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Telegram has been putting up an impressive fight against the governments of Russia and Iran in high-profile efforts to censor the messaging service over the last few weeks. But we've heard little about its fellow encrypted messaging app Signal. Both services have used an anti-censorship technique called "domain fronting" to get around tyrants—and now, Google and Amazon say that's no longer an option.
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FILE – In this June 16, 2021 file photo, the facade of the New York Stock Exchange. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street led by gains in a broad range of technology, financial and health care companies. Energy stocks were also doing well in the early going Monday, Aug. 23, 2021 as the price of crude oil recovered some of the ground it hast lost in recent days.
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TOKYO (AP) – Asian shares gained Tuesday, boosted by a near-record rise on Wall Street, though the momentum began to fizzle out over worries about the economic fallout from surging coronavirus infections in the region.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose nearly 1% in morning trading to 27,763.43. South Korea's Kospi gained 1.6% to 3,140.12. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.4% to 7,516.80. Hong Kong's Hang Seng added 1.7% to 25,537.07, while the Shanghai Composite was up 0.9% at 3,508.10.
Some parts of Asia have had slower vaccine rollouts than the U.S. and Europe and are at a greater risk for the more contagious delta variant.
"Outbreaks in Asia Pacific have led to new containment measures, disrupting production and trade in a region that accounts for 37% of global merchandise exports," said Sara Johnson, executive director, global economics, IHS Markit. "Asia Pacific's manufacturing hubs are the current hotspots for COVID-19."
She noted vaccination campaigns outside mainland China have been slow in Asia, hurting consumer spending, tourism, industrial production and exports. The IHS Markit manufacturing PMI surveys for July show deteriorating business conditions in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. Cases of COVID-19 infections have been falling in India, Taiwan, and Indonesia, but rising in Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
"Risk-on sentiments largely followed through with the positive lead from U.S. indices overnight. Some catchup growth may be on watch, considering that Asian markets have been diverging in performance from their Western counterparts since June. Ongoing Covid-19 risks continue to be prevalent," said Yeap Jun Rong, market strategist at IG in Singapore.
On Wall Street on Monday, the S&P 500 rose 0.9%, lifted by technology, communication and financial stocks, after spending much of the day within striking distance of its own record high. The benchmark index ended less than 0.2% below its all-time high set a week ago.
Pfizer rose 2.5% after the Food & Drug Administration gave full approval to its COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine had been under an emergency use authorization since December, but the full approval could convince some reluctant Americans to now get their shot and will likely give local authorities the legal backing to impose mandates.
BioNTech, a German drug manufacturer which developed the vaccine with Pfizer, jumped 9.6% on the news. Moderna, which developed a similar vaccine that uses the same technology, vaulted 7.5%.
The prospects of more vaccinations and signs of some easing in the growth rate of coronavirus cases, helped put investors in a buying mood, said Sameer Samana, senior global market strategist at Wells Fargo Investment Institute.
Hopefully, the FDA approval "increases the uptake of the vaccine," said Samana. The market's gains "shouldn't be viewed as anything other than a vaccine rally."
The S&P 500 rose 37.86 points to 4,479.53. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 215.63 points, or 0.6%, to 35,335.71. The Nasdaq gained 227.99 points, or 1.5%, to 14,942.65, eclipsing its last all-time high set early this month.
Small-company stocks outgained the broader market. The Russell 2000 index picked up 40.70 points, or 1.9%, to 14,942.65.
The market remains in a summer slowdown, with late August being historically one of the slowest times for trading with the exception of the Christmas holiday season. Markets are expected to pick up in volume and volatility after the Labor Day weekend.
Investors will be looking to the Federal Reserve as the Kansas City Fed's annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming starts later this week. It will likely provide Wall Street with more insight into what the Fed may do about inflation.
In energy trading, benchmark U.S. crude rose 11 cents to $65.75 a barrel. Brent crude, the international standard, added 15 cents to $68.90 a barrel.
In currency trading, the U.S. dollar edged up to 109.76 Japanese yen from 109.69 yen. The euro cost $1.1740, down from $1.1743.
AP Business Writer Alex Veiga contributed.
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Q: Eigen problem with constrained (equal) eigenvalues Let $\Omega$ be a symmetric and positive definite matrix. From a test of hypothesis I know that some eigenvalues are likely to be equal (the test also suggests which eigenvalues). Do you have any suggestions for obtaining the matrix, say $\tilde{\Omega}$, that can be obtained by fixing those eigenvalues to be equal? In other words, I would expect a matrix, quite "close" to $\Omega$, but not exactly the same.
Any suggestions is really appreciated.

A: The average (centroid) $\lambda = \frac{\lambda_1 + \dots + \lambda_k}{k}$ minimizes the sum of squared differences $f(\lambda) = \sum_{i=1}^k (\lambda - \lambda_i)^2$.
This suggests an algorithm, which is essentially what Louis Deaett suggests, if I understand correctly:

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*compute the diagonalization $\Omega = V\Lambda V^{-1}$.

*permute eigenvalues and eigenvectors so that the sum of squared distances from the centroid $f(\lambda)$ is minimized by the first $k$ eigenvalues. It is not clear how to do this step in optimal time, even if the solution may be evident in the 'eyeball norm' in many practical cases.

*replace those $k$ eigenvalues with their mean, to obtain $\tilde{\Omega} = V\tilde{\Lambda}V^{-1}$.

I conjecture that this algorithm gives you the optimal answer in the Frobenius norm $\|\Omega - \tilde{\Omega}\|_F^2 =  \sum_{i,j} (\Omega_{ij} - \tilde{\Omega}_{ij})^2$; based on experience on similar problems, it looks like Weyl's inequalities for eigenvalues could be used to give a proof.

A: I'm not sure if this is what you're after, but your positive definite (symmetric) matrix is going to be diagonalized by some unitary matrix $U$.  So $U^*\Omega U=\Lambda$ for some diagonal matrix $\Lambda$ of its eigenvalues.  This gives $U\Lambda U^*= \Omega$.
It sounds like perhaps what you are after is $\tilde\Omega=U\tilde\Lambda U^*$, where the difference between $\Lambda$ and $\tilde\Lambda$ is that in $\tilde\Lambda$, the two eigenvalues that were ``close'' have been replaced by two values that are equal.

