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Situated in Tremonton, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Bear River Valley Museum and Shuman Park. Logan Utah Temple and Willow Park are also within 32 mi (52 km).
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An indoor pool, a fitness center, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free buffet breakfast and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a spa tub, a business center, and a 24-hour front desk.
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In addition to an indoor pool, Hampton Inn Tremonton provides a spa tub and a fitness center. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast.
This hotel offers access to a business center. This Tremonton hotel also offers express check-out, shopping on site, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
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Friday Jun 17 2011
Father's happiness is a full house
By: Loryll Nicolaisen, Journal features editor
Pat Flanagan and wife Susan are raising one biological, four adopted children
Pat Flanagan has a full house and a full heart. He and wife Susan are raising five children under the age of 12 at their Auburn home, and they're always willing to make room for more. The Flanagans have been foster parents for more than five years, working with Placer Kids, a partnership between Sierra Forever Families and Placer County. "The love that they're bringing to the home and the noise and the banter — the joy fills me up every day," Pat Flanagan said of his family. "The love that they give, sometimes I feel I should pay them. It's balanced my life all around. I don't know what else I would be doing." Flanagan has three grown children from a previous relationship, and he and Susan, happily married almost 17 years, have one biological son together, 11-year-old Michael. They also have four adopted children. The Flanagans tried for five years to have Michael and didn't want to wait that long until the next child came along. "Susan decided, and I agreed, she wanted to fill the house," said Pat Flanagan. The Flanagans adopted Matthew, now 10, in February 2009. "He is a totally important part of our family," Flanagan said of Matthew. "We don't remember life without him." Biological siblings Lilly, 4, Temo, 3, and Gabriel, 2, officially joined the Flanagan family in April 2010. "They are the light of the Flanagans' lives," Flanagan said of the three youngest children. "They are so close in age, sometimes they're triplets." Flanagan said he and his wife have always made a special place in their family for Michael. "He totally loves the big brother role. It totally fulfills him," Flanagan said. "We've been careful from the start to make Michael the first-born. We opened our home when he was 7, 8 and that's got to be scary for a kid." Pat and Susan Flanagan are 66 and 43, respectively. Pat Flanagan — he has three grown children from a previous relationship, as well as 11 grandchildren — said his children don't see him for his age. "None of these children asked for me to be an aging man," he said. "It's kind of like the healthiest midlife crisis I could ever have. It makes me feel young. I'm not looking to change what the clock has done, but it's just incredible." Banetta Bacchi, Placer Kids parent liaison, is quite impressed with Flanagan and his family. "I can't say enough about Pat,"?she said. "He is warm and gentle and so welcoming. He's loving to his children and he finds fun and humor in all aspects. I think every ounce of energy he has, he pours into his family." Reach Loryll Nicolaisen at firstname.lastname@example.com __________ In the know What: Placer Kids monthly orientation for parents interested in fostering and/or adopting children When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month Where: Placer Kids, 11990 Heritage Oak Place, Suite 3, Auburn Info:(530) 887-9982 Good to know: Childcare is available if you call Placer Kids prior to the meeting


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One of the loveliest mom-son on the screen !
Miss you both, Kratika Sengar and Divyam Dama baby !
Both cute people together. Kratika and Divyam were perfect example of mother-son relationship. Happy Mothers day Aartiji
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New "Sandman" Comic Series Coming
Posted: 07/01/2013 - The Sandman is returning to Vertigo comics under the influence of writer Neil Gaiman.
Posted: 07/01/2013 - The Sandman is returning to Vertigo comics under the influence of writer Neil Gaiman.
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Oooh, I hate that term, "Seniors". Let me just address this to the Flower Child Generation. Those of you our age who have a Fixie, what flavor is it? I'm pretty ignorant about these. Does your Fixie have a freewheel, or is it "pedal forward, move forward - pedal backward, move backward", (or whatever they call that direct-drive system).
Reason I ask is that I was talking to one of my LBS guys who worked at a shop near my house when I was a teenager. They sold Mondia bicycles, and I have one. An old "ten-speed"...back in the day when a ten speed only had ten speeds. Two rings on the front, five cogs on the rear cluster. He said instead of restoring it, that I should turn it into a Fixie. Does that even make sense for someone in their early 60's? To be riding something like that? And, if I do build it up into a Fixie, should it have a freewheel or a direct-drive? What size chainring and what size cog?


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Toward a Theory of International Currency
The authors use the framework of random matching games and develop a two-country model of the world economy in which two national currencies compete and may be circulated as media of exchange. There are multiple equilibria, which differ in the areas of circulation of the two currencies. In one equilibrium, the two national currencies are circulated only locally. In another, one currency is circulated as an international currency. There is also an equilibrium in which both currencies are accepted internationally. The authors also find an equilibrium in which the two currencies are directly exchanged. Copyright 1993 by The Review of Economic Studies Limited.
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When in the Lower Sepik Region (Karawari)
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Long sleeves are necessary, as are long pants and covered shoes. You don't want to catch malaria. As it is, you'll be slathering that nasty DEET all over any exposed skin, like your hands and face.
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: ...
Bring the DEET!
DEET is industrial strength mosquito repellent. It's absolutely necessary to be fully covered with this stuff while you're in the Sepik Region, an area infamous for its thriving malaria. It's not enough that you take Malaria pills as a precaution - you need to also wear long clothing and or at least cover up your exposed skin with DEET.
You can find DEET at your local sporting goods shop.Related to:
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When in the Highlands
Luggage and bags: An easy to carry duffle bag or large back-pack will suffice.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Even though PNG is near the equator, it can get cool in the evenings. Bring along a jacket for the night time.
Hiking boots/shoes are a MUST
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Bring along your usual toiletries, and don't forget the saline nasal spray for clear sinuses!
Photo Equipment: Check your camera battery before you get to PNG, because you never know if the same miracle can happen twice! (bring along an extra battery just in case)
Miscellaneous: The children love to paint their faces and adorn themselves with anything from a telephone cords and paperclips to bar code stickers and leaves.
If I had known then what I've learned now, I would turn back time and bring along some stickers (Disney or cartoon characters would be great) for the kids, and maybe some soluble face paints or even some inexpensive plastic jewelry accessories. They are passionate about self-decoration and would probably go crazy to receive such a gift from a foreign guest.Related to:
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You can never be too prepared
Luggage and bags: When hiking in remote areas of Papua new Guinea it is a neccecity to have a mosqito net. Especially if you are staying at altitudes lower than 2000m. Mosquito reppelent only works for about 4 hours at the most, and without a mozi net, your nights will be restless.
On the topic of mosqitos, it is also nessesary to take an anti malarial drug to prevent you from getting malaria.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Remember to back extra shoelaces, and also some super glue, just incase you need to do some remote shoe repairs. There is nothing worse than having to walk 20 km, if your shoe keeps falling of, or even worse the sole comes unstuck. I have a pair of collorado shoes, that last me about 4 years. The only problem was the sole came off whille hiking through thick clay like mud.
