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Martinez, a right-hander trying to win a job in the starting rotation, and the Cardinals express regret over the lewd postings that have since been taken down.
"There was a confusion," Martinez told ESPNdeportes.com on Wednesday. "It's my Twitter account and I understand what people are talking about and I should be responsible, but I want you to know that I do not have time to be doing that kind of thing.
"I talked to my teammates, the manager, the general manager. Everybody understood that I was a victim. My agent helped me and everyone was aware that I did nothing wrong. One must be aware that there are people out there willing to hurt me."
The Cardinals have no plans for disciplinary action against Martinez.
"I'm fighting for a spot in the starting rotation and that's what matters to me now," he told ESPNdeportes.com. "I don't have time to be on social networks doing bad things. These are problems that come to us and must be resolved quickly. From now on, I won't directly operate my account, I'll put a person in charge."
Cardinals manager Mike Matheny addressed the situation with Martinez and said the young pitcher accepted responsibility for his actions.
"We're embarrassed and he's embarrassed," Matheny said, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. "I'm not trying to shove my morality down anybody's throat. I've made that very clear. But I also need to be concerned about it ... Realize, is this something you'd want your kids to see? Is this something that you want to be known for? Is this how you want to be remembered?
"We are, like it or not, role models. Regardless of your moral compass and where it points, those sorts of things that we're talking about are not things we want our kids seeing."
Matheny took the opportunity to speak with the players about social media.
"It heightens our urgency to make sure that we're diligent and we're disciplined to educate and to make aware that when something like this happens, it's going to be an embarrassment to you and when something like this happens, it's going to be an embarrassment to us," Matheny said, according to MLB.com.


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With a win, Bears could take charge of division
First place in the NFC North is at stake Sunday, and the Green Bay Packers will be nowhere in the vicinity.
Instead, it's the Bears, one of seven 3-0 teams, against the Lions at Ford Field. A victory for Chicago would give it a stranglehold on the division through one-fourth of the schedule.
The Bears have been impressive under new coach Marc Trestman, showing a knack for clutch plays on both sides of the ball. They have a league-high 11 takeaways, are making good decisions, and Devin Hester is averaging 38 yards a kickoff return.
But they also have some injuries, with defensive end Henry Melton (knee) gone for the season and star cornerback Charles Tillman hobbled but saying he will play. Tillman normally would match up with the Lions' top threat, receiver Calvin Johnson.
"He's a big, strong, physical corner," Johnson said of Tillman. "He's smart. He's seen a lot of football, so he understands some of the concepts probably that we do on offense, so we've got to throw different things at him to get him off balance."
Detroit (2-1) is winning the close ones — the Lions have outscored the opposition by only 13 points. Their passing attack is second in the league, but just lost a key piece when receiver Nate Burleson was injured in a car accident.
The Lions got some good news: Running back Reggie Bush has recovered from the left knee injury that sidelined him in last week's win over Washington.
"He's a very valuable part of our offense and he affects the way defenses play us," coach Jim Schwartz said. "If we can get him back on the field, that will be a big plus for us."
Week 4 began with San Francisco's 35-11 rout of St. Louis in which the 49ers (2-2) had five sacks, limited the Rams (1-3) to 18 yards on the ground and got 153 yards rushing and a touchdown from Frank Gore.
On Sunday, it's New England at Atlanta, Seattle at Houston, Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota in London, the New York Jets at Tennessee, Philadelphia at Denver, Dallas at San Diego, the New York Giants at Kansas City, Cincinnati at Cleveland, Baltimore at Buffalo, Indianapolis at Jacksonville, Washington at Oakland, and Arizona at Tampa Bay.
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This document sets forth the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's (CPSC, Commission) general policies that implement the principles supporting the integrity of Commission staff's scientific and technical work. These policies reflect: applicable law, the agency's written directives, and agency practice.
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Remember how last year Newt Gingrich's fundraising organization, Americans Solutions for Winning, told Dawn Rizos (owner of The Lodge) she was winning a big award and all she needed to do was pay $5,000 for the privilege of winning?
Then remember how Newt's folks (and by that I mean his people, not his actual parents, ) figured out that Rizos' establishment was not a restaurant, but was a strip club? And then they said, "Sorry, we can't give this fake award to a strip club, so um, we're taking back our invitation and our award"?
Well, it seems that after Newt said his fact checker/screening folks would be doing a better job after the last debacle, Rizos got another letter last year, asking her to donate $1,000, or even up to $2,000. She'd even get a cool card that says she is a member. There was even a mock up of that card. Rizos responded by sending Newt a membership card, too: A lifetime VIP membership card to The Lodge.
Dawn Rizos, owner of one of the country's best strip clubs, was pleased Wednesday when the former House Speaker announced his bid for the White House.
"Congratulations to Mr. Gingrich," she told The Dallas Morning News. "We have always applauded his ideals of personal responsibility, helping small businesses like ours, and keeping government out of our private lives."
Rizos said that she would help Gingrich raise money, going as far as holding a fund-raiser or rally.
"We're not ready to make an endorsement yet, but we would be glad to host a town hall meeting or even a fundraiser for him," Rizos said.
If such an event is held at The Lodge, it would certainly be a change of pace. But in my opinion, there is nothing Newt here.


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ROCHESTER, N.Y. The Roman Catholic bishop who oversaw the settlement of dozens of priest sex-abuse cases in Vermont and the sale of prime church property to help pay for those settlements was appointed Wednesday to be the next bishop of the Diocese of Rochester.
During a meeting with the news media, Bishop Salvatore Matano said the sex-abuse cases were painful for everyone involved and that he would focus on bringing people back to the church.
I hope we will be able in some small way to bring back our brothers and sisters estranged from the church who no longer worship among us, said Matano, currently the bishop of the Diocese of Burlington, which includes the entire state of Vermont.
I pray that those who hear these words, if you are not practicing the faith, please come home, come home, we miss you. Come home, the Lord is awaiting you, he said.
Matanos appointment as the bishop of Rochester was announced by the Vatican. He will assume his new duties in January.
Before being named Burlington bishop in 2005, the 67-year-old native of Providence, R.I., held church posts in Washington and his hometown.
During his years in Burlington, Matano oversaw the settlement of dozens of priest sex-abuse cases, most involving a priest who served in Vermont during the 1970s. To help pay the $29.6 million in settlements reached during his tenure, the church sold some of its most valuable property.
The property included the churchs former Burlington headquarters, the last undeveloped piece of property in the city overlooking Lake Champlain, and Camp Holy Cross on the lakes Malletts Bay.
In Rochester, Matano will replace Bishop Emeritus Matthew H. Clark, who led the diocese for 33 years before retiring in July 2012.
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(Bluefield)--Brigadier General Robert L. Stephens, Jr. (US Army Retired) has accepted an invitation to serve as the keynote speaker at Bluefield State College's 2012 Commencement Exercises on May 12, 2012 at the Brushfork Armory. Degrees will be conferred to approximately 350 BSC students during the exercises.
