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Rasmus gets CT scan after freak injury
Blue Jays outfielder struck in face on Gose's warmup throw in first
By Gregor Chisholm / MLB.com
BOSTON -- Blue Jays center fielder Colby Rasmus was sent to a local hospital after he was struck in the face during a freak accident in the first inning of Friday night's 6-3 loss against the Red Sox.
Rasmus was running out to field his position in the bottom of the first, when he was hit in the face by a throw from Anthony Gose. The ball struck Rasmus' left eye, but it wasn't immediately clear how much damage had been done, and the club was awaiting results from a CT scan.
The 27-year-old Rasmus was immediately removed from the game after the bizarre incident and there appeared to be plenty of concern in the Blue Jays' clubhouse over his condition.
"He's in getting a CT scan right now, we'll see what happens," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "It got him right in the eye."
The situation is one that plays itself out before the start of every inning. One outfielder throws the ball to another as they begin to warm up with a brief game of catch while their pitcher goes through the motions on the mound in anticipation of the first batter.
The difference this time was that Rasmus wasn't looking when Gose threw the ball and it struck him in a very unfortunate location. Gibbons speculated that at the very least Rasmus could have a broken nose, but the obvious hope will be that he didn't suffer a concussion on the play.
Gose was understandably emotional during a brief interview with reporters. He appeared to be fighting back tears, and even though it was an accident, Gose certainly appeared to be blaming himself for what happened.
"He's in the hospital, that tells you enough right there," a visibly shaken Gose said. "I thought he was looking at me, tried to throw it to him and it hit him right in the face."
The injury is the latest in a string of recent setbacks for Rasmus. He missed more than a month with a strained oblique injury before returning Sept. 13, then had to miss another game because of general body soreness.
In the five games since his return, Rasmus had four homers, six hits and six RBIs, but didn't get an at-bat Friday night.
Blue Jays will have plenty of rotation options in '14
BOSTON -- The Blue Jays are expected to add at least one starting pitcher this offseason, but no matter what happens, there should be plenty of options at the club's disposal at Spring Training.
Toronto's rotation has been its biggest weakness this year and the only pitchers with guaranteed jobs in 2014 are R.A. Dickey, Mark Buehrle and in all likelihood, hard-throwing right-hander Brandon Morrow.
The probability of adding two mid-rotation starters seems unlikely considering the expected market value, so even if general manager Alex Anthopoulos is able to make a big splash, there should be at least one job up for grabs and it's up to the current group to make a lasting impression.
"We don't know what's going to happen, what Alex is going to do during the offseason, that's an area we need to address, no question," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "But we have some guys that are stepping up that will make their decisions tough and that's why it's important they all finish strong. It makes for good competition, but you do know that Alex is going to go out and look if we can strengthen that area anyways."
The Blue Jays might be lacking another elite starter, but they have plenty of options at the back end of their staff. J.A. Happ, Ricky Romero, Todd Redmond, Esmil Rogers, Drew Hutchison, Kyle Drabek, Sean Nolin and Marcus Stroman could all potentially compete for a spot.
Toronto has been decimated by injuries in each of the past two seasons and knows all too well that it takes a lot more than five starters to get through a season. An ideal number of pitchers to have ready is 10, but that's a luxury the Blue Jays haven't enjoyed until now.
Drabek and Hutchison are recovered from Tommy John surgery, while prospects Nolin and Stroman are expected to be ready at some point next year. That should allow the club to avoid going with stopgap veterans like they had to do this year with Chien-Ming Wang, Ramon Ortiz and Aaron Laffey.
"We like these guys, they've shown us they can pitch but ... they're unproven guys," Gibbons said. "Happ has been around awhile, but the other guys are new to it and trying to establish themselves. Who knows what will happen? Alex, he'll address that and see what's available, see what options we have, but the depth looks a heck of a lot better than it did going into this year."
Gose closing out season on positive note
BOSTON -- Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Gose is doing his best to salvage his season with a strong month of September.
Gose entered the 2013 campaign as one of Toronto's top prospects, but never seemed to find a groove with Triple-A Buffalo. He struggled with the bat and had mental lapses both in the field and on the basepaths, but appears to have turned a corner of late.
The 23-year-old altered his batting stance and has lowered his leg kick which has led to better timing and improved overall results at the plate the past couple of weeks.
"He has been swinging it ... he's on a little bit of a roll," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "He's trying to eliminate that leg kick, it's not quite as big, but even though he has a little bit of one right now, his timing is much better.
"He is getting it out of the way earlier, which was a big part of what was killing him. Now, it's a little bit earlier and when he eliminates that thing he has a shot."
Gose implemented his new mechanics earlier this month and the early results have been overwhelmingly positive. He entered play on Friday night hitting .367 (11-for-30) with five extra-base hits and five RBIs in parts of nine games.
Colby Rasmus is firmly entrenched as the starter in center field next season, but fourth outfielder Rajai Davis is set to hit free agency, which could make Gose an option off the bench in 2014. It's an old debate in baseball: Would the organization be best served using an emerging player in a utility role and provide him with occasional at-bats in the Major Leagues?
For now at least, it appears as though Gibbons would prefer to have Gose on the roster depending on what happens with Davis.
"It's a weapon off the bench late, to run, steal you a base, great defense," Gibbons said. "We think there's more in there than that, but going into next year when you're trying to win, it might cost the guy some playing time but he can help you win games, you look at it totally different."
Gregor Chisholm is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, North of the Border, and follow him on Twitter @gregorMLB. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Psychics grill historical icons
Who needs pollsters to gather what people are thinking when there are psychics available instead.
John and Martha McGinnis are the authors of "Psychic Readings With The Thinkers of Heaven" and, although they admit that they have no formal training in psychic readings, they claim that, through meditative techniques, they've been able to have conversations with historical leaders and that, during those conversations, current events came up.
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Thomas Edison, who died in 1931, weighed in to the authors about President Barack Obama.
"This president fulfills his role in history," Edison told the McGinnis couple. "He is attempting to balance forces in the United Sates right now. He can't damage your country. You will come back from this."
Of Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, former Supreme Court Associate Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., tells the psychics, "He is a genial man and a gentleman. I believe he facilitates communication among members of the Court. But I think the Supreme Court needs to be careful. It is losing its influence."
The authors also said they talked to Winston Churchill and asked him "how the United States and Britain would dig out of the current economic crisis."
"We dug out before, and we will do it again," Churchill tells them. "The fact that the west bounced back from the Great Depression proves that this is soluble. This is really nothing. It is a blip."
If this sounds unbelievable, the authors concede as much in the book's introduction.
