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9/12 900 hits and counting
You don't see 900 hits celebrated on ESPN or anything like when a guy gets his 1,000th hit. If you put it in perspective, 3,000 hits is a Hall of Fame career. Half of that — 1,500 hits — is a big goal of mine, especially considering where I started. I wasn't sure after my rookie year going into my second year, when I lost my job, if I was ever going to be a starting outfielder again. To have 900 hits is huge. One thousand is a great career. If I get 1,500, that means I haven't slowed down at all and that would be real nice.
I think the fans have to understand that getting hits in baseball isn't easy, staying in the big leagues isn't easy. I've been designated for assignment and placed on waivers. I'm going to keep going to see how many I end up with. I didn't get the game ball. You get the ball on your 1,000th hit, 1,500th, 2,000th, 2,500th. I'll work toward 1,000 next year and get that ball.
— Marlon
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Congratulations, Marlon!
This Cubs' fan appreciates how difficult it is to hit in the big leagues and much less keep a job there. Your accomplishment of 900 hits is, indeed, a job well done. I hope that you keep it going for years to come. You are definitely one of the bright spots this year. It has been a pleasure to watch you play. Thanks for the effort and hard work.
CONGRATS! That is an awesome accomplishment. I sincerely hope you get number 1000 with the Cubs. I, for one, appreciate the hustle and 100% you give every game, thank YOU for being a great example for all players.
I concur with both posts above Marlon, you have been one of the successes of the season with the Cubs and certainly shown that you come to work and give your all EVERY day…unlike some others that shall remain nameless (they know who they are!)
Marlon; you have been a bright spot shinning in a dismal year for the north-siders. Not every year can be a good one but it sure has been fun watching you play. Thanks for coming to Chicago and playing for our team; Go Cubs!
Great job man. You are easily my new favorite player. Thank you for going out there everyday and giving 100% for the struggling Cubs. You, along with players like the Riot and D-lee(I hate that they had to be traded), are why fans such as myself stick by the Cubbies through the rough years such as this one. Anyways Congrats and i hope to see 900 more in the Cubs uniform!
I'm a season ticket holder, to watch your hustle day in and day out has been a pleasure. Keep bustin' down that first base line like you always do and 1500 hits will be here before you know it.
I am SO PROUD of you Marlon-man!! Way to go on all of you accomplishments this year as a Cub. You are one of the bright stars on our team. I love to watch you play & cheer for you every time you come onto the field! You are my favorite.. Keep up the wonderful work! I can't wait to see you again next year….Enjoy the rest of this season. Love ya….. Sheryl & Sam
Way to go, Marlon! So glad to have you here. Looking forward to 1k next year.
Marlon great job on 900. you wil get 1000 in no time. i have been cubs fan long time and im glad the cubs signed you. i know it was rough year and every oe tried hard i guess it just one of those things. I was on softball league this yr and had key players out and we stunk it up even though we gave 100% it is not easy i played ball years back so i feel ya. glad team kept heads up & playing great hope it continues next year. Quade has done an awesome job. thanks for your 110% on the field go get em.
Marlon, as a life-long Cubs fan, I was glad when I heard the Cubs signed you. You confirmed that this year with your great play, enthusiasm, hustle and consistency. Hope to see you on in the starting line up next year. Well done.
Hey Marlon!
I just wanted to say that you're such a class act! Signing autographs during a rain delay is such a classy thing to do, and when I first heard that you did it, I was not surprised! You are a pleasure to watch on the field and you are a tremendous human being off the field, and I think I speak for all Cubs fans when I say that we appreciate everything you've done and that we hope that you remain a Cub forever! No matter what, you will always be a Cub, and you will always be loved and remembered by Cubs fans!
Keep it up Marlon….THE BYRD IS THE WORD!!!!
Hi Marlon!
Ok, here's the situation…I'm thinking that you don't read my comments. But here's a really cool situation…a bunch of other people do! Some of them read them and scratch their heads and say "uhh…what?".
Marlon, 900 hits is a lot of hits, but it's not a milestone. It's more like a mile post. I mean, I'm only at 87 hits in my slow pitch softball career so I'm not degrading your accomplishment at all, but let's find a more interesting subject matter. How about just the day to day activities of a Major League Baseball player? Tell us about the restaurants and the travel and the bumps and bruises.
I'll tell you about what I did on Saturday. I woke up early because my brother-in-law Andy's and my sister-in-law Tara's daughter (name withheld) stayed the night. That meant a houseful of kids up early. I didn't mind because it was time to get up to make breakfast. Well, Marlon, my wife Taela had told me that we were basically out of Bisquick so I told the kids I was going to make bacon, eggs and hash browns (out of last night's tater tots). My daughter (name withheld) didn't want anything but pancakes so she went to my sister-in-law Tasia and asked her for some. Turns out, we had Bisquick all along so I was off the hook! No cheffy for me!
Next, the girls got dressed up to go to ballet and I took my son to Home Depot to do man things. My sister-in-law Tasia and my sister-in-law Brittany took the girls to ballet and then Oktoberfest (Germans spell funny) but my wife Taela was at work. My sister-in-law Tara was running a 10k (I don't know why, Marlon, some people really enjoy running). We ran into Mrs. Mallay (my son's old teacher even though she's young) and my former pastor and baseball coach Russ at Home Depot. It was cool.
