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|MLB Career Stats
|13th in AL
|22nd in AL
|16th in AL
|21st in NL
|24th in AL
|5th in NL
|August 20, 2017
|Toronto Blue Jays released LHP J.P. Howell.
|August 16, 2017
|Toronto Blue Jays designated LHP J.P. Howell for assignment.
|July 31, 2017
|Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP J.P. Howell from the 10-day disabled list.
|July 6, 2017
|Toronto Blue Jays sent LHP J.P. Howell on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons.
|July 6, 2017
|sent LHP J.P. Howell on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons.
|June 5, 2017
|Toronto Blue Jays placed LHP J.P. Howell on the 10-day disabled list. Left shoulder tightness
|April 25, 2017
|Toronto Blue Jays activated LHP J.P. Howell.
|April 20, 2017
|Toronto Blue Jays sent LHP J.P. Howell on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays.
|April 9, 2017
|Toronto Blue Jays placed LHP J.P. Howell on the 10-day disabled list retroactive to April 8, 2017. Left shoulder discomfort.
|February 9, 2017
|Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent LHP J.P. Howell.
|November 3, 2016
|LHP J.P. Howell elected free agency.
|October 26, 2016
|Los Angeles Dodgers activated LHP J.P. Howell.
|October 7, 2016
|Los Angeles Dodgers reassigned LHP J.P. Howell to the minor leagues.
|December 20, 2013
|Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP J.P. Howell.
|January 7, 2013
|Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent LHP J.P. Howell.
|November 3, 2012
|LHP J.P. Howell elected free agency.
|May 20, 2011
|Tampa Bay Rays activated LHP J.P. Howell from the 15-day disabled list.
|May 17, 2011
|Durham Bulls sent LHP J.P. Howell on a rehab assignment to Charlotte Stone Crabs.
|May 5, 2011
|J.P. Howell assigned to Durham Bulls from Charlotte Stone Crabs.
|April 28, 2011
|J.P. Howell assigned to Charlotte Stone Crabs.
|March 31, 2011
|Tampa Bay Rays placed LHP J.P. Howell on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 22, 2011. Recovering from May 2010 left labrum surgery.
|December 13, 2010
|Tampa Bay Rays signed free agent LHP J.P. Howell.
|December 2, 2010
|LHP J.P. Howell elected free agency.
|November 2, 2010
|Tampa Bay Rays activated LHP J.P. Howell from the 60-day disabled list.
|August 27, 2010
|Tampa Bay Rays transferred LHP J.P. Howell from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day disabled list.
|April 4, 2010
|Tampa Bay Rays placed LHP J.P. Howell on the 15-day disabled list retroactive to March 26, 2010. Left shoulder strain.
James Phillip Howell...Met his wife in 2009 at USC, a former USC 800 meter runner and Fox Sports reporter who is a member of the Los Gatos High School Athletic Hall of Fame...The couple founded Discover Your Path Foundation to reach out to kids together...In 2011, his wife published a children's book, 'The Adventures of Dangles' with an anti-bullying theme...Attended Jesuit High School in Sacramento, California where he was a four-year varsity letter winner ...In his senior season, he was 10-0 with a 0.09 ERA and 137 strikeouts, earning California Player of the Year, Sacramento Player of the Year and all-city honours in 2001, as well as being named a first-team All-American by USA Today...Set a section playoff record with 47 strikeouts in 22 innings in 2000 as a junior and played in various international tournament, including winning silver medals at the 2001 Junior Pan American Games, the 2000 International Baseball Association Foundation Games and the 1998 and 1999 AAU National Championships...Drafted by the Atlanta Braves in the 2nd round of the 2001 MLB draft but chose to accept a scholarship to the University of Southern California...Eventually left the program and instead chose to transfer to the University of Texas...Howell was 10-2 with a 2.52 ERA as a sophomore for the Longhorns and 15-2 with a 2.13 ERA as a junior...Led the Longhorns to an appearance in the 2004 College World Series championship series...Had the lowest ERA in the CWS that year at 0.77...Selected as 1st team College All-American and Big 12 Conference Pitcher of the Year.2016
Posted a 1.35 ERA (3-ER/20.0) in 26 games at Dodgers Stadium...Conversely, allowed 20 runs in 30.2 IP in 38 road games (5.87 ERA)...His 264 relief appearances out of the bullpen ranks as the 12th most in Dodgers history...Did not allow a run over his last nine appearances of the season.2015
Topped MLB relievers (min. 40.0 IP) with a 1.43 ERA, going 6-1 with one save in a team-high 65 games in his third season with the Dodgers. ... Tossed scoreless relief in 59 of 65 appearances, including streaks of 22 (18.0 IP, June 1-July 26), 13 (10.0- IP, April 14-May 26) and 12 (5.2 IP, Sept. 4-conclusion of the season) scoreless games. ... Limited left-handed hitters to a .224 batting average (19-for-85) and a .295 OBP. ... Allowed only nine of 39 inherited runners to score (23.1 %). ... From June 1-July 26, tossed 18.0 scoreless frames over 22 games and did not allow an earned run over 28.1 innings in 36 games from April 14-July 25...during that span, set a club record for most consecutive appearances without allowing an earned run (36), but came up one game shy of tying the franchise record (since 1900) for most consecutive scoreless games, held by John Candelaria (23, April 15-June 18, 1991) - Source: Elias Sports Bureau. ... Made one postseason appearance in the NLDS vs. New York, tossing a scoreless inning of relief in the Dodgers' Game 3 defeat at Citi Field.2014
Tossed scoreless relief in 59 of his team-high 68 appearances, going 3-3 with a 2.39 ERA in his second year with the Dodgers...Limited opposing hitters to a .183 batting average, the ninth-best mark among NL relievers, including a .170 mark (15-for-88) against left-handed hitters...Limited opponents to a .292 on-base percentage and a .254 slugging percentage, allowing just eight extrabase hits (six doubles, two homers) in 49.0 innings...Held first batters to a .138 batting average (8-for-58) with a .254 on-base percentage...Ranked fifth in the NL with 27 holds...Allowed only 5.7% of inherited runners to score this season (35 IR/2 IRSc), which led the Majors and was the lowest percentage of inherited runners ever to score against a Dodger reliever (min. 30 IR)...Tossed scoreless relief in 43 of 45 appearances from May 9-Sept. 10, posting a 2-0 record with a 0.55 ERA (2 ER/33.0 IP) in that span…did not allow a run in 11 July appearances (9.0 IP)...In 37 appearances at Dodger Stadium, posted a 1.73 ERA (5 ER/26.0 IP) and limited opponents to a .136 batting average (12-for-88)...Allowed two runs in 1.1 innings in three postseason appearances against the Cardinals in the NLDS2013
Posted career-bests with a 2.03 ERA, a .193 opponents' batting average and a 1.05 WHIP, going 4-1 in 67 games in his first season with the Dodgers... Ranked among the NL relief leaders in ERA (7th), opponents' batting average (9th) and WHIP (16th). Posted an ERA under 1.00 in three months; May (0.71, 1 ER/12.2 IP, 10 games), July (0.90, 1 ER/10.0 IP, 11 games) and September (0.77, 1 ER/11.2 IP, 14 games)... Limited left-handed hitters to a .164 batting average (18-for-110) with 36 strikeouts...held lefties to a .225 on-base percentage and .227 slugging percentage... Held first batters to a .242 average (15-for-62) and limited hitters to a .213 batting average (13-for-61) with runners in scoring position... Went 1-0 with a 1.53 ERA (5 ER/29.1 IP) in 33 appearances at home... Allowed only two home runs in 62.0 innings... Tossed 2.0 or more innings on six occasions, allowing just two runs in 13.0 innings (1.38 ERA) in those outings... Did not allow a run in his final 11 regular season appearances (8.2) and has tossed scoreless relief in 35 of his last 38 games since June 25, posting a 1.20 ERA (4 ER/30.0 IP) and a .178 opponents' batting average in that span... Allowed one run on five hits in 6.0 innings (1.50 ERA) in seven postseason appearances.2012 Spent his seventh season in the Rays' organization and appeared in 55 games out of the Rays' bullpen. Had a 6.16 ERA (13 ER/19.0 IP) over his first 23 outings through June 13, but compiled a 1.15 ERA (4 ER/31.1 IP) after that to lower his season ERA to 3.04...held opponents to a .192 average (20-for-104) during that stretch, with 26 strikeouts. Compiled a club-record scoreless streak of 27.1 innings from June 14-Aug. 30, breaking the previous Rays' record set by James Shields (23) in 2011...the streak ended on a two-run homer by Edwin Encarnacion on Sept. 1 at Toronto, after replacing an injured Jeff Niemann in the fourth inning...also broke Fernando Rodney's club record of 22.0 consecutive scoreless innings for a relief pitcher, a streak which had ended only a few days prior...fell 1.0 inning shy of the longest streak by a reliever in the Majors in 2012 (28.1 by SD/LAA Ernesto Frieri). Did not allow a run in 26.2 IP (23 appearances) with only 13 hits allowed against AL Central and AL West clubs, but posted a 5.71 ERA (11 ER/17.1 IP) in 25 appearances when facing the AL East...had an 8.53 ERA (6 ER/6.1 IP) in Interleague Play. Held left-handed batters to a .200 average (17-for-85), while right-handed hitters batted .244 (22-for-90)... since returning from injury in 2011, has held lefties to a .209 (31-for-148) average compared to .266 (38-for- 133) by right-handed opponents. Held opponents to a .193 average (22-for-114) with the bases empty, but they hit .279 (17-for-61) with men on base. Made his 200th appearance for the Rays on April 14 at Boston, the sixth pitcher to reach the milestone joining Esteban Yan, Dan Wheeler, Travis Harper, Roberto Hernandez and Grant Balfour. 