The best clothing to wear in the tropics, i belive air plain white cottonwork shirts. Longsleeves are best, because not only will they protect you from the sun, but also from the mosquitos that come out in the afternoon.
If you dont have a poncho, you can easily get the m from cheap shops starting at $2. They are a lot better than jackets, as they are ligkt and compact. It is a good idea to take a few garbage bags with you on your travel. The not only keep your gear dry if it rains, but they also can be easily made into a poncho by putting 3 holes in the bottom, (for your arms and head).
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Prevention is the best cure. I recomend a clove of garlic a day to keep you healthy while you are traveling in forein lands.
I used doxicycline as my anti malarial drug. This drug is also an antibiotic, & cannot be used for polonged periods. If you use this drug for periods upto 4 months, you will need to replenish the good bacteria in your body with milk products like yogurt.
There are a number of natural remidies for diareha. One is to eat a bannana. The same goes with using 1 teaspoon of cornflour in warm water, dont over do it or you will find yourself constipated. On the otherhand, if you are constipated than paw paw is a fruit to fix that problem.
It is a good idea to take some form of rehidration tablets. This will aid you in replenishing lost salts and liquids, through swaeting, or after a bout of diareha
Photo Equipment: Digital cameras are a must for the hiker/ adventure traveler. You will need lots of bateries, or a power source to recharge. Generators are often quite dodgy, and i would not charge your expensive camera with them unless you have a surge protector. Single plug surge protectors can be bought for about $30. The other neccecity is lots of memory. Ther is nothing worse than haveing to flick throug your shots to deleat the bad ones when something exiting is happening. You are likely to deleat your favourit shots accidently, so i recomend taking upto a Gigabyte of memory.
Humidity is a big problem for cameras, and can often make internel bits begin to rust. Always try and carry your camera in an airtight container with a clothe to protect it from moving around, and also to absorb any moisture.
Miscellaneous: Do some reseash on the areas you are going to visit. Find out the weather, if you are traveling in wet or dry season. Prepare yourself for freakish weather, but dont over do it. Always take an emergency pair of clothes, that are kept dry in a plastic bag.Related to:
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Village Boys
Luggage and bags: Nothing special needed - they had lots of good shops and supermarkets.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Just like in Africa, the local children were quick to emerge and put on a display as soon as they saw a camera!!
Miscellaneous: Schoolboys outside Port MoresbyRelated to:
- Family Travel
Packing List
Luggage and bags: BACKPACK with good WATER PROOF lining: unless you're on an organized and fairly high-end tour, you'll probably want something that's easy to carry some distance and that can be thrown in the back of trucks and boats, sat on, rained on and generally abused.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: For the LOWLANDS: all-weather sandals; baggy t-shirts and shorts for men, long skirts/sundresses for women; light rain coat; sun hat; light cotton pants and long sleeve shirts for evenings (good for preventing bug bites and malaria). If you're going anywhere outside of the cities and you're not on a high-end tour, your clothes are going to get dirty. Avoid leather, unless it is specially treated, because it will grow mould by the time you leave PNG.
For the HIGHLANDS: hiking boots; light jacket/sweatshirt; jeans and shorts (for men); skirts and dresses (for women). It gets cool in the evenings. PACK LIGHT: you can pick up decent second hand clothes really cheaply in any of the towns.
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: LOWLANDS: prepare for tons of malaria and sores that get infected within minutes if not treated. TAKE: Anti-malaria medication and mosquito net; something to ease itch of mosquito/ant/sand fly bites; antibiotic cream and bandaids (plasters); disinfectant for cleaning cuts and scrapes (e.g., iodine); little sterile skin-pricking tools for when you need to get puss out of an infected sore. Disinfect and cover all sores immediately. Watch them for signs of infections (redness around the sore, puss, slight heat coming from sore, etc.). Fever is a symptom of malaria. Go to a clinic and get checked out any time you have a fever. IF YOU'RE GOING TO A VILLAGE. Either make up your mind to hide your medical supplies, or make sure you stock up before you go. Everyone has infected sores in the village and you can easily dispense a bottle of iodine and a box of bandaids in a one-hour visit. These BASIC MEDICAL SUPPLIES and TOILETERIES ARE AVAILABLE LOCALLY -- i.e., in the towns, but not in the villages.
Photo Equipment: Try to be modest. You're intruding on someone's home and community -- you're not at the zoo.
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: Sunscreen, modest swimming clothes (MEN: no Speedos -- a rule I'd like applied everywhere, but particularly applicable in PNG; WOMEN: one-piece bathing suit, preferable with baggy shorts or a wrap skirt over it -- PNG is extremely conservative this way); snorkle and mask (unbelievable snorkling); reef shoes (in case you step on a sand fish); life jacket (if you plan to spend a lot of time on boats and if you don't mind looking like a sissy). Try NOT to take TOO MUCH OUTDOOR GEAR. It's obnoxious and embarassing when you're totally outfitted with the latest brand name gear, and the locals go strolling by you at twice your speed, not even breaking a sweat, in bare feet, shorts and a ripped t-shirt.
Miscellaneous: EAR PLUGS - in a lot of places, the dogs sit under your bedroom and howl all night long. INSECT REPELLANT.
Packing List
Luggage and bags: * a rain coat will be good.
* all the close should be cotton not sithetic close. better sipmle close (not the last aramany)
* mosquito net is very effective.
* a case that will place close to youre body, with the passport and the money!!!
* insect repellent. must.
Packing List
Luggage and bags: If you can carry it , but modern sutcases are not an idea if you want to hike it, take something comfortable.
Clothing/Shoes/Weather Gear: Although Papuea New Guinea is still relatively prehistoric to most of the world the people are not, Dress with some decency and good waterproofs are good in Monsoon season, good shoes, please dont wear the latest designer Tennis shoes you will only attract the attention of Local criminals.
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Bring all medical supplies with you, and check with your Doctor about shots that are needed for going.
Also Sunscreen is a good idea, as it can blisteringly hot.
Photo Equipment: Take what you need with you, be aware that due to the humidity pics and films can go a bit gooey and rust. I lost 2 perfectly good cameras this way, they got corroded and the films were hardly worth using.
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Will they have to cancel Easter?
By Tim Redmond
About 20 years ago, a group of crazed anarchists put out a parody of a major national newspaper with a banner headline that read:
I can't quote the exact language of the story, since that was way back when, but it read just like a standard New York Times report, except that it focused on how several major world religions had been thrown into chaos by the news that Jesus's bady had been found -- something that undermined one of the fundamental tenets of Christianity, the ressurection of Christ.