I hooked up the new dryer and then was late getting to my son's soccer game. His team crushed the other team, but we don't keep score. We'll call it a 7-1 tie, Marlon.
Then we went to lunch at Libby's and then we went to the Antique Mall and had ice cream at the soda fountain there. Then we went to the arcade and then I was exhausted. It was time to go home for a nap and that's what I did.
Well, Marlon, it turned out that the reason the dryer wasn't drying was that the duct was all clogged with dryer lint. I realized this a little after 2:00 am. I went down under the house in the crawl space and got a headful of spider webs and just went to town fixing that thing. I had to dismantle it all, clean it and put it all back together. It felt good when it all worked again…at 3:20 am.
Marlon, my brother-in-law Andy and I both got out in the bottom of the 7th in a game we lost 17-16. We really let the team down. Fortunately for us, they let us down too by being terrible at defense. Then, this past Monday, we really took a dump all over the wet field. Don't worry, I told everyone how crappy we played. I thnk they appreciated it.
Marlon, I guess the one thing we can hang our hat on is that we're playing better than our favorite Major League team played most of this season. And that's something.
I hope you can come play in our last couple games in October. They're Monday nights. You can play Left Center.
Congrats on the 900! I know even more than the hits though, the enthusiasm and defense in Center Field you bring to this club is particularly invaluable. The range up the middle of the field is even more valuable than at Shortstop, and has been something we've needed since Corey Patterson left (Edmonds was good, just not that good).
One thing I will say though, your batting stance worries me a bit. You have such amazing bat speed you get away with very little use of the legs, but can also make you prone to rolling over on the ball and hitting weak grounders to the left side too.
While it's good to use a minimal trigger and foot movement, the feet are so close together, it looks like you barely use the legs at all, just all arm-swinging. Pujols' stance on the other hand has legs even too with a minimal stride, but the legs seem to be more into the swing, spread more apart.
Anyway, just a thought. I know I use a longer bat, 36 inches, to slow my swing down for timing reasons, so the bat speed is probably what led you to adopt a minimalist hitting stance I'm guessing, with such late feet movement, to avoid getting too far out in front of the ball. It's certainly a lot of variables, but just looking at replays it does seem like the lower body is less into the swing than for most hitters.
Hey Marlon, I know you'll break the 1,000 hit mark this season ! No doubt you'll get at least 350 at bats or maybe even 400 so the numbers are on your side. I predict that you start opening day with a homer ! To start you on your way.


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It was an unexpectedly tame and well-behaved affair — until the bags were rolled out.
At a Target store in West Hollywood, about 10 minutes after the 8 a.m. launch of the retailer's much-anticipated 3.1 Phillip Lim collection, many of the roughly 150 shoppers who had waited in line in the wee hours were still milling about the already stripped racks.
They been let into the store in groups of five. Although some had half-jogged to the display of womenswear, menswear and accessories, the shoppers were largely polite to each other, friendly even, as they heaped armfuls of dresses and tops into shopping carts.
As expected, the purses — including a selection of bags modeled after Lim's popular Pashli line and already sold out online — were quickly snatched up. But then Target workers rolled out a pallet piled high with more bags to replenish the racks.
Shoppers quickly swooped in to a tight circle around the pile, hovering, agitated, as workers loaded the purses on the display and barked at those who got too close.
As soon as the OK was given, fashionistas by the fistful swarmed toward the bags, creating a 30-second scramble of shouting and flailing arms before the crowd picked the rack clean.
Shopper Crystal Martin, who has made it to Target for all of the retailer's designer launches, managed to add a taupe Pashli doppelganger to her haul of shirts.
"It was out of control," she said of the throng. "This was painful. It was crazy."
The store had brought in extra workers to handle the event — giving the scene a Black Friday feel.
By 7:45 a.m., more than 100 shoppers were in line. "I've Got the Power" was pumping through the sound system.
Two women in the line fawned over another woman's bag - a blue Pashli from Lim's main line.
"OMG, is it real?" cooed one woman, reverentially caressing the bag.
"She's probably going to lick it," her friend joked.
But at 5 a.m., it was just 26-year-old law student Daniella, who sat at the front of the line.
The West Hollywood resident, who declined to give her last name, said she had checked Target's website at midnight and then again at 1 a.m. looking for the products, to no avail.
At 4 a.m., when she woke up to go, all of the purses she was hoping to buy were sold out online.
"I'm a Phillip Lim fan, but I could never actually afford a $900 purse," she said, whiling away the time with some reading for school. "But $35 for one that looks the same? I'm OK with that."

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Servings: 10
Prep Time: 5 min.
Bacon, cheese, and onion create a savory appetizer that's sure to please your guests.
- 30 mini phyllo shells, 1 1/2 inches in diameter
- 3 eggs
- 1/3 cup fat-free half and half
- 3/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 Tbs real bacon bits
- 1 tsp dried minced onion
- fresh chives for garnish, optional
- Place phyllo shells on baking sheet. In a mixing bowl beat together eggs, half and half, cheese, bacon bits, and onion. Spoon 2 tsp of filling into each shell.
- Bake at 375°F until quiches puff and turn slightly brown, 15–20 minutes. Garnish with fresh chives, if desired.
