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The USDA report released on Nov. 9 decreased the expected U.S. corn production for 2011 to 12.3 billion bushels. This compares to USDA 2011 corn production estimates of 12.4 billion bushels in October, 12.5 billion bushels in September and 12.9 billion bushels in August. Total U.S. corn production was 12.4 billion bushels in 2010, and 13.1 billion bushels in 2009. The recent USDA report estimated total soybean production in 2011 at 3.05 billion bushels, which is a slight decrease from the 3.06 billion bushel estimate in October. The 2011 soybean production estimate is a 9 percent reduction from the 2010 production of 3.33 billion bushels.
USDA is estimating that the 2011 average corn yield in the U.S. will be 146.7 bu./acre, which is down slightly from the September yield estimate of 148.1 bu., which is below the 2010 U.S. corn yield of 152.8 bu./acre, and is well below the record U.S. average corn yield of 164.7 bu. in 2009. The average U.S. soybean yield for 2011 is now estimated at 41.3 bu./acre, which compares to 43.5 bu. in 2010. The record U.S. soybean yield was 44.0 bu. in 2009.
Based on the Nov. 9 report, USDA is estimating the 2011 corn yield in Minnesota at 160 bu., which is a reduction of 5 bu. for acre from the October estimate. The 2011 corn yield estimate is well below Minnesota's record average corn yield of 177 bu./acre, which was set in 2010. USDA is projecting Iowa to have a 2011 corn yield of 171 bu./acre, which compares to a final yield of 167 bu. in 2010, but is well below the state record corn yield of 182 bu. in 2008. Illinois is now projected to have a 2011 average corn yield of 156 bu./acre, compared to 157 bu. in 2010. Estimates call for Indiana to have a 2011 average corn yield of 145 bu./acre, compared to 157 bu. last year, and for Nebraska corn yields for 2011 to be 160 bu./acre, compared to 166 bu. in 2010.
The Nov. 9 USDA report estimated the 2011 Minnesota soybean yield at 40 bu./acre, which is a decrease of 1 bu. from the October report, and is well below the state record soybean yield of 45 bu., set in 2010 and 2005. The 2011 Iowa soybean yield is estimated at 50.5 bu./acre, which is slightly below the final average yield of 51 bu. in 2010. Other projected state soybean yields for 2011 are Illinois at 46 bu., Indiana at 42 bu. and Nebraska at 53 bu. Illinois and Indiana estimated average soybean yields for 2011 are well below final 2010 average yields, while 2011 yield estimates for Nebraska are slightly above final 2010 yield figures.
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The monthly USDA WASDE Report released on Nov. 9 was steady basically unchanged for corn market prices and slightly bearish for soybean market prices in the coming months. USDA is now estimating 2011-2012 U.S. corn carryover stocks at 843 million bushels, which is a reduction of 23 million bushels from the October estimates. USDA lowered expected corn usage for feed by 100 million bushels for the coming year, which helped offset some of the anticipated corn production reductions for 2011. The projected 2011-2012 corn carryover at under 1 billion bushels remains extremely tight, which will likely to keep continued strength in the corn market. The next big factor for the corn market will likely be the anticipated planted acres in the U.S. for the 2012 growing season.
Based on the November USDA Report, soybean ending stocks for 2011-2012 are expected to be 195 million bushels, which is an increase of 35 million bushels from the October estimate. Global demand for soybeans and other oilseeds has been somewhat weaker in recent months, causing USDA to lower estimates for U.S. soybean exports by 50 million bushels for the coming year. Soybean production estimates for the coming growing season in South America have also been increased in recent months. There seems to be growing evidence that soybean stocks are on a slight increase, which could pressure the soybean markets a bit in the coming months.
USDA is currently estimating the U.S average cash corn price for 2011-2012 in a range of $6.20-7.20/bu., or an average of $6.70, which is unchanged from the October estimated average price, and is about $1.50 higher than corn price estimates in November 2010. USDA is projecting the U.S. average soybean price for 2011-2012 in a range of $11.60-13.60/bu., resulting in an average soybean price of $12.60, which is a decrease of 55¢/bu. compared to the October estimate, but is still well above the estimated average price of $11.45 in November 2010.
Editor's note: Kent Thiesse is a former University of Minnesota Extension educator and now is Vice President of MinnStar Bank, Lake Crystal, MN. You can contact him at 507-726-2137 or via e-mail at [email protected]


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Cowgirl Chef". I liked the crust recipe and I especially liked the idea of a ricotta filling. Crostatas (or Gallettes) are what I consider to be "free form" pies. They're rustic. They're fast and easy. You can use a store bought crust, but I prefer to make my own. I'm always game to try new pie crust recipes, and this one used all butter and a touch of sugar.
King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour. Once the dough chilled for about an hour, I rolled it out to about 9-inches wide. The uneven edges are fine, as I'll be folding the edges over. I have a tutorial on how to make my fool-proof pie crust here.
Peach & Armagnac jam that the lovely folks at East India Company sent to me. It's wonderful jam, and I'm sad that most of it has been eaten and thoroughy enjoyed.

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BONNER SPRINGS, Kan. (AP) - August 21, 2013 --Several children are injured after their school bus crashed in northeast Kansas, but officials say no one was critically hurt.
The bus overturned Wednesday afternoon in Bonner Springs while carrying students from Pembroke Hill School, a private school in nearby Kansas City, Mo.
School spokeswoman Beth Bryant says eight sixth-grade girls were hurt but that no one suffered life-threatening injuries.
Bryant says the bus was carrying 30 sixth-grade girls to a campout when it crashed along a ramp connecting Kansas 7 and Kansas 32. She says the other 22 girls were being taken to a local high school to be picked up by their parents.
Television images showed the bus on its side, with paramedics placing children on stretchers.
Bonner Springs is about 18 miles west of Kansas City, Mo.


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May 13, 2012 - From Te'o's Twitter account: "Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies." Proverbs 31:10 #LMK
July 23 - From Te'o's Twitter account: mteo_5 Manti Te'o Be strong. Be brave. Never give up. #3words @LennayKay
Sept. 13 - Asked by reporters, Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly says Te'o will play against Michigan State that Saturday despite the deaths that week of two people close to him. Media reports the next day identify the two as his grandmother and his girlfriend, Lennay Kekua. Public records confirm that his grandmother, Annette Santiago, died Sept. 11.
Sept. 15 - Te'o has 12 tackles and breaks up two passes and the 20th-ranked Fighting Irish win 20-3 at No. 10 Michigan State. Te'o says afterward "I lost two women that I truly love" and that he had "my girlfriend's family around me."
Sept. 23 - In a one-on-one interview with Sports Illustrated, Te'o talks at length about his relationship with Kekua and her many health issues, making only one vague reference to meeting her for the first time in California in 2009. "We met just, ummmm, just she knew my cousin. And kind of saw me there so. Just kind of regular." He told SI they had been dating for a year. "Oct. 15 was the official date. Of last year. I've known her for four years. So we've been friends." A transcript of the interview was posted Thursday.
Oct. 1 - A Sports Illustrated cover story describes how Te'o received a call from Kekua's older brother informing him of her death. Te'o says: "My girlfriend always told me, 'Send roses while they can still smell them, tell people you love them while they can still hear.'"
Oct. 3 - Te'o says at a media availability that during the walk-through before the Irish's Sept. 22 game against Michigan, he asked what time it was and realized Kekua's casket had been closed a minute earlier. He says she wanted him to skip her funeral to play. He had two interceptions in that 13-6 victory.
Oct. 12 - A South Bend Tribune article, based on information from Te'o's father, describes how Te'o and Kekua met at a 2009 game at Stanford. Te'o's father, Brian, says she would visit him in Hawaii.
Oct. 12 - From Te'o's Twitter account: Today is October the 12th! A month ago my life changed dramatically! Thank you for all your love and support! Day by day! #574L
Nov. 14 - In an Associated Press story, Te'o says that "every morning I wake up and my girlfriend is not on the phone. It reminds me that she's gone. That's the hardest part."
