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'Harley Quinn' goes off on her own in new DC Universe series
Nov 22, 2019 Nov 13, 2019 George Dickie	0 Comments
'Harley Quinn' – Cuoco embraces 'badass' character
"Harley Quinn" begins streaming Friday on DC Universe.
Harley Quinn is so done with the Joker and is ready to move on to bigger and better things. What comes after for the villainess forms the basis for an animated series that begins streaming this week on DC Universe.
In "Harley Quinn," a profane, cartoonishly bloody but irreverent action comedy that premieres Friday, Nov. 29, Harley (voiced by Kaley Cuoco, "The Big Bang Theory") has finally come to the realization that her sociopathic boyfriend the Joker (Alan Tudyk, "Star vs. the Forces of Evil") doesn't love her and gives him the boot.
Her ambition is to make it on her own as the criminal queenpin of Gotham City, though Batman (Diedrich Bader, "American Housewife") and Commissioner Gordon (Christopher Meloni, "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit") might have something to say about that. With the help of best friend Poison Ivy (Lake Bell, "Bless This Mess") and a crew of DC castoffs, she embarks a mission to take what she sees as her rightful place in a who's who of villainy, the Legion of Doom.
Taking on such an iconic character most famously played by Margot Robbie in the 2016 live action film "Suicide Squad" was somewhat daunting for Cuoco, in what is her first project since "Big Bang" ended its 12-season run this past spring. But she managed to find common ground with and even embrace the character, as she told a recent gathering of journalists in Beverly Hills, Calif.
"She's a badass and she is female empowerment to a 'T,' " Cuoco, also an executive producer, explains. "I mean, she, you know, leaving this guy or leaving Joker and then, you know, falling back in and it's like a real relationship. This stuff happens, you know, in real life. So, I don't know, she's just a badass. And she always has been and she always will be. And she dances to the beat of her own drum."
And that includes having a mouth she couldn't kiss her mother with. Indeed, the publicity for the series stresses that this is an adult animated comedy, so F-bombs, cartoon blood, sexual references and acts and other content suitable for a more mature audience are in abundance.
"I love going in the booth and screaming and cussing for two straight hours; it's been a blast," Cuoco says. "I usually do that alone in my bedroom, so I've been able to experience that in a whole 'nother way."
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Abstract: Energy constitutes a rich, but underexplored, arena for global governance scholars and policymakers. The world is currently on an unsustainable and conflict-prone track of volatile and unreliable supply of energy fuels, vulnerable infrastructure, massive environmental degradation, and failure to deliver energy services to an enormous proportion of the global population. Changing to a different path will be a monumental global governance endeavor that will require bridging multiple issue areas, regimes, and policy silos. Meeting that challenge will require a greatly expanded research agenda aimed at understanding the institutions, interests, and concerns that do and could shape global energy governance. In this article, we lay out key energy-related global issues and explore some of the connections among them to suggest an initial research agenda for global governance scholars.


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This is similar in design to award piece having a sunburst that measures 98 mm. This sunburst plate is hand produced with the bursts being hand cut. At the centre is a 55 mm raised circle. To this point in the quarters, are positioned four gilded eagles with down swept wings which are die stamped. On to the raised circle is positioned a further circle that has a hand raised beaded inner and outer edge. Into the tramline are set forty rose cut white sapphires. Between each claw is a space that has small lines engraved. There is a bright polished inner plate and over this is positioned a further circle with the inscription in hand produced letters, that starts with a star, 'FÜR . KUNST . UND . WISSENSCHAFT.' At the centre is an orange-red enamelled plaque on to which is placed the head of Athena. This head is slightly different to that employed in the award piece, being flatter in construction.
The reverse shows fourteen rivets and a large hinge with a large bellied pin and a retainer at the top. Under this on the example used in this description, is a jeweller's scratch number, 'IV'. On the upper edge of the pin is stamped the silver content 935. There is a large 'C' form hook at the base of the star.
The Master Jeweller, Keith Thompson, had the opportunity of thoroughly inspecting a second example and found that the component parts were all stamped with the same small number, indicating that it had been produced to a conformed pattern and a dot code was employed for the correct assembly of each of the individual pieces. His professional view was that the two pieces he inspected had been produced by a jeweller. The purpose of this type of badge is unclear, as is its pedigree. The example used for the description had been returned soon after the end of the Second World War by a senior member of the Allied Control Commission who had obtained it from an important German dignitary. It had remained in the family of the officer and was given to his son Lt. Col. David Maitland-Titterton.
There are a number of conclusions that can be drawn from its existence, namely that the cost of the awarded pieces was so great the further bestowals could have been envisaged in this form. The weight of the first form was so great, as has already been stated by Albert Speer, as was the cost of production that a lighter weight piece would have been more acceptable to the German government. Display pieces were required for the major museums and this pattern could have been used for this propaganda exercise. It could be that all of these purposes were conjoined to produce a necessity in the refinement of the award. Two prototypes are known to exist produced by Professor Herbert Zeitner. These pieces had settings of rubies that followed closely the setting style employed on this piece.