General Stephens retired from the Army after more than 30 years. He was the recipient of the Army's highest award for meritorious service, the Distinguished Service Medal, the Department of Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit Award, Bronze star, and Purple Heart. His service also includes assignments with the Army General Staff and the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Washington.
Highlights of his military career include serving as a Special Forces "A Team" Commander in Latin America, commanding two companies during combat in the Republic of Vietnam, and commanding a one-of-a-kind forward deployed Separate Infantry Brigade in the Republic of Panama. General Stephens led the Army's first Joint Task Force to find and destroy drug laboratories in South America.
Upon his retirement from the Army in 1993, he was appointed to the position of Director of Personnel for the State of West Virginia. He currently serves as the Vice President for External Relations and Executive Assistant to the President at Clayton State University. He has been recognized on two occasions as a "Distinguished West Virginian," and he is a member and Past Chair of the Board of Directors of the West Virginia State University Foundation.
General Stephens was born in Welch, WV and is a graduate of West Virginia State University.
"Bluefield State College is grateful for General Stephens' willingness to serve as our commencement speaker," noted Dr. Thomas Blevins, BSC President. "In sharing the wisdom gleaned from his experiences in the military, in business, and in education, he will deliver a message that is both timely and inspirational for our graduates, their families, and the Bluefield State College community."


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The No. 6 Wisconsin (23-10-2) women's hockey team dropped a 2-1 decision to No. 7 North Dakota (26-10-1) in the semifinal round of the WCHA Final Face-Off at Ridder Arena Friday night.
Junior goaltender Alex Rigsby (Delafield, Wis.) made 32 saves, which included stopping 14-of-14 power-play shots by North Dakota, and freshman Erika Sowchuk (Fernie, B.C.) scored the Badgers' lone goal.
Despite a late surge by the Badgers, which saw UW outshoot North Dakota 16-13 in the third period, UND held on to its early lead, established with a first-period goal by Ashley Furia and a late tally by Monique Lamoureux.
Sowchuk cut North Dakota's 2-0 lead in half with 3:43 remaining in the third period. Senior winger Lauren Unser (West Salem, Wis.) skated the puck up the right side and navigated her way behind the UND net. She tipped a pass out front to Sowchuk, who poked it past North Dakota netminder Shelby Amsley-Benzie to put UW on the board.
The deciding goal came at 6:04 of the third period when Jocelyne Lamoureux found Monique Lamoureux off the faceoff, winning the draw back to her twin sister. Monique Lamoureux fired a quick shot from the point that found its way past Rigsby for the eventual game-winning tally.
UW had a five-on-three opportunity in the ninth minute of the third period, which included a great combination play by senior Saige Pacholok (Edmonton, Alberta), freshman Kim Drake (Mosinee, Wis.) and senior Brianna Decker (Dousman, Wis.). From the point, Pacholok found Drake along the left boards. Drake connected with Decker in the slot, but Amsley-Benzie made the save.
The Badgers maintained pressure late in the game, but could not solve Amsley-Benzie to force the tie. North Dakota outshot the Badgers 34-27 for the game.
Wisconsin went 0-for-3 with the man advantage while holding North Dakota scoreless on five power-play opportunities.
North Dakota will face the winner of Friday's second semifinal between No. 1 Minnesota (36-0-0) and Ohio State (19-14-3) in Saturday's WCHA Final Face-Off championship.
The NCAA tournament selection show is set for 5 p.m. Sunday. It will be broadcast live on NCAA.com.


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Liturgical Ministry
The General Instruction of the Roman Missal defines the acolyte's role as "to serve at the altar and to assist the priest and deacon. In particular it is … to prepare the altar and the vessels." An acolyte plays an intimate role in the celebration of the Eucharist. We experience a humility that can only come from a profound reminder that we are God's servants and a joy that comes from praying not just in words, but in actions as well.
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The Art and Environment committee prepares the worship space for liturgies at the College Church. For more information, please contact Beth Pilarski c/o Joe Milner at 314-977-7305 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Children's Choir
All children from grades 2-12 are invited to participate in the Children's Choir for the Christmas Eve Family Mass, held at 4:30 p.m. on December 24. Instrumentalists from grades 6-12 are also invited to participate. Rehearsals are held on the two Sundays prior to Christmas Eve. Please contact Sue Martin, Director of Music, at 314-977-7313 or firstname.lastname@example.com if your child would like to participate.
Liturgy of the Word for Children
Liturgy of the Word for Children provides an opportunity for children in grades Kindergarten through seven to experience God's presence in the proclamation of the Word during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday Liturgy. The children are called forward after the Opening Prayer. After the Presider greets the children they process to the Parish Center where they are divided up into four groups according to their grade level. The children return to the congregation following the Prayers of the Faithful.
Any child of school age is welcome to attend; no registration is required. With few exceptions, Liturgy of the Word is held every Sunday. There is no Liturgy of the Word for Children during the month of August.
The leaders of Liturgy of the Word with Children are parishioners who serve on a rotational basis. For more information, please contact Angie Doerr at 314-977-7302 or email@example.com.
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Cross Bearers
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A Eucharistic Minister distributes the Body and Blood of Christ during the Masses (Saturday, Sunday, and Holy Days).
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Readers at Saint Francis Xavier College Church are an integral part of every Liturgy of the Word. They provide a reflective, prayerful, and intelligible proclamation of the Hebrew and New Testament scriptures.
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The most important job of a greeter is welcoming everyone into God's house. The other duties of the greeter are taking the collection, assisting people with special needs, and tidying the pews after Mass.
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Recent collective bargaining agreements reached with United Public Workers and the Hawaii Government Employees Association appear to be budget busters for the city, and that's even before arbitration awards for police officers and firefighters become part of the equation.
In an April 23 letter, Managing Director Ember Shinn asked members of the City Council to reconsider Mayor Kirk Caldwell's 5-cent per gallon fuel tax increase, which was originally meant to fund the repaving of roads. In the letter, Shinn notes that the mayor's proposed operating budget did not include increases for collective bargaining agreements, and revenue enhancers are needed.
"I ask that you reconsider a fuel tax increase or if not, that you consider increasing other rates to generate the needed revenue to allow enactment of a balanced budget," wrote Shinn.
When asked about Shinn's letter Tuesday, Caldwell said it was in direct response to his gas tax proposal being defeated by the City Council back in March.
"That letter was sent down saying we had proposed a fuel tax increase, (and) it was shot down without even a hearing in a committee," the mayor told KITV4. "Now we're saying what are their proposals to enhance revenue?"
Budget Committee chair Ann Kobayashi said it's unlikely the council would revisit the mayor's gas tax proposal or any other revenue enhancer, even though that's what the mayor's administration is demanding.
"We don't want anyone to be taxed out of their home, and it seems to be getting that way," said Kobayashi. "The best way is to cut back, (and) that's what most people do when they have an increased budget."
