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Discussion in 'Pistons and NBA' started by blueadams, Mar 7, 2014.
Him and Drummond. Looking forward to an even further expanded role for Dre next season.
Right, him and Dre
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Him and Dre and pizza Guy and Siva. sent from a canoe
Some things I think we can all agree on.. (please correct me if I'm wrong) #1) Joe Dumars must go. #2) The GM is the single most important member of a small-market franchise (at least to begin). Tom Gores was interested in hiring Phil Jackson as his GM (he got 12m/season) and Tom Izzo as his HC (I'm guessing he'd get about 4-5mil/season). The top 'get-able' GM in the game, Sam Presti (R.C. Buford isn't going anywhere), only makes 3mil/season. GORES!! Double his salary. Triple it. Hell, quadruple it. You still won't be paying above fair-market value. Do whatever it takes to get that man here. Put someone at the head of the organization who is the best head of organizations. #3) Drummond is the centerpiece. He stays. #4) Monroe does not fit Drummond. He must be moved. He has tremendous value. Best trade ideas I have are a top-5-10 pick, K. Thompson or R. Anderson. #5) Josh Smith and Brandon Jennings do not fit with any winning team. Both must be moved, for whatever can be gotten--likely expiring contracts. #6) This team needs a ball-dominant star to pair with Drummond. Perhaps this can be gotten with the '14 or '15 pick. Marcus Smart or Emmanuel Mudiay? #7) Two plus-starters are also needed. In addition to Drummond, whatever we get for Monroe, and whatever we get with our '14/'15 pick. Preferably, these will be floor spacers with great perimeter shots who guard their positions well and rebound well for their positions. If possible, it'd be nice to be able to get whoever we don't get for Monroe--R. Anderson or K. Thompson. Another 'get-able' player I like is D. Green. Say.. We trade Monroe for Klay. We trade our '16 first for Anderson. We string some assets (Singler, KCP, Jerebko) together for Green. We draft Smart. We move Smith and Jennings for expirings.. C: A. Drummond PF: R. Anderson SF: K. Thompson SG: D. Green PG: M. Smart I dig that.
I am probably okay with this much of your post, at least.
Fixed that for ya.
Sam Presti is absolutely not the best GM in basketball. Let us be very clear about that. Right at this moment, that title sits squarely with Pat Riley. 2 championships and a constantly evolving roster. RC Buford is amazing as well. What has Presti actually achieved? Two good picks, one of which he traded away (Harden), although I really like Steven Adams. One WC title, and another trip to the WCF only to lose when WB went down. He is best known for nickle and diming for top picks and hiding from luxury taxes, trading established talent for unknowns (Jeremy Lamb 4 lyf) and just generally being extremely tentative about taking the last step. All of these labels apply in part to Joe Dumars and we all know what we want from him. The best culture to have in the NBA is winning. Winning gets you FA attention. Winning breeds more winning. Winning gives you fans and bigger budgets.
I said best "get-able". Buford's turned down an offer quadrupling his salary previously. What Riley did would never work here, and is irrelevant. Has there been a better small-market build than SA or OKC in the modern-NBA?
Said Joe-D, at the last six off-season press conferences.
OKC is not on SA's level. SA had one losing season in 25 years.
4. Monroe is our best post player. He has to stay. 5. Both looked awful good tonight. Neither is why we lost this Cleveland game, and neither is very often the reason we lose game. Wrong people to look at as the problem. 7. Or we could just keep playing Pope, who is already a fine defender and shows a lot of promise on his shot. 8. You did not mention any of our real problems. A poor defensive point guard coming in as a sub, Bynum. A shooting guard who has no range on his shot, Stuckey, a sub power forward who is too small to play power forward, JJ, a guy on the team who can guard nobody in the NBA in Singler. And a coach more than willing to play these guys in positions where their rebounding and defense mean they should not be playing those positions. Back to point one, which I strongly agree with, Dumars is the main problem. All the problems we have of late point to one guy as the problem, and its Dumars.
That's ridic.
Who said OKC was on SA's level? And I believe my post addressed a number of those issues.
Yes, there has been a best built and that is SA. OKC is nowhere near their level.
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That's not the GM, that's ownership.
That's good tanking. Go rock bottom for one season, get a stud, and then resume your ridiculousness of winning.
Gotta take a break, see you November 2017, bye . . .
So.. This is the most important post I've contributed to this thread. I've been doing some research into advanced analytics. And I've determined that WS/48 (Win Shares per 48 minutes) is the single best, all-inclusive stat by which NBA players are ranked. I then took a look at the top-50 overall *qualified (and it's a high minutes qualification!) WS/48 players in the NBA this season. I removed all centers (no need to look at them with Drummond in place). I removed all those older than 31 (it's a rebuild). I removed all those regarded as top-25 players in the league (according to SLAM magazine's rankings-the best I could find, no assets to acquire superstars). And I came up with this lineup (below): Now, I think we have the assets to orchestrate two trades. One around Greg Monroe. And one around our '14/'15 1st rd. pick. The players in red are regarded as top 26-50 players (SLAM), and are going to at least take Monroe to acquire. The players in orange aren't regarded as top 50 players (SLAM), and might not require Monroe to acquire. The players in black are free agents (Team Options or Restricted are bolded; and I did not include superstars L. James, C. Anthony or C. Bosh). *The listing is (age, overall WS/48 ranking, positional WS/48 ranking) C: A. Drummond(20, #15/#4C) PF: S. Ibaka(24, #22/#6PF), T. Jones(22, #25/#7PF), D. Lee(30, #43/#8PF), K. Faried(24, #37/#10PF), K. Humphries(28, #39/#11PF), A. Johnson(26, #42/#12PF, *TO), M. Morris(24, #47/#13PF) SF: K. Leonard(22, #16/#3SF), M. Belinelli(27, #41/#4SF), T. Ariza(28, #45/#5SF) SG: G. Dragic(27, #10/#2SG), W. Matthews(27, #44/#5SG), L. Stephenson(23, #48/#6SG, *R), D. DeRozan(24, #50/#7SG) PG: K. Lowry(27, #8/#3PG), P. Mills(25, #24/#4PG), G. Hill(27, #28/#5PG), M. Conley(26, #31/#6PG), D. Lillard(23, #33/#7PG), I. Thomas(24, #34/#8PG), D. Augustin(26, #38/#9PG), D. Collison(26, #46/#11PG) Looking at this.. I think my plan would be to.. #1) Trade G. Monroe to the SAS for K. Leonard. T. Duncan's 37 years old. That team NEEDS a great post-player in able to operate. Monroe might not be a great post-player at this point in time, but he is good, he is 22, he does have the potential to become one, the Spurs are certainly an organization that could get him to reach that potential, and he would look great at center alongside Duncan for the rest of his career. Plus, M. Belinelli has been playing great at the 3 behind K. Leonard. The Spurs have shown interest in J. Jerebko before. K. Singler seems like someone who might fit in there. K. C-Pope seems like someone who might fit in there. T. Mitchell is a dude that oozes with potential. Perhaps R. Stuckey is someone they'd be interested in getting their hands on? I think we could get a deal done. #2) Trade our '14/'15 1st rd. pick to HOU for T. Jones. Advanced metrics aside, the bottom-line in trade negotiations IS still that he averages 12ppg, and that makes him acquirable for a top-8 pick. In addition to the extra assets I listed above in the proposed K. Leonard trade, there's also an outside chance that the Rockets might want to get J. Smith and D. Howard back together?? #3) Sign K. Lowry. Should be able to be gotten at a real bargain ~ I saw ESPN projecting his next contract at 5.7M/yr.!? #4) Sign L. Stevenson. Restricted, but the Pacers are strapped, and he should still be able to be gotten at a real bargain too ~ I saw ESPN projecting his next contract at 4.5M/yr.!? #5) Do whatever you can to move J. Smith/B. Jennings/G. Datome/(W. Bynum?)/(J. Jerebko?) for expirings...Pass on C. Billups' team option...Build a real bench with the cap-space...Hire a real coach...and we're moving. C: A. Drummond(20, #15/#4C) PF: T. Jones(22, #25/#7PF) SF: K. Leonard(22, #16/#3SF) SG: L. Stephenson(23, #48/#6SG) PG: K. Lowry(27, #8/#3PG)
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It is only an idea.... lets see what you think...
