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DALLAS (Reuters) - Former President George W. Bush on Tuesday called on lawmakers to debate immigration reform "with a benevolent spirit" and bear in mind the contribution of immigrants in building the country.
Bush's comments came at the opening of a daylong conference on immigration and economic growth sponsored by his namesake George W. Bush Institute and the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
"As our nation debates the proper course of action relating to immigration, I hope we will do so with a benevolent spirit and keep in mind the contribution of immigrants," he said.
During his presidency, Bush advocated for immigration reform that included ramped-up border security as well as pathway to citizenship for some illegal immigrants in the United States. His 2007 push for immigration reform eventually died in the Senate.
But new interest in revisiting the immigration reform debate has emerged since November's presidential election, when Hispanic voters were key in helping re-elect President Barack Obama. The Obama administration relaxed deportation rules last summer so that illegal immigrants brought into the country as children could stay and work.
That move proved critical in Obama winning an estimated 66 percent of the Hispanic vote nationwide.
Both Democrats and Republicans have said they want to pursue an overhaul of federal immigration law.
Bush, who has largely kept a low profile since leaving office, did not endorse a policy plan in his remarks Tuesday but pointed to the contributions of immigrants in building the country's economy.
"America is a nation of immigrants," he said. "Immigrants have helped build the country that we have become, and immigrants can help build a dynamic tomorrow."
He said immigrants bring along new ideas and skills and help fill a critical gap in the nation's labor market.
Bush went on to say: "America can be a lawful society and a welcoming society at the same time."
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
Vanadium catalysts break down biomass into useful components
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Vanadium catalysts break down biomass into useful components
Due to diminishing petroleum reserves, non-food biomass (lignocellulose) is an attractive alternative as a feedstock for the production of renewable chemicals and fuels.
The Department of Energy estimates the United States could produce as much as 1.3 billion tons per year of lignocellulose, enough to replace 30 percent of the current U.S. petroleum consumption.
Transforming lignin efficiently is a challenge
However, efficient transformation of lignin, an integral and problematic component of lignocellulose, into useful compounds is a major challenge, primarily because lignin is a randomized aromatic polymer that is resistant to decomposition.
Susan Hanson of Inorganic, Isotope and Actinide Chemistry (C-IIAC), Ruilian Wu and Louis "Pete" Silks of Bioenergy and Environmental Science (B-8) have developed a significant advance in catalysis science that furthers the important goal of breaking down biomass into high-value commodity chemicals. The journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition published the article in the online Early View and will highlight the research on the inside cover of the April print edition of the journal.
Two vanadium catalysts shown to break apart lignin model compounds
The Los Alamos research demonstrates that vanadium catalysts break down a lignin model compound selectively into useful components. Vanadium is an inexpensive, earth-abundant metal that is well suited for promoting oxidations in air.
The scientists showed that two different vanadium catalysts could break apart lignin model compounds in different ways. The vanadium complexes catalyze carbon-carbon or carbon-oxygen bond cleavage reactions in air under mild, environmentally "green" conditions.
Efficient lignin breakdown furthers research into converting biomass to fuels
Efficient break down of lignin is a major research goal for improved methods of converting biomass to fuels. This advance opens the door to develop selective methods for breaking down lignin substructures using a cost-effective, relatively abundant catalyst.
Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) funded the work, which supports the Lab's Energy Security mission area and the Materials for the Future science pillar.


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BERWICK, Pa. (AP) — Federal regulators began examining a nuclear plant in northeastern Pennsylvania on Monday following three unexpected shutdowns, but the facility's operator said it is safe and stable.
A three-member team from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission arrived at the Susquehanna power plant near Berwick to look into operator performance, equipment reliability and decision-making, the agency said.
The move comes after three unplanned reactor shutdowns between Nov. 9 and Dec. 19. None of the incidents posed a safety threat, said Joe Scopelliti, a spokesman for Allentown-based PPL Corp., which operates Susquehanna.
"We did a thorough investigation of the causes of the shutdowns," said Scopelliti, noting the company is cooperating with the inspection.
The most recent shutdown occurred after a valve failed to open during plant startup, temporarily interrupting the water supply to one of the facility's two reactors.
The Nov. 9 shutdown was attributed to problems with a computer system that monitors water levels. A Dec. 16 malfunction happened during routine valve testing on Unit 2's main turbine system.
Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the nuclear agency, said it's not clear how long the inspection will take. A report containing findings and recommendations is due 45 days after the inspection is completed.
Recommendations could include increased oversight, Sheehan said. He noted Susquehanna's Unit 1 reactor is already under a higher level of oversight because of a flooding event in 2010.


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Menomonie, Wis. — University of Wisconsin-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen will deliver the keynote address at a conference Tuesday intended to help other colleges and universities in Wisconsin implement tobacco-free policies.
Sorensen will describe UW-Stout's journey to become the only public four-year campus in the UW System with a comprehensive tobacco-free policy at the Summit on Tobacco-Free Campuses sponsored by the American Lung Association at Monona Terrace in Madison.
"I am honored to be asked to talk about the subject of tobacco-free campuses, which I am passionate about," Sorensen said. "I believe we have learned some things at UW-Stout that could help other state universities follow our path in providing a healthier campus environment for students, faculty and staff."
UW-Stout students voted 1,176-718 in an April 2009 advisory referendum to ban smoking on campus. Students voted in another advisory referendum in April 2010 to ban the use of all tobacco products on campus. Sorensen accepted the results of those referendums, and the tobacco-free policy went into effect Sept. 1, 2010.
At least 825 campuses across the country are smoke-free, including about 15 in Wisconsin, mainly technical colleges. UW-Baraboo/Sauk County is the only other UW System institution on the list.
Sorensen will tell the summit that the tobacco-free policy has been embraced by students, faculty and staff during its first two years and has dramatically changed the culture of tobacco use at UW-Stout.
"No one has to walk through clouds of tobacco smoke to get into or leave a building," Sorensen said. "We have cut the use of tobacco on campus significantly and continue to make progress in fully implementing the policy."
The policy sends an important message to students, faculty and staff about the dangers of using any form of tobacco, he added.
"There is very good evidence that a policy like this will help prevent some people from becoming smokers and may help others to quit," he said. "This policy will save lives."
Also speaking will be Doug Mell, UW-Stout executive director of communications and external relations and chairman of the Tobacco-Free Campus Policy Implementation Committee. Mell will describe the communications and other efforts the university has used to implement the policy.
Those efforts were bolstered recently after the university received a $1,500 grant from the American Lung Association.
Other scheduled speakers include Susan Uttech, director of the state Bureau of Community Health Promotion; Sue Swan, executive director of the American Lung Association in Wisconsin; Dustin Hinton, a vice president for United Healthcare; and Kathy Staats, program director for "Spark," the campus-tobacco effort of the state American Lung Association.


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Theresa Claiborne '81 (Communication Studies)
Sac state aerial pioneer
Theresa M. Claiborne has had a great career since graduating from Sacramento State nearly three decades ago. No sooner did she receive her bachelor's degree than the newly commissioned Air Force second lieutenant headed for pilot training at Laughlin AFB, Texas. Upon earning her wings in 1982, Lt. Claiborne became the first African-American female pilot for the USAF.
As such, she joined the ranks of black women pilots whose heritage dates back to Bessie Coleman, who flew over the mountains of France; Willa Brown, the first black female to obtain a commercial pilot's license; and Patrice Clark-Washington, who became the first black woman captain of a major airline. Claiborne, who spent most of her active-duty years as a KC-135 pilot and instructor, is one of the few females who currently flies commercial passenger aircraft.
She's served as first officer and co-pilot with United Airlines since 1990. As second in command of the Boeing 747-400, one of the largest commercial aircraft, Claiborne is acutely aware of her responsibility. The skill, precision and coordination to be a successful pilot, she says, come via hard work and experience. Nor has it been easy for a female to crack the glass ceiling of a male-dominated profession. "You need to be mentally strong when you get that look from fellow aviators," she told Ebony Magazine several years ago, "wondering what you are doing here." Claiborne remembers being mistaken for a skycap by a woman passenger who tried to hand the pilot her luggage.
Undaunted, the determined young lady has successfully navigated every challenge she has encountered. "We didn't have girls' sports teams at Elk Grove High School when I first arrived as a sophomore," she says, "so I played on the boys' soccer squad." Because the nearest AFROTC program was at Berkeley, she made the once- weekly trip to the Bay Area and completed her military course work that would culminate in her commissioning.
She recalls her flight training at Laughlin as challenging in several respects. It was tough enough being one of the only African-American female trainees, but "I was short to boot" she chuckles. Claiborne had plenty of doubts, she concedes "because I made my share of mistakes in busting a ride." But she hastens to add that her instructors "were outstanding" and helped her through "the hardest thing I've ever done."
From Laughlin she went to Castle, AFB in Atwater, California, and learned to fly tankers. Assigned to the Strategic Air Command's 93rd Bombardment Wing at Castle, she served four years followed by two more years at Loring AFB, Maine on active duty before transitioning to the reserves in 1988 where she remained until 2003.
Col. Paul Bonnier, who commanded the 940th Air Refueling Group at Beale AFB, recalls pushing through the paperwork for Claiborne's promotion to lieutenant colonel in 2001. "She is quite a lady," he says, adding that her picture is on the wall at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, the site from which yet another airborne pioneer, Charles Lindbergh, departed on the Spirit of St. Louis for his trans-Atlantic flight to Paris in 1927.
"I was on the dean's list seven of my eight semesters at Sacramento State as a Communications and Journalism major," she says, adding that she took as little math and science as possible. This came back to haunt her at Laughlin where "I was studying while most of my classmates were out having a good time." This explains why, when she speaks to groups, she stresses the importance of a well-rounded education.
Meantime, Theresa Claiborne remains a mainstay with United Airlines, flying routes primarily throughout the Pacific. The Sacramento State alum exudes the same grit and determination that prompted her to become the Air Force's first African-American female pilot. "I love flying," she says with the conviction that comes from daring to defy the odds and succeeding.
This article was written by Sacramento State's Office of Public Affairs, published December 2010.


