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The Bourne Conspiracy Review
Conspiracy made us want to pop the game out of our console and slide the Bourne Trilogy box set disc in instead.
It is telling that you can replay boss fights from the main menu in The Bourne Conspiracy - they are by a country mile the best thing in the game. What we know and love about the Bourne films - the visceral, brutal, super fast shaky cam fight scenes - have been faithfully recreated by US developer High Moon Studios. It's a crying shame then that the rest of the game is such a let down. As it is Conspiracy is one of the best licensed games in recent memory. But, with a better control system and more player freedom it might have been one of the best games in recent memory full stop.
Before we get to all that though, we'll point out the first thing you'll notice after popping the game in your Xbox 360 or PS3 and let the disc drive whirr into action - Matt Damon isn't in the game. Unfortunately Damon doesn't like video game violence much, so didn't allow his likeness to be recreated in a third-person action game. We reckon that's a bit disingenuous, given the violence of the films, but there you have it.
Undoubtedly not having Damon in the game is a bad thing. The popularity of the silver screen Bourne has as much to do with Damon as it does with the action and suspense, and so, having the film star's likeness would have allowed players to relate to the game in a much more familiar way. Put simply, it would have made us feel more like the Jason Bourne we all know and love, which is what Conspiracy is all about.
It really is. Everything you do in the game is designed to make you feel like you're actually in a movie. The game is full of quick time events - more quick time events than I've ever seen in a non mini game-based video game. Fill Bourne's adrenaline meter (up to three levels) by fighting in hand to hand combat and by shooting bad guys and you can press B/Circle to perform a takedown - a brutal flurry of attacks from Bourne's fists or a devastating piece of sharp shooting from whatever weapon he's carrying at the time.
Build up your adrenaline meter to the max and engage three bad guys in hand to hand combat and boom! Bourne will smash heads into walls, statues, doors, chuck bodies over ledges, snap arms and legs, and pulverise faces. All the player has to do is sit back and watch, as if it's a movie, and press a single face button when prompted by a short sound.
It sounds simple, and it is. But, brilliantly, it never gets old. The fist fights aren't just mindless fun, they require strategy and attention. Blocking with A/X, waiting for your opponent to arrive at the perfect distance, unleashing simple three hit combos (with combinations of fast and heavy punches) and timing heavy unblockable kicks (by holding down fast or heavy punch) are a joy to pull off. There's a lot of depth here, and you'll need skill to defeat the bosses on the medium and hard difficulty levels. Each of the eight combos has its strength and weakness. Some are great at buying you time, some are great at dealing damage and others are great at setting up follow up attacks. It's one of the best combat systems I've had the pleasure of playing in a third-person action game of this kind, and captures the essence of the Bourne films perfectly.
If High Moon has nailed the hand to hand combat, it hasn't quite got the third-person shooting right. It feels very Gears of War (the game is built using Unreal Engine 3), with a cover system (press A/X when prompted) and a roadie run style sprint, but the controls are extremely clunky, the weapons uninspiring and the camera often a nightmare. Accurate and instinctive aiming is difficult and intuitive cover to cover movement is a virtual impossibility. It's because the shooting elements are so annoying that we found ourselves deliberately sprinting up to as many enemies as possible to force hand to hand combat.


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$1 million Powerball ticket sold in Antigo
Antigo — Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Antigo is a $1 million winner.
The Wisconsin lottery says the winning ticket in Saturday's drawing was sold at Remington Oil Co. The winner has 180 days to redeem the ticket at lottery headquarters in Madison.
It's the second $1 million Powerball ticket sold in Wisconsin this month. A $1 million ticket was also sold in Kaukauna on Sept. 4. No one won the big jackpot Saturday, sending the top prize to $400 million for Wednesday.
The winning numbers drawn Saturday are 1, 17, 25, 37 and 44. The Powerball is 20.

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Be Healthy. Volunteer. Donate. The People's Health Clinic in Park City Utah continues to excel at it's mission to provide premiere quality healthcare to uninsured individuals within the county.
Spigot was called on once again (see our a previous redesign in 2009) to help the People's Health Clinic to spread the word about their services as well as bring in new donors and volunteers. A major goal for the new site was to better serve the clinic's three primary audience groups – Patients, Volunteers, and Donors. Boiling the main navigation down to three targeted items allows users to find what they're looking for quicker and easier than before


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They say parody is the sincerest form of flattery — or something like that. Today, computer icon Steve Jobs passed away after a long battle with various health problems.
I can't think of any better way to honor the man than to share some parodies of his products and services — not to make fun of him or criticize him, but to honor him through parody.
The Crazy Ones
Beat Up Martin = Eat Up Martha
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SAUGATUCK - Looking for a quiet weekend away? Perhaps somewhere where you can get in a little antiquing and check out some art galleries?
... No, not really?
What if your weekend getaway involved brewing your own batch of beer?
Six Bed and Breakfasts in the Saugatuck and Douglas area are offering unique weekend packages that include a two-night stay plus access to Saugatuck Brewing Company's brew-on-site facilities.
It's "The adult equivalent to kids in a candy store ..."
Participating B&Bs are listed after the jump.
• For more on the Saugatuck Brewing Company, check out some of our previous posts here.
Over the course of three to four hours, you get to try your hand at brewing sixty bottles of any recipe you choose. You can bring your own or take advantage of any of the brewery's 70 different choices.
Participating B&Bs
Castle in the County B&B, Allegan
(269) 673-8054
Ivy Inn, Saugatuck
(269) 857-4643
Maplewood Hotel, Saugatuck
(26) 857-1771
Rosemont Inn Resort, Saugatuck
(269) 857-2637
Sherwood Forest B&B, Douglas
(269) 857-1246
Victorian Inn, Saugatuck
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HOMEWORTH -The village of North Georgetown was revisited by way of photos and memories when 35 members and guests of the Western Columbiana County Historical Society met at the Middle Sandy Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Homeworth.
