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Troy Tulowitzki promotes sun safety
Rockies shortstop knows all too well importance of care
This season, Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki is teaming up with Major League Baseball and the American Academy of Dermatology to warn players and fans of the importance of sun safety through the Play Sun Smart public education campaign.
In February, Tulowitzki's cousin Lexy Winters died of melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer. That in turn motivated Tulowitzki to dedicate this season in his cousin's honor and to help raise awareness about skin cancer and its impact.
"MLB asked me to help spread the word about the dangers of skin cancer as I have dedicated this season to Lexy Winters -- my cousin, friend and mentor -- who died from complications from skin cancer," Tulowitzki said. "That was a tough way to learn that I need to get a regular body check by a dermatologist, check myself regularly and protect myself with an SPF of at least 30 before going outdoors. I learned to Play Sun Smart so that I can stay in the game. No one can compensate for the loss of a loved one, but helping to educate people makes me feel good and would make my cousin proud."
For the 12th consecutive year, MLB players, coaches and on-field personnel are serving as role models for their fans by getting screened and practicing sun-safe behaviors as they spend long hours in the sun throughout the baseball season. Since 1999, dermatologists have conducted more than 23,500 skin cancer screenings through the Play Sun Smart program, detecting more than 700 suspicious lesions, including more than 80 suspected melanomas.
For more information about sun safety and the Play Sun Smart program, visit Playsunsmart.org .
Halladay relishes perfect game: After tossing a perfect game against the Marlins on Saturday night, Roy Halladay said that enjoying such success is something he could never really consider until it actually happened. Halladay's was the 20th perfect game in big league history.
"It's something you never think about," Halladay told MLB.com. "It's hard to explain. There's days where things just kind of click and things happen, and it's something you obviously never go out and try and do. But it's a great feeling."
Halladay has a big fan in Millwood: When Roy Halladay threw a perfect game on Saturday, Kevin Millwood was excited for him -- but he didn't let it change his dinner plans.
"I'm happy for him. I think it's cool when anybody does something like that," Millwood told MLB.com. "But my reaction was 'Oh that's cool, good for him,' then I went on to eating my steak. It didn't change my night or anything."
All kidding aside, Millwood admitted he's always been impressed with Halladay.
"He's probably one of the few guys I'd probably pay to see pitch," he said. "He's just, you know what you are going to get every time out. It's pretty impressive."
Moyer thrilled to see Halladay's perfecto: Even Jamie Moyer still sees something new every game, so he was more happy than surprised when teammate Roy Halladay threw his perfect game.
"Anything can happen in this game, as we all know," Moyer told MLB.com. "So I think you always respect that, and you go out and you compete, and you see where it takes you. I can't be happier for Roy and what he was able to accomplish."
Bell hosts softball game for Marines: Heath Bell celebrated his Memorial Day with a group of Marines -- the Wounded Warriors -- by hosting a softball game at PETCO Park.
Marines and their families were able to play and have barbecue with Bell and other San Diego players, including Clayton Richard, Chase Headley, Sean Gallagher, Chris Young and team president and CEO Tom Garfinkel.
"We're just trying to help them along in times of need," Bell told MLB.com. "They have the thankless job of the country, and the Padres try to thank them every chance we get. It's a great feeling just to get back out there and mess around with the guys -- and see how happy they were to be on a Major League baseball field."
Bell's father was a Marine and considered joining the Marines himself before his baseball career took off.
"The Marines have always been really close to my heart," Bell said.
Holiday travel catches up with Lillibridge: After being recalled from Triple-A Charlotte to join the White Sox, Brent Lillibridge learned a lesson.
"Don't travel on Memorial Day," Lillibridge told MLB.com. "I didn't have a choice, but a lot of cancellations and a lot of weird stuff. Bags got lost. So we put in a call to find my bags. I'm wearing [Mark] Kotsay's cleats and [Gordon] Beckham's glove and hoping for the best. We'll see if the bags show up before game time, but we'll do whatever it takes."
Chacin's first hit one to remember: Gustavo Chacin's first Major League hit was the home run he hit on Monday afternoon against the Nationals in his first Major League plate appearance since June 26, 2006.
The Astros' left-hander smashed a drive down the right-field line and the ball just cleared the fence inside the foul pole.
"It surprised me," Chacin told MLB.com. "Like I said, I tried to get on base in that situation. That's all that was on my mind right there."
"He's got more home runs than me and [Jeff] Keppinger put together already in one swing of the bat," said teammate Michael Bourn, who got his first triple of the season on Monday.
Capuano to make first start since 2007: Chris Capuano was scheduled for his first start since September 2007 on Thursday against the Marlins. The Milwaukee left-hander is returning from his second Tommy John surgery, which he had in May 2008. In seven starts in Class A and Triple-A this season, Capuano went 3-1 with a 1.59 ERA. In 39 2/3 innings, he allowed only four walks while striking out 33.
"He's a very regimented guy," manager Ken Macha told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "The opinion of our people that have worked with him is that we'll get the most out of him by putting him in a regimen.
"They were extremely complimentary of his preparation and the routine he went through. As an organization, we've put a lot of energy into getting him back. And he's done the same thing on his side, probably more so.
"We owe this to him because of what he's done to get himself back up here. We feel this puts him in the optimum position to perform."
Pettitte ties Ford with 236th victory: Andy Pettitte won his seventh game in eight decisions on Monday. In seven innings against Cleveland he allowed only one run and he retired the final 14 batters he faced. With the win, Pettitte also tied Whitey Ford on baseball's all-time win list with 236 victories.
"That's awesome," Pettitte told MLB.com. "It really is, because he's just been a special person for me in my career here. He's been a huge supporter of mine and he's a great man. I love him to death."
Pettitte now needs only one more victory to reach 200 as a Yankee.
Jimenez's ERA drops to 0.78: Ubaldo Jimenez continued his mastery against opposing hitters on Monday as he shut out the San Francisco Giants 4-0 while allowing only four hits.
"I went to bed at 10 last night and slept great," Jimenez told the Denver Post. "I was anticipating this game, but I was like, 'Don't get too high. Just go out there and try to execute your pitches. Throw your fastball for strikes.' And that's what I did."
Jimenez is now 10-1 with a 0.78 ERA. He is a perfect 4-0 at Coors Field with a 1.29 ERA and has an amazing 0.52 ERA and 6-1 record on the road.
Hensley credits Hoffman for success: Clay Hensley has a 1.30 ERA in 27 2/3 innings for the Marlins and credits his success to all-time saves leader Trevor Hoffman, who was his mentor when both were with the Padres.
"Everything I know about coming out of the bullpen I learned from him," Hensley, a teammate of Hoffman's with the Padres for parts of four seasons (2005-08), told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. "I was pretty fortunate to come up with a team that had guys who were willing to teach us younger guys. It's been a huge impact on where I'm at, especially what I'm doing now. I'm going back to conversations we had when I was there."
Ely continues to impress: John Ely has gone from untested rookie to a guy the Dodgers expect will give them a strong performance each time out.
"I think he's been tested about everywhere," manager Joe Torre told the Los Angeles Times. "Not in postseason, but you go into Wrigley Field and pitch the kind of game he did [7 1/3 innings, one run, four hits], I mean Wrigley Field can be intimidating considering its history. It's certainly unique compared to other ballparks."
Gross settling in nicely as starter: Veteran Gabe Gross, generally considered a reserve player when he joined the A's this season, has played in seven of eight games on the 10-day trip and has responded with a .435 average (10-for-23) with regular playing time.
"He's done everything well," manager Bob Geren told the Oakland Tribune. "He's played solid defense. ... You want to leave him in there."
"Any time somebody in my position plays multiple days in a row, it gives you more opportunity to settle in," Gross said.
This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Underclassmen Challenge
Some players have it. Some players don't.
A player's internal drive, a desire to be better today than you were yesterday,
is different from recruit to recruit. Some athletes who already boast the offer
list they want, often opt out of camps, combines and showcases. After all, who
could blame them. What is left to prove, especially for committed prospects,
when you reached that level? Yet, for some there remains a burning desire to
compete and take every chance to get better as a player.
Take Alabama commitment O.J. Howard as an example. The
6-foot-6, 226-pound physical specimen pledged to the Crimson Tide in July 2011,
before his junior season. That alone could give him reason to be content,
resting on the fact that his football future is on solid footing.
But that's not the route the four-star tight end chose. Instead, he eagerly
anticipates competing in the upcoming Rivals100 Five-Star Challenge. The
inaugural Challenge will take place on June 22-24 at Lakewood Stadium in Atlanta
and will feature 80 of the best players from the Class of 2013 and 20
top-ranking juniors from the Class of 2014.
