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  1. I take some of the blame for this. I try not to have sex on game day. But the wife was ready after lunch. sorry.
  2. Not really. Cam Williams is rattled and missing blocks left and right now. If he blocked his man, maybe someone else could pick up blitz or the QB could make a read.
  3. Pull Cam who we are told is going pro, and it probably is true, without ever dominating in college.
  4. I don’t know. It sounds like a classic thread to me.
  5. Ewers has not played well. Right before he got pulled, he got scared in the pocket, kind of half ran it and could have easily fumbled it because he never tucked the ball. the series before, he got tackled by a dl on the ground. The series before he threw an interception. He isn’t playing well but yeah, the dl is dominating us, we aren’t seeing and aren’t picking up the blitz, we are having a problem seeing coverages, running back is playing soft, and there are no holes up the middle.
  6. Turnovers are killing us. And our offensive line is doing a lot of olays maybe because of blitz pickup issues giving them the yips.
  7. That sounds like our whole offense right now. Maybe not groin. Like a sore uterus.
  8. Yeah, no one to really run between the tackles. No holes but we need someone who hits the hole hard without fumbling.
  9. What happened to our starter?
  10. Wisner is playing super soft. We need another rb to step up.
  11. Is it? Who got hurt? When?
  12. That ball did not cross the line of scrimmage
  13. At our 30
  14. We had all the time in the world to bring in a punter and decided that we were good.
  15. He needs to fucking tuck the ball if he isn’t going to throw it. He easily could have fumbled and been responsible for another 7 points.
  16. Well that was terrible. A man was wide open deep.
  17. No pass rush there
  18. Too many mistakes to win right now
  19. I think that is a terrible call
  20. some terrible passes by milroe
  21. bang, bang play - bs - of course he was offsides.
  22. Bevo

