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Jonathan Willis
May 08 2009 03:06PM
"I love the physical intangibles he brought to the game." – Pierre McGuire, explaining why Ed Jovanovski is A MONSTER!
That quote is lifted from this rather amazing Covered in Oil post from April 2008, which does a great breakdown of Pierre McGuire's 2008 Monsters of the Year list. It's a good read, and taken in conjunction with this rumour it just makes me smile.
Anyways, Covered in Oil responded with the dictionary definition of intangible: "not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable."
As a guy who likes statistics, I get knocked a lot as not caring about intangibles. That's not true. Obviously, things like leadership, guts, heart and the like can be important things in team-building. The psychological side of the game exists and undoubtedly influences outcome, but it can't be measured by us. A coach may have a good grasp of these qualities in his players, but of course that's biased by his own experience and perception. We can guess at the character of players, but it's only a guess.
Physicality is not an intangible. Aside from the fact that certain aspects can be measured (size, strength, total hits) physicality is obvious to anyone who watches the game.
Even defensive ability, which isn't easy to measure, doesn't qualify as an intangible. A competent observer can grade any player's positioning after a sufficient period of time; and count battles won and lost. On the statistical end of things, NHL teams have been counting scoring chances for years (and over at mc79hockey.com, Dennis has been tracking scoring chances all year), and other statistics like QualComp, ZoneShift and Corsi are helping us craft a better picture all the time. But I digress.
The point of this article is that intangibles really don't belong in the conversation. We don't know them; if we knew them, they wouldn't be intangible. When someone says, 'yeah, but he has/doesn't have intangibles', they're arguing from a position of ignorance – effectively saying: 'well, I think there's some other, unmeasurable quality that makes X a good or bad hockey player', and that's simply wrong. X is a good or bad hockey player based on what he does on the ice. Saying something to the effect of "X doesn't win puck battles" or "X doesn't go into traffic areas" may be accurate or not, but a competent observer can watch the game and confirm or deny the statement – and that makes all the difference.
@ Andrew W:
As you and I both agree on his hockey assessment, I am not going to write about about it.
I now understand how Don Cherry can irritate you. However, I am able to filter out his 'euro hate' and do not really hate his ranting. May be as him being a professional, many expect him to be politically correct, unbiased and may be even a little subtle. However, I think these qualities set him apart. His outspoken nature makes him unique. On one of episode, he has commented positively about TSN. How many analysts can really do that? May be I am just tired of 'sitting on the fence' style of commentary and find it refreshing whether I agree with him or not.
I will finish by saying I respect your opinion and this is the first time I have heard an objective criticism about Don Cherry. I will think more in depth about what you said. Usually all I get to read is people calling him varying degree of idiot.
My wife buys me intangibles by the box every Christmas season, they are just like little oranges. They're yummy!! If Pierre McWire gets the coaching or better yet the GM job in Minnie then I think we all have cause to rejoice. They won't be 'monsters', they'll 'Munsters' in no time flat with that dope in charge.
I like the intangibles Big Sexy brings
May 09 2009, 08:42AM
Jonathan Willis wrote:
I'm sorry, I should have made it clear that I was referring to the fans. On the other hand, even as a beat writer, how much do you see outside of practices and games? I'm guessing Moreau and Souray don't go drinking with you afterwards, though I'm just guessing.
There are many ways to understand what makes a guy tick. A round of golf is one of the best. You get a better understanding of players when you just sit down and have conversations, not interviews. They are drastically different.
The thing about intangibles is that you and I can watch the same game and leave with completely opposite views of a players ability in certain situations. It is just like stats in a sense that you can use one stat to back your point, while the person you debate with could use another stat to denounce yours.
Most stats aren't cut and dry, and neither are opinions when it comes to intangibles. But I wouldn't just toss them out as saying "Anyone with a clue" should see Horcoff is good defensively. Let's not forget you said you would take him over Getzlaf, because Getzlaf wasn't great defensively. If you have watched him in these playoffs, he is far from a defensive liability and arguably he has been the best forward in the playoffs to date.
Intangibles, like stats, will always be open to debate. That is what makes sports great. Some guys will have a better understanding how to use stats, just like some people are better suited to pick up on intangibles.
Andrew W wrote:
The passion and articulation of his statement was out of this world. "That's the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. Patrik Stephan, you should be embarrassed for what you just did - that does not belong in the National Hockey League." Fantastic play, fantastic call. Ferraro will be in the Hockey Hall of Fame someday, mark my words. McGuire, well, only if he buys a ticket (to paraphrase Brownlee).
I really appreciate Ferraro's insight and ability to break down plays, ( he is one of the best) but he was just as over the top as McGuire is with his comment about Stephan being an embarrassment. He skated close to the net to get in the safest position to score, and the puck inexplicably bounced over his stick. Was he supposed to predict that? I loved the energy Ferraro brought, but that was just as over-the-top as one of McGuire's love fests about individual players.
May 09 2009, 08:53AM
One other thing...even the pros don't fully understand intangibles sometimes....
Look at Getzlaf. The Oilers, along with many other teams worried about his intangibles (only played when he wanted to, moody, took undisciplined penalties) and allowed that thinking to overshadow his stats, otherwise they would have drafted him.
May 09 2009, 10:34AM
Jason Gregor wrote:
Let's not forget you said you would take him over Getzlaf, because Getzlaf wasn't great defensively.
You know, I keep getting reminded of that but I'd really like to think I didn't actually say it and I can't seem to find the quote, and I don't think that my answer was quite that cut-and-dry.
In any case, it's clearly wrong at this point. Getzlaf had been playing against second-line opposition prior to the playoff run, but he's put up heavy points both 5-on-5 and on the powerplay and I don't think there's much doubt that he's the guy carrying that line. In the playoffs he's stepped up.
Prior to this season, Getzlaf was playing soft opposition and had only a single PPG season and a penchant for taking stupid penalties. He's moved past those first two points and while I still wish he'd knock down the stupid penalties he's obviously a better player at this point than he was one year ago, and he's obviously brings more to the table than Shawn Horcoff as well.
