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Users post a 2012-13 full rapors rotation and how it would be assembled. (Free Agency, Trades, Re-signings)
Winner chosen based on how realistic trades and signings are, and how good the team is for the franchise.
Users post a 2012-13 full rapors rotation and how it would be assembled. (Free Agency, Trades, Re-signings)
Winner chosen based on how realistic trades and signings are, and how good the team is for the franchise.
This is the Final Outcome:
Pg: S.Nash, D.Lillard
Sg: D.Derozan, J. Bayless
Sf: N.Batum, J.Johnson
Pf: A.Bargnani, A.Johnson
C: J.Valancuinas, A.Gray
This really is broken down into 4 moves:
Draft, Free Agency, Sign & Trade, Re-sign
Draft: Damian Lillard at 8th pick. Easy enough, most mocks predict Lillard will drop to 8th, and recent reports read of strong workouts and strong impressions on most teams. Based on principle of best available, Lillard will probably be our safest choice, and would probably move Jared Bayless to the back up SG spot, where he can come on as a 6th man and become a spark to the team (he has a decent 3pt shot). It would create a dynamic where Bayless is playing for a contract, and Lillard is playing to prove his potential, both have pressure to compete.
Free Agency: Sign Steve Nash 5-8mil for 3 years. All indications have pointed to Steve Nash making a 3 team short list, one of which includes Toronto. I see Toronto as the most likely for obvious reasons, most outstanding of which is his new appointed role as GM of the Canadian national team. Steve Nash is a real vet, and will help make everyone's transition to the raptors easier. I am dreaming of Steve Nash PnR with Jonas!
Sign & Trade: Nicholas Batum from the Portland Trailblazers. Before I get into the details, this is the only part of my process to build the team above that may not pan out, everything else is a really safe bet. Knowing Colangelo though, he is not afraid to go after the more creative of trades.
Portland Signs Batum to an 8-10 Million Dollar deal and immediately trades for:
-Jose Calderon - 9mil
-Ed Davis - 2mil
-2nd Round Pick #37
Toronto gets:
-Nicholas Batum - 8-10mil
There may also be a possible Trade Exception.
Rationale: Portland has lost its biggest salary eaters this season and are officially rebuilding. This means that they would love to have Ed Davis, cheap, young, and full of potential as well as a strong vet like Calderon, who they can easily eat the contract of for the next season, but will also gain a 9 mil expiring contract! His experience is needed on a team short of it, and he will help the rebuilding process by playing smart point and passing the way he does to develop Aldridge, Ed Davis, Luke Babbit, and Elliot Williams (possibly).
Toronto gains an increasingly versatile budding star. At the age of 23, he fits the mold of EXACTLY what the Raptors need. He is long and athletic, at 6'8'' he blocks with the best of them, plays defense in a way that would make Casey proud, has a smooth and polished but not spectacular offensive game. But who needs spectacular? His consistency at such a young age is refreshing and shows maturity. He has the potential to lead the raptors culture change by leading through example.
Re-Sign: Aaron Gray 2.5mil. Proved he is a solid Centre, and would do well with some consistent backup duties.
Overall Salary looks like:
Steve Nash (5-8mil for 3 years)
Bargnani 10 mil
Amir 6 mil
Bayless 4 mil
Demar 3 mil
Aaron 2.5 mil
James 2.8 mil
Batum 8-10 mil
Jonas Valancuinas 3.5 mil
Lillard 2.5 mil
Second round pick #56 <1 mil
48.3 - 53.3 mil in 11 players
Cap Room: 12 - 7 mil
Enough Cap Room to fill out roster, possibly keep Linas Kleiza, or other potential pick ups. This leaves us with enough financial flexibility to deepen our roster, and afford contract extensions next season!
Overall Case:
The Raptors Have to avoid being in the middle of the pack for years to come. This is the season with two fresh new rookies, one highly coveted and hyped up center of the future type, and Damian Lillard who is a steady pick at number 8. The signing of Batum is our answer at SF for multiple years to come, due to his proven potential at the young age of 23. Steve Nash will balance out the two rookies with his veteran experience at running the helm of the ship, will be very important for the successful development of our young ones. Bayless will be given another season before he is due for a contract to see what he is made of. If he comes in next season the same way we saw him through specific spurts the last 2 seasons, he has the potential to be a really good 6th man coming off the bench. I kept Amir Johnson instead of Ed Davis simply for Realistic matters, I wouldve rathered the developing Davis but so does Portland, anyways Johnson would be too expensive to sell to a rebuilding team. At the end of what may seem like a lot, we still maintain a lot of financial flexibility, and this team has the potential to become something really special. I see a great mix of shooting, defense, competence at ever position (no more Butlers in our starting lineup!), athleticism, and even character in this young lineup that can do nothing but continue to improve.
I'm trying to stray away from the whole typical signings and trades that these threads talk about. Theres a few that's been mentioned but that's to be expected
Final team:
PG: Steve Nash/ Gilbert Arenas
SG: Demar Derozan/ Mickael pietrus/ Gary Forbes
SF: Rudy Gay/ Royce White/ linas kleiza
PF: Andrea Bargnani/ JJ Hickson
C: Jonas valanciunas/ Nazr Mohammed
Free agency: As expected Nash will hopefully be on our roster as his short list suggested. Sign Nash to a 3 year 7.5 million per year deal. Gilbert arenas is a veteran presence and just wants to play anywhere as he showed this season by going to Memphis for the league minimum. We sign Gilbert to a 2 year 1 mil per year deal which I feel he would accept by assuring more than one year and a pay rise(he seems desperate to play). Then there is Mickael pietrus who had previously expressed interest in joining the raps and nearly did join them. I think we could sign him to a 2 year 2.5 million per year deal and it gives us a backup sg with a 3 point shot which the raptors lacked a lot of. With Portland having to throw all there money at batum I don't think that they can afford hickson any longer which with his (for the most part) underperforming year the raps could likely sign him to a 3 year 5 mil per year deal. Then there is Nazr Mohammed. I imagine he will be very cheap and will be able to teach valanciunas well, being a veteran presence who can play defense. Likely a 1 year 1.2 million deal.
Amnesty clause: Amir Johnson. He has a bloated contract and although granted he is a solid player he's not worth the money as he doesn't have a much higher ceiling.
Trades: trade Jose Calderon, Ed Davis, JJ, #8 pick and the 2013 pick top 10 protected for Rudy Gay and the #25 pick. They get an improvement at the pg position a backup PF in Ed Davis a downgrade at the sf spot but a solid defender and JJ, a high pick this year to deal with team needs and a likely mid-late first round pick next year as well. We solve our sf issue without blowing up our roster or core.
Draft: use the 25th pick to take Royce white or the best sf available at that time (ex. Terrence Jones,PJ III, Jeffery Taylor, Quincy Miller, Terrence jones) I only say white because I feel he's a lock to be around at 25 and most likely will be picked in the 25 range whereas the others may not be available.
Our salaries look like
Steve Nash- 7.5 million(3 years)
Gilbert arenas- 1 million(2 years)
Demar Derozan- 2.8 million
Mickael pietrus- 2.5 million(2 years)
Rudy Gay- 15 million
Royce white- 1.4 million
Andrea bargnani- 9.2 million
JJ hickson- 5 million(3 years)
Jonas valanciunas- 3.4 million
Nazr Mohammed-1.2 million
Linas kleiza-4.6 million
2nd rounder- 850k
Gary Forbes-1.5 million
That's 52.8 million on 13 active players with about 7 million in cap space for either contract extensions or for example if a player on the list requested more
money to be signed or to add additional players to the roster.
