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Q: ArrayAdapter not working properly - Android I have a class that extends ArrayAdapter. This class works but the problem is when I add an item to the List it doubles that item, so there are two Identical list items. Here is my current ArrayAdapter class,
class Item {
                String username;
                String number;
                String content;

                public Item (String username, String number, String content){
                     this.username = username;
                     this.number = number;
                     this.content = content;
                     }

                public CharSequence getNumber() {
                    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                    return username;
                }

                public CharSequence getUsername() {
                    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                    return number;
                }

                public CharSequence getContent() {
                    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                    return content;
                }

            }

             class ListAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<Item> {

                public ListAdapter(Context context, int textViewResourceId) {
                    super(context, textViewResourceId);
                    // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
                }

                private List<Item> items;

                public ListAdapter(Context context, int resource, List<Item> items) {

                    super(context, resource, items);

                    this.items = items;

                }

                @Override
                public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {

                    View v = convertView;

                    if (v == null) {

                        LayoutInflater vi;
                        vi = LayoutInflater.from(getContext());
                        v = vi.inflate(R.layout.list_item, null);

                    }

                    final Item p = items.get(position);

                    if (p != null) {

                        TextView NumbersView = (TextView)v.findViewById(R.id.listNumber);
                        TextView usernamesView = (TextView)v.findViewById(R.id.listPostedBy);
                        Button usernameButton = (Button)v.findViewById(R.id.listUsernameButton);
                       Button numberButton = (Button)v.findViewById(R.id.listNumberButton);

                        commentView.setText(p.getContent());
                        NumbersView.setText(p.getNumber());
                        usernamesView.setText(p.getUsername());

                       usernameButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

                           public void onClick(View view) {
                               Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), ProfileActivity.class);
                               i.putExtra("usernameOfProfile", p.username);
                               startActivity(i);
                               finish();
                           }
                       });

                       numberButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {

                           public void onClick(View arg0) {
                               Intent i = new Intent(getApplicationContext(), ProfileActivity.class);
                               i.putExtra("NumberProfile", p.number);
                               startActivity(i);
                               finish();
                           }
                       });
                    }

                    return v;

                }
             }

             final List <Item> tempList = new ArrayList <Item>();

                ListView yourListView = (ListView) findViewById(android.R.id.list);

                final ListAdapter customAdapter = new ListAdapter(DashboardActivity.this, R.layout.list_item, tempList);

                yourListView.setAdapter(customAdapter);

Here is my AsyncTask that gathers the information in the background. In the onPostExecute is where I add the Items to my list.
final ProgressDialog progDailog = new ProgressDialog(DashboardActivity.this);
            class loadComments extends AsyncTask<JSONObject, String, JSONObject> {

                @Override
                protected void onPreExecute() {
                    super.onPreExecute();

                    progDailog.setIndeterminate(false);
                    progDailog.setCancelable(true);
                    progDailog.getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DIM_BEHIND);
                    progDailog.show();
                    progDailog.setContentView(R.layout.progress_circle);

                }

                @Override
                protected void onProgressUpdate(String... values) {
                    super.onProgressUpdate(values);

                }

                protected JSONObject doInBackground(JSONObject... params) {

                    JSONObject json2 = CollectComments.collectComments(usernameforcomments, offsetNumber);

                        return json2;

                }

                @Override
                protected void onPostExecute(JSONObject json2) {
                    try {
                        if (json2.getString(KEY_SUCCESS) != null) {
                            registerErrorMsg.setText("");
                            String res2 = json2.getString(KEY_SUCCESS);
                            if(Integer.parseInt(res2) == 1){

                                String username = json2.getString(KEY_USERNAME);
                                String number = json2.getString(KEY_NUMBER);
                                String content = json2.getString(KEY_COMMENT);
                                tempList.add (new Item (username, number, content));
                                customAdapter.addAll(tempList);

                                }//end if key is == 1
                            else{
                                // Error in registration
                                registerErrorMsg.setText(json2.getString(KEY_ERROR_MSG));
                            }//end else
                        }//end if
                    } //end try

                    catch (JSONException e) {
                        e.printStackTrace();
                    }//end catch
                    progDailog.dismiss();

                }

            }

            new loadComments().execute();

A: Try to clear contents of adapter before you do addAll

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At long last, U.S. job market starts to look pretty good
by Steve Benen May 7, 2010 January 9, 2022
AT LONG LAST, U.S. JOB MARKET STARTS TO LOOK PRETTY GOOD…. It seemed all but certain that the economy added jobs in April; the question was how many, and the extent to which the larger trend would be encouraging or discouraging.
With that in mind, the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics offered some very good news at a key moment this morning, with job totals exceeding expectations.
More confident employers stepped up job creation in April, expanding payrolls by 290,000, the most in four years. The jobless rate rose to 9.9 percent as people streamed back into the market looking for work.
The hiring of 66,000 temporary government workers to conduct the census helped overall payroll growth last month. However, private employers — the backbone of the economy — boosted jobs, too. They added a surprisingly strong 231,000 positions last month, also the most since March 2006, the Labor Department reported Friday.
The unemployment rate rose from 9.7 percent in March to 9.9 percent in April, mainly because 805,000 jobseekers — perhaps feeling better about their prospects – resumed their searches for work.
After a brutal recession, the economy has now added jobs for four consecutive months, and five of the last six months. April's totals were easily the strongest since the start of the economic downturn in late 2007. [Update: April's numbers were also the best month for job creation in the U.S. since March 2006 — more than four years ago.]
Also encouraging, the job numbers for February and March were revised upwards, showing an even healthier employment picture. While previous estimates showed 14,000 job losses in February, the revised total was a gain of 39,000. Likewise, March was revised from 162,000 to 230,000.
Yesterday, House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) tried to talk down the expected job totals, insisting that the data would be skewed by Census-related hiring. Don't believe it — 231,000 or the 290,000 came from the private sector.
What about the uptick in the unemployment rate? The measure can be a little tricky. There were plenty of months in late 2009 when the economy lost jobs, but the unemployment rate fell. In April, the economy added quite a few jobs, but the unemployment rate rose. How does this happen? The Washington Post had a helpful article about this recently.
As a reminder from last month, I've revamped the homemade chart I run on the first Friday of every month, showing monthly job losses since the start of the Great Recession. Now, the image makes a distinction — red columns point to monthly job totals under the Bush administration, while blue columns point to job totals under the Obama administration.
Note: The chart has changed slightly from last month, in part to reflect revised numbers from February and March, and also because The Bureau of Labor Statistics recalculated all of 2009's numbers earlier this year.
In surprising turnaround, economy adds 150k jobs in October
Good news, bad news in monthly job totals
U.S. job growth starts to pick up steam

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Q: Show missing weeks in Data I have a table which stores when customers registered and when they made their purchases respectively.
select * from customers_table

cust_id      cust_reg_date     cust_purchase_date  purchase_made
   1           1/10/21              1/28/21           laptop
   1           1/10/21              1/31/21            car
   1           1/10/21              2/9/21            shirt
   2           2/5/21               2/26/21           pajamas
   2           2/5/21               3/5/21            phone
   2           2/5/21               4/25/21           laptop
   3           2/15/21              4/10/21           dirt bike
   3           2/15/21              5/10/21           towel
   3           2/15/21              6/1/21            pen

I got this snippet which records what week starting from the cust_reg_date did the customers make the purchase!
select *, case when cust_purchase_date between cust_reg_date + 1 and cust_reg_date + 10 then 'Week 1 Purchase'
               when cust_purchase_date between cust_reg_date + 11 and cust_reg_date + 20 then 'Week 2 Purchase'
               when cust_purchase_date between cust_reg_date + 21 and cust_reg_date + 30 then 'Week 3 Purchase'
               .... end as week_purchase

cust_id      cust_reg_date     cust_purchase_date  purchase_made      week_purchase
   1           1/10/21              1/28/21           laptop         Week 2 Purchase
   1           1/10/21              1/31/21            car           Week 3 Purchase
   1           1/10/21              2/26/21            shirt         Week 5 Purchase
   2           2/5/21               2/21/21           pajamas        Week 2 Purchase
   2           2/5/21               3/5/21            phone          Week 3 Purchase
   2           2/5/21               4/25/21           laptop         Week 5 Purchase
   3           3/15/21              4/10/21           dirt bike      Week 3 Purchase
   3           3/15/21              5/10/21           towel          Week 6 Purchase ....

