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(3) Wisconsin vs. (10) Davidson. 6:10 CST
RU Rah Rah replied to wisconsinfan47's topic in Off-Topic Forum
Bucky just got flat-out beat. They were way off in the second half. I really thought they could clamp down and grind it, in classic Bo style, but it wasn't to be. I did scream "Swallow the whistle!" a couple of times, but it went both ways. (Wisconsin got four calls on a single offensive possession.) -
Faith healing goes wrong for girl in Weston, WI
RU Rah Rah replied to RU Rah Rah's topic in Off-Topic Forum
What's complicated here is that the Wisconsin statute governing crimes against children has a specific provision that appears (and I stress the word appears) to shield from criminal liability parents who engage in "treatment through prayer." Similar apparent exemptions often derail prosecutions in other states. Some prosecutors try to get around it by bringing charges under manslaughter statutes, but this can raise a question, on appeal, of due process of law. (Defendants essentially say, "I did what I did because I thought it was legal under the religious healing exemption, and so it's unfair for you to prosecute me under another law that lacks such a provision. How was I supposed to know which law to follow?") Let me be clear: I am not arguing that these are valid legal (or even moral) claims. I am just summarizing what has typically happened in the hundreds of other cases like this. -
Faith healing goes wrong for girl in Weston, WI
RU Rah Rah replied to RU Rah Rah's topic in Off-Topic Forum
The book is When Prayer Fails: Faith Healing, Children, and the Law (Oxford). Basically, it's the only book on this particular narrow little thing, so I'm the person they ask. (And I have to say that I felt slightly guilty about the attention this week. You want to get interviewed, etc., but not under these circumstances.) -
As some of you might know, I've written a book on faith healing, children, and the law. This past week, my phone has been ringing off the hook from people seeking comment on the death of Madeline Neumann, a girl from Weston, WI, who died from diabetes last Sunday after her parents treated her with prayer in lieu of standard medical treatment (insulin, basically). Here's an excerpt from one of the many stories on the death. WESTON, Wis. (AP) - Police are investigating an 11-year-old girl's death from an undiagnosed, treatable form of diabetes after her parents chose to pray for her rather than take her to a doctor. An autopsy showed Madeline Neumann died Sunday of diabetic ketoacidosis, a condition that left too little insulin in her body, Everest Metro Police Chief Dan Vergin said. She had probably been ill for about a month, suffering symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite and weakness, the chief said Wednesday, noting that he expects to complete the investigation by Friday and forward the results to the district attorney. The girl's mother, Leilani Neumann, said that she and her family believe in the Bible and that healing comes from God, but that they do not belong to an organized religion or faith, are not fanatics and have nothing against doctors.
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I'm jealous of all the BF.net golfing mojo in Milwaukee.
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I'm always looking to play (weather permitting) in Madison, if anyone else is up for it.
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Has anyone done the math in terms of dividing the corps of remaining starters into the number of innings that we expect to be pitched by the rotation? If we expect the starters to cover about 972 innings (6 innings x 162), how are we going to get there with what we've got? (I'm not suggesting anything one way or another; I'm just curious if it will add up.) The way I figure it (albeit just guessing) with the somewhat known commodities: Sheets: 165 IP Suppan: 195 IP Bush: 195 IP So that's 555 IP between those 3, leaving the remaining 417 to be divided among Gallardo, Parra, and Villy. That means they'd all have to get about 140 IP (which seems to be pushing the envelope, somewhat). I suppose things could work out that way, but . . . you have three youngsters and one not-so-durable #1 starter. It seems likely that we would need a seventh guy, at some point. I am not saying that Vargas would necessarily be the perfect choice, but at least he is a known commodity. (Granted, the commodity is mediocre, but there are worse alternatives.)