To a Catholic-school kid like me, it was funny largely because the Roman Catholic Church was, and is, so utterly paranoid about any historical evidence that might cast doubt on any of the scared rules of the church. (Most biblical historians, for example, agree that Jesus never said anything about priests being celebate or women being unable to serve as priests; that comes from medieval popes, who were not always a savory bunch.)
So I loved the Da Vinci Code, and I loved Cross Bones, just as I've always loved discussions about the historic arcania of Jesus, the Holy Family and the Popes. And now I love this.
I've already read a few books and articles that get into the Jesus Cave -- the idea that archeologists have found bodies in a cave that may be Jesus, Mary Magdelene and their son (think about it: If Jesus had a son, presumably -- immaculate-conception powers aside -- he had sex, which would means this whole celebate priest thing would be utterly bogus).
But this documentary is getting a fair amount of blog press; my fave is the argument that James Cameron wasn't satisfied with sinking the Titanic; he now wants to sink Christianity
Go team.
PS: My colleague Cheryl Eddy worries that if Easter is cancelled, she'll have to stock up quicly on Peeps.
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- Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 18:15:30 -0500
On 5/22/06, Cary, Kim <Kim.Cary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Well, for months I've been saying: "When you get the VPN, we'll put it on
its own subnet/vlan behind the firewall." Now, I can see the administrative
pressure coming to use the VPN device (ASA5520) as the firewall and the VPN.
Value engineering, IMO.
This,IMHO, is what Cisco wants you to deploy.
Not that it is a bad approach, just lacking defense-in-depth.
If we have to 'restart' the VPN for some reason,
I don't want to restart the firewall
Nor vice-versa. In my environment we have different teams handling
routing (including site-to-site VPN) and security (including end-user
VPN). And it's a toss-up into which camp a Cisco "firewall blade" or
ASA device would fall, so we have political reasons for distinct
hardware for each function.
Would you put an integrated device in front of your class B network and
expect it to both protect (fw) and serve (vpn)?
I wouldn't -- unless budget is the prime (sole) driving force.
Generally what I've deployed is a (stateful, if money permits) packet
filter on the outermost edge, with a dedicated VPN tunnel-terminator
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Values in Psychology
In 1951 a young African-American social psychologist at the City College of New York, Kenneth B. Clark, was asked by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People's (NAACP) Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDEF) to chair a committee of social scientists who would write a legal brief in support of the NAACP-LDEF's lawsuit against the Topeka, Kansas, Board of Education. The social science statement they prepared, The Effects of Segregation and the Consequences of Desegregation, played an instrumental role in the Supreme Court's unanimous decision on May 17, 1954, favoring the plaintiffs in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka (347 U. S. 483), which (eventually) led to the desegregation of public schools in the United States (Jackson, 1998). The content of the statement consisted of a review of the social science literature which supported the conclusions that (a) there were no differences between the races in ability to learn; (b) legally segregated education caused psychological damage to African-American children; and (c) desegregation could be implemented relatively smoothly, even in the South.
The account of the committee's work is replete with descriptions of how they tried "to maintain the persona of objective scientific expert while writing for the ultimate adversarial forum—a Supreme Court hearing" (Jackson, 1998, p. 150). The final version of the statement begins:
The problem of the segregation of racial and ethnic groups constitutes one of the major problems facing the American people today. It seems desirable, therefore, to summarize the contributions which contemporary social science can make toward its resolution. There are, of course, moral and legal issues involved with respect to which the signers of the present statement cannot speak with


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Five Weird and Strange Fruit
Have you ever looked at some of the weird looking produce items available in some health food stores and global grocery markets? Some of these bizarre looking items need identification, because they look like alien creatures from some low budget sci-fi flick.
I did my investigation of these foreign fruits, bought one of each and taste tested them (daring aren't I?). And here are the 5 weirdest items you can find on the produce shelves now days.
Kiwano African Horned Melon
This rather ugly orange/yellow horned fruit is native to the Kalahari region of Africa, but now being grown in California. I found it to be a sour tasting gooey seed riddled fruit that sort of tastes like a cucumber mixed with lemon.
This is a tasty fruit that no body has heard of or barely seen. It looks like a "brother" to the grapefruit, but tastes less bitter as it blends orange sweetness with grapefruit tang and a twist of tangerine.
You body seems to know about this little fruit gem, but it has a really good taste kind of a cross between a Kiwi fruit and grapes. Some taste testers think it has a "bubble gum" sort of flavor! You have to dig through lots of seeds (inedible) to get to the fruit.
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This is a really weird looking fruit that appears more like a reptilian avocado. It has a pear shape and when you cut it open it has a white center. I found out sometimes it is called a "custard apple" and I really don't know why. The taste is a fusion of pear, banana and a little strawberry flavor.
Buddha's Fingers (Buddha's Hand)
This is a really weird appearing fruit that looks like a mutant of some scientific experiment gone wrong, but is a member of the Asian citron family. They are found in Vietnam markets for around $10 (American dollar) and all over Japan. The locals use the skins to make a candied fruit peel and there is very little pulp in each section. West Coast markets are stocking them in small quantities. It smells like a citrus fruit and has a sweetish taste.
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Zambrano Sharp in First Game Action
Chris Snyder stroked a three-run homer off the scoreboard to key a five-run 4th, and the Arizona Diamondbacks drubbed the Chicago Cubs 9-1 in record-setting heat at Dwight Patterson Field at HoHoKam Park this afternoon in Mesa.
Carlos Zambrano got the start for the Cubs (his first Cactus League game appearance) and worked two strong innings (25 pitches - 17 strikes - 3/0 GO/FO), allowing no runs and no hits,and just one walk, while striking out three. And it was vintage Zambrano, too, as he slapped himself upside the head when he walked Chad Tracy to open the 2nd.
Carlos Marmol followed "Z", and he looked very good in his one inning of work (12 pitches - 8 strikes), working fast and throwing strikes. He struck out the first two hitters he faced, and then Joey Gathright made a spectacular diving catch in short CF to end the top of the 3rd, literally outrunning the ball on what should have been a bloop hit.
With the score still tied 0-0, Mitch Atkins took the mound to start the 4th. He was apparently supposed to work two innngs today, but he ended-up working just one, partly because it took him 30 pitches (18 strikes) to get through the 4th inning, and partly because he got shellacked (five runs and four hits, one HR, and two HBP). Atkins worked slowly and probably put Manager Lou Piniella to sleep, which is never good.
Edward Campusano came into the game in the top of the 5th, and he did not finish his inning. He gave up a double, a stolen base, and two walks, before getting yanked with two outs and the bases loaded, after throwing 25 pitches (only 11 strikes). Finding the strike zone has been a problem for Campusano since undergoing Tommy John Surgery a couple of years ago, and he continues to have difficulty finding the strike zone. His one strike out victim was left-handed hitting 1B Josh Whitesell, though, not too surprising since Campusano is usually death against left-handed hitters.
