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  2001 Buffett Award Honoree: Dennis Martinez
Dennis Martinez is honored as a finalist for the 2001 Buffett Award for Indigenous Leadership in Conservation for his work over the past thirty-two years on indigenous community based ecological and cultural restoration, and for his endeavors in building bridges between Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) and Western Ecological Science (WES).
Dennis is co-director (with Agnes Pilgrim of Siletz Confederated Tribes) of the Takelma Intertribal Project in southern Oregon.
Dennis is a member of the National Network of Forest Practitioners and the Alliance of Forest Workers and Harvesters, focusing on multi-cultural restoration training workshops.
www.ecotrust.org /buffettaward/2001/dennis.html   (452 words)

  
 Dennis Martinez | The BASEBALL Page
Martinez was the last of five pitchers that Earl Weaver used in the top of the ninth inning of Game Seven of the 1979 World Series.
Martinez was 19-6 with a 2.37 ERA in games he pitched in Atlanta, Pittsburgh, and Philadelphia.
Martinez and Scott McGregor both joined the Orioles starting rotation in 1978, in place of Rudy May and Ross Grimsley, both of whom had went to Montreal, one in a trade, the other via free agency.
www.thebaseballpage.com /players/martide01.php   (652 words)

  
 Ecotrust Native Programs - A discussion with Dennis Martinez
On the morning of July 8th, 2005, Dennis Martinez sat in a restaurant in Orleans, California, three stones throws from the Klamath River.
Dennis spends his life in the forests, literally, working as one of the leading forest restoration ecologists in Salmon Nation and living in the forest outside Hayfork, California.
Dennis Martinez: I can remember when the San Joaquin River was a beautiful, flowing, lively river.
www.ecotrust.org /nativeprograms/dennis_martinez.html   (2138 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: Braves' Martinez back in the big leagues 03/30/98
Martinez, who is only two victories behind Juan Marichal as the winningest Latin American pitcher in baseball history, was part of the 25-man roster announced by the Braves after their final exhibition game, a 6-2 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Turner Field.
Martinez began last season in Seattle's rotation but was cut May 24 after going 1-5 with a 7.71 ERA.
Martinez had a couple of rough starts in spring training but also attracted trade interest from one of his former teams, the Cleveland Indians.
chronicle.augusta.com /stories/033098/spo_martinez.shtml   (525 words)

  
 Martinez Considers Coaching
Martinez, who leads all Latin players with 245 career wins, will be a scout for the Orioles in Puerto Rico for the first round of the World Baseball Classic.
Afterward, Martinez said he is scheduled to talk to Executive Vice President Mike Flanagan about a part-time job with the organization.
Last season, Martinez was a spring training instructor, but he did not work with the organization during the season, in part because he was helping his son Ricardo, now a senior at a Miami high school.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/25/AR2006022501661_pf.html   (517 words)

  
 Dennis Martinez - BR Bullpen
Dennis Martinez is the all-time leader in wins among Latin players with 245 and was the first Nicaraguan-born major leaguer.
Martinez pitched a perfect game for the Montreal Expos on July 28, 1991, a 2-0 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Martinez overcame alcoholism in the mid-1980s to rejuvenate his career with the Expos.
baseball-reference.com /bpv/index.php?title=Dennis_Martinez&redirect=no   (173 words)

  
 Dennis Martinez | BaseballLibrary.com
Developed in the Baltimore system, Dennis Martinez was a star with the Orioles, then overcame alcoholism in a successful comeback with the Expos.
Martinez will have 40 RBIs in his first 30 games, the first player to do so since Roy Campanella in 1953; Campy had 44.
It is the 243rd victory of Martinez's career, as he ties Juan Marichal's record for most wins by a Latin American pitcher.
www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/M/Martinez_Dennis.stm   (1120 words)

  
 Dennis Martínez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
José Dennis Martínez Emilia (born May 14, 1955 in Granada, Nicaragua), better known as Dennis Martínez, was the first baseball player from Nicaragua to play in Major League Baseball.
On September 28, 1993, Martinez won his 100th game for the Expos, giving him at least 100 victories in both the American and National leagues.
On September 28, 1995, Martínez was the last man to pitch to the late Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett in a regular-season game.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dennis_Martinez   (397 words)

  
 Estadio Dennis Martinez - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Estadio Dennis Martinez in Managua, Nicaragua is the Nicaraguan national stadium.
It is used for football and baseball and has a capacity of 30,100 people.
It is named after former Major League Baseball player Dennis Martinez.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Estadio_Dennis_Martinez   (85 words)