Caldwell said he always keeps in mind Oahu's high-cost of living, but countered that residents have come to expect a certain level of service from the city, and he's committed to making them better. That's why he said he made the unpopular decision to try and raise the city's gasoline tax.
"We proposed a revenue enhancement to help address the issue of repaving our roads, something that people are crying out to have done," said Caldwell. "That means that money that would have gone towards road repaving will have to come out of the general fund, which means there's not as much money to cover these collective bargaining contracts."
However, council Vice-chair Ikaika Anderson believes there's enough money in the city's budget to cover collective bargaining increases and keep existing city services intact. Anderson said the mayor's $60 million request for vacant positions was cut in half, and he doubts the remaining $30 million could be spent entirely by the administration.
"So, our math and the history that we've looked at tell us that the money is there for collective bargaining increases, if and when in fact that money is necessary to pay them," said Anderson.
Under a developing City Council policy, city directors would be required to ask Shinn to release funds from a provisional account for new hires within a department. The council hopes to set up the provisional account in conjunction with passage of the budget.
"There's no way that they're going to use all of that $30 million in the provisional account to pay for additional hires, (so) they can also use that for collective bargaining increases," explained Anderson.
Meanwhile, Caldwell is also concerned about what a new budget may do to Honolulu's AA bond rating. The mayor said if rating companies don't believe the city is controlling costs or enhancing revenue, the city's bond rating could be in danger. "If we don't do both, our bond rating can be jeopardized," said Caldwell.
Anderson agreed with the mayor that the city's bond rating is an important issue, and that's why he said it's critical for the city to scale back its aggressive hiring goals. He said city departments that must pay collective bargaining agreements can simply scale back on the number of new employees.
"With the budget that the City Council is proposing, there is enough money to account for any raises," said Anderson. "I share the mayor's concern with our bond rating, and I would agree that we do need to ensure that we see some carry over."
Meanwhile, Anderson is attempting to push through a bill that would create a county highway user fee in place of the city's 16.5-cent gas tax. It's unclear the level of support the measure has among his colleagues, but Anderson is insistent that road repairs should not be contingent on additional revenue, since the city can simply issue more bonds.
The mayor and the City Council are racing to beat a deadline for approval of a new budget. A council hearing on June 5 is when a majority of budget bills are scheduled to pass final reading. Under the city charter, a budget must be passed by June 15.


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#15692 - 01/15/01 07:38 PM English as global
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I recently heard that a jumper is a sweater. I also learned from my German exchange students that an American sweatshirt is called a sweater by the West German kid and a pullover by the East German kid. The word sweatshirt was never heard of.
#15693 - 01/18/01 05:46 PM Re: English as global
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It's amazing how much we get to know of other people's cultures these days.
It is relatively easy now for Europeans to travel in Europe. Air fares to the USA from the UK are sometimes cheaper than fares within the USA or UK. Until the early 1980s only the privileged few had ever travelled long-haul and that was mainly to visit families and friends or for work.
Now they advertise weekend breaks in New York from London in the same way that they used to advertise trips to Paris.
From the UK, a trip to Australia used to be something that people saved up for ten years and was only achievable for those who wanted to visit family members living there.
I live in a city which has a lot of tourism and I see people from all over the world in a way that would not have been possible thirty or forty years ago. It is still not possible for everyone for travel, we may not have the money or time but it is less likely that we will not have come across someone who is not from our culture.
English language television and films are broadcast world-wide, whether it is from Australia, the USA or Britain the chances that it is possible to see programmes from many different places in the course of a week (if you so choose).
I wonder how long we will be able to hold onto these differences. The time we have now is quite interesting. Anyone with access to a computer and a phone line can find things out for themselves by clicking on the Internet, we don't need to wait for an article to be published in our own country.
I wonder how we will look back on this time in twenty years time. Will we all know that, for example, "jumper" means different things in different places or will we all use the same word? Will we converge or diverge?
#15694 - 01/19/01 01:08 PM Re: English as global
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Will we converge or diverge?
Depends on the fit of the jumper, Jo
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I'm in the midst of a stretch where both the Pirates and Indians are away for awhile, so I won't be attending any more games any time soon. (Possibly one this weekend, but its a small chance). Since there is this lull, I've decided to blog a bit about baseball cards.
My obsession with baseball cards began in the spring of 1989. I had started to get into baseball in 1988, but baseball cards hadn't taken ahold of me yet, until that fateful day at K-Mart. I was with a childhood friend, Nick Yakabishin. He was already a seasoned collector of cards. I remember Nick and I both getting a jumbo pack of 1989 Topps Cards.
Nick said that the goal was to find Pittsburgh Pirates cards, but that if I got an Andy Van Slyke, he "would die." Andy Van Slyke was the most popular Pirate in the late 1980's, and his cards were like gold to children. I watched Nick tear into his pack. He got a couple crappy Pirates like Dave LaPoint and Mike Dunne, but no Andy Van Slyke.
I then opened mine. I remember sniffing the gum and then chewing on it while I shuffled through the deck. Somewhere mid way through, there he was. A fresh, crisp 1989 Topps Andy Van Slyke card.
I started going crazy. My friend was happy for me, but jealous. He was shocked that I had found a Van Slyke card. I was hooked.
My obsession grew. I was most active in collecting cards up until about 1995. I continued to collect until college in 1999, when my interest waned.
Any time my parents would take my brother and I anywhere, picking up a pack of cards was a necessity. My brother was also obsessed with cards. We used to look forward to our trips to see our grandma in Connecticut because of a card shop that we considered the Mecca of all sporting good stores, Rock's Sports Cards. I'm not sure if its still around anymore, but the place was great. My dad used to get annoyed because my brother and I would spend upwards of an hour there browsing and looking through all of the bargain bins.
At Christmas time, half of our gifts involved baseball or baseball cards. The first complete set I received was the 1989 Score set, during the Christmas of '89. I would go on to put my first set together from cards pulled from packs in 1993 (Topps).
In late 1992 or thereabouts, the unthinkable happened. A man by the name of Dick Brown had purchased an old candy store and turned it into a Sports Cards store. He named it Discount Sports Cards. It became a daily destination for my brother, Joe, and I. We were his best customers and fondly called the store "Discount" amongst ourselves. The shop was located roughly about a mile away, and we would ride there on our bikes, buy grab bags (which he would put a few good singles and the rest filler cards), and look through the latest singles.
We would hold "card shows" in the back yard or in the living room, where we would all set up our cards to display for everyone to see. Usually, we ended up just buying each other cards, so it was basically trading.
I used to spend almost all of my disposable money on baseball cards. As a child, I never had much money, but when I could scrape together a buck or two, I was buying cards. How many cards do I have? I would estimate about 80,000. There's boxes everywhere.
The entire area under our bed is baseball cards.
I believe there are still more at my parents house.
