Literature: From Paradise to the Postcolonial
English 356, Fall 1997
Dr. Juniper Ellis
Loyola College in Maryland
Baltimore MD 21210
Office Hours: MWF 9-11, and by appointment
Cristina Garcia, Dreaming in Cuban
Vilsoni Hereniko, Last Virgin in Paradise
Keri Hulme, The Bone People
Earl Lovelace, The Dragon Can't Dance
Herman Melville, Typee
V. S. Naipaul, Miguel Street
Derek Walcott, Dream on Monkey Mountain and Other Plays
Albert Wendt, Sons for the Return Home
Library Reserve Readings, indicated by **
This course pursues the perennial inquiry into the poetics and politics of literature, focusing on the island literatures of the Caribbean and the South Pacific. Our readings include a brief examination of island narratives written by British and U.S. explorers, traders, and missionaries from the early modern period to the present. Accounts by nineteenth-century Pacific Islands and Caribbean missionaries further establish the historical and cultural bases of the twentieth-century literature that will be our primary focus. We will examine these writers' use of both oral and written forms, by way of considering island aesthetics and the island as a cultural cross-roads.
I will expect you to develop, over the course of the semester, analyses of the ways writers' formal techniques relate to larger cultural and critical issues. As a result, you will be expected to read and think about the material before each class, and present your ideas in short papers, class discussions, weekly e-mail discussions, one ten-minute oral presentation, and two seven-page papers (standard fonts and one-inch margins on all papers, please). You are required to meet with me during the week prior to your presentation. Additionally, I encourage you to meet with me for individual writing conferences (do not wait until the day before the paper is due). In-class writing workshops will allow you to benefit from others' suggestions as well, when you go over papers or working drafts in a small group. Unannounced quizzes on the readings, as well as a mid-semester exam and a final exam, will help ensure that you keep up and allow you to make connections between the readings. I am happy to talk with you at any point about the readings or about your writing. If you cannot make my office hours I would be glad to arrange another appointment.
Attendance and participation are essential and will affect your grade, which will be figured as follows:
Oral presentation 10%
Weekly contributions to e-mail discussion 10%
Class discussion, attendance, unannounced reading quizzes 20%
Mid-sem and Final 20%
You are allowed three excused absences and you are responsible for any material covered or assigned during your absence. Your final grade will be dropped as much as a whole letter grade for each absence over three. Please do not be late to class. Papers are due on or before the date indicated, and must be turned in at the beginning of the class. Late papers will be penalized (one-third of a grade for each day late, for example, from a B to a B-). To avoid plagiarism, all quotations and paraphrased ideas from other sources must be cited, in accordance with the Honor Code. Any violation of the Honor Code will result in a failing grade. If you have any questions, please see me.
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The Rise of the Modern Firm
This authoritative volume focuses on the rise of modern firms, from their early history to the present day. It considers the role of laws and contracts in shaping the growth and influence of business enterprises. It presents entrepreneurs, executives and the firms they controlled as driving actors in national economies and international growth. Alongside an original introduction, Professors Jones and Friedman have selected work by scholars who have used corporate archives to explore the fine details of how firms actually operated. It also includes work by those who have been influenced by evolutionary, transaction costand resource-based theories of the firm. The book will be an essential source of reference for industrial economists, management scholars and business historians.
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What do Kansas Republicans believe?
Published on -5/18/2014, 2:54 PM
I have been called many things for my commentary on Kansas politics during the past four years, but rarely have I been labelled a Republican.
I now publicly confess I am indeed a life-long, card-carrying Republican, born and raised in Republican territory, rural Harper County, in the small farming community of Bluff City.
My affiliation with the Republican Party led to my work with Republican officeholders in Kansas, as a cabinet officer for Govs. Bob Bennett and Mike Hayden, and as a legislative aide to U.S. Sen. Jim Pearson. I have admired the leadership of Republicans at the national level, such as Dwight Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan and Kansas' own Alf Landon and Bob Dole.
Given this background, I have watched the current crop of Republican lawmakers in Kansas radically depart from what have been core principles of Republicans. Their actions prompt me to ask: What exactly do Kansas Republicans believe?
For example, I thought Republicans believed in balancing the budget. Eisenhower showed the national budget could be balanced, an action rarely repeated since his time. Bennett and Hayden exercised fiscal discipline and carefully kept state spending in line with revenues while maintaining healthy balances.
In contrast, current state lawmakers proudly enacted reckless tax cuts, reducing revenues while allowing spending to grow. Before leaving town a few weeks ago, they approved a budget that by their own account spends $320 million more than is taken in during the budget cycle. Their action ignored news that revenues already are $93 million short of projections for the year April and likely will drop even further. Their financial mismanagement triggered a downgrade in the state's credit and might see fund balances plunge near zero within the year.
I also thought Republicans believed in fair and balanced taxation. Republican presidents, as well as Kansas governors, supported progressive income taxes throughout the 20th century. Landon campaigned for a state income tax in 1932 "not just as another tax" but as a way to reduce reliance on the property tax. As governor, he initiated a tax policy that moderated tax rates and balanced the tax burden among taxpayers and has been embraced by a long line of Republican governors and legislative leaders.
That all changed in 2011 when ALEC tax-cut guru Arthur Laffer came to Kansas. Republican lawmakers, led by the governor, now want to eliminate the income tax and shift the tax burden onto sales and property taxpayers. These lawmakers have adopted a tax policy that places more of the tax burden onto lower-income Kansans while dramatically reducing taxes for the wealthy.
Finally, I thought Republicans believed in Reagan's ideal of a "big tent" political party, one with room for a diversity of views, attractive to independent-minded voters, and with leaders who embrace Reagan's 11th Commandment: "Thou shall not speak ill of any Republican."
The Kansas Republican Party has abandoned the big-tent philosophy and largely relinquished its soul to a few ideological groups. The views of the State Chamber, Americans for Prosperity, Kansans for Life, and the State Rifle Association have more say in what state officeholders believe today than long-standing party principles. These groups control the party's agenda by targeting dissenters in primary elections and then disciplining those elected with single-issue scorecards and litmus tests.
And Gov. Sam Brownback has led Republicans in violating Reagan's 11th Commandment by joining with political allies and campaigning against legislators of his own party.
These Republican officeholders have turned their back on their party's history and on those who have shaped that history. This year's elections promise to be a watershed opportunity for Kansas voters to embrace or reject this radical "red-state" experiment with their future.
H. Edward Flentje is a professor
at Wichita State University.


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In Reply to: Re: Allergic to alcohol? posted by Harry on December 15, 1999 at 02:19:07:
I have exactly the same kinds of symptoms when I drink alcohol and like you they are intermittent and inconsistent. Sometimes I will be fine, other times I'm not. Some drinks are worse than others e.g. wine, I nearly always end up red, blotchy and hot and generally look like a panda or as though someone has slapped my face. Other drinks will cause the reaction one day and not another. Unfortunately because of the allergy I have gone off most alcohol and can't enjoy drinking it, however, this can cause problems when out as most people just don't understand and think that you are boring. I'm interested to find out through this web site that there are so many fellow sufferers as I have never come across anyone with the same problem before.
: : About 70% of the times that I consume alcohol I experience an intense heat on my face as well as tightness of skin and a blotchiness. What's strange is the inconsistency. Am I allergic to alcohol? The other day I drank three sips of beer and my face became so hot that my eyes literally burned as if close to a fire. I'm afraid of a severe allergic reaction. I'm not a frequent user and wonder if I need just to completely abstain. I don't see how I can drink the same brand of beer or wine and sometimes have this experience and other times not.
: Hi Deanna, You could have a yeast problem.All alcohol is produced by a fermentation process. This makes alcohol an aggravating substance and you can't be diagnosed for candidiasis except by the symptomes. If you have had antibiotics recently-- you may have developed a yeast infection. Good Luck---Harry


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Vein removal has become one of the most popular cosmetic procedures available today. There are many options in vein removal, allowing doctors to customize treatment to a patient's specific needs. However, no clinical treatment is without risk, and vein removal procedures are no exception. It is important to evaluate potential risks and side effects of vein removal before going ahead with treatment, to ensure you are comfortable with the procedure you choose.
Sclerotherapy Risks & Side Effects
Sclerotherapy involves injecting a solution directly into the varicose vein so that the vein collapses and becomes less visible. This procedure is done in a doctor's office without the need for sedation or anesthesia. Depending on the number of veins treated, a session of sclerotherapy can last anywhere from five minutes to one hour. The procedure is relatively painless, and most patients are back to their daily activities within a day or two.
There are some potential side effects of sclerotherapy, which include:
Like any non-invasive clinical treatment, sclerotherapy is a relatively safe procedure and side effects are rare. To reduce the risks associated with the procedure even further, choose a doctor who is experienced in sclerotherapy and follow all pre- and post-procedural guidelines carefully.
Laser Vein Treatment Side Effects & Risks
Lasers have become the new gold standard for many types of cosmetic procedures today, including vein removal. A laser vein treatment uses an intense beam of laser light, focused directly on the varicose vein, to damage the vein so that it eventually disappears completely. Laser treatments are also considered non-invasive procedures that can be done in a doctor's office with little discomfort or downtime.
Risks involved with laser vein removal are few, and may include:
To reduce the risks associated with laser treatments, choose a doctor experienced in laser procedures. This professional will know how to tailor the laser and the procedure to the patient's unique needs, so side effects are less likely to occur.