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Calories 99
Calories from Fat 48 (48%)
(8%) Total Fat 5g
(12%) Saturated Fat 2g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g
Monounsaturated Fat 2g
(22%) Cholesterol 65mg
(7%) Sodium 162mg
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Standard ECMA-163
Private Integrated Services Network (PISN)
- Specification, Functional Model and Information Flows - Name
Identification Supplementary Services (NISD)
3rd edition (September 1997)
This Standard specifies the supplementary services Calling Name
Identification Presentation (SS-CNIP), Connected Name Identification
Presentation (SS-CONP) and Calling/Connected Name Identification
Restriction (SS-CNIR), which are applicable to various basic services
supported by Private Integrated Services Networks (PISNs). Basic
services are specified in ECMA-142.
Calling Name Identification Presentation (CNIP) is a supplementary
service which is offered to the called user and which provides
the name of the calling user (calling party name) to the called
Connected Name Identification Presentation (CONP) is a supplementary
service which is offered to the calling user and which provides
to the calling user the following:
Calling/Connected Name Identification Restriction (CNIR) is
a supplementary service which is offered to a user to restrict
presentation of that user's name to another user.
Service specifications are produced in three stages, according
to the method described in ETS 300 387.
This Standard contains the stage 1 and 2 specifications of
the Name Identification supplementary services. The stage 1
specifications (clauses 6, 7 and 8) specify the supplementary
services as seen by users of PISNs. The stage 2 specifications
(clauses 9, 10 and 11) identify the functional entities involved
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Benchtop powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) instrument
Qualitative and quantitative phase analysis of poly-crystalline materials
Benchtop X-ray diffractometer for phase analysisNew sixth generation MiniFlex benchtop X-ray diffractometer is a multipurpose powder diffraction analytical instrument that can determine: crystalline phase identification (phase ID) and quantification, percent (%) crystallinity, crystallite size and strain, lattice parameter refinement, Rietveld refinement, and molecular structure. It is widely used in research, especially in material science and chemistry, as well as in industry for research and quality control. It is the newest addition to the MiniFlex series of benchtop X-ray diffraction analyzers from Rigaku, which began with the introduction of the original MiniFlex XRD system decades ago.
X-ray powder diffraction with HPAD detectorMiniFlex XRD system delivers speed and sensitivity through innovative technology advances, including the HyPix-400 MF 2D hybrid pixel array detector (HPAD) together with an available 600 W X-ray source and new 8-position automatic sample changer.
Hybrid pixel array detector (HPAD)
This new direct photon counting detector enables high-speed, low-noise data collection and may be operated in 0D and 1D modes for conventional XRD analysis and 2D mode for samples with coarse grain size and/or preferred orientation.
XRD accessories enhance your MiniFlex
A variety of X-ray tube anodes – along with a range of sample rotation and positioning accessories, together with a variety of temperature attachments – are offered to ensure that the MiniFlex X-ray diffraction (XRD) system is versatile enough to perform challenging qualitative and quantitative analyses of a broad range of samples, whether performing research or routine quality control. The new (Gen 6) MiniFlex X-ray diffractometer system embodies the Rigaku philosophy of "Leading with Innovation" by offering the world's most advanced benchtop system for powder diffractometry.
Advanced PDXL powder diffraction softwareEach MiniFlex comes standard with the latest version of PDXL, Rigaku's full-function powder diffraction analysis package. The latest version of PDXL offers important new functionality; including a fundamental parameter method (FP) for more accurate peak calculation, phase identification using the Crystallography Open Database (COD), and a wizard for ab inito crystal structure analysis.
MiniFlex X-ray diffractometer historyThe Rigaku MiniFlex X-ray diffractometer (XRD) is historically significant in that it was the first commercial benchtop (tabletop or desktop) X-ray diffractometry instrument. When introduced in 1973, the original Miniflex™ benchtop XRD was about one-tenth the size, and dramatically less expensive, than conventional X-ray diffraction (XRD) equipment of the period. The original instrument (Gen 1), and its successor that was introduced in 1976 (Gen 2), employed a horizontal goniometer with data output provided by an internal strip chart recorder. The third generation (Gen 3) benchtop diffractometer, introduced in 1995, was called Miniflex+. It provided a dramatic advance in X-ray power to 450 watts (by operating at 30kV and 15mA) and Windows® PC computer control. Both the Miniflex+ and the succeeding generations of bench diffractometers employ a vertical goniometer and allow the use of an automatic sample changer. The fourth generation (Gen 4) Miniflex II benchtop XRD was introduced in 2006 and offered the advance of a monochromatic X-ray source and a D/teX Ultra 1D silicon strip detector. The fifth generation (Gen 5) MiniFlex600 desktop XRD, introduced in 2012, built upon this legacy with 600W of available power and new PDXL powder diffraction software.
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PDXL provides various analysis tools such as automatic phase identification, quantitative analysis, crystallite-size analysis, lattice constants refinement, Rietveld analysis, ab initio structure determination, etc.
Fundamental parameter methodThe peak shape in a powder diffraction pattern would appear to be a delta function if measured under ideal conditions. In reality, the peak shape changes depending on a number of measurement conditions: wavelength distribution of the source, optical systems, slit conditions, crystallite size and strain, and so on. The peak shapes obtained from measurements made under real-world conditions are described using an empirical function such as a split pseudo-Voigt function, or a split Pearson VII function which has a good agreement with the obtained peak shapes. The fundamental parameter method (FP method) is a method to calculate peak shape by convolution of the shapes caused by all the instrumental and sample conditions.
