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Man arrested for DUI after vehicle hits house
January 24, 2013
A Gardnerville Ranchos man was taken into custody early Thursday morning after he allegedly drove his vehicle through the front door of a home on Cardinal Court.
Kyle Jarboe, 21, was arrested on charges of driving under the influence, leaving the scene of an accident and failure to notify law enforcement of a traffic accident.
According to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office, Jarboe told a deputy he was driving south on Tillman Lane and tried to make a turn onto Cardinal. He lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the house.
Jarboe left the scene of the accident, but was located after a deputy spotted him as a passenger in a another vehicle.
Jarboe was on probation after he pleaded guilty to sales of a controlled substance.
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JUPITER, Fla. -- Center fielder Jon Jay picked up a new hobby over the offseason, a hobby that he said could have a payoff on the conditioning side.
A lifelong Miami resident, Jay tried his hand at paddleboarding, a water sport in which a rider lies on a board and uses his or her arms to maneuver through waves. Jay bought two paddleboards, he said, and made regular visits to the Atlantic Ocean to experiment with them.
But what began merely as a form of active entertainment became a workout tool for the Cardinals outfielder.
"It's a great core workout, so it allowed me to work out and have a good time at the same time," Jay said. "Even before I left to come to camp, instead of being so much in the weight room, I tried to do more paddleboarding. It worked out well. I knew I would be in the weight room a lot when I got here, and so that broke the workouts up and still provided good core work."

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Preparing for a baby involves a lot of planning - the delivery, setting up a nursery, and a whole host of other factors. But thinking about what do do with baby's umbilical cord blood or tissue is rarely discussed. But cord blood or tissue has many medical benefits.
Until recently the placenta and umbilical cord were discarded after delivery as medical waste, but now research has shown that cord blood - the blood that remains in a baby's placenta and umbilical cord after the delivery of the baby and the umbilical cord has been cut - contains a diverse mixture of different types of cells. This blood is a rich source of blood-forming stem cells known as Haematopoietic Stem Cells (HSCs). These stem cells are normally found in the bone marrow and mature into blood cells that carry oxygen to our tissues (red blood cells) and make up our immune system (white blood cells). Cord blood is also a source of unique populations of immune cells, called regulatory T-cells, which are important in controlling the immune system and may have therapeutic potential in the treatment of immune disorders. Cord tissue contains groups of cells not generally found in cord blood for which there is substantial research underway around the world.
Cord blood stem cells have been used for the past 20 years to treat children and adults for a range of life threatening diseases including leukemias, lymphomas, myeloma, other serious blood disorders, and some solid tumours. Over 1,100 stem cell transplants (using stem cells collected from bone marrow, peripheral and cord blood) are carried out in Australia each year and the majority of these (over two thirds) are autologous transplants1.
Cord blood is also showing potential in regenerative medicine. This field of medical research is exploring how cord blood stem cells may be used to repair or regenerate cells to repair tissues. Among the primary applications are autoimmune diseases, such as type 1 diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis where the body's immune system turns to destroying body tissues. Other experimental approaches are looking at the potential of cord blood stem cells to treat conditions like brain injury, spinal injury, cerebral palsy, acquired hearing loss and others. Regenerative medicine is exciting, but remains speculative and dependent on the success of research around the world.
Cord tissue is rich in many different cell types including mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). In laboratory studies, researchers have shown that these cells can form a variety of cells including muscle cells, bone, cartilage and tendon, skin cells and even nerve cells. MSCs are of interest because they are easily and readily isolated and can be expanded in the laboratory. As such, researchers around the world are now looking at the role of these tissue-derived stem cells in emerging cellular therapies.
Although this research is still at an early stage and medical treatments are not currently available, the unique properties of these cells make them promising for future cellular therapies. There are numerous clinical studies looking at the role of MSCs in a wide variety of conditions including arthritis, Crohn's disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, spinal, brain and cartilage injuries. Plus the regenerating properties of these tissue derived stem cells provide more potential to treat additional diseases like Parkinson's, stroke and type 1 diabetes.
FDA approved clinical trials using cord blood in experimental therapies to treat cerebral palsy, brain injury and juvenile diabetes are now underway in the USA and Europe.
More than 250 infants and children diagnosed with cerebral palsy have already been treated with their own cord blood stem cells and while anecdotal reports show promising results. Parents, therapists and researchers are observing dramatic improvements in the motor and speech skills of the children with cerebral palsy, in some cases within a few days of being treated with their own cord blood. The Medical College of Georgia is now conducting the first FDA approved Cerebral Palsy clinical trial on infants and children diagnosed with cerebral palsy.
The University of Florida is conducting the first FDA approved clinical trial to evaluate using cord blood in the treatment of type 1 diabetes. Preliminary results suggest that this treatment is able to stop progression of the diabetes leading to reduced insulin insulin requirement.
In Australia, Cell Care, the largest private cord blood bank is working with Monash University (VIC) to establish a clinical trial for the use of autologous cord blood to treat cerebral palsy. Similar to the study at Duke University, Cell Care will be performing extensive pre and post infusion neurological assessments.
A second Cell Care study is looking at the development of a protocol for a trial of autologous cord blood use in Type 1 Diabetes. A grant application to support this trial is currently under review.
Currently, in Australia cord blood can be collected and stored in two ways.
Australian parents deciding to store cord blood must choose between public or private cord blood banking. It is very important to understand the differences between the two types of bank in order to make a completely informed decision.
A public cord blood bank is much like a standard blood bank. Public donation allows families to offer their baby's cord blood stem cells to the public network at no cost. The donation is intended to increase the national supply of cord blood and once donated, is made available to any patient worldwide, who is in need of a cord blood transplant.
AusCord is the Australian national network of umbilical cord blood banks and cord blood collection centres. The network collects and banks cord blood from voluntary donors for anonymous use by patients needing a stem cell transplant. Only hospitals accredited with the cord blood banks are able to collect cord blood and stringent acceptance criteria apply so not every sample collected is banked. AusCord currently employs specially trained midwives to collect cord blood (during normal working hours) from a limited number of hospitals in NSW, VIC, QLD and NT. Currently there are no collection facilities in Western Australia, South Australia or Tasmania.
There are no costs charged to the parents who consent to the donation of their baby's cord blood or the Australian patient who receives this life saving treatment. The network is funded by the Government.
Storing in a private bank is much like holding something in a safe. The parents retain ownership and control the destiny of their baby's cord blood, but there is a fee associated with the collection and storage. Families choose to store their baby's cord blood privately for many reasons, including a) having a family history of disease, b) having a baby of an ethnic minority or mixed ethnicity, where there may be a greater difficulty finding a matched donor through the public banks c) for future regenerative medicine therapies, where the child's own stem cells will be required and d) as an insurance policy for their child's future health. Cord blood stem cells represent a perfect match for the baby that they were collected from so the risks of rejection are eliminated. Further, subject to suitable genetic matching, privately stored cord blood can be used with a sibling or other close family member.
