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  Angel Escobar Jurado v. Peru, Case 10.521, Report Nº 42/97
Angel Escobar Jurado was a well known peasant leader and human rights defender, falling within a class of persons inimical to the interests of the military in the area.
Angel Escobar Jurado was the victim of arbitrary arrest, which deprived him of his physical freedom without legal cause and without a determination of the legality of his detention by a judge or competent tribunal.
Angel Escobar Jurado are public acts perpetrated by State agents, which means that the Peru violated the rights of the victim contemplated in article 1.1 in relation to violations of articles 4 and 7 of the Convention.
www1.umn.edu /humanrts/cases/1997/peru42-97.html   (2661 words)

  
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Angels won their first American League West Division championship in 1979, under manager Jim Fregosi, a former Angel shortstop who was sent to the New York Mets in 1972 as part of the trade that brought Nolan Ryan to the Angels.
This last was one of the tragedies that would haunt the Angels throughout their existence and prompt talk of a "hex" upon the franchise (promising star Lyman Bostock was shot to death in 1978 while visiting friends in Gary, Indiana).
Walt Disney was named to the Angels’ Board of Directors by Autry in 1960, serving until his death in 1966, and was one of the proponents of the team’s move to Orange County.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anaheim_Angels   (4723 words)

  
 Fundacion Alejandro Angel Escobar : The Founders
Alejandro Angel Escobar was born in 1903, by a time when his father’s fortune was already consolidated.
Angel, the 9th daughter of a wealthy family, was born in 1905.
In 1930 she married Alejandro Ángel Escobar and until the death of her husband, in 1953, she led the serene life of an exemplary wife.
www.faae.org.co /html/founders.htm   (312 words)

  
 Escobar, Angels stymie Yankees' bats - Boston.com
Escobar (1-0) allowed one run on six hits in six innings, struck out two and walked none.
Escobar pitched his final four innings with a split fingernail, and said he might miss his next start.
Escobar was especially effective against the heart of the Yankees' lineup -- Johnny Damon, Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui combined for four hits.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2006/04/08/escobar_angels_stymie_yankees_bats   (792 words)

  
 Rally Monkey.com - Escobar's Blister a Pain for Angels
The Angel right-hander developed a blister on the middle finger of his pitching hand in the first inning against Tampa Bay, and Escobar's Tropicana Field woes worsened as the Angels lost, 8-3, to the Devil Rays in front of a crowd of 9,537.
Escobar gutted out a five-inning performance at Oakland on April 24, pitching the final four innings with blood oozing from a split fingernail on his middle finger.
Escobar, trying to come inside on Tampa Bay's veteran first baseman in the fifth inning, drilled him in the back of the right shoulder, loading the bases and angering Martinez.
www.rallymonkey.com /article.php?art=200408185757   (658 words)

  
 Fundacion Alejandro Angel Escobar : The Foundation
Contact Us The Alejandro Angel Escobar Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization, devoted to the promotion of scientific investigation and social development programs in Colombia through the annual awarding of the Alejandro Angel Escobar Prizes in science and solidarity.
The Foundation was created and endowed by Alejandro Angel Escobar in his will and was legally established in July 1954 by his widow, María Restrepo de Angel, following her deceased husband’s wishes.
Angel was the President and animating spirit of the Foundation until her death in 1990.
www.faae.org.co /html/foundation.htm   (252 words)

  
 Anaheim Angels News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Escobar was sterling the rest of the way, giving up just two Junior Spivey singles in his remaining six innings and striking out another seven batters.
Escobar finished with 11 punchouts in all, matching a career high and accounting for the most strikeouts in a game by an Angels pitcher since Chuck Finley's 12 on Aug. 15, 1999.
Escobar had to be almost perfect Tuesday night because Milwaukee starter Ben Sheets managed to outpitch him for most of the game.
anaheim.angels.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/ana/news/ana_gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20040609&content_id=766156&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp   (878 words)