"What if you could speak with the lucky inhabitants of heaven and ask them all your questions about God, angels, heaven, hell, the human soul, and heaven's view of our actions on earth? Preposterous, you would say, and so would we a year ago. But life holds many surprises."

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We've all had our fair share of makeup gaffes, from off-color foundation on the jawline to lipstick on the teeth. And since we're all human, celebrities are no exception to this rule. This week's photos of Lindsay Lohan's strange powder poufs emanating from her shoes got me thinking about ways to avoid powder mishaps. See how to do that when you read more.
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I got a lot of raps but I'll be real
I never need a horse I like to chill
So I, drive up in my new Seville
My Tribe went down in the hall of fame
Cause I'm the one who shot Jesse James
Pound for pound, I will never break down
(Big Bank!) No sir, I don't mess around
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Like Kemosabi, of course it's me
I'm better known as the Master G
A firing squad, sensed the danger
When they're stung by the rapping ranger
Had a little talk with my medicine man
He said, "Get them squaws, fast as you can"
To all you girls, that wanna join my Tribe
Just move to my rhythm, and feel my vibe
Put up a fuss, in the end you'll agree
When you come inside, my tee-pee
As I said before, you could sense the danger
When you're stung by the rapping ranger
When Silver and I, take a route
All you suckers better step aside
I sting squaws, then I run away
HIYOO Silver, is what I say!
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A pow-wow, just rock it out
Finger poppin to the break of dawn
Keep it rockin like the stuff that we call maize
(What's that?) Hot buttered popcorn
You just hippa-hoppa-dippa-boppa bang the boogie
Woogie betcha wanna boogie again
And you can put me to the test at your request
I rock you out of your mocassins
Kemo Sabe got down, took off his mask
He kicked off his shoes and did the Monster Mash
Tonto came along, saw what was happenin'
His head began to boppin his foot start to clappin'
Go slam, dunk, do the jerk
And with the mic is how my smoke signals work
They were jammin off a record that said it best:
"Now what you hear is not a test!"
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This song uses a re-recording of the instrumental song "Apache," which was originally recorded by Jørgen Ingmann in 1961. In 1973, a studio group called the Incredible Bongo Band recorded "Apache" as an instrumental; it became one of the most used hip-hop backing tracks of all time.


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CLARENCE, NY -- Consumers' enthusiasm for downloading games to their smartphones and tablets shows no sign of diminishing, and these game applications have become ingrained in popular culture. With steady improvement in processing power and wireless connectivity, game developers have found a vast market, with hundreds of millions of best-selling games downloaded.
The amusement industry, which has a long history of licensing popular properties developed for other media, has jumped aboard the game app bandwagon, too. Almost as soon as the trend hit, the industry scooped up licenses to adapt smash-hit mobile games to both merchandise and coin-operated amusements.
One of the companies in the vanguard of this trend is Innovative Concepts in Entertainment. So far, the company has licensed two apps for merchandisers, with enviable success, and continues to look for more apps that might be translated into coin-op hits.
"We are fortunate to have secured the license for two of the world's leading apps in Cut the Rope and Doodle Jump," said Joe Coppola, vice-president of sales for ICE. "Both of these titles have had unbelievable success globally, and have shown no signs of slowing down.
"We have noticed that certain successful apps actually are more popular, and reach more demographics than some of the more traditional licenses in our industry," Coppola reported. "Typically, many of these apps are popular with many age groups, and are not limited to a particular small demographic."
According to Coppola, this is an important discovery, since redemption games typically cater to an entire family. A game familiar to both young children and their parents hits the demographic sweet spot. "One of the most important factors in selecting an app to license for a redemption title is that it has to be appealing and recognizable among many ages and demographics," Coppola noted. "When you have young children pushing their parents out of the way to play a game, then you know you are really onto something."
With Lima Sky's Doodle Jump closing in at 20 million downloads and ZeptoLab's Cut The Rope surpassing 100 million, it might seem that licensing games developed for portable devices would be a piece of digital cake -- just count the downloads and write a check.
If only it were that easy. While these games (unlike movies) are proven in the marketplace prior to licensing, the popularity of a game designed for download doesn't necessarily translate into immediate coin-op success. ICE is thoroughly familiar with this through its decades of experience.
"I think it's safe to say, when you look at our 30-year history in the coin-op business and especially the past 10 to 12 years, ICE has the largest lineup of licensed products in the industry," Coppola observed. "But we have been very particular with the licenses we selected and pursued over the years."
Coppola explained that the company does not have a specific formula or policy for licensing a game. As with licensing a movie, there is no hard-and-fast metric. It comes down to evaluating each game for its coin-op potential. "No matter what the game might be, we always try to stay true to the license," he said. "But at the same time it's obvious that there is a 'conversion' involved when taking a game that's an app -- essentially played for free, sometimes for hours, at home -- and make it a fun, exciting, 30-second to maybe two-minute arcade experience," he said. "That is really where most of the challenge lies for us."
The ICE executive pointed to the example of the company's highly successful Cut the Rope merchandiser that draws its characters and cabinet graphics from the app but didn't incorporate any of the video content. Instead, the firm combined the popular, instantly recognizable license with a unique skill merchandiser. "You can contrast that with Doodle Jump, which did incorporate the video into the gameplay," he noted. "Much of the credit for the success and design of that game play belongs to Raw Thrills; its team did an incredible job of taking that app and creating a fantastic redemption game experience that literally anyone can start playing immediately, with hardly any learning curve. Again, In the case of Doodle Jump, it has quickly become a worldwide hit."
How long these games will endure in their current form is anyone's guess. The downloads on the market now were inspired by a flood of new mobile hardware coming onto the market and into the hands of potential players. A few technological generations down the road that could change dramatically, but there's no doubt that companies like ICE will be there.
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The Australian share market has closed higher as better than expected corporate earnings reports and expectations of a good result from global miner BHP Billiton boosted sentiment.
OptionsXpress market analyst Ben Le Brun said the local bourse had enjoyed strong trading on Tuesday despite several big stocks, including the Commonwealth Bank, trading ex-dividend.
Investors anticipated strong earnings figures from BHP Billiton, which reported its annual results after the market closed.
"It's been a very strong outperformance just ahead of the BHP earnings number," Mr Le Brun said.
Mr Le Brun said most of the company earnings reports out on Tuesday had been better than expected, and the easing of geopolitical concerns in Ukraine had also helped push the market higher.
He said the financial results for retailer Dick Smith, which is not among the market's top 200 companies, had been particularly impressive.
In the resources sector, BHP Billiton was 53 cents higher at $39.68. After the market closed, BHP Billiton reported a 23 per cent lift in full year profit to $US13.8 billion ($A14.93 billion).
