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Faster Library Searches with Intel® Xeon® Processor E7 Family
The case study looks at how the University of Hawaii improves performance and cuts costs of its library management system by migrating to a server powered by the Intel® Xeon® processor E7 family.
The new infrastructure delivers more than three times the database performance of the previous one, speeding search results for users and accelerating back-end library catalog functions.
By implementing a reliable platform for its mission-critical library system, the university improves user productivity by delivering around-the-clock access to a wealth of materials.
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As part of the Pecan Street demonstration project, Intel-based servers analyze big data from each building in the Mueller community in Austin, Texas.

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As a United States senator, Jon S. Corzine was relentless in warning that the nation’s chemical plants, and the railways that carry their potentially dangerous cargo, are vulnerable to a devastating terror attack.
He traveled the country promoting legislation to force many manufacturers to use fewer toxic chemicals. In 2004, he even stood outside a chlorine plant in northern New Jersey, pointing out its flimsy security to a camera crew from “60 Minutes.”
But in the 11 months since he was sworn in as New Jersey’s governor, Mr. Corzine has taken a far more measured approach to the issue, disappointing some of the chemical security experts who helped him form his proposals in the Senate. These advocates say that the Corzine administration has made little tangible progress on increasing security at the 15 New Jersey chemical plants, and that each plant poses a threat to 100,000 people or more. They accuse the governor of being too intent on appeasing the chemical industry, which provides more than 80,000 jobs in the state.
“We have no indication that he’s changed his mind on this issue, so it’s a matter of him not being very effective,” said Rick Hind, legislative director of the Greenpeace Toxics Campaign. “At this rate it will take, literally, 40 years to get the problem solved, and you just hope that that’s not too late.”
Governor Corzine and his staff say that they have quietly pressured companies and railroads to beef up plant security and switch to safer technology.Continue reading the main story
The administration says two dozen utility plants and three chemical plants have switched to technology that reduces or eliminates the use of the most dangerous chemicals.
These are results that Mr. Corzine calls encouraging, especially given the state’s limited ability to regulate railways. He has also proposed more training programs and background checks for chemical employees, as well as terror preparation drills. And he said that he might double the number of companies subject to the strictest regulations, which now includes 45 plants.
“We’ve taken a whole series of steps,” Mr. Corzine said in a recent interview, “from simplistic things like walls and perimeter security in the places of highest concentration of chemicals, to a greater understanding of what’s in parked rail cars and greater cooperation in storing and moving of the rail cars. What we’re doing is very close to what we wanted to do right from the beginning.”
Mr. Corzine’s approach to domestic security illustrates a basic reality of government: sweeping changes are sometimes easier to propose as a legislator in the minority party than to carry out as an executive in power.
As the nation scrambled to fend off possible terrorist attacks in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, Mr. Corzine quickly emerged as a leading advocate on chemical security. Coming from a state with so many chemical plants — the F.B.I. called one stretch in New Jersey “the most dangerous two miles in America” — Mr. Corzine argued that voluntary efforts by industry and stronger perimeter security at plants were not enough. He wanted government to push manufacturers to switch to “inherently safer technology” and to eliminate the use of toxic chemicals wherever feasible.
That aggressive stance won him praise in Washington, even though legislation championed by Mr. Corzine, a Democrat, stood little chance of becoming law at a time when Republicans controlled Congress and the White House. In his state, the chemical lobby posted billboards along the New Jersey Turnpike reminding residents of the jobs in the industry, conservative editorials called Mr. Corzine a radical environmentalist, and some business groups questioned his patriotism.
Hal Bozarth, executive director of the Chemical Industry Council of New Jersey, said that when Mr. Corzine was sworn in as governor last January, industry officials greeted him with a reminder that companies across the state had already spent more than $100 million on security — and with a promise of cooperation.
During much of Mr. Corzine’s first year in office, that cooperation has centered on following up on an initiative started by his predecessor, Acting Gov. Richard J. Codey, who mandated that all chemical companies identify what safer processes might be available in their industry.
Elaine Makatura, a spokeswoman for the State Department of Environmental Protection, said inspectors have found that virtually every company has completed its safety plan. She said the state expected to issue its report on the issue early next year, several months after initially promised.
But those rules do not require the companies to adopt the safer processes if they deem them too expensive. And chemical safety advocates, like Rick Engler of the Work Environment Council, say it is often hard to know how much progress has been made because the state has been unwilling to release much information.
State environmental officials have acknowledged that many of the state’s most dangerous plants continue to use and store stockpiles of toxic chemicals near major population centers. That would include the chlorine plant in Kearny, in Hudson County, only about 10 miles from Midtown Manhattan, which Mr. Corzine toured with the “60 Minutes” crew.
Richard Cañas, director of the New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, said the Corzine administration has had difficulty convincing businesses that switching to safer technology is worth the price, which can run into tens of millions of dollars at a single plant. “To the extent that replacing technology is going to break the bank, they’re not willing to go that far,” Mr. Cañas said. “It’s always money that impedes what you’d like to do.”
Dealing with the railroads has been an even trickier challenge for the administration because the railways are regulated by the federal government. Mr. Corzine said state regulators have had discussions with railroad executives, who have agreed to use more decoy cars, store fewer toxic chemicals on unguarded railway sidings and keep closer track of chemicals throughout the shipping process.
The state is also considering building a 10-foot fence along a 2.6-mile stretch of the turnpike to shield the railway siding from autos and potential terrorists on the roadway. But Mr. Cañas said that the $6 million fence might not be necessary if the railroads follow through on their pledge not to store the tanker cars full of potentially dangerous gases near the highway.
Though Governor Corzine is now entrenched in Trenton, he once again finds himself lobbying Congress for stricter regulations on the rail shipment of toxic chemicals. He has also urged the federal government not to override New Jersey’s tougher chemical security measures if Congress enacts a new law on the issue.
But the governor said that he did not believe it was necessary to further strengthen state laws by mandating a switch to safer technology.
