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The following incidents were obtained from Berkeley County Sheriff's Office reports:
• A Bonneau woman said she left her home at about Noon on Aug. 16. When she returned at about 10:45 p.m. her mailbox was on fire. She said she has not had any problems with anyone and has no idea who would have set fire to the mailbox.
The victim said she believes gasoline was used as the grass around the mailbox was also burning. The mailbox was still in flames when a deputy arrived. The box itself had completely melted, and the wooden post was still burning.
• A church on South Live Oak Drive near Moncks Corner was vandalized on Aug. 20 sometime between 1 and 9:30 a.m. The complainant said someone threw a brick through the front window of the building causing the glass to shatter.
The complainant said a man had been placed on trespass notice from the church on Aug. 19 due to a civil dispute. She said he resided behind the church. When the deputy met with the subject who was placed on trespass notice he said he had no knowledge of the incident.
The damage is estimated to be $200.
• A St. Stephen woman reported on Aug. 17 that three of her Honda dirt bikes were stolen and her fence was cut open, allowing her dogs to roam. She said at about 2 p.m. she noticed her dogs running loose on Beulah Tabernacle Drive. She said she last saw the dirt bikes in her storage shed at the rear of her property on Aug. 15.
A portion of her fence in the front and rear of her property had been cut open. Her storage shed locks had been cut.
Two of the dirt bikes were red and white CRF50s (both with an estimated value of $1,250) while the third was a red and white CRF80 (estimated value: $2,100). The dirt bikes were entered into NCIC.
• On Aug. 20 at 12:37 p.m. a deputy responded to a St. Stephen residence on Schurlknight Road in reference to an activated alarm. En route the deputy learned the homeowner had arrived and saw the back door had been kicked in.
The deputy entered the residence to make sure no suspects were inside. He then escorted the homeowner into the residence and she saw that two flat screen TVs were missing, one from the living room and one from the bedroom. The victim said she had three cameras on her detached garage.
Upon viewing the surveillance video she noticed they had been pushed up toward the sky by an unknown subject.
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Welcome students, parents, and/or guardians. I would like to establish a few reminders to continue a successful year.
Remind students to follow the rules.
The five rules in my classroom are:
1. Respect yourself and others.
2. Represent your class.
3. Raise your hand to get teacher's attention.
4. Stay on task.
5. Follow instructions.
Sign your child's planner everyday.
This is a great way of communication.
Help your child study for tests.
A study guide is provided before every test. You can sign your child's study guide for extra point(s) on the test!
Sign your child's conduct sheet at the beginning of every week on Tuesday.
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Session Z10: Physics of Physiological Systems
11:15 AM–2:03 PM, Friday, March 19, 2010
Room: A106
Sponsoring Unit: DBP
Abstract ID: BAPS.2010.MAR.Z10.8
Abstract: Z10.00008 : Damage and fluctuations in optimal transport networks
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Eleni Katifori
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Gergely Szollosi
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Marcelo Magnasco
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Leaf venation is a pervasive example of a complex biological transport network that is necessary for the survival of land plants. Transport networks optimized for efficiency have been shown to be trees, i.e. loopless. However, dicotyledon leaf venation has a large number of functional closed loops. Inspired by leaf venation, we study two possible reasons for the existence of a high density of loops in biological transport networks: resilience to damage and fluctuations in load (transpiration rate across the leaf blade). We consider optimizing functionals that account for these two criteria, and examine the topology and transport properties of the resulting networks.
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WASHINGTON - "Just one more story, please?" ''I need a glass of water." ''Mom, I can't sleep!"
When youngsters continually struggle to fall asleep at night, new research suggests maybe their body clock doesn't match their bedtime.
That doesn't mean tots should be up at all hours.
"Just like nutrition and exercise, sleep is critical for good health," said sleep scientist Monique LeBourgeois of the University of Colorado, Boulder, who is leading the research.
The ultimate goal is to help reset a delayed sleep clock so that young children can settle down more easily, she said. Hint: It seems to have a lot to do with light.
We all have what's called a circadian rhythm, a master biological clock, that regulates when we become sleepy, and when we're more alert. Those patterns vary with age: It's the reason teenagers are notorious for late nights and difficult-to-wake mornings.
But how does that clock work in preschoolers, who need more sleep than older kids or adults? A first-of-its-kind study tracked 14 healthy youngsters for six days to begin finding out.
The children, ages 2½ to 3, wore activity monitors on their wrists to detect when they slept. Parents kept diaries about bedtime routines.
Then on the last afternoon, researchers visited each home, dimming lights and covering windows. Then, every 30 minutes for six hours leading up to the child's appointed bedtime, they also coaxed each tot to chew on some dental cotton to provide a sample of saliva.
The reason: To test for levels of a hormone named melatonin that is key to the sleep cycle and also sensitive to light. At some point every evening, people's melatonin levels surge and a while later, they begin to feel sleepy. Among adults who sleep well, that melatonin rise tends to happen about two hours before whatever is their chosen bedtime.
For preschoolers, the new study found that on average, the melatonin surge occurred around 7:40 p.m. The children tended to be tucked in around 8:10 p.m., and most were asleep 30 minutes later, LeBourgeois reported in the journal Mind, Brain and Education.
When melatonin rose earlier in the evening, tots who hit the sack around 8 fell asleep a bit faster. But when the melatonin surge was closer to bedtime, the youngsters were more likely to fuss or make curtain calls after lights-out.
Two children in the study actually were tucked in before their rise in melatonin ever occurred, and it took them up to an hour past bedtime to fall asleep, she said.
"We don't know what that sweet spot is yet," LeBourgeois said, but the data suggest bedtime is easiest if the melatonin surge occurred at least 30 minutes earlier.
The study reinforces what doctors have long suspected is one bedtime barrier, said Dr. Jyoti Krishna, a pediatric sleep expert at the Cleveland Clinic. Other factors can disrupt a child's sleep, too, such as noise, stress or anxiety, or disrupted home routines, he cautioned.
"But this paper reminds us that, hey, there is a time that the body is more ready to sleep than at other times," Krishna said.