2011 Missed the first 44 games recovering from left shoulder injury that forced him to miss all of 2010...reinstated from the DL on May 20 and spent the rest of the season in the majors, making 46 apps out of the bullpen...was activated 1 year and 1 day after undergoing surgery to repair a torn labrum on May 19, 2010... the day he joined the Rays, threw a scoreless inning in his first ML appearance since Sep 22, 2009 vs. SEA, 605 days prior...Made his first of 9 rehab appearances on April 21 in an extended spring training game against the Orioles...When he worked 0.2 innings in the Rays 5-4 win on Sep 7 vs. TEX, he became the franchise's all-time leader in appearances by a lefty...passed Trever Miller at 189...now at 197, needs 3 apps to become just the 6th Ray to pitch in 200 games...Had held opponents to a .229 average before his last 7 apps (including an appearance vs. Texas in the ALDS) when opponents went 7-for- 12 off him...in 4 of those last 5 apps he faced only one hitter and allowed a hit, and allowed 4 of 4 inherited runners to score...Overall held left-handed hitters to a .222 (14- for-63) avg. with 1 HR...righthanders batted .302 (16-for-53) with 2 HR...opponents hit .394 (13-for-33) with RISP...they hit .300 (18-for-60) with runners on base compared to .214 (12-for- 56) with no one on base...Had a stretch of 24 apps, July 2-Sep 7, when he held opponents to a .148 (8-for-54) avg. ...allowed only 3 ER from July 29 through season's end (2.08 ERA, 13-IP, 3-ER), all of which came via home run (Jose Bautista on Aug 29 at TOR and Matt Wieters, Sep 13 at BAL)...On July 1 vs. STL got 2 outs in the 8th before yielding 2 walks and a home run to Colby Rasmus...following the homer was ejected for the first time of his career...On June 12 at BAL picked up his first save since Sep 20, 2009 vs. SEA...POSTSEASON: Faced one hitter, Josh Hamilton, with 2 outs and the bases loaded in the 7th inning of Game 3 of the ALDS and the Rays trailing Texas, 2-1...allowed a 2-run single and the Rays fell, 4-3. 2010 Missed the entire season due to a shoulder injury, which sidelined him in spring training and later required season-ending surgery ... was non-tendered on Dec 2 and re-signed with the Rays on Dec 13. ... Reported to spring training with weakness in his left shoulder and began a rehab program with the goal of returning in late May ... was placed on the 15-day disabled list out of spring training on March 26. ... On May 17 was throwing in a simulated game at Tropicana Field when he was forced to stop due to pain in his shoulder ... on May 19 Dr. James Andrews performed surgery in Birmingham, Ala., to repair a torn labrum. 2009 Twenty-six-year-old was the youngest member of the bullpen for the 2nd straight year. ...Set career bests in appearances (69), wins (7) and saves (17). ...Tied a club record for wins by a reliever...he and Dan Wheeler tied for the 5th-most appearances in a single season in club history. ...Rays were 23 games over .500 in games he pitched (46-23)...54 of his 69 outings were scoreless. ...Over the last two seasons he leads all major league relievers with 13 wins, ranks 3rd with 171 strikeouts, and 5th in innings pitched (156) and opp avg. (.195)...is also tops among big league lefty relievers in each category. ...Is 13-6 since moving to the 'pen in 2008...began his Rays career as a starter and was 2-9. ...Took over role as primary closer after Troy Percival was placed on the DL in late May. ...Was 17-for-25 in save opportunities but from June 14-Aug 21 converted 13 straight save opps...over that stretch he went 4-1 with a 2.30 ERA in 26 apps (27.1-IP, 17-H, 7-R/ER) while holding opponents to a .179 avg. ...Following that stretch made a dozen appearances the remainder of the season and went 1-2 with a 7.88 ERA (8-IP, 8-H, 7-R/ER, 10-BB) while converting 2 of 5 save chances...was shut down the final 10 days of the season (last app Sep 22 vs. SEA). ...Saved all three games in a sweep against his former team, July 17-19 at KC out of the All- Star break...became the 2nd pitcher in club history to save each game of a sweep (3 or more games)...Troy Percival did it April 22-24, 2008 vs. TOR at Disney...is 1-0 with 4 saves and a 1.02 ERA in 11 apps against his former club (17.2-IP, 9-H, 2-R). Two of his blown saves ... came the only two times he was called upon to get more than 3 outs in a save situation (June 7 at NYY and Aug 26 at TOR). ...First save of the season was May 13 at BAL. ...Put together a 17-outing scoreless stretch from May 31-July 8 in which he threw 16.1 scoreless innings, longest scoreless streak on the staff in 2009 and 6th-longest streak in club history (3rd longest by Rays reliever). ...Won 6 straight decisions from June 6- July 25, the longest on the staff on the year and one shy of Mark Hendrickson's club-record 7 in 2005...also had a 6-game streak in 2008. ...Was 4-0 in June, tying a club record for wins in that month. ...Was 3-0 with a 1.93 and 3 saves in 10 interleague games. ...Allowed 5 HR in his last 20 apps after allowing just 2 thru his first 49. ...Suffered the loss Aug 7 at SEA after allowing a 2-out, 2-run walk-off HR to Ryan Langerhans, his lone HR surrendered to a left-handed hitter on the season...Aug 26 at TOR, Rays were 2 outs from a series sweep when PH Rod Barajas homered to tie the game...Howell then walked the bases loaded and lost on a wild pitch...Aug 22 vs. TEX he allowed a gametying home run to Marlon Byrd. 2008 The lefty enjoyed a breakout season as he transitioned to full-time relief work...made his first Opening Day roster as the only member of the bullpen under the age of 30, and was the pen's youngest member all year until the rosters expanded...entering 2008, had just two regular-season relief apps in his pro career, both coming in his first pro season with Rookie-level Idaho Falls in 2004. Tied for the major league lead in relief innings pitched (89.1) with TEX Josh Rupe...led the majors with the lowest pct. of inherited runners scored (11.8) and was tied for first among AL relievers in strikeouts (92)...ranked 9th among AL relievers with a 2.22 ERA. Became the first lefty to lead the majors in relief IP since 1997 when MIN Greg Swindell threw 112.0...his innings total was also the highest by any LHP out of the bullpen since Swindell threw 90.1 innings the following year, 1998... pitched 11 more innings than the next-closest lefty in 2008, CIN Jeremy Affeldt (78.1). Shattered the club record for most innings by a lefty reliever...was previously held by Doug Creek who pitched 62.2 innings in 2001, a mark Howell passed on August 6. His 6 wins fell one shy of the club record for relievers...joined James Shields (2007) as the only Rays to win their first 6 decisions in a season. Did not allow an earned run in 11 outings in September, spanning 15-IP (7-H, 2-R, 0-ER, 5-BB, 16-SO)...last earned run allowed was Aug 30 vs. BAL. Twenty-three of his 64 outings were 2.0-plus innings...also had six 3.0-inning appearances, all of them May 11 and earlier. Had a stretch of 25 outings from June 13-Aug 16 in which he allowed just 2 ER (1-0, 1-SV, 0.63-ERA, 28.2-IP, 20-H, 14-BB, 35-SO). Made his season debut April 6 at NYY and worked the final 3.0 innings, allowing just one base runner, a Hideki Matsui single...was his first career big league relief app. Recorded his first career save April 17 at MIN with 3.0 shutout innings, facing the minimum 9 hitters...yielded 2 hits (singles) and induced 2 GDP. 2007 James Phillip Howell ... twenty-four year-old split the season between the Rays and AAA Durham ... Made 10 starts for the Rays over three separate tours and went 1-6 with a 7.59 ERA ... has made 18 career starts for Tampa Bay since he was acquired from the Royals on June 20, 2006 (is 2-9) ... owns a total of 33 major league starts ... Was initially recalled on June 2 when fellow lefty Casey Fossum was moved to the bullpen ... was optioned back to Durham on July 9 with the Rays not needing a 5th starter through first week of the second half ... Was up again on July 21 to start the second game of a doubleheader at New York and optioned back after the game ... lost 17-5 , allowing 7 runs on a career-high 10 hits in 5 innings. Recalled again on Sep 16 following the International League postseason and replaced James Shields in the rotation for the season's final two weeks ... Made a total of 33 starts between the Rays, Bulls and AAA postseason, working a combined 192.2 and striking out 211, all professional bests ... Pitched much better at Tropicana Field than on the road, going 1-2 in 4 starts, a 4.74 ERA (24.2-IP, 13-ER), and a .237 opp. avg. in the dome ... that despite allowing a career-high 9 runs (8 earned) over 4.2 innings in his final start of the year, Sep 26 vs. the Yankees ... Lone win with Rays came in his season debut June 3 at home against KC, his former club ... threw a career-high 8.0 innings holding the Royals to just one run (on a Jason LaRue solo HR) and 5 hits with no walks and 5 strikeouts ... retired his final 12 batters in the Rays 5-1 victory ... Lost 4 of his 6 road starts, while pitching to a 10.25 ERA (26.1-IP, 30-ER, .383 opp avg.). Left 4 of his 10 starts with the lead, only to see Rays 'pen relinquish it - also June 8 at Florida, June 19 at Arizona and June 25 vs. Chicago White Sox ... Fanned a career-high 9 batters June 8 in South Florida ... but did not draw a decision leaving after 6 Innings up 8-6 ... Rays 'pen surrendered 8 unanswered runs falling 14-8 ... JP's line: 6.0- IP, 8-H, 6-R/ER, 3-BB, 9-SO, 1 HR (Jeremy Hermida grand slam) ... actually batted before he threw a pitch as TB sent 9 men to the plate in the 1st inning, the 2nd time in his career he has swung the bat before throwing a pitch - also his major league debut June 11, 2005 at Arizona ... recorded his first career hit and RBI in the game in the 3rd inning ... followed a 1:26 minute rain delay to start the game ... Suffered the shortest outing of his career July 5 at Fenway Park (0.2-IP) ... did not make it out of the first inning as the Red Sox touched him for 6 runs on 6 hits including a Coco Crisp grand slam ... faced 10 batters, 8 reached ... Boston went on to the 15-4 win ... Made 21 starts with Durham, holding a 7-8 record and a 3.38 ERA in 128 innings ... led the International League with 145 strikeouts and ranked 4th in the league in ERA ... Made 8 regular season starts for the Bulls after he was optioned the 2nd time and went 3-2 with a 2.76 ERA (52-IP, 16-ER, 66-K) Started Game 1 in both of Durham's playoff series and made a relief appearance in Game 5 of the championship set ... was 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA in 14 innings of work, striking out 17 ... Lone CG came May 2 in a 4-1, 7.0-inning loss to Norfolk (Orioles) ... the rain-shortened contest was his first career complete game ... Was one of the final spring cuts ... appeared in 6 games, 2 starts, allowing 3 runs in 13.0 IP (1.80 ERA) with 5 walks and 9 strikeouts. 