This is a guest post written by one of our Mobee Bees, Stephanie Modkins.
Have you ever been told to step out of your comfort zone? These words are meant to push you closer to a goal or out of a rut. Either way, hearing them can be scary because following this advice usually involves a bit of unease, both mentally and physically. Fortunately, I've found the opposite can be true in mystery shopping.
Initially, for me, Mobee Missions were a challenge. As I learned the basics of each job and more about the way the app was formatted, they got a lot easier. Yet, something was still missing – it was my comfort level. By focusing on this feeling, I made simple adjustments that helped me complete more jobs per week with ease. This is advice I'd give anyone looking to begin their mystery shopping journey. Check it out below!
An important question to ask yourself is, how long do you typically mystery shop each day? In order to bring in a decent amount of points, you may need to complete Missions in two to three-hour increments at a time. Even if you ate a big meal or snack before heading out, after a while, you'll most likely get hungry. Satiate your hunger and extend your working time by packing a snack.
My favorites snacks are nuts, cheese and beef jerky. They are easy to carry and full of protein. After eating these foods, I have more energy and avoid patronizing a fast food restaurant for an unhealthy, high calorie meal. Even if you only plan on completing one or two Missions, it never hurts to be prepared by pack a snack!
This sounds like common sense… yet, according to the American Podiatric Medical Association (APMA), 8 out of 10 people suffer with foot pain. Unfortunately, ill-fitting shoes are the usual culprit. They can cause a variety of uncomfortable and even painful issues. Since Mobee Missions can involve a lot of walking, investing in a comfortable pair of walking shoes is vital.
Before opting to buy and wear a pair of viable walking shoes, the heels of my feet were callused. I would often wear any pair of flat shoes that were readily available to complete Missions. After making the switch, the calluses magically went away along with the on and off aching throughout my calves. As a consequence, walking quickly through several stores was less arduous. This is a big way to increase your comfort while mystery shopping in order to complete more Missions with ease.
Most men and women avoid public bathrooms at all costs (for good reason too). These facilities can sometimes be treated very poorly, making them uninviting for guests. Therefore, figuring out which stores have the cleanest restrooms will give you the a great base for a marathon mystery shopping stint. This tip may sound odd (or even gross to some) but just think about all of the extra vacation money you'll earn by completing more Missions per day!
In my area, Walmart superstores have the cleanest bathrooms. I discovered they get cleaned throughout the day and also have self-flushing toilets. Since Mobee offers assignments in Walmart stores, I incorporate bathroom stops in them. This is a simple tip that can take you a long way while completing Missions.
Are you quick and finish mystery shopping jobs, in ten minutes or less? Do you snap awesome photos? Take notice of your strengths as a mystery shopper and choose work that complements those. This process reduces your level of stress and ensures higher efficiency. Some Missions ask for a lot of photos, some ask for employee interaction, and some ask for a mix of questions, photos, and/or employee interaction. Whether you're a jack of all trades or like to focus primarily on one type of mystery shopping Mission, there is something out there for you.
In my case, I'm great at brand recognition and taking detailed notes. A lot of my mystery shopping focuses on customer service and seeing if a brand is in a particular store. For this reason, Mobee's Brew-tiful Missions fit me perfectly. I breeze through these jobs and can earn a ton of points quickly and easily.
So, mystery shopper, are you ready to step into your comfort zone and earn a bunch of points? Use the above information to help you work efficiently and more comfortably with less stress. Visiting stores should be a fun experience, and it can be if approached in a smart way.
In 2017, Stephanie discovered Mobee. She was intrigued by the idea of shopping and earning money at popular stores. Since then, she's enjoyed extra funds while learning more about different products and mystery shopping.
January 3, 2019 How can you Avoid In-Store Issues While Mystery Shopping?
Bobby the Bee is our honey-loving mascot. He currently holds a degree in making Missions, and making honey from Mobee University.


As a pediatric resident, I have families come into clinic on a daily basis with questions about parenting. How do I discipline my child? How do I get them to eat their vegetables? How do I get them to stay in their own bed at night? My question is: where does it say in the pediatric texts how to advise on parenting skills? The truth: it often doesn't!
As a doctor-in-training, the books tell us the what-you-need-to-do part of the equation, but leave the how-to-do-it part up for interpretation. For example, the texts will tell you, a toddler needs to give up the bottle by 18 months, but it fails to say how you convince a child to do so. It seems that effective pediatricians must have real-life inspiration to draw from. Some ask their patients parents what has worked for them. Others have their own child-rearing experience to draw from. As for me, I rely on my sister.
My sister has two adorable boys – Finn and Oscar. As the first grandchildren in our family, it hasn't taken much effort on their part to stay in the spotlight. As the eldest, Oscar was first to arrive on the scene, and he has certainly left an impression. He is what you might kindly call "spirited" or "willful". But where euphemisms end comes the difficult truth: He has been one hard child to parent.
Oscar, like so many children, hasn't followed the books. He refuses to sit in a seat. He laughs during a time-out. He climbs high onto furniture and then throws himself off, laughing hysterically. He pretends to kiss baby Finn and bites him instead. He literally runs circles around us, as the rest of the family sits together having a family picnic.
As Oscar has hit every stage of development, I've found that my stock advice as a pediatrician has failed to hold up to the task. Now, I don't want to give the wrong impression: my sister has not asked for any advice in parenting from me, a non-parent. I have merely heard her relay stories of failed efforts using tips I'm sure I've offered to many of my patients' families.
Figuring out the right way to parent Oscar has been a challenge for my sister and her husband. But the trials and tribulations of being a parent have won them the wisdom that comes with experience, and an arsenal of parenting expertise. As Oscar enters his third year of life, he has mellowed a bit. He is no longer waging a private war against his younger brother Finn, and his dare-devil acrobatics have ceased – at least for the time being. He is learning to drink from a cup at mealtimes, and is finally enjoying his fruits and veggies. As a mother to none, but an Auntie to two, I have had the benefit of learning from the tough experiences, without having to struggle through the lessons. From my sister's hard-won parenting battles, I now have a bit of real-life parenting to draw from, until I have the fortune of going through the lessons myself.
Dr. Audrey Hall is in her final year of pediatric residency training at Stanford University. Following completion of training, she plans to practice as a general pediatrician.