My most valuable card? I don't have any super valuable ones. Possibly a 1962 Topps Stan Musial. It might be worth $100, maybe. I have a 1972 Hank Aaron. A 1992 Mariano Rivera Bowman Rookie Card. I don't think any of them could sell much these days. The value of baseball cards plummeted.
My entire collection? Its probably not even worth that much. My cards mostly range from 1987-1995.
I remember being a Beckett Baseball Monthly subscriber and looking up my top cards each month to see if they'd "gone up" or "gone down." The magazines are probably worth more than most of the cards now.
I remember my dad bought a 1990 Donruss set in 1990. Its still sealed and in the cellophane. "One day, this will be worth a lot of money," he told us and my brother. Unfortunately, the baseball card bubble burst, and its worth less now than what he paid.
I remember my mom telling me about how she used to buy packs of cards in the late 50's, early 60's, just for the gum. I recall listening in horror as she described how one day my grandma threw all of her cards in the trash.
Baseball cards dominated my life in the late 1980's, early 1990's, as did my interest in baseball. I'm still interested in baseball, but no longer cards. Most companies have folded, like Fleer, Donruss, and Score. I believe only Topps and Upper Deck are still around.
My wife thinks I'm a weirdo because every time we go to Wal Mart, I have to walk past the Baseball card aisle to stop and stare. Some habits never die.
Did you collect cards? How many did you have? What got you hooked? What's your best card?
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I just stumbled across this blog, I'm 14. It is very nice. I collect cards, I have absolutely have no idea how it happened. I have a great story about my best cards, it took place when I was about 11. I was at a local mall, and there was a new sports collectibles store, so I my father bought me 6 packs of donruss throwback threads, and the first 5 packs nothing, I open the 6th pack, and I almost fainted, it was a george herman "babe" ruth bat/jersey card #ed 13/25. Best card ever. On the way home, we stopped at the local card shop to get a holder for the babe ruth card, and I bought 2 more packs, in the second pack, it was a Nolan Ryan jersey/autograph #ed 03/10. Great day. Do you collect autos or have any good ones??
Yes, I also collect baseball cards. My collection ranges (Complete/Near Complete Sets from 1968-Today (Topps)). My prime collecting years was when I was younger (1976-1980, all (4) sports). I got back into the hobby while I was in the Navy in 1990. Collected hard from 1990 – 1993. Then I was out until 2003 due to frustration with the whole "chase" card mentality and way too many card sets by each manufacturer.
In 2003 I found "The Bench.com" and other online trading sites. Well, I was hooked again. Pulled a signed Arod 500th HR card last year. I usually buy a jumbo box of Topps Ser 1, Ser 2 and Updates. I trade away all inserts and chase cards. If it is a really "valuable' chase like the Arod Auto card, I will trade it for Vintage Topps (pre-1976 Topps), or I will sell it on Ebay to provide addl funding for more Topps cards. I mainly stick to just trading. I try to purchase only Topps cards from Vending (pre-1976).
My favorite set is the 1976 Topps BB set. That was my first set that I remember collecting as a kid. Kind of like a first girlfriend. (You never forget thaty first kiss, lol..).
My favorte card is my 1968 Topps Mickey Mantle. I traded my cousin in 1977 for that card. He and I went to the corner store to buy packs and I pulled the new 77′ Topps George Brett. He wanted it so bad that he traded me the Mantle for it str up. (I would say that would go down as the best trade in my collecting history.)
Last year I just bought a Topps Fac BB set (to save on costs). Topps Jumbo Series boxes are over $120.00 ea now. That is crazy. I see myself getting another fac Topps Set this yr off Ebay. Then just buying a 2009 Topps Update Jumbo box.
I probably have over 1 million cards. i guess I would classify myself as a good ole "Set Collector".
Mike in Detroit
(BTW, I also collect Baseball books. I love the history of the game…)
I've never been a card collector but I have an uncle in Chicago who is a die-hard antique hound. He's been sending me every Angels card he's ever come across for the past 8 years or so. For a while I was buying game-worn jersey cards of Troy Percival on ebay. I think I have a dozen or so…far from the whole jersey!😉
When I was about 18, I went to a Cardinals vs Astros spring training game in Kissimmee, FL. After the game, my friend Brian and I were waiting by the fence trying to get autographs. This was about 1985-86. Not sure exactly. Anyway, Andy Van Slyke comes out in his street clothes with his kid. The kid is about 2 years old. He was signing for us through a fence. Then, he remembers that he left something in the locker room and has to go back. HE HANDS HIS KID OVER THE FENCE TO US AND TELLS US TO WATCH HIM FOR A SECOND and he'll be right back. INCREDIBLE. So, we watched his kid for a couple of minutes then comes out again and comes through a gate to our side and thanks us for watching the kid. Then he walked off to find his wife or whoever. Crazy story huh? I always think about that when I see him on TV. Talk to you later.
my father has a 1967 nolan ryan rookie card. Probably worth close to $1,000. throughout my parnets house I have random boxes of cards thrown together. topps have always been my fvaorite. just the classic look and feel of them. from 1980 til now i have the complte box set. last year i made a nice collage of a bunch of pirates cards and its framed. ill take a picture of it and post it up here.
Cool entry on the Minors. I have mostly basketball cards but I also have some Rockies, football and select hockey cards. It's fun to share these with your kids…D


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That, in essence, was the question in a letter the Fort Collins Audubon Society wrote to the Larimer County planning department outlining some of the concerns the group has had about a residential development near Fossil Creek Reservoir.
Construction on the $200 million, 406-unit development could begin in a year and was just approved by county commissioners, but the original plan elicited a letter from the Audubon Society back in June.
The society listed a negative impact to animals as its main concern, including birds and small mammals.
The developers of the project worked together with county and city officials to revise the plan in such a manner that would protect the local flora and fauna. Part of this revised plan is to leave 120 acres of open space around the reservoir.
Larimer County officials and the developer have said that the new plan was agreeable to local environmental groups, but the Audubon Society did not return requests for comment on the matter.
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They might not be enemies but they sure aren't friends.
We're talking about the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District and environmental group Save the Poudre.
Northern Water hailed the approval by Grand County of its Windy Gap Firming Project this month, saying it marked a major step forward for the district's proposal to build Chimney Hollow Reservoir west of Carter Lake near Loveland.
The proposed Chimney Hollow Reservoir will help the project's participants — 10 cities, two rural water districts and a power provider — to meet their growing water needs.
Gary Wockner, director of Save the Poudre, retorted that the Windy Gap Firming Project would "likely" be used to fill Glade Reservoir of the Northern Integrated Supply Project. He contended the latter project would "drain and destroy" the Poudre River.
Northern Water spokesman Brian Werner fired back, saying, "Windy Gap Firming Project water will not be stored in Glade, no matter what Gary wants to believe."
Wockner responded by providing documents showing that Northern Water had planned to use water from the Windy Gap Firming Project for the initial filling of Glade.
