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ARLINGTON, Texas - UT-Arlington junior designated hitter Ben Burum tied two school records in being named the Aeropostale Southland Conference Hitter of the Week for the week of April 17, the league announced Monday. Burum becomes the fifth Maverick to be honored this season after Adam Moore for the weeks of Feb. 13 and March 6, Robby Winn for the week of March 13, David McLeod for the week of March 27 and Ryan Riddle for the week of April 3.
Burum (Arlington) was honored after going 7-for-7 with four doubles, a home run, seven RBIs and four runs scored in the three-game series with McNeese State. He entered the first game in a pinch-hit role with two runners on and the Mavs trailing by three in the seventh inning. With a 1-1 count, Burum got a hold of ball and deposited it over the fence in right center for his first career home run.
His three-run blast earned him the start the next day and he promptly tied two school records by going 5-for-5 with three doubles, four RBIs and three runs scored. It marked the 29th time that a Maverick has collected five hits in a game and the 12th time a player has recorded three doubles in a contest.
The left-handed Burum was not in the starting lineup against the left-handed pitcher in series finale, but did enter the game in the seventh inning as a pinch-hitter. He nearly collected his second home run of the series went he went opposite field for a double off the top of the fence.
Burum raised his average 176 points over the weekend to .205. He has four doubles, one triple, one home run and 11 RBIs.
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With a tag line WIDEN YOUR WORLD Turkish Airlines is gaining a fan base that spreads across the globe. Even though the foundation of the airline was laid in 1933, it was only after 2010 that the modern version of the airline came into action. Turkish Airlines does stand true to its tag line. In addition, the fact that the air fare is quite reasonable allows travelers to reach their destinations of choice with ease. The commencement of online booking of air tickets has made ticketing process simple and easy, and more and more customers are opting for it. With Airbuses and Boeings in the fleet, the airline ensures that travelers have a comfortable and safe journey. Owing to its world-class services, the airline has won Skytrax awards for Europe's Best Airline and World's Best Premium Economy Class Airline Seat. Turkish Airlines flights are known to offer extremely comfortable seats, delicious meals and the latest in-flight entertainment to the passengers. Moreover, the in-flight crew manages to cater to the needs of the passengers in the best possible way. The airline is also a part of the famed Star Alliance, thus its schedule services expand to numerous destinations across the globe.
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The man accused of killing an Athens-Clarke County police officer and injuring another was back in court on Monday. Jamie Hood attended a competency hearing, but his time in the courtroom didn't last long.According to FOX 5's Darryl Carver, Superior Court Judge David R. Sweat had Hood removed twice from the courtroom after several outbursts. Hood openly and loudly criticized his defense team. Hood is accused of killing Athens-Clarke Officer Buddy Christian and wounding Officer Tony Howard.At issue is whether Hood is competent to stand trial. Hood's attorneys say their client is not competent. Those lawyers want access to family members' court and medical records to show mental illness runs in his family."It is widely understood and accepted that mental health issues can run in families, can have a genetic link," said defense attorney Emily Gilbert. Judge Sweat addressed the courtroom, saying the court would hear from the state's court appointed examiner, and that there was no need for further delays.Hood was also removed from the courtroom after an emotional
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came up as part of the day's proceedings. During the interview, notes written by Hood and delivered to his mother were shown to FOX 5's Justin Gray. Authorities in Clarke County are asking that those notes be turned over to the courts."I had them then and there but I cleaned that car out, I'm not going to say where they're at. If I find them, I'll give them to both sides," said Azalea Hood.Off camera, Azalea Hood told FOX 5 that neither she nor her son actually spoke to his attorneys about the issues brought up in court on Monday.Judge Sweat has yet to set a date for full competency hearing for Hood.
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The film follows Kimberly Rivers, aka Black Kold Medina, a rap artist from the Ninth Ward too poor to leave New Orleans before the storm. Days before Katrina hit, Kim had bought a camcorder and started filming, turning the camera on herself, her husband Scott, the kids in the neighborhood, the drunk guy at the local market. When the levees broke, she kept on filming -- remarkable, hair raising footage captured from the inside of her house as the water begins to rise and the inhabitants break through the ceiling to take shelter in a crawl space beneath the roof.
Trouble The Water rarely relies on news footage, but what's included always makes a powerful point - including a taped 911 call by an old woman trapped in her attic who is told that help is not on the way. There are also interviews with members of the National Guard after the storm and U.S. Marines who refused to provide shelter to Ninth Ward residents, brandishing guns to protect government property.
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Tim Casey does not wear a mask to cover his identity. Nor is he a mad scientist. But he does sometimes go by the name of Doctor X, at least when he's making music.
That's something the Roslindale native has done most of his life, comfortably moving back and forth between folk and rock and electronica, usually writing his own music, but never shy about attempting an eclectic cover of something by the Beatles or Bob Dylan.
Casey has been called Doctor X for about a decade, but now the name is being used for the four-piece band he's fronting, featuring Casey on guitars
and keyboards, Billy Carl Mancini on lead guitar, Glenn Williams on bass and vocals, and Larry Harvey on drums. Formed earlier this year, the band makes their live debut tonight (Dec. 28) at the Midway Café to celebrate the release of their first album, "um ... whaddup, doc?"
Where did you get the name Doctor X?
It's a nickname I got from other musicians because I was always fixing things for them, usually computers. When I was in the band Random Access Memory, I recorded some electronic covers of '60s songs on the side with some friends, and as a joke we called that Doctor X.
So how did an actual band come together?
I produce the monthly TV show "Transmission Hour" at BNN, the Boston cable access station. It's a music show that's on Sunday nights at 8. People come to the station and play for about an hour. We record them, use about 40 minutes of it, and fill the rest of the hour with an off-site interview we have with the musicians. People were saying to me, "When are you gonna be on? What are you gonna do?" So a bunch of musicians I know volunteered to be in the band for one show. But once we started rehearsing for it, it just worked. It clicked so well, we decided to at least make an album out it. Then we said, maybe we'll play some gigs.
Some of the album is rock, some is laidback. How was the music chosen?
About half of the songs are new, but some are picked from stuff that I'd already written. They're mostly my songs, but there's also a cover of Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees," we do "That's Entertainment" by the Jam, and a hilarious cover of "Oh! Darling" that doesn't sound like the Beatles. It sounds very psychotic.
Why did you choose the Midway for the record release party?
It's one of the best places I've ever played in. I know it's just a bar, but the vibe is so cool there. It's so friendly and open, and the audience is right in your face, and drinking. I've had some very memorable nights there.
What will be going on there?
