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11-10-2012, 01:03 PM | #21 (permalink) | |
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And desensitizing him in the park is a great way to get him used to them too. I can't say anything about an ecollar, since I've never used one, but I'd be wary about putting a head harness on a dog that jumps and lunges, because neck injuries can occur. |
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I agree. A halti or any head collar in this situation is going to lead to possible real damage to your dog. IMO, an E-collar is over the top. I also feel just buying one and reading internet directions with an E-collar can be a huge mistake. I know for some people who have a vested interest in a certain website feel it's a great option. I don't. I've used a prong on 3 dogs without any adverse reactions or any harm to the dog. Stress? The dog is stressed now (as in cortisol production) about the cars! The handler is stressed about the dog putting them both in danger. I'd much rather have the temporary "stress" of a dog getting used to a prong correction than a dead dog or dead handler. Then again, I'm all about seeing tomorrow.
If you're unsure about what you're doing, then see a trainer. However, with the things you've already listed that you've trained the dog to do it sounds like you can get the dog past this. I'd like to use positive methods instead of correction, also. However, it depends on how much you like your dog breathing I guess.
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If the dog has an altered frame of mind because of an outside distraction (i.e. car), then using a head collar (i.e. halti or gentle leader) can lead to serious injury or death of your dog. This is highly unlikely with a prong collar. I won't comment on an e-collar except to say that managing a training device with your hands when you are trying to manage the leash and the collar might be one to many gadgets to deal with.
Dogs WILL slither/wriggle out of a halti, and a dog that will chase cars, is a danger to himself.
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If you have an e-collar on the dog, then dealing with a leash is not a big issue, you have a remote, possibly a prong with a tab or long line on it and use it while training the dog to the collar, but not while you are having cars whiz by.
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My website gives instructions as to how to use the tool to teach the recall. After that basic work is done, the cars would be used as just another distraction in proofing the recall. Whatever you do, don't just hit the button when he lunges at passing cars. There's a good chance that you'll make the problem worse. |
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Knowing what you know about Ecollars, I'd agree that, FOR YOU, it's over the top. For anyone who can read and following simple instructions, it's a good way to go.
Quite a few people who DO NOT HAVE A VESTED INTEREST think that "it IS a great option." Here's what one of them wrote, Quote:
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In the following post my ORIGINAL comments are in BLACK. Jag's response to them are in RED and my response to Jag are in BLUE
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++ Knowing what you know about Ecollars, I'd agree that, FOR YOU, it's over the top. For anyone who can read and following simple instructions, it's a good way to go. Jag responds: Yet you don't have a clue what I know about E-collars! Lou responds: I know what you've written about them and it's so far off the mark that it's accurately characterized as myth and misconception. You've spouted just about every lie that's told about them by those who oppose their use. Jag responds: Talk about being rude by taking gratuitous cheap shots.. which you've done over and over. Lou responds: You opened the door. When you throw a punch, expect MANY to come back your way You seem not to like it. I suggest that you don't start it. Jag responds: Why you can't seem to handle someone who disagrees with you without taking it as some sort of 'attack' is puzzling. Lou responds: Your "vested interested" comment WAS AIMED DIRECTLY AT ME PERSONALLY. You could have made your point without the insult, but YOU CHOSE not to. It's a shame that you are unable to tell the difference between talking about a tool or a method and talking about a person. Jag responds: I thought that cops had to have communication skills and thicker skin? Lou responds: What part of retired do you not understand? When I was working I took all sorts of insults from all sorts of scum, without responding. Now that I'm retired (or when I was off-duty) there's no such requirement. And so when someone starts up with me, as you continually do, I'll respond in kind. If you don't like it, again, I'll again suggest that you not start it. Jag responds: There are posts here about people using E-collars incorrectly, as well as putting them on puppies. Yet, you don't get into those conversations. Lou responds: Conveniently you forget that "there are posts her about people using [EVERY TOOL UNDER THE SUN] incorrectly." I take part in conversations that 1. I see. 2. That interest me. Your statement that [i]" don't get into those conversations" IS WRONG. I've taken part in MANY of them. Jag responds: You also have people who can't tell the difference between play and aggression or protectiveness and fearful behaviors. Yet you think it's a good idea to have those people use internet instructions to use an E-collar? Lou responds: Yep. I really don't care if a dog is biting someone because he's playing, being aggressive or being protective. The fact is that