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October 25, 2010 by NWABR
Experts answer bioethics questions from the public
Sorensen asks for questions from the general public, and the first is from a CityClub charter member, Maryel Duzan. She asks about "the white coat problem" — described generally as biases and problems introduced by personal interaction with a doctor or scientist. Examples of the problem cited by Duzan are that some people don't remember what they've been told, or feel personally compelled toward consent by this interaction.
Duzan's question, then is: As a potential solution to the white coat problem, has anyone considered using videos to establish understanding and consent in place of a one on one interaction?
Sewards notes that "We think of consent as an on-going process." That is, they ensure participants have an on-going understanding and that forms stay updated.
Russell, for GAPPS describes that their study coordinators know the women across a long period of time, so there are a lot of questions back and forth.
For GAPPS donors then, there is a lot of time to think about consent.
Edwards adds there are new consent forms with more options, with which you can opt into or out of different parts of the research.
Still better, some of Edwards' bioinformatics colleagues are working on a software interface with a question and answer experience on a computer. This is to lead you through the choices and help identify what you really want in terms of consent.
Next, writer Sally James from the Northwest Science Writers Association (@jamesian on Twitter) begins: "I find the definition of 'informed' to be really tricky right now. For those of us familiar with proteomics (the large-scale study of proteins, particularly their structures and functions) we can imagine: can anyone right now know the ramification of giving a DNA sample?
We are on the cusp of learning so much more information, and things are changing so quickly, James summarizes: "Can anyone know what we're consenting to?"
Edwards replies: "This is exactly why I wonder whether we've out grown the usefulness of classic consent. I think we've outrun the term 'informed consent'. We don't know all the risks and benefits with respect to genetic information. We've had a number of conferences with experts in the room … and we still cannot anticipate all the risks."
Edwards continues: "We should shift to consenting to a process … [such as] I agree to be a part of this bank, I understand there is a governing process, and if things change you will contact me again," rather than committing to everything in the future at this one time.
Renee Delong, Regulatory Affairs Project Coordinator at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center asked "What steps do you recommend to build public trust around biorepositories?"
Delong added, "I believe in the promise of biorepositories," while mentioning a recent New York Times article about use of the Internet as a sort of repository for patients with rare genetic disorders. These patients openly share symptoms and diaries online which researchers can then, also access.
Edwards replied that communication and being transparent, having accountability, and having systems in place to know where the data are are all essential to building trust. She also stressed that biobank experts don't yet know all the answers and they are open to suggestions.
Edwards agreed that people are absolutely owed some results back, but noted that not everyone wants to known their own personal results. Many people just want to know how the research is going in general. Individual results may not be conclusive or relevant, but scientists can give back more in terms of general results.
To another question from Delong, Russell replies that GAPPS participant-donors can change their minds up until that specimen has been sent out for research. Samples left behind or not yet used can be destroyed, and donors can be given confirmation that it's been done.
Sewards adds: Every consent form has the phone number of the reviewing IRB, and they would love to hear from more people! — http://www.washington.edu/research/hsd/
Wendy, a member of CityClub and not a scientist says: "I would donate blood for science. What is the parade of horribles?" i.e. what are people's objections to doing the same? She continues, "I don't understand what all the issues are. If data are anonymous what are people worried about?"
Sewards outlines: "We are concerned if someone's genetic information is out there without enough safeguards. Say an employer or someone else may find data related to health test results, like a test for HIV, and that data could come back to hurt you."
Sewards particularly notes again that right now, DNA is seen as only identifiable with related and associated information, but what about five years from now?
Edwards adds: If you are a part of a clearly identifiable community such as by your ethnicity, there is also concern about research which could stigmatize your community. An example: whether a particular ethnicity is more inclined to commit crime. Perhaps you gave your blood to fight disease and it ends up being used in unintended ways, which are not personally, but socially disagreeable to you.
Ryan Luce, co-founder of Corengi asked whether there is a public health consideration which answers the privacy concerns of individuals.
Edwards replied that some patient groups, especially want more data shared and publicly. Open data and more open access to data and research might bypass even institutions themselves. Some want the data available to anyone who might use it and make a breakthrough.
Russell noted that many of the women in GAPPS have no problem with data sharing but that GAPPS still feels the responsibility of that trust being placed in them. "We don't want people to ever feel bad about what they did."
Sorensen, our moderator offers one closing question: "We have an enormous opportunity to move research forward and transform medicine but must ensure the public trust. If engaging the public is the way to do it, how can the people here today get more involved?"
Edwards answers: Continue conversations like this one, join book groups, bring all of this up during dinner with friends.
Raise these issues and get people thinking about them. This is not straightforward, so we need more people thinking about it and we need more and different ideas. Jen Wroblewski and NWABR can help put book groups or other conversations together and Edwards and her colleagues at UW would love to have more public conversations — so get in touch, http://www.nwabr.org/about/contact.html and http://depts.washington.edu/bhdept/facres/kfe_bio.html.
Russell points to The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot, which tackles some of the ethical issues involved. NWABR has prepared a discussion guide which can be used personally or by anyone wanting to facilitate discussions — download it in PDF format, here.
Russell also mentions a recent article in Newsweek, "The Prematurity Puzzle – Research on early births could hold clues to disorders like autism and cerebral palsy." Her advice is to read and engage in all of this.
Sewards concludes: contact your local representatives if you have any concerns. The rights of research subjects are codified by the federal government and we want to make sure you are aware of your rights!
Read on below for the moderated panel discussion before public questions and answers, and see a guide to all posts on this blog, here. — Brian Glanz for NWABR
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How are biorepositories best governed?
Sorensen asks the panel: "How are biorepositories best governed?"
Sewards answers first, describing that there are federal regulations which it is their job to implement. "We look at 'gatekeeping' in IRB-speak. Who is the researcher approaching, what are they collecting, where is it being placed, what are the security measures? What is the purpose of the repository? Who will have access and how do you keep track?"
In other words, they look from the beginning to the end of the process. They especially have many regulations related to whether data are stored and released with due respect to privacy.
Edwards answers that "It depends on the purpose of the biobank." They often advocate for dynamic governing because research and our understanding is changing a lot, and because we are just starting into these areas historically speaking.
Edwards continues: some old tools like consent forms may now be outdated. You can tell people up front a certain amount or number of things, but you may need to get back in touch later when the research changes or more researchers want to be involved or do different things with the data or specimens. We need new and more flexible strategies for communications and data management, including personal interactions of participants with their own data and with the research in general.