Ambulatory Phlebectomy Risks and Side Effects
Ambulatory phlebectomy is usually reserved for larger veins that will not respond well to sclerotherapy or laser treatment. This procedure involves tiny incisions in the legs that are used to remove varicose veins using a special hook. The procedure is typically done in a doctor's office under a local anesthetic and requires minimal downtime afterward. The biggest advantage to ambulatory phlebectomy, aside from the fact that it is more effective on larger veins, is that treatment is complete in a single session. Sclerotherapy and laser treatments can take anywhere from three to six sessions to achieve the desired results.
Because ambulatory phlebectomy is slightly more invasive than the two procedures described above, there are additional risks and possible side effects to consider as well. These might include:
Ambulatory phlebectomy is much less invasive, and therefore carries fewer risks than procedures like vein stripping that was commonly used in the past. This procedure is often preferable to patients who want to get rid of varicose veins in a single procedure without major risks or downtime.
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Hearing tests provide valuable information for your hearing healthcare professional
If you think you have a hearing loss, your first step should be to set up an appointment to get your hearing tested. While at your appointment, your hearing healthcare professional will complete a series of tests to help identify the type and degree of hearing loss you are experiencing. It is important to know that you cannot “fail” a hearing test. These tests are given to provide your hearing healthcare professional with the information they need to recommend a treatment option for you. Keep in mind that a hearing test is an important first step in improving your hearing and your life.
Find a Hearing Specialist in your area to determine the type of hearing loss you may be experiencing and what treatment options are available.
Hearing and understanding are two different things
Most people experiencing hearing loss report difficulty understanding speech or have been told by family members that they have difficulty understanding speech. In other words, they can hear people talking, but can’t quite understand all of what is being said. That is why an important part of your hearing evaluation will be a speech recognition test. A speech recognition test will give your hearing healthcare professional important information about your ability to understand words and sentences spoken at an everyday listening level.
Even with the help of hearing aids, some people may have difficulty understanding speech. If this is the case and you have a severe to profound hearing loss, cochlear implants may be the solution. Cochlear implants are indicated only for those individuals who get minimal/limited benefit from hearing aids, so testing your speech understanding with hearing aids is a necessary step to help your hearing healthcare professional determine if you’re a candidate for cochlear implants. If you don’t have hearing aids, your hearing healthcare professional may be able to loan you hearing aids for these tests or require a hearing aid trial.
An audiogram is an important tool in understanding your personal hearing loss
The results of your hearing tests will be recorded onto a chart called an audiogram, which shows the lowest level (in decibels) that you can detect a variety of sounds, ranging from low to high frequencies (commonly referred to as pitch). On average, normal conversation takes place within the 20 to 60 decibel range, commonly referred to as the "speech banana." As you can see from the audiogram below, the speech banana got its name because of the shape it makes on an audiogram. Hearing loss that falls within or above the speech banana (within 60 decibels) is particularly important because this degree of hearing loss affects your speech understanding. The audiogram contains some examples of everyday sounds plotted on it, and you can see where these everyday sounds fall in relation to the speech banana. For example, the sound of a bird chirping is softer and higher-pitched than most normal conversations, while the sound of a dog barking is louder and lower-pitched.
The results of your hearing tests will be plotted as two lines (right ear and left ear) on the audiogram. The sounds that occur above the lines are what you have difficulty hearing, whereas the sounds that occur below the lines are what you can hear. Some people may have trouble hearing high pitched tones in the higher frequencies (2,000 – 8,000 Hz) whereas other people may have trouble hearing low pitched tones in the lower frequencies (125 – 1,000 Hz). The audiogram will also be able to tell you the severity of your hearing loss―mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe, or profound. Your hearing healthcare professional will help you understand your personal audiogram.
The degree of hearing loss a person is experiencing is measured by the softest sound the person can hear (measured in decibels, dB) and described by one of the following categories: mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe, or profound. The chart below defines each degree of hearing loss.1
|Degree of hearing loss||Softest sound able to be heard (in decibels)||Frame of reference|
|Mild||26 to 40 dB||Able to hear the loud or more intense vowel sounds, but may miss some of the softer consonant sounds.People with a mild hearing loss may have difficulty hearing soft spoken people and young children. Also, they may have to ask people to speak up or repeat themselves on occasion.|
|Moderate||41 to 55 dB||In addition to missing consonant sounds, vowel sounds then become more difficult to hear. People with a moderate hearing loss often comment that without hearing aids they hear, but can't always understand.|
|Moderately Severe||56 to 70 dB||Without hearing aids, speech becomes inaudible, whereas with hearing aids, speech may still be difficult to understand.|
|Severe||71 to 90 dB||Without hearing aids, speech is inaudible, but loud sounds like a baby crying or a dog barking are audible. Hearing aids may no longer be enough for people with severe hearing loss.|
|Profound||91+ dB||Without hearing aids, speech is inaudible, but very loud sounds like a lawn mower or jet airplane are audible. Hearing aids may no longer be enough for people with profound hearing loss.|
Reference: 1. American Speech-Language Hearing Association. Degree of Hearing Loss. Available from http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/Degree-of-Hearing-Loss/. Accessed February 2012.


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The Henry Miller Memorial Library is an arts center championing the late writer, artist, and Big Sur resident Henry Miller.
Come on in for a visit, make yourself a cup of coffee, browse our books, and hang out with Theo the cat on our deck. After all, youʼre stumbled upon the Henry Miller Memorial Library, the place “where nothing happens.” Lucky you!
A Very Brief History of the Library
Miller’s best friend Emil White lived in the house that is now the Library beginning in mid-1960s. White ofﬁcially named it the Henry Miller Memorial Library when Henry died in 1980. When Emil passed away in 1989, he dedicated the property to become a non-proﬁt organization.
Our Mission Statement
“The Henry Miller Library is a public beneﬁt, non-proﬁt 501 (c) 3 organization championing the literary, artistic and cultural contributions of the late writer, artist, and Big Sur resident Henry Miller. The Library also serves as a cultural resource center, functioning as a public gallery/performance/workshop space for artists, writers, musicians and students.
In addition, the Library supports education in the arts and the local environment. Finally, the Library serves as a social center for the community.”
For a more robust history of the Library, check out this great piece by Laura Bliss.
The “Beating Cultural Heart of Big Sur” (according to CNN)
The Library hosts events throughout the summer months (May-October), including fashion shows, theater, open mics, lectures, book signings, art shows, our acclaimed Big Sur Short Film Screening Series, and more. With a capacity of 300 and nestled in a towering redwood grove, it is also one of the most unique live music venues in the world.
Past performers include Philip Glass, Marianne Faithful, Arcade Fire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, Frank Black, Thurston Moore, Animal Collective, Al Jardine, Gillian Welch, Blonde Redhead, Laurie Anderson, and countless of local and touring bands.
Perhaps this is why the CNN called the Library the “beating cultural heart of Big Sur.”
Correct. Memorials, he said, “defeated the purpose of a man’s life. Only by living your own life to the full can you honor the memory of someone.”
So, is this place a memorial trying not to be a memorial? Maybe. The best way to find out is to come here, browse, look at what’s on the walls, listen to the music, have a cup of coffee or tea, sit down by the fire, read for a while, do nothing…” Check out our schedule to see what’s in store for this summer and sign up for our newsletter.
We look forward to seeing you soon!


Mark Bowen was born in Duluth, Minn, on the North Coast of the United States. He obtained a B.A. degree in chemistry from the University of Minnesota. After graduation, Bowen worked in the chemical industry and in home health care. He obtained a Ph.D. degree in biochemistry from the University of Illinois under the mentorship of Dr. Peter G. W. Gettins. After receiving his doctorate in 1998, Bowen took a Howard Hughes Medical Institute postdoctoral position at Yale University at the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry with Dr. Axel Brunger working on membrane protein structure and function. Bowen next moved with the Brunger Lab to Stanford University and joined the Department of Molecular and Cellular Physiology. At Stanford, he worked with Dr. Steven Chu on single-molecule approaches to understanding the molecular mechanism of synaptic transmission. Bowen is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Physiology and Biophysics at Stony Brook University Medical Center. The Bowen Lab investigates the molecular underpinnings of synaptic transmission and aims to understand how nature harnesses the flexibility of protein disorder to achieve the nuanced regulation of neuronal signaling. Bowen’s areas of expertise include single-molecule fluorescence, FRET, protein structural biology, membrane fusion, scaffold proteins, intrinsic disorder, and excitatory neurotransmitter signaling.
Biography Updated on 5 September 2011


The Dental Connection in Cardiac Pain and Arrhytmia
by David L Lerner, DDS, P.C., F.I.N.D., C.A.C.
In her work on the study of trigger points, Janet Travel, MD 1 spoke of her observations that trigger points in the Pectoralis Major seemed to generate reflexive reaction in the heart resulting in irregular heart beats. Sometimes the pain originating in the tight tender areas of this muscle were perceived by the patient as coming from their heart.
Pectoralis Major Muscle and the Cardiac Trigger Point Phenomena
A) overlapping referred pain patterns of two parasternal trigger points (x’s), located in the medial sternal section of the muscle
B) location of the “cardiac arrhytmia” trigger point (x) below the lower border of the fifth rib in the vertical line that lies midway between the sternal margin and the nipple line. On this line the sixth rib is found at the level of the tip of the xiphoid process (arrow) This vertical line corresponds to the pathway of the Kidney Meridian and the trigger points are found at K21, 22
Other authors have spoken of the relationships between dysfunction of the Pectoralis Major and associations with cardiac dysfunction.