Pat McArtor created the small town's main street over which people could "travel." She displayed photos of nearly all of North Georgetown's structures, past and present, from west to east. Many other articles and pictures were available. Much of the information was obtained from the late Donald Schneider. McArtor moderated the memory sharing session. Both Betty Ritchie Heestand and Evelyn Sanor Romigh have lived in or near the small community all of their lives. Beverly Monter's parents, Paul and Lela Greeneisen Wang, were both born and lived in North Georgetown their entire lives, as had many of their relatives. Paul was well known for his large collection of Indian artifacts, which included hundreds of Indian arrowheads.
Kay Thornton recalled her grandparents, Paul and Vera Barnett, telling that in the early village days Indians were seen crouching outside the church on the hill listening to the worship services. In the late 1930s her grandparents' barn on nearby Stoffer Road was destroyed by a tornado.
In his youth Dale Berger, carrying an American flag, participated in the annual Decoration Day (now called Memorial Day) parade through town to the cemetery on the hill. The old Lutheran Church which stood at the crest of the cemetery, could be seen for quite a distance. It was destroyed by fire in the mid 1940s.
Reminiscing about their years at the two story North Georgetown Schoolhouse brought smiles to June Ellen Zink Weingart, Norma Johnson Blickensderfer, and Bernice Sanor Blair. Irene Pickens was one of their favorite teachers.
When Bob Woolf was growing up in the village in the 1940s, the telephone office was located in his home. His mother Mildred Stoffer Woolf was not only the telephone operator, but also the dispatcher for fire calls to the volunteer fire chief.
Don Behner, and with many others agreeing, said that in the 1940s they had two favorite memories. One was the North Georgetown Fire Department's annual Homecoming and the other was of the huge ice cream cones purchased at Mac McPherson's General Store.
The historical society museum is located in the former Middle Sandy Presbyterian Church on Homeworth Road in Homeworth. The officers are President Tiffany McQuilkin, Secretary Polly Offenbecher, Treasurer Linda McQuilkin, Curator Pat McArtor, and newsletter editors McArtor and Linda McQuilkin. The society will have a display at Peddler's Days in Hanoverton on July 14 and 15.
On Aug, 5 the museum will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. In conjunction with the open house, a quilt show will be held across Homeworth Road from the museum at the Middle Sandy Church. Both events are free, but monetary donations will be accepted.
On Aug. 12 the museum will be open from noon to 4 p.m. Garden tours at nine local residences will be conducted during the same hours. Tour tickets for $10 and maps of the locations will be available at the museum.


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BELEN, N.M. -- A fire near the Bosque in Belen was extinguished quickly after a bridge went up in flames.
A car caught fire near the railroad tracks, and the fire spread quickly to a bridge and some nearby trees.
Crews contained the fire shortly after it sparked, but westbound traffic was stopped for a while.
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Audio visuals company fills US gap thanks to Invest NI
Published 20/10/2008
A County Londonderry company is developing export sales of its audio-visual media server platform into Europe and the US with the help of Invest NI.
Digital Future Solutions, based at the University of Ulster Science Research Park in Coleraine, developed a multizone system to distribute and source movies, audio and other media types to every room of the home or office. Users can then access and view their media via TVs, hifi, PCs, mobile phones, iPods and other devices.
Des Gartland, Invest NI's North West regional office manager in Derry, announced the assistance, which was granted through the growth accelerator programme (GAP).
He said Digital Future Solutions was at the "leading-edge" of technology which was having a growing impact on people at home and at work.
"GAP support enables this entrepreneurial company to access funding quickly that can be used to bring this exciting and innovative technology to market faster.
"It has already received very positive feedback on the product from its participation in key trade shows."
He said the company had a clear strategy for increasing European sales from 5% to 20% of turnover by 2009 and that the company was an excellent example of innovation-led business.
David Perry, managing director of Digital Future Solutions, who set up the business in 2003, said: "We appreciate the encouragement and support that is being provided by Invest NI towards the development and marketing of our multizone media server.
"The market in which we are operating is at an early stage in its development. The UK, for example, is currently worth around £30m per annum. This and other global markets are projected to grow strongly and to require more technical and sophisticated solutions. We are very well positioned to add further value to our existing technology and to provide the advanced solutions that the market will demand."
Mr Perry, a computer systems developer, worked in capital markets in Japan and London. He returned to Northern Ireland in 2003 to develop a high-tech and affordable digital home entertainment solution.
The company employs five people in Coleraine in the development of digital technology systems.
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How many West Virginia cops does it take to bring down one Marshall fan? (Out of Bounds)
Randy Moss: 'This Probably Will Be My Last Year Here as a Patriot' (NESN)
Allen Iverson may be headed to China (Pro Basketball Talk)
Singletary Calls Out Smith, Crabtree, O-Line (CSN Bay Area)
Behind Durant, motivated U.S. proves doubters wrong (NBA.com)
Pac-10 Football Officiating: The Worst In Any League In Any Sport (Rumors and Rants)
Jets act like "frat boys" when female reporter visits practice (Pro Football Talk)
Livin' Fantasy Free (The Legend of Cecilio Guante)
Alex Barron secures the Cowboys loss
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Chrome vs Firefox
|Google Chrome
|Mozilla Firefox
Firefox is an open-source web browser (originally based on the proprietary Netscape Browser), whereas Chrome is closed-source software (based on the open-source web browser Chromium). Chrome is developed by Google, while Firefox is developed by the Mozilla Foundation.
Platform Support[edit]
Firefox supports a wide range of operating system platforms, such as (but not limited to):
- Apple Mac OS X
- BSD Unix systems
- Google Android
- iOS
- Haiku
- Linux-based systems
- Microsoft Windows
Chromium, base browser software, on which Chrome is built
- Apple Mac OS X
- BSD Unix systems
- Google Android
- iOS
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
- Apple Mac OS X
- Google Android (ARM, x86)
- iOS
- Linux
- Microsoft Windows
While very light browser users, who tend to have between one and five tabs open at most and reuse tabs already open rather than opening and closing tabs regularly, and who may open and close the browser several times a day as part of normal use, common user reviews remark about the increased speed of the Firefox browser with each new release. Such reviews give the impression of ongoing development greatly improving performance with each new major release -- responsiveness getting faster from 3.0 to 3.5, from 3.5 to 3.6, and from 3.6 to 4.0 (Current Firefox version is 45.0.2).