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Does MLB have it wrong? (season opener)
RU Rah Rah replied to jason21nl's topic in Milwaukee Brewers Talk
I have no objection to playing regular-season games in Japan; it's probably a smart thing, long-term. But the timing of things seemed totally out of whack on several different levels. The time difference meant that folks in the Bay Area had to get up at 3 a.m. to watch the game live. That seems inexcusable to me. As others have mentioned, it also seems downright bizarre to have both teams re-enter the exhibition season over the weekend. Would it make more sense to send three teams over for a week in, say, early May? You'd get Opening Day out of the way, but the disruption would seem like less of a big deal. -
Vitense also boasts that mini-Madison miniature golf course, where you get to put through the Field House and onto the turf and Camp Randall.
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In the thread title: "ulnar" or "ulner"?
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The media love affair with Davidson is already somewhat out of control, although they certainly deserve at least some of it for knocking off a #2. The Curry kid went for 30 and 25 -- just in the second halves of those first two games, respectively. What's amazing to me, in watching discussions of the tourney on national TV, is the almost total lack of discussion about UW. I am not a crazy Badger fan (this despite having a grad degree from there), but the lack of respect seems ridiculous. This is a team with a great chance of going to at least the Elite Eight, and it's like they are not even playing.
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I am a native of Balto., if that counts for anything. I guess it depends on where you're staying. If you're right downtown, near the Harbor, there's plenty to do that's walkable, including Camden Yards and the Babe Ruth birthplace (which is nearby). Right down there are the Inner Harbor (shopping), the ESPN Zone, the Aquarium, and my personal weird favorite, the American Visionary Art Museum. (Crazy "outsider" art. Like . . . Cadillacs covered in sequins.) One of my favorite places in Balto. is Lexington Market, which isn't at the Harbor but is not too far. It's slightly less touristy, and you can get real local fare. (There used to be a Polack Johnny's in there, but I'm not sure if it's still around.)
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I've been noticing this, too. The point guard will dribble around until there's less than 10 seconds left, and then try to penetrate, which invariably results in the hoisting of some wild shot. Teams seem to be so obsessed with leaving no time on the clock for their opponents (which is understandable at the end of a game) that they don't bother to play offense smartly themselves.
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Not a huge NYC fan. Worked there right out of college, and lived in NJ, and it was just . . . oppressive. It's ridiculously complicated to do some basic things, and not to mention expensive. On the plus side, there's culture, excitement, etc.; no doubt about that.
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Seems like a lot of whistles in these first two rounds.
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Still pretty close overall, it looks like. No one really had an insane 30+ picks in the first round.
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I am surviving, bracket-wise. The funny things is that I did a 4-way pool with my brothers-in-law and my three-year-old son, who basically picked by mascot. (It was generally pretty easy, expect for Standford v. Cornell.) He's in third right now, with one of my BIL's lagging in last.
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Does anyone have a copy of today's Wisconsin State Journal???
RU Rah Rah replied to RickieWeeksJr's topic in Off-Topic Forum
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It's probably not my favorite avatar, either.
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I didn't like the call. The defender kind of dove into him, it looked like. (That's really changed over the years. It used to be that you really had to be planted there.)
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Hey, if you're not watching Drake, turn it back on. They have it down to 1 with 1:12 left.
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Curry went for 30 in the second half. Wow.
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K-State looked good, I have to say. And finishing #3 in a conference that might send 2 teams to the Final Four isn't too shabby. USC seemed really soft inside -- they had some tall, skinny dudes who didn't really want to bang around too much, and they fouled like mad. In retrospect, I'd much rather have had Bucky play them than K-State.
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That particular Phillies jersey makes me think of a softball team, for some reason. Not very handsome, even on Jenks.
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I just couldn't convince myself that Belmont was going to win that game. Duke just has some weird mojo, and they invariably win games like that. But I don't see them going beyond the Sweet Sixteen. You have to think Fullerton is going to get overwhelmed by the rebounding margin/inside play, unless they can do some crazy run-and-gun stuff and just wear down Bucky (which I don't see happening). And how good a (college) coach is Lon Kruger? Guy has taken 4 different schools to the tourney, and UNLV won again today.
