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Why Intervention Persists
With a few exceptions contemporary commentators on economic problems are advocating economic intervention. This unanimity does not necessarily mean that they approve of interventionistic measures by government or other coercive powers. Authors of economics books, essays, articles, and political platforms demand interventionistic measures before they are taken, but once they have been imposed no one likes them. Then everyone—usually even the authorities responsible for them—call them insufficient and unsatisfactory. Generally the demand then arises for the replacement of unsatisfactory interventions by other, more suitable measures. And once the new demands have been met, the same scenario begins all over again. The universal desire for the interventionist system is matched by the rejection of all concrete measures of the interventionist policy.
Sometimes, during discussion of a partial or complete repeal of a regulation, there are voices against changing it, but they rarely approve the given measure; they wish to prevent even worse measures. For instance, scarcely ever have livestock farmers been pleased with the tariffs and veterinary regulations that were adopted in order to restrict the importation of livestock, meats, and fats from abroad. But as soon as consumers demand the repeal or relaxation of these restrictions, the farmers rise in their defense. The champions of legislative labor protection have labeled every regulation adopted so far as unsatisfactory—at best to be accepted as an installment on what needs to be done. But if one such regulation faces repeal—for instance, the legal limitation of the workday to eight hours—they rise in its defense.
This attitude toward specific interventions is readily understood by anyone who recognizes that intervention necessarily is illogical and unsuitable, as it can never attain what its champions and authors hope to attain. It is remarkable, however, that it is obstinately defended in spite of its shortcomings, and in spite of the failure of all attempts at demonstrating its theoretical logic. To most observers, the thought of returning to classical liberal policies appears so absurd that they rarely bother to give it thought.
The defenders of interventionism often appeal to the notion that classical liberalism belongs to a past era. Today, they tell us, we are living in the age of "constructive economic policy," namely, interventionism. The wheel of history cannot be turned back, and that which has vanished cannot be restored. He who calls for classical liberalism and thus proclaims the solution as "back to Adam Smith" is demanding the impossible.
It is not at all true that contemporary liberalism is identical with the British liberalism of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Certainly modern liberalism is built on the great ideas developed by Hume, Adam Smith, Ricardo, Bentham, and Wilhelm Humboldt. But liberalism is no closed doctrine and rigid dogma. It is an application of the principles of science to man's social life, to politics. Economics and social science have made great strides since the beginning of liberal doctrine, and thus liberalism also had to change, although the basic thought remained unaltered. He who makes the effort to study modern liberalism will soon discover the differences between the two. He will learn that knowledge of liberalism cannot be derived from Adam Smith alone, and that the demand for repeal of interventionistic measures is not identical with the call, Return to Adam Smith.
Modern liberalism differs from the liberalism of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries at least as much as modern interventionism differs from the mercantilism of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. It is illogical to call the return to free trade an anachronism if the return to the system of protection and prohibition is not also seen as an anachronism.
Writers who credit the change in economic policy simply to the spirit of the age surely expect very little from a scientific explanation of interventionism. The capitalist spirit is said to have been replaced by the spirit of the hampered economy. Capitalism has grown old and, therefore, must yield to the new. And this new is said to be the economy that is hampered by government and other intervention. Anyone who seriously believes that such statements can refute the conclusions of economics regarding the effects of import duties and price controls truly cannot be helped.
Another popular doctrine works with the mistaken concept of "free competition." At first, some writers create an ideal of competition that is free and equal in conditions—like the postulates of natural science—and then they find that the private property order does not at all correspond to this ideal. But because realization of this postulate of "competition that is really free and equal in conditions" is believed to be the highest objective of economic policy, they suggest various reforms. In the name of the ideal, some are demanding a kind of socialism they call "liberal" because they apparently perceive the essence of liberalism in this ideal. And others are demanding various other interventionistic measures. But the economy is no prize contest in which the participants compete under the conditions of the rules of the game. If it is to be determined which horse can run a certain distance in the shortest period of time, the conditions should be equal for all horses. However, are we to treat the economy like an efficiency test to determine which applicant under equal conditions can produce at lowest costs?
Competition as a social phenomenon has nothing in common with competition in play. It is a terminological confusion to transfer the postulate of "equal conditions" from the rules of sport or from the arrangement of scientific and technological experiments to economic policy. In society, not only in the capitalist order, but in every conceivable social order, there is competition among individuals. The sociologists and economists of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries demonstrated how competition works in the social order that rests on private property in the means of production. This was an essential part of their critique of the interventionistic policies of the mercantilistic police and welfare state. Their investigations revealed how illogical and unsuitable interventionistic measures were. Pressing further they also learned that the economic order that corresponds best to man's economic goals is that built on private property. Surely the mercantilists wondered how the people would be provided for if government left them alone. The classical liberals answered that the competition of businessmen will supply the markets with the economic goods needed by consumers. In general they couched their demand for elimination of intervention in these words: the freedom of competition must not be limited. With the slogan of "free competition" they demanded that the social function of private property not be hampered by government intervention. Thus the misunderstanding could arise that the essence of liberal programs was not private property, but "free competition." Social critics began to chase a nebulous phantom, "genuinely free competition," which was nothing more than a creature of an insufficient study of the problem and occupation with catchwords.1
The apology for interventionism and the refutation of the critique of interventions by economic theory are taken much too lightly with the assertion, e.g., by Lampe, that this critique
is justified only when it is shown simultaneously that the existing economic order corresponds to the ideal of free competition. Only under this condition must every government intervention be tantamount to a reduction in economic productivity. But no serious social scientist would venture today to speak of such a pre-established economic harmony, as the classical economists and their optimistic-liberal epigones envisage it. There are tendencies in the market mechanism that bring about an adjustment of disrupted economic relations. But these forces prevail only "in the long run," while the readjustment process is interrupted by more or less sharp frictions. This gives rise to situations in which intervention by "social power" not only can be necessary politically, but also suitable economically … provided expert advice on the basis of strictly scientific analysis is available to the public power and that it is followed.2
It is most remarkable that this thesis was not written during the 1870s or 1880s when the Socialists of the Chair untiringly offered to the high authorities their infallible remedies for the social problem and their promises for the dawn of glorious times. But it was written in 1927. Lampe still does not see that the scientific critique of interventionism has nothing to do with an "ideal of free competition" and "preestablished harmony."3 He who scientifically analyzes interventionism does not maintain that the unhampered economy is in any sense ideal, good, or free from frictions. He does not contend that every intervention is tantamount to a "reduction in economic productivity." His critique merely demonstrates that interventions cannot achieve the objectives which their authors and promoters want to achieve, and that they must have consequences which even their authors and sponsors did not want and which run counter to their own intentions. This is what the apologists of interventionism must answer. But they are without an answer.
