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Selig Reiterates Belief That Hard-Slotting System Is Inevitable For MLB Draft
MLB Commissioner Bud Selig, speaking during the '11 MLB Draft last night in Secaucus, N.J., said once again he anticipates a hard-slotting system being implemented for draft pick compensation, as well as a worldwide draft. "I do believe there will be a hard-slotting system and a worldwide draft. I believe in them," Selig said, adding that clubs internally have overwhelmingly voted in favor of pursuing them. "Everybody [among clubs and management] is for slotting." The commissioner, however, did not say whether they will definitely happen in time for next year as a result of collective bargaining negotiations now occurring with the MLBPA, or even if the union will be receptive to the ideas. "Time will tell. ... But I'm confident we need it," Selig said. He added such a system would not necessarily result in a large wave of talented athletes choosing other sports due to pre-ordained compensation levels for baseball draftees. "The positives [with improved competitive balance] outweigh the negatives," he said (Eric Fisher, SportsBusiness Journal). MLB.com's Mark Newman notes the "intent of hard-slotting would be to even the playing field for all clubs, fostering a system in which the top talents go to the teams with the first picks and eliminating the possibility of better players falling to teams that have larger budgets, due to bonus demands." When asked if he "thought a slotting system might hinder the ability to sign" multisport athletes in the future, Selig "shook his head." He said, "The clubs have voted, the GMs have voted, and everybody's for slotting" (MLB.com, 6/7).
INSIDE THE STUDIO: MLB Network broadcasted last night's Draft live for the third consecutive year from its Studio 42 in Secaucus. Similar to last year, the production included a one-hour pre-event show, look-ins to 22 team war rooms, up from 20 a year ago, and several HOFers on-site at MLB Network studios as team representatives. The Pirates selected UCLA P Gerrit Cole with the first overall pick, giving agent Scott Boras his third straight top overall selection following the Nationals taking P Stephen Strasburg in '09 and RF Bryce Harper a year ago. Despite the continued growth in the draft's prominence and importance, a MLB Network producer last night still sought to prompt the in-studio crowd to make more noise after Selig announced each pick, not unlike some other TV productions. His wording, however, generated some awkward laughter among the assembled fans. "Even if it's fake, it's good for TV," the producer said (Fisher).
NFL Lockout Watch, Day 88: League Asks Court To Dismiss Brady Antitrust Suit
The NFL asked a federal court late yesterday to dismiss an antitrust lawsuit filed against the league on March 11 by 10 players. U.S. District Judge Susan Nelson set a September 12 hearing on the motion. The NFL's reply was due yesterday to the lawsuit, Brady, et al, v. NFL, which seeks to remove most free agency restrictions. The NFL in a two-page filing said it was seeking the dismissal "for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted (in whole or in part), or, in the alternative, for an order dismissing or staying the cases." The cases refer to both the lawsuit brought by the Brady class, as well a separate one brought by four retired players. The NFL had asked the court to delay its reply until early July, when the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals may have ruled on the league's appeal to overturn Nelson's injunction lifting the lockout. The 8th Circuit has already stayed that ruling, and the league contended the appeal decision might provide the justification for dismissal of the antitrust lawsuit. The league apparently felt it already had enough justification to file the motion to dismiss. September 12 is the day after the first Sunday of the scheduled regular season. It is also six months and one day after the NFLPA decertified. That is significant because Judge Duane Benton, in questioning the NFL lawyer last week during the 8th Circuit appeal hearing, suggested six months might make sense as a grace period before the NFL's exemption from antitrust laws under the labor laws might expire. The NFL asked for a year after decertification before the players would gain access to the antitrust laws (Daniel Kaplan, SportsBusiness Journal).
GOING ABOUT IT THE WRONG WAY: ESPN.com's Mike Sando wrote some NFL coaches "resent the fact" that the NFLCA filed an amicus brief last month in support of the players "without soliciting more input from coaches or at least getting ahead of the story through better public relations." NFLCA Exec Dir Larry Kennan indicated that he "followed standard procedure, going through his executive committee and emailing all coaches, including head coaches, with the necessary info." But Sando noted "quite a few have been on vacation, and some felt this was a bad time to make waves." The Redskins were the first team to speak out against the NFLCA filing, and Kennan said, "Once the Redskins did this, the owners have gotten to their guys and said, 'We need this, too.' What are the coaches going to do, say no?" Sando: "I suspect Kennan underestimated the response this filing has generated. In retrospect, he should have finessed this story from the front end, better informing his membership" (ESPN.com, 6/6).
SUMMER CAMP: In Rochester, Sal Maiorana noted this is the last year of the Bills' training camp agreement with St. John Fisher College, so it is "possible that if the lockout stretches through the summer and there's no camp in Pittsford, there may not be another one, at least not in the near future." Bills CEO Russ Brandon said, "We're in continuous discussion about extending the agreement. Rochester is very important to us regionally and it has been a phenomenal partnership and relationship" (ROCHESTER DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE, 6/5). Meanwhile, in San Antonio, Tom Orsborn noted the Alamodome is "holding open 20 days" for the Cowboys' training camp this year. San Antonio Dir of Convention, Sports & Entertainment Facilities Michael Sawaya said that the Cowboys "have informed him that, should the lockout end in time for teams to train in normal fashion, camp tentatively would run from July 25 through Aug. 13." This is the "final year of the Cowboys' five-year, rent-free contract with the Alamodome." Sawaya said that the city "would not seek compensation for lost parking and concessions revenue should camp be canceled" (SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS, 6/4).
Richard Childress Fined, Placed On Probation For Alteraction With Kyle Busch
NASCAR yesterday announced that it fined NASCAR team owner Richard Childress $150,000 and "placed him on probation through Dec. 31 for instigating a brawl" with driver Kyle Busch after Saturday's Camping World Truck Series O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 at Kansas Speedway, according to Randy Covitz of the K.C. STAR. The probation "includes all NASCAR-sanctioned events." Childress yesterday "took the blame" for the altercation, saying, "I'm responsible for my actions, plain and simple. ... In this instance, I let the passion and my emotions get the best of me." Childress was "upset with how Busch ... bumped the car of RCR rookie Joey Coulter on the cool-down lap of Saturday's race after Coulter had out-dueled him for fifth place." Fox analyst Larry McReynolds said, "I think Richard just had enough of it. Between Kyle pushing and destroying the No. 29 car in post-race at Darlington, and then what he did to Joey Coulter's truck post-race at Kansas, when the truck didn't have a scratch on it, I think Richard was fed up." But McReynolds added NASCAR "can't have the Wild, Wild West" despite its "boys, have at it" mantra. McReynolds: "They can't have an owner just going up to a driver in the garage area, putting him in a headlock and punching him" (K.C. STAR, 6/7). The AP's Jenna Fryer noted it is "not clear what probation means in relation to Childress as a car owner." It "could only mean that he must stay away from Busch for the rest of the year." Childress in a statement said that he "accepts the penalty, but he did not apologize for his actions" (AP, 6/6).