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Other 50th anniversary events have been wracked with difficulties, as the 1969 festival promoter Michael Lang failed to secure gathering permits for Woodstock 50 at the farm in Bethel, New York, that originally hosted the event. After sponsorship backed out, artists were released from their contracts and the festival was reduced to one free day of music at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Maryland before finally calling it quits for good.
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Loreto pupils triumph in athletics
Catholic pupils at Loreto Catholic school pupils have won individual and group championships in athletics
Athletes at Loreto Preparatory School in Altrincham, Cheshire, have triumphed in the individual and team events in the Independent Schools' Association's Athletics Championships.
At the head of the pack was fleet-footed national champion Claudia Cowan, 11, who first won the ISA North cross country event, before beating the cream of the country's top runners in the national final at Rugby.
All-round athlete Claudia, who has previously won two national track titles, has now joined Trafford Athletics Club and has her sights firmly set on running in the Olympics in either 2020 or 2024.
Claudia, also a top swimmer with Stockport Metro, said: "I don't know which event I like the most. I want to run either 1,500 metres or cross country at the Olympics, but I'd also like to pursue my swimming."
Claudia was part of the Loreto Preparatory School team, which won the under-11 title at the Northern ISA championships, but was running in Rugby when her team-mates lifted the Trafford Catholic Schools' title at both under-nine and under-11 level.
Rosemary Hedger, Loreto Preparatory School headmistress, said: "Claudia is clearly an exceptional athlete and we all hope to watch her career develop over the coming years, but we also have tremendous strength in depth as her fellow friends demonstrated in the team championships."
Loreto is a Catholic grammar school. The school is a designated specialist college for science and mathematics. This means its work in these subject areas has proved to be consistently impressive enough that the Department of Education has promised to support the school in taking this work further.
Loreto prep school
Notre Dame athletics team triumphs a second time
Notre Dame under-12 athletics team won nine medals and became champions for the second year in a row
Prep school celebrates competitive spirit of girls
Retiring head of PE at Loreto preparatory school in Altrincham, Cheshire, has signed off by overseeing the school's most successful ever sporting season
St Paul's pupils celebrate the Year of the Rabbit
Pupils at St Paul's Catholic High School in Wythenshawe, Greater Manchester, celebrate Chinese New Year with a rabbit party


Our emaciated, cadaverous bodies were covered in rags, we were all barefooted with bandages covering our ulcers and we were almost all rotten with malaria and beri beri. … our own Black Jack Galleghan, the Iron Commander of the A.I.F. at Changi … was shocked to the point of silence and tears.
Australian prisoners of war were interned during World War II at many locations across the Japanese zone of conquest. However, the greatest concentration was in Thailand where around 7500 Australians were sent in 1943 to work as part of a force of over 60 000 Allied POWs and approximately 200 000 Asian labourers constructing the Thai–Burma railway.
Given the lack of transport and the primitive road conditions in up-country Thailand prisoners were forced to walk to their camp sites.
The first Australians to arrive in Thailand were Dunlop Force, a group nearly 900 strong under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Edward 'Weary' Dunlop. Part of a much larger force including over 8000 Dutch, they left Java in early January 1943 and travelled to Thailand via Changi, Singapore. Arriving by train in Ban Pong in late January, they were trucked to the Konyu region.
Here one half of the force struggled down a steep mountainside on foot to Konyu River camp where a group of British prisoners was already established and in a poor state of health. Organised into O and P Battalions over the next two months the Australians carved a new camp out of the jungle, only to find that they were then ordered by the Japanese to join the other half of Dunlop Force and part of D Force at Hintok Mountain camp further up the road to Burma (now Myanmar).
The prisoners at Hintok Mountain camp were tasked with working on a section of the railway stretching from the seven-metre embankment beyond Hellfire Pass (Konyu Cutting). This work site was some kilometres distant from the camp and involved an exhausting walk at each end of the long working day over steep hills made treacherous by the monsoonal conditions.
D Force, consisting of over 2220 Australians and some 2800 British, was sent from Singapore to Thailand in mid to late March 1943. The Australians, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel C.A. McEachern, were immediately split into four 'battalion' work forces (S, T, U, V). These were then spread, and later regularly moved, across work sites stretching from Wampo and Tha Sao in the south to Kinsaiyok in the north. McEachern's headquarters and S Battalion were based at Hintok Mountain camp but D Force never functioned as an integrated unit.
In late April 1943 four hundred men of T Battalion moved from Wampo to the Konyu region to join a force of British prisoners and rǒmusha working on the section of the railway stretching from present-day Tampi to the seven-metre embankment. It was these Australians, together with a group that soon joined them from H Force, who were involved in the excavation of Hellfire Pass (Konyu Cutting) itself.
F Force (around 7000 Australians and British) left Changi by train on 16 April 1943. After arriving at Ban Pong they were forced to march to sections of the railway nearly 300 kilometres up country. Conditions on the march were appalling. Little provision had been made by the Japanese for accommodation, food and cooking facilities. Even water was in short supply. At times the staging posts were camps already occupied by Australians who provided as much food as they could. But other staging posts had already been used by Asian rǒmusha and were filthy. Cholera broke out at Konkoita only a few days after the Australians passed through.
To avoid the heat which was at its most intense in April the prisoners marched at night, for as much as twelve to fifteen hours. When the monsoonal rains began in May, the 'road' became impossibly slippery and treacherous. Many of the men, who had been unfit even before leaving Changi, collapsed and had to drop out. The Japanese objected violently to this and finally insisted that all the officers and medical equipment be left at a rear headquarters beyond Tha Sao.
During the march a group of seven hundred Australians under Lieutenant-Colonel S. A. F. Pond were detached to work on bridges and road construction at various locations in the region of Konkoita and Tha Khanun. Forced to ensure exceptionally difficult working conditions in cholera-infested areas, the survivors of the group were consolidated with the rest of F Force at Songkurai later in the year.
The bulk of F Force arrived utterly exhausted in mid-May at Shimo (Lower) Ni Thea (Nieke) which became the local headquarters. Most of the Australians under Lieutenant-Colonel C.H. Kappe were then put to work at Shimo (Lower) Songkurai and Kami (Upper) Songkurai. In these remote and primitive camps, the acute supply problems were aggravated by the fact that F Force was under the administration of the Imperial Japanese Army Malay Command rather than the Thailand administration that controlled most other POWs in the region. The arrangements for these forces were inferior and the two administrations competed rather than cooperated in managing the workers under their control. Profoundly malnourished, overworked and ravaged by diseases, including cholera, F Force suffered one of the highest death rates on the railway: some 1060 Australians and 2036 British.
H Force, consisting of nearly 3300 men (including 600 Australians commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel R.F. Oakes) also had the disadvantage of being under Malay Command. Arriving at Ban Pong from Singapore in mid-May 1943, H Force then had to walk to various work sites along a twenty-kilometre stretch of the railway between Tonchan and Hintok. Given the heat and the fact they were carrying too much equipment, men arrived at their destination in the last stage of exhaustion, staggering and swaying like drunks.
The majority of Hintok H Force was located at Malay Hamlet (also sometimes called Konyu 2). From here they were employed on the excavation of Hellfire Pass (Konyu Cutting).
Another group of H Force officers (known as H6 Officers Party) including 69 Australians was located at Tonchan South. Here they were forced to undertake manual work, despite their protests that as officers they should do only administration. They were also forced to bury the rǒmusha dead from the camps surrounding them.
Since H Force was the last major workforce sent from Changi, it included many prisoners who were older and already in poor health. They succumbed easily to the illnesses prevalent across the railway including cholera which broke out in most camps in June. In early July the Japanese agreed to the evacuation of the most seriously ill to Kanchanaburi hospital and later in 1943 the Tonchan South camp itself was abandoned. The remaining 'fit' of the H6 Party were dispersed to other locations including Hintok River camp, Hintok Mountain camp and Konkoita.
The last Australians to be sent to Thailand were members of two multinational medical groups: K and L Force. By mid-1943 the Japanese could no longer ignore the appalling casualties among the rǒmusha who had no medical officers to treat them. Arriving in Thailand in June and August 1943, many of K and L force (which included nearly 130 Australians) were dispersed in small groups among the Asian labour camps to do what little they could to stem the soaring death rate. Others stayed in the base hospital at Kanchanaburi where they treated the sick of H and F Force.
After the railway was completed in October 1943 some Australians remained in Thailand to do maintenance work on the railway and construct defence works. The majority of Australians, however, were moved to Singapore and Vietnam, from where some were shipped to Japan. Tragically some died on the journey as a result of Allied submarine attack.
The death rate among POWs working in Thailand varied according to location. In F Force and H Force the death rate was 29 per cent and 27 per cent respectively. D Force's death rate, in contrast, was 18 per cent, a statistic that shows that although Hellfire Pass (Konyu Cutting) has become synonymous in the popular mind with the suffering and maltreatment on the Thai–Burma railway, it was not in fact the worst experience of captivity within Thailand.
Shimo Songkurai remains remote even today, the journey from Kanchanaburi taking two to three hours.


