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Suns Strokes: Phoenix fails to rebound in Toronto
Sure, you could read the box score and know who won, but we all know that won't tell you everything that happened in a basketball game. So, we will give you Suns Strokes, providing you with the analysis, quotes and notes from the Suns' 101-97 loss to the Raptors on November 30.
The Good:
The Suns actually built a double-digit lead on Friday, going up 25-15 late in the first quarter.
Phoenix had five players score in double figures, including Jared Dudley off the bench. The fifth-year guard had a team-high 14 points on five-of-six shooting off the pine.
Free throw shooting was one of the few positives for Alvin Gentry's squad in Toronto. The Suns made 17-of-19 attempts.
The Bad:
The Suns didn't suffer a 40-point defeat like they did two nights ago in Detroit, but as has been the case for much of the 2012-2013 season, Phoenix continues to play down to the level of competition.
Despite being out-rebounded (41 to 34) and giving up 14 turnovers, the Suns had a chance to tie in waning seconds but couldn't seal the deal. Similar to the ending of the team's loss against the Sixers Sunday night, Shannon Brown made a nice move to the basket, but couldn't convert on a last-second layup attempt.
The Suns didn't finish quarters defensively, either. Kyle Lowry hit a three-point shot to beat the buzzer before halftime, while Demar Derozan converted on a jump shot to end the third quarter.
With a win Friday, the Raptors snapped a six-game losing streak.
For the Suns, the loss guarantees that the team cannot finish its six-game road trip with a record above .500.
Friday marked the first time since January 4, 2004, that the Raptors won at home against the Suns. Phoenix had previously won the prior seven meetings in Canada, their longest road win streak against an Eastern Conference opponent.
The Suns are now 2-7 on the road in 2012-2013.
He Said It:
"We've got to do a better job on our turnovers. You can't give up 20 points on turnovers and then also give up 17 second-chance points. That won't get it done." - Alvin Gentry on his team's sloppy night vs. the Raptors
Up Next:
The Suns will continue their six-game road trip on Sunday morning against the New York Knicks. Tip-off is scheduled for 10:00 a.m.
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Sirolimus to Treat Plexiform Neurofibromas in Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type I
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- Patients with the genetic disorder neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) are at increased risk of developing tumors (usually non-cancerous) of the central and peripheral nervous system. These include plexiform neurofibromas, which are tumors of the nerve sheathes that cause debilitating complications.
- Sirolimus is a drug that blocks the activity of a protein called mTOR, which is involved in cell growth. Increased mTOR activity is seen in neurofibromas. Blocking mTOR with sirolimus may slow or stop tumor growth in patients with NF1.
- To determine if sirolimus can shrink or slow the growth of plexiform neurofibromas.
- To identify the side effects of sirolimus in patients with NF1.
- To learn how the body handles sirolimus in patients with NF1.
- To evaluate the effect of sirolimus on pain and quality of life in patients with NF1.
- To look at the relationship of certain genes and proteins to treatment effects of sirolimus in patients with NF1.
-Patients 3 years of age and older with NF1 who have inoperable plexiform neurofibromas that can cause significant disability. Two groups of patients are included: those whose neurofibromas have shown recent growth and those whose neurofibromas have not shown recent growth.
- Patients take sirolimus twice a day every day in 28-day treatment cycles. The drug is taken by mouth in liquid solution. Patients with recent tumor growth continue treatment until the tumor grows or until the drug's side effects are no longer tolerated well. Patients whose tumor has not shown recent growth receive up to six treatment cycles. They may continue treatment beyond that only if their tumor has shrunk.
- Patients are monitored during treatment with regular physical examinations, laboratory tests and MRI scans and quality-of-life and pain questionnaires.
- Some patients undergo pharmacokinetic studies to examine how the body handles sirolimus. For this study, nine blood samples are drawn at intervals on day 1 of cycle 1. The first sample is drawn before taking the first dose of the drug in the morning and the last is drawn 10 to 12 hours later, before the evening dose is taken.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Plexiform Neurofibromas Paraspinal Plexiform Neurofibromas |
Drug: Sirolimus |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Non-Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase II Study of the mTOR Inhibitor Sirolimus in Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Related Plexiform Neurofibromas |
- Time to tumor progression as assessed by volumetric MRI analysis at baseline, after courses 3, 6, 9, and 15, after every 6 courses, and then at the end of treatment (stratum 1) [ Time Frame: 48 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Objective radiographic response as assessed by volumetric MRI analysis at baseline, after courses 3, 6, 9, and 15, after every 6 courses, and then at the end of the treatment (stratum 2 [closed to accrual as of 5/27/09]) [ Time Frame: 48 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Toxicity [ Time Frame: 48 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Objective radiographic response as assessed by volumetric MRI analysis at baseline, after courses 3, 6, 9, and 15, after every 6 courses, and then at the end of treatment (stratum 1) [ Time Frame: 48 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Time to tumor progression as assessed by volumetric MRI analysis at baseline, after courses 3, 6, 9, and 15, after every 6 courses, and at the end of treatment 9stratum 2 [closed to accrual as of 5/27/09]) [ Time Frame: 48 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Comparison of volumetric 3-D MRI measurements with conventional 2-D and 1-D MRI measurements in determining tumor response [ Time Frame: 48 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Clinical response, defined as improvement in function and performance status or decrease in plexiform neurofibroma-related pain [ Time Frame: 48 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Enrollment: | 18 |
Study Start Date: | March 2008 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | August 2014 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | August 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Stratum 1
Patients receive oral sirolimus twice daily on days 1-28. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 60 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Drug: Sirolimus
Given orally
Experimental: Straum 2
Patients receive oral sirolimus as in stratum 1. Treatment repeats every 28 days for up to 6 courses in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity. Patients with documented radiographic partial or complete response after completion of 6 courses may receive up to 6 additional courses of sirolimus after documentation of the best radiographic response.
Drug: Sirolimus
Given orally
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 3 Years and older |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
All patients must have the clinical diagnosis of NF1 using the NIH Consensus Conference criteria. In addition to a plexiform neurofibroma, one or more of the following diagnostic criteria for NF1 must be present:
- Six or more cafe-au-lait spots greater than or equal to 0.5 cm in prepubertal subjects or greater than or equal to 1.5 cm in postpubertal subjects).