  
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim : News : Los Angeles Angels News
Escobar won 11 games in his first season with the Angels in 2004 and entered last spring with high expectations, but he landed on the disabled list three times and eventually underwent surgery on June 29 to shave down bone spurs in his right elbow.
Escobar eventually returned in September, but, with rookie Ervin Santana having established himself in the starting rotation, was pushed into the bullpen.
Angels manager Mike Scioscia feels one of the biggest strengths of this year's team is its starting rotation, especially considering Escobar and staff ace Bartolo Colon appear healthy to start the season.
mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060402&content_id=1380604&vkey=news_ana&fext=.jsp&c_id=ana&partnered=rss_ana   (1019 words)

  
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim : News : Los Angeles Angels News
For Escobar, though, being on the mound in that situation was as much a triumph as it was a failure.
Escobar was on the hill in that decisive loss, and gave up an unearned run on Ramon Hernandez's passed ball in the 2-1 defeat.
Escobar was not only ready to pitch in the Classic, he felt the competition helped prepare him more effectively for the regular season.
mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060406&content_id=1387106&vkey=news_ana&fext=.jsp&c_id=ana&partnered=rss_ana   (1079 words)

  
 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim : News : Los Angeles Angels News
Kelvim Escobar, who has not pitched since July 6 and went on the disabled list with a right elbow irritation, will be activated on Saturday and start against the Royals.
Escobar had surgery on June 29, 2005, to remove a bone chip from his elbow.
Escobar was 5-5 the first two months of the season, but was 0-4 with a 4.45 ERA in five starts in June.
losangeles.angels.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060721&content_id=1568215&vkey=news_ana&fext=.jsp&c_id=ana   (424 words)

  
 Nueces County Record Star
In addition to the library, the two largest projects in the Northwest area, and included in all of the options, are the widening of UpRiver Road from Rand Morgan Road to McKinzie Road near the new Tuloso-Midway Primary School, at a cost of $4.5 million, and street reconstruction in the River Canyon subdivision.
He said all of the streets in the city are rated on their condition with the worst planned for work first.
Escobar said the field, used by the Northwest Youth Football League, would receive either lighting or irrigation, depending on the cost.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=12722457&BRD=1157&PAG=461&dept_id=172072&rfi=6   (575 words)

  
 Peru: Eight years of "disappearances"
Angel Escobar Jurado, 37-year old secretary of the Human Rights Commission of Huancavelica and leader of the Federación de Comunidades Campesinas de Huancavelica, the Federation of Peasant Communities of Huancavelica, was detained in February 1990 as he left the office of the Human Rights Commission in the town of Huancavelica.
At the time of his abduction, Angel Escobar is believed to have been about to report 30 new cases of "disappearance" to the authorities.
Angel Escobar had previously been detained by the Policía de Investigaciones del Perú, as was then called the Peruvian investigative police, when serving as a local councillor.
www.amnestyusa.org /justearth/document.do?id=C138E7DF9A1852D6802569A6006014C5   (4131 words)

  
 Article: Sports - Escobar at a loss for words after loss
Escobar wasn't sure if he would be able to pitch because he had broken a fingernail in his previous start.
The Angels had shifted their infield and Cabrera was playing up the middle, toward the first base side of second base.
The Angels loaded the bases against him in the bottom of the fourth inning with no outs but worked his way out of the jam.
www.ocregister.com /ocregister/sports/pros/angels/article_1099738.php   (622 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Endangered Species: Books: Nancy Holder,Jeff Mariotte   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Angel wastes no time in heading off to jail to check on the once-rogue warrior, who admits to having noticed various creepies -- of the supernatural, rather than criminal, variety -- going bump in the night.
Escobar is interested in the ritual but because he wants to restore his wife Marianna, who is not only a vampire, but also the one who came up with the idea of the Slayer Hunt.
Angel sees this as a chance to rid the world of all vampires, even at the price of dying himself.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743427823?v=glance   (2793 words)