    Media Bias

    Within a percentage point in the past as opposed to this year.
  23. Bevo

    Media Bias

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4glxxreed7o What latest FBI data shows about violent crime 16 hours ago Lucy Gilder BBC Verify Violent crime is one of the key issues in the US election, with research suggesting that many Americans believe it is on the rise. But the latest FBI crime data shows it fell last year. The much-anticipated report, released in September, shows declines across several serious crimes including rape, robbery and aggravated assault. The number of murders saw the largest drop in 20 years, according to the FBI. What does new FBI data show? Violent crime - as recorded by the FBI - includes homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault reported to and recorded by police forces. Its latest report shows that violent crime fell by an estimated 3% between 2022 and 2023. Murder and non-negligent manslaughter reduced by 12%, the largest drop in the last 20 years. The report also shows falls in: Rape by 9% Robbery by 0.3% Aggravated assault by 3% In 2023, the FBI recorded a rate of 363.8 violent crimes per 100,000 people, down from the 2022 rate of 377.1 violent crimes per 100,000 people. The agency revised the violent crime rate between 2021 and 2022. Previously, the figures showed a 2.1% fall over this period, now the agency says there was a 4.5% rise. The FBI did not publicise this change, which has led to some criticism. Ames Grawert, a crime researcher at the Brennan Center for Justice, told BBC Verify that the revision was "likely the result of a change in the way FBI collected crime data in 2021". "Nothing here undermines confidence in the 2023 data”, he argues. Submitting data to the FBI is voluntary and in recent years some police forces have not done this. In 2021, the participation rate was around two thirds because many agencies - including in New York and Los Angeles - did not submit data to a new FBI system. Donald Trump regularly criticises the FBI data and his website says it “is missing nearly a third of the nation's law enforcement agencies — including from many of the most violent cities, such as Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland, and New Orleans”. But participation has steadily improved and in 2023 more than 85% of agencies enrolled in the FBI's data collection system submitted figures. The FBI says every city agency covering a population of one million or more residents contributed a full 12 months of data in 2023. Daniel Flannery, a professor specialising in violence prevention research, says that generally it is the smaller agencies that do not submit data. “Many of them don’t have their own data people. Suburban and and rural communities tend to be the ones not submitting the data because they lack resources,” he says. Are there other measures of violent crime? The other way of tracking US violent crime is through a nationwide survey of about a quarter of a million people. The National Crime Victimization Survey asks them whether they have been victims of crime and whether they reported these offences to the police (in 2023, only around half of them did). Violent crime, as recorded by the survey, includes rape or sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and simple assault. It does not count murder. Donald Trump regularly highlights this survey as proof that “violent crime nationwide is up 40%” since 2020. This figure is right, according to the latest crime survey statistics. They show that the rate of violent crime per 1,000 of the population did increase by this much between 2020 and 2023. However, Trump is making a comparison with a year when violent crime - as measured by the survey - was significantly lower. Prof Flannery says “picking a year during Covid that may represent the lowest crime rates then comparing to a more 'return to normal year' cherry picks two points in time. Comparing 2023 to a pre-Covid year may be more appropriate.” The survey says that “while the 2023 rate was higher than those in 2020 and 2021, it was not statistically different from five years ago, in 2019”. What do longer term crime trends show? FBI data shows the rate of violent crime fell by a quarter over the past two decades. On the reduction in violent crime, Prof Flannery says it’s “partly because we’re getting better at understanding what drives violent crime, which tends to be a small number of people in a community committing repeat offences. It’s also about targeted policing strategy and intervention.” Marc Levin, Chief Policy Counsel at the Council on Criminal Justice, says that other factors may be influential in bringing crime levels down. “We don’t know all the reasons crime fluctuates but some of it is obviously demographic. We’re an aging society which generally speaking should lead to less crime. “There are also environmental factors like streetlighting which help with crime prevention. Evidence suggests it makes the potential perpetrators of crimes like robbery and auto-theft believe they’re going to be caught,” he argues. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/violent-crime-rate-trump-harris-fact-check/ Politics Harris says violent crime is down. Trump says it's up. Here's a fact check. By Laura Doan October 16, 2024 / 6:48 PM EDT / CBS News On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed that violent crime has "skyrocketed" since 2020. Vice President Kamala Harris has claimed that violent crime has declined to a "near 50-year low." Both candidates are citing different federal statistics that measure violent crime; Trump cites a Justice Department survey, while Harris cites FBI data on crimes reported by police departments. Crime researchers tell CBS News that while both are valuable metrics, the FBI data Harris cites is more reliable, and she is correct that it suggests violent crime is at a near 50-year low. However, both Trump and Harris overlook the significant impact of COVID-19 when comparing current crime rates to 2020, researchers say. Breaking down Trump's claim that crime has "skyrocketed" Central to Trump's claim that crime has "skyrocketed" is a federal survey which estimates national crime rates by asking a sample of people whether they experienced a crime in the last six months. In a recent post on social media, Trump said, "Compared to 2020, violent crime is up nearly 40 percent." That figure aligns with estimates from the latest National Crime Victimization Survey, known as the NCVS, by the Department of Justice, which found that the rate of violent crime offenses — defined as rape, robbery and aggravated assault, but not including homicide — was about 37% higher in 2023 than in 2020. Crime researchers say the survey findings are valuable because they can capture some instances of crimes that often go unreported to police. But the survey's violent crime estimates exclude murders and are limited by a margin of error, according to Jeff Asher, a crime data analyst and co-founder of AH Datalytics. "The 2023 NCVS showed violent crime likely fell slightly from 2022 levels and was not statistically different from where it was in 2019. Comparing one favorable year of NCVS to a less favorable year is simply cherry-picking the data source without considering the overall trend and without acknowledging a potentially large margin of error," Asher said. What research shows about violent crime under Biden-Harris Experts more commonly refer to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, which tracks crimes reported to police by participating law enforcement agencies. According to that FBI, the rate of violent crimes — defined as rape, robbery, aggravated assault and homicide — was around 6% lower in 2023 than in 2020. Harris' claim that violent crime dropped to a "near 50-year low" is accurate, according to analysis by Asher. The 2023 violent crime rate is just slightly above the rates reported in 2014 and 2021, which are the lowest reported since 1970. "It's an accurate statement based on the FBI data, though I prefer to say 'reported violent crime is at or near a 50-year low' for precise accuracy given that not every violent crime is reported to the police," Asher said. The FBI's figures are estimates, and participation by police agencies is voluntary, but the FBI said more than 16,000 law enforcement agencies (out of about 18,000 nationwide) provided data for 2023. Other research corroborates these trends. For example, the Major Cities Chiefs Association reported a 9.1% decrease in murders from 2020 to 2023 in 70 large U.S. cities. AH Datalytics found total violent crime reports were lower in 2023 compared to 2020 and that they have continued to decline in 2024. What research shows about violent crime under Trump FBI data shows that violent crime rates fell annually during Trump's first three years in office, but spiked in 2020. Researchers continue to study the causes of the spike, but have pointed to a number of potential factors including the economic and mental strain of the pandemic, an increase in gun sales, and protests following the murder of George Floyd in police custody. However, they remain divided on how the protests may have contributed to the increase. Amid widespread lockdowns, some opportunity-based crimes like robbery dropped while crimes like homicides increased, according to Jillian Turanovic, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder. She cautioned that using 2020 as a baseline for crime comparisons is misleading. "It's crucial to consider longer time horizons, especially when analyzing data from periods of significant societal disruption like the COVID-19 pandemic," said Turanovic. Data shows violent crime rates generally declining since 1990s Despite the discrepancies between crime surveys and reported crime rates in recent years, Turanovic says both the NCVS and FBI data show similar long-term trends. "Both tell us that the nation's violent crime rate is substantially lower than it was in the 1990s, that violent crime rates, based on most recent data, are largely on par with where they have been over the past decade, and that there is no evidence that violent crime rates are 'soaring,'" Turnovic said.
  24. It seems to me that it would have to be scale at the shutoff (if there is one - usually there isn't} or in the diverter. If the diverter has a cartridge, soak the shower diverter cartridge in a 50/50 solution of water and white vinegar for at least 30 minutes. White distilled vinegar is best. Unfortunately, when doing this you should shut off the water. Unless you happen to have a separate cutoff valve installed in the bathroom, you will have to shut off the water to the whole house. And that requires a tool. If you aren't real handy, and don't like what you have anyway, I wonder if you can buy a new shower diverter from home depot and have them install it. It may be cheaper than whatever the plumber charges. If you are handy, you should probably google your make and style (single handle) of diverter and see what youtube videos pull up. Scale or corrosion can also occur in the pipes if they are galvanized but I think that is unlikely. And I'm not a plumber so <disclaimer>.
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