- Freckling in the axilla or groin
- Optic glioma
- Two or more Lisch nodules
- A distinctive bony lesion (dysplasia of the sphenoid bone or dysplasia or thinning of long bone cortex).
- A first-degree relative with NF1
Patients must have plexiform neurofibroma(s) that have the potential to cause significant morbidity, such as (but not limited to) head and neck lesions that could compromise the airway or great vessels, brachial or lumbar plexus lesions that could cause nerve compression and loss of function, lesions that could result in major deformity (e.g., orbital lesions) or significant cosmetic problems, lesions of the extremity that cause limb hypertrophy or loss of function, and painful lesions. Patients with paraspinal plexiform neurofibromas will be eligible for this trial. Histologic confirmation of tumor is not necessary in the presence of consistent clinical and radiographic findings, but should be considered if malignant degeneration of a plexiform neurofibroma is clinically suspected.
Age: Patients must be greater than or equal to 3 years of age at the time of study entry.
Durable Power of Attorney: Adults evaluated for this study will be offered a durable power of attorney. Adults who are unable to provide informed consent will have to have a durable power of attorney in order to participate in this trial.
Disease status: Measurable disease: Patients must have measurable plexiform neurofibroma(s) amenable to volumetric MRI analysis. For the purpose of this study, a measurable lesion will be defined as a lesion of at least 3 cm measured in one dimension.
Performance Level: Karnofsky greater than or equal to 50 percent for patients greater than 10 years of age and Lansky greater than or equal to 50 for patients less than or equal to 10 years of age. Note: Patients who are unable to walk because of paralysis, but who are up in a wheelchair, will be considered ambulatory for the purpose of assessing the performance score.
Prior Therapy: Patients who underwent surgery for a progressive plexiform neurofibroma will be eligible to enter the study after the surgery, provided the plexiform neurofibroma was incompletely resected and is measurable.
Patients are only eligible if complete resection of a plexiform neurofibroma with acceptable morbidity is not feasible, or if a patient with surgical option refuses surgery.
Patients may have been previously treated for a plexiform neurofibroma but must have fully recovered from the acute toxic effects of all prior chemotherapy or radiotherapy prior to entering this study.
- Myelosuppressive chemotherapy: Must not have received within 4 weeks of entry onto this study.
- Hematopoietic growth factors: At least 7 days since the completion of therapy with a growth factor that supports platelet, red or white cell number or function.
- Biologic (anti-neoplastic agent): At least 14 days since the completion of therapy with a biologic agent. For agents that have known adverse events occurring beyond 14 days after administration, this period must be extended beyond the time during which adverse events are known to occur. These patients must be discussed with the Study Chair on a case-by-case basis.
- Investigational Drugs: Patients must not have received an investigational drug within 4 weeks.
- Steroids: Patients with endocrine deficiencies are allowed to receive physiologic or stress doses of steroids if necessary.
CYP3A4 inhibitors: Patients may not be currently receiving strong inhibitors of CYP3A4, and may not have received these medications within 1 week of entry. These include:
- Macrolide Antibiotics: clarithromycin, telithromycin, erythromycin, troleandomycin.
- Gastrointestinal prokinetic agents: cisapride, metoclopramide.
- Antifungals: itraconazole, ketoconazole, fluconazole, voriconazole, clotrimazole
- Calcium channel blockers: verapamil, diltiazem, nicardipine
- Other drugs: rifampin, bromocriptine, cimetidine (tagamet), danazol, cyclosporine oral solution, lansoprazole (prevacid)
- Grapefruit juice.
CYP3A4 inducers: Patients must also avoid strong inducers of CYP3A4, and may not have received these medications within 1 week of entry. These include:
- Anticonvulsants: carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin
- Antibiotics: rifabutin, rifapentine
- Herbal preparations: St. John's wort (Hypericum perforatum, hypericine).
Enzyme inducing anticonvulsants: Patients may not be taking enzyme -inducing anticonvulsants, and may not have received these medications within 1 week of entry, as these patients may experience different drug disposition. These medications include:
- Carbamazepine (Tegretol)
- Felbamate (Felbtol)
- Phenobarbitol
- Phenytoin (Dilantin)
- Primidone (Mysoline)
- Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal)
- XRT: Greater than or equal to 6 months from involved field radiation to index plexiform neurofibroma(s); greater than or equal to 6 weeks must have elapsed if patient has received radiation to areas outside index plexiform neurofibroma(s).
- Surgery: At least 2 weeks since undergoing any major surgery.
Organ Function Requirements
Adequate Bone Marrow Function Defined as:
- Peripheral absolute neutrophil count (ANC) greater than or equal to 1500/miroL
- Platelet count greater than or equal to 100,000/micorL (transfusion independent)
- Hemoglobin greater than or equal to 10.0 gm/dL (may receive RBC transfusions)
- Adequate Renal Function Defined as:
A serum creatinine based on age as follows:
- Less than or equal to 5 years old, Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.8
- 5 years old to less than or equal to 10 years old, Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.0
- 10 years old to less than or equal to 15 years old, Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.2
- Greater than 15 years old Maximum Serum Creatinine (mg/dL) 1.5
OR a creatinine clearance or radioisotope GFR greater than or equal to 70ml/min/1.73 m(2)
Adequate Liver Function Defined As:
- Bilirubin (sum of conjugated plus unconjugated) less than or equal to1.5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) for age, and
- SGPT (ALT) less than or equal to 5 times upper limit of normal (ULN) for age, and
- Serum albumin greater than or equal to 2 g/dL.
Fasting LDL Cholesterol:
- Patients must have a fasting LDL cholesterol of less than or equal to 160 mg/dL
- Patients taking a cholesterol lowering agent must be on a single medication and on a stable dose for at least 4 weeks
Disease status:
Patients must have a progressive plexiform neurofibroma(s). Progression at the time of study entry is defined as:
- Presence of new plexiform neurofibromas on MRI or CT (documented by comparison with prior MRI or CT), OR
- A measurable increase of the plexiform neurofibroma (greater than or equal to 20 percent increase in the volume, or a greater than or equal to 13 percent increase in the product of the two longest perpendicular diameters, or a greater than or equal to 6 percent increase in the longest diameter) documented by comparison of two scans (MRI or CT) in the time period of approximately one year or less prior to evaluation for this study.
