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Current, former athletes' charities get millions in taxpayer dollars
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Aspen-area nonprofit leaders take six-figure salary hikes
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Calif. sues major veterans charity
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AG wants charity board members fired
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Lap-Band brothers stop directly soliciting money for what they say is their new charity to help the poor
435,000 charities on IRS revocation list
Charity's Foot Soldiers
Nonprofit groups announce $30 million campaign to help veterans
Some question if Missouri Legislative Black Caucus Foundation has the right focus
Charities No Better At Investing Since Madoff
National Women's History Museum Makes Changes After HuffPost Investigation
Celebrity charities: How bad press affects donations
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Creating Change Makers: How to Make a Difference
Does Red Cross CEO get exorbitant pay?
Giving business to board members is common, but nonprofit watchdogs warn against it
Charity Fraud: Is That Celeb Legit?
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Charity Navigator issues a "donor advisory"
WRAL Investigates: Tracking your donated goods
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Michigan A.G. warns of 'telemarketing trickery'
Celebs' do-little charities
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy lands on Top 10 charity list
National Women's History Museum Makes Little Progress After 16 Years
Nonprofits pay for top talent
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Kony 2012: A Lesson in Critical Thinking
Inspiration Networks increases evangelist's pay to $2.5 million
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Santorum's charitable donations lag rivals
Inside Edition Investigates Homeless Donation Schemes
Sept. 11 Group's Salaries Decried
Santorum charity for the poor spent most of its money on management, political friends
Tax Deductions For Donations: Last-Minute Charity Suggestions For 2011
Don't let scandals stop charitable giving
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Donations staying closer to home this holiday season
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Donations inch back up after recession decline
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Antihunger Campaign Forgoes Images of Starving Children
Charities trim fundraising events to reflect economic reality
Honor veterans by helping legitimate charities
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Charity ratings outfit gives top marks to 9 Springs nonprofits
Charity Navigator continues to guide intelligent giving
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Charity Navigator makes it easier to find serious nonprofits
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Bowl Championship Series executives' salaries stand out
Rating Charity's Commitment to Accountability and Transparency
Angel Food shuts down
With fewer feds giving, can CFC be saved?
Choosing Your 9/11 Charity
Double-checking 9/11 charities
Federations say state proposal would undermine charities
Charity CEOs: Are They Being Paid Too Much?
Breast cancer charity accused of fraud
Center for Military Readiness Criticized for Lax Oversight
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The Important Charities You're Ignoring.
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Local Missing Kids Charity Spending Little To Find Kids
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Oregon Puts the Spotlight on How Charities Spend Their Money
The Death Of Classical Music in America
The Big Spill Over 'Three Cups of Tea'
Jobs agency paid thousands to companies owned by board members
Storms and tea cups
Weak enforcement of rules on U.S. charities: experts
Lesson from 'Three Cups of Tea' controversy: A charity's credibility is everything
Beware Celebrity Charities: Madonna's Raising Malawi Fiasco Shows Risks of Unproven Charity Organizations
Madonna Cancels Plan To Build $15 Million School In Malawi
Banks Give More Man-Hours, Less Money, to Philanthropy
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Giving To Japan For Maximum Impact
Getting the most bang for donated bucks ? Japan, Africa, or?
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Donate to Japan tsunami victims, not scammers
Japan Earthquake, Tsunami Remind Us: Give Carefully
Providing Relief to Japan Without Getting Scammed
Smart, Safe Ways to Donate to Japan Disaster Relief
Increase in salary, benefits of NJPAC staff coincides with sharp drop in events
Metairie-based foundation named among worst non-profits in nation
Points of Contention: Ken Berger Defends Impact Measurement
Company pockets most of charitable donations to cancer, veterans, children's groups
100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics
Slash mortgage deductions for the rich? Fat chance
How Charities Used Donations for Haiti
9/11 museum bigs cash in
How Efficient Is Private Charity?
Donors Praise Charity Relief Efforts in Haiti Earthquake
Haiti one year later: What did charities do with the money collected?
What Haiti needs most, one year post-quake
Haiti still struggles with quake's effects
Charity Navigator 2.0: figuring out nonprofits that get the job done
Mobile Giving Booming Despite Apple's Rules
How to Avoid the New Year's Top Scams
Consumers like it when their purchases help charities
College Students' Guide to Charitable Giving
Individual Charitable Giving Remains Strong
Charity Navigator Discusses Year-End Giving
Susan G. Komen Foundation Elbows Out Charities Over Use Of The Word 'Cure'
Before giving to a health charity, do some research
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How to ensure your donations go to worthy causes
Timely tips for 'smart giving' to charities
Choosing the Right Charity This Holiday Season
Is Your Charitable Giving Getting Results?
How to research a charity before donating your money
To Help Donors Choose, Web Site Alters How It Sizes Up Charities
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Tax Returns Show Guggenheim Spends Big on Executive Compensation, Project Abroad
Tough year ahead for charities
Guggenheim Pays Former Chief $1.8 Million, Triple Salary of Current Head
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Salvation Army's bell ringers are getting a move on
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Pink ribbons, product tie-ins lead to fundraising successes
Charity sleaze sweep preserves Vito power
Armstrong maintains high public profile
YMCA leader's pay tops peers in U.S.