NO ONE on the planet can tell with 100% certainty which is at work every second of a dog's life. That FACT will not stop lots of people from pretending that they can though. And so when people do this, they're guessing. It may be an educated guess, but it's still a guess. If they guess wrong, then their solution will likely be wrong as well. Instead of playing games like this, I stop the behavior. Usually the dog's energy is redirected onto something that's incompatible with the biting. Somehow those who have actually USED my methods have a different opinion about them than you do, and you've ONLY READ about a few of them. AND you fail to take into account that I use many other tools besides the Ecollar. Jag responds: How do you evaluate a dog when you aren't there and can't see it? Lou responds: I don't need to. And, in reality, neither does anyone else. I know a behaviorist who does a two−hour−long history before she even starts training a dog. Of course, she's billing the owner during that history. A MEDICAL DOCTOR doing a history of a 30 year old human doesn't spend that much time doing a history and he's dealing with life and death! There are only so many things that a dog can do and so many reasons that he does them. Jag responds: You want to boil this down to an anti-E-collar issue. That's never been the issue from my POV. Lou responds: Your statement, "IMO, an E-collar is over the top." says that the Ecollar IS "the issue." Given your past comments I'd bet the farm that you're talking about me and my website. Pretty rude of you to take such a gratuitous cheap shot, when I'm not even in the discussion. Quite a few people who DO NOT HAVE A VESTED INTEREST think that "it IS a great option." Jag responds: I never said it wasn't a great option. I said it's not the ONLY option. Lou responds: I didn't see anyone write that it WAS "the ONLY option." Can you direct us to such a statement? You did write "IMO, an E-collar is over the top." Somehow I missed you say that the Ecollar was not the only option. Can you show us that statement please? Some people are incapable of learning how to do something by reading about it. Assuming that's the case with everyone, is a mistake. Jag responds: Again, you're skirting calling me stupid or unable to read. Lou responds: I don't "skirt" such things. If I WERE to say those things, it would look like this, "Jag, you're stupid and unable to read." See the difference? Jag responds: To add insult to injury, you're basically accusing me of saying everyone is too stupid to read. Lou responds: You're "injured" by my comments? ROFL. Jag responds: However, there are people out there that do have issues with interpreting their dog's behavior. Speaking of the dog and handler's best interest, an in person trainer would probably be the best thing for them both. NOT because of lack of intelligence, but a lack of experience or simply needing a trained eye. Lou responds: People who have difficulty "interpreting their dog's behavior" have that problem no matter what tool or method they use. If this was JUST about you suggesting that they seek out a trainer, you could have said so without any reference to the Ecollar, to my website, or to me. Instead, you went for the cheap shot. I have no trouble with someone going to a trainer, for some, it's the best solution. But it's not the only solution. If the trainer isn't competent, it's a waste of time and money. |
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Enough of trying to out-argue one-another. Nether is listening, just trying to discredit the other person. This is back and forth sniping and attacking, not discussing.
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Regarding Aquarena Springs -- The park closed in 1996 and is in underfunded transition into a Texas Rivers Museum/Science Center. Owned by Texas State University, the only attraction left working is the glass bottom boats. The old hotel with water access is now being converted into museum and office space. The area from the park water front south to the dam has been reverted into a wetlands area. Completely overgrown with weeds. The area on the old park waterfront has no launching access, is extrememly deep and clogged with towering weeds. A glass bottom boat plods through the area every 30 minutes.
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The purpose of this thread is to discuss XFire numbers and from those try to extrapolate MMO playerbase numbers from. The mods of this site said they would support such a thread and sticky it so here is hoping they will. So lets start by qouting what is said on the site: http://www.mmodata.net/ about X-Fire: "I just got the Q4 quarterly report from EA, and they report 1,3m subs, so I will add this. My latest estimate of 1,41m subs was pretty generous, however I always try to be conservative in my estimates, whether they are downward or upward. So with that in mind, let us start with some theory-crafting. This is the method I use to get estimated player base numbers. I take a game with a known playerbase and from those games calculate what I would call the X-Fire factor. As an example I will use Eve estimated playerbase of 360k subs (only counting the subs in the West as I believe X-Fire is not used much in the East). Then I divide this sub. number with the X-Fire played per day which for Eve is currently at 690. 360k/690 = 522 (rounded) So 522 is the X-Fire factor which I will use to calculate the playerbase of other games. It would be better if I had another game to calculate the same for but currently I dont know any known sub. numbers of any other game. But this is just an example. So lets use this number to estimate another MMOs playerbase, such as SW:TOR which has a players per day number of 1.471. Multiply this with the X-Fire factor to get an estimated playerbase of SW:TOR: 1.471*522 = 768k (rounded) Same method for GW 2 gives a playerbase of 2 million. Reasonable? I think so. Keep in mind that the released sub. numbers for SW:TOR was way back in Q1 2012. And GW 2 has sales of 2 million a month or so after release. |