Overview: The raptors get the point guard they've wanted for the last decade in Steve Nash and a solid backup as well. They get a backup 2 guard for Derozan who can shoot the 3 ball well. They add Allstar talent in Rudy gay who's defense will improve under dwayne Casey. They get a solid backup sf or potential starter when gay's contract is up through the draft. They get rid of the cluster at the PF position while improving their backup for less money. And with valanciunas the center of the future coming over they have a dominating European front court with a veteran presence in Mohammed helping him out.
Final Roster:
G- Tony Parker, Delonte West
G- Demar DeRozan, M.Gionobli
F- G.Wallace, J.Johnson/(37)pick
F- A.Bargnani, A.Johnson
C- J.Valanciunas, M.Camby, A.Gray
Now, I know what you're thinking, but let me explain. I'll admit this is the most far-fetched of my scenarios but why not keep it interesting, right?
First we denounce Bayless' rights to free up an extra $7 M in cap hold money for free agency, and then we amnesty L.Klieza. At this point we'd be working with $17 M (roughly) in true cap space after July 1st.
Trades: We all now Tim Duncan is a free agent but he'll definately resign with SA. Well they are at the end of an era while we're at the beginning of one. Perhaps we help each other with the transitions? They need to get younger while maintaining competativeness for Duncan, and we need veteran, championchip caliber talent. I propose we send J.Calderon, E.Davis, the 8th Pick, and the $7M TPE to San Antonio for T.Parker and M.Gionobli and perhaps future picks. They stay competative and maintain competativeness while keeping a lot of flexability. Jose and the pick can be used on their backcourt while Ed Davis will be developing beside Duncan. The cash can be combined with the money they'll already have to make a run at top FAs this summer or the next (when Jose's $10M is off the books). We get the perfect PG for our system and a top 3 6th man in this league. Both are great leaders that can help transition us into winners.
Draft: We draft a SF like Darius Miller with pick (37), and maybe an perimeter prospect like T.Satoransky at (56).
Free Agency: Convince G.Wallace to sign here to join Parker and Gionobli to make this a deep playoffs team. Give him a contract for 5yrs (Player Option) at $50 M. The dude is Casey's wet dream at SF, and he's a great defender who is not on the decline yet, and he's got the culture-changing attitude. The majority of minutes at the wing will be split between him DeRozan and Gionobli, with Johnson getting spot minutes. Also, split our mid-level exception between a vet big and a vet guard like Camby and West on 1 or 2 yr deals. This roster can win around 50-55 games easily and get deep into the playoffs.
Thoughts??? Interesting at least, right...
It's a great thought but I don't think that trade could happen at all. I imagine that trade would only be able to get one of those players if that. Parker was in the top 5 for MVP votes this year he is essentially untouchable. Ginobli is slowly on the decline so they might give up him but I don't think the raptors have what they're after and they might have another championship run in them. If I remember correctly I'm pretty sure Gerald Wallace essentially said he would never play in Toronto. I love the idea and raptors would be a deep eastern conference team but I just see 0% chance of it happening
I'm also pretty sure that would put us over the cap with contracts that big
Like EVERYTHING about this scenario...
Peace. Positivity. Prosperity.
Fantasy Final Roster
Russel Westbrook/D.Rose/R.Rondo
We will win 10x championship in the next 10 years.
Realistic Final Roster
Nash/Bayless/2nd round pick (Scot Machado)
W.Chandler/JJ Johnson/L.Kleiza
FA: We give Nash 3 years 10 million deal. We give J.Terry 2 year 5 million deal. We resign A.Gray to a 2 year 2 million deal contract
Trade: We trade Jose Calderon + Ed Davis + 8th pick + 37th pick to Denver for Wilson Chandler + Kenneth Faried
Draft: Scott Machado as a 3rd string PG
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Sometimes I wonder if u put up these trades just to mess with us
What is with you guys and Jason Terry?
anyways this is what I'd roll with
Big Val/Asik/Gray
Sign Nash, Asik and Rush. Draft Waiters and use both second rounders to move to the top of the second for Wroten. No idea if the salaries work at all. I guess Amir got traded or amnestied or something.
Wait till next year to draft your SF of the future.
Bargnani/A.Johnson/Perry Jones
Draft night:
Lowry & #16 for Ed Davis & #8
Draft Perry Jones @ #16 (project big/wing)
Purchase OKC's draft spot (#27) for #56 & cash; draft Jeffrey Taylor (Vanderbilt)
Free Agency:
- Amnesty Kleiza, then throw as much money toward Batum ($14M remaining)
*not sure if we qualify for Mid-level. If we do, sign Asik.
I dont create controversies. Theyre there long before I open my mouth. I just bring them to your attention.
-- Charles Barkley
Unfortunately you also traded all your cap space in the Parker and Ginobilli trade - forgetting the fact you can't trade a TPE - therefore signing Gerald Wallace is not going to happen - nevermind the signing would be forever known as Hedo Part Deux.
Was hoping Matt would be a part of this Competition... too bad he's too busy Correctin' shit like a BAWS. Don't bring that sh*t into Matts house! Haha
Just because he isn't a Moderator anymore, doesn't mean he ain't going to Moderate!
*ahem* Sorry, I'm done now. Might actually do this when I get some time.
Trade 1a: Calderon, #56 for Raja Bell, #47
Trade 1b: #8, #37, Ed Davis, cash for Gay, #25
Trade 1c: DeRozan for #18, Ridnour
Waiters (#13)
Machado (#47)
Buy a late 1st round pick to select Sullinger for the inevitable slide once teams realize he might require surgery to his back and could miss next year.
Free Agency:
S&T Bayless, S&T Weems, #18, #25 for S&T Nash/#13
MLE to Danny Green
James Johnson for Sign-&-Trade DJ Augustin using a portion (not near all!) of $7.6M Barbosa TPE
Re-sign Gray, Magloire, Andersen
PG: Nash, Augustin, Machado
SG: Green, Waiters, Bell
SF: Gay, Kleiza, Andersen
PF: Bargnani, Amir, Sullinger
C: JV, Gray, Magloire
Pushing right against the luxury tax.
Possible? I think so.
Likely? Hardly.
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According to BC ... no mask, no play for Hedo. I really hope this doesn't drag into some pointless drama now. He better be back playing this Sunday.
Source - Click hereThe Raptors have invested US$53-million in Turkoglu, and part of the contract that the small forward signed states that he is subject to the professional opinions of the Raptors' medical staff.
In this case, that means wearing a mask for six weeks. In club president and general manager Bryan Colangelo's words, unless the medical staff's opinion changes today, it will be "mandatory" for Turkoglu to sport a mask.
"It's pretty simple: He's going to have to wear the mask," Colangelo said. "If the doctors are saying it's to protect him from further damage, possibly impaired vision, there's too much at stake."
At one point during his session with the media, Turkoglu said he would sign a waiver clearing the Raptors of any responsibility should he suffer another injury.
"There's no such waiver that would exist," Colangelo said.
Colangelo said he planned to talk about the situation further with Turkoglu and the medical staff today. However, without a change in recommendation, Turkoglu will not be allowed to play without a mask.


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Thanks guys, glad to be here.
