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Buford at Carver (Columbus)
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Memorial Stadium, Columbus
Records, rankings: Buford is 9-3, the No. 2 seed from Region 7-AAA and ranked No. 3; Carver is 11-1, the No. 1 seed from 2-AAA and ranked No. 2.
Last meeting: Buford won 28-13 in the 2011 Class AA semifinals.
Three things to know: 1. Carver QB Torrance McGee (not related to head coach Dell McGee) has passed for 17 touchdowns and scored 10 while passing for 1,183 yards (74 of 115, only three interceptions). But Carver is primarily a running team with four backs between 500 and 650 yards rushing, none averaging more than seven attempts per game. They are Danny Ryles (627), Brandon Thomas (607), Mario Moore (588) and McGee (518). 2. Matthew Bonadies made field goals of 47 and 42 yards in Buford's 13-0 victory in the second round against North Oconee. It was Buford's fifth shutout of the season. That is the most among teams in Class AAA. 3. Each of these schools has made the quarterfinals or better each season since 2006. Both are 5-1 in the quarterfinals during that time. Buford's streak of making the quarters goes back to 2000. Buford is 10-2 in those games.
Maxwell Ratings' projection: Buford by 1
Winner plays: Thomson/Cartersville winner
Thomson at Cartersville
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Weinman Stadium, Cartersville
Records, rankings: Thomson is 12-0, the No. 1 seed from Region 3-AAA and ranked No 1; Cartersville is 12-0, the No. 1 seed from 5-AAA and ranked No. 6.
Last meeting: This is the teams' first meeting.
Three things to know: 1. Thomson RB Chris Jordan is closing in on 2,000 yards rushing (1,970). He has committed to Georgia Southern, as has RB/DB William Bussey, who has intercepted four passes and forced four fumbles. Thomson's other top offensive threat is ATH Torrie Battle, a two-way starter who has rushed for 865 yards and scored 17 touchdowns. 2. Cartersville QB Brooks Barden has thrown for 36 touchdowns without an interception this season. He is 160-of-280 passing for 2,552 yards. Barden distributes the ball pretty evenly, as Cartersville doesn't have a player with more than 600 yards rushing or receiving. 3. From 1984 to 2002, these schools won five state titles – Thomson in 1984, 1985 and 2002, and Cartersville in 1991 and 1999. But they have never faced each other, mainly because Thomson historically has been a larger school. The winner may call it a return to glory. Cartersville hasn't made the semifinals since 2004, Thomson since 2002.
Maxwell Ratings' projection: Thomson by 9
Winner plays: Buford/Carver winner
Peach County at North Hall
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, The Brickyard, Gainesville
Records, rankings: Peach County is 11-1, the No. 2 seed from Region 2-AAA and ranked No. 5; North Hall is 10-2, the No. 1 seed from 7-AAA and unranked.
Last meeting: This is the teams' first meeting.
Three things to know: 1. Peach County QB Greg Williams is 116-of-182 passing for 2,012 yards and 22 touchdowns with only four interceptions. WR Demarcus Robinson has 41 receptions for 810 yards and 12 touchdowns. Keyshawn Lowe has rushed for 1,081 yards and 11 touchdowns. 2. North Hall averages fewer than five passes per game but has five players with at least 500 yards rushing and six touchdowns. All average 6.8 yards per carry or better. They are RB T.J. Tate (877 yards), RB Kevin Christmas (866), QB Brad Brown (691), QB Andrew Smith (553) and RB Zac Little (524). 3. This is Peach County's eighth quarterfinal in 10 seasons. Peach is 6-1 in those quarterfinal games. North Hall is playing in its fourth quarterfinal. North Hall won one in 2007. It is highly likely that the Trojans will win this game. That is the nickname of both schools. Other Trojans in the quarterfinals are Brooks County and Lamar County.
Maxwell Ratings' projection: Peach County by 3
Winner plays: Washington County/St. Pius winner
Washington County at St. Pius
When, where: 7:30 p.m. Friday, George B. Maloof Stadium, Atlanta
Records, rankings: Washington County is 11-1, the No. 2 seed from Region 3-AAA and ranked No. 4; St. Pius is 10-2, the No. 1 seed from 6-AAA and ranked No. 7.
Last meeting: This is the teams' first meeting.
Three things to know: 1. Washington County is known for its quarterback, William Walker, who threw six TD passes in the first half alone in the first round, but the Golden Hawks' defense has allowed 95 yards rushing in its two playoff games, 6 against Pike County and 89 against Callaway, and only 219 yards total. Washington County's next opponent averages 326.8 yards rushing per game. 2. St. Pius FB Ryan Braswell has rushed for 1,359 yards and 25 touchdowns and been stopped for losses totaling only 3 yards all season. But the need to contain him benefits other backs. While Braswell averages 6.0 yards per carry, St. Pius goes for 7.8 yards per run when someone else ends up with the ball in the option offense. 3. These teams have some common opponents. St. Pius lost to Thomson 21-14 and beat Lovett 24-0. Washington County lost to Thomson 28-14 and beat Lovett 48-35.
Maxwell Ratings' projection: Washington County by 6
Winner plays: Peach County/North Hall winner
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November 29th, 2012
12:30 pm
That Waco defense is peaking at the right time and the offense never stop getting better…Just added our new TE to the many weapons we have on offense….Might be our year!!!!!!!!!
November 29th, 2012
1:51 pm
I can't wait for the Peach Co @ North Hall game tomorrow night. It should be a great game. Nail biters are always the best… after they're over of course. Haha.
November 29th, 2012
4:48 pm
Good luck to SPX!
November 29th, 2012
5:38 pm
Thomson will give Brooks Barden his first interception of the season. GO DOGS! Wykey Lane will score a trash-time touchdown! GO DOGS!
November 29th, 2012
6:54 pm
I don't understand why Pius is seen as the underdog, they beat lovett by more than WACO, and lost to Thomson by less… It is going to be a very tight game, and i predict that the winner will go on to represent this side of the bracket in the state championship
November 29th, 2012
8:08 pm
I'm looking forward to the Washington County SPX game. Waco is loaded with talent. Ginormous fast players who just really need to show up. Throw their helmets out there and wait till the clock runs out. Can't wait to see this one.
November 29th, 2012
8:25 pm
SPXGUY….It is going unsaid that y'all struggled with lovett scoring just 10 points in the first half and non from drives y'all started but from turnovers..We scored every time we had the ball against lovett (With ease i might add)…They had to go for it many times on 4th down just not to get blown out but on the real y'all offense isn't like lovett…So come out passing and shock Waco to get the upper edge is my scouting report for SPX……Like i said before we lost against Thomson and beat lovett and y'all did too but our defense has got better along the way…From what i saw from last week game SPX defense, when streached out can be taken advantage of with big plays…
November 29th, 2012
8:29 pm
WHACKO- 24-0 IS A SHUTOUT. EVIDENTLY THEY MADE THOSE 4th down conversions against your vaunted D. And truthfully, not only did we not struggle in that game: we held back on scoring,
But we are just happy to be in the game with WACO
November 29th, 2012
8:30 pm
That is just outstanding SOW. Nice retort…It really does go without saying..48-35! You better hurry with your Internet time before the Library closes…
November 29th, 2012
9:44 pm
SOW – how far did you have to drive to tape off your seat at SPX? Never seen anyone anyone stake out a seat on the visitor side that early in the week.