  
 CNN/SI - Baseball MLB - Dennis Martinez retires again - Saturday February 06, 1999 01:23 PM
Martinez, 44, finishes with a 245-193 career record, the most wins ever by a Latin American pitcher.
Martinez, who also retired midway through the 1997 only to come back with Atlanta last year, said Friday night that he may remain with the Braves as a pitching coach.
Martinez is the seventh pitcher ever to win 100 games in both the American and National leagues, and pitched a perfect game for Montreal against Los Angeles on July 28, 1991.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/news/1999/02/06/martinez_retires   (311 words)

  
 Major League Baseball : News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Probably not, because Dennis Martinez is a rather anonymous figure as he begins his first season as the team's Spring Training pitching instructor.
Martinez has spent the past few years working for the Visitors and Travel Bureau for his native Nicaragua and helping coach his son's baseball team at Westminster Christian High School in Miami.
Martinez said he realizes he will have to start from scratch with many of the pitchers, especially those who have no recollection of his playing career.
mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20050220&content_id=946722&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp   (811 words)

  
 RedWingsBaseball.com: History
RHP Dennis Martinez pitched parts of three years for the Red Wings, compiling a 16-9 record.
Martinez was named the International League Most Valuable Pitcher in 1976 and helped anchor a Red Wings staff that went 88-50 while capturing the I.L. pennant.
Martinez went on to enjoy a stellar Major League career, compiling 245 wins for Baltimore, Montreal, Cleveland, Seattle, and Atlanta.
www.redwingsbaseball.com /history/martinezhof.html   (110 words)

  
 SUNY ESF News & Publications: Native Scientist Dennis Martinez Discusses Indigenous Knowledge, Modern Techniques
Dennis Martinez, a scientist who has dedicated his career to building bridges between traditional indigenous and Western cultures, will speak 4 to 5 p.m.
Martinez, who is of O'odham/Chicano heritage, is the founder of the Indigenous Peoples Restoration Network.
Martinez is the first speaker in the Native American Visiting Scholars series.
www.esf.edu /newspubs/news/1999/39speakr.htm   (320 words)

  
 Student Inclusion equals Technology Infusion
The project was named Generation WHY, and then Generation www.Y, to symbolize the combination of Generation Y (the generation after Generation X) with the questioning spirit of the project and the power of new networking technologies.
Dennis Harper Harper has been an international leader in the educational technology field for over 35 years.
Sylvia Martinez is a veteran of the software industry and a respected leader in the interactive entertainment and educational software industries, with over a decade of development experience on all interactive platforms, including educational software, award-winning web sites, video games, and game software.
www.newhorizons.org /strategies/technology/martinez.htm   (1869 words)

  
 Augusta Georgia: sports@ugusta: Braves pleased with Martinez 03/21/98
They never expected the 42-year-old to be more than an April replacement, but he's forced himself into their plans, and when Smoltz returns next month they will have to decide whether to keep him in the rotation or shift him to the bullpen.
Martinez had not pitched well since suffering an elbow injury in 1996, which hampered him last spring and led to his release by the Mariners and subsequent retirement.
Martinez, who was scheduled to make his fifth start Friday afternoon against the Indians, made only three or four warmup pitches before rain chased him off the bullpen mound.
chronicle.augusta.com /stories/032198/spo_mart.shtml   (610 words)

  
 Hit & Run July 3 1997
Martinez has always been ruled by his heart, which remains firmly planted on his sleeve.
Martinez never won more than 16 games in a season and never had a great World Series, though in what may have been his finest hour, he defeated Randy Johnson in the 1995 playoffs to provide the Cleveland Indians the momentum to get to the Series.
His arm was never the same, but the game cemented Martinez's reputation as a winning big-game pitcher, a factor Hall of Fame voters (read: sportswriters) might well consider.
www.montrealmirror.com /ARCHIVES/1997/070397/terry.html   (814 words)

  
 BASEBALL; Martinez May Go to Braves - New York Times
Martinez was to give his decision at 2 P.M. Thursday.
Martinez, 38, has the right to veto any trade because he has played at least 10 years in the major leagues, the last five with the same team.
Martinez is 11-8 with a 4.23 earned run average.
query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0CEFD91530F935A1575BC0A965958260   (208 words)

  
 Dennis Martínez honored by CANATUR
One of the most glorious Nicaraguan sportsmen, Dennis Martínez, has been named member of honor by the national chamber of tourism in Nicaragua (CANATUR).
Dennis Martínes was a player in the North-American baseball leagues.
The reason of the acknowledgement of Martínez by CANATUR is his recent activity in the tourism branch, through his recently opened hotel and restaurant La Mar Lake Resort, located on the shores of the Cocibolca Lake in the department of Rivas.
www.vianica.com /headline/22   (136 words)