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Dubroff's Diner
Diner Question: Should Dan Duquette continue as Orioles' top baseball man?
After the dizzying two weeks of deals, you deserve a free meal at the diner. We're happy to indulge you.
While you enjoy some meatloaf and a slice of Felix Pie, let's talk about the job Dan Duquette has done.
In the past two weeks, he's dealt away Manny Machado, Zach Britton, Brad Brach, Kevin Gausman, Darren O'Day and Jonathan Schoop, and tried to trade Adam Jones.
In return, the Orioles have received 15 players.
Duquette has been the Orioles' Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations since November 2011. During that time, the Orioles have made the postseason three times and ended a streak of 14 consecutive losing seasons.
His contract, along with that of manager Buck Showalter, expires at the end of the season. With uncertainty about the team hierarchy and direction, Duquette's future is cloudy.
The Question is: Do the Orioles' moves increase your confidence in Dan Duquette? Do you think he's the right person to guide the Orioles during the team's rebuild?
Boog Robinson Robinson
I've personally always been in D.D.'s corner. So why change now? (Oh that's right, we're in total rebuild mode)
I've always felt that the Angelos family has tied Mr. Duquettes hands by personally meddling along with allowing other upper management (B.Anderson) too much influence on personnel & payroll. Considering those factors, I've felt he's done about as well as anybody could expect and would love to see the O's hand him the reigns outright. I feel that another 3 to 5 year contract for DD would be in order.
boss61
I feel exactly as Boog does. Sign me up as an "attaboy" on his astute comments.
As for Buck its more complicated. Maybe a younger manager may be more attuned to the players.
Boss, I can see that Dan has his fair share of supporters, and I know he will appreciate you seconding the comments.
fireladdie72
Is this your way of trying to get rid of DD Dumbroff. If you and the other reporters knew everything you think you know, you would be making millions like real GM's.
I third what Boog Robinson Squared says. Based on everything I'm reading, other GMs are noting a more focused O's approach and that to me is a good sign. Also, DD has a pretty good track record when he is allowed to do his thing minus interference. Oh, and there's that giant anchor named Crush that was hung around his neck against his will too…
JCO, you make several interesting points.
VICTORTEE
The team's talent collapsed under Dan, so he should get the opportunity to rebuild? The O's outperformed their Pecota rating every year thru 2016 under Buck. Obviously baseball insiders think Buck outperformed his talent.
And do you really think Peter Angelos told Dan to saddle Buck with Rule 5 guys every year.
The deal with Atlanta was a joke. I follow the Braves as well as the O's. NONE of the guys we got from them were EVER discussed as top prospects. Dan is following the Syd Thrift theory
of picking up lots of mediocre prospects and hoping some work out.
Djowen
When ownership hinders the GM and doesn't give him all the tools needed then the GM needs to find the best way he can to build a club. So yes Angelos did saddle Buck with the rule 5 players.
The deal with Atlanta was about saving salary. DD needed to cut salary on the current team so it can be invested in the international area as well as scouts and more front office staff. We didn't get a check from Atlanta for 2.5M. We got their slot that allows us to use an additional 2.5M on international signings.
Our payroll will be $50 MILLION lower in 2019. Do you REALLY think all that$ is going into scouting and intl players? How about most into the owner's pockets.
There are a number of fans, VICTORTEE, who compare these trades to the great purge of 2000.
I think Dan might like that idea, Boog.
54orioles
Let's keep in mind that Gausmen was not much more than slightly below average.
OldBen
DD trades and choice of pitchers have been horrible thus far. He negotiated against himself on Davis and Trumbo.
Buck has been amazing, given what the "office" has given him to work with.
I cannot fathom how any real Orioles fan older than 16 could support DD, BA, and/ PA.
johninbethany
Somebody has to be held accountable for the product the organization puts on the field. The Orioles had some success since 2012, but I would hardly call them a top tier organization in baseball. There is no excuse for ignoring the international market all these years. Trying to make a roster of rule 5 picks just doesn't work. He was always trying to build a bargain baseball team.
You can lay part of the blame on the owner. But we can't fire the owner. Just like we needed to do this radical rebuild on the field, we need to do a radical rebuild behind the scenes. Scouts, player development folks, and GM's included.
PA Bird Lover
It was PA who halted international scouting. He looked at scouting as an expensive habit. You sir, are dead wrong.
John, I think you speak for a lot of fans, and maybe I'll run into you in a couple of weeks when I visit the Delaware beaches.
I pretty much agree with Boog. I would suggest a 2-3 year contract. I want to see some results from the rebuild.
You don't fire the GM if the problem is the owner. DD has done it before and he will do a good job in the international area. One of the first hires he made was an international scout that he had worked with before.
DJ, I think it will be fascinating to see what happens between now and the end of the season.
jtrea81
Absolutely he should stay and not only should he stay, but the Orioles should promote him to President of Baseball Operations and let him pick his own GM who will pick Showalter's replacement and carry out Duquette's vision for the organization. Then you have a setup similar to most successful organizations where the front office and field manager are on the same page. Duquette built two powerhouse teams in Montreal and Boston and retooled the Orioles to be competitive, ending 14 years of losing. There's no reason with him assuming full control of baseball operations, that he couldn't rebuild the Orioles into a perennial contender and eventual World Series winner.
jtrea81: I couldn't agree more. A couple of months ago, we all were preaching that DD should go. But as the days wore on, more and more evidence came to fruition that a lot of the decisions made in the past few years weren't Dan's decisions (i.e. Chris Davis' contract and the lack of participation in the international market).
Now it looks like the reins have been removed from DD and we can see that he is not afraid to make changes and they are his decisions. Kudos to Dan and media outlets like BaltimoreBaseball.com for enlightening the fans as to what has been going on behind the scenes for several years.
SpinMaster, I like your way of thinking–at least about BaltimoreBaseball.com.
Dan said he was going to get two top pitching prospects for Manny. We have gotten 15 prospects so far. Only ONE is rated a top 100 prospect. None of the pitchers are rated better than a #3 per the "experts" not by me. And none of the guys we got from the Braves were EVER mentioned as significant prospects by the braves.
Jtrea81, Dan would certainly like a promotion, but we don't even know if he'll be back with the organization.
deqalt
Definitely should stay. When given the true ability to build a team he has been successful. Buck should stay too. Imagine him having a real pitching staff and players that aren't all or nothing hitters.
deqalt, another term of Duquette and Showalter would be fascinating to watch. Let's see if it happens.
I think he should get a 2 year deal, he deserves the chance to continue to rebuild this team, it seems like he has a plan and he is going at it full force. Plus, he has probably been the best GM we've had since Pat Gillick.
DevoTion–Thanks for the comment, and there have been a number of GMs since Pat Gillick!
Creatively09
I personally think he's earned the chance, but realistically I don't think chances are good that he returns.
1) The Angelos boys are running the show now and they'll want to put their own mark on the ballclub with who they hire.
2) Lingering resent due to the Blue Jays situation – could provide enough impetus to not want to return.
3) Brady Anderson – DD won't return to the club with the same organizational structure that there is now. Something's gotta give, and you can't tell me that Brady isn't the favorite child of the Angelos family, so wherever the chips fall they will likely favor Brady.
Whether or not I want him to return is moot. I don't think he'll be back next year.
Your thoughts are shared by many, Creatively09.
Orial
These last few years Dan had no tools to work with courtesy of Peter Angelos and the results were very subpar. A new direction with the Sons taking charge has apparently blessed him WITH the tools. Given that and his energized approach these last few weeks makes Dan the spearhead he should have been all along. This roster demolition was directed by him so the rebuild is all his. Yes-bring back. For good or bad he has created this so he is entitled to put it all back together. I like his recent boldness and solid direction. Bring him back.
Orial, you make some fascinating points here.
OsfansinWV