Originally posted by Yamota As much as you tried to use Xfire as a reliable method to estimate subscriptions, it's actually a poor idea.. Xfire is a website that attracks a certain type of player.. So naturally the games that are played by that segment of players will be skewed.. Using Xfire as a general population sample is like Detroit to estimate the USA.. |
I think Xfire is best for showing population trends and generally a game on xfire with more hours played has more players than a game with less. Look at WoW, GW2, SW:TOR being the top 3 MMOs...seems pretty accurate. TSW just had a bump in hours due to B2P, Rift had a bump during storm Legion. Xfire is very good for very general estimations. |
8 people have walked past my window in the last hour. From that I can deduce that the town I live in has 55k population. The facts prove it! Sadly this is more likely to be accurate than the usual x-fire numbers and MMO population bullshit. Trying to take a tiny sample of a skewed pool and applying to a broad spectrum is inherantly flawed. |
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Originally posted by Pivotelite ^^^ This ^^^ It in no way should be used to determine actual player numbers because as has been said, not everyone uses it. |
Originally posted by Jonnas13 Based on hours played from most populated to least it goes... WoW, GW2, SW:TOR, Aion, EvE, TSW, Rift, TERA then like 50 dead MMOs after that. That seems pretty accurate to me... it gives a general idea, a pretty good one for the most part IMO. It always has shown trands, when a game is gaining players or losing players. Every event GW2s numbers shoot up, F2P SWTORs shot up, B2P TSWs shot up. And they all remain in a realistic position based on their playersbase relative to the other MMOs. |
Originally posted by Rydeson I have read this argument on many of these xfire threads but I have seen anyone post anything that would back this up. What type of player does XFIRE attract and how does this affect MMOs? Which MMOs have skewed results? I would not expect anyone to be able to produce any evidence, but at least a logical argument of why one MMOs population figures would be skewed positively and one negatively. |
Originally posted by Pivotelite The thing you have to remember is that in order to use a sample to predict anything you have to understand that sample and be sure it is representative of the information you are trying to extrapolate. I do not know a single person in RL, or after discussion in the MMOs I play have ever talked to anyone who used x-fire. Now that doesn't mean no-one uses it of obviously but it does mean that the people who use it are likely to be from a very specific and niche demographic. This makes any use of this as a tool inherantly inaccurate unless you can understand the sample itself. When numbers change in x-fire it is only showing the trends of a specific demogrpahic, not a broad spectrum of trends. |
Every survey is related to specific demographic. I understand what you are trying to say but you are wrong and your point moot. |
Originally posted by Jonnas13 I have never seen anyone produce any evidence that would back up this statement. I have seen plenty of evidence that would suggest this is not the case when applied to MMOs |
Originally posted by Gdemami Yet, if you do not understand that demographic anything you try to do with that data in inherantly flawed. This has been discussed to death in many threads. The only people who try to cling to x-fire as a population estimating tool are the ones who want to use that data to make a point. Anyone else who has had an education in statistics knows it simply cannot be used that way or as proof of anything without knowing the sample. I'll leave it at that as you do not seem to understand anything about statistics. |
Irrelevant of the usual ignored and denied lack of any evidence for representatives of this so called "sample" which isnt even one (other than "I feel it is", "it called it always spot on so I it must be now too" or "I have seen the evidence in the past"), this method completely ignores update and event cycles an "error" range of up to a quarter (as can be seen on older game where just game updates push activity up 10-20% alone. Minority is people sudddenly resubscribing or returning to the game) Ofc as usual we can ignore all the cases where the numbers don't add up and look so long until by coincidence a case comes even barely close confirm what you believe and insist its proof and "evidence2 for the everlasting never proven "has always been accurate" claim. Of course if you only want to now how active games really are at a time ts not as much of a problem, but thats not what ever happens. Its always twisted and deliberately taken out of exactly this kind of context and compared to other games out of their context. It will never be written "Oh look my game with an expansion released today has 2 times more player active than yours which had its last expansion released 3months ago" no, but the context deliberately is left out "Hurr look ma game has 2 times more player than yours, three months ago they where on par, yours is dying and lost half of your playerbase. Game X sucks because its a clone of my favorite first MMO!! Statistical evidence and facts confirm! " But hey that has been said and ignored just hundreds of times in all the old threads too. Buty hey we got a new one, so as usual we can pretend that never happend and try to repeat it all over again. |