He needs the competition of the nation's premier recruits to prove he's the
best. He awaits the opportunity. He wants a fifth star.
"I actually want to compete and have fun and try to get a fifth star because
that'd be a big," Howard said. "It would be a tremendous accomplishment for me
so I'm looking to it, I'm going so I can have fun and most of all try to get
that fifth star.
"I feel I'm pretty close, you know, I just want to go out there and not do too
much, just go out there and have a good camp and compete."
The opportunity to prove he's the best is there with the No. 1 rated tight end,
Adam Breneman, slated to compete. Howard said he welcomes the challenge
of directly comparing his game to all the top tight ends and wide receivers in
the country.
"I'm excited to see all of the top guys," Howard said. "They're all really good,
and I like watching them and I'm looking forward to seeing them catching balls
and dominating. They're the best of the best."
Howard is most excited to bond with his future Alabama teammates.
"I mean, Reuben Foster, he's always a great guy, a good athlete. He's a
really good linebacker so he'll dominate like he always does. So I'm looking
forward to that."
He's also salivating at the chance to work with the nation's top-ranked
quarterback from Sammamish, Wash.
"Well Max Browne, I heard he's going to be there," Howard said.
"That'll be a good day to catch balls from him so I'm looking forward to that
guy throwing balls and catching balls from him."
Howard was been a regular on the camp/combine this spring and especially
impressed at the Rivals/VTO camp in Leeds, Ala., earlier this year. That
performance raised his profile, given him other high-profile opportunities like
the Five-Star Challenge.
Click Here to view this Link.His parents pushed him to take advantage.
"They're always excited for me," Howard said. "They told me to go these camps so
this is something that we get to do for once last time since this is my last
year. They like to soak it up while they can."
"I decided in late May that I was going to go. I saw all the guys that I liked
at camp and have fun with, and I wanted to compete against those guys because
they're the best, so I decided I wanted to go. My mom was pretty excited when I
got to actually come and attend this camp. It's a pretty tremendous feeling."
Mike Farrell's take With Adam Breneman out with an injury, this is the chance for O.J. Howard to emerge as the No. 1 tight end in the country and possibly end the drought of five star tight ends since Kyle Rudolph. He has the body type, athleticism, hands and overall agility to dominate at an event like this and if he does, he could be rewarded with that coveted fifth star. He's a matchup nightmare for linebackers and safeties.
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On Friday 16 November, the Southern Rivers Catchment Management Authority hosted its inaugural 'Champions of the Catchment Event' at Garan Vale Woolshed.
Conceived by John Carter and attended by over 95 local landcarers, the event offered locally-flavoured alternative to the state and national Landcare Awards with their constraining categories. The rules for these awards were for them to be local, and inspiring – really – no rules and no categories. The selected winners represented four entirely different ways of delivering on the theme.
On Saturday mornings Bronwyn Richards and Helen Lynch sell food from their own 1.5 acre Braidwood backyard from a small stall just off the main street. The first award recognised their humble enterprise which also includes free range Christmas turkeys and the occasional ham, really pushing the boundaries of a cottage garden.
The second award was to the Ramm/Tozer family for the long sighted, sustainable & innovative management of their mixed sheep/cattle farm 'Barwood'.
The third award was for the Marshall family's transformation of 'Sunningdale', from a run-down cattle property to a diverse and productive farm and arboretum. This also showed the complexity of problems and solutions and included stories of goats, willows, yeoman's ploughs, hard work, family solidarity and the passing of the decades.
The evening was capped off with a presentation to the Windellama Landcare group, for their longstanding community spirit and effort in tackling erosion problems on grand scales. A truly warm and inspiring group of people. The catering and camaraderie shone through as Phil Shoemark (a man of few words) took to the stage to make the final award.
Kristy Moyle is to be congratulated for organising a great event, and the food provided by Vanilla Catering was delicious. Place Stories made by Michael Gill and Chris Payne gave windows into the lives and farms of four champion landscapes.
Tours ran to champion's properties throughout Saturday. The champions' stories will be screening at Landcare's Biodiversity and Farming Fair on Friday the 30th of November in Ryrie Park.


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Today the Olympics begin in Vancouver, but in one contest Canada already has the U.S. beat. As an outdoors outpost, British Columbia outscores the American West across the board. The Pacific-hugging province is as big as California, Oregon, and Washington combined. But with only four million residents (Cali alone has 36 million), BC's rugged mountain miles are far less developed. Still, for all its immensity, the province has a knack for condensing its wonders into accessible packages. Fly into Vancouver and within two hours you can be hiking Whistler backcountry or paddling the coast of the Great Bear Rainforest. And these days, as the host city primps and preps for the Winter Games, consider tacking on a few days' stay: Catch Canada's best speed skaters running drills at the freshly renovated Richmond Olympic Oval, or go all out Canuck and cheer on the home country's hockey team as it practices in the Burnaby 8 Rinks. After a week in BC, you might be tempted to switch allegiance.
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The Winter Games are going to make British Columbia a superstar. Here's our guide to the Canadian province's top outdoor adventures.
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I tell a ho next, you ain't finna lovely
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And she get down for the Cool Whip
She got a long throat, could probably suck a pool stick
And I'm leavin' if she askin' for a nice kiss
I come back with another bird like Mike Vick
Yeah, they say Chop so nasty
She use her hands 'til my glands turn ashy
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Smile 'til you see white, get it? He's happy
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As hints and evidence for ships are mostly speculation, this page may contain personal points of view.
GracefulShipping (Japanese: ミクナギ MikuNagi or 水鳥 MizuTori, from their expert types) is the belief in a romantic relationship between the two Hoenn gym leaders, Wallace and Winona. It was considered to be one of the more solid Ships in the Pokémon Adventures Manga.
The name, GracefulShipping, possibly comes from the fact that both gym leaders are often being described as graceful trainers, like "The Graceful Dance of the Bird User Who Flies in the Sky" (大空に羽ばたく鳥使いの華麗な舞 Ōzora ni habataku toritsukai no karei na mai) for Winona in the official guide for Emerald; or Wallace's title of the "Water Artist" (水のアーティスト Mizu no ātisuto).
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Possible past
Chapter 231 "VS Masquerain" (Manga Volume 19) marked the earliest GracefulShipping hint throughout the whole Pokémon Specials. There was one scene where Wallace's innocent comment about it was a difficult time to group the Gym Leaders together angered Winona. Although what Wallace wanted to say is that he didn't want Winona to carry all the burden herself, Winona still got defensive and requested Wallace not to say anything more than he should because they were "not related in that way anymore".
Fans speculated that the two had possibly shared a romantic relationship in the past, however, it was not confirmed they did have a relationship all the way until in the Battle Frontier Arc. During Wanda and Ryūji's wedding, Sapphire teased Winona about the latter wishing for something like that too. Winona glanced at Wallace and replied vaguely, 「どうなることやら…なにしろ一度はダメになった関係だからね。」 I wonder...The relationship had failed once, after all.
It was also revealed the possible reason why the relationship failed: When Wallace gave up the title of Hoenn Champion to become the Sootopolis Gym Leader, Winona was feeling pressure from it since she felt her abilities were always checked by someone who was stronger than herself. She stated, "It was especially true when I was appointed as the leader of all Hoenn Gym Leaders," which could be the key reason why they broke up.
The following list is a summary of points in the Pokémon Special Manga that the majority of GracefulShippers believe points to possible romantic feelings between Wallace and Winona. These points have not yet been debated extensively, and the following summaries can at this point only be considered to be showing how GracefulShippers interpret events, not as being a conclusive interpretation agreed upon by all.
- Chapter 239, VS Groudon & Kyogre VII
- Perhaps one of the best known pieces of evidence in support of GracefulShipping is pages 7 and 8 of chapter 239. As Wallace and Winona prepare to separate for different battlefields, Wallace extends his hand to Winona, and after a moment of hesitation she takes hold of it. Nothing is said and they soon part.
- This could be looked at as a continuation of the events of Chapter 231. Despite the fact that things seem to be over between the two, Winona still has some tender feelings towards Wallace, as the gesture (especially from Wallace's point of view, which was revealed in the event below) had not been purely platonic.