CHRISTOPHER C. TRIFARI, Plaintiff, v. CAROLYN W. COLVIN, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, Defendant.
On April 15, 2015, the parties filed a Joint Proposed Stipulation to an Award of Fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act ("EAJA"), 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d), in the amount of $1,810.00. (Doc. No. 16.) The Court finds the stipulated amount to be reasonable. Therefore, the Court awards Plaintiff $1,810.00 in attorney fees pursuant to the EAJA. This award shall satisfy all of Plaintiff's claims for fees and expenses under 28 U.S.C. § 2412.
If counsel for the parties can verify that Plaintiff owes no pre-existing debts to the United States that are subject to offset, Defendant shall direct that the award be made payable to Plaintiff's counsel subject to the assignment signed by Plaintiff and his counsel, and shall direct the Treasury Department to mail any check in this matter to the business address of Plaintiff's counsel. If Plaintiff owes a pre-existing federal debt subject to offset, the Commissioner shall direct that the check be made payable directly to Plaintiff's counsel, in an amount equaling the balance of the stipulated attorney fees remaining after subtracting the amount of Plaintiff's outstanding federal debt. Payment to Plaintiff's counsel is authorized pursuant to an EAJA assignment duly signed by Plaintiff and his counsel. If Plaintiff's outstanding federal debt exceeds the amount of the stipulated attorney fees, the stipulated amount shall be used to offset Plaintiff's federal debt and no attorney fees shall be paid.