Roughly 70% of all bytes loaded from a website are images and the byte-size of images has been increasing [1]. Google Chrome supports WebP, which Google claims can reduce the amount of loaded bytes, thus making websites appear to load faster [2]. In contrast, Mozilla's own research found that WebP format doesn't provide significant performance improvements, though the feature is currently being implemented in Firefox. WebP is unlikely to greatly affect browser performance, as the majority of websites use GIF, PNG, and JPEG images; WebP images are rare in practice.
Chrome uses more memory than Firefox for relatively fresh starts when multiple tabs are opened, probably due to its separate-process-per-tab implementation. Firefox, however, takes longer to release memory, even when tabs have been closed[citation needed]. In older versions, Firefox would tend to consume larger and larger quantities of memory that it never released; this was termed "the Firefox memory leak", but Mozilla commentary suggests it actually was a memory fragmentation issue, which exhibits many of the same performance and resource consumption symptoms as a memory leak. Users that frequently open and close tabs may benefit from Chrome's instant release of memory for every closed tab, though Chrome does consume more memory overall.
Since Firefox 3 (current version is 45.0.2), Mozilla has largely improved the memory consumption problem, by decreasing the memory fragmentation and releasing faster the unused memory. [3] Current measurements are available on Mozilla's Are We Slim Yet page. However, extensions can still cause increasing memory usage.
Nowadays, Chromium (or browsers based on it) still suffer from that ugly bug which causes a big chunk of memory leak (Mar 10, 2015 it was fixed).
Start Up[edit]
Although Chrome claims to have a faster start-up time than Firefox[citation needed], generally, Firefox starts faster than Chrome. This might be due to the fact that Firefox has more built-in features than Chrome. Chrome and Firefox both tend to get slower when more extensions are installed because many extensions perform tasks simultaneously.
Chrome has a stable release, a BETA release, a DEV (Developer) build, and a Canary build (similar to the DEV build). To improve stability, Chrome included a new technology that allows each tab in the browser to run as its own process. This provides for tab independence, as well as improved performance with multiple processors and lower memory usage for web applications, though Chrome still uses more overall memory than Firefox. This is still one of the most unique things about Chrome as a browser. There have been denial of service vulnerabilities against chrome, as well as jailbreaks in the sandbox.
Firefox is considered stable in its current release (version 45.0.2). Similar to Chrome, Firefox also offers beta build of their browser (Current version 42.0beta). Firefox also includes Aurora (Beta builds) and Nightly (Test builds) to run the latest beta separate from the main browser. Nightly receives a new update within approximately every 24 hours.
Chrome's interface has an empty titlebar that is hidden in fullscreen mode; a tab bar; and a navbar containing navigation buttons, the address box, and a settings button.
Firefox includes a titlebar with an orange appmenu button; a navbar with navigational buttons, the address box, and a search box; and a tab bar.
Firefox had an autohidden status bar at the bottom that can be toggled with ctrl-/ to display extra information from installed add-ons, but that is no long the case. Chrome does not have a status bar.
Chrome does not feature any layout customization options. Firefox allows for the customization of the presence and placement of each interface element. Firefox's interface is also subject to CSS styling, which allows the user to completely customize each element's appearance.
Firefox and Chrome both support windowed browsing, i.e not using tabs.
Chrome provides a number of features not common to other major browsers that may contribute to increased security, including (but not limited to):
- process segregation of Webpages loaded in multiple tabs, providing the basis for a more complete sandboxing capability than seen in most browsers
- a very strong privilege separation model, which Google promises will involve advanced sandboxing not only for Webpages in multiple tabs, but also for plugins and in-page scripts, although this has been compromised multiple times
Firefox can emulate the behavior of some of these features, including URL presentation to make phishing more obvious. Firefox executes plugins (such as Flash or Java) in a separate process so a crash will not take down the browser and an exploit has less to work with. However, Flash is not sandboxed like the Chrome Pepper Flash implementation.
As a more mature codebase, core functionality of Firefox has been more broadly tested in the wild, and more vulnerabilities have been discovered and secured by its open source community than for the open source Chromium codebase of Google Chrome.
On Windows, Chrome lacks the ability to encrypt saved passwords with a master password so they are always stored unencrypted on the disk. On Linux, Chrome uses the system password keyring (gnome-keyring or kwallet), which is more secure than the Firefox implementation.
Firefox has the ability to accept third party cookies only from visited sites, while Chrome does not.
Statistically, Firefox is 21% more prone to hackers than Chrome. Even though almost all web browsers are prone to hackers, the numbers are still significantly less than Firefox.
Firefox's extension system has accumulated a significant number of useful security add-ons that are not yet available for Chrome, including the Perspectives distributed HTTPS certificate verification system, unwanted media blocking capabilities, automated proxy management such as for TOR, and other handy protections.
In September of 2015, Chrome will no longer support NPAPI, a plugin architecture, which will prevent websites from displaying their content stating that the architecture will offer security threats from the lack of use. On the other hand, Firefox will still support NPAPI.
There are some privacy concerns associated with Google Chrome, including speculation over whether the Google-branded Chrome browser will include unadvertised data collection to help Google more accurately target marketing. The obvious response to this is that the open source Chromium codebase will allow a verifiably "clean" install of the browser from source or through more trusted distributors, though binary distributions by Google may still be considered suspect.
One of the problems with Chrome is that the address bar will always suggest websites based on your history or bookmarks unless you keep clearing history before typing new address. Although 'Incognito Mode' can solve, it will bring you to slightly different appearance but obviously showing that you are in Incognito mode which is visible by anyone who is looking at the screen.
Firefox has a wide selection of privacy-related extensions, like NoScript, which are unavailable on Chrome.
Google makes its income from user tracking and advertising so has significantly fewer options for privacy protection than Firefox. Some features missing in Chrome are: comprehensive ability to block referrers and very fine-grained control of cookies on the level that Firefox provides.