The mining giant also said it would spin off its aluminium, coal, manganese, nickel and silver assets into a new company.
Rio Tinto was up $1.05 at $66.40, and Fortescue Metals improved 10 cents to $4.62.
Steel and mining group Arrium jumped nine cents, or 11.92 per cent, to 84.5 cents after it lifted its full year profit by 83 per cent.
Oil Search eased 12 cents to $9.33 despite increasing its first half net profit by 34 per cent and forecasting higher production and sales.
The banking sector was mixed. Commonwealth Bank was down $1.41 at $79.99 after paying out its final dividend.
National Australia Bank dipped 29 cents to $33.93, after a disappointing quarterly trading update on Monday.
Westpac lifted 53 cents to $34.78, and ANZ gained 27 cents at $32.82.
Insurer QBE was in a trading halt after it said it would sell off or float businesses in three continents, including Australia, as it works to get back on track after another disappointing profit slide. QBE last traded at $10.71.
Insurance Australia Group firmed three cents to $6.29 after its profit soared 59 per cent and more growth was flagged.
Retailer Dick Smith surged 17.5 cents, or 8.77 per cent, to $2.17 after it beat its prospectus forecasts and tipped sales growth in the year ahead.
* On Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 36.7 points, or 0.66 per cent, at 5,623.8 points.
* The broader All Ordinaries index was up 37.8 points, or 0.68 per cent, at 5,618.4 points.
* The September share price index futures contract was up 54 points at 5,583 points, with 32,846 contracts traded.
* National turnover was 1.92 billion securities worth $5.27 billion.
* The price of gold in Sydney at 1700 AEST was $US1299.20 per fine ounce, down $1.80 on Monday's price of $US1,301.00.


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Two days ago I had a beautiful Porsche Carerra S parked in front of my home. Alas, it wasn't mine, nor will it be. Pity.
No, my dad is acquainted with an Entrepreneur (E). E has this work of art sports car, and it ran rough, for a few days, then smoothed out. E asked my dad to bring the wunderkar to the dealer to ask the computer What Was Wrong. Dad, being the block off which I-am-but-a-chip, said "OK!". So, I wound up with my parents in the house and a Porsche in the driveway. (Nothing wrong with the car, BTW). (Nice to have the parents here, too).
So, this Porsche (which goes like crazy and rides like a go-cart) is in my driveway for about 6 hours when I get an email from a neighbor (who doesn't have a line of sight to said driveway): "Hey, like your new ride. The Porsche and BMW clubs are having a combined meet…" …and I realized I'm in too deep. Just having the Porsche in the drive has attracted attention.
I had to confess, immediately, to accept brief embarrassment to prevent permanent ostracism. I replied to the email, the awesome Porsche left (home to E), and my life goes on. Really. I don't miss it or the rock-hard ride. No, I don't. The emailer has yet to let me in on his disappointment, or relief; either way, I'm not in his club.
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For those of you coming to the rally from out of state, be advised that about half the towns in Pennsylvania have either "Penn," "Mifflin," or "Lewis" in their name. On the ride I have planned tomorrow, I'll go through Mifflin, Mifflintown, Mifflinburg, Lewisburg, Lewistown, and probably half a dozen places that are Penn-something-or-the other.
And to particularly confuse visitors, we sometimes use the same name for multiple towns. There is, for instance, a Red Lion in southeastern Pennsylvania and other one in the Laurel Highlands of the southwest.
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The council's decision was a slight adjustment to the proposal offered by staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission. That proposal would have allowed musicians to start using amplified sound at 5 p.m. between Monday and Thursday. Councilmen Sid Espinosa and Larry Klein both argued that the workday these days ends later than 5 p.m. and proposed moving the starting time to 6 p.m.
Amplified sound became an issue shortly after the 2009 renovation of Lytton Plaza, which included new paving, a new fountain, new tables and chairs and electric outlets. The idea was to use the outlets for city-sponsored events, like the short-lived Farmers Market that occurred once a week at the plaza between 2009 and 2010. But visitors had their own ideas. Some plugged in and played their music instruments. Others used the outlets for stereos, personal heaters and other items, said Daren Anderson, division manager for Open Space and Parks at the city's Community Services Department.
Anderson said the city has been fielding complaints from downtown businesses, who claimed the music during daytime is too loud, and downtown residents, who said musicians often play until late at night. John McNellis, a developer whose buildings include 180 University Ave., located across the street from the plaza, was among those calling for the city to clamp down on sound. His building includes the venture-capital firm Technology Crossover Ventures on the second floor and downtown newcomer West Elm, on the ground floor.
"The noise is highly disruptive to the conduct of everyday business, and the last thing we, as a city, should ever do is give a great tenant pause about either locating to or remaining in our downtown," McNellis wrote. "That is the situation now."
Palo Alto has been struggling with the issue for more than a year. Staff has held stakeholder meetings in hopes of reaching a compromise with downtown workers and musicians on possible sound limits. The Parks and Recreation Commission considered various proposals, including one that would have required permits for all amplified sound, but decided in August to support a less stringent rule change. Plugging in will remain free on a first-come, first-serve basis, but users will now have to purchase permits if they wish to reserve an outlet for a specific time slot.
The other change that the council made to the staff proposal is the permit fee. While staff and the commission proposed a $90 fee, the council directed staff to set a fee at such a level as to reach "full cost recovery" for the city, with the amount not exceeding $200.
The initial proposal to ban amplified sound at the popular plaza drew criticism from musicians, who use the plaza both on an ad hoc basis and for organized jam sessions on Friday evenings. But after months of meetings, the merchants, the musicians and the city reached the compromise that was reflected in the most recent proposal. Susan Webb, who organizes the Friday jam sessions, asked the council not to shift the starting hour for amplified sound from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. but otherwise supported the new restrictions. These include having the city remotely shut off the power at the plaza outlet at 11 p.m.
"We need music. We need culture in town," Webb told the council, though she added that she supports turning down the music when it gets late enough.
"It helps me to get the power shut off at 11 p.m.," Webb said. "That means I don't have to rail at those pesky musicians who want to play until 3 a.m."
Russ Cohen, executive director of the Palo Alto Downtown Business and Professional Association, also praised the restrictions. Like Webb, he stressed the importance of having music at the plaza. But acoustic music could do the trick, he said.
"That's what we're talking about — the difference between amplified music and acoustic music during daylight hours," Cohen said. "What you have before you is a very reasonable program. It does not prevent musicians from coming to Lytton Plaza and playing, as long as it's not amplified."
The council generally agreed with Cohen.
"I think this is an appropriate compromise," Klein said. "I like the spirit in which this was conducted. I do think this will require a certain amount of self-policing by the music groups, and I don't think that's a problem."