Werner then acknowledged that Northern Water had once planned to use the water in that unique circumstance. But he added that the water district had since scrapped the idea after it created conflict with Western Slope water users.
"We'll figure out how to do it without those supplies," said Werner, adding that the organization had sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers clarifying its plans.
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The Loveland City Council a few days back voted to extend an accelerator program created in March meant to assist 26 local companies with technology searches and partnerships with federal research laboratories.
For 2013, the new contract approved by the council includes goals like working with the remaining 10 companies from the 2012 program for 10 hours each and working with 10 new companies for 20 hours each. The contract also includes an additional $120,000 for 480 hours of counseling services from DA2 Consulting, the firm hired by the city to work with regional technology companies.
The first phase of the accelerator program resulted in a Technology Showcase with 25 regional companies and a NASA Space Act agreement signed with Rocky Mountain Center for Innovation and Technology owner Cumberland and Western for NASA flywheel technology, among other things.
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The Liberty University Center for Music & Worship has once again been recognized as one of the top worship programs in the country. This month, Worship Leader Magazine listed Liberty's program among the "Best of the Best in Education" for the third-straight year in its annual "Best of the Best" issue. Liberty also earned the Reader's Choice award for the No. 1 worship program in higher education for the second year in a row.
The magazine surveys worship leaders and media specialists around the world for its "best of" issue, featuring top picks in music, software, books, and other worship resources. The publication has more than 200,000 subscribers.
"Worship Leader is a premier trade magazine for those in the worship and praise industry," said Dr. Vernon Whaley, dean of the Liberty University School of Music. "We are so excited to see that the music and worship industry recognizes the quality and depth of training afforded students in our school."
Whaley credits Dr. Lavon Gray, associate dean of the center, and his team for "a job well done."
|LU Praise leads worship during a special Liberty University School of Music Convocation on April 26, 2013.
The Center for Music & Worship started in 2005 and at the time was one of only five worship programs nationwide. Today there are nearly 100 worship programs at colleges and universities across the country and Liberty's is the largest and most comprehensive in the world.
Liberty's School of Music launched last fall, encompassing all of Liberty's music programs. It is now the nation's seventh-largest music school and has two distinct departments. The Center for Music & Worship equips highly skilled musicians to serve as worship practitioners and Christian music industry specialists within the evangelical community. The Center for Music & the Performing Arts (formerly Music and Humanities) focuses on training and equipping passionate musicians as skilled performers and music education specialists.
The School of Music continues to expand its already robust program offerings to meet market demand. Read more about these new programs in the Fall 2013 issue of the Liberty Journal.
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LOVINGTON — Sophomore Emily Walker in singles and senior Kim Spotswood and junior Sabrina Montoya in doubles will represent Portales High in state Class 1A-3A individual tennis competition this week at Albuquerque.
Both entries finished second for the Lady Rams in Friday's District 3/1-3A tournament. Walker is the No. 8 seed and plays Hope Christian's Melissa Rosenthal at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the Jerry Cline Tennis Complex while Spotswood and Montoya, seeded sixth, take on the Taos tandem of Reid and Forrester in the first round of doubles at 3:30 p.m.
Walker, the top seed in singles in the district meet, drew a first-round bye, then edged Susanna Pesonen of New Mexico Military 6-3, 6-7 (3-7), 6-3 before losing in the finals to second-seeded Callie Kerby of Lovington 6-3, 6-4.
"Emily played really well," Lady Rams coach Sara Meeks said. "She's a mentally tough player."
In doubles, the second-seeded Spotswood-Montoya tandem beat Janet Lampe and Erica French of Ruidoso 6-0, 6-2 and Stephanie Lerma and Celeste Olivas of Lovington 7-6 (7-2), 6-3 before losing to top-seeded Jacinda Hatfield and Kaitlin Crow of Lovington 6-0, 6-4 in the finals.
Other Lady Rams results saw freshman Jessie Privett losing to Kerby 6-3, 6-4 in singles and freshman Belle Youngerwolf and Samantha Lopez falling to Garcia-Wohler of New Mexico Military 6-2, 6-2 in doubles.
In boys singles, Sawyer Heath lost to Ruidoso's Daniel Marshall 6-4, 6-2 and Nathan Van Dam was eliminated by Lovington's Cameron Crawford 6-0, 6-0. In doubles, Mychael Sturm and Austin Lucero beat Corrales-Jaras of Lovington 6-4, 6-3 and lost to Lynch-Shure of NMMI 6-0, 6-3 while Derek Stone and Lowell McGill fell to Lynch-Schure 6-0, 6-0.
On Saturday, the Rams and Lady Rams were both ousted from team competition by Lovington by respective scores of 5-0 and 5-2.
Montoya and Privett were the lone winners for the Lady Rams, each going three sets. Montoya rallied past Kaitlin Crow 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 while Privett downed Lerma 7-5, 2-6, 7-5.
"Sabrina Montoya played the best tennis she has all year, and so did Jessie," Meeks said. "They both definitely deserved to win."


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Tesoro Corp. announced Tuesday that the company will shut down its refinery at Campbell Industrial Park by April.
Tesoro Hawaii's Kapolei refinery went up for sale in January 2012 after the company decided to back out of the Hawaii market. Tesoro's operations at 32 retail stations and all associated assets were also on sale.
After the refinery closes, refined fuel will be shipped to the facility and stored there. Upon conversion of the refinery to an import, storage and distribution terminal, Tesoro believes third party utilization of the terminal and associated logistics will facilitate ongoing supplies of refined products.
As many as 200 Tesoro workers may lose their jobs because of the refinery's closure, but Tesoro Hawaii Government Affairs manager Lance Tanaka said some workers may continue to earn a paycheck.
"There may be some opportunity for some of them who are qualified to continue to work for the company, but it's too early to tell," said Tanaka.
Tesoro officials briefed workers on the pending closure of the refinery at noon. Dozens of employees could be seen huddled under a large tent located on the property at 91-325 Komohana Street.
Tesoro's refinery can produce up to 3.94 million gallons of gas per day, the largest in the state. The Chevron refinery, also located at Campbell Industrial Park, has the capacity to produce 2.26 million gallons of gas per day.
Mark Glick, the state's energy administrator at the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, believes there will be very little pain at the pump as a result of Tesoro's conversion to a distribution center for gasoline products.
"Because of other competition in the market for refined product, having less of a refining presence here should have a marginal impact for us," Glick told KITV4.
That assessment was supported by Dr. Kang Wu, an energy expert at the East-West Center located next to the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
"It doesn't mean supply will be gone, it's only local supply will be gone," explained Wu. " If everything goes well, there's supposed to be no interruption of products to the market."
Hawaii lawmakers, including Gov. Neil Abercrombie, were quick to react to Tesoro's announcement.