November 29th, 2012
10:43 pm
So SPX held back scoring against lovett huh…..Ok while SPX fans still dwelling on regular season games this paper and every other paper got Waco winning the game, so explain to me why is that the case…….
November 30th, 2012
12:03 am
Here it is:
Carver 21 Buford 14
Thomson 28 Cartersville 17
North Hall 24 Peach Co. 21
WaCo 42 St. Pius 21
November 30th, 2012
2:01 am
Observer, I see you are calling the North Hall/Peach Co game close. But I am going to have to disagree with you on that one. I really don't see this game being close. Peach Co wins 27-13.
November 30th, 2012
3:05 am
PCHS, no disrespect to Peach County. I think this is a field of top notch teams which really means there are no real "upsets" whatever the outcome. However, given PC's history and N. Hall's lack thereof, that would be the closest thing to it. I think that Carver/Buford will be won by the team who has the ball last in the 4th quarter. I will be watching Thomson/Cartersville on YouTube to see if the ground and pound beats the air raid as I expect (full disclosure–I have ties to T-Town); SoW is out there sometimes, but I know that WaCo takes football seriously and I think they feel disrespected by SPX (whether justifiable or not) and will make a statement; Likewise, I think N. Hall wants to make a name for themselves and that Peach may be a bit road weary. That is why I made that pick and if the game is tied at the half or N.Hall leads, NH will win.
November 30th, 2012
6:41 am
Heed this advice SOW. Your vitriolic rants all year work in locker rooms.
Example from prior to Thomson game in which you incorrectly said below…oh final score Thomson 28 Waco 14..
Son of waco
October 25th, 2012
12:50 pm
I do expect us to blow out Thomson….1st reason they struggled with swainsboro, we blew them out from the start of the game and they had their D-1 prospect back….2nd Jefferson co beat dodge 21-0 and Thomson struggled with dodge and we blew the doors off Jefferson co from the start of the game…Last they star RB has a ankle problem (with 160 carries i see why) and we are fully healthy so we will beat that dude up because they run they offense through him..Even if they win being from waco ive seen this story so many times, the team success being baseded on 1 work horse back and before the playoffs he is banged up, it will not end well……
November 30th, 2012
6:43 am
"In quietness and confidence shall be your strength." (Isaiah 30:15.)
November 30th, 2012
9:34 am
Does anyone on here knows if Chris Tutt, Thomson's starting qb, is playing this week? Last time I read, he said he was questionable! If he's not playing, our boys may be in trouble against, in my opinion, a very talented, high-powered, and underrated Cartersville team! The reason I say this is because, without Tutt, Cartersville will stack the box and focus on the run and not respect the pass! I don't believe our backup qb throws the ball as well as Tutt!
November 30th, 2012
10:31 am
Observer….and that's why they play the game. I'm hoping for a safe and competitive game with PCHS coming out on top. Hopefully the internet links are working out here in Hawaii so I can monitor the game LIVE. Good luck everybody.
November 30th, 2012
10:41 am
PCHS85, I hope for the same thing. I am in California…that link better work! Good luck.
November 30th, 2012
10:41 am
PCHS85, I hope for the same thing. I am in California…that link better work! Good luck.
November 30th, 2012
11:08 am
T-Town….A fan from Thomson told my brother the other day, Tutt had a high ankle sprain,,,If that is true he is done for the playoffs in my opinion……
Big Fan if you read the broken english i wrote correctly you would have notice that i never said we will blow them out….I said we should blow them out and i listed reason to back up my opinion…The question i want answer is do you think SPX have the same type of players on defense that Thomson have or better yet is SPX Fb braswell on the same level as Thomson Rb because he was the only player we couldn't keep contain….
November 30th, 2012
11:41 am
I've been going to high school games since early 70's. I grew up in the country and only saw two sided stands. I can tell you that Atlanta has many really older stadiums with one sides. Avondale and Adams Stadium to name just a couple. Many state championships came through Avondale. It is a fact and I'm sure all fans will be accommodated nicely at SPX just like they have for years. Kindness begets kindness. Calm down.
November 30th, 2012
11:50 am
Domini Sumus!
November 30th, 2012
12:11 pm
SOW… Thanks, but I hope its not true! Thomson really needs him! If it is true, them boys are going to have to ball out!! No excuses!!
November 30th, 2012
1:12 pm
SOW your reserved seat is in front of the concession stand, 3 tiers down and on the WACO side it is taped with your name on it,
November 30th, 2012
2:34 pm
Son of Waco….you have really been trying to trash SPX form the start. Please have some class and quit living your life thru Washington County High School.You will see from the second to step on our campus you will be treated with respect, shaking hands and great sportsmanship on the field and in the stands. We have great concession people as well. We are just a small little school with values and integrity in North Atlanta. We pride ourselves on legacy as well. Enjoy your stay and have fun!
November 30th, 2012
9:52 pm
Cartersville stuffed Thomson 21-13. Cartersvilles defense was on the field a long time. Canes defense contained the backs extremely well. Cartersvilles defense took the fight out of Thomson. Tho sons lines were lifeless. Cartersville took a knee on the 1 yard line at the end. Easily would of been 28-13.
November 30th, 2012
10:04 pm
Son of Waco, how bout that defense you've been talking up all week? Jumped and handed the game to Pius.
November 30th, 2012
11:18 pm
So, Foghorn, do you think we actually would have snapped the ball on the 4th and 1? I'm not sure – big balz call either way. Wow, what a nail biter! Really sorry for the WACO boys that they jumped like that, but I will take it. If we did snap it, what was the play call? Braswell? I'm guessing Spear. Either way I might have had a cardiac. What a game.
December 1st, 2012
12:00 am
He would have punted it. Had to. Great game by Waco who should hold their heads high, best club we've seen all year. Heads or tails?
December 1st, 2012
12:01 am
Mr. Lee, I have to give it to the Cartersville defense for making big plays. Thomson needed to score on those two possessions inside the 20, especially w/o our starting QB. I wish we could have that pick back as well–throwing on 1st and Goal from the 5??? I'm glad that Thomson's D picked off your QB since no one else has. Good game.
Oh, I thought that Peach would go down, but wow…is North Hall that stacked?
December 1st, 2012
12:06 am
Outstanding game between WACO and St. Pius. High school football at its best! A lot of heart on both squads. ! Only negative is the poor showing by the officiating both ways.
December 1st, 2012
1:05 am
WOW I told Son of WACO the we run where no man has run before. Oh and we can pass.. WHAT a great game I think I need to go to my doctor to get some heart meds……. GO LIONS
December 1st, 2012
1:09 am
WACo is the best team we have played .. WOW what a game……. GO LIONS ……………


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Most non-physicists wouldn't attempt to understand the 10 dimensions of string theory, and therefore understand even less what other aspects of physics are still unknown. But they are nevertheless there.
What if the scientists responsible for the most expensive physics experiment yet (LHC) were actually to admit that its failure had shown their current physics paradigm to have no evidence to back it up?
What if the cosmologists admitted that after years of searching they no longer expected to find the dark matter and dark energy required to support the big-bang hypothesis?
