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AS countries across the globe are trying to handle the setbacks resulting from the deadly Covid-19 outbreak, global supply chain and international trade have been severely disrupted due to the imposition of movement restriction and social distancing measures by governments worldwide.
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has projected world trade to decline between 13% and 32% this year, worse than during the global financial crisis (GFC). The recovery in year 2021 was also said to be uncertain contingent on how long the pandemic lasts and the effectiveness of government policies.
Even before the pandemic, trade was already in a dull position on the back of US-China trade disputes and slow economic growth.
What makes it worse is the more interconnected value-chain linkages and extensive lockdowns in countries, including Malaysia that has been extended until May 12.
The pandemic is set to, or rather, has hit the services trade the hardest due to international travel measures and the closure of retail stores.
Malaysia has not been spared from this shock, given its openness to trade. Trade activity has fallen 12.7% on a monthly basis in February, hampered by supply-chain disruption due to factory closures in China.
According to the latest data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation Development (OECD), Malaysia’s imported inputs embedded in gross exports (backward linkages) accounts for 36.9%, the third highest after Singapore and Vietnam. Malaysia’s role in foreign country’s exports (forward linkages) is not as high at 18.7%.
The backward linkages figure shows how vulnerable Malaysia’s trade position is due to our reliance on imports.
Another dampening factor to the current trade environment is that countries have started restricting or banning exports that are in high demand now, such as medical and food products, to ensure adequate domestic supplies. This is what we call part and parcel of deglobalisation.
According to the WTO, so far, 80 countries have imposed export prohibitions or restrictions due to the pandemic as of April 22.
Given the deglobalisation responses, what lessons can be learnt to support Malaysia’s vulnerability?
According to the World Bank, the do’s of trade policy responses during the pandemic should satisfy the following requirements:
* DO facilitate access to essential Covid-19-related medical goods and supplies;
* DO support consumption of essential items and limit negative impacts on the poorest;
* DO support exporters to maintain jobs and foreign exchange earnings;
* DO contribute to macroeconomic policy efforts to shield the economy from Covid-19-related downturns; and,
* DO streamline regulatory and border procedures to facilitate access to Covid-19-related medical goods and essential food products.
On the other hand, the don’ts of policy responses are as follows:
* DON’T constrain investment in and access to essential Covid-19-related medical goods and supplies;
* DON’T undermine consumption of essential goods or constrain job-maintaining exports; and,
* DON’T impose additional trade restrictions to protect domestic industries that have been badly impacted by weak demand.
Therefore, the direction of policy responses by the Malaysian government should be based on the fulfillment of these criteria, which are to address both health and economic crises.
Firstly, efforts to adjust to traditional trading partners can be done by enhancing regional cooperation, as no one has been spared from experiencing economic and health downturns. For instance, this initiative can be worked out within the Asean region.
The Asean+3, including South Korea, Japan and China, had agreed on April 14 to discuss means to combat the pandemic together, such as by providing adequate medical supplies, establishing a Covid-19 Asean Response Fund to ensure sufficient financing, keeping markets open for trade and investment to ensure food security, and expanding the scale of emergency stockpiles for the preparation of any possible upcoming pandemics.
Secondly, the government or companies can turn inward and focus on domestic-oriented activities to provide support when external-oriented sectors are struggling.
On the manufacturing front, local manufacturers need to think ahead by reassessing their supply chain – map all of the suppliers, understand the company’s critical vulnerabilities and take action to diversify risk and come up with a business continuity plan, as well as a plan for the workers.
Redesigning the supply chain, according to the Harvard Business Review, requires either having a backup source to the primary source or shifting production to a local base.
This brings us to the second option – to shift production locally for in-demand items, such as food. For the food sector, talk about food security have surfaced since the outbreak began due to concerns among the public.
So, government incentives in the form of subsidies or grants can be provided to farmers to increase domestic food production by the enhancement of modern farming with the adoption of technology.
Moreover, incentives are also crucial to attract younger generations to join the sector, as lack of manpower has been an issue in the past few years due to low wages.
For comparison, Japan has allocated RM8.9 billion (¥220 billion) for its companies to shift their productions from China back to its home country, and RM1 billion (¥23.5 billion) for those planning to shift productions to other countries.
French President Emmanuel Macron said supply chains will “need to become more French”; Germany’s Health Minister Jens Spahn wants to minimise “one-sided dependencies in order to win back national sovereignty”; while, Australia, South Korea, Taiwan and the US are considering relocating productions.
In conclusion, the action of countries turning inward has been driven by fears of dependency on external sources in the midst of this unprecedented shock.
Hence, trade policy responses focused on managing the crisis, be it regionally or domestically, should be constructed to mitigate more detrimental effects.
Nur Sofea Hasmira Azahar is Research Analyst at EMIR Research, an independent think tank focused on strategic policy recommendations based on rigorous research.


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IRATES DE FACTO: ARMENIAN CABINET TO HAVE SEPARATE OFFICE FOR VICE PREMIER
- The Armenian cabinet is in store for new structural reforms following the recent elections to the National Assembly, the paper has learned.
Citing "well-informed sources", it claims that the Government is planning to launch a separate institution for the vice prime minister and appoint the incumbent minister of territorial administration, Armen Gevorgyan, to the position.
According to the paper, vice premier will be tasked with coordinating the activities of all the committees and services adjunct to the executive.
- 1818 Birth of Gevorg Hakhverdyan (philologist) in Tbilissi (Georgia). He died in 1861.
- 1860 Constantinople's National General Assembly adopts (and the Patriarch ratifies) the National Constitution of Western Armenia.
- 1921 Stalin, through the illegal decision of the Caucasian Bureau of the Central Committee of the Russian Communist Party, separates Artsakh (Mountainous Gharabagh) from Armenia and forcibly annexes it to Azerbaijan.

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By NS Desk | Health News | Posted on : 14-Apr-2020
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) The wide media coverage he got after pedalling 130 km on his rickety bicycle to get his cancer-stricken wife Manjula treated has not brought any succour to Arivazhagan as he is still awaiting Tamil Nadu government's help.
"We have not heard from anybody in the Tamil Nadu government. After the news reports, local police officials did visit us and assured they would arrange an ambulance whenever needed. They requested me not to take my wife on my bicycle to Puducherry," construction worker Arivazhagan told IANS.
