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Rosales is '90 percent' recovered
By Rick Eymer / Special to MLB.com
OAKLAND -- Oakland infielder Adam Rosales stayed behind to rehab from a strained muscle (intercostal) on the left side of his torso while the A's went on their first road trip of the season.
He used the time wisely.
"I'm confident I am on the right path and healing quickly," said Rosales, who can play any infield position. "I'd say 90 percent. I'm almost there. I can swing it 100 percent, but that's not against live pitching. I've made a lot of progress the last week."
A's head trainer Nick Paparesta said he needed to see Rosales take grounders and batting practice before making any kind of judgment to send him on a rehab assignment.
"He will take batting practice sometime this homestand," Paparesta said. "So far he's had no problems."
Infielder Hiro Nakajima also spent the week getting back into playing shape after a pulled hamstring put him on the disabled list to start the season.
"He's been taking ground balls and he'll hit," Paparesta said. "When I see him run I can give you a better indication of where he stands."
Cespedes, Crisp injured before A's walk off
OAKLAND -- Outfielders Yoenis Cespedes and Coco Crisp were injured during Friday night's opener with the Detroit Tigers, forcing the A's to finish their dramatic 4-3 walk-off victory in 12 innings without a designated hitter.
Manager Bob Melvin wasn't sure when Crisp was injured, only saying he tweaked his left groin "somewhere along the way."
Cespedes hurt his hand while being thrown out at second base on a steal attempt that ended the eighth inning. After receiving some attention from the medical staff, he stayed in the game and moved to center field when Crisp left the game in the top of the 11th, but he was unable to swing the bat, so Derek Norris pinch-hit for him in the bottom of the inning.
"X-rays were negative," Melvin said. "We'll see how he is tomorrow."
With no more position players available, Melvin spoke to home-plate umpire Paul Nauert to clarify his options. Chris Young, who hit for Seth Smith at the DH spot in the seventh, trotted out to center while relief pitcher Jerry Blevins, who recorded five outs, took over in the cleanup spot originally occupied by Cespedes.
"If someone was on base, I could bunt him over, otherwise I'd try not to embarrass myself," Blevins said.
Luckily no pitcher had to worry about stepping in the batter's box. Chris Resop, who relieved Blevins with two outs in the 12th, was four batters back when Josh Donaldson's walk-off homer ended the game.
Reddick returns after three-game hiatus
OAKLAND -- Josh Reddick was presented with his 2012 Rawlings Gold Glove Award before Friday's matchup against the defending American League champion Detroit Tigers, and the A's outfielder celebrated by returning to the starting lineup.
Reddick, who missed the past three games with a sprained right wrist, was greeted with a video compilation of some of his catches and a standing ovation.
"At the time of the injury. I didn't think he'd be back this soon," A's manager Bob Melvin said of his assessment following Reddick's collision with the wall in foul territory attempting a sliding catch in Houston on Sunday. "He could have played yesterday, but we wanted to be cautious and give him one more day."
Reddick became the eighth Athletics player to win a Gold Glove, and the fourth outfielder. He ranked third among American League outfielders with 15 assists.
"About halfway through last season, people started talking about his defense, and that carried over and over," Melvin said. "It's an award he takes pride in. Winning a Gold Glove on top of his offense shows he's an all-around player. He's accurate, charges the ball and has a good throwing arm."
The A's are also glad he's back in the lineup simply because of his leadership and ability to hit Tigers pitching. He entered the series opener 15-for-41 (.366) with two home runs and eight RBIs in 11 games against Detroit.
Teammates feel for injured Sizemore
OAKLAND -- A's infielder Scott Sizemore will undergo surgery on Tuesday in Florida and will miss his second consecutive season with a torn ligament (ACL) in his left knee.
"My stomach dropped when I saw him walk off the field," teammate Adam Rosales said. "It's the same knee. My heart goes out to him."
Sizemore is scheduled to fly to Pensacola on Sunday, confer with Dr. James Andrews on Monday and undergo surgery on Tuesday.
"Size is strong and a competitor," Rosales said. "He'll do his best to go through what he did last year. Nobody wants to experience that."
Former A's catcher Landon Powell also sustained the same injury twice in a short span.
"It doesn't happen a lot, but we do have some history with it," A's head trainer Nick Paparesta said.
Rick Eymer 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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Amanda Bynes Threatens to Sue Tabloid for Nudist Claims That Are Probably True
When we last saw Amanda Bynes, she was denying a slew of hit-and-run charges and toking up in her car and terrorizing cupcake shops and getting pissy with anyone who compared her to Lindsay Lohan.
But all that nuttiness is behind her. These days, she's just wandering around naked in tanning salons and threatening to sue anyone who talks about it.
In Touch reports that just before getting a spray-on tan at a salon in the Big Apple, Bynes realized she didn't have the goggles she's supposed to wear to keep that stuff out of her eyes. So she walked out into the lobby to grab a pair — while completely nude.
"She didn't seem to care that everyone saw her naked. She seemed totally out of it," an eyewitness said. "She took her time walking back to the [tanning] room, dragging her fingers along the wall and smiling at customers who passed her. There was definitely something wrong with her."
No sooner had that story hit the web than Bynes was texting Celebuzz and denying it ever happened.
"That's not true, I'll sue," she wrote in brilliant but likely unintentional Dr. Seuss style.
A worker at the tanning salon in question confirmed Bynes is a customer but said she's "always polite when she comes in," which is exactly what you should say about crazy naked ladies.
Nice to have you back, Amanda. Don't be such a stranger.

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While it's still the dead period in the world of recruiting, business is about to pickup greatly over the next week as the post season all star games get underway.
Thirty different prospects who have either committed to or are seriously considering the Gators will be participating in one of the games.
InsidetheGators.net has teamed with Rivals.com to bring you unprecedented coverage of all three events.
Look for notebooks, prospect interviews, video coverage of practice, live practice reports, Alley Extra tidbits, prospect rankings, game coverage and much more over the course of the next week.
In order to keep up with our in-depth coverage, be sure to visit our All-American Game Central.
U.S. Army All-American Bowl (Saturday January 8, 1 P.M. NBC)
The granddaddy of them all isn't only featuring some of the top prospects in the nation, it has plenty of Gator targets participating to boot.
These games aren't just about showcasing a player's skills or having a good time, they are recruiting hotbeds. The good news for the Gators is that he is one of the more personable young men involved in the recruiting process this week.
The East Squad is comprised of one Florida commit, Rivals100 running back Mike Blakely, and quite a few targets.
Others to keep an eye on include: Four-star athlete Jacoby Brissett, five-star linebacker Curtis Grant, four-star safety Gerod Holliman, four-star safey Wayne Lyons and Rivals100 athlete Damian Swann.
The West Squad features no UF commits and only one Florida target - four-star linebacker Lamar Dawson.
Under Armour High School All-American Game (Wednesday January 5, 7 P.M. ESPN)
Though this game is thought to be a step below the Army Bowl, it still draws some top talent, especially from high school programs across the southeast
UF has four commitments taking part in this game - Rivals100 quarterback Jeff Driskel, four-star wide out Ja'Juan Story and Rivals100 tight end A.C. Leonard are all on the Red Roster. While three-star athlete De'Ante Saunders is all by his lonesome on the White Roster.
Other key targets on the Red Roster in Orlando this week include, three-star offensive lineman Marcus Jackson, four-star defensive lineman Todd Barr, defensive end Anthony Chickillo, five-star safey Hasean Clinton-Dix and four-star athlete Robenson Therezie.
As for the White Roster, UF is still involved to some degree with four-star athlete Quan Bray, Rivals100 linebacker Stephone Anthony, four-star defensive end A.J. Johnson, four-star defensive back Jabari Gorman and Rivals100 athlete Marcus Roberson.
Offense-Defense All-American Game (Friday December 31, 4 P.M. CSS)
In this all star game's fifth year, they aren't nearly as established or well stocked as the other two.
However, there are still a handful of players Florida fans will want to keep an eye on.
Included in that group are two commitments, three-star defensive end Clay Burton and two-star punter/kicker Kyle Christy.
Four-star athlete Louchiez Purifoy was scheduled to take part, but he informed GBN on Tuesday morning that he wasn't going to be participating in the event.
Two other prospects participating in the game will visit the Gators over the final month of this recruiting cycle. They are Rivals100 receiver Kelvin Benjamin and three-star linebacker Kent Turene.