May 09 2009, 10:35AM
Jason Gregor wrote:
But I wouldn't just toss them out as saying "Anyone with a clue" should see Horcoff is good defensively.
Do you think there's an actual argument to be made that Horcoff isn't good defensively?
Jason Gregor wrote:
Let's not forget you said you would take him over Getzlaf, because Getzlaf wasn't great defensively. If you have watched him in these playoffs, he is far from a defensive liability and arguably he has been the best forward in the playoffs to date.
This statement is at the heart of so many of my battles with Johnathan Willis. Johnathan, along with many others, like Archaeologuy, chronically overvalue Oiler players... (After all Willis preferrs Horcoff to Getzlaf, Archaeologuy preferrs Hemsky to LeCavlier... but with so many awesome players; why are the Oilers perennial bottomfeeders? These guys like the draft record: I mean picking Pouliot instead of the aforementioned Getzlaf was genius!)
If this sound like a drive-by smear... Fair enough. Consider this my response to this statement by Willis on the May5th QTNA thread:
You may not have the energy to argue with "all the guys who love every single Oiler player as if they were their own child" but I'm sick of arguing with a guy who figures that every Oiler is far worse than any objective measure would indicate.
Read more: http://www.oilersnation.com/2009/05/qtna-episode-viii/#ixzz0F1lP0BaY&B
I don't think any TRUE Oiler Fan is capable of completely setting aside emotion to accuratly gather and present "Objective measures". I readily admit my assessment of players are based on personal observation and may be tainted by emotion... It's time you stats hounds admit the same.
May 09 2009, 11:03AM
@ Chris: Lecavalier isnt worth 3 million more than Hemsky, he just isnt. No matter how good he is in your mind, he has had 2 great seasons and they werent even consecutively. He has played with great players for a large portion of his career and has been underwhelming for a former 1st overall.
I'm not saying that Liam Reddox is better than Sidney Crosby, Look at Vinny's career. It hasnt been particularly impressive. I think Hemsky at 4 is significantly better for the team than Lecav at 7.7. Without St. Louis Vinny would be a nobody.
I never said I liked the Draft record either. I said it was better in the 2000's than it was in the 90's. That's it. I dont mind arguing with you, but if you're gonna take everything out of context then the kid gloves are off.
@ Jonathan Willis:
I've looked for the Getzlaf vs Horcoff thread before with no success. During some of our previous heated exchanges: I've wanted to throw this back in your face...(because I'm a douche)
I think it was last offseason; during the thread; not as part of the post. You made a clear, well thought out, statistically based argument that PROVED Horcoff was the better overall center than Getzlaf. It was so convincing that I might have bought in... Except that I have watched both of them play. *wink* Especially against each other. *wink wink* Jokes aside, You had all your duck in a row and all the ammo you needed to shoot me down for several hours. You won the day sir... But you were wrong, wrong, wrong. All I had was my gut, and my common sence which had not been influenced by scores of data. Getzlaf IS a better player than Horcoff. @ Archaeologuy: Stand down sir. Lecavlier IS a better player than Hemsky. To say that Hemsky has a better contract, and is therefore better value is fair comment... but we both know from previous discussions, that when you curl up in bed at night, you drift off with a smile beliveing that Hemsky is the better player. Wrong.
Cheers guys. If we all agreed about everything, there would be less comments made here than on Flamesnation. I LIKE the confrontation...(because, again, I'm a douche)
@ Archaeologuy: Sorry if I unfairly lumped you in with the draft record apologists... but in fairness you have mistakenly called me a Flames fan.
May 09 2009, 11:50AM
Chris wrote:
I think it was last offseason
That I do believe, because I still think I'd take 2007-08 Horcoff over 2007-08 Getzlaf (i.e., in a game seven situation). They've seperated a fair bit since then.
May 09 2009, 11:52AM
@ Chris:
Hey, I think most of us like having you around... for my part, I know the discussions can get heated but if there wasn't some disagreement, and certainly if there wasn't passion, none of this would be worth talking about, would it?
@ Jonathan Willis: Would right shot, left shot count as an intangible? Brownlee and many others seem to think Gilbert is on the move but Souray, Grebs, Smid, Peckham, and Chorney are all left shooting D-men. If you move Gilbert, the organization is left with only rwo right shooting D-men capable of NHL service under contract. (Lubo, Staios... and many people think Peckham will replace Staios)
Is this the kind of "intangible" that gives a GM pause when constructing a team? Or am I out to lunch? I mean it's easy to say Beauchemein can replaces Gilbert... but wouldn't it make more sence to play Gilbert (right shot) with Beauchemin (left shot) and move Grebs?
@ Chris:
Right shot, left shot counts for a bit, but its usually only considered for offensive reasons, like trying to setup scorers for one-timers. If we have all left handed shots on D, I don't think its that big of a deal since Hemsky, Gagner, and hopefully Kotalik are all right handed shots.
I hope they continue the umbrella setup on the PP next year, but the adjustment that needs to be made is Hemsky has to make himself a one-timer threat just like Souray and Visnovsky are. It would open the ice up a lot more and the other team wouldn't be able to choke off our D. Here's to hoping hemsky is working on his one-timer in the off-season.
@ Dan: Like Gilbert feeding Beauchemin on PP unit #2... should the Oil go the UFA route while dangling Grebs for a top six... just sayin...
@ Chris:
I definitely think we should get more rugged in the top 4 D. Souray can't go at it alone and I'm not sure Peckham and Smid will play enough to make enough of a difference.
I guess the debate will lie with losing either Gilbert or Grebs. I guess it will depend upon what other teams preference would be and are they willing to give us a bigger top 6 forward.
I say Gilbert should go, only because his play down the stretch was flaky and timid. Maybe it was the hard minutes catching up to him. I just think Grebs has the ability to be a top 2 Dman, I think the ceiling for Gilbert is a 3-4.