Whenever you want to sell, or trade, or want something... you go to the cargo hold (Of course)..
But i see a problem. If you are trying to sell (for example) one thing... you will be able to see how your post dissapears because they are some posts that will come to the top positions time after time..
Well..my idea is to divide the cargo hold in two sections. One for one time sellers..or one object for sale, and the other one for item runs or multiple items sales......
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which cam for a street/strip 383
As some of you mentioned i called about some cam recomendations.
here is what it's going in:
385cid (.040 over 383)
10.3:1 compression
i have a victor jr and a performer rpm intake
still up in the air whether to keep my DART 200cc iron heads or if i want to buy set of DART 215 cc pro 1's
TH350/ 3500 10" stall
4.10's with drag radials (29x10 slicks when i run it)
howards 1.6int/ 1.5exh roller lifters.
I will be buyng a set of directl lube lifters, likely Howards 91137 lifters
here are the solid roller cams:
110753-10 245/255 277/287 110 .600/.600 (3200-7400) Howards
111153-10 246/250 284/292 110 .582/.580 (2500-6700) Howards
12-771-8 242/248 280/286 110 .570/.576 (2500-6500) Comp
12-772-8 248/254 286/292 110 .576/.582 (3000-7000) Comp
i really dont want to spin the motor past 6500 rpm, and the techs recomended these cams. the Howards tech thought the 245/255 would best suit my set up. and the Comp tech thought the 248/254 would best suit my set up.
What do you think?
That 242-248 is going to be the ticket for that combo will make the power where you need it and if your lookng at a 6,500 red line this cam will have more usable power than the other bigger cams.
Personally that combo would love the cam im running in mine its a solid roller 243-249 @.050 with 585" lunati VooDoo solid roller its all the cam you'll need trust me heres quick vid of my engine getting timed. this thing revs real quick and is making great power.
And yep if your looking at heads check out pro-filers 210's the new big dog in the head market but if your a dart man you will not go wrong with the 215's pro 1 killer head aswel.
Heres a pic of my 210 pro-filers
By profleetline at 2010-11-19
By profleetline at 2010-11-19
if you plan to drive it a good amount on the street then take it easy with the lift, as high lift reduces valve train life quickly. Is it worth a few more hp for a shorten valve spring life?
I would use the RPM intake. You need torque with 29 inch tall slicks and only a 4.11 gear. I would think you are working with a 3.73 gear when considering the height of the slicks. I'm thinking 130mph at 6500 rpm with that setup. What trap speed are you planing to run?
I would use the Dart 200cc heads since you already have them and the 12-771-8 242/248 280/286 110 .570/.576 (2500-6500) Comp cam. I would also do a little DIY bowl smoothing on the dart 200cc heads (especially on the intake side).
if MPG is any concern, use a vacuum secondary carb.
what weight is your car?
the heads have already had a good amount of "cleaning up" done to them, they were flow tested before and after and the after got about a 6% average flow gain from .300-.600" and a overall max gain of 11% at .600. MPG is of no concern for me this is just fun driver car, with some strip time. the car weighs around 3600lbs.
the current set up on the motor has a solid flat tappet cam with .525 lift and has been dyno'd at just under 500tq. (494)
as far as trap speed goes, she currently runs 11.60's @ 116mph and i'm running through the traps at around 5500rpm. and i'm running around 2900rpm at 60mph with the p295/65R15 drag radials on there. i really kinda of like the gears where they are and i wouldn't consider going higher in gear i would think about a set of 4.33's but not as low as 4.56's
i dont expect to see too much more out of this set up, the current set got me 512hp/494tq, if i can get 525hp/505tq with the new cam i would be happy. on thing i have to keep in mind is that i have a 3500 10" stall (really 3500-3800) and i am not replacing that stall as it cost 700.00. so the 2500-**** cams in this motor will really act more like a 21-2200-**** and only need around a 2800 or 3000 stall, the 3000-7000 cam will act more like a 2600-6600 cam and would still do fine with a 3500 stall.
i think i am leaning toward the 248/254 286/292 .576/.582 110 3000-7000 cam as after you take into account the 35 extra cube the 385 has over the 350 is will act more like a 2600-6600. the cam that i have in there now is a 3200-6400 and it acts more like a 2800-6000 cam.
I agree with PRO 48 fleetline, The lunati voodoo solid rollers are sick. I have the 60133 in my 383 with Airwolf heads. With the voodoo cam and profiler 210, afr 210s or Airwolf 220 heads you would be closer to 575-600HP. I dropped the carb and have mine on Fuel Injection now. It has a very snappy throttle.
For street use I like the Voodoo cams due to the low recommended lash settings. Leads to a little more longevity.
based on acutall flow tests done on a 4.030 bore, my 200cc dart platinum heads (after some work) are putting out what the AFR 210 competition heads are in the .300-.600" range and acutally have better velocity numbers at the lower lifts than the AFR 210 Comp heads.
and i seriously doubt that i would be in the 575-600hp range, as neither of these heads is honestly that much better (if at all) than the ones that i have nor than a set of worked DART 215 pro 1 (new platinum series). i would likely have to change my compression to the 11-11.5:1 in order to see those numbers
having spent some time at the machine shop where i have my work done and seeing atleast a dozen or so motors run on a dyno, you learn that what you or others are going to make, very often is very different that what they actually do. i bet i have seen 4-5 383-406 motors come in where the builder or owner thought it should make 500-525hp and once it was run it really came out to be like 450-480hp.
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Never in all the hundreds of motors I've built including many that ran way over 7000 rpm would I ever, EVER dream of running an engine hard in extreme heat at 6000 rpm longterm on FIVE W-TWENTY weight oil!
Don't be surprised if the bearings are dead, that probably killed the other engine as well. You got all the earmarks of it.
If the pump looks good it IS, there will be undue wear on a bad one. You can't pump what is not there (almost zero oil weight).
No one in their right mind dogs an engine like that with no true oil pressure gauge on it, where I come from it's considered stupid. I mean mechanical not electric gauge. If the oil getting too hot you would have seen it in gauge behavior a long, long time ago. You would have also caught pressure flutters that disappear almost instantly too that would have alerted you to oil getting pumped out too if paying attention.
You are running water for oil that when it gets hot turns into less than water. And using a stock light.............?!?!!
Nothing personal at all of course but I see some pretty serious error there.
|I garaged the car ATM, I am driving my stock car..
You dont have the full picture.. Leaving the vent connected to the intake is not a Option, it killed a motor doing this. I am not risking $4000 again. This time the warranty is not there since I got a warning that since my car came with a 2.0L that they wont replace it again, I drained all the oil out of my last motor Via the Vent on the Valve cover.. when the motor runs at high RPM for over half a hour the oil becomes a mist and gets sucked out the intake into the chamber and out the rear of the car.. I am not guessing this, I have tested it AFTER trying to find out why my new motor I had died in 3 weeks with no oil after I know I put in Royal Purple 5w20 for $60
I reconnected stock and revved motor for 10 minutes at 6000 RPM and sure enough, the CAI from FSWERKS was getting a fresh coat of oil. after a week, I noticed 1/2 qt. Low.. I stuck a Filter on the Valve cover vent and no more lose then a normal issue.... so that PVC is a issue to me.
Been 2 months now, no issue till the light flickering..
Here is a video... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPLSSasxlIA
I have a strong feeling its a Pump issue myself.. since 90% of the motor was replaced and high RPMs can kill a pump.
I even need to use a Tranny Cooler on my Power Steering pump to keep from burning it up. Learned that 3 pumps later..
I know you keep saying its stock, but Other then Cams and Turbo, its not... and Cams are in the near future and since its a Automatic, no turbo for me.. I would kill the motor and tranny in a few weeks.
And I have a Oil catch can BTW, I removed it.. it does not put the oil back in the motor, so what good is it.. I know oil comes out.. why not just use a filter to keep the oil in??
The car shouldn't be having issues with oil pressure with all the stock equipment on it and if it truly is, deleting the balance shafts for a very small bump in oil pressure is only going to mask the problem for a short time.
Its not unheard of that an oil pressure sender goes bad. I'd be spending a 30 bucks on a test gauge, plug it into the sender port, and take it for a drive and see what the oil pressure is truly doing. Might just be a bad 20 dollar sender. Then at least you know if there is a problem or not.