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"Jersey Shore's" Deena Cortese openly admits that shooting the sixth and final season of "Jersey Shore" last summer was "really hard," because she was dealing with anxiety issues that have plagued her for years, and, even more importantly, her sidekick Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi was pregnant and not as available to hang out with her. So it would make sense that she might be dreading Thursday's live cast reunion show that airs after the finale, but the 25-year-old insists that's not the case. "Whenever we get together it's like a celebration, so it's going to be exciting, because it's going to be our last hurrah, you know?" Cortese tells omg!. "It's going to be a good time."
Cortese says she's even OK with seeing Sammi "Sweetheart" Giancola, the ex-roomie that she feuded with over Twitter in July. Giancola started it when she called Cortese out for getting a BMW too similar to her own (yes, really). "congrats to @DeenaNicoleMTV for her new car that looks EXACTLY like mine. #cantyougetyourownstyle it's alright imitation is flattery," Giancola wrote.
Now, Cortese says diplomatically, she's letting bygones be bygones. "We're like family, it happens," Cortese says. "Sometimes you bump heads, and you get over it." After the "Jersey Shore" reunion, Cortese will be splitting the holidays between her actual family and that of her boyfriend of a little more than a year, Chris Buckner. "Thanksgiving he spent with my family, and I'm going to go with his family Christmas Eve, and then Christmas Day we're going to go with our own families and just hang out at night," she says. "Last year, I went with Chris, and I made these cookies, so I'll probably make those again this year - everybody loved them - so maybe that'll be my tradition."
The treats — Italian seven-layer cookies — won't be the only ones around to tempt Cortese this holiday. She plans to maintain the 15-pound weight loss that she revealed in October by continuing to exercise and eat a healthy diet. Although she admits that she'll be a little more lax about what she puts on her plate for Christmas dinner. "I ate what I wanted on Thanksgiving, and on Christmas I'll be eating what I want. On the other days, I'll watch what I eat."
The Jersey girl, who lists cookies, cakes, pastries, and lasagna as her biggest temptations, is constantly trying out new workouts to counteract the calories. Earlier this month, she found herself at a pole dancing class at Crunch Fitness in NYC. "This is my first time trying it out. I would probably do it again with my girlfriends," Cortese says. "I definitely don't feel sexy, but you definitely work your entire body out, which is awesome." Cortese confesses that her boyfriend was just as thrilled as she was about the workout. "He's excited about seeing what moves I got, what new moves I picked up from the class," she reveals with a laugh.
Catch Cortese and the rest of the "Jersey Shore" cast on the show's finale and reunion special on Thursday, December 20, beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT on MTV.
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Spring cleaning your tools
Ugh! You should see my sewing room. It's a disaster. I'm just not great at upkeep, and the cold months didn't inspire cleaning. But winter has given way to tulips, daffodils, and all the traditional signs of spring. Dust bunnies and dirty quilting tools are not part of that tradition, so I'm
putting my sewing room at the top of my spring cleaning "to do" list. Heaven help me!
Now, being a man, I don't follow directions too often (meaning I have to scrap half my projects because I'm way off track, and I'll drive for hours before stopping for help), but I didn't want to trash my stash stuff out of upkeep ignorance. So I asked the experts how to best clean and care for some of our hardworking sewing tools.
Keep your machine clean and mean
My friend Jeanne Delpit, director of national events for Bernina of America, along with her team of technical experts at Bernina, offered some tips on the care and feeding of one of our best quilting friends—our sewing machine (or machines, in my case). For starters, she says, machines used on a regular basis need an annual professional checkup. How will you remember when it's time to have your machine serviced? Make a routine of dropping it off before you go on vacation, or tie it in with a special time of year, such as your birthday. I take my machines on the same day I change the batteries in my smoke alarms: when daylight savings time begins each spring. In the meantime, follow these TLC (Tender Loving Cleaning ) tips to help keep your machine in top sewing form. And always remember Mom's rule: Begin any appliance cleaning project by unplugging the machine first, or you'll end up with a sizzling, frizzy permanent!
Sew change your needle already Sewing-machine needles need to be changed for every 4 to 8 hours of actual machine use. Sewing with a dull needle can damage your fabric (which isn't quite as bad as sewing next to a dull guild member at a class) and give you poor stitch quality. A bent needle can damage your machine. New needles are cheap insurance for improving your work. (Is it just me, or are there others out there . . . I'll throw away thousands of bucks on quilting stuff I don't need but will not change my needle.)
Another time you should replace your needle is at the start of a new project (unless you've recently changed it). Not sure when you last changed the needle or what needle is in your machine? Keep a notepad by your machine to record the size, type of needle, and date you changed it.
Then post this info near your machine. If the needle has been used only a short time and you need to switch it for a different project, attach
the needle to the same note so you'll have it handy when you want it again.
My suggestion for a good spring cleaning is to toss all the used needles that have been stuck in pincushions during the last year.
Bob bob bobbin along
Like a good needle, a good bobbin is essential to stitch quality. Some sewing machines have very specific bobbin requirements, so be sure to use only the type of bobbin recommended for your machine. Check your bobbins before you rewind them. Be sure they are clean and oil free, have no nicks or burrs around the outside edges, and are free of lint and rust. I have been known to toss my metal bobbins into the dishwasher occasionally.
Toss dead thread
Now, while everyone likes to save money, those spools that you pick up in the "so many for $1" bin are not really a bargain. Often those off-brand spools of thread are made from very short fibers. These result in a weaker thread that can create a greater buildup of lint in your machine. Short-fiber threads tend to have more slubs or thick and thin places along the thread length, contributing to poor stitch quality and tension problems. Higher-quality thread ma cost more per spool, but the better stitches and hardier finished product make it cheaper in the long run.
Thread stored out in the open gets dusty. When possible, keep it in a covered spot, away from temperature and humidity changes, light, dust, and dirt. You can vacuum dusty thread—just be sure to stretch a piece of nylon stocking (or something similar) over the wand opening of your brush attachment so you don't suck the spool into the vacuum cleaner.
Now's the time to organize threads by type and color, then soc them away in a protective box. I always toss a new dryer sheet into my thread
box to keep my threads smelling nice. I like getting very faint hits of scent while I sew.
Cut to the chase
Scissors can be wiped down with a soft, lint-free cloth. It is important to oil the blades, edges, and screw with a light coat of clear
household or machine oil (never use cooking oil!). After oiling your scissors, wipe them well with a clean, soft cloth and make several cuts in
a piece of scrap fabric to remove all oil residue before cutting into your next project.
Keep your scissors in good condition by getting them professionally sharpened. Do it at the next daylight savings clock change, when quilting season winds down for the summer. Blades become dull over time and can develop nicks and burrs from pins. Dull blades can damage fabric and can be dangerous if you are trying to force a dull pair of scissors through your fabric or, in my case, a box of Hostess cupcakes.
The rotary club
Debra Green, the director of education at Olfa, gave me the scoop on caring for rotary cutters, cutting mats, and rulers. To clean a rotary cutter blade, carefully remove the blade from the handle. With a soft, clean cloth, wipe the blade from the center to the outside edge. Replace a blade at the beginning of a new project or when your current blade begins to show signs of wear. Note that cutting heavyweight fabrics or fleece will dull a blade quicker. Save old blades for paper or other craft projects. I also flip my blade over and put a drop of oil between the actual cutter and the blade. I find that oil makes the blade rotate more smoothly, and flipping it takes care of any nicks in the blade caused by hitting my ruler
or pins, giving me almost twice the use from one blade. Again, be sure your blade is free of oil residue before cutting your good fabric.
Mat, heal thyself
Clean your self-healing rotary-cutting mats with a soft cloth and mild soap. Do not use solvents or abrasive cleaners. A soft brush, like the small kitchen brush you use to clean mushrooms, or an art gum eraser, are helpful for cleaning mats, particularly if you've been cutting fleece or velvet. Be sure to store your mats flat, and don't expose them to hot or cold temperatures. To prolong the life of a
mat, don't always cut in the same spot. You can also flip the mat over and cut on the other side. While mats generally have a long life cycle—
anywhere from five to ten years—they do get worn over time. But don't throw out that old mat; you can recycle it by cutting it into your favorite template shapes. By the way, if you happen to be a maverick like me, and quilt outside in milder weather, please don't leave your mat in the sun. I did, and it got all wavy and gnarly and I had to toss it.
Ruler rules
Clean acrylic rulers with a soft cloth and a mild soap-and-water solution. Don't use solvents, abrasives, or alcohols to clean rulers as they may damage the acrylic or fade the ruler markings. Some of my rulers get a used-tape residue because I highlight certain measurement marks with tape. For these, I squirt dish soap directly on the stickiness and allow it to sit for a half hour or so, then I rinse it off under warm water while I rub the area with my fingertips. It works like a charm.
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When I had a works phone my boss pinned my bill up as an example to others. There were hardly any calls over a minute, and most were less than 30 seconds.
When I had a works phone my boss pinned my bill up as an example to others. There were hardly any calls over a minute, and most were less than 30 seconds.
My mobile package includes 500 minutes per month for 0800/0845/0870 numbers.
Well I'm paying £36 a month to T Mobile, and I cant dial any 0800 or 0845 numbers??
My package included the phone, unlimited 24/7 calls to Virgin mobiles and Virgin landlines, 2,500 minutes/month to any network (mobile and landlines), 500 minutes/month for 0800/0845/0870 numbers, unlimited texts, unlimited 3G mobile web, so I can use my laptop anywhere in the UK. For this I pay £12 per month.
My wife has the same package (minus the 0800/0845/0870), also for £12 per month.
That sounds like a great deal, I saw a similar offer with Virgin, as we have their TV, Internet and phone package with them, but the only thing was, you cant get an I-Phone with them?
I prefer the I-Phone as I can link it with both my lap top and my wife's I-Pad, which is handy. I will see if I can get a better deal when this contract runs out.
You guys are bonkers paying out so much for a phone. I still have my old N okia on a PAYG contract. Cost me about £20 a year.
I switched to Tesco. I tend to use my mobile very little, like Santa, and pay only around the same £20 a year. I only put a tenner on if there are any family problems going on as I get £20 of calls free for a month when I top up, and use the free calls and texts.
If like you, The phone is seldom used and your not bothered about having the latest phone then PAYG is the best option.
I have a phone on a contract for normal daily use but, When Travelling abroad I always use a PAYG phone so if it was lost or stolen I don't have to worrying about someone running up my bill and I know I can't end up with a huge bill for mobile internet if I forget to switch off data roaming.