With Campusano having already thrown 25 pitches and with Chris Snyder due to hit with the bases loaded, Manager Piniella made a rare appearance on the field and summoned RHP Ken Kadokura into the game to get the final out of the inning. And Kadokura did indeed get Snyder on a pop up to end the inning,
However, in Kadokura's second inning, the veteran Japanese righthander once again nibbled his way through the batting order (I believe "kadokura" is the Japanese word for "nibbler"), throwing 20 pitches (11 strikes) while allowing a run on a double, two walks, and two wild pitches. It is truly excrutiating watching Kadokura pitch. It's not that he has a bum arm or anything, it's just that he won't challenge hitters.
Jason Waddell pitched the 7th, and apparently somebody must have told him before he left for Spring Training that Piniella does not like pitchers who work slowly and/or don't throw strikes. In his last outing Waddell got through his one inning in about two minutes flat, throwing only six pitches This time out he struggled more than last time (19 pivches - 11 strikes), but he worked VERY fast and was once again saved by LF Doug Deeds, who ran down a two-out double that had been lined into the left-field corner, and then made a pinpoint relay throw to Mike Fontenot (who was playing SS for one inning), who then fired the ball just in time to get the runner trying to score from first. (Deeds made a spectacular catch while crashing into the LF fence the last time Waddell was on the hill).
Jeff Stevens pitched the 8th and allowed two routine ground ball singles through the infield, before coaxing a room service 6-4-3 DP ball to get ouit of the jam.
Angel Guzman worked the 9th, and he had a terrible outing (31 pitches - 17 strikes), allowing three runs on three hits (including two hard-hit doubles) and a walk. His problem was mainly that he wasn't fooling anybody, and the longer he pitched, the more his command went south. J. R. Mathes was warming up in the pen and would have probably been summoned if Gooz had not retired his last hitter. Even with no minor league options left, Guzman will have to pitch a lot better than he did today if he wants to make the Cubs Opening Day 25-man roster.
The only offense mustered by the Cubs today was a one run "rally" in the bottom of the 9th, when Micah Hoffpauir doubled to left-center, and scored on a double roped into the LF corner by the normally light-hitting Andres Blanco
So far through six games, all of the Cubs pitchers have seen game action except Jose Ascanio (who appears to have an elbow problem), 2008 #1 draft pick Andrew Cashner, Rich Harden (torn labrum), Vince Perkins (headed for the WBC with Team Canada), Brian Schlitter (who got a last-minute NRI to big league camp after Bill White was released), Matt Smith (unknown reason), Luis Vizcaino (late arrival to camp after having visa problems in the Dominican Republic), and Randy Wells (who may still be feeling the effects of a stress fracture of his pitching arm sustained last September)
The Cubs will be back in action tomorrow at HoHoKam Park versus the Oakland A's, before a split squad of Cubs heads to Vegas to play the White Sox Wednesday night and Thursday afternoon. .
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If Kadokura is Japanese for nibbler, are we going to see a foreign substance ban for dark matter?
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This post is pure weapons grade balognium. It's all impossible.
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all of the Cubs pitchers have seen game action except ...
Sean Marshall vs Sean Gallagher
...also according to cubs.com, Andrew Cashner is scheduled to pitch.
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Good news about Z. We needed some good news.
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Lou's really pissed (never assume?) at ESPN's Steve Phillips.
Piniella was fuming over a remark Phillips made recently on Chet Coppock's WMVP-AM 1000 radio show. Asked about Kosuke Fukudome's rookie season, Phillips criticized Piniella's handling of the Japanese outfielder.
Phillips: "My view is Lou doesn't have a great deal of patience for assimilation into culture, assimilation into the team," Phillips said. "He is just not the most patient guy around, and he tends to verbalize his frustrations in an angry way. I think that may have affected Fukudome a little bit."
Lou: "I don't have much respect for Steve Phillips," Piniella said after hearing the comment Monday. "Let him be around a little more and see what transpires before he makes assumptions. I've lost total respect for this guy. If he had something to say, let him say it to me."
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You don't talk shit about Uncle Lou and get away with it. Especially Steve "The Ass-Clown" Phillips (that was his nickname on his Wikipedia page last time I checked)
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So Lou responded to Phillip's assertion that he doesn't have a lot of patience by ripping him a new one...
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Wouldn't a lot of the assimilation to culture and assimilation into the team concerns have been most prominent during the first two months of the season, when Kosuke was a monster?
Not that I think LouPa is the most patient and understanding manager out there.
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George Castle has a new book released today... Sweet Lou and the Cubs: A Year inside the Dugout
author interviewed on David Kaplan's wgn radio show tonight. Said Lou doesn't like cerebral questons by reporters, prefers meat and potatoes questions. I'll expect more stupid reporter stuff like that but he did plug Rob G's book (Castle also wrote two sections), "Cubs 2009 Annual" that also hits bookstores tomorrow.
Rob wrote 2 sections including NL central preview.
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Wait isn't this the same Steve Phillips that traded for Victor Zambrano and traded away Scott Kazmir??!?!
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That was Jim Duquette, Phillips' successor. Phillips was Mets GM from 1997 to 2003, during which time Phillips had some awful moves of his own. He traded Melvin Mora and 2 other players for Mike Bordick in 2000; he acquired Mo Vaughn in 2001, severely overestimating Vaughn's health; and he traded a young Jason Bay to the Padres in 2002 for Steve Reed and Jason Middlebrook.
He also traded at various times for once and future Cubs Todd Hundley, Jeromy Burnitz, Shawon Dunston and Shawn "Of the Dead" Estes, who of course became notorious in Mets lore for failing to bean, but also homering off, Roger Clemens.
I'm not an expert on the Mets or anything, just felt like looking all this stuff up as it beats doing the dishes. I'm also not defending Phillips' comments re Lou, which sound pretty stupid to me.
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Arizona Phil -- Can you fill us in on what is keeping Sam Fuld down on the farm? Please?
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I'm no AZ Phil, but I know we discussed this a week or so back and Fuld's injury history came up. He seems like he makes plenty of sense to have Joey Gathright's roster spot--bat's left-handed, pretty fast, great defender, long-term role is as a bench player. But there might be questions whether he can stay healthy.
As an addition to your question, though, I wonder what AZ Phil thinks of Fuld's winter league numbers and what a good spring could do to his chances of spending significant time on the active roster this season.
I'll try to stop bringing up that I think lots of people make more sense on the 25-man than Gathright. I'm sure it's getting really old.
Victor Wang at The Hardball Times is coming out with their ranking of minor league farm systems today.
First off it's the bottom 15 systems and the Cubs rank 26th.