  
 Angel Escobar Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Angel Escobar was born on Wednesday, May 12, 1965, in La Sabana, Vargas, Venezuela.
Escobar was 23 years old when he broke into the big leagues on May 17, 1988, with the San Francisco Giants.
His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Angel Escobar baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=escoban01   (301 words)

  
 Rally Monkey.com - News articles
The Angels might have spent a few moments second-guessing their decision to part ways with first baseman Scott Spiezio, who came up big for the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday night, had they not had more pressing concerns.
The Angels located their offense but lost their best hitter during a friction-filled 5-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Monday night at Angel Stadium, an exchange they'd rather have back.
ANAHEIM -- The end is in sight, and the Angels have solidified their pitching rotation for what could be a season-defining series against Oakland on the final weekend of the regular season.
www.rallymonkey.com /archives.php?bday=265   (1146 words)

  
 Daily Peloton - Pro Cycling News
The red hot favourite for the overall prize is Catalan rider Sergi Escobar of the Angel Mir squad, that happens to be the defending champion as well.
In recent interviews, Escobar said that his first goal is taking the yellow jersey right in the prologue, but repeating last year’s win will not be an easy task, also because the low number of members each squad can field, paired to the high number of participating teams, makes controlling the race more difficult.
As for road racing, Escobar has won two times so far in 2003, a race held on the Montjuich climb in Barcelona and a Vuelta a Alicante stage (he finished eighth overall in that competition, btw).
www.dailypeloton.com /displayarticle.asp?pk=3408   (2666 words)

  
 Angel pitcher: Kelvim Escobar - Fantasy Baseball Cafe 2006
They have signed free agent Kelvim Escobar to a three-year, $18.75 million contract, sources close to the pitcher told the Toronto Star on Friday.
And the Angels may not be close to done.
Escobar went 13-9 with a 4.29 ERA while striking out 159 hitters and walking 78 last season.
www.fantasybaseballcafe.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=25379   (484 words)

  
 Halos Heaven :: JEFF WEAVER'S AN ANGEL
I love Escobar and Rivera is solid, but Manny at DH over Rivera is an obvious upgrade, and they both bad right handed so I don't see it messing that up.
The Angels originally offered Weaver a one-year deal plus an option for 2007, but they are believed to have bumped their offer to two years.
Angel owner Arte Moreno said he would like an answer by today so that if Weaver signs with the Angels, he can be in camp for the start of workouts Thursday.
www.halosheaven.com /story/2006/2/4/3125/34708   (4652 words)

  
 Priceless
Angel held Cordelia's hand in his, and he knew that, somewhere, she held Wesley's and he held Gunn's.
When she began to mutate into the smell of musty old book, Angel closed his eyes, focused on the warmth of her hand, and tried to bring her smile into his mind's eye.
Angel finds out that if the Beast of the First Blood is killed, it would kill all the vampires on the planet.
deep-down.net /priceless/subtle/books_es.html   (1683 words)

  
 USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Adam Kennedy delivered a two-run single to trigger a five-run ninth inning as the Angels completed a three-game sweep of the Seattle Mariners with a 5-1 victory.
But the Angels erased a 1-0 deficit in the ninth against Mike Myers and Shigetoshi Hasegawa (0-1).
Making his first start as an Angel, Kelvim Escobar yielded one run and seven hits in six innings, walking two and striking out four.
www.usatoday.com /sports/scores104/104099/20040408AL---SEATTLE---0nr.htm   (752 words)

  
 Angel Escobar - Statistics - The Baseball Cube   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Angel Escobar - Statistics - The Baseball Cube
Stats are sorted by year and within each year, highest level reached.
Its important to note that the report is based on the same statistics displayed on the TBC web site and so players with incomplete statistics will have an incomplete teammates report.
www.thebaseballcube.com /players/E/angel-escobar.shtml   (1044 words)