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July 8, 2009
Me & My Muffin Top: Dumb Crap I Can't Avoid
So far, I've been avoiding acknowledging this silly story, but it keeps getting shoved in my face.
All I have to say is, Hullo? If having a lil' pooch is evidence of being knocked up, then people must think that my ever-present Food-Induced-Belly-Bump is an indication that I'm pregnant with sextuplets these days. Sorry, I'm just puffy and eat too much ice cream.
This is the *dumbest* gossip I've read so far.
Sob. Where is the real TwiCrack? Going into TwiCrack withdrawal for sure.
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- AnonymousJuly 8, 2009 at 5:17 PM
...as it was an Australian Magazine that published this story - the reporter must be ridden by a "perverse-picture-interpreting-disorder" !ReplyDelete
Perhaps the terrible button pinched poor Kristen's belly or the director of "Runaways" told her to keep the pants open... who knows?
I don't think that Bella, who is a "I know exactly what is good for me-type of girl" would endanger her carreer - that has still two parts of the Twilight-Saga to follow! No way!
How, by the way, did that reporter get that close to Kristen's girl-friend?
Those dirty reporters get money for every single line they write...
It is a pity that they can't be sued for it!
Kristen did not even let Robert kiss her during the Award -
Bring on the shooting of Eclipse! Then we bloggers will have some real news to report! xReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2009 at 5:23 PM
just one word... PHOTOSHOP!!!ReplyDelete
Once Eclipse starts filming we'll be full of that, and New Moon press, and soundtrack goodies. Fear not TwiCrack! We're all having withdrawls for sure, but we're totally going to OD starting mid-August and probably not ending until Breaking Dawn is in theaters. I don't even know what i'm gonna do when all the movies are done...i'll have to get a new hobby!! AHHH!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2009 at 5:34 PM
lmao. this cracked me up, its so stupid.ReplyDelete
PUH-LEEZ! The paporazzi must be running out of ideas to try and make Rpattz and Kstews life a living hell because this is just insane!! Thats obviously just a little belly fat, those leather pants are SO TIGHT her belly should be hanging out! My stomach is chunkier than that and people don't accuse ME of being pregnant.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2009 at 5:44 PM
Maybe she just ate some pasta...I mean come on!ReplyDelete
It looks like her leather pants are so tight their inducing a muffin top that doesn't really exist.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2009 at 6:29 PM
First of all, that is hardly a muffin top! Second of all, she's NOT preggers but if she was why do they assume it would be Rob's, why not Michael's? Maybe she had a big lunch and just wants to Al Bundy it!ReplyDelete
'Al Bundy' it? LOL!!!!!!!!ReplyDelete
- Julie M.July 8, 2009 at 6:41 PM
This ridiculous story doesn't even deserve commenting on.ReplyDelete
If muffin top is a sign of pregnancy than I'm having triplets...ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2009 at 7:19 PM
This is the dumbest story I have yet to hear from the paps. First of all, they havent seen eachother since what, the end of may? I think she'd show a little more if she was pregnat.ReplyDelete
She doesnt even look fat. She has like an inch of stomache to her, and its just because of those skin tight leather pants. A milkshake makes much more sense than a baby. They must have used up all their other half-assed stories. The paps are pathetic. Utterly pathetic. If you have nothing better to do than bash of inoscent celebrities, you honestly need to get a life.
- AnonymousJuly 8, 2009 at 7:21 PM
This is why Kristen flips the paps off...ReplyDelete
My daughter asked if I had a baby in my belly because it was big... I said "no hunnie, that is too much lasagna"ReplyDelete
These skinny actresses gain a pound and they get a bump of sorts, it's part of being a stick.... sheesh!!!!
ps - the photo is weird and hair in face, is this really KStew or a stunt double or stand-in perhaps? just an alternate thoughtReplyDelete
- CharismaJuly 8, 2009 at 8:07 PM
It's clearly Photoshopped, her belly button is in a awfully awkward place. They just added the "bump". They must be getting pretty desperate to have to lower themselves to this...ReplyDelete
BAER (that means Big Assed Eye Roll)ReplyDelete
LOL at Jenny.ReplyDelete
That smidge of a belly looks like the result of a late night case of munchies. Give me a friggin' break.
Ridiculous! The mags are like us, they are in Twi news withdrawl.... They go for lies to fill their pages!!! Silly!ReplyDelete
Whatever... I agree where is the real news!! argh its coming soon, filming starts in AUG.!!!!!! HEY-0!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kristen Stewart doesn't have any fat on that body! Paaaalease!ReplyDelete
i prefer to call it a "food baby" since that is of course what it is. poor kristen, no one should have to wear those pants.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2009 at 12:59 AM
it probibally is a little body fat, but has anyone thought that the director asked her to gain acouple pounds for the movie when she's joan jett (which isn't the skinniest person...) alot of actors and actressed do that to fit the part.....because i have NEVER seen KStew with an inch of fat...ReplyDelete
Kristens so skinny that when her happy monthly visitor pops around she probablly shows. Geese, give the girl a break.ReplyDelete
Bullshit!No true!Kristen didn't even know that rumor was going on , until some friend twit her about the rumor going on about Kstew , pregnant.She respond "your fuckin' kidding me?".It's not true, just Australian Magazine want to make $money$ out of bullshit , nonsense things.ReplyDelete
This is sooo stupid! I do think there's something going on between those two but come on!!! A baby??? That's insane!!!! Like some of you said hellooo? that's a baby bump?? Well then I guess I'm 5 month pregnant!! There's some desperate people trying to mess up our minds but we're not dumb!!! She's sooo skinny that even a coke could do that! The funny part is that I read somewhere else that she took care of this...she has an abortion last weekend and Rob was there too...hahaha Looks like some people don't have anything else to do... ;-)ReplyDelete
THANK YOU!! Being from Oz, I saw this mag the morning it came out and it made me furious!!!! Seriously, if KStew's looks pregnant by having a bit of a tummy then I must be about to go into labour at any second!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 9, 2009 at 4:03 PM
That is soo not her!! SHe is soooooo skinny.. that is def not her stomach! she is the skinniest girl, maybe thats her stunt double!!!! Why cant they just leave them alone! All this crazy talk and stalker fans are guna make her and R PAttz not like the twilight fans anymoreReplyDelete
- Ashley Morris :)July 10, 2009 at 11:03 AM
1st of all WTF! this is crazyReplyDelete
this is OVERDOING it! shes not pregz! far out! whoever published this article maaan your an idiot! that doesnt even look like her.
''Kristen tells rob''
yehah okay coz u were there when she said that where you? im australian and im never buying this mag again seriously i can live wiht some of the BS they make up but jebusss christ this id the dumbest thing ive herd in all ym 15 years of life!