“I think people in the industry are worried that if we don’t get results we may use the super hammer,” he said, referring to such a mandate. “So we’ve gotten much better response because we’ve done this in a sensible, realistic manner.”Continue reading the main story

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text: Plastic waste is becoming a huge threat to our lakes and oceans. Every year hundreds of thousands of plastic water bottles are thrown away in this community, and many end up in our beautiful lake. At Autumn Indulgence 2018 we raised $71,900 in a special appeal for water refill stations, to encourage the use of refillable bottles instead of plastic. We are now working with the Municipality of Lambton Shores and adjoining municipalities to install 14 water refill stations in the community. The Rotary Club of Grand Bend has adopted a mission statement to combat plastic waste: The Rotary Club of Grand Bend cares about the environment and is committed to the reduction of plastic waste. Our goal is to work towards the elimination of single use plastics in our community.

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Aurora Cannabis Incorporation today reaffirmed its commitment to advocating for the amnesty of cannabis possession offenses through a $50,000 contribution to the Campaign for Cannabis Amnesty.
The Campaign for Cannabis Amnesty is a non-partisan, not-for-profit group composed of lawyers, activists, and entrepreneurs brought together by the belief that the harms caused by decades of marijuana prohibition must be made right.
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The organization will use the funds to advocate for the expungement of criminal records for personal possession cannabis offences that will no longer be illegal after October 17, 2018, and to educate Canadians about the injustices that currently exist as a result of the prohibition of cannabis.
The legalization of cannabis in Canada represents a monumental and positive policy shift. However, more than 500,000 Canadians will continue to carry the burden of criminal records from simple possession offenses, many of them from marginalized communities. Without pardons and record expungement, the negative impact of these records will continue to limit their ability to find housing or employment, to travel, or volunteer.
“Aurora strongly believes that the negative socio-economic impact of maintaining criminal records for simple possession needs to be addressed urgently,” said Jonathan Zaid, Aurora’s Director of Advocacy and Corporate Social Responsibility.


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St. Augustine is known to have said “I count myself one of the number of those who write as they learn and learn as they write.” I find that to be true of myself as well.
In adolescence, I discovered that writing words on a page helped release the river of emotions that had filled my heart. In my college writing class, I found writing helped me process my thoughts about life–the past, present, and future.
Then came marriage, graduate school, a career as a child psychotherapist, and then my first child. My passion for writing got lost somewhere between the DSM-IV and a pile of diapers. After my oldest was born, I quit working and devoted my energies to learning how to be a mom. After repeated requests for pictures of my growing baby from family and friends far away, I started a blog to keep everyone up to date. I documented his progress developmentally and shared all of his first experiences. When baby number two came, I blogged about his growth and development as well.
A few years ago, I realized that as my children had gotten older, I wasn’t writing about their development anymore. Nor was I posting as many pictures of them. I decided to change blogs, start over with a new name, and begin writing from my heart again.
I think I finally found my lost self after all of these years. It’s nice to be found.
I am now writing regularly for this blog, other blogs and websites, as well as writing a book. If you are interested in hiring me as a freelance writer, click on the links below for samples of my writing. I can be reached via email at: gcfox1 at gmail dot com.
I have written for a variety of web sites and publications, including:
The Gospel Coalition: Dare Not Compare How to Help Your Child Read With Discernment A Prayer For the Mom Who’s Worn The Place for Health and Healing When My Children Act Out in Public Motherhood for the Rest of Us I Come Messy and Ashamed Host Without Grumbling Parenting is Hard for a Reason The Most Important Prayer for Our Kids and Parenting for Recovering Pharisees
Desiring God: The Power of a Parent’s Words The Sanctifying Work of Parenthood Grace Greater Than All Our Worries The Gospel Cure for a Child’s Heart (and our own) The Most Frightening Prayer I Could Pray For My Children A Tantrum for My Transformation We Really Need the Gospel A Prayer for the Worried Mom’s Heart The Idols of a Mother’s Heart Five Things to Teach Your Children This Christmas
Kirk Cameron.com: Praying for Your Children Instructing With a Full Heart Cultivating a Strong Marriage When You Go Along the Way: Gospel Teaching Moments in the Everyday Cultivating Gratitude in a Child’s Heart
Domestic Kingdom: Rejoicing in the Mess Preparing for the Storms of Life When Worries Capsize Your Heart Faithful in the Waiting T is for Tantrums, Treasures, and Truth When I Want to Edit My Life What’s in a Name? Rejection Redeemed When I Want to Run and Hide One of the Most Important Things to Remember When My Heart is Discouraged
Proverbs 31 Magazine, January 2013 edition, “Contentment Where God Plants You” p.6-7, April 2013 edition “Peace in the Storms of Life” p. 12-13
ERLC: When Motherhood is Hard
Woman to Woman Magazine: “When Worry Invades Your Life” in Fall 2012 edition
Mitera Magazine: Spring 3013 edition, p. 9-10 “To Walk Alongside the Hurting”
The Mother’s Heart Magazine: March/April 2013 “Family Stories” p.42-44.
E-Magazine Ruby for Women: August 2012 issue, p. 7-8 “A Farm, A Garden, and Life Forever”
Single! Young Christian Woman ezine: July/August 2013 p. 4-5 “The Place for Help and Healing”

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There’s a lot of snow flying around out there today and schools are closed… but the Boston Public Library is open until 5pm tonight!
Here in the Copley Teen Room, we’re showing random episodes of Roswell all day until 3pm. At 3, the anime club meets and they will be starting the series Bleach. Anyone is welcome to watch either Roswell or Bleach. Come on over and enjoy a good show while the snow falls all around us!
Also at 3pm is our knitting club meeting. Even if you’ve never knitted anything before, you’re welcome to come learn the basics. And if you do know how to knit, bring your needles and have some fun! The knitting club meets every Friday afternoon in January.