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Middle TN volunteer firefighter arrested for setting fire to a church and other buildings, TBI says
The TBI said Leslie Winchester worked as a volunteer firefighter and was responsible for setting fire to various locations starting in June.
Author: WBIR Staff
HUMPHREYS COUNTY, Tenn. — A Middle Tennessee volunteer firefighter is in custody after state investigators said he started several fires and damaged several buildings, including a church.
Leslie Winchester, 19, started several fires between June and July in Waverly, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation.
The TBI said Winchester was responsible for damaging and destroying five buildings, starting with a fire at the 5500 block of Bakerville Road in Waverly in June. Between July 1 and July 8, investigators said he also set fire to a church, a vacant house, a Masonic Lodge and a former fire hall.
On Friday officers obtained warrants to arrest Winchester for three counts of aggravated arson, six counts of criminal trespassing and six counts of vandalism. Offices arrested him Saturday morning, booking him into the Humphreys County Jail on a $1.7 million bond.
The TBI said the investigation is ongoing.
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That was in 2009. Today, social media has transformed the way we do sales, marketing and public relations – yet there are still many misconceptions about social media. We've rounded up nine common myths and research to debunk them.
Whilst Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn definitely top the list of social networking sites, there are many less popular forms of social networks out there. These can include collaborative projects such as Wikipedia, microblogs such as Tumblr and content communities such as YouTube and Dailymotion.
Enterprise collaboration tools such as Sharepoint and Yammer also count as social media. All of these sites have their own unique audiences and require various strategies to successfully engage with fans.
We've all heard stories about students who get distracted from studying due to Facebook and use it as a method of procrastination; so much so that people had to intentionally deactivate their Facebook accounts during exam periods so they could concentrate.
However, this dip in productivity does not necessarily hold true for the workplace.
Ipsos and Microsoft surveyed roughly 10,000 information workers across 32 countries and found that 46 percent of workers said their productivity had greatly or somewhat increased because of social media use in the office. In this case, social media encompassed instant messaging, text messaging, video conferencing, news feeds, social networks and team sites such as SharePoint.
In the same Ipsos and Microsoft study, 34 percent of workers indicated that management underestimated the benefits of social media tools, and 37 percent said that they could do their job better if the organization's management was on-board with the use of social tools in the workplace.
Furthermore, a study by McKinsey stated that certain industries like consumer packaged goods, retail financial services, advanced manufacturing and professional services could raise productivity by 20 to 25 percent if companies fully implemented social technologies which help improve collaboration and communication within and across enterprises.
As there are no barriers to applying for jobs via social media, the quality of candidates naturally varies. It's easy to believe that the average quality of applications would indeed be lower than if a company went through a recruitment agency which targets the profiles of candidates of a certain caliber.
Jobvite's social recruiting survey 2013 results found that the highest-rated candidates are sourced through referrals, followed by social networks.
A study by big data firm Evolve looked at call center staff in the US with a sample size of approximately 40,000 and found that employees who used one to four social networking sites on a weekly basis stayed at their jobs longer than their peers.
Furthermore, in a second experiment with a sample size of 4,991, staff who regularly used more than five social networks demonstrated higher sales in less time than their colleagues who didn't.
A study by Capgemini Consulting and MIT found that training in social media and all things digital is a deciding factor in why digitally-intense companies outperform their less Web-savvy counterparts financially.
The report stated that "companies with stronger digital intensity derive more revenue from their physical assets." They also generate more revenue per employee, have higher net profit margins and higher market valuations.
In 2009, Dell made $3 million in sales from just one of its Twitter accounts. This account also had a history of listening to fans, and excellent consumer engagement.
If a brand is able to build a following of consumer advocates and listen to the concerns of its target audience, it might be able to get away with slightly pushing products via social channels.
Still, brands need to approach social media as a chance to foster an online consumer base rather than just another sales medium if they want to gain these other benefits. As long as the team remains genuine, and only mention its product in moderation, they can offer helpful tools for consumers instead of overload them with annoying sales pitches.
Social news aggregators like Digg, StumbleUpon and Reddit are still popular—and relevant. With the advent of social news feeds on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn, one might think that they've replaced the social news aggregators.
However, Statcounter's global stats for social media show that people are still quite active on StumbleUpon and Reddit. Both sites have had higher average traffic than YouTube for the past year.
The Pew Research Center found that in 2013, 43 percent of Americans over 65 used at least one social networking site, compared with 26 percent in 2010 and 1 percent in 2008.
At time of publication, there are 39 million people aged 65 and older using Facebook, Twitter and Skype, making them the fastest growing age demographic on these sites. Don't underestimate this power generation!


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Q: ACEDAO performance in C# much slower than VB.net Within a C# project, I need to fill an Access 2010 database with a lot of data, where performance is an issue. I did some testing using various data access techniques, and found out that using old fashioned DAO gives me the best performance (using a code example I found here on Stackoverflow). The code below takes about 2.5 seconds to fill a 6-column table with 100,000 records.
Dao.DBEngine eng = new Dao.DBEngine();
Dao.Database db = eng.OpenDatabase(@"d:\temp\speedtest.accdb");
eng.BeginTrans();

Dao.Recordset rs = db.OpenRecordset("tblTest");
Dao.Field[] myFields = new Dao.Field[6];
for (int k = 0; k <= 5; k++) {
    myFields[k] = rs.Fields[k];
}

for (int i = 1; i <= 100000; i++) {
    rs.AddNew();
    myFields[0].Value = i;
    myFields[1].Value = i;
    myFields[2].Value = i;
    myFields[3].Value = i.ToString();
    myFields[4].Value = i.ToString();
    myFields[5].Value = i.ToString();
    rs.Update();
}

eng.CommitTrans();

Out of curiosity, I rewrote this piece of code, line by line, in VB.net.
Dim eng As New Dao.DBEngine()
Dim db As Dao.Database = eng.OpenDatabase("d:\temp\speedtest.accdb")
eng.BeginTrans()

Dim rs As Dao.Recordset = db.OpenRecordset("tblTest")
Dim myFields() As Dao.Field = New Dao.Field(5) {}
For k As Integer = 0 To 5
    myFields(k) = rs.Fields(k)
Next

Dim startTime As DateTime = DateTime.Now
For i As Integer = 1 To 100000
    rs.AddNew()
    myFields(0).Value = i
    myFields(1).Value = i
    myFields(2).Value = i
    myFields(3).Value = i.ToString()
    myFields(4).Value = i.ToString()
    myFields(5).Value = i.ToString()
    rs.Update()
Next

eng.CommitTrans()

The VB.net version runs in about 0.26 seconds or roughly 10 times faster than the C# version. I find this difference staggering, and I can not explain this. When I look at the IL code with Reflector, I can see no noticeable differences. The projects are equal (both console applications), with the code above in the main method. Anyone any ideas how to get the C# version on the same performance?

