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Well, Suns fans, here we sit at a precipice: our beloved 14-3 Suns team was drubbed by the 3-14 New York Knicks in a game that should have been a definite win. But, as we've found out, you can't overlook any team in the league (even if it is a struggling Hornets team without Chris Paul). Then, we played a game the very next night, against a team that, depsite some early struggles to integrate the Shaquille "Win a Ring for the King" O'Neal, is a very legitimate title contender. Oh yeah, we played on their court too. Where they went for 30 consecutive victories last season. Ouch.
What the Suns cannot do is drop a game to a streaking Kings team, who, while spending the entirety of last season in the dregs of the league, have found a mini-resurgence with the help of their 4th overall draft pick (and strong Rookie of the Year candidate), Tyreke Evans.
More after the jump...
Match Ups
PG: Steve Nash vs. Beno Udrih
Every possible stat that you can possibly find on the interwebs will tell you that Nash has got this battle locked up. Udrih is almost enjoying a career year (his stats this year are pretty comparable to his stats from 2007-2008), but Steve "Two Time" Nash needs to show Udrih up in a big way in this game. After the last few games, Nash stated that it wasn't from a lack of effort, but from a lack of confidence. How you go into a game holding the best record in the league and lack confidence is beyond me, but from watching the games and hearing the players' commentary, I think we can take him at his word.
Nash is the motor that makes this team go, and our team needs to trust that he will find them in their hot spots and set them up for success.
SG: Jason Richardson vs. Tyreke Evans
Tyreke Evans, who, before the season started, I called as my prediction for Rookie of the Year, has not only benefitted from switching from the point to the two-guard slot in Kevin Martin's absence, he's flourished. In the 12 games since Kev Mart went down with his injury, Evans has either led the team or tied for highest score on the team in 6 of them. He's been the assists leader 6 times. And, on top of that, he's boasting an average of pulling down 5.0 rebounds per game, while averaging over a steal (1.25 per game). If that's not impressive, I don't know what is.
Meanwhile, JRich has had a bit of a resurgence here in Phoenix this season as well. After being unsure of his role last season, Rich has done just about everything we could expect from the guy. He's putting up career highs in both FG% categories (overall FG% and 3P%), most likely coming from working with a point guard who can hit you in the exact way you need to be fed the ball. He's stepped up his defense from last year, like he said, and is no longer as big of a liability on the defensive end as he was last year.
I look for this to be a great matchup, and JRich is going to need to display that improved defense to slow down the explosive rookie out of Memphis if we're going to have a shot at blowing out these guys, which we should.
SF: Grant Hill vs. Andres Nocioni
What can be said about the Ageless Wonder that is Grant Hill? He's one of the best competitors on our team...remember when he was put back in the game against the Knicks in the second quarter? He was a force to be reckoned with. Driving, being aggressive, you name it. He understands exactly what this team needs from him, and relishes that role. On the other hand, Nocioni is trying to reestablish himself in this league. He's known for his defense and his ability to knock down the three ball. Hill is one of the most reliable perimeter defenders on the team, and I foresee Noc having a rough game when paired up against Hill.
PF: Amar'e Stoudemire vs. Jason Thompson
Jason Thompson is one of my favorite young players in the league. I thought Sacramento got a HUGE steal when they landed him at 12th overall...if only he could've fallen just a few more spots to 15 (the Suns' pick, for those who don't care to think much right now). There are two major differences to these two players' games: Amar'e is a beast on the offensive end, and Thompson can rebound the ball. Thompson isn't known for being a shot blocker, though he's averaging 1.2 per game this year. I look for Amar'e to take it in to the young player, who's averaging 4.2 fouls per game this season, which, shockingly, is just as much as Greg Oden. Expect to see Amar'e engaged in taking it inside early in this game to try and take out Thompson. One thing I've noticed with the Kings, is it seems like when both of their young players (Evans and Thompson) have good games, the team is pretty successful.
C: Channing Frye vs. Spencer Hawes
Hawes was the receiver of tons of flak from head coach Paul Westphal in the preseason, and I'm not exactly sure why. He played well, though inconsistent, in the minutes he received last year's dismal Kings team, and played fairly well in the preseason. Hawes, while putting up pretty solid averages, has had a rough start to the season. He plays a similar game to Frye, in that Spence can hit the 3 ball, but I think Hawes has a bit of an advantage on the post up game than Frye.
Frye will likely be open for more threes than if there were a more mobile 4 or 5 playing him, as both Thompson and Hawes are more back to the basket type players, even if Hawes has the range to stretch the defense. Look for Frye to have a solid follow up to his 22 point, 4 3-pointer, 7 rebound performance against the Cavs.
Phoenix Suns: The Phoenix Suns bench has been one of the biggest surprises this year, and nobody on this site can or should contest that statement. Dudley has improved every facet of his game, Amundson (while still shooting 58% from the charity stripe) has improved in most areas, and Dragic finally looks like he's got a bit of swagger and confidence under his belt. Lopez is still working his way back into full game speed shape, and Alando Tucker, while putting up a solid all-around 14 point performance against the Knicks, will likely not come play in this game.
With our former 6th Man of the Year likely out until Christmastime, we've hit a bit of a snag as far as bench production goes. Our bench hasn't been able to build leads like it was in the beginning of the year, and is struggling to maintain the leads our starters have gotten (or not gotten, see: the past two games). While our bench does have the edge in comparison to Sacramento's bench (just wait for it...), this is a game all of our players need to come out fired up for.
Sacramento Kings: Donte Greene and Sergio Rodriguez are about the only two players on the bench that are worth noting, and that's saying something. Donte is an intriguing player who has shown flashes of being able to be a solid, productive player, but due to his youth and inexperience, will put up a stinker in the next game. And Sergio only really warrants a place in this conversation due to a string of 3 or 4 solid games, capped by his 24 points in 24 minutes breakout against the Hornets. Aside from those players, you're looking at rookie Jon Brockman, Kenny Thomas, and Ime Udoka, who has played his way into anonymity after leaving the Spurs.
Bottom Line: This is a must win for a struggling Suns team. I really only say "struggling" because we've hit a two game rough patch where our camaraderie and confidence on the court have equated into us losing by a total of 44 points in two games. The Suns should very realistically come out with the "W" in this game, but the Kings should not be discounted. They are a very much improved team from last year, and if they can continue to build on the success they've had so far with key players like Kevin Martin and Francisco Garcia out, there's no reason to think that they can't make the playoffs, or at least challenge a few of the borderline teams in the West.
The Suns can't afford to take this game off, but I think they know that. I look forward to watching this game and seeing a fired up Suns squad returning home and gaining some momentum before they head off to Los Angeles to face the always dreaded (yet exciting) match up with the Lakers.
Game Links:
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"That's why it's so important to win games like #Sacramento#," Nash said. "A team that we have a better record than. We're playing at home. You've got to win those games so it takes pressure off. You don't have to win all those back-to-backs against top teams. Obviously, you want to go in there and try to win them. We've got to win the New York games, Sacramento games."