@ Chris:
I don't recall anyone ever saying Hemsky was a better player straight up. Every discussion was based around the contracts of the two players and their dollar for dollar value.
You have an odd penchant for altering the arguments of others to suit you purposes.
@ Chris:
as for Getzlaff:
It's laughable to try and claim you knew he would turn into the player he is today. I have watched that guy play since about 2000 when the Hitmen drafted him, and nobody who watched him in the dub or his early pro years ever would have suspected what happened since.
You can claim you thought he would be pretty good if you want, but if you are really going to pretend you knew he was a star then there is no point even listening to you about anything since you're just going to make stuff up.
May 09 2009, 04:14PM
Chris wrote:
but we both know from previous discussions, that when you curl up in bed at night, you drift off with a smile beliveing that Hemsky is the better player. Wrong.
I see you've been spying on me. ;)
As good of a player as Lecavalier is, he isnt even the best player on his own team. I think a lot of people have this idea in their head that Lecavalier is a "Superstar" and he just isnt. That said, neither is Hemsky. If I had to pick one of the two, I would take Hemsky and his contract 10 times out of 10. If the Cap was erased, I would consider taking Lecavalier, but St Louis is the only Tampa Bay player I wouldnt think twice about taking.
May 09 2009, 06:09PM
Jonathan Willis wrote:
Jason Gregor wrote: But I wouldn't just toss them out as saying "Anyone with a clue" should see Horcoff is good defensively. Do you think there's an actual argument to be made that Horcoff isn't good defensively?
Not at all...I meant that while that is an obvious one, many intangible could be hotly debated amongst writers/posters...I meant that not all intangibles are easily noticed.
kingsblade wrote:
It's laughable to try and claim you knew he would turn into the player he is today
Laugh away. There is a feature on this site that allows you to go to older posts... and I've been posting here for years and I stand by my opinions... I don't feel I should have to go digging back to satisfy YOU but knock yourself out. (And YES I've thought Getzlaf was going to be a VERY high end player for years and years...)
I also have fought with many oiler-goggle-wearing fans who thought Schremp was going to be the answer to the offensive woes of this once proud franchise... I always said Schremp lacked the size and speed to score consistantly at the NHL level (I was disappointed with the pick)... but even I was surprised that he can't get it done at the AHL level.
You want prophesy moving forward? I'm not that excited about Omark either. Sorry. He is fancy, and smart, and a nice late round pick; but the angles are different on small ice, and the little dude is kinda slow to beat NHL grade D-men to the inside and he sure lacks the size to take the puck up the boards. It's possible Omark could find chemistry with a good linemate and put up numbers in the NHL, but don't expect him to be a real impact player on his own... There are brighter minds than mine working for the Oilers who didn't see fit to guarantee Omark a roster spot; and they have their reasons. Historically, Oilers management hasn't undervalued thier prospects (quite the opposite)... if Omark was even close to the kind of player many here think he is; Omark would have been GIVEN a roster spot... Or maybe Tambellini is a tad more prudent than Lowe.
Archaeologuy wrote:
As good of a player as Lecavalier is, he isnt even the best player on his own team. I think a lot of people have this idea in their head that Lecavalier is a "Superstar" and he just isnt.
Replace the word LeCavlier for Hemsky... and we have a statement we can both agree on. *wink*
Lecavlier has all the tools to be great; but he seems to be suffering from big-contract-crappy-team disease. The city is warm, the girls are cute, and the Lightning will miss the playoffs whether LeCavlier scores 12 goals or 50... I'm disappointed by his lack of character, but not surprised. I wonder how Hemsky would do after his third season in a place like Tampa.
kingsblade wrote:
You have an odd penchant for altering the arguments of others to suit you purposes.
kingsblade wrote:
I don't recall anyone ever saying Hemsky was a better player straight up
Or was THIS your example? I accused Archaeologuy of preferring Hemsky to Lecavlier (and he does...in fact I suspect he secretly HATES LeCavlier)... I didn't say anything about YOU! I mentioned Archaeologuy (not you) because he might be the biggest Hemsky fan on earth; (God bless him) and makes statements like these:
And Lecavalier hasnt exactly lead his team to the promised land since Khabibulin left the team. In fact, one might argue that Hemsky has done a better job than him…
Read more: http://www.oilersnation.com/2009/04/patrick-o%e2%80%99sullivan-better-than-you-think-he-is/#ixzz0F3z93mPv&B
Chris wrote:
I don't feel I should have to go digging back to satisfy YOU but knock yourself out.
Don't need to, I'll just continue to believe you're full of it.
Chris wrote:
I've thought Getzlaf was going to be a VERY high end player for years and years
If this is true that you and Ryan Getzlaff's mom are the ONLY two who can say this.
Chris wrote:
You want prophesy moving forward? I'm not that excited about Omark either. Sorry.
I would love to know what this has to do with anything I said. What the hell are you bringing up Omark for? Furthermore what kind of "prophesy" is it to simply agree with conventional wisdom?
I guess I'm just confused because half your reply to my Getzlaff comment is about another player. You claim to have made an impossible prediction on one and then follow the world at large with the other, so excuse me if I fail to see the correlation.
Same goes for Schremp. Why do you think it took a brilliant mind to predict he wouldn't be good? Is it the fact that most people most places felt the same? I love how you pretend a few guys who defended Schremp are the consensus and use their misplaced belief as proof of your fabulous mind. Well done. Maybe next you'll tell me that Ovechkin is really going to make something of himself one of these days.
How am I supposed to believe your incredible Getzlaff prediction when all of the other predictions you have made are pretty much common opinion?
@ kingsblade:
I don't think this is th right site for you. Try going to: http://forum.psychlinks.ca/anger-management/3315-eight-simple-anger-management-tips.html
Have a nice day.
May 10 2009, 09:05AM
Chris wrote:
Replace the word LeCavlier for Hemsky… and we have a statement we can both agree on. *wink*
I did.