It's four bands doing an hour set each, and it starts at 9. The Cannibal Kings are opening, then Phil Kaplan's band the Exiles, then we'll do our whole album, and then Moniker will play. We'll go on around 11.
Where can one get a Doctor X T-shirt like the band wears in your videos?
Oh, you go to Old Navy, you get a black t-shirt, and then you buy a can of gold spray paint and spray the X on it. It's a do it yourself thing.
And the album?
At Amazon or iTunes. If you want the deluxe edition, with the DVD in it, go to lowbudgetrecords.com. And they'll be for sale at the gig.


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Floating feline 18-year-old cat loves family swimming pool
Old cats can learn new tricks. Freddy is proof of this.
Freddy is a local 18-year-old feline that recently learned to take part in an activity traditionally attributed only to dogs -- swimming in a pool.
Brenda Meyer said her cat has been fascinated all his life with water. She has to ensure the bathroom doors stayed closed at all times or he'd sneak in to frolic in the toilet bowl. Freddy had already outsmarted her when she thought she had solved the problem by fastening Velcro to the lid and toilet seat.
"He went under the lid and seat and all you could see was his behind and him on his tippy toes," she said.
To quench her cat's water fascination, Meyer began giving him a large bowl of water so that he can play as he drinks.
Most felines aren't like Freddy, they avoid getting wet. My cat thinks his bath is a form of torture. When I'm finished giving it to her, I agree.
But in researching this topic, I have discovered many cats enjoy the water. And this doesn't merely include large wild cats, like tigers or jaguars. The domestic breed, the Turkish Van likes a good swim. According to the book Legacy of the Cat, by Gloria Stephens, the Turkish Van's coat is somewhat waterproof. And the breed may have learned to love the water because these cats knew there was a good chance they'd catch a meal off one of the many fishing boats in Lake Van (a lake in Southeast Turkey).
For those who don't believe that other cats like water, log onto YouTube. You can spend hours watching videos of cats swimming in pools and in the sea, too, and get a hearty laugh at the same time.
While Freddy's swimming tale may not be unique in the cat world, it's not entirely common either. What makes Freddy's story so special is that he started to swim in a pool at the age of 17.
After building a new home, Meyer was somewhat worried about his fascination with water and tried to keep him away from the new family pool. She eventually changed her mind. When she showed it to Freddy, his "eyes were as big as saucers."
Last October, Meyer got sad news: Freddy's veterinarian gave him a year to live.
Freddy has lost much of his weight. He's gone from a solid 12 pounds to six pounds, four ounces since he was diagnosed. But his illness doesn't diminish his love of water. Every morning, Meyer will head down to the pool with a coffee. Freddy beats her down the stairs. She lets him swim alone, but with a life-jacket. "[H]e is not a fan of all the clips and Velcro; however safety first," explained Meyer. She worries about his strength.
Sometimes Freddy doesn't take a long dip, he merely plays on the stairs. He'll splash with one paw and take a taste of the pool's saltwater. At this point "everything is on his terms," said Meyer.
Last week, Meyer ran Freddy's birthday announcement in the Free Press. He turned 18 on May 4. She had contacted me a while ago to see if there was a way to honour a pet in the paper other than through the obituary section. Like her spunky water-loving feline, her optimistic view shows that she tries to get the most out of the special moments in life.
My favourite part of Freddy's story, however, is that he enjoys the water despite being ill and a little long-in-the-tooth. It gives hope to people -- like me -- who can no longer be described as being "as young as a shiny new penny" (then again, a penny will no longer be described this way either).
One aspect of being a pet owner is dealing with complications. It's not easy. But the greatest part of loving a pet is enjoying the little things -- such as watching your cat swim while you drink a good cup of coffee or knowing your cat will run to you the minute you use the can opener. While every cat owner may not have a feline that loves to swim, each pet has traits that make it loveable and unique, the memory of which you can keep forever.
Freddy and Meyer provide us with a good lesson: enjoy life, enjoy the little things, but most of all enjoy each other.
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Last week, Manitoba Justice Minister Andrew Swan introduced Bill 19, also referred to as the shield to protect bill. If passed, it could make it illegal to use guard dogs as a cover for those committing unlawful activities.
According to Bill McDonald, CEO of The Winnipeg Humane Society, "This act will give criminals a second thought about training animals from becoming dangerous to others and some teeth to convict those who do."
Over 2,000 calls a year are made by the WHS's animal protection officers who respond to residences in which illegal activity may be occurring. Many of the dogs removed on these calls have been trained to be aggressive. This means these animals are no longer eligible to be adopted. Euthanasia is likely the only option.
Should this bill be made into law, violators could face a $5,000 fine and or a three-month jail term. As of May 2, Bill 19 was in its first reading.
In the pet community:
It's that time again to register yourself or your team for Paws in Motion, the annual walk that helps raise funds for the Winnipeg Humane Society. The walk is on June 24 and teams have already started to raise money. For those new to this event, the WHS website offers a myriad of ideas to help you get started. You don't even have to walk yourself, you can sponsor someone else.
Take the time to help our furry buddies and check out this event by logging onto www.winnipeghumanesociety.ca, or call (204) 982-2044.
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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) held their 2012 Annual Meeting at The Breakers in Palm Beach, Florida from April 21-24. Approximately 2,100 industry gurus, including a diverse group of beauty marketers and retailers, gathered to
At the morning business program on April 22, the State of the Association address was delivered by NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson, who praised the meetings' attendees for "providing the innovation that our nation so desperately needs." He also added, "I know of no other industry that invests more uncommon energy in understanding its history and its future. Let's keep up this amazing work."
NACDS chairman of the Board, Robert Loeffler, took to the stage to present the State of the Industry, and noted that agility has been one of the key characteristics of NACDS over the last year.
"We need to continue telling the story of community pharmacy using government advocacy," said Loeffler. "The work of NACDS will never be done. It will always remain a work of progress, but we are raising the bar each year."
At this year's meeting, amidst a challenging economic environment and an election year, NACDS invited Dr. Larry Sabato, election analyst and university professor, to deliver the keynote address on the current state of candidacy for president.
"When it comes to making preliminary picks, I am cautious about April predictions," said Sabato. "There are pluses and minuses for both Obama and Romney…I think this is one of the weakest deals ever, for either party. I can't stand here and tell you this is an election about healthcare because it's not. The economy will determine the results of this race, and right now, economic growth is sub-par, and people aren't happy."
Representatives from several key chain drug stores—Rite Aid, Walgreens, CVS, Wegmans, Family Dollar and Walmart—educated attendees on the rapidly-changing landscape of retail at the "Meet the Retailer" program on April 21.
Joseph Magnacca, president of daily living products and solutions for Walgreen Co., and Bryan Pugh, vice president and CMO of Walgreen Co., presented the store's new model called the "well-experience store."
