Base commander Group Captain David Cooper said he was delighted with the turn-out of local people and that the base was saved from closure.

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Rodriguez will turn 37 in July, yet his on-base plus slugging totals have declined for five straight years, from an otherworldly 1.067 in 2007 to an above-average .823 last season.

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We like awesome new software as much as the next guy, but Google's been moving so fast lately that they've created a near constant culture of obsolescence anxiety among the hardcore user base -- and in turn, that leads to paralysis at the sales counter.

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But bear in mind the possibility that they are right - that the fired-up Republican base will not only turn out, but will inspire, cajole and annoy others to do so.

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Slumping Mets first baseman Ike Davis slid deeper into his monthlong funk, going 0 for 3 and being called for interference in the field when he was clipped at first by Joey Votto, who was making a turn toward second base in the Reds' three-run first inning.

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The story goes that the older versions have faulty power control software in their radios, forcing base stations to connect to phones at higher powers than they'd normally have to, which in turn leads to base stations running plumb out of power -- and once that happens, you get dropped calls, bad reception, and lousy data rates, among other UMTS ails.

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So while Stern might come with a good amount of built-in publicity and a solid fan base, he could turn out to be a big waste of money for the network that is now owned by Comcast.

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This is a byproduct of the avid college football fan base which resides throughout the Southeast, which in turn fuels the revenue-generating ability of such schools and thus their ability to throw large wads of cash at incoming coaching staffs.

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