Personally I would leave the PCV system stock. Even though its a small amount, the air that is entering the engine via this system (in stock form) is metered and while the car has the ability to compensate for it with its long term trims it shouldn't have to. Your not seeing any gains going the other way and if a very light oil film is of concern you can always splice in a small catch can in line with the feed from the intake to the valve cover.
|i want to add a Oil temp and Pressure gauge..
its only a few hundred for oil pump, this weekend I will be swapping oil out for royal purple.
since I wanna do the BSD anyway...
|Before you install upgraded pumps, oil coolers, etc, you need to add some instrumentation. Find out your oil temp and pressure under operation. I think synthetic 5w30 would be a good idea.
Still, I think you are better off switching to a full synthetic at a thicker weight, and adding an oil cooler. I wouldn't worry about the pump unless you are about to tear apart the engine again, and even then, probably would not have the same effect as switching to a better thicker oil.
What are you doing at 6,000 most of the time? Please tell me this is a dedicated track-only car.
|stock as in what, cams and valves, yes, but I have it at 6000 rpm most of the time. overheating I don't think so.. it is running motorcraft synthetic blend 5/20. but will be swapping back to Royal Purple 5/20 - if the tolorence levels were that of a 50k mile motor I might consider 30 weight, but its less then 3k miles. it would just add more undo pressure. I will be doing more then the CAI and header soon, going with cam, head and intake soon.. Doing everything shy of turbo. Currently at around 185hp
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AMES, Iowa — Children benefit from relationships with grandparents, aunts and uncles and other extended family members. These relatives express love in many ways, including gift giving, which some parents say can be excessive and difficult to manage. Finding ways to set limits and preserve relationships can be accomplished with clear, respectful, assertive communication skills, says Kristi Cooper, a family life specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
"Assertive communication can work wonders in channeling well-meaning generosity for your child's benefit," Cooper said. But assertive communication does not mean placing blame.
"If you say to Grandma and Grandpa, 'You are always giving the children junk,' chances are they will become defensive. Then it will be even harder to solve problems or to preserve the relationship," Cooper said.
"Rather than blame the grandparents, own your feelings and say, 'I am concerned that the children have too many toys.' This is an 'I message,' which allows you to claim your own perspective without blaming someone else," Cooper said.
"When you start with your own feelings, then you can say to grandma and grandpa, 'I would like to talk to you about something that is very important to me. I value our relationship and appreciate your generosity towards my children. I am concerned that the children have too many toys. I need your help to find ways to manage the amount of things my kids receive.'"
It's also important to stay calm, Cooper continued. Tone of voice, body language and choice of words all can impact the outcome of a conversation.
"So take a deep breath to calm your body and collect your thoughts. Then try these four steps for better communication," she said.
Step 1. Alignment: "As a parent, put yourself in the grandparents' shoes and see the situation from their perspective. Say something like, 'I can see how fun it is for you to see joy in your grandchildren's eyes,'" Cooper said.
Step 2. Agree: "Find common ground," Cooper said. "You could say, 'I agree that we both love the children deeply and want the best for them.'"
Step 3. Redirect: "Then move the conversation forward," Cooper continued. "You could say, 'I value our relationship and want to work this out together. Let's find a time before the next holiday to talk about this.'"
Step 4. Resolve: "Begin looking for a solution with an action step," she said. "Talk together and make a list of gift ideas that feel right for the grandparents and for you. Together you can find something that will strengthen their bond with your children and be manageable for your family."
These four steps may smooth the way for some great problem solving, Cooper said. She provides additional tips for communicating with relatives during the holidays at ReclaimYourHolidays.org under "Creative Gift Ideas," or specifically at http://bit.ly/1e9qfKk.
The "Reclaim Your Holidays" initiative is a program of the University of Northern Iowa Center for Energy and Environmental Education in partnership with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. It is funded with support from the Resource Enhancement and Protection Conservation Education Program and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Solid Waste Alternatives Program.
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My vet shrugged me off too, until I insisted on a fecal, and then she said she had giardia.
Just put your foot down. Say you want your dog to have the PCR fecal and a blood panel to check for SIBO, I think vitamin B12 levels. Doesn't sound like EPI to me, but might be worth checking if nothing else pops up.
If all that checks out, you might have a food sensitivity.
It's very frustrating, I can comiserate.
|what's weird is my vet isn't calling for any type of testing on him for the issue. I bring up concerns with it and she just makes suggestions on things to try at home (the pumpkin or feeding less,etc.). She will do his anal glands and than send us off. But I really don't like having to bring him in every month it seems for anal glands and a few days worth of the prescription canned food. I've asked for prescription dry food to try for him and she said it's not necessary. I know he isn't getting into anything at home and he is only eating his dry food but she makes it sound like he just has a little upset tummy from getting into something he shouldn't.
Anyway, you might think about doing that PCR fecal?
This is the test our vet uses when Nikki has GI issues. It's not cheap, we pay around $160.
I Hope you figure out what's going on, I know how frustrating this is.
Poop is normal colored, dark but not too dark. Basically the same shade as the food he eats.
They said no to giardia and than I asked again when he went in for his torn toenail(which is when they found the mass and put him on the meds).
The vet he is seeing always shrugs it off as a puppy thing and than suggested he be wormed which he takes the revolution every month so that is a dewormer in itself.
I was thinking SIBO too but my vet wasn't concerned said he's growing and gaining as he should and it's probably a phase he will outgrow, which is now why when I rescheduled a check on his torn nail I demanded they get me in with the other Dr instead of the one Jerry is accustomed to seeing. I am hoping maybe a fresh pair of eyes will help.
We have tried pumpkin, yogurt, and probiotics to his food and it seems to make his issues worse even though we experimented with the amounts, feeding him less and than more and seeing if it would help and nothing so far has helped our boy.
And it just sucks because he loves his food so I really don't want to switch because he has been known to be a little "finicky" maybe not now he won't be, he seems to eat anything not nailed down if he can get away with it. But before he was very finicky until we found this found.
I have a thread in this forum, if you look down the list. Lots of people gave good advice.
Someone suggested a special kind of fecal a PCR fecal or something? My vet first did the regular one and found the giardia, so we stopped there for the moment to clear that up and see if that takes care of things, but if not we're doing more testing next week.
Anyway, you might think about doing that PCR fecal?
Ah the battle for solid poop! I know it well....
My puppy Jade had varying degrees of soft poop almost the whole time we have had her (she will be 8 months next week). It would vary from soft, to solid, to liquid, and then start all over again. We tested for everything and had her on tons of medication and spent entirely too much money at the vet before we settle on adding pumpkin to her food. The first few weeks it was a scoop with both meals and we saw an improvement rather quickly. Right now she gets a scoop with dinner only and is still doing very well. It can't hurt to give it a try, especially if you have already tried everything else.
That being said, I would recommend testing for giardia and researching EPI to see if some of the other symptoms match what you are seeing.
I too, had chronic soft poop in my pup.
Is it a bit of a yellowy colour?
I'd had her tested for giardia at 3 months of age, came back negative, but things went from bad to worse, checked again and lo and behold, she had giardia. (She's 8 months old tomorrow). she seemed to fluctuate, things would look like they were improving, then it would be bad again for a while.
She just finished her meds, which made her poop even more loose, but they are a brown colour, not yellowy like before. I'm hoping now that she's off her meds that her poop will firm up.
If not, I'm going to take her in next week and test for SIBO (something you might consider) or EPI.
Good luck, I know how frustrating it is!
diarrhea issues in 6 month old male
So Jerry Lee is heading on 7 months old now and we have always battled soft poop with him but seems like lately in the past few weeks it has gone from soft to soft served. It used to be formed but softer than I would hope, and now it's just like soft serve ice cream.
When we got him as a puppy he was on the kirkland signature puppy formula and we switched him to the chicken and rice adult formula with no improvement. The receptionist at the vet said that he may be sensitive to the grains and chicken because her shepherds are the same way when they get any grain or chicken products and she told me to try the Taste of the Wild pacific stream puppy food. Which I did I bought a little bag and he seemed to do better so I bought a 15 lb bag and he still seemed to be doing better and than I went to buy the 30 lb bag and it was $50 and when I went to costco they had basically the same food there and it was a 35 lb bag for $30 so I weaned him slowly onto that food and he seemed to be doing just as well. And our other dog is doing fantastic on it as well.