Both Chrome and Firefox offer a browsing mode which does not record private browsing information (Chrome's "incognito" browsing mode, Firefox 3.5+'s "Private Browsing" mode). Private browsing does not really protect users' privacy against websites as much as it is designed to hide browsing history from other people who might use the same computer.
Enterprise Support[edit]
Both Firefox and Chrome have Windows installers and have made efforts to make their browsers serious options for replacing Internet Explorer in the Enterprise market.[4][5]
Firefox has a very accessible extension system and an organized central extension repository managed by the Mozilla Foundation. This has contributed to the development of easily the largest extension base of all web browsers.
Chrome extensions run in a separate restricted process, with only a catered list of capabilities exposed. This prevents extensions from breaking as the browser internals change, and avoids giving full trust to extension developers. However, Firefox extensions are much more powerful as they are no more limited than the rest of the Firefox code. They are free to change the entire interface of the browser.
For example, keyboard-based overhauls of the browser interface can provide a seamless interface in Firefox, as Pentadactyl and Vimperator do. In Chrome, the user interface of the browser cannot be directly modified by the extensions beyond adding buttons, and bindings can only be added to the tab content.
Since its release in 2008, Google Chrome has steadily won worldwide market shares among desktop browsers to reach 51% as of 2015-01-01 according to statcounter. During the same period of time, Firefox usage decreased from 28% to 18%.
In June of 2008, Firefox set a Guinness World Record in most downloaded software in 24 hours. 8,002,530 people downloaded Firefox 3 in 24 hours from all over the world.
Google Chrome[edit]
- Chrome home page @ Google.com
- Chrome project page @ Code.Google.com
- Chrome Developer Documentation @ dev.Chromium.org
- Chrome Weblog @ Blog.Chromium.org
Mozilla Firefox[edit]
- Firefox home page @ Mozilla.com
- Firefox project page @ Mozilla.org
- Mozilla Developer Center (MDC) @ Developer.Mozilla.org
- Mozilla Firefox Weblog @ [https://blog.mozilla.com Blog.Mozilla.com
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quote: So don't tell me we can't do 56mpg in the next decade when we could do 45 mpg nearly two decades ago with virtually the same safety equipment, vehicle weight, and overall quality.
quote: It means that the average fuel economy of everything that a company sells needs to be 56 MPG...
quote: It used to be that a heavy full size family sedan was 3000 pounds, now a midsize sedan weighs more than that.
quote: Look for instance at the Ford Fusion. By most people's measure its a fantastic hybrid. Good Power, Great Mileage, Good Feature set. Is it expensive? Yes, but in the long run is 10,000(s) cheaper than the Ford Fusion V6 model.
quote: Today, out of every 10 Fusions sold, 1 or less is a Hybrid model.
quote: The Center for Automotive research claims a mandate of 62 mpg by 2025 would add $10,000 USD to the cost of new vehicles. They say such a mandate could kill the recovering industry.
quote: is 60mpg was feasible it would be common in production cars today.
quote: What planet do these people live on to think adding 10k to production cars is reasonable? Dear government: stop pulling numbers out of your ass, get off your horse, and start figuring out where we can ACTUALLY improve things.
quote: I've never once before seen you whine about it while it was a Republican president making the changes
quote: I'm not a leftist
quote: I would tend to agree with your post, and my stance on Obama has actually shifted quite dramatically in the recent months.
quote: That said, I keep an open mind, and try to remain objective, my mind is not closed for business just because I do not agree with a parties principles as a hole..
quote: Thanks for the laugh. Omni, of course you are. We have been long time opponents here, and EVERY SINGLE ARGUMENT, you're on the Left of center. You're a Leftist, plain and simple. It's time to own it.
quote: Ah yes, the tried and true Liberal conversation closer. I love how being Conservative and having a belief system, values, and a strong conviction automatically means I have a closed mind and I'm not objective.
quote: but you just stated you form your opinions based on these beliefs and values.
quote: Not that this problem does not exist all around, it just that conservatives are far more likely to have the very strong belief system and values as you describe (which by itself is not bad thing either)
quote: The problem comes when you form an opinion based on these ideals as though there are not two sides to the coin.
quote: Well of course. We're better and stronger people.
quote: Doesn't George W. Bush have a son we can vote into office?
quote: I don't think so since its probably not possible to reach 150mpg by then if ever.
quote: The fuel tank holds just 10-litres of diesel, offering a range of around 340 miles
quote: How many Americans want the price at the pump to go up two-, three or fivefold?
quote: For lots of people a tiny car will do just fine 99% of the time.
quote: Personally I drive a two-seater sports car
quote: And yet the national average still hasn't hit the peak price under Bush
quote: How many Americans would actually want that?
quote: The point that the government needs to realize is that increasing fuel economy can only go so far until diminishing returns kick in and a new technology is required. EV's and hybrids shift the reliance off of oil and onto rare earth minerals.
quote: if GM were allowed to go down, the effect on the overall economy on top of the already bad situation would really have tanked the overall economy even worse
quote: So, bailouts...if GM were allowed to go down, the effect on the overall economy on top of the already bad situation would really have tanked the overall economy even worse, and things today would be ten times worse than they are right now. If the economy were in GOOD shape when GM and Chrysler were about to go bankrupt, then that would have been another story. In general, I disagree with bailouts, but considering the economic crisis, slowing the freefall in the economy prevented things from getting much worse.
quote: Now, some say that recovery might have happened sooner without all the bailouts,
quote: How about Ethanol...if it reduced fuel economy, that means more gas is burned per mile, which offsets any environmental benefit from the stuff. How much of an environmental benefit is there in 10 or 20 percent Ethanol gas, if any?
quote: The point you raise is interesting because the energy content required to get and manufacture the precious metals needed to make an EV / hybrid should be included in the average mileage - life of a car. It might, for example, be that the energy cost of the technologies used reduces a 60 mpg car to being a 40 mpg car.
quote: A drop in a bucket, if you will.
quote: Make the pickup I referred to above.
quote: Environmentalists were moderately happy with President Obama's proposal. However, some complain that it doesn't go far enough.
quote: Stop spending billions on lobbying ass holes to tell us what we should do and spend it on research instead.
quote: In unveiling the proposal early, President Obama presumably wants to allow time for negotiations and field any complaints about the plan before it heads to Congress.
quote: Famed ultra-wealthy "environmentalist"
quote: After all, those restrictions inflate the prices of sportscars, SUVs, and vans -- all vehicles consumers want.


