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Is This A Playoff Team? Hamels Says Ask Somebody Else
Well, that couldn't have gone much worse.
A few thoughts on the Phillies following their 3-7 road trip:
- There is a level of frustration settling into the Phillies' clubhouse, an amount I haven't seen in Charlie Manuel's nine seasons here. Just read Cliff Lee's comments Thursday in Minnesota, or what Cole Hamels told reporters after yesterday's loss in Colorado. Is this a playoff team? "I'm not going to comment on that one," Hamels said. "You can ask the other guys that one." Remember, those comments are being made publicly, which certainly means the apathy/resignation/frustration is worse behind closed doors. That is troubling. I remember in seasons past, somebody like Jayson Werth would say confidently and almost nonchalantly, "Relax, everybody. We're fine. We're much better than this. We'll pick it up when we need to pick it up." They knew they would. You don't hear that talk right now.
- The Phillies are 25th in baseball in runs per game. They are 24th in ERA. In seasons past, the Phillies always had one thing going for it: a great offense or a great pitching staff. You could always say, "Well, if they add a bat (Hunter Pence) or if they add an arm (Lee or Roy Oswalt) at the trade deadline it could push them over the top." You can't say that with this team. There are too many holes. Where would you even start?
- Look at where the Phillies rank in OPS at every position. Catcher: 23rd at .651. First base: 17th at .763. Second base: 20th at .671. Third base: 13th at .727. Shortstop: Ninth at .747. Left field: second at .876. Center field: 27th at .616. Right field: 23rd at .691. Second base would be better if Chase Utley had remained healthy, but other than that the only two positions holding their own against the best in baseball are left field (Domonic Brown) and shortstop (Jimmy Rollins).
- If you say, well, the Phillies are only 8 1/2 games back in the NL East (I'm not sure why anybody would say that, but still …), remember the NL East is probably the worst division in baseball.
- Looking for a reason to keep the faith? That's tough, but I guess if you're going to hold onto something hold onto this: Manuel's teams traditionally are much better in the second half (.610 winning percentage after the All-Star break from 2005-12 is second-best in baseball). Of course, if they keep playing like this they could be buried in the standings and some of their top players could be traded by July 31. That traditional second-half surge might not matter.
- Take a look at the upcoming free agent class at MLB Trade Rumors. I don't see a lot of guys that could help the Phillies turn around their fortunes quickly. Is there anybody that gets you excited enough to say, "I'd be OK if the Phillies shelled out a ton of cash for him?" There is Shin-Soo Choo and Jacoby Ellsbury and that's about it as far as high on-base percentage bats the Phillies could use. (Forget about Robinson Cano. I can't believe the Yankees will let him sign elsewhere.)
Manuel Fired Up About Woeful Offense
It took just a couple questions about his lineup and offense today to get Charlie Manuel completely riled up.
It might be the most frustrated I've seen him when talking about his offense.
It started innocently enough with a few questions about Ryan Howard's recent struggles and if they might be connected to his ailing left knee. Howard entered tonight's game at Target Field with just one home run in his past 107 plate appearances. He is on pace to hit just 17 home runs with 77 RBIs this season and his .735 on-base-plus-slugging percentage ranks 100th out of 163 qualifying players in baseball.
That clearly is not the production the Phillies need from their cleanup hitter.
Asked if Manuel could hit somebody else fourth, Manuel said, "What the (heck) are you getting at? Who's going to hit there? Let me ask you a question. Let me turn that around some. Write what you want to write."
Well, how about Domonic Brown?
"I could put anybody in there, OK?" Manuel said. "I'll do the managing. Whoever hits there, hits there."
But it must be alarming for more than just Manuel that Howard's production has been declining in recent seasons. The Phillies owe him $85 million following this year.
"Of course I'm concerned," Manuel said. "I'm concerned with everybody. Hey, look, I'm concerned with every (single) player I've got. Yeah, I'm concerned. I want to win. We say that we want to win the division and we want to go to the World Series, right? I'm concerned about every one of our guys. I'm concerned about that (.247) batting average. I'm concerned about that. I'm not only concerned about one guy, I'm concerned about them all. How about that? I don't know what I can do about it. I can go back to my room and sit there and look at the walls, and get up and come to the ballpark and look at the walls. I don't know what I can do about it. The only thing I can do is to put them out there and let them play."
Asked if he was upset about the offense or the questions concerning his offense, Manuel said, "A little of both, probably. We are inconsistent performance-wise. And when you've got that, it's hard. We won five games in a row, then we lose four. That's kind of how we've been playing."
Brown, Howard Heating Up
There has been plenty of focus in the past 24 hours on the Phillies' pitching staff (and pitching coach), but I maintain the biggest reason for this team's losing is its struggling offense. They are averaging 3.7 runs per game, which is 11th in the National League and 23rd in baseball.
But a couple key bats have started to show a pulse, which could get the offense moving. Domonic Brown and Ryan Howard have homered in consecutive games. Brown is hitting .382 (13-for-34) with two doubles, three home runs and eight RBIs in his last nine games. Howard has four homers and 12 RBIs in his last nine. He also is hitting .348 (16-for-46) with five doubles, four home runs, 13 RBIs and a 1.090 OPS in his last 13. It goes without saying the offense stands a much better chance if these guys start producing on a consistent basis.
(Ah, for the days when fans complained the Phillies relied too much on home runs. They sure seem to like them now.)
The offense needs to continue to build this weekend against the Marlins. Yes, the Marlins are terrible, but the Phillies need some positive vibes before they fly to San Francisco on Sunday evening to open a seven-game road trip in San Francisco and Arizona. The Giants are 17-12, and tied for first in the National League West. The Diamondbacks are 15-14. Things won't be easy out there. If the Phillies move to .500 with a sweep of the Marlins or split the remaining two games to head West 15-17, it would be another bad sign if they limped back from the trip 2-5 or worse. At some point this team, if it's as good as it thinks it is, needs to go on a run. And that won't happen if they aren't hitting.
Will May Be Any Better?
The Phillies turned the calendar to May yesterday, but found the same uninspired play as they showed most of April.
The Indians beat them last night, 6-0, to outscore them 20-2 in the two-game series. The Phillies spoke of the Indians, who are fifth in baseball in scoring (5.04 runs per game) and third in OPS (.799), like they were the '27 Yankees. Hot. Unstoppable. They hit seven homers Tuesday, but scattered seven infield hits to help them win last night. They took advantage of their opportunities, while most Phillies fans felt like they could turn the channel after the fourth inning both nights because they knew the Phillies weren't going to make a game of it.
Those feelings weren't misplaced.
"We have to have a little more pride than that and figure out a way to at least get back into games and make it somewhat competitive," Cliff Lee said. "Both games, it was never close."
Phillies fans are frustrated, and understandably so. These games have been tough to watch. The Phillies are 26th in scoring (3.57 runs per game) and 26th in OPS (.679). This is not what the Phillies said would happen with Chase Utley and Ryan Howard healthy. But they have been no magic cure because other players need to hit, too. Phillies outfielders have a .601 OPS, which is the worst mark in baseball. They have grounded into 25 double plays. That ranks only ninth in baseball, but they rank fifth in GIDP percentage (14.2 percent). They are 5-13 in games started by Roy Halladay, Cole Hamels and Lee.