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No Flood of Relief
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Report: Charity CEO's Bring Home Big Bucks
Nonprofits Pay Up
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Wyclef Jean to Run for President of Haiti
Federal investigation of doping allegations could hurt foundation arm of Lance Armstrong Inc.
Lawmakers Seeking Cuts Look at Nonprofit Salaries
Maazel Got $3 Million From Deficit-Plagued Philharmonic, $0 From Festival
Charities mail out coins, hope for larger return
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Richard Nathan Joins Charity Navigator Board
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Charitable Gift Strategies for the Oil Spill
Boards must do homework
Check group out before donating, experts say
State eyes possible fraud in car donation charities
WHYY ends fiscal '09 with a deficit
How you can help fight the oil spill
Mint Museums ranks low on financial performance site
Guatemala Sinkhole and 10 Charity Rip-Offs
Oil Spill Charity Check
Disaster recovery: Beware of frauds and scams
Oregon AG cracks down on several veterans' charities, fundraisers
Earnest Fund Raisers or Hired Guns?
Critics blast Boy Scouts for CEO's $1 million compensation
Federal workers aid suspect charities
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A Troubling Disconnect: When High Profile Charitable Ventures Offer No Real Information
Talking Money: No matter what approach, be on guard for scammers
Top Aid: Helping Rebuild Chile
MADD executives get raises
Both national party committees speend big chunks on fancy meals, hotels, travel
Ski Team Pinched Everywhere but Top
Suze Orman's 10 Steps to a Worry-Free Financial Future
Giving is good, but wise giving helps even more
Helping Donors Choose: Improving Nonprofit Ratings for the Future
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US charities hit by recession's impact on spending
Hospital execs enjoy healthy paydays
Michael Savage Interviews Ken Berger About Charity CEO Compensation
Senators critical of salary expenses at Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Senators question $1 million pay for charity's CEO
Chile relief groups concerned with donor fatigue soon after Haiti earthquake
Donations to Haiti, Chile Can Equal Tax Deduction
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Blood bank cuts 42 jobs -- but won't reveal CEO's pay
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FBI tackling rising number of Haiti scams
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Charitable charging comes under scrutiny
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Kids charity offers little bang for donor buck
Sending money where it will do most good in Haiti
Muscular Dystrophy Association cuts programs, donations down
Chatzky: How to make donations to Haiti wisely
Wyclef Jean Charity to Receive MTV Telethon Funds, Still Under Scrunity by Watchdogs
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'Hope for Haiti' to dominate the airwaves
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Are Haiti Donations Going To The Right Place?
Haiti donations on track to break records
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Charities Get Gimmicky To Keep Donations Coming
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Board Governance of Nonprofits
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Sound-alike nonprofit for kids with leukemia gets a local P.O. box
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Pittsburgh nonprofit CEO pay beats U.S. average
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Some balk at Orlando diocese's $150M push
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Charity Fat Cats
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Marrazzo pay up 6% in '08, but total compensation down
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Three Santa Ana charity groups settle FTC charges
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Finances of charity run by SEIU official scrutinized
Charities fear tax change
Who Wins, Who Loses
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The Farmer File: Charity tricks not worth a dime
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Children's Museum says low grade doesn't tell whole story
Nonprofits forced to reveal more details under new IRS regulations
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Major Section: EVENTS
Examples: (defun app (x y) (if (consp x) (cons (car x) (app (cdr x) y)) y))where(defun fact (n) (declare (xargs :guard (and (integerp n) (>= n 0)))) (if (zp n) 1 (* n (fact (1- n)))))
General Form: (defun fn (var1 ... varn) doc-string dcl ... dcl body),
is the symbol you wish to define and is a new symbolic
name (see name), (var1 ... varn)
is its list of formal
parameters (see name), and body
is its body. The definitional
axiom is logically admissible provided certain restrictions are met.
These are sketched below.
Note that ACL2 does not support the use of lambda-list
(such as &optional
) in the formals list of functions. We do support
some such keywords in macros and often you can achieve the desired
syntax by defining a macro in addition to the general version of
your function. See defmacro. The documentation string,
, is optional; for a description of its form,
see doc-string.
The declarations (see declare), dcl
, are also optional.
If more than one dcl
form appears, they are effectively grouped together
as one. Perhaps the most commonly used ACL2 specific declaration is
of the form (declare (xargs :guard g :measure m))
. This declaration
in the defun
of some function fn
has the effect of making the
``guard'' for fn
be the term g
and the ``measure'' be the term m
The notion of ``measure'' is crucial to ACL2's definitional
principle. The notion of ``guard'' is not, and is discussed elsewhere;
see verify-guards and see set-verify-guards-eagerness. Note that the
is ignored in :
mode; see defun-mode.
We now briefly discuss the ACL2 definitional principle, using the following definition form which is offered as a more or less generic example.
(defun fn (x y) (declare (xargs :guard (g x y) :measure (m x y))) (if (test x y) (stop x y) (step (fn (d x) y))))Note that in our generic example,
has just two arguments, x
, the guard and measure terms involve both of them, and the body is
a simple case split on (test x y)
leading to a ``non-recursive''
branch, (stop x y)
, and a ``recursive'' branch. In the recursive
branch, fn
is called after ``decrementing'' x
to (d x)
and some step
function is applied to the result. Of course, this generic example
is quite specific in form but is intended to illustrate the more
general case.Provided this definition is admissible under the logic, as outlined below, it adds the following axiom to the logic.