Next week on Saturday the 29th from 1-4pm we’re having a Stuff Swap in the Copley Teen Room. Did you get a few unwanted gifts for Christmas? Are you tired of that old poster hanging on your wall? Looking for a way to get rid of books you don’t want without throwing them out? Bring it all to the Stuff Swap and swap it for things you DO want! We just ask that what you bring is still in good usable shape, that it’s something someone else might possibly want.
Want to know more about teen programming? Check out our calendar of events! http://www.bpl.org/news/calendar.htm?trumbaEmbed=filter3%3D_Teens (Ages 13-18)_


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In a new interview on the "Zach Sang Show" podcast, the host pointed out that the star's upcoming album is her "talking to people who have crafted their own narratives" about her personal life.
"The thing is, we know this about the tabloids and about the media. Am I crazy? Don't we know this?" she responded, insinuating that the rumors that Slater, 31, cheated on his estranged wife, Lilly Jay, with Grande aren't true.
"We selectively remember that this is what the tabloids do to people, especially women, based on whether or not we like the person," the singer, 30, added.
"We don't need to go into any specifics, but of course there's an insatiable frustration, inexplicable hellish feeling, watching people misunderstand the people you love, and you," the Scream Queens alum added, likely referencing how social media users accused her of being a homewrecker since Slater's split wasn't announced until after his romance with Grande was exposed.
Some of those who tuned in for the interview accused the r.e.m. beauty founder of "gaslighting" the public, as one person commented on a video of the chat, "Honey we heard the story from [Jay's sister]. Being a mistress homewrecker publicly is icky."
"Ok so set the record straight then. She says a whole lot of nothing and no one believes she ISNT a homewrecker," explained a second person. "Nothing she said changed my mind on that anyway."
"Holy gaslight," quipped a third individual.
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As one person mentioned, Jay's sister hinted the affair rumors were true, as she told a news outlet at the time, "[Ariana’s] the story, really. Not a girl’s girl. My family is just collateral damage."
The singer-actress' relationship with her Wicked costar made headlines in the summer of 2023 shortly after it was announced she was splitting from ex-husband Dalton Gomez.
Some insiders claimed the dad-of-one secretly split from the mother of his child earlier on in 2023, but that May, he gushed over his estranged spouse on Mother's Day.
Due to fan backlash, the costars kept their romance very private, but within the last few months, they have stepped out together in NYC, where a source claimed they're now living together.
"Ethan and Ariana’s relationship is getting super serious," one insider spilled to a magazine. "They’re both very involved in each other’s lives."
According to reports, Slater's divorce from Jay is still in mediation.

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|Jan Hanford said:|
Arthur Grumiaux's performance of the sonatas for violin and harpsichord prompted me to buy this collection. It is a passionate and sensitive performance and the works themselves are incredible. His intonation is flawless, his tempos are pleasant and intelligent and he communicates emotion without sounding romantic. However, his performance is a bit harsh, especially when compared with that of Benedict Cruft which is my preferred and recommended recording.
Jorge Daniel Reyes said:
I've never heard a recording by Grumiaux that I didn't like. This one is no exception. Grumiaux's playing is luminous and warm. Under his fingers, these pieces take on a life of their own. His playing tends toward the more "romantic", but he never becomes syrupy or introduces alien elements into his interpretation of Bach. The acoustics are good; Not too wet or dry.
Charles Hutton said:
I feel very lucky to have happened upon this disc, it's affordable, and I find the performance absolutely fabulous (I don't own any other recordings of this work, however). Grumiaux's tone is beautiful, it just sounds so... "wide." The playing isn't tinny and detatched, but expressive and sometimes a little "dirty." The fugues are great, and the whole record displays a strong rhythmic pulse. In short, this recording fills me with ecstacy more consistently than anything this side of Gould's piano concertos.
Andreas Dobloug said:
I've listened to several other recordings of these works, but none surpasses Arthur Grumiaux! (E.g. Heifetz' recording pales in comparison.) This is *music*, not somebody trying to show off. The intonation and frasing is near perfection! A delight to listen to. One of my favourite
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This is by far the finest recording of the Bach Partitas and Sonatas for solo violin. For pieces that can so easily be mistaken for traffic noise, Grumiaux uses his Stardivarious to unimaginable superiority and precision resulting in a spectacular show of craftsmanship - both from composer and performer. Great stuff!
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This may well be the definitive recording of Bach's masterly works violin solo. Unlike other soloists Grumiaux's extraordinary technique allows him to conquer the technical difficulties of these pieces to such an extent that the purity of Bach's musical communication is fully revealed. He doesn't draw attention to the 'difficulty' of the music but to the music itself. The famous Chaconne is powerfully, incredibly performed but all the interpretations are similarly rugged and uncompromising. The passing sweetness of a melodic line always floats above Grumiaux's monumental interpretation of the architectonic quality in the music. The recorded sound is clear, spacious and vivid. Grumiaux's tone is steely but frequently earthy, espcially in the massive groups of double-stopped chords in the Chaconne. Something of a classic then, this recording will last you a lifetime.
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Wonderful version of the Chaconne. Extraordinary polish and precision throughout. Some of the selections are very forceful and brilliant where I would have prefered a gentler, more elastic approach. (This wasn't what I excpected from Grumiaux.) The sound was too bright and too reverberant for my taste.

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CAN'T HELP FALLING IN LOVE
In the third installment of Andre’s Sullivan series, she introduces two characters that are set against any kind of relationship. Tragedy has struck these strong individuals, and they fight against any attachment, but the chemistry is so strong that they cannot avoid it. This is such a great story about loss, the rebuilding of lives and the emotions that can rip it all apart. Readers will look forward to more from this talented author.
Gabe Sullivan is a San Francisco firefighter. When he is called to an apartment fire, he is injured trying to save young widow Megan Harris and her daughter, Summer. Gabe is struck by Megan’s beauty, but has vowed to never get involved with a rescue survivor again. Then, Summer develops a major case of hero worship and convinces Megan to visit the firehouse to say thank you. Gabe and Megan agree to ignore their mutual attraction,but chemistry can only be put off for so long. Will they give in and go for it all? (MIRA, Aug., 336 pp., $7.99)


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We’re exactly one month into the season now, as the NBA standings have started to take shape headed into winter.
