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According to Morgan Stanley (
) analyst Scott Devitt, Google Inc. (
) paid about $700M USD to Apple, Inc. (
) in 2012 to solidify its
monopoly on mobile search traffic
I. The Price of Search Hegemony
As computing
continues to shift
towards a more mobile profile, Google -- a company driven by search-related advertising profits -- has moved aggressively to be the king of mobile. By offering its Android operating system "free" to partners Google has established a dominant position in unit sales. And by extending an olive branch to Apple -- the second place player in the market -- Google is ensuring that if a customer uses the default search on their smartphone, they'll probably use Google's mobile landing page.
Google pays an estimated $3.20 USD per iOS device sold to be the default search provider, according to Mr. Devitt's math. That deal grossly eclipses Google's lucrative deal with the Mozilla Foundation, which Mr. Devitt estimates paid $200M USD.
Google pays an estimated $3.20 USD per Apple device to be the default search engine.
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On the desktop front, many users manually navigate to Google. Additionally, Google's Chrome browser is currently in third place, while Firefox is narrowly ahead in second place in most usage statistics. Both browsers have Google as the default search engine. Overall the two browsers account for about a third of internet traffic
according to
Net Applications, while Microsoft Corp.'s (
) Internet Explorer (IE) hangs on to half of traffic. The default search page in IE
is Bing
(or the Bing-powered MSN), Microsoft's own in-house solution.
Mr. Devitt estimates that by 2019, IE will have bled more market share to Chrome and Mozilla, and Google will have greater control of the market. However, he also believes that control will cost Google $500M USD in traffic acquisition costs (TAC) to Mozilla.
He also estimates by 2019 Google will be paying Apple $2.3B USD in TAC for iOS, as he expects unit sales of iPads, iPhones, and iPod Touches to soar to half a billion devices a year by 2019.
Google made
$10.75B USD for fiscal 2012
; by contrast Apple
made $13B USD
in Q4 2012, alone.
Google's dominant position in mobile and desktop search has drawn scrutiny. Google recently agreed to make certain changes in the U.S. to placate the
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
(FTC), but Microsoft and others claim the FTC let Google off too easy. In Europe Google is looking to settle a similar antitrust spat with more extensive promises and fairness guarantees.
II. Australia Targets Apple With Harsh Words, Parliamentary Probe
In related news, Australia's Parliament is looking to grill Apple, Microsoft, Adobe Systems, Inc. (
), and others over claims that they're overpricing products for the Australian market.
The Australian dollar is generally relatively "strong", which should mean that products there should be more affordable. But Australians are finding that Apple and others are charging similar rates in dollars to other countries, making the Australian products much more expensive, effectively.
Labor government MP Ed Husic, who helped set up the hearing and whose party currently is the second largest in the national government remarked to
, "In what's probably the first time anywhere in the world, these IT firms are now being summoned by the Australian parliament to explain why they price their products so much higher in Australia compared to the United States."
An iPhone on sale at the Sydney, Australia Apple Store; Apple is among the U.S. companies accused of price inflation and tax evasion in the land down under [Image Source: Reuters]
Australia's Labor Party has been dented by the rising cost of living and looks to leverage the hearing to its advantage before the Sept. 14 elections.
A 16 GB iPad (Wi-Fi) commands A$539 ($553.60), almost $55 more than its U.S. cost ($499 USD).
So far Microsoft and Adobe have submitted written statements, while Apple has ignored the Parliamentary complaints altogether. Microsoft and Adobe have defended their pricing saying that there's an inherent cost to imports and that Australia has a higher cost of labor than other markets.
MP Husic is not amused, commenting, "The companies have blamed each other for not appearing. One will say 'we're not going to appear if the other is not going to appear'. So we've cut straight to the chase and said we'll just summons you."
This time if the companies don't send executives to the hearing, they could face contempt of parliament charges, fines or even jail terms. MP Husic takes particularly hard aim at Apple, who he effectively accuses of tax fraud. He comments, "Ask anyone who has sought answers from them about their Australian operations and you will hear a common theme. They will not talk."
"While they generated A$6 billion in revenue, they apparently racked up from what I understand A$5.5 billion in costs. How? They do not manufacture here. They have no factories here."
But it looks like Apple will be forced to finally talk and explain both the high pricing and why it only paid $40M USD in taxes in the lucrative market.
(Apple has
faced similar complaints of tax evasion
in the United Kingdom, another of its top markets.)
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Last Wednesday Canberra Grammar School opened its Arts Quad and unveiled its newest artwork – a sculpture by Braidwood artists Andrew Townsend and Susie Bleach. The sculpture, an equine form featuring a boy standing on the bare back of a horse with arms outstretched, forms the centerpiece of the Arts Quad.
During the making of the sculpture, Visual Arts students from Canberra Grammar School visited the studio to witness the sculpture evolve. Trevor Dunbar, Gallery Director and Visual Arts Teacher, said their feedback and appreciation for the sculpture was overwhelmingly positive. Those same Arts Quad yesterday.
The sculptors at the unveiling along with Canberra Grammar School's Head of School, Dr Justin Garrick and CGS Gallery Director Trevor Dunbar who said "We are extremely fortunate to have had them as Artists in Residence in the Design Centre this year where they have mentored students from Year 6 to year 12."
Andy Townsend said "Our sculpture is an allegory of the adventure of learning. The boy must trust the horse in order to gain his balance and stand upon its back. There must be communication – an understanding between the two. Adventure is the business of pushing off into the unknown, unsure of where exactly the destination lies."
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>Running 101>Finishing strong
I have been following lydiard type training and am really enjoying it. I like the idea of going out for time and not over obsessing about Distance. The one thing that I have noticed is that when I start my run, whether it be an hour or 2 hours it is somewhat difficult. In fact I have noticed that my breathing only gets easy and my legs strong after about 4 miles. What is going on here?
Take for example today's 10miler. I went out and felt time death warmed up, heavy breathing despite easy running leaks heavy legs. At 4 mile I seemed to develop a reabps prying in my stride and enjoyed the last 6 miles so much.
"I've been following Eddy's improvement over the last two years on this site, and it's been pretty dang solid. Sure the weekly mileage has been up and down, but over the long haul he's getting out the door and has turned himself into quite a runner. He's only now just figuring out his potential. Consistency in running is measured in years, not weeks. And over the last couple of years, Eddy's made great strides" Jeff 14 Jan 2009
Sounds normal to me. The warm up allowed your body to settle in to the run.