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Rays put four rookie hurlers on ALDS roster
By Bill Chastain / MLB.com
The composition of the roster includes four rookies on Tampa Bay's pitching staff, but several players were involved in last year's divisional clash against Texas.
Niemann was a notable omission from the staff, as the Rays opted for younger arms in the shortened rotation and in the bullpen. Matt Moore, who has made one career start, got the ball in Game 1, and he'll be flanked by James Shields, David Price and Jeremy Hellickson.
Niemann had a rough time in his start Saturday night, when he pitched just one inning against the Blue Jays. What manager Joe Maddon saw that night played into his decision.
"Niemann is just not quite 100 percent yet," Maddon said. "I know we talked about that after the last start. I didn't like the way he was throwing the ball early in the game. Under different circumstances, we probably could have left him in that game or might even be included right now.
"But I still don't think he's at 100 [percent], and we think it is wise to get him 100 percent well in case we do need him. And if he is 100 percent, man, I feel really good about him. I can just tell when he's not right. We all can. It is not just me. With him, we just thought it was better to keep him out for right now. Keep working in the training room and hopefully get to the next round and make another decision."
The Rays have three catchers -- Kelly Shoppach, Jose Lobaton and John Jaso -- on their ALDS roster, and they opted to include five outfielders. Johnny Damon, Matt Joyce and B.J. Upton will be joined by Sam Fuld and Desmond Jennings for the ALDS.
Tampa Bay's six infielders are first baseman Casey Kotchman, second baseman Ben Zobrist, shortstop Reid Brignac, third baseman Evan Longoria and multi-positional players Sean Rodriguez and Elliot Johnson, who hit just .194 in 183 at-bats this season.
Dan Johnson, who hit the memorable pinch-hit homer against the Yankees Wednesday night, was not included on the roster, either. Maddon said that was one of the final decisions made in a one-hour meeting that took place Thursday. That call came down to the Rays wanting to keep three catchers so they could remain more flexible in that spot.
"The discussion was Dan Johnson vs. the catchers. That's what it came down to," Maddon said. "Because we felt that Elliot was very important to be there based on what we do and how we do it. And I don't want to use one of our pinch-hitters as a pinch-runner. I don't have to do that. ... [Elliot Johnson] is kind of the joker in the deck right there. ... We wanted to be able to cover all the pinch-hitting spots, too."
Outfielder Brandon Guyer, utility man Russ Canzler and left-hander Alex Torres remained behind, participating in Port Charlotte at the Rays' Instructional League to remain sharp in the event they are needed.
Bill Chastain 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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In our previous installment, we spoke about the evolution of the knowledge worker as a key part of the changing e-discovery landscape. Building a sophisticated team to work with technology-enhanced review tools, manage complex automated collection tools and act as special operations consultants to outside counsel defines one aspect of the today's e-discovery knowledge worker movement. Another facet of the knowledge worker profile focuses on the project managers and consultants who can draw from universally accepted processes that create document workflow and planning.
Defensibility is one of the de jure words in e-discovery today. Defensibility does not equal perfection in the discovery compliance world. It means that parties must have a reasonable process for collecting, reviewing and producing documents. Reasonable simply means repeatable with comparable results.
The manufacturing world has long embraced the concept of repeatable performance. Companies such as Toyota Motor Corp., General Electric Co. and Motorola continuously strive to improve processes in an effort to limit the number of manufacturing defects. That implementation of a process of continual improvement and consistency helped to popularize the Six Sigma movement. Some have tried to implement similar efforts in the e-discovery space with limited results.
There is a debate that seems to have taken shape in the e-discovery world around the concept of certification. Several groups have attempted to commercialize the concept of certification, and there are both supporters and detractors of the value of e-discovery certification. We will not discuss the time-consuming and complex issue today. Our focus is on the value that proven business disciplines bring to the e-discovery life cycle.
A central figure in the knowledge worker movement is the project manager, but in the e-discovery space, the concept of project management is far from standardized, and the level of service provided varies greatly from solution provider to solution provider. Some project managers serve as integral pieces of the case team with substantive involvement throughout the e-discovery process, and others simply sit in with the review team as it codes and handles administrative duties. By contrast, manufacturing, construction, defense contracting and many other industries operate under a standardized project management discipline, a proven methodology that drives repeatable and comparable results.
True project management is a methodical approach to planning and guiding project processes from start to finish. According to the Project Management Institute, the processes are guided through five stages: initiation, planning, executing, controlling and closing. Project management can be applied to almost any type of project. Successful e-discovery is about a methodical approach to the processes of acquiring and culling data, reviewing it and producing it. The documentation that goes with professional project management is an essential element to showing defensibility and reasonableness. Collecting from multiple data sources, documenting the actions taken and establishing the criteria for volume reduction should occur as a byproduct of a disciplined plan. Creating a fully optimized review database that streamlines document review and quality control is a project management function. Finally, ensuring that that process meets the agreed-upon confidence intervals is both a technology and a project management function. Someone has to own the quality of document review in the same way someone owns the defect rate in manufacturing.
Testing project managers' knowledge of e-discovery is different than offering tools and training to manage and document projects more rigorously. In our industry a lot of project managers can be classified as accidental project managers. They often are capable contract attorneys or litigation support professionals who began managing e-discovery projects either out of necessity or through "battlefield promotions." Their core competencies are valuable parts of the process, but those core competencies are not where it ends. Putting all of your e-discovery project managers through the rigor and discipline of project management professional certification programs arms them with more tools to proactively manage projects for optimal results. We have embarked on such a program to better train our projects managers and to provide them with genuine credentials that show they bring a disciplined method of thinking and implementing proven processes to their work.
As e-discovery knowledge workers continue to evolve into hybrid providers of services related to the different aspects of the e-discovery life cycle, their skills must evolve as well.


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Since we are trying to spend as little money as possible, the difference between needs and wants has come into sharper focus for me than it has ever been before.
For instance, I am a butter lover. In fact, my kids teasingly call me "Paula Deen, the butter queen" because I firmly believe every dish is better with a stick or so of butter in it.
And I am a butter snob, so I mean real, honest to goodness butter, not margarine.
Well, it turns out that butter is a want, not a need, so I have been baking with less butter, or, don't you judge me, margarine.
I can buy a pound of margarine for $.89 when the same amount of butter is $2.99. You might be thinking that worrying about such a small amount of money is silly, but it is very serious for us.
We are scrimping to save every little bit of change we can so we can be sure to pay our necessary bills.
Butter is a want. Electricity is a need.
The same is true for baby shampoo.
We have had baby shampoo in our house almost constantly for the last 16 years. I love the way a freshly scrubbed baby smells!
But, it turns out babies are just as kissable and sweet when they are washed with free antibacterial bar soap as when they are washed with baby shampoo.
Baby shampoo is a want. Paying the mortgage is a need.
Please, understand that I am not telling you these things so you will feel sorry for me or send me some baby shampoo. My goal is to encourage those who are in our same situation.
God provides for our needs.
If you are unemployed and you have needs that are not being met, please, contact your local church. There are many Christians who want to help you in the name of Jesus.


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New Anglia seeking a slice of £60m enterprise zone pie
PUBLISHED: 00:01 25 February 2013
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Bosses at the New Anglia LEP are targettig a slice of a new £60m Enterprise Zone fund to help fund better connections such as roads.
New Anglia, which has been tasked to grow jobs and remove the barriers to business growth in Suffolk and Norfolk is looking for funding to get key infrastructure projects can be completed quickly.
The enterprise zone covers six sites in Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth and is part of the East of England Energy Zone - looking to provide a range of benefits to energy-related businesses.
A successful bid could release cash to pay for links to local road networks, upgrading or installing utilities, or reconfiguring site layouts.
ndy Wood, New Anglia chairman, said: "This is a really exciting development. We've been looking at infrastructure needs across the six sites and will closely study the criteria for funding and put our best case forward.
"If we are successful in our bid, the fund will help put in place the infrastructure required to unlock sites. This will enable developers to build more premises on the Enterprise Zone that companies need to thrive."
"It will build on our success of attracting Seajacks, the global jack-up vessel company and engineering training company Nexus, to the Enterprise Zone."
Colin Law, Leader of Waveney District Council, said: "This is a fantastic opportunity to bid for the kind of funding that will help create growth and local jobs. If we are successful it will enable us to deliver the infrastructure we need even more quickly and in these difficult times it is a very welcome boost."
Trevor Wainwright, leader of Great Yarmouth Borough Council said: "There has already been new development on both the Enterprise Zone sites at Beacon Park in Gorleston and in the South Denes area of the town and this new fund will give us the opportunity to bring forward our plans to develop the Enterprise Zone further and hasten the creation of jobs in the Borough."


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Vail Cascade, a Mountain Resort, Commemorates Veteran's Day with a Complimentary Meal & Special Rate
This Veteran's Day, the Vail Cascade Resort salutes the men and women that have dedicated their lives to serve and protect the red, white and blue. General Manager, Brett Schoenfield invites all active and retired service personnel to come to Atwater on Gore Creek, the hotel's signature restaurant, on Nov. 11 to enjoy a complimentary meal and magnificent views of Vail's fall foliage. Additionally, military interested in an extended getaway can take advantage of $99 rates starting rate now through Nov. 15, a savings of up to 40 percent.
Soldiers know firsthand that a home cooked meal and a restful night's sleep are hard to come by when deployed. While Schoenfield recognizes that the Vail Cascade Resort cannot single handedly make up for the number of missed home cooked meals, late nights or early risings, the hotel aims to do their part to narrow the margin one meal and one room night at a time.
"We are grateful to all military men and women, past and present, that have selflessly given of themselves to serve and protect our country, said Schoenfield. "We are grateful for the time they've served on our behalf and it is now our turn to serve them."
A Hospitable 'Thank You'
The Vail Cascade Resort commemorates Veteran's Day with two special promotions available to all active and retired military personnel. Valid military ID is required for both promotions.
- On Nov. 11, military personnel can enjoy a complimentary meal in Atwater on Gore Creek. Guests can come in for breakfast (7:00am-11:00am); lunch (11:30am-3:00pm) or dinner (5:00pm-10:00pm). Guests can order a complimentary entrée and beverage from the existing restaurant menu. No other purchase is required and all taxes are included. Gratuity and alcoholic beverages are excluded and advanced reservations are recommended. To make a reservation, please visit Atwater on Gore Creek or call (970) 479-7014.
- Military guests interested in an extended fall stay in Vail can take advantage of Vail Cascade Resort's $99 military starting rate now through Nov. 15. This promotional rate is valid on all hotel room types and guests must use promotion code VCMILITARY2012 at time of booking online at www.vailcascade.com or via phone at 800.282.4183. This rate is valid on new reservations only, cannot be combined with other deals and other restrictions may apply.
To learn more about Vail Cascade Resort, please visit www.vailcascade.com or call 800.282.4183.