Schwartz and Bourassa 2 state that in the Coronary Artery Surgery Study Registry of the 1970s, normal angiograms were found in 19% of patients, and suggest that the statistics today are not much different. They raise the question; “ is there a non-cardiac cause of chest pain? ”, and list numerous possible causes including chest pain of musculo-skeletal origin.
In an article entitled Cardiac Pain Syndrome 3, Andrei Pikalov, MD, PhD writes about three variations of anterior chest wall syndrome (ACWS) that are associated with cervical, thoracic and cervical-and-thoracic pathology. All three variations involve muscular pain, dystonia, dystrophy and neurovascular changes in the Pectoris Major and other tissues of the anterior chest wall.
In an article entitled Chest Wall Syndrome: a common cause of unexplained cardiac pain, Epstein, et al 4 describe 12 cases with severe, often incapacitating chest pain initially believed to be cardiac in origin. All 12 were shown on subsequent evaluation to have chest wall syndrome. Diagnosis was confirmed by chest wall tenderness simulating the spontaneously occurring pain in all. Seven patients had chest wall syndrome in conjunction with other associated cardiac conditions. Five patients had isolated chest wall syndrome with no cardiac disease.
Further associations have been written about in the acupuncture literature. Mark Seem, Ph.D. writes about what he calls the state of Cardiac alarm as final stage in a progression of chronic stress and fatigue through 4 stages that he describes in his book Acupuncture Physical Medicine 5. He describes patients suffering from tightness and constriction in the chest with shallow breathing and a tendency to hyperventilate. Often these patients were “experiencing anxiety, sometimes feelings of impending doom.” He described these patient’s as often having symptoms of “pelvic collapse” with tightness in the muscles on the side or front of the lower abdomen.
He further describes a band of tightness in the Pectoralis Major muscle involving tightness at acupuncture points K22, St18, and Per19. He describes this condition as capable of mimicking a heart attack, leading patients to the cardiologist or emergency room.
So what is the Dental Connection here? Well it is rather interesting, as we shall explain, dysfunction of the Pectoralis Major muscle seems to always be associated with a primary dental problem.
The bite of the teeth plays a very important and central role in maintaining symmetry and balance throughout the muscular system of the body as we shall describe below. When the bite is off balance it will result in changes throughout the body, weakening pathways through the muscular system that follow the course of the Acupuncture Myofascial Meridians. There will also be disruption to the Autonomic Nervous System that controls the automatic functions of the body including our breath, heart rate variability and digestive function.
The jaw muscles, directly supported and influenced by the bite are in intimate association to the rest of the muscles of the head, neck, and shoulder girdle. Changes in the bite will directly affect these muscles, sometimes increasing the tension of a muscle, sometimes interfering with the muscles ability to do its job.
The ability of muscles to function normally can readily be evaluated using the methods of Applied Kinesiology, developed by chiropractor George Goodheart. His work drew heavily on the work of Kendall and Kendall, physical therapists who wrote a description of methods to evaluate the strength and competency of most of the major muscles of the body.
Goodheart found that when weak muscles were present they could often be strengthened by specific improvements in nutrition, correction of specific cranial or vertebral misalignments, and stimulation of appropriate acupuncture points.
By applying his methods in the evaluation of disorders of the bite we are able to demonstrate the relationship between different aspects of the patient’s anatomy and physiology. As we examine patient’s for systemic influence of their bite imbalance we have seen numerous patterns of dysfunction. For now we shall focus on the patterns we see associated with dysfunction of the Pectoralis Major muscle and the Heart Meridian.
As a result of deficiencies in the height of the bite and misalignment of the jaws, the muscles on the side of the jaw, the Masseters and Temporals will not work properly. There will be a tendency for these muscles to over-contract. When this happens the next muscle in the postural chain, namely the Sternocleidomastoid will be disrupted and there will be a loss of normal muscle tonus. This results in instability of the collar bone and in turn affects the Pectoralis Major. This will be evident when the strength of the Pectoralis Muscle is evaluated using basic muscle testing as described by Kendall and Kendall, as shown below.
Further evaluation using Applied Kinesiology may be performed utilizing the phenomenon of therapy localization as developed by Goodheart and described by Walther. When this is done, a strong muscle, such as the middle Deltoid is challenged and then with a free hand the clinician can contact a point or region of the body. If there is a disruption of physiology in the underlying tissue the muscle that was previously strong may be observed to lose its capacity to maintain a sustained contraction and immobilization of the associated limb. In other words it will appear to weaken.
When this is done in patients with bite imbalances, and contact is made with the Masseter muscle as the patient clenches their teeth, the strong muscle will appear to weaken in most instances. If the Sternocleidomastoid muscle is contacted a similar phenomenon may be observed. If the Pectoralis is contacted along its border with the sternum, again the strong muscle will weaken.
In all cases where we have seen this pattern ( forty cases over the past 6 months) we will also find that there is a disruption to the Kidney meridian on the patient’s opposite side. This is most evident if contact is made with Acupuncture point K3 on the medial aspect of the foot above the arch.
Now if we find the Pectoralis Muscle to be weak in the chest and touch the Kidney 3 point on the opposite side which we therapy localized as above, we will find that the weak Pectoralis muscle will strengthen. The same will occur if an acupuncture needle is placed in this Kidney 3 point; that is the previously weak Pectoralis muscle will get strong. However in most cases observed this phenomenon is short lived, for once the patient bites down the pattern of muscle dysfunction is generated again and the Pectoralis muscle is weak.
The only way to permanently correct the dysfunction of the Pectoralis Muscle is to restore balance to the involved jaw muscles using first an orthotic (appliance) for temporary support and then permanent correction of the patient’s bite. When this has been done symptoms of anxiety and heart rhythm irregularity have resolved.
In summary, many patients experience symptoms for which there is no apparent cause. This is true with some patients who report symptoms of anxiety and cardiac arrhythmia. To better understand the causal chain involved, we need to be able to see the patient as a whole through the perspective gained through interdisciplinary study and exchange of ideas.
- Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction; The Trigger Point Manual J.G. Travell and D .G.Simmons, Williams and Wilkins, 1983
- Evaluation of Patients With Chest Pain and Normal Coronary Angiograms Leonard Schwartz, MD; Martial G. Bourassa, MD Arch Intern Med. 2001;161:1825-1833.
- Cardiac Pain Syndrome, Andrei Pikalov, MD, PhD Dynamic Chiropractic 11/4, 1996, Volume 14, Issue 23
- Chest wall syndrome. A common cause of unexplained cardiac pain S. E. Epstein, L. H. Gerber and J. S. Borer JAMA, Vol. 241 No. 26, June 29, 1979
- Acupuncture Physical Medicine; an Acupuncture Touchpoint Approach to Chronic Fatigue, Pain, and Stress Disorders, Mark D. Seem, Ph.D ., Blue Poppy Press 2000
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Housekeeping communication gets more efficient, high-tech6 Oct, 2008 By: Chris Crowell Hotel and Motel Management
Trays at The Umstead in Cary, N.C., have a sensor in a silver triangle that alerts staff when it's ready for pickup.
On the old cartoon show "The Jetsons," the future is a world filled with top-notch technology that provides immediate, convenient service—especially when it comes to cleaning and maintenance.
These fictional housekeeping amenities might never see the light of day, but in our current world there are several devices that can significantly streamline the maintenance of a hotel, making the lives of guests, owners and housekeepers easier.
The Umstead Hotel and Spa in Cary, N.C., a 150-room, five-diamond luxury property, is largely outfitted with the latest in housekeeping technology. In particular, The Umstead has implemented tray detection technology from Axxess Industries. When a guest puts a tray outside of the door, housekeeping is alerted from a triangle sensor on the tray that triggers another sensor in the doorway. This immediately alerts the staff to the waiting tray by way of a blinking light.
"We have a 30-minute response time. ... That's our personal goal," managing director Bob Schofield said. "From a productivity standpoint, [it saves] from staff walking up and down [the hallway]. It streamlines the process." Schofield said The Umstead especially benefits because its doors are inset into the wall, making it more difficult to see if a tray is outside a door.
The Umstead housecleaning staff also is alerted when a room is available for cleaning. Guests click a button, which sets off another sensor, to indicate they are gone and the room can be cleaned.
"You have the same number of staff, but you can manage them on their daily assignments on a more efficient basis," Schofield said.
The Marriott Shadow Ridge Resort in Palm Desert, Calif., has improved its overall hotel maintenance with GuestWare 3.0 from GuestWare. This system uses interactive voice response to link the housekeeping staff with the property engineers.
A housekeeper will go through a typical routine in a guestroom, and if he or she notices a problem, like a broken toilet or a malfunctioned thermostat, the housekeeper will pick up the room phone and follow through a protocol to identify that specific problem. The report immediately alerts the proper engineer via the engineer's wireless phone.
"[The whole process] works within minutes," said Kirby O'Gara, chief engineer at Shadow Ridge. "If [the engineer] can't get there within 10 minutes, he should call for some help."
If an engineer takes too long to address the reported problem, an alarm will sound and send the request to other engineers. Systems such as this speed up and clear up communication with the back of the house that makes each worker more efficient.