Defining Axiom: (fn x y) = (if (test x y) (stop x y) (step (fn (d x) y)))Note that the guard of
has no bearing on this logical axiom.
This defining axiom is actually implemented in the ACL2 system by a
rule, namely
(equal (fn x y) (if (test a b) (stop a b) (step (fn (d a) b)))).See definition for a discussion of how definition rules are applied. Roughly speaking, the rule causes certain instances of
(fn x y)
to be replaced by the corresponding instances of the
body above. This is called ``opening up'' (fn x y)
. The
instances of (fn x y)
opened are chosen primarily by heuristics
which determine that the recursive calls of fn
in the opened body
(after simplification) are more desirable than the unopened call of
This discussion has assumed that the definition of fn
admissible. Exactly what does that mean? First, fn
must be a
previously unaxiomatized function symbol (however,
see ld-redefinition-action). Second, the formal parameters
must be distinct variable names. Third, the guard, measure, and
body should all be terms and should mention no free variables except
the formal parameters. Thus, for example, body may not contain
references to ``global'' or ``special'' variables; ACL2 constants or
additional formals should be used instead.
The final conditions on admissibility concern the termination of the
recursion. Roughly put, all applications of fn
must terminate.
In particular, there must exist a binary relation, rel
, and some
unary predicate mp
such that rel
is well-founded on objects
satisfying mp
, the measure term m
must always produce
something satisfying mp
, and the measure term must decrease
according to rel
in each recursive call, under the hypothesis
that all the tests governing the call are satisfied. By the meaning
of well-foundedness, we know there are no infinitely descending
chains of successively rel
-smaller mp
-objects. Thus, the
recursion must terminate.
The only primitive well-founded relation in ACL2 is o<
(see o<), which is known to be well-founded on the
s (see o-p). For the proof of
well-foundedness, see proof-of-well-foundedness. However it is
possible to add new well-founded relations. For details,
see well-founded-relation. We discuss later how to specify
which well-founded relation is selected by defun
and in the
present discussion we assume, without loss of generality, that it is
on the o-p
For example, for our generic definition of fn
above, with measure
term (m x y)
, two theorems must be proved. The first establishes
that m
produces an ordinal:
(o-p (m x y)).The second shows that
decreases in the (only) recursive call of
(implies (not (test x y)) (o< (m (d x) y) (m x y))).Observe that in the latter formula we must show that the ``
-size'' of (d x)
and y
is ``smaller than'' the m
-size of x
and y
provided the test, (test x y)
, in the body fails, thus leading to
the recursive call (fn (d x) y)
See o< for a discussion of this notion of ``smaller
than.'' It should be noted that the most commonly used ordinals are
the natural numbers and that on natural numbers, o<
is just
the familiar ``less than'' relation (<
). Thus, it is very common
to use a measure m
that returns a nonnegative integer, for then
(o-p (m x y))
becomes a simple conjecture about the type of
and the second formula above becomes a conjecture about the less-than
relationship of nonnegative integer arithmetic.
The most commonly used measure function is acl2-count
, which
computes a nonnegative integer size for all ACL2 objects.
See acl2-count.
Probably the most common recursive scheme in Lisp programming is
when some formal is supposed to be a list and in the recursive call
it is replaced by its cdr
. For example, (test x y)
might be simply
(atom x)
and (d x)
might be (cdr x)
. In that case, (acl2-count x)
is a suitable measure because the acl2-count
of a cons
is strictly
larger than the acl2-count
s of its car
and cdr
. Thus, ``recursion
by car
'' and ``recursion by cdr
'' are trivially admitted if
is used as the measure and the definition protects every
recursive call by a test insuring that the decremented argument is a
. Similarly, ``recursion by 1-
'' in which a positive integer
formal is decremented by one in recursion, is also trivially
admissible. See built-in-clauses to extend the class of
trivially admissible recursive schemes.
We now turn to the question of which well-founded relation defun
uses. It should first be observed that defun
must actually select
both a relation (e.g., o<
) and a domain predicate (e.g.,
) on which that relation is known to be well-founded.
But, as noted elsewhere (see well-founded-relation), every
known well-founded relation has a unique domain predicate associated
with it and so it suffices to identify simply the relation here.
The xargs
field of a declare
permits the explicit specification of
any known well-founded relation with the keyword
. An example is given below. If the xargs
for a defun
specifies a well-founded relation, that relation and its
associated domain predicate are used in generating the termination
conditions for the definition.
If no :
is specified, defun
uses the
specified in the acl2-defaults-table
See set-well-founded-relation to see how to set the default
well-founded relation (and, implicitly, its domain predicate). The
initial default well-founded relation is o<
(with domain
predicate o-p
This completes the brief sketch of the ACL2 definitional principle.
On very rare occasions ACL2 will seem to "hang" when processing a
definition, especially if there are many subexpressions of the body
whose function symbol is if
(or which macroexpand to such an
expression). In those cases you may wish to supply the following to
: :normalize nil
. This is an advanced feature that turns
off ACL2's usual propagation upward of if
The following example illustrates all of the available declarations, but is completely nonsensical. For documentation, see xargs and see hints.