"After a good faith effort to continue current refining operations, Tesoro Hawaii has determined that it is in its own best business interests to convert its Hawaii refinery into a terminal facility," said Gov. Neil Abercrombie. "We have offered to work with Tesoro Hawaii in exploring remaining options and achieving an orderly transition for its employees and the state's energy needs."
Abercrombie says the changing petroleum landscape underscores the urgency for Hawaii to move rapidly on meeting the state's goals for the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, which hopes to achieve 70 percent renewable energy production by the year 2030.
"Essential to our economic recovery is taking control of our state's energy future. We currently send billions of dollars a year outside of our islands to meet our energy needs," said Abercrombie. "This administration is seeking long-term infrastructure investments that ensure our electric grids are stable, reliable and modern enough to integrate all available alternative and renewable energy technologies."
"The closing of the Kapolei refinery, one of only two refineries in Hawaii, is terrible news for the state and the workers who will lose their job because of this action," added Sen. Mazie Hirono. "I will work closely with Hawaii's delegation, state officials and community leaders to ensure displaced workers and their families receive whatever federal assistance is available to them as they search for new jobs."
Hirono says that Tesoro has assured her office that there will be no disruptions to Hawaii's gasoline supply for consumers and the military due to the refinery's closure.
"This closure underscores the importance of energy self-sufficiency for Hawaii," said Hirono. "While Hawaii is the most energy dependent state in the nation, we are not a dependent people. We must continue to find more ways to support research and development of renewable and alternative energy sources."
Chevron said it is currently running at 1.7 million gallons of gas per day, which is not at full capacity, according to state officials.
State officials say, in October, Hawaii used 38.3 million gallons of gasoline. In a 30-day month, that averages out to 1.27 million gallons per day.
Barron's is reporting that it is lowering Tesoro's fourth quarter earnings-per-share estimate.
The downsides of refining oil in Hawaii have been building for years -- all crude oil is imported and from the Asian market, which is proving to be even more expensive than the Middle East, especially after Japan's earthquake and tsunami.


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I am overtired, overstressed and at the end of my rope. After being with the baby all day long, especially on a day like today when she is particularly fussy, it's as if I can't really see clearly anymore, if that makes any sense. For example, I'll begin to think something is really wrong with her JUST because she's awake... When in reality, it's safe to assume that if there were any reason to be alarmed, it'd either be obvious or she'd be crying, right?
Do any of you know what I mean here? I get so wrapped up in her care and so tired come this time of night, that I can't even seem to logically assume wether she's actually okay or not. She isn't crying right now, she isn't even whining or fussing, but I am SO afraid that she's sick or in pain or something just because she's still up and I can't figure out what's keeping her from sleeping.
I think she's having her first session of clusterfeeding, I'm not sure exactly because we've never been through it before... But she's wanting to eat non-stop, literally every few minutes, she eats for a bit then lets go, then wants it back almost right away, and so on and so on. It's been like this for hours! She is acting like she's staaaarving as if all of a sudden she can't get full. Is this clusterfeeding?
Oh I am at my wit's end here. I am so tired and so worried something's wrong with her because her behaviour is so different. She'll be 6 weeks old on the 22nd (Sunday.)


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Cracks on the bottle
Posted 27 March 2012 - 02:35 AM
After this winter I've opened the box with my 68/4500 ninja tank and I've saw two big cracks on the bottle.
I've never dropped the tank. But all winter the pressure in the bottle was 2000 psi. Tank was storing in my room.
Release date of the bottle is 02.2011.
What I should to do with this bottle? Is it safely to play with?
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Posted 27 March 2012 - 02:53 AM
Posted 27 March 2012 - 03:38 AM
That looks pretty serious. I wouldn't use it until a professional looks at it. Use better light and turn your flash off so your pictures are clearer. Then show those to ninjapaintball here on the forums.
Thanks for replay.
Sorry. I'll make pics in better quality tomorrow.
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Posted 27 March 2012 - 03:58 AM
Talk to Ninja about it, but from what I can see, it looks like it is just large cracks in the clear coat. Ninja tanks are well known for this. A crack in the clearcoat is nothing serious, just cosmetic. The clearcoat is just what makes the bottle look nice, and feel smooth. As long as the carbon fiber isnt damaged, and you dont have fraying, it should be fine. I would, however, wait for a second opinion from Ninja. I am just saying this to put your mind at ease a bit.
Thanks, but I still afraid. I don't want to have a bang in a play time or anywhere else...
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Pm me for an ra# nd send me your name, address and phone number. You send it in and we will replace at no charge.
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Posted 24 May 2012 - 01:39 PM
The tank is safe to use because the cracks are in the outer gel coat layer.
Pm me for an ra# nd send me your name, address and phone number. You send it in and we will replace at no charge.
Ray.. i have the same issue with my tank and I've pm'ed you as well. thanks!
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Posted 01 February 2013 - 02:43 PM
My account Reisyd is blocked now due to technical reason.
So I will write from this account.
Last year I created this topic because I had cracks on my Ninja tank.
I communicated with Ray and he sent me new tank. Thanks for that.
I received the brand new tank in summer and put it into the box. I didn't use it.
But this winter I've taken the tank from the box and saw that this tank is cracked too.
Last week I've written the warranty message on ninja official site but I didn't receive any answer yet.
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In this week's Progress, our sister newspaper, the lead story is the tragic account of four members of a George West family who died in a single-car accident early Sunday morning on U.S. Highway 59 in Live Oak County.
The driver, a young mother, and three children (between 1 and 3 years old) were killed when their SUV left the road and crashed head-on into a large oak tree, according to the DPS. Upon impact with the tree, the SUV caught fire.
The lone survivor, the husband, was ejected from the vehicle and suffered a broken arm, leg and possible back injuries. He doesn't remember the accident because he was asleep.
The investigating trooper said the cause of the accident probably was fatigue.
An account has been opened at IBC Bank to help with funeral expenses for the mother, Joannie Lopez, and the children.
Although other recent stories have dealt with projects to widen and improve highways in this area, including U.S. 181 North (between Normanna and the Karnes County line) and SH 72 in Live Oak and McMullen counties, there is no denying the need for increased safety on these heavily traveled roadways.
Due to the Eagle Ford activity, statistics have shown traffic has increased more than 200 percent on some of these highways.
The risk is exacerbated when you introduce the dangers of drowsy driving. Just like drugs and alcohol, sleepiness can impair important functions behind the wheel like response time, awareness and judgment.
According to AAA, a new analysis of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash data estimates drowsy driving is a factor in nearly one in six fatal crashes. A recently published study showed that two out of five drivers surveyed (41 percent) admitted to falling asleep behind the wheel at some time.
AAA offers some helpful tips:
• Get plenty of sleep (at least six hours) before a long trip;
• Travel at times when you are normally awake or stay overnight rather than driving;
• Schedule a break every two hours or every 100 miles;
• Stop driving if you become sleepy;
• Do not plan to work all day and then drive all night;
• Drink a caffeinated beverage;
• Avoid driving during sleepy times of day; and
• Travel with an awake passenger
Please be extra careful. Don't become another statistic. Get your rest before climbing behind the wheel.