How can I show the missing weeks in which NO purchases were made like below:
cust_id      cust_reg_date     cust_purchase_date  purchase_made      week_purchase
   1           1/10/21                 -                -            Week 1 Purchase  <--- Requested
   1           1/10/21              1/28/21           laptop         Week 2 Purchase
   1           1/10/21              1/31/21            car           Week 3 Purchase
   1           1/10/21                 -                -            Week 4 Purchase  <--- Requested
   1           1/10/21              2/26/21           shirt          Week 5 Purchase
   2           2/5/21                  -                -            Week 1 Purchase  <--- Requested
   2           2/5/21               2/21/21           pajamas        Week 2 Purchase
   2           2/5/21               3/5/21            phone          Week 3 Purchase
   2           2/5/21                  -                -            Week 4 Purchase  <--- Requested
   2           2/5/21               4/25/21           laptop         Week 5 Purchase
   3           3/15/21                 -                -            Week 1 Purchase  <--- Requested
   3           3/15/21                 -                -            Week 2 Purchase  <--- Requested
   3           3/15/21              4/10/21           dirt bike      Week 3 Purchase
   3           3/15/21                 -                -            Week 4 Purchase  <--- Requested
   3           3/15/21                 -                -            Week 5 Purchase  <--- Requested
   3           3/15/21              5/10/21           towel          Week 6 Purchase

A: First I use a recursive query to generate all weeks (from week 1 to week 10). Then I make a CROSS JOIN to get each customer with all generate weeks. Finally I use LEFT JOIN to join all_weeks_by_cust subquery with your customers_table table:
WITH RECURSIVE weeks(start, finish, week) AS (
                        SELECT 1, 10, 1

                        UNION ALL

                        SELECT finish + 1, finish + 10, week + 1
                        FROM weeks
                        WHERE week < 10),

   all_cust AS (SELECT cust_id, MIN(cust_reg_date) AS cust_reg_date
                 FROM customers_table
                 GROUP BY cust_id),

   all_weeks_by_cust AS (SELECT *
                         FROM weeks
                         CROSS JOIN all_cust)

SELECT cw.cust_id, cw.cust_reg_date, ct.cust_purchase_date, ct.purchase_made,
       'Week ' || cw.week || ' Purchase' AS week_purchase
FROM all_weeks_by_cust cw
LEFT JOIN customers_table ct ON cw.cust_id = ct.cust_id AND ct.cust_purchase_date BETWEEN (ct.cust_reg_date + cw.start * INTERVAL '1 day') AND (ct.cust_reg_date + cw.finish * INTERVAL '1 day')
ORDER BY cw.cust_id, cw.week;

Output for customer 1 with example data from the question:

cust_id
cust_reg_date
cust_purchase_date
purchase_made
week_purchase

1
2021-01-10

Week 1 Purchase

1
2021-01-10
2021-01-28
laptop
Week 2 Purchase

1
2021-01-10
2021-01-31
car
Week 3 Purchase

1
2021-01-10
2021-02-09
shirt
Week 3 Purchase

1
2021-01-10

Week 4 Purchase

1
2021-01-10

Week 5 Purchase

1
2021-01-10

Week 6 Purchase

1
2021-01-10

Week 7 Purchase

1
2021-01-10

Week 8 Purchase

1
2021-01-10

Week 9 Purchase

1
2021-01-10

Week 10 Purchase

You need to generate as many weeks as the biggest difference between a customer's registration and their last purchase. In my example I used 10 weeks, so the last purchase of customer 3 is out of the report, because he made this purchase on week 11.


Oops. Michael Cardenas did it again.
It's only been two years since he opened the hit restaurant Lazy Ox Canteen, named 2010's Best New Restaurant by Angeleno Magazine.
Now, enter Cardenas' latest project, Aburiya Toranoko, which made its debut last Wednesday, right next door to Lazy Ox at San Pedro Street. Apparently, there are at least two more projects on the way.
Cardenas' plan is clear — turn downtown into a hot, sizzling gastronomical sensation.
Cardenas has found success in all the haute cuisine areas in Los Angeles as head of the Innovative Dining Group, which conceptualized and owns high-scene, celeb-spotting restaurants such as Sushi Roku and BOA Steakhouse.
But he takes a different approach downtown.
Like Lazy Ox, Toranoko is considerably downscaled. Squeezed underneath a Little Tokyo condo complex, Toranoko is compact and inconspicuous, yet evokes an unaffected elegance.
The atmosphere is banquet- hall-meets-izakaya, a Japanese after-work drinking place. The narrow, rectangular dining room squishes an open sushi bar against the back wall, while several tables are pushed together in the middle of the room to form a long strip of canteen-style eating surfaces.
The communal buzz at Toranoko mixed with dim lighting and flickering candles makes one expect to be seated on tatami mats and sip sake next to akachōchin the traditional red lantern of all izakayas.
Yet the brick walls, splattered with brilliant graffiti art by local artist Prime, and the mural behind the sushi bar, boldly painted by local tattoo artist Jiro, lend Toranoko a sublime balance of humble and hip.
The menu is reflective of Toranoko's creative image. Many dishes could be found on a typical izakaya menu, but are slightly retooled with new ingredients for different modern tastes. Everything is served tapas-style, meant to be shared between sips of Sapporo Beer or sake.
One should expect to see a few unfamiliar Japanese terms on the menu. Thankfully, everyone at Toranoko is eager to help, chef and servers alike.
The chef was also careful to emphasize that the food is "farm to table" style, meaning that all the ingredients are sustainable and appeasing to the growing "locavore" movement.
Nothing is extraneous or substandard in Toranoko's dishes. Executive chef Hisa Kawabe and kitchen chef Taku Sugawara were both trained at Nobu Matsuhiba, and the same Nobu emphasis on simple ingredients radiating complex tastes can be found in their dishes.
Even a simple eggplant is elevated to caramelized, umami-rich candy by basting in red and white miso.
The humdrum onigiri, a rice ball familiar with school lunch boxes, is baked into a toasty, crusty shell with sticky rice filling.
If you want true izakaya cuisine, make sure to order the okonomiyaki, a fried pork and vegetable pancake that arrives sizzling on a hot plate, speckled with dancing, paper-thin bonito flakes and drizzled with Japanese mayonnaise and a thick, tangy sauce. Even the strips of pickled ginger are spectacular — sour, pungent, yet intriguingly sweet.
Still, not everything at Toranoko earns high marks.
The mountain potato fries were thick sticks that did not quite crisp up, and the plum aioli, though satisfactory, seems to be just regular aioli mixed with Chinese plum sauce.
For a tiny stack of six short potato sticks, it is hardly worth the $8, even if the ingredient quality is superb.
The same can be said for the chawanmushi, a steamed egg custard served in a small ceramic cup. Though the ingredients were fresh and flavorful, the ratio between egg and broth was questionable, resulting in a rather watery pudding.
Dessert, however, was perfect. Though the dessert menu changes daily, get the green tea pudding if available.
Light, creamy and perfectly smooth with the characteristic bittersweet notes of high-quality matcha, the pudding was a delectable finish that will tempt you to order more.
Toranoko does not just seek to send diners off patting their stomachs with glee. It titillates taste buds with edgy and luscious yet rustic food.
It brings strangers together to one table, rubbing shoulders and clinking beer cans. It instills a sense of pride in the local community and a growing excitement that downtown is experiencing a major culinary turnover.


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Long Island surgeon accused of choking nurse with elastic cord
NICOLE HENSLEY
Jan 24th 2018 2:29PM
A Long Island surgeon tried strangling a nurse to punish her for making a mistake while treating a patient at Nassau University Medical Center, according to reports and police.
Venkatesh Sasthkonar ripped an elastic cord from his sweatshirt and wrapped it around the 51-year-old nurse's neck during a fight at the East Meadow hospital around 4:30 p.m. Monday, police said.
The attack left the nurse gasping for air after the 44-year-old surgeon reportedly took exception to the nurse giving his patient medication at the wrong time, Newsday reported.
"I should kill you for this," Sasthkonar allegedly told his victim.
Sasthkonar left the hospital but returned hours later and was arrested, according to police.
The victim, who was not identified, suffered "substantial pain to her neck," cops said.
Sashakonar and the victim were both working at the time of the attack. He has been suspended pending the investigation's outcome, the paper reported.
Sasthkonar's lawyer, Melvyn Roth, claims his client meant no harm and only joking.
"He just wanted to let her know that she had done something that was not according to protocol," Roth told the Long Island paper.
A spokesman for the Nassau facility said patient safety was never at risk during the alleged attack.
Sashakonar, of Albertson, joined the Nassau hospital in 2008 to specialize in weight loss surgery.
He pleaded not guilty in Nassau First District Court to charges of strangulation and assault. He was released on a $3,500 cash bail Tuesday, court records show.