"We have 100 Duane Reade's done and 100 Walgreens done," said Magnacca. "This new concept involves moving from being a corner drugstore to a retail health and daily living destination."
Meanwhile, the chain is working to launch its "Best in Class" loyalty program in September, and is aggressively growing its social media presence—it's the number one drugstore chain on Facebook with 1.9 million fans.
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The past decade has brought ups and downs for Linn County children, a new report shows.
The 2012 Iowa Kids Count report, from the state-level arm of the Annie E. Casey Foundation-funded National Kids Count, shows that economic struggles accompanied scholastic gains for local families.
Of Linn County�s 50,775 children aged 17 and younger, 7,007 lived under the federal poverty level in 2011. That 13.8 percent rate is an 81.6 percent increase from 2000, when only 7.6 percent of county youth fell into that same category.
�There still are quite a few families struggling to make ends meet and regain their economic footing,� said Mike Crawford, Iowa Kids Count director.
While the percentage of Iowa children living in poverty in 2011, 17.1 percent, is higher than the Linn County rate, the statewide population has increased only by 58 percent since 2000.
The number of children age 4 and under who get assistance through the Women, Infants and Children Program for low-income families has increased 2.1 percent between 2003 and 2012. Statewide, that number actually has decreased by 5.9 percent.
Christi Regan, Head Start director at the Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, said she couldn�t point at what might be causing the poverty upticks for Linn County residents. Head Start provides early childhood education for children from low-income families, and Regan confirmed the program continues to have a waiting list for entrants.
�The economy has had this roller coaster over the last few years that can affect the job aspect,� said Regan, who has been in her role for four years. �Finding that secure job, that stable job, I guess it all goes back to the availability of jobs and what the economy is doing at the time.�
Iowa�s unemployment rate � 5.2 percent in 2012 � rose by 101.8 percent between 2000 and 2012. In Linn County during that same time span, unemployment grew from 1.8 percent to 5.3 percent � a 196.4 percent increase.
More Linn County families took advantage of food assistance in 2012 (12.8 percent) than in 2000 (3.6 percent). Statewide, 13.4 percent of families fell into that category in 2012.
Crawford advocated for the state doing more to extend food and unemployment assistance beyond current limits to help more residents.
�It does not lift people out of poverty, but it does help them through tough times,� he said.
�It provides necessary supports for families that are struggling � . They provide a bridge until a family can find employment.�
The report also holds good news for Linn County. More than half (52.8 percent) of the area�s 3- and 4-year-olds were enrolled in preschool in 2007-11, 4.9 percent more than in 2000. While the state rate increased by 7.8 percent, it�s still a smaller proportion (48 percent) than in Linn County.
Through the Shared Visions and Statewide Voluntary preschool programs, the state of Iowa does provide limited early childhood education funds for families with 3-, 4- and 5-year-olds. Crawford said that he�d like to see that funding expanded to reach more children age 3 and even age 2.
�That�s when quite a bit of the brain development is taking place,� he said.
Between 2000 and 2012, Linn County also saw a 31.4 percent drop in births to mothers ages 15 to 19. In 2012, only 2.1 percent of live births were to mothers in that age group.
That number is 2.4 percent statewide, and a 29.5 percent decrease from 2000.
�As a whole, we�re doing well. There�s a small segment of children where we need to increase some supports,� Crawford said. �We are doing things that need to be done. � ."We know what we need to do. We just need to do more of it.�


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Saturday on Stage begins a new season of "Opera and More" this Saturday at 1:30. The series runs through November. Opera Columbus's productions of Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and Gounod's Romeo and Juliet begin the season.
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SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - The Schenectady Coalition for a Healthy Community (SCHC) introduced a community-based campaign for Schenectady County Thursday, "UMatter Schenectady."
The project seeks to identify health and social needs for each neighborhood in the county and build an action plan to address them.
Beginning Saturday, Feb. 23rd, SCHC will go door-to-door surveying about health and access to quality of care, also social support, education, employment, transportation and a safe, secure, place to live. Results will be anonymous.
Community Health Workers will visit a different city neighborhood every weekend for 12 weeks to conduct the 30-minute survey.
Survey results will be analyzed and shared with city residents who will be asked for their input.
The pilot project will first focus on the city of Schenectady, with the long term goal of extending the survey countywide.
The project is supported by a $100,000 grant from The Schenectady Foundation.
Q & A with NEWS10's Anya Tucker and Erin Buckenmeyer, the Community Health Outreach Coordinator for Ellis Hospital.
Q: Do I need to give my name?
A: No. It's anonymous. No names or addresses are attached to the survey.
Q: Where does the information go?
A: Ellis Hospital will analyze the data to find any disparities. All the results will be distributed to the community through Ellis Hospital's website and the partner organizations in this survey.
Q: What about HIPPA laws?
A: As long as they (survey-takers) do not connect a name on the survey there is no way they (residents) can be connected to this survey. All the community health workers have been trained in HIPPA laws. So, if they go to a home of a resident they happen to know, they are trained to know that all the information they collect can not be repeated once they leave that residence.
Q: Who are the survey takers?
A: Most are from Schenectady and have completed the Schenectady Community Action Program (a back to work program). Many are trained nurses aides. (they are getting paid).
Q: Why not just mail this survey out?
A: You have a lot of issues with response rates. You don't end up getting many back compared to the number you send out. We also want to have information from every city neighborhood. If we just sent it out we may get more from one neighborhood that another and that won't really give us the information that we are looking for. We want to compare needs in each neighborhood. Like, in one neighborhood the problem may be diabetes and in another it might be asthma.
Q: How did you come up with the questions in the survey?
A: The survey was developed by looking at other tested validated community surveys such as the "Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey". That's a survey that is administered by the New York State Department of health as well as a survey that was done in Chicago. It (the Chicago survey) actually found a lot of things. In one neighborhood the rates of asthma were much, much higher than in another neighborhood. So, that is really getting at the disparity.
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Weekly Wrapup: High-Profile Support for Cannabis Legalization + MMJ Back on Track in Rhode Island
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As the first guest in a series of guests for KTAR's A Voice for a Better Arizona, Pat McMahon spoke with Carolyn Warner, former Superintendent of Public Instruction, on the state of education in Arizona.
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Should we give him one LAST shot?
The man is broke, depressed, and a potential jail bird. Jerry would literally save his life if he gave T.O. another chance, but would T.O. perform like its his last chance? Id see no issues in at least working him out. I think paying him the veteran's minimum if he did pan out is a good deal for a 3rd WR. Thoughts?!?!


