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Freshman Randy Fontanez was a solid starter for USF, pitching five innings, giving up one run while scattering four hits and striking out one, but did not factor in the decision. "Randy is a freshman and you've got to like what you see with him," added Prado. "It's a matter of those young guys like Fontanez gaining experience. We have a lot of those young guys and they're going to be great pitchers for us." USF opened the game in the bottom of the first when junior Brian Hobbs doubled to the gap in right center, scoring sophomore shortstop Addison Maruszak, who reached base on a single to left earlier in the inning. USF got back on the board in the sixth when Hobbs, who doubled to the right field wall in the previous at-bat, scored on a Corey Johnson double to cut the ISU lead to two runs.
Fans unhappy with AFL's pre-season NAB Cup competition
FOOTY fans are disenchanted with the AFL's pre-season title, the NAB Cup, an exclusive Herald Sun online poll has found. More than 60 per cent of readers indicated they were unhappy with the AFL's pre-season competition, and 45 per cent want it scrapped. Another 18 per cent believed it should be cut to two weeks. Just 29 per cent wanted it retained in its current format. The poll results follow allegations that Sydney coach Paul Roos urged one of his players, Jarrad McVeigh, to help ensure the Swans lost their first-round NAB Cup game. Share this article What is this? .
EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes
Like a plentiful oil well, the European Union (EU) has found, since 2004, that Microsoft is a rich source of funds. The EU allowed Microsoft to continue to operate in the region, but found it in violation of antitrust laws. Its conclusion -- in order to stay Microsoft will have to pay some big fines. The Microsoft fines began in March of 2004 when a European Commission high court found the company guilty of antitrust violations -- in particular, using underhanded tactics to freeze out its competitors in the media player and server software markets. A massive fine of $690M (€497M) was charged against Microsoft. Microsoft refused to comply and was promptly fined an additional $375.4M USD. In the end, Microsoft's decision to fight the law turned out to be a futile one when the European Court of First Instance ruled to uphold European Commission's decision against Microsoft. Microsoft agreed to finally comply with the ruling.
Sagging housing market costs 17 Collier jobs
Joe Schmitt, administrator for the Community Development and Environmental Services Division, said he personally told the employees Thursday that their jobs in the division are being eliminated. The cuts are because of revenue shortages, not for performance issues, Schmitt said. Lee County also recently cut 29 employees from its community development department in the face of falling revenues. Along with those being laid off in Collier County, between nine and 13 employees are expected to accept early retirement. Incentives such as three years of medical coverage are being offered as a buy-out, Schmitt said. Employees have until the end of March to decide. The cuts are in response to an “economic slowdown that has impacted work volume and revenue," according to an announcement from county officials.
Wireless home security lets you check in from afar
As a police officer in southern Florida, Greg Varley was dispatched to investigate as many as 10 false alarms a day at residents' homes. He was frustrated to discover that most people didn't disarm their security systems properly. So after retiring and moving to Cookeville, Tenn., Varley three months ago looked for a home-security system that would give him more control over arming the sensors, helping him avert false alarms. He soon came across a company called InGrid Inc., a security system that he could install himself and control using the Internet. Varley now arms and disarms his security system by logging onto a personalized Web site. And in addition to knowing when something goes wrong at home, he also can monitor when things are going right. "It's easy to go online and check the status of your sensors," he says.
February 2008: Saudi stock market up by 6%
At the end of February 2008, TADAWUL All Share Index (TASI) closed at a level of 10,291.47 points rising 616.45 points at a growth rate of (6.37%) over the close of the previous month. On an YTD basis TASI lost 884.49 points (7.91%). Highest close level for the index during the month was 10,351.03 as on 25/02/2008.
Total equity market capitalization at the end of February 2008 reached SR 1.85 trillion (US$492.44 billion), increasing by 5.96% over the previous month. The total value of shares traded for the month of February 2008 reached SR 216.87 billion (US$57.83 billion), decreasing by 34.17% over the previous month.
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