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Seminar: Ironies of Theory and Practice:...
Seminar: Ironies of Theory and Practice: Singapore New Wave Cinema
REGIONAL SOCIAL AND CULTURAL STUDIES PROGRAMME
Arts in Southeast Asia Seminar Series
About the Seminar
With its film production revival of the mid-1990s, Singapore's national cinema introduced itself to festival audiences with stylistically opaque art films favoring visual and narrative abstractions, and borrowing freely from European New Wave movements of the 60s and 70s. These works feature downcast, disaffected denizens marginalised by the economic miracle – socially immobile, alienated, devoid of hope, agency, and will to live. Characters teeter on the edge of sanity, mired in vast, impersonal seas of concrete, and suspended in time as they trudge along endless hallways. Film scholars have questioned whether the film language used here, originally fashioned to represent the alienation of Western subjects from modernity, is congruent with an Asian negotiation of postmodernity. Many also wonder if this undermines the authenticity of local voices. These critiques evince key ideas from postcolonial theory regarding mimicry, ambivalence, and subaltern subjectivity. I examine two contradictions. First, the films' attempts to convey social immobility and spatial alienation are thwarted by the acutely cartographical nature of Singapore's national imagination. Its spatial preoccupations muddle the message. Second, whereas theoretical tropes such as mimicry and ambivalence harbor subversive strategies to deconstruct and undermine colonial hegemony, these films deploy Western conventions without irony or cynicism. My bid to resolve these paradoxes turns to Gilles Deleuze's writing on philosophy and cinema. Running the Singapore "new wave" through his ruminations on the "movement-image" and "time-image", I recalibrate our understanding of film history and world history, retheorise local film aesthetics, and proffer an understanding of Singapore's spatial imagination.
Gerald Sim is the Lee Kong Chian NUS-Stanford Distinguished Fellow on Contemporary Southeast Asia for 2016-17, and a Visiting Scholar at Stanford's Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center in Autumn 2016. He is associate professor of film and media studies at Florida Atlantic University, and the author of The Subject of Film and Race: Retheorizing Politics, Ideology, and Cinema (Bloomsbury Academic, 2014). This presentation springs from a manuscript-in-progress tentatively titled, Besides Hybridity: Postcolonial Poetics of Southeast Asian Cinema, contracted with Indiana University Press. His essays have appeared in Discourse, the Quarterly Review of Film and Video, Projections, Rethinking Marxism, Film Quarterly, Asian Cinema, and Inter-Asia Cultural Studies. He was a Visiting Senior Research Fellow at the Asia Research Institute in 2013 and 2016.
To register, please fill in this form and email it to <iseasevents2@iseas.edu.sg> by Wednesday, 22 February 2017.
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Summary Unspecified vulnerability in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 21, 5.0 Update 25, 1.4.2_27, and 1.3.1_28 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the October 2010 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a reliable researcher that this is an integer overflow in the color profile parser that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Tag structure in a color profile.
http://www.hitachi.co.jp/Prod/comp/soft1/security/info/vuls/HS10-030/index.html
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-203/
description Unspecified vulnerability in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 21, 5.0 Update 25, 1.4.2_27, and 1.3.1_28 allows remote attackers to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the October 2010 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a reliable researcher that this is an integer overflow in the color profile parser that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Tag structure in a color profile.
title Unspecified vulnerability in the 2D component in Oracle Java SE and Java for Business 6 Update 21, 5.0 Update 25, 1.4.2_27, and 1.3.1_28 and earlier versions
misc http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-10-203/


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Based Don't Lie: Virtual Lil B Steps to Kevin Durant
By Jeremy Gordon
Last weekend, the Kevin Durant-Lil B feud re-erupted with the release of "Fuck KD", which flips a DJ Khaled melody into the catchiest song you'll ever hear about why the second best basketball player in the world can go fuck himself. Why Lil B is so adamant about playing Kevin Durant in a basketball game is beyond you and me, but the feud dates back to 2012. B, responding to Kevin Durant calling him a "wack" rapper, ultimately placed the "Based God's Curse" on Durant. Though Lil B eventually lifted the curse, Kevin Durant still hasn't won an NBA Championship leading the West's best team for several seasons. The vibe, well... it could be friendlier.
It might just be a matter of time before Durant does indulge Lil B for a game. But what if we didn't have to wait?
What would it be like if Durant and Lil B played 1 on 1? What if technology enabled us to see this game right now? Enter NBA 2k14, which is the most recent iteration of the celebrated basketball videogame franchise and comes equipped with a player creation tool that would allow me to put a version of Lil B on the court. A version of the Based God that took his Based bragging at Based value, which meant combing through his lyrics and words to translate his so-called basketball skills into digital attributes.
For example: In "Fuck KD", Lil B mentions how he'll "3 point on your bitch like Dirk Nowitzki" while bragging about about his versatility near the rim ("might layup, might dunk on your bitch"). Giving him a 99 in all three categories seemed apt, as did top marks in hustle ("gotta hustle hard that's all I know"), post offense ("I'll post you up") and emotion ("I'll choke the coach"). In that interview with SB Nation he stated, "I have amazing defense. My defense is better than my offense." That was enough to earn him a special skill as a "lockdown defender," along with the "microwave" ability to get cooking in a hurry. Not that it was all positive: Anyone who's sifted through however many songs are in '05 Fuck Em knows he can be a little iffy with song selection, which means he got docked for consistency. He doesn't always hold down his flow, either, so I sunk his ability to hold onto the ball. (He remained a great passer, though, because being Based is about sharing the love.)
Still, it would've been too easy to make the Based God a Basketball God. Even someone as transcendent like Durant isn't without flaw. Lil B needed a weakness deeper than consistency issues or a penchant for turnovers; he needed something that would counteract the several skills he'd combined into potential stardom. He needed his real height: five foot six, short by real world standards and dwarf-like in the NBA. I could close my eyes and imagine the Based wavelength imbuing Lil B with a perfect shooting stroke; I could not imagine it giving him an extra foot of height. So I plugged him in at five foot six, and began.
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I pondered how far to take it—whether to make five Lil Bs to play against five Kevin Durants, or whether to let the computer duke it out for itself. But the height disadvantage for so many short Lil Bs seemed unsurmountable, and the computer would never know how to properly use B as the conduit for all the team's hopefully good fortunes. That meant the most basic setting (a game of 1 on 1) controlled by the most basic agent (me). That was… hard. I'm not great at the game, because it requires a level of hypersensitive dexterity with the analog sticks that I don't have the patience for. But Lil B, for all the skills I'd given him, was still the sum of his height—desperately overmatched against Durant, just as expected. Lil B would get off a shot here and there, scraping and bumping inside against Durant's gigantic frame, but his defense was comically ineffective—Durant would simply rip through any attempt to keep him in check, dunking or even shooting over Lil B's outstretched arm.
Final score: Durant 21, Lil B 10, Durant with too many blocks to mention. It was disappointing, but there was salvation in sight: I decided to put Lil B on the roster of his hometown Golden State Warriors, and started a game against the Thunder where he was once assigned to covering Durant. This time was a little more promising. Lil B was still… not great at staying on front of his man, but with an army of Based believers on his side him—aka notorious Aussie hack artist Andrew Bogut and his Swiss Army knife swingman Andre Iguodala—it became easier to contain the Slim Reaper.
Meanwhile, Lil B was a maestro at running the Warriors offense—despite that propensity for getting blocked inside (5'6'' is 5'6'') he could drop perfect passes to wherever any of his teammates were, pull up to nail any open shot, and dunk with authority when running the fast break.
I remained not good at the maneuvering of Lil B's body into any kind of aesthetically pleasing basketball, but he could get close enough to float it over a surprised defender. Adopting the strategy of "shoot with Lil B when you have space," I hoisted it up an unfathomable thirty-two times—a very un-Based stat line, but balanced by the seventeen baskets he created for his teammates. Durant was aggravated just enough to keep the Thunder from winning; even intentional fouling couldn't help narrow the gap toward the end.
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It was a good, silly time, living in this simulated world where it was plausible that Lil B might beat the second best basketball player at his own game. Because what would happen if they really did play? The satisfying upset wouldn't be a win or even a made basket—it would be the acknowledgement that Lil B was here, on the court, making one world acknowledge the existence of his own. That would add up to something you might call Based World: a bunch of different people, out of their bubbles and being themselves in the same space.
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I'm so pumped about kicking off the holiday season with the first gift guide of 2018 on the blog! Throughout this week and next week I'll be sharing my top picks for all the people in your life. I hope you'll find this to be super helpful because I've loved putting them all together for you!
You'll be able to find all the 2018 holiday gift guides on the top of my homepage as I post them. You can scroll over to GIFT GUIDE and the drop down for every category I'll be covering. I'll be adding to it throughout the next month so keep checking back for updated ideas for your loved ones!
Today I'm covering gift ideas you for her. These cover all the hers in your life – your sister, your sister-in-law, your mom, and your best girlfriends! This years list includes some of my favorite things (like Girl Wash Your Face and the Loopycase) and some things that are on my own wishlist (like the HomeGirl sweatshirt!).
This is just the first of many gift guides over the next week or two so stay tuned for more to come!