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To Address Climate Change
We are committed to bringing social and environmental justice to climate change policy. We live in, work on behalf of, or stand in solidarity with the people and communities that are hardest hit by the failure to control climate change. We know that these are the same people and communities who shoulder the crushing burden of the fossil-fuel infrastructure that is currently at the center of our energy portfolio. Those who live in the shadows of the oil wells, refineries, waste sites, power plants, freeways, manufacturing facilities, and good-movement corridors that sap health, endanger safety, and diminish quality of life. The opportunities in addressing climate change are great (green jobs, cleaner air, economic renewal, and a genuine transition to a clean energy future), while the risks of catastrophic climate collapse demand that we get the policy choices right.
ultimate objective
in designing climate change policy is to
address climate change.
Since the science is clear that the greatest human contribution to climate change is burning fossil fuel, the only way to seriously tackle our contribution is to change the way we make and use energy. If our policies do not achieve this principle objective, it is a mere distraction at best, or at worst, an actual barrier to achieving more effective policy approaches by squandering critically important time and resources.
Our voices combine with those of a
multitude of others worldwide
, that recognize that the stakes are too great to gamble on cap-and-trade (or pollution trading), offsets, and biofuels that
fundamentally do not work to address climate change.
In the 20 years worth of "experimenting" with pollution trading schemes, none of them have delivered the reductions promised, nor stimulated any notable innovation (See e.g.,
, and
"Emissions Trading: A Mixed Record, with Plenty of Failures"
Here, we seek to educate and to create honest and inclusive dialogue about climate change policy choices in order to develop effective climate policies that support social and environmental justice.
If you have updates or other information that we should be made aware of, please email: nocarbontrading [at] envirorights.org. If you are moved by the urgency to act AND the urgency to get it right, join us. Sign-on to our
Updates & Activities:
Mar. 21, 2011 - ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE GROUPS WIN CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD FORCED TO REVISIT ALTERNATIVES TO UNJUST POLLUTION TRADING SYSTEM
Press Release
Download Document
- "Court could put California climate law on hold,"
, Mar. 31, 2011. -
Link to article.
- "California's global warming law takes a hit,"
NewsFeed Researcher
, Mar. 22, 2011. -
Link to article.
- "Update 2-California cap-and-trade plan faces setback,"
, Mar. 21, 2011. -
Link to article.
- "California's global warming law takes a hit,"
Silicon Valley MercuryNews.com
, Mar. 21, 2011. -
Link to article.
- "Another Wrench in AB32,"
KQED News
, Mar. 21, 2011. -
Link to article.
- "Court Deals Setback for California Cap and Trade,"
, Mar. 22, 2011. -
Link to article.
- "Calif. cap-and-trade plan suffers legal setback,"
San Francisco Chronicle
, Mar. 22, 2011. -
Link to article.
- "Judge places California's global warming program on hold,"
LA Times, Greenspace
, Mar. 21, 2011. -
Link to article.
- "California Judge Orders Delay of Carbon-Market Rules to Study Alternatives,"
, Mar. 21, 2011. -
Link to article.
- "Why EJ Groups are Leery of Cap & Trade,"
KQED News
, Feb. 8, 2011. -
Link to article.
Continuing to Debunk the Myths of Cap-and-Trade, Round 2
March 2009
Myth 1: Cap-and-Trade provides emissions certainty.
Many cap-and-trade proponents say they favor a cap-and-trade policy because it will provide "emissions certainty" by being able to quantify the number of permits distributed underneath the cap. Many of these same proponents, however, freely admit that once the program is loaded up with offsets, a politically negotiated cap, self-reporting of emissions, and other sources of "hot air" found in pollution trading programs the "cap" isn't really that "certain" after all. Adding cost-containment mechanisms (e.g. a price ceiling or safety valve) also builds-in permission to exceed the cap.
Even if a stringent cap were established, the idea that the emissions cap is the most important feature is mistaken. What we know about climate science is that there is a lot we don't know. We know that we must act quickly, but as science evolved it is more obvious that we must cut emissions more drastically than was believed even five years ago. Under the proposed "cap certainty" goal, we could achieve the desired cap and still not achieve the environmental goal. The "emissions certainty" crowd seems to forget that meeting the "cap" is not an end in itself. What we really need to do is move away from a fossil-fuel based energy economy.
On the other hand, designing a policy that sends a consistent price signal is the key to stimulating changed behavior, or the equivalent of telling a polluter "reduce your emissions, find a clean alternative, or pay." In order for the entity to choose the first two options, the threat of "pay" must be sufficient and transparent enough to motivate changed behavior.
When the price is hidden there is no motivation to change.
If an entity can speculate that tomorrow the trading price will crash to as low as, for instance, the .04˘ per ton price paid under Phase I of the EU-ETS or to the $1.86 per ton "price floor" of RGGI, then it has no motivation to change its behavior today, nor for an indefinite time into the future blocking the path to achieving significant collective emissions reductions and necessary targets. A consistent price of, for instance, $12 per ton of CO2E in the near-term graduated up to, for instance, $50/ ton in x years, is better than a price that can spike dramatically, resting at the floor or surging to the ceiling causing all to hold their breath and speculate.
When the price is transparent (e.g. a graduated $50 tax in x year, possibly deferred temporarily but still providing certainty for budget-planning/ revenue-spending purposes), industry can plan ahead, make investments, reduce their emissions, and help transition us faster to a clean energy economy. Most economists have found that a carbon tax is the simpler approach and delivers a smoother price signal. (See e.g.,
Congressional Budget Office study
Claims that under either a tax or trade approach, that both are subject to gaming and similar sets of problems ignores the reality that the whole success of a trading program is dependent upon a perfectly orchestrated market subject to the vagaries of supply and demand and managed scarcity. Like building a house of cards, failure to properly establish any one element can topple the entire house. In the worst case scenario, you not only can get extreme prices (e.g. $300,000 for a pound of particulate matter in the L.A. basin's air pollution trading program with no significant innovation), but you can also get low prices motivating no change, no net benefit to the climate, and a whole host of social equity problems ancillary to a pollution trading program. There are too many well-documented ways that "managed scarcity" or the allure of tightened caps can fail to be realized either through design folly, political reality, or forces majeure. To pick the program choice that has repeatedly failed and has the least likelihood of success goes against any notion of balancing risks (i.e. likelihood of program success) versus harms (i.e. catastrophic climate change.)
Myth 2: We cannot design a carbon tax because we don't know what price to set.
Concerns about what price will be adequate to stimulate changed polluter behavior are irrelevant for three reasons: 1) the tax could be adjustable and or/flexible, and reviewed by an oversight board just as a price ceiling or floor would need to be reviewable under a trading program. 2) Designing a cap-and-trade scheme with a price control (e.g. a safety valve or price ceiling, which may be a requirement to address price volatility concerns), similarly requires setting the price at which to throw the price control switch. 3) Supporters of a trading system have calculated what the expected trading range for emissions credits would be and what that price's impact would be. We have a very clear idea of the price range needed for this policy to succeed. Both systems require establishing a price and thus, this factor favors neither a tax or trade policy choice.
Myth 3: A trading program with a price control is a carbon tax.
There are many distinguishing features between a carbon tax (a market mechanism harnessing the power of the market by attaching a price on measurable carbon emissions) versus a carbon trading system (creating a massive market with traded permits, and free market rules and regulations.) (See, e.g.,
Carbon Tax Center
.) Having to set a price floor or ceiling under a trading program will subject that program to the same pitfalls as a tax of having to set a price. On the other hand, having a transparent tax at the outset accomplishes the objective of a price signal without the pitfalls of managing scarcity, bogus carbon reductions being counted as real, complex trading rules and all of the other flaws that caused every one of the previous trading programs to fail.
Myth 4: We can afford to ignore a program choice's likelihood of success.
If you believe that climate change is severe enough of a threat to warrant action, fighting for maximum program efficacy necessitates evidence-based policy comparisons. The untold reality of cap-and-trade is a mixture of the following: a
long trail of failures
, and a long list of problems endemic to pollution trading systems. Which, sure, we can try to continue to tinker around with, or we could decide to look objectively at alternatives knowing the risk of catastrophic climate change is too great to test fancy new free market design fixes using the world's collective future as the petri dish.
Myth 5: Inevitability: trading is going to happen no matter what.
Inevitability is as likely as we make it. Don't ever believe someone who tells you something is inevitable when they've got something to sell you. Or they're trying to push you onto (or under) a train. Don't ever get on a train without first asking the critical question of where are we going?
We hope that those interested in helping promulgate climate policy look at all of the evidence. We will not have what one think-tank has warned could be
"the costliest mistake in human history"
be a mistake with our name on it. We will not gamble our collective future for promises of money nor any slice of a pie that really means a doomed & contaminated future for all. The stakes are too great to ignore the great weight of evidence for or against particular climate policies. We hope that others will join us in an honest dialogue on these critical questions of efficacy in climate policy choices. We can't afford not to get it right.
"The great danger of confronting peak oil and global warming isn't that we will sit… and do nothing while civilization collapses, but that we will plunge after 'solutions' that will make our problems even worse. Like believing we can replace gasoline with ethanol, the much-hyped biofuel that we make from corn."
– "Ethanol Scam: Ethanol Hurts the Environment And Is One of America's Biggest Political Boondoggles,"
Rolling Stone
, July 2007.
"The Cap-and-Trade Charade for Climate Change"
Overview - Part I
See the rest of this video and others
The Cap-and-Trade Charade for Climate Change
Theory vs. Reality--Debunking the Myths of Cap-and-Trade
Carbon "Offsets"--A lose-lose-lose scenario to address climate change
Why Climate Change Matters
The California Environmental Justice Movement's Declaration on Use of Carbon Trading Schemes to Address Climate Change
Nov. 20, 2008 - 150 EJ Advocates gathered to testify before the California Air Resources Board hearing to adopt the Proposed Scoping Plan
See pictures of rally
Info Packet on California's Scoping Plan.
July 29, 2008 - Press Conference held at final stakeholder meeting of Western Climate Initiative (WCI)
Social and Environmental Justice advocates gather at the final stakeholder meeting of the Western Climate Initiative (WCI) on July 29, 2008. The WCI proposes to establish a regional trading scheme with 7 U.S. states, 73% of Canada's economy, and various regions of Mexico (see http://www.westernclimateinitiative.org). To download the Press Packet for our press conference, visit the
Media Page
June 26, 2008 - California Air Resources Board (CARB) staff recommend a regional cap-and-trade program
Download draft Scoping Plan
. The Executive Summary is also available (
.) The final version will be released October 2008 and go to the Board for adoption December 2008.
The Carbon Connection
The Carbon Connection
, a new documentary that examines the impact of carbon trading in two communities affected by one new global market – the trade in carbon dioxide. In Scotland a town has been polluted by oil and chemical companies since the 1940s. In Brazil local people's water and land is being swallowed up by destructive monoculture eucalyptus tree plantations. Both communities now share a new threat. As part of the deal to reduce greenhouse gases that cause dangerous climate change, major polluters can now buy carbon credits that allow them to pay someone else to reduce emissions instead of cutting their own pollution.
Environmental Justice Organizations Across the Country and Internationally Come Together to Support Real Reductions in Fossil Fuel Use to Address Climate Change
On June 2, 2008, floor debate begins on the Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act (S.2191) in the U.S. Senate. The bill would replicate the European Union's experiment with cap-and-trade in the United States. The European Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) resulted in no net reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, higher energy costs, and windfall profits to the worst polluters.
Link to LA Times article
Click here for more information
Today the
Environmental Justice Forum on Climate Change
, a coalition of Environmental Justice grassroots groups and activists, declared our lack of faith that trading mechanisms can address the present and impending climate change crisis. (
Download letter
.) Furthermore, because this is the most critical issue of our time we called for a democratic dialogue on climate change inclusive of all communities and sectors of our economy.
Also, The California Environmental Rights Alliance sent a
letter to every congressional office
highlighting the fact that environmental justice organizations and activists throughout California and around the country stand in strong opposition to the use of trading and offsets in climate change policy. We are united in our support of policies that will fundamentally change the way we make and use energy and deliver true benefits to our communities and communities around the world.
We stand ready to work with all for real, effective and just climate action policies.
Add your voice to the growing effort to abandon the failed policy of carbon trading and offsets use --
Get Involved!
Environmental Justice Organizations in California release Declaration Against Carbon Trading Schemes and Offset Use to Address Climate Change
On February 19, 2008 Environmental Justice Organizations in California released
The California Environmental Justice Movement's Declaration Against Use of Carbon Trading Schemes to Address Climate Change.
Since the release of the Declaration people and organizations across California, the Country, and the World have
added their voices to ours
—calling for a rejection of trading schemes and offsets in favor of real reductions in fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions. Listen to us talk about our effort on
Living On Earth.
Emissions Trading is an approach that will not work to address the critically important task of reducing greenhouse gases. Read the two Los Angeles Times Editorials (
California's cap-and-trade won't work
Time to tax carbon
), the Wall Street Journal Editorial (
Cap and Charade
), Michael Bloomberg's position on trading as reported by the New York Times (
Bloomberg Calls for Tax on Carbon Emissions
), and Al Gore's call for a carbon tax in his
Nobel Prize acceptance speech.
See the long and growing list of opposition to trading on our
Resources page.
Even the
Congressional Budget Office
supports a carbon tax over a trading scheme (we advocate for a carbon fee in California.)
We believe there is a better way to ensure success of California's greenhouse gas reductions efforts that also supports community health and long-term environmental sustainability: establishing policies that focus on moving the state away from fossil fuels because such fuels are the overwhelming contributor to climate change and have devastating impacts on low-income communities and communities of color. Such policies include:
Demand reduction (like energy efficiency from both industrial and residential activities);
Increase use of clean, non-nuclear renewables for energy production (by increasing the renewable portfolio standard that must be met by both investor-owned and municipal energy providers and by removing barriers to renewable deployment);
Putting a price on carbon by establishing a carbon fee and investing the proceeds in emissions reductions and speeding the development of California's clean energy economy.
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BREAKING: New ice threat to flooded roads
PUBLISHED: 17:50 27 November 2012 | UPDATED: 18:09 27 November 2012
Gritters are to be sent out overnight on Devon's road network as temperatures are expected to drop below freezing and ice over flooded roads.
Motorists are being urged to take extra caution on the roads this evening and into tomorrow morning as a cold snap hits the county.
A statement from the county council said it is sending out gritting trucks at 1am and possibly again at 6am, with the aim of keeping the 20 per cent of Devon's roads which carry 70 per cent of its traffic ice free.
Cabinet member for Highways and Transportation, Stuart Hughes, said: "Obviously with all the recent flooding and so much water running off from the surrounding land, freezing temperatures could bring extremely icy conditions.
"Whilst the gritters will be out in force, don't assume a road has been treated.
"I would advise residents to drive with extreme caution certainly over the coming days whilst freezing temperatures are expected."
Meanwhile, problems remain on roads and bridges across Devon due to flooding or water damage.
The A379 at Frogmore is closed due to a burst water main, Wisdome Bridge in Cornwood is closed due to flood damage, Waterstave Bridge near Bradninch is closed, and the road from Halberton to Sampford Peverell will be shut until at least tomorrow due to the canal works.