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I have often wondered this. His sole purpose in coming to earth was to make disciples and the sacrifice. He knew this.
So why did he wait till 30 yrs of age to dedicate himself to his father? Some would say because he was already dedicated to God. But if he was setting an example for others to follow his footsteps, why wait.
(Yes I know, from a young age he was teaching people.)
JW's baptise young ones, why aren't they following Jesus example in this. They nit pick where it suits them, see things written in the bible that aren't there. But conveniently omit this one.
Wouldn't have so many converts huh.
Anyway, why didn't he start his disciple making when he was younger? He only gave 3 1/2 years to ministry before death.
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November 25, 2009By: Mary Winston Nicklin
Holiday Shopping Package from $190 at The Clift, San Francisco
In need of a little glamor? Stay at the sexy Clift San Francisco and get luxury for less while thrilling at the designer interiors. The Philippe Starck-designed lobby alone is worth a trip: filled with an eclectic furniture collection including chairs from Ray and Charles Eames, a coffee table by Salvador Dali, a surreal stool by Renee Marguerite, and a sculpture custom-made by William Sawaya. Not to mention the thirty-five-foot fireplace with a Bronze chimney sculpture by Gerard Garouste. Grab a cocktail at the historic Redwood Room (still cool) before dining at Asia de Cuba. This chic hideaway has a special holiday package priced from just $190 that's available until January 9, 2010. Along with your accommodations, you'll get complimentary valet parking daily, two welcome drinks at the Redwood Room, and exclusive discounts to select boutiques.
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FLINT, MI – Voters in Flint who want to vote by mail must request their absentee ballots by Saturday.
The May 4 deadline in Flint is for the 27th District Senate race between State Rep. Jim Ananich, D-Flint; Republican Robert Daunt, a retired real estate professional; Green Party candidate Bobby Jones, who worked at Buick City for 32 years, and Libertarian candidate Robert Nicholls, a 2009 Linden High School graduate.
The election is May 7.
Those who are registered and qualify for an absentee ballot include:
- People 60 and older.
- Those who expect to be out of town on Election Day.
- People who are physically unable to attend the polls without help from others.
- Citizens who cannot attend because of religion.
- Those who are in jail awaiting arraignment or trial.
The Flint City Clerk's Office will be open on Saturday, May 4, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in order to receive last-minute ballot requests. The clerk's office is on the second floor of Flint City Hall, 1101 S. Saginaw St.
The 27th Senate District includes the townships of Argentine, Clayton, Fenton, Flint, Flushing, Gaines, Genesee, Montrose and Mundy and the cities of Fenton, Flint, Flushing, Linden, Montrose and Swartz Creek.
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Capital Program Management (CPM) and optimizing the Capital Program Public Works Portfolio
Art Kahn
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The state of infrastructure across the United States has become a critical factor relative to its well-being. This is a rather broad-brush statement but, if one considers the changes that have taken place in this country over the last ten years, one can see drastic shifts in economic and socio/political demographics which have redefined its infrastructure needs. Add to this the impact of technology adoption on a global level, and it becomes quite clear that the ability to manage our nation's infrastructure lifecycle must be considered a key element and competency for this nation to maintain its global leadership position.
An assessment of the nation's infrastructure conducted by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) resulted in ASCE's 2005 Report Card for America's Infrastructure. The report card assessing the same 12 infrastructure categories as done previously in 2001 (augmented by three new categories) showed that there had been little if any improvement since receiving an overall grade of D+ in 2001 with some areas slipping toward failing grades. Figure 1 displays the findings of this assessment as represented in the ASCE report card. Details and definitions of the categories can be found at http://www.asce.org/reportcard/2005/index.cfm.
These concerns are manifested at the federal, state and local levels, but with the most far-reaching implications stemming from the needs of the local sector. The federal and state levels have more overarching and supporting functions and responsibilities, while the local level is more responsible for defining and driving the nation's infrastructure needs (current and future). In view of these concerns, the primary challenge faced by the local sector—specifically the towns, cities, municipalities, counties, etc.—is keeping up with the ever-evolving needs, the breadth of those needs, and doing so in an environment in which funding and time are not commodities whose availability is unlimited. As such, everything can't be done.
If we draw a corollary to the business sector, the public sector faces similar challenges to that of a company in architecting its Strategic Plan with certain exceptions such as multi-year planning with multiple public funding sources. However, deciding which new products it is going to introduce into the market and recognizing that it has limited capital with which to design, build and deliver these products while maintaining control over their existing products in the marketplace are all things that can be correlated to the public sector's need to identify, evaluate, select and manage various projects within their Capital Improvement Programs (CIPs). The company, in formulating its Strategic Plan, must decide the appropriate mix of new products/projects to be introduced to realize the greatest value (fiscal and strategic) for the company; or, in other words, the company needs to "Manage the Portfolio." But it can't do so without considering that its existing product offerings such as funds and time are not unlimited.
Resources are also limited in their availability and all of these elements are subject to being impacted by external forces. The public sector like its business counterpart must be able to "Manage the Portfolio" in order to optimize the value to be brought to its constituency, but it must be able to do so across the entire portfolio including existing CIPs already underway as well as those being introduced.