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it's a lot easier to let your outfielder "assimilate" when your hitting ..350 .381 .457 like Ichiro in 2001, than .220 the last 3 months, like Fukudome.
yes, Phillips is a talkin' knucklehead, ah but at least one person believes in his sincerity (per the attorney in the provided link)
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Bruce Levine downloadable podcasts...including interview with Z yesterday
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Rosenthal says Nomar is close to signing a 1 yr deal with the A's.
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Can anybody comment on why Cashner is yet to pitch? I realize he will be in the minors this year no matter what, but he seems to be a perfect example of a guy you want to see early and often in spring training games.
Also, thanks Phil
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Another outing or two like this for Guzman and he should be Cubs history. We've kept that guy around altogether too long.
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Bravo...well said. I'd rather have Mike Weurtz a million times over than Guzman, or a number of other relievers.
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Bruce Miles defending Soriano...
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soriano needs defending?
who hates soriano? he's one of the most positive clubhouse guys in the game.
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You must've missed his previous article: "Ernie Banks: Not as Big of a Douchebag as You Think".
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apparently you missed the 8,000 comments on the Internet that he's a selfish prick for not moving down in the order....
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oh, i ignored that crap given that he's said himself he would for like 2 seasons now.
i think everyone knows he prefers to hit 1st, but it's ultimately up to the manager and soriano's been trying to live that "must hit first" crap down since he learned the hard way in WAS that his demand was wearing thin.
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Geo Soto leaves the WSux and signs with the Angels who lost Chris Ianetta to the Mariners.
Freed... The Angels also promoted Bobby Scales from director of player development to special assistant
AZ PHIL- Is Clayton Richard a free agent or not? One site I see he is, on another no. MLB has him listed as a free agent, Cot's contracts says he is a FA, baseball-reference says he's not, but Cubs have him on active roster. I know that he is just short of MLB 6 years service by just like 15 days, but that doesn't always matter.
Except that he gave up Russell and McKinney for a half-season of Hammel...
Beane cam at least point and laugh at Hammel.
The genius Angelo traded Olsen at Martzs request
Maybe Theo will sign Shark just so he can call Billy Beane and say: "Let's see...Russell? Check. McKinney? Check. Hammel? Check. Ninja? Check. Any other deals?"
To be fair to Emery and Trestman the foreshadowing of last year started happening well before them with the failure or mismanaging of multiple draft classes forcing the team to overspend in a free agency market that is even worse than baseball. Kyle Long seems like a good pick but they traded away another good one in Olson because of Martz's stupidity and inability to change his offense to fit the team talent.
HAGSAG: I think Domonic Brown does fit the criteria of a reclamation project, but unless he is willing to accept a minor league contract with an NRI to Spring Training, I don't think the Cubs would be interested given where the Cubs are right now. A couple of years ago? Yes. But probably not now.
Brown would be better-off going to a club that is rebuilding and re-establish his value there, like Chris Coghlan did with the Cubs. And if he can re-establish his value, he could get traded to a contender at the trade deadline and take it from there.
"they just fade away"
(Except in the cases of no-fade lefties like Moyer, Orosco and Rich Hill.)
Amazing to me how quickly it fell apart under Trestman. Year 1, they were a Chris Conte brain fart away from making the playoffs. Year 2 -- coach, staff and GM all fired.
I am sure Jonathon Mota will be signed next.
AZ Phil, what is your thoughts on Domonic Brown as a reclamation project?
He also played LF in deference to Curtis Granderson.
Meh... other moves to make...hope to see a move or two soon.
I haven't seen much Bears football this year - difficult to watch the games out here, but the game I saw the week before I was watching in shock as I saw them actually make tackles. And Cutler has looked really good, too.
I guess people can quibble about play calling, but the team I saw is way more than 50% better coached (my only very minor disagreement with your comment).
Under Trestman, the team didn't do anything right. This team played like a well coached team when I saw them play the Rams.
"What is sometimes overlooked about Vogelbach because of his "bad body" and because he has struggled so much defensively is that he is a hard worker, has a great attitude, loves to play the game, and is very well-liked by his teammates, and while that may not seem important, teams do actually value stuff like that. "
As well they should. Replace a word here and there and you are describing any worker someone would hire.
Hak-Ju Lee signs a minor league contract with SF Giants.
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The 17,342 people who were unemployed in Boone and Winnebago counties was the lowest such figure since November 2008. To be counted as unemployed, an individual has to be out of work and have looked for a job in the last month. Encouragingly, the labor force – defined as the pool of people who are working or those who are seeking a job – increased slightly compared to May 2011, the fourth time in five months the labor pool has increased.
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Waheed Murad (Urdu: وحید مراد) (October 2, 1938 – November 23, 1983) was a Pakistani movie actor. Waheed is considered to be one of the most influential actors of subcontinent. He was born in Sialkot, Karachi.[4] and was the only child of movie distributor Nisar Murad. Waheed got his early education from Karachi Grammar School[1][5][6][7] in Karachi.
One of his blockbuster movies is Armaan. Once, in an interview, he said, "Dilip Kumar, too, is not an immortal actor".[8]
In November 2010, 27 years after his death, Pakistani president Asif Zardari awarded him the Sitara-e-Imtiaz.[9]
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Waheed Murad is thought to be one of the first Rock n' Roll stars of Pakistan. Due to his romantic and subtle style of acting, he became well known as the Chocolate Hero and Lady Killer. His haircut, dressing style and even the way he talked were very popular with the youth. Once he went to Saddar area of Karachi in his white car. Realizing that it was his car, a group of 30 college girls covered the vehicle with lipstick kisses.[10]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Rise and fall of a silver screen hero.] Retrieved on 2012-04-17.
- ↑ Waheed Murad at the Internet Movie Database Retrieved on 2012-04-24.
- ↑ Pakistani movie heroes in the 60's. Pakistan Film Magazine. Retrieved on 2012-04-24.
- ↑ Biography for Waheed Murad at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Remembering the chocolate hero: Waheed Murad. Despardes.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-23.
- ↑ The man who changed cinema -DAWN Images; November 26, 2006 . Daily Dawn. Retrieved on 2012-04-23.
- ↑ Waheed Murad. thecinezine.com. Retrieved on 2012-04-23.
- ↑ "Waheed Murad: One hundred and one facts". http://www.pakistanimusic.com/articles/waheedmurad_onehundredandonefacts.html. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ↑ "President confers Sitara-e-Imtiaz on Waheed Murad". Pakistan Times. 2010-11-23. http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010%5C11%5C23%5Cstory_23-11-2010_pg7_32. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
- ↑ "Remembering the chocolate hero: Waheed Murad". Despardes.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2004. http://web.archive.org/web/20040415194041/http://www.despardes.com/Entertainment/news/nov03/nov22-waheed-murad-remembered.html. Retrieved 2012-04-24.
