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Fetal echogenic bowel
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- Stephen T Chasen, MD
Stephen T Chasen, MD
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The echogenicity of the fetal bowel is assessed during second trimester obstetrical ultrasound examination because increased echogenicity is a marker for several fetal disorders. However, most cases have no underlying abnormality and have normal outcomes.
Fetal echogenic bowel refers to increased echogenicity or brightness of the fetal bowel noted on second trimester sonographic examination (image 1A-B). Hyperechogenicity can be diffuse or focal, is uniform over a well-defined area that does not shadow, and is located primarily in the lower fetal abdomen and pelvis.
Various criteria for diagnosis of bowel echogenicity have been suggested. The simplest criteria, and the one that we use, is echogenicity similar to or greater than that of adjacent bone with the ultrasound gain set to the lowest point at which bone appears white [1]. The iliac wing is the usual standard for comparison. Some authors have defined grades of echogenicity, with the most severe form (grade 3) being as bright as bone, while grades 1 and 2 are mildly or moderately echogenic [2].
Transducer frequency is important when considering the diagnosis of echogenic bowel. Higher frequency transducers can make the differentiation between normal and abnormal bowel echogenicity difficult, leading to over-diagnosis of the latter. As an example, a study using both 8 and 5 MHz transducers sequentially on the same fetuses found the frequency of echogenic bowel was 31 and 3 percent, respectively [3]. For this reason, we only diagnose echogenic bowel when using a transducer frequency of 5 MHz or below. As discussed above, echogenicity similar to or greater than adjacent bone is a subjective determination, therefore prone to interobserver and intraobserver variability [4].
Differential diagnosis — Echogenic bowel should be distinguished from extra-intestinal echogenic masses and calcification in the fetal abdomen. The differential diagnosis includes gastric pseudo-mass, meconium peritonitis, and meconium "pseudocyst" (image 2A-B). A description of these and other less common echogenic lesions in the abdomen can be found separately. (See "Overview of echogenic masses and calcification in the fetal abdomen".)
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No offense to those who were good on BO2 and not so good on Ghosts, but with Ghosts, you have to be a smarter player. While a majority (in my opinion) on BO2 that were good were rushers who ran down one of 3 lanes on a map, since Ghosts maps are wide open with many lanes to exploit.
Next, also, get it out of your head that this game is riddled with campers. You're giving yourself an excuse to lose. What many players call camping nowadays is really just players who use cover to move from area to area or are protecting one section of the map. Remember, these maps are huge and if a player(s) are able to secure an area, they cut the map off from their enemy, making it easier to kill their prey. After all, everyone knows how easy it is to shoot fish in a bucket. This is a smart tactic.
Also, if you are running into an enemy who is legitimately camping (i.e. hiding in the back corner of the first spawn waiting for some poor soul to spawn or run by), stay away from them. Legitimate camping only works if the enemy team is stupid enough to keep going back. Ignore them and you essentially take a 6v6 match down to 6v5 match with you having the upperhand.
Use communication! Communicate! Huffing and puffing because you got killed isn't going to help your team out. Call out the positions. Call out how many enemy players are nearby. Pay attention to where your teammates are. Be polite and keep your rage down. Raging only invites trolls to harass you more. Being a good teammate will also nab you invites from other players and possibly clans so that you don't play alone. Remember, COD is generally a team based game and playing alone puts you at a huge disadvantage. If the Seattle Seahawks played a football game against random football players who are not on a team, you can kinda guess who is going to be winning that game.
I hope this helps you out some.
Re: bo2 vs ghostsNaTuReS_FrEaK Feb 6, 2014 9:40 AM (in response to TheBeastlyDude)
you shouldnt be talking you're the camper
Re: bo2 vs ghostsTheBeastlyDude Feb 6, 2014 9:42 AM (in response to NaTuReS_FrEaK)
Says the guy whose youtube videos are of himself laying down in tall grass with a SMG and a ghillie suit.