- Chapter 251, VS Groudon & Kyogre VIII
- As the Elite Four headed out to the quest of waking the Regis, Steven found Wallace in the Lilycove Department Store and decided to entrust the position of Champion to the Sootopolis Gym Leader. Steven also explained that he was just returning the position to the one who had once entered the Hall of Fame. It turned out that Wallace was the Champion of the Hoenn League years ago, and Steven was the runner up. However Wallace renounced the title as he expressed the wish to follow his mentor's, Juan's, footstep in become the Gym Leader of his home city. No one but Steven knew that there is a second reason for Wallace to give up that title:
- ……あの頃はヒワマキジムにナギが就任したからだ。同じジムリーダーの職に就いて、彼女のそばにいたかった。
- ...It was during that time when Winona became the Gym Leader of Fortree. By becoming a Gym Leader like her, you hope you can stay by her side.
- As Wallace didn't show one hint of denial--in fact, he only hold up his hands in surrender and replied with a "You're a sharp one Steven"--this became the major clue of Wallace having feelings that were definitely more than friends/colleagues towards Winona.
- Chapter 320, VS Vileplume
- Until the very end of the RS Arc, most GracefulShipping hints were from Wallace. Therefore it surprised the fans greatly when the newest hint in the Battle Frontier Arc was more sided towards Winona. Sapphire teased her teacher about having thoughts of giving Wallace a "second chance" and having "fallen in love all over again". To that, Winona only blushed and replied vaguely, "Oh, really. Stop that teasing."
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Eurobarometer 74.1: Poverty and Social Exclusion, Mobile Phone Use, Economic Crisis, and International Trade, August-September 2010 (ICPSR 34222)
Principal Investigator(s): European Commission
This round of Eurobarometer surveys diverged from the Standard Eurobarometer measures and queried respondents on the following major areas of focus: (1) poverty and social exclusion, (2) mobile phone use, (3) economic crisis, and (4) international trade. For the first major area of focus, poverty and social exclusion, the survey queried respondents about their own definition of poverty, the extent of poverty and homelessness in their area, and whether or not respondents believed poverty had increased in their area and elsewhere. Respondents were queried about what necessities people must be able to afford to meet a minimal acceptable living standard, who is most at risk for poverty, as well as the social, political, and personal causes of poverty and homelessness. Respondents were also asked about how poverty impacts peoples' chances of completing certain activities, such as getting a good education or finding a job. Respondents were then asked whether or not they trust the European Union (EU), their governments, charities, other citizens, and miscellaneous institutions to effectively respond to poverty. Respondents were also asked to whom they assign primary responsibility for reducing or preventing poverty, what policies their governments should focus on in the future in the effort to help people out of poverty, and whether or not respondents approved of their government's existing anti-poverty measures. Respondents were also queried about their perception of social tensions between groups, and about what they have done personally to help poor people. Additionally, respondents were queried about their own living conditions, satisfaction with life, ability to keep a job, efforts to fight poverty, finances, and their own risk of falling into poverty. For the second major area of focus, mobile phone use, the survey asked respondents about whether or not they owned a mobile phone, their mobile phone use in other EU countries, and the cost of cellular phone service in those countries. For the third major area of focus, economic crisis, the survey questioned respondents about the degree to which the crisis personally affected them, how the crisis affected the EU and its policy efforts, who should bear responsibility for the crisis, who should bear the burden of response to the crisis, and how the European Parliament and other bodies should respond to the crisis. For the fourth major area of focus, international trade, the survey queried respondents on whether they pay attention to the country of origin for products they purchase, how trade impacts respondents and their countries, what European Union trade policy should be going into the future, and the European Union's international economic standing. Demographic and other background information collected includes age, gender, nationality, marital status and parental relations, left-right political self-placement, occupation, age when stopped full-time education, household composition, ownership of a fixed or a mobile telephone and other durable goods, difficulties in paying bills, level in society, and Internet use. In addition, country-specific data includes type and size of locality, region of residence, and language of interview (select countries).
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Amanda Seyfried Was Not Impressed After Being Mistaken for Lindsay Lohan at the Airport
Amanda Seyfried has played many roles, but Lindsay Lohan is not among them.
The 27-year-old 'Les Miserables' star touched down at Newark Airport in New Jersey when she was mistaken for LiLo – despite their differing hair colors and complexions – and tweeted:
I just got mistaken for a Ms. Lohan at Newark Airport.
— Amanda Seyfried (@AmandaSeyfried) March 28, 2013
Then Sarah Schechter, who's also in the industry, jokingly said this:
@amandaseyfried I do that all the time when I see you
— Sarah Schechter (@SarahSoWitty) March 28, 2013
Amanda took it in stride, replying:
@sarahsowitty no, yeah. I get it.
— Amanda Seyfried (@AmandaSeyfried) March 28, 2013
And when Schechter said Amanda's "bigger mistake" was flying into Newark, Amanda concurred:
@sarahsowitty I couldn't agree with you more at this moment.
— Amanda Seyfried (@AmandaSeyfried) March 28, 2013
Amanda and Lindsay may have starred together in the 2004 hit 'Mean Girls,' but their business and private lives have taken exact opposite paths since. Seyfried was recently heralded for her singing on the 'Les Mis' soundtrack, while Lindsay was recently accused of copping bracelets from a sitcom set.
Chin up, Amanda. We know who you are.


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Hello Boy
Why dont you watch admire and enjoy Walter White instead of remembering such a disgusting familly?
Appart from that, quite understand your disappointment while looking at the photos at the hotel
Once I have a great surprise, after taking some photos at a ferry in Egypt (not digital ones) once in Argentina I discover some covered women smiling at the camera, was very moving
Here because of the turning of her head ( for sure she did it on purpose)the woman becomes the protagonist cousin of the capture
Not joke now,good tecnique to blur the BG while a far distant woman watch at you
J aime tes notes qui racontent des histoires
Merci mon cousin du Nord
To nikkitta: :)
Oh, Miss Maria...you make me laugh!
I must admit, I had to search Walter White...I think I might be the only person who has never seen that show. I didn't follow the Addams Family very closely, but it's always a nice link to my childhood years...even though it ran during the mid 60's, I still remember seeing it on t.v. during the 70's. Just a bit of nostalgia I suppose.
Glad you still liked the picture anyway...I mean, it's Paris, it can't be all that bad no matter my ridiculous association to Cousin Itt, right? jaja
I'm taking just one photo away from Paris tomorrow (for something funny I spotted the other day) but will return to France by the middle of the week. I think you have me back on a Parisian "kick."
Be good, keep up the laughs!
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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
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The Code of Conduct on defence procurement
The new European Defence Equipment Market, launched on 1 July 2006 by 22 EU Member States, is operated on the basis of the "Code of Conduct on Defence Procurement", a voluntary, inter-governmental regime covering defence equipment purchases which do not follow the ordinary competition rules of the EU single market.
The Code of Conduct on defence procurement of the EU Member States participating in the European Defence Agency. Brussels, 21 November 2005 [Not published in the Official Journal].
The Code of best practice in the supply chain, approved by ASD on 27 April 2006 and agreed by the EU Member states participating in the European Defence Agency [Not published in the Official Journal].
The creation of a European Defence Equipment Market (EDEM) is considered strategic to the strengthening of the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB). With this overall aim in mind, on 1 July 2006 the European Defence Agency's participating Member States (22 countries, EU Member States minus Bulgaria, Denmark, Romania, Hungary and Spain) decided to launch the new European Defence Equipment Market.
The market is operated on the basis of the Code of Conduct on defence procurement, a voluntary, non-binding intergovernmental regime that aims to inject transparency and competition into defence procurement. Only subscribing Member States will benefit from the regime, which is limited to suppliers having a technological and/or industrial base in each others' territories and to all defence procurement opportunities of 1 million or more (excluding VAT) where the conditions for application of Art. 296 are met.
Exclusion is provided for some areas:
- procurement of research and technology;
- collaborative procurements;
- procurements of nuclear weapons and nuclear propulsion systems, chemical, bacteriological and radiological goods and services, and cryptographic equipment.
In exceptional cases (urgency, follow-on works, reasons of national security), once an explanation is provided to the EDA, Member States can undertake specific procurements without competition.