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Finch was going to be "something" and it never happened.
Every NRL Club he went to they moved him on.
He is back at the Storm but only as a part timer.
Did he get any game time yesterday?
Took no part, although I wasnt follwoing the water carriers so he may have got on the pitch after all


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- Produce industry awaits new rules for food safety (updated)
- Keep it simple
- Improving food safety by individual operation is critical.
- Preparation is key to surviving product recall.
- Industry working on harmonizing audit procedures.
New laws have been written to enhance U.S. food safety but the food production industry is still waiting to see how final rules for the Food Safety Modernization Act will affect their operations.
"Regulations are still in development," said David E. Gombas, vice president, scientific and technical affairs, United Fresh Produce Association. Gombas, speaking at the recent Texas Food Safety Conference in Austin, said the industry is preparing for those new rules and improving food safety as commodities and as individual operations. Key elements of those preparations include preventive controls for fresh produce safety, preventive controls for good manufacturing practices operations (GMP), and import rules.
Also on the agenda are issues of intentional contamination and the National Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement.
Gombas recommended everyone in the produce industry "get involved. The Texas Vegetable Association, the Texas Produce Association and others will be watching and submitting comments for you," he said. "Only those at the table will be heard."
Gombas said individual commodities are hoping that preventive controls for fresh produce will be "risk-based by commodity. FDA recognizes that the industry that grows and handles commodities knows better than they do how best to minimize risks in a practical way."
He said the industry already has commodity specific guidance (some voluntary) for some commodities and others are being developed. Some of these voluntary guidelines will become mandatory with the new produce rules.
Improving food safety by individual operation is also critical, he said. That includes attention to worker training. Gombas said managers should consider: "What are the risks? How likely are they in your operation? What can you do about them?"
He recommended managers address at least the five most likely risks—water, soil, workers, equipment and animals. He said managers should determine how those risks will be controlled and monitored and if corrective action is necessary.


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15 NCAA Div. III individual championships
ST. LOUIS, MO.—The Central College men's and women's track and field teams closed out competition at the Washington-St. Louis Invitational Saturday, each finishing in the top 13 among the 27-plus-team fields.
The Dutch men used a handful of fourth-place finishes en route to 37 team points, finishing ninth out of 32 teams, while the Dutch women sprinted to a 13th-place finish out of 28 with 18.5 points.
"This was a great first outdoor meet for our squads," coach Joe Dunham said. "I'm very happy with a lot of performances. Our field events took a huge step forward this weekend.
"I was really happy with all of our men's javelin throwers, as well as Whitney Pavlat (senior, Pella) in Friday's javelin throw," Dunham said. "Steven, Dan and Eli all had strong individual performances as well."
Wis.-Platteville won the men's team title by five points over Lewis University with 75, while Lincoln University ran away with the women's title by 73 points with 152.
Next the Dutch will host the Central Invitational on the eight-lane, 400-meter BSS 1000 polyurethane track inside Ron and Joyce Schipper Stadium next Saturday. Field events begin at 10 a.m. with track events slated for 11 a.m.
"We're looking forward to competing at home next weekend," said Dunham.
The women won last season's home invitational, while the men finished runners-up.
Fourth-place finishes propel Dutch—Central's 4x400-meter relay team of Mason Zimmerman (junior, Urbandale), Spencer Hammack (sophomore, Ottumwa), Jordan Sump (senior, Grimes, Dallas Center-Grimes HS) and Austin Roberts (sophomore, Bloomfield, Davis HS) placed fourth in 3:19.67.
Sophomore hurdler Dan Roemerman (Iowa City, City High HS) placed fourth in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.15 seconds. Junior pole vaulter Nick Lemmon (Auburn, Wash., Kent-Meridian HS) was also a fourth place finisher, clearing 12-5.5. Freshman high jumper Logan Mulford (Mount Pleasant) matched their feat, clearing 6-2.75.
Junior distance runner Drew Jackson (Johnston) was fifth in the 1,500-meter run in 3:58.95, less than one second off of his career best. Jackson also placed eighth in the 800-meter run in 1:57.46.
Senior thrower Steven Messerschmidt (Neola, Tri-Center HS) placed eighth in the shot put with a mark of 46-6.25. Messerschmidt also hurled the discus 140-0 for eighth.
Davis continues to fly outdoors—Sophomore sprinter Abi Davis (Des Moines, Dowling Catholic HS), fresh off of her All-America honor at the 2014 NCAA Division III Indoor Track & Field Championships, placed third in the 400-meter dash in 59.40. Teammate Camie Kibbee (junior, Mason City) placed sixth in 1:00.13.
Davis and Kibbee then led Central's 4x400-meter relay team, which included Allie McBroom (junior, Runnells, Southeast Polk HS) and Elin Phipps (sophomore, Boone), to a sixth-place finish in 4:03.88.
Junior high jumper Hillary Hotz (Fort Dodge, St. Edmond HS) tied for seventh after clearing 4-11.


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Jaguar is calling for a new RIM CEO to replace Lazaridis and Balsillie, and wants RIM to break up into separate public companies or be put up for sale as a whole
Just last month,
two proposals
were suggested in regards to the sale of RIM's intellectual propoerty as well as an executive shake-up. Now, Canadian merchant bank Jaguar Financial Corp. is pushing Research In Motion (RIM) to make some hefty changes in the way of a new chief executive and putting the company up for sale as a whole or in parts -- and its ideas are gaining support.
RIM, maker of BlackBerry, is currently run by President and co-CEO Mike Lazaridis and co-CEO Jim Balsillie. The company has had a hard time keeping up with competitors like Apple, Google, Microsoft, HTC and Samsung when it comes to mobile devices and mobile operating systems because of its slow response to a constantly-changing market. Its stock hit a "52-week low" of $19.29 on October 4 after hitting a high of $70.54 in February.
In addition, lukewarm reception to the
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bleak quarterly results
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For the above-mentioned reasons, Jaguar, which has acquired more shares of RIM since the stock price began to drop, is now calling for a new RIM CEO to replace Lazaridis and Balsillie. It also wants RIM to break up into separate public companies or be put up for sale as a whole.
According to Jaguar, a minimum of 8 percent of stockholders agree with its ideas and are calling for a company shake-up as well.
"Everybody is in support of a sale of RIM or another value creative transaction...like splitting the company into separate public companies -- a network company, a device company and a patents company," said Vic Alboini, Jaguar chief executive. "It's time for RIM to bring in a transformational leader and a respected independent chairman."
But Lazaridis and Balsillie will likely not take this sitting down. Between the two, Lazaridis and Balsillie hold over 10 percent of the stock and have a crucial role in the company's decision-making as chairman of the board.
Jaguar said it has spoken to 20 of the larger institutional holders so far out of 1,000 stockholders, but plans to continue speaking to more.