Archaeologuy wrote:
Lecavalier is a "Superstar" and he just isnt. That said, neither is Hemsky.
Chris wrote:
@ kingsblade: I don't think this is th right site for you. Try going to: http://forum.psychlinks.ca/anger-management/3315-eight-simple-anger-management-tips.html Have a nice day.
Far from angry. I'm not even sure what part of my response to you suggests anger. Perhaps you could explain. I simply find it a waste of time when your responses don't even apply, so I told you why I thought you didn't make particular sense. That hardly requires anger.
If I was angry I would just quit the conversation. You, on the other hand, apparently react with snide comments and insincere arguments.
@ kingsblade:
Anger defined: An emotional state that can range from minor irritation to intense rage.
It's clear I irritate you. It WAS unintentional. I had you pegged for a Hitman fan who was having a bad night... Clearly I was mistaken. I don't know if you still live in Calagary; but you do still have the stink of Calagary arrogance for which that city is so famous. Take a shower and chill. Also, in the future, please refrain from interrupting conversations that involve myself and more civil posters.
Chris wrote:
@ kingsblade: Anger defined: An emotional state that can range from minor irritation to intense rage. It's clear I irritate you. It WAS unintentional. I had you pegged for a Hitman fan who was having a bad night… Clearly I was mistaken. I don't know if you still live in Calagary; but you do still have the stink of Calagary arrogance for which that city is so famous. Take a shower and chill. Also, in the future, please refrain from interrupting conversations that involve myself and more civil posters.
Really? You are using the wikipedia definition? It isn't too hard to find a definition to suit. For example: From reference.com: Anger: a strong feeling of displeasure or belligerence aroused by a wrong, wrath, ire.
You found one to suit you, I found one to suit me. I wonder which definition suits the idea most people have of anger. Claiming I have strong feelings about you either way is giving yourself way to much credit :)
What made your responses more civil than mine? I've been reading over the thread to see where I treated you with incivility and I just don't see it unless you are a guy whose feelings get hurt by nothing more than a contradictory opinion or a direct response to your own statements. I did not have you pegged for that I will admit.
Look, all I said was that I think you're making things up with your supposed Getzlaff prediction, which is when you decided to spring a bunch of unrelated crap about Schremp and Omark. At no point did I insult you, ad at no point did I stray from responding directly to your posts, so before accusing me of incivility you might want to check your own tone.
May 10 2009, 08:18PM
@ kingsblade: How about if the both of you put an end to pulling your puds because, while that's the lifeblood of some fanboy sites, it's not the MO here. Besides, you're both coming up short.
Robin Brownlee wrote:
@ kingsblade: How about if the both of you put an end to pulling your puds because, while that's the lifeblood of some fanboy sites, it's not the MO here. Besides, you're both coming up short.
As though you haven't gone off on tangential arguments here because someone irritated you. Coming up short? What is that even supposed to mean?
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Nick Saban told his Alabama team it would need to reach the concentration level of Yankees closer Mariano Rivera to win this BCS national championship.
Instead, the Crimson Tide emulated Mike Trout.
It led off with a withering first quarter and blasted away to a garish 42-14 victory, which brought Alabama its third BCS title in four seasons.
"It's tough to repeat," Saban said. "There can be a sense of entitlement. That's why I'm as proud of this team as any I've had, because they had a special will."
This was pure scrimmage dominance, with Alabama cashing eight of 13 third downs, rolling up 529 yards, and outrushing the Irish, 265-32.
The first quarter was a network's nightmare. Alabama outgained Notre Dame 202 yards to 23,. The count was 28-0 at halftime and Notre Dame was 0 for 5 in third-down conversions.
At halftime, Irish coach Brian Kelly joked that he hoped Alabama "wasn't coming back" for the second half, but HaHa Clinton-Dix intercepted Everett Golson's pass, and Alabama oozed 97 yards to make it 35-0, with McCarron (20 for 28 with four touchdowns) throwing the final 34 yards to freshman Amari Cooper.
Alabama lost a 108-minute, seven-second shutout streak in BCS title games, over three appearances, when Golson finally scored late in the third quarter.
Even with a four-touchdown lead McCarron was grinding. He got into the face of center Barrett Jones when Jones didn't snap the ball on time, and Jones pushed him away.
Alabama had a players-only meeting last week when its leaders felt the team's mind was wandering. "We had to remind our guys that we're down here to win a championship," McCarron said, "and we'll have fun after."
The fun began when Saban lifted McCarron midway through the fourth quarter and put in Blake Sims. He knew he'd need his bullpen all along.
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Dogs Trained to Detect Hypos Could be Lifesavers
Special service can require much time, money
By Daniel Trecroci
For years, scientists and big pharma have tried to capitalize on the perfect non-invasive- monitoring device. Something that would revolutionize the way people tested their blood sugar without having to prick their finger. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent and years of effort have been invested.
Could it be, however, that the best non-invasive blood-sugar monitoring device is… a dog? Quite possible! Dogs are becoming a resource for people with diabetes—not to measure their blood sugar, but, instead to save their life.
What Experts Have Been 'Barking' About
Much like a guide dog for visually impaired people, it is suggested that dogs can be of assistance to people suffering low blood sugars. A March 2006 issue of Diabetic Medicine reported a case of a dog being able to detect hypoglycemia in its owner who was driving a vehicle. Earlier, in the December 23, 2000 issue of British Medical Journal (BMJ), researchers said that dogs could be a solution for detecting low blood sugars. And all the way back in a 1992 issue of Diabetic Medicine, researchers studied 50 people with diabetes who owned a dog. Thirty-eight percent of the people said their dog had at some point responded to a low-blood-sugar episode by barking or alerting someone.
Ralph Hendrix is the director of business operations for Dogs For Diabetics, Inc. (www.dogs4diabetics.com) — a Concord, California-based company that trains dogs to alert their owners who have diabetes that they are, in fact, going low. Hendrix says that the company's dogs are trained to identify a scent obtained from a person with diabetes when he or she is undergoing a blood sugar below 70 mg/dl (3.8 mmol).
