The coming population bust Jun 18, 2008
Even in the United States, where birth rates are still (barely) at replacement level, there are hints of the dislocations to come: In Pittsburgh, reports The New York Times, deaths now outnumber births and hospitals are closing obstetrics wards or converting them to acute care for the elderly. Pittsburgh's public school enrollment was 70,000 in the 1980s. (Boston Globe)
Preparing America To Succeed Jun 2, 2008
Sweden is also highly exposed to economic uncertainties and personal dislocations, part of a world of rapid change and creative destruction. But Sweden has built a model that encourages global competition and constant course corrections, while providing a strong social safety net that includes health care during employment transition and a well-funded worker retraining effort. (Forbes)
Obese Patients at Greater Infection Risk After Hip Replacement May 27, 2008
5 times more dislocations than non-obese patients. The risk of one or more adverse events increased with rising BMI. Patients with a BMI of between 30 and 34. (MEDLINEplus)
Is The Party Over For Republicans? May 23, 2008
But it's also possible that, at a time when more and more Americans are vulnerable to the dislocations of an increasingly volatile economy, the right's pro-family, antigovernment rhetoric has worn thin. The paradox of championing stability and traditional values, on the one hand, and unfettered capitalism, on the other, is apparently no longer something only liberals find odd. (CBS News)
COURT OPINION: Read the rulingss May 20, 2008
Instead, today the Court weakens the preventative force of the Commerce Clause and invites other protectionist laws, thus risking further dislocations and market inefficiencies based on the origin of products and commodities that should be traded nationwide and without local trade barriers. For these reasons, in my view, the judgment of the Court of Appeals of Kentucky should be affirmed. (USA Today -- Money)
Buffett snaps up sale bargains May 17, 2008
Extreme Dislocations ... "Those are extreme dislocations," Buffett said. (Xinhuanet, China)
How to stop illegal Canadian immigration May 14, 2008
This belief formed the basis for the Han theory that evil actions or misgovernment in high places invites dislocations in the natural order, causing the appearance of comets, eclipses, drought, locusts, weird animals, etc ... Even with all the environmental consquences of China's recent economic growth, longstanding grievances of workers and peasants against corruption, and intellectual discontent with the Party's control over political discourse, the current dislocations don't seem comparable... (Salon)
Nuclear Middle East: Tempting targets May 10, 2008
Although health risks would be very low outside the immediate vicinity of the installation, concerns nonetheless could generate costly economic dislocations and, like Chernobyl, significant and lingering public anxiety over health impacts. Then there is the matter of retribution. (International Herald Tribune)
Boffins melt defects from chips May 8, 2008
e silicon dislocations) are generally identified and fixed during process development ... It's not an uncommon practice to bake out wafers which have implant issues (thus dislocations). (Inquirer)
Tobacco and alcohol can hasten Alzheimer's in those at risk Apr 23, 2008
It's also sprains, dislocations and fractures. Gymnastics, a new study finds, can take a heavy toll on its young practitioners' bodies. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
SA on thin ice from global credit fallout Apr 22, 2008
The agency said emerging market sovereigns had so far withstood the global credit dislocations, but would feel more pain if risk aversion increased. Explaining the link between emerging markets not directly affected by the global debt crisis, S emerging market bonds were more liquid than collateralised debt obligations that were the source of the problem. (Business Report, South Africa)
Obama's Economy Apr 15, 2008
According to Obama, deregulation, even under the Clinton administration, an 'anything goes' environment that helped foster devastating dislocations in our economy. The proper government regulation can prevent the '' unforgiving nature of capitalism. (Fox News)
Obama defends 'bitter' remarks; McCain attacks Apr 15, 2008
Speaking to the Associated Press' annual meeting in Washington, he said many Americans are bitter about Washington not addressing economic dislocations caused by globalization, as well as high health care bills and other woes. "They are angry and frustrated with their leaders for not listening to them; for not fighting for them; for not always telling them the truth. And yes, they are bitter about that," he said. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
2020 have your say: the economy Apr 14, 2008