Private cord blood collections can take place at any time and in most hospitals Australia-wide with a network of trained obstetrician, midwives and healthcare professionals available to perform the collection.
Although it is difficult to estimate the likelihood of using stem cells, some published studies have estimated the chance of needing a stem cell transplant from any source (i.e. cord blood, bone marrow) to be:
While the probability of a child needing a transplant (eg for leukaemia) in early childhood is low, the emerging regenerative medicine technologies and clinical trials taking place with autologous cord blood support parents researching their options for the future.
Ultimately the choice between public and private banking belongs to the parents. If you are interested in collecting your baby's cord blood, talk to your obstetrician or midwife to discuss your options.
This article was written for Kidspot, Australia's best pregnancy, labour and birth resource.
1. Australian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Registry Annual Data Summary 2006
2. Johnson F. Placental blood transplantation and autologous banking-caveat emptor. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 1997;19(3):183-6.
3. Nietfeld JJ, Pasquini MC, Logan BR, Verter F, Horowitz MM. Lifetime probabilities of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the U.S. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. Mar 2008;14(3):316-322.
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Posted March 5, 2013
Chapel Hill, N.C. — No. 1 North Carolina won its 11th straight game to open the season on Tuesday with a 10-2 win over Davidson (5-6) at Boshamer Stadium.
The 11-0 start is the best by a Tar Heel club since the 2000 squad won its first 21 games of the season.
Senior Cody Stubbs led the Tar Heels at the plate with 3 RBIs, including a two-run home run in a five-run third inning.
Sophomore second baseman Mike Zolk matched a career high with three hits in the victory, while Stubbs andSkye Bolt chipped in two hits apiece.
Bolt scored a team-high three runs on the afternoon with leadoff man Chaz Frank scoring two runs of his own.
Freshman right-hander Trent Thornton improved to 2-0 on the year as he struck out five over 5.2 innings of work. The Wildcats pushed two runs across against Thornton, both of which were unearned.
Following a leadoff walk to open the second inning Thornton would go on to retire the next 11 batters he faced before departing in the sixth. After the five-run third inning, Carolina added a pair of runs in both the fifth and seventh innings before Colin Moran recorded his second RBI of the contest on a fielder's choice in the eighth.
Sophomores Trevor Kelley and Mason McCullough threw 3.1 innings of hitless relief for the Tar Heels as Kelley went a career-long 2.1 innings and struck out three.
McCullough recorded a pair of strikeouts in the ninth to close out Carolina's 11th straight win.
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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- Two innings for James Shields? Naw. Forty pitches? Naw.
Shields zipped through his first Cactus League assignment on Friday with just 10 pitches in only one inning. While most starting pitchers go either two innings or 40 pitches in their first outing, he has a different routine.
After he threw a perfect first inning -- he got Shin-Soo Choo, Elvis Andrus and Prince Fielder all on groundouts -- Shields went to the bullpen and threw 20 more pitches at a game-like pace.
"I threw 30 pitches today, I actually threw 20 in the bullpen. We already had it pre-set that I was going to throw one inning," Shields said. "I didn't really plan on me throwing only 10 pitches today but I felt good out there. Obviously the first time you get out there against live hitting, you're going to have a couple of little mistakes you make but overall it went pretty well."
When he next pitches, Shields will up the ante.
"I'll probably go 45 pitches, three innings something like that," he said. "I guess it all depends how the innings go. I remember one Spring Trainiing I threw seven innings and 52 pitches. It depends on the game."
Yost liked Shields' outing but left-hander Tim Collins' 1-2-3 second inning really caught his eye.
"Probably on the pitching side, I was most impressed with Tim Collins. He went out, under control, commanded pitches, I was really happy to see that," Yost said.
"At times when he got in trouble last year, it was over-exerting and trying to overthrow but today he stayed in a real good tempo and his pitches had real great life to them."
Dick Kaegel is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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There is some human evidence supporting the use of cranberry juice and cranberry supplements to prevent urinary tract infection (UTI), although most available studies are of lesser quality. Clear dosing guidelines are lacking, but given the safety of cranberry, it may be reasonable to recommend the use of moderate amounts of cranberry juice cocktail to prevent UTI in non-chronically ill individuals.
Cranberry has not been shown effective as a treatment for documented UTI. Although cranberry may be used as an adjunct therapy in some cases, given the proven efficacy of antibiotics, cranberry should not be considered a first-line treatment.
Cranberry has been investigated for numerous other medicinal uses, and promising areas of investigation include prevention of H. pylori infection, which causes gastrointestinal ulcers and dental plaque.
The below doses are based on scientific research, publications, traditional use, or expert opinion. Many herbs and supplements have not been thoroughly tested, and safety and effectiveness may not be proven. Brands may be made differently, with variable ingredients, even within the same brand. The below doses may not apply to all products. You should read product labels, and discuss doses with a qualified healthcare provider before starting therapy.
As an antioxidant, 250 milliliters of cranberry juice (Ocean Spray® Cranberry Select) has been taken three times daily for two weeks. Dried cranberry juice (NutriCran®90, Decas Botanical Synergies, United States) two capsules daily (400 milligrams) or two capsules three times daily (1,200 milligrams daily) has been taken for eight weeks.
For cardiovascular disease, 480 milliliters of double-strength cranberry juice (containing 54% juice, 835 milligrams of total polyphenols, and 94 milligrams of anthocyanins) has been used daily.
For diabetes, six capsules containing cranberry juice concentrate powder equivalent to 240 milliliters of cranberry juice cocktail have been used daily for six weeks.
For H. pylori infection, 250 milliliters has been used twice daily for 90 days.
For lipid-lowering effects, six capsules containing cranberry juice concentrate powder equivalent to 240 milliliters of cranberry juice cocktail has been used daily for six weeks. 125-500 milliliters of low-calorie cranberry juice has been used daily for four weeks.
For lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), one gelatin capsule containing 500 milligrams of cranberry fruit powder has been used three times daily for six months.
For metabolic syndrome (cardiovascular disease risk factors and antioxidant status), one cup (240 milliliters) of cranberry juice has been used twice daily, as a midmorning and early-evening snack with at least six hours in between doses, for eight weeks (for a total daily dose of 480mL).
For prevention of urinary stones, the following have been used: one quart of cranberry juice cocktail daily; eight ounces of cranberry juice four times daily for several days, then eight ounces two times daily; and one liter of cranberry juice daily for seven days. Efficacy has not been proven for these dosages.
