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Jays, Thomas mutually part ways
Jays, Thomas mutually part ways
On Sunday morning, Thomas sat down with Blue Jays general manager J.P. Ricciardi to discuss the previous day's developments. Thomas had been informed that he would no longer be Toronto's primary designated hitter and the news understandably did not sit well with the aging slugger.
Thomas publicly vented frustration over the matter on Saturday, when he first was informed of the lineup change by Jays manager John Gibbons. One day later, Thomas' jersey still hung inside his locker in Toronto's clubhouse, but he was nowhere to be found after being granted his unconditional release.
"Out of respect for his career," Gibbons said, "it's not fair to him, sitting around and becoming a part-time player -- it's really not. I know he wasn't going to be happy with that and we can definitely understand that.
"He doesn't deserve hanging here and sitting around not being able to play. It's a privilege to be able to say you managed a Hall of Famer. I'll miss a lot of things about him."
The bottom line was that Thomas wasn't producing the way the Blue Jays had hoped he would out of the DH position. Toronto wants to do everything in its power to compete for a postseason berth in the American League this year, affording the club little time to allow Thomas to work through another early-season slump.
Through 16 games, Thomas was batting .167 with three home runs and 11 RBIs for the Blue Jays. Thomas had a similar start to last season, but he finished hitting .277 with a team-high 26 homers and 95 RBIs. With their offense struggling in the early going this year, patience wasn't on the Blue Jays' side this time around.
"This guy did lead our team in home runs and RBIs last year," Ricciardi said. "But it's just a situation where I don't know if we have the luxury of waiting two to three months for someone to kick in, because we can't let this league or this division get away from us."
That being the case, Gibbons met with Thomas on Saturday morning to inform the 39-year-old DH that he was being moved to the bench. Toronto was willing to offer Thomas two or three starts per week, but that provided no solace for Thomas, who has enjoyed a storied 19-year career.
"When I talked to Frank," Ricciardi said, "the one thing I mentioned to him was that, 'Your role will probably be diminished and, just knowing you, I don't think you're going to be happy in that role.' He said he wouldn't be happy in that role, so he thought the best bet was just to move on."
On Saturday, Thomas questioned whether the decision to reduce his playing time was simply a result of his statistics. Thomas, who turns 40 years old in May, said he believed there was more to the change that just his slow start, alluding to his contract situation.
Under the terms of the two-year deal Thomas inked with Toronto prior to last season, he could've been guaranteed a $10 million salary for 2009 by reaching 1,000 plate appearances between the 2007-08 campaigns. Thomas needed just 304 more trips to the plate this season for that option to vest.
"Basically, I've been told that I'm not going to be in that lineup," Thomas said on Saturday. "Gibby told me that this morning. I see it as something else is going on. We'll see how that plays out.
"You know what's going on and I know what's going on. We'll see how it plays out. I'm just a little frustrated right now. There are some things going on around here this year that I haven't been happy about."
With Thomas now out of the picture, the Jays don't have to worry about potentially owing him $10 million next year or an extra $1 million in performance bonuses this season. Toronto does have to provide Thomas with his full $8 million salary for this season, though.
Ricciardi indicated that the contract situation wasn't broached during his meeting with Thomas.
"That never came up," Ricciardi said. "Like I told Frank, our decision is based on performance and his decision is based on not being able to be in the lineup. It was a mutual agreement. Frank was very professional about it."
Ricciardi also didn't worry too much about Thomas' heated reaction after being told he was going to have a more diminished role with the Jays.
"I probably didn't put much stock into it as maybe some other people," Ricciardi said. "If you know Frank, he's an emotional guy. He wears his heart on his sleeve and I would be disappointed if a player didn't have a reaction where he cared."
Still, an unhappy Thomas could've made for an uncomfortable clubhouse, possibly leading to the Blue Jays' swift action. Toronto center fielder Vernon Wells, sitting in front of his locker prior to Saturday's game, couldn't say whether or not the matter would've become a distraction for the team.
"It might have," Wells said. "I don't know how frustrated he would've been with the situation. But it didn't get to that point. Frank, as well as our management, wanted to get this situation resolved as quick as possible and, obviously, it didn't take too long."
Without Thomas' bat in the fold, the Jays will rely more on Matt Stairs and catcher Rod Barajas to occupy the DH slot. Following Sunday's game against the Tigers, Toronto recalled catcher Robinzon Diaz from Triple-A Syracuse to take Thomas' spot on the roster. Diaz can help out behind the plate on days that Barajas is the DH.
A long-term solution would be outfielder Adam Lind, who is currently batting .360 with three homers and 13 RBIs in 16 games with Triple-A Syracuse this season. The only problem is that Lind, who spent time with the Jays in parts of the past two seasons, is currently nursing a stiff neck and might not be available for a few days.
Until the 24-year-old Lind is ready, Toronto will probably find a temporary solution to account for the loss of Thomas, who has hit .302 with 516 career home runs. It's not every day that a team needs to replace a two-time AL Most Valuable Player who appears destined for baseball's highest honor.
"He's had a Hall of Fame career," Wells said. "Some things happened this year that resulted in where we are today. It's an unfortunate situation for both sides and we need to move on. He's going to move on and we need to move on and concentrate on winning some ballgames.
"You'll remember the times that you got to play with a Hall of Famer, but after that it's time to concentrate on the bigger picture."
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Healthier Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Love these "better for you" cookies: Healthier Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Yield: 30 cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Healthier Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oatmeal
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup whole wheat flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup finely chopped, pitted dates
- 3 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease baking sheets (or line w/ parchment or silpat mats).
- Place butter in a medium, microwave-safe bowl. Melt in microwave, just until completely melted. Remove from microwave and add brown sugar. Stir until smooth.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together oats, flours, baking soda & salt. Stir into butter sugar mixture along with egg, vanilla and dates. Fold in chopped chocolate and mix well.
- Drop tablespoonfuls of the cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until they appear to be set and not gooey in the middles.
- FYI- I *hate* dates, and I loved these cookies. If the dates are chopped finely, you really can't detect them in the cookies at all. You'll sometimes find them in containers in the produce section but they're also available in the dried fruits section and are packaged just like dried cranberries.
- There's a good reason for using chopped chocolate over chocolate chips in this recipe. If you use chopped chocolate, the little shards of chocolate get more spread out in the cookies and therefore get more of a chocolate flavor in each cookie. You can certainly sub chocolate chips, but I'd recommend using the mini chocolate chips to get the same spread-out chocolate effect.
- Nutritional Information per serving (serving size: 1 cookie) Calories: 99, Fat: 2g, Fiber: 1.25g, Protein: 1.5g, Cholesterol: 13mg, Carbohydrates: 16.5g
- Weight Watchers POINTS: SmartPoints: 5 , PointsPlus: 2, Old Points Program: 2.5
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I actually made this recipe a couple of years ago and it is my favorite CC cookie. Love it.
Glad that you found it and enjoyed it too! They look great
These sound amazing – especially the part where they're 99 calories!
