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Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, September 5, 2013, 7:44 AM
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Pleasanton police seize 2 men at scene of stolen copper wire coils on Rheem Drive
Original post made on Sep 5, 2013
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thursday, September 5, 2013, 7:44 AM
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a resident of Birdland
on Sep 5, 2013 at 8:56 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
Excellent work by an alert business owner.
a resident of Pleasanton Valley
on Sep 5, 2013 at 9:03 am
Great job PPD!!!!
a resident of Livermore
on Sep 5, 2013 at 9:32 am
pretty is as pretty does...B U S T E D!
a resident of Livermore
on Sep 5, 2013 at 2:17 pm
LOVE them 'Caught-In-The-Act' stories! Need more of those, especially with copper thievery!
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Sep 6, 2013 at 2:08 pm
Good work by an alert citizen, and a good reminder for everyone that law enforcement is a community activity.
a resident of Mohr Park
on Sep 8, 2013 at 11:46 pm
I see stories like this and think the PPD is on the ball. But unfortunately the level of service depends on who you are. I won't go into details right now, but trying to take them on ever is a bad idea. If they do something you don't like, suck it up and don't say a word. It's not worth the lower level of service as it relates to emergencies. Unfortunately I speak from experience after living here for 20+ years.
I do live close to where this crime to place and am pleased they were caught in the act and apprehended. Thankfully these crooks aren't on the same special poo poo list I'm on.
a resident of Downtown
on Sep 9, 2013 at 9:39 am
Mohr Park Mom, you sling vague accusations around and write as if the PPD has you on a special "do not respond to" list. Every call is on a recorded line and even if the whole PPD wanted to ignore you or retaliate against you it is highly unlikely it would happen. Perhaps you pissed off one person, who could make certain things harder on you. (Maybe a cop found your perfect little never do anything wrong child breaking the law and you shot off your mouth about persecution. Whatever.) However, to imply that you would not receive the appropriate level of service for an emergency call is ignorant and inappropriate.
a resident of Mohr Park
on Sep 9, 2013 at 11:52 pm
You know not what you speak of. But PPD does because the unforgivable contact was recorded. You're kidding yourself if you don't think they prioritize calls, but go with that as I assure you it's better than the realization I live with knowing your call would be responded to faster than mine.
I'm on the fence as to outing the horrible and deceitful behavior or to just let it go because people that move here would be shocked by their actions and lies caught on tape.
I'm happy for you that you receive a great level of service and would want it any other way for anyone else. For me, yeah, not so much.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 10, 2013 at 10:24 am
I am incredibly glad these two drug addicted criminals were caught. I can only speak about one of these 2, but they are both repeat offenders, the one I sadly am related too, belongs in prison and should never ever get out this is his 8th felony conviction, for the exact same thing... I think its time to take a good hard look at our system as clearly it is flawed... just because he is "non violent" he is released several years early each time.. the businesses he steals from are not the only victims. each tax payer is a victim, each member of my family is a victim..
a resident of Danville
on Jul 10, 2014 at 9:01 pm
I know who you speak of, and you should take a long hard look at yourself. we all take are own path in life. I do not support actions these men took, but for a relative saying such things about there family like that? Wow! I bet that what really gets you is what you believe what others might think of you by Johns actions. To bad. you will loose out on a relationship with a Good man bacause he did not choose your path. Which Iam sure is being finaced by someone other than yourself.
a resident of Birdland
on Jul 11, 2014 at 1:55 pm
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
Daryle waited almost a year to tear down a woman tired of repeat offenders not being severely punished? Did you just now get out on parole or have you been busy with school, enabling you to author such a well constructed, articulate, and grammatically correct rant? 'To bad...you loose'......lol
a resident of Bridle Creek
on Jul 11, 2014 at 3:13 pm
Formerly Dan from BC is a registered user.
8 felonies = "good man".
Nice going Daryl! <---sarcasm
Wow...just wow.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 15, 2014 at 9:17 am
I can speak from experience and tell you that, as a lifelong Ptown resident (some 40+ years), I have been wronged by the PPD more than once. But, nothing was as bad as being pulled over in my father-in-laws Toyota pickup truck, after having just left the local high school where I was a volunteer coach, after we had had a game. The officer supposedly "fat-fingered" his entry into his computer, and the truck came up stolen...which it obviously was not. Not to be stereotypical, but I was a white guy in his late 30's with a five-day dark beard growing, in an older white Toyota pickup truck. Hmmmm. And the officer said he pulled me over because he thought I was trying to "get away from him". LOL. In a 1993 White Toyota pickup truck? Uh huh. Then...after I was pulled over, I was made to drop on my stomach with my hands behind my back...while no less than THREE other cop cars arrived on the scene...ALL with guns drawn. The worst part of all of this? Players from my team were driving by with their parents and they all SAW me face down on the concrete with GUNS drawn on me. How is that for a reputation killer? A lifelong Ptown resident, volunteer in the community, wife and two young boys, being treated like that? Unreal. Your awesome City Manager, and Chief of Police (Nelson Fialho and Tim Hunt resepectively) did nothing but tell me that I was out of line for shouting expletives at the cops who had wronged me. They offered me a, lets just say, FORCED apology...and then were done with me. They wrote it off like it was a "bad mistake". Yeah..a bad mistake. My, and my family's reputations, and my good name, could have been ruined due to an idiot, overzealous, gun-wielding ROOKIE cop. Thank God it wasn't.
a resident of Birdland
on Jul 15, 2014 at 10:09 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
sum ting wong, what does your tale of woe have to do with this post regarding thieves caught in the act with stolen property?
If your incident with the police is true and you were innocent, one would think you'd have grounds for a lawsuit, rather than trying to just gain sympathy here.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Jul 15, 2014 at 11:37 am
holier than thou liberalism...
Someone earlier in the thread talked of the PPD, and being wronged. Thus, I felt to share, as you so eloquently put it, my "tale of woe". I wonder if you, liberalism, would call it a "tale of woe" should you be subjected to 4 guns pointed at your head with 4 police cars sirens blaring in your hometown? But I shall digress. I could have gone forward with a lawsuit..yes...and in the process subjected my young elementary school-aged boys to years of torment at school, not to mention on their sports teams. I could have also subjected my wife and myself to this torment for years as well. I chose not to. But thanks for caring.
a resident of Downtown
on Jul 15, 2014 at 6:18 pm
I understand Goldie's position. I also have a drug-addicted family member who has caused us nothing but heartache for ten years. They steal to support their habit, and will continue their illegal behaviors until they are caught. Even serving jail time isn't enough to stop their addiction once they pick up using again when they get out. It is a progressive disease that gets increasingly worse until they finally decide to get help and stop. Unfortunately, part of the disease is denial--they think everybody else is causing their problems, not their drug use. Meanwhile, they need to be put away to protect us. Good job, PPD, glad they were caught. Maybe this time will be enough, Goldie. Hope so. Naranon,(like Al-anon but for loved ones of addicts rather than alcoholics), has helped our family a lot--look up their website for meetings, those of you who may be dealing with the addiction of a friend or family member.
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Always Room on the Kotchman Bandwagon
I was out and about last night watching the Tampa Bay Rays game, and a patron at a local sports bar was more than vocal and adamant that " players come here ( to the Rays) to be re-discovered" by Major League Baseball. He went on about how past Rays players like Jose Canseco, Dwight Gooden and Carlos Pena came here on the downside of their careers, then found their own magic elixir again then ride the accelerating curve of their new success out of town as their wave began to crest.
Even though 2 of the 3 players mentioned by this guy had checkered pasts, and limited futures after departing Tampa Bay, I began to see his cloudy vision. That by being out of the media's main line of fire and eyesight, devoid of the daily badgering of their pasts, these guys again found their groove under the palm trees and dome in this tropical hamlet.
Tampa Bay has seen several of their ballplayers reconstruct and reconfigure their careers under the Teflon dome of Tropicana Field. I remember fondly back in 2007 when Carlos Pena signed to play First Base for the Rays, baseball people scoffed, called Pena a "minor league product" and basically thought the Rays took a step backwards in their pursuit of an impact player.