We are now at the end of our 2nd bag of the Nature's Domain salmon and sweet potato food, Jerry has had no new treats (infact he gets no treats at all besides his food as training treats) and now he is getting soft served ice cream poop. He was on medication for a mass on his toe but he has been off that for a week and a half and his poop wasn't this bad when he was on the medication it has gotten worse since he has been off the medication. He's been on Cephalexin twice a day(every twelve hours) and he was on that for two weeks. As of right now he doesn't sit just to sit he only sits to drag his butt and he just had a fecal sample done two weeks ago and he is on Revolution too which does treat some parasites.
I have taken Jerry to his vet quite a few times for his pooping issues and they said it was normal, than suggested I try feeding him a little less(which ends in him losing weight so I have to up the food back up because he is on the thin side as it is). Than they sell me the science diet a/d canned food which does help him but than when I wean him off we go back to the soft poop and the pooping 5-6 times a day. I have now suggested he see the second vet at the clinic as there is two vets and he has only been seeing the one vet strictly and he has an appointment with the other vet tomorrow morning so they can recheck his torn toenail and I will bring up the poop issue again.
Does anyone have suggestions in the meantime could this possibly be a puppy thing because I am kinda worried about my boy. He seems to be doing ok in the weight department. He is heading in on 7 months and weighs 61 lbs so it's not like he's failing to thrive. In every other aspect he is wonderful he is happy, and loving and just a hyper boy.
I'm wondering if maybe the higher end dog foods aren't settling well with his stomach and some people say they have great success with the purina one sensitive stomach formula but it's only for maintence which he isn't an adult yet so this food isn't appropriate for him yet is it? We have also tried things such as a little pumpkin, yogurt, and probiotics. We have tried fasting and than offering him boiled chicken and rice(which made his stomach issue worse).
He has a vet appointment I was just looking for some other suggestions or maybe someone who had similar problems and what they found helped. We aren't constantly changing his food either he has been on 4 different foods since we got him and we switched him over to the new foods in a period of two weeks to avoid stomach upset. I realize this can't be too easy on our boy.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Mix 96.5 KHMX dumps Kidd Kraddick; going local
Atom Smasher ready to shake things up at Mix 96.5 KHMX
Radio's Kidd Kraddick has died
Mix 96.5 KHMX moves Blake Hayes to mornings
I tweeted this out last night and got such a reaction, that I'm blogging about it too.
The Houston Chronicle is reporting that Mix 96.5 KHMX is dropping the Dallas-based syndicated morning show Kidd Kraddick in the Morning. Kidd and crew were on in Houston for a little more than a year.
You might remember that Kraddick replaced the legendary 104.1 KRBE morning host Maria Todd and co-host Brad Booker. Todd moved over to News 92 FM KROI. Booker left for country powerhouse KWNR-AM in Las Vegas.
The Chron says that KHMX producer John Paul Stevenson aka "Producer JP" will take over until a full-time replacement is found. By the way, Stevenson is the Rockets' PA dude at the Toyota Center.
Guess until someone is officially hired for Mix 96.5 mornings, we can just watch for Maria Todd and Sam Malone sightings around town.
Don't worry about Kidd Kraddick, you can still catch him on TV in Houston.
Atom Smasher ready to shake things up at Mix 96.5 KHMX
Should Sam Malone have stayed at 104.1 KRBE?
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Mike, we will miss talking to Houston each morning. I want to say thanks to all who became fans of the show...especially those who contributed to my charity Kidd's Kids. Because of you, we were able to take several Houston families with special needs children on the trip to Disney.ReplyDelete
Don't know Sam very well but I worked with Maria and I LOVE her. If she comes back to Houston, I wish her all the success in the world.
Thanks for letting me comment...
Kidd, thanks for stopping by.Delete
I'm really bummed out. This was the first I've heard about it. My daughter and I thought y'all just took Thanksgiving week off. :(Delete
- Anonymous11/22/2012 03:40:00 PM
Kidd, you are a class act unlike members of another radio show with an alliterative title. Thank you for all the good you continue to do with Kidd's Kids. I've been listening to you on your kpod all week!Delete
- Anonymous11/27/2012 07:56:00 AM
Kidd, you are a GREAT talent and love your Kidd's kids interviews.Delete
- Anonymous11/28/2012 10:23:00 AM
Kidd, I listened to ya'll when I lived in Dallas and San Antonio, I was so sad when I moved back to Houston and then to my surprise you were here I was so excited, now you are gone again, such a bummer.Delete
- Anonymous11/30/2012 02:13:00 PM
I'm totally bummed too! My mom and I (I'm 39 and she's 61) both listened to Kidd in the mornings and would talk about his show when we would see each other. We too thought they were on vacation but when he wasn't back on I googled trying to find out what was up. I still have the Kidd TV ap though! So sad I can't listen on the way to work as easily anymore :(Delete
- Anonymous12/09/2012 09:01:00 AM
Will miss the show Kidd.Delete
- Anonymous12/10/2012 09:58:00 AM
Just looked up why Kidd and the crew weren't on anymore. I really enjoyed listening to them in the mornings - gonna miss the hearing all of them.Delete
I too have been wondering what was going on with the show and this is what I find? I love their morning show, they are a hilarious bunch. I don't understand why all the good morning crews get cancelled. This is a travesty. Now what am I suppose to listen to??Delete
- Anonymous11/16/2012 10:31:00 AM
Oh, no! Not another morning talk-show....what Houston needs is tons and tons of music (more that the 20 song rotation "Day after Day!"). Please............ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous11/16/2012 04:37:00 PM
Marty McFly: "Now, Biff, you really mean a larger playlist don't you?"Delete
- Anonymous11/16/2012 10:42:00 AM
Don't worry. You guys will be back! This is a big market you can't let it go! Hot 95.7 seems more of your format and you'll fit in there.ReplyDelete
Mike correction: They are getting rid of Dish Nation on FOX 26.Replies
Wow, that was quick.Delete
- Anonymous11/16/2012 07:15:00 PM
Dish Nation bombed here in Houston. It's good in places like Jacksonville or Atlanta or even Chicago. But not Houston. That's why in January 1, 2013, Dish Nation will be replaced on KRIV-TV.Delete
- Anonymous11/19/2012 01:40:00 PM
Where's the proof?? Otherwise, ITS NOT HAPPENING!!!Delete
- Anonymous11/17/2012 01:16:00 PM
Rodryan,walton jouhnson and roula ryan only entertaining shows to meReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/18/2012 08:02:00 PM
Elvis, Ricky help?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/19/2012 10:42:00 AM
96.5 butchered Kidd Kraddick! They would cut off midshow/interview and it was really hard to follow. I grew up listening to Kidd, Kelly & Al and was excited to have them follow me to Houston. 96.5 did not even give them a chance to get a following by cutting in with music. If they do that to every show there will never be a winning show on this station.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/20/2012 03:32:00 PM
I agree with the poster above! I hated how they would cut segments short. I am so bummed! I will continue to listen to Kidd on my android app because there are certainly no other morning shows in Houston worth my time.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/20/2012 04:44:00 PM
Excuse me. Seeing as how the P.D. is such a V.I.P. on the music format change, shouldn't we keep the M.D. and the G.M. on the Q.T.? 'Cause if the format change leaks to the CORP H.Q., the P.D. could be out of a J.O.B.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/20/2012 04:53:00 PM
We are all talking about the nonsensical ravings of lunatic minds!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/20/2012 05:03:00 PM
Hey, time out…I believe the P.D. should change to an expanded music play list and deep/live cuts 24/7 because the P.D. is good enough, smart enough, and, doggonit, people love him/her for it!!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/20/2012 05:25:00 PM
Ah, the good ole daze of "96 and a half KAUM" when radio was real radio and music was real music!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/21/2012 11:30:00 AM
Most pd's don't hire people that have talent. They hire people that kiss their ass, tell them want they want to hear and never disagree with them. That's why ratings suck and people don't listen!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/21/2012 11:47:00 AM
There's a chick they have on during the day on hot that annoys the hell out of me. She speaks like there is a period after every two words and does not know how to speak proper English. I stopped listening, because she is so bad.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/21/2012 01:38:00 PM
Cant say Houston will miss Kidd and his show. When they had a 3 yr contract signed and it only lasted a little over a year that should tell you something! Houston loves their local DJ's! Hope to see Maria back on air.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/23/2012 12:04:00 AM
Happy Fappiano everyone!!!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/24/2012 02:21:00 PM
Heard it might be Sam Malone and Maria Todd, is this really going to happen?ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/24/2012 05:15:00 PM
Music Talks, Talk Walks......ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/24/2012 05:21:00 PM
Yea, CBS will simulcast KHMX with it AM stations and put Sports Talk on……ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/24/2012 05:33:00 PM
Nine out of 10 advertisers agree that listeners have found the "Off Button" when it comes to Talk Radio (AM/FM) and Talk TV….. Music Radio, what a concept!!!! What-A-Concept!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/24/2012 05:37:00 PM
DJs, Music and Jingles, Oh My!ReplyDelete
DJs, Music and Jingles, Oh My!