Other websites[change | change source]
- Waheed Murad at the Internet Movie Database
- Image of a website on Waheed Murad dated 01-13-2005 (now discontinued)
- Biogragphy of Waheed Murad
- Complete database of Waheed's movies including 2 movies released after his death and 1 movie as guest star released in 1959
- The man who changed cinema - DAWN.com
- Waheed Murad Remembered


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My first camera was my mothers Brownie (Holiday?). I was probably 5 or 6, and didn't have a problem loading 127 film.
However, there were probably a lot of people that did have problems (or never tried because of perceived difficulty, impatience, etc.) that were suddenly taking pictures when the Instamatic came out.
Think of it this way, how many of us would be on APUG if it were back in the days of text-only computer interfaces. No mouse, no clicking, no graphcs - just text and commands for everything.
Personally, I'd not find it difficult, but I work in IT and deal regularly with people who can barely figure out email.
I still can't get my mother to understand that Google is a web site, and Firefox is a "browser" that lets her go to websites. She thinks they are one in the same, which makes trouble-shooting difficult when she tells me Google won't open. (Because of this, I made about:blank her home page.) Oddly, she knows the difference between the TV and a TV channel.
The Instamatic brought photography to many people who probably would not have even tried.


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The All-Time Favorites Scenarios are reprints with updates and errata included and are the perfect size for a round. All-Time Favorites provide scenario choices for all of the time frames and theaters of WW2, as well as not requiring the player to own Heat of Battle campaign games or packs to play.
2) One Eye to the West (from Waffen SS: No Quarter No Glory!), Late war SS trying to hold off the Russian onslaught in Vienna, 1945.
3) Bear Hunt (from the same pack). SS and Russians clash near Cherkasssy in 1943.


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Consolidated Analysis (Phase 1 to 4) of Criminal and Financial Background Details of Contesting Candidates...
Phase 4 - Criminal and Financial Background Details of Contesting Candidates
Thank you to all those who have taken the trouble to read the article and share their thoughts. Out of the arguments made here, there are two that perhaps need answering. So here they go.
1. The first part of the article compares outcomes (relative percentages of population of the religions concerned) irrespective of the process that led to those outcomes - whether immigration, relatively faster population growth or conversions. This was for two reasons. One, to put the figure of 2.3 per cent in "numerical perspective", as the article itself explained. The second reason was that outcomes are ultimately what the crux of debate is about. The rest of the article in any case dealt with process - or conversions in this case, from both a contemporary and historical perspective.
2. Some commenters have tried to cast doubts on the reliability of Census 2001. Those who do this should bear in mind that Census 2001 was conducted by a BJP government. Considering the extreme importance that BJP gives to this issue, it would be reasonable to expect that IF it had perceived a problem with the methodology that was distorting the numbers, it would have fixed it. As the article mentioned, BJP or BJP-supported governments have been in power for 10 of the last 40 years, or about a quarter of the time, and the only reasonable conclusion one can arrive at is that any misreporting of numbers, real or perceived, would be marginal and hence, not of importance.
To all other arguments made, my answer is the following: Please read the article again, with particular focus on the quotations of Vivekananda and Monier Williams, and the history of the missionary efforts in Bengal and their outcome.
Maybe the solution is to reserve 33% seats for women only?
If 39% of BJP candidates have criminal records, then it is right and proper for Narendra Modi and Amit Shah to be BJP's leaders.
With only a 14% margin over their nearest rivals, its too ambitious of the bjp to call themselves the 'party with a difference'.
It is surprising that 16% of AAP AAP candidates have Criminal cases against them.
It would be better if there is a break upo by type of crime. A point to note is that no one is a criminal until he/she is proven to be guilty.
BJP, Congress & the so called clean party AAP have let down the future geneartion of this Great Nation.
For 60 years this country has seen such a scenario. The period spans the time of my Father & me, but what hurts most is, we are making the next generation to face the same situation.
Shame on us & the so called Social Activists, The Supreme Court, The Indipendent Media - we all failed miserably.
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My 'Favorite' Twitter Spammers
Posted June 11th, 2013 at 5:13 am by admin5 Comments
Anyone who is an active Twitter user has probably experienced the new frontier of Twitter spam: mysterious users suddenly 'favoriting' your old tweets. Sometimes, you see this behavior three weeks or more after you sent the original tweet.
You know it must be spam of some kind. And usually, a quick examination of the sender reveals a link in their bio that they want you to click. Or, sometimes they rely on users who will follow an account that favorites a tweet, hoping to send a dangerous URL by direct message later on.
First of all, why use the 'Favorite' action for spam? Because it's a click-generating tactic for black hats that has few downsides. From a self-described "black hat" site:
We are making a bot right now that will allow you to load in accounts, set delay, rotate accounts after every said amount with proxy support etc…
The beautiful thing about this….after some testing I have done with just 2000 favorites (took 2 days on 1 account) the accounts get about 10 followers per thousand with tons of hits from your profile url…..and it doesn't look spammy (having 2,000 followers and 25 following back like TA) and the account is still live.
Nobody knows how many times you have favorited something.
This is going to be sweet.
Unlike the older methods of "mention spam," favoriting a tweet leaves no evidence in the spammer's timeline for users to spot, and unless they overrun the limits that Twitter imposes (a very generous 1,000 favorites per account per day), they can stay under the radar long enough to achieve their goals: hits on links and follows from unsuspecting users. With even a few dozen accounts (too few probably to cause Twitter to notice), they can touch tens of thousands of Twitter users each day.
But there is something else to notice about the quote above: the "black hat" attitude. Though misguided marketers once used some of the bulk communications methods we now call "spam," they have for the most part moved on to better ideas, leaving only the "black hats" to the field. This approach to bulk outreach is a Mark of Cain that not only impacts how "black hats" think, but also carries through to the techniques they use. And it leaves evidence.
Evidence like the gap between the time of the tweet and the time of the favorite. Normal users don't favorite things they didn't see live, or at least within a few days of original delivery. To favorite something that was sent weeks ago, you have to be running an automated keyword search (probably using a browser automation tool like iMacros, commonly misused for this among black hats). Because a normal user doesn't have the patience to scroll backwards through weeks and weeks of old tweets looking for things to favorite. Only a machine can be given that job. That's a dead giveaway.
Evidence like favoriting things from accounts that have no natural conversational history in them. Because building a natural looking conversation history would be time consuming and expensive, two things that are anathema to black hats looking for a quick score.
And that's only for starters. The "black hat" attitude gives us many, many ways to differentiate the fakers from the real users, and all without examining the content of the messages.
At Meshfire, we study spammer behaviors so that we can help you focus on the most valuable, real people on Twitter and spend as little time as possible hassling with the fake accounts that sap your energy and reduce your influence.
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Very interesting tactic! I've seen this several times myself though it is usually around a particular tweet about coffee. Maybe our bot writer is a bit of a caffeine addict?