Pena only went on to win the 2007 Comeback Player of the Year award, and sandwiched that meaty accomplishment between a Gold Glove and a Silver Slugger and a share of a American League Home Run title dolloped on top. For once, maybe it was good that the molasses slow South hides this treasure for so long.
Who is to say that same lightning will not strike again in 2011 for the Rays? Wonder if the rest of the baseball world know we are the lightning capital of the World? How else can you explain the jolt of energy and excitement from the rest of the baseball world as so many around the country are finally boarding the Casey Kotchman bandwagon.
I remember early on when he was promoted by the Rays from Triple-A, his ESPN Fantasy ownership hovered around 4.7 percent and less than a week ago Kotchman had finally peaked above the 10% ownership mark.
How in the world could such a superb defender with a tendency to hit for a high average get overlooked for so long? Didn't any of the Kotchman magic remain with him when he got his first hurrah as a Los Angeles Angel? Did Kotchman somehow get lost in the yearly shuffle with his luggage picking up stickers from ATL, beantown and Seattle?
Sure he became more of a bit player/defensive rogue in those towns because of higher paid players in front of him, but he still had the glove that was always destined to trap everything hit or thrown his direction. Why is it now that suddenly Kotchman is the toast of baseball when he has been doing it all along, but was under the radar.
Was it the fact his first career walk-off homer recently against the Kansas City Royals might have suddenly awoken the rest of the baseball world with gusto that Kotchman is still alive and well in the MLB. Or did the baseball talking heads just figure that Kotchman's stay in Tampa Bay would be short-lived, so the escalating Kotchman storyline did not warrant any special attention by the Nation-wide media baseball pundits.
Now that Kotchman is producing at a robust .339 batting average trailing only Red Sox slugger Adrian Gonzalez (.350) in the American League batting title race, why is everyone so enamored that Casey still has a bat?
Could it be his 4 home runs in the last 6 games that has pushed his name upon the lips of the usual fan? Or possibly the fact Kotchman is on fire with 9multi-hit efforts, 3 three-hit games and is batting over .400 in the first 3 innings this season., which is the highest average in the majors. Had Kotchman really fallen that far off the MLB radar that people are surprised? Well, I'm not.
Just like Pena did in 2007, Kotchman started off at Triple-A to begin the season, not sure of his future role, if any with the Rays. With a change of heart by the Rays, Kotchman now could become the only player in the last 50 years to hit above .300 with enough at bats to qualify for the batting title after starting the season on a minor league roster. (for the stat heads, the last guy to do it was Cleveland Indian OF Miguel Dilone in 1981).
Even more amazing is the pure fact Kotchman has improved his average by 122 points from his .217 average for the 2010 season. Among hitters with 300 plate appearances in 2 consecutive seasons, only 1 AL player in history has finished with a higher average improvement from 1 season to the next: New York Giants OF George Burns, who improved his average by 126 points back in 1917-18. Amazingly, Kotchman has a solid chance to also eclipse that long standing record.
I remember writing a blog post back on January 28, 2011 about the signing of Kotchman that so many others around baseball just seemed to laughed about. Kotchman was seen as a minor leaguer at best, never going to be a consistent member of the Rays offense. My how those same people are yelling to the mountain tops now about the "Magic of Kotch" and his miracle rejuvenation. Doesn't the same reversal of opinions remind you of a certain other former Rays First Baseman?
How many people knew that when Kotchman went 0-3 versus Kansas City last night he snapped an 8-game hitting streak. This from a guy that most around baseball viewed strictly as a late inning defensive replacement. But Kotchman's rise goes deeper than just a recent spiffy .339 batting average.
He ranks 3rd in the AL on the road with a .324 average, 2nd in the league against right-handers (.347) and 5th in on-base percentage (.398). But most people still only know him for his glove. They do not know that Kotchman has reached base safely in banked 27 extra base hits in the last 68 games after only producing 5 extra base shots in his first 35 games.
Oh, and about that defense, Kotchman has committed only one error this season, back on July 16th against Boston. His previous error occurred an incredible 102 games games ago, back on August 21, 2010 when Kotchman was wearing the Seattle Mariners colors.
Want to talk value. Kotchman is leading American League First Baseman for the 4th consecutive season in fielding average (.999). For his career he has committed only 10 errors in 5,683 chances for a .998 fielding percentage, which is tops among any and all Major League players EVER with 500 games played at First Base. And all for a 2011 Rays base salary of $ 750,000. Again kind of like another Rays First Baseman trying to reestablish his worth on the MLB market.
I am happy that Kotchman is getting this kind of positive attention again. He deserves every ounce of it. We do not have to have a first baseman who cranks out 30 home runs when we got one who can produce runs, provide a solid wall of defense and keeps a low profile.
In their 14 season existence, the Rays have been lucky to have the talents of players like Travis Lee, Fred McGriff, Tino Martinez and Pena who have all manned that critical first point in the Rays defense triangle. Some how I think over the next few weeks the media talking heads will finally begin to spout the initial comparisons between Pena's 2007 "comeback" Rays season and 2011 "Magic of Kotch" phenomenon.
The media hype is sure to come fast and furious, possibly to the point of overkill, but that is what baseball does. It seems to want to showcase the success stories, those who found their way back to the top. Kotchman can be proud of the work he has done as a member of the Rays. Surely in the next few years kids will tell of the day they saw Kotchman launch one into the stands for a walk-off homer, or provide an incredible play at first that rivals anyone.
Just for those curious, as of today, Kotchman has seen his ESPN Fantasy Baseball stock rise to a season high 30.7 percent team ownership. Possibly the rest of the country is now buying tickets to board the Kotchman bandwagon. I hope they remain on board for the entire journey, because I still feel deeply that the best is yet to come in 2011 for Kotchman.
What else can you say about a guy who even as a defense against an Evan Longoria shaving cream pie? In the end, Kotchman will lace up his cleats, button his uniform top and oil his glove just as he has done so many times before both as a youth and as a rejuvenated member of the Rays …back here in good old Tampa Bay.
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R. equi Immunity and the Foal (AAEP 2010)
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Although about 30% of foals that develop Rhodococcus equi foal pneumonia do not survive, the majority of foals can be treated successfully and proceed with a normal life. But why is it that only foals are affected by this respiratory disease? According to M. Julia B. Felippe, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, of Cornell University's College of Veterinary Medicine, one of the contributing factors is that some aspects of the foal's immune system take time to develop and, thus, contribute to susceptibility to disease.
Felippe summarized research findings on the topic at the 2010 American Association of Equine Practitioners Convention, held Dec. 4-8, 2010, in Baltimore, Md.
"The unique susceptibility of young foals to R. equi disease is still puzzling, despite many studies investigating their innate and acquired immune systems," Felippe said. Part of the puzzling aspect is why only certain foals contract the disease, while other foals remain healthy.
Despite the fact that many foals with naive immune systems (they haven't been exposed to the pathogen in question before) are exposed to R. equi, only some of them develop disease in the face of that exposure. According to Felippe, this points towards some foals having individual risk factors that make them more susceptible to the R. equi bacterium.
Felippe explained that the foal must have both innate and acquired immunity for complete protection from R. equi bacteria. The innate immune system recognizes the presence of organisms without the need of previous exposure. Some cells of the innate immune system of the foal are very effective in killing extracellular (outside cells) pathogens, including R. equi. But the interaction of the innate with the acquired immune system seems necessary for protection against disease.
She added that acquired immune responses develop after R. equi exposure, and are carried out by a variety of "T-helper" cells, which scientists call "Th cells." Each Th cell plays a different role in fighting diseases. For example, in the horse Th-1 cells support an immune response to fight intracellular (within cells) infections, while Th-2 cells promote antibody production for protection against extracellular organisms.
According to Felippe, recent studies have indicated that foals can develop Th-1 immunity as a defense against R. equi. She said this is the type of immune response that adult horses produce when challenged with experimental infection in scientific studies; such a response indicates that some foals can defend against R. equi. The question remains if, for some foals, this type of response takes longer to become effective, creating the window of susceptibility to the organism.