"The training is done with a variety of scents for the dog to smell, and then they must find the one that we are training them to identify," says Hendrix. "As the dog learns to recognize that particular scent, they are trained to react in a certain way to his handler. It may be taught to sit and stare at the person; to touch the person with their nose, or to jump up on them."
'My Dog Has Saved My Life More Than Once'
Breanne Harris is one such client. Harris has type 1 diabetes and acquired a service dog in the summer of 2006 to alert her to hypoglycemic reactions she was having.
"My dog [Destiny] has saved my life more than once since getting her," says Harris, who admits to being skeptical of the Dogs for Diabetic programs at first. "…I have not had a single episode of extreme hypoglycemia. What was once commonplace has not happened in nearly a year. In fact, the first time Destiny woke me up with a dropping blood sugar, I cried. I was amazed that this whole thing—my efforts, her training, everything, came together and worked."
Not Happy With Their Canine Experience
Marisa Rinkel of Aurora, Colorado, is one person who was not happy with the experience of purchasing a dog to help her son, Jason, who has type 1 diabetes. Jason's older brother, Mark Rinkel, raised thousands of dollars to purchase a dog from Heaven Scent Paws to help alert Jason when he was having blood-sugar complications. Ultimately, the dog that the Rinkel's purchased was not able to detect when Jason was going low.
"I would highly recommend that anyone getting a dog find out the exact training level," says Marisa Rinkel. "If the dog can't mitigate the disability, it's considered a service dog in training. A service dog, according to the Americans with Disabilities Act, has been specifically trained to mitigate a disability. According to experts, the dog we received from Heaven Scent Paws did not have the training or the potential to learn."
Marisa adds that the temperament of the dog is also very important.
"Some of the dogs in my training class from Heaven Scent Paws had some ability to detect low blood sugar, but their temperament disqualified them because they couldn't work in public, snapped or bit at family and friends."
Marisa adds that in a situation where paramedics might be needed, a dog with the wrong type of temperament could refuse to allow medical help to reach the person with diabetes.
"The dog we received, according to experts, had the worst type of temperament possible – a fear-bite risk. An aggressive dog will at least give warning before biting. A fear-bite risk dog just bites. We had no choice but to return the dog after he bit my son."
Marisa says that Jason feels the entire experience with Heaven Scent Paws was worse than having diabetes. The Rinkels have since received a new dog named Red donated by
a family who had heard of their situation with their former dog. According to Marisa, Red, who did not come fully trained, is doing a great job as a diabetic-alert dog. For his trained signal, he sits and gives a little whisper bark. If no one responds he will bark louder and louder.
"I like this signal because I can hear it at night or if my son is playing in the back yard," says Marisa. "With the right dog and the right trainer, a diabetic-alert service dog absolutely can save lives." The family continues to work on completing Red's training.
Following the allegations made by the Rinkel family, Heaven Scent Paws issued a press release saying, "Heaven Scent Paws, Inc. vehemently denies the allegations of the Missouri Attorney General's Office, and is committed to fighting the harmful and false allegations that have been made against us." Heaven Scent Paws says the claims that led to the lawsuit come from, "The complaints of a few unreasonable and disgruntled families."
About the Rinkel's dog, Heaven Scent Paws says, "The contract informs them that when the dog comes home… the dog will not be fully trained. If these folks want to say, 'Well, we didn't know that,' they signed a contract that says it."
Usually Takes a Dog Six Months to be Trained
Hendrix says properly training the dog to identify the scent and then working with a handler who has diabetes to properly alert takes from six months to one year.
"That also includes training the client and the dog in proper obedience training, so that the dog can be in public places," says Hendrix, adding that dogs trained at Dogs for Diabetes, Inc. cost upward to $25,000. "That includes the breeding, raising, early obedience training, specialized scent training and the training of the diabetic client."
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Please smoke with common sense!!
Is it just me or does it bother anybody else that people who smoke sometimes display no common sense when it comes to when and where they light up at?
It really ticks me off and gets under my skin when I see and have to walk by people smoking in front of and at hospitals, churches, schools, parks, daycares, businesses, shopping centers, hotels, bus shelters, restaurants and the workplace. Not only is that not cool, completely disgusting and rude but is also very inappropriate, unhealthy and a bad judgment call not only on the smokers part but also on the part of establishments for allowing it to happen.
Just the other day, I had to yell at and get into the faces of a group of smokers outside my job (hospital) who was smoking right in front of an very elderly, frail and visibly sick patient who was wearing a oxygen mask and was waiting for his ride home after spending a few weeks in the hospital.
Now our hospital is a smoke free zone with numerous signs posted up everywhere informing people not to smoke on our property especially near our entrances. While helping someone else, I over heard the patient asks the group not to smoke near him because he was wearing an oxygen mask and that our hospital was a smoke free zone and even pointed out the no smoking signs that were clearly visible and posted next to the group.
Well, the smokers didn't take to kind to this and not only laughed and cussed at him but they kept on smoking and actually moved closer to him which made me upset and turn Robocop on them….. Let's say after a brief exchange and a few choice words with that group of visitors, they ended up apologizing to the patient and moved to our approved smoking area.
After the whole ordeal, the patient stood up, shook my hand, gave me a hug and started to cry not only because numerous people walked by the group and didn't say anything to them but also because he wasn't expecting someone like me to stand up for him….
In my opinion, smoking in and around public places should not only be prohibited but strictly enforced. Smoking is harmful for non-smokers, children, the sick and the elderly. I believe that smokers should have the right to smoke whenever they want because it's their body and their choice, but it's not reasonable if that right is harmful to others. Obviously, if people smoke in public places, non-smokers have no choice but to become secondhand smokers which is not right.