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I am suggesting here that the current 3-dimensional-matter-only paradigm has several significant gaps, gaps that are not readily admitted by the scientists concerned and so not understood by the majority.
What if a replacement physics paradigm showed some form of hierarchy to the structure of matter, a hierarchy which clearly necessitated an outside-of-time dimension and at the same time showed how Einstein's relativity had come about? This very same dimension was then also being used to allow consciousness to perform the way it does?
I suggest that acceptance of these facts would require some form of humility. I'm hypothesising that were this situation to arise, those physicists concerned would be forced to give up the notion that the universe can be owned through the intellect and instead would be forced to accept that it was actually somebody else's. The physicists' ethos is that all phenomena are emergent from 3 dimensional matter and this fact must be implicitly accepted by all who wish to participate in the physics scene. The forces against such a change are psychological, financial, cultural and personal.
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OBJECTIVE: The authors' goal was to evaluate the effectiveness of outpatient commitment in reducing victimization among people with severe mental illness. METHOD: One hundred eighty-four involuntarily hospitalized patients were randomly assigned to be released (N=99) or to continue under outpatient commitment (N=85) after hospital discharge. An additional group of patients with a recent history of serious violent behavior (N=39) was nonrandomly assigned to at least a brief period of outpatient commitment following hospital disharge. All three groups were followed for 1 year, and case management services plus additional outpatient treatment were provided to all subjects. Outcome data were based on interviews with the patients and informants as well as service records. RESULTS: Subjects who were ordered to outpatient commitment were less likely to be criminally victimized than those who were released without outpatient commitment. Multivariate analysis indicated that each additional day of outpatient commitment reduced the risk of criminal victimization and that outpatient commitment had its effect through improved medication adherence, reduced substance use or abuse, and fewer violent incidents. CONCLUSIONS: Protection from criminal victimization appears to be a positive, unintended consequence of outpatient commitment.
Outpatient commitment is designed to be a less restrictive alternative to involuntary hospitalization for people with mental illness who are at risk of becoming dangerous to themselves or others (1, 2). Many view it as particularly useful for people with severe mental illness who are unable or unwilling to comply with treatment, frequently relapse, become dangerous, and require hospitalization (3–5). In outpatient commitment, patients are ordered by law to the care of a treatment provider, almost always a community mental health center, to receive treatment, services, and supervision deemed necessary to maintain them and to control the symptoms thought to produce their dangerous behavior (2, 6).
From its origin, a purpose of outpatient commitment was to prevent violence directed against themselves or others by people with severe mental illness (2, 4–8). In the late 1990s, advocates for outpatient commitment legislation emphasized rare acts of random violence by people with untreated psychoses to gain support in different states (9). Few considered the potential role of outpatient commitment in preventing harm to people with severe mental illness from others who might attack or victimize them, although there are high rates of victimization among people with severe mental illness (10–12). In this article we examine the impact that outpatient commitment had on reducing victimization of people with severe mental illness.
Research has been accumulating on the high rate of victimization among clinical populations (10–13). One study found that more than three-fifths of newly hospitalized psychiatric patients reported being physically victimized by their partners and that just under half reported being physically victimized by other family members (13). Victimization of people with severe mental illness occurs outside the home as well. On the streets the severely mentally ill are especially vulnerable not only because of impaired judgment and visible symptoms of disorder but also because frequent co-occurring substance abuse and/or poverty place them in areas with high crime rates. A previous report based on the same data used in the current study found that people with severe mental illness in both rural and urban localities were 2.5 times more likely than the general population to be victims of violent crime (11). Homelessness increases the risk of victimization.
Outpatient commitment may reduce victimization indirectly by increasing patients' long-term participation in community treatment and services, which will, in turn, improve their mental health and social functioning and eventually lower their risk of exposure to crime and violence. Specifically, outpatient commitment might reduce victimization by helping an individual obtain more stable housing. A regular residence in which to sleep, eat, and spend time would reduce homelessness and the attendant high rate of physical and sexual assault. Additionally, provision of other services such as psychosocial therapy and rehabilitation could reduce exposure to victimization. Assistance with obtaining income support and help with money management could reduce the need for theft and other illegal behaviors that tend to place people in the company of dangerous individuals who victimize them.
Medication adherence can be expected to reduce symptoms of severe mental illness and thus reduce victimization. Psychotic symptoms and bizarre behavior can lead to tense and conflictual situations (14), which, in turn, may result in a patient's victimization—either because others become violent toward the patient or because the patient lashes out physically and others react with stronger violence. By facilitating adherence and ensuring more consistent follow-up, outpatient commitment may lead to reduced symptoms, better functioning in social relationships, and improved judgment (15). In turn, these changes should lessen a person's vulnerability to abuse by others and lower the probability of becoming involved in dangerous situations where victimization is more likely.
Finally, to the extent that medication and psychosocial treatment reduce alcohol and drug abuse, they should indirectly reduce victimization by improving perception, judgment, and self-control; diminishing hostility and subsequent provocative behavior; preventing exacerbation of psychiatric symptoms; and eliminating the need to seek addictive substances and the means to procure them in perilous places and situations (14–16).
Through these multiple influences, outpatient commitment should reduce victimization among people with severe mental illness. In this article we focus on reduction of criminal victimization, using 12 months of follow-up data from a study of outpatient commitment for people with severe mental illness. We tested the effect of outpatient commitment on victimization in two sets of multivariate models. The first set has controls for baseline characteristics that are hypothesized to be associated with victimization (10, 11, 16). The second set has tests for the mechanisms (mediating variables) through which we expect outpatient commitment to affect criminal victimization: medication compliance, substance abuse, and dangerous situations.
North Carolina, the study site, permits commitment to psychiatric inpatient facilities on the basis of mental illness and danger to self or others and encourages outpatient commitment as a less restrictive alternative for people meeting these criteria. North Carolina also permits outpatient commitment for people who are mentally ill but not currently dangerous if they have 1) the capacity to survive safely in the community with available supports, 2) a history of need for treatment to prevent deterioration that would predictably result in dangerousness, and 3) a mental status that limits or negates their ability to make an informed decision to seek or comply voluntarily with recommended treatment. A district court judge in a civil commitment hearing can order mandatory outpatient commitment for a period not to exceed 90 days. Outpatient commitment can be renewed for successive periods of 180 days if a judge in a new hearing finds the criteria are still met. The order designates a treatment facility but no treatment plan, leaving determination of type, amount, and frequency of medication and services to clinical decisions. If a patient fails to adhere to the recommended treatment, the clinician may request that a law officer escort the patient to the community provider for examination and hopeful persuasion to accept treatment. Medication may not be forced, however, and involuntary hospitalization can occur only with a new commitment procedure.
This analysis used longitudinal data on 223 subjects enrolled in the Duke Mental Health Study, to our knowledge the first randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of outpatient commitment (8). Subjects were involuntarily admitted patients with severe mental illness who were recruited from a state mental hospital and three general hospitals serving the catchment areas of participating mental health centers. Since involuntary admission accounts for about 90% of the admissions to state mental hospitals in North Carolina, patients admitted under this status are representative of the patient population with severe and persistent mental disorders, particularly the subgroup of repeatedly admitted patients in the public mental health system.