Re: bo2 vs ghostsNaTuReS_FrEaK Feb 6, 2014 9:44 AM (in response to TheBeastlyDude)
funny you say that, i dont even have the gillie suit unlocked, LMAO you just lied right through your teeth
Re: bo2 vs ghostsphxs72 Feb 6, 2014 9:45 AM (in response to PurpFaded)
Slow down some and learn the commonly used vantage sights and counters to those sights. Just like any other COD you need to know these points in order to be prepared to kill someone in them. Also, take a moment to pause behind cover when you are checking out a common hiding spot. If someone is there even if you can't see them they often will move just enough to catch your eye and you can gun them down rather easily. Lastly, be sure to know where your cover is as you move around the map. Don't run out into the middle of big open areas. Dink and dunk your way across the maps and you'll fair much better. As always taking flanking routes continues to work well.
Re: bo2 vs ghostsPUR4IDO Feb 6, 2014 11:16 AM (in response to PurpFaded)
Which cod was your 1st cod? If COD: Black Ops 2 was the 1st cod you played, then you will struggle. 3arc and the fakeward develop their games differently. Ghosts is like a cross between COD4 ( more emphasis on Gun play ) & MW2 ( Bigger/campy maps ). That's why this game sucks, compared to COD4 & MW2. Ghosts is not a bad game, it's actually a decent game when you play against people who actually want to play. It can also be down right frustrating when you're playing against people who refuse to move. That's the biggest problem w this game. MW2 was defensive and campy, but you still could move around and get kills. Ghosts is too defensive with too many places to hide w open lines of sight. I don't have a problem playing this game, will I match my previous kill total from a previous game? Probably, people die easier in this game than they did in Blops 1 or 2. Then again the Killstreaks don't reward you in the same manner than they did in previous titles.
Re: bo2 vs ghostsYO_MOM_IS_NEXT Feb 6, 2014 11:26 AM (in response to PurpFaded)
sounds like it's covered, but i'll reiterate: move slower. you can't rush on this game like you could the others, even on smaller maps. i still do for fun, but i barely go positive LOL. i can't help it.. i can't just SIT there match after match and creep around.
to be fair they made sniping much harder. i'll be DEAD ON an enemy player and full-on miss. the sniper rifles sway a lot, especially on full zoom. the recoil is pretty major. very hard to snipe but also very rewarding.
it's a different game. remember that and play that way. you'll be fine. i had to learn again.
Re: bo2 vs ghostsBlackhawkbillOO7 Feb 6, 2014 11:29 AM (in response to PurpFaded)
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Ok why do i suck so bad? But be nice... i really want to love this game but i keep getting killed by campers who know all the choke points. Yeah bo2 is riddled with campers but they never fair well. So why do they thrive? Huge maps? What can i do to improve going from a modest 1.00 kd in bo2 to .43 Kd in ghosts ?
This game requires you to move deliberately. There are many spots to "Camp". There are some maps that "Camping" is the smarter way to play because of the map size and the map terrain. Then there are other maps that running is more conducive in order to win. When I'm running I'll pre-fire almost every corner and I will sound whore like crazy. When I'm camping I make sure that I have the means to defend my position effectively and if it gets to hot…I'll move to another area.
Whether I am camping or running, my goal is to keep the enemy off balance enough so that my team and I can secure the win.
Re: bo2 vs ghostsmilo-iq Feb 6, 2014 12:08 PM (in response to PurpFaded)
You can run n gun on ghosts ! Been trying it all this week mtar with rapid fire and grip. However I've spent a good 3 weeks learning the maps learning where the high traffic , choke points are, what tactics others use and most of all not giving a fig about kd. The difference between blops and ghosts is you need to THINK on ghosts, too many variables unlike blops where it was mainly a linear race track. This makes blops a little more fun but does it really make up for the constant lag,poor connections,head glitching,spawns/spawn killing boosters etc etc etc


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Originally Posted by Michael R 1974
What is the point of that? It is the same as setting your EI and reading the differences in f-numbers.
If you always meter to the same point, say zone 3, to set exposure it gives a direct finished reading on the meter, no math required after taking the reading.
Measuring SBR would essentially be unchanged.
Mark Barendt, Beaverton, OR
"We do not see things the way they are. We see things the way we are." Anaïs Nin
Originally Posted by markbarendt
This actually brings up something that I have wondered about for a while.