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August 23
THE SPENCER MASONIC LODGE will confer the fellow craft degree upon two worthy candidates on Thursday, August 23 at 7:00 p.m. Refreshments to follow. All fellow crafts are welcome to attend.
August 24
THE OWEN COUNTY ART GUILD WRITER'S GROUP WILL meet Friday, August 24 at 2 p.m. at the art guild.
THE COAL CITY HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES OF 1953, 1954 AND 1955 will hold a reunion Friday, August 24 at Chambers Restaurant. The reunion will be from 4-8 p.m. with the meal at 5 p.m.
VFW POST #1405 IN SPENCER WILL HOST A FISH FRY every Friday night through the end of September, from 6:30-8:30. Cost is $6 per plate. Proceeds benefit the VFW Men's Auxiliary.
August 25
THE CLOVERDALE TOWNSHIP VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT will host its 14th Annual Golf Scramble on Saturday, August 25 at Clover Meadows. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. For more information, contact Steve at 765-301-0609.
VFW POST #1405, LADIES AND MEN'S AUXILIARIES IN SPENCER WIL HOST A WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS EVENT on Saturday, August 25, beginning at 7:00 a.m. with a breakfast. The cost is $5 for non Vietnam veterans. A lunch and dinner will also be held at 12 noon and 6 p.m.
CHAOS AT THE GUILD = Creative Hours of Art On Saturday… Every Saturday, adults and children are welcome to attend free open art classes at the Guild from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m at 199 West Cooper Street in Spencer. The next session will be held Saturday, August 25.
CASEY'S GENERAL STORE, located on State Road 46W on Spencer's west side, will host a fundraiser to benefit Muscular Dystrophy on Saturday, August 25, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will feature a hog roast, dunk tank, raffles, small gifts for children of all ages, and live music by Larry Morley and Friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. Donations will be accepted.
THE WHITAKER BAPTIST CHURCH will welcome the Calvary Mennonite Church Singers from Paris, Tennessee on Saturday, August 25, beginning at 4:00 p.m. A pitch-in hog roast follows at 5:00.
THE CATARACT BAPTIST CHURCH will hold its 19th annual Songfest on Saturday, August 25, beginning at 7 p.m. Several area singers and musicians will be sharing their talents. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy an evening of praise in word and song.
August 26
THE 72ND MEGENHARDT FAMILY REUNION will be held Sunday, August 26, in the pavilion at Forest Park in Brazil, Indiana. The pitch-in lunch will begin at 1:00 p.m. Please bring your own table service and lawn chairs. Beverages will be furnished. For more information, call Penny at 812-876- 7513.
THE DESCENDENTS OF WILLIAM A. AND DELLA (CALVERT) CRITES will meet in the Hinch Building in Worthington Park on Sunday, August 26, beginning at 1:00 p.m. for a pitch-in meal.
THE WHITAKER BAPTIST CHURCH will host a showing of the DVD "What God did with a mess like me" beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 26. Everyone is invited to view this testimony.
AMERICAN LEGION POST #285 is open every Sunday from 12 noon to 5 p.m. for members only.
August 27
CREATING ART TOGETHER… Parents of children birth to age five are invited to 'Creating Art Together,' from 10 a.m. until 12 noon on Monday, August 27 at the Owen County Art Guild. This interactive play group leads children into the world of creativity with age appropriate activities.
August 28
OPEN MIC NIGHT AT THE OWEN COUNTY ART GUILD begins at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 28. Singers, musicians, writers, poets, readers and jugglers are encouraged to attend and entertain the crowd. Content must be familyfriendly.
THE SPENCER AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY will meet Tuesday, August 28 at 7 p.m. at the Post.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of college students who are suspected of engaging in loan fraud has increased 82 percent since 2009, the Education Department's watchdog reported Wednesday on the eve of congressional action to keep rates on those loans low.
Suspected fraudulent awards increased from 18,719 students to 34,007 since 2009, according to the inspector general's report. That amounts to $874 million in potentially fraudulent student aid and, of that, auditors were confident the government lost $187 million.
That number is a very small slice of the more than almost 54 million students who borrowed for their education through federal programs during that time but is likely to complicate the future for a program that is up for congressional review.
"These programs are inherently risky because of their complexity, the amount of funds involved, the number of program participants and the characteristics of student populations," the report's authors wrote in their biannual report to Congress. "Our efforts in this area seek not only to protect federal student aid funds from waste, fraud and abuse, but also to protect the interests of the next generation of our nation's leaders — America's students."
Lawmakers in the Democratic-led Senate on Thursday were set to consider legislation to prevent interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1.
The Republican-led House already has passed its own version of student loan legislation that would provide relief for some students in the short term, but would mean potentially higher rates in future years if commercially available interest rates increase.
President Barack Obama has threatened to veto the House version, which ties student loan interest rates to 10-year Treasury notes, with the loans' interest rates resetting every year.
The inspector general's report detailing fraud was unlikely to encourage undecided lawmakers. Critics of the student loan programs routinely cite fraud and abuse as reasons to oppose it, even though the program generates substantial revenues for the government.
The Education Department previously wrote that more than 53.8 million recipients received almost than $510 billion in federal student financial aid during the 2009-2012 window.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates federal loans issued this year will generate a net gain of almost $51 billion. Over the last five years, that sum is almost $120 billion.
The head of the Education Department's watchdog arm has blamed fraud rings that target online and long-distance programs.
"Large, loosely affiliated groups of criminals who seek to exploit distance education programs in order to fraudulently obtain federal student aid because all aspects of distance education take place through the Internet — admission, student aid, course instruction — students are not required to present themselves in person at any point and institutions are not required to verify prospective and enrolled students' identities," Education Inspector General Kathleen Tighe told members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in March.
"Fraud rings mainly target lower cost institutions, because the federal student aid awards are sufficient to pay institutional charges such as tuition, and the student receives the award balance to use for other educational expenses, such as books, room and board and commuting," she added.
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Watch: Dash cam video shows moments just before semi tanker crash on I-5
TUKWILA, Wash. - Newly released dash cam video shows the moments just before a car smashed into a semi tanker truck on Interstate 5 near Tukwila on Tuesday.
The crash happened on northbound I-5 near the Highway 900 interchange.
The State Patrol released the video from the semi truck's dash cam on Thursday.
In the video you can see an SUV listing onto the shoulder, then crash into a jersey barrier. The SUV then spins out of control, across two lanes and smashes into the front of the semi tanker truck.
Troopers said the tanker was empty at the time, but the crash snarled traffic for several hours.
A service dog in the SUV died. No word if there were any other injuries.
The State Patrol is still investigating the crash.