"We haven't adopted a call-center approach," said Alboini. "It has been very highly targeted, but now that we've got the response, you know we are going to go out and see how many more we can get."
According to Alboini, Jaguar can call a shareholders meeting with 8 percent support, which would force RIM's board to listen to its demands.
RIM saidover 90 percent of its voting shares had supported the re-election of directors that includes Lazaridis and Balsillie during the company's annual meeting in July.
In other RIM-related news,
BlackBerry services
continue to be disrupted in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, India, and now, North America as well. The outage is going on three days now in some areas, and could affect 70 million BlackBerry users outside of North America, according to RBC analysts Mike Abramsky and Paul Treiber.
"The messaging and browser delays...were caused by a core switch
within RIM's infrastructure," said RIM. "As a result, a large backlog of data was generated and we are now working to clear that backlog and restore normal service."
RIM originally said the services were restored Tuesday, but have now said they are still working on the problem and haven't mentioned how long it would take.
The outage, which has now spread to North America as well, could negatively affect RIM competition-wise with the
new iPhone 4S
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|September 16, 2009
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Editor's Note: In Part I of this series we looked at the history and concept of the Leatherwood Hi-Lux M1000 ART Scope. In Part II, we'll discuss setting up and sighting in this unique optic. And in Part III we'll head out to the big range to see how well it ranges and compensates for shots out to 550 meters.
Having discussed the history and set-up of the Leatherwood ART M1000 Automatic Ranging and Trajectory scope in Part 1 and Part 2 of this review, I took the optic out to a local 600-yard range to see if it really works.
As a review, the scope was mounted atop an Armalite AR-10 National Match, and the ammunition was Hornady's 168 gr. Match Grade TAP in .308.
One thing to note about this scope is that everything is delineated in meters, not yards. I first established that the rifle was hitting dead center at a 250 meter zero, with the power ring down on 2.5. Even though I had followed the suggestions in the instructions to start with a 100-meter zero by using the top bracket subtend in the reticle, my shots were actually about 6 inches high at 250. No matter, with a quick adjustment, that was corrected and the target moved back.
Now, one of the advantages of the Leatherwood ART scope — why the optic was so effective for Army snipers fighting in Vietnam — is the fact that you don't have to know the range.
You only need to bracket a target of known dimensions (say an 18-inch chest of a deer) by zooming in or out with the power ring. And then you shoot.
That being said, I wanted to test the scope's cam and thus placed my target at 400 meters. I then zoomed in until my 18-inch white target fit in half of the reticle bracket (see photo). Again, because this was a test, I then peeked at the power ring to verify. Sure enough, 4 power … and 400 meters — right on the money.
I took a five shot string and assessed the target — a nice dead center group. Certainly accurate enough to have resulted in a dead elk or mule deer.
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7:00 – 8:00 Breakfast and Registration
8:00 – 8:05 Call to Order and Presentation of the Colors
James McCullough, Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson and Chair, NDIA Procurement Division
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Karen Wilson, Director, Acquisition Policy, The Boeing Company and Vice Chair, NDIA Procurement Division
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9:15 – 10:00 Earned Value ManagemenRobert Loop, EVMS Manager, Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems & SolutionsHow the government is managing for value but requiring more insight into cost, schedule and performance. A review of the latest changes from both FAR and OSD perspectives, including contractual impacts, drivers, objectives, and issues for services and commercial contracts.
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Moderator: Mark Dostal, PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Moderator: Terry Albertson, Esq., Partner, Crowell & Moring
Panelists: Jack D. Olson, Assistant Counsel, Defense Contract Management Agency, Jeff Green, J. A. Green & Company, David P. Handler, Senior Counsel, GE Aviation
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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/210909
- Title
- The 24 micron source counts in deep Spitzer Space Telescope surveys
- Author(s)
- Papovich, C.; Dole, H.; Egami, E.; Le Floc'h, E.; Perez-Gonzalez, P. G.; Alonso-Herrero, A.; Bai, L.; Beichman, C. A.; Blaylock, M.; Engelbracht, C. W.; Gordon, K. D.; Hines, D. C.; Misselt, K. A.; Morrison, J. E.; Mould, J.; Muzerolle, J.; Neugebauer, G.; Richards, P. L.; Rieke, G. H.; Rieke, M. J.; Rigby, J. R.; Su, K. Y. L.; Young, E. T.
- Abstract
- Galaxy source counts in the infrared provide strong constraints on the evolution of the bolometric energy output from distant galaxy populations. We present the results from deep 24 μm imaging from Spitzer surveys, which include ≈5 × 104 sources to an 80% completeness of sime60 μJy. The 24 μm counts rapidly rise at near-Euclidean rates down to 5 mJy, increase with a super-Euclidean rate between 0.4 and 4 mJy, and converge below ~0.3 mJy. The 24 μm counts exceed expectations from nonevolving models by a factor of gsim10 at Sν ~ 0.1 mJy. The peak in the differential number counts corresponds to a population of faint sources that is not expected from predictions based on 15 μm counts from the Infrared Space Observatory. We argue that this implies the existence of a previously undetected population of infrared-luminous galaxies at z ~ 1-3. Integrating the counts to 60 μJy, we derive a lower limit on the 24 μm background intensity of 1.9 ± 0.6 nW m-2 sr-1 of which the majority (~60%) stems from sources fainter than 0.4 mJy. Extrapolating to fainter flux densities, sources below 60 μJy contribute 0.8img1.gif nW m-2 sr-1 to the background, which provides an estimate of the total 24 μm background of 2.7img2.gif nW m-2 sr-1.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Source
- The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series, Vol. 154, no. 1 (Sep 2004), pp. 70-74
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- 2004
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- 0201 Astronomical and Space Sciences; 0305 Organic Chemistry; 0306 Physical Chemistry (Incl. Structural)
- Keyword(s)
- Cosmology: Observations; Galaxies: Evolution; Galaxies: High-redshift; Galaxies: Photometry; Infrared: Galaxies
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- 0067-0049
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- Copyright © 2004 The American Astronomical Society. All rights reserved. The American Astronomical Society does not allow institutions to archive either the accepted manuscript or the published version of the article.
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Asymmetrical tiers layer down the front and back of this striped halter for a figure flattering look. Cut-in shoulders and goldtone hardware at the neckline for sleek touches.
- Semi-fitted stretch silhouette.
- Keyhole at back with chiffon tie.
- Body: 95% rayon, 5% spandex. Lining: 92% polyester, 8% spandex. Machine wash, cold. Imported.
- Length: 26" from shoulder.
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Written by Guib on 09.09.2011 at 19:26
im going to reply to Mr. Doctor. There is a movement going on... its just that not all the new bands are part of it
Written by Mattybu on 13.09.2011 at 00:02
Great interview Doc! Some pretty interesting stuff there... But where's the part where you discuss the payment for the review scores?