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Wizard for ab initio crystal structure analysisRecently, there have been many published examples of ab initio crystal structure analysis performed on powder diffraction data. This development is attributed primarily to significant improvements in PC processing speed and in the efficiency of the algorithms used for structure determination.
PDXL has so far provided all of the functions required for ab initio crystal structure analysis, such as indexing, structure determination and structure refinement by the Rietveld method. Now the "Structure Analysis Wizard" is available in PDXL to provide support and guidance for users undertaking the complicated procedure of structure analysis, particularly of organic compounds. This wizard system will make it possible for even the beginner to achieve analytical success
Clustering functionThe PDXL clustering feature can group multiple scan data based on the similarity of powder diffraction patterns and peak positions, and displays the grouped data in an easy-to-read tree. This is particularly effective when it comes to classifying and screening the data from a large number of scans.
- Search/Match analysis with PDF-2 and Crystallography Open Database
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I would like to gather some feedback on the new Sandbox I have been constructing.
What does it do?
Allows you to run arbitrary SQL queries on the data dumps, and share those queries with your friends.
Technical details
It is hosted on the Windows Azure platform, the database is hosted on SQL Azure. SQL Azure supports most of the TSQL commands, except that you have no tempdb access which means no per-connection temp tables. (Table vars are supported though)
The controls used are jQuery based, the grid is
flexigrid SlickGrid.
All query results are cached, so sharing a link to a query will not result in the server going in to a tailspin.
The query edit control is a slightly modified CodeMirror control, I also am considering bespin cause the inter iframe communication is nasty complicated. It gives up nice syntax highlighting for queries.
There is support for parameterized queries, to get it to work name your params like
##this##. For example have a look here.
Query name and description
A query can have a name and description, to name it lead with a comment, to describe it continue commenting, for example:
-- This is my query name
-- This is my description
-- I can span multiple lines
Anonymous users can initially name a query, but can not change the names of any existing queries.
There's a not so well-known tutorial which helps you getting started in writing your own SQL queries.
Logging in
You can use your openid provider to log in, at the moment once logged in we will track the list of queries you execute (giving you basic history support)
Also if there are any params named
UserId they will be populated automatically if your EmailHash matches the one on the site being queried.
Magic columns
If you alias an id column with
as [Post Link] it will automatically create a link in the result set to the parent site. Similarly if you alias an id column with
as [User Link] it will display a link to the user page.
select top 10 * from Posts will show you how tags are done. (Magic columns for images is planned) example (most controversial posts: https://data.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow/q/1 )
So what are you waiting for, check it out at https://data.stackexchange.com
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. I hope to have the login section working fairly soon and allow voting on the best queries and commenting.
Featured Queries
At the moment, admins have permission to feature interesting queries on this page https://data.stackexchange.com/stackoverflow/queries, I am looking for better ways to manage the huge query list that is building up.


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OPM Deputy Director Dan Blair presented the 2002 OPM Director's PILLAR Awards on August 28th at OPM's Strategic Compensation Conference in Alexandria, VA. The OPM Director's PILLAR Award is an honorary award established in 2000 to recognize and publicize effective employee performance management programs, processes, and practices that support alignment of employee performance management practices with organizational strategic goals. These practices should support the President's Management Agenda initiative to create a Government that is citizen-centered, results-oriented, and market-based, and they should align employee performance with organizational strategic goals. The name of the award stands for Performance, Incentives, and Leadership Linked to Achieve Results. The pillar represents effective performance management because it is the foundation that supports a structure, just as performance management is the foundation that supports good management.
OPM solicited nominations for the award in an April 11 memorandum for heads of executive departments and agencies. We received 30 nominations from 14 agencies. A panel of human resources experts reviewed the nominations and made recommendations to Director James, who made the final selections.
We recognize the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) for its Performance Management and Awards System. This employee performance management program is based on organizational goals and performance measures that cascade through all levels of the Laboratory. Senior management reviews the metrics annually and gathers input from employee teams. Each NETL component ties employees' work goals to those metrics and tracks organizational progress quarterly. Offices that meet 60 percent or more of their target goals are eligible for cash awards divided among Office staff. This reinforces for employees the link between organizational success and personal effort.
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VIDEO: Grizzlies 'ecstatic' to have Barnes in Memphis
New Bucks arena bill passes in Wisconsin | Grizzlies feel Barnes is perfect fit | Orlando's Gordon working on game
No. 1: New Bucks arena bill passes in Wisconsin — New ownership took over the Milwaukee Bucks in 2014, and they began making over the franchise, changing personnel, uniforms, and beginning a campaign to get some public funding for a new arena. After a few months of public posturing and conversation with local and state lawmakers, the state assembly passed a bill yesterday that seems to guarantee the Bucks future in Milwaukee…
Almost seven months after Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker proposed public money for the new Milwaukee Bucks arena, the Assembly Tuesday returned a $250 million bill to him, completing the last of the legislative challenges the presidential candidate laid out this year.
The Assembly approved the bill on a bipartisan vote of 52-34, leaving a healthy margin to spare because of absent lawmakers. The measure passed the Senate 21-10 on a bipartisan vote on July 15 and so it now goes to Walker.
While campaigning at two South Philadelphia cheesesteak joints, the governor said he would sign the much-revised measure, calling it a good deal for Wisconsin.