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MILPITAS, Calif., January 23, 2012<x-apple-data-detectors://3> – LSI Corporation (NYSE: LSI) today announced an expansion of its long-term strategic relationship with ARM that will lead to new product solutions designed to address critical customer needs for accelerated performance as applications, such as mobile video and cloud computing, dramatically increase network traffic.
The new licensing agreement will provide LSI with access to:
"Customers need high performance, power efficient solutions to help effectively manage the unprecedented growth in network traffic being driven by smartphones, tablets and cloud-based services," said Jeff Richardson, executive vice president and chief operating officer, LSI. "The integration of LSI's leadership in SoC solutions with ARM's strong ecosystem and leadership in power efficient cores will lead to exciting new multicore based solutions for our customers later this year."
Ever-increasing mobile broadband traffic is taxing the wireless network, compelling manufacturers to differentiate their solutions at the hardware level. Meeting the demands of next-generation solutions requires high performance, lower-power semiconductors. Multicore solutions based on the combination of ARM and LSI's extensive portfolio of IP will enable networking applications to satisfy the ever-increasing bandwidth demands in the most power efficient manner.
"We are pleased to extend our long-standing relationship with LSI and help them develop next-generation, differentiated solutions based on ARM technology," said Mike Inglis, executive vice president, processor division, ARM. "The powerful combination of ARM advanced IP and LSI's leadership in SoC design will enable networking and storage OEMs to deliver high performance, energy efficient products to their customers."
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|April 5, 2018
|3B Will Middlebrooks assigned to Clearwater Threshers from Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|January 3, 2018
|Philadelphia Phillies signed free agent 3B Will Middlebrooks to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|January 3, 2018
|3B Will Middlebrooks assigned to Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
|October 10, 2017
|3B Will Middlebrooks elected free agency.
|October 10, 2017
|Texas Rangers sent 3B Will Middlebrooks outright to Round Rock Express.
|September 1, 2017
|Texas Rangers recalled 3B Will Middlebrooks from Round Rock Express.
|July 22, 2017
|Round Rock Express activated 3B Will Middlebrooks from the 7-day disabled list.
|July 9, 2017
|Round Rock Express placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the 7-day disabled list.
|June 1, 2017
|Round Rock Express activated 3B Will Middlebrooks from the 7-day disabled list.
|April 18, 2017
|Round Rock Express placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the 7-day disabled list.
|November 11, 2016
|Texas Rangers signed free agent 3B Will Middlebrooks to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|October 3, 2016
|3B Will Middlebrooks elected free agency.
|August 30, 2016
|Milwaukee Brewers sent 3B Will Middlebrooks outright to Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|August 27, 2016
|Milwaukee Brewers sent 3B Will Middlebrooks on a rehab assignment to Biloxi Shuckers.
|August 24, 2016
|Milwaukee Brewers sent 3B Will Middlebrooks on a rehab assignment to Wisconsin Timber Rattlers.
|July 25, 2016
|Milwaukee Brewers placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the 15-day disabled list. Right lower leg strain.
|July 4, 2016
|Milwaukee Brewers selected the contract of 3B Will Middlebrooks from Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|April 24, 2016
|Colorado Springs Sky Sox activated 3B Will Middlebrooks from the 7-day disabled list.
|April 12, 2016
|Colorado Springs Sky Sox placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the 7-day disabled list.
|April 4, 2016
|3B Will Middlebrooks assigned to Colorado Springs Sky Sox.
|December 15, 2015
|Milwaukee Brewers signed free agent 3B Will Middlebrooks to a minor league contract and invited him to spring training.
|December 2, 2015
|3B Will Middlebrooks elected free agency.
|October 5, 2015
|San Diego Padres recalled 3B Will Middlebrooks from El Paso Chihuahuas.
|July 22, 2015
|San Diego Padres optioned 3B Will Middlebrooks to El Paso Chihuahuas.
|December 20, 2014
|San Diego Padres traded C Ryan Hanigan to Boston Red Sox for 3B Will Middlebrooks.
|August 1, 2014
|Boston Red Sox activated 3B Will Middlebrooks from the 15-day disabled list.
|July 18, 2014
|Boston Red Sox sent 3B Will Middlebrooks on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|July 1, 2014
|Boston Red Sox sent 3B Will Middlebrooks on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|June 13, 2014
|Boston Red Sox sent 3B Will Middlebrooks on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|May 17, 2014
|Boston Red Sox placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the 15-day disabled list. Fractured right index finger
|April 25, 2014
|Boston Red Sox activated 3B Will Middlebrooks from the 15-day disabled list.
|April 21, 2014
|Boston Red Sox sent 3B Will Middlebrooks on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|April 6, 2014
|Boston Red Sox placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to April 5, 2014. Right calf strain.
|August 10, 2013
|Boston Red Sox recalled 3B Will Middlebrooks from Pawtucket Red Sox.
|June 25, 2013
|Boston Red Sox optioned Will Middlebrooks to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|June 10, 2013
|Will Middlebrooks roster status changed by Boston Red Sox.
|June 4, 2013
|Boston Red Sox sent 3B Will Middlebrooks on a rehab assignment to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|May 24, 2013
|Boston Red Sox placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the 15-day disabled list. Low back strain.
|April 10, 2013
|3B Will Middlebrooks assigned to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|November 2, 2012
|Boston Red Sox activated 3B Will Middlebrooks from the 60-day disabled list.
|October 4, 2012
|Boston Red Sox transferred 3B Will Middlebrooks from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list retroactive to October 2, 2012.
|August 11, 2012
|Boston Red Sox placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the 15-day disabled list. Right Wrist Fracture
|May 2, 2012
|Boston Red Sox recalled 3B Will Middlebrooks from Pawtucket Red Sox.
|March 16, 2012
|Boston Red Sox optioned Will Middlebrooks to Pawtucket Red Sox.
|November 18, 2011
|Boston Red Sox selected the contract of Will Middlebrooks from Pawtucket Red Sox.
|August 19, 2011
|Will Middlebrooks assigned to Pawtucket Red Sox from Portland Sea Dogs.
|July 14, 2011
|Will Middlebrooks roster status changed by Portland Sea Dogs.
|July 9, 2011
|Portland Sea Dogs placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the temporarily inactive list.
|June 30, 2011
|Portland Sea Dogs activated 3B Will Middlebrooks from the 7-day disabled list.
|June 26, 2011
|sent 3B Will Middlebrooks on a rehab assignment to Lowell Spinners.
|June 11, 2011
|Portland Sea Dogs placed 3B Will Middlebrooks on the 7-day disabled list. Right triceps strain.
|April 2, 2011
|3B Will Middlebrooks assigned to Portland Sea Dogs from Salem Red Sox.
|February 26, 2011
|3B Will Middlebrooks assigned to Boston Red Sox.
|April 5, 2010
|Will Middlebrooks assigned to Salem Red Sox from Greenville Drive.
|March 20, 2010
|3B Will Middlebrooks assigned to Boston Red Sox.
|April 23, 2009
|Will Middlebrooks assigned to Greenville Drive from Lowell Spinners.
|August 15, 2007
|Boston Red Sox signed 3B Will Middlebrooks.
William Scott Middlebrooks… Married Jenny Dell (2/14/16), an NFL reporter for CBS Sports… 2007 graduate of Liberty Eylau High School (TX)… As a senior, hit .555 with 22 doubles, 5 HR, 48 RBI and 28 SB; also went 13-0 as a pitcher… Also played quarterback, kicker and punter on the football team, where he was teammates with former NFL running back LaMichael James… Turned down a scholarship to play baseball and football at Texas A&M…Hobbies: Hiking, grilling, spending time with family and golfing…Signed by: Jim Robinson.2017
Appeared in the majors for the 6th straight season...Played in 78 games for Round Rock (AAA) and led the team in HR (23) and RBI (64)... Had 2 separate stints on the DL: 4/18-5/31 (left pinky fracture) and 7/9-21 (left groin strain)...Hit .303 with a .384 OBP and .605 SLG % vs LHP...Had his contract selected on 9/1 and made his TEX debut on 9/3...Started 6 games at 3rd base and 1 game at 1st base...Had a pinch-hit triple in both games of a doubleheader, 9/6 at ATL; was the first ML player to do so since 1913...Went 2-for-6 as a pinch-hitter.2016
Was a non-roster invitee to Milwaukee's spring training camp and opened the season at Colorado Springs (AAA)… made starts at 3rd base (54), DH (6), and 1B (2) for the Sky Sox…beginning 5/27, batted .376 (50-133) with 8 HR and 37 RBI in final 36 games with Colorado Springs to raise batting average from .174 to .282…had 7 HR and 22 RBI in 17-game span, 6/7-23, including HR in 3 straight games (4 total HR), 6/7- 10…had a .346 (44-127) average in 35 home games…had 3 4-hit games with the Sky Sox…was on DL from 4/12-24….had contract purchased by MIL on 7/4 and made 8 starts at 3B for the Brewers…went 3-for-27 at the plate, going hitless in final 12 at bats following RBI 1B on 7/16 at CIN…was 0-for-2 as a pinch-hitter and 0-for-17 vs. RHP…had 25 errorless chances at 3B…was placed on the 15-day DL on 7/25 with a lower right leg strain sustained the day before at CHI…appeared in 3 games on rehab assignment at Wisconsin (Low A) and Biloxi (AA) before being activated and outrighted to Colorado Springs on 8/30…did not play the rest of the season.2014
Limited to 63 games for the Red Sox, his lowest total in three Major League seasons, due to two stints on the disabled list with two different injuries...Began the season on Boston's Opening Day roster and made his second career Opening Day start (also 2013)...Played in four games for the Red Sox before being placed on the 15-day DL on 4/6 (retro to 4/5) with a right calf strain…was activated on 4/25...Led the Red Sox in games played (62) and starts (57) at third base despite his time spent on the DL...His .972 fielding percentage at third base (four errors in 141 TC) ranked 3rd in the AL (min. 500 innings)...Drove in two runs on a 9th-inning single on 5/15 at MIN to tie the game…marked his second career game-tying hit in the 9th inning (game-tying solo homer off Mariano Rivera on 9/8/13 at NYY)...Placed on the 15-day DL for the second time on 5/17 with a fractured right index finger…activated from the DL on 8/1…after his activation, appeared in 42 of the club's 48 games through his last game on 9/21...Hit .292 (14-for-48) with RISP, compared to .162 (27-for-167) in all other at-bats…went 7-for-12 (.583) with 10 RBI with the bases loaded.2013