Glad to have you. Please don't be shy about jumping in with thoughts or opinions. This is a great group and they all "pile on" to any poster who gets up on other guys. Just try hard not to suggest 12 player trades involving four or more teams. :-)
I'm french fan of the raptors I lived in Toronto from 2009 to 2012 and discovered the NBA then (no soccer on TV in Canada...). I'm now back in France and still watch as many raptors game as I can (timezone difference is killing me..).
Also glad to see Pietrus playing with the Raptors now, he is a great guy! (Fun fact: France is the country with the most players in the NBA (USA aside obv.)
See you around!
To be honest, I don't know much about European basketball. Chalon has been dominating the french league lately, but they struggle in Euroleague against top team (Madrid, Tel Aviv, Barcelona,...).
Main issue is money. Sponsors and big organizations prefer to invest in soccer or rugby, and therefore french clubs can't afford to keep their best players...
Read all the time but finally joined. I am ignorant, faith based Raptor fan. I can not rest until we bring home a championship. I will to resort to violence to make it happen. I probably shouldn't have typed that but i did. I stand by that statement.....and understand it maybe used against me in a court of law. i am from Toronto (Scarborough/Malvern) & don't believe Drake writes his own lyrics. I watch at least 72 EVERY season. Nobody is perfect. I try to watch them all.....sometimes it is to painful too watch. I'll never jump ship, and always protect this house. At least here i can vent. Don't expect perfect spelling.
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Hey guys, first post and wanted to introduce myself, imma try to fit in and bring in some no-nonsense jiberjabber :>
"If thats what you say bruh"- Russel Westbrook
Big welcome's to all the new members!! It's certainly busy around here these days!
Hey all.
I still remember being Jersey'd in my Toronto Raptors Jacket in grade 3 or 4. Back in the days of Black, White, and Purple.
Go Raps!
Welcome drunkmunky! You wouldn't happen to be...
...nah couldn't be.
Is that the one that got shot up to space by Iran?
Hey everyone. I have 3,000+ posts on another basketball forum (DiscussHoops.com) and 1,000+ on a hockey forum (HFBoards) so I'm not new to the forum thing. I'm new here, looking forward to posting and getting to know the members here
Welcome Dunk! 2 weeks before the trade deadline... great time to join!
Thanks! The other site I'm a part of is very low on Raptors fans, and I thought I'd like to be able to talk with more Raptors fans who watch the games like I do, especially to discuss the upcoming trade deadline.
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The Dolores crowd was quiet during the brief intermission between sets two and three.
Mancos had come into Dolores High School and dominated the first two sets in this bitter volleyball rivalry Tuesday night.
The Lady Bluejays were seeking revenge, already having lost twice to the Lady Bears this season.
Mancos appeared on its way to a huge road win, leading 8-5 in the third set.
However, good teams find ways to win and the Dolores upperclassmen stepped up.
Behind Cydney McHenrys powerful kills and Brianna Schwartz providing a spark off the bench, the home team reeled off 10 straight points and eventually won set three.
Dolores held off Mancos in set four and came from behind again in set five to pull off the improbable five-set comeback, 3-2 (17-25, 21-25, 25-19, 25-22, 15-9).
It was a character building win for the veteran Lady Bears (14-4, 11-2 2A/1A San Juan Basin League).
We started off with some unforced errors and we were frustrated with ourselves, Dolores coach Gina Hollen said. We made a few adjustments in the third game and it seemed to work for us. We got new energy. It just flowed. We found new life.
For the young Lady Bluejays (8-8, 6-5 2A/1A SJBL), it was a vast improvement against their rival under first-year coach Caroline Glover. But the loss still stings.
We came out strong and they got us in the third game, Glover said. When it comes down to the fifth game, it is hard. You ask the girls to dig deep, and keep fighting and not give up. I felt like my girls did that. Unfortunately, some inexperience hurts us.
Mancos came out fired up scoring the first five points of the match, which forced Hollen to use her first timeout. The visitors built a 7-1 lead and later led 12-5 thanks to various Dolores mistakes. DHS seniors Mindy McCracken and McHenry helped the Lady Bears claw back on senior night. The duo spiked thunderous kills that drew praise from the home fans.
McCracken gave her team its first lead at 15-14 with a kill. Tied at 16, Mancos Emily Funmaker spiked a kill of her own to put the Lady Bluejays up 17-16. Mancos lead ballooned to 22-16 en route to a 25-17 win. The Lady Bluejays closed the set on a 9-1 run.
Dolores led 7-4 early in the second frame and maintained a 2- to-3-point lead for a while. Leading 15-13, consecutive Lady Bears errors knotted the score at 15 and swung the momentum in favor of Mancos.
Tied at 16, back-to-back kills from Funmaker and Taryn Gordanier after furious rallies gave the Lady Bluejays an 18-16 lead. The rivals remained close to a 20-20 tie. But Dolores errors gave the lead back to Mancos and the visitors pulled away to win the set. The Lady Bluejays possessed what seemed like an insurmountable 2-0 lead at the break.
Dolores wasnt about to go down with out a fight, though.
Coming into that third game, everybodys spirits were low, McHenry said. We came together and knew something had to be done. I think coach made some good decisions and we came out a lot stronger.
The Lady Bears 10-0 run in set three gave them a 15-8 lead. Each team played nearly even from that point, as Dolores forced another set.
In the fourth frame, things unravelled fast for Mancos. The Lady Bears sprinted to a 9-2 lead and kept on running. Freshman Courtney Blackmer and junior Elana Bernholtz spearheaded an offensive Dolores attack to a comfortable 21-8 margin.
The Lady Bluejays did regroup with poise and maturity, and stormed back on a 14-2 run to pull within 23-22. Funmaker, Gordanier and Megan Hess dominated for Mancos in its comeback.
Dolores needed an answer, and Blackmer answered the call.
The freshman blocked a shot from Hess to put the Lady Bears up 24-22. Then on match point, Blackmer perfectly volleyed the ball backward over the net to Mancos right corner end line. After a brief moment, the line judge said the ball landed in bounds and the Dolores faithful erupted with the match now tied 2-2.
In the fifth set, it was Mancos on top early 7-4. Freshman Jessica Guiterrez and junior Whitney Gustafson set up play making hitters Hess, Funmaker and Gordanier for easy kills.
Again, Dolores had to come from behind. And again, the Lady Bears did.
Dolores tied the score at 8 and an earth shattering spike by McHenry gave the Lady Bears the lead for good. McHenry added two more kills in the final frame, as her team won the set by six to clinch the match.
Dolores swept the regular season series, but the two rivals could meet at districts. The six 2A SJBL teams will be at Ignacio High School next Friday and Saturday. Norwood, who currently sits in first-place, is 1A, along with Dove Creek and Ouray. The 1A schools will travel to Olathe for their district tournament.
If the 2A districts began today, DHS would be the No. 1 seed. Telluride would be second; Mancos, third; and, host Ignacio, fourth. Nucla and Ridgway would be the five and six seeds.
As long as we keep winning, thats suppose to set us up first seeding for districts, McHenry said. Thats the way we would like it, because that sets us up the best to win and we knew that tonight. We knew that we needed to win in order to verify our position.
The Lady Bears need to take care of business today to assure themselves the top district tourney seed. Dolores plays at Ridgway at 5:30 p.m., in its regular season finale. The Lady Bears swept the Demons in three sets on Oct. 13.