Klein compared the first-come, first-serve process at the plaza to basketball courts: demand frequently exceeds supply, but teams have a way of sorting out who will play when. Espinosa supported Klein's proposal for full-cost recovery and agreed with the downtown businesses that amplified music should be turned down. He recalled visiting some downtown offices and said the music from the plaza made it feel like he was at a rock concert.
Karen Holman was the sole councilmember who felt the resolution didn't go far enough. She called for an outright ban on amplified sound at Lytton Plaza, though her proposal didn't win the support of any of her colleagues.
"I hear our community getting louder and louder," Holman said, adding that this becomes particularly apparent when she goes to another town.
"Sometimes, the difference is stunning to me," Holman said. "I'm a supporter of music and the arts and the free speech and all that. But I don't know if from my perspective all of that is dependent on amplification."
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Ever wonder where Santa Claus's north pole home is actually located? Well, Rovaniemi, Finland makes a pretty credible case, claiming themselves as the official home to Santa.
A number of characteristics of our Santa myths (a.k.a. "Father Christmas") appear to've been adopted from Sápmi (a region of Norway, Sweden, Finland and part of Russia often referred to as "Lapland") and its indigenous people, the Saami. Rovaniemi is well within the Sápmi lands. (more…)


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Coach Will Muschamp said that Florida's non-conference schedule is set for the "next three or four seasons" but could change.
ORLANDO — For the first time in five years, Florida will play Florida State and Miami in the same season in 2013.
But even with the four-team College Football Playoff looming following the 2014 season, Muschamp doesn't see the Gators scheduling two BCS non-conference opponents in the future.
"Our strength of schedule in the Southeastern Conference is sufficient," Muschamp said before a speaking engagement with the Central Florida Gator Club.
The game at Miami on Sept. 7 at Sun Life Stadium is the return of a home-and-home contract from 2008. In that game, the Gators beat Miami 26-3 en route to their second BCS championship in three seasons.
Both teams have changed coaches since, with Muschamp entering his third season after taking over for Urban Meyer. Miami coach Al Golden also is entering his third season, taking over for Randy Shannon. "Miami, they've got 20 starters back from last season, very explosive offensively," Muschamp said. "They've got some talented guys and Al has done a good job recruiting." Muschamp recalled growing up in Gainesville following the Florida-Miami rivalry in the 1980s. He was an usher in the stands when former Florida fullback James Jones made a one-handed catch in the north end zone to beat the Hurricanes 17-14 in 1982. The two teams played every season until discontinuing the yearly contract in 1987. "That was always the lead-off game," Muschamp said. "We used to play in Tampa. I remember the '84 season, we lost, tied, and then we won the rest of them. It goes back. It's a great rivalry." There is thought that strength of schedule will come into play when the selection committee picks the final four teams. Muschamp said that Florida's non-conference schedule is set for the "next three or four seasons" but could change if the SEC elects to expand from an eight-game schedule to a nine-game schedule. Muschamp said he doesn't agree with a selection committee picking the final four teams for the College Football Playoff. He's concerned about personal biases coming into play, and would rather see a computer ranking format similar to the BCS. "We've navigated ourselves through a lot of situations with that," Muschamp said. "What's wrong with continuing to do that and take the top four." Other notes: — Muschamp said he hadn't read an ESPNWestPalm.com article earlier in this week in which Palm Beach Dwyer High coach Jack Daniels expressed displeasure about how three of his former players — quarterback Jacoby Brissett, tight end Gerald Christian and wide receiver Robert Clark — were treated. All three transferred. "I have not looked at the article, but I've talked to Jack in the last month," Muschamp said. "We're alright." In the article, Daniels said he felt that Brissett didn't get a fair shot in the starting quarterback competition with Jeff Driskel. Brissett left for North Carolina State last January. "That isn't my decision, (for someone) to transfer." Muschamp said. "That's the young man's decision." — Muschamp said he thinks that offensive coordinator Brent Pease's one-year contract extension and raise was well-deserved. Pease earned a $100,000 pay increase from $490,000 to $590,000 next season and was extended one year to 2015. "He did an outstanding job," Muschamp said. "You look at a situation where, here he is at Boise State, Kellen Moore threw for 3,000 yards, very difficult for any coach to walk into a situation and you are going into fall camp, basically saying OK, we're going to play really good defense and regardless of who the quarterback is, it's gonna be a first-year starter." In Pease's first year, Florida's offense ranked 12th in the SEC overall and was 14th in passing offense. The Gators were third in rushing offense at 187.7 yards per game. "Part of being a really good coach is identifying who you are and understanding who you are, understanding what your football team can do rather than ask them to do something they can't do," Muschamp said. "And that's something I saw Brent and our offensive staff do throughout the year is create ways for us to be productive. Was it always what we wanted, was it always what we saw ourselves who we wanted to be at times? No, but it was productive enough for us to win 11 football games. At the end of the day, I'm not a big stat guy, but I'm worried about one stat and that's winning. And that's where I think Brent did a really good job of doing what he had to do to win football games." — Muschamp spoke before about 400 fans at the Central Florida Gator Club gathering in downtown Orlando. Coming off an 11-2 second season at Florida, Muschamp received a loud ovation when introduced. He preached a positive message while going up and down the depth chart on offense and defense before taking questions. One fan in attendance asked about penalties (Florida averaged an SEC-high 68.8 penalty yards in 2012), and Muschamp pointed out the 1996 and 2008 Gator national title teams also led the SEC in penalty yardage. "What I don't like are undisciplined penalties," Muschamp said. "That's being addressed in other ways ... but I'd also rather have a guy play on the edge than lay up. If you recall my first year (7-6 in 2011), we didn't get many penalties. Like Alexander Bell, we had to reach out and touch someone." — Muschamp was asked about Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops' recent comments in which he said the SEC was overrated. "I'd be saying the same thing if I was in the Big 12," Muschamp said. "I said it for three years (when Muschamp was defensive coordinator at Texas from 2007-10)." Asked to compare football in the SEC and Big 12, Muschamp grinned, "next question," he said.


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KISS' Paul Stanley Slams Marilyn Manson Over Charles Manson CoverPaul Stanley had nothing kind to say about Manson or his career.
Paul Stanley Doesn't See a KISS Reunion with Ace FrehleyThe two recently reconnected for Frehley's latest solo album.
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Paul Stanley Apologies for Gene Simmons' Prince CommentsStanley offered an apology for his bandmate Gene Simmons who stirred up controversy by calling Prince's death "pathetic."