Let's extend him and Buck 1 year at a time, see if there's improvement from year to year and go from there. They have had a decent (not great) product on the field that hasn't produced. Can only field the players they're afforded to get. Maybe it was a waste of $ on the wrong players. Maybe it was some bad calls in crucial times from the coaches but it's a lot easier to say sitting on our couches. I just hope they don't get too gung ho on the int'l market as they had been on the rule 5 guys! I'm excited and ready to be a contender after this rebuild…..
As Buck would say "I like our NEW guys"
WV, how they participate in the international market will be something worth watching.
I agree with going in that direction but hope they scout well and do they're homework because the rule 5 thing they've done for last few years hasn't worked to well….
I think it will also be worth watching as to what they do with the players they pick up. Schoop came out of that mmarket and what happens? The Orioles apparently unilaterally decide he won't resign here, and use that as the reason for shipping him off to the Brewers when he should have been the centerpiece of any rebuild with a five year extension. He's 26, younger than Villas and more talented. So if they sign the next Schoop or Machado in the INT market, are they just going to watch them blossom, then trade them before the last year of their contract for three or four prospects? Horrible business model if that's the route they take, and nothing they've done so far suggests it won't be.
Bancells Moustache
Until about a month ago I would have said there is no way DD is back next year, but what a difference a few weeks make. During the first months of the season Dan seemed like a third wheel, just clocking in and waiting for 5 o clock. Since late June, however, Dan Duquette has been the face of the franchise, with his plan laid out and firmly in command of the front office. I wondering where this new guy came from. My theory is that with Peter's failing health, one of the sons is now steering the ship, and Duquette basically told them 'let me do it my way, and if you like it, fire me'. And that gambit appears to have worked. Rich, your as close to the Organization as anyone in the media, what do you see?
Bancells, you make some interesting points, but I'm not sure that I agree with all of them.
bigdaddydk
If we're convinced that the issue lied with Peter Angelos, then I see no problem with DD staying on. Frankly, I always did think that the top guy was more involved in the affairs of baseball operations than he needed to be. If the sons are now more in charge and they're going to take off the shackles from Duquette to let him run baseball operations, then I say he's earned the chance. Moreover, since he's the one wheeling and dealing right now, he should not be dismissed to saddle someone with a mess if this goes south. He's, at least in theory, making moves with a plan for the future. I'd say let's let his plan play out for a couple of years and see what the direction of the team looks like.
Well, bigdaddydk, I think many of the readers agree with you about Duquette.
I agree with the comments posted before mine. I agree with Bancells that Dan went to the sons and said listen this is what needs to be done moving forward for this organization to not go through the "dark years" again. He was a leader with a plan and they liked what they heard,, and frankly so do I. Let him do this his way and see what the results are. No it won't be immediate so he needs at least 3 years to see it through.
Interestingly, three years was the original term of his contract, Mr. Jones.
willmiranda
First, somebody's got to do some splainin' for me. "Orioles' organizational structure"? I hate to use cliches, but oxymoron seems inevitable. And "Orioles' top baseball man" seems like a mystery guest on I've Got a Secret. Yes, recently DD has been the "face" or facade of the team in front of the media, but aren't most of us at least a little skeptical that he's done all this on his own? As for keeping him, to use his own image, why renovate one room at a time? More pointedly, why does he want to stay, or has he just done his recent flurry as a dress rehearsal for another team?
You're a scatter brain I'm afraid
There are only 30 of these jobs in baseball, willmiranda, and they're very hard to get. In any business, the best way to get another job is by doing a good job at your present one.
Grand Strand Bird Fan
I think the change in direction to rebuilding the team came from Brady's influence with both Angelos sons. DD appeared to have worked within the strict constraints of Peter's budget and refusal to invest in the international talent pool. This process seems to have ended with emphasis on rebuilding the far system as their first priority. Duquette with a core of young players drafted and players acquired in trades or signings became a playoff contender. In 2014 the Orioles won the AL East but ran into a hot KC team that went onto the WS all the while missing Matt, Davis, and Manny. Overall I think he did a good job while here and hopefully will return next season along with Buck.
Grand Strand, your points are well worth considering.
I think it's obvious that up to this time, DD has worked with one arm behind his back. By being successful with the trades made I think rebuilding is his forte. Bring both men back.
No reflection on the current management but a house cleaning includes all floors.
I think an equally pertinent question is: What role would you like to see Brady Anderson have with the O's next year?
Clearly a power struggle is no benefit, so I hope that the situation changes and if that means DD goes, then I'm not really against it.
A number of players think Brady is good for the club. I really have no idea. But the Angelos sons like him, so it doesnt seem like Brady is going anywhere.
John in Cincy
Yes, I'm fine with the Orioles have both Buck and Dan return. Since this column is focusing on Duquette, I'll just say his tenure has been a mixed bag, but I think what moves the needle to me for him continuing is the great return the O's were able to get in the past month, assuming he was the prime mover.
One top 100 prospect and no pitcher rated as better than a #3 is a great return?
jkneps63
DD and Buck are responsible for this sh*t hole of a season and need to be shown the door immediately after game 162 has been completed.
After reading all 46 comments ( up to now), the one thread that keeps coming up is that the Angelos "boys" are in charge. Does anyone know this as fact? In my business dealings through a 30+ year career, I had two jobs in family run businesses. In each, when the patriarch supposedly retired and the heirs took over, the only thing that changed was we didn't see the guy around anymore but it was obvious where the direction of the business was coming from. When PA is dead and buried I'll believe he isn't the puppeteer.
I think it is well known that all the bad moves since DD took over in 2012 are not all his but I think he is a big part of them. No doubt there is dysfunction from the top and an almost impossible situation for any GM. Not to take away from DD's good under the radar moves but if you look at the roster and manager he inherited, he walked into a pretty good situation. But my biggest concern is the team he inherited was full of Gold Glovers and guys who play fundamental sound and great defense. This was the soul of all the Os successful teams. This is what the Os use to stand for. In the 6 years since DD got here we have disgustingly become one of the worst defensive teams in baseball. Its embarrassing to watch for those who watched the Os have the best record in baseball for 20 years. I understand players get older but nothing was done to refresh the defense. For the future this is the quickest way to get back to being competitive. Great defense is a must if we want to ever have good pitching. Palmer himself would struggle with this group. DD does not seem to have defense as a priority for the future. He mentioned the OF getting better with Mullins in the future but there are too many holes almost everywhere. And how about at the two most important defensive positions of C and SS. DD even traded for a no defense C from Atlanta. And please don't tell me that in the name of Aparico, Belanger, Ripken, Bordick and Hardy that Beckham is our SS of the future. So I say DD is not the guy if we ever want to be great over long stretches again.
Jacobs1928
Step back and think…here we are "rebuilding" by getting young players from the
Minor leagues of the Major league teams with whom we traded with.
Yet, we have our minors…with very little talent for the future…why? The management of the O's is responsible..as well as the owners.
This must mean the O's have poor scouts, poor minor league Managers & coaches.
To me ,that is the responsibility of the GM and the Major League Manager,
I think it is time to get new management throughout the organization…to rebuild our
Baseball excellence.
Well said..The Os use to be the example of things done right. The Oriole Way. For an example, how does a fast guy not know how to steal bases or bunt. I see it all the time. Mind boggling. Or any player not knowing how to bunt. Just simple things. I believe we should have a GM that demands to draft /acquire the right players, not the highest scout score and to teach them the right way.
Mlretiree
Another year of this general manager? Has no one noticed that he has 7 teams for which he is responsible and 6 are in last place! And the contacts signed so we couldn't even keep one of our stars except Bundy who will probably be lost as well! Give me a break!


