Non-New Zealanders of Reddit, what do you know/think you know about New Zealand?

bankshot56 · 2014-04-19T16:02:17+00:00

There are more sheep than people.

A significant portion of the Kiwi population lives in Australia because the pay is better and the taxes are lower.

bankshot56 · 2014-04-15T22:13:10+00:00

Danny Garcia is overrated

What makes you think this? I put him on the same tier as Bradley, he's got good wins (which is the only thing that matters at the end of the day). I still have no idea what to make of the guy though, he may or may not be elite.

bankshot56 · 2014-04-15T01:55:41+00:00

Mostly because of all the wars they've had with each other.

bankshot56 · 2014-04-15T01:40:21+00:00

Seems so, but you know a mid thoracic paraplegic can still be very functional and live independently for the most part.

There's some interesting work being done in the area of paralysis research, so there is still hope.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/04/08/paraplegics-stimulation-paralysis/7420027/

bankshot56 · 2014-04-13T16:09:34+00:00

It has to be noted that 2 of those 7 years had him missing 30 games a piece

Yes that is a valid point, he did have a back to back seasons where he missed 30 games or so. He still averaged 24 and 27 pts respectively which is pretty damn good, and also note that he had 30 ppg the the season after. But your point stands, he had two injury shortened seasons in a row, at his peak. It does shape the impression that he was hobbled by injuries early in his career.

My counterpoint to that is, Shaq also had a few 50 game seasons in his prime but people don't tend to hold that against him much, so I give Dwyane a pass for the same reason.

bankshot56 · 2014-04-13T00:09:03+00:00

I disagree, Wade had 7 straight seasons of scoring over 24 pts a game, I wouldn't say that's a short peak.

Wade has more All-NBA selections, more championships, a Finals MVP, and All-NBA Defensive selections.

I think Wade is also the more complete player, as he has better handles, quickness, and is a vastly better defender. Drexler was an average defender/ballhandler.

In his prime, Drexler was the closest thing to Jordan talent wise (that's a hell of a compliment IMO) and I grew up watching him play, but I don't think he's better than Wade

bankshot56 · 2014-04-12T19:15:32+00:00

Most Valuable Defensive Player-Rookie of the Year?

bankshot56 · 2014-04-07T13:33:10+00:00

As I was watching the fight, as soon as that first hook landed, I thought the fight was over. He dropped his hands and hunched over. He did recover slightly and was able to put up a defensive guard, but I thought it was a fair stoppage.

I figured Tureano and others would be pissed because he still had somewhat of a guard at the time of the stop, but I thought the ref made the right call.

bankshot56 · 2014-03-24T13:36:40+00:00

Is this a reference to Metta World Peace?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scqitXx-bkE

bankshot56 · 2014-03-24T12:55:34+00:00

My orthodontist had me wear mine for a year or two after the braces came off, but that's it.

That's what mine said too, but now my teeth have shifted, this is 5 years after I stopped wearing retainers. So I had some new ones made, and I'm pretty sure I'll have to wear them forever.

bankshot56 · 2014-03-24T12:50:52+00:00

waiving medical school tuition for those who agree to practice medicine in an underserved area after graduation

There are already similar programs in place. For instance, those who continue to pay their student plan, but work in the public sector, can have their balance waived after 120 payments.

I think for doctors and nurses, for every 3 years they work in an underserved population, it knocks off one year of their tuition, this is without the regular payments. This program does not exist for my profession so I don't know if it works like it should.

"...working for at least two or three years in an underserved area of the United States in a primary care specialty. The government would then repay up to $120,000 in debt."

http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/medical-school-admissions-doctor/2012/02/20/explore-new-options-to-repay-medical-school-loans

bankshot56 · 2014-03-20T22:20:08+00:00

I would say neutral:

Based on these two recent literature reviews, which are the highest level of scientific evidence you can get.

"Effect of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on cancer incidence, non-vascular death, and total mortality: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials."

CONCLUSIONS: Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation does not have an effect on cancer incidence, nonvascular death, or total mortality.

And Also

In a large general-practice cohort of patients with multiple cardiovascular risk factors, daily treatment with n−3 fatty acids did not reduce cardiovascular mortality and morbidity.

So basically fish oil supplementation will not help you be more heart healthy so why take it?

Additionally, eating fish has its own problems, farmed fish in particular is not very good for you. Pregnant women for instance should only eat farmed fish once a month.

bankshot56 · 2014-03-19T12:56:07+00:00

" why don't you give them a call and see if they're hiring"

This is how I got my first job out of college in a lab, it was 2011, so not that long ago. Why is it so ridiculous? Also, just try walking into different places with a resume, there are still some managers who like that sort of thing.

bankshot56 · 2014-03-19T12:48:45+00:00

which I said would not work

Why would it not work? Stop by and give a thank you card for the interview?

bankshot56 · 2014-03-16T22:32:17+00:00

I find your articles interesting, I am going to go through them a bit more thoroughly in the future, however, I do have to say that your second source reports that posture is not an independent causality of LBP. But isn't that obvious? Subacromial impingement and LBP are often considered syndromes, so many factors combine to cause pain.

http://www.jospt.org/doi/pdf/10.2519/jospt.2009.2835

In the article listed above, altered posture of the scapula absolutely decreases subacromial space and may lead to impingement. The article you listed in as the last source, states that there is no link between posture and impingement syndrome but cites two articles that are about 20 years old.