To be eligible, subjects had to be 18 years of age or older; be residents of participating counties; have a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia, schizoaffective or other psychotic disorder, or major affective disorder with a duration of at least 1 year; have significant functional impairment; have received intensive treatment within the past 2 years. Due to safety and liability concerns, subjects with a recent history of assaultiveness (causing injury to someone or using a weapon to harm or threaten someone) could not be randomly assigned to release from outpatient commitment but are included in the study as a nonrandomly assigned comparison group.
Between November 1992 and March 1996, we identified eligible patients from daily hospital admission records and discussion with treatment teams. While subjects were awaiting court-ordered outpatient commitment, we offered them improved access to services by means of case management, monetary remuneration for each follow-up interview, and possible random assignment to release from their outpatient commitment orders. After complete description of the study, written informed consent was obtained from all participating subjects. Of 374 identified eligible patients, only 43 (11.5%) refused to participate.
We randomly assigned subjects either to continue under their outpatient commitment orders or to be released from outpatient commitment. All subjects were discharged to participating mental health centers in nine contiguous urban and rural counties, where they received case management plus additional services according to locally developed treatment plans.
Although outpatient commitment is designed to protect society and to serve patient welfare, available studies were unclear as to whether outpatient commitment or accompanying services accomplished these goals (17). Because of the substantial evidence available before we began our study that services made a difference in patients' well-being and the argument that it was services and not the law's coercion that made the difference in previous outpatient commitment studies, we randomly assigned subjects to outpatient commitment while giving all subjects improved access to services through case management, a service not generally available in the area. Intensity of treatment varied, but uniformity existed in the treatment adherence protocol by which clinicians promptly rescheduled missed appointments. For an outpatient commitment subject at the threshold of three consecutive missed appointments, mental health centers obtained a pick-up order from the court clerk for the sheriff to bring the subject immediately for evaluation and hopeful persuasion to accept treatment. Comparison subjects at the threshold of three consecutive missed appointments received prompt unscheduled home visits and counseling about the consequences of treatment nonadherence. Alternatively, mental health centers could seek a court hearing to determine eligibility for inpatient commitment for subjects in either group. The study protocol permitted earlier intervention before three missed appointments if clinically indicated. Mental health center compliance with the treatment adherence protocol was excellent.
Initial outpatient commitment orders could vary by up to 90 days. Before initial orders lapsed, we notified clinicians of the need to reevaluate outpatient commitment legal criteria and seek recommitment if appropriate. These determinations created variability in the total length of outpatient commitment orders. If a subject were rehospitalized, the hospital could reinitiate outpatient commitment procedures. Subjects in the comparison group were "immunized" from outpatient commitment for the year (the same logic was used in immunizing comparison subjects from outpatient commitment during the year of follow-up as was used in removing them from outpatient commitment at the beginning of the study). Comparison subjects who were inadvertently given outpatient commitment were released from the order. Involuntary or voluntary hospital admissions occurred in both groups as clinically indicated.
An exception to the randomization procedure was necessary for 67 subjects with a history of serious assault involving weapon use or physical injury to another person within the preceding year. These subjects underwent an initial period of outpatient commitment—up to 90 days—as ordered by the court, but clinicians and the courts determined renewals. This violent group was included because it represents a key population to which outpatient commitment is targeted. Since they varied in renewal of court orders beyond initial periods and in the number of services received, as did randomly assigned group members, their outcomes could be analyzed by duration of commitment and frequency of services. Our multivariate analysis of the pooled data from all subjects incorporates a statistical control for inclusion of this nonrandomly assigned, seriously violent group.
Data collection procedures have been described elsewhere (2, 5, 8). Briefly, at baseline we conducted structured interviews with each subject and a family member or other informant who knew the respondent well. Follow-up interviews were conducted with the subject, a collateral informant, and the case manager at 4, 8, and 12 months. Hospital records supplemented baseline interviews and, along with mental health center records, provided information on follow-up services and treatment. Diagnoses from hospital discharge summaries showed high levels of agreement with results of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (18) conducted on a subgroup of 100 patients.
We interviewed 223 (184 randomly assigned and 39 not randomly assigned) of the original 331 subjects at the 12-month follow-up. Attrition in the outpatient commitment and comparison groups was random: almost all differences in distribution of their baseline characteristics were not significant. Most important, there was no significant difference between groups in baseline victimization. We found two baseline clinical differences between the two groups: those ordered to outpatient commitment had lower levels of insight (19) and were more likely to be noncompliant than the comparison group. These differences tend to operate against our hypothesis that outpatient commitment reduces criminal victimization; thus, any support we found was a conservative estimate.
We measured criminal victimization at baseline and at each of the three follow-up interviews by subject responses to two questions: In the past 4 months, have you been a victim once or more than once of violent crime, such as assault, rape, or mugging? and Have you been a victim of a nonviolent crime, such as burglary, theft of property or money, or being cheated? A positive response at any interview indicating the occurrence of at least one incident of violent or nonviolent criminal victimization during the study year was our dependent variable.
Information on our three mediating variables was derived from interviews with subjects, case managers, and collateral informants. We defined medication noncompliance as never or only sometimes taking prescribed psychotropic medications as prescribed. We defined substance use as drinking alcohol or using illicit drugs once to several times per month or more frequently. We defined substance abuse as the occurrence of any problems with family, friends, job, police, or physical health related to alcohol or drug use, or a diagnosis of psychoactive substance use disorder.
We measured dangerous situations indirectly by violent incidents involving subjects. Respondents were asked whether they had been picked up by police or arrested for physical assault on another person, had been in fights involving physical contact, or had threatened someone with a weapon. Case managers and collateral informants responded to comparable questions about subjects. A composite index indicated whether at least one violent incident was reported by any interviewee during the study year (5). It is unlikely that violent incidents and criminal victimization tap the same encounters among our subjects because most of their violence occurs in homes involving family and friends. Such domestic assaults tend not to be reported as criminal victimization (13). Also, most subject criminal victimization tends to be nonviolent.
Mental health center service records provided information on treatment and services. We summed all encounters for case management, medication, psychotherapy, and other services in an outpatient services utilization index. Four other predictor variables included psychiatric symptoms, functional impairment, insight, and social support. The total score of symptoms and the paranoid symptoms subscale score of the Brief Symptom Inventory (20) provided measures of psychiatric symptoms. The Global Assessment of Functioning Scale (21) indicated functional status and severity of psychiatric disturbance rated on a continuum of 0 to 100 from most to least impaired. The Insight and Treatment Attitudes Questionnaire (19) assessed insight defined as the ability of people with severe mental illness to recognize their illness and need for treatment. The Duke Social Support Scale (8) provided a measure of respondents' subjective perceptions of their value in a social network, whether the network would provide help if needed, and satisfaction with the quantity and quality of received support.
t1 shows the baseline characteristics of the study group as a whole. These subjects were mainly young adults, slightly more of whom were men (53.4%), about two-thirds African American, of low educational attainment (36.8% did not graduate from high school), and of low annual income (mean=$7,814). Only about one-fifth of the subjects were married or cohabiting, and just over half were living in cities/suburbs; the rest were living in small towns and rural areas. Just over one-fifth were homeless in the 4 months before the index hospitalization. These characteristics closely match the sociodemographic composition of subjects initially screened for the study and of the severely mentally ill population in the state hospital.