Happens to me every single day, Eddy. I thought maybe it was just because I'm a geezer, but maybe it happens to lots of people. I also went out for an easy 10 miler today. Didn't look at my mile splits, but had my watch record them. Just tried to run real easy for some aerobic recovery: 8:14, 7:52, 7:47, 7:28, 7:15.... It used to bother me, but now I just don't worry about it much any more.
- Joe
We are fragile creatures on collision with our judgment day.
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Yep, happens to me, too! I don't know that it usually takes four miles to settle in, but two, maybe three for sure.
"God guides us on our journey, but careful with those feet." - David Lee Roth, of all people
Glad it's not just me then. I am looking forward to seeing how I get on with all this 'time on my feet'. It is quite tiring but as I once saw on the Alex Vero documentary, a sub 2:20 marathon runner said "if you put worthy work you will get the results". I certainly am putting in the time and will be increasing as time goes on. I just need to be consistent I suppose and it will eventually help me get as fast as I was a few years back.
I always finish strong.
Then I fall asleep.
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I always tell people who say they hate running that they need to run more. Everyone thinks the first few miles feel bad, then the run gets easier. People who run 2-3 miles at time a few days a week never believe me.
I'm fairly new to running. Last year I was doing about 2-3 miles per run. This year I'd been doing slower 4-5 mile runs. I notice around the 2 mile mark the run becomes easier and my times improve.
Started c25k on 5/30/11
2/3rds training
I've only done this once so take it with some salt. The only time I (and my legs) have felt really great right from the start is when I did my first double earlier this week. I woke up early (for me) and knocked out 5 easy pace miles on the road. Went to work, got off early, took a quick nap, and then went out for a ten mile trail run at more of a tempo pace. That second run was fantastic. First two miles on the road to the trailhead flew by effortlessly, I hit the ~800 ft climb on the trail feeling really strong and pushed a good pace all the way up. Flew back down still feeling great. The last two miles on the road, which is usually a slog after all the climbing and descending on the trail, felt great and I was able to push my pace even more all the way home.
Moral of the story? I dunno but if you can work it into your schedule (and looking at your log you definitely have the mileage) consider doubling up some time.
My not-entirely-running-related 'Gram
A takeaway from this thread for inexperienced runners: Warmup for your races. You don't want the first 2 miles of your 5K or 10K to be your warmup. You want to get past the stage that people are describing in this thread. I see so many runners just standing around before races, jog a mile or two.
Doubles? Yep. I feel the same way, the first run can be a help on the second run of the day. On days that I have something big scheduled (like an interval workout or some such) I will try to run the interval session in the evening and at lunch the same day just jog very, very easy 3 or 4 miles. It seems to help groove in quicker later in the day.


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[ Sign the Climber's Log ]
|Spitler Peak trail closed
Date Climbed: May 31, 2015
|Not able to climb Spitler Peak trail, it is closed due to fire damage. Not sure when this will reopen, but signs in the parking area say the area is closed.
|Posted Jun 1, 2015 12:18 pm
|Together with Apache
Date Climbed: Dec 22, 2013
|With gimpilator from Fobes Ranch rd. Beautiful day with not one soul in sight.
|Posted Dec 27, 2013 2:49 pm
|Apache and Spitler
Date Climbed: Dec 22, 2013
|Took the Forbes trail up through the new burn. The slopes are washing away and the trail is now hard to follow in places after the fire.
|Posted Dec 22, 2013 10:04 pm
|From PCT
Date Climbed: Jun 2, 2012
|2nd peak of the day from the PCT. Left packs at trail junction and hiked the use trail up to the top. Breezy and nice - kept the bugs down!
|Posted Jun 5, 2012 4:05 pm
|from both sides
Date Climbed: Nov 13, 2006
|I've hiked this one from both the Apple Canyon and Fobes Ranch trailheads. Via Fobes is easier, but Apple Canyon is more scenic. There's a reliable spring a couple of hundred yards off the Fobes trail, just below the junction with PCT. There are a couple of decent places to camp along the Fobes Ranch road.
|Posted May 20, 2012 1:24 pm
|First SoCal Summit!
Date Climbed: Nov 25, 2011
|On my recent trip to my hometown of Palm Desert, my brother and I climbed this peak! It was a brisk day but the sun was shining brightly! There is a lot of peak-bagging to be had in Socal!!
|Posted Nov 29, 2011 1:07 am
|With Apache Peak
Date Climbed: May 21, 2011
|Came up the Spitler Peak Trail and bagged Apache Peak first. Incredibly awesome weather with 360 degree views.
|Posted May 22, 2011 11:39 am
|From Apache
Date Climbed: Aug 8, 2010
|As part of a 6-peak car shuttle loop including Tahquitz, Red Tahquitz, South(well), Antsell, and Apache.
|Posted Aug 9, 2010 4:03 pm
|Desert Divide
Date Climbed: Oct 24, 2009
|One of the peaks we bagged while approaching from the Fobes trail and leaving from the Devil's Slide. A quick one we got along the PCT. Pretty warm today.
|Posted Oct 26, 2009 7:56 pm
|From Fobes Saddle
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2009
|Was supposed to be number 3 for the day, but alas was only number 2. Easy to find use trail with rewarding views from the summit.
|Posted Aug 17, 2009 11:28 am
|Bob Burd
|From the PCT
Date Climbed: Dec 3, 2008
|With Tom Becht, below. Great day o' fun. Trip Report
|Posted Jan 15, 2009 11:45 pm
|Deep snow and high winds
Date Climbed: Jan 10, 2009
|Snow was minimal from the trailhead to the PCT. It appeared that I was the first one up to the peak since it last snowed. There was no fresh powder, but no tracks from the PCT up to Spitler Peak. I learned a lot from this and next time will be prepared with gaitors, and snowshoes just in case. The snow was waist deep and pretty soft on top so I fell through most of the time. It made it pretty difficult. Very windy on the North side, but a few trees at the top got you out of it. If there really are registers, they are buried or I just didn't see them!
|Posted Jan 12, 2009 1:35 am
|Desert Divide - North
Date Climbed: Dec 3, 2008
|The last of 7 peaks for our not so complete Desert Divide hike (should have read Blair's comment above before the hike). Easy ascent but we still had the exit via Fobes Trail and then the dirt road back to the highway to go before trying to hitchhike north or south. We got lucky when an soil engineering team picked us up just short of the highway. With Bob Burd.
|Posted Dec 6, 2008 2:14 pm
|Windy summit!
Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2006
|Deb and I summited this peak first in our fun-to-fucked up day in the woods. I was on the false summit and Deb shouted to me " The summit is over here". We signed the registers, and were off!
|Posted Dec 24, 2006 6:27 pm
|From the PCT
Date Climbed: Dec 23, 2006
|Absolutely beautiful day with minor snow coverage on PCT to Spitler Peak. Lots of wind but that did not deter our mood!
|Posted Dec 24, 2006 8:09 am
|Climbed with the boys way back in the day. I haven't been back since though I plan to return this winter. It is beautiful up there and secluded.
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Discussion in 'General Pro Player Discussion' started by tank_job, Aug 4, 2012.
Nadal never met Davydenko in a slam.
love, sweet love... like in those barry white songs... and then Davidenko leaves in the night not leaving the telephone number!!!
Davydenko will completely obliterate Nadal for a set and a half and then disappear.
Inclined to agree.
The head-to-head is 6-5, but at slams Davydenko is awful compared to other high-ranked players, so I doubt Nadal would ever lose to Davy at a slam.
Right. Davy only has a chance in best-of-3-set match.
davy wins USO
Peak Kolya was a superb player, so much fun to watch. unfortunately he was a mental midget. Peak Kolya was a much better HC player than Nadal and I think he was capable of beating Rafa on HC ... He was a very good clay player too, but he always failed when it really matters, at slams, for one reason or another (playing like 150 tournaments a year).
Kolya was always in it for the money to support his shopping addicted wife haha
What's Peak Davydenko?Honestly Peak Davydenko can beat all the top guys on Hardcourts....but he still mentally lets himself down.
Nadal going to win all matches tooth and nail against Peak Davy on Hardcourts. On Clay, Nadal can be troubled like he did with some meetings but it would still be routine. Davydenko will struggle to win a game on grass against Nadal.
Oddly Davy played his best grass tennis at the Olympics that were not there in his peak years.
I put Nadal wins on clay and hard, Borg is the only person in their prime that could possibly stop Nadal on clay and even Nadal would probably edge it, Davydenko is borderline useless on grass, and hard it'd be close probably Nadal in Australia and Davydenko in US
Davyenko in the HC slams, Nadal in Wimby and RG.
Depends if it's in the finals.
Davy's one of the toughest mentally if his game is on and has a great final record.
Davy has a higher level than Nadal so should win most of them.
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Discussion in 'Trek Literature' started by Sho, Aug 20, 2012.
I'm very excited about this one, been a fun series of books so far.
In Kirsten we trust. If Janeway is coming back, then she'll most definitely handle it with the utmost care. No doubt
I think that having Janeway come back would be a nice and hopeful thing to have happen in a Star Trek universe that has become very dark. It would be nice to have a little bit of light shine in that darkness. I was never the biggest Janeway fan, but I find that I miss her and would welcome her back. Beyer is a master of VOY so far so I welcome her bringing back Katherine Janeway in this new book.
I don't get the idea that the Trek universe has become "very dark." Yes, some bad things have happened, but there are good things happening as well. The Cardassians and Ferengi are now solid Federation allies, the Romulan government is as benevolent and progressive as it's ever been, slipstream is opening new vistas of exploration, the DTI helped bring a major chapter of the Temporal Cold War to a close, and so on. While on a personal level, both Picard & Crusher and Riker & Troi are happily raising children, a number of formerly divided DS9 characters have been reunited, many VGR characters have overcome serious personal problems and are now in a better place emotionally, others are healing from the scars of the Borg Invasion and moving on with their careers and relationships, etc.
And it's not like previous Trek series were devoid of their darker moments. Just look at TOS. Kirk repeatedly suffered the deaths of family members and lovers, and was the survivor of an act of genocide in his childhood. Whole planetary populations in the billions were exterminated by Nomad, the Doomsday Machine, the neural parasites, etc. War broke out with the Klingons and was only stopped by the heavy hand of the Organians, and after that an ongoing cold war played out. Outposts were destroyed in border conflicts. Penal colonies fell under the control of madmen and torturers. Miners unknowingly slaughtered thousands of unborn alien children. Enterprise crewmembers died by the handful, and whole starship crews were exterminated on multiple occasions.
And yet, despite all of that violence and death and grief, TOS is considered an optimistic show. So why this perception that there's nothing positive happening in the books today?
I only read Full Circle. primarily for all that good klingon stuff.
Does he make Harry Kim more charismatic and a leader type like shown in Nightingale or he is still the pathethic asexual idiot we all know?
He's still a muppet.
Why not just get rid of him? Kim has as much charisma a overused replicator. Get someone interesting in his place like Miles O'Brien, Benjamin Maxwell or some former Equinox people.
Harry is now the second officer/tactical/security chief, and he's not whining about Libby anymore. Tom and him have had a few rough patches, but things are getting better. HE's got a girlfriend now. The new cheif engineer. I fully believe that Kirsten has a plan for him. People hated Chakotay before Kirsten got her hands on him...and look at how much better he is now
Peopl hatetd Chakotay? They might had disliked or were bored by him. hated him seems strong. Neeelix might had been hated, but Chakotay...
I really hope she's not back. Not because characters should stay dead(still hoping for a data return!), but simply because I can't stand the character. Some of the things she did in the series, and particularly in Endgame pretty much made me unable to stomach anything involving her. I still kept away following Before Dishonour simply because most of the crew is so incredibly bland & boring, but Beyer's books got me into it again, although mainly due to her own characters.
Hopefully even if she does return she's off to the alpha quadrant as soon as, or dies again(I'd pay to see that...again!).
Bringing Janeway back just to have her die again would be stupid. And would be playing with the minds of the fans that do enjoy her time on Voyager. If the end result in bringing her back is to die again then I say just leave her dead. Janeway was the only female Star Trek captain to lead a series. Out of all 5 of the captains Janeway is the only one to have been mishandled and what others says is true. Like Nick Meyer said, of course you can kill Spock as long as you do it well. Janeway's death was not handled well.
I have to say I've read both Full Circle and Unworthy but haven't read Children Of The Storm. I've been reading Trek novels for more than 20 years and I have to say that this era of novels has produced two of my favorites, DTI: Watching The Clock and Full Circle. I've read them over and over and never get bored in reading them. I'm hoping that Eternal Tide will be just as good and have faith it will.
...that was a joke
Yeah, Kate Mulgrew was a brilliant casting choice but sadly the series runners/writers really messed the character around rather a lot.
Children of the Storm is by far the best of the three for my money.
So... I just imagined all those people who've been complaining for the past 18 years that Kirk's death wasn't handled well? And that's a canonical death.
Oh was he specifically talking about death?
Because yeah, Kirk's was far worse then Janeway's.
My theory is that Chakotay gets Eden to wear a Janeway mask while they are having sexual congress.
