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The purpose of this study was to direct attention to mental health issues that may occur around discharge of patients hospitalized for general medical issues. This study provides a methodology and tested whether postdischarge mental health care moderates the effect of the length of the medical inpatient stay on costs one year later.
Veterans Health Administration administrative data were drawn from four time periods: one year before admission, an inpatient stay, 30 days postdischarge, and the year after discharge. The cohort included 21,716 patients actively engaged in primary care with and without reliably established mental health diagnoses and who were hospitalized for a general medical issue but had no inpatient utilization in the prior year. Generalized linear models were estimated to determine the impact of administrative measures on postdischarge costs.
Postdischarge mental health care in the 30 days after discharge was found to interact with length of stay, as hypothesized. Postdischarge mental health care was most important for patients with moderate utilization costs in the year after discharge (a proxy for disease severity). Length of stay was negatively related to costs for patients with postdischarge mental health care and positively related to costs for patients with mental health diagnoses who did not receive postdischarge mental health care.
Results provide initial support to the hypothesis that postdischarge mental health care is an important factor after inpatient general medical care. Results suggest that hospitals should screen all general medical patients for psychiatric problems and ensure that postdischarge mental health care is available. Implications for future research on mental health in primary care and possibly preventable readmission are discussed. (Psychiatric Services 63:672–678, 2012; doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201100457)
Expenditures by the health care system in general, and particularly in the United States, are growing as the amount and cost of services increase (1). Hospitalization is among the most costly health care services and is projected to be the most costly by 2014 (2). Conceptualizing patient-level health care costs longitudinally, we propose that one goal of a health care system is to minimize expenditures over the year after inpatient medical stays by treating patients' underlying general medical as well as psychiatric conditions. Many researchers have examined issues such as these, in particular diseases and their costs over time (3,4). This study adopted a patient-centered perspective (5) by examining the impact of a new inpatient event on health expenditures in the subsequent year and in particular the potential role of postdischarge mental health care in limiting subsequent costs. These exploratory analyses of administrative data are aimed at motivating future research to address mental health care in general medical hospitalizations.
This study conceptualized a new inpatient stay as a potentially critical event relevant to the subsequent health of patients. The intuition of this approach is that there are many possible conduits for understanding the costliness of a health care system, but one important conduit is the sequence of costly care that occurs after a new inpatient admission for a general medical problem. We conceptualized a new inpatient medical admission as an event related to a chain of future health care utilization and related costs. We identified an inpatient medical admission as one that follows a one-year period of active outpatient use with no record of hospitalization in that prior year. We examined the effect of utilization of mental health care in a 30-day postdischarge period on the one-year health care costs for persons with inpatient medical admissions.
Postdischarge mental health care is one potential mechanism that we propose will be particularly important in limiting health care costs after an inpatient general medical admission for patients with mental health conditions (6,7). Patients with chronic illnesses need continuity of both general and mental health care between the inpatient and outpatient settings to be able to achieve and maintain clinical outcomes (8,9). Mental health comorbidities are specifically conceptualized as a key risk factor in the care of patients who have been admitted for a general medical issue. One study found that individuals with prior hospitalizations and positive screens for depression were three times more likely than other patients to be readmitted (10), but no similar literature exists for patients for whom the index admission is not preceded by recent inpatient stays. Indeed, there is surprisingly little literature on the transitions in mental health care after a general hospital discharge. Mental health conditions can increase the complexity of medical care (11,12) and thereby increase the costs associated with inpatient treatment. Therefore, we propose that postdischarge mental health treatment can be protective against health care costs in the year after an inpatient discharge.
Factors that may increase one-year-subsequent health care costs include patient age, sex, socioeconomic status, comorbid health conditions, case complexity, complications during hospitalization, day of discharge, prior hospitalization, and length of stay (13). This study focused on the relationship between postdischarge mental health care and length of stay in limiting one-year-subsequent costs. Severity of medical disease and injuries are related to length of stay (14). Comorbid psychiatric conditions are prospectively associated with increased length of stay, when severity of general medical illness is controlled for (15) and have been associated with increased readmissions and cost (16). Therefore, length of hospital stay can be conceptualized as having both general medical and psychiatric determinants, which also may interact with each other. Treatment of the psychiatric determinants of increased length of stay may therefore be protective against one-year-subsequent health care costs.
We hypothesized that postdischarge mental health care would interact with length of stay such that costs in the subsequent year would be lower for patients with mental health needs when mental health care is provided.
This study identified a cohort of patients who used outpatient care and who had experienced a medical hospitalization but had no inpatient history in the prior year (N=21,716). Analysis variables were drawn from four time periods: the one-year period before admission, the inpatient stay, the 30-day period after discharge, and the subsequent year. Institutional review board approval was obtained from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest U.S. integrated health care system and is organized into 21 regional networks known as Veterans Integrated Service Networks (VISNs). This study analyzed health care costs and utilization among patients discharged from inpatient care for primary medical admissions in one VISN during fiscal year 2008.
Administrative VHA data were extracted for analysis: inpatient data, including length of inpatient stays as indicated in discharge files; outpatient visit information from a database of health care encounters; and cost data from the VHA bottom-up cost accounting system, which tracks health care costs at the individual level (17). [The cohort is described further in an appendix included online as a data supplement to this article.]
The primary dependent variable of interest was total cost (inpatient, outpatient, and pharmacy costs combined) in the year after the 30-day postdischarge period and included direct costs, such as provider time, and indirect costs, such as overhead allocated to individual patient activities by an allocation mechanism (17). Costs greater than $100,000 for inpatient (1.53% of patients), outpatient (.01%), and pharmacy (.34%) were each top-coded at $100,000 (1.8% total). Top-coding is a standard approach that minimizes the impact of idiosyncratic extreme levels of cost driven by utilization not well predicted by models (18).
For each patient, independent variables were included for outpatient services received one year prior to the patient's admission date, characteristics of the inpatient stay, and in the 30 days postdischarge. Outpatient service utilization was categorized into primary care, medical specialty care, or mental health care services with an algorithm based on Current Procedural Terminology codes and provider type (19).
Observed mental health diagnosis was determined with ICD-9-CM codes (290, 293–302, and 306–316). Patients identified as having a reliably established mental health diagnosis were required to have two or more outpatient mental health diagnoses or one mental health diagnosis in the inpatient admission. Demographic characteristics included the patient's age, gender, and marital status; receipt of free care as a result of low income or disability; health status as measured by the presence or absence of a high-cost condition during the inpatient stay; and an index score based on the Charlson Comorbidity Index for outpatient care assessed one year preadmission and during the inpatient stay (20). [Details are provided in the online appendix.]
Outpatient specialty care utilization for the year prior to the inpatient stay was used as a proxy for differences in preadmission disease severity. Length of the inpatient stay was measured as a continuous variable. Thirty-day postdischarge utilization included the number of outpatient primary care and specialty care visits and dichotomous variables for readmission and mental health visits.