(defun example (x y z a b c i j) (declare (ignore a b c) (type integer i j) (xargs :guard (symbolp x) :measure (- i j) :well-founded-relation my-wfr :hints (("Goal" :do-not-induct t :do-not '(generalize fertilize) :expand ((assoc x a) (member y z)) :restrict ((<-trans ((x x) (y (foo x))))) :hands-off (length binary-append) :in-theory (set-difference-theories (current-theory :here) '(assoc)) :induct (and (nth n a) (nth n b)) :non-executable t :use ((:instance assoc-of-append (x a) (y b) (z c)) (:functional-instance (:instance p-f (x a) (y b)) (p consp) (f assoc))))) :guard-hints (("Subgoal *1/3'" :use ((:instance assoc-of-append (x a) (y b) (z c))))) :mode :logic :normalize nil :otf-flg t)) (example-body x y z i j))


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Making strides: Morgans' resurgence has mixed resultsJeb Wallace-Brodeur / Staff File Photo
World champion Morgan stallion Treble's Tanqueray holds a classic Morgan pose in a pasture at Partridge Hill Stables in Barre Town on Friday.After a rough patch caused by a troubled economy, some people in the horse community says the Morgan horse is on its way back up.
But the future of the Vermont breed is still up for debate.
The Morgan horse is the state animal and is a breed of horse created by one sire stallion back in the late 1700s. According to the Vermont Morgan Horse Association, the horse was popular because of its versatility. It could ride on trails, pull carts, run races and serve in the military as a cavalry mount. Now, the animal is used more for its show ability, as well as pleasure riding.
Mary Jane Nau is vice president of the Vermont Morgan Horse Association. She said the economy has caused the population of Morgans across the country to decrease because people simply can't afford the upkeep that comes with owning a horse. In the early 2000s, Nau said there were around 3,500 Morgans foaled a year across the United States. Last year, she said there were 599.
Nau said Morgans are in a state of "suspended animation," but they are starting to come back as more people enter the horses into open competitions at horse shows instead of Morgan-exclusive shows and more people are seeing what the horses are capable of.
Carol Fleck, along with her husband, Greg, of Barre, own one of the most-decorated Morgans in the country, if not the world. Their stallion, Treble's Tanqueray, has been a five-time New England champion, something no other Morgan has done more than three times. They also have a 15-time national and world champion in the "western pleasure" competition, where horses are judged on their movement; the horse must look like it is a pleasure to ride.
Fleck said Morgans have seen a dip in population, but that's no different than any other breed horse, as costs of gas, feed and other staples needed to maintain the horses has increased. She expects Morgans to become more prominent on the horse stage as more people get into the competition called Western Dressage, where horses are judged on complex moves they make in the show ring, something at which Morgans are exceptional, she said.
Julie Broadway is the executive director of the American Morgan Horse Association. She said membership in her organization did take a dip in the past few years due to the economy, but the numbers are actually coming back. She said the Morgan is very successful across the world, and has always been very popular.
Steve Davis has run the University of Vermont Morgan Horse Farm in Weybridge for 41 years. He said he is "bullish" on the future of the breed as the horse industry in the state is growing, even though he has seen sales of horses from his farm decline due to the economy, and people do not having as much discretionary income as they had before.
Davis said the goal of the farm he runs is to preserve the tradition of Morgan horses and their original characteristics, as breeders in livestock typically want to change the animal to suit their needs.
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MOSCOW -- OAO Lukoil has signed a $1.4 billion contract with Tecnicas Reunidas to upgrade its Volgograd refinery, Russia's No. 2 oil producer said in a statement Thursday.
Tecnicas Reunidas will provide detailed engineering, supply materials and equipment, construct the complex and support start-up operations.
The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2015. The work will increase the refinery's output of Euro-5 diesel fuel by 1.8 million tpy.
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Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs)
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) reduce fever and inflammation and relieve pain. Examples of NSAIDs include aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen.
Be sure to follow the nonprescription medicine precautions. Always take these medicines exactly as prescribed or according to the label.
Ibuprofen (such as Motrin or Advil)
- Adults: The initial dose is 400 mg. Follow-up doses are 200 mg to 400 mg every 4 hours as needed, up to a maximum of 4 doses in a 24-hour period.
Children: Check with your child's doctor if your child is less than 6 months old or less than 12 pounds. Dosages are based on the child's
weight. Give follow-up doses every 6 hours as needed, up to a maximum of 4
doses in a 24-hour period.
- Talk to your doctor before you give medicine to reduce a fever in a baby who is 3 months of age or younger. This is to make sure a young baby's fever is not a sign of a serious illness. The exception is if your baby has just had an immunization. Fevers sometimes occur as a reaction to immunizations. After immunizations, you can give your baby medicine to reduce a fever.
Child's weight in pounds (lb) | Child's weight in kilograms (kg) | Dose |
Less than 12 lb | Less than 6 kg | Ask a doctor |
12–17 lb | 7–8 kg | 50 mg |
18–23 lb | 9–10 kg | 75 mg |
24–35 lb | 11–16 kg | 100 mg |
36–47 lb | 17–21 kg | 150 mg |
48–59 lb | 22–27 kg | 200 mg |
60–71 lb | 28–32 kg | 250 mg |
72–95 lb | 33–43 kg | 300 mg |
96 lb and above | 44 kg and above | Adult dose |
Naproxen (such as Aleve)
- Adults: Initial dose is 440 mg. Follow-up doses are 220 mg every 8 to 12 hours as needed. Drink a full glass of water with each dose. Do not take more than 440 mg in any 8-hour to 12-hour period or 660 mg in a 24-hour period.