Well, you don't have to narrow it to death specifically. Search through the annals of fan and professional criticism and you'll find many complaints about Trek captains being mishandled at various times. There are plenty of people out there who think Kirk was mishandled in TMP or much of the third season of TOS, or that Picard was mishandled in NEM or in the novel Ship of the Line. I think Kirk was mishandled in TUC. Many think Archer was mishandled in season 3. Many think Sisko was mishandled in Rough Beasts of Empire, though others have reconsidered upon reading the subsequent duology.
So to claim that Janeway is the only captain who ever got handled badly, and that it must therefore be because she's a woman, is simply untrue. Don't get me wrong, there's plenty of sexism in the world that legitimately needs to be acknowledged and fought (as a certain not-so-honorable Mr. Akin of Missouri has so vividly demonstrated in recent days), but that's exactly why there's no sense inventing imaginary charges of sexism and wasting energy on the wrong battles. Male Trek captains have not been immune from mishandling either.
LOL. You must be new
The only reason I might be interested in seeing Janeway come back is to see what kind of an effect it has on her and the other characters. There's been a lot of developments since she did, so it could be interesting to see what kind of an effect her return has on those developments.
No it wasn't. Ron Moore, one of the writers, said so himself. Kirk's role in Generations was nothing more than a glorified cameo. He was only in the movie to have a bridge to the original series and nothing more. The actor himself hated it so much that he wrote an entire series reviving the Kirk character and while I know those don't fit into the novelverse continuity I feel that the books about Kirk's revival undid that. I'm hoping that Eternal Tide can do the same thing for Janeway. Beyer has the talent to do it. Even your book Watching The Clock made Janeway's death have more meaning, none of the uptime governments would have existed without her actions. DTI:WTC and Full Circle took away from of the sting of her death in Before Dishonor.
I guess I should have said that Captain Janeway hasn't been treated as well as she could have been in the novelverse as the other male captains have. Out of three female captains, Janeway, Kira and Dax, the only one still around now and in a leadership position is Dax. Kirk came back, Sisko came back, Picard never left and neither did Archer. Why is it that only the female leads are treated that way? I miss Kira being in command of the station as much as I miss Janeway being alive. It seems to me that the message to young women out there is you can achieve your dreams and accomplish much, but the men are the one's who get to fulfill those dreams until the end. I'm not a woman but I still see that there is a discrepancy there.
I don't blame any of the writers in any way. The last decade has been the best Treklit has ever been. But that's because the writers have been extremely talented. It's the editors who make goofy decisions like fast forward DS9 and having Janeway end up with the Q.
*I will say having Ro in command of DS9 now is cool. Knowing the back story of how Kira was meant to be Ro in DS9's creation is a bit of symmetry I like.
^What about Ro? She's the 'Captain' of DS9...and the Defiant by extension. Vaughan took over for Kira, but Ro took over for Vaughan. There are a few female captains in the Full Circle fleet as well. The commander of fleet, Afsarah Eden, is also a woman.
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Food giants 'fail to act ethically'
The world's largest food companies are failing to meet ethical standards, a report has warned.
Leading global brands such as Nestle, Mars and Coca-Cola are failing to ensure the well-being of the workers who produce their products and are continuing to profit from a broken system they should be helping to fix, the study by Oxfam claims.
The charity has compiled a Behind the Brands scorecard, which rates the "big 10" food companies in seven categories - the transparency of their supply chains and operations, how they ensure the rights of workers, how they protect women's rights, the management of water and land use, their policies to reduce the impacts of climate change and how they ensure the rights of the farmers who grow their ingredients.
The company with the lowest score - just 13 out of 70 - was food giant Associated British Foods (ABF), which owns well-known brands including Kingsmill, Silverspoon and Ovaltine. It scored just one mark out of 10 in its treatment of land, women and climate change, while the highest score it managed to achieve was three, in relation to workers and transparency.
In joint second lowest place were Kellogg's and General Mills, which owns Old El Paso, Haagen-Dazs and Nature Valley, with both scoring 16 out of 70. Neither ABF and Kellogg's have addressed land rights concerns or the poverty and lack of opportunity for women working in the supply chain, while the latter company and General Mills show a lack of transparency in where they source their ingredients, only providing information on where they get their palm oil, Oxfam said.
The company which achieved the highest score was Nestle, with 38 marks.
Oxfam said that while all 10 companies have acknowledged the need for a more just food system and have made commitments to that end, they are still failing to take adequate steps.
The charity said ABF's lack of transparency in its supply chain operations was a major factor in its poor overall performance as few of its brands were able to demonstrate how they do business with suppliers or enforce ethical standards. While some, such as tea brand Twinings, were noted to have good policies in some areas these were not widespread, the charity claims. ABF's Patak and Amoy have no public policies requiring suppliers to pay a living wage or support small holder farmers and they fail to require their suppliers to prevent pollution or safeguard water quality, Oxfam said.
Oxfam said that while some of the companies have publicly committed to women's rights none has committed to eliminating discrimination against women throughout their supply chains, and none has adequate policies to protect local communities from land and water grabs despite all of them sourcing commodities plagued by land rights violations, such as palm oil, soy and sugar. It also found that while all of the companies have taken steps to reduce direct emissions, only five - Mondelez, Danone, Unilever, Coca-Cola and Mars - publicly report on agricultural emissions associated with their products.
Oxfam is calling on the public to use social media to put pressure on the food giants to improve their policies, and is launching the Behind the Brands campaign in more than 12 countries including China, Mexico and Brazil. Last month Oxfam and 100 other organisations launched the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign, which is calling on the G8 to take action to tackle global hunger including asking governments and big corporations to be open about their actions that stop people getting enough food.


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I studied Dijkstra's algorithm...but It seems a bit overkill (And if I'm not mistaken...somewhat inefficient) for what I have in mind.
I'm trying(well..tried a long time ago...and revisiting it now) to do a sort of network simulation and this is for the routing part.
If I can have the different 'devices' in the network running concurrently...but being able to send messages to only those to which it is connected by a wire...thus an edge; would the following simple algorithm be a good idea?
(Say...I have a structure 'path' that notes the address of the machine it is passed to into an array....and has a record of the destination(so that it knows when to stop))
The sender send out(broadcasts) such structures, and when the destination node gets it, it returns the traveler to the sender through the path recorded in it.
Whoever returns to the sender first is the winner. (A few other paths are noted ...so they can be used if the best one fails.)
The only problem I see with this is the wastage of bandwidth...
But that may not be a problem because breaking up the IP into 4(or 6) parts reduces the no. of unused broadcasts.