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Hardwood Paroxysm » Blog Archive » Shaq Is Still Bad For Your Team Defense, Just In Really Interesting Ways
Knock me over with a feather. Shaq is sagging off shooting coming off screens leaving open mid-range looks. Shocking!
On the NBA\'s Gender Barrier - Bethlehem Shoals - The Baseline - Sporting News
I was going to write about this story but Shoals said literally everything I would have (but better).
Synergy Sports & The Blazers - Blazersedge
I want to get me some Synergy numbers...
Basketball Prospectus | Articles | The Long and Short of It
Size matters...sorry fellas
Twitter Talk Thursday with JaredDudley619 - Dec. 3, 2009 - Phoenix, AZ, United States, 85004 - Planet Orange Audio track - Official Phoenix Suns Social Network
Twitter Talk Thursday with JaredDudley619 - Dec. 3, 2009 - Phoenix, AZ, United States, 85004 - Planet Orange Audio track - Official Phoenix Suns Social Network
Live Coverage Of 2010 World Cup Draw At Noon, Where We Hope The U.S. Avoids Group Of Death - SB Nation
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Energy Move to 3-0! Defeat Ft. Wayne 102-95- Energy Hoopla – Iowa Energy Basketball Social Site
Winning in the Suns "minor league" team. Great start for the Energy!


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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) - Texas is approaching a grim milestone: It will soon execute the 500th prisoner since the death penalty resumed in the United States.
Barring a reprieve, Kimberly McCarthy will be executed by lethal injection on Wednesday night for the killing of her neighbor during a robbery in 1997.
Texas has accounted for nearly 40% of the more than 1,300 executions carried out since murderer Gary Gilmore went before a Utah firing squad in 1977 and became the first U.S. inmate executed following the Supreme Court's clarification of death penalty laws.
Virginia's death chamber is the second-busiest in the country, but the state is still nearly 400 executions behind Texas.
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News: Mobb Deep Decode Red Deal, "The Object Of The Game Is To Control Your Own Business"
Wednesday, Sep 7, 2011 10:00PM
Mobb Deep's Prodigy and Havoc have stepped up to provide clarification on their new record deal with Sony distributor, RED.
According to the rap veterans, they will have full control of their music.
"The way we structured it is as a distribution deal basically, so we run our own label, Infamous, and we gotta do the daily ins and outs of everything. We gotta handle allthe record company business and they get it in the stores for us, basically," Prodigy told MTV News backstage at Rock the Bells in New York City on Saturday. "It's been a long time coming," Havoc added. "We've been in the game for a minute and the object of the game is to control your own business." (MTV)
Last week, the duo issued a statement revealing their new post-Interscope/G-Unit Records deal.
"After almost 20 years in this industry, it was inevitable for us to take matters into our own hands. We feel that RED is the perfect home for our brand," Prodigy said in a press release. "We know who our fans are and what they want from Mobb Deep. We're excited to take a new step in our career," Havoc added. President of RED Distribution Bob Morelli offered his support of the newly inked group and label. "Mobb Deep is an iconic act, having been on the cutting edge of music and social commentary for years. We are happy and excited to distribute the next chapter in their musical career." (Press Release)
A couple weeks ago, Prodigy said his aim was to put out a new LP in the next few months.
"We'll be dropping the single for the [new] album soon," P said in an interview with Bootleg Kev. "That's the only thing we're focusing on right now, the Mobb Deep album -- it'll be [available] before the new year. We ain't letting nothing out the bag [with features] - just know, it's that hard sh*t...[Alchemist], Havoc, the home team, you know? Mobb Deep, you know how we always do it." (Bootleg Kev)
Recently, Hav hit up SOHH to discuss how the LP could be released.
"I'm all about getting into any situation that makes money, you understand what I'm saying," Hav told SOHH when asked if Mobb Deep is headed indie. "So I wouldn't just be like, 'Oh no, indie is this and major is that.' You can sign to an indie and it could wind up being structured like a major deal and you won't make any money, any way. Artists beware. People are quick to say, 'Oh yeah, I'm doing indie.' If the deal's not structured right, it could get structured just like a major and you won't see no f*cking bread. I'm into getting into anything that makes money." (SOHH)
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How to Build a Hadoop Data Science Team
Data scientists are in high demand these days. Everyone seems to be hiring a team of data scientists, yet many are still not quite sure what data science is all about, and what skill set they need to look for in a data scientist to build a stellar Hadoop data science team. We at Hortonworks believe data science is an evolving discipline that will continue to grow in demand in the coming years, especially with the growth of Hadoop adoption. This role requires experience and knowledge in math, statistics and machine learning, programming and scripting, as well as visualization techniques.
We tend to think of the data scientist role as a continuum of skills:
Software engineers really enjoy crafting new production-grade software systems, that are testable and maintainable, secure and scale well. Some of those software engineers specialize in working with data. They tend to be highly skilled in technologies like SQL, Hadoop, HIVE/PIG and Map-reduce, and excel at building production quality data pipelines. We call those "data engineers".
Research scientists focus on academic research in machine learning and statistical techniques, creating brand new algorithms like support vector machines and deep learning, and prove theoretical properties of such algorithms. Applied scientists are those research scientists who thrive on solving real world problems with real data. They are very good at applying state-of-the-art algorithms and techniques to real world data.
The data scientist role combines the skill set and experience of a data engineer with that of the applied scientist. It is quite difficult to find good data scientists, because the combination of all these skills and interests are rarely found in a single person."Okay, okay, I understand it's hard to find good data scientists", you may say, "but I still need to complete my data projects, what should I do?" One option might be to train data engineers to be experts in math, statistics and applied science. Or maybe hire applied scientists and train them to be good software engineers. In my experience that approach has limited success, because good software engineers may not be as good in applied science, or may not be interested to shift their career in that direction. And vice versa.
Instead, simply build a Hadoop data science team that combines data engineers and applied scientists, working in tandem to build your data products. Back when I was at Yahoo!, that's exactly the structure we had: applied scientists working together with data engineers to build large-scale computational advertising systems.
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Superb article for Young engineers to think on the path to data science!!
Excellent Post …
Excellent post. Of course, not all companies have the luxury of hiring a data science team – they have to rely on the skills of a single individual. But even in those cases, often the best approach is to supplement the skillset of an existing tech team with someone who brings the necessary addiitional skills. Whether that is on the data engineering, or the applied science side will depend on the existing skillsets in the team. I use these same approaches when working with clients to advise on hiring in the data science space.
Agreed. A team with varied skills is the answer. Interestingly I had been circulating a quick presentation on the role of a Data Science Engineer – blog at http://doubleclix.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/data-science-engineers-the-new-breed-of-data-scientists/


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Corporate e-mail traffic can now be analyzed to determine how companies can help influence obese employees to adopt more healthful habits, according to a new study from Activate Networks of Newton and Healthways, a Tennessee company that helps businesses to devise and implement wellness programs.