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Two fixtures in Cape Girardeau's charitable community are moving on.
Majors Ben and Beth Stillwell with the Salvation Army have been transferred to Iowa.
It's a decision made by the Salvation Army, and the Stillwell's say they grew fond of Cape Girardeau in their time working here.
"Thank you for being a servant, thank you for loving us and that we wish you Jesus," said Maj. Beth Stillwell. "This is tough."
A new leader for Cape Girardeau's Salvation Army will arrive by July.
The Stillwell's will report to Iowa by June 23.
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That's What I'm Talking About!
So Eric Gagne's struggles continued last night. I was watching the game, or maybe I should say reading the game in MLB's "Gameday," and the Sox gained the lead in the bottom of the eighth. And I knew it was Gagne coming in. Papelbon and Okajima had been used earlier in the day during game 1. Delcarmen had been used in the top of the eighth, so he wasn't going to pitch another inning, especially since he was ineffective. So Gagne comes in and I had to look at runs crossing the plate in alphabet form. I was very upset, I must say. The Yankees had already won and we could have stayed six games up on them. But Gagne pulled another "Byung Yung Kim" and blew a critical situation. But there was a positive in this game. The Red Sox fought back and hit in the clutch, that is very enlightening. In June they would have lost this game 4-0. In April they would have won 5-4. But yesterday they lost, however, showed signs of life and fight in the process. Not to mention, hit well against one of the best bullpens in the game.
I know that Jason Giambi wasn't suspended for his admittance to using PED's. I was watching some of the obnoxious, semi-entertaining "Around the Horn" writers debate it the other day. And I was kind of torn on the subject of him being disciplined. On one had, as Marrioti pointed out, he admitted to using and should be suspended, Jay thinks. I can see his point of view. But I can also see the rest of the panel's point, which was "He should not be disciplined because it will cause other players to withhold their PED use." This second view I do agree with somewhat, but how many athletes, that are currently playing, are going to come out and admit their usage as Giambi did? I mean [no one] else may do it. Giambi may be the last one to do so. Retired players, or when a player retires, may admit their indulgence, but I highly doubt that anyone else admits to using, unless they fail a drug test. And at that point, the truth will be out anyway. So Selig could go either way on this, maybe this is one of those times where a seemingly meaningless fine should be placed on Giambi, just to have some kind of penalty. $50,000 or something close to that. Then he still gets to play, and it isn't too extravagant of a penalty. I don't know what the legality of fining a player in this situation would be, just a thought though.
Chris B Young has five home runs in the past five games with the completion of tonights lopsided victory against the Braves, in which he actually went hitless. His OBP is actually below .300 over the course of the season, and his OPS+ is below average. But he has yet to turn 23. He is learning the game, and should be a fine player for years to come.
Clay Buchholz started the first game of his career yesterday. I didn't get to see it because of work. And I would have gone back to watch it, but my new T1 connection is garbage. Maybe the company should get in touch with "Cyberdyne" to ensure a technological upgrade. After all if they can create a computer chip that can cause the world to end, then they can probably give me some bandwidth to work with.
Speaking of rocking a good bullpen, the Red Sox duplicated last nights feat and earned a "W" in the process on this night. I wouldn't have used Papelbon with a five run lead against the bottom three in the order tonight. But they did.
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Joe, why do you continue to post 'over there'?
It is evident to me that you are not welcome. You do however seem to provide an outlet for someone's frustration. Why put yourself through that.
When that team loses by a run, 'they aren't fit to wear the uniform' and when they win, everything is all smiles.
She is going to make some man very miserable someday.
joe, ( and raoul), for what it's worth i enjoy your comments on any of the blogs we all seem to frequent. i know sometimes i might say things on BPS to bust your chops, but i hope you know it's all in good fun. joe you have one of the most interesting and thoughtful blogs around…that's why i read and comment here. anyway….
so i went to the dodger game with 4 friends last night and like i told you, i wasn't sure how much i'd actually enjoy a game where the outcome meant nothing to me, but i gotta tell you, that i had a blast and totally got into it with the crowd we were all cheering away like it was yankee stadium. the place was beautiful …unfortunately the dodgers lost in the bottom of the 14th.
kinda nice though to be able to get in the car afterwards after having screaming like a life-long dodgers fan and not caring at all about the outcome.
what will be maybe a bit strange will be my trip on monday to see the yanks in anaheim. i'll really be in the minority there, and i'm going with a huge yanks fan and a mets fan.
later man…mike
PS whether the sox win or lose today, would you guys mind wearing out the angels bullpen as a favor to me?
I see Boston dumped Willy Mo on DC.
Let's see, three games with the Nats….
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Christopher Ralph of The Hockey Writers does a solid and offers up his list of the top 100 draft eligible players who have the most offensive upside. Great list!
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Per Left Wing Lock, this should help people who run keeper leagues through Yahoo!
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They guys at Out of the Park Developments were nice enough to send me a free copy of their brand new Franchise Hockey Manager game. Looks pretty amazing, I suggest you check it out. I haven't had time yet as I'm in so many goddam fantasy leagues.
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A beautiful action adventure game, where you play as a young boy who must guide Yorda, a mysterious young girl, to freedom from the castle/prison she has been trapped in.
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Doctors and other health professionals were put to the test for their nutrition knowledge regarding diet and heart disease.
For me, the most disturbing finding in the latest update on last year on the status of nutrition education in U.S. medical schools, was that compared to the last survey in 2004, the percentage of medical school instructors who think more nutrition education is even needed dropped, from about 9 out of 10 down to about 8 out of 10.
Is it possible that doctors think they know more than they really do? Doctors may think they know enough about nutrition, but do they? Doctors were asked a list of simple questions on diet and cardiovascular disease. Some simpler than others. True or false, does walking and gardening increase physical activity levels? (95% got that right). Good.
On the other hand 71% of health professionals and final year medical students, incorrectly thought that avocadoes had cholesterol.
So, how did they do overall?
What was the average test score of doctors on question relating to diet and cardiovascular disease. Did they get an A+, 97-100% correct? If so, maybe they don't need any more nutrition training. Or did they just get an A, A-, B, C, C-, D or an F, even, under 65% correct.
What do you think?
They didn't get an A, B, or C. Or even a D. 64% correct. They failed.
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Anyone have any stories of doctors failing to understand basic nutrition? I'm almost afraid to ask. Make sure to check out my previous video on the subject, Doctors' Nutritional Ignorance.
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Anyone have any stories of doctors failing to understand basic nutrition? I'm almost afraid to ask. Make sure to check out my previous video on the subject, Doctors' Nutritional Ignorance, as well as my blog today, "Physician-assisted suicide: when doctors give nutrition advice."