"[Before] there was no tracking and no accountability," O'Gara said. "The work orders would get lost and there was no accountability. You're supposed to have [documents] for three to five years, so it's automatically saving the file, and you can save it forever."
Chuck Marratt is the director of information technology for MTM Luxury Lodging. He has seen a dramatic change in housekeeping because of technology, especially at the Bardessono Inn and Spa in Napa Valley, Calif., which is scheduled to open in February 2009. The approach there may be one of the most advanced yet. Thanks to MTech's REX system working in conjunction with the hotel's property-management system, housekeeping staff will use iPod Touch technology to keep up to speed with the hotel's housekeeping needs at all times.
The iPod will show each housekeeper his or her list of rooms for that day, and once a guest checks out—or even leaves the room unoccupied—the housekeeper is notified a room is ready to be refreshed or turned over. This keeps the housekeeper from knocking on doors or making unnecessary trips.
"It leverages the fact we have a converged network," Marratt said. "The housekeeper has no way of knowing if you are in the room or not. So that's where you're really starting to talk efficiency with the routine cleaning of guestrooms.
"Before [cell] phones, you contacted everyone via pager. When I started in '81, you paged someone and then they had to find the nearest house phone. It allows [the hotel] to give guests the service they want without disturbing them."
Maybe these aren't robot maids, but it's a start.
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I never programmed before in no languages, but I would like to learn C, and I'm undecided on what book to read to learn from. I have no possible experience at all. May someone tell me as a beginner should I read either C Primer Plus by Prata? Or should I read C Programming: A Modern Approach by King? I believe C Primer Plus teaches the basics, so would I be better off reading that one first, and after reading all 17 chapters of that book, what book would I be ready to read next?
Thank you very much for any advice/info provided!


Many low-level tweaks can normally only be performed on Android by flashing custom ROMs. The Xposed Framework allows you to modify your ROM without installing a new custom ROM. All it requires is root access.
Sure, you may want to flash a custom ROM like CyanogenMod to get the latest version of Android or use a wide variety of tweaks, but the Xposed Framework makes it possible to perform small tweaks without replacing your Android operating system.
How It Works
To perform various low-level tweaks, developers have to modify system APK (app package) files. They generally release these changes as a custom ROM, which users have to flash onto their device.
The Xposed Framework requires root access to install, but should be able to work without root afterwards. It extends the /system/bin/app_process executable to load a specific JAR file on startup. This file’s classes will be part of every app process on the system — even system service processes. It’s then possible to modify an app’s behavior at runtime — no ROM flashing or modifying app APK files required.
It works with most Android 4.0 and later devices, assuming they’re ARM devices. If you have a Gingerbread device or one of the rare Android devices using an Intel chip, it won’t work for you.
The Xposed Framework isn’t available in Google Play, so you’ll need to sideload it. You can download its APK file as an attachment on the XDA Developers forum.
Once it’s installed, open the Xposed Installer app and tap the Install/Update button to install the Xposed Framework. This part requires root access.
Reboot your device after installing it and the Xposed Framework will become active. You can return to the Xposed Installer app to uninstall the Xposed Framework later, reversing the changes to the app_process executable. Be sure to perform an uninstall in the Xposed Installer app before removing the Xposed Installer app from your device.
Xposed Framework Tweaks
The Xposed Framework is just a base that allows other tweaking apps to do the work. Once you have the Xposed Framework installed, you’ll need to use another app to actually perform tweaks. There are a variety of tweaks that depend on the Xposed Framework, but we’ll cover a few popular ones here.
Tweakbox is a collection of no-flashing tweaks from the creator of the Xposed Framework. As with the Xposed Framework, you’ll need to download it from its thread on the XDA Developers forums and sideload it.
After installing a module, enable it in the Xposed Installer app.
Open the Tweakbox app after restarting your phone or tablet and choose the tweaks you want to make. You can enable a variety of tweaks — for example, you can change the level where you’ll receive a critical battery warning, prevent the screen from turning on when you unplug your phone, control what happens when you long-press the home button, and enable skipping songs by pressing the volume keys when your phone is off. These are the sort of tweaks you’d normally have to flash a custom ROM for. You’ll have to restart for most changes to take effect.
The MoDaCo Toolkit is another package of tweaks, which must also be downloaded from outside Google Play and sideloaded. After installing it, enable it in the Xposed Installer app as above.
The toolkit allows you to perform a variety of other tweaks, from enabling multi-user support on phones like the Nexus 4 (normally available only on tablets), disabling region-checks so you can install apps like Wallet and Sound Search outside the USA, hiding the battery meter if you’re using a third-party battery status icon, and more.
The Xposed Framework may just be a tool for Android geeks to tweak their phones, but it’s a faster, easier, and less invasive tool than a custom ROM is. This could also be used to install themes and perform other invasive customizations that would normally require a custom ROM. The Xposed Framework’s method doesn’t involve changing your device’s operating system and can be easily reversed.


We have all been stunned and horrified by the human devastation of September 11. I believe we are also deeply moved by the way our country has come together. I am heartened by William Faulkner's words in his Nobel speech "we will not only endure, we will prevail."
As I write this column today, we are in a "post-modernist" era at the Ransom Center, that is to say we are in the middle of "deconstruction." In my annual talk to the staff last week, I made reference to Jane Austen. She writes in Pride and Prejudice that a library is a place of leisure and tranquility. Fortunately, she passed this life before she could see our plight during these recent weeks. It has been dusty, messy, and loud, but we are excited by the changes we are making.
This is a dynamic time for us. Our major initiatives include increasing our public role through integration of our public programs and affairs, enhancing our national position, building our public programs with the magnificent new building as background, and strengthening vital areas of research in all departments. The Ransom Center has maintained its competitive position among research institutions worldwide of course because of its great collections, but also because of the quality of its great staff.
I find inspiration from this famous photograph of the London library, Holland House, after a bombing during World War II. The values of civilization prevail. Keep reading.
- Thomas F. Staley


Countries throughout the world are recognizing the need to reduce severe injury and fatalities on their roads, and improve highway safety. There are a number of factors that contribute to a severe or fatal injury in a crash — anywhere from seatbelt use to excessive speed. Over 40,000 crash-related fatalities occur on U.S. roads each year — a statistic that is soaring in comparison to many other countries with similar economic and social climates as the U.S.
As the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center (HSRC) continues efforts to find the most effective methods in reducing the number of crash-related fatalities and injuries, HSRC and the Stichting Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek Verkeersveiligheid (SWOV), Institute for Road Safety Research, based in Leidschendam, Netherlands, entered an agreement to collaborate on highway safety research, as well as participate in an employee exchange program between the two institutions.
"We are very excited to work in conjunction with SWOV and learn more about the type of research they conduct. Through the employee exchange program, we'll be able to have more of a first-hand account of their research methods, as well as the knowledge and insights of one of their researchers," said David Harkey, director of HSRC.
Through the exchange program, Martine Reuerings, Ph.D., began her six-week turn with HSRC in mid-April as a visiting researcher from SWOV. Dr. Reurings was able to experience and work within HSRC through the end of May. Within the next few months, HSRC will begin making preparations to send a representative to the Netherlands.
In addition to general research and the employee exchange, the two Centers will explore opportunities for collaborative projects to improve road safety in developing countries throughout the world.
HSRC and SWOV officially signed the agreement on March 7, 2007. Attendees of the University of North Carolina community signing the agreement included Tony Waldrop, vice chancellor for research and economic development, UNC-Chapel Hill; Peter Coclanis, associate provost for international affairs, UNC-Chapel Hill; David Harkey, director, UNC Highway Safety Research Center; and Fred Wegman, managing director, SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research.
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It's hard to be totally elated at the lifting up of one group (African Americans) when another group (gays) is stripped of the most fundamental of human rights. Prop 8 in California passed; a constitutional amendment to define marriage as being between a man and a woman (or however many men and women men and women want to marry, one at a time). The "sanctity" of marriage is now safe. Sanc⋅ti⋅ty [holiness, saintliness, or godliness]. (So now where is that separation of church and state we're so fond of imagining?) It should chill everyone's blood that anyone's choice of whom to marry can be left up to a vote by strangers. Does Barak Obama remember when it would have been illegal for his black/white parents to marry? Who's next? Prop 8 now faces lawsuits, petitions, and daily demonstrations. If you're gay you take it personally, but aside from the religious nuts who can never be reasoned with, the way to win is to understand that it isn't personal. It's life as usual; "what's in it for me?" Again, the banality of evil.
The chickens, and Obama, knew how to sell it, while opponents of Prop 8 made a cardinal mistake; they relied on the kindness of strangers. Tennessee Williams, a national treasure who saved us from a lifetime of Cats and Grease, and who would not be allowed to marry in California, showed us the folly of that. And in California, owners of multi- million dollar properties also defeated a proposition to fund after school programs for at-risk youth because it would add fifty six dollars a year to their property taxes. Yes, even to the thousands of homes that cost from three million to forty million dollars here, just fifty six dollars a year, (the cost of one Medeco key). All you need to know about Californians, you can learn here at a four way stop sign.
