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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:32:59 -0600

Fairhope, Gulf Shores open baseball tournament with victories
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Cole Wainwright (10) of Fairhope High places a bunt against Bayside Academy in the 15th annual Hank Aaron High School Classic at Daphne High on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012. (Press-Regsiter/Robert Ladnier) Hunter Slater of Bayside Academy pitches against ...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:42:16 -0600

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'The Biggest Loser' eliminates returning contestant Daphne Dortch
Reality TV World
By Elizabeth Kwiatkowski, 02/22/2012 The Biggest Loser's thirteenth season eliminated Daphne Dortch during Tuesday night's broadcast of the NBC reality weight-loss competition's eighth episode. Daphne, a 37-year-old paralegal and kids activity team ...
Biggest Loser week 8 recap: One player switches up the teamsDigital Spy
'The Biggest Loser' –- Recap Feb 21 -- The Drama ContinuesGather.com
'Biggest Loser' 2012 Week 8 recap: Daphne stirs the pot, then gets kicked offThe Grand Rapids Press - MLive.com
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:18:01 -0600

Daphne wants to start fast in softball
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Peyton Grantham is congratulated by Daphne head softball coach Lawrence Yelding after a home run last season. Grantham, a returning starter, hit .504 with 15 homers in 2011 and was named to the Alabama Sports Writers Association all-state softball team ...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:44:51 -0600

Class 6A girls South Regional: Davidson 55, Daphne 47
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MOBILE, Alabama -- Davidson center Shuntavia Harris ended Daphne's comeback bid by swishing a 18-footer with 1:26 to play, as the Warriors ended Daphne's 13-game winning streak by earning a 55-47 victory over the Trojans in today's Class 6A girls South ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:13:08 -0600

Foley, Robertsdale earn big opening-day wins in 15th annual BayBears Classic
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SPANISH FORT, Alabama — Robertsdale and Foley's baseball teams managed to get off to a good start in the BayBears High School Baseball Classic. The Bears (1-0) knocked off Baldwin County 9-5 while the Lions (1-0) upended two-time defending 5A state ...
Baldwin County rallies late in BayBears High School Classic (roundup)The Huntsville Times - al.com

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Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:44:05 -0600

Longtime volunteer coach Paul Zintel stands tall at Foley High
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Paul Zintell, assistant basketball coach at Foley High School who holds the distinction of being elected to four different sports Halls of Fame. FOLEY, Alabama — Basketball coaches have come and gone over the years at Foley High School.

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Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:36:47 -0600

Fred's to build store; new Montego Bay restaurant to open
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By Kathy Jumper, Press-Register FOLEY, Alabama -- First Choice Property & Development in Jackson, Tenn., paid $340000 for 1.5 acres on Ala. 59 in Foley and plans to build a 15000-square-foot Fred's Super Dollar Store with a pharmacy, according to Tim ...

Sat, 18 Feb 2012 21:15:25 -0600

Baldwin County High boys advance to 6A South Regional
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FOLEY, Alabama -- Baldwin County's boys basketball team is headed back to the Mitchell Center after a year's absence. The Tigers (21-12) kept their season alive and advanced on to the 6A South Regional with a 60-51 victory over Foley (12-17) on the ...

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:29:56 -0600

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5990- Gulf Shores Hangout Fest sells out of all tickets except VIP
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There's an ounce of truth to planning ahead and in the case of Gulf Shores,Alabama Hangout Festival this May18-20, that ounce is made of pure gold. All general admission tickets have been sold out. The early bird passes were gone weeks ago and regular ...
The Hangout Music Fest Sells Out General Admission TicketsWKRG-TV
Hangout Music Fest general admission sells out, some VIP tickets remainThe Birmingham News - al.com (blog)

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:42:27 -0600

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Annexation may be good news for businesses in Gulf Shores
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By Kathy Jumper, Press-Register Exotic bird breeder Pam Vines feeds a walnut to a hyacinth macaw as she holds a scarlet macaw named Maggie at her aviary on Fort Morgan a few weeks ago. She was concerned that the new annexation rules would put her out ...

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 00:11:30 -0600

Daphne High fields young team baseball team in 2012
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Daphne's Brandon Peterson (15) pitches against Gulf Shores at last year's BayBears High School Classic in Gulf Shores. Peterson, a senior, missed most of last season due to an injury but looks to return to his sophomore form where he posted a 9-2 ...

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Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:19:06 -0600

Revel with the Mystic Krewe of K9 Kritters
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GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) - The Mystic Krewe of K-9 Kritters Royalty will be chosen Monday, February 20, 2012, at the fifth annual fundraiser for the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) at Magnolia by the Gulf Small Animal Clinic, 19930 Baldwin County ...

  
 
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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:38:59 -0600

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Snowbird trivia night nets $10K for libraries
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By Press-Register staff ORANGE BEACH, Alabama --- An overflow crowd of more than 400 attended the sixth annual Trivia Night held at Phoenix West to benefit the Gulf Shores and Orange Beach libraries. The Missouri Club held its sixth annual Snowbird ...

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:32:47 -0600

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Mirams make a splash with Orange Beach parade
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By Kathy Jumper, Press-Register Participants and revelers with the The Mystical Order of Mirams toss throws to the crowds gathered on Perdido Beach Blvd. Friday,in Orange Beach, Ala. The pre-Lenten blowout continues along the Gulf Coast culminating in ...