"It's critical not only for those who love sports, but the main reason I got into it was because it protected state revenues," Walker said, citing the income taxes Wisconsin would lose if the team leaves the state. "That just creates a big hole for everything else. … This was really about protecting the taxpayers of the state."
Next up for the team is working out a land sale with Milwaukee County and getting approval for the arena from the Milwaukee Common Council. Speaking at the Capitol after the Assembly vote, Bucks head coach Jason Kidd and team president Peter Feigin praised the deal and said the remaining pieces could be assembled in time for construction to start in the fall.
"I'm not overly confident, but I'm confident," Feigin said of reaching the land deal and getting city approval.
After months in which the measure struggled to gain support, the Assembly debate was anticlimactic, lasting about an hour and including not even a single floor speech by an opponent. In the end, 35 Republicans and 17 Democrats voted for the measure.
Two lawmakers from the greater Milwaukee area, Democrat Daniel Riemer of Milwaukee and Republican Adam Neylon of Pewaukee, missed the vote Tuesday while they were in Turkey as part of a cultural exchange for legislators but said they would have both voted against it. Regardless of party, most lawmakers from in and around the city voted for the proposal, except Democrats David Bowen and Jonathan Brostoff of Milwaukee and Republicans Chris Kapenga of Delafield and David Craig of Big Bend.
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) kicked off the final debate by thanking both Democratic and Republican lawmakers and stressing that he believed that state taxpayers would get a good return on their share of the total subsidy package. Doing nothing would leave the city and state with a "black eye" and the loss of a promising team, he said.
"It is cheaper for us to pass this bill than defeat it and let the team leave," Vos said.
No. 2: Grizzlies feel Barnes is perfect fit — After a few years of playoff runs but not being able to get past the Conference finals, the Memphis Grizzlies have made moves to strengthen their bench this season. And perhaps the most important addition to the Grizzlies may be forward Matt Barnes, who the Grizz feel is a perfect match for their grit and grind mentality…
"This is a whole – not just team but city – with my ideal, a grind mentality," Barnes said Tuesday. "I've been on teams that run-and-gun and dunk and shoot a lot of 3's, but I've never been on a team that everyone has the same mindset I do. That's very exciting from a player's standpoint."
The Grizzlies acquired Barnes, 35, from the Charlotte Hornets last month in exchange for guard Luke Ridnour.
Charlotte had picked up Barnes along with center Spencer Hawes less than two weeks earlier in a trade that sent guard Lance Stephenson to the Los Angeles Clippers. Barnes averaged 10.1 points, 4 rebounds and 1.5 assists while playing a career-high 29.9 minutes per game with the Clippers last season.
Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace said the 35-year-old Barnes "wears his heart on his sleeve," an approach that could make the 6-foot-7 forward an ideal fit for a franchise that relies on hustle and defense.
"If there's any player that was destined to be a Grizzly, it's Matt Barnes," Wallace said. "He's a guy that we had our dustups with when he was on the other side of the fence – particularly the Clippers – but now he's one of us and we're ecstatic to have him."
The Grizzlies actually drafted Barnes in the second round in 2002, but they immediately traded him to Cleveland in a draft-night deal. Barnes has been moving around ever since. He's played for both Los Angeles franchises as well as Sacramento, New York, Philadelphia, Golden State, Phoenix and Orlando.
This latest move has his twin sons somewhat confused.
"They're just like, 'Daddy, so do you not like DeAndre (Jordan), Chris (Paul) and Blake (Griffin) anymore?' " Barnes said. "I'm like, 'No, they're still my friends. They're the enemy when the ball goes up.' I'm a competitor. I have friends on the other team obviously, but for 48 minutes my only friends are my teammates."
Barnes irritates opponents with his tenacious defense and fiery personality. The Grizzlies already have one of the league's top defenders in guard Tony Allen. Having both could make the Grizzlies even peskier.
"The best compliment you can give somebody is that you just don't like playing against him," Grizzlies coach Dave Joerger said. "Matt's a guy we just did not like playing against. … We want those kinds of guys on our team."
No. 3: Orlando's Gordon working on game — The Orlando Magic entered a rebuilding campaign a few years ago and have amassed quite a collection of young talent, from Elfrid Payton and Victor Oladipo to Nikola Vucevic and Tobias Harris. Another player showing promise is Aaron Gordon, who followed his rookie season with a big Summer League performance, and is still looking to improve, writes NBA.com's Fran Blinebury…
His rookie season became a virtual washout almost from the moment last November when Gordon fractured a bone in his left foot and missed two months. Despite the first double-double of his career in April, there was plenty of work to be done.
But it was a different, a more comfortable, a more confident Gordon who took the floor for the Magic at the Orlando Summer League and began to show why he was the No. 4 overall pick in the 2014 draft.
Gordon beat defenders off the dribble and finished with power dunks. He pulled up off the dribble and stroked jumpers like they were his calling card. He even nailed 3-pointers.
Put all those newfound skills together with the 6-foot-9, 230-pound body, explosive leaping ability and assorted athletic moves and Gordon is a candidate to make big strides next season.
"Last year there was a lot of being uncomfortable," Gordon said. "This year I'm a lot more comfortable. So it's easy for me."
The transformation was only "easy" because Gordon has logged countless hours of hard work inside the Magic practice gym at Amway Center and on the West Coast near his home in San Jose, Calif.