Why is it that we don't set spot meters to read the camera setting directly from the speed point?
Off the top of my head, I don't think anybody wants to have to buy separate meters for b&w and color reversal. Exposure is more critical with color reversal film, so it won.
Flare makes determining where the exposure would actually fall a nightmare. There's very little flare at the metered exposure point.
Human vision compresses tones in the lower range. We are a lot more sensitive to tonal differences in the middle range.
Many scenes don't have shadows deep enough to even reach the speed point exposure. You'd be metering at a point where there's no subject luminance.
And flare again, because it is just that important.
Originally Posted by Stephen Benskin
Off the top of my head, I don't think anybody wants to have to buy separate meters for b&w and color reversal. Exposure is more critical with color reversal film, so it won.
Who won makes sense.
My point was not in having different meters, it was more just to be able to read the camera setting directly when we use our normal pegging point, whatever that might be.
Originally Posted by Stephen Benskin
Flare makes determining where the exposure would actually fall a nightmare. There's very little flare at the metered exposure point.
This is truly interesting.
Essentially you are saying that meters can get/find better readings in the midtones and highlights, and that they struggle with the lower light values, correct?
Originally Posted by Stephen Benskin
Human vision compresses tones in the lower range. We are a lot more sensitive to tonal differences in the middle range.
Many scenes don't have shadows deep enough to even reach the speed point exposure. You'd be metering at a point where there's no subject luminance.
And flare again, because it is just that important.
And our own perception struggles at lower light levels.
These two factors seem to provide a really strong argument for pegging something in the middle when we are deciding on settings rather than the shadows.
Really, if we are striving for accuracy and repeatability in our techniques so that we can get what want rather having to take what we get, why would we meter a place where we and our tools have the hardest time providing reliable results?
Seems like a recipe for building in errors.
So, how do we know the speed point metered exposure ratio is 1.20 log-H or 16x (15.8) for Zone System testing? Its right there in the Zone System testing instructions. Meter a card and stop down four stops. Zone I is the speed point and it is at 0.10 over Fb+f. Four stops of exposure is 1.20 log-H.
It should be obvious at this point that for a 125 speed film where the speed point has an exposure value of 0.0064 for Hm has to have an EI lower than 125 for the 1.20 log-H range to fit between the metered exposure and the speed point. What would that EI need to be?
Exposure constant / (Hm * ratio) = EI
8 / (0.0064 * 15.8) = 79.2
A film with an ISO of 125 and a speed point metered exposure ratio of 16 (1.20 log-H) will have an EI of 80. Of course, Zone System testing gets to this same conclusion differently.
Traditional Zone System testing is done in camera which means people are far more limited in the exposure information available to them than if they used a sensitometric approach. A card is metered and the camera is stopped down four stops. (While the Zone System test uses only a single tone, the graphs illustrate how the the full exposure range would fall.) Below is an example of how the exposure will fall with a 125 speed film metered using an EI of 125.
Zone I exposure will fall 0.20 log-H units below the 0.10 speed point. Exposure needs to be increased by 0.20 log-H in order to bring the Zone I exposure up from 0.0041 lxs to 0.0064 lxs. While the film speed remains at 125, the meters EI is now at 80. This is what creates the change from the speed point - metered exposure ratio of 10x (1.0 log-H) to 16X (1.20 log-H).
Doesnt the first Zone System testing example look a lot like the sensitometric exposure example? The only difference is the choice of scene luminance ranges. The Zone System uses 2.10 and tone reproduction uses 2.20. So the only difference between the two is the sensitometric example has the shadow fall 1/3 stop further down on the curve.
The final step is where a lot of people get tripped up. Theres a difference between the scenes luminance range and the cameras exposure range. While the original scene might have a luminance range of 2.20, by the time it gets to the film plane, the exposure range averages at least a stop smaller: 1.90. Sensitometric testing is done in non-flare conditions, so the interpretation of the sensitometric results has to incorporate flare. While the difference between the metered exposure point of the subject and the shadow has a difference of 4 1/3 stops, on the film plane it is only 3 1/3 stops. It's not a coincidence that the ISO standard has a speed point - metered exposure ratio of 1.0 (3 1/3 stops) and not 1.30 (4 1/3 stops).