Analyses were conducted with generalized linear models. We used SAS PROC GLIMMIX (SAS, version 9.1) to account for the nonnormal distribution of cost data. We conducted the modified Park test (21) and Pregibon link test (22) to determine the appropriate distribution and link functions to analyze the cost data. Models were initially estimated to adjust for clustering within inpatient facility, but the low percentage of variance accounted for by the facility level of analysis caused convergence problems, presumably because a small number of facilities were drawn from one geographical area.
A baseline model included all linear predictors. An interaction term between postdischarge mental health care and length of stay was then included in a second model. The interaction term was probed by estimating two models that would identify differences in the slopes of the independent variables with and without postdischarge mental health care. Other independent variables were included in all models.
The results of the modified Park test supported a gamma distribution for total health care cost in the year after discharge, and the Pregibon test indicated that a log-link function was appropriate.
Postdischarge mental health care was provided for 3,275 of 21,716 patients (15%), with most receiving a single encounter in the 30-day period (N=2,158). Gender differences were observed in postdischarge mental health care (15% for men, N=3,016; 22% for women, N=259). Mental health diagnoses were reliably established in 38% of the sample, including 32% of patients who had no postdischarge mental health care. Only 71% (N=5,932) of the patients who received postdischarge mental health care had a prior mental diagnosis.
We conducted chi square tests for all binary demographic and utilization variables to test whether observed proportions differed by receipt of postdischarge mental health care (Table 1), and similarly, we used Wilcoxon rank-sum tests for all continuous variables (Table 2). Proportions significantly varied for all of the variables, partly because of the large sample sizes, which increase tendencies toward statistical significance of relationships. Notably, patients with postdischarge mental health care were more active users of outpatient care, both before and after hospitalization, than those without postdischarge mental health care.
We tested whether postdischarge mental health care moderates the association of length of stay with health care costs one year postdischarge (Table 3). We first estimated a baseline model with length of stay, postdischarge mental health care, and our patient-level demographic and utilization variables. We then estimated a model that included an interaction between length of stay and postdischarge mental health care. Most variables in both models were predictive of costs one year postdischarge, suggesting a well-specified model. The magnitude of the regression estimates was similar in both the baseline and interaction model, with a small increase in the regression estimate for length of stay. A significant negative relationship was observed between marital status and the one-year-subsequent costs, perhaps because married veterans are more likely to seek care outside the VHA system. Unexpectedly, the preadmission Charlson Comorbidity Index score was a significant predictor of one-year-subsequent costs, but the index score at inpatient admission did not demonstrate an independent association with costs one year later. Length of stay (β=19.42) and postdischarge mental health care (β=11.17) were each significantly (p<.05) and positively related to one-year-subsequent costs, and the interaction was significantly and negatively related (β=–5.39, p<.05). These results indicate that postdischarge mental health care moderates the effect of the length of the medical inpatient stay on health care costs one year later.
We probed the interaction between length of stay and postdischarge continuity of care by estimating one model without postdischarge mental health care and one model with mental health care (Table 4). The intercepts were similar for both models, suggesting minimal differences in the average cost between the two samples. However, the magnitude of the standardized regression coefficient estimates for the group with no mental health care was generally more than twice the magnitude of the postdischarge mental health care group (23).
We further investigated the interaction between length of stay and postdischarge mental health care to determine clinical significance. Because both cost and length of stay were not normally distributed, we split the distributions of both variables into thirds and calculated mean cost for patients with and without postdischarge mental health treatment (18 cells; 2×3×3). We found that length of stay was negatively related to cost for low-cost conditions and positively related to cost for high-cost conditions. For moderate-cost conditions, length of stay was positively associated with costs for patients who did not receive mental health care but negatively associated with costs when postdischarge mental health care was provided, with no difference in costs between medium and high length of stay (Figure 1).
We tested models with and without patients with diagnosed mental conditions before hospitalization. The interaction was significant only for the group with identified mental health conditions. We then conducted post hoc tests with the entire sample to determine whether nonhypothesized variables would demonstrate a significant interaction with postdischarge mental health care. Specifically, we calculated 95% confidence intervals for both populations and determined the difference between the upper bound of the postdischarge mental health care population and the lower bound of the population with no mental health care. We selected variables that demonstrated differences between the two populations that were greater than that observed for length of stay. Significant interactions were observed between postdischarge mental health care and each of the following three variables: recorded mental health diagnosis (β=−4.23, SE=2.11, p<.05), free care due to disability (β=−3.32, SE=1.53, p<.05), and preadmission Charlson Comorbidity Index (β=−2.99, SE=1.18, p<.05). Significant interactions were not observed for postdischarge primary care utilization (p=.08) or 30-day readmissions. Finally, we estimated a model [see online appendix] with each of the interaction terms included. These results support the hypothesis that postdischarge mental health care is broadly important for limiting health care costs one year later.
This article presents a methodology to analyze the effect of mental health treatment in the 30 days after hospital discharge for a general medical issue on subsequent health care utilization. We focused on general medical hospitalization discharges and costs, but these could be extended to psychiatric discharges and other utilization-related outcomes (such as readmissions). Postdischarge mental health care was found to moderate the association between length of inpatient stay and postdischarge costs such that mental health care reduced the one-year health care costs associated with length of stay. Postdischarge mental health care was shown to be most important for patients with moderate levels of subsequent cost, a proxy for disease severity. We found that the interaction was not significant for the population that did not have reliably established mental health diagnoses before admission, which was likely a result of the low frequency of patients with unidentified mental conditions relative to patients with no mental health needs. Results suggest that hospitals could benefit from screening all inpatients for psychiatric problems and ensuring that patients with positive screens receive postdischarge mental health care. Results indicate that providing mental health care postdischarge for patients who require it is protective against the increased cost associated with comorbid mental conditions.
Our conceptual framework focused on inpatient admissions with no hospitalizations in the prior year in order to complement current research on transitions of care and preventable readmissions (8,24). Previous work showing an extremely strong relationship between mental health conditions and readmissions unrelated to mental health condition focused on patients with an active history of multiple admissions (10). This study extends this prior research by focusing on costs one year after discharge in a population without a recent inpatient history before the index general medical admission. Thus postdischarge mental health visits appear to be broadly important for patients receiving inpatient care. We recognize that mental health care increases health care costs, although the results suggest that these utilization-based costs can be investments in subsequent patient health.
The intent of this exploratory study was to motivate future research to determine how to structure mental health care associated with general medical treatment such that subsequent costs can be minimized. This study was not designed to reach a definitive conclusion regarding the appropriate response to a new inpatient medical admission. Rather, we intended to promote further research on both understanding the mental health implications of inpatient general medical care and developing systems to reduce the impact of these admissions for patients with mental health needs. Finding ways to ameliorate long-term costs arguably is the most important deep-seated problem in the health care system today.