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Could someone please check their ZoneAlarm firewall logs and then their OS firewall log and tell me if you have the following:
internat.exe (OS Firewall)
First, I have to admit I do not know what I am doing as far as tracking this problem down, so I hope this does not sound stupid.
The ZA log show that this is a host process for Windows Task that is deleting a value in the registry. My worry is that, according to all the threads on Google, internat.exe is not supposed to run on Win 7.
Also, I can not find this file on my system anywhere.
This is a legal file for Vista and below. There are a lot of threads concerning this file on the web, but these are mostly hijackthis logs or the virus/trojan by the same name.
Since I found this in my logs 5 days ago, I have done the following:
Spent approx 3-4 hours a day googling anything related to this file.
Spoke with 3 local computer shops.
Formatted and installed windows again.
Ran the following security:
(Win 7 Pro, current updates applied)
Microsoft Security Essentials
MalwareBytes (free)
HitmanPro (paid but ran on demand)
Kaspersky TDSSKiller
AVG Rescue CD
Avira Rescue CD
Kaspersky Rescue CD
All have come up clean.
Concerning the format of the system, I briefly did the following:
After formatted the HD and replacing the MBR, I installed Windows.
I then updated the system with all the security patches.
I downloaded ZA and installed it and rebooted the system.
The log showed the above entry.
I know this should show the file is the legit windows file, but through all my research, I can not find any instance of this file running on a Win 7 system.
Any suggestions or guidance in this matter would be greatly appreciated.
ZoneAlarm Pro version: 12.0.104.000
Vsmon version: 12.0.104.000
Driver version: 12.0.102.000


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NEWARK – Fourteen Worcester County Public School teachers are being honored as their school's 2010 Teacher of the Year, and one will be recognized as the county's top teacher.
"The Teacher of the Year program, now in its 23rd year, is designed to focus community attention on teaching excellence, recognizing teachers who exemplify the highest of teaching standards and who have earned the respect of students, parents, colleagues, and administrators," explained Teacher of the Year Coordinator Barbara Witherow. "One of these outstanding teachers will be named on March 26 as the 2010 Worcester County Teacher of the Year and will represent our school system and county at the state competition."
Each of the 14 Worcester County Teacher of the Year candidates was judged by a panel of six educators on a comprehensive portfolio and on a 20-minute interview. The candidate with the highest composite score from both components will be named as the 2010 Worcester County Teacher of the Year at a banquet on March 26 at the Clarion Resort Fontainebleau Hotel.
Last year, over 300 teachers, administrators, Board of Education members, dignitaries, sponsors, friends, and family members were present to hear the naming of the 2009 Worcester County Teacher of the Year, Alison Giska of Snow Hill High School, who was later named as a state finalist for the 2010 Maryland Teacher of the Year.
The 2010 Worcester County Teacher of the Year will continue to the state level to compete with 23 other candidates representing their Maryland school district. Seven state finalists will be named in August 2010, and the 2011 Maryland Teacher of the Year will be named in October 2010.
"Over the last five years," said Witherow, "Worcester County Public Schools has had four state finalists and one Maryland Teacher of the Year (2007, Michelle Hammond)."
This year's nominees, pictured, are Sallie Custodio, a health education teacher and service learning team leader at Berlin Intermediate School; Christine Green, an eighth grade algebra eacher at Stephen Decatur Middle School; Thomas Hamill, an English teacher at Snow Hill High School; Donna Huff, a kindergarten teacher at Pocomoke Elementary School; Tracy Hunter, a health occupations teacher at Worcester Technical High School; Angela Landreth, an eighth grade algebra teacher at Snow Hill Middle School; Allison Lucas, a special education teacher at Cedar Chapel Special School; Grace Mitchell, a pre-kindergarten teacher at Ocean City Elementary School; Sheryl Mitrecic, a pre-kindergarten teacher at Buckingham Elementary School; Melissa Powers, a fifth grade special education teacher at Pocomoke Middle School; Lawrence Ryan, a technology education teacher at Stephen Decatur High School; Jesse Serig, a U.S. History and government teacher at Pocomoke High School; Georgia Vasiliou-Wierengo, a third grade teacher at Snow Hill Elementary School; and Catherine Woodland, a kindergarten teacher at Showell Elementary School.