Unfortunately for the rest of us this makes it, once again, harder to make connections on twitter. When I see someone interesting I do click on their personal stream and scroll down until I find something that I really connect with. I may not have the time to reply to it right then and there so i'll favorite it as a reminder. Now fortunately for me, i'm a real person, and i'm hoping my new potential influencer will recognize that. Especially if I forget to add that reply to my newly favorited tweet in a timely manner.
However, as someone who puts particular interest in the quality of my own followers, favorites, etc, I really appreciate the ability weed out the fakers.
Exactly right, Khris. And a good reminder that no single datum is always dispositive. That's why the Meshfire rules engine weighs lots of different bits of evidence.
Thanks for this explanation. I noticed that recently from a Tweet that 2 years old! These users didn't look like the typical spam accounts, but now I get it.
Thank you I've been wondering the same thing and this makes perfect sense. Thanks
I'm human and I favorite old tweets because the content is relevant and I want it accessible to a Favorites Twitter widget.
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Intervention Review
Hospital at home admission avoidance
Editorial Group: Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group
Published Online: 8 OCT 2008
Assessed as up-to-date: 22 APR 2008
Copyright © 2011 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Database Title
Additional Information
How to Cite
Shepperd S, Doll H, Angus RM, Clarke MJ, Iliffe S, Kalra L, Ricauda NA, Wilson AD. Hospital at home admission avoidance. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2008, Issue 4. Art. No.: CD007491. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007491.
Publication History
- Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
- Published Online: 8 OCT 2008
Admission avoidance hospital at home is a service that provides active treatment by health care professionals in the patient's home for a condition that otherwise would require acute hospital in-patient care, and always for a limited time period. In particular, hospital at home has to offer a specific service to patients in their home requiring health care professionals to take an active part in the patients' care. If hospital at home were not available then the patient would be admitted to an acute hospital ward. Many countries are adopting this type of care in an attempt to reduce the demand for acute hospital admission.
To determine, in the context of a systematic review and meta analysis, the effectiveness and cost of managing patients with admission avoidance hospital at home compared with in-patient hospital care.
Search methods
The following databases were searched through to January 2008: MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, EconLit and the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group (EPOC) register. We checked the reference lists of articles identified electronically for evaluations of hospital at home and obtained potentially relevant articles. Unpublished studies were sought by contacting providers and researchers who were known to be involved in this field.
Selection criteria
Randomised controlled trials recruiting patients aged 18 years and over. Studies comparing admission avoidance hospital at home with acute hospital in-patient care. The admission avoidance hospital at home interventions may admit patients directly from the community thereby avoiding physical contact with the hospital, or may admit from the emergency room.
Data collection and analysis
Two authors independently extracted data and assessed study quality. Our statistical analyses sought to include all randomised patients and were done on an intention to treat basis. We requested individual patient data (IPD) from trialists, and relied on published data when we did not receive trial data sets or the IPD did not include the relevant outcomes. When combining outcome data was not possible because of differences in the reporting of outcomes we have presented the data in narrative summary tables.
For the IPD meta-analysis, where at least one event was reported in both study groups in a trial, Cox regression models were used to calculate the log hazard ratio and its standard error for mortality and readmission separately for each data set (where both outcomes were available). We included randomisation group (admission avoidance hospital at home versus control), age (above or below the median), and gender in the models. The calculated log hazard ratios were combined using fixed effects inverse variance meta analysis. If there were no events in one group we used the Peto odds ratio method to calculate a log odds ratio from the sum of the log-rank test 'O-E' statistics from a Kaplan Meier survival analysis. Statistical significance throughout was taken at the two-sided 5% level (p<0.05) and data are presented as the estimated effect with 95% confidence intervals. For each comparison using published data for dichotomous outcomes we calculated risk ratios using a fixed effects model to combine data.
Main results
We included 10 RCTs (n=1333), seven of which were eligible for the IPD. Five out of these seven trials contributed to the IPD meta-analysis (n=850/975; 87%). There was a non significant reduction in mortality at three months for the admission avoidance hospital at home group (adjusted HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.54 to 1.09; p=0.15), which reached significance at six months follow-up (adjusted HR 0.62, 95% CI 0.45 to 0.87; p=0.005). A non significant increase in admissions was observed for patients allocated to hospital at home (adjusted HR 1.49, 95% CI 0.96 to 2.33; p=0.08). Few differences were reported for functional ability, quality of life or cognitive ability. Patients reported increased satisfaction with admission avoidance hospital at home. Two trials conducted a full economic analysis, when the costs of informal care were excluded admission avoidance hospital at home was less expensive than admission to an acute hospital ward.
Authors' conclusions
We performed meta-analyses where there was sufficient similarity among the trials and where common outcomes had been measured. There is no evidence from the analysis to suggest that admission avoidance hospital at home leads to outcomes that differ from inpatient hospital care.
Plain language summary
'Hospital at home' services to avoid admission to hospital
There continues to be, in some countries, more demand for acute care hospital beds than there are beds. One way to decrease or avoid admissions to hospital is to provide people with acute care treatment at home.
Special services have been developed which provide people with hospital care in their homes. Typically, these people would require treatment in an acute care hospital for a period of time. Instead, a team of health care professionals, such as doctors, nurses and physiotherapists, provide them with their treatment while they are at home. Many times, if the service is available, people can avoid the hospital altogether and be referred by their family doctor to receive the service, or be referred after visiting the emergency room. The key is that if the hospital at home service was not available, then the patient would need to be admitted to an acute hospital ward.
A review of the effect of hospital at home services to avoid admission was conducted. After searching for all relevant studies, 10 studies were found. The evidence shows that when compared to in-hospital care, hospital at home services may reduce the chances of dying. However, later on, admissions to hospital may increase. Admission avoidance hospital at home may not reduce or improve quality of life, function, or cognitive abilities (such as mental alertness and thinking) more than in hospital care. And while it may improve satisfaction in people at home, it is not known how it affects the carers of the people at home. With respect to costs, hospital at home services may be less expensive than in hospital care.
From this review however, it is not known which people would most benefit from hospital at home services. Although in these studies, most people were on average 70 to 80 years old. It is also not clear how the current state of the health system in a country would modify the effect of a hospital at home service.