This study had several limitations. We restricted our analyses to active users of outpatient care, but not inpatient care, in order to minimize the number of veterans seeking non-VHA postdischarge care not measured here, but the impact of general medical hospitalizations may be more severe for patients who do not regularly attend primary care appointments. We also included all medical diagnoses and procedures in our analyses rather than selecting a specific medical diagnosis. This heterogeneity may have attenuated effects, in that some conditions, such as cancer, may be more likely to require postdischarge mental health treatment, so further work could investigate impacts in particular disease areas. Similarly, we chose to include patients without reliably identified mental health conditions to ensure that we did not exclude the 29% of patients who received postdischarge mental health care without a mental health diagnosis. We also did not distinguish between diagnosed mental disorders by severity or type. Results suggest that postdischarge mental health care is broadly important for patients with mental health needs, but it is unclear whether effects apply both to common conditions such as depression or anxiety and to severe conditions such as bipolar disorder or schizophrenia. Further, the mental health needs of the VHA population are not the same as those of the private sector. VHA provides motivation in its system to treat serious mental illnesses (such as schizophrenia) that might otherwise remain untreated or be concentrated within public insurance programs. We might expect that undiagnosed or uncoded mental illness among veterans is lower than occurs in other populations.
We note a fallacy in the causal logic in our analysis of clinical significance, in that we stratified our analyses by values of the dependent variable. Stratification was necessary because costs were not normally distributed, but it confounds interpretation. Generally, causality should not be inferred from our results. We tested a longitudinal model with a health care intervention (that is, inpatient treatment), but there was no random assignment to treatment conditions. Endogeneity is broadly a concern in our model because factors that promote utilization before admission may affect utilization postdischarge. For example, our selection criteria restricted our sample to patients with high primary care utilization and therefore restricted the range of postdischarge primary care utilization. This range restriction is likely one reason why we did not detect a significant interaction between mental health care and primary care utilization postdischarge. Therefore our study at most constitutes a quasi-experimental design aimed at generating hypotheses regarding the role of postdischarge mental health treatment for discharged general medical inpatients and at promoting further research that might point toward interventions. Current research on care transitions (8,25,26) could perhaps be augmented by closer attention to mental health coordination issues. Primary care could be an ideal setting to conduct postdischarge mental health screening as part of care transitions. As part of a broad effort to implement integrated mental health care in the primary care setting, VHA has recently instituted mental health screening procedures in primary care clinics (27). It is unclear whether VHA inpatients are being prioritized for postdischarge primary care appointments, and there is mixed evidence regarding the role of mental health care in postdischarge transitions. One recent study has shown that providing mental health care in the primary care setting is associated with lower ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations (28). Other research has shown that patients with positive screens for mental health conditions are at an increased risk of readmissions (12). Future research should incorporate mental health screening (for example, with the nine-item Patient Health Questionnaire) for cohort identification.
We have presented a novel framework whereby general medical hospitalizations are proposed to affect costs of care one year later. We identified postdischarge mental health care as a mechanism to reduce the impact of general medical admissions by treating the psychiatric determinants of variation in length of inpatient stay. This study points to the need for future research on identifying the cost implications of inpatient medical care one year postdischarge, developing interventions to minimize the impact of inpatient stays on future health care use, and understanding the implications of mental health conditions for one-year-subsequent outcomes of general medical hospitalizations.
Financial support was provided in part by grant IIR 08-067 from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research and Development (HSR&D) and by a VA Office of Academic Affiliations HSR&D postdoctoral fellowship. The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of the VA or the U.S. government. The authors gratefully acknowledge the editorial contributions of Michael Shwartz on the manuscript.
The authors report no competing interests.
Interaction between length of stay and postdischarge mental health care for patients with moderate health care costs
Binary demographic and utilization variables for veterans with and without mental health care after a general medical inpatient stay and for the total patient sample
Continuous demographic, utilization, and cost variables for veterans with and without postdischarge mental health care and for the total patient sample
Predictors and moderators of health care costs for veterans one year after discharge from a general medical hospitalization
Differences in prediction of health care cost for veterans one year after discharge from a general medical hospitalization, by availability of mental health care
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After spending more than 20 years working as a machinist, Bob Jensen did some serious soul searching before setting out on a new career as "Friendly the Clown."
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Yet, according to some, the country could be on the brink of a major clown shortage as older performers trade their enormous shoes for retirement only to find there are no newcomers to fill them.
"To go from not having anything to making a living at it was pretty drastic," Jensen recalled.
Jensen's bread and butter these days involves performing comedy, dabbling in a bit of magic and making balloons at birthday parties. He says as professions go, his is a rewarding one.
"Can you imagine going to birthday parties all the time?" he asked. "You've got cake and ice cream and a big banquet of food -- and lots of kids. It's the happiest place there ever was."
Happy though Jensen may be, the World Clown Association said membership has dropped 30 percent over the past decade to about 2,500; however, the largest clown organization in the country said there's no reason to be alarmed. Rather, they contend that up-and-coming clowns don't see the need to join up.
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Talking surveillance cameras that bark orders at passers-by and can also record conversations are heading for U.S. streets, with manufacturer Illuminating Concepts announcing the progress of its 'Intellistreets' system.
As we first reported last year, high tech street lights with "homeland security applications" are now being installed in major U.S. cities.
The street lights also have loudspeakers that can give audible warnings to individuals,mimicking the talking surveillance cameras in the UK that shout out orders through microphones telling people to pick up litter or leave the area.
A recent press release put out by Amerlux announces the company's partnership with Illuminating Concepts to further advance the rollout of 'Intellistreets'. The announcement confirms that the street lights will have a number of "homeland security features" including a loudspeaker system that will be used to "engage captive audiences".
"The built-in speaker can broadcast emergency information," states the press release, adding, "SmartSite luminaires can be equipped with a variety of cameras and sensors to ensure real-time 24/7-security coverage. The sensors detect a variety of threats that enable rapid response from emergency personnel or help prevent crime and gain control of the streets."
The press release adds that the SmartSite system developed to operate the 'Intellistreets' surveillance hubs is intended not only for street lighting but also for "retail malls, sports venues, on college campuses, and in new construction," and "might well become commonplace" in the near future.
Not only can the street lights, now being rolled out in Detroit, Chicago and Pittsburgh with Department of Energy backing, act as surveillance cameras, Minority Report-style advertising hubs, and Homeland Security alert systems, they are "also capable of recording conversations,"according to a report by ABC 7.
The ABC video clip, featured at the end of this article, includes creepy footage of the street lights being used to transmit Orwellian security alerts, including "pay attention please….please stand by for a public safety announcement," and "this is a security alert".
Illuminating Concepts responded to the controversy over 'Intellistreets' last year by ludicrously claiming the system did not represent a "big brother" intrusion, as if talking surveillance cameras that also record private conversations are a perfectly normal concept.
The company also denied that it had received funding from the Department of Homeland Security yet subsequent reports confirmed that owner Ron Harwood is now "working with Homeland Security" to implement the high tech network, which is connected via a ubiquitous wi-fi system.
In reality, the system represents Big Brother on steroids – George Orwell's worst nightmare come to life with interconnected wireless 'telescreens' blanketing America, all in the name of safety and security.
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1. Go ahead and add two more names to Georgia's list of football commitments for the Class of 2012. That's five in all if you're keeping count.
