Rays Hope Spring Success Carries Into Regular Season

LAKELAND - You never want to put too much stock in a spring training record, but the Tampa Bay Rays proved in 2008 that you also don't want to put too little. They had the best record in the majors th...

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New York Times will cut another 100 newsroom jobs

The employee-cutting program mirrors one carried out in the spring of 2008, when the paper erased 100 positions in its newsroom.

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Fort Expo, Washington - Mar 17th

Out and About: March 1420. Times Ticker: Community Events. Florida Technology Companies SAohwcase Latest Home Technologies at EHX Spring 2008. Sports summary. CoStars Retail News Roundup: Mar. 9 to 15, 2008. Business Calendar.

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Rays Rewind: How Tampa Bay Will Recapture 2008 Magic

"Grounder to second, Iwamura picks it up and steps on the bag. The Rays have done it! The Rays are going to the World Series!" Every Rays fan remembers where they were when then-Rays second baseman Akinori Iwamura stepped on the bag to clinch the American League Pennant and capped off a magical season, even if the clock struck 12 during the World Series. Just like the 2009 Rays, fans seemed to be in a daze, still stuck on that celebratory image from the year past as baseball resumed its natural order, with New York and Boston returning to the top. But this spring has a 2008 feel. Halfway through spring, the Rays are 9-3. I know, I know, it's only spring training. It doesn't count. Yet for this Tampa Bay squad, the momentum they gather now may help them once the year begins. It may only be spring, but the last time the Rays fared this well, they punched their ticket to the World Series (18-8 two years ago). Can they possibly do it again? Here are a few doubts the Rays are ... Find more top sports news, videos, and blogs on BallHype: MLB, Tampa Bay Rays

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Temporal and Spatial Distribution of Endangered Juvenile Lost River and Shortnose Suckers in Relation to Environmental Variables in Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon: 2008 Annual Data Summary

Burdick, Summer M.; VanderKooi, Scott P. (2010), Open-File Report 2010-1051. Lost River sucker (Deltistes luxatus) and shortnose sucker (Chasmistes brevirostris) were listed as endangered in 1988 for a variety of reasons including apparent recruitment failure. Upper Klamath Lake, Oregon, and its tributaries are considered the most critical remaining habitat for these two species. Age-0 suckers are often abundant in Upper Klamath Lake throughout the summer months, but catches decline dramatically between late August and early September each year and age-1 and older sub-adult suckers are rare. These rapid declines in catch rates and a lack of substantial recruitment into adult sucker populations in recent years suggests sucker populations experience high mortality between their first summer and first spawn. A lack of access to, or abundance of, optimal rearing habitat may exacerbate juvenile sucker mortality or restrict juvenile growth or development. Summer age-0 sucker habitat use and distribution has been studied extensively, but many uncertainties remain about age-1 and older juvenile habitat use, distribution, and movement patterns within Upper Klamath Lake. We designed a study to examine seasonal changes in distribution of age-1 suckers in Upper Klamath Lake as they relate to depth and water quality. In this document, which meets our annual data summary and reporting obligations, we discuss the results of our second annual spring and summer sampling effort. Catch data collected in 2007 and 2008 indicate seasonal changes in age-1 and older juvenile sucker habitat use coincident with changes in water quality, which were previously undocumented. In both years during April and May, age-1 and older juvenile suckers were found in shallow water environments. Then, as water temperatures began to warm throughout Upper Klamath Lake in June, age-1 and older juvenile suckers primarily were captured along the western shore in some of the deepest available environments. Following a dramatic decrease in dissolved oxygen concentrations in Eagle ...

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How significant is a bad (or good) spring training?