MISPLACED PUNISHMENT: ESPN.com's Terry Blount wrote the decision to fine Childress and place him on probation, while doing nothing to Busch, is the "most unpopular penalty in ages." Blount: "What happens on the track, and goes relatively unpunished, brings about other actions off the track that do get punished. ... Have-at-it-boys on the track leads to increased incidents off the track, and one is a more serious offense than the other. The wrong one." However, Blount wrote he is sure Childress "considers it money well spent," and added, "Realize NASCAR probation means absolutely nothing" (ESPN.com, 6/6). In Milwaukee, Dave Kallmann wrote, "I'm just not seeing much of a penalty. And I'm not seeing much of a deterrent for the next guy who might be inclined to take a poke at Busch" (JSONLINE.com, 6/6).
SUPPORT IN THE GARAGE? ESPN's Tony Kornheiser said of Childress' situation, "The fact that he's 65 and he took on a guy probably close to 40 years younger than him, he's being applauded throughout NASCAR" ("PTI," ESPN, 6/6) ESPN's Tim Brewer said, "Money's not going stop a man when he's got as much pride as Richard Childress. ... Richard Childress doesn't sell cars. He doesn't sell anything. He sells racing. He is a dedicated person at that and I don't blame him for what he did." ESPN's Ricky Craven: "Richard Childress sells racing. He is a dedicated person at that and I don't blame him for what he did" ("NASCAR Now," ESPN2, 6/6). But ESPN's Bomani Jones said, "The bottom line is this: You can't have team owners at the age of 65-years-old going up to people that legitimately cannot hit them back. What else do you do against a guy like Richard Childress when this sort of thing happens?" ("Around The Horn," ESPN, 6/6).
MORE FISTICUFFS? The AP's Fryer noted NASCAR officials "wouldn't say Monday whether Ryan Newman secretly was fined $50,000 for allegedly punching Juan Pablo Montoya during a meeting last month at Darlington." The two drivers were "summoned to NASCAR's at-track office on May 6 to discuss their ongoing feud," and NASCAR afterward said the meeting "did not go as well as we had hoped it would." Rumors of the penalty "began to leak on Monday in response" to the Childress fine (AP, 6/6).
F1's Ecclestone Calls For New Vote To Reverse Scheduling Of Bahrain Grand Prix
F1 Management Chair Bernie Ecclestone held an "urgent round of negotiations last night to try to overturn the decision to reinstate the Bahrain Grand Prix," according to Kevin Eason of the LONDON TIMES. Ecclestone "called for a new vote ... to cancel the October 30 date handed out by the FIA as he launched an intense round of talks with the 12 Formula One teams." The teams insisted that "they did not want the revised schedule" decided by the FIA after hearing evidence presented by FIA VP Carlos Gracia. Gracia, who was sent as a "special envoy" to spend a day in Bahrain, "reported on the four policemen killed in street riots and the 180 injured." But he "made no mention of the estimated 32 dead protesters nor the 47 doctors and nurses detained and being tried under martial law this week for tending to injured demonstrators." Gracia said there were no indications "of any problems or any reason why Bahrain's grand prix should not return to the 2011 calendar." His conclusion "is said to have swayed the 26 council members." As FIA President Jean Todt yesterday "held court to justify the FIA's decision, Ecclestone was at work behind the scenes in talks with teams, who are against the return of Bahrain in the October slot that was reserved for the inaugural Indian Grand Prix." The India race now "faces being shunted to a December 11 date" by the FIA (LONDON TIMES, 6/7). In London, Tom Cary notes Todt "defended Gracia's report, saying that many accounts of alleged human rights abuses, such as one from a former member of staff at the Bahrain circuit, were untrue." He also "denied there had been any commercial consideration to the decision." It is "understood that only a unanimous vote can effect a change to the calendar, something which was necessary last Friday and may be again shortly" (London TELEGRAPH, 6/7).
SLOW MOVING: In Montreal, Randy Phillips notes "only one of 11 reserved-seating grandstands was sold out" for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix as of yesterday afternoon. Octane Management National Press Officer Marie-Pierre Laflamme, whose company promotes the F1 event at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, said, "I can't say how many tickets have been sold up to now. Attendance (figures) only will be known after the weekend." Phillips notes attendance for last year's three-day race weekend "topped 300,000 for the ninth consecutive year." The '10 event "was sold out the day before practice sessions began on Friday" (Montreal GAZETTE, 6/7).
SCHEDULE CHANGE: Todt said that F1 "will have 20 races next year and not the record 21 listed on a calendar published last week." He did not say "which race might be axed although Turkey already has an asterisk against it." Todt: "We don't know which one will go, but the world championship will be 20 races." REUTERS' Alan Baldwin notes the Turkish Grand Prix at Istanbul on May 6 "was listed as subject to confirmation after being called into question when local organisers said it faced the axe because of a disagreement over payments to Ecclestone" (REUTERS, 6/7).
Feel That Fire: NHL's Coplin Working To Bring More Music Partnerships To League
CONTINUING TO HEAD IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: FORBES' Tom Van Riper wrote under the header, "Another Promising Season For NHL." The league's business "generally remained steady this year after a nice bump in 2010, when post season television ratings moved up thanks to the strong showing of the U.S. and Canadian Olympic teams and the rise of the Blackhawks." Eighteen of the 30 teams "increased attendance from last year, led by Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and Nashville, which all drew at least 1,100 more fans per game." Only nine teams "saw attendance fall." Sports Business Group President David Carter said, "You have to look at the NHL as the most stable of all the major sports leagues right now. Turnstile count is strong, they're attracting more sponsorship dollars, and they have relative labor peace" (FORBES.com, 6/6).


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Cece Winans A Heart Like Yours Lyrics
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I try to reach out for you but i fall.
Some times you seem so close and yet so far.
Lord i need another chance, i need to know your mercy, please give me the strength to change within.
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I know that i'm not all that i can be.
My weakness seems to get the best of me.