Jalen Fields and Lonnie Outlaw haven't held any press conferences or issued any kind of announcements or anything like that. But the rising sophomores at Georgia Military College confirmed this week that the offers they accepted with the Bulldogs in 2010 still stand. And they intend make good on their ends of the deal.
"Yes, I'm planning on re-signing with the University of Georgia," said Fields, a 6-5, 250-pound defensive end from Dalton.
"I'm keeping my commitment with Georgia," said Outlaw, a 6-7, 210-pound wide receiver from Wilcox County. "There's not going to be a change unless something comes up."
Both players added that caveat to their pledges. Each said he would have to re-think his recruitment if Bulldogs coach Mark Richt had to leave after next season.
Said Fields: "I know there's been a lot of that in the press. . . . I don't really believe that, but my main reason for coming to the University of Georgia was Coach Richt. So, as honest as I can be, if Coach Richt were to leave, I'd have to sit down and think about it and probably re-open my options and look at other schools."
Outlaw was interviewed separately but had the same sentiments. Both prospects brought up the scenario unprompted.
"I probably would think about it a little bit," Outlaw said of . "But as long as they wouldn't pull my scholarship or anything like that, I'd probably stick with it."
Both players fell short of NCAA academic requirements after signing with UGA 14 months ago. They've been attending GMC, a military school in Milledgeville, and playing junior college football since August of 2010.
Fields had 11 tackles, four tackles for loss and two sacks as a freshman last season. Outlaw had 19 catches for 290 yards and two touchdowns in nine games.
Both players also said they are currently on track to graduate from GMC in December, which mean they could possibly enroll at UGA in January.
2. I'll have more on Fields and Outlaw and their military school experiences later this week. In the meantime, there is one tidbit on Outlaw I wanted to go ahead and share.
He's still growing. In fact, he told me he has grown well over an inch since he's been in Milledgeville.
"I was 6-7 and 7/8ths the last time I measured, which was right before I left to go home [for spring break last week]," said Outlaw, who was 6-foot-6 when he signed with the Bulldogs out of Wilcox County. He's also up to 210 pounds from 200.
To that end, Outlaw said he would consider "trying out" for Georgia's basketball team when he comes to Athens. "If [the football coaches] allow me," he said. Outlaw was an outstanding basketball player at Wilcox County, which made the finals of the Class AA state championship tournament his senior year. But it's been hard to improve much on his hoops game while at GMC.
"They don't have a basketball team; that's the sad thing about it," Outlaw said with a laugh "I played intramurals, you know, just playing against each other. But other than that I don't have a basketball team."
3. Lassiter quarterback Eddie Printz Jr. has scholarship offers. This much we know. How many and from whom? Well, that's another question.
Vague is the way Printz's father, Ed Printz Sr., wants it. I found that out this week when I called Mr. Printz to confirm an apparent offer from Miami. After much cajoling, Mr. Printz finally admitted that the Hurricanes had indeed extended the rising junior a verbal offer. But he didn't want to make a big fuss about it.
"Here's the deal," Printz Sr. told me. "We want Eddie to concentrate on off-season training and things he can control and not get all caught up with how many offers he has and things like that. He's still young, you know. He doesn't need to worry about all that stuff."
That's going to become increasingly difficult going forward for the Printz's as young Eddie is commanding quite a bit of recruiting notice. He was already getting a lot of attention before winning top quarterback honors for 2013 prospects at a Nike camp in Miami two weeks ago.
Printz visited Tennessee last weekend, will be at Georgia Tech on Wednesday and travels to see the University of Florida on Thursday. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound slinger has already been to Georgia, South Carolina, Clemson and several other ACC and SEC schools.
Some have offered; some have not. Of course, we can't be sure which has done what.
4. Speaking of Miami, Printz is not the only Georgia quarterback on the Hurricanes' radar. Wayne County's Greyson Lambert, one of the state's top prospects for 2012, got an offer from "The U" last week.
It's offer No. 5 for the 6-5, 205-pound quarterback. He also holds invites from Alabama, Clemson, Georgia and N.C. State. Lambert plans to visit Miami over spring break.
The Canes already have a commitment from quarterback Gary Crow (6-4, 220) of Clearwater, Fla.. But that doesn't seem to matter to Lambert.
"I don't care about the two quarterback thing," he told Scout.com's Chad Simmons. "There will be competition older and younger every year, so I am not worried about that."
5. Speaking of Scout, the national recruiting service released its national rankings for the Class of 2012 on Monday and the state of Georgia was well-represented as usual.
Scout ranked more than 500 prospects nationwide and released the names of its top 300 prospects. Of those, 22 were from Georgia, including 15 in the Top 200 and five in the Top 100.
The highest ranked Georgian according to Scout was Harris County defensive end Jordan Jenkins at No. 43. St. Pius DB Geno Smith (54), Buford OT Vadal Alexander (73), Callaway ATH Ricky Parks (77) and Jenkins County DT Jonathan Taylor (81). The rankings are fluid and will change several times between now and national signing day.
6. So far Rivals.com has released only its top 12 overall prospects – all five stars — for 2012 and no Georgians were among them. But that recruiting network is currently in the midst of its most intense evaluation period.
The Georgia Elite 100 Camp is being this Saturday at Marietta High School. Actually the full title is the VTO Sports Georgia Elite 100 Powered by Rivals. It's one of dozens of Rivals-run camps being held nationwide.
And there are going to be more than 100 prospects at the camp. In all, 230 players — all Georgians — have registered.
"It's kind of morphed into something bigger," said Mike Farrell, national recruiting analyst for Rivals.com, who will be one of the evaluators at the camp."It has been so popular. Response to this camp was amazing."
How the invited prospects do in the camp will do a long way toward determining where they may end up in Rivals' rankings and may also determine whether they will receive an invitations to the U.S. Army All-America Game. So there is a lot on the line.
Indeed, some of the best of the best have signed on to participate, including 46 player who already have D-1 offers. Among them are tops in the state at their positions, including running backs Mike Davis of Stephenson and Kenyan Drake of Hillgrove, DT Jonathan Taylor of Stephenson, CB Geno Smith of St. Pius, DE Quinteze Williams of Sandy Creek and QB/ATH Ricky Parks of Callaway..
"There so many kids I want to see," Farrell said. "I want to see Ricky Parks play tight end and linebacker, because that's where he projects on the next level. I talked to his coach about that and they were fine with it."
I'll have more on this camp and its participants later this week.
7. This past Friday represented the end of the signing period for football, so the final numbers are in. According to Steve Slay, who tracks the state's high school senior football players for the AJC, 190 Georgians signed FBS (or Division 1) scholarships this year. Overall, 798 players signed up to play college football somewhere on one level or another.
I'm still searching to find out how that stacks up nationally. Suffice to say, it's pretty darn good.
"A hundred and ninety? That's high; that's higher than usual," Farrell said. "As far as traditional numbers, it has always been the Big Three (Florida, Texas, California), then the next biggest has usually been Georgia or Ohio. It varies from year to year, but over the last decade an extremely high number have been coming out of Georgia."
Farrell said a lot more schools from the Midwest and beyond are now recruiting Georgia and the Atlanta area in particular.