Russell notes: "We have two IRBs plus a utilization committee looking at scientific validity. We are looking at ways of harmonizing across sites and forming some standard operating procedures, but we are also talking about the bioethics of all of it." They are actively addressing these questions and do not feel they have it all figured out, yet.
Sorensen asks Sewards: "Who is on these IRBs?" and her answer: UW faculty, people from the community, students, lawyers — the full gamut of who makes up our society — as required by federal regulation. Scientific expertise is important but so is the general public component.
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Science communications in the developing world
Russell agrees and emphasizes that communication is a big factor in establishing trust, generally and not only for one population or another. People need to hear back how their contributions helped.
Our moderator, Sorensen asks Russell to discuss more about what GAPPS has been doing in the developing world with regard to communication.
Russell: "We're focusing on populations where these problems are the most acute, with high rates of preclampsia and pre-term birth and more." Russell recalls meeting with women living in villages in Bangladesh and India. They had seen so many babies die in their villages that they really wanted to participate in research. They understood immediately that this would help not only in their lives but that it would help women everywhere in the world. They were very enthusiastic and wanted to contribute.
Sewards repeats out loud a question they consider often: Should one population bear the burden for all? They seek a middle ground in knowing that some populations need more protection than others.
Sewards mentions the Belmont Report and says that we also need to ensure research benefits all, not any one population. See also a less technical description of the Belmont Report.
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Introducing our panelists
Moderator Gretchen Sorensen introduces our panelists:
Kelly Edwards, PhD is Associate Professor, Department of Bioethics and Humanities at the University of Washington School of Medicine. Edwards is core faculty for the Institute for Public Health Genetics and the Critical Medical Humanities Research Cluster. For more, see her bio in the Department of Bioethics and Humanities.
Edwards describes the questions she helps others consider in her work as a bioethics consultant, often regarding biorepositories. Questions are sometimes about recruitment and communications to potential recruits, such as "How should we handle consent?" Other questions surround data access, i.e. who has or should have access to data from the repository?
Shannon Sewards is Assistant Director for Operations, Human Subjects Division at the University of Washington. "What is 'the human subjects division' all about?" muses Sorensen, noting the intriguing name, before answering simply that it's "anything that involves research on a person." For further clarification we offer the following, from the division's home page:
"Research involving human subjects must be reviewed and approved by an Institutional Review Board (IRB). At the UW, several IRB committees serve this function. The Human Subjects Division (HSD) provides administrative support and facilitates IRB review; assisting researchers throughout the process."
Sewards describes that the role of IRBs is to be protective for the general public, while they can be a hindrance, relatively speaking for researchers.
Donna Russell, MHA is Director of Research Development and GAPPS at Seattle Children's. GAPPS is the Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth, whose expanded mission includes maternal, newborn, and child health with a global scope.
Russell notes that GAPPS began because of the magnitude of the problem of pre-term birth, here in the U.S. and globally. 13 million pre-term births happen annually around the world, and 1 million of those are fatal. There are also 3 million still births.
That means there are more than ten times the number of still births as there are "SIDS" deaths. SIDS is relatively well publicized while still birth is not.
We still, fundamentally do not know what causes many of these deaths. The best strategy for solving the mystery is to link high quality specimens to descriptive data.
Therefore a cornerstone of GAPPS is their biorepository. They just started collecting data in the last year, after two years of preparation and addressing many of the issues we will discuss today.
A fundamental ethical question for GAPPS is that pregnant woman are a vulnerable population.
Edwards, Russell, and Sewards are introduced by Sorensen
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Ellen's 3 Things You Should Know For 8/9/21
Ellen Published: August 9, 2021
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We are all busy so I have done the hard work for you. I have searched the internet and come up with the top 3 things you should know today.
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In Local News:
The next variant of the coronavirus, the Lambda variant has been detected in Louisiana. Seven cases of the most recent COVID variant were sequenced in a cluster of cases in Northwest Louisiana last week. The new variant is not believed to be an offshoot of the Delta variant which has caused a massive increase in covid cases across the nation.
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In Britney News:
Britney Spears's father, Jamie Spears, is firing back! On Friday he filed a legal claim stating that Britney's temporary conservator, Jodie Montgomery, admitted that Britney is mentally ill and should be subject to involuntary psychiatric hospitalization. Montgomery's lawyer stated that she is concerned about Britney's mental health but that her words are being misrepresented.
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Jim Belushi has reportedly filed for divorce from his wife Jennifer Sloan after more than 23 years of marriage. The actor filed the marriage dissolution documents in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday, according to TMZ. This marks the second time in just over three years that the couple has initiated divorce proceedings.
Closing Ceremony - Olympics: Day 16
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Ellen's Bonus Olympic News:
Team USA's Molly Seidel got another moment in the spotlight when she was officially awarded her bronze medal during the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Summer Olympics. Molly came in 3rd during the women's marathon on Saturday morning but the medal ceremony did not come until the closing ceremonies.
Team USA's Medal Count: 113 in total
Gold: 39
Silver: 41
Bronze: 33
Photos That Remind Us Why Mondo Duplantis Is The Greatest Pole Vaulter In History
Southern Hobbies Added To Olympics
Top 20 Betting Favorites to Win College Football National Championship
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MOULTON, Ala. (WHNT) – The city of Moulton is cashing in on people who buy adult beverages.
City leaders recently made a big purchase with money from the city's liquor tax. The mayor was very pleased, one liquor store owner was not.
On Monday afternoon, rain poured in H.A. Alexander Park in Moulton. City leaders are planning new life for it and for residents.
"It will be a long process," said Moulton Mayor Ray Alexander.
He said the city spent $326,000 purchasing 58 acres of land on the west side of town that will connect the park to downtown Moulton.
"It's going to be picnic areas, walking trails, running trails, pavilions, something to benefit for recreation for the public," said Alexander.
He explained the money came from the spirits in the city — the city's liquor tax.
"When the city went wet, we put all of that revenue into a special fund and we didn't spend any of it until we purchased the land," said Alexander.
"I'm fixing to go up on my prices," said Jack Hollis, owner of Jack's Beverages in Moulton.
He sells the spirits, and isn't too happy about what he has to pay to do it — the liquor tax is 24%.
"It means that you can't hardly make profit at 24 % liquor tax," said Hollis.
He points to the tax in other cities nearby for comparison. It's 12% in Huntsville, 15% in Athens and Decatur and just five percent in Florence and Muscle Shoals.
Moulton's liquor tax is nearly five times the tax in the Shoals.
"I think it's too high," said Hollis.
The city has been wet for five years and accumulated $700,000. Mayor Alexander says work on the park will begin later this year.


