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- Talked to reliever Bill Bray, who has not been on the game schedule to pitch because he's catching up from a sore shoulder at the start of camp. Bray had a smooth live BP session on Thursday and is scheduled for two more of those on Saturday and Tuesday.
Bray is going to change his off-season program and do more to prevent recurring soreness, including throwing throughout the winter.
"I'm probably going to work a lot more closely with a physical therapist next year," Bray said. "I did all my own stretching and arm program and I still had problems when I started throwing. I think it's going to take more than just me. It's going to take someone to stretch me out better than I can do on my own."
Bray came down with sore shoulders in both 2007 and 2008.
"I'm tired of it," he said. "Anything I can do to avoid this again, I will definitely do. It's pretty annoying coming down here and getting behind."
Last year, Bray still worked a career-high 63 games and posted a 2.87 ERA.
- MLBPA executive director Don Fehr held a 90 minute meeting with the players inside the clubhouse. Fehr, as usual, used many words without describing the details of the meeting.
"We're not in a bargaining year so the subjects you cover aren't as expansive," Fehr said. "There wasn't as much detail. This meeting had one characteristic a lot of other meetings don't. Usually if a meeting is supposed to start at 8:30, we close the door at 8:30 but we don't start until 10 until nine. This one started right at 8:30. Dusty runs a tight ship. He wants to go work."
As for Alex Rodriguez and the identity of the still-sealed 103 names of players that tested positive for PEDs in 2003, Fehr said it came up.
"In the meetings we have, it is a topic of current interest and obviously we go over it," Fehr said. "We sent a long memo to players 10 days ago explaining what happened. But we go over it and explain it, especially to the younger players that weren't here in 2003-04 and don't remember that the testing program is different than what we have now."
"I think there is generally a level of concern anyone has when you have matters — which by contract and at this point court order — are supposed to remain confidential that they should remain confidential. It's hard to characterize it beyond that."
- Reds assistant GM Bob Miller was back in town after a trip to Goodyear, Ariz., to see the new Spring Training ballpark. The Indians opened it the other day and the reviews from Miller were very positive. The little of the stadium I could see on ESPN during some Indians-Giants highlights looked pretty cool.
I was out in Arizona in September and went to Goodyear to take a tour of the Indians site one morning. I was impressed and I know that the Reds' half of the complex will look very similar. My MLB.com colleague and former Reds scribe, Anthony Castrovince, told me that the complex and stadium are awesome.
It's a shame the Reds have to leave Sarasota but the baseball amenities in Goodyear can't come close to being matched by what's currently at Ed Smith Stadium. The travel time for games will also be much easier on everyone.
Question of the day: Would you go to Arizona to see the Reds at Spring Training?
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Considering he has had the same problem for a few years I would have thought that Bill Bray would have come up with the idea of working with a physical therapist before.
i will go see the new complex next spring. love az.
I've been to Sarasota. I doubt I will make the trip to Arizona. It's too far and too much effort to go to a place with no beaches. What is there to do in the area? Are there any state parks? Anything else to do to take advantage of the warmer temperatures (besides golf)? Let's face it – even the most diehard of us don't want to sit in the ballpark for an entire week.
Daedalus — I can't answer all of those questions at the moment but I know it's not that desolate. It's only 20 miles west of a major city — Phoenix. I believe there are parks around Camelback Mountain, where the hiking is supposed to be remarkable. There are also a couple of mountains pretty close to the new complex. Scottsdale and Tempe are probably 30-40 minutes away and they are cool towns. But obviously – there is nothing in Arizona that can compete with the beaches near Sarasota. That's the big one.


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DENVER � Legislators deadlocked along party lines Tuesday on whether to audit Secretary of State Scott Gessler, who is accused of misusing his office�s funds.
Gessler already faces a criminal investigation from the Denver district attorney and a probe from the state�s Independent Ethics Commission. Records show he used part of his office�s $5,000 discretionary budget to attend Republican events, and twice he claimed the balance of the fund for himself at the end of the year.
Sen. Lois Tochtrop, D-Thornton, wanted the State Auditor�s Office to examine Gessler�s budget after the first two investigations are finished.
�It never hurts to have another eye looking at the issues. And, yes, there are two eyes, but this will be a third eye,� Tochtrop said.
But the Audit Committee deadlocked 4-4 on party lines on whether to approve the audit, and without a majority vote, the audit can�t proceed.
Sen. Steve King, R-Grand Junction, said the Legislature shouldn�t spend $100,000 for an audit of a $5,000 fund.
�It is hard not to look at this from the point of view of piling on, and I have a serious concern about the use of taxpayer�s money. It is not a cost-effective way to deal with this issue,� King said.
Tochtrop said the principle is more important than the amount of money that might have been misused.
�It lowers the public trust of elected officials when discretionary funds are used for partisan purposes,� she said.
Gessler was happy with the outcome.
�The fact is, all of my expenditures are publicly available so spending $100,000 of taxpayer money to review that information is wasteful. I applaud the Republican members of the committee for recognizing that these taxpayer dollars could better be used on moving our economy forward,� Gessler said in an emailed statement.


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It really is the same old story. I should be looking up references, but I got distracted. Last night sorting through some paperwork I came across a couple of printouts of images taken from what I call "The Trower Family Bible". It is probably not really a Bible, it is probably actually a Prayer Book or something like that.
So, last night I did a bit of research and began to make sense of some of the names written in the book and started to be able to piece together the story of how the book ended up with my father.
It occurred to me that I hadn't really looked in any detail at this book for a long time, in fact right back when I was first starting out researching our family.
All through the day I have been thinking about this book and starting to appreciate its importance. So this evening I just had to go and visit my parents and examine it more closely and also get some digital photos of the important pages.
