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Del. Kenneth C. Holt, a 6th District Republican, has appointed Rajiv Goel as a special assistant to his legislative staff.Mr. Goel of Havre de Grace has worked with Mr. Holt as a legislative aide during the past General Assembly session. Prior to his new position, Mr. Goel was a special projects coordinator with the Maryland Republican Party and assisted Republican candidates during the 1994 election.

Maryland's deputy secretary of labor stepped up Thursday as interim secretary, filling a job emptied when Alexander M. Sanchez left this week to become chief of staff to Baltimore's mayor. Scott R. Jensen worked two stints at the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. From 2007 to 2009, he was a special assistant to the secretary, focusing on expanding unemployment insurance benefits to part-time workers and aligning adult education — including in correctional facilities — with the state's workforce development system.

The Orioles will be short one lieutenant at baseball's winter meetings next week and for the foreseeable future now that special assistant Wayne Krivsky has left for the New York Mets. Krivsky, 55, previously the Cincinnati Reds' general manager, joined the Orioles as a special assistant to president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail in November 2008. He is taking a similar position under Mets general manager Omar Minaya; Krivsky worked for Minaya as a special assistant in 2008.

The Orioles announced several changes to the front office staff Thursday, including the hiring of long-time Orioles outfielder Brady Anderson as a special assistant to executive vice president Dan Duquette. Anderson, 48, was a three-time all-star in his 15-season career as a big-league outfielder, which included 14 years with the Orioles. Anderson worked the past two years in an informal, ad hoc capacity helping with the conditioning and development of players such as Nolan Reimold and Brian Matusz.

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L. Gregory Pecoraro, chairman of the Carroll County Democratic Central Committee, has left his job as special assistant to State Treasurer Lucille Maurer to take a job with U.S. Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.Mr. Pecoraro, 34, of Westminster, began working July 1 as special assistant to the Maryland Democrat. He said he will be the senator's field representative in Central Maryland, which includes Carroll County.This is the second time Mr. Pecoraro has worked for Senator Sarbanes. He was the senator's special assistant from 1983 to 1989, when he left to take the job at the state treasurer's office.

BaseballCalifornia Angels -- Signed P Pete Janicki, their No. 1 pick in June's free-agent draft, to a three-year contract. The deal reportedly is worth $585,000, including a $90,000 signing bonus.Cleveland Indians -- Named Dan O'Dowd director of baseball operations and assistant general manager; Mickey White special assistant to the general manager and director of player procurement; John Goryl special assistant to the director of baseball operations; Boyd Coffie farm director; Mark Shapiro manager of minor-league operations, and Jay Green manager of scouting operations.

Jean Broward Shevlin Gerard,58, an adviser to former President Ronald Reagan and the last U.S. ambassador to UNESCO, died Monday in Paris of lung cancer. A political appointee, she was ambassador to the U.N. Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization from 1981 until the United States pulled out of the organization in 1984.Robert E. Linhard,49, an Air Force major general who was a special assistant to President Ronald Reagan, died Saturday of a heart attack in Oakton, Va. From 1981 to 1988, he served in the White House, where he was senior defense programs director for the National Security Council and Reagan's special assistant for nuclear issues and arms control.

A little more than a week after losing one of his top executives, Orioles president Andy MacPhail worked fast to fill the vacancy, announcing the hiring yesterday of former Cincinnati Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky. Krivsky was named special assistant to the president of baseball operations, taking over many of the responsibilities that were performed by Scott Proefrock, who took a job with the Philadelphia Phillies last week. "It's rare that you get somebody like Wayne who really is talented in all baseball areas," MacPhail said yesterday.

Maryland's deputy secretary of labor stepped up Thursday as interim secretary, filling a job emptied when Alexander M. Sanchez left this week to become chief of staff to Baltimore's mayor. Scott R. Jensen worked two stints at the state Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. From 2007 to 2009, he was a special assistant to the secretary, focusing on expanding unemployment insurance benefits to part-time workers and aligning adult education — including in correctional facilities — with the state's workforce development system.