Additionally, she examined the possibility of antibodies providing immunity for the foal against R. equi. Although a protective effect of antibodies on the bacterium has been shown in vitro (in the laboratory, not in the live horse), studies evaluating the use of plasma products enriched with antibodies against R. equi have contrasting results in the field. Nevertheless, colostrum and plasma products supply at birth essential antibodies for the optimal function of the cells of the innate immune system, until the foal can produce its own antibodies through the acquired immune system.
Felippe concluded that while scientists have made strides in understanding how R. equi affects foals, further studies are required to uncover how--and why--it only affects certain foals.
"Many current studies (are investigating) the pathogenic mechanisms in the early stages of infection," she said, adding that the goal is to develop better preventive methods, including immunomodulators (drugs that alter the immune system), vaccines, and improved herd management techniques.
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Our good friends over at Massively have teamed up with the GamerDNA site to come up with some stats of MMO playtime this year, and the results are very interesting. Unfortunately, those results are buried under some pretty confusing charts (and these are all approximations of what's happening from GamerDNA information, not actual subscription numbers), but we'll see if we can pull out the salient points for you.
In (very) short, WoW rules. Two games that most pundits thought might affect WoW playtime, Warhammer Online and Age of Conan, in fact, didn't affect WoW logons in the least, according to this data. And while guest contributor (and GamerDNA writer/analyst) Sanya Weathers says she may have spotted a short decline in WoW playtime right around the release of WAR, that was quickly overshot by the release of Wrath, as WoW's numbers jumped right back up.
But while Blizzard has weathered the competition this year, things might not be so hunky dory for them in the future: while games like Lord of the Rings Online and EVE Online are showing sharper increases, WoW's population seems to be leveling out. It's still growing, sure, but not at the rate that it has been (and perhaps at the slowest rate in the game's life). And you have to think, as we said on the podcast last week, that whatever other expansions Blizzard can come up with, none will be as interesting to their players as finishing off the story of Arthas Menethil and the Lich King. WoW is still the undisputed king of MMOs, but the stats say we're closer to the end of its reign than the beginning.


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1. Bella is surprised and touched that Charlie put snow chains on her truck because she isn't used to people taking care of her. Later on we know that Renee called Bella hysterical to have her come home yet Renee wasn't in Phoenix. Given all of this what were your impressions of Renee? I just thought she was being "Renee." She tends to [for lack of a better statement] blow things out of proportion; she just freaks out quickly. She lovesBella so much, and it's only natural that, after hearing about her daughter almost being crushed by a van, she'd want to be near her, or at least have her home waiting, you know? I'd say that's more of a mother feeling, rather than just Renee spazzing over something. I still understand Bella's point, too, though; how many times must she say she's ok? Haha.
2. The accident is the first great action scene in the book. Did you get all the details right in your head the first time, or did you realize you missed finer points when Bella thinks about the accident later? I definitely missed things; as odd as it may sound, I had "troubles" visualizing it correctly. I thought it was absurdly cool, though.
3. What did you think about Charlie's response to the accident? I liked it; he seemed very calm about it, though; the complete opposite of Renee.
4. This is the first time we meet Carlisle. What were your first impressions? He seemed so nice! And I got all excited because he was Edward's dad. Hah.
5. Did Edward's cool and even sarcastic comments regarding the accident intrigue you or frighten you? He didn't frighten me at all; I think I got a little frustrated when Bells and Edward started "bickering." I felt like he was being a little harsh, but Bella was being just as persistent. (:


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Three faculty members from the Martin J. Whitman School of Management have accepted invitations to serve on the editorial review board for the Academy of Management Journal (AMJ). The peer-reviewed AMJ is considered one of the top academic journals in business and management.
Ravi Dharwadkar, a professor of management, will begin his second term on AMJ's editorial board. Dharwadkar teaches the core undergraduate course in international business, Ph.D. seminars in organization theory and research methods. He was awarded Syracuse University's Teaching Recognition Award in 2003 and is a past recipient of the Whitman Teaching Fellowship.
Denis Grégoire, an assistant professor of entrepreneurship, is a new addition to the AMJ editorial board. Grégoire joined Whitman in 2012 and currently serves on the Journal of Business Venturing review board, the Journal of Management Studies editorial board and the research committee in the Academy of Management's entrepreneurship division. The Academy of Management honored Grégoire as a 2011 IDEA Thought Leader, an award that recognizes the top three entrepreneurship studies for the previous year.
Johan Wiklund, a professor of entrepreneurship at Whitman, has also joined the AMJ editorial board. Wiklund has served on editorial boards of several highly regarded academic journals, including the Journal of Business Venturing, Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies and Small Business Economics. Among his many honors and achievements, Wiklund received the Entrepreneurship Mentor Award from the Academy of Management in 2011.
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Remember Felipe Lopez? Out of HS he was billed as the next Jordan and was on cover of S.I when deciding to going to attend St. Johns. Performed well there but not as well as the hype would have dictated. When he got to the pros he was average.
I am not saying Kanter is not going to pan out but HS-College-and NBA competition are increasing steps and it's good to see how a player performs or at least projects on all of these different levels. His inactivity at Kentucky hurts him in a sense as I don't think it's a given that he would have torn up Div 1 last year at Kentucky.
If Kanter's knees check out (again more rumour) then I would pick him at 3 - maybe even 2. I think Jonas has the higher ceiling but is also a greater risk - all my opinion.
Plus, you're forgetting about his large track record. Dude played 9 games, NINE GAMES, as a seldom used reserve for Fenerbahçe two years ago. Come on, everyone has seen those games. He also played high school ball 2 seasons ago. What more do you want?
In any case, I'm sure we can trust the draft experts without reservation. They never get it wrong. Look at how awesome Darko Milicic has been.
If Kanter can play, that's all that matters.
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You are essentially arguing in my favour. You are saying he's better than all the American players.
Whether thats because he played Pro ball is besides the point.
Y'know, come to think of it, with Bynum, Lopez, Perkins, Bogut, Gasol, Noah, Nene etc. all being, essentially, this 'below the rim' type Center, I'm not sure I want this "Wiry, Athletic blah blah blah" center that they speak of.
Name one good Center that plays in this new 'Mold'.
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is kanter doesn't work we can always move Eddy to C.
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Too difficult to respond directly to all the different "points" being made in this thread, so I'll just paraphrase (and as a pre-emptive note, I'm less arguing for Kanter and more arguing against some of the silly points being made):
1. "He's undersized for a center because he's 6'11."
Does it really matter if his eyebrows are an inch lower than someone else's, or that someone else has a bigger forehead? Is that how we judge basketball players these days, instead of things like standing reach, wingspan, vertical, strength and skill? It's just funny. Kanter measures 6'11" (in shoes) and 261 lbs back in July 2010 and is undersized, but Aldrich, who was 6'9" without shoes (6'11.25" in shoes) and 236 lbs during last year's predraft camp has legit center size? Really? Maybe Kanter should ask Aldrich for a shoe rec, because those 2.25" heels could help make him a better center.
2. "He doesn't seem himself as a C."
See #3 below. Also, Horford doesn't see himself as a C, but he's one of the better ones in the league.
3. "The NBA is moving away from traditional bigs and toward wiry, athletic bigs who can run."
See #2 above. It's either one or the other; can't be both. Also, I love Tim W's point that the good teams couldn't care less what the "mold" is, because they are the ones setting it. Truth.
4. "Undersized + plays below the rim = shorter Hoffa."
Chuck Hayes is undersized and plays below the rim. I guess that makes him an even shorter Hoffa? Or is he not white enough? Just saying.
Seriously though, I don't see where the comparison is. If you read Hoffa's scouting report, it could be summed up as "big and strong, high motor, very raw, very foul prone." The only common traits are that Kanter is also strong and has a high motor. If you actually look past that, the rest of Kanter's scouting report would say "high skill level, polished game, high IQ." Kanter and Hoffa are two very different players.