He said his wife Manjula is again complaining of increased pain.
Arivazhagan said he had not heard about the couple's inclusion in the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Health Insurance Scheme.
He said a doctor from JIPMER in Puducherry calls him up to enquire about his wife's health. A good Samaritan had even transferred some money to his bank account.
"With the lockdown, the construction work has stopped and so have my earnings," he added.
Arivazhagan hit the news headlines after he pedalled on March 30 with his 60-year-old wife Manjula on his bicycle from his village near Kumbakonam to JIPMER hospital in Puducherry for her chemotherapy session.
Owing to the lockdown, buses were not plying between Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Wearing just a 'dhoti', he asked his wife to sit on the carrier and tied her to himself with a towel, lest she fell en route.
"We started at 4.45 am and reached JIPMER at 10.15 pm. On the way, we had some tea and also slept near a pond for two hours," Arivazhagan had told IANS earlier.
At JIPMER the doctors and others were astounded at his cycling adventure.
Arivazhagan was full of praise for the doctors and other staff at JIPMER.
"They gave my wife the needed treatment and pooled money to help me. They also gave medicines for one month and paid about Rs 6,300 for an ambulance to drop us back," Arivazhagan had told IANS.
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Rare Genetic Epilepsy Spurs Families into Action
WASHINGTON – Families of over 150 children globally struggling with SCN8A - a rare but devastating genetic disorder - are joining forces to educate the public about SCN8A and the urgency for accelerating scientific progress.
The First International SCN8A Awareness Day is coming up February 9th and three family-based advocacy organizations including Ajude o Rafa, The Cute Syndrome Foundation, and Wishes for Elliott: Advancing SCN8A Research, as well as individual families are reaching out to share the story of the grave impacts of this newly identified epilepsy.
February 9th will mark what would have been the 21st birthday for Shay Hammer whose father Michael, at the time a population geneticist, was the first to isolate the SCN8A gene as the cause of his daughter’s struggle with epilepsy. Sadly the discovery came weeks after Shay’s sudden and unexpected death in 2011 at 15 years old – the first documented case of SUDEP in a child with an SCN8A mutation.
Michael Hammer has since dedicated his life and professional work as a geneticist to advancing the scientific understanding of this devastating disorder. He has developed an innovative and powerful online registry for children with SCN8A. All proceeds from sponsored events and contributions to the three organizations are being dedicated during this period to supporting the www.scn8a.net efforts.
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SCN8A mutations are associated with some of the most severe forms of epilepsy. 70% of affected children suffer from intractable seizures, double the rate among the overall epilepsy population.
Many children struggle with debilitating effects including 50% unable to walk, over 50% are nonverbal, and 30% lack head control. Children with SCN8A are at very high risk of SUDEP for early death from a range of poorly understood causes related to epilepsy.
Little is known about SCN8A including an absence of established treatments. Like many rare disorders, families and their efforts to advance research offer the greatest hope for these beautiful children who deserve answers.
About the Foundations Dedicated to SCN8A Epilepsy
The three foundations – Ajude o Rafa, The Cute Syndrome Foundation, and Wishes for Elliott: Advancing SCN8A Research share an unwavering commitment to bringing answers and hope to the families and children affected by this poorly understood disorder. In just a short time these foundations have sponsored new research, hosted two scientific meetings yielding seminal peer-reviewed articles, hosted two international family, clinician and researcher conferences, and come together to support Dr. Hammer’s critical registry.
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Date of Award
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Dr. Krystal Canady
Dr. Sterling Roberts
Dr. Sarah Handwerker/Dr. Megan Gandy
There is a lack of knowledge surrounding the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community among Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students. Evidence has proven simulation to be an effective method to increase knowledge and awareness among healthcare providers. This DNP project aimed to assess BSN students’ LGBTQ cultural competence using an educational simulation intervention. Utilizing an educational simulation intervention was an effective way of providing education to nursing students to increase their LGBTQ cultural competence. This project aimed to improve the cultural competency among BSN students related to LGBTQ individuals using simulation as an intervention. Madeleine Leininger’s Cultural Care of Diversity and Universality theory was used to guide the implementation of the research. Students completed a baseline cultural competence scale prior to the educational simulation intervention. A modified National League of Nursing (NLN) standardized patient simulation was facilitated as the students encountered an LGBTQ patient. Upon completing the educational simulation intervention, students completed the same cultural competency scale so scores could be evaluated for cultural competency. The clinical questions revealed that the educational simulation intervention improved cultural competence scores when comparing baseline scores to post-intervention scores. The higher cultural competency scores were associated with decreased therapeutic communication scores. Overall, the project demonstrated that utilizing an educational simulation intervention is an effective method of educating students on the LGBTQ population.
Keywords: LGBTQ, BSN, QYCC, educational simulation intervention, therapeutic communication
Rodriguez, Christopher Derrick, "Increasing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Cultural Competence Among Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) Students: An Educational Simulation Intervention (ESI)" (2022). Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Translational and Clinical Research Projects. 62.

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Protection and traction for tyres in tough conditions
German chain link manufacturer Erlau is showing its range of tyre protection and traction products for mining, quarrying and other demanding applications. Erlau provides wear link and traction chain options for all sizes of wheels, including for the largest loaders. Its ring-link system offers a wide range of high-alloy dropped forge links. Its ring-ring system is designed for very abrasive materials, while its ring-locking system is specifically designed for use on hot slag. In addition, three different chain mesh configurations provide protection, traction, or protection plus traction. Erlau is noted for innovations such as its CMS monitoring system, which embeds an RFID device in the tyre chain that records its production history, including batch number, test results, installation, maintenance, incidents and operating hours. More recently, the company introduced hammerless spare parts. Its EASYLOCK system is a connecting ring that that replaces the traditional use of a hammer and pin with an open Omega-shaped ring and locking hasp operated with an allen key. “This makes tyre chain maintenance not only safer but faster as well,” says Francesco Di Giusto, manager tyre protection chain division of Erlau. The firm is currently working on a further innovation to its product range that it plans to introduce next year, says Di Giusto, which it hopes will further extend its leading market share.