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Stanley L. Bassin
Clinical Professor, Medicine
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C 240 Medical Sciences I
Lipids, Diabetes, Obesity Physical activity, Hispanic Health
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Galant, S.P., Crawford L.J.R., Morphew, M.S., Jones C.A., Bassin S.L. "Predictive Value of a Cross-Cultural Asthma Case-Detection Tool in an Elementary School Population" Pediatrics", 2004,114 (3) 483-489
Bassin, S, L., Liang, M.T.C. Braun W. Cooper D.M., Araud S.B. "Predictors of Bone Mineral Density in Ethnically Diverse Young Women" Calcified Tissue International 2004; 74 Supplement 1, 70
Liang M.T.C., Bassin, S, L., Braun W. Cooper D.M., Araud S.B "The Relationship of Body Weight and Height to Ulnar Bending Stiffness, An Index of Bone Strength in Sedentary Young" Women Calcified Tissue International 2004; 74 Supplement 1, 120
Jamner M.S., Spruijt-Metz-D. Bassin, S.L., D. M. Cooper. " A Controlled Evaluation of a School –based Intervention to Promote Physical Activity Among Sedentary Adolescent Females: Project Fab Journal of Adolescent Health 2004; (34): 279-289
Hosobuchi C., Rutanassee L., Bassin S.L., Wong N.D. "Efficacy of Acacia, Pectin, and Guar Gum-Based Fiber Supplementation in the Control of Hypercholesterolemia Nutrition Research, 1999,19, (5) 643-649.
Girandola R.N., Bassin S.L., Bharne A.B. "Maintaining Thermal Balance During Exercise in Heat: Effects of Different Replacement Beverages"
Medicine & Science in Sports and Exercise 1998; (5) 30.
Girandola R.N., Bassin S.L., Yang R.D., Bharne A.B. "Gastric Emptying of Fluid Replacement in Healthy Volunteers: A Randomized Prospective Comparison of Two Commerical Beverages" Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 1997; (5), 29.
Bassin S.L., Gustin W., Morris G.S., Wong N.D. "Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk Correlates in a Population-based study of 2256 multiethnic youth in Southern California." Circulation 1995; 92 (8): 1481.
Morris G.S., Vo A., Bassin S.L., Savaglio D., Wong N.D. "Prevalence and Sociobehavioral Correlates of Tobacco Use Among Hispanic Children: The Tobacco Resistance Activity Program." Journal of School Health. (1993); 63(9): 391-396.
Wong N.D., Hei T.K., Quaqundah P.Y., Davidson D.M., Bassin S.L., Gold K.U. "Television viewing as a marker for pediatric hypercholestermia." Pediatric Research (1992); 90(1): 20-24.
Wong N.D., Bassin S.L., Deitrick R. "Relationship of Blood Lipids to Body Composition and Family Medical History in an Ethnically Diverse School-Aged Population " Ethnicity & Disease (1991); 1(4): 351-363.
Gold K.U., Wong N.D., Tong A.D., Nguyen T., Iftner C.A., Baker S, Kashyap M.L., Bassin S.L. "Serum apolipoprotein, lipid profile, preabumin, and nutritional effect of an oat product supplemented, low-fat diet in children with elevated blood cholesterol." Pediatric Research (1990); 27(4): 93A.
Gold K.U., Wong N.D., Tong A.D., Bassin S.L., Iftner C.A., Nguyen T., Landes B.M. "Nutritional aspects and anthropometric effects of an oat bran-supplemented, low-fat diet in children with elevated cholesterol." Pediatric Research (1990); 27(4): 106.
Diggles-Buckles V., Bassin S.L. "Knowledge of Results, Practice and Gender: Coincidence Anticipation Revisited - Perceptual Motor Skill." Perceptual and Motor Skills (1990); 70: 131-141.
Book Manuscripts
Preventive Cardiology: A Practical Approach edited by N.D. Wong, J. M. Gardin, and H. Black, 2 Chapters "Assessing Physical Activity" and "Hispanic-American Cardiovascular Risk Factors". The first of the new Masters in Cardiology series McGraw Hill is publishing. 2004
Practical Strategies in Preventing Heart Disease edited by N.D. Wong, J. M. Gardin, and H. Black 2 Chapters "Assessing Physical Activity" and "Hispanic-American Cardiovascular Risk Factors". Publisher McGraw- Hill 2002
S06GM053933 (Hoyt) 09/1-2003-06/30/04 25% NIH/MBRS Bone Health and Ethnicity in Pre Menopausal Women Submitted to National Institute of Health, Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS) SCORE Program in collaboration with University Co-Investigator Director of Physical Activity California, Irvine, Medical School, Co- Investigator $ 973.392. Submitted September 30,2004. Co-Investigator, Director of Physical Assessment 25% 1-U01-DK061259-01 (Cooper) 03/01/02 - 02/28/09 75% PHS - NIH NIDDK $1,576,058 Exercise Strategy to Prevent Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes The major goal of this research is to introduce an innovative approach to increase physical activity in schools, and thereby, decrease risk factors for type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents. The research is also aimed understanding the fundamental inter-relationships among fitness, body composition, and physiological markers of glucose homeostasis in growing children. Co-Investigator Director of Physical Activity S06GM53933 (Hoyt) 09/1-2003-06/30/04 25% NIH/MBRS Sensible Therapy for Osteoporosis Prevention The major goal of this project is to determine how exercise can influence bone development in sedentary ethnically diverse female young adults. Co-Investigator Director of Physical Activity 1R01 HD37746-01A1 (Jamner) 06/19/02 - 05/31/04 10% PHS - NIH Child Health & Human Development $242,550 Osteoporosis Prevention in Sedentary Adolescent Females In response to an NIH RFA, this proposal investigates the behavioral approaches to exercise in physically inactive adolescent females. Coordinator of Physical Activity Programs.