We saw them last Saturday, said Hollen about the Demons. We need to adjust to their hitters. They picked us apart a little bit on defense. Its adjusting our defense and try to shut their hitters down. We do that, I think well be fine.
Mancos heads to Ridgway for a doubleheader Saturday morning. The Lady Bluejays will play Ouray in their second match of the day.
They have come a long way, said Glover about her squad. They are seeing the court much better than they have been. Theyre hitting better, passing better. They gave a hard fight today.
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Many political advisers assume that a president has to deal with the world of politics as he finds it, and that it is unwise to risk political capital on an effort to actually lead the country toward a new understanding of the real threats and real opportunities we face. Concentrate on the politics of re-election, they say. Don't take chances.All that might be completely understandable and make perfect sense in a world where the climate crisis wasn't "real." Those of us who support and admire President Obama understand how difficult the politics of this issue are in the context of the massive opposition to doing anything at all — or even to recognizing that there is a crisis. And assuming that the Republicans come to their senses and avoid nominating a clown, his re-election is likely to involve a hard-fought battle with high stakes for the country....But in this case, the President has reality on his side. The scientific consensus is far stronger today than at any time in the past. Here is the truth: The Earth is round; Saddam Hussein did not attack us on 9/11; Elvis is dead; Obama was born in the United States; and the climate crisis is real. It is time to act.


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Radiation therapy is the use of penetrating beams of high-energy waves or streams of ion particles to treat disease. Radiation therapy destroys the ability of cancer cells to grow and divide. It is used usually after surgical resection to get rid of remaining thyroid gland tissue or tumor spread elsewhere.
Two kinds of radiation therapy are available for treating thyroid cancer. One is delivered internally and the other is delivered externally.
Radioablation Therapy and Radioactive Iodine Therapy
Radioablation therapy or radioactive iodine therapy is used after thyroidectomy (surgical removal of the thyroid) to destroy any remaining thyroid cancer cells, cancerous lymph nodes, or spread of cancer to other areas of the body. Radioactive iodine therapy takes advantage of the fact that papillary or follicular cancers often take up iodine readily. A dose of radioactive iodine is given, thyroid cells take up the iodine, and the radioactivity kills them.
This type of therapy is only appropriate for patients with follicular or papillary thyroid cancer; medullary and anaplastic thyroid cancers don't respond well to radioablation therapy.
Radiation therapy is not useful in thyroid cancers which normally do not concentrate iodide such as in anaplastic or medullary cancers. Pregnant patients should not receive radiation treatment.
This is a very effective way of killing any stray thyroid cancer cells remaining after thyroidectomy, cancerous lymph nodes, or thyroid cancer that has spread elsewhere in the body. Moreover, it is very effective in treating bone pain secondary to bony metastasis.
With radioablation therapy, you may experience the following unpleasant effects:
- If there are cancer cells elsewhere in your body, these areas may become briefly swollen and painful as the iodine collects in them.
- Nausea and vomiting during the first day or so
- Swelling or pain in your neck
- Dry mouth
- Brief loss of your sense of smell or taste
In addition, men who receive large doses of radioactivity may become infertile. Women don't usually become infertile, but are often advised to avoid pregnancy for at least one year after radioablation therapy. There is a slight increased risk of developing a second cancer.
- Depending on the dose of radioactivity that you receive, you may have to be isolated in the hospital for several days to avoid exposing others to radiation.
- Suck on hard candy or chew sugar-free gum to relieve dry mouth.
- Drink a lot of water in the days and weeks following radioablation therapy to more quickly wash the radioactivity out of your bladder.
External Radiation Therapy
External radiation therapy is given to patients who have either inoperable or recurrent thyroid cancer that does not readily take up iodine, or metastasis elsewhere in the body that is not appropriate for treatment with radioactive iodine. It may also be given for palliation—to ease troublesome symptoms, such as difficulty swallowing, blocked airway, metastatic bone pain, and other symptoms.
In external radiation therapy, rays are directed at the tumor from outside the body. External beam radiation may help relieve difficult symptoms.
External radiation therapy can provide symptom relief and may be the only way to slow progression of inoperable tumors, such as anaplastic thyroid cancers.
With external radiation therapy, you may experience the following unpleasant effects:
- Dry, red, irritated skin
- Fatigue
- Difficulty swallowing
- Hoarse voice
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I said he went from 2/1 to 8/1 over a ten year period, and he did. When he started, he was getting 2 assists to 1 T/O per game. Ten years later he was 11.1 assists to 1.4 T/O per game. 11.1/1.4 gives you 8/1. I simplified the numbers to make the ratio clear. Outerworldly maybe, but those were his numbers and what he accomplished by working at his trade and improving every year.
I used his career stats so readers of the thread could "...see what kind of improvement is possible." I thought the meaning was clear within the context of that paragraph.
Here is Nash's rating from 82games. As they say "The main components of the 'Simple Ratings' are a production measure (a variant of John Hollinger's PER rating) for a player's own stats versus the counterpart player on the other team while he is on the court, as well as a simple on court/off court plus minus.
MIA James +18.0
LAC Paul +15.9
MIA Wade +14.9
ORL Howard +12.7
OKC Durant +11.1
ORL Anderson +10.6
PHO Nash +10.6
Nash is tied for 6th in this measure of his effectiveness against opponents, in terms of on court production. How much of a drop off would you expect to see in two years?
The first Raptor in the list comes in at 53nd place. Calderon comes in at 140. I would suggest that being Canadian might be some draw, but this kind of production is far more important. You might note that I suggest bringing in a young point guard for Nash to groom, and I advocate bringing Calderon back. When three years are done, and his production drops off, other options will be available. So I am targeting a 20-25 year old point guard to grow with the team.
Maybe go back and read the orignial post, and read Matt's original post.
Last edited by Puffer; Sun Apr 1st, 2012 at 09:22 PM.
Actually after going back and reading Matt's original post I see I added very little to his points, other than the thought of a three year contract, with two years being the players option. I think giving Nash the chance to walk away if he doesn't like how things are going would be a key.
I think I read that he lives in New York, so he'd be a little closer to home.No big deal, but no jet lag, no time difference for phone calls if true.
The whole idea of Nash is part of the 'hit the ground running' memo BC and Casey have been issuing all season.
There is no one better in the NBA at running the pick and roll which will be extremely important with JV.
The guy is year in and year out flirting with 50/40/90 in shooting percentages - extremely rare.
He makes everyone around him better (the only person Jose has made look good is Amir - but so has Bayless, actually).
He adds instant credibility around the league.
He adds instant credibility in the locker room as a 2 time MVP.
He adds professionalism and a voice for a young team on the importance of diet and training (monkey see, monkey do).
Statistically, his defense is much better than Calderon's - Bayless too. Put him in Casey's system and maybe he looks good.
Look at the roster in PHX, yet they are just 1.5 games out of the tough Western Conference playoffs.
He will not be playing more basketball this summer, he'll be training to survive the rigors of an 82 games season.
The key to any signing of Nash would be to have a plan moving forward. Personally, I still like the Kabongo idea. It will just have to possibly wait 1 year.
Also, one thing about Nash is he is an extremely nice guy. Yeah he said he'd play for the HEAT but he also said he'd consider the Knicks. Bottom line is he'll say he'll consider anyone because no doubt he will - he is unrestricted. There are only a handful of teams capable of offering him anything near what he is getting now ($11M). The contenders will be limited to $5M or $3M.