Lampe presents a program of "productive interventionism" consisting of three points.4 The first point is that the public authority "must possibly stand for a slow reduction of the wage level." At least Lampe does not deny that any "public authority" attempt at holding wage rates above those an unhampered market would establish must create unemployment. But he overlooked the fact that his own proposal would bring about, to a lesser degree and for a limited time, the intervention which he himself knew to be unsuitable. When compared with such vague and incomplete proposals, the advocates of all-round controls have the advantage of seeming logical. Lampe reproaches me for not caring how long the transitional frictional unemployment will last and how severe it may be.5 Now, without intervention it neither will last long nor affect many. But undoubtedly the enactment of Lampe's proposal can only bring about its prolonged duration and its aggravated severity. Even Lampe cannot deny this in the light of his other discussion.
Anyway, we must bear in mind that a critique of interventionism does not ignore the fact that when some production interventions are eliminated special frictions are generated. If, for instance, all import restrictions were lifted today, the greatest difficulties would be evident for a short time, but there would soon be an unprecedented rise in the productivity of human labor. These inevitable frictions cannot be mitigated through an orderly lengthening of the time taken for such a reduction of the protection, nor are they always aggravated by such a lengthening. However, in the case of government interferences with prices, a slow and gradual reduction, when compared with their immediate abolition, only prolongs the time during which the undesirable consequences of the intervention continue to be felt.
The two other points of Lampe's "productive interventionism" require no special critique. In fact, one of them is not interventionistic, and the other actually aims at its abolition. In the second point of his program, Lampe demands that public authority eliminate the numerous institutional obstacles that stifle the occupational and regional mobility of labor. But this means elimination of all those government and labor union measures that impede mobility. This is basically the old demand of laissez passer, the very opposite of interventionism. And in his third point, Lampe demands that the central political authority gain "an early and dependable overview of the whole economic situation," which surely is no intervention. An overview of the economic situation can be useful to everybody, even to government, if the conclusion is reached that there should be no interference at all.
When we compare Lampe's interventionistic program with others of a few years ago, we recognize how much more modest the claims of this school have become. This is progress of which the critics of interventionism can be proud.
The Thesis of Schmalenbach
Considering the dismal intellectual poverty and sterility of nearly all books and papers defending interventionism, we must take notice of an attempt by Schmalenbach to prove the inevitability of the "hampered economy."
Schmalenbach starts from the assumption that the capital intensity of industry is growing continuously. This leads to the inference that fixed costs become ever more significant while proportional costs lose in significance.
The fact that an ever larger share of production costs is fixed causes the old era of a free economy to draw to a close, and a new era of a hampered economy to begin. It is a characteristic of proportional costs that they occur with every item produced, with every ton delivered…. When prices fall below production costs, production is curtailed with corresponding savings in proportional costs. But if the lion's share of production costs consists of fixed costs, a production cutback does not reduce costs correspondingly. When prices then decline it is rather futile to offset their fall through production cutbacks. It is cheaper to continue production with average costs. Of course, the business now suffers a loss which, however, is smaller than it would be in the case of production cutbacks with nearly undiminished costs. The modern economy with its high fixed costs thus has been deprived of the remedy that automatically coordinates production and consumption, and thereby restores the economic equilibrium. The economy lacks the ability to adjust production to consumption because to a large extent proportional costs have become rigid.6
This shifting of production costs within the enterprise "almost alone" is "guiding us from the old economic order to the new one." "The old great era of the nineteenth century, the epoch of free enterprise, was possible only when production costs generally were proportional in nature. It ceased to be possible when the proportion of fixed costs became ever more significant." Since the growth of fixed costs has not yet stopped and will probably continue for a long time, it is obviously hopeless to count on a return of the free economy.7
Schmalenbach at first offers proof for the relative rise in fixed costs with the remark that the continuous growth of enterprise size "is necessarily connected with an expansion, even a relative expansion, of the department that is heading the whole organization."8 I doubt that. The superiority of a larger enterprise consists, among other things, in managerial costs lower than those of smaller enterprises. The same is true for the commercial departments, especially the sales organizations.
Of course, Schmalenbach is completely correct when he emphasizes that the costs of management and many other general costs cannot be reduced substantially when the enterprise works only at one-half or one-fourth of its capacity. But as management costs decline with the growth of the enterprise, calculated per unit of output, they are less significant in this age of big business and giant enterprises than formerly in the age of smaller operations.
But Schmalenbach's emphasis is not here; it lies on the rise in capital intensity. He believes that he can simply conclude from the continuous formation of new capital and progressive application of machines and equipment—which is undoubtedly true in a capitalist economy—that the ratio of fixed costs will rise. But he must prove first that this is actually the case for the whole economy, not just for individual enterprises. In fact, continuing capital formation leads to a decline in the marginal productivity of capital and an increase in that of labor. The share that goes to capital declines, and that of labor rises. Schmalenbach did not consider this, which negates the very premise of his thesis.9
But let us also ignore this shortcoming and examine Schmalenbach's doctrine itself. Let us raise the question of whether a relative rise in fixed costs can actually precipitate entrepreneurial behavior that deprives the economy of its ability to adjust production to demand.
Let us look at an enterprise that either from the start or because of a changed situation does not come up to its earlier expectations. When it was built its founders hoped that the investment capital not only would be amortized and would yield the going rate of interest but, in addition, would pay a profit. Now it has turned out differently. The product price has fallen so much that it covers only a part of production costs—even without allowance for the costs of interest and amortization. A cutback in output cannot bring relief; it cannot make the enterprise profitable. The less it produces, the higher will be the production costs per unit of output and the greater the losses from the sale of each unit (pursuant to our assumption that the fixed costs are very high relative to proportional costs, disregarding even the costs of interest and amortization). There is only one way out of the difficulty: to shut down entirely; only then can further losses be avoided. Of course the situation may not always be so simple. There is hope, perhaps, that the product price will rise again. In the meantime, production is continued because the disadvantages of the shutdown are thought to be greater than the operating losses during the bad time. Until recently most unprofitable railroads were in this situation because automobiles and airplanes entered the competition. They counted upon an increase in traffic, hoping to earn profits some day. But if such special conditions do not exist, production is shut down. Enterprises laboring under less favorable conditions disappear, which establishes the equilibrium between production and demand.
Schmalenbach's error lies in his belief that the cutback in production, necessitated by the decline in prices, must take place through a proportionate cutback of all existing operations. He forgets that there is yet another way, namely, the complete shutdown of all plants working under unfavorable conditions because they can no longer stand the competition of plants producing at lower costs. This is true especially in industries producing raw materials and staples. In finishing industries, where individual plants usually manufacture various items for which production and market conditions may vary, a cutback may be ordered, limiting output to the more profitable items.