Dee Snider Asks Paul Stanley: Why do You Have to be Such a D**k?Alice Cooper, on the other hand, "Is not a d**k." Dee Snider wishes Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons would be more like him.
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Interview: KISS' Paul Stanley Slams Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Patti SmithWhile taking shots at Jann Wenner, Patti Smith and others, Stanley reaffirmed his speech at the Rock Hall induction ceremony and clarifies that it was Gene Simmons, not him, who said those 'borderline racist' comments.
5 Revealing Moments From KISS Guitarist Paul Stanley's MemoirOver the weekend, HBO aired this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony, which included the long-awaited induction of KISS. There was a lot of speculation as to how that would go down in the weeks leading up to the event given that there was lots of sniping in the press between founding members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons (who are both still in the band) and Ace Frehley and Peter Criss (who are not).
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After long delay, Rogers nets series win
Tigers take first set, lefty ends five-game slide vs. rival Royals
By Mark Dent / MLB.com
With that type of production coming a season after a major injury, all kinds of doubts surrounded the 43-year-old pitcher.
Not much is uncertain about Rogers anymore. His performance in Tuesday's 7-1 win further drove that point home. The lefty is now 4-2 since that day in May, and his ERA has shrunk by more than two runs.
"I feel fine," Rogers said. "I feel better now than I felt a month ago. I had a lot of stuff going on then."
Tuesday was as routine as it could get for Rogers, same with the rest of the Tigers. The offense got enough hits, and Rogers broke a personal five-game losing streak to the Royals. Detroit controlled everything but the weather, with a two-hour and 20-minute rain delay that stretched things out a little longer than anyone would've liked on the eve of a day game.
"It's tough," manager Jim Leyland said, "but that's just the way it is. It's what we do for a living."
Aches and pains helped spark the bad start to the season, Rogers said. Some days, his groin hurt, other times it was the ankle or hip. Like most pitchers, his arm got sore, too. Rogers started relaxing, and stopped doing as much running as he used to do, hoping to heal his body.
It's safe to say his plan worked.
"I can tell that there's a better mobility in my legs," Rogers said. "It's nice just to feel good."
Kansas City could only muster a first-inning scare against Rogers. The Royals got one run in the first before Rogers honed in. He didn't allow a hit over the next two innings, and allowed only two more before exiting in the sixth.
The departure was probably at least an inning premature, considering Rogers threw just 80 pitches, but there was no way Rogers was coming back after that long a delay -- even though he told Leyland he wanted to return. He finished with six innings, giving up the one run and striking out four.
Take away Mark Grudzielanek's three hits, and Rogers would've had a one-hitter. Grudzielanek is 15-for-23 (.652) lifetime against the veteran lefty, and Rogers said that he'd have to learn how to throw a knuckleball next time if he wants to get him out.
"I'm not joking," Rogers said. "I'm throwing him one because he's hit everything else."
Detroit quickly regained a one-run lead after the Royals tied it up at 1 in the first. The Tigers didn't so much hit well against Royals starter Kyle Davies, rather, they wore him out.
Davies gave up just two runs on five hits, walking one. The problem was that he lasted only four innings, because he threw 96 pitches in that span.
With Davies out so soon, the Royals had to turn to their bullpen early again, something that Leyland acknowledged had been happening to Kansas City recently. Like Monday, the Tigers took advantage of the depleted 'pen.
Detroit loaded the bases against Joel Peralta in the fifth inning with nobody out. A Miguel Cabrera single, Matt Joyce walk and Gary Sheffield sacrifice fly accounted for the three runs scored in the inning.
The Tigers notched two ninth-inning runs off Royals relief after the rain delay. Detroit has whipped Kansas City's bullpen for 17 runs the last two games.
Fernando Rodney and Joel Zumaya finished the game for Detroit after the showers. Their drama-free innings, and the seven runs by the offense, were plenty enough with Rogers feeling it.
He didn't feel it at all against Kansas City the last time he faced the team. Rogers gave up seven runs and 11 hits over four innings in a loss on May 15. That might have been his worst outing of the season, and it came about two weeks before he started turning his year around.
In the same ballpark Tuesday, Rogers did about the opposite of what he did in May. Then again, he's been doing just that his last 11 starts. It's times like these where instead of wondering if Rogers can make it through this season, fans start thinking about how many more years he can go.
As for Rogers, cliché as it sounds, he says he's just taking it one start at a time.
"I'm tired of thinking one way and it going differently," Rogers said. "Things will work themselves out. I've lied to myself and my wife too many times. I'm not saying anything."
Mark Dent is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Tough At The Top As Groupama Dismasts
Groupama's dismasting while in the lead earlier today leaves PUMA Ocean Racing powered by BERG (Ken Read/USA) with only Telefónica (Iker Martínez/ESP) able to challenge them for the lead in the final stage of what has been a dramatic Leg 5 from Auckland to Itajaí.
With 677 nautical miles (nm) to go to the finish line, Groupama (Franck Cammas/FRA) dismasted 60 nm south of Punta del Este, the Uruguayan port that has hosted the Whitbread Race [the forerunner of the Volvo Ocean Race] on three occasions. The team held a narrow lead of about 2.2 nm over PUMA at the time and was sailing close-hauled on port tack when the rig broke, level with the first spreader, about 10 metres above the deck.
The team has not requested assistance but temporarily suspended racing at 1542 GMT. They are considering either continuing the 677 nm under jury rig to the finish in Itajaí, Brazil, or making for Punta del Este where they could step a replacement mast. The team's spare rig is currently warehoused in the Netherlands.
The Telefónica crew, who were about 46 nm astern of Groupama at the time of the dismasting, reported a very complicated swell as the wind increased this afternoon. At the time, PUMA and Groupama were two thirds of the way across the 120-nm Rio de la Plata estuary, which separates Argentina from Uruguay. After the intensity and enjoyment of close-contact racing, PUMA will now go it alone as Telefónica has chosen a course just shy of 200 nm offshore and has developed 137 nm of lateral separation to leeward. At 1900 GMT tonight, they had closed to within 36.7 nm of PUMA and were sailing two knots faster.
Meanwhile, work has begun on CAMPER in Puerto Montt, Chile and Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing has entered the quiet waters of the Golfo Corcovado and are making their way to join CAMPER with Emirates Team New Zealand. Both boats have suffered structural damage, which has caused them to seek a safe haven in Puerto Montt. CAMPER suspended racing at 0130 GMT on Tuesday, but fully intends to complete Leg 5, while Abu Dhabi Ocean Racing, who retired from Leg 5 at 1000 GMT today, will ship their boat to Itajaí.


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Consumer Website Draws Attention to CUs Leveraging Association Eligibility
Jennifer Calonia, a Los Angeles-based Web writer and editor, had no common bond with the $15.5 billion Pentagon FCU, headquartered across the country in Alexandria, Va.