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Search for for missing Malaysian airliner continues
KUALA LUMPUR, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The whereabouts of a missing Beijing-bound Malaysia Airline jetliner carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew are still unknown over 30 hours since it was last contacted
Boeing 777-200ER was presumed to crashed off the Vietnamese coast on Saturday about an hour after it took off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing.
Director General of the Department of Civil Aviation Malaysia Azharuddin Abdul Rahman told a press conference Sunday morning that the search area has been expanded but still the rescue team is not able to locate anything.
"As also mentioned last night, we have expanded our area of operations, which includes the west side of Malaysian Peninsula," he said.
The official added that the plane lost contact with the ground at 1:30 a.m. local time Saturday while flying over the South China Sea. "There was no sign of abnormalities on the aircraft."
Three aircraft have been dispatched to assist in the search operation, but so far there was no report of any sightings, said the official.
In its latest statement, Malaysia Airlines said it is "doing its utmost to provide support to the affected family members, this includes immediate financial aid."
The company said it would establish a command center at Kota Bharu, Malaysia, or Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, as soon as the aircraft is located.
Till Sunday noon, no confirmed signs of the plane or any wreckage were detected well over 30 hours after it went missing.
The closest things to clues in the search for the missing plane are two suspicious oil slicks spotted in the Gulf of Thailand at 5: 20 p.m. (1030 GMT) Saturday. One of oil slicks was seen about 150 km from Tho Chu island and the other 190 km from Ca Mau Cape, according to Vietnamese Deputy Transport Minister Pham Quy Tieu.
A international search and rescue mission from Malaysia, China, Singapore, Vietnam, the Philippines, Thailand and the United States had been mobilized with the sea mission. Search operations continued overnight and air mission resumed at daylight Sunday.
Flight MH370, a Boeing B777-200 aircraft carrying 239 people, departed Kuala Lumpur at 0:41 a.m. (1641 GMT) Saturday and was due to land in Beijing at 6:30 a.m.(2230 GMT). Twelve crew members and 227 passengers were on the flight, including 154 Chinese and 38 Malaysians.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has ordered that all-out efforts be made to help search and rescue the missing aircraft. Two warships of the Chinese navy, "Jinggangshan" and "Mianyang", are already on their way to the sea area where the jet is suspected to have crashed.
Two low-flying aircraft of Vietnam's Ministry of Defense also started to head for the sea to search for the vanished plane early Sunday morning.
Weed wise
Tribute to Sir Alister McIntyre Vice-Chancellor Emeritus 1932 - 2019
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)
Thanking Sir Alister
University of London celebrates The UWI