The recent correlation between spring training success and regular-season success is pretty weak. Before the Yankees won the World Series last year, they won the Grapefruit League. In spring training 2008, the Rays won the Grapefruit with an 18-8 record, and players spoke about how that helped break their franchise's cycle of losing. They went from last place to first place and made the World Series. That very same year, the Phillies finished 12-18, the same record as the Nationals. The Phillies won the World Series. The Nationals finished with the worst record in baseball. The Red Sox went 8-13 in 2008 spring training and pushed the Rays to Game 7 of the ALCS. The year before, they went a mediocre 15-12 and then won the World Series. Their opponent in the World Series, the Rockies, went 13-12. In 2005, the White Sox went 14-18 and won the World Series.

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The Country is Getting Mugged: Ask the Chamber of Commerce: Why is Too Much Not Enough? By Bill Moyers and Michael Winsh

"The chamber spent more than $144 million on lobbying and grass-roots organizing last year, a 60% increase over 2008, and well beyond the spending of individual labor unions or the Democratic or Republican national committees. The chamber is expected to substantially exceed that spending level in 2010." --- This elite organization of oligarchs has been emboldened by the Supreme Court decision in the Citizens United case, which now allows corporations to spend freely on political campaigns right up until Election Day, and by the chamber's recent success contributing a million dollars for ads supporting Republican Senator Scott Brown in Massachusetts. --- What's more, writes the Los Angeles Times, "Using trade associations such as the chamber as the vehicle for spending corporate money on politics has an extra appeal: These groups can take large contributions from companies and wealthy individuals in ways that will probably avoid public disclosure requirements." --- So with the spring comes anonymous greed run rampant. "In the past a lot of companies and wealthy individuals stood on the sidelines" of politics, a corporate lawyer at Washington's influential law firm Covington & Burling told the Times. "That cloud has been lifted," he said. --- --- As the sun sets on democracy. » noticia original

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Wine, Cocktails and Free Gourmet Chocolate at Hudson Terrace

The NYC Indian Meetup Group Join us at one of Manhattan's most beautiful venues for this multi-group event organized by our dear friend Lyndon Freedman -- one of the best Meetup Organizers on the planet. This soiree on the water features wines, cocktails and free gourmet chocolate! No cover, no minimum for our elegant private party. Hudson Terrace is one of NYC's premiere event spaces. Constantly in the press, this new venue has received immense attention and many accolades as New York's new "it" spot. Most recently it received a rave write-up in the New York Times. Since opening in the spring of 2008, Hudson Terrace has become the venue of choice for unforgettable parties - playing host to corporate fetes, politicians, celebrities, diplomats and A-list party revelers. Our private party will feature a full bar with Argentinian and Italian wine, classic cocktails and beer. Introductions This will be a social networking event where you will meet new people and expand your social circle! Introductions to fellow members will be made by the organizers. New York, NY 10036 - USA Friday, March 26 at 6:00 PM Attending: 15 Details: http://www.meetup.com/NYCIndian/calendar/12840716/

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20 Must Haves for Spring and Summer 2010

I’m cutting right to the chase by suggesting a list of 20 seasonal “must haves” before we’ve discussed all trends in detail. That will give you more time to adjust to the looks you’re not sure about yet. Who knows, items that are a “no way” today might tickle your fancy later. The list cuts across [...] Related posts: 10 must-haves for Spring & Summer 2009 10 must-haves for Spring / Summer 2008 The Worst of Spring and Summer 2008

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Gamecocks have spring in their step

With South Carolina holding its first spring practice on the eve of spring break, it's tough to blame players if their thoughts drifted to Florida beaches or a week of their mother's home-cooking. But for the Gamecocks' new players and those trying new positions this spring, Thursday's two-hour workout felt like vacation arrived a day early. Fullback Matt Coffee was on the field for the first time since September 2008. The freshman from the Florida panhandle signed with USC last year but did not enroll until January after rehabbing a knee injury that cost him most of his senior season. "It was horrible. I've never been out of football that long," Coffee said. "I'm ready to be out here and make some noise." Coffee's older brother, Glen, played running back at Alabama and averaged 2.7 yards a carry last year as a rookie with the San Francisco 49ers.

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