I don't think money is that important to Steve, though. He's a winner and wants to win more than anything else.
The Raptors will be in a position to offer Nash more money than basically every contending club that is supposed to be in the running for Nashs services (like Miami or Los Angeles). The Raptors will also be in a position to offer Nash more than New York, his home town in the summertime. They wont be in a position to offer more than Phoenix, of course, but Nash has laid out pretty explicit terms for returning to Phoenix that dont seem to be too realistic for a spendthrift club. That puts Nash onto Torontos radar. However, Nash is going to be 39 when the next season starts and has carried a bad back with him since his days in Dallas and eventually advancing age and a bad back are going to severely limit his abilities on the basketball court. While Nash surely has another year left in him to play at a high level, no one can say for sure how high that level will be nor how soon the drop-off will come (nor how steep the drop-off will be).http://www.thecheapseats.ca/2012/04/...e-raptors.htmlThe fact is that while Nashs age and his balky back have been issues that have been swept under the rug by his stunningly effective play that they arent issues and that they shouldnt be considered by fans clamoring to bring Captain Canada back to Canada. Colangelo rolled the dice once on Nashs back in Phoenix and won out big, but hed be tempting the fates to try the same thing again this summer.
My only contention with signing Nash is his ability to keep up defensively with younger guards. But if the Raps have a frontline of JJ, Bargnani and JV, that could potentially hide Nash's defensive liabilities, much like with Jose currently.
Probably the greatest thing that would happen with Nash in Toronto is him coming out every night and trying to win for his native team. He wont just be playing for wins but for pride as well, and thats something that not every player has. Like Rose's determination to take the Bulls to the next level because he's a chicago native.
The worst he'd probably be, at his age, IMO, is a version of Jose. Mostly passing, no penetration and shooting open 3s. Not bad.
He might even give the Raptors a home-country discount.
Last edited by TheGloveinRapsUniform; Wed Apr 4th, 2012 at 11:47 AM.
The glaring difference between Calderon and Nash's game, is Nash's ability to create his own shot in short-clock iso situations. Calderon couldn't do so to save his life.
Nash's closing words ... for year or as a Sun
Suns guard Steve Nash spoke for 10 minutes following the team's losing finale Wednesday night at US Airways Center. Here is everything he said:
On the home fans' fourth-quarter "We want Steve" chant: "It was obviously amazing to get that type of reception and support. It's very special because it's not something I asked for or imagined. To get that type of spontaneous reaction means it's authentic, the relationship I thought we had. It's great. It really feels special. The fans have been phenomenal and it's meant a lot to me to play in a city like this for as long as I have and to feel important to the fans and the community. I just feel like a very lucky guy."
On his emotions entering Wednesday night's finale: "First, I must admit that I'm not the most sentimental person in the world. It's something I shy away from more than try to soak it up and get emotional. To be honest, I really didn't get a chance to think about it. If this were to be my last game, it would be a night I'll remember. It'll be an important night for me. I didn't get a lot of moments to put that in perspective because we were playing for our lives last night and coming back in the middle of the night and getting the kids from school and stuff like that, it's not like you have a lot of time to sit around and put your career in perspective. I just wanted to play hard and go out on a good note for this season."
On his next career move: "I'm going to have to obviously sit down and consider my options and maybe predict and evaluate possibilities but I'm in no rush. I think it's important to take my time and just gain some perspective on what's happened in my career and what the future may hold. Just a lot of speculation at this point."
On what he needs to see from Suns management to stay: "For me, I just want our team to be as competitive as possible if I were to return. We'll see. There are a lot of factors involved and I'll get a chance to sit down and evaluate them all at some point."
On the chances of him staying in Phoenix: "Honestly, I have no clue. I couldn't predict. I don't know what the future holds at this point. And I'm actually OK with that. I think now's the time to maybe get some distance from it and try to find a clear perspective on where I am. Until I do that, I couldn't put a number on it or take a guess on what the chances are on whether I'll be back or not."
On his desire to play three more years: "I'd like to play three more years. I'm flexible. I want to see what's the best situation for me and we'll see what happens."
On the importance of winning: "Winning and being competitive and being part of a good environment, those are the top."
On going through this process in 2004: "In a lot of ways, I feel like I've done everything before at this stage of my career. This is still a new moment because every moment is unto itself. We could talk all night and maybe I would never give you a straight answer because I don't really know. I appreciate the interest and I appreciate that people are excited for whatever comes next and also interested in what my future holds. It's very flattering."
On the oddity of having his future up in the air after eight years in Phoenix: "Just the fact that I'm unattached in a way coming out of the NBA season is strange. I've been here eight years. It's flown by. It doesn't feel like eight years. It's incredible. The seasons blend into one and sometimes you don't realize how long of a period it's been. It is strange."
On what he thinks the Suns need: "It depends on your method and philosophy but I think the team could use more playmakers. It depends on your strategy. You could go for bigs. You could go for a consistent 20-a-game scorer. Or you could go for a few more playmakers at different positions. There are different philosophies and different ways to go about it. The team and the club need to really analyze what their philos0phy is moving forward and put a contingency plan together to build the best team. It'll be an interesting period."
On the job Coach Alvin Gentry did: "I think Alvin was unbelievable this year. If you think about it, Michael Redd was a late signing and hadn't played for two years. So other than Michael Redd, I think Grant and I are the only guys who had really been NBA starters before. There were quite a few new guys this year too. For Alvin to put all those pieces together, for all our flaws and faults, he put us together. When we were 12-19, he didn't let us quit. We were 12-19 and we really didn't have a lot of answers at that point either. It wasn't like, 'Hey, we're going to get better. We're going to get better at this, that and the other." It was like, 'I'm not sure we're going to get better at any of this stuff but he wouldn't let us relent. He was phenomenal. I love playing for Alvin. I think he's a great coach."
On how he will remember this season: "This is a rewarding year. This is a positive season. Obviously, I'm used to playing in the playoffs. That's important to me. We took it about as far as we could this year. It's inevitable with the change and from some of our flaws, that we weren't going to have a good start. We needed time. We struggled. The most important thing is the coaches stuck with us and never let us give up and found a way to make the pieces work to be greater than the sum of the parts and here we are with a chance to get in the playoffs and here we are with a chance to get in the playoffs and here we are ending .500, which is pretty fitting. We hung in there. There is reward to be had. It's not the championship. It's not the playoffs so we're disappointed in that. But at the same time, when you look at it, we were greater than the sum of our parts. We had a lot of guys who sacrificed and fought and made this a pretty good year."
On his health: "I actually feel pretty good. There's no question it takes its toll. The NBA season is notoriously rigorous as it is but this year was crazy. From Saturday was 13 games in 19 nights. The fact that we're going out there and playing at a pretty good clip, a clip that was just about to make the playoffs, is very acceptable. So, personally, I feel encouraged. Maybe with an elongated season and a little bit more rest, I could even play at a higher level."
On how he would want to be remembered as a Sun: "I always hope people think of me as a competitor and a great teammate and a winner. If I'm fortunate enough for people to think of me that way as a Sun, then I'm very flattered."
Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 12:09 AM
After Wednesday's meeting with the media, Babby's comments reflected that Nash and the Suns are communicating and on the same plane of thought. Babby said he spoke with Nash after the lockout was lifted, and it was at that when point both parties made the agreement to hold steady for an entire season.