This is the situation in a free economy unhampered by government intervention. Therefore, it is utterly erroneous to maintain that a rise in fixed costs denies our economy the ability to adjust production to demand.
It is true that if government interferes with this adjustment process through the imposition of protective tariffs of appropriate size a new possibility arises for producers: they can form a cartel in order to reap monopolistic gains through reductions in output. Obviously, the formation of cartels does not result from some development in the free economy, but is rather the consequence of the government intervention, i.e., the tariff. In the case of coal and brick, the transportation costs, which are so high relative to product value, may, under certain conditions and without government intervention, lead to the formation of cartels with limited local effectiveness. A few metals are found in so few places that even in a free economy the producers may attempt to form a world cartel. But it cannot be said too often that all other cartels owe their existence not to a tendency in a free economy, but to intervention. International cartels generally can be formed only because important production and consumption areas are sheltered from the world market by tariff barriers.
The formation of cartels has nothing to do with the ratio of fixed to proportional costs. The fact that the cartel formation in the finishing industries is proceeding more slowly than in staple industries is not due to the slower rise in fixed costs, as Schmalenbach believes, but to the complex manufacture of goods nearer to consumption, which is too intricate for cartel agreements. Furthermore, it is due to the dispersal of production over numerous enterprises that are more vulnerable to competition by outsiders.
The fixed costs, according to Schmalenbach, prod an enterprise to embark upon expansion in spite of lacking demand. There are facilities in each plant that are used very little; even at full plant operation they are working with degressive costs. To utilize these facilities better the plant is enlarged. "Thus whole industries are expanding their capacities without justification by a rise in demand."10 We readily admit that this is the case in contemporary Europe with its interventionistic policies, and especially in highly interventionistic Germany. Production is expanded without consideration of the market, but rather in view of the redistribution of cartel quotas and similar considerations. Again, this is a consequence of interventionism, not a factor giving rise to it.
Even Schmalenbach, whose thinking is oriented economically in contrast to that of other observers, could not escape the error that generally characterizes German economic literature. It is erroneous to view developments in Europe, and particularly in Germany under the influence of highly protective tariffs, as the result of free market forces. It cannot be emphasized too often and too emphatically that the German iron, coal, and potash industries are operating under the impact of tariff protection, and, in the case of coal and potash, also under other government intervention, and these are forcing the formation of syndicates. Therefore, to draw conclusions for the free economy from what is happening in those industries is completely incorrect. The "permanent inefficiency" so sharply criticized by Schmalenbach,11 is no inefficiency of the free economy, but inefficiency of the hampered economy. The "new economic order" is the product of interventionism.
Schmalenbach is convinced that in the not-too-distant future we must reach a state of affairs in which the monopolistic organizations will receive their monopolistic power from the state, and the state will superintend "the performance of the duties incumbent on the monopoly."12 Surely, if for any reason we reject the return to a free economy, this conclusion completely agrees with that to which every economic analysis of the problems of interventionism must lead. Interventionism as an economic system is unsuitable and illogical. Once this is recognized it leaves us with the choice between lifting all restrictions, or expanding them to a system in which government directs all business decisions—in which the state determines what to produce and how, under what conditions, and to whom the products must be sold. This is a system of socialism in which private property at best survives in name only.
From Critique of Interventionism (1976), translated by Hans F. Sennholz, originally published as Kritik des Interventionismus (1929).
1. See the critique of such errors, Halm, Die Konkurrenz [Competition], Munich and Leipzig, 1929, especially p. 131 et seq.
2. Lampe, Notstandarbeiten oder Lohnabbau? [Public works or wage reductions?], Jena, 1927, p. 104 et seq.
3. On "pre-established harmony" see, further my essay below, "Anti-Marxism."
4. Lampe, op. cit., p. 127 et seq.
5. Ibid., p. 105.
6. Schmalenbach, "Die Betriebswirtschaftslehre an der Schwelle der neuen Wirtschaftsverfassung" [The doctrines of business administration at the dawn of a new economic constitution] in Zeitschrift für Handelswissenschaftljche Forschung [Journal for trade research], 22nd year, 1928, p. 244 et seq.
7. Ibid., p. 242 et seq.
9. See Adolf Weber, Das Ende des Kapitalismus [The end of capitalism], Munich, 1929, p. 19.
10. Schmalenbach, op. cit., p. 245.
11. Ibid., p. 247.
12. Ibid., p. 249 et seq. Schmalenbach, op. cit., p. 245.
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After 62 games in the 2019 NCAA tournament, there's just one left: Texas Tech vs. Virginia, for the national championship Monday night.
If you predicted that matchup, hats off to you. You'd be one of just 0.3 percent of the millions of brackets entered into our Bracket Challenge Game that correctly guessed the two teams that would make it to the title bout.
That's a lot bigger than the 0.02 percent that predicted the Final Four correctly, but it's still an impressively small number.
Of the minuscule group that called this year's championship matchup, 60.7 percent picked the Cavaliers to win the title, while 39.3 went with the Red Raiders.
Among all completed brackets this year, only 5.9 percent of all brackets picked Virginia to win the tournament — making the Cavaliers the fourth-most popular pick this year.
Just 0.7 percent picked Texas Tech, putting them in 12th place.
With just one game left, this also means that only two brackets in our Bracket Challenge Game have the chance to win the whole competition.
Currently, "reese$556" (which picked Texas Tech to win) sits in first place with 147 points. Right behind, is "mjbrewer" (which picked Virginia) with 146 points.
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A: try this
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Author(s): Mgbakor, C. | Ojiegbe, G.C. | Okonko, I.O. | Odu, O.O. | Alli, J.A. | Nwanze, J.C. | Onoh, C.C.
Aims: Continuous increase in the sale and indiscriminate consumption of packaged drinking waters in Nigeria is of public health significance. In order to safe guard public health, it is essential that the available packaged water is of the highest quality. This study was carried out to evaluate the bacteriological quality of packaged water on sale in Owerri metropolis, Imo State of Nigeria.Methodology and Results: From 30 registered sachet water factories, 8 samples each was purchased randomly fifteen of the brands of sachet water all over Owerri metropolis in Imo State, Southeastern Nigeria. These were analyzed for presence of bacterial indicators of water quality. Four weeks later, a second batch of the samples was collected from other brands. A mean plate counts was taken and the organisms from each water sample identified using standard procedures. The results showed that 11 (73.3%) sachet water brands had growths of pathogenic organisms in the first batch while 10 (66.6%) had growth in the second batch. The isolates were identified to be Klebsilla spp., Serratia spp., Proteus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Chromobacterium spp. The study showed that Klebsiella pneumoniae [7(29.2%)] was the most predominant. This was closely followed by Serratia spp. [6(25.0%)] and Proteus mirabilis [6(25.0%)]. Pseudomonas aeruginosa [3(12.5%)] and Chromobacterium spp. [2(8.3%)] was least predominant. Mean total heterotrophic bacteria plate counts (HPC) per millilitre ranged from 0.0 to 6.0 x 102 CFU/mL at 22 °C and 0.0 to 7.0 x 102 CFU/mL at 37 °C (first batch) and 0.0 to 5.0 x 102 CFU/mL at 22 °C and 0.0 to 10.0 x 102 CFU/mL at 37 °C for the second batch. Thus they fell below the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) and World Health Organization (WHO) drinking water standard of 100 HPC per millilitre of water. Bacteriological examination of different brands of sachet water samples collected from different locations showed that only Vince water and Akudo table water was found to be safe for drinking while the other brands of sachet water from mobile vendors in Owerri metropolis was not potable.Conclusion, Significance and Impact of study: Hence, the bacteriological quality of some of the brands of sachet water on sale in Owerri was of poor quality index. The study suggests that sachet water could be a route of transmission of enteric pathogens among the populace. In order to safe guard public health, highest quality brands of sachet water is therefore advocated.