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Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:28:42 -0600

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Insurance industry touts statewide building codes for Alabama
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By George Altman, Washington Bureau In a Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004 file photo, buildings destroyed by Hurricane Ivan are seen in Orange Beach, Alabama. (AP Photo/Joe Cavaretta, File) The creation of statewide building codes in Alabama is key to solving ...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:27:46 -0600

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Baldwin County beach cities don't agree on school funding request
Press-Register - al.com (blog)
By Kathy Jumper, Press-Register ORANGE BEACH, Alabama -- School funding for an innovative teaching concept has received unanimous approval from the city of Gulf Shores, while Orange Beach wants more data before it supports a $550968 request.
Big Bucks for Mac Books in Gulf ShoresWKRG-TV

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:13:08 -0600

Foley, Robertsdale earn big opening-day wins in 15th annual BayBears Classic
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SPANISH FORT, Alabama — Robertsdale and Foley's baseball teams managed to get off to a good start in the BayBears High School Baseball Classic. The Bears (1-0) knocked off Baldwin County 9-5 while the Lions (1-0) upended two-time defending 5A state ...
Baldwin County rallies late in BayBears High School Classic (roundup)The Huntsville Times - al.com

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Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:05:35 -0600

Lady Bears starting over again in prep softball
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ROBERTSDALE, Alabama — Starting over has been a common theme for the Robertsdale High softball team. As Barry Roberts steps in for the 2012 season — the seventh different coach since 2002 — he will inherit a team that has only five seniors on the ...

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 17:19:06 -0600

Revel with the Mystic Krewe of K9 Kritters
WALA-TV FOX10
GULF SHORES, Ala. (WALA) - The Mystic Krewe of K-9 Kritters Royalty will be chosen Monday, February 20, 2012, at the fifth annual fundraiser for the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!) at Magnolia by the Gulf Small Animal Clinic, 19930 Baldwin County ...

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 06:26:32 -0600

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS High School Sports
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BC RAIN 3, SARALAND 1 (BOYS): Cory Brown, Deangelo Foy and Nkhrumba Overton scored for the Red Raiders (1-0). Austin Beatty scored for the host Spartans (0-1), who welcome Cottage Hill at 5 pm Feb. 28. ST. PAUL'S 5, BAKER 1 (BOYS): Yannick Wildraut ...

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Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:43:39 -0600

Margaret Janeen Chadwick Stokes
Brewton Standard
Mrs. Margaret Janeen Chadwick Stokes, 70, died Sunday, Feb. 12, 2012. She was a native of Northport, and a former resident of Brewton, before moving to Castleberry in 1983. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by ...

  
 
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4/25/2005 9:16 AM  RssIcon

Biased Opinion Alert
In late April, Micro$oft urged lawmakers to ease restrictions on H1-B work visa issuance in hopes to increase it's already substantial overseas hiring trend.

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http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D89NV0H00.htm?campaign_id=apn_home_down

Those of you who know me, know that I am about as big of a Micro$oft zealot as they come.  I have made a career out of Micro$oft products and truly believe much of their technology to be empowering, from a developer perspective.    With that said, I can see absolutely no good side to this event and I am hoping one of you could possibly persuade me otherwise.

Obviously, I have a biased opinion on this topic - being an American born software developer with dwindling employment options in a largely non-technical community.    This is a sensitive topic because if you take the stance that "America's largest software company should employee some Americans", you are labeled a racist or bigot. 

Let there be no mistake - I have met - and worked with some incredibly talented people of Oriental and Indian decent that were outstanding software developers and spoke better english than I.  I have several indian friends that not only have better diction than I do but a much more verbose vocabulary.  On top of this, two of those friends are outstanding developers and one is a great network engineer.

With that said, *I* still wouldn't move to India or China to fill the position of telephone support, even if the position payed ten times our Salary.  Why?  I don't speak the lanuage.    I tend to think that speaking the native language is a prerequisite for a telephone support position.  Yet, every time I call Microsoft's support line (which costs $100/hour or more) - it takes longer to help the non-english speaking person on the other end to spell my name and email address than it does to diagnose the problem.  

Really, who at Microsoft, Dell & Gateway thought it was a good idea to staff the call centers with people who do not speak English.     I don't have a problem with providing jobs to overseas workers but why do we take jobs away from Americans to do so?   What is so wrong with the American worker that companies are forced to continue to find ways to not use them?  Sure - the labor is cheap but is it really worth it?

I'm not worried about an America being "taken over" by people of foreign decent, I'm sure America will be just fine.  (Although many rednecks walk our streets today with this very thought accepted as truth.)  But, I do believe that with countries shipping boat and planeloads of their brightest to the States, it will adversely affect those countries' economies in the long run.

Companies should outsource to overseas responsibly.  Open overseas field offices and employee locals.    Don't imports thousands of workers or close American-based businesses to move operations overseas.  Likewise, countries exporting their brightest to answer the American thirst for technology workers should do so with caution.    If you spend all of your resources building up American businesses it will stunt the growth of your own economy.

Just my two cents...
clink, clink.

Bill Dodd
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