"There's just a lot more talent in the area and the kids are extremely competitive and well-coached," Farrell said.
I'll keep looking for numbers from the Big Three this year so we can compare.
8. Brookwood running back Nick Tompkins is now up to 11 scholarship offers after getting invites recently from Cincinnati and Ole Miss. The 5-11, 185-pound athlete spent last weekend up at Virginia, which was one of the first schools to offer him. He's trying to decide whether to visit Clemson next weekend or take another trip down to Georgia Tech, which has offered him as an A-back.
Georgia invited Tompkins to their spring game but Tompkins had to decline. He had already accepted an invitation to attend Arkansas' spring game on the same weekend. The Razorbacks were also one of the first schools to step up for Tompkins.
9. Construction on the John and Mary Brock Indoor Practice Facility at Georgia Tech is progressing rapidly. I recently pulled up a cool video graphic of what the building is supposed to look like. CLICK HERE to check it out yourself.
10. THIS & THAT: Defensive lineman John Atkins (6-4, 310) of Thomson received a scholarship offer from Georgia this past weekend, according to Scout.com. . . . The latest in the ever-growing list of offers for Stephenson players came from Nebraska for linebackers Darreon Herring and Raphael Kirby. The Jaguars should be closing in on 100 total major college offers for their 2012 seniors. . . . ATH Germone Hopper (5-11, 175) of Charlotte committed to Clemson, ESPN reports. . . .
It was a big day for a couple of Gerogians at Tennessee's first spring scrimmage this past Saturday. Sandy Creek graduate Rajion Neal ran the ball 14 times for 152 yards and scored three touchdowns, including a 63-yard scamper. And wide receiver Da'Rick Rogers of Calhoun had two catches for 79 yards, both of which went for TDs, one of them for about 70 yards. There's a full report on the Knoxville News-Sentinel's website. . . . LSU's Patrick Peterson and his family deny being shopped to Texas A&M for $80,000 by Willie Lyles, according to this report by Gannett News. . . .
Another Atlanta basketball recruit could be back on the market. Chris Bolden, a 6-3 guard from Norcross who is committed to Miami, told CaneSport.com he is considering re-opening his recruitment after Frank Haith left to coach at Missouri. He told CaneSport he would only consider sticking with the Canes if assistant coach Jorge Fernandez is retained. Stay tuned. Bolden, a 2012 prospect, averaged 15 points, 3 assists and 3 rebounds a game for the Class AAAAA state champion Norcross Blue Devils.
April 5th, 2011
10:08 am
April 5th, 2011
10:13 am
The new indoor practice facility looks phenomenal. I can't wait to see it completed. Hopefully it will be impressive to recruits and be a huge benefit for the team.
April 5th, 2011
10:17 am
if i'm 3rd
April 5th, 2011
10:22 am
The indoor practice facility looks like it's going to be real nice.
Go Jackets
April 5th, 2011
10:31 am
What the heck are "Gerogians?"
April 5th, 2011
10:33 am
5th! Same place Georgia will finish next season in the SEC East.
April 5th, 2011
10:36 am
Goldtimer, Its Georgians. It was a misprint. Are you too stupid to figure it out?
April 5th, 2011
10:38 am
Top notch facility. I think GT could do better than Paul Johnson as a coach. You lose alot of recruits due to that weird offense, A + on the facility. Congrats !!!
April 5th, 2011
10:40 am
Go Gator!
April 5th, 2011
10:41 am
6-7, 210 lbs………
seems a little loose in the britches.
However, if he is coordinated enough, that makes for a great fade route target in the red zone.
151 days.
April 5th, 2011
10:44 am
And yes, facility does look fancy at Tech.
I am still puzzled as to why UGA spent so much money on a 20 yard "walk through" indoor facility. Thunderstorms are prevalent in August, when practices are the most important.
April 5th, 2011
10:47 am
I looked up Bosise State on Rivals recruiting for the last 5 years, nothing but 2 and some 3 stars, they got no chance agaisnt the DAWGS. If we don't slip up vs SC and FL, who knows………………
April 5th, 2011
11:02 am
Really 78 DAWG? No chance just because of the number of stars the players have coming out of last years recruiting class? That is a huge statement based on little intelligence my friend… GT indoor facility is very impressive. Hope the recruits take notice. It can't help but make a great difference to high school kids coming down the road… Would love to have Nick Tompkins come to the Flats. Seemed he was a little overlooked early, but interest is definately picking up on him.
April 5th, 2011
11:03 am
Why would the "slinger" Printz even consider visiting GT? Only ones we can get now are the ones Troy, UAB, Wofford or Ga. Southern want—-PJ is hurting us
April 5th, 2011
11:04 am
@78…ya and if you base your financial decisions on par with those recruiting rankings, I've got some land I'd like to sell you down in FL…a little damp, but the sun will take care of that in due time. Keep drinking the kool aid. LOL.
April 5th, 2011
11:06 am
78 DAWG, I agree with you, Dawgs will be National Champs next 5 years!!!!Get the trophies ready, I bet our opponents are trembling now—-even heard 3 schools are going to forfeit than be run off the field by the dawgs!!!!
April 5th, 2011
11:11 am
I am still puzzled as to why UGA spent so much money on a 20 yard "walk through" indoor facility
UGA player don't need practice, they are 5 star and 4 star recruits.
April 5th, 2011
11:15 am
78dawg….agreed. if uga gets off to a good start it could be a special season.
Sounds like the state of Georgia has a shot to produce the top two overall prospects in the nation for 2013. DL Robert Nkemdiche and LB Rueben Foster. Sources say Bama leads for Nkemdiche and in top two (UGA) for Foster. ROLL TIDE!!
April 5th, 2011
11:16 am
Hey Chip a little basketball news it appears Trey Thompkins has hired an agent and entering the draft that will open a spot clear the way for Kevin Ware .
April 5th, 2011
11:19 am
78… I didn't see your comment about boise. Lol uhh now i don't agree.
April 5th, 2011
11:23 am
Way to go RAJION!!! Go Creek!!!!!!!
April 5th, 2011
11:45 am
78 Dawg…
UGA did not do to well with all those 4 and 5 star recruits last year against Colorado, UCF, Mississippi St., South Carolina, Florida, Auburn and Arkansas. What makes you think UGA will score more than 6 points against anyone without AJ, Durham making big plays?
If UGA does get by Boise St, and USC then the Bulldawg Nation can start to stand up and make claims, but lose those two games and the confidence level of the players, staff, and fans will turn on Richt faster than Kirstey Alley tumble.
With the talent level around the state and the number of players committed, signed and delivered to UGA over the past 5 years there is no excuse, none, nada for the level of play and outcome for the past 3 years.
April 5th, 2011
11:57 am
T O P L E SS that was last year the defense was trying to learn the 3-4 we will have better players this year Crowell , Jay Rome , Malcolm Mitchell , John Jenkins and Ray Drew and defense knows the 3-4 this year more energy this year and there having fun so you can live in the past dude and will see who has the last laugh .
April 5th, 2011
12:10 pm
Kirstie Alley….a beautiful woman hiding inside a fat girl.