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Rings are also awarded to members of the team which wins the AFC or NFC championship. The NFL also provides postseason pay to all players as long as they have spent at least three games on their team's active or inactive list; the playoff bonus money is egalitarian within a team among starters, backups, and injured players.

Details
These rings are typically made of yellow or rose gold with diamonds. They usually include the team name, team logo, the phrase "World Champions", and the Super Bowl number (usually indicated in Roman numerals). Many rings feature diamonds in the shape of the Vince Lombardi Trophy or a football, to illustrate the number of Super Bowls that the franchise has won. Also, the rings are customized with the player's name and uniform number. The NFL contributes approximately $5,000-$7,000 per ring for up to 150 rings for the winning team; any additional costs are borne by the team. Most rings are manufactured by memorabilia company Jostens. The rings often are normally presented in an elegant box and/or display case.

The winning team can typically present any number of rings to whomever they choose, including usually, but not limited to: players (active roster, inactive roster, or injured reserve), coaches, trainers, executives, personnel, and general club staff. Some teams have given rings to former players and coaches that were on the team at some point during the season, despite not having been on the winning roster for the Super Bowl itself. Sometimes a team will make rings available to fans as part of a charity raffle. A recent trend over the last 15–20 years has been to present lesser-valued rings to non-player and front office staff. These are commonly called "B" and "C" level rings (while the player rings would be considered "A" rings) and are smaller and contain fewer diamonds or imitation diamonds. The first instance of this was the Redskins Super Bowl XVII ring when many in the front office received rings that were not solid gold and contained cubic zirconia stones (which resemble diamonds). When Tampa Bay won Super Bowl XXXVII, the players and coaches received "A" rings with a diamond-centered Lombardi trophy. Some staff received rings with a metal Lombardi trophy substituted, with real diamonds surrounding the trophy, while the "C" level ring did not contain any diamonds. Per the CBA, players that were on the winning team's practice squad at the time of the Super Bowl victory are also entitled to a ring, but it can be one of lesser value.

The Green Bay Packers' Super Bowl XLV ring contained more than 100 diamonds. The Packers logo, in the center of the ring, was made up of 13 diamonds, one for each championship title the team has won, dating back to 1929. The New England Patriots Super Bowl XLIX rings reportedly cost $36,500 each, making them the most expensive rings Jostens had ever produced at that time, only to be surpassed by the rings awarded for Super Bowl 50 and Super Bowl LI. The New England Patriots' Super Bowl LI ring has 283 diamonds, to commemorate their comeback from being down 28–3 versus the Atlanta Falcons late in the 3rd quarter, about which Falcons owner Arthur Blank reportedly confronted Patriots owner Robert Kraft in August 2017 over his perceived "insult-by-karat". The Philadelphia Eagles' ring for Super Bowl LII contains 127 diamonds on the bezel, which is the total from the numbers of the jerseys of the three players who handled the ball after the snap on the Philly Special trick play—Corey Clement (30), Trey Burton (88) and Nick Foles (9). The Tampa Bay Buccaneers ring for their Super Bowl LV victory contained 319 diamonds on the face to symbolize their 31–9 victory over Kansas City. That ring was also the first to have a removable top, which when opened reveals a hand-carved replica of Raymond James Stadium, where they became the first team to win a Super Bowl on their home field.

In recent years, rings are typically presented in ornate display cases. After winning Super Bowl 50, the Denver Broncos rings were handed out in large, ornate boxes, complete with a decorative padlock and commemorative game ball.

Value and resale
Replicas of the rings for various years are popular collectibles, along with genuine rings. Dave Meggett is known to have placed his ring for sale on eBay.  Two Super Bowl rings from the 1970 Steelers sold on eBay for over $69,000 apiece in mid-2008. Patriots safety Je'Rod Cherry raffled his ring from Super Bowl XXXVI in November 2008 to benefit several charities working to help children in Africa and Asia. Tight end Shannon Sharpe, meanwhile, gave his first Super Bowl ring to his brother Sterling, who had his career cut short by injury.

In 2005, a minor international incident was caused when it was reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin had taken a Super Bowl ring from New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft. Kraft quickly issued a statement saying that he had given Putin the ring out of "respect and admiration" he had for the Russian people and Putin's leadership. Kraft later said his earlier statement was not true, and had been issued under pressure from the White House. The ring is on display at the Kremlin, along with other "gifts".