- Adults older than 65: Do not take more than 220 mg every 12 hours unless your doctor tells you to.
- Children: Do not give naproxen to children younger than 12 unless your doctor tells you to. Your doctor may prescribe naproxen for your child.
Side effects
The most common side effects of NSAIDs are stomach upset, heartburn, and nausea. To help prevent these side effects, take NSAIDs with food and a glass of water.
- NSAIDs can cause a severe allergic reaction. Symptoms may include hives, swelling of the face, wheezing, and shock. If you have any of these symptoms, call 911 or other emergency services immediately.
- For safety, read the label carefully and do not take more than prescribed. Taking a larger dose or taking the medicine longer than recommended can increase your risk of dangerous side effects.
- Do not use a nonprescription NSAID for longer than 10 days without talking to your doctor.
Reasons to stop taking NSAIDs
NSAIDs may delay healing. If you develop any of the following signs of infection, stop taking the medication:
- An increase in pain
- Skin that is hot to the touch around the injury or wound
- Redness or red streaks extending from the injury or wound
- Pus that continues to form in the wound
- Fever with no other cause
- Swollen glands above the injury or wound
NSAID risks
- NSAIDs have the potential to increase your risk of heart attack, stroke, skin reactions, and serious stomach and intestinal bleeding. These risks are greater if you take NSAIDs at higher doses or for longer periods than recommended.
- Aspirin, unlike other NSAIDs, has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. It does carry the risks of serious stomach and intestinal bleeding as well as skin reactions.
Talk to your doctor about whether NSAIDs are right for you. People who are older than 65 or who have existing heart, stomach, kidney, liver, or intestinal disease are at higher risk for problems. For other people, the benefits may outweigh the risks.
Do not take NSAIDS if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any type of pain medicine.
If you are pregnant, trying to become pregnant, or breast-feeding, talk to your doctor before you use NSAIDs. It is especially important to avoid using NSAIDs during the last 3 months of pregnancy unless your doctor tells you to. They can cause problems with the baby or the delivery.
Talk to your doctor before taking NSAIDs if you have:
- Ulcers or a history of stomach or intestinal bleeding.
- Stomach pain, upset stomach, or heartburn that lasts or comes back.
- Anemia.
- Bleeding problems.
- A habit of drinking more than 3 alcoholic drinks a day. This increases your risk of stomach bleeding.
- High blood pressure.
- Kidney, liver, or heart disease.
- Any serious health condition.
Talk to your doctor before using NSAIDs if you take:
- Blood thinners (anticoagulants).
- Lithium.
- Diuretics (water pills).
- Medicine for arthritis or diabetes.
- Aspirin to protect your heart.
- Any other drugs.
Do not give aspirin to anyone younger than 20 because of the risk of Reye syndrome, a rare but serious disease.
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Housing Repairs
You need a Birmingham City Council online account to report repairs. If you do not have one, please create an account first.
Once you have an account you will be able to report repairs online to obtain an appointment and make enquiries about repairs you have already reported, via the options below.
Please note that many repairs take two visits especially fencing, roofing, plastering, brickwork, glazing and jobs requiring replacement of major components (i.e door renewals etc.) the first visit may be an inspection of the repair required, and a follow up appointment will be made by the contractor at that time.
Welcome to Housing Repairs Self Service Appointments
...a quick and easy way to diagnose repairs…
You need a Birmingham City Council online account to report repairs. If you do not have one, click register to set one up.
Once you have an account you will be able to report repairs online to obtain an appointment and make enquiries about repairs you have already reported, via the blue options at the top of this screen.
Emergency and Urgent repairs
Emergency and Urgent repairs (i.e. need attention within 24 hours) or communal and equity share properties cannot be reported online. They must be reported to the contact centre. The numbers are:
- 0800 073 3333 – free from a landline
- 0300 555 0404 – from a mobile phone, its not free but it may be cheaper
- 0121 678 5343 – textphone for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
For everything else, click on the appropriate blue option at the top of the page.
Birmingham has two repairs partners Wilmott Dixon Partnerships (formerly Inspace) and Mears Group Plc.
Wilmott Dixon provides repair services to council homes in the south and the north of the city while Mears cover the central area. The list below shows which areas are covered by each partner. If you are not sure which is the repairs partner for your home, look in your Tenants Handbook or contact your local Housing Team.
Wilmott Dixon Partnerships (formerly Inspace) cover the following wards in the North:
Handsworth Wood
Lozells and East Handsworth
Perry Barr
Stockland Green
Sutton Four Oaks
Sutton New Hall
Sutton Vesey
Sutton Trinity
Mears cover the following wards in the Central Wards:Acocks Green
Bordesley Green
Hodge Hill
Shard End
Stechford and Yardley North
Washwood Heath
South Yardley
Willmott Dixon Partnership cover the following following wards in the South:
Bartley Green
Hall Green
Kings Norton
Moseley and Kings Heath
Selly Oak
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If you smell gas the first thing you should do is contact the National Gas emergency service on 0800 111 999. They will ask a number of questions to ascertain the severity of the leak and will provide some gas safety advice. They will also, if required, arrange for an engineer to attend the property.