  
 PE.com | Inland Southern California | Sports | Baseball
Given a full season as a starter in 2004, he was the Angels' best; after elbow surgery last year he returned in September and became the team's best reliever down the stretch.
Escobar refused to get into specifics about his impending free agency, but he said he wouldn't necessarily go to another team offering more money to be a starter.
Before Friday's first pitch, the Angels hadn't homered in 50 innings and were last in the American League with seven home runs.
www.pe.com /sports/baseball/breakout/stories/PE_Sports_Local_D_angels_notes_15.22b6b0fe.html   (950 words)

  
 DefendAmerica News - Article
Sgt. Angel Escobar, VMA 513th, 373 Marine Wing Support Squadron, Yuma, Ariz., tan belt class instructor, said there are two reasons for the new combat training.
According to Escobar, once a Marine begins instruction, they must finish the series of classes that are four hours long for six consecutive days, until they achieve the first belt.
U.S. Marine Sgt. Angel Escobar, VMA 513th, Marine Support Squadron, brown belt instructor, teaches Marine Lance Cpl. Richard Miley, VMA 513th, how to correctly perform a vertical knee strike.
www.defendamerica.mil /articles/jan2003/a012203c.html   (507 words)

  
 Caller.com: Local News
Although construction began May 2004, it was delayed from its original start date of October 2003 while construction workers waited for utility employees to remove underground lines.
City Engineer Angel Escobar said construction is on time and scheduled to be completed in mid-September 2005.
Once completed, Laguna Shores Road will be widened to 40 feet from its original 22 feet with a 4-foot-wide walkway on the west side of the road and a 9-foot bike path on the east side.
www.caller.com /ccct/local_news/article/0,1641,CCCT_811_3882922,00.html   (578 words)

  
 Coca Cola Campaign news and updates   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The National Coordinator of Human Rights said in a statement, "The National Ángel Escobar Jurado Human Rights Prize is awarded to Father Marco Arana in recognition of his work as a mediator in the social conflict taking place in Cerro Quilish, and promoting dialogue and peaceful solutions to the controversy in Cajamarca."
The National Human Rights prize is awarded annually by the National Coordinator of Human Rights on December 10, the day the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted by the General Assembly in 1948.
The prize is in honor of Ángel Escobar Jurado, a Peruvian human rights activist, and recognizes contributions towards the respect of human rights and special accomplishments during the year.
www.lasc.ie /news/peruhuman.html   (613 words)

  
 Wide Angle. Printable Pages | PBS
Mary Roldán is an associate professor of Latin American history and director of the Latin American Studies Program at Cornell University.
The Spanish edition of her book, BLOOD AND FIRE: LA VIOLENCIA IN ANTIOQUIA, COLOMBIA, 1946-1953 (Duke, 2002) won Colombia's Fundacion Alejandro Angel Escobar Research Prize in the Humanities and Social Sciences in 2003.
She has written extensively about Colombia, violence, politics, and the impact of narcotics trafficking on Medellín.
www.pbs.org /wnet/wideangle/printable/colombia_briefing_print.html   (1615 words)

  
 WVSPN.com - West Virginia Sports on the Net
Angel Salome tied the game on an RBI single and Hasan Rasheed gave the Power the lead on a clutch, two out, two run single.
Escobar singles to left field, C. Fermaint to 3rd.
TB: Escobar 3; Salome 6; Lewis 2; Rasheed 2.
www.sportsmediainc.net /wvspn/index.cfm?func=showarticle&newsid=13758   (1728 words)

  
 Small Wars Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Colombian Labyrinth - Angel Rabasa and Peter Chalk.
Escobar's criminal empire held a nation of thirty million hostage in a reign of terror that would only end with his death.
With unprecedented access to important players-including Colombian president César Gaviria and the incorruptible head of the special police unit that pursued Escobar, Colonel Hugo Martinez-as well as top-secret documents and transcripts of Escobar's intercepted phone conversations, Bowden has produced a gripping narrative that is a stark portrayal of rough justice in the real world.
www.smallwarsjournal.com /reading_list.htm   (14052 words)

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