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Japanese fighter set to sign on for Brayd Smith title bout
TOOWOOMBA'S Brayd Smith will put his undefeated record on the line when he steps up for an international title fight on March 8.
Negotiations are close to be finalised for Smith to meet Japan's Yuki Ishizumi for the vacant WBF Asia-Pacific Youth Title on Smithy Brings The Big Fights 3 card at Toowoomba's Rumours International.
The night features five professional bouts and strong amateur bill headed by Toowoomba's Australian champions Brent Rice and Steven Spark.
Promoter Brendon Smith said the professional line-up will feature Smith, Josh Webb, recent English arrival Darren Askew, undefeated Kris George and "Iron" Will Young.
"We have confirmation that Brayd's title fight has been sanctioned," Brendon said.
"We are just waiting to get the final go ahead from the Japanese boy's camp and the fight will be locked in.
"We've also got opponents lined up for Josh Webb and Darren Askew who will meet Brett John Smith in a tough first bout for him here in Toowoomba."
Brayd "The Great White" Smith is ready to roll the dice on his ring comeback from a broken hand suffered during his latest win over Phissanuthep Chaiyonggym in Toowoomba last October.
The "painful" six-round victory stretched Smith's unbeaten record to five.
Ishizumi - a southpaw - has won three of his last four fights including his latest 10-round victory in Thailand for the vacant TBC Super Featherweight title.
"I've just studied the tape of his last bout and I'm in for a big fight.
"But this is what I want - this is what I train for.
"I want to keep climbing in the world rankings and that means there'll be no easy opponents for me.
"This will be a big fight for me and a big fight for Toowoomba."
Tickets for the March 8 card go on sale on Friday at Smithy's Gym.


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...I smell BS with Ben and Tomlin reporting that "the doctor visit went so well and it's such good news." I have a feeling they are doing their usual BS of trying to be tricky with injury info. I have no idea why they spend so much energy on lying about injuries. Do they really think they are fooling anyone and making a difference involved in winning? They acted as if there was a chance Ben _could_ play this week. How much you want to bet he is no where near being able to play. They listed him as "doubtful" when anyone with a working brain over the age of 4 knows there is zero chance of him playing this week, so why not just admit he is "out" instead of "doubtful?"
Ben will miss a month. You can forget about what story they try to sell. In their minds, they think the Ravens won't know who to prepare for. Yea, I am sure sure they won't have any idea.


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The towns of Porter and Lewiston Democratic committees are hosting a "Meet the Democratic Candidates" event from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Oct. 20, at the First Presbyterian Church, 100 Church St., in Youngstown.
The event is open to the public and will feature Congresswoman Kathy Hochul appearing via Skype, Niagara County Sheriff James Voutour, State Senate candidate Amy Hope Witryol, 145th Assembly District candidate Robert Restaino and Porter town justice candidate Patrick Stack.
Candidates will speak for 10 minutes and accept questions from the public. Tables with candidate information and signs will also be available.
Porter Democratic Chairman Ernest Lavigueur said many voters are unaware that new district lines, signed into law earlier this year by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, have changed Congressional, Senate and Assembly lines. He said the presidential election will prompt more people to vote and the local Democratic committees want voters to be aware of the Democratic candidates running for federal, state and local offices.
"We have great candidates running this year," Lavigueur said. "No matter what a person's political affiliation is or if they don't have one at all, we encourage them to attend this event and meet our candidates. Once they do, we believe they will earn their support."
Refreshments will be served.
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ADEN (Reuters) - Nine people were killed on Tuesday in clashes between armed men and Yemeni soldiers in the southern city of Dalea, local residents and the Defense Ministry said, in escalating unrest in the province.
The Defense Ministry's website said four soldiers and one officer were killed in the clashes. Fourteen other soldiers were kidnapped by what it described as saboteurs after an attack by gunmen on a truck carrying food supplies.
Local residents reported that four civilians, including a child, had also died in the clashes. The province is regarded as a stronghold for southern separatists demanding restoration of the former socialist state that merged with North Yemen in 1990.
(Reporting By Mohammed Mukhashaf, writing by Mirna Sleiman, editing by Sami Aboudi)


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Mesocricetus auratus
|Scope: Global & Mediterranean
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Mesocricetus auratus (Waterhouse, 1839)
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|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
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|Yigit, N. & Kryštufek, B.
|Amori, G. (Small Nonvolant Mammal Red List Authority) & Temple, H. (Global Mammal Assessment Team)
This species has a small range (extent of occurrence is definitely less than 20,000 km² and potentially less than 5,000 km²) and is restricted to a small, fragmented area on the Turkish/Syrian border. The species is undergoing continuing decline from habitat loss (due to agriculture) and persecution. Population densities are believed to be low. In Turkey, the species is very rare; only three localities are known. Due to threats from expanding human settlements and agriculture (including habitat loss, degradation and direct poisoning of the species) the population is declining and its range is shrinking. It is not known if the distribution is severely fragmented, but it is likely that there are fewer than 10 locations. Currently it qualifies for Vulnerable (VU B1ab(ii,iii,v)).
There may be fewer than 2,500 mature individuals in the population, but more data are required to confirm this (N. Yigit pers. comm. 2007). Research is underway for this species, but there is a need for more focus on monitoring to determine population trends. The species should be reassessed in a few years' time.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|The main distribution area of the golden hamster is the fertile, agricultural and densely populated Aleppinian plateau in Syria, 280-380 m above sea level. The plateau area covers c.10,000-15,000 km2. The Turkish and Syrian sites may form a connected distribution area, but data to confirm this cannot easily be obtained because of restricted access to the military-protected border zone between Syria and Turkey (Gattermann et al., 2001).
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|Reported to be much rarer than the grey hamster (Qumsiyeh, 1996). During two short expeditions to the main distribution area in Syria only a limited number of individuals were found (Gattermann et al., 2001). Distribution is presumably patchy but the hamsters may be locally abundant based on biological surveys and observations of local farmers; data are insufficient for confirmation (Gattermann et al. 2001).
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|The species is mainly found in arable fields with annual crops such as wheat, barley, chickpeas, lentils, and vegetables (Demirsoy et al., 2006). Records of steppe populations probably result from confusion with the Turkish hamster Mesocricetus brandti (Gattermann et al. 2001). The golden hamster is a solitary, nocturnal and omnivorous (Qumsiyeh, 1996) species inhabiting burrows which can reach up to nine metres long (Gattermann et al. 2001). Anecdotal evidence from farmers indicates hibernation might occur between November and February (Gattermann et al. 2001). Reproductive activity possibly begins in February. A female with two to three week old juveniles was recorded in late March (Gattermann et al. 2001).
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|Habitat loss caused by increasing human settlements is the main threat to the golden hamster in Syria. The impact of natural predators on hamster populations is probably negligible. Golden hamsters are considered one of the most important agricultural pests and animals are trapped or poisoned in February as soon as burrow entrances become visible. Farmers apply large quantities of rodenticides provided by the government. In May and June most fields are harvested, burnt and ploughed; sheep feed on remaining plants making it increasingly difficult for hamsters to find cover, nutrition or sufficient food for winter storage (Gattermann et al., 2001). This species is considered a pest in Syria.
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|No conservation measures in place. Research is required to determine population trends and conservation requirements.
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
Boulangerie Traditionnelle
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- Anonymous7:31 AM
I love your post about Giverny and miniatures...ReplyDelete
There's a one day miniature show next sunday, the SIMP ( Salon International de la Maison de Poupée). It's the most important miniature show in France...
Porte de Champerret 10h-17h.
I'll be there at M&M Miniatures table (n°92). Come and say hello!
Marie-Paule (http://laseineminiatures.blogspot.fr/)
J'aime to aquarelle:)ReplyDelete
I would definitely go there Carol..
They have beautiful shops don't they?
... and Stohrer invented the "baba au rhum"!ReplyDelete
Sigh. Again. These are indeed dangerous spots for moi!I've been inspired by you to whip out the art bits and some photos from France -- my wee painting of macarons and pastries does not stand up, I fear, to your years of experience! I'll probably post it anyway eventually, though I may also try the same one again and again! You make an impact, my friend!ReplyDeleteReplies
Exactement JeanieDelete
Again and again and TRACE from photos, anything.
that's what I do.
The Watercolor Book (in the sidebar) is my bible.
So cute and delicious....ReplyDelete
The collage at the top of the post is my very favorite of all the ones you have done! And who doesn't love the patisserie!ReplyDelete
These are a feast for more than la bouche....what do they do with the extra money they take since they don't have change? Does the business owner get it or do they take it as tips at the end of the day?ReplyDeleteReplies
Yr kidding?Delete
What extra monnaie?
You don't have change?
You can't buy.
C'est comme ça.
You are a good friend to Paris!! Always presenting her most entrancing side...ReplyDelete
This is such a scrumptious post. I go a little swoony over old photos of bakery workers, too. Why is that?? Have you ever seen the film "La Femme du Boulanger" by Marcel Pagnol? Where the baker is always covered in flour and sleeps in the bakery waiting for the dough to rise? Such a sad and beautiful film. A must see!ReplyDelete
Love the old fashioned meringues. There's a very rarefied air in an old patisserie, it feels like going back in time. I love that.ReplyDelete
I too was loving your opening watercolor sketch. Best, GailReplyDelete
- Ju5:36 PM
In the same street you can find another very good boulangerie named Collet. It's a nice place as well.ReplyDeleteReplies
I stopped in Collet - it's a new place trying to look old IMHODelete