Clinically the study group was composed predominantly of people with diagnoses of schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or other psychosis (68.6%); the rest had a mood disorder. Subjects had moderate functional impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning (Global Assessment of Functioning Scale median score=47) (18, 22), averaged 1.4 psychiatric hospital admissions in the year before the baseline hospitalization, and had high noncompliance rates (74.9%). In the 4 months before hospitalization, 56.1% used alcohol or illicit drugs; of the 128 subjects who used substances, 79—nearly two-thirds—had family, work, or legal problems related to substance abuse. Violent incidents were common (51.6%), and 22.0% had been picked up or arrested by police.
Seventy-four respondents (33.2%) reported being criminally victimized at least once during the follow-up period: 22 (9.9%) suffered violent victimization, and 64 (28.7%) suffered nonviolent victimization (12 were victimized both violently and nonviolently). These figures reflect only a slight increase over the proportion of criminal victimization in the 4 months before baseline (27.2%, 8.2%, and 22.4%, respectively). The rate of nonviolent victimization was slightly higher than the national annual rate of 21.1%, but the violent victimization rate was more than three times as high as the national rate of 3.1% (23).
t1 presents the unadjusted baseline predictors of victimization in the follow-up period. Only perceived social support significantly lowered the risk of criminal victimization; homelessness, symptoms, paranoid symptoms (21), previous victimization, substance use, and a personality disorder diagnosis significantly elevated the risk. We also found that subjects who reported being victimized had more outpatient service encounters during the year, on average, than their counterparts who were not victimized (9.1 service events per month compared with 6.0 service events per month) (F=3.87, df=1, 221, p=0.05).
The simple relationship between outpatient commitment and criminal victimization was significant in the hypothesized direction among the randomly assigned subjects. The 85 subjects who were ordered to outpatient commitment were significantly less likely than the 99 comparison subjects to have had any criminal victimization during the follow-up period (N=20 [23.5%] versus N=42 [42.4%]) (χ2=6.5, df=1, p<0.01). Furthermore, risk of victimization decreased with increased duration of outpatient commitment—from 42.4% [N=42] among the subjects in the comparison group (no outpatient commitment) to 26.1% [N=12] among the 46 subjects with less than 6 months of outpatient commitment, to 20.5% [N=8] among the 39 subjects with 6 months or more of outpatient commitment (χ2=7.6, df=2, p<0.05). This same relationship held when the nonrandomly assigned seriously violent group was added.
We estimated a series of logistic regression models to test the effect of outpatient commitment on criminal victimization controlling for other predictors of victimization. Complete data were available on all variables for 219 subjects, as shown in t2 and t3. Variable reduction, necessitated by the large number of potential predictors, was accomplished through a series of staged analyses. In all stages we controlled for the nonrandomly assigned group with a history of serious violence by first entering a dichotomous variable for membership in this group. Second, in all stages we entered a continuous variable indicating days in outpatient commitment. We selected other variables stepwise at each stage for the subsequent stage if p<0.10.
t2 presents the effect of outpatient commitment and baseline predictors on criminal victimization in the 12-month follow-up period. Model 1 shows that increasing the number of days on outpatient commitment significantly reduced the odds of victimization when we controlled for initial nonrandom assignment of subjects with a history of serious violence. Model 2 adds an indicator of intensity of services and its interaction with number of days of outpatient commitment. Neither had a significant effect on criminal victimization. Model 3 adds sociodemographic characteristics and shows that only perceived social support exerted a significant independent effect. Higher levels of perceived social support reduced the odds of victimization. Model 4 introduces clinical characteristics. Personality disorder and a high level of paranoid symptoms each more than doubled the odds, while better functioning (higher Global Assessment of Functioning Scale score) reduced the odds of criminal victimization. Finally, model 5 adds baseline substance use, violence, arrests, and previous victimization. Neither earlier violence nor arrests was significantly associated with criminal victimization, but alcohol and illicit drug use almost tripled the odds and previous criminal victimization almost doubled the odds of criminal victimization during the study year. Personality disorder lost significance and dropped out as a predictor when these two variables were added. This set of models shows that outpatient commitment exerted an independent effect on reduced criminal victimization that was not diminished by patient characteristics; number of days of outpatient commitment maintained statistical significance in the presence of controls for baseline predictors of victimization.
The odds ratio of days of outpatient commitment, 0.997, indicates that the risk of victimization was reduced on average about one-third of 1% (0.003) for each additional day of outpatient commitment. This small change in risk per day adds up to a large change over months; specifically, it adds up to a 10% reduction over 1 month and a larger percentage change over multiple months.
To test our hypothesis that outpatient commitment reduces the risk of criminal victimization by improving treatment adherence, which reduces substance abuse and the likelihood of being in dangerous situations, we examined in a second set of models with medication nonadherence, substance use or abuse, and violent incidents as mediating variables through which outpatient commitment affected victimization (t3). As in the previous analyses (t2), these models included in each stage the control variable for nonrandom assignment (the seriously violent group) and days of outpatient commitment.
We constructed change score variables for substance use or abuse, medication compliance, and the combination of these two (correlated) variables. Substance use or abuse was coded as a three-level variable (0=no use, 1=use without problems, 2=diagnosis or problems with substance abuse reported from any source) for two time frames: baseline (4 months before hospitalization) and 12-month summary. The difference between values for these two variables constituted the change score on substance use or abuse. Subjects scoring 0 (no change) were recoded so that a higher score was assigned for maintaining a more favorable status (e.g., staying drug-free) than for maintaining a poor status.
Similarly, we constructed a change score for medication adherence, incorporating all sources of information to determine whether the subject had failed to take medications as prescribed or only took them some of the time. On the basis of the distribution of these change scores and to facilitate categorical analysis, we constructed dichotomous variables measuring any improvement versus no improvement in medication adherence and substance abuse. (About one-third of the study group improved on each of these measures.) Finally, we tested the interaction effect of these change variables using logistic regression with dummy coding for three dichotomous effects: improved adherence only, diminished substance abuse only, and the combination of improved adherence and diminished substance abuse (5, 24).
Model 1 presents the significant baseline predictors brought from the previous analyses (minus those used to create change variables in models 2 and 3). Model 2 adds effects for improvement in substance use or abuse only, improvement in medication compliance only, and improvement in both. Model 3 examines all of these plus decrease in violent incidents. Diminished substance use or abuse and diminished substance use or abuse combined with improved medication adherence significantly reduced criminal victimization. Furthermore, when they were added to the equation, the direct effect of outpatient commitment on criminal victimization was reduced to nonsignificance, as expected. A decrease in violent incidents added in model 3 also significantly reduced the odds of criminal victimization. This second set of models shows that outpatient commitment's direct effect on criminal victimization is rendered nonsignificant in the presence of these mediating factors; thus, they support the hypothesis that outpatient commitment reduces criminal victimization through improving treatment adherence, decreasing substance abuse, and diminishing violent incidents.