DJs, Music and Jingles, Oh My!
- Anonymous11/24/2012 06:06:00 PM
Advertisers are throwing advertising dollars down the rat hole in the Houston Radio/TV Market.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/24/2012 07:17:00 PM
I Think We're All Bozos on This Bus!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/24/2012 07:18:00 PM
Music rocks! {In Klingon} ==> QoQ lets!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/24/2012 07:59:00 PM
"Invisible airwaves crackle with lifeReplyDelete
Bright antenna bristle with the energy
Emotional feedback on timeless wavelength
Bearing a gift beyond price, almost free "
---Rush, "Spirit of Radio" (in the music sense).
- Anonymous11/25/2012 02:36:00 PM
The yutes (20/30 somethings) of today have forgotten the Spanish contributions to the Rock & Roll Era in USA music such as EL CHICANO and "VIVA TIRADO." The coolest of cool tunes..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1lMu3cPwyYReplyDelete
Savy!! From the CD: Latin Oldies.
- Anonymous11/26/2012 12:56:00 AM
New here... Great blog btw... But can't resist this one. As a mom who drives in the am.. 96.5 is HORRIBLE. Kelly has the most annoying female voice u have ever heard. I'm glad she's gone.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/26/2012 11:10:00 AM
Poor Mix, they are so mixed-up…..just go expanded Classics Format….ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/26/2012 11:15:00 AM
Feliz Navidad, you-all!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/27/2012 07:54:00 AM
I really liked listening to Kidd and the show members. Mix 96.5 always gets rid of good talent. I'm getting sick of the idiots at Mix 96.5 and would not go back if 104.1 wasn't 100 times more annoying with Roula & Ryan.ReplyDelete
Will listen to Kidd on my ipod now.
- Anonymous11/27/2012 08:52:00 AM
I loved listening to Kid Kraddik in the morning. They were by far the most entertaining. Rula's voice is excrutiating.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/27/2012 11:24:00 AM
Sam Malone talked down to the listeners and I got really tired of that but I LOVE Maria Todd. I cannot stand Roula's voice or her arrogant attitude. Ryan Chase could do a better job without her. I guess I will listen to Sirius or Pandora.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/27/2012 05:05:00 PM
Just like music, Penny and Nickel Coins to be Phased Out in 2013.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/28/2012 03:07:00 PM
CBS is tumescence with themselves in attempting to come up with new formats.....NOT!ReplyDelete
How can they do this? I will really miss Kid but how on earth am I going to survive without Kelly's beautiful voice and subtle humour (English spelling) to wake me up in the mornings.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/29/2012 10:35:00 PM
Hey Jude!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/29/2012 10:41:00 PM
Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford was the first underground music program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station in the central US.[citation needed] Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972. The show's original announcer, Clyde Clifford, moved to FM in 1974[1] as the rise in popularity of FM radio began to impact the operations of many AM stations. Beaker Street pre-dated the FM radio boom of the mid 1970s and foretold the rise of Album Oriented Rock and Classic rock formats.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous11/30/2012 06:56:00 AM
Kidd was the only reason I listened to 96.5. Back to 104.1 I guess.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/03/2012 09:32:00 PM
This is why I dont' listen to regular, public radio. I listen to Syrius XM.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/05/2012 10:22:00 AM
96.5 has lost me as a listener. I now listen to the show on I Heart Radio.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/06/2012 09:52:00 PM
WJ/Another 1 Bites the Dust!ReplyDelete
Houston Radio is like a Congress Car.
A Congress Car runs real fast and
Drives real hard....but it doesn't go anywhere!!!
And that's a fact Jack!!!!
- Anonymous12/06/2012 09:58:00 PM
i will no longer listen to mix anymore I am very upset that they took kidd off. I listened to them when I lived in PA and I loved ... so sad.. ;(ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/06/2012 09:59:00 PM
You know?....Houston Radio (Corp. Radio especially)ReplyDelete
is soooo bad, I caught my dog Goober poring
over my boom box......
- Anonymous12/06/2012 10:24:00 PM
Let us not play the 20 song playlist Ad infinitumReplyDelete
America, for instance, has more than 2 #1 hits to play,
America has
$-A Horse With No Name
I Need You
Ventura Highway
Don't Cross the River
Tin Man
Lonely People
$-Sister Golden Hair
Daisy Jane
Woman Tonight
Today's the Day
You Can Do Magic
Right Before Your Eyes
The Border
- Anonymous12/07/2012 08:45:00 AM
Houston is too large of a town to have to get a syndicated radio show from another town in Texas. I didn't listen to 96.5 very much because they were so annoying. Way too many people talking at once.ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous12/19/2012 12:17:00 PM
THANK YOU!!!!...no sense of humor..and I have been a long time listener of BOTH Sam and Maria back in 104..Roula and Atom at night...then Roula and Ryan at 96.5..when Sam and Maria were let go..then Atom and Maria...then Maria over in San Francisco...then her back again with Booker at 96.5...now stuck with Roula...and I say Roula...cuz i rather lsiten to her than Ryan..GAWD ALMIGHTY he's annoying as hell..he's the "Penelope" (from SNL)...and Rod Ryan at 94.5 just screams too much...95.7...Sara Pepper is funny..at the courhouse....that being said... MISS MARIA and Sam...and Praise the Lord Kidd and the crew is GONE!!!Delete
- Anonymous12/07/2012 06:28:00 PM
I will never ever listen to 96.5 again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- Mary P12/08/2012 02:58:00 PM
I am so upset. I really loved listening to the show in the morning. I can't tell you how many times u guys had me in stitches, literally crying in laughter. Kelly, u were my fave! Gonna miss the show and Friday mornings were the best! !ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/10/2012 02:21:00 PM
I am surprised by all the support here. I tried numerous times to listen to your program, but came away disappointed each and every time. While I do appreciate the Kidd's Kids charity work that you do, the program was rather stale. Your Hizzywood Hizzle should have just been called "Kardashian Watch Block" as those seemed to be the only "celebrities" you ever discussed. You were rude and obnoxious to Big Al and Kelly constantly (especially when their opinions differed from your own). Your own opinions rarely showed any true attempt to actually evaluate both sides of an issue. Instead, listeners were treated to misguided tirades about your own views on celebrities, lifestyles, and politics. No thank you. I will stick to much more entertaining (and not mass market produced drivel) shows like Rod Ryan.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/10/2012 06:58:00 PM
Looks like CC wants to "slam dunk" the Rock & Roll formatReplyDelete
(Talkin' 'bout dumping America's Music Culture)? We might as
well play Chinese music (nothing against the Chinese people
mind you) just as General Motors sold out to the government
of China.
- Anonymous12/14/2012 08:52:00 AM
Guess this means I can start listening to 96.5 in the mornings, again.ReplyDelete
Kidd obviously has a loyal fan base, but I'm not in it. I really tried to "get it", but finally had to abandon the station & move on. I found the humor sophomoric at best & sometimes felt like I was listening to some middle-school students who were trying to find "something" that was entertaining (e.g. digitally altered voices interjected into random, fictitious situations).
Every once in a while, they'd connect with the ball, but far too often, it was a strike out for me.