If the decade ahead is to be another era of significant economic reform, we also need to learn from the experiences of the 1980s and 1990s and seek to better anticipate the economic, social and regional dislocations that can arise and to provide new pathways and opportunities for those affected. We need to supplement our drive for growth with effectively-designed transitional measures to assist employees, regions and industries adjust to changing directions of economic development. (ABC Online)
Economists: Don't Blame NAFTA For Downturn Apr 10, 2008
"The forces that are driving job dislocations are not primarily trade-related," Summers said. "They are technological improvements, increases in the productive capacity of developing nations and technology that enables greater global integration.". (CBS News)
IMF urges stronger US, European response to ward off recession Apr 10, 2008
"In advanced economies, the pressing tasks are dealing with market dislocations and responding to downside risks to growth," the fund said. Most IMF executive board members judged that the Federal Reserve might need to lower interest rates further. (Business Report, South Africa)
Kids gymnastics among riskiest sports Apr 8, 2008
Half of injuries in 6- to 11-year-olds involved fractures or dislocations of the upper extremities, the researchers found, while lower extremity strains and sprains accounted for just over half of injuries in 12- to 17-year-old athletes. Forty percent of all injuries occurred at schools, while younger children were more likely than older athletes to be injured at home. (MSNBC -- Health)
Gymnastics related injuries among kids Apr 6, 2008
Moreover fractures and dislocations were most common among children aged between six and eleven years, while strains and sprains were more frequent in the age group of twelve to seventeen years. "Our study suggests prevention and reduction of gymnastics injuries may be achieved by the establishment and universal enforcement of rules and regulations for gymnasts, coaches and spotters," McKenzie added. (India Times)
1st US study -- gymnastics lands thousands in ER Apr 5, 2008
Fractures and dislocations were most common for children 6 to 11 years of age, and strains and sprains were more frequent in the 12 to 17 age group. Our study suggests prevention and reduction of gymnastics injuries may be achieved by the establishment and universal enforcement of rules and regulations for gymnasts, coaches and spotters, said McKenzie, also an assistant professor at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. (EurekAlert!)
Letters for April 3, 2008 Apr 4, 2008
They create market abnormality's, and dislocations. They always end up subsidizing bad markets, such as ethanol for political reasons, and not economic, nor even global warming reasons. (North County Times)
Anthem Blue Cross won't pay for hospital goofs Apr 4, 2008
-- Hospital-acquired injuries such as fractures, dislocations, intracranial injuries, crushing injuries and burns. Source: Anthem Blue Cross. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Anthem will no longer pay for preventable medical errors Apr 4, 2008
Hospital-acquired injuries such as fractures, dislocations, intracranial injuries, crushing injuries and burns. Fitts said she would expect any charges stemming from the above situations to be absorbed by the hospital and not passed on to patients. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Anthem launches program to curtail medical errors Apr 3, 2008
Hospital-acquired injuries such as fractures, dislocations, intracranial injuries, crushing injuries and burns. "Anthem's primary focus will be to ensure that physicians and hospitals are using appropriate processes, technologies and strategies to address 'never events' and, ultimately, to enhance the quality of care delivered to hospitalized patients," Dr. Art Jones, medical director of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Colorado, said in the statement. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Why Some Electronics, And Their Component Alloys, Age More Quickly Than Others Apr 2, 2008
All metals and alloys have defects, known as dislocations, responsible for most of their mechanical properties. For the last fifty or so years, it has been suspected that these very defects are the cause of premature ageing of alloys. (Science Daily)
Democrats Assail McCain's Reluctance To Help Mar 29, 2008
"In doing so," he said, "we encouraged a winner-take-all, anything-goes environment that helped foster devastating dislocations in our economy.". He also set out a series of principles for stiffer federal oversight of financial markets and institutions. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
What is Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome? Mar 25, 2008
Hypermobile joints as well as subluxations, which are partial joint dislocations, are also present ... The primary symptom is very flexible joints, frequently resulting in subluxations and dislocations. (Suite101.com)
Mamet vs. the Greek Chorus Mar 22, 2008
Mamet has, Houdini-like, gone through the painful process of regurgitating a key to the chained-up straitjacket in which he'd been trapped, and after the required internal dislocations has emerged to think freely about the world, and this guy somehow thinks Mamet's trapped himself. The playwright has explicitly rejected dime-store Marxist categorical thinking, embracing instead the idea that whatever differences people bring to the stage of life based on their varied experiences, human nature is... (Townhall.com)