Key principles of the regime
- A voluntary, non-binding approach. Member States join the regime voluntarily and are free to cancel their participation in the regime at any time. In all cases, the final authority for contract awards remains with MS national authorities ;
- Fair and equal treatment of suppliers. In order to maximise opportunities for all suppliers based on each others' territories and enhance transparency and equality of information, all relevant new defence procurement opportunities offered by MS will be notified on a single portal. Fair and equal treatment will be assured in (1) selection criteria, (2) specifications and statements of requirements, (3) award criteria (most economically advantageous solution) and (4) debriefing ;
- Mutual transparency and accountability. To review comprehensive data on the impact of the new regime on defence procurement practices, EDA will adopt an effective monitoring and reporting system with regular reports to the Agency Steering Board. Member States will have to communicate any use of Art. 296 in relation to the award of state aid or in mergers and acquisitions issues ;
- Mutual support. Fully effective operation of the regime will be dependent on strong mutual confidence and interdependence. Member States subscribing to the Code will therefore do their utmost to assist and expedite each others' contracted defence requirements, and will ease transfers and transits of defence goods and technologies between them ;
- Mutual benefit. This regime will prosper only if all signataries derive benefit from it: for this the expansion of opportunities for small- and medium-sized national companies to sell into a continental-scale market is considered essential. The "Code of best practice in the supply chain" is geared towards this aim.
The Code of Best Practice in the Supply Chain
The "Code of Best Practice in the Supply Chain" ("CoBPSC") represents an integral part of the "Code of Conduct". Its overall aim is to encourage increased competition and fair opportunities for all suppliers right down the supply chain and thus focusing on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The "CoBPSC" will promote transparency and fair competition at the contractual and sub-contractual level by influencing behaviour in the supply chain. In this respect, the role of relevant national administrations, Prime Contractors and other Buyers in adopting good practices is considered pivotal.
The "CoBPSC"'s objectives are :
- to encourage the evaluation and selection of suppliers on a fair and equitable basis;
- to deliver improvements in quality, efficiency, timeliness and consistency in supply chain relationships;
- to encourage a co-operative approach by all stakeholders in setting the terms for the supply and to use best practice to achieve shared goals.
In terms of principles to uphold, the relevant administrations of the Member States and their suppliers must share common values of professionalism, impartiality and fairness.
Within the supply chain, the CoBPSC will take account of :
- the relationship between buyers and their suppliers ;
- the conduct expected of all buyers and suppliers, large and small ;
- transparent and fair conduct of competition and suppliers selection by buyers.
Where the conditions are favourable, the CoBPSC encourages qualified and competent suppliers, including SMEs, to participate in competitions. Without regard to the procurement method adopted, parties will strive for transparency, clarity and certainty. Monitoring arrangements, based on information provided by prime contractors, will be established to evaluate the application of the CoBPSC.
A significant proportion of EU Member States defence procurement takes place outside EU internal market rules, on the basis of Article 296 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. In order to enhance intra-European competition for this defence equipment, the EDA Steering Board decided, at its meeting of 21 November 2005, to implement, from 1 July 2006, a regime to be operated on the basis of the principles and practices set out in the "Code of Conduct". It also decided to develop a single portal for the announcement of all new contracting opportunities, to develop a Code of best practice in the supply chain, to focus on security of supply and harmonisation of offset requirements at European level and to explore the introduction of greater intra-European competition within R&T.
The efforts undertaken by the EU in clarifying the existing legal framework (COM(2006) 779) represent a necessary step towards greater openness of European defense markets and are complementary with the Code of Conduct administered regime.
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HOUSTON - The mentors lived up to their titles this week, and worked with the designers one-on-one during the "Mentor's Choice" challenge. Each contestant was tasked with designing a piece that would highlight their strengths and push them to create a design the mentors and buyers had not yet seen from them. And, as happens in fashion, some looks were trè chic, and some were trè heinous.
Kara Laricks has done some remarkable work this season, and Terron from Saks Fifth Avenue has the most intense and unabashed crush on/obsession with her. Like, we get it. Y'all are in love. Her challenge this week was to create a full suit, with Nicole Richie as her mentor. The über-hip, über-low-crotch, plaid suit situation clearly went over the head of a mere fashion mortal such as myself, because I thought the proportions were a bit ridiculous, especially in the wide plaid short pant. But I suppose the off-white suit was actually kind of stunning in an I-wear-my-suit-as-pajamas sort of way—the whole thing was oversized and the pants hung incredibly low, but I found the overall look very editorial. I can't really see a real human wearing it, but apparently Terron can because he bought the suit for $100,000.
Ronnie Escalante also had Nicole Richie for a mentor, and he was challenged with creating an evening gown, an area in which Nicole felt he should be more than comfortable and could really excel. From the color choice (black, white and red) to the silhouette to the incredibly familiar collar detail on the shoulder and back, this was a clean, elegant, incredibly wearable dress. Also, who doesn't love a thigh-high slit? I know I do. This look went to Macy's for $50,000.
My girl Orly Shani is BACK, baby! She left her convertible gimmick at home this week when John Varvatos suggested she focus more on her brand which seems to be a mix of hard and soft. Orly interpreted this suggestion in a column dress with a peek-a-boo back zipper detail in three unique looks. My personal favorite was the pattern/yellow version of the dress, with a longer skirt (and slit up the leg, obvi, hello) with a wrap-around front and zipper detail in the back. All three versions of the dress were beautiful and interesting and I'm just glad Orly has found her way back into the mentors'/buyers' good graces. Saks and H&M went on an abbreviated bidding war, with the look ultimately going to H&M for $70,000.
Luciana Scarabello also found success this week, executing Jessica Simpson's structured dress challenge to a tee. The fabrics/patterns were perfection, the proportions were spot on, and the defined shoulder was sleek and sophisticated and all three dresses (by which I mean the exact same dress in three different patterns) were gooooorgeous. Give me. Give me all of them. The dress ended up with H&M for $70,000.
The other four designers that didn't make a sale—Ross Bennett, Nzimiro Oputa, Sarah Parrott and Nikki Poulos—were left to face the mentors and buyers and perhaps elimination.
Nzimiro Oputa designed what I found to be a rather charming two-piece suit with a few questionable details that landed him in the bottom four this week. But he's a mentor favorite, which is why it was no surprise they saved Nzimi-mi from elimination this week.
I could not possibly be more over Ross Bennett. At first, I was rooting for him as a fellow Texan, and I thought his cocky demeanor and preppy bowtie situation were appealing. But now he just seems like an unjustifiably arrogant idiot with an outdated sense of fashion. But I suppose his not-so-elegant flowy gown wasn't quite offensive enough for the buyers, because he scootched his way into next week's show with a save.
Nikki Poulos is in the bottom four for the second time in a row after her mini-maxi-dress failed to impress. And it was basically the same maxi dress she always makes just cut in half. Come on, Nikki. Suck less. But she lives to design another day as the buyers save her from elimination.
Thus, Sarah Parrott is left to take the walk of shame this week. Sarah had a pretty incredible run with H&M, selling to them (and only them) five weeks in a row totaling $300,000 in sales. But her constant insecurity and self-doubt was less than inspiring for the buyers, and they gave her the boot this week.
Only seven designers remain! Who will be the next to take a stiletto to the heart, ending their dreams of fashion stardom? Only time and fabric will tell.
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OAKWOOD, Ga. — People living along a stretch of Lake Lanier's shoreline say something needs to be done about floating garbage they say is overtaking part of the lake after it rains.
Garbage near Flat Creek, which empties into Lake Lanier, includes everything from cans and bottles to television sets and furniture, residents said.
The floating debris is like a giant island of garbage, resident Jerry Guhl told CBS Atlanta .
"It is gross and nasty and frustrating, even if we did our part and cleaned up our area around our shoreline and our lake it is always going to be there," Guhl said. "We like to canoe and kayak and enjoy the nature aspect of it and it is very difficult when you are trying to paddle through all of this stuff."
Homeowners this week were using poles to pull bags of trash from the water.
The homeowners believe the garbage comes from storm drains that accumulate litter from people who throw their trash on the ground. They say when the drains are washed out during storms, the litter ends up in the lake.
"I have been here for 13 years, and pay astronomical property taxes to live on this lake, we have to deal with this," Marguerite Jones said.


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Snow has finally come to Duluth, and many of us in the north woods are enjoying a snow day as we hunker down during this leap day blizzard. What are you going to do as the storm rages and you fight off the feeling of cabin fever? Let me throw out some ideas to keep you from going stir crazy and at the same time continuing to dream of open water.
Make it a movie day – Pop in a Cliff Jacobsen or Bill Mason video in the DVD player and escape to the lakes and rivers of the north. It is a great way to pick up some new skills or just revel in the scenic beauty captured on each disc.
Condition the leather on your canoe packs – Grab the Lexol conditioner and rub it into all the leather on your packs, really soak those straps. Yeah, I know this doesn't sound like a great way to spend a free day, but it will pay dividends when the ice melts.