Are the pitted dates dried? Where do you find them in the supermarket? I've never used them and I wonder if you could sub something else for dates…I don't know what but it might be time to get creative. 🙂
Dates are usually where the dried fruit section is. A famous brand is Dromedary. They come whole, pitted, and chopped. The chopped have the least flavor and texture and are sometimes dried out but you might want them for convenience. Dried dates are sticky to chop.
what an interesting recipe 🙂
Thanks for the great recipe Lori 🙂
I did a similar version last week, but with cranberries. I didn't add the ww flour either, but great idea!! They look great!!
i have to try these-yum!
This sounds like something I could devour for breakfast about now. When will I ever learn not to come over here while hungry!
I LOVE the idea of the dates in these! What a great way to cut down on processed sugars and boost moisture! Look forward to making them! 🙂
I love dates. I can only imagine how delicious they would make a cookie. Definitely making this soon.
To say these cookies are good is an understatement!!! They are the most amazing cookies I've ever made. I totally do not like dates, I would eat around them in Muselix, but man these are seriously the best cookies!
I have made these so many times for family gatherings, that my family specifically asks me to make them every time! They are super delicious, and the best cookies I have ever made!
i would like to make these but my son has an allergey for dates is there anything i can subtitute for it?
You can substitute raisins for the dates. It's a completely different cookie, but still quite good.
I don't see anything "healthy" about theses cookies. They contain sugar and white flour, not to mention almost 17 carbs PER serving ! They may be yummy but they are definitely NOT healthy.


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I believe in school safety, but Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has gone ballistic in his proposal of $5 million -- and eventually, $21 million -- to secure schools [Sept. 19, Connecticut, $5M To Buy More Security"].
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From his days as first dancer in Compañía Española de Antonio Márquez to his sensational U.S. tour in 2008, José Porcel has been an electric presence in the world of flamenco.
From Madrid, Spain, Porcel's own company of eight dancers, two singers and four musicians will bring the vitality, color and rhythms of flamenco dance to an exuberant realization on stage for their Folsom debut.
"The company scored a magnificent success with their tour of North America in the 2008-09 season," said Executive Director Dave Pier. "Three Stages is glad to host them here in Folsom with their new program 'Gypsy Fire'."
Compañía Flamenca José Porcel will perform in Three Stages at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 3. Tickets are $25 to $45 with premium tickets available for $55. Purchase tickets online at threestages.net or from Three Stages ticket office at (916) 608-6888 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and two hours before showtime. Three Stages is located on the west side of Folsom Lake College campus in Folsom, facing East Bidwell Street.
Porcel was born in Sevilla, and at the age of 13 began dancing Andalucian folkloric dances and flamenco in cultural centers in Valencia. He began his dance studies at 16 with the master Martín Vargas and later moved to Madrid and continued his studies with Paco Romero, Isabel Quintero, Cristóbal Reyes, Pedro Azorín and José Granero.
In 1994 he was invited to join the Ballet Nacional de España, where he interpreted works including "Medea," "Ritmos," "Bolero de Ravel," "El Sombrero de tres picos," "Danza y tronio," "Los Tarantos," "Fantasia Galaica," "Grito," "Poeta" and many flamenco ballets.
In 2000 he danced as soloist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, under the direction of maestro Héctor Zaraspe. In this same year he was contracted as the first dancer in the Compañía Española de Antonio Márquez, performing on tour around the world and at the Ópera de París for more than 20 sold-out performances, followed by a critically acclaimed tour of the United States during the 2001-02 season.
For the Dec. 3 performance, Compañía Flamenca José Porcel will include the dancers Leticia Calatayud, Tamara Calatayud, Tania Martin, Inmaculada Aranda, Rocio Martin, Benjamin Jimenez, Dario Alanis and José Porcel. The musicians will include Victor Marquez and Pepe del Morao (guitar), Javier Fernandez (percussion), Manuel Perez (flute), plus Rocio Soto and Olivier Garcia (vocals).
Of "Gypsy (roma) Fire," Porcel notes, "With this new production I would like to present to you the purest and the oldest part of flamenco from Andalusia, by reviewing the most famous styles of this dance form. Preserving the style and form of traditional flamenco, customs and experiences of the Andalusian people is my goal. Enjoy our wonderful dancers, musicians, and vocal soloist performing, without any added effects, only the pace and the music, song and dance of the gypsy (roma) art form."


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A parish council has released a list of ideas that it would like to see at the derelict cement works which includes a music centre, bus museum and a tree top restaurant.
Upper Beeding Parish Council recently met with Steve Dudman the owner of Dudman Group of Companies, an independent business that currently rents space at the Old Shoreham Cement Works and has an option to buy the site.
Village parish councillor Sean Teatum said: "The meeting was very positive and Steve has some great ideas which he would like the community to be involved in.
"We shared with him some of the community's thoughts and ideas so far which he will review and update us on.
"I think we all realise that to get something to happen with the site it has to be commercially viable," he added.
One option raised by the community was to build a South Downs Visitor Centre, which will include parks, a campsite, shops, cafe, hostel, stables and cycle centre.
The list also includes a riverside hotel and leisure facilities with jetty; a sports centre; art gallery bringing local artists in to sell their painting and their artefacts; and limited affordable housing.
Steve Dudman told the County Times that the outcome will be 'a joint pursuit of benefit for all the local community'.
He said: "When the owners and stakeholders decide to pursue the development of the former cement works at Upper Beeding, we will all be committed to delivering an effective and planned community engagement programme.
"Our intention will be to ensure that the company uses a 'discuss, agree and implement' process rather than a 'decide, announce and defend' process. This will enable everyone to capture and explore all different levels of varied stakeholder thoughts and ideas, which in turn, will inform any and/or final proposals. In other words, the outcome will be a joint pursuit of benefit for all the local community providing of course, that any proposals will have to be both environmentally, commercially and financially sustainable.
"As you can understand with such projects, there is a great deal of background work that has to be undertaken before the commencement of the engagement process and once this has been completed, we will advertise and invite how all the varied stakeholders and public can get involved."
Mr Dudman added that if you would like to register an interest, contact Dudman Group of Companies' engagement colleague Julie Wilkinson at email@example.com
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Pulplvr I'd rather use it as practice than pick it up.
shawks11I always finish out , unless the putt is conceded in match play. I don't want to take any chances with that, I have been know to miss a short one.
Congrats on reaching Gold with this post!!!
Definitely finish out! If a putt's conceded that's different but if all four folks dont putt that's definitely not the. ESPECIALLY if im playing #2 or some other notable course. I want to experience every stroke!
Definitely finish out unless the putt's given to you. Even then at No.2 I would tap it in just to hear the sound.
I always finish it out, not just on memorable rounds. Guys that pick up the 3 footers always miss them when they really count.
No matter what the round, I always drop the last putt, even if it's one inch. Just a quirk I guess, but reaching down and pulling the ball from the cup on the 18th feels good.
Always hole out. I personally don't believe in "Gimmies" in informal play. I may give them but I don't take them. I guess Match play is different, but only then.
Adam62482During my recent trip to Pinehurst, I watched a group of guys all NOT finish out on the 18th at Pinehurst #2. This got me to thinking, do you finish out on the 18th?