That is, until she joined an association PenFed pitched on its website as a path to membership eligibility.
Calonia, who writes and edits consumer content for Go Media Network, published this week an article titled "10 Credit Unions Anyone Can Join" that lists credit unions like PenFed that openly promote associational membership as a path to eligibility.
She said she came up with the story idea after looking for a local credit union she could join that offered a competitive gas rewards credit card program. While researching online, she discovered PenFed, which made the list in Calonia's article.
"While I'm not a military member, I paid into one of their sponsored organizations, Voices for America's Troops, with a $15 membership fee," Calonia said of how she joined PenFed.
Calonia said she was excited to have discovered she could join PenFed, and because she's had a good member experience, wanted to share the information with consumers.
Is this method of recruiting new members compatible with common bond requirements set forth in the Federal Credit Union Act and the NCUA's Field of Membership Manual?
PenFed spokeswoman Tawnya Lancaster declined to comment on the article.
The NCUA requires that associations wishing to partner with credit unions to offer membership to their list of benefits maintain bylaws, a membership list, meetings and have dues requirements. However, there is nothing in the rules that prevents a credit union from using associations as a catch-all for those who aren't otherwise eligible for membership.
Examiners do check for compliance within field of membership limitations when there is a concern or a suspicion that the credit union is not complying with the established limits, said NCUA spokesman John Fairbanks.
"In cases where membership growth is unusual or there may be indicators the credit union membership screening process is not well-controlled, examiners may perform sample testing during the exam," he said.
Birmingham, Ala.-based industry consultant and former NCUA Board Member Dennis Dollar said there's nothing wrong with collaborative arrangements between credit unions and associations that generate new members for both.
"More and more associations are seeing the value in these relationships, as are a number of SEG-based credit unions looking for additional avenues for membership growth," Dollar told Credit Union Times. "As long as the association is legitimate, this is good marketing for both the association and the credit union."
Meeting regulatory requirements is good enough for the NCUA, but what about the impression left on consumers like Calonia, who thinks credit union common bond requirements are a myth?
American Bankers Association Senior Economist Keith Leggett said the practice abuses and devalues the credit union charter, and that it makes the case for Congress to repeal the credit union tax exemption.


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R&B superstar Rihanna will appear at The O2 this autumn, performing hits such as Umbrella, Shut Up and Drive, Only Girl (In The World) and What's My Name.
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For the month of July, an officer's powerful tribute to the fallen gave us all pause to reflect back and remember just how much police are willing to sacrifice on a day-to-day basis. On the subject of sacrifice, number two on our list captures a cop out of Louisiana putting himself in harm's way for the sake of proving a point to the public about safety. On the lighter side of things, the Baltimore Police Department showed us just how 'Happy' they were to reach an impressive number of Twitter followers, a pick-up game between Missouri cops and kids went viral, and a TASER-induced faceplant of epic proportions was captured on cell phone video. Take a look and let us know what made your list.
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IMPD officer mourns fallen police in 'The Black Band'
Officer Jeff Web of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department wrote a powerful tribute to fallen officers in the wake of multiple tragedies.
La. cop locks himself in 100+ degree car to prove point
Officer David Melancon of the Thibodaux Police Department sat locked in his car with no air conditioning and videotaped his slow decline.
Baltimore cops 'Happy' after social media milestone
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Pickup game between Mo. cops, kids goes viral
The officers said taking 30 minutes to play isn't that rare; it just happened to be captured on camera.
Hawaii mayoral candidate wants TASERs outlawed after fleeing arrest
Maui mayoral candidate Beau Hawkes executed a face plant in the street while attempting to elude an officer in an episode that went viral.


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Psychedelic pop-rockers MGMT immersed themselves in classic electronic and dance music during the recording of the band's upcoming self-titled third album, tentatively slated for a June 2013 release.
"We're not trying to make music that everyone understands the first time they hear it," band member Ben Goldwasser told Rolling Stone about the upcoming full-length, the first since MGMT's divisive sophomore release, Congratulations.
Where the group's poppy debut, Oracular Spectacular, spawned such generation-defining singles as "Kids" and "Electric Feel," Congratulations was a much more sprawling and ambitious affair, even recalling conceptual rock icons Pink Floyd on epic (and underrated) songs like "Siberian Breaks."
"People thought we took too many drugs, which was not the case at all," Goldwasser explained regarding the muted reaction to MGMT's second album.
"We were less naive after Congratulations," offered bandmate Andrew VanWyngarden.
Eschewing the full live band dynamic of Congratulations to make the third record with just the primary songwriting duo of Goldwasser and VanWyngarden, the pair mentioned mysterious electronic recording artist Aphex Twin and underground house music as major influences on the new material.
Songs titles include "Mystery Disease," "Alien Days" and "Introspection," the latter being a cover of obscure 1960s garage-rockers Faine Jade.
The album was recorded in a cabin in the woods outside of Buffalo, NY, with co-producer Dave Friedman, who termed the sessions as "really strange."
"We'll get involved in what we're doing," Goldwasser surmised of the studio experience, "and the next thing we know, we've been improvising for five hours."
-Scott T. Sterling, CBS Local


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ByShira Ovide
Ford CEO Alan Mulally flirted with Microsoft for longer than previously known before driving away.
Mulally on Tuesday ended months of speculation by saying he won't leave Ford for Microsoft. But the Ford CEO had been telling people inside Ford for weeks that he wouldn't be the next Microsoft CEO, people familiar with those discussions said.
Other people familiar with Mulally's thinking said the Ford executive soured on the Microsoft job in part because of what he perceived to be leaks from Microsoft about the search process. Microsoft's board has been seeking a new leader since Steve Ballmer said in August he planned to retire within a year.
The people familiar with Mulally's thinking said the Ford CEO also had concerns about the dynamics of Microsoft's board, including whether Ballmer and Chairman Bill Gates remained directors. Other executives who have spoken to Microsoft directors about the CEO post have expressed similar concerns, people familiar with the matter have said.
Ballmer's announcement of his planned retirement prompted a sweeping search for his successor, with Mulally among more than 100 possible CEOs identified by the Microsoft board.
But Mulally had been eying the Microsoft CEO job even before Ballmer's announcement. A person familiar with the situation said Mulally told an acquaintance more than a year ago, in late 2012, that Microsoft and Google were the only companies he would be interested in leading after retiring from Ford. Neither of those companies was looking for a CEO at the time. In November 2012, Ford said Mulally would retire in 2014 and promoted Mark Fields to be chief operating officer, signalling him as a potential successor.