檢索以下的資料庫至2008年1月:MEDLINE,EMBASE,CINAHL,EconLit以及the Cochrane Effective Practice and Organisation of Care Group (EPOC)登記資料庫。我們確認評估居家治療文章的參考文獻,並獲得可能相關的文章。試圖聯絡涉及這個研究領域的提供者與研究人員,以尋找未發表的研究。
兩名作者分別摘錄資料並評估研究品質。我們的統計分析試圖納入所有的隨機病患並在意向治療基礎上完成分析。當我們無法獲得試驗資料時,我們向試驗者要求獲得個別的病患資料(individual patient data (IPD))並依賴發表的資料。當報告的資料因為差異性而無法合併資料時,我們用描述性的總表來呈現資料。有關IPD的統合分析,如果同一個試驗中的兩個研究組別皆至少報告一個事件,則採用Cox迴歸模式分別計算死亡率與再住院的log hazard ratio及其標準誤(若兩種結果都可得)。模式中包括了隨機分配的組別(避免住院的居家治療相對於對照組),年齡(中位數以上或以下),以及性別。採用固定效果的倒數變異數統合分析來加總log hazard ratios。如果有一個組別沒有事件發生,我們則使用Peto odds ratio的方法去計算log odds ratio,其來自Kaplan Meier存活分析中logrank總和檢定'OE'的統計值。所有的統計顯著性都採用雙尾的5%水準(p<0.05)檢驗,並以估計的效果及其95% confidence intervals來呈現資料。每一個比較組皆使用已發表的資料,對於二分結果我們使用固定效果模式來加總資料計算risk ratios。
我們納入了10篇RCTs(n = 1333),其中7篇有合格的IPD。這七篇中的五篇試驗有助於IPD的統合分析(n = 850/975;87%)。避免住院的居家治療組在三個月時死亡率沒有顯著減少(adjusted HR為0.77,95% CI為0.54至1.09;p = 0.15),但在六個月追蹤時達到顯著性(adjusted HR為0.62,95% CI為0.45至0.87;p = 0.005)。分配到居家治療的病患其住院次數沒有顯著增加(adjusted HR為1.49,95% CI為0.96至2.33;p = 0.08)。身體功能,生活品質或認知能力有些微的差異。居家治療的病患其滿意度有增加。有兩篇試驗進行了全面的經濟學分析,當排除非正規的照護成本時,避免住院的居家治療比入住急性病床的費用少。
此翻譯計畫由臺灣國家衛生研究院(National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan)統籌。


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RIBA should be showing others how it's done
Three client references, previous experience and I don't know what demanded for the RIBA bar. These are not the requirements of an intelligent client.
Clients have work to do. When the architect is young and inexperienced, they should be wise and steady. Wise in choosing the rest of the team, and steady with their brief and subsequent interventions. And when the architect is wise and steady, they may need to change their emphasis and encourage a little playfulness.
The RIBA needs to show the rest how it is done, not follow in their foolish footsteps.
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SPOKANE — Sunny Greinacher contributed team highs of 16 points and eight rebounds to lead the Gonzaga women's team to a 65-50 victory over Eastern Washington before a crowd of 5,271 Tuesday night.
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Nearly 700 guests attended the awards, with regional and national firms recognised for the efforts during the past 12 months. The British Accountancy Awards are highly respected within the accountancy sector and demonstrate Wisteria's excellent reputation within the industry.
Amsterdam named as Europe's most expensive city for stag parties
In depth study also shows nine popular countries offer Brits cheaper stag weekends than the UK
Mum whose baby was given a one percent chance of survival after her waters broke at 17 weeks has giving birth to a healthy boy
Cathy Walters, 29, and husband Phillip, 45, were told their baby was likely to die as a result of the early signs of labour and the mum's health was also in danger. Despite weeks of heavy bleeding and weekly visits to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, Cathy gave birth to 3lb 9oz Lyndon-Rhys, 30 weeks into the pregnancy.
Tiny boiler room is expected to sell for more than £250,000 as London property prices continue to rise
Buying a home in London is getting further out of reach for most people with the average property now costing more than £500,000 for the first time. A typical home costs a staggering £768,000 in fashionable Bloomsbury – but an unusual opportunity has popped up for someone looking to buy in one of the city's most expensive areas for a fraction of the normal price.
Stanley Handling (ROBUR) Named as finalist in FLTA Awards of Excellence 2016
Stanley Handling (ROBUR) Pedestrian Counterbalanced range of stackers has been named as a finalist in the Safety category for the FLTA (Fork Lift Truck Association) Awards for Excellence 2016. The winners will be revealed on 27th February 2016 at the International Centre in Shropshire.
Statistical analysis highlights British talent making a comeback in US charts
Whilst British artists may not be quite as popular in the States as they were in the glory days of David Bowie, Elton John, Pink Floyd and Queen in the '70s and '80s, since 2010 Brits are back on the scene after almost disappearing from the US Top 10 in the 'Noughties', according to figures gathered by Ticketbis.net.
Hero dad who saved 7-year-old daughter from river drowned after being dragged into a SINK HOLE
Dean Price, 32, battled to rescue Delilah from the River Esk in the Lake District, Cumbria, when she got into difficulty after going in for a paddle. She was eventually saved by a passerby who dived in but Mr Price was dragged under the water and drowned.
Couple who knew Fred and Rose West and ran their local pub will be sentenced today for sexually abusing ten children
Evil David Williams will serve a minimum 23 years after a judge described his perverted behaviour towards youngsters as 'sick'. The 57-year-old was led away from the dock to rapturous applause from his victims who had packed the public gallery with one shouting that he should "rot in hell."
New Shell TAT approved flange isolation product launched by James Walker
A new Shell TAT approved product from James Walker is set to bring new standards of flange isolation to critical applications in the oil, gas and other processing industries. Isolation gaskets are by their very nature a compromised product as they try to fulfil both sealing and isolating roles at a wide range of pressures and temperatures.
Dairy create nativity scene out of cheddar – including baby Cheesus
A food sculptor spent five days painstakingly crafting the traditional Christmas scene entirely out of cheese. Joseph and Mary, the crib, the shepherds, a sheep, a cow, a donkey, and the Baby Jesus are all carved from cheese – with three wise men bearing gifts of Branston pickle.
Mum of four spent thousands to look like her idol Jack Sparrow
Wacky Amanda Sparrow, who changed her surname from Large, splashed out more than £4,000 on turning herself into the character from the Pirates of the Caribbean films. The 43-year-old mum-of-four dresses as the pirate daily and she even changed her surname last month through deed poll.
Chart-topper Adele's company made a whopping £17 MILLION last year despite releasing no music
The Grammy-winning phenomenon is currently topping the album charts after selling millions of copies of her new album, 25, in less than a week. But even while she was in the musical wilderness raising her young son, the chart-topper was reaping the rewards of a stunning few years.
Gingham dress worn by Judy Garland in Wizard of Oz sells for more than £1 MILLION
Dorothy Gale's blue and white gingham dress is one of the most unmistakable items of clothing in film history. It is thought Garland had around ten dresses made for filming of the 1939 classic – but there are just two remaining.
Cat dubbed Phileas Mogg survives 250 mile journey under car bonnett over four days and ONE CAR WASH
Colin Woodward thought he heard meows coming from his car but failed to spot anything unusual when he opened the bonnet. Retired farmer Colin left his home near Crewe, Cheshire and spent the following days driving to Wrexham and then down to Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.


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