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QUOTE (BigHurt3515 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 01:37 AM) Did anybody check out The Last Man on Earth?? Looks like it could be pretty funny I really enjoyed it too, although i'm not sure why he would choose Tucson. I guess that's his home town, but still. A desert? When you have no fresh food or water?

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 03:50 PM) There's a pretty substantial correlation with mental illness and homelessness. One of those two TAL episodes you recommended above even had a scenario with the police interacting with a homeless person with known mental health problems and escalating the situation to the point where deadly force was used (I think the guy had schizophrenia, was having an episode and an officer went up and grabbed him, at which point the guy freaked out). Don't know what happened here, but that idea of deescalation might apply. I guess i'm assuming they talked to him before trying to take him down. That's standard protocol. This guy went in swinging against 4 cops though. He's on a public street. His friend is also, in essence, attacking the cops. This doesn't really seem like the Cleveland case where the officers needlessly put themselves in a position to have to shoot someone. edit: Sorry, Cleveland not Philly.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 03:49 PM) And if they don't and still wind up there because of things like untreated mental health issues? I'm not sure what you want the cops to do. This guy is clearly out of control. At some point you have to control him. Talking to him didn't seem to work (and wouldn't since he's mentally gone). They tackled him and tried to cuff him but he kept fighting. They tazed him and he kept fighting. I'm not disagreeing that the shots seemed to be pretty quick based on the video alone, but if the body camera shows the guy fighting for a cops gun, what would you have them do? You're always quick to condemn in these situation and assume there's a better alternative, but you never say what the alternative would be. So what are you proposing would have been that 3rd option here?

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 03:38 PM) So our choices are to expect homeless people on Skid Row to behave 100% rationally or to have them occasionally shot? That's a choice that cries out "make there be a 3rd option somehow". Don't do drugs?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 03:02 PM) Freep Sports ‏@freepsports 10m10 minutes ago Here's a weird one: A little-known golf pro from Michigan accused Tiger Woods of failing a drug test. Denials ensue. http://on.freep.com/1aIYPyP Gotta stop the rumors before it becomes a huge story.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 02:52 PM) I cannot understand any circumstance wherein allowing an athletic department to handle an investigation into potentially criminal acts makes any sense. It's a terrible idea. They aren't trained for it, their motives don't align with the victim (in fact run counter), they don't have the legal authority and they have the ability to block due process. Terrible. And taking it to the police doesn't make it public any more than someone taking it to the athletic department. It only becomes public if A) something is done about it, which could be either, or B) someone leaks something. Either way it could go public, in the same way, and in fact a police department will be LESS likely to have controls for that sort of leak than some athletic department. The school and AD's office are two different things. You would hope their interests aren't aligned so much, and they aren't at a lot of schools, including sports schools. Yes, there is obviously a potential for conflict in either case, but the school should still have concerns of a rapist in the student body, just like they're concerned about underage drinking or theft or whatever else happens on campus that the AD's office is less likely to care about. And who cares about due process? The punishment and investigation would be based on violation of school conduct, something schools do all the time and train for all the time. The police are going to make it public by virtue of their investigation. Just like the AD or school. They have to call and talk to witnesses to verify the allegations. I'm saying they should be getting the victim's permission first, before doing so, unless some kind of punishment/charge can be brought without their participation (confession, other witnesses, video tape, etc.) I think it's incredibly s***ty for a victim to not only go through the act, but then be forced to have other people find out about it, even strangers, without her permission. Obviously if the victim wants to go forward, there should be no issues with the school blocking those allegations, trying to dissuade the victim from making a complaint, refusing to look into the matter further, etc.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 02:28 PM) This is backwards. Laws in virtually every state were changed a few decades ago for domestic and sexual violence cases - the victim no longer needs be the complainant. Police via the state) are allowed to represent them that way now. This was done to protect the victims who might be scared to press charges. If the coach was made aware of accusations, he should have escalated to the AD (which it sounds like he did), then the AD or him (pick your poison) should absolutely contact the police. Right away. If it is nothing, so be it - but that is not for a school's athletic department to decide, ever. Not sure of Coach K or the AD or someone between holds the responsibility here, but one or both should absolutely have gone to law enforcement. Yeah and I don't agree with this, at all. I think you're (potentially) forcing women to go through something they might not want to. Taking it to the cops means more interviews and possible public testimony about it all. Some women might want to just keep it a secret and be done with it. Whether that's healthy or not I dunno, but it shouldn't be our decision to make. And leaving it up to the victim to participate doesn't just end her involvement. Cops are still going to investigate the event (i.e., talking to friends, family, anyone with knowledge), which again, might not be what the victim wants. In theory I like removing any doubt about what the school should be doing in that situation, since it will most likely lead to more cover ups. But I dunno. Getting the cops involved makes it all a public affair that seems unfair to the woman involved if she doesn't want it to go any further.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 01:29 PM) Part of the problem is that this is a very good example of how sexual assault has been treated at many major US universities. Don't treat it as a crime, don't get the police involved, hope it blows over and goes away. It's a good example IMO of why this has become an issue in the last few years at a number of universities. I don't think the school should get the police involved without the victims' ok first. But the school absolutely should be looking into it on their own and should be dolling out punishments as it sees fit.