Dec. 8 - South Bend television station WSBT shoots video of Te'o saying in a pre-Heisman interview in New York, "I lost both my grandparents and my girlfriend to cancer." That's two days after the date given by Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick for when Te'o found out about the hoax.
Dec. 9 - At the Lott Impact Awards dinner, Te'o says that Kekua "made me promise, when it happened, that I would stay and play."
Jan. 5 - At the media day before the BCS title game, Te'o talks about his travails during the season, saying, "My team was always there for me, and my family was always there for me."


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C-NET provides workshops that give nurse educators hands-on, practical skills to implement in the classroom and clinical teaching. For faculty groups, workshops are tailored to meet the particular needs of the group.
The cost of a workshop is $1,000 ($1,500 for regional or state groups) plus travel expenses. Of the many on-site workshops conducted by C-NET for faculties and other groups of nurse educators, the most popular topics are Improving Test Construction Skills, Teaching & Evaluating Critical Thinking, and Clinical Teaching and Performance Evaluation. Sample content outlines appear below.
Contact C-NET at 800-463-0786 for further information or scheduling.
1. Improving Test Construction Skills
2. Teaching & Assesing Critical Thinking
3. Clinical Teaching & Performance Evaluation
Workshop Goals:
1. To provide strategies to improve the testing of learners in nursing education and practice.
2. To increase analytical skills necessary for improving teacher-made tests and utilizing item analysis results.
Workshop Content:
* Planning or Selecting a Test
* Assuring Test Validity – The Test Blueprint
* Principles of Test Construction
* Evaluating Reliability & Item Analysis Data
* Computerized Testing & Item Banking
* Small Group Work – Analyzing & Revising Test Questions
* Discussion of Small Group Work
* Summary & Wrap-up
* To increase analytical skills necessary for improving teacher-made tests and utilizing item analysis results.
1. To develop strategies for teaching critical thinking in nursing education and practice.
2. To clarify strategies and issues in evaluating critical thinking.
* Defining Critical Thinking in Nursing
* Characteristics of Critical Thinkers
* Approaches to Teaching Critical Thinking Skills in the Classroom and in the Clinical Lab
* Small Group Work – Identifying Strategies to Teach Critical Thinking Skills
* Assessing Critical Thinking – Methods & Available Tools
* Validity and Reliability Issues
1. To explore clinical teaching strategies to help learners acquire clinical judgment skills.
2. To develop approaches for valid and reliable evaluation of clinical performance.
* Issues in Clinical Instruction
* Developing Clinical Judgment
* Cognitive Psychology: Implication for Clinical Teaching
* Planning Clinical Learning Activities
* Use of the Learning Laboratory
* To Use a Preceptor or Not?
* Pre- and Post-Conferences
* Small Group Work – Designing Clinical Teaching Strategies
* Discussion of Group Work
* Strategies for Evaluating Clinical Performance
* Measurement Issues


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The 1985 Chicago Bears team finished a dream season by winning the Super Bowl, 46-10, over the New England Patriots. But unlike recent championship teams, the Bears didn't make it to the White House — their trip was pre-empted by the Challenger shuttle disaster, which occurred on Jan. 28, 1986, two days after Super Bowl XX.
Now, some of the team's surviving members have made up for that lost chance, but it was Bears fan President Obama who greeted them at the White House, instead of President Ronald Reagan.
"This is as much fun as I will have as president of the United States. This is one of the perks of the job, right here," Obama said. He then called the Bears, who went 15-1 in their championship campaign, "the best team in NFL history."
The team reportedly chartered a flight for the occasion, bringing some 100 former players and staff to Washington, D.C.
Running back Walter Payton wasn't there — he died of cancer in 1999. Neither was William "Refrigerator" Perry, who is ailing from an immune disorder.
But former coach Mike Ditka made the trip, along with Super Bowl MVP Richard Dent and receiver Willie Gault. So did quarterback Jim McMahon (and his trademark headband) and defensive mastermind Buddy Ryan. As a recent article on Bleacher Report notes, it was Ryan's imposing "46" defense — and stars like Mike Singletary, Dent, Perry, and the late Dave Duerson — that propelled the team to legendary status.
NPR's Scott Horsley, who was also at the White House, reports that in meeting the team, Obama recalled that when he first ran for Senate, some Chicagoans tried to recruit Ditka to run against him.
"I will admit I was a little worried, because he doesn't lose," Obama said.
The president then added that he would like to host another Super Bowl-winning Bears team at the White House next year, reports Scott, who filed a story for All Things Considered about the event.
According to The Chicago Tribune, it took two years to set up Friday's meeting:
After Obama took office, the NFL contacted the White House and asked if the '85 Bears could have their reception at long last. Obama, a Chicagoan who reads coverage of the Bears and watches games when he can, was eager to oblige.
In keeping with tradition, Ditka presented Obama with a Bears jersey — but the jersey had number "85" on it, instead of the "1" that appears on most team jerseys given to the commander-in-chief.
And here, for no reason other than it's Friday, is video of the 1985 team's famous "Super Bowl Shuffle," recorded early in that legendary season:
You could say it's something of a sports week at the White House. Thursday, President Obama hosted Texas A&M's women's basketball team, which won the 2011 NCAA championship.
And on the same day, first lady Michelle Obama welcomed the U.S. Women's Soccer team, which made it to the title game of this year's World Cup.
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Guy Raz.
And I'm Melissa Block. President Obama hosted the world champion Chicago Bears this afternoon. That's right. The Bears. They won the Super Bowl in 1986. The team was scheduled to visit the White House back then, but that visit was cancelled in light of a national tragedy. The explosion of the Space Shuttle Challenger.
So today, President Obama, a Bears fan himself, hosted a makeup and NPR's Scott Horsley was there.
SCOTT HORSLEY, BYLINE: The South Lawn of the White House looked like a little piece of Soldier Field this afternoon with all the fans in Bears jerseys, Bears sweaters and Bears ball caps. President Obama welcomed the winners of Super Bowl XX to what he called a well-deserved and long overdue celebration.
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: This is as much fun as I will have as president of the United States right here.
OBAMA: This is one of the perks of the job right here.
HORSLEY: Mr. Obama was just a newcomer to Chicago in 1985, but he said even longtime sports fans in the city had never seen anything like the team that dominated the NFL that year.
OBAMA: This team ruled the city. It riveted the country. They were everywhere. They were like The Beatles.
HORSLEY: It wasn't just that the Bears won 15 out of 16 regular season games that year that captivated the city, Mr. Obama said, but the way they played: gritty and fun-loving, like Chicago itself. They were so confident that one day after their only loss, they recorded that infamous music video of the "Super Bowl Shuffle."
THE CHICAGO BEARS: (Singing) We're not here to start no trouble. We're just here for the Super Bowl Shuffle. We are the Bears.
OBAMA: In Chicago, you could not get away from this song even if you wanted to. I think it's safe to say that this is the only team in NFL history with a gold record and a Grammy nomination.
HORSLEY: Today's event was also tinged with sadness. Two stars of the '85 team, running back Walter Payton and safety Dave Duerson, have died and the Fridge, William Perry, is not well enough to travel. Defensive lineman Dan Hampton also stayed away, saying he's not a fan of President Obama.
But pro bowl quarterback Jim McMahon was here in his trademark headband, along with defensive lineman Richard Dent, the Super Bowl MVP. Head coach Mike Ditka gave Mr. Obama a personalized Bears jersey with the number 85.
MIKE DITKA FORMER NFL COACH: It's only 26 years after the fact and five administrations, but thank you.
HORSLEY: Mr. Obama recalled that when he ran for senate back in 2004 some Chicagoans tried to recruit Ditka to run against him.
OBAMA: I will admit, I was a little worried because he doesn't lose. Coach, I'm glad you didn't run because I have to say I probably would have been terrible on ESPN.
HORSLEY: With the Lombardi trophy glinting in the afternoon sun, Mr. Obama posed for pictures with the team and told them to enjoy their autumn celebration. Don't break anything and keep an eye on McMahon, he joked, adding that he still hopes to play host to another Super Bowl champion from Chicago, maybe next year.