It was even more interesting than I had remembered, there was another page with a few lines of writing (sadly mostly unreadable) that I hadn't noticed before and even the contents of the book were quite intriguing with details on the different types of religious services.
So I now have another project, to research and tell the history of this book. There aren't many heirlooms in our family, but this is probably the most important one, and in the future I will explain why it is such a key piece of evidence in my family history.
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Thanks Paul, Charles. Thanks DN for archiving this track.
I am looking forward to reviewing exception handling, memory types and execution modes ...
Good presentation, important to be aware of and understand the underlying architecture and concepts and to be thankful for high level languages and Real Time Operating Systems.
Thanks Paul
Thank you Paul!
no use on special instructions
No work on M3, only M0
Thank you, Paul!
@chuck - re. special instructions... not yet.
@chuck - I did play with cortex M3
Great to have access to recorded sessions!
Missed the live lecture due to travel
Thanks again Paul for your answers
Have worked briefly with Cortex M3.
No Real-time systems, but we should migrate to them in the future.
No experience with special instructions
Not in the ARM type devices.
Have not yet worked with Cortex-M3
I have not worked on Cortex-3
XN means 'Execute Never' It is shown in the table
on slide 13 as well. The memory region that XN
applies to is a region that the CORTEX-M0 cannot
access for instruction execution. Thus should it do
that, a HardFault will occur. Clear??
Thanks Paul!
Thanks Paul; Great presentation.
Can anyone tell me what does XN on slide 14 stand for !
Sorry I had to miss today's lecture but I have heard the archive. I have not used the cortex processors yet.
These nuts and bolts are very interesting.
Thanks all, for another great presentation.
thank you Paul,
Very interesting lecteur
Very interesting Paul.
I did work on M3
anyway. thanx Paul. will be here tomorrow
It would be great if you use audio to answer our questions. You can answer more Q and in more detail :)
Stellaris with Code Composer is good too!! Code Composer is TI's
platform and its good.
Paul, Bye Bye
Nice discussion of the Cortex M0 ISA- I wondered how ARM was going to reduce the gate count of the M0, and slide 3 in today's presentation illustrates that. Nice way to show how the instruction set (and the resultant instruction decoder) was truncated.
OK everyone, I hope this is useful to you.
I will look at the questions and address a few
tomorrow too.
Bye for today....
I am trying my hands on Stellaris with code composer studio. How good/easy it is to learn to program cortex with these?
@lowell_seida - I did not find any similarity in the syntax between PL/I and C, only that they are both high level languages. agree with your I/O assessment.
For those with MSWin machines, Bloodshed Dev-C+ may be an easy pick. I'm pretty sure it handles C as well.
C is a stripped-down version of PL/I. I/O and function libraries standard in PL/I have to be imported (included) into C programs. Pointers are very confusing.
Cross-compile from Linux I am less familiar with.
Does IAR have a linux version? Anyone?
I have worked with a Cortex M3 device.
Yes Codewarrior is good too.
CodeWarrior has a common development environment which will work with many of the Freescale ARM solutions.
SVC when executed causes an SVC Exception - that is
it causes an interrupt - switch to handler mode action.
SVC can be used as a way to call RTOS API's.
PS I'm actually a higher order programmer playing around with electronics
mainly pascal and C#
You need to teach your fingers to type in C
not just your brain
its all about time on the keyboard
C can be confusing at first. The language syntax
for pointers can really be tricky till you get the hang
of it. *c = 0x9999; is different than c = 0x9999;
I would get a free download compiler and select an
actual project to force yourself through it.
There are many different IDEs, including Freescale's CodeWarrior as well. C+ works well also.
QQQ: how about opensource cross compile chains from Linux based development stations?
Thanx Paul :) Next Q: Briefly, what does SVC do?
I feel I am one who successfully transitioned from assembly to C some years ago. It is hard to judge how hard it is for others, as I have worked with those who were successful and others who seem like they will never make it. I feel is one has experience any any high level language, the transition is some easier. Also, ones mind set on how much they want to learn C. There are those who only want to know enough C to argue against its purpose.
I'm not sure I can really answer that. I also had programming experience in FORTRAN, BASIC, and Pascal before I learned C. Once you know a couple of high level languages learning another is not so difficult. When I was switching back and forth doing C on PCs and assembly on embedded micros I had to get into a different mind set. C certainly is a lot more productive. Used to be hardware was expensive and programmers cheap. Now it is the other way around.
Compiler - I like IAR. Keil is good too,
we've also used Rowley.
me too. im comfortable in assembly. but finding it difficult to transition to C
we are sailing in the same boat
what is your suggestion for guys like us?
QQQ: What compiler are you refering to?
Good session, thanks Paul
I think transitioning to C is important.
Though assembly language is cool, it's too slow
to program and change for a working engineer
in my opinion.
I like assembly too, it's more close to the hardware which need to be controlled.
Perhaps we need a syntax to ask a question to the blogger, rather than just comment or say thanks?
It would be easier for him to see the questions if they were preceded by a token, say, "QQQ"
just a suggestion.
are all devices and peripherals treated as memory addresses in cortex?
Tail chaining and Late arriving will have good
discussion tomorrow, the slide deck shows good
examples of these.
Used to do all SW in assembly but now almost exclusively C.....................
how difficult was it to switch to C?
I am presently using assembly language
I am typing fast as I can...
The words are Interrupt and Exception.
An Interrupt and an Exception are the same in that
both cause the processor to preempt normal program
flow and execute some service routine.
Exception is the entire set of preempt events including
hardfault, NMI, reset, etc.
Interrupt is the subset of exceptions that the NVIC handles
and start from (but don't include) systick forward.
I'm also interested in the difference between exceptions and interrupts.
Thanks Paul and Chuck. Great introduction.
: yes this is the place
I see your responses now.
What compiler are you refering to?