But as long as you are here, i know that i will make it every step along the way please hear my prayer.
a heart like yours is my desire a heart like yours is what i'm searching for, full of compassion nothing wrong within. Please hear me lord give me a heart like yours.
so much grace, so much kindness, so much faith, forever true, strong as the wind soft as the shadows. If just once i could be like you.
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McCarthy's chances in Senate look up - EPA emissions rules may be less painful for industry than critics fear - Western govs talk energy - Obama promises $7 billion to African power
TOP TALKER — McCARTHY COULD GET SENATE APPROVAL: The Senate seems likely to confirm Gina McCarthy as head of the EPA in July despite warnings that President Barack Obama's new climate agenda could torpedo her nomination. McCarthy should win support from Republicans who have traditionally opposed filibustering presidential nominees, even if they have been critical of the climate change plan Obama announced last week to limit power plants' carbon emissions. Darren Goode has the story: http://politi.co/12Bc3RR
LESS PAIN, STILL SOME GAIN? EPA's climate rules for power plants could turn out to be far less painful for the industry and some states' economies than many of the agency's critics fear. That's because some states are already taking steps to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions — for example, by ramping up wind and solar power or joining regional cap-and-trade programs. Meanwhile, a slew of coal-fired power plants are shutting down for reasons that include earlier EPA air pollution rules and a shift of the market toward natural gas. Erica Martinson: http://politico.pro/11XRYXh
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THE NEXT STEP FOR EPA: A read between the lines of Obama's new climate agenda shows a much broader swath of regulatory plans for EPA beyond its already expected assault on power plants' carbon pollution. After taking on the mammoth task of writing rules for future and existing power plants, the agency is likely to turn its eyes to a variety of industries with heavy greenhouse gas footprints, including natural gas production, refineries and all sorts of manufacturers. Erica again: http://politico.pro/11TPg8x
JULY, JULY, JULY, IT NEVER SEEMED TOO STRANGE and welcome to Morning Energy, where we're on the road that meets the road that goes to my house. Send your energy news to firstname.lastname@example.com, and follow on Twitter @ alexcguillen, @ Morning_Energy and @ POLITICOPro.
HOW THE WEST WAS POWERED: Western governors, gathered this weekend for their annual meeting, spent most of Sunday talking energy policy with Acting EPA Administrator Bob Perciasepe and Deputy Energy Secretary Dan Poneman. Here are some highlights heading into this holiday week:
No love for coal in climate plan, Mead says: There wasn't much about coal in the president's climate plan, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead told the administration officials on hand. "In reading the president's recent speech, there seemed to be only a brief mention of coal and sort of in a negative context, in my view," Mead said, adding that coal provides around 40 percent of the U.S.'s power and even great portions in many places around the world. Poneman agreed with Mean on coal's importance. "We have on the order of $6 billion in capital deployed to support our CCS initiatives," he said, and ran down DOE's recent work in carbon capture, sequestration and utilization.
— Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz also sounded off this weekend on carbon utilization; read more below.
Bullock: Regulations can't go by state lines: "Regulation can't always stick with state boundaries," Montana Gov. Steve Bullock argued. "In the West, particularly in the Rockies West, we are blessed with an abundance of resources and I think we're also blessed with a scarcity of population." Bullock, a Democrat, said that Montana is an energy exporting state, and that even some power plants in Big Sky Country are owned by companies elsewhere. "So as we look at how this plan will come about in reducing CO2 emissions, a per capita basis for a place like my state doesn't make sense, and we really have to take a look at what needs are we in the West fulfilling? As Gov. Herbert says, we generate 77 percent of the nation's electricity. We can't just do it on a per capita basis as we're looking at regulation."
West making strides in smart grid issues, Poneman says: The deputy DOE secretary brought up grid issues and advocate for working on a "better, smarter grid," particularly with more renewable energy coming online. "We need to have a much smarter grid, and lots of the experimental aspects of getting to a smart grid are things that are already being done out here in the West," Poneman said. "And it's going to be critically important if we want to continue to do a good job at integrating intermittent sources of power into the grid, to be able to have much more rapid adjustments, both in terms of load management and understanding the tariff structures that support it. And so as we go to larger amounts of wind and solar on the grid, this is going to become increasingly important."
Manitoba premier: Shale gas a 'game-changer': The explosion of U.S. shale gas in recent years will help North America's economy and the climate, Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger said. "We are a world energy exporter. Liquefied natural gas is going to be moving outside of our jurisdictions. This will help the entire continent of North America once again be one of the economic powerhouses of the world, and we can do that in a way that sets a good example for the world in terms of the greenhouse gas emissions. Climate change is an issue, whether we like it or not. It's an issue that has to be addressed, and I think we can make great progress in doing that with our cross-border relationships.
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Hair of the, uh, plug? Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper said a discussion on energy and environmental issues was always just what the doctor ordered to recover from a night of, well, whatever conference attendees do on a Saturday night. "I learned that from a long life in the tavern business," he quipped yesterday morning.
Being your own boss: After Perciasepe noted that he is currently both EPA's acting administrator and the deputy, Poneman — who did much the same at DOE for about a month between Steven Chu's departure and Ernest Moniz's confirmation — sympathized, but only a little. "I don't want you to feel too sorry for him, because somebody said to me during that month, 'It's like twice the work.' No, it's like half, because I don't have to explain anything to anyone," he said to laughter.
OBAMA PROMISES $7 BILLION FOR AFRICAN POWER: Via Fox News: "President Obama, calling for the U.S. to "up our game" when it comes to Africa, on Sunday announced a $7 billion government-backed initiative to increase access to electric power in sub-Saharan Africa. … Obama said the U.S. government would spend at least $7 billion toward the goal of doubling access to electric power, bolstered by investments from private sector partners. … Private companies, including General Electric and Symbion Power, are making an additional $9 billion in commitments with the goal of providing power to millions of Africans crippled by a lack of electricity." Fox News: http://fxn.ws/12duPQk
Obama's weekly address dedicated to climate plan: Before skipping town, the president recorded his weekly address on his climate plan speech — including a line that arguing that "those of us in positions of responsibility will need to be less concerned with the judgment of special interests and well-connected donors, and more concerned with the judgment of our children." The address: http://1.usa.gov/1aobSCN
SUNDAY NO-SHOWS: Obama's climate change plan may have been the huge news in the energy world last week, but the plan got garnered zero mentions yesterday on ABC's "This Week," CBS's "Face the Nation," NBC's "Meet the Press," and "Fox News Sunday." It was crowded out by other news about Edward Snowden and the NSA, the IRS, immigration, same-sex marriage, the Voting Rights Act, and other issues.