Disease status:
- No radiographic disease progression as defined for criteria stratum 1 (above) by comparison of two scans (MRI or CT) in the time period of approximately one year +/- one month.
- Chronic treatment with systemic steroids or another immunosuppressive agent. Patients with endocrine deficiencies are allowed to receive physiologic or stress doses of steroids if necessary.
- Evidence of an active optic glioma, malignant glioma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, or other cancer requiring treatment with chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Patients not requiring treatment are eligible for this protocol.
- Dental braces or prosthesis that interfere with volumetric analysis of the neurofibroma(s).
- Other concurrent severe and/or uncontrolled medical disease which could compromise participation in the study (e.g. uncontrolled diabetes, uncontrolled hypertension, severe infection, severe malnutrition, chronic liver or renal disease, active upper GI tract ulceration).
- A known history of HIV seropositivity or known immunodeficiency. HIV testing will not be required as part of this trial, unless HIV is clinically suspected.
- Impairment of gastrointestinal function or gastrointestinal disease that may significantly alter the absorption of sirolimus (e.g. ulcerative disease, uncontrolled nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, malabsorption syndrome or small bowel resection). A nasogastric tube (NG tube) is allowed.
- Women who are pregnant or breast feeding.
- Males or females of reproductive potential may not participate unless they have agreed to use an effective contraceptive method during the period they are receiving the study drug and for 3 months thereafter. Abstinence is an acceptable method of birth control. Women of childbearing potential will be given a pregnancy test within 7 days prior to administration of sirolimus and must have a negative urine or serum pregnancy test.
- Patients who have received prior treatment with an mTOR inhibitor.
- History of noncompliance to medical regimens.
- Patients unwilling to or unable to comply with the protocol, or who in the opinion of the investigator may not be able to comply with the safety monitoring requirements of the study.
- Patients who have an uncontrolled infection.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00652990
United States, Alabama | |
University of Alabama | |
Birmingham, Alabama, United States | |
United States, Maryland | |
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike | |
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892 |
Principal Investigator: | Brigitte C Widemann, M.D. | National Cancer Institute (NCI) |
Additional Information:
Responsible Party: | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00652990 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | 080096, 08-C-0096 |
Study First Received: | April 3, 2008 |
Last Updated: | March 14, 2014 |
Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by University of Alabama at Birmingham:
Plexiform Neurofibroma Growth Quality of Life Pain Parmacokinetics |
Pharmacodynamics Neurofibromatosis Type 1 NF1 Plexiform Neurofibroma |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Nerve Sheath Neoplasms Neurofibroma Neurofibroma, Plexiform Neurofibromatoses Neurofibromatosis 1 Genetic Diseases, Inborn Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System Neoplasms Neoplasms by Histologic Type Neoplasms, Nerve Tissue Neoplastic Syndromes, Hereditary Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Neoplasms Neurocutaneous Syndromes Neurodegenerative Diseases |
Neuromuscular Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Diseases Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms Everolimus Sirolimus Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Antifungal Agents Antineoplastic Agents Immunologic Factors Immunosuppressive Agents Pharmacologic Actions Physiological Effects of Drugs Therapeutic Uses |
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in the 2011-2012 testing year, about triple the number in 2007-2008," the newspaper reports. "In the latest year, 78% of those score reports were sent to U.S. programs, while 64% went to specialized master's degrees worldwide."
Questioning cozy relationships
The New York Times
that private consultants and federal regulators "are facing a fresh round of scrutiny in Washington" — led by
Sen. Sherrod Brown
, D-Avon — after "botching a broad review of foreclosures and failing to thwart financial misdeeds."
A new report by the
Government Accountability Office
will take aim at the
Federal Reserve
and the
Office of the Comptroller
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The Times
. The regulators, the report found, "designed a flawed review of troubled loans that the consultants carried out and mishandled."
The newspaper says the
Senate Banking Committee
"plans to hold a hearing next week to examine the foreclosure review and other recent missteps at consulting firms like Promontory Financial and Deloitte & Touche."
Sen. Brown, who is leading the inquiry, "is expected to broadly question the quality and independence of consulting firms that are paid billions of dollars by the same banks they are expected to police,"
The Times
The hearing is set for April 11. Sen. Brown's office also is expected to invite executives from Promontory and Deloitte to testify, according to the newspaper.
How loyal are you?
If you like using the self-checkouts at
Giant Eagle
stores — and who doesn't? — you need to play by some new rules.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
that the grocery chain has made the self-checkout stations off limits to shoppers who aren't using the chain's loyalty card, called the Giant Eagle Advantage Card.
"The company isn't blaming concerns about theft for the new policy, but some industry observers say that could be a factor as the grocer — like many other retailers — tinkers with its use of the technology that swept the industry over the past decade," the newspaper reports.
In a statement, Giant Eagle said, "Scanning a Giant Eagle Advantage Card ensures that customers receive all available weekly specials, fuelperks!, personalized register coupon offers and other savings, while also making available vital customer contact information in the instance of a product recall."
The statement added that for people who don't have one of the grocer's loyalty cards, "a store team member will be happy to assist with the checkout process."
Picking up the pace
There were 21 U.S. law firm mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter of 2013 — the highest number since the first quarter of 2009, according to
from Altman Weil MergerLine.
The largest deal announced in the first quarter came at the end of March with the merger of Clark Hill, a 231-lawyer law firm headquartered in Detroit, and Thorp Reed & Armstrong, an 82-lawyer firm based in Pittsburgh. Another Detroit-based firm, 282-lawyer Dickinson Wright, announced its acquisition of 60-lawyer Phoenix firm, Mariscal Weeks McIntyre & Friedlander, in January.
"It appears that Detroit-based firms are expanding opportunistically into new markets with greater potential," Altman Weil principal Ward Bower said in a statement. "This is a strategy that has been employed successfully in the past by firms based in cities with limited local growth options, like Cleveland and Pittsburgh."
The other 19 deals announced in January, February and March were acquisitions of small law firms with fewer than 25 lawyers.