In all cases you should also phone the contact centre on 0800 073 3333 after you have called the number above as our gas contractor will meet Transco on site. If you are using a mobile phone, call 0300 555 0404.
If you are having problems with gas appliances provided by the council, i.e. central heating hot water systems, then in the first instance you should contact the repairs contact centre on the number below, who will diagnose the issue and arrange an engineer to attend (if appropriate) to resolve the issue. If it is found the issue has been caused by appliances installed by yourself, charges for this call out could apply.Telephone: 0800 073 3333 or textphone 0121 678 5343 (for people who are deaf or hard of hearing). If you are using a mobile phone, call 0300 555 0404.
By law, Birmingham City Council must have all gas appliances and flues in council properties checked annually, except for gas appliances which you are entitled to have moved/installed by an installer registered on the gas safe register (such as if you have your own cooker). This annual gas service is free.
We will contact you every year to make an appointment for an engineer to carry out the check.
If you have not had a gas safety inspection in over 12 months you should contact the following teams in Birmingham City Council:
North Birmingham - 0121 303 1833
South Birmingham - 0121 303 5953
Central Birmingham - 0121 675 6476 -
We can only respond if you live in a home owned by Birmingham City Council.
When using the self service facility Birmingham City Council will not be able to process the following repairs:
- Emergency repairs where an engineer will need to attend within 2 hours
- Repairs deemed to need an engineer visit within 1 day
- Gas repairs
- Communal Repairs
- Repairs to equity share properties
If you try to report these repairs via the self service facility you will be instructed to phone the contact centre to book the repair.
Birmingham City Council reserves the right to charge for any repairs if it is felt the repair was caused through deliberate damage or neglect. Full details of repairs tenants are responsible for can be found in the Conditions of Tenancy and the Tenants Handbook
If you live in an area controlled by a TMO (Tenant Management Organisation) and you wish to report a repair in the first instance you should speak to the representative from the tenant management organisation. They will advise you on the best course of action to take in order to resolve the issue.
If you wish to reschedule a repair appointment, 24 hours notice has to be provided in order to facilitate the request.
During the repair if it is identified fittings need to be replaced, our repairs partner will endeavour to match existing colours and fittings however this cannot be guaranteed.
It is not always possible to complete all works relating to a repair during the initial visit. If this is the case the partner will 'make safe' and if possible complete a temporary repair. A further appointment will then be booked to complete the remainder of the works. Examples of when this could happen include:
- Repairs where specialist parts/equipment are required to complete the job
- Jobs where scaffolding is required
Response times for our repair partners and descriptions of how we classify repair types are listed below.
If there is a danger of personal injury, or damage to or security of the the property, we will respond within two hours, 24 hours a day, and seven days a week. Emergencies are where there is imminent risk to life and limb, for example, a collapsed roof after extreme weather, severe water leaks, sparks emitting from the electrical system and raw sewage entering the property. However there is no pre-determined list for emergency repairs.
The housing service aims to deal with emergency repairs to council housing within two hours of them being reported, including those reported outside normal working hours.
Emergency repairs are likely to need a follow-up repair because they may only be able to make safe the danger or risk.
Other repairs may be categorised as an 'emergency' priority depending on the circumstances.
If we carry out any emergency repairs that are your responsibility, we will charge you a reasonable cost including administration charges.
If a repair is urgent (according to the Right to Repair legislation), we will respond within one, three or seven working days, depending on the type of repair you need.
Examples of one-day repairs include:
- repairing burst or leaking pipes
- restoring total or partial loss of heating or hot water (in winter between Oct-May)
- restoring total loss of water or electricity
- restoring total or partial loss of gas supply
- making the property secure
- repairing unsafe electrical fittings
Examples of three- or seven-day repairs include:
- restoring partial loss of electricity or water
- repairing a faulty door-entry phone
- clearing a blocked sink, bath or basin
- repairing water leaks through the roof
This is for all other repairs. We aim to do these within 30 calendar days and will offer you an appointment. Please note that some larger and more complicated repairs may take longer.
Not all repairs can be completed during the first appointment; if this is the case the contractor will usually complete a temporary repair and arrange for follow up visit(s) to complete the works. -
When a property is vacated, it may require work to bring it back up to standard for a new occupant. We work with our repairs partner to make sure that necessary repairs are carried out before you move in so that your home will be clean, safe and fit to live in.
Condensate Pipe
During severe weather if your heating is not working here are some actions that you can undertake yourself. If the fault code on your boiler determines that the condensate pipe is frozen, you should try to reset your boiler following the manufacturers instructions, then wait 2 to 3 minutes to see if the boiler re-fires. If the boiler does not re-fire and it is emitting a gurgling sound, then it is almost certain that your condensate pipe is frozen.
How to identify a condensate pipe
The condensate pipe is a plastic pipe (black, white or grey), coming from the bottom of the boiler and visible on the external wall.