Also...This should be able to return a winner as fast as it takes to traverse the shortest path (x2 ). (...which, to my knowledge is better than the small no. of algorithms I read about)
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SAN JOSE — Sharks forward Logan Couture was en route Thursday to Switzerland where he'll play in Geneva while the NHL and its players association try to resolve their labor dispute.
Couture, 23, led the Sharks with 31 goals last season and had indicated earlier in the week he was close to signing a deal with Geneve-Servette of the National League A in Switzerland. There he could face Sharks captain Joe Thornton, who announced earlier in the week he would be playing for Davos, the team he skated on during the 2004-05 lockout.
Couture indicated his contract still needed approval from Hockey Canada, but he was in Montreal, boarding a flight to Europe as if he did not expect that to be a problem.
He said one other NHL player, defenseman Yanick Weber of the Montreal Canadiens, also is playing in Geneva. Weber is a Swiss native.
NHL owners locked players out Saturday when their existing collective bargaining agreement expired and no further negotiations have been scheduled. The league canceled all September pre-season games Wednesday.


text: Google seems to be doing pretty well everything these days. Their UK operation has just published the first issue of a new magazine, Think Quarterly, and it's all about data. It looks very pleasant, particularly if you read the version that emulates a print magazine. And there's some interesting content, including interviews with Hans Rosling and with Hal Varian, Google's Chief Economist who famously said in 2009 that "the sexy job in the next 10 years will be statisticians." But, strangely, the whole magazine says nothing explicit about uncertainty.


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In Afghanistan, of course.
About 150 Afghan schoolgirls were poisoned on Tuesday after drinking contaminated water at a high school in the country's north, officials said, blaming it on conservative radicals opposed to female education.
Some of the 150 girls, who suffered from headaches and vomiting, were in critical condition, while others were able to go home after treatment in hospital, the officials said.
They said they knew the water had been poisoned because a larger tank used to fill the affected water jugs was not contaminated.
"This is not a natural illness. It's an intentional act to poison schoolgirls," said Haffizullah Safi, head of Takhar's public health department.
None of the officials blamed any particular group for the attack, fearing retribution from anyone named.
I've said this before, but it remains cogent – what a disgusting god these guys imagine. It not only wants girls to remain ignorant, it wants them to be poisoned if they try to learn.


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April 18 - Mud Season Bash -
South Station, 170 South Main Street
Rutland, VT, 4:30 PM, $23.00
Nature has been kind and what seems to be an endless winter - finally a week of nice warm WX is here.
Don't forget to bring and item to be auctioned by the Maestro - Lyman Foss.
And the same day is the ride to the Yankee Beemer Goulds Sugar House breakfast on the scenic Mohawk Trail. From those coming from the West we can meet up in Williamstown, refuel and head out to breakfast at Gould's.
I'll post a place for meeting later. Will call a friend in Williamstown to recommend a place where parking, gas and potty are all conveniently located.


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I'm a longtime lurker and new BMW rider. My stepdad is the one who I can thank for getting me into BMW bikes. As a kid he had a mid 1970s R75/7 I believe and he traded it on a new '97 R1100RT. My mom also had an F650GS at some point. I learned how to ride on both bikes back in high school but never really got into biking until now. During college I did have a Honda Ruckus that was a hoot on campus. I took the Illinois MSF course, and that was one of the funnest weekends Ive ever had!
I had been searching for a ride that would be fun for my 3mi commute to work (if thats even possible) and something that would be good for day trips around the Midwest and something that would be tour-ready for trips out west. My parents now live in Colorado and I plan on riding out there at some point in the Fall. I was searching for a nice R1100R for a while and finally found a great example (a 1999 R1100R) at BMW Countryside and purchased through Mike Abt, a really great no-pressure sales manager over there. Now I just have to wait impatiently until riding season.
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FC Dallas made things incredibly difficult for themselves with a 1-1 draw Sunday night against Chivas USA. The Whitecaps are four points ahead of FCD in the standings for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with two matches left for both teams. Bottom line: a Vancouver win in either of its final two games earns them the final playoff spot in the West. Best case scenario for FCD would have Vancouver losing its final two matches - thus FCD needing only a draw and a win to get in on a tiebreaker. Still a lot to play for, but FC Dallas has little control of its playoff fate.
Here's where things stand after Sunday night:
Here is the remaining schedule for both Vancouver and FC Dallas:
Vancouver: vs Portland (10/21, 6 p.m. CT), at Real Salt Lake (10/27, 8 p.m. CT)
FC Dallas: at Seattle (10/21, 8 p.m. CT on ESPN), vs Chivas USA (10/28, 6 p.m. CT on FSSW Plus)


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It is about the size of an elder and a pair of them are growing in a West Sussex wood.
Well, it looks superficially like an elder, and I wonder about Sambucus racemosa (which has red berries, but I can't remember if they start-off white). There are plenty of other species of Sambucus, some of which are planted in British parks and gardens. I don't think the leaves are right for a rowan, Sorbus, though some of them have white berries.
I need some more information:
Are the fruit single, like in your photo, or in bunches?
Are the leaves alternate or opposite on the stems?
Do the leaves have a foetid smell?
What is the name of the wood?
The seed pod that you can see in the photo is a paper thin double pod with a brown seed in each compartment, rather like a physalis . They are hanging off the tree with about four or five pods handing off a central stem. Pity I never saw it in flower. The leaves are opposite on the stem. It hasn't got a strong smell at all, not like the elder. It's in Slindon wood.
Oh dear - giving me a bit of a problem!
Unfortunately, I can't find a planting plan for Slindon Wood (sometimes parks and such areas os semi-natural woodland have records showing what was planted when, and what trees were on-site originally).
It is not Pterocarya, Carya, Sophora, Senna, Cedrela, Cladrastis, ...
Phellodendron: not quite (fruit goes from green to black)
Picrasma: no: leaves alternate and fruit berries
And it doesn't key-out using these:
- http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/british-natural-history/urban-tree-survey/identify-trees/tree-key/index.html
- http://apps.kew.org/trees/?page_id=17
- http://www.british-trees.com/treeguide/
If we don't get an answer from anybody else here, we might have to wait until you can show us a photo of the flowers.
We know most native trees but this one looks quite foreign. It is about ten foot from a footpath and there are just the two of them. Perhaps it was a bird dropping a seed say from parrot mix? Not sure what might be in some of that stuff.
I've just taken another close up of the seed inside one half of the pod and I'll attach it to this.
Have another go at attaching the new photo
Definitely has hints of Colutea, as in Colutea arborescens - bladder senna.
But I can't find a species (or relative) with those leaves.