The good news? It is early, technically. We've seen the Phillies play poorly at the beginning of the season in the past. It might be tough, but give them another couple months. If they're playing like this in late June, it likely means they will be way behind in the standings. And if that is the case, I suspect Ruben Amaro Jr. will hold another fire sale. And if you thought last year's was big with Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence and Joe Blanton, this one could (re: should) dwarf that. I mean, why hold onto a bunch of players with value or entering the final years of their contracts. That means Utley, Jimmy Rollins, Michael Young, Carlos Ruiz, Delmon Young, Halladay, Lee, Jonathan Papelbon and Mike Adams could be trade candidates. In the meantime, there simply is little to be done other than hope they finally start playing well.
The Phillies will have a chance to get healthy with a four-game series against the Marlins beginning tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Anything less than three wins is a disappointment. The Marlins (8-20) are a terrible team, regardless of the fact that "any team wearing big-league uniforms has a chance to win," as the cliche goes. The Phillies are at home, playing against a very, very bad team without their only star player, slugger Giancarlo Stanton. They should roll.
If they show a little more pride maybe they will.
Pettibone Shows Control; Offense Shoots Blanks
From Elias Sports Bureau: Jonathan Pettibone allowed two runs, no walks and struck out six in a 3-2 victory last night over the Pirates. Only two other Phillies pitchers have registered at least six strikeouts without a walk in their big-league debut: Charles Hudson on May 31, 1983 (eight strikeouts against the Dodgers) and Carlton Loewer on June 14, 1998 (eight strikeouts against the Cubs).
I'd say Pettibone earned another start.
The game never should have been so close, but the offense continues to putter along in the clutch. They were 2-for-12 with runners in scoring position last night. They are hitting .250 (22-for-88) with RISP since April 10, which ranks 17th in baseball and ninth in the National League. Remove a 6-for-11 effort against the Cardinals on Friday and they're hitting just .208 (16-for-77) with RISP. The Phillies also are hitting .133 (2-for-15) with the bases loaded this season. That ranks 25th in baseball and 14th in the National League.
Walk Watch: Day 5
The Phillies have not walked in a game since the eighth inning Sunday in Miami, when Chad Qualls intentionally walked Domonic Brown.
They have not earned a true walk since the sixth inning Sunday, when John Mayberry Jr. got a free pass.
The Phillies have played four consecutive games without a walk, which is a truly remarkable feat. It is the longest streak in baseball since the Chicago White Sox played four consecutive games without a walk in Aug. 2011. It is the longest streak in the National League since the Arizona Diamondbacks played four consecutive games without a walk in Aug. 2009.
The Phillies are just the fourth NL team to hit that mark since 1935. The 2009 Diamondbacks, 1976 Montreal Expos and 1952 New York Giants are the others.
Can they get a walk tonight? They are just one game from tying the single-season modern baseball record, according to Baseball Reference. The Phillies opened the 1920 season with five consecutive games without a walk. (They finished the 1919 season with two games without a walk, bringing the overall record to seven games.) The Phillies face Jamie Garcia tonight. He has walked nine batters in 19 1/3 innings.
Oh, how times have changed. Here are the Phillies' walks totals since Charlie Manuel became manager in 2005, where they ranked in the National League in walks and where they finished in the league in scoring :
- 2005: 639, first in walks (2nd in scoring).
- 2006: 626, first (1st).
- 2007: 641, first (1st).
- 2008: 586, fifth (tied 2nd).
- 2009: 589, seventh (1st).
- 2010: 560, fourth (2nd).
- 2011: 539, fifth (7th).
- 2012: 454, thirteenth (8th).
- 2013: 34, fourteenth (11th).
Time to Score
The last six games could not have been more painful to watch, if you like any semblance of offense.
I'm not even talking about a lot of offense. I'm talking about a little bit of offense. You know, like a four or five-run game every once in a while. But the Phillies hit their high-water mark on their just completed six-game road trip through Miami and Cincinnati on Friday, when they scored three runs against the Marlins. And they needed 10 innings to do that.
Let's take a look at some of the wretched numbers:
- The Phillies did not score a single run before the sixth inning in any game during the road trip.
- They hit just .205 and scored a mere 10 runs overall.
- They failed to walk once in the entire series against the Reds. It is the first time since Aug. 13-15, 1995, they had no walks over a three-game span. It is just the second time it has happened to them in the past 50 years. It is the first time it has happened in baseball since Aug. 2011, when the White Sox failed to walk in four consecutive games. Walks matter. On-base percentage matters. You can't score if you don't get anybody on base. Ever.
- The Phillies are averaging 3.47 runs per game this season, which ranks 12th in the National League. They are 12th with a .667 OPS. They have walked just 34 times, which is tied for the second-lowest mark in the league. They have struck out 120 times, which is third. Remember how people said, "The Braves are going to hit home runs, but they are going to strike out too much?" Well, the Braves have struck out a whopping 121 times, just one more than the Phillies. But they also have walked 10 more times, and have scored 16 more runs. Of course, the biggest difference is the Braves lead the National League with a 1.77 ERA, while the Phillies are 15th with a 4.90 ERA. But pitching wasn't the problem during this trip, other than John Lannan's performance last night. It was the toothless offense.
I got a ton of tweets last night during the game basically saying everybody must go. Ruben Amaro Jr. to Charlie Manuel to the lineup. Basically the entire team. Let me say right now: if you really believe this on April 18 don't hold your breath. If you can find another team in baseball that made wholesale changes 15 games into a 162-game season, please let me know. The Phillies are going to see what happens when Carlos Ruiz and Delmon Young join the team. They are going to give themselves time. It might be fruitless. It might be a gigantic waste of time, but this is what they are going to do. So if you are breathing fire today you should relax. It will get you nowhere.
I've also gotten more than a few tweets and e-mails about the Phillies changing their lineup. The folks that absolutely demanded Manuel hit Ben Revere leadoff suddenly have changed their tune as he is hitless in his last 14 at-bats to drop his batting average and slugging percentage to .194. But the alternative is Jimmy Rollins, who went 1-for-18 on the trip.
The only real option to improve the lineup? Keep playing and hope things get better. Yes, that's it. It's not much of a plan, but it's the only plan they've got. Ryne Sandberg can't make these guys hit. Screaming at them won't make them hit. Punishing them won't make them hit. (Some fans seem to think treating professional baseball players like they're freshmen on a JV team is the way to go. Not sure the Mike Rice method would be effective in the Phillies' clubhouse.) Either they're going to hit or they're not. But massive changes 15 games into the season? Not going to happen. But Amaro won't wait forever, either. He showed last July 31 he will make changes if needed. But it's April 18. We're a long way from there.
Your best option? If you're of legal age, crack open a beer or have a scotch. It'll help calm the nerves.
Nine Up, Nine Down
Here are some things we've learned through the first nine games of the season:
- You should be worried about Roy Halladay. Despite protests from Halladay and everybody else in the Phillies clubhouse and front office, Halladay has not looked good since 2011. So this isn't a four or five start slump. This is a slump that has extended beyond one full calendar year. It started in Spring Training 2012 and has lasted through his first two starts in 2013. Besides a drop in velocity, Halladay's ERA from 2010-11 to 2012-13 has jumped from 2.40 to 4.95, while his strikeout-to-walk ratio has plummeted from 6.75 to 3.43. He is going the wrong direction in every relevant statistic. Maybe he can figure out things and be productive, but right now there is no evidence to suggest he is close. He faces the wretched Marlins on Sunday. They've had Placido Polanco and Greg Dobbs hitting cleanup. It is a good opportunity to have some success on the mound. Maybe it gets him going.