One of Activate's cofounders is Nicholas Christakis, a professor of medical sociology at Harvard Medical School who has done research on social influence in the workplace. Founded in 2010, Activate "maps" a corporate client's customers and analyzes "influence patterns." Such information has the potential to identify ways in which a client can optimize sales, for example.


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Other then SSBB and Mario kart wii?
Other then SSBB and Mario kart wii?
No More Heroes, Bully, I know there's more but I can't think of them. Not to mention the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles game for Wii Ware. Also I think that First Person Dragon Quest game is coming out in 08 as well. And THQ's de Blob is probably gonna come out that looks pretty awesome.
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Nice!!! im going to look those up.....anyone got any others?
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is supposed to be out in April. Really looking forward to that one.
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I'm keeping an eye on:
Alone in the Dark
The Destiny of Zorro
Not sure if they'll be "great" but they seem to have potential.
Originally Posted by Napalmbrain (Moderator)Originally Posted by FR. (Moderator)
No More Heroes, Okami, Disaster Day of Crisis, Winning Eleven/Pro Evo 2008, Deca Sports, Sega Superstar Tennis, We Love Golf, Sadness, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Crystal Bearers, Prince Caspian, Dragon Quest Swords, Baroque, Animal Crossing, Wii Fit, Endless Ocean, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Lego Indiana Jones, Lego Batman.
Those are the titles that sound the most interesting to me so far other than SSBB and Mario Kart.
sadness is supposed to be out this year. that was the only title that had me interested for wii games this year.
but still, this ones so surrounded by mystery, i doubt itll even make it out wich is a shame, any new info popped up anywhere in the past couple months?
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Ones I am most looking forward to other than those are No More Heroes, Alone In The Dark and Bully.
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I have to agree with some of the ones listed above.
Saddness (I hope we do see it)
Star Wars Force Unleashed (bring on the Wiimote Light saber!)
Bully (will be cool, but it's a port)
Ghostbusters (interested to see what this turns out to be)
Oddly enough I'm really looking forward to the Worms game coming out, Worms: Space Oddity. It's supposed to be 2D (which is great cause when they switched to 3D it messed it all up) and should have online play. If they do it right, it'll be a throw-back to Armageddon and Worms World Party which were my favorites to play back in college.
No more heroes is what I am waiting for...
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The youngster was in from Austin, TX to help tornado victims begin to bounce back from the deadly EF-5 tornado that barreled through one week ago today.
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Heated rivalries between sports teams seems to be echoed by the heated comments of the respective teams fans. I call this smack talk. Welcome to the Smack Talk Zone! A place for Steelers and ravens fan's to give their respective smack, a forum in which to be heard.
We had a TON of smack talk by the ravens fan's on BTSC after their win against our beloved Pittsburgh Steelers in week one. It got pretty heated in more than one post on this site. The thought behind this post is to keep all the smack talk in one place so that folks who aren't into that sort of thing don't tune out the whole site. They can just avoid this particular post!
Rules: Suggestions:
1. Give a little respect to the baltimore fan's who frequent BTSC. Mr. Malor, BalHawk and AV23 to name a few.
2. Don't feed the Trolls! Don't feed the Trolls! Have a hard time not doing that myself : ). Damn Trolls!
3. Please keep the cuss words to a minimum. 1 per comment or reply, more than that just shows the limits of your vocabulary.
4. Try to keep personal attacks to a minimum. Focus on the game, players, fans, coaches and not the individual.
5. Have fun! If you start to get mad, take a break and count to 10 while downing a beer and then come back.
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is a female "best friend" who when specifically asked not to go back to your friends houses and suck their dicks for ?? she does it anyway
that freakin kellycocksuck, I saw her over at ol 'boys house again wiping her mouth on the way out
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Definition: 'Computed Tomography Angiography'
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Fulton County Police are investigating the murder of a technical college student.
Police say 24-year-old Malcolm X. Scott was shot and killed on the 2700 block of Godby Road in unincorporated College Park on Sunday evening.
The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. when Scott was robbed. Friends of the victim say he had just gotten back from the Dogwood Festival when he was shot.
An autopsy was performed, this morning , and it revealed that Scott sustained a single gunshot wound to the torso.
Authorities are investigating the incident, at this time.
Firefighters are calling a man a hero after he helped save a family from a burning home in DeKalb County.
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You may apply to this FLC if you are a full-time collateral, tenure track or tenured faculty member who has taught online/hybrid courses or plan to teach online or hybrid courses during either semester of the 2007 - 2008 academic year. A committee comprised of faculty from previous FLCs and staff from the Center for Teaching Excellence will select 8 - 10 participants. Criteria for selection include commitment to quality teaching in an online environment, level of interest in the program, individual need, openness to new ideas, potential for contributions to the program, and plans for use of the award funding. Consider these criteria as you complete the application. Participants will be chosen to create a diverse group representing a variety of disciplines, needs, interests and experiences.


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Do you think Microsoft has stuff up their sleeves?
One of the things I always wonder when Microsoft either takes forever to do something or seemingly ignores a major user request, is whether they actually have a major project in the works, ready for a big reveal. Now, this is a hope that is often dashed, but still the thought occurs.
For instance, I've wondered if they've taken so long on a Modern Office release because maybe they've been cooking up something big. One Note got released on it's own, and it was almost a kind of demo/beta for what might end up in the rest of Office. Maybe they're trying to get it perfect and feature complete. Maybe they're trying to avoid the long wait following an announcement and will suddenly spring it on people, out of the blue. Probably not, but it would be cool.
And Windows. Maybe they're playing with us. I thought it was cool how people were wanting to boot to desktop, and when it showed up, it actually had more features than people were hoping for (boot to app screen, boot to app, etc.) Given the the online talk about the Start menu, MS knows a couple of things. One is that a fair number of people really want it. The other is that even if they give in on all other requests, people will still be complaining if there's no Start Menu. So, either the likeliest scenario is true, and that what we know about 8.1 is all there is, and Microsoft is resigned to suffer the critical PR and bad mood of a good number of customers, or...
What if they've kept something back? Kept it out of the leaked builds. Top secret, hush-hush. The biggest complaint is the Start Menu, a smaller but relevant complaint is windowed Modern apps (like Stardock's ModernMix). What if they brought all that out, and maybe more (for example, Modern app Live Tiles on the desktop is one)? People would flip out and be praising 8.1 to high heaven (hyperbolic praise to compensate for the hyperbolic criticism). I mean, it's what I'd do.
But probably not, right? Most likely what has been announced so far is what we'll get and MS will keep having image problems for Windows 8 dragging them down. Anyone else ever have pipe dreams like this? :)


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JEFFERSONVILLE, IN (WAVE) – A fatal fire in Henryville left more than ten dogs homeless, prompting a local shelter to jump in and help even though they are already over populated.