Ok seems the discussion been about XFire's validity or not which was not the point of the thread as that discussion has been done many times and never lead to any conclusions. So to get back on track. around 800k for SW:TOR, 2 Million for GW 2. Sounds pretty reasonable to me. SW:TOR had a big bump during its F2P conversion but has since then come back down again. And it seems GW 2 has pretty much stabilized, for now, at around 2 million. Secret World got a big bump when it went B2P. Around 50k subs to now about 150k active playerbase. |
Originally posted by Sukiyaki Again, point of this thread is not to discuss the validity of it. So why are you bringing it up if you think it is so pointless to discuss it? Sounds like topic-hijacking to me. |
Originally posted by Yamota except we know this is complete crap. EQ obvioulsy has a LOT more than 8874 people EQ2 has a lot more than 17226 EQ2 is certainly over 100k and EQ1 is likely not thar far from 100k. Rift likely has at least 3x the 62,000 your estimation would suggest. Note that EQ1 has an extremely older player base, EQ2 far older than average. and Rift somewhat older than average. Your method woould be off on both EQ and EQ2 by a factor of more than 10, and Rift by a factor of probably around 4. These three games are proof enough that one figure wont estimate all games populations. This thread title is "Xfire - As MMO population estimation tool" so you can expect its inability to perform that function to be a the topic of dicussion. If i went on to a heavy metal music forum and started a thread "The Beatles as a Heavy Metal band" how do you think those replies would go? |
That's the thing, you are only parroting something that sounds smart regardless of application. You do not always use and need complete sample in statistics...all is a matter of probability and accuracy. |
Originally posted by Yamota Its funny because point of "validity" in general, was put "aside" in the first sentence (because we both know very well this new thread jumping habit and declaring the "validity discussion" as off-topic, is just a poor attempt to flee the ever lost and debunked argumentation, crushing these poor and uneducated speculation attempts at their very basis) and I was addressing a major flaw of the "on-topic" method you want to "discuss" in this "topic". Sound like deliberate ignorance and trolling to me. Well not like thats something new. |
What funny to me is that Xfire was allowed to be used on every game thread until Guild Wars 2 came out. Even when Guild Wars 2 came out Xfire numbers were allowed to be posted because it had a good launch but as soon as it started showing Guild Wars 2 gameplay hours going down rapidlly then they declare Xfire can no longer be posted on a thread anymore.
Originally posted by Gdemami Xfire satisfies neither probability nor accuracy. The problem is there is no way to check results. The OP's "that sounds about right to me" is as close as anyone can get. You can cite anecdotal evidence all over the spectrum but there is no data to verify any assertion. "Strong and bitter words indicate a weak cause" ~Victor Hugo |
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If XFire can't be determined to be a valid source of information or a valid, repeatable process can't be determined to go from the XFire source to the goal of Game Population numbers, what exactly is the point of the discussion? It seems to me the validity of XFire as a population estimation tool is a core part of the discussion. ** edit ** That's why the mods want a stickied thread...so they can get all of that discussion in one place. I can not remember winning or losing a single debate on the internet. |


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Last year was the first year that gnome lead KDE according to the 2007 linux survey. No doubt that can easily change from year to year, with the release of KDE 4.1 it could change quite quickly.
Qt has widespread acceptance as it is dual licensed. For proprietary apps you have to pay, but if you want to develop OS apps its free. It is the best of both worlds.
Add that to the fact that you can practically make an app that compiles and works (mostly) an all 3 major oses...Many kde apps compiled and worked out of the box on osx and windows and ultimately is something that could bring many more developers to linux.
Urgh didn't want to come across as a salesman, but ultimately it works out better than gtk (which suffers somewhat from lack of resources).
Last year was the first year that gnome lead KDE according to the 2007 linux survey. No doubt that can easily change from year to year, with the release of KDE 4.1 it could change quite quickly.
I wouldn't say suse pushes KDE as it is neutral, Gnome or KDE take your pick (or others if you wish as it doesn't default to any). Suse just does a lot more development on KDE then other distro's. Once you get away from the Redhat/Debian(ubuntu) clones you actually have quite a few distros that default to KDE, such as Mepis, Mandriva, PCLinuxOS, Slackware, BlueWhite, Knoppix, Vector, etc etc.
I hope this will hit Gentoo's portage soon. Not being able to use Compiz is a drawback, but KDE 4 compositing also provides for an elegant working environment too.
Hm, KDE vs Gnome again... I feel Gnome is restricting me. There are many places where it tells me "we don't let you customize this and that because we don't want to confuse you". Well, KDE lets me customize this and that without confusing me.
KDE is great for people who like to tinker a lot of with their system and customize every single aspect.