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Boston wheelchair winner to help wounded
LONDON -- Tatyana McFadden's thrill at winning her first Boston Marathon wheelchair title didn't last long.
Shortly after leaving the Boston streets to prepare for a night of celebrations, McFadden's family informed her of the bombings near the finish line that killed three people and injured more than 180.
"They had this glazed look on their faces and it was like, `What happened, what is going on?"' she said Friday. "And they said two explosions had gone off. ... We were watching the replay over and over and over and over and over. That was just the toughest part to see, the mad chaos, people running, people were injured."
Along with five teammates, McFadden scrambled out of Boston onto a flight to her Baltimore home.
"It was just muted. ... I wasn't even worried about celebrating," she said. "You just think about others immediately. I guess celebration will come later in the road ... so we'll see on Sunday."
Sunday is McFadden's 24th birthday. It will be marked by a defiant return to action in the London Marathon.
"We will be racing for the people in Boston," she said from her hotel overlooking the River Thames. "So I'll be carrying them in my heart."
Giving in to the terrorists was never in doubt.
"There is no concern about running on Sunday," McFadden said. "We can't live our life in fear because then we are letting those people (the bombers) win and that's not what it's about. It's about trying to continue life and help those cope with the heartache."
She said sports can help inspire those trying to recover. For McFadden, a winner of three gold medals at the London Paralympics, it's a clear mission:
"I feel it's my responsibility," she said. "It's important as an elite runner -- and an elite runner with a disability -- to be a role model to those who, especially who are newly injured. ... It's important for me to be an advocate. I go everywhere just to talk about disability and rebirthing life. I have lived with many challenges in my life, every single day, and so I know somewhat of what it's like."
Doctors never expected McFadden to live long.
Born in St. Petersburg, Russia, with spina bifida -- a spinal cord defect in newborns -- McFadden was abandoned in an orphanage. She walked on her hands for six years before being adopted by an American family and beginning a new life in Baltimore.
"It's about nurture and that's what we need to do for the people in Boston. ... That's how you help to continue a longer life," she said.
Crossing the line first on Sunday in front of Buckingham Palace, and capturing a second major title in a week, won't just be a personal triumph. It will be a victory for sports, according to McFadden, a demonstration that athletes won't cower.
"There are always going to be a few bad people in this world but the majority are good," McFadden said. "It's about not letting those bad people win and ... showing, `Hey, we're not going to let this stop us."'
The winner of the men's wheelchair marathon in Boston also arrives in London on a mission to give "motivation and hope to other people around the world."
Hiroyuki Yamamoto was in a shopping mall savoring his victory when the bombs exploded on Monday.
And hearing about the death of 8-year-old spectator Martin Richard brought back painful memories for Yamamoto. His 2-year-old son, Kanta, died in 2011 after being hit by a drunken driver.
"I'm very angry, very sad and disappointed at what happened ... ordinary citizens being targeted for terrorism," the Japanese runner said through a translator.
"That really reminded me of my son, with an eight-year-old kid losing his life. Terrorism won't change the world and I really don't want to see these things happen again."
Assured of security in London, Yamamoto can't wait to get back running.
"The best thing that the wheelchair athletes -- especially from Japan -- can do is the best race we can on Sunday," he said. "And also to be back for the 118th Boston Marathon next year."


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New Eclipse Plugin for XQuery
XML is an undying technique designed for data representation and data exchange. One great feature of XML is its ability to handle XML related matters using XML itself. XQuery is such a technique that is created in order to query XML documents using XML itself.
The purpose of this project proposal is to implement a XQuery editor plug-in for Eclipse that will be very helpful for web developers; specially for people that are dealing with querying XML data. Even with current somewhat limited capabilities of XQuery, it is largely used to query XMLDBs such as eXist or Qexo. But with the next suggested version of XQuery which is 1.1, XQuery could be the favourite for querying not only XMLDBs but also other XML based office documents and relational DBs.
Because of the importance of XQuery, I'm expecting to implement a XQuery plug-in that will be managed under Eclipse web tools project and under EPL.Therefore at the end of this project, we will have a fully functional editor (as-you-type syntax validating, error tips, syntax highlighting, outlining, content assistance, Ctrl+Space assistance & preference page) for XQuery.
Here is the complete proposal. [1]
- Student: Buddhika Laknath Semage <email@example.com> - http://luckycala.wordpress.com
- Mentor: David Carver - http://intellectualcramps.blogspot.com
- CVS: eclipse-incub.cvs.sourceforge.net/cvsroot/eclipse-incub/org.eclipse.wst.xquery
Planned Features
- Syntax colouring
- Content outlining
- Syntax Validation and highlighting errors
- Error tips (Reason for errors and may be some guide to undo it)
- Content assistance
- Ctrl + Space to show the content support
- Code snippets
- Preference page to control the overall behaviour of the plug-in including syntax highlighting and defining the output
A list according the the priority in order to make a meaning out of this.
Must Have
- Editor Partitioning
- XPath 2 Content Parser
- XQuery Content Parser
- Syntax colouring
- Syntax Validation
- error highlighting
- Content assistance
- Ctrl + Space to show the content support
- Preference Page
Should Have
- Content outlining
- Content assistance
- Code snippets
Nice to have
- Error tips
Community proposals
Feel free to add your comments and ideas.
Getting the source
Download the source from SourceForge Eclipse Incubator.
ViewCVS: eclipse-incub.cvs.sourceforge.net/eclipse-incub/org.eclipse.wst.xquery [2]
CVS: eclipse-incub.cvs.sourceforge.net/cvsroot/eclipse-incub/org.eclipse.wst.xquery
XQuery References
- http://www.w3.org/XML/Query
- http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-11-requirements
- http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath20
- http://www.w3.org/TR/xpath-datamodel
- http://www.w3.org/TR/xquery-use-cases
- http://www.w3.org/TandS/QL/QL98/pp/xql.html


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If you are a fan of Shakespeare you will have recognized this
quote from Macbeth. If you are a fan of Bradbury you will have
recognized this from his 1962 novel of the same name. Either way,
the theme is clear--a storm brings conflicting natures. In the case
of Bradbury it was the classic good vs. evil. In the case of the
opening day of the annual meeting of the Association for
Chemoreception Sciences, it was closer to the theme of masculinity
in Macbeth- a case of survival. "Everything that happens before
death is what counts." (quote from Bradbury's novel)
Here was the scene as a turbulent storm descended upon our hotel
just as the meeting was set to open its welcome banquet, and what
truly was the catalyst for my tangent into literature. Who knew it
would end up fitting so nicely with the opening talk "Neural
Control of Aggression" in the model organism of the fruit fly,
which the catchy tag line "The Paradox of Sex and Violence."
What?!? Am I at the wrong science conference (or as my sister Alex
calls them "Nerd Conferences")? What in the world does this have to
do with sensory perception?
It turns out, quite a bit, and it comes down to survival. Fruit
flies, like many other invertebrates and vertebrates cue into
pheromone sensing not only to find attract and court mates, but
also to ward off competitors using some serious aggression and
violence. Our speaker, Dr. Anderson of the California Institute of
Technology, shared these crazy videos, taken at 500 frames per
second of male fruit fly aggression. (Dr. Anderson and/or
collaborators, if you are out there please put these videos on
Vimeo for us all to be wowed by and I will link to it!). My
favorite, this one deemed "Lucha libre!" for the impressive body
flip and slam of one fly by the other.
Researchers know that aggression is increased in environments with
lots of males flies, but also that there are sensory receptors for
pheromones that play a role. In fact scientists figured out the
genetic component by making a strain of "Rottweiler" fruit fly that
has hyper aggressive males. The point being, behavior has to do
with both genetics and an individual's social experience
(environment), and researchers are now trying to understand the
actual process from perception to brain to behavior that is
occurring in this model organism.
Long story short- they manipulate both environment and genetics in
order to find the answer. And isn't it just like the scientific
process to help us find one thing out only to realize it actually
led to more questions. So they started with one gene Cyp6a20 which
is the instructions for the body to make one of these pheromone
receptors. Next they determined exactly what chemical ligand bound
this receptor, cVA. Next up, what behavior happens when the ligand
and receptor come together in a crowded environment? The answer is
increased aggression. The more cVA, the more aggression. Mess with
the receptor using genetic manipulation so that the flies can no
longer perceive cVA, and bang, no more aggression. The crazy thing,
aggression and courting might occur through "multiplex circuit"
which means the same neurons and brain pathways are responsible for
both behaviors.
I'm going to hugely extrapolate this basic science into the world
of humans, so take the rest of this with a grain of salt. How can
this help us if it turns out a similar process happens in male
humans say during riots following March Madness losses? What if
instead of mace and smoke bombs and violence, police were able to
spray a non toxic chemical into an aggressive crowd, and this
chemical then interfered with detection of pheromones linked to
aggressive behaviors, thus decreasing overall violent tendencies in
a specific environment at a specific and high need time? As long as
it wasn't harmful, it wasn't long lasting, and it didn't interfere
with ability to court, would we go for it if it meant potentially
saving people and property from group aggression?
I'll leave you with that thought and allude back to literature and
the question of conflicting nature (however you want to call it:
Shakespeare and Bradbury's good vs evil, E J James' light vs dark,
or Dr. Anderson's paradox of sex and violence). Just how different
are we from fruit flies?
Enough for tonight, but check out tomorrow's post, likely
to include something about the crazy way beliefs and expectations
on your response to taste and flavor (e.g. If I tell you something
is healthy, you think it tastes worse than if I told you it was a
Cool stuff, signing off until then.