"I made a commitment to him that we weren't going to trade him if he wanted to stay," Babby said. "He was the ideal partner all season long."
Now, Nash finally has a decision to make, but Babby said the Suns will be "full participants in that process" of reaching a final verdict.
After all, the reaction by the Phoenix home crowd in the final game of the year spoke volumes at how important Nash is to the Phoenix community, and as such, the team has every reason to go after their franchise point guard despite his age. Still, the team and the player will need to come to conclusion that their expectations of each other align.
"We have to go down the road with him and see if we can find a common path, a path that makes sense for him and that makes sense for us," Babby said.
"Full participants in that process"
Sign and trade could be part of that process
Read more: http://valleyofthesuns.com/#ixzz1touPcl4o
Last edited by jbml; Thu May 3rd, 2012 at 11:25 AM.
Yeah unlike our f/a of note (cough) who left and had also promised to be a "full participant" in the process, I am confident Nash will keep his word and if he did leave the Suns will get someone back of value.
I don't have the patience to read all that. But it'd be great if we signed Nash (even overpaying). I think he's going end his career on a winning team and the only thing that could make me dislike his choice is if he becomes a Laker.
I don't know what to think of the Nash to Toronto anymore.
Any move that brought him here would have to be one of a series of moves.
It would be tough to have an opinion one way or another without seeing the full picture.
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SEC Charges Couple in $75 Million Charitable Annuity Scam
A husband and wife who raised millions of dollars selling investments for a purported charity have been charged with fraud by the SEC for allegedly bilking senior citizens across the country.
According to the SEC's complaint filed Monday in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, after Richard K. Olive and Susan L. Olive were hired at We The People Inc., the organization obtained $75 million from more than 400 investors in Florida, Colorado, and Texas among more than 30 states across the country by selling an investment product they described as a charitable gift annuity.
However, the CGAs issued by We The People differed in several ways from CGAs issued legitimately, namely that they were issued primarily to benefit the Olives and other third-party promoters and consultants, the SEC said, adding only a small amount of the money raised was actually directed to charitable services.
Meanwhile the Olives received more than $1.1 million in salary and commissions and siphoned away investor funds for their personal use, according to the SEC.
The SEC further alleged that the Olives lured elderly investors with limited investing experience into the scheme by making a number of false representations about the purported value and financial benefits of We the People's CGAs.
The Olives also lied about the safety and security of the investments, the SEC said. Investors were coaxed to transfer assets including stocks, annuities, real estate, and cash to We The People in exchange for a CGA, according to the SEC complaint.
We The People claimed to operate as a nonprofit organization while it was offering the CGAs from June 2008 to April 2012, the agency said. However, it was not operating as a charity but instead for the primary purpose of issuing CGAs and using the proceeds to pay substantial sums to the Olives, third-party promoters, and consultants, the SEC said.
On rare occasions when We The People did actually direct money raised toward charitable services, it was insignificant, according to the SEC complaint. For instance, the organization made public statements that it donated $21.8 million in relief aid to AIDS orphans in Zambia, but the supplies were donated by others and We The People merely made a small payment to the third party that was shipping the supplies, the SEC said.
The SEC's complaint charged the Olives with violations, or aiding and abetting violations, of the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws as well as violations of the securities and broker-dealer registration provisions of the federal securities laws. The SEC said it is seeking disgorgement of ill-gotten gains plus pre- and post-judgment interest and financial penalties against the Olives.
Separate complaints were filed Monday against We The People as well as the company's in-house counsel William G. Reeves, the SEC said. They both agreed to settle the charges without admitting or denying the allegations. The settlements are subject to court approval.
We The People consented to a final judgment that will enable the appointment of a receiver to protect more than $60 million of investor assets still held by the company, according to the SEC. The final judgment also provides for disgorgement of ill-gotten gains and provides injunctive relief under the antifraud and registration provisions of the federal securities laws.
Reeves entered into a cooperation agreement with the SEC, and the terms of his settlement reflect his assistance in the SEC's investigation and anticipated cooperation in its pending action against the Olives, the SEC said.
Reeves agreed to be suspended from appearing or practicing before the SEC for at least five years, and consented to a final judgment providing injunctive relief under the provisions of the federal securities laws that he violated, according to the SEC. The court will determine at a later date whether a financial penalty should be imposed against Reeves.
"The Olives raised millions from senior citizens by claiming that We The People's so-called CGAs provided attractive financial benefits and were re-insured and backed by assets held in trust," said Julie Lutz, associate director of the SEC's Denver regional office. "Investors were not given the full story about the true value and security of their investments."


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First up: Deep Twi tells us that execs over at the studio know their audience. And it's hardly just made up of 13-year-old girls. Don't expect an R rating or anything, but as far as we've heard, the film will retain the original book's "sexual heat."I hope that the movie fills in the blank from the fade-to-black honeymoon! Anybody else?
Also, Ted dishes on whether the entire cast will be back:
Read the rest of this gossip schmossip here.
"Everyone will be back," Deep Twi assures us. [...] In fact, according to Deep Twi, dates for Breaking Dawn haven't been locked in yet because the studio wants to ensure the entire cast will be good to go.
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Is this the real Video iPod? MacShrine
has a picture of what appears to be a full screen iPod. These photos
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Trademark Office we posted a few weeks ago detailing a touch sensitive GUI for portable devices. Apple appears to be combining gestures into a form where a user will not have to use any form of clicking or pressing buttons. As it appears currently, the pictures indicate that users will be able to navigate the entire user interface by using gestures exclusively.
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Nintendo held a major press conference on Thursday at 1:30PM Tokyo time announcing new products such as the Nintendo DSi. As Nintendo has chosen to not attend this year's Tokyo Game Show, several other major announcements were made during this press conference. One of those announcements was the ability to play games from SD memory cards. Nintendo also announced a new lineup of games as well.
As the event was a Japanese press only conference, Kotaku translated a live blog of the event from Famitsu where Nintendo's Satoru Iwata announced the fix for the Nintendo Wii's inability to play games from external memory storage. According to Iwata, Nintendo is going to make it possible to download games onto SD cards starting in Spring 2009. "We have to address the console's insufficient memory storage," said Iwata. This fix will apply only to WiiWare and Virtual Console games.
In addition to the Wii storage announcement, a number of new Wii games were announced at the press conference. The revival of the NES classic Punch-Out franchise was announced along with Another Code, Sin and Punishment 2, and Sangoku Musou 3 (Dynasty Warriors). It was also announced that Gamecube games will be re-released for the Nintendo Wii starting with Pikmin. The service will be called "Wii de Asobu Selection" (Play on Wii Selection).
Nintendo also plans to ship a short 3 minute movie called "Wii de Dekiru Koto" (What You Can Do With The Wii). The movie will show users how to easily connect to the internet. By no coincidence, Nintendo also announced it is putting special Wi-Fi adaptors for sale on the market.


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NCUA Schedules June 25 Collaboration Webinar
The NCUA's Office of Small Credit Union Initiatives is offering a free webinar, "Credit Union Collaboration," on Tuesday, June 25, at 2 p.m. EDT.
OSCUI Director Bill Myers, along with Guy Messick and Jack Antonini of the National Association of Credit Union Service Organizations, Ben Rogers of the Filene Research Institute and Crissy Ortiz of Optimal Talent Solutions, will discuss how collaboration initiatives and strategies—especially among small and low-income designated credit unions—can be used to:
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Maintain a credit union's viability in a rapidly evolving financial services industry.