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Harvard Law Today
World Trade Organization, front and center: A Q&A with Professor Mark Wu
By Christina Pazzanese/Harvard Staff Writer
While globalization has fulfilled some of its early promise to open markets, spur growth, encourage innovation, and remove tariffs, taxes, and other trade barriers between nations over the last two decades, many hurdles and painful costs have festered.
Professor Mark Wu
Two candidates running for president, Republican businessman Donald Trump and Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described Democratic socialist, have successfully made the damaging consequences of globalized U.S. trade policy — such as job outsourcing, wage erosion for mainstream workers, and corporate avoidance of taxes — central to their widespread populist appeal.
This week, Harvard Law School will host the decennial academic conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO), bringing together scholars, government officials, legal practitioners, and representatives from around the world to discuss the present challenges facing the WTO and the future of trade. The WTO, which began in 1995, oversees the crafting and implementation of multilateral trade agreements and rules, monitors their compliance, and resolves disputes among 162 countries.
The lead organizer of the event, Mark Wu '96, is an assistant professor at HLS who specializes in international economics and trade law. He spoke with the Gazette about the most pressing issues affecting trade and the WTO, and how he sees the future of trade policy.
GAZETTE: What's the history and purpose of this event?
WU: The WTO is the intergovernmental organization that governs world trade. Every decade, the Appellate Body, its highest court, convenes a series of worldwide conferences to discuss the issues and challenges that it faces. This conference provides a rare opportunity for the Appellate Body members and senior WTO officials to have a vibrant exchange with its stakeholders. It draws together a diverse set of officials from government, academia, law firms, companies, nonprofit and international organizations, and think tanks. More than 175 people from over a dozen countries spanning five continents, including nearly 50 Harvard alumni, will assemble in Cambridge for this discussion. They harbor different views about whether the WTO dispute-settlement system is working well or not. The conference offers a chance for them to air their views and listen to others whose opinions may differ.
The Future of Trade – A Conversation with Lawrence H. Summers and Susan Schwab
The WTO conference sessions begin on Thursday, April 28, with a keynote address by Lawrence H. Summers and Ambassador Susan C. Schwab, at 4:45 p.m. in the WCC, Milstein West. Summers is the Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus at Harvard University. He served as the 71st Secretary of the Treasury for President Clinton, and as the Director of the National Economic Council for President Obama. Schwab is a professor of public policy at the University of Maryland and a strategic advisor to Mayer Brown. She served as the U.S. Trade Representative (2006-09). This keynote event is the only conference session open to the public. All others are limited to registered conference attendees.
GAZETTE: Is this a pivotal moment for the WTO?
WU: Since its founding two decades ago, the WTO has had some major achievements, but also faces major challenges. One function that is working well is dispute settlement. This is in contrast to its negotiating function, which is floundering. Since 2001, trade ministers have tried, unsuccessfully, to conclude the WTO's Doha Round, focused on a development agenda. Last December, those multilateral negotiations broke down in Nairobi [Kenya]. Meanwhile, smaller subsets of WTO countries are working to craft new trade deals among themselves, such as the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) between the United States, Japan, and 10 other countries. However, it's far from clear whether the TPP will be ratified. This leaves the WTO facing the question of: what next? And it raises the question of what the potential implications for WTO dispute settlement will be if its negotiations cannot be successfully restarted.
More broadly speaking, global trade has experienced a slowdown since the financial crisis. Economists are engaged in a debate over how much of this slowdown is structural versus cyclical. But it's clear that things are not quite the same as they used to be, and the WTO needs to figure out how to adjust.
GAZETTE: What do you expect will be the central and or most vigorously debated issues on the agenda? Generally, what are the positions of the key stakeholders on those issues?
WU: One of the debates, I expect, will be over what the growth of new trade deals such as the TPP will mean for WTO dispute settlement. Another is likely to be over questions about how to handle tensions arising from countries, such as China, whose economic structure differs dramatically. Another point of disagreement is over whether rules negotiated 20 years ago should be interpreted dynamically to fit the changing context. Some think that in light of the stalled negotiations, this is the preferred approach. Others, however, think that more judicial restraint is required, especially for an international treaty.
GAZETTE: What areas need immediate attention? Why haven't the rules been updated since 1995?
WU: Two key areas are services and digital trade. The service economy has exploded since the mid-1990s. But trade in services is not nearly as open worldwide as trade in goods. Also, consider how quickly technology has evolved since the mid-1990s. Trade rules have yet to be updated to address many of the new phenomena arising from digital technologies.
What's made it difficult to update the rules is the fact that WTO negotiations have traditionally operated on the basis of consensus. Countries often have not wanted to move forward on one issue without tying it to progress in another area. In addition, geopolitical power has shifted since 1995, making it more difficult to reach a consensus even among the major trading powers.
GAZETTE: Will the outcome of the 2016 U.S. election impact the WTO and trade more broadly? If so, how, and is this a concern for stakeholders?
WU: Yes, definitely. It's not just the WTO that is facing questions about its future. This presidential campaign has illustrated how the American public is itself torn about the direction of this country's trade policy. Should the U.S. seek to create new trade agreements? If so, what type? Where and with whom should these agreements be made? How the American public decides these difficult questions will have a major impact on the WTO. There is growing concern that the U.S. will focus its negotiating energy primarily on the TPP and other regional agreements, or turn increasingly protectionist. Neither scenario would be good for the WTO as an institution.
GAZETTE: Given the lack of progress on the Doha Round, can WTO remain relevant, or are regional trade agreements the future?
WU: The WTO is not going away. It will continue to provide the baseline rules for world trade. It will continue to be an important forum for resolving trade disputes. But getting a major multilateral trade round restarted will be a big challenge.
Personally, I think the era of the big multilateral trade deals may be nearing its end. Or at the very least, it's going on a long hiatus. Therefore, WTO rules will likely be supplemented by regional trade agreements and other smaller agreements among subsets of countries in the WTO. We all will have to learn to adjust to a more complicated legal regime, in which the WTO plays a role but does not have the only relevant set of rules.
This story was first published in the Harvard Gazette on Tuesday, April 26.
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using Content.Server.DoAfter;
using Content.Server.Hands.Components;
using Content.Server.Hands.Systems;
using Content.Server.Wieldable.Components;
using Content.Shared.Hands;
using Content.Shared.Hands.Components;
using Content.Shared.Hands.EntitySystems;
using Content.Shared.Interaction.Events;
using Content.Shared.Item;
using Content.Shared.Popups;
using Content.Shared.Verbs;
using Robust.Shared.Player;
using Content.Server.Actions.Events;
using Content.Shared.Weapons.Melee.Events;