There is a noble earnestness in the hope that people will do the right thing, but that is not how Obama, or the chickens, won. They won because they made their cases that voting for them was going to be better for you. For every voter that wanted Obama to win because he was the best man AND African American, there was a voter who forced himself to ignore the fact that Obama was African American, because that voter's needs were going to be better served with Obama as president. Obama knew this, so he framed this election (as he said in his victory speech) as being about you. Not him. You. And what did McCain keep saying? "I'm a maverick. She's a maverick. We're mavericks." Hey, we're over here.
The chickens won (slightly) more room because the commercials made it clear this was better for your health. Do you think if the HSUS framed the argument as "The chickens are suffering, and so are the other sentient animals who deserve to live their short lives free of pain and panic", do you think Prop 2 would have passed? I don't. It passed because the commercials made passing it about your health, and showed pictures of things you would never want to eat or have your food come from.
There are lots of people who don't care about animals, or electing the first black president, or gay people also having the right to get married in their cars in Vegas if they're too drunk to walk, or kids who have nothing, getting to play ball after school. The chickens got it right. People saw those chickens wallowing in filth and thought "Shit!! I'm not putting anything from there in my mouth!" Done deal. If they had said instead, "Do the right thing", those chickens would be living like thirty clowns in a volkswagon.
To win this fight, and it's criminal that any American taxpayer has to fight for fundamental human rights in 2008, show the opponents the advantages to them.
All marriages strengthen a society. That's why the people who consider them sacred marry so many times.
It's not a "Lifestyle", it's a life.
Less teenage suicide, the message was "hope", right?
More great homes become available when two become one.
Millions of dollars will pour into the economy for weddings; hotels, travel, bands, musicians, photographers, videographers, florists, wedding planners, caterers, bakeries, bartenders, waiters, liquor industry, clothing, taxes, real estate, furnishings, painters, jewelers. etc. etc. All those business owners vote. Promise not to elope.
More loving homes to welcome the shameful number of unwanted children languishing in orphanages. Religious people, they'll take care of you til the day you're born.
ARGUMENTS FOR THE DUMB GUYS
Less bad marriages for Liza Minnelli.
For those who believe there is a "gay agenda", where gays actually want to turn your three hundred pound beer drinking husband gay, well, now he'll be safe.
Take a page from "A Day Without a Mexican" and do the same, exaggerate the stereotypes: "A Day Without a Homosexual." 80% of Americans' hair will look like shit. The Desperate Housewives will be without makeup and great clothes, aagghhh how old are they?? Ballet companies will be missing lots of dancers, women forced to lift themselves. Small numbers in audience for Bette, Kathy, Equity Waver Theater. Half the women in America will have no one to talk to about what they're going through. Bronzer sales plummet. No one buying cashmere throws. Choirs reduced by half, harmony suffers. No one to sell shoes at Barney's. Retail sales down; no one to show buyers the possibilities. "Fabulous" dropped from dictionary. America loses ability to bounce back with grace.
And as one commenter wrote last week, and I wish I could find his name again but I tried and couldn't, "If people are against gays having sex, let them get married. That will put a stop to it".


Posted on Thursday, November 14, 2013
The Elizabeth Blackwell Award for outstanding service to humanity was presented to the Most Reverend Doctor Katharine Jefferts Schori. The oceanographer, pilot, professor, pastor and bishop is the 39th woman to receive the honor.
"Reverend Jefferts Schori brings honor to this award and to HWS by being present today," remarked President Mark D. Gearan at Sunday's ceremony in the Vandervort Room. "She has been an advocate for the poor, she has championed for the full inclusion of LGBT persons in the church and in the secular world, and she has worked on environmental issues."
Breaking a 500-year gender barrier, Jefferts Schori is the first woman to serve as Presiding Bishop, and the first female Primate in the Anglican Communion. "Her inclusive and expansive world view, that honors the dignity of all things, defines her ministry," said Maureen Collins Zupan '72, P'09, who presented Schori with the medal.
"I am humbled to be here," said Jefferts Schori, expressing her gratitude for the award, and for those who served as her mentors and role models.
"I am reminded I stand here only because of the difficult work done by so many women and men before me. A lot of women have tried and failed to gain entry to many different vocations and opportunities. We remember the ones who prevailed in the face of prejudice and doubt, but none of those named trailblazers have made entries wholly on their own. At the same time, the remembered ones have continued to inspire others to try."
Jefferts Schori celebrated her own inspirations - Amelia Earhart, Marie Currie, Harriet Tubman, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and the men and women rebuilding community in Rwanda and the Congo. "Life is about discovering new possibilities, the possibility that we can create a world that is more life-giving than the one we currently enjoy," she remarked.
Following her brief talk, Jefferts Schori was joined by a panel of faculty and staff members including President Mark D. Gearan, William Smith Dean Suzanne McNally, Professor of Religious Studies Michael Dobkowski, Associate Professor of Geoscience Nan Crystal Arens and Chaplain Lesley Adams.
Jefferts Schori addressed her work as a pastor and spiritual leader, speaking of her responsibility to comfort the afflicted and "afflict" the comfortable. "You have let go of the past to gain something new, and you have to discover the blessing of people who disagree. None of us can ever know the full truth, therefore a person who has a different view must hold answers."
When asked about her thoughts on the church's position in terms of environmental leadership, Jefferts Schori showed optimism. "Traditionally, the ministry of the church has been to people. Now, there are theologians who challenge us to be good gardeners. The world is not ours to exploit, but to nurture for the benefit of all creation."
In addition to her hope for the Episcopal Church, Jefferts Schori also expressed hope for the future of interfaith dialogue and for the prevalence of not tolerance, but a deep understanding among religions. Through local movements and even government coalitions, steps toward "engaging the other" to share beliefs and discover similarities - and differences - are evident and abundant.
While the future is not clear, Jefferts Schori does not see religion disbanding, but rather shifting to new forms of community. "I am a hope-filled person; I think that's what it means to have faith," she remarked. "Religious traditions are important, but they are bound in time and space, they have to grow and adapt to a wide set of contexts and realities."
She views religious and spiritual movements becoming far less hierarchical system with organic structures that able to move and adjust. "We are increasingly far more present in the world as people of faith, rather than retreated into sanctuaries that are ceasing to exist."
Above all, Jefferts Schori can still find wonder, curiosity and gratitude in her work and in everyday. "Spirituality is about being able to share occasions of awe and wonder. It is acknowledging an experience that draws us outside of ourselves."


(From the publisher):
Fast and deadly as the snake which gave him his name, Sidewinder, the limping Comanche war chief, rampaged across Texas and threatened the peace between his people and the white men.
Only a man with a tremendous knowledge of the Comanche could hope to prevent Sidewinder from endangering the whole Comanche nation with his policy of burning, killing and looting, which would inevitably bring retaliation from infuriated Texans and U.S. Army personnel.
The Ysabel Kid was such a man. He knew Sidewinder well, and it was his knife which had crippled the chief in a boyhood fight. So when the Kid took up Sidewinder's trail, he knew it could only end when one of them lay dead.
Original title: Sidewinder
Genre: Fiction→ Western→ Native Americans
Fiction→ Western→ Bad Men and Good
Fiction→ Western→ Texas And Mexico


Once the central hub of the Confederacy's economy and governance, Tarsonis is now a ruined world under strict quarantine by the Terran Dominion.
| PLANET DATA|
| POPULATION:||7,000 terrans, unknown zerg|
| DIAMETER/GRAVITY:||8,894 km; 0.96 standard|
| AXIAL TILT/CLIMATE:||5.6 degrees; +/- 24⁰ Centigrade, low humidity|
| GEOGRAPHY/MAJOR SETTLEMENTS:||2 oceans, 7 inland seas/major lakes, 1 major continent; 12 major conurbations (destroyed), 1,572 residential districts (destroyed), 875 industrial zones (destroyed)|
| MOON:||4 – Orson, Worthing, Treason, Ender, (various colors, all small sized, >1,250 km dia)|
| DOMINATE TERRAIN CLASSIFICATION:||Wasteland/ruins|
| DOMINANT LIFE FORMS:||Terran, zerg|
| INDIGENOUS LIFE FORMS:||(post–zerg invasion, it is unknown how many of these life-forms have survived): Urchin lizard, life bird, morcal, scantid|
| IMPORTS:||Personnel, food, water, scanning devices, salvage equipment|
| EXPORTS:||Scrap salvage, recovered technology, precious metals|
Tarsonis was the landfall planet of the giant supercarrier Nagglfar, one of four colony ships that first brought terrans to the Koprulu sector. The Nagglfar had led the flotilla and contained the ATLAS supercomputer that had controlled all four vessels on their twenty-eight-year voyage. Even though the ATLAS had suffered many critical failures, it was vital to giving the new inhabitants of Tarsonis a head start when it came to establishing themselves.
The technological bases of the colonies that were founded after the other ships had crash-landed on Moria and Umoja were always a step behind that of Tarsonis. (The fourth ship was lost with all hands when it had attempted to land.) When the colonies made contact with one another sixty years later, Tarsonis was the most advanced and prosperous among them.
All three colonies had spread to other worlds and developed their own self-supporting economies, and initially Tarsonis pushed for a conglomerated government. Faced with the likely pre-eminence of Tarsonis in such an arrangement, both Moria and Umoja steadfastly refused. The ruling families of Tarsonis responded by expanding their military and colonizing more aggressively, forming the Terran Confederacy and eventually clashing with the Morians in the Guild Wars. Following nearly four years of brutal warfare, the Confederates declared victory after “negotiating” peace with the Kel-Morian Combine. The outcome of these wars secured the Confederacy’s position as the major power in the sector – with Tarsonis as the central hub of its governance and economy. In theory each Confederate planet had its own senators, but in every meaningful way, the Confederacy was ruled from the bustling metropolis of Tarsonis City, the planetary capital of Tarsonis.