For prevention of urinary tract infections, doses studied range from 30 to 480 milliliters (1-16 ounces) of cranberry juice cocktail 2-3 times daily for up to 40 weeks, or 15-30 milliliters of unsweetened 100% cranberry juice daily. One gram of concentrated cranberry extract (CranVerry, Aim This Way, Cambridge, MA) has been used twice daily for six months, and 1.5 ounces of frozen juice concentrate twice daily has been used. Eight ounces of cranberry juice cocktail (Ocean Spray® low-calorie juice cocktail) was taken twice daily for six months. One to three cranberry capsules (36 milligrams of cranberry proanthocyanidin; PAC) have been taken daily for 30 days. Four to five milliliters of cranberry tincture has been given three times daily (anecdotally). For a novel concentrated cranberry liquid blend (Uti-Stat®), the suggested dose was set at 60 milliliters daily. Supplements containing 200-8,000 milligrams of cranberry have been taken daily for up to six months.
For urinary tract infection treatment, 360-480 milliliters (12-16 ounces) of cranberry juice have been taken daily for up to 21 days.
There is not enough scientific evidence to suggest cranberry supplementation in children (beyond amounts found in a normal balanced diet). Cranberry been used safely in doses of 15 milliliters per kilogram. In children (2-18 years old) with neurogenic bladder receiving clean intermittent catheterization, 300 milliliters daily of cranberry juice for three months was used. High doses may cause toxicity.
These uses have been tested in humans or animals. Safety and effectiveness have not always been proven. Some of these conditions are potentially serious, and should be evaluated by a qualified healthcare provider.
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The below uses are based on tradition or scientific theories. They often have not been thoroughly tested in humans, and safety and effectiveness have not always been proven. Some of these conditions are potentially serious, and should be evaluated by a qualified healthcare provider.
In theory, due to its acidic pH, cranberry juice may counteract antacids. Cranberry juice theoretically may increase the effects of antibiotics in the urinary tract and increase the excretion of some drugs in the urine. Cranberry juice may increase absorption of vitamin B12 in patients using proton pump inhibitors such as esomeprazole (Nexium®).
Some cranberry tinctures may have high alcohol content and may lead to vomiting if used with the drug disulfiram (Antabuse®) or metronidazole (Flagyl®).
Although it is controversial, some studies have shown that taking the prescription blood thinner warfarin (Coumadin®) and cranberry products at the same time can elevate the international normalized ratio (INR), which could increase the risk of bleeding.
In theory, cranberry juice may increase the excretion of some herbs or supplements in the urine.
Theoretically cranberry products may increase the risk of bleeding in people taking other herbs or supplements like garlic or danshen.
Inhibition of H. pylori bacteria, which may lead to gastrointestinal ulcers, may be increased when oregano and cranberry are taken together.
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American cranberry, arándano americano (Spanish), arándano trepador (Spanish), bear berry, black cranberry, bog cranberry, Ericaceae (family), European cranberry, grosse Moosebeere (German), isokarpalo, Kranbeere (German), Kronsbeere (German), large cranberry, low cranberry, marsh apple, Moosebeere (German), mossberry, mountain cranberry, Oxycoccus hagerupii, Oxycoccus macrocarpus, Oxycoccus microcarpus, Oxycoccus palustris, Oxycoccus quadripetalus, pikkukarpalo (Finnish), Preisselbeere (German), ronce d'Amerique (French), trailing swamp cranberry, tsuru-kokemomo (Japanese), Vaccinium edule, Vaccinium erythrocarpum, Vaccinium hageruppi, Vaccinium microcarpum, Vaccinium occycoccus, Vaccinium plaustre, Vaccinium vitis.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not strictly regulate herbs and supplements. There is no guarantee of strength, purity or safety of products, and effects may vary. You should always read product labels. If you have a medical condition, or are taking other drugs, herbs, or supplements, you should speak with a qualified healthcare provider before starting a new therapy. Consult a healthcare provider immediately if you experience side effects.
Cranberry should be avoided by people with an allergy or hypersensitivity to Vaccinium species (cranberries and blueberries) their parts, or members of the Ericaceae family. People who are allergic to aspirin should avoid drinking large quantities of cranberry juice.
Patients with diabetes or glucose intolerance may want to drink sugar-free cranberry juice to avoid a high sugar intake. High doses of cranberry may cause stomach distress and diarrhea, or may increase the risk of kidney stones in people with a history of oxalate stones. Some commercially available products are high in calories. On average, six ounces of cranberry juice contains approximately 100 calories. One study showed the possibility for occurrence of vaginal yeast infections in those women who often consume cranberry juice, although this has not been proven. Use cautiously if taking anticoagulants (blood thinners) such as warfarin, medications that affect the liver, or aspirin. Use cautiously in patients with altered hepatic function or in those taking cytochrome P450-metabolized agents. Use cranberry juice cautiously due to the high sugar content, which may negatively affect dental health. Use cautiously in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, based on the potential for acidic juices to increase joint pain. Avoid in those with known allergy or sensitivity to Vaccinium species (cranberries and blueberries), their parts, or members of the Ericaceae family.
Safety has not been determined in pregnancy and breastfeeding, although cranberry juice is believed to be safe in amounts commonly found in foods. Many tinctures contain high levels of alcohol and should be avoided during pregnancy.
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I am not sure who is to blame for all the blunders this off season but one or both of the front office and owner needs to go. We draft a guy the could have been taken with our second round pick. Then we draft a guy with our second round pick that to say has shown nothing is an understatement. Then we way overpay for Hill and Hilbert. Now we trade two players with some trade value for a guy we could have signed as a FA.
The thing in all of this is that we should have gotten more in all of our dealings with other teams. We should have traded back in the draft and picked up an asset. We should have gotten more for DC and Jones. Our starters and bench will still not beat the Heat in a series. Other teams are getting better and we seem to think that making tweaks to the bench will make us world beaters, is just sickening. For whatever reason we are afraid to win in trades or FA. Not sure if it is the owner or front office but we are going nowhere fast. This is coming from a glass is half full person.


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FRESH from their superb 5-1 success over The Lamb in their previous game, Worton & Cheverell visited another of the Division Two promotion hopefuls on Saturday afternoon.
And once again Paul Spearing's side showed their worth as they held the villagers to a 4-4 draw, but they would have believed at 3-1 and 4-3 up the points were their for the taking.
Worton went in front on 16 minutes through Luke Chant but they were pegged back in the 32nd minute with Chris Storey scoring to restore parity.
Worton regained the advantage two minutes before half time, Scott Stroud putting them 2-1 up courtesy of a stunning 35 yard looping strike.