Are you sure the seed pods were attached to the same plant as the leaves?
Absolutely! I will try and go back on Tuesday and take a picture of the tree and fruit. However it is quite overgrown around it but will try and get a good shot. I appreciate your help. I've been looking at soulangeria, can't spell it! I'ts the double bladder to the seeds that is so very distinctive. Thank you, it's a bit of a puzzle!
Yes, bird seed is a possibility (to respond to yur earlier comment).
Please can give me the correct spelling of Soulangeria?
Further photos: some shots of the leaf buds might also be useful.
It will be good to know, when and assuming we get there!
Hurrah Mike! Would you like to confirm the European Bladdernut tree, staphylea pinnata! Think that's the one!
Paddy - yes - brilliant - well done!
Thanks Mike it was helpful having your ideas. Helped me put the right things into the search engines. I've contacted the local National Trust so that they know it's there and don't chop it down inadvertently ! The full grown tree is very attractive. Thank you again, Paddy
...Team effort, then.
Jolly good.
I hope the NT heed your heads-up.
Interesting for me because I've never seen one before.


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I figured any old soundcard with optical out would suffice, but it seems many of them only output 2-channels over optical.
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Cubs look for Rizzo to improve non-power numbers
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
CINCINNATI -- Anthony Rizzo ranks among the National League leaders in home runs and RBIs, but the Cubs wouldn't mind seeing some other numbers improve.
"I think a lot of times people look at the 'one' in front of his batting average and think he's struggling," Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said of Rizzo, who entered Tuesday's game batting .191. "Offensively, I don't have issues with him at all. ... Certainly, you want him to get more hits with runners in scoring position and more line drives. Those hits will come. It's 18 games in."
Rizzo has six home runs and 14 RBIs, and is one home run shy of the team mark for most by a left-handed hitter in the month of April. Hall of Famer Billy Williams and Henry Rodriguez each hit seven in April, doing so in 1970 and 2000, respectively.
Rizzo's did hit seven home runs and drove in 17 runs last July. What does manager Dale Sveum want to see?
"Just be Anthony Rizzo," Sveum said. "He came up last year and was worried about RBIs more than home runs. I think he's a little too animated in his approach right now, meaning a lot of movement going on, a lot of indecision instead of perfecting one thing and knowing that's going to work. We just want him to be Anthony Rizzo."
That means a little better play on the field, too, Hoyer said.
"I think with 'Riz,' he's a young player but he can tighten up his game as well," Hoyer said. "He's got great hands, a great arm. There's no reason this guy isn't a Gold Glove quality first baseman. He's made too many mistakes for a guy with that potential. Some of that is youth and some of that needs to change.
"He's a big part of our future. He's not immune from some of the mistakes we've been making. We need to get to the bottom of why he's making those mistakes."
Garza scratched from rehab start due to arm soreness
CINCINNATI -- Cubs pitcher Matt Garza was scratched from his Minor League rehab start, scheduled for Wednesday, because of some soreness in his right arm, which general manager Jed Hoyer said was similar to the "dead arm phase" many pitchers go through in Spring Training.
Garza has been trying to come back from a strained left lat sustained Feb. 17 during a live batting practice session in Spring Training. He did not pitch in any spring games, and threw two innings in a simulated game on Friday at Miller Park. The right-hander was scheduled to pitch Wednesday for Double-A Tennessee, but he will now be shut down and then throw a bullpen.
"It's all muscular, nothing structural," Hoyer said Tuesday. "We'll give him a couple days, throw a bullpen and get him right back on schedule."
Hoyer said Garza did not bounce back quickly after his last bullpen, which was Sunday in Milwaukee with the Cubs.
"We're certainly hopeful it's a dead arm [thing]," Hoyer said. "It's a muscle and forearm and biceps, kind of a dead arm period thing. We're hopeful he takes a couple days, throws a bullpen and gets back out there."
The good news, as far as the Cubs are concerned, is that Garza's problems have nothing to do with his right elbow, which shut him down last July.
Schierholtz explains interference on Hannahan's triple
CINCINNATI -- If you look closely at a replay of Jack Hannahan's triple in the Reds' seventh inning Monday, you'll see that a fan reached over from the right-field bleachers just as Cubs outfielder Nate Schierholtz was leaping for the ball.
"I went up for it and I just felt a hand hit my glove," Schierholtz said Tuesday. "By then, I crashed the wall and didn't catch it. I knew a fan had reached over, or I'd clipped a fan -- I didn't know, it's hard to tell when you're only focusing on the ball. Then I went back and watched the replay."
The video from the Cubs' crew shows a fan in white interfering with the ball.
"His glove definitely ran into the guy's hand as he was getting ready to catch the ball," manager Dale Sveum said.
The tying run scored on Hannahan's hit, and the Cubs would eventually lose, 5-4, in 13 innings. It's too late now, but what's protocol?
"In that case, I think [the umpires] wouldn't give me the call anyways just because it wasn't a routine play," Schierholtz said. "It was going to be a tough play whether the fan reached over or not. It's one of those things that's annoying as a player. You think you have a chance to make a good play and save a run, and a fan reaches up."
Closer role up in the air despite Marmol's success
CINCINNATI -- Carlos Marmol has six consecutive scoreless outings since he was removed from the closer's role, but manager Dale Sveum said the right-hander isn't ready to get his job back yet.
"He's pitched really well," Sveum said of Marmol. "He's throwing his slider, his slider is breaking. I'm not going to change anything right now."
Who's the Cubs closer? Right now, it will be determined by matchups. Kyuji Fujikawa took over for Marmol, but he then had to go on the disabled list because of a strained right forearm.
"When he comes back, we'll find out how he's throwing, and maybe we have a closer by that time," Sveum said. "If not, [Fujikawa] will obviously pitch late in the game."
Fujikawa stayed in Chicago to do his rehab work, and was throwing from about 120 feet on flat ground.
The Cubs are 3-for-8 in save situations, and five different pitchers each have a blown save (Marmol, Fujikawa, Michael Bowden, James Russell and Shawn Camp).
Extra bases
• Third baseman Ian Stewart went 1-for-3 with two RBIs on Monday in the sixth game of his rehab assignment with Triple-A Iowa. Cubs assistant general manager Randy Bush was watching Stewart's game to see how he's progressing from a sore left quad, which he sustained in February.
"When he's ready to help us, we'll bring him up," Hoyer said.
• Infielder Alberto Gonzalez, who was designated for assignment on April 19, has cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Iowa. Gonzalez made the Opening Day roster and subbed at second base while Darwin Barney was on the disabled list.