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Marvel illustrator Mark Brooks and cult toy designers Tristan Eaton and The Beast Brothers among big names this year with more to come
Singapore, 1 June 2012 – The annual Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention (STGCC) announces its first wave of pop culture personalities for 2012. Fans in Southeast Asia can look forward to meeting Marvel Comics illustrator Mark Brooks, well-known for his stunning illustrations for Marvel, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic illustrator Mark Torres and recognised kaiju (Japanese monsters) illustrator and toy designer, Mark Nagata.
Fans can also expect more exclusive STGCC collectibles at this year’s event. Cult toy designers Tristan Eaton and The Beast Brothers, well-known for their distinct urban art style as seen on the infamous Dunny and Munny toys by designer toy label, Kidrobot, will be in Singapore for the first time at STGCC. Tokidoki creator Simone Legno, a huge fan favourite, will also be creating limited edition collectibles only available at STGCC.
From Asia, Japanese pop culture fans can look forward to meeting Chibi art illustrator CHANXCO and DJ Zanio from popular Japanese vocaloid group, ZANEEDS, and Chief Editor of Japan’s top cosplay magazine Cosmode, Tadaaki “Jacky” Dosai.
The annual event will take over the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Marina Bay Sands from 1 to 2 September 2012. Online ticketing opens 31 May 2012.
“This year, we want to showcase more aspects of pop culture from both East and West. Our fans can expect a greater mish-mash of personalities, exhibitors and offerings that will span across mass and niche segments of pop culture, including more cult toy designers and illustrators which fans have been asking for,” said Ms Yeow Hui Leng, Project Director of STGCC.
The pop culture fest is co-organised by Reed Exhibitions Singapore and ReedPOP in the U.S., organiser of New York Comic Con (NYCC).
Do check out the Singapore Toy, Game & Comic Convention website at www.singaporetgcc.com for more info.


When Luc Besson shot The Lady, he and his backers did their best to pretend it was not about Aung San Suu Kyi, the Burmese opposition leader who spent 15 years under house arrest because of her relentless nonviolent campaign for democracy. They kept it under wraps because they didn’t want to jeopardize the chance she might be freed, and because they might have had problems during the shoot in Thailand. She was freed last November. The film is a real departure for Besson, who is best known for fast-moving action films from Taken to Colombiana. He is unveiling the film at the Toronto Film Festival in a World Premiere on September 12. They’ve given Deadline an exclusive look at the teaser one-sheet. The one on the left is Michelle Yeoh, who plays Aung San Suu Kyi in the film. Both of them were designed by Shepard Fairey.
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Bringing the phrase “bug zapper” to an all-new level
Skippy the Squirrel just can’t seem to play nice with the other animals. Or maybe the other animals don’t really play nice with him. Either way, it seems like his crazed affinity with electrocution has led him to yet another animal-frying adventure. First, it was Bird Zapper, and now, Namco Bandai brings us Bug Assault.
When the birds realized they weren’t quite powerful enough to annoy Sparky on their own, they decided that enlisting an insect army might be the perfect sneak attack into his tree. Unluckily for them, Sparky is about as hopped up on electricity as a squirrel could be, and is ready for a shocking counterassault of his own.
In this arcade-style “shooter”, you control Sparky and his trusted electricity coils. By tapping two fingers anywhere on the screen, you’ll generate a short burst of electricity that fries any infernal insect in your path. Each bug that goes unpunished will deduct a point from your life count, from 20 downward. Hit zero, and it’s game over.
Unfortunately for Sparky, things aren’t as easy as frying everything in your path. Amongst all the rotten bugs are the sweet and harmless ladybugs. Sparky might be crazy, but at least he has some self-respect. Hitting a ladybug will drop your health five-fold. Alongside giant insect bosses, knowing when to zap and when to restrain yourself becomes a very challenging task.
If there’s anything Bug Assault has, it’s color, and lots of it. There are almost 30 unique critters to fry, each with its own special pattern or skill. Remembering how to deal with each one becomes extremely challenging, especially when they come in droves alongside ladybugs.
It sounds silly, but getting a fact about insects at the end of each run is a nice touch. Did you know that fleas have lived for 100 million years? Or that grasshoppers can see behind their heads? A special “Kids Mode” is available for younger players wanting less challenge and more facts, but the facts on the “Adult Mode” come pretty plentifully, too.
The only thing keeping Bug Assault from moving from “great game” to “amazing game” territory is that it doesn’t offer enough ways to progress and beat your old high score. It’s a tough game, and it’ll be pretty hard for most players to get much farther than a fourth boss fight, even after memorizing each bug’s attack pattern.
There are special items in the shop to aid you, including a newspaper, bug spray, and the all-mighty Tesla coil, but they all operate on ammunition. Once you’re out of ammunition, you have to go back and buy more. The game offers a moderate amount of in-game currency while you play, but having to constantly invest in ammo means you likely won’t see an increase in your score without dropping lots of real-life money to support heavy ammo.
What the game needs is permanent upgrades. Some way for you to constantly climb up your scoreboard and inspire you to earn more currency with each round. It’s this addictive formula that brought games like Temple Run into stardom, and Bug Assault is just a few modifications from being truly infectious.
Even with the lack of an addictive progression curve, Bug Assault is a nice addition to the arcade-style app library. The upgrade system might be a little flawed, but the unique two-finger gameplay and colorful cast of critters are enough to make any gamer happy. And, let’s be honest here: who doesn’t want to zap some pesky bugs?

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Author: Pritish Behuria
For many years the Rwandan government showed little interest in moving beyond Basel I, which it adopted in 1998. However, in 2015, the government’s stance changed and it made a formal commitment to the rapid adoption and implementation of Basel II and III. The government’s exuberance for adopting global standards is puzzling given that Rwanda’s financial sector remains largely underdeveloped and the government aims to become a developmental state. The motivations for the government’s position are to reduce risk in the financial sector, encourage harmonisation of financial sector regulation across the East African Community (EAC), and to develop a service-based economy, including by making Kigali a financial hub. The adoption and implementation of Basel II and III is a strategic policy priority for Rwanda’s economic leadership. The adoption and implementation of Basel II and III is a strategic policy priority for Rwanda’s economic leadership.