Scott Horsley, NPR News, the White House. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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All around the LEGO landscape of miniature hills and valleys, houses and skyscrapers, other kids shriek and exclaim and ask questions in their flute-like voices. The cheerful hubbub builds, and this is a relatively quiet day for the annual LEGO and train exhibit at Palo Alto's Museum of American Heritage. On weekends, the line to get in can stretch all the way down the driveway and onto Homer Avenue.
After all, this is no mere pile of plastic bricks. The exhibit, built by the Bay Area LEGO User Group and the Bay Area LEGO Train Club, stretches out 12 feet by 25 feet. Several trains run through and near amply populated worlds created nearly entirely from LEGO blocks. There's a park scene with a chess board and intricate sidewalk mosaics; a railroad yard with a mini-Caltrain; a forest; a sidewalk scene; a busy office complex with small people working on computers many floors up.
Here and there, touches of humor and humanity reward the patient eye. A tree houses tiny red LEGO macaws. Apples have fallen from a LEGO tree onto a LEGO lawn. By the vast LEGO cathedral, diminutive protesters march, carrying "??%" signs.
In the middle of the exhibit, Dave Porter watches the trains go around and around him. A resident of Kings Mountain near Woodside, he's a member of both the LEGO and train groups, and patiently answers questions from young and older. At just the right moment — in between trains — he flips up a section of the track and lets a reporter into the inner circle.
Porter points out favorite landmarks: the park and the Caltrain, which were built by fellow club member Bill Ward. The train's logo is printed on small decals. "I think this is spectacular," Porter says of the train. "It's right. It's prototypical."
Porter says his own LEGO landscape at home is actually bigger, but that the Palo Alto display reflects the work of more people. Club members made their own squares, be they city blocks or farm "acres," then brought them to the museum to be connected to others.
"You have umpteen different scales," Porter says. "It's OK. Each panel has its own world."
The finished display took about "eight hours with six to eight guys working together" to assemble, he adds. On tables nearby, individual LEGO projects are also on display, including a Japanese World War II destroyer and a Northern European Yule festival.
The LEGO pieces have a diversity of shapes and colors that the casual builder would never suspect existed. Some are no longer being made, like the monorail and its tracks that Porter points out.
"If you could find it, just one piece of this track would cost you eight to 10 dollars," Porter marvels. "Just one piece!"
What: An annual LEGO and train exhibit at the Museum of American Heritage
Where: 351 Homer Ave., Palo Alto
When: Through Jan. 15, open Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Cost: Admission is $2 per person (free to the other museum exhibits). Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Info: Go to http://moah.org or call 650-321-1004.
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— Call it the Economic Miracle That Wasn't.
Florida's ongoing claims for unemployment benefits plummeted to the lowest level in six years from mid-October to early December. The average of 20,000 fewer weekly claims from the prior nine weeks represents a plunge of 18 percent, the sharpest decline in 15 years.
Yet rather than herald an improving job market, chalk up Florida's shrinking claims numbers instead to the troubled debut of the state's unemployment claims website, CONNECT.
Since its October launch, the $63 million website has been plagued by glitches, sowing confusion and despair among many of the 235,000 claimants who file every other week to help pay for essentials like food and rent. Difficulties in logging on or navigating CONNECT have precluded thousands from collecting.
"I'm about to be thrown out on the street," said Allen Schwalb of Seminole, who was laid off from a warehouse job in October but as of this week had yet to receive any benefits despite many attempts to file. "The state now owes me $1,400 for eight weeks of unemployment. I don't know what I will do if I don't receive it soon."
It wasn't supposed to be like this. The state hired Minneapolis-based Deloitte Consulting in 2011 to upgrade and improve its claims system, which was more than 30 years old and rife with inefficiencies. The upgrades were supposed to modernize Florida's system and ultimately save millions in processing costs.
Midway through the CONNECT project, however, Deloitte lagged behind schedule. Last year, Florida Department of Economic Opportunity officials considered firing Deloitte, which had well-publicized troubles with similar overhauls of unemployment sites in California and Massachusetts.
In response to a threat to terminate the contract, Deloitte switched project managers and hired more staff in Tallahassee.
Growing frustration
Upon going live Oct. 15, the CONNECT site struggled anyway.
Unemployment offices were packed with those who said they couldn't log on. Phone lines were jammed. Calls were dropped. Frustration grew. Thousands of complaints flooded the offices of Gov. Rick Scott, state lawmakers and DEO officials who oversee the website. Scott's 2014 challenger for governor, Charlie Crist, U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson and state Rep. Irv Slosberg, D-Boca Raton, all called for an investigation.
The DEO's executive director, Jesse Panuccio, initially blamed the media for exaggerating problems.
"Some of the press stories about CONNECT have been incomplete and focused on a narrative that is more likely to grab readers than to accurately report facts," Panuccio told the Senate's Commerce and Tourism Committee on Nov. 4.
By December, however, Panuccio conceded all was not going well. The project was no longer meeting expectations. He posted messages on the DEO's website acknowledging difficulties. After a tour of the DEO's Orlando office, Panuccio agreed his employees needed better info about what ailed the website so they could help claimants. On Dec. 20, the state announced that it began enforcing a $15,000-per-business day penalty against Deloitte and was withholding $3 million from the vendor. It will be paid when CONNECT is "fully functioning."
"While Deloitte has made progress over the last few weeks, and many claimants are able to process claims without incident, the bottom line is that the overall system is still not working properly and the base code has not been stabilized," Panuccio said in a release. "The people of Florida deserve better and, after two months, Deloitte's failure to provide this functionality is simply unacceptable."
Barely hanging on
After enduring weeks without benefits, some claimants are barely hanging on. Valory Greenfield, staff attorney for Florida Legal Services in Miami, said this week that reports of recipients being evicted or having their vehicles repossessed are becoming ever more frequent.
"The drop in claims is so dramatic and so precisely coincides with the launching of CONNECT that there can be no other explanation," Greenfield said. "This is having an effect on a huge group of people. We're very disappointed in the length of time it's taken to get these people their benefits."
Rod Ewing, who lives in New Tampa, said it took him weeks to get paid $1,100 in claims that he needed to pay bills. After several failed attempts to register online, he said he was called by a DEO administrator last week who fixed the problem after asking one basic question: whether or not he had worked after filing for his claims.
"That's all it took, but the website wasn't able to do it," Ewing said. "I'm very angry at what the state put me through with all the anxiety and late fees on car payments and my bank account balance. If I hadn't been living with my girlfriend, I would have been homeless."
Florida is notoriously tight-fisted when it comes to unemployment benefits, which makes CONNECT's failings even more glaring.
The state's proportion of unemployed people who actually get jobless benefits was 16 percent in 2012, the lowest in the nation. Because of a 2011 law passed by the Legislature and signed by Scott, recipients must register online, a requirement that a federal report found earlier this year violated the civil rights of the unemployed.
"Florida in the last few years has made it virtually impossible to access benefits," said Maurice Emsellem, a staff director with the National Employment Law Project. "The digital divide is a reality, so why on earth would you require to register online? It's not fair access."
With his back claims finally paid, Ewing must now worry about surviving without benefits.
Florida is one of six states that provides job-seekers fewer than 26 weeks of coverage. Now offering 19 weeks, Florida will drop to 16 weeks starting in January. Under Florida law, the lower the unemployment rate (which has fallen to 6.4 percent), the fewer weeks of compensation an unemployed person receives.
Once federal unemployment compensations expire, coverage for Ewing and 73,000 other Floridians is immediately eliminated.
"I don't know what I'm going to do next," Ewing said. "With no money coming in, my plans are to continue to look for work. And pray."
Michael Van Sickler can be reached at (850) 224-7263 or firstname.lastname@example.com .


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2008 average salary range: $76,500 $111,500.
The 2008 salary range is an increase of 5% over this jobs 2007 salary range, which was $72,750 $106,250.
Add 5% for C++ development skills, 10% for Java development skills, 5% for Visual Basic development skills, 12% for C# development skills, 5% for LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP/Perl), 5% for AJAX development skills, 5% for Microsoft Sharepoint skills, and 10% for Visual Basic .NET development skills.
Note: Since these numbers are national averages, adjust them based on your area of the country.