A couple of weeks ago, Basketball Insiders released its first Defensive Player of the Year Watch article to go in-depth on players that could compete for the prestigious award. Since then, there have been injuries keeping most of the household names out of the picture.
Guys like Rudy Gobert (knee) and Al-Farouq Aminu (ankle) have been or will be sidelined for weeks. Kawhi Leonard has yet to make his season debut recovering from a bothersome right quad.
While that isn’t the best news for fans and the league at the moment, it’s likely that those players will be just fine and return with the same impact they’ve always made. In the meantime, there are opportunities for others to throw their names in the hat as elite defenders. With new names and mainstays, here’s a look at six healthy candidates.
6) Joel Embiid
Trusting the Process in Philadelphia was worth the wait. As polished as the seven-footer is with the ball in his hands on offense, he might be even more dangerous as an interior defensive presence.
One of ten players in the NBA averaging at least a block and a steal per game, Embiid makes a world of a difference for in limiting opponents. Through 14 games, the Philadelphia 76ers are allowing just 96.4 points per 100 possessions with him playing. Furthering that, he’s the only one on the floor who dips the team’s defensive rating below 100 and has the second-highest Defensive Real Plus-Minus rating (3.03) in the NBA.
5) Kristaps Porzingis
Like Embiid, it’s been an incredible season for the one called The Unicorn. Before the season started, Porzingis stated it was a goal of his to accomplish three things—an All-Star game appearance, Most Improved Player, and Defensive Player of the Year.
So far, he’s on the right track. Outside of being the league’s third-highest scorer (28.9 points per game), the Latvian big man is hounding and deterring shot attempts nearly every time inside. According to SportVU data, Porzingis is allowing his opponents to only convert 35.1 percent of their attempts at the rim, which is the lowest by far among his peers seeing at least four tries per game. Oh, and when he’s off the floor, the Knicks have a 112.4 defensive rating, which is 9.3 more points per 100 possessions than with him on.
4) Nikola Jokic
At the beginning of the season, it looked like the same old story with the Denver Nuggets defense, but their intensity has stepped up on that end of the floor for the past couple of weeks. Playing next to new running mate Paul Millsap has taken some getting used to, but it seems like the two frontcourt partners have started to mesh well.
Though it might not have been the case a season ago, the Denver Nuggets are a net -12.4 per 100 possessions defensively without Jokic on the court as opposed to a team-best 100.1 defensive rating with him on. A huge knock on the Serbian sensation last year and before then was his inability to defend. He’s still got things to work on as a rim protector with his timing, but the progress is coming. He’s seventh in the league in total contested shots (168) and has been forcing turnovers like a madman. Averaging 1.6 steals per game, Jokic has recorded at least one takeaway in all but two games.
3) Draymond Green
In the first DPOY watch article, the Golden State Warriors had been better off defensively with Green sitting. That right there should tell you how much we can really put into data in small sample sizes. It’s changed dramatically since that point in time.
Without Green playing, the Golden State Warriors have a defensive rating of 105.4 as opposed to 98.4 on the same scale with him on the floor. His matchups are starting to grow weary of driving on him again, as he’s seen less than four attempts at the basket. Currently, in DRPM, he ranks eighth with a 2.60 rating.
2) Al Horford
The Boston Celtics are still the number one team in the NBA in defensive rating. Horford is still the straw that stirs the drink for Brad Stevens. If you didn’t see that watching that knockdown, drag-it-out game against the Warriors on Thursday, go back and watch it.
He has the highest net rating on the team among starters and is leading the team by altering shots and grabbing rebounds with aggressiveness we haven’t seen since he played for the Atlanta Hawks. Ranking fourth in Defensive Box Plus-Minus and in DRPM, Horford is continuing to make his presence felt.
1) DeMarcus Cousins
Dominance is the word to describe Cousins’ game. With a month-long absence of Gobert, he has a real chance to show fans and voters that his defensive side of him is no façade.
Next to his partner Anthony Davis, Boogie has kept up the physicality and technique of locking up assignments. The third and final member of this list averaging at least a block and steal per game, Cousins is at the top of the mountain in DRPM with a 3.13 rating.
The New Orleans Pelicans significantly benefit with him on the hardwood (102.3 DRTG) as opposed to him on the bench (112.7 DTRG). He’s one of six players in the league seeing more than six attempts at the rim, and he’s allowed the lowest success percentage among that group. He’s also contested 193 shots, which is the second-most in the NBA.
NBA Daily: Daniel Hamilton Hopes to Stick in OKC
Oklahoma City’s Daniel Hamilton speaks to Basketball Insiders about his time at summer league and sticking in the NBA.
There are usually two main categories of guys who participate in the NBA’s summer league.
The players who are armed with guaranteed contracts are usually looking to expand on their game and test out new skills. Then there are the players who don’t have that kind of security, the ones who are looking for an opportunity to earn an invite to training camp in hopes of securing a coveted roster spot in the NBA.
For Daniel Hamilton, he kind of falls into both of those categories.
Hamilton just completed his rookie season with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He was signed last summer to a two-way contract and he split time between the Thunder and their G-League affiliate, the Oklahoma City Blue. He joined the Thunder’s summer league team in Las Vegas, his third consecutive summer with them.
“I’m working on getting stronger, lowering my turnovers, and continue getting reps up in the gym,” Hamilton told Basketball Insiders. “I’m getting shots up and different things like that.”
Hamilton was drafted by the Denver Nuggets with the 56th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft but was immediately traded to the Thunder. He didn’t play with the Thunder right away though. He spent the entire 2016-2017 season with the Blue.