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Hi everyone.
I did make it into work today. We had to barrow the Jeep my parents are using right now as their main car. But as I said, the Pontiac now runs, so I can now tomorrow go to the library, the bank and get groceries.
Other than that, I haven't been up to much since I got home. I do have until Jan 2 off from work, so I'll try and work on my fan fic and stuff like that.
I'll be back later


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Doc impressive in first live action against hitters
By Todd Zolecki / MLB.com
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Phillies pitchers threw to live hitters on Monday morning for the first time this spring at Carpenter Complex.
The group included right-hander Roy Halladay, who will be watched closely this spring following an injury-riddled 2012 campaign.
"Doc was fine," pitching coach Rich Dubee said. "Overall I thought it was a good day of BP today. I thought most of the guys threw pretty well, as far as being in the strike zone, command, that stuff. [Halladay] was pretty good. He was real good."
Rule 5 pick Inciarte impressing Manuel
CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The Phillies are expected to take five outfielders into the regular season, which means Rule 5 Draft pick Ender Inciarte could be the odd man out.
But they will get a good look at him, and Inciarte has the advantage of being fast and known for his defense. The Phils could use that this season. Manager Charlie Manuel has liked what he has seen from Inciarte early in camp.
"I noticed him the other day, took off from right of center field and he went and caught a ball, I couldn't believe he caught it," Manuel said. "They were telling me about his arm, and telling me about his arm ... I guess that's the reason that we got him. He definitely has some talent."
Todd Zolecki 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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St Kilda's second ruckman shows promising signsAdam Cooper
Published: February 9 2013 - 3:53PM
THE ruckman St Kilda gave up its prized compensation pick for made an encouraging start to the pre-season campaign with his new club on Saturday and has coach Scott Watters hopeful the Saints won't be caught short in the ruck this year.
Former Gold Coast big man Tom Hickey was one of several good signs in an intra-club match in front of about 1500 fans at Seaford, along with some zippy performances in attack and a good showing from Arryn Siposs at centre half-back.
The Saints last year traded pick No.13 – the selection it was granted when Brendon Goddard left for Essendon as a restricted free agent – to the Suns for Hickey and hope the 21-year-old can provide much-needed for support for first-choice ruck Ben McEvoy.
McEvoy and Rhys Stanley are vital to St Kilda's future as young players who can play in the ruck (the latter as relief), but both spent spells on the sidelines through injury last year, and Watters said the Saints were excited to gain the extra support. McEvoy left the ground early on Saturday because the Saints are conscious of his heavy workload.
"We've got a legitimate second ruckman," Watters said of Hickey, who played 12 games in two years at Gold Coast.
"[He's] still developing, but in all reality to have one ruckman last year was a real handbrake on our season and, more importantly, on we're going as a club. Our list, the demographic and the shape of our list, has improved. It still needs more improvement but it has improved.
"It's not so much freeing up Stanley [to play another role] because I think Rhys has the capacity to play the ruck in a different way in his own right and be a threat, but it's about workload over the course of the year.
"It's about insurance against injuries. It's a tough game to play and you need depth, so to have a little bit more depth in that position is a good thing for us."
Stanley, captain Nick Riewoldt, Lenny Hayes, Adam Schneider and Sean Dempster all sat out the match, but Watters said all were on target to play in the NAB Cup, which for the Saints begins with matches against Adelaide and Port Adelaide on Sunday week.
Veteran forward Stephen Milne could also have been eligible for a rest, but showed his class is still there with four goals, while Beau Maisten (formerly Beau Wilkes) kicked three and Ahmed Saad and Terry Milera were also lively.
Watters said the development of the younger players would determine whether the Saints could close the gap on the eight sides that finished above them last year, but was satisfied with Saturday's showing.
"There were a few bumps and bruises but no injuries, which was the main thing that we're all looking for at this time," he said.
"I thought the ball movement was pretty clean. Obviously they look after each other to a fair degree in intra-club games so it was a pleasing hit-out."
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The Crew Soccer Academy U-16 and U-18 squads were in action in a pair of matches over the weekend. On Saturday, The U-16 team drew St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri side 2-2, with Silankonet Bayo and Michael McCloskey providing the tallies in the tie. Against the same club, The U-18s lost 3-0.
Sunday saw William Bayemi's 23rd minute equalizer the U-16s come away with a 1-1 draw against the St. Louis Scott Gallagher Metro U-16 squad. The Crew U-18 team responded from Saturday's loss to beat the Gallagher Metros 5-1. Tommy Harr and newcomer Nic Russo scored two goals apiece, while Rylee Woods chipped in another.
On the International stage, Ben Swanson helped the U.S. U-17 National Team to a 5-1 win against Chile last Tuesday in the Four-Nations Tournament. The Grove City native also saw action in Friday's 3-1 loss to Argentina.
CSA's George Braima was called into U.S. U-15 camp last week in Carson, California. Braima is one of 24 players hailing from U.S. Soccer Development Academy clubs in the training camp.
In the college ranks, several Crew Youth alumni were in action in NCAA Division I this week. Here are some of the highlights:
Akron Zips (13-1-2) This Week: 1-0 W at Ohio State, 4-0 W at Hartwick
Akron Earned a pair of wins last week, first beating Ohio State 1-0 in Columbus last Tuesday. Wil Trapp provided the assist on the match's lone goal. On Saturday the Zips traveled to Hartwick to pick up a 4-0 victory, securing their eighth-straight regular season MAC championship. Chad Barson and Eric Stevenson each scored in the win. For his efforts, Barson was named to College Soccer News and TopDrawerSoccer.com's National Team of the Week.
Xavier Musketeers (10-1-4) This Week: 4-1 L at VCU, 5-1 W at Richmond
The Musketeers suffered their first defeat of the season, losing 4-1 on the road to VCU on Friday. Matt Walker scored Xavier's lone goal in the defeat. On Sunday, Xavier rebounded to top Richmond 5-1. Matt Walker tallied his sixth and seventh goals of the season, while his brother Will provided an assist in the win.
Boston College Golden Eagles (8-4-4) This Week: 0-0 D vs. Virginia
Goalkeeper Justin Luthy recorded two saved on his way to his sixth shutout on the season as Boston College earned a draw against Virginia on Senior Night. The Golden Eagles will close out thei regular season at North Carolina on Thursday.
UCLA Bruins (10-2-2) This Week: 2-1 W at Oregon State
Senior captain Matt Wiet anchored the Bruin defense to a road victory against Oregon State on Friday. UCLA plays Washington Monday night to close out its Pacific Northwest road trip.
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Eminem Tour Dates Revealed, New Album Arriving Soon
If money isn't a major issue, then hop on a flight to witness Eminem grace the stage overseas this summer. The lauded rapper is set to perform a handful of dates in countries like Belgium and France. Thanks to Aftermath, Slim Shady fans can plan ahead to see him rap through tracks like 'Guilty Conscience,' 'Stan' and 'Not Afraid' live.
The 'Recovery' creator will hit Belgium to perform at the Pukkelpop Festival on August 8, with several dates in between and end his trek at the U.K.'s Leeds Festival August 25. While all of his scheduled performances are solely in August so far, chances are more dates will pop up with the release of his new album, set to arrive after Memorial Day.
This will mark the Detroit native's eighth studio album and the follow-up to 2010's 'Recovery.' He has yet to release new music from the effort but it's likely he'll collaborate with his longtime producer and friend Dr. Dre once a track debuts. Known for his own production work, Em could very well mastermind some of the beats for this project as well.
Dre briefly talked about Eminem's upcoming release in an interview with Power 106 last month, confirming that the opus was on its way. Shady Records President Paul Rosenberg also confirmed an album from Marshall Mathers earlier this year.
"We fully expect to be releasing a new Eminem album in 2013," Rosenberg shared. "He's been working on it for some time. It's safe to say that it will be post-Memorial Day at some point, but we're not exactly sure when. We've got some dates locked in for him to perform live in Europe in August, so we're trying to see what else lines up."
One look at Aftermath's Facebook page proves the label is in full support of the rhymer's new tunes. For every post on Em, there's promotion of the album to come.
Perhaps these end-of-summer shows are an indication that Eminem will close out the usually hot season by releasing some heat of his own.
Eminem Tour Dates
8/15: Pukkelpop Festival – Kiewit, Belgium
8/17: Slane Castle – Dublin, Ireland
8/20: Bellahouston Park – Glasgow, UK
8/22: Stade de France – Paris, France
8/24: Reading Festival – Reading, UK
8/25: Leeds Festival – Leeds, UK
Watch Eminem's 'Guilty Conscience' Video Feat. Dr. Dre


