Becoming a better Manny
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It's 8 a.m., and Red Sox left fielder Manny Ram&#xED;rez is already sweaty. He looks ripped and ready to defend the world championship.
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Manny Ramirez owns a treasured spot in Red Sox lore &#151; the shy kid who grew up in the shadow of Yankee Stadium is Boston's first World Series MVP.
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There are progressions that must continue in Josh Beckett's game. Last season, he went over the 200-inning hump for the first time. He faced American League hitters for the first time and realized how much tougher the lineups with a DH can be.
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The Zend Developer Zone has posted their latest episode of the PHP Abstract podcast hosted by Cal Evans himself covering ways you can attract quality talent to your organization.   Along the way I've picked up a few truths, mainly stolen from people like Joel Spolsky. Some of these ideas can be found in an article I wrote a while ago titled "Nerd Herding", a link to which can be found in the show notes. Recently, I've had many people ask me variations of the same question, "How do I find talented programmers?" So today, I'm going to share with you some of the things I've learned.   The latest show is available for direct download or, as always, you can subscribe to their feed to get this and lots of other great shows.
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Review Can it appeal to novice and pro alike?
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I heard a report on NPR a couple of weeks ago, and thought it was very interesting.  A study of a group hotel maids found that even though they lead active lives, get lots of exercise, their health isn't good. High blood pressure, overweight, body-mass index, the usual signs of a sedentary life.  They interviewed them, asking if they were active -- no. Did they get exercise? No. (The correct answer was yes to both.) So they formed two groups, with one group they did nothing, with the other they had a series of classes where they showed them how doing maid work compared to other forms of exercise. The kept going until they understood that they were active and living a healhty lifestyle. A few months later they checked blood pressure, weight, BMI and amazingly the group they had educated had become healthy!
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Mike Timlin&#39;s reaction when he saw Manny Ramirez slip on Ben Davis&#39;s routine fly ball was probably no different than yours was last night.
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David Murphy settled into his makeshift locker at the front of the Red Sox clubhouse yesterday. Wrapped around a pole, it was sturdy enough, but really, kindergartners get better.
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Mike Lowell is taking the role of run-producer in Manny Ram&#xED;rez's absence quite seriously. After extending his hitting streak to 16 games with a three-run homer in the first inning in last night's 13-10 win over the Blue Jays and finishing with three hits and a stolen base, the Red Sox third baseman improved his RBI total to 101. It's ...
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Manny Ramirez's work habits are more important than his words to Boston manager Terry Francona.
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Itâs no secret that talent comes from hard work and a stroke of genetic good luck, but is there a formula for grooming a sports genius? At certain training grounds around the world, the answer seems to be yes.
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Stick to the basics to win in the long run.
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Following up on this article from Akash Mehta, Bryan has posted five more suggestions he has to help make you a better PHP developer.   I thought all of Akash's suggestions were good but a little broad and seemed to involve a lot of reading. And while any budding developer will jump at the chance to expand their burgeoning technical library, I thought there were a couple of items we could add to his list.  The recommendations that made his list are  Start a project that other people (developers and end users) will use. Learn another language. Teach someone PHP. Ask for suggestions not solutions. Use what you read.   I'm particularly a fan of the third one (teaching) - not only does it spread PHP out even more through the masses, but it can really test you on your knowledge (some of those "how do I.." questions can get a bit complex, even from beginners).
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Persistently practicing good programming will make you a better programmer. It can be difficult to find small tasks to practice, though. Fear not! Here's a 30-minute exercise to improve your testing abilities and your understanding of Perl's taint mode.
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Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen discovered Monday that sensitivity training gave him some insights on language and allowed him to do something he really enjoys &amp;#151; talk.
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Ladies and Gentlemen, these arenât your fatherâs Seattle Mariners. The news continued to get better in Mariner Land on Thursday, with ESPN first reporting that Seattle has signed coveted third baseman
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Though it contains no code, this new article on PHPBuilder provides a good perspective for those looking to get into PHP and what to expect to find.   A couple of months ago, I knew almost nothing about PHP, only that is was a programming language that I needed to learn. Today, my whole site relies upon PHP and I have gained the confidence that almost anything is possible using PHP. I accomplished this achievement using methods that I will describe in this article.   The author talks about the methods followed to get into the language, including making smaller goals at first, just to get used to things. The manual is also suggested as a "best friend" for a developer and looking at other people's code can provide insight into your problems.