How to locate the blockage
It is likely that the condensate pipe is frozen at the most exposed point external to the building or where there is some obstruction to flow. This could be the open end of the pipe, at a bend or elbow, or there is a dip in the pipe in which condensate can collect. The location of the blockage should be identified as closely as possible before taking further action.
You should only attempt to thaw a condensate pipe that is at ground level and which is easily accessible to you. Under no circumstances should you attempt to thaw a condense pipe which is at height.
The pipe can be thawed by applying a hot water bottle, a microwaveable heating pack (the sort used for muscular aches and pains) or cloths soaked in warm water to the exterior of the pipe, close to the point of blockage. Warm water can also be poured onto the pipe from a kettle, watering can or similar container. DO NOT USE BOILING WATER.
You should now try to reset your boiler following the manufacturers instructions. Once you have reset the boiler you should wait 2 to 3 minutes to see if the boiler re-fires.
If this does not resolve the issue then ring the Contact Centre on 0800 073 3333.
Housing Repairs
Telephone: 0800 073 3333 (free to call from a landline)
Textphone: 0121 675 8221
If calling from a mobile phone: 0300 555 0404 (will be cheaper than calling the freephone number)
Under the Government's Right to Repair regulations, you have the right to have certain repairs done within set time limits. They are called 'qualifying' repairs, and include:
- Unsafe electrical fittings
- a blocked sink, bath, basin or toilet
- a leaking roof or water system, and
- broken banisters or handrails.
If the councils repair partner is unable to complete a qualifying repair within the correct time, you have the right to ask us to get another approved repairs partner to do the work.
We will repair and maintain the structure of the property you live in and the outside of the building (including the roof, drains, gutters and pipes).
In blocks of flats and maisonettes, we are responsible for:
- Entrance doors
- halls
- stairways
- lifts
- rubbish chutes
- lighting, and
- other things that are shared by all the tenants and leaseholders.
For tenants, our responsibilities also include:
- Any inside fixtures and fittings that we originally provided, as explained in the conditions of tenancy
- all pipes, wiring, heating systems, drainage, power and light fittings
In tenants' gardens, we will look after:
- Boundary fences or walls we provide (we may remove them rather than repair them)
- any outbuildings, sheds, porches, or garages we originally put up (we may remove them rather than repair them)
- any step or path that is an essential means of access to the property
This is explained in detail in the Conditions of Tenancy booklet, in the Tenants Handbook. The following is only a summary and not an exhaustive list:
General responsibilities
- Keep your property clean and in good decorative order inside.
- Prevent waste pipes (from sinks, baths or toilets) or drains becoming blocked.
- Allow our repairs partners into your home to carry out repairs, annual safety checks and any necessary inspections.
- Repair and maintain any fixture, fitting or appliance you have provided, including washing machines, dishwashers and tumble driers.
- Prevent and control condensation.
- Prevent pipes from freezing or bursting by using any heating system provided and by lagging pipes.
- Make sure that no-one who lives in or visits your home causes any damage.
Specific responsibilities
- Replace broken glass in windows and doors, unless you can prove that the cause of the damage was outside of your control and provide a crime reference.
- Replace keys, fobs or locks for doors or windows if your keys are lost or stolen, or you get locked out.
- Try to clear any blockages in basins, sinks, baths, toilets and drains.
- Reset trip switches and replace light bulbs, fluorescent tubes or starters and plug fuses.
- Repairing, replacing and renewing TV aerials (except communal aerials).
- Putting up CB aerials and satellite dishes (only with our permission).
If damage is caused by you or anyone in your home (including visitors or children) you will be expected to arrange and pay for any necessary repairs. If however, the repairs involve gas, electricity, water or security, we will have to carry them out for safety reasons. We will charge you a reasonable price for the work.
By law, Birmingham City Council must have all gas appliances and flues in council properties checked annually, except for gas appliances which you are entitled to have moved/installed by an installer registered on the gas safe register (such as if you have your own cooker). This annual gas service is free.
We will contact you every year to make an appointment for an engineer to carry out the check.
If damage is caused by a break-in, vandalism or other criminal damage, we will carry out work to make your home safe. We can only do further work if you give us a police crime reference number (not a log number). If you can't provide a crime reference number, we will charge you a reasonable cost for any urgent work we do. We will only do non-urgent work if you pay in advance.
Our repair partners will do all they can to make sure that repairs are carried out satisfactorily. However, if the repairs either fail or exceed your expectations, please let them know.
You can also register your complaint or compliment by filling in the online form or contact the following numbers
0800 073 3333 - free from a landline
0300 555 0404 - from a mobile phone, it's not free but is maybe cheaper
0121 678 5343 - textphone for people who are deaf or hard of hearing
If you feel your personal belongings have been damaged you can make a claim for compensation. For the claim to be considered valid it has to be received within 28 days of the damage taking place or from the time you noticed it.
Once submitted, we will investigate your compensation claim. It will be dealt with by the relevant department:
Personal Loss or Negligence: your local housing team.
Personal Injury: the council's insurance office.
It's important to note that if your claim is successful and you owe rent arrears or other debts to the council, any compensation you get will automatically go towards repaying these debts.Please contact the customer involvement office for your area:
South 0121 303 6879
Central 0121 464 4903
North 0121 303 1802
Yes, you have the right to make your own improvements such as installing a new bathroom or kitchen.