While the Zone System testing utilizes a camera, the flare is practically non-existent by the way the test is conducted, so it too can be considered non-flare testing conditions. So, just like what was done with the earlier sensitometric example, the exposure range needs to be adjusted to account for flare. To simplify thing, Ive reduced the exposure range to 1.90 log-H.
Its interesting how similar this example is to the fractional gradient example, but it shouldnt surprising. Both the Zone System and 0.3G were developed in the early 1940s. At that time they had a good correlation between the two results. Take a look at their speed point metered exposure ratios. While at first the fractional gradients 1.50 might not seem to match the Zone Systems 1.20, if you adjust for the 0.3G having a speed point approximately one stop (0.30 log-H) units to the left of the Zone Systems speed point, they are the same.
It wasnt until the 1960 standard reduced the safety factor and changed the speed point metered exposure ratio which then caused the resulting speeds from the Zone System and the ANSI/ISO method to diverge.
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These are great diagrams, your final diagram fits exactly Zone System benchmarks - Zone 0 at 0.3G, Zone I at 0.1 speed point, Zone V at the metered point.
You say the safety factor was removed in 1960? Does that change the final diagram, moving everything one stop to the left?
Originally Posted by markbarendt
This is truly interesting.
Essentially you are saying that meters can get/find better readings in the midtones and highlights, and that they struggle with the lower light values, correct?
Not better readings. Better confidence in exposure placement.
I'd like to see three graphs marked like this that show
What the Scene Reflects
What the Meter Indicates
What arrives at the Film Plane
This model is wrong, because it shows what arrives at the film plane, including the one stop of flare in the shadow.
So for example a Scene Zone 0 came up to Film Plane Zone I.
But did a Scene Zone 0 come up to a Meter Zone I? The meter readings are not without flare. Whenever I aim a spotmeter at the darkness under a car for example, a lot of flare influences the meter reading.
Originally Posted by markbarendt
This actually brings up something that I have wondered about for a while.
Why is it that we don't set spot meters to read the camera setting directly from the speed point?
The math isn't the issue since the formula can be adapted.
The SEI Photometer does what you are thinking. There is a black spot and a white spot. If you put the black spot on ASA 4, the white spot is on ASA 400 - exactly 6 2/3 stops apart.
You are expected to meter a shadow, and set the ASA to the black spot. Or for transparencies meter a highlight and set ASA to the white spot.
But the value of using a Zone System sticker on a meter is that you can pick any recognizable value and spot it and place it on that Zone.
Below is basically the same as the current 10X ratio example except that I've added on the camera image curve. I don't know if this helps clear things up.
Originally Posted by Stephen Benskin
Not better readings. Better confidence in exposure placement.
Your words are better than mine.
The question/problem remains though, even when reframed with fresh words.
Why would we (or a meter or film manufacturer) want to find our exposure settings based on points that should be trusted less?
It seems to me that the old adage "shoot to the shadows and develop for the highlights" like most simplifications, can lead us a bit astray here. In this case by, on its surface at least, encouraging us to measure a reference point that should rightfully inspire less confidence of exposure success.
It seems to me also that, the decision to use a mid-tone as the reference point/standard in concert with a tested constant (ISO or EI) to know where the speed point for a film falls when finding exposure makes real sense.
This thought also seems to me to answer why the data sheets, from say Ilford, suggest differing EI's dependent on the development planned even though the true speed point changes much less.
The manufacturers seem to be adjusting the constant to place the mid-tone point on the alternative curve at roughly the same density as on the normal curve, instead of pegging the speed point. So for example faces should print at nearly the same average brightness in each prescribed process. Is that a fair assessment?
Still and yet it seems that the shadow point can be found more reliably by measuring a mid-tone, it simply requires a bit of familiarity with the tools at hand.
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The Marion County Lady Knights showed a lot of promise last week when they took on the North Hardin Lady Trojans and the Bardstown Lady Tigers in their first scrimmages of the season.
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Both scrimmages were timed, rather than played in the typical three-set format, so scoring was different than regular season gameplay.
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With matches against the Green County Dragons, Bardstown Eagles, and the Meade County Green Wave behind them, the Marion County Knights golf team is ready to take on this season.