Get the snowshoes ready – rest assured at some point this wind is going to lie down, and you can get out and play in the fresh powder. Tighten those bindings and plan on shoeing away in Jay Cooke State Park or up the Superior Hiking Trail. Both have great trails to test out the snowshoes, and don't forget to take your camera along to capture what might be the only storm of 2012.
Dive into good book – My favorites are from Sigurd Olson or John Krakauer. With Olson you can relax and enjoy the soothing picture he paints of the wilderness complete with sights and sounds. Reading Krakauer gives you the vicarious experience of high drama adventure.
Spread the maps out and route a trip – Now this sounds more like it! Stretch all your maps out on the floor and plan a trip for the summer of 2012. Choose an entry point, book it at Recreation.gov, and if you have any questions give an expert at the Duluth Pack store a call.
There you go, now you have a few ideas to help you spend your snow day. My plan is to grab the camera and get some shots of the gently falling snow. OK, maybe not so gently.


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I'll PM you, teardrop, about those lovely samples. Maybe I'll be first in line?
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I'll PM you, teardrop, about those lovely samples. Maybe I'll be first in line?
I also have Halston Unbound 3.4oz 99% full with box
that I'd be glad to send to a good home as well.
Added Cuba Gold 3.4oz with cap and can/99% full
Update; all of my samples now have takers; Velvet Flowers went first, the rest divided between kitsch & yellow_cello.
PMs sent.
Happy sniffing, ladies! :)
If possible, I will take RL Romance Silver -- I know one perfect male recipient, and not Mr.T, how about that? Thanks in advance.
That's fine (darn it, I very seldom win anything at all, I know).
I tried it out and lovingthealien is absolutely right. It is a flowery and girly, yet somehow it still seems masculine. This is definitely the prettiest of the old school masculines. It will fit right it with my liters of almost-too-pretty-to-be-a-masculine Habit Rouge. His American dandy cousin. :)
So, the aftershave was almost all used up, yet the cologne was completely full. This made me think of my dad. I gave him a bottle of Baldessarini for Christmas last year. He's a real patriarchal figure in the family and his business, and this stuff exudes authority and masculinity to me - I thought it fitting.
He opened it and looked at it a little curiously, sniffed the sprayer. I asked if he uses "cologne", because he doesn't usually smell of much these days. He said that he does - I forget what. Something one of my sisters gave him, I'd guess.
I asked how he applies it, and he said that he sprays it into his hand and splashes it onto his face after shaving.
This is the only way a man is supposed to wear fragrance as far as my dad is concerned. The fragrance is just this extra thing they put in the stuff you splash on your face after shaving. I guess he always used aftershave when he was younger, and I imagine when he started getting bottles of cologne or EdTs as gifts from his daughters (and now me!) he just assumed you use it the same way.
I told him to spray it inside his shirt, but I don't think he will.
Anyway - that was a long way around! I wonder if your father was sort of the same way, socalwoman? Did he feel that men were only supposed to use aftershave?
Maybe I'm reading way too much into that almost-empty bottle of aftershave. :)
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Just got the No. 19, Twolf! Thank you!!!! *hugs*
Oh boy can't wait to get the Maja, love spicey perfumes . Oh and I did private message my address.
Oh and I love the smell of old spice, I get it for my husband since he hates to wear fragrance , so at least his armpits will smell great!
I received Insolence edt from Alicka and Charlie Oriental from Rubegon on the same day. It was like Christmas! :) I am addicted to Insolence lately, so I'm sooo glad to have some on hand. And Charlie Oriental is interesting. It smells exactly like Cinnabar. The bottle has a jade colored rubbery sleeve around the bottle. So thank you to you both! :)
I kinda dig Cinnabar:)...very cool Lilybelle!
Update: My Organza EDP has been claimed.
Good haul, Lilybelle! I love Insolence EDT, too.
I agree, Insolence is amazing! I like Organza, too, but we have a huge bottle of EDP already. Glad someone got it!
Free to a good home - Clive Christian Imperial Majesty Perfume. 17 oz bottle, around 15 oz remaining. It's just become too cloying on me lately.
(just kidding)
I do actually have a full bottle of 50 cent Power up for grabs, though. Whoever gets it has to wait until the beginning of the month for it to ship, though, since I am literally broke!
I wanted to personally thank PerfumedLady for the beautiful Organza, can't wait!
Meanwhile, if anyone interested in L by Lolita Lempicka, I have 1 Oz bottle with about 80-90% of perfume left. It is a bit hard to judge as it is a funky but very pretty bottle. It was very well taken care for and smells great!
I think this is an amazing thread!
Lovingthealien, pm sent re: Clive
Spam spam spam, danha.
LOL @ 15 oz of CC.
I would love L by Lolita Lempicka, I am still quite new to basenotes, so was a bit shy to ask for it, but maybe I could...
I have a vintage perfume my mom gave me, she is not going to wear it but it is not my cup of tea either. It is by Constance Caroll - Virague EDT, 50ml. Full, with a cap and a box. I will try to post a picture, too.
Edit: Virague found a good home
Hello everyone!
Update: L by Lolita Lempicka found a new good home.
Veroniche, I am sorry you are late. Please don't be shy :)
Never mind, thank you for updating.
Now, Insolence, that's a wild one! It is amazing! And you are very naughty but very funny- you had me going for a minute with that CC! I thought you must be drunk. I can see Insolence suiting that sense of humor beautifully!
I'm not even sure anyone actually owns one of those. I think it's a publicity thing.
Lol, lovingthealien!! :D
On offer...
A 30 ml/1 oz. bottle of Bal à Versailles. Back of the box says "bottled in USA". This is a very civetty edc! My bottle looks just like the above pic. I'm not sure how much is left in the bottle, as it is opaque white glass and even holding it up to the light I can't see the fill line, but I'm sure it must be at least half full. Please PM me if you want it.
Bal à Versailles has now been claimed, it is GONE! :)
This is possibly the best thread ever - it's like one of those free markets but only perfume and on the internet. Take what you want, leave what you don't - so much easier than swaps.
Anyway, The 50 Cent Power is still available and I've added an actually nice fragrance - Escada Pour Homme. Both are free to a good home. Just send me a PM! Again, however, I have to wait until the first of the month to mail them out.
Meow I am soooo jealous of your 19! I did buy myself a little decant of it so I am happy. I do have obsession on the way from Rubegon so I'm good. I gotta learn how to post pics here. I do have a few things I could give away...
This is a great thread! Every scent deserves to be in the right home for it :-)
Lovingthealien................I am ashamed. If there is a pedestal of impatiency I would stand on the top. Not even reading up your thread. LOL on myself :-))))))))))))))))))))))
I received the Ralph Lauren Romance Silver just now, cpp14! Its top notes are really nice! Thanks!
Escada Pour Homme has been claimed! 50 Cent Power is still available.
Oh you just wait till I'm back stateside. None of you are gonna have a chance. I'm gonna live on this thread.
There have been so many great perfumes re-homed in this thread!
Giorgio Beverly Hills for Women. Purchased by mistake T.J. Maxx bargain. Unsealed but never spritzed. With Cap, Box and cellophane wrapper. Free to first PM with snail mail address.
I have minis of:
a .25 rollerball of Viva La Juicy NIB
.13 of Giorgio Beverly Hill NIB
.17 Elizabeth Arden Red Door NIB
Estee Lauder Pleasures (from gift set)
.17 Lolita Lempicka Le Premier Parfumerie edt
Nothing fancy but will mail on Monday to first pm. Any takers!
PIF is the best thing, IMNSHO.
OK, I am always the first to whine that I never win anything, no freebies or nothing.
Here's what has happened: one particularly kind soul from this thread (and in general, I suspect) saw me giving away a Chanel and showered me with a bigger and more expensive Chanel, FREE, out of the kindness of her heart of gold. Thanks tons!
Up for grabs. US only please. Kapsule light 50% EL Intuition 90% both caps no boxes.
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Kapsule claimed. Intuition still available.
That's awesome to hear Twolf, do enjoy your lovely Chanel!
Intuition claimed.
Things are going quickly today!
Hi there
Would any UK Basenoter like my Jeux de Peau? This should have been right up my street, but sadly just does not suit me (sorry Serge). Nearly full 50ml bottle purchased from Escentual. Let me know!
WOW, unbelievable offering. I wish i was UK...
AMAZING indeed! Can i pay the shipping costs :cry:
Jeux de Peau is taken, folks!
Ya..kinda wish I lived in the U.K. too..but I am just a Yankee! Lol. I'd love to try that one! Very cool of you though Jellyfish!:D.