- Don't be worried about Cole Hamels. If we're at Defcon 2 with Halladay, we're at Defcon 5 with Hamels. There is nothing to see here. Please, disperse.
- It's more the rotation than the bullpen. Phillies starters have a 6.24 ERA, which ranks 28th in baseball. That is the biggest issue right now, not middle relievers like Chad Durbin, Jeremy Horst and Raul Valdes. Certainly they need to do a better job. They have allowed 12-of-15 inherited runners to score. That 80 percent mark is the worst in baseball. (Technically, the Reds have allowed 100 percent of their inherited runners to score, but they're only 1-for-1.) But the middle relievers have been pitching too much and have put into too many tough situations. That blame falls on the starters. They are the ones that need to do better. They are supposed to pitch deep into games and they have not done that nearly enough.
- The Phillies rank seventh in the National League, averaging 4.67 runs per game. They have looked better recently, and they show some potential. Chase Utley, Michael Young and Jimmy Rollins are swinging well right now. Domonic Brown has been OK. I believe Ryan Howard will be better than he has been. The only drag right now is Ben Revere. He has struck out seven times in 38 at-bats. That's 5.86 plate appearances per strikeout. He struck out 54 times last season, or once every 10.24 plate appearances. John Mayberry Jr. has been productive, but even if he continues to swing well the Phillies are going with Delmon Young in right field when he is ready. Add Young and Carlos Ruiz to the lineup before the end of the month and this lineup has a chance to score some runs.
- Utley looks like the guy that earned the "Best Second Baseman in Baseball" tag from 2005-09.
- Cliff Lee can be streaky. The Phillies should be thankful he started on a good streak, otherwise they'd be in deep doo-doo.
Bad Weekend, Bad Signs
That couldn't have gone much worse, huh?
The Phillies entered this weekend's series against the Astros as the hottest team in baseball, but lost three of four to the worst team in baseball. They're back under .500 and four behind the Cardinals in the National League Wild Card race with 15 games to play. I'm not going to say it's impossible to make the postseason, but …
- Even if the Cardinals finish just 7-8 they will be 84-78.
- The Phillies would need to finish 11-4 just to tie. That means they would have to win two of three in four of their remaining five series, and sweep the fifth.
- And that only works if the Cardinals stumble and the Dodgers, Brewers or Pirates (unlikely) don't outplay them.
The Cardinals play their next nine games against the Astros and Cubs, while the Phillies have nine of their final 12 games against the Braves and Nationals. And again, don't forget the Dodgers, Brewers and Pirates are between the Cardinals and Phillies in the standings.
Maybe a bad weekend against the Astros shouldn't have been a huge surprise. The Phillies had been on a great run, but we saw many of the holes this team had showed the first four months of the season:
- An inconsistent offense. The Phillies were 5-for-31 (.161) with runners in scoring position in their three losses against the Astros. Three of the top four hitters in their lineup are hitting no better than .254: Chase Utley (.254), Jimmy Rollins (.252) and Ryan Howard (.229). The Phillies have some offensive holes to fill in the offseason, but I'm sure they'll be expecting Rollins, Utley and Howard to sit atop their lineup in 2013. That is not entirely comforting. The Phillies can talk about injuries and bounce back seasons for Utley and Howard, but it is far from a lock they will completely rebound. The numbers for those three players have been in decline the last few years anyway. Howard's OPS has dropped every year since his MVP year in 2006, except 2009. Utley's OPS this season (.815) is up from last year, but it's still his second lowest since he became an everyday player in 2005. Rollins' OPS (.740) is up four points from last season, but overall he hasn't approached his numbers from 2004-07. Now, taking these players individually it doesn't look that bad. Rollins ranks 7th out of 21 qualifying shortstops in baseball in OPS. Utley would rank third among qualifying second baseman. Howard has 46 RBIs in 61 games. That is 122 RBIs over a 162-game season, although his .715 OPS would rank 16th out of 21 first basemen. But the Phillies are averaging just 4.11 runs per game since Howard rejoined the team July 6, which ranks 12th in the National League. Just because those three compare favorably with other players at their positions doesn't mean this offense is in great shape. That's because they don't have a player to truly anchor the middle of the lineup, like Ryan Braun, Matt Kemp, Miguel Cabrera, Andrew McCutchen, etc. Carlos Ruiz has a .949 OPS this season, but it would be dangerous to expect him to replicate those numbers next season and beyond. Plus, he has never had more than 410 at-bats in a season. If Utley had enough plate appearances to qualify, he'd have the second-best OPS on the team behind Ruiz, but it would rank just 64th out of 202 big-league players. It's tough to score consistently when the three highest paid hitters in the lineup aren't hitting .260.
- A leaky bullpen. Phillies relievers had a 5.25 ERA against the Astros, allowing 12 hits, 10 runs (seven earned runs), seven walks and one hit batter in 12 innings. The Phillies struck out 13 batters in those innings, showing they have good "stuff," but they still don't have the consistency they need to be relied upon.
- Starters. Roy Halladay is 4-0 in his last six starts, but also has a 4.70 ERA. That's just not the quality one expects from Halladay. Pitching coach Rich Dubee said weeks ago it would take Halladay a long time to lose the bad habits he picked up while pitching with a strained right back muscle earlier this season. But considering the mileage on Halladay's arm and his age, it is not unfair to wonder what kind of pitcher the Phillies will be getting next season. I would never bet against Halladay, but it also is tough to just say, "He'll absolutely be the old Doc next year."
Chooch Is Great, But …
Roy Halladay said something interesting last night when we asked about Carlos Ruiz's ejection in the top of the third inning.
"It's unfortunate because he's our best player," he said.
He said it very matter-of-factly, like the Rangers were talking about Josh Hamilton or the Mets were talking about David Wright. Ruiz is tied for fourth in the National League in batting (.344), 10th in on-base percentage (.397) and seventh in slugging percentage (.576). His .973 OPS is 209 points higher than his career average. He is having an unbelievable season. He should be a National League All-Star for the first time. But even on a team without Ryan Howard and Chase Utley, it is too much to ask Ruiz to carry the offense when he has never had more than nine homers or 54 RBIs in a season.
Catching is a grind over six months. Ruiz has had hot starts before. He had a .945 OPS through June 7, 2009, but had a .710 OPS the rest of the way. He had a .969 OPS through May 10, 2010, but an .810 OPS the rest of the way.
Maybe Ruiz keeps up his torrid hitting through the end of the season, but the Phillies should not expect it. They need more than him.


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Definitions for habitˈhæb ɪt
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word habit
Princeton's WordNet
habit, wont(noun)
an established custom
"it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
habit, use(noun)
(psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition
"owls have nocturnal habits"; "she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair"; "long use had hardened him to it"
a distinctive attire worn by a member of a religious order
the general form or mode of growth (especially of a plant or crystal)
"a shrub of spreading habit"
habit, riding habit(noun)
attire that is typically worn by a horseback rider (especially a woman's attire)
substance abuse, drug abuse, habit(verb)
excessive use of drugs
put a habit on
Hence: The distinctive clothing worn commonly by nuns or monks; as, in the late 1900's many orders of nuns discarded their habits and began to dress as ordinary lay women.