namespace Content.Server.Wieldable
{
    public sealed class WieldableSystem : EntitySystem
    {
        [Dependency] private readonly DoAfterSystem _doAfter = default!;
        [Dependency] private readonly HandVirtualItemSystem _virtualItemSystem = default!;
        [Dependency] private readonly SharedHandsSystem _handsSystem = default!;
        [Dependency] private readonly SharedItemSystem _itemSystem = default!;
        [Dependency] private readonly SharedPopupSystem _popupSystem = default!;
        [Dependency] private readonly SharedAudioSystem _audioSystem = default!;

        public override void Initialize()
        {
            base.Initialize();

            SubscribeLocalEvent<WieldableComponent, UseInHandEvent>(OnUseInHand);
            SubscribeLocalEvent<WieldableComponent, ItemWieldedEvent>(OnItemWielded);
            SubscribeLocalEvent<WieldableComponent, ItemUnwieldedEvent>(OnItemUnwielded);
            SubscribeLocalEvent<WieldableComponent, GotUnequippedHandEvent>(OnItemLeaveHand);
            SubscribeLocalEvent<WieldableComponent, VirtualItemDeletedEvent>(OnVirtualItemDeleted);
            SubscribeLocalEvent<WieldableComponent, GetVerbsEvent<InteractionVerb>>(AddToggleWieldVerb);
            SubscribeLocalEvent<WieldableComponent, DisarmAttemptEvent>(OnDisarmAttemptEvent);

            SubscribeLocalEvent<IncreaseDamageOnWieldComponent, MeleeHitEvent>(OnMeleeHit);
        }

        private void OnDisarmAttemptEvent(EntityUid uid, WieldableComponent component, DisarmAttemptEvent args)
        {
            if (component.Wielded)
                args.Cancel();
        }

        private void AddToggleWieldVerb(EntityUid uid, WieldableComponent component, GetVerbsEvent<InteractionVerb> args)
        {
            if (args.Hands == null || !args.CanAccess || !args.CanInteract)
                return;

            if (!_handsSystem.IsHolding(args.User, uid, out _, args.Hands))
                return;

            // TODO VERB TOOLTIPS Make CanWield or some other function return string, set as verb tooltip and disable
            // verb. Or just don't add it to the list if the action is not executable.

            // TODO VERBS ICON + localization
            InteractionVerb verb = new()
            {
                Text = component.Wielded ? Loc.GetString("wieldable-verb-text-unwield") : Loc.GetString("wieldable-verb-text-wield"),
                Act = component.Wielded
                    ? () => AttemptUnwield(component.Owner, component, args.User)
                    : () => AttemptWield(component.Owner, component, args.User)
            };

            args.Verbs.Add(verb);
        }

        private void OnUseInHand(EntityUid uid, WieldableComponent component, UseInHandEvent args)
        {
            if (args.Handled)
                return;
            if(!component.Wielded)
                AttemptWield(uid, component, args.User);
            else
                AttemptUnwield(uid, component, args.User);
        }

        public bool CanWield(EntityUid uid, WieldableComponent component, EntityUid user, bool quiet=false)
        {
            // Do they have enough hands free?
            if (!EntityManager.TryGetComponent<HandsComponent>(user, out var hands))
            {
                if(!quiet)
                    _popupSystem.PopupEntity(Loc.GetString("wieldable-component-no-hands"), user, Filter.Entities(user));
                return false;
            }

            // Is it.. actually in one of their hands?
            if (!_handsSystem.IsHolding(user, uid, out _, hands))
            {
                if (!quiet)
                    _popupSystem.PopupEntity(Loc.GetString("wieldable-component-not-in-hands", ("item", uid)), user, Filter.Entities(user));
                return false;
            }

            if (hands.CountFreeHands() < component.FreeHandsRequired)
            {
                if (!quiet)
                {
                    var message = Loc.GetString("wieldable-component-not-enough-free-hands",
                        ("number", component.FreeHandsRequired), ("item", uid));
                    _popupSystem.PopupEntity(message, user, Filter.Entities(user));
                }
                return false;
            }

            // Seems legit.
            return true;
        }

        /// <summary>
        ///     Attempts to wield an item, creating a DoAfter..
        /// </summary>
        public void AttemptWield(EntityUid used, WieldableComponent component, EntityUid user)
        {
            if (!CanWield(used, component, user))
                return;
            var ev = new BeforeWieldEvent();
            RaiseLocalEvent(used, ev);

            if (ev.Cancelled)
                return;

            var doargs = new DoAfterEventArgs(
                user,
                component.WieldTime,
                default,
                used)
            {
                BreakOnUserMove = false,
                BreakOnDamage = true,
                BreakOnStun = true,
                BreakOnTargetMove = true,
                TargetFinishedEvent = new ItemWieldedEvent(user),
                UserFinishedEvent = new WieldedItemEvent(used)
            };

            _doAfter.DoAfter(doargs);
        }

        /// <summary>
        ///     Attempts to unwield an item, with no DoAfter.
        /// </summary>
        public void AttemptUnwield(EntityUid used, WieldableComponent component, EntityUid user)
        {
            var ev = new BeforeUnwieldEvent();
            RaiseLocalEvent(used, ev);

            if (ev.Cancelled)
                return;

            var targEv = new ItemUnwieldedEvent(user);
            var userEv = new UnwieldedItemEvent(used);