Political economy background
Rwanda’s financial sector has grown substantially since 1994 and,in recent years, it has been among the fastest growing sectors in the country. In the mid-2000s, frictions between prominent members of the ruling party (RPF) and pressure from the World Bank and IMF contributed to decisions to liberalise the financial sector. Commercial banks came close to bankruptcy and senior RPF leaders became increasingly worried about the stability of the financial sector. The government recognised its political vulnerability and excessive reliance on domestic elites in the sector and decided to rely instead on foreign investment in commercial banking. Even though the sector is liberalised today, the government remains a significant actor – both through its ownership in the largest bank and as the largest customer, with party- and military-owned enterprises remaining large recipients of loans.
|GDP per capita||784|
|Bank assets (current USD)||2.05bn|
|Bank assets (% of GDP)||24.2|
|Stock market capitalisation (% of GDP)||Data not available|
|Credit allocation to private sector (% of GDP)||21|
|Credit allocation to government (% of GDP)||4.4|
|Polity IV score (2017||-3|
Note: All data is from 2016 unless otherwise indicated
Source: FSI Database, IMF (2018); GDI Database, World Bank (2017a); Polity IV (2014)
Basel implementation to date
Basel I standards were implemented in 1998. The Rwandan government was relatively slow in officially stating its intention to comply with the Basel Core Principles, even though it was ranked among the most compliant countries in Africa. Discussions to adopt Basel II and III started in the mid-2000s when the East African Community (EAC) argued for a common stance in relation to Basel standards. However it was only in 2015 that the government took steps to adopt and implement Basel II and III. In November 2015 the regulator issued a directive that required parallel reporting of Basel II capital requirements, and from 2018 all commercial banks in Rwanda are required to comply with several components of Basel II and III.
Politics of Basel implementation
Basel adoption in Rwanda is driven by internationally oriented politicians who have adopted a development strategy that seeks to attract foreign attention and investment in order to establish the country as a financial services hub. The Rwandan government’s uncritical stance towards Basel adoption can be interpreted either as a genuine belief in such standards or an ideological agreement with market-led reforms. The RPF’s economic leadership has taken the decision to adopt Basel standards, but the National Bank of Rwanda (BNR) is the agency charged with delivering that goal.
Financial System Stability Assessments (FSAPs) were conducted by the World Bank and IMF in 2005 and 2011, triggering rounds of regulatory reform at the central bank (BNR). The regulator has applied simple but conservative banking rules that exceed Basel capital requirements. Though some IMF and World Bank officials claim to have advised the government against implementing Basel II and III, BNR officials did not recall such advice.
In 2013, consultations between the economic leadership and the BNR led to the establishment of a Basel steering committee, paving the way for Basel II and III adoption. While the BNR has been quick to follow international standards, it faces constraints, especially regarding the incorporation of operational and market risk requirements. The implementation of Basel II and III remains difficult given the capacity and technology constraints of both the BNR and the commercial banks. The political ambition to adopt Basel has not left space for receptiveness to feedback, reflecting the narrow role of the BNR in this process. BNR officials and commercial bankers all anticipate difficulties with implementing Basel.
Banks are mostly domestically oriented. The state-owned bank has ambitions of expanding in the region in the future, but this is not on the horizon in the next few years. Pan-African banks have a substantial presence in Rwanda, but most invested primarily to maintain a footprint in the country, and their business models are domestically oriented. Nevertheless, many international banks were adjusting to Basel II and III requirements due to changes in their headquarters. While banks expressed concerns regarding the pace at which Basel standards were being adopted, they regard Basel adoptions as beneficial in the long term. Thus, there was little resistance to the implementation of Basel reforms. The process is still in its early stages in Rwanda and it will be interesting to watch for developments as Basel II and III implementation comes into force.


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Shares in Walmart’s Mexico subsidiary slumped on Monday after it emerged that the retail giant is under investigation for possible monopolistic practices.
On Friday, Walmex announced that the Federal Economic Competition Commission (Cofece), Mexico’s antitrust authority, had summoned it to “an administrative procedure in the form of a trial” regarding the findings of an investigation into alleged anticompetitive practices, initiated in 2020.
Walmex has 45 working days to prepare its defense, after which the panel will decide whether the company has violated Mexican antitrust law.
“Walmex is confident that it has always acted in accordance with applicable law to ensure the best prices, quality and choice to its customers,” the company said in a statement.
On Monday, Cofece announced that it had initiated proceedings against “a company,” after an investigation established “probable vertical fixing of prices and/or other monopolistic practices related to the market for the supply and distribution of consumer goods by chains of self-service stores in the national territory.”
It did not name Walmex as the company in question or specify what offenses it is accused of, but did say that they are considered illegal practices under Article 56 of the Federal Law on Economic Competition (LFCE).
Cofece’s statement noted that Mexican families spend more than half of their income on consumer goods including food, beverages and cleaning supplies, making this sector a priority for the antitrust watchdog. Walmart owns the majority of chain supermarkets in Mexico, operating Bodega Aurrera, Superama and Sam’s Club in addition to the supermarkets operated under its own name.
“It’s about the imposition of a price, or other conditions, with a distributor or supplier,” José Manuel Haro, head of Cofece’s investigative unit, told Reuters. “The economic agent in question is making an imposition, and could be distorting the process of free competition.”
The crimes listed under the LFCE all involve manipulation by a dominant market power. They include practices such as conditioning the sale of one good on the purchase of another; pressuring or colluding with other companies to boycott another; and using the profits from one product to lower the price of another to below-cost price in order to displace competition.
In 2019, Reuters reported that Walmart had penalized companies supplying goods to rival Amazon, a possible anti-competitive practice. Haro declined to give more details about the current probe until Cofece releases its final decision. Such processes often take months.
Companies found guilty of crimes under the LFCE can face fines of up to 8% of their annual income. After news of the investigation emerged, shares in Walmex slumped over 5% by Monday afternoon, reaching their lowest level in more than 30 months.


Life in Vincentown
A recent article in The Philadelphia Inquirer began this way: “In Southampton Township, life goes on and on and on. This is a suburb where family roots run knotted and deep, and townsfolk live securely knowing that tomorrow will offer the same comforts as yesterday…. Southampton is the kind of town Atticus Fitch, the laid-back, respected attorney in To Kill a Mockingbird, might settle in. Generations live across the street from each other. Change arrives slowly…. Southampton is a suburb, but its people are devoted to retaining the rural look and feel. Though it is only 45 minutes from Philadelphia, the township lacks the fast-food, mini-mall image found in many communities closer to the Delaware River.”