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Froslass is a Generation IV Ice/Ghost-type Pokémon. It also appeared as a boss in Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia.
Froslass are a slightly humanoid Pokémon that appears to be wearing something resembling a kimono. Froslass's entire body is located on her head and not the "dress" that she appears to wear, as the Pokédex states that "what appears to be its body is actually hollow". Over the top of her head is a type of mask with two "horns" made of ice. On this mask are several openings, one for her mouth, two for her eyes and one in the center of her forehead, all of which reveal her purple skin underneath. Attached to the sides of her head are its arms which increase in width halfway down the her arm and ends at the wrists, enforcing the look of a kimono. On the center of Froslass's dress is a large, tied ribbon or obi, fitting in with the kimono theme.
All Froslass have the ability Snow Cloak which will raise their evasiveness when the move Hail is used.
Unlike Snorunt or their other evolved form Glalie, Froslass is a Ghost-type in addition to an Ice-type, allowing them to learn a number of moves the other forms cannot learn.
In the anime
Froslass made her debut appearance in The Drifting Snorunt!. She appears to Ash and his friends while they are traveling through a snowstorm. She creates an illusion to lure them into a trap so that they help find her lost friend, Snorunt.Evolution
Froslass is one of the evolved forms of Snorunt. Only a female Snorunt can evolve into a Froslass with the use of a Dawn Stone.
Game Info
Froslass Locations | |||||||||
Version(s) | Location | Rarity | |||||||
Diamond/Pearl | Evolve Snorunt♀ | None | |||||||
Platinum | Evolve Snorunt♀ | None | |||||||
HeartGold/SoulSilver | Evolve Snorunt♀ | None | |||||||
Black/White | Trade | None |
Side Game Locations
Froslass Locations | |
Game(s) | Location |
Explorers of Time & Explorers of Darkness | Crystal Crossing (9F-13F) |
Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia | Almia Castle |
Pokédex Entries
Pokédex Entries | |
Diamond | |
It freezes foes with an icy breath nearly -60 degrees F. What seems to be its body is actually hollow. | |
Pearl | |
It freezes foes with an icy breath nearly -60 degrees F. What seems to be its body is actually hollow. | |
Platinum | |
It freezes prey by blowing its -58 degrees F breath. It said to then secretly display it's prey. | |
HeartGold | |
Legends in snowy regions say that a woman who was lost on an icy mountain was reborn as Froslass. | |
SoulSilver | |
Legends in snowy regions say that a woman who was lost on an icy mountain was reborn as Froslass. | |
Black | |
It freezes prey by blowing its -58 degree F breath. It is said to then secretly display its prey. | |
White | |
It freezes prey by blowing its -58 degree F breath. It is said to then secretly display its prey. | |
Black 2 | |
White 2 | |
Omega Ruby | |
Alpha Sapphire | |
Given its gender, types and appearance, Froslass are likely based on the Yuki-onna (雪女 snow woman) from Japanese folklore. Yuki-Onna is said to be a spirit that disguised itself as a beautiful woman to attract men who were lost in snowstorms, then freeze them and take their souls as prize. It was often depicted as wearing a white kimono. They are said to be ghosts of explorers lost in the mountains.
Froslass's English name comes from a combination of the words "Frost" (snow or ice) and "Lass" (girl), similar, in the way she is fashioned, to her Japanese name. Her Japanese name, Yukimenoko, comes from combining the words "Yuki" (snow) and "Menoko" (girl).
- No other Pokémon has the same type combination as Froslass.
- Due to this, Froslass is the only Ice type Pokémon to be immune to Fighting type attacks.
- She appears as a remake of Jynx as both are Ice types, both having Ice as their primary type and both are female-only species.
- Froslass and Shedinja are the only Ghost type Pokémon that evolve from a Pokémon that is not a Ghost type.
- Even though Froslass floats in the air, she does not have the ability to do so.
- Froslass is the latest Pokémon in the National Pokédex (as of Pokémon Black and White) to evolve from another Pokémon from a prior generation.
- Froslass is tied with Gengar for the fastest Ghost Pokémon with 110 in her base speed stat.
- Froslass and her evolutionary line's Egg Group combination (Fairy and Mineral) is unique.
- Froslass is based on the Japanese legend of the Yuki-onna.
- Froslass and Cofagrigus are the only Pokemon in tournaments that their pokemon name is banned because of the words in their names.
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- Serebii.net Pokédex data
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When you try out Manjaro you try out Manjaro not Arch Linux.
I like how most keep whining that Arch is supposedly so tedious to install and that it takes so long.
LOL what a load of horseshit. Setting up Arch is a lot faster than most distros. Installing Arch means typing 6 commands into the terminal.
"gdisk /dev/sda" Press "n" to make a partition". Press "w" to write changes.
"mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1"
"mount /dev/sda1 /mnt"
"pacstrap /mnt base base-devel syslinux"
"syslinux-install_update -i -a -m -c /mnt"
"genfstab -p /mnt > /mnt/etc/fstab"
Tada. Arch is installed. Reboot. Point the default syslinux config to your root partition and boot it.
Get yourself an ip address with "dhcpd <interface>" and install network manager and enable it with systemd so you have internet right away the next time you boot.
Install your prop. graphcs driver which also pulls in xorg.
Want a desktop? Install one of the meta packages and enable the desktop manager with systemd. Create a user. Reboot. Tada there's your Arch Linux destop.
Wow that was super hard and took a full 6-7 minutes.
Last edited by blackout23; 04-23-2013 at 07:54 AM.
Well, it takes 6-7 minutes if you have a good internet connection and an SSD. But otherwise, yeah, Arch is POTENTIALLY faster to install than most distros. If you use a pretty big collection of programs and don't care about micromanagement then a distro like Ubuntu might be slightly faster to install - at least Ubuntu lets you set up stuff like time zones and user accounts while you wait for everything else to install, which in itself is a time saver.
Anyways, being an Arch user I completely understand Michael not wanting to run tests on Arch, but only due to the rolling-release sense (it's hard to make a benchmark worth documenting when there's no "reference point" aside from the date). With Arch being script-based, it's potentially even faster to install than how Blackout mentioned - and that's with any combination of desktop environments. IMHO, Arch is the best distro to use when doing quick tests between individual software releases such as a new kernel or video drivers. However, Ubuntu is the best distro for real-world tests like comparing between OSes because Ubuntu is the linux standard, as much as none of us want to admit that.