I say no matter how bad it is, you should finish out on 18 for a memorable round.
I say no matter how bad it is, you should finish out on 18 for a memorable round.
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"On Nectar, the sweet honey of Colonna's voice fills our cups with the enduring energy of her pure songwriting. She has blossomed as a songwriter, but it's the unadulterated beauty of each song that moves us from one flower to the other on the album."
". . .One of our favorite new artists . . . undoubtedly, the songwriting is superb and Wendy's voice is warm and welcoming. There is not a bad song on 'Nectar.'"
"The songs . . . are all pearls to discover. No flaws. Wendy's voice sounds more seductive than ever: it winds its way through with a pronounced, elegant diversity . . ."
"soulful tunes of innocent sin . . . "Nectar" is a beautiful composition… it's a collection of songs that has several lives to live"…
"A soulful performer, Colonna digs deep for her words and sings them with the kind of swamp/soul conviction that draws listeners in and keeps them in."
"Unlike many artists who desire to bring their sound to a broader audience, Colonna does not lose the individuality that makes her work so special. There is a little genre hopping on the album (from alt country to blues to reggae to pop) but it works mainly because her voice is a magnificent unifier."
A Wall Street Journal pick for "Best Music Acts" at SXSW 2014 calling Wendy a "gifted country-influenced singer-songwriter."
Wendy was included in top 10 of Austin Music Awards in Four Categories in 2013: #2 in Best Female Vocalist, #5 Musician of the Year, #6 Album of the Year for "Nectar" and #4 Best Folk Act.
"Her voice has both a richness of tone and an engaging cadence that makes her oh so easy on the ear."
"…if you weren't already, consider yourselves informed: Wendy Colonna has a serious set of pipes."
"If you're a great soul singer, it really doesn't matter your skin color. Think Louann Barton, Marcia Ball, Tracy Nelson, Dusty Springfield, Jennifer Nettles, Janis Joplin or Bonnie Bramlett. Does it really matter that these soulful women happen to be Anglo and not African-American? . . .If you can sing you can sing. Add Austin, Texas, resident Wendy Colonna to that list."
"This girl can sing! She can get just as angry and throw out as much power vocally as a man, without losing a BIT of her femininity…
I've spent years nearly ignoring female singers. Thanks to Wendy for opening that door"
"Wendy Colonna offers a tonic for those who remember Aretha, Marvin, and Stevie making meaningful albums that helped weave the socio-sonic tapestry of a generation for those who cringe when they hear Joss Stone hailed as the most "precociously gifted" soul singer of her era (seriously). If you too are wondering, "Whither soul music?" R&B that shoots from the soul and aims at the heart Louisiana born Colonna points the way."
"The Louisiana native blends her roots rock with sage wisdom and equal parts sultry smoke and swamp-dipped soul in her voice, a potent spice for anyone's gumbo."
"Her subtle, melting vocals bend and stretch with the album's melodic modern arrangements. In lyrics or in melodies, Colonna appears equally versatile."
"Wendy Colonna is hot, no question, but the Austin singer-songwriter's considerable musical talents make her sassy sexuality secondary — perhaps an even greater achievement. With smoky vocals that call to mind Norah Jones or Joan Osborne, Colonna's expansive musical domain encompasses rock, soul, jazz and blues, making her something of an all-purpose woman."
"Talk about ambitious. Colonna is a fearless performer with an excellent voice and plenty of songwriting talent who brings together rock, blues, funk, soul and whatever else she believes fits."-
"Give this package [the DVD] to anyone you know in the phony bologna music business to show them what a REAL Louisiana woman can do WITH HER CLOTHES ON — there is absolutely no comparison with Wendy's genuine songwriting, singing, and performance talent (not to mention her true earthiness and the poetry in her very fingers as well as on the pages she writes) with that Disneyland produced nonsense that poses for commercial music today."
"What if Natalie Merchant played in a funk band and What if Joan Baez wrote the lyrics? Wendy Colonna knows the value of a really good groove. . .Colonna sings smooth, limber melodies over infectious jazz-funk and other flavors of music.
"Listeners will be drawn in by Colonna's sultry, soulful voice as well as her poetic lyrics. In an era bombarded by teenage bubble gum pop, it is refreshing to see the emergence of a mature singer/songwriter such as Colonna . . . Wendy Colonna shows great potential as becoming one of the premiere female vocalists of the 21st century."
Wendy Colonna
Troubadour. Mama. Adventurer. Yogi. Bookworm. Pollination Ecology Enthusiast. Hula Hooper.
Last summer Wendy married the love of her life, Ryan Doty, and on June 11th, they welcomed their first son, Charlie into the world! And between those two blessed dates, she completed and released her newest and most acclaimed album, "No Moment But Now" all the while continuing to perform for enthusiastic audiences across the US.
"No Moment But Now" has songs simultaneously featured on Apple Music's "Hot Tracks" and "Breaking Singer Songwriter Playlist, "as well as Spotify's "Fresh Folk" playlist. Wendy is garnering critical acclaim from multiple outlets including the New York Times (describing her music as "ethereal"), received a 2016 Black Fret Major Grant and she was selected as a 2017 Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Finalist. The Austin American-Statesman long ago recognized Wendy as "Austin's Best Singer/Songwriter."
She's currently enjoying a bit of a slower pace at her new home with her family in San Marcos, performing limited shows across her home region.
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The Austin-American Statesman wrote "Wendy Colonna is not just a singer-songwriter, she's a force of nature." Hailing from the gulf coast of Louisiana and calling Austin, TX home since 2000, Colonna is a regular southern renaissance woman: a seasoned troubadour, yogi, bookworm, adventurer, pollination ecology-enthusiast and hula-hooper. But it's her songwriting and voice that draw in audiences in like bees to nectar.
Wendy's resonant, signature voice is grit-infused-honey and her songs echo swampy southern tales of loss, mortality, joy, reclaimed innocence and celebration. With ease, she moves from a sweet whisper to a full on bayou-soul-shout without skipping a beat.
Since 2002, Colonna has released seven acclaimed albums and is currently working on release number eight. Since 2013, Wendy's been writing custom songs for folks like The Southwest Louisiana Tourist Bureau and Coca-Cola.
In 2014, Coca-Cola released an advertisement with a song which was written and performed by Wendy that made it to the top of AdWeek. The ad has been warmly received by critics and fans with over 175k YouTube views. Wendy has released a full length single of the song, "A Happy Song" exclusively on iTunes.
Though she's lived in Austin for many years, her ties to Louisiana are still deep. In 2015 the Southwest Louisiana Tourist Bureau asked Colonna to write a custom song capturing the pulse of every day life in the region called "My Southwest Louisiana Home." The song and accompanying video swept the Regional Addy Awards, winning four gold placements and "Best in Show".
Colonna's 2014 release, Nectar, has had coverage by many notable media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, American Songwriter, NPR's Beale Street Caravan, No Depression, Lone Star Music, Buddy Magazine, (cover story), WFUV's Sunday Breakfast (NYC) and more. Even Starbucks joined in, placing songs from Nectar in heavy in-store rotation across the US.