Most Super Bowl rings

Eight: Bill Belichick: six as head coach of the New England Patriots, two as defensive coordinator of the New York Giants
Seven:
Tom Brady:  seven as quarterback; six with the New England Patriots, one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Neal Dahlen: five as an administrator with the San Francisco 49ers, two as an administrator with the Denver Broncos
Six: fourteen people.
Robert Kraft: six as owner of the New England Patriots
Dan Rooney and Art Rooney II: each as an executive with Pittsburgh Steelers
Chuck Noll: four as head coach and two as a team consultant with Pittsburgh Steelers
Josh McDaniels has won six with the New England Patriots: his first as special teams coach, second as defensive coaching assistant, third as quarterbacks coach, and his fourth, fifth, and sixth as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Ivan Fears has won six with New England Patriots his first as wide receivers coach and the remaining as running backs coach.
Ernie Adams has won six with New England Patriots as a football research director
Nick Caserio has won six with the New England Patriots, one as a coaching assistant, one as a scout, four as director of player personnel
Bill Nunn: each as a scout with Pittsburgh Steelers
"Mean" Joe Greene: four as a defensive tackle, two as a special assistant for player personnel, all with the Pittsburgh Steelers
Conditioning coach Mike Woicik: three with Dallas Cowboys and three with New England Patriots
Brian Smith: six as an assistant coach, scout, scouting director, scouting coordinator, and 1 as director of player personnel New England Patriots
 Five: eighteen people.
Charles Haley, five (two as a linebacker with the San Francisco 49ers and three as a defensive end with the Dallas Cowboys), currently second-most as a player. Most wins as a player without a loss.
Edward J. DeBartolo Jr., five as owner of San Francisco 49ers
Keith Simon: five as CFO and Executive VP with San Francisco 49ers
Bobb McKittrick: five as offensive line coach with San Francisco 49ers
Ray Rhodes: five as an assistant coach with San Francisco 49ers
Bill McPherson: five as defensive line coach with San Francisco 49ers
Dick Hoak: each as a running backs coach with Pittsburgh Steelers
Romeo Crennel: two as a defensive coach with New York Giants and three as a defensive coordinator with New England Patriots
Dante Scarnecchia has won five with New England Patriots as an offensive line coach, along with being assistant head coach for three of them
George Seifert: three as an assistant coach and two as a head coach all with San Francisco 49ers
Dwight Clark: two as a player and three as a member of the front office, all with San Francisco 49ers
Pepper Johnson: two as a linebacker for New York Giants and three as an assistant coach with New England Patriots
Monsignor Peter Armstrong: five as chaplain for San Francisco 49ers
Markus Paul: three as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the New England Patriots, and two as an assistant strength and conditioning coach with the New York Giants
 Tim Rooney: Three with Pittsburgh Steelers and two with New York Giants (as Pro Personnel Director/Scout)
Brian Daboll has won five with New England Patriots, one as a defensive coaching assistant, two as wide receivers coach, and two as tight ends coach
 Jim Whalen has won five with the New England Patriots as Head Athletic Trainer.
Brendan Daly won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots as defensive assistant and defensive line coach and won two Super Bowls as the defensive line coach and linebackers coach for the Kansas City Chiefs
 Four: at least 40 players, many coaches and staff.
The first player to win four Super Bowl rings was tight-end Marv Fleming, who got a pair with Green Bay Packers in 1966 and 1967, and another pair with Miami Dolphins in 1972 and 1973.
Twenty-two players earned four rings with Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s: Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, John Stallworth, Mel Blount, Jack Lambert, Jack Ham, Mike Webster, Donnie Shell, L. C. Greenwood, Rocky Bleier, Gerry Mullins, Larry Brown, Mike Wagner, J.T. Thomas, Loren Toews, Jon Kolb, Sam Davis, Steve Furness, Dwight White, Randy Grossman and the previously mentioned Joe Greene (who later added two more rings).  At least five coaches were with the team all four years: George Perles, Louis Riecke, Woody Widenhofer and (as noted above) Chuck Noll and Dick Hoak. The list of Steelers front office staff receiving four rings during that era includes Director of Player Personnel Dick Haley.
Tom Flores: First person to have rings as a player (Kansas City Chiefs), assistant coach and head coach (Oakland Raiders)
Joe Montana, Keena Turner, Jesse Sapolu, Eric Wright, Mike Wilson and Ronnie Lott each won four Super Bowl rings with the 49ers. Dwaine Board was a member of four San Francisco 49ers' Super Bowl winning teams; Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XXIII as a player, and Super Bowl XXIX as a coach.
Kicker Adam Vinatieri won three with the New England Patriots and one with the Indianapolis Colts
Russ Grimm won three with Washington Redskins and one as a coach with Pittsburgh Steelers
Ted Hendricks won one with Baltimore Colts and three with Oakland Raiders
Bill Romanowski won two with San Francisco and two with Denver Broncos
Coach Charlie Weis won one with New York Giants and three with New England Patriots
Matt Millen has four rings while playing for four cities and three teams, one with Oakland Raiders, one with Los Angeles Raiders, one with San Francisco 49ers, and one with Washington Redskins (only player to earn a ring with four cities)
Sherman Lewis won three as running backs coach with San Francisco 49ers and one as offensive coordinator with Green Bay Packers
Willie Davis Won all four rings with Green Bay Packers: two as a player, one as a member of the team's board of directors, and one as an emeritus director. He is the only person to possess all four of Green Bay's Super Bowl rings. Davis also won rings as a member of the 1961, 1962 and 1965 NFL Championship Green Bay Packer teams, bringing his total championship ring count to seven, with the first three having been awarded prior to the creation of the Super Bowl.
Mike Pope won all four of his Super Bowl rings as the long time Tight End coach for New York Giants
Ken Norton Jr. was the first member of 3 Super Bowl-winning teams in a row as a player, and gained a 4th ring as the Linebacker coach for the 2013 Seattle Seahawks
Larry Izzo won three Super Bowls with New England Patriots, and one as the special teams assistant coach with New York Giants
Coach Gary Kubiak won one with San Francisco 49ers as quarterbacks coach, two with Denver Broncos as offensive coordinator, and one as the head coach of the Broncos
Brian Pariani has won four rings. One as an offensive assistant coach with San Francisco 49ers and three as the tight ends coach with the Denver Broncos
Rob Gronkowski won three Super Bowls with the New England Patriots during the 2010s, and his fourth was with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Notably, all four came when he partnered with Tom Brady.
Lionel Vital won one as a (strike replacement) player with the Washington Redskins in 1987 and three with the New England Patriots in 2001-2004.
Tom Moore won two Super Bowls with the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1970s as a wide receivers coach, one as the offensive coordinator with the Indianapolis Colts and one as an offensive consultant with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Monti Ossenfort won four Super Bowls with the New England Patriots: his first as a scouting assistant, and the remaining three as Director of College Scouting.
Dave Merritt won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants as secondary/safeties coach and two Super Bowls with the Kansas City Chiefs as defensive back coach.
 Three: many players, coaches and staff
Among the many figures with three are Brent Jones, Bill Walsh, John Elway, Mike Ditka, Mike Shanahan, Art Shell, Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Chad O'Shea, Jay Novacek, Michael Irvin, Larry Brown, Eric Mangini, Joe Gibbs, Dave Dalby, Cliff Branch, Roger Craig, Shannon Sharpe, Ed McCaffrey, Mark Schlereth, Forrest Gregg, Herb Adderley, Tom Coughlin, Matt Patricia, LeGarrette Blount, Matt Cavanaugh, Steve Hoffman, Bruce Arians, Larry Foote, Todd Bowles, Andy Reid, Steve Spagnuolo, Barry Rubin, Tim Terry, and Joe Thuney.
Twenty-two players earned three rings with the New England Patriots during the early 2000s: Troy Brown, Willie McGinest, Richard Seymour, Ty Law, Mike Vrabel, Tedy Bruschi, Kevin Faulk, Matt Light, Patrick Pass, Ted Johnson, Lonie Paxton, Stephen Neal, Joe Andruzzi, David Patten, Roman Phifer, Tom Ashworth, Adrian Klemm, Je'Rod Cherry, Matt Chatham, the aforementioned Adam Vinatieri (who later added a fourth ring with the Colts), the aforementioned Tom Brady (who went on to win three additional Super Bowls with the Patriots and one with the Buccaners), and the aforementioned Larry Izzo (who won a fourth with the Giants).
Fourteen players earned three rings with the New England Patriots during the 2010s: Marcus Cannon, James White, James Develin, Julian Edelman, Dont'a Hightower, Devin McCourty, Patrick Chung, Duron Harmon, Matthew Slater, Nate Ebner, Ryan Allen, Stephen Gostkowski and the aforementioned Tom Brady (who had already won three previous Super Bowls with the Patriots during the 2000s and one with the Buccaneers in the 2020s) and Rob Gronkowski.