• Cubs' Summer Camps will return beginning the week of June 24. There will be six one-week sessions to run through Aug. 5 in Lake Forest, Riverside, Palatine, Niles, Naperville and Evanston. The camps are available to boys and girls between the ages of 5-13.
Each camper will receive a full Cubs uniform, and get on-field skill development and professional instruction. Campers also get the opportunity to take a guided tour of Wrigley Field and either meet with a member of the current team or take a photo inside the clubhouse, depending on the schedule.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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White House 'sorry' for woman held up as ACA success
The White House is "as sorry as we can be" that a Washington state woman held up as an example of the success of the Affordable Care Act marketplaces appears to be falling through the cracks, press secretary Jay Carney said Tuesday.
In mid-October, President Obama cited single mother Jessica Sanford as an exchange success story after she wrote to him after being able to sign up for insurance in early October. She's since learned that her state's system miscalculated her tax credit and that her out-of-pocket costs will be substantially higher than expected.
Carney said that the White House "certainly as sorry as we can be that Jessica can't afford it" but that the law is still doing plenty of good. He also noted that Sanford still says she supports the Affordable Care Act and the president.
Sanford's complaints came to light after she wrote on her state's health exchange Facebook page that they had "really screwed me over."


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My wife has black lovers. She won't let me watch though. Says I will enjoy it too much.
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Jennifer Carroll is Florida's Lieutenant Governor, second in command to the insane and unpopular Rick Scott. Carroll is one of the few nationally prominent black female Republicans. (She is also insane, but that's a topic for another day.) A former aide to Carroll says that she walked in on her in a sexually compromising position with Beatriz Ramos, Carroll's travel aide. So then—where is Beatriz Ramos?
Here is a good rundown of this convoluted and completely bananas sex scandal, which has been making headlines in Florida since last week. The short version: Carletha Cole, a former aide to Carroll, was fired last year, and later arrested after leaking (allegedly illegal) recordings to the press that were damaging to Carroll. Cole says that she was railroaded after she walked into Carroll's office one day and saw Carroll being orally serviced by Beatriz Ramos, her travel aide. From a polygraph examiner's letter obtained by Mother Jones [sic'd]:
(Cole) walked into the Lt. Governors Jennifer Carroll's office and observed the Lt. Governor sitting at her desk with her foot up on the cadenza and her skirt hiked up. Beatrice Ramos was kneeling in front of Carroll, poised as if she (Ramos) was about to or had performed oral sex on the Lt. Governor.
Carroll gave a typically insane statement denying that she was a lesbian. Money quote: "I'm the one that's married for 29 years. The accuser is the one that's single for a long time. So. Usually black women that look like me don't engage in relationships like that. *Cackling laughter*" Yes, she is insane. There's also a whole side scandal about Beatriz Ramos trying to set Cole's trash can on fire, which could have burned down the Florida State Capitol. And a subsequent scandalous squelching of a state investigation of that incident. We are not making any of this up. Just normal Florida news.
The question that is very pertinent right this moment is: where oh where is Beatriz Ramos? The average American, whether Democrat or Republican, immediately searches for a picture of the oral sex-giver when a lesbian political scandal of this nature comes up. But as far as we can tell, there are no online photos to be found of Beatriz Ramos. Quite a tragedy. Ramos has also been staying quiet since this scandal broke. She's not peddling a tell-all. She's not posing for Playboy. What's going on down there? Granted, it's only been a few days. Still. This is America. More than that—this is Florida. All most come out.
If you know anything about Beatriz Ramos, email us. Together, we will get deep, deep inside this mystery.
UPDATE: Here Is the Woman That Another Woman Says Orally Serviced Florida's Lieutenant Governor, Allegedly
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Discussion in 'Racing' started by spezjag, Nov 7, 2011.
Let the silly season begin!
First one in.
Hey now...
Just giving you a gentle push in the direction you would already be going in.
feels so....official
but it's still gonna be a boring off season
I think we'll have plenty to mull over once testing gets underway.
Maybe we should follow the racing "down under" for the next few months.
So, any testing today? Or is it "hangover day?"
I believe it begins tomorrow.
Moto2 and Moto3 today, MotoGP tomorrow and Weds.
One season to go until Austin.
Rossi makes some new records! And I mean good ones, you dragon slayers.
I'm going to Austin! I want to be first in line. Maybe buy a new bike for the occasion...
Copyright infringement...
I hope 2012 season doesn't disappoint. I think the most important announcement still has to be made, who will take 3rd HRC seat at Gresini?
I've got your back.....
(It can't possibly be any worse than this year... please?)
No podium is worse than 1 lucky podium.
I hope everybody does well and we get to see some awesome racing!
Question for those who know more about racing than I do - which would be the majority...
What is the purpose of countersteering while the front is completely unloaded and the bike is powering out of a bend?
I notice that a lot of riders do it but Stoner seems to be the most extreme exponent as in the video link above.
Any insight into this?
No sorry, we only do color schemes and hair styles down here, you want the neverending countersteering thread in "Perfect Line" for the experts.
Florin, it's been noted, I'll be back with a witty riposte in a day or two.
thats only co incidental its not countersteering, any wheelie will generally have the front wheel pointing one way or the other.The front wheel still has a balancing turning fuction even if its not on the ground
Testing begins shortly in Valencia. Nice and sunny this time. Good to see how new kids get on with the MotoGP bikes.
Mika Kallio has signed new 1 year deal with MarcVDS in Moto2.


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Rox recall LeMahieu after hot start at Triple-A
By Owen Perkins / Special to MLB.com
DENVER -- From DJ LeMahieu's perspective, Thursday's callup from Triple-A was about 40 games overdue.
LeMahieu was recalled Thursday as the Rockies designated infielder Reid Brignac for assignment.
The 24-year-old infielder played 81 games with the Rockies in 2012, sticking with the club after a July callup and hitting .297 with two home runs and 22 RBIS. He was surprised when he didn't make the Opening Day roster.
"I was disappointed, yeah," LeMahieu said before Thursday's series opener with San Francisco. "I thought I played really well at the end of last year. At the same time, I think it kind of helped me to prove that I do belong here. I think that kind of fueled me to play better."
LeMahieu hit .314 in 61 games for the Sky Sox in 2012, and posted his best start at any level this year, hitting .364 (52-for-143) with eight doubles, a home run, 22 RBIs and 34 runs in 33 games.
"When I had to tell DJ we were sending him out [at the end of Spring Training], I told him he was a Major League player and he had every right to be disappointed and to be angry with the decision," manager Walt Weiss said. "He went down there and he took care of his business. I don't think it surprised anybody here, because DJ's a pro. He just went down there and did his thing and hammered away every day and put together a hell of a month and a half down there. It's a great job by DJ."