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At the Waste Management Phoenix Open in 1999, Tiger Woods had a heckler, an Air Force veteran, who, it turned out, was carrying a gun in his fanny pack. "It was the same one he used to end his life six years later," columnist Paolo Boivin of the Arizona Republic writes in recalling the incident and the aftermath.
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European Tour players received this memo recently: "In recent weeks, there have been a number of occasions where players have not played a provisional ball when their original ball has not been found. Some of those players when asked for the reason why …stated they were unsure that they were entitled to do so." Geoff Ogilvy floated an idea, recounted in this Scotsman column on the plague of slow play by John Huggan: "It would be interesting if part of gaining a tour card were passing a basic rules test."
Matt Kuchar is a member of the Vintage Club in Indian Wells, Calif., and sounds like a member of the Chamber of Commerce for the region. "This is what people move to Palm Springs for, is weather like this," Kuchar said in this story by Larry Bohannan of the Desert Sun on how tour players' enjoy coming to the desert. "I've really enjoyed coming here, I spent a lot of time here, and this is one of the reasons is the fantastic weather, the great golf that exists."
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Publication - Advice and guidance
Coronavirus (COVID-19): safe and ethical social work practice
Last updated: 22 Dec 2021 - see all updates
Coronavirus in Scotland
Guidance for social workers on home visits and direct contact interviews with service users.
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Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance
This guidance is for managers, social workers and social care workers undertaking home visits and other face-to-face direct contact with service users and significant others in community settings.
Since the onset of the pandemic Scottish Government expects that existing statutory duties and multi-agency action will continue to be conducted in line with clinical guidance. When direct contact is required in order to fulfil statutory duties, public health advice must be followed. There will be many ways that social work and social care can continue to support people, without the need for face-to-face contact, however in the interest of public safety it will also be essential to balance the need to protect, support and supervise, with the need to avoid causing harm by spread of infection.
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is increasing in prevalence and case numbers are growing across the country. In the light of this and the potential impact on the workforce enhanced measures have been introduced with regard to self-isolation for social work and social care workers.
Infection control is dependent on everyone following measures and advice on the NHS inform website. To help stop the virus spreading you should:
avoid crowded places
clean hands and surfaces regularly
stay 2m away from other people
self-isolate and book a test if you have COVID-19 symptoms
We wish to ensure that direct contact with individuals and their families continues where necessary, particularly if there are child or adult safety concerns.As we move through different phases of the crisis, extension or limiting direct contact with service users must reflect and respond to need, taking in to account the impact of the pandemic on individuals and families; changing local and national conditions; and the most current public health advice. Extensions and restrictions should take place as part of co-ordinated arrangements with local partners, wherever possible building on the relationships that are already in place.
Safe and ethical practice
Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance on individual risk assessment for the workplace provides general advice. Staff who have concerns relating to their health about attending work should seek an Occupational Health referral, or discussion with their GP or clinical specialist for more advice.
Staff must have appropriate training in relation to use of PPE and other infection control measures. Assessment of need and risk is needed for each proposed instance of direct contact. Full understanding of and compliance with mitigation measures and appropriate risk assessment including decisions about whether a home visit is essential or whether the contact could be made in other ways is the important factor here rather than default to a particular additional measure.
Self-isolation exemption guidance
Within social work and social care a high number of staff isolating would put additional pressure on already fragile services, therefore, we would like to emphasise the current guidance which includes social workers, social work assistants and all front facing staff who have been in close contact with a positive COVID-19 case are eligible for exemption from self-isolation if they meet certain conditions. Further information is available online at: NHS Inform: Coronavirus (COVID-19): Self-isolation exemption for health and social care workers. Health and Social Care staff who have been in close contact with a positive COVID-19 case are eligible for exemption from self-isolation if they meet all of the following conditions:
have been double-vaccinated and have received a COVID-19 booster vaccination at least 14 days from the last exposure to the case
have had a negative PCR test where the test is taken as soon as possible after exposure
are not currently self-isolating as a COVID-19 case
do not have COVID-19 symptoms (Coronavirus (COVID-19): general advice)
have not been identified for self-isolation under travel regulations
If staff members are exempt from isolation under the above conditions, they would be expected to return to work, applying the following mitigations:
the staff member performs a daily LFD test for 10 days following their last exposure. This applies to all staff, even those who have tested positive by PCR for COVID-19 within 90 days
if the index case is a contact of a household member, the daily LFD testing will begin from the date the household contact develops symptoms or the date of their positive test (LFD or PCR) if asymptomatic
if the LFD is negative, they can return to work and continue with daily LFD testing as outlined above
if their LFD test is positive then they should self-isolate and undertake a PCR test. If the PCR is positive they should continue to self-isolate for 10 days from the date of the positive LFD. If that PCR is negative, they can return to work and continue with the daily LFDs to the completion of the original 10 day period. These are complex risk assessments and support from Occupational Health or Public Health teams is available
the staff member must record the results of the daily LFD and inform their manager of the result
if the LFD result is positive the staff member should isolate and seek a confirmatory PCR. Adherence and reporting of daily LFD tests should be supervised by the line manager of the staff member
early identification of cases is even more important with the Omicron variant and we are strongly encouraging all health and care home staff to test daily
staff members must, as always, adhere to infection prevention and control appropriate to the setting in which they work
PPE should be worn in accordance with the relevant Scottish COVID 19 IPC addenda (for information on Acute, Care Home and Community Health and Care Settings follow this link: National Infection Prevention and Control Manual: Winter (21/22), Respiratory Infections in Health and Care Settings Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Addendum
All direct contact should be risk assessed and planned in advance, taking account of local guidance and the public health guidance.
Further information should be assessed at the commencement of the contact.
The risk assessment should take account of:
the purpose of the visit or contact, as part of the child or adult's plan
how challenging this could be for the people involved, and what impact it might have on the safety of staff and others
what information can be ascertained in advance from family and other sources
what is known about the health status of all in the household or location where meeting will occur
what is known about available space within the home or location where the meeting will occur
whether anyone likely to be present at the home/location has symptoms or a diagnosis of COVID-19
whether anyone is isolating as contacts of persons who have symptoms, whether in the household or not
who will ensure the advance understanding of those involved about infection control/physical distancing and the purpose of the visit
how the people to be visited, want the visit to be managed - if possible, discuss available choices with them, to maximise their sense of control and self-management
Essential visits to clients who are symptomatic, confirmed positive of COVID-19 or shielding
Where someone being visited may be symptomatic of COVID-19 or has a confirmed diagnosis, and the visit remains essential, those undertaking the visit should use appropriate PPE, according to current guidance and strictly adhere to other infection prevention measures, including good hand hygiene and maintaining 2m physical distancing, wherever possible.
Where there are concerns about the quality of information regarding the symptoms of people who are in a household, it would be appropriate to develop a visit plan based on the assumption that people are symptomatic.
Where anyone in the household meets the criteria for shielding, PPE must be worn for the protection of that person. Social work staff should: use fluid resistant face masks; ensure full compliance with mitigation measures for hand hygiene and 2m distancing; and use further PPE only if personal care is required. Risk assessment should support decisions about when and how to make appropriate use of additional PPE if required.
A direct contact or visit plan should:
make clear the purpose of the visit
take account of how the people to be visited want the visit to be managed
take account of the need for hand hygiene
adhere to current guidance on the use of face coverings or Fluid Resistant Surgical Masks (FRSM) appropriate to the setting being visited and current Scottish Government advice
confirm PPE requirements for those involved, which may involve disposable gloves, disposable plastic aprons and face protection (in line with public health guidancei)
consider contingency arrangements for access to PPE if it should become necessary
where PPE may be required, ensure understanding of the section of the guidance: 'Putting on and removing Personal Protective Equipment'
include transport arrangements that minimise health risk
consider optimal use of indoor and outdoor space
anticipate possible outcomes and resourcing/safe management of outcomes
have the agreement of the accountable line manager
comply with lone working protocols, if applicable
maintain records to support contact tracing in the event of symptoms arising
Infection control during home visit or contact
check on arrival if there is any new information that suggests anyone has symptoms
hands must be washed for at least 20 seconds prior to, at the commencement of, and immediately after the visit, using soap and water or hand sanitiser
practitioners should avoid touching surfaces, avoid touching their own face, and keep two metres away from other people
ensure adherence to any requirements for face coverings or face masks
Those who are being visited are likely to be more anxious than normal. A first and necessary step is to acknowledge their feelings and experience.
Staff should provide information and convey reassurance, care and respect, considering the support needs and understanding for all involved.
Where someone who is due to be visited refuses to allow this to take place in a safe way, appropriate options should be considered with supervisory managers.
Disposing of PPE
Where PPE has been worn during a visit to a household where someone may be symptomatic or has a confirmed diagnosis, the PPE should be double bagged and dated, and left in the household for 72 hours before being placed into the general waste.
If the service user is not symptomatic or thought to have contracted COVID-19, the PPE can be discarded into the normal bin at the household.
Access to PPE
Services may access PPE at the local Health and Social Care Partnership Hub. In addition, services registered with the Care Inspectorate can contact the triage centre at 0300 303 3020
NHS Inform: Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Scotland is the best place to locate all the most recent guidance and advice in relation to COVID-19.
First published: 10 Jul 2020 Last updated: 22 Dec 2021 - show all updates
Updated to reflect updated guidance on self-isolation exemptions for social work and social care staff issued in the light of the omicron variant.
Updated to reflect Scotland's Strategic Framework from November 2020; lockdown status of January 2021; infection control and Test & Protect phrasing; references updated and supplemented.
Reference to shielding removed, as that guidance has been paused.
Reflects relaxation of lockdown measures & wider range of social work & social care services