Used to do all SW in assembly but now almost exclusively C. I always felt it helps to know what is happening under the hood, although most of the time you can ignore it in C programming. Sometimes you do have to dig in deep. Most intros to new micros skip the low level stuff. It was good to see it here.
Is this where Paul is supposed to be answering questions? I have seen only one question and no answers.
what is the difference between exceptions and interrupts here?
Are you there, Paul?
Tail Chaining on CORTEX-M0 starts an interrupt #2 after
the completion of an interrupt #1 without doing the whole
pop/push stack frame stuff.
What's the difference between an 'event' and an 'exception'?
Great Information and plenty of detail for study..
Thanks alot, see (hear) you tomorrow!
Thanks Paul - good overview. Most people will never need to go to the assembly level unles they have a really special case but it is a good tool to use to understand the processor.
Personally, I look at the assembly to figure out how intelligent the compiler is being at optimizing things.
Clear slides with good color contrast, good pacing, I enjoyed. Check of color choices suitable for color-blind. 98% of color-blind are male.
see you tomorrow.
@Paul (repeat earlier question) - what's the difference between an interrupt and an exception
I wonder if "Tail Chaining/Late Ariving" means a technique I used long time ago to exit interrupt to allow other interrupts to arrive, but still not giving the operation to the main thread and executing the slow stuff...
Thank you, very useful info
Thank you Chuck, Paul and all
Thanks Paul and chuck.
Thanks Another Solid Performance
You're welcome, glad to speak with you!!
What compiler are you referring to, Paul?
Thank you.
@Paul - thanks for another great presentation, thanks Chuck and DigiKey
thanks Paul
thanks chuck and paul
Thanks Paul and Chuck. See all tomorrow, time to earn my keep.
Thanks Paul! Very cool presentation!
thx paul
Thanks Chuck and Paul.
Thanks, Paul!
no need for real time yet
no, have not used it
no real time needed
no low latency time apps here
Yes, counting stuff and driving motors -- all data is collected in raw in the interrupt context and then worked out in the main thread
Real Time -- Low latency -- yes -- Interrupt driven data collection from accelerometers etc for real time frequency and vibration analysis. Simple stuff though -- niot that complicated.
No current projects with hard real time interrupt needs.
Yes, but also not on a Cortex
If I understand the question: some interrupt work at machine level.
we are using the M0 in a biometric security system that is utilizing real-time interrupts
Sometimes due to hardware timing constraints.
@Chuck, no LL realtime
no, not working with SW at all.
Hard Real Time, you bet
@Chuck - not working on low latency apps
i am
@Chuck: yes, but not on Cortex-M0
I havent used it
Indirectly, suppose, with the hi level C function "SysCtlSleep()"
which compiler do you refer to?
Not so far - OS support really requires significant memory resources and the M0 varient I'm using is limited in this area.
Have not used
Have not used ARM core before.
what is the difference between "wait for event" and "wait for interrupt"?
@Chuck: have not used Cortex-M0 before and so have not yet used these specific instructions. However, similar instructions are available for most architectures.
No direct use of the instructions. my RTOSexperience has been from a high level programming.
No, but used interrupts in assembler on other CPUs
Nope -- no assy code -- not a glutton for punishment. C is bad enough.
have not used the special instructions or any cortex processor yet
@Chuck - have not used special instructions
yes m3
how does these WFE/WFI effect any timer that may be running
I can see DSBs used in concurrent computing when memory mapped I/O are used (most of the time).
Paul when in case you execute a branch, is any status reg to save?
REV swaps bytes (per NXP M0 user manual)
REV is typically used for protocol conversion byte ordering
Sounds like Paul is teaching CS101 using the Cortex-M0 for illustration, rather than an introduction to the Cortex-M0 for experienced practitioners familiar with other devices. Covering the basics is good. This is just an unexpected set of basics, at least to me.
is there a B instruction (that is unconditional) as well as a BCC branch conditional, or there only one B instr
I believe REV reverses the order of the bit in the byte or word. Swap exchanges the high order byte with the low order byte.
Talking a lot about c-compliers...what IDEs are you talking about?
The REVs may be used for portability purposes if LE and BE modes are avaialble in a standard fashion somewher in the hardware or software. Is it a good assessment?
All with no audio, if F5 doesn't work drop out of browser and come back in again.
REV like SWAP?
no experience yet
just lost audio feed
ADR is a Columbus egg: so simple to implement in hardware and saves so much machine code.
still no audio ...
We'll the the good stuff back soon. Amen to the riding weather.
Slide 3 would be improved if the M0 instruction subset was colored differently within the M3 instruction set itself, rather than in a separate nested box with duplicate instructions.
I'm new to ARM Cortex MX systems.
Are these multiple puch/pop done in parallel?
I never used ARM
The Beagleboard I ordered has the A-8 so I hope this seminar gives me some insight on what's going on under the hood. I'm planning to load QNX on it.
Cooler is OK as long as it doesn't get too cold for the motorcycling.
Hello, I didn' t use a Cortex M
not yet
@Chuck: I also am not getting email reminders on the day of, as others have mentioned.
have not worked with any ARM Cortex processors
Just played around with a M3 eval board for a couple of hours.
Will be soon.
Yes, LM3S with Cortex M3
I've used the cortex M3 & M4
I'm working with an M0 device now. I've not played with an M3 yet (have one to play with soon)
I've used both
Only M4, not much experience.
Never worked with ARM Cortex devices.
Cortex M3 yes -- plus other ARM
I have not worked with one
No ARM Cortex Mx experience
we have done some prototypes with an M3
no cortex m3 experience, yet
remember not all C is the same since there are many compilers
Audio is back.
@Absalom - Fun enjoying the cooler weather? (I'm in Tualatin/Beaverton)
Hallo from Bulgaria
Noaudio here - a rare event.