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An event every day that begins at 10:00am, repeating until February 21, 2018
Feel warm and cozy at the Apple Country Quilt Guild Exhibition opening December 15th 2017. The exhibition will include full and lap size quilts designed and created by members of the guild.
Please join us at a reception on Friday December 15th, from 5 p.m. till 7 p.m., celebrating the opening of the exhibition and meet many of the quilters whose works of art are on display. The quilts will be on display until February 21st 2018.


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Immigration advocates are losing patience with Obama
An immigration rally at La Placita in Los Angeles [1], the historic downtown church entrusted to the Claretians, reflected a growing pessimism on the prospects of comprehensive immigration reform among immigration activists. The Massachusetts election had something to do with it, but Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) ventures the lukewarm support of President Barack Obama had as much.
In his State-of-the-Union speech the president had only 38 words on immigration -- and Gutierrez feels -- no passion. The congressman realistically admits his own comprehensive reform bill has little chance in the House – needing at least 18 more votes – much less in the Senate. Despite the doubt in Washington on the wisdom of pushing for immigration reform now, the Arizona Republic [2] still feels it is urgent for the country, for the economy and for immigrants to push on this year.
H-1B Temporary Guest Workers
When thinking of foreign guest workers in this country, we usually call up images of field hands, fruit pickers, nursery workers – mostly Mexicans. They come legally into the country to work with one employer, who is to have certified to the government there are no native workers who want the job. But that's the H-1A program that covers agricultural workers – and most people agree no one wants those jobs. For non-agricultural workers there is the more controversial H-1B. The designations refer to the section of the law that describes the program. Both programs have their own set of abuses. To achieve a comprehensive immigration reform, it is essential that the section on temporary workers be carefully crafted to respect the rights of native workers and redress the grievances of the guest workers.
J. R Morrow introduced us long ago to the near slave conditions that agricultural workers experienced in his famous "Harvest of Shame [3]" TV documentary. A recent article in the New York Times [4] reveals that that abuse exists as well in the H-1B program.
After Hurricane Katrina a Mississippi company hired Indian steel workers to repair oil riggings out in the Gulf. These workers, many of whom paid thousands of dollars to recruiters for their visas, had expectations that after a few years they would receive green cards or permanent residency. When they realized they had been tricked, they began to complain. Their employer dismissed their complaints as "chronic whining" and sought advice from Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents on how to handle the malcontents. ICE's suggestion was to pull the troublemakers out of line as they filed to work, pack them off in a van, and send them back to India The employer tried that, but was stopped by alert immigration advocates blocking the gate so the vans could not pass through. The workers are now suing the company, the company is suing the recruiters, and both the Justice Department and Homeland Security are investigating the conduct of employer and ICE agents. The New York Times editorial [5]ized: "[The guest workers] were trapped as surely as if they were shackled". Basically they were at the mercy of one disgruntled employer. That's no way to treat honest workers who were recruited to help us after a tragedy – Hurricane Katrina.:


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On Aug. 1, 2013, December 2013 Gold (COMEX:GCZ13) opened at $1,323.40 an ounce and closed the month at $1,396.10, a $45.70 move. This past week gold opened at $1,393.60 and the close again was $1,396.10.
Now while some of the daily moves in gold may have been caused by tensions with Syria and a possible U.S. military strike, what else moved gold up to break above $1,400 and test $1,420, a previous area of resistance? First let me say that markets do not move because of some chart pattern you see, or some technical line crossing another technical line. Markets only move on buying and selling. And the biggest buyers and sellers can be watched each week on the COT Disaggregated Report.


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CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — The Coast Guard says it rescued an Air National Guard pilot from the ocean after his jet was involved in a midair collision and he ejected from his aircraft.
The Coast Guard says the F-16C Falcon pilot was rescued by helicopter around 12:30 a.m. Friday, approximately 35 miles southeast of Chincoteague on Virginia's Eastern Shore. He is in good condition.
The other pilot involved in the midair collision at approximately 10:30 p.m. Thursday was able to fly back to Joint Base Andrews, Md. Both jets were based in Washington, D.C.
The Coast Guard said it was alerted to the pilot's ejection by a distress signal from his ejection seat.


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Sprint CEO returns $3.25M in pay after shareholders deride Apple dealIn an effort to placate shareholders upset over Sprint's iPhone deal with Apple, the company's chief executive has returned more than $3.25 million in compensation.
The move by Sprint CEO Dan Hesse was revealed this week in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and highlighted by the Kansas City Business Journal. Shareholders had expressed unhappiness that Sprint had excluded the financial effect of carrying Apple's iPhone when calculating employee bonuses.
"I do not want, nor does our Compensation Committee want, to penalize Sprint employees for the company's investment with Apple," Hesse said in a letter announcing his decision. "I'm hopeful these actions will allow the company to remain focused on delivering the best overall customer experience in the wireless industry, which is what will serve the company best in the long run."
Last year, it was said that Sprint had agreed to purchase 30.5 million iPhones from Apple for nearly $20 billion over the next four years. The deal was characterized by The Wall Street Journal as a play that "bet the company" on the iPhone.
Hesse reportedly told his company's board of directors in August that Sprint will likely lose money on the deal with Apple until 2014, but he is expecting that the addition of the iPhone to Sprint's lineup will help turn the carrier's struggles around.
Sprint CEO Dan Hesse, via Wikipedia.
Sprint announced last month that it sold 1.5 million iPhones in the first quarter of calendar 2012, with 44 percent of those sales going to new customers. For the iPhone 4S launch window, Sprint sold 1.8 million iPhones, and 40 percent of those went to subscribers who were new to the company.
Hesse defended his company's deal with Apple in March, saying that users of the iPhone are "more profitable" on a whole when compared with users of other devices, like those running Google's Android platform. Besides having a low churn rate, iPhone users also use less data on average than other smartphone users, Hesse said.
"So from a cost point of view and a customer lifetime value perspective, [iPhone users] are more profitable than the average smartphone customer," Hesse said.