5. "He only looked good back then because he was a man playing against high schoolers."
Since when was being a better physical specimen than your peers a negative? I saw this same argument in a different thread knocking Kanter down a peg because of his physical advantage over his peers, and then praising Valanciunas for the potential to grow into his frame because he's only 18? Seriously? Have we forgotten that Kanter is younger than Valanciunas (by half a month, sure, but only in bizarro-world does that also become a negative)? The man vs boy argument would make more sense if Kanter was a 21 year old college senior playing against 18 year old frosh. Also, when did a bird in the bush become more attractive than a bird in hand? I'd rather have Kanter's NBA-ready body than Valanciunas' potential to become stronger. Plenty of prospects have the "potential" to grow into their frames and never do. As we've probably learned over the last 16 years of watching the Raptors, "potential" is just another word for "lacking".
To be honest, if it came down between Kanter and Valanciunas, I'd rather have the former (I'd rather have Irving over both, of course). Valanciunas has length but doesn't really seem to put it to good use.
Defensively, they seem like a wash. Valanciunas is better on help, and Kanter is better on his man (due to his strength). I know we're tired of poor help defenders after dealing with Bargnani, but I'm sure we'd eventually grow tired of watching Valanciunas get abused in the post as well.
From the scouting reports I've read on Valanciunas, it seems much of the praise is about his potential, whereas much of Kanter's praise is for his polish. I also like his rebounding mentality (he's supposedly a better rebounder than Valanciunas, so that's a plus). I'd normally go for the player with the highest ceiling (not saying Valanciunas necessarily has the higher ceiling, btw), but in terms of reachable ceilings, I just don't see Valanciunas being anything more than a solid 12-8 player, and that's if he doesn't bust.
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Thanks Quixotic. Great post. I think you got it all.
This from DraftExpress...
Defensively, Kanter had some excellent possessions in practice, coming up with some blocks by being a step ahead of the play and contesting shots with his positioning, rather than his athleticism. His body helps him fight for position on the block, and his physical nature allowed him to deny penetration when his man attempted to take him off the dribble. Once the shot goes up, Kanter does a nice job of sealing off his man and pursuing the ball. Though his ability to rebound outside of his area wasnt as apparent as it was in junior play, hes still, more often than not, the player coming down with the ball in a crowd.
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I imagine the 'Wiry, Athletic' Center that is being spoken about is Javale McGee? Because I've been thinking, and he is the ONLY one I can think of. Ibaka isn't a Center.
You look at Ed Davis last year and he couldn't even practice for half of the year, but he did pretty well this year.
I certainly would have liked to have seen Kanter play at Kentucky, or somewhere else, but from everything I've read, his game has progressed this past year.
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There's been quite a bit of talk about his performance at the Nike Hoops Summit and how well he played.
That got me thinking.. did Bargnani ever play for the Internation Select Team? If so.. did he dominate like Kanter? He should've ... one would think ... instead ... complete opposite. In 2004 they got spanked by 20, and some dude named Luka Bogdanovic led the team in scoring.
Check out the American Team they played against though. HOLY SMOKES!
Anyway ya.. not sure of my point to this, just thought that was interesting. haha
Suppose it can interpreted a few different ways.
Either Kanters performance means nothing, because Bargnani turned out to be 'Awesome'.
OR Kanter is actually that much more assertive and a more dominant presense down low.
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It would be interesting to view other players with strong stats at this tournament and see how they developed in the NBA later on. How many are busts and how many are solid at the next level.
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Record number of strikeouts a result of A's youth
By Spencer Fordin / MLB.com
Oakland has already whiffed a franchise-record 1,288 times and can set the all-time league mark by striking out 36 times in their final 11 games. And if the recent returns are any indication, they might do it going away, as the A's struck out 100 times in their last nine games alone.
Oakland manager Bob Melvin said Saturday that his team can live with the strikeouts as long as it's hitting for power, and Oakland has had success in that regard this season. Entering Saturday, the A's were second in the AL in homers (90) and tied for second with 318 runs scored since the All-Star break. They then hit four homers and scored nine runs in a 14-inning loss.
"We're aware that we do strike out from time to time," said Melvin in response to a question about the league record. "But we don't solely rely on the homer. Especially when Coco [Crisp] is in the lineup, we do steal some bases. We haven't as much as we were earlier in the season based on the fact that we are hitting homers now. We want to make sure that when we run, it's the proper time to run."
Crisp has been sidelined by a case of pinkeye the last few days, and Melvin said he's uncertain when the veteran outfielder will be able to get back in the lineup. The A's will continue to grind out games with one of the youngest rosters in the league over the final two weeks of the regular season.
Oakland has used 18 rookies this season -- second in the Majors to the Cubs (20) -- and currently has 14 first-year players on the roster. But Melvin prefers to stress the positives, and he knows that his team is in contention despite its strikeout problems and because of its resiliency at the plate.
"It's something we're going to try to get better at," he said. "We do have quite a few guys -- and quite a few younger guys -- that are striking out, but I don't think it's been something psychological that has bothered us to where it's affecting how we play. It's just something we're living with, and every team has some deficiencies. That's ours right now, but we'll continue to stay positive and work around it."
Slumping Reddick 'trying too hard'
NEW YORK -- If Josh Reddick's pressing, he's not alone.
Oakland manager Bob Melvin talked about his right fielder's offensive struggles on Saturday morning, and he came to the conclusion that Reddick is trying too hard down the stretch. Reddick, who leads the A's with 29 home runs, batted just .145 (12-for-83) with six RBIs in his last 20 games.
"He's been so good for us all year offensively and defensively," said Melvin. "Now you get down to where you're semi-close to the season's end, and I think he's maybe trying to do a little bit too much. It certainly isn't for lack of confidence. He's trying too hard. Sometimes, you've got to step back."
Reddick has hit in the third spot of the batting order 133 times for the A's this season, but Melvin has experimented with dropping him lower in the order. The youngster struck out four times in Friday's series opener, and Melvin slotted him in the sixth spot Saturday for the fifth time this season. Reddick finished 0-for-7 with a strikeout and a couple of lineouts in Saturday's 14-inning loss.
Yoenis Cespedes hit his 20th homer Saturday, marking the first time Oakland has had two players with 20 home runs since 2007. Reddick, too, might well be pressing to reach 30 homers.
"Nine's a big number in this game, whether it's .299 or 29 [home runs]. Whether it's nine wins or 19 wins," said Melvin of milestone stats. "There's a lot to the big, round numbers and I think you can't help but know where you are as far as that goes. Sometimes, that's in there a little bit. But it's certainly not his focal point and what he's thinking about right now. He just wants to help his team win."
Weeks not going to panic about struggles
NEW YORK -- A year ago, Jemile Weeks was one of the bright spots on a losing team. Now, he finds himself as a backup on a team deep in the hunt for late October. The second baseman's second season hasn't gone the way he'd hoped, but he's pleased to be part of a contending team.
Weeks, a switch-hitter, has batted just .222 this season, and he's managed to go 107 games without a home run. All but one of those games has come while Weeks has been playing second base, and he's just six games from tying a team record set by former infielder Mike Edwards (113).
The A's optioned Weeks, the 12th-overall selection in the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, to Triple-A Sacramento for a few weeks last month, and he's played in just three games since his return. But Weeks, who batted .303 as a rookie, isn't ready to push the panic button yet.
"My performance level wasn't where I wanted it. It wasn't where the team wanted it," he said. "You learn from it and you move on. You either get tougher from the grind or it breaks you down. I understand what I've got to do at this point and I don't feel pressure that I'm not the player I know I am."
The A's don't expect power from Weeks, but it would be a nice fringe benefit. The diminutive infielder went 90 games without a homer last season, and he's had two homers in each of his first two seasons. Now, with his demotion behind him, Oakland wants Weeks to get back to basics.