Although the event will be hosted by the NCUA's small credit union office, it is open to credit unions of all asset sizes, the NCUA said in a release. Registration is available online. Participants may submit questions in advance at firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject line, "Credit Union Collaboration."


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Throwing this out there as an option as well (that I forgot to include in my original poll). Should we try and groom DeMar to be our SF next season, and then use this off season to try and find a SG instead of a SF?
That might open up more possibilities. Instead of going for guys like Gay/Batum or draftees like PJ3/TJones, we could try and find a SG in the league that may want to come here (like Wilson Chandler).. or trading up in the draft for Beal.
I don't think DeMar will be strong enough to play SF, so I'm more inclined to look for a SF then a SG. Just wanted to see what people thought of this approach.


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Disorders of the reproductive tract and/or infection and trauma are more likely with increased age.
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- Polycystic ovary syndrome, which is often characterized by excessive facial hair, acne , obesity , and irregular menstrual cycles
- Abnormal thyroid function
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- Endometriosis —Uterine tissue implanted on other pelvic structures can interfere with normal functioning.
- Sexually transmitted diseases—Infections, such as gonorrhea or chlamydia , often produce no symptoms in women. If left untreated, these infections can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease , which may cause scarring and adhesions that block the fallopian tubes.
- History of ectopic pregnancy —When a fertilized egg begins to develop within the fallopian tube, it can cause the tube to rupture. As the injury heals, scar tissue may block the tube and reduce fertility.
- Congenital anatomical abnormalities in the reproductive tract
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Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (HEPESE) Wave 5, 2004-2005 [Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas] (ICPSR 25041)
Alternate Title: Hispanic EPESE, 2004-2005
Principal Investigator(s): Markides, Kyriakos S., University of Texas-Medical Branch; Ray, Laura A., University of Texas-Medical Branch; Angel, Ronald, University of Texas-Austin; Espino, David V., University of Texas-San Antonio. Health Science Center
This dataset comprises the fourth follow-up of the baseline Hispanic EPESE (HISPANIC ESTABLISHED POPULATIONS FOR THE EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE ELDERLY, 1993-1994: [ARIZONA, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, AND TEXAS] [ICPSR 2851]). The baseline Hispanic EPESE collected data on a representative sample of community-dwelling Mexican-Americans, aged 65 years and older, residing in the five southwestern states of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas. The primary purpose of the series was to provide estimates of the prevalence of key physical health conditions, mental health conditions, and functional impairments in older Mexican Americans and to compare these estimates with those for other populations. The Hispanic EPESE provides data on risk factors for mortality and morbidity in Mexican Americans in order to contrast how these factors operate differently in non-Hispanic White Americans, African Americans, and other major ethnic groups. The public-use data cover demographic characteristics (age, sex, type of Hispanic race, income, education, marital status, number of children, employment, and religion), height, weight, social and physical functioning, chronic conditions, related health problems, health habits, self-reported use of dental, hospital, and nursing home services, and depression. Subsequent follow-ups provide a cross-sectional examination of the predictors of mortality, changes in health outcomes, and institutionalization, and other changes in living arrangements, as well as changes in life situations and quality of life issues. During this 5th Wave, 2004-2005, reinterviews were conducted either in person or by proxy, with 1,167 of the original respondents. This 4th follow-up includes an additional sample of 902 Mexican Americans aged 75 and over with higher average-levels of education than those of the surviving cohort, increasing the total number of respondents to 2,069. By diversifying the cohort of those aged 75 and older, a better understanding can be gained of the influence of socioeconomic and cultural variations on the lives and health of older Mexican Americans.
Series: Hispanic Established Population for the Epidemiological Study of the Elderly (Hispanic EPESE) Series
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Markides, Kyriakos S., Laura A. Ray, Ronald Angel, and David V. Espino. Hispanic Established Populations for the Epidemiologic Study of the Elderly (HEPESE) Wave 5, 2004-2005 [Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas]. ICPSR25041-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2009-09-23. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR25041.v1
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Subject Terms: demographic characteristics, ethnicity, health behavior, health problems, health status, Hispanic or Latino Americans, life expectancy, living arrangements, mental health, Mexican Americans, mortality rates, older adults, population characteristics, quality of life
Smallest Geographic Unit: census tract
Geographic Coverage: Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, United States
- 2004--2005
- 2004-06-23--2006-01-07
Universe: Adult Mexican Americans aged 75 and older living in the 5 southwestern United States of Texas, California, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado.
The Resource Book of the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly may be obtained from earlier Hispanic EPESE collections (i.e., ICPSR 4314, 4102, 3385, 2851).
Users of these data should note when doing analyses -- the scales for the following items should be reversed: X5CESD4, X5CESD8, X5CESD12, AND X5CESD16.
Hispanic EPESE, 1993-1994 (ICPSR 2851), was modeled after the design of -- ESTABLISHED POPULATIONS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE ELDERLY, 1981-1993: [EAST BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, IOWA AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES, IOWA, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, AND NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA] (ICPSR 9915) and ESTABLISHED POPULATIONS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES OF THE ELDERLY, 1996-1997: PIEDMONT HEALTH SURVEY OF THE ELDERLY, FOURTH IN-PERSON SURVEY [DURHAM, WARREN, VANCE, GRANVILLE, AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES, NORTH CAROLINA] (ICPSR 2744).
The first follow-up of the baseline data (Hispanic EPESE Wave II, 1995-1996 [ICPSR 3385]) followed 2,438 of the original 3,050 respondents, and the second follow-up (Hispanic EPESE Wave III, 1998-1999 [ICPSR 4102]) followed 1,980 of these respondents. The third follow-up, Hispanic EPESE Wave IV [ICPSR 4314] followed 1,682 of the original respondents.
Mode of Data Collection: face-to-face interview
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Response Rates: Wave 1 -- Baseline: 83.0 percent, Wave 2 -- 1st Follow-up: 86.8 percent, Wave 3 -- 2nd Follow-up: 83.3 percent, Wave 4 -- 3rd Follow-up: 80.6 percent, and Wave 5 -- 4th Follow-up: 73.8 percent (original subjects)
Presence of Common Scales: MMSE, CES-D, IADL, ADL, CLOX, CAGE, Neighborhood items from the Los Angeles Family and Neighborhood Study (Sastry 2006), from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (Sampson et al. 1997), and from The Social Cohesion and Trust scale (Sampson 1997).
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Those who read my commentaries regularly, especially those who vehemently disagree, believe that the above term aptly describes me. I am about to provide further grist for your mill.
I have been documenting facts while researching the commentaries that frankly scare the hell out of me. Some are economic and some are political. So as a paranoid personality, I decided to connect dots.
For many years I read science-fiction. The early writers such as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells used science as a springboard to create a story line.
These novelists reflect their moment in time. Wells wrote during the blossoming of the Industrial Revolution and his machines reflected that optimism. By contrast, George Orwell and Aldous Huxley had observed the world-wide Depression, the Second World War, and the rise of fascism and Nazism. Brave New World and 1984 are examples of their work.
These stories are reflective of their time and some of them recount catastrophic events. So let's start connecting the dots of today's disaster and see what kind of story we get.
We have $17 trillion dollars worth of debt plus $86 trillion of unfunded public debt!