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IPL 2020: Aakash Chopra's big statement on Dinesh Karthik leaving the captaincy of KKR team, said- Captivity has been taken away from him
October 17, 2020 October 17, 2020 / By Admin
Wicketkeeper batsman Dinesh Karthik, who captained the Kolkata Knight Riders for more than two years, relinquished the captaincy on Saturday. He made this decision ahead of the match against Mumbai Indians in which the team suffered an eight-wicket defeat against Mumbai. Dinesh Karthik's surprise decision surprised many veteran cricketers. According to Karthik, he took this decision to focus on his batting. Akash Chopra, former cricketer of Team India and currently commenting in the IPL, has given his statement on this entire matter.
Talking on his YouTube channel, Akash Chopra said that Dinesh Karthik has not withdrawn himself from the captaincy but he has been removed by the team management. Akash Chopra believes that no player wants to give up captaincy in the middle season. Akash further said that KKR has taken away the captaincy from Karthik, although this is not said officially but it is always said that the players do not want to captain their team. He said that I have not spoken to Karthik in this matter but according to the news it was said that he no longer wants to be the captain.
Former wicketkeeper's big statement on Dinesh Karthik leaving the captaincy
On the performance of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, Akash said that the team is doing well at the moment. The team has won four out of the eight matches played so far and has lost four. At the point table, the team is currently at number four with eight points. The next match for the team is now to play against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. The match will be played in Abu Dhabi.
Significantly, this is the 9th time in the history of IPL, when a captain has left the captaincy of the team in the middle of the tournament. Last year, Rajasthan Royals replaced Ajinkya Rahane as captain and replaced Steve Smith as the new captain. The first captain in the IPL was VVS Laxman, who left the captaincy in the middle of the tournament. He was replaced by Adam Gilchrist, command of the Deccan Chargers.
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Q: Is there any non-trivial code that uses Data.Maybe.Is-just? The Agda standard library provides a data type Maybe accompanied with a view Any.
Then there is the property Is-just defined using Any. I found working with this type difficult as the standard library provides exactly no tooling for Any.
Thus I am looking for examples on how to work with Is-just effectively. Is there an open source project that uses it?
Alternatively, I am seeking how to put it to good use:

*

*Given Is-just m and Is-nothing m, how to eliminate? Can Relation.Nullary.Negation.contradiction be used here?

*Given a property p : ... → (mp : Is-just m) → ... → ... ≡ to-witness mp that needs to be shown inductively by p ... = {! p ... (subst Is-just m≡somethingelse mp) ... !}, the given term does not fill the hole, because it has type ... ≡ to-witness (subst Is-just m≡somethingelse mp).

Often it seems easier to work with Σ A (_≡_ m ∘ just) than Is-just m.

A: Regarding your first question, it is possible to derive a contradiction from having both Is-just m and Is-nothing m in context. You can then use ⊥-elim to prove anything.
module isJust where

open import Level
open import Data.Empty
open import Data.Maybe

contradiction :
  {ℓ : Level} {A : Set ℓ} {m : Maybe A}
  (j : Is-just m) (n : Is-nothing m) → ⊥
contradiction (just _) (just pr) = pr

The second one is a bit too abstract for me to be sure whether what I'm suggesting will work but the usual strategies are to try to pattern match on the value of type Maybe A or on the proof that Is-just m.
As for using another definition of Is-just, I tend to like
open import Data.Bool

isJust : {ℓ : Level} {A : Set ℓ} (m : Maybe A) → Set
isJust m = T (is-just m)

because it computes.


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Lawyer Solomon Burr has a new client . . . and it's an old friend of his from law school. Can Sol save his old pal from a murder rap? This tale is ripped from the April 1953 issue of Dime Detective Magazine. A classic! Note: This digital edition includes the PDF, EPUB and MOBI (Kindle) versions of the book. ... [click here for more] Wildside Press $0.99
Diary of a D.A.
"Contains the most fascinating true crime story I have ever read." --Earl Stanley Gardner Crime, criminals, and their prosecution and punishment, have, from the day Cain slew Abel and the Supreme Law Enforcer dealt with the first fratricide, provoked the interest, aroused the passions, and puzzled the minds of men. Because tales of dark deeds are quick to catch attention and stark sensationalism... [click here for more] Wildside Press $2.99
The Second R. Austin Freeman Megapack: 20 More Classic Tales of Dr. Thorndyke and Others
The Second R. Austin Freeman Megapack collects 20 mystery tales featuring the forensic sleuth Dr. Thorndyke (and others) plus a bonus essay by the author. Included in this volume are: INTRODUCTION: MEET DR. THORNDYKE, by R. Austin Freeman THE CASE OF THE WHITE FOOTPRINTS (1923) THE BLUE SCARAB (1923) THE NEW JERSEY SPHINX (1923) THE TOUCHSTONE (1923) A FISHER OF MEN (1923) THE STOLEN INGOTS (1923)... [click here for more] Wildside Press $0.99
The First R. Austin Freeman Megapack: 27 Mystery Tales of Dr. Thorndyke & Others
The First R. Austin Freeman Megapack collects 27 mystery tales featuring the forensic sleuth Dr. Thorndyke (and others). Included in this volume are: THE RED THUMB MARK (1907) THE MAN WITH THE NAILED SHOES (1909) THE STRANGER'S LATCHKEY (1909) THE ANTHROPOLOGIST AT LARGE (1909) THE BLUE SEQUIN (1909) THE MOABITE CIPHER (1909) THE MANDARIN'S PEARL (1909) THE ALUMINIUM DAGGER (1909) A MESSAGE FROM THE... [click here for more] Wildside Press $0.99
The Seventh Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack: H.B. Fyfe
The "Golden Age of Science Fiction" Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Horace B. Fyfe (1918-1997) is one such unjustly forgotten author. Included here are 15 science fiction stories plus one novel, representing some of his best work. Included are: THE WATER EATER (1953) UNBEGOTTEN CHILD (1953)... [click here for more] Wildside Press $0.99
The Sixth Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack: Charles L. Fontenay
The "Golden Age of Science Fiction" Megapacks are designed to introduce readers to classic science fiction writers of the 1940s-1960s who might otherwise be forgotten. Charles L. Fontenay (1917-2007) is one such unjustly forgotten author. Included here are seven short stories plus one novel, published between, representing some of his best work. Included are: DISQUALIFIED ATOM DRIVE SERVICE... [click here for more] Wildside Press $0.99
The Fifteenth Golden Age of Science Fiction Megapack: H.B. Fyfe, Volume 2
H.B. Fyfe published dozens of science fiction stories during his three-decade career as a writer. Included in this volume are 16 of his best, originally published in classic science fiction magazines like Astounding Stories and Planet Stories. Included are: LOCKED OUT COMPROMISE CONFIDENCE CONFORMITY EXPECTED IN VALUE DECEIVED AFTERTHOUGHT EXPERIMENTUM CRUCIS IMPLODE AND PEDDLE KEY DECISION... [click here for more] Wildside Press $0.99
The Anatole France Megapack: 32 Classic Novels & Stories
Anatole France (1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist. He was born in Paris, and died in Saint-Cyr-sur-Loire. He was a successful novelist, with several best-sellers. Ironic and skeptical, he was considered in his day the ideal French man of letters. He was a member of the Académie Française, and won the 1921 Nobel Prize for Literature "in recognition of his... [click here for more] Wildside Press $0.99
The Weird Crime Megapack: 25 Weird Tales of Crime and Mystery!
Here for your reading delectation are 25 outre tales of crime. Since history has proven that there is nothing unusual or unexpected about the human (or inhuman) drive to break the law, it should come as no surprise that the weird, the strange, the supernatural, and the just plain odd often, in fictional form, manifest themselves allayed to the criminal element. Included are: THE WINDOW OF HORRORS,... [click here for more] Wildside Press $0.99
World Beneath Ice: The Golden Amazon Saga, Book One
The sun is dying. Astronomers can see that the Earth will soon become a frozen planet. All life will vanish from the surface, and the sea and air will freeze, as the light of the sun dwindles to that of a full moon. Mankind is forced to retreat underground, there to try surviving in vast underground habitats--trapped in a World Beneath Ice. Only one person on Earth has the scientific knowledge to rekindle... [click here for more] Wildside Press $2.99
Two Against Scotland Yard: A Mr. Pinkerton Mystery
She was elegant, beautiful, and a cold-blooded killer...or so it appeared. She had the perfect motive. She even admitted to being at the scene of the crime. Scotland Yard was prepared to charge Louise Colton with her husband's brutal murder. Only shy, retiring Mr. Pinkerton believed her innocent. He wandered into the case by accident, but he stayed to plumb its murky depths, to stir the waters of... [click here for more] Wildside Press $5.99
The Suspense Novel Megapack: 4 Great Suspense Novels
The Suspense Novel MEGAPACK™ is the first in what we hope will become a long-running series collecting (obviously enough) novels of suspense. To kick things off, we have selected 4 books we hope you will find interesting and entertaning: CAN A MERMAID KILL? by Thomas B. Dewey An exciting new novel of suspense by the master of murder-mystery! KILL JOY, by Elisabeth Sanxay... [click here for more] Wildside Press $0.99
All for the Love of a Lady: A Col. Primrose Mystery
MONEY -- D. J. Durbin had the price of a lavish mansion and a beautiful wife. But he couldn't buy back his health… or save his life. MYSTERY -- Cass Crane came back from the Orient, knowing a little too much about some things… and not nearly enough about others. ROMANCE -- Beautiful Courtney Durbin was exciting, dangerous—and a glamorous threat to pretty Molly Crane's... [click here for more] Wildside Press $5.99


SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Santa Ana men's basketball team kept things close against the Saddleback Gauchos on Wednesday night but ultimately lost the game by a score of 83-66.
Ramon Lopez got back on track with 25 points after having a tough shooting night against SCC. Chris Bailey chipped in with 14 points, three rebounds and three assists while Ronald Ellison had a solid nine point, six rebound night.
The Dons were punished by the three ball once again as Saddleback shot 50 percent (9-18) from behind the arc while shooting 60.4 percent from the field. Santa Ana did get to the free throw line 10 more times than the Gauchos, knocking down 21 of them which kept them in the game.
Santa Ana will travel to Riverside to take on the Tigers in their next Orange Empire Conference game on Friday, February 1st at 5:00 p.m.