“Even so, there are other places where the locals go to trade talk and to eat — two diners, a cafe*, and the Red Lion Inn, where the owners still make their own pasta.” *Editor’s note: Since this article appeared, the cafe on Main Street has closed.
People in Southampton like their space. “I can drop out of society when I pull into my driveway,” said one resident. “All my neighbors are four-legged, and that’s the way I like it.” he said. “No, I hope a lot of people don’t decide to move here. It’s very rural, very private.”
Vincentown? Oh … Well … You Wouldn’t Like It There
In 1977, a reporter for the Burlington County Times, Dan Eisenhuth, wrote an article about Vincentown which has been a classic description of the town. At the time, Dan lived on Mill Street. The article has been reproduced in local newsletters and has been read publicly at Historical Society meetings and is quoted frequently by people desirous of preserving the unique attributes which make Vincentown special. We have reproduced the article, as well as a commentary and update, some twenty years later, by another transplant to Vincentown, Joe Laufer. Click below to read both these articles.
Vincentown?…You Wouldn’t Like it There
The Vincentown Mill Pond
The Vincentown Mill Pond has long been the centerpiece of the community of Vincentown. The creation of an early saw mill and grist mill along the South Branch of the Rancocas were essential to the growth and development of Vincentown. On December 2, 2005, a formal ribbon cutting ceremony was held to celebrate the opening of a new $2.5M dam and bridge on Race Street in Vincentown. A previous temporary dam, which the new structure replaced, was constructed in 1996 after the earlier dam failed in 1994. That dam had originally been constructed in 1891, with the main spillway being constructed in 1919. Reconstruction of that dam took place in 1924. The 1996 reconstruction was not without controversy. Some citizens felt that the reconstruction of the dam was an unnecessary expense. Other citizens argued for the historic, recreational, health, safety, ecological, and economic value of the dam to the community, and set up a citizen’s committee to ensure that the dam would be restored. The temporary dam of 1996 is what resulted.
The new Race Street dam and bridge. Opened in 2005.
As plans were being made for the construction of a permanent replacement for this dam, the NJ State Department of Transportation (NJDOT) became involved and applied for a grant from the federal government. The cost of the project was about $2.5 million funded mainly by a federal grant to the NJDOT. The NJDOT began replacement of the Race Street bridge and dam in August, 2003. The Preservation Commission of Historic Southampton became involved in the project due to the fact that it impacts the Vincentown Historic District. The NJDOT worked with the Commission to identify and solve concerns about the visual characteristics of the design. One design objective was to provide a sense of consistency with the new Main Street bridge by using similar materials and colors. Another was to maintain the human-scale of the bridges in order to ensure that the Mill Pond Park retained its strong sense of place. The project included substantial landscaping improvements to the Mill Pond Park. Until the new dam construction project interrupted it, the Mill Pond was the site of an annual Triathlon for the benefit of the Sally Stretch Keen Memorial Library. It is used by the citizenry for fishing, canoeing, ice skating and swimming. On the evening of September 16, 2000, tragedy struck, with the first reported drowning in the Mill Pond, a young woman from Race Street, who went under during an evening boat ride with her husband.
A Rich History
Originally called Brimstone Neck, Southampton was settled by Quakers. In 1758, Vincentown, the core of the township, was founded. Named after plantation owner Vincent Leeds, Vincentown was first known as Vincent’s Town. George W. C. Drexel, the Philadelphia newspaper mogul and member of the famous banking family, married Mary Irick, a Vincentown native, in the Trinity Episcopal Church on Mill Street on November 18, 1891. Vincentown has been placed on the New Jersey and U.S. National Historical Registers because of its rich history.
The article which appears below was written by town historian,
Dorothy Best, and sums up the history of our town.
Bed Bug Hill Road
Only in Southampton! Our community is unique in many ways, not the least in the names of some of its roads. Besides “Bed Bug Hill Road,” you’ll find names that probably don’t exist in any other communities: Beaver Dam Road, Bent Tree Trail, Big Hill Road, Hog Farm Road, Miss Mabel Drive, Ongs Hat Road, Possum Hollow Road, Purgatory Road and Sooy Place Road. We even have two streets with names that reflect exactly why people like it here: Serenity Court and Tranquility Court!
“Stop the Jade Run”
Perhaps the only stream in the world with a name reflecting an incident involving a runaway horse, “Stop the Jade Run” meanders through Southampton Township, sometimes overflowing its banks and causing inconveniences to local cows, pedestrians and motor vehicles.
The Red Lion Story
One section of Southampton which prompts inquiries is the area of Red Lion, just off the intersection of Routes 206 and 70. The common explanation of how Red Lion got its name appeared in “Forgotten Towns of Southern New Jersey” by Henry Charlton Beck.
Vincentown is the only community in New Jersey to be chosen by Reminisce Magazine to display a set of nostalgic Burma-Shave signs. In 1996, five Burma-Shave sign replicas were placed on Landing Street along the Jack Allen Farm just outside the village of Vincentown. They read: TODAY’S KIDS…SURE MISSED A TREAT…NO MOONLIGHT RIDES…IN A RUMBLE SEAT. The final sign contains the logo of the sponsor, Reminisce Magazine. Town Historian Dot Best entered Vincentown into Reminisce’s unique contest at the urging of Jack Allen, on whose property the signs are located. Click below for the article which appeared in the January-February, 1997 issue of Reminisce Magazine concerning the choice of Vincentown as the only New Jersey town selected as a location for the Burma-Shave signs.
For 14 years, Southampton Township has been designated as a Tree City USA community, based on criteria established by The National Arbor Day Foundation. To qualify, a town must have in place a Shade Tree Commission, A Tree Care Ordinance, A Community Forestry Program with an Annual Budget of at least $2 per capita, and an Arbor Day Observance and Proclamation. Southampton Township proudly displays the Tree City USA logo at the entrances to our community.
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Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbour is one of the finest marinas on the Northern Chesapeake Bay. It is a facility that is family oriented, quiet and an excellent environment for fun and relaxation. Our goal is to assure your boating experience here will be a truly enjoyable experience.
We try to anticipate and meet or exceed your expectations, and are always open to suggestions on how to better serve our boating friends. We invite you to choose Bohemia Bay as your home port, and enjoy all the amenities of a full service, modern marina resort, designed with entire boating family in mind. Bohemia Bay offers true condominium slip ownership & slip rentals.