At J. B Ogle Animal Shelter in Jeffersonville, the dogs are now the top priority.
Arnold Roberts, 73, died Monday morning after his Henryville home caught fire. He was a Navy veteran, who loved to serve his country.
After he retired he loved to take care of his dogs. "I told him, I said you out to take them dogs to the pound, you've got too many," said Refa Rose, Arnold's sister. "He said they've got such sad eyes."
Roberts died when fire destroyed his home. Now what's left are a dozen or more Spitz mixes. The animal shelter in Jeffersonville got the call to help.
"Animal control is going out there multiple times a day and continuing to try and trap and bring the dogs in," said Tonya Ellis, J. B. Ogle Animal Shelter interim director. "They're scared."
The dogs were rescued and brought to the shelter to be cared for, some of them treated for smoke related injuries.
"They've been through a trauma and they are very scared," said Ellis. "We haven't had any aggression or anything, it's just going to take some time to evaluate each one of them individually and give them the medical attention they need."
Recovering well is a 6-year-old dog nick named "Smokey." Ellis said all of the dogs were well fed and healthy.
Now it's just a matter of making sure they are cared for. "That's what we want to do is get them all out of the shelter and into a forever home," said Ellis.
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Emmaus approves tax hike to pay for overnight firefighters
Emmaus Borough Council voted this morning, 4-3, to increase taxes to fund the 2013 budget. The vote came after firefighters and residents turned out at last week's council meeting to object to a plan to eliminate overnight staffing of the borough's fire station.
Council had planned to save money by having firefighters respond from home rather than directly from the fire station. Fire officials estimated the strategy could increase their average response time from 1 or 2 minutes to 10 minutes. After hearing the objections, council voted last Monday to put $80,000 back into the budget in order to continue overnight staffing.
Today's vote increases the property tax rate by 1/8th of a mill from 4.2 to 4.325 mills in order to pay for the program. Voting for the increase were Council President Lee Ann Gilbert, Jeff Shubzda, Dr. Mike Waddell, and Brian Holtzhafer. Voting against were Nathan Brown, Wesley Barrett, and Brent Labenberg.
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Young, Plouffe up, Rivera, Tosoni down
It will be interesting to see if the Twins are able to find somebody to take Delmon off their hands. Also, I don't understand why Burnett is still with the major league club. It will be nice to see Plouffe's power in the lineup. Can he play 1B at the Major League level? Will Butera rise above the Mendoza line? We'll find out!


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OBNUGers -- I am in need of your help.
Headed with 3 others (...so 4 total) to Reno, whether we get tickets or not, for the game. I am hoping there are some tickets floating around... and if so I would certainly take them off your hands. If you have 1, 2, or 4 let me know! I need to get in that stadium!
Go Broncos--
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By Marcy on February 27, 2013
Good, with a touch of compromise
I think you have to adjust your expectations a bit when it comes to non-toxic, chemical-free products like this. Frankly, sometimes they don't work as quick and as well as the mainstream products do, but that's a compromise I'm willing to make for my health and the environment. It's a choice. So, yes, this takes a little longer and requires a little elbow grease to rub off your polish - and no, it doesn't really work on regular nail polish because the water based polishes are a whole other formulation. But otherwise, with that realistic perspective, it's a good polish remover and a necessary thing to buy if you're going to make the healthy switch to Acauarella nail care.
By Kim on December 17, 2012
Doesn't Live up to Expectations
It's nice to not have that overbearing acetone smell every time that I remove my nail polish, however, this remover doesn't work on normal nail polish at all (Fair warning) and It barely works on the Acquarella nail polish either, unless there is some trick I am missing, but it says only a cotton pad and the remover. Doesn't live up to expectations, I still have to use my regular remover :(
By Kr on February 20, 2013
No bad smell, hard to get off polish
In terms of smell, this remover is great. No overpowering odor. Not so quick though and you have to use a lot, so only 3 stars for me.
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A must if you're getting an Acquarella polish
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Report suggests long NBA lockout
Youngman is at it again. The pie-in-the-sky column is addressed to Lakers fans but yet he wrote the following: "Think about that. If there are teams that actually will lose less money without playing — and I assume the Sacramento Kings/Anaheim Royals are one of them — what incentive will those owners have to compromise without getting the hard cap they desire to try to even the competitive playing field in the future? None." The Anaheim Royals do NOT exist...except in Youngman's World, population 1.


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Ross Dress for Less will open new stores in Sunset Hills and Ballwin Saturday, Oct. 6.
The opening follows the opening of the first Ross Dress for Less stores in the region, which opened in March in Chesterfield and Fairview Heights.
According to a news release, the store will carry clothing, shoes and accessory brands priced at 20 and 60 percent less than competitors.
As part of the opening ceremony, each store will have a contest from Oct. 6 to Oct. 14 in which customers can enter their name for a chance to win gift cards from $100 to $500.
Ross Stores will donate $1,000 each to the Boys & Girls Club of St. Charles and St. Louis County as part of their opening ceremony, according to the release.
Ross will open a total of six new stores simultaneously in the state of Missouri this weekend.
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I found this an excellent read. I seem to periodically ask myself this question. How do you live your life and say at the end I wouldn't have changed a thing. In a way this is the goal I've been crawling towards.
When I was about 29 years old I got a spiritual "assignment" on an Easter morning in the old city of Jerusalem. According to this assignment my job was to live as if I had only 6 months left to live. I was in perfect health and in the middle of a ten-year round the world trip, so this interruption was unexpected and strange. I've told the full story of that curious mission on the very first episode of This American Life, the public radio storytelling hit, 10 years ago, so I won't go into further detail because you can hear my account on this streaming audio file from the NPR site.
The short version is that what I decided to do in my last 6 months surprised me, and that living with only 180 days in front of me turned out to be harder than I thought. But I did live with a very conscious countdown toward the final day; I remember that last day very well.
You know what their arguments sound like? The arguments of The Best And The Brightest against letting Vietnam fall. Letting Vietnam fall would lead to the fall of most Asian nations to communism. This reeks of the small mindedness and ultimately wrong headed infallibility approach to policy making.
Mind your own business
March 2nd, 2010 by Manuel Buencamino
"The ratio of tolerance of our bishops towards the excesses of the Arroyo regime is directly proportional to their intolerance for condoms and contraceptives." – Philip Gilmore
Health secretary Esperanza Cabral decided to distribute free condoms "to those who cannot afford it" because HIV/AIDS cases are spreading at an alarming rate. That earned her the ire of the Catholic Church.
One bishop denounced her timely intervention as immoral and warned her that, "she already has one foot in hell and many more might suffer the same fate" if she did not stop what she was doing.