"A lot of people don't see the work that Aaron puts in," said Mario Elie, one of the new members of Scott Skiles' Orlando coaching staff. "When I first came here in June, he's in the gym working on his shot. I'm in the office all day. He'll go home and come back to work on his game again and I'm not surprised he was one of the top scorers in the Summer League.
"He's a young player who wants to be great. He has the right frame of mind, the right attitude," Elie said. "He's like a sponge. You tell him to do something, he goes out and does it. He can be a great leader for this young ball club. At 19 years old? This guy It's fantastic to see."
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R&B star Alicia Keys was bursting with pride on Monday night when the lights of New York's Empire State Building were synchronized to her music.
The singer was invited to flick the switch to light up the skies of her hometown to celebrate this week's release of her new album, "Girl on Fire," and the colorful LED display was timed to the tunes of the title track and Jay-Z and Keys' unofficial Big Apple anthem "Empire State of Mind."
Speaking before the big event, she said, "Everything surrounds the Empire State Building, plus the lights on the Empire State Building reflect the different times of the year and the different things that are happening… It's such a community feeling there, so tonight I get to be a part of a special moment."
Keys watched the special show from a nearby building and expressed her delight at the honour in a post on Twitter moments after it ended.
She wrote, "Watching the Empire State Building light up with GOF and Empire State of mind was BEYOND my wildest dreams!!"
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Often when software gets to be of a certain age—or a certain version number—it starts showing its wrinkles, even if it's dressed up in snazzy new clothes and sports some shiny new skills. Not so with Adobe's Creative Suite 5: Comprising over a dozen of the most powerful design and production apps on the market, all of which (except Acrobat) have received some degree of tweaking to improve the way they work alone and together, it looks as bright-eyed and optimistic as a kid on summer vacation. Windows and Mac users across a dizzying array of disciplines—from photo editing to publishing to film editing—will find something to help them, and will probably find something in CS5 they hadn't previously thought possible. With apps available individually or as part of several expansive collections, there's something for everyone who wants to do creative work faster, smarter, and better.
Overall, the changes made to the apps this time around eclipse those made in CS4, affecting the apps in ways both large and small. If you just upgraded when that version was released in late 2008, you probably won't need to do so again now, unless there's a feature you're simply dying for. Any way you look at it, that can be an expensive proposition. Check out the pricing table in Adobe Creative Suite 5 Unleashed for details on pricing for new purchases and upgrades.
But because of the dispersion of the apps among those collections, you're almost certain to find a lot that's new in each one. Design Standard is the closest to a "basic" package, offering mostly what you need for effectively working in print. (Because one of CS5's key features is easy Web conversion, however, you'll be publishing your documents online almost as easily.) If you need slightly more power, go for Design Premium, which adds tools for building Web sites and other Internet applications. If you don't need the traditional print apps, Web Premium has you covered, and further expands your abilities to produce animation and other interactive content. Production Premium is optimized for use with film, video, and audio, and provides lots of different ways to edit and intercut all three. (There are no Web Standard or Production Standard editions.) Need absolutely everything? Master Collection has it—and the heftiest price tag.
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Dunne, Mar 2003, 24.95, 336 pp. ISBN: 0312307594 In 1939, much of Europe prepares for the �little war� while politicians on both sides claim it will be over before the year is out. All over England, civilian residents rehearse how to behave in the case of invasion or air assaults. In the fishing village of Bexham facing France, the locals understand that a Nazi invasion could come through here or some of the nearby other Sussex ports and most m...
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Dunne, Aug 2004, 24.95, 362 pp. ISBN: 0312326955 In 1947 England, the euphoria of the victory remains, but is somewhat muted by an icy winter. The bitter cold could be handled better by women if industry had not set them aside so that the men can gain employment. After all they did on the home front to insure victory, many women resent the loss of the jobs they held during the war years. The women of Bexham suffer from a lack of necessities ...


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7 injured at party for 13-year-old rapper
Police say violence inevitable, 'People who watch these videos are not looking for a job'
(Editor's note: Colin Flaherty has done more reporting than any other journalist on what appears to be a nationwide trend of skyrocketing black-on-white crime, violence and abuse. WND features these reports to counterbalance the virtual blackout by the rest of the media due to their concerns that reporting such incidents would be inflammatory or even racist. WND considers it racist not to report racial abuse solely because of the skin color of the perpetrators or victims.)
EDITOR'S NOTE: The links and video in the following report may contain offensive language.
First of all, everyone should know this: Lil Mouse is OK.
His mommy got him out of the nightclub before the black mob violence and gun play broke out, leaving seven wounded.
Lil Mouse is a 13-year-old gangster rapper from Chicago. His lyrics are all about killing people. Dealing drugs. Using drugs. Making money. More murder. Snitching. Robbery. Gang signs.
And that was just in the first minute of his new video, "I'm 4Real."
So it is easy to understand how some of his fans were concerned for his safety when a party for his new video got out of hand earlier this week.
"Police said three people pulled out handguns and started firing shots both inside and outside Mr. G's Supper Club and Entertainment Center at 87th and Ashland about 1:13 a.m."
So says the Chicago Sun Times.
Then it was panic, with lots of chair throwing and fighting.
But Lil Mouse was probably home in bed by then, his mommy told friends.
Figuring out the number of shooters and shootees during the riot may be difficult because of Chicago's no-snitch code.
A code Lil Mouse raps about. The characters in his videos wear shirts reminding people: "No Talking." – "an apparent reference to the no-snitch code that governs much of the city's gang violence," says the Sun Times.