It falls down pretty badly when the same people try to apply it to people who *don't* like to tinker with their system, but simply work, play, or do whatever else an os is designed for.
Then there are those said gnome people who think since they don't tinker with their system much, and they achieve great productivity on their gnome system, think kde people should be using it...
And it goes in circles like that. Only thing that might break this cycle is that KDE's top usability engineer just finding out about implicit save option and thinking that it "makes a lot of sense and makes the configuration and interaction with options much more natural."
So you never know what future has in store =)
I hate that feature. When I select a theme just to see its description and preview, Gnome applies it immediately. That's just wrong.
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Last year Gentoo canceled their 2008 release plans to focus on putting out just one release per year, while in years past they had put out as many as four releases per calendar year. There has not been a new official release of Gentoo since July of 2008, albeit they are one of the distributions to use a rolling release approach, but in honor of their tenth birthday they have begun work on a new LiveDVD. Gentoo has been producing timed snapshots of their installation media, but this will be the first Gentoo release in 2009.
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in fact, the first version of enoch was released in MAY 1999, but it is the renaming to gentoo and the creation of portage that is now going to be celebrated.
there was alot of debate abt when the anniversary would occur and the date the settled on was downto other factors
These are the screenshots that have been submitted for the Gentoo10 screenshot contest. Some really good customisation of the desktop
Whatever anyone says abt gentoo it still is cutting edge (bash4 stable, python3 stuff starting to creep in...) and silly flexable.
You either love or hate gentoo.
I for one <3 it and look forward to my 10th anniversary of using gentoo in 2013
They really need that qtgtk translation program because those GTK apps on KDE look really shite.
Uhm, Michael, what is "Gentoo Ten" actually? AFAIK, there's no such thing. Gentoo is always "Gentoo Now". There's no "ten" or "eleven" or whatever. Same as Arch Linux.
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The vote began at 6:05 ET and as of an hour later they're still holding it open, so we'll have to wait for the final tally. The outcome isn't in doubt but I'm curious to see if anyone from either party crossed the aisle. If ever Democrats could expect a lockstep vote from their caucus it, this is it. New from CNN, the breakdown when adults are asked whether they support a 30 percent minimum tax on people who earn more than a million dollars per year:
Majorities across the board say yes — including among Republicans. Is that enough of a nudge to get squishes like Scott Brown and Lisa Murkowski to vote yay for a lame populist pander that does almost nothing to reduce the deficit? We'll find out any minute now. My own take on this is that, while swing voters are happy to support higher taxes on the rich when asked, they simply don't care much. Ask them about jobs and gas prices and their eyes light up; ask them about this and you'll get a diffident "yeah, I guess." For a contrarian take, though, read Jazz Shaw's response this past weekend urging conservatives not to underestimate the powerful appeal of a "fairness" narrative. I personally can't imagine a scenario where the economy slogs along but voters decide to roll the dice on four more years anyway because O promises to squeeze a few extra pennies out of millionaires, but we'll see.
Either way, bear in mind that this issue is simply a skirmish in the wider war to come over letting the Bush tax cuts lapse. I'm not sure, in fact, why O bothered with a gimmick like this when he could have spent the last few months making the case for those tax hikes instead. It's the same basic argument — the rich need to pay their "fair share" — but in that case, he'd at least be able to point to trillions in new revenue to support his position. That is to say, there's a fiscal argument to be made for killing the Bush tax cuts. The only argument to be made for the Buffett Rule, really, is moral based on an arbitrary definition of "fairness." Why fight a battle like that on unfavorable ground? Maybe, I guess, just to force the GOP into voting it down so that you've got an extra little talking point for the campaign.
While we wait, here's an RNC tribute to The One's artistry in excuse-making. Add tonight's vote on the "Buffett Rule," a red herring on serious fiscal reform if ever there was one, to this list.
Update: The vote was 51/45. Stand by for the roll.
Update: As promised, here's the roll. Straight party line — with two very predictable exceptions. Belated exit question: Why didn't Scott Brown vote yes? Elizabeth Warren's going to bludgeon him with this. Either he strongly agrees with me that the Buffett Rule is an electoral nothingburger or he's being a surprisingly loyal party soldier this time.
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Last August, the Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney performed what has become a quadrennial rite of passage in American presidential politics: he delivered a speech to the annual convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. His message was rooted in another grand American tradition: hyping foreign threats to the United States. It is "wishful thinking," Romney declared, "that the world is becoming a safer place. The opposite is true. Consider simply the jihadists, a near-nuclear Iran, a turbulent Middle East, an unstable Pakistan, a delusional North Korea, an assertive Russia, and an emerging global power called China. No, the world is not becoming safer."