Salary levels are approximately 7% to 20% higher in the Northeast; about average in the South Atlantic (Florida to Delaware); average to modestly lower in the Midwest and South; and 5% to 25% higher on the West coast.
IT salaries in large metropolitan areas are higher than the national average. For instance, in following cities they are:
Boston, MA: 24% higher
Stamford, CT: 30% higher
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Washington, DC: 30% higher
Philadelphia, PA: 15% higher
Atlanta, GA: 15% higher
Miami, FL: 15% higher
Chicago, IL: 23% higher
Dallas/Houston, TX: 5% higher
Irvine, CA: 25% higher
Los Angeles, CA: 25% higher
San Diego, CA: 21% higher
San Francisco, CA: 30% higher
San Jose, CA: 27% higher
Seattle, WA: 18% higher
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Ray Lane is a Partner Emeritus at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Since joining the firm in 2000, he has focused on helping entrepreneurs with technological and market insight, organizational development, team building, selling and managing growth. Ray sponsored a number of investments for KPCB in enterprise technology and alternative energy. These investments include GreatPoint Energy (coal-to-gas conversion), Aquion (energy storage), Kenandy (cloud based MRP systems), Alert Enterprise (security convergence solutions), Vertica Systems (data warehousing solutions), Virsa Systems (financial systems compliance), Luca Technologies (biologically enhanced gas recovery from fossilized hydrocarbons), Fisker Automotive (extended range electric vehicle), Ausra (solar thermal concentrator) and Xsigo Systems (virtual I/O switch for datacenters). Ray also serves on the board of Hewlett-Packard and was its former Chairman. He presently serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Carnegie Mellon University.
Before joining KPCB, Ray was president and chief operating officer of Oracle Corp., one of the world's largest software companies and a leading enterprise software and services company. During his eight-year tenure, Oracle exhibited phenomenal revenue growth from less than $1 billion in 1992 to more than $10 billion. Ray led Oracle's business expansion beyond its core database technology into enterprise applications and professional services. Earlier in his career, Ray was a senior partner with Booz Allen Hamilton, where he pioneered and led the Information Systems Group, a worldwide consulting practice targeted at helping senior management achieve better results from information technology. He also served on Booz Allen Hamilton's board of directors and executive management committee. Ray's early career also included serving as division vice president with Electronic Data Systems Corp. and spending 10 years with IBM in various product-management, sales and marketing positions.
Ray received a bachelor's degree in mathematics and an honorary Ph.D. in science from West Virginia University. He was elected to the Academy of Distinguished Graduates of WVU, served as a director of the WVU Foundation Board, and presently serves on the university's Board of Governors. WVU honored Ray by naming the Lane Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. Ray also serves on the board of trustees of Carnegie Mellon University currently as its Chairman. He has been an active campaigner and planner for Carnegie Mellon's establishment in 2002 of a Silicon Valley campus. He helped create and fund Carnegie Mellon's Computational Biology Department, one of six permanent degree-granting departments in the School of Computer Science. He serves as vice chairman of Special Olympics International and has served on the international board of Special Olympics for 15 years. He also holds an honorary Ph.D. from Golden Gate University. Ray was recently honored by TechAmerica as the 2011 recipient of the David Packard Medal of Achievement Award.


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The best hikes in Costa Rica
Over a quarter of Costa Rica's landscape is protected by its comprehensive system of national parks, wildlife refuges and biological reserves. As well as …
Vast by Costa Rican standards, the Zona Norte (Northern Zone) spans the hundred-odd kilometres from the base of the Cordillera Central to just short of the mauve-blue mountains of southern Nicaragua. Historically cut off from the rest of the country, the Zona Norte has developed a distinct character, with large segments of the population consisting of independent-minded farmers and Nicaraguan refugees. Neither group journeys to the Valle Central very often, and many here have a special allegiance to and pride in their region; indeed, the far north, which for years was mauled by fighting in the Nicaraguan civil war, feels more like Nicaragua than Costa Rica.
Topographically, the Zona Norte separates neatly into two broad, river-drained plains (llanuras) stretching all the way to the Río San Juan on the Nicaraguan–Costa Rican border: in the west, the Llanura de Guatusos is dominated by Volcán Arenal, while to the east the Llanura de San Carlos features the tropical jungles of the Sarapiquí region. Less obviously picturesque than many parts of the country, it nonetheless has a distinctive appeal, with lazy rivers snaking across steaming plains, and flop-eared cattle, originally imported from India, languishing beneath riverside trees.
Most visitors use the flourishing town of La Fortuna as a gateway to the active Volcán Arenal, which looms over the eastern end of Laguna de Arenal. The multitude of activities on offer here makes it the most popular destination in the Zona Norte, though the Sarapiquí region, with its tropical-forest eco-lodges and the research stations of La Selva and Rara Avis, also draws significant numbers of visitors. The regional capital, San Carlos, lies between the two; though devoid of actual sights, its easy-going nature – and the fact that it's a transport hub for the region – make it a decent place to stop off en route. In the north, the remote flatlands are home to the increasingly accessible wetlands of the Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Caño Negro, home to an extraordinary number of migratory and indigenous birds. Few visitors venture any further, though a steady trickle passes through the small border town of Los Chiles en route to Nicaragua.
One of the prime agricultural areas in the country, the Zona Norte is carpeted with vast banana, pineapple and sugar-cane plantations (this is the home of TicoFrut, Costa Rica's major domestic fruit grower) and expansive dairy-cattle farms. The worst excesses of slash-and-burn deforestation are all too visible from the roadsides and riverbanks, with the matchstick corpses of once-tall hardwoods scattered over stump-scarred fields patrolled by a few cattle. Legal and illegal logging over the last two decades has cleared more than seventy percent of the region's original forest, making the creation of the Refugio Nacional de Vida Silvestre Mixto Maquenque in June 2005, which helps link protected areas in Nicaragua with the Valle Central, all the more essential.
The Zona Norte's climate is hot and wet, more so in the east than in the west near Guanacaste, where there is a dry season. You'll be drenched by regular downpours, but the rain always makes for an enjoyable respite from the heat. Although many roads in the region are seriously potholed, getting around is easy enough, and there's a good bus network linking La Fortuna and Puerto Viejo de Sarapiquí; if you plan on travelling outside these areas, you're better off with a car.
For thousands of years before the Conquest, the original inhabitants of the Zona Norte were tribal groups – chief among them the Corobicí and Maleku – who made contact with one another via the great rivers. The Spanish presence was first felt in the early sixteenth century, when galleons meandered up the Río San Juan and into Lago de Nicaragua, looking for a route to the east. Pirates (mainly British) soon followed, wreaking havoc on the riverside communities. It was another two hundred years before the Spanish made a settlement of any size, the Quesada family coming down from San Ramón in the nineteenth century to found a village at present-day San Carlos, or Ciudad Quesada as it's also known. In the meantime, cross-border commerce carried on as it had for thousands of years via the San Juan, Frío, Sarapiquí and San Carlos rivers – the Río Sarapiquí in particular remained a more important highway than any road well into the eighteenth century, carrying coffee for export from Heredia out to the Caribbean ports of Matina and Limón.
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In 2001 Detalion and L.K. Avalon developed Schizm: The Mysterious Journey. Thinking of Schizm I remember the great storyline, the amazing graphics, sounds and not in the least the difficult logic-based puzzles. Check the review on Just Adventure if you need further proof. No wonder I was thrilled to hear Detalion was developing a sequel: Chameleon.
November 2003: the mailman finally delivers my review copy of Mysterious Journey II. I quickly install the game and am immediately enthralled by the music emitting from my speakers. You should really wait a moment here, before selecting an item from the start menu, as the accompanying atmospheric composition will certainly sway you in the correct mood to experience this game to its fullest.
Overall, the sounds of this game are excellent. Many music chords of its predecessor are duplicated in the sequel, but now surround effects have been added to give them more depth. Birds and sea waves are very realistic and even voice-overs – more often than not a major source of annoyance in many games – are rewarding. It is obvious that the developers paid much attention to the ambient sounds of this game.