  
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Dennis Martinez is a scientist who has dedicated his career to building bridges between traditional indigenous and Western cultures.
Born of O'odham/Chicano heritage, Dennis holds a degree from the University of California at Berkeley in History and Philosophy of Science (Darwinian evolution) and is the founder of the Indigenous Peoples Restoration Network.
Dennis is a certified permaculture instructor and is a member of the Alliance of Forest Workers and Harvesters, National Network of Forest Practitioners, and conducts restoration forestry workshops in the Pacific Northwest.
www.regenerativedesign.org /dennisbio   (297 words)

  
 Dennis Martinez Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
Dennis Martinez was born on Saturday, May 14, 1955, in Granada, Nicaragua.
Martinez was 21 years old when he broke into the big leagues on September 14, 1976, with the Baltimore Orioles.
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 Dennis Martinez baseball stats page.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=martide01   (294 words)

  
 .: United States Senator Mel Martinez :: Press Releases :.
Though the damage was not as severe as had been feared, Senator Martinez believes significant assistance will be necessary – a need compounded by the fact that the area had only 10 months to recover from Hurricane Ivan.
Senator Martinez praised the coordination and response of local, state and federal emergency personnel, and highlighted the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) distribution of emergency items.
Thirteen Florida counties have received disaster declarations from FEMA meaning local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations are qualified for assistance for the repair or replacement of disaster-damaged facilities.
martinez.senate.gov /public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.View&ContentRecord_id=1561&Region_id=0&Issue_id=0&CFID=18128870&CFTOKEN=28752379   (310 words)

  
 Vermont Lake Monsters
Martinez, who played 23 seasons in the Major Leagues with five different teams, will throw out the first pitch before the 7:05 p.m.
Martinez was 245-193 with eight saves and a 3.90 ERA in 692 career Major League games from 1976-1998.
A four-time All-Star, Martinez pitched eight seasons with the Montreal Expos, gong 100-72 and tossing a perfect game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 28, 1991.
www.vermontlakemonsters.com /news/?id=2695   (208 words)

  
 New York-Penn League: News
Martinez made the trip from Baltimore, where he spends time in the Orioles organization, but said coming back to the Minors is something he never turns down.
As the 15th anniversary of Martinez's perfect game approaches on July 28, the former ace said playing in Montreal was the best part of his career.
Martinez spent time with the Lake Monsters, offering advice and answering questions about his perfect game.
www.minorleaguebaseball.com /app/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060717&content_id=106745&vkey=news_l127&fext=.jsp&sid=l127   (549 words)

  
 Marpop Dennis Martinez
That's because Dennis Martinez is an old school skateboarder from San Diego, Calif., who was doing 360° flips and fakies way before Arto Saari was even born.
At the age of 16, Martinez was making enough money to rent his own apartment, and like so many unsuspecting youngsters, became seduced by the powerful elements of fame and fortune.
Little did Martinez know that his methods of getting on the covers of magazines was about to lead him on a 20-year path of addiction and destruction.
www.marpop.com /dennis.html   (1465 words)

  
 Dixie State College - Art Courses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Princeton in 1986 and continued his studies at the University of New Mexico, where he received a Master of Art and Art History degree in 1990.
Dennis' favorite period of art is post-impressionist, most specifically characterized by the works of Vincent Van Gogh and Paul Gauguin.
Dennis is an active member of the College Art Asssociation and is listed on their National Artists of Color Registry.
www.dixie.edu /art/professors/martinez.php   (168 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - MLB - Goodbye, old friend
It's a measure of the character in both men, the way Dennis Martinez and Kirby Puckett came to a conference room in the Metrodome last Friday.
Martinez, who is one of baseball's most honorable men, was among them.
"Dennis Martinez sitting back there has taken a lot of crap for an accident that happened last year," Puckett said.
www.sportingnews.com /yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=69388   (1132 words)

  
 Martinez is new acting director of DOE's Office of Los Alamos Site Operations | The Newsbulletin | April 15, 2002
Effective today, Dennis Martinez is the acting director of the Office of Los Alamos Site Operations of the Department of Energy.
Martinez, a DOE employee of 24 years, takes over for Corey Cruz, who has returned to DOE's Albuquerque Operations Office of Complex Readiness.
Martinez is new acting director of DOE's Office of Los Alamos Site Operations more...
www.lanl.gov /orgs/pa/newsbulletin/2002/04/15/text04.shtml   (268 words)

  
 Brooks visits Los Alamos Site Office | The Newsbulletin | October 8, 2004
Linton Brooks, right, National Nuclear Security Administration administrator, offers congratulations to Dennis Martinez after Martinez was sworn in as the new chief financial officer of the NNSA field office in Albuquerque.
Martinez has been at the Los Alamos site office in numerous capacities for 25 years.
Martinez, center, stands at attention during the presentation of colors at Thursday's swearing-in ceremony at the Los Alamos Site Office.
www.lanl.gov /orgs/pa/newsbulletin/2004/10/08/text07.shtml   (195 words)

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