            RaiseLocalEvent(used, targEv);
            RaiseLocalEvent(user, userEv);
        }

        private void OnItemWielded(EntityUid uid, WieldableComponent component, ItemWieldedEvent args)
        {
            if (args.User == null)
                return;

            if (!CanWield(uid, component, args.User.Value) || component.Wielded)
                return;

            if (TryComp<ItemComponent>(uid, out var item))
            {
                component.OldInhandPrefix = item.HeldPrefix;
                _itemSystem.SetHeldPrefix(uid, component.WieldedInhandPrefix, item);
            }

            component.Wielded = true;

            if (component.WieldSound != null)
            {
                _audioSystem.PlayPvs(component.WieldSound, uid);
            }

            for (var i = 0; i < component.FreeHandsRequired; i++)
            {
                _virtualItemSystem.TrySpawnVirtualItemInHand(uid, args.User.Value);
            }

            _popupSystem.PopupEntity(Loc.GetString("wieldable-component-successful-wield",
                ("item", uid)), args.User.Value, Filter.Entities(args.User.Value));
            _popupSystem.PopupEntity(Loc.GetString("wieldable-component-successful-wield-other",
                ("user", args.User.Value),("item", uid)), args.User.Value, Filter.PvsExcept(args.User.Value));
        }

        private void OnItemUnwielded(EntityUid uid, WieldableComponent component, ItemUnwieldedEvent args)
        {
            if (args.User == null)
                return;
            if (!component.Wielded)
                return;

            if (TryComp<ItemComponent>(uid, out var item))
            {
                _itemSystem.SetHeldPrefix(uid, component.OldInhandPrefix, item);
            }

            component.Wielded = false;

            if (!args.Force) // don't play sound/popup if this was a forced unwield
            {
                if (component.UnwieldSound != null)
                    _audioSystem.PlayPvs(component.UnwieldSound, uid);

                _popupSystem.PopupEntity(Loc.GetString("wieldable-component-failed-wield",
                    ("item", uid)), args.User.Value, Filter.Entities(args.User.Value));
                _popupSystem.PopupEntity(Loc.GetString("wieldable-component-failed-wield-other",
                    ("user", args.User.Value), ("item", uid)), args.User.Value, Filter.PvsExcept(args.User.Value));
            }

            _virtualItemSystem.DeleteInHandsMatching(args.User.Value, uid);
        }

        private void OnItemLeaveHand(EntityUid uid, WieldableComponent component, GotUnequippedHandEvent args)
        {
            if (!component.Wielded || component.Owner != args.Unequipped)
                return;
            RaiseLocalEvent(uid, new ItemUnwieldedEvent(args.User, force: true), true);
        }

        private void OnVirtualItemDeleted(EntityUid uid, WieldableComponent component, VirtualItemDeletedEvent args)
        {
            if (args.BlockingEntity == uid && component.Wielded)
                AttemptUnwield(args.BlockingEntity, component, args.User);
        }

        private void OnMeleeHit(EntityUid uid, IncreaseDamageOnWieldComponent component, MeleeHitEvent args)
        {
            if (EntityManager.TryGetComponent<WieldableComponent>(uid, out var wield))
            {
                if (!wield.Wielded)
                    return;
            }
            if (args.Handled)
                return;

            args.BonusDamage += component.BonusDamage;
        }
    }

    #region Events

    public sealed class BeforeWieldEvent : CancellableEntityEventArgs
    {
    }

    /// <summary>
    ///     Raised on the item that has been wielded.
    /// </summary>
    public sealed class ItemWieldedEvent : EntityEventArgs
    {
        public EntityUid? User;

        public ItemWieldedEvent(EntityUid? user = null)
        {
            User = user;
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    ///     Raised on the user who wielded the item.
    /// </summary>
    public sealed class WieldedItemEvent : EntityEventArgs
    {
        public EntityUid Item;

        public WieldedItemEvent(EntityUid item)
        {
            Item = item;
        }
    }

    public sealed class BeforeUnwieldEvent : CancellableEntityEventArgs
    {
    }

    /// <summary>
    ///     Raised on the item that has been unwielded.
    /// </summary>
    public sealed class ItemUnwieldedEvent : EntityEventArgs
    {
        public EntityUid? User;
        /// <summary>
        ///     Whether the item is being forced to be unwielded, or if the player chose to unwield it themselves.
        /// </summary>
        public bool Force;

        public ItemUnwieldedEvent(EntityUid? user = null, bool force=false)
        {
            User = user;
            Force = force;
        }
    }

    /// <summary>
    ///     Raised on the user who unwielded the item.
    /// </summary>
    public sealed class UnwieldedItemEvent : EntityEventArgs
    {
        public EntityUid Item;

        public UnwieldedItemEvent(EntityUid item)
        {
            Item = item;
        }
    }

    #endregion
}

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namespace Google.Cloud.Workflows.V1Beta.Snippets
{
    // [START workflows_v1beta_generated_Workflows_CreateWorkflow_async_flattened]
    using Google.Cloud.Workflows.V1Beta;
    using Google.LongRunning;
    using System.Threading.Tasks;

    public sealed partial class GeneratedWorkflowsClientSnippets
    {
        /// <summary>Snippet for CreateWorkflowAsync</summary>
        /// <remarks>
        /// This snippet has been automatically generated and should be regarded as a code template only.
        /// It will require modifications to work:
        /// - It may require correct/in-range values for request initialization.
        /// - It may require specifying regional endpoints when creating the service client as shown in
        ///   https://cloud.google.com/dotnet/docs/reference/help/client-configuration#endpoint.
        /// </remarks>
        public async Task CreateWorkflowAsync()
        {
            // Create client
            WorkflowsClient workflowsClient = await WorkflowsClient.CreateAsync();
            // Initialize request argument(s)
            string parent = "projects/[PROJECT]/locations/[LOCATION]";
            Workflow workflow = new Workflow();
            string workflowId = "";
            // Make the request
            Operation<Workflow, OperationMetadata> response = await workflowsClient.CreateWorkflowAsync(parent, workflow, workflowId);

            // Poll until the returned long-running operation is complete
            Operation<Workflow, OperationMetadata> completedResponse = await response.PollUntilCompletedAsync();
            // Retrieve the operation result
            Workflow result = completedResponse.Result;