FOR MONIZ, IT'S CCUS, NOT JUST CCS: Forget just carbon capture and storage for coal, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Sunday on Platts Energy Week TV; there's a future in utilizing captured carbon as well. "The idea of utilizing a whole lot of CO2 is attractive, and today it's not that well known that we are already utilizing a lot of CO2 for enhanced oil recovery," he said. "Today we are producing about 300,000 barrels of oil per day using carbon dioxide to enhance oil recovery from older fields. The estimates are that could increase by a factor of ten, to about 3 million barrels a day. That requires about 600 megatons of CO2 per year. We could only get that by capturing it from industrial sources, power plants." Part 1 of Platts's interview: http://bit.ly/11SrV7a
All eyes on new nuclear reactors: Moniz also predicted that the success of the four new reactors currently under construction in Georgia and South Carolina — the first in several decades — will be a bellwether for the industry's future. "We need to know in the United States: What does it cost, can we meet the schedule in building new nuclear power plants," he said. "We will know when we build these new plants. That's why I think these new plants are in fact so important and why the loan guarantee program was authorized by Congress in the 2005 Energy Policy Act; it's to find out if these first mover plants are built on cost, on schedule. And that will inform the marketplace, the utilities, the investors, the equipment manufacturers."
— Moniz also told Reuters yesterday that he thinks the oil industry will be fine with tightened sanctions on Iranian oil exports, which the U.S. is hoping will put pressure on Tehran over the nation's nuclear program. Reuters: http://trib.in/12zTRbc
ME-A CULPA: POLITICO learned on Friday of some previous incorrect reporting on a lawsuit brought by the American Petroleum Institute against a Dodd-Frank rule requiring energy companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments. API had filed its suit in both the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit as well as a lower district court at the same time, but the appeals court said the case had to first make its way through district court. On June 7, ME wrote that API had asked the appeals court to stay the Dodd-Frank rule while the case works its way through the lower court. However, API was asking the appeals court to keep the case open on their docket until the district court ruled and that ruling was appealed — a bid to save time. The appeals court on Friday declined API's request — meaning any future appeal will require new briefs in a new case before a new panel of judges, which may or may not include the three judges who heard the previous version of the suit. We regret the error.
CHINA HAS WAY TO GO ON CLIMATE CHANGE, STERN SAYS: China, the single largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has a lot to do when it comes to acting on climate change, the U.S.'s top international climate negotiator said Friday. "They are acting on a number of fronts to reduce their emissions, but there is no question that to deal with climate change successfully China will need to take more far-reaching steps to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions," Todd Stern, the State Department's special envoy for climate change, said on a Facebook chat. He noted the recent agreement between the U.S. and China to phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons, a potent greenhouse gas. "Both countries recognize that climate change threatens our economic livelihoods and our security, and we've elevated the issue in our bilateral relationship," Stern said.
— Stern also reiterated the call last week by President Obama for citizens to push lawmakers to act on climate change and take action on a community level. "These comments are made in an American context, but it is, of course, vitally important for people in countries all over the world to act in ways designed to push your communities and push your governments to take the kind of strong action we need."
— At least 19 firefighters were killed by a wildfire in Arizona yesterday. AP: http://wapo.st/15WRTnL
— The Congressional Budget Office has scored Rep. David McKinley's coal ash bill: http://1.usa.gov/17qWphz
— Rep. Duncan Hunter has introduced legislation forcing the White House to get public comment on its estimate of the "social cost" of carbon. Bloomberg: http://bloom.bg/15VB9xd
— The Washington Post takes a deep dive into a lawsuit between Chevron and Patton Boggs over an Ecuadorian lawsuit: http://wapo.st/17KRcoj
— Oklahoma Environment Secretary Gary Sherrer is resigning, and Gov. Mary Fallin plans to combine his department with the state's energy agency. AP: http://bit.ly/14B8Qoj
— The New York Times editorial board is critical of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs for holding up draft rules: http://nyti.ms/18pO68K
— The Chicago Tribune's editorial board makes the case to approve Keystone XL: http://trib.in/17IRdsT
— The conservative American Tradition Institute is going after Ron Binz, the nominee to head FERC, as a "well-known anti-coal crusader." http://bit.ly/1asv95S
THAT'S ALL FOR ME. See you tomorrow.
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In all seriousness, its striking how much an improvement a guy can make and still just make it back to league-average.
I wonder what he could do if he cut his strikeouts even more. The New Inge in the chart still struck out once every five trips to the plate, and with a paltry walk rate, he has to find other ways to balance that out. Since he's not exactly a take-and-rake kind of hitter, I think Inge has to put the ball in play more (make more contact) in order to be successful.


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Today, December 27th, is my niece's birthday. In honor of her special day, I am reposting this from January '09. A Christmastime birthday can leave the birthday boy or girl feeling cheated , here is a simple way to make it more special!
Turning a party faux-pas into party fun!
O.K. it's been a whirlwind since January 1st so I haven't gotten our Christmas Tree down yet. My son's birthday is today January 10th and Christmas should have left our house days ago and made way for his birthday decorations. Tonight we are hosting a sleepover for 6 kids and tomorrow will be our family party (24 in all) with lunch and sleigh riding. Definitely in over my head with baking cupcakes, cake and preparing for the festivities, I needed to act fast. So with about 14 balloons and some of great pictures of my son, I re-decorated our tree. It's now the "Happy Birthday Tree" and he is pleased as punch! We are writing and hanging birthday wishes on the tree for him and having so much fun. It's going to be a new birthday tradition for my little guy!


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The New Expo 2020 Logo Has Been Revealed And Twitter Has Erupted!
Sheikh Mohammed revealed the new logo for Dubai Expo 2020 to the public this evening. Logos often define global events and their unveiling usually ignites critique from expert designers and novices alike. This design features type by 29 Letters and DS Type Foundry.
Not sure what you think of it yet? Either way, you'll have to get used to seeing it around, it's going to be everywhere over the next days, weeks, months and years!
The unveiling ceremony
#Expo2020 Dubai logo revealed https://t.co/vM79EzPbRZ pic.twitter.com/MDg5MvoE42— Gulf News (@gulf_news) March 27, 2016
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Such an iconic moment in history! The reveal of the new #Expo2020 logo on #BurjKhalifa.@DubaiExpo2020 pic.twitter.com/MKusHqw2Bf— Burj Khalifa (@BurjKhalifa) March 27, 2016
As soon as the logo was unveiled, it was tweeted!