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The Honourable Elizabeth Marshall
Second Reading, Appropriation Bill No. 3, 2022-23
Honourable senators, I would like to begin by thanking Senator Gagné for her comments on Bill C-25. As the critic of the bill, I have a few other comments.
First of all, Bill C-25 is supported by Supplementary Estimates (A), and it is requesting $8.8 billion in voted expenditures, so that's requesting parliamentary approval, and it is forecasting a net increase of $860 million in statutory expenditures. This will increase budgetary expenditures for this year to $199 billion and increase the forecast in statutory expenditures to $208 billion.
With respect to Supplementary Estimates (A), in my last speech, I was talking about tracking the budget initiatives, and we don't see new budget initiatives in the Main Estimates because the Main Estimates are tabled before we get the budget. When we get Supplementary Estimates (A), we start looking for these new budget initiatives and usually Supplementary Estimates (A) includes a substantial number of new budget initiatives, but this year, Supplementary Estimates (A) only includes seven new budget initiatives, and that's expected to cost $1 billion.
There are a total of 211 initiatives in Budget 2022, which are estimated to cost over $7 billion. So if you take the 7 that are in Supplementary Estimates (A) and the 22 which already have statutory approval, there are still 182 budget initiatives yet to be funded in future appropriation bills. We'll be looking for them in Supplementary Estimates (B), Supplementary Estimates (C) and maybe even in the subsequent year.
This is just to give you an idea as to how difficult it is to keep track of the new budget initiatives, because the Main Estimates and the budget document are misaligned. They just don't match up. We still have a lot of tracking to do for those 182 budget initiatives.
Last year, Supplementary Estimates (A) included about half of last year's budget initiatives, and there were probably about 280 budget initiatives last year.
I don't know why the government has included so few Budget 2022 initiatives in Supplementary Estimates (A), and the Parliamentary Budget Officer couldn't provide any insight into that issue.
In addition, the $8.8 billion being requested in Supplementary Estimates (A) includes $1 billion for six initiatives from last year's budget. You can see how there has to be a matching up between all of the estimates documents and the budget.
There are the 2021 initiatives. They have yet to be funded in future initiatives, but given the lack of information to determine which budget initiatives from last year remain unfunded, we can't identify them. I did ask the Parliamentary Budget Officer if he could identify them, and he did say that they would go back and look, but I don't expect them to be able to identify them.
I think part of the issue is with the $13 billion gap that I mentioned in my speech on the earlier bill.
Honourable senators may recall that I've mentioned many times the difficulty in tracking budget initiatives to determine if and when they are funded. The Parliamentary Budget Officer recently indicated that he's now going to track the implementation of budget initiatives, and he's going to present them in an online tracking table on his website.
That's good news, and it's going to greatly assist us as parliamentarians in our review of government spending, but he's only providing us a stopgap solution to a problem that's created because the government is tabling two spending documents. He's just trying to give us some assistance in matching up the two spending documents.
The Supplementary Estimates (A) document provides details on the $8.8 billion being requested in Bill C-25. I went back and looked at how much time our committee spent studying the $8.8 billion, and my colleagues on the Finance Committee probably won't be surprised to hear me say this, but we spent three and a half hours studying the $8.8 billion being requested. I just felt that it simply wasn't enough time to properly review how the government intends to spend the $8.8 billion. What I find in committee when we have so many competing obligations with regard to the budget bill, the Main Estimates and Bill C-8 is that we are in a time crunch.
When you don't have enough time to get answers to your questions, you feel that you haven't done a good job of analyzing the information that is in the estimates document.
So we received testimony from Treasury Board officials, the Parliamentary Budget Officer and officials from five organizations requesting funding in Bill C-25.
The Department of Indigenous Services is requesting $2.2 billion for compensation and reforms to the First Nations Child and Family Services program and to Jordan's Principle program. So this $2.2 billion increases total departmental funding for this year to $42 billion.
Both programs are ongoing, and testimony indicated that our committee should further review the funding for these two programs and how they are delivered and administered, because when we received testimony from the departmental officials, there were a number of questions that were unanswered and there was, especially on my part, some confusion with regard to how the two programs overlapped.
The Public Health Agency of Canada is requesting $1.5 billion. That would bring their total funding to date for this fiscal year to $10 billion. So the $1.5 billion being requested will be used to buy additional therapeutics for existing and emerging COVID-19 treatments.
Officials did tell us that most of the $1.5 billion was funding that was reprofiled, and I've been trying to find some information on the source of the reprofiled funds and haven't quite come to a solution on that, so that's another area that has to be earmarked for follow-up.
The Parliamentary Budget Officer indicated that the Public Health Agency of Canada is requesting funding for medical research and vaccine development. Funding for medical research and vaccine development has decreased significantly while funding for therapeutics, vaccines and personal protective equipment and rapid tests have increased, demonstrating the changing needs of the pandemic.
The Department of Public Safety is requesting $823 million, which will bring their total funding for this year to $1.7 billion. The $823 million is for the Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program, and will be used to provide money to provincial and territorial governments to help pay for the costs of responding to and recovering from natural disasters.
The $823 million is part of the $1.9 billion announced in last year's budget, which raises the question as to why the funding is only being requested now. This is part of the age-old problem where we're getting budget initiatives from one year ending up in a document of another.
The Department of National Defence is requesting half a billion dollars in military aid for Ukraine. Officials also provided us with an update of their defence policy and their defence investment plan, which is being updated and released this fall. In past meetings, the committee has had difficulty in obtaining current information on the department's capital projects. The Parliamentary Budget Officer issued a report in March analyzing the status of the departmental capital spending plan for 2017 to 2037.
The department has planned to spend $164 billion on 348 capital projects over a 20-year period. The analysis shows slippage in the first four years of the plan to 2021, and we already identified that in earlier committee meetings. So this funding has now been pushed to future years, notably 2023 to 2028, thus presenting further challenges to the department to rapidly wrap up capital spending during those five years. Departmental officials indicated that their updated investment plan will be released publicly in the fall of the year.
The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority also testified before the committee. They are requesting $329 million in addition to its base funding of $567 million, which is included in the Main Estimates. CATSA, as we know it, has been criticized over the past number of months for increasing lineups at airports and delays in screening passengers. That's been on the news quite prominently lately.
Their testimony focused on the reason for the delays in screening passengers. They indicated that 1,750 of their 7,400 screening officers were laid off during the pandemic, but only 1,250 returned to their jobs. They currently have 6,800 screening officers, and they are trying to recruit an additional 1,000 screening officers.
They said that the problem is not the adequacy of the funding. They said there would be sufficient funding if they received the additional $329 million, but the problem relates to the labour market and the staffing of screening officer positions by third‑party screening contractors.
In addition, staff must be adequately trained, as part of the problem can be attributed to new staff or even returning staff. Although officials told us otherwise, passengers who travel extensively have said that there are problems regarding the consistency of screening procedures from one airport to another, as well as problems regarding secondary screening.
The Department of Finance has indicated an increase in statutory authorities in the amount of $1.2 billion primarily attributable to interest on mature debt and other interest costs. This brings the total cost of interest so far this year to just over $24 billion compared to the $26.9 billion forecasted in Budget 2022. We anticipate additional increases in interest costs will be included in Supplementary Estimates (B) and (C) since interest rates are rising and that interest costs will probably exceed the $29.6 billion forecasted in Budget 2022.
As we know, the government has committed in Budget 2022 to rein in spending by $9 billion through two expenditure review exercises. The Parliamentary Budget Officer told us that, based on the information provided by government, operating and capital spending can only grow by 0.3% a year in order to achieve the $9 billion in savings. That restraint, he said, will be more severe than what was undertaken in the early 2000 and 2010s. In addition, there were several government priorities announced in the electoral platform last year which are not yet included in the budget, as well as other pressures to increase spending. He did not believe it was credible that there will be the level of spending restraint required to meet the $9 billion in savings.
Treasury Board officials also testified at committee. One of the frustrations in reviewing requests for funding is the lack of performance information from organizations which are requesting large sums of money. Many of these organizations do not meet a substantial number of the performance indicators, so we do not know what the funding has achieved. Despite the lack of accountability information, funding to these departments and agencies continues to increase. The Department of Indigenous Services, Infrastructure Canada and Environment Canada are three of these departments.
Treasury Board is responsible for the financial oversight of governments, specifically overseeing how the government spends money on programs and services and how it managed. It also oversees the financial management of government departments and agencies. In other words, it's the manager of the public purse.
Treasury Board also has a policy on results which requires each department and agency within a minister's portfolio to publish a departmental plan and departmental results report. Given that many departments receiving significant and increasing levels of funding do not meet many of their objectives and do not demonstrate what their funding is achieving, the question remains as to why Treasury Board does not require improved accountability information from those departments.
Because there is insufficient results information available for many departments and agencies, it's not possible to determine what results are being achieved. Funding provided is often in the millions and billions of dollars.
Treasury Board should require departments and agencies to include relevant performance targets for all funding approved and insist that those departments and agencies meet a significant number of their performance indicators. Without this information, we do not know what the funding provided is actually achieving.
These conclude my comments, honourable senators, on Bill C-25. I again would like to thank my colleagues on the Finance Committee for their support, for their questions and for their enthusiasm, and also to send them off to the chair and to all the staff who support us during our committee meetings. Thank you.
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Got Neck or Back Pain? Try Physio
By scott 03 Jul, 2016 Back Pain, Chiropractic, Fitness, Hip Pain, IMS, Manual Therapy, Neck Pain, osteopathic, Osteopathy, Physiotherapy, research Back injury, back pain relief, Back Pain treatment, low back pain, mid back pain, neck pain, neck pain relief, neck pain therapy
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) is urging patients with musculoskeletal pain to consider treatment by a physical therapist, in light of a new federal survey showing that more than one-third of American adults and nearly 12 percent of children use alternative medicine – with back and neck pain being the top reasons for treatment.
Results of the 2007 survey of more than 32,000 Americans were released December 11 by the National Institutes of Health's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine.
According to APTA, physical therapy offers an evidence-based, time-tested solution to these common conditions in comparison to alternative treatments.
For neck pain, for example, a recent study published in the medical journal Spine found that when patients received up to six treatments of manual physical therapy and exercise, they not only experienced pain relief, but were also less likely to seek additional medical care up to one year following treatment.
"This study, demonstrating the efficacy of physical therapy for a condition as widespread as neck pain, is particularly relevant in today's challenging economic environment," according to the study's lead researcher and APTA spokesman Michael Walker, PT, DSc, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT. "The Kaiser Foundation, for instance, recently found that more than half of all Americans are not taking prescribed medication and postponing needed medical care in an effort to save money. It is important for consumers to know that there are effective, conservative solutions such as physical therapy available."
Walker's study compared the effectiveness of a three-week program of manual physical therapy and exercise to a minimal intervention treatment approach for patients with neck pain.
Study participants consisted of 94 patients with a primary complaint of neck pain, 58 (62%) of whom also had radiating arm pain. Patients randomized to the manual physical therapy and exercise group received joint and soft-tissue mobilizations and manipulations to restore motion and decrease pain, followed by a standard home exercise program of chin tucks, neck strengthening, and range-of-motion exercises. Patients in the minimal intervention group received treatment consistent with the current guidelines of advice, range-of-motion exercise, and any medication use prescribed by their general practitioner. Patients did not have to complete all six visits if their symptoms were fully resolved.
Sample exercises to relieve neck pain can be found on the APTA Web site, http://www.apta.org/consumer.
Results show that manual physical therapy and exercise was significantly more effective in reducing mechanical neck pain and disability and increasing patient-perceived improvements during short- and long-term follow-ups. These results are comparable with previous studies that found manual physical therapy and exercise provided greater treatment effectiveness (Hoving et al, 2002) and cost effectiveness (Kothals-de Bos et al, 2003) than general practitioner care.
