1969 — is outdated.
Seniors who live in the 352-unit Williams building would be guaranteed a room in the new digs, the group said.
"The Salvation Army is continuing to discuss our proposal with the residents of the Williams Residence," said Major James Betts, general secretary for The Salvation Army's greater New York division.
Seniors at the Upper West Side Williams Memorial Residence areare up in arms over the possibility that the Salvation Army will sell the West End Ave building and move residents to a new building on E125 St. (David Handschuh/New York Daily News)
"We are confident that this proposal, which will give them the opportunity to a brand-new facility at the Salvation Army's expense, is the best possible option," he added.
Plans for the new facility in East Harlem include a 10-story tower that would be built on top of a state-of-the-art community center.
The proposed center boasts 250 apartments for seniors older than 55, along with a rooftop restaurant and garden, a library and a recreation center.
But many Williams Memorial seniors would rather stay put, according to the motion filed by Schneiderman's office, which includes 20 affidavits from residents opposed to the change.
The Salvation Army has exhausted all alternatives, including renovating the Williams Residence, prior to making the decision to sell, Betts said.
The two parties are due back in court Nov. 14.
"We look forward to sharing our thoughts with the court, as well," Betts said.
dslattery@nydailynews.com


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I don't think this speaks highly of Realtors, but you have to appreciate the will to survive. It did make me laugh (which I don't think is what I want people thinking).
Yes, could I get a latte, a small hot chocolate, and a 3 bedroom 2 bath house to go please? Yes, I would like a garage with that.
At least it wasn't a Real Estate/Liquor store combo. Oregon liquor stores are regulated by the state, and there is usually only one in any small town. However, the liquor store is often paired with another kind of store, frequently a hardware store. I get a kick out of whatever combination I come across, and think I will start a collection from my travels.
Actually, this was in a small town in Central Oregon around Madras. I only went through it because I took a wrong turn on my way to Cove Palasades State Park. This was my view from my campsite at the State Park.
I have finished the design of my new business tents. They are like business cards, but because they fold in the middle, they become little tent cards.
I have gotten mixed reviews of them.
Has anyone noticed that when you ask for criticism, that people criticize? I have problems figuring out sometimes if they are just trying to find problems, therefore they do. Of if they really don't like what you are showing them.
I know that I have a style that is not everyones style, but it is mine. If someone doesn't like the style, that is okay with me. Those same people would design things that I didn't like. So now that I have opened myself up to criticism, yet qualified it with I may not listen….let me have it.
So here is the new design, front and back.
When looking to buy a home, there are some ground rules that are just a good idea to follow. At the bottom of this blog, there is a great top ten list of rules to follow when buying a home that was written by someone at the National Association of Realtors. I don't think I could say it better myself.
But since it is a buyers market in the country as well as here in Ashland, Medford and Jackson county, I was thinking I would give my take on some of these Rules.
This one is even more critical now than it has been in the past 10+ years. Real estate, while an investment, is not a short term money maker. A home is a place to live, a place to have parties, a place to improve, decorate, paint, call your own. Everyone who pays a mortgage, or rents, is buying a house. The renters are just buying it for someone else. Owners have tax advantages and there is principle reduction. But it comes with a commitment. And only in a market that is appreciating in double figures a year, does it make sense to sell when you haven't owned your house for more than 2 years. And I don't know of any place in the country that is seeing double digit home appreciation.
So, before you buy. Make sure you like the house, the neighborhood, the town, the street, and be ready to stay put for a little while.
I was sent this photo by my father. He took it on a recent trip to Mexico and saw this Mexican coffeeshop sign. I don't know if Starbucks has knowledge of it But even if they do, I hope they let the guy keep it. You know that they say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So I started to search the we for someone who is imitating me, but I have yet to find another official Realtor in a Kilt. The best local new of kilt wearing comes from the letter carrier who wants to be able to wear a kilt. This letter carrier was denied being able to wear the kilt (Which, BTW, was made by my favorite people at Utilikilts.) One of the reasons I guess I like my job is I don't have to ask permission to wear what I want. I hope this guy keeps fighting for his freedom. The Letter carrier unions of Oregon and Washington approved it, but the National P.S. denied men the right to wear un-bifurcated garments. Women are allowed to wear skirts as well as pants, and if I were Dean Peterson, I would keep fighting for men's rights.
Here is the chart that will be published in the paper this week.
It is more of the same. As has been noted all year with the statisics, there has been a sharp drop in the number of houses being sold this year as opposed to last year.