2006 Was acquired by the Rays from the Royals in exchange for OF Joey Gathright and minor league infielder Fernando Cortez on June 20 ... The 23-year-old made 8 starts for the Rays over two stints going 1-3 with a 5.10 ERA ... Was initially recalled from AAA Durham July 31-Aug 8 when Scott Kazmir landed on the disabled list ... Made 2 starts, both at home, and went 1-1 with a 10.80 ERA (8.1-IP, 11-R, 10-ER, 9-SO) ... His Rays debut came Aug 1 against Detroit allowing 6 runs on 9 hits in 3.2 innings of work for the loss ... was doomed by a 43-pitch 2nd inning in which the Tigers sent 10 men to the plate and scored 5 times ... Allowed a Carlos Guillen solo homer the next inning, part of Guillen's first career cycle and the first cycle ever against the Rays ... Returned to the Rays Aug 25 from Durham when Scott Kazmir returned to the DL with left shoulder tightness ... was much improved going 1-2 with a 3.71 ERA (34-IP, 14-ER, 24-SO) ... allowed 3 runs or less in 5 of 6 starts ... Lone win came Sept 23 against the Yankees at home when he tossed a career high 7.0 innings of shutout ball limiting New York to just 3 hits and 2 walks defeating 280-game winner Randy Johnson ... Rays went on to record their 6th shutout of the season 8-0, matching their largest ever shutout at Tropicana Field (also June 27, 1999 vs. Toronto) ... was just the 4th time New York had been shutout this season ... no other starter threw as many shutout innings against the Yankees in 2006 ... Was his first ML victory since Sept 26, 2005 at MIN (with KC) ... was the first win by a Rays starter in 29 games, dating back to Aug 21 when James Shields defeated Texas at home ... Was on the mound Sept 2 vs. SEA when the Rays turned a triple play in the first inning, the 2nd ever turned by Tampa Bay and first ever under the Tropicana Field dome ... Howell struck out Raul Ibanez, Adrian Beltre was caught stealing second base and Jose Lopez was out advancing to home, 2-6-2, the first ever triple play of that variety (SABR) ... Held right-handed hitters to a .281 batting average (36-128) while lefties batted .400 (16-40) off him ... Made 10 starts at Durham going 5-3 with a 2.62 ERA, striking out 49 batters while walking only 15 ... Allowed 3 earned runs or less in 9 of his 10 starts ... Opened the year with AAA Omaha of the Pacific Coast League where he worked to a 3-2 record with a 4.75 ERA in 8 starts ... missed the month of May on the disabled list with a left shoulder strain. 2005 Saw his 1st action at the Major League level, going 3-5 with a 6.19 ERA in 15 games...his 15 starts were the most by a Royals left-handed rookie since Glendon Rusch (27) in 1997 and 6th-most all time...Made 4 stops in the Royals organization, including High Desert (A), Wichita (AA), Omaha (AAA) and the Major League level...posted an 8-2 record and a 2.83 ERA in 18 minor league starts (101.2 IP, 32 ER)...he led all Royals minor leaguers in ERA...Opened the season with High Desert (A) where he went 3-1 with a 1.96 ERA (46.0 IP, 33 H, 10 ER, 24 BB, 48 SO) in 8 starts...Was named a California League All-Star but did not play due to promotion...Was promoted to Wichita (AA) on May 22 and was 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA (18.0 IP, 12 H, 5 ER, 5 BB, 23 SO) in 3 starts for the Wranglers...Made 1st start for Omaha (AAA) on June 6, earning a 9-5 win at Nashville... allowed 5 runs (3 earned) on 7 hits in 5.1 innings...walked 4 and struck out 2...Had his contract purchased by Kansas City on June 11 and made his Major League debut that night at Arizona...enjoyed the 2nd-quickest rise through the Royals organization in franchise history...only Bo Jackson (signed 6/86 - debuted 9/86) had a shorter trip to the big leagues...Became just the 4th player from the 2004 June Free Agent Draft to make his Major League debut (Huston Street, OAK; Cla Meredith, BOS; Jeffrey Fiorentio, BAL)...Won his Major League debut, 8-5, on June 11 at Arizona...allowed just 1 run .on 4 hits through 5.0 innings...walked 2 and struck out 8...the 8 strikeouts tied a Royals club record for a pitcher in his Major League debut, matching Paul Splittorff who fanned 8 vs. the White Sox on Sept. 23, 1970...At 22 years, 1 month, 17 days, he became the 16th-youngest pitcher to start a game for the Royals...he also became the 5th-youngest pitcher in Royals history to win his 1st start...Was impressive in his 9 road starts, going 3-2 with a 4.21 ERA (47.0 IP, 38 H, 22 ER)...went 0-3 with a 9.82 ERA (25.2 IP, 28 ER) in 6 starts at Kauffman Stadium...Held left-handed hitters to a .229 average (11-48), while right-handed hitters hit at a .271 clip (62-229)...Suffered his 1st Major League loss in his 2nd start June 17 vs. Houston...allowed 4 runs on 5 hits through 6.0 innings...walked 3 and struck out 3...the loss was his 1st in his last 11 professional starts, including his appearances in the minors...Lasted just 1.2 innings in a no decision in the Royals 12-8 win over Minnesota on July 9... allowed 4 runs on 4 hits and 3 walks and also recorded 2 wild pitches...Optioned to Omaha on July 23...went 1-4 with a 7.68 ERA (36.1 IP, 45 H, 31 ER) in 8 starts for Kansas City in his 1st stint...Recalled from Omaha on Aug. 27 after going 2-1 with a 3.89 ERA in 6 starts for Omaha, including 2-0 with a 2.54 ERA (28.1 IP, 8 ER) in his final 5 starts...Led the Royals to a 5-2 record in his last 7 starts, including 5-straight wins to finish the season...posted a 2-1 record and a 4.71 ERA (36.1 IP, 28 H, 19 ER, 20 BB, 30 SO) in his last 7 starts...Had an impressive run in his last 3 starts, going 1-0 with a 2.35 ERA (15.1 IP, 10 H, 4 ER)...Earned a 5-0 win at Minnesota on Sept. 26 after tossing 5.0 no-hit innings...left the game with the no-hitter intact, after tossing 97 pitches in just 5.0 innings...joined Kevin Appier as the only Royals starters to be pulled after tossing at least 5.0 innings of no-hit baseball (Appier, 6.2 innings on April 26, 1995)...Tossed a career-high 6.1 innings in KC's 7-6 win over the Toronto Blue Jays on Oct. 1, but did not figure in the decision after holding the Blue Jays to 4 hits and 4 unearned runs. 2004 Posted a 3-1 record and a 2.77 ERA in 6 games (4 starts) for Idaho Falls in his 1st professional season...Allowed 16 hits and 8 earned runs in 26.0 innings...walked 12 batters, while striking out 38...Was selected by the Royals as a sandwich pick between the 1st and 2nd rounds (31st overall) of the June Free Agent Draft...was signed by Chet Sergo.


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LAVENDER SONGS Jeremy Lawrence, pictured above, performs his own translations of songs written and performed by queer artists in the cabarets of Weimar Berlin. Tues., April 10 & Wed., April 11 at 7pm. DUPLEX CABARET THEATRE, 61 Christopher St. at 7th Ave. $12, plus 2-drink min. 212-255-5438. http://www.tosos2.org.
Accomplice: The Village, A new show from the producers of Accomplice: New York that is part interactive theater and part game that sends participants on a mission along the streets of the West Village. Performances run every Saturday and Sunday from 1pm-3pm and meet at a location TBA. $55. www.accomplicethevillage.com. 212-209-3370.
Bad Plays Festival, NY Artists Unlimited is now accepting submissions for the 2nd annual Bad Plays Festival (naughty, satirical, politically incorrect, political satire). Scripts under 45-minutes running time are preferred. To apply, submit application, resume, cover letter, sufficient copies of script for readers, bios of any other artists involved, and $15 application fee (through April 30; $25 through May). Check or money order made out to NY Artists Unlimited, Inc. Mail to: Melba LaRose, Artistic Director, NY Artists Unlimited, 212 W. 14 St., #2A, NYC 10011. The festival will be presented for 3 weeks in September. www.NYartists.org. firstname.lastname@example.com.
Boys Just Wanna Have Fun, A new romantic comedy from the creators of My Big Gay Italian Wedding set in the 1980s as two NYD detectives go undercover as Rio and Lola to infiltrate a an alleged drug ring. The investigation leads to a Staten Island gay bar where Rio meets and falls in love with the local heartthrob. Performances Fridays at 10pm and Saturdays at 3pm through April 14. ACTORS PLAYHOUSE THEATER, 100 Seventh Ave. South. $55.50. 212-239-6200.
The Devil and Billy Markham, You know Shel Silverstein from the childrens classics The Giving Tree and Where the Sidewalk Ends, but wait until you see The Devil and Billy Markham, which tells the story of Billy Markham who never met a bet he didnt take, including that of his own soul. D-LOUNGE, 101 E. 15th St. Thru April 14; Fri. & Sat. at 8pm. $20, $12 students. 212-868-4444.
THE EXILES, A new adaptation of the Orestes and Electra myth by Theodora Skipitares about a brother and sister who avenge the murder of their father and become outcasts in their own city. LA MAMA ANNEX, 74A E. 4th St. Thru April 8; Thurs.-Sun. at 7:30pm & Sun. at 2:30pm. $18. 212-475-7710. www.lamama.org.
Murder Uncensored, About the secret life and unsolved murder of silent film director William Desmond Taylor. Thru April 8; Fri., Sat. & Mon. at 8pm & Sun. at 3:30pm. $20, $16 students & seniors. WINGS THEATER, 154 Christopher St. 212-627-2961.