Gallery

See also

Championship ring
MLS Cup ring
NBA Championship ring
World Series ring
List of National Football League awards

References

External links
Images and list of all the 53 Super Bowl Rings from 1967 to 2019 at foxfans

Ring
Championship rings

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Work alongside marketing and sales teams to define sales requirements, work with software and support teams to create and update product documentation content, develop messaging for Discovery Bioinformatics NGS services in world-wide markets. Develop and review high-quality communication material including technical data sheets, slide presentations, technical notes and white papers.
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Requires a bachelor's degree in a related scientific discipline and 4 years of experience in the field of Next Generation Sequencing and Bioinforamtics and its applications in academic research and/or pharmaceutical drug discovery.
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Nick Punto
Nicholas Paul Punto
Bats Both, Throws Right
Height 5' 9", Weight 195 lb.
School Saddleback College
High School Trabuco Hills High School
Debut September 9, 2001
Final Game September 27, 2014
Born November 8, 1977 in San Diego, CA USA
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Nick Punto was the starting shortstop and leadoff hitter for the Italian national baseball team in the 2009 World Baseball Classic.
Punto became a side note in a one the biggest trades in baseball history on August 25, 2012, when the Boston Red Sox sent him to the Los Angeles Dodgers along with three of the highest-paid players in the game: 1B Adrian Gonzalez, P Josh Beckett and OF Carl Crawford were due a combined $260 million in salary, while Punto was making a utility infielder's wages at the time. He spent the remainder of 2012 and all of 2013 with the Dodgers before signing a one-year deal with the Oakland Athletics on November 13, 2013.
Punto spent the [[2014 Athletics|2014] season with the Athletics, hitting .207 in 73 games as a back-up infielder. He was slowed down by a hamstring injury and went 0 for 2 in the Wild Card Game against the Kansas City Royals. That turned out to be his final major league appearance as the A's released him on December 19th in order to make room on their roster following a number of trades and he did not sign with another team after that.
Notable Achievements[edit]
Won a World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals in 2011
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Kate Beckinsale is a beautiful English actress. In her debut film 'Much Ado About Nothing', she had a voluminous bob with hair parted at the side. She was very young and this teenage hairstyle really suited her. In 2000, she had a lovely chopped bob with golden colored highlights. It highlighted her features really well.
After a couple of years, she went for the long auburn hairstyle. She had side parted the hair with some layers. It was a great transformation from her previous hairstyles. She styled playfully at the MTV Movie Awards of 2002. She had cherry red streaks and went for the beehive hairstyle. She actually looked quite stylish. In 2004, she had long layered hair with blond highlights. She also had bangs on the front. Next, she had the ravishing straight long hair look parted in the middle. There were highlights of brown and golden color.
Here's Kate Beckinsale's hairstyles over the years.
Kate Beckinsale matched her uniquely designed long dress with a simple and casual ponytail to balance out the overall finish. This look was worn for the 2017 Billboard Music Awards held at the T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, NV.
The actress' dark-colored, wavy hair is styled into a ponytail with tendrils during the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards.
Kate Beckinsale is often seen with her curly and wavy mane, but last February 23, 2016 is different and special. She attended the 18th Costume Designers Guild Awards with her straightened hair teased and pulled back into a neat ponytail.
Beckinsale maintained her sophisticated aura even with her messy upstyle. This look was worn for the 2016 Billboard Music Awards held at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, USA.
The English actress looked extra stylish and expensive with this medium-length curly hairstyle she wore for the 'China: Through The Looking Glass' Costume Institute Gala last May 04, 2015.
The actress was spotted taking her scenes for a new TV drama while flaunting her beautifully tossed curls in London last April 2014.
Beckinsale looking gorgeous as usual with her messy upstyle she wore last November 6, 2014 for the Battersea Power Station Global Launch Party.
The actress had her curls swept to the side during the LACMA 2013 Art and Film Gala. She looked so fine and feminine with this hairstyle and her shimmering night dress.
The actress made a stunning statement with her messy low bun during the premiere of Star Trek Into Darkness, April 13, 2013.
A little volume will do no harm like how this semi-teased curly ponytail was worn by the actress for the Pink Party 2013 held at Santa Monica, CA.
Everyone was mesmerized with the actress' look during the London Fashion Week AW13 last February 18, 2013. She arrived with her curly hair neatly pulled to the back for a stylish ponytail.
The English actress looking elegant as usual with her loose waves parted at the center.
At the Oscars party of 2008, she was seen in a bohemian updo. Some of the hair was left in front. In 2010, at the Cannes Festival, she had wavy brown hair kept at one side. We have seen her in a bouncy ponytail as well. Bouffant updo also looks very good on her.
Kate Beckinsale doesn't only look good on the screen but acts very well too. She was a student at Oxford University when she acted in the film 'Much Ado About Nothing'. She appeared in plays and acted in television serials as well. She appeared in films like 'The Last Days of Disco', 'Serendipidy', 'Pearl Harbour', 'The Aviator', etc. She has done a number of action movies. These include the Underworld Series, Whiteout', 'Van Helsing', 'Total Recall', etc. Her film 'Love & Friendship' released in 2016 received a lot of praise worldwide.
She won the London Critics Circle Award for 'The Last Days of Disco' and 'Love & Friendship'. She received nominations for various awards as well. She has worked in different media including theatre, radio, television and films. As a result, she has gained a lot of experience and has acted with some brilliant co-stars and directors. She has evolved over the years and has proven to be a very talented actress. Her transition to the action films is very appreciable.
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