The National Institutes of Health says preschoolers need 11 to 12 hours of sleep each day; some typically comes from an afternoon nap.
Parents don't have melatonin tests as a guide, so Krishna advises looking for cues when setting a bedtime - yawning, rubbing eyes - and then to adjust that bedtime as the child gets older.
"The melatonin onset and our body rhythms change," Krishna said. "You can't stick to what worked two years ago with this child, because this child is now a different child."
About 25 percent of young children experience some type of sleep difficulty, including trouble settling down at bedtime, LeBourgeois said. Harried parents aside, there's concern that early-in-life bedtime frustration might lead to more persistent sleep trouble.
"Listen to your child's physiology," she advised.
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Davide Ballardini would reject an offer from Cesena to become their new Coach if Marco Giampaolo is sacked.
The latter is playing for his job this evening against Cagliari given the club's nightmare start to the campaign.
Tipped to do well after some high profile summer signings, the Seahorses have drawn two and lost five of their first seven League games.
That form has raised doubts over the future of Giampaolo who could see his brief reign come to an end before the weekend.
Ballardini has been paired with the Stadio Manuzzi outfit, but, after already rejecting Bologna recently, he's said to not be interested in the possible job.
Mario Beretta, formerly of Siena, is widely considered as the favourite to replace Giampaolo if the axe does fall.
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Creating realistic shadows in Photoshop
We've had a couple of people ask us how to create some realistic shadows in photoshop, so I decided to write a quick little tutorial. For this example, we're just going to be creating a shadow on a basic rectangle that gives the impression that a corner is being lifted up from the background. Quick note : I'm not going to be giving exact settings, as the best way to learn how to do this stuff is to experiment.
1. Start off by creating a rectangle
2. Now, draw another rectangle roughly the same width as the box created in the previous step, and fill it with black.
3. Move the new black box below the blue one in the layer palette.
4. Apply the gaussian blur filter (filter -> blur -> gaussian blur)
5. Select the warp tool (edit -> transform -> warp) and move around the points to give you something similar to below
6. Now you should have something looking like this :
7. The shadow looks a little bit too spread out, so we're going to open the warp tool again and tuck in some of the edges.
8. The shadow looks a little bit too spread out, so we're going to open the warp tool again and tuck in some of the edges. At this point I've also taken a small black brush with about 75% hardness, and painted in a thin black line under the blue rectangle to give it more of a base.
9. The final step is to warp the shape one last time to give it the curve on the bottom right. Once that's done, take a soft brush at a really low opacity, fire up a layer mask, and brush out some of the shadow to give it a more realistic look. Voila!
This is just one of many ways to create shadows in photoshop, but I usually fall back on this when I want to create something a little more organic.
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Or is it a gear? Either way these are fun little shapes to make with your 1x2 Lego bricks.
Step 1:
-288 1x2 bricks
Two color: 144 of each color
Three color: 96 of each color
Step 2:
We'll be working from the bottom up. Start with the brick you want in the bottom row (white in the picture) and attach two bricks to it as shown.
Use 3 more white bricks and 2 more blue bricks and make em look like the third picture.
The goal here is to basically make a square zig-zag chain with 5 studs (those are the dots on top of the bricks) on each side.
Keep adding bricks until your model has a few turns in it then meet me over at the next step.
Step 3:
Continue the square zig-zag pattern until you only have 2 bricks left (a top row color and a bottom row color). If you're counting then you'll be aiming for 12 cog sticker-outer things (teeth?).
Note: You want the end of the square zig-zag chain to have a middle brick sticking out, as shown in the picture. This is important for the Close Er Up! Step coming up next.
Step 4: Close Er Up!
Want more 1x2 LEGO fun? Check out these other 1x2 bendy shape Instructables:
Lego Star
Lego Saw Blade
Lego Deltoid and Astroid
Lego Pentagon
Lego Triangle
Lego Circle
Lego Starburst
Lego Medical Sign
Lego Heart
One question though how rigid/strong are these? tempted to make half a dozen for a pretty ornate bookshelf system.
thank-you and keep up the great work
civic man
The more layers you add the strong the cogs are. Whenever I make these shapes I do a 3 layer minimum and that results in a model that you can pick up and play with or roll around.
The cog is on the weaker side when it only has 3 layers. I definitely would not trust it to hold up my books but I'm also a college student and have some of those notoriously heavy books.
As Madrigorne commented, there is the option of gluing. This can be time consuming but worth it if you want security and a permanent model (your bookshelf idea sounds like it would totally be worth it!) I haven't glued models together so I can't offer any tips but I know if you search for it there are people who can offer a lot of advice about it.
I hope this info helps and if you do make a bookshelf PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE post pictures :)
first things first measurements to get an idea of how thick these have to be.if i credit you or joint work would you mind if i then create my own instructable.
Oh yeah and how are you purchasing the bricks? I get mine at the Lego Store from the PAB wall and I can pack 600 1x2s into a cup and still have space to get some other fun parts. If you have a PAB wall near you and want to see how I pack the cups let me know and I can post some pictures.
thats fine i will happily link to this for instructions will save me time too,some pictures would be great please. but at the moment im lookng into brick link to buy in bulk as currently im thinking each cog will need between 6-8 layers to make them sturdy plus i need kinda of dullish colours like light browns and creams to work with my dark coloured furniture.
thank you
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This is the best yet!
I'm thinking, like if you wanted to cover a car hood or create a wavy topographic play terrain that's still buildable, what would be the maximum slope and stuff like that?


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"Decades of lost potential"? Apparently there wasn't much potential there.
That oughtta be real helpful. Hilarious.
Are you people kidding me? You have the priceless opportunity to have the most desirable address in New Orleans, and you are whining that the rent is going up to a fair market value?
I have lived in the French Quarter, and the only reason I don't live there now is because the high rents drove me and all my friends out as units were converted to condominiums for part time residents. Need a comparable? Two years ago, I was extremely lucky to find a 300 square foot unit in Mid-City in a building in dire need of repairs and pay $550 for it.