Before Outlaw gets on campus he could be 7 foot tall. His football britches would come to about mid-thigh.
Chip, has there ever been a 7 foot tall football player before to your knowledge?
April 5th, 2011
12:13 pm
RRT Dawg,
Relying on Freshmen in the SEC is like putting a half of tank of gas in your car and going on a long road trip. Conserving your resources while trying to keep moving forward. Look at Lattimore late last year, he was a non factor the last 5 weeks of the season and they had to rest him up for two weeks prior to the Florida game just to have him fresh. They will all look good early, but unless their bodies are well equipped for the punishment ( especially at the skill positions) they slowly take tolls on their performance. Jenkins will help, but just do not see Crowell, Mitchell, and Drew being the difference makers. Losing Huston and your linebacker( leading tackler) will leave a void and moving Ogletree is the domino effect of players learning new positions. But good luck and 150 days from now we will get an idea if the off season program changes have made a difference. But more than anything else it will depend if the cancers that existed in the lockeroom have been removed or handled correctly.
April 5th, 2011
12:16 pm
I think Outlaw might be a steal from what i have heard about him not only tall but fast and will be a huge target for Murray i like that name to Outlaw .
April 5th, 2011
12:16 pm
1eyedJack, this according to rivals: Richard Sligh, a 1967 draftee of the Raiders who was an even 7-0; and Bob Bobinghanger, who was 7-7 and played for a number of teams when pro football was in its infancy in the '40s. Morris Stroud, who played for the Chiefs in 1970-74 is often recognized as the tallest player in the modern era at 6-10.
April 5th, 2011
12:18 pm
Just saw your last snide remark about living in the past. 31 YEARS since your last Title, Hershel, Scott, and so on and talk about living in the past. I am just a realist and being a realist means living in the real time not wishing and hoping. But you have your right to your opinion and I hope all SEC teams do well, that is what a true SEC fan does, is wish we beat every outer conference opponent and keep the streak alive.
April 5th, 2011
12:20 pm
T O P L E SS you can live in the past all you want and hate UGA all you want but the team is more loose and having fun those teams that one 2 Sugar Bowls and SEC championships were having and loose so can hate all day .
April 5th, 2011
12:28 pm
Bob Bobinghanger. Great name for a giant.
April 5th, 2011
12:42 pm
Boise coaches 'em up. Richt coaches 'em down. Boise wins easily.
April 5th, 2011
12:43 pm
Is it necessary to write Eddie Printz Jr father, Eddie Printz Sr? Isn't his father's name, Eddie Printz Sr a given since his son's name is Eddie Printz Jr. Well you get the idea.
April 5th, 2011
12:44 pm
Well, lets see are all of my comments being deleted, I'm trying to figure out what I said that would not be posted, based on some of the other stuff that is allowed..I believe mine were posted with all due respect…go dawgs
April 5th, 2011
12:46 pm
Patrick Peterson would be a steal at $80,000
April 5th, 2011
12:48 pm
@RRTDawgs…great comments and reply posts…also, I agree, Outlaw is going to be an asset in my opinion to WR corps…go dawgs..
April 5th, 2011
12:50 pm
Does Outlaw play baseketball?
April 5th, 2011
12:53 pm
Chip, How can stephenson have over 100 offers they have not had spring practice yet? Thats sounds suspect.
April 5th, 2011
12:58 pm
247 sports is reporting top targets in Athens today just came off huge recruiting weekend thing are starting pick up could see a few commits next few weeks go dawgs .
April 5th, 2011
1:00 pm
@Walker, TR..yes Walker does play basketball but not currently, other than intramuaral…I believe he might have an interest in playing at UGA, but porbably would have to bulk up some more….go dawgs
April 5th, 2011
1:01 pm
sorry, meant to say Yes, Outlaw does play basketball, also….
April 5th, 2011
1:02 pm
@RRTDawgs…I think you will see Theus commit soon, just my opinion, but I believe he will be a dawg….
April 5th, 2011
1:07 pm
I agree dawgster Theus is close we are good shape with John Taylor and James Deloach who appeared at practice Taylor seen wearing UGA hat while visiting he did not commit but interesting .
April 5th, 2011
1:07 pm
does Nick Marshall count in the basketball total or just football since that is where his scholly is?
April 5th, 2011
1:15 pm
Did you notice that Eddie Printz Sr., never mentioned academics/classroom studies for Jr.?!
April 5th, 2011
1:17 pm
2005 team had a 6′10″ offensive linemen. I think he is still in the NFL.
Name escapes me.
April 5th, 2011
1:17 pm
Dennis Roland
April 5th, 2011
1:27 pm
RRT Dawg….
Will you please translate that last post directed toward me? That was pure gibberish. Living in the past? No one is saying that UGA cannot win, it is more about the leadership in place and the lack of leadership, discipline and team concepts used by the current staff than it is the players ability.
Look at FSU, Jimbo Fisher is holding his players accountable and you read of very very very few incidents since he has taken over. It is more about the "system" in place and how you handle the players under your direction.
Based on RECENT past performances, it is understandable that most of have doubts about the prognosis for the 2011 season in regards to the University of Georgia Football Bulldogs.
By the way, here is an interesting link about Auburn by FORBES Magazine:
April 5th, 2011
1:33 pm
I'd like to see Outlaw going up against a 5′9″ cornerback. I can just see them running down the field….Mutt&Jeff-like, with Outlaw taking long strides and the corner nipping at his heels.


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Former Councilman Clarence Shaw resigned his seat on the Monrovia City Council Thursday, the day after the filing period closed for candidates to run for two open council seats in April.
Shaw sent an email to City Manager Laurie Lile Thursday afternoon explaining that he was resigning effective immediately, Councilman Tom Adams said.
Shaw said in a telephone interview with Patch Tuesday that he had pulled the paperwork to run for re-election and intended to reclaim his seat. But, according to city records, Shaw did not file the paperwork by Wednesday's deadline.
He has not returned several calls requesting comment on this story.
A major in the U.S. Army Reserves, Shaw has been deployed in Washington state since July 2011. His seat was filled on an interim basis in Dec. 2011 by Larry Spicer, who has filed to run for one of the two open seats on the City Council in April.
Adams said Thursday that he believes Shaw never intended to run for re-election.
"My understanding is that Clarence Shaw has a new home in Washington state and a new family in Washington state and it appears as if it was never his intention to return to Monrovia," Adams said.
In a comment on Patch, Adams alleged that Shaw's statements about his candidacy were intended to benefit the electoral chances of Spicer.
"The really sad part is that this big lie was apparently done to help Mr. Spicer retain the seat that he didn't feel he could get on his own," Adams wrote. "We all know that incumbancy is powerful and had the public known that two imcumbants were not running there would have been more candiates filing."
Spicer said in an interview Friday that Adams' allegations are "absolutely wrong."
"Clarence had planned on running all the way up to when he made the decision that he made," Spicer said. "All of this about Clarence and I working together, that's absolutely untrue."
Since only Spicer and one other candidate--local attorney Alexander Blackburn--filed to run for the open council seats, the council could decide to cancel the election and appoint people to the two open seats.