Mulally's statement that he would remain at Ford disappointed some investors, who believed Mulally would prune Microsoft's sprawling portfolio and return more cash to shareholders. Microsoft shares Wednesday slipped 1.8%, or 65 cents, to $35.76.
Mulally's waning recent interest in the CEO post coincided with concerns of critics who said the 68-year-old executive's age and lack of software experience made him a poor fit to lead the world's largest software company by revenue. Mulally is an aeronautical engineer, but has never worked in the computer or software industries.
At Microsoft's November shareholder meeting, Gates said the next CEO needed to "have a lot of comfort in leading a highly technical organization." Some Microsoft watchers interpreted the comments as a sign the board preferred a CEO steeped in the tech industry, rather than a proven manager like Mulally.
In recent weeks, Wall Street analysts started to lower the odds of Mulally landing at Microsoft. As a result, the company's share price eased off an early-December high of $38.98.
While Microsoft directors initially hoped to pick a CEO before the end of 2013, the board last month said its work would continue into this year.
Besides Mulally, others who at one time discussed the CEO job with Microsoft directors have included Nokia executive Stephen Elop, Oracle President Mark Hurd, Pivotal Software CEO Paul Maritz and Microsoft executives Satya Nadella and Tony Bates. Elop will soon return to Microsoft, when it completes its acquisition of Nokia's mobile-phone business.
Maritz and Hurd early in the CEO search said they weren't interested. Other possible contenders have effectively removed themselves from the running by taking other posts.
Note: This post has been revised to correct Ford's November 2012 announcement about Mulally's planned retirement. An earlier version incorrectly said Ford had named Mark Fields as Mulally's successor.


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Firefighters strike in pensions row
Firefighters have launched a series of fresh strikes over a long-running dispute with the Government over pensions, with further walkouts planned over the weekend.
Members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) in England and Wales walked out for five hours from noon today, and will strike again between 2pm tomorrow and 2am on Sunday, and between 10am and 3pm on Sunday, forcing fire authorities to make alternative arrangements for fire cover.
The Government denied union claims that ministers had drawn up alternative proposals six weeks ago, but had been "sitting" on them ever since.
Firefighters mounted picket lines across the country, including Weymouth, where the local fire station was visited by the Earl and Countess of Wessex despite the industrial action.
FBU general secretary Matt Wrack said: "We're astonished that the Government would allow strikes to continue when for over a month they have been sitting on proposals that might point the way towards a solution. The ball is once again firmly in their court.
"Nevertheless firefighters simply want a workable pension scheme and an end to this dispute, and the existence of such proposals gives us hope that an end might be in sight.
"These strikes have only resumed because of a complete absence of proposals from Government. Rather than speculate on the motivations for their behaviour, now that we know costed proposals exist, we call on the minister to send us proposals without any further delay."
The union said firefighters are having to pay higher pension contributions, face working into their late 50s before retiring and could be sacked because their fitness declines as they get older.
A spokesman for the Department for Communities and Local Government said of the FBU claims on alternative proposals: "These allegations are untrue. The proposals were shared with the FBU on March 19 and it is wilfully misleading for Matt Wrack to say otherwise.
"The FBU are fully aware that the proposals required further discussion and consideration, which the Government was committed to before the FBU walked away from discussions by calling industrial action.
"It was the union executive's decision to call this strike that effectively ended its discussions with the Government.
"This shows the executive is not serious about finding a resolution for its members.
"The Government is clear that further change can be made through constructive engagement, but not under the shadow of industrial action, which only serves to damage firefighters' standing with the public.
"The deal on the table gives firefighters one of the most generous pension schemes in all the public sector, and the proposals protect the earned rights of a higher proportion of members than any other public sector scheme.
"Nearly three-quarters will see no change in their pension age in 2015.
"Under the new scheme, a firefighter who earns £29,000 will still be able to retire after a full career aged 60, get a £19,000 a year pension, rising to £26,000 with the state pension.
"An equivalent private pension pot would be worth over half a million pounds and require firefighters to contribute twice as much.
"This weekend public safety is our prime concern and robust contingency plans are in place to keep people protected."
Fire chiefs in London urged people to take extra care with barbecues over the weekend, as they finalised their contingency plans.
There will be 27 fire engines on standby in the capital for emergencies including house fires, road accidents and collapsed buildings.
A fire engine may not be sent to less urgent and non life-threatening incidents such as rubbish fires, animal rescues, flooding and people stuck in lifts.
A separate row broke out in Buckinghamshire, with the union accusing the fire authority of "locking out" firefighters for an entire shift even though some of the walkouts are for five hours.
FBU official Steve Allen said: "Local firefighters are extremely worried about the implications of this nonsensical and unnecessary decision."
The union warned the action risked worsening the pensions dispute.
The fire service denied that anyone was being locked out, saying the local authority had decided not to accept firefighters only working part of their shift.


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MIF Wes Edrington -- No. 157 nationally
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Coach Erstad is compiling quite a list!
I would give my life for anyone one of them as i would my own family. -Pops
It doesnt matter if the glass is half full or half empty. What matters is you have a glass that has something in it. Some people have no glass, or have a glass with nothing in it. So appreciate all that is in your life and quit questioning whether your glass in half full or half empty.
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by Traders Reserve | June 25, 2012 2:30 pm
We've just reached the summer solstice, and that means the longest day of the year and the official start of summer. Now for some, summer is a time for relaxation and vacations, but for me, it just means it's time to look around for red-hot summer stocks. In this tumultuous year, good stocks aren't the easiest to come by, but with a little digging in the sand we can stake out a few fantastic positions on the equity beach.
This summer, I want to own stocks that are immune from a slowing economy. That means I want to own companies whose earnings come from customers with plenty of expendable income. I'm also looking for the best-of-breed stocks within their particular industry, as these usually give investors the best chance to take advantage of favorable conditions within that particular market. Here are three of my favorite red-hot summer stocks that can give your portfolio a glowingly profitable tan.
If you've never heard of Michael Kors (NYSE:KORS[1]), you either don't know much about fashion or you don't know much about hot stocks. This luxury-goods maker's shares went public in December, and in just over six months the stock has surged nearly 70%. Recently, the company announced that it expects EPS for the first quarter of fiscal 2013 to come in between 18 cents and 20 cents, and revenue to be between $360 million and $370 million.
That guidance was well above consensus estimates for EPS of 17 cents and revenue of $324 million. The shares spiked another 5% on that news. This retailer is firing on all cylinders, and it's doing exceptionally well in China and even Europe. If you want to own some real luxury, then buy KORS.