If the city were to offer the Pontalba Apartments on the open market, they could command an amazing price, and people would fight each other to get them.
Don't like the noise, etc. that goes with living in the Quarter? MOVE OUT and let someone who appreciates it move in. Meanwhile, get a grip on reality.
Jeff Beck was indeed awe-inspiring amazing. Seriously, though, Keith Spera, you actually spent the first paragraph of your review commenting on his wardrobe choices?
Things just never change here, do they. Sigh.
The point of my post is that retail redevelopment shows no history of having any success in New Orleans. The reality is that ideas that work elsewhere do not necessarily work here. Nowhere did I suggest the mixed use plans like River Garden, or that the Iberville remain as it is. The fact remains that whatever the city decides on, if we don't take the dynamics of New Orleans into account, history suggests that we'll end up with a very expensive failure once again, such as The New Orleans Center.
"National and big box retailers"? Wouldn't that just serve to further transform New Orleans into "Anywhere, USA"? Besides, the histories of Canal Street, One Canal Place, and the long gone New Orleans Center all suggest that this model doesn't work for our city. Why not focus on coming up with a redevelopment plan based on the unique personality of New Orleans, rather than trying to repeat what other cities have done.


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The main purpose of a mission statement is to let the public know the purpose of the business. Whether your business aims to provide local services or tap into international markets, you can make your mission statement more effective by clearly stating the reason of its existence and identifying its long-term objectives. In order to make your mission statement truly effective, it should have the following characteristics:
Must define the business
A good mission statement must reflect the culture in which the business lives by. It must be anchored on the central principle that influences the people directly connected to it.
Must show an attitude
The words that you use in your mission statement must show some attitude. It is best to come up with one that is assuring and exudes confidence so that it can help develop a more attractive image for your business.
Must be able to stir positive emotions
A mission statement also plays a vital role in creating the image of your business. If it has the capability to stir happy and optimistic emotions, it would also impact your business positively. The passion must be felt with every word of the mission statement and anyone reading or listening to it must be inspired by what it says.
Must be straightforward and concise
Preferably, the mission statement should contain just a few yet strong sentences. So even without looking at a copy, you would be able to recite or say it without difficulty.
Must create an impression of a successful firm that is investment-worthy
When you say your mission statement, you must be empowered and that feeling will make you look successful in the eyes of other people especially your potential clients. Being able to create a good impression will most likely encourage more investors to have faith in your business.
Must be action-oriented
A mission statement is like a general plan which the business intends to work on. It must tell what the business is going to do, who will receive the benefits of the action and how the plan will be carried out.
A mission statement is very essential because it can make a huge difference in the success of the business. It will serve as the description the journey that your business is going to take. And it could serve as the driving force that will push your business closer to its goal – SUCCESS.


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Campbell beats Radford 65-63 in Big South showdown
BUIES CREEK (AP) — Reco McCarter scored 17 points, five in a late 7-0 run which allowed Campbell to escape with a 65-63 win over Radford in a showdown for the Big South's North Division lead Wednesday night at Gore Arena.
McCarter made 3 of 5 free throws and a layup as the Camels took a 65-62 lead with 9 seconds left. The Highlanders made a free throw, missed the second and grabbed an offensive rebound with 5 seconds left giving them one last chance. After a timeout, R.J. Price missed a 3-pointer with a second left.
Kyre' Hamer scored 16 points, Darius Leonard had 14 points and Leek Leek added 10 points for Campbell (10-10, 4-1). The Camels made 5 of 18 three-pointers on the night with Leonard making 2 of 3.
McCarter and Leonard grabbed seven rebounds each to lead the Camels. While shooting 27.8 percent beyond the three-point line, the Camels shot 45.3 percent (24 of 53) overall from the field.
Radford (13-7, 3-2), which was denied the 600th win in program history, led 39-30 at half and pushed it to 13 early in the second half. The Camels clawed back to grab a lead with 7:26 to go.
Price led Highlanders with 12.
The Camels have won four of their last five games. Campbell will travel to face Gardner-Webb at 7 p.m. Saturday.
UNC Asheville 81, Winthrop 66
ASHEVILLE (AP) — Jaron Lane scored 22 points and grabbed four rebounds as UNC Asheville rolled over Winthrop 81-66 on Wednesday night.
Andrew Rowsey had 17 points and five assists for the Bulldogs (10-9, 4-1 Big South). Sam Hughes added 12 points and seven rebounds and David Robertson chipped in with 11 points and six rebounds. The Bulldogs outrebounded Winthrop 47-29.
UNC Asheville went 19-6 to start the game and led 47-28 at the break.
In the second half, the Eagles came within nine points in the final minutes but could not close the gap. A layup by Lane with 1:52 left to play and 7 of 10 from the line closed out the scoring for the Bulldogs.
Leading the Eagles (9-8, 3-2) was Andre Smith with 12 points and five rebounds. Winthrop hit 39.7 percent from the field overall and just 42.1 percent from the line.
VMI 82, High Point 80 - OT
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Rodney Glasgow followed his own miss with a left-handed putback with .6 seconds left in overtime and VMI pulled out an 82-80 victory over High Point on Wednesday night.
John Brown made two free throws for High Point (6-12, 2-3 Big South) with 1:38 left in overtime to take an 80-78 lead and got the ball back after a turnover. But the Keydets' D.J. Covington intercepted a pass and, after teammate QJ Peterson missed a 3-pointer, slammed home the rebound with 47 seconds left. VMI (10-8, 3-2) got the ball back on a travel, setting up Glasgow's winning shot.
Covington's two free throws with 9 seconds left in regulation sent the game into overtime at 75-all.
Peterson led VMI with 25 points. Glasgow scored 18, Jordan Weethee 11 and Covington 10.
Brown led the Panthers with 28 points with Adam Weary adding 17, Jorge Perez-Laham 16 and Devante Wallace 11.


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Exhilaration upon delving into a passionate profession.
The satisfaction of surviving by my own two hands
and a partially functioning pre-frontal cortex.
An ascension of spirits so satisfying
it eases waking up in the morning.