After the break both teams toiled as Worton looked to extend their lead and Bratton fought to get back on level terms and when Kieran Dickinson scored from the penalty spot on 67 minutes to put Worton 3-1 ahead it should have been curtains for Bratton.
That wasn't so as Shane Newman halved the deficit on 71 minutes and eight minutes later it was game on as Ben Mead and dragged Bratton level at 3-3.
Worton got their noses back in front on 82 minutes, Myles Hickton finding the net and just as it was looking as if they were about to claim another famous win, Dale Rowland on his Bratton debut denied them victory, earning his team a share of the spoils with a delightful finish that saw an eight-goal thriller end all-square at 4-4.
Broughton Gifford 2 Steeple Ashton 3
IT WAS bottom versus top at the Common where hosts Broughton Gifford welcomed leaders Steeple Ashton, who were bidding for a double over their hosts having beaten them 4-2 just four weeks ago.
Ashton duly obliged by claiming a 3-2 win with all the five goals coming in a very entertaining first half.
Rafal Whitcher saw his opener for Ashton cancelled out by Ben Forester and when James Dark put Broughton ahead an upset was on the cards.
However Broughton's hopes were dashed when the unfortunate Gary Turk put through his own net to make it 2-2 and their dreams turned into a nightmare when Gary Collins scored what proved to be Ashton's winner on 41 minutes.
Calne Eagles 0 Melksham Town A 2
AFTER winning their first three games of the season, Calne Eagles were probably thinking that this could be their season.
But since that promising start Roy Wenham's side lost four on the spin, with the last three being by an odd goal so Eagles were hoping for a change of fortune when they hosted relegation threatened Melksham Town A who went into the game on the back of their first win in eight games.
They again showed their battling qualities as a goal in each half earned them a 2-0 triumph over their hosts, who just can't buy a goal at the moment.
The first half was evenly contested. Calne looked dangerous early on with both Stu Windsor and Shaun Jefferies.
Ben Macey also had a couple efforts blocked with last ditch tackles.
After 23 minutes it was Melksham who broke the deadlock when a long ball into Calne Eagles penalty area was superbly controlled by frontman Mkumbi Sokoni, who got the better of two Calne defenders before calmly firing a shot past goalkeeper Andy Windsor.
Melksham doubled their lead early in the second half when a ball into the box was not dealt by the home defence and Ben Macey fired home from close range.
Melksham were also denied a further goal thanks to two good saves from Andy Windsor.
In the final minutes both Shaun Jefferies and Karl Sharratt had half chances to pulled goal back into the game, but Melksham held firm to claim their second successive win.
Trowbridge Wanderers Reserves 1 The Lamb 2
WITH both Trowbridge Wanderers Reserves and The Lamb looking to bounce back from defeats against respective opponents Steeple Ashton and Worton & Cheverell last weekend, the pair locked horns at Wanderers, Lambrok Road base.
The hosts, who started the day in second spot, were bidding to avenge a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Richard Stevens side from earlier in the season.
But it was the visitors again who claimed the spoils courtesy of another 2-1 win that saw them move above their hosts in the standings.
Lamb led through a 15th minute goal from Bradley King-Taylor, but they were pegged back five minutes later when Cliff Sakyi scored from the penalty spot to make what was a scrappy game interesting.
Both teams huffed and puffed their way through the second period as the boggy surface made conditions hard.
With the game petering out to a draw, Lamb were awarded a penalty which Sam Stevens calmly tucked away to give the visitors a moral boosting win ahead of two potentially tricking cup ties over the next fortnight.
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Mariondino was beginning to feel the winter thaw in his loins. He longed to jump into one of his Cars and steer his little Pira past his Pora to visit his dear Bernadot.
"It's been ages since I saw her sweet little Muncagota," he pronounced. "What I wouldn't give for a Ronchi in her Montefico." It had been too long since his Ornato had been in anyone's Vallegrande. "I'm too young to hang on, I need some Cannubi!" The Ovello seemed in a lot of pain.
So down the Via Nuova he steered, rolling many past lovers, now still slumbering. "Gallina, she was one of my first. How calm she was with me, I much younger than her, so patient she was as she caressed my Balluri."
A few miles down he ran across another lover, his dear Serraboella. "How unusual she was. Sweet, subtle and soft, like her younger sister, Briccolina. These sisters, only surpassed by their aunt in the other village, Martinenga. She was so yielding, yet so strong."
As Mariondino motored along the worn bricco road of the Langa, his mind wandered. "I wonder whatever happened to Roccalini. No one was better with the Rombone than her." His temperature was rising, as he went up to the higher ground. Every corner held a memory. "Vicenziana, she had such a lovely Sarmassa. And Secondine was second to none for her beautiful Verduno." He narrowly avoided falling down the Ravera as he almost missed the turn. "I must not lose my Nervo; get myself to where I need to be. He was beginning to sweat.
Almost near now, his mind still wandered off the Rue. He'd had lovers everywhere; it seemed as if Mariondino had had every Monprivato in the land. "Marenca, she knew better than anyone the joys of Falletto. And Cicala was famous for her midnight Vigna Rionda; the Lazzarito boys nicknamed her "Tre Stelle" for all the nights they spent with her around the Rivera.
Still, as he drove he knew what Asili one he had been. "I chased after Francia and Arione at the same time, without regard for their Ginestra or their Bordini. For me it was always the pursuit, looking for a little Trifolera here, a little Parussi there. It was seldom about love, often about lust. I was looking for any kind of Cannubi, loved nothing more than a little Rabaja with a Novello." He often came home many a night with a Rio Sordo, but to him it was worth it.
When he finally made it to Bernadot's Bricco, he was stunned to see what he found. There she was, already in full bloom, passionately engaged with Ausario. Non plussed, Mariondino asked Bernadot the meaning of this. Her reply, "Take your fake Ferrere back to Castiglione and get any future Falleto from Brunella or Piantà." No longer can you run up and down my Bric Micca; the local Gaiun has seen to it that you keep your Sori self away from here." Bernadot had finally crossed Mariondino off her Liste.
Dejected and sullen, Mariondino dried off his Fausoni and fled as fast has he could back to his Rocche. No more would he venture out for a little Manzola or Marcarini. From here on he would stay in his place, looking for La Morra in only the right places, in order to satisfy his incessant longing for Cannubial bliss.