I use Chakra, another distro that came out of Archlinux. It's been rock stable for me for the past 2 years (no reinstall). I do use it for some light experimenting (running on btrfs, KDE betas and whatnot). For serious crazy experimentation, Gentoo is IMO the way to go : adding patches to the system is brain-dead easy, running git versions of almost anything is even easier. I haven't been able to test git versions safely with Fedora/Ubuntu (Safely = easy rollback)
It can also be used as a reference for benchmarks, since its stable repository really is stable. Simply note the versions of the most important packages (glibc, X, pixman...) and you have a stable reference.
Both Arch and Gentoo are installable (in their most basic form) within a 10 minute time-frame. And both installs are beatifully scriptable. => I respectfully disagree with Michael's time argument.
You seem to assume that command lines are just character strings typed at an average of 50 wpm. They're not. You have to google or man them, check they are correct, check they are up to date (which requires additional research), etc...
This takes much more than 6-7 minutes.
Command line is efficient for tasks you do regularly, or automate. Installing an OS doesn't really fall into that category for most people.
It's damned easy to build your own Arch ISO : I wrote howto to bundle nvidia blender xfce in my wiki
I've installed Arch ~8 years ago. SInce then, I've migrated from 32bit to 64bit, several times changed hardware, migrated partitions, all that without a reinstall. So why the heck all that fuss about installing Arch when you will have to install it only once in a lifetime?


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REDD+ implementation challenges include linking remote sensing and national forest inventories of carbon stocks, to local implementation and measuring carbon loss from forest degradation. Community-based forest monitoring can help overcome these challenges. This analysis shows that local people can collect forest condition data of comparable quality to trained scientists, at half the cost. Empowering communities to own and monitor carbon stocks could provide a rapid and cost-effective way of absorbing carbon dioxide emissions, while potentially contributing to local livelihoods and forest biodiversity conservation.
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Solutions to the global environmental crisis require scientific knowledge and responses spanning different spatial scales and levels of societal organization; yet understanding how to translate environmental knowledge into decision-making and action remains limited. This analysis examined 104 published environmental monitoring schemes to assess whether participation in data collection and analysis influences the speed and scale of decision-making and action. The results show that involving local stakeholders in monitoring enhances management responses at local spatial scales, and increases the speed of decision-making to tackle environmental challenges at operational levels of resource management.
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No system exists to guide the development and expansion of natural resource monitoring schemes. To help develop such a protocol, the authors present a typology of monitoring categories, defined by their degree of local participation, ranging from no local involvement with monitoring undertaken by professional researchers to an entirely local effort with monitoring undertaken by local people. The strengths and weaknesses of each monitoring category are assessed. Locally based monitoring can lead to rapid decisions to solve the key threats affecting natural resources, can empower local communities to better manage their resources, and can refine sustainable-use strategies to improve local livelihoods.
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Tigers open West Coast trip against red-hot A's
The Tigers had no trouble shrugging off a blown five-run lead Wednesday, and stormed to an easy 11-1 victory Thursday to win the rubber match against the Blue Jays.
On Friday, Detroit will run into a red-hot Oakland squad that, despite its injuries, has won eight straight games.
The A's win streak is the result of an offense that can't be stopped, scoring 65 runs in those eight contests.
Expected to return for Oakland is Josh Reddick, who missed the Angels series with a sprained wrist.
"I was pretty worried," A's manager Bob Melvin said of Reddick. "Just the look of it was ugly, but it doesn't surprise me that he's responding this quick."
Last season's team leader in home runs with 32, Reddick is also the A's player with the best results against Detroit starter Max Scherzer.
Reddick is 3-for-5 in limited action against the Tigers righty but is one of only a handful of players who've had at-bats against the six-year man.
The biggest problem for the Tigers early in the season has been their bullpen, which already has two blown saves on the season and cost the team a sweep of Toronto when Brayan Villarreal and Darin Downs blew a five-run lead Wednesday.
"We didn't throw strikes out of the bullpen," Tigers manager Jim Leyland said. "That pretty much sums it up."
The problem for the Tigers is that they have yet to decide on a closer, although it appears that Joaquin Benoit holds the role temporarily.
"I'm going to use anybody at any time," Leyland said. "We've got 12 pitchers, fellas, might as well use them all."
For the most part they haven't needed to turn to the bullpen too often, needing only eight innings from their relief core against Toronto.
Starting for the Athletics will be Bartolo Colon, who allowed three runs on eight hits with no walks and two strikeouts against the Astros on Saturday.
"He works really quick, throws a lot of strikes and keeps you in the game," said shortstop Jed Lowrie after his last outing.
Scherzer starts for the Tigers, getting a rematch against an A's team that handed him a hard-luck loss in the AL Division Series last October. In Scherzer's first start, against the Yankees, seven of his 15 outs came by strikeout, which is much of the same seen from the righty last year when he struck out 11.1 batters per nine innings.
For the Tigers, this trip marks their only West Coast swing of the season, which is good news in a dreary April for the Tigers, as it's been cold and rainy in Detroit all week.
"The one thing about it is we should not be sitting around worrying whether we're going to get the game in or not. We should get in a flow where we're playing 10 straight days with the exception of that off-day Monday," Leyland said.
Athletics: Moss showing he belongs in the big leagues
• Brandon Moss is off to a solid start this season and has been unstoppable since the Houston series. The big man has two home runs and 10 RBIs in his past five games. Last season Moss didn't play his first game until June 6 against Texas and was generally considered a career Minor Leaguer until emerging with 21 home runs in 2012.
• Colon will be making his first start at O.co Coliseum since Aug. 18, his last start before being suspended for 50 games for PED use.
Tigers: Offense leading the charge for Detroit
• The Tigers offense scored 17 runs versus the Blue Jays starting pitchers, with none of them getting out of the fifth inning.
• A lot of the damage continues to come from the top four in the Tigers lineup. Austin Jackson, Torii Hunter, Miguel Cabrera, and Prince Fielder are all hitting well above .300, and the quartet went 8-for-16, with nine RBIs in Thursday's contest against Toronto.