1.Hoving et al. Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy, or Continued Care by the General Practitioner for Patients With Neck Pain. Ann Intern Med, 2002;136 DOI: (10):713-722
2.Bos et al. Cost effectiveness of physiotherapy, manual therapy, and general practitioner care for neck pain: economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial * Commentary: Bootstrapping simplifies appreciation of statistical inferences. BMJ, 2003; 326 (7395): 911 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.326.7395.911
Back Pain: Educated exercise is best (JAMA).
By scott 03 Jul, 2016 Back Pain, Fitness, Headaches, Manual Therapy, Physiotherapy, Preventative Therapy Back injury, Back Pain, back pain relief, back pain therapy, Back Pain treatment, low back pain
A review of medical literature suggests that exercise, alone or in combination with education, may reduce the risk of low back pain, according to an article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.
Daniel Steffens, Ph.D., of the University of Sydney, Australia, and coauthors identified 23 published reports (on 21 different randomized clinical trials including 30,850 participants) that met their inclusion criteria.
The authors report that moderate-quality evidence suggests exercise combined with education reduces the risk of an episode of low back pain and low- to very low-quality evidence suggests exercise alone may reduce the risk of both a low back pain episode and the use of sick leave. Other interventions, including education alone, back belts and shoe inserts do not appear to be associated with the prevention of low back pain.
"Although our review found evidence for both exercise alone (35 percent risk reduction for an LBP [low back pain] episode and 78 percent risk reduction for sick leave) and for exercise and education (45 percent risk reduction for an LBP episode) for the prevention of LBP up to one year, we also found the effect size reduced (exercise and education) or disappeared (exercise alone) in the longer term (> 1 year). This finding raises the important issue that, for exercise to remain protective against future LBP, it is likely that ongoing exercise is required," the study concludes.
1.Mark J. Hancock, PhD et al. Prevention of Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Internal Medicine, January 2016 DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2015.7431
50% of Americans have a musculoskeletal condition!
By scott 07 Jun, 2016 Back Pain, Fitness, Foot Ankle Pain, Hip Pain, Manual Therapy, Massage Therapy, Neck Pain, Physiotherapy, Posture, Preventative Therapy, research, Shoulder Pain, Sports Injury, Sports Therapy, Surgery, Training Back Pain, neck pain, pain science
An estimated 126.6 million Americans (one in two adults) are affected by a musculoskeletal condition–comparable to the total percentage of Americans living with a chronic lung or heart condition–costing an estimated $213 billion in annual treatment, care and lost wages, according to a new report issued today by the United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI).
Musculoskeletal disorders–conditions and injuries affecting the bones, joints and muscles–can be painful and debilitating, affecting daily quality of life, activity and productivity. "The Impact of Musculoskeletal Disorders on Americans: Opportunities for Action" outlines the prevalence and projected growth of musculoskeletal disorders in the U.S., and recommends strategies for improving patient outcomes while decreasing rising health and societal costs.
"This report provides the critical data needed to understand the magnitude of the problem, and the burden, of musculoskeletal disease in our country," said David Pisetsky, MD, USBJI president, and professor of medicine and immunology at Duke University Medical School. "The number of visits to physicians for these disorders, the cost of treating them, and the indirect costs associated with pain and loss of mobility, are proportionately much higher than the resources currently being allocated to combat these conditions and injuries."
"As a nation, we need to establish greater funding for musculoskeletal research, improve our understanding and strategies for prevention and treatment of these injuries and conditions, and ensure that more adults and children receive appropriate treatment sooner, and on an ongoing basis, to ensure quality of life and productivity," said Stuart L. Weinstein, MD, co-chair of the report's Steering Committee and a professor of orthopaedics and rehabilitation at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Prevalence and predictions
According to the report, the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorders are arthritis and related conditions; back and neck pain; injuries from falls, work, military service and sports; and osteoporosis, a loss of bone density increasing fracture risk, primarily in older women. An estimated 126.6 million Americans were living with a musculoskeletal disorder in 2012. More specifically:
•Arthritis is the most common cause of disability, with 51.8 million–half of U.S. adults age 65 and older–suffering from the disease.
•With the aging of the American population, the report projects arthritis prevalence to increase to 67 million people, or 25 percent of the adult population, by 2030.
•Arthritis is not just a disease for older Americans, with two-thirds of arthritis sufferers under age 65.
•Back and neck pain affects nearly one in three, or 75.7 million adults.
•Osteoporosis affects 10 million Americans, with 19 million more (mostly women) at risk for the disease.
•One in two women and one in four men over the age of 50 will have an osteoporosis-related fracture, and 20 percent of hip fracture patients over age 50 will die within one year of their injury.
Cost and health care impact
The burden of musculoskeletal conditions is significant in terms of treatment and care, as well as the impact upon of quality of life, mobility, and productivity, and resulting in fewer days at work and in school. In 2011, the annual U.S. cost for treatment and lost wages related to musculoskeletal disorders was $213 billion, or 1.4 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). When adding the burden of other conditions affecting persons with musculoskeletal conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and obesity, the total indirect and direct costs rose to $874 billion, or 5.7 percent of the GDP in 2015.
Other data on the costs of musculoskeletal diseases and injuries include:
•Eighteen percent of all health care visits in 2010 were related to musculoskeletal conditions, including 52 million visits for low back pain, and 66 million for bone and joint injuries, including 14 million visits for childhood injuries.
•Arthritis and rheumatoid conditions resulted in an estimated 6.7 million annual hospitalizations.
•The average annual cost per person for treatment of a musculoskeletal condition is $7,800.
•The estimated annual cost for medical care to treat all forms of arthritis and joint pain was $580.9 billion, which represented a 131 percent increase (in 2011 dollars) over 2000.
•In 2012, 25.5 million people lost an average of 11.4 days of work due to back or neck pain, for a total of 290.8 million lost workdays in 2012 alone.
•Among children and adolescents, musculoskeletal conditions are surpassed only by respiratory infections as a cause of missed school days.
Opportunities for action
The report provides recommendations to curb the tremendous economic and societal costs of musculoskeletal disorders, including:
•Accelerating research that compares treatment alternatives, develops new treatments and evaluates possible preventative approaches.
•Improving understanding of the role of behavior change in prevention and treatment, including weight loss and self-management of conditions once they arise.
•Ensuring that a higher percentage of the affected population receives access to evidence-based treatments.
•Implementing proven prevention strategies for sports injuries, workplace injuries, and injuries in the military.
•Ensuring that all children with chronic medical and musculoskeletal problems have access to care.
•Promoting better coordination between physicians and other health care providers treating musculoskeletal disorders: primary care physicians, specialists, physical therapists, etc.
•Ensuring that health care providers, especially primary care physicians, have the appropriate training to diagnose, and if necessary, refer patients for appropriate treatment.
•Addressing data limitations, and improve systems, to improve our understanding of these conditions and how best to screen, diagnose and treat them. This includes the impact of sex and gender on musculoskeletal disorders and responses to treatment, and tracking pediatric patients through adulthood to determine the lifelong burden of musculoskeletal disease.
"If we continue on our current trajectory, we are choosing to accept more prevalence and incidence of these disorders, spiraling costs, restricted access to needed services, and less success in alleviating pain and suffering — a high cost," said Edward H. Yelin, PhD, co-chair of the report's steering committee, and professor of medicine and health policy at the University of California, San Francisco. "The time to act to change this scenario to one with more evidence-based interventions and effective treatments, while simultaneously focusing on prevention, doing better by our society and economy, is now."
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. "One in two Americans have a musculoskeletal condition: New report outlines the prevalence, scope, cost and projected growth of musculoskeletal disorders in the U.S.."
Hip Impingement Syndrome…surprisingly common
By scott 03 Jun, 2016 Back Pain, Fitness, Hip Pain, IMS, Manual Therapy, Massage Therapy, Physiotherapy, Preventative Therapy, research, Sports Therapy, Surgery hip pain, training
Rice University catcher, John Clay Reeves, felt pain in his groin after a collision at the plate with an opposing player. He thought he had pulled a muscle, but it turns out he was suffering from a common condition seen in teens and young adults known as hip impingement.
"The issue with hip impingement is not treating it, but diagnosing it," said Joshua Harris, M.D., a Houston Methodist orthopedic surgeon. "Ball and socket pain will be felt in the groin, which often leads to an initial diagnosis of a pulled groin. Some patients can spend six months to six years seeing three to five doctors before they finally get the correct diagnosis of hip impingement."
Hip impingement occurs when either the socket or ball of the hip joint is not round, which prevents smooth movement within the joint. In most cases, this abnormal joint movement will lead to a tear of the hip labrum, a rim of cartilage that helps keeps the ball of the joint in the socket. Hip impingement can cause severe hip pain and, if not treated, might lead to the onset of arthritis in the patient's 40s or 50s.
"We believe that most cases of hip impingement will begin in boys from 12 to 15 and girls from 11 to 13 who play high impact sports, such as soccer, track and basketball," Harris said. "Between these ages, the bones are still growing and strengthening, so jumping too much can cause the socket and ball to hit repeatedly and will eventually cause one of them to lose their round shape."
The good news is that the condition can be treated with arthroscopic surgery. An arthroscope, or small fiber optic camera is placed in the joint through a small incision at the hip. The surgeon will shave off bone as needed to make the socket and ball round again and will repair the labrum with sutures, which will relieve pain and improve function in 90 percent of cases.
While hip impingement is not yet preventable, Harris said it typically does not recur after arthroscopic surgery to treat it.
"More than 600,000 hip replacements are performed each year due to hip arthritis, with between 70 and 90 percent of hip arthritis cases stemming from untreated hip impingement," Harris said. "We believe that treating hip impingement with arthroscopic surgery can delay or prevent the onset of hip arthritis, but studies to confirm that are still pending. Once it's confirmed, we'll have made significant headway in treating a large public health issue."
Reeves has been catching since age 12 and has always experienced tightness in his hips. Since undergoing arthroscopic surgery, the tightness is gone and he's ready to get back on the field.
"My hip would click and pop, which was painful, but then it would loosen up after stretching it out," Reeves said. "I always thought it was normal, but I was able to tell a huge difference after having my right hip repaired last year. I'm now back to doing everything I was before with better flexibility and no pain."
Houston Methodist. "Common hip issue in teens misdiagnosed as pulled muscle." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 24 February 2015. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/02/150224182524.htm>.
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BREAKING: Brand New Footage of Kyle Rittenhouse Shooting Released
(The Post Millennial) – During the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse on Tuesday, video was entered into evidence that showed the shooting for which the young man is on trial from an aerial angle. The video had not yet before been seen.
The video was obtained by Jack Posobiec of Human Events Daily prior to its presentation into evidence.
The new video was presented into evidence on Tuesday by the defense, with descriptions given prior to the showing of the video to give jurors a sense of what was happening in the video. Still photographs showed Rittenhouse, as well as the men who were shot, and reporters who were on the scene.
The video was shot via an FBI plane during the riot in August 2020 when Rittenhouse shot three men, killing two and injuring a third.
Tuesday's footage compliments a previous video published in September 2020 by an organization that was raising funds for Rittenhouse's legal defense. Free speech group #FightBack Foundation posted the separate 11-minute video, detailing the order of events on that fateful night in Kenosha.
The video from last year showed how tensions rose as Black Lives Matter rioters set a dumpster ablaze, moving it towards a gas station.
A militia guard quickly extinguished the flames, angering the alleged fire-starter, 36-year-old Joseph Don Rosenbaum, who was allegedly shot dead by Rittenhouse.
Rosenbaum reportedly retaliated, focusing his attention on a guard in a green t-shirt dressed similarly to Rittenhouse. Rosenbaum was also allegedly seen starting more fires down the street on the night in question. Rittenhouse was simultaneously spotted running with a fire extinguisher.
According to the 2020 tape, Rosenbaum chased Rittenhouse. A single gun shot was fired by a rioter, identified as Alexander Blaine, a 44-year-old Sin City Disciples gang member and amateur porn actor. A muzzle flash of Blaine's hand gun was visible before Rittenhouse was pinned between parked cars.
The sequence showed reporter Richard McGinniss filming the foot pursuit on his cell phone, following close behind. Directly in front of Rittenhouse, a mob armed with bats formed a barricade. Rittenhouse's back was to the initial shot.
The clip with the same angle was transposed onto Tuesday's footage at the 1:46 second mark, visible in the lower right-hand corner.
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Halve the strawberries, thickly slicing any whoppers. Put in a large bowl with the raspberries and sugar. Roughly crush and squeeze some of the berries with your hands so the juices start to run. Cover and leave to macerate in the fridge for an hour or two.
To assemble the mess, break the meringues into rough pieces, then fold into the whipped cream. Now lightly fold in the chilled fruit, so everything is rippled together rather than thoroughly blended. Pile into glasses and serve. You can make it an hours or so in advance, but not more, or the meringue will go weepy in the cream.