محمد بن راشد، يرافقه حمدان ومكتوم بن محمد، يكشف النقاب عن شعار إكسبو 2020 الجديد #دبي pic.twitter.com/675Wkwr0mW— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 27, 2016
Those who created the logo are off for a well earned drink!
We're very proud of the connection with @29Letters and the symbiosis between Latin and Arabic. Now time for a drink!— DSType Foundry (@DSType_Foundry) March 27, 2016
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Presented a big stage to validate itself as one of the nation's elite teams, fifth-ranked Georgia looked entirely out of its element on Saturday night.
The Bulldogs were buried beneath a first-quarter avalanche of points by No. 6 South Carolina, smothered on offense and never recovered in a 35-7 beatdown.
South Carolina jumped out to a 21-0 lead less than 10 minutes into the game and was on its way to a rousing victory that thrilled a record-crowd of 85,199 at Williams-Brice Stadium and took the wind out of the sails of a Bulldogs team with championship aspirations.
"We definitely thought we were up there as one of the top teams in the country," quarterback Aaron Murray said after throwing a career-low 109 yards on 11 of 31 passing while under frequent pressure. "I still think we're a very talented team. We just didn't bring it tonight at all. We got our butts handed to us."
"Over-rated! Over-rated!" the crowd chanted as South Carolina drove for a 7-yard Connor Shaw touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
South Carolina (6-0, 4-0 SEC) won its third straight game against the Bulldogs for the first time in a series that dates back to 1894.
"Like I told the team the bad news is we took a whipping," Georgia coach Mark Richt said. "The good news is we all took it together. I don't think anybody could look in the mirror and say I had a great day but the other boys didn't. It was just a team loss. We got beat by a very good team that was very primed and ready to go."
The Old Ball Coach now has the upper hand again against his old nemesis. Steve Spurrier is now 15-5 against Georgia as coach of South Carolina and Florida.
"They can't say they own us anymore, that's for sure," Spurrier said of a series that Georgia leads 46-17-2 all-time. "That's a team that used to beat my alma mater (Florida) very well. I've been fortunate as a coach against them, not so much as a player, but as a coach so that was special."
The Gamecocks knocked Georgia (5-1, 3-1) from the ranks of the unbeaten and snapped the Bulldogs' 15-game regular season winning streak. They did it in a nationally televised game that was the backdrop site for ESPN's "College GameDay."
"It's heartbreaking," cornerback Sanders Commings said. "If we remember this, then I don't think we'll ever want to have this feeling again."
Georgia's national title hopes dimmed.
"They'll be fine," Richt said. "You're supposed to dream big. I want guys to dream big. They're good men and they're going to fight and they're just going to start banging away again. You just never know what can happen."
Murray will need to return for his senior season to get another shot at his first win against the Gamecocks. He fell to 2-8 against ranked opponents and Georgia slid to 1-9 against top-10 teams since the start of the 2008 season.
Georgia avoided being shutout for the first time since a 35-0 loss to Alabama in 1995 when Ken Malcome scored on a 3-yard run with 1:55 to play that Richt called "a consolation touchdown."
South Carolina outgained Georgia 177-39 in total offense and 10-2 in first downs in a disaster of first quarter that blew up on Georgia.
"We definitely sent the message out to the whole country that this is not the old South Carolina," tailback Marcus Lattimore said. "We can play with y'all. We can play with anybody."
Said Commings: "Honestly, that team isn't four touchdowns better than us. Tonight they were. I think it was because of mental mistakes that we made and giving up big plays that we shouldn't have given up."
The Bulldogs will need plenty of help if they are to return to the SEC championship game.
South Carolina and Florida (5-0, 4-0) have the inside track now, although Georgia still has a favorable schedule, but the way the Bulldogs were dominated in this one will no doubt linger through the coming bye week and up until the next game at Kentucky on Oct. 20.
Gamecocks fans made Williams-Brice electric at the start, waving white towels as "Sandstorm" played before kickoff.
The Gamecocks kept the energy going scoring touchdowns on its first two drives and getting a 70-yard punt return for touchdown by Ace Sanders. Murray's first pass attempt of the game was tipped and picked off.
With 5:18 left in the first quarter, Georgia was already down by three touchdowns.
"They built up a lot of momentum and it's hard when a team like that gets rolling," Murray said.
The Gamecocks hit two big plays on the game's opening drive.
Shaw (6 of 10 for 162 yards, 2 TDs; 14 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD) hit Damiere Byrd for a 42-yard completion, winning a battle for the ball in the air with safety Bacarri Rambo. Three plays later, Shaw hit Bruce Ellington for a 20-yard touchdown pass on blown coverage.
Kelcy Quarles tipped Murray's pass that was picked off by safety DeVonte Holloman.
The Gamecocks went 69 yards in 11 plays without much resistance. Marcus Lattimore (104 yards and TD on 24 carries) accounted for 45 yards on the drive. Shaw found tight end Rory Anderson for a 14-yard touchdown.
Then after a 40-yard punt by Collin Barber, Sanders fielded the punt at the South Carolina 30, found running room and was gone for the touchdown.
Meanwhile, Georgia's offense was stymied by a Gamecocks defense that had allowed five touchdowns in five games.
Georgia, averaged 48 points per game with freshmen tailbacks Todd Gurley and Keith Marshall leading the SEC's top-rated rushing attack, but end Jadeveon Clowney (four tackles including two for loss and a sack) and company harassed Murray and the Bulldogs' rushing game was stalled.
They finished with 115 yards on 36 carries and Murray failed to throw a touchdown pass for the first time in 14 games. Georgia finished with 224 yards of offense.
"You can't be hitting third-and-longs against a defense like that," offensive coordinator Mike Bobo said.
The Bulldogs were shutout in the first half for the first time since a 20-13 loss to LSU on Oct. 3, 2009.
"I think it was a situation where we were going to have to make a couple big plays to get ourselves energized," Richt said. "I didn't see—especially in the first half—being able to generate some kind of a drive because their front was whipping us."
South Carolina kept coming in the second half.
Shaw hit D.L. Moore for a 62-yard gain, getting behind Commings and Shawn Williams. That set up a one-yard Lattimore touchdown run to make it 28-0.
The Bulldogs reeled off 10 straight regular season wins last year after losing to South Carolina. Now it will need to pick itself up again if it hopes to make a similar run in the second half of this season.
"We still got life," receiver Malcolm Mitchell said. "It's a long season. We've got more games to play. If we dwell on this game, we'll lose the next one and lose the next one. We've just got to stay focused and keep pushing."