How is this done? What is required to enable and ensure that a municipality can "Manage the Portfolio"? The first step is to identify the needs for capital investment that best support the long-term goals of your jurisdiction. As potential projects are identified what is left to be accomplished is to decide or prioritize which of these projects will find their way into the Capital Plan. The decision to include, exclude, or defer a project being put into the Capital Plan will be determined based upon evaluations and assessments made during the planning process. The criteria for making these determinations may include fiscal, public safety, timing, resources, and environmental factors among others. What is needed is the ability to assess these projects on three tiers: first the lowest tier, as standalone projects with respect to the value they bring to the municipality; second, a comparative analysis with respect to other new projects being introduced as candidates for the plan; and third at the highest tier, in a comparative analysis with respect to preexisting plans and projects already underway and the impact that the new plan may have on those preexisting plans.
Managing the Portfolio can't be done by managing projects and plans in a vacuum. But this isn't the real challenge. The real challenge is being able to acquire, coordinate and consolidate data from disparate or distributed sources and subsequently analyze that data in order to formulate or determine the optimal CIP Portfolio possible. It requires being able to gather and synthesize both quantitative and qualitative data. Financial, project, schedule, resource, engineering, environmental and public safety data all must be acquired, coordinated, consolidated and ultimately analyzed to achieve the final objective...the Optimal CIP Plan! Currently, the majority of local level government entities utilize IT tools which are standalone disparate tools incapable of acquiring and integrating the necessary data into a single management tool. The consequences of this are numerous.
The solution: Enable the integration, analysis and management of the CIP data and information and subsequent generation of the CIP Plan. The results:
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Belgian acolyte of dark ambience Koen Lybaert formed Starfish Pool after an unsuccessful stint in a noise-rock combo called Starfish Enterprises. As guitarist in the original group, Lybaert gradually moved away from rock and into electronic composition, dissolving Starfish after several years and reworking an old band piece into his solo debut, 1994's Chill Out'N Confused. Along with occasional help from DJ PH (an associate also affiliated with Starfish's Nova Zembla label), Lybaert issued two EPs during 1995, returning with his second album, Interference, one year later. Kinetic followed in 1999. Lybaert also works in two other groups, Uruz and Submove, and was a member of Die Rote Fabrik. John Bush
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Seven Tips for Saving Money on Pet Costs
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Americans spend more than $41 billion each year on pets. From routine care to pet spa appointments, the pets industry is big business. Increasingly, people consider their pets to be part of the family, and spend accordingly. This can include everything from specially made pet clothes to expensive medical procedures.
Even those most in love with their pets, though, occasionally wonder how they can reduce the costs associated with pet ownership. The economy may be showing signs of recovery, but, for many, the recession is still a reality. And that means that costs need to be cut somewhere. If you are looking for ways to cut back on pet expenses, here are seven ideas:
- Find the recommendations for vaccines: Double check the vaccine requirements. Some vaccinations are no longer required each year. Find out from your vet, or check with the American Animal Hospital Association for recommendations on how often to get your pet vaccinated. With the new guidelines recommending three years for some vaccines, instead of one year, you could see your costs go down if you have been over-vaccinating.
- Do some things yourself: There are some things you can do yourself. Save money on grooming by bathing and brushing your pet yourself. You can also brush your pet's teeth, saving money on dental visits. Cleaning your pet's ears, clipping claws and other basic things can be done at home, saving you having to pay someone else to do these things.
- Follow feeding directions on packages: You might be surprised to find that you are over-feeding your pet. Follow the directions on the package so that your food lasts an appropriate amount of time. Your pet will be healthier, and you'll save money on pet food. Additionally, don't get the cheapest food with fillers. Find a good quality pet food that results in better health. As with humans, prevention is a great way to save money on heath care down the road.
- Comparison shop on pet items and services: Shop around for the best prices on vet services, as well as the items that you purchase for your pet. This also includes shopping around for medications. Make sure you are comparing products and services of similar quality, and look online as well as at smaller pet stores.
- Look for coupons and discounts: You can find coupons for some pet products, and many pet food companies will provide you with free samples. Check your local paper, and look online for coupons and promos.
- Stay away from unnecessary expenses: Really evaluate whether or not you need something. Your cat probably doesn't want to wear a sweater. Your dog doesn't seriously need a special facial. Consider what you are buying, and whether your pet needs it. After all, Fido doesn't care about a rhinestone collar. Fido just wants you to play with him.
- Spay/Neuter your pet: Interestingly, spaying or neutering your pet can have positive health impacts. You reduce the chance of certain cancers, and pets are less likely to prowl the neighborhood.
Some feel that pet insurance is another way to save money, but you need to make sure that the benefits outweigh the costs, and that you have very specific idea of what you need in terms of coverage.
What are the ways you save money on pet expenses?
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BOSTON (Standard & Poor's) Feb. 15, 2008--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services raised its long-term rating on Boston University, Mass.' debt to 'A-' from 'BBB+', reflecting the university's continued strong student demand, large increase in its endowment, and impressive operating performance over the last few years. The outlook is stable. "The upgrade also reflects the significant improvement in Boston University's governance and stability in leadership, which should bode well for the university as it begins a significant capital campaign," said Standard & Poor's credit analyst Marc Savaria. "We expect that the university will continue to generate operating surpluses, have a successful capital campaign, and maintain its strong demand." The 'A-' rating reflects Boston University's large, comprehensive academic program; strong student demand,...
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For the MIT Sloan Faculty, a Financial Technician
Andrei Kirilenko, former chief economist of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), wants to prevent another financial crisis with a simple solution: education. "I have a very big goal," says Kirilenko. "My goal is to educate the next leaders of the financial services industry and the regulators of that industry."
Kirilenko will begin teaching this summer in the masters of finance program at MIT Sloan School of Management.
Kirilenko views his role as that of a computer technician, tinkering with an operating system. "I believe we can add elements to the operating system to help us create a generation of leaders who can talk to each other to actually solve problems," he says.
Born in the Ukraine, Kirilenko began his tenure at the CFTC in 2008 and was appointed chief economist in 2010. Before joining CFTC, he worked on global capital markets issues for 12 years at the International Monetary Fund. But he might be best known for determining that high-frequency trading only contributed to—but did not cause—the "Flash Crash" of May 6, 2010, when the Dow Jones industrial average plunged almost 1,000 points in minutes before eventually recovering.