Appeared in 94 games over 2 stints with the Red Sox, leading the team with 92 games at 3B...Combined for 27 home runs and 84 RBI in 139 games between BOS and Triple-A Pawtucket. Of his 79 hits with BOS in 2013, 35 went for extra bases (18 2B, 17 HR). Tied for 2nd in the AL with 2 grand slams (9/4 vs. DET and 9/25 at COL)...Had 2 multi-HR games (3 on 4/7 at TOR and 2 on 9/25 at COL). Had a .192 AVG (39-for-203) with 13 doubles, 9 homers, and 25 RBI in 53 games with BOS to begin the season before being optioned to Triple-A Pawtucket on 6/25...Came back to hit .276 (40-for-125) with 5 doubles, 8 homers, 24 RBI, and 11 walks over 41 games in 2nd stint with BOS following 8/10 recall. Made 1st pro defensive appearances outside of 3B, with 2 games at 2B (no starts; 8/21 at SF and 8/27 vs. BAL and 1 game at 1B (1 start; 9/21 vs. TOR). Knocked career-high 4 hits, including a career-high 3 home runs, in 6th game of the season on 4/7 at TOR, a 13-0 win...Was his 2nd career-multi-homer game (2 HR, 5/7/12 at KC) and matched a club single-game record for the 26th time, 1st since Dustin Pedroia on 6/24/10 at COL...Was the 21st Red Sox player to hit 3 HR in a game and 3rd 3B to do it, along with Bill Mueller on 7/29/03 at TEX and Jim Tabor on 7/4/39 at PHA (G2)...At 24 years old, was the 5th-youngest Red Sox to homer 3 times in a game, the youngest since Jim Rice on 8/29/77 vs. OAK (also 24). Also doub ed, scored 4 runs, and drove in 4 in that 4/7 3-HR game...His 14 total bases were the most by a major leaguer all season, the most by a Red Sox since Dustin Pedroia's 15 TB on 6/24/10. Laid down 1st ML sacrifice bunt on 5/17 at MIN...Was the 2nd of his professional career and 1st since 2008 pro debut with Single-A Lowell. Missed 1 game on 5/8 vs. MIN after leaving 5/7 contest in the 7th inning due to right side pain. Placed on the 15-day DL on 5/24 due to a lower back strain...Activated on 6/10 after a 5-game rehab stint with Pawtucket from 6/4-9 over which he hit .294 (5-for-17) with 2 homers, 6 RBI, and 4 walks. Set season highs with an 8-game hit streak (.462, 12-for-26) and 11-game on-base streak (.441, 15-for-34, 7 BB, HBP) immediately following 8/10 recall. Drove in both of BOS' runs in a 2-1 win on 9/3 vs. DET with a 2-run single in the 5th inning off Max Scherzer. Named AL Co-Player of the Week for 9/2-8, along with teammate Mike Napoli...Was his 2nd career weekly honor (also 6/18-24/12)...Hit .464 (13-for-28) with a double, games 9/4-6, the 1st Sox 3B to do that since Mike Lowell from 5/8-10/07. Hit a game-tying, 9th-inning homer on 9/8 at NYY off Mariano Rivera, the 30th HR of his career in his 154th ML game...It marked the 4th-fewest ML games to 30 homers by a Red Sox. Was 3-for-5 in a 20-4 win on 9/4 vs. DET...Doubled and hit 2nd career grand slam (also 5/6/12 vs. BAL, his 1st ML home run), finishing with 4 RBI. Totaled 9 RBI over a 6-game stretch from 9/3-8. Had multiple hits in a career-high 5 straight games from 9/4-8 (.500, 11-for-22). Tied for the team lead (also Mike Napoli and David Ortiz) with 6 homers in September, tied for 4th most in the AL. Collected a career-high 7 RBI on 9/25 at COL, knocking a 3-run HR and a grand slam...Was 3rd career multi-HR game and 3rd grand slam (both 2nd in 2013)...The 7 RBI tied for the most in a game in the majors this season (6 others including teammate Shane Victorino on 8/27 vs. BAL). Played 45 games with the PawSox, including rehab, and hit .268 (48-for-179) with 5 doubles, 10 homers, and 35 RBI...Hit safely in his last 8 Triple-A games at .333 (11-for-33) prior to 8/10 recall. Had a pair of 2-homer games for Pawtucket, on 6/30 and 7/3, both vs. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (NYY). Went 4-for-5 with 2 homers, a walk, and a franchise-record-tying 8 RBI on 7/3...Was the most RBI for a PawSox since Freddy Garcia on 7/27/00. Led the PawSox with 18 RBI in 26 games in July, his only full month in Triple-A. Started the club's first 8 games at 3B and appeared in 10 games overall during BOS' run to the World Series Championship...Had a hit in 4 of 9 games with a PA…Reached safely in all 4 ALDS games vs. TB… Played in 5 ALCS Games vs. DET, making 4 starts…Pinch ran for Xander Bogaerts in the 9th inning of Game 6… Pinch hit in the 7th inning in Game 3 of the World Series in STL and was charged with an interference error in the 9th inning, which allowed the game-ending run to come home.2012 : Played 75 games in ML debut...Was BOS's regular 3rd baseman from 5/2 call-up until a season-ending wrist fracture on 8/10, hitting .288 (77-for-267) with 14 doubles, 15 HR, and 54 RBI. Was the 7th Red Sox player to record 15 home runs in his 1st ML season, 1st since Ellis Burks in 1987 (20). Had the most homers and the most RBI by a Red Sox in a full season age 23 or younger since Burks in 1987 (20 HR, 59 RBI)...Was the youngest Red Sox to play at least 50 games at 3rd base since Glenn Hoffman in 1980. His 15 homers were the most by a Red Sox in a rookie season since Brian Daubach (21) and Trot Nixon (15) reached the mark in 1999...They were the most homers by a Red Sox in his 1st 75 tilts in 25 years (Sam Horn, 1987-88 and Ellis Burks in 1987), while his 54 RBI represented the most to start a career by a Red Sox since Fred Lynn's 1st 75 games from 1974-75 (61 RBI). Among AL rookies with at least 275 plate appearances, finished 2nd in SLG (.509), 3rd in AVG and OPS (.835), and 4th in OBP (.325)...Overall, finished 4th among AL rookies in hits (77), RBI, multi-hit games (21), home runs (tied), extra-base hits (29), and total bases (136), and was 5th in doubles (14). Posted a .300 clip (27-for-90), a .556 SLG against lefties, tallying 5 doubles and 6 homers vs. southpaws. Hit .321 (25-for-78) with a .972 OPS and 6 homers with runners in scoring position...Ranked 5th among AL players (min. 80 PA) with a .565 SLG in the 7th inning or later. Batted .370 (17-for-46) in 16 Interleague games, 5th best among AL qualifiers...Texas native hit .421 (8-for- 19) with a .947 SLG against TEX, the 4th-best single-season mark by a Red Sox player (min. 20 PA). Ranked 5th all-time among Red Sox rookie qualifiers with both a .538 SLG and .858 OPS before the All-Star break (since 1933)...Were the best 1st-half marks by a Boston rookie since Fred Lynn in 1975. Boston went 43-32 (.573) when he appeared in a game, including a 41-29 (.586) mark in his 70 starts. Became the 1st player ever to tally at least 6 extra-base hits (3 2B, 3 HR) and 9 RBI over his 1st 4 ML games (since RBI became an official statistic in 1920)...His 9 RBI matched the ML record for a player's 1st 4 contests, joining PIT's Jack Merson in 1951, STL's Joe Cunningham in 1954, SF's Dave Kingman in 1971, SEA/BOS's Arquimedez Pozo in 1995-96, and NYM's Mike Jacobs in 2005 (Source: Elias)...Notched an extra-base hit in each of his 1st 5 ML games from 5/2- 8, joining STL's Enos Slaughter (1st 5 games from 4/19-23/38) as the only players to do that since 1900...His 7 extra-base hits (4 2B, 3 HR) matched the most in a Major Leaguer's 1st 5 games since at least 1916 (also CIN's Chris Dickerson in 2008). Made big league debut on 5/2 and went 2-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base vs. OAK...Was the 1st Red Sox to reach 3 times in a ML debut since Morgan Burkhart on 6/27/00 vs. BAL (2 H, BB) and the 1st Red Sox with 2 hits and a stolen base in his debut since Steve Dillard on 9/28/75 vs. CLE (2 H, SB). Hit a game-tying grand slam for 1st ML homer in the 5th inning on 5/6 vs. BAL, the 1st bases-loaded situation of his career...Was 1st Red Sox with a slam for his 1st homer since Daniel Nava on 6/12/10 vs. PHI. Went deep twice in his 4th ML game on 5/7 at KC, the 1st Red Sox with a multi-homer effort within his 1st 4 career tilts since Dave Stapleton (2 in 2nd game, 5/31/80 vs. MIL)...Joined Billy Conigliaro (3 HR, 4/11-17/69) as the only Red Sox since 1918 with 3 homers in their 1st 4 ML games. With a HR and 2 RBI on 5/13 became the 3rd-ever player with at least 4 homers and 13 RBI over his 1st 10 ML games, joining KC's Mark Quinn in 1999 and SEA's Alvin Davis in 1984. Knocked his 5th homer on 5/21, a game-tying 2-run shot in the 8th inning to become the 1st Red Sox 23 years old or younger to hit a tying or go-ahead homer in the 8th inning or later since Nomar Garciaparra hit a go-ahead solo homer in the 11th inning on 4/24/97 at BAL. Hit .316 (30-for-95) with 6 homers and 21 RBI in 24 games in May, the 1st Red Sox rookie to tally at least 6 homers and 21 RBI in his 1st month in the majors since at least 1921...It was the most homers in a month by a Red Sox rookie since Brian Daubach cranked 7 in August 1999. Drove in at least 4 runs on 3 occasions, doing so on 5/6 vs. BAL (4), 5/7 at KC (5) and 6/21 vs. MIA (4)...According to Elias, was the 4th Red Sox rookie to do that before the end of June, along with Mike Greenwell in 1987 (4), Ted Williams in 1939 (3), and Walt Dropo in 1950 (3). Hit .331 (47-for-142) with 9 homers and 33 RBI over his 1st 40 ML games through 6/23...According to Elias only 4 other players since 1920 (the 1st year in which the MLB kept track of RBI) compiled those marks in AVG, home runs, and RBI over their 1st 40 career ML games: PHI's Buzz Arlett in 1931 (10 HR, 38 RBI, .378 AVG), CLE's Ken Keltner in 1937-38 (9 HR, 34 RBI, .335 AVG), SEA's Alvin Davis in 1984 (11 HR/34 RBI/.340 AVG), and STL's Albert Pujols in 2001 (14 HR, 44 RBI, .367 AVG). Named AL Player of the Week for 6/18-24...Went 10-for-16 with 3 doubles, 3 homers and 10 RBI and led the majors (min. 17 PA) in AVG (.625), OBP (.632), SLG (1.375), total bases (22), and RBI (tied). Homered in back-to-back tilts 5/6-7, 6/20-21, and 8/7-8...Extra-base hits in 5 straight games 5/2-8 and 6/19-23. Went 1-for-2 with a sac fly and 4 RBI as a pinch-hitter, including a 3-run, 7th-inning shot on 8/7 vs. TEX. Hit safely in 13 of his last 18 games of the season at .300 (18-for-60), beginning with a career-high 9-game hit streak from 7/23-8/1 (.394, 13-for-33). Began the season with 24 games for Triple-A Pawtucket...At that time, was pacing the Sox farm system and ranked 2nd in the International League with 9 homers (tied) and 27 RBI...Also placed among IL leaders in hits (T- 2nd, 31), SLG (3rd, .677), total bases (4th, 63), extra-base hits (T-5th,13), runs (T-5th, 18), and AVG (T-8th, .333). 2011 Played most of the season with Double-A Portland and was named to both the Eastern League's mid- and post-season All-Star teams as well as the Topps Double-A All-Star squad...Concluded the season at Triple-A Pawtucket after a promotion on 8/19...Missed time on the disabled list from 6/11-29 with a right triceps strain...Batted a combined .285 (125-for-439) with 26 doubles, 23 homers, 94 RBI, 62 runs and 10 stolen bases in 116 total games...His 23 home runs more than doubled his previous career total of 2 over the 1st 3 years of his pro career...Hit .373 (28-for-75) with 2 outs and runners in scoring position between the 3 stops...Tied for lead among Red Sox minor leaguers in RBI, ranked 3rd in home runs and was 9th in AVG...Selected to the XM All-Star Futures Game roster as part of the U.S. squad and started the game at 3rd base, going 1-for-2 in a 6-4 win over the World Futures...At the time of his 8/19 promotion to Pawtucket, was leading the Eastern League with 80 RBI...Overall, placed among circuit leaders in RBI (4th), SLG (4th, .520) and AVG (8th)...Went deep in 3 of 4 games on rehab with the Short-A Spinners, including homers in 3 straight tilts from 6/26-28...Following the season, batted .250 (14-for-56) with 4 home runs and 11 RBI in 13 games for Scottsdale in the Arizona Fall League and was honored as an AFL Rising Star. 2010 Spent the entire season with High-A Salem and was named to both the Carolina League's mid-season and post-season All-Star Teams...Topped Salem with 70 RBI and finished 2nd on the club in homers (12), total bases (191) and extra-base hits (45)...Ranked among Red Sox minor leaguers in RBI (5th), AVG (7th, .276), doubles (8th, 31) and homers (T-8th, 12)...Hit .362 (25-for-69) in April, including a season-high, 13-game hit streak from 4/24-5/10 over which he batted .367 (18-for-49)...Named the Red Sox Minor League Offensive Player for July after hitting .333 (32-for-96) with 6 home runs and 27 RBI in the month...Rated by Baseball America as the best defensive 3rd baseman and as having the best infield arm in the Carolina League...Also rated as the best infield arm in the Red Sox system for the 4th time...Named the No. 13 prospect in the Carolina League by the publication. 2009 Played his 1st full minor league season with Single-A Greenville...Ranked 2nd on the Drive with 25 doubles, 57 RBI and 218 total bases...Also finished among club leaders in at-bats (3rd, 374), walks (3rd, 48) and hits (4th, 99)...Tallied the team's 2 longest hitting streaks of the year, a 17-game run from 7/16-8/2 and a 16-gamer from 8/15-31...Named Red Sox Minor League Offensive Player of the Month for July (.337, 5 HR, 26 RBI)...Played in 5 postseason games with Greenville...Following the season, rated by Baseball America as having the best infield arm in the Red Sox system for the 3rd straight season. 2008 Led Short-A Lowell with 17 doubles in his 1st pro season...Also ranked among club leaders in games (2nd, 59), stolen bases (T-2nd, 10), hits (3rd, 53) and extra-base hits (3rd, 20)...Was successful in all 10 stolen base attempts...Paced New York-Penn League 3rd basemen with a .927 fielding percentage (9 E/123 TC)...Connected for a 12th-inning walk-off single on 8/9 at "Futures at Fenway" vs. Hudson Valley...Homered and led the Spinners with a .500 AVG (6-for-12) in 3 postseason games.