(Biol.) The general appearance and manner of life of a living organism. Specifically, the tendency of a plant or animal to grow in a certain way; as, the deciduous habit of certain trees.
Origin: [OE. habit, abit, F. habit, fr. L. habitus state, appearance, dress, fr. habere to have, be in a condition; prob. akin to E. have. See Have, and cf. Able, Binnacle, Debt, Due, Exhibit, Malady.]
Webster Dictionary
the usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body
the general appearance and manner of life of a living organism
fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct; practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic forms of behavior
outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp., a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a riding habit
to inhabit
to dress; to clothe; to array
to accustom; to habituate. [Obs.] Chapman
Origin: [OE. habiten to dwell, F. habiter, fr. L. habitare to have frequently, to dwell, intens. fr. habere to have. See Habit, n.]
Habits are routines of behavior that are repeated regularly and tend to occur subconsciously. In the American Journal of Psychology it is defined in this way: "A habit, from the standpoint of psychology, is a more or less fixed way of thinking, willing, or feeling acquired through previous repetition of a mental experience." Habitual behavior often goes unnoticed in persons exhibiting it, because a person does not need to engage in self-analysis when undertaking routine tasks. Habituation is an extremely simple form of learning, in which an organism, after a period of exposure to a stimulus, stops responding to that stimulus in varied manners. Habits are sometimes compulsory. The process by which new behaviours become automatic is habit formation. Examples of habit formation are the following: If you instinctively reach for a cigarette the moment you wake up in the morning, you have a habit. Also, if you lace up your running shoes and hit the streets as soon as you get home, you've acquired a habit. Old habits are hard to break and new habits are hard to form because the behavioural patterns we repeat are imprinted in our neural pathways. But the good news is that it is possible to form new habits through repetition.
The Roycroft Dictionary
The buffer of our feelings; the armor that protects our nerve-force; the great economizer of energy.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'habit' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4075
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'habit' in Nouns Frequency: #1126
Sample Sentences & Example Usage
Habit is a great deadener.
Break the leg of a bad habit.
Nothing is stronger than habit.
How use doth breed a habit in a man.
William Shakespeare, "The Two Gentlemen of Verona", Act 5 scene 4:
How use doth breed a habit in a man!
Images & Illustrations of habit
Translations for habit
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- عادةArabic
- costum, hàbitCatalan, Valencian
- návyk, zvykCzech
- vaneDanish
- Kutte, Gewohnheit, HabitusGerman
- έξη, ράσο, εθισμός, συνήθειαGreek
- vesto, kutimoEsperanto
- hábito, costumbre, uniformeSpanish
- harjumusEstonian
- عادتPersian
- tapa, kilpailuasu, kaapu, asuFinnish
- habiller, habitude, costume, uniforme, habitFrench
- taithí, gnás, cleachtadh, béas, nósIrish
- cleachdadhScottish Gaelic
- hábito, costumeGalician
- ટેવGujarati
- coamrey, oash, cliaghteyManx
- आदतHindi
- abitidHaitian Creole
- szokás, csuhaHungarian
- սովորություն, սովորույթArmenian
- habitude, habitoInterlingua
- kebiasaanIndonesian
- abito monacale, abito talare, abitudine, consuetudine, tonaca, saio, uniformeItalian
- 習慣Japanese
- ទំលាប់Khmer
- 습관, 習慣, 버릇Korean
- навикаMacedonian
- सवय, रीती, स्वरूपMarathi
- kebiasaan, tabiatMalay
- ဝသီ, အလေ့အကျင့်Burmese
- gewoonte, habijt, pij, kleden, truitjes, kledij, uitdossing, verslaving, tic, automatisme, zich, uniform, kledingDutch
- vane, sedvaneNorwegian
- costuma, abitudOccitan
- ଅଭ୍ୟାସOriya
- ਆਦਤ, ਆਦਤਾਂPanjabi, Punjabi
- nawyk, zwyczaj, habitPolish
- hábitoPortuguese
- deisa, disa, adüsRomansh
- obicei, habitudineRomanian
- привычка, традиция, обычай, обыкновение, рясаRussian
- navika, privikaSerbo-Croatian
- navadaSlovene
- vanaSwedish
- zoevuSwahili
- అలవాటుTelugu
- alışkanlıkTurkish
- thói quen, tập quán, 習慣Vietnamese
- kösömot, kösömotaklotVolapük
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Article: Zhu FC, Meng FY, Li JX, et al. Efficacy, safety, and immunology of an inactivated alum-adjuvant enterovirus 71 vaccine in children in China: A multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Lancet. 381: 2024-32[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: A vaccine for enterovirus 71 (EV71) is needed to address the high burden of disease associated with infection. We assessed the efficacy, safety, immunogenicity, antibody persistence, and immunological correlates of an inactivated alum-adjuvant EV71 vaccine. METHODS: We did a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. Healthy children aged 6-35 months from four centres in China were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive vaccine or alum-adjuvant placebo at day 0 and 28, according to a randomisation list (block size 30) generated by an independent statistician. Investigators and participants and their guardians were masked to the assignment. Primary endpoints were EV71-associated hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) and EV71-associated disease during the surveillance period from day 56 to month 14, analysed in the per-protocol population. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01508247. FINDINGS: 10 245 participants were enrolled and assigned: 5120 to vaccine versus 5125 to placebo. 4907 (with three cases of EV71-associated HFMD and eight cases of EV71-associated disease) versus 4939 (with 30 cases of EV71-associated HFMD and 41 cases of EV71-associated disease) were included in the primary efficacy analysis. Vaccine efficacy was 90·0% (95% CI 67·1-96·9) against EV71-associated HFMD (p=0·0001) and 80·4% (95% CI 58·2-90·8) against EV71-associated disease (p<0·0001). Serious adverse events were reported by 62 of 5117 (1·2%) participants in the vaccine group versus 75 of 5123 (1·5%) in the placebo group (p=0·27). Adverse events occurred in 3644 (71·2%) versus 3603 (70·3%; p=0·33). INTERPRETATION: EV71 vaccine provides high efficacy, satisfactory safety, and sustained immunogenicity. FUNDING: China's 12-5 National Major Infectious Disease Program, Beijing Vigoo Biological.