This past year was his second in the G-League. He finished the season as the Blue’s second-leading scorer with 16.9 points per game, behind Dakari Johnson’s 23.3. While he was on a two-way contract, he only saw action in six games with the Thunder. Most of his time was spent with the Blue.
“It was good, my first year doing the two-way deal. I had a lot of good times playing up with the pros and going down to the G-League,” Hamilton told Basketball Insiders. “The G-League was real good, being able to just go out and play and work on your game, and get wins as a team. We had a great team this past year, we finished top in our division. It was just a fun experience overall.”
This season was a bit different for Hamilton, however. It was also his first year playing a different position. Up to that point, he’d been a shooting guard. He played shooting guard as a standout at St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, CA. He was a shooting guard during his two years at UConn.
But the Thunder asked him to do something a bit different when he joined the team. They asked him to play point guard. He used his second season with the Blue to test out playing a new position. He averaged 7.8 assists with the Blue, but also 4.9 turnovers as he got used to being a playmaker. He used the Las Vegas Summer League to continue that adjustment.
“It’s been pretty good. My first year of playing point guard was this past year. It’s just something that I’m trying to get used to. Just trying to stay focused on whatever happens next,” Hamilton told Basketball Insiders. “I think it helped me expand my game, being able to do more than just one thing, to be versatile.”
In Las Vegas, Hamilton came close to averaging a near triple-double. Over the course of five games, he put up 7.8 points per game, 8.0 rebounds, and 6.6 assists. He’s got the skill and physical tools to be a playmaking guard at the NBA level. He’s been impressive both in the G-League and Summer League.
However, it remains to be seen what happens with him come the end of the summer. With the Thunder’s recent acquisition of both Dennis Schroder and Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot, it brings their roster to 15 guaranteed contracts. They’re allowed two two-way contracts, but have already used one on Deonte Burton.
They’ve got decisions to make regarding P.J Dozier, who was on a two-way last season, and rookies Hamidou Diallo and Devon Hall. Unless the Thunder can clear up a roster spot or two, it appears Hamilton will be fighting for that last two-way spot. He hopes he’s done enough to warrant strong consideration.
“The main thing is just continuing to get better and continue growing,” Hamilton told Basketball Insiders. “That’s just the number one thing to being here at summer league.”
NBA Daily: Georges Niang’s Big Break
After dominating the G-League for a year, Georges Niang has more than earned this big opportunity with the Utah Jazz, writes Ben Nadeau.
For Georges Niang, reaching professional stability was always going to be a tall order.
Even after four dominant seasons at Iowa State, the tweener forward was viewed as a draft risk. At 6-foot-8, the versatile playmaker has always scored in bunches but also struggled to find his place in the modern NBA. Despite excelling as a knockdown three-point shooter, the fundamentally sound Niang has bounced around the country looking for a long-term opportunity.
In the two seasons since he was drafted, Niang has played in 50 G-League games for three separate franchises and had his non-guaranteed contract waived twice.
As a summer league standout for the second straight offseason, Niang’s determined efforts officially paid off last week after he signed a three-year deal with the Utah Jazz worth about $5 million. Now with a fully-guaranteed contract under his belt for 2018-19, Niang has been eager to prove his worth both on and off the court — a newfound skill-set he happily attributes to Utah’s excellent system.
“In the Jazz organization, from top to bottom, they do a good job of nurturing guys and forming them into good leaders and things like that,” Niang told Basketball Insiders. “So, it was really easy to transition to summer league, [I’m] really just trying to lead by example, not with just my words.
“And I think playing hard, being a good teammate and doing the right thing –I think those are three things that the Jazz really stand for.”
But his meandering path toward year-long job security wasn’t destined to end up this way — no, not at all.
Selected by the Indiana Pacers in the 2016 NBA Draft with the No. 50 overall pick, Niang was correctly projected as a hard-working, high-IQ contributor that could put up points on almost anybody. Unfortunately, following a low-impact rookie year with the Pacers — and some short stints with their G-League affiliate, the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, as well — Niang was waived the ensuing summer. Shortly thereafter, Niang latched on with the Golden State Warriors, where he participated in training camp and four preseason games — but, again, he was waived before the season began.
With the Santa Cruz Warriors, Niang flat-out dominated the competition for months, up until he grabbed a two-way contract from Utah in January. In total, Niang played in 41 games between Santa Cruz and the Salt Lake City Stars in 2017-18, averaging 19.7 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals on 45.7 percent from deep over 33.9 minutes per game.
Once attached to Utah’s affiliate franchise, Niang averaged a team-high 22 points per game and finished the campaign as the 13th-best scorer in the G-League. On top of all that, Niang was both an All-Star and honored with a spot on the All-NBA G-League First Team at season’s end.
Although he would ultimately play in just nine games for the deep Western Conference roster, Niang was simply laying important groundwork for the days ahead.
This summer, Niang averaged 16.7 points, 5.7 rebounds and 2.3 assists in three contests during Utah Summer League. Given the golden opening to impress his future would-be-employers, Niang kept things rolling in Sin City and posted similar numbers over five games. On the back of a 20-point, eight-rebound performance early on in Las Vegas, Niang embraced the chance to fight and compete for his team — five full days before the Jazz signed him to a guaranteed deal.
“It was a real physical game, but those are the games you want to play in during summer league,” Niang said. “You want to play in those types of environments, where every possession matters and you gotta make plays down the stretch — and I think we did a really good job doing that.”
Those scrappy aspirations have been a staple of Niang’s since his collegiate days at Iowa State, too. During an ultra-impressive senior year, Niang tallied 20.5 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game for the Cyclones, leading their roster to 23 wins and an eventual trip to the Sweet Sixteen. That season, Niang took home the 2016 Karl Malone Award as Division-I’s top power forward and finished with 2,228 points, the second-best mark in school history.
Any way you slice it, whether at college or in the G-League, Niang can play, the moment just needs to reveal itself — and maybe it finally has.