"It's very immoral for someone in a government position to support the distribution of condoms which we know, do not really reduce or stop the spread of HIV-AIDS. It's scary because it's the morality of our society, especially of our youth, that is at stake. We only wish that Cabral would change because she already has one foot in hell. People might suffer the same fate," the bishop said.
Another bishop refused to accept the fact that Cabral's primary duty as the secretary of health is to safeguard the public's physical wellbeing, not their spiritual health and salvation. He wanted her fired for reasons that would make sense only if the Philippines were a theocratic state like Iran or an Afghanistan under Taliban rule.
"Secretary Cabral should not continue serving until June because the culture and morality of society will be endangered under her. First, she does not respect the big number of Catholics in the country who oppose the distribution of condoms. Second, is she Catholic? I doubt that she is. Because if you are a Catholic and in the government, you should be living the teachings of the Church. But she is doing the opposite."
Malaysia would occupy a special place in my heart. It's as close as the ideal I believe a democracy and Islam could co exist. I pray they keep their beautiful society can be kept in their currently beautiful balance.
Malaysian Catholics accept apology over 'desecration'
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First Posted 15:01:00 03/07/2010
Filed Under: Religions, Media
KUALA LUMPUR – Catholic authorities in Malaysia on Sunday accepted an apology from a Muslim magazine after its writers took part in a Catholic service and allegedly desecrated the communion wafer.
"We accept the public apology. It is laudable," Father Lawrence Andrew, the editor of the Catholic "Herald" newspaper, told AFP.
"We trust they will not repeat it. We are not holding any grudges."
Two journalists from the "Al Islam" magazine took the wafer and spat it out after entering a Catholic church to investigate claims that Muslims were illegally converting to Christianity.
via Malaysian Catholics accept apology over 'desecration' – INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos.
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6 Simple Ways to Cure Depression: What You Need to Know
Not only does depression take away our spiritual and emotional health, it also undermines our physical health. Recent research reported by Johns Hopkins Medical Center indicates depression increases the risk of heart disease and it also aggravates chronic illnesses such as diabetes, arthritis, back problems, and asthma, leading to more work absences, disability, and doctor visits.
Now results from a large Norwegian study suggests that depression increases the risk of death from most other major diseases, including stroke, respiratory illnesses, cancer, multiple sclerosis, and Parkinson's disease. It is also associated with accidental deaths. This is an important study because the number of subjects is large and the research protocol is first rate.
Researchers gathered baseline information on physical and mental health for 61,349 Norwegian men and women, average age 48, and then noted the number of deaths and their causes during an average follow-up of nearly 4.5 years. Participants who had significant depression (2,866) had a higher risk of dying of most major causes of death, even after adjusting for age, medical conditions, and physical complaints at the study's outset.


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3Are Chris Brown and Drake Friends Now?
Drake and Chris Brown hate each other. They're like oil and water – they do not mix under any circumstances, and it's all Rihanna's fault (isn't it always?). Well, apparently they've decided to let bygones be bygones and are now getting all pally at the club or something after Def Jam boss Abou Thiam brought them together. Things got so friendly, that they were apparently "hugging and drinking" together? I mean, I dunno.
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The musicians — who got into an epic fracas at Soho nightclub W.I.P. in 2012 — hugged it out at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas over the weekend. Sources tell us Drake and his crew came to the music fest on Friday specifically to watch Brown's performance.
"Drake came on Friday with his whole crew, and watched Chris' entire set," we're told.
After Brown came off stage, a spy told us: "They were backstage hugging and drinking." We're told the reunion went so well, the two even talked about creating some tracks together.
Sources tell us the mediator of the reunion was Def Jam music exec Abou Thiam — who's one of Brown's managers and a brother of rapper Akon. We're told Thiam is "very friendly with Drake, and worked to try and get him and Chris together to put their differences aside."
I guess that would be nice or whatever, if it weren't for the fact that I would think any decent human being would have "differences" with Chris Brown since he's a homophobic, misogynistic woman beater. That's not really a hatchet that can be buried, in my book. Of course, this could be total bullshit – after all, Drake has a verse in one of his songs on the new album (I'm embarrassingly in love with it) about how he's not concerned when he sees him in the club because he can't match Drake's own energy and isn't who he pretends to be. Doesn't sound like friendship material to me, but I suppose stranger things have happened.
I just want better for Drake and his sensitive spirit. Stay away from Chris Brown!
September 26, 2013 at 10:30 am by Jennifer
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OingINnocent Jen, your a hater! A woman beater is someone who has beat women repeatedly. Name ?the other women he beat. No one ever mentions how Sean Penn beat ?the hell out madonna, Bobby Brown busted Whitney Houston lip and repeatedly beat her or Terrance Howard how he beats his women up both ex. Wives. He was nineteen. I'm. Sure your no.angel either. Rihanna isn't. Innocent She's a whoermonger. I'm sure she provoked.him but nobody's saying anything. I bet if Rihanna would do to other guys what she did to Chris Brown that night, I think they would have probably did ?the same thing or close to it. We weren't there Rihanna is a liar. Why else would this girl forgive him. And isn't that all that matters. Why r u still hating Jennifer. How many times did.Chris Brown hit u? Don't give me that I'm a woman crap. Rihanna is no lady and she went to far and got what she was asking for. Its going to happen again. Because she a real Bitch!
Although I've enjoyed their beef, a track with Drake and Chris Brown would be fire!
This is embarrassing. The story is so blatantly false and badly written and on top of that it's an old, old piece of gossip. You need new people. That picture of them is more than three years old. The stories about them recording together again have been debunked. Get with the program. Upgrade your gossip.


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Every month the bill comes in, and every month I shake my head when I log in and pay my $100-plus cell phone bill. Unfortunately, that's the cost of doing business with high-end equipment and service. Given how my job depends on technology, it seems like an inevitable expenditure.
If anything, the high cost of smartphone service motivates me to get the most out of it. Why ignore a marketplace full of useful applications, especially when they can measurably improve my life? Throughout the years I've increased my dependence on my smartphone for monitoring general life activities. Here are the ones that prove most useful.
1. Fitness
You can't browse Google Play for very long without running into some kind of fitness application. The range of quality obviously varies, but there are plenty of excellent and free apps that let you keep track of your fitness regimen. These apps range from simple record-keepers to advanced apps that hook up with different bits of hardware.
In fact, the recently released FitBit One works perfectly with your smartphone. You clip it to yourself and it measure your daily activity, syncing with your smartphone periodically. Sure, the FitBit costs $100, and then there's the $100 monthly smartphone service on top of that. But I'm paying the latter cost anyway, and the FitBit gives me a good way to get more value for that money.
2. Finances
Trust me when I say your smartphone can help you turn around your finances Throughout my 20s I was terrible with money. Once I earned it, I spent it — and oftentimes spent more than I earned. In a fair amount of credit card debt, plus student loans, and it made for a grim financial picture. Using my smartphone to help monitor my finances has turned that around considerably.