• Andy Dirks gunned down Melky Cabrera at home on Thursday, recording his first outfield assist of the season. Dirks had only one all of last season with 605 1/3 innings in the field.
Worth noting
• Tigers starters pitched in a combined 20 innings against the Blue Jays, with only Rick Porcello not making it into the seventh frame.
Evan Peaslee is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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sonicassault wrote:Need more overview in your PlugIns? Here is what I found out about:
Cubase PlugIn sorting
I don't know why Steinberg makes such a magic about PlugIn-sorting (Maybe they want to create reasons to sell it in Cubase 8?). It is easy to manage yet in Cubase 7 /7.5! So this one goes for VST2 Plugins...
1. Create in your VstPlugins Directory Subdirectories like:
2. Any VST2 PlugIn you install directly in those subdirectories will be sorted correctly!
That means:
Install for example "Audio Damage Kombinat" into the directory C:\Program Files\Vstplugins\Distortion
and it will be correctly sortet near by the Steinberg Distortion Plugins!
If you create a further subdirectory like ..\Vstplugins\Distortion\AudioDamage you have all Distortion Plugins from Audio Damage in one folder, right under the Distortion Group
Bredo wrote:Tomek wrote:"floating" inspector bar, PT style
make it allways on top and will automaticaly scroll during selecting track
I see you have used the third Mix Console.
Can you save this as a mixer configuration? Or a workspace? (I will try my self when at my DAW).
Nice tip.
Stealth wrote:Would love to see more tips and tricks regarding the Logical Editor. This is one aspect of Cubase I have trouble wrapping my head around...
Carlo wrote:Video Scrubbing
Very nice for film-scoring if you play back a movie on a computer screen: Click directly in the Video Player window and drag the mouse left or right...
Carlo wrote:Video Scrubbing
Very nice for film-scoring if you play back a movie on a computer screen: Click directly in the Video Player window and drag the mouse left or right...
Stealth wrote:Select midi event(s) in the project/arrange page then Shift + up or down arrow key to change octave
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Hey PurplePower. Please join us at the NCAA contest threads. Help out on the discussion Mr.12of16 aka. Lee Dean Contest.
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The Dogg is back.
hey thanks doc.
DOC, I've followed you from EBS to RF and now here.
Stalkerish...slightly, but don't worry i love my women so you have nothing to worry about. lol.
I am new here. I'm always ready to talk Raptors ball and am looking forward to posting here!
Hi everybody. In francesco from Italy, I'm a Toronto fan and not only because of two italian players. So I hope to be well accepted even if I see many of you doesn't like belinelli and bargnani.
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he seems to have stpeed it up lately and helped us get into the plkayoffs or at least closer
Yo yo yo!
What's poppin' up in this bitch???
It's gon' be a long 6 and a half months so i thought i'd get some posting up here
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Distracted? Never, you claim, always fully tuned in, just multitasking.
It's a popular self-deception. We're all guilty to a degree.
Research has long debunked the notion of multitasking, our claim of being engaged in multiple things (aided by our digital tools) at the same time.
We've just become compulsive about requiring our brains to toggle between one thought or awareness and another. The faster we do it, the more we self-approving we become.
Faster makes winners, right? Until, there's a wreck.
Distraction as enemy
Keeping up with the pace of change and career demands is wearying. So many swirling expectations and so little clarity about what really matters…to our progress.
We take a stab at one thing and then another, often deciding what's important based upon what others are or seem to be doing or that text, post, news flash, or broadcast email we receive. Our biggest challenge at work is figuring out what matters and what doesn't.
If you let yourself become distracted by all the inputs that come your way, you'll more than likely spin your wheels and find yourself stuck in an ever-deepening rut.
You need to separate distraction from meaningful direction. That starts with recognizing how certain distractions can hurt you.
When distractions run amok, they can become:
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Can I suggest that it's time to make a change in the head coach, as well as the FO?
Can I suggest that, in spite of the blatant lack of talent, the Tomlin is responsible for the lack of preparation?
Can I suggest that it MAY be time for LeBeau to retire? Thought he did one of his best coaching jobs ever last season. This year, he has little to work with, but the defense is appallingly bad.
Can I suggest that Tomlin bears great responsibility for recent draft picks?
Can I suggest that 7 years in the present NFL is comparable to 21 years or 15 years from the previous NFL seasons, so it's not horrible to suggest a new coach?
Can I suggest that Tomlin comes across as more bull-headed and unwilling to change than Cowher?
If Tomlin stays, then mgmnt has a right to demand some changes from him.
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I'm on the record, reboot the whole shebang. Rip it down to the studs, then burn the studs.
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I think we need a complete overhaul. I've discussed the draft issues previously (and note that a team like NE can pick at the bottom every year and still not have slumps like ours). Tomlin has shown he is incapable of rallying the team, even very talented teams (cf. Cowher teams of the Kent Graham era):
2009 - A year removed from winning the Super Bowl, the 6-2 Steelers embark on an ambitious 5-game losing stretch, not merely losing to bad teams, but to frankly godawful teams (a Tomlin trademark): Bengals, the 4-12 Chiefs, Ravens, the 5-11 Raiders (!), and the 5-11 Browns.
2012 - Two years removed from the SB loss and one year removed from Tebaucle in Denver, the Steelers again unleash hell, losing 5 of 6: Ravens, the 5-11 Browns (deja voodoo), the Charlie Batch win at the Ravens, loss to 7-9 Chargers, loss to 8-8 Cowboys, loss to Bengals.
And then of course the 2013 trail of tears.
It's worth noting that those shitty 5-11 teams would have actually been 4-12 had we taken care of business.
In sum: 5 playoff years (2 SB appearances, 1 SB win); 3 years of inexplicable inability to properly prepare the team. But we are trending away from dominance, clearly. The SB win came early, the 2012 and 2013 seasons back-to-back uglies. Don't know how many times in the 3 horrible seasons I posted something to the effect that
That was the worst game I've seen in a long time.
Know what? I've come to expect the shit now.