"He was fine about it. He understands," said manager Bob Melvin. "And I think it gave him a little bit of a break to not have to grind the way he was doing so much. Take a step back, [get] some perspective, and not have to play under the kind of pressure that he did here. You know what? There are bumps in the road in everybody's career, and I think it's going to be a small bump. I think he'll be right back on it next year and doing the things we expect him to do. And that he expects himself to do."
Weeks, the younger brother of Milwaukee regular Rickie Weeks, said that his family has been a great resource for him his whole life. But a moment later, he said that he doesn't necessarily call his brother after a difficult game, and he doesn't expect Rickie to start calling him after an 0-for-5 either.
"We're not the sympathetic types," said Weeks. "We understand the grind of the season and that every day isn't going to be your best day. You just go out there and you put your best on the field. We don't have to tell each other to do that. You just do it and you see what you come up with."
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Discussion in 'Odds & Ends' started by Lee James, Sep 27, 2012.
Just curious to know if there are any around!!
I am! My second year of studying the law.
Sweet! I'm a lowly 1L, struggling to make it to the weekend. lol
I haven't heard the term "1L" since the Paper Chase...
where do you go?
Never heard of L1, but nevertheless, the weekend isn't far away anymore
Are you trying to find out if Ancic posts here ?
I have a friend who is a 1L, but he just gets trashed and messes around in the middle of the week.:lol:
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I'm surprised Horford and Lopez are as low as they are.
I'm sure Howard will get in with Bogut as the reserve.
I'm surprised Horford and Lopez are as low as they are.
I'm sure Howard will get in with Bogut as the reserve.
Bargnani doesn't come close to matching that offensive productivity.
Bogut is not playing up to his standards offensively but he's clearly been better than Bargnani this year due to his defensive efforts alone.
I wouldn't say that Bargs pads his stats but much like Bosh on a better team when he isn't the first scoring option and they are actually winning as a result, his scoring touches, overall impact and points would go down as a result.
For another example check out how Michael Beasley is doing on a bad team after switching from a winning team.
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....did he just refer to bargnani as... king bargs?
Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
the GTA is defined as Toronto and it's immediate townships or something to that effect... basically, if you dont have the option of being on the Toronto census, you're not Toronto
NJ and NY may be REALLY close.. but by no means are they part of the same metropolitan area... i used to briefly live in bloomfield, nj, just north of newark... and people there are adamant about NOT being part of whatever the hell goes on in NY... and on the flipside, even mention NJ being part of their metropolitan area and you'll get laughed at, and possibly spit at, by a new yorker
point being... NOBODY in NYC would vote for a player on a NJ team.
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New York Education Commissioner John King Jr. has canceled a slate of community forums on the Common Core following what he called "disruptions caused by the special interests" during the first meeting in Poughkeepsie.
A statement from King provided by the Education Department Monday says the commissioner was looking forward to answering parents' questions. But after the October 10 PTA-sponsored forum, he says it's clear that special interests are determined to manipulate the meetings.
Additional forums had been scheduled for this week in Garden City and Clifton Park and later this month in Williamsville and New Hartford.
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A biosensor is a device that detects, records and transmits information regarding a physiological change or the presence of various chemical or biological materials. Biosensors integrate a biological component, such as an enzyme, with an electronic component to yield a measurable signal.
Andreescu's research group is developing implantable enzyme microbiosensors to monitor changes in neurotransmitters like dopamine, serotonin and glutamate that may signal an onset of disease.
"We are looking to construct devices that could be used by researchers to study biomolecular mechanisms at cell and organ levels and by physicians for the early diagnosis of disease," explains Andreescu.
Andreescu has also received support from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop bionanotechnology laboratory experiments to revamp the chemistry curriculum by implementing new and emerging technologies in the undergraduate teaching labs. She has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and 11 book chapters, has co-edited one book, has three patents, and has delivered some 100 presentations at professional and academic conferences throughout the world.
Andreescu has managed external research funding totaling about $1.3 million from the NSF, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and several other funding agencies. In 2010, Andreescu received the NSF CAREER Award, the NSF's most prestigious award for junior faculty.
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A pastor gives some advice to parents on how to police their children's genders. With boys you're supposed to give them a good punch. With girls you're supposed to call them sweetheart and then shout as loud as you can. That's gender-modeling right there: punching for boys, sweetheart + shouting for girls.
So your little son starts to act a little girlish when he is four years old and instead of squashing that like a cockroach and saying, "Man up, son, get that dress off you and get outside and dig a ditch, because that's what boys do"
you get out the camera and you start taking pictures of Johnny acting like a female [heavy disgusted emphasis] and then you upload it to YouTube and everybody laughs about it and the next thing you know, this dude, this kid is acting out childhood fantasies that should have been squashed.
Can I make it any clearer? Dads, the second you see your son dropping the limp wrist, you walk over there and crack that wrist.
Man up. Give him a good punch. Ok? You are not going to act like that. You were made by God to be a male and you're going to be a male.
And when your daughter starts acting too butch you rein her in. And you say, "Oh, no, oh no, sweetheart. You can play sports. Play'em, play'em to the glory of God. But sometimes you are going to act like a girl and [with ever-increasing emphasis] walk like a girl and talk like a girl and smell like a girl and that means you are going to be beautiful. You are going to be attractive. You are going to dress yourself up."
You say, "Can I take charge like that as a parent?" Yeah, you can. You are authorized. I just gave you a special dispensation this morning to do that.
The violence is disgusting and the policing is disgusting – but I have to admit I take the girl-policing personally. The policing of boys is horrible but at least they're policed to be strong and tough and useful. Girls are policed to be "beautiful" and "attractive" and to dress themselves up. They're policed to be feeble and dainty (walk like a girl, talk like a girl) so that men can bully other men by calling them girls, meaning feeble and dainty.


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Foreign appetite for state bonds wanes
Foreign investors have been cooling their interest in bonds sold by Australia's state governments just as some have been feeling pressure on credit ratings.
However, the nation's big banks have been stepping in to pick up the shortfall, as they prepare for the introduction of new rules forcing them to pump up their holdings of assets.
Overseas ownership of of state government bonds - also known as semi-government bonds - fell by $1.1 billion in the September quarter, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
This has seen the overseas percentage ownership of semi-government bonds fall to 33.8 per cent from 36.2 per cent in the June quarter.
State bonds on issue rose by $10.2 billion to $203.8 billion in the September quarter, according to the ABS data.
In recent months, S&P downgraded South Australia to ''AA'' and placed the ''AAA'' rating of NSW and Western Australia on "negative outlook". Victoria was left at ''AAA'' while Queensland remains under review.
The waning interest is consistent with figures for bonds sold by the Australian government, with overseas buying slowing to a four-year low.
Lower outright yields and a high Australian dollar also reduced the attractiveness of Australian bonds for foreign investors.
Foreign capital in search of a haven flooded into Australian government bonds earlier this year and the trend has been blamed for keeping the Australian dollar high despite weaker export prices.
Even so ANZ interest rate strategist Tony Morriss said there was ''modest scope'' for increased interest of state government bonds among investors.
''They continue to offer value in an environment where yield demand remains a key driver for credit spreads into 2013,'' he said. ''We expect overseas ownership to increase in the December quarter considering the relative attractiveness of yields in the (semi government) space."
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Discussion in 'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine' started by Navaros, Aug 17, 2008.
Other than "Profit and Lace" I love all Ferengi episodes.
I used to like it, but I've come to find Leeta absolutely annoying. And since she features prominently in this episode, I find it annoying to watch.
Do you know that in the middle east the word Ferengi means Westerner. The Western people are seen as treacherous, greedy etc so are called Ferengi which means that Quark and all Ferengi represent the human race of today.
It's funny, during the original run of the series I always cringed when the Ferengi were featured/highlighted. With subsequent rewatching of the show, however, I have come to really love these episodes and find them to be some of the most entertaining. Most of the credit goes to Shimmerman, as when they gave Quark something good to do he really was able to give consistently solid performances. "The House of Quark" jumps to mind as an example of an episode that could have been a shambles but that Shimmerman almost single-handedly turns into, IMHO, a great hour of television. Rom and Nog are less interesting compared to quark (although both characters got more complex with time), but still great to watch.