A: First of all, thanks to everyone who provided me with helpful hints and advice. I found the reason why the C# program was performing so badly, compared to it's VB counterpart.
If the C# code had been written as part of the 'normal' development solution, I would never have had this problem. But unfortunately, when you start a C# console project, the main method does not get the [STAThread] attribute. I haven't figured out yet why a console program is lacking this attribute by default, but when added to my example program the C# and VB code perform exactly the same (give or take a few milliseconds).

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package org.ejml;

import org.ejml.data.D1Matrix64F;
import org.ejml.data.DenseMatrix64F;
import org.ejml.ops.RandomMatrices;

import java.util.Random;

/**
 * Benchmark that tests to see if referring the parent of the class versus the actual class
 * has any performance difference.  The function used internally is matrix multiplication in "ikj" order.
 *
 * @author Peter Abeles
 */
public class BenchmarkInheritanceCall {

    public static void multParent( D1Matrix64F a , D1Matrix64F b , D1Matrix64F c )
    {
        double dataA[] = a.data;
        double dataB[] = b.data;
        double dataC[] = c.data;

        double valA;
        int indexCbase= 0;
        int endOfKLoop = b.numRows*b.numCols;

        for( int i = 0; i < a.numRows; i++ ) {
            int indexA = i*a.numCols;

            // need to assign dataC to a value initially
            int indexB = 0;
            int indexC = indexCbase;
            int end = indexB + b.numCols;

            valA = dataA[indexA++];

            while( indexB < end ) {
                dataC[indexC++] = valA*dataB[indexB++];
            }

            // now add to it
            while( indexB != endOfKLoop ) { // k loop
                indexC = indexCbase;
                end = indexB + b.numCols;

                valA = dataA[indexA++];

                while( indexB < end ) { // j loop
                    dataC[indexC++] += valA*dataB[indexB++];
                }
            }
            indexCbase += c.numCols;
        }
    }

    public static void multParent_wrap( D1Matrix64F a , D1Matrix64F b , D1Matrix64F c )
    {
        double valA;
        int indexCbase= 0;
        int endOfKLoop = b.numRows*b.numCols;

        for( int i = 0; i < a.numRows; i++ ) {
            int indexA = i*a.numCols;

            // need to assign dataC to a value initially
            int indexB = 0;
            int indexC = indexCbase;
            int end = indexB + b.numCols;

            valA = a.get(indexA++);

            while( indexB < end ) {
                c.set( indexC++ , valA*b.get(indexB++));
            }

            // now add to it
            while( indexB != endOfKLoop ) { // k loop
                indexC = indexCbase;
                end = indexB + b.numCols;

                valA = a.get(indexA++);

                while( indexB < end ) { // j loop
                    c.plus( indexC++ , valA*b.get(indexB++));
                }
            }
            indexCbase += c.numCols;
        }
    }

    public static void multChild( DenseMatrix64F a , DenseMatrix64F b , DenseMatrix64F c )
    {
        double dataA[] = a.data;
        double dataB[] = b.data;
        double dataC[] = c.data;

        double valA;
        int indexCbase= 0;
        int endOfKLoop = b.numRows*b.numCols;

        for( int i = 0; i < a.numRows; i++ ) {
            int indexA = i*a.numCols;

            // need to assign dataC to a value initially
            int indexB = 0;
            int indexC = indexCbase;
            int end = indexB + b.numCols;

            valA = dataA[indexA++];

            while( indexB < end ) {
                dataC[indexC++] = valA*dataB[indexB++];
            }

            // now add to it
            while( indexB != endOfKLoop ) { // k loop
                indexC = indexCbase;
                end = indexB + b.numCols;

                valA = dataA[indexA++];

                while( indexB < end ) { // j loop
                    dataC[indexC++] += valA*dataB[indexB++];
                }
            }
            indexCbase += c.numCols;
        }
    }

    public static void main( String args[] ) {
        Random rand = new Random(23234);