Tarsonis was a temperate planet, and the Terrans had expanded quickly to establish cities and industry over much of its surface. At the height of the Confederacy’s power, huge quantities of money and materials were shipped in from the colonies daily. The economic boom on the planet dwarfed that of any other terran world in the Koprulu sector, and Tarsonis’s population grew exponentially. The dynastic ruling families of Tarsonis became more avaricious and corrupt as they built their personal fortunes and vied for more power. As the divide between rich and poor became ever wider, discontent and outright insurgency built up across the planets of the Confederacy. The ruling families responded with increasingly violent measures to keep the colonies in line, culminating in the nuclear decimation of Korhal IV when it attempted to secede from Confederate rule.
Outcry at the destruction of Korhal laid the seeds for the final overthrow of the Confederacy. Arcturus Mengsk formed the Sons of Korhal and rose from leading a terrorist organization to heading a full-blown interplanetary rebellion. When the Zerg invasion began, the Confederacy was already struggling to survive; as the Swarm descended on Terran space, the Sons of Korhal seized the opportunity to deal the Confederacy a deathblow. Despite bitter fighting, Tarsonis was overrun and utterly devastated by the Zerg. It is estimated that upwards of two billion people were killed. Shortly afterward, the Zerg abandoned the planet for reasons unknown.
In the aftermath of the Zerg invasion, the Sons of Korhal drew together the remnants of the Confederacy to form the Terran Dominion, ruled by Emperor Arcturus Mengsk. Refugees from Tarsonis have been absorbed into other colonies, and the planet itself has not been re-colonized. The Terran Dominion has placed Tarsonis under strict quarantine while the Dominion’s salvage teams sift through the rubble for any Confederate technologies and military secrets that may have survived the assault. Despite all of this, Emperor Mengsk has made a promise to the scattered refugees of this once-vibrant world: Tarsonis shall be restored, and the Dominion shall help guide it toward a brighter future.
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Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, and as part of other staff reviews of economic developments.
Concluding Statement of the 2012 Article IV Consultation Mission to IsraelIsrael, February 13, 2012
1. Israel's economy remains strong. Output fell for only two quarters during the "Great Recession", then grew almost 5 percent in 2010 and 2011 led by strong exports and consumption, with investment rising more recently. At 5½ percent, unemployment is at a historic low, while inflation and inflation expectations have both fallen back from slightly above to squarely inside the 1–3 percent target range—the latter reflecting in part the timely tightening of monetary policy in the upswing. The shekel is now broadly consistent with fundamentals and international reserves are appropriate by most measures.
2. In part, this reflects Israel's strong policy frameworks. The budget expenditure rule is set to keep public debt of some 75 percent of GDP on track to decline to 60 percent. And this is reflected in the innovative "two year" budget framework, which has significantly strengthened expenditure planning and implementation. A modern central bank law entrenching inflation targeting was adopted in 2010, building on past successes. The recent Financial Stability Assessment Program (FSAP) Update concludes that vulnerabilities in banks and other financial institutions are well contained. Israel joined the OECD in 2010, and retains the option to issue public debt under a longstanding U.S. government guarantee scheme if necessary.
3. But vulnerabilities remain. Public debt is high relative to stronger OECD and emerging market countries, and, reflecting regional tensions, security expenditures severely constrain room for fiscal maneuver. House prices have surged by over 50 percent in recent years, and notwithstanding welcome reform initiatives following the Hodek committee recommendations, structural fragilities in the corporate bond market remain. Despite strong growth, overall poverty is among the highest in the OECD, raising sharp social and sustainability concerns, notably in the Israeli-Arab and Haredi communities. And finally, a decade of stagnant real wages contributed to an eruption of social protests in 2011, with significant implications for spending and taxation policies over the medium term.
4. Furthermore, economic activity began to slow from early 2011. Consumer and business confidence have softened as has activity growth and the housing market—with construction slowing, house prices flattening, and house sales falling. And in this overall context, risk premia in the corporate bond market have risen significantly.
5. Policies have responded well to the immediate challenges. The Bank of Israel reversed its tightening cycle from September 2011, cutting its policy rate 75 bps to 2½ percent. In this context, earlier strong appreciation pressures on the shekel have abated. And with budget spending ceilings for 2012 already set under the two-year budget for 2011–12 which was adopted at end 2010, automatic stabilizers are operating fully.
6. So a severe downturn in 2012 is unlikely—absent an external crisis or contagion from within the corporate bond market—but the output gap will likely reopen a little. Assuming that the current supportive monetary stance is maintained alongside the unfettered execution in 2012 of the 2011–12 budget expenditure authorizations, GDP growth is projected to decline to a little below 3 percent before returning to trend at 3¾ percent in 2013, with both sides of this cycle led by exports.
7. Nevertheless, policies and policy frameworks should all be adjusted further in light of the risks.
8. On the fiscal side, the top priority is to keep public debt on a downward track over the medium-term. This will maintain confidence in Israel despite strained international markets, and so allow some flexibility in the deficit path in the short term.
9. This critical task has become considerably more difficult. Near term global and Israeli growth projections have been marked down. A surge in retirements in coming years will reduce the growth of Israeli productive capacity to below the norms of the past decade. Social concern with prices will constrain options to raise indirect taxation. Calls for added public spending—including for social needs and security—have mounted. Unfunded fiscal commitments of some ¾ of a percentage point of GDP for 2012 have to be resolved within the 2012 budget framework. And even if so, the shortfall in revenues in 2011 due to housing and asset market-related receipts will likely persist, setting the stage for a deficit of 3-3½ percent of GDP in 2012, compared with a 2 percent of GDP ceiling.
10. Accordingly, we warmly welcome the authorities' commitment to maintain the total spending limits in the 2012 budget. We also welcome that the Trajtenberg committee’s policy proposals in response to the social protests respect these and the medium-term spending limits. And we welcome the authorities’ decision to withdraw plans for phased reductions in direct tax rates. All these actions have helped to underpin continued investor confidence in the Israeli sovereign in a difficult global environment.
11. But more is needed—in particular, a decisive effort to approach the 2013 budget deficit ceiling should be made. This will require contributions from all sides—from expenditure restraint including defense, from initiatives to raise additional revenues, and from efforts to strengthen the productive potential of the economy.
12. Even so, unless the outlook for activity and revenues improves markedly in coming months, a full return to the headline target for 2013 would be unduly contractionary. Final determination of the appropriate 2013-14 targets for the fiscal balance should be made before mid -2012 reflecting domestic and global developments at that time.
13. This change in the 2013 deficit target will need to be accompanied by a further strengthening of the fiscal rules and frameworks. Given commitment to the expenditure rule, there will likely need to be a reset of the path of targets for the deficit ceiling. Options for that include clarification that the path will be adjusted for automatic stabilizers. Alongside, and in response to the mounting difficulty of securing medium-term debt reduction, the establishment of a permanent and independent Fiscal Council to assess whether overall fiscal policies are consistent with debt reduction may help to secure that goal. And following the success in strengthening the arrangements for the taxation of natural resources under the Sheshinski report, proceeds not assigned to debt reduction should be placed in a sovereign wealth fund operating according to best international practice, with general transfers to the budget based on the long term expected yields of the fund.
14. In this context, even with expenditure restraint fully playing its appropriate role, there is a good case for deficit-reducing discretionary fiscal policy actions to focus on taxation, over the near and medium terms. Key non-security spending items--such as health and education--are around levels of moderate-spending OECD peers. And in some areas, there is need for increases, notably in education and public investment, including in the Arab-Israeli communities. So scope for additional overall spending compression on a significant scale is not apparent. On the other hand, with the VAT rate at only 16 percent—albeit with few exemptions—and given the priority attached to strengthening environmental and housing taxation, revenue increases in these areas alongside curbs to tax expenditures could reinforce the credibility of plans to lower public debt.
15. The monetary stance is broadly appropriate under the baseline projections, but the recommended fiscal and financial stability policies would create scope for further relaxation. Inflation is on track to fall towards and even beyond the mid-point of the inflation target range—with commodity prices, domestic demand, and the housing market all softening. All this is reflected in falling inflation expectations since the Fall of 2011. Aggregate nominal wage growth has been strong as wage settlements caught up with the 2009-10 recovery, but has recently slowed in recognition of global risks. But phased increases in the required minima for core tier 1 bank capital, possibly compounded by strains in the corporate bond market, and the strong fiscal stance recommended would all slow credit growth and activity. Given lags, monetary policy should anticipate and offset these effects, once they are adopted.
16. Any remaining concerns with renewed housing inflation should be addressed with other tools. These include measures to smooth the supply of land and steps to increase the taxation of second properties, possibly backed up by additional macroprudential steps.