Family friendly Marina! Great staff and facilities!
VERY protected from wind and current makes docking easy. ships store is well stocked. Pool is nicely situated on the water. Easy access to upper bay.
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Wow! What a find on the Bohemia River. We pulled in after being on anchor for a few days and the entire staff welcomed us warmly. Took a couple days to relax in a transient slip and enjoy the beautiful amenities BBYH has to offer (including warm and clean showers!). Would absolutely recommend this as a stop to anyone traveling through the C&D that needs a break before continuing their journey. The kids enjoyed the beach and playground area and the pool is beautiful. The store is fully stocked and fairly priced and they have ice blocks which are great if you don’t have refrigeration on board. Careful on approach. The waters are shallow but we made it through at low tide with about 2 feet to spare (total depth was about 7 feet)
We were taking our powerboat from Norfolk to Connecticut and needed a fuel hose and priming pump replaced. They were able to accommodate us immediately and mechanic Tim was amazing. They have fabulous amenities and the property is immaculate, obviously very well managed. Highly recommend.
BBYH is a 5 Star Marina! You will not meet a nicer more helpful group of people. We have found staff and slip owners alike are friendly and very helpful. The Marina is well maintained with too many amenities to list here. If you are looking for an Eastern Shore Marina on the Upper Chesapeake Bay you will be happy you checked out Bohemia Bay Yacht Harbour!

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Located in Houston, TX, Axelrad is a beer garden nestled beside a 1920s-style building. Ideal for summertime celebrations, this outdoor setting evokes a casual vibe. With an extensive beverage menu and several dining options, this open-air venue can set the scene for any occasion.
Axelrad can accommodate up to 150 patrons and possesses 900 square feet of space. Replete with floral decor and intimate lighting, this beer garden is designed to inspire relaxation. Complemented by the abundance of hammocks and welcoming furniture, this laid-back ambiance is sure to charm your guests. Partygoers will be intrigued by the eclectic assortment of native and regional plants. The bar itself is located within the renovated property. Once a grocery store, this building is reminiscent of early 20th-century design. Made by esteemed artist Maria Rangel, the hand-made, vintage-themed beer taps are in keeping with the interior’s old-time aesthetic.
At Axelrad, the team celebrates community spirit and strives to create a neighborhood atmosphere. Whether you wish to host a birthday party or a live music event, they will work with you to bring your ideas to life. They offer a wide selection of draught beers, from the fruity Blue to the spicy Devil’s Backbone. Should you require a meal to complement your celebration, delectable food courtesy of Luigi’s Pizzeria can be enjoyed on the garden benches.

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Vanessa Collier: Blues Breaker
A young woman named Vanessa Collier took up her saxophone a few years back, left the Berklee School of Music in Boston, and went on the road with bluesman Joe Louis Walker. Armed with that experience, she made her first album, HEART SOUL AND SAXOPHONE. And now she’s got a new one. More of heart soul and saxophone, with more experience, more sophistication. It is called MEETING MY SHADOW. Juke joint rockers, soul shout outs, a bit of gospel, and of course, bitter tunes about toxic lovers. Like this one! She adds the flute to this heartbreaker. Great little song called “Poisoned the Well.” Vanessa Collier.
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I saw Mockingjay Part 1 over the holidays and it spurred me on to finish reading the awesome Hunger Games series by Suszanne Collins. In an interview Collins said her goal is to write a war story for every age group, so I can't wait for the adult offering.
In the meantime, I noticed set dressing, casting and costumes for the film enforced the slave and racial themes expressed in the book. In particular I was struck by Collins' song The Hanging Tree as performed by Jennifer Lawrence.
Oh, how it reminds me of Billie Holliday's rendition of Strange Fruit.


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Call it a revolution, call it a solution. Tiny homes have emerged over the past few years from two decidedly different motivations: as a lifestyle choice by folks hoping to live within a smaller footprint and as a short- or long-term solution for those facing homelessness or otherwise finding it difficult to afford housing.
Along the way, tiny houses, whether one-off or in village-like clusters, face a bevy of obstacles from zoning rules to NIMBYism. But there’s no denying that tiny homes have developed niche applications as U.S. cities struggle to meet the housing needs of growing populations.
Tiny homes as affordable, homeless housing
One way tiny houses are finding use as lower-cost housing is through the use of accessory dwelling units (ADUs). The housing typology shares a property with an existing residential structure, and it is gaining ground, with Hawaii and Los Angeles considering them.
Multnomah County, OR, which includes Portland, is also turning to ADUs as a possible affordable housing solution. A new project called “A Place for You,” launched by the Multnomah Idea Lab, will place ADUs on participants’ properties in exchange for those homeowners housing homeless families in the unit for up to five years.
The project is kicking off with a pilot of four homes. Residents are clearly enthusiastic, with 1,099 applications submitted before the system closed, according to Mary Li, director of the Multnomah Idea Lab. “We were trying to look at new ideas to fill this gap between people on the street and more permanent housing becoming available,” she said. “This is really about how might we do a better job getting families, particularly children, off the street.”
Though Portland’s approach is unique, cities are increasingly turning to ADUs and tiny homes as a partial solution to homeless housing. In Seattle, for example, the city has implemented several tiny house villages among close-in neighborhoods. And in Denver, a local coalition is hoping to build a temporary village of 11 tiny houses for homeless residents, with a communal kitchen and bathroom facilities, The Denver Post reported.
Just outside Austin, TX, city limits, the 27-acre Community First! Village provides affordable housing to disabled homeless residents. The vision began 13 years ago, said Alan Graham, president, CEO and co-founder of Mobile Loaves & Fishes, which created and manages the community.
The 140 tiny homes sit on slabs and were designed and constructed by local architects and builders. Several are canvas-sided safari tents. “We want to inspire people,” he said. “We want to say that architecture and design and community are equally important for those who live in poverty as much as for those who don’t.”
Residents pay up to $375 per month plus utilities, depending on which unit they occupy.
Just as important as the homes themselves is the village mindset, achieved through numerous communal amenities and gathering areas. “People are approaching this idea of housing in what we call transactional mode,” Graham said. “[Society] thinks housing will solve homelessness, but we believe that the only thing that will solve homelessness is community.”