The work of Phase II RSE Trust is investigative in nature only, and general site access has been granted by the Navajo Nation to the Trustee, including contractors, employees and assoicated partners.
Community members have an opportunity to become involved in the cleanup activities and help shape cleanup decisions. The Phase 2 Trustee and her team of experts conduct community meetings to inform the public on the details and progress of the Trust's mines.
The Phase 2 Trustee and her team of experts meet regularly, in coordination with USEPA and NNEPA, with chapter officials, residents and community members regarding the mines located in all the abandoned uranium trust mine region.
There are more than 100 abandoned uranium mines (AUMs) in the Western AUM Region. These mines are generally located along the Little Colorado River and Highway 89, and are in the Cameron, Coalmine Canyon, Bodaway/Gap, and Leupp Chapters. The first set of Phase II Trust mines are situated between the Cameron and Coalmine Canyon Chapters. The Trust will also be conducting a water study at Claim 28 in Blue Gap / Tachee Chapter.
Mines in the Western AUM Region were operated in the 1950s and 1960s by a number of different companies before being abandoned. While the Navajo Nation Abandoned Mine Lands program addressed many of the physical hazards associated with these mines, USEPA Region IX and Navajo Nation EPA are working to address remaining chemical and radiological hazards that may pose a risk to community members.
We're passionate about solving the AUM crisis on Navajo in our lifetime. Here's the progress we've made since we started working in early 2018.


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Weiss, Peter pā´tər vīs [key], 1916–82, German-Swedish dramatist, novelist, film director, and painter. Weiss's early novels Abschied von den Eltern (1961; tr. Leavetaking, 1962) and Fluchtpunkt (1962; tr. Vanishing Point, 1967) draw upon his emigration experience. His philosophic drama on the nature of revolution, The Persecution and Assassination of Jean Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade (1964; tr. 1965), effectively conveys the atmosphere of an insane asylum as a social microcosm. Both this and his play Die Ermittlung (1965; tr. The Investigation, 1966) were international successes. The Investigation uses texts from the 1964 Frankfurt war crimes trial to demonstrate that the capitalist system, responsible for Auschwitz, exists in postwar society. Later works include the documentary drama Trotzki im Exil (1970; tr. Trotsky in Exile, 1971) and The Song of the Lusitanian Bogey (tr. 1970).
See studies by I. Hilton (1970), K. Vance (1981), and R. Ellis (1988).
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With nearly 10 million new cases of dementia and Alzheimer's disease occurring each year, and no cure, the AARP has launched a new campaign, "Disrupt Dementia." The campaign aims to help drive new diagnostics and treatments for dementias while providing education, support and hope for patients and family caregivers impacted by the physical, emotional and financial stress of dementia.
The centerpiece of the campaign is AARP's new $60 million investment in the Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF), the first and largest venture fund focused on discovering and developing effective new drugs for treating dementia. AARP also helped secure the participation of UnitedHealth Group and Quest Diagnostics, which have invested $10 million and $5 million respectively – totaling $75 million to the DDF's fight against a condition that has not seen a new approved treatment in 15 years.
And the brain health crisis doesn't just affect dementia sufferers, but also their friends, family and loved ones. The latest data shows that the impact of dementia on both patients and family caregivers will only continue to grow, as the number of people with the disease in the U.S. is estimated to reach 14 million by 2050, according to research conducted by the Alzheimer's Association. It is estimated that family caregivers of people with Alzheimer's and dementia provided 18.4 billion hours of unpaid assistance in 2017 alone, a contribution valued at $232.1 billion nationally.
To access information available to family caregivers, visit: https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/care-guides/dementia. To join the conversation on social media, use AARP's official campaign hashtag, #DisruptDementia. AARP also urges people to share memories of loved ones impacted by dementias or Alzheimer's on Twitter and Instagram at #HowIRemember.


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George E. Thomas, "Hanover", [, Pennsylvania], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/essays/PA-02-0003-0007-0003.
The second largest of York County's towns, Hanover was built at an important crossroad linking Gettysburg to the west, Carlisle to the north, and Baltimore, York, and Frederick to the south. Like York, it is on the Monocacy Road, but when Robert McCallister laid out "McCallister's Town" in 1763 it was unclear whether it was in Maryland or Pennsylvania. This was finally settled with the surveying of the Mason-Dixon Line in 1768, which placed it under the historically open society of the Penn family. By 1854 it was described as having a population of 1,500 with three churches, an academy, and numerous places of business, whose prosperity resided on rail connections to York and Harrisburg via the Hanover Branch Railroad of 1852 and the Pennsylvania Railroad that arrived in 1873. This resulted in a burst of building activity and many of the original log buildings were reconstructed in brick. Though McAllister's name was replaced with Hanover, in honor of the many Germans of the community, his handsome town plan with a market in the center square gives distinction to the community. A tour of Hanover should begin with its central square, but its most remarkable zone may be the food processing industrial district on the north side of town where Snyder's Pretzels and Herr's Potato Chips remind us of the fundamental contribution of German Americans to the national waistline.