@qizhyo Yes, press F5 if you still don't have it.
Hi Plaul, Chuck, and all.
@Absalom Download the data sheets from Digi-Key. They'll show you all the differences.
Hi picking up day two
@Chuck or Paul: Any chance of a quick overview of ARM before diving into the specific processor?
the Audio started?
Good afternoon Paul
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Hello from Utah
Good afternoon folks.
Yeah -- so don't get nervous -- eh?
@Absalom - where in Oregon?
Hello from CT
I wonder what the difference is between an ARM Cortex-A8 and the ARM Cortex-MO?
Hello from Michigan.
We are definitely internaltional - Poland, Norway, Canada, USA, etc.
Hi All From California
Hello from India
Yea Norway!
Yesterday was mostly Moore's Law. Today is the real stuff.
Hello from Norway today.
Hello from Cleveland Ohio.
Hello from sunny Lake Simcoe in Omtario Canada.
I agree about no reminders - I missed yesterday because there wasn't one.:(
Yo, NYC.
I'm not getting the reminders either. Luckily my alzheimers med is working.
Hi all from new york
KG makes me sound light number is definitelys larger than stones but less than pounds! :)
Ich habe nicht ein email reminders
Good afternoon, everyone
Hi All, from Maryland
@Chuck: I'm not getting email reminders on the day of, as I have with past classes. I signed up for reminders as usual. Anybody else not getting them?
@Kentj, back in the 70's
Kilograms makes you sound heavier though
Ola from southern, southern California.
@danlafleur When was the conversion? There's a lot of people against it here even though it's easier. Binary volume measurements ... 2 cups in a pint, 2 pints in a quart and so on.
HELLO FROM sunny MIAMI..
using micro's M3.
Wow...I miss yesterdays discussion and power points on that?
Howdy folks! :)
@Kentj, yes close enough. There's a little trick to finding out how old you are, based on when we went metric in Canada. Have someone tell you the temperature and it will most likely be in C, then ask how much they weigh or how tall, usually in pounds and feet/inches if they were old enopugh before the conversion.
OK...Im here. Im still stuck on the M3!
Hello form Eastern MA
hello fm Dallas - currently 72F projected hi 85F - life is grand - oh, home to the west nile virus (maybe not so grand)
24 degrees C is about 75 degrees F in case anybody's wondering.
Hello from MD
Hello from Austin, Texas
good morning all from Edmonton, AB. 24C here.
Hello from warm Poland!
Hi from warm (92 degrees F) Richmond, TX. AC works fine!
Hi from (cool ~70 Degrees F) Portlandia - slides downloaded fine.
Good afternoon everyone
Yep, They work fine now.
The slides dwnld fine for me.
Should be fixed now, please go ahead and download.
We are working on the slide issue, and will let you know when is fixed
something wrong Slide Deck
I also can not download the slide deck; File not found error!
I get error too when I try to download today's slides. Can you please check the link !
Same q as gschmick : when are the slides posted? I get an error when trying to load the slides as not found.
@Paul or Chuck: still there? I just tried to get tomorrow's slides and got an error. Have the rest of the packages been poseted?
hope to attend


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Prior to filling a container with soil, wet potting soil in the bag or place in a tub or wheelbarrow so that it is evenly moist. Fill container about halfway full or to a level that will allow plants, when planted, to be just below the rim of the pot. Rootballs should be level with soil line when project is complete. Water well.
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You may apply a pre-emergent herbicide prior to planting, but be sure that it is labeled for the plants you are wishing to grow. Existing beds may be spot
sprayed with a nonselective herbicide, but be careful to shield those plants you do not want to kill. Non-selective means that it will kill everything it comes in contact with.
Mulch plants with a 3 inch layer of pinestraw, pulverized bark, or compost. Mulch conserves moisture, keeps weeds down, and makes it easier to pull when necessary.
Porous landscape or open weave fabric works too, allowing air and water to be exchanged.
The most important thing to consider is getting sufficient water taken up into the cut stem. Insufficient water can result in wilting and short-lived flowers. Bent neck of roses, where the flower head droops, is the result of poor water uptake. To maximize water uptake, first re-cut the stems at an angle so that the vascular system (the ""plumbing"" of the stem) is clear. Next immerse the cut stems in warm water.
Remember when the flower is cut, it is cut off from its food supply. Once water is taken care of, food is the resource that will run out next. The plants stems naturally feed the flowers with sugars. If you add a bit of sugar (1 tsp.) to the vase water, this will help feed the flower stems and extend their vase life.
Bacteria will build up in vase water and eventually clog up the stem so the flower cannot take up water. To prevent this, change the vase water frequently and make a new cut in the stems every few days.
Floral preservatives, available from florists, contain sugars, acids and bacteriacides that can extend cut flower life. These come in small packets and are generally available where cut flowers are sold. If used properly, these can extend the vase life of some cut flowers 2 to 3 times when compared with just plain water in the vase. Glossary : Viruses Viruses, which are smaller than bacteria, are not living and do not replicate on their own. They must rely on the cellular mechanisms of their hosts to replicate. Because this greatly disrupts the cell's functionality, outward signs of a viral infection result in a plant disease with symptoms such as abnormal or stunted growth, damaged fruit, discolorations or spots.
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An Aiken man who owes more than $1.7 million in taxes, interest and penalties could lose his home and the 150-acre property on which the Internal Revenue Service has a tax lien.
On Wednesday, the IRS and the U.S. Attorney General's Office filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against Edward "Ed" F. Scanlon, his wife Debra J. Scanlon and the First Citizens Bank and Trust Company hoping to foreclose on that lien.
The suit alleges that the Scanlons failed jointly to fully pay federal income tax in 2002, 2003 and 2004; and that Ed Scanlon failed to pay individually in 1999 and 2000. The total debt, according to court documents, is $1,709,654.90.