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Fresh off a win, the Arizona Cardinals will host the Chicago Bears looking to finish their home schedule with a win.
The Bears, though, need to come away victorious if they are to keep their playoff hopes alive.
Who will come out on top? We give our picks, be sure to give us yours.
Vince Marotta |
I think this game might actually be competitive. Everybody knows about the Cardinals' offensive struggles, but the Bears haven't exactly been lighting the scoreboard up either. They've scored 17 points or less in five of their last six games (and they're 0-5 in those contests). The Cardinals' 38 points in a win over Detroit was a case of false advertising, as four touchdowns were either scored by or directly set up by the defense. This one has all the makings of a close, ugly game.
Final Score: Bears 16, Cardinals 9 |
John Gambadoro |
The Bears are who we thought they were -- when they were 7-1. After going 1-5 in their last six games the Bears get healthy against the Cardinals in a must-win game for them. Look for big games from Jay Cutler and Brandon Marshall and for the Bears to not turn the ball over like Detroit did. Cardinals offense can't do enough to win a game by themselves and they can't expect the defense to score two touchdowns.
Final Score: Bears 27, Cardinals 13 |
Adam Green |
So the Arizona Cardinals won a game. Great. In actuality, I believe Detroit lost it with turnovers and shoddy play. The Bears aren't great, but they actually have something to play for so they'll be better.
The next good touchdown drive Ryan Lindley leads the Cardinals to will be his first, and I can't see the Bears D making the rookie look competent this week.
Turnovers will doom the Cardinals once again, and they'll lose their home finale in a snoozer.
Joe Huizenga |
Believe it or not the Cardinals are actually above .500 at home this year (4-3). Frankly, with how dreadful they've played on the road (and at home at times) I can understand you not believing it either.
Last week though they actually showed some life (mostly on the defensive side of the ball) against Detroit.
Another NFC North opponent this week�another home game for the Cards�another win? Yes!
Dave Burns |
The Bears are an absolute mess right now and the temptation to pick the Cards......well, honestly isn't that strong. The Bears will be far too desperate to lose this game. Should they, Lovie Smith might not bother getting on the plane home. Plus it will be a virtual home game for the Bears, which may not be such a good thing.
Final Score: Bears 17, Cardinals 13 |
Dave Dulberg |
The Bears have everything to play for, while the Cardinals have nothing to play for outside of a draft pick. It's safe to say, though, that the losing head coach in this game will not be back in the same position next season. Despite all of the early-season recognition Chicago's defense received, Ray Horton's group has been the more consistent bunch. Arizona's defense played inspired ball against Detroit and will do the same Sunday against Jay Cutler and Co. It won't be pretty -- then again it never is -- but the Cardinals behind another defensive touchdown will win their home finale.
Final Score: Cardinals 23, Bears 17 |
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Last week was a fluke. No way can the Cardinals beat a disciplined Bears team. It will be a great defensive matchup though, but the offensive edge goes to the Bears. Don't expect a ton of scoring.
Final Score: Bears 20, Cardinals 17 |
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The Bears averaged 15 points in their last 7 games and are up against an Arizona D that is clearly not giving up on the season. If the Cards defense can keep the Bears receivers quiet and hold off Forte I think they might just get back to a winning streak.
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Recurrent Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
The prognosis for any patient with metastatic or recurrent transitional cell cancer is poor. The proper management of recurrence depends on the sites of recurrence, extent of prior therapy, and individual patient considerations. Chemotherapy regimens that have been shown effective for metastatic bladder cancer have generally been applied to transitional cell cancers arising from other sites. Patients with distant metastases have a poor prognosis, and can be appropriately offered treatment on a clinical trial.
In patients with metastatic or recurrent transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder, combination chemotherapy has produced high response rates and occasional complete responses.[1,2] Results from a randomized trial that compared methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin (M-VAC) to single-agent cisplatin in advanced bladder cancer show a significant advantage with M-VAC in both response rate and median survival. The overall response rate with M-VAC in this cooperative group trial was 39%.[3]
Other chemotherapy agents that have shown activity in metastatic transitional cell cancer include the following:[4-8][Level of evidence: 3iiiDiv]
- Paclitaxel.
- Ifosfamide.
- Gallium nitrate.
- Gemcitabine.
- Pemetrexed.
Ifosfamide, gallium, and pemetrexed have shown limited activity in patients previously treated with cisplatin.
Current Clinical Trials
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's list of cancer clinical trials that are now accepting patients with recurrent transitional cell cancer of the renal pelvis and ureter. The list of clinical trials can be further narrowed by location, drug, intervention, and other criteria.