6 months after my boyfriend and I adopted a plant-based diet (after reading the China Study) he had his annual aviation medical. When he mentioned to the doctor that he was now eating mostly plant foods and was essentially vegan, he expected to hear at least some encouraging remark about how much better his heart health would be and how that might allow him to keep his commercial pilot's license for a longer time, etc. However, the doctor only commented that "a study showed that a vegan diet causes a reduction in intelligence with aging and is a bad idea". Fortunately, the doctor didn't see 'being vegan and suffering a gradual loss of intelligence' as an impediment to passing the aviation medical…maybe that's because the medicals are based on measurable indicators of health!
Not that we believe it, but do you know if such a study actually exists?
Please ask that doctor for the study to which s/he refers. Or at least a citation? Too often I've found my colleagues just making "stuff" up, counting on patients to be deferential, unquestioning, and submissive (even though doctors may know less than their patients about nutrition).
Certainly if folks aren't getting enough vitamin B12 that can be a problem, but the longest running study on vegetarians in human history found that those eating meat (including poultry and fish) appear to have three times the risk of developing dementia compared to vegetarians.
I have lots more videos on cognition. Maybe s/he was thinking about the tofu study?
In mid 2008 my second child was about 9 months old. I was tiered and feeling bad so I went to my OB. She ran a blood panel and told me that I had PCOS. I didn't agree so I did some research. It was pretty obvious to me based on the symptoms that I had insulin resistance, but most likely did not have full blown PCOS. I further researched diet and treatment and found that the medicine she wanted to put me on (Metformin) was not something I wanted to take for a long time. I made another appointment to speak with her and asked her about the nutritional research I did. She told me that changing my diet would most likely not do much good for this problem and that I just needed to take the medicine. I was shocked. How could something like insulin resistance not be treated by diet??? I began exercising again and drastically changed my diet and I haven't had any more problems.
That is so fantastic Rachel! News studies have indeed found that a healthy diet can both successfully prevent and treat insulin resistance. You know I should really look into doing a video on PCOS–I'm surprised to look at the topics list and not find it. There are a bunch on diabetes, though, if you're interested.
Thanks for posting the video. Lack of nutrition knowledge among physicians is a serious problem in this country. Most are unable to truly counsel patients with CAD, HTN or cardiometabolic risk, and 1 or 2 sessions with a dietician is insufficient as patients need reinforcement and specific advice at each visit. There is no one solution, but here are my thoughts (from a cardiologist with 2 degrees in nutrition): More intensive nutrition education in medical school, delivery system redesign that incorporates non-physician providers trained in diet and lifestyle counseling, and another round of Nutrition Education Academic Awards from the NIH/NHLBI.
I would like to say I'm shocked. But I'm not.
Great video Dr. Greger, pathetic results!
As I've been getting healthier over the last year, one of the conditions I have battled is that of high triglycerides which for the last two decades averaged over 1,000. Yes I consider myself lucky to still be here and as of late my levels are now coming in at around 400. Still too high but getting better.
My doctor's recommendation for treating this at first was Lipitor. After having my gallbladder removed about 18 months ago I had finally awoken, changed my diet radically and now eat no meat or dairy products and consume very low levels of fat. I took myself off of 12 out of 13 medications I had been taking and was feeling better than I can ever remember.
When I went back to my doctor a year later he was impressed with my achievements but still saw that my triglyceride levels were too high. Knowing how I was trying to use natural methods he prescribed Niaspan for me. However I could not stand the flushing effect if created so he then put me on Lovaza (fish oil) for omega-3 EFAs. After a while I could no longer stomach that either so I took myself off of it.
What really perturbs me is that during this entire course of diagnosis and treatement he never once mentioned anything about nutrition. It was not until seeing Jeff Novick's Oil to Nuts DVD that I learned about the ridiculous levels of omega-6 saturation that Americans have and how the body only has so many enzymes available to convert omega-6 and omega-3 into their usable parts. Could it be that my omega-6 levels were so high that the omega-3 was not working? Was my body too saturated with omegas?
I don't really know yet but I am feeling better. However, I am afraid to go back to my current doctor to get more of the same bad advice and drug remedies. I need to find a doctor who understands nutrition AND allopathic medicine.
Very inspiring, keep up the great work and don't forget to spread the word.
Thank you Nouh, I appreciate your support! I myself went vegetarian about 18 months ago, then turned vegan about 1 year ago. Since the vegan phase, I have lost 109 pounds total however, I still have about 65 pounds to go to get to my goal weight of 170. I sleep better, have way more energy, and much better focus. I exercise around 2 to 6 times per week depending on my work schedule.
Congratulations on your accomplishments as well! I am trying every day to spread the word through blogs, Facebook, face to face discussions, etc.
That is amazing congrats on the weight loss. I've been a vegetarian for 12 years now and gone vegan off and on, but it's time to do it for good and I hope to drop the weight just like you are doing.
Thank you so much for taking the time to share this story. I wish I could say that it was atypical, but unfortunately nutritional ignorance (and then often the arrogance to not admit they just don't know) is all too common my my profession.
In terms of your triglycerides it sounds like you've made some tremendous strides but may need to go the extra mile and cut out refined grains. See my Great Grain Robbery and associated videos.
And please write back to give us an update!
This is why I don't understand how doctors tout the most respectable nutrition advice. Someone like myself with a degree in nutrition couldn't hold peanuts to a doctor. However, I hold a bounty of knowledge in regards to preventive disease. Where's my parade?
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My boyfriend has been on a plant-based diet since May 14th, the day he saw "Forks Over Knives" (I am already vegan).
He went for his annual check up two weeks ago and he told the doctor that since seeing the documentary and reading "The China Study," that he had become vegan.
His Harvard educated doctor, although very smart, had never heard of the China Study!
My boyfriend's numbers came back and his cholesterol and dropped 60 points and his blood pressure is very good.
Maybe this will teach the doctor something! We are sending him a copy of the study.
Thanks for your wonderful website.
Oh, LouiseF, you just made my day! Thank you so much for sharing your story. You know, people always ask me to recommend a doctor knowledgeable about healthier eating, and I advise them to stay with their current doc and teach them!
Doctors have good hearts. They really do want to see people get better, but may be situated within a system (such as managed care here in the States) that demands they see 5 patients an hour and may feel all they have time to do is whip out their prescription pad. The most convincing thing to a doctor is not a book, movie, or website, but one of their own real-life patients getting better before their eyes. Doctors are so resigned to the notion that chronic disease patients will just continually get worse, that when they see the kind of clinical reversal of disease that can accompany lifestyle change, that is what's going to get them to apply that knowledge throughout their practice. Just think how many people your boyfriend helped by showing that doctor the power of a healthy diet.