        DenseMatrix64F A = RandomMatrices.createRandom(2,2,rand);
        DenseMatrix64F B = RandomMatrices.createRandom(2,2,rand);
        DenseMatrix64F C = new DenseMatrix64F(2,2);

        int N = 40000000;

        long before = System.currentTimeMillis();
        for( int i = 0; i < N; i++ ) {
            multParent(A,B,C);
        }
        long after = System.currentTimeMillis();

        System.out.println("Parent:       "+(after-before));

        before = System.currentTimeMillis();
        for( int i = 0; i < N; i++ ) {
            multParent_wrap(A,B,C);
        }
        after = System.currentTimeMillis();

        System.out.println("Parent func:  "+(after-before));

        before = System.currentTimeMillis();
        for( int i = 0; i < N; i++ ) {
            multChild(A,B,C);
        }
        after = System.currentTimeMillis();

        System.out.println("Child:        "+(after-before));
    }
}

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HCM CITY — Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has exhorted the Vietnamese-German University (VGU) to become a leading research hub not only at the national level but also the regional and international levels.
Meeting with the university's management during a visit to the southern province of Binh Duong on Thursday, he urged them to focus on training human resources in sectors in which Vietnam has great need such as automotive engineering, IT and sustainable urban planning.
He wanted VGU to become an international-standard research university, whose achievements and reputation are based on the results of its scientific research, and share the results with the country and international community.
He hailed the efforts of its staff and students and their achievements during the nine years of its existence.
VGU has so far had 33 papers published in international journals, presented 50 papers at prestigious national and international conferences, and organised 22 national and international conferences.
"This is very impressive for a nine-year-old international university," the PM said.
He thanked Germany, especially its Hessen State, for supporting VGU and hailed the Bình D??ng Province administration's continuing efforts to help build it.
He called the university a symbol of the economic co-operation and friendship between Vietnam and Germany.
He called on it to adopt Germany's advanced education system and engineering technologies to strengthen the ties between the two nations.
The PM instructed the Ministry of Education and Training to consider an appropriate financial autonomy model for VGU to enable it to achieve its full potential and contribute to local and national socio-economic growth.
VGU was the first public university to be founded under the new-model university project in 2008.
It offers 11 different programmes in science, engineering and technology, six of them master's degrees and the rest undergraduate courses.