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Kicked Aside
The Revs get jilted by a hometown hero.
Whenever the Red Sox want to drum up extra goodwill around town, they have an easy tactic: They just trot out Hyde Park idol, pitcher, and community event all-star Manny Delcarmen. It's the sort of localized marketing muscle that'd really benefit the New England Revolution, which has, oh, a slightly lower profile than the Sox. But when the soccer squad recently tried signing a Boston-bred bluechipper, the potential hometown hero aimed higher—and now the Revs are left rooting for him to fail.
The player is Michael Videira, a Milford native, former standout at Dedham's Noble and Greenough School, and All-American at Duke. Before January's MLS draft, he made it clear he'd pursue a career in Europe, where soccer (and pay) is notably bigger. That scared off everyone except the Revs, whose soccer director, Mike Burns, saw Videira as "a risk worth taking" and plucked him with the draft's 18th pick.
As the Revs' season kicks into gear this month, Videira has been true to his word: He's off pursuing clubs across the pond. "I hope for our sake that it doesn't go that well," says Burns, who makes it clear he has no problem being second choice.
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The Dimensions of Religion as Underpinning Constructs for Mass Media Social Marketing Campaigns: An Emerging Concept
The purpose of this review is to consider the underlying concepts and related issues that have been proposed in the literature of the potential relationship to use the dimensions of religion as constructs for mass media social marketing campaigns. The literature appears divided as to whether: (1) an individual's attitude changes and then their behaviour or (2) behaviour and then attitude, as a result of mass media social marketing campaigns. Whilst the seven dimensions of religion help characterise the constructs and under-pinning themes of religion(s) and their existence in the world today, there does not appear to be a definitive approach to the way we professionally practice, capitalise, use, create or evaluate mass media social marketing campaigns. Whilst both concepts have received and continue to receive growing attention in the literature, further clarification and understanding can only be sought via questions surrounding the emerging concept, which will further assist in distilling the information and possibly provide a new beginning for the study of the concept as well as providing guidance for professional practice.
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Reporting Science: Who Is Interested, Who Is Offended?
Blogs that covers scientific or medical matters frequently criticise both the inadequate and uninformed coverage of these issues in mainstream media while despairing at the ready coverage given to (say) anti-scientific or pro-CAM topics. Too often, science or health journalists seem to reproduce a press release about a study uncritically and make no attempt to check the underlying science, hypotheses or results of the studies or trials.
We rely upon journalists of various media to read and understand studies that are of general interest and to report upon them accurately. However, as Goldacre expresses it, although:
newspapers like to fantasise that they are mediators between specialist tricky knowledge and the wider public...I wouldn't be so flattering. In fact, if you have access to the original journals, you can see just how rubbish things can get.I have much sympathy with Goldacre's view however I am mindful that the Royal Society does place some of the blame with scientists:
A problem arises though when controversial research designed to provoke a debate within the scientific community is reported as gospel by the general media.Recently, there have been discussions as to whether scientists fail to understand the necessity of framing their knowledge and arguments so that they can be understood by their audience.
At best, it reduces trust in scientists and the media; at worst, it can lead to people making poor choices and harming their health...
Frames are a model used in communication studies to try and explain how people interpret information, and also to explain why sometimes the information itself seems to be irrelevant to the final opinion people have of an issue.That is because the same facts, when presented from different point of views (because that is really what cultural, political, religious etc influences create - a point of view) generate different reactions from different people. Framing theory explains how how people process information; and a better understanding of that process can help us make communication more efficient.Nisbet and Mooney have taken the argument further with the April 15 publication of Thanks for the Facts. Now Sell Them. They illustrate the debate about the commincation of science by highlighting the raging controversy around the public discussion of evolution, Intelligent Design and creationism.
We agree with Dawkins on evolution and admire his books, so we don't enjoy singling him out. But he stands as a particularly stark example of scientists' failure to explain hot-button issues, such as global warming and evolution, to a wary public.I don't accept that scientists don't know how to frame complex issues or write for a general audience (both Ben Goldacre of Bad Science and the contributors to Scienceblogs are evidence of this).
Scientists excel at research; creating knowledge is their forte. But presenting this knowledge to the public is something else altogether. It's here that scientists and their allies are stumbling in our information-overloaded society -- even as scientific information itself is being yanked to center stage in high-profile debates.
Scientists have traditionally communicated with the rest of us by inundating the public with facts; but data dumps often don't work. People generally make up their minds by studying more subtle, less rational factors. In 2000 Americans didn't pore over explanations of President Bush's policies; they asked whether he was the kind of guy they wanted to have a beer with.
So in today's America, like it or not, those seeking a broader public acceptance of science must rethink their strategies for conveying knowledge. Especially on divisive issues, scientists should package their research to resonate with specific segments of the public. Data dumping -- about, say, the technical details of embryology -- is dull and off-putting to most people. And the Dawkins-inspired "science vs. religion" way of viewing things alienates those with strong religious convictions. Do scientists really have to portray their knowledge as a threat to the public's beliefs? Can't science and religion just get along?
There does seem to be a dearth of mainstream media outlets for good science. Health and science journalists argue that editors are unwilling to devote extensive feature space to science and health despite the vast amounts of newsprint that are given over to mis-reporting of these issues. Some journalists argue that they are discouraged from publicising criticism about some self-tests for fear of alienating advertisers (however, as there is comparatively little money in CAM for individual practitioners unless they are media superstars and even well-known purveyors of self-tests such as YorkTest say that they spend little on advertising, this seems rather specious). Writing about dubious allergy tests, Dr. Adrian Morris claims that:
It is the author's and Warner's experience that health journalists are unlikely to investigate or expose these pseudo-scientific tests as fallacious for fear of alienating their "complementary medicine" readership [ref]. [The Warner reference is to his editorial on Allergy and the Media.]Articles that debunk the poor science behind various CAM and self-tests might attract criticism from an audience that is in sympathy with them but I would be surprised if that is sufficient to deter any interested editors or commissioners. However, it seems as if Orac is in agreement with the Morris and Warner viewpoint. He describes:
the script for most TV news stories about "alternative" therapies: lots of testimonials, no studies, and a brief blurb from the token skeptic whose words are overwhelmed by those of the credulous...If you wonder why people believe in woo so much and have so little clue about evidence-based medicine, you have but to look at how these issues are reported in the media to see one major reason why. Between credulous producers who believe despite published medical studies saying otherwise that [insert your favourite woo or CAM and] bubble-headed physicians willing to report whatever such producers think the audience wants to hear, it's a wonder that evidence-based medicine ever gets reported at all.Perhaps unreasonably, I like Goldacre's more optimistic view of the public:
On occasion, I've been known to daydream about being one of these talking head physicians doing these stories, leaving aside the fact that I'm not telegenic and that I have a face perfect for radio and a voice that's best for blogging...Of course, even if those obstacles were overcome, I wouldn't last past one or two segments about any alternative medicine. Even if I could tone down my skepticism considerably, to the point of nonsarcastic wishy-washy-ness, that wouldn't be enough. If I expressed a skeptical, strictly evidence-based viewpoint, the audience would soon be calling up the station demanding my firing, and I'd be tossed out of there on my behind.