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It was about a perfect day Saturday to be fishing. While it might have been a little hot, the wind blew … of course it "always" blows … which made it tolerable.
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Effective social protection contributes to fair growth, social stability and enhanced productivity. With this in mind, the ILO has set out three main objectives reflecting the three major dimensions of social protection:
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The ILO adopted a landmark recommendation aiming at extending essential health care and basic income security to millions of people around the globe
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The head of the ILO says social protection measures are essential in battling the economic crisis as they create demand, while austerity, on the other hand, is taking a heavy toll.
World Day for Safety and Health at Work.
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The 2012 World Day for Safety and Health at Work focuses on the promotion of occupational Safety and Health (OSH) in a green economy. There is a shift in the world to a greener and more sustainable economy. However, even if certain jobs are considered to be "green", the technologies used may protect the environment but not be safe at all.
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The Maternity Protection Resource Package provides inspiration and tools to help organizations and individuals everywhere to strengthen and extend maternity protection to all women in all types of economic activity. The Package can be used as a reference for self-learning, training, policy advice, research and action by governments, trade unions, employers' organizations, ILO and UN officials, NGOs, researchers and practitioners. Numerous examples of actions in improving maternity protection at work around the world are highlighted throughout the Package, for guidance and inspiration. The message of the Package is that maternity protection at work for all is both possible and desirable, as it contributes to equitable economic growth, social cohesion and Decent Work for all women and men.
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The theme of World AIDS Day this year is "Getting to Zero" referring to the "Zero New HIV Infections. Zero Discrimination. Zero AIDS Related Deaths" objectives of the UNAIDS strategy for 2011-2015. The ILO has developed six posters to highlight the contribution of the workplace to "Getting to Zero".
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"I learnt that you need money or a business to generate enough income to be able to travel to town for regular check-ups and to collect antiretroviral drugs. We do not have these services at our village dispensary." These are the words of Faith who is 61 years old and one of the estimated 730,000 women living with HIV in Tanzania...
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A new United Nations interagency report on the gender dimension of agricultural work says women still benefit less than men from rural employment and face new challenges due to the current economic and food crises.
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Social security plays critical role in times of crisis, but still eludes much of the world
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A new report by the International Labour Office (ILO) says that while social security measures have played a critical role in reducing the social impact of economic crises both now and in the past, basic social security coverage remains out of reach for most of the world, especially in low-income countries.


text: Substantially better? It's the last lens to be issued, and should have the best coatings. If you don't use lens hoods and like including light sources in the your pictures it could be a better buy. Theoretically it is less worn, but it is still 10 - 15 years old. I wouldn't go out of my way to replace a Seiko 80 2.8 with an 80s, but I might pay a small (15% ?) premium over a good condition 80 if I wanted an 80mm.


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Pic Stitch
Quickly combine multiple photos into one beautifully framed collage. Pic Stitch packs a simple design with a powerful editor to give you everything you could possibly want to make your photo's simply amazing. Share your masterpiece on your favorite social media network or order prints from your local Walgreens for in-store pickup. Use Pic Stitch to create a before-and-after sequence, combine great photos of each of your kids, or produce a photographic series.More
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Does not upload photos from anywhere on computer or cloud. Don't bother writing to the app owner for help, they don't answer.More
Windows 8 version leaves something to be desired
Creating a collage works fine but I can't find an option to save a collage anywhere except my picture gallery, and there is no indication where the gallery is stored. There is no option to email either. The only share options are for Facebook, Tumblr, and Instagram.More
Users error.