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Whitney could crash the Democrats' party, and other predictions
A lot has happened for Rich Whitney and the Green Party over the past six months.
With very little money, the Greens collected about 433 signatures per day between March and June, dodged a formal objection to their 39,000-odd petitions filed with the Illinois State Board of Elections, and became the first fringe party in Illinois history to have a full slate of candidates appear on the statewide ballot.
After the trial, conviction, and sentencing of former Republican Gov. George Ryan on racketeering and fraud charges, incumbent Democrat Gov. Rod Blagojevich immediately began using TV ads to link his Republican challenger, state Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, to Ryan.
But even as Blagojevich was busy kicking Topinka with one foot, he kept shooting himself in the other, and, remarkably, the approval ratings for both major-party candidates have sunk steadily.
With Election Day less than one week away, Whitney is now poised to be more of a factor in the governor's race than most would have predicted.
According to RealClearPolitics.com, which publishes an index of major polls in key contests, Blagojevich's lead over Topinka is 11.8 percent as of Wednesday morning.
Although Whitney has insisted throughout his campaign that there is no spoiler in the governor's race and that his is not a protest candidacy, his presence definitely complicates things for the governor.
With Whitney's poll numbers showing him sitting between 12 and 14 percent and another 9 percent of voters undecided — to say nothing of the Stu Levine and Tony Rezko factors — Blagojevich should be nervous.
Last week, the gov's campaign spokeswoman Sheila Nix told the Northern Star, the student paper of Northern Illinois University, that "there are probably a lot of things people don't know about Rich Whitney," which could be an indication that the Blagojevich camp intends to dip into its war chest to take Whitney down a couple of pegs in the next several days.
Why not? They've got money to burn.
Besides, Blagojevich needs to shore up votes among several groups that have historically been in his corner but whose support has cooled.
Both the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31 and the Illinois Education Association chose not to endorse the governor, and a recent survey by the Illinois Association of Minorities in Government revealed that its members favored Topinka in the governor's race but preferred Democrats in every other race for constitutional office.
One very interesting thing about this race is how quiet those on the left have been about Whitney's taking votes away from the liberal Democrat Blagojevich and possibly handing the election to Topinka, a moderate Republican.
Syndicated sex columnist Dan Savage, who is the editor of an alt-weekly in Seattle — a city with more trees and as many people willing to hug them than anywhere — said recently that the Greens and their supporters are tools of Republicans and the radical right.
In 2000, Green presidential nominee Ralph Nader drew the ire of some liberals, who felt that he helped George W. Bush beat Al Gore, and, by implication, Greens are responsible for everything that's happened since.
But even if Blagojevich loses and the Greens' chunk of votes is bigger than the governor's loss margin, Whitney will likely be spared the vitriol of Democrats, who just aren't that excited about their guy.
This isn't a high-stakes election. No matter who wins on Tuesday, affirmative action, abortion rights, and gay rights will all remain intact, because all three candidates have expressed support for these issues to one degree or another. Voters will be less afraid to cast a vote for the underdog.
Now, a few predictions:
In general, the midterm elections will serve as a referendum on the president and Republican-led Congress, and nationwide voter turnout will be high. However, with our major-party candidates carrying on like siblings vying to be the next student-council president, voter turnout in Illinois will be relatively low.
Also, the race for Illinois' 99th House District, between Republican state Rep. Raymond Poe and Democratic Sangamon County Board member Sam Cahnman, will be close — and even if he loses, it won't be the last we hear of perennial candidate Cahnman.
Finally, an advisory referendum in Springfield that calls on the president and Congress to "commence a humane, orderly, immediate and comprehensive withdrawal of all U.S. military personnel and bases from Iraq" should — and will — receive strong support from local voters. The measure appears on the ballot largely in part because of the efforts of local student and activist Michael Ziri.
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Beauty of magnificent garden proves to be ageless
EVERY now and then I visit a garden that makes me want to drop everything and just work in my garden.
I'm so envious of the expansive lawns, beautifully maintained hedges, and plantings so lush and dense that there are no weeds to be seen.
Every plant seems to be positioned in exactly the right spot, shining in its own right and complementing its neighbours.
The people who create these gardens have an extraordinary ability to group plants and combine them so that the effect is almost overwhelmingly beautiful.
Indeed, sometimes I leave such a garden full of despair rather than inspiration, as I realise just how much more work lies ahead of me."
I wrote those paragraphs four years ago, having just spent a magical hour or so enjoying a tour of David Lane's garden.
A few days ago, I returned to see just what has been happening in David's garden since then.
Once again, I left with my gardening soul in complete torment. How could such a busy person create and maintain such a beautiful place? And why can't I?
David is a well-established artist whose paintings are represented in public and private collections throughout Australia and internationally.
He began creating this garden in Tintenbar more than 30 years ago on a derelict dairy farm, converting the old dairy building into a home and studio.
The site has some natural advantages, including beautiful soil, a permanent spring-fed creek, and an abundance of rocks from which David has built an alarming number of rock walls.
But its main advantage is the natural ability and sheer hard work of the gardener.
Not surprisingly, the garden has evolved since my last visit.
The front patio has been considerably enlarged to create a beautiful, weather proof space from which one can enjoy the garden and surrounds.
What makes this garden so lovely? David has kindly shared some tips.
First, work with what you've got and choose plants to suit the position.
The soil here is very rich and moist, so grevilleas don't thrive but hydrangeas, camellias and plenty of other things do.
Use mass plantings and repetition to create impact and a sense of unity.
In this garden, you'll find hundreds of agapanthus, masses of Shasta daisies as a groundcover, large clumps of flax, and plenty of dahlias and hydrangeas. But the effect is far from boring.
Instead, the repetition leads the eye further and further, linking the various parts of the garden.
Embrace those common plants that will thrive with little care. David's plant care philosophy is that plants are like family.
They need care and discipline to achieve their full potential. Look after them well, but don't let them run riot!


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By Trenton Miller
Big 12 Campus Correspondent
For someone that Kansas State track and field director Cliff Rovelto firmly believes will be considered the best all-around sprinter in school history by the time he closes his career, nobody would have picked him out nearly 2,300 miles away from Manhattan Kansas. Not even the athlete himself would have guessed this could be him just four years ago.
K-State senior sprinter Carlos Rodriguez, like many other young men growing up in Puerto Rico, had aspirations outside of the U.S. island territory. While most would dream of playing professional baseball, hope of hitting it big in boxing, or simply wish for scholarships to attend universities, not all things could come to fruition for even the best athletes. Eventually though, Rodriguez's dreams collided with opportunity.
Rodriguez did not begin competing in track and field events until his senior year of high school in Carolina, Puerto Rico. In his area just east of the capital city San Juan, he did what many of the other kids did - played baseball.
"That was all I focused on as a kid. It's big in Puerto Rico, so that is all I played. When I was 16 or 17 and did not see my name on the professional draft board, I knew I had to start looking for something else because I was about to go to college and I needed a scholarship," Rodriguez explained.
That scholarship, by chance, would come through track. A recognized speedster on the ball diamond, he was ushered into the sport by his peers. In his first and only season of high school track he ran a 10.95 100-meter dash - good enough to land a track scholarship to the University of Puerto Rico, where he would run his freshman year of college. Shortly thereafter, a second place finish in Puerto Rico's junior national championships earned him a place on the national squad.
"When I made the national team, I felt pretty good about everything. I was running with the best at my age, so I knew I could do well in track."
The following year, Carlos won Puerto Rico's junior national championships in the 100-meters, setting the national record with a time of 10.40 seconds. 2011 then became a breakout year for Rodriguez, as he finished fifth in both the 100-meters and 200-meters at the July Junior Pan Am Games in Miramar, Florida amidst the viewing of K-State's track and field coaches.
"We have had a history of good Puerto Rican athletes here at K-State," explained Rovelto, who has jumped onto the international coaching stage with the United States Track and Field Association eight times. "We knew he had some connections to our school, we knew there could be some interest from him to come here, and we knew he had times that would be competitive in our conference."
"I knew K-State was at the meet," added Rodriguez. "I'm close with Beverly Ramos, who ran distance events at K-State, and I had teammates that went here and they only had good things to say about it, so luckily I did well and ran a personal record. That is when I met everyone and we sat down and exchanged information. They asked if I was interested, but I knew I was more than interested."
Just one month later, Rodriguez competed in the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, where he helped set the Puerto Rican national record of 39.04 seconds in the 4x100 relay.
In the upcoming winter, Carlos capped off the year with a move to Manhattan, Kansas.
The transition, though, would not be as smooth as the prior year had been for Rodriguez.
"I had some real struggles early because I knew no English. I had to learn a new language in about six months. And the weather was like nothing I had felt before. I was used to running in 90 degree weather every day, not anything cold."
"From an athletic standpoint it was a big change for him, as it is with everyone. You can be the best in your country in an array of events, then come here and not be at a level where you're even an NCAA finalist. The level of competition is just so much higher than student-athletes are used to when they first come," explained Rovelto.
In his first season as a Wildcat, Rodriguez placed sixth in the 60-meters at the Big 12 Indoor Championships and sixth again in the 200-meters at the Big 12 Outdoors. By the 2013 schedule, he had settled in and made strides.
"Back home, there were little things that could make me go backward instead of moving forward. Here, I have everything close by and the facilities are great. When I want to lift, I can walk to go lift. It's reassuring and encouraging to have it all right here, and I'm thankful for that."
"He was able to adapt," noted senior teammate Erica Twiss. "Since he has been here, he has always been open to change, no matter if it is new or if he is not used to it. If it will help him get where he wants to go, he will absolutely do it."
That could not have been more evident than in the debut meet of the 2013 Indoor schedule, the KSU All-Comers, where Rodriguez broke K-State's school record in the 300-meters with a time of 33.64 seconds. He rounded out that winter with a fourth place showing at the Big 12 Indoors and 14th place finish at the NCAA Championships in the 200-meters.
"I was just training and trying to get better after my first full year. I was not expecting to break the record at all, but it was a a different type of amazing feeling for me. I knew I had come a long ways to set that mark."
Two third place showings at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships in spring 2013 along with an 18th place finish in the 4x100 relay at the NCAA Championships had Rodriguez, as he noted, quite confident. And to start the 2014 indoor season, Rodriguez would again break a record. This time, it was his own.
"I was chasing for it. It was my goal for the first meet. It was early in the season but it showed all my training was working. I felt good breaking it again - breaking records will always feel good -but it is the fact I was working hard and it all paid off," stated Rodriguez, clearly exuberant.
"He has made so much progress. Of course his personal bests have improved, but as a track athlete he has broadened his range so much," stated Rovelto. "When he came here he was basically a short sprint guy and now he is running at a high level up through the 400-meters. I think that is where he has made his biggest personal gains."
While Rovelto believes Rodriguez will soon surpass his personal marks, he also suspects the 21-year-old to gain further national recognition with his improved skill set. That is out of mind currently for Rodriguez though, who is focused simply on his third season as a Wildcat.
"Of course I dream of the World Championships and the Olympics. That's where I want to be some day. I would love to get to Rio in 2016, but I still have to work hard here in Manhattan. I want to win at the Big 12 Championships and I want to compete well at the NCAA Championships."
Rodriguez does not seem to want to leave the Little Apple too soon either, noting that he plans to train for his international dreams with Coach Rovelto post-graduation.
"I do not know where I would be without Coach Rovelto and without track - if had not made the change to run. This is why I am here today and how I am getting my education. I am grateful for this opportunity and it means so much to me."