Some people who smoke believe in no boundaries as to when and where they can smoke at and will carelessly light up any where they feel like it. This needs to stop!!!!! Smokers need to show more restraint and better judgment as to when and where they smoke at. If you notice someone around you who may become uncomfortable with you smoking near them, please light up and smoke somewhere else….
Second hand smoke kills thousands of children and adults every year. How many deaths do you want on your hands? If you need a reason to smoke some where else, please read some of these statistics from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
It will make you think twice…..
In adults who have never smoked, secondhand smoke can cause heart disease and/or lung cancer.3
- For nonsmokers, breathing secondhand smoke has immediate harmful effects on the cardiovascular system that can increase the risk for heart attack. People who already have heart disease are at especially high risk.3,5
- Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their heart disease risk by 25–30%.3
- Secondhand smoke exposure causes an estimated 46,000 heart disease deaths annually among adult nonsmokers in the United States.6
- Nonsmokers who are exposed to secondhand smoke at home or work increase their lung cancer risk by 20–30%.3
- Secondhand smoke exposure causes an estimated 3,400 lung cancer deaths annually among adult nonsmokers in the United States
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- Babies and children exposed to SHS are at an increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), acute respiratory infections, ear infections, and more severe and frequent asthma attacks.
- Smoking by parents can cause wheezing, coughing, bronchitis, and pneumonia, and slow lung growth in their children.
- About 3,400 lung cancer deaths in non-smoking adults
- Worse asthma and asthma-related problems in up to 1 million asthmatic children
- Between 150,000 and 300,000 lower respiratory tract infections (lung and bronchus) in children under 18 months of age, with 7,500 to 15,000 hospitalizations each year


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Samuel Latham Mitchill (1764-1831) was an American physician, naturalist, a Democratic-Republican U.S. Representative (1801-1804) and Senator (1804-1809) from New York, and an ally to De Witt Clinton. Mitchill graduated from the University of Edinburgh and taught chemistry, botany, and natural history at Columbia College from 1792 to 1801.
As a leading scholar, Mitchill founded the Rutgers Medical School, and the journal Medical Repository. In their correspondence, Thomas Jefferson not only talked politics but also about science, as well. In the context of a movement to change the name of the United States to something more "poetic", Mitchill states to the President in a 1803 letter his choice for a new name: Fredonia.[1]
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Posted 01 August 2012 - 03:25 PM
Does anybody else find it odd, by the way, that the information age has led to language becoming an oblique and imprecise tool where even the most straightforward phrasing is pored over with chicken entrails and bone tossing to divine the true meaning?
... nobody remembers Slave Leia because, "Oh my gosh! What innovative use of bronze."
Posted 01 August 2012 - 04:35 PM
And I might get some painting in. Maybe. Things get busy after I get back from the con. I have a paint-n-take in Sept to prep a billion figures for.
"I got my brother and his six year old hooked last week. They were soon back at the friendly local for more. Starts with a cute lil unicorn, next thing you're onto griffins and purple worms." ~ Carnacki the Ghost Finder
Posted 01 August 2012 - 06:09 PM
Ok I'll kick it off. It is a month of touch up and add ins and with 6th ed 40K I'm working on my first love: MAHREENS! No real goals as much as I'll see where this month takes me.
Also on my list too. I added a squad of tactical marines, another rhino, and a landspeeder. I also picked up a Necron Annihilation Barge too... :)
So my list:
1. Space Marine Tactical Squad. These are going to be in RAVEN GUARD colors.
2. Space Marine Rhino. See above.
3. Space Marine Land Speeder. Need to pick up some magnets for this...
4. Necron Annihilation Barge.
5, Necron Monolith. Not a bad looking kit (floating fortress style), but maybe one of the worst kits (buildingwise) in GW's portfolio. Parts fit of major components very sloppy. Taking care of the seams with gap-filling supergule, cured with acceleratior, and immediately wet-sanded (while the glue is still soft). One side done so far...
I'm also fixing to order up 2 more Annihilation Barges and a full (10) squad of Necron Deathmarks, so these might make it into the queue or not. I also have a vacation coming up, so it is doubtful I'll get anything done then...
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Posted 01 August 2012 - 06:34 PM
My plan is:
medusae (x2)
scourges (x6)
a ravager (party barge)
And about five warriors to finish out two units.
The retinue of the Archon will be made up of Reaper figures I just have to choose the right surrogates from my collection.
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Posted 02 August 2012 - 01:47 AM
Posted 02 August 2012 - 08:41 AM
* A couple of Chronoscope "Men in Black." The figures themselves have basic painting; I just need to do touch-up work, highlights, etc. Last night, I did some detail work on their bases, which I'm decorating with some Apoxie Sculpt with a carpeting-style texture from an imprint. I'm really not sure how I'll use them (I only have 2 of them -- not really enough for a "Men in Black" campaign, per se) but I got them as part of a grab-bag deal and I thought they'd be fun to paint up. I used a tiny bit of putty to touch up the face of "Agent Jones," as he really, REALLY needs a chin; the miniature, as sculpted gives him way too round of a face and a sunken chin, which doesn't do much to make him look the least bit "Tommy-Lee"-ish.
* Several Reich of the Dead troops -- US Infantry ("GIs") and Kroids. I should have enough for 600 points or so on each side via RAGE rules. Again, basic paint job is done (I COULD field them and tell which is which), but I'm still doing touch-up work on faces and other details, and decorating the bases. I'd like for each of the US infantry models to be at least a little distinct from each other, even though there are several duplicates, so that these could serve double duty for some Savage Worlds "Weird War II" scenarios, to represent the PCs and their allies.
* My band of Deadlands (Savage Worlds) Undead Outlaws -- far enough along that I COULD go ahead and just call them finished, but I still want to clean them up a bit more before they're officially done. A tougher thing is that I want to distinguish them a little from each other; one of them I gave a lever-action rifle instead of his original pistol, but otherwise they're all in the same pose with only slightly different coloration for the hat/overcoat/clothes, and differently-decorated bases. I'm weighing the risk of taking a step back by doing some head-swaps or other detail work to add variety.