Article: [The sexual behavior characteristics and STD infection status of women who have sex with women in Beijing][Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To study sexual behavioral characteristics, infection status of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STDs) among women who have sex with women (WSW) in Beijing. A total of 150 WSWs were recruited by snowball sampling in several main types of activity sites of WSW (including NGOs, salons, bars, etc.) in Beijing during September 2010 to April 2011. Information on demographic factors, sexual behavioral characteristics, infection status of STDs, and use of medical care were collected by questionnaire investigation. Serum samples, vaginal and cervical swabs were taken for each subject to test HIV, hepatitis B (HBV), hepatitis C (HCV), syphilis, herpes simplex virus (HSV), neisseria gonorrhoeae, chlamydia trachoma, bacterial vaginosis, trichomonas vaginalis and mycotic vaginitis. The age range of the subjects was from 19 to 46 years old. Approximately 82.67% (124/150) of them aged 20 to 29 years old, and 54.00% (81/150) were unmarried. Approximately 76.67% (115/150) had an education level of college degree or above, and 70.67% (106/150) were migrants. Approximately 66.66% (100/150) of the subjects considered themselves as homosexual, 28.00% (42/150) as bisexual. The age at first homosexual sex ranged from 11 to 30 years old. The median of number of female sex partners in last 1 year was 1, and 33.78% (50/148) of the subjects had 2 or more female sex partners. Approximately 20.27% (30/148) of the subjects applied sex instruments, of which 66.67% (20/30) never or seldom used condoms. Hand-clitoris and hand-vagina contacts were the main types of woman-to-woman sex, accounting for 91.22% (135/148). 12.00% (18/150) of the subjects had sex with men during last year. Among them, 50.00% (9/18) used condoms at last heterosexual sex, and 66.67% (12/18) never or seldom used condoms at last heterosexual sex in past 1 year. One subject provided paid sex service for men, and used condoms every time. In the past one year, 45.33% (68/150) of the subjects had symptoms of STDs, but only 36.76% (25/68) of them sought medical care. The infection rate of STDs was 34.67% (52/150). The infection rates of NG and GV were both 16.11% (24/149), and those of mycotic vaginitis, chlamydia trachoma, and TV were 8.72% (13/149), 4.03% (6/149), and 0.67% (1/150), respectively. The numbers of subjects tested positive for HBV, HCV, and syphilis were all 1. No subjects were found HIV positive or HSV-2 positive. Multiple sexual partners and heterosexual sex behavior were common among WSW in Beijing. More than 1/3 of the subjects were infected with STD.
Article: [Study on the incidence of HIV and associated risk factors through a prospective cohort among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China][Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To investigate the dynamic change and associated risk factors of HIV sero-conversion rate in Beijing. 809 sero-negative men who have sex with men (MSM) were recruited in the cohort from August to December in 2009. HIV sero-antibody, medicinal examination and behavior questionnaire interview were carried out every six months. 962 MSM with overall baseline prevalence of HIV infection as 6.34% (61/962) together with 809 sero-negative MSM, were enrolled in the cohort. Of the 809 sero-negative participants, 95.1% (769/ 809), 85.5% (692/809) and 71.0% (574/809) of them were retained in the 6-month, 12-month and 18-month follow-up visits, with 19, 29 and 17 of them became HIV sero-conversion at 6-month, 12-month, and 18-month follow-up visits and the HIV incidence rates appeared to be 5.47, 12.37 and 6.86 per 100 person-years respectively. The HIV incidence was 7.59 per 100 person-years in the 18 months follow-up visit. Factors including: younger than 25-years old (HR = 2.32, 95%CI: 1.39 - 3.87), having more than 8 MSM partners (HR = 2.50, 95%CI: 1.49 - 4.20), less than 2000¥ every month income (HR = 1.76, 95%CI: 1.05 - 2.95), having more than 4 homosexual partners in the last six months (HR = 3.50, 95%CI: 2.11 - 5.81), showing phimosis and redundant prepuce (HR = 2.47, 95%CI: 1.50 - 4.07) as well as positive syphilis test (HR = 2.62, 95%CI: 1.53 - 4.49) etc., were significantly associated with HIV incidence. High HIV incidence was shown among MSM in Beijing and had spread fast in this population, calling for more favorable prevention measures to be taken.
Article: Incidence and risk factors of HIV and syphilis seroconversion among men who have sex with men in Beijing[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To study the incidence and risk factors of HIV and syphilis seroconversion among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Beijing. A total of 550 MSM were recruited on the basis of community and followed up after 6 and 12 months in Beijing. Each subject was investigated by only one investigator at one time to collect information on demographics and behaviors. Blood samples were collected to test HIV and syphilis seroconversion. ELISA was used for screening test, west blotting (WB) and Particle agglutination were used for confirmatory test. A total of 550 MSM investigated, among which 4.5% (25/550) were HIV-positive and 29.3% (161/550) were syphilis-positive. For 525 HIV-negative MSM, 87.0% (457/525) retained during the 12-month investigation. Seroincidence for HIV and syphilis were 3.37/100 person-years (95%CI = 1.66 - 5.08) and 9.32/100 person-years (95%CI = 5.87 - 12.77) respectively. HIV seroconversions for those who performed and did not perform rectal douching after homosexual anal intercourse in the past 3 months were 7.11/100 and 0.76/100 person-years respectively. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that rectal douching after homosexual anal intercourse in the past 3 months (HR = 9.23, 95%CI = 2.08 - 40.88) was significantly associated with HIV seroconversion. Syphilis seroconversions for those who met male sex partners in parks, public washrooms or bathhouses in the past 3 months were 41.77/100 and 7.97/100 person-years respectively. Syphilis seroconversions for those who performed and did not perform rectal douching after homosexual anal intercourse in the past 3 months were 16.17/100 and 4.92/100 person-years respectively. In the past 3 months, meeting male sex partners in parks, public washrooms or bathhouses (HR = 4.67, 95%CI = 1.77 - 12.34) and performing rectal douching after homosexual anal intercourse (HR = 3.09, 95%CI = 1.40 - 6.83) were significantly associated with syphilis seroconversion. The seroconversions of HIV and syphilis during the follow-up visits in this MSM cohort study in Beijing were very serious, and that the associated factors for seroconversions were rectal douching after homosexual anal intercourse and meeting male sex partners in parks, public washrooms or bathhouses.
Article: Optimal vaccination strategies for 2009 pandemic H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccines in humans[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A randomized clinical trial was conducted to assess whether the immunogenicity of seasonal and pandemic (H1N1/09) influenza vaccines is affected by the order of vaccine administration. 151 healthy adult volunteers were randomized into three groups. All groups received one dose (15 μg haemagglutinin) each of a pandemic H1N1 vaccine and a seasonal trivalent vaccine. Group 1 received the pandemic H1N1 vaccine first, followed by the seasonal vaccine 21 days later. Group 2 received vaccinations in vice versa and Group 3 received both vaccines simultaneously. Post-vaccination blood samples were collected to determine the immunogenicity by hemagglutination-inhibition (HI), microneutralization (MN), and B cell ELISPOT assays. All three vaccination strategies were well-tolerated and generated specific immune responses. However, we found a significant difference in magnitude of antibody responses to pandemic H1N1 between the three groups. Pre- or co-vaccination with the seasonal flu vaccine led to a significant reduction by 50% in HI titre to pandemic H1N1 virus after pandemic vaccination. Pre- or co-vaccination of pandemic H1N1 vaccine had no effect on seasonal flu vaccination. MN and ELISPOT assays showed a similar effect. Vaccination with pandemic H1N1 vaccine first is recommended to avoid an associated inhibitory effect by the seasonal trivalent flu vaccine.
Article: [Study on the relationship between behavioral factors, psychological status and HIV infection among men who have sex with men in Beijing.].[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To study the prevalence and risk factors of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Beijing. A sample of 550 MSM was recruited between March and June in 2008 in Beijing. Interviewer-administered interviews were conducted to collect information on demographics and behaviors. Blood samples were collected to test for HIV, syphilis, HBsAg and HCV infections. Chi-square test and logistic regression model were used to identify risk factors associated with HIV infection. Of the 550 eligible MSM surveyed, HIV prevalence appeared to be 4.5% (25/550). Data from multivariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated that factors as reporting unprotected anal intercourse with causal male sexual partners in the last month (chi(2) = 11.381, P = 0.001), rectal douching after homosexual anal intercourse in the past three months (chi(2) = 5.326, P = 0.021), feeling sad in the last month (chi(2) = 8.809, P = 0.003) were significantly associated with HIV infection. Health education on safer sex behavior and mental health care should be taken to hinder the speed of HIV transmission among MSM.