- Anonymous12/14/2012 01:27:00 PM
NNNOOOOO!!!!! I thought they were on vacation too!! I grew up in Dallas and missed you guys so much when I moved to Houston. I was ELATED when I found out you were here and now...gone again. WHY?! Houston lost a great morning show. Houston lost the BEST morning show.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/17/2012 08:29:00 PM
OMG!!! So SAD 2 hear that KIDD n THE GANG r gone from Houston!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous1/04/2013 09:09:00 AM
RRRREALLLY???? REALLLLY? This is CRAZZZZY... I swear I thought they were on vacation also. I can NOT believe this. They were soooo funnny... I miss miss miss them and my one hour drive time is now AWFUL... I actually catch myself laughing out loud in my car by myself, BECAUSE OF THEM.... Ya'll all will be missed!!! :(Delete
- Anonymous2/04/2013 05:07:00 PM
I wont listen to those stations again, I looked forward to every morning listening to the crew. 96.5 big mistake in my opinion but loose your listeners it's your choice.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/08/2013 04:50:00 PM
I just moved to houston 5 months ago. Loved Kidd and the gang. Have not found anything good to listen to here, so Sirius/XM..here I come. I would rather pay than listen to the stations here....until someone puts Kidd and the gang back on the air here.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3/24/2013 09:04:00 AM
Hallelujah, I couldn't bear to listen to the Kidd Kraddick morning show in Dallas years ago. The only time Kidd was ever tolerable was on KEGL many years ago. I stopped listening to local radio when KRBE brought on Roula & Ryan then changed the morning show at MIX 96.5 to more of the same the annoying babble. Maria & Atom were the best combination, entertaining & funny.ReplyDelete
Thank goodness for satellite radio.


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Why pay go to a photo lab and either put up with boring 6x4" prints - or pay the earth for a printed album - when you can produce beautiful bound photo albums on your inkjet printer at home?
There are so many products on the market however you dont see too many photo albums for digital printers.
A site which specialises in albums for you to print yourself is www.opusalbums.com.
They have several designs and have promised more to come.
If, like me, you know what you want then I would recommend the OPUS album. This uses Innovas paper. There offer three different papers according to your taste. There is a natural white soft textured art paper nice feel, but it needs careful treatment and if you are printing a lot scuff might be a problem. The alternative is a high white rag paper very smooth and with really good results. This is more of a photographic paper. These are both double sided. Then there is Innovas flagship Fiba gloss which professionals especially those in monochrome seem to rave about.
To get the best you need to use a semi-professional printer. I have just invested in an Epson R1800 and this is fine. The R800 had feeding problems it does not really like the heavy grades 250gsm plus.
I would also recommend that you use the Epson archival matte settings rather than an ICC profile. There could be exceptions, but the one I downloaded from Innova was a bit disappointing.
I have also tried the Print & Bind. This is good for the home amateur. It uses a good cast coated photo glossy paper and you can use the standard paper settings.
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Posted 26 January 2009 - 03:21 PM
I've used these Opus books for showing proofs of my Wedding Photography and found them to be very good quality.
I print them on my Epson 7800 which works really well with them and gives the high quality wedding photographs a great platform.
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There's a great way to print thousands of color photos at home without going broke on cartridges. Continuous ink supply system is a new product released only a few years ago it is only beginning to become popular around the world. Its a device for minimizing printing expenses when using an ink-jet printer, an all-in-one device or a plotter; use it instead of buying new cartridges (especially good if you print a lot of high quality material in color). CISS printing quality differs only 2-5% from original cartridge quality, but economy is 1000%
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There is a natural white soft textured art paper , but it needs careful treatment and if you are printing a lot scuff might be a problem. The alternative is a high white rag paper very smooth and with really good results. This is more of a photographic paper.
Posted 02 April 2012 - 05:14 AM
Has anyone here tried the Innova smooth cotton dual sided paper? i do all photo prints at home since I want to focus on every detail of the printing process, but I can't relly say that it is cheaper to print at home rather than have it printed on a shop. You pay for the electricity,ink,paper when you print at home,right?
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University of Tennessee senior Sharon Dickie edged freshman teammate Felicia Guliford for the individual title as the Lady Volunteers won their third meet of the season Saturday afternoon at the UTC Invitational at the Moccasin Bend Cross Country Course.
Dickie, from Grand Blanc, Mich., and Guliford, from Gallup, N.M., both covered the rolling hills of the two-mile course in 11:10. A look at the finish line photo, however, revealed that the UT senior barely edged her younger teammate. With the win, Dickie scored as Tennessee's top runner for the 16th time in her last 16 races, dating back to the NCAA Championships of her freshman year on Nov. 23, 1998.
Sophomores Brooke Novak (Kaukauna, Wis.) and Elizabeth McCalley (Knoxville, Tenn.) were fourth and seventh, respectively in 11:36 and 11:57, and junior Erin Anderson was ninth in 12:02 to help the Big Orange total 23 points to hold off a 37-point tally by host Tennessee-Chattanooga. Vanderbilt took third with 97, followed by Tennessee State (118), University of the South (127), Tennessee Tech (133) and Middle Tennessee and Fisk (224).
Other UT finishers in the field of 57 included freshman Mindy Sullivan (Lubbock, Texas) in 10th at 12:05, freshman Megan Cauble (Knoxville, Tenn.) in 11th at 12:08, junior Jessica Southers (Ashland, Ky.) in 12th at 12:11, junior Christy Baird (Knoxville, Tenn.) in 17th at 12:53 and senior Rebecca Collins (Loveland, Ohio) in 22nd in 13:18. The race marked the season debut for Baird and Collins, who have been working their way into shape after battling injuries.
"We wanted to come down here and get a good run in, and we did that," UT Head Coach J.J. Clark said. "Now we can focus on the conference meet. We entered this meet with a lot of confidence, and I don't think we did anything to hurt that as we turn our focus to the SEC race.
"Sharon and Felicia had a good race. Felicia has a bright future, and I really look forward to watching her develop. Mindy Sullivan moved herself closer to the front group, and it was good to see that."
As Clark mentioned, Tennessee's next meet is the Southeastern Conference Championships on Nov. 4. The meet will be held at the University of Florida Golf Course in Gainesville, Fla., at 9 a.m. Interestingly enough, the last time the meet was held in Gainesville, UT brought home the team trophy in 1990.
The trip to the Sunshine State will also mark the return of Clark to the city where he spent 10 years as the head coach of UF's cross country program and an assistant in track and field. He left the school on May 23, 2002, to direct the women's cross country and track and field teams at Tennessee. In his first season, he has guided the Lady Vols to a 33-5 record and three victories in four meets.