While educating, he'll continue to learn himself. Until he begins teaching, he is serving as one of the co-directors (along with Andrew Lo, head of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering, and finance professor Deborah Lucas) of the Center for Finance & Policy, which is designed to encourage research relevant to public policy.
Some of the research that Kirilenko hopes will come out of the center, which will be launched in March, includes an analysis of the systemic risk associated with big government and how to deal with future financial crises. For his own research at Sloan, he plans to focus on algorithmic and high-frequency trading, machine-learning methods and models, and the design of innovative financial products, such as exchange-traded funds.
Kirilenko views the job as a good fit because it doesn't feel all that new to him. "I'm viewing this move as a continuation of public service," he says, "just in an academic setting."
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If you could give me a sense of the sexism, but also that you were not getting that off Malcolm.
Well what I remember, and what I know, ah, what Malcolm gave us, those people who sought him out, those people who came to hear him speak, ah, he gave me what I needed in order to move into another arena, into an arena that began to talk against oppression. So I did not, ah, receive the whole idea of, of a sexist message. Um, I do know that there, you know and I know that there was much sexism, ah, within the movement. But the point is that the message that, that he gave was a message that came out to men and women. And each one of us took that message and went on to do the work that needed to be done. I never, in a very real sense, allowed myself to be relegated, ah, or, if I, if people, if I saw people relegating me into an arena, I complained about it, and would say something about it. And, I think that most of the women who were involved with that movement, did it. I mean they would, ah, do things, like get coffee. Ah, and do stuff like that. But, at some point they recognized the fact of what they were doing. So, Malcolm's message was a message that came out to men and women. And, it did not say, "Now, woman you be this way." Ah, granted, he was, his message was like, quite often, like he'll say, "I want to say this to the men: be the men that I want you to be." But, and also, he made women feel like they were queens of the universe, whatever. But, it was a queen not in the sense set on a throne and did nothing. It was a queen that worked, a queen that taught, a queen that led. A queen that was very much involved with the movement, you see. So yea, you said, "Hey, I am pretty. Um, look at here, look at this, um, look at these big lips. Aren't they full? When you been kissed by these lips you know you been kissed by these lips, that's why they so full. Um, no one kisses like these lips kiss." I mean it was that kind of beauty, you see. And, if your nose was wide, yeah, your nose was wide, because simply that you could breath well in the summer time when it was hot, you see. And the hair was what it was, simply because, ah, you know, it jumped back when we went swimming, but you know, we could go swimming again. I mean all those things we began to integrate from his word. So, when he began to talk to us about our beauty, we understood that beauty, but it was not to relegate us in an arena that we got quiet and didn't say anything. I mean, my listening to Malcolm was like, "Here is, here are the words. Here's the message, now go forth and spread the message." And, that's what we did, ah, listening to him.


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Going speed limit can cost you a ticket
Drivers venturing out into the snowstorm could face a speeding ticket even if they are not traveling over the speed limit.
The Iowa State Patrol is warning all drivers to slow down when they are driving in dangerous conditions. If you don't you can be fined for speeding based on the conditions at the time you are out driving.
Troopers said the best advice is to stay home. If you do travel, they said to slow down, be careful and be patient.
Trooper Bob Conrad said the recent trend of mild winters has made some drivers complacent on the interstates. Conrad warns drivers to beware going the speed limit can cost you a ticket.
"It's called speeding too fast for the conditions, so just because the speed limit says 70 doesn't mean you should be going 70 if the conditions don't warrant it," said Conrad.
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Top Definition
1)a word meaning "the awesomest person ever, whom I love", Nick
I love talkign to my sweetums. he rocks my face off
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A name given between two people in love to show their love to eachother!
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dari Schookums Jumat, 13 Agustus 2010
Babe, sweety, baby
I love you so much you are my sweetums.
dari The big cat zackkkkjk Senin, 18 Oktober 2010
Means the same as Sweet Ass...but you can say it at work and you won't get in trouble for sexual harassment.
You got that report done and you exceeded the deadline...
Sweet A!
Sweet A!
dari EnuhCork Jumat, 24 Maret 2006
A male who has no balls, self-respect, or guts. One who is dominated by some female, normally a buffarilla or beefalodon, who can't do anything without her permission or guidance.
The reverse of a male from Gorean Society.
The reverse of a male from Gorean Society.
"Milhous": "May I go to poker night tonight honey?"
The buffarilla: "Get your ass back in here and fold my "HUGE" panties!"
"Milhous": "yes dear......."
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Finding God's Presence in the Midst of Hardship
Joey Ekburg, Executive Director of the North Park Friendship Center, was never one to mince words. "We pay almost twice the amount for food, and we have more clients than ever before." It took awhile for the words to sink in and the math to play out in my head. I was never great at math, but the implications were pretty obvious.
I looked over at the people sitting near the entrance, waiting to pick up food to make it through the week. I wondered what would happen if this food pantry were to run out of food or if the unthinkable were to happen — the Friendship Center suddenly shutting its doors.
The Albany Park neighborhood in Chicago has served as an entry point for generations of immigrant families, including my own. Many of them come to America looking for a fresh start. Sometimes that search becomes reduced to finding a fresh meal.


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The more elegant or upscale way of saying someone is shitty.
Man, you're being very shitacious right now.
*woman slams door in guys face* he says...
That was very shitacious of you...
*woman slams door in guys face* he says...
That was very shitacious of you...
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Adjective: characterized by being subjected to a hellacious sequence of unexpected, stressful, unfortunate events leaving a person feeling as they were shitted on.
When she got home from work, Jane Doe went straight to the fridge and poured herself a glass of vino, sat down on her couch, and exhaled with exasperation after having such a shitacious day of dealing with incompetent, complaining coworkers and needy clients.
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meaning having something go wrong or having a crappy day
"Oh man, my day was shitacious! How about you?"
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I was born in 1987 in Burgsteinfurt, a small town in the beautiful Münsterland in Germany. Here I grew up, went to school and finally I graduated from high school in 2007. I started my veterinary training in Hannover in the same year.