General information about clinical trials is also available from the NCI Web site.
- Sternberg CN, Yagoda A, Scher HI, et al.: Methotrexate, vinblastine, doxorubicin, and cisplatin for advanced transitional cell carcinoma of the urothelium. Efficacy and patterns of response and relapse. Cancer 64 (12): 2448-58, 1989. [PUBMED Abstract]
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Kazmir, Pettibone look to keep surprising in opener
Indians turn to resurging lefty vs. Phillies rookie in Interleague action
When the Cleveland Indians play the Philadelphia Phillies in the first game of an Interleague series at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday night, fans will get to see the startling resurgence of one career and the continuation of the hopeful beginning of another.
For the Indians, who had their three-game winning streak snapped in the second game of Monday's doubleheader against the Yankees, all eyes will be on starter Scott Kazmir on Tuesday. Kazmir seemed to be on his way out of baseball just a few years ago until rediscovering the lightning in his left arm, making the Tribe out of Spring Training, returning from an injury and dazzling hitters in his last start.
For the Phillies, young right-hander Jonathan Pettibone will take the mound and try to do what he's been doing: filling in for injured starter Roy Halladay and opening some eyes with effective and efficient rookie work.
Kazmir wasn't just good in his last outing. He was stunning. He hit 95 mph on the radar gun and went six innings, earning a win over the A's while giving up one run on five hits and striking out a season-high 10 batters. He did not issue a walk.
It was Kazmir's first double-digit strikeout game since Aug. 26, 2009, his last game for the Tampa Bay Rays. It was also his first 10-strikeout game with no walks since May 26, 2008.
"I just feel comfortable, and I feel confident out there," Kazmir said. "And I feel like it's going to get better and better."
Pettibone, meanwhile, is doing exactly what he needs to do to stay in the big leagues -- making the most of an opportunity.
Pettibone wasn't great in his last start against the Giants in San Francisco last Wednesday. He took a no-decision in a game the Phillies would eventually lose, but he kept his team in the game on a day in which he didn't bring his best stuff to the mound.
His final line was three earned runs on seven hits and four walks in 5 2/3 innings, but the fact that his ERA went up and is still at 3.63 means he's proving he belongs at this level.
"Kind of each time out, you get more and more comfortable," Pettibone said. "Your confidence gets up each time out. You just kind of build off that. From there, I don't really know what's going to happen. All you can do is focus start to start and go from there."
Indians: Clutch in one-run games
• Cleveland continued its trend of winning close games on Monday, taking the first contest of its doubleheader against the Yankees by a score of 1-0. With the victory, each of the Indians' last three wins have come by exactly one run.
The Indians are 10-3 overall in one-run games this season, including 6-0 in their last six such affairs. The Tribe was 24-12 in one-run games last season, the second-best winning percentage in baseball behind only Baltimore (29-9).
• Closer Chris Perez's 105 career saves are third most in club history (Doug Jones is second with 129 saves).
Phillies: Magical in May
• The Phillies are 6-6 this May, but the club has posted a record of .500 or better in the month for the past 10 seasons, with their last sub-.500 record in May coming in 2002, when they went 12-14. Philadelphia has won at least 15 games in May in each of the last nine seasons and their overall record in that span through Sunday, 152-115 (.569), is second-best among all Major League clubs to Boston (157-112, .584 through Saturday).
• Shortstop Jimmy Rollins and second baseman Chase Utley have started 992 games together as a double-play combination, which is second-most among active combos behind the Yankees' Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano (1,036 games).
• Michael Young has grounded into 10 double plays this season, most in the Majors. Last year, the Phillies grounded into 114 double plays, tied for sixth in the National League and tied for 15th in the Majors.
Worth noting
• Phillies reliever Phillippe Aumont has allowed an earned run in only one (April 25 vs. Pittsburgh) of his 13 appearances this season.
• Phillies slugger Ryan Howard is hitless in nine career plate appearances against Kazmir, striking out four times and drawing two walks.
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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OPM survey: Wide differences in agencies' human-capital efforts
Friday - 11/23/2012, 6:17pm EST
The 2012 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, released Wednesday, is a snapshot of how federal employees view their jobs.
But the results also indicate how well federal managers are doing theirs — measuring how effective they are at recruiting and retaining a quality federal workforce.
As with overall federal-employee satisfaction scores, the Human Capital Assessment and Accountability Framework Index trended downward in 2012.
Habitual high-scorers, such as NASA and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, continued to sit atop the list. But the report also singled out the Office of Management and Budget for its notable improvements.