I know to some people, when I start talking about statistics, they see charts in their mind that resemble this. And I too have no idea whatsoever what this graph means. I could say this is the cycle of buyers and sellers in the real esate market, The red line is buyer, the blue line is sellers, and x represents time and Y represents units.
But it isn't. This is some random picture from some math class at some university.
All a clever disguise so you don't look at the real statistics.
What I have been saying for years now, since the pace of sellers started outpacing the pace of buyers is…..
To make the market hit a more level spot, the collective mindset needs to be….
If you am trying to sell, but don't have to….stop trying.
If you want to buy, and you are waiting, quit waiting.
It is all supply and demand. And there is still just too much supply.
The best place to find houses to buy is the internet. Keep checking my website for some new advances in the search capabilities. You can search MLS listings in Ashland, or Medford currently. I will soon have a new interface though that will be much more pleasing to the eye, and user friendly.
The idea of a daily blog becomes difficult when you take a 10 day vacation away from your computer. However, I have returned, enlightened, refreshed, and anxious to sell some Ashland Oregon Real Estate.
So, there seems to be plenty of movement in the market.
Once I recover more fully from vacation…I will find something more interesting to say.
One of my roles in real estate in the Rogue Valley is I am a member of the Public Relations committee for the local association of Realtors®.
So today I am preparing for an interview on the Jefferson Exchange. Part of the responsibility of being a member of the PR crew is to stay up to date on issues, statistics, and what is being said in the media.
It is remarkable to me what the power of the media is in how they choose to report stories. The difference between saying "foreclosures doubled in the last year", and "Oregon still among the lowest states for foreclosure in the country", and "999 or every 1000 homeowners are not in foreclosure", and "of the 10,000 homes in Ashland, only 5 are bank owned". Those all tell different stories. But inevitably, the day after any article about real estate in Ashland, or real estate in Medford is published, someone I know in the communtiy will quote it to me.
In fact just today after an article in the Medford Mail Tribune came out whose headline was Glimmer of hope emerges in real estate market, I was stopped in the grocery store by someone telling me that they read inventory was down, and now was a good time to buy.
Preparing for the Jefferson Exchange. The following is what the topic is set to be as reported on the website.
Both Eugene and Medford recently made a national top 20 list of overvalued home areas. Real estate market declines and the crisis in the home loan industry have dramatically changed what home buyers and sellers should expect. We talk with Steve Blanton, CEO of the Rogue Valley Association of Realtors, and Realtor Adam Bogle for strategic tips for buying or selling a home.
I have read the report listed here, and to me it looks very positive. When the headline reads houses overpriced in Eugene and Medford, it looks bad. But when you get into the meat of the article, it spells a good story. What is states is that many of the "overvalued" areas in the country have seen an adjustment, and are now seen as "fairly valued". Those areas include Southern California, Las Vegas, Florida, and Northern California. Those are the areas that there are a lot of $$$'s that need to be in the economy to make the buyer confidence being reported in the National media higher.
So if you get a chance. Listen to the show, Monday June 30th from 9-10.


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For short snippets of X-Day: Japan, look through the Blog.
For a larger preview, try the Official Sample.
The latest rumors about the project are under Scuttlebutt.
More book and other pieces from Shawn D. Mahaney can be found at sdmahaney.org.
X-Day: Gaming Olympic is a technical companion volume to the novel X-Day: Japan. The epic battle is laid out in detail on full color maps and photographs. Learn more on the "Gaming Olympic" page.
The maps from inside the book are now available for download. They will be useful for a reader to keep handy.
http://www.xdayjapan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/XDJ_maps.zip
The final table of contents is set! [click for full size]
We are happy to present X-Day : Japan, which includes Walter F. Tuttle's Kyushu Diary and a number of exciting extras. In addition to a detailed personal account of the invasion, the original text provides an excellent overview of the wartime world on the Pacific, being meant for people who had heard mostly about action in Europe during World War II. This new book brings the story to a new generation, with extra background, maps, and informational features.
Kyushu Diary was a collection of reports from veteran war correspondent Tuttle, who traveled with Allied units during the invasion of the Japanese Home Islands, which started on the southern island of Kyushu in November of 1945. The book was initially published in 1946, as quickly as it could be put to print after the events it describes. At that time the massive allied forces were still engaged in fierce combat in and around Japan In 1952 the 2nd edition was published, with some censored sections restored, new annotations, and a post script from the author.
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