Tomlin is
to blame for lack of prep. Other teams do more with less, consistently. Again, NE has some serious losses (through free agency and injury), but they keep "getting lucky." Every year, but especially this year. LeBeau seems not to be able to adjust to the passing game any more. Haley is hit or miss. I don't know if any coach out there could turn this chickenshit OL into chicken salad.
TomBert bear responsibility for the declining draft returns equally. I saw one Gronk TD had Jarvis Jones covering him. You know, that's pretty unbefuckinglievable, given Jones runs about as fast as Rich Eisen. I'm not going to rehash the litany of draft failures, because I don't relish the taste of puke in my mouth.
There are no mid-season, symbolic firings that will do jack shit, either.
We need to look to NFL coordinators and collegiate coaches and other teams assistant GMs, and re-think everything. They didn't broadcast the Pats game here and I'm frankly just as glad they didn't. I don't think I'll watch this team live again this season, it's like watching a raccoon gnaw its own leg off to get out of a trap. In previous years, the maddening aspect was the disparity between talent (good) and performance (abysmal). Now, the talent is showing signs of decline, and that pretty much spells a few years of suck unless something drastic happens.
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Nov 04, 2013 at 09:29 »
After they lose the last game (thus completing a SWEEP by the Browns) it would be cool to see the press release that the entire front office and coaching staff have been shit-canned. Just don't hire some retread like Wade Phirrips. *shudder*
And let's hope the next coaching hire is based on substance, not style or pma bullshit. I'd like an above the line strategist, please.
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Honestly, outside of the Oline, there are some reasonably good pieces on offense. Incomplete, but reasonably good. Keep encountering people who want to blame Ben. He's had plenty of screw-ups this year, but he is hardly the biggest concern as far as his performance on the field. Bigger concern, as raised earlier on this board, is how the Steelers can accumulate any additional talent while carrying Ben's huge salary.
My biggest argument against Haley is that he seems as bull-headed as Tomlin, and carries that on his resume. It could still be argued that the offense has looked best when Ben is running it from the field. Why keep a coordinator if the offense is better when he's less involved?
Tomlin did well when he had solid talent, and plenty of veteran leaders to compensate for his inadequacies. He now has none of that (and as good as Ben is, his leadership qualities do not inspire). BTW, I think it is noteworthy that the performance and effort has dramatically declined since the departure of #86.
I'm typing this as I was Josh McCown and Alshon Jeffrey pick apart Green Bay. IIRC, we could have drafted Jeffrey. And we have yet another glaring example of the lack of ability to evaluate talent, and I sense that Tom-Bert has absolutely lost any knack they might have had.
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Quote from: Preacherman0 on Nov 04, 2013 at 22:00
IIRC, we could have drafted Jeffrey. And we have yet another glaring example of the lack of ability to evaluate talent, and I sense that Tom-Bert has absolutely lost any knack they might have had.
Really? Alshon Jeffrey is your best example?
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Nov 05, 2013 at 10:28 »
I don't have much issue with Haley since the Minnesota game, though he abandoned too early IMO against the Pats (I think I see two runs for Bell and one for Ben, though that may have been a broken play, which was to be a run anyway). But maybe Haley and Ben had decided the only way was through the air in order to keep up with the Pats. Too much wrong on defense for me to look at the offense after this one.
I really think there is a lack of leadership on this team, particularly on defense. The highly paid guys aren't leaders (Woodley, Timmons and Polamalu). Clark talks through the media but I'm not sure if he is rallying the DBs together on the sideline after a bad series. Long gone are the days of Joey Porter and James Farrior (and the quiet leadership of Aaron Smith). I don't see anything in the pipeline either.
Clark will be gone after this season. I don't know the cap implication of Troy's cut but he's not worth the >$8M hit in 2014. But is Sharmako Thomas able to take on Clark's spot w/ a new SS? I think they'd have to pickup a FA SS. All depends on the $ cost v. on-field performance v. Troy's $ v. on-field performance, I guess.
I thought McBriar should have been faulted more for his short hanging punt that was returned 40+ yards by Edleman. But I guess he's new and the FA punter market is drying up.
Ultimately, this team is what it is. Tomlin has shuffled the depth chart (Cortez Allen, Ziggy Hood and Jarvis Jones), made a trade (Levi Brown), and picked up a FA (Will Allen and Velasco). This team is what it is due to poor retention of young, developing players as much as it is at fault of drafting poorly. I would have been ok dumping Ike and re-signing Keenan Lewis as the trajectory for both were inverse moving forward, with short-term cap relief. Fine with a guy like Mike Wallace going as the Steelers could afford to move forward with out him. But the years of drafting and quickly cutting 5th-7th round guys in lieu of retaining marginal vets and retreads has hurt the Steelers. While their squads aren't top of the NFL, a quick look around the NFL shows Kraig Urbik, Chris Scott and AQ Shipley starting on offensive lines. We kept guys like Trai Essex due position flexibility, despite playing anyone of those positions at a very low level, and let a guy like Doug Legursky go due to lack of position flexibility (we were in crisis mode when Pouncey was injured, as Beachum was obviously not the answer; Legursky is starting at LG for the Bills). We draft Terry Hawthorne this year and he doesn't make it out of the final cuts nor does he make it on to the practice squad (or anyone's PS, for that matter). Chris Rainey and Alameda Ta'amu had their off-field troubles (Ta'amu is getting significant playing time in AZ) and were released. Who is maning the controls?
We are paying the piper for the competitive Superbowl years. Guys like Chris Hoke and Larry Foote (when he was a backup) kept young guys off the field but allowed the Steelers to have very solid depth. The expense is that fringe, young guys didn't make it on to the roster and latched on elsewhere. As such, when the team aged, there was no one ready to step in. We've kept that MO this year; is Hebron Fangupo really going to ever play for this team? Have to move out of that going forward.
My thought for the 2014 is to draft a LT in Rd1 if they plan on extending Ben (if Ben wants to continue playing within this mess). No reason to take a chance, as we have twice in the past 3 years, on a tackle in the 2nd round. And the investment in Ben deserves quality investment in the OL. I realize the Steelers believe they have done that with Pouncey, DeCastro, Gilbert and Adams but the ends certainly have not panned out.