Though my bones may be cold
and my brains have been squeezed dry
by the fancy pants pints I had last night,
I stride into the fog filled redwoods
Keys jingling at my side
Release a euphoric sigh
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Drive to get my caffeine fix
And the lovely lady who takes my order
Has a smile that romantics' of ages past
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Greeted by a mozzy canine
And a polite, short man in overalls
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Jose Reyes ran the bases yesterday and today practiced taking double-play relays. The big question posed to GM Alex Anthopoulos, when he met with reporters before the Blue Jays' three-game winning streak ended with a 6-4 loss to the Rangers, was the timing of Reyes' return. "Our medical staff had said about 10 days or so, maybe a little bit less, but he's certainly getting close and it's great to see," Anthopoulos said (as quoted by Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca). "Then it will be a question of how many at-bats is he going to need and how do his legs feel playing seven innings, nine innings, and so on. We're definitely going to be anxious to have him back." Based on that timeline, Davidi speculates Reyes, on the disabled list since April 13 with a left ankle sprain, could begin his rehab June 19 and rejoin the Jays for the start of a four-game series in Boston June 27. In other Blue Jay notes:
- The injury news isn't as encouraging for Brett Lawrie, who is now wearing a protective boot to speed the healing of his high left ankle sprain. "I don't really have a timeline [for his return], because it just takes time to heal," said Anthopoulos (as quoted by MLB.com's Evan Peaslee). "Again, he's going to have to get back to running and all those kind of things. It's not as severe as Reyes, but it seems like it's certainly healing very slowly right now."
- Anthopoulos is taking a game-by-game approach with right-hander Chien-Ming Wang, who was signed Friday to a $500K contract, reports Davidi. "We hope he makes a lot of starts for us, but we don't want to go in and promise x-number amount of starts," the GM said. "Hopefully, he does well and we catch lightning in a bottle with him. But he understands, his agent understands, that if things don't work out, we have the right to turn the page."
- Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star feels the offseason moves made by Anthopoulos will only be judged as a total failure if he starts a firesale at the Trade Deadline and continues in the off-season to quickly turn some of his off-season acquisitions into prospects because he would invariably receive less in return than what he surrendered.
- Asked in a readers' mailbag about the possibility of trading slumping catcher J.P. Arencibia, Griffin writes this is one question the organization has to really think about moving forward, but there are no internal, minor-league options after trading away Travis d'Arnaud. If Arencibia (owner of a .220/.240/.436 line with 72 strikeouts and five walks in 225 plate appearances this year) were to be dealt, Griffin thinks it would only happen during the off-season when a quality replacement could be acquired.
- Griffin still sees the Blue Jays as contenders in the AL East because, even though all five clubs could finish with winning records, it is unclear whether there is a 100-win team in the division and 90 wins could quite possibly be enough for the second Wild Card berth.
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AL Notes: Twins, Gibbons, Reyes, Price, Jackie Bradley
The Twins have devoted only 22.5% of their 2013 payroll to pitching (MLB average is 49.8%) and haven't exceeded the league average since 2005. Phil Miller of the Star Tribune writes perhaps no statistic better illustrates the Twins' dry spell in developing pitching prospects. "It's not by design. It's not like we said, 'Let's spend less on pitching and go another way,'" said Twins assistant GM Rob Antony. "When we've spent a lot on a contract, more often than not, it's on players we already have, that we know. We know how they fit in the clubhouse, and we know their health situation. It makes you a little more comfortable with the investment." Miller notes several pitching investments have been wasted because of injuries including this year's highest-paid pitcher Nick Blackburn ($5.5MM), who was removed from the 40-man roster as he recovers from wrist surgery. One investment that does seem to be paying dividends is Kevin Correia, who signed a two-year, $10MM free agent contract last December. The right-hander tossed eight shutout innings and lowered his ERA to 2.31 in the Twins' 5-0 win over the Rangers. In other news and notes from the American League:
- After a four-game sweep at the hands of the Yankees, the seat is becoming hotter for Blue Jays manager John Gibbons. CBSSports.com's Jon Heyman calls this a big test for Gibbons while Keith Law of ESPN.com says it's too early to think about firing the skipper (Twitter links).
- Before the game, Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos met with the media, including Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca, and said he doesn't expect Jose Reyes back until the beginning of July "just to make sure that we do this correctly and we don't have any setbacks." In the meantime, the plan is use Munenori Kawasaki and Maicer Izturis because Anthopoulos said the costs of going outside the organization for a Reyes replacement "don't line up for us with what our alternatives are."
- Rays principal owner Stuart Sternberg reiterated his team's ability to afford David Price in an interview with WFAN (partial transcript provided by the Tampa Bay Times' Marc Topkin). "We can; I don't know if we'll have any team around him other than him and (Evan) Longoria."
- In the same interview, Sternberg said he expects the Rays' next TV contract to be "big relative to the size of our attendance" but "mid-sized market" compared to other teams.
- The Red Sox prefer to give Shane Victorino some time to work out his back issues rather than trying to bring Jackie Bradley back too soon, tweets the Boston Globe's Nick Cafardo. Victorino underwent an MRI yesterday, which revealed inflammation in his lower back. Bradley, meanwhile, is 7-for-31 with 10 strikeouts and five walks since being optioned to Triple-A.
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Anthopoulos On Dickey, Marlins, Reyes, Johnson
Recently, Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star sat down with Blue Jays General Manager Alex Anthopoulos and touched on a number of topics. Here are some of the highlights from their chat..
- The Blue Jays wouldn't have made a deal for R.A. Dickey had they not completed the Marlins blockbuster first. In Anthopoulos' view, the club would not have been "one R.A." away from contending without the likes of Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, and Josh Johnson in the fold.
- Anthopoulos feels as though he paid a steep price to land Dickey, but that it was worth it given that he was the final piece in helping to push the club to an elite level. The Blue Jays weren't interested in fortifying the rotation with a No. 3 or 4 starter but instead wanted Dickey at the top of the rotation to push everyone else down a peg.