My Trip to Al-Qaeda, Lawrence Wright brings his acclaimed book to the stage, weaving facts, figures and Powerpoint into a compelling and timely story. Thru April 14. CULTURE PROJECT, 55 Mercer St. 212-352-3101. www.theatermania.com.
Oklahoma, The American classic by Rodgers & Hammerstein presented by The Village Light Opera Group. It is a story of courtship & dreams in a faraway place where work was hard and pleasures were simple. Sat., April 21 at 8pm; Sun., April 22 at 2pm; Fri., April 27 at 8pm; Sat., April 28 & Sun., April 29 at 2pm. HAFT AUDITORIUM, Fashion Institute of Technology, 227 W. 27th St., bet 7th & 8th Aves. $20-40. 212-352-3101. www.theatermania.com.
Opening Doors: A Journey in Musical Theatre, A professionally staged production created by NYC middle & high school students. Sat., April 14 at 8pm & Sun., April 15 at 7pm. THE HYPOTHETICAL THEATRE, The Sol Goldman Y, 344 E. 14th St. Suggested donation is $10. Proceeds benefit Wingspan Arts Scholarship Fund. For reservations, email firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information, visit www.wingspanarts.org.
Random Acts!, Features one-act plays by the best of The New School for Dramas up-and-coming actors, directors and playwrights. Thru April 28; Thurs. Sat. at 8pm and Sat. at 3pm. THE NEW SCHOOL FOR DRAMA, 151 Bank St., 3 rd floor. Free. Reservations recommended. 212-279-4200. www.ticketcentral.com. www.drama.newschool.edu.
Trophy Wife, A new musical adaptation of Anton Chekhovs short story Anna on the Neck. April 12 - 22, Thurs. - Sun. at 7:30pm; Sun. at 2:30pm. LA MAMA E.T.C., 74 E. 4th St., bet 2nd Ave. & Bowery. $18. 212-475-7710. www.LaMaMa.org.
Waxing West, A new play by a Romanian playwright that explores the tragic-comic journeys of her compatriots caught up in the cultural and economic dislocations of post-Iron Curtain Eastern Europe. April 5 22, Thurs. Sat. at 7:30 pm; Sun at 2:30 & 7:30pm. LA MAMA E.T.C., First Floor Theater, 74A E. 4th St. $18, $13 seniors & students. 212-475-7710. www.lamama.org.
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Acianthera variegata
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Acianthera variegata (Barb.Rodr.) Campacci
Pabstiella variegata (Barb.Rodr.) Luer
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Endangered B1ab(iii)+2ab(iii) ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Romand-Monnier, F.
|Rankou, H.
Acianthera variegata is an epiphytic orchid, which is reported to occur in Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, from two localities some 300 km apart. Acianthera variegata has not been collected since 1948. It is not known whether this orchid still occurs in these two localities. The Atlantic Forest has been reduced to 8% of its original area. Remains are mostly dissected in tiny and widely separated forest fragments. In Mata Atlantica, the fact that many epiphytes are known from only one population is not due to uneven sampling effort but because they represent the last remain of an earlier biodiversity (Filho and Leme 2006). Surveys and censuses should be conducted in Macae the Cima and surrounding fragments of montane Atlantic forests and forests fragments around Caldas, in Minas Gerais to determine whether A. variegata is still extant and whether local extinction has occurred. These surveys should allow to clarify the current conservation status of this elusive orchid. To the present knowledge, a rating of Endangered is given to A. variegata as it is known from two locations, with EOO and AOO which are less than 5,000 and 500 km2 respectively, and there are known threats to this fragmented habitat.
|Range Description:
|This species is an epiphytic orchid, which is reported to occur in Minas Gerais (Govaerts 2004) and Rio de Janeiro (specimen data, Rio de Janeiro Herbarium), in Brazil, from two localities some 300 km apart.
|Countries occurrence:
|Additional data:
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|This species is only known from three collections, treated as two localities. The taxon was collected twice in Macae de Cima, Rio de Janeiro around 1948 and the type was collected prior to 1896, by Rodrigues, in Caldas, Minas Gerais. It has not been collected since. It is not known whether this orchid still occurs in these two localities. It was not found in the orchid survey of the floristic reserve of Macae de Cima (Miller and Warren 1996). The size and dynamics of the population, if still extant, are unknown.
|Current Population Trend:
|Additional data:
|Habitat and Ecology:
|There is no other information on the type of habitats in which this species was collected. The altitude at both localities is ca 1,200 m asl. In Minas Gerais, the orchid was collected by a river and may have occurred in gallery forest. One collection was made within the Campos Rupestre Montane Savanna Ecoregion and the other one within the Serra do Mar Coastal Forests Ecoregion (GIS data).
|Use and Trade:
|No information available.
|Major Threat(s):
Epiphytes have experienced dramatic population decreases mainly because of habitat loss and extraction activities, which have driven many species close to extinction (Mondragon et al. 2006). Since the 16th century, the Atlantic rainforest, a biodiversity hotspot (Myers et al. 2000), has suffered from uninterrupted deforestation and has been reduced to 8% of its original area. Remains are mostly dissected in tiny and widely separated forest fragments. Natural habitats in the localities of collection seems to have been highly converted, altered and degraded into a mosaic of cropland, pastures, and shrubland (GIS data), with medium to high human footprint (Sanderson et al. 2002). The Serra do Mar forests have been reduced in area by 53%. Natural habitats within the Campos Rupestre have also been largely altered. Besides ongoing conversion of forest for agriculture, pasture and urban expansion, other threats to epiphytic orchids in the region include mining, tourism, the harvesting of firewood, illegal logging, plant collecting, invasion by alien species and lianas, air pollution, and fires. Forest fragmentation directly threaten epiphytic orchids through the loss of porophytes, pollinators, increased desiccation and risks of fires, invasion of ruderal plants and also facilitates extractivism of ornamental species (Da Silva 2001, Maria 2001, Filho and Leme 2006). The ability of this species to regenerate and persist in disturbed and secondary forests is unknown.
It may have been or be the prey of unscrupulous collectors. Collecting orchids from natural sources is still very common in Brazil in spite of prohibitions of international commerce of species collected in the wild (Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species – CITES) (Saddi et al. 2005).
|Conservation Actions:
One collection was made within the within the Reserva Ecológica de Macaé de Cima, the second biggest area of the Atlantic Forest in the state of Rio de Janeiro, while natural habitats in the other locality of collection, in Minas Gerais do not currently benefit from any protection. The Serra do Mar Corridor is currently being implemented as part of the PP-G7 Atlantic forest subprogram (Tabarelli et al. 2005) and Unesco Biosphere Reserve of Mata Atlantica development. Many forest fragments occur on private land and innovative incentives are needed. Extensive habitat restoration and expansion of protected areas is needed for the establishment of corridors (Filho and Leme 2006). This orchid is currently listed on Appendix II of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). The species is not grown within any botanical institutions.
Surveys and census should be conducted in Macae the Cima and surrounding fragments of montane Atlantic forests and forests fragments around Caldas, in Minas Gerais to determine whether the taxon is still extant and whether local extinction has occurred. Micropropagation protocols should be designed for population reinforcement, for in vitro preservation and to alleviate the potential pressure of extraction on the wild population. If possible, seed should be collected and stored for germplasm conservation. Raising awareness on the risk of extinction face by these epiphytic orchids is important.
da Silva, J.M.C. 2001. Serra do Mar coastal forests (NT0160). Available at: http://worldwildlife.org/ecoregions/nt0160.
Filho, J.A.S. and Leme, E.M.C. 2007. Fragments of the Atlantic forest of Northeast Brazil. Andrea Jakobsson Estudio, Rio de Janeiro.
IUCN. 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2013.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12 June 2013).
Maria, J. 2001. Campos Rupestres montane savanna (NT0703).
Miller, D. and Warren, R. 1996. Orchideas do Alto da Serra da Mata Atlantica Pluvial do Sudeste do Brazil. Salamandra Consultoria Editorial Ltda, Rio de Janeiro.
Saddi, E.M., Conrado Lopes, R. and Potsch Andreata, R.H. 2005. Floristics and Conservation of Orchidaceae at Rio das Pedras Reserve. Selbyana 26(1): 318-325.
Tabarelli, M., Pinto, L.P., Silva, J.M.C., Hirota,M. and Bedê, L. 2005. Challenges and opportunities for biodiversity conservation in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. Conservation Biology 19(3): 695-700.
|Romand-Monnier, F. 2013. Acianthera variegata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2013: e.T44392403A44517075. . Downloaded on 22 September 2018.
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Education minister won't stop elementary teachers strikes
Ontario parents with children in public elementary schools should brace for one-day teacher strikes.
Education Minister Laurel Broten said Thursday she will not interfere in plans by the Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO) to launch one-day rotating strikes in school boards across the province.
Broten acknowledged it was an inconvenience for parents but argued one day off school would not jeopardize student learning.
"I have carefully weighed the balance of legal strike action and the needs of students and parents to have stability in their schools," Broten said. "Given that ETFO has provided five days notice to families, and given that they have assured families that this will be only a one-day strike, I am prepared to let one day of legal strike action occur."
Broten has the power under Bill 115 to impose a contract and halt strikes — something she says she's prepared to do if strikes extend beyond one day or if ETFO fails to provide at least 72 hours notice.
Local school boards in the Avon Maitland District, an area north of London, and the Ontario North East District, which includes Timmins, were notified by ETFO that their members would not be on the job Monday.
ETFO President Sam Hammond said in a statement that Broten could resolve this "chaos" she has created by repealing Bill 115, and giving union locals the "latitude" needed to reach agreements.
Premier Dalton McGuinty said his government has worked well with teachers and he believes most understand the current need for restraint.
"We just don't believe that a one-day strike warrants the heavy hand of government," McGuinty said, in defence of Broten's position.
Ontario Finance Minister Dwight Duncan pointed out his government has given teachers a 23% wage increase, better benefits and pensions and fewer days in the classroom.
"It turns out that the (Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation) couldn't deliver their membership, and the Elementary Teachers' Federation, in my view, have been erratic for years. They have not put the interests of students first," Duncan said. "I regret that even one day will be lost. I'm told that this is the way we need to approach this."
