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It's just a contributing factor. No one is ever going to try to make the claim that the head injures are the direct cause. Well, no one who is reasonable anyway. Short of some condition caused by a specific gene, just about every medical condition is based on a collection of factors. All those plates of french fries didn't cause that heart attack, but they definitely didn't help. Too often people want to say that since something isn't the main cause, there's no reason to deal with it. If we can make steps towards correcting this problem, then we can move on and go after those other causes as well. And yes, that emotional drop off you mentioned probably does have a big impact on certain people. It makes you wonder though why it hits some so much harder than others. Wait, did Hamdan actually get his revenge?

Because we watch them on a daily basis. Unfortunately there's an "out of sight out of mind" mentality when it comes to the soldiers you suggested. Then again, there is some sort of forum somewhere out there for them as well (and I don't mean a message board specifically).

Or you could just go this route.

If it is depression related to head injuries, no autopsy is going to show that.

They might have better helmets but the players are significantly larger and faster. The helmets are not going to eliminate any of these problems. And he definitely didn't have one close to what they have today his career started a while ago. Oh god, not this again.

And we all know what researchers will find signs of in his brain.

Even if it was done for PR, is it really such a bad thing? Sometimes both sides can benefit from an action like this.

I wonder if it can be as bittersweet as when the Joker was hanging upside down near the end of the Dark Knight. One incredible performance that should have spring boarded Ledger to superstardom.

I'm kind of curious as to why you'd say that. The first trailer really didn't do much of anything for the movie. This one definitely sets a mood for what to be expected from the movie.

Is it wrong that I want to buy my local grocery store just so I can fire one of the deli workers? The lengths this girl goes to in order to ignore customers are actually kind of impressive.

I just came across this on facebook. Wow, this one looks impressive. Is it July yet?

Boom!

Fair enough. Maybe there's just not another player who really fits in the comparison, but everything with how Perreault was the first draft pick and the building block that the entire franchise was based on, that just can't be matched. I don't think anyone in this modern era of sports can ever be that kind of guy.

This generation's Gilbert Perreault? Seriously?

My first niece is on the way this week. I hope you're able to see her a lot more quickly than I will be. It's still crazy to think that the next time I head back to Buffalo there will be a new person there.

I also think that if you're going to intentionally give a guy a cheap shot, you probably look at him at least once during the whole process. I think he was completely unaware the whole time. That said, there is still no defense for what he did. I'd be very happy if I never had to hear his name again (especially his new fake name).

I think it was more instinct than anything, but just the fact that a hard elbow like that is his instinctual move says a lot. So personally, I don't think it was intentional or that he knew who it was, but they still need to throw the book at him. His season should be done... maybe even his career at this point. How old is he anyway?

I was joking about this in another thread but my hockey teammate's wife gave berth today too. Hmmm, I wonder. Congratulations mead!

Yeah, passing along that phone is one of the things they're being most obvious about. It was the very first thing that happened in the pilot. Glover's daughter seemed far more subtle and I could see many people not even noticing. At this point, I wouldn't be surprised to see some random woman on the side walk turn out to be Kiefer's future wife or something.

I'm too old for this. You're right in that missing an episode doesn't cause any trouble at all. There are a few recurring things from episode to episode though. That Iraqi kid has shown up a couple times now and Danny Glover's daughter also showed up in an earlier episode with no reference to who she was.

I've been enjoying it. Quite honestly, I don't even notice Keifer all that much. I like how the stories weave into each other. A few people from those random stories keep popping up each week. It's only a matter of time before Danny Glover proves that global warming did in fact cause the earthquake in Haiti.

As expected, they're not the same people. It seems like everyone around here is having babies, another downfall of Boston winning the Cup just over 9 months ago (not in your daugther's case though, this kid should be a welcomed addition to the world unlike those other ones).

My frolex watch may be laced with lead, but I like the way it looks, so I can't complain.

A guy on my hockey team out here in Boston has a wife that's one day past due. I'm just going to assume she's your daughter. Odds be damned, it has to be her!

Did you at least get to call him an idiot? That's about the only thing that might make me feel guilty, if I were to say that to the guy as he's down on the ground with his skull busted open. Did there wind up being any police report for this one? I'd love to see if they tried to put any blame on you.