- From a trade standpoint, Anthopoulos says that he has learned over the years to have less balls in the air and to focus on the one or two deals that have a realistic chance of happening. That narrowed scope, he says, helped make the blockbuster deal with the Marlins a reality.
- Within the organization, opinions were split on the deal with the Marlins, but AA ultimately had the final say and pulled the trigger. Feelings were similar on the five-year, $64MM extension that Jose Bautista signed with the club, but the GM ultimately pushed that through as well.
- Griffin asked Anthopoulous if he believes that changes to the draft and international free agent signing rules were directed at creative GMs such as himself, but he doesn't see it that way. However, AA notes that the new cap for international spending hurts teams like the Blue Jays that have opted to shed big league payroll in order to free up money.
- Anthopoulos is glad that the team has purposely stayed away from giving expensive, overly-lengthy deals to free agents. While Reyes and Buehrle both have "free agent contracts", he's comfortable with them because of their talent level. In the case of Reyes, he's the only player on the team with five years to go on his deal and he's just 29 years old, not 32 or 33.
- Even if the Marlins deal didn't take place, the Blue Jays still would have chosen John Gibbons as manager.
- There has been less change in the Blue Jays' front office lately than in years past and Anthopoulos attributes that to increased stability in the organization rather than his own increased comfort level.
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East Notes: Blue Jays, Mets, Santana, Phillies, Wang
Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos sat down for an interview with Sportsnet.ca (video link), discussing (among other things) the club's rotation battle between Ricky Romero and J.A. Happ. The GM said that while Happ will "factor into this club, and it doesn't mean that he can't factor into this club on opening day in some role, some capacity," the team will "do everything we can with Romero" in the spring before taking him out of a starting role.
- Further addressing the issue of rotational depth, Anthopoulos acknowledged that the club lacks "household names" in that area. While the Jays "have 4-A guys," the GM says he wants to add "someone who is a little bit better than that, … a Happ type of guy." The team is "active … trying to do some things, trying to make some trades" for a starting-caliber arm that can be used in the bullpen or stashed in the minors, although some player on the current roster "wouldn't be happy, because somebody would be out of a job."
- The Mets appear prepared to enter the season without adding to their mix of outfielders, reports Adam Rubin of ESPNNewYork.com. "I think we've got a sense of who the five or six are who might be on the team," said GM Sandy Alderson. "What we have is what we're going to have, and we're not entirely displeased with that."
- Rubin also notes that the Mets could be dealing with a long absence from starter Johan Santana, who is still a ways away from returning to the mound, let alone doing so in a big league game. Santana acknowledged that his absence is indefinite: "I'm making progress. It's just I don't know when I'm going to be pitching again." According to Rubin, "there is now an open question about whether Santana's shoulder and his career will ever be the same."
- After sending Darin Ruf down to work on his defense, Phillies' GM Ruben Amaro Jr. acknowledged that there is a chance the Phillies may look to acquire another outfielder via trade, according to Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com. "There's a lot of time left. If we can improve the team we'll do it."
- The Yankees have made their signing of Chien-Ming Wang to a minor-league deal official, according to a team press release. Wang will enter his age-33 season looking for another chance to pitch in pinstripes, and to regain the success he had during his first stint with the club.
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Blue Jays Notes: Reyes, Lyon, Happ
Blue Jays GM Alex Anthopoulos introduced Jose Reyes in Toronto yesterday, explaining that players of Reyes' caliber are difficult to find. "He's electric," Anthopoulos said. "High energy, smile on his face, just so many things. This is a rare guy to find. Leadoff, shortstop, energy, makeup — check off every single box." Here are some more notes on the Blue Jays with Spring Training just a month away…
- Before the Blue Jays acquired Reyes, they had been "really close" to another trade that would have had a similar impact on their 2013 payroll, Anthopoulos said. They discussed the deal toward the end of October, when option decisions were due.
- The Blue Jays continue to seek a 25th man to round out their roster. Anthopoulos said last week that the Blue Jays would like to add a right-handed bench player capable of playing multiple infield positions. That said, the Blue Jays could add such a player in Spring Training.
- Don't expect another deal in the near future. "We're not having any dialogue at all with respect to trades," Anthopoulos said.
- The Blue Jays could add a player or two on minor league deals and under the right circumstances they could add a player to the 40-man roster.
- Anthopoulos hopes the rotation provides enough innings that the team doesn't need to seriously consider an eight-man bullpen. The Blue Jays have a pretty full bullpen, so it doesn't appear as though free agent right-hander Brandon Lyon will return. "I don't want to ever close the door on him, since he did a great job for us," Anthopoulos said.
- The GM stressed the importance of starting pitching depth and explained that players such as Justin Germano, Brad Lincoln and J.A. Happ provide the club with options.
- The Blue Jays are a 'file and trial' team meaning if they exchange filing numbers with players they go to a hearing. Anthopoulos said he's "hopeful" and "optimistic" that the Blue Jays could reach deals with their three remaining eligible players by today's deadline. Emilio Bonifacio, Happ and Josh Thole are Toronto's eligible players, as MLBTR's Arbitration Tracker shows. Assistant GM Jay Sartori is leading the way for the Blue Jays as they negotiate with their players.
- Though the Blue Jays look like an improved team, Anthopoulos cautioned that many of their American League rivals have also added significant pieces. "You can't take anything for granted," he said. "We haven't even played a game yet. We still have to win a game, and we have to win a lot more than one. The whole division is outstanding."
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Anthopoulos, Reyes Talk 2013 Blue Jays
The Blue Jays didn't set out to trade for Jose Reyes this winter. Instead, they targeted rotation upgrades to recover from a disappointing 89-loss season. Meanwhile, Reyes expected to remain with the Marlins, even after hype gave way to hopelessness in Miami toward the end of the 2012 campaign. Now, as Spring Training approaches, Reyes is officially Toronto's shortstop and there's an expectation from both sides that the 2013 season will live up to high preseason expectations.
The Blue Jays look at Reyes as a dynamic shortstop who can help them reach the postseason for the first time in 20 years. His skillset rarely becomes available in the view of general manager Alex Anthopoulos.