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text: Ups and Downs of Round One - Pistons / Magic by the stat sprocket In the playoffs we all know that the bench gets shorter and that key players play more. What I'll look at here is which players in the Pistons / Magic series were more or less productive than during the regular season. As we'll see below the story of the first round is pretty much in line with what we thought might happen. The Pistons front line, especially Prince, stepped up their games and dominated the Magic. And as many observed before the series started, the Magic are very weak at the point, and Nelsen ended up with a particularly disappointing first round. What we might not have expected is how much better than expected Grant Hill played, and how much worse than expected Rip Hamilton played. Both the Pistons and the Magic data tables below have the same information. The columns, for both the regular season and the first round of the playoffs, are… % Minutes – the share of team minutes each player accounted for (for either 82 regular season games or the four games in the first round) % Sprocket Points – the share of team Sprocket Points (share of statistical productivity) each player accounted for Index – The ratio of % Sprocket Points to % Minutes. An index above 100 indicates that a player is more productive than the average player on that team, an index below 100 indicates that the player is less productive. Productivity Ratio – a measure of how the player's playoff performance compares to his regular season performance. A value above 1.0 indicates that the player stepped up his performance in the playoffs. Note that this is normalized to minutes so merely playing more won't help a player. To have a productivity ratio greater than 1.0, the player has to be more productive on a per minute basis than in the regular season. (Note that I've bumped Webber's productivity assuming he would have played at the same level all season if he had been on the roster in Detroit for the full 82.) For Detroit… Prince – Shows the biggest increase in productivity from the regular season. He played more minutes against the Magic (16.0% versus 14.4% during the season), and produced more. This was the Prince we've been hoping to see. Webber and Wallace – The rest of the frontline also stepped up. More minutes and more productivity from both Webber and Wallace. McDyess and Delfino – Off the bench these two guys were the heroes. Dice played more minutes than in the regular season and Delfino fewer, but both were more productive during their time on the court in the first round. Remember though that Dice's numbers include the first half of the season when he wasn't playing nearly as well. Compared to the second half the first round was something of a disappointment. Billups and Hamilton – Billups was rock steady, playing the exact same way in the playoffs as in the regular season, more minutes and more productivity, but at basically the same rate. Hamilton however is another story. The physical game Orlando played against him took away a good part of his production. Rip was only 74% as productive in the first round as in the regular season. While Billups seems able to withstand his 42 minute per game playoff pace, Hamilton wasn't able to sustain his usual performance at just over 40 minutes per game. Murray and Hunter – Neither player had a good run. Murray had a nice defensive series, but 17% shooting just won't get it done. Likewise for Hunter who didn't scratch in very limited minutes. Davis – DD played at his usual rate, and probably did what the team wanted – shoving Howard around and committing a foul about every three and a half minutes. For Orlando – Dooling and Hill – Although Dooling only played 16 minutes per game versus Hill's 36, both players were much more productive in round one than in the regular season. If this was Hill's swan song, he made the most of it. Why Dooling didn't play more is anyone's guess. Arroyo and Milicic – Both ex-Pistons stepped up their games a bit in round one. Unfortunately for the Magic Arroyo's minutes were cut even though he was more productive than Nelsen in both the regular season and the playoffs. Maybe one day he'll find a home, but as long as Hill is at the reins in Orlando, this won't be it. And poor Darko. He made the most of the time he had and the Magic would have been the better for more minutes. Turkoglu, Howard, and Nelson – The terrible trio must shoulder a lot of the blame for the sweep. Together their minutes increased by 22% over the regular season (38.5% to 47.1%), but their productivity only went up by 7% (45.6% to 48.9%). Howard and Turkoglu were down 10% compared to the regular season and Nelsen down 15%. Reddick, Battie, and Ariza – While Battie played a few more minutes in round one than in the regular season, both Reddick and Ariza saw their court time cut. None of the three played anywhere near their levels during the regular season.


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Goecks Strikes Out 11 in Game Two Win Over Cleveland State
By Justin Grones (@JustinGrones)
CLEVELAND, Ohio. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – Acting as the home team in a make-up doubleheader at Cleveland State, the Green Bay softball team (12-22, 5-9 HL) split with the Vikings after a 7-3 victory in game two. The two-game stint was played in place of a postponed three-game home series originally slated to be played in Green Bay earlier this month.
Game 1: Cleveland State 9, Green Bay 1 (Five Innings)
With the help of a six-run second inning, Cleveland State built an insurmountable lead en route to a shortened 9-1 victory. In the inning, the Vikings' Dara Toman belted a three-run homer, the 53rd of her career. The longball made her the Horizon League's all-time home run leader.
The Phoenix registered its lone run of the game in the bottom of the fourth inning on an RBI single from freshman Kelli Hutchinson (Milwaukee, Wis.). The hit scored fellow Brew City native junior Miranda Reinke, cutting the deficit to 6-1.
It would be as close as the Phoenix would get, however, as Cleveland State tacked on three more runs in the top of the fifth for a 9-1 win.
Sophomore Lauren Danner (Kaukauna, Wis.) took the loss (1-4) in 1 2/3 innings of work with eight hits, six earned runs and a strikeout. Freshman Briana Cavin (Elk Grove Village, Ill.) pitched 3 1/3 innings of relief with three hits, three earned runs, two walks and four strikeouts.
Hutchinson finished 1-for-1 with an RBI while Reinke went 1-for-3 with a run scored. Junior Stacey Butts (Greenfield, Wis.) was the only other player to record a hit in the game with a 1-for-3 effort.
Game 2: Green Bay 7, Cleveland State 3
The Phoenix rebounded with a 7-3 win in game two with the help of a six-run second inning of its own and a dominating performance on the mound from senior Allison Goecks (Beloit, Wis.). The senior standout pitched a complete game while allowing just four hits and three earned runs. More impressively, she struck out 11 batters while walking just one.
With two outs in the bottom of the second inning, Green Bay took a 1-0 lead on an RBI single from Stacey Butts. Freshman Marissa Michalkiewicz (Appleton, Wis.) followed her with a two-RBI single and eventually made it to third after two throwing errors. Reinke closed out the inning with a two-run homer, giving Green Bay a 6-0 edge.
The Vikings led off the top of the fourth with a solo shot from Toman, but Green Bay replied with a run of its own in the bottom of the fourth when Michlkiewicz reached home on a throwing error following a double.
Cleveland State cut the score to 7-3 with a two-run homer to center in the top of the sixth, but it would be the last time either team crossed the plate.
Michalkiewicz continued her impressive freshman campaign with a 3-for-4 effort, including two RBI and two runs. Reinke finished 2-for-4 with two RBI and a run, while six other players recorded a hit in the winning effort.
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Black Bear Fact Sheet
The Black Bear (Ursus americanus) symbolizes the wild qualities of our state. Prior to the eighteenth century bears were common in Georgia. However, habitat loss, unrestricted hunting, and overall degradation of habitat due to human development contributed to a serious population decline. Thanks to sound wildlife management practices, bears have recovered to a healthy population of at least 5,100.
Black bears can typically be found in three distinct regions in Georgia, although they will range over larger areas in search of food. They can be found in the North Georgia mountains, along the Ocmulgee River drainage system in the central part of the state and in the Okefenokee Swamp in the southeast. Young male bears often will roam large areas until they are able to establish their own territory.
Bears typically live in swamps and forested areas, especially mature mixed pine stands that offer a plentiful supply of natural foods and trees and thickets that they can escape to for security. Standing, hollow trees are common den sites for Georgia bears. However, brush piles, rock crevices or other places that offer protection may be used.
The typical life span of a bear is about 8 to 15 years. Wild bears tend to live 23 percent longer than "garbage" bears (those that exist on unnatural foods). Adult bears are generally up to six feet in length and about three feet high at the shoulder. Female adult bears can weigh up to 300 pounds and attain breeding status about 3.5-4.5 years of age. Adult males can weigh over 500 pounds and may breed as early as 1.5 years of age. Bears have poor eyesight but an excellent sense of smell. They are good tree climbers, can swim well and are able to run at speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. Female bears become sexually mature at two to five years of age. The breeding season is in July and cubs are born in the den in late January or February. Bear cubs weigh about eight ounces when born, are relatively undeveloped and entirely dependent on the mother. Cubs stay with their mother throughout the first year, den with her during the following winter and stay with her until she finally drives them away the following spring. Due to this extended care for her young, females only produce a litter every two years.
Bears are considered omnivorous meaning their diet consists of whatever is readily available at that time of year. Diets vary according to what part of the state the bear calls home. However, the majority of their natural diet consists of berries, fruits, acorns, grasses and animal matter, including insects or mammals-even deer. When houses, camps or recreation areas are located within range, bears are naturally attracted to the smells associated with cooking and garbage disposal. Other non-natural attractants include pet food, birdseed, suet, compost piles, gardens, beehives and cornfields. Bears can become attracted to human food when their natural diet sources are scarce. Non-natural type foods are typically easier to obtain and associated with humans, therefore luring bears away from natural food sources and dissolving the bears natural fear of humans. A bear typically will remain in an area where food can be found until that food supply is gone or until other measures are taken.
WRD Game Management Offices receive numerous bear nuisance calls bears every year. Typically, the caller expects WRD to capture and relocate the bear. This is usually not the best solution for residents or bears as other bears may move into the "abandoned" territory or the relocated bear, trying to find its way back, is commonly hit by a car. In addition, relocated bears typically will enter into territory conflicts with existing bears resulting injury or death of one or both bears.
For each nuisance situation, a WRD associate evaluates why the bear is causing problems. Most problems can be resolved through simple actions such as taking down bird feeders, taking in pet food, or storing garbage in an area unavailable to bears like a garage. Removing or making attractants unavailable to bears is a critical step in resolving bear/human conflicts. It is equally important for people to be patient. It may take several days for the bear to learn that it is no longer going to be provided with a free meal. In most cases, the bear will simply move on when the food source is no longer present. Installation of an electric fence may be necessary when beeyards and gardens are involved. When camping or hiking, store food items in a vehicle or hoist food packs into the air away from the trunks of trees. If left alone, young bears searching for territory will usually find their way back to a more traditional range. Capture and relocation is a last resort and only warranted if a bear persists in being a nuisance and presents a safety threat to residents or major property damage is likely.