In "The Deep Space Nine Companion" it really comes across how strongly Shimmerman thought about Quark, his motives, aspirations, etc, and played him with more depth than most of the other actors put into their characters.
A couple of the Ferrengi eps are terrible, but overall, I like them. I wouldn't say I love them, but I like them. And I think Quark is an awesome character.
Quark is a great character, I totally agree. I think it's easy to forget how important he was as a supporting character in episodes such as "In the Pale Moonlight" or "The Siege of AR-558". He's very observant and offers a great 'outside' view of the Federation and Starfleet that we never really got in Star Trek outside of DS9 IMHO.
Really like the Ferengi (stereotypes aside) and a lot of the episodes. Shimmerman as Quark is priceless, hilarious and surprising. Loved TMF, LGM etc. Not so sure about Zek... that guy is a little weird... and Gaila... :S
I hate Ferengi episodes full stop, How Ferengi survived thus far, is beyond me,
perhaps buying their way out
^ ...even the humour? What about Quark in Captive Pursuits? Or the Maquis part 2?
Quark was a much more interesting character when all the Ferengi weren't around. He became a bit of a charicature whenever the family and co. were in town.
When I watched the show first run, I liked the episodes generally. Having rewatched the series a couple of times though, I find about half of the Ferengi episodes tolerable, whilst the other half range from average to bottom-of-the-barrel. Emperor's New Cloak, Profit and Lace, Prophet Motive, Ferengi Love Songs, Family Business, Rules of Aquisition can all go away.
Business as Usual, Body Parts, Little Green Men and The Magnificent Ferengi are the best ones, IMO.
^I pretty much agree with your comments about good and bad Ferengi episodes.
'Little Green Men' and 'Magnificent Ferengi' are fabulous outings, and some of my fave DS9 eps.
'Profit and Lace' is of course, terrible. 'Emperor's New Cloak' I disliked, because it was simply stupid (Why is there a human Vic Fontaine in the mirror universe? Why do they act like they've never heard of cloaking devices before, when we clearly saw Alliance cruisers using cloaks in previous Mirror episodes?)
Holy cow I never noticed... thats so weird!!
Second that, Brunt rocks.
There really isn't a single thing I can say bad about the Ferengi. They are hands down my favorite alien race. They also make for some great reads. Caveat Emptor was a good short read. The 34th rule was excellent. And Quark was always fun to watch.
I'm gonna be in the minority here, and say that IMO, DS9 did more damage to the Ferengi race tha any bad episode of TNG could ever have.
TNG gave us the Ferengi, and at first, yes, they were awkward, comedic, and not taken seriously. However, when season 3 of TNG came around, thank god that began to change... the Ferengi finally felt right... the episode with the Barzan Wormhole gave us duplicitous Ferengi that were much more serious and believable. THAT was how the Ferengi should have remained.
But DS9 totally killed any semblance of integrity to the Ferengi. The Nagus was a joke, Moogie was a joke, and they took the Ferengi need for profit to ludicrously silly levels... the "Divine Treasury"? C'mon...
The writers of DS9 had one thing in mind only... to use the Ferengi to make us laugh. Not only did it fail... it grew horribly tired and old.
There WERE a few good war episodes with Nog, this is true... and I DO give them kudos for at least trying to handle Nog in a decent manner... but Rom, Quark, and Brunt always seemed like the typical funny alien material, and I hated it.
The Ferengi have a place in any start trek episode, but only in the B-plot, not the A-plot. Overall, the Ferengi episodes dragged DS9 down. Way down.
There are times personally when I preferred the Ferengi B-plot and wished it'd been the A plot... or the only plot. Such as Meridian.
And I liked Ferengi eps like Magnificent Ferengi and that one where they go to Roswell so much! So funny!
Not as big of a fan of the writing for the Grand Nagus, or of Gaila in general. But I think what Ishka was doing was brave and vital. And, since the Ferengi weren't like they are in the past- I'm not complaining if the shed their greed and oppression of women.
I didn't like the Ferengi until DS9 and Quark.
Before DS9, I hated the Ferengi, after DS9, I loved them! (but they still shouldn't have been on Enterprise)
I thought they were great, in general. Some of the humor was terrific, and it was nice seeing a different culture.
Besides a few of them had me laughing ridiculously hard.
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CHICAGO -- Due to some flight delays caused by bad weather, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire was not expected to arrive at U.S. Cellular Field on Wednesday night until sometime mid-game. Gardenhire, who was flying out of Tulsa, Okla., has been absent from the team since Friday due to the unexpected passing of his oldest brother, Mike. The Twins' skipper traveled to his hometown of Okmulgee, Okla., on Friday to be with his family during this difficult time and planned to rejoin the team following the funeral, which took place Tuesday. The Twins' coaching staff, including acting manager Scott Ullger, has been in contact with Gardenhire over the past few days. They acknowledge that it's been a difficult time for the manager, but are looking forward to having him back with the team. One person who was also eager to see Gardenhire and share his condolences was White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen. "I talked to his coaches last night," Guillen said. "It's something you don't want to deal with, especially when you lose a big part of your family during the season. It's hard for him to come here and smile with the players when you know deep inside you are hurting. "He's one of the guys I admire the most in this game. He's one of the guys I respect most in this game. I love the way he manages. I love the way he treats people. I will talk to him when he gets here."
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Quote: Dan, Just wondering,but do you have any video's of applications that aren't theatrical or against passive opponents?
Quote:Many of the turning motions in Goju kata i've learned as throws, takedowns or something similar, so I personally don't see these as implying evasion themselves specifically.
Quote:I see whatever there is of "defensive" movement (really even this is pretty offensive obviously) implied by most kata techniques themselves.
Quote:Taking the simplest as an example, the first technique in Gekisai by it's very nature involves evasive body movement to some degree, the thing is in my view you do not often need to consciously make big steps to "move out of the way" of strikes, you make small movements that put you in an advantageous position to attack his attack and break it.
Quote:Many of the techniques you see in neko washi dachi involve a different, maybe "softer" form of evasion as I've come to understand it, but it still to me is not really stepping out of the way as much as it is getting small and blending with whatever is being thrown.
Quote:I don't think it's possible to know how kata was meant to be interpreted in any reliable way, so to me it's more important that I have a good methodology for comprehending it that yields functional results and drills for training.
Quote:It's been my (admittedly limited) experience that when you have this people tend to coem up with similar, though individualized versions of kata applications, probably exactly as it should be.
Quote:And in fact Sanseiryu is probably my least favorite kata, and sorry to say I haven't given it much thought beyond the techniques it shares with Seisan, and maybe the last technique of the kata.
Quote:Help a newbie, please? I'm enjoying listening in to you seniors, but am in the dark about the bunkai of most katas. I don't recall a leg catch in bunkai in Sanseru...is the bunkai broken out in detail somewhere...as a common point of reference?(if it was, and I missed it, apologies...please point to the post?)thank you
Quote: I think jude does something more along the lines of this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpdmNWPYPgE&feature=related
Quote:Traditional Okinawan Goju-Ryu places great emphasis on Hojo Undo or supplementary training for strengthening and hardening the body. The more common pieces of equipment are the Chishi, the Kongo Ken and Nigiri Game
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In what amounts to a feast for the easily outraged and totally literal, John Wall has nominated himself as the best point guard in the NBA.
Speaking during a radio interview with Sports Illustrated's Chris Mannix on the Dan Patrick Show, the Wizards' guard didn't hesitate when asked where he ranks at his position.
"I rank myself the best," Wall said. "Yeah, I rank myself the best."
Asked whether that was a current or a forward-looking assessment, Wall seemed to indicate that it was both.
"Just basing it on what I can do in the future," he said. "What I feel like I have at stake ahead of me. ... I feel like I always can improve. There's a lot of talented point guards out there, but I feel like I can hold my own."
Wall, 22, the first pick in the 2010 draft, expressed a similar, albeit a bit softer, sentiment in July, when asked to compare himself to Kyrie Irving, Jrue Holiday, Damian Lillard and the other young point guards at a USA Basketball minicamp in Las Vegas.