PC Leader Tim Hudak, who backed the Liberals on Bill 115, called the government's decision to permit strikes "unbelievable," suggesting it was allowing unions to run the province.
NDP MPP Peter Tabuns didn't blame the teacher federations for the coming turmoil.
"I take it all back to Dalton McGuinty. Remember, he promised no conflict in the schools…you start this kind of fight and the outcome is one where there's conflict," Tabuns said.


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Assessing the photochemical production of carbon dioxide in the ocean
OCCI Funded Project: 2006
Ultimately, the ocean's ability to act as a sink for anthropogenically produced carbon dioxide (CO2) is governed by the equilibrium between atmospheric and oceanic concentrations. Predicting the ocean's ability to continue to act as a sink for atmospheric CO2 relies on a clear understanding of the sources and sinks of dissolved inorganic carbon. Recent evidence suggests that a major unconstrained source of CO2 in the upper ocean is the photochemical destruction of dissolved organic carbon (DOC). Initial estimates suggest that CO2 production rates from DOC may be of the same magnitude or larger than the anthropogenic uptake suggesting large ramifications for oceanic CO2 concentrations. Through the proposed work, we hope to develop an improved, quantitative assessment of the magnitude and mechanisms driving upper-ocean CO2 photo-production.
Fundamental methodological gaps have to date prohibited us from assessing the importance of CO2 photo-production in the global carbon cycle. Our goal in this project is to refine a new pool isotope exchange (PIE) method for measuring extremely small in situ CO2 concentration changes. In the marine environment, organic and inorganic carbon have a fairly consistent isotopic ratio of 98.9% 13C to 1.1% 13C. We will leverage this by effectively replacing all of the 12CO2 with 13CO2 and monitoring the evolution of 12CO2 from dissolved organic material with the standard isotopic ratio. This work will provide the foundation for global modeling efforts and will provide a more realistic assessment of the importance of CO2 photo-production in the global carbon cycle.


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Panetta misleads on Afghan violence
The Long War Journal's Thomas Joscelyn reports that jetsetter Leon Panetta took time out last week from flying the entire Defense Department to his home in California to address those drooling morons at The Center for a New American Security and told them that the security situation in Afghanistan has improved last year and this year;
"Violence levels, which had increased for five years, decreased in 2011, and 2012," Panetta said.
Joscelyn points out that while it's true that violence in Afghanistan has decreased in 2011 and 2012, it remains higher than Enemy Initiated Attack (EIA) levels before the so-called surge. And now there are no surge troops.
Joscelyn continues that EIAs were higher in September 2012 than it was in September 2011. He also reports that attacks against civilians are actually higher than 2010.
I don't suppose that the rise in the Taliban-related violence isn't related at all to the well-publicized timetable withdrawal of surge troops. And I guess it would be inappropriate to mention that General McChrystal and the CIA both predicted this outcome if the president didn't fully staff the command's plan for the surge, but the President chose to placate his base and Joe Bite-Me instead. And now the same crowd is going to plan the presence of troops past the 2014 withdrawal date. But the Taliban is sure to reduce their attacks by then out of respect for us.
But, hey, the 47% are happy with their choice.
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Halfway between the New Jersey Turnpike and the Atlantic City casinos is a little slice of France: Amalthea Cellars. There's an old farmhouse, and a field full of grapevines.
Lou Caracciolo, who founded Amalthea, is walking through the field. "Here's something I put in the ground in 1976," he says. "You have to have a feel for it, and after 30 years I have a pretty good feel for it."
Caracciolo calls himself a hopeless romantic. And, really, you have to be a romantic to try to make a $33 bottle of cabernet sauvignon blend in New Jersey.
Amalthea Cellars has to overcome not only the jokes about Jersey, but also the reputation of other New Jersey wines.
There are dozens of winemakers in New Jersey. But many of them make a very different kind of wine — wine that's cheaper and much sweeter. Just down the road from Amalthea is the Tomasello Winery, whose sweet wine is sold all around the country. "It goes very well with cheesecake," Charlie Tomasello says.
There's nothing wrong with a $10 cheesecake wine. But it creates a challenge for winemakers who want to make the fancy, dry, French-style wine.
Caracciolo and some of the other wine growers in the state want Jersey to be the next Napa Valley. He wants wine collectors, tasting tours, destination weddings. He needs to change people's minds.
The winery's first step has been to start with the label. Even though the fancy winemakers are in New Jersey, they want to separate themselves from Jersey. They petitioned the government for a special geographic designation — like, say, Napa Valley. So now the fancy wines say they're from the "Outer Coastal Plain."
"I mean, it does sound fancier than New Jersey," Caracciolo says.
But a label only gets you so far.
"The wine business in the state has got to kick that reputation," says George Taber, a wine journalist who used to live in Jersey. "And you don't kick it by having 80 percent of the wines in the market be those sweet wines."
So Caracciolo has been on a mission. He visits the sweet winemakers and tells them to keep making the sweet stuff — but make a few fancy, dry wines on the side.
Some of them have responded. Charlie Tomasello, of sweet wine fame, is now selling a $48 bottle of cabernet. "It has nice cassis and forward fruit and a little bit of leather and chocolate in there," he says.
Alright, let's think of some of the great wine-making regions of the world. You have Bordeaux in France. You've got Napa Valley in California. And then there is the Outer Coastal Plain. That's where Lou Caracciolo makes his wine.
LOU CARACCIOLO: The Outercoastal Plain, when I'm at an international show now, people pick that up and say: That's in Australia, isn't it? That wine is fabulous, it's Australian? No, it's from New Jersey.
GREENE: New Jersey, wine. Like the state itself, it has long been the butt of jokes. But Robert Smith of our Planet Money Team shows us how Jersey winemakers are trying to change their reputation.
ROBERT SMITH, BYLINE: Halfway between the New Jersey Turnpike and the Atlantic City casinos is a little bit of France.
CARACCIOLO: Here if you walk here you'll see - let me show you something.
SMITH: Lou Caracciolo takes me past his 100-year-old farmhouse and into the rows of grapevines.
CARACCIOLO: And here's something that I put in the ground in 1976.
SMITH: Back when he started Almathea Cellars. He's nostalgic that way.
CARACCIOLO: You have to have a feel for it. And after 30 years, I have a pretty good feel for it.
SMITH: So these are your babies is what you are saying?
CARACCIOLO: Well, more or less, yeah. I am a hopeless romantic so don't start with me.
SMITH: You have to be a romantic to make a $33 a bottle Cabernet blend in a state better known for Snooki and "The Sopranos." Wine lives and dies on a region's reputation.
SMITH: And Caracciolo can't help but be a tad defensive about his home state when I taste it.
This is fantastic.
LOU CARACCIOLO: You like that one? Not bad for New Jersey, right?
SMITH: Caracciolo is battling not just all those New Jersey jokes, but something bigger - the reputation of the other New Jersey wines. People have been fermenting grapes here since the American Revolution. There are dozens of other winemakers. People like Charlie Tomasello, who is just down the road - a guy who is famous for a very different kind of wine.
CHARLIE TOMASELLO: Would you like a little sip?
SMITH: It has been described as tasting like grape jelly.
TOMASELLO: Yes. Well, I think that's accurate because Concord is used by Welch's probably to make grape jelly. And it's very sweet, I have to tell you that.
SMITH: The Tomasello family had been very successful making these sweet wines. You can find them all over the country. So much so that anyone who knows New Jersey wine probably thinks, hmm, Smuckers. Especially the version made with local blueberries.
I know. I can picture almost like being poured over ice cream. It has that kind of like almost syrupy taste to it.
TOMASELLO: It goes very well with cheesecake.
SMITH: There's nothing wrong with a $10 cheesecake wine. And Tomasello's is delicious. But it creates a perception challenge for winemakers who want to make the dry French-style wine. They want Jersey to be the next Napa Valley. They want big money wine collectors. Tasting tours. Destination weddings. And for that they need to change minds.
The first step has been to start with the label. Some fancy New Jersey winemakers have separated themselves from New Jersey. They petitioned the government for a special geographic designation - like Napa Valley or the Rhone River. And they got it. The Outer Coastal Plain.
Lou Caracciolo says it helps.
CARACCIOLO: Well, it does sound fancier than New Jersey. I mean it does.
SMITH: But a label only gets you so far. There's still the stuff inside the bottle. And if it doesn't have a consistent taste, that can hurt.
George Taber, a wine journalist who used to live in Jersey, says the state has to make less of the cheesecake stuff.
GEORGE TABER: Basically, the wine industry, the wine business in the state, has got to kick that reputation. And you don't kick it by continuing to having 80 percent of the wines out on the market are those sweet wines.
SMITH: The high-end winemakers in New Jersey face a classic economic challenge. It's called the collective action problem. By working together, the wineries of the state could improve the reputation of New Jersey wine. But it is so much easier for most of these wineries to make a profit by growing the easy, cheaper grapes, by putting out a sweeter wine.
So Lou Caracciolo has been tackling this. He visits the sweet winemakers and he says yes, yes, I know this is how you make your money. But make your reputation, your prestige by making a few fancy dry wines - just on the side. And some of them have.
SMITH: If this sounds expensive, it is. A $48 2010 reserve Cabernet called Palmeris.
SMITH: And surprise, it's from Charlie Tomasello, the blueberry wine king. No Smuckers here.
TOMASELLO: Well, it has nice cassis and forward fruit and a little bit of leather and chocolate in there and...
SMITH: They're still a long way from having a New Jersey section in every fancy wine store. But a reputation - like a good wine - only matures with time.
Robert Smith, NPR News. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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My son purchased a computer from Sony Style on line 7/10/09. We received the computer laptop Sony Vaoi VGNNW130 on 7/15/09. He took the computer out of the box and proceeded to connect the battery and plug it in to charge and it would not recognize the battery. He then called Sony support and they were able to get the computer to recognize the battery but it would not charge. He was then told that it was a defective battery and they would priority overnight ship the new battery to him. We left for vacation on 7/18 and the battery had not arrived.