She and producer/songwriter, Mark Addison have partnered to create custom songs for any variety of clients. Email us with inquiries.
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Land Rover's flagship model returns with a complete makeover, from the inside out.
Diddy's Lamborghini truck line was already a 'back in the day' joint when the Urus photos leaked. Fast forward, and we got 2 Chainz hollerin' about a Bentley SUV that's still a solid year or two away from showrooms. Rappers, at least when it comes to trucks, you need to slow your roll and live in the moment. Land Rover's Range Rover — arguably the most referenced 'ute in hip-hop history — has been completely overhauled for 2013, and it'll be here in mere months.
For those of y'all still trying to live down Hova's '97 4.6 versus 4.0 diss, here's your chance – assuming you finally got them stacks right. The Range is the returning king-of-the-hill and manages to come off as classic and completely contemporary at the same damn time. It'll have a starting MSRP of $83,500 — ironically about the same neighborhood as where the aforementioned 4.6 model topped out. This time around, the super plush and polished Autobiography edition will pull a knot of around $130,950 from your pocket. Can we get an "Imaginary Player 2", Jay?
Mass Appeal was on hand for last night's exclusive unveiling at The Stone Mansion, a private residence on Alpine, NJ's former Frick Estate – that's old railroad, steel and coke (the fuel) money in case you didn't know. While the new Range came off as a clean, even sleeker refresh of its predecessor – the nose statelier, and shark-gill fender vents beautifully subdued – some of its most momentous changes had to be communicated from up high. When the '13 model drops, it'll bring with it bragging rights of the world's first all-aluminum unibody SUV. Aside from that making the truck tougher and more rigid than ever, said technology will shed roughly 700 lbs. of weight off the outgoing model's numbers. Don't think that's a big deal? Go load fourteen 50lb. bags of food for the mutts in your whip and see how nimbly you get around town, dawg. Couple this weight savings with the introduction of "Terrain Response 2" – a new fully automatic system that promises peak performance on any angle or surface – and we're destined for yet another bar-raising iteration of the elite SUV – one with capabilities that probably won't be rivaled by trucks destined to pull twice its price.
Dig what you're digesting here? You got a few months to go meet with the accountant, or to shake down Cash Money for that beat you never got paid on. But if things are looking on the up for ya, just make sure you tack on a premium sound system, bigger wheels or maybe even the supercharger; something at least a touch nicer than base. We wouldn't want you to get dissed.


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At IMS2012, Peregrine Semiconductor Corporation announced the SP3T PE42430 RF switch.
Developed on Peregrines patented UltraCMOS® technology, the PE42430 switch combines low insertion loss with high linearity, high isolation, and small package size, making it well suited for WLAN and Bluetooth® applications in the 2.4 GHz band, as well as general broadband switching applications. An on-chip CMOS decode logic facilitates a three-pin CMOS control interface and, because VDD is derived from switch-control inputs, there is no need for a VDD pin.
Peregrines HaRP technology enhancements enable IIP3 linearity of 66 dBm in the PE42430 device. This switch features insertion loss of 0.45 dB @ 1GHz and 0.55 dB @ 2.5 GHz, and isolation of 40 dB @ 1 GHz and 30 dB @ 2.5 GHz. Additionally, it provides ESD tolerance of 4500V HBM and 250V MM on all ports, and is available in a miniature, 8-lead 1.5 mm x 1.5 mm DFN package.
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By Jim Callis
July 30, 2005
While the baseball world waits to see if the Red Sox will trade Manny Ramirez, Boston made a different outfield-related move Saturday. The Red Sox got Jose Cruz Jr. from the Diamondbacks for a pair of minor leaguers, righthander Kyle Bono and infielder Kenny Perez. Arizona also will contribute cash toward the remainder of Cruz' $3.5 million salary for 2005.
Cruz, 31, will team with Gabe Kapler to play right field for Boston in the absence of Trot Nixon, who's out indefinitely with a strained left oblique muscle. Cruz joins his third team this year, having opened 2005 as property of the Devil Rays, who traded him in February for Casey Fossum. He hit .213/.347/.436 with 12 homers and 28 RBIs in 64 games for the Diamondbacks, who designated him for assignment to make room for elite prospect Conor Jackson. Cruz doesn't hit for average, but he contributes offensively with power and speed (he was a 30-30 man in 2001, though he has no steals in 2005) and by drawing lots of walks. A Gold Glove winner in 2003, he has a solid arm and more range than most corner outfielders. He'll become a free agent at the end of this season, when his two-year, $6 million contract expires. He's a career .248/.336/.454 hitter with 187 homers, 563 RBIs and 102 steals in 1,122 games.
Bono, 22, signed out of Central Florida last year for $432,000, a record bonus (since broken) for an eighth-rounder. Bono doesn't have a single dominant pitch, but he keeps hitters off balance by mixing his sinker, changeup and slider. Projected as a reliever, he pitched in that role at high Class A Wilmington this year, going 2-2, 4.07 in 24 games. He had a 56-32 strikeout-walk ratio in 49 innings, while opponents hit .222 with five homers against him. Throwing strikes had been one of his strong suits before 2005, but his control has been off this year.
Perez, 23, was a 2000 sixth-round pick out of a Miami high school. Best suited to be a utility infielder, he has seen time at second base, third base and shortstop in the minors this season. He has good hands, a solid arm and adequate range. A switch-hitter, he doesn't provide much offense. He's a contact hitter with little power and just average speed. In 80 games between Triple-A Pawtucket and Double-A Portland this year, Perez has batted .268/.323/.363 with five homers, 33 RBIs and seven steals.


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While it is important to talk about end of life decisions including organ donation, it is now becoming more common to donate organs and partial organs while living. To learn more, choose an option below:
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For more information about living donation, speak with your transplant team to see if it is an option for you, and read the following brochure, which is an Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) file.
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|One for the books
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|Solid, not spectacular
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|Scouting Reports
|1. Travis Banwart,
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School: Wichita State. Class: Jr.
B-T: R-R. Ht.: 6-4. Wt.: 205. Birthdate: 2/14/86.
|Scouting Report: Banwart doesn't have the wow stuff of former Wichita State studs Darren Dreifort, Braden Looper or Mike Pelfrey, but his feel for pitching is among the best in the draft. His changeup is his lone plus pitch, but his ability to locate four pitches where he wants makes him effective against lefthanded and righthanded hitters. Strong and durable at 6-foot-4 and 205 pounds, he maintains his 88-91 mph velocity throughout a game. He also uses both a curveball and a slider. Banwart has performed well in front of scouts, earning all-star honors in the Cape Cod League last summer and outdueling likely top-five pick Ross Detwiler with seven shutout innings in mid-April. Banwart won't ever be more than a mid-rotation starter in the big leagues, but he could get there quickly and likely won't last past the third round.
|2. Justin Miller,
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School: Johnson County (Kan.) CC. Class: Fr.