First Citizens is named in the suit as it holds the mortgage on the Kitchings Mill area property which the IRS wishes to foreclose on.
"This is an ongoing, longstanding problem between me and the IRS, having to do with income I generated years ago," Ed Scanlon said Thursday, who was unaware of the suit until contacted by the Aiken Standard. "I'm in the middle of changing my legal (and financial) representation. I hoped, I had hoped, they would defer any action for a month so I could get this worked out."
Ed Scanlon worked for the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce until Dec. 31, 2012, when his three-year contract as manager of equine development ended, according to Chamber President J. David Jameson.
Debra Scanlon is a retired horse trainer, according to Ed Scanlon's profile on the Greater Aiken Chamber of Commerce's website.
Ed Scanlon added that the income in question was earned when he lived in Texas years ago and that he expects the issue to be dealt with soon.
"This will be settled short of foreclosure," he said. "The amount of money they are asking for is in no relation to the amount of money I had."
The IRS said Ed Scanlon, a retired stockbroker, horse farmer and board member of the U.S. Polo Association, owes $1,153,149.95 in taxes, interest and penalties from 1999 and 2000.
The Scanlons jointly owe $556,505.95 for years 2002-2004, according to court documents. The couple did file returns for those years, but not in a timely fashion, the IRS said. The complaint states that their 2002 and 2003 returns were filed in 2007, and their 2004 return was filed in October 2005.
The lien on the 376 Burkelo Road property near Wagener has been in place since March 25, 2008, according to the complaint.


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This is part 1.
Tim Duncan on the Clippers as a contender in the West:
"I hope not well at all. I hope they implode and I hope they're not a problem at all. That's what I hope, but their talent level is not going to let them do that. Chris [Paul] has been hurt for a little while and think that's taken a little bit from them, but playing them earlier in they were absolutely impressive, their athleticism, their depth, all that stuff."
Joakim Noah on fellow All-Star big man Blake Griffin:
"I really like his demeanor out there. I think he's a real cool dude, somebody who is a hard worker and somebody who has unbelievable abilities obviously. I'm more of a tip-in type of guy while he's more of throw it down on your neck type of guy. He's a competitor and I respect him for that."
David Lee on former New York Knicks teammate Jamal Crawford:
"One of my favorite teammates, we still keep in touch quite often now. He's a guy that is a very selfless guy. For the amount of shots he puts up, he's one of the most unselfish guys I've ever met in my life. But he was a great veteran to me. He was a guy who taught me a lot about how to act off the court and was always a professional."
"I was a screen-setter for him for a couple years, and when he had 50 [points] in New York, I think I set about set about 25 straight down screens for him in that game against Miami. That's one of my greatest memories from when I was in New York was when he had that game."
Kyrie Irving on dynamic young point guard Eric Bledsoe:
"I think now he's starting to get recognition. His value is definitely going up. He's doing a great job backing up CP3 (Chris Paul) and when CP was out he did a great job as well. He's continuing to get better from when he first came in."
Bump. This is too good to get buried.
Like the Noah quote,,throw it down on your neck,,,,,that is good stuff.
Thanks for that 86, some great quotes in there.
You've got to respect the opinions of their competitors.
Like I always suspected... Zach Randolph likes Blake personally and respects his game.. he's just an old school player who wants to play gutter ball on the court, which is fine with me. Just an old school player.
great thread. i love the quotes. duncan's quote was the funniest lol
GREAT thread 86! Love hearing these kinds of stuffs. Oh and yeah I guess Blake really is a gymrat.
More quotes?
Tim Duncan was a good one. Shows the true competitor in him but in a way that he has a lot of respect for what the Clippers are capable of. This Clippers team isn't the same team that the Spurs swept last May and he knows that.
Guess he stopped at part 2. That's why I didn't update ;(. Wish we got more.


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Yeah I really like Ty Lawson and I think his stock has been slowly going up. He's a small PG listed at 6'0" but could be even smaller as these guy seem to also play up their height lol. Still doesn't stop Augustin from being a legit PG. He'd be nice to have come off the bench. Maybe the suns will pick him up.
I want Blake Griffin!!! haha man...this guy... He's tough!
Yeah man he's ridiculous. Everyone will be looking to nab him at number 1. What a monsterous dunk!
aww man the wiz lost tonight, but looks like SAC town might win tonight!!
Blake Griffin is amazing- if we get lucky he'd be the obvious #1 choice. I'm starting to think that if miss out on #1 but are lucky enough to draft #2, Ricky Rubio sure looks tempting at that position. Under Dunleavy's system, a guy like Rubio should do much better than Baron. Rubio isn't shoot first, can make plays at will, and is a great defender. He sounds like a shorter (and healthy) Shaun Livingston, and with a ton of experience too. James Harden looks really good too. So does Thabeet if we do trade Kaman.
^^I must say that Earl Clark looks good too as a play-maker at the forward position.
^^^Yeah I'd love to pick up a mid-first round pick and get him to add to the team. He looks like he'd compliment our young core well.
On a diff Clippers forum wants to trade the top pick if we get it to pass on Griffin.
Not only this but he wants to trade Camby, Kaman or Zbo along with Baron Davis.
This would leave us without Griffin who would fill in the role of one of these guys that we would trade, but also without a starting PG. I also believe he doesnt want to draft Rubio either.
Either this guy is a genius, or is a complete fool.
Trading away one of the big men would ensure Griffin as our top pick and priority, then trading away Baron would make Rubio a #2 priority if we moved the top pick for a lower pick. I just cant understand the logic behind any of this.
And some idiot on this forum thinks rubio sucks...jk.