17. As on the fiscal side, the monetary framework should continue to be enhanced. The new Bank of Israel Law rightly establishes inflation as the primary target for the Bank, to be delivered by a new Monetary Policy Committee which is subject to increased public accountability. In building on this progress, further developments will need to secure a balance between confirming continuity and effecting change. In this light, in due course, options include lengthening the horizon of published inflation and GDP forecasts, and increased emphasis on the mid-point of the inflation target range as the goal for policy. In this connection, the arrangements for remuneration of Bank of Israel staff should be reviewed; current limits significantly impede recruitment and retention of appropriately qualified new staff, and the mechanisms raise concerns with effective independence of monetary and supervisory policy. If unaddressed, these issues will corrode the bank's core anti-inflationary and supervisory functions.
18. Alongside, the easing of upward pressure on the shekel paves the way for maintaining a de facto free floating exchange rate regime. Considerable intervention and the use of limited administrative controls on inflows were warranted by the exceptional circumstances of recent years. So while continued use of these instruments is appropriately not ruled out, continued signals that the clear preference is for their use to remain the exception rather than the rule will support the credibility of inflation as the prime target for monetary policy. Exit strategies from use of all of these instruments should be prepared.
19. In the event of a major external shock, further policy adjustments would be needed. Provided that market access by the Israeli sovereign is uninterrupted, automatic fiscal stabilizers should operate fully, accompanied by steps to reinforce the credibility of the commitment to medium-term debt reduction. Alongside, the monetary policy rate should be lowered. Were the external shock to induce safe haven capital inflows, compounding shekel appreciation and associated disinflationary pressures, monetary relaxation should be larger and nonconventional tools may be needed—possibly, a combination of quantitative easing, macroprudential policies aimed at deterring short-term inflows, and foreign exchange intervention. Such actions should be accompanied by clear exit strategies principally contingent on improved global conditions.
20. On the financial stability side, “normal” risks are contained. The FSAP Update stress tests indicate that banks and other financial institutions would likely be able to withstand even a severe downturn including a domestic housing crash, and heightened credit risk in the corporate sector. This reflects proactive supervision, and banks’ limited external exposures and wholesale funding. And steps underway to improve bond market infrastructure are welcome.
21. Nevertheless, various actions are needed to strengthen supervision and regulation—and several are already underway. Plans to raise bank capital ratios and to strengthen liquidity requirements in accord with Basle III are welcome. These follow the international schedule, raise the quality of bank capital, and address the role of groups and the systemic nature of the major banks.
22. A stronger financial crisis management framework and preparations for shocks outside of historical experience should be implemented. The use of the BoI’s emergency liquidity facilities and the legal framework for early intervention and resolution powers should both be reviewed urgently. Means should be available to fund an eventual bank resolution, and at the same time to protect less sophisticated savers. Given strains already evident in corporate bond markets, the impact on financial stability of the bankruptcy of one or more of Israel’s large corporate groups, combined with a severe and protracted economic downturn, should be studied. Plans for the strengthening of supervisory policies and the scheduling of reforms to corporate structures envisaged by the "Concentration Committee" should reflect lessons learned from this exercise. And contingency planning should include consideration of early activation of tools such as those that were established in 2009 to underpin the corporate bond market.
23. The establishment of a Financial Stability Committee (FSC)—comprising all the main supervisors—could help substantially in facilitating a more systemic approach to financial sector policy. The FSC would be charged with coordinating macro-prudential analysis and policy-making, and may help to implement full cooperation among financial supervisors, for example, in identifying cross-sectoral linkages and future sources of strain. But if the FSC does not succeed in that aim, the architectural layout of financial sector supervisors may need to be recast.
24. But even if all these fiscal, monetary, and financial stability steps are taken, stability in Israel in the long run will remain in question unless the low participation in labor markets of minority populations--notably the Arab-Israeli and Haredi communities—is addressed. In particular, employment rates of Arab-Israeli females and Haredi males are just 20 and 40 percent respectively. Their wage levels are also lower than other Israeli groups, even taking account of differences in qualifications. Accordingly severe poverty is concentrated in these groups. If, instead, the employment, wage, and productivity rates in their communities were on a par with others, every year Israeli output would be some 15 percent higher than it is, and annual fiscal revenues would also be higher than they are by some 5 percent of GDP. As these groups are set to grow to half of the entire population in 30 years, up from a quarter now, these participation issues are macroeconomic in scale.
25. Both communities want work, and the realization of that goal should be encouraged. Necessary steps include provision of basic child care and transportation in the Arab areas, arrangements for inclusion of Haredi males in the armed forces in ways that support their employment and productive potential, and action to remove impediments to business establishment in both communities. Both groups also need their particular education requirements to be addressed, notably equalization of education provision at all levels in Arab-Israeli communities with that elsewhere, and focused provision of adult education to address Haredi needs. And social benefits to both groups, including child care, should be increasingly tied to employment.
26. A number of official initiatives to address the needs of these "currently" minority populations are underway--alongside the many ongoing private initiatives. These include targets for participation, extension of the earned income tax credit, establishment of a proactive unit for Arab affairs in the Prime Minister's office, and expansion of Haredi units in the defense forces. But as well as upgraded enforcement of anti discrimination legislation, much more is needed. This has implications, as noted, for additional education and public investment spending. Early and substantive progress will require all sides to adjust and to work closely together—requiring great political dexterity. But further progress is essential to secure the long-term sustainability of the Israeli economy, and with it, the welfare of all of its citizens.


IMFSurvey Magazine: Policy
ACTION AGAINST ILLICIT ACTIVITY
IMF Works to Fight Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
IMF Survey online
July 31, 2008
- Technical assistance bolsters countries' financial integrity
- Strong, sustained demand for IMF's assistance to address problems
- Increased collaboration with partners, donors, in assistance delivery
Money laundering and terrorism financing continue to plague many countries, threatening the integrity and stability of financial institutions and systems.
For the past seven years, the IMF has helped many countries strengthen their defenses in the battle against illicit activities.
Numerous countries have drawn on IMF assistance in drafting laws and regulations, and in developing strategies and methodologies for their financial sector supervisors. More generally, the IMF has helped countries develop the capacity of their financial sector supervisory agencies, financial intelligence units, and judicial officials.
The IMF assists its member countries by conducting assessments and providing technical assistance focused on legal, regulatory and supervisory frameworks. A multidisciplinary unit within the Fund's Legal Department—known as the Financial Integrity Group—is responsible for implementing the IMF's mandate on anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (often referred to by the acronym "AML/CFT").
Strong corporate governance, rule of law, and integrity are the key ingredients of well-functioning, modern financial markets. Underpinning these elements are effective AML/CFT regimes consistent with international standards. In many countries, AML/CFT regimes also support effective tax enforcement and thus fiscal administration.
Typically, the IMF evaluates countries' compliance with international AML/CFT standards and develops programs to help them address the identified shortcomings. Demand for IMF assistance has increased steadily every year since the institution became fully involved in 2001. In the past two years alone the IMF has conducted 12 AML/CFT assessments and 160 technical assistance missions in over 150 countries.
Different nations, different solutions
Money laundering and terrorism financing vulnerabilities can impede much-needed remittance flows and access to international financial and payments systems. The work undertaken by the IMF's Financial Integrity Group in South America has resulted in several successful projects combining the Fund's cross-country expertise with local knowledge.
The IMF has provided core technical assistance services (legislative drafting, training for financial sector supervisors, and capacity building for relevant government agencies) across a wide range of its membership.
Some projects are also developed on a regional basis—including plans to develop AML/CFT supervisory practices in Central America and a risk assessment project in the Pacific. The IMF's regional training centers play a central role in these efforts because they provide the facilities for training large numbers of people from the regions served by the centers.
The IMF takes a flexible approach to AML/CFT technical assistance, taking into account a country's stage of development, institutional capacity, overall level of commitment, and identified priorities. Also part of the picture are the broader implications of AML/CFT controls for the financial sector, as well as how these controls fit with other measures called for by international standards for regulating the financial sector.
In countries with limited administrative resources, the Fund often focuses on legislative drafting and institution-building in a way that respects the countries' economic limitations and other priorities. Hands-on seminars and workshops are a key means of passing along knowledge.
"The workshop, particularly the practical hands on case studies, really helped me to appreciate how [anti-money laundering] work fits into the big picture in my own economy," said a workshop participant at a recent event conducted by the Financial Integrity Group at the Joint Africa Institute in Tunis, Tunisia.
Focus on emerging markets
Engagement with emerging markets has expanded as officials and market participants realized that controls to counter money laundering and terrorism financing foster a favorable environment for cross-border financial flows and contribute to effective tax administration.
Effective laws and sound institutions, together with good governance practices, are essential components of healthy financial systems. This is especially so in countries that may be more vulnerable to sudden shifts in international capital flows. The IMF hopes to establish a multi-donor trust fund in AML/CFT to galvanize support for its technical assistance programs in emerging market countries to meet the strong demand coming from these countries.
Collaboration and coordination of Fund technical assistance with other strategic global, regional, and bilateral partners and donors is a priority. Wherever possible, and in order to avoid duplication, IMF staff leverage resources by cooperating with other agencies and donors.
With the help of funding from Canada, the IMF recently completed a program of work on AML/CFT supervision with the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank. Work is ongoing on another Canadian-funded, multifaceted AML banking supervision project that will significantly benefit seven Central American countries.
Restructuring for the future
The IMF's institutional restructuring plan will ensure it is better able to meet the future needs of its members. However, it has also meant a significant reduction in Washington-based staff. Still, the head of the Financial Integrity Group, Jody Myers, notes that the restructuring "has forced us to take a close look at the reasons we're in business and to identify the areas where we can have the greatest impact."