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Presented a big stage to validate itself as one of the nation's elite teams, fifth-ranked Georgia looked entirely out of its element on Saturday night.


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After more than four decades of watching markets move up, down and sideways, money manager François Sicart acknowledges that he can still be surprised. And the surge in U.S. equities since last fall, culminating before Friday's hiccup in a record level for the Dow Jones industrial average and a near-record for the broader S&P 500, has been nothing short of astonishing.
"Honestly, I can't compare it to anything that I can remember in my long career," says Mr. Sicart, founder of Tocqueville Asset Management in Manhattan and a long-time member of the contrarian value club. "Things are not outrageous as they were, for example, in the late '90s or before the most recent crisis [2007]. But they're not cheaper either, like they were at the beginning of previous bull markets."
What makes the latest ascent so unusual is that investors don't appear all that bullish about economic prospects or equities themselves. In fact, U.S. consumer confidence plummeted in mid-March, even though equities and house prices, to which consumer sentiment is often closely linked, were looking up, inflation remained tame and Washington avoided falling off the dreaded "fiscal cliff."
Mr. Sicart puts the market surge down to a lack of good options for investors seeking some sort of real return, as well as confidence that central banks will continue to keep the money spigots wide open, thus protecting people from losses. "They are looking for alternatives. So they bought some higher-yielding, good-quality stocks, which was a fair bet. You have a lot of complacency, because no matter what you do, the market keeps going up."
Now, he argues, the market is "fully valued." He's tempted to call it overvalued, but has no desire to step into that particular bulls-vs-bears debate. Others are less reticent. Jim O'Neill, chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management, said in a Bloomberg TV interview that U.S. economic growth would have to reach "ridiculously strong levels" for the S&P 500 to go beyond 1,600. It closed Friday at 1,560.72.
For his part, Mr. Sicart warns that trouble lies ahead if the market resumes its upward trajectory – which he expects – because it's not conducive to rational investing and is becoming increasingly unstable.
"Little by little, [fund managers] are being forced to buy into the market, because either their clients or their consultants are telling them: 'You're full of cash, and meanwhile the market is going up.' Eventually, if this continues, they will find reasons to explain why it is happening and why it's good to be in the market." That, in turn, will suck in more money from the sidelines. "And then, we'll be into a bubble."
These are far from ideal conditions for the classic value investor. "That's the risk for people like me, because then we'll be wrong on the market for longer then we hoped. After the [market] recovery we've had, together with basically record profit margins and an uncertain economic outlook, which might put pressure on margins and profits, I don't see a lot of potential to make the kind of gains that you [typically] have in a big bull market."
Mr. Sicart, a French native who began his Wall Street career during the low-grade recession of 1969-70, is prepared to wait for a better investing climate, but is not sitting out the bull run entirely. "I find occasional ideas. But by and large, all the stocks that I would like to own I would prefer to buy 20 per cent lower."
Meanwhile, he cautions that investors should not be afraid to leave the party early if they have already had a nice gain.
"That's the nature of value investing. You buy a stock when you find it cheap. Typically, because you're not a genius every time, the stock will continue to go down after you buy it. Then it will start recovering and will get to a point where it's fully valued. Technically, you should be selling then. But because you know the cycle of crowd psychology, it doesn't just go to fully valued. It goes to overvalued."
His approach: Shed a portion of the stock once the price reaches what you regard as full value and then the rest a bit later. "Eventually, your sense of value will force you to sell before the crowd thinks it's overvalued."
With the market heading skyward, he underscored this point in a recent note to clients. "Our discipline will always lead us to sell too early. So what? The original Baron de Rothschild reportedly claimed that he had made his fortune by selling too early."
The value investor's tools, he added, "are more effective and more flexible for buying than for selling. The conclusion we have drawn from this is that the time to sell is when you have identified a significantly better value idea than the stock you currently own."Report Typo/Error
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The poster was set alight during a protest involving around 30 people in Seoul.
Although the gathering was small, the sentiments of those involved reflect the frustrations of many South Koreans after weeks of bellicose rhetoric from Pyongyang.
South Korea has asked both China and Russia to mediate with the North in an effort to ease tensions.
Foreign Minister Yun Byung-se said intelligence obtained by the US and the government in Seoul showed that "the possibility of a missile launch by North Korea is very high," and that it could occur "at any time from now".
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It is well known that movies release only on Fridays. That makes sense because Friday precedes the weekend, which will rake in moolah for the filmmakers. But of late, film-makers seem to be breaking the Friday trend and releasing movies on other days, like Besharam, which is being released on a Wednesday 2nd October.
Breaking the trend this year is another big budget movie Krrish 3 which is being released on (wait for it) a Monday, November 4th. Rakesh Roshan, producer and director of the superhero franchise, explains, "Friday, Saturday and Sunday before Diwali are definitely not good days to release a film as the collections are generally not up to the mark. It picks up after Diwali as the festivities continue, so we've decided to release our film on Monday. But this will only work with a good film. A bad film will flop regardless of when it is released."
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Utpal Acharya, country head – distribution and acquisitions, Reliance Entertainment says "With corporatisation, the film business is now dictated by the same commerce and economics that drive other organised sectors. Irrespective of whether it is a Friday, there are seven main days — Diwali, Eid, Christmas, Gandhi Jayanti, Independence Day, Republic Day and the first Friday post-IPL — much wanted for film releases."
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Wisconsin hasn't fared well in the annual Big Ten/ACC Challenge, particularly on the road.
Looking for their first road win in six tries in the Challenge, the No. 25 Badgers visit Virginia Tech on Monday.
Oddsmakers from SBG Global have made Virginia Tech –2 point spread favorites (NCAAB Odds) for today's game (View Matchup). Current public betting information shows that 78% of bets for this game have been placed on Virginia Tech –2 (View NCAAB Bet Percentages).
Wisconsin (5-1) is in the midst of a tough stretch for its young team. After playing in the Paradise Jam Tournament in the U.S. Virgin Islands last week, the Badgers will play their next two on the road, including visiting in-state rival Marquette on Saturday.
Wisconsin bounced back from its first loss of the season, beating Wisconsin-Milwaukee 67-46 at home on Saturday. Trevon Hughes scored 16 points and Joe Krabbenhoft added season highs of 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Badgers held a 10-point lead in the first half and shut down the Panthers after the break, holding them to 5-of-19 shooting.
"We talked about it in the locker room," Krabbenhoft said. "We wanted to go out there and play hard ... and the score will take care of itself and that's what it did."