"I don't know that we're going to see another shortstop like this in Toronto for a long time," the GM said at Reyes' introductory press conference at Toronto's Rogers Centre this afternoon. "I don't know that we could ever think we're going to draft someone like this or sign someone like this out of Latin America. This is one of the great players to play the game."
Reyes sounds equally optimistic about his new team. He thought he'd be staying in Miami despite a 69-93 season that cost manager Ozzie Guillen his job. So earlier in the offseason when he and his wife were vacationing he wasn't expecting to pick up his phone and learn he'd been traded.
"It surprised me a little bit," Reyes said, "but after that I said 'you know what, with what the Blue Jays have it's all about winning and on the field it's going to be good,' so I can't wait."
Judging by Anthopoulos' comments, the Blue Jays are also eager to get started. The GM described himself as a longtime admirer of Reyes, citing the 29-year-old's energy and multi-faceted game as reasons for his interest. Plus, Reyes provides Toronto with a traditional leadoff hitter, something that Anthopoulos suggested is becoming increasingly rare in today's game. It's clear that the GM believes there's a lot to like about Reyes.
"He's probably one of my favorite players in the league to watch," Anthopoulos said. "He's the type of guy you want to watch play. He's electric. High energy, smile on his face, just so many things. This is a rare guy to find. Leadoff, shortstop, energy, makeup — check off every single box."
Last offseason, when Reyes hit free agency, the Blue Jays weren't involved in the bidding for the client of the Legacy Agency. At the time they believed that they had ample shortstop depth in Yunel Escobar and Adeiny Hechavarria. One year later, Anthopoulos was prepared to trade both Cuban shortstops to Miami in the blockbuster trade that brought Reyes to Toronto.
"We felt we were pretty deep at shortstop, but we've never seen a guy like this," Anthopoulos said of Reyes. "It's a rare opportunity to get a player like this and we wanted to make sure we were able to get it done."
Interestingly, Reyes wasn't the one the Blue Jays initially targeted. Anthopoulos started talks with the Marlins by asking about Josh Johnson, following up on an inquiry he'd made during the summer of 2012. Talks progressed from there and Toronto ultimately landed Reyes and the remainder of his six-year, $106MM contract. The Marlins faced considerable criticism for moving the contracts of Reyes, Johnson and Mark Buehrle, among others. Yet their former shortstop says trades are part of the game, even when they occur one year into a long-term commitment. Few players get to spend their entire career with one team.
"You have to understand that doesn't happen sometimes, because this is a business," Reyes said. "As a player we need to understand that."
After last year, Reyes understands more than just the business side of baseball. He has seen firsthand that preseason excitement doesn't necessarily translate into wins on the field. Like this year's Blue Jays club, last year's Marlins were tabbed by many as a breakout team. The Marlins never emerged as a postseason threat, and Reyes says he learned from the experience.
"No matter what people say — a lot of people said 'they're going to win it all' — it's not about what people say." Reyes said. "I don't think that's going to happen here."
Photo courtesy of USA Today Sports Images.
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Anthopoulos Talks Oliver, Thole, Extensions
After introducing R.A. Dickey to the Toronto media, GM Alex Anthopoulos discussed the composition of his team and the possibility of more offseason moves. Here are some highlights…
- The Blue Jays haven't heard a final decision from Darren Oliver, who's weighing retirement against a $3MM salary. Anthopoulos said he'd be pleased to have the left-hander back, though retirement now seems more likely. "If Darren wants to choose to come back we would certainly honor that," Anthopoulos said. "We would be thrilled to have him." Anthopoulos suggested Oliver could be placed on the restricted list if he doesn't report to Spring Training on time or officially file for retirement. If Oliver doesn't return, the Blue Jays don't necessarily have $3MM to spend elsewhere.
- Oliver, a Frye McCann Sports client, wants the Blue Jays to increase his salary, Ken Rosenthal and Jon Paul Morosi of FOX Sports reported this month.
- One of the leading reasons the Blue Jays acquired catcher Josh Thole along with Dickey was because he has experience catching the knuckleballer. "The thought is that Josh has had so much success with [Dickey], why break that up," the GM said.
- Anthopoulos didn't rule out the possibility of extending players in the coming months, but he stressed that such deals are possible at any time. And don't expect much advance warning. "If we're talking extensions [the media] will be the last to know if I have any say in it," Anthopoulos said.
- The Blue Jays are looking at ways of adding a right-handed bench player capable of playing multiple infield positions. That said, they're considering leaving the spot open because players will inevitably become available toward the end of Spring Training when teams need roster space and out of options players get traded.
- The Blue Jays could still add to their bullpen, though Anthopoulos said he expects to move forward with what he has. The GM has had some trade talks "on a few fronts" about the possibility, but those discussions haven't progressed.
- In case you missed it, Anthopoulos and Dickey are optimistic about the 2013 season.
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Dickey, Anthopoulos Optimistic For 2013
It didn't take long for Alex Anthopoulos to convince R.A. Dickey to sign a long-term deal with the Blue Jays. In fact, the defending National League Cy Young Award winner admits he decided to sign in Toronto as soon as he heard the general manager explain his plans for 2013 and beyond.
"I'll tell it now that the negotiating is over, but I was all in right then," Dickey said at an introductory press conference at Rogers Centre today. "I think this can be a special few years."
So do the Blue Jays. Otherwise they wouldn't have traded top prospects Travis d'Arnaud and Noah Syndergaard, among others, to obtain the 38-year-old knuckleballer. Consider the additional cost of Dickey's $30MM extension and the Blue Jays gave up a lot. But their GM says that's to be expected for a player of Dickey's caliber.
"He's a Cy Young Award winner, you don't get those guys for free," Anthopoulos said. "Ultimately for the organization these guys don't come around very often, and they don't get traded very often, they don't become free agents very often."
Anthopoulos compared Dickey's unexpected emergence to that of Jose Bautista, the former journeyman who led MLB in home runs in both 2010 and 2011. Yet unlike Bautista, Dickey enjoyed considerable success at the Major League level before his breakout season. The Blue Jays studied Dickey's past performances and previous knuckleballers to determine what they can expect from him going forward. Anthopoulos says he likes the way Dickey's trending, even at the age of 38.