Upon returning from vacation the battery had still not arrived. A second call was made to Sony and he was told the battery was on back order and he should get it in 3-5 days. A third call was made when it did not arrive and he was again told it was on back order it should be 3-5 days. When that did not arrive he called again and a replacement battery was found and it would arrive in 3-5 days. That did not arrive another call was made to Sony and he was told both batteries were on back order.
Once again it should only be 3-5 days for another to arrive. This went on until he left for college. I took over the calls to Sony and got nowhere. I was told on 8/28/09 that a priority service called was placed and someone who could help would call me back within 24 hours. On 9/1/09 I still had not received a call back. On 9/1/09 I spent 5 1/2 hours on the phone, was disconnected 5x and had to start the process over each time to get to the correct person.
During all these calls I was transferred from customer relations to Sony Style, I was told because my son purchased the computer on-line, who proceed to transfer me to Sony Cares. The gentleman who helped me told me there were plenty of batteries available, he actually checked 3x to be sure and asked if I would like to order one.
Of course I told him and then proceeded to tell me it would cost 199.00. Needless to say I exploded. A manager came on the line and told me they were unable to send me the battery without payment. I was then sent back to Customer relations. The manager there told me they had found a replacement battery it was in the warehouse and would be shipped to me within, you guessed it 3-5 days.
On 9/9/09 I called Sony once again to see why we had not received the battery, I was once again told it was on back order. I blew up, they put my call through as a "Tier 2" call and **, from San Diego told me he did have the battery and would priority ship it next day. Well, waiting for a happy ending, you're not going to get it.
The battery arrived just as ** said on 9/10/09, but when my son put it in the computer it did not work. The problem it seems is not a defective battery, but a defective computer. I have already been told that I cannot receive my money back because the 30 day warranty is over, bull I say. Not my fault it took them almost 60 days to send me a replacement part, and they misdiagnosed the problem to begin with. I was on the phone once again 9/10/09, disconnected 3x, 2 1/2 hours later to be told anyone who could help me is gone, I have to call back in the morning. DON'T BUY SONY PRODUCTS!!!!!
FLORIDA -- My Sony Vaio laptop is less than a year old. It has always been hard to open. Recently I opened the laptop and the LCD screen cracked. Called Sony support explained the problem, and how it cracked. I was told that my repair should fall under my warranty as it happened during ordinary use and was less than a year old, unless it was determined that it was dropped or had been abused.
To which I stated it was never dropped or abused. So I filled out my repair sheet, even explaining in detail what happened, and posting sticky notes to the places I had my hands on the outside of the laptop and the inside edge of the plastic frame, in the center where you open it, which just so happened to be the same exact place on the screen where the cracks were and Sent to Sony for repair.
All this also happened when my son, who is a computer tech, was standing there and saw it, and told me exactly what he thought, the hinges were too tight and the stress of that on the screen each time it is opened, with the screen that is not reinforced on the inside, caused it, and Sony should handle it under the warranty.
So knowing what he said and what support told me, I felt great, it will be taken care of and I won't have to worry about having to spend money I don't really have right now to get a new one. So I wait to hear from Sony. I then receive a notice a few days later, that it was going to cost $529.99 to fix my screen. Highly upset, I Called and talked to "Alexis" in the repair department and all they could tell me was that my screen was broken.
I continued to explain, no kidding, that the support department knew this before it was sent out. They refused to allow me to speak to the tech and would only give me his code # **, who was obviously not so smart to only be able to figure out what I already knew. Giving me every excuse why I could not speak to the person who actually was working on my laptop. They also insisted it was from physical damage, but could not tell me what, they had no proof of how it happened.
So they argue with me that I abused it. I also told them of my sons obviously smarter diagnosis, I insisted on speaking to all supervisors, they told me I would get a call back in 24-48 hours, still would not give me names other than her supervisor ** # ** and the techs supervisor # **. Told they are not allowed to give names. So highly upset that they refuse to honor the warranty, I wait...
More than 72 hours later, I get a call from supervisor ** # **. Who tells me nothing new, only again insisting that I must have shut a pen in it or something, I insisted again, no and repeated everything again, then he said oh yeah I put my hand on it just like you said in notes and that didn't do it because that is not where the cracks are, so you must have had pressure by something on it. Wrong again, the pressure was from opening it, and the weak screen, which I again stated was not my doing, and obviously he is lying because if he put his hands where I said, the cracks are right there.
That falls under workmanship and ordinary use. Still refused to honor my warranty. But offered a discount of $400 to fix it. I stated that how could they try and charge me for what my warranty clearly states should be covered. Not to mention that this exact problem has happened before to other customers. And is why they have a bad customer service rating.
And that since my son the tech knows what the screen costs and how it is done that charge is way too high. That I and all my family have been Sony customers for years, but never again... never, will any of us buy anything Sony ever again. So I was told they would send my computer back. We will see if it arrives in the condition it left.
When I received it back yesterday, as it was suggested by my tech son, I took it to a local Computer Retail Store, that is currently receiving high reviews for their techs, to have them look at it. I explained to them how the crack occurred when I opened it and showed them exactly how I opened it. Their Tech Department, stated that they have had the same laptops come in with the same problems, and have heard the same Sony repair warranty refusal complaints.
The techs confirmed that the hinges are too tight and because the screen is not supported, since it only has a thin foil lining between the screen and the outside plastic top, it is Sony's cheap workmanship on this model that is causing the problems. As Just opening it normally puts pressure on the screen, that's why you can see it bend when you open it because the lack of interior support. Unlike the model # vgn-n250e, that has the same exact lcd screen installed, but it is supported by a steel plate between the screen and the top, so it does not bend when the screen is opened or adjusted.
They told us it is an easy repair that should take any computer tech repair shop, no more than about 30 minutes to complete, but it should be covered under the warranty, as it is very obvious by exterior inspection that there was no physical abuse to the laptop. It is also very obvious by looking at the external area around the screen that Sony's tech, never took it apart to confirm that there was no damage from abuse, they merely opened the laptop and said yes the screen is cracked and expected us to fall into the rip off scam they are running. Disgusted... A former Sony customer.
LAREDO, TEXAS -- I have had the worst service with Sony trying to get my computer repaired. I have had my Vaio 2 years this March 2012. We noticed it getting very hot on the bottom not long after purchasing the laptop and eventually at the DC Jack port. We got 3 or 4 notices about the overheating, but my laptop was not on the list. I started noticing my dc jack getting very hot to touch, got so bad that you couldn't even touch it without using a cloth to take it out and that it started becoming very loose.
I took my laptop back to Nebraska Furniture Mart to see what the problem was, where I had also purchased a 3 year extended warranty, spending another 257.00. They sent it to Assurant Solutions to be diagnosed. I was told that the DC jack inside had been damaged and they would not fix it without paying for the repair. I had explained how hot it would get at the jack. I was told that this is one of Sony's biggest problems with putting a CHEAP piece of equipment in to a good product. I was told I might want to call Sony and see if they couldn't take care of the problem.
I called Sony and found out there had been a recall on the overheating of my laptop but was never informed. If I had received that recall I could have sent it in and they would have fixed it even if it was past the warranty date. I explained how hot the DC Jack would get and the bottom of the laptop. They would pass me around from person to person, two of them telling me there was no recall!! I was told by one person that it should be covered due to getting so hot due to the recall.
It could have possible caused it to break off the connector inside due to the overheating those pieces are so small I'm sure in my mind this is what has happened. Its like holding fire under a small piece of metal! Eventually its going to break from the heat!! I was hung up on for asking for managers because I couldn't understand the person speaking to me. When I would get transferred I would have to repeat over and over again what my problem was. In the end I called Customer Relations trying to make a complaint but all I got was the same thing I had already been through over and over again. They refuse to believe that this could happen.
I didn't even get to leave a complaint! I have 2 other laptops not made by Sony and are much older and never had this kind of problem not only with laptops every thing in your home anymore has a DC Jack and I haven't had one break yet. My 6 year old granddaughter has a laptop and we've not had a problem with hers having a broken DC Jack!! I am very disappointed in the service I received by all the people I talked to at Sony.
One girl I actually believed in and told me the truth about the recall and thinking I was going to get it fixed, I actually talked to her again today and she had changed her story! I guess they all get together and make sure their stories are on the same path. THEY ARE NOT GOING TO FIX IT WITHOUT TAKING YOUR MONEY!! They make so much money off of their products from consumers who think they're buying something that is going to last, but I've found out they don't respect their consumers at all. It's all about them putting a dollar in their pocket they take from consumers like us who believed in a good product.
I will not buy Sony products again. They won't stand behind their work and their workers all have a different story. So I wouldn't recommend you purchasing a SONY VAIO or any Sony products if you don't won't to pay out more money when the warranty runs out a year later!
On October 19, 2008 I bought a Sony Vaio VGN-FW285J ($1700 with bluray burner) at the J&R Store in Manhattan. The laptop worked fine for a couple of months. One evening, while playing a game, the laptop suddenly shut down. I tried to turn it on but it failed to respond. When touching the keyboard you could feel the laptop was hot. I assumed the computer had turned off as a result of an overheat protection measure. I waited five minutes and turned the laptop on without any problems. I resumed playing the game and the same thing happened. This time the computer shut down after playing for 5 minutes.
I bought a coolerpad for the laptop. The problem seemed to have disappeared. As I live in Costa Rica, and the guarantee is only for the United States, I decided to continue with the coolerpad until I had a chance to go to the States and take it to support. As time passed the problem reappeared to the point that I was not even able to use the laptop normally, the keyboard freezes and the laptop shuts down a few minutes after being turned on, no matter what I do, even with the coolerpad.
I was able to go to New York in October 2009. I took the laptop to Sony Plaza, under guarantee coverage. Support there was very professional, I told them that I thought it was an overheating problem and that I lived in Costa Rica where temperature was at least 10 celsius degrees higher than in New York. They added a note in the repair voucher. In less than a week they called me back saying they had repaired the laptop and that all was OK. I picked up the laptop and was told they had changed the fan. I tested the laptop and it seemed to work fine.