Beyond homeless housing, standalone tiny homes and communities are being explored as a solution for residents who can’t otherwise afford to live where they work. In tourism-heavy Hawaii, home to two of the nation’s least affordable counties, the state legislature is considering a bill that would allow for homes under 500 square feet to be built in agricultural districts to house workers in that industry.
"Tiny homes aren’t going to topple the residential building industry, but they’re becoming a really good option for a lot of people."
President, the American Tiny House Association
Workers in the San Juan Islands, in Washington, face a similar challenge. The locale is home to many affluent homeowners, either permanent or seasonal, which makes affordability tough for workers and other middle-class residents. The government there is weighing whether tiny homes are part of the solution.
And in Salida, CO, Sprout Homes got the go-ahead late last year for a 200-unit tiny house rental community, which intends to help relieve inventory constraints for workers and vacationers in the mountain area.
Navigating zoning and codes
While tiny homes are becoming an option for affordable housing, there’s also a strong contingent of people drawn to the prospect of living a minimalist lifestyle and one that often breeds community-centric living.
No matter the motivation, in the majority of cities, zoning and codes continue to lag.
“There’s definitely demand to come up with a legal pathway for tiny houses,” said Eli Spevak, owner of Orange Splot, a Portland, OR-based consultancy and developer of community-oriented housing, including tiny homes. “Creative people are figuring out how to do it themselves, whether they’re homeless or living their values … in a smaller footprint.”
There are no universal regulations in the U.S. for tiny houses, which means each jurisdiction must address the typology — whether as villages, as infill or in backyards — as demand arises. In most instances, it’s done on a case-by-case basis, and developers and builders must navigate requirements at the local level. Often, concerns from existing residents must also be addressed.
"[Society] thinks housing will solve homelessness, but we believe that the only thing that will solve homelessness is community."
President, CEO and co-founder, Mobile Loaves & Fishes
Walsenburg, CO, roughly 160 miles south of Denver, is one such municipality that sought to rethink zoning following a request for tiny-home options by a retired couple hoping to settle down there. David Roesch, chairman of planning and zoning for Walsenburg, presented the idea to the city council, which bought into it. Roesch and his team then set out to change the local zoning requirements to make it happen.
After two years of work, Walsenburg became the first city in the country to allow tiny homes in R1 and R2 residential zones, Roesch said. Tiny homes there still must be on a slab, and along with typical code requirements they must meet the region’s unique high-wind regulations.
Meeting code with creativity
Working through — or around — zoning challenges requires a certain amount of creativity. And in most cases, individuals must research what’s permitted in their area, said Chris Galusha, president of the American Tiny House Association (ATHA), a volunteer-based nonprofit that helps individuals and developers navigate tiny house–related planning and zoning.
For example, if a city has a 1,000-square-foot minimum home size, but that minimum is in total, then one solution to accommodate smaller-scale dwellings could be to construct a duplex of two tiny houses and rent one out. In Weatherford, TX, where Galusha is planning to build a tiny home, there is a requirement for 400 square feet of covered parking on every residential property. To meet that, he is considering building two, 200-square-foot tiny homes atop a garage.
Graham ran into regulatory hurdles with Community First. He wasn’t allowed to build the village inside Austin city limits, but state laws allowed it to be constructed just outside, sharing a border — and utilities — with the city.
As far as building codes are concerned, to date the International Residential Code hasn’t addressed them. However, an appendix specific to tiny homes will likely be included in the next iteration, due in 2018. The guidelines address some of the traditional single-family requirements that don’t fit with tiny house design, such as overhead clearance in bedrooms and egress.
Galusha sees further evidence of momentum in the growth of inspection companies specializing in tiny houses. The National Organization of Alternative Housing, for example, will inspect tiny homes via video as if they were on-site, make a list of corrections, and then re-inspect once the required fixes are made.
Galusha noted that he gets a lot of calls requesting advice on how to put together a tiny house community. But he cautions that in addition to dealing with zoning unknowns, tiny house developments require just as much work as conventional single-family developments in terms of infrastructure and upfront investment. To address this for Blackland Prairie Farm, a tiny house community in Greenville, TX, that he is developing, residents are buying into development costs ahead of time under an LLC.
“People are wanting to get out and do more. A lot of people tell me, ‘I’m tired of making a house payment; I’m tired of paying for space I’m not using,’” Galusha said. “Tiny homes aren’t going to topple the residential building industry, but they’re becoming a really good option for a lot of people."

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Atari Flashback Portable 2.8" LCD game player with 70 classic Atari 2600 games built-in. Includes legendary BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment arcade hit, PAC-MAN. Other blockbuster games include Dig Dug, Pitfall!, and Frogger. A built-in rechargeable battery means the on-the-go fun never ends. Includes SD card slot for more games download (SD card not included). Plug and play on your TV (via optional AV cable, not included). Comes with USB charging cable. 70 built-in classic games Legendary BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment arcade hit, PAC-MAN Blockbuster games include Dig Dug, Pitfall!, and Frogger SD card slot for more games download (SD card not included) Plug and play on your TV (via optional AV cable, not included) Rechargeable battery in the pack Comes with USB charging cable


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The shape of our AMPHORA concrete wine tank allows for a larger contact surface with the cap, favoring the extraction process during maceration.
The perfect concrete wine tank
The AMPHORA is the perfect concrete tank to maintain the fruity character of the wine.
A continuous movement of lees with the Amphora concrete tank
Its design allows the lees to move with the wine, protecting it from oxidation.
Concrete tanks for wine, from antiquity to modern times
The use of amphorae dates back to immemorial times when they were used for the conservation and transport of wine. These wine tanks, initially designed for the ageing and conservation of wine, are increasingly popular for fermentation and maceration.
The AMPHORA wine concrete tank helps maintain the fruit character of the wine. Its shape allows for a larger contact surface with the cap, favouring the extraction process during maceration.
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The oval shape of this wine concrete tank favors extraction during maceration.
It benefits the suspension of the lees
The shape of AMPHORA benefits the lees suspension, which prevents oxidation
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Easy handling and cleaning. The smooth finish of our concrete tank facilitates the work in the cellar.
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The chosen colour is not applied superficially like paint but in mass in the mixture. That allows us to guarantee homogeneity and uniformity in each product and avoid aesthetic damage due to deterioration.