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Ms. Miller was nominated by President Obama on Sept. 25, 2013, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 9. Miller, a Democrat, will serve the seat formerly held by Francis P. Mulvey, whose term expired. She is the STB's 12th member since the agency's inception in 1996.
Ms. Miller most recently served as a senior consultant with Cambridge Systematics, Inc., a firm specializing in transportation planning and policy, primarily for public-sector clients.
From 2003 to 2011, she served as the Secretary of the Kansas Department of Transportation (Kansas DOT), serving under three successive governors of Kansas and becoming the longest-serving Secretary of Transportation in Kansas history. Prior to that, Ms. Miller was a consultant at HNTB.
Active with the Transportation Research Board (TRB), Ms. Miller was a member of the TRB's Executive Committee for five years, including a year serving as chair. She graduated magna cum laude from Kansas State University with a B.S. in Sociology.


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Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
If God causes you to suffer much, it is a sign that He has great designs for you, and that He certainly intends to make you a saint. And if you wish to become a great saint, entreat Him yourself to give you much opportunity for suffering; for there is no wood better to kindle the fire of holy love than the wood of the cross, which Christ used for His own great sacrifice of boundless charity.
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It's going to be a good season, I can tell already. It's finals week, so I'll still have an abrupt pile of grading to do on Thursday, but otherwise, my teaching obligations are done for the semester. Now I'm trapped, trapped I tell you, in Morris for almost (I do have two quick trips to Europe planned) the entire summer with a collection of administrative responsibilities, but the good part of that is that I have ambitious plans for what I'll be doing in the lab. I'm also going to be living the good life.
So this morning I slept in to 7:00. I know, it's slothful of me, but I have the freedom to indulge myself a little bit now and then. After I got up, I took a nice brisk walk downtown, did some shopping, stocked up on some fresh vegetables, and once I got home, chopped them up and set them to soak in a tasty marinade. I'll roast them up for dinner tonight.
Then I started reading up an accumulated mass of papers that'll give me some implementation ideas for the work I have planned.
I'll have a student working with me, and we've got a couple of projects in the works.
There's some boring scut work to be done: lab cleanup, clearing out old reagents from the refrigerator, making up new stock solutions. Don't be disillusioned, but part of the research life is janitorial…so much dishwashing.
My grand plan requires an expansion of my fish colony to include multiple genetic strains, so we're going to be scrubbing tanks, sterilizing surfaces, setting up new tanks with boring feeder fish to get the nitrogen cycle going and condition the water, getting the brine shrimp hatchery (live fish food!) thriving, all that sort of stuff that qualifies you to be a clerk in a pet store.
Once all the tanks are bubbling away happily, we're getting some new strains from the zebrafish stock center. Then it's a few months of nursing them along, collecting eggs, propagating new generations and raising them to adulthood to get the whole colony self-sustaining, and to prepare for crosses to produce hybrid strains. After all this, my student will be well-trained to be a hobbyist aquarist.
Concurrently, we'll be doing some real science on the embryos we get, analyzing their behavior quantitatively to identify consistent differences between strains, and also in response to different environmental stresses. This is going to require a bit of computer work and — oh, no! — basic math to develop image analysis protocols. That's what I've been reading about; I've done some of this in the past on an obsolete software system, so I'm going to have to piece together some custom bits to make it all work. I've been reading about Fourier analysis and power spectra all morning, and I'm kinda jazzed. Math! Computers! Embryos! Science!
The dream is that once we've found some subtle differences between different strains, we can start doing crosses to dissect out and isolate the genetic components, if any, of the behavior. That's going to take a couple of generations of crosses, which means that if I'm lucky we'll get those results next year, or at worst, the year after. Behavioral Genetics! Yay! Long generation times! Boo!
It's step #4 that'll give us some quick quantitative results, I hope, and maybe something presentable at a meeting or even publishable. It's all going to be preliminary and descriptive, but that's what you need to do to establish a foundation for experiments.
Unfortunately for you, I won't be blogging about any of the details of the work this summer — I've been scooped before when I foolishly posted protocols on the web, and especially when you have a very small lab with limited humanpower to throw at a problem, that costs. But I might just occasionally say a few general things about the kinds of analyses we're doing.
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Injury updates offer both good, bad news for Dodgers
By Ken Gurnick / MLB.com
ATLANTA -- Dodgers manager Don Mattingly gave a lengthy injury update Friday that included good news on Zack Greinke, the impending return of second baseman Mark Ellis and a setback for utility man Jerry Hairston.
Greinke came out of his first start after collarbone surgery in good shape and is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Saturday before starting Tuesday in Milwaukee. His only concern was running out of gas in the sixth inning Wednesday, which could be addressed by doing more running between starts, but he also expressed concern about risking injury to his legs if he changes his normal routine.
Ellis played three innings for Double-A Chattanooga on Friday and grounded out in his lone at-bat, and is scheduled to play six innings Saturday. He could rejoin the club Sunday or Monday, and Mattingly said he wasn't worried about Ellis rushing, because "he's pretty honest."
"He knows the circumstances if he comes back and goes down again," Mattingly said.
Hairston developed knee discomfort while rehabbing a groin strain in Arizona and "is on hold right now," Mattingly said.
Reliever Scott Elbert's rehab stint has moved to Double-A Chattanooga, and he could pitch on back-to-back days as soon as this weekend, which would qualify him for activation and give the Dodgers three lefties in the bullpen.
Ted Lilly had one rehab start with Class A Rancho Cucamonga, threw a bullpen session Friday and told the club he's ready to be activated. Mattingly said he wants Lilly to make another rehab start -- a repeat of last month's standoff over the same issue.
"It feels real familiar," Mattingly said. "I understand Ted feels he's ready to pitch, and he sees what Zack did out a month with one rehab start."
Hanley Ramirez began playing catch and is hitting in the cage, but after seeing Matt Kemp relapse from the same injury last year, Mattingly concedes he's concerned about anything close to rushing a player back from a bad hamstring pull.
Josh Beckett was able to play catch and reported his strained groin had improved considerably. Stephen Fife's healing shoulder was able to handle a 50-pitch bullpen session Friday.
Van Slyke's emergence creates questions for Cruz
ATLANTA -- Luis Cruz and Scott Van Slyke were in the Dodgers' lineup Friday night, but their careers are suddenly headed in opposite directions.
Van Slyke, taken off the roster after a disappointing 2012, fought his way back to the Major Leagues this year and started Friday night in right field for Andre Ethier.
The move worked wonders, as Van Slyke homered twice and made a terrific sliding catch on a ball hit by Chris Johnson in the fifth inning.
Manager Don Mattingly said he wants to use Van Slyke as he planned to use injured utility man Jerry Hairston, giving days off to corner outfielders and infielders. Mattingly had said earlier in the week that he wanted to give Ethier off Friday after Thursday's day off. Van Slyke can play the outfield corners and back up at first base.
Cruz entered the season as the incumbent third baseman after a breakthrough second half last year, but he entered Friday hitting only .087, and the Dodgers need to make a move in the next few days when Mark Ellis returns from the disabled list.
Cruz is out of options, so he could be lost to another club, if another club wants to take a chance on a struggling hitter. Cruz said he can't worry about the roster moves and is just happy to get another chance.
"I know I'm struggling, but I can't think like that," Cruz said. "That puts pressure on you. Every day is a new start to show what I can do. Today's the day. I can't wait."
Mattingly said his decision to start Cruz at third and Nick Punto at second was influenced by wanting to give Skip Schumaker a day off to rest a sore knee.
Mattingly wants Jansen facing toughest hitters
ATLANTA -- Don Mattingly has adjusted his late-inning bullpen use recently by deploying Kenley Jansen to face the hitters posing the greatest threat, no matter the inning.
"I don't like a committee of guys, that's always unsettling, like every day is a tryout, and that's not the environment I want for my pitchers," said Mattingly. "I want them to know I'm confident in them and trust them. It's not like you give up a run and you're out.
"But the way it's been going is the best way to do it. Kenley gets the tougher part of the order, and there's a chance of anybody in the ninth. We don't have Mariano [Rivera]. You see teams changing all the time in the last inning or two."
But Mattingly said that doesn't mean "closer" Brandon League has necessarily lost his job.
"Brandon never scares me," Mattingly said. "He always comes back with a clean slate. It's a new day. He said he likes the ball more often, he needs to keep pitching."
Prospect Pederson turning heads within organization
ATLANTA -- Yasiel Puig fanatics won't want to hear this, but the Minor League outfielder that could get the next call-up is Puig's Double-A Chattanooga teammate, Joc Pederson.