As have previous reports from the Duke Mental Health Study (5, 8, 24), we found a positive effect of outpatient commitment in the current study. People with severe mental illness who were ordered by the court to mental health treatment in the community were significantly less likely to be criminally victimized than severely mentally ill comparison subjects who were not court-ordered into treatment. Comparison subjects were almost twice as likely to be victimized as were outpatient commitment subjects, despite both groups' having case management, individualized treatment plans, and home visitation if they missed three treatment appointments. Additionally, duration of outpatient commitment mattered (victimization risk decreased with more days of outpatient commitment), and outpatient commitment affected victimization by inducing behavioral changes in treatment adherence, substance use or abuse, and avoidance of violent incidents.
Service intensity was not a significant factor, but its lack of significance does not mean that the amount of services received is unrelated to victimization. The significant positive bivariate association between services per month and criminal victimization suggests another causal path: subjects who become criminally victimized receive more services.
Although our design is a randomized controlled trial, it deviates from strict randomization in two ways. It included a subgroup of people who had a recent history of serious violent behavior that prevented their being assigned randomly to the comparison group. Had these subjects been excluded, our findings would not be generalizable to the crucially important subpopulation that they represent. Nonetheless, over half of this subgroup did not have outpatient commitment renewed once their initial orders expired and so were unexposed to outpatient commitment during much of the follow-up. Nonrenewal produced variation in length of time under outpatient commitment and its effect on victimization.
The second deviation from strict randomization was assignment of length of time of outpatient commitment, which varied as clinicians and courts applied the legal criteria for renewal of outpatient commitment. Not randomizing renewal could have led to the biased conclusion of attributing an intervention effect to subjects who might have been less likely to be victimized because of preexisting lower risk. This bias could only apply if subjects at higher risk of victimization were less likely to have their court orders renewed, but the legal criteria for outpatient commitment work in the opposite direction.
Although our analysis supports the hypothesis that outpatient commitment reduces victimization, four methodological factors probably led to an underestimation of this effect. 1) We measured only criminal victimization, not other types of victimization. 2) Subjects may have underreported criminal victimization because much of it occurred in domestic settings at the hands of family and friends (25). Such violence tends not to be reported as criminal assault (10, 13). 3) There is a greater likelihood of victimization among people who are violent (26), and the seriously violent subjects were all initially assigned to outpatient commitment. 4) There was differential attrition in our randomized groups by risk factors for victimization (lower nonadherence and higher insight among comparison subjects). These four factors tend to yield a conservative bias and likely lower the estimate of outpatient commitment's effect on victimization.
Received Aug. 14, 2001; revision received Dec. 27, 2001; accepted April 10, 2002. From the Department of Sociology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C.; and the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy, University of South Florida, Tampa. Address reprint requests to Dr. Hiday, Department of Sociology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695; firstname.lastname@example.com (e-mail). Supported in part by NIMH grants MH-48103 and MH-51410 (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill/Duke Program on Services Research for People With Severe Mental Disorders).
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Get Ready For Fall: Restock Your Spices
What are you most looking forward to cooking this autumn? Whether it's a hearty stew, a batch of fall cookies, or a pumpkin pie, chances are you will be reaching into your spice collection for a pinch of this or that. Cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, juniper berries ... we can just imagine all the warm kitchen smells to come! As we transition to fall, now is the perfect time to take stock of your spice collection.
Toss what's stale, note what you use often and need more of, and replenish in preparation for cooking rich savory dishes, baked goods, and holiday meals (they will be here before we know it!).
Although spices don't spoil, most should be used within 6 to 12 months for maximum freshness. Check dates if you have them, and give spices the smell test — if they have lost their fragrance, it's time to restock.
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Need to do this. The boyfriend and I just recently moved in together. We both love to cook, so our combined spice collection is crazy.
It's finally cooling off after tomorrow here and I have big plans for my stock pot!
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Boston Properties Reviews
"Overall experience was OK. Hard to move up quickly. "
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I have been working at Boston Properties full-time for more than a yearPros
Class A downtown property exposureCons
hard to move up because serious management not focused on capabilities of adminsAdvice to ManagementAdvice
focus on your employee improvementRecommendsPositive OutlookDisapproves of CEO
"Poor management "
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I worked at Boston Properties full-time for less than a yearPros
Overall friendly staff. Most managers competent,Cons
Very conservative, some middle management poorAdvice to ManagementAdvice
lighten upDoesn't RecommendNeutral OutlookNo opinion of CEO
I worked at Boston PropertiesPros
Well known in real estate industry, exposure to many departmentsCons
Do not promote from within, no opportunity for advancement, annual review process is very time consuming to only have the same result of a very small raise and no title change, office management treats employees like children.Advice to ManagementAdvice
You are losing great employees left and right because they feel under appreciated.
I have been working at Boston PropertiesPros
- Very pleasant office to work in
- Great guidence from upper management
- Great 401k program
- Salary is greatCons
- I didn't ike how serious it could be at times
- There were really no outlets for creativety
- Some of my co-workers were very unpleasentAdvice to ManagementAdvice
I would suggest providing Salarys to all that work at Boston Properties instead of keeping them as hourly employees. They also could take the advice of lower managemnt.Recommends
I have been working at Boston PropertiesPros
- nice office space
- successful company who prides themselves at being the best at what they do
- supportive of development and promote withinCons
micromanagers running certain departments. looking at what time you get to your desk, what time you leave for lunch, when you leave for the day, etc. not a laid back envirnoment at all. very stuffy mens club.Advice to ManagementAdvice
get some good managers in there and make sure people are excited about coming in to work everyday. it would help with the turnover.Doesn't Recommend
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The compensation is competitve with the general market. The location is spectacular with many amenities and restaurants nearby. Workload is very reasonable for financial-type firmCons
Can be overly analytical and slow with regards to personnel promotions/hiring. There tends to be a lot of energy spent for CYA instead of just resolving problems.Advice to ManagementAdvice
Recognize how much of a solid staff is in place as compared to other firms. Take some time to make the workplace a little more fun.
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Day to day contacts within company are very nice and professional. Smaller managers are reasonable but can be very different between portfolios. Great amount of time off as well as summer hours. Great place to start out in the property management field.Cons
Red tape is everywhere. Much more focus on policies and procedures than going out and improving assets and retaining tenants. Very clear that it is WHO you know and not WHAT you know that will get you noticed in such a big company. If you don't toot your own horn once in awhile then no one else will. Majority of the employees have the mindset of using the company to get ahead in the field but do not plan on staying with the company for the long haul.Advice to ManagementAdvice
Pay attention to the great talent that you already have working for you. Give props where props are due. Maybe internal audit should start looking at the managers involved with hiring and I'm not talking about HR.
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Employees spend inordinate amount of time cya'ing. Find a way to make the environment more conducive to producing rather than preparing for audits.RecommendsNo opinion of CEO
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Great benefits. 401k matched 200%. Opportunity to get up to 4 weeks vacation. Fun group to work with.Cons
Upper Management doesn't seem to care about employees' work/personal life balance. Still seems like an old mans club- maternity leave bare minimum, senior executives all male, etc. Not a ton of room for growth.Advice to ManagementAdvice
Flex-time would be nice.No opinion of CEO
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Nice building to work in. Nice offices.Cons
24/7 work mentality. TERRIBLE management. They treat their employees like dogs.Advice to ManagementAdvice
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As I write this, we are 105 days into the 83rd Legislative Session. It is time to take stock of where we are and what we have to get done prior to Sine Die on May 28!