But so far the number is seven wounded.
The owner of the supper club where the violence took place promised full cooperation with the authorities. But no one has been arrested yet.
Lil Mouse acquired notoriety last year with rap video Get Smoked; which is alternately about killing people, selling drugs, having sex, how cops lie, cocaine, psychedelic mushrooms, and robbery.
Second City Cop, the popular police blog in Chicago, weighed in: "Might as well stage the ambulances just up the block since this happens all the time."
Other police officers who work in the area agreed:
"Lots of people do not know that the stuff in this video is something we see every day," said one Chicago police officer. "It's like another country with different language, different customs, and totally alien to anyone who does not go there."
He suggested that videos like this be required viewing for people who promote more anti-poverty programs and more affirmative action as a way to solve problems on Chicago's South Side and in other high crime areas.
"The people who watch these videos are not looking for a job," he says. "They are looking for crime and violence. We see it all the time."
Hip hop megastar Lil Wayne signed Lil Mouse to a deal last year. He cut his own version of Get Smoked, featuring Lil Mouse.
The manager for one of the rappers on the bill with Lil Mouse rejected any suggestion that these videos glorify violence. Just the opposite. According to hiphopwired.com, they do "not promote violence, we fight against violence.
"We are working so Chicago comes together."
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Copper clinical trial launched by Sentara, EVMS
The world's largest clinical trial of copper-infused hard surfaces and linens to prevent hospital-acquired infections is now underway in Norfolk, Va.
Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Healthcare and Eastern Virginia Medical School are conducting a year-long investigation at two clinical sites; the 129-bed East Tower at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk and 16 ICU beds at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.
The ionized copper in the test materials – patient gowns, bed linens and towels – is supplied by Richmond, Va.-based Cupron®, which is known for copper-infused fabrics, and Norfolk, Va.-based EOS Surfaces, LLC, which produces the copper-infused countertops, over-the-bed tables and side rails used in the new East Tower.
"We have deployed many human processes to combat hospital-acquired infections," said Gene Burke, MD, vice president and executive medical director for Clinical Effectiveness with Sentara Healthcare. "We hope these copper products will change the game by killing bacteria around the clock."
Copper-enhanced socks, produced by Cupron®, gained fame during the 63-day ordeal of Chilean miners trapped underground by helping to heal rampant foot infections while they awaited rescue in a wet environment. The Cupron-enhanced EOS Surfaces™ being used in the trial are clinically proven to kill greater than 99.9% of infection-causing bacteria* within two hours of contact. It is the first synthetic hard surface approved by the EPA to make public health claims about its antimicrobial capabilities.
"Infections in the hospital, especially the intensive care units, remain a major problem," said Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., Vice Dean for Research at EVMS and Chair of Internal Medicine. "We are excited about the potential for this innovative approach to reduce infections and the use of antibiotics. Even an incremental decline in infections will be tremendously beneficial to the patient and the Health System."
Shivanjali Shankaran, M.D., an infectious disease expert and EVMS Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, is overseeing the linen research. Paul E. Marik, M.D., Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care and EVMS Professor of Internal Medicine, is lead consultant for the study at Sentara Leigh Hospital.
"We appreciate Dr. Shankaran and Dr. Marik for their participation and leadership," Dr. Nadler said. "This represents another example of a successful partnership between EVMS and Sentara Healthcare."
"We are open to the findings," said Gene Burke, M.D., of Sentara. "EVMS and Sentara will compile and publish the data. We believe these products will make a difference. The only question is the magnitude of that difference."
* Testing demonstrates effective antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 6538), Enterobacter aerogenes (ATCC 13048), Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA-ATCC 33592), Escherichia coli O157:H7 (ATCC 35150) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 15442).


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Disappointed Since 2010
Every year again, I am prepared for this day to arrive.
I was at the circuit the day before Gilles had his fatal accident. It feels like yesterday..During those first years I went to visit GP's and took my tape-recorder with me..Hearing me say
'be careful Ferrari's' the moment Gilles came storming towards the first corner while Didier just came out of the pits still gives me the goosebumps.
Forever in my heart this man from Berthierville. So happy now I was able to visit Berthierville prior to the 2000 Canadian GP.
RIP my hero.
Time passes so fast... RIP Gilles :(
Rest in Peace Leza, you were a true warrior...
What a racer.
Eternal rest grant unto him, o Lord....
Forza Ferrari 16/15
Totus Tuus
"If someone said to me that you can have three wishes, my first would have been to get into racing, my second to be in Formula 1, my third to drive for Ferrari" - Gilles Villeneuve
This quote always got to me... rather haunting. Did not hear it until after he passed so I suppose it made it that much more impactful to me.
"I don't think of death. Dying is part of the job"
RIP Gilles
Forza Ferrari !
"You need great passion, because everything you do with great pleasure, you do well." - Juan Manuel Fangio
His crash was a qualifying lap and back then the tyres he was on were only good for one flying lap...that's it....hence he went for it no matter what. Then you throw in the opposing driver who was slowing down(probably saw him coming in his rear view mirrors) and in his line coming into the turn and the rest is history. There's a couple of youtube videos out there of the crash.
Enzo liked him........alot.


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Juveniles arrested in blowgun attacks
Two juveniles were arrested Monday night in connection with four alleged blowgun attacks that began April 22 in the Gardnerville Ranchos.