When I arrived in Costa Rica, I turned on the laptop and after 15 minutes of work it shut down as it had been doing before taking it to support. Lucky for me I had a friend going to New York the following week. I gave him the laptop and he again took it to Sony Plaza. One week later my friend picked up the laptop. He was told the motherboard was changed. When I got back the laptop in Costa Rica. I was surprised to find that after running the laptop for 10 minutes it shut down!!!!
Sincerely, I don't know what kind of technical support SONY has, twice I've taken the laptop in for repair, twice I have been told parts were replaced and twice I have found the repairs ineffective. Now, I sent it back for a third time, and they say it has physical damage and that voids the warranty, what physical damage?? The laptop was physically perfect all the times it was sent to SONY. After calling them during three days, from Costa Rica, they shipped back the computer without being repaired.
The most funny thing is, when I called the day it was shipped back, they told me the computer hadn't been sent back, I asked for some pictures of the physical damage they said the computer had and for information regarding what was going to happen to my computer and how much the repair would cost. They sent me an email at 3:45pm with two pictures of the damage (no info whatsoever about the repair costs) and they shipped the computer back at 4pm without being able to even answer their email. SONY are a bunch of scammers. DON'T BUY SONY VAIO. You will regret it.
In 2008, I purchased a Sony VAIO VGC RT150Y All in One desktop computer. Everything on the system was incredible, with the exception of the feeble CD/DVD drive, which broke after six months of casual use. Luckily, the repair was covered under warranty. However, during the replacement, the service technician cracked the large stand of the computer, so another service call was required to replace the monstrously heavy base.
After about six months, the CD/DVD drive collapsed once again, this time dropping parts into the mechanism of the computer. While my computer had been out of warranty for about one month, I called Sony Tech and requested a service call, explaining that I fully expected to pay for this call personally. This is when the serious problems of this complaint first developed.
Your service tech in India was clearly drunk. She slurred her words, giggled, and rudely told me I should just "box up the computer and send it back to Sony." When I explained this was not practical due to the size of the computer, she snorted like a pig, and garbled something about "so sad you have no warranty." In the background I could hear several Indian voices hooting and hollering as though a party was going on. I hung up the phone in disgust and called back.
This time, I reached a male in your Indian call center. He too sounded drunk, and seemed to be gasping for breath. His speech was literally incoherent. He said he wanted to look at my computer from his end, but when I followed his instructions I was suddenly given a window asking me download a binary *.exe file. Knowing I never had to download ANY file for such a call-center evaluation, I told my Indian friend that his befuddled advice, and suggestion that I download a strange file, were downright ridiculous. Again, I could hear the screeching laughter of several other call-center employees in the background.
Luckily, I purchased my computer through American Express, and have filed for my one year extended warranty to resolve this problem. However, my experience with Sony Customer Service has been so frustrating that I had to put my thoughts in writing. I have spent well over $7000 with Sony in the past ten years, and my account history is clearly visible.
My first concern is that the plastic CD/DVD drive in the VGCRT150Y is not up to Sony standards. The comparable drive in my Sony VAIO Laptop, which was purchased several years ago, is clearly superior, and all the plastic parts which broke on my VGCRT150Y are reinforced by metal on the laptop's comparable CD/DVD drive. I was also astounded by the complexity of replacing the CD Drive on the VGCRT150Y, and am again surprised that a consumer oriented company like Sony would create such a byzantine mechanical system. Even your experienced warranty technician broke the device while trying to fix it.
The real issue, though, is the obnoxious response from your Indian call center employees. While everyone in the US jokes about the incompetence of offshore computer assistance, I have never experienced such rudeness and uncivilized behavior as I encountered on my recent calls. I hold Sony fully responsible for the childish and inebriated conduct of your service "technicians."
I submit this history as an example of my acute dissatisfaction with Sony customer service. While I anticipate a response that my peculiar experiences were perhaps isolated incidents, I'll probably still think twice before making any significant investment in a Sony computer product again.
It's ridiculous! I'm never buying a Sony computer in my life again! I bought a dark red, Sony Vaio, CS110D computer last year December, and was using it happily when in March, the fan suddenly started making really loud irregular noises. Not the kind of noise that comes gradually with dust in the fan. I dismissed it as being something normal and not harmful. June comes, and the fan noise turns into a very shrill, high pitched noise. It sounded like the fan was about to turn on it's head and destroy the inside of my computer.
I was traveling at the time so I couldn't send it in to Sony repair center for repair, so I waited until September. I sent my computer in on September 7th and expected it back 7-10 business days plus shipping, so in 2-3 weeks. After 1 week, I call in to check the progress of my computer, and I found that the computer hasn't even been booked yet. So I try to resolve that issue.
I ended up calling every day. Yes EVERYDAY to rush the people to work on my computer. The customer support people kept on telling me different things like "The mechanics are telling us that it is a physical damage so you have to pay $500," When all I do is place my computer on my desk and not move it. And so I spent over 50$ on my phone bill, calling long distance trying to get a hold of the repair center in Toronto to discuss this issue with the mechanic, when one day, I called back to the support center, just to have them say "I'm sorry, that was a mistake." With various issues going on, people telling me different things, and my fan issue not being fixed, I got annoyed.
Apparently the fan was on "back order" and they had "no idea when it was going to arrive." This was week 6 of the whole ordeal. One and a half month have passed and I still haven't gotten my computer back. How can one live for one and a half month without a computer especially when one is a student and needs the computer to do various projects including programming?
I got fed up, and told the customer support person that this was not acceptable. 7-10 business days, this has been over 1.5 months! I want a new computer. Since you can't fix my current one, you can replace it. After more phone calling, with the people saying "Oh, someone/manager will call you back tomorrow" (Of course no one calls back, What was I expecting) They finally decide to replace my computer.
I expected the computer to be in 3-4 days since the factory was very close to my home, but after 2 days, I call in, asking for more information, they told me the order to send out a computer hasn't even been placed yet. I got mad, and tried to rushed them again. I find that whenever you get mad, the people CUT YOU OFF to try to calm you down. When you get cut off, you just want to lash out more.
People kept on telling me things like "mam, we can't see the status of the order. We have different systems." but miraculously, 5 minutes later, when I hung up, and called again, the next person told me they could see the information. Lying much? What was it about "I can't see the information, we have different systems?" What a bunch of lying people! So after another week, I FINALLY got my computer again, and happily I open it, just to find instead of a red computer, I got a black one. I was not pleased. I bought a Sony computer solely because it was red. I decided to suck it up and leave it at that since I didn't want the hassle again.
Using my new computer, end of November, comes December, and surprise surprise, my NEW brand new Factory condition computer's fan broke again, with the exact same problem as my previous computer. I called back again early January (as December I was back in my hometown) and tried to resolve this issue again.
Again with the support people who don't return calls, and the rude cutting me off during mid-speech. The only option they could give me was to "send the computer in and have it checked out." Needless to say, Sony has lost all my trust. I will NEVER send it in again, who knows, it could be 2 months this time. I told them that, to find another option, such as sending me a fan, and I'll find someone to replace my fan, or send in a technician to check out my computer. But I felt like I was talking to a wall, the person could only repeat like a broken machine "I'm sorry, but the only thing we can do now is have you send it in to our repair center to have it diagnosed."
They talked to the manager and couldn't even have a spare fan part sent to me? I mean wouldn't it have been easier to just send me a fan, rather than spending all the money on having a technician work on it and shipping on sending it to and from the factory? Since they aren't willing to compromise, I decided to drop it and just wait for my fan to explode on me.
Needless to say, I'm HIGHLY unpleased and will never buy a Vaio computer again in my life. If you are looking into getting a VAIO computer, hope that you have don't buy a computer with such a high rate of breakage. Get another brand. Don't ever get Sony.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK -- Sony has worst customer service I have ever dealt with! EVER! I bought a Sony Vaio VGNAR520e in Oct. of 2007 2 weeks ago the screen became distorted just out of the blue. Then it became scrambled with artifacts, then it just went black. I always knew it was running way to hot and tried using laptop chill pads to try to keep it cool. Took it to Best Buy where I bought it and was told that the Video Card was bad, and for $700 plus could get it repaired in about 4-6 weeks. I came home and began to explore the internet. Come to find out that there was an issue with the 8400MGT Nvidia geforce video cards that was in my machine, all of them were bad.
These bad cards where sent out to Dell, HP, Apple and Sony. In 2007 Nvidia came clean that the cards were bad and defective. Dell, HP, and Apple replaced them all in there machines and repaired the defective machines, but not Sony!!! NO! They sat on it for the consumers till everyone's one year warranty was up. The defective Nvidia chip set dosn't go bad till the machine is 1 1/2 to 2 years old then it dies from the heat and cooling issue. **
So Sony puts out a recall on certain models only that they list on there site as having this defective chip set, for free repair. My model is not listed, but does have the defective 8400MGT geforce. I talk to a rude moron today in customer service who tells me, and I qoute! "The video card is the one recalled, but the model you have is not listed so there is nothing we can do for you" So I said "My laptop is recalled, but not recalled?" reply from Sony MORON "YES"...
I have a $1200 Machine with defective hardware that Sony knows is a defective piece, and they refuse to fix it! There Reason it's pass the 1 year warranty! Which explains the models they listed they probably all still under a one year warranty and Sony knows it take's 1 1/2 to 2 years before the defective chip set completely breaks down. So I ask for higher ups. Same thing is said they admit the chip set is bad, but refuse to fix it. It was moron after moron I spent 2 hours talking to dumb, rude people who rejected to help me even tho they said it was a defective chipset that was recalled.
Every Sony in my house is going to be sold!! I will NOT EVER, BUY Sony AGAIN, EVER! They treated me the consumer as if I was the idiot! I meant nothing to them! ZERO! They even refused to pay half the cost of the repair! They talked to me as if I was a bother to them! I will buy a new laptop this week, and it won't be a Sony. Just bought my kid a brand new Cyber shot last week it's going back.
My son wanted a Xbox 360 for Christmas, I talked him into a PS3, well I'll be getting that Xbox 360 for him now! All my vid equipment will be found for sale on Ebay. But this is far from over. I make documentaries and will be doing some work about Sony now. I will be posting more. I'll be getting the recorders out people have to hear this crap to really believe it.