* Assorted Chronoscope minis for Victorian Sci-Fi/Fantasy settings: a bobby, a vampire hunter, an "Uncle Sam" repainted as a regular fellow with an awesome hat, some British colonial soldiers, etc.
* Assorted broken watches and other junk to break down for gears and parts for some custom 30mm and 25mm bases with a "clockworkpunk" look.
* An O-scale train (okay, so it's UNDER the worktable, not ON it right now) I picked up from Goodwill from the Christmas section (in July!) for $3, with engine, coal car, caboose, a flat-car (with a Santa sleigh I plan to remove), and a push-car (with some out-of-scale elves who likewise have to go), and several sections of track (though only a few are straight). I plan on sawing off the icicles and other Christmas-y fare, building up a few steampunk-y details, and giving everything a paint job, then using it for a Deadlands "great train robbery" scenario. I also have a cheaper plastic train I was given by the owner of my friendly local game store I might try to cannibalize a car from, but I'm not sure the scale really fits, it's not clear what time period it's supposed to represent, and the details are even scarcer. That might end up just being another project, so I can paint it up a bit and give it back to the store as tabletop terrain for Warmachine.
For the attacking bandits, I have several HeroClix "Vigilante" figures (a cowboy-looking type with a bandanna and a MOTORCYCLE) that I plan to use as bandits on "velocipedes" (once I "steampunk-ify" the motorbikes), and I might give the bandits an ornithopter or a gyrocopter as well. (I also have a couple of "steampunk horses" I could work in, but that might just be too silly.) A real challenge will be to convert the train so that I can have at least one passenger or cargo car with a removable top where I can place miniatures as defenders. I'd love to furnish the interiors, but the insides are pretty cramped, and I don't think I could do that and still be able to place minis at all realistically. I also have a couple of Gatling guns to incorporate somewhere, just because it wouldn't be complete without them. :D
Posted 02 August 2012 - 11:07 PM
I'll start a new WIP about the conversion on which I'm actually working.
Then as I planned to do, I'd like to add some more bones to my Razig Army.
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Posted 03 August 2012 - 05:35 PM
"Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything." Xenophon
Posted 04 August 2012 - 06:01 AM
That and still ever so slowly working on 15mm Napoleonic Prussians.
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Posted 04 August 2012 - 10:13 PM
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Posted 05 August 2012 - 06:12 AM
Priority Miniatures:
3 Castle Ravenloft heroes (WotC)
1 Sedition Wars Firebrand Female Terrorist (for their painting comp so she gets priority)
1 Castille Swordswoman
There are another couple of dozen miniatures on my workbench as well (including the Ravenloft Dracolich still) which I have made varying degrees of progress on as I have worked on the above miniatures.
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 09:13 PM
Now if I could only keep myself from running in here and refreshing the kickstarter every 12 seconds.
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Posted 09 August 2012 - 09:26 PM
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Posted 17 August 2012 - 04:35 PM
I'm going to paint up at least half of what I got at Reapercon.
13 Zombies
1 Kroid conversion (the others will have to wait for phase 2 next month)
4 Chronoscope civilians
and 18 Chronoscope characters, some converted to carry guns
(and Thanks go out to Bob for the conversion idea with 50268 Bill Foster, Lumberjack, he's now proudly sporting an MG42)
the conversions, assembly, and priming were done right after the con so I just have to hit the paints
Now I just have to have time*
*just got a jury summons so not sure if I'll be interrupted"
Ok so Jury Duty was pretty short but life and a vastly changing schedule stopped all my painting dead in it's tracks. Thanks to the kickstarter and a now more stable schedule at work, I've finally gotten back to painting and just finished these guys today.
Starting on 6 Bones Male Human Warriors and a conversion project for next Reapercon.
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Is there any exercise or diet hoopers do ?
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thank you i will :)
I'm overweight and I hoop. I say own it. If you keep hooping, eat seasonally and maybe pick up one other exercise (like bicycle commuting) you'll be fit in no time, no matter what your weight.
ok thank you shannon you have helped me alot over the year
Also, a great free website is called sparkpeople.com. They even have a hula hoop group (hula hoop all-stars). They provide many nutritional articles, workouts, etc, all free. No diet is perfect for everyone because everyone is different and need different things nutritionally. Also, take in account your hooping schedule. I maintain when I hoop for 30 minutes a day, I gain weight when I slack on my hoop practice.
Hoopers come in all shapes & sizes, just as all people do! I'm about average size and love my curves - curves are sexy - embrace yourself!
Different people do different exercises & diets, hoopers included. Do what works for you! Lately I've started kickboxing classes & they are so much fun! With warmer weather on it's way maybe make some delicious fruit salads for snacks, I love to go nuts making smoothies with a magic bullet.
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Good for you for having the courage to video yourself, in all my time hooping I have not taken a single video of myself (and have no plans to shhhh). I am much more comfortable behind a camera than in front of it!
thank you for everything i really appriciate your comment im going to try to do fruit salads and other things and i kind of forgot about etsy
Not all hoopers are skinny, but perhaps the skinny ones post more videos of themselves so it seems that way. I know I've definitely seen plenty of badass hoopers that were overweight, curvy, or otherwise not thin.
If you want diet tips, I think the best thing to do (for weight loss AND general health) is to reduce or stop eating sugar -- it's addictive and has little nutritional value! Most of my exercise comes from hooping, and I believe that the best exercise is whatever you have the most fun doing :)
Also, I'm pretty sure EVERYONE, regardless of body type, is extra judgmental of their own hoop videos. Don't sweat it.
i've seen a lot of shitty thin hoopers, too, you know? there are so many good ones of all sizes and lots of bad ones of all sizes.
shake it like you own it.
I'm actually fairly thin and tall, but I'm 42 and sometimes I think I look like an elderly stick bug spinning around in a funny, jolting circle. Body image issues cover the map! And let's all hoop anyway and find joy in that hoop and joy in our unique, and always beautiful no matter what bodies.