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Leadership & knowledge management Highest score: Nuclear Regulatory Commission - 74% Lowest: Broadcasting Board of Governors 48% Results-oriented performance culture Highest: Federal Trade Commission - 66% Lowest: BBG and the Homeland Security Department - 46% Talent Management Highest: NRC - 72% Lowest: BBG - 48% Job Satisfaction Highest: NASA - 74% Lowest: National Archives and Records Administration - 59% |
The Office of Personnel Management bases the HCAAF index on a combination of four measurements from the survey: leadership and knowledge management, results- oriented performance culture, talent management and job satisfaction.
Governmentwide, scores across all of those factors fell slightly from 2011 levels. Leadership and knowledge-management scores dropped 2 percentage points to 60 percent. Scores measuring agencies' progress on creating a results-driven culture and job satisfaction also fell 2 percentage points to 52 percent and 66 percent, respectively. Talent management sustained a single point drop to 59 percent.
OPM said the 2012 results are not all that different from recent trends. "There has been very little movement from year to year," across all four factors over the past half-dozen years, the report stated.
However, there is great variability between individual agency scores. For example, 26 percentage points separated the highest and lowest scores when it came to leadership and knowledge management, and 15 percentage points between the highest- and lowest-scoring agencies on the issue of job satisfaction.
NASA and NRC, which both topped the list of high-performing agencies last year, once again made a strong showing on the HCAAF index. They were joined by the National Credit Union Administration as the top-performing agencies across all four areas.
The Office of Management and Budget was the most improved agency, posting the largest increases from 2011 levels of any agency in the HCAAF index. OMB leaped 10 percentage points in leadership and knowledge management and nearly as high in the other areas.
OMB managers poured over last year's survey results to identify areas to improve upon, said Jeff Zients, acting OMB director. The agency's improvement "reflects the dedicated efforts of OMB managers and employees to make improvements in areas that the [survey] highlighted," he said in OPM's report. "We plan to continue these efforts in the coming year and encourage all agency leaders to do the same."
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Sarah P.NCHairLight BrownCurly HairBig Hair No LongerI love it! I have a lot of fine, wavy to curly hair and this smooths it out no problem! I don't really have to make much effort in my blow dry. The straight iron takes care of it. I do have to go over some spots twice, but that is probably just me getting used to it.posted Jun 11, 2013Link to this post
JasmineFt. LauderdaleHairBlondeCurly HairFine or Thin HairRelaxed HairThe Best Flat IronLove the GHD flat iron!! I have been using a HAI for the last 7-8 years that suddently stopped working. My hairdresser uses a GHD and recommended the brand. I have not just curly hair, it's curly kinky and need a thermal every few months; living in Florida does not help!! It heats up literally in seconds and even rings to let you know it's ready! It has a safety mechanism to turn itself off in 30 minutes in case you forget to do it yourself or get distracted with something else. And as best as I can tell, it can be used in Europe with an adapter which will be a super plus when I travel in August. The only thing I miss from the HAI that I've been using is that I cannot lower the temperature on it. Definitely would recommend!posted May 23, 2013Link to this post
SuzyHairCurly HairHonestly, It Works Amazing!loveeeee this!!!! i have thick curly hair that is dry.. well it was, before all my keratin treatments! now my hair is more like wavy and thick and tends to get oily fast. anyways, i bought this for like $145 idk how i got a 40% off coupon i think. IT WORKS AMAZING!!! and you can leave it on and it will shut off on its own after 30 mins of no use. seriously i would recommend, WAYY better than the CHI! (my previous iron)posted Feb 22, 2013Link to this post
Angry DogIs It Authentic?On the flat iron per the picture on folica.com, it says "Professional Styler with ionic
Technology", but on the flat iron I received, it shows "Classic Styler". I am concerned if I received an older model for the price of the new model?posted Feb 3, 2013Link to this post -
ErinUnited StatesGhd Broke Off My Hair!I really wanted to like this flat iron. It does straighten my hair well, however it broke my hair off in the process. I have a ton of short hair sticking up from only using this twice! I never had any problems like this with my Chi. I am going to try the Sedu instead.posted Jan 3, 2013Link to this post
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Western Digital Scorpio Blue WD1600BEVT 160GB 5.4K 2.5 inch SFF SATA Hard Drive - New Pull OEM
Capacity: 160GB Spindle Speed: 5,400RPM Interface Type: SATA Disk Size: 2.5inx9mm Fits in ALL laptops Sustained Throughput (MBps): Average Seek Time (read/write ms): 12 Electrical Interface Speed: SATA 300 - 3.0Gbps On-Board Cache: 8MB
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