I am indebted to Dr. John McDougall for pointing out that the doctors may actually have been technically right! Avocados do have trace amounts of cholesterol. How trace? Based on a cited 1975 study, one avocado may have up to 0.6 mg of cholesterol. To put that in perspective. one big egg has more cholesterol than 371 avocados. That… is a lot of guacamole.
I know a cardiologist who has got high blood pressure and high cholesterol, he is overweight ( and is trying to lose it) and what scares me the most is that he has got more "customers" than probably all the nutritionists in the building ( there are many ).
Since becoming a vegan, I've never been to a doctor, which surprises all my family and makes them think about the reasons ;)
I remember one doctor my hubby had she was very overweight and every step she took sounded like she was going to collapse from breathing so hard. Though she didn't tell my hubby about any kind of nutritional advice surprise surprise lol
Thanks Dr Greger! Is there a way to find out what the other questions were? I'd be dying to know how the drs answers the other questions and would love to share this in some talks that I give about nutrition. I would love to get a lot of these studies, but paying $30-45 for each of them can get quite expensive over the long haul. any chance you could email or post the remaining questions on this survey?
I'm so glad you didn't spend the money. Unfortunately they just gave a sampling of questions in the paper. I'll try contacting the principal investigator and getting the full test–thanks for your interest Shani!
Thank you so much Dr. Greger! I hope the full test also shows how the drs answered the questions too. This could be great entertaining info for my talks on nutrition! I'll await your reply. My email is firstname.lastname@example.com if you can send it to me. Again, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I just can't figure out how you have time to do all that you do!
But….you're the greatest!
Dr Greger, I too am highly interested in the questions and range of answers in this study and am hopeful you can obtain them for our perusal. I second all of Shani's sentiments.
Huge thanks for your efforts!
PS. I neglected to check the comment feedback box. Please forward further comments or check it for me. Thanks again.
The situation in Italy is probably even worse than in the USA. We don't have an official document on vegetarian and vegan diet, like the ADA one. Mainstream doctors and nutritionists in TV still talk of lack of protein and iron, old myths. I heard stories of all kind on doctors' advices, just mention one saying that beans are bad if you have diabetes. Medical degree (6 years) doesn't include a serious nutrition course, only a very basic course. Luckily we have a great scientific vegetarian society gathering many physicians, but we talk about small numbers and low visibility, nothing like PCRM!
The effect of this ignorance is that Mediterranean diet has become a terrible diet based on white pasta, bread, animal products, and vegetables as side. Few beans and nuts. A good point is that we surely have less commercial junk foods than you and probably some higher quality standard in general for food.
Molto terribile! I'm actually putting together a few videos about the Mediterranean diet, so stay tuned. And benvenuto Stefano!
When I had a significant coronary blockage, both my internist and cardiologist recommended a prompt stent procedure. My own research led to Dr. Esselstyn's Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease. When I asked my docs about the dietary treatment, neither had heard of Dr. Esselstyn, and both said not to bother. I did bother and reversed my symptoms almost immediately. 18 months later, a follow up nuclear heart scan showed no blockage. My cholesterol dropped from the 290′s to now the 130′s. My LDL from 212 to 39.
My internist was interested and referred one of his surgery colleagues to me for (successful) similar intervention. My cardiologist was not interested, and speculated that perhaps the initial diagnosis was somehow wrong – despite clear symptoms and a positive nuclear scan. It's true that you will "never convince a man against his salary." Amazing.
I have no doubt that the state of nutrition education for medical professionals is lacking universally, but how should we understand the implications for U.S. doctors of a study in Cape Town, South Africa? Might U.S. doctors do better?
Not surprising- Basic doctor education is without direction- its overloaded with medical information- a lot of them just have to cram and forget a good deal of it. One common year with wide experiece to judge which area is right and then specialisation should be the norm- then only general doctors need great general nutrition training- other areas might specific nutition training.
You asked about stories of doctors not knowing basic nutrition. After being diagnosed with colorectal cancer 27 months ago, I switched to a macrobiotic approach for health. I have re-learned about nutrition and its importance. All along the way, primary physicians, gastro doctors, oncologists, and every doctor I have met has no clue about nutritiion for health, and for healing. They instead act with narcissim, arrogance and snootiness. I spent an hour talking with a hospital nutritionist about why the hospitals diabetic diet menu creates diabetes. I don't think it fazed her at all.
I am a certified nutrition Coach, and Holistic Health Therapist and My client came to me asking about my weight loss/health program which incorporated whole foods with proper supplementation and she felt the need to ask her doctor and he advised her that seeing me would not benefit her. I was blown away by the Doctor's response!
For some context, please check out my associated blog post Nutrition Education in Medicine: a Doctor a Day Keeps the Apples Away!
6 months ago my endocrinologist doc strongly recommended statins because of my high cholesterol,atherosclerosis and Berkeley heart lab lipid profile. I responded that i will make lifestyle changes recommended by Dr Greger to become vegan instead. He strongly opposed my preference and dutifully noted in writing his prescription and my refusal to adhere (a CYA letter-Cover Your Ass)
Now six months later I'm 40 lbs lighter, my triglycerides and cholesterol are now within the low end normal range, my glucose levels have normalized and the Berkeley lipid profile indicates a tremendous shift away from the bad (small ldl lipids) that build ip as atherosclerosis.
Go vegan, eat your flax and chia,
Take your d3,b12,magnesium, probiotic,coq10, eat garlic and of course…eat your broccoli!
Thanks Dr G !!!!
I hope you have shared your outcome with the physician you mentioned. You might also include the other benefits you have probably noticed… your blood pressure is probably improved as well. You could recommend s(he) read The China Study. Physicians given the systems they work in have a difficult time keeping up with the literature and often don't see the folks who have had dramatic improvement due to diet as they don't see physicians very often. Congratulations on your success.
I saw my doctor drinking coca cola… oh and when I was a child she recommended for me to eat potato chips and drink coke for diarrhea. I bet there is better source of sugar and salt then junk food.
Given the current environment most physicians work in it is very difficult for them to learn about the advantages of a the best nutritional approaches. I had some training in Medical School but that was in the 1970′s… fortunately we have learned alot since then. Your physician probably doesn't know about the benzene and phosphorus in soft drinks. I find keeping current is easier if you follow NutritionFacts.org and other good commercial free sources such as PCRM and John McDougall's monthly newsletters. You are correct there are much better sources of sugar and salt for treating diarrheal illnesses.


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This is my first fan post. For some reason in the preview before publishing this, there is spacing between the paragraphs but the published version doesn't. I'd seek to sort it out. Sorry for how it can be less comfortable to read.