The same can be said for another important factor as well - graphics! While the graphics of the cd-version of Schizm were considered a bit 'course ' (though the hard-to-get DVD version was a huge improvement),Mysterious Journey II sports top-notch, high-quality graphics and animations. Besides attention to minute' details such as leafs, grass and flowers, impressive skies and wavy seas are set in full 3D landscapes. Many scenes are bright and colorful and achieve the necessary surrealistic atmosphere.
The graphics are balanced between organic (or natural) and mechanic (or technical) environments and devices throughout the game. In fact the essence of this game is entirely based on either a perfect harmony or constant battle between the two.
Mysterious Journey II begins aboard a small space station as Sen, our hero, awakens from a 200 years sleep in cryogenic device. We soon learn that he has no recollection of the crime for which he faces punishment. Finally, he commanders a shuttle to escape from his floating prison and return to the planet Sarpedon. Utilizing chameleon technology to disguise himself as different members of the planet's tribes, Sen undertakes to infiltrate the tribes, uncover the truth and clear his name.
In short, that's the entire story. While naturalist and technocrat visions are always an interesting contrast in the philosophy of our global environment, Sarpedon seems to need a much thinner story-line to solve the matter in dispute. So, while the story elements might seem a tad thin, the real focus of Mysterious Journey II is on the puzzles.
The puzzles of this game are a diverse lot. As in the previous game, many clues are comprised of symbols, numbers, colors and sounds necessary to solve the numerous puzzles. But maybe there are a bit too many as you often seem to be hopping from puzzle to puzzle. Every passage, every bridge, every door is a puzzle and it soon becomes an annoyance rather than a challenge. I filled nine pages with notes while playing.
Just like the first game most puzzles are logic-based so be sure to have a calculator close at hand. Fortunately, with some hard thought, most of the puzzles are doable and it is only towards the last fifth of the game that the proceedings become more complex. Most clues can be handily found nearby and the game is completely linear so you needn't be worried that you overlooked an important piece of evidence in another part of the game.
Dialogs can be viewed during cut-scenes. A big help is the 'transcript' feature that allows the option to re-read all dialogs. In case you don't know what to do, you probably must search for a clue in the transcript. The characters are very colorful and fanciful and, while not to my taste, fit in well with the story. Sen seems to be wearing red boxer shorts on his head and other characters are even weirder and have sprigs sprouting on their heads.
The gameplay of Mysterious Journey II is intuitive. With the exception of some puzzle screens that zoom-in for a close-up, it is not a point and click interface. Similar to some other recent adventure games (Broken Sword Sleeping Dragonand Uru), it allows for a 360 degree view and navigation is done with the keyboard. Though I can't remember using it, you can even jump using the spacebar. StillMysterious Journey II has first person viewpoint that, in my case, was a relief since boxer shorts on Sen's head would have distracted me for sure in third person.
In conclusion, Mysterious Journey II is one big graphical and phonetic experience. If you like to solve logic-based puzzles and didn't play hooky during your math lessons then this game really is a must. But be aware; besides your own calculation skills, this game requires quite some capacity from your computer and video card as well.
It is also difficult to identify with the characters, and though the graphics are breathtaking, the story ofMysterious Journey II is not. Even an unexpected twist failed to remedy this situation. But most of all, I would have preferred less, but more complex, puzzles. I too often found myself asking, 'why on earth is this puzzle needed? Just to keep me busy?' Or… was it to keep me from finishing this review in time for the deadline… who knows?
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Hello, I'm new to this forum and will be buying a new car in the next month or so.
I sold my car for $3000 and have until Nov. 15th to find a new one, so this will be my down payment.
I'm nervous about financing because it is my first auto loan and my credit scores aren't that great.
I just pulled scores today, and Equifax is showing 645 and Transunion 676. (free credit report was showing Experian- 685, Equifax- 685, Transunion- 681)
I'm looking into getting a Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla, or a Hyundai Elantra, so something under $20,000
I have a stable job and make around $42k a year. I have student loans and cc debt- that's what's hurting my score so much, and the length of my credit history. I have no late payments, and 1 collection from 3.5 years ago from th university health center (was only $70 and was paid)
What are my chances of getting approved, let alone what kind of interest rate am I looking at?
You chances of approval should be good with your cash downpayment and your scores. Your rate will vary depending on the lender. The F&I guy will normally shop the paper around trying to get you the best rate, so try and see what he can come up with.
I think you have a good shot at approval! Good luck!
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I was thinking about going to a credit union first. There's probably no way I would qualify for the specials with 0% or 1.9% financing, is there?
Not certain on this, Toyota (TFS) and likely other dealer lenders have some aggressive promo pricing right now, this is perhaps especially true if you're willing to pickup a 2012 model which I'd really recommend anyway in Nov/Dec when you're trying to get a first auto loan done. Dealers will be absolutely incented to try to get you financing rather than a 2013 which are moving off the lots by the lease / rapid turnover folks.
I'm not certain from your post if you were looking used or new, but special financing is usually on new cars from the manufacturer's financing arm.
That said, even if you dn't get a great interest rate out the gate (you may not, the first time buyer penalty is non-trivial on an auto-enhanced score), you can refi anyway... and I absolutely recommend attempting to secure financing from a local CU. Having a relationship with a decent CU is nothing but goodness when it comes to your financial future.
Also, welcome to the forums!
from what ive read tfs is 650 for top tier financing. but the guy at the dealer told me i just made top tier with a 708. (700 being qualifing for top tier)
i belive i read honda was 680.
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I was thinking about going to a credit union first. There's probably no way I would qualify for the specials with 0% or 1.9% financing, is there?
That one is a toss-up question, but if I had to guess, I'd guess that you have a better shot at a premium tier with a captive lender as opposed to a credit union. You can always try both and choose the better package.
Inquiries for auto loans within any 45 day period count as a single inquiry for the purpose of calculating your score, so you have some leeway to shop around. I'd shop it to the credit union and have the F&I guy at the dealer shop it to all of his buyers. See what comes back.
The approval I don't think is in question, it is the rate that the purchase can be made at. You will get approved, but you want the best deal. That old CO, have you sent a GW to them to see if they'll delete? That could give you a boost!
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I'm definitely looking for a new car. Thank you everyone for the advice so far!
Would my auto enhanced score be a lot lower since I've never had an auto loan before? That's what I'm worried about, and now that I sold my car i really do only have the 4-6 weeks to buy so not any time to raise my score.
its a ymmv thing.
ive never had any installment loans and pulled my credit from here the morning of and dealership pulled my reports about 2 hours later.
tu was 690 eq 689 dealer said it was 708 tu pull.
even though later i saw they pulled all three of my reports twice! (one from dealer and one from toyota financial)
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District Tackles Sexting
ST. MARYS — In the wake of a group of local students being charged with unruliness by sexting, school officials are noting they have discussed the topic at school, and they believe it's a topic parents should talk about with their children at home.
Two St. Marys Middle School 12-year-olds, a male and a female, were recently charged with unruliness by sexting, and in a separate case, a 17-year-old St. Marys male and a 14-year-old female at St. Marys Middle School were charged with the same thing.
"I think that there will always be issues with how students learn to communicate with each other," St. Marys Middle School Principal Mary Miller said of the issue of sexting among her students. "Before technology, they wrote notes that they shouldn't write or they said things to each other that they shouldn't say, and those things still happen, but when you add technology in, now their communication is just exponentially bigger ... If I send a text I can send it to 100 people in three seconds. The consequences of making mistakes as I learn to communicate get bigger. I think students will say they've always been learning how to communicate appropriately — what's OK and what isn't."
How it was addressed
St. Marys Middle School Guidance Counselor Rebecca Moore noted when school officials saw the issue of sexting, they contacted local law enforcement to bring attention to the consequences of sexting.
"When we discovered this issue, I called Officer Blank and said, 'What can you do to help?'," Moore said.
In November, Sheriff's Deputy Sam Blank noted he put on an assembly for middle school students addressing technology safety, including text messaging and social networking.
"Every time I do my presentations, I've been doing them for about three years, and it changes with newer technology, more information, and also the presentation is adjusted for grade levels," Blank said.