"I think point guard is the best position in the league. You're going against the best wherever you go," Wall told SI.com. "I feel like when I'm healthy, I'm right there with them. I put myself in the category."
Providing background to evaluate these remarks will inevitably feel like a takedown. Wall has never been selected to an All-Star Game or been recognized as an All-NBA performer. He has never averaged 20 points per game or dished 10 assists per game. He played all 66 games of the lockout-shortened 2011-12 season and made just three three-pointers (!). That year, he also led the league in turnovers. He's never played for a team that's won 36 percent of its games and he has zero postseason games under his belt, let alone a championship ring.
Is Wall's "I rank myself the best" point guard the NBA's least-defensible self-promotion since Monta Ellis put himself in the "same category" with Dwyane Wade? Yeah, probably, although Derrick Rose's calling himself the best player in the NBA (LeBron James included) after missing last season with a knee injury is right there, too.
In March, roughly six weeks after Wall returned from a knee injury, The Point Forward ranked the NBA's top 10 point guards, and he was not included. Wall finished the season with a flourish, leading the Wizards to a 24-25 record when he was on the court and averaging a career-high 18.5 points while shooting a career-best 44.1 percent. His PER of 20.9 ranked No. 6 among point guards, and Wall was recently rewarded with a five-year, $80 million contract extension.
Did Wall's strong finish meaningfully bump him up the point guard standings? The Point Forward's top 10 from March, in order: Chris Paul, Tony Parker, Russell Westbrook, Rose, Kyrie Irving, Rajon Rondo, Stephen Curry, Deron Williams, Jrue Holiday and Ty Lawson. Who on that list does Wall supplant now? All 10 have either made the All-Star Game or competed in the playoffs, and Wall's résumé really doesn't hold up against any of those names, except perhaps Holiday and Lawson if you're feeling generous. There are a few others on the outskirts of the top 10 conversation that deserve name-checks: Mike Conley and Lillard, in particular.
In short, Wall can refer to himself as an "above-average starting point guard" without setting off the fact-checker alarms. Anything more optimistic than that is much dicier, at least for now. Is he capable of climbing into the back half of the top 10 with a strong season? Of course. Will things look different in, say, five years when Wall is 27 and a number of the names on that list have turned the 30 corner? For sure. But he'll still be contending with Westbrook, Rose, Irving and Curry, among others, for the No. 1 spot. It's somewhat plausible to imagine a future world where Wall is the best point guard on the planet, but it would require a lot of improvement from Wall and the convergence of numerous external factors (health of other players, make-up of their teams, etc.).
So if he's either completely wrong, way early, or both, what can we take from Wall's statements? He, along with Rose and others, seems to have taken to publicly expressing extraordinarily high internal expectations as a way to keep focus. Talking the talk, as they say, requires walking the walk, or it all sounds foolish. This pricking at one's own pride is just another method of goal-setting, even if it comes at the expense of their competitors, and it's worth noting that Rose garnered guffaws in 2010 when he tossed his own name out as an MVP candidate before going on to win the award.
Indeed, Wall has never been known as a player who talks just to talk, or to maliciously slight others. Queried by Mannix as to who were the league's toughest covers at the point guard position, he named Chicago's Rose and Oklahoma City's Westbrook and spoke with the kind of open praise you would expect.
"Toughest two is probably Derrick and Russell," he said. "I feel like they can score any time. That's what they do for their team. They can break a play any time and they're very explosive."
It shouldn't be a surprise that those are the two names that come to mind for Wall. His skills -- speed, quickness, leaping ability, instincts, reflexes -- tend more toward theirs rather than Paul's or Parker's at this point. If he is serious about becoming the league's best point guard, those are his two best, most realistic models.
Wall's comments will inevitably be referenced whenever he has a six-turnover game, or if his perimeter shooting struggles continue, or if the Wizards aren't able to make the leap out of the lottery this season. That's fine, and surely Wall is aware of that possibility and comfortable with the heat that will accompany his shortcomings.
More important, Wall seems to understand the bigger picture. Again, returning to his examples, Rose and Westbrook achieved significant success in the playoffs at a young age: Rose took the Bulls to the 2011 Eastern Conference finals while Westbrook helped the Thunder to the 2011 Western Conference finals and the 2012 NBA Finals. Chicago and Oklahoma City are among the top championship contenders for 2013-14, and their point guards, both coming off of knee injuries, are major reasons why. That type of team-wide success -- and not individual accolades -- was central to Wall's remarks after he signed his extension.
"I am both proud and humbled by the belief that the Wizards' organization, the fans and my teammates have shown in me since I arrived here three years ago," he said. "I can promise all of them that I will repay that belief by representing the city of Washington and doing everything I can to get this team back where it belongs."


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3 November 1995
This was the second time his artwork was shown in Galerie Lambiek, the first time was with the Raw collective in 1986.
Charles Burns is well known for his crystal clear, styled black and white illustrations and his weird stories, in which the backyards of suburbia house the most strange and terrifying creatures, likely influenced by pulp comics and monster movies from the 50's.
Until 1991, Burns contributed to Raw, drawing strips like 'Dog Boy' and 'Big Baby', as well as short stories like 'The Voice of Walking Flesh' and 'A Marriage Made in Hell'.
Burns lived in Italy between 1984 and 1986. His work was introduced in Europe by this time, and was printed in magazines like Frigidaire (Italy), El Vibora (Spain), Schwermetall (Germany) and Métal Hurlant (France).
This exhibition at Galerie Lambiek showed an extensive overview of Burns' work from the early 80's, many of his breathtaking illustrations for magazines like The New Yorker, Alter Alter and Rolling Stone, the legendary group 'The Residents' and his book 'Facetasms'. Furthermore a number of memorable portraits of Boris Karloff, Peter Lorre and William S. Burroughs and of course some comic pages from 'Skin Deep' and 'Croquemitaine'.
The exhibition unveiled a limited edition silkscreen with four less reassuring portraits in bright colors and a cute temporary tattoo.
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The Spurs were so close to clinching their fifth championship on Thursday they could already taste the champagne.
Up by 10 entering the fourth, then down three with little more than two minutes remaining, the Spurs rallied with eight straight points on Miami's home court for a 94-89 advantage with 28.2 seconds left in Game 6.
Under those circumstances, NBA teams have gone on to win 98.6 percent of the time over the past 15 years. The Spurs couldn't capitalize, however, their trademark poise collapsing under the weight of mistakes, missed free throws and bad bounces.
Even LeBron James admitted luck played a huge part in Miami's miraculous comeback. But he also credited the Heat — unlike many of their home fans — for battling to the end, where they engineered one of the most memorable comebacks in Finals history, and what could go down as the most painful loss the Spurs have ever suffered.
The gory details:
Spurs lead 93-89, 0:28.2 left in regulation
Manu Ginobili, a career 83.2-percent foul shooter, steps to the line for two free throws after LeBron James was stripped driving to the rim. He makes one of two.
Spurs lead 94-89, 0:20.1 left in regulation
The Spurs, with Tim Duncan having been benched for the more mobile Boris Diaw, fail to secure James' errant 3-pointer. Mike Miller rebounds and kicks out to James, who makes good on the second chance with a 3.
Spurs lead 94-92, 0:19.4 left in regulation
Kawhi Leonard shot 82.5 percent from the free-throw line during the regulation. His split here dropped his postseason percentage to 64.4 percent and prevented the Spurs from taking a commanding four-point lead.
Spurs lead 95-92, 0:05.2 left in regulation
The ultimate punch to the gut: James bricks another desperation 3, the Spurs miss another defensive rebound. Chris Bosh collects it and kicks to Ray Allen, who hops behind the line and launches the tying 3 from the right corner.
Spurs lead 99-97, 2:42 left in overtime
Another top-notch shooter fails to capitalize. This time it's Tony Parker (2012-13 percentage: 84.5), who splits a pair after forcing a turnover from Dwyane Wade.
