In 72 (65.5%), no home monitor was used, but 17 among them participated in a special home support program (so-called weighing scale program) analogous to the CONI program in the UK [ 21].
Bureaucratic red tape and corruption have weighed this program down, along with its failure to maintain toilets that have been built and sustain their long-term use.
A psychosocial indication for home monitoring is sometimes given, but in such cases, participation in the weighing scale program may offer adequate support as well.
Pat Haden, Southern California's athletic director, said he had spoken with the N.C.A.A. president Mark Emmert about possible relief from the penalties that have weighed on the program since 2010.
When in doubt at such times, the rover's fault-detection system is supposed to kick in, turning off some systems to avoid more serious trouble and weighing its programmed options.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Department of Agriculture have also weighed in, sending the program's managers a letter on Aug. 19 saying they intended to monitor its effect on the food choices of consumers.
Even Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who leads Turkey's Islamist-rooted government, weighed in, calling the program disrespectful and "an effort to show our history in a negative light to the younger generations".
And we were astonished to find that computer-based versions of Franklin's bookkeeping method — a program that weighed 18 different cues — proved less accurate than going with the rule of thumb of "get one good reason and ignore the rest of the information".
But, given that this group of startups is part of a great program, we weighed those attributes heavily.
Uncertainty over the future of the BABs program has weighed on the $2.8 trillion U.S. municipal market, contributing to a big price drop last month as issuers rushed to sell the bonds before the program expires.
Moreover, at the conclusion of the maintenance program, 74% (43/58) weighed less than their weight at the start of the weight loss program.