Of course, this new contract — one that’s only fully guaranteed in 2018-19 — doesn’t ensure Niang any playing time and he’ll have some stiff competition. Just to get on the court, he’ll need to squeeze minutes from Derrick Favors, Jae Crowder and Joe Ingles — a tough task in head coach Quin Snyder’s defense-first rotation. No matter what his role or obligations end up amounting to, Niang is ready to meet that challenge head-on.
“In the NBA, everyone has a role,” Niang told Basketball Insiders. “So, obviously, things are gonna be peeled back and you’ll have a defined role. My role is just when I get the ball, and if I do, play-make for others or get guys open, defend multiple positions, play multiple positions on offense and knock down open shots.”
Although his past resume certainly speaks for itself, it’ll be up to Niang take his big break even further. But given his efficiency and execution at every other level, there’s little reason to doubt the forward now. Days before they signed Niang, he was asked if Utah was somewhere he could see himself for the foreseeable future — his response was precise and foreboding.
“I’d love to be here — what [the Jazz] stand for is what I’m all about. I’ve had a blast with all these guys and I’d love to keep it going.”
And now, he’ll get at least 82 more games to make his case.
NBA Daily: The Carmelo Anthony Trade is a Rare Win-Win for All Involved
It is rare for a trade to be beneficial for all parties, but the Thunder-Hawks-76ers swap has the makings of a win-win-win situation.
The Big Three Era in Oklahoma City came and went rather quickly.
On Thursday, the Thunder reached an agreement to trade Carmelo Anthony and a protected 2022 first-round draft pick to the Atlanta Hawks for guard Dennis Schröder, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. As part of a three-team deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, the Thunder will also walk away with Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot while the Hawks and 76ers swap Mike Muscala and Justin Anderson.
Oklahoma City has agreed to trade Carmelo Anthony and a protected 2022 first-round pick to Atlanta for point guard Dennis Schroder and Mike Muscala, league sources tell ESPN. Anthony will be waived, and he will join team of his choice. Rockets are frontrunner.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 19, 2018
It is rare for a trade to be beneficial for all parties, but the Thunder-Hawks-76ers swap has the makings of a win-win-win situation. Just as well, the trade is perhaps even more beneficial for the players involved.
While Anthony may have wanted to stay with Russell Westbrook and Paul George, the trade is more than beneficial for him. After the trade goes through, the Hawks plan to buyout Anthony’s contract and he will reportedly receive the entire $27.9 million he is owed next season. Even better still, Anthony is free to join any team he wants, whether it be the Houston Rockets and friend Chris Paul, the Los Angeles Lakers and friend LeBron James, or elsewhere.
With his money already in hand, Anthony could sign on the cheap as well, making negotiations with any franchise that much easier.
For the Thunder, clearing Anthony’s massive salary from their books was of paramount importance. Staring down a $150 million luxury tax bill, Sam Presti managed to move Anthony and improve the team or, at the very least, make a lateral move depending on how you look at Schröder. Even as they take back the remaining $46.5 million owed to Schröder, the Thunder will save more than $60 million next season alone. That makes the trade worth it for Oklahoma City all by itself.
Still, the move allowed them to fill a need, perhaps more important than the cash savings as they look ahead to next season. Schröder not only fortifies the Thunder bench but the point guard position behind starter Russell Westbrook as well; he is another athletic playmaker that Oklahoma City can play on the wing with confidence. And, after averaging a career-high 19.4 points per game to go along with 6.2 assists last season, Schröder provides the Thunder offense with more firepower to compete against the other top teams in the Western Conference, a necessity if they hope to make a long playoff run.
For Schröder, the move to Oklahoma City is just as beneficial for him as it is for the team. Schröder is no longer the starter (he was unlikely to be the starter in Atlanta with Trae Young in the fold), but he can still make an impact and now he can do so for a contender.
The Hawks, as they should be, are playing the long game here. They acquired Jeremy Lin, an expiring contract, from the Brooklyn Nets earlier this offseason. After drafting Young, their guard surplus afforded them the chance to move Schröder’s deal off their books, netting them a first-round pick in the process and opening up playing time for the Young right away.
While the pick is top-14 protected (the pick becomes two second rounders if it doesn’t convey in 2022, every asset counts as the Hawks will look to add talent through the draft for years to come. With the addition of the Thunder pick, the Hawks now are owed an extra three first-round picks between the 2019 and 2022 drafts, a benefit for the Hawks whether they use those picks or trade them for already established talent. Meanwhile, Anderson, 24, presents another intriguing, and more importantly, young, option alongside the core of Young, Kevin Huerter, John Collins and Taurean Prince.
Anderson will almost certainly receive more playing time in Atlanta as they figure out who and who can’t help the team. His time in Philadelphia was mired by injury and he never had the opportunity to show what he could do. So, whether they use him as an asset in a future trade or plan to keep him on the roster, Anderson, at the very least, will have the opportunity to show what he can do.
For the 76ers, Muscala is essentially insurance for the reneged deal with Nemanja Bjelica. Bjelica agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the team but the stretch-four never signed his contract and backed out of the deal. With him out of the picture along with losing Ersan Ilyasova, Muscala was one of the few remaining options for the 76ers in that specific, stretch-big role.
Muscala doesn’t have the same shooting chops that Bjelica has, but he is younger and might have more upside alongside Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and co. Last season, Muscala, in addition to career highs in points and rebounds, averaged a career-high 3.2 three-pointers per game and hit 37.1 percent of them. While he likely won’t see the playing time he saw in Atlanta, Muscala should easily slide into a role off the bench for the 76ers. Moving Anderson and Luwawu-Cabarrot clears a logjam on the wing as well and will afford more minutes to Markelle Fultz (when he is ready), T.J. McConnell and rookies Zhaire Smith and Furkan Korkmaz.
As it stands, this trade made sense for all parties involved, and that alone is reason enough to consider it a win all around. While things could certainly change and hindsight is 20/20, this deal is beneficial for all three teams right now and could positively impact all three squads both next season and beyond.

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On March 16, a 7-magnitude earthquake, the most powerful in the previous 30 days, hit the Kermadec Islands region of New Zealand.