Both the Senate and House have wrapped up their budget proposals with minor (and in some cases MAJOR) tweaking continuing to occur. The President of the Senate has appointed five members to the Conference Committee; they will be joined by five members from the House appointed by the Speaker to put the final touches on the budget for the next two years.
Conference Committee Membership, 83rd Legislative Session
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The agreed upon budget will have to then pass both houses and go to the Governor for his signature. The Governor may veto the budget and send it back to the Legislature for more work (which almost certainly ensures a special session), he can sign the budget, or he can express his disapproval of the budget by not signing it and simply letting it become law at the will of the Legislature.
As we take stock of the progress made by the Legislature over the past several months, the Senate wins the race in that it has heard as many bills at this time during the session as it did in the entire 82nd Legislative Session. However, the House has passed out only about a third of the number of bills as it did in the prior session. The House's deliberate pace many be a way of minimizing the debate (and controversy) of certain issues.
Specific actions of interest include the following:
- SB 143 (Nelson), which allocates $11.5 million in the next budget for Graduate Medical Education
- SB 329 (Huffman), which prohibits minors from using tanning beds because of the increased link to melanoma in young adults
- SB 822 (Schwertner), which regulates companies or networks that sell, lease or share physician discounts without the physician's consent
- HB 63 (Craddick), which bans texting while driving a motor vehicle (Distracted driving costs the US economy $3.5 billion each month; the impact to Texas is thought to be $3.6 billion annually.)
- HB 3791 (Zerwas), which has a hearing scheduled this week in House Appropriations; if passed it could serve as a future vehicle for Medicaid expansion in Texas (see below for more information)
- CSHB 1025, the Supplemental Appropriations Bill, which passed out of the House Appropriations Committee this past week and is on its way to the Senate (This bill provides the requested $39 million Supplemental Appropriations Request to cover the estimated funding shortfall for correctional health services.)
- $17 million allocated by the House to the Higher Education Coordinating Board for 2014-2015 as additional funding for GME start-up programs
Additional bills related to health care scope of practice are pending, including one which lowers the age limit to 6 for pharmacists to administer vaccinations to children. This has been opposed by the Texas Society for Pediatrics based upon presumed negative impacts on the medical home initiative and adverse impact on health and developmental screening.
Another proposal that would expand the ability of physical therapists to see patients directly for musculoskeletal problems has met with opposition from the orthopaedic surgery and physician community. Likewise, an initiative that would affirm licensure for clinical laboratory scientists has met with opposition from organized commercial medical laboratories who cite increased personnel costs as their main objection.
Overall the issue of health profession shortages continues to gain much attention during the legislative session; however, there is yet to be an acceptable agreement on the best approach to deal with scope-of-practice and access issues.
The House Appropriations Committee met on Tuesday, April 23, and passed out Zerwas' bill (HB 3791), which focuses on the following summary from the TMA website:
The legislation would create a 'Texas' solution for covering the working poor in Texas. The bill consists of four key components:
- Structure: First choice for coverage for low-income Texans would depend on the state receiving an unrestricted block grant from the federal government to run Texas' current Medicaid program.
- Funding streams: If the state cannot obtain a block grant, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) would funnel the money in concert with the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) to purchase private health insurance policies for people under 133 percent of [federal poverty level].
- Payment: The bill includes reforms that Texas can implement concurrently with a block grant, such as cost-sharing, which means Medicaid recipients would pay a percentage of the coinsurance and/or deductible.
- Oversight: The bill creates a committee to oversee the implementation of the program. State leaders would appoint members of the committee.
Representative Zerwas said, "This is not expansion of Medicaid. This is creation of a new program that leverages our partnership with the private sector. This is not an entitlement program." He added, "I understand the political radioactivity surrounding this particular bill. This would have a profound impact around the provision of care … and ultimately see a benefit to the taxpayers."
House Appropriations also moved Texas' water issues a step closer to a House vote by proposing that $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund (HB 11) be used to address the state's water shortage.
Both House and Senate Conference Committee members have started their work on crafting a budget for the state. This is the time that meetings start early in the day and go far into the night. It is also the time that lobbyists and citizens start vocalizing their personal support for issues in that budget.
And in an unexpected twist to an otherwise quiet legislative session, the House voted to NOT extend the Lottery Commission at the time of this blog's writing. That means there is suddenly a $2.2 billion gap in the revenue projections for the budget (including the potential for UTMB to lose more than $10 million in dedicated indigent care funding for the 2014-2015 biennium). This new development adds quite a challenge for the Legislature as members work to reach agreement on budget.
ADDENDUM: After realizing the adverse impact on their budget, the House revisited their earlier decision in the afternoon to sunset the Lottery Commission and reversed itself to extend the Commission, thus avoiding a derailment of their budget work over the past 105 days.
It's not over until it's over, so as always, stay tuned for updates.


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ProMinent - Reverse Osmosis Plants for Seawater Desalinationby ProMinent Group - ProMinent GmbH
We have designed the Series SW especially for the desalination of seawater for potable water supply.
SW - Seawater Desalination Systemby Advanced Equipment and Services, Inc.
Advanced Equipment and Services Inc is to provide its customers with reliable and economical supplies of fresh water, generated from seawater using the reverse osmosis process, and is committed to increasing customer satisfaction through continual improvement of this Service.
ProMinent - Reverse Osmosis Plants for the Desalination of Brackish Waterby ProMinent Group - ProMinent GmbH
We have designed the series BW especially for the desalination of brackish water for potable water supply as well as for industrial applications.
ProMinent - Reverse Osmosis Plants for the Desalination of Drinking Waterby ProMinent Group - ProMinent GmbH
We offer two standard series of reverse osmosis plants especially for the desalination of drinking water for industrial purposes Series ecoPRO: Best price-performance ratio by due to high degree of standardisation and Series TW: Highest flexibility due to customer-specific execution.
Water Treatment Solutionsby Canamidex International
Being active in the field of water treatment for so many years, Canamidex possesses comprehensive technological know-how as well as extensive experience of treating all types of water or to specific requirement of customers by working closing with you on each stage of the project. We can provide a seamless, smooth – running project from ...
MagCat - Ultimate Non Chemical Hard Water Treatment Solution - Water Conditionerby Fluid Dynamics International Ltd
MagCat is a water conditioner that can not only replace existing treatment methods such as chemical or CO2 dosing but also remove the exisiting scale that has formed inside pipelines or vital process equipment.
Aquatech - Industrial Water Process Systemsby Aquatech International Corporation
Aquatech's water treatment options consist of both customized and packaged treatment systems and products to give maximum flexibility and value in structuring industrial process water solutions. Running the gamut from raw water treatment and desalination to membrane systems and zero liquid discharge, Aquatech's wide range of custom engineered ...
Multipure, Midi & Multipure - Plus - Brackish Water Desalinationby Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies
Multipure™ Midi & Multipure™ Plus reverse osmosis systems are specifically designed to treat brackish waters. They reject over 99% of the salt contained within the feed water. Flow rates for standard systems range from 0.5 to 104.2 m3/hr for feed waters of up to 5 000 ppm (TDS.)