            // Or get the name of the operation
            string operationName = response.Name;
            // This name can be stored, then the long-running operation retrieved later by name
            Operation<Workflow, OperationMetadata> retrievedResponse = await workflowsClient.PollOnceCreateWorkflowAsync(operationName);
            // Check if the retrieved long-running operation has completed
            if (retrievedResponse.IsCompleted)
            {
                // If it has completed, then access the result
                Workflow retrievedResult = retrievedResponse.Result;
            }
        }
    }
    // [END workflows_v1beta_generated_Workflows_CreateWorkflow_async_flattened]
}


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Water and the striating State
The third level of my five "plateaus" of water as archaeological material focuses on water and the hierarchical assemblage commonly named the State. Water is a fluid that can be captured and controlled by various assemblages at increasing scales. The State is the primary apparatus of capture (Deleuze and Guattari 1987). This is where water management studies enter the project (Lucero 2006; Normark 2006; Wittfogel 1957). It is here we find striations of the landscape on various scales. Like a slow moving glacier striates the bedrock, the State makes its own marks on its territory. The landscape becomes marked/striated with aqueducts, irrigation systems, reservoirs, etc. in order to maintain the State assemblage. The State was often the greatest assemblage that affected smaller scale assemblages on a daily basis. What we find in plateaus 1 and 2 were affected by the State's striations.
Owing to the karst geology in the Maya lowlands, surface water is not common, particularly during the dry season. If agriculture had a deterritorializing effect on the State, water is believed to have been a territorializing force in the Maya area. The State needed to control not only a dispersed and self-sufficient population but also a mobile one and water was an important attractor (Drennan 1988; Ford 1990; Lucero 2002; Santley 1990). A rich mythology concerning water emerged and it was captured and overcoded by the State. Mythologies common to agricultural assemblages, such as the earth emerging out of water, and the sun's path from the eastern sea to the western sea became part of the State's expression (Houston 2010). The 365-days calendar called haab (ha – water) relates to the agricultural cycle and like the other calendars it became the duty of the State to maintain the rituals associated with the calendars.
Calendars and myths will be seen as part of socio-technological diagrams. Just as Marx's ideas emerged in the context of steam engines and Spinning Jennies and Copernicus ideas emerged in the context of clockworks, the "Maya State" assemblage and its expressions emerged in the context of water management technology. Not only do ideas emerge in a socio-technological context, the ideas are its socio-technological context (Palmås 2010). Hence the political ideas of the Maya area were expressions of a socio-technological diagram. Scarborough differentiates even more fundamental diagrams: technotasking and labortasking. The first one is the one we live in today and is linked to an expansionist logic and "rapid and frequently exploitative resource use." Labortasking, that characterizes the Prehispanic Maya, is an "investment in accretionally built enhancements and long-lived survival for a changing and highly dynamic landscape" (Scarborough 2009:199).
It was crucial for the State to maintain the water sources through labortasking and technology. Standing water could become stagnant and generate conditions for insects and parasites. It could also create noxious chemicals, such as nitrogen which may have been fatal to a State apparatus (Lucero 2002). Water lilies are found in clean standing water and could have been used in reservoirs. These plants decrease evaporation, recycle organic materials and create an environment for invertebrates (Harrison 1993). Water lily symbols have been interpreted as the royalty's ability to provide clean water (Lucero 1999). These symbols are the expressions of the diagram that maintained the State (Normark 2010b). Mapping the diagram of this complex assemblage and its affect on the first two plateaus is the task of this plateau.
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Сэр Джеймс Стюарт Стил GCB KBE DSO MC  (; 26 октября 1894, Бэлликарри — 24 июля 1975, Бландфорд-Форум) — генерал-адъютант Британских вооружённых сил.

Биография
Учился в  и Белфастском университете Королевы. Призван в армию в сентябре 1914 года как второй лейтенант запаса Королевских ирландских стрелков (7-й батальон). Служил во Франции с 1915 по 1917 годы, участвовал в сражениях при Мессине, на Сомме и при Пашендейле. В июне 1916 года произведён в старшие офицеры. Несколько раз был упомянут в донесениях (первый раз в апреле 1917 года), в августе 1917 года награждён Военным крестом, конец войны встретил в Индии.

После Первой мировой Стил преподавал в Штабном колледже в Кветта (ныне Пакистан) с 1926 года. Произведён в подполковники, командовал 1-м батальоном полка Шервудских лесничих с 1937 по 1939 годы (полк сначала нёс службу в Ямайке, затем в Палестине). В 1939 году был произведён в полковники. В июле в преддверии войны возглавил отделение мобилизации в Военном министерстве и подписал распоряжение о начале мобилизации в Британскую армию. С ноября 1939 года командир 132-й пехотной (Суррейской и Кентской) бригады, с которой служил во Франции и Бельгии во время французской кампании вермахта. За участие в обороне на реке Эско и организацию эвакуации войск награждён орденом «За выдающиеся заслуги». С 1941 года командир 59-й Стаффордширской пехотной дивизии, с 1942 года командир 2-го армейского корпуса (как генерал-лейтенант) и заместитель начальника штаба Средневосточного командования. С 1943 года директор по делам штаба в Военном министерстве, в 1944 году произведён в генерал-майоры.

В 1945 году Стил занимался делами военнопленных: стараниями генерала от выдачи советским властям был спасён А. И. Рогожкин, командовавший Русским корпусом. В 1946 году как командующий британскими оккупационными силами в Австрии Стил подписал договор с Иосипом Брозом Тито. В 1947 году произведён в генералы, с 1947 по 1950 годы — генерал-адъютант Вооружённых сил Великобритании (в 1950 году — личный военный советник Георга VI, после вышел в отставку.

В 1947 году Стил получил степень почётного доктора права от Университета Королевы в Белфасте и стал куратором Королевских ольстерских стрелков. С 1954 по 1964 годы возглавлял благотворительный фонд Британской армии, с 1966 года председатель Исполнительного комитета Тайного Совета Северной Ирландии.

Был женат на Жанет Гибсон Гордон, в браке родились две дочери. Награждён орденами Бани (кавалер в 1943 году, рыцарь-командор в 1949 году, рыцарь Большого креста в 1950 году), орденом Британской империи (рыцарь-командор) в 1946 году, орденом «За выдающиеся заслуги» (в 1940 году) и Военным крестом (в августе 1917 года).