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James Reginald Drinkard, 78, of Fulton died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2011 at Cogburn Nursing Home in Mobile.
He was born Oct. 5, 1922 in Grove Hill. He was a United States Army veteran. He was a retired heavy equipment operator.
Survivors include his wife, Imogene Drinkard, Fulton; one son, Kenneth Drinkard, Fulton; two brothers, Robert E. (Sandra) James, Dothan, Donald Joe (Sharon) James, Fulton; five sisters, Mary (Bennie) Pugh, Jackson, Patsy (Eddie) Fisher, Pensacola, Fla., Emma (Billy) Criswell, Fulton, Mildred (Warren) Shewmake, Greenwood, Judy (Jim) Thompson, Vineland; one grandchild, Braylan Dinkard.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Luna James, a sister, Edna Earl James and a grandchild, Brendan Drinkard.
A graveside service was Nov. 22 at 11 a.m. at Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery in Thomasville with Rev. Warren Shewmake officiating.
Active pallbearers were Lynn Criswell, Johnny Criswell, Shawn James, Bruce Andrews, Ricky James and Curtis James.
Alternate pallbearer was Jimmy Thompson.
Condolences may be offered at www.obryantchapelfh.com.
O'Bryant Chapel Funeral Home of Thomasville directed.


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- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 skinless boneless chicken breast halves
- 1 shallot, chopped
- 1 1/2 cups chopped seeded tomatoes
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 tablespoon drained capers, 1 teaspoon brine reserved
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
Recipe Preparation
Heat olive oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle chicken breast halves with salt and pepper. Add chicken to skillet and cook until golden and cooked through, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer to plate. Add chopped shallot to same skillet; sauté 30 seconds. Stir in tomatoes, white wine, capers, and caper brine. Boil until tomatoes release juices, about 4 minutes. Stir in chopped basil. Season sauce with salt and pepper. Return chicken to skillet. Cook until warmed through, spooning sauce over chicken, about 1 minute. Transfer chicken with sauce to 2 plates.


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My wife got second place in EPIC2005, im so proud I was a finalist, didnt place unfortunately. Next time. I saw some other wetpixelians but didnt see many in the winners section
I too made the list but not the final cut.
Congrats to your wife. If it is the nudi shot it is a very deserving win.
I wish they would not lump us digital folks all into one category next year too.