TigsTown Injury Analysis: Dislocated Shoulder Mar 22, 2008
TigsTown continues its look at various injuries with impacts on the Tigers organization, this time examining the details of shoulder dislocations and related shoulder maladies ... Partial dislocations and partial subluxations can be used relatively interchangeably, implying that some joint surfaces may still be in normal contact with each other ... With shoulder dislocations, subluxations, and even separations, instability or loosening of the joint is often (almost always) a result to... (Detroit, TheInsiders.com)
51st Independence Anniversary Celebration in Paris Mar 20, 2008
Let us consider the peace prevailing in our country after the numerous political dislocations. Let us consider the strides in the world's infrastructure of which Ghana has wisely grabbed its portion. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
More Prospects Sent Down, Hollimon Hurt Mar 19, 2008
TigsTown will provide an in-depth look at shoulder dislocations later this week as part of its new series, TigsTown Injury Analysis. Related Stories. (Detroit, TheInsiders.com)
Bear Stearns at $2. Holy Toledo! Mar 18, 2008
While the economy was reeling from those purely-economic dislocations, Islamist terrorists attacked the United States, and inflicted a large, if localized, loss of life. Thus the Fed faced both a sharply-declining economy and a foreseeable government obligation to rebuild the depleted (due to neglect by a loathing administration) military. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
First-Time Shoulder Dislocations Helped By Surgery Mar 15, 2008
Five of the patients suffered a total of eight further shoulder dislocations (all during athletic activity), which works out to a long-term failure rate of 10 percent. "Certainly our study proves that for this group of patients -- young, athletic cadets unable to modify their activity level -- arthroscopic surgery for first-time dislocations is successful both short and long-term," Major Dr. Brett Owens, of William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, said in a prepared statement. (MEDLINEplus)
Controversial shoulder surgery for first-time dislocation proven effective long-term Mar 9, 2008
My thought was, why should we embrace a treatment with such a high failure rate" Beginning in 1993, Dr. Arciero began performing arthroscopic surgery on young military cadets who suffered their first shoulder dislocation. The short-term results were excellent. The unknown, however, was how these patients would fare over the years. We decided to examine these patients long-term results, says Major Brett Owens, MD, of Williams Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas. We found that... (EurekAlert!)
Third of nurses frequently attacked at work Mar 3, 2008
Almost three quarters of mental health nurses working on wards for patients with disorders such as dementia reported being victims of violence, with some describing serious injuries, including fractures, dislocations and black eyes. Related Links. (Times Online)
60 comments Feb 28, 2008
by Posted: 02/27/2008. Last night marked the 20th Democrat debate between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. (Human Events Online)
Trade is the issue that sets Clinton, Obama apart Feb 19, 2008
"And that means enormous opportunities, but [it] also means more dislocations.". Americans can try to undo the past, or they can chart a new course. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Political equation (1) Election + science = ? Feb 15, 2008
Ongoing species extinctions and dislocations will accelerate as warm temperatures move poleward. Diseases will continue spreading from the tropics into temperate zones. (Why Files)
South Asia's democratic gambit Feb 13, 2008
The inability of Congress to address growing inequality and socio-economic dislocations created by India's growing economy, which was a core issue of its campaign platform, has led to its growing unpopularity. This has been demonstrated by the limited effectiveness of the government's National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and opposition to the conversion of agricultural land for industrial development, as seen most visibly in the violence in Nandigram, West Bengal, last year. (Asia Times Online)
Mental health nurses face attacks Feb 13, 2008
Nurses reported they had suffered fractures, dislocations and black eyes. Patients were also revealed to be under threat with a fifth of working age patients being attacked. (BBC News -- UK)
Food crisis: U.S. feels pinch as globe grapples with high prices Feb 12, 2008
But the rise of ethanol is causing dislocations in the U.S. farm sector. In North Dakota, farmers are up in arms about a state proposal to allow wheat purchases from rival Canada. (USA Today -- Money)