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By Richard Clarke at Pizza Hut Park, Dallas
Arsenal kicked off their Dallas Cup campaign in fine style with a 5-1 comeback win against Dallas Texans on Sunday night.
Only the winners of each Under-19s 'Super Group' will qualify for Friday's Semi-Final so a solid start was essential at Pizza Hut Park.
Steve Bould's side struggled early on and trailed in the 12th minute after Eduardo Aranda scrambled home. However, once they found their rhythm, Arsenal were irresistible. Conor Henderson levelled the game four minutes from half-time via a deflected free-kick then, on the whistle, Roarie Deacon sidefooted a simple second.
The dangerous Caleb Richardson was sent off two minutes after the restart and that allowed Arsenal to cruise home. Luke Freeman prodded home a third on the hour and substitute Josh Rees added two well-taken goals at the end.
Bould's boys seemed to work off their jet lag within 90 minutes this evening. The scoreline flattered them slightly but they got the job done effectively.
The Dallas Cup may have been a new experience for Arsenal but the youngsters were treading in the footsteps of many familiar names.
Past alumni included the likes of David Beckham, Wayne Rooney, Raul, Robinho, Michael Owen, Landon Donovan, Michael Carrick, Peter Crouch, Carlos Vela, Kleberson, Edmilson, Ledley King, Giuseppe Rossi and Harry Kewell. Meanwhile previous winners of the Under-19s Super Group included West Ham, Real Madrid, Sao Paulo, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest and Dynamo Moscow.
The major clubs names in the 32nd Dallas Cup were Arsenal, Barcelona, Eintracht Frankfurt and Corinthians of Brazil. The Under-18 national side of Japan had travelled too.
Arsenal were in a group with Club Bolivar (Bolivia), Chorrillo (Panama) and, this evening's opponents, Dallas Texans. The US outfit are one of the top youth sides in their country and perhaps their most famous product is a leading Premier League player - Fulham striker Clint Dempsey.
At 11,900, Pizza Hut Park, home of MLS side FC Dallas, was only half-full for the last game of the first day. But what it lacked in numbers it made up for in enthusiasm. This is very much a youth tournament, with age group categories from Under-13 to Under-19, and those who had already played seemed happy to watch all the others.
There had been a shock in the previous game when Barcelona had gone down 3-1 to the Under-17s/Under-18s side from FC Dallas.
And the city's other representatives, the Texans, seemed determined to do something similar in the first quarter of this game.
In the eighth minute, Richardson raced on to a long punt forward and went clear. He tried to ghost past keeper Damian Martinez. The pair collided, the American striker went down and the ball trickled out. It could have been penalty, sending off and 1-0 to Dallas. Referee Mike Hester, from New Zealand, gave Arsenal the benefit of the doubt.
However Dallas would not have to wait long for a goal. Three minutes later Saed Hajrovic conceded a foul midway inside his own half. Jake Douglas drove the free-kick to the far post when Aaron Simmons nodded down and Aranda turned the ball home after Martinez had made the initial save.
Freeman's drive was then deflected wide at the near post. But, in truth, Dallas were on top and Arsenal had struggled to settle.
Aranda looped a shot onto the top of the net then Richardson showed impressive speed on the right before rifling a rising drive just past the angle of post and bar.
As the half wore on, Bould's side found their feet. In the 36th minute, Boateng fed Hajrovic on the left. His pacy low ball just evaded the sliding Freeman at the far post. The equaliser followed quickly afterwards.
Four minutes from half-time, Dallas gave away a free-kick five yards outside the area and Henderson curled his effort into the far corner. However the ball did get a touch off a defender en route.
Clint Ritter drove wide for Dallas but Arsenal were now turning the screw. Henderson floated a pass on to the head of Freeman, who tried to flick a header in to the far corner. The ball just drifted wide.
However on the stroke of half-time, the London side did take the lead. The Dallas defence was split wide open and so Oguzhan Ozyakup found Deacon in acres of space. The midfielder stroked home with ease.
It got worse for Dallas two minutes after the restart. Richardson clipped Hajrovic as he tried to burst into the area and received his second booking.
The Swiss defender then burst to the edge of the six-yard box and was acrobatically brought down by keeper Nick Petolick. However referee Mike Hester, from New Zealand, must have assumed that Hajrovic had lost the ball.
However Arsenal now had control and, in the 61st minute, they took a stranglehold on the game. Ozyakup's left-wing corner was met by the head of Elton Monteiro and Freeman scrambled home the ball at the near post.
Rees forced Petolick into a flying save and, on 71 minutes, Henderson weaved past a couple of lame tackles to set up Ozyakup. His shot was deflected wide. From the corner, Deacon drifted a header past the far post.
Dallas were now entirely on the back foot and, in the 81st minute, Arsenal got a fourth. Henderson was the provider this time as Rees billowed the net with a powerful header.
Jeffrey Torda nearly grabbed a consolation goal for Dallas when he sent a swivelling shot past the far post.
But Arsenal would have the last word. In the final minute, Zak Ansah burst to the right-hand byline and cut the ball back for Rees fire home his second and his side's fifth.
Dallas Texans have significant experience in this competition with victories in many age-groups including the Super Group in 2006. But this evening they were swept away by a competent performance from Bould's side.
There should be more to come from Arsenal. So, on the basis of this result, they can fancy their chances in the Dallas Cup.
* The Arsenal side wore black armbands in memory of director Danny Fiszman, who died last week. A period of silence was also observed at the start of the game.
Arsenal: Martinez, Hajrovic, Brislen-Hall, Frimpong, Boateng, Deacon, Ozyakup, Monakana, Henderson, Freeman Subs: Ebecilio, McDermott, Edge, Angha, Monteiro, Rees, Smith, Bihmoutine, Webb, Wynter, Ansah
Dallas Texans: Speed, Van Compernolle, Garnett, Gonzales, Francois, Douglas, Morrison, Sloan, Guerry, Hains, Simmons Subs: Aranda, Ritter, Torda, Bryce, Minter, Perez, Richardson, Smith, Petolick, LeSueur, SackettCopyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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I am looking to get a new call. Every year I swear I aint gonna buy anymore calls but here I am. I currently have on my lanyard a RNT New Old Style, Rolling Thunder BSOD, and an 8 year old Haydel's coacrylic. The BSOD i typically only bark and do hard feeds with but it works on days and conditions where a normal call won't. I love the Old Style, typically my go to call. Then the haydels... Its old nasty and been chewed up by the dog but it has called in more ducks for me than any other call. It has a unique sound that I personally dont like but those greenheads seem to think otherwise. I hunt a variety of places in West TN, from flooded bean, corn, rice fields to cypress breaks and buck brush swamps. I typically call pretty conservatively because I have seen more damage done from aggressive calling than good. I hunt with some but not heavy competition and over anywhere from 12 to 300 decoys.
The calls I am looking at are RNT Short Barrel or timber hawg, Echo Timber, Lares T-1 or hybrid, DLC QT or LT. Now that yal know everything about my hunting conditions ha. What are yal's thoughts on these calls. If you can, compare them from experience. Also open to more suggestions. I am only interested in one thing, what call will drop them red legs more often.


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Ive begun to overhaul my MR helmet. the things to be done are 1 replacing the T-visor, 2. increase Flare, 3 putting in a chin strap, 4 possible dent reshaping, 5 possible full repaint. the goal is to get as accurate a helmet out of the MR as possible. ive already removed most of the BS lip MR thought so wisely to put in. ive also had to remove the padding. a plus because now it sits shorter on my 6'2 frame. i tell ya they must have used all the glue they had over in my helmet because there was literally globs the size of quarters and a gigantic puddle of glue in the top of the helmet. making the removal an all night ordeal. ive also started work on increasing the flare.
anyway i have wooden rods holding the helmet where i want the final product to look like, but i need your opinions so plz comment and question on what ya like. what ya don't. what should be changed ect...give me ideas i will continue to post updated pictures as this goes on. so let me know.. especially on the flare cause thats my biggest concern at the moment i want to get that right. excuse the resin dust fingerprint on the lower right mandible. didn't know it was there
Thanks guys,
heres what we got so far