"Let's put it this way: I've seen three series at Triple-A and three series at Double-A, and Pederson is the best Minor League player I've seen this year," said Pat Corrales, special assistant to the general manager.
Corrales has worked for Dodgers president Stan Kasten in Atlanta and Washington, so it's presumed his voice carries significant weight.
"He just does everything better than everybody else," said Corrales. "He makes adjustments at bat and in the field. He's an outstanding center fielder. He has a knack for seeing the ball off the bat: He lowers his head and he's off to get the ball. He's hitting home runs, he's hitting with men on base. There's nothing he isn't doing."
Corrales agreed that Pederson, the son of former Dodger Stu Pederson, is reminiscent of the father of current Dodger Scott Van Slyke.
"He is like Andy Van Slyke," Corrales said of the former All-Star, Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winner. "Maybe a better runner than Van Slyke. He knows how to run the bases, how to read pitchers to steal a base. He's advanced for a player of his age."
Pederson is 21, drafted in the 11th round of the 2010 First-Year Player Draft out of Palo Alto High School. He's 6-foot-1, 185 pounds, and bats and throws left-handed. He hit .313 with 18 homers, 96 runs scored, 26 steals and 70 RBIs last year at Class A Rancho Cucamonga. This year, he's hitting .347 with eight homers, 33 runs scored, 12 steals and 20 RBIs at Chattanooga.
Puig is the Dodgers' top-ranked prospect, according to MLB.com, while Pederson is ranked third.
Worth noting
• Dodgers hitting coach Mark McGwire missed Friday night's game to attend the high school graduation of his son in California, but is expected to rejoin the club Saturday night.
With McGwire out, assistant hitting coach John Valentin handled McGwire's duties.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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No felony criminal charges were filed this week in Pope County Circuit Court.
Pope County Clerk Don Johnson issued marriage licenses to the following couples Sept. 29-Oct. 5, 2006.
Keith Wayne Warnick, 42, and Linda Rene Gilbertson, 44, both of Dover.
Michael Don McGuire, 24, of London and Amy Marie Bugbee, 24, of Clarksville.
Jonathan Lambeth, 22, of Dover and Shelley Ferguson, 20, of Pottsville.
Andrew Kyle Copeland, 20, and Angel Nicole Willfond, 18, both of Atkins.
Jonathan Lee Crotts, 23, and Lacey Lynn Killough, 23, both of London.
Alvin Douglas Wood, 21, and Leanna Jean Beckett, 21, both of Hector.
Robert Waine Nars, 19, and Britney Mashell King, 17, both of Russellville.
Michael Keith Decker, 41, of Morrilton and Samantha J. Curtis, 27, of Casa.
Lonnie Joe Floyd, 33, and Carrie Lavon Judd, 30, both of Atkins.
Zachary M. McCullar, 21, and Veronica Jean Adams, 21, both of Russellville.
Clay Madison Reid, 23, and Jessica Annette Williams, 19, both of Hattieville.
Clinton Lee Majors, 19, of Russellville and Nicole Jean Hartley, 19, of Atkins.
Michael Deming Collins, 40, and Donna Christine Guy, 36, both of Denham Springs, La.
Ryan Trent Adcock, 23, of Russellville and Amber Patricia Scates, 22, of Fayetteville.
Scott Albert Britton, 28, and Kristina Susann Williams, 32, both of London.
Divorces were granted to the following couples in Pope County Circuit Court Sept. 29 - Oct. 5, 2006.
David James vs. Mary James.
Diana L. Young vs. Richard A. Young.
Paula C. Seward vs. James M. Seward.
Robert C. Fryer vs. Dora F. Fryer.
Kenneth S. Schembra vs. Sissy B. Schembra.
Terry G. Crowe vs. Becky R. Crowe.
Heather B. Dunaway vs. Dustin L. Dunaway.
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Augustana University Board of Trustees Installs New Members
Brittany Dardis, Don Karras and Todd Williams were installed as new members of the Augustana University Board of Trustees.
Student Research On Display at Symposium
Scholarship and excellence are alive and well at Augustana University as more than 70 students participated in the 2016 Arthur Olsen Student Research Symposium on Saturday, April 16.
Five Students Named 2016 Covenant Award Recipients
Zach Jones, Kofi Gunu, Matthew Housiaux, Brad Ostendorf and Tori Wilson were recognized for their exemplary commitment to the values of Christian faith, the liberal arts, academic excellence, community and service, respectively, at Augustana's 2016 Covenant Award ceremony, held Friday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church.
Students Elect Mason VanEssen, Abbie Sell as ASA President, VP
Following Thursday's student elections, junior Mason VanEssen, a native of Tracy, Minnesota, was elected president of the Augustana Student Association (ASA). Sophomore Abbie Sell, a native of Brookings, South Dakota, was elected vice president.
Two Students Prepare for Ministry Internships in Washington State
When Campus Pastor Rev. Dr. Paul Rohde sent out an email to students about an internship opportunity with Messiah Lutheran Church in Vancouver, Washington, senior Miriam Hanson and sophomore Austin Krohnke were eager to apply.
Augustana Chemistry Students Attend National Research Meeting
Augustana University students and faculty presented their research at the American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition March 13-18 in San Diego, California.
Student Nominees Recognized for 2016 Covenant Awards
Forty-three students were recognized in chapel earlier today as nominees for the 2016 Augustana Covenant Awards.
Augiethon Raises More Than $28,000 for Children's Hospital
After months of fundraising and a full day of dancing on Saturday, April 9, the student group Augiethon raised a record $28,046 for Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls, a member of the Children's Miracle Network.
Civil Support Team to Conduct Training Exercises on AU Campus
Members of the 82nd Civil Support Team will be conducting training exercises on the Augustana University campus on Tuesday, April 12. Their training will focus on how to handle chemical accidents and situations involving weapons of mass destruction.
The 82nd Civil Support Team is based at the Ellsworth Air Force Base.
In the News: College Admission Process Looks Beyond Test Scores
When it comes to getting into college, is your ACT or SAT score really the be-all and end-all deciding factor? At Augustana, the answer is no.
That's because students who choose AU want more than just a diploma – they want to be part of a community of learners working to build a better tomorrow. That's why our admission process looks beyond standardized test scores to who you are as a person – how you performed in the classroom and your extracurricular activities, community service and leadership roles.


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I have been giggling maniacally from the sewing room all afternoon. Yes, I had to whip out my trusty seam ripper (took a minute to figure out the whole backward thing) but I have been seduced by the perfect points and promise of a glowing future filled with lovely, pointy stars. Sigh, I feel like a teenage girl on her first date. Move over Tom Welling, Paper Piecing is my new love!!!
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Writer: Texas QB David Ash the Longhorns' most indispensable player
Coming into his freshman year, David Ash was an afterthought, someone buried on the depth chart behind incumbent starter Garrett Gilbert and a couple other quarterbacks with more experience in Case McCoy and Connor Wood.
But Wood transferred to Colorado before the season began and and injured Gilbert decided to transfer a couple months later, eventually landing at SMU. Still, it was McCoy who started under center, with Ash spelling him for one or two drives at a time.
By year's end, Ash was the starter, earning Holiday Bowl MVP honors in a 21-10 win over Cal two Decembers ago.
It wasn't until after fall camp that Ash was named the starting quarterback before his sophomore season and he didn't exactly establish himself as the unquestioned starter.
That didn't happen until this offseason. The 6-foot-3, 223-pounder from Belton is now alone atop the depth chart. It took him a couple of years, but Ash has gone from fourth-string quarterback to, according to ESPN Big 12 blogger David Ubben, the Longhorns' most indispensable player.
"Texas is pretty close to being one of the most complete teams in the Big 12 on paper, but Ash holds a lot of that together," Ubben wrote. "The Longhorns have legitimate Big 12 title asiprations, but it's not happening with Case McCoy at quarterback for the conference season. Ash is the Big 12′s most experienced quarterback with 18 career starts, he's shown the potential to be way, way above average."
Ash passed for 2,699 yards, 19 touchdowns and eight interceptions last year, completing 67.3 percent of his passes while leading Texas to another bowl victory, this time over Oregon State in the Alamo Bowl. He is 11-7 as the Longhorns' starting quarterback.
"Critique Ash's shortcomings all you want, but he's definitely good enough to win a Big 12 title considering the team around him, and no other quarterback on Texas' roster can say that," Ubben continued. "Unless they've got a big lead in the standings late in the season, an injury to Ash means saying goodbye to the Longhorns' Big 12 title hopes. No other position has a player that integral to the team's overall success."