Easy to use if your pictures are in your picture folder and organized. As for printing. When I used it there is a save to album button which saves the collage to a folder the app creates in your default Pictures folder called picstitch. Then just open it with any photo viewer and print. Easy enough? I would recommend putting the pictures you want to consider for your collage in a new folder in your pictures folder so that your not browsing all your photos through this app, which can be tedious.More
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I purchased this app today, but it can't install on my computer.. can you tell me what else can i do. plus i'm unable to retrieve any photos from work I've already done in the past.... I really love this....every since I've downloaded windows 8.1 things are harder to get to, if at all.More
Easy but can't download
Quick and easy way to make simple collages. But can't seem to download to hard drive.More
Why is it $2 here but free everywhere else
As much as the ad supported version on iOS and Android is, I'd take that over having to pay for the app on Win8. Eh. Also, can't export to a specific folder, I have to basically export it to the album within the app, then email it to myself to download the picture to my device.More
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This app does not work at all on windows. Does not let you add pictures to the template... useless! I want my money back!More
Great app, really love using it for stitching my photos together.More
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Great app! Very useful.More
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Great way to create picture collages - really easy to use.More
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Pic Stitch
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Training camp is only four days old, yet the good guys are looking surprisingly good according to the Suns own media arm and the local beat reporters who moved up to Flagstaff this week. All media were invited to the party, but when its BYOB/F/L/G, only a few have made the trip.
Training camp culminates on Saturday with an open scrimmage and a Fan Fest where players stay to sign autographs and take pictures with fans. The Suns have not played in Flagstaff since 2004, but back then the fans showed up in droves and this season shouldn't be a whole lot different.
Your Bright Side team stayed in the valley all week, but three of us (Sean, Jim and I) are heading up the hill for the open scrimmage on Saturday and hopefully a few minutes with players and/or coaches before the Fan Fest starts in earnest.
Until then, here's a roundup of story lines coming out of camp. For those who are new to the game, the storylines are the same as every year and every NBA team. But let's give tons of props to Paul Coro (azcentral.com), Craig Grialou (620) and the Suns guys Matt Peterson and Greg Esposito. The Suns guys have tons of video of the week as well, so be sure to check that out.
The better NBA teams use this storyline to focus on end-of-the-bench guys who might surprise, but since most of the Suns roster is filled with end-of-bench guys, there's no restrictions on who looks good. They ALL look good.
These storylines are staples for early in training camp, before the players get on TV for all of us to see. Remember when Josh Childress was going great in camp and the first scrimmage (28 points to lead the team) in 2010? Remember when we heard that Lopez was coming along great in rehab, looked on as an All-Star potentially, but then he was really limited in 2011?
Keep an open mind, folks. And wait till the games are actually being played.
Team Name: Phoenix Suns
Last Year's Record: 25-57 (Worst record in the Western Conference)
Key Losses: Jared Dudley, Luis Scola, Michael Beasley, Wesley Johnson
Key Additions: Eric Bledsoe, Alex Len, Archie Goodwin, Channing Frye (back after missing last season with a heart condition); Not so key additions: Gerald Green, Miles Plumlee, Vyacheslav Kravtsov, Ish Smith, Malcolm Lee, Dionte Christmas, James Nunnally
Short answer: a lot.
The Suns brain trust of majority owner Robert Sarver and president of basketball operations Lon Babby kicked off the activity by firing former general manager Lance Blanks and bringing in the highly regarded Ryan McDonough from Boston to replace him.
But that was only the beginning. Since taking over in Phoenix, McDonough has made almost as many moves as Bright Siders have given him nicknames. Starting from the top, McDonough brought back former Sun Jeff Hornacek to take over the vacant head coaching gig.
Then McDonough made waves at the draft by passing over Nerlens Noel and Ben McLemore to take Alex Len. the Ukrainian 7-footer out of Maryland. McDonough and Hornacek praised the 20-year-old's athleticism and variety of skills on both ends of the court, as well as his potential, and called him the top overall prospect on their board. The Suns also trade up - from No. 30 to No. 29 - to secure the services of enigmatic Kentucky shooting guard Archie Goodwin, the youngest American prospect in the draft. McDonough wrapped up the draft by using the 57th pick on a prospect he was very familiar with in former Husky/Tiger Alex Oriakhi (although he won't be playing for the Suns this year.)
McDonough was also incredibly active on the trade market. First he managed to snag one of the most highly sought after players on the market - dynamic young point guard Eric Bledsoe. The Suns had to give up Jared Dudley - a fan favorite, great personality and all-around good basketballer - in addition to a second round pick, but for one of the most athletic young guards in the game, it was more than worth it.