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Automatic X4 9501AM Advanced Upright Vacuum Cleaner, 10.8 Amp Power, Automatic Brush Height Adjustment, 40 ft. Cord, Lifetime Belt Warranty, Auto Shut Off, Instant-Use Wand in Black
DESIGNED FOR CARPETS AND HARD FLOORS - The AUTOMATIC X is the most technically advanced vacuum cleaner in the world! It features an electronic controller that acts as a brain, measuring the resistance of the brush roller against the floor and signaling the power head to adjust up or down to the appropriate brush height, to ensure optimum performance on both carpet and hard-floor surfaces. The controller also regulates a warning system that not only alerts the user to problems such as clogs, a worn brush, a full bag and brush roller obstructions, but it also automatically shuts off the vacuum, when necessary, to protect the motor and belts from damage. In addition, the AUTOMATIC X has a convenient instant-use cleaning wand and suction hose, and it comes with a lifetime belt warranty. Available at AppliancesConnection
In 1978, two engineers, with a vision of a cleaning system unlike anything ever produced, founded SEBO in Velbert, Germany. Since then, SEBO has become the manufacturer of the finest quality commercial-grade vacuum cleaners in the world. They've sold more than four million units to markets in Europe, Asia, Africa and North America, with cumulative sales exceeding one billion dollars. They also manufacture private-label machines for some of the top distributors in the world and are the preferred vacuum cleaner of the top hotels, hospitals, universities and government institutions worldwide . . . even The White House and Buckingham Palace!
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The Obamacare website, possibly the most ambitious website ever created, sucks.
Hey, Im 62. I dont use the word sucks nearly as often as younger folks with looser concepts, but in this case, there is no reason for polite language.
The screwed up healthcare website sets out to help you stay healthy and instead drives you crazy.
The government now requires us to buy insurance, which is an infringement of individual liberty, although five of the nine Supreme Court justices somehow overlooked that. Maybe the existing system is so screwed up they thought they had better help fix it.
This editorial was first published in the Bulletin's Oct. 30 print edition.
But, leaving that discussion for a later, we dutiful citizens go to the website. In the backs of our minds we wonder how people who dont use the Internet will manage this. We marvel at the audacity of the effort to enroll some 50 million people, check their income and immigration records, give them valid options and sell them insurance too.
Fat chance," we murmur.
On the website, we spend hours getting nowhere. If we even get started, we probably make things worse because the information we enter is apparently not going in the right places and cannot be verified. It creates an incomplete record that will have to be corrected or erased at some point.
Nevertheless this poor excuse for a website cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Many people can hardly afford health insurance at any price, but the government throws money down a rat hole with the dead-eye efficiency of an AR-15 in the hands of a deranged killer.
Okay, that said, dont take me wrong because Im criticizing the government. This doesnt make me a Republican. Republicans criticize the government daily, but seldom if ever did they criticize health insurance before Obamacare.
Consider it this way. Nearly 45 million people nationwide are uninsured. That means they are outside the accepted norm. Millions of people dont stray off the beaten path for no good reason when it comes to their health.
They either have to stray, or they want to.
In Nebraska, half of the uninsured cant afford to buy insurance, according to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Nebraska, so those people have to stray. The other half of the uninsured could afford health insurance but dont want it. They choose to stray.
A North Platte man dropped his health insurance five years ago because the costs were chewing up his bank account. He figures he saved $30,000 since then. His premiums were right at $6,000 a year and on top of that, his deductible was in the range of $3,000 a year, so if he really needed insurance, he paid $9,000 out of his pocket before he got a dime of help back from his investment.
He said he might as well get some exercise, eat an apple a day and if he goes to the doctor, pay out of pocket. Its a relatively long ways to $9,000, the break-even point per year.
Sure, he might suffer a catastrophe that runs the bill up to absurd levels, but he can just go ahead and kill himself, which makes about as much sense as buying health insurance.
The craziness does not end there. Doctors, flush with money, drive up the price of farmland. They have so much money they need a safe place to invest it, so they pay more for land than farmers themselves can afford to pay.
In Washington, Republicans, instead of taking charge and rallying support to their party, complain and complain. They promise to complain all the way to the next election.
This is not the time for mere complaints from policymakers. To solve this mess, they must grapple with the underlying dynamic.
That dynamic, as near as I can describe it, is this: Buyers need medical care. There is nothing to drive prices down, because buyers need it badly. So prices climb each year faster than the price of any other essential human need.
You can sell insurance across state lines, or limit the amount of malpractice lawsuits awards (two often cited Republican proposals) until the cows come home, but it would never change that underlying dynamic.
Most of us are out of patience with the half-baked solutions, finger pointing, fraud, waste, confusion, foolery and messing with the health of people.
The medical community has prospered, while the only sane option for many people is to cancel our insurance. And, thanks to the botched Obamacare and whining from Republicans, our respect for government, which was at an all-time low, is now basically non-existent.
The word for that is sucks.
Every time we hear a candidate try to make hay by blaming the other side, we should tell them how much that sucks.
We need a real solution.
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i've been trollin for a while, so i figured i should sign up. sup all.
You've come at a great time. We're just a love-fest around here lately.
I can't say I like making a new guy's thread all about the counting thread or some kind of recruitment platform.
Also, welcome the madness RCF.
I've been to Akron once... isn't that where the Quaker used make his oats?
Welcome to the board, RCF! I'm going to be counting on you to start posting now that you have an account!
Glad to have a new recruit to the board.
Welcome aboard RCF (radio controlled flatulance???) J/K J/K
Don't feel bad, 97% of the people around here look like a newbies to me.
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Garza looks good in second rehab start
CHICAGO -- Cubs pitcher Matt Garza gave up one run on four hits over 3 1/3 innings Monday for Triple-A Iowa in his second rehab start, and the next step will be a start for Double-A Tennessee.
Garza threw 54 pitches, 37 strikes, against Oklahoma City on Monday. He is rehabbing from a strained left lat suffered in mid-February in Spring Training, and is expected to make at least two more Minor League outings.
"He was really pumped up, everything went really well," said Cubs manager Dale Sveum, who talked to Garza after the outing. "The hits were a blooper, bunt hit, so he was pretty efficient and threw all his pitches 100 percent. His slider was up to 87 mph today. He was getting after it a little bit today."
On Tuesday, Japanese reliever Kyuji Fujikawa will make his second rehab outing when he pitches one inning for Double-A Tennessee. Fujikawa struck out two and walked one batter in one inning in his first rehab outing on Sunday for Iowa. The Japanese pitcher is rehabbing from a strained right forearm.
"If everything goes good again, that should be enough," Sveum said of Fujikawa's rehab outings.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Here's a selection of Public Domain feature films that anyone can view or download legally — an important point here — free of copyright restriction.
Currently the Internet Archive has 2,822 feature films available for viewing — a lot of it is junk, but there are numerous gems, such as And Then There Were None, Scrooge, The Joe Louis Story, Night of the Living Dead, The Fast and The Furious, The Inspector General, His Girl Friday, The Jungle Book (the Korda version, of course), The Lost World (1925 version), Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker, The Big Combo, F.W. Murnau's Nosferatu (1922), as well as the deeply idiosyncratic films of German auteur Lutz Mommartz.