My roommate, a non-Spurs fan, thought that the Spurs were better last year. This prompted me to think about whether that might be true or not. After all, last year, we were rolling into the playoffs with a 10 game winning streak, our offense seemed in sync, and we seemed to be peaking at the right time. As we all know, we went on to sweep the Jazz and then the Clippers - who did have some injuries to Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. Equally, our first two wins over the Thunder were so convincing that it seemed inevitable we were going back to the Finals.
And then Games 3, 4, 5, and 6 happened. From a combination of James Harden and Kevin Durant heroics, to Spurs players like Danny Green and Tiago Splitter being taken out of the series by themselves and/or the Thunder's physical play, to an improbable Serge Ibaka 11/11 shooting night, and to what irritates me to this day - a change in officiating from Games 3 onwards to allow the Thunder's more physical play to bad officiating in Game 6, the Thunder beat the Spurs. If the officiating was fair, I would have had no problems with the Thunder's victory. I was surprised by Popovich's remarks after Game 6 which essentially said that the Thunder beat the Spurs. I don't agree. I thought that purely on Game 6, those bad/missed calls would have swung the game back to Game 7 in San Antonio. I thought we matched up well and better with the Heat than the Thunder. And furthermore the Heat then didn't have the confidence and experience that comes with winning a championship, save for a few individuals from the 2006 team. I thought that the league's officiating robbed us of a chance to see whether fair and square our team last year could have beaten the Thunder and the Heat.
Which brings us to this year. We currently have the chance to go back to the NBA finals against our nemesis from 2011. We have finished the regular season with the league's third best record with 58 wins. We swept a Lakers team that had an imposing front court and other players who beat us convincingly in our last meeting in the regular season. That game showed that without Kobe Bryant, the Lakers team is still one to be reckoned with. With their backs against the wall and seeking a berth in the playoffs, that team played inspired defense, shared the ball, and pounded the ball inside - a situation which was not observed in the hero ball version of the Lakers. The Lakers did get progressively more injured and yet the effort and adjustments made by the Spurs in the opening round shouldn't be discounted.
In round 2, a matchup with a team that boasted two of the world's best shooters, utilized the strategy of exploiting mismatches (Barnes on Parker), and sought to run our head of the snake, Parker, ragged through screens and defended by a longer and bigger defender in Thompson posed a challenge. In the end, this years Spurs demonstrated that they could overcome these challenges, win in a hostile arena, and have the ability to defend two of the best perimeter shooters in the world. Yes, Stephen Curry had an injured ankle but this was also the same Stephen Curry that had an ankle injury in the first round and beat the athletic and deep Nuggets. And Thompson wasn't injured. This year's Spurs team defense- led by Green, Leonard, and Duncan in the interior, helped win us the series.
Which brings us to the comparison of this year versus last year's team. This year's team came into the playoffs in a slump/decline since February which only begun to change from the opening game in the playoffs onwards. It seemed that the playoffs bought everyone to be more focused and motivated to clean up what was needed in a hurry. Parker also had time to come back from his injury in February. Overall throughout the entire season, a combination of a plantar injury to Gary Neal, injuries to Parker, Ginobili, and Diaw, this year's Spurs came into the playoffs in decline. It went from a top five league defense (measured by opponents points per game per 100 possessions) to being a middle of the pack team defensively again (until the playoffs). Similarly too, its offense didn't seem as in sync as it was in its peak in February. As Aaronstampler pointed out here (http://www.poundingtherock.com/2013/5/16/4336328/nba-playoffs-spurs-league-nba-best-defense-warriors), Diaw was less consistent during the year, as well as Jackson's performance before he was released. Ginobili, too, wasn't in the same form as he was last year whether due to his injuries this year and/or age.
Yet, as the playoffs and for most of the regular season has indicated, the Spurs has improved defensively from being a team around 12th in the league to being a top five defense this year. Aaronstampler's article also has interesting stats to support this, especially one that compared our starting five's defensive efficiency across the league's best defensive units. Starting Splitter next to a resurging Duncan, helped improve the defense alongside an additional year of experience for Leonard/Green and an emphasis placed on defense from training camp. Oh and also having a tenacious defender in Cory Joseph later in the season as the backup point guard also helps. The team's systematic defense is definitely much better than last year's. This improved team defense, alongside improvements in the game performances of Duncan, Leonard (who received special attention from the coaching staff from summer league to practices to a point where the plays he's making in games are noticeably different than last year's), to Green (as evident in this year's playoffs shooting, plays, and defense), to Splitter (who seems overall more confident and better in rolling to the basket), this year's team seem's much better. To top it off, Matt Bonner, too, seems better in this year's playoffs as he seems more confident and reliable in shooting the three (as well as defending post players).
Yet when I was discussing basketball with my roommate, I felt like last year's team was better than last years Thunder team and I would feel nervous if this year's current Spurs team in the playoffs would to face last year's Thunder. I think this is a combination of the fact that last year's Spurs were rolling, their offense was clicking. Meanwhile, this year's Spurs - in consideration of the improvements demonstrated in its defense and several players - has several questions hanging over its head. How is Parker's calf and achilles hanging up - will he get back to the form he was in February? Will more time since his injury in the regular season help Ginobili get him back to his form? He is shooting poorly but making up for it with his passing and steals in the last round. The law of averages indicate that he will sooner or later get back to shooting much better. And he did have that thunderous dunk against the Lakers - amongst a few other plays in recent weeks where he drove to the hoop with the skill and quickness that he has shown many times in the past. Still, Ginobili seems to be more tentative in driving to the hoop in this year's playoffs (seeming to avoid the possibility of injury). Other questions include will we miss Stephen "I make love to pressure" Jackson who was one of the few players who stepped up in the Thunder series last year, and who gives us a bonafide long and athletic backup small forward to play defense, make hustle plays, and hit shots? Will Gary Neal shoot better this year like he did last year? Until Game 6, he wasn't shooting that well. Will Diaw become more consistent like he was last year? I thought that since coming back from his injury and having a cautious Pop giving him an extended time to come back from his injury that Diaw has performed really well in his defense, passing, and spacing on the floor. He also hit big shots in our Game 1 comeback against the Warriors though he did shoot poorly in Game 4 if I remember correctly.