It starts with a banking app. Just by being able to check my balance on a whim, I'm less likely to spend. Then there are finance apps that take care of monitoring my finances for me. Not only do I get an overview of all my accounts from the Mint app, but I also get money management tips that help me best allocate my funds. And all it takes is loading up an app on my smartphone.
3. Music
When it was first becoming popular, the iPod advertised that it could hold 10,000 of your favorite songs. That seemed impressive at the time; the average music consumer didn't even have 10,000 songs available digitally. But soon we realized that 1) it's easy to build a 10,000-song library, and 2) higher audio quality reduces the number of songs available. Now that we have music on our smartphones, though, the game has changed entirely.
In 2011 Google released perhaps its most exciting product with Google Play Music. It automatically syncs with your iTunes library, so you don't need a new music management software (which works well for the millions of iPod users out there). Every time you add music to your library, it automatically uploads to the cloud, for up to 20,000 songs. Wherever your Android smartphone goes, so goes your music. Since transfers over WiFi are fast and free, my Android has become my primary music device.
4. Sports
Time was, if you were away from a TV you'd miss the big game. Then alone came basic cell phones and the mobile web, which allowed you to check scores. Smartphones gave you an easier, faster interface for checking. Honestly, the ability to check scores and keep up with play-by-play has been a huge revolution in sports consumption. But it has gotten so much better.
The number of live sports streaming services has jumped lately. Sports leagues and broadcast channels are still afraid to give away most of these streams, since they can detract from advertising dollars. But done correctly, they can provide an excellent streaming experience for fans while earning producers more money.
5. Tasks
Do you have your priorities straight? In this interconnected and jumbled world that is the web, we can often lose sight of what's important for what's new. The latest IM, the latest tweet, the latest status update can distract you from what is really important. If there is one failing of the digital age, it is the lack of prioritization.
One way I stay on track is through a task list. I use Toodledo task manager on my desktop, and it's honestly one of the best services I use. Yet there are times when I get ideas I want to record and tasks that I want to set, but am not near my computer. Mobile is the perfect solution. I've downloaded an app that syncs with Toodledo, so I can update my task list whenever an idea strikes me.
6. Coffee habit
Like most digital workers, I fuel myself with coffee. That sometimes means brewing a pot at home. But when I'm on the road I often need that caffeine jolt. While local coffee shops can be great, they're too often inconsistent. I want a big, strong cup of coffee to get me going.
Starbucks fills that need. Their app is great, because it gives you a way to pay at the store. Just load in your Starbucks card, and you can scan your smartphone at a register. No need to pull out the wallet. Plus, it leads to getting free coffee.
7. The weather
We live in a world of climate controlled indoor environments. When I wake up it is perfectly pleasant. Yet I have no idea what it's like outside. Opening a window can help, but doesn't really give me a sense of what I should wear. All I have to do is wake up my smartphone, though, and I see the current temperature. Slide down the notification bar and I can see conditions. Click on the icon, and I get all the detail I want.
That's the beauty of the AccuWeather. It has detailed information, plus the notification widget, so I always know what it's like even as I bask in climate controlled comfort.


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Well we are nearly half way thorugh the season and after a terrible start due to various factors (injuries, tough schedule, new coach, new players etc) Clips nation is probably in a better position now to review VDN for the season completed to date.
I will admit that early on in the year I didn't like his substitution patterns with having so much offence resting at the same time (Gordon & Griffin primarily). I have noticed a more recent trend that either Gordon or Griffin are always on the court at any one time. Obviously this can only help our offensive production along with having Baron back and buying into the system and the development and improved play of our rookies is also a big bonus when starters are resting.
Sure it is easy to be alot more positive now considering our recent form and the overall improved play, but now that VDN has had time to stamp his imprint on the team we are surely alot more easy to watch and alot more exciting. Furthermore he has been able to integrate our rookies into our rotation and thus providing alot of optimism for the future.
I've read alot of talk and negativity about Gomes and how we should get AI, but personally I think he does the job he has to; ie - doesn't shoot alot to take shots away from EG & BG, gets the defensive assignments and trys to provide the glue that the team needs to compliment our big 3. Sure I am the first to admit that he frustrates me, but from what I've read he's doing the job required by VDN.
So was it a good decision by the FO to appoint VDN coach? I say yes.
I give VDN a 7/10 so far.
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But Marlene Kahan, executive director of ASME, contended "the general codes do apply" to digital productions by members. "All online pages should clearly distinguish between editorial and advertising or sponsored content," the ASME guidelines read. "A magazine's name or logo should not be used in a way that suggests editorial endorsement of an advertiser. The site's sponsorship policies should be clearly noted, either in text accompanying the article or on a disclosure page, to clarify that the sponsor had no input regarding the content."
In episode seven, Monsma describes a Dove beauty junket in the Dominican Republic (two product launches, one "particularly novel," another "really great"). She later says, "We can't try absolutely everything that comes in, but [we try] the products that are notable for one reason or another." Glyde replies, "By the time a product ends up in the magazine, you can be pretty sure that the girls have had a little bit of fun with it." Or at least their publisher has. — Irin Carmon
WOMEN OF HONOR: Joan Didion isn't much for keeping in touch, so she was surprised to be recognized for greatness in communications. The author was honored at the Matrix Awards Monday afternoon at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York. Didion, who was presented with her award by Nora Ephron, commented on the irony of accepting an award on communication when she herself doesn't communicate. Case in point: Didion, in her brief remarks, told the crowd that sending an e-mail to her was like sending it "into a well."
Such lightheartedness came in between emcee Rosie O'Donnell skewering Rupert Murdoch, who presented an award to Cindy Adams, and the New York Post at every opportunity. The comedian, who attendees described as funny but over the top, cracked on Murdoch's Australian roots. O'Donnell called out Page Six editor Richard Johnson as he tried to make a discreet early exit and questioned his reporting techniques, implying a healthy sense of fabrication, complete with expletive.


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Each Thursday, the Daily Voice showcases selected Thursday Morning Memos, reflective essays about clinical experiences written by faculty, alumni, residents and students of the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health. Thursday Morning Memos is UMass Medical School's homegrown version of narrative medicine, in which the authors process their experiences through writing. To learn more, visit: http://www.umassmed.edu/news/articles/2011/personal_stories.aspx?
Hugh Silk, MD, founder and moderator of Thursday Morning Memos, chimes in with thoughts on pursuing balance and having glimmers of success and moments of hope.
Pursuing a better balance
Last weekend, as I spent part of the day running errands with my 6-year-old daughter, she said something unexpected. It came after many short conversations between the hardware store, stopping for some pizza and talking about our recent random outing to the bowling alley with her sister. As I looked in the rearview mirror, I could see she was enjoying just having time with me alone. "Whatcha thinkin'?" I asked.
She smiled. "That you are the best person in the whole world." I smiled and tried not to cry. That was enough to make any dad feel unbelievably blessed. Turns out, I may not be the best person in the whole world; however, for her to think that, for a fraction of a second, made me feel pretty good.