B-T: R-R. Ht.: 6-3. Wt.: 180. Birthdate: 8/2/87.
|Scouting Report: One of the nation's best junior college players who's not under control to a big league team from the 2006 draft, Miller offers high risk and a potential high reward. He's a risk because teams didn't get to see him pitch much this spring, just 18 innings because he doubled as Johnson County's right fielder and he came down with a tender arm in mid-April. Miller pitched just once afterward, a two-inning stint in which his fastball parked at 90 mph and he didn't throw a slider. Yet he's intriguing because he's a projectable 6-foot-3, 180-pound athlete whose fastball went from 86-87 mph as a high school senior to 88-90 last summer to regularly touching 92-94 earlier this spring. He also showed a mid-80s slider that was inconsistent yet promising. He's not polished and looks like a position player trying to pitch, but the raw material obviously is there. Miller committed to attend Wichita State, but a snafu with his core classes in high school prevented him from joining the Shockers. As a nonqualifier, he can't go to a four-year school until he receives his juco degree, and thus is considered very signable. Few teams got enough good looks to feel comfortable taking Miller as high as his ceiling would warrant, but he still could go in the first five rounds.
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School: Wichita State. Class: Jr.
B-T: L-R. Ht.: 6-1. Wt.: 190. Birthdate: 2/21/85.
|Scouting Report: Brown had a great summer with wood bats in 2006, ranking as the top position-player prospect in the Jayhawk League after leading the league in homers (nine) and RBIs (36) while finishing third in the batting race (.385). He offers one of the best all-around packages among college position players in this draft, showing all five tools when he's at his best. He's a 6-foot-1, 190-pound right fielder with bat speed, foot speed and arm strength, and he draws praise for playing hard every day. That all-out approach carries over to the plate, however, and can work against him. He has a long, maximum-effort stroke that leaves him susceptible to pitchers who change speeds. Some scouts worry about how that approach will play in pro ball, but a club that believes it can tone him down at the plate could pop him as early as the third round.


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The Spence Law Firm, LLC
Personal Injury & Medical Malpractice Lawyers in Jackson, Wyoming(307) 733-7290 or (800) 967-2117
The Spence Law Firm, LLC is a personal injury firm located in Jackson, Wyoming and serving clients across the country. Practice areas encompass industrial and work accidents, oil/gas field and mining accidents, vehicle accidents, railroad and aviation accidents, carbon monoxide poisoning,...
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Founded in 1948, Davis & Cannon, LLP is a general practice law firm in Wyoming with office locations in Sheridan, Cheyenne, and Gillette. The firm was founded in 1948.
Davis & Cannon, LLP serves clients throughout Wyoming and the Northern Rocky Mountains from its offices in Sheridan,...
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Hathaway & Kunz P.C. (H&K) was founded in 1975 by former two-term Wyoming Governor and U.S. Secretary of Interior, Stanley K. Hathaway, along with Brent R. Kunz. Since that time, H&K has grown to become a prominent law firm in the State of Wyoming.
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Holland & Hart LLP
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Holland & Hart delivers integrated legal solutions to regional, national, and international clients of all sizes, from emerging businesses to Fortune 500 corporations. Since its inception in 1947, Holland & Hart has grown into a firm of more than 400 lawyers in 15 offices in Colorado,...
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Associated Legal Group is located in the capitol city of Cheyenne, Wyoming, just 100 miles north of Denver, Colorado. The firm has a diverse practice that includes most kinds of civil matters. The firm handles everything from complex litigation to the more simple legal needs of its...
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Lathrop & Rutledge, P.C. is a dedicated law firm offering a wide range of legal services, in a number of practice areas including litigation, insurance, business planning, estate planning, alternative dispute resolution and local counsel services. Practicing law in Wyoming provides...
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Law Offices of Riske, Salisbury & Kelly, P.C.
Trial Lawyers in Cheyenne, Wyoming(307) 634-2002
The Law Offices of Riske, Salisbury & Kelly, P.C. is an experienced law firm located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Since its formation in 1991, originally as Riske & Arnold, P.C., the firm has built a strong reputation in the Cheyenne community and throughout Wyoming for efficient, responsive...
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Messenger & Jurovich
Full Service Law Firm in Thermopolis, Wyoming(307) 463-4415 or (866) 930-5115
At Messenger & Jurovich, our attorneys have been representing businesses, individuals, and families throughout Wyoming since 1975.
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Ross, Ross & Santini, L.L.C.
Family Law, Personal Injuries and Workers' Compensation Lawyers(307) 632-8957
Ross, Ross & Santini, L.L.C. is an experienced law firm based in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Our firm was established in 1950 by attorney Vincent Ross, who built a well-earned reputation as one of the most respected and successful criminal defense lawyers in Wyoming. For over five decades,...
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Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP
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Rothgerber Johnson & Lyons LLP, founded in 1903, is Colorado's oldest continuously operating legal partnership and is among the state's ten largest law firms. The firm is headquartered in Denver with additional offices in Colorado Springs, CO; Cheyenne, WY; and Casper WY. The firm...
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Boster Law Firm, LLCCasper, WY 82601
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Northwest Airlines' old headquarters building is on the market.
The 266,000 square foot building in Eagan is being marketed along with a separate adjacent site near Highway 494.
Northwest has been the sole occupant of the site since it built the four-story office building in 1985.
Delta Air Lines bought Northwest about a year ago, but has pledged to maintain a substantial workforce in the Twin Cities.
Delta spokesman Kent Landers said the airline plans to move employees to other facilities.
"We are in the process of completely renovating a facility on 34th Avenue which will be the new corporate offices for Delta in Minneapolis and home for Delta connection headquarters, our Compass Airlines subsidiary and any other corporate functions that are based in Minneapolis," Landers said.
Delta Air Lines has committed to maintaining 10,000 Minnesota jobs and 400 daily departures from its Minneapolis-St. Paul hub until at least 2016.


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Some states deal with Hispanic issues. Then there is Arizona, which has issues with Hispanics.
Consider what officials in the Grand Canyon State have been up to lately on various fronts in what seems a concerted effort to harass Hispanics, both immigrants and U.S. citizens.
Slap 1: Arizona's SB 1070. The irreparably flawed Hispanic profiling law was poorly crafted to begin with. Now, after being "fixed" by the same lawmakers who initially approved the defective version, it is being pitched as prohibiting the very thing it encourages. That is, racial or ethnic profiling of anyone (read: Hispanics) who local and state police officers, lacking training in immigration enforcement, have "reasonable suspicion" is in the country illegally.
But no nip and tuck can make this grotesque law any more presentable. The Legislature changed the circumstances under which police can interrogate suspected illegal immigrants (read: Hispanics) from casual dealings to more formal contact, and decreed that police officers can troll for illegal immigrants only in the course of enforcing some other law or ordinance. But they also put in new language that extends the requirement to ask for papers to those instances where police respond to violations of minor city ordinances. That could include loud music, raucous parties, barking dogs, cars on blocks in front of a house, overcrowded apartments, etc.
Code violators, eh? That's a rough bunch. What happened to going after Mexican drug cartels?
Lawmakers also took out the word "solely." The original version said that police could not base a decision to ask for proof of citizenship solely on a person's race, color or national origin. Now, with the new and supposedly improved version, police cannot base their decision on those things. Period. That is, even if they're considered among several factors.