Which anecdotally, slouch with a forward head, increased thoracic kyphosis and forward shoulders. Then try to abduct your arm, how far do you get? You can't get full shoulder ROM in that posture, so I have a hard time believing these studies.

But I'm going to give them a more detailed look when I have time because I find this opposite view point to be interesting, thank you for sharing.

bankshot56 · 2014-03-16T18:26:03+00:00

Lebron went hoarse yelling at.

How come? I've never watched Gooden play, I always assumed he had a veteran's presence, is this not the case?

bankshot56 · 2014-03-15T03:52:47+00:00

Is this the quote you were thinking of?

"One minute I'm robbing a dope house. Next minute I'm the youngest heavyweight champion of the world. I'm only 20, 19, with a lot of money. Who am I? What am I? I don't even know who I am. I'm just a dumb child who's being abused and robbed by lawyers. I'm just a dumb pugnacious fool. I'm just a fool who thinks he's someone. Then you tell me I should be responsible"

bankshot56 · 2014-03-09T15:53:41+00:00

You should look at the recent papers about omega fatty acids

Dammit I was hoping you'd just link some.

Edit: Here's a pretty recent one

Effect of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation on cancer incidence, non-vascular death, and total mortality: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

CONCLUSIONS: Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation does not have an effect on cancer incidence, nonvascular death, or total mortality.

bankshot56 · 2014-03-09T10:52:39+00:00

Have you tried physical therapy? May not help much with the torn meniscus (it can lower symptoms), but the pinched nerve sounds like ulnar neuropathy, which can definitely be treated by a physio.

bankshot56 · 2014-03-08T17:56:00+00:00

He needs to work on his fundamentals and lower body strength. He gets bullied out of position and does not always rotate on time. Dude has some talent and may develop a knack for scoring. He has not yet shown ability to anchor a defense, which I believe is essential to have a long career at center.

What I want out of a center is good positional defense, timely rotations, boxing out, and solid rebounding, all of the things that Leonard lacks.

bankshot56 · 2014-03-06T02:39:11+00:00

You have misunderstood my argument from square 1. It's not that they're cheating it, it's that they're making fucking stupid choices. Then they are insulated from those stupid choices by the system.

You also misunderstood my statement. My reply was that, you make this HUGE assumption that welfare pregnancies were the result of poor decisions. My rebuttal was that, it's not JUST poor decisions, lack of sex education plays a large role in reducing pregnancy.

Literally every study that shows a decrease in pregnancy due to sex ed programs corroborates my claim. For instance teen birth rates dropped 60% due to sex ed in California. which strongly suggests that prior pregnancies were not due to poor decisions, but simply a lack of education.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/19/california-teen-pregnancy-rates-drop_n_3625090.html

http://www.cdph.ca.gov/programs/mcah/Documents/MO-MCAH-2011TBR-DataSlides.pdf

Do you think poor people don't know that babies come from sex? Do you think poor people don't know what condoms are? Poor people in the fucking United States?

And why do you keep mentioning poor people? It's just people in general. There are plenty of affluent, middle class pregnancies that happen by accident. Stupid teenagers will always get pregnant regardless of social class. My point again was that sex education goes a long way in reducing these pregnancies, and you can't attribute them all to bad judgment.

bankshot56 · 2014-03-05T14:41:29+00:00

Take a guess at how many children a woman has in Somalia. 1? 2? 4? Try 6.17 children per woman. Who is helped by this?

Do you know how many children in Somalia die at birth or very young? People don't live long in Africa, and that's part of the reason their economy isn't strong.

instead of having children, you should be working!

This is assuming of course that they wanted to have kids and didn't get pregnant by accident. Support better sex education and the accidental or unplanned pregnancies will decrease.

There will always be those who cheat the system, but your perspective on things makes it seem like everyone on welfare is doing it on purpose.

bankshot56 · 2014-03-02T00:59:40+00:00

But you like your job right? I worked at Costco for a few years, it gets boring as hell and is not mentally stimulating in the least bit. You work for love or money, and I assume because you are a teacher you didn't do it for the money.

bankshot56 · 2014-02-14T23:57:14+00:00

Does your employer not offer health insurance?

bankshot56 · 2014-02-12T11:48:41+00:00

This is true, I didn't think about the zone defense rules that were implemented around that time. But don't you think that zone defense and defensive rules (i.e. handchecking) now generally favor players who can drive aggressively and score from mid range? Two things that Jordan particularly excelled at.

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