"It took time, but the more work we started doing on him I started thinking he's going to get better," Anthopoulos said. "And I know it's crazy to say as good as he was last season, but he's gotten better each year."
Dickey says his numbers improved once he learned to throw the knuckleball for strikes — an accomplishment reflected by a walk rate that stayed well below league average during his tenure with the Mets (2.2 BB/9 from 2010-12). It's not uncommon for knuckleballers to continue pitching long after they turn 40, and Dickey says that's a goal of his.
"I'm hoping to play for ten more years. You never know. But this could also be my last contract."
Even after signing a $30MM contract, Dickey said he and his family will continue living modestly and traveling to help underprivileged people elsewhere. He also stressed the importance of giving back by donating to the Jays Care Foundation with the maximum amount allowed under baseball's Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Dickey, a client of agent Bo McKinnis, signed a two-year, $7.8MM deal with the Mets in January of 2011 following his first season in New York. Two winters later Dickey had a Cy Young Award on his resume, and the sides discussed a more lucrative contract without agreeing to terms. Dickey says he doesn't have lingering regrets about the fact that the Mets didn't match his asking price.
"No, in fact I've moved on from that point to being thankful that they didn't," he said. "It's important for me to say that I'm very thankful to the Mets for the opportunity to cultivate a pitch. But it's also important to not live in the past."
When it became clear that the Mets were willing to consider trade offers for Dickey, Anthopoulos called his counterpart, Mets GM Sandy Alderson, to discuss a deal. That led to an agreement and a 72-hour window for the Blue Jays to complete an extension with their new acquisition. Though he's pleased with the end result, Anthopoulos didn't enjoy process of negotiating publicly.
"I hated the fact that in 72 hours the world was going to know about it and we were going to be under the microscope the entire time," he said. "When we started the process, I made it real clear to R.A. and Bo McKinnis that we need to keep this as quiet as we could."
With five weeks remaining before pitchers and catchers report to Spring Training, most of Anthopoulos' offseason moves are now complete. Dickey, perhaps the highest profile addition of all, likes what he sees from his new GM.
"If we don't win it won't be because of him," Dickey said.
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Blue Jays Notes: Oliver, Gose, Bench, Arencibia
The Blue Jays have been very busy this offseason swinging a 12-player trade with the Marlins, acquiring R.A. Dickey from the Mets, and signing Melky Cabrera and Maicer Izturis. MLB.com's Gregor Chisholm touched on what these moves mean for the franchise and the other roster decisions that still need to be addressed when he recently opened his inbox.
- This offseason will determine the legacy of GM Alex Anthopoulos, not based on the timeline of winning but on the amount of money spent. Chisholm writes it's a similar investment to the one former GM J.P. Ricciardi made in 2006 by signing A.J. Burnett, B.J. Ryan and trading for the likes of Troy Glaus and Lyle Overbay. When those big moves didn't pan out, it reflected negatively on Ricciardi and ultimately led to his firing.
- Darren Oliver is still leaning toward retirement and the Blue Jays aren't expecting to hear a final decision until January.
- Anthony Gose is set to begin the season at Triple-A Buffalo with Rajai Davis assuming the role of fourth outfielder and late-game pinch-runner.
- The Blue Jays have one bench opening left to fill. With the versatility of Davis, Izturis, and Emilio Bonifacio, look for that final spot to go to somone invited to Spring Training on a minor league contract.
- In a separate article, Chisholm writes J.P. Arencibia has solidified his spot in the Toronto lineup for the forseeable future. Anthopoulos made the rare move of reaching out to Arencibia telling him not to concern himself with the trade rumors. "Not only does that make me feel good, but it makes you want to go out and work harder, go the extra mile and go the extra distance for this organization," Arencibia told Chisholm. "If they tell me I need to run through a wall, I'm going to try and run through that wall."
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Anthopoulos On Manager Search, Farrell, Aviles
Blue Jays' GM Alex Anthopoulos held court with reporters during a conference call this afternoon in the aftermath of the John Farrell–Mike Aviles–David Carpenter trade. Here are the highlights:
- Anthopoulos wants to interview candidates he didn't interview when he hired Farrell in 2010 because he was denied permission to do so or they were unavailable at the time. Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca (via Twitter) believes Tim Wallach and Manny Acta, respectively, fit that description. Davidi adds the search could begin with the three finalists Farrell beat out: Sandy Alomar, Jr., DeMarlo Hale, and Brian Butterfield, although a promotion for the Blue Jays' third base coach appears unlikely.
- Anthopoulos will address the coaching staff once a new manager is hired, tweets MLB.com's Gregor Chisholm.
- Anthopoulos was prepared to enter 2013 with Farrell as manager. "We could have and we talked about it, and he was prepared to do so, as well, " said Anthopoulos (quotes courtesy of the Boston Herald's Scott Lauber). "The big thing here was the fact that once John had indicated this was something he wanted to pursue, it was his dream job, it just didn't make a whole lot of sense to not at least see if we could work something out."
- Anthopoulos said Red Sox owner John Henry made the first approach and compensation talks, which remained on an ownership-level, focused only on Major League players, tweets Davidi.
- Anthopoulos expressed his displeasure that there was "gamesmanship from a negotiating standpoint, not on our end," writes Tim Britton of the Providence Journal. Anthopoulos, however, added neither he nor ownership have any issues with their Boston counterparts.
- In the same piece, Anthopoulos called Farrell's leaving "a perfect storm of events" tracing back to the Red Sox's 2011 collapse and the departure of Terry Francona. "If that [September collapse] hadn't occurred, I don't think this story ever would have started, I don't think there would have been the interest, and I don't think we'd be talking today."
- Anthopoulos sees new acquisition Mike Aviles "at a mininum" as a utility infielder, but he could also earn playing time at second base, tweets Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe.