Brilliant. We tell police, "No matter what, don't think about race, color or national origin" – ensuring, through the power of suggestion, that this is exactly what they'll think about. In the real world of policing, it's impossible for law enforcement officers to make judgments about one's legal status while being colorblind. To believe otherwise is naive.
Slap 2: Barring anyone with a heavy accent from teaching English. The Arizona Department of Education recently began telling school districts that they must remove from English classes any teacher who speaks English with what it deems to be a heavy accent.
State education officials are obviously targeting a certain type of teacher – the Hispanic kind. During the immigration surge of the 1990s, Arizona hired hundreds of teachers whose first language was Spanish as part of a bilingual-education program. This was in part because it was almost impossible to fill all of its available slots with U.S. citizens – most of whom are monolingual. Many of the recruits came from Latin America. Then in 2000, voters passed a ballot measure requiring that classroom instruction be conducted only in English. Bilingual education instructors who had been teaching in Spanish were switched to English.
Now state officials obviously feel that they no longer need those teachers, and they want to get rid of them by imposing arbitrary standards of what constitutes a heavy accent. All I can say is that it's a good thing this dreadful experiment is being carried out in Arizona and not Texas, or you might have to fire most of the teaching corps and just about all the principals and superintendents. Heavy accents indeed.
Slap 3: Banning the teaching of ethnic studies in elementary or secondary schools. Intending to change the school curriculum, Gov. Jan Brewer recently scratched another itch. She signed a bill that forbids elementary or secondary schools from teaching courses that are "designed primarily for pupils of a particular ethnic group" and advocate "the overthrow of the United States government" or promote "resentment toward a race or class of people."
Oh darn. There goes the secret plan of using fifth-graders to lead the reconquista.
It's hard to see the point of such a ridiculous law other than to gin up nativist support for the campaign of its main proponent: Arizona State School Superintendent Tom Horne, who is running for attorney general.
Horne is reportedly miffed over a Mexican-American studies program in the Tucson Unified School District that, he says, promotes "ethnic chauvinism" and teaches Latino students that they are an oppressed minority.
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Two former supervisors at a group home near Wausau are accused of sexually assaulting a mentally-disabled girl.
Daniel Kurth, 39, Wausau, and Robert Thorpe, 54, Aniwa, are charged in Marathon County with eight counts of second-degree sexual assault, having intercourse with a child, and exposure.
The girl was 17 at the time with a brain injury which caused her to have short-term memory loss.
She was living at a Lutheran Social Services home in Weston when the two supervisors working alone on different shifts reportedly molested her between August of 2005 and January 2006.
Kurth and Thorpe were removed from their supervisory roles last year and they were fired once authorities investigated. Both men are free on signature bonds.
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2003 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Eritrea
|United States Department of Labor
|Bureau of International Labor Affairs
|Publication Date
|29 April 2004
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|United States Department of Labor, 2003 Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor - Eritrea, 29 April 2004, available at: http://www.refworld.org/docid/48c8ca1437.html [accessed 24 November 2017]
|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
Government Policies and Programs to Eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor
The Government of the State of Eritrea, through its Ministry of Labor and Human Welfare (MLHW), has been carrying out community awareness raising activities in the area of children's rights as well as implementing educational access and vocational training programs.[1601] The 2000 National Plan of Action for the Prevention, Rehabilitation, and Reintegration of Commercial Sex Workers in Eritrea outlines awareness raising, teacher training, vocational education, counseling, and inspection strategies that the government is pursuing to prevent child prostitution.[1602] The Ministry of Education works in partnership with Mercy Corps on a USDA-funded school feeding program aimed at improving school enrollment, attendance, and performance and has hired and trained two field monitors to assist in program monitoring and evaluation.[1603]
The government has initiated programs to construct new schools in remote villages, increase the number of teachers, and raise the enrollment and retention level of girls.[1604] In 2003, under a USAID-funded girls' scholarship pilot project, 80 middle school girls in two regions of Eritrea received financial support, materials, and tutoring services. In addition, a community awareness campaign was undertaken in several communities to promote the importance of girls' education.[1605] The Convention on the Rights of the Child has been translated into several local languages and has been circulated it widely.[1606] The government has provided training to social workers working with vulnerable children, provided rehabilitation and counseling programs for children affected by war, and initiated a program to reintegrate vulnerable children and orphans into their extended families.[1607]
The government is implementing the "Integrated Early Childhood Development Project" with USD 4 million of its own money, a USD 40 million loan from the World Bank, and a USD 5 million grant from the Government of Italy. The project is designed to improve childcare and education, address child health issues, and provide support for children in need of special care and protection.[1608] UNICEF is promoting access to education in war-affected areas by rehabilitating schools, providing learning materials to displaced children, establishing makeshift classrooms, facilitating school feeding programs, and training teachers.[1609] UNICEF also promotes girls education through awareness-raising activities, gender-sensitive curriculum development, capacity building, improving school infrastructure, and training for female teachers.[1610]
Incidence and Nature of Child Labor
In 2001, the ILO estimated that 38.2 percent of children ages 10 to 14 years in Eritrea were working.[1611] Children work as street vendors, traders, in domestic services, in small-scale manufacturing, and on family farms.[1612] Some children have been reported to be involved in small-scale gold mining.[1613]
Children as young as 12 years of age are reportedly involved in prostitution on the streets of Massawa and Asmara, as well as in hotels and bars.[1614] A 1999 MLHW survey on commercial sex workers revealed that 5 percent of prostitutes surveyed in Eritrea were between the ages of 14 and 17 years old. The presence of troops and peacekeepers associated with the UN Mission in Eritrea and Ethiopia (UNMEE) has reportedly increased children's participation in commercial sexual exploitation in Eritrea.[1615] In addition, due to insufficient birth registrations, children reportedly fought as soldiers with the Eritrean People's Liberation Front during the war for independence and the recent conflict from 1998 to 2000.[1616] However, there were no reports in 2002 that the government had recruited children under the age of 18 as soldiers.[1617]
Education is free and compulsory through grade seven.[1618] In 2000, the gross primary enrollment rate was 59.5 percent; 65.3 percent for boys and 53.6 percent for girls. The net primary enrollment rate was 41.0 percent.[1619] The Ministry of Education estimated that only 38 percent of children attend school.[1620]
Child Labor Laws and Enforcement
The Transitional Labor Law No. 8/91 sets the minimum age for employment at 18 years, and allows for the employment of apprentices starting at the age of 14 years.[1621] The Labor Proclamation of Eritrea (Proclamation No. 118) provides that no person under the age of 14 may be employed, that young employees may not work between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m., and that young employees may not work more than 7 hours per day.[1622] Apprentices under 18 years of age are prohibited from performing dangerous and abusive labor.[1623] Proclamation No. 118 bars children, young workers and apprentices from working in transport industries, including warehouses or docks where heavy lifting, pushing or pulling is required; in jobs involving toxic chemicals, dangerous machines or power generation and transmission; or in underground work, including mines, sewers and tunnels.[1624]
The 1996 Constitution prohibits forced labor. Articles 8 and 9 in the National Service Proclamation (No.83/95, 23 October 1995) sets the minimum age for military service at 18 years and requires 18 months of duty.[1625] The Penal Code prohibits the procurement, seduction, or trafficking of children under the age of 18, and also bans sexual relations with children under 18 years.[1626] Labor inspectors in the MLHW are charged with enforcing the child labor laws, but inspections are infrequent due to the small number of inspectors.[1627]
The Government of Eritrea ratified ILO Convention 138 on February 22, 2000, but has not ratified ILO Convention 182.[1628]
[1601] ECPAT International, Eritrea, ECPAT International, [database online] [cited June 18, 2003]; available from http://www.ecpat.net/eng/Ecpat_inter/projects/monitoring/online_database.