Before you start, however, you must tell the council what you are planning to do and get our written permission. We will only say no if there is a good reason, for example, if the work would make your home unsafe. Your Local Housing Team can tell you how to get this permission.
Any work you have done must be carried out by a competent and suitably experienced person. If the property is damaged by the work, we will ask you to put things right. If we have to put things right we will charge you.
Yes, you have the right to make alterations to the inside of your home, as long as you don't remove structural walls or windows or cause damage to the outside or shared parts of the building.
You must not make alterations to the structure of the building, including windows, without written consent from the leasehold team on any of the numbers listed below. Please be aware that it may take some time for consent to be given, depending on the terms of your lease. You can contact the leasehold team on 0121 303 2147 and 0121 303 2148.
The precise details of repair responsibilities for your building are set out in your lease.
Leaseholders are responsible for:
- All internal parts of the home including non-structural walls and partitions.
- Fixtures and fittings within the homes unless they specifically belong to the council, for example an entry phone system.
- Cables, pipes and drains within the home or that serve it exclusively, for example a water tank.
- Glazing and external doors, locks or fasteners. (please refer to FAQ As a leaseholder what repairs are the council responsible for?)
- Internal decoration, including plaster and finishes to walls, ceilings or floors.
- Ceilings, but not joists or beams.
- Accidental damage, for example breaking a wash hand basin.
Some of these items may be covered by your household insurance, or our insurance of the building.
For further information please contact the leasehold team on any of the below numbers.
0121 675 6718
0121 303 2147
0121 303 2148
The following is a list of repairs the council are responsible for:
- All communal repairs (repairs to shared areas and the structure of the building)
- Blocked balcony drain
- Soil and Vent pipe in flat including stub branches to WC (the fitting connecting the toilet to the soil pipe branch is the leaseholder responsibility)
- Main supply pipe for gas going into the meter including gas isolation value, anything beyond this isolation is the leaseholder responsibility
- Sub-Main to the electricity distribution board going into the meter, anything beyond this point is the leaseholder responsibility
- Supply pipes from the gas/electric meters is the leaseholder responsibility
- Rising water main to stop tap (including stop tap) anything beyond this isolation is the leaseholder responsibility
- Door entry phones in flats
- Window frames, including balcony doors are the Council's responsibility - unless the Leaseholder has entered into a Deed of Variation and thereby taken on responsibility themselves.
- TV sockets in flats connected to the communal TV aerial (supplied/installed by the council)
- Heat Lease storage heaters where the leaseholder still has a lease agreement with the council
- Water leaks from above
NOTE: Gas/Electric meters are service supplier responsibility
Additional repairs that may be council responsibility:
Fencing will be as allocated in accordance with the lease agreement
- For house conversions the above will apply including:
- Chimney stacks and flues
- Cellars, roof spaces and lofts generally these will remain the council responsibility
For further information, advice and clarification please contact the leasehold team on any of the numbers below:
0121 675 6718
0121 303 2147
0121 303 2148For repairs you as a leaseholder are responsible for please refer to FAQ - As a leaseholder what repairs am I responsible for?
The precise details of repair responsibilities for your building are set out in your lease.
We will send a reminder when the gas service is due and provide you with a date this will take place. If it has been over 12 months since the last service was carried out then contact to arrange the inspection from the link below.
Gas Servicing
You may lose your home. We will issue a notice seeking possession of your property in order to make sure it's safe, and to comply with our legal duty as your landlord.
At present these repairs would need to be reported by phoning the contact centre. Contact details can be found in the Contacts section above. Once reported the repair partners will attend and resolve the issue. Further information regarding what the council are responsible for can be found in the above FAQ 'What repairs are the council responsible for?'
If you can smell gas you should call the National Gas Emergency Service on 0800 111 999 and then phone the housing repairs contact centre on 0800 073 3333.
Birmingham city council aims to provide homes that are clean, safe and ready to move into. We have an Empty Property Repairs Standard and our repairs contractors work to this standard to make sure homes are fit to live in.
Birmingham city council aims to provide homes that are clean, safe and ready to move into. We have an Empty Property Repairs Standard and our repairs contractors work to this standard to make sure homes are fit to live in.
If you are not happy with the standard of accommodation you should contact your local Housing Office who will look into any issues raised.
We will arrange for and pay for necessary work to make our empty properties suitable for use, up to the Empty Property Repair Standard.
Before you view the property, we will give you a leaflet explaining the level of repairs that are covered under Empty Property Repair Standard. You can expect work to be carried out to ensure that you have cooking facilities, bathroom facilities, gas, electric, heating, hot water, doors that are good working order and windows that are watertight.
As part of our Empty Property Repair Standard, we will ensure that floors, cupboards and wash surfaces are clean. There should also be air fresheners in the kitchen, bathroom and living areas.
When you move into your property, we guarantee there will be a gas or electric cooker point in the kitchen. If the property already has a gas cooker point, we cannot fit an electric cooker point for you. The viewing officer will advise you of the cooker point facilities available when you are shown the property.
- Gas Safety Advice - Health and Safety Executive
- National Grid
- TPAS – Non-Profit Organisation Helping Tenants to Participate in the Management of their Homes.
- Right to repair scheme - DirectGov
- Citizens Advice Bureau
- Gas Safe Register


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