One could argue that a every team's most indispensable player is its starting quarterback yet of the four players that Ubben has named their most indispensable players, Ash is the first quarterback. West Virginia safety Karl Joseph, Oklahoma State wide receiver Josh Stewart and Texas Tech tight end Jace Amaro are the others.
"The Longhorns have some promising freshmen on the roster in Tyrone swoopes and Jalen Overstreet," Ubben wrote. "But no doubt about it: Texas' most indispensable player is Ash."


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The bulk of the department's $8.3 million in proposed revenues from the tax would be dedicated to the construction and operation of a new indoor aquatic center. The facility itself will cost $5.5 million, and another $1.5 million will be set aside for operations and maintenance during the first seven years.
Facility amenities will include a competition-size pool, therapy pools, a play area and two party rooms.
"I think it will be a real asset to the community," Recreation and Parks Director Mack Hollis said. The city had extensive discussions previously regarding a location for the proposed facility, and Hollis said the project is currently planned for Vick Field, located just south of the Hughes Center on East Parkway Drive.
In addition to the aquatic center, there are $1.3 million in other capital projects planned for the department, including lighting for the city's soccer complex. Hollis said though the cost of that project is $400,000, he has applied for a grant that would cover half of the cost. Other capital projects are construction of a new soccer field, new baseball backstops at Hickey Park and shade covers at Hickey Park. The remainder of funds will be used to continue development of the city's trail system.
Past capital projects
In the current phase of the 1-cent sales tax, approved by voters in 2007 and set to expire later this year, the Recreation and Parks Department received just over $2.74 million and completed 23 projects.
Several projects involved playground renovations to various city parks — City Park, Shiloh Park and Veterans Park all received new equipment. The renovations at City Park have turned it around, Hollis said.
"It's completely taken off," he said. "It's our most used park now."
Other projects included restroom and concession renovations at Hickey Park; bleachers for Hickey and Shiloh parks; shade structures for Hickey Park and pool, Pleasant View Park and Shiloh Park; pavilions at the Soccer Complex and Hickey pool; construction of restrooms at Sequoyah Park; resurfacing of City Park tennis courts; construction of maintenance shop and bullpen area at Soccer Complex; field lighting at Hickey Shiloh parks; and construction of a new baseball field at Hickey Park.
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San Francisco Giants 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3, 11 inn: Win for Giants, but not Matt Cain
The Giants escaped with a needed win Sunday to salvage a 4-5 homestand before opening a six-game road trip to Los Angeles and Arizona.
What they couldn't do was get Matt Cain a win.
Cain did his part, limiting the Brewers to two runs on six hits and a walk in seven solid innings of work. He left with a 3-2 lead, but the bullpen and more precisely the defense let him down in the ninth.
Santiago Casilla was charged with his first blown save of the season, although it should have been charged to the defense as the lone run Casilla allowed was unearned.
It all started with an error by third baseman Conor Gillaspie on a ball hit by Corey Hart to open the inning. Casilla got the next batters out before Travis Ishikawa tied the game with a run-scoring double.
Well, that's how it read in the scoreboard. In real life, Angel Pagan took a bad line to the fly ball to left center and could not catch up with a ball slicing away from him. Then Melky Cabrera did not get over in time to cut off the ball for a single and keep Hart from scoring.
But the Giants earned the win in the 11th after Buster Posey led off with a single and went to second on Pagan's sacrifice. Brandon Belt was intentionally walked, then Ryan Theriot was unintentionally walked to load the bases.
Then with the Brewers using a five-infielder, two-outfielder set with the speedy Emmanuel Burriss, now pinch running for Posey, at third, Hector Sanchez slapped a 3-2 pitch into left for the game winner.
For Cain, that is five consecutive quality starts after the season-opening hiccup in Arizona. Yet he has a 1-2 mark over those five starts, despite a 1.61 ERA.
Par for the course for Cain.
- Angel Pagan went 2 for 4 to extend his hitting streak to 20 games.
- For the second consecutive game, the Giants went 3 for 10 with runners in scoring position.
- SS Brandon Crawford return to the lineup after two games off to clear his head. He went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts, but he DID NOT commit an error.
The Giants and Dodgers tangle for the first time this season when Barry Zito faces Ted Lilly at 7:10 p.m. Monday in Los Angeles.
On Tuesday, it's Ryan Vogelsong vs. Clayton Kershaw, 7:10 p.m. on MLB Network
On Wednesday, it's Tim Lincecum vs. Chad Billingsley, 7:10 p.m.


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This data collection provides information on the demographic, social, economic, political, and civil characteristics of selected municipalities with populations of 25,000 or more in the United States during the 1960s. Information is provided on population characteristics, such as the number of native-born persons residing in the state of birth, percentage of persons aged 5 years and older who were migrants, percentages in 1962 of non-white, foreign-born, and native-born populations of foreign or racially mixed parentage, median school years completed by those aged 25 years and older, percentage of elementary school children in private school, median income of families, number of full-time city employees per 1,000 population, percentage of civilian labor force that was unemployed in 1960, percentage of employed persons in white-collar occupations and in manufacturing industries, and percentage of the employed civilian labor force that was professional and that were managers, officials, and proprietors. Other variables provide information on city characteristics, such as the age of the city, the presence of dormitory city, balanced city, central city, independent city, and the suburbs, the density of population per square mile, the employment-residence ratio, the presence or absence of application for the Model Cities Program, and the number of applications for, and whether the city was a winner of, the All-American City award between 1952 and 1967. Further variables detail information on the city housing situation, such as the number of dwelling units built in 1929 or earlier, the number of dilapidated dwellings, the presence or absence of a local housing authority and jurisdiction of local housing authority, participation in programs of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Public Law 412), the presence or absence of a low-rent housing program and of slum clearance, and the number of low-rent housing units per 100,000 population. Additional variables give information on city politics, including the presence of mayor-council government, city-manager government, and nonpartisan elections, the number of city councilmen, the percentage of city council elected at large, the percentage of the county presidential vote for the Democratic party and for the Republican party in 1960, and the numbers of registered voters. Other items cover city services and programs, such as the presence or absence of poverty programs, the number of dollars per capita for poverty programs as of June 30, 1966, the presence or absence of urban renewal programs and their execution or completion as of June 30, 1966, the current per capita amount raised for Community Chest, and the presence or absence of action on fluoridation of city water. There are also variables that identify a subset of cities for urban renewal analysis, Community Chest analysis, analysis of fluoridation decisions, and analysis of decisions about public housing.
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Quite simply, I'm going to post prompts throughout advent, and you, my little barflies, will write 100 word drabbles for each prompt. And when I say 100 words, I mean 100 words - NO MORE/NO LESS!
As well as the prompt, I'm going to give you a list of characters at least one of which must be used in each drabble. You may, if you wish, use more than one - but NOT more than three- and you're also allowed to use the same one for each drabble. You will have twenty-four hours to write each drabble before I close the thread.
2 points per entry - providing the drabble meets the requirements (100 words exactly, correct SPaG, MNFF guidelines met)
*BONUS* 10 points if you complete every day.
*EXTRA* 2 sneaky points available if a particular entry has used my designated secret character in their drabble that day. The Designated Secret Character (DSC) will possibly change for each prompt ... but not necessarily ... (DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN)
** Just in case there's any confusion, you can only enter once per day.
List of Characters
- Amelia Bones
- Albus Dumbledore
- Alicia Spinnet
- Anthony Goldstein
- Argus Filch
- Arthur Weasley
- Bellatrix Black/Lestrange
- Cedric Diggory
- Cho Chang
- Draco Malfoy
- Ernie Macmillan
- Filius Flitwick
- Fred Weasley (snr)
- Gilderoy Lockhart
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- Lavender Brown
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- Luna Lovegood
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- Minerva McGonagall
- Molly Weasley (snr)
- Mundungus Fletcher
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- Neville Longbottom
- Nymphadora Tonks
- Oliver Wood
- Padma Patil
- Pansy Parkinson
- Percy Weasley
- Peter Pettigrew
- Remus Lupin
- Ron Weasley
- Scorpius Malfoy
- Seamus Finnigan
- Severus Snape
- Sirius Black
- Susan Bones
- Teddy Lupin
- Vincent Crabbe
- Voldemort
- Zacharias Smith
Day One Prompt
Christmas Shopping
NOTE: Please be aware that whilst each prompt is supposed to be posted every day and on time, it is also a busy time of year for your barmaids who are either studying hard, or else moving house and thus there may be a delay in closing threads and releasing new prompts.
This thread will close on Monday 8PM GMT.
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