- David Carpenter was not going to make the Blue Jays' 40-man roster, according to Anthopoulos (via ESPNBoston.com's Gordon Edes on Twitter). Carpenter could find himself in similar situation in Boston, tweets Alex Speier of WEEI.com.
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Hostetler Earns Boxing Honor; Makes Wing Open Finals
Feb. 21, 2002
Jacob Hostetler was one victory short of making it to the 2001 Wing Open Boxing Championships. Now he is just one fight short of being crowned a Wing Open champion.
Fighting in the 147-pound weight class Wednesday night in a semifinal bout, Hostetler, a junior, won a hard-fought decision over junior Frankie Woods. Last year, Hostetler lost his semifinal bout and watched Woods compete in the Open finals.
"Jacob used good boxing skills to outpoint the more aggressive Woods," said assistant boxing coach Capt. Mark Clifford. "Woods appeared a little rusty because he was coming off a hand injury that kept him from sparring until two weeks ago."
The tough decision earned Hostetler Boxer of the Week honors. He joins 23 boxers who will fight for titles in the Wing Open Championships set for Saturday, March 2, in Clune Areana beginning at 2 p.m.
Among the 23 boxers, five our defending champions. They are Ulysses Linares (147-pounds), Clell Knight (156-pounds), Doug Spear (112-pounds), Joe Harding (165-pounds) and Dustin Brown (195-pounds). Darren Smith takes the 119-pound title as he is unopposed in his weight division.
Knight will face either Tommie Cisar or Scott Hernandez in his weight class. Their bout was postponed until Friday due to an illness.
Here are the semifinal results:
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|07/23/2013 (Reposted Job: Initially posted on 02/06/2013)
|$2,000 USD Per Course
This position is no longer an active posting on HigherEdJobsStatistics Professor - Health Informatics (Bryan University, Tempe)
Bryan University is currently seeking an Adjunct Statistics Professor for the online Masters of Applied Health Informatics program. These individual will have experience in the Health Informatics field, have a Master's Degree in Statistics or related field, and 2 years experience as an instructor. If you feel you are qualified to instruct the courses below, please submit your resume and cover letter.
HIM540: Applied action research allows an individual within an organization to assess opportunities for improvement, and through a localized project, affect institutional change. This course will introduce practitioners to the concept of applied action research and guide them in the selection of an action research project that they will complete as part of their course of study. Students will evaluate their completed action research project, and determine the ways in which these projects can apply to existing health organizations.
HIM541 Quantitative Research Methods in Health Care II: This course is an extension of HIM540. Quantitative research is the foundation of decision making in multiple environments. Students will learn the tools and techniques associated with quantitative data gathering such as surveys and database mining. Students will learn how to manipulate this data using a number of different analysis tools and techniques. The expectation is that students will focus on areas of research and inquiry related to their graduate field of study. Prerequisite: HIM540
Each class is 5 weeks long and meets twice per week in the evenings. Pay is $2,000.00 per 5 week course instructed. All applicants must forward a resume and cover letter.
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MBPA Supports Governor Snyder in Allowing Small Businesses and Individuals to Keep Their Existing Health Plans
WARREN, Mich., Nov. 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the Governor announced that he will allow the President's ACA fix on existing health plans in the State of Michigan. The Michigan Business and Professional Association (MBPA) applauds the Governor in giving carriers this option as this decision is being done state by state. This announcement allows carriers to decide if they are able to do this as the ACA plans are being implemented.
"Our hope is that small business can keep their coverage. The Governor has done the right thing by allowing the option for small business and individuals to keep their coverage," said Jennifer Kluge, CEO of the MBPA. "The question becomes, is it feasible for the carriers to turn the ship around without negatively impacting rates. If not, it might be best for some small businesses/individuals to keep the new ACA compliant plans."
As of January 1, 2014 the ACA requires carriers to implement plans with minimal essential benefits and new underwriting requirements. Many carriers have had this implemented as of October 1 for January 1 effective dates after many months of preparation.
The President announced last Thursday, November 14, that he would implement a national fix, but was unclear on how it would be done. Each state has the option to implement the delay in implementing ACA compliant plans, thus allowing small business and individuals to keep their existing plans without being cancelled. Numerous states are not allowing this.
Many small businesses are already keeping their existing plans through 2014 when they changed their renewal dates to November or December, delaying ACA plans for 2014. Currently, there are several plans in the marketplace that delay ACA provisions for individuals as well. The MBPA encouraged members to change their renewal dates in 2013 to delay any negative impact of the ACA.
"We do have some concerns about unintended consequences like the additional negative impact on rates and potential confusion in the market. At least the Governor has made it an option for carriers in Michigan, which is fantastic compared to other States that are not as flexible," said Jennifer Kluge.
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Martinez returns to title insurance industry
Nelda Martinez has returned to the title insurance industry as president and a stockholder in Nueces Title Company, rejoining Michael Shelly, her former partner in a title office they sold in 2001 to Stewart Title.
Martinez stayed with Stewart until 2006, and has managed her own commercial real estate company, Adlen Enterprises, in the interim. Adlen is an asset management company consisting of commercial real estate owned by her.
Martinez, an at-large member of the Corpus Christi City Council, operated the title office with Shelly for eight years. It was affiliated with First American until the sale to Stewart, and with that acquisition, Stewart displaced First American as No. 1 in local market share.
July numbers, the most recent available, show Stewart still at No. 1 with 27.02 percent overall, followed by San Jacinto at 22.98 percent and First American with 20.90 percent, according to Landata Inc. Nueces Title, a full-service title agency with two locations, stood at fifth in July with 7.13 percent.
Nueces Title has operated since March 2007. Its stockholders include Martinez, Shelly and executive vice president Kim Wilson, a longtime coworker with Martinez and Shelly.
The company's offices are at 5656 S. Staples St., where Martinez's office will be, and 15033 S. Padre Island Drive on Padre Island.
Martinez said she missed the title industry and Shelly offered an opportunity.
"I grew up in the real estate industry," said Martinez, whose father was a broker and whose extended family includes homebuilders. "Every memory that I had of any work ethic had to do with the real estate industry."
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