Примечания

Генералы Великобритании
Участники Первой мировой войны (Великобритания)
Военачальники Второй мировой войны

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Mariënberg (Dutch Low Saxon: Mainbarg or Mainbarrug) is a village in the Dutch province of Overijssel. It is located in the municipality of Hardenberg, and lies on the westside of the Vecht river, between Hardenberg and Ommen.

History
A village developed around the nunnery founded 1233 which moved to Zwartsluis in 1244. In 1405, a new nunnery was founded and named Beata Maria Virgo in Galilea, and the village became known as Mariënberg meaning "hill of Mary. In 1903, a train station was built in Mariënberg.

Transport
 Mariënberg railway station

Notable residents
 Christian Kist (born 1986), darts player
 Roel Kuiper (born 1962), politician, historian and philosopher

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References

Populated places in Overijssel
Hardenberg


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Q: Giuga's Conjecture: Central or Peripheral? An earlier MO question
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Giuga's Conjecture:

A positive integer $n>1$ is prime if and only if
  $$\sum_{k=1}^{n-1} k^{n-1} \equiv -1 \pmod{n}$$

For example, for the prime $n=5$, the sum is
$$
1^4 + 2^4 + 3^4 + 4^4 =
1+16+81+256 \equiv 1+1+1+1\,(\rm{mod}\, 5)\equiv -1(\rm{mod}\, 5) \;.
$$
My question is: Is this conjecture in some sense central in the pursuit of
prime properties
(as is—surely—e.g., Yitang Zhang's and James Maynard's advances related to prime pairs),
or is it rather perceived as peripheral to the general understanding of primes?
I ask not only because of the spectacular recent advances,
but because the iff nature of the conjecture seems almost too good to be true,
even though it has been verified out to $10^{13800}$.

A: Just from browsing the web, it appears there's a 2009 paper by Luca+Pomerance+Shparlinski which proves that the counting function of counterexamples (i.e. composites that satisfy the congruence, so-called Giuga numbers) is at most $O(\frac{\sqrt{x}}{(log(x))^2})$. If the conjecture is true then the real bound is in fact 0. I don't know what blocks further progress (like getting a conditionnal proof, or a finite large bound). It might be some already known barrier (e.g. parity problem) or something entirely different, probably the experts know that.

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Thompson Statement: H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act
Today, Rep. Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Ranking Member of the Committee on Homeland Security, released the following opening statement for the full committee markup of H.R. 2825, the Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017:
This September will be the sixteenth anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks that prompted Congress to establish the Department of Homeland Security.
Today's markup comes at a critical time for the Department whose mission includes preventing terrorism, managing our borders, and ensuring resilience.
President Trump has placed DHS on a backburner.
He has been slow to nominate the Department's senior leadership, and as of today, Secretary Kelly and Deputy Secretary Duke are the only Senate confirmed principals at the Department.
Even though it is peak travel season, there is no permanent leadership at the Transportation Security Administration. Hurricane season has begun without a FEMA Administrator, and despite there being an ongoing threat to our nation's cybersecurity there is no leader at the National Protection and Programs Directorate.
This is a big problem.
While I share the Chairman's view that providing regular guidance and support to the Department through a regular authorization process is a good thing, ultimately DHS needs leaders in place to drive it in a positive direction.
DHS also needs adequate resources to carry out its diverse mission and support capabilities at the State and local level.
While President Trump, through his budget that prioritizes keeping a campaign promise to build a mythical wall along our Southern border, leaves first responders on their own and vital security programs with little to build upon, the Democratic members of this Committee remain committed to raising the level of security and preparedness across the nation.
Recently, Secretary Kelly acknowledged the diverse and ever evolving threat. The Secretary stated: "The threat to our nation and our American way of life has not diminished. In fact, the threat has metastasized and decentralized, and the risk is as threatening today as it was that September morning almost 16 years ago."
Today, Democrats will be offering a number of amendments that underscore a continued commitment to first responders and to protecting infrastructure that terrorists have been known to target—ports and mass transit.
I would note that bipartisan agreement was reached on a number of amendments to be considered today but that some major open issues remain.
Democrats plan to offer amendments to--
Prevent the DHS workforce from ever being left hung out to dry like they were when President Trump issued his Travel Ban;
Prevent DHS from taking land from law-abiding Americans to build Trump's wall; and
Prevent hardworking Americans from lining the pockets of President Trump with their taxpayer dollars.
We have an obligation to provide guidance to DHS. Enactment of these Democratic Amendments would do just that.
Before I close, I would like to express support for one of the amendments that the Majority has proposed.
It would strike Sec. 872 from the Homeland Security Act, thereby preventing the Secretary of Homeland Security from unilaterally reorganizing components within the Department.
Adoption of this amendment would ensure that reorganizations within DHS are within the purview of this Committee, as lead authorizer for the Department.


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Ketamine May Give Temporary Relief For Bipolar Patients
By Jessica Ward Jones, MD, MPH Associate News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on August 5, 2010Â
Ketamine may provide short term relief for patients with severe bipolar depression.
A new study showed that when patients with severe, treatment-resistant bipolar depression were given a single intravenous (IV) dose of ketamine (also known as N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist or NMDA), their symptoms improved within 40 minutes.
"In patients with treatment-resistant bipolar depression, robust and rapid antidepressant effects resulted from a single intravenous dose of an N-methyl-D-aspartate antagonist," writes Carlos Zarate Jr., MD, of the National Institute of Mental Health in Bethesda, Md., and his colleagues.
Bipolar disorder, also known by its older name "manic depression," is a mental disorder that is characterized by constantly changing moods. A person with bipolar disorder experiences alternating "highs" (what clinicians call "mania") and "lows" (depression). Bipolar disorder affects about 2.6 percent of the U.S. population, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Standard antidepressants may take weeks to months to become effective. Ketamine, which is sometimes used as a recreational drug, is legally used as an anesthetic. Zarate and his team have previously shown that ketamine can improve symptoms of unipolar depression; however, bipolar depression may respond differently to medication.
Read in Full:Â http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/08/05/ketamine-may-give-temporary-relief-for-bipolar-patients/16423.html
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