The feds are currently borrowing 47 cents of every dollar spent.
Economists project that creditors will soon decide to quit purchasing our debt. When this happens the Federal Reserve will have to increase the flow of money it feeds into the economy plunging us into hyperinflation. That condition decimated Germany and facilitated Hitler's rise to power. A wheelbarrow full of marks was needed just to buy bread, then run to the bakery before prices rise. Here in the United States this could mean the virtual starvation of the 40 to 50 million people on food stamps or some form of welfare.
Let's look at another unsavory fact. Colorado has about 111 gangs with 13,000 members and the United States has over 1.5 million. Most are hispanic and black; this is not racist, just the facts. Some exist by drug smuggling, some by prostitution and some just for the thrill of killing the "man"! Guess who the man is? Add to those fun-loving folks the millions who only survive by government handouts. Now let's add worthless government checks or none at all to the scenario.
Do you realize that all our food and gasoline is trucked in? How about the people that man the treatment plants and the power plants? Once they find their paycheck almost worthless what will keep them on the job? I am sure there are those that man their posts until the last minute but hunger is a powerful motivator and will soon drive them out to search for food for their families.
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How young
is too young to begin embracing personal computing technology? Are gadgets like
smartphones and tablets valid educational tools? Are they worth the cost?
Those questions speak to the heart of a USA Today article, which
reports that almost 300 kindergarten students in Auburn, Maine, will be
receiving Apple
iPad2's next fall along with their chocolate milk and crayons.
"It's definitely an adventure, and it'll be a journey of learning for
teachers and students," Auburn kindergarten teacher Amy Heimerl told USA
But not everyone is thrilled about the proposition of spending $200,000 -- the
cost Superintendent Tom Morrill plans to incur -- on the high-tech
gadgets. "I understand you have to keep up with technology, but I
think a 5-year old is a little too young to understand," Auburn mother Sue
Millard says in the report.
The superintendent disagreed. "It's a revolution in education,"
Morrill said, citing the iPad's hundreds of educational applications and
simple-to-use touchscreen.
Maine has been ahead of the curve when it comes to personal technology in the
classroom. It was the first state to distribute laptops (Apple iMacs) to all
seventh and eighth graders nearly 10 years ago. The former Maine governor who
launched that initiative, Angus King, believes in the iPad
program. "If your students are engaged, you can teach them
anything," King says in the report. "If they're bored and looking out
the window, you can be Socrates and you're not going to teach them anything.
These devices are engaging."
But Maine is not the first state to give its tots tablets,
either. "Schools in Omaha, Neb.; Columbiana, Ohio; Huntington, W.
Va.; Paducah, Ky.; Charleston, S.C.; and Scottsdale, Ariz., are among the
places where kindergarten pupils are using them," USA Today reports.
"We can't say whether what the school district in Maine or anywhere else
is doing is good or not good," Peter Pizzolongo of the National
Association for the Education of Young Children told USA Today,
"but what we can say is when the iPad or any other technological tool is
used appropriately, then it's a good thing for children's learning."
Superintendent Morrill said that most of the criticism of the iPad plan has
been of the plan's cost, not about the age-appropriateness. He plans to
raise the money "from foundations, the federal government, the local
school department, and other sources."
If nothing else, the development is one step closer to Bill
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[Video] Rose's Planet Earth
Less than two weeks ago, for the people of the central islands of the Philippines, this beautiful planet turned harsh and scary. Now, the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan look ahead toward recovery with hope.
Sponsored child Rose Tajano, who is now living with her family in an elementary school, and the Batican family, living in a reassembled structure of bamboo, are among the 45,000 families that World Vision is helping in the Leyte and Samar areas of the Philippines.
Today's video tells their stories and where their hope lies for their future.
In her essay, Rose writes: "God said, 'Follow me and you will not feel hungry or thirsty.' Like a saying: If we united, we stand, if we divided, we fall. Let's start the change in ourselves before we change the universe."
Let us stand united with the Philippines and help give hope to the survivors.
World Vision has launched an emergency response to help survivors of Typhoon Haiyan – possibly the strongest storm in recorded history – after it slammed the Philippines. An estimated 9.5 million people are affected.
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Johannesburg, 20 November 2012 – African airlines should and can do more to jointly lobby governments and other airline associations in an effort to improve operating conditions on the continent, according to acting South African Airways CEO Vuyisile Kona.
Speaking during the African Airlines Association Annual General Assembly in Johannesburg for which SAA is the host airline, Kona said "regular stakeholder engagement is necessary, and it is important that African airlines foster relationships" if governments and regulators are to be won for a more conducive operating environment.
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Another NCAA basketball season is upon us. It all begins officially on Friday and there are some interesting match ups on the very first night. Kentucky plays Maryland, Florida and Georgetown, North Texas is at Creighton, and Michigan State is at UConn.
I follow a number of teams from Indiana, IU, Notre Dame and Butler, because I used to live there. Syracuse has also been a favorite over the years and more recently, I have been checking out Gonzaga basketball with a few Canadians on the roster. 7 foot 5 inch Brampton native, Sim Bhullar will soon be making his debut at New Mexico State and Myck Kabongo hasn't been cleared by the NCAA to play yet. Ditto for Shabazz Muhammad at UCLA.
March Madness is just 4 months off!


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Many HDTV and home theater fans have been waiting lustfully for the advent of the OLED HDTV era to come. OLED HDTVs promise brighter pictures, much slimmer sizes and less power consumption.
Toshiba announced in October that it would have its own 30-inch OLED HDTV on the market by 2009. Many had hoped when Toshiba announced its OLED plans that it would actually
bring the OLED sets to market, rather than simply teasing the idea as
it did with SED TVs in 2006.
Last week Reuters reported that Toshiba announced it was shelving its plans to sell OLED TVs in the 2009 and 2010 time frame.
In October of 2007 Sony was the first major electronics maker to market with an OLED TV, but it came with a few caveats. Sony's introduction display was only 11 inches, far from what home theater fans want to watch a movie on. The second caveat was the cost of the TV at over $1,700 USD.
Even with the screen size and cost issues many electronics aficionados in the United States were excited by the prospects of possibly getting one of the Sony XEL-1 OLED TVs in their hands this year. Again there was a catch to the statement with Sony's Stan Glasgow saying the XEL-1 would only make it if demand in Japan was not high enough to sell all 2000 units.
Sony's OLED TV won't be the only kid on the block in 2009 if Samsung has anything to do with it. Last month, Samsung announced its OLED roadmap including 14-inch, 15-inch, and 21-inch OLED HDTVs in 2009 with larger 40-inch and 42-inch panels by 2010.
According to Reuters, Toshiba will stick to its plans for producing and selling smaller OLED screens for use in mobile phones and other electronic devices.
Toshiba spokesman Keisuke Homeric told Reuters, "Toshiba will stick to its plans to commercialize smaller OLED displays for mobile phones next year, and will watch markets and technological developments to see whether making OLED TVs is commercially viable later."


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Unbelievable, isn't it? As is the response you got from "white men can't jump". The point flew over some heads I guess, and as is often seen on here, taken as simply comparing player "x" to player "y" instead of the concept presented.
PS. I wonder where all the people are to own up to slagging BC for the contract he gave Amir. I bet there isn't a GM in the league that wouldn't love to have Amir for that price right now. I'd bet the same thing is going to happen with DeMar.