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/**
 * WP Cron job container.
 */
class scbCron {
	protected $schedule;
	protected $interval;
	protected $time;

	protected $hook;
	protected $callback_args = array();

	/**
	 * Create a new cron job.
	 *
	 * @param string|bool $file (optional) Reference to main plugin file
	 * @param array       $args List of args:
	 *                          string $action OR callback $callback
	 *                          string $schedule OR number $interval
	 *                          array $callback_args (optional)
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function __construct( $file = false, $args ) {

		// Set time & schedule
		if ( isset( $args['time'] ) ) {
			$this->time = $args['time'];
		}

		if ( isset( $args['interval'] ) ) {
			$this->schedule = $args['interval'] . 'secs';
			$this->interval = $args['interval'];
		} elseif ( isset( $args['schedule'] ) ) {
			$this->schedule = $args['schedule'];
		}

		// Set hook
		if ( isset( $args['action'] ) ) {
			$this->hook = $args['action'];
		} else if ( isset( $args['callback'] ) ) {
			$this->hook = self::_callback_to_string( $args['callback'] );
			add_action( $this->hook, $args['callback'] );
		} else if ( method_exists( $this, 'callback' ) ) {
			$this->hook = self::_callback_to_string( array( $this, 'callback' ) );
			add_action( $this->hook, $args['callback'] );
		} else {
			trigger_error( '$action OR $callback not set', E_USER_WARNING );
		}

		if ( isset( $args['callback_args'] ) ) {
			$this->callback_args = (array) $args['callback_args'];
		}

		if ( $file && $this->schedule ) {
			scbUtil::add_activation_hook( $file, array( $this, 'reset' ) );
			register_deactivation_hook( $file, array( $this, 'unschedule' ) );
		}

		add_filter( 'cron_schedules', array( $this, '_add_timing' ) );
	}

	/**
	 * Change the interval of the cron job.
	 *
	 * @param array $args List of args:
	 *                    string $schedule OR number $interval
	 *                    timestamp $time ( optional )
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function reschedule( $args ) {

		if ( $args['schedule'] && $this->schedule != $args['schedule'] ) {
			$this->schedule = $args['schedule'];
		} elseif ( $args['interval'] && $this->interval != $args['interval'] ) {
			$this->schedule = $args['interval'] . 'secs';
			$this->interval = $args['interval'];
		}

		$this->time = $args['time'];

		$this->reset();
	}

	/**
	 * Reset the schedule.
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function reset() {
		$this->unschedule();
		$this->schedule();
	}