Despite losing Stephen Jackson who I believe will step up in the playoffs like Robert Horry did in the 2005 playoffs, I believe that this year's Spurs are better than last year's Spurs. There are question marks surrounding Parker's injury but I believe that he will have time to get treatment and bounce back strong. Same as Ginobili. I am an optimist but I don't think that this is blind optimism. Diaw seems to be getting back in shape. Neal, too, has these two days to get in better shape and his role - while important as an offensive sniper for us - isn't crucial (minimizing the potential negative effects of a poor shooting night that he may have while a hot shooting night by Neal could be the difference in a game for us). It feels to me that the reason why I feel that last years Spurs were better than last year's Thunder while this year's Spurs are better than last year's Spurs and yet am nervous about meeting last year's Thunder, under last year is in large part due to injuries robbing us of our momentum and offensive rhythm. While right now, Parker and Neal is a little banged up, we lost Stephen Jackson, and Ginobili and Diaw are inconsistent coming back from their injuries - I believe that the improvements in our defense, Duncan's performance, Leonard's, Green's, Splitter's, CoJo's, and Bonner's make us a better team. Though I regret the Stephen Jackson situation, I am optimistic about Parker, Ginobili, Diaw, and Neal.
What do you the rest of you think? How do you think this year's Spurs will fare against last year's Thunder? Do you think we are better at this point right now relative to this point last year?


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Let me start by saying I like David DeCastro and I think he is a safe pick that fills a huge need for us. The consensus I have been seeing with all the mock drafts is the feeling that Decastro will be gone by the time the Cowboys pick at 14th. I don't feel this is the case, so I did a little research.
First I wanted to look at the player who DeCastro reminds many draft experts of as far as being one of the best guard prospects in years and that player is Steve Hutchinson. So I went back and looked at the 2001 draft and Hutchinson was drafted at 17th to Seattle. More then half of the league passed on the sure thing prospect.
So I continued to look at each draft leading up to last year. The results are up until the 2010 draft no interior lineman were taken in the top 20 and a couple drafts had no interior lineman taken in the first round at all. There are players such as Leonard Davis who was taken with the 2nd pick in the draft that at the time was projected to play tackle, but ended up playing both guard and tackle for the Cardinals.
Basically this tells me no matter how good a prospect is if his position is undervalued in the NFL he will be drafted that way. Look at Trent Richardson he is one of the best running back prospects we have seen in years he has the size, speed, and strength to be a force in this league. Yet he is still projected by some to fall to the middle of the first round, due to the fact that teams feel you don't need to draft high to find a good running back. The same can be said about interior lineman, teams value protecting their quarterback's blindside more so they draft tackles higher compared to interior lineman.
There is one flaw in this theory of mines and that is the fact that the last couple of years interior lineman have been going higher and higher in the draft. In 2010 Mike Iupati and Maurkice Pouncey went 17th and 18th, and in 2011 Mike Pouncey went 15th overall. My response to this is unless the Pouncey's have another twin brother, therefore making them triplets we have nothing to worry about. Miami did something no other team had done the previous ten years and that is take an interior lineman in the top 15 of the draft. Miami chose to pick Pouncey, because they saw all the evidence they needed to from his twin brother who had a pro bowl year in his rookie year with the Steelers. These two brothers played we each other all their lives and they attended the same college. Only difference is Mike decided to stay another year and prepare himself more for the NFL, so if I was Miami and I had the chance to pick a possible pro bowler lineman in his rookie year I would make that pick too.
So back to DeCastro I like the guy as a prospect, but as history has showed I have no reason to believe he will go top 10. That leaves us with Kansas City, Seattle, and Arizona picking before us. Kansas City needs a offensive tackle badly, Seattle needs a quarterback and I feel delaying this another year to wait on Barkley could possibly put Pete Carroll's job in danger if this season ends up bad, and lastly we have Arizona who I can see taking DeCastro. Especially if they bring in Manning, there first priority will probably be to get him some protection. Remember what I said about that blindside being a big deal I see them taking a tackle to protect their new quarterbacks neck compared to a guard.
Therefore leaving us DeCastro for the taking. So feel free to comment and tell me why DeCastro is the exception and why we should expect to see him gone by the time Dallas gets on the clock.


text: Alright, here's the set-up...I have lived in Michigan my whole life, other than the years I was in Tuscaloosa. After graduating from Alabama I went back north to work and take additional coursework at Michigan State, where I met my wife. We're MSU season ticket holders and my wife and son are rabid Sparty fans. Can I possibly sport some combination of green and crimson apparel to the bowl game? What do I dress my kid in? Does this fully alienate me from both sides? Could I be walking into an epic beat down from one or both sets of fans? Am I an A-Hole for even thinking about not rocking my Bama gear all the way? As an aside, my wife's first Alabama game was in Pasadena last year, and her first trip to TTown was last month for the Mississippi State game. I've turned her into quite the Bama fan, but the Capital One Bowl is a toss up for the family. I was hoping for Bama to beat the hell out of Ohio State and for Michigan State to whip up on LSU, but we all know those scenarios won't be playing out this season. I can't really bring myself to cheer against either team and am basically hoping for a two point margin that ends in 3OT. I'm just looking for a little guidance from the RBR braintrust. Thanks.


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The best journalists strive to present facts without bias or editorial comment.
Then there's the Washington Post Twitter page.
In reporting on Exodus International's decision to shut down, whoever tweets for the Post chose op-ed cutesy over straight-news accuracy.
The Post's tweet, sent to 1.7 million of the newspaper's followers:
Gaying the pray away
What does that even mean?
Did the Post's social-media gurus fear that a less-biased tweet wouldn't draw as many clicks? This was the headline on the actual story to which the tweet linked:
Exodus International, criticized for 'reparative therapies' for gay Christians, to shut down
Now, that headline's not perfect. I'd prefer one without scare quotes that describes what Exodus did in a less tilted manner. But it's better than the tweet.
As we discussed in our previous post on Exodus last week, the media's frequently referenced "pray the gay away" quote lacks a named source.
As our esteemed head GetReligionista — tmatt — has noted, "In all of my years covering ex-gays, I've never met anyone who actually claimed they could pray the gay away."
Like the Associated Press and Religion News Service stories covered in the previous post, the Post article notes Exodus head Alan Chambers' comments on theology and changing position on how to relate to the gay community:
In an apology to the gay community, Chambers noted that he "cannot apologize for my deeply held biblical beliefs about the boundaries I see in scripture surrounding sex" and marriage but added that he will no longer "fight you on your beliefs or the rights that you seek."
Chambers, who says he and his wife Leslie "are more in love than we've ever have been" but admits to still being attracted to men, said in a nearly hour-long talk Wednesday at the organization's 38th annual conference that he and Exodus leaders came to the conclusion that God was calling them to shut down the ministry.
The New York Times, too, notes that Chambers still believes that Scripture does not condone homosexuality.
Has anybody seen any coverage where Chambers — or any other advocates of the ex-gay movement — actually said that they can "pray the gay away?"