[1602] Ibid.
[1603] U.S. Department of Agriculture, The Global Food for Education Pilot Program, Report to the United States Congress, February, 2003, Eritrea; available from http://www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/gfe/congress2003/africa.htm. See also Relief Web, Mercy Corps and AGECA team up to feed Eritrean school children, October 25, 2002 [cited June 16, 2003]; available from http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/0/a39c7a34415d0e42c1256c6000390717?OpenDocument.
[1604] Minister of Labour and Human Welfare of the State of Eritrea, H.E. Mrs. Askalu Mekerious, Statement at the United Nations Special Session on Children, May 9, 2002; available from http://www.un.org/ga/children/eritreaE.htm.
[1605] U.S. Embassy-Asmara, electronic communication to USDOL official, February 24, 2004.
[1606] Statement at the United Nations Special Session on Children. See also ECPAT International, Eritrea.
[1607] UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Consideration of Reports of States Parties, CRC/C/SR.866, United Nations, Geneva, June 2, 2003, para.2, 3.
[1608] World Bank, Eritrea: Integrated Early Childhood Development Project, January 10, 2000; available from http://www.worldbank.org/children/costs/eritrea.htm. See also Ephrem Habtetsion, Eritrea: Towards Enhanced Early Childhood Education, Shaebia, October 25, 2002 [cited March 5, 2003]; available from http://shaebia.org/artman/publish/article_273.html.
[1609] UNICEF, Donor Update: Eritrea, June 20, 2002.
[1610] UNICEF, Girls Education in Eritrea, [online] 2003 [cited March 5, 2003]; available from http://unicef.org/programme/girlseducation/action/ed_profiles/Eritreafinal.PDF.
[1611] World Bank, World Development Indicators 2003 [CD-ROM], Washington, D.C., 2003.
[1612] U.S. Department of State, Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2002: Eritrea, Washington, D.C., March 31, 2003, Section 6d; available from http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2001/af/8370.htm. See also UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: Eritrea, United Nations, Geneva, June 6, 2003, para.55.
[1613] The Ministry of Labour and Human Welfare, United Nations Children's Fund, and Save the Children (UK), The Situation of Separated Children in IDP Camps in Eritrea, July – September 2000, 22; available from http://www.db.idpproject.org/Sites/idpSurvey.nsf/wViewSingleEnv/717680F5A685BC89C12569F500391EAC/$file/SCF-Situation+of+Separated+Chil.pdf.
[1614] Integrated Regional Information Networks, "Eritrea: Sex Case With Military Prosecutor's Office", IRINnews.org, [online], August 29, 2001 [cited November 28, 2001]; available from http://www.irinnews.org/Report. See also ECPAT International, Eritrea.
[1615] ECPAT International, Eritrea.
[1616] Children as young as age 14 were reportedly used as Eritrean troop reinforcements to counter a May 2000 attack by Ethiopia. At the 1999 African Conference to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, the Ethiopian Government also circulated a list of Eritrean prisoners of war between ages 15 and 18. Prior to the conflict in 1998-2000, children were used as soldiers ("Red Flags") during the 30-year war for independence. See Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, "Eritrea," in Global Report 2001; available from http://www.globalmarch.org/virtuallibrary/childsoldiers-global-report/child-soldiers/eritrea.doc. See also Integrated Regional Information Network, "Ethiopia-Eritrea: End to Use of Child Soldiers Urged", IRINnews.org, July 11, 2000 [cited April 18, 2003]; available from http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=2837&SelectRegion=Horn_of_Africa&SelectCountry=ETHIOPIA-ERITREA.
[1617] U.S. Department of State, Country Reports 2002: Eritrea, Section 6d. This is the most recent year for which such information is available.
[1618] Ibid., Section 5. See also Youth at the United Nations, Country Profiles on the Situation of Youth: Eritrea, United Nations; available from http://esa.un.org/socdev/unyin/country3b.asp?countrycode=er. See also U.S. Embassy-Asmara, unclassified telegram no. 1447, October 2, 2002.
[1619] World Bank, World Development Indicators 2003.
[1620] U.S. Department of State, Country Reports 2002: Eritrea, Section 5.
[1621] Government of Eritrea, Transitional Labour Law No. 8/91, Articles 2, 27, 30, 32, as cited in U.S. Embassy-Asmara official, letter to USDOL official, August 23, 1996.
[1622] U.S. Embassy-Asmara, unclassified telegram no. 1447. See also The U.S. Commercial Service, ERITREA COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE FY2002, U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service and U.S. Department of State, 2001, Chapter 7; available from http://www.usatrade.gov/website/ccg.nsf/CCGurl/CCG-ERITREA2002-CH-7:-00508DA8.
[1623] U.S. Department of State, Country Reports 2002: Eritrea, Section 6d.
[1624] U.S. Embassy-Asmara, unclassified telegram no. 1447.
[1625] Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, "Eritrea."
[1626] Committing indecent acts with a child under age 15 is a criminal offense punishable by five years of imprisonment. Sexual acts with children between ages 15 and 18 are also prohibited, although the penalty is less severe. See ECPAT International, Eritrea. See also The Protection Project, Human Rights Report: Eritrea, [online] 2003 [cited June 6, 2003], Law and Law Enforcement; available from http://www.protectionproject.org/main1.htm.
[1627] U.S. Embassy-Asmara, Eritrea.
[1628] ILOLEX, Ratifications of the Fundamental human rights Conventions by country in Africa, in ILOLEX, [database online] [cited April 29, 2003]; available from http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/docs/declAF.htm.


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The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) says the rising number of abductions and kidnappings of refugees in eastern Sudan is probably one of the worst forms of human trafficking in the region.
UNHCR says that refugees, mainly from Eritrea, are allegedly being abducted or kidnapped by border tribes. The kidnapped refugees are held for ransom or trafficked for forced marriage, sexual exploitation, bonded labour or the mining of organs. Melissa Fleming, UNHCR Chief Spokesperson, says victims are subjected to extreme forms of torture.
"What basically happens is they are given a phone. They are tortured in ways that are just absolutely horrific. Their screams, on the other end of the phone when they're talking to their mother, their father, are so absolutely horrific. They are asked to pay thousands and thousands of dollars–more than the life savings of these people, often the life savings of the entire village."
The number of refugee kidnappings has grown considerably over the past couple of years. In 2011 there were 51 reported cases, while there were 551 cases in 2012 with many more believed to have remained unreported.