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I thought I was ahead of the game. I called on Tuesday February 12th to order flowers from Verbena in El Dorado Hills for my wife on Valentine's Day. I figured I would stop by on my way home on the 13th and pick them up. Put them in the fridge in the garage on Wednesday night and boom, I'm good to go with flowers when she wakes up.
As sometimes happens, I was a little late getting out of the office and wasn't going to make it. While driving, I received a call asking if I was going to make it before they closed. I said probably not. They offered to wait for me, but given traffic I said, thank you but I'll pick them up tomorrow.
Well, tomorrow is today and I'm running late again. While driving from Sacramento to El Dorado Hills, I'm on a conference call and see that the florist calls again. It's well past their closing time when I roll in to the parking lot and all the lights are off. At that moment, when I'm rolling through the options of picking through the carnage that would be left at Safeway at 6 pm on Valentine's Day, a message pops up on my phone.
It was the florist. They had left the flowers out for me and told me where they were. Just stop by or call and pay us when you can. I had never been there before. Never bought anything from them. They now have a customer for life. Well done Verbena.


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Zeiss has just announced the first of its new Otus line of pro lenses for 35mm cameras. Other Otus lenses will follow but, for now, the Otus 55mm, f/1.4 lens leads the way. It's available in Nikon F and Canon EF mounts, offers a 55mm field of view and an f/stop range of f/1.4-f/16. Zeiss compares the lens' performance on a DSLR to that of a medium format system and says that it's particularly well-suited for advertising and fashion photography.
Named after a type of owl known for its excellent vision in darkness, Zeiss cites not only the ability of the lens to perform well in low light but also its "outstanding sharpness and contrast rendition," which extends into the corners of images. Other notable attributes include high image contrast, lack of longitudinal chromatic aberrations, minimal color defects and the absence of color artifacts along high contrast edges in a scene.
Both Nikon and Canon versions of the 55mm lens are manual focus only. The Nikon model is equipped with an aperture ring; the Canon is not. Both lenses are slated to ship globally at the end of October and are priced at $3,999.
For more, see the Zeiss web site.
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Man jumps from Concord building
August 06. 2013 8:04PM
CONCORD — A man jumped from the third floor of the Capital Commons garage Tuesday afternoon, fire Battalion Chief Ken Folsom confirmed.
Folsom said the man was alive when he was taken to Concord Hospital shortly after jumping off the garage and landing near Storrs Street.
"He had multiple critical injuries," Folsom said.
Folsom did not have the man's name or age and Concord police would not release any information about the incident Tuesday evening.


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You will learn
In this exercise, you will learn the differences between dynamic SQL (EXEC, EXECUTE IMMEDIATE) and applying a dynamic filter.
Please note - This tutorial is based on SPS11
By Craig Cmehil
Leveraging SQLScript in Stored Procedures & User Defined Functions
In this exercise, you will learn the differences between dynamic SQL (EXEC, EXECUTE IMMEDIATE) and applying a dynamic filter.
Please note - This tutorial is based on SPS11
Right click on the procedures folder and choose New, then Procedure.
Enter the name of the procedure as
get_product_by_filter. Click the drop down box for Schema.
Change the namespace from
Undefined to
dev602.procedures. Add an input parameter named
im_product_filter_string, type
varchar with a length of 5000.
Because dynamic SQL is not supported in "Read-only" procedures, you must remove the ""READS SQL DATA" keywords as shown here.
Between the BEGIN and END statements, insert the EXEC statements as shown. The completed code should look similar to this. If you do not wish to type this code, you can reference the solution web page at
PROCEDURE "dev602.procedures::get_product_by_filter" (
IN im_product_filter_string VARCHAR(5000) )
EXEC 'SELECT count(*) FROM "dev602.data::MD.Products" where CATEGORY NOT IN (''Laser printers'')'
|| :im_product_filter_string ;
Save the procedure
Use what you have learned already and perform a build on your
hdb module. Then return to the HRTT page and invoke the procedure.
A new SQL tab will be opened. Add the filter string as
AND CATEGORY = ''Notebooks'''
Click the Run button. You will notice that you get no results from the call at all. Also by using the EXEC statement, there is a possibility of SQL injection
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A California man who once was the nation's worst known serial killer is up for parole, four decades after the mutilated bodies of 25 farmworkers were unearthed in orchards north of Sacramento.
Juan Corona, 77, and has been diagnosed with dementia and mental illness. He is making his seventh bid for parole from Corcoran State Prison in the southern Central Valley.
None of his victims' relatives were expected to attend Monday's hearing, which Sutter County District Attorney Carl Adams said is a sad testament to Corona's crime, which targeted people who had few relatives.
"We have had no contact with survivors for two decades now. The people who he killed were farm laborers who were itinerant. Most of them didn't have relatives who could be contacted back in the `70s at the time of trial," Adams said.
Four of the bodies have never been identified. The bodies of 14 of Corona's victims were never claimed by family members after they were discovered in 1971.
"Not even a single person has family here," Corona told a prison psychologist before his parole was last denied in 2003. "They were all ready to go to the next world."
Corona, a farm labor contractor with a history of mental illness, was convicted of stabbing the men, hacking open their heads and burying their remains near Yuba City, 40 miles north of Sacramento.
His attorney, Leon Harris III of Bakersfield, declined to comment before the hearing.
His first conviction in 1973 was overturned on appeal, but he was convicted again in 1982 and sentenced to 25 concurrent life sentences. He was not eligible for the death penalty because California's capital punishment law had been ruled unconstitutional at the time.
It was the worst known killing spree in U.S. history, until John Wayne Gacy Jr. was convicted in 1980 of murdering 33 young men and boys in his Chicago home. Gacy was executed in 1994 in Illinois.
Investigators found a machete, a meat cleaver, a double-bladed ax and a wooden club, all stained with blood, in Corona's home, along with a ledger book containing the names of seven of the victims.
Most of his victims were white, though several were black or Native American. There was no known racial motivation for his crimes, Adams said.
Corona, a Mexican national and native of Jalisco, Mexico, has maintained his innocence, though at earlier parole hearings he acted confused and told the parole board he didn't recall much. His attorneys have argued that his mental and physical condition makes him less dangerous.
Adams said his deterioration makes him a greater threat to himself and others.
"He is unreliably dangerous. He's also old and not in a condition where he can do well on the streets without prison supervision," Adams said. "Releasing him into the public wouldn't be doing him any good or the public any good."


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The Hand Bookbinders of California celebrates its 38th Annual Members' Exhibition at the San Francisco Public Library with an opening reception on Tuesday, June 8 at 6 p.m., in the Skylight Gallery, Sixth Floor, Main Library. The exhibition continues through August 15.
The show features the work of professional bookbinders, as well as amateurs and students of the art and craft of hand bookbinding. Examples range from gold-tooled leather bindings to avant-garde artists' books and innovative designs that range from the traditional to the very contemporary.
Special tours of the show will be given by members of the Hand Bookbinders of California on the following Thursday mornings at 11 a.m.: June 24, July 8 and 22, and August 12. The public is invited to meet in the Skylight Gallery on the Sixth Floor for a lively description of the binders' work.
The Hand Bookbinders of California was formed in the San Francisco Bay area in 1972 in order to create a forum for people in the book arts to exchange information and promote their interests.
Membership in the Hand Bookbinders of California is open to anyone, and includes binders from throughout the United States.
The Hand Bookbinders of California meets monthly from September to June. The group sponsors bookbinding workshops and classes, and publishes The Gold Leaf, a quarterly newsletter.
For more information contact HBC, P.O. Box 193216, San Francisco, CA 94119.
For more information about the exhibition, please call the San Francisco Public Library at (415) 557.4277.