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Hope for Addiction Recovery
By Janina Gutierrez
"Your best days are ahead of you. The movie starts when the guy gets sober and puts his life back together; it doesn't end there."
– Bucky Sinister
Like the quote suggests, the after-addiction days are going to get better and brighter. Everyday millions of people in the United States are battling with substance use and alcohol addiction. The worst part is being told to believe that the recovery is hard and impossible. People often see the more destructive side of addiction where it involves drug crime, homelessness, domestic violence, broken relationship, family falling apart. The stigma leaves those who want to get help, ask for help, feel invisible and hopeless thinking they could never be sober and become better. Let's look into what is addiction and its impacts to one's physical, mental and social health.
The Seriousness of Substance Use Disorder
Addiction is considered to be the most severe symptom of a mental disorder known as Substance Use Disorder (SUD). SUD affects an individual's brain and behavior, leading to a person's inability to control their use of substances such as legal or illegal drugs, alcohol, or medications. Substances have a main effect on the brain's reward system, leading to the likelihood of substance misuse. Knowing the risk factors and warning signs of addiction can save the lives of many.
Key risk factors of Substance Use Disorder:
Environmental factors, such as stress or trauma
Family history of addiction
Lack of family involvement
Early use
Taking a highly addictive drug
Taking drugs considered less addicting (so-called "light drugs")
Co-occurring mental disorder; Anxiety, depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, personality disorders, and schizophrenia
Key warning signs of Substance Use Disorder:
Feeling that you have to use the drug regularly
Over time, needing more of the drug to get the same effect
Spending money on the drug, even though you can't afford it
Not meeting obligations and work responsibilities, or cutting back on social or recreational activities because of drug use
Experiencing withdrawal symptoms when you attempt to stop taking the drug
How Living with Substance Use Disorder May Impact One's Relationships?
There are many hardships for individuals living with SUD: one of the greatest hardships faced is the loss of relationships the individual has with family and friends. Addiction does not only change the lives of those living with SUD, but also the lives of their friends and families. Addiction makes it hard to trust, respect, and maintain open communication; all of which are needed to maintain healthy relationships. Those living with addiction or SUD may find it difficult to function without being under the influence and may result in them revolving their life around obtaining substances. The neglect of one's responsibilities or the needs of others may be pushed aside. Understanding that addiction is a disease that deserves to be treated is key in assisting someone who is living with Substance Use Disorder.
There are several different treatment options available for individuals living SUD.
Behavioral therapies: Some of the most common ones include:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): CBT is a type of talk therapy aimed at helping people learn how to cope with difficult situations by challenging irrational thoughts and changing behaviors.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): DBT uses concepts of mindfulness and acceptance to treat interpersonal conflicts
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT): This is a form of community-based mental health care that emphasizes outreach to the community and an individualized treatment approach
There are some medications that exist for treating opioid, alcohol, and nicotine addiction.
Intensive outpatient addiction program (IOP) is a form of structured treatment that allows patients to continue living at home and promotes a long-term recovery. IOP can be extremely beneficial to individuals who are suffering from a co-occurring disorder and who do not require medical detoxification or 24-hour supervision. It is a highly effective treatment option for those diagnosed with co-occurring mental health issues because they are designed to establish psychosocial support and facilitate relapse management and coping strategies.
Peer support groups provide the communal support for them to connect with people who are also dealing with addiction and those who have recovered. Through support groups, individuals can facilitate personal growth through self-exploration and peer support. They can also feel more inspired and strengthened during their treatment efforts. Many who have successfully recovered, they become a peer support specialist with hopes to help more people to recover.
Recovery is possible
The road to recovery and sobriety may feel like a long one, but real change is possible. Following the Model of Change (Shatterproof.org) may help guide those who are struggling with SUD and those who wish to support them.
Precontemplation: At this stage, someone might be aware there's a problem, but they place responsibility on something else — genetics, trauma, mental illness — instead of acknowledging they have a disease.
Contemplation: Someone in this stage may be aware there is a problem, but feel hopeless. Because they struggle to imagine a solution, see its causes, and imagine a solution, they're not ready to make a change. (People can stay in this stage for a very long time.
Preparation: Someone begins making plans to change things. Because they are not convinced things will get better, or that their plan will work, they are ambivalent
Treatment: Now, they may actively and outwardly change their behavior and seek treatment. Many times treatment is the shortest part of the recovery journey.
Recovery: This final stage is where active recovery occurs. People in this stage initially need a lot of support, and then gradually find the tools needed to stay in recovery.
It is important for one to understand that relapsing does NOT mean failure. It is important to take precaution in harm reduction practices and provide an individual who is living with SUD with respect and compassion, rather than coercion and punishment. Understanding from another's point of view may save the lives of many.
Ending the Stigma that Surrounds Addiction
People of any age, sex or economic status can experience and fall victim to SUD. Altering the language that one uses to speak about addiction can help put an end to the stigma which surrounds individuals living with Substance Use Disorder. Instead of saying abuse or drug problem, say Substance Use Disorder (SUD). Addressing them as a person with a SUD, not addict/druggie/junkie person.
Having compassion for those who are living with Substance Use Disorder can help remove barriers of access to medical help and save the lives of millions. Addiction is a real disease that deserves to be treated as such. Join the Norooz Clinic in creating awareness for addiction recovery and sobriety. Recovery is possible and the first step starts with you.
How We Can Help with Your Recovery Journey
Norooz Clinic offers mental health services and support for those living SUD. We offer affordable therapy services and free weekly peer support group every Wednesday at 12pm PST.
Please contact us today at (714) 386-9171 or info@noroozclinic.com to schedule an appointment. Our therapists speak English, Farsi, Tagalog and Spanish.
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The CW has posted a new promo for the upcoming The Flash TV series. The footage is cut with scenes from previously shown trailers and promos, along with footage from the Pilot episode. Who's excited to see this series? I can't wait!
The Flash will be premiering this fall on Tuesday, October 7th at 8pm EST on The CW.


A colleague recently posted his frequently used Slack emoji which reminded me that I posted my frequently used emoji last August.
Remarkably the 🌵 emoji has dropped out of the game – probably because 🌵 have become so darn popular.
Even though I've 🤔 about it a lot, I still don't know what 🙃 means so I just use it sporadically for kicks.
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I have just purchased a 2001 (y) bugeye Subaru impreza wrx with prodrive.
After 3 days of getting used to the car i floored it in 2nd gear and hit the rev limiter.At this point the engine management light came on and stayed on.
Next morning on start up the lamp was out.
I tried it again the day after bringing the rev limiter on in 1st gear this time (after warming the engine of course) and the lamp came on again.
Led to believe it could be too much turbo boost at high revs but unsure.
Glad to hear that mate.
Sorry missed this first time round, but glad you got it sorted.
quite common for a camsensor to go over 50k as is a coilpack or 2 to go on 70k, at least it was done under warrenty or it would be a £200 noter at subaru by the time they have fitted it and the vat.


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Over the past few months in the little spare time that I have, I've managed to submit a handful of pull requests to various .NET-related repositories (e.g. coreclr, corefx, docs, etc.) and incredibly, they were accepted.Now, for some, this may not seem like a big deal. But it felt like a pretty big one to me so I thought I would take some time to elaborate on the process itself, share my experience, and hopefully dispel a few myths or misconceptions that you might have that may be holding you back...
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In the wake of the recent MongoDB happy hour debacle, there have been a few mentions of DevOps and NoOps. The pieces were mostly about the fact that this incident proved that the IT business is not really in full DevOps mode, not to mention NoOps. I am not confident that NoOps will be the future for a vast majority of shops. Being from the Ops side of things, I am obviously biased toward anyone stating that NoOps is the future. Because that would mean no job left for me and my comrades in arms....
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This article is the example I would have liked to have found when I was investigating how to write my own five star rating system.See https://www.easy-listen.com to see the five star rating example live.The rating system allows voting and retrieving the average vote for multiple items on a single page.References: the edX course named Introduction to jQuery by Microsoft's Michael Harrison.This sample is a walkthrough explaining how to create the following code items.1. HTML file with five stars for...
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