A week earlier, I had read in Maclean's magazine—a Canadian Newsweek-style magazine—an article about how guilty women feel when they are working. The article explained that men don't feel this way. I was perplexed. I would agree that it is different; I would even say much different for women versus men. My wife puts our family before everything else, always, period. I get swayed too easily by a needy patient, a deadline for an article, or an early morning meeting that seems so important on that given day.
But I still have the guilt. I feel it when I rush to put my kids to bed so that I can finish writing that article with the deadline. I feel it when I get home late from precepting, deferring dinner duties to my obstetrician wife who is equally busy. I feel it when I make that "one more call" on the way home to a patient "who needs to talk to Dr. Silk TODAY" and cheat myself out of a few minutes of transition during my commute; gone is my chance to see what is happening to post-tsunami Japan on NPR.
In 1999, David Loxterkamp wrote in his landmark JAMA [Journal of the American Medicine Association] essay ("Facing our Morality") that "our Waterloo waits in the stack of messages at the end of the day . . . and in unwritten cards of condolence" and other short cuts with patient care. I would add, that the medical son, father, husband, friend and neighbor—also stares across that Waterloo with so many decisions each day that might rob us a few more minutes with the night time story, a few minutes of exercise or a shoulder rub for a tired spouse.
What is the balance and where does it lurk? As a six-foot, three-inch man, it feels to me like having a four-foot, twelve-inch blanket. As I pull the blanket up to cover my shoulders, my feet get cold—pull it down to warm the feet and the shoulders are cold again. Perhaps the balance for this stage of my career is allowing for the movement of the blanket. Some weeks I get a little more exercise and my children get to chase me up and down the hallway playing "catch me if you can." Other weeks, the article gets done and the patients get the extra calls. It could be worse—one side of the equation could always feel robbed. Perhaps it could be better.
As a former competitive rower, there was always a pleasant uneasiness knowing that there was still a way to be a little better. But on race day, when the medal was hung around your neck, you got to cherish the moment for a minute. On that day, this was the best you could be. It was OK to be proud but not cocky. So, I will cherish my daughter's words for another week—my metaphoric medal for being a successful dad and doctor. And then next week, I will continue the pursuit of the better balance that lurks somewhere out there.
I hope some of you have gotten even closer to it.


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Ahead of Nintendo's official press event at the end of this month to reveal final details for the Nintendo 3DS (where I predict they'll announce the machine's release in Japan just over a month later, in November), it seems the handheld's system specs have been leaked, and it also seems like Ninty ar holding on to a beefy little system.
According to Gamesindustry.biz the system will run two ARM11 CPUs, a 133Mhz GPU, 4MB of VRAM, 64MB of RAM and a whopping 1.5GB of flash storage (a massive leap over the DSi's 256MB). Moreover, reports are likening the 3DS's PICA200 GPU to a lower resolution PS3 or Xbox 360 instead of Wii, as previously reported.
We'll know more next week, but right now that all sounds pretty awesome.
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Albany - Thousands of National Guardsmen with the 48th Brigade are preparing to go to Iraq, 900 are from our area, and over 50 are from Albany. This week, those soldiers are at home with their families saying their goodbyes before their yearlong stint overseas.
2nd Lt. Michael Persley has been undergoing mobilization training at Ft. Stewart since January. He's a member of the National Guard, and was called up to join the 48th Brigade for service in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He says, "For the past few months, we've been doing training at Ft. Stewart which consisted of Urban operations, learning how to do traffic control points."
It's much like his job at the Albany Police Department. "Except," he says, "now you'll be checking for people who are smuggling weapons, maybe smuggling drugs and also any insurgents."
And with the new location, and new job duties, come new fears. "Fear of the unknown, but if you're sure about your training and you've made peace with God, then that fear will subside once you get there," says Persley.
The faith he has in God is shared by his wife, Kimberly. She says, "Once you get that peace with God, then you realize no matter where you are or what you're doing, you're still in God's hands that in and of itself is what's going to carry the both of us through this."
And although, Lt. Persley may not be thrilled about his job assignment, he is dedicated to the task. "I have mixed feelings about it," says Persley, "but all in all, it's a promise that I made, some years ago, that I would do this."
Persley will be in Iraq for about one year. That year begins when he arrives in Iraq, not Kuwait. When he receives his two weeks of R&R, Persley plans to join his wife, Kimberly in Europe for what will certainly be a much deserved vacation. He prays to be back in the states by July 2006.
The 48th Brigade will hold a departing ceremony at Ft. Stewart on the 14TH of May as troops begin deploying overseas.
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Ok, at first I was going to make this just a Fanshot, and post the link (Here it is), but I decided to write a few words first. Now, not because it's necessary at all, but just because I feel like it, here's a jump.
Anyway, on to what I wanted to make this post about: the mindset of the Texans defense as stated by Bonecrusher. First off, if you listen to any interview with Bernard and don't have to noticeably force yourself to calm down, you need to stop posting here since you're probably not human and I don't want some strange robot spying on me. Just listening to a short interview with the man makes it easy to see why he came in and became an instant leader of the D.
Hearing him say he'd be ok with taking a fine for going helmet to helmet with another guy, just to set the tone, is the type of 'swagger' (as much as I hate to use that overused word) that we've always said we wanted to have, and haven't to this point. Given, there's a huge difference between saying something on a local radio show and putting those words into action on the football field, but for some reason, I'm not too worried about it when it comes to Pollard.
Whether it's team-wide or just words from Bernard, the BIGGEST difference between last year at this time, and this year seems to be the attitude of the team. Last July, do you remember what even the players themselves were saying? I can't give you a verbatim quote, but I remember hearing more than once that they were really excited about getting a winning season and making it to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history. Ok, they hit 50% of those goals, but I guaran-damn-tee that neither the Colts or the Saints were looking for 'winning seasons' last year.
Actually hearing one of the players from the team we all know and love come out and say they're gunning to not only make the Super Bowl this year, but are EXPECTING to win it made me want to jump out of my car in the middle of the traffic on 610 this evening and do a freaking dance while I screamed my head off. THIS is the mentality that the Texans have needed since day one, and they just haven't had it. Maybe they just needed a winning season(maybe that's part of it? I know they're a young team, but dammit, they should've had this mentality from the get-go), or maybe they just needed Casserly to leave so they could finally draft and sign some guys like Brian Cushing and Bonecrusher, but thank Durga the winning mentality finally seems to be taking root.
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As we've noted in this space before, it takes quite the performance for a pitcher to Puigify themselves, as the nature of their job just doesn't allow for it easily. The Reds' Mike Leake managed the feat on Tuesday, however, as he not only struck out eight Pirates en route to victory, but supported his own cause with a double and a home run as well. One man hasn't stymied pirates that much since Woodes Rogers was around.