Trading away one of the big men would ensure Griffin as our top pick and priority, then trading away Baron would make Rubio a #2 priority if we moved the top pick for a lower pick. I just cant understand the logic behind any of this.
And some idiot on this forum thinks rubio sucks...jk.
People on this forum and others are simply saying Rubio is the biggest need we have for anyone in the draft or any position. Its ridiculous. So I'll come back and be retarded as well to show some arguments why we dont need him.
Its like if we dont get Rubio Clipperland is going to cry every night. We dont need a PG plain and simple. This would be like what the Lions have done in the drafts recently, draft talent over need which is something you really dont need to be doing, however if its the #1 pick in the draft and the guy is cant miss, obviously you take that player and trade assets you have in that position for other assets.
Guys, debate the topic but please stop using words, such as...retarded or idiot. Thanks!
hey rockford, what did u think of the national title game? Man u were right, UNC sucks.
Merged w/ the official draft thread. Rockford- please read the the site rules and guidelines:
http://clippers.topbuzz.com/PNphpBB2-vi ... -1593.html
Calling other member names is a big no-no here....
i dont think that's such a bad idea. it only sounds bad because he doesnt mention who we'd trade for. if we got great pieces, i dont see why we wouldnt trade away our "stars".
we give: baron, camby, draft pick
we get: calderon, bosh, draft pick
would you do that?
bosh/randolph (essentially trading randolph for depth)
actually works for both teams (check out the run/gun nucleus toronto gets - and gets something for bosh before he leaves)
hell yeah.
I like the deal, but I'm still worried about taking on Bosh knowing that he's only got 1 year left on his deal.
the life span of a clipper is 3 years max anyways.
If we get Blake Griffin it would make this craptacular season a little less painful.
that trade proposed with the Raptors is tempting. It would have to require an understanding that Bosh ink an extension and that he doesn't go Elton Brand on us. Drafting Griffin and trading Kaman for a solid veteran swingman I think is more realistic, but we can all dream.


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First, the statues need to be cleansed; then the monks will perform all the traditional rites associated with filling, sealing and consecrating the Buddha statues. After the cleansing this week, take them home again for the 6 week drying period, then bring them back during the October monks program for them to be filled with rolled mantras (prayers) and sealed; thereby consecrating your statues which will then sit in your home or on your altar to become part of the great peace altar of the Byron region.
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Saturday's walk along another stretch of the North Downs has re-awakened another of my passions, a love of hill figures. Hill figures come in a variety of shapes (mostly horses), sizes, ages, material (mainly chalk) and are found mostly in Southern England (mainly in Wiltshire).
The starting point of our walk was Otford, which is just south of Shoreham, Kent. Shoreham is home to a hill figure, a chalk cross on the hillside. My first glimpse of the cross was from the train the week before, but it was only last week that I got chance to take the photo below, from Otford Mount.
This hill figure is 100 feet high and 58 feet wide and was constructed in 1920. It serves as a war memorial to the men of Shoreham who lost their lives during the First and Second World Wars.
I wish we had more time to actually go and get a closer look at the cross, and the memorial stone. I am sure the chance will occur another time, and it looks like it is being well cared for and should be there for many years to come.
I know we will be passing several other Kent hill figures, and there are a couple of figures near the South Downs Way as well, so you can expect to see more hill figures on this blog in the future.


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Memphis, GS, and Suns all lost last night. Good night for Dallas, lets give them a bad night tonight!!!
^I think it is our destiny to play GS which would lead to SA. the question is, does Doc back off on the throttle or keep his foot on the gas? Rest CP3 and BG32 or use them up.
It will be interesting to see how Doc plays it. Is he after the 2 spot?
Resting our stars is important but so is going into the PO's in form and with high confidence levels. A balancing act really.
Though I do think "using them up" is a bit of strong way to put it.
Personally I have always thought that resting players in any sport prior to playoffs hurts a lot of the time, the edge seems to go away and the players rust just a tad. That is why I pondered what i did. Dallas will attempt to hurt us, no doubt. they are probably mad about the last game. When we play SAC you know there is one wanker on that team who will try to hurt us.
So as you said,a delicate balancing act. Do we win, try to move up,or try to not get hurt prior to playoffs and settle for the 2 spot. This is why I only play coach in my den.
Using them up was what i came up with before drinking my coffee, not the words I wanted but the best i could do at the moment.
I think well end up being the 3rd. It would be cool if we can rest our starters for the Sacramento and Denver games and bring them back for The last game of the season against Portland so they won't be rusty going into the playoffs
I want to beat Denver. They haved severely pissed me off lately. I want to destroy them by like 20-30
I hope JJ Redick plays, purchased last minute tickets.
Road trip to LA it is!
I hope we do get the 2nd spot though. The Mavs will definitely play hard. Playoff spot and to prevent a sweep. I'm sure they have revenge on their minds. We gotta get ahead, play great defense, and just keep the pace regardless of the score.
I'm really not sure how important this game is for us. We beat Suns and Mavs, Grizz move up and we move up. Which means we are more likely to face Grizz the more we do this. I guess overall I'd rather be #2 and avoid both OKC and SA in the playoffs, but still...hard to call this a critical game for us.
Um. Isn't this a Clippers vs Mavericks gameday thread? lol
Rather play memphis then warriors honestly. Griffin and dj will kill em. Homecourt vs okc they have no chance!
Doc said Crawford and Granger are probably out until the playoffs start. That sucks!!
Reddick will play today but not start!! And wow the crawford granger news really blows this team needs a couple games together first
Ahhh that Granger and Crawford news isn't great. We get healthy and someone else goes out. I think they'll be fine.
would not get to comfortable because its a home game, mavs have been very good on the road have bet some tough teams on the road, LEGO CLIPS!
It sucks indeed, but if I had to choose one of our SG's who we can just plug into the lineup last-minute and let him do his thing without having to adjust the offense, I'd pick Jamal over JJ all day, every day.