Another luxury brand of sorts that's not feeling any pressures from a slowing economy is Whole Foods (NASDAQ:WFM[2]). The upscale grocery and health-food retailer recently ported a 31% rise in fiscal second-quarter profit. It also said that it would pass on the cost of higher food prices to shoppers.
This brazen announcement hasn't deterred buyers from doing their shopping at Whole Foods, as same-store sales rose 9.5% during the quarter. As for the shares, nothing seems to be deterring buyers from wanting to own WFM. The shares are up nearly 38% year to date. The gains in Whole Foods business proves once again that high earners will spend their money on living and eating well, regardless of economic conditions — and that's a trend that will never go out of style.
I'm a bona fide animal lover. I own pets, including a dog, cat, goat, horse and a pig named Orwell. Feeding and caring for my extended family doesn't come cheap, but I don't think twice about spending whatever it takes to give them the best that money can buy.
The chief recipient of my pet-care dollars is retailer PetSmart (NASDAQ:PETM[3]), and I'm not the only one. In May, the company posted strong fiscal first-quarter earnings that surged a better-than-expected 34%. PetSmart saw a big rise in same-store sales and improved margins. Then last week the company boosted its quarterly dividend by 18% and unveiled a $525 million share buyback program. The metrics are great for PetSmart and traders know it. The stock is up over 37% year to date, and over the past four weeks PETM shares have soared nearly 25%.
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Wales v Samoa, November 16
Warburton dropped for Samoa clash?
ESPN Staff
November 14, 2012
Is Sam Warburton set to be benched for Wales' match with Samoa? © Getty Images
Sam Warburton has been dropped to the bench ahead of Wales' match with Samoa on Friday night, according to reports.
The flanker, who skippered Wales to the 2012 Six Nations Grand Slam and through the 2011 World Cup, has been struggling with injury and form and with interim Wales boss Rob Howley under pressure to turn around the team's fortunes it appears that Ryan Jones will skipper the team on Friday evening, according to the Daily Mail.
Wales lost to Argentina on Saturday, a match that Jones missed. He has been one of Wales' most consistent performers over the past 12 months and with him back fit and available for selection, he could be drafted into the side in place of the injured Josh Turnbull at blindside.
Wales announce their matchday squad for the Test with Samoa at lunchtime today.
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ps: pls call me Clyde.
Wasn't it Deron + Pek + scrubs for Rose + Lee + scrubs?
Deron has basically identical fantasy numbers to Vasquez and JJ Hickson vs injured Pek is not much to choose between either I believe.
Seems pretty similar if you ask me
I respect smokes for the successful trade agreement, obviously Blob City sees something in this trade that may benefit him.
I just don't see how anyone giving up David Lee and Derrick Rose in a deal and the best players you're getting are Greivis Vasquez and JJ Hickson, excellent players 30 FP players,
but Derrick Rose is a potential 35-40 FP player, David Lee is a 33 FP player, and even Ed Davis in the last 30 games is averaging 28 FP which is close to Hickson's production.
Speights vs Biyombo...very fair and equal
Gee vs Fields...very fair and equal as it gets.
Ed Davis vs Eric Bledsoe, Davis has been more productive; but Bledsoe is more efficiency, I'll say its equal here.
JJ Hickson vs David Lee, no question my man David Lee wins here
Greveis Vasquez vs Derrick Rose, Vasquez has been averaging 15 ppg, 5 rpg and over 10 apg....he's for sure a SURE THING and has averaged 36 FP in the last 30 days.
We don't know Derrick Rose's ability after his return and if he can return to averaging 40 FP per game or struggling to hit 30...we're not sure but I'll take Rose over Vasquez, but not by much because Vasquez has proven himself this season.
After going through this trade, it makes a little more sense; but it's to smokes advantage.
^ yeah that's a pretty good assessment you just gotta remember two other things.
One, my dude needs to win straight away. He can't keep hold of Rose having 0 points for the next 3-4 weeks when he has to win almost every matchup to reach the playoffs. I have been spamming this thread for a week encouraging people to take Rose off his hands and only Clyde made an offer which was countered with an offer that IMO is similar to this one. The offer was giving up a little bit more than I'm giving up but then again it was turned down so...
Also, Rose in general is a total unknown. The dude is recovering from an injury most people tell you takes 2 years to fully recover from. I believe Rose is gonna do well, probably 30-35 fp but even that is optimistic.
Anyway if you don't like the trade then veto that thing!
Very interesting trade of Gordon for Drummond. That dude is really doing the rounds
How about my boys burning it up without Korver's amazing 60 FP performance Man, glad to have Holiday and Asik on my squad.
I have to manage my team better though. I could of lost this week.
Timmy is my best player, has averaged 41 fantasy points the last 30 days, 40 FP all season long.
I just need a SG badly. btw, Kobe has averaged 36 FP the last 30 days and 40 FP all season long if you're wondering about the trade value.
(I only offer fair trades, I don't try to rape anyone)
Yea, I get confused with who's who....lol, we should make a listing of KnicksOnline Names aligned with KO Fantasy League team names.
Beef Helmets = Smokes
Coquis = metrocard
R'dam = Dzwonson
Dempiffcityallstars= bsz
p0nder = p0nder
WaterMELOn = stephon_marbury
New Jack City = CA7
Dispacers = Ny_Swagger
Multiple Scorgasms = ronoranina
HOTMICE = rady
CoolClyde = Coolclyde
SoupaStars= WelcometoNyCity
"New guy NY_Swagger giving me a run for my money, hoping to build a strong enough cushion to hold out for the weekend. NY_Swagger needs to bring his swagger to this thread. Yes I'm calling you out son."
what's good KO league. Thanks metro for putting me down. I asked about being put on a week before the feud. I thought I was getting a ghost team and was ready to put in the work. Anyway good match smokes ur team is tough even without Rondo. I'm gonna need blocks now n u need assist so propose something.
"I'm not going nowhere"
"That is one of the reasons why I wanted to come here to New York, just so I could take on those pressures and those challenges." -Carmelo Anthony
Queens division looked really strong this week.


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I felt so bad for Jasper
He was experiencing a lot of self-doubt and probably self-loathing too. He's always felt guilty about the bday party scene, tearing up his family like that and having to feel Edward's pain with his separation from Bella. He blames himself for a lot of things, then add that to seeing Bella cope so well with being a vampire.
Jasper is a tortured soul most of the time. Having to live thru war and death for over a century, and feeling everything his victims felt. If he didn't have such strong character and willpower he probably would have turned really evil. Plus having to live in a cloud of emotions all the time, feeling everyone's bad emotions and doubt and hate, etc. I think Alice is the only thing that keeps him sane and content. Also Bella in the end which is why he wants to be around her all the time.