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY -- My new (less than three months old) Sony Vaio ultrabook stopped working. It was working fine but stopped completely. No lights, nothing. I called and sent it in under a warranty claim. I received an email advising that they were awaiting a call and when I called, I was told that the unit showed corrosion inside. According to the technician, this was due to moisture inside and they would not provide any repairs.
I asked about the causes of the corrosion and was told it was either because the unit was put into water or possibly, it could have been the result of using the computer from a hot environment and coming into air conditioned space which is entirely possible given that, like many American homeowners, I had central air conditioning. This seems to be a defect of design. Nowhere does Sony warn of the risk of using a computer outside and bringing it inside (which was done constantly as we also have, in addition to central A/C, wi-fi which allows us to work outside and inside).
In addition to the dispute about the design limitations and their statement that they do not cover this because they have no control on the environment in which a user uses his or her laptop, we discussed the replacement of the motherboard. The technician told me to call the parts department and inquire about a new motherboard. Sony does not sell motherboards and I was told to ask Andrews Electronics and Encompass, both of whom are parts distributors but offer sales to retail. Pricing for both companies was the same, about $1100 plus a $700 core charge or more than $1,800.
I asked the representative how the motherboard, which was inside a $800 computer, could cost more than twice the price and she assured me that Sony set the prices but it did seem silly. I know that Fry's will sell the same motherboard for around $800 packed neatly inside a new laptop but that seems to be the point, Sony refused to stand behind their product and will do everything in their power to force a consumer to buy a new product.
I called the repair center and number of times and I called customer support and was given the runaround most of the time. I was given different prices for repairs ranging from $1,300 to $1,500 but, in every case, they would NOT provide the service. Customer Service people will routinely apologize for the way I was treated but every time I asked for an email address to send in a statement, I was put on hold for more than ten minutes.
I purchased a Sony Vaio vgn nw150 j/s laptop 13 months ago. On the 13th month the Hard Drive died and needs to be replaced. Sony will not honor the warranty past the 364th day and wants me to pay them $499 to repair it. First off I'm upset that they are selling products that do not last more than a year and are charging top dollar, and you have no recourse. I paid $800 for the laptop and don't feel I should have to pay this every year for a laptop, or even one time for a years worth of lap top. I could rent one cheaper than that.
Sony's products are not good quality. I don't understand why we all think they are a good company because they are not. A few years ago I purchased a DVD player, and just before a years time, it died. I went to return it to the store but did not have the original packaging so they would not exchange it. I had to purchase another one, then put the old one in the new ones box and return it. This one also died before a years time, and since I had no packaging again, I had to do the same thing again.
If you are unsatisfied with the answer you get from customer support, too bad. They will not give you to a manager and say that they are the highest ranking for this issue. they will not provide corporate headquarters address or phone number. Why would Sony not want consumers to call them? Probably because they anticipate so many unsatisfied customers and do not want to hire that many people to take all the calls. They do not want you to be able to find them. What kind of company is this? Can we kick them out of the USA? I WISH!!
I will never purchase another Sony product and would warn any other consumer about their quality and service before they consider Sony products. If you were also ripped off by Sony, paste as many complaints as you can on the web. lets at least try and diminish their profits.


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The idea of making your very own webpage and putting it on a server for everybody in the world to see is pretty cool. However, you need to be careful about what kind of information that you put on the web. You should never give out identifying information such as your full name, your home address, your school name, or even your telephone number.
Please take the time and read about the various safety tips about not only making webpages, but also about surfing the web…
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Kommer du till Gröna lund och ser Bad Religion den 25:e juli?
Hey there, happy birthday!! enjoy!!xx
I can't see your picture very well,but you remind me of Dexter
Will you please send me a bigger pic of your profile pic? I can barely see it and I want it
I am a chic. If you were Dexter that would be awesome. What is your name?
Happy Birthday, dude!
Happy Birthday too!
I have a question. I know it sounds random, But I cant decide. Today is open house, and I want to make an Impression. I have 4 t shirts, One Offspring, one System of a Down and two Linkin Park. Which should I wear?
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Quote YR2013:Quote KeepingItReal:Quote hubbardfan: [quote yr2013]:The Baby was not a Premie, it's Adam's Baby. Chelsie had the Doctor hide things from Dylan that showed how far along in her pregnancy she was. Adam is the baby's father.
ITA! there's NO DOUBT who the father is...ADAM! The idea of Sharon being 'the one' for Adam after all this time, is laughable! That ship sailed a loooooong time ago; he doesn't want her in the least!
Thank you.
One would have to suspend all sense of any common sense to believe otherwise.....much less all that was depicted on this show this year.
Sorry, no can do.
Chelsea did not "miscarry". Her condition and criteria does not fit the bill no matter how long that post it.
The whole arguement conflicts with everything that was played out, voiced out and acted out.
End of s/l...but some will continue to entertain the bubble hype.
Little harsh don't ya think? It's a soap, it's drama we're after, not happily ever after. I thought Lilie came up with a great s/l idea and it could work, just as other s/ls that are far fetch played out on our soaps before. I'm fine with Adam being the daddy, no biggie!
Not harsh at all....I didnt' tell anyone about "popping in yada yada... rolling eye icon" etc. All because they were talking about a character that some still want hooked up with Adam.
But you sure got personal with the poster.
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Heads-up work by two District 3 Police Officers gets a handgun and the felon who possessed it off the street.
On Thursday, June 28, District 3 Police Officers Jason DeWitt and Ryan DeWitt were conducting patrol activity in an area beset by violent crime in the 2100 block of North 39th Street at about 5 p.m. They observed a known gang member conduct a "security check," a movement that people who carry guns often conduct to adjust or check a weapon in their waistband to make sure it is still concealed.
The officers stopped their vehicle to address him, and the suspect took unprovoked flight and discarded a handgun from his waistband as he fled. After a brief chase through the neighborhood, they were able to apprehend him and recover the handgun he discarded. The suspect is a felon and confessed to possessing the handgun.
This area has been the site of several shootings, including a homicide, a triple shooting and an incident in which a 12-year-old girl was injured when gunshots penetrated the walls of her home. District 3 officers are standing with the residents as they rid the neighborhood of crime, fear and disorder, together.
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Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman says the Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee has been rechartered and that USDA is seeking nominations for membership.
The original committee, whose two-year term expired Aug. 6, was created to provide suggestions and ideas to the secretary of Agriculture on how USDA can tailor its programs to meet the fruit and vegetable industry's needs. The re-chartered committee will consist of up to 25 industry members appointed by the Agriculture secretary to serve two-year terms.
The members will represent the fruit and vegetable industry and will include representatives of fresh fruit and vegetable growers or shippers; fresh fruit and vegetable wholesalers; brokers; retailers; fruit and vegetable processors and fresh cut processors; foodservice suppliers; state departments of agriculture; and trade associations.
Individuals, organizations and groups affiliated with the categories listed above are invited to nominate individuals for membership on the re-established Committee. Nominations should describe and document the proposed member's qualifications for membership to the committee, and list their name, title, address, telephone, and fax number.
In appointing individuals to the committee, USDA says it is seeking a diverse group of members interested in providing suggestions and ideas on how USDA can tailor its programs to meet the fruit and vegetable industry's needs.
Nominations will be accepted until Sept. 6 and should be sent to Robert C. Keeney, Deputy Administrator, AMS Fruit and Vegetable Programs, Room 2077-S/USDA Stop 0235, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Washington D.C. 20250 0235; e-mail: [email protected]. Individuals nominated to the committee or receiving nominations should contact Sandra Gardei, the federal designated official, to receive the necessary forms for membership: phone (202) 720 0988; e-mail: [email protected].
Membership shall include, to the extent practicable, individuals with demonstrated ability to represent minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and limited resource agriculture producers.


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Banking with National Bank of Arizona® gives you a financial advantage. Specializing in personal, business, specialty and wealth services, we offer a comprehensive suite of products paired with an array of complimentary perks. We have everything you need to make banking easy and convenient.
Plus, you can rest assured that you're banking with a financial powerhouse. As part of the Zions Bancorporation family, NB|AZ® offers the sophistication, strength and resources of a major financial institution, with the local responsiveness and personalized service of a community bank.
We pride ourselves on maintaining a local focus and delivering award-winning service. This comprehensive approach to banking enables NB|AZ® to be the only bank you need.
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|Access your financial information 24 hours a day with NB|AZ®'s Online Banking
|Bill Pay: Pay your recurring bills automatically or on a one-time basis.
|Zelle®: allows you to send money to friends, family and almost anyone you know with a bank account in the United States.
|Check Images: Convenient access to images of cleared checks.
|Enhanced Account Protection: Adds an additional layer of security to assist you in safeguarding certain transactions and sensitive information.
|eNotices: Receive important account notices faster & more securely with NB|AZ® eNotices.
|eStatements: Go green & receive your statements online.
|MyAlerts™: Free e-mail alerts for balance updates & important dates.
|Funds Transfer: Transfer funds between deposit & credit accounts.
|External Transfers: Transfer funds between NB|AZ® and outside accounts.
|Stop Payments: Quickly stop the payment of a written check.
|Web Protection Software: Prevent malware with Trusteer Rapport.
Prefer to speak to a customer service associate by phone?
An exclusive, live customer service line is reserved for Private Banking clients. Service available Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. MST by calling 877.540.4788
With over 70 branches located in more than 50 Arizona communities, convenient full-service branch or ATM access is always close by. Find the location nearest you.
NB|AZ Wealth Management
Securities and Advisory services offered through LPL Financial, member FINRA / SIPC. Insurance products offered through LPL Financial or its licensed affiliates.
National Bank of Arizona and NBAZ Wealth Management are not registered broker/dealers and are not affiliated with LPL Financial.
|Not FDIC Insured
|Not Bank Guaranteed
|May Lose Value
|Not Insured By Any Federal Government Agency
|Not A Bank Deposit
The LPL Financial Registered Representatives associated with this site may only discuss and/or transact securities business with residents of the following states: AZ, CA, OR, TX, UT, WA
Trust services offered through Zions Trust, National Association, an affiliate of National Bank of Arizona and NBAZ Wealth Management.