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PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Pirates signed shortstops Anderson Machado and Pedro Lopez to minor league contracts Tuesday with invitations to spring training.Florida's newest crop of judges are going through pre-bench training this week in Tallahassee.MONTVALE â?? Sports teams that want to head to warmer weather for preseason training will have to do so during vacation or on their own time, starting with the 2009-10 school year. ROSH HAAYIN , Israel, Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Israel-based BVR Systems Ltd. has been contracted for its defense avionics training technologies in an award worth $2.9 million.Chris Johnson, who will get a chance to win the starting third base job, 2008 first-round pick Jason Castro, righthander Bud Norris and catcher Lou Santangelo have been given invitations to spring training even though they're not on the 40-man roster yet. Coventry City keeper Keiren Westwood is back in training and should be in the squad to travel to Queens Park Rangers this Saturday. Westwood missed the cup game against Kidderminster with a stomach bug and Chris Coleman said to the CT: "Keiren came in yesterday and looked a lot better.The Indiana Chamber of Commerce is out with its latest report for improving Indiana's adult education and work force training efforts. Key recommendations include: goal setting and accountability, collaboration and alignment, affordability and marketing and awareness. Chamber President Kevin Brinegar said "if many of these recommendations are addressed, more adults will have living-wage jobs, ...Lagos lawmakers have urged President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua to reconsider the ban slammed on overseas training for civil servants. Yar'Adua had early this year announced plans to stop training of civil servants abroad as part of his administration's austerity measures.VT Training has won a contract to train UK-based Volkwagen staff in technical and electrical knowhow.Colorado Rockies spring training tickets will go on sale Saturday at 9 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at the Hi Corbett Field Ticket Office, online at coloradorockies.com or by phone by calling 1-800-388-7625. Service charges apply to online sales and phone sales.Yahoo! News Search Results for Training