The Badgers are holding opponents to 58.0 points and will look to that defense again Monday when they face the Hokies (4-2) at Cassell Coliseum in the first meeting between the teams.
Wisconsin is 3-6 all-time in the Challenge, with five of those losses coming on the road. This is the third time in four years they are facing an ACC opponent on the road. They lost 82-58 at No. 7 Duke last season.
Virginia Tech, meanwhile, is playing for only the third time in the Challenge, and also hasn't been too successful, going 1-2, including a 66-61 loss at Penn State last season.
The Hokies hope to get back on track after they avoided a third straight loss last Wednesday with a 76-67 win over Elon.
After losing its previous two games in the Puerto Rico Tip Off by a combined five points, Virginia Tech used a 10-3 second-half run to take control before scoring its final 14 points at the foul line.
"I just told our guys that the two toughest games to play are the one before Thanksgiving and the one after Christmas," coach Seth Greenberg told the Hokies' official Web site. "So I was proud of my guys. We hung in there and finally went on a run at the end."
Victor Davila and A.D. Vassallo each had 16 points. Davila was 7-of-9 from the floor and had four rebounds, but his coach is still expecting more from the 6-foot-8, 246-pound freshman, who had been held scoreless in the previous two contests.
"We got him the ball," Greenberg said. "The guy can score. He understands how to score. But he's got to rebound. He's got to be a lot tougher rebounding the ball and defending the post. But he can score."
Wisconsin is the first ranked team Virginia Tech has faced this season. The Hokies were 0-6 against Top 25 teams in 2007-08 and haven't faced a ranked, non-conference opponent since Nov. 24, 2000 when they lost 64-48 to No. 25 Virginia while a member of the Big East.
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9 Apr - Very many thanks to those who have so far submitted articles, all of which I am enjoying greatly. In case there has been some misunderstanding, I should point out that we are seeking articles to be published on this website. The Financial Times have made their own arrangements for a temporary replacement for Nick in the form of Tim Hayward of Fire & Knives.
2 Apr - Please note that we would like articles that have not be published before and that we are unable to give a deadline. We'll just have to see how long it takes Nick to feel strong enough to resume work, but it's unlikely to be before mid May.
So, Vinitaly (last week) gives way to the Bordeaux primeurs circus (next week) and I thought I should give you a quick update as to our intentions. Walter Speller was well immersed in Vinitaly and may have the odd update for us, although he argues on our Members' forum that wine fairs are not ideal sources for wine writers.
As reported in Bordeaux 2011 – our plans, because Nick had major gut surgery scheduled for 14 March, with a forecast six to eight weeks recuperation, I asked the highly competent Julia Harding MW to go to Bordeaux instead of me this year and I know she will produce a great set of tasting notes on the 2011s.
Although various American tasters have already been hurtling around Bordeaux and publishing their views almost before they are formed, and I have already published some tasting notes taken at an early showing in London of various Cercle Rive Droite 2011s, we will publish only when we feel we are ready – while hoping for a primeurs campaign that is not too protracted and, of course, characterised by dramatic price reductions.
As things have turned out for Nick, I am just so grateful that I decided at an early stage not to go to Bordeaux. Poor thing, with his usual terrible medical luck, has been beset by complication after complication and is still in hospital, although we hope he may be allowed home next week. (Bless you, London Clinic wifi.)
He prepared for this difficult period by giving the Financial Times, and JancisRobinson.com, a supply of articles to run until next, Easter, weekend, but he will then be on an enforced break of many weeks as he recovers from the rigours of all that has been inflicted on his body recently.
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Brent And Shane.On my mother's side. Not many people know this about me.I have two brothers, Brent and Shane. Brent is 33, and Shane is 34. They are both 20 years older than me.As my big sister Jackie has realised, we have a strange relationship.Brent has been in and out of jail for many years...
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In The Middle...I have a older and a younger brother. They are both half brothers, even to eachother. We all have the same dad but 3 different moms. Besides ourselfs, I am an only child to my mother, my older brother has 2 other half siblings by his mother, and my younger has 3 half siblings by...
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Brotherly LoveI have 2 older brothers. One is living and one is deceased. They were exactly 11 months apart in age and very, very close. In fact, they had what is referred to as "twin speech" between them, where they sort of made up their own makeshift language...
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Robert & Marc-antoine Are Both Older Than Me!Robert if the eldest (Robert-Pierre-Alexandre), he was born in August 1983. He is ten years older than me, almost. He works in Carcassonne, and gives me a lift into the city every morning from home. He lives in Fanjeaux too, a house just down from ours, with his wife Cecile, and...
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Okay so just to clear up any confusion,biologically I only have one twin sister. However, my sister does not treat me like her sister, so I don't count her anymore. However, I have two cousins that I'm very close to, and they're like older brothers to me. So I say I have two brothers. Just to clear up any confusion...
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Cause Of Laurel Fire Remains Unknown
Posted: 28 February, 2013
LAUREL - According to State Fire Marshal Deputy Jeff Going, the cause of a fire that destroyed two buildings and damaged another in Laurel last week will not be known.
Going said that there was too much damage to the buildings to determine an exact cause. The fire started at around 5:00 last Thursday morning, and it is believed the fire started on the second floor of the Laurel BioComposites building, before spreading to the other buildings. The BioComposites building as well as the Thrivent Financial Services building both had to be torn down.


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Taylor 2 Dance Company to Perform in WICA's Family Series, 3/6
The WICA Family Series is backs to offer world-class artists at affordable ticket prices. Taylor 2 Dance Company will perform on the Michael Nutt Main Stage at WICA on Wednesday, March 6, at 7:30 P.M. Established in 1993, the six-member Taylor 2 Company is known for bringing to life legendary choreographer Paul Taylor's signature dances.
Considered America's greatest living choreographer, Taylor believes "in the power of contemporary dance, its immediacy, its potency, its universality." Few artists of our time have
made the profound impact in their art form that Taylor has on dance for more than six decades. Hallmarks of his style include everyday gestures, and collaboration with visual artists such as Robert Rauschenberg and Jasper Johns. Time magazine says, "Paul Taylor is the reigning master of modern dance."
The Taylor 2 Dance Company was specially created for smaller community audiences like
WICA. In selecting repertoire for Taylor 2, Taylor chooses dances that span the broad
spectrum of his ever-growing collection of works, which are known for athleticism, humor, and
range of emotions. Many of his pieces have been re-worked from the original version to enable
Taylor 2 to perform them on tour.