Spurs trail 101-100, 0:44.9 left in overtime
Consecutive Heat baskets have put the Spurs behind. Manu Ginobili, fresh off the bench, commits his seventh turnover, passing the ball directly to James after being cut off on a drive to the basket.
Spurs trail 101-100, 0:32.3 left in overtime
Ginobili's miscue is negated by a fantastic hustle play from Danny Green, who forces a turnover as James drives to the rim. But the Spurs cannot capitalize out of the timeout as Parker's mid-range jumper is blocked by Bosh.
Spurs trail 101-100, 0:01.9 left in overtime
Wade misses a jumper with just over 10 seconds left. Ginobili, at the urging of Gregg Popovich, eschews a timeout and attacks the rim in transition. Allen strips the ball, recovers and makes both free throws after being fouled.
Spurs trail 103-100, 0:01.2 left in overtime
With so little time to work with, getting a clean look is virtually impossible. Bosh is all over Green's corner 3, blocking it to complete a stretch of futility in which the Spurs missed their last five shots with two turnovers.
More Spurs coverage on ExpressNews.com
– One more chance to win fifth title 'all that matters' to Spurs
– Buck Harvey: Eat, pray, recover — how Popovich tried to find way back
– Mike Monroe: Argentine loss just as bitter for Ginobili
– Ginobili reflects on disastrous Game 6 outing
– Popovich defends subbing Duncan out
– Spurs notebook: Leonard laments missed rebounds
– Allen's big shot was years in the making
– Rating Spurs' disappointments
– Tim Griffin: Fickle fans, trophy prep garner attention
NBA Finals: 2-3-2 format
Game 1 – Spurs 92, at Heat 88
Game 2 – at Heat 103, Spurs 84
Game 3 – at Spurs 113, Heat 77
Game 4 – Heat 109, at Spurs 93
Game 5 – at Spurs 114, Heat 104
Game 6 – at Heat 103, Spurs 100
Game 7 – Thursday, at Heat, 8 p.m., ABC


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if you've travelled recently, i'm sure you're aware of the restrictions on liquids being brought onboard. we're allowed to carry no larger than 3oz (100ml) containers, where all of the containers fit in a 1 litre clear plastic bag for inspection.
i was thinking that it would be very cool to have a 1 litre clear bag, made out of the same material used for the clear organizer pouches. the difference would be that this bag would be clear on both sides (if that is indeed a requirement for carrying liquids through security). also, rather than being flat, these pouches would be 3 dimensional. i'm not sure if i'm describing this correctly. what i mean to say is that they will be shaped more like a packing cube than an organizer pouch.
what do you think? can this be done? is there a market for this? i would definitely get one if this could be made available.


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Abstract: In the present article we continue the study of the variety $X\left[ M\right] $ associated to pointwise planar normal sections of a natural imbedding for a flag manifold $M$.
When $M=G/T$ is the manifold of complete flags of a compact simple Lie group $G,$ we obtain two results about subspaces of the tangent space $T_{\left[ T\right] }\left( M\right) $, invariant by the torus action, which give rise to real projective spaces in $X\left[ M\right] $. The first result determines their maximal dimension. While the other one characterizes those of maximal dimension as tangent spaces to the inner symmetric space $G/K$ (the one of largest dimension for the group $G$) at a fixed point of the natural action of the torus $T.$
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With new locations popping up worldwide and a prototype mobile unit taking its grilled-to-order burgers on the road, Johnny Rocketts is paving the way for a new era of growth.
Where Lake Forest, Calif.-based retro-themed burger chain Johnny Rockets has found itself mentioned in the press this fall, it has often been in the context of a side note about its charismatic owner: Dan Snyder, whose Red Zone Capital Management private-equity firm also owns the struggling Washington Redskins football franchise. This is too bad, because Snyder's lesser-talked-about venture has been busy racking up some impressive stats: 25 percent unit growth over the past 32 months, for example.
And in August, Johnny Rockets debuted in Washington, D.C., its first mobile unit—a sleekly customized 34-foot truck with 22 feet of kitchen space that chain President and CEO Lee Sanders views as an important new way to broaden the brand's reach. With more than 250 units open in 13 countries, Johnny Rockets is closing out 2009 with an eye toward hitting the 1,000-store mark within the next decade and making its name synonymous worldwide with grilled-to-order burgers served with a side of what it calls "feel-good Americana."
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Not sure whether this should be here or in the bones section, but I thought I would start here.
I wonder if anyone can tell me what this is.
A work colleague found this on her property ~ 20km near a reasonable sized city in Victoria Australia, which has a temperate climate, not unlike England.
I had a look on the Internet under a variety of skulls, with no luck , so I don't know what to think.
Any help would be appreciated.
P.S. I think it might be a bird pelvis???
You think correctly it is a bird pelvis. The shape and size suggests a type of Cormorant.


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It's that time of year again - time for the top Industrial Control DesignLine articles of 2012
Its that time of year again time for the top articles of 2012 on Industrial Control DesignLine.
This year Im changing it from the top ten to the top dozen (well, bakers dozenactually 13). Ill be posting the countdown articles each week through the 19th. You may want to read stuff on Christmas, but I dont. So, here goes. Drum roll, please...
#13 Introduction to USB--Part I (and heres Part II just published as the feature article this week)
#12 Surge protection Stop Fried Electronics
#11 The Basics of Torque Measurement
#10 The basics of waterproofing capacitive touchscreens
#9 - An introduction to Capacitive SensingPart I (and here are Part II and Part III)
I have to stress here that a large percentage of the top articles of the year are tutorial in nature (introduction to, the basics of, tutorial, a primer on .). So, if youre really an expert in your area, please share your expertise with the rest of us in the form of an article.
Congratulations to the above authorsGreat job! Tune in next week for articles #5, 6, 7 and 8.


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Nearly 6 years in the making, 'Out of the Shadow' is a deeply personal film that was truly a labor of love, as well as a mission.
Many years ago, before I started making documentaries for a living, I knew there was one story I had to tell, a story I had no choice but to tell. It was happening in my own life, to my own mother. Her life seemed too strange and disturbing to be true.
'Out of the Shadow' was born out of my anger about the stigma and vast code of silence surrounding people with schizophrenia and their families. When I learned about how pervasive this illness is, I realized that it's not just my mother's story, it's millions of people's story. People with severe mental disorders are all around us, and I am deeply troubled by our society's profound misunderstanding of what schizophrenia is, and of the people who are afflicted with it.
In my family no one talked about my mother's "odd" behavior, but we all wondered why she couldn't "pull her life together." After decades of repeated apartment evictions and involuntary hospitalizations kept my mother on a constant cycle of unfamiliar living arrangements, psychiatric wards, doctors, social workers and medications, we finally realized that she actually was so ill that she wasn't able to help herself.
As a filmmaker, I knew that the intimacy I had with my mother would offer unprecedented insight into the life of someone who suffers from schizophrenia, as well as their families who also have to cope with the pain and confusion of the illness. I hoped that by showing my family's insights, I could illuminate realities and clarify misconceptions. In filming my mother, I also wanted to expose the travesties of our public health system inability to offer continuum of care, so fractured is it that decades of her life were simply lost by missed opportunities. In some small way, I hope this film will educate people who have had to care for a loved one who suffers from schizophrenia. I also hope that it will help educate those people who are not directly affected by the illness, but simply desire to better understand it.
In addition, it's my sincere wish that this film will offer families a renewed sense of hope. It took decades for my family to learn how to take care of our mother, and help her realize some degree of potential. I have learned that some recovery IS possible if the proper supports such as housing, job training and placement and medication management are in place. Cooperation between mental health professionals and family caregivers has given our family a sense of empowerment and hope that we never before experienced. It's also allowed Millie to realize goals she never before thought were possible.
I would like to thank SARDAA and Linda Stalters for including Out of the Shadow in their film festival. I am sorry I could not be with you at the screening but please feel free to email your comments to us at firstname.lastname@example.com, and check out our website www.outoftheshadow.com, for more information and educational materials.
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