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I recently interviewed the world's leading marketing expert Seth Godin, author of 11 books (many of them focused on marketing). Some of his more notable books include Permission Marketing, Purple Cow, and Tribes. His most recent bestseller is called Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
During this interview, you'll learn how Seth employed new media to promote his latest book and his thoughts on marketing and social media. Note: Be sure to listen to the complete interview at the bottom of this article.
Mike: What exactly is a "linchpin" and how do I know if I'm one?
Seth: A linchpin is the person we can't live without—the indispensable person who does work that matters, the person who is trying to stand out as opposed to fit in, the one who's not easily replaceable, the low-paid cog in the giant industrial machine but, in fact, the person whom we seek out.


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April 2012 Expanded use of antiretroviral therapy in British Columbia reduced the spread of HIV among injection drug users and others in the province.
October 2010 Reports on two studies showing a high prevalence of HIV infection and more rapid progression to disability and death among drug abusers.
November 2009 Discusses the work of NIDA's Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research, organized to track drug use and provide empirically based information for researchers and service providers.
May 2015 Women who are infected with HIV and are transitioning back to communities after serving jail time are less likely than their male counterparts to have a regular HIV care provider, to take and regularly adhere to an HIV medication regimen, and to have suppression of the virus.
April 2014
Intensified screening for HIV among injection drug users receiving opioid agonist therapy could prevent more than twice as many new infections as current screening practice. A recent study based on mathematical modeling found that screening every 6 months instead of annually, and adding viral RNA testing to the currently used HIV antibody testing, could improve both effectiveness and cost-effectiveness.
October 2010 Recognizes four scientists for the 2009 Avant-Garde Award for HIV research, an award intended to stimulate groundbreaking research for the prevention and treatment of HIV/AIDS in drug abusers.
January 2014 Study patients with HIV–hepatitis C coinfection progressed to successive degrees of severity of liver fibrosis 9 years sooner than those infected with HCV alone. Further findings from the study suggest that suppressing HIV with antiretroviral medications may slow HCV-related liver fibrosis.
March 2008 Presents evidence that among men and women with HIV, those who received early initiation of HAART therapy, those with higher CD4+ levels, achieved better immune recovery.
March 2011
Describes a study revealing that HIV-infected prisoners in Texas often experience an interruption in treatment following their release and that assistance in filling out paperwork can reduce these interruptions.
December 2010 Explores research findings on the value of motivational incentives to promote and reinforce abstinence from substances of abuse and encourage healthy behaviors.