Moving forward, AML/CFT assistance will be more project based, drawing on a range of external experts supported by a core unit of expert IMF practitioners. Priority will be given to systemically important countries and those that present particularly significant money laundering or terrorism financing risks.
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Imperial, California (NAPSI) - The next time you visit the dentist, give yourself a pat on the back. Taking care of your mouth is vitally important to your overall well-being and may lower your risk for other health problems.
For example, periodontal disease has been linked to endocarditis (an infection of the heart lining). Bacteria from plaque can make your gums red and swollen, and bleed when you brush. The bacteria can then enter your bloodstream and infect other parts of the body, including the inner lining of your heart—particularly if you’re already at high risk for a heart condition.
Studies have also linked poor oral health to elevated levels of C-reactive protein that can lead to diabetes, stroke, heart disease, osteoporosis and other inflammatory diseases of aging.
Keep your oral health on track by brushing twice daily, flossing, changing your toothbrush every three to four months and eating healthy. Plan visits to your dentist every six months. The experts at Smile Brands Inc. suggest asking your dentist three questions:
What Should I Do About That Pain In My…?
If you are having any pain, ask about it. Your dentist will be able to point out anything on the surface during a regular cleaning and checkup, but you’ll need to speak up if you’re feeling something not visible. Identifying a concern when it’s small can prevent a larger problem in the future, and also keep any potential infections from spreading to other parts of your body.
How Is Everything Besides My Teeth?
Ask about your gums. Plaque buildup on your teeth can lead to problems like gingivitis and periodontitis. You can also ask for an overall exam to look for issues like bone density, grinding your teeth or any lumps that are out of the ordinary.
What’s My Homework?
To keep that clean-teeth feeling after you leave the office, ask your dental professional for some take-home to-dos. This could be a new brushing technique or a sample you’ve seen advertised. Such “assignments” can help keep your mouth in the best possible shape.
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At one time the deer population density averaged 8-12 deer per square mile. Currently there are areas in the United States that have a reported 200 deer per square mile. The over all estimate of deer in the US approaches 30 million. Compare this to the 500,000 of the early 1900's. No wonder deer problems are so prevalent!
You might think that that the growth of suburbia and land development would keep the deer population in check. Just the opposite has happened. Deer are thriving and multiplying in these areas. As it turns out, reproduction in deer is directly related to food availability. When food source is plentiful, deer will readily produce twins, sometimes even three and as many as four fawns in a single pregnancy. When food is scarce, only one fawn is born.
New housing developments invariably plant new landscaping. New landscaping requires attention to get well established. We water, we mulch, we fertilize. And we grow beautiful, lush plants and we continue to care for our plants. We're not the only one who rejoice in seeing our plants grow and thrive. Deer also love this tender new growth. Deer have a very strong sense of smell and they can smell your wonderfully fertilized plants. No wonder it can be such a challenge to get rid of deer! It makes sense that the deer don't go further into the woods to avoid people, especially since we're providing them good, if not better, nutrition than mother nature might.
All too often, the most common sign of deer presence is the damage they leave behind in the garden. Torn, shredded and eaten down plants are some the disheartening signs. Other signs are hoof prints and tracks in the soil or snow. Deer droppings are also commonly found. Deer droppings are about 3/4 inch in size and slightly oval-shaped. This is in contrast to rabbit droppings which are about the size and shape of peas. Deer also average a higher number of droppings than rabbits, around 70. Deer bedding is another sign of deer. Bedding areas are oval sized depressions in the ground where a deer has been resting. They approximately measure 1 3/4 feet by 4 feet, depending on the size of the deer. Bedding areas may be more easily recognized in snow.
Carefully observe the leaves and stalks that have been left behind. Unlike rabbits, deer do not have any upper front teeth and cannot cleanly cut leaves and stalks. Deer literally tear and twist leaves and twigs to collect food and then chew and grind them with their back teeth. The process of twisting and tearing often leaves a ragged and jagged appearance to plants and branches left behind.
Deer also will rub their antlers along shrubs and tree branches and tree trunks to remove the velvet from their antlers as well as to mark their territory. This can be recognized by observing vertical scrape marks and shredded bark on trees along with broken branches. It's not uncommon for the underlying wood of the trunk to be exposed. Not only can the damage look particularly unsightly on our specimen trees, but it can be particularly devastating to saplings.
There are many methods, suggestions and home remedies available to control deer in the garden. Some methods to keep deer from eating your plants are listed below. Preferred methods depend on your lifestyle, finances and personal preferences. If you have found a successful method and would like to share it, please let us know and we'd be glad to share it with our gardeners.
Deer prefer to stay near the edge of woods and other areas that provide good cover. Many suburban gardens provide the much preferred wooded or sheltered areas surrounding a home with some very appealing plantings. Deer are quite comfortable coming out of the woods at twilight and the evening to feast on your plants. In theory, if you incorporate mostly plants that deer don't like, you should be able to discourage them from bothering your garden. (Of course, if hungry enough, deer will eat anything to stay alive.) Another problem with planting only deer resistant plants is that you may not enjoy some flowers or shrubs that you love. One way to handle this dilemma is to blend some deer resistant plants with plants that deer may eat and protect just those plants loved by you and the deer.
Fencing can be used to keep deer out of your garden but bear in mind that deer can jump nine feet high. In order for a fence to work against deer it should be eight feet high. An effective fence is expensive and may not be a good choice for aesthetic reasons. In addition, fences have to be maintained on a regular basis.
Just the presence of a dog in your yard may be enough to keep deer away. However, you may not want to deal with the expense and maintenance of a dog just to get rid of deer.
Some of the scare tactics used to scare and get rid of deer are strobe lights, sirens, playing a radio, water scarecrows. Some of these devices may do more to alienate your neighbors than successfully repel deer. Unfortunately, scare devices can be a rather inconvenient and less reliable option. Eventually the deer do get used to them even when moved to different locations weekly.
One of the homemade suggestions is to hang bars of soap or unwashed human hair (placed in mesh bags) from trees and shrubs. Each bar of soap or hair bags may cover a three foot area. This method may not be acceptable for aesthetic reasons. In a larger garden, it can also be a rather tedious choir.
One of the easiest, economical and most reliable solutions to get rid of deer problems is to spray with I Must Garden Deer Repellent. It is environmentally safe for your family and pets and won't harm any animals. And since it doesn't smell awful, you won't scram from you own garden after you spray! We are so confident on the effectiveness of our repellent that we fully guarantee it!
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Insomnia and Depression
Is there a relationship with insomnia and depression? There is a link between depression and insomnia. Depression causes insomnia. In depression, people try to sleep but are not able to.
Some Common Names For Insomnia
There are some alternative names for insomnia. These are
Definition of Insomnia
Insomnia is a sleeping problem which means difficulty in sleeping when you first go to bed at night or waking up frequently in the night or waking up too much early in the morning.
Connection Between Insomnia and DepressionYou know 80% of depressed people experience insomnia, which means they have to face sleeping problems. Another type of insomnia is waking up early in the morning. This is in15% depressed people.
Insomnia is not just the depression symptoms, even disordered sleep may lead to depression. Delay in treating insomnia lead to first episode of depression. Insomnia depression is not just less sleep or waking up in the early morning. Actually sleep has well defined pattern. We cycle 4 to 5 times a night through a relaxed sleep marked by slow waves. People who are in depression fall in REM sleep, means that in sleep, people are in lot of pressures. People can get depressed in dream also.
When people experience insomnia, they get frustrated and full of anxiety. To compensate with sleep, they take some behavioral step. They stay in bed after morning for a long time or go to the bed early in the next night. But this behavior changes the pattern of sleep.
Effect of Depression and Insomnia
Actually depression is second step of insomnia. It disturbs the brain functioning ability.
Causes of Insomnia Depression
Avoid alcohol or caffeine before sleeping. Set fixed time to sleep. Do not use bedroom for other activity. When you are in bed use relaxation techniques that feel better. But don't imagine some creative thing that disturbs your mind and thus your sleeping pattern will change. Don't stay in bed for a longer period of time. Your computer or TV should be out of your bedroom. Your mind will change to stimulate it. And thus it makes harder to sleep. Try to listen to music, take bath, read some storybooks before going to sleep. Exercise is helpful but if done 2 hours before sleeping. Aerobic exercise is best for depressed people. Avoid stressful situation before sleeping.
Therapy And Oil Treatment For Insomnia Depression
This therapy is most useful therapy. It gives good respond to stress related condition including insomnia.
Oil For Insomnia Depression
You can use any oil but sunflower oil and sweet almond oil are used as carrier oil. You can make combination of carrier oil and essential oil. Essential oil includes camomile and geranium. For adults, dose is 25ml carrier with 7 to 8 drops of essential oil. For children, dose is 3 to 4 drops of essential oil with 25ml carrier.
Following Are Some Essential Oils That Are Useful For Sleep.
Antidepressants Treatment For Insomnia Depression
Sleep disturbance leads to insomnia depression. It is an integral part of depressive disorder. More than 90% depressed people complaint about insomnia. Thus insomnia depression requires antidepressants treatment. At initial state of insomnia, dose of serotonin reuptake inhibitors or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors are given. Where as antidepressant drugs with 5-HT2 blocking properties, such as mirtazapine or nefazodone improves sleep pattern. This treatment increases total sleep.
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