Article: [Analysis of safety and effects on the oral whole cell/recombinant B subunit cholera vaccine in university students and workers].[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To evaluate the safety, immunogenicity and protective efficiency of the oral whole cell/recombinant B subunit cholera vaccine in Beijing Olympic volunteers and workers. Analyzing the incidence rate of adverse reaction and Protective Rate (PR) after taking the vaccine in Olympic volunteers in 6 universities in Beijing; comparing the anti-cholera toxin (CT) detected with ELISA prior and after taking the vaccine in Olympic workers. The total rate of adverse reaction of Olympic volunteers was 0.38%; the main side effects were gastrointestinal symptoms, such as bellyache and diarrhea which were mild and temple; the acute diarrhea incidence rate of Olympic volunteers after taking the vaccine was significantly lower than those not taking it, the PR was 76.27%; the positive rate of anti-CT of Olympic workers after taking the vaccine was significantly higher than those before taking it, the levels of anti-CT titers declined after 6 months since they had taken the vaccine. The results from above two observed population indicate that the oral rBS-WC cholera vaccine is efficient and safe.
Article: [Case-control study on the relationship between varicella vaccine inoculation and varicella morbidity][Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To analyse and find out the influence of varicella vaccine inoculation to varicella morbidity. The case-control study was conducted. During October 1st 2006 to July 31st 2007, 193 varicella cases were identified, and 342 control subjects were matched. 1. The proportion of nonvaccinated in case group was higher than that of control group (odds ratio 1.49, 95% confidence interval 0.99-2.24, P=0.043). 2. The morbidity to the people who received one dose varicella vaccine was obviously higher than that of people who reiceived more than 2 dose (odds ratio 3.04, 95% confidence interval 1.25-7.72, P=0.007). 3. Significant differences were not observed between the domestic vaccine and the impoted vaccine (odds ratio 1.38, 95% confidence interval 0.53-3.71 P=0.483). 4. Clinical symptom of the vaccine was lighter than that of the unvaccinated, and rash was not typical. 1. Inoculation varicella vaccine was effective measures to prevent varicella. 2. The risk to get varicella of one-dose vaccinated was higher than that of more than 2-dose vaccinated. 3. The effectiveness of domestic varicella vaccine was as high as impoted vaccine. 4. The clinical symptom of varicella would be alleviated if the person had vaccinated.
Article: [The effective evaluation on the supplementary immunization activities among the migrant pre-school children in Chaoyang District of Beijing][Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To evaluate the effect of Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIAs) among the migrant preschool children in Chaoyang district of Beijing since 2005 to 2007, and to provide reference for formulating the strategies for Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI). The descriptive epidemiology was used to analyze the data of SIAs among the migrant preschool children in Chaoyang district since 2005 to 2007. The SIAs data demonstrated an increasing number of the floating preschool children in Chaoyang district from 2005 to 2007, and the increase rate of year-on-year in 2006 to 2007 was 12.67% and 4.60% respectively. The registration rates of immunization card and identification among the floating preschool children increased by years from 2005 to 2007. The zero-dose rates of Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV), Measles Vaccine (MV), Diphtheria-Pertus-sis-Tetaus vaccine (DPT), Meningococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine (MPV) and Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine (JEV) showed a decrease trends since 2005 to 2007. The age special incidence rate and proportion of vaccine-preventable diseases for the people who were 1- 4-years-old decreased. It is an effective management pattern that the government plays a dominated role in Supplementary Immunization Activities (SIAs).
Article: [Investigation on the antibody level of rubella and mumps among the floating population in Chaoyang District, Beijing].
Article: [Observation on two kinds of recombinant hepatitis B vaccines used in populations with different immunity].[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To evaluate the immunity status on different hepatitis B vaccines currently being used in Beijing. College students who had not received hepatitis B vaccine and children who had received whole-course immunization at birth, were tested HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HBc. All the test-negative cases were served as research subjects. 3 doses recombinant hepatitis B vaccines were given to the college students, following the 0, 1, 6 months schedule. Among which, 140 cases received recombinant beer yeast hepatitis B vaccine (BY vaccine, 10 microg, 5 microg, 5 microg), and 140 cases with recombinant hansenula polymorpha hepatitis B vaccine (HP vaccine, 10 microg, 10 microg, 10 microg). 1 dose was given for boosting immunization to 98 children, in which 49 cases with BY vaccine (5 microg) and 49 cases with HP vaccine (10 microg). Anti-HBs was tested 1 month after. The total positive (> or = 10 mIU/ ml) rate was lower among BY vaccine group than HP vaccine group for the college students (93.5 %, 99.3% , P<0.05), but no statistical difference on GMT(81.2 mIU/ml, 94.6 mIU/ml, P>0.05) was found. For males, the positive rate and GMT were lower in BY vaccine group than in HP vaccine group (85.7% ,100.0%, P<0.01)(56.6 mIU/ml, 98.6 mIU/ml, P<0.01), but with no statistical difference for females (98.8%, 98.5%, P> 0.05) (103.4 mIU/ml, 90.3 mlU/ml, P> 0.05). For the same vaccine, the positive rate and GMT were lower in males than in females when using BY vaccine (85.7% , 98.8%, P<0.01)(56.6 mIU/ml,103.4 mIU/ml, P< 0.01), but no statistical difference was found on HP vaccine(100.0%, 98.5%, P>0.05)(98.6 mIU/ml, 90.3 mIU/ml, P>0.05). The positive rate of anti-HBs was decreasing along with age among the children who had received a whole-course immunization at birth (P <0.01). 98.6 % of the 70 negative cases appeared positive conversion after receiving 1 dose and the GMT raised significantly by 15 times. No statistical difference was found between the two kinds of vaccines(100.0%, 97.4%, P>0.05)(80.5 mIU/ml, 68.5 mIU/ml, P>0.05). The type of vaccine and sex were related to the effects, better with HP vaccine than BY vaccine in males but was the same for females in adults receiving basic immunization according to the conventional doses. Both kinds of vaccines were ideal when children receiving boosting immunization. The immune memory was good for persons who had received primary immunization with recombinant vaccine but antibody appeared negative conversion. It was not necessary to boost immunization within 6 years after a whole-course immunization with recombinant hepatitis B vaccine in infancy.
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The Progressive
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To the Editor:
With reference to the musical talents of the Wittgensteins, your reviewer did not mention the prodigious whistling talents of Ludwig, the philosopher. It is reported that Ludwig could whistle the entire parts of string quartets along with those playing instruments. When he visited the United States in 1949 as a guest of Norman Malcolm of Cornell, Malcolm reports, Wittgenstein whistled whole symphonies on the drive from New York City to Ithaca.
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The New Republic
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The new home for policy recommendations too crazy conservative for the Heritage Foundation. Rejecting the sissified scholarship of "Red" Roger Ailes and "Comrade Kristol," Heritage RAWs all-white, all-decrepit roster advances an outlandishly reactionary platform in rooms so smoke-filled it is said that members can only identify each other by their hacking coughs. …


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Brilliant red and green candied cherries add extra sparkle to these delicious holiday delights. What I really like best is that this recipe's easy to mix up ahead of time. In fact, I've often made the dough in November and kept it in the freezer until I needed it in December! —Katie Koziolek, Hartland, Minnesota
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups red and green candied cherries, halved
- 1 cup pecan halves
- In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add egg and vanilla; beat until fluffy. Add flour; mix well. Stir in cherries and pecans. Chill for 1 hour.