Since I was a young girl, I liked horse riding and working on the horse farm in my home town. I cared for my own horse until I started studying in Hannover. In addition, I like to work with children so I have managed a gymnastic group for girls for three years. Of course, I also like to spend time with family and friends. Because my father is a diving instructor he taught me how to dive when I was a child, and even though I do not have so much time to do it, diving nevertheless is one of my favorites.
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After receiving my veterinary degree, I plan to complete a doctoral dissertation. Then I can imagine to work in an academic department of a veterinary school as well. I just had got the chance to acquire experience in academia working in the department of physiology at the TiHo Hannover for the last three terms, where I have worked as an academic aide.


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Edward Hughes Jr. faces drunken driving and open container charges, as well as failing to stop at an accident, failure to control and not having a driver's license, according to Cleveland Municipal Court records.
Two officers were stopped in traffic at East 93rd Street and Kinsman Avenue about 9:55 p.m. Friday when Hughes struck the car, police said.
Hughes fled, but other officers eventually tracked him down at East 116th Street and Kinsman Avenue about 15 minutes after the accident and arrested him, according to a police document.
The officers, whom police have not named, were treated and released for undisclosed injuries.
Hughes is scheduled to appear in court 8:30 a.m. Friday.


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Billy Graham's ministry reaches millions around the world. But his organization is facing cut-backs.
About 55 employees at the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association are being let go next month.
Leaders say this process began more than a year ago and is not a result of a decline in contributions.
"I think people see much more of a need to continue to minister to those who are much more in need and need our services, as well as other ministry services. But in this case, it causes us to take pause and make sure, although this ministry has always been very good financially at making sure we are using the funds that we are entrusted with correctly. I think we continue to do that," an organization leader, Ken Barun said.
Those who are being let go are receiving severance and job search assistance.
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From University of Pittsburgh and the Veterans Affairs Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Qualidigm, Middletown, Connecticut; Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut; New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, Connecticut; Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Connecticut; University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut; and Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Administration Medical Center and Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Grant Support: By the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (grant number R01 HS10049). Dr. M.J. Fine received support from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (grant number K24 AI001769).
Potential Financial Conflicts of Interest: Consultancies: M.J. Fine (University of Pennsylvania, GeneSoft Pharmaceuticals Inc.); Honoraria: M.J. Fine (Zynx Health Corporation, STA Healthcare Communications Inc., University of Alberta, Maine Medical Center); Expert testimony: M.J. Fine (Stephen Lynn Klein, Kellogg & Siegelman, Swanson, Martin, & Bell, William J. Burke, Chad McGowan, Chernett, Wasserman, Yarger, Pasternak, LLC); Grants received: M.J. Fine (Pfizer Inc.); Royalties: M.J. Fine (Up-to-Date).
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Current Author Addresses: Drs. Yealy and Auble: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, 230 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
Dr. Stone: Department of Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, 130 DeSoto Street, Suite 304, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.
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We initially enrolled 3615 (80.2%) of 4506 eligible patients (Figure 1); a median of 113 patients (interquartile range, 101 to 123) were enrolled per site. Compared with nonenrolled eligible patients, participants were younger (median age, 79 vs. 68 years) and less likely to reside in a nursing home (35.7% vs. 5.7%). We excluded 396 enrolled patients from the site-of-treatment analysis, most frequently because we discovered the presence of an exclusion criterion after enrollment or because of protocol or consent violations. Relatively fewer eligible patients were enrolled and more patients were excluded following enrollment in the low-intensity intervention group. The study samples consisted of 3219 (71.4%) patients (1901 low-risk and 1318 higher-risk) for site-of-treatment and 3201 (71.0%) patients (1125 outpatients and 2076 inpatients) for process-of-care analyses.
Overall, 4506 eligible patients were identified, of which 3615 (80.2%) were initially enrolled. Following enrollment, 396 patients were excluded because of discovery of 1 or more clinical exclusion criteria not recognized at presentation ( = 163), enrollment protocol or informed consent violations ( = 163), patient withdrawal or death in the emergency department before an initial site of treatment was assigned ( = 33), and incomplete information required to assign risk class ( = 37). The most common protocol violations were enrollment of patients 1) managed by a study co-investigator in the low-intensity group ( = 47); 2) previously enrolled in the study ( = 32); and 3) participating in a competing research protocol ( = 29). The study population to assess the site of treatment consisted of 3219 (71.4%) patients, and the study population to assess initial processes of care consisted of 3201 (71.0%) patients.
The solid circles, squares, and triangles represent the adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for the effectiveness outcomes, and the corresponding bars represent the 95% CIs for these estimates. Pairwise comparisons of outpatient treatment by intervention group are made separately for low-risk and higher-risk patients, adjusting for state and severity of illness (risk class and arterial oxygen desaturation). Pairwise comparisons of the processes of care for outpatients and inpatients by intervention group are adjusted for state and severity of illness (low risk vs. higher risk) at presentation. An OR greater than 1.0 indicates a greater likelihood of outpatient treatment or having the recommended process of care performed. Low denotes low-intensity group, Moderate denotes moderate-intensity group, High and denotes high-intensity group.
The solid circles, squares, and triangles represent the adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for the safety outcomes, and the corresponding bars represent the 95% CIs for these estimates. Pairwise comparisons of these outcomes by intervention group are made separately for relevant subgroups of patients, adjusting for state and severity of illness. An OR greater than 1.0 indicates a greater likelihood of a given outcome. Low denotes low-intensity group, Moderate denotes moderate-intensity group, and High denotes high-intensity group.
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Comparison of 3 Strategies To Improve the Care of Patients with Pneumonia Treated in the Emergency Department
The summary below is from the full report titled "Effect of Increasing the Intensity of Implementing Pneumonia Guidelines. A Randomized, Controlled Trial." It is in the 20 December 2005 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine (volume 143, pages 881-894). The authors are D.M. Yealy, T.E. Auble, R.A. Stone, J.R. Lave, T.P. Meehan, L.G. Graff, J.M. Fine, D.S. Obrosky, M.K. Mor, J. Whittle, and M.J. Fine.
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