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NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City nanny accused of killing two children in her care says someone else did it and the charges against her "are all lies."
Yoselyn (YOH'-sih-lihn) Ortega tells the Daily News (http://nydn.us/12I320F ) in a jailhouse interview that she didn't kill 2-year-old Leo Krim and his 6-year-old sister, Lucia.
The children were found dead in the bathtub of their Upper West Side apartment on Oct. 25, 2012. The Krims' third child, 4-year-old Nessie, wasn't home at the time.
Ortega has pleaded not guilty to murder charges. She didn't say who else could be responsible for the killings.
When the newspaper asked her if she loved the slain kids, she said, "My lawyer told me not to talk."
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|May 24, 2016
|Vancouver Canadians released RHP David Aardsma.
|May 22, 2016
|RHP David Aardsma assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Buffalo Bisons.
|February 5, 2016
|Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP David Aardsma to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|February 5, 2016
|RHP David Aardsma assigned to Buffalo Bisons.
|September 1, 2015
|Atlanta Braves released RHP David Aardsma.
|August 24, 2015
|Atlanta Braves designated RHP David Aardsma for assignment.
|June 9, 2015
|Atlanta Braves selected the contract of RHP David Aardsma from Gwinnett Braves.
|June 7, 2015
|Atlanta Braves signed free agent RHP David Aardsma to a minor league contract.
|June 7, 2015
|RHP David Aardsma assigned to Gwinnett Braves.
|June 4, 2015
|Oklahoma City Dodgers released RHP David Aardsma.
|May 27, 2015
|Oklahoma City Dodgers activated RHP David Aardsma.
|May 25, 2015
|Oklahoma City Dodgers activated RHP David Aardsma.
|May 25, 2015
|Oklahoma City Dodgers placed RHP David Aardsma on the temporarily inactive list.
|February 19, 2015
|Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP David Aardsma to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|February 19, 2015
|RHP David Aardsma assigned to Oklahoma City Dodgers.
|August 20, 2014
|Memphis Redbirds activated RHP David Aardsma from the 7-day disabled list.
|August 15, 2014
|Memphis Redbirds sent RHP David Aardsma on a rehab assignment to GCL Cardinals.
|June 17, 2014
|Memphis Redbirds placed RHP David Aardsma on the 7-day disabled list.
|April 1, 2014
|RHP David Aardsma assigned to Memphis Redbirds.
|March 26, 2014
|St. Louis Cardinals invited non-roster RHP David Aardsma to spring training.
|March 21, 2014
|Cleveland Indians released RHP David Aardsma.
|January 23, 2014
|Cleveland Indians signed free agent RHP David Aardsma to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|November 5, 2013
|RHP David Aardsma elected free agency.
|June 8, 2013
|New York Mets selected the contract of RHP David Aardsma from Las Vegas 51s.
|May 20, 2013
|New York Mets signed free agent RHP David Aardsma to a minor league contract.
|May 20, 2013
|David Aardsma assigned to Las Vegas 51s.
|May 15, 2013
|New Orleans Zephyrs released RHP David Aardsma.
|April 13, 2013
|RHP David Aardsma assigned to New Orleans Zephyrs.
|April 11, 2013
|Miami Marlins signed free agent RHP David Aardsma to a minor league contract.
|April 4, 2013
|New York Yankees released RHP David Aardsma.
|March 29, 2013
|New York Yankees designated RHP David Aardsma for assignment.
|October 19, 2012
|New York Yankees activated RHP David Aardsma.
|September 25, 2012
|New York Yankees activated RHP David Aardsma from the 60-day disabled list.
|September 5, 2012
|sent RHP David Aardsma on a rehab assignment to Trenton Thunder.
|September 3, 2012
|Tampa Yankees sent RHP David Aardsma on a rehab assignment to Staten Island Yankees.
|August 31, 2012
|David Aardsma assigned to Tampa Yankees.
|June 19, 2012
|sent RHP David Aardsma on a rehab assignment to GCL Yankees.
|February 25, 2012
|New York Yankees placed RHP David Aardsma on the 60-day disabled list. Recovering from July 2011 Tommy John surgery.
|February 22, 2012
|New York Yankees signed free agent RHP David Aardsma.
|October 31, 2011
|RHP David Aardsma elected free agency.
|June 13, 2011
|Seattle Mariners transferred RHP David Aardsma from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
|April 19, 2011
|sent RHP David Aardsma on a rehab assignment to Tacoma Rainiers.
|March 30, 2011
|Seattle Mariners placed RHP David Aardsma on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 22, 2011. Recovering from January 2011 left hip surgery.
Full name DAVID ALLEN AARDSMA…Wife, Andrea...Son, DZ and JD…Sister, Amanda, is an actress...Is the first player listed alphabetically in Major League Baseball history...Attended Penn State University for his freshman year of college before transferring to Rice University…Helped the Owls win the 2003 National Championship, retiring 15 of the 16 batters he faced in the College World Series…Graduated in 2000 from Cherry Creek High School (Colo.), which was also the high school of Major Leaguers Josh Bard, John Burke, Brad Lidge, Darnell McDonald and Donzell McDonald… Was inducted into the Cape Cod Baseball League Hall of Fame in 2010...Pronounced ARDS-mah...Twitter: @TheDA53.2013
Split the season between the Yankees, Marlins and Mets organizations in 2013 after going to camp with New York-AL...Was released out of spring training on April 4 (DFA'd on March 29, 8G, 3.52ERA, 7.2IP, 6H, 3R/ER) and signed nine days later by the Miami Marlins...Granted his release by the Marlins on May 15 and signed five days later by the Mets...Assigned to AAA Las Vegas and was promoted to the big league Mets on June 8 after 8 outings in LV...Stranded all 19 inherited runners during his tenure with the Mets, the most in the majors and the most in franchise history without allowing a runner to score...Held righthanded batters to a .218 (12-55) mark and lefties to a .278 (27-97) batting average...Held the opposition to a .122 (5-41) mark with runners in scoring position and a .151 (11-73) mark with runners on base...Over his last 9 outings of the season starting on Sept 7 he allowed just 1 run (1ER) over his last 7.0IP (4H, 2BB, 7SO).2012 Made his Yankees debut -- and only Major League appearance of the season -- in 9/27 loss at Toronto, allowing 1 ER in 1.0 IP (1 H, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR)...was his first Major League appearance since 9/19/10 vs. Texas (w/ Seattle)...Was returned from rehab on 9/24 and reinstated from the 60-day disabled list on 9/25, after recovering from "Tommy John" surgery...Combined to make 10 regular and postseason Minor League rehab appearances (one start)...began a rehab assignment with the GCL Yankees on 6/19, making three scoreless starts (5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K) from 6/19-26 before suffering a setback...resumed his rehab on 8/31 with Single-A Tampa, tossing 1.0 scoreless inning in the start (1BB)...was transferred to Single-A Staten Island on 9/3 and made one start, allowing 2 ER in 0.2 IP (4 H, 4 R, 1 BB, 1 HR, 1 K) to record the loss...was transferred to Double-A Trenton on 9/5 and made five postseason appearances (one start), allowing 6 H and 2 ER in 5.0 IP (4 BB, 2 K). 2011 Began the season on the 15-day disabled list recovering from labral left hip surgery performed on 1/3/11 by Dr. Marc Philippon¡K made a brief rehab stint with Triple-A Tacoma, going 0-1 with a 15.75 ERA (4.0IP, 7ER) in five relief appearances from 4/19-29¡K .had his rehab halted after experiencing right arm soreness. ... Was transferred to the 60-day disabled list on 6/13 and underwent Tommy John surgery on July 22 performed by Dr. Lewis Yocum, missing the remainder of the season. 2010 Led the Mariners and ranked 7th in the American League with 31 saves (31- for-36 in save opportunities). ... Ranks 4th all-time in club history with 69 saves ... has the 3rd (38 in '09) and 10th-most (31 in '10) saves in singleseason club history. ... One of 4 Mariners pitchers to record multiple 30-saves seasons ... joins Kaz Sasaki (2000-02), J.J. Putz (2006-07) and Mike Schooler (1989-90). ... Recorded 69 saves since start of 2009 season, 5th-most among AL closers. ... One of only 7 relievers with 30 saves in each of last 2 seasons (Brian Wilson, Joakim Soria, Mariano Rivera, Jonathan Papelbon, Francisco Cordero, Health Bell). ... Saved over half of the Mariners wins (50.8%, 31 of 61), the 2nd-highest percentage in team history behind Eddie Guardado in 2005 (52.1%, 36 of 69). ... Posted a 0.81 ERA (2 ER, 22.1 IP) and was 15-for-16 in save opportunities over his last 23 appearances (since 7/11)...was 0-6, 5.60 (17 ER, 27.1 IP) with 4 blown saves in first 30 G. ... Closed out the season allowing only 1 run over final 14 appearances (0.68 ERA, 13.1 IP, 11-for-12 save opps). ... Made final appearance Sept. 19 after suffering a mild left oblique strain. ... Recorded 50th career save June 3 vs. Minnesota (1.0,1,0,0,0,0). ... Converted 11 consecutive save opportunities June 13-Aug. 13 (0.87 ERA, 10.1 IP, 1 ER). ... Had streak of 16 consecutive converted saves snapped April 24 at Chicago (AL) ... streak is 6th-longest in club history. ... Had surgery on Jan. 3, 2011 to repair a tear in the labrum of his left hip...surgery was performed by Dr. Marc Phillipon in Vail, CO. 2009 Set career-highs in appearances (73), innings (71.1), saves (38) and strikeouts (80)...Ranked T4th in the AL with 38 saves...3rd-most saves in Mariners single-season history...Led the Majors and set club record with 18 quality saves...quality saves are defined as a save in which the pitcher entered with the tying run in scoring position or protected a one-run lead for at least one inning...Converted 38 of 42 save opportunities, ranking 5th in the AL in save percentage (90.5%)...Among AL relievers, ranked 6th in strikeouts (80), 7th in opponents batting avg (.190), T7th in appearances (73) and 12th in ERA (2.52)...Took over as Mariners full-time closer on May 15...was 4th among AL closers with 35 saves after May 15 (Nathan-41, Fuentes-39, Rivera-37)...Entered the season without a save in 128 career appearances...38 saves are 3rd-most by a pitcher without a previous career save (Gagne - 52, Turnbow - 39)...Recorded first ML save April 10 at Oakland with 2.0 perfect innings...save came in his 130th career appearance. 2008 Established career-highs with 47 appearances and 4 wins with the Boston Red Sox...Tied his career-high with 49 strikeouts (also in 2006 with the Chicago Cubs)...Averaged 9.06 strikeouts per 9.0 innings (49 K/48.2 IP), the 2nd-highest ratio on the Red Sox (min. 40.0 IP)...Jonathan Papelbon led the club at 10.00 K/9.0 IP...Missed time with two stints on the disabled list with a strained right groin (July 20-Aug. 8 & Aug. 24-Sept. 10)...made a pair of rehab appearances at Pawtucket (AAA)....Held righties to a .250 (25x100) average, compared to .289 (24x83) vs. left-handers...Combined to allow 2 hits in his 4 wins, April 15 at Cleveland (0.1 IP), May 31 at Baltimore (2.0 IP), July 8 vs. Minnesota (0.2 IP) and Sept. 24 vs. Cleveland (1.2 IP)...Tied his career-high pitching 2.0 innings to earn the win May 31 at Baltimore....Tossed season-high 8.1 consecutive scoreless innings from April 25-May 17 (8 G)...Struck out 6 consecutive batters over two outings (2.0 IP) vs. St. Louis, June 20-21...Logged 17 strikeouts in June, T4th-most among AL relievers in the month. 2007 Split the season between the White Sox and Triple-A Charlotte...Opened the season with Chicago and was 2-0, 1.31 with 26 strikeouts in 20.2 innings in his first 14 appearances through May 12...Led all A.L. relievers with 23 strikeouts in April...Overall, was 2-1, 6.40 with 36 strikeouts in 32.1 innings in his 25 relief appearances with the White Sox...Spent the 2nd half of 2007 at Charlotte and was 3-2, 4.33 with a team-leading 15 saves in 28 games...The 15 saves were 3rd most among Chicago minor leaguers.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Was 0-3 in save situations and notched 3 holds...Recorded a 2.08 ERA (4 ER/17.1 IP) at U.S. Cellular Field and an 11.40 ERA (19 ER/15.0 IP) on the road...ERA rose from 1.72 in April to 9.00 in May and 15.75 in June...Surrendered all 4 home runs to righthanders...Yielded at least one hit or walk in 19 of his 25 appearances...Gave up 9 runs in 3.1 innings during interleague play (24.30 ERA)...Made his 2nd Opening Day roster...Was optioned to Charlotte for the first time on June 3 and was recalled on June 16...Posted a 7.71 ERA (4 ER/4.2 IP) in 3 games with the Sox before being optioned back to the Knights on July 4.
MORE 2007 HIGHLIGHTS: Made his Sox debut on April 2 vs. Cleveland...Matched his career high with 5 strikeouts on April 4 vs. Cleveland...Earned his first American League win on April 11 at Oakland (0 ER/1.0 IP)...Struck out at least one batter in each of his first 13 April appearances (26 SO/19.1 IP)...Suffered the loss and blown save on May 19 at the Cubs (5 ER/0.1 IP), ending his 6- game winning streak dating to 2004.2006 Made 45 appearances over four stints with the Cubs ... was 1-0 with a 5.59 ERA (12 ER/19.1 IP) over his first three stints with the club but 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA (12 ER/33.2 IP) in 25 games following his fourth callup of the season ... held opponents to a .214 (41-192) average ... left-handers hit just .190 (12-63) and right-handers were at .225 (29-129) ... averaged 8.3 strikeouts (49 SO/53.0 IP) and 7.0 hits allowed (41 H) per 9.0 IP ... limited first batters to a .175 (7-40) average and stranded 15 of 20 inherited runners (75.0 percent) ... earned five holds but did not face a save opportunity ... went 1-0 with a 5.89 ERA (12 ER/18.1 IP) in the first half but improved to 2-0 with a 3.12 ERA (12 ER/34.2 IP) after the break ... was 3-0 with a 3.81 ERA (12 ER/28.1 IP) at Wrigley Field and 0-0 with a 4.38 ERA (12 ER/24.2 IP) on the road ... recorded a 2.16 ERA (6 ER/25.0 IP) at night, compared to 5.79 (18 ER/ 28.0 IP) during the day ... began the season with Class AAA Iowa before he was recalled on 4/17 ... earned his first win with the Cubs on 4/24 vs. Florida ... allowed at least two earned runs in three of four outings before he was optioned back to Iowa on 4/30 ... was recalled a second time on 5/29 and held opponents scoreless in 11 of his next 14 appearances before being optioned to Iowa again on 6/27 ... was recalled for the final time on 8/3 and spent the rest of the season in the major leagues ... compiled a 4.67 ERA (9 ER/17.1 IP) in August but rebounded to post a 1.65 ERA (3 ER/16.1 IP) with 21 strikeouts in September/October ... threw a team-high 12.0 consecutive scoreless IP from 9/2-19 ... set career highs with 3.0 scoreless IP and five strikeouts on 9/4 vs. Pittsburgh ... went 2-3 with eight saves and a 3.22 ERA (13 ER/36.1 IP) in 29 games with Iowa and averaged 8.9 strikeouts per 9.0 IP (36 SO) ... was acquired from the Cubs with pitcher Carlos Vasquez in return for pitcher Neal Cotts on 11/16 ... acquisition was recommended by Dave Yoakum, Bill Scherrer and Bill Young. 2005 Split the season between Class AA Norwich in the Giants organization and Class AA West Tennessee in the Cubs system ... began the season with Norwich, going 6-2 with a 2.93 ERA (15 ER/46.0 IP) in nine games (eight starts) ... won three consecutive starts on 4/11-21 and 5/9-20 ... was traded to the Cubs on 5/28 with pitcher Jerome Williams in return for pitcher LaTroy Hawkins ... threw 5.0 IP on 5/30 vs. Birmingham, allowing one run ... threw 5.0 scoreless IP with a season-high seven strikeouts in his last start on 6/16 at Mississippi ... was moved to the bullpen in mid-June and was 2-1 with a 4.93 ERA in 30 relief appearances ... pitched in 12 games for the Mesa Solar Sox in the Arizona Fall League, striking out 18 batters in 18.2 IP ... was named the No. 9 Prospect in the Giants organization entering the season. 2004 Made 11 relief appearances over six separate stints with San Francisco ... was on the Giants Opening Day roster in just his second professional season ... became the first Giants player since Will Clark in 1986 to make the Opening Day roster in the season following his selection in the draft ... made his major-league debut on 4/6 at Houston, throwing 2.0 scoreless IP to earn the victory ... allowed just one run over his first six games (5.0 IP) ... was optioned to Class AAA Fresno on 4/21 ... also pitched with the Giants from 5/1-7, 6/20-23, 7/4-5, 8/25-28 and 9/7- remainder of the season ... was a non-roster invitee to spring training. 2003 Opened professional career at single-A San Jose...despite being with Giants for less than half season, led club with 8 saves...went 1-1 with 1.96 ERA (4er, 18.1ip) over 18 contests...was unscored upon in 14 outings...struck out 28, while walking just 7.