Taylor 2 will present four separate dance productions as part of their performance. Airs, the
first production, first performed in 1978 and features music by Handel. Lento, is the second
production, the music is by Hayden. The third is 3 Epitaphs; showcasing early New Orleans
jazz, it was first performed in 1956. The fourth production, Piazzolla Caldera, features music by
Astor Piazzolla and Jerzy Peterburshsky.<
The WICA Family Series was created in 1999 with a goal to help families make the arts a
priority in their lives, and to supplement arts opportunities for the students of South Whidbey.
This series brings high-quality, low-cost family entertainment and cultural events to our
community, as well as education outreach. Each show is offered twice: an evening
performance open to the public; and a free of charge matinee for the Langley Middle School
students, where they have the opportunity to interact, ask questions, and learn about different
cultures and art forms.
In addition to the school matinee, Taylor 2 Dance Company will be offering a master class to select Whidbey Island Dance dancers, by invitation only. Evening performance tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for youth. Tickets are now available for purchase online at wicaonline.com, by phone at (360) 221-8268, (800) 638-7631 or by visiting the WICA box office at 565 Camano Ave, Langley, WA.
Taylor 2 Dance at WICA takes place on Wednesday, March 6, at 7:30 P.M. Tickets: $15 Adults and $10 Youth. WICA Box Office 360-221-8268 or 800-638-7531, wicaonline.com.
For more about the WICA Family Series, visit: www.wicaonline.com/2012-2013/FAMILYSERIES.html.


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The line-up of celebrities that will take to the floor in this year's Strictly Come Dancing has been revealed.
And maths boffin Rachel Riley has been installed as favourite to win after clocking up some impressive figures of her own on Countdown.
She will take on the likes of Hairy Biker Dave Myers, fashion designer Julien Macdonald and singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor in the new series which has its launch at the weekend.
Riley, a 27-year-old Oxford graduate, has been placed as the early favourite at 4-1 by bookmaker William Hill, with model Abbey Clancy - wife of soccer star Peter Crouch - close behind at 5-1.
Hairy Bikers star Dave Myers says he is looking forward to layering on the fake tan as he immerses himself in Strictly Come Dancing.
The long-haired, bearded star - who is not know for being particularly image-conscious - also says he is up for anything and is prepared to be dressed in glitter.
Myers, 55, said his ambition is to make it as far as the heat at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom, which he visited as a child and which is down the coast of north west England from his home in Barrow-in-Furness.
Abbey Clancy - The 27-year-old shot to fame as runner-up on Britain's Next Top Model. The wife of footballer Peter Crouch, she has ranked in FHM's world's 100 sexiest women.
Ashley Taylor Dawson - The 31-year-old is one of Hollyoaks' longest-serving cast members, playing bad lad Darren Osborne. He had a previous brush with fame as a member of pop band allSTARS*.
Ben Cohen - The 34-year-old former rugby World Cup champion retired from the sport to concentrate on running his charitable foundation, combating bullying and homophobia, in 2011.
Dave Myers - Myers, 55, best known as one half of the Hairy Bikers, is hoping that having shed three stone will help him in the competition.
Deborah Meaden - Multi-millionaire Meaden, 54, who shot to fame on Dragons' Den, previously took part in Let's Dance for Comic Relief.
Fiona Fullerton - Former Bond girl Fullerton, 56, is best known for playing KGB spy Pola Ivanova in 1985 film A View To A Kill.
Julien Macdonald - Macdonald, 42, is the first fashion designer to compete on Strictly and said that he could not wait for the tables to be turned and for someone else to pick his wardrobe.
Mark Benton - The Waterloo Road actor said that he has been waking up at 6am with cold sweats.
Natalie Gumede - The 29-year-old actress is best known for playing Kirsty Soames in Coronation Street - a role which won her two gongs at the Soap Awards.
Patrick Robinson - The 49-year-old played charge nurse Martin "Ash" Ashford for more than six years on medical drama Casualty. In 2013, 17 years after leaving the drama, he returned to the series as a doctor.
Rachel Riley - The 27-year-old Countdown maths whizz has starred in more than 1,000 episodes of the Channel 4 show.
Sophie Ellis-Bextor - The 34-year-old singer, whose mother Janet Ellis is a former Blue Peter presenter, enjoyed chart success with Murder On The Dancefloor.
Susanna Reid - The 42-year-old BBC Breakfast host is no stranger to the dancefloor having performed in the 2011 Children In Need newsreaders challenge.
Tony Jacklin - The 69-year-old former golfer is a legend in the game having been Ryder Cup captain four times. Now retired, he uses his expertise to design courses around the world.
Vanessa Feltz - The 51-year-old presenter has been a regular on television and radio for years including an appearance on Celebrity Big Brother.


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Just a little less than a week ago, Villanova struck in the class of 2015 when they landed big man Tim Delaney.
Tuesday night, they struck again -- this time in the class of 2014 -- when Mikal Bridges committed after an unofficial visit according to his summer coach Rob Brown of Team Final.
A 6-foot-6 small forward from Malvern (Pa.) Great Valley, Bridges is an intriguing four-star prospect.
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Relatively unknown headed into the spring but ranked No. 99 in the Rivals150 for 2014, Bridges played up to his ranking and has likely earned himself a boost.
Long and lanky, Bridges is a thin wing with burgeoning perimeter skills. He is a pretty confident jump shooter with legitimate three-point range. He rebounds well, runs the floor and is a kid who is young for his class (still only 16) that appears to be growing.
Should Bridges continue to grow, he can develop into a big wing or even into a stretch four with valuable perimeter skills. He does have to get stronger and continue to tighten up his handle, but Bridges is a player to keep an eye on.
Bridges is the first player from the class of 2014 to commit to Jay Wright and the Wildcats.


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Uttermost's wall art combines premium quality materials with unique high-style design. With the advanced product engineering and packaging reinforcement, Uttermost maintains some of the lowest damage rates in the industry. Each product is designed, manufactured and packaged with shipping in mind.
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The Lewis County Emergency Squad soon will be riding in style.
The squad announced plans to buy two new ambulances at this week's county commission meeting.
Commissioner Agnes Queen said the squad will be able to pay down more than half of the cost of the new vehicles immediately.
It will trade in two older vehicles as part of the upgrade. It will pay the balance down in three years.


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Born in Glueckstal, Odessa, Bessarabia, South Russia on 1871 to Michael Peter Herrmann and Louisa Christina Voegele. Carolina married William H Effertz and had 8 children. She passed away on 1969 in Glueckstal.
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