Just some "glass-half-full" thinking to make you feel better.
No thanks, don't want to sit through yet another Memphis series. Plus I don't think Memphis will rise up in the standings enough to face us anyway. They're battling just to make the playoffs at the moment.
It took Granger a few games to get back into his form. This is bad news, those few games to get into "game shape" could be the difference between a 7 game series or 5-6 games series
Welcome back JJ!
If we're relying on Granger to win us a series, we're screwed whether he's in game shape or not.
Excited to see JJ play tonight!
Not relying but he's vital in the 2nd units which is our best advantage over GSW. Their starters match up with ours pretty well.
That's a good reason to be cautious on re-signing an +30 year old injury prone player. Unless we can get Granger on the cheap, I wouldn't chase him.
Damn it spurs suck lol. they win what 19 str8 and when we need
them to win they lose.
Spurs lose! Let's go for 1 seed boys! (Just joking, godamn the spurs, least helpful team)
Grangers 13 minutes aren't going to make or break
the clippers playoff run. Don't worry.
Crawford is a cause for concern tho, as he
usually takes a few games to knock off rust.
Spurs were on a second night of a back-to-back, but still, lol. They should have beaten OKC.
They would have if not for the absolute deluge of atrocious calls all favoring OKC. They completely neutered Kawhi with manufactured foul trouble when he was shutting down Bubble Boy Durant at the start of the game.
On top of that, the Thunder are just a bad matchup for the Spurs. They're too quick for the Spurs to keep up with, and their role players always seem to have fluky shooting nights against them.
Didn't realize this is a TNT game. We better not stink it up!
Finally Kevin Harlan!!! He is the second commentator/broadcaster I want to hear other than the great Ralph Lawler.
Gametime Reddick Gonna Play! CANT WAIT
On a side not JJ redick will play 20-25 minutes.
Can't wait to see IceJJSwish on the floor.
Hmmm...Clips off to a rocky start.
Why was it some kind of foregone conclusion?
DJ looks tired and confuse
Or Calderon is off to a fire start. 7 points in like 3 minutes.
Cp's 3 point shot is definitely back
And that was an unhealthy Blake!
Blake is beasting! Too bad his outside shot isn't falling, or he'd be demolishing the Mavs
Blake is feelin' good it looks like, lol. 8 points already.
When both CP3 and Blake are beasting at the same time, it's a joy to watch.
JJ IS IN! I'm crying right now.
Welcome back, JJ!
Corner three for Mat Barnes.
**** Vince Carter picking up right where he left off last game.
I thought we were supposed to be good at guarding the three?
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This is a Tombstone Tuesday post with a difference. I mentioned on Sunday that I had found the burial place of Dorothy May TROWER (née BATEMAN) my great-grandmother. The reason that I hadn't found it sooner was because there is no headstone.
I already knew that Dorothy was buried in the churchyard at Sayers Common, Sussex from the memorial card pictured below, but didn't know exactly where.
As you can see Dorothy died in 1916 aged just 27 years old. She left her husband of less than five years with two daughters, Dorothy Annie (not yet four years old) and Eleanor May (under six months old). It is my belief that is was Dorothy's death that prevented (or saved) her husband Henry John TROWER having to serve in the First World War, but I have no proof of this yet.
Dorothy's exact burial place was revealed on a plan of Sayers Common Churchyard at West Sussex Record Office (WSRO PAR 478/7/8). The catalogue description for the plan was not very inspiring, something along the lines of "Plan of burial ground of Christchurch, Sayers Common". I have often looked at the entry and wondered what the plan actually showed.
The plan itself is about one metre square and was marked with the outline of the church (before it's extension) , the paths and boundaries and most importantly burial plots. The plots were laid out in a grid like pattern, with the rows labelled by letters.
Some of the plots had names written in them, some were readable, some weren't. There was a variety of handwriting, ink and legibility. I checked the area of the churchyard where the known TROWER headstones are and next to them in rather blurred writing was the name Dorothy May TROWER. It wasn't clear, but unmistakably the name of my great-grandmother.
I couldn't believe that I had actually found her resting place, to be honest it wasn't something I had been looking for, which made the discovery all the more rewarding. There was also the thrill that comes from knowing that I was probably the only family member that knew where she was buried.
I have been there many times, photographing the graves and cleaning them up, but had never known my great-grandmother had been laid to rest so close to the rest of the family.
The exact location is shown in the photo below (taken in last June). Dorothy May TROWER is buried between the grave in the top-left (Ruth TROWER) and the double grave in the top-right (not my family) behind the one in the middle (Mabel Annie TROWER).


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WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah � Jessica Fiveash sees nothing wrong with arming teachers. She�s one herself, and learned Thursday how to safely use her 9 mm Ruger with a laser sight.
�If we have the ability to stop something, we should do it,� said the elementary school teacher, who along with nearly 200 other teachers in Utah took six hours of free gun training offered by the state�s leading gun lobby.
It is among the latest efforts to arm or train teachers to confront assailants after a gunman killed his mother and then went on a rampage through Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., killing 20 children and six adults before killing himself.
In Ohio, a firearms group said it was launching a test program in tactical firearms training for 24 teachers. In Arizona, the attorney general is proposing a change to state law that would allow an educator in each school to carry a gun.
The moves to train teachers come after the National Rifle Association proposed placing an armed officer at each of the nation�s schools, though some schools already have police officers. Parents and educators have questioned how safe the proposal would keep kids and whether it would be economically feasible.
Some educators say it is dangerous to allow guns on campus. Among the potential dangers they point to are teachers being overpowered for their weapons or students getting them and accidentally or purposely shooting classmates.