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Our cooling system can be embedded in the walls of the tank. This customization makes it more practical and safe to manipulate since we eliminate the risk of wine contamination.
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Maximize savings with our wine concrete tanks
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A unique manufacturing process
Our concrete wine tanks are not only aesthetically attractive, but even our concrete is different. We use a unique double-layer concrete system that makes our tanks superior in strength and also in durability.
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One important aspect of Complexity Science is the idea of “emergence” or “self-organization,” where simple rules or circumstances lead to events that are not scripted. In other words, where things seem to take on “a life of their own.” The iOS Apps Life Game Touch and LifeGameHD speeder do a good job of demonstrating the cellular automation “game,” Conway’s Game of Life.
Complexity lovers and learners alike will fall in love with the new Complexity Science magazine on Flipboard. With selections from Jake David and other contributors, this magazine aims to “observe complex and emergent phenomenon in science, society, and art.” In other words, it brings together articles that might not seem related to Complexity Science together for the complexity reader.
Advantages and Disadvantages of Simulation Applications of simulation are helpful to scientists and researchers, but they come with a set of advantages and disadvantages.
The „tracking game“ is a nonlinear extension of the linear regulator problem (also known as „tracking problem“), which is well known from LQ optimal control theory. Such a game taking place in a shared environment is characterized by the fact that the effectiveness of individual decisions heavily depends on the decisions of other players.
It can be hard to find great live visualizations of the Genetic Algorithm, which is a popular and well studied method for providing adaptation to a Complex Adaptive System, but this is a superb example. Created by Rafael Matsunaga, this “Genetic Algorithm 2-D Car Thingy” simulation takes polygons of varying parameters (initialized randomly) and gives each two “wheels” of varying sizes. All of the “cars” are dropped in to the environment and the most fit cars are selected for the next round.
Genetic Galaxy Defender is a simple space shooter game written in Flash where you play a heroic space pilot defending your motherland from the horde of invading alien robots (that, for some reason, look like Octopi). This is a game I made for a final project in a Systems Engineering class where we focused on biological inspiration in engineering design.
You always hear people complaining about a the fact that a Free-Market has boom and bust cycles, and how that is a bad thing. The reality is that you really do want the market to boom and bust, whether you know it or not.
Complexity Science is a relatively new approach to understanding the systems in our lives. Complex systems and complexity science deal with systems that cannot be easily/perfectly predicted (such as the movement of the planets or the weather) or simplified down to a probability (such as flipping a coin or describing the behavior of gas molecules in a room).
The marketing world has changed. Previously we tended to assume a
direct consequence of a marketing initiative on a consumer (hell, even
proved it qualitatively and quantitatively), and the trick was to
scale this as widely as we could. One consumer sees an ad we know
they like, buys a product, therefore let’s get as many consumers to
see the ad.
In the realm of Complexity Science, many people talk about how things are “Complex” but they aren’t “Complicated”. The problem is that the two terms can be hard to distinguish.
Evolutionary methods can be used to shine a light on the conditions for selfish or cooperative behavior. Imagine a situation, where you have to work together with a team of random strangers. The outcome will be depending on the sum of the individual efforts, but the success will be equally shared afterwards. In a computer experiment, we have investigated the evolution of cooperative behavior in two scenarios. Players were randomly divided into groups and had the chance to increase their investment by paying money into a pot where it was multiplied. The players were controlled by a neural network…
Behind anything that is truly complex there are simple rule sets. This video includes demonstrations of cymatics, which is the visualization of sound waves.
This video from TedTalks is a good overview of the concept of complexity. This is a video from www.ted.com.
If you take a purely determinate function and iterate it over time difficult-to-predict behavior can emerge. If you only use the same function, then the outcome is easily determined and therefore not complex. But if you use more than one determinate function or a set of rules with simple determinate functions then difficult-to-predict behavior may emerge.
In order to begin to understand complexity, we need to discover what complexity is not. Complexity is the region between the polar opposites, Determinate and Probabilistic. Something determinate can be predicted with certainty. Something probabilistic can be predicted within some statistical bounds (like the flipping of a coin). While complexity includes elements of both of these, it is neither determinate nor probabilistic.


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“Toots, tastes and tester shots: user accounts of drug sampling methods for gauging heroin potency”.
Harm Reduct J. 2018 May 26;15(1):26.
Internationally, overdose is the primary cause of death among people injecting drugs. However, since 2001, heroin-related overdose deaths in the United States (US) have risen sixfold, paralleled by a rise in the death rate attributed to synthetic opioids, particularly the fentanyls. This paper considers the adaptations some US heroin injectors are making to protect themselves from these risks.
Between 2015 and 2016, a team of ethnographers collected data through semi-structured interviews and observation captured in field notes and video recording of heroin preparation/consumption. Ninety-one current heroin injectors were interviewed (Baltimore, n = 22; Chicago, n = 24; Massachusetts and New Hampshire, n = 36; San Francisco, n = 9). Experience injecting heroin ranged from < 1-47 years. Eight participants, who were exclusively heroin snorters, were also interviewed. Data were analyzed thematically.
Across the study sites, multiple methods of sampling heroin were identified, sometimes used in combination, ranging from non-injecting routes (snorting, smoking or tasting a small amount prior to injection) to injecting a partial dose and waiting. Partial injection took different forms: a slow shot where the user injected a portion of the solution in the syringe, keeping the needle in the injection site, and continuing or withdrawing the syringe or a tester shot where the solution was divided into separate injections. Other techniques included getting feedback from others using heroin of the same batch or observing those with higher tolerance injecting heroin from the same batch before judging how much to inject themselves. Although a minority of those interviewed described using these drug sampling techniques, there is clearly receptivity among some users to protecting themselves by using a variety of methods.
The use of drug sampling as a means of preventing an overdose from injection drug use reduces the quantity absorbed at any one time allowing users to monitor drug strength and titrate their dose accordingly. Given the highly unpredictable potency of the drugs currently being sold as heroin in the US, universal precautions should be adopted more widely. Further research is needed into facilitators and barriers to the uptake of these drug sampling methods.
Fentanyl; Harm reduction; Heroin; Inhalation; Injection; Insufflation; Overdose; Test shot; Tester shot; United States
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