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A dramatic photo finish in rowing, a runner who finished her heat with one shoe and the world fastest woman is crowned at the Rio Olympics.
Here are some noteworthy numbers from Day 8 of the Summer Games:
1,001: The U.S. took home its 1,000th and 1,001st gold medals of the Olympic Summer Games Saturday when the women's and men's swimming teams won each of their 4x100-meter medley relays. The women were led by Simone Manuel, the men by Michael Phelps.
28: How many gold, silver and bronze medals Michael Phelps has won in the most decorated Olympic career ever. His last medal at Rio was gold (No. 23), won in the 4x100-meter medley relay, and Phelps says he won't be back at the Olympics to collect more — he's retiring from Olympic competition.
10.71: How many seconds it took Elaine Thompson, of Jamaica, to become the fastest woman in the world. She finished the 100-meter dash with daylight between her and double defending Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, who took bronze.
34: The world ranking of tennis player Monica Puig, who won Puerto Rico's first gold medal by defeating No. 2-ranked Angelique Kerber, of Germany, Saturday. Puig is also the first Puerto Rican woman to win any medal.
30: The number of people who were detained Saturday while protesting against the Olympics following clashes with police. Rio state security officials said in a statement that the protesters were wielding long planks of wood and throwing rocks at police as they tried to march toward the Olympic stadium, where track and field events are being held. Left-wing critics of government corruption and hefty spending on the Olympics at a time of deep recession have held several small protests in the week since South America's first games have begun. They say money is badly needed to fund schools and hospitals.
22: The number of gold medals to be won in 13 different sports on Saturday. Competitions wrap up in swimming and rowing — but they are just heating up in track and field, which will award five golds: for the women's 100 meter sprint and the heptathlon, and the men's 10,000 meters, discus and long jump. There are four medals up for grabs in swimming.
10.07: The number of seconds it took Usain Bolt to run his 100-meter heat, his first race at the Rio Games. His time trailed that of his longtime rival Justin Gatlin by .06 seconds, but Bolt was running into a headwind while the American had the wind on his side. The 60,000-capacity stadium was filled with noisy fans, a stark contrast with the opening day. The crowd had been difficult to calm and silence ahead of the start of races, but when Bolt put his fingers to his lips for silence, all went quiet.
Nearly 1 million: Gallons of of clear water being transferred from a practice pool to the Olympic diving pool, which was drained of green water Saturday, according to The Associated Press.
9:34.70: The time it took Ethiopia's Etenesh Diro to finish women's 3,000-meter steeplechase after having run the last half mile of the semifinal with only one shoe. Diro was leading her heat when her right shoe became loose. She finally yanked it off, caught up to some of the runners and ended up finishing seventh. She was originally knocked out of the competition, but advanced to the final on appeal following protests from the Ethiopian team.
6:41.34: The number of minutes it took for a dramatic photo finish in the men's single sculls. Olympic champion Mahe Drysdale of New Zealand and Croatia's Martin Damir both clocked the same time but officials called the race for Drysdale after studying a photo of the finish.
3: The number of consecutive Olympic gold medals the U.S. rowing team has won in the women's eight. The U.S. beat Britain and Romania on the final day of the Rio regatta to win the third gold. The U.S. has dominated the event since 2006 and now has 11 straight world and Olympic titles, an outstanding dynasty in team sports.
1: The number of Russian track and field athletes allowed to compete at the Rio Games. But long jumper Darya Klishina was booted before the competition begins on Tuesday. She's appealing the ban. IAAF spokesman Yannis Nikolaou told the AP Saturday that the governing body revoked Klishina's eligibility based on new information it received last week. It's not clear what the new information is. The Russian team was banned over allegations of a widespread, state-sponsored doping program but Klishina was originally allowed to compete in Rio because she is based in the U.S.


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Taylor Lautner fans unite.
Here's one to get you started.
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edwardlikeshaystacks wrote:Happy Sunday, indeed.
Man, Taylor Swift is one lucky gal. I can't believe THAT cougar gets to date this!
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G-Faerie08 wrote:Ick..just being in this thread gives me the heebie jeebies J/k
I like Taylor Lautner..I was thinking just yesterday how I would LOVE to have a Kellan thread or something like with the HH and now the Abs-so-lutely Taylor thread (cute name btw)
I have said it before..It should be illegal for a 17 year old to look like this!
by Amanda Beth » Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:10 pm
I read the Awful Truth on EOnline and a few other places... they all seem to think it's a little too convenient that his movie was coming out and she was on tour and they were being very obvious about the "relationship" like the pap pictures and Taylor's song on SNL. They're guessing that "Taylor Squared" may stick around because Valentine's Day premiers in February, but not be surprised if it fizzles out afterwards.
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The Rangers might be exhausted; GM or Ron Washington to blame?
To say the Rangers don't have the look of a team that could win three games in a row, much less make three consecutive World Series, is an understatement. The only back-to-back wins they had over a playoff team in the second half were against Detroit, and that was nearly two months ago.
The Rangers have played in fits and starts ever since for a variety of reasons. Because of season-ending injuries to Colby Lewis and Neftali Feliz, they've gotten little from fifth starters. The lineup hasn't delivered from top to bottom as it has previously. Hamilton, David Murphy, Adrian Beltre and Elvis Andrus are up; Ian Kinsler, Nelson Cruz, Mike Napoli and Michael Young are down.
The Rangers aren't as multi-purpose on offense as they once were, either. They don't run as much because opponents have denied them with slide steps. When Kinsler and Andrus do run, it's often ill-advised.
And if all the above still isn't reason enough, consider the possibility that the Rangers are simply beat. Seven regulars are on the wrong side of 30, which may not seem old unless you were one of seven Rangers who played in at least 145 games this year, tying a major league team record.
Particularly notable: Of the nine other teams to have as many, only the '84 Padres made the postseason.
One of Ron Washington's duties is to make sure his players have something left at the end of a long, long season. He's been reluctant to give days off, and I can't always blame him. GM Jon Daniels hasn't given him much bench to work with.
But even when Jurickson Profar and Mike Olt were made available, Washington didn't take advantage. Like most managers, he's not wild about rookies. If this season ends soon for the Rangers, you can bet it'll become a topic of discussion.
Maybe not so coincidentally, Washington gave his guys the day off Thursday.
"We've been grinding," he explained. "I just felt like they needed a break."
They got a bigger one than they could have ever imagined only 24 hours earlier, the way the postseason sets up.
All they have to do now is win one game to earn it.
Asked for the record if he liked this one-time playoff setup, Daniels smiled and said, "I'll tell you tomorrow."
The good news is that he still had a tomorrow to consider it. The way things had been looking lately, they were fast running out.


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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
European network for the protection of public figures
The responsibility for protecting public figures against assaults or attacks when visiting the European Union (EU) lies with the EU countries. Due to the growing number of visits to the EU, this decision sets up a European network for the protection of public figures to act as an official communication and consultation channel for national authorities.
Council Decision 2002/956/JHA of 28 November 2002 setting up a European Network for the Protection of Public Figures [See amending act(s)].
The protection of visiting public figures is the responsibility of the host European Union (EU) country. Following a Council recommendation of 6 December 2001 setting a common scale for assessing threats to public figures visiting the EU and an initiative of Spain, the Council adopted this decision to close loopholes in the law on the protection of public figures.
This decision sets up a European network for the protection of public figures. The network consists of national police and other competent services dealing with the protection of public figures. Each EU country designates a national contact point for the network. Candidate countries to the EU as well as Europol may also designate contact points.
The public figures covered by the decision are those who visit the EU either in an official or non-official capacity and to whom a protection service is assigned under the national law of an EU country or the rules of an international or supranational organisation or institution.
The EU country holding the Presidency of the Council is responsible for promoting the activities of the network.
The objectives of the network are to:
- promote the exchange of general and technical information and experience between the national services participating in the network;
- promote the development of a set of common best practices for the operational activities of the national services;
- promote the reciprocal secondment of national officials;
- allow the national services participating in the network to exchange information, communicate and develop common views on procedures and methods relating to the protection of public figures;
- encourage the exchange of operational information concerning the application of security when a public figure must be protected in two or more EU countries;
- encourage collaboration between the authorities of national protection services on the application of protection when the public figure must be protected in two or more EU countries.
The network must report annually to the Council, which is to evaluate the activities of the network every three years.
Entry into force
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
Official Journal
Decision 2002/956/JHA
OJ L 333 of 10.12.2002
Amending act(s)
Entry into force
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
Official Journal
Decision 2009/796/JHA
OJ L 283 of 30.10.2009
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"We cannot force others to behave differently if they disagree with us; but if we change what we are saying or doing they will respond differently. - Nabil N. Jamal"
"Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe."
"The nation behaves well if it treats the natural resources as assets which it must turn over to the next generation increased, and not impaired, in value"
"The weirder you're going to behave, the more normal you should look. It works in reverse, too. When I see a kid with three or four rings in his nose, I know there is absolutely nothing extraordinary about that person."
"When you share your last crust of bread with a beggar, you mustn't behave as if you were throwing a bone to a dog. You must give humbly, and thank him for allowing you to have a part in his hunger."
"I like to behave in an extremely normal, wholesome manner for the most part in my daily life. Even if mentally I'm consumed with sick visions of violence, terror, sex and death."


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Classic Songs That Gained New Life In 2013These songs came firing back into our lives through some strange pathways: a fictional chemist, an overzealous Celtics fan, blurry courtroom controversies and a Toyota commercial.
Bon Jovi's 'Livin' On A Prayer' Returns To The Pop Charts Thanks To Viral VideoThe video, which initially came out in 2009, returned to prominence thanks to utrend.tv on October 17. Currently, it has 11 million views worldwide and has been shared more than 1.6 million times on Facebook. The song also debuted at No.5 on the Streaming Songs chart with 5.1 million streams.