- Shape dough into three 10-in. rolls; wrap in plastic wrap and place in a freezer bag. Freeze up to 2 months or until ready to bake. To bake, cut frozen rolls into 1/8-in. slices.
- Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 325° for 10-12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool on wire racks. Yield: about 11 dozen.
Originally published as Cherry Christmas Slices in Country Woman November/December 1995, p38
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Located in Eastbourne Seafront, this hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Eastbourne Pier and Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum. Beachy Head is 3.1 mi (4.9 km) away.
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A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli are available at this smoke-free hotel. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a meeting room, laundry facilities, and a 24-hour front desk.
Room Amenities
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Hotel Amenities
The hotel offers a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Eastbourne hotel also offers a library, tour/ticket assistance, and barbecue grills.
Savoy Court Hotel is a smoke-free property.
- Total number of rooms - 29
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Designated smoking areas
- 24-hour front desk
- Garden
- Library
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Snack bar/deli
- One meeting room
- Luggage storage
- Laundry facilities
- Number of floors - 5
- Multilingual staff
- Restaurant
- Conference space size (meters) - 200
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Television in common areas
- Year Built 1850
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Room Amenities
- Coffee/tea maker
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Television
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Climate control
- In-room safe
- Room service (limited hours)
- Free cribs/infant beds
Where to Eat
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:30 AM and 9:30 AM.
Ami Gees Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 2:00 PM
Check-in time ends at 10:00 PM
Check-out time is 10:30 AM
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Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- No onsite parking is available.
- Resort fee
Optional extras
- Fee for English breakfast: GBP 5 for adults and GBP 5 for children (approximately)
- Onsite credit card charges are subject to a surcharge
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- Savoy Court Eastbourne
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A resort fee is included in the total price displayed. Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms. Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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Daintree Medical Centre is a mixed billing clinic and all consults covered by Medicare are Bulk Billed. This clinic has been established with the primary focus on family based medical care. The General Practitioners have a wealth of experience in primary health care. The practice is based on the principle that good quality health care should be accessible to all.
Appointments are available as pre-booked or on the day depending on the availability by contacting the clinic during business hours. Please let our staff know if there is any urgency to the nature of your appointment, this will allow you to be seen as soon as possible. While every effort is taken for you to see your preferred Doctor this may not always be possible, under these circumstances an appointment with an alternative Doctor will be offered.
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This has been an exciting year for our Medical Centre, with the introduction of our new Skin Clinic. To top this off Daintree Medical Centre became finalists in several Albury Wodonga Chamber Business Award categories for 2014. We were nominated finalists in 'Excellence in Innovation', 'Best Small Business' and 'Outstanding New Business'.
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ABSTRACT: To investigate the efficiency of a double curve nasotracheal tube on lightwand-guided nasotracheal intubation. Prospective, randomized, controlled trial. University medical center hospital. 60 ASA physical status I and II patients undergoing oromaxillofacial surgery. Patients undergoing surgery with nasotracheal intubation and general anesthesia were randomly enrolled in the laryngoscopy group or the lightwand group. The same type of double curve nasotracheal tube was used in both groups. In the laryngoscopy group, intubation was assisted with a Macintosh No. 3 standard curved blade and Magill forceps. In the lightwand group, intubation was aided with a flexible lightwand device (without the inner stiff stylet). Intubation time was divided into two parts: Part one, from selected naris to oropharynx; Part two, from oropharynx into trachea. Part one, Part two, and total intubation time, hemodynamic responses to nasotracheal intubation, and adverse events or complications were recorded. Total intubation times in the lightwand group and the laryngoscopy group were 22.8 +/- 8.0 sec vs 30.3 +/- 8.2 sec (P < 0.001), respectively. The lightwand group had comparable hemodynamic responses to those of the laryngoscopy group. Adverse events and complications were all self-limited, with similar occurrence in both groups. For patients undergoing oromaxillofacial surgery, modified lightwand-guided nasotracheal intubation is feasible with a double curve nasotracheal tube and is an efficient alternative technique.
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ABSTRACT: To investigate the changes in view of the laryngopharyngeal tissues on the fiberoptic bronchoscope (FOB) with different techniques of supporting the airway. Prospective, observational, stratified study. University hospital. 40 ASA physical status I, II, and III men undergoing elective oromaxillofacial surgery during general anesthesia with nasotracheal intubation. Patients were allocated into the normal mouth-opening group (Group N) or the limited mouth-opening group (Group L) to determine the grade of view of the laryngopharyngeal tissues exposed on the FOB, with 5 different airway supporting techniques: original airway position (OA), triple airway (TA), jaw thrust with opened mouth (JTO), jaw thrust with teeth protrusion (JTP), and head tilt with chin lift (HT). An adequate airway support was defined as having nearly full visibility of the entire glottic inlet. The investigator graded the vision of both anterior and posterior laryngopharyngeal tissues of each patient. All subjects experienced adequate airway support with the TA and HT airway supporting techniques. The TA airway supporting technique significantly moved the posterior laryngeal tissues more upward in Group N than Group L (P = 0.027). The JTP airway supporting technique provided adequate airway support for 14 of the 20 patients in Group N but only for two of the 20 Group L patients (P < .001). Both the TA and HT techniques provided adequate airway support for patients with and without limited mouth opening.
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Ealing Hospital is set to lose its A&E and if this goes ahead the likelihood is that it will then lose its maternity unit and children's services in increasingly desperate efforts to save money by healthcare officials in NHS London. All of these changes have been rushed through as a result of the coalition government's Health Bill just recently signed into law which aims to knock £20 billion off the bill for paying for the NHS.
With more than 100,000 people each year being admitted to Ealing A&E, and surrounding acute services stretched beyond their capacity, health campaigners claim this will have a catastrophic effect on patients in the Borough. Two other local A&E units are also set to close, these will most likely be those at Hammersmith and Charing Cross, as Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust struggles to pay off its £40m debt. The irony is that Ealing is one of the very few financially viable trusts, yet it will be destroyed by these plans.
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Although I very much regret that I never had the chance to meet Jesse Helms, we did have what you might call a peripheral connection. The first took place nearly 20 years ago, when I was serving the second of my two terms on the Board of the Writers Guild of America.
Because the Board had the authority to mete out any sum less than $5,000 without putting it to a vote of the membership, groups and individuals were constantly showing up at our meetings and requesting $4,999. Often, they wanted it to help defray legal expenses in censorship cases, and because censorship is always a hot button issue with writers, and because most of the Board members were liberals, with a liberal sprinkling of ex-Communists, it figures that we usually coughed up the dough. Leftists, after all, are notorious spendthrifts when it comes to other people's money.
On this one particular occasion, it was Robert Mapplethorpe's lawyers who came hat in hand. Mapplethorpe, in case he's slipped your mind, was a pornographer -- whoops, I mean a photographer -- whose work mainly consisted of frontal nudity shots of homosexual males and prepubescent boys and girls. He had also wowed the effete snobs who inhabit the art world with his Crucifix in Urine.