All free, for download or instant viewing. An amazing resource; check it out.


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Overall Season - 4th in Defensive Rebounding, 11th in Overall Rebounding but 23rd in Offensive Rebounding.
Post ASB - 10th in Defensive Rebounding, 19th in Overall Rebounding but 26th in Offensive Rebounding.
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Overall Season - 4th in Defensive Rebounding, 11th in Overall Rebounding but 23rd in Offensive Rebounding.
Post ASB - 10th in Defensive Rebounding, 19th in Overall Rebounding but 26th in Offensive Rebounding.
Ash from Army of Darkness: Good...Bad...I'm the guy with the gun.
Actually, yes. Robin Lopez always blocks out and he is the the main reason why LMA's rebounding average went up from 9.1 to 11.1.
Take a look at this list, my friend -> http://stats.nba.com/playerTrackingR...E*20**REB*GE*6
Thanks to the data that the SportsVU cameras provide we can finally measure an extremely important statistic. Contested rebounding percentage. Contested rebounding percentage is exactly what it says on the tin. It measures the amount of contested rebounds a player grabs compared to his total rebounds.
Robin Lopez is at the top of this list. In fact, he is the only player in the league that grabbed more contested rebounds than uncontested ones. 51% of his total rebounds were contested ones. What does that indicate? It indicates that Robin Lopez spent most of his time blocking out than trying to grab easy, uncontested rebounds. Robin would allow LMA to go and get the uncontested rebound and would simply box out and grab the rebound that came his way.
The full top 10 when it comes to contested rebounding % is the following:
1) Robin Lopez: 51%
2) Enes Kanter: 50%
3) Zaza Pachulia: 47.6%
4) Nikola Pekovic: 47.5%
5) Roy Hibbert: 47.4%
6) Andre Drummond: 45.8%
7) Jared Sullinger: 45.8%
8) Amir Johnson: 45.5%
9) Greg Monroe: 44.2%
10) Serge Ibaka: 44%
You will notice something about this top 10. Andre Drummond and Serge Ibaka are the only really athletic players in that list. Why is that? Because the Centers that lack explosive athleticism (quickness, vertical leap etc.) are ordered by their coaches to block out instead of attacking the ball since that raises their team's probability of grabbing the rebound.
Why are Andre Drummond and Serge Ibaka on that list even though they are really athletic, you ask? There is an answer for that as well.
When it comes to Drummond it's really quite simple. He is an absolute monster on the boards. He will grab every rebound that is in his vicinity no matter if it's a contested or an uncontested one. He is one of the guys that you simply tell "go get the ball" and he'll do it. He is the league's best rebounder by far, in my opinion.
When it comes to Ibaka the answer is different. His main job is to block out the opponent's best rebounder in order for Durant to grab the uncontested rebound. If you sort the above list according to the lowest contested rebounding percentage then you will see Kevin Durant's name at the top. Only 22.2% of Durant's total rebounds were contested ones. The rest were uncontested rebounds. Ibaka and the other bigs (Perkins, Adams, Collison, it depends) would block out the opposing bigs and Kevin Durant would swoop in, grab the rebound and bring the ball up. It's a very logical thing to do when you have big, athletic wings that also act as your main ball-handler.
The top 10 of that list according to the lowest contested rebounding percentage is the following:
1) Kevin Durant: 22.2%
2) Paul George: 22.6%
3) Trevor Ariza: 23.7%
4) Nicolas Batum: 23.9%
5) Lance Stephenson: 24.7%
6) LeBron James: 24.8%
7) LaMarcus Aldridge: 27.4%
8) Kevin Garnett: 27.9%
9) Carmelo Anthony: 28.3%
10) Carlos Boozer: 29.3%
Are you surprised by the inclusion of 2 Pacer players in the top 5 of that list? You really shouldn't be.
What I was describing about OKC above stands for the Pacers as well. The only difference is that in our case both Lance and PG were told to swoop in, grab the rebound and bring the ball up. Miami was doing a similar thing as well. Their bigs (Bosh, Haslem, Andersen, Battier) would block out and LeBron would swoop in, clear the board and play point forward.
In general, this is how wings can post big rebounding numbers. None of the wings that rebound a lot spent their time in the post battling other bigs for rebounding position. Most of them depend on their bigs to block out the opposition's best offensive rebounder and grab mostly uncontested boards in order to bring the ball up and set up their team's offense quickly.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
If Roy were getting paid what Robin Lopez does, prob would not be much reason for concern when it comes to Roys rebounding numbers but the fact is he has a 15 Million Salary and does nothing exceptionally well except provide verticality on defense.
Stats can be very deceiving and should be taken with a grain of salt. However, these #s look about right for Roy. He is 76th in the nba per 48 at rebounding.
I dont have anything bad to say about Roy as a person, in fact quite the contrary, he seems like a really solid dude for a millionaire. But in all honesty just because he plays for the the pacers doesnt mean his *** should be kissed and told it smells like roses when clearly thats just not the case.
Yes, Roy is a bad rebounder at a price tag of 15 Million a season. Simply never a valid excuse for a 7'2 15Million dollar center to go multiple games without recording one single rebound.
Roys just way overpaid.. thats really the only knock i have on him at this point. Suffice to say,, i dont believe anyone claiming Roy to be an above average rebounder is going to be comparing his numbers with Joahkim Noahs anytime soon this thread.
There are several reasons why Roy is being paid more than Robin Lopez. First of all, Roy is more versatile offensively. Robin expanded his post game this season but Roy is still more efficient and consistent at it.
The second reason is that Roy is a better defender. Robin has become a great defender in his own right as well but Roy is still better.
The third and most important reason is how proven the two players were prior to getting their contracts. Roy was an All-Star that averaged 11.7 PPG and 11.2 RPG in the playoffs before signing his max contract (11-12 playoffs) with a couple of huge playoff games against the eventual champion (19 points/18 rebounds/5 blocks in game 3). Robin was the unproven brother of an All-Star.
Robin Lopez had a great season. He proved that he belongs to a contender and he was Portland's stabilizing force. His next contract is going to be much, much better.
Roy, on the other hand, had a disappointing season. It started off great but then both he and the team crashed.
It took a very good year by one player and a very bad year by the other player for you (or anyone else) to ask this question. If you asked anyone (and I'm not talking about Pacer fans but neutral observers like Grantland) at the start of the season what is the reason for the disparity between the contracts of Roy Hibbert and Robin Lopez then they would point out the obvious.