�It�s a terrible idea,� said Carol Lear, a chief lawyer for the Utah Office of Education. �It�s a horrible, terrible, no-good, rotten idea.�
Kristen Rand, the legislative director for the Violence Policy Center, a gun-control advocacy organization, said to believe that a �teacher would be successful in stopping someone who has made the decision to engage in a shootout is just not rational.�
�No teacher is ever going to be as effective as a trained law-enforcement officer,� Rand said. Even trained police officers don�t always hit their targets, and arming teachers could put innocent students at risk of crossfire, she said.
Gun-rights advocates say teachers can act more quickly than law enforcement in the critical first few minutes to protect children from the kind of deadly shooting that took place in Connecticut. They emphasized the importance of reacting appropriately under pressure.
�We�re not suggesting that teachers roam the halls� looking for an armed intruder, said Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council, the state�s biggest gun lobby. �They should lock down the classroom. But a gun is one more option if the shooter� breaks into a classroom.
The group waived its $50 fee for the training. Instruction featured plastic guns and emphasized that people facing deadly threats should announce or show their gun and take cover before trying to shoot. They cautioned teachers about the liability that comes with packing a gun in public.
�It�s going to be a hassle. It�s another responsibility. You can�t just leave your gun lying around,� Aposhian said. �Not for a minute.�
The teachers at the basic gun training applied for a concealed-weapons permit, submitting fingerprints and a mug shot for a criminal background check. The class kicked off as an instructor in the �psychology of mass violence� offered various tactics to disrupt an assailant.


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Fans and boosters of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks soon will have access to a variety of print and digital publications focused on the activities of the Gamecock Club and the University's student athletes offered under a five-year agreement with Aiken Communications, Inc.
The Gamecock Club was seeking to modernize communications with its membership. The new offerings will include a tabloid newspaper, slick magazines, online features and tablet and mobile apps that will be tied closely to social media. Gamecock Club members at the Century giving level and above will receive the print publications as part of the membership in the Club, and all members will have access to the subscription-only digital products. Fans who are not members of the Gamecock Club can subscribe to all of the offerings for $49.99 per year.
After a bid process, Aiken Communications Inc., replaced Gamecock Associates as the publisher of Spurs and Feathers, which was lead under editor Dexter Hudson.
Aiken Communications Inc., publishes the Aiken Standard and The Star of North Augusta. It also operates a commercial printing venture and a division called TootSuite Communications that focuses on traditional and digital marketing services. Aiken Communications Inc., is a subsidiary of Evening Post Publishing, LLC., publisher of the The Post and Courier of Charleston.
"We are very pleased with the confidence the Gamecock Club is showing in us," said Scott Hunter, president of Aiken Communications Inc., "The is a very exciting time for the USC and Gamecock sports. We are proud to partner with them on these key products. We have already developed a very strong staff, and they can't wait to get started."
The new Spurs and Feathers will be the official one-stop destination for all Gamecock fans. The newspaper will be published 25 times during the athletic year and give Gamecock fans an insight into Gamecock athletics and the inner workings of the athletic department at USC. The digital editions will be updated daily and be a source for real-time news about the University's athletic programs.
Aiken Communications, Inc., executive Tim O'Briant will serve as general manager of Spurs and Feathers. A South Carolina native, O'Briant currently is the general manager of the marketing agency TootSuite Communications, where he oversees the development of new strategies and products for Aiken Communications, Inc., and its clients. O'Briant also leads the company's television and streaming video efforts under the name of ASTV, which operates a leased access cable channel in the Aiken market. He has been a reporter, editor and advertising executive for 25 years at various newspapers around the state, most recently serving as managing editor and later as executive editor of the Aiken Standard. He joined the company in 2000.
Former USC Aiken Assistant Athletic Director Brian Hand will serve as executive editor of Spurs and Feathers. A lifelong Gamecock fan who is the son of two South Carolina graduates, Hand began his career working at the The Greenville News as a sports clerk before moving on to work with the Triple-A Nashville Sounds and the Southern Conference league office. Hand then served as the Director of Sports Information and Game Operations at Presbyterian College before spending almost five years as the assistant athletic director for communications and promotions at USC Aiken.
"As someone who has been attending South Carolina games since before I can remember, this is truly a tremendous opportunity," Hand said. "To be able to work with the USC and Aiken Communications Inc., is truly an honor, and I am thrilled that I was lucky enough to be chosen for this endeavor."
Hand will be joined at Spurs and Feathers by Mike Kucharski, who will serve as a reporter. Kucharski spent the past year as the assistant sports information director at USC Aiken.
A recent graduate of USC Aiken, Kucharski also worked with the student newspaper, The Pacer Times, serving as both staff writer and special editor for the Hallman Retirement Edition, which was released on April 18, 2012.
This past spring, Kucharski received the USCA Ernestine B. Law Communications Student of the Year award and the Hallman Values Award. During his senior year at USCA, Kucarski received the prestigious Scott B. Hunter Scholarship for journalism students. Kucharski is engaged to Katie Sutter, and the couple will be getting married in October.
"This is an exciting time to be joining the Gamecock family, and I am truly appreciative of the opportunity to work with the great staff at Aiken Communications Inc.," Kucharski said. "It will be a privilege to be involved with an athletic program that I have followed closely since I was a child."
Kathy Boyette is heading advertising sales efforts. Boyette grew up in North Augusta and is a graduate of the University of South Carolina where she earned a B.A. in journalism with a major in advertising/public relations in 1989. That same year, she began her career at the Aiken Standard as an advertising account executive until 1996. From 1996-2006, Boyette worked for AAA Vacations as a travel agent, and then later as branch manager. In 2006, she returned to the Aiken Standard as an advertising sales manager, working with a team of account executives specializing in local retail and real estate accounts. Boyette and her husband, John, live in Aiken.
Potential advertisers may contact Boyette at 803-644-2349.
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