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Leake's blast off of Pirates' starter Gerrit Cole only traveled 381 feet, but that's enough to make it out of all 30 ballparks, and it came off the bat like a rocket at 107 miles per hour to boot. It also ended up being enough to make sure Leake came away with a W, as the Reds ended up winning 7-5, with Leake exiting with the lead after 6-2/3. The double looked and moved similarly, and was even to the same part of the park, but didn't get the same height that this home run did.
Following this game, Leake's career line at the plate is .250/.280/.335. While not good compared to your average position player, consider that pitchers as a whole have batted .119/.144/.161 this year, meaning their current OPS is lower than Leake's career slugging: he's done pretty okay for himself compared to everyone else.
His career OPS+ of 66 is better than that of many active non-pitchers with at least 250 plate appearances behind them, too. Twins outfielder Aaron Hicks is only at 65, and cult figure Munenori Kawasaki as well. Marlins starting shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria is at 64 after 777 plate appearances, and longtime Rays infielder Reid Brignac sits at just 58. Baseball Reference has the full list of 96, if you need to memorize the whole thing.


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The Police Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr.
A Grand Jury Convenes
On April 11, 2012, a grand jury began listening to testimony about the Chamberlain Sr. shooting. The grand jury was convened to decide whether or not criminal charges should be brought in his death.
April 12 would have been Chamberlain Sr.'s 69th birthday. Chamberlain Jr. noted that the family still grieves — and seeks answers. "As far as our family — everyone is holding it together," he commented. "It's very upsetting, all of the media and everything — it's definitely overwhelming, but we have to continue to push this and make the public aware of what's happening."
Chamberlain Jr. also asserts that the Chamberlain family has no bias against law enforcement. "Me and my family are not anti-police," he states. "We are anti-individuals who feel like they can do whatever they want, to whomever they want, then hide behind the badge — but we are not anti-police. My father was [in] law enforcement, so why would we be anti-police?"
The Chamberlain family hoped the convening of the grand jury is a first step toward a satisfactory legal resolution of this case. Chamberlain Jr. said, "We're just very pleased that the evidence is finally being presented to the grand jury. We're just waiting now for what the decision is going to be after they present all the evidence. Hopefully, they'll come back with a criminal indictment. [Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore] has assured me she will present any and all evidence on this case to a grand jury, and we've taken her word on that."
On May 3, a 23-person grand jury voted against an indictment in the Kenneth Chamberlain case. After hearing testimony from 42 people, the grand jury came to the conclusion that there is no reasonable cause for charges to be filed. After hearing the decision, Chamberlain family lawyer Mayo Bartlett said, "It was my belief that at a minimum there would be a consideration at least of the charge of criminally negligent homicide," Bartlett said. "We don't know what charges were considered, we don't know if multiple charges were considered and we don't know who the targets of this investigation were."
The Chamberlain family issued the following statement: "As I have stated before it is hard to put trust in a system that I feel has failed me already and that no indictment sends a very strong message to the people of Westchester County regarding police misconduct, brutality and criminality. There will be justice for Kenneth Chamberlain Sr."


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Fez Review
Review By James Cottee @ 03:49pm 24/04/12
Fez is fantastic. The hype is justified, and the rave reviews are all true. If you have held off on buying this platform puzzle game because you suspect that it is just another load of over-rated indie wank, then fear not. For while Fez is indeed very, very strange, it's also one of those rare games with the power to totally capture your imagination.
You control Gomez, a little dough-boy pixel person who has lived his entire life in a retro-looking 2D video game village – a cluster of cubes floating in a chunky sky. Our hero soon receives The Call to Adventure, and learns some terrible secrets into the bargain: That his world actually exists in three dimensions, not two, and that an ever-growing plague of dark matter threatens to destroy all of reality. As Gomez, you must save the universe by collecting a set of golden cube fragments that have been scattered across 150 or so brain-breaking levels.
So far, so standard. But Fez has a gimmick: Every level is assembled from blocky structures suspended in 3D space, yet you view them face-on, and move strictly via 2D platform-jumping conventions. Tapping either bumper button will rotate the level 90 degrees to the left or right, each move creating radical shifts in the landscape. Two platforms may at first appear to be separated by a yawning chasm, but a single swing of the camera could be all it takes to make them hopping distance apart. As in the cult PSP game Echochrome, reality is perception, and perception is subjective. The challenge is to use these sneaky optical illusions to your advantage.
Most levels are suspended over bottomless pits, so it's lucky for us that Gomez is effectively immortal. Should he fall to his doom or get sucked into a black hole, he'll simply flash, rewind, and re-spawn at a safe place just before you cocked up. There are no enemies to worry about, either. The closest thing to an antagonist is the games creator, Phil Fish, who has riddled his freaky game world with cryptic codes and puzzles.
The tough platform-jumping challenges contrast starkly with the visuals – the repetitive patterns and pleasing colours appear to have been chosen to release optimum levels of dopamine in the player's brain. A wry sense of humour is evident; Gomez is no Gears of War DudeBro, and struggles to haul himself up over platform ledges thanks to his copious rolls of digital flab. When moving through the doorways that link zones his bulk shifts ponderously, as though his very fat cells were daydreaming.
The game world itself seems blissfully unaware of its impending doom. Birds emit digital chirps while resting atop cubic bonsai shrubs, and the realms surrounding Gomez's village are mostly run-down temples, sleepy forests, and graveyards. It's beautiful, yet desolate. Fez doesn't deliver a story so much as a mellow, captivating experience. A vibe. Above all, it's this incredible sense of atmosphere that makes Fez so special. The haunting music, warped physics, and dizzying array of puzzle challenges conspire to suck you in. It's a digital 'Rarebit Fiend' – the kind of dream you have after eating loads of cheese right before going to bed.
Fez is engrossing, but it is not perfect. The puzzles are quite difficult, and more vexing still is the map screen, and the obtuse way the game world has been slotted together. No doubt after five or so years weaving the labyrinthine maps of the Fez multiverse, Phil Fish has an instinctive grasp of precisely where all the games warp gates will take you. A newcomer greeted by a 3D lattice of cryptically annotated cubes my find things a tad heavier going.
There have also been widespread reports of the game failing to work on early model Xbox 360s. If you own an older system that has so far miraculously failed to explode, now might be a good time to splash out on an upgrade. But quibbles aside, Fez is brilliant.
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0Just in Time for the Holidays: Last Night's SNL with Katy Perry
Katy Perry teamed with Andy Samberg (and Matt Damon! And Val Kilmer! And even Abraham Lincoln!) for last night's awesome SNL "Digital Short." I didn't LOL or anything, but Katy Perry's facial expressions slay me. And! Val Kilmer, singing! How I've missed you, Val.
Anyway. The song is about meth addiction and time-travel, and I love it. Then again, I almost always laugh at jokes about meth. I think drug references are hilarious. That isn't weird, though, right? Everybody loves those Harold and Kumar movies.