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - Osama's former ESL teacher Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in Osama's former ESL teacher Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Saudi Arabia View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message Truth HurtsJoined: 05 Jul 2003Posts: 115Location: Truthville Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 4:52 pm Post subject: Osama's former ESL teacher Taken from the http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/3570751.stm Bin Laden was born into a large, extremely wealthy Saudi family. According to Brian Fyfield-Shayler who taught the young Osama English at an elite school in Jeddah, he was taller than his classmates and very good looking. However he was shy, reserved, too nervous to speak up in class and showed few signs of the extremism that marked his later life. Other boys would try to convert Mr Fyfield-Shayler to Islam, but he said: "Osama was not one of those, he was not noticeable in his class for his strict religious observance or keenness." He was happy to learn English - according to his teacher - but unlike many of his half-siblings who were educated abroad and embraced a Western lifestyle, he did not. Instead Osama stayed in Jeddah where he went to university, to study economics, and first encountered radical Islamic thinkers. Back to top CleopatraJoined: 28 Jun 2003Posts: 3657Location: Tuamago Archipelago Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2004 5:15 pm Post subject: Am I wrong or didn'g Osama study Engineering at King Abdulaziz University? If so, that would figure. Apparantly, a remarkably high proportion of fundamentalists (of all religions) have a background in the sciences. The theory is that their training does not prepare them for the subtler skills involved in reading between the lines in scripture - or anywhere else. They are trained to see things in black and white, and cannot handle such notions as "allegory" or "myth" and see religious scripture as the literal truth. I think it's an interesting theory. Back to top shadowfaxJoined: 31 May 2003Posts: 212Location: Pocket Universe 935500921223097532957092196 Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2004 5:49 pm Post subject: Thank you Cleopatra. A pretty point. And of much importance in the civilisation and education of the Arabs and others closer to home. Back to top CleopatraJoined: 28 Jun 2003Posts: 3657Location: Tuamago Archipelago Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 9:03 am Post subject: I saw the programme last night - and mighty intereesting it was too. They said that Osama studied Economics - but I still have a niggling feeling that he was trained in Engineering. The programme didn't go into much detail on his childhood and background in Saudi Arabia, which is a pity. However, one "Time" reporter who interviewed him fairly recently remarked about how petty Osama's grudges against his homeland seemed to be. Apparantly, he said things like "This prince is an idiot, this prince slagged meoff once" and so on. And, apparantly, Osama, despite everything, is a polite hospitable guy who loves his Mum. Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Saudi Arabia All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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Commentary: Back to the Capitol — what awaits?
The Legislature begins its return to the Capitol soon — and although the landscape has changed many of the key players have only changed committee positions. The clear result of the election, however, is that backers of Gov. Sean Parnell's policies are in the driver's seat.
Republicans are inviting some Democrats to caucus with the majority — we can only hope this is a small break in the ice dam of partisan gridlock that has marked the last two years in Juneau's halls of power.
It's time for Alaska's Legislature to settle some important questions so we can move forward with securing Alaska's future as a player in the oil business, as well as being a state that funds education and helps to meet the needs of rural areas with soaring fuel costs that cripple local economies.
Our nation has been through a grinding election season, one that surprised some not only by the intensity of feelings on both sides of the traditional two-party system, but by the intensity with which Ron Paul supporters made incursions into the state Republican Party.
While Mitt Romney took 51 percent of Alaska's vote, 41 percent of voters with almost all the votes counted voted to re-elect Barack Obama.
This state has changed a bit in four years, and the political polarization that has emerged across the nation has its impacts here as well. All is not well. The status quo in many cases has been upset.
While our Legislature can't save the world, it can get to work on Alaska.
The Legislature faces some big decisions, decisions the public cares a great deal about. Gov. Sean Parnell's plan to reduce taxes on oil companies needs some serious consideration, and this time around we expect the governor to bring to the table some hard facts and hopefully some promises for oil companies that they will indeed ramp-up operations here is the tax climate is made more favorable.
Sen. Hollis French, a member of last session's bipartisan coalition and a leading opponent of the governor's plan, has held onto his Anchorage District J seat, according to preliminary results, by just 56 votes as of the most recent count. His challenger backed the tax reform package.
We hope that French and others who have opposed the plan will take a look at the facts and do what is best for Alaskans, not what is best for a partisan agenda. And we hope this issue is not all the Legislature talks about and acts upon.
There are other key issues that need attention:
• Alaska needs a proper Coastal Management Plan that gives our state a seat at the table where decisions about our natural resources are being made. We need a plan that makes sense and serves as a one-stop shop for permitting so our interests are protected and business still gets done.
• The Legislature has a chance to have a say in development of the Pebble Mine. We hope for statewide leadership on this issue, and we elect legislators to lead. A bill to give the Legislature say over that went nowhere last session. This is not the kind of question that should be settled by a ballot initiative where serious policy is decided in a popularity contest oiled with special interest money from all sides.
• Cities and villages need access to natural gas, and the Legislature should provide incentives to get natural gas flowing as an alternative means of fuel for cold Southcentral winters.
• Power supply is a crucial issue for Southcentral's economic future. The hydroelectric project on the Susitna River must keep moving forward as long as it is proven the dam will not hamper salmon spawning.
• Juneau needs permanent state offices for many departments housed in a patchwork of offices across Juneau. Build a new state office building here, and continue funding the new State Library and Archives project in Juneau as well. It's time to centralize scattered state offices, in Downtown or in the valley.
We look forward with optimism that, now that the silly season has passed and power has peacefully begun the process of transferring on national, state and local levels across our nation, that a new urgency to get down to business will strike the Legislature, and the bickering and posturing that led to very little will vanish like a faded campaign sign caught up in a Taku gust.


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LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A carrier that has been battling to regain flyers' confidence after a fatal crash last year says it has suspended its flights.
Dana Air spokesman Tony Usidanem said Sunday that Nigeria's aviation ministry asked for the suspension in a letter received Saturday. He said the letter did not state a reason why.
Usidanem said a meeting with the ministry Monday would bring more clarity.
The ministry spokesman could not immediately be reached for comment.
A Dana Air crash on June 3 left more than 160 people dead, leading the carrier to lose its license. It resumed its operations two months ago.
The suspension comes days after another major airline halted its operations over a strike.


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This Week In Island History
Week of September 20
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, Sept. 20, 1912
Sunday on the island was lively, considering the lateness of the season. A large number of touring parties crossed in automobiles, besides the excursionists. Those who came to fish from the rocks at Beavertail and the Dumplings, and they were quite numerous, met with poor success. Those who came to gather wild grapes went back with loaded wagons. Those who came for a day's outing had pleasant weather.
The Jamestown Improvement Society has placed concrete curbing and crossings at the foot of Grinnell Street and Coronado Avenue.
The casino will remain open throughout this week, closing with a hop Saturday night. There will be dancing, as usual, every evening.
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Sept. 18, 1937
A special meeting of the Town Council was held Tuesday evening to discuss the development and purposes to which the recent purchase of the athletic field and playground should be used. The number present at the meeting showed the keen interest taken in the athletic field, both by the allyear residents and summer colony. Other ideas proposed included a grove, using one building as a community house, a garden of wild flowers as found on the island, erection of a playground, and preservation of the Indian cemetery. From the Newport Daily News,
Sept. 20, 1937
The Albert Caswell cottage, on the corner of Conanicus Avenue and Brook Street, has been purchased by the Conanicut Yacht Club. The cottage, which was built in 1887, contains 12 rooms, will be razed, and a portion of the grounds will be used as parking space for the club, and the remainder will be given to the town to widen the street at the junction of Conanicus Avenue and Brook Street.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
Sept. 20, 1962
The Bay Voyage Hotel will close for the season after breakfast on Saturday. From the Newport Daily News,
Sept. 22, 1962
The Jamestown Bridge Commission last night voted to reduce fares on the commuters' book from $1.80 to $1.50 for the 12- trip book, and also to cut the price of the $5 book to $4.50, effective Oct. 1.
Permission to discontinue its petition, in which it asked the court to answer questions on its power to take over the Jamestown Bridge and Jamestown ferries, was granted by the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News,
Sept. 23, 1987
A newly acquired 40-foot-long C.M.F. hydraulic trailer will allow Conanicut Marine Service to haul, launch and transport yachts of up to 47 feet and with a draft of 7 feet. The company will continue to use its smaller trailer which has the capability of transporting boats less than 30 feet. Both units will move yachts between storage areas and the company's maintenance and painting facilities on Valley Street.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Sept. 18, 1997
Sitting as the Board of Water and Sewer commissioners, the Town Council Monday voted 5-0 to spend $4,000 to drill a fourth municipal well that may help increase the town's water supply.
The Quononoquott Garden Club did some perennial plantings Monday around the three new Jamestown welcome signs as a gift to the town of Jamestown.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Sept. 19, 2002
A full water conservation ban, meaning no outdoor uses of town water, goes into effect this week with the publication of notice of the ban, town officials told the Town Council, sitting as the Board of Water and Sewer commissioners Monday night. The ban is mandated by ordinance anytime the North Pond reservoir is down more than 36 inches below its spillway.
A proposed 10-unit condominium between Narragansett Avenue and Knowles Court moved closer to becoming a part of the village skyline when, at a special hearing of the Zoning Board of Review on Tuesday, Sept. 10, Jamestown Place Associates was awarded two special-use permits.