In any case, Sen, Jesse Helms had used the work of Mr. Mapplethorpe as a reason to cut off government funding of the National Endowment of the Arts. Inasmuch as I agreed with the senator's low opinion of the NEA, and as I have always opposed tax dollars going to fund art, I voted against forking over good money to help Mapplethorpe fight an obscenity charge.
To convince a liberal that something is art, I came to realize, you merely have to put a frame around it. On more than one occasion, that "something" has not merely figuratively, but literally, been human excrement.
I'm not certain after all these years what Sen. Helms said when he railed against the NEA, but it goes without saying that he was excoriated by the New York Times and the rest of the liberal press. For my part, I was opposed to the NEA for two main reasons. One, in a country this large and prosperous, any artist who couldn't support himself was in need of vocational guidance, not a government handout. Two, any no-talent poseur who applied to the NEA and didn't get an endowment could be counted on to insist he was a political martyr being censored by Big Brother, and would inevitably show up in our boardroom, demanding $4,999 of the members' money.
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Using stem cells, scientists at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine have found a way to produce new myelin coating on damaged nerves in mice, opening doors to research and potential treatments for multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy and other demyelinating diseases.
Researchers used pluripotent epiblast stem cells—cellular blank slates that can make any cell type in the body—and transformed them into pure populations of myelinating cells, called oligodendrocyte progenitor cells or OPCs, says lead author Paul Tesar, PhD, assistant professor of genetics, genome sciences and neurosciences at the School of Medicine.
OPCs are precursor cells in the development of oligodendrocytes, which produce axons' myelin sheath.
Myelin protects nerve axons and provides the insulation required for signals to pass between nerves. Loss of the coating damages nerves and reduces their ability to transmit signals, resulting in symptoms like loss of coordination and cognitive function.
Scientists believe manipulating a patient's OPCs or transplanting new ones could be a way to restore myelin—and they've long known pluripotent stem cells have potential for growing new OPCs. But previous efforts to push stem cells in that direction have resulted in a mix of cell types unsuitable for studying myelin production.
Tesar, first author and lab manager Fadi Najm and their team directed mouse stem cells into OPCs in just 10 days by guiding the cells through specific stages that match those that occur during normal embryonic development.
Transforming the cells starts by treating them with molecules that direct them to become the most primitive cells in the nervous system. The cells then organize into structures called neural rosettes reminiscent of the developing brain and spinal cord.
To produce OPCs, the neural rosettes are treated with a set of signaling proteins that direct OPC development in the spinal cord.
Researchers were able to obtain trillions of cells using this method1. Further study in lab tests and biologic models demonstrated the OPCs derived from the process were able to develop into oligodendrocytes and restore myelin within days, illustrating their potential use as treatment.
1 Research funded by NIH grant Nos. MH087877, NS30800 and P30-CA43703.


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Poetry is not really my forte, but when I had the idea for this, I knew I had to write it in this form. Enjoy, and please review!
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Summary: Intelligent, attractive, witty and classy first year, Draco Malfoy, has found himself stuck with the task of writing an essay for an incompetent, and frankly stupid teacher, Professor Quirrel.
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Summary: *One shot* It is Lily and James's fifth year, and they have to endure many extremely dull classes. To pass the time, they swap notes. This is a collection of most of those notes ... and the madness that inevitably ensues.
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Weasley's Wearables by bajab
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Summary: Fred and George turn to Arthur for advice. Short one short comedy.
An Apple A Day by StepUpTimneh
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Summary: One shot- Its a regular day for Paravati: gossipping with Lavender, lusting after hot guys, and listening to her friends endless stories about everyone else. She picks the wrong guy to flirt with today, though, and Ginnys not happy. When her spell causes Parvati to fall in love with an apple, how far will Parvati have to embarrass herself before Ginnys satisfied that shes learned her lesson?
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Summary: Reunions are always so touching, right? Wrong. Minerva McGonagall used a simple spell, and that simple spell may have caused the end of the world, unless one wizard, Harry Potter can defeat Voldemort. With the help of his friends on this quest, he might just be able to do it.
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Summary: Hermione starts sending Ron presents, and he doesn't know why. What happens when he finds out it's for a Muggle tradition called the Twelve Days of Christmas? Please R&R! Thanks everyone for reading, and extra thanks to those who reviewed! Submitted for challenge 4 by amortentia of Hufflepuff
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Summary: Bored due to being cooped up in 12 Grimmauld Place, Fred and George decide a prank is necessary to lighten the mood. As a result, they end up learning some surprising information about two of their house guests.
Snape's Makeover by black spot
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 8]
Summary: Snape thinks he is a Grand Master at chess, when Lupin challenges him to a game with a bet on the side.
On the First Day of Christmas my House-elf Gave to Me by pandafan81
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 35]
Summary: Response to Winter Snows Challenge #4 for Hufflepuff House Harry sat under the Christmas tree, thinking of all the gifts Dobby and Kreacher had been bestowing upon him over the last few days. As he surveyed the pile of so-called presents, he began to sing
Warning: Reviewers report incidents of falling off chairs and soda coming out of noses due to reading this fic. You've been warned.
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Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 37]
Summary: What exactly does one get the Most-Supreme-Head-Death Eater for Christmas? Especially for 12 days? Find out!
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Summary: Challenge #4- for Hufflepuff house.
The inspiration for this version of "12 Days" is one of my favorite xmas tunes "The 12 Pains of Christmas". At the end of each stanza, the lines in parentheses are Harry's musings on the gifts of that day. I fixed the 8th day, thanks everyone!
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Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 34]
Summary: Ever wonder what the basilisk thought about that whole Chamber of Secrets business?
The Dialogues of Harry Potter by William of Baskerville
Rated: 1st-2nd Years [Reviews - 12]
What if Harry Potter were written in the style of Plato? What kinds of questions might our intrepid adventurers discuss? The chapters of this story are written by students in a University Freshman class.
In this first dialogue, Harry seeks an answer to the question, "What is Education?"


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- Year Published: 2009
- Description: 1 Blu-ray Disc (114 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Language: English
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- Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986.
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- Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996.
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- Guétary, Georges.
- Foch, Nina.
- Gershwin, George, 1898-1937.
- Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983.
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1951.
Special features: "Concerto of a commentary" hosted by Patricia Ward Kelly and featuring rare, often previously unheard interviews with Gene Kelly, Vincente Minnelli, Arthur Freed, Alan Jay Lerner, Johnny Green, Saul Chaplin, Michael Feinstein, Preston Ames and Irene Sharaff and new observations by Leslie Caron and Nina Foch; "S wonderful: the making of An American in Paris:" spellbinding new documentary about the groundbreaking creation of a musical classic featuring 10 new interviews, including Leslie Caron and Nina Foch (in HD); new ultra-resolution digital transfer; American Masters Career profile "Gene Kelly: anatomy of a dancer;" vintage FitzPatrick Traveltalks short "Paris on parade;" classic cartoon "Symphony in slang;" "Love walked in" outtake song sequence; audio-only bonuses: outtake songs gallery and Gene Kelly/Leslie Caron/Johnny Green radio promos; theatrical trailer.
Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, Nina Foch.
Jerry Mulligan is an ex-G.I. and a struggling American painter in Paris. He is 'discovered' by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerry's art. Jerry in turn falls for Lise, a young French girl already engaged to a cabaret singer. Jerry jokes, sings and dances with his best friend, an acerbic would-be concert pianist. Romance between Jerry and Lise becomes complicated.
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