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Though the action is often nail-biting, for some amongst us watching competitive sport is the ultimate 'pause' activity. Take Amitabh Bachchan for instance. He may follow the Pro Kabaddi League because son Abhishek owns a team, but he's hooked to the 2016 UEFA European Championship solely on account of his love for football.
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The first annual Little League Urban Initiative Southern California Jamboree in San Diego County will take place in National City from April 26 through April 28. The event is expected to return next year, according to Demiko Ervin, director of the Urban Initiative.
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"It's so crazy. We did one annual event for six years and then the first year we did the state jamborees we did four of them in Texas, Illinois, Georgia and in New Jersey," he said. "We had some really good success with those events and it seemed to be more effective."
National City mayor Ron Morrison said he expects the event to be a success in National City.
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On the San Diego end, Morrison and the San Diego Padres have been involved in bringing the event to National City.
Some of the contributions from the San Diego Padres include game tickets to the Padres game against the San Francisco Giants on the 27th and uniforms for the little league teams of the tournament.
"The Padres are donating tickets for us to bring all of the teams out to their games," said Ervin. "In the MLB cities, we have a lot of really good support from MLB teams and San Diego won't be any different."
The tournament will host 12 teams, including five from the San Diego area.
"The Padres are furnishing all the uniforms for all these kids and they're all Padres uniforms in all their different phases," said Morrison. "This has been such a huge amount of pride. If we go into the playoffs we may go up against teams from other parts of the county that have professional trainers for their little league players! We're just lucky to get the uniforms on the kids and that we can just even provide a little league at all."
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Morrison said he'll stop by despite all the events he's hosting in National City that weekend.
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Ervin hopes to bring the event back to San Diego next year.
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SAN FRANCISCO Delaware isn't the first state that comes to mind when thinking of U.S. high-tech hubs, but it's the top state in innovation and competitiveness by at least one measure: the percentage of international patent applications filed.
That's the result of research released Thursday (Nov. 1) by the Kansas City-based Kauffman Foundation. The study, "U.S.-Based Global Intellectual Property Creation," which ranked state, university and corporation patent application filings in 2006 and 1998.
Delaware was followed in the per-capita rankings by Massachusetts, Minnesota, California and Connecticut.
State rankings are based on the percentages of international patent applications per 100,000 workers that are filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization, the treaty allows inventors use just one application to protect their IP in over 100 countries.
There's a reason for Delaware's relatively high numbers.
"The Delaware numbers are inflated because of the many companies that are incorporated there, but don't actually have their R&D facilities there," said John Rabena, a Washington-based patent attorney for the law firm Sughrue Mion.
In other states, the numbers more clearly reflect the reality of where R&D is taking place. "Most of the other states' numbers are more accurate. In California and Massachusetts, for example, the engineers are there," said Rabena, who specializes in electrical technology patents. PCT applications are more significant than those submitted to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) when measuring international innovation and competitiveness, according to study lead author Vivek Wadhwa.
"In the U.S. we're always focused on USPTO filings. They're important but they have nothing to do with our global competitors," said Wadhwa, Wertheim Fellow at Harvard Law School's Labor and Worklife Program. "What's changed in the last decade is that global patents are becoming more important."
PCT applications also cost more. Rabena said the report's overall conclusions are of greatest interst. "It is one way to tell where important technological advances are coming from because the PCT applications are more expensive."
The U.S. has seen a steady increase in PCT applications since 2003 and remains the top filer worldwide. But as other countries step up their tech competitiveness, the U.S. share of those applications has decreased from 37.4 percent to 34.1 percent.
In the state-by-state comparisons, Delaware produced 82.1 patents per 100,000 workers in 2006, up from 55.6 in 1998. It was first place in national rankings in 1998 as well.
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An abortion facility in Missouri would need to be inspected at least four times each year under legislation proposed in the state House.
The proposal is a priority for Missouri Right to Life, which called it a "strong bipartisan and pro-life" measure. The bill was filed this past week by Republican Kathy Swan, of Cape Girardeau. It has more than 100 co-sponsors.
Under the bill, inspections could be conducted as frequently as the Department of Health and Senior Services deems necessary but would need to happen at least four times per fiscal year. No advanced notice would be required.
Planned Parenthood said the state already has authority to inspect as frequently as it chooses. The organization says the legislation is about making it more difficult to get an abortion.


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Emaar International Jordan completes second phase design of homes in Samarah Dead Sea Resort
Emaar International Jordan, the country subsidiary of global property developer Emaar Properties PJSC, has completed the second phase design of The Apartments, a residential community in Samarah Dead Sea Resort, with construction set to commence shortly. The second phase complements the growing investor interest in the JD354 million development, which will further gain from the Jordanian Government's drive to develop the Dead Sea region.
The progress on the project further highlights the property sector dynamic of the Dead Sea region and Samarah's contribution to the local economy. The project also underscores the superior property development standards brought to the region by Emaar, which has a track-record in creating internationally acclaimed projects across the world.
A cluster of eight low-rise buildings, The Apartments is an integral part of Rift Living homes, one of the key components of Samarah Dead Sea Resort, a mixed-use project featuring all modern amenities including retail outlets, hotels, Beach Club and leisure facilities in close proximity. The Rift Living homes are located directly on the Dead Sea, adjacent to the waterway and across Wadi Mukheiris from the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre and Samarah Dead Sea Resort Sales Centre.
Mr Radzi Zakaria, General Manager of Emaar International Jordan, said: "Samarah Dead Sea Resort is an unparalleled development in the Dead Sea region as it integrates the world-class design and development competencies of Emaar Properties. As a resort-themed project, Samarah is billed to energise the tourism and property sector growth of the Dead Sea region. This perfectly fits with the Government's plans to boost the region through focused investments."
He added: "We have completed the design of the second phase of The Apartments, with the first phase having opened to strong customer response earlier. Emaar International Jordan has unveiled model homes which give potential investors a true touch-and-feel experience enabling them to make informed choices."
Work on Dead Sea Resort is currently progressing on schedule with several Jordanian contractors undertaking work. Super-structures of three buildings within Rift Living are being undertaken alongside mechanical, electrical and plumbing works.
Samarah Dead Sea Resort is owned by The Dead Sea Touristic and Real Estate Company, a venture of Emaar Properties and a group of regional and Jordanian investors. The project is in line with the growth plan for Jordan as outlined by the King Abdullah II Fund for Development.
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Large stone executive office desk. Built for webisode set. Tested in Daz, works good but you have to change diffuse color to white. Hope it works for you, Check out my videos. My friends and I are putting together a pilot for an animated sci fi comedy.
The test videos I've done are here on Share. I just activated my donation button, only because "The Show Must Go On!" So any donations are appreciated and know that they go straight to "the show".
Thanks Rico D
Format: OBJ (.obj)
Categories: Furniture, Low Poly Model, Objects
Usage Rights: Unrestricted use
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|Explanoite (1 year ago)
|Thank you, this is exactly what my richer-than-god futuristic corporate tyrant needed!
|Toneee (1 year ago)
|Cheers!!! :)
|Chromium (5 years ago)
|Downloaded, and rated with thanks.


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