"That presentation is geared for elementary, middle school, high school to parents. It has the same foundation but there's more in-depth stuff for the parent presentation."
Blank, who also serves as the DARE officer for Auglaize County, noted his approach with his presentations is to not scare the students.
"Just the main thing I try to point out to the kids — I don't use the presentation as a scare tactic, it's just the truth — I focus somewhat on the legal aspects of doing certain things with their computer or phone," he said. "I spend 95 percent talking about the moral things and how it can destroy your life in the non-legal way, like ruining your reputation. They're smart, once you lay it out on the table, you see it processing on their faces while you're talking."
Miller said she could see the students' realization when Blank addressed them about the consequences.
"It really seemed to make a big impact," she said. "We had very good attention from them during that — for a few guys it was like 'Wow.'"
It's not just about phones
Blank noted sexting is not limited to phones — it can happen on iPods or tablets, as well.
"Maybe they don't have a cell phone, but there are certain music players that are WiFi accessible that have apps that allow you to send text messages without having a cell phone plan," he said.
He also noted different programs, including free ones, that allow them to make phone calls, as well. Some of which Miller noted she had never heard of before.
"I think it's very difficult to keep up with technology and what it can do," she said, adding the importance of communication between parents and their children.
"To me, I think there's an issue here of, it comes down to making sure you're in touch with your kids and having a good relationship with them and making sure that you're talking to them. Even if you feel like, 'I can't keep track of every technology thing that's happening, I still can stay in touch with my child.' I can have good conversations."
Blank said the issue could also be with parents not wanting to know what their child is up to — in case it is something that is possibly illegal.
"I think a lot of it has to do with that a lot of parents just don't want to know," he said. "They want to please their kid, they want to get them — they're going to beg and cry and plead with them they want an iPhone or Droid or whatever. They give it to them, and they just don't understand what it can do or what it does. I guess parents sometimes think ignorance is bliss so they don't have to worry about what they're actually doing on it."
What parents can do
It is important, Blank said, for parents to take caution when allowing their children to have access to different types of technology.
"They have to educate themselves on what technology is available to their child, do their homework," Blank said. "A lot of parents just get their kid whatever they want, whether it's a smartphone, an iPhone, a Droid, different types of music players that are Internet accessible, because they don't understand what the capabilities are."
As a parent herself, Miller noted a solution she has in place for her family.
"I often tell parents that when I was in middle school, we had one phone in our house that was on a cord," she said.
"So if I wanted to talk to my friends, I had to sit in my kitchen, and I knew that my parents or my brothers and sisters could walk through at any moment. That really helps you make good decisions because you know you're being monitored. So what I think is that you have to somehow create that monitoring when they have their own phones. For me as a parent, that means I pick up their phones and I check their texts sometimes and see what they have stored on there and who they're talking to. That's my solution, I don't know if that works for everybody."
That policy, Blank added, is something parents should think about.
"Knowing that at any time that it can be checked or monitored, having the policy that right now, hands off the computer or hands off the phone let me see it, I think that puts in the back of their mind, I need to watch what I'm saying, watch what I'm doing," he said.
Blank added parents can also check the history on their child's computer or phone.
"Other times parents are not good with technology, they don't know how to check the history on their computer, especially not knowing how to check it on a smartphone or on an iPhone," he said. "Kids know how to delete histories way better than parents do."
There are options for parents to restrict their child's phone capabilities — such as not enabling picture or text messaging.
"They can change their plans," he said. "They have to look at their cell phone plan and see what it offers. A lot of times the text plans don't have certain capabilities, and that's just another way of parents being educated."
What about at school
Currently, a few classes at St. Marys Middle School are participating in the Bring Your Own Technology pilot program, and students can only use their phone or personal handheld devices at school if they are participants in that program.
"Right now, if you're using technology within the school day and it's not part of one of those the classes, there are disciplinary consequences," Miller said.
"However, because this is a pilot, obviously we're piloting it because there is a very real possibility that phones and personal devices are going to be in everybody's hands soon. Depending on how the pilot goes, that's a real possibility for students, that our middle school students will be able to access their phones and their own computers at school.
"So that's another reason why I think it's just really important that we are proactive in helping them be responsible because right now, your phone should be off and in your locker or your iPods or whatever should be off during the school day unless you're working in a Bring Your Own Technology class, but there's a very real possibility that in the years to come, maybe very soon, you'll be carrying around your own stuff all the time, so they really do need to learn to be responsible."
If a child gets caught with inappropriate material on his or her phone, Blank noted both the children and the parents would be contacted.
"If there's illegal material on that phone, then definitely we're going to take it," Blank said.
As a school, Miller added the administration does have the right to search someone's phone if they have suspicion it may contain inappropriate material.
"If we've been given information that there's something we need to look into, we can look at somebody's phone," she said.
Miller said those issues were what prompted Blank's presentation and addressing sexting with the students.
"We've had some issues come up with technology at school, we have," she said. "That's the No. 1 reason that we brought Officer Blank in. We saw some students making mistakes with technology, making poor choices, and we really wanted to address it before we saw more people making the same mistake."
For the future
As things change, Moore said, the district will continue to bring in people to keep the students informed of various situations and areas where they can get in trouble for certain actions.
"As a school, we know that technology keeps changing, we can have people like Officer Blank that we can call and we can bring in to help teach our students the consequences associated with technology, that we can inform students before something happens," she said.
The issue of sexting among students isn't just a St. Marys thing, Blank added, also noting that after he gave the presentation at St. Marys, other schools contacted him for the same thing.
"I've offered this program for a while — Minster signed on wanting to do it, Waynesfield had me come out," he said. "People are integrating me more and more. Hopefully, by talking to the teachers and the students, we can tie in to having parents come in some time — that would be great. We've talked about this before, if we can rally enough attention from the community to get people to learn more and more about this."
Moore noted the whole idea is communication and working together.
"I think it's important for the community to know that we are addressing it, that we are meeting with Officer Blank and the sheriff's department and involving the community, we're working together to correct this," she said.
Blank added that is a key part to his job.
"My whole career is a proactive approach," he said. "That's why I do DARE — I want to try to stop it before it gets out of hand."


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Andy Marte hit a two-run home run and Aaron Hill added a solo shot in the sixth inning to power the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates Thursday night.
Nick Ahmed hit the Diamondbacks' third home run, an eighth-inning solo shot that was the first of his major-league career.
Marte, called up from Triple-A Reno earlier on in the day to help fill the roster spots vacated by the trades of Gerardo Parra and Martin Prado, took Jeff Locke (2-3) deep into the left-field seats to break a 3-3 tie. Hill followed one out later with his ninth home run of the season.
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|Eduardo Sanchez roster status changed by Memphis Redbirds.
|July 31, 2012
|Memphis Redbirds placed RHP Eduardo Sanchez on the 7-day disabled list.
|June 30, 2012
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned RHP Eduardo Sanchez to Memphis Redbirds.
|May 14, 2012
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled Eduardo Sanchez from Memphis Redbirds.
|March 25, 2012
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned Eduardo Sanchez to Memphis Redbirds.
|November 2, 2011
|Eduardo Sanchez roster status changed by St. Louis Cardinals.
|October 1, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals reassigned RHP Eduardo Sanchez to the minor leagues.
|September 13, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals activated RHP Eduardo Sanchez from the 60-day disabled list.
|July 31, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals transferred RHP Eduardo Sanchez from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
|July 7, 2011
|sent RHP Eduardo Sanchez on a rehab assignment to Springfield Cardinals.
|June 16, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals placed RHP Eduardo Sanchez on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to June 13, 2011. Mild right shoulder strain.
|April 13, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals recalled Eduardo Sanchez from Memphis Redbirds.
|March 27, 2011
|St. Louis Cardinals optioned Eduardo Sanchez to Memphis Redbirds.
|November 17, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals selected the contract of Eduardo Sanchez from Memphis Redbirds.
|June 24, 2010
|Eduardo Sanchez assigned to Memphis Redbirds from Springfield Cardinals.
|June 16, 2010
|Eduardo Sanchez roster status changed by Springfield Cardinals.
|January 26, 2010
|St. Louis Cardinals invited non-roster RHP Eduardo Sanchez to spring training.
|May 29, 2009
|Springfield Cardinals placed RHP Eduardo Sanchez on the 7-day disabled list.
|May 24, 2009
|RHP Eduardo Sanchez assigned to Springfield Cardinals from Palm Beach Cardinals.
|April 9, 2009
|Eduardo Sanchez assigned to Palm Beach Cardinals from Quad Cities River Bandits.
|April 9, 2009
|Eduardo Sanchez assigned to Palm Beach Cardinals from Quad Cities River Bandits.