McDonough later traded away another of the Suns' productive veterans in Luis Scola (who never really made any sense on the team in the first place) in exchange for the Indiana Pacers' 2014 first round draft pick and athletes (I won't actually call them basketball players at this point) Miles Plumlee and Gerald Green
Finally, in possibly the biggest addition by subtraction move of the entire offseason, the Suns bought out Michael Beasley, who was a complete disaster in Phoenix.
Recap: seven players out, 10 new players in (if you count Frye returning and players hoping to make the team in camp in Dionte Christmas and James Nunnally). The Sun have certainly been busy.
The Suns were the worst team in the West a year ago, and it's very possible they repeat that feat this season. The team just isn't that good compared to most of the rest of the league. However, whereas last year was just a depressing mess, this year does feature a couple of things to get at least somewhat excited about.
The Suns have made a big upgrade in athleticism this year. Eric Bledsoe has been dubbed Mini-LeBron due to his freakish athleticism, and Goran Dragic is no slouch athletically either. If the two can learn to play together in one backcourt and develop some chemistry, they could be a ton of fun to watch and could give opposing teams fits with their fearless and up-tempo playing style.
Goodwin's athleticism - and the way he uses it to get to the basket and draw fouls - is what has Suns fan salivating over the young guard's potential. Shannon Brown, whatever else he may be, is still an incredible leaper, and new addition Gerald Green is a tremendous athlete as well.
Even the rookie Len is a very good and mobile athlete for a man his size.
All of these players should fit well into the system Jeff Hornacek is trying to put in place: an up-tempo system with a whole lot of running.
Oh, and I will also claim the fact that Michael Beasley is no longer on the roster as a strength (he really was that bad last year).
I'm just going to go ahead and list all the problems the team had last year.
I'm probably forgetting some as well as I've tried to erase last season from my memory. Some of these issues have been addressed (Beasley is gone, the Suns have a new coach who appears to know what he is doing, Gortat is healthy, Bledsoe was brought in to help out Dragic), but many of them are still present.
This team is going to be an awful shooting team. Channing Frye is officially back with the team and the value he brings as a stretch big is enormous; heck, he's the best shooter on the team regardless of position. However, we really don't know how long it will take for him to rediscover his shot, or even how long it will take him to get into playing shape. And the addition of Frye is offset by the loss of Dudley. None of the guards that figure to get significant playing time can be described as anything more than an OK shooter, and some of them aren't even that. The lack of shooting doomed the Suns pick-and-roll from the start last season, and we could see that again this year.
I do think the team will be better and play more cohesively on defense this year under Hornacek and his new staff, but until they prove it we can't count on that being the case.
And as big of a fan of Goran Dragic as I am, if he is your team's best player, things probably aren't going to go well. There just aren't any surefire All-Stars on this roster, which is bad in a sport where one guy can make all the difference.
But hey, no Michael Beasley, right?
While there has been a little bit of talk from the players about competing and going for the playoffs (What are they supposed to say? We suck and don't bother watching?), that is pretty clearly not something the team needs to focus on this year. This is a rebuilding year. Goals should be more qualitative than quantitative this season. Win totals don't matter. It's all about developing the rookies, seeing what the team has in Eric Bledsoe, trading Marcin Gortat (everyone knows it has to happen) an attempting to get Hornacek's system into place. If by the end of the season all of that happens and the Suns also end up with a top three draft pick? I would call the season a complete and total success.
Very good question Jacob. Unfortunately, I don't think even Ryan McDonough has any clue what the answer is. The Suns currently have 18 players on the roster, and I don't even know which ones will still be in Phoenix in a month.
The rookies are pretty safe. Len and Goodwin, in addition to whoever the Suns draft next season, are the core of the rebuild. Their spots are locked down unless some Harden-esque blockbuster trade happens (can't rule out anything with McMiracle at the controls).
As for the DragonBlade backcourt, I wouldn't rule out anything there either. Do the Suns see it as a long-term starting backcourt? What happens if Bledsoe fails to live up to expectations? What if Dragic blows up (unlikely, but in a better situation he can be pretty darn good)? At least one of these two will be included in the core along with the rookies; I'm just not sure which one.