It's certainly not PSU level, but this is still SOMETHING. There's still a failure to act and a hope it would just go away. I don't like the coach saying "oh yeah i knew there were allegations that my player raped two women, but what am I to do? The AD/school were supposed to look into it and let me know. Not my responsibility!" He's Coach K. He runs that school. He could have asked at some point what the update was and from what we know so far that never happened. And it looks awfully shady when the guy was kicked off the team soon after the student newspaper started digging and asking questions.

QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 12:22 PM) Yes because be wasn't going to kick someone off the team based on allegations that ddidn't even involve the police Why would it take a year for the AD's office to look into the matter?

Great. Reports that Duke covered up some sexual assaults. And Coach K was aware of the complaints.

QUOTE (greg775 @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 10:51 AM) That is MURDER. You can't in a civilized nation shoot and kill a guy in cold blood. There were several cops beating on the guy and tazing him. Some cop is going to jail for a long time. According to Gawker, there are reports that the homeless guy was going for the cops gun, hence the shots. And at least one of the cops was wearing a camera. So this will be sorted out pretty quickly. http://gawker.com/graphic-video-lapd-offic...n-br-1688818269

QUOTE (Y2HH @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 10:43 AM) People like to see results, and with such data software can be used to build graphs, etc...which show progress over time. I don't personally use any of it, but if its what a person needs to push themselves or to continue exercising to some degree, I'm all for it. There is so much bad information out there in this "health industry" that it's hard to wade through it all, or even talk to people about it. You can tell them product XYZ does absolutely nothing, and they won't believe you despite the long term science showing what works and what doesn't work (most of it works for nothing more than draining your bank account). They'd sooner believe an unregulated supplement industry because of the lies they print on their labels, which they then absolve themselves of by the fine print you'll find on every single one of those labels that none of those claims are backed by the FDA, or any sort of actual non-biased science. It's an unregulated multi-billion dollar business...that alone should make a person skeptical of any supplement they take, but it doesn't...most don't bother questioning any of it. A lot of weight loss, getting fit and getting healthy is an internal mental war. You need motivation. You need to see some kind of result. Seeing the data, for me, helps to create that picture in my mind of what needs to happen to lose weight or continue to lose weight.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 10:40 AM) Is that really even relevant still? Aren't scientists determining that workouts are also causing calorie burn well after workouts are over, even throughout the entire day? Yeah, it's useful for people like my wife and I. We're on a diet, trying to watch our calorie intake. We can look at the FitBit dashboard and see that our 2 mile walk burned 160 calories. That's another 160 calories we have in our "bank" to use that day towards our total calorie goal. It's not necessary by any means. But the HR tracking is a slightly more accurate picture of the calorie burn during an exercise, so for an extra 20 bucks on the model we got, we thought, why not? And yes, the more muscle you have the more your body burns calories at rest. Any of that extra burn is just gravy on the top for our diets.

QUOTE (iamshack @ Mar 2, 2015 -> 10:00 AM) So I've never really understood this...and I know it's because I am ignorant on the subject...but, why is someone concerned about heart rate for lower intensity workouts? Mostly to figure out the actual number of calories burned during an exercise, not some guesstimate based on a description of the activity and the amount of time you do it.

So we got a pair of the Fitbit Charge HR's this weekend. It's pretty cool to have that information readily available. We know it's not 100% accurate, but we don't do any high intensity workouts, which seems to be the area where the heart rate monitoring stops being accurate. It's fine for walks/runs/bike rides...any activity where you're slowly upping your heart rate. It's nice that it syncs with myfitnesspal too, although the integration isn't exactly smooth. When it syncs it's great, but sometimes it decides it doesn't want to until later in the day.

QUOTE (JPN366 @ Feb 27, 2015 -> 05:14 PM) Subway blows. +1 the bread is disgusting. Give me potbelly's or jimmy johns over subway.

I'm very confused by this. Looks like an overreaction, even though the homeless guy was throwing haymakers at the start of the video. They get him down on the ground, someone decks him, they tazer him, and then almost while a cop is on top of the homeless guy, another cop starts shooting.

Anyone use a fitness tracker? The wifey and I are looking at the Fit Bit Charge HR. Neither of us are working out a ton, but it would be nice to know how much we are walking and moving around during the day.

I see white and gold. I kind sorta see a slight shade of blue in the darker versions of the picture. The gold just turns to brown though. Ive never seen black.

QUOTE (bmags @ Feb 26, 2015 -> 05:35 PM) Man f*** brian cole. For having a glass-knees patient?

QUOTE (shipps @ Feb 26, 2015 -> 10:11 AM) He wont even play next year if this is as bad as they are speculating. Police report doesn't really sound bad.

QUOTE (Alpha Dog @ Feb 26, 2015 -> 10:16 AM) Roast beef lunchmeat from Jewel on a pretzel roll, fritos and a diet pepsi. 2 Pink Lady apples for desert/snack. Not lost a single pound for the year. Thanks, Miller Lite... Beer, especially craft beers (my personal downfall) are really bad for losing weight. 2-300 calories a bottle.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/26/n..._n_6759626.html "Random acts of vandalism."

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 26, 2015 -> 06:31 AM) Daesh kidnaps ~100 local Sunni Tribesmen in the area around Tikrit, seemingly to keep them from allying with the army during any spring offensives. Why won't Obama say that these guys are clearly targeting all Sunni muslims? Their victims are overwhelmingly muslims. The president should be ashamed for not acknowledging that constantly. Cute.