	/**
	 * Clear the cron job.
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function unschedule() {
#		wp_clear_scheduled_hook( $this->hook, $this->callback_args );
		self::really_clear_scheduled_hook( $this->hook );
	}

	/**
	 * Execute the job now.
	 *
	 * @param array $args (optional) List of arguments to pass to the callback.
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function do_now( $args = null ) {
		if ( is_null( $args ) ) {
			$args = $this->callback_args;
		}

		do_action_ref_array( $this->hook, $args );
	}

	/**
	 * Execute the job with a given delay.
	 *
	 * @param int   $delay (optional) Delay in seconds.
	 * @param array $args  (optional) List of arguments to pass to the callback.
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	public function do_once( $delay = 0, $args = null ) {
		if ( is_null( $args ) ) {
			$args = $this->callback_args;
		}

		wp_clear_scheduled_hook( $this->hook, $args );
		wp_schedule_single_event( time() + $delay, $this->hook, $args );
	}

//_____INTERNAL METHODS_____

	/**
	 * Adds custom schedule timing.
	 *
	 * @param array $schedules
	 *
	 * @return array
	 */
	public function _add_timing( $schedules ) {
		if ( isset( $schedules[ $this->schedule ] ) ) {
			return $schedules;
		}

		$schedules[ $this->schedule ] = array(
			'interval' => $this->interval,
			'display'  => $this->interval . ' seconds',
		);

		return $schedules;
	}

	/**
	 * Schedule the job.
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	protected function schedule() {
		if ( ! $this->time ) {
			$this->time = time();
		}

		wp_schedule_event( $this->time, $this->schedule, $this->hook, $this->callback_args );
	}

	/**
	 * Clears scheduled job.
	 *
	 * @param string $name
	 *
	 * @return void
	 */
	protected static function really_clear_scheduled_hook( $name ) {
		$crons = _get_cron_array();

		foreach ( $crons as $timestamp => $hooks ) {
			foreach ( $hooks as $hook => $args ) {
				if ( $hook == $name ) {
					unset( $crons[ $timestamp ][ $hook ] );
				}
			}

			if ( empty( $crons[ $timestamp ] ) ) {
				unset( $crons[ $timestamp ] );
			}
		}

		_set_cron_array( $crons );
	}

	/**
	 * Generates a hook name from given callback.
	 *
	 * @param callback $callback
	 *
	 * @return string
	 */
	protected static function _callback_to_string( $callback ) {
		if ( ! is_array( $callback ) ) {
			$str = $callback;
		} else if ( ! is_string( $callback[0] ) ) {
			$str = get_class( $callback[0] ) . '_' . $callback[1];
		} else {
			$str = $callback[0] . '::' . $callback[1];
		}

		$str .= '_hook';

		return $str;
	}
}

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The City of Calgary Action Plan is a multi-phase, year-long process during which citizens, City Council and City staff establish future direction and find the right balance between investing in quality public service and keeping tax rates affordable.
Council Priorities establish strategic direction for 2015-2018.
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Budgets, aligned with priorities and plans, set tax rates, utility and user fees.
Citizen Engagement provides qualitative input into priorities and plans.
In March 2014, a comprehensive stakeholder engagement program provided citizens with opportunities to gain a greater understanding of The City's business planning and budgeting process and to provide input into the Action Plan. A variety of activities incorporated into the engagement plan enabled citizens to get involved in the process, providing feedback for City Council and City Administration to consider when developing Council Priorities for spending and service delivery for 2015-2018.


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Nakki Lake the mythological lake with a very interesting story behind its creation is the heart of Mount Abu, the legend has it that this lake was dugg by Gods or Devtas using their nails or nakh that's why the name Nakki Lake - few sections of local tribes also consider Nakki Lake as a holy lake and worship it, Nakki lake is also the only Indian artificial lake situated at a height of 1200 Mtr's above sea level. Recently in 2006-2007 Nakki lake was granted a huge financial boost for its protection amongst eight other lakes in India.
Situated within walking distance from the main market and almost 80% of Hotel's and restaurent's of Mount Abu, Nakki lake posses the crown of being the heart of Mount Abu. The hub of evening activity and boating - Nakki Lake is the perfect place to spent your evening with your partner, friends and family. The picture perfect location of the lake surrounded with mountains, gardens and rock formations also make it a very good location for photography. In the evening the setting sun makes the canvas.
AchalGarh, sometimes spelt Achalgadh, is one of the many beautiful medieval monuments that can be found in the picturesque Mount Abu, located in the desert in the state of Rajasthan, India. It was commissioned by Rana Kumbha, the esteemed designer who was responsible for many huge fortresses in Southern Rajasthan.
This lake is surrounded by rocky hills, and rock walls covered with images of a Rajput king and buffaloes. These pictures are said to represent the legend that says the lake was filled with ghee and the watering hole of demons disguised as buffaloes. This was until they were shot by Raja Adi Pal.
Gurushikhar holds the honor of being not only the highest peak of Mount Abu but the whole of Aravali mountain range, Situated at a height of 1722 meters from the sea-level, Gurushikar provides a breathtaking panoramic view of Mount Abu town and green aravali range.
If you go to the peak just a little to the north-west of Guru Shikhar, you can visit the shrine dedicated to Ahilya, the mother of Dattatreya. Like those from the taller Guru Shikhar peak, the views are simply enchanting.
To get to the peak of Guru Shikhar, you need to travel the approximately 7km long Delwara AchalGarh road. It you are already traveling through the Mount Abu region, this is a very short trip to see the panoramic views offered of both the town and the lush green Aravali Range. A visit to Guru Shikhar also gives you the ability to enjoy a visit to the historic temples and shrines.
Trevor's Tank is a picturesque location just 5 kilometers from the main town of Mount Abu, and one of the Mount Abu region's most popular tourist destinations. It is a nature lover's paradise that is named after the British engineer who built it.
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The Mount Abu region of Rajasthan contains many beautiful and popular tourist destinations. If you are visiting there you must visit the Gaumukh Temple. If you do take the opportunity to visit the Gaumukh Temple and its beautiful surrounds, you can enjoy walking excursions, picnics as well as viewing the beautiful temple and its statues. The Gaumukh Temple is also popular for religious pilgrimages and meditation.
On the north-west of the Nakki Lake, near by the old gateway to Abu is Anadara point named after the village Anadara. This place is at the height of 4,000 feet. Here from also the magnificient grandeur of the setting the sun can be witnessed. Near it, is a Lovers - Rock also popularly known as Honey Moon Point, is an attractive point for the visitors for it being in the natural creation in the shape of a man and a women. For the newely - married couples, this is really a place full of very much charm. That's why many visitors do come just to celebrate 'Honey Moon' at Mount Abu. It provides a sereneaura with a pleasant view of the verdant valley and plains. It looks especially beutiful during the sun set hour.
The area gets its name from the scores of honeymoon couples that frequent it. Also known as the Andra Point, it offers a breathtaking view of the surrounding landscape. Take time out to visit Honeymoon Point at sunset when the ambiance is very romantic.
Once you are there, you can opt for guided tours which will help you to explore every nook and corner of the park. A brief video presentation highlighting the practices of Raja Yoga is available for tourists. If the video excites you enough, you can try Raja yoga meditation at various place including open-air grass hut, bamboo meditation hut, stone cave or simply a quiet corner in this lovely park. It is not only restricted to spirituality and meditation, it has picnic areas, playing fields, nature walks and swings. Enjoy your time here!
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Underground Construction Site in Korea Collapses Causing Multiple Casualties
Posted on June 1, 2016 by Korea Bizwire in Business, Construction & Real Estate, Social Affairs, Top News with 0 Comments
On the morning of June 1, 7:20 a.m., an accident occurred at a metro construction site in Namyang-ju, northern Seoul, killing four on the site. (Image Credit: Yonhap)
SEOUL, June 1 (Korea Bizwire) – On the morning of June 1, 7:20 a.m., an accident occurred at a metro construction site in Namyang-ju, northern Seoul, killing four on the site according to Yonhap news. The number of injuries has been confirmed as eight and others were transferred to a nearby hospital.
Witnesses said there had been an explosive sound under the construction site, where 17 laborers had been working at near Geumgok-ri, Jinjeop-eup, Namyangju-si, Gyeonggi-do.
The number of injuries has been confirmed as eight and others were transferred to a nearby hospital. (Image Credit: Yonhap)
Reportedly, an explosion of an oxygen tank might be to blame for the accident but the police investigators confirmed no explosives were being used today.
The accident occurred while the construction workers were working on a welding project.
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