If the Steelers choose to move forward w/o extending Ben, I'm okay drafting a WR, etc.
It is a mess that won't be resolved this year. Tomlin has what he has.
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Nov 06, 2013 at 11:47 »
Really? Alshon Jeffrey is your best example?
No. Just happened to be watching him physically dominate Green Bay's secondary while I was typing the post, and just listing him as yet another example.
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If the Steelers choose to move forward w/o extending Ben, I'm okay drafting a WR, etc.
I like Ben a lot better than others on the board; however, it is worth asking whether or not the cost of retaining him is worth it, considering the absence of overall talent. I do not believe he is even close to the biggest problem. But his cap number is. When you have one guy taking up b/t 16-23 million over the next couple of years, it's going to be awfully difficult to accumulate players. And everyone is arguing that this is the year to draft a QB. I don't know if that's true, but it looks pretty good right now.
Saw an article earlier today on why fans are not questioning Dick LeBeau the way that they are Haley and Tomlin. DL has a much more significant resume than Haley, and he is working with a much more limited talent pool right now IMO. However, the man is in his late 70s. If he is one of the changes that must be made, then so be it. I have the upmost respect for him and what he has done, but everyone has to reach a stopping point. Would rather him step away rather than have his legacy demeaned by coaching this bunch of stiffs.
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From Wexell/Scout.com:
Having some extra draft-pick firepower would certainly help the Steelers get back to the Super Bowl in the six years it took those 1999 wretches, so that naturally brings up the question of whether to trade Ben Roethlisberger after the season.
The following questions would have to be answered in the affirmative before it could even be considered:
* Would there be a partner willing to trade a couple of first-round picks?
* Would the cap be sufficiently relieved?
* Is there a capable replacement?
The answer to the first question is an obvious yes. Roethlisberger will turn 32 next March, is throwing the ball as well as ever, and a team trading for him wouldn't be responsible for the cap hit of previous bonus money it took to sign him to his contract.
And that's another attractive point: He has two years, not one year, remaining on his contract and would certainly be amenable to a contract extension with his new team.
The answer to the second question isn't quite so affirmative. According to our cap expert at SteelCityInsider.net, Ian Whetstone, the Steelers would only realize $5.31 million in cap savings by trading Roethlisberger. If they were to trade him after June 1 -- which probably wouldn't be feasible to his new team -- the Steelers would realize $12.1 million in cap savings, but would still be on the books for $6.8 million in 2015.
If a new direction, a pair of additional first-round picks, and $5.3 million is enough for the Steelers to continue this exploration, they need to answer the third question with confidence:
Is there a capable replacement -- an Andrew Luck-for-Peyton Manning caliber of replacement -- available to them?
Well, I don't know if Marcus Mariota is Luck, but Roethlisberger's not Manning, either, so perhaps the answer could be yes; if the Steelers know they can get high enough to draft Mariota.
While Teddy Bridgewater of Louisville reminds me of a bigger Russell Wilson -- a guy I liked coming out -- Bridgewater, like Wilson, throws a high number of looping passes off a three-quarters flick. Yes, that's a Wilson trademark, but I liked Wilson as a fourth-rounder, not a top 5 guy. I just have some questions about Bridgewater's arm in that regard, and really don't know anything about his intelligence and ability to read defenses.
I have no such reservation about Mariota, who seems to have Luck's arm and intelligence, but is more comparable to Colin Kaepernick, physically, with his exceptional mobility and read-option experience.
Could you imagine the Steelers going pistol and read-option?
In spite of Tomlin's comments about that offense in the off-season, I can imagine it. The Steelers have the makings of an extremely mobile offensive line and have already begun phasing in the necessary zone-blocking schemes. And they have a back in Bell who would complement Mariota and help turn this offense back into the physical northern outdoor running team that it must be.
The 49ers run the ball 55 percent of the time, and Kaepernick seems sturdy enough and his ballhandling deft enough to make it work.
Mariota's out of the same mold, and so I'll be ...
Cuts off, nothing much to see anyway.
If we're drafting 1.8 +/- 2, I hope we're looking at WR Watkins, WR Evans, LT Lewan... who else? Assuming 1.1 = Bridgewater to Jags, and 1.4 or so is LT Matthews to NYG.
If we trade Ben, I'm guessing Arians at ~1.15 would be interested for numerous reasons. Have to think the pick would be QB. Or is it? After Bridgewater it gets confusing, at least for now. Mariota, Boyd, Manziel, Mettenberger, and Carr are getting some talk as R1 guys. UCLA's Hundley, but I don't think he declares. Aaron Murray and AJ McCarron should be there top of R2. Who do you trust to be the future of the franchise?
IMO, Mariota goes top 10. Boyd, sort of a Russell Wilson? Manziel, I just have a feeling he's a great college QB who's going to struggle to transition. Mettenberger, sub-pro completion percentage against top LOC. Saw Hundley and was not impressed. Carr (David's little bro) is putting up numbers, but what LOC? Mountain West. Murray? A little small (as is Boyd and Manziel) and has some bad completion percentages in stretches. McCarron has good stats, size, but is he inflated by surrounding cast?
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UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: Representing Team Wasteland, here is Joe Kavey.
RATH: And can you explain for people what a cage match is? What is MMA, mixed martial arts?
WATSON: People use martial arts. They use classic boxing and punching. They use head butts. They use kicks. It's kind of all's fair. And this guy, Joe Kavey, is not the star of it but instead is an example of a guy who just won't quit.
BIG SMO: (Singing) Rollin' on them back roads blowin' pine, sippin' on that moonshine all the time.
RATH: OK, Carlos. There is something new in the world of country music. Could you explain what we're listening to?
WATSON: Of course. We are listening to what some people would call country rap. Over the last couple of years, not surprisingly, you've gone from having rap artists and country artists work together on pieces to now you've got a guy named Big Smo, whose real name is John Smith, who's emerged as one of the first country rap superstars.
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RATH: Excellent. I want to see some more of Big Smo. Before we go, this one's a little bit more serious, but I love this story. This is a Harvard economics professor. His name is Roland Fryer. He's won the MacArthur Genius Grant. He won it two years ago. But now, he's working on this - it's sort of an unusual experiment involving struggling schools in Houston and Denver.
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