TV network designed to boost auto sales Feb 4, 2008
They provide urgent care treatment of fractures, dislocations, lacerations, sprains or strains. No appointment is required. (The St. Augustine Record)
Press Briefing by Jaime Caruana, Counsellor and Director, Monetary and Capital Markets Department, and Simon Johnson, Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department, International Monetary Fund Jan 31, 2008
Policymakers remain alert to the changing balance of risks from rising inflation and slowing activity, while responding as needed to financial market dislocations. In the United States, monetary policy remains the first line of defense against a sharper economic slowdown. (IMF News)
Fed slashes federal funds rate to 3.5% Jan 23, 2008
Finally though, the severity of the dislocations caused by the collapse of the subprime mortgage market forced the Fed to throw its doubts to the wind and give investors what they wanted. "With world markets collapsing all around, you might say, 'First we have to save the world, then go back to our philosophy,' " said James Paulsen, chief investment officer at Wells Capital Management in Minneapolis. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Bank of America's 4Q income drops 95% Jan 23, 2008
"Our fourth-quarter results were severely impacted by ongoing dislocations in capital markets and the slowing economy," says Ken Lewis, chief executive. "Even given that environment, we certainly are not pleased with our performance. However, we are cautiously optimistic about 2008, though we believe economic growth will be anemic at best in the first half.". (Orlando Business Journal)
Huckabee and blue-collar vote Jan 21, 2008
Economic dislocations are THE problem with an INCOME tax system that is highly manipulable - subject to influence by lobbyists and continual revision by politicians, taxes business resources and payroll whose costs can NOT be extracted from export prices and results in higher domestic price tags for consumers. Clearly, the answer is in front of us - the FAIRTAX ( ); that s right, the same plan ardently advocated by Gov. Huckabee ( ) and demagogued by people like Bruce Bartlett ( ). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Free Trade: Worth Fighting For Jan 11, 2008
But change happens, and sometimes there are dislocations with any kind of trade. In fact, free trade creates more jobs, not less with one out of four now tied to exports, and exports and free-trade countries growing twice as fast as the rest. (Investors Business Daily)
American Global Competitiveness Depends On Free-Trade Accords Jan 9, 2008
They involve temporary but real and difficult dislocations as our economy evolves. It is true the technologies and services that connect us can be used for illegal and harmful activity like identity theft and commercial piracy. (Investors Business Daily)
Bush faces election-yr pressure to use oil reserve Jan 8, 2008
The SPR is available for emergencies, terrorist attacks, massive dislocations and that's what it's there for, he said. A POLITICAL GESTURE TO BUY VOTES. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Oil steadies near $100 Jan 4, 2008
"The (Strategic Petroleum Reserve) is available for emergencies, terrorist attacks, massive dislocations and that's what it's there for," Bush said. U.S. crude settled down 44 cents to $99. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Bush considers moves to boost economy Jan 4, 2008
Bush, who attributed the rise in the cost of oil to demand from fast-growing economies abroad, said the stockpile should be reserved for emergencies, such as "terrorist attacks (or) massive dislocations.". "Hundred-dollar oil is a reflection of supply and demand," Bush said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
When It Comes To Metal, Smaller Is Stronger Jan 3, 2008
"What controls the deformation of a metal object is the way that defects, called dislocations, move along planes in its crystal structure," Minor says. "The result of dislocation slip is plastic deformation. For example, bending a paper clip causes its trillions of dislocations per square centimeter to tangle up and multiply as they run into one another and slide along numerous slip planes." ... In general, mechanical deformation tends to increase the number of dislocations in a material. (Science Daily)
Arizona's economic challenge for 2008 Jan 1, 2008
Expectations: "We expect continued deceleration in growth for Arizona in 2008 rather than a recession. But it's going to be a challenging year. We expect further dislocations from declining housing starts, slower immigration and cuts in state spending."Indicators: The legal resolution of the challenge to worker documentation and bank lending will be. very important. (AZCentral -- Business)
Miller out for the year after injury to shoulder Dec 30, 2007
Miller, 24, previously had two operations on his left shoulder and one on his right, all for dislocations. "Left, right, left, right,'' Miller said, describing the order of his ailments. "I guess I've got back luck with shoulders. (Anchorage Daily News)