I have told you this thing again but I'll say it one more in case you ignored me the first time. I don't have any reason to kiss any player's or executive's ***. I'm not here to excuse anyone. I'm simply calling it as I see it. I'm not going to scapegoat someone for the amusement of the general crowd simply because he happens to be the forum's current favorite whipping boy. I didn't do it to Darren Collison, I didn't do it to Gerald Green, I didn't do it to Miles Plumlee, I didn't do it to Danny Granger and I'm not going to do it to anyone.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Dikembe didn't seem to have a problem rebounding and he wasn't that terribly athletic. He was tough enough to control the paint and long enough to grab rebounds while at the same time defending the rim. They are not skills that have to be mutually exclusive.
The fact is, Hibbert paired with West requires that a wing do the rebounding. We saw that last year. Unfortunately, we do not have the horses this coming year to do that. Hibbert has averaged 8.8 boards in the past but he's seemed to lost some of that. From my perspective, he's been brought further out on the floor making it difficult for him to rebound...which also prevents him from protecting the rim...and that all hurts his confidence. This is not 2011-12. Teams have adjusted to Roy.. We shall see how this turns out.
Dikembe wasn't terribly athletic but he still was a lot more athletic than Roy. Dikembe was also at least 40 pounds lighter than Roy which made him a lot more mobile. Roy is a lot closer to Mark Eaton athletically than he is to Dikembe.
I believe that the only thing that changed between 11-12 and now is the way that the team itself uses Roy. I don't believe that Roy forgot to rebound in half a year. The team simply instructed our bigs to let the wings grab the boards (if they are in the proximity, obviously) in order to get into our offense quickly. I distinctly remember that the following sequence happened a lot:
1) The opposition takes a quick 3 or a long 2 with no offensive player in position to grab an offensive board.
2) Every single Pacer except PG or Lance immediatedly runs to the other end of the court.
3) PG or Lance grab the rebound while the other 9 players are past the half court and bring the ball up.
This sequence happened several times throughout the game. Don't you think that we could let our bigs grab their boards in order to pump their numbers? A lot of teams do that (looking at you, LMA). We didn't do it because it didn't make sense for us. We wanted to get into our offense as quick as possible and that's why we instructed our bigs to let the wings grab the boards.
It's as simple as that, in my opinion.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Here is what I think happened. Once Roy established himself as a dominant shot-blocking presence in the paint, teams had no choice but to take him outside. His issue with mobility became exposed so it became even more difficult for him to get back to rebound or block shots. So, the Pacers abandoned the idea Roy and West would stay home to hit the glass. Instead, since teams are taking them outside they now block-out. This isn't happening because the Pacers are choosing to do it as a strategy. They would far prefer Roy to stay right in the paint and contend with shots. But the opposition isn't allowing that and it is indeed having an affect on Roy grabbing boards in addition to protecting the rim. That is why our SG led the entire team in rebounds. Our bigs are simply too slow and not athletic enough to get back to hit the glass.
Do you have any proof of this "instruction" per our coaches or is this as you stated only "opinion." So basically your saying the coaches instructed Hibbert not to rebound the basketball and only block out. Thats just absurd.
Blocking out and rebounding are essentially the same action all in one. you dont just block out with no intent of rebounding. thats so far fetched as to the reason why roys rebounding #s were low i dont even want to bother explaining the variety of flaws presented in that argument.
Again, i would like to know if there is any support to the claim hibbert was instructed to only block out from our coaches. not saying you dont have direct evidence, simply requesting the source.
I like to boil things down to a simple thought.
People who "hate stats" often rely on bad stats the most.
Rebounds per game is a ****** stat, that doesn't account for a myriad of circumstances, in regards to the actual effect or relevance it has toward winning a basketball game.
Case in point:
Yet players get destroyed for not reaching certain bad stat benchmarks, Roy will never be good enough for many unless he reaches the irrelevant benchmark of 10 rebounds per game, you know, because he's tall.
Any time someone tries to introduce an advanced metric into the discussion, that tries to account for the bigger picture of what's actually going on, inevitably some push back in the form of "I just watch the games" comes into play. I think that's crap.
If you think RPG is so otherworldly important, than stop talking about how you "watch the games". That's a stat. Assists per game? (How often are good winning passes not credited with the assist?) They are all stats, some better than others. In fact, the most simplistic ones usually aren't the best ones.
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No, it's not unprecedented at all. Michael Jordan averaged 6.2 RPG throughout his career. Kobe averages 5.3 RPG in his career. Wade averages 5.0 RPG in his career. Julius Ervin averaged 8.5 RPG. Oscar Robertson averaged 7.5 RPG.
It's common for athletic wings that also bring the ball up to stay back and gather the rebound. Let's not act like Lance is some kind of an undersized guard. Lance is a wing and wings are often called upon to attack the glass.
Not every team had a way to take Roy outside of the paint. Not every team has a big that can shoot from 3. The sequence I described in the post you quoted happened in every single game regardless of the opponent. Therefore, it's easy to assume that it was our own strategy and not something that the opposition imposed on us.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
My only proof is the hours that I have spent rewatching this season's games, my friend. I'm not from the US so it would be quite impossible for me to have any kind of source inside the Pacers locker room. But I can watch the games as many times as I like and I can notice several patterns.
When you see that some things happen consistently then you can guess that they are in fact coaching instructions.
I'll give you an example. Lance Stephenson averaged only 3.9 RPG in the 12-13 RS. When the playoffs came around Vogel instructed Lance to go after rebounds aggressively (and that's something that Lance himself has confirmed). What was the result of this? Lance's rebounding numbers skyrocketed. He went from averaging 3.9 RPG in the RS to average 7.6 RPG in the Playoffs. What was the reason for this sudden change? It was a coaching instruction.
No, I don't have any inside information. I never claimed that I did have inside information. What I do claim is simple. I noticed some patterns that happened consistently. Roy Hibbert would always block out. Come hell or high water, he would always try to find the opposition's best offensive rebounder and block him out. I spent several hours re-watching our games and looking at Roy's reaction after a shot went up and that's exactly what he did the vast majority of the time. He found the opposition's best offensive rebounder and blocked him out.
If something is happening so consistently throughout a whole season then one of the two is happening.
1) It's a coaching instruction and that's why it will keep happening without changing.
2) The individual player is ignoring the coach for a whole freakin' season and refuses to follow his orders.
What is more likely to be the case? Don't you think that if Hibbert was ignoring Frank's orders for a whole season then Frank would bench him? It didn't happen. Frank chose to stick with Hibbert even when he was playing awful and defended him from outside criticism. I really don't believe that he would do that for a player that ignored his instructions for a whole season.
That's why I believe that it was a coaching instruction, my friend. Yes, it's only my opinion since I don't have any tangible evidence in order to prove it but it's also the only thing that makes sense.