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text: Review : Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two updated 05:00 am EDT, Fri June 11, 2010 by MacNN Staff Microsoft strives to find a new hold in the cellphone market. MacNN Rating: Product Manufacturer: Microsoft Price: $50 or $100 The Good Unique designDecent battery lifeBackground sync with Kin StudioLoaded with social networking featuresHD video on Kin Two The Bad Lacks app store, integrated navigation appSlow browser, no tabsNo memory slotCalendar and event sync omittedFeed links have to be opened in browserLacks IM clientRequires smartphone plan Despite Microsoft's healthy market share in the smartphone arena several years ago, the Windows Mobile platform has failed to hold its ground against competitors such as the iPhone and Android. While everyone still waits for Windows Phone 7 -- Microsoft's fresh start in the smartphone market -- the company made a surprising introduction with the Kin siblings. The handsets are not marketed as smartphones, nor as feature phones, but rather as a new kind of device that caters to social networking enthusiasts. The devices represent Microsoft's first self-branded handsets, a completely new approach that is a polar opposite from Windows Mobile's "professional" focus. We have taken a closer look at both devices to see if Microsoft has redeemed itself from the recent failings of Windows Mobile, or if the handsets are destined to be yet another misguided flop. Form and construction The Kin One is built with a squashed form that gives it the appearance of a pebble, similar in overall proportions to the Twist handsets offered by Nokia and Motorola. The Kin One has more rounded edges, with a portrait slider that will be familiar to Palm Pre owners. Marketing photos make the device appear very compact, with a low-volume housing that seems like it offers a size advantage over rectangular alternatives. As soon as the Kin One is held in the hand, however, it takes on a much more robust feel. The One is actually thicker than the Two, which is slightly thicker than Motorola's Droid handset. The Two features a rectangular housing and a typical landscape slider. The Two felt more natural in a pocket, surprisingly enough, despite having a larger volume than its squarish brother. The facade also resembles the Pre, with a gloss surface that extends to the rounded edges. Both Kins integrate an acrylic or plastic plate that serves as the front panel and LCD protector. The convex surface does not have a ridge that might protect the plastic from becoming easily scratched and marred. Although we did not test the durability of the phones, the front panel would quickly become damaged if the phone was frequently left on abrasive surfaces -- or dropped even once -- with the LCD facing down. A ridge would have detracted from initial attractiveness, but help to keep any scratches off the LCD cover. Without replicating common cellphone accidents, we can't say with any absolute certainty that the Kin handsets are not durable devices. Overall construction still seems average, however, including the back cover produced from an unnervingly thin piece of plastic. Without the battery in, a light grip causes the cover to flex to a slightly concave shape. The sliders, although mechanically solid, are slightly elevated above the keyboards with more of a gap than many other devices. Keyboards and Displays Both Kin handsets offer full QWERTY keyboards, a necessary component for social networking. The keys are oval shape and rounded, with excellent tactile feedback. The Kin Two offers a standard layout with straight rows and decent spacing between the keys. The reference characters could be better, as each letter or symbol is pushed to the edge of the key and sometimes difficult to recognize with a quick glance. The Kin One keyboard layout is a bit cramped and each row follows a curve. The tight curve is difficult to get used to, especially for users accustomed to straight QWERTY rows. An imaginary line that extends from the center of the middle keys will fall directly between the first and second row at the edge of the keyboard, potentially causing frequent mistakes at first. Most smartphones and feature phones offer some sort of spelling correction or predictive text. We were amazed to find that neither the One or Two provide a comparable system. This is shocking, considering some type of input assistance would likely benefit the type of quick messaging these handsets appear to be designed for. If potential customers are concerned with easy readability of social networking feeds, websites, news, or other rich content, the Kin Two is a clear winner with its 480x320 LCD. The Kin interface seems to be geared toward this resolution, which easily shows small text and an array of pictures that are displayed on the social networking feeds. We did not encounter any problems with touchscreen responsiveness or accuracy during typical usage. The Kin One slashes the screen area in half, with a tiny 320x240 LCD placed directly in the middle of the housing. While this spec might be fine for feature phones that are predominantly used for text messaging, the Kin interface becomes very difficult to deal with at such a low resolution. Social networking feeds seem to be cut off short, forcing the user to constantly scroll, while viewing websites or using multi-touch input is also frustrating. Cameras Microsoft made a solid decision to outfit both Kins with decent cameras, especially with marketing focused on "sharing" themes. The Kin One integrates a 5 megapixel camera that also records SD video, while a single LED provides illumination. Pictures were decent, not incredible but on-par with most smartphones currently on the market. The Kin Two features an 8 megapixel sensor capable of recording 720p HD video, which is probably the only feature that beats the vast majority of smartphones. Still photographs are a step up from the Kin One, but not a great leap. Recording HD videos shows the typical distortion and compression effects that are expected from small cameras. HD video quality matches that of the Flip lineup, although the Flips suffer from the same problems. One note to consider -- the HD videos cannot be uploaded to social networking sites directly from the handset. Only SD videos can be posted from the phone or automatically sent into the cloud for later access via the Kin Studio. User Interface We have already covered most of the hardware differences between the Kin One and Two. Both devices might seem like they are very different from each other, however the Kin software sets both handsets far apart from any other smartphone or feature phone. The operating system is completely focused on social networking. Twitter and Facebook are not just apps on these phones, but rather the essential core of the user experience. In essence, the Kins represent a single step up from phones solely oriented toward text messaging. Where texting handsets simply extend communication from phone calls to SMS chatter, the Kin aims to embrace the most popular social networking portals. Everything else seems to be left as a lower priority. Even the Kin browser appears to serve a single purpose of accessing Facebook or Twitter content that can't be viewed directly from the primary feeds. In a similar way to Android or iPhone interfaces, the Kin OS is based on several screens that can be swiped left or right. One of the screens displays each of the six apps in a grid with two columns, allowing users to easily access the phone, e-mail utility, text messages, browser, camera, etc. A quick swipe moves to the Loop screen, which aggregates updates from Facebook, Twitter, Windows Live, MySpace, and RSS feeds. All of the updates are automatically organized by time or the current 'favorites' hierarchy to populate the screen. Text information is displayed above contacts' profile pictures, which create a constantly-evolving montage of images and information. Although the Loop screen is bubbly and unique, lending to Microsoft's youth-infused marketing, its attractiveness does not equate to usability. For a social networking phone, the social networking features are surprisingly limited and complicated. The Loop works fine if the user wants to view status posts from friends or update their own. Anything beyond simple browsing and posting, such as viewing a picture link from a Twitter post, can quickly become more complicated. Users must click on the link to open the additional content in the phone's browser. Darting back and forth between the app and browser is probably what most people are looking to avoid by purchasing a handset specifically designed for Twitter and Facebook. The browser limitation extends to a variety of other simple actions. After digging through the settings in an attempt to find the sync frequencies, we were again surprised to find that the phone sets its own update schedule. It is unclear if the update schedule is fixed or variable based on usage. Either way, it would be nice to have control over the deluge of content that fills the Loop screen. If users intend to browse through entire lists of updates, organized by the source, they can open the Feed Reader. Opening the Facebook feed presents updates in chronological order, with a colored bar that shows which updates have already been viewed. The utility also provides a dedicated button to manually refresh the feed. The Feed Reader provides an organized way to browse content, especially if the user is not constantly monitoring the barrage of additions to the Loop. The third screen allows users to select their favorite contacts, which are displayed as random rectangles with pictures. This is another neat way to display content, although the OS still lacks a few simple options to make everything work as it should. Unlike smartphones that can automatically sync contacts with Gmail or other services, the Kins only allow users to gather contacts from Windows Live or the social networks. This is a pain for anyone who doesn't already use Windows Live, or those who keep their contacts elsewhere. Another frustrating aspect is the odd rectangle sizes and lack of control over picture placement. If a user imports a contact from Facebook -- the only option aside from Windows Live -- the profile picture is automatically dropped into the contact rectangle. This results in many pictures showing only a person's hair or other random pieces of the photo. Users can manually import other pictures for each contact, however it is still surprising that the OS does not provide options for centering or zooming images. The Kin OS also provides a Spot feature, which is essentially a clipboard for copy-and-paste functionality. A small green dot is located at the bottom of most screens, working as a drag-and-drop target as the user browses through content. When viewing a notable website, for example, users can hold the link and drag it onto the spot. After navigating back to the messaging utility, a tap on the spot presents the item or items that were added to the clipboard. Users can then drag a link, picture, or other item into an e-mail. The Spot feature is yet another aspect of the Kin OS that adds pizzazz and looks good on demo videos, but lacks any advantage over simpler methods. In real-world testing, standard copy-and-paste functions or attachment controls provide the same functionality using quicker, more logical methods. Kin Studio Kin Studio is a web-based portal that serves as an extension of the phone interface, accessible from any computer with Silverlight installed. Despite bungling the handset OS, Microsoft seems to be on the right track by deeply integrating the 'cloud' services into the mobile experience. After providing an e-mail address and password, users can access their social networking content and local media from the web-based portal. Microsoft has taken a unique approach by ensuring that all of the content is automatically synced without any manual commands or direction from the user. The Studio interface shows the latest photos and videos that were captured on the Kin, along with any messages and a log of recent phone calls. Clicking on a pull-out menu presents the familiar Loop and a list of feeds. Aside from gathering data from the phone, Studio also allows users to update their status or upload media without leaving the interface. A standard smartphone can easily be used to keep in touch via Twitter or Facebook, take pictures and videos, or send SMS messages and place phone calls, all while away from home. Upon arrival at a computer, however, most of the information is still on the handset. There are a variety of third-party utilities that automatically sync various types of content, but Studio takes care of everything. The portal is not yet perfect, but it shows the potential to truly facilitate a seamless transition from mobile devices to desktop computers. Final Thoughts The most significant considerations for anyone eying the Kin One or Kin Two will likely involve the list of things the phones can't do, rather than the array of supported capabilities. Both devices lack a slot for memory expansion, limiting media capacity to 4GB on the Kin One and 8GB on the Kin Two. Microsoft decided to integrate GPS components, however the data is only used for geotagging and not for navigation. Users cannot buy or download a navigation utility, or any other apps, because Microsoft has yet to embrace third-party development. The Kin browser is sluggish and prone to crashes, while lacking commonplace features such as tabs. Users can set alarms, but there is no calendar and no way to sync with social networking schedules or other services such as Google Sync. Perhaps most perplexing, users cannot communicate via basic instant messaging clients that are commonplace even on feature phones. Admittedly there are numerous decent phones that lack the same functions as Microsoft's Kin duo. Verizon sells a wide variety of such devices, paired with basic monthly contracts that typically command $40/month for voice or $60/month with a text provision. The Kin feature set clearly places each device between a feature phone and a smartphone, however customers are forced to pay for Verizon's $30/month smartphone plan. At the time of this review, new or upgrade-eligible subscribers can purchase the Kin One for $50, or the Kin Two for $100, with a two-year contract. Extending the $30/month smartphone add-on by two years equates to $720 in the long run. Even if the Kin One or Kin Two were offered for free, signing a smartphone data contract on such borderline devices is not a sensible proposition for most buyers. For the price of the Kin One, customers can also choose between the Palm Pre Plus and Droid Eris. Both devices offer a range of capabilities much wider than either Kin. While many smartphones are more expensive than feature phones from a hardware standpoint, major carriers cite data usage as the primary factor behind the higher contract pricing. In this respect, the Kin One and Kin Two -- constantly uploading to the cloud -- would likely show average data usage on-par with most smartphones. The Kin One and Kin Two are not terrible handsets. Both devices may quickly fade from the market, but Microsoft's concept and vision could still evolve into a successful platform. Unless Google and Apple perfect the mobile cloud strategy before Microsoft can hone its approach, the Studio feature could help bring the company back into the game. In the meantime, Microsoft's mobile division apparently still struggles to solidify a new identity after the downfall of Windows Mobile.