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by Aaron Gleeman
After more than 21 years on this earth, I've finally found something worth fighting for, a cause to get behind, someone to convince people to cast their vote for. No, his name isn't Kerry or Bush … it's Abreu. Bobby Abreu.
You see, Bobby Abreu is an All-Star. He just is, and there's nothing you can ever say or do to convince me otherwise. The only problem is that, unless Abreu wins the "Final Vote" contest on MLB.com for the 32nd and final spot on the National League All-Star team, he will have played nine seasons in the major leagues without being chosen to a single All-Star team.
I know what you're saying … How can someone be an All-Star without being on an All-Star team? If you don't know the answer to that question, you've obviously never looked at Abreu's career.
Let's start with this year, since there's still something that can be done to make him an All-Star in 2004. Through his first 78 games (when the All-Star teams were announced), Abreu hit .304/.444/.576 with 17 homers, 22 doubles, 69 walks, 17 stolen bases, 56 RBIs and 66 runs scored.
Projected over a full season, his numbers are incredible …
G      AVG      OBP      SLG     2B     HR     RUN     RBI      BB     SB
158     .304     .444     .576     45     35     135     115     140     35
In a league without Barry Bonds in it, those are MVP numbers. In fact, if Abreu keeps up those paces, he will have filled a stat-sheet like no one in baseball history. No hitter has ever had the combination of 40+ doubles, 30+ homers, 120+ runs, 100+ RBIs, 120+ walks and 30+ stolen bases — all of which Abreu is well on pace for right now. The only two players to come close are Bonds and Babe Ruth (twice), but neither of them could get to 30 steals. Incidentally, not only is Abreu on pace for more than 30 steals, he is swiping bases at a 94.4% clip so far (17-for-18).
Here are Abreu's current rankings among NL hitters …
– 2nd in Runs
– 3rd in Walks
– 4th in On-Base Percentage
– 4th in Stolen Bases
– 7th in OPS
– 8th in RBIs
– 9th in Slugging Percentage
If traditional stats don't float your boat, consider that Abreu is 3rd in the NL in Runs Created (RC), behind only Bonds and Todd Helton, 2nd in the NL in Runs Created Above Average (RCAA), behind only Bonds, and 4th in the NL in Value Over Replacement Player (VORP), behind only Bonds, Helton and Scott Rolen.
Here's how Abreu looks in VORP, RC and RCAA, compared to the NL reserve outfielders who have already made the All-Star team …
VORP     RC     RCAA
Bobby Abreu         44.3     75       39
Lance Berkman       37.5     69       37
Miguel Cabrera      31.7     58       12
Moises Alou         21.3     54       11
I can see an argument for choosing Lance Berkman over Abreu and, while I think Abreu is more deserving than Miguel Cabrera, I do think Cabrera deserves a spot on the team.
However, the choice of Moises Alou over Abreu is absolutely ridiculous. Abreu has been a superior player in nearly every imaginable way during the first-half of the season …
ABREU          ALOU          ADVANTAGE
VORP                      44.3          21.3          Abreu
Runs Created                75            54          Abreu
RC/27 Outs                10.2           6.3          Abreu
RCAA                        39            11          Abreu
Batting Average           .304          .286          Abreu
On-Base Percentage        .444          .338          Abreu
Slugging Percentage       .576          .527          Abreu
OPS                      1.021          .866          Abreu
Runs Scored                 66            50          Abreu
Runs Batted In              56            49          Abreu
Doubles                     22            16          Abreu
Extra-Base Hits             40            36          Abreu
Isolated Power            .272          .241          Abreu
Stolen Bases                17             2          Abreu
A lot of those numbers aren't even close. Basically, the only thing Alou leads Abreu in is home runs, where Alou holds a 19 to 17 lead. In hitting those two more homers, Alou has also made significantly more outs, which is why Abreu is creating around 62% more runs per out this season. Throw in the fact that Abreu is a superior defender and has been significantly better than Alou during the past couple years, and I see absolutely no case for Alou being chosen over Abreu.
Getting the All-Star game shaft in favor of less-deserving players is, sadly, nothing new for Bobby Abreu. Don't believe me? Just take a look at how Abreu's numbers stacked with the NL's reserve outfielders in each of the past five seasons …
VORP        RC     RCAA
Bobby Abreu         53.2       116       38
Jim Edmonds         60.7       105       42
Luis Gonzalez       53.2       122       31
Preston Wilson      46.8       102        3
Andruw Jones        46.3        98       13
Geoff Jenkins       42.6        97       27
Rondell White       27.7        77       11
Rondell White making it over Abreu, despite being about half the player Abreu is, was because of the silly one-player-per-team rule. You might think that's why Geoff Jenkins beat out Abreu too, but that's not actually the case. Richie Sexson was a Milwaukee representative too, and Jenkins made the team by winning the "Final Vote" contest.
Preston Wilson made the team because of his Coors-inflated numbers, which, as you'll see in a minute, is a frequent occurrence when it comes to Abreu getting screwed out of being an All-Star. Wilson came into the season, his first with the Rockies, as a .262/.333/.472 career hitter and proceeded to hit an almost-identical .260/.316/.479 away from Planet Coors. Colorado also had two other All-Stars.
I'll give Andruw Jones a pass because, while his offense wasn't close to Abreu's, he's a centerfielder and a damn good one. So, in 2003, Abreu was only better than three of the six NL reserve outfielders.
Lance Berkman       76.9       138       55
Shawn Green         65.5       118       42
Andruw Jones        54.2       106       25
Adam Dunn           36.1       105       20