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Midnight Tango: Vincent And Flavia
Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace have dazzled television audiences for six series of the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing with their stunning Tango routines. Now they have created their own live show, Midnight Tango, a breathtaking evening bringing to life all the drama, sensuality and elegance of this most exciting of dance forms.
Midnight Tango is set in a late-night bar in downtown Buenos Aires. Vincent and Flavia will be joined by ten of the finest Tango dancers in the world, and, between them, they will take the audience on a journey into the heart of this intoxicating city, as danger and excitement, joy and jealousy, pain and passion combine into a spectacular and explosive evening.
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Vincent and Flavia are one of the country's most successful Ballroom, Latin American and Argentine Tango performers and choreographers. After competing successfully together for many years, they gained a strong following after joining BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.
After competing successfully together for many years, and becoming world tango champions in the process, Vincent and Flavia began on Strictly in 2005. Vincent reached the semi-finals with Louisa Lytton in 2006, and Flavia won the coveted trophy in 2012 dancing with Louis Smith, the silver medal olympic gymnast.
Since leaving the show, Vincent and Flavia have choreographed and starred in a number of successful touring shows, including Midnight Tango, Dance 'til Dawn, and The Last Tango.
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Alan Brunner
With a tip of his Conanicut Marine Services baseball cap, partial payment for laying down strings of pearls on behalf of the Jamestown Community Band, Alan Brunner, premier glockenspiel player and a professional pianist for more than 50 years, passed away on Aug. 23, 2011, thus bringing to earthly close a long and successful life of professional music making.
Alan Brunner was the son of Esther Fischer Brunner, a writer and cartoonist for The New Yorker as well as greeting card companies, and Arthur Brunner, a journalist who spent many years with the Providence Journal. Alan was born on June 1, 1936. He was a graduate of the John Howland Grammar School in Providence and the Fryeburg Academy in Maine. Mr. Brunner is survived by two brothers: Rev. Arthur Brunner of Cape May, N.J., and Stephen Brunner of North Falmouth, Mass.
Alan showed early musical promise. By the age of 8 he was performing his own compositions as well as the basic repertoire expected of a talented youngster. His first piano teacher was Lorretta Gagnon, studying with her from the ages 5 through 12. During his early teenage years, Alan attended the summer music camp of the New England Conservatory of Music. These years of summer camp provided Alan with serious classical training, building on the lessons of Ms. Gagnon.
By age 16 Alan was playing piano professionally with local Dixieland and dance bands. His first remembered paid engagement was with Mr. Lowell, a local tenor saxophone player who doubled on musical saw. He received $12 a night for services rendered. He was on his way to his 50-plus year career.
From neighborhood bands Alan quickly moved on to Providence bands and orchestras, which included Billy Poore and his Orchestra and the Ralph Stuart Orchestra, which played regularly at the Bacchante Room of the Sheraton-Biltmore.
Although Alan continued to play with dance bands, society orchestras and the pit bands of Broadway shows throughout his career, he was primarily a soloist, working as a hotel pianist for most of 25 years. In Boston he was steadily employed at the Copley Plaza and in New York City he was the pianist at the Waldorf Astoria (playing on Cole Porter's piano), the St. Regis, the Plaza, the Pierre and the Sherry- Netherland.
During his long career both as a soloist and as a member of any number of ensembles, Alan found time to collaborate with playwright John Dominick, composing the music for their musical play, "Heaven's Gate." For some time he and fellow-pianist Ray Santese had a two-piano act.
Alan's talent took him north, south, east and west. If you had the means or the need to travel, if you had money or could pretend you had money, if you were part of the "better crowd" or could work your way into that crowd, or maybe you just liked listening to a good piano player, then maybe you ran into Alan at the piano in London, later at the Copley in Boston, the Plaza in New York City, and maybe during your quick weekend in the Bahamas there was Alan again at the Bahamian Club finding something new in the standards of the Great American Songbook.
In Hawaii you could find him in the better rooms and in Las Vegas there might be Alan and you considered yourself charmed, amazed and even lucky no matter the results at the tables.
Although he traveled widely, Alan was always a self-admitted, unreformed anglophile and London was Alan's second home. Throughout his career he always returned to England and late in that career he created a show for No. 8 in London, "An Evening of Classical Standards."
In 1996, Alan moved full time to Jamestown. He remained active in music, leaving "the island" periodically to work in London, Las Vegas and Hawaii.
But in Jamestown Al became a member of a community, joining the Jamestown Community Band, the Jamestown Emergency Medical Service and the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association. Alan was a former vice president of both the BLMA and the band.
In the Jamestown Community Band Alan Brunner sometimes played the piano, but most often he held down the glockenspiel chair – a chair he created – improvising a part of his own, always improving on the original arrangement to the delight of audiences and to the astonishment of his fellow bandmembers.
During his time on Jamestown Alan also fronted a trio – piano, clarinet and drums – and was a member of Tres Moutarde.
Along with the human condition and the many people with whom he felt close, Alan was intimately connected with the 88 keys of the piano and their endless relationships to one another. He would not have objected had you presented him with a few more keys. He had two hands, 10 fingers, a head and heart, one foot for rhythm and the other for the pedals. He used them all.
Besides music and the people of his life, Alan was a strong supporter of the Providence Bruins and their illustrious predecessors, the Providence Reds. Other interests included, but where not limited to, steam engine trains and the ships that sail the high seas.
A memorial service was held at St. Matthew's Episcopal Church.
Alan leaves us with the following words:
"We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep"
Sleep in peace, and dream on.
Memorial contributions may be made in his name to the Jamestown Community Band. It is my duty to honor that request. However, let it be known, that except for the passing of Al, the band is in good shape.
I am told that Al preferred to be known as "Alan," which is – of course – his name.
Sorry, Al, to us, you were always "Al."
– Bill Knapp, president of the
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NEW YORK – "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner has a message for critics of season six of the AMC hit: "Fans don't run the show."
After waiting nearly a year for this month's premiere some viewers have expressed disappointment with the new season. Speaking ahead of a "Mad Men" panel event at the Paley Media Center in Manhattan Tuesday night, Weiner likened fan reaction to the show to the arcade game Whac-A-Mole.
"There's not enough agency advertising. There's too much advertising," Weiner said of previous fan gripes. "There's not enough Betty. There's too much Betty. Who is Megan? Why isn't there more Megan?"
Weiner noted people are still watching and advised fans to "sit back and enjoy where we're going." He said he opened the season in 1968 because he believes it was one of the worst years in U.S. history, and while he remained tight-lipped about where the journey is headed he did promise it "might be a little salacious, but that's what the show is."
Viewers did learn that ad man Don Draper (Jon Hamm) remains tormented and brooding and is now cheating on his new wife Megan (Jessica Pare). Weiner says he believes his lead character remains redeemable despite his flaws.
"We'll have to see what the world hands him and if he's able to confront a problem that's following him around that might actually be him," he said.


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Santiago Cigarette Pants
Offer valid September 20, 2018 at 12:00 AM EST through October 3, 2018 at 3:15 AM EST. Spend $400-999, get 15% off. Spend $1000-2499, get 20% off. Spend $2500+, get 25% off. Valid in INTERMIX stores and on INTERMIXonline.com. Discount will be applied automatically at checkout. Offer valid on each qualifying full-priced transaction. Offer is not redeemable for cash, is not valid on previous purchases and cannot be combined with any other promotions/offers/savings including employee discounts. Offer does not include tax and is non-transferable. Offer is not valid on sale items. Offer is not valid on previous purchases, no price adjustments. Offer is not valid on preorder merchandise or for the purchase of gift cards. Purchases from the following designers are not applicable towards offer: 3.1 Phillip Lim, Adam Lippes, Adeam, Adina Reyter, Alberta Ferretti, Alessandra Rich, Alexander McQueen, Alexander Wang, Alexandre Vauthier, Apparis, Ariel Gordon, Bacon, Balmain, Brandon Maxwell, Canada Goose, Carbon & Hyde, Celine, Chloe, Cushnie Et Ochs, David Koma, Derek Lam, Diane Von Furstenberg, Dion Lee, Dolce & Gabbana, Ela Rae, Emilio Pucci, Esteban Cortazar, Faithfull, Fendi, Francesco Russo, Galvan, Ganni, Givenchy, Golden Goose, Grlfrnd, Gucci, Haney, Harris Wharf, Hellessy, Hirotaka, Jacquie Aiche, Jason Wu, Jimmy Choo, Jocelyn, Jonathan Simkhai, L'Agence, Mackage, Mateo, Max Mara, Meira T, Missoni, MLM The Label, Monse, Mooseknuckles, Peter Pilotto, Philosophy Di Lorenzo Serafini, Preen By Thornton Bregazzi, Proenza Schouler, Pswl, Redemption, Rejina Pyo, Rowell Concepcion, 'S Max Mara, Sam Outerwear, Saylor, Sonia Rykiel, Stand, Sydney Evan, The East Order, Thierry Mugler, Tibi, Ulla Johnson, Urban Code, Valentino, Veronica Beard, Versace Collection, Vis A Vis, We Are Kindred, Woolrich, Yeezy, Yves Saint Laurent Sun, Yves Salomon, Zimmermann, Zoe Chicco. If you have any questions about this offer, please call INTERMIX at 855.446.4943. CID: SMSM201809.
Size: AUS
Color: black
Product Additional Information
Product Details
- Fabric: Japanese stretch twill suiting - 92% polyester/8% polyurethane
- Imported.
- Model Measurements: Height 5'10"; Waist 24"; Bust 32" wearing size 6
- Rise: 12"
- Inseam: 27"
- Item listed in UK sizing please make note of accurate size conversions.
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