PS: I also think that you have misunderstood what I said. I never said that Hibbert is instructed to block out with no intent of rebounding. I simply said that he is instructed to block out instead of attacking the ball. There is a pretty big difference between blocking out and attacking the ball.
Hibbert, Ian and West blocked out with the intent of rebounding. Lance, Paul and Scola attacked the ball. You are free to re-watch the games and notice that this was the general pattern.
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Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
This x1000000000000000. AMEN!
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
The people you think "hate stats" don't really see a difference between what you consider to be "bad stats" and other stats that are considered "advanced stats"...which I assume you think are "good stats". Why they are "good stats" I really don't know, because they suffer from the same thing. They do not account for nearly enough things for most people to draw valid conclusions from them.
That's really the issue. I respect stats and value the information they yield. The issue is the number of times I have seen them used to make invalid conclusion on this site. Time after time I have seen those conclusions shot down because the person using the stat had not been nearly thorough enough about other aspects of the game that might explain why the numbers look the way they do.
So, my advice is just be careful about drawing conclusions. The fact Roy is a bad rebounder is not a myth. At 7'2" and with his length, he should be owning the boards. His issue is that he isn't quick or athletic enough and the man cannot stay on his feet. He cannot own the paint and to understand that does not take a single statistic.
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If I am looking forward to nothing else this season, which I pretty much am not, I am just looking forward to the hopeful end of Roy Hibbert excuses or bad play. One way or the other this season he should either be able to put it all together and at least have a consistent season or his defenders should be able to see that anything short of his own injury is pretty much just excuse making if he has another off kilter season.
Wait, nevermind I just now thought that this isn't really true. If he does falter will they then use the excuse that he has to much pressure put on him because Paul & Lance are no longer here?
For the record Roy IMO isn't a bad rebounder, however he is not a good rebounder either.
And you did get more than 6.6 RPG in the rest of his Vogel-led career. Let's not act like the last season is what we should expect from him in the future. It's pretty clearly an anomaly.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Interesting...I always thought it was by design given the high number of rebounds that George and Stephenson got per game. Stephenson was our best player we had at putting pressure on the defense during a fastbreak situation, and Paul George wasn't that far behind him. We didn't have the best half-court offense in the league, so (to me) it only made sense to take advantage of Stephenson and George's skills in the open court when possible. Hibbert was a better offensive rebounder than he was a defensive rebounder, because of how close he played to the rim. We wasn't the traditional PF/C grabs the rebound then waits for the PG to come get it team...if that was case, then this forum would be in an uproar about how we "never run the ball". I don't care about Roy's overall RPG as long as he's hitting the offensive glass. The ATL series was particularly frustrating, because they basically nullified Hibbert in every way. The one thing he COULD have done (offensive rebounding), he was horrible which was why I was so anger with his game during the playoffs. He was "alright" against Washington and Miami. However, I thought the team as a whole fell apart.
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A Guide For Health Professionals
We developed the following guidelines to assist health care professionals in providing the kinds of medical evidence we need to evaluate disability claims filed by individuals with HIV infection. Although these guidelines do not address every possible situation, they should help you understand the documentation we need to evaluate the disability applicant's condition.
As you may know, Disability Determination Services (DDSs) in each State evaluate disability claims for Social Security. Most requests for medical evidence you receive will be from a DDS, and the request will ask you to return the evidence to the DDS. However, there are exceptions.
In certain circumstances, we can make payments to needy individuals before making a final disability determination if there is a high degree of probability that the individual is disabled. In order to decide if the individual qualifies for these "presumptive disability" payments, we need some medical information as soon as the individual files a claim. You may receive a check-block form (or, in certain cases, a telephone call) from a Social Security field office to verify the presence of HIV disease manifestations in a patient. The request will include complete instructions, and will tell you to return the form to the Social Security field office. In these situations, the field office's request may be followed by DDS's request for additional evidence. The important thing to remember is to return the check-block form as quickly as possible to the location specified.
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As in all disability claims, we first try to resolve the issue of disability based on the medical information alone. If the medical information shows either that the individual is clearly disabled, or that the individual is clearly not disabled, we decide the case based on that information. Otherwise, we go on to consider other factors, such as (in the case of adults) work capacity, age, education, and work background or (in the case of most children) the individual's ability to function independently, appropriately, and effectively in an age-appropriate manner.
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The following outline describes the type of information that is particularly useful to us. The outline lists frequently encountered changes due to HIV infection but it is, by no means, an exhaustive list.
Symptoms may include an individual's statements about:
1. Low energy, fatigue, weakness
2. Fever, night sweats
3. Weight loss
4. Shortness of breath
5. Persistent cough
6. Persistent diarrhea
7. Depression, anxiety
8. Forgetfulness, loss of concentration, slowness of thought
9. Other symptoms (e.g., headaches, nausea, vomiting)
Signs may include:
1. Muscle weakness
2. Documented fever or weight loss
3. Dyspnea
4. Neurological deficits
5. Mental abnormalities
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1. Positive HIV antibody test (including any confirming
2. Depressed T4 (CD4) lymphocyte count; inverted helper/suppressor ratio
3. Abnormal blood counts (e.g., hematocrit)
4. Other markers for HIV infection (e.g., beta-2 microglobulins, detectable
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1. Perform physical functions such as walking,
standing, sitting, lifting,
pushing, pulling, reaching, carrying, or handling
2. See, hear, and speak
3. Understand, carry out, and remember simple instructions
4. Use judgment
5. Respond appropriately to supervision, co-workers, and usual work
6. Deal with changes in a routine work setting
NOTE: If you provide specific details about the individual's abilities and limitations, it will be easier for us to make a sound decision.
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In the Country of Madadia there are two major taxi companies, Green cabs and Blue cabs.
A cab was involved in a hit and run accident at night outside the "Sweaty Chef" kebab shop. Here is some data:
a) Although the two companies are equal in size, 85% of cab accidents in the city of Madville, one of Madadia's largest cities, involve Green cabs and 15% involve Blue cabs.
b) A witness identified the cab in this particular accident as Blue.
The Madville court tested the reliability of the witness under the same circumstances that existed on the night of the accident and concluded that the witness correctly identified each one of the two colours 80% of the time and failed 20% of the time.
What is the probability that the cab involved in the accident was Blue rather than Green?
If it looks like an obvious problem in statistics, then consider the following argument:
The probability that the colour of the cab was Blue is 80%! After all, the witness is correct 80% of the time, and this time he said it was Blue!
Is this right?
AnswerThe police tests don't apply directly, because according to the wording, the witness, given any mix of cabs, would get the right answer 80% of the time.
Thus given a mix of 85% green and 15% blue cabs, he will say 20% of the green cabs and 80% of the blue cabs are blue.
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