Brignac, meanwhile, played in 29 games for the Rockies, hitting .250 (12-for-48), with his first home run coming Wednesday against the Cubs. Brignac made three appearances at second, three at third, and eight at shortstop.
"Reid's a great pro and he's done everything we've asked," Weiss said. "He's handled himself really well here. He's been a great teammate. I think it was just a matter of DJ creating opportunity for himself. In some ways, the way Nolan [Arenado] did. DJ was playing really well. It didn't really come down to something Reid hadn't done, but more just DJ creating an opportunity."
Arenado was another player on the bubble coming out of Spring Training, and though he started the season in Triple-A, he has emerged as the Rockies starting third baseman.
"Over the course of a season, the dynamics of a team will change, and it will somewhat evolve," Weiss said of the move with Brignac and LeMahieu. "You break camp, there's some young guys that you feel like you might have to protect. Then they go out there and they prove that they can handle themselves and they don't need to be protected as much as you initially thought. I think that's happened with our club. It's ever-evolving."
LeMahieu spent most of his time at second base with the Rockies last season, with Josh Rutledge starting at shortstop after Troy Tulowitzki went on the disabled list. Most of his time in Triple-A this year has been at shortstop, a position he hadn't played since college. Weiss expects to use him at second, third, and short.
Francis lands on DL with groin strain; Scahill called up
DENVER -- After quelling concerns about his effectiveness with six sterling innings of one-run ball against the Cubs on Tuesday, veteran lefty Jeff Francis went on the disabled list Thursday with a left groin strain.
"It's very disappointing," Francis said before the Rockies' opener of a four-game set with the Giants. "I've been struggling a bit since the first week of the year. To put an outing like that together was very rewarding, because you've done the work and the preparation to go there and pitch like that, so to have that taken away is very frustrating."
Francis incurred the injury early in the game, but after the length of the outing, he and the club were optimistic that he might be able to stay on track for his next start Sunday.
"I felt it in the second inning on a pitch," Francis said. "I didn't slip or anything. It was just a regular pitch. I came in after the inning and told [assistant athletic trainer Scott Gehret], and they wrapped it up. I was able to keep pitching, so I felt like hopefully it would get better quick. It was sore yesterday, and it's just as sore today. I didn't see any way I could throw a bullpen. [Head athletic trainer Keith Dugger] said about seven to 10 days. You never know with these kinds of things."
Francis, 32, is 2-3 with a 6.00 ERA in eight starts this season, and ranks second all-time among Rockies pitchers in wins (63) and innings pitched (1,031 2/3), trailing Aaron Cook in both categories. In addition to the groin injury, he also banged his knee sliding into second during Tuesday's game, but the knee is not an issue.
"The way he pitched, we didn't think it would be a long-term issue," said manager Walt Weiss. "But he's been really sore ever since, and particularly today. The fact that he threw a gem the other night and got through six innings banged up says a lot."
The Rockies called up reliever Rob Scahill for his second stint with the club this season. Scahill pitched three scoreless innings in the first game of an April 23 doubleheader with the Braves and is 2-0 with a 5.40 ERA in 11 appearances across 26 2/3 innings in Triple-A Colorado Springs.
The Rockies will need to make another move before Sunday's series finale with the Giants, when Francis was scheduled to pitch against Barry Zito. The likely candidate is Tyler Chatwood, who is scheduled to pitch Saturday for Colorado Springs. Chatwood is 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two starts for the Rockies this season, and is 2-1 with a 3.14 ERA in five starts at Triple-A, including a shutout May 7 against Iowa.
Francis hopes to be back in the Rockies rotation when he's eligible in 15 days.
"That's what I'll work for," Francis said. "We all want to be out there on the field."
Garland seeking longer leash, increased pitch count
DENVER -- Starting pitcher Jon Garland was upset about coming out of the game after five innings Wednesday in Chicago, feeling that nearly two years after Tommy John surgery he's ready for deeper pitch counts.
Garland gave up three runs in five innings on seven hits and a walk while throwing 93 pitches.
"At some point you just have to say, 'Go,'" Garland said Wednesday about a pattern of being pulled early to protect him as he comes back from injury. "That's my personal feeling about it, but I'm not the one in charge."
Manager Walt Weiss responded to Garland's concerns, praising his pitcher for his competitive mindset.
"I want all our guys to compete," Weiss said. "I want our pitchers to stay out there for nine, or at least having the mentality to do that. I'm going to do what I feel like I have to do."
The Rockies entered Thursday's game with a 3.79 ERA and 17 quality starts in their first 40 games. They finished 2012 with a 5.22 ERA and 27 quality starts.
"There's some history to the philosophies here," Weiss said. "There's a track record. We also have four guys in our rotation who are coming off injury-riddled seasons where they missed most of the year last year. I don't think it's anything extreme what we're doing. Our starters have gotten a chance to go. They're typically in the 90-100 range, and that's plenty of time to get through a game.
"I want all our guys to be mad when I take them out," Weiss added, indicating no reservations with Garland.
Worth noting
• Manager Walt Weiss remained confident his batting order would come around, despite hitting a collective .210 on the road trip through St. Louis and Chicago while averaging 3.5 runs per game.
Dexter Fowler scuffled on the trip, going 3-for-20 after cooling down from a career-high 11-game hitting streak that ended May 3.
"Dex is grinding through some stuff now like a lot of our guys are," Weiss said. "The guys at the top of the order are paramount to an offense's success. Dex has always been an on-base guy, and he's unique in that he combines power with that ability to get on base. He's grinding through some things right now, but he's working hard. Our offense is too good to be down consistently. We've shown signs of life here over the last few days, but I just think it's too talented an offense to stay down too long."
• Marco Scutaro, the Rockies' 2012 Opening Day second baseman, returned as a member of the Giants on Thursday. Scutaro hit .362 in 61 games with the Giants after a midseason trade last year, and he paced them through the post season, winning NLCS MVP honors as he hit .500 (14-for-28) with six runs in seven games.
"I'm a big fan of Marco's, but don't tell him that," Weiss said. "I've always enjoyed the way he plays the game. He's well respected. The guys here know him and they have a lot of respect for him, and the league respects him because of the way he plays the game."
• Weiss said he was not opposed to the notion of increased use of instant replay in baseball, as long as it can be handled in a way that doesn't disrupt the flow of the game.
"I'm open to more conversation about getting it right," Weiss said. "There are plays that are difficult to see with the naked eye."
Owen Perkins is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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