The earthquake tremors on Tuesday evening caused panic among people across several cities in North India. People in Delhi and adjoining areas, felt strong earthquake tremors, with many people coming to open spaces as a precautionary measure. The National Center for Seismology said that an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 on the Richter Scale hit 133km SSE of Fayzabad, Afghanistan
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) provides a list of significant earthquakes that happened around the world. Apart from providing data on natural hazards, the organization provides data on many different science topics.
Let's have a look at the last 10 prominent earthquakes felt on earth in the past 30 days.
On March 16, a 7-magnitude earthquake, the most powerful in the previous 30 days, hit the Kermadec Islands region of New Zealand. Another 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Kermadec Islands region on March 4.
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck Tajikistan on February 23.
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador on March 18.
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake hits Argentina's San Antonio de los Cobres on March 22.
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan
on March 21.
A 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit northern Vanuatu, just off the island of Espiritu Santo, on March 2.
On March 1, an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.5 jolted 104 km NW of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea.
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On March 14, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit 118 km ESE of Madang, Papua New Guinea.
An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck north of Halmahera island in Indonesia on February 23.


Now that Microsoft has confirmed it's new 4K-ready Project Scorpio console can indeed hit native 4K 60FPS at Ultra preset, there's been lots of speculation on how much the system will cost. Leading game analysts toss out their predictions, and we weigh each price point to see what makes sense.
First we have the outlandish $700 price prediction from IDC's Lewis Ward, who predicts Scorpio must ship at $700 for Microsoft to make any money.
"I estimate the basic hardware will cost around $650, so if Microsoft wants any kind of margin at all, Scorpio will have to retail for $700 or more," Lewis told Games Industry.biz. The analyst justifies his prediction by pointing at Alienware's VR-ready Aurora PC, which sports an RX 480 GPU and Intel i5-7400, which somehow equates Project Scorpio's specs. "If you look at the Alienware Aurora, which is a solid VR-ready PC, that currently costs about $1,000. I think Scorpio will come in below that, but how much below is unknowable at this point."
Let's start with this one.
First of all, the Alienware Aurora PC uses discrete hardware designed for a PC platform. Every component is separated and can be swapped out. Of course we can't equate highly customized consoles with dedicated desktops given the nature of the massive advantage discrete hardware has over custom console-grade components.
But Microsoft has done something unprecedented with Scorpio's Jaguar CPU and Polaris-derived GPU by customizing the hardware on a silicon level to essentially make it their own. They've taken AMD's Jaguar microprocessor and Radeon Polaris graphics technology and tweaked both into a supercharged form capable of achieving native 4K gaming at 60FPS. The 16nm SoC has the console's powerful and efficient Scorpio Engine serving as the heart of the system itself.
Now Project Scorpio's 6TFLOP GPU is derived from AMD's Polaris architecture, and has been directly compared to AMD's Radeon RX 480 and for good reason: Scorpio's customized GPU has quite similar perf to the RX 480 in terms of specs.
Scorpio's GPU has more Compute Units, at 40 CU, and has a smidgen more TFLOP power, but the RX 480 has a higher core clock at 1266MHz versus Scorpio's 1172MHz. And, of course, the Scorpio's GPU is 16nm FinFET versus the RX 480's 14nm FinFET, but both are still Polaris. But remember, we can't exactly compare like for like here considering one component is a dedicated desktop-grade video card, and the other is a super-customized chip designed to work in its own self-contained environment.
Comparing Scorpio's CPU to the CPU inside of the $1000 Alienware Aurora is even trickier. But in terms of specs, the console features an extremely customized 8-Core CPU "Jaguar evolved" x86 CPU at 2.3GHz of frequency. The Aurora's 14nm Intel i5 7400 CPU has 4-cores and 4 threads at 3.00GHz frequency and 6MB cache versus Scorpio's 4MB L2 cache.
And the Core i5-7400 has a max TurboBoost frequency of 3.50GHz.
It just doesn't add up
So where am I going with all of this?
The analyst's reasoning behind a $700 price point is based on the components used in Scorpio, and he uses an Alienware Aurora PC with specific internals as a basis for pricing. But the components just don't match up, not really, and they never will because one is a dedicated desktop and the other is a console machine that requires highly scaled hardware.
Microsoft has essentially taken the kind of components found in a PS4 Pro and customized them in such a way that's never been done before in a console, creating an extremely efficient and synergized platform whose parts are all harmonized on a software and hardware level.
Realistically speaking, there's no real way a Polaris GPU and Jaguar CPU should be able to support native 4K 60FPS, but Microsoft has achieved it by unifiying enhanced hardware and software in an intelligent, flexible design.
Scorpio has been customized on the silicon level, but the robust software pipeline is the yin to the console hardware's yang; the system ensures that games don't waste any power and only use the resources they need. The system marries efficiency, flexibility, scalability and raw power in such a way that facilitates surprising, almost magical results.
As Digital Foundry's Richard Leadbetter says, Scorpio achieves this harmony with something called the Hovis Method.
"It turns out efficiency in the Scorpio design isn't just baked in at the silicon level--it's there throughout the entire box. Microsoft has implemented what it's dubbed the Hovis method, named after the guy who came up with the concept. The Hovis method means this: every single Scorpio engine processor that comes off the production line has its own power characteristics...because every piece of silicon is ever so slightly different. Rather than apply the usual one-size-fits-all power delivery system, every Scorpio motherboard is balanced with its specific processor. This helps keep heat down and ensures peak efficiency."
Polaris GPU, Jaguar CPU + customization = lower cost
So how does this tie into the console's cost?
Since Scorpio uses a Jaguar CPU and Polaris-grade GPU, the system could be quite cheaper than my original $599 prediction. Since Scorpio has a nice memory bump to 12GB GDDR5 RAM alongside a vapor chamber cooling assembly, I still don't think it'll cost $399, as Webdush Securities analyst Michael Pachter predicts.