Marcin Gortat is going to get traded. It's just a matter of how long it takes and what the Suns get in return. For now, he's going to be the starting center while Alex Len is brought along slowly. But nobody expects Gortat to be a part of the Suns for much longer.
What about the recent draft picks by the previous regime? Kendall Marshall and Markieff and Marcus Morris have all been pretty underwhelming thus far in their careers. All three of them are playing for their jobs this season.
What about Channing Frye? Frye is an Arizona guy through and through and from all accounts he loves playing in Phoenix. He's not going to ask to go elsewhere like Caron Butler did. But at the same time, if he can return to form and show his value, he could be traded to a team in need of floor-spacing in return for a nice asset. Frye is another guy that makes sense both on the roster and as trade bait, so I could see it playing out either way.
The Suns started over this year, and everyone is playing for their job this season. Hopefully the competition breeds improvement and success, and McDonough and Hornacek can see enough this season to have a good idea of what they have on their hands and what they need to do moving forward.
Strap in Suns fans. It's going to be a bumpy ride.


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"The Train Job" was pretty good considering it was literally written over a weekend.
That's interesting. Why was it written so quickly?
When Whedon presented "Serenity" to Fox, they were less than impressed. They'd been expecting something lighter and snappier. So they commissioned a new script to air as a replacement for the real pilot, but Whedon and Tim Minear only had two days to deliver the script.
I don't know if it's reflected in "The Train Job" or not, but the suits at FOX also wanted Mal to be a bit more kinder and gentler than he was in the Pilot "Serenity." He had too much a dark streak for their tastes. At least, that's what I've read over the years on DBs.
Train Job was the first episode that aired. I watched it. I initially couldn't get over the mix of sci-fi and Old West. I'm glad I rewatched the show later in proper production order.
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Mane Pulling and Standing
So Maddy won't stand still to save her life for me to pull her mane. She moves all around and shakes her head and HATES it- but it has to be done because it is SO thick. I have tried lunging her before but that doesn't seem to help. I don't want to use a blade because it needs to be thinned out.
Any ideas?
I have the same issue with two of my three horses. Lamia cannot stand it and knocks me off of the stool I have to stand on to reach her mane several times now. It makes me soo frustrated so I began to twitch her. If you don't know what it is you grab the upper lip of the horse and twist slightly. You can have a friend do it or buy one of the twitch's. It seems cruel, but it doesn't hurt them.
There's a lot of nerves in the upper lip of a horse and so it makes them harder to move around when it is being controlled. My horse Lamia will still move around while being twitched but she can't knock me off the stool when I do this.
I'd still lunge before doing it since it body heat opens up the follicles and makes pulling a heck of a lot easier and faster!
My horse doesn't stand still either (I think it pretty much is a symptom of OTTB) I usually twitch him and he's fine after that. If I don't twitch I just allocate a ridiculous amount of time on a saturday or sunday to do it all in one go or I break it up into 2 or 3 days. :)
Have you hobbled her before? helps some horses... not really mine lol
Thanks .. yeah I know lunging helps to open the follicles so ill stick with that- i guess i need to just need to be ready to go for the long haul with it lol!
Try going very slowly, taking several days if you need to. If your horse likes treats, I like to treat when they go for a particularly good stretch without dancing about. If you don't like to treat then try giving her "breaks" at least- pull a little then walk around a little then go back to pulling.
Can also try pulling fewer hairs than one normally would (agree with allocating much time for this adventure) and offering a good scratch right after each pull, along with frequent breaks. I know it doesn't hurt them but I bet it itches!
I have heard many times of spritzing Listerine or equivalent into the mane and massaging, too. My own horses will tolerate pulling with a good scratch here and there during the process. I count myself as fortunate : )
Good luck with this!
Oh yes, the listerine, forgot to mention that- it is a good idea! Also, the gal at my barn who showed me how to pull said her boy was a beast when it came to the back combing, but didn't mind the pull, so she would pull very few hairs and not back comb. Yes a pain, but got the job done over few sessions.
make sure you are pulling straight up, not towards yourself. when you pull towards yourself it can bother them a lot because i moves/pulls their neck all over the place. i also prefer to pull for a very short amount of time [5-10 pulls] over a longer period of time then to do it once for an hour.
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