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That made me laugh "elderly stick bug spinning around in a funny, jolting circle". Ha ha. I just have to say that I'm also thin and tall, but I'm 45 with a 2 year old, and feel a bit self concious when I walk to the park with him carrying my hoola hoop (especially because I've just started and not even good at it yet), so i'm basically thinking, I must look insane, what's the mom of a 2 year old hooping for? But why not? I'm trying to focus on my relationship with the hoop and find a place of love for myself and meditation in it, and the celebration of learning and fun and also hoping to get exercise. We all have our deal, but in the end, doens't it all comes back to love and joy? That's my 2 cents.
I am an over weight hooper as well and feel self conscious about putting up videos of my hooping, but I think that we both need to cause no one judges here, this website is for encouragement :), right fellow hoopers? ;). Something that really helps you to lose weight are four things, 1) eat more fruit and veggies; you are craving sugar so much because your body needs it, but you are getting your sugar from the wrong places, when you eat more fruits, your body won't crave so much sugar cause it is getting its sugar, but good sugar that do not sit in your belly. 2) Try to eat slower, your body takes 20 minutes to tell you that it is full, in that 20 minutes you could eat tons and not feel full, if you eat slower you will not eat as much because you will feel full with smaller amount of food. 3) NEVER eat from a bag or carton! I say you can eat what you want, just not as much. A great idea that works is to take a bowl or plate out when eating snacks, when you eat from the carton/bag/container you don't have a limit other than the end of the line, when it is empty. 4) try using smaller plates. smaller plates means smaller portions, try to have more veggies and fruit on the plate than meat and carbs. So here are the four things that I have found that really help and work, I used to be obese and now am just a little over weight still. Good Luck and have fun Hooping :)
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This production has not been well thought out, poorly edited and produced.
Welcome to Freerepublic. Haven't seen you around much. I'm watching it right now and enjoying it.
It looks more like a Kerry campaign ad about half the time. I agree with you. It's pretty bad. Right now they're going after the President's military records. Pul-leeze.
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Bottom line Kerry was wrong for America when he came back from Vietnam and he is wrong for America today.
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Not a bust, but not a blockbuster either.
Sinclair really busted, looks loke a Kerry Ad
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They're trying very hard to show both sides. So far, Kerry doesn't have much about which to complain. It's pretty softball.
I agree. It even ran parts that made Kerry look good.
They may be a newbie, but I agree with the sentiment. This special is more about sinclair having some kind of news show of its own...it's not what it was supposed to be so I have two thoughts..
either they caved to the pressure
or this was a media stunt to get them all kinds of controversial coverage then when its seen, the media will call it a wonderful show...
Now they're talking about media and the campaign...it's crap. I'm turning it off NOW
I hoping for some "steak" and all we're getting is hamburger. I agree. Sinclair caved. So much for free speech. It's only free if you're a demoncrat, I guess.
If I could elaborate, the slams on Kerry are great, but it runs like a low-budget local news show.
no, there are other threads on this now. its true. unreal that the Kerry camp could turn this around, the audio clips played by Savage were very compelling - and now this.
That's funny jackal.
I just watched it and the only conclusion I can come from is that Fonda, Hayden, and Kerry should have been hanged.
What conclusion did you come to?
Troll? Maybe so, but the show does suck. Catch some of the other threads, you'll find other long-time Freepers like me saying the same thing. The show rots.
If you want to see the video, go download it or buy it--they only showed about 5 minutes of it on this documentary. (And, it was the best part of the show--it all went downhill after that.)
PS> This is not "STOLEN HONOR", this is a produced doc by Sinclair.
You can still get Stolen Honor. I think Savage said he had a link to it on his website.
Are you watching the Sinclair presentation, or the video? We're talking about the Sinclair presentation. It was a waste of time. Folks need to see the video, never mind Sinclair.
As I said on another thread - I will withhold commentary until it is OVER.
Im watching it now , its like cable news show.Heres Kerrys side .Heres Bush side.
This is just another Kerry ads. They sold out. They owe the GOP an hour too. They simply make me sick. Seems this could be the October Surprise from the DNC...this certainly won't hurt Kerry. It seems that they show no respect at all for the POW or Swiftees.
I smell something - and it isn't very good...
I know, I'm disgusted.
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Seriously though, I'm mad. This is stupid, and it's not making Kerry look bad. Then they showed a little hit piece on President Bush. Did Sinclair cave or what??
One might even think that the poster hopes we don't like the show.
Are you talking about the quality of the picture/audio? Because if that's the case, come Monday the hi res version will be available for free download.
If you're talking about the production qualities, well I don't know how much up front money they had to work with, but it doesn't matter when you hear those vet's words and see their faces.
This is a slam dunk, and those putting it down, well, I have to wonder where you're coming from.
Well is Sinclair going to show Stolen Honor or not? I think NOT!!!
I see you registered just to bash the show.
Having been born in 1949, I lived through the Vietnam era and this movie is the first time that I've seen anything like this which matches my recollections of what went on.
This "show" is amazing. They have obviously caved.
It seems this has turned into an entire media event where Sinclair is defending itself. That is what it has turned into.
Sinclair wanted to redeem itself, at any cost. In the end folks will see the documentary, and make their decision.
Indeed it makes Kerry look better. Shame on Sinclair ... and what they did not SHOW.
This show is a complete waste of time !!!! It is more pro Kerry than against. I guess Sinclairs idea of fair and balanced is give the Rats the last word. I'm extremely upset now.
I am not in a sinclair locale. I watched the video. When I said I was sick, it was because of fonda, hayden, kerry.
Not the media and their interpretation of this.
The three of them should have been hanged.
I wanted to hear just the Vets against Kerry. Not a damn infomercial for Kerry!
Same here in Pittsburgh, it`s still on in the background, but I`m not watching anymore. Very disappointed.
So you like the show???
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