He and his wife Betsy and their twin daughters Anthonella and Arisbeth (3/23/07) reside in Maracay, VZ in the offseason.2013
Opened the 2013 season with Triple A Memphis in the St. Louis Cardinals organization before being claimed off waivers by the Cubs on May 21...Sidelined April 14-May 4 with a right forearm strain...Compiled a 3.26 ERA (30.1IP/11ER) in 24 appearances with Memphis before he was claimed off waivers by Chicago...Assigned to Triple A Iowa with Chicago -- compiled a 1-0 record and a 1.64 ERA (11.0IP/2ER) and 11 strikeouts in nine appearances during July...Had his contract recalled by Chicago on July 26 --appeared in two games with the Cubs before being optioned back to Iowa on August 6...Had his contract recalled by Chicago on August 8 -- tossed a season-high 2.1 innings at Philadelphia on that same night...also fanned a season-high three batters that game...Optioned back to Iowa on August 16...Compiled a 1-1 record and a 3.26 ERA (30.1IP/11ER) and 28 strikeouts in 24 games with Iowa.2012 Began season in Memphis (AAA) and made 14 appearances before being recalled to St. Louis on 5/14 for 17 appearances, then optioned back to Memphis on 6/29 for the remainder of the season (16 appearances). Totaled 47 appearances between St. Louis (17) and Memphis (30) compiling a workload of 42.2 innings. Of his 17 appearances in St. Louis, 11 were scoreless and all of those were hitless as well. Suffered one loss in St. Louis vs.KC (6/17)tossing 2.0 innings allowing three runs in a 15-inning loss. Was 9-for-10 in save opportunities at Memphis. Held right-handers to a .196 opponent batting average (10-51) with one home run at Memphis. 2011 Began the season at Memphis (AAA) where he was 1-0, 0.00 ERA in two appearances (3.0 IP)...Was recalled from Memphis on 4/13 and made his Major League debut with 2.0 scoreless IP at ARI, fanning five. The five K's were the most by a Cardinals' rookie reliever in ML debut since Manny Aybar (6 K's) in 1998...Recorded a scoreless outing in 22 of 26 total appearances. Cardinals record was 22-4 in games he appeared...Pitched in 25 games before being placed on the 15-day disabled list on 6/16 with a right shoulder strain...Made three rehab starts in Springfield (AA) from 7/7-12 before being shut down (0-1, 4.15 ERA, 3 app, 4.1 IP). Was transferred to the 60-day disabled list on 7/31...Activated from the 60-day DL on 9/13 and made his first ML appearance since 6/12 on 9/27 at HOU, striking out two in 1.1 IP...Finished the season with 12.0 scoreless innings in his final 10 appearances...Struck out 35 batters in 30.0 innings (10.5 K/9 IP)...Did not allow an extra base hit to a left-handed batter (38 AB)...Compiled a 1.80 ERA in 30.0 IP, which was T2nd lowest of any rookie pitcher in MLB with 30.0 or more innings...Made 23 of 26 app. of 1.0 IP or more, including five games of 2.0 IP. His seven app. of four outs or more were all scoreless...After fanning five in his MLB debut, struck out the side on 4/16 at LA in a scoreless 9th. Seventeen of his first 30 outs came via the strikeout...Struck out nearly 3 of every 10 batters faced, ranking 10th in National League...His first ML save came on 4/27 at HOU (1.0 IP); his first win on 4/29 at ATL (2.0 IP); suffered his first ML loss 5/4 vs. FLA when he allowed 2-run HR in 9th and allowed a 9th inning run on 5/13 at CIN for his first career blown save...Did not allow a hit in his last four appearances (5.0 IP) before being placed on the DL...Ranked the eighth-best prospect in the Cardinals minor league system by Baseball America. 2010 Began the season at Springfield (AA) where he played in 24 games and was 11-for-13 in save opportunities before being promoted to Memphis (AAA) on 6/24...Was 3-for-3 in save opportunities in 26 games at Memphis...Allowed just one earned run at Springfield in his first 15 games pitched (18.1 IP, 11 H, 18 K) and finished the regular season at Memphis on a 14-game streak without an earned run allowed (16.1 IP, 10 H, 21 K)...Ranked in the Top 10 of all Cardinals minor leaguers with 50 games pitched (9th) and 14 saves (8th)...Held right handed batters to a combined .157 BA (17-for-108) between Springfield and Memphis...Registered an ERA of just 0.73 in 12.1 IP at Springfield in April...Slammed the door on opposing batters at both Springfield and Memphis as they combined to hit just .125 (7-for-56) with runners in scoring position...Tied for the league lead with four playoff appearances...Took the loss in the final game (game three) of the PCL championship series vs. Tacoma as he allowed four runs on four hits in one inning pitched. Prior to that game he had not allowed a run in three games (4.0 IP) in the PCL playoffs...Struck out a season-high four batters twice, once at Iowa (8/22) in 2.0 IP and once at Omaha (9/5) in 1.2 IP...Pitched for Aragua in the Venezuelan Winter League...Ranked the seventh-best prospect in the Cardinals minor league system by Baseball America. 2009 Pitched 19 games for Palm Beach (A) before receiving a promotion to Springfield (AA) on 5/24 for the rest of the season...Hard throwing RHP used primarily as a set-up man, but took over closer role while Francisco Samuel fought injuries...Led all Cardinals minor leaguers with 60 appearances, finished 3rd in opp. avg (.174), 5th in saves (13) and 3rd in WHIP (0.92). His 75.0 IP were the second most (Ramon Delgado) by any Cardinals pitcher who did not make a start...Registered 16 of 19 scoreless appearances in Palm Beach with a 1.44 ERA, three saves and 26 K in 25 IP...Converted a career-high10 saves in 12 opportunities in Springfield, while going 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA and 56 K in 50 IP...Strung together 16 consecutive scoreless appearances from 7/6 to 8/17, covering 19.2 IP with 8 H and 24 K...Had two season-high four strikeout appearances, one vs. CC (6/8) in 2.0 IP and another in 1.2 IP for a save at FRI (7/11)...Made one post-season appearance in the Texas League playoffs surrendering three runs in one inning and a home run...Had one plate apperance drawing a walk and coming around to score at TUL (6/26)...Pitched for Aragua of the Venezuelan Winter League recording one save in three appearances (0-1, 7.36 ERA) over 3.2 IP...Rated as the sixth-best prospect in the Cardinals organization by Baseball America. 2008 Began the season as a starter in Quad Cities (A), but finished with 15 relief appearances and one save...struck out a career-high six batters twice as a starter (5/14 [2] at PEO, vs. BUR 5/31)...was 3-0 with a 2.21 ERA as a reliever in 36.2 IP and 2-1, 4.05 ERA as a starter...struck out 55 batters in 56.2 IP and held RH batters to a .198 (16-81) average. 2007 Made 19 relief apperances between the Gulf Coast League (R) and Johnson City (R)...combined to go 2-2 with a 1.27 ERA with 17 of 19 scoreless appearences...struck out 29 batters in 21.1 IP and stranded nine out of 10 inherited runners...opposing batters hit a mere .139 against...nearly flawless in the GCL with six of seven scoreless appearances for three saves in four opp. and seven strikeouts in six innings...held opposing RH batters to an .056 average (1-18) in the GCL...nailed down all five save opportunities...made 11 scoreless appearances out of 12 and recorded at least one strikeout in every apperance...held opposing RH batters to a .132 average (5-38) while with Quad Cities. 2006 Pitched in 19 games in the Venezuelan Summer League mainly as a reliever...lone win came vs. DET/FLA on 7/29 throwing a season-high five innings allowing five hits with an unearned run and three strikeouts. 2005
Signed by the Cardinals as a non-drafted free agent on December 26, 2005.