But it certainly could cost a lot less than $700.
"The price will matter, and if it is over $400, it might be a tough comparison to the PS4 Pro," Pachter told GamesIndustry.biz. "If it is $400 or less, they should start to gain some share... 4K TV owners who are gamers will gravitate to a 4K console. That will become a more meaningful niche this holiday, as 4K TVs are pretty consistently priced under $1000."
Yes, Microsoft will have some trouble convincing gamers to gravitate away from PlayStation's dominance. However, Scorpio does something that PS4 Pro can't: native 4K 60FPS and more dynamic VR and AR experiences. Scorpio also guarantees that every original Xbox One game will run better out of the box.
Scorpio also guarantees super-sampling for all Xbox One games in 1080p, and further tightens dynamic resolution trade offs in titles like Halo 5 and Doom.
Despite the beefier specs, Scorpio represents a power play on Microsoft's part, a move that could pull more developers into its unified console-PC slipstream and afford more exclusive content. Devs that use DirectX 12 in their games will be attracted to the DX12 API built into Scorpio's GPU, which alleviates CPU workloads by half in DX12 games like Battlefront, Battlefield 1, Gears of War 4, etc. That extra CPU power can then be used to further optimize the game in various ways.
Plus Scorpio gives devs access to 3GB of extra GDDR5 RAM--a total of 8GB of Scorpio's total 12GB of memory--to do with as they please; this extra memory can be used in a multitude of different ways, even serving as an IO cache to boost loading times in 1080p Xbox One games.
But is Pachter's $400 estimate accurate?
I don't think so. I think Microsoft does want to compete with PS4 Pro, no question, but it just seems too cheap for all that work. And I believe the Xbox One S still stands as a contender against PS4 Pro. Scorpio is probably one of the most intricately planned console ever made, and Microsoft pulled lots of hardware tricks to get the system in its current shape. It definitely represents a step beyond PS4 Pro, and the price tag should be adjusted accordingly.
I've already outlined why I think Project Scorpio won't be $399 here, so be sure to check out all my thoughts on the subject.
"Scorpio will be a premium console. It will cost more than S, obviously, this is how we are building it up," Microsoft's Phil Spencer said. "We have not announced the pricing yet, but want to make sure that the investment we are making in the product of Scorpio goes hand in hand with the requirement of high-end consumer and that means a higher price."
Project Scorpio's cost: my predictions
So how much should Project Scorpio cost?
I pin the 1TB "Xbox One Ultra" at $459 - $499. Of course that name is just speculation from me. Scorpio's official branding hasn't yet been revealed.
I hope this bit of coverage has helped you gauge your expectations of Project Scorpio in terms of power, value, and of course, price. Sometimes I see predictions that kind of blow me away, and I felt the need to address this with an article.
Project Scorpio will release Holiday 2017 and Microsoft is set to reveal the system at their E3 2017 showcase.
Check below for a full list of Project Scorpio coverage.
Project Scorpio confirmed specs
- SoC: Highly customized 360mm² AMD System-on-Chip built on 16nm FinFET
- GPU: Polaris-derived GPU with 40 Compute Units at 1172MHz, 6TFLOPs of Compute Performance
- CPU: Custom x86 "Jaguar Evolved" 8-core CPU at 2.3GHz, 4MB L2 cache
- Memory: 12GB GDDR5 memory with 326GB/s bandwidth (12x 6.8GHz modules on a 384-bit bus)
- Storage: 1TB 2.5-inch HDD
- Media: 4K UHD Blu-ray player
- Project Scorpio has custom hard disk to load 4K textures
- DirectX 12 games will have advantage in Project Scorpio
- Project Scorpio could be a sleek compact powerhouse
- Project Scorpio devs have access to 8GB GDDR5 RAM
- Xbox Scorpio: the best display of AMD technology yet
- Project Scorpio will play all Xbox One games better
- Project Scorpio could challenge GTX 1070 and Fury X GPUs
- Project Scorpio rocks high-end vapor chamber cooler
- Project Scorpio hits 4K 60FPS in Forza 6
- Project Scorpio: 6 TFLOP Polaris GPU at 1173MHz, 2.73GHz Jaguar CPU, 12GB GDDR5 memory


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BENGALURU: An 18-month-old girl from Marathahalli
who had swallowed a large hair clip with sharp ends
has survived, thanks to timely medical help
Swara (name changed) was rushed to Rainbow Hospital’s emergency unit around 8.15am on March 20. An X-ray confirmed the parents’ suspicion — the child had swallowed a metallic hair clip
with sharp ends, which was resting in her stomach.
The child was at imminent risk of perforation of the stomach and intestine. An endoscopy was done and doctors managed to remove the clipwith forceps after more than an hour.
Dr Arun Garg, paediatric gastroenterologist, who treated the child, says the girl was extremely lucky for two reasons. First, she got immediate medical attention. Second, the sharp ends of metal clip had not perforated the stomach or intestine wall, which would have required an immediate surgery. “The clip measured about 6cm, which is too big for a small child to swallow. It also had sharp edges on both sides. We usually come across children swallowing coins, button batteries and magnets when they are playing, especially during vacations. In some such cases the child might even die 4-6 hours after swallowing such an object. In this case, during endoscopy, the hair clip was grabbed with the help of forceps and slowly aligned parallel to the oesophagus and was successfully removed,” Dr Arun explained.
The girl’s father said her mother had noticed the child swallowing something and tried to take it out. “We took her to the closest hospital in 15 minutes. Traffic police too helped us reach the hospital early. We are glad that she is fine now because of immediate medical help,” the father said. Parents be watchful
*Keep away tiny objects like pins/clips, buttons, button batteries, coins and glass pieces
*If a child has swallowed a metal object, he/she may start vomiting and face breathing problems. Such symptoms must not be ignored
* Immediately rush the child to a hospital if you suspect he/she has swallowed any foreign body
*Let children play in safe environment; keep a watch on their activities
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