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Edward Hopper
'Edward Hopper' marks the first time in more than 25 years that a comprehensive exhibition of this great artist's work has been seen in American museums outside New York and is the most complete survey of his career ever presented in Washington. The exhibition of 96 paintings and works on paper focuses on the period of the artist's great achievements—from about 1925 to mid century—when he produced such iconic paintings as Automat (1927), Drug Store (1927), 'Early Sunday Morning' (1930), 'New York Movie' (1939), and 'Nighthawks' (1942).
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Hi All,
I'm new to here and trying to solve an issue with my HD Box.
I'm in the process of upgrading my drive to a 2tb drive. The installation side of it does not worry me, I've stripped the box before and I'm happy how this can be done etc..
What I am wanting to do is somehow add an extra fan to my system.
The problem I have, and I know I'm creating the problem myself, is that the cabinet that the box is fitted in does not have a lot of airflow.
What I am thinking of is adding a fan splitter cable (ebuyer item: 184672) and attaching an external fan to the back of the cabinet to get better airflow over the box to introduce cooler air to the cabinet.
My question is this- does anyone know if the HD box motherboard would allow an extra fan to be added? i.e. will there be sufficient power to the fan connector to allow this upgrade?
My other line of thought was to connect the fan through the USB port and power it that way, but a USB cable coming out of the front of the box is a bit unsightly...
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.....


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The Bachelor's Women Tell All episode aired last night and it seemed to be a he said-she said match between the show's host – Chris Harrison and ousted contestant Rozlyn Papa.
Rozlyn, 29, during her interview segment with Chris, continued to deny having a physical relationship with the fired producer, Ryan Callahan. However, her fellow bachelorettes wasted no time throwing her under the bus, by revealing that they did see Rozlyn being inappropriate with Callahan.
Jessie said she saw Rozlyn and Callahan making out; another contestant said she saw her touch his thigh one time and Ella said she heard Rozlyn remark that she wanted Callahan to come put her to bed.
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Despite the three eye witness accounts, Rozlyn swore on her child's life that nothing physical happened between she and the producer. Interestingly enough, Jessie also swore on her dog's life that she did witness a kiss between the two. One can only hope Rozlyn's son and Jessie's dog are doing okay.
Chris proceeded to then tell Rozlyn how sad he was that Callahan was fired because many people on the show considered him a friend. Rozlyn then snapped, "That's news to him, especially when you were hitting on his wife in New Zealand. He thought that was crazy." Chris replied cooly, "I won't dignify that with a response. I hope you will become a better person through this."
Chris tells Entertainment Weekly that the reason he didn't respond to Rozlyn's accusation was because "that's exactly what she would have wanted from me. It was a desperate attempt by a very desperate woman to create a diversion and deflect the spotlight from herself…."
No announcement was made about the next Bachelorette, but as we have reported, Ali Fedotowsky has been chosen to do the show.


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Auburn is hiring a chief operating officer to run the day-to-day operations of the athletic department.
Athletic director Jay Jacobs announced the creation of both that position and a chief marketing officer on Wednesday. He says the search has started to fill the jobs.
The chief operating officer will serve as a senior advisor to Jacobs and will be the No. 2 person in the department.
A review panel recommended changes to the department in May and University President Jay Gogue said "there's room for substantial improvement."
Jacobs says the operating budget has grown from $47 million to $102 million during his tenure, "and we have to ensure we have the infrastructure in place to support that growth and operate efficiently and effectively in the future."
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