Titan - Industrial Desalination Unitsby FCI Watermakers, Inc.
For the ultimate range in production, the Titan marine reverse osmosis system expands output from 11,000 to 43,000 GPD. These marine desalination units are a dependable solution for a variety of commercial applications, including oil and gas development operations, floating petroleum production platforms and extreme offshore exploration; ...
Desalination & Membrane Treatmentby Doosan Hydro Technology, Inc.
As populations grow and our natural resources are stretched, we must use innovation to conserve, as well as find alternatives to our limited resources. Fresh water is considered to be one of the world's most precious resources. Unfortunately, the availability of fresh water for the future is uncertain; which is why we are looking to the oceans and ...


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Their unique style of basketball antics are always a crowd pleaser.
WNDU's own Joel Schipper is also suiting up and playing in the game as well, which makes it an event you won't want to miss!
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If tendinitis is of recent onset, ice may be a better choice for reducing pain and inflammation. Ice acts as a numbing agent, and it also causes a narrowing of blood vessels, which helps reduce swelling. Heat promotes opening of the blood vessels, which can increase blood flow to an area of chronic injury to promote healing.
Tendons are bands of fibrous tissue that connect muscles to bones. Tendinitis is most often caused by repetitive motions that irritate the tendon over time. Improper technique with activities (such as tennis) or exercise (such as strength training) also can predispose a tendon to injury. Tendons also become less flexible with age, which can make them more prone to injury.
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A Cape Coral man was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges.
Agents with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement Miami Regional Operations Center Cyber Crime Unit, with assistance from FDLE Fort Myers Regional Operations Center, arrested 26-year-old Anthony Hamm after serving a search warrant on his home at 1321 SE 14th Street.
Hamm was charged with 20 counts of possession of sexual performance by a child, one count of computer pornography and one count of transmission of pornography by an electronic device.
A neighbor we spoke with says Hamm's family is really hurting from the arrest. Other neighbors we spoke with say Hamm was always friendly and he was well-respected.
"The first time meeting him, he was a really nice guy. So hearing about that, I would have never thought," said neighbor Tarek Barrera.
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whether they're safe.
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A tool developed by the United Nations to measure and rank countries' levels of social and economic development based on four criteria: Life expectancy at birth, mean years of schooling, expected years of schooling and gross national income per capita. The HDI makes it possible to track changes in development levels over time and to compare development levels in different countries.
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The mass shootings in Aurora, Colo., and especially Newtown, Conn., last year inspired new efforts toward gun control. In the ensuing debate about guns, questions of race have been a complicating factor.Read more ›
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Simple Green: Replace the Disposables to Green Your Swiffer
We spent a few hours helping clean house last weekend for the 'rents, and room after room of wood floors meant we used the Swiffer to our heart's content. But tossing the cleaning pad and reaching for another one made us feel wasteful... So we searched for an alternative. And oh yes, there are alternatives...
Take this, for example (pictured above): the hand-crocheted Cotton Swiffer Cover by Etsy seller Ollie's Boutique. It's 100% cotton, machine-washable, and comes in a variety of colors to coordinate with your kitchen (not to mention the rest of the great home items at Ollie's Boutique).
Or take a cue from our friends over at Young House Love, who have recently left their Swiffer disposables in the dustfor a greener approach that can still be attached to the base—Microfiber towels.
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hmm, i may try to sew some of these covers out of a few of my micro fiber towels.
I made about a dozen out of an old towel. There is velcro on the bottom of the swiffer, and the loop pile of the towels hold on to it just fine.
My son's old "onsies" also work great!
a question about swiffers. i have 3 indoor cats and the hair tumbleweeds can get giant. I sweep, but it seems that even after i sweep, there is still hair and dust all over the place. Do swiffers do a good job of picking that up?
I used to have a swiffer shaped mop with removable mop pads, but it didn't really work the way i had hoped.
I just bought a swiffer wet jet and am going to use it for the first time today. Will this pick up that crap that i just can't seem to sweep?
I use and love the Method O-Mop. Washable with washable microfiber pad. Lurve.
I love the Method O-Mop, but after a year the handle has started popping out of the head when I use it. Not always, just often enough to be really annoying. At some point I'll replace it, but I'm wondering if there have been any updates that make the connection more durable, or if I should look for a new system. I'd hate to, because I have a lot of the reusable pads already.
I am so going to crochet one of those!
I've been using old white washrags, pushed into the Swiffer holes, since I went to purchase my first box of refills and gasped that the box was $6.00 of landfill.
Yes I use the method o-mop microfiber clothes and they work great. But I love the crochet idea!
I also work for method so if anyone has had any "breakage" issues please email us at firstname.lastname@example.com
The crocheted one in the photo looks really cute. I just use my old stained or raggedy cotton washcloths. Can use them wet or dry.
chusmabilly - I used a shop-vac to pick up dog hair on my hardwoods. It was the only thing I found that really worked. You can buy a small one for under $40.
I have a dustmop that I love, from the Clean Team:
If you knit, check out Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines by Kaye Gardiner and Ann Shayne. They have a pattern for knitting a swiffer cover. It's pretty cute and functional. AND it uses one of my favorite stitches. Knit it in crazy colors.
I use the pads Method sells for their O Mop with my Swiffer Wet Jet. They work fine - they even stick to the bottom of the Wet Jet the way the Wet Jet pads stick. Just rip, wash and re-use.
You can dry-mop with the Method microfiber pads, too - although I often use the dry Swiffer cloths when the floors are really dirty.
So I'm not green, but I'm green-er.
@AnnaBoy, thanks! I came back to this thread yesterday to see if there were any suggestions, because on Monday the handle of the mop snapped off in my hand. Based on your comment, I've e-mailed Method and hope to hear from them soon.
I love this idea, but my unglazed concrete tiles in my apartment might destroy that! They are quite "snaggy".


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A grand jury absolved nine deputy sheriffs who fired 137 rounds at a car thief who deputies said was trying to run them over.
But Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings has vowed to do more of an investigation. And that's good too — because there are still many unanswered questions.
Questions about missing video evidence.
About conflicting witness statements.
About errant bullets that flew into apartments where children slept.
And about a car driven by Torey Breedlove that sustained remarkably little damage considering all the ramming authorities say it did.
But first, let's talk about the facts that were disclosed for the first time on Thursday — more than eight months after the early-morning shooting at the Alta Westgate Apartments near Pine Hills.
Investigators now say that deputies fired 137 rounds at Breedlove — with 22 of them actually hitting their mark.
Even State Attorney Lawson Lamar said he found the number of rounds troubling.
"The number of shots is something that not everyone is going to be happy about," Lamar said. "I'm not happy about it. Thank God nobody was hurt."
Errant bullets shattered windows in an apartment where children slept. Investigators acknowledged as much. But the FDLE report doesn't account for all the rounds, in origin and final destination.
That's one of the things Demings should deal with — accountability for each and every round his officers fired.
Still, at the end of the day, Lamar said he believed officers did what they needed to do to protect their lives from a bad man, the 27-year-old Breedlove, who didn't have a gun but was trying to hurt them with his vehicle.
I've said from day one: Anyone who tries to hurt a cop should know that move may be their last — deservedly so.
But there are still parts about this case that raise questions.
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