Douglas County Sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Pat Brooks said that adults and children had been injured in the attacks on Ritter Drive and Kimmerling Way.
The juveniles are being held at the detention center at Stateline until their hearing.
Two blowguns were taken into evidence but Brooks declined to say if there were also darts confiscated. He said that the blowguns were not toys.
"I would consider them a weapon," Brooks said.
Brooks said that the attacks seemed to be isolated events and not part of any trend among Valley teenagers.
Victims of the attacks commented on The Record-Courier Facebook site about the incidents.
Joe Menneally, Gardnerville Ranchos resident said in Facebook comments that his wife, Susan, was attacked.
"Considering the proximity of the dart entry wound to my wife's spine, I'd say felony assault charges would be in order," he wrote. "Just re-measured the entry point and it's about 1.5 centimeters from her spine, so less than three-quarters of an inch. Nerve damage could easily have resulted."
According to an email sent to The R-C by Susan Menneally, she was working in her yard when she was shot with a "four-inch long metal dart that had a black plastic end."
The dartings were widely discussed on social media.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
As Hamas desperately seeks what Israeli media termed a "quality" terror attack, it escalated rocket fire from Gaza on Wednesday and Thursday by targeting Israel's nuclear reactor in the southern town of Dimona and firing barrage after barrage at the densely-populated Tel Aviv area.
Hamas and its allies have fired around 300 missiles and rockets from Gaza over the past week. And, while many have reached deeper into Israel than ever before, very few have caused any real damage, and even fewer have actually harmed Israelis.
Despite the lack of casualties, the long-range attacks mean that no fewer than five million Israelis (out of an overall population of just under eight million) are now living under the direct threat of rocket fire.
Hamas operatives have also tried twice to infiltrate the southern Israel coast via the sea, only to be fatally intercepted by Israeli forces before they could reach their target, Kibbutz Zikim.
In light of these failures, Israeli commentators believe Hamas and its allies are going for something of a "Hail Mary" by trying to hit either the reactor in Dimona or score a multi-casualty impact in Greater Tel Aviv.
The chances of a real catastrophe are somewhat offset by the tremendous success of Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system, which has downed 90 percent of the Gaza missiles that threatened to hit population centers or other sensitive targets.
Still, the threat remains, and a hit on Dimona or a successful strike on Tel Aviv would provide a major morale boost to Hamas and other Palestinian terror groups, and would likely mean an even more intense and prolonged conflict necessitating an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza.
Meanwhile, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas' own Fatah faction has proudly joined the war on the side of Hamas, announcing that small groups of its fighters that remain in Gaza (including some Palestinian Authority police officers) have also started firing rockets at Israel.
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Is a minimally invasive surgery a better option?
It is scary when pets have to face the inevitable surgery and go "under the knife." The fear felt as a pet owner may be alleviated as veterinarians are now embracing a practice that has been around in human operations for years – one which may cause less harm and less stress for pets. This technique is called minimally invasive surgery (MIS), and it may be the best choice for those pets requiring surgery.
MIS is a surgical technique that makes a small incision in the patient instead of making a large incision that opens the patient up like in open surgery. Using the minimally invasive technique, the surgeon initiates a small incision through the skin and into the body cavity. Then a scope and camera are used to both visualize and magnify the area being treated. Next, a small specialized instrument is used to perform the surgery within the patient.
There are many benefits to minimally invasive surgery that are not available in open surgery. The incision is not as large as in open surgery which will cause pets less pain. Pets will be able to go home sooner due to the smaller incision which has a faster healing process. In most cases pets can go home the same day or the next day because of the shortened recovery period.
Dr. Tige Witsberger, faculty of small animal surgery at Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, has performed several minimally invasive surgeries and is optimistic about the growth MIS has had within the world of veterinary medicine.
"Just like in humans, MIS is becoming more popular in veterinary medicine because it allows the pet to be more comfortable with a smaller incision. In addition, a great advantage is the superior visualization achieved by the magnified camera view. Finally, some procedures can be performed more quickly because opening and closure time is greatly reduced," explains Witsberger.
The two most common types of surgeries performed through MIS are spaying procedures and gastropexies.
Some animals are better candidates for MIS. The size, health condition and type of surgery a pet is having will determine if MIS is a good option for any pet.
"Ideally, pets undergoing MIS are larger to allow for easier placement of portals and scopes. However, it is possible to perform MIS in small dogs and cats," said Witsberger.
MIS cannot be performed on pets that already have excessive bleeding or pets who need to remove massive amounts of tissue.
As with any surgery there are always risks to consider before making a decision.
"The biggest risk is inadvertent puncture of the abdominal organ during placement of the needle or instruments in the abdominal procedure. This most commonly happens to the spleen and bleeding results. Usually this can be controlled by simply applying pressure but conversion to an open procedure is possible in severe cases," explains Witsberger. "Another risk occurs because the abdomen must be filled with air for visualization in laparascopy, or the lungs may collapse when performing thorascopy. In addition, anesthetic or cardiac complications are possible," said Witsberger.
A disadvantage to MIS is some surgeries may be more costly than open surgeries as the equipment and the expertise needed is very expensive. However, sometimes the hospital stay is shorter so the final cost is equivalent to that of an open surgery.
While MIS may be an option for many pets, it is not for everyone. Be sure to ask your veterinary surgeon if MIS is appropriate for your pet's procedure.
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