Mary C. Walker, a retired Peabody Institute director of alumni relations who had been a special assistant to the school's director, died of cardiovascular disease Dec. 22 at the Edenwald Retirement Community. She was 100. Her friends at the music school often said that the C in her name stood for Conservatory, not her middle name, Catherine. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of William W. Walker and Mary Catherine Shafer Walker. Her mother's family had a pork packing business near the Lexington Market.

The Orioles will be short one lieutenant at baseball's winter meetings next week and for the foreseeable future now that special assistant Wayne Krivsky has left for the New York Mets. Krivsky, 55, previously the Cincinnati Reds' general manager, joined the Orioles as a special assistant to president of baseball operations Andy MacPhail in November 2008. He is taking a similar position under Mets general manager Omar Minaya; Krivsky worked for Minaya as a special assistant in 2008.

College basketball No. 16 Georgetown men rout Mount St. Mary's, 83-62 Greg Monroe scored a season-high 19 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, Chris Wright added a season-high 18 points and No. 16 Georgetown remained undefeated with an 83-62 win over visiting Mount St. Mary's on Monday night. Julian Vaughn had a career-high 14 points and matched his career best with eight rebounds and three blocks for the Hoyas (5-0), , who went on an 11-2 run to open the second half. Jean Cajou scored 16 points and Tayvon Jackson added 11 for the Mountaineers (3-3)

A little more than a week after losing one of his top executives, Orioles president Andy MacPhail worked fast to fill the vacancy, announcing the hiring yesterday of former Cincinnati Reds general manager Wayne Krivsky. Krivsky was named special assistant to the president of baseball operations, taking over many of the responsibilities that were performed by Scott Proefrock, who took a job with the Philadelphia Phillies last week. "It's rare that you get somebody like Wayne who really is talented in all baseball areas," MacPhail said yesterday.

Father Michael Pastrikos tends his flock at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, then looks after the strays in Greektown cafes. After services, he pops into the kafeneia with bits of holy bread for the no-shows. It is not communion. Unless you're bedridden, you have to come to church for that. But the bread - made at home as an offering, according to a special recipe, and cut into squares - is considered holy. Called antidoro, it is offered after communion, at the end of services. Since Pastrikos came to the parish in August, the bread can also be had in the smoky little cafes where men - and only men - gather to play cards, talk old-country politics and avoid church.

Moves Baseball ATHLETICS: Acquired IF Keith Ginter from Brewers for P Justin Lehr and OF Nelson Cruz. BREWERS: Agreed to $800,000, one-year deal with 3B Russell Branyan. Agreed with P Tommy Phelps on minor league contract. CARDINALS: Signed C Einar Diaz to one-year contract. Re-signed former Orioles P Al Reyes to one-year contract. CUBS: Promoted Grady Little to special assistant in player development and roving catching instructor. Named Randy Bush special assistant to GM. DIAMONDBACKS: Signed IF Craig Counsell, who had been with Brewers, to two-year contract.

It's been nearly a year since the county's school investigators were labeled "amateur sleuths" by the lawyer who reviewed the system's mishandling of suspected child sex abuse cases involving employees.In that time, school administrators have reorganized the division responsible for investigating claims of employee misconduct and named one person, Florence G. Bozzella, to handle cases instead of having three people do them. But the additional training promised for the employee investigator hasn't materialized.

WASHINGTON -- James King, President Clinton's choice to head the Office of Personnel Management, pledged to reduce government red tape and improve the recruitment and public image of federal workers.The 58-year-old Democratic political adviser spoke yesterday at hTC a confirmation hearing before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee. King's nomination appeared to sail through with no apparent opposition from senators on the panel."Our challenge will be to equip federal workers and managers to meet the president's and the public's expectation for the coming years: to become smaller and more productive," King told the committee.

The masterful schemes of New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick are rooted in Baltimore. Belichick, who grew up in Annapolis, broke into the coaching ranks with the Baltimore Colts in 1975 under Ted Marchibroda. As a special assistant, the 23-year-old college grad who was known as "Billy," earned $25 a week. These days, Belichick is one win away from a much bigger payday: his second Super Bowl championship as a head coach. "I would say my confidence really came that first year in Baltimore," said Belichick, the reigning NFL Coach of the Year.