Luis Gonzalez's spot on the team was a Bob Brenly special, as the Diamondbacks had a total of six All-Stars, none chosen by the fan vote. Adam Dunn was Cincinnati's lone All-Star and I'm again willing to give Jones the benefit of the doubt because of his defense. However, Abreu was a better offensive player than Shawn Green, and Green played the same position (right field).
In 2002, Abreu was better than three of the five NL reserve outfielders.
Larry Walker        82.0       153       70
Brian Giles         81.3       139       57
Cliff Floyd         72.0       127       53
Vladimir Guerrero   61.3       118       22
Moises Alou         56.1       109       33
Well, whaddya know, this season isn't the first time Moises Alou stole an All-Star spot from Abreu. As you'll see, 2001 is somewhat unique, in that Abreu was only significantly better than one of the six NL reserve outfielders.
Gary Sheffield      85.8       142       73
Steve Finley        52.3       107       20
Jeffrey Hammonds    33.2        93        3
Once again, you see that a Colorado hitter with Coors-inflated numbers took a spot from Abreu. Like Preston Wilson in 2003, Jeffrey Hammonds came into the 2000 season with thoroughly mediocre career numbers of .268/.329/.454. And, like Wilson, Hammonds hit like he always had on the road (.275/.325/.415) and padded his stats in Coors Field. Hammonds, like Wilson before him, was handed an All-Star appearance over Abreu solely because of playing in Colorado.
Steve Finley wasn't nearly the offensive player Abreu was in 2000 and the Diamondbacks already had a rep in Randy Johnson, so despite Finley's good defense in center field, I'm going to say Abreu deserved the spot more than he did. That makes Abreu better than two of the seven NL reserve outfielders in 2000.
Jeromy Burnitz      47.2       109       36
Brian Jordan        25.8        93        8
Here's the year that really bugs me. Abreu hit .335/.446/.549 with 66 extra-base hits, 27 stolen bases, 109 walks, 93 RBIs and 118 runs scored in 1999. He led the NL in triples, finished 3rd in batting average and on-base percentage, 5th in runs scored and walks, and 7th in OPS. His VORP of 75.8 was not only good for 6th in the entire league, it was also better than all five of the NL reserve outfielders, all of whom also played a corner outfield spot. He also had better RC and RCAA totals than all five.
By my count, from 1999-2003, Bobby Abreu, despite not making a single All-Star team, was better than 14 of the 29 (48.3%) actual NL All-Star reserve outfielders. Some seasons, like 2001, he didn't have a huge case to be on the team (although he still definitely had a case), while other seasons, like 1999, he was better than every backup outfielder that made the team. Toss in this year, and Abreu was or is better than 53.1% of the NL reserve outfielders since 1999. And that is conservative; the case could probably be made that the number is closer to 60%.
Meanwhile, while not making any All-Star teams from 1999-2003, take a look at where Abreu ranked among all National League outfielders in RC and RCAA during that time …
RC                                     RCAA
Barry Bonds                 844          Barry Bonds                 573
Sammy Sosa                  715          Sammy Sosa                  304
Brian Giles                 685          Brian Giles                 301
Luis Gonzalez               679          Gary Sheffield              284
BOBBY ABREU                 653          BOBBY ABREU                 245
Gary Sheffield              646          Luis Gonzalez               237
Vladimir Guerrero           636          Vladimir Guerrero           210
Larry Walker                577          Larry Walker                201
Andruw Jones                530          Jim Edmonds                 197
Lance Berkman               505          Lance Berkman               185
Pretty impressive, huh?
As for whether or not he deserves your vote for the final spot on the NL team this season, hopefully I presented enough information to make you a believer already. If not, it's worth noting that he is having a far superior first-half than the other four candidates for the "Final Vote" contest. Here are the specific numbers …
Aramis Ramirez      33.5     58       17
Steve Finley        28.5     59       10
Jason Kendall       16.6     43        6
Juan Pierre         13.3     46       -4
Forget John Kerry. Forget George Bush. If you're only going to vote once in 2004, make it a vote for Bobby Abreu.
2004 All-Star Final Vote
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Man Causes Car Accident, Attacks Firefighters and Gets Arrested
A man in New York found himself behind bars after a remarkable string of events that started when he allegedly caused a car accident.
According to reports, the man was driving a box truck when he ran into numerous vehicles. This was right around 12:30 p.m., on a Sunday. Nine people were hurt in the crash.
The man wasn't done. After the box truck came to a stop, he got out of it and ran to a nearby firetruck. He climbed inside the vehicle and attacked the firefighter who already in the cab. That firefighter was also hurt.
Finally, police arrived at the scene. The truck driver was arrested. He is now facing a string of charges, including refusing a breath test, felony reckless endangerment, impaired driving and assaulting a firefighter. Police say that he had both marijuana and cocaine on him at the time. Exactly which drug he was impaired by — if not any or maybe both — has not yet been reported.
The authorities did take him over to Bellevue Hospital so that he could be evaluated by professionals. The others who were hurt wound up at both Roosevelt Hospital and Bellevue Hospital, and reports do claim their injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Worth noting is that the man has a criminal record. He was convicted of illegally selling and possessing a firearm, and he was on parole when the accident happened.
With so many people injured in the crash, the medical costs stemming from the man's actions are bound to be high. It's always important for injured parties to know what rights they may have to compensation for these costs.
Source: ABC, "Truck driver jumps in fire truck, assaults firefighter after multi-car crash in New York City," Oct. 23, 2017


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