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20 years later, Cowboys' defense reflects on superb title
James Washington's five seasons with the Super Bowl-winning Dallas Cowboys of the 1990s were a blur.
In addition to the stint expiring quickly in a time-flies-when-you're-having-fun sense, Washington played on a suffocating defense noted for its tremendous top-to-bottom speed.
"It's so funny," the former hard-hitting safety said. "I ran a 4.4 (second 40-yard dash), and I was the slowest cat in the secondary. On the average team, you'd think I was fast. But we had linebackers running 4.4s or 4.5s."
Powered by Hall of Famers Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin, the Cowboys won Super Bowls after the 1992, 1993 and 1995 seasons. Today marks the 20th anniversary of the first of those triumphs, a 52-17 dismantling of the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
While the defense lacked a marquee nucleus such as the offense's famed "Triplets" — the accurate Aikman at quarterback, the relentless Smith at running back and the fiercely competitive Irvin at receiver — Washington and the rest of the unsung unit put together by coach Jimmy Johnson delivered a dominant performance that day highlighted by a Super Bowl record nine takeaways.
"That defense didn't really get the credit it deserved, but, boy, they were some good players," said Larry Lacewell, Dallas' director of college and pro scouting from 1992-2004.
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"And they were all fast, which was what Jimmy was all about. Everybody, particularly in those days, says, 'We want to be big and fast.' Well, the problem is most of 'em are big and slow. But Jimmy and I were brought up playing smaller people on defense that could run like deer. You didn't have any big, slow guys on that defense. They could all run like hell."
In winning the third Super Bowl in franchise history and the club's first in 15 years, Dallas scored 35 points off four interceptions and five fumbles.
Defensive tackle Jimmie Jones and linebacker Ken Norton Jr. returned fumbles for touchdowns. Safety Thomas Everett had two interceptions and one of the unit's four sacks.
Norton, the son of the former heavyweight boxing champ and a holdover from the Tom Landry era, also stopped Buffalo's Kenneth Davis for no gain on third-and-goal from the 1-yard line early in the second quarter, with Dallas leading 14-7. On fourth down, Everett picked off a Jim Kelly pass in the end zone.
"That was the turning point," Everett said of the goal-line stand. "If they tie the game there, Lord knows how things would've turned out. ... It was all downhill for (them) after that."
Later in the second quarter, Norton knocked Kelly out of the game with a hit delivered on a blitz. The Cowboys led 28-10 at halftime.
"Norton was exactly what Jimmy wanted in a linebacker," Lacewell said. "He was a tough guy and smart as hell."
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Graphic: With Hall of Famers Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin leading the way, the 1993 Super Bowl champion Dallas Cowboys finished the 1992 season ranked in the NFL's top five in offense and defense. A deep, young, fast, hungry team loaded with leaders and coached by master motivator Jimmy Johnson, the squad was easily one of the best in franchise history.
The defense could have scored another TD if not for tackle Leon Lett committing one of the most embarrassing blunders in Super Bowl history. After scooping up a fumble, "The Big Cat" foolishly held the ball away from his body as he ran, allowing hustling Bills receiver Don Beebe to poke it loose from behind for a touchback.
Lett's gaffe, though, didn't take away from a ferocious effort by a defense Johnson had trained to strip the ball from opponents.
"It wasn't like we were dropping balls or Jim was throwing it poorly," said Steve Tasker, a special-teams ace for the Bills and now a CBS analyst. "They were knocking it out. It was a futile effort, an absolute blowout. We turned it over nine times. You can't do that in any game, let alone against that team. It was a joke."
In finishing a franchise-best 13-3 and winning the club's first NFC East title in seven years, the 1992 Cowboys finished first in total defense (245.8 yards per game) to join the 1984 Bears and the 1991 Eagles as the only teams since 1980 to limit opponents to fewer than 4,000 yards in a 16-game season.
It was an amazing achievement for a unit that sported four starters that were either rookies or second-year players (tackle Russell Maryland, linebacker Robert Jones and cornerbacks Larry Brown and Kevin Smith) and two other regulars that joined the team via trades after the preseason (Everett and end Charles Haley).
But despite the unit's success, not one starter made the Pro Bowl.
"We weren't popular, but we were a rugged, hard-working squad with a lot of renegades," said Washington, who joined the Cowboys as a free agent in 1990 and is now director of athletic scholarship development at UCLA, his alma mater.
"Jimmy wasn't looking for popular guys. He just wanted guys who would buy into his philosophy."
In addition to emphasizing takeaways, Johnson's system included stocking the defense in those pre-salary-cap days with play-making defensive backs, linebackers that could run sideline to sideline and a deep front four.
"We were three deep at almost every position up front, and we had a phenomenal rotation that allowed us to bring pressure down after down," said Chad Hennings, a defensive tackle and now a motivational speaker and author. "That was my rookie year. We were so deep, I was just trying to fight for food scraps."
Tasker said the key to the defense was its stout middle, where Maryland, Lett and Tony Casillas didn't give an inch. The ends — Haley, Tony Tolbert and Jim Jeffcoat — also were handfuls.
"It was so hard to push those guys around," Tasker said. "When the ball was snapped, the line of scrimmage never moved."
Coordinated by Dave Wannstedt, the defense embraced Johnson's hard-nosed approach.
"We were still running inside drills at the Super Bowl practices," Washington said. "And not one person whined or cried."
The unit also had plenty of chemistry and leaders.
"We had just as much fun off the field as we had on it," Washington said. "We were very tight-knit and focused on playing for each other. We didn't need to have coaches get on us to work hard. If the tempo was down, me or Ken Norton would light somebody up. And Haley had already won two Super Bowls with San Francisco and was able to tell us what it took to get to that next level."
Said Everett, who now trains athletes in Dallas: "We were loaded with guys that refused to lose."
Not surprisingly, Aikman was the Super Bowl MVP after hitting 22 of 30 passes for 273 yards and four TDs, including a pair to Irvin. Smith contributed 108 yards rushing and a TD on 22 carries.
But it was the defense that sparked Dallas after a shaky start.
The Bills, who opened the playoffs by rallying from a 32-point deficit to defeat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in overtime for the biggest comeback in NFL history, grabbed an early 7-0 lead after Tasker blocked a punt and Thurman Thomas scored on a short run.
Buffalo drove to midfield on its next possession, but a blitz by nickel back Kenny Gant forced an errant pass from Kelly that Washington intercepted and returned 13 yards to the Bills' 47 to set up a 23-yard TD strike from Aikman to tight end Jay Novacek with 1:36 left in the first quarter.
On the next play from scrimmage, Kelly was sacked by Haley and fumbled at the Bills' 2, where Jimmie Jones picked up the ball and scored to give Dallas the lead for good.
"We thought we were a team of destiny before that blocked punt," said Mark Kelso, a Bills safety and now a high school administrator and Bills radio analyst. "You know how many times a team blocks a kick, scores and doesn't win? It's about 5 percent. We thought it was divine inspiration, especially after the big comeback against Houston. We thought it was our year. And then things turned around pretty quickly."
The win capped an improbable climb for the Cowboys after they finished 1-15 under Johnson in 1989, his first year as coach after Jerry Jones bought the team and fired Landry. Dallas beat Philadelphia and San Francisco in the NFC playoffs.
"They kept getting better and better under Johnson," Tasker said. "By the time they faced us, they were an unstoppable force."
In a Super Bowl rematch the following year, the Cowboys topped the Bills, 30-13. Dallas' bid to make history with three Super Bowl wins in a row ended with a 38-28 loss to the 49ers in the 1994 NFC title game.
Barry Switzer became the Cowboys' coach after the 1993 season following a spat between Johnson and Jerry Jones. Many believe Johnson's pending departure was a major factor in the loss at Candlestick Park.
"Our best team was in 1994 when we didn't go to the Super Bowl," said Washington, who joined the Redskins in free agency in 1995. "If Jimmy would have been there, we probably would have won five or six (Super Bowls) in a row."


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