Drinking problem causes A&E influx Dec 29, 2007
Zul Mirza, accident and emergency consultant at said: "There is no doubt that alcohol related illness and injuries have made a significant impact on both the number of cases presented to accident and emergency at the and the number of hospital admissions. advertisement "We see an eclectic mix of presentations from fractures and joint dislocations, head injuries and fitting, road traffic accidents caused by drink driving, catastrophic bleeding and vomiting and patients dying due to alcohol... (Richmond and Twickenham Times)
Lendman: Abraham Lincoln Brigade Dec 27, 2007
The war began when Franco's troops invaded Spain in July, 1936 to unseat an unstable Republic that developed from the social dislocations after WW I. Post-war saw a wave of revolutionary unrest that led to the military dictatorship of General Primo de Rivera in 1923. Rapid decline followed under him after the boom years of the 1920s. (Zmag.org)
Trade and prosperity Dec 25, 2007
Trade, like technological change, can produce wrenching dislocations that hurt some workers ... "And that means enormous opportunities, but also means more dislocations.". (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Show Me the Muni Dec 22, 2007
It's a way to take advantage of the dislocations in the market caused by the subprime-mortgage crisis. With investors terrified of default risk, there's been a huge upsurge in demand for the highest-quality bonds. (SmartMoney)
Gates AIDS funds yield mixed results Dec 18, 2007
" The situation is as bad or worse elsewhere in Africa. In Rwanda, nurses often earn $50 to $100 a month if paid from a clinic's standard budget. They work beside Global Fund-supported nurses who earn $175 to $200 a month. Florence Mukakabano, head nurse at the Central Hospital of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, said she loses many of her staff nurses to U.N. agencies, nongovernmental organizations and the hospital's own Global Fund-supported AIDS program. The health personnel shortage in Africa... (San Francisco Chronicle)
US prices jump most in two years Dec 15, 2007
"The data highlights the huge dilemma the Fed is under between trying to quell the financial dislocations in the market, easing policy, all the while inflation rates are starting to climb higher," said Kim Rupert at Action Economics. "It's going to be a difficult road.". (BBC News -- Americas)
Screenwriters dig in their heels in battle for respect Dec 10, 2007
As the strike drags on, it appears increasingly likely that the television business, which is more sensitive than the movie industry to short-term dislocations, may be in for some deep changes. One possibility is that networks will use the walkout as an opportunity to end their costly practice of presenting new programs to prospective advertisers in an elaborate spring road show known as the upfronts. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Fed: Economy loses speed, shopping slows Nov 29, 2007
"The Fed realizes markets are fragile, and the ongoing dislocations we expect will lead the (Fed) to ease on Dec. 11," said T.J. Marta, fixed income strategist at RBC Capital Markets. Fed Governor Donald Kohn, in a speech Wednesday, warned that if the financial turmoil seen in recent weeks were to persist, it could further crimp the flow of credit to people and businesses, raising risks to economic growth. (Anchorage Daily News)
Work, but still just a game Nov 29, 2007
While Pee-Wee leagues have their fair share of muscle cramps and high school and college athletics have their torn ACLs and dislocations, the NFL boasts a extensive list of career-ending injuries that haunt every player's dreams. In a league where everybody plays with their jobs on the line, a single errant step could mean broken bones or concussions that'll stick around for the rest of their lives. (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
The Amero conspiracy Nov 26, 2007
With US trade projected to grow even faster in the coming years, the economic dislocations, and the resulting anxieties, are likely to increase. So while the North American Union may not exist, we surely haven't heard the last of it. (Boston Globe)
Forum deals a dose of reality on drug use Nov 16, 2007
OxyContin is a prescription painkiller often used to alleviate pain from dislocations to cancer. The drug sedates a user for up to five hours and may immediately cause respiratory depression, constipation, nausea, sedation, dizziness, vomiting, headache, dry mouth, sweating and weakness. (Abington Mariner, MA)
Budget 2007 - HIGHLIGHTS Nov 16, 2007
The taskforce will in 2008 present proposals that will among others, ensure that oil revenues will be used for economic diversification for the benefit of all Ghanaians, and to minimize the potential social and economic dislocations associated with oil wealth. Additionally, the task force will identify the requisite legal and regulatory framework, as well as the infrastructure and human resource needs of the new sector. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