Alongside the best efforts to empower patients, misleading information conveyed with hyperbole is paradoxically disempowering; and it's fair to say that the media don't have an absolutely brilliant track record in faithfully reporting medical news...Unfortunately, once a bad idea has attained universal currency it becomes part of the frame by which we interpret subsequent information. E.g., both Patrick Holford and Gillian McKeith promote the use of self-tests as a means of empowering people. However, it is not empowering to be able to mis-diagnose yourself and follow needless allergen-avoidance techniques. More generally, it seems harmful that people are being encouraged to believe that modern life is harmful rather than safer and healthier than even comparatively recent history.
Only those who have never met the full range of people in their community will ever claim that the public are stupid: in most doctors' experience, people are almost universally sharp witted. Where they are misled, someone has worked hard at the job.
Although he was writing about research on guns, Dezhbakhsh famously wrote:
The academic survival of a flawed study may not be of much consequence. But, unfortunately, the ill-effects of a bad policy, influenced by flawed research, may hurt generations.Frequently, I think Dezhbakhsh's insight when I read Junk Food Science (see, e.g., Baby Fat Fears or any of the articles that address the general hysteria about the obesity epidemic). I think about it when I read about parents who are still terrified when they vaccinate their children because of the MMR-autism reporting.
...deciding to go with MMR, and taking my son to be vaccinated was still one of the most terrifying things I have ever done. I think there is little that is more horrifying to a parent than the idea that your own actions could directly and irreperably harm your child. I am a rational individual, and a strong proponent of the scientific method, and all that I had read on this subject could still not completely eradicate that fear.It seems that mainstream media has a lot of influence in perpetuating flawed science and little interest in disseminating robust criticism of what passes for science even when it has an adverse affect on spending policies or matter of public health and interest.
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|Hey, hey everyone, it's (title pending) time! And this week, Tank and I have FOUR new films to review for you. Tank covers "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Let's be Cops", while I break down "Sin City: A Dame to Kill For", before both of us discuss "The Expendables 3"! Then, with the summer drawing to a close, we look back at the summer that was, and crown our summer movie league draft champion. All that, plus our sad farewells to Robin Williams, the plan for the month of September and more! As always, it's a great episode and you won't want to miss it so check it out!!
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|What's going on everyone? Here we go with another spectacular episode of (title pending) for your listening pleasure! Four movies are on the review docket this week: "Lucy", "Hercules", "Get on Up" and "Guardians of the Galaxy". Come listen in as Tank and I try to outdo each other raving about Guardians! Then, in an awesome special feature discussion, Tank and I discuss our favorite movie moments of all time. It's a great episode, you won't want to miss it, check it out!!
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|Hey everybody! Fogs is back in the house! After a bit of a mini-hiatus, Tank and I reunite and get our show on. This week we review Planes: Fire and Rescue, Sex Tape, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. For our extra feature, we both put on our studio head caps and discuss which movie franchises we'd reboot, which turns into a really fun discussion. It's a great episode, and you wont want to miss is, check it out!!
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|The (title pending) Movie Podcast with Tank and... Joe? That's right people, for only the second time in the show's history, one of us had to bow out, and call in a pinch hitter. Joining Tank this week is friend of the show Joe Giuliano of Two Dude Review and the As You Watch Podcast. Together he and Tank discuss Transformers 4 and Snowpiercer, then go over their top 5 movies so far of 2014! It's a great show and you won't want to miss it!
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|Hey, hey, hey everyone! It's another fantastic episode of (title pending) here for you! Up this week, Tank and I discuss "A Million Ways to Die in the West" and "Edge of Tomorrow", then Tank has us covered with "Maleficent". Then, in honor of the 30th anniversary of Ghostbusters, we take a look back at that movie, and the spectacular movie year that was 1984! It's a fun show, you won't want to miss it, check it out!


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John Gruber on the anticipated letdown reaction from some following tomorrow's new iPad announcements:
But if a faster processor, more RAM, a double-the-resolution retina display, a better camera, and maybe even LTE networking make for a "modest" update, then what would it take for the iPad 3 to be deemed an immodest update? A fusion energy source? Teleportation? A camera that sees into the future?
Nothing has actually been announced yet and it's already starting. I've actually heard this letdown sentiment several times today. Again, from people who haven't actually seen the product yet and actually don't even know for sure what's coming.
I mean seriously, if all of the rumored new features are true, this is going to be a major upgrade. And the actual sales figures will reflect that, even if some of the stories tomorrow don't.
Many folks seem oddly tied to form factor when it comes to upgrades. The iPhone 4S was a "disappointment" to some because it looked like the iPhone 4. I suspect the new iPad will get the some of the same reaction since it will look like the previous iPad.
My prediction: those left underwhelmed will have one thing in common. They'll be idiots.
Also, the AP story Gruber links to happens to have the most dickishly intrusive ads ever.
Apple's hype machine and trove of secrets always seems to work against them in the tech press, but the general public seems to not give a single damn. I just wish the clamoring for ad revenue wasn't such that every idiot with an AdWords page wants to write something about how shitty the [NextBigAppleProduct] is going to be. Its not going to be everything to everybody. And guess what? **That's OK**.
Now this could be interesting…
Mark Gurman of 9to5Mac cites "reliable sources" and has some part numbers to back it up.
I don't have any information about this, but it sounds right because I'd imagine Apple will want higher quality video content to show off on the new iPad's Retina screen. That likely means upgrading current HD iTunes content from 720p to 1080p (which is still less than the new iPad's supposed resolution of 2048x1536).
And if Apple is going to upgrade iTunes video content to 1080p, they'll want to have an Apple TV to also take advantage of that content. The current Apple TVs are limited to 720p.
But most interesting may be this "B82" item. Gurman believes it will be an accessory. Perhaps a new remote for the Apple TV? Touch? Voice? We'll see soon enough.
For anybody who follows me everywhere and cares and hasn't read about it already:
Apple's announcing something on March 7th. All signs point to the iPad 3.


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I have a voucher for KEEN footwear and would like some advice from those who wear them.
Firstly, are they any good (longevity wise and waterproofing)? I thought they only made sandles to be honest. I don't want sandles!
Secondly, I'm not sure what to go for. I need some hiking boots to replace my Meindls, but quite fancy an approach type shoe as I enjoyed last summer wearing trainers (LOADS lighter and faster and more breathable) for some easy scrambling and day walks so was thinking about an approach shoe for more of this type of use. I've always gone by the "ankle support/weatherproof" mantra of old, but actually find I roll my ankles MORE with boots than with trainers!
I'd still need a hiking boot though for some seasons/carrying loads. If their approach shoes are great but their hiking boots are rubbish, that'll make it easy.
Thirdly, size wise, I'm a UK8 with a broad foot. How do they come up